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destiny update live today, patch notes reveal exotic weapon buffs & much more (update)
update 2:
if you see the above image when starting destiny, says to shut down and restart the game.
update:
with the update expected to be fully rolled out by et today on all platforms, revealed all the patch notes for the latest destiny update, which brings exotics weapon buffs, additional acquisition paths for destination upgrade materials, additional changes to exotic gear node upgrading in preparation for the dark below, and more.
here’s all the details for update:
weapons
exotics
exotic weapons are designed to look, feel, and sound overpowered. at the same time, they are not supposed to break the balance of the game. we hope these weapons challenge the way players think about their loadouts. exotics will be a constant work in-progress!
general
in preparation for the dark below, exotic armor and weapons no longer require ascendant materials to upgrade
the final upgrade node of all exotic gear will require an exotic shard
exotic shards can be obtained by one of the following means: dismantling unwanted exotics; purchased from for 7 strange coins
exotics now start at a higher base attack value and have a narrowed upgrade range to compensate
thorn
projectiles now briefly highlight targets on impact
mark of the dot (damage-over-time) upgrade increased against enemy targets
reload speed increased
magazine size increased
ammo inventory size increased
stability and weapon handling increased
bad juju
magazine size increased to 8 bursts (was 5)
ammo inventory size increased
string of curses now also decreases the of your super on kill
adjusted effects to not block first person
hard light
stability increased
perfect balance upgrade replaced by fitted stock (increases maximum possible weapon stability)
suros regime
lowered total damage at the end of the mag on regime upgrade to be more in line with the glass half full perk on legendary auto rifles
monte carlo
stability increased
range slightly decreased
monte carlo method upgrade now also has a chance to fully charge melee ability on kill
mida
mida rounds now have increased against targets in both and
hawkmoon
send it upgrade (which was redundant) replaced by speed reload
red death
rate of fire increased slightly, but burst damage reduced to compensate
plan c
weapon handling speed increased
player speed increased while plan c is in hand
pocket infinity
speed reload upgrade replaced by extended clip which allows the option to increase magazine size (5 bursts)
vex
attack power increased to 323 (from 300)
base damage increased, fixing bug we introduced in previous patch
enhanced battery upgrade by extended mag (this change still allows for a significant upgrade to magazine size, but less than before)
invective
reload speed increased significantly, auto fires slightly slower
ice breaker
send it upgrade replaced by lightweight (which was redundant as icebreaker already had maximum range)
new effects for enemies killed by ice breaker upgrade
patience and time
snapshot upgrade replaced by custom optics (provides a lower zoom option)
super good advice
stability increased
truth
magazine size increased to 3 (was 1)
activities
raid
fixed an issue we introduced in a previous patch, in which did not correctly send 3 players through the time gates
fixed an exploit where the templar could be forced off its platform
daily heroic story
destination materials now drop from completing the daily heroic
bounties
removed the ‘relic hunter’ bounty
destination materials now drop from completing the daily patrol bounty
vendors
reduced reputation gain from, but reputation reward packages now have an increased chance for legendary
players will now be able to use vanguard marks and crucible marks to purchase spinmetal, relic iron, spirit bloom, and helium filaments from the vanguard and crucible in the tower
xur now sells a new material, exotic shards, to upgrade the final node of exotics for 7 strange coins
faction class items (ex: cloak, dead orbit mark, etc.) are now replaced by faction emblems in the reward packages from faction vendors
technical
networking fixes, which should reduce the instance of the bee family of
fixed an issue in which using one party chat induced a slower frame rate
the dark below goes live on december 9.
original story:
after announcing it on sunday, has updated their forums to confirm that the new destiny update is rolling out now.
if currently playing destiny, warns that you will be kicked to the title screen to download the update:
pardon our dust! we are pushing a patch live today. players will be returned to the title screen from their activities and then be required to log in to destiny again after installing the patch.
next week in destiny, the dark below goes live, and luke smith talked a bit about it and the next raid:
“crota’s end, the next destiny raid will begin at level 30 (normal) when it goes live on “in the dark below there will be other ways to get to light 30 and end beyond running [vault of glass].”
if downloaded the update already, feel free to let everyone know in the comments how much space it takes up.
[source: forums, luke smith (twitter 1, 2),, twitter]
essential reading: | ˈdɛstəni ˈəpˌdeɪt lɪv təˈdeɪ, pæʧ noʊts rɪˈvil ɪgˈzɑtɪk ˈwɛpən bəfs məʧ mɔr (ˈəpˌdeɪt) ˈəpˌdeɪt 2 ɪf ju si ðə əˈbəv ˈɪmɪʤ wɪn ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈdɛstəni, sɪz tɪ ʃət daʊn ənd riˈstɑrt ðə geɪm. ˈəpˌdeɪt: wɪθ ðə ˈəpˌdeɪt ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi ˈfʊli roʊld aʊt baɪ ɛt təˈdeɪ ɔn ɔl ˈplætˌfɔrmz, rɪˈvild ɔl ðə pæʧ noʊts fər ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈdɛstəni ˈəpˌdeɪt, wɪʧ brɪŋz ɛgˈzɑtɪks ˈwɛpən bəfs, əˈdɪʃənəl ˌækwəˈzɪʃən pæθs fər ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən ˈəpˈgreɪd məˈtɪriəlz, əˈdɪʃənəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ɪgˈzɑtɪk gɪr noʊd ˈəpˌgreɪdɪŋ ɪn ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən fər ðə dɑrk bɪˈloʊ, ənd mɔr. ɔl ðə ˈditeɪlz fər ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈwɛpənz ɛgˈzɑtɪks ɪgˈzɑtɪk ˈwɛpənz ər dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ lʊk, fil, ənd saʊnd ˌoʊvərˈpaʊərd. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ðeɪ ər nɑt səˈpoʊzd tɪ breɪk ðə ˈbæləns əv ðə geɪm. wi hoʊp ðiz ˈwɛpənz ˈʧælənʤ ðə weɪ pleɪərz θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðɛr loadouts*. ɛgˈzɑtɪks wɪl bi ə ˈkɑnstənt wərk in-progress*! ˈʤɛnərəl ɪn ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən fər ðə dɑrk bɪˈloʊ, ɪgˈzɑtɪk ˈɑrmər ənd ˈwɛpənz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˌrikˈwaɪər əˈsɛndənt məˈtɪriəlz tɪ ˈəpˈgreɪd ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈəpˈgreɪd noʊd əv ɔl ɪgˈzɑtɪk gɪr wɪl ˌrikˈwaɪər ən ɪgˈzɑtɪk ʃɑrd ɪgˈzɑtɪk ʃɑrdz kən bi əbˈteɪnd baɪ wən əv ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ minz: ˌdɪsˈmæntlɪŋ ənˈwɔntɪd ɛgˈzɑtɪks; ˈpərʧəst frəm fər 7 streɪnʤ kɔɪnz ɛgˈzɑtɪks naʊ stɑrt æt ə haɪər beɪs əˈtæk ˈvælju ənd hæv ə ˈnɛroʊd ˈəpˈgreɪd reɪnʤ tɪ ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt θɔrn prɑˈʤɛktəlz naʊ ˈbrifli ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ˈtɑrgəts ɔn ˌɪmˈpækt mɑrk əv ðə dɑt (damage-over-time*) ˈəpˈgreɪd ˌɪnˈkrist əˈgɛnst ˈɛnəmi ˈtɑrgəts riˈloʊd spid ˌɪnˈkrist ˈmægəˌzin saɪz ˌɪnˈkrist ˈæˌmoʊ ˌɪnvənˈtɔri saɪz ˌɪnˈkrist stəˈbɪlɪti ənd ˈwɛpən ˈhændəlɪŋ ˌɪnˈkrist bæd ˈʤuʤu ˈmægəˌzin saɪz ˌɪnˈkrist tɪ 8 bərsts (wɑz 5 ˈæˌmoʊ ˌɪnvənˈtɔri saɪz ˌɪnˈkrist strɪŋ əv ˈkərsɪz naʊ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdiˌkrisɪz ðə əv jʊr ˈsupər ɔn kɪl əˈʤəstɪd ˈifɛkts tɪ nɑt blɑk fərst ˈpərsən hɑrd laɪt stəˈbɪlɪti ˌɪnˈkrist ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈbæləns ˈəpˈgreɪd ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ˈfɪtɪd stɑk (ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ˈmæksəməm ˈpɑsəbəl ˈwɛpən stəˈbɪlɪti) rəˈʒim loʊərd ˈtoʊtəl ˈdæmɪʤ æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə mæg ɔn rəˈʒim ˈəpˈgreɪd tɪ bi mɔr ɪn laɪn wɪθ ðə glæs hæf fʊl pərk ɔn ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri ˈɔtoʊ ˈraɪfəlz ˈmɑnti ˈkɑrloʊ stəˈbɪlɪti ˌɪnˈkrist reɪnʤ sˈlaɪtli ˈdiˌkrist ˈmɑnti ˈkɑrloʊ ˈmɛθəd ˈəpˈgreɪd naʊ ˈɔlsoʊ həz ə ʧæns tɪ ˈfʊli ʧɑrʤ ˈmeɪˌleɪ əˈbɪləˌti ɔn kɪl raʊnz naʊ hæv ˌɪnˈkrist əˈgɛnst ˈtɑrgəts ɪn boʊθ ənd sɛnd ɪt ˈəpˈgreɪd (wɪʧ wɑz rɪˈdəndənt) ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ spid riˈloʊd rɛd dɛθ reɪt əv faɪər ˌɪnˈkrist sˈlaɪtli, bət bərst ˈdæmɪʤ rɪˈdust tɪ ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt plæn si ˈwɛpən ˈhændəlɪŋ spid ˌɪnˈkrist pleɪər spid ˌɪnˈkrist waɪl plæn si ɪz ɪn hænd ˈpɑkət ˌɪnˈfɪnɪti spid riˈloʊd ˈəpˈgreɪd ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ɪkˈstɛndɪd klɪp wɪʧ əˈlaʊz ðə ˈɔpʃən tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˈmægəˌzin saɪz 5 bərsts) vɛks əˈtæk paʊər ˌɪnˈkrist tɪ 323 (frəm 300 beɪs ˈdæmɪʤ ˌɪnˈkrist, ˈfɪksɪŋ bəg wi ˌɪntrəˈdust ɪn ˈpriviəs pæʧ ɛnˈhænst ˈbætəri ˈəpˈgreɪd baɪ ɪkˈstɛndɪd mæg (ðɪs ʧeɪnʤ stɪl əˈlaʊz fər ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈəpˈgreɪd tɪ ˈmægəˌzin saɪz, bət lɛs ðən ˌbiˈfɔr) ˌɪnˈvɛktɪv riˈloʊd spid ˌɪnˈkrist sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli, ˈɔtoʊ faɪərz sˈlaɪtli sloʊər aɪs ˈbreɪkər sɛnd ɪt ˈəpˈgreɪd ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ˈlaɪtˈweɪt (wɪʧ wɑz rɪˈdəndənt ɛz ˈaɪsˌbreɪkər ɔˈrɛdi hæd ˈmæksəməm reɪnʤ) nu ˈifɛkts fər ˈɛnəmiz kɪld baɪ aɪs ˈbreɪkər ˈəpˈgreɪd ˈpeɪʃəns ənd taɪm sˈnæpˌʃɑt ˈəpˈgreɪd ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ˈkəstəm ˈɑptɪks (prəˈvaɪdz ə loʊər zum ˈɔpʃən) ˈsupər gʊd ədˈvaɪs stəˈbɪlɪti ˌɪnˈkrist truθ ˈmægəˌzin saɪz ˌɪnˈkrist tɪ 3 (wɑz 1 ækˈtɪvɪtiz reɪd fɪkst ən ˈɪʃu wi ˌɪntrəˈdust ɪn ə ˈpriviəs pæʧ, ɪn wɪʧ dɪd nɑt kərˈɛktli sɛnd 3 pleɪərz θru ðə taɪm geɪts fɪkst ən ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt wɛr ðə ˈtɛmplər kʊd bi fɔrst ɔf ɪts ˈplætˌfɔrm ˈdeɪli hɪˈroʊɪk ˈstɔri ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən məˈtɪriəlz naʊ drɔp frəm kəmˈplitɪŋ ðə ˈdeɪli hɪˈroʊɪk ˈbaʊntiz riˈmuvd ðə hunter’*’ ˈbaʊnti ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən məˈtɪriəlz naʊ drɔp frəm kəmˈplitɪŋ ðə ˈdeɪli pəˈtroʊl ˈbaʊnti ˈvɛndərz rɪˈdust ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən geɪn frəm, bət ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən rɪˈwɔrd ˈpækɪʤɪz naʊ hæv ən ˌɪnˈkrist ʧæns fər ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri pleɪərz wɪl naʊ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ juz ˈvænˌgɑrd mɑrks ənd ˈkrusəbəl mɑrks tɪ ˈpərʧəs spinmetal*, ˈrɛlɪk aɪərn, ˈspɪrɪt blum, ənd ˈhiliəm ˈfɪləmənts frəm ðə ˈvænˌgɑrd ənd ˈkrusəbəl ɪn ðə taʊər naʊ sɛlz ə nu məˈtɪriəl, ɪgˈzɑtɪk ʃɑrdz, tɪ ˈəpˈgreɪd ðə ˈfaɪnəl noʊd əv ɛgˈzɑtɪks fər 7 streɪnʤ kɔɪnz ˈfækʃən klæs ˈaɪtəmz (ɛks: kloʊk, dɛd ˈɔrbət mɑrk, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.) ər naʊ ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ˈfækʃən ˈɛmbləmz ɪn ðə rɪˈwɔrd ˈpækɪʤɪz frəm ˈfækʃən ˈvɛndərz ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ ˈfɪksɪz, wɪʧ ʃʊd rɪˈdus ðə ˈɪnstəns əv ðə bi ˈfæməli əv fɪkst ən ˈɪʃu ɪn wɪʧ ˈjuzɪŋ wən ˈpɑrti ʧæt ˌɪnˈdust ə sloʊər freɪm reɪt ðə dɑrk bɪˈloʊ goʊz lɪv ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 9 ərˈɪʤənəl ˈstɔri: ˈæftər əˈnaʊnsɪŋ ɪt ɔn ˈsənˌdi, həz ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ðɛr ˈfɔrəmz tɪ kənˈfərm ðət ðə nu ˈdɛstəni ˈəpˌdeɪt ɪz ˈroʊlɪŋ aʊt naʊ. ɪf ˈkərəntli pleɪɪŋ ˈdɛstəni, wɔrnz ðət ju wɪl bi kɪkt tɪ ðə ˈtaɪtəl skrin tɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðə ˈəpˌdeɪt: ˈpɑrdən ɑr dəst! wi ər ˈpʊʃɪŋ ə pæʧ lɪv təˈdeɪ. pleɪərz wɪl bi rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə ˈtaɪtəl skrin frəm ðɛr ækˈtɪvɪtiz ənd ðɛn bi rikˈwaɪərd tɪ lɔg ɪn tɪ ˈdɛstəni əˈgɛn ˈæftər ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ ðə pæʧ. nɛkst wik ɪn ˈdɛstəni, ðə dɑrk bɪˈloʊ goʊz lɪv, ənd luk smɪθ tɔkt ə bɪt əˈbaʊt ɪt ənd ðə nɛkst reɪd: ɛnd, ðə nɛkst ˈdɛstəni reɪd wɪl bɪˈgɪn æt ˈlɛvəl 30 (ˈnɔrməl) wɪn ɪt goʊz lɪv ɔn ðə dɑrk bɪˈloʊ ðɛr wɪl bi ˈəðər weɪz tɪ gɪt tɪ laɪt 30 ənd ɛnd bɪɔnd ˈrənɪŋ [vɔlt əv glass].”*].” ɪf ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪd ðə ˈəpˌdeɪt ɔˈrɛdi, fil fri tɪ lɛt ˈɛvriˌwən noʊ ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts haʊ məʧ speɪs ɪt teɪks əp. [sɔrs: ˈfɔrəmz, luk smɪθ (tˈwɪtər 1 2, tˈwɪtər] ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈrɛdɪŋ: |
ford's michigan assembly plant in wayne. (photo: david guralnick, detroit news)
dearborn ford motor co. will invest $1.2 billion in three michigan factories to prepare for production of the ford ranger and bronco, and to support the expansion into mobility.
the investments represent two strategies going forward: a traditional game plan that looks to create new models of trucks and suvs; and a more investment in the and connected vehicles that ford and other companies are betting will drive the future.
the automaker will invest $850 million to retool its michigan assembly plant in wayne for truck and suv production; $150 million in its romeo engine plant to expand capacity for several vehicles; and $200 million to build a data center at the flat rock assembly plant that will handle information generated by the robotic cars of the future. ford announced in january that the flat rock facility also would get a $700 million investment.
the total investment announced tuesday represents an additional $350 million above the investments negotiated as part of the 2015 united auto workers contract: plans for the $200-million data center at flat rock are new; the company added $150 million to its budget for michigan assembly upgrades. the $150 million for romeo plant upgrades were previously outlined in the contract. according to the contract, the automaker will invest at least $9 billion in u.s. facilities through 2019.
ford said the investments are expected to add or retain 130 jobs at the romeo engine plant; the michigan economic development corp. said in a memo that 100 new jobs would be created there. ford did not offer employment estimates for michigan assembly, but the said jobs would be secured at the plant. ford said in january that the $700 million investment at flat rock would create 700 new jobs to support production of electrified and autonomous vehicles; the number of jobs to be created by the new data center was not released tuesday.
joe hinrichs, ford president of the americas, said the investments show ford is committed to boosting its truck and suv lineup and investing in the future. “we’re making sure well-positioned,” he said. “we’re investing a lot of money to grow... the portfolio will grow.”
the michigan strategic fund board approved $12 million in grants for the flat rock and michigan assembly plants, and $18.95 million in property tax exemptions for the three sites. the fund is a state board part of the.
tuesday’s announcement came as president donald trump has pushed u.s. and foreign automakers to build factories and add jobs in the u.s.
when asked in a tuesday press briefing if the white house or trump could take credit for announcement, press secretary sean spicer said the investments are a “continued sign” of “regulatory effort and some commitments on the regulatory efforts going forward in the future that i think may have played a role” in and other decision to invest in u.s. facilities.
the president early tuesday before the news was announced: “big announcement by ford today. major investment to be made in three michigan plants. car companies coming back to u.s. jobs! jobs! jobs!”
the company has been planning some of the investments for “quite some time,” hinrichs said. “it’s a mixed bag here for new.”
the investments are big, steve arwood, ceo of the, told the detroit news. “that probably nets out to be the biggest day ever in michigan,” he said. “that’s all good news. not a discouraging word.”
the retooling and expansions in wayne and romeo will start next year for 2019 and 2020 vehicles.
construction on the flat rock data center will begin later this year, hinrichs said. it will be the second data center; the first is under construction near the ford world headquarters in dearborn.
ford predicts its data storage requirements will expand by more than 15 times the current capacity by 2021 due in part to growth in connected and autonomous vehicles.
tuesday’s announcement drew praise from the.
“thanks to collective bargaining, the hard-working men and women at each of these locations will now reap the full fruits of their labor,”-ford vice president jimmy settles in a statement. “we look forward to celebrating more product investment and job growth at each of our represented facilities in the months and years to come.”
ford stock closed up percent at $11.65 tuesday.
honda north america announced plans late monday to invest $85 million at its honda manufacturing of alabama plant in lincoln. the plant builds the honda odyssey, pilot suv and pickup and the acura and employs more than people.
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read or share this story: | fɔrdz ˈmɪʃɪgən əˈsɛmbli plænt ɪn weɪn. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈdeɪvɪd guralnick*, ˈdiˌtrɔɪt nuz) ˈdɪrˌbɔrn fɔrd ˈmoʊtər koʊ. wɪl ˌɪnˈvɛst ˈbɪljən ɪn θri ˈmɪʃɪgən ˈfæktəriz tɪ priˈpɛr fər pərˈdəkʃən əv ðə fɔrd ˈreɪnʤər ənd ˈbrɑŋkoʊ, ənd tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə ɪkˈspænʧən ˈɪntu moʊˈbɪlɪti. ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt tu ˈstrætəʤiz goʊɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd: ə trəˈdɪʃənəl geɪm plæn ðət lʊks tɪ kriˈeɪt nu ˈmɑdəlz əv trəks ənd ˌɛsˌjuˈviz; ənd ə mɔr ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn ðə ənd kəˈnɛktɪd ˈviɪkəlz ðət fɔrd ənd ˈəðər ˈkəmpəˌniz ər ˈbɛtɪŋ wɪl draɪv ðə fˈjuʧər. ðə ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪkər wɪl ˌɪnˈvɛst 850 ˈmɪljən tɪ riˈtul ɪts ˈmɪʃɪgən əˈsɛmbli plænt ɪn weɪn fər trək ənd ˌɛsˌjuˈvi pərˈdəkʃən; 150 ˈmɪljən ɪn ɪts ˈroʊmiˌoʊ ˈɪnʤən plænt tɪ ɪkˈspænd kəˈpæsɪti fər ˈsɛvərəl ˈviɪkəlz; ənd 200 ˈmɪljən tɪ bɪld ə ˈdætə ˈsɛnər æt ðə flæt rɑk əˈsɛmbli plænt ðət wɪl ˈhændəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˌroʊˈbɑtɪk kɑz əv ðə fˈjuʧər. fɔrd əˈnaʊnst ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri ðət ðə flæt rɑk fəˈsɪlɪti ˈɔlsoʊ wʊd gɪt ə 700 ˈmɪljən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt. ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt əˈnaʊnst ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ən əˈdɪʃənəl 350 ˈmɪljən əˈbəv ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪd ɛz pɑrt əv ðə 2015 juˈnaɪtɪd ˈɔtoʊ ˈwərkərz ˈkɑnˌtrækt: plænz fər ðə ˈdætə ˈsɛnər æt flæt rɑk ər nu; ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈædɪd 150 ˈmɪljən tɪ ɪts ˈbəʤɪt fər ˈmɪʃɪgən əˈsɛmbli ˈəpˌgreɪdz. ðə 150 ˈmɪljən fər ˈroʊmiˌoʊ plænt ˈəpˌgreɪdz wər ˈpriviəsli ˈaʊˌtlaɪnd ɪn ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt, ðə ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪkər wɪl ˌɪnˈvɛst æt list 9 ˈbɪljən ɪn juz. fəˈsɪlɪtiz θru 2019 fɔrd sɛd ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ æd ər rɪˈteɪn 130 ʤɑbz æt ðə ˈroʊmiˌoʊ ˈɪnʤən plænt; ðə ˈmɪʃɪgən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən. sɛd ɪn ə ˈmɛˌmoʊ ðət 100 nu ʤɑbz wʊd bi kriˈeɪtɪd ðɛr. fɔrd dɪd nɑt ˈɔfər ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈɛstəˌmeɪts fər ˈmɪʃɪgən əˈsɛmbli, bət ðə sɛd ʤɑbz wʊd bi sɪˈkjʊrd æt ðə plænt. fɔrd sɛd ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri ðət ðə 700 ˈmɪljən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt æt flæt rɑk wʊd kriˈeɪt 700 nu ʤɑbz tɪ səˈpɔrt pərˈdəkʃən əv ɪˈlɛktrəˌfaɪd ənd ɔˈtɑnəməs ˈviɪkəlz; ðə ˈnəmbər əv ʤɑbz tɪ bi kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ðə nu ˈdætə ˈsɛnər wɑz nɑt riˈlist ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ʤoʊ ˈhɪnrɪks, fɔrd ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkəz, sɛd ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ʃoʊ fɔrd ɪz kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ˈbustɪŋ ɪts trək ənd ˌɛsˌjuˈvi ˈlaɪˌnəp ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr well-positioned,”*,” hi sɛd. ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ə lɔt əv ˈməni tɪ groʊ... ðə pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊ wɪl grow.”*.” ðə ˈmɪʃɪgən strəˈtiʤɪk fənd bɔrd əˈpruvd 12 ˈmɪljən ɪn grænts fər ðə flæt rɑk ənd ˈmɪʃɪgən əˈsɛmbli plænts, ənd ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈprɑpərti tæks ɪgˈzɛmpʃənz fər ðə θri saɪts. ðə fənd ɪz ə steɪt bɔrd pɑrt əv ðə. əˈnaʊnsmɛnt keɪm ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp həz pʊʃt juz. ənd ˈfɔrən ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪkərz tɪ bɪld ˈfæktəriz ənd æd ʤɑbz ɪn ðə juz. wɪn æst ɪn ə ˈtuzˌdeɪ prɛs ˈbrifɪŋ ɪf ðə waɪt haʊs ər trəmp kʊd teɪk ˈkrɛdɪt fər əˈnaʊnsmɛnt, prɛs ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ʃɔn ˈspaɪsər sɛd ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ər ə sign”*” əv ˈɛfərt ənd səm kəˈmɪtmənts ɔn ðə ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈɛfərts goʊɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər ðət aɪ θɪŋk meɪ hæv pleɪd ə role”*” ɪn ənd ˈəðər dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn juz. fəˈsɪlɪtiz. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈərli ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə nuz wɑz əˈnaʊnst: əˈnaʊnsmɛnt baɪ fɔrd təˈdeɪ. ˈmeɪʤər ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt tɪ bi meɪd ɪn θri ˈmɪʃɪgən plænts. kɑr ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈkəmɪŋ bæk tɪ juz. ʤɑbz! ʤɑbz! jobs!”*!” ðə ˈkəmpəˌni həz bɪn ˈplænɪŋ səm əv ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts fər səm time,”*,” ˈhɪnrɪks sɛd. ə mɪkst bæg hir fər new.”*.” ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ər bɪg, stiv ˈɑrˌwʊd, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ðə, toʊld ðə ˈdiˌtrɔɪt nuz. ˈprɑbəˌbli nɛts aʊt tɪ bi ðə ˈbɪgəst deɪ ˈɛvər ɪn michigan,”*,” hi sɛd. ɔl gʊd nuz. nɑt ə dɪˈskərɪʤɪŋ word.”*.” ðə riˈtulɪŋ ənd ɪkˈspænʧənz ɪn weɪn ənd ˈroʊmiˌoʊ wɪl stɑrt nɛkst jɪr fər 2019 ənd 2020 ˈviɪkəlz. kənˈstrəkʃən ɔn ðə flæt rɑk ˈdætə ˈsɛnər wɪl bɪˈgɪn ˈleɪtər ðɪs jɪr, ˈhɪnrɪks sɛd. ɪt wɪl bi ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈdætə ˈsɛnər; ðə fərst ɪz ˈəndər kənˈstrəkʃən nɪr ðə fɔrd wərld ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ɪn ˈdɪrˌbɔrn. fɔrd prɪˈdɪkts ɪts ˈdætə ˈstɔrɪʤ rɪkˈwaɪrmənts wɪl ɪkˈspænd baɪ mɔr ðən 15 taɪmz ðə ˈkɑrənt kəˈpæsɪti baɪ 2021 du ɪn pɑrt tɪ groʊθ ɪn kəˈnɛktɪd ənd ɔˈtɑnəməs ˈviɪkəlz. əˈnaʊnsmɛnt dru preɪz frəm ðə. tɪ kəˈlɛktɪv ˈbɑrgɪnɪŋ, ðə ˌhɑrdˈwərkɪŋ mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən æt iʧ əv ðiz loʊˈkeɪʃənz wɪl naʊ rip ðə fʊl fruts əv ðɛr labor,”*,” vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈʤɪmi ˈsɛtəlz ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ mɔr ˈprɑdəkt ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ənd ʤɑb groʊθ æt iʧ əv ɑr ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd fəˈsɪlɪtiz ɪn ðə mənθs ənd jɪrz tɪ come.”*.” fɔrd stɑk kloʊzd əp pərˈsɛnt æt ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ˈhɔndə nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə əˈnaʊnst plænz leɪt ˈmənˌdeɪ tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst 85 ˈmɪljən æt ɪts ˈhɔndə ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ əv ˌæləˈbæmə plænt ɪn ˈlɪŋkən. ðə plænt bɪldz ðə ˈhɔndə ˈɑdəsi, ˈpaɪlət ˌɛsˌjuˈvi ənd ˈpɪˌkəp ənd ðə ˈækjərə ənd ɪmˈplɔɪz mɔr ðən ˈpipəl. tˈwɪtər: ˈdiˌtrɔɪt nuz stæf ˈraɪtər məˈlɪsə ˈbərdən kənˈtrɪbjutɪd rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri: |
three house democrats have proposed a resolution that criticizes the teaching of creationism and the denial of man-made global warming as anti-science.
the resolution from reps. rush holt rush dew should fund us research and development? choice for science adviser should be confirmed the nunes biggest casualty: credible congressional oversight more (d-n.j.), jim himes (d-conn.) and mike honda (d-calif.), h.res. 467, proposes the designation of feb. 12 as "darwin day" to recognize charles darwin's contributions to science.
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the resolution says darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection "provides humanity with a logical and intellectually compelling explanation for the diversity of life on earth." it also says teachings to the contrary go against established teaching of creationism in some public schools compromises the scientific and academic integrity of the united states education systems," it reads. it adds that the validity of darwin's theory of natural selection is "strongly supported by the modern understanding of the science of resolution also takes a shot at global warming skeptics, by saying the advancement of science "must be protected from those unconcerned with the adverse impacts of global warming and climate change."febr. 12 is the anniversary of darwin's birth in 1809, and it says the house supports the designation of that date as "darwin day." it also says the house recognizes darwin as a "worthy symbol on which to celebrate the achievements of reason, science, and the advancement of human proposed a similar resolution last year, which won the support of five additional house democrats: reps. mike capuano (mass.), jared polis (colo.), charles rangel (n.y.), louise slaughter (n.y.) and now-sen. ed markey (mass.). | θri haʊs ˈdɛməˌkræts hæv prəˈpoʊzd ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ðət ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪzɪz ðə ˈtiʧɪŋ əv kriˈeɪʃəˌnɪzəm ənd ðə dɪˈnaɪəl əv ˈmænˌmeɪd ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ ɛz anti-science*. ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən frəm rɛps. rəʃ hoʊlt rəʃ du ʃʊd fənd ˈjuˈɛs ˈrisərʧ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt? ʧɔɪs fər saɪəns ædˈvaɪzər ʃʊd bi kənˈfərmd ðə nunz ˈbɪgəst ˈkæʒəwəlti: ˈkrɛdəbəl kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt mɔr (d-n.j*.), ʤɪm haɪmz (d-conn*.) ənd maɪk ˈhɔndə (d-calif*.), h.res*. 467 prəˈpoʊzɪz ðə ˌdɛzɪgˈneɪʃən əv ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 12 ɛz "ˈdɑrwɪn deɪ" tɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ˈʧɑrəlz ˈdɑrwɪnz ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz tɪ saɪəns. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən sɪz ˈdɑrwɪnz ˈθɪri əv ˌɛvəˈluʃən θru ˈnæʧərəl səˈlɛkʃən "prəˈvaɪdz juˈmænɪti wɪθ ə ˈlɑʤɪkəl ənd ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəli kəmˈpɛlɪŋ ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən fər ðə dɪˈvərsɪti əv laɪf ɔn ərθ." ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ sɪz ˈtiʧɪŋz tɪ ðə ˈkɑntrɛri goʊ əˈgɛnst ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈtiʧɪŋ əv kriˈeɪʃəˌnɪzəm ɪn səm ˈpəblɪk skulz ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzɪz ðə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ənd ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈsɪstəmz," ɪt ridz. ɪt ædz ðət ðə vəˈlɪdɪti əv ˈdɑrwɪnz ˈθɪri əv ˈnæʧərəl səˈlɛkʃən ɪz "ˈstrɔŋli səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ðə ˈmɑdərn ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðə saɪəns əv ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ˈɔlsoʊ teɪks ə ʃɑt æt ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ ˈskɛptɪks, baɪ seɪɪŋ ðə ədˈvænsmənt əv saɪəns "məst bi prəˈtɛktɪd frəm ðoʊz ˌənkənˈsərnd wɪθ ðə ˌædˈvərs ˌɪmˈpækts əv ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ ənd ˈklaɪmɪt change."febr*. 12 ɪz ðə ˌænəˈvərsəri əv ˈdɑrwɪnz bərθ ɪn 1809 ənd ɪt sɪz ðə haʊs səˈpɔrts ðə ˌdɛzɪgˈneɪʃən əv ðət deɪt ɛz "ˈdɑrwɪn deɪ." ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ sɪz ðə haʊs ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪz ˈdɑrwɪn ɛz ə "ˈwərði ˈsɪmbəl ɔn wɪʧ tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ðə əˈʧivmənts əv ˈrizən, saɪəns, ənd ðə ədˈvænsmənt əv ˈjumən prəˈpoʊzd ə ˈsɪmələr ˌrɛzəˈluʃən læst jɪr, wɪʧ wən ðə səˈpɔrt əv faɪv əˈdɪʃənəl haʊs ˈdɛməˌkræts: rɛps. maɪk kɑpuˈɑnoʊ (mæs.), ˈʤɛrɪd ˈpoʊləs (ˈkoʊloʊ.), ˈʧɑrəlz ˈrænˈʤɛl (n.y*.), luiz sˈlɔtər (n.y*.) ənd now-sen*. ɛd ˈmɑrˌki (mæs.). |
it's about time the administration began taking on the of the left's imagination seriously. attorney general eric holder has formed the "oil and gas price fraud working group to focus on energy markets" to expose the speculators, the gougers, and those fat cat millionaires. and if we can't confront distractions with "working groups," well, we are surely a nation in decline.
but of course, holder will find the biggest frauds right in his administration, a matter of policy, as a matter of the price of fossil fuels ought to be extortionate and has done all it can to ensure it.
the left's "energy" initiatives of the past entire purpose of energy policy, in been aimed at artificially driving fossil fuel prices up to the bitter to embrace the government's utopian energy schemes. no secret has been made of it. in 2008, candidate barack obama was asked by john harwood, "so could the (high) oil prices help us?" obama: "i think that i would have preferred a gradual adjustment." sudden spikes are bad (politically speaking), but gradual price spikes? helpful. that same year, current u.s. "energy" secretary (then just a zany professor) steven chu clarified that "somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in europe."
who says this administration doesn't get things done?
what we need are clean energy investments, properly inflated tires, rail free of the distraction of capitalism. also, we must rid the nation of oil subsidies. this i completely support, as long as the funds are reinvested into projects beneficial for the struggling american worker, say, bike paths or public service announcements.
we all, you see, have to make adjustments. as president obama explained, "if you're complaining about the price of gas and you're only getting 8 miles a gallon ... you might want to think about a trade-in." what kind of trade-in, sir? let me guess. a $41,000 chevy vehicle (a real cost of without taxpayer support) that plugs into expensive energy produced by the sweet howling wind? yes, these are the serious people.
then, of course, there is all the we keep hearing about. the congressional budget office reported that in january, federal and state fuel taxes sucked in about 48 cents per gallon for gasoline and 53 cents per gallon for diesel fuel. government typically sees more profit per gallon of gas than the oil companies. at least the fossil fuel enough to control the entire world market but too dumb to do it more the decency to provide a product before taking carnal advantage of us at the pumps.
let's not forget the environmental protection agency, which, as we speak, is in the process of rolling out the "the most environmental regulatory scheme in american history," according to time magazine. using the clean air act to regulate greenhouse gases—so, all useful is trying to initiate cap and trade by fiat. it has to because even a democratic monopoly in washington was unable to muster the courage to launch this kind of assault on prosperity.
complaints about our "dependency on foreign the of the commodity, where we get it from and how long it takes to increase to be nothing more than bipartisan talking points. surely, there could be a useful debate on the topic, if this administration cared one whit about increasing production at home. the de facto moratorium on offshore oil drilling and the regulatory burdens placed on new production prove that any "dependency" on oil, not just the middle east variety, is the real problem.
the administration, of course, isn't at fault when oil prices spike; it just seems to make matters worse. or better, if you happen to be an environmentalist. so why isn't it celebrating? though the left may be wary of the political consequences, it has been pining for high fuel costs for decades. so here they are. let's see how the economy responds.
david is a columnist at the blaze. follow him on twitter at davidharsanyi.
copyright 2011 | ɪts əˈbaʊt taɪm ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən bɪˈgæn ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔn ðə əv ðə lɛfts ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən ˈsɪriəsli. əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl ˈɛrɪk ˈhoʊldər həz fɔrmd ðə "ɔɪl ənd gæs praɪs frɔd ˈwərkɪŋ grup tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈɛnərʤi ˈmɑrkɪts" tɪ ɪkˈspoʊz ðə ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtərz, ðə gougers*, ənd ðoʊz fæt kæt ˌmɪljəˈnɛrz. ənd ɪf wi kænt kənˈfrənt dɪˈstrækʃənz wɪθ "ˈwərkɪŋ grups," wɛl, wi ər ˈʃʊrli ə ˈneɪʃən ɪn dɪˈklaɪn. bət əv kɔrs, ˈhoʊldər wɪl faɪnd ðə ˈbɪgəst frɔdz raɪt ɪn hɪz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, ə ˈmætər əv ˈpɑləsi, ɛz ə ˈmætər əv ðə praɪs əv ˈfɑsəl fjuəlz ɔt tɪ bi ɛkˈstɔrʃəˌneɪt ənd həz dən ɔl ɪt kən tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ɪt. ðə lɛfts "ˈɛnərʤi" ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz əv ðə pæst ɪnˈtaɪər ˈpərpəs əv ˈɛnərʤi ˈpɑləsi, ɪn bɪn eɪmd æt ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəli ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˈfɑsəl fjuəl ˈpraɪsɪz əp tɪ ðə ˈbɪtər tɪ ɪmˈbreɪs ðə ˈgəvərnmənts juˈtoʊpiən ˈɛnərʤi skimz. noʊ ˈsikrɪt həz bɪn meɪd əv ɪt. ɪn 2008 ˈkænədɪt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɑz æst baɪ ʤɑn ˈhɑrˌwʊd, "soʊ kʊd ðə (haɪ) ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs?" ˌoʊˈbɑmə: "aɪ θɪŋk ðət aɪ wʊd hæv prɪˈfərd ə ˈgræʤuəl əˈʤəstmənt." ˈsədən spaɪks ər bæd (ˈplɪtɪkli ˈspikɪŋ), bət ˈgræʤuəl praɪs spaɪks? ˈhɛlpfəl. ðət seɪm jɪr, ˈkɑrənt juz. "ˈɛnərʤi" ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri (ðɛn ʤɪst ə ˈzeɪni prəˈfɛsər) ˈstivən ʧu ˈklɛrəˌfaɪd ðət "ˈsəmˌhaʊ wi hæv tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ tɪ bust ðə praɪs əv ˈgæsəˌlin tɪ ðə ˈlɛvəlz ɪn ˈjʊrəp." hu sɪz ðɪs ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈdəzənt gɪt θɪŋz dən? wət wi nid ər klin ˈɛnərʤi ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts, ˈprɑpərli ˌɪnˈfleɪtɪd taɪərz, reɪl fri əv ðə dɪˈstrækʃən əv ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm. ˈɔlsoʊ, wi məst rɪd ðə ˈneɪʃən əv ɔɪl ˈsəbsɪdiz. ðɪs aɪ kəmˈplitli səˈpɔrt, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðə fəndz ər ˌriɪnˈvɛstɪd ˈɪntu ˈprɑʤɛkts ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl fər ðə ˈstrəgəlɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈwərkər, seɪ, baɪk pæθs ər ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪs əˈnaʊnsmɛnts. wi ɔl, ju si, hæv tɪ meɪk əˈʤəstmənts. ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪkˈspleɪnd, "ɪf jʊr kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə praɪs əv gæs ənd jʊr ˈoʊnli ˈgɪtɪŋ 8 maɪəlz ə ˈgælən ju maɪt wɔnt tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ə trade-in*." wət kaɪnd əv trade-in*, sər? lɛt mi gɛs. ə ˈʧɛˌvi ˈviɪkəl (ə ril kɔst əv wɪˈθaʊt ˈtækˌspeɪər səˈpɔrt) ðət pləgz ˈɪntu ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˈɛnərʤi prəˈdust baɪ ðə swit ˈhaʊlɪŋ wɪnd? jɛs, ðiz ər ðə ˈsɪriəs ˈpipəl. ðɛn, əv kɔrs, ðɛr ɪz ɔl ðə wi kip ˈhirɪŋ əˈbaʊt. ðə kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈbəʤɪt ˈɔfəs ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri, ˈfɛdərəl ənd steɪt fjuəl ˈtæksɪz səkt ɪn əˈbaʊt 48 sɛnts pər ˈgælən fər ˈgæsəˌlin ənd 53 sɛnts pər ˈgælən fər ˈdizəl fjuəl. ˈgəvərnmənt ˈtɪpɪkəli siz mɔr ˈprɑfɪt pər ˈgælən əv gæs ðən ðə ɔɪl ˈkəmpəˌniz. æt list ðə ˈfɑsəl fjuəl ɪˈnəf tɪ kənˈtroʊl ðə ɪnˈtaɪər wərld ˈmɑrkɪt bət tu dəm tɪ du ɪt mɔr ðə ˈdisənsi tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə ˈprɑdəkt ˌbiˈfɔr ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈkɑrnəl ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ˈjuˈɛs æt ðə pəmps. lɛts nɑt fərˈgɛt ðə ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl prəˈtɛkʃən ˈeɪʤənsi, wɪʧ, ɛz wi spik, ɪz ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˈroʊlɪŋ aʊt ðə "ðə moʊst ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri skim ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɪstəri," əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ taɪm ˈmægəˌzin. ˈjuzɪŋ ðə klin ɛr ækt tɪ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt ˈgrinˌhaʊs gases—so*, ɔl ˈjusfəl ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt kæp ənd treɪd baɪ faɪæt. ɪt həz tɪ bɪˈkəz ˈivɪn ə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk məˈnɑpəli ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən wɑz əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˈməstər ðə kərɪʤ tɪ lɔnʧ ðɪs kaɪnd əv əˈsɔlt ɔn prɑˈspɛrəti. kəmˈpleɪnts əˈbaʊt ɑr "dɪˈpɛndənsi ɔn ˈfɔrən ðə əv ðə kəˈmɑdəti, wɛr wi gɪt ɪt frəm ənd haʊ lɔŋ ɪt teɪks tɪ ˌɪnˈkris tɪ bi ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən baɪˈpɑrtɪzən ˈtɔkɪŋ pɔɪnts. ˈʃʊrli, ðɛr kʊd bi ə ˈjusfəl dəˈbeɪt ɔn ðə ˈtɑpɪk, ɪf ðɪs ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən kɛrd wən wɪt əˈbaʊt ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ pərˈdəkʃən æt hoʊm. ðə də ˈfæktoʊ ˌmɔrəˈtɔriəm ɔn ˈɔfˈʃɔr ɔɪl ˈdrɪlɪŋ ənd ðə ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈbərdənz pleɪst ɔn nu pərˈdəkʃən pruv ðət ˈɛni "dɪˈpɛndənsi" ɔn ɔɪl, nɑt ʤɪst ðə ˈmɪdəl ist vərˈaɪəti, ɪz ðə ril ˈprɑbləm. ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, əv kɔrs, ˈɪzənt æt fɔlt wɪn ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz spaɪk; ɪt ʤɪst simz tɪ meɪk ˈmætərz wərs. ər ˈbɛtər, ɪf ju ˈhæpən tɪ bi ən ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəlɪst. soʊ waɪ ˈɪzənt ɪt ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ? ðoʊ ðə lɛft meɪ bi ˈwɛri əv ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz, ɪt həz bɪn ˈpaɪnɪŋ fər haɪ fjuəl kɔsts fər ˈdɛkeɪdz. soʊ hir ðeɪ ər. lɛts si haʊ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi rɪˈspɑndz. ˈdeɪvɪd ɪz ə ˈkɑləmnəst æt ðə bleɪz. ˈfɑloʊ ɪm ɔn tˈwɪtər æt davidharsanyi*. ˈkɑpiˌraɪt 2011 |
if there weren't enough news to pass along from the beat, monday took another unexpected turn.
lsu junior defensive end has been arrested for domestic abuse endangerment and false imprisonment, the advocate's ross reported. has since been suspended from the team indefinitely, team spokesman michael bonnette confirmed.
godchaux has been released from jail following an arrest by the east baton rouge parish sheriff's office, reported. was released on a $3,000 bond.
here's an excerpt from's report.
the mother of’s child is the victim in the case, but, because of “conflicting stories,” she was also arrested for domestic abuse endangerment, the police report notes.
the victim alleges that and her were involved in a “tussle” at his apartment on nicholson drive over “infidelity” in their relationship. expressed that the two should separate, the victim told police.
she then attempted to leave his apartment with the child before grabbed her by the hair and then later grabbed her by the shoulder and “tossed (her) backwards near the couch,” the report says.
police observed the victims’ lip to be swollen and red marks on her throat., who has braces, had cuts on the inside of his mouth, the report says.
in four games this season, has started in every game and ranks tied for fourth on the team with 20 total tackles.
stay tuned for more from this developing news story.
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sign up for vip access to with the deal | ɪf ðɛr wərənt ɪˈnəf nuz tɪ pæs əˈlɔŋ frəm ðə bit, ˈmənˌdeɪ tʊk əˈnəðər ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd tərn. ˈʤunjər dɪˈfɛnsɪv ɛnd həz bɪn ərˈɛstɪd fər dəˈmɛstɪk əˈbjuz ɛnˈdeɪnʤərmənt ənd fɔls ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt, ðə ˈædvəkəts rɔs ˌriˈpɔrtəd. həz sɪns bɪn səˈspɛndɪd frəm ðə tim ˌɪnˈdɛfənətli, tim ˈspoʊksmən ˈmaɪkəl bəˈnɛt kənˈfərmd. həz bɪn riˈlist frəm ʤeɪl ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ən ərˈɛst baɪ ðə ist ˈbæˌtɑn ruʒ ˈpɛrɪʃ ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈɔfəs, ˌriˈpɔrtəd. wɑz riˈlist ɔn ə bɑnd. hɪrz ən ˈɛksərpt frəm rɪˈpɔrt. ðə ˈməðər əv ʧaɪld ɪz ðə ˈvɪktɪm ɪn ðə keɪs, bət, bɪˈkəz əv stories,”*,” ʃi wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ərˈɛstɪd fər dəˈmɛstɪk əˈbjuz ɛnˈdeɪnʤərmənt, ðə pəˈlis rɪˈpɔrt noʊts. ðə ˈvɪktɪm əˈlɛʤɪz ðət ənd hər wər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ə ““tussle”*” æt hɪz əˈpɑrtmənt ɔn ˈnɪkəlsən draɪv ˈoʊvər ““infidelity”*” ɪn ðɛr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp. ɪkˈsprɛst ðət ðə tu ʃʊd ˈsɛpərˌeɪt, ðə ˈvɪktɪm toʊld pəˈlis. ʃi ðɛn əˈtɛmptəd tɪ liv hɪz əˈpɑrtmənt wɪθ ðə ʧaɪld ˌbiˈfɔr græbd hər baɪ ðə hɛr ənd ðɛn ˈleɪtər græbd hər baɪ ðə ˈʃoʊldər ənd (hər) ˈbækwərdz nɪr ðə couch,”*,” ðə rɪˈpɔrt sɪz. pəˈlis əbˈzərvd ðə victims’*’ lɪp tɪ bi sˈwoʊlən ənd rɛd mɑrks ɔn hər θroʊt., hu həz ˈbreɪsɪz, hæd kəts ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv hɪz maʊθ, ðə rɪˈpɔrt sɪz. ɪn fɔr geɪmz ðɪs ˈsizən, həz ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn ˈɛvəri geɪm ənd ræŋks taɪd fər fɔrθ ɔn ðə tim wɪθ 20 ˈtoʊtəl ˈtækəlz. steɪ tund fər mɔr frəm ðɪs dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ nuz ˈstɔri. gɪt ɔl jʊr nuz dɪˈlɪvərd tɪ jʊr fər fri wɪθ ðə ˈnuzˌlɛtər saɪn əp fər ˌviˌaɪˈpi ˈækˌsɛs tɪ wɪθ ðə dil |
7 years. barring a miracle, this april the buffalo sabres will again miss out on the playoffs making it seven years since the first round exit.
what gives? how have other teams gone on to rebuild and find success and the sabres have not?
some people start at the top and blame ownership. others blame the coaching. while those factors may contribute, this article will exam the draft picks.
the sabres drafts from 2010 until 2015 were brutal. that is why the sabres have been so bad the past 7 years. without a strong draft, the whole franchise becomes inept. free agency misses were another reason for the abysmal trajectory of the franchise. but, there is reason to be excited about the drafts of 2015, 2016, and 2017. the problem, draft prospects take time and are never a sure fire thing. hopefully, come 2019 and beyond, the sabres roster will be ready to compete. in the meantime, have a few beers and embrace the tank??
2010
possibly the worst draft in buffalo sabres history.
1 player from that draft is still in the: mark
while some may like the player, his contributions to the sabres were limited. he played a total of 125 games for the sabres over the course of four years and contributed 26 points.
big misses: no other player selected by the sabres in that draft ever played in an game.
sure, the rest of the draft class may not have been stellar, but there were big contributors found in late rounds.
notable names:
john klingberg, round 5 overall, dallas
brendan gallagher, round 5 overall, montreal
dalton prout, round 6 overall, columbus
jesper fast, round 6 overall, rangers
mark stone, round 6 overall, ottawa
biggest blunder: the sabres selected mark overall, three spots ahead of stud
2011
another really tough draft year.
total number of games played by the five sabres picks: 119
first round pick joel (16th overall) never panned out to the hype
guys the sabres missed out on:
boone jenner (2nd round)
brandon saad (2nd round)
nikita (2nd round)
j-g (4th round)
johnny goudreau (4th round)
andrew shaw (5th round)
ondrej (7th round)
2012
better, but still tough considering we had two first round picks. who did we select: mikhail and
linus could make this a better draft if he breaks into the sabres lineup
guys the sabres missed out on and could have selected:
tom wilson (16th overall)
thomas (17th overall)
olli (22nd overall)
mike matheson (23rd overall)
colton (86th overall)
frederik anderson (87th overall)
biggest miss: selecting mikhail
biggest positive: jake mccabe in the round
2013
sabres finally selected a building block that is a big part of the future: rasmus
jury is still out on if he is the big d man we all hope he is
our other first rounder nikita did not work out. justin bailey could have a future on the team. nicholas baptiste is still lurking in the shadows as are studs anthony florentino and sean malone.
overall not a bad draft.
players the sabres missed out on:
andre (23rd overall)
brett pesce (66th overall)
oliver (89th overall)
anthony (80th overall)
ryan hartman (30th overall)
biggest regret: not signing cal petersen. could be a real tough pill to swallow if he turns into an. petersen refused to sign and walked. he has a .939 save % for the ontario reign in the ahl in 6 games (that was a tough stat to even type given the sabres fiasco)..
2014
the sabres thought they got a prized possession. samson reinhart was a consensus top 5 pick. unfortunately, it does not look like he is part of the long term future. he is a smart, crafty player. he just does not have the skating speed to be as effective as he could be. unfortunately, players drafted later have had a better start to their career, and it looks like the sabres will move on from their overall draft pick.
no other player drafted by the sabres has even played for buffalo. brendan lemieux received a lot of hype and he was a trade piece for the sabres. he finally touched ice this season for the winnipeg jets. he could develop into a solider.
players the sabres missed out on:
leon (3rd overall… ouch!)
william nylander (8th overall)
dylan larkin (15th overall)
david (25th overall)
brayden point (79th overall)
viktor (112th overall)
biggest takeaway: in hindsight, leon is a much more explosive hockey player than samson reinhart. sam will forever be compared to leon and sabres fans will always feel they missed out on an stud.
2015
tank! the next one…. and nope.
the sabres lose the draft lottery once again. of course, we all said that jack eichel was not a consolation prize. yet, he will never be mcdavid. is an all-time guy. eichel could be the next or toews, but we are still waiting to take over games the way does. maybe jack needs better teammates. that may be so; we are waiting on a true left winger that can play the way jack does. too many times he sets guys up and they finish. his point total should be greater than it is. but, mcdavid took a failing oilers franchise and made it relevant once again. keep grinding though, jack. until we get a better roster, we cannot fairly judge you or criticize you.
brendan may be the guy we are hoping on. it is smart of sabres jason not to rush him. he is still so young and the roster is not to the point where we need him to take the next step right away. allow him to learn what it takes to be a professional.
will borgen could be a real solider too. he is killing it in the at st. cloud state. he looked the part on the usa world junior team. only a 20 year old junior at st. cloud state, perhaps he will turn into that presence on the blue line the sabres so desperately need. maybe he will leave school early to join the professional ranks after this year? perhaps it is the realist in me that wonders whether he will sign with the sabres. i sure hope he does.
cannot yet evaluate the rest of the crop given the age of the prospects and how soon it is after the draft.
biggest takeaway: sabres fans we got a stud. jack eichel has 131 points in 164 games. imagine if he had a better roster with true finishers. he is here for the long haul. allow him to have his growing pains without calling for his head on a silver platter. he is the franchise. the plays he makes are far beyond much of the current sabres roster.
2016
the year of nylander, asplund, and pu.
sabres fans are high on all three prospects. without being too optimistic and celebrating something that has not even happened yet, there are plenty of reasons to be excited.
only time will tell. alexander nylander is just coming off his injury and currently playing for the rochester americans (ahl). nylander tore up the world juniors in. he is even eligible to play in this in buffalo. at 19 years old, he clearly needs time to develop. rather than compare him to his brother and complain that he is not ready like his older brother william, we need to be patient with him. he clearly has the skill. he needs time. maybe he be what he think he is, but regardless jump to a conclusion until he grows and gets more mature.
rasmus asplund is promising. he is producing in the professional as he has 13 points (4 g, 9 a) in 22 games. he is potentially ready and may be ready to join the sabres after this year. at only 19 years old, he is playing against grown men and playing well. this is his third year in the. he should also play in the this year in buffalo. a complete player, he looks like a solid or line center.
possibly the most exciting and fan favorite cliff pu. the third round pick was signed by the sabres and is still back with his junior club the london knights. at only 19 years old he is tearing up the ohl. the london knights are known for pumping out superstars (pat kane and john tavares among others). while pu may never reach that level, he pumped out 86 points in 63 games last year and has 28 points in 22 games this year. a natural goal scorer, it looks like he has a bright future. hopefully he makes highly competitive world junior team and buffalo fans get to see him shine in his future hometown.
casey fitzgerald gives the sabres even more reason to be excited about the 2016 draft class. he is a stud and the current captain of boston college where he has 9 points in 13 games. a true warrior, he showed what he could do on the world junior stage in where he helped the americans to a gold medal. at he is a little undersized, but he could thrive if given the right opportunity. we can only hope he signs with the sabres and develops into a solid blue liner. he has all the intangibles and the fight to make up for his lack of size. pretty impressive that he was named captain of as a junior.
overall: a lot to like from tim murray in this draft. legacy may change if this class produces theer’s that it could. in a few years we may be thanking him for his drafts, especially given the drafts in years before he was named.
2017
the future? casey mittelstadt could be that guy. mr. minnesota hockey, mittelstadt is a natural goal scorer and playmaker. silky hands and great vision. often double and triple teamed in high school at eden prairie (ma.), he still produced 64 points in 25 games. the big story was that he returned to his high school from the in order to win a state championship. while eden prairie was upset, you cannot knock him for returning to his best friends and chasing a dream that they had since young kids. hockey darling, he of course signed to play at the university of minnesota. the u lucked out with his commitment to his state and family. he currently has 12 points in 13 games for the ranked gophers. the biggest question is when will he leave for the. if the win the national championship and he continues his success, maybe he would consider it after this year. if they win, perhaps he will try to return for unfinished business? counting down the days until we see casey in a buffalo sabres uniform. he should be a lock on the usa world junior team in buffalo.
marcus is another professional pick. with professional experience, his transition time should not be as long. a solid two-way center, he has all the tools to be a possible option at the second and third line in the coming years. while in no way is he jonathan toews, he has a similar defensive zone awareness and presence around the net. he has 8 points in 18 games in the.
ukko-pekka could be what the sabres need desperately, a stud. while it is very hard to project whether can make it in the show, he has a lot of tools that can make a goalie into an number 1 netminder. at only 18 years, he should only get better. at he is a large butterfly that covers a lot of the net. he could follow in the line of dominant, big finnishs rask and come to mind). to hoping he can be similar to them.
oskari and jacob bryson are also interesting prospects that could burst onto the scene in the coming years. too soon to tell, however, and not enough body of work to say one way or the other. bryson is undersized, but he is assistant captain and has 9 points in 12 games as a sophomore.
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stɪl soʊ jəŋ ənd ðə ˈrɑstər ɪz nɑt tɪ ðə pɔɪnt wɛr wi nid ɪm tɪ teɪk ðə nɛkst stɛp raɪt əˈweɪ. əˈlaʊ ɪm tɪ lərn wət ɪt teɪks tɪ bi ə prəˈfɛʃənəl. wɪl ˈbɔrgən kʊd bi ə ril ˈsɑləd tu. hi ɪz ˈkɪlɪŋ ɪt ɪn ðə æt st*. klaʊd steɪt. hi lʊkt ðə pɑrt ɔn ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ wərld ˈʤunjər tim. ˈoʊnli ə 20 jɪr oʊld ˈʤunjər æt st*. klaʊd steɪt, pərˈhæps hi wɪl tərn ˈɪntu ðət ˈprɛzəns ɔn ðə blu laɪn ðə ˈseɪbərz soʊ ˈdɛspərətli nid. ˈmeɪbi hi wɪl liv skul ˈərli tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə prəˈfɛʃənəl ræŋks ˈæftər ðɪs jɪr? pərˈhæps ɪt ɪz ðə ˈriəlɪst ɪn mi ðət ˈwəndərz ˈwɛðər hi wɪl saɪn wɪθ ðə ˈseɪbərz. aɪ ʃʊr hoʊp hi dɪz. ˈkænɑt jɛt ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt ðə rɛst əv ðə krɑp ˈgɪvɪn ðə eɪʤ əv ðə ˈprɑspɛkts ənd haʊ sun ɪt ɪz ˈæftər ðə dræft. ˈbɪgəst takeaway*: ˈseɪbərz fænz wi gɑt ə stəd. ʤæk ˈaɪkəl həz 131 pɔɪnts ɪn 164 geɪmz. ˌɪˈmæʤən ɪf hi hæd ə ˈbɛtər ˈrɑstər wɪθ tru ˈfɪnɪʃərz. hi ɪz hir fər ðə lɔŋ hɔl. əˈlaʊ ɪm tɪ hæv hɪz groʊɪŋ peɪnz wɪˈθaʊt ˈkɔlɪŋ fər hɪz hɛd ɔn ə ˈsɪlvər ˈplætər. hi ɪz ðə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz. ðə pleɪz hi meɪks ər fɑr bɪɔnd məʧ əv ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈseɪbərz ˈrɑstər. 2016 ðə jɪr əv ˈnɪləndər, ˈæsplənd, ənd pu. ˈseɪbərz fænz ər haɪ ɔn ɔl θri ˈprɑspɛkts. wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ tu ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk ənd ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət həz nɑt ˈivɪn ˈhæpənd jɛt, ðɛr ər ˈplɛnti əv ˈrizənz tɪ bi ɪkˈsaɪtɪd. ˈoʊnli taɪm wɪl tɛl. ˌælɪgˈzændər ˈnɪləndər ɪz ʤɪst ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf hɪz ˈɪnʤəri ənd ˈkərəntli pleɪɪŋ fər ðə ˈrɑˌʧɛstər əˈmɛrɪkənz (ɑl). ˈnɪləndər tɔr əp ðə wərld ˈʤunjərz ɪn hi ɪz ˈivɪn ˈɛlɪʤəbəl tɪ pleɪ ɪn ðɪs ɪn ˈbəfəˌloʊ. æt 19 jɪrz oʊld, hi ˈklɪrli nidz taɪm tɪ dɪˈvɛləp. ˈrəðər ðən kəmˈpɛr ɪm tɪ hɪz ˈbrəðər ənd kəmˈpleɪn ðət hi ɪz nɑt ˈrɛdi laɪk hɪz ˈoʊldər ˈbrəðər ˈwɪljəm, wi nid tɪ bi ˈpeɪʃənt wɪθ ɪm. hi ˈklɪrli həz ðə skɪl. hi nidz taɪm. ˈmeɪbi hi bi wət hi θɪŋk hi ɪz, bət rəˈgɑrdləs ʤəmp tɪ ə kənˈkluʒən ənˈtɪl hi groʊz ənd gɪts mɔr məˈʧʊr. ˈræzmɪs ˈæsplənd ɪz ˈprɑməsɪŋ. hi ɪz prəˈdusɪŋ ɪn ðə prəˈfɛʃənəl ɛz hi həz 13 pɔɪnts 4 ʤi, 9 ə) ɪn 22 geɪmz. hi ɪz pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈrɛdi ənd meɪ bi ˈrɛdi tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə ˈseɪbərz ˈæftər ðɪs jɪr. æt ˈoʊnli 19 jɪrz oʊld, hi ɪz pleɪɪŋ əˈgɛnst groʊn mɛn ənd pleɪɪŋ wɛl. ðɪs ɪz hɪz θərd jɪr ɪn ðə. hi ʃʊd ˈɔlsoʊ pleɪ ɪn ðə ðɪs jɪr ɪn ˈbəfəˌloʊ. ə kəmˈplit pleɪər, hi lʊks laɪk ə ˈsɑləd ər laɪn ˈsɛnər. ˈpɑsəbli ðə moʊst ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ənd fæn ˈfeɪvərɪt klɪf pu. ðə θərd raʊnd pɪk wɑz saɪnd baɪ ðə ˈseɪbərz ənd ɪz stɪl bæk wɪθ hɪz ˈʤunjər kləb ðə ˈləndən naɪts. æt ˈoʊnli 19 jɪrz oʊld hi ɪz ˈtɪrɪŋ əp ðə oʊl. ðə ˈləndən naɪts ər noʊn fər ˈpəmpɪŋ aʊt ˌsupərˈstɑrz (pæt keɪn ənd ʤɑn tɑˈvɑrɛs əˈməŋ ˈəðərz). waɪl pu meɪ ˈnɛvər riʧ ðət ˈlɛvəl, hi pəmpt aʊt 86 pɔɪnts ɪn 63 geɪmz læst jɪr ənd həz 28 pɔɪnts ɪn 22 geɪmz ðɪs jɪr. ə ˈnæʧərəl goʊl ˈskɔrər, ɪt lʊks laɪk hi həz ə braɪt fˈjuʧər. ˈhoʊpfəli hi meɪks ˈhaɪli kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv wərld ˈʤunjər tim ənd ˈbəfəˌloʊ fænz gɪt tɪ si ɪm ʃaɪn ɪn hɪz fˈjuʧər ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn. ˈkeɪsi fɪtsˈʤɛrəld gɪvz ðə ˈseɪbərz ˈivɪn mɔr ˈrizən tɪ bi ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ðə 2016 dræft klæs. hi ɪz ə stəd ənd ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈkæptən əv ˈbɔstən ˈkɑlɪʤ wɛr hi həz 9 pɔɪnts ɪn 13 geɪmz. ə tru ˈwɔrjər, hi ʃoʊd wət hi kʊd du ɔn ðə wərld ˈʤunjər steɪʤ ɪn wɛr hi hɛlpt ðə əˈmɛrɪkənz tɪ ə goʊld ˈmɛdəl. æt hi ɪz ə ˈlɪtəl ˈəndərˌsaɪzd, bət hi kʊd θraɪv ɪf ˈgɪvɪn ðə raɪt ˌɑpərˈtunəti. wi kən ˈoʊnli hoʊp hi saɪnz wɪθ ðə ˈseɪbərz ənd dɪˈvɛləps ˈɪntu ə ˈsɑləd blu ˈlaɪnər. hi həz ɔl ðə ˌɪnˈtænʤəbəlz ənd ðə faɪt tɪ meɪk əp fər hɪz læk əv saɪz. ˈprɪti ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ðət hi wɑz neɪmd ˈkæptən əv ɛz ə ˈʤunjər. ˈoʊvərˌɔl: ə lɔt tɪ laɪk frəm tɪm ˈməri ɪn ðɪs dræft. ˈlɛgəsi meɪ ʧeɪnʤ ɪf ðɪs klæs prəˈdusɪz ðə ðət ɪt kʊd. ɪn ə fju jɪrz wi meɪ bi ˈθæŋkɪŋ ɪm fər hɪz dræfts, əˈspɛʃəli ˈgɪvɪn ðə dræfts ɪn jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr hi wɑz neɪmd. 2017 ðə fˈjuʧər? ˈkeɪsi ˈmɪtɪlʃtæt kʊd bi ðət gaɪ. ˈmɪstər. ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ˈhɑki, ˈmɪtɪlʃtæt ɪz ə ˈnæʧərəl goʊl ˈskɔrər ənd playmaker*. ˈsɪlki hænz ənd greɪt ˈvɪʒən. ˈɔfən ˈdəbəl ənd ˈtrɪpəl timd ɪn haɪ skul æt ˈidən ˈprɛri (mɑ.), hi stɪl prəˈdust 64 pɔɪnts ɪn 25 geɪmz. ðə bɪg ˈstɔri wɑz ðət hi rɪˈtərnd tɪ hɪz haɪ skul frəm ðə ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ wɪn ə steɪt ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp. waɪl ˈidən ˈprɛri wɑz ˈəpˌsɛt, ju ˈkænɑt nɑk ɪm fər rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ hɪz bɛst frɛndz ənd ˈʧeɪsɪŋ ə drim ðət ðeɪ hæd sɪns jəŋ kɪdz. ˈhɑki ˈdɑrlɪŋ, hi əv kɔrs saɪnd tɪ pleɪ æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə. ðə ju ləkt aʊt wɪθ hɪz kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ hɪz steɪt ənd ˈfæməli. hi ˈkərəntli həz 12 pɔɪnts ɪn 13 geɪmz fər ðə ræŋkt ˈgoʊfərz. ðə ˈbɪgəst kˈwɛʃən ɪz wɪn wɪl hi liv fər ðə. ɪf ðə wɪn ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ənd hi kənˈtɪnjuz hɪz səkˈsɛs, ˈmeɪbi hi wʊd kənˈsɪdər ɪt ˈæftər ðɪs jɪr. ɪf ðeɪ wɪn, pərˈhæps hi wɪl traɪ tɪ rɪˈtərn fər ənˈfɪnɪʃt ˈbɪznɪs? ˈkaʊntɪŋ daʊn ðə deɪz ənˈtɪl wi si ˈkeɪsi ɪn ə ˈbəfəˌloʊ ˈseɪbərz ˈjunəˌfɔrm. hi ʃʊd bi ə lɑk ɔn ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ wərld ˈʤunjər tim ɪn ˈbəfəˌloʊ. ˈmɑrkəs ɪz əˈnəðər prəˈfɛʃənəl pɪk. wɪθ prəˈfɛʃənəl ɪkˈspɪriəns, hɪz trænˈzɪʃən taɪm ʃʊd nɑt bi ɛz lɔŋ. ə ˈsɑləd ˈtuˌweɪ ˈsɛnər, hi həz ɔl ðə tulz tɪ bi ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈɔpʃən æt ðə ˈsɛkənd ənd θərd laɪn ɪn ðə ˈkəmɪŋ jɪrz. waɪl ɪn noʊ weɪ ɪz hi ˈʤɑnəθən tɑuz, hi həz ə ˈsɪmələr dɪˈfɛnsɪv zoʊn əˈwɛrnəs ənd ˈprɛzəns əraʊnd ðə nɛt. hi həz 8 pɔɪnts ɪn 18 geɪmz ɪn ðə. kʊd bi wət ðə ˈseɪbərz nid ˈdɛspərətli, ə stəd. waɪl ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri hɑrd tɪ ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈwɛðər kən meɪk ɪt ɪn ðə ʃoʊ, hi həz ə lɔt əv tulz ðət kən meɪk ə ˈgoʊli ˈɪntu ən ˈnəmbər 1 netminder*. æt ˈoʊnli 18 jɪrz, hi ʃʊd ˈoʊnli gɪt ˈbɛtər. æt hi ɪz ə lɑrʤ ˈbətərˌflaɪ ðət ˈkəvərz ə lɔt əv ðə nɛt. hi kʊd ˈfɑloʊ ɪn ðə laɪn əv ˈdɑmənənt, bɪg ˈfɪnɪʃ ræsk ənd kəm tɪ maɪnd). tɪ ˈhoʊpɪŋ hi kən bi ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðɛm. ənd ˈʤeɪkəb ˈbraɪsən ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈprɑspɛkts ðət kʊd bərst ˈɔntu ðə sin ɪn ðə ˈkəmɪŋ jɪrz. tu sun tɪ tɛl, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ənd nɑt ɪˈnəf ˈbɑdi əv wərk tɪ seɪ wən weɪ ər ðə ˈəðər. ˈbraɪsən ɪz ˈəndərˌsaɪzd, bət hi ɪz əˈsɪstənt ˈkæptən ənd həz 9 pɔɪnts ɪn 12 geɪmz ɛz ə ˈsɑfˌmɔr. baɪ: ˈmæθju ˈbɛnəˌdɪkt stæts prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ənd ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts |
this is the latest dust up between democrats and republicans on the oversight panel. cummings: copy me on issa letters
the top democrat of the house oversight and government reform committee wants copies of letters sent to the majority, and since republicans share them, taking matters into his own hands.
rep. elijah cummings (d-md.) is sending letters to many of the same 160 or so companies, trade associations and think tanks that panel chairman darrell issa (r-calif.) approached in december, asking which regulations they feel will harm jobs.
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“i fully support bipartisan efforts to improve federal regulations to increase job growth while preserving the core safeguards these regulations were intended to protect,” cummings said in a statement. “but since chairman issa has refused to provide democrats with copies of the industry responses he has received to date, we have no choice but to request them ourselves.”
cummings says he is contacting organizations independently to request copies of their responses to issa, because the republican has been reluctant to share the documents received. cummings also asked that any future correspondence to issa be sent simultaneously to democrats.
the panel has a feb. 11 hearing to discuss the economic impacts of regulations.
this is the latest dust up between democrats and republicans on the oversight panel.
cummings has accused issa of mucking around with subpoena rules by keeping the door open to issuing them unilaterally republicans say they are keeping the same guidelines in place that democrats used. in addition, issa and cummings have heads over office space, among other things.
issa has said that the correspondence - which occurred when he was still ranking member before the republicans officially took control of the house this month - is private but will be made publicly available in some form before the hearing.
cummings has countered that it is an official committee request for information and should have already been shared with he and other democrats under house rules.
“withholding committee records is not only a violation of house rules, but a waste of time that could have been avoided with the smallest degree of bipartisan cooperation,” cummings said.
the goal by issa is to investigate the obama promise through the 2009 economic stimulus bill and other measures to create jobs. at the same time, issa is getting his cue from and a voice to a chorus of largely disgruntled industry groups and companies that have collectively groaned about regulations in the pipeline and on the books.
“as a trade organization with members that must comply with the regulatory state, i ask for your assistance in identifying existing and proposed regulations that have negatively impacted job growth in your members’ industry,” issa wrote in a dec. 8 letter to nam. “additionally, suggestions on reforming identified regulations and the rulemaking process would be appreciated.”
issa’s staff declined to comment on the record for this story. | ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈleɪtəst dəst əp bɪtˈwin ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɔn ðə ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt ˈpænəl. ˈkəmɪŋz: ˈkɑpi mi ɔn ˈɪsə ˈlɛtərz ðə tɔp ˈdɛməˌkræt əv ðə haʊs ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt ənd ˈgəvərnmənt rɪˈfɔrm kəˈmɪti wɔnts ˈkɑpiz əv ˈlɛtərz sɛnt tɪ ðə məˈʤɔrəti, ənd sɪns rɪˈpəblɪkənz ʃɛr ðɛm, ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈmætərz ˈɪntu hɪz oʊn hænz. rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ɛˈlaɪʤə ˈkəmɪŋz (d-md*.) ɪz ˈsɛndɪŋ ˈlɛtərz tɪ ˈmɛni əv ðə seɪm 160 ər soʊ ˈkəmpəˌniz, treɪd əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ənd θɪŋk tæŋks ðət ˈpænəl ˈʧɛrmən ˈdɛrəl ˈɪsə (r-calif*.) əˈproʊʧt ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər, ˈæskɪŋ wɪʧ ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ðeɪ fil wɪl hɑrm ʤɑbz. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjud bɪˈloʊ ˈfʊli səˈpɔrt baɪˈpɑrtɪzən ˈɛfərts tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ˈfɛdərəl ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ʤɑb groʊθ waɪl prɪˈzərvɪŋ ðə kɔr ˈseɪfˌgɑrdz ðiz ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz wər ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ protect,”*,” ˈkəmɪŋz sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. sɪns ˈʧɛrmən ˈɪsə həz rɪfˈjuzd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈdɛməˌkræts wɪθ ˈkɑpiz əv ðə ˈɪndəstri rɪˈspɑnsɪz hi həz rɪˈsivd tɪ deɪt, wi hæv noʊ ʧɔɪs bət tɪ rɪkˈwɛst ðɛm ourselves.”*.” ˈkəmɪŋz sɪz hi ɪz ˈkɑnˌtæktɪŋ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli tɪ rɪkˈwɛst ˈkɑpiz əv ðɛr rɪˈspɑnsɪz tɪ ˈɪsə, bɪˈkəz ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən həz bɪn rɪˈləktənt tɪ ʃɛr ðə ˈdɑkjəmənts rɪˈsivd. ˈkəmɪŋz ˈɔlsoʊ æst ðət ˈɛni fˈjuʧər ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəns tɪ ˈɪsə bi sɛnt ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli tɪ ˈdɛməˌkræts. ðə ˈpænəl həz ə ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 11 ˈhirɪŋ tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌɪmˈpækts əv ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈleɪtəst dəst əp bɪtˈwin ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɔn ðə ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt ˈpænəl. ˈkəmɪŋz həz əˈkjuzd ˈɪsə əv ˈməkɪŋ əraʊnd wɪθ səˈpinə rulz baɪ ˈkipɪŋ ðə dɔr ˈoʊpən tɪ ˈɪʃuɪŋ ðɛm ˌjunəˈlætərəli rɪˈpəblɪkənz seɪ ðeɪ ər ˈkipɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz ɪn pleɪs ðət ˈdɛməˌkræts juzd. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ˈɪsə ənd ˈkəmɪŋz hæv hɛdz ˈoʊvər ˈɔfəs speɪs, əˈməŋ ˈəðər θɪŋz. ˈɪsə həz sɛd ðət ðə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəns wɪʧ əˈkərd wɪn hi wɑz stɪl ˈræŋkɪŋ ˈmɛmbər ˌbiˈfɔr ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz əˈfɪʃəli tʊk kənˈtroʊl əv ðə haʊs ðɪs mənθ ɪz ˈpraɪvət bət wɪl bi meɪd ˈpəblɪkli əˈveɪləbəl ɪn səm fɔrm ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈhirɪŋ. ˈkəmɪŋz həz ˈkaʊnərd ðət ɪt ɪz ən əˈfɪʃəl kəˈmɪti rɪkˈwɛst fər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd ʃʊd hæv ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ʃɛrd wɪθ hi ənd ˈəðər ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈəndər haʊs rulz. kəˈmɪti ˈrɛkərdz ɪz nɑt ˈoʊnli ə vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv haʊs rulz, bət ə weɪst əv taɪm ðət kʊd hæv bɪn əˈvɔɪdɪd wɪθ ðə sˈmɔləst dɪˈgri əv baɪˈpɑrtɪzən cooperation,”*,” ˈkəmɪŋz sɛd. ðə goʊl baɪ ˈɪsə ɪz tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈprɑməs θru ðə 2009 ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈstɪmjələs bɪl ənd ˈəðər ˈmɛʒərz tɪ kriˈeɪt ʤɑbz. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ˈɪsə ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ hɪz kju frəm ənd ə vɔɪs tɪ ə ˈkɔrəs əv ˈlɑrʤli dɪsˈgrənəld ˈɪndəstri grups ənd ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət hæv kəˈlɛktɪvli groʊnd əˈbaʊt ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈpaɪˌplaɪn ənd ɔn ðə bʊks. ə treɪd ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən wɪθ ˈmɛmbərz ðət məst kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ðə ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri steɪt, aɪ æsk fər jʊr əˈsɪstəns ɪn aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ənd prəˈpoʊzd ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ðət hæv ˈnɛgətɪvli ˌɪmˈpæktɪd ʤɑb groʊθ ɪn jʊr members’*’ industry,”*,” ˈɪsə roʊt ɪn ə dɛk. 8 ˈlɛtər tɪ næm. ““additionally*, səˈʤɛsʧənz ɔn rɪˈfɔrmɪŋ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ənd ðə ˈrulˌmeɪkɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs wʊd bi appreciated.”*.” stæf dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə ˈrɛkərd fər ðɪs ˈstɔri. |
john mcclain of the houston chronicle reports that the texans are targeting receiver free agents like randall cobb, jeremy maclin, and torrey smith.
adam caplan suggested earlier in the day that the texans were a team to keep an eye on for smith.
mcclain mentions that houston is looking to replace veteran andre johnson, who is expected to be traded or released in the coming days.
the texans are reportedly be aggressive out of the gate as already locked up derek newton to a five-year contract and are believed to be talking to their other free agents.
cobb, 24, caught 91 passes for yards receiving and 12 touchdowns. he also contributed as the punt this year. pro football focus has him rated as the no. 9 wide receiver out of 110 qualifying players.
smith, 25, caught 49 passes for 767 yards and a career best 11 touchdowns. pro football focus has smith rated as the no. 37 receiver out of 110 qualifying players.
maclin, 26, caught 85 passes for yards receiving and 10 touchdowns over the course of 16 games. pro football focus has him rated as the no. 14 receiver out of 110 qualifying players.
we have all three players listed in our top 100 free agents list. | ʤɑn məˈkleɪn əv ðə ˈhjustən ˈkrɑnɪkəl rɪˈpɔrts ðət ðə ˈtɛksənz ər ˈtɑrgətɪŋ rɪˈsivər fri ˈeɪʤənts laɪk ˈrændəl kɑb, ˈʤɛrəˌmi ˈmæklən, ənd ˈtɔri smɪθ. ˈædəm ˈkæplən səˈʤɛstɪd ˈərliər ɪn ðə deɪ ðət ðə ˈtɛksənz wər ə tim tɪ kip ən aɪ ɔn fər smɪθ. məˈkleɪn ˈmɛnʃənz ðət ˈhjustən ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ˈvɛtərən ˈɑnˌdreɪ ˈʤɑnsən, hu ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi ˈtreɪdɪd ər riˈlist ɪn ðə ˈkəmɪŋ deɪz. ðə ˈtɛksənz ər rɪˈpɔrtədli bi əˈgrɛsɪv aʊt əv ðə geɪt ɛz ɔˈrɛdi lɑkt əp ˈdɛrɪk ˈnutən tɪ ə ˈfaɪvˌjɪr ˈkɑnˌtrækt ənd ər bɪˈlivd tɪ bi ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ðɛr ˈəðər fri ˈeɪʤənts. kɑb, 24 kɔt 91 ˈpæsɪz fər jɑrdz rɪˈsivɪŋ ənd 12 ˈtəʧˌdaʊnz. hi ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈtrɪbjutɪd ɛz ðə pənt ðɪs jɪr. proʊ ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈfoʊkɪs həz ɪm ˈreɪtɪd ɛz ðə noʊ. 9 waɪd rɪˈsivər aʊt əv 110 kˈwɑləˌfaɪɪŋ pleɪərz. smɪθ, 25 kɔt 49 ˈpæsɪz fər 767 jɑrdz ənd ə kərɪr bɛst 11 ˈtəʧˌdaʊnz. proʊ ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈfoʊkɪs həz smɪθ ˈreɪtɪd ɛz ðə noʊ. 37 rɪˈsivər aʊt əv 110 kˈwɑləˌfaɪɪŋ pleɪərz. ˈmæklən, 26 kɔt 85 ˈpæsɪz fər jɑrdz rɪˈsivɪŋ ənd 10 ˈtəʧˌdaʊnz ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv 16 geɪmz. proʊ ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈfoʊkɪs həz ɪm ˈreɪtɪd ɛz ðə noʊ. 14 rɪˈsivər aʊt əv 110 kˈwɑləˌfaɪɪŋ pleɪərz. wi hæv ɔl θri pleɪərz ˈlɪstɪd ɪn ɑr tɔp 100 fri ˈeɪʤənts lɪst. |
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latest and greatest on a recent trip to china, our fearless leader encountered a very special mobile device. it has a shape like none other, it's in a weight class of its own, and it has a camera and flashlight that you normally wouldn't find on a cellphone. on top of all that, it's solid like a... well... like a brick. and as we took it apart we were greeted by all kinds of surprises! join me as i find out what technology is hidden within this mighty chunk of phone!
"features" and "accessories" before we tear into this beauty, let's take a moment to explore the bells and whistles. the box advertises large "streo" speakers and a strong flashlight that "can as 30 meters." not only that, but it multi-languagse," and, most importantly of all: " sbook." pop open the box and you're presented with the following: on the left, you'll notice this phone comes with its own very sporty headset. featuring two hard plastic earbuds, something vaguely microphone shaped and a protrusion. whereas many phones would try to squeeze all of this functionality through a useless audio jack, the rather cleverly a connector. you may be thinking, at this point, "if that port is for the headset then how do i charge it?" no worries! provided you have access to a wall outlet and the proper adapters for your country, the included charger fits snugly into the tiny barrel jack connector just above the port. and finally we come to the phone: i can hear you. you're saying, "please tell me that's a massive, but somewhat dim, led flashlight." oh, you're darn skippy it is. and turning it on is as easy as pressing the "unique flashlight push switch" into the on position or, one imagines, leaving the phone in your purse or pocket. just below that, you'll notice a-a charging port. not so you can charge the phone but so that the phone can charge other things... not a bad trick if you have the battery to back it up. speaking of which, let's have a look at that battery: sliding off the back cover, you notice that the battery is a massive brick. you're quickly distracted, however, by the strange mess underneath: oh yes. two sim card slots and one storage slot. this is a spy phone, for sure, just like 007 might carry. but finally i think it's time to get to the important part: the operating system. okay, it isn't without its quirks but a little bit of exploration will turn up the games directory: the phone comes with only one game, because you only need one game. and that game is... well, i don't really know what it's called or how to play it. it features a panda that doesn't like bugs one single bit: okay, enough of this. there must be more to this phone and the only way to find out is to get it open!
heavyweight chump the first thing that you'll notice when you pick up an is the immense weight. this phone feels solid, and parts of it really are. but where is all of that weight coming from? let's find out: as you can see, the phone and battery together weight a whopping ounces. by comparison, the iphone in its entirety weighs only ounces. perhaps this weight discrepancy can be explained by the massive "8000 mah" battery brick: uh... hmm... let's start pulling the phone apart then and see if maybe the unusually large and capable flashlight is responsible for the added mass: well it isn't in there... but wait that only leaves one place that the weight could be hiding... that's right. the front panel of the is cast from pot metal and weighs, on its own, a quarter of an ounce more than the iphone. this isn't looking good. in fact, now that i think about it that battery seems really light. what was the capacity on that thing? well, it says at but i've handled quite a few batteries and i just don't see that being true. normally, i wouldn't advise tearing into a cellphone battery but i had a really good feeling that as soon as the sticker was torn away i might be presented with... well... this: that's an 18650! it's a common cylindrical battery, it is indeed rechargeable, but it packs only 2000mah. that's less than a quarter of the advertised capacity. close enough. let's dig a little deeper, this is getting interesting...
the naughty bits now that we know the dumb bit on the right is much much heavier than the smart bit on the left, let's find out just how smart that "smart bit" is. after a few wires, the main board of the phone frees itself from the frame without much trouble. you'll notice that the main board is wired to all sorts of things including the antenna, the flashlight and the charging port using some flimsy bits of wire. it's worth mentioning at this point that the flashlight is really just an led with some material behind it wired directly to the power rail through a slide switch. if this is the speaker that the box brags about then the box is half right. it's a 'large speakers' but it is most definitely not a speakers.' let's flip it and check out the keypad. that's definitely a pretty standard keypad, but wait a second... what's this underneath? what the heck? it's a secret keypad. i told you this was some kind of spy phone. i'm assuming what happened is that the fine folks at mobile bought a bunch of phone boards and a bunch of rubber keypads but they weren't compatible... so they had to stuff in another board to match them up. so... there's a sticker. i was really hoping it would hold some clues for me but i don't know how to decipher this at all. this is of the board, though, so there must have been one worse. that's progress of a sort.
bag of chips i guess we've seen the dirty truth, but we can't know the whole story until we get a handful ofs. let's start looking for part numbers: found one! the on this camera module turned up the for an image sensor called the. an image sensor that must be in demand these days with its whopping pixel resolution. that's a small fraction of a megapixel! ah ha! the brains of the operation! both of the pictured above are made by the same company: microelectronics. this is the first time i've ever had trouble searching for a because the part number brought back more forums than anything. forums full of people trying to get tools and to reprogram the chips in order to make cheap phones and clone imeis. apparently, the8851c is a very popular controller in these inexpensive chinese cellphones. and why wouldn't it be? integrated flash on chip, camera interface, keypad scanner, integrated transceiver... in a way, this thing is the phone. the only component that doesn't seem to be integrated? the module. that's where the6625 steps in. okay, we kind of get how the phone works now but let's revisit the battery. truth be told, that 18650 wasn't the only thing in the battery enclosure. i also found this: a board containing a pair of battery protection: the, which protects multiple cells from overcharge, and over-current. and the which seems to do exactly the same thing only for a single cell... which this is. this leads me to believe that the battery board is used in multiple batteries, you'd probably find the same board in 40% of batteries in china. | favorited* ˈfeɪvərɪt 2 ˈleɪtəst ənd ˈgreɪtəst ɔn ə ˈrisənt trɪp tɪ ˈʧaɪnə, ɑr ˈfɪrləs ˈlidər ɪnˈkaʊnərd ə ˈvɛri ˈspɛʃəl ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈvaɪs. ɪt həz ə ʃeɪp laɪk nən ˈəðər, ɪts ɪn ə weɪt klæs əv ɪts oʊn, ənd ɪt həz ə ˈkæmərə ənd ˈflæʃˌlaɪt ðət ju ˈnɔrməli ˈwʊdənt faɪnd ɔn ə ˈsɛlfoʊn. ɔn tɔp əv ɔl ðət, ɪts ˈsɑləd laɪk ə... wɛl... laɪk ə brɪk. ənd ɛz wi tʊk ɪt əˈpɑrt wi wər ˈgritɪd baɪ ɔl kaɪnz əv səˈpraɪzɪz! ʤɔɪn mi ɛz aɪ faɪnd aʊt wət tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪz ˈhɪdən wɪˈθɪn ðɪs ˈmaɪti ʧəŋk əv foʊn! "ˈfiʧərz" ənd "ækˈsɛsəriz" ˌbiˈfɔr wi tɪr ˈɪntu ðɪs ˈbjuti, lɛts teɪk ə ˈmoʊmənt tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ðə bɛlz ənd ˈwɪsəlz. ðə bɑks ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪz lɑrʤ "streo*" ˈspikərz ənd ə strɔŋ ˈflæʃˌlaɪt ðət "kən ɛz 30 ˈmitərz." nɑt ˈoʊnli ðət, bət ɪt multi-languagse*," ənd, moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli əv ɔl: sbook*." pɑp ˈoʊpən ðə bɑks ənd jʊr pərˈzɛnəd wɪθ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: ɔn ðə lɛft, jul ˈnoʊtɪs ðɪs foʊn kəmz wɪθ ɪts oʊn ˈvɛri ˈspɔrti ˈhɛdˌsɛt. ˈfiʧərɪŋ tu hɑrd ˈplæstɪk earbuds*, ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈveɪgli ˈmaɪkrəˌfoʊn ʃeɪpt ənd ə protrusion*. wɛˈræz ˈmɛni foʊnz wʊd traɪ tɪ skwiz ɔl əv ðɪs ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti θru ə ˈjusləs ˈɑdiˌoʊ ʤæk, ðə ˈrəðər ˈklɛvərli ə kəˈnɛktər. ju meɪ bi ˈθɪŋkɪŋ, æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, "ɪf ðət pɔrt ɪz fər ðə ˈhɛdˌsɛt ðɛn haʊ du aɪ ʧɑrʤ ɪt?" noʊ ˈwəriz! prəˈvaɪdɪd ju hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ə wɔl ˈaʊˌtlɛt ənd ðə ˈprɑpər əˈdæptərz fər jʊr ˈkəntri, ðə ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈʧɑrʤər fɪts sˈnəgli ˈɪntu ðə ˈtaɪni ˈbɛrəl ʤæk kəˈnɛktər ʤɪst əˈbəv ðə pɔrt. ənd ˈfaɪnəli wi kəm tɪ ðə foʊn: aɪ kən hir ju. jʊr seɪɪŋ, "pliz tɛl mi ðæts ə ˈmæsɪv, bət ˈsəmˈwət dɪm, lɛd ˈflæʃˌlaɪt." oʊ, jʊr dɑrn ˈskɪpi ɪt ɪz. ənd ˈtərnɪŋ ɪt ɔn ɪz ɛz ˈizi ɛz ˈprɛsɪŋ ðə "juˈnik ˈflæʃˌlaɪt pʊʃ swɪʧ" ˈɪntu ðə ɔn pəˈzɪʃən ər, wən ˌɪˈmæʤənz, ˈlivɪŋ ðə foʊn ɪn jʊr pərs ər ˈpɑkət. ʤɪst bɪˈloʊ ðət, jul ˈnoʊtɪs ə ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ pɔrt. nɑt soʊ ju kən ʧɑrʤ ðə foʊn bət soʊ ðət ðə foʊn kən ʧɑrʤ ˈəðər θɪŋz... nɑt ə bæd trɪk ɪf ju hæv ðə ˈbætəri tɪ bæk ɪt əp. ˈspikɪŋ əv wɪʧ, lɛts hæv ə lʊk æt ðət ˈbætəri: sˈlaɪdɪŋ ɔf ðə bæk ˈkəvər, ju ˈnoʊtɪs ðət ðə ˈbætəri ɪz ə ˈmæsɪv brɪk. jʊr kˈwɪkli dɪˈstræktɪd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, baɪ ðə streɪnʤ mɛs ˌəndərˈniθ: oʊ jɛs. tu sɪm kɑrd slɑts ənd wən ˈstɔrɪʤ slɑt. ðɪs ɪz ə spaɪ foʊn, fər ʃʊr, ʤɪst laɪk 007 maɪt ˈkɛri. bət ˈfaɪnəli aɪ θɪŋk ɪts taɪm tɪ gɪt tɪ ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pɑrt: ðə ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm. ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ɪt ˈɪzənt wɪˈθaʊt ɪts kwərks bət ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən wɪl tərn əp ðə geɪmz dɪˈrɛktəri: ðə foʊn kəmz wɪθ ˈoʊnli wən geɪm, bɪˈkəz ju ˈoʊnli nid wən geɪm. ənd ðət geɪm ɪz... wɛl, aɪ doʊnt ˈrɪli noʊ wət ɪts kɔld ər haʊ tɪ pleɪ ɪt. ɪt ˈfiʧərz ə ˈpændə ðət ˈdəzənt laɪk bəgz wən ˈsɪŋgəl bɪt: ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ɪˈnəf əv ðɪs. ðɛr məst bi mɔr tɪ ðɪs foʊn ənd ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ tɪ faɪnd aʊt ɪz tɪ gɪt ɪt ˈoʊpən! ˈhɛviˌweɪt ʧəmp ðə fərst θɪŋ ðət jul ˈnoʊtɪs wɪn ju pɪk əp ən ɪz ðə ˌɪˈmɛns weɪt. ðɪs foʊn filz ˈsɑləd, ənd pɑrts əv ɪt ˈrɪli ər. bət wɛr ɪz ɔl əv ðət weɪt ˈkəmɪŋ frəm? lɛts faɪnd aʊt: ɛz ju kən si, ðə foʊn ənd ˈbætəri təˈgɛðər weɪt ə ˈwɑpɪŋ ˈaʊnsɪz. baɪ kəmˈpɛrəsən, ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn ɪn ɪts ɪnˈtaɪərti weɪz ˈoʊnli ˈaʊnsɪz. pərˈhæps ðɪs weɪt dɪˈskrɛpənsi kən bi ɪkˈspleɪnd baɪ ðə ˈmæsɪv 8000 mɑ" ˈbætəri brɪk: ə... həm... lɛts stɑrt ˈpʊlɪŋ ðə foʊn əˈpɑrt ðɛn ənd si ɪf ˈmeɪbi ðə ənˈjuˌʒuəli lɑrʤ ənd ˈkeɪpəbəl ˈflæʃˌlaɪt ɪz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə ˈædɪd mæs: wɛl ɪt ˈɪzənt ɪn ðɛr... bət weɪt ðət ˈoʊnli livz wən pleɪs ðət ðə weɪt kʊd bi ˈhaɪdɪŋ... ðæts raɪt. ðə frənt ˈpænəl əv ðə ɪz kæst frəm pɑt ˈmɛtəl ənd weɪz, ɔn ɪts oʊn, ə kˈwɔrtər əv ən aʊns mɔr ðən ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn. ðɪs ˈɪzənt ˈlʊkɪŋ gʊd. ɪn fækt, naʊ ðət aɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɪt ðət ˈbætəri simz ˈrɪli laɪt. wət wɑz ðə kəˈpæsɪti ɔn ðət θɪŋ? wɛl, ɪt sɪz æt bət aɪv ˈhændəld kwaɪt ə fju ˈbætəriz ənd aɪ ʤɪst doʊnt si ðət biɪŋ tru. ˈnɔrməli, aɪ ˈwʊdənt ədˈvaɪz ˈtɪrɪŋ ˈɪntu ə ˈsɛlfoʊn ˈbætəri bət aɪ hæd ə ˈrɪli gʊd ˈfilɪŋ ðət ɛz sun ɛz ðə ˈstɪkər wɑz tɔrn əˈweɪ aɪ maɪt bi pərˈzɛnəd wɪθ... wɛl... ðɪs: ðæts ən 18650 ɪts ə ˈkɑmən sɪˈlɪndrɪkəl ˈbætəri, ɪt ɪz ˌɪnˈdid riˈʧɑrʤəbəl, bət ɪt pæks ˈoʊnli 2000mah*. ðæts lɛs ðən ə kˈwɔrtər əv ðə ˌædvərˈtaɪzd kəˈpæsɪti. kloʊz ɪˈnəf. lɛts dɪg ə ˈlɪtəl ˈdipər, ðɪs ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ... ðə ˈnɔti bɪts naʊ ðət wi noʊ ðə dəm bɪt ɔn ðə raɪt ɪz məʧ məʧ ˈhɛviər ðən ðə smɑrt bɪt ɔn ðə lɛft, lɛts faɪnd aʊt ʤɪst haʊ smɑrt ðət "smɑrt bɪt" ɪz. ˈæftər ə fju waɪərz, ðə meɪn bɔrd əv ðə foʊn friz ˌɪtˈsɛlf frəm ðə freɪm wɪˈθaʊt məʧ ˈtrəbəl. jul ˈnoʊtɪs ðət ðə meɪn bɔrd ɪz waɪərd tɪ ɔl sɔrts əv θɪŋz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ænˈtɛnə, ðə ˈflæʃˌlaɪt ənd ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ pɔrt ˈjuzɪŋ səm ˈflɪmzi bɪts əv waɪər. ɪts wərθ ˈmɛnʃənɪŋ æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ðət ðə ˈflæʃˌlaɪt ɪz ˈrɪli ʤɪst ən lɛd wɪθ səm məˈtɪriəl bɪˈhaɪnd ɪt waɪərd dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ðə paʊər reɪl θru ə slaɪd swɪʧ. ɪf ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈspikər ðət ðə bɑks brægz əˈbaʊt ðɛn ðə bɑks ɪz hæf raɪt. ɪts ə 'lɑrʤ ˈspikərz' bət ɪt ɪz moʊst ˈdɛfənətli nɑt ə ˈspikərz.' lɛts flɪp ɪt ənd ʧɛk aʊt ðə ˈkiˌpæd. ðæts ˈdɛfənətli ə ˈprɪti ˈstændərd ˈkiˌpæd, bət weɪt ə ˈsɛkənd... wəts ðɪs ˌəndərˈniθ? wət ðə hɛk? ɪts ə ˈsikrɪt ˈkiˌpæd. aɪ toʊld ju ðɪs wɑz səm kaɪnd əv spaɪ foʊn. əm əˈsumɪŋ wət ˈhæpənd ɪz ðət ðə faɪn foʊks æt ˈmoʊbəl bɔt ə bənʧ əv foʊn bɔrdz ənd ə bənʧ əv ˈrəbər ˈkiˌpædz bət ðeɪ wərənt kəmˈpætəbəl... soʊ ðeɪ hæd tɪ stəf ɪn əˈnəðər bɔrd tɪ mæʧ ðɛm əp. soʊ... ðɛrz ə ˈstɪkər. aɪ wɑz ˈrɪli ˈhoʊpɪŋ ɪt wʊd hoʊld səm kluz fər mi bət aɪ doʊnt noʊ haʊ tɪ dɪˈsaɪfər ðɪs æt ɔl. ðɪs ɪz əv ðə bɔrd, ðoʊ, soʊ ðɛr məst hæv bɪn wən wərs. ðæts ˈprɑˌgrɛs əv ə sɔrt. bæg əv ʧɪps aɪ gɛs wiv sin ðə ˈdərti truθ, bət wi kænt noʊ ðə hoʊl ˈstɔri ənˈtɪl wi gɪt ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv datasheets*. lɛts stɑrt ˈlʊkɪŋ fər pɑrt ˈnəmbərz: faʊnd wən! ðə ɔn ðɪs ˈkæmərə ˈmɑʤul tərnd əp ðə fər ən ˈɪmɪʤ ˈsɛnsər kɔld ðə ən ˈɪmɪʤ ˈsɛnsər ðət məst bi ɪn dɪˈmænd ðiz deɪz wɪθ ɪts ˈwɑpɪŋ ˈpɪksəl ˌrɛzəˈluʃən. ðæts ə smɔl ˈfrækʃən əv ə megapixel*! ɑ hɑ! ðə breɪnz əv ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən! boʊθ əv ðə ˈpɪkʧərd əˈbəv ər meɪd baɪ ðə seɪm ˈkəmpəˌni: ˌmaɪkroʊɪlɛkˈtrɑnɪks. ðɪs ɪz ðə fərst taɪm aɪv ˈɛvər hæd ˈtrəbəl ˈsərʧɪŋ fər ə bɪˈkəz ðə pɑrt ˈnəmbər brɔt bæk mɔr ˈfɔrəmz ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. ˈfɔrəmz fʊl əv ˈpipəl traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt tulz ənd tɪ riˈproʊˌgræm ðə ʧɪps ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ meɪk ʧip foʊnz ənd kloʊn imeis*. əˈpɛrəntli, ðə ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈpɑpjələr kənˈtroʊlər ɪn ðiz ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv ʧaɪˈniz ˈsɛlˌfoʊnz. ənd waɪ ˈwʊdənt ɪt bi? ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd flæʃ ɔn ʧɪp, ˈkæmərə ˈɪnərˌfeɪs, ˈkiˌpæd ˈskænər, ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd transceiver*... ɪn ə weɪ, ðɪs θɪŋ ɪz ðə foʊn. ðə ˈoʊnli kəmˈpoʊnənt ðət ˈdəzənt sim tɪ bi ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd? ðə ˈmɑʤul. ðæts wɛr ðə stɛps ɪn. ˌoʊˈkeɪ, wi kaɪnd əv gɪt haʊ ðə foʊn wərks naʊ bət lɛts riˈvɪzɪt ðə ˈbætəri. truθ bi toʊld, ðət 18650 ˈwəzənt ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈbætəri ɪnˈkloʊʒər. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ faʊnd ðɪs: ə bɔrd kənˈteɪnɪŋ ə pɛr əv ˈbætəri prəˈtɛkʃən: ðə wɪʧ prəˈtɛkts ˈməltəpəl sɛlz frəm ˈoʊvərˌʧɑrʤ, ənd over-current*. ənd ðə wɪʧ simz tɪ du ɪgˈzæktli ðə seɪm θɪŋ ˈoʊnli fər ə ˈsɪŋgəl sɛl... wɪʧ ðɪs ɪz. ðɪs lidz mi tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðə ˈbætəri bɔrd ɪz juzd ɪn ˈməltəpəl ˈbætəriz, jʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli faɪnd ðə seɪm bɔrd ɪn 40 əv ˈbætəriz ɪn ˈʧaɪnə. |
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at over a million miles per hour. but be troubled. they smash (except in reactors). neutrinos and possibly “god particles” from the mingled dwarf galaxy are passing right through your body every fbi recently launched an online document archive they call “the vault.” inside those is a memo written by guy hottel, special agent in charge of the washington field office, to the fbi director on march 22, 1950, concerning flying saucers. with this file the fbi ostensibly admitted out of the blue that aliens are here. aggravated by the hollywood thrill of technological innovation and the savvy of german rocket discipline, some folks frankly think the of nazi germany may have been an alien double-cross. even so, before we get to that explanation look at the quandary of political forensic investigators lately claim to have stumbled upon an “illuminati family album.” masked as a conservative germanic family circle, it is allegedly a fictitious household to conceal the identities of ardent nazi scientists who were brought to america through project was the formal recruitment of german space scientists and their families into the united states at the end of the second world war through an ambiguity of the witness protection program. they were given new witness protection program provides for the relocation and protection of a witness or potential witness of the federal or state government in an official proceeding concerning serious offenses. witnesses and their families typically get new identities with authentic documentation. housing, subsistence for basic living expenses, and medical care are provided to the undercover is disguising one's own identity or using an assumed identity for the purpose of gaining information or evidence. traditionally it is a technique employed by law enforcement agencies around the world. a person who works in such a role is commonly referred to as an undercover 1967, during the six day war, scientists allegedly supplied israel with ballistic missiles designed by former nazi rocket engineer von braun and helped the mossad intelligence agency to the israeli special forces. they boldly infiltrated every vulnerable rank in the israeli military and government just as they did in the us when they were brought there under operation. another alleged goal was to increase or "living space" and to make certain that the most influential jews continued to be secular and of germanic rumor has it, diverse members of the so-called family are talented undercover tv actors who appear in mock witness protection news broadcasts to public opinion. as said by a few exploratory sources, the succeeding generation of this homespun organization is divided on allegiance at this point in time. some have purportedly taken up various covert identities to argue for or against their own hegemony. the junior presumably consist of politicians, well-known celebrities, and guardians of society. the founder or patriarch of the family circle was said to be josef mengele, escaped german officer and physician of the nazi concentration camp auschwitz, also known as the angel of being told that your “in vitro” grandfather was the ghastly doctor mengele. his wicked twin experiments to alter eye colors and genetically produce a unique master race were sinister enough. perhaps less known was his involvement with the hermaphrodite, a person having both male and female reproductive organs. medical study discovered genetic gradients of extent in both genders that led to the possibility of sex change is used these days for various cosmetic and medical procedures. it is a protein produced by the bacterium. it relaxes muscles and transforms facial it was available to the public for special cosmetic procedures, the “botulinum mask” was a restricted technique used by government and law enforcement agencies to temporarily disguise their agents’ undercover agent was calibrated a mask with holes precisely where the surface effects were desired. saturating exact protein amounts into the skin through the holes would generate a disguise that could be repeatedly reproduced. the protein shape shifting effects typically disappeared after a few days (or weeks) and the face returned to its normal the and early journalists occasionally discussed the shifting face of soviet leader leonid brezhnev. while plastic surgery generally takes months to set right, his countenance appeared to alter more recent times, independent investigator ed (dallasgoldbug) in texas has carried out composite studies based on the of the human ear. even though identification is nowadays considered more accurate than fingerprints, ed’s photographic studies of politicians and well-known celebrities have shocked and even outraged many of his viewers. take for example the confusing link between the late steve jobs of apple inc. and special agent john has also spread an uncommon view concerning chief negotiators of the new world order. maurice "hank" greenberg is an american industry executive. he is former chairman of american international group (aig) and is ranked among the world's richest individuals. herman van is a belgian policy-maker. he is the first long-term (un-elected) president of the european council and commands the armed forces of the european union. the bureaucratic contacts sandwiched between the desks of greenberg and are high up. the reserved likeness is modern myth tells of undercover agents using assumed or stolen identities and applying specialized cosmetic disguise techniques. it speaks of and hibernation, and miracle drugs with longevity therapies granting senior citizens youthful it also gives an inkling of jump rooms, quantum entanglement and teleportation. the project purportedly was a twin soul of the philadelphia experiment that unlocked a space-time vortex from the to the. it was said to be a series of secret united states government projects conducted at camp hero or air force base near new york people have come forward describing fragmented memories of a lifetime conveyed between the second world war and some forty years later. throughout that experience, they felt being observed and evaluated, perhaps by an alien dwarf galaxy merging with the milky way galaxy may function similar to a parasite or foreign body in an organism. at the level, the mix or boundary condition of two galaxies merging together produces a state of quantum. this disorder in a living organism appears as biological entropy and displays general symptoms of in a dwarf galaxy could abide by rules far different from our own. the area may possibly even appear unlawful to us and would therefore need to be concealed. the evolution of a dwarf galaxy could be based on severe efficiency principles that seem problematical or immoral to at cambridge university have reported that our frequent missile launches have perforated the atmosphere and that might allow microorganisms to shuttle to the earth. sickness from space could be trying to find human containers. it might also shuttle through a quantum jump room or space-time vortex. ridley “chestburster” may seem to be a medieval reptilian demon, but some uncommon tropical parasitic infections could actually prove to be diseases from outer space. valiant thor was said to be an alien gentleman who visited the pentagon in in a dwarf galaxy could be so devoted to exigency that it seeks to redesign genes according to its own family terms and recycle the remains of its rivals as industrial lubricants. on june 5, 1944, united states army general george s. patton made a stark assertion to his troops that the industrial revolution had decayed into an craze that uses blood and guts to grease the wheels of many people, the hollywood role with actor george c. scott is the distinct face of general patton. but he was in point of fact the matching image of us vice president joe biden. there is an incidental ghost story to this george patton was reportedly killed in an automobile accident (hit by a truck) at the end of the second world war. one that same day, his daughter had a dream of him in full uniform sitting in front of a window. his other daughter was awakened by a phone call at night. she heard his voice saying: “are you all right?” then the line was cut wife and daughter of united states vice president joe biden were killed in an automobile accident (hit by a truck) in 1972. “i had not known i was capable of such rage... i felt god had played a horrible trick on me.” he once said he considered the violence against women act the single most significant legislation that he in the dwarf galaxy could be so overbearing that its leaders gather myriad bodies in underground caverns and recycle them into manufactured fat. trains pass behind barricades. withered prisoners talk about a lone individual in their midst as the messiah. the one of israel the leaders want to recognize. at the edge of a galactic merger, an atomic particle can be in two galaxies at general george patton have dared to go through the space-time vortex of the project? did the spirit of “old blood & guts” transport forty years into the future to overpower the fourth to the mayan calendar, the dwarf galaxy will pull out of the station on friday, december 21, 2012, at a.m. the casimir effect will snap out, and quantum vacuum fluctuations will displace the net force with massive solar mayan calendar is said to be more accurate than the gregorian calendar. there is no need for the concept of a leap year in the mayan calendar system. it would be rather impolite to allow the passengers of a dwarf galaxy to leave the station without their rightful baggage. disorder, entropy, disease, death… these possibly are the effects that technically belong to the reality of a dwarf course in the end we could allege that our resemblances are merely photographic coincidences. we could also make a case that disorder and disease are perfectly natural in the milky way galaxy. as natural as an mushroom beneath a twinkling sky. | ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkrɛdɪt: taɪm twɪnz ˈkɑləmnəst: ˈpitər ˈfoʊtɪs ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, 16 ˈɔgəst, 2012 9 ˈkɑmɛnts ˈkɑləmnəst: ˈɑrtɪkəl copyright©*© ˈpitər ˈfoʊtɪs ˌriprəˈdust wɪθ pərˈmɪʃən. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈfaʊndər mɑrk ˈzəkərˌbərg lʊks laɪk ə ˈpeɪnɪŋ əv ˈfɪlɪp iv*, kɪŋ əv speɪn ənd ˈpɔrʧəgəl ɪn ðə 1600s*. ˈhɑliˌwʊd stɑr ˈnɪkɔləs keɪʤ bɛrz ə ˈstraɪkɪŋ rɪˈzɛmbləns tɪ ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv ə mæn bɪˈlivd tɪ hæv lɪvd ɪn ˌtɛnəˈsi æt ðə taɪm əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɪvəl wɔr. ɪn ˈfoʊˌklɔr, ə ər walker”*” ɪz ðə ˈsaɪkɪk ˈdəbəl əv ə ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈpərsən. ɪz ɪt pərˈhæps ən ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən əv kloʊkt taɪm ˈtrævəl, ˌriɪnkɑrˈneɪʃən, ər ʤɪst ə ˈmæʧɪŋ əv ðə ˈspɪrɪtəd 2012 ˈkɔʃən ˈsɪmbəlz ɪz ðə ʧæns əv ə nu ˈplænət goʊɪŋ θru ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ɑr ˈsoʊlər ˈsɪstəm. ðə kənˈvɛnʃənəl prɛs riˈbəfs ˈɛvəri ˈplænət ɛks rɪˈpɔrt, bət ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ˈsaɪəntɪsts hæv sɛd sɪns ðə ðət ə ˌgrævɪˈteɪʃənəl ˈbɑdi dɪz ɪn fækt ˈlɪŋər bɪɔnd ðə ɛʤ əv ɑr ˈsoʊlər ˈsɪstəm ənd ɪt həz ə ˈmɛʒərəbəl ˈifɛkt ɔn ðə ˈaʊtər ˈplænəts. səm hæv kleɪmd ““nibiru”*” ɪz nɑt ə ˈplænət ˈæftər ɔl bət ə braʊn dwɔrf stɑr wɪθ ɪts oʊn ˈæktɪv ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˈsɪstəm. jɛt, ðə moʊst ˈaʊˌtlʊk (kənˈfərmd ɪn 1994 ɪz ðət ə dwɔrf ˈgæləksi ɪz ˈmərʤɪŋ wɪθ ɑr ˈmɪlki weɪ ˈgæləksi æt ˈoʊvər ə ˈmɪljən maɪəlz pər aʊər. bət bi ˈtrəbəld. ðeɪ smæʃ (ɪkˈsɛpt ɪn riˈæktərz). nuˈtrinoʊz ənd ˈpɑsəbli particles”*” frəm ðə ˈmɪŋgəld dwɔrf ˈgæləksi ər ˈpæsɪŋ raɪt θru jʊr ˈbɑdi ˈɛvəri ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈrisəntli lɔnʧt ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ˈɑrˌkaɪv ðeɪ kɔl vault.”*.” ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðoʊz ɪz ə ˈmɛˌmoʊ ˈrɪtən baɪ gaɪ ˈhɑtəl, ˈspɛʃəl ˈeɪʤənt ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən fild ˈɔfəs, tɪ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ dɪˈrɛktər ɔn mɑrʧ 22 1950 kənˈsərnɪŋ flaɪɪŋ ˈsɔsərz. wɪθ ðɪs faɪl ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ɑˈstɛnsəbli ədˈmɪtəd aʊt əv ðə blu ðət ˈeɪliənz ər hir. ˈægrəˌveɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈhɑliˌwʊd θrɪl əv ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ənd ðə ˈsævi əv ˈʤərmən ˈrɑkət ˈdɪsəplən, səm foʊks ˈfræŋkli θɪŋk ðə əv ˈnɑtsi ˈʤərməni meɪ hæv bɪn ən ˈeɪliən double-cross*. ˈivɪn soʊ, ˌbiˈfɔr wi gɪt tɪ ðət ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən lʊk æt ðə kˈwɑndəri əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ˈleɪtli kleɪm tɪ hæv ˈstəmbəld əˈpɑn ən ˈfæməli album.”*.” mæskt ɛz ə kənˈsərvətɪv ʤərˈmænɪk ˈfæməli ˈsərkəl, ɪt ɪz əˈlɛʤədli ə fɪkˈtɪʃəs ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld tɪ kənˈsil ðə aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz əv ˈɑrdənt ˈnɑtsi ˈsaɪəntɪsts hu wər brɔt tɪ əˈmɛrɪkə θru ˈprɑʤɛkt wɑz ðə ˈfɔrməl rɪˈkrutmənt əv ˈʤərmən speɪs ˈsaɪəntɪsts ənd ðɛr ˈfæməliz ˈɪntu ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈsɛkənd wərld wɔr θru ən ˌæmbɪˈgjuəti əv ðə ˈwɪtnəs prəˈtɛkʃən ˈproʊˌgræm. ðeɪ wər ˈgɪvɪn nu ˈwɪtnəs prəˈtɛkʃən ˈproʊˌgræm prəˈvaɪdz fər ðə ˌriˈloʊˈkeɪʃən ənd prəˈtɛkʃən əv ə ˈwɪtnəs ər pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈwɪtnəs əv ðə ˈfɛdərəl ər steɪt ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ən əˈfɪʃəl prəˈsidɪŋ kənˈsərnɪŋ ˈsɪriəs əˈfɛnsɪz. ˈwɪtnəsɪz ənd ðɛr ˈfæməliz ˈtɪpɪkəli gɪt nu aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz wɪθ əˈθɛnɪk ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən. ˈhaʊzɪŋ, səbˈsɪstəns fər ˈbeɪsɪk ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪkˈspɛnsɪz, ənd ˈmɛdɪkəl kɛr ər prəˈvaɪdɪd tɪ ðə ˌəndərˈkəvər ɪz dɪsˈgaɪzɪŋ wənz oʊn aɪˈdɛntəˌti ər ˈjuzɪŋ ən əˈsumd aɪˈdɛntəˌti fər ðə ˈpərpəs əv ˈgeɪnɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ər ˈɛvədəns. trəˈdɪʃənəli ɪt ɪz ə tɛkˈnik ɪmˈplɔɪd baɪ lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz əraʊnd ðə wərld. ə ˈpərsən hu wərks ɪn səʧ ə roʊl ɪz ˈkɑmənli rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz ən ˌəndərˈkəvər 1967 ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə sɪks deɪ wɔr, ˈsaɪəntɪsts əˈlɛʤədli səˈplaɪd ˈɪzriəl wɪθ bəˈlɪstɪk ˈmɪsəlz dɪˈzaɪnd baɪ ˈfɔrmər ˈnɑtsi ˈrɑkət ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr vɔn brɔn ənd hɛlpt ðə moʊˈsɑd ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsi tɪ ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈspɛʃəl ˈfɔrsɪz. ðeɪ ˈboʊldli ˈɪnfɪlˌtreɪtɪd ˈɛvəri ˈvəlnərəbəl ræŋk ɪn ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd ˈgəvərnmənt ʤɪst ɛz ðeɪ dɪd ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs wɪn ðeɪ wər brɔt ðɛr ˈəndər ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən. əˈnəðər əˈlɛʤd goʊl wɑz tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ər "ˈlɪvɪŋ speɪs" ənd tɪ meɪk ˈsərtən ðət ðə moʊst ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ʤuz kənˈtɪnjud tɪ bi ˈsɛkjələr ənd əv ʤərˈmænɪk ˈrumər həz ɪt, dɪˈvərs ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈfæməli ər ˈtæləntɪd ˌəndərˈkəvər ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈæktərz hu əˈpɪr ɪn mɑk ˈwɪtnəs prəˈtɛkʃən nuz ˈbrɔdˌkæsts tɪ ˈpəblɪk əˈpɪnjən. ɛz sɛd baɪ ə fju ɪkˈsplɔrəˌtɔri ˈsɔrsəz, ðə səkˈsidɪŋ ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ðɪs ˈhoʊmˌspən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ɪz dɪˈvaɪdɪd ɔn əˈliʤəns æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪn taɪm. səm hæv pərˈpɔrtɪˌdli ˈteɪkən əp ˈvɛriəs ˈkoʊvərt aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz tɪ ˈɑrgju fər ər əˈgɛnst ðɛr oʊn hiˈʤɛməni. ðə ˈʤunjər prɪˈzuməbli kənˈsɪst əv ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz, ˈwɛlˈnoʊn səˈlɛbrɪtiz, ənd ˈgɑrdiənz əv soʊˈsaɪɪti. ðə ˈfaʊndər ər ˈpeɪtriˌɑrk əv ðə ˈfæməli ˈsərkəl wɑz sɛd tɪ bi ˈʤoʊsəf ˈmɛŋgələ, ɪˈskeɪpt ˈʤərmən ˈɔfɪsər ənd fəˈzɪʃən əv ðə ˈnɑtsi ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən kæmp ˈɔʃwɪts, ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ðə ˈeɪnʤəl əv biɪŋ toʊld ðət jʊr vitro”*” ˈgrænˌfɑðər wɑz ðə ˈgæstli ˈdɔktər ˈmɛŋgələ. hɪz ˈwɪkəd twɪn ɪkˈspɛrəmənts tɪ ˈɔltər aɪ ˈkələrz ənd ʤəˈnɛtɪkli ˈproʊdus ə juˈnik ˈmæstər reɪs wər ˈsɪnɪstər ɪˈnəf. pərˈhæps lɛs noʊn wɑz hɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt wɪθ ðə hərˈmæfrəˌdaɪt, ə ˈpərsən ˈhævɪŋ boʊθ meɪl ənd ˈfiˌmeɪl ˌriprəˈdəktɪv ˈɔrgənz. ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈstədi dɪˈskəvərd ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˈgreɪdiənts əv ɪkˈstɛnt ɪn boʊθ ˈʤɛndərz ðət lɛd tɪ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv sɛks ʧeɪnʤ ɪz juzd ðiz deɪz fər ˈvɛriəs kɑzˈmɛtɪk ənd ˈmɛdɪkəl prəˈsiʤərz. ɪt ɪz ə ˈproʊˌtin prəˈdust baɪ ðə bækˈtɪriəm. ɪt rɪˈlæksɪz ˈməsəlz ənd trænsˈfɔrmz ˈfeɪʃəl ɪt wɑz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk fər ˈspɛʃəl kɑzˈmɛtɪk prəˈsiʤərz, ðə mask”*” wɑz ə riˈstrɪktɪd tɛkˈnik juzd baɪ ˈgəvərnmənt ənd lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz tɪ ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli dɪsˈgaɪz ðɛr agents’*’ ˌəndərˈkəvər ˈeɪʤənt wɑz ˈkæləˌbreɪtəd ə mæsk wɪθ hoʊlz prɪˈsaɪsli wɛr ðə ˈsərfəs ˈifɛkts wər dɪˈzaɪərd. ˈsæʧərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪgˈzækt ˈproʊˌtin əˈmaʊnts ˈɪntu ðə skɪn θru ðə hoʊlz wʊd ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ə dɪsˈgaɪz ðət kʊd bi rɪˈpitɪdli ˌriprəˈdust. ðə ˈproʊˌtin ʃeɪp ˈʃɪftɪŋ ˈifɛkts ˈtɪpɪkəli ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd ˈæftər ə fju deɪz (ər wiks) ənd ðə feɪs rɪˈtərnd tɪ ɪts ˈnɔrməl ðə ənd ˈərli ˈʤərnəlɪsts ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli dɪˈskəst ðə ˈʃɪftɪŋ feɪs əv ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈlidər ˈliənɪd ˈbrɛznɛf. waɪl ˈplæstɪk ˈsərʤəri ˈʤɛnərəli teɪks mənθs tɪ sɛt raɪt, hɪz ˈkaʊntənəns əˈpɪrd tɪ ˈɔltər mɔr ˈrisənt taɪmz, ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər ɛd (dallasgoldbug*) ɪn ˈtɛksəs həz ˈkɛrid aʊt kəmˈpɑzət ˈstədiz beɪst ɔn ðə əv ðə ˈjumən ɪr. ˈivɪn ðoʊ aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən ɪz ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz kənˈsɪdərd mɔr ˈækjərət ðən ˈfɪŋgərˌprɪnts, ɛd ˌfoʊtəˈgræfɪk ˈstədiz əv ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ənd ˈwɛlˈnoʊn səˈlɛbrɪtiz hæv ʃɑkt ənd ˈivɪn ˈaʊˌtreɪʤd ˈmɛni əv hɪz vjuərz. teɪk fər ɪgˈzæmpəl ðə kənfˈjuzɪŋ lɪŋk bɪtˈwin ðə leɪt stiv ʤɑbz əv ˈæpəl ɪŋk. ənd ˈspɛʃəl ˈeɪʤənt ʤɑn həz ˈɔlsoʊ sprɛd ən ənˈkɑmən vju kənˈsərnɪŋ ʧif nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtərz əv ðə nu wərld ˈɔrdər. ˈmɑrɪs "hæŋk" ˈgrinbərg ɪz ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɪndəstri ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv. hi ɪz ˈfɔrmər ˈʧɛrmən əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl grup (aig*) ənd ɪz ræŋkt əˈməŋ ðə wərldz ˈrɪʧəst ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz. ˈhərmən væn ɪz ə ˈbɛlʤən policy-maker*. hi ɪz ðə fərst ˈlɔŋˈtərm (un-elected*) ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkaʊnsəl ənd kəˈmændz ðə ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən. ðə ˌbjʊrəˈkrætɪk ˈkɑnˌtækts ˈsænˌwɪʧt bɪtˈwin ðə dɛsks əv ˈgrinbərg ənd ər haɪ əp. ðə rɪˈzərvd ˈlaɪknəs ɪz ˈmɑdərn mɪθ tɛlz əv ˌəndərˈkəvər ˈeɪʤənts ˈjuzɪŋ əˈsumd ər ˈstoʊlən aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz ənd əˈplaɪɪŋ ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd kɑzˈmɛtɪk dɪsˈgaɪz tɛkˈniks. ɪt spiks əv ənd ˌhaɪbərˈneɪʃən, ənd ˈmɪrəkəl drəgz wɪθ lɔnˈʤɛvəti ˈθɛrəpiz ˈgrænɪŋ ˈsinjər ˈsɪtɪzənz ˈjuθfəl ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ gɪvz ən ˈɪŋklɪŋ əv ʤəmp rumz, kˈwɑntəm ɪnˈtæŋgəlmənt ənd teleportation*. ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt pərˈpɔrtɪˌdli wɑz ə twɪn soʊl əv ðə ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ðət ənˈlɑkt ə ˈspeɪˌstaɪm ˈvɔrtɛks frəm ðə tɪ ðə. ɪt wɑz sɛd tɪ bi ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈsikrɪt juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈgəvərnmənt ˈprɑʤɛkts kənˈdəktəd æt kæmp ˈhɪroʊ ər ɛr fɔrs beɪs nɪr nu jɔrk ˈpipəl hæv kəm ˈfɔrwərd dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ˈfrægməntɪd ˈmɛməriz əv ə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm kənˈveɪd bɪtˈwin ðə ˈsɛkənd wərld wɔr ənd səm ˈfɔrti jɪrz ˈleɪtər. θruaʊt ðət ɪkˈspɪriəns, ðeɪ fɛlt biɪŋ əbˈzərvd ənd ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd, pərˈhæps baɪ ən ˈeɪliən dwɔrf ˈgæləksi ˈmərʤɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈmɪlki weɪ ˈgæləksi meɪ ˈfəŋkʃən ˈsɪmələr tɪ ə ˈpɛrəˌsaɪt ər ˈfɔrən ˈbɑdi ɪn ən ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəm. æt ðə ˈlɛvəl, ðə mɪks ər ˈbaʊndəri kənˈdɪʃən əv tu ˈgæləksiz ˈmərʤɪŋ təˈgɛðər prəˈdusɪz ə steɪt əv kˈwɑntəm. ðɪs dɪˈsɔrdər ɪn ə ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəm əˈpɪrz ɛz ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈɛntrəpi ənd dɪˈspleɪz ˈʤɛnərəl ˈsɪmptəmz əv ɪn ə dwɔrf ˈgæləksi kʊd əˈbaɪd baɪ rulz fɑr ˈdɪfərənt frəm ɑr oʊn. ðə ˈɛriə meɪ ˈpɑsəbli ˈivɪn əˈpɪr ənˈlɔfəl tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ənd wʊd ˈðɛrˌfɔr nid tɪ bi kənˈsild. ðə ˌɛvəˈluʃən əv ə dwɔrf ˈgæləksi kʊd bi beɪst ɔn səˈvɪr ɪˈfɪʃənsi ˈprɪnsəpəlz ðət sim ˌprɑbləˈmætɪkəl ər ˌɪˈmɔrəl tɪ æt ˈkeɪmbrɪʤ ˌjunəˈvərsəti hæv ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ɑr ˈfrikˌwɛnt ˈmɪsəl ˈlɔnʧɪz hæv ˈpərfərˌeɪtɪd ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr ənd ðət maɪt əˈlaʊ ˌmaɪkroʊˈɔrgəˌnɪzəmz tɪ ˈʃətəl tɪ ðə ərθ. ˈsɪknəs frəm speɪs kʊd bi traɪɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ˈjumən kənˈteɪnərz. ɪt maɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈʃətəl θru ə kˈwɑntəm ʤəmp rum ər ˈspeɪˌstaɪm ˈvɔrtɛks. ˈrɪdli ““chestburster”*” meɪ sim tɪ bi ə mɪˈdjivəl rɛpˈtɪljən ˈdimən, bət səm ənˈkɑmən ˈtrɑpɪkəl ˌpɛrəˈsɪtɪk ˌɪnˈfɛkʃənz kʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli pruv tɪ bi dɪˈzizɪz frəm ˈaʊtər speɪs. ˈvæljənt θɔr wɑz sɛd tɪ bi ən ˈeɪliən ˈʤɛnəlmən hu ˈvɪzɪtɪd ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ɪn ɪn ə dwɔrf ˈgæləksi kʊd bi soʊ dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ ˌɛkˈsɪʤənsi ðət ɪt siks tɪ ˌridɪˈzaɪn ʤinz əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ɪts oʊn ˈfæməli tərmz ənd riˈsaɪkəl ðə rɪˈmeɪnz əv ɪts ˈraɪvəlz ɛz ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈlubrɪkənts. ɔn ʤun 5 1944 juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈɑrmi ˈʤɛnərəl ʤɔrʤ ɛs. ˈpætən meɪd ə stɑrk əˈsərʃən tɪ hɪz trups ðət ðə ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˌrɛvəˈluʃən hæd dɪˈkeɪd ˈɪntu ən kreɪz ðət ˈjuzɪz bləd ənd gəts tɪ gris ðə wilz əv ˈmɛni ˈpipəl, ðə ˈhɑliˌwʊd roʊl wɪθ ˈæktər ʤɔrʤ si. skɑt ɪz ðə dɪˈstɪŋkt feɪs əv ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpætən. bət hi wɑz ɪn pɔɪnt əv fækt ðə ˈmæʧɪŋ ˈɪmɪʤ əv ˈjuˈɛs vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤoʊ ˈbaɪdən. ðɛr ɪz ən ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəl goʊst ˈstɔri tɪ ðɪs ʤɔrʤ ˈpætən wɑz rɪˈpɔrtədli kɪld ɪn ən ˌɔtəmoʊˈbil ˈæksədənt (hɪt baɪ ə trək) æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈsɛkənd wərld wɔr. wən ðət seɪm deɪ, hɪz ˈdɔtər hæd ə drim əv ɪm ɪn fʊl ˈjunəˌfɔrm ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn frənt əv ə ˈwɪndoʊ. hɪz ˈəðər ˈdɔtər wɑz əˈweɪkənd baɪ ə foʊn kɔl æt naɪt. ʃi hərd hɪz vɔɪs seɪɪŋ: ju ɔl right?”*?” ðɛn ðə laɪn wɑz kət waɪf ənd ˈdɔtər əv juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤoʊ ˈbaɪdən wər kɪld ɪn ən ˌɔtəmoʊˈbil ˈæksədənt (hɪt baɪ ə trək) ɪn 1972 hæd nɑt noʊn aɪ wɑz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv səʧ reɪʤ... aɪ fɛlt gɑd hæd pleɪd ə ˈhɔrəbəl trɪk ɔn me.”*.” hi wəns sɛd hi kənˈsɪdərd ðə ˈvaɪələns əˈgɛnst ˈwɪmən ækt ðə ˈsɪŋgəl moʊst sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ðət hi ɪn ðə dwɔrf ˈgæləksi kʊd bi soʊ ˈoʊvərˈbɛrɪŋ ðət ɪts ˈlidərz ˈgæðər ˈmɪriəd ˈbɑdiz ɪn ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ˈkævərnz ənd riˈsaɪkəl ðɛm ˈɪntu ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd fæt. treɪnz pæs bɪˈhaɪnd ˈbɛrəˌkeɪdz. ˈwɪðərd ˈprɪzənərz tɔk əˈbaʊt ə loʊn ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ɪn ðɛr mɪst ɛz ðə məˈsaɪə. ðə wən əv ˈɪzriəl ðə ˈlidərz wɔnt tɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz. æt ðə ɛʤ əv ə gəˈlæktɪk ˈmərʤər, ən əˈtɑmɪk ˈpɑrtɪkəl kən bi ɪn tu ˈgæləksiz æt ˈʤɛnərəl ʤɔrʤ ˈpætən hæv dɛrd tɪ goʊ θru ðə ˈspeɪˌstaɪm ˈvɔrtɛks əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt? dɪd ðə ˈspɪrɪt əv bləd guts”*” ˈtrænspɔrt ˈfɔrti jɪrz ˈɪntu ðə fˈjuʧər tɪ ˌoʊvərˈpaʊər ðə fɔrθ tɪ ðə maɪən ˈkæləndər, ðə dwɔrf ˈgæləksi wɪl pʊl aʊt əv ðə ˈsteɪʃən ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, dɪˈsɛmbər 21 2012 æt a.m*. ðə ˈkæsɪˌmir ˈifɛkt wɪl snæp aʊt, ənd kˈwɑntəm ˈvækjum ˌfləkʧuˈeɪʃənz wɪl dɪˈspleɪs ðə nɛt fɔrs wɪθ ˈmæsɪv ˈsoʊlər maɪən ˈkæləndər ɪz sɛd tɪ bi mɔr ˈækjərət ðən ðə grəˈgɔriən ˈkæləndər. ðɛr ɪz noʊ nid fər ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ə lip jɪr ɪn ðə maɪən ˈkæləndər ˈsɪstəm. ɪt wʊd bi ˈrəðər ˌɪmpəˈlaɪt tɪ əˈlaʊ ðə ˈpæsənʤərz əv ə dwɔrf ˈgæləksi tɪ liv ðə ˈsteɪʃən wɪˈθaʊt ðɛr ˈraɪtfəl ˈbægɪʤ. dɪˈsɔrdər, ˈɛntrəpi, dɪˈziz, death…*… ðiz ˈpɑsəbli ər ðə ˈifɛkts ðət ˈtɛknɪkəli bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ ðə ˌriˈæləˌti əv ə dwɔrf kɔrs ɪn ðə ɛnd wi kʊd əˈlɛʤ ðət ɑr riˈzɛmblənsəz ər ˈmɪrli ˌfoʊtəˈgræfɪk koʊˈɪnsədənsɪz. wi kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ meɪk ə keɪs ðət dɪˈsɔrdər ənd dɪˈziz ər ˈpərfəktli ˈnæʧərəl ɪn ðə ˈmɪlki weɪ ˈgæləksi. ɛz ˈnæʧərəl ɛz ən ˈməʃrum bɪˈniθ ə tˈwɪŋkəlɪŋ skaɪ. |
a federal judge has temporarily blocked the implementation of the "sanctuary cities" ban senate bill 4, a ruling that marks a major victory for opponents of the controversial law that has been a rallying cry for republican lawmakers across texas and the nation.
judge orlando ruling on wednesday will hold up the law from taking effect as it was set to do so on sept. 1. it puts in place a temporary injunction that would require a higher court to overturn in order for the implementation to be put back on track.
otherwise, 4 could remain in purgatory for months until the federal lawsuit clears court.
the back story: austin to sue state over 4 ban on ‘sanctuary cities’
gov. greg abbott vowed to appeal the ruling as soon as possible.
"today’s decision makes texas’ communities less safe," abbott said. "because of this ruling, gang members and dangerous criminals, like those who have been released by the travis county sheriff, will be set free to prey upon our communities."
attorney general ken paxton also said his legal fight to defend 4 will continue.
"senate bill 4 was passed by the texas legislature to set a statewide policy of cooperation with federal immigration authorities enforcing our immigration laws," paxton said in a news release. "texas has the sovereign authority and responsibility to protect the safety and welfare of its citizens. confident 4 will ultimately be upheld as constitutional and lawful."
sb 4 would have given local law enforcement the power to inquire about a immigration status during routine police interactions with the public, including traffic stops. it also requires local law enforcement to comply with all requests from federal immigration authorities to hold local jail inmates suspected of living in the country illegally and creates civil as well as criminal penalties for elected officials enacting policies against 4.
critics argue that the law encourages racial profiling, relations between police and immigrant communities, violates the first and fourth amendment and will breakup immigrant families. proponents say the law will eliminate crime and remove criminals from the streets.
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garcia’s ruling bars the state from implementing a provision of the law that would require local law enforcement to comply with so-called federal authorities place on inmates suspected of illegal immigration. travis county is the only county in texas with such a policy.
travis county sheriff sally hernandez had been set to undo a policy that ignored most that immigration and customs enforcement places on inmates at the travis county jail. the ruling will allow her policy to remain in place for the time being.
"i am pleased by the ruling today," hernandez said in an emailed statement. "i believe that local communities are stronger and safer when justice and security are a reality, not for some, but for all. i look forward to the ultimate resolution."
abbott made 4 a top priority of the state legislature after hernandez put in the policy on jan. 20. abbott said he would "hammer" travis county, cut $1.5 million from local crime prevention programs and vowed on national television to have hernandez tossed from office.
abbott then called for a state law that would dismantle and prohibit any other local lawmaker from attempting something similar. what state lawmakers delivered was a stricter version of the law with a provision added at the last second giving local cops the ability to inquire about a immigration status based on their own intuition.
countdown to ruling: austin police, travis county sheriff prepare to comply with 4
as news of the injunction spread, democrats cheered the ruling.
"this ruling is good for austin because 4 if ever implemented would make austin less safe," mayor steve adler said in a news release. "this crisis with hurricane harvey is just the most recent example why people need to feel safe approaching our local police and support groups, no matter what. if people in austin do not feel safe asking for help, they become more vulnerable to crime, not just natural disasters."
council member greg said the ruling was a major victory, but that much more lie ahead.
"i think it is a testament to the organizing and advocacy of regular people that this law has been blocked," council member greg said. grateful."
rep. joaquin castro, antonio, said he was not surprised by the ruling.
"i’m confident that ultimately, this unjust measure will be deemed unlawful," castro said in a statement.
state rep. eddie rodriguez, d-austin, said the ruling allows local law enforcement to concentrate fully on the ongoing rescue and recovery efforts in hurricane aftermath.
"thanks to this ruling, we can put an end to the dangerous rumors scaring people away from shelters and preventing them from seeking help," rodriguez said. now our first responders can do their jobs and focus on saving lives."
travis county judge sarah eckhardt said in a news release that harvey reinforced the need to stop treating immigrants as political pawns or a threat.
"judge garcia correctly realized that 4 is an unconstitutional ‘solution’ in search of a problem that would ultimately make travis county and all of texas less safe," eckhardt said. "hopefully this is the first step in 4 to the dustbin of history."
despite the ruling, the legal fight is far from over.
the first suit arose just hours after abbott signed the bill into law when paxton sued the city of austin in a suit that sought to have the law declared constitutional. austin federal district court judge sam sparks dismissed that case on aug. 9.
but within 24 hours, the small border town el became the first in what would become a cascade of cities to sue to block the law.
they argue that the law is over broad, violating free speech by possibly disallowing local elected officials from making statements against the law. they have also argued ice keep inmates in jails illegally because they are not court orders, but rather civil requests.
and, they argue that 4 an immigration law that can only be created by lawmakers at capitol hill and is preempted by the constitution. | ə ˈfɛdərəl ʤəʤ həz ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli blɑkt ðə ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv ðə "ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri ˈsɪtiz" bæn ˈsɛnɪt bɪl 4 ə ˈrulɪŋ ðət mɑrks ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈvɪktəri fər əˈpoʊnənts əv ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl lɔ ðət həz bɪn ə ˈræliɪŋ kraɪ fər rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz əˈkrɔs ˈtɛksəs ənd ðə ˈneɪʃən. ʤəʤ ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ ˈrulɪŋ ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ wɪl hoʊld əp ðə lɔ frəm ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈifɛkt ɛz ɪt wɑz sɛt tɪ du soʊ ɔn sɛpt. 1 ɪt pʊts ɪn pleɪs ə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˌɪnˈʤəŋʃən ðət wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər ə haɪər kɔrt tɪ ˈoʊvərˌtərn ɪn ˈɔrdər fər ðə ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən tɪ bi pʊt bæk ɔn træk. ˈəðərˌwaɪz, 4 kʊd rɪˈmeɪn ɪn ˈpərgəˌtɔri fər mənθs ənˈtɪl ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈlɔˌsut klɪrz kɔrt. ðə bæk ˈstɔri: ˈɔstən tɪ su steɪt ˈoʊvər 4 bæn ɔn cities’*’ gəv. grɛg ˈæbət vaʊd tɪ əˈpil ðə ˈrulɪŋ ɛz sun ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. dɪˈsɪʒən meɪks texas’*’ kəmˈjunɪtiz lɛs seɪf," ˈæbət sɛd. "bɪˈkəz əv ðɪs ˈrulɪŋ, gæŋ ˈmɛmbərz ənd ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈkrɪmənəlz, laɪk ðoʊz hu hæv bɪn riˈlist baɪ ðə ˈtrævɪs ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪf, wɪl bi sɛt fri tɪ preɪ əˈpɑn ɑr kəmˈjunɪtiz." əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl kɛn ˈpækstən ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd hɪz ˈligəl faɪt tɪ dɪˈfɛnd 4 wɪl kənˈtɪnju. "ˈsɛnɪt bɪl 4 wɑz pæst baɪ ðə ˈtɛksəs ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər tɪ sɛt ə ˈsteɪtˌwaɪd ˈpɑləsi əv kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən wɪθ ˈfɛdərəl ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən əˈθɔrətiz ɛnˈfɔrsɪŋ ɑr ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən lɔz," ˈpækstən sɛd ɪn ə nuz riˈlis. "ˈtɛksəs həz ðə ˈsɑvrən əˈθɔrəti ənd riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə ˈseɪfti ənd ˈwɛlˌfɛr əv ɪts ˈsɪtɪzənz. ˈkɑnfədənt 4 wɪl ˈəltəmətli bi əˈphɛld ɛz ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ənd ˈlɔfəl." 4 wʊd hæv ˈgɪvɪn ˈloʊkəl lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ðə paʊər tɪ ˌɪnkˈwaɪr əˈbaʊt ə ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈstætəs ˈdʊrɪŋ ruˈtin pəˈlis ˌɪnərˈækʃənz wɪθ ðə ˈpəblɪk, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈtræfɪk stɑps. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ rikˈwaɪərz ˈloʊkəl lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt tɪ kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ɔl rɪkˈwɛsts frəm ˈfɛdərəl ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən əˈθɔrətiz tɪ hoʊld ˈloʊkəl ʤeɪl ˈɪnˌmeɪts səˈspɛktɪd əv ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈkəntri ˌɪˈligəli ənd kriˈeɪts ˈsɪvəl ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈkrɪmənəl ˈpɛnəltiz fər ɪˈlɛktɪd əˈfɪʃəlz ɛˈnæktɪŋ ˈpɑləsiz əˈgɛnst 4 ˈkrɪtɪks ˈɑrgju ðət ðə lɔ ɪnˈkərəʤəz ˈreɪʃəl ˈproʊˌfaɪlɪŋ, riˈleɪʃənz bɪtˈwin pəˈlis ənd ˈɪməgrənt kəmˈjunɪtiz, ˈvaɪəleɪts ðə fərst ənd fɔrθ əˈmɛndmənt ənd wɪl ˈbreɪˌkəp ˈɪməgrənt ˈfæməliz. prəˈpoʊnənts seɪ ðə lɔ wɪl ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt kraɪm ənd riˈmuv ˈkrɪmənəlz frəm ðə strits. ˈɔlsoʊ rɛd: ˈædvəkəsi grups breɪs fər ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv 4 ˈrulɪŋ bɑrz ðə steɪt frəm ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ə prəˈvɪʒən əv ðə lɔ ðət wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈloʊkəl lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt tɪ kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈfɛdərəl əˈθɔrətiz pleɪs ɔn ˈɪnˌmeɪts səˈspɛktɪd əv ˌɪˈligəl ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən. ˈtrævɪs ˈkaʊnti ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈkaʊnti ɪn ˈtɛksəs wɪθ səʧ ə ˈpɑləsi. ˈtrævɪs ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪf ˈsæli hərˈnændɛz hæd bɪn sɛt tɪ ənˈdu ə ˈpɑləsi ðət ˌɪgˈnɔrd moʊst ðət ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ənd ˈkəstəmz ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈpleɪsɪz ɔn ˈɪnˌmeɪts æt ðə ˈtrævɪs ˈkaʊnti ʤeɪl. ðə ˈrulɪŋ wɪl əˈlaʊ hər ˈpɑləsi tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ɪn pleɪs fər ðə taɪm biɪŋ. "aɪ æm plizd baɪ ðə ˈrulɪŋ təˈdeɪ," hərˈnændɛz sɛd ɪn ən iˈmeɪld ˈsteɪtmənt. "aɪ bɪˈliv ðət ˈloʊkəl kəmˈjunɪtiz ər ˈstrɔŋgər ənd ˈseɪfər wɪn ˈʤəstɪs ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti ər ə ˌriˈæləˌti, nɑt fər səm, bət fər ɔl. aɪ lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ðə ˈəltəmət ˌrɛzəˈluʃən." ˈæbət meɪd 4 ə tɔp praɪˈɔrəti əv ðə steɪt ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər ˈæftər hərˈnændɛz pʊt ɪn ðə ˈpɑləsi ɔn ʤæn. 20 ˈæbət sɛd hi wʊd "ˈhæmər" ˈtrævɪs ˈkaʊnti, kət ˈmɪljən frəm ˈloʊkəl kraɪm priˈvɛnʃən ˈproʊˌgræmz ənd vaʊd ɔn ˈnæʃənəl ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən tɪ hæv hərˈnændɛz tɔst frəm ˈɔfəs. ˈæbət ðɛn kɔld fər ə steɪt lɔ ðət wʊd dɪsˈmænəl ənd proʊˈhɪbət ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈloʊkəl ˈlɔˌmeɪkər frəm əˈtɛmptɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈsɪmələr. wət steɪt ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz dɪˈlɪvərd wɑz ə ˈstrɪktər ˈvərʒən əv ðə lɔ wɪθ ə prəˈvɪʒən ˈædɪd æt ðə læst ˈsɛkənd ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈloʊkəl kɑps ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˌɪnkˈwaɪr əˈbaʊt ə ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈstætəs beɪst ɔn ðɛr oʊn ˌɪntuˈɪʃən. ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn tɪ ˈrulɪŋ: ˈɔstən pəˈlis, ˈtrævɪs ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪf priˈpɛr tɪ kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ 4 ɛz nuz əv ðə ˌɪnˈʤəŋʃən sprɛd, ˈdɛməˌkræts ʧɪrd ðə ˈrulɪŋ. "ðɪs ˈrulɪŋ ɪz gʊd fər ˈɔstən bɪˈkəz 4 ɪf ˈɛvər ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd wʊd meɪk ˈɔstən lɛs seɪf," meɪər stiv ˈædlər sɛd ɪn ə nuz riˈlis. "ðɪs ˈkraɪsəs wɪθ ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈhɑrvi ɪz ʤɪst ðə moʊst ˈrisənt ɪgˈzæmpəl waɪ ˈpipəl nid tɪ fil seɪf əˈproʊʧɪŋ ɑr ˈloʊkəl pəˈlis ənd səˈpɔrt grups, noʊ ˈmætər wət. ɪf ˈpipəl ɪn ˈɔstən du nɑt fil seɪf ˈæskɪŋ fər hɛlp, ðeɪ bɪˈkəm mɔr ˈvəlnərəbəl tɪ kraɪm, nɑt ʤɪst ˈnæʧərəl dɪˈzæstərz." ˈkaʊnsəl ˈmɛmbər grɛg sɛd ðə ˈrulɪŋ wɑz ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈvɪktəri, bət ðət məʧ mɔr laɪ əˈhɛd. "aɪ θɪŋk ɪt ɪz ə ˈtɛstəmənt tɪ ðə ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ ənd ˈædvəkəsi əv ˈrɛgjələr ˈpipəl ðət ðɪs lɔ həz bɪn blɑkt," ˈkaʊnsəl ˈmɛmbər grɛg sɛd. ˈgreɪtfəl." rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˌwɑˈkin ˈkæstroʊ, ænˈtoʊnioʊ, sɛd hi wɑz nɑt səˈpraɪzd baɪ ðə ˈrulɪŋ. ˈkɑnfədənt ðət ˈəltəmətli, ðɪs ənˈʤəst ˈmɛʒər wɪl bi dimd ənˈlɔfəl," ˈkæstroʊ sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. steɪt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈɛdi rɑˈdrigɛz, d-austin*, sɛd ðə ˈrulɪŋ əˈlaʊz ˈloʊkəl lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt tɪ ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪt ˈfʊli ɔn ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈrɛskju ənd rɪˈkəvəri ˈɛfərts ɪn ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈæftərˌmæθ. "θæŋks tɪ ðɪs ˈrulɪŋ, wi kən pʊt ən ɛnd tɪ ðə ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈrumərz ˈskɛrɪŋ ˈpipəl əˈweɪ frəm ˈʃɛltərz ənd prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ðɛm frəm ˈsikɪŋ hɛlp," rɑˈdrigɛz sɛd. naʊ ɑr fərst rɪˈspɑndərz kən du ðɛr ʤɑbz ənd ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈseɪvɪŋ lɪvz." ˈtrævɪs ˈkaʊnti ʤəʤ ˈsɛrə ˈɛˌkhɑrt sɛd ɪn ə nuz riˈlis ðət ˈhɑrvi ˌriɪnˈfɔrst ðə nid tɪ stɑp ˈtritɪŋ ˈɪməgrənts ɛz pəˈlɪtɪkəl pɔnz ər ə θrɛt. "ʤəʤ ˌgɑrˈsiə kərˈɛktli ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət 4 ɪz ən ˌənˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ‘‘solution’*’ ɪn sərʧ əv ə ˈprɑbləm ðət wʊd ˈəltəmətli meɪk ˈtrævɪs ˈkaʊnti ənd ɔl əv ˈtɛksəs lɛs seɪf," ˈɛˌkhɑrt sɛd. "ˈhoʊpfəli ðɪs ɪz ðə fərst stɛp ɪn 4 tɪ ðə ˈdəstbɪn əv ˈhɪstəri." dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈrulɪŋ, ðə ˈligəl faɪt ɪz fɑr frəm ˈoʊvər. ðə fərst sut əroʊz ʤɪst aʊərz ˈæftər ˈæbət saɪnd ðə bɪl ˈɪntu lɔ wɪn ˈpækstən sud ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈɔstən ɪn ə sut ðət sɔt tɪ hæv ðə lɔ dɪˈklɛrd ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl. ˈɔstən ˈfɛdərəl ˈdɪstrɪkt kɔrt ʤəʤ sæm spɑrks dɪsˈmɪst ðət keɪs ɔn ˈɔgəst. 9 bət wɪˈθɪn 24 aʊərz, ðə smɔl ˈbɔrdər taʊn ɛl bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst ɪn wət wʊd bɪˈkəm ə kæˈskeɪd əv ˈsɪtiz tɪ su tɪ blɑk ðə lɔ. ðeɪ ˈɑrgju ðət ðə lɔ ɪz ˈoʊvər brɔd, ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ fri spiʧ baɪ ˈpɑsəbli dɪsəˈlaʊɪŋ ˈloʊkəl ɪˈlɛktɪd əˈfɪʃəlz frəm ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈsteɪtmənts əˈgɛnst ðə lɔ. ðeɪ hæv ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɑrgjud aɪs kip ˈɪnˌmeɪts ɪn ʤeɪlz ˌɪˈligəli bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər nɑt kɔrt ˈɔrdərz, bət ˈrəðər ˈsɪvəl rɪkˈwɛsts. ənd, ðeɪ ˈɑrgju ðət 4 ən ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən lɔ ðət kən ˈoʊnli bi kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz æt ˈkæpɪtəl hɪl ənd ɪz priˈɛmptɪd baɪ ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən. |
the financial -- ryanair on july 7 announced its first israeli flights, with 3 new routes at airport to budapest, and krakow commencing in november, which will deliver customers p.a.
ryanair’s israeli operations will deliver:
3 new routes to budapest (2 x weekly), (2 x weekly) & krakow (2 x weekly)
6 weekly return flights airport
40,000 customers p.a.
ryanair will continue to negotiate with the israeli authorities over future routes and looks forward to growing israeli tourism, traffic and jobs.
ryanair customers can enjoy allocated seating, a free second bag, reduced fees, an improved website and app with mobile boarding passes, and family extra and business plus services, making ryanair the ideal choice for families, business and leisure travellers, according to ryanair.
ryanair’s 3 new routes go on sale on the website tomorrow at fares from for travel in november and december, and are available for booking from wednesday 8 july until midnight friday (10 july).
ryanair’s chief commercial officer, david said:
“ryanair is pleased to announce our entry into the israeli market from november 2015, our country, with three new routes to budapest, and krakow, which will deliver customers annually.
we are continuing to negotiate with the israeli authorities and we look forward to growing our israeli route network in the future.
to celebrate our 3 new routes we are releasing seats on sale from justfor travel in november and december which are available for booking from tomorrow, wednesday 8 july until midnight friday (10 july)." | ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈraɪəˌnɛr ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 7 əˈnaʊnst ɪts fərst ˌɪzˈreɪli flaɪts, wɪθ 3 nu rʊts æt ˈɛrˌpɔrt tɪ ˈbudəˌpɛʃt, ənd ˈkrɑkɑv kəˈmɛnsɪŋ ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər, wɪʧ wɪl dɪˈlɪvər ˈkəstəmərz p.a*. ˌɪzˈreɪli ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz wɪl dɪˈlɪvər: 3 nu rʊts tɪ ˈbudəˌpɛʃt 2 ɛks ˈwikli), 2 ɛks ˈwikli) ˈkrɑkɑv 2 ɛks ˈwikli) 6 ˈwikli rɪˈtərn flaɪts ˈɛrˌpɔrt ˈkəstəmərz p.a*. ˈraɪəˌnɛr wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt wɪθ ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli əˈθɔrətiz ˈoʊvər fˈjuʧər rʊts ənd lʊks ˈfɔrwərd tɪ groʊɪŋ ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈtʊˌrɪzəm, ˈtræfɪk ənd ʤɑbz. ˈraɪəˌnɛr ˈkəstəmərz kən ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈæləˌkeɪtɪd ˈsitɪŋ, ə fri ˈsɛkənd bæg, rɪˈdust fiz, ən ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ənd æp wɪθ ˈmoʊbəl ˈbɔrdɪŋ ˈpæsɪz, ənd ˈfæməli ˈɛkstrə ənd ˈbɪznɪs pləs ˈsərvɪsɪz, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈraɪəˌnɛr ðə aɪˈdil ʧɔɪs fər ˈfæməliz, ˈbɪznɪs ənd ˈlɛʒər ˈtrævələrz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈraɪəˌnɛr. 3 nu rʊts goʊ ɔn seɪl ɔn ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt təˈmɑˌroʊ æt fɛrz frəm fər ˈtrævəl ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər ənd dɪˈsɛmbər, ənd ər əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈbʊkɪŋ frəm ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ 8 ˌʤuˈlaɪ ənˈtɪl ˈmɪdˌnaɪt ˈfraɪˌdeɪ 10 ˌʤuˈlaɪ). ʧif kəˈmərʃəl ˈɔfɪsər, ˈdeɪvɪd sɛd: ɪz plizd tɪ əˈnaʊns ɑr ˈɛntri ˈɪntu ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈmɑrkɪt frəm noʊˈvɛmbər 2015 ɑr ˈkəntri, wɪθ θri nu rʊts tɪ ˈbudəˌpɛʃt, ənd ˈkrɑkɑv, wɪʧ wɪl dɪˈlɪvər ˈkəstəmərz ˈænjuəli. wi ər kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt wɪθ ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli əˈθɔrətiz ənd wi lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ groʊɪŋ ɑr ˌɪzˈreɪli rut ˈnɛtˌwərk ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ɑr 3 nu rʊts wi ər riˈlisɪŋ sits ɔn seɪl frəm ʤɪst ˈtrævəl ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər ənd dɪˈsɛmbər wɪʧ ər əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈbʊkɪŋ frəm təˈmɑˌroʊ, ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ 8 ˌʤuˈlaɪ ənˈtɪl ˈmɪdˌnaɪt ˈfraɪˌdeɪ 10 ˌʤuˈlaɪ)." |
6 free internet marketing tools that every business owner must know
sajiv kumar blocked follow following may 12, 2016
for any type of business, small or medium, requires marketing campaigns to boost their business growth. there are various internet marketing tools that are only for businesses, as well as requires a budget that somehow did not justify the roi. here are some of the interesting internet marketing tools that every small business should have in their tool box.
1. open site explorer
understanding your link profile, as well as your competitors link profile at the time of building the domain authority, is really difficult. the simplest way to use this, is to copy and paste the into ose and figure out all the sites that are linking to them, but not linking to your.
2. answer the public
the tool ‘answer the public’ is totally free, and has become an essential part of the content strategy. by using the tool, you can consider all the relevant topics and questions surrounding the primary keywords that you want to rank for. then try to answer questions as much as possible, with the content. later, when google is looking for the relevant websites who have the best information regarding the topic, you will be on top in the search results. even, you can convert a large number of visitors towards your website, as you have answers of the most important questions they want to know.
3. screaming frog
screaming frog is the crawl tool available for everyone in the industry. it has a paid version, but for users convenient, it allows usage up to 500 pages for free. it is an exceptional tool which helps in auditing the redirects, searching broken links, finding pages that are missing metadata, and finding duplicate content at a level.
4.
for analysis of quick and dirty duplicate content, is a best tool. though, they limit the amount of pages that a user can crawl, but for small businesses comes as a free version. to use this tool, simply put the into their search bar and press go, and in result you will get a huge data, like:
unique content
common content
duplicate content
number of words per page
average page load time
average page size
internal links
external links
text-to-html ratio
5. google
a small business that wants to start a campaign for them, keyword tool is a great resource for them. with campaign, this tool provides an opportunities of it usage. one of the most usable feature of this tool is the search volume calculator. in this feature, by entering a keyword, you can explore the number of people search for it each month for the past year. through search volume metrics feature, you can find out the competition level and suggested bid for any keywords you want to know about.
6.
for every small business seo campaign, keyword research plays an important role. with the help of this tool, you will find out the essential keywords that help you understand, which keywords you should target and what topics to use to create content around. but, at the free level, you will not get any important metrics like search volume or keyword competitiveness.
conclusion:
whether you run a small business or new to the market, these free tools surely will help you by adding expertise and vision into your internet marketing campaigns. but if you have any online marketing campaign and did not know how to use these valuable tools, then take internet marketing services india. as the service provider are from india, they will deeply understand your requirement, and provide appropriate solutions for it. | 6 fri ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈmɑrkətɪŋ tulz ðət ˈɛvəri ˈbɪznɪs ˈoʊnər məst noʊ kuˈmɑr blɑkt ˈfɑloʊ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ meɪ 12 2016 fər ˈɛni taɪp əv ˈbɪznɪs, smɔl ər ˈmidiəm, rikˈwaɪərz ˈmɑrkətɪŋ kæmˈpeɪnz tɪ bust ðɛr ˈbɪznɪs groʊθ. ðɛr ər ˈvɛriəs ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈmɑrkətɪŋ tulz ðət ər ˈoʊnli fər ˈbɪznɪsɪz, ɛz wɛl ɛz rikˈwaɪərz ə ˈbəʤɪt ðət ˈsəmˌhaʊ dɪd nɑt ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ðə rɔɪ. hir ər səm əv ðə ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈmɑrkətɪŋ tulz ðət ˈɛvəri smɔl ˈbɪznɪs ʃʊd hæv ɪn ðɛr tul bɑks. 1 ˈoʊpən saɪt ɪkˈsplɔrər ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ jʊr lɪŋk ˈproʊˌfaɪl, ɛz wɛl ɛz jʊr kəmˈpɛtɪtərz lɪŋk ˈproʊˌfaɪl æt ðə taɪm əv ˈbɪldɪŋ ðə doʊˈmeɪn əˈθɔrəti, ɪz ˈrɪli ˈdɪfəkəlt. ðə ˈsɪmpləst weɪ tɪ juz ðɪs, ɪz tɪ ˈkɑpi ənd peɪst ðə ˈɪntu oʊz ənd ˈfɪgjər aʊt ɔl ðə saɪts ðət ər ˈlɪŋkɪŋ tɪ ðɛm, bət nɑt ˈlɪŋkɪŋ tɪ jʊr. 2 ˈænsər ðə ˈpəblɪk ðə tul ðə public’*’ ɪz ˈtoʊtəli fri, ənd həz bɪˈkəm ən ɛˈsɛnʃəl pɑrt əv ðə ˈkɑntɛnt ˈstrætəʤi. baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ðə tul, ju kən kənˈsɪdər ɔl ðə ˈrɛləvənt ˈtɑpɪks ənd kˈwɛsʧənz sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈkiˌwərdz ðət ju wɔnt tɪ ræŋk fər. ðɛn traɪ tɪ ˈænsər kˈwɛsʧənz ɛz məʧ ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl, wɪθ ðə ˈkɑntɛnt. ˈleɪtər, wɪn ˈgugəl ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ðə ˈrɛləvənt ˈwɛbˌsaɪts hu hæv ðə bɛst ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˈtɑpɪk, ju wɪl bi ɔn tɔp ɪn ðə sərʧ rɪˈzəlts. ˈivɪn, ju kən ˈkɑnvərt ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv ˈvɪzɪtərz təˈwɔrdz jʊr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, ɛz ju hæv ˈænsərz əv ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt kˈwɛsʧənz ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ noʊ. 3 ˈskrimɪŋ frɑg ˈskrimɪŋ frɑg ɪz ðə krɔl tul əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈɛvriˌwən ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri. ɪt həz ə peɪd ˈvərʒən, bət fər ˈjuzərz kənˈvinjənt, ɪt əˈlaʊz ˈjusɪʤ əp tɪ 500 ˈpeɪʤɪz fər fri. ɪt ɪz ən ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl tul wɪʧ hɛlps ɪn ˈɑdətɪŋ ðə redirects*, ˈsərʧɪŋ ˈbroʊkən lɪŋks, ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈpeɪʤɪz ðət ər ˈmɪsɪŋ metadata*, ənd ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈdupləˌkeɪt ˈkɑntɛnt æt ə ˈlɛvəl. 4 fər æˈnælɪsɪs əv kwɪk ənd ˈdərti ˈdupləˌkeɪt ˈkɑntɛnt, ɪz ə bɛst tul. ðoʊ, ðeɪ ˈlɪmət ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˈpeɪʤɪz ðət ə ˈjuzər kən krɔl, bət fər smɔl ˈbɪznɪsɪz kəmz ɛz ə fri ˈvərʒən. tɪ juz ðɪs tul, ˈsɪmpli pʊt ðə ˈɪntu ðɛr sərʧ bɑr ənd prɛs goʊ, ənd ɪn rɪˈzəlt ju wɪl gɪt ə juʤ ˈdætə, laɪk: juˈnik ˈkɑntɛnt ˈkɑmən ˈkɑntɛnt ˈdupləˌkeɪt ˈkɑntɛnt ˈnəmbər əv wərdz pər peɪʤ ˈævərɪʤ peɪʤ loʊd taɪm ˈævərɪʤ peɪʤ saɪz ˌɪnˈtərnəl lɪŋks ɪkˈstərnəl lɪŋks ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ 5 ˈgugəl ə smɔl ˈbɪznɪs ðət wɔnts tɪ stɑrt ə kæmˈpeɪn fər ðɛm, ˈkiˌwərd tul ɪz ə greɪt ˈrisɔrs fər ðɛm. wɪθ kæmˈpeɪn, ðɪs tul prəˈvaɪdz ən ˌɑpərˈtunətiz əv ɪt ˈjusɪʤ. wən əv ðə moʊst ˈjuzəbəl ˈfiʧər əv ðɪs tul ɪz ðə sərʧ ˈvɑljum ˈkælkjəˌleɪtər. ɪn ðɪs ˈfiʧər, baɪ ˈɛnərɪŋ ə ˈkiˌwərd, ju kən ɪkˈsplɔr ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl sərʧ fər ɪt iʧ mənθ fər ðə pæst jɪr. θru sərʧ ˈvɑljum ˈmɛtrɪks ˈfiʧər, ju kən faɪnd aʊt ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ˈlɛvəl ənd səˈʤɛstɪd bɪd fər ˈɛni ˈkiˌwərdz ju wɔnt tɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt. 6 fər ˈɛvəri smɔl ˈbɪznɪs ˈsioʊ kæmˈpeɪn, ˈkiˌwərd ˈrisərʧ pleɪz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt roʊl. wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv ðɪs tul, ju wɪl faɪnd aʊt ðə ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈkiˌwərdz ðət hɛlp ju ˌəndərˈstænd, wɪʧ ˈkiˌwərdz ju ʃʊd ˈtərgət ənd wət ˈtɑpɪks tɪ juz tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈkɑntɛnt əraʊnd. bət, æt ðə fri ˈlɛvəl, ju wɪl nɑt gɪt ˈɛni ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈmɛtrɪks laɪk sərʧ ˈvɑljum ər ˈkiˌwərd kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnɪs. kənˈkluʒən: ˈwɛðər ju rən ə smɔl ˈbɪznɪs ər nu tɪ ðə ˈmɑrkɪt, ðiz fri tulz ˈʃʊrli wɪl hɛlp ju baɪ ˈædɪŋ ˌɛkspərˈtiz ənd ˈvɪʒən ˈɪntu jʊr ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈmɑrkətɪŋ kæmˈpeɪnz. bət ɪf ju hæv ˈɛni ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈmɑrkətɪŋ kæmˈpeɪn ənd dɪd nɑt noʊ haʊ tɪ juz ðiz ˈvæljəbəl tulz, ðɛn teɪk ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈɪndiə. ɛz ðə ˈsərvɪs prəˈvaɪdər ər frəm ˈɪndiə, ðeɪ wɪl ˈdipli ˌəndərˈstænd jʊr rɪkˈwaɪrmənt, ənd prəˈvaɪd əˈproʊpriˌeɪt səˈluʃənz fər ɪt. |
with the two leading the championship, there have been suggestions that they could be exploiting loopholes in the regulations to try to gain a performance advantage.
such fears were the catalyst for an clampdown on the fuel systems in the spanish grand prix as the governing body moved to stop teams trying to store petrol beyond the flow meters to try to get a power boost.
now, the focus has shifted to oil systems and whether or not some teams have been adding chemicals to the auxiliary oil tank so that they can be used in the engine to help add horsepower.
detailed checks
the confirmed that following free practice and qualifying in the canadian grand prix, oil samples from lewis hamilton's and sebastian cars were taken away for detailed forensic analysis.
a report issued by the afterwards said: "the viscosity analysis showed a slight reduction in the viscosity of the oil in the main tank compared to that of the equivalent auxiliary tank in both cars and the differences can be attributed to fuel dilution, as expected under normal operating conditions.
"the infrared analysis showed no significant difference between the oil in the main tank and the one in the equivalent auxiliary tank in both cars.
"further the analysis showed no differences between the oil in the auxiliary tank and the one in the main tank for both cars. it also showed no difference between the oil in the main tank on friday and qualifying for both cars.
"headspace analysis at confirmed the presence of fuel in the main tank oil samples (both and qualifying), whereas none was detected in the auxiliary tank oil samples.
"this, again, is due to the expected fuel dilution of the used lube oils under normal operating conditions"
all clear
the made it clear that following the analysis, it was satisfied that neither team had been in breach of the rules.
"from these results, it can be concluded that the auxiliary oil tank is not being used to add components, either to the main oil tank or to the combustion chamber via the sump breather into the air intake," the report added.
the oil system investigation shows the lengths that the is going to to ensure that all teams comply with the regulations, and that it addresses concerns rivals have about their competitors. | wɪθ ðə tu ˈlidɪŋ ðə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp, ðɛr hæv bɪn səˈʤɛsʧənz ðət ðeɪ kʊd bi ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtɪŋ ˈluˌphoʊlz ɪn ðə ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz tɪ traɪ tɪ geɪn ə pərˈfɔrməns ædˈvæntɪʤ. səʧ fɪrz wər ðə ˈkætəˌlɪst fər ən ˈklæmpˌdaʊn ɔn ðə fjuəl ˈsɪstəmz ɪn ðə ˈspænɪʃ grænd pri ɛz ðə ˈgəvərnɪŋ ˈbɑdi muvd tɪ stɑp timz traɪɪŋ tɪ stɔr ˈpɛtroʊl bɪɔnd ðə floʊ ˈmitərz tɪ traɪ tɪ gɪt ə paʊər bust. naʊ, ðə ˈfoʊkɪs həz ˈʃɪftɪd tɪ ɔɪl ˈsɪstəmz ənd ˈwɛðər ər nɑt səm timz hæv bɪn ˈædɪŋ ˈkɛmɪkəlz tɪ ðə ɑgˈzɪljəri ɔɪl tæŋk soʊ ðət ðeɪ kən bi juzd ɪn ðə ˈɪnʤən tɪ hɛlp æd ˈhɔrˌspaʊər. dɪˈteɪld ʧɛks ðə kənˈfərmd ðət ˈfɑloʊɪŋ fri ˈpræktɪs ənd kˈwɑləˌfaɪɪŋ ɪn ðə kəˈneɪdiən grænd pri, ɔɪl ˈsæmpəlz frəm luɪs ˈhæməltənz ənd səˈbæsʧən kɑz wər ˈteɪkən əˈweɪ fər dɪˈteɪld ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk æˈnælɪsɪs. ə rɪˈpɔrt ˈɪʃud baɪ ðə ˈæftərwərdz sɛd: "ðə vɪˈskɑsəti æˈnælɪsɪs ʃoʊd ə slaɪt rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn ðə vɪˈskɑsəti əv ðə ɔɪl ɪn ðə meɪn tæŋk kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðət əv ðə ɪkˈwɪvələnt ɑgˈzɪljəri tæŋk ɪn boʊθ kɑz ənd ðə ˈdɪfərənsɪz kən bi əˈtrɪbjətəd tɪ fjuəl dɪˈluʃən, ɛz ɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈəndər ˈnɔrməl ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz. "ðə ˌɪnfrərˈɛd æˈnælɪsɪs ʃoʊd noʊ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðə ɔɪl ɪn ðə meɪn tæŋk ənd ðə wən ɪn ðə ɪkˈwɪvələnt ɑgˈzɪljəri tæŋk ɪn boʊθ kɑz. "ˈfərðər ðə æˈnælɪsɪs ʃoʊd noʊ ˈdɪfərənsɪz bɪtˈwin ðə ɔɪl ɪn ðə ɑgˈzɪljəri tæŋk ənd ðə wən ɪn ðə meɪn tæŋk fər boʊθ kɑz. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ʃoʊd noʊ ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðə ɔɪl ɪn ðə meɪn tæŋk ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ənd kˈwɑləˌfaɪɪŋ fər boʊθ kɑz. æˈnælɪsɪs æt kənˈfərmd ðə ˈprɛzəns əv fjuəl ɪn ðə meɪn tæŋk ɔɪl ˈsæmpəlz (boʊθ ənd kˈwɑləˌfaɪɪŋ), wɛˈræz nən wɑz dɪˈtɛktɪd ɪn ðə ɑgˈzɪljəri tæŋk ɔɪl ˈsæmpəlz. "ðɪs, əˈgɛn, ɪz du tɪ ðə ɪkˈspɛktɪd fjuəl dɪˈluʃən əv ðə juzd lub ɔɪlz ˈəndər ˈnɔrməl ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz" ɔl klɪr ðə meɪd ɪt klɪr ðət ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə æˈnælɪsɪs, ɪt wɑz ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd ðət ˈniðər tim hæd bɪn ɪn briʧ əv ðə rulz. "frəm ðiz rɪˈzəlts, ɪt kən bi kənˈkludɪd ðət ðə ɑgˈzɪljəri ɔɪl tæŋk ɪz nɑt biɪŋ juzd tɪ æd kəmˈpoʊnənts, ˈiðər tɪ ðə meɪn ɔɪl tæŋk ər tɪ ðə kəmˈbəsʧən ˈʧeɪmbər ˈviə ðə səmp ˈbriðər ˈɪntu ðə ɛr ˈɪnˌteɪk," ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈædɪd. ðə ɔɪl ˈsɪstəm ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ʃoʊz ðə lɛŋθs ðət ðə ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ɔl timz kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ðə ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz, ənd ðət ɪt ˈæˈdrɛsɪz kənˈsərnz ˈraɪvəlz hæv əˈbaʊt ðɛr kəmˈpɛtɪtərz. |
is there room for functional managers, such as development and test managers, in agile organizations? maybe. it depends on whether they take the role of an agile manager.
if you have organized as a feature organization, the functional managers (development, test, analysis, whatever) can take these responsibilities:
develop trusting relationships with the people on the project team, and in their function.
provide coaching and mentoring opportunities for people.
provide communities of practice for the people.
remove obstacles for the people and team.
start and nurture the hiring effort whenever you need to hire new people.
help people with career development.
provide feedback to people, and help people learn how to provide feedback (meta-feedback).
provide coaching and when people want it.
help the organization understand its capacity and make decisions about the project portfolio.
help influence the rest of the organization with the agile culture.
functional managers are champions for the team, and shepherds for the process. they are servant leaders.
here's what functional managers do not do:
have status conversations. if the team is agile, the team understands its status. if you need help seeing their board, that's a problem the team needs to solve. if they need help seeing their status, they need to change their board or their process for updating each other.
move people on or off teams, once you or the team establishes itself.
ask people to do something the team has not committed to, or that the product owner has not added to the board. that's right. “your” team doesn't work for you; the team works for the product owner.
micromanage any part of the project work. or, manage any part of the project work.
what does this mean? it means that the team members are leaders. agile pushes responsibility into the teams, and away from traditional management. agile requires leadership at all levels.
agile challenges managers to recreate their jobs. an agile transformation requires managers work in an agile way, and work differently than before.
if you want to learn more about the role of leaders and managers in agile, join gil and me at the influential agile leader, either in san francisco or london this year. we still have an early bird price until mid-february. don't miss this opportunity to help your agile transition and your career.
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like this: like loading... | ɪz ðɛr rum fər ˈfəŋkʃənəl ˈmænɪʤərz, səʧ ɛz dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd tɛst ˈmænɪʤərz, ɪn ˈæʤəl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz? ˈmeɪbi. ɪt dɪˈpɛndz ɔn ˈwɛðər ðeɪ teɪk ðə roʊl əv ən ˈæʤəl ˈmænɪʤər. ɪf ju hæv ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ɛz ə ˈfiʧər ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, ðə ˈfəŋkʃənəl ˈmænɪʤərz (dɪˈvɛləpmənt, tɛst, æˈnælɪsɪs, ˌwəˈtɛvər) kən teɪk ðiz riˌspɑnsəˈbɪlətiz: dɪˈvɛləp ˈtrəstɪŋ riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps wɪθ ðə ˈpipəl ɔn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt tim, ənd ɪn ðɛr ˈfəŋkʃən. prəˈvaɪd ˈkoʊʧɪŋ ənd ˈmɛntərɪŋ ˌɑpərˈtunətiz fər ˈpipəl. prəˈvaɪd kəmˈjunɪtiz əv ˈpræktɪs fər ðə ˈpipəl. riˈmuv ˈɑbstəkəlz fər ðə ˈpipəl ənd tim. stɑrt ənd ˈnərʧər ðə ˈhaɪrɪŋ ˈɛfərt wɛˈnɛvər ju nid tɪ haɪər nu ˈpipəl. hɛlp ˈpipəl wɪθ kərɪr dɪˈvɛləpmənt. prəˈvaɪd ˈfidˌbæk tɪ ˈpipəl, ənd hɛlp ˈpipəl lərn haʊ tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈfidˌbæk (meta-feedback*). prəˈvaɪd ˈkoʊʧɪŋ ənd wɪn ˈpipəl wɔnt ɪt. hɛlp ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ˌəndərˈstænd ɪts kəˈpæsɪti ənd meɪk dɪˈsɪʒənz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊ. hɛlp ˈɪnfluəns ðə rɛst əv ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˈæʤəl ˈkəlʧər. ˈfəŋkʃənəl ˈmænɪʤərz ər ˈʧæmpiənz fər ðə tim, ənd ˈʃɛpərdz fər ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ðeɪ ər ˈsərvənt ˈlidərz. hɪrz wət ˈfəŋkʃənəl ˈmænɪʤərz du nɑt du: hæv ˈstætəs ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz. ɪf ðə tim ɪz ˈæʤəl, ðə tim ˌəndərˈstændz ɪts ˈstætəs. ɪf ju nid hɛlp siɪŋ ðɛr bɔrd, ðæts ə ˈprɑbləm ðə tim nidz tɪ sɑlv. ɪf ðeɪ nid hɛlp siɪŋ ðɛr ˈstætəs, ðeɪ nid tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðɛr bɔrd ər ðɛr ˈprɔˌsɛs fər ˈəpˌdeɪtɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər. muv ˈpipəl ɔn ər ɔf timz, wəns ju ər ðə tim ɪˈstæblɪʃɪz ˌɪtˈsɛlf. æsk ˈpipəl tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ ðə tim həz nɑt kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ, ər ðət ðə ˈprɑdəkt ˈoʊnər həz nɑt ˈædɪd tɪ ðə bɔrd. ðæts raɪt. ““your”*” tim ˈdəzənt wərk fər ju; ðə tim wərks fər ðə ˈprɑdəkt ˈoʊnər. ˌmaɪkroʊˈmænɪʤ ˈɛni pɑrt əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt wərk. ər, ˈmænɪʤ ˈɛni pɑrt əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt wərk. wət dɪz ðɪs min? ɪt minz ðət ðə tim ˈmɛmbərz ər ˈlidərz. ˈæʤəl ˈpʊʃɪz riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ˈɪntu ðə timz, ənd əˈweɪ frəm trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈmænɪʤmənt. ˈæʤəl rikˈwaɪərz ˈlidərˌʃɪp æt ɔl ˈlɛvəlz. ˈæʤəl ˈʧælənʤɪz ˈmænɪʤərz tɪ ˈrɛkriˌeɪt ðɛr ʤɑbz. ən ˈæʤəl ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən rikˈwaɪərz ˈmænɪʤərz wərk ɪn ən ˈæʤəl weɪ, ənd wərk ˈdɪfərˈɛntli ðən ˌbiˈfɔr. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ lərn mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə roʊl əv ˈlidərz ənd ˈmænɪʤərz ɪn ˈæʤəl, ʤɔɪn gɪl ənd mi æt ðə ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˈæʤəl ˈlidər, ˈiðər ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ər ˈləndən ðɪs jɪr. wi stɪl hæv ən ˈərli bərd praɪs ənˈtɪl mid-february*. doʊnt mɪs ðɪs ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ hɛlp jʊr ˈæʤəl trænˈzɪʃən ənd jʊr kərɪr. ʃɛr ðɪs: iˈmeɪl tˈwɪtər ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈtəmblər prɪnt laɪk ðɪs: laɪk ˈloʊdɪŋ... |
chilliwack) do you want to save a fortune on your taxes? invest in some llamas!
chilliwack’s mayor says a bizarre tax loophole involving the animals in her city and she wants to see it closed.
“there is a property that is completely and is industrial land in an industrial park, and the owner has found a trick,” sharon gaetz tells.
“the owner put llamas on the property for a month. he did it when assessment came to assess his property.”
gaetz claims the business owner paid roughly $170,000 in taxes on the property when it was classified as industrial land in 2011. she says that number fell to less than $3,000 in 2012 because of the “llama loophole.”
“that’s per cent of what he paid the year before,” points out gaetz.
“it’s still industrial land, but he found a loophole. so what asking the government to do is close that loophole and give assessment the ability to actually respect local government zoning.”
she will be raising the issue at the union of municipalities convention later this month. | chilliwack* du ju wɔnt tɪ seɪv ə ˈfɔrʧən ɔn jʊr ˈtæksɪz? ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn səm ˈlɑməz! meɪər sɪz ə bɪˈzɑr tæks ˈluˌphoʊl ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ðə ˈænəməlz ɪn hər ˈsɪti ənd ʃi wɔnts tɪ si ɪt kloʊzd. ɪz ə ˈprɑpərti ðət ɪz kəmˈplitli ənd ɪz ˌɪnˈdəstriəl lænd ɪn ən ˌɪnˈdəstriəl pɑrk, ənd ðə ˈoʊnər həz faʊnd ə trick,”*,” ˈʃɛrən gits tɛlz ˈoʊnər pʊt ˈlɑməz ɔn ðə ˈprɑpərti fər ə mənθ. hi dɪd ɪt wɪn əˈsɛsmənt keɪm tɪ əˈsɛs hɪz property.”*.” gits kleɪmz ðə ˈbɪznɪs ˈoʊnər peɪd ˈrəfli ɪn ˈtæksɪz ɔn ðə ˈprɑpərti wɪn ɪt wɑz ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ɛz ˌɪnˈdəstriəl lænd ɪn 2011 ʃi sɪz ðət ˈnəmbər fɛl tɪ lɛs ðən ɪn 2012 bɪˈkəz əv ðə loophole.”*.” pər sɛnt əv wət hi peɪd ðə jɪr before,”*,” pɔɪnts aʊt gits. stɪl ˌɪnˈdəstriəl lænd, bət hi faʊnd ə ˈluˌphoʊl. soʊ wət ˈæskɪŋ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ du ɪz kloʊz ðət ˈluˌphoʊl ənd gɪv əˈsɛsmənt ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli rɪˈspɛkt ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənt zoning.”*.” ʃi wɪl bi ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə ˈɪʃu æt ðə ˈjunjən əv mˌjunɪsəˈpælɪtiz kənˈvɛnʃən ˈleɪtər ðɪs mənθ. |
adelaide, australia - march 26: luke brown of the crows is tackled by steve johnson of the giants during the 2017 round 01 match between the adelaide crows and the giants at adelaide oval on march 26, 2017 in adelaide, australia. (photo by james media)
milestone man luke brown has added to his big week by signing a three-year contract extension.
brown, who is set to play his game, will remain at adelaide until at least the end of 2020.
recruited from norwood, brown became a crow in the 2011 exchange period after being by greater western sydney.
brown negates the best small forwards in the on a weekly basis, and leads the club for disposal efficiency (84.6 per cent) in 2017.
the consistent crow said it was an easy decision to sign on.
“i am excited to be able to continue my career at the crows,” brown said.
“it’s a great environment to be around at the club and we have a determined playing group that i feel is not far off success.”
crows general manager list management and strategy justin reid described brown as an integral member of the defence.
“we are thrilled to have luke with us,” reid said.
“he is a key part of our back six and works in really well with our defensive group.
“he is a developing leader amongst the playing group and we love his competitive nature and approach.”
as durable as he is reliable, brown has played 96 of last 99 games.
he received a rising star nomination in 2013 and was also recognised internally with the bickley award for emerging talent.
brown said he didn't consider testing his value on the open market.
"it was a great opportunity to stay at this club, we're in a great spot right now and i'm really happy with how the team is going," brown said.
"ever since i got to the club, i'm an adelaide boy, so it's good to show the faith and stay here for another three years.
"i didn't look outside of the club, i wanted to talk to the club and they rate me really highly.
"they value the role i play and that's really important to me."
after having won their first six games of the season, the crows have back to earth with losses to north melbourne and melbourne.
"the last two weeks the pressure has been intense; we just need to handle that better," brown said.
"it starts on the side of things.
"it's more a mental thing more than anything.
"if you look at our midfield, they are all tough guys, they win the ball in and under, so we just have to get back to what we do best." | ˈædəˌleɪd, ɔˈstreɪljə mɑrʧ 26 luk braʊn əv ðə kroʊz ɪz ˈtækəld baɪ stiv ˈʤɑnsən əv ðə ʤaɪənts ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 2017 raʊnd 01 mæʧ bɪtˈwin ðə ˈædəˌleɪd kroʊz ənd ðə ʤaɪənts æt ˈædəˌleɪd ˈoʊvəl ɔn mɑrʧ 26 2017 ɪn ˈædəˌleɪd, ɔˈstreɪljə. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ ʤeɪmz ˈmidiə) ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn mæn luk braʊn həz ˈædɪd tɪ hɪz bɪg wik baɪ ˈsaɪnɪŋ ə θˈriˌjɪr ˈkɑnˌtrækt ɪkˈstɛnʃən. braʊn, hu ɪz sɛt tɪ pleɪ hɪz geɪm, wɪl rɪˈmeɪn æt ˈædəˌleɪd ənˈtɪl æt list ðə ɛnd əv 2020 rɪˈkrutɪd frəm ˈnɔrwʊd, braʊn bɪˈkeɪm ə kroʊ ɪn ðə 2011 ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ˈpɪriəd ˈæftər biɪŋ baɪ ˈgreɪtər ˈwɛstərn ˈsɪdni. braʊn nɪˈgeɪts ðə bɛst smɔl ˈfɔrwərdz ɪn ðə ɔn ə ˈwikli ˈbeɪsɪs, ənd lidz ðə kləb fər dɪˈspoʊzəl ɪˈfɪʃənsi pər sɛnt) ɪn 2017 ðə kənˈsɪstənt kroʊ sɛd ɪt wɑz ən ˈizi dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ saɪn ɔn. æm ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kənˈtɪnju maɪ kərɪr æt ðə crows,”*,” braʊn sɛd. ə greɪt ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt tɪ bi əraʊnd æt ðə kləb ənd wi hæv ə dɪˈtərmənd pleɪɪŋ grup ðət aɪ fil ɪz nɑt fɑr ɔf success.”*.” kroʊz ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər lɪst ˈmænɪʤmənt ənd ˈstrætəʤi ˈʤəstɪn rid dɪˈskraɪbd braʊn ɛz ən ˈɪnəgrəl ˈmɛmbər əv ðə dɪˈfɛns. ər θrɪld tɪ hæv luk wɪθ us,”*,” rid sɛd. ɪz ə ki pɑrt əv ɑr bæk sɪks ənd wərks ɪn ˈrɪli wɛl wɪθ ɑr dɪˈfɛnsɪv grup. ɪz ə dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈlidər əˈməŋst ðə pleɪɪŋ grup ənd wi ləv hɪz kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈneɪʧər ənd approach.”*.” ɛz ˈdʊrəbəl ɛz hi ɪz rɪˈlaɪəbəl, braʊn həz pleɪd 96 əv læst 99 geɪmz. hi rɪˈsivd ə ˈraɪzɪŋ stɑr ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən ɪn 2013 ənd wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ˌɪnˈtərnəli wɪθ ðə ˈbɪkli əˈwɔrd fər ˈimərʤɪŋ ˈtælənt. braʊn sɛd hi ˈdɪdənt kənˈsɪdər ˈtɛstɪŋ hɪz ˈvælju ɔn ðə ˈoʊpən ˈmɑrkɪt. "ɪt wɑz ə greɪt ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ steɪ æt ðɪs kləb, wɪr ɪn ə greɪt spɑt raɪt naʊ ənd əm ˈrɪli ˈhæpi wɪθ haʊ ðə tim ɪz goʊɪŋ," braʊn sɛd. "ˈɛvər sɪns aɪ gɑt tɪ ðə kləb, əm ən ˈædəˌleɪd bɔɪ, soʊ ɪts gʊd tɪ ʃoʊ ðə feɪθ ənd steɪ hir fər əˈnəðər θri jɪrz. "aɪ ˈdɪdənt lʊk ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə kləb, aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ tɔk tɪ ðə kləb ənd ðeɪ reɪt mi ˈrɪli ˈhaɪli. "ðeɪ ˈvælju ðə roʊl aɪ pleɪ ənd ðæts ˈrɪli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ mi." ˈæftər ˈhævɪŋ wən ðɛr fərst sɪks geɪmz əv ðə ˈsizən, ðə kroʊz hæv bæk tɪ ərθ wɪθ ˈlɔsɪz tɪ nɔrθ ˈmɛlbərn ənd ˈmɛlbərn. "ðə læst tu wiks ðə ˈprɛʃər həz bɪn ˌɪnˈtɛns; wi ʤɪst nid tɪ ˈhændəl ðət ˈbɛtər," braʊn sɛd. "ɪt stɑrts ɔn ðə saɪd əv θɪŋz. "ɪts mɔr ə ˈmɛntəl θɪŋ mɔr ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. "ɪf ju lʊk æt ɑr midfield*, ðeɪ ər ɔl təf gaɪz, ðeɪ wɪn ðə bɔl ɪn ənd ˈəndər, soʊ wi ʤɪst hæv tɪ gɪt bæk tɪ wət wi du bɛst." |
the bbc has announced plans for the first televised national final since 2010, and still the fans happy. guy freeman and his team are on a plan to build ‘brand’ and 2016 is just one more step forwards. a lot of progress on show… but there are still many dangers.
let’s start with a quick question. how many tickets do you think would be sold if the bbc hired six different arenas around the on six consecutive weekends to hold a selection show to find ‘a song for europe‘?
not only would the tickets not sell out, i doubt you would find enough competent artists ready to sing in an arena, with enough backing from the industry, that would be willing to give it a go. the idea that all the bbc needs to do to find success is to copy is a popular refrain by many, but demonstrably false, at least from the current state of affairs.
there needs to be a long, slow, burn on the song candle before something along the lines of or even umk, could be considered by head of delegation guy freeman and the bbc. which makes the recent announcement of a national final by the broadcaster all the more interesting.
free as a bird
guy approach to the song contest started with a similar budget to previous years, a relatively blank sheet of paper, and a desire to go back to the basics spoken to insight on these issues) and for his first two years went with an internal selection process where the bbc chose the act and the performers. caused a lot complaint from fans, the mainstream media, and the public.
it would be easy to ‘go negative’ on the plans that have been announced, and many online fans have done so (it feels like nothing less than a ‘british melody festival‘ will satisfy them). if you look closely at the plans from the bbc, everything has processed from previous years. steps have been taken in a direction that freeman and the bbc believe is the correct way.
things are getting better all the time
the national final is not going out on either of the mainstream channels, going out on bbc 4. given that the last two years have seen the launch on the red button interactive service, this is a step forward in the right direction. bbc remit is to “reflect a range of and international arts, music and culture… that is intellectually and culturally enriching, taking an expert and approach to a wide range of subjects.” which is exactly the approach that many have urged the bbc to take.
it’s also worth highlighting that the friday night show goes out in bbc ‘friday music’ spot so less about hiding the national final on a smaller channel, but more about taking into one of the points in the schedule where music is a key factor.
and while the logo might be similar to ‘eurovision’s greatest hits’, the inclusion of ‘bbc music’ branding on the graphics is a subtle but important sign.
the songs selected have come from three main areas; the branch of the fan club working through the open submissions, from a songwriting contest by the british academy of songwriters, composers and authors (basca), and hugh goldsmith acting as a liaison between the bbc and the music industry. if someone wanted to submit an entry, then there was a clear route to the starting line. over 600 acts did so, with more submissions to the than received for the 2016 contest in albania, belarus, estonia, france, or latvia.
interest from the creative community is on the rise, and while there might not be an adele (or even a nina nesbitt) in the mix, the foundations are there and growing. the secret is to these early roots to foster respect and appreciation on all sides. no artistic harm in coming last in a heat (in fact most swedish arts would likely take that deal for the career boost) and in time that should be the goal.
but not all coming up roses
flag waving aside, there are a number of short-term issues that could drag down the public perception of this national final. mel is not known for incisive commentary or musical knowledge (her comment of loving “the eurovish” in the press release is painful). an almost pathological desire to remind everyone that the public will decide the song and not a darkened committee room in the bbc (the show is called ‘you decide’, the clue is there in the title).
focusing on the past with ‘special musical guests’ does nothing to promote the song contest as one of the biggest musical events of the year, and i think we can all safely place bets that the ‘memorable winners’ section will recycle all the usual humorous clips of bucks fizz, abba, and johnny logan to show what was needed to win in the early eighties when there was no public voting (thankfully nicole and hugo winners, but you never can tell what will get slipped in).
and why is there no mention of the most valuable resource of a national final, the performers? if musical credibility is to be built up, then every opportunity should be taken to push the performers and the songs.
we turn any faster
you turn around a ship as large as ‘the at’ in a single night. going to take years. thankfully, it looks like guy freeman is happy to take time view and slowly build up all the elements required for long-term. | ðə ˌbibiˈsi həz əˈnaʊnst plænz fər ðə fərst ˈtɛləˌvaɪzd ˈnæʃənəl ˈfaɪnəl sɪns 2010 ənd stɪl ðə fænz ˈhæpi. gaɪ ˈfrimən ənd hɪz tim ər ɔn ə plæn tɪ bɪld eurovision’*’ ənd 2016 ɪz ʤɪst wən mɔr stɛp ˈfɔrwərdz. ə lɔt əv ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɔn show…*… bət ðɛr ər stɪl ˈmɛni ˈdeɪnʤərz. stɑrt wɪθ ə kwɪk kˈwɛʃən. haʊ ˈmɛni ˈtɪkɪts du ju θɪŋk wʊd bi soʊld ɪf ðə ˌbibiˈsi haɪərd sɪks ˈdɪfərənt ərˈinəz əraʊnd ðə ɔn sɪks kənˈsɛkjətɪv ˈwiˌkɛndz tɪ hoʊld ə səˈlɛkʃən ʃoʊ tɪ faɪnd sɔŋ fər europe‘*‘? nɑt ˈoʊnli wʊd ðə ˈtɪkɪts nɑt sɛl aʊt, aɪ daʊt ju wʊd faɪnd ɪˈnəf ˈkɑmpətɪnt ˈɑrtɪsts ˈrɛdi tɪ sɪŋ ɪn ən ərˈinə, wɪθ ɪˈnəf ˈbækɪŋ frəm ðə ˈɪndəstri, ðət wʊd bi ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ gɪv ɪt ə goʊ. ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ɔl ðə ˌbibiˈsi nidz tɪ du tɪ faɪnd səkˈsɛs ɪz tɪ ˈkɑpi ɪz ə ˈpɑpjələr rɪˈfreɪn baɪ ˈmɛni, bət dɪˈmɑnstrəbli fɔls, æt list frəm ðə ˈkɑrənt steɪt əv əˈfɛrz. ðɛr nidz tɪ bi ə lɔŋ, sloʊ, bərn ɔn ðə sɔŋ ˈkændəl ˌbiˈfɔr ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈlɔŋ ðə laɪnz əv ər ˈivɪn umk*, kʊd bi kənˈsɪdərd baɪ hɛd əv ˌdɛləˈgeɪʃən gaɪ ˈfrimən ənd ðə ˌbibiˈsi. wɪʧ meɪks ðə ˈrisənt əˈnaʊnsmɛnt əv ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈfaɪnəl baɪ ðə ˈbrɔdˌkæstər ɔl ðə mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. fri ɛz ə bərd gaɪ əˈproʊʧ tɪ ðə sɔŋ ˈkɑntɛst ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ ə ˈsɪmələr ˈbəʤɪt tɪ ˈpriviəs jɪrz, ə ˈrɛlətɪvli blæŋk ʃit əv ˈpeɪpər, ənd ə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ goʊ bæk tɪ ðə ˈbeɪsɪks ˈspoʊkən tɪ ˈɪnˌsaɪt ɔn ðiz ˈɪʃuz) ənd fər hɪz fərst tu jɪrz wɛnt wɪθ ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl səˈlɛkʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs wɛr ðə ˌbibiˈsi ʧoʊz ðə ækt ənd ðə pərˈfɔrmərz. kɔzd ə lɔt kəmˈpleɪnt frəm fænz, ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə, ənd ðə ˈpəblɪk. ɪt wʊd bi ˈizi tɪ negative’*’ ɔn ðə plænz ðət hæv bɪn əˈnaʊnst, ənd ˈmɛni ˈɔnˌlaɪn fænz hæv dən soʊ (ɪt filz laɪk ˈnəθɪŋ lɛs ðən ə ˈmɛlədi festival‘*‘ wɪl ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ ðɛm). ɪf ju lʊk ˈkloʊsli æt ðə plænz frəm ðə ˌbibiˈsi, ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ həz ˈprɑsɛst frəm ˈpriviəs jɪrz. stɛps hæv bɪn ˈteɪkən ɪn ə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ðət ˈfrimən ənd ðə ˌbibiˈsi bɪˈliv ɪz ðə kərˈɛkt weɪ. θɪŋz ər ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈbɛtər ɔl ðə taɪm ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈfaɪnəl ɪz nɑt goʊɪŋ aʊt ɔn ˈiðər əv ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈʧænəlz, goʊɪŋ aʊt ɔn ˌbibiˈsi 4 ˈgɪvɪn ðət ðə læst tu jɪrz hæv sin ðə lɔnʧ ɔn ðə rɛd ˈbətən ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˈsərvɪs, ðɪs ɪz ə stɛp ˈfɔrwərd ɪn ðə raɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. ˌbibiˈsi riˈmɪt ɪz tɪ ə reɪnʤ əv ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ɑrts, mˈjuzɪk ənd culture…*… ðət ɪz ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəli ənd ˈkəlʧərəˌli ɪnˈrɪʧɪŋ, ˈteɪkɪŋ ən ˈɛkspərt ənd əˈproʊʧ tɪ ə waɪd reɪnʤ əv subjects.”*.” wɪʧ ɪz ɪgˈzæktli ðə əˈproʊʧ ðət ˈmɛni hæv ərʤd ðə ˌbibiˈsi tɪ teɪk. ˈɔlsoʊ wərθ ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪŋ ðət ðə ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt ʃoʊ goʊz aʊt ɪn ˌbibiˈsi music’*’ spɑt soʊ lɛs əˈbaʊt ˈhaɪdɪŋ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈfaɪnəl ɔn ə sˈmɔlər ˈʧænəl, bət mɔr əˈbaʊt ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɪntu wən əv ðə pɔɪnts ɪn ðə ˈskɛʤʊl wɛr mˈjuzɪk ɪz ə ki ˈfæktər. ənd waɪl ðə ˈloʊgoʊ maɪt bi ˈsɪmələr tɪ ˈgreɪtəst hits’*’, ðə ˌɪnˈkluʒən əv music’*’ ˈbrændɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈgræfɪks ɪz ə ˈsətəl bət ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt saɪn. ðə sɔŋz səˈlɛktɪd hæv kəm frəm θri meɪn ˈɛriəz; ðə brænʧ əv ðə fæn kləb ˈwərkɪŋ θru ðə ˈoʊpən səbˈmɪʃənz, frəm ə ˈsɔŋˌraɪtɪŋ ˈkɑntɛst baɪ ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ əˈkædəmi əv ˈsɔŋˌraɪtərz, kəmˈpoʊzərz ənd ˈɔθərz (basca*), ənd ju ˈgoʊldsˌmɪθ ˈæktɪŋ ɛz ə liˈeɪˌzɑn bɪtˈwin ðə ˌbibiˈsi ənd ðə mˈjuzɪk ˈɪndəstri. ɪf ˈsəmˌwən ˈwɔntɪd tɪ səbˈmɪt ən ˈɛntri, ðɛn ðɛr wɑz ə klɪr rut tɪ ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ laɪn. ˈoʊvər 600 ækts dɪd soʊ, wɪθ mɔr səbˈmɪʃənz tɪ ðə ðən rɪˈsivd fər ðə 2016 ˈkɑntɛst ɪn ælˈbeɪniə, ˌbɛlɑˈrʊs, ɛˈstoʊniə, fræns, ər ˈlætviə. ˈɪntəˌrɛst frəm ðə kriˈeɪtɪv kəmˈjunɪti ɪz ɔn ðə raɪz, ənd waɪl ðɛr maɪt nɑt bi ən əˈdɛl (ər ˈivɪn ə ˈninə ˈnɛzbɪt) ɪn ðə mɪks, ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃənz ər ðɛr ənd groʊɪŋ. ðə ˈsikrɪt ɪz tɪ ðiz ˈərli ruts tɪ ˈfɑstər rɪˈspɛkt ənd əˌpriʃiˈeɪʃən ɔn ɔl saɪdz. noʊ ɑrˈtɪstɪk hɑrm ɪn ˈkəmɪŋ læst ɪn ə hit (ɪn fækt moʊst sˈwidɪʃ ɑrts wʊd ˈlaɪkli teɪk ðət dil fər ðə kərɪr bust) ənd ɪn taɪm ðət ʃʊd bi ðə goʊl. bət nɑt ɔl ˈkəmɪŋ əp ˈroʊzɪz flæg ˈweɪvɪŋ əˈsaɪd, ðɛr ər ə ˈnəmbər əv ˌʃɔrtˈtərm ˈɪʃuz ðət kʊd dræg daʊn ðə ˈpəblɪk pərˈsɛpʃən əv ðɪs ˈnæʃənəl ˈfaɪnəl. mɛl ɪz nɑt noʊn fər ˌɪnˈsaɪsɪv ˈkɑmənˌtɛri ər mˈjuzɪkəl ˈnɑlɪʤ (hər ˈkɑmɛnt əv ˈləvɪŋ eurovish”*” ɪn ðə prɛs riˈlis ɪz ˈpeɪnfəl). ən ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌpæθəˈlɑʤɪkəl dɪˈzaɪər tɪ riˈmaɪnd ˈɛvriˌwən ðət ðə ˈpəblɪk wɪl ˌdɪˈsaɪd ðə sɔŋ ənd nɑt ə ˈdɑrkənd kəˈmɪti rum ɪn ðə ˌbibiˈsi (ðə ʃoʊ ɪz kɔld decide’*’, ðə klu ɪz ðɛr ɪn ðə ˈtaɪtəl). ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ðə pæst wɪθ mˈjuzɪkəl guests’*’ dɪz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ prəˈmoʊt ðə sɔŋ ˈkɑntɛst ɛz wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst mˈjuzɪkəl ɪˈvɛnts əv ðə jɪr, ənd aɪ θɪŋk wi kən ɔl ˈseɪfli pleɪs bɛts ðət ðə winners’*’ ˈsɛkʃən wɪl riˈsaɪkəl ɔl ðə ˈjuʒəwəl ˈhjumərəs klɪps əv bəks fɪz, ˈæbə, ənd ˈʤɑni ˈloʊgən tɪ ʃoʊ wət wɑz ˈnidɪd tɪ wɪn ɪn ðə ˈərli ˈeɪtiz wɪn ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈpəblɪk ˈvoʊtɪŋ (ˈθæŋkfəli nɪˈkoʊl ənd ˈjugoʊ ˈwɪnərz, bət ju ˈnɛvər kən tɛl wət wɪl gɪt slɪpt ɪn). ənd waɪ ɪz ðɛr noʊ ˈmɛnʃən əv ðə moʊst ˈvæljəbəl ˈrisɔrs əv ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈfaɪnəl, ðə pərˈfɔrmərz? ɪf mˈjuzɪkəl ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti ɪz tɪ bi bɪlt əp, ðɛn ˈɛvəri ˌɑpərˈtunəti ʃʊd bi ˈteɪkən tɪ pʊʃ ðə pərˈfɔrmərz ənd ðə sɔŋz. wi tərn ˈɛni ˈfæstər ju tərn əraʊnd ə ʃɪp ɛz lɑrʤ ɛz æt eurovision’*’ ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl naɪt. goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk jɪrz. ˈθæŋkfəli, ɪt lʊks laɪk gaɪ ˈfrimən ɪz ˈhæpi tɪ teɪk taɪm vju ənd sˈloʊli bɪld əp ɔl ðə ˈɛləmənts rikˈwaɪərd fər ˈlɔŋˈtərm. |
facts matter in the black lives matter movement.
trayvon shooting planted the seeds for the movement. contrary to popular myth, was not unlawfully shot and killed by george zimmerman. the trial evidence was overwhelming that attacked zimmerman with a punch to the nose and when shot was on top of zimmerman beating him mixed martial arts style, having smashed his head into concrete. moreover, the racial narrative was false, a perception caused by a deceptive nbc audio edit and false interpretation of audio in which zimmerman supposedly uttered a racial slur, and amplified by activists and family lawyers.
michael death directly launched the movement and took it national. brown, however, shot “hands up, shoot” but because he sucker punched a cop sitting in his vehicle and tried to steal the gun.
[ferguson po darren wilson injuries caused when michael brown sucker punched him while trying to grab gun]
these seminal events of the black lives matter narrative were lies.
the overall portrait of blacks being subject to a white police genocide (the word used by a cornell professor recently) also is false. see and listen to heather explanation of the statistics.
add another set of facts, as analyzed in a just released harvard study [full embed at bottom of post], reported in the times:
a new study confirms that black men and women are treated differently in the hands of law enforcement. they are more likely to be touched, handcuffed, pushed to the ground or by a police officer, even after accounting for how, where and when they encounter the police. but when it comes to the most lethal form of force police shootings the study finds no racial bias. “it is the most surprising result of my career,” said roland g. fryer jr., the author of the study and a professor of economics at harvard. the study examined more than shootings in 10 major police departments, in texas, florida and california. the result contradicts the mental image of police shootings that many americans hold in the wake of the killings (some captured on video) of michael brown in ferguson, mo.; mcdonald in chicago; rice in cleveland; walter scott in south carolina; samuel dubose in cincinnati; alton sterling in baton rouge, la.; and in minnesota.
the study did show a racial disparity in non-lethal use of force, such as searches and handcuffing. but those are not the events that drive black lives matters riots and protests. if michael brown had been patted down and handcuffed, rather than shot dead, the black lives matter movement would not have launched as it did.
black lives matter is a social movement launched by the left, which uses allegedly racist police killings as the excuse and justification for a narrative. if those justifications actually exist, it will not change the narrative, because facts never mattered.
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harvard study on police shootings of blacks and whites by legal insurrection on | fækts ˈmætər ɪn ðə blæk lɪvz ˈmætər ˈmuvmənt. ˈʃutɪŋ ˈplænɪd ðə sidz fər ðə ˈmuvmənt. ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ˈpɑpjələr mɪθ, wɑz nɑt ənˈlɔfəli ʃɑt ənd kɪld baɪ ʤɔrʤ ˈzɪmərmən. ðə traɪəl ˈɛvədəns wɑz ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ ðət əˈtækt ˈzɪmərmən wɪθ ə pənʧ tɪ ðə noʊz ənd wɪn ʃɑt wɑz ɔn tɔp əv ˈzɪmərmən ˈbitɪŋ ɪm mɪkst ˈmɑrʃəl ɑrts staɪl, ˈhævɪŋ smæʃt hɪz hɛd ˈɪntu ˈkɑnkrit. mɔˈroʊvər, ðə ˈreɪʃəl ˈnɛrətɪv wɑz fɔls, ə pərˈsɛpʃən kɔzd baɪ ə dɪˈsɛptɪv ˈɛnˌbiˈsi ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˈɛdət ənd fɔls ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən əv ˈɑdiˌoʊ ɪn wɪʧ ˈzɪmərmən səˈpoʊzədli ˈətərd ə ˈreɪʃəl slər, ənd ˈæmpləˌfaɪd baɪ ˈæktɪvɪsts ənd ˈfæməli ˈlɔjərz. ˈmaɪkəl dɛθ dɪˈrɛkli lɔnʧt ðə ˈmuvmənt ənd tʊk ɪt ˈnæʃənəl. braʊn, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ʃɑt əp, shoot”*” bət bɪˈkəz hi ˈsəkər pənʧt ə kɑp ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn hɪz ˈviɪkəl ənd traɪd tɪ stil ðə gən. [ˈfərgəsən poʊ ˈdɑrən ˈwɪlsən ˈɪnʤəriz kɔzd wɪn ˈmaɪkəl braʊn ˈsəkər pənʧt ɪm waɪl traɪɪŋ tɪ græb gən] ðiz ˈsɛmənəl ɪˈvɛnts əv ðə blæk lɪvz ˈmætər ˈnɛrətɪv wər laɪz. ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈpɔrtrət əv blæks biɪŋ ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ə waɪt pəˈlis ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪd (ðə wərd juzd baɪ ə kɔrˈnɛl prəˈfɛsər ˈrisəntli) ˈɔlsoʊ ɪz fɔls. si ənd ˈlɪsən tɪ ˈhɛðər ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən əv ðə stəˈtɪstɪks. æd əˈnəðər sɛt əv fækts, ɛz ˈænəˌlaɪzd ɪn ə ʤɪst riˈlist ˈhɑrvərd ˈstədi [fʊl ɪmˈbɛd æt ˈbɑtəm əv poʊst], ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ðə taɪmz: ə nu ˈstədi kənˈfərmz ðət blæk mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən ər ˈtritɪd ˈdɪfərˈɛntli ɪn ðə hænz əv lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt. ðeɪ ər mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi təʧt, ˈhændˌkəft, pʊʃt tɪ ðə graʊnd ər baɪ ə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər, ˈivɪn ˈæftər əˈkaʊnɪŋ fər haʊ, wɛr ənd wɪn ðeɪ ɪnˈkaʊnər ðə pəˈlis. bət wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə moʊst ˈliθəl fɔrm əv fɔrs pəˈlis ˈʃutɪŋz ðə ˈstədi faɪndz noʊ ˈreɪʃəl baɪəs. ɪz ðə moʊst səˈpraɪzɪŋ rɪˈzəlt əv maɪ career,”*,” sɛd ˈroʊlənd ʤi. fraɪər jr*., ðə ˈɔθər əv ðə ˈstədi ənd ə prəˈfɛsər əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks æt ˈhɑrvərd. ðə ˈstədi ɪgˈzæmənd mɔr ðən ˈʃutɪŋz ɪn 10 ˈmeɪʤər pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənts, ɪn ˈtɛksəs, ˈflɔrɪdə ənd ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ðə rɪˈzəlt ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkts ðə ˈmɛntəl ˈɪmɪʤ əv pəˈlis ˈʃutɪŋz ðət ˈmɛni əˈmɛrɪkənz hoʊld ɪn ðə weɪk əv ðə ˈkɪlɪŋz (səm ˈkæpʧərd ɔn ˈvɪdioʊ) əv ˈmaɪkəl braʊn ɪn ˈfərgəsən, moʊ.; məkˈdɑnəld ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ; raɪs ɪn ˈklivlənd; ˈwɔltər skɑt ɪn saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə; ˈsæmjul duˈboʊz ɪn ˌsɪnsəˈnæti; ˈɔltən ˈstərlɪŋ ɪn ˈbæˌtɑn ruʒ, lɑ.; ənd ɪn ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə. ðə ˈstədi dɪd ʃoʊ ə ˈreɪʃəl dɪˈspɛrəti ɪn nɑnˈliθəl juz əv fɔrs, səʧ ɛz ˈsərʧɪz ənd ˈhændˌkəfɪŋ. bət ðoʊz ər nɑt ðə ɪˈvɛnts ðət draɪv blæk lɪvz ˈmætərz raɪəts ənd ˈproʊˌtɛsts. ɪf ˈmaɪkəl braʊn hæd bɪn ˈpætɪd daʊn ənd ˈhændˌkəft, ˈrəðər ðən ʃɑt dɛd, ðə blæk lɪvz ˈmætər ˈmuvmənt wʊd nɑt hæv lɔnʧt ɛz ɪt dɪd. blæk lɪvz ˈmætər ɪz ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmuvmənt lɔnʧt baɪ ðə lɛft, wɪʧ ˈjuzɪz əˈlɛʤədli ˈreɪsɪst pəˈlis ˈkɪlɪŋz ɛz ðə ɪkˈskjuz ənd ˌʤəstəfəˈkeɪʃən fər ə ˈnɛrətɪv. ɪf ðoʊz ˌʤəstɪfɪˈkeɪʃənz ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪgˈzɪst, ɪt wɪl nɑt ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈnɛrətɪv, bɪˈkəz fækts ˈnɛvər ˈmætərd. ˈhɑrvərd ˈstədi ɔn pəˈlis ˈʃutɪŋz əv blæks ənd waɪts baɪ ˈligəl ˌɪnsərˈɛkʃən ɔn |
yesterday the drug enforcement administration raided about 10 medical marijuana operations in montana, including four run by montana cannabis and the greenhouse that supplies them. according to reuters, "the raids marked the first such crackdown in montana by the federal government since a state ballot measure legalizing cultivation and possession of marijuana for medical purposes was overwhelmingly approved by voters there in 2004." the crackdown came on the same day that a bill aimed at repealing that initiative was blocked by a state senate committee.
wait. didn't barack obama repeatedly promise to call off the medical marijuana raids when he was running for president, and didn't his attorney general instruct federal prosecutors to leave patients and providers alone as long as they are complying with state law? sort of. under a policy change announced by the justice department in october 2009, u.s. attorneys were told that, "as a general matter," they "should not focus federal resources" on "individuals whose actions are in clear and unambiguous compliance with existing state laws providing for the medical use of marijuana." in practice, this policy means the feds reserve the right to interpret state law and decide whether patients and providers are following it, as illustrated by continued raids in california, colorado, and michigan.
montana, like california and michigan, allows "caregivers" as well as patients to grow marijuana. montana's medical marijuana act (pdf) defines a caregiver as an individual "who has agreed to undertake responsibility for managing the well-being of a person with respect to the medical use of marijuana." a patient with a doctor's recommendation may grow up to six plants and possess up to one ounce of usable marijuana for his own consumption, or he can designate a caregiver, who may grow up to six plants on his behalf. are patients or caregivers allowed to form "cooperatives," as they do in california, and grow marijuana together? according to the state department of public health & human services, which keeps track of registered patients and their caregivers, "the law is silent on this issue." and although the law specifies that "a qualifying patient may have only one caregiver at any one time," it does not seem to address the question of whether a caregiver may grow marijuana for more than one patient.
the upshot is that the dea can always argue that any individual or group of people with more than six plants (or more than one ounce of usable marijuana) in one place is not "in clear and unambiguous compliance" with montana law. that would be the case even if state courts explicitly approved grow operations and operated by patients or caregivers. federal raids have continued in california even though the state attorney general (now the governor) said are permitted.
now that the attempt to repeal montana's medical marijuana act has been stymied, people who believe the current system is too loose are expected to propose regulations that will clarify exactly what is and is not permitted. if such rules are established, the dea will no longer have an excuse for breaking obama's promise.
more on the wiggle room left by obama's supposedly tolerant attitude toward medical marijuana here.
[thanks to robert johnson, dave budge, and richard cowan for the tip.] | ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ðə drəg ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈreɪdɪd əˈbaʊt 10 ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ɪn mɑnˈtænə, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ fɔr rən baɪ mɑnˈtænə ˈkænəbəs ənd ðə ˈgrinˌhaʊs ðət səˈplaɪz ðɛm. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈrɔɪtərz, "ðə reɪdz mɑrkt ðə fərst səʧ ˈkrækˌdaʊn ɪn mɑnˈtænə baɪ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt sɪns ə steɪt ˈbælət ˈmɛʒər ˈligəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˌkəltɪˈveɪʃən ənd pəˈzɛʃən əv ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə fər ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈpərpəsɪz wɑz ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli əˈpruvd baɪ ˈvoʊtərz ðɛr ɪn 2004 ðə ˈkrækˌdaʊn keɪm ɔn ðə seɪm deɪ ðət ə bɪl eɪmd æt riˈpilɪŋ ðət ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv wɑz blɑkt baɪ ə steɪt ˈsɛnɪt kəˈmɪti. weɪt. ˈdɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə rɪˈpitɪdli ˈprɑməs tɪ kɔl ɔf ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə reɪdz wɪn hi wɑz ˈrənɪŋ fər ˈprɛzɪdənt, ənd ˈdɪdənt hɪz əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl ˌɪnˈstrəkt ˈfɛdərəl ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz tɪ liv ˈpeɪʃənz ənd prəˈvaɪdərz əˈloʊn ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðeɪ ər kəmˈplaɪɪŋ wɪθ steɪt lɔ? sɔrt əv. ˈəndər ə ˈpɑləsi ʧeɪnʤ əˈnaʊnst baɪ ðə ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2009 juz. əˈtərniz wər toʊld ðət, "ɛz ə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmætər," ðeɪ "ʃʊd nɑt ˈfoʊkɪs ˈfɛdərəl ˈrisɔrsɪz" ɔn "ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz huz ˈækʃənz ər ɪn klɪr ənd ˌənæmˈbɪgjəwəs kəmˈplaɪəns wɪθ ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ steɪt lɔz prəˈvaɪdɪŋ fər ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl juz əv ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə." ɪn ˈpræktɪs, ðɪs ˈpɑləsi minz ðə fɛdz rɪˈzərv ðə raɪt tɪ ˌɪnˈtərprət steɪt lɔ ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪd ˈwɛðər ˈpeɪʃənz ənd prəˈvaɪdərz ər ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɪt, ɛz ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪd baɪ kənˈtɪnjud reɪdz ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ, ənd ˈmɪʃɪgən. mɑnˈtænə, laɪk ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ənd ˈmɪʃɪgən, əˈlaʊz "ˈkɛrˌgɪvərz" ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈpeɪʃənz tɪ groʊ ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə. mɑnˈtænəz ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ækt (pdf*) dɪˈfaɪnz ə ˈkɛrˌgɪvər ɛz ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl "hu həz əˈgrid tɪ ˈəndərˌteɪk riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ˈmænəʤɪŋ ðə ˌwɛlˈbiɪŋ əv ə ˈpərsən wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt tɪ ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl juz əv ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə." ə ˈpeɪʃənt wɪθ ə ˈdɑktərz ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən meɪ groʊ əp tɪ sɪks plænts ənd pəˈzɛs əp tɪ wən aʊns əv ˈjuzəbəl ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə fər hɪz oʊn kənˈsəmʃən, ər hi kən ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪt ə ˈkɛrˌgɪvər, hu meɪ groʊ əp tɪ sɪks plænts ɔn hɪz bɪˈhæf. ər ˈpeɪʃənz ər ˈkɛrˌgɪvərz əˈlaʊd tɪ fɔrm "koʊˈɑprətɪvz," ɛz ðeɪ du ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ənd groʊ ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə təˈgɛðər? əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ ˈjumən ˈsərvɪsɪz, wɪʧ kips træk əv ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈpeɪʃənz ənd ðɛr ˈkɛrˌgɪvərz, "ðə lɔ ɪz ˈsaɪlənt ɔn ðɪs ˈɪʃu." ənd ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə lɔ ˈspɛsəˌfaɪz ðət "ə kˈwɑləˌfaɪɪŋ ˈpeɪʃənt meɪ hæv ˈoʊnli wən ˈkɛrˌgɪvər æt ˈɛni wən taɪm," ɪt dɪz nɑt sim tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈwɛðər ə ˈkɛrˌgɪvər meɪ groʊ ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə fər mɔr ðən wən ˈpeɪʃənt. ðə ˈəpˌʃɑt ɪz ðət ðə di kən ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈɑrgju ðət ˈɛni ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ər grup əv ˈpipəl wɪθ mɔr ðən sɪks plænts (ər mɔr ðən wən aʊns əv ˈjuzəbəl ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə) ɪn wən pleɪs ɪz nɑt "ɪn klɪr ənd ˌənæmˈbɪgjəwəs kəmˈplaɪəns" wɪθ mɑnˈtænə lɔ. ðət wʊd bi ðə keɪs ˈivɪn ɪf steɪt kɔrts ɪkˈsplɪsətli əˈpruvd groʊ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ənd ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd baɪ ˈpeɪʃənz ər ˈkɛrˌgɪvərz. ˈfɛdərəl reɪdz hæv kənˈtɪnjud ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə steɪt əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl (naʊ ðə ˈgəvərnər) sɛd ər pərˈmɪtɪd. naʊ ðət ðə əˈtɛmpt tɪ rɪˈpil mɑnˈtænəz ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ækt həz bɪn ˈstaɪmid, ˈpipəl hu bɪˈliv ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈsɪstəm ɪz tu lus ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ prəˈpoʊz ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ðət wɪl ˈklɛrəˌfaɪ ɪgˈzæktli wət ɪz ənd ɪz nɑt pərˈmɪtɪd. ɪf səʧ rulz ər ɪˈstæblɪʃt, ðə di wɪl noʊ ˈlɔŋgər hæv ən ɪkˈskjuz fər ˈbreɪkɪŋ ˌoʊˈbɑməz ˈprɑməs. mɔr ɔn ðə ˈwɪgəl rum lɛft baɪ ˌoʊˈbɑməz səˈpoʊzədli ˈtɑlərənt ˈætəˌtud təˈwɔrd ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə hir. [θæŋks tɪ ˈrɑbərt ˈʤɑnsən, deɪv bəʤ, ənd ˈrɪʧərd kaʊən fər ðə tɪp.] |
graham hancock is one of the most amazing modern explorers of both the material mysteries in terms of ruins and monoliths and the internal aspects of consciousness. i learned of his participation in the contact in the desert conference at the joshua tree retreat center just prior to going to illuminate, so i decided to drive through the arizona and california desert for a rare chance to see and meet him.
by the time i got to joshua tree, graham had already presented his main ideas formally, making this a real treat an informal interactive session with the man who has unearthed so many of treasures and put them into a meaningful and cosmic context.
graham gave an account of his journey, beginning with his family roots in england and his horrific experiences being conditioned in a private school, then moving on to becoming a journalist with the ability to travel the world. he had been an atheist until he was cracked open to a new concept of history by encountering stories about the ark of covenant in ethiopia.
this experience began his interest in “out of place technology.” noting the connection between the ethiopian stories of the ark with his growing interest in the ancient egyptian texts, he dropped his atheism and became interested in spirituality in “levels beyond levels” of reality that pointed to so much beyond the veil of what we take as truth.
graham credits robert with the “fundament breakthrough orion correlation connection to egypt,” which is the key breakthrough in tying egypt to its past by discovering the connection to the stars of the constellation of orion.
when he began writing about ancient mysteries graham encountered what he described as the perils of academia; dedicated to making his case, he found that he needed to be beyond perfect with annotations and still he was criticized and vilified by conventional and historians.
one intriguing aspect of insight is that he claims that you “don’t need ancient astronauts”; rather, the veils of consciousness can be lifted by using the resources of the earth itself, and specifically the chemical properties of plants like to “open the doors of perception.”
still, the monuments are key sources of inspiration and graham believes that there is much to learn from the stars, citing how in terms of the ancient skies the constellation of leo was aligned with the gates of the sphinx.
besides conventional academics, political skirmishes also inhibit many new discoveries, but graham urges that it will take a cooperative and new scientific method, embracing openness, to bring many hidden aspects of reality to light.
a key discovery will be how, after “six million years of boredom” with different primates and versions of humans, there was a sudden leap in consciousness and intelligence signified by the cave drawings of the ancients such as at lascaux, france.
while some attribute this to extraterrestrial intervention, graham makes the point that a distinct type of psilocybin mushroom thought to only be in the americas actually existed in europe as well, and he posits that its effect either contributed to or caused this enormous leap in the creative abilities of humans, and the birth of wisdom.
graham became interested in the theory of cave art presented by david lewis williams of south africa into deeply altered states of consciousness which suggested that it was plants and the traditions that unfolded from their discovery that was responsible in the dramatic and sudden increase in intelligence among some human groups.
graham agrees with williams that the chemical agents in these sacred plants allowed humans to detach from materialism and evolve spiritually and intellectually very rapidly.”
graham debunks conventional theories of lascaux as merely paintings of animals our ancestors wanted to hunt for food; at lascaux, for example, the main food item was reindeer but there is only a single painting of a reindeer in the cave, and it is portrayed with the feet of a duck.
at the same time, modern dna tests have proved the existence of mushrooms in europe.
this inquiry led graham to conclude that he must experience the reality facilitated by shamans in altered consciousness, and so he went to the amazon.
here he became convinced that it is our “plant allies” that offer the opening to experience a suddenly expanded universe and discover truths about ourselves.
he was open about the experience in terms of having “mother” reveal to him his own hubris and arrogance in the and his own toxic emotional tendencies. this changed him forever.
“mother” was the most powerful example of a disembodied intelligence or entity he found through the plant in his experiences, and she told him to write a book and to stop his dependence on cannabis, both of which he described in detail and which he followed thereafter, resulting in the novel entangled.
in the novel he deals with one truth conveyed by the plant, that the neanderthal peoples we currently see as primitive and crude were actually immensely telepathic, compassionate, and peace loving, and helped the humans until we surpassed them, and presumably wiped them out.
to his critics about using “chemical” or unnatural means of awakening he responds, “what could be more natural than a mushroom?” he said that he feels the need to personally experience everything he studies because otherwise it has the credibility of “celibate monks arguing about sex.”
graham is passionate about the need for individuals to resist the efforts of the state to “control our consciousness” and believes this is an inalienable right of each human. he admits that this is “all british shit” and lauds the american people for reversing the trend in states like colorado and oregon.
he summarized that “mother kicked my ass” in the state of pure consciousness and he was exposed to the nature of reality. graham acknowledges the risks involved but compares them to mountain climbing or sky-diving.
he believes that brings contact with disembodied and that plants are like antennae on the earth, receiving and transmitting a multitude of frequencies and energy.
ayahuasca neutralizes inhibitors in the gut to open what huxley called “the doors of perception” and open the user to the “intelligence in vine.”
scientists believe that the force is
in the leaves of the plant (p. viridis, containing the element of the brew); but graham believes the intelligence is in the vine and its connection to the soil and the earth, and that the vine harvests the leaves to affect the intelligence of beings, now humans, helping them to evolve.
he compares mother to the goddess isis in egypt and described an experience where he was made to “weigh his soul” in the fashion of the judgment hall of in egyptian lore. it was here that he confronted his own toxicity as a human and worked on his arrogance.
graham cautions that in this state, entities can take advantage and enter humans, which is why it is imperative to take the substance under the direction of an experienced guide or shaman. one can come under attack and be the victim of “psychic vampirism” by trickster entities but the benefits are to forever broaden our concept of reality.
finally graham described his current fascination with the fact that 30 leading scientists attribute the end of the ice age years ago to a cataclysmic comet impact, and his theory is that newly found ruins of advanced civilizations represent the efforts to preserve the knowledge and wisdom of a super civilization that perished at that time.
graham says that the key lesson of the plant and many of his experiences is to silence the mind and “choose love, not fear.”
i felt privileged to be able to witness this remarkable individual for even this short period of time on a personal level, and i was struck by his humility and grasp of the widely disparate subject areas he presented and his unique ability to connect the dots. i also felt a kinship in terms of his many struggles to be accepted, his sense of being an outsider from a young age, his being an only child (as am i), and his discovery of his gift for the written word and exploration.
i almost blew off the event because of the ten hours of driving that it entailed but this was probably the most powerful lesson of all, that when life affords you a singular opportunity it is incumbent to accept because our precious and privileged existence on this planet is truly a means of teaching and growth. | græm ˈhænˌkɑk ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈmɑdərn ɪkˈsplɔrərz əv boʊθ ðə məˈtɪriəl ˈmɪstəriz ɪn tərmz əv ruɪnz ənd ˈmɑnəˌlɪθs ənd ðə ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈæˌspɛkts əv ˈkɑnʃəsnəs. aɪ ˈlərnɪd əv hɪz pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈkɑnˌtækt ɪn ðə ˈdɛzərt ˈkɑnfərəns æt ðə ˈʤɑˌʃuə tri riˈtrit ˈsɛnər ʤɪst praɪər tɪ goʊɪŋ tɪ ˌɪˈlumɪnɪt, soʊ aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ draɪv θru ðə ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə ənd ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈdɛzərt fər ə rɛr ʧæns tɪ si ənd mit ɪm. baɪ ðə taɪm aɪ gɑt tɪ ˈʤɑˌʃuə tri, græm hæd ɔˈrɛdi pərˈzɛnəd hɪz meɪn aɪˈdiəz ˈfɔrməli, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɪs ə ril trit ən ˌɪnˈfɔrməl ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˈsɛʃən wɪθ ðə mæn hu həz əˈnərθt soʊ ˈmɛni əv ˈtrɛʒərz ənd pʊt ðɛm ˈɪntu ə ˈminɪŋfəl ənd ˈkɑzmɪk ˈkɑntɛkst. græm geɪv ən əˈkaʊnt əv hɪz ˈʤərni, bɪˈgɪnɪŋ wɪθ hɪz ˈfæməli ruts ɪn ˈɪŋglənd ənd hɪz hɔˈrɪfɪk ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz biɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənd ɪn ə ˈpraɪvət skul, ðɛn ˈmuvɪŋ ɔn tɪ bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈʤərnəlɪst wɪθ ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈtrævəl ðə wərld. hi hæd bɪn ən ˈeɪθiəst ənˈtɪl hi wɑz krækt ˈoʊpən tɪ ə nu ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ˈhɪstəri baɪ ɛnˈkaʊnərɪŋ ˈstɔriz əˈbaʊt ðə ɑrk əv ˈkəvənənt ɪn ˌiθiˈoʊpiə. ðɪs ɪkˈspɪriəns bɪˈgæn hɪz ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn əv pleɪs technology.”*.” ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðə kəˈnɛkʃən bɪtˈwin ðə ˌiθiˈoʊpiən ˈstɔriz əv ðə ɑrk wɪθ hɪz groʊɪŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðə ˈeɪnʧənt ɪˈʤɪpʃən tɛksts, hi drɑpt hɪz ˈeɪθiˌɪzəm ənd bɪˈkeɪm ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˌspɪrɪˌʧuˈæləˌti ɪn bɪɔnd levels”*” əv ˌriˈæləˌti ðət ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ soʊ məʧ bɪɔnd ðə veɪl əv wət wi teɪk ɛz truθ. græm ˈkrɛdɪts ˈrɑbərt wɪθ ðə ˈbreɪkθˌru ɔˈraɪən ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən kəˈnɛkʃən tɪ egypt,”*,” wɪʧ ɪz ðə ki ˈbreɪkθˌru ɪn taɪɪŋ ˈiʤɪpt tɪ ɪts pæst baɪ dɪˈskəvərɪŋ ðə kəˈnɛkʃən tɪ ðə stɑrz əv ðə ˌkɑnstəˈleɪʃən əv ɔˈraɪən. wɪn hi bɪˈgæn ˈraɪtɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈeɪnʧənt ˈmɪstəriz græm ɪnˈkaʊnərd wət hi dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ðə ˈpɛrəlz əv ˌækəˈdimiə; ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ hɪz keɪs, hi faʊnd ðət hi ˈnidɪd tɪ bi bɪɔnd ˈpərˌfɪkt wɪθ ˌænəˈteɪʃənz ənd stɪl hi wɑz ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ənd ˈvɪləfaɪd baɪ kənˈvɛnʃənəl ənd hɪˈstɔriənz. wən ˌɪnˈtrigɪŋ ˈæˌspɛkt əv ˈɪnˌsaɪt ɪz ðət hi kleɪmz ðət ju nid ˈeɪnʧənt astronauts”*”; ˈrəðər, ðə veɪlz əv ˈkɑnʃəsnəs kən bi ˈlɪftɪd baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈrisɔrsɪz əv ðə ərθ ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ənd spəˈsɪfɪkli ðə ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈprɑpərtiz əv plænts laɪk tɪ ðə dɔrz əv perception.”*.” stɪl, ðə ˈmɑnjəmənts ər ki ˈsɔrsəz əv ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən ənd græm bɪˈlivz ðət ðɛr ɪz məʧ tɪ lərn frəm ðə stɑrz, ˈsaɪtɪŋ haʊ ɪn tərmz əv ðə ˈeɪnʧənt skaɪz ðə ˌkɑnstəˈleɪʃən əv ˈlioʊ wɑz əˈlaɪnd wɪθ ðə geɪts əv ðə sfɪŋks. ˌbiˈsaɪdz kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˌækəˈdɛmɪks, pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈskərmɪʃɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈhɪbət ˈmɛni nu dɪˈskəvəriz, bət græm ˈərʤɪz ðət ɪt wɪl teɪk ə koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ənd nu ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈmɛθəd, ɛmˈbreɪsɪŋ ˈoʊpənəs, tɪ brɪŋ ˈmɛni ˈhɪdən ˈæˌspɛkts əv ˌriˈæləˌti tɪ laɪt. ə ki ˌdɪˈskəvri wɪl bi haʊ, ˈæftər ˈmɪljən jɪrz əv boredom”*” wɪθ ˈdɪfərənt ˈpraɪˌmeɪts ənd ˈvərʒənz əv ˈjumənz, ðɛr wɑz ə ˈsədən lip ɪn ˈkɑnʃəsnəs ənd ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈsɪgnəˌfaɪd baɪ ðə keɪv drɔɪŋz əv ðə ˈeɪnʧənts səʧ ɛz æt ˈlæskoʊ, fræns. waɪl səm əˈtrɪˌbjut ðɪs tɪ ˌɛkstrətərˈɛstriəl ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən, græm meɪks ðə pɔɪnt ðət ə dɪˈstɪŋkt taɪp əv ˌsaɪləˈsaɪbən ˈməʃrum θɔt tɪ ˈoʊnli bi ɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkəz ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪgˈzɪstəd ɪn ˈjʊrəp ɛz wɛl, ənd hi ˈpɑzəts ðət ɪts ˈifɛkt ˈiðər kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ər kɔzd ðɪs ɪˈnɔrmɪs lip ɪn ðə kriˈeɪtɪv əˈbɪləˌtiz əv ˈjumənz, ənd ðə bərθ əv ˈwɪzdəm. græm bɪˈkeɪm ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ðə ˈθɪri əv keɪv ɑrt pərˈzɛnəd baɪ ˈdeɪvɪd luɪs ˈwɪljəmz əv saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ ˈɪntu ˈdipli ˈɔltərd steɪts əv ˈkɑnʃəsnəs wɪʧ səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ɪt wɑz plænts ənd ðə trəˈdɪʃənz ðət ənˈfoʊldəd frəm ðɛr ˌdɪˈskəvri ðət wɑz riˈspɑnsəbəl ɪn ðə drəˈmætɪk ənd ˈsədən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns əˈməŋ səm ˈjumən grups. græm əˈgriz wɪθ ˈwɪljəmz ðət ðə ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈeɪʤənts ɪn ðiz ˈseɪkrɪd plænts əˈlaʊd ˈjumənz tɪ ˈdɪˌtæʧ frəm məˈtɪriəˌlɪzəm ənd ɪˈvɑlv ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəˌli ənd ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəli ˈvɛri rapidly.”*.” græm dɪˈbəŋks kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈθɪriz əv ˈlæskoʊ ɛz ˈmɪrli ˈpeɪnɪŋz əv ˈænəməlz ɑr ˈænˌsɛstərz ˈwɔntɪd tɪ hənt fər fud; æt ˈlæskoʊ, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə meɪn fud ˈaɪtəm wɑz ˈreɪnˌdɪr bət ðɛr ɪz ˈoʊnli ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈpeɪnɪŋ əv ə ˈreɪnˌdɪr ɪn ðə keɪv, ənd ɪt ɪz pɔrˈtreɪd wɪθ ðə fit əv ə dək. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ˈmɑdərn ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ tɛsts hæv pruvd ðə ɪgˈzɪstəns əv ˈməʃrumz ɪn ˈjʊrəp. ðɪs ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri lɛd græm tɪ kənˈklud ðət hi məst ɪkˈspɪriəns ðə ˌriˈæləˌti fəˈsɪləˌteɪtɪd baɪ ˈʃeɪmənz ɪn ˈɔltərd ˈkɑnʃəsnəs, ənd soʊ hi wɛnt tɪ ðə ˈæməˌzɑn. hir hi bɪˈkeɪm kənˈvɪnst ðət ɪt ɪz ɑr allies”*” ðət ˈɔfər ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ə ˈsədənli ɪkˈspændɪd ˈjunəˌvərs ənd dɪˈskəvər truθs əˈbaʊt ɑrˈsɛlvz. hi wɑz ˈoʊpən əˈbaʊt ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn tərmz əv ˈhævɪŋ ayahuasca”*” rɪˈvil tɪ ɪm hɪz oʊn ˈhjubrəs ənd ˈɛrəgəns ɪn ðə ənd hɪz oʊn ˈtɑksɪk ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈtɛndənsiz. ðɪs ʧeɪnʤd ɪm fərˈɛvər. ayahuasca”*” wɑz ðə moʊst ˈpaʊərfəl ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ə dɪsɪˈbɑdid ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ər ˈɛntɪti hi faʊnd θru ðə plænt ɪn hɪz ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz, ənd ʃi toʊld ɪm tɪ raɪt ə bʊk ənd tɪ stɑp hɪz dɪˈpɛndəns ɔn ˈkænəbəs, boʊθ əv wɪʧ hi dɪˈskraɪbd ɪn ˈditeɪl ənd wɪʧ hi ˈfɑloʊd ðɛˈræftər, rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈnɑvəl ɛnˈtæŋgəld. ɪn ðə ˈnɑvəl hi dilz wɪθ wən truθ kənˈveɪd baɪ ðə plænt, ðət ðə niˈændərˌθɔl ˈpipəlz wi ˈkərəntli si ɛz ˈprɪmɪtɪv ənd krud wər ˈæˌkʧuəli ˌɪˈmɛnsli ˌtɛləˈpæθək, kəmˈpæʃənət, ənd pis ˈləvɪŋ, ənd hɛlpt ðə ˈjumənz ənˈtɪl wi sərˈpæst ðɛm, ənd prɪˈzuməbli waɪpt ðɛm aʊt. tɪ hɪz ˈkrɪtɪks əˈbaʊt ˈjuzɪŋ ““chemical”*” ər ənˈnæʧərəl minz əv əˈweɪkənɪŋ hi rɪˈspɑndz, kʊd bi mɔr ˈnæʧərəl ðən ə mushroom?”*?” hi sɛd ðət hi filz ðə nid tɪ ˈpərsənəli ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ hi ˈstədiz bɪˈkəz ˈəðərˌwaɪz ɪt həz ðə ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti əv məŋks ˈɑrgjuɪŋ əˈbaʊt sex.”*.” græm ɪz ˈpæʃənət əˈbaʊt ðə nid fər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz tɪ rɪˈzɪst ðə ˈɛfərts əv ðə steɪt tɪ ɑr consciousness”*” ənd bɪˈlivz ðɪs ɪz ən ˌɪˈneɪljənəbəl raɪt əv iʧ ˈjumən. hi ədˈmɪts ðət ðɪs ɪz ˈbrɪtɪʃ shit”*” ənd lɔdz ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl fər rɪˈvərsɪŋ ðə trɛnd ɪn steɪts laɪk ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ənd ˈɔrəˌgɑn. hi ˈsəmərˌaɪzd ðət kɪkt maɪ ass”*” ɪn ðə steɪt əv pjʊr ˈkɑnʃəsnəs ənd hi wɑz ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ ðə ˈneɪʧər əv ˌriˈæləˌti. græm ækˈnɑlɪʤɪz ðə rɪsks ˌɪnˈvɑlvd bət kəmˈpɛrz ðɛm tɪ ˈmaʊntən ˈklaɪmɪŋ ər sky-diving*. hi bɪˈlivz ðət brɪŋz ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ dɪsɪˈbɑdid ənd ðət plænts ər laɪk ænˈtɛni ɔn ðə ərθ, rɪˈsivɪŋ ənd trænsˈmɪtɪŋ ə ˈməltəˌtud əv ˈfrikwənsiz ənd ˈɛnərʤi. ˈnutrəˌlaɪzɪz ˌɪnˈhɪbətərz ɪn ðə gət tɪ ˈoʊpən wət ˈhəksli kɔld dɔrz əv perception”*” ənd ˈoʊpən ðə ˈjuzər tɪ ðə ɪn vine.”*.” ˈsaɪəntɪsts bɪˈliv ðət ðə fɔrs ɪz ɪn ðə livz əv ðə plænt (pi. ˈvɪrɪˌdɪs, kənˈteɪnɪŋ ðə ˈɛləmənt əv ðə bru); bət græm bɪˈlivz ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ɪz ɪn ðə vaɪn ənd ɪts kəˈnɛkʃən tɪ ðə sɔɪl ənd ðə ərθ, ənd ðət ðə vaɪn ˈhɑrvəsts ðə livz tɪ əˈfɛkt ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns əv biɪŋz, naʊ ˈjumənz, ˈhɛlpɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ɪˈvɑlv. hi kəmˈpɛrz ˈməðər tɪ ðə ˈgɑdəs ˈaɪsəs ɪn ˈiʤɪpt ənd dɪˈskraɪbd ən ɪkˈspɪriəns wɛr hi wɑz meɪd tɪ hɪz soul”*” ɪn ðə ˈfæʃən əv ðə ˈʤəʤmənt hɔl əv ɪn ɪˈʤɪpʃən lɔr. ɪt wɑz hir ðət hi kənˈfrəntɪd hɪz oʊn tɑkˈsɪsəti ɛz ə ˈjumən ənd wərkt ɔn hɪz ˈɛrəgəns. græm ˈkɔʃənz ðət ɪn ðɪs steɪt, ˈɛntɪtiz kən teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ ənd ˈɛnər ˈjumənz, wɪʧ ɪz waɪ ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɛrətɪv tɪ teɪk ðə ˈsəbstəns ˈəndər ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ən ɪkˈspɪriənst gaɪd ər ˈʃeɪmən. wən kən kəm ˈəndər əˈtæk ənd bi ðə ˈvɪktɪm əv vampirism”*” baɪ ˈtrɪkstər ˈɛntɪtiz bət ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts ər tɪ fərˈɛvər ˈbrɔdən ɑr ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ˌriˈæləˌti. ˈfaɪnəli græm dɪˈskraɪbd hɪz ˈkɑrənt ˌfæsəˈneɪʃən wɪθ ðə fækt ðət 30 ˈlidɪŋ ˈsaɪəntɪsts əˈtrɪˌbjut ðə ɛnd əv ðə aɪs eɪʤ jɪrz əˈgoʊ tɪ ə ˌkætəˈklɪzmɪk ˈkɑmət ˌɪmˈpækt, ənd hɪz ˈθɪri ɪz ðət ˈnuli faʊnd ruɪnz əv ədˈvænst ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃənz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə ˈɛfərts tɪ prɪˈzərv ðə ˈnɑlɪʤ ənd ˈwɪzdəm əv ə ˈsupər ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən ðət ˈpɛrɪʃt æt ðət taɪm. græm sɪz ðət ðə ki ˈlɛsən əv ðə plænt ənd ˈmɛni əv hɪz ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ɪz tɪ ˈsaɪləns ðə maɪnd ənd ləv, nɑt fear.”*.” aɪ fɛlt ˈprɪvɪlɪʤd tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈwɪtnəs ðɪs rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl fər ˈivɪn ðɪs ʃɔrt ˈpɪriəd əv taɪm ɔn ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈlɛvəl, ənd aɪ wɑz strək baɪ hɪz hjuˈmɪlɪti ənd græsp əv ðə ˈwaɪdli ˈdɪspərɪt ˈsəbʤɪkt ˈɛriəz hi pərˈzɛnəd ənd hɪz juˈnik əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kəˈnɛkt ðə dɑts. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ fɛlt ə ˈkɪnˌʃɪp ɪn tərmz əv hɪz ˈmɛni ˈstrəgəlz tɪ bi ækˈsɛptɪd, hɪz sɛns əv biɪŋ ən aʊtˈsaɪdər frəm ə jəŋ eɪʤ, hɪz biɪŋ ən ˈoʊnli ʧaɪld (ɛz æm aɪ), ənd hɪz ˌdɪˈskəvri əv hɪz gɪft fər ðə ˈrɪtən wərd ənd ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən. aɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst blu ɔf ðə ɪˈvɛnt bɪˈkəz əv ðə tɛn aʊərz əv ˈdraɪvɪŋ ðət ɪt ɪnˈteɪld bət ðɪs wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə moʊst ˈpaʊərfəl ˈlɛsən əv ɔl, ðət wɪn laɪf əˈfɔrdz ju ə ˈsɪŋgjələr ˌɑpərˈtunəti ɪt ɪz ˌɪnˈkəmbənt tɪ əkˈsɛpt bɪˈkəz ɑr ˈprɛʃəs ənd ˈprɪvɪlɪʤd ɪgˈzɪstəns ɔn ðɪs ˈplænət ɪz ˈtruli ə minz əv ˈtiʧɪŋ ənd groʊθ. |
donald tusk has appeared to blame the electorate for causing “anxiety and uncertainty” for millions of british and citizens living abroad, in an extraordinary letter that immediately embroiled him in a row with conservative.
the president of theropean council wrote to a group of 80 mainly tory arguing that politicians could not be blamed for the impact of the vote and saying the real cause of the problems was the referendum result on 23 june.
he accused the british parliamentarians of making an argument that “has nothing to do with reality” after they claimed in a letter that the lead negotiator for, michel barnier, was “worryingly indifferent to securing reciprocal rights for our and your resident citizens”.
tusk hit back in a letter he published on twitter by pointing to the decision of the british public to back as the cause of uncertainty, and said the problem could be solved by theresa may triggering article 50 as soon as possible.
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“in your letter you state that theropean commission, and in particular [michel] barnier, are attempting to prevent negotiations, thereby creating ‘anxiety and uncertainty for the and citizens living in one territories’,” he said.
“it is a very interesting argument; the only problem being that it had nothing to do with reality. would you not agree that the only source of anxiety and uncertainty is rather the decision on? and that the only way to dispel the fears and doubts of all citizens concerned is the quickest possible start of the negotiations based on article 50 of the treaty?”
tusk said the “stands ready” to negotiate exit from the, including reciprocal rights, but could only do so once the process formally begins. “let me reiterate, however, that the decision about triggering article 50 belongs only to the, which we fully respect,” he said.
his response was to an earlier letter, by the tory michael tomlinson and steve baker, and signed by including michael gove and iain duncan smith, that suggested that the issue of reciprocal rights was too important to wait until article 50 was triggered.
donald tusk (@eucopresident) my reply to the on the status of citizens in the and citizens living and working inrope:
“[barnier’s] attempts to prevent negotiations taking place on this issue between the democratically elected governments of member states are making it harder to achieve what is in interest: ending the anxiety and uncertainty for and citizens living in one territories,” it said.
tomlinson then hit out at the german chancellor, angela merkel, accusing her of having “quit the moral high ground” over the issue.
the conservative attack was in response to reports suggesting merkel would not guarantee reciprocal rights for citizens living in germany until formal negotiations had begun, and that she had told may as much during a bilateral meeting.
tomlinson accused merkel of having “entered the fray with the implication that human beings will be traded ‘tit for tat’ in a political playground”.
“i read with dismay the article on politico that angela merkel, in common with michel barnier, refused to engage in a way on reciprocal rights and failed to give assurances that citizens living inrope would remain entitled to live and work there,” said tomlinson, who is the deputy chair of theropean research group of.
the former environment secretary owen paterson also the german leader, suggesting that other countries were willing to try to reach an early deal. “angela merkel is wrong to be intransigent. she must act now to reassure millions of and resident citizens,” he said.
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reacting to letter, the former work and pensions secretary iain duncan smith said: “eu politicians should stop playing politics with lives. they should agree to end the speculation and take away the anxiety that people feel about their futures. the yet again puts systems above people.”
baker said: “the is doing the wrong thing, being defensive. it is on the back foot through sheer dogmatism, and now in the wrong.”
tomlinson sent tusk a direct message on twitter saying his “response to my letter is disappointing and wrongheaded. he is putting process above and beyond human beings”.
the tory julian knight said: “so i can now tell the worried citizens who do come to my surgery on this issue that it is the which is holding them to ransom.”
the row comes after the prime minister of malta said britain might not be in a position to trigger article 50 to begin leaving the by the deadline of the end of march 2017.
joseph muscat, whose country takes over the’s rotating presidency in january, said he would not be surprised if legal proceedings resulted in the divorce between the and the being delayed.
next week, the supreme court will hear a government appeal against a high court ruling that parliament must be consulted before article 50 can be invoked.
muscat also saidropean leaders were “not bluffing” when they insisted that britain would not retain the single market access it currently has if politicians also wanted to curb immigration, adding that theropean parliament could veto any deal. | ˈdɑnəld təsk həz əˈpɪrd tɪ bleɪm ðə ɪˈlɛktərət fər ˈkɔzɪŋ ənd uncertainty”*” fər ˈmɪljənz əv ˈbrɪtɪʃ ənd ˈsɪtɪzənz ˈlɪvɪŋ əˈbrɔd, ɪn ən ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈlɛtər ðət ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ɛmˈbrɔɪld ɪm ɪn ə roʊ wɪθ kənˈsərvətɪv. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkaʊnsəl roʊt tɪ ə grup əv 80 ˈmeɪnli ˈtɔri ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz kʊd nɑt bi bleɪmd fər ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ðə voʊt ənd seɪɪŋ ðə ril kɔz əv ðə ˈprɑbləmz wɑz ðə ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm rɪˈzəlt ɔn 23 ʤun. hi əˈkjuzd ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˌpɑrləmɛnˈtɛriənz əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ən ˈɑrgjəmənt ðət ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ reality”*” ˈæftər ðeɪ kleɪmd ɪn ə ˈlɛtər ðət ðə lɛd nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtər fər, ˈmɪʧəl barnier*, wɑz ˌɪnˈdɪfərənt tɪ sɪˈkjʊrɪŋ rɪˈsɪprəkəl raɪts fər ɑr ənd jʊr ˈrɛzɪdənt citizens”*”. təsk hɪt bæk ɪn ə ˈlɛtər hi ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn tˈwɪtər baɪ ˈpɔɪntɪŋ tɪ ðə dɪˈsɪʒən əv ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈpəblɪk tɪ bæk ɛz ðə kɔz əv ənˈsərtənti, ənd sɛd ðə ˈprɑbləm kʊd bi sɑlvd baɪ tərˈisə meɪ ˈtrɪgərɪŋ ˈɑrtɪkəl 50 ɛz sun ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. ðə 'kəˈneɪdiən ˈmɑdəl': waɪ ˈsɛtə ˈɪzənt ə ˈbluˌprɪnt fər rɛd mɔr jʊr ˈlɛtər ju steɪt ðət ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kəˈmɪʃən, ənd ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr [ˈmɪʧəl] barnier*, ər əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ prɪˈvɛnt nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz, ˈðɛrˈbaɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ənd ənˈsərtənti fər ðə ənd ˈsɪtɪzənz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn wən territories’,”*’,” hi sɛd. ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈɑrgjəmənt; ðə ˈoʊnli ˈprɑbləm biɪŋ ðət ɪt hæd ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ˌriˈæləˌti. wʊd ju nɑt əˈgri ðət ðə ˈoʊnli sɔrs əv æŋˈzaɪəti ənd ənˈsərtənti ɪz ˈrəðər ðə dɪˈsɪʒən ɔn? ənd ðət ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ tɪ dɪˈspɛl ðə fɪrz ənd daʊts əv ɔl ˈsɪtɪzənz kənˈsərnd ɪz ðə kˈwɪkɪst ˈpɑsəbəl stɑrt əv ðə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz beɪst ɔn ˈɑrtɪkəl 50 əv ðə treaty?”*?” təsk sɛd ðə ready”*” tɪ nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt ˈɛksət frəm ðə, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ rɪˈsɪprəkəl raɪts, bət kʊd ˈoʊnli du soʊ wəns ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈfɔrməli bɪˈgɪnz. mi riˈɪtərˌeɪt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət ðə dɪˈsɪʒən əˈbaʊt ˈtrɪgərɪŋ ˈɑrtɪkəl 50 bɪˈlɔŋz ˈoʊnli tɪ ðə, wɪʧ wi ˈfʊli respect,”*,” hi sɛd. hɪz rɪˈspɑns wɑz tɪ ən ˈərliər ˈlɛtər, baɪ ðə ˈtɔri ˈmaɪkəl ˈtɑmlɪnsən ənd stiv ˈbeɪkər, ənd saɪnd baɪ ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmaɪkəl goʊv ənd iˈeɪn ˈdəŋkən smɪθ, ðət səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ðə ˈɪʃu əv rɪˈsɪprəkəl raɪts wɑz tu ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ weɪt ənˈtɪl ˈɑrtɪkəl 50 wɑz ˈtrɪgərd. ˈdɑnəld təsk (@eucopresident*) maɪ rɪˈplaɪ tɪ ðə ɔn ðə ˈstætəs əv ˈsɪtɪzənz ɪn ðə ənd ˈsɪtɪzənz ˈlɪvɪŋ ənd ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ˈjʊrəp: “[“[barnier’s*] əˈtɛmpts tɪ prɪˈvɛnt nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs ɔn ðɪs ˈɪʃu bɪtˈwin ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪkli ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈgəvərnmənts əv ˈmɛmbər steɪts ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈhɑrdər tɪ əˈʧiv wət ɪz ɪn ˈɪntəˌrɛst: ˈɛndɪŋ ðə æŋˈzaɪəti ənd ənˈsərtənti fər ənd ˈsɪtɪzənz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn wən territories,”*,” ɪt sɛd. ˈtɑmlɪnsən ðɛn hɪt aʊt æt ðə ˈʤərmən ˈʧænsələr, ˈænʤələ ˈmərkəl, əˈkjuzɪŋ hər əv ˈhævɪŋ ðə ˈmɔrəl haɪ ground”*” ˈoʊvər ðə ˈɪʃu. ðə kənˈsərvətɪv əˈtæk wɑz ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ rɪˈpɔrts səˈʤɛstɪŋ ˈmərkəl wʊd nɑt ˌgɛrənˈti rɪˈsɪprəkəl raɪts fər ˈsɪtɪzənz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈʤərməni ənˈtɪl ˈfɔrməl nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz hæd ˈbeɪgən, ənd ðət ʃi hæd toʊld meɪ ɛz məʧ ˈdʊrɪŋ ə baɪˈlætərəl ˈmitɪŋ. ˈtɑmlɪnsən əˈkjuzd ˈmərkəl əv ˈhævɪŋ ðə freɪ wɪθ ðə ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən ðət ˈjumən biɪŋz wɪl bi ˈtreɪdɪd fər tat’*’ ɪn ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl playground”*”. rɛd wɪθ dɪsˈmeɪ ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl ɔn pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ ðət ˈænʤələ ˈmərkəl, ɪn ˈkɑmən wɪθ ˈmɪʧəl barnier*, rɪfˈjuzd tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ə weɪ ɔn rɪˈsɪprəkəl raɪts ənd feɪld tɪ gɪv əˈʃʊrəntsɪz ðət ˈsɪtɪzənz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈjʊrəp wʊd rɪˈmeɪn ɛnˈtaɪtəld tɪ lɪv ənd wərk there,”*,” sɛd ˈtɑmlɪnsən, hu ɪz ðə ˈdɛpjəti ʧɛr əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈrisərʧ grup əv. ðə ˈfɔrmər ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri oʊən ˈpætərsən ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈʤərmən ˈlidər, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət ˈəðər ˈkəntriz wər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ traɪ tɪ riʧ ən ˈərli dil. ˈmərkəl ɪz rɔŋ tɪ bi ˌɪnˈtrænzəʤənt. ʃi məst ækt naʊ tɪ ˌriəˈʃʊr ˈmɪljənz əv ənd ˈrɛzɪdənt citizens,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈmɪnɪstər dɪsˈmɪsɪz 'hæv keɪk ənd it ɪt' noʊts rɛd mɔr riˈæktɪŋ tɪ ˈlɛtər, ðə ˈfɔrmər wərk ənd ˈpɛnʃənz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri iˈeɪn ˈdəŋkən smɪθ sɛd: ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ʃʊd stɑp pleɪɪŋ ˈpɑləˌtɪks wɪθ lɪvz. ðeɪ ʃʊd əˈgri tɪ ɛnd ðə ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən ənd teɪk əˈweɪ ðə æŋˈzaɪəti ðət ˈpipəl fil əˈbaʊt ðɛr fˈjuʧərz. ðə jɛt əˈgɛn pʊts ˈsɪstəmz əˈbəv people.”*.” ˈbeɪkər sɛd: ɪz duɪŋ ðə rɔŋ θɪŋ, biɪŋ dɪˈfɛnsɪv. ɪt ɪz ɔn ðə bæk fʊt θru ʃɪr ˈdɑgməˌtɪzəm, ənd naʊ ɪn ðə wrong.”*.” ˈtɑmlɪnsən sɛnt təsk ə dɪˈrɛkt ˈmɛsɪʤ ɔn tˈwɪtər seɪɪŋ hɪz tɪ maɪ ˈlɛtər ɪz ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ ənd ˈrɔŋˌhɛdɪd. hi ɪz ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs əˈbəv ənd bɪɔnd ˈjumən beings”*”. ðə ˈtɔri ˈʤuljən naɪt sɛd: aɪ kən naʊ tɛl ðə ˈwərid ˈsɪtɪzənz hu du kəm tɪ maɪ ˈsərʤəri ɔn ðɪs ˈɪʃu ðət ɪt ɪz ðə wɪʧ ɪz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ransom.”*.” ðə roʊ kəmz ˈæftər ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər əv ˈmɔltə sɛd ˈbrɪtən maɪt nɑt bi ɪn ə pəˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈtrɪgər ˈɑrtɪkəl 50 tɪ bɪˈgɪn ˈlivɪŋ ðə baɪ ðə ˈdɛˌdlaɪn əv ðə ɛnd əv mɑrʧ 2017 ˈʤoʊzəf ˈməskæt, huz ˈkəntri teɪks ˈoʊvər ðə ˈroʊˌteɪtɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənsi ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri, sɛd hi wʊd nɑt bi səˈpraɪzd ɪf ˈligəl prəˈsidɪŋz rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ðə dɪˈvɔrs bɪtˈwin ðə ənd ðə biɪŋ dɪˈleɪd. nɛkst wik, ðə səˈprim kɔrt wɪl hir ə ˈgəvərnmənt əˈpil əˈgɛnst ə haɪ kɔrt ˈrulɪŋ ðət ˈpɑrləmɛnt məst bi kənˈsəltɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɑrtɪkəl 50 kən bi ˌɪnˈvoʊkt. ˈməskæt ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈlidərz wər bluffing”*” wɪn ðeɪ ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət ˈbrɪtən wʊd nɑt rɪˈteɪn ðə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈmɑrkɪt ˈækˌsɛs ɪt ˈkərəntli həz ɪf ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ kərb ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən, ˈædɪŋ ðət ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈpɑrləmɛnt kʊd ˈviˌtoʊ ˈɛni dil. |
brussels (reuters) - france and luxembourg lost their battle to apply reduced vat rates to on thursday when a topropean court agreed with regulators that only paper books qualified for lower taxes.
ben demonstrates the features of a nook for a customer at a barnes and noble store in boston, march 18, 2011. snyder
eu rules allow member states to set lower rates of tax on printed books but theropean commission decided two years ago that the percent and 3 percent rates imposed by france and luxembourg respectively, were illegal.
the executive said reduced vat rates did not apply to as they were an electronically provided service and were not in the list of goods and services granted this privilege.
the vast majority of the’s 28 countries levy vat rates ranging from 18 to 25 percent, according to commission data.
vat on paper books in contrast ranges from 0 to 10 percent, with the exception of three member states.
judges at the court of justice of theropean union (ecj) rejected france and argument that should be considered a good rather than a service.
“the court finds that the vat directive excludes any possibility of a reduced vat rate being applied to ‘electronically supplied services’,” they said.
“the court holds that the supply of electronic books is such a service,” the ruled.
amazon, which dominates the market, has said that lower priced sell more and ultimately generate more revenue and more royalties for authors.
according to data provider statista, sales inrope are expected to account for just over a fifth of book sales inrope in 2017 compared with percent in 2013.
the commission is now reviewing the vat rules as part of a revamp of the current transitional vat system to switch over to a definitive vat regime, a spokesman said before the court ruling.
french publishers and booksellers said the policy of having higher vat rates for than for printed ones ran counter to the goal of encouraging and urged the commission to change the vat rules.
“we call on theropean commission to quickly take the initiative to amend the law to reflect technological progress and eliminate a serious obstacle to the development of the market,” they said in a statement.
the case is commission v france and commission v luxembourg. | ˈbrəsəlz (ˈrɔɪtərz) fræns ənd ˈləksəmˌbɔrg lɔst ðɛr ˈbætəl tɪ əˈplaɪ rɪˈdust væt reɪts tɪ ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ wɪn ə tɔp ˌjʊrəˈpiən kɔrt əˈgrid wɪθ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz ðət ˈoʊnli ˈpeɪpər bʊks kˈwɑləˌfaɪd fər loʊər ˈtæksɪz. bɛn ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts ðə ˈfiʧərz əv ə nʊk fər ə ˈkəstəmər æt ə bɑrnz ənd ˈnoʊbəl stɔr ɪn ˈbɔstən, mɑrʧ 18 2011 sˈnaɪdər rulz əˈlaʊ ˈmɛmbər steɪts tɪ sɛt loʊər reɪts əv tæks ɔn ˈprɪnɪd bʊks bət ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kəˈmɪʃən ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ ðət ðə pərˈsɛnt ənd 3 pərˈsɛnt reɪts ˌɪmˈpoʊzd baɪ fræns ənd ˈləksəmˌbɔrg rɪˈspɛktɪvli, wər ˌɪˈligəl. ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv sɛd rɪˈdust væt reɪts dɪd nɑt əˈplaɪ tɪ ɛz ðeɪ wər ən ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪkəˌli prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈsərvɪs ənd wər nɑt ɪn ðə lɪst əv gʊdz ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈgrænɪd ðɪs ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ. ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə 28 ˈkəntriz ˈlɛvi væt reɪts ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm 18 tɪ 25 pərˈsɛnt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kəˈmɪʃən ˈdætə. væt ɔn ˈpeɪpər bʊks ɪn ˈkɑntræst ˈreɪnʤɪz frəm 0 tɪ 10 pərˈsɛnt, wɪθ ðə ɪkˈsɛpʃən əv θri ˈmɛmbər steɪts. ˈʤəʤɪz æt ðə kɔrt əv ˈʤəstɪs əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən (ecj*) rɪˈʤɛktɪd fræns ənd ˈɑrgjəmənt ðət ʃʊd bi kənˈsɪdərd ə gʊd ˈrəðər ðən ə ˈsərvɪs. kɔrt faɪndz ðət ðə væt dɪˈrɛktɪv ɪkˈskludz ˈɛni ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ə rɪˈdust væt reɪt biɪŋ əˈplaɪd tɪ səˈplaɪd services’,”*’,” ðeɪ sɛd. kɔrt hoʊldz ðət ðə səˈplaɪ əv ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk bʊks ɪz səʧ ə service,”*,” ðə ruld. ˈæməˌzɑn, wɪʧ ˈdɑməˌneɪts ðə ˈmɑrkɪt, həz sɛd ðət loʊər praɪst sɛl mɔr ənd ˈəltəmətli ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt mɔr ˈrɛvəˌnu ənd mɔr ˈrɔɪəltiz fər ˈɔθərz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdætə prəˈvaɪdər statista*, seɪlz ɪn ˈjʊrəp ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ əˈkaʊnt fər ʤɪst ˈoʊvər ə fɪθ əv bʊk seɪlz ɪn ˈjʊrəp ɪn 2017 kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ pərˈsɛnt ɪn 2013 ðə kəˈmɪʃən ɪz naʊ rivˈjuɪŋ ðə væt rulz ɛz pɑrt əv ə riˈvæmp əv ðə ˈkɑrənt trænˈzɪʃənəl væt ˈsɪstəm tɪ swɪʧ ˈoʊvər tɪ ə dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv væt rəˈʒim, ə ˈspoʊksmən sɛd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə kɔrt ˈrulɪŋ. frɛnʧ ˈpəblɪʃərz ənd ˈbʊkˌsɛlərz sɛd ðə ˈpɑləsi əv ˈhævɪŋ haɪər væt reɪts fər ðən fər ˈprɪnɪd wənz ræn ˈkaʊntər tɪ ðə goʊl əv ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ənd ərʤd ðə kəˈmɪʃən tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə væt rulz. kɔl ɔn ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kəˈmɪʃən tɪ kˈwɪkli teɪk ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv tɪ əˈmɛnd ðə lɔ tɪ rɪˈflɛkt ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈprɑˌgrɛs ənd ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ə ˈsɪriəs ˈɑbstəkəl tɪ ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðə market,”*,” ðeɪ sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ðə keɪs ɪz kəˈmɪʃən vi fræns ənd kəˈmɪʃən vi ˈləksəmˌbɔrg. |
long before five different goal scorers prompted the c of red to rise in celebration as part of the calgary flames’ win, a brave girl elicited a similar reaction.
standing on the red carpet alongside george canyon for his singing of the national anthems before a rare sunday afternoon game, olivia was introduced to the crowd.
the response was as as her story.
diagnosed with a rare form of eye cancer at four months of age, olivia battled through nine rounds of chemotherapy and 50 radiation treatments in an effort to save her eyes.
at age two she lost her right eye, leaving her legally blind with a left eye that provides her with only peripheral vision due to the scar tissue from her cancer battle.
a lifelong flames fan who has long had to sit a few feet away from the tv just to see shapes of her favourite players, the polite grade 5 student from captain john school was given two opportunities on the weekend.
the first was a new pair of specialized electronic glasses from a company called that uses real-time video technology to enable the legally blind to see and independently carry out all activities of daily living.
the second was a chance to use them to actually see her favourite team for the very first time.
with the assistance of a calgary flames foundation that raises $4 million annually to support several causes, including health and wellness, she celebrated her second day with lighter, more advanced glasses in style.
“that was so cool,” she beamed when asked about the stirring response people gave her.
“i was a little nervous, but then when i got out there i was excited and happy. it was probably even better than i expected. i sang along to the canadian anthem but i did not know the american. i only know, ‘oh, say! can you see?’”
well, she can now.
“i was able to see the shots and the players’ numbers and it was fast,” said olivia, so thankful for the gift of sight so many take for granted.
“it’s super important because everyone else tells me what they see and sometimes i wish i could see it. these help a lot.”
it was an emotional day for her family too.
“she has been to a game before but she see it she was just there for the cheering and the malts,” smiled her mother, meredith.
“i’d say, ‘the wave is coming,’ and stand up. and hear the boards if there was a big hit and cheer, but she see anything.”
given lower bowl seats by the club for her family of six, olivia and the gang got a chance to meet johnny gaudreau, sean monahan and mark giordano in the dressing room following the win over the new york islanders.
“it smells like sweat,” she chuckled, as the players so graciously over her and her siblings.
“this is the opportunity of a lifetime we thank the flames enough,” added mom.
“she’ll never forget this day, ever. had goose bumps all day and so have i. so exciting. the standing ovation from the crowd amazing.”
almost as stirring as the day olivia got her first pair of glasses a few summers earlier.
“she went into the backyard and looked around and she got teary and said, ‘everything is so beautiful,’” recalled mom.
“i could see every little detail in the leaves, and i could read signs it was so cool,” jumped in olivia, sporting a gaudreau jersey and gold boots.
“i cried in my bed i was so happy. i was just so happy. it changed my life.”
admitting it was “tough and scary,” to wage the cancer battle she fought to keep what she has left of her eyesight, olivia now only looks forward to a life with eyewear that resembles a scaled down version of virtual reality glasses.
as leaders in the community on so many levels, the flames have always been brilliant at recognizing their ability to make a difference in so many ways. they do it daily.
a class organization from top to bottom, what they did for olivia is a tiny example of their generosity.
they let her sit on the bench for warm-up, where she every player.
coach glen stopped by after the game to tell her how happy he was to see her watching from the stands.
not nearly as happy as she was to have that ability.
ericfrancis@shaw.ca
@ericfrancis | lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr faɪv ˈdɪfərənt goʊl ˈskɔrərz ˈprɑmptɪd ðə si əv rɛd tɪ raɪz ɪn ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈkælgəri flames’*’ wɪn, ə breɪv gərl ɪˈlɪsɪtɪd ə ˈsɪmələr riˈækʃən. ˈstændɪŋ ɔn ðə rɛd ˈkɑrpət əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ʤɔrʤ ˈkænjən fər hɪz ˈsɪŋɪŋ əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈænθəmz ˌbiˈfɔr ə rɛr ˈsənˌdi ˌæftərˈnun geɪm, oʊˈlɪviə wɑz ˌɪntrəˈdust tɪ ðə kraʊd. ðə rɪˈspɑns wɑz ɛz ɛz hər ˈstɔri. ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst wɪθ ə rɛr fɔrm əv aɪ ˈkænsər æt fɔr mənθs əv eɪʤ, oʊˈlɪviə ˈbætəld θru naɪn raʊnz əv ˌkimoʊˈθɛrəpi ənd 50 ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən ˈtritmənts ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ seɪv hər aɪz. æt eɪʤ tu ʃi lɔst hər raɪt aɪ, ˈlivɪŋ hər ˈligəli blaɪnd wɪθ ə lɛft aɪ ðət prəˈvaɪdz hər wɪθ ˈoʊnli pərˈɪfərəl ˈvɪʒən du tɪ ðə skɑr ˈtɪʃu frəm hər ˈkænsər ˈbætəl. ə ˈlaɪˈflɔŋ fleɪmz fæn hu həz lɔŋ hæd tɪ sɪt ə fju fit əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ʤɪst tɪ si ʃeɪps əv hər ˈfeɪvərɪt pleɪərz, ðə pəˈlaɪt greɪd 5 ˈstudənt frəm ˈkæptən ʤɑn skul wɑz ˈgɪvɪn tu ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ɔn ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd. ðə fərst wɑz ə nu pɛr əv ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈglæsɪz frəm ə ˈkəmpəˌni kɔld ðət ˈjuzɪz ˈrilˌtaɪm ˈvɪdioʊ tɛkˈnɑləʤi tɪ ɪˈneɪbəl ðə ˈligəli blaɪnd tɪ si ənd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli ˈkɛri aʊt ɔl ækˈtɪvɪtiz əv ˈdeɪli ˈlɪvɪŋ. ðə ˈsɛkənd wɑz ə ʧæns tɪ juz ðɛm tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli si hər ˈfeɪvərɪt tim fər ðə ˈvɛri fərst taɪm. wɪθ ðə əˈsɪstəns əv ə ˈkælgəri fleɪmz faʊnˈdeɪʃən ðət ˈreɪzɪz 4 ˈmɪljən ˈænjuəli tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈsɛvərəl ˈkɔzɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hɛlθ ənd ˈwɛlnəs, ʃi ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd hər ˈsɛkənd deɪ wɪθ ˈlaɪtər, mɔr ədˈvænst ˈglæsɪz ɪn staɪl. wɑz soʊ cool,”*,” ʃi bimd wɪn æst əˈbaʊt ðə stərɪŋ rɪˈspɑns ˈpipəl geɪv hər. wɑz ə ˈlɪtəl ˈnərvəs, bət ðɛn wɪn aɪ gɑt aʊt ðɛr aɪ wɑz ɪkˈsaɪtɪd ənd ˈhæpi. ɪt wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər ðən aɪ ɪkˈspɛktɪd. aɪ sæŋ əˈlɔŋ tɪ ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈænθəm bət aɪ dɪd nɑt noʊ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən. aɪ ˈoʊnli noʊ, ‘‘oh*, seɪ! kən ju see?’”*?’” wɛl, ʃi kən naʊ. wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ si ðə ʃɑts ənd ðə players’*’ ˈnəmbərz ənd ɪt wɑz fast,”*,” sɛd oʊˈlɪviə, soʊ ˈθæŋkfəl fər ðə gɪft əv saɪt soʊ ˈmɛni teɪk fər ˈgrænɪd. ˈsupər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt bɪˈkəz ˈɛvriˌwən ɛls tɛlz mi wət ðeɪ si ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz aɪ wɪʃ aɪ kʊd si ɪt. ðiz hɛlp ə lot.”*.” ɪt wɑz ən ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl deɪ fər hər ˈfæməli tu. həz bɪn tɪ ə geɪm ˌbiˈfɔr bət ʃi si ɪt ʃi wɑz ʤɪst ðɛr fər ðə ˈʧɪrɪŋ ənd ðə malts,”*,” smaɪld hər ˈməðər, ˈmɛrɪdɪθ. seɪ, weɪv ɪz coming,’*,’ ənd stænd əp. ənd hir ðə bɔrdz ɪf ðɛr wɑz ə bɪg hɪt ənd ʧɪr, bət ʃi si anything.”*.” ˈgɪvɪn loʊər boʊl sits baɪ ðə kləb fər hər ˈfæməli əv sɪks, oʊˈlɪviə ənd ðə gæŋ gɑt ə ʧæns tɪ mit ˈʤɑni goʊˈdroʊ, ʃɔn ˈmɑnəhæn ənd mɑrk ʤɔrˈdɑnoʊ ɪn ðə ˈdrɛsɪŋ rum ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə wɪn ˈoʊvər ðə nu jɔrk ˈaɪləndərz. smɛlz laɪk sweat,”*,” ʃi ˈʧəkəld, ɛz ðə pleɪərz soʊ ˈgreɪʃəsli ˈoʊvər hər ənd hər ˈsɪblɪŋz. ɪz ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti əv ə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm wi θæŋk ðə fleɪmz enough,”*,” ˈædɪd mɑm. ˈnɛvər fərˈgɛt ðɪs deɪ, ˈɛvər. hæd gus bəmps ɔl deɪ ənd soʊ hæv aɪ. soʊ ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ. ðə ˈstændɪŋ oʊˈveɪʃən frəm ðə kraʊd amazing.”*.” ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɛz stərɪŋ ɛz ðə deɪ oʊˈlɪviə gɑt hər fərst pɛr əv ˈglæsɪz ə fju ˈsəmərz ˈərliər. wɛnt ˈɪntu ðə ˈbæˌkjɑrd ənd lʊkt əraʊnd ənd ʃi gɑt ˈtɪri ənd sɛd, ɪz soʊ beautiful,’”*,’” rɪˈkɔld mɑm. kʊd si ˈɛvəri ˈlɪtəl ˈditeɪl ɪn ðə livz, ənd aɪ kʊd rɛd saɪnz ɪt wɑz soʊ cool,”*,” ʤəmpt ɪn oʊˈlɪviə, ˈspɔrtɪŋ ə goʊˈdroʊ ˈʤərzi ənd goʊld buts. kraɪd ɪn maɪ bɛd aɪ wɑz soʊ ˈhæpi. aɪ wɑz ʤɪst soʊ ˈhæpi. ɪt ʧeɪnʤd maɪ life.”*.” ədˈmɪtɪŋ ɪt wɑz ənd scary,”*,” tɪ weɪʤ ðə ˈkænsər ˈbætəl ʃi fɔt tɪ kip wət ʃi həz lɛft əv hər ˈaɪˌsaɪt, oʊˈlɪviə naʊ ˈoʊnli lʊks ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ə laɪf wɪθ ˈaɪˌwɛr ðət rɪˈzɛmbəlz ə skeɪld daʊn ˈvərʒən əv ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti ˈglæsɪz. ɛz ˈlidərz ɪn ðə kəmˈjunɪti ɔn soʊ ˈmɛni ˈlɛvəlz, ðə fleɪmz hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ˈbrɪljənt æt ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪŋ ðɛr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ meɪk ə ˈdɪfərəns ɪn soʊ ˈmɛni weɪz. ðeɪ du ɪt ˈdeɪli. ə klæs ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən frəm tɔp tɪ ˈbɑtəm, wət ðeɪ dɪd fər oʊˈlɪviə ɪz ə ˈtaɪni ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðɛr ˌʤɛnərˈɑsəti. ðeɪ lɛt hər sɪt ɔn ðə bɛnʧ fər warm-up*, wɛr ʃi ˈɛvəri pleɪər. koʊʧ glɛn stɑpt baɪ ˈæftər ðə geɪm tɪ tɛl hər haʊ ˈhæpi hi wɑz tɪ si hər ˈwɑʧɪŋ frəm ðə stændz. nɑt ˈnɪrli ɛz ˈhæpi ɛz ʃi wɑz tɪ hæv ðət əˈbɪləˌti. |
all blacks winger plans to take part in the hurricanes' pre- season campaign, including an appearance at the brisbane global tens tournament.
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milner-skudder has spent the past nine months recovering from shoulder surgery which ruled him out of the hurricanes' run to the super rugby title and the entire all blacks season.
the 2015 world cup star hopes to test his fitness during the hurricanes' pre- season opener against the blues in auckland on february 4 before the inaugural tens tournament a week later.
"my rehab went well and i've been really enjoying being back training with the squad during the pre-season over the past few weeks," he said.
the says the tens tournament will be a good test of his speed and fitness given the amount of space expected to be on offer for players.
"to be able to test myself in a tournament like the tens will be perfect timing just a few weeks out from the start of our super season."
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milner-skudder said the global tens was an exciting concept.
"to have international teams like and samoa alongside some of super best teams will be quite unique and no doubt it will be a real test for everyone.
"tens isn't something most of us get to play too often, so we are all looking forward to giving it a go. having less numbers means there'll be a bit more space so that'll make for plenty of ball movement and guys backing themselves. "
the hurricanes will play australia's western force and new zealand's highlanders on day one of the tournament before playing french club on day two.
teams will be allowed squads of 18 players per match at the brisbane global tens, but will carry up to 26 players into the tournament.
milner-skudder joins a growing list of high profiles players who have confirmed their plans to play in brisbane including his hurricanes teammate loni uhila.
-aap and | ɔl blæks ˈwɪŋər plænz tɪ teɪk pɑrt ɪn ðə ˈhərəˌkeɪnz' pri- ˈsizən kæmˈpeɪn, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ən əˈpɪrəns æt ðə ˈbrɪzˌbeɪn ˈgloʊbəl tɛnz ˈtʊrnəmənt. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: həz spɛnt ðə pæst naɪn mənθs rɪˈkəvərɪŋ frəm ˈʃoʊldər ˈsərʤəri wɪʧ ruld ɪm aʊt əv ðə ˈhərəˌkeɪnz' rən tɪ ðə ˈsupər ˈrəgbi ˈtaɪtəl ənd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ɔl blæks ˈsizən. ðə 2015 wərld kəp stɑr hoʊps tɪ tɛst hɪz ˈfɪtnəs ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈhərəˌkeɪnz' pri- ˈsizən ˈoʊpənər əˈgɛnst ðə bluz ɪn ˈɑklənd ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 4 ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˌɪˈnɔgərəl tɛnz ˈtʊrnəmənt ə wik ˈleɪtər. "maɪ rihæb wɛnt wɛl ənd aɪv bɪn ˈrɪli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ biɪŋ bæk ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪθ ðə skwɑd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌpriˈsizən ˈoʊvər ðə pæst fju wiks," hi sɛd. ðə sɪz ðə tɛnz ˈtʊrnəmənt wɪl bi ə gʊd tɛst əv hɪz spid ənd ˈfɪtnəs ˈgɪvɪn ðə əˈmaʊnt əv speɪs ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi ɔn ˈɔfər fər pleɪərz. "tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ tɛst ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ɪn ə ˈtʊrnəmənt laɪk ðə tɛnz wɪl bi ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈtaɪmɪŋ ʤɪst ə fju wiks aʊt frəm ðə stɑrt əv ɑr ˈsupər ˈsizən." ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: sɛd ðə ˈgloʊbəl tɛnz wɑz ən ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈkɑnsɛpt. "tɪ hæv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl timz laɪk ənd səˈmoʊə əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd səm əv ˈsupər bɛst timz wɪl bi kwaɪt juˈnik ənd noʊ daʊt ɪt wɪl bi ə ril tɛst fər ˈɛvriˌwən. "tɛnz ˈɪzənt ˈsəmθɪŋ moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs gɪt tɪ pleɪ tu ˈɔfən, soʊ wi ər ɔl ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪt ə goʊ. ˈhævɪŋ lɛs ˈnəmbərz minz ˈðɛrəl bi ə bɪt mɔr speɪs soʊ ˈðætəl meɪk fər ˈplɛnti əv bɔl ˈmuvmənt ənd gaɪz ˈbækɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ðə ˈhərəˌkeɪnz wɪl pleɪ ɔˈstreɪljəz ˈwɛstərn fɔrs ənd nu ˈziləndz ˈhaɪˌlændərz ɔn deɪ wən əv ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt ˌbiˈfɔr pleɪɪŋ frɛnʧ kləb ɔn deɪ tu. timz wɪl bi əˈlaʊd skwɑdz əv 18 pleɪərz pər mæʧ æt ðə ˈbrɪzˌbeɪn ˈgloʊbəl tɛnz, bət wɪl ˈkɛri əp tɪ 26 pleɪərz ˈɪntu ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt. ʤɔɪnz ə groʊɪŋ lɪst əv haɪ ˈproʊˌfaɪlz pleɪərz hu hæv kənˈfərmd ðɛr plænz tɪ pleɪ ɪn ˈbrɪzˌbeɪn ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hɪz ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈtiˌmeɪt ˈlɑni uhila*. ənd |
the fire suppression system when crazy at the albany international airport on tuesday evening. the fire suppression system when crazy at the albany international airport on tuesday evening. photo: albany county sheriff's office photo: albany county sheriff's office image 1 of / 8 caption close foam spill at albany airport could cost 'millions,' sheriff says 1 / 8 back to gallery
colonie - a fire suppression system at malfunctioned tuesday afternoon, spewing tons of foam throughout the hangar area of the albany international airport, albany county sheriff craig apple said.
mountains of foam blanketed the area around 4 p.m., likely causing millions of dollars in damage, the sheriff said.
photos of the scene made it look like that part of the airport was hit with a severe snow storm.
the state department of environmental conservation was en route to the airport around 7 p.m., apple said.
while the spill is not considered toxic, the foam is an eye irritant, he said.
"it's a big, big mess," apple said. | ðə faɪər səˈprɛʃən ˈsɪstəm wɪn ˈkreɪzi æt ðə ˈɔlbəni ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛrˌpɔrt ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ. ðə faɪər səˈprɛʃən ˈsɪstəm wɪn ˈkreɪzi æt ðə ˈɔlbəni ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛrˌpɔrt ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈɔlbəni ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈɔfəs ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈɔlbəni ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈɔfəs ˈɪmɪʤ 1 əv 8 ˈkæpʃən kloʊz foʊm spɪl æt ˈɔlbəni ˈɛrˌpɔrt kʊd kɔst 'ˈmɪljənz,' ˈʃɛrɪf sɪz 1 8 bæk tɪ ˈgæləri ə faɪər səˈprɛʃən ˈsɪstəm æt mælˈfəŋkʃənd ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun, spjuɪŋ tənz əv foʊm θruaʊt ðə ˈhæŋər ˈɛriə əv ðə ˈɔlbəni ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛrˌpɔrt, ˈɔlbəni ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪf kreɪg ˈæpəl sɛd. ˈmaʊntənz əv foʊm ˈblæŋkətɪd ðə ˈɛriə əraʊnd 4 p.m*., ˈlaɪkli ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈmɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz ɪn ˈdæmɪʤ, ðə ˈʃɛrɪf sɛd. ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ðə sin meɪd ɪt lʊk laɪk ðət pɑrt əv ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrt wɑz hɪt wɪθ ə səˈvɪr snoʊ stɔrm. ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən wɑz ɛn rut tɪ ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrt əraʊnd 7 p.m*., ˈæpəl sɛd. waɪl ðə spɪl ɪz nɑt kənˈsɪdərd ˈtɑksɪk, ðə foʊm ɪz ən aɪ ˈɪrətənt, hi sɛd. "ɪts ə bɪg, bɪg mɛs," ˈæpəl sɛd. |
tampa andy pettitte has ended his retirement to sign a 1-year, minor league contract with the yankees that will pay him $2.5 million. less than three weeks after pettitte visited spring training as a guest instructor here, the old will soon rejoin the team as an experienced left-handed starter.
the yankees needed starters last season and had hoped pettitte would pitch for them, but he retired after going with a earned run average in 2010 and stayed retired. but the yankees have always communicated to pettitte that they would be interested in him if he ever wanted to rekindle his career. that is exactly what pettitte wants to do.
when pettitte visited here in late february, i asked him if being around some of his former teammates gave him an itch to try a comeback. pettitte, who looked as lean as he did when he played, acknowledged that he did have some of those feelings.
“i’m sure i could,” pettitte said, about returning. “you start training, working out and get yourself into shape. i would imagine i could.”
but then pettitte dismissed the possibility of coming back.
“i retired after one of my better years,” said pettitte, who is in his career. “i felt like i was at the point where i just kind of knew what i was doing mechanically out there on the mound and stuff like that. but i retired to go home and be with my family, and why i retired.”
now pettitte is coming out of retirement to be with the yankees, his second family. by signing a minor league deal, pettitte can take his time in getting prepared to pitch in the major leagues again. the yankees view pettitte as an excellent addition to a deep rotation, a familiar face and, more importantly, a familiar arm to have for the 2012 season.
more andy pettitte: top 9 moments | trivia | video | stats | ˈtæmpə ˈændi ˈpɛˌtɪt həz ˈɛndɪd hɪz rɪˈtaɪərmənt tɪ saɪn ə 1-year*, ˈmaɪnər lig ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ðə ˈjæŋkiz ðət wɪl peɪ ɪm ˈmɪljən. lɛs ðən θri wiks ˈæftər ˈpɛˌtɪt ˈvɪzɪtɪd spərɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɛz ə gɛst ˌɪnˈstrəktər hir, ðə oʊld wɪl sun riˈʤɔɪn ðə tim ɛz ən ɪkˈspɪriənst ˌlɛfˈthændɪd ˈstɑrtər. ðə ˈjæŋkiz ˈnidɪd ˈstɑrtərz læst ˈsizən ənd hæd hoʊpt ˈpɛˌtɪt wʊd pɪʧ fər ðɛm, bət hi rɪˈtaɪrd ˈæftər goʊɪŋ wɪθ ə ərnd rən ˈævərɪʤ ɪn 2010 ənd steɪd rɪˈtaɪrd. bət ðə ˈjæŋkiz hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz kəmˈjunəˌkeɪtɪd tɪ ˈpɛˌtɪt ðət ðeɪ wʊd bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ɪm ɪf hi ˈɛvər ˈwɔntɪd tɪ riˈkɪndəl hɪz kərɪr. ðət ɪz ɪgˈzæktli wət ˈpɛˌtɪt wɔnts tɪ du. wɪn ˈpɛˌtɪt ˈvɪzɪtɪd hir ɪn leɪt ˈfɛbruˌɛri, aɪ æst ɪm ɪf biɪŋ əraʊnd səm əv hɪz ˈfɔrmər ˈtimˌmeɪts geɪv ɪm ən ɪʧ tɪ traɪ ə ˈkəmˌbæk. ˈpɛˌtɪt, hu lʊkt ɛz lin ɛz hi dɪd wɪn hi pleɪd, ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðət hi dɪd hæv səm əv ðoʊz ˈfilɪŋz. ʃʊr aɪ could,”*,” ˈpɛˌtɪt sɛd, əˈbaʊt rɪˈtərnɪŋ. stɑrt ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ˈwərkɪŋ aʊt ənd gɪt ˈjɔrsɛlf ˈɪntu ʃeɪp. aɪ wʊd ˌɪˈmæʤən aɪ could.”*.” bət ðɛn ˈpɛˌtɪt dɪsˈmɪst ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ˈkəmɪŋ bæk. rɪˈtaɪrd ˈæftər wən əv maɪ ˈbɛtər years,”*,” sɛd ˈpɛˌtɪt, hu ɪz ɪn hɪz kərɪr. fɛlt laɪk aɪ wɑz æt ðə pɔɪnt wɛr aɪ ʤɪst kaɪnd əv nu wət aɪ wɑz duɪŋ məˈkænɪkli aʊt ðɛr ɔn ðə maʊnd ənd stəf laɪk ðət. bət aɪ rɪˈtaɪrd tɪ goʊ hoʊm ənd bi wɪθ maɪ ˈfæməli, ənd waɪ aɪ retired.”*.” naʊ ˈpɛˌtɪt ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt əv rɪˈtaɪərmənt tɪ bi wɪθ ðə ˈjæŋkiz, hɪz ˈsɛkənd ˈfæməli. baɪ ˈsaɪnɪŋ ə ˈmaɪnər lig dil, ˈpɛˌtɪt kən teɪk hɪz taɪm ɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ priˈpɛrd tɪ pɪʧ ɪn ðə ˈmeɪʤər ligz əˈgɛn. ðə ˈjæŋkiz vju ˈpɛˌtɪt ɛz ən ˈɛksələnt əˈdɪʃən tɪ ə dip roʊˈteɪʃən, ə fəˈmɪljər feɪs ənd, mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ə fəˈmɪljər ɑrm tɪ hæv fər ðə 2012 ˈsizən. mɔr ˈændi ˈpɛˌtɪt: tɔp 9 ˈmoʊmənts ˈtrɪviə ˈvɪdioʊ stæts |
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teaching pupils about creationism in science lessons is “indoctrination”, according toessor alice roberts.
the tv presenter and new president of the association for science education, who studied medicine at cardiff university, called for new laws banning all schools, including those in the private sector, from teaching the topic alongside evolution.
the new national curriculum for primary schools, due to be introduced this september, contains a clear requirement for pupils to be taught about evolution.
but the curriculum only applies to state schools, not private schools. academies and free schools can also choose not to follow it.
in an interview with the times educational supplement (tes), roberts, who has presented a number of bbc including the incredible human journey and origins of us, said: “there should be regulation that prevents all schools, not just state schools, from teaching creationism because it is indoctrination, it is planting ideas into heads.
“we should be teaching children to be much more open-minded. people who believe in creationism say that by teaching evolution you are them with science, but i just agree with that. science is about questioning things. about teaching people to say, ‘i believe it until we have very strong evidence’.”
graham coyle from the christian schools’ trust, which represents a group of 40 independent schools, told the tes: “there are people who would outlaw the discussion of creationism but that is a very dangerous position to adopt. indoctrination is a misused word. | gɪt ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈdeɪli ˈstɔriz baɪ iˈmeɪl səbˈskraɪb θæŋk ju fər səbˈskraɪbɪŋ wi hæv mɔr ˈnuzˌlɛtərz ʃoʊ mi si ɑr ˈpraɪvəsi ˈnoʊtɪs kʊd nɑt səbˈskraɪb, traɪ əˈgɛn ˈleɪtər ˌɪnˈvæləd iˈmeɪl ˈtiʧɪŋ ˈpjupəlz əˈbaʊt kriˈeɪʃəˌnɪzəm ɪn saɪəns ˈlɛsənz ɪz ““indoctrination”*”, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ prəˈfɛsər ˈælɪs ˈrɑbərts. ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈprɛzəntər ənd nu ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən fər saɪəns ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, hu ˈstədid ˈmɛdəsən æt ˈkɑrdɪf ˌjunəˈvərsəti, kɔld fər nu lɔz ˈbænɪŋ ɔl skulz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðoʊz ɪn ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər, frəm ˈtiʧɪŋ ðə ˈtɑpɪk əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˌɛvəˈluʃən. ðə nu ˈnæʃənəl kərˈɪkjələm fər ˈpraɪˌmɛri skulz, du tɪ bi ˌɪntrəˈdust ðɪs sɛpˈtɛmbər, kənˈteɪnz ə klɪr rɪkˈwaɪrmənt fər ˈpjupəlz tɪ bi tɔt əˈbaʊt ˌɛvəˈluʃən. bət ðə kərˈɪkjələm ˈoʊnli əˈplaɪz tɪ steɪt skulz, nɑt ˈpraɪvət skulz. əˈkædəmiz ənd fri skulz kən ˈɔlsoʊ ʧuz nɑt tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ɪt. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðə taɪmz ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ˌsəpləˈmɛnt (tes*), ˈrɑbərts, hu həz pərˈzɛnəd ə ˈnəmbər əv ˌbibiˈsi ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˈjumən ˈʤərni ənd ˈɔrəʤɪnz əv ˈjuˈɛs, sɛd: ʃʊd bi ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ðət prɪˈvɛnts ɔl skulz, nɑt ʤɪst steɪt skulz, frəm ˈtiʧɪŋ kriˈeɪʃəˌnɪzəm bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ˌɪnˌdɑktrəˈneɪʃən, ɪt ɪz ˈplæntɪŋ aɪˈdiəz ˈɪntu hɛdz. ʃʊd bi ˈtiʧɪŋ ˈʧɪldrən tɪ bi məʧ mɔr open-minded*. ˈpipəl hu bɪˈliv ɪn kriˈeɪʃəˌnɪzəm seɪ ðət baɪ ˈtiʧɪŋ ˌɛvəˈluʃən ju ər ðɛm wɪθ saɪəns, bət aɪ ʤɪst əˈgri wɪθ ðət. saɪəns ɪz əˈbaʊt kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ θɪŋz. əˈbaʊt ˈtiʧɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ seɪ, bɪˈliv ɪt ənˈtɪl wi hæv ˈvɛri strɔŋ evidence’.”*’.” græm kɔɪl frəm ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪn schools’*’ trəst, wɪʧ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ə grup əv 40 ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt skulz, toʊld ðə tes*: ər ˈpipəl hu wʊd ˈaʊˌtlɔ ðə dɪˈskəʃən əv kriˈeɪʃəˌnɪzəm bət ðət ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈdeɪnʤərəs pəˈzɪʃən tɪ əˈdɑpt. ˌɪnˌdɑktrəˈneɪʃən ɪz ə mɪsˈjuzd wərd. |
isro's was launched in 2008. it was considered lost till nasa scientists found it.
highlights launched the lunar probe on october 22, 2008 communication with the lunar probe was lost on august 29, 2009 nasa found the orbiting 200 above the lunar surface.
india's first unmanned mission to the moon- 1- which was believed lost, is still orbiting the moon, say nasa, which cost $79 million, was launched in 2008 to map the moon's surface and look for precious resources. it was assigned a mission. scientists at the indian space research organisation (isro) lost contact with.now, scientists at nasa have successfully located the spacecraft still circling some 200 kilometres above the lunar the spacecraft required some "detective work because the last contact with the spacecraft was on august 29, 2009," said marina brozovic, a radar scientist in spacecraft is very small, a cube about meters on each side - about the size of a maruti was found using radar which helps observe small asteroids several million miles from a derelict spacecraft that has not been tracked for years and is as far as the moon is tricky because the moon is riddled with (regions with gravitational pull) that can dramatically affect a spacecraft's orbit over time, and even cause it to have crashed into the reported first evidence of the presence of water molecules on the moon's surface in 2009. had suggested that the spacecraft's orbit would slowly decay and it would ultimately crash onto the lunar surface. a scientist there told ndtv, "it is very heartening that india's first probe has survived the vagaries of space for nine long suggest the is now a derelict souvenir, which, though in orbit, cannot receive or send data to earth, which means it's space 2014, india triumphed with its unmanned spacecraft reaching mars at a cost of $74 million, a fraction of the $671 million spent by nasa on similar missions - and far cheaper than the budget of the hollywood space blockbuster plans to send its second mission to the moon,-2, early next year. | isro's* wɑz lɔnʧt ɪn 2008 ɪt wɑz kənˈsɪdərd lɔst tɪl ˈnæsə ˈsaɪəntɪsts faʊnd ɪt. ˈhaɪˌlaɪts lɔnʧt ðə ˈlunər proʊb ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 22 2008 kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˈlunər proʊb wɑz lɔst ɔn ˈɔgəst 29 2009 ˈnæsə faʊnd ðə ˈɔrbətɪŋ 200 əˈbəv ðə ˈlunər ˈsərfəs. ˈɪndiəz fərst ənˈmænd ˈmɪʃən tɪ ðə mun- 1 wɪʧ wɑz bɪˈlivd lɔst, ɪz stɪl ˈɔrbətɪŋ ðə mun, seɪ ˈnæsə wɪʧ kɔst 79 ˈmɪljən, wɑz lɔnʧt ɪn 2008 tɪ mæp ðə munz ˈsərfəs ənd lʊk fər ˈprɛʃəs ˈrisɔrsɪz. ɪt wɑz əˈsaɪnd ə ˈmɪʃən. ˈsaɪəntɪsts æt ðə ˈɪndiən speɪs ˈrisərʧ ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən (isro*) lɔst ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ chandrayaan-1.now*, ˈsaɪəntɪsts æt ˈnæsə hæv səkˈsɛsfəli ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft stɪl ˈsərkəlɪŋ səm 200 ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətərz əˈbəv ðə ˈlunər ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft rikˈwaɪərd səm "dɪˈtɛktɪv wərk bɪˈkəz ðə læst ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft wɑz ɔn ˈɔgəst 29 2009 sɛd mərˈinə brozovic*, ə ˈreɪˌdɑr ˈsaɪəntɪst ɪn ˈspeɪˌskræft ɪz ˈvɛri smɔl, ə kjub əˈbaʊt ˈmitərz ɔn iʧ saɪd əˈbaʊt ðə saɪz əv ə mərˈuti wɑz faʊnd ˈjuzɪŋ ˈreɪˌdɑr wɪʧ hɛlps əbˈzərv smɔl ˈæstərˌɔɪdz ˈsɛvərəl ˈmɪljən maɪəlz frəm ə ˈdɛrəˌlɪkt ˈspeɪˌskræft ðət həz nɑt bɪn trækt fər jɪrz ənd ɪz ɛz fɑr ɛz ðə mun ɪz ˈtrɪki bɪˈkəz ðə mun ɪz ˈrɪdəld wɪθ (ˈriʤənz wɪθ ˌgrævɪˈteɪʃənəl pʊl) ðət kən drəˈmætɪkəli əˈfɛkt ə ˈspeɪˌskræfts ˈɔrbət ˈoʊvər taɪm, ənd ˈivɪn kɔz ɪt tɪ hæv kræʃt ˈɪntu ðə ˌriˈpɔrtəd fərst ˈɛvədəns əv ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ˈwɔtər ˈmɑləˌkjulz ɔn ðə munz ˈsərfəs ɪn 2009 hæd səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ðə ˈspeɪˌskræfts ˈɔrbət wʊd sˈloʊli dɪˈkeɪ ənd ɪt wʊd ˈəltəmətli kræʃ ˈɔntu ðə ˈlunər ˈsərfəs. ə ˈsaɪəntɪst ðɛr toʊld ndtv*, "ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri ˈhɑrtənɪŋ ðət ˈɪndiəz fərst proʊb həz sərˈvaɪvd ðə ˈveɪgəriz əv speɪs fər naɪn lɔŋ səˈʤɛst ðə ɪz naʊ ə ˈdɛrəˌlɪkt ˌsuvəˈnɪr, wɪʧ, ðoʊ ɪn ˈɔrbət, ˈkænɑt rɪˈsiv ər sɛnd ˈdætə tɪ ərθ, wɪʧ minz ɪts speɪs 2014 ˈɪndiə traɪəmft wɪθ ɪts ənˈmænd ˈspeɪˌskræft ˈriʧɪŋ mɑrz æt ə kɔst əv 74 ˈmɪljən, ə ˈfrækʃən əv ðə 671 ˈmɪljən spɛnt baɪ ˈnæsə ɔn ˈsɪmələr ˈmɪʃənz ənd fɑr ˈʧipər ðən ðə ˈbəʤɪt əv ðə ˈhɑliˌwʊd speɪs ˈblɑkˌbəstər plænz tɪ sɛnd ɪts ˈsɛkənd ˈmɪʃən tɪ ðə mun, ˈərli nɛkst jɪr. |
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democrats this cycle have made a big deal of saying the system is rigged. insane and damaging, which is typical for progressives. but also the core of the collectivist mindset.
to be fair, the system is rigged just not in the way democrats say it is.
president barack obama and sen. elizabeth warren, d-mass., both from relatively modest means, now have fortunes not through creating businesses or jobs but by driving home this “rigged” idea. they claim people were able to take risks and build businesses solely because someone else paved the roads.
these self-righteous discount the fact that those roads are paid for by everyone who uses them. they acknowledge some use them to better the lives of themselves and fellow citizens, but others use them to go to the bar and this is a reflection of choices they made, not some societal flaw.
but not the rigging talking about. democrats’ “big lie” is to talk about how earnings inequality is somehow existential and has nothing to do with personal choices and risk taking. they know the system is not rigged; more of an excuse progressives use to absolve those who fail of their own accord. it justifies everything. i get the job? not that i blew the interview or someone was more qualified because the system is rigged.
it’s insidious, and evil, to do that to people. but it works, and individuals are disposable to progressives, so they do it.
still, not “rigging.”
what’s being rigged now is the election.
i’ve been unambiguous in my criticism of donald trump, but he is absolutely correct the electoral system is rigged. he narrows it to being against him, but it would be rigged against any republican who ran this year. that rigged.
i’m not talking about voter fraud, though likely see plenty of that. talking about the media.
if one thing this election cycle has exposed just how symbiotic the relationship between the democratic party and the media is. newspapers might as well run democratic press releases with reporters’ bylines at this point. television journalists should just attach a gopro camera to the hand of whichever dnc official happens to be operating their mouth at any given time. might as well get a while up there.
and “up there” is where journalistic standards are, along with many of their heads.
journalism has been a joke for a long time, but 2016 made it the punch line as well.
as reporters fall over each other to report the latest allegation against or gaffe by trump, they actively ignore everything negative about clinton.
wikileaks has exposed the inner workings of the clinton campaign the bigotry, the knowing lies, the attempted cover-ups, the horse-trading, the corrupt with journalists but never know it watching network news. barely mentioned it.
it’s not surprising. journalists and contributors from just about every major media outlet have been exposed by of doing one or more of the following:
--run stories past clinton campaign officials for their approval.
--offer help in framing stories to aid clinton.
--give clinton advice and even a town hall question ahead of time.
--actively root for hillary.
--attend dinner parties for campaign insiders and even throw them.
and just the tip of the iceberg in the cozy, even incestuous relationships exposed.
add to that the fbi report of a “quid pro quo” offer to change classified material to unclassified by a state department official on behalf of the clinton campaign as well as the unrivaled corruption of liberal groups coordinating with the clinton campaign to incite violence and commit voter fraud exposed by project and, well…nothing.
these revelations have come to light only because people outside the media sought them out. aside from casual mentions and quick dismissals, the mainstream media has mostly ignored them.
in the case of, the journalistic malpractice is self-preservation. journalists are hesitant to report on the partisanship of fellow journalists because friends, and possible whoever reported it will have a similar email from them released next.
on the fbi, the media simply care. the perfect illustration of how this was covered is in this exchange between howard dean and thomas roberts of msnbc. neither has even a basic understanding of the issue at hand, or even a clue. yet there they were, on national television, declaring something they obviously had no knowledge of to be irrelevant. be laughable were it not so sad.
as for the project findings, even after one fraudster was fired and another resigned, the media ignored it. there is video of two democratic operatives discussing how to commit voter fraud and confessing to paying people to incite violence at trump rallies staged events the media covered ad nauseam and they rate a mention let alone a correction. a search of the washington post and new york times websites tuesday night return zero results on the topic. (the post wrote a story wednesday as this was being submitted.)
yes, the system is rigged. not by the rich against the poor, but by those with press passes against those who expect them to provide honest information.
media bias just how they cover what they cover; what they choose to ignore. the profession that itself with more awards and honors than any other and prides itself for “speaking truth to power” has been fully exposed as the shield and the sword for the powerful. that is a rigged system. | ðə əˈpɪnjənz ɪkˈsprɛst baɪ ˈkɑləmnəsts ər ðɛr oʊn ənd du nɑt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə vjuz əv townhall.com*. ˈdɛməˌkræts ðɪs ˈsaɪkəl hæv meɪd ə bɪg dil əv seɪɪŋ ðə ˈsɪstəm ɪz rɪgd. ˌɪnˈseɪn ənd ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ, wɪʧ ɪz ˈtɪpɪkəl fər prɑˈgrɛsɪvz. bət ˈɔlsoʊ ðə kɔr əv ðə kəˈlɛktɪvɪst ˈmaɪndˌsɛt. tɪ bi fɛr, ðə ˈsɪstəm ɪz rɪgd ʤɪst nɑt ɪn ðə weɪ ˈdɛməˌkræts seɪ ɪt ɪz. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd sɛn. ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈwɔrən, d-mass*., boʊθ frəm ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈmɑdəst minz, naʊ hæv ˈfɔrʧənz nɑt θru kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈbɪznɪsɪz ər ʤɑbz bət baɪ ˈdraɪvɪŋ hoʊm ðɪs ““rigged”*” aɪˈdiə. ðeɪ kleɪm ˈpipəl wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ teɪk rɪsks ənd bɪld ˈbɪznɪsɪz ˈsoʊəli bɪˈkəz ˈsəmˌwən ɛls peɪvd ðə roʊdz. ðiz ˌsɛlˈfraɪʧəs ˈdɪskaʊnt ðə fækt ðət ðoʊz roʊdz ər peɪd fər baɪ ˈɛvriˌwən hu ˈjuzɪz ðɛm. ðeɪ ækˈnɑlɪʤ səm juz ðɛm tɪ ˈbɛtər ðə lɪvz əv ðɛmˈsɛlvz ənd ˈfɛloʊ ˈsɪtɪzənz, bət ˈəðərz juz ðɛm tɪ goʊ tɪ ðə bɑr ənd ðɪs ɪz ə rɪˈflɛkʃən əv ˈʧɔɪsɪz ðeɪ meɪd, nɑt səm səˈsaɪɪtəl flɔ. bət nɑt ðə ˈrɪgɪŋ ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt. democrats’*’ lie”*” ɪz tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt haʊ ˈərnɪŋz ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti ɪz ˈsəmˌhaʊ ˌɛgˌzɪˈstɛnʃəl ənd həz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ˈpərsɪnəl ˈʧɔɪsɪz ənd rɪsk ˈteɪkɪŋ. ðeɪ noʊ ðə ˈsɪstəm ɪz nɑt rɪgd; mɔr əv ən ɪkˈskjuz prɑˈgrɛsɪvz juz tɪ əbˈzɑlv ðoʊz hu feɪl əv ðɛr oʊn əˈkɔrd. ɪt ˈʤəstəˌfaɪz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. aɪ gɪt ðə ʤɑb? nɑt ðət aɪ blu ðə ˈɪntərvˌju ər ˈsəmˌwən wɑz mɔr kˈwɑləˌfaɪd bɪˈkəz ðə ˈsɪstəm ɪz rɪgd. ˌɪnˈsɪˌdiəs, ənd ˈivəl, tɪ du ðət tɪ ˈpipəl. bət ɪt wərks, ənd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ər dɪˈspoʊzəbəl tɪ prɑˈgrɛsɪvz, soʊ ðeɪ du ɪt. stɪl, nɑt ““rigging.”*.” biɪŋ rɪgd naʊ ɪz ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən. bɪn ˌənæmˈbɪgjəwəs ɪn maɪ ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ˈdɑnəld trəmp, bət hi ɪz ˌæbsəˈlutli kərˈɛkt ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈsɪstəm ɪz rɪgd. hi ˈnɛroʊz ɪt tɪ biɪŋ əˈgɛnst ɪm, bət ɪt wʊd bi rɪgd əˈgɛnst ˈɛni rɪˈpəblɪkən hu ræn ðɪs jɪr. ðət rɪgd. nɑt ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈvoʊtər frɔd, ðoʊ ˈlaɪkli si ˈplɛnti əv ðət. ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmidiə. ɪf wən θɪŋ ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈsaɪkəl həz ɪkˈspoʊzd ʤɪst haʊ ˌsɪmbiˈɑtɪk ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti ənd ðə ˈmidiə ɪz. ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz maɪt ɛz wɛl rən ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk prɛs rɪˈlisɪz wɪθ reporters’*’ ˈbaɪˌlinz æt ðɪs pɔɪnt. ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈʤərnəlɪsts ʃʊd ʤɪst əˈtæʧ ə ˈgoʊˌproʊ ˈkæmərə tɪ ðə hænd əv wɪˈʧɛvər ˈdiˌɛnˌsi əˈfɪʃəl ˈhæpənz tɪ bi ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ðɛr maʊθ æt ˈɛni ˈgɪvɪn taɪm. maɪt ɛz wɛl gɪt ə waɪl əp ðɛr. ənd there”*” ɪz wɛr ˌʤərnəˈlɪstɪk ˈstændərdz ər, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈmɛni əv ðɛr hɛdz. ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm həz bɪn ə ʤoʊk fər ə lɔŋ taɪm, bət 2016 meɪd ɪt ðə pənʧ laɪn ɛz wɛl. ɛz rɪˈpɔrtərz fɔl ˈoʊvər iʧ ˈəðər tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ðə ˈleɪtəst ˌæləˈgeɪʃən əˈgɛnst ər gæf baɪ trəmp, ðeɪ ˈæktɪvli ˌɪgˈnɔr ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈnɛgətɪv əˈbaʊt ˈklɪntən. həz ɪkˈspoʊzd ðə ˈɪnər ˈwərkɪŋz əv ðə ˈklɪntən kæmˈpeɪn ðə ˈbɪgətri, ðə noʊɪŋ laɪz, ðə əˈtɛmptəd cover-ups*, ðə horse-trading*, ðə kərəpt wɪθ ˈʤərnəlɪsts bət ˈnɛvər noʊ ɪt ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərk nuz. ˈbɛrli ˈmɛnʃənd ɪt. nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋ. ˈʤərnəlɪsts ənd kənˈtrɪbjətərz frəm ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛvəri ˈmeɪʤər ˈmidiə ˈaʊˌtlɛt hæv bɪn ɪkˈspoʊzd baɪ əv duɪŋ wən ər mɔr əv ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: --rən ˈstɔriz pæst ˈklɪntən kæmˈpeɪn əˈfɪʃəlz fər ðɛr əˈpruvəl. --ˈɔfər hɛlp ɪn ˈfreɪmɪŋ ˈstɔriz tɪ eɪd ˈklɪntən. --gɪv ˈklɪntən ədˈvaɪs ənd ˈivɪn ə taʊn hɔl kˈwɛʃən əˈhɛd əv taɪm. --ˈæktɪvli rut fər ˈhɪləri. --əˈtɛnd ˈdɪnər ˈpɑrtiz fər kæmˈpeɪn ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz ənd ˈivɪn θroʊ ðɛm. ənd ʤɪst ðə tɪp əv ðə ˈaɪsbərg ɪn ðə ˈkoʊzi, ˈivɪn ˌɪnˈsɛsʧwəs riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ɪkˈspoʊzd. æd tɪ ðət ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ rɪˈpɔrt əv ə proʊ quo”*” ˈɔfər tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ˈklæsəˌfaɪd məˈtɪriəl tɪ ənˈklæsɪˌfaɪd baɪ ə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt əˈfɪʃəl ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ðə ˈklɪntən kæmˈpeɪn ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ənˈraɪvəld kərˈəpʃən əv ˈlɪˌbərəl grups koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈklɪntən kæmˈpeɪn tɪ ˌɪnˈsaɪt ˈvaɪələns ənd kəˈmɪt ˈvoʊtər frɔd ɪkˈspoʊzd baɪ ˈprɑʤɛkt ənd, well…nothing*. ðiz ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz hæv kəm tɪ laɪt ˈoʊnli bɪˈkəz ˈpipəl ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈmidiə sɔt ðɛm aʊt. əˈsaɪd frəm ˈkæʒəwəl ˈmɛnʃənz ənd kwɪk dɪsˈmɪsəlz, ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə həz ˈmoʊstli ˌɪgˈnɔrd ðɛm. ɪn ðə keɪs əv, ðə ˌʤərnəˈlɪstɪk mælˈpræktɪs ɪz self-preservation*. ˈʤərnəlɪsts ər ˈhɛzɪtənt tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ðə ˈpɑrtəzənˌʃɪp əv ˈfɛloʊ ˈʤərnəlɪsts bɪˈkəz frɛndz, ənd ˈpɑsəbəl huˈɛvər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪt wɪl hæv ə ˈsɪmələr iˈmeɪl frəm ðɛm riˈlist nɛkst. ɔn ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ, ðə ˈmidiə ˈsɪmpli kɛr. ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən əv haʊ ðɪs wɑz ˈkəvərd ɪz ɪn ðɪs ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ bɪtˈwin haʊərd din ənd ˈtɑməs ˈrɑbərts əv msnbc*. ˈniðər həz ˈivɪn ə ˈbeɪsɪk ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðə ˈɪʃu æt hænd, ər ˈivɪn ə klu. jɛt ðɛr ðeɪ wər, ɔn ˈnæʃənəl ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən, dɪˈklɛrɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ðeɪ ˈɑbviəsli hæd noʊ ˈnɑlɪʤ əv tɪ bi ˌɪˈrɛləvənt. bi ˈlæfəbəl wər ɪt nɑt soʊ sæd. ɛz fər ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈfaɪndɪŋz, ˈivɪn ˈæftər wən ˈfrɔdstər wɑz faɪərd ənd əˈnəðər rɪˈzaɪnd, ðə ˈmidiə ˌɪgˈnɔrd ɪt. ðɛr ɪz ˈvɪdioʊ əv tu ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈɑpərətɪvz dɪˈskəsɪŋ haʊ tɪ kəˈmɪt ˈvoʊtər frɔd ənd kənˈfɛsɪŋ tɪ peɪɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ ˌɪnˈsaɪt ˈvaɪələns æt trəmp ˈræliz steɪʤd ɪˈvɛnts ðə ˈmidiə ˈkəvərd æd ˈnaʊˌzim ənd ðeɪ reɪt ə ˈmɛnʃən lɛt əˈloʊn ə kərˈɛkʃən. ə sərʧ əv ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst ənd nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈwɛbˌsaɪts ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt rɪˈtərn ˈziroʊ rɪˈzəlts ɔn ðə ˈtɑpɪk. (ðə poʊst roʊt ə ˈstɔri ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ɛz ðɪs wɑz biɪŋ səbˈmɪtəd.) jɛs, ðə ˈsɪstəm ɪz rɪgd. nɑt baɪ ðə rɪʧ əˈgɛnst ðə pur, bət baɪ ðoʊz wɪθ prɛs ˈpæsɪz əˈgɛnst ðoʊz hu ɪkˈspɛkt ðɛm tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈɑnəst ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ˈmidiə baɪəs ʤɪst haʊ ðeɪ ˈkəvər wət ðeɪ ˈkəvər; wət ðeɪ ʧuz tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr. ðə prəˈfɛʃən ðət ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɪθ mɔr əˈwɔrdz ənd ˈɑnərz ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər ənd praɪdz ˌɪtˈsɛlf fər truθ tɪ power”*” həz bɪn ˈfʊli ɪkˈspoʊzd ɛz ðə ʃild ənd ðə sɔrd fər ðə ˈpaʊərfəl. ðət ɪz ə rɪgd ˈsɪstəm. |
taylor swift (jason images) and chanel on "scream queens" (hilary gayle/fox)
ryan murphy, you sly genius. you know taylor swift holds a grudge?
we’re not sure how the pop superstar is going to feel about tuesday opening of “scream queens,” which kicked off with a devastating and frankly, pretty hilarious parody of habit. specifically, her famous “swiftmas” video, which showed her personally selecting, wrapping and in some cases delivering presents to her fans.
on “scream queens,” murphy and the writers mocked the video beat for beat (see them both below) using evil main character chanel and her obsession with halloween known as “chanel-o-ween.” seriously, they really committed to the bit. for example, video started like this:
(screengrab from youtube)
"swiftmas" from youtube)
...and then on “scream queens”:
"chanel-o-ween" from youtube)
then, it to chanel wrapping personalized gifts for her fans. while swift went with blankets, clothes and coffee mugs, chanel went shopping with her comatose credit card and bought appropriately scary severed arms, heads and razor apples.
[so, the first person to die on ‘scream queens’?]
cue home videos of fans screaming and crying with delight as they open the presents and notes, just like. there are few key differences.
fan reading a letter from swift: “i wanted to tell you how much you impress me with your giving spirit!”
fan reading a letter from chanel: “i wanted you to know how much you impress me with your frumpy spirit!”
fan reading a letter from swift: “i’ll see you soon in person but see you on tumblr, like, tonight.”
fan reading the letter from chanel: “i wait to see you in person, but before that, like to see you post this all over social media to exploit it for my own gain!”
zing! even the final scenes are the same, as swift drives to a house in connecticut.
“there’s this wonderful girl named steph who met before, but she has a tiny young son named leighton who she posts videos of all the time and never gotten to meet him before. so i guess just going to go and drive to connecticut and bring leighton some christmas presents,” swift gushes.
“there’s this girl named susan always posting sad videos of herself online and she lives some place horrible. guess just going to have to drive to house and deliver some presents in person,” chanel sighs.
read more:
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what a single tweet from taylor swift can do for your music sales | ˈteɪlər swɪft (ˈʤeɪsən ˈɪmɪʤɪz) ənd ʃəˈnɛl ɔn "skrim kwinz" (ˈhɪləri gayle/fox*) raɪən ˈmərfi, ju slaɪ ˈʤinjəs. ju noʊ ˈteɪlər swɪft hoʊldz ə grəʤ? nɑt ʃʊr haʊ ðə pɑp ˌsupərˈstɑr ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ fil əˈbaʊt ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ əv queens,”*,” wɪʧ kɪkt ɔf wɪθ ə ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ ənd ˈfræŋkli, ˈprɪti hɪˈlɛriəs ˈpɛrədi əv ˈhæbət. spəˈsɪfɪkli, hər ˈfeɪməs ““swiftmas”*” ˈvɪdioʊ, wɪʧ ʃoʊd hər ˈpərsənəli səˈlɛktɪŋ, ˈræpɪŋ ənd ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ˈprɛzənts tɪ hər fænz. ɔn queens,”*,” ˈmərfi ənd ðə ˈraɪtərz mɑkt ðə ˈvɪdioʊ bit fər bit (si ðɛm boʊθ bɪˈloʊ) ˈjuzɪŋ ˈivəl meɪn ˈkɛrɪktər ʃəˈnɛl ənd hər əbˈsɛʃən wɪθ ˌhæləˈwin noʊn ɛz ““chanel-o-ween.”*.” ˈsɪriəsli, ðeɪ ˈrɪli kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ðə bɪt. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈvɪdioʊ ˈstɑrtɪd laɪk ðɪs: frəm ˈjuˌtub) "swiftmas*" frəm ˈjuˌtub) ...ənd ðɛn ɔn queens”*”: "chanel-o-ween*" frəm ˈjuˌtub) ðɛn, ɪt tɪ ʃəˈnɛl ˈræpɪŋ ˈpərsənəˌlaɪzd gɪfts fər hər fænz. waɪl swɪft wɛnt wɪθ ˈblæŋkəts, kloʊðz ənd ˈkɔfi məgz, ʃəˈnɛl wɛnt ˈʃɑpɪŋ wɪθ hər ˈkoʊməˌtoʊs ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd ənd bɔt əˈproʊpriɪtli ˈskɛri ˈsɛvərd ɑrmz, hɛdz ənd ˈreɪzər ˈæpəlz. [soʊ, ðə fərst ˈpərsən tɪ daɪ ɔn queens’*’?] kju hoʊm ˈvɪdioʊz əv fænz ˈskrimɪŋ ənd kraɪɪŋ wɪθ dɪˈlaɪt ɛz ðeɪ ˈoʊpən ðə ˈprɛzənts ənd noʊts, ʤɪst laɪk. ðɛr ər fju ki ˈdɪfərənsɪz. fæn ˈrɛdɪŋ ə ˈlɛtər frəm swɪft: ˈwɔntɪd tɪ tɛl ju haʊ məʧ ju ˌɪmˈprɛs mi wɪθ jʊr ˈgɪvɪŋ spirit!”*!” fæn ˈrɛdɪŋ ə ˈlɛtər frəm ʃəˈnɛl: ˈwɔntɪd ju tɪ noʊ haʊ məʧ ju ˌɪmˈprɛs mi wɪθ jʊr ˈfrəmpi spirit!”*!” fæn ˈrɛdɪŋ ə ˈlɛtər frəm swɪft: si ju sun ɪn ˈpərsən bət si ju ɔn ˈtəmblər, laɪk, tonight.”*.” fæn ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə ˈlɛtər frəm ʃəˈnɛl: weɪt tɪ si ju ɪn ˈpərsən, bət ˌbiˈfɔr ðət, laɪk tɪ si ju poʊst ðɪs ɔl ˈoʊvər ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə tɪ ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt ɪt fər maɪ oʊn gain!”*!” zɪŋ! ˈivɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl sinz ər ðə seɪm, ɛz swɪft draɪvz tɪ ə haʊs ɪn kəˈnɛtəkət. ðɪs ˈwəndərfəl gərl neɪmd stɛf hu mɛt ˌbiˈfɔr, bət ʃi həz ə ˈtaɪni jəŋ sən neɪmd ˈleɪtən hu ʃi poʊsts ˈvɪdioʊz əv ɔl ðə taɪm ənd ˈnɛvər ˈgɔtən tɪ mit ɪm ˌbiˈfɔr. soʊ aɪ gɛs ʤɪst goʊɪŋ tɪ goʊ ənd draɪv tɪ kəˈnɛtəkət ənd brɪŋ ˈleɪtən səm ˈkrɪsməs presents,”*,” swɪft ˈgəʃɪz. ðɪs gərl neɪmd ˈsuzən ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈpoʊstɪŋ sæd ˈvɪdioʊz əv hərˈsɛlf ˈɔnˌlaɪn ənd ʃi lɪvz səm pleɪs ˈhɔrəbəl. gɛs ʤɪst goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ draɪv tɪ haʊs ənd dɪˈlɪvər səm ˈprɛzənts ɪn person,”*,” ʃəˈnɛl saɪz. rɛd mɔr: ˈteɪlər swɪft ʃeɪmz ˈæpəl mˈjuzɪk ˈɪntu ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðɛr ˈpɑləsi. waɪ ðeɪ nid hər mɔr ðən spotify*. haʊ ˈteɪlər swɪft ˈrɪli, ˈtruli sɛd ˌgʊdˈbaɪ tɪ ˈkəntri mˈjuzɪk æt ðə əˈwɔrdz wət ə ˈsɪŋgəl twit frəm ˈteɪlər swɪft kən du fər jʊr mˈjuzɪk seɪlz |
premature babies offered donated inmanian first
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in amanian first, premature babies at the royal hobart hospital are now being offered donated human, flown in from queensland.
dubbed "liquid gold" the milk is screened and in brisbane, before being frozen and flown tomania packed in dry ice.
it is being offered to babies in the intensive care unit, born before 34 weeks and under a particular weight.
lactation consultant christina galloway spearheaded the plan and said it was very exciting.
"we have now received our sixth delivery of donor human milk and it's coming from brisbane and it's so exciting because for years we've been waiting for this," she said.
so far 17 babies have benefited from the donor milk, including a set of twins, and ms galloway said no parents had refused it.
lucius blake is one of those babies.
he was born at 29 weeks, weighing just over a kilo, but six weeks on he is thriving thanks to the generosity of a stranger from queensland.
his mum, emily blake, said it took the pressure off mothers waiting for their milk supply to build up, during what was already an anxious and stressful time.
"i was a little bit cautious about it but (the hospital) goes into detail about how it's all done behind the scenes so i was pretty happy, me and my partner were pretty happy to give him that option to help him get bigger and better," she said.
until now formula was the only option when was unavailable, but evidence suggests donor milk is better tolerated than formula in premature babies and can reduce their risks of developing certain illnesses.
christina galloway said it was the next best food to the mother's own milk.
"it's still got some of the immune factors in it so it so it can coat the gut and protect it which formula does none of those things," she said.
ms galloway said the milk was perfectly safe.
"because the milk is screened similarly to how a donors for a blood bank are screened then we can be pretty certain that it's a very safe product and we have very strict guidelines for making sure that it comes in a cold chain manner, so the temperature is controlled right from queensland to here," she said.
mums using social media to source milk
milk sharing is not a new concept, manymanian mums have already been sourcing and donating excess via social media.
mother of two, porter, said she had donated in the past and was about to do it again.
"i asked the lactation consultants at the royal if they could take it and they said no, i asked the other mums i knew but most of them were pretty established at that point and then i looked at the human milk for human babies facebook page and then through the hobart mum's network i found someone that needed milk so i got in contact and gave her six litres," she said.
"i really like that my hours of hours of pumping isn't going down the drain but also it's going to someone who wants it and needs it."
mrs porter said she was happy to answer any health questions the recipients may have.
"i'm very happy to give them copies of blood tests or anything like that if they need it, none of them have actually asked me for that but a lot of them ask questions about alcohol, caffeine, smoking, my general health," she said.
lactation consultant christina galloway understands milk sharing is common, but has warned mothers of the risks.
"there's no control over if someone's donating and they have got a disease or an infection. while women are free to make those decisions i think they need to realise there should be some level of screening," she said.
tasmanian being poured down the drain
manymanian mums were frustrated there was still not a regulated system in place.
ellen breganti, who was fortunate to have an oversupply of, recently threw out 25 litres.
she said it was heartbreaking.
"it's your blood, sweat and tears in my situation to produce that milk it was such an effort to manage fatigue and everything that you go through in those first few months of being a new mum to then have to throw it out or not have anywhere to donate it," she said.
"it is frustrating, it seems a bit silly that being flown from the mainland when there's a pool of mothers inmania that would more than happily donate."
milk banks are operating new south wales, victoria, western australia and queensland, but ms galloway said currently a milk bank was considered inmania.
"the royal brisbane has a milk bank and that's the newest one and that cost $250,000 to set up and $200,000 a year to run and based on those figures we thought that here with only about 10 babies a year who would need it, it wasn't viable," she said.
but she agreed it would be nice formanian mothers to donate their excess milk.
"it would be really nice to somehow send our milk back to queensland because i do have a lot of mothers who don't struggle with milk supply and who end up with a lot more milk than they need and it would be lovely if we could send it up, but we actually haven't got an avenue to do that yet, because it is quite costly," she said.
those willing to donate were urged to contact milk banks in other states.
topics: babies---newborns, infant-health, | ˌpriməˈʧʊr ˈbeɪbiz ˈɔfərd ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd ɪn ˌtæzˈmeɪniən fərst ˈpoʊstɪd ɪn ə ˌtæzˈmeɪniən fərst, ˌpriməˈʧʊr ˈbeɪbiz æt ðə rɔɪəl ˈhoʊˌbɑrt ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ər naʊ biɪŋ ˈɔfərd ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd ˈjumən, floʊn ɪn frəm kˈwinzˌlænd. dəbd "ˈlɪkwɪd goʊld" ðə mɪlk ɪz skrind ənd ɪn ˈbrɪzˌbeɪn, ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ ˈfroʊzən ənd floʊn tɪ ˌtæzˈmeɪniə pækt ɪn draɪ aɪs. ɪt ɪz biɪŋ ˈɔfərd tɪ ˈbeɪbiz ɪn ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv kɛr ˈjunɪt, bɔrn ˌbiˈfɔr 34 wiks ənd ˈəndər ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr weɪt. lækˈteɪʃən kənˈsəltənt krɪˈstinə ˈgæloʊˌweɪ ˈspɪˌrhɛdɪd ðə plæn ənd sɛd ɪt wɑz ˈvɛri ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ. "wi hæv naʊ rɪˈsivd ɑr sɪksθ dɪˈlɪvəri əv ˈdoʊnər ˈjumən mɪlk ənd ɪts ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ˈbrɪzˌbeɪn ənd ɪts soʊ ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ bɪˈkəz fər jɪrz wiv bɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ðɪs," ʃi sɛd. soʊ fɑr 17 ˈbeɪbiz hæv ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd frəm ðə ˈdoʊnər mɪlk, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə sɛt əv twɪnz, ənd mɪz ˈgæloʊˌweɪ sɛd noʊ ˈpɛrənts hæd rɪfˈjuzd ɪt. ˈluʃəs bleɪk ɪz wən əv ðoʊz ˈbeɪbiz. hi wɑz bɔrn æt 29 wiks, weɪɪŋ ʤɪst ˈoʊvər ə ˈkɪˌloʊ, bət sɪks wiks ɔn hi ɪz θˈraɪvɪŋ θæŋks tɪ ðə ˌʤɛnərˈɑsəti əv ə ˈstreɪnʤər frəm kˈwinzˌlænd. hɪz məm, ˈɛmɪli bleɪk, sɛd ɪt tʊk ðə ˈprɛʃər ɔf ˈməðərz ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ðɛr mɪlk səˈplaɪ tɪ bɪld əp, ˈdʊrɪŋ wət wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ən ˈæŋʃəs ənd ˈstrɛsfəl taɪm. "aɪ wɑz ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ˈkɔʃəs əˈbaʊt ɪt bət (ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl) goʊz ˈɪntu ˈditeɪl əˈbaʊt haʊ ɪts ɔl dən bɪˈhaɪnd ðə sinz soʊ aɪ wɑz ˈprɪti ˈhæpi, mi ənd maɪ ˈpɑrtnər wər ˈprɪti ˈhæpi tɪ gɪv ɪm ðət ˈɔpʃən tɪ hɛlp ɪm gɪt ˈbɪgər ənd ˈbɛtər," ʃi sɛd. ənˈtɪl naʊ ˈfɔrmjələ wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈɔpʃən wɪn wɑz ˌənəˈveɪləbəl, bət ˈɛvədəns səˈʤɛsts ˈdoʊnər mɪlk ɪz ˈbɛtər ˈtɑlərˌeɪtəd ðən ˈfɔrmjələ ɪn ˌpriməˈʧʊr ˈbeɪbiz ənd kən rɪˈdus ðɛr rɪsks əv dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈsərtən ˈɪlnəsɪz. krɪˈstinə ˈgæloʊˌweɪ sɛd ɪt wɑz ðə nɛkst bɛst fud tɪ ðə ˈməðərz oʊn mɪlk. "ɪts stɪl gɑt səm əv ðə ˌɪmˈjun ˈfæktərz ɪn ɪt soʊ ɪt soʊ ɪt kən koʊt ðə gət ənd prəˈtɛkt ɪt wɪʧ ˈfɔrmjələ dɪz nən əv ðoʊz θɪŋz," ʃi sɛd. mɪz ˈgæloʊˌweɪ sɛd ðə mɪlk wɑz ˈpərfəktli seɪf. "bɪˈkəz ðə mɪlk ɪz skrind ˈsɪmələrli tɪ haʊ ə ˈdoʊnərz fər ə bləd bæŋk ər skrind ðɛn wi kən bi ˈprɪti ˈsərtən ðət ɪts ə ˈvɛri seɪf ˈprɑdəkt ənd wi hæv ˈvɛri strɪkt ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz fər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr ðət ɪt kəmz ɪn ə koʊld ʧeɪn ˈmænər, soʊ ðə ˈtɛmpərəʧər ɪz kənˈtroʊld raɪt frəm kˈwinzˌlænd tɪ hir," ʃi sɛd. məmz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə tɪ sɔrs mɪlk mɪlk ˈʃɛrɪŋ ɪz nɑt ə nu ˈkɑnsɛpt, ˈmɛni ˌtæzˈmeɪniən məmz hæv ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ˈsɔrsɪŋ ənd ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪŋ ˈɛkˌsɛs ˈviə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə. ˈməðər əv tu, ˈpɔrtər, sɛd ʃi hæd ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd ɪn ðə pæst ənd wɑz əˈbaʊt tɪ du ɪt əˈgɛn. "aɪ æst ðə lækˈteɪʃən kənˈsəltənts æt ðə rɔɪəl ɪf ðeɪ kʊd teɪk ɪt ənd ðeɪ sɛd noʊ, aɪ æst ðə ˈəðər məmz aɪ nu bət moʊst əv ðɛm wər ˈprɪti ɪˈstæblɪʃt æt ðət pɔɪnt ənd ðɛn aɪ lʊkt æt ðə ˈjumən mɪlk fər ˈjumən ˈbeɪbiz ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ ənd ðɛn θru ðə ˈhoʊˌbɑrt məmz ˈnɛtˌwərk aɪ faʊnd ˈsəmˌwən ðət ˈnidɪd mɪlk soʊ aɪ gɑt ɪn ˈkɑnˌtækt ənd geɪv hər sɪks litres*," ʃi sɛd. "aɪ ˈrɪli laɪk ðət maɪ aʊərz əv aʊərz əv ˈpəmpɪŋ ˈɪzənt goʊɪŋ daʊn ðə dreɪn bət ˈɔlsoʊ ɪts goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈsəmˌwən hu wɔnts ɪt ənd nidz ɪt." ˈmɪsɪz ˈpɔrtər sɛd ʃi wɑz ˈhæpi tɪ ˈænsər ˈɛni hɛlθ kˈwɛsʧənz ðə rɪˈsɪpiənts meɪ hæv. "əm ˈvɛri ˈhæpi tɪ gɪv ðɛm ˈkɑpiz əv bləd tɛsts ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ laɪk ðət ɪf ðeɪ nid ɪt, nən əv ðɛm hæv ˈæˌkʧuəli æst mi fər ðət bət ə lɔt əv ðɛm æsk kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ˈælkəˌhɑl, kæˈfin, sˈmoʊkɪŋ, maɪ ˈʤɛnərəl hɛlθ," ʃi sɛd. lækˈteɪʃən kənˈsəltənt krɪˈstinə ˈgæloʊˌweɪ ˌəndərˈstændz mɪlk ˈʃɛrɪŋ ɪz ˈkɑmən, bət həz wɔrnd ˈməðərz əv ðə rɪsks. "ðɛrz noʊ kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ɪf ˈsəmˌwənz ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪŋ ənd ðeɪ hæv gɑt ə dɪˈziz ər ən ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən. waɪl ˈwɪmən ər fri tɪ meɪk ðoʊz dɪˈsɪʒənz aɪ θɪŋk ðeɪ nid tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðɛr ʃʊd bi səm ˈlɛvəl əv ˈskrinɪŋ," ʃi sɛd. ˌtæzˈmeɪniən biɪŋ pɔrd daʊn ðə dreɪn ˈmɛni ˌtæzˈmeɪniən məmz wər ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd ðɛr wɑz stɪl nɑt ə ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd ˈsɪstəm ɪn pleɪs. ˈɛlən breganti*, hu wɑz ˈfɔrʧənət tɪ hæv ən ˌoʊvərsəˈplaɪ əv, ˈrisəntli θru aʊt 25 litres*. ʃi sɛd ɪt wɑz ˈhɑrtˌbreɪkɪŋ. "ɪts jʊr bləd, swɛt ənd tɪrz ɪn maɪ ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən tɪ ˈproʊdus ðət mɪlk ɪt wɑz səʧ ən ˈɛfərt tɪ ˈmænɪʤ fəˈtig ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət ju goʊ θru ɪn ðoʊz fərst fju mənθs əv biɪŋ ə nu məm tɪ ðɛn hæv tɪ θroʊ ɪt aʊt ər nɑt hæv ˈɛniˌwɛr tɪ ˈdoʊˌneɪt ɪt," ʃi sɛd. "ɪt ɪz ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ, ɪt simz ə bɪt ˈsɪli ðət biɪŋ floʊn frəm ðə ˈmeɪnˌlænd wɪn ðɛrz ə pul əv ˈməðərz ɪn ˌtæzˈmeɪniə ðət wʊd mɔr ðən ˈhæpəli ˈdoʊˌneɪt." mɪlk bæŋks ər ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ nu saʊθ weɪlz, vɪkˈtɔriə, ˈwɛstərn ɔˈstreɪljə ənd kˈwinzˌlænd, bət mɪz ˈgæloʊˌweɪ sɛd ˈkərəntli ə mɪlk bæŋk wɑz kənˈsɪdərd ɪn ˌtæzˈmeɪniə. "ðə rɔɪəl ˈbrɪzˌbeɪn həz ə mɪlk bæŋk ənd ðæts ðə nuəst wən ənd ðət kɔst tɪ sɛt əp ənd ə jɪr tɪ rən ənd beɪst ɔn ðoʊz ˈfɪgjərz wi θɔt ðət hir wɪθ ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt 10 ˈbeɪbiz ə jɪr hu wʊd nid ɪt, ɪt ˈwəzənt ˈvaɪəbəl," ʃi sɛd. bət ʃi əˈgrid ɪt wʊd bi nis fər ˌtæzˈmeɪniən ˈməðərz tɪ ˈdoʊˌneɪt ðɛr ˈɛkˌsɛs mɪlk. "ɪt wʊd bi ˈrɪli nis tɪ ˈsəmˌhaʊ sɛnd ɑr mɪlk bæk tɪ kˈwinzˌlænd bɪˈkəz aɪ du hæv ə lɔt əv ˈməðərz hu doʊnt ˈstrəgəl wɪθ mɪlk səˈplaɪ ənd hu ɛnd əp wɪθ ə lɔt mɔr mɪlk ðən ðeɪ nid ənd ɪt wʊd bi ˈləvli ɪf wi kʊd sɛnd ɪt əp, bət wi ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈhævənt gɑt ən ˈævəˌnu tɪ du ðət jɛt, bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz kwaɪt ˈkɔstli," ʃi sɛd. ðoʊz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ˈdoʊˌneɪt wər ərʤd tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt mɪlk bæŋks ɪn ˈəðər steɪts. ˈtɑpɪks: babies---newborns*, infant-health*, |
children are being turned away from ethics classes in public schools because there are not enough volunteers or funding to meet demand.
schools such as public school on the central coast can offer classes only to those attending classes. the school has no space to allow children learning scripture to opt out and study ethics.
tanya burrows ''i thought it was a terrific thing for kids to do rather than nothing, which they do in.'' del grande
others have placed students on waiting lists until vacancies arise or new volunteers are appointed. the provider, primary ethics, said more than 4000 volunteers were needed to meet demand - seven times the existing number.
the organisation has had the most success recruiting volunteers in more affluent areas, such as the eastern suburbs and the lower north shore. however, ethics teachers were scarce in the western and suburbs. the service is also limited by a lack of funding - it relies solely on private donations. | ˈʧɪldrən ər biɪŋ tərnd əˈweɪ frəm ˈɛθɪks ˈklæsɪz ɪn ˈpəblɪk skulz bɪˈkəz ðɛr ər nɑt ɪˈnəf ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz ər ˈfəndɪŋ tɪ mit dɪˈmænd. skulz səʧ ɛz ˈpəblɪk skul ɔn ðə ˈsɛntrəl koʊst kən ˈɔfər ˈklæsɪz ˈoʊnli tɪ ðoʊz əˈtɛndɪŋ ˈklæsɪz. ðə skul həz noʊ speɪs tɪ əˈlaʊ ˈʧɪldrən ˈlərnɪŋ ˈskrɪpʧər tɪ ɑpt aʊt ənd ˈstədi ˈɛθɪks. ˈtɑnjə bəroʊz ''aɪ θɔt ɪt wɑz ə tərˈɪfɪk θɪŋ fər kɪdz tɪ du ˈrəðər ðən ˈnəθɪŋ, wɪʧ ðeɪ du ɪn.'' dɛl grænd ˈəðərz hæv pleɪst ˈstudənts ɔn ˈweɪtɪŋ lɪsts ənˈtɪl ˈveɪkənsiz əraɪz ər nu ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz ər əˈpɔɪntɪd. ðə prəˈvaɪdər, ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈɛθɪks, sɛd mɔr ðən 4000 ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz wər ˈnidɪd tɪ mit dɪˈmænd ˈsɛvən taɪmz ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈnəmbər. ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən həz hæd ðə moʊst səkˈsɛs rɪˈkrutɪŋ ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz ɪn mɔr ˈæfluənt ˈɛriəz, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈistərn ˈsəbərbz ənd ðə loʊər nɔrθ ʃɔr. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈɛθɪks ˈtiʧərz wər skɛrs ɪn ðə ˈwɛstərn ənd ˈsəbərbz. ðə ˈsərvɪs ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlɪmɪtɪd baɪ ə læk əv ˈfəndɪŋ ɪt rɪˈlaɪz ˈsoʊəli ɔn ˈpraɪvət doʊˈneɪʃənz. |
a pennsylvania man is accused of raping and killing his son, while the mother is accused of helping him evade police.
keith jordan lambing, 20, of butler, was charged with homicide and rape in connection with bentley death, the daily mail reported.
lambing’s mother, kristen herold, 43, was charged with child endangerment and hindering apprehension for allegedly hiding her son in the attic of an abandoned home to help him avoid police.
both are being held in butler county prison.
the pittsburgh reported that the boy died of severe blood loss from sodomy, suffered a serious burn to his left hand, and sustained bruises to the head, trunk, and extremities.
police responding to a report of an unconscious child in a car at a.m. on march 21 discovered the child with herold in the vehicle.
herold told police she picked the boy up from a super 8 motel where lambing, who is not the biological father, stayed with his girlfriend and the child.
police say she was about to drop off the at his biological house, though he was bleeding.
herold pulled over and called police once miller became unconscious.
police say lambing was alone with the child at the time of the alleged assault.
the boy was taken to butler memorial hospital and did not regain consciousness. doctors pronounced him dead an hour later.
the mother and girlfriend, mackenzie peters, were charged with child endangerment thursday in connection with the burn injury the boy suffered before his death, reported.
police searched for lambing and found him in an attic of an abandoned building the next day, where police say his mother hid him.
butler county district attorney richard goldinger said he will decide after the preliminary hearing whether to seek the death penalty for lambing.
“i have never seen anything like it in 22 years as an attorney,” he told. “it’s horrific. unimaginable that somebody could actually do this to any human being let alone a 4-year-old.”
when a reporter asked lambing before his court appearance monday if he killed miller, he appeared to cry and replied, “no sir.”
miller’s aunt has set up a page for his funeral expenses. | ə ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə mæn ɪz əˈkjuzd əv ˈreɪpɪŋ ənd ˈkɪlɪŋ hɪz sən, waɪl ðə ˈməðər ɪz əˈkjuzd əv ˈhɛlpɪŋ ɪm ɪˈveɪd pəˈlis. kiθ ˈʤɔrdən ˈlæmɪŋ, 20 əv ˈbətlər, wɑz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈhɑməˌsaɪd ənd reɪp ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ˈbɛntli dɛθ, ðə ˈdeɪli meɪl ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ˈməðər, ˈkrɪstən ˈhɛrəld, 43 wɑz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ʧaɪld ɛnˈdeɪnʤərmənt ənd ˈhɪndərɪŋ ˌæprɪˈhɛnʃən fər əˈlɛʤədli ˈhaɪdɪŋ hər sən ɪn ðə ˈætɪk əv ən əˈbændənd hoʊm tɪ hɛlp ɪm əˈvɔɪd pəˈlis. boʊθ ər biɪŋ hɛld ɪn ˈbətlər ˈkaʊnti ˈprɪzən. ðə ˈpɪtsbərg ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðə bɔɪ daɪd əv səˈvɪr bləd lɔs frəm ˈsɑdəmi, ˈsəfərd ə ˈsɪriəs bərn tɪ hɪz lɛft hænd, ənd səˈsteɪnd ˈbruzɪz tɪ ðə hɛd, trəŋk, ənd ɛkˈstrɛmətiz. pəˈlis rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ə rɪˈpɔrt əv ən ˌənˈkɑnʃəs ʧaɪld ɪn ə kɑr æt a.m*. ɔn mɑrʧ 21 dɪˈskəvərd ðə ʧaɪld wɪθ ˈhɛrəld ɪn ðə ˈviɪkəl. ˈhɛrəld toʊld pəˈlis ʃi pɪkt ðə bɔɪ əp frəm ə ˈsupər 8 moʊˈtɛl wɛr ˈlæmɪŋ, hu ɪz nɑt ðə ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈfɑðər, steɪd wɪθ hɪz ˈgərlˌfrɛnd ənd ðə ʧaɪld. pəˈlis seɪ ʃi wɑz əˈbaʊt tɪ drɔp ɔf ðə æt hɪz ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl haʊs, ðoʊ hi wɑz ˈblidɪŋ. ˈhɛrəld pʊld ˈoʊvər ənd kɔld pəˈlis wəns ˈmɪlər bɪˈkeɪm ˌənˈkɑnʃəs. pəˈlis seɪ ˈlæmɪŋ wɑz əˈloʊn wɪθ ðə ʧaɪld æt ðə taɪm əv ðə əˈlɛʤd əˈsɔlt. ðə bɔɪ wɑz ˈteɪkən tɪ ˈbətlər məˈmɔriəl ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ənd dɪd nɑt rɪˈgeɪn ˈkɑnʃəsnəs. ˈdɑktərz prəˈnaʊnst ɪm dɛd ən aʊər ˈleɪtər. ðə ˈməðər ənd ˈgərlˌfrɛnd, məˈkɛnzi ˈpitərz, wər ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ʧaɪld ɛnˈdeɪnʤərmənt ˈθərzˌdeɪ ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ðə bərn ˈɪnʤəri ðə bɔɪ ˈsəfərd ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz dɛθ, ˌriˈpɔrtəd. pəˈlis sərʧt fər ˈlæmɪŋ ənd faʊnd ɪm ɪn ən ˈætɪk əv ən əˈbændənd ˈbɪldɪŋ ðə nɛkst deɪ, wɛr pəˈlis seɪ hɪz ˈməðər hɪd ɪm. ˈbətlər ˈkaʊnti ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni ˈrɪʧərd ˈgoʊldɪŋər sɛd hi wɪl ˌdɪˈsaɪd ˈæftər ðə prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˈhirɪŋ ˈwɛðər tɪ sik ðə dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti fər ˈlæmɪŋ. hæv ˈnɛvər sin ˈɛniˌθɪŋ laɪk ɪt ɪn 22 jɪrz ɛz ən attorney,”*,” hi toʊld. hɔˈrɪfɪk. ˌənɪˈmæʤɪnəbəl ðət ˈsəmˌbɑdi kʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli du ðɪs tɪ ˈɛni ˈjumən biɪŋ lɛt əˈloʊn ə 4-year-old.”*.” wɪn ə rɪˈpɔrtər æst ˈlæmɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz kɔrt əˈpɪrəns ˈmənˌdeɪ ɪf hi kɪld ˈmɪlər, hi əˈpɪrd tɪ kraɪ ənd rɪˈplaɪd, sir.”*.” ɔnt həz sɛt əp ə peɪʤ fər hɪz fˈjunərəl ɪkˈspɛnsɪz. |
is good nutrition developing a bad reputation based on outrageous costs?
a growing trend of studies touts the immense cost of eating fresh, nutritious food. conventional wisdom seems to claim that the cost can keep you from being able to eat as as you might like and worries many who would otherwise prefer to consistently buy & prepare un-processed, highly natural foods.
but is eating healthy really as expensive as everyone claims?
no. no, not.
study claims a healthy diet costs more but is it misleading?
much of the recent rabble surrounding the price of food stems from a 2007 study by university of washington researchers about the price of snack foods compared to fresh fruits and vegetables. in particular, the study claims that eating a healthy diet can cost up to 10 times as much as a diet based on junk food. well, no wonder people eat healthy! with numbers like that, who could afford to?
as it turns out, though, the study uses price per calorie as only metric for determining the cost of food. this means that when comparing junk foods loaded with fat and sugar to foods like spinach, broccoli or apples, the junk food is going to dominate calorie count every time!
if we discount the fact that the calories in junk food are, by-and-large, nutritionally worthless, a more appropriate metric would be price per serving. fruits and veggies, by nature, have a much lower calorie count per serving (hint: partly why better for you).
let’s look at an example:
food price servings total
calories nacho cheese doritos (11 oz bag) $2.99 11 1540 $0.0019 $0.27 twinkies (6 ct box) $1.99 6 900 $0.0022 $0.33 baby spinach (6 oz bag, 8 cups) $1.99 8 50 $0.04 $0.25 broccoli crowns (about 4 cups) $0.99 4 120 $0.01 $0.25 gala apple (6oz) $0.24 1 80 $0.003 $0.24
it’s pretty clear that the junk food items (that would be the doritos and twinkies, in case wondering) are the champions of price per calorie, both coming in at fractions of a cent. but when we look at the numbers, all of a sudden the playing field levels, making the fresh fruit and veggies actually come out a bit cheaper!
how much does it really cost to eat healthy?
according to a new york times article about the study, the average american spends $7 a day on food nearly $50 a week so i decided to put together a healthy meal plan for a day to see how it compared to the national average. while i do live in falls, oregon, which is less expensive than a metropolitan area, this daily plan is for a, man, so not exactly skimping on calories here. check it out:
breakfast:
scrambled eggs with cheese
oatmeal with raisins and honey
lunch:
turkey sandwich with bread, cheese, avocado, tomato and lettuce
dinner:
grilled chicken breast
steamed broccoli
baked sweet potato
snacks:
apple
almonds
shopping list in hand, i set out for my local supermarket, ready for the massive grocery bill i was about to face. you can imagine my relief when i found that my little shopping trip was not nearly as costly as the would have me believe. fresh fruit and vegetables are actually not that expensive and even the meat and dairy is quite reasonable, if you know what to look for. the breakdown of what i bought:
shopping list price price per serving brown eggs (30 ct) $3.58 $0.12 per egg frozen chicken breasts (4 lbs) $10.72 $1.34 per breast deli style turkey breast (1 lb) $4.99 $0.31 per slice cheese (2 lb) $4.98 $0.16 per slice 100% whole wheat bread (18 slices) $1.69 $0.09 per slice oatmeal (42 oz) $2.18 $0.21 per cup serving sweet potato (1 medium) $0.37 $0.37 per potato gala apple (1 medium) $0.24 $0.24 per apple avocado (1 medium) $0.88 $0.88 per avocado broccoli (1 head, about lb) $0.49 $0.25 per cup serving roma tomatoes (5 ct, about 1 lb) $1.19 $0.24 per tomato romaine lettuce (1 head) $1.99 $0.20 per cup serving almonds (½ lb) $3.40 $0.42 per serving honey (local, 12 oz) $3.59 $0.15 per serving raisins (½ lb) $1.50 $0.19 per serving
the meat and cheese were the most expensive part of the whole trip, but even so, they were not unreasonable. now how those prices apply to the meal plan for the day:
item price 3 eggs $0.36 1 slice cheese $0.16 1 cup oatmeal $0.42 1 oz raisins $0.19 1 honey $0.15 breakfast total $1.28 2 slices whole wheat bread $0.18 3 slices turkey breast $0.93 1 slice cheese $0.16 avocado $0.44 roma tomato $0.12 cup romaine lettuce $0.10 lunch total $1.93 1 chicken breast $1.34 1 sweet potato $0.37 1 cup broccoli $0.25 dinner total $1.96 1 gala apple $0.24 1 oz almonds $0.42 snacks total $0.66 grand total $5.83
wow…so there you have it: a whopping $5.83 for me to make healthy meals throughout the entire day. 17% below the national average!
as you can see, these studies that count calorie-value, and the articles promoting them, are misleading at best… and dangerously disingenuous at worst. this kind of self-perpetuating nonsense that makes people give up on the notion of a healthy diet. if you have mainstream media like the new york times spreading the idea that most people will never be able to afford nutritious food, what kind of chance do they have?
healthy meals do require planning…
that said, there are some challenges to eating fresh, healthy foods that you face with the prepackaged, stuff. often these issues, not cost, that are the biggest barriers for people to make the switch.
fresh food goes bad quickly this means that you have to go shopping more often and use the food you buy before it spoils. requires preparation much easier to dump milk and cereal in a bowl or pop a tv dinner in the microwave than prepare a fresh, healthy, meal. requires planning because of the first two challenges, almost a necessity to plan your meals ahead of time so you have everything you need on hand.
5 tips for eating healthy on a budget
often eating healthy is not as convenient as buying boxed dinners or going for a quick fast food lunch, but there are a few things you can do to make it easier and more cost-effective: | ɪz gʊd nuˈtrɪʃən dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ə bæd ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən beɪst ɔn aʊˈtreɪʤəs kɔsts? ə groʊɪŋ trɛnd əv ˈstədiz taʊts ðə ˌɪˈmɛns kɔst əv ˈitɪŋ frɛʃ, nuˈtrɪʃəs fud. kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈwɪzdəm simz tɪ kleɪm ðət ðə kɔst kən kip ju frəm biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ it ɛz ɛz ju maɪt laɪk ənd ˈwəriz ˈmɛni hu wʊd ˈəðərˌwaɪz prɪˈfər tɪ kənˈsɪstəntli baɪ priˈpɛr un-processed*, ˈhaɪli ˈnæʧərəl fudz. bət ɪz ˈitɪŋ ˈhɛlθi ˈrɪli ɛz ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ɛz ˈɛvriˌwən kleɪmz? noʊ. noʊ, nɑt. ˈstədi kleɪmz ə ˈhɛlθi daɪət kɔsts mɔr bət ɪz ɪt mɪsˈlidɪŋ? məʧ əv ðə ˈrisənt ˈræbəl sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə praɪs əv fud stɛmz frəm ə 2007 ˈstədi baɪ ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈrisərʧərz əˈbaʊt ðə praɪs əv snæk fudz kəmˈpɛrd tɪ frɛʃ fruts ənd ˈvɛʤtəbəlz. ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, ðə ˈstədi kleɪmz ðət ˈitɪŋ ə ˈhɛlθi daɪət kən kɔst əp tɪ 10 taɪmz ɛz məʧ ɛz ə daɪət beɪst ɔn ʤəŋk fud. wɛl, noʊ ˈwəndər ˈpipəl it ˈhɛlθi! wɪθ ˈnəmbərz laɪk ðət, hu kʊd əˈfɔrd tɪ? ɛz ɪt tərnz aʊt, ðoʊ, ðə ˈstədi ˈjuzɪz praɪs pər ˈkælɔˌri ɛz ˈoʊnli ˈmɛtrɪk fər dɪˈtərmənɪŋ ðə kɔst əv fud. ðɪs minz ðət wɪn kəmˈpɛrɪŋ ʤəŋk fudz ˈloʊdɪd wɪθ fæt ənd ˈʃʊgər tɪ fudz laɪk ˈspɪnəʧ, ˈbrɑkəli ər ˈæpəlz, ðə ʤəŋk fud ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈdɑməˌneɪt ˈkælɔˌri kaʊnt ˈɛvəri taɪm! ɪf wi ˈdɪskaʊnt ðə fækt ðət ðə ˈkælɔˌriz ɪn ʤəŋk fud ər, by-and-large*, nuˈtrɪʃənəli ˈwərθləs, ə mɔr əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ˈmɛtrɪk wʊd bi praɪs pər ˈsərvɪŋ. fruts ənd ˈvɛʤiz, baɪ ˈneɪʧər, hæv ə məʧ loʊər ˈkælɔˌri kaʊnt pər ˈsərvɪŋ (hɪnt: ˈpɑrtli waɪ ˈbɛtər fər ju). lʊk æt ən ɪgˈzæmpəl: fud praɪs ˈsərvɪŋz ˈtoʊtəl ˈkælɔˌriz ˈnɑˌʧoʊ ʧiz ˌdɔˈritoʊz 11 ɑz bæg) 11 1540 tˈwɪŋkiz 6 kɔrt bɑks) 6 900 ˈbeɪbi ˈspɪnəʧ 6 ɑz bæg, 8 kəps) 8 50 ˈbrɑkəli kraʊnz (əˈbaʊt 4 kəps) 4 120 ˈgælə ˈæpəl 6oz*) 1 80 ˈprɪti klɪr ðət ðə ʤəŋk fud ˈaɪtəmz (ðət wʊd bi ðə ˌdɔˈritoʊz ənd tˈwɪŋkiz, ɪn keɪs ˈwəndərɪŋ) ər ðə ˈʧæmpiənz əv praɪs pər ˈkælɔˌri, boʊθ ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn æt ˈfrækʃənz əv ə sɛnt. bət wɪn wi lʊk æt ðə ˈnəmbərz, ɔl əv ə ˈsədən ðə pleɪɪŋ fild ˈlɛvəlz, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə frɛʃ frut ənd ˈvɛʤiz ˈæˌkʧuəli kəm aʊt ə bɪt ˈʧipər! haʊ məʧ dɪz ɪt ˈrɪli kɔst tɪ it ˈhɛlθi? əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈɑrtɪkəl əˈbaʊt ðə ˈstədi, ðə ˈævərɪʤ əˈmɛrɪkən spɛnz 7 ə deɪ ɔn fud ˈnɪrli 50 ə wik soʊ aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ pʊt təˈgɛðər ə ˈhɛlθi mil plæn fər ə deɪ tɪ si haʊ ɪt kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈævərɪʤ. waɪl aɪ du lɪv ɪn fɔlz, ˈɔrəˌgɑn, wɪʧ ɪz lɛs ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ðən ə ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən ˈɛriə, ðɪs ˈdeɪli plæn ɪz fər ə mæn, soʊ nɑt ɪgˈzæktli ˈskɪmpɪŋ ɔn ˈkælɔˌriz hir. ʧɛk ɪt aʊt: ˈbrɛkfəst: ˈskræmbəld ɛgz wɪθ ʧiz ˈoʊtˌmil wɪθ ˈreɪzɪnz ənd ˈhəni lənʧ: ˈtərki ˈsænwɪʧ wɪθ brɛd, ʧiz, ˌævəˈkɑdoʊ, təˈmɑˌtoʊ ənd ˈlɛtəs ˈdɪnər: grɪld ˈʧɪkən brɛst stimd ˈbrɑkəli beɪkt swit pəˈteɪˌtoʊ snæks: ˈæpəl ˈɑlməndz ˈʃɑpɪŋ lɪst ɪn hænd, aɪ sɛt aʊt fər maɪ ˈloʊkəl ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt, ˈrɛdi fər ðə ˈmæsɪv ˈgroʊsəri bɪl aɪ wɑz əˈbaʊt tɪ feɪs. ju kən ˌɪˈmæʤən maɪ rɪˈlif wɪn aɪ faʊnd ðət maɪ ˈlɪtəl ˈʃɑpɪŋ trɪp wɑz nɑt ˈnɪrli ɛz ˈkɔstli ɛz ðə wʊd hæv mi bɪˈliv. frɛʃ frut ənd ˈvɛʤtəbəlz ər ˈæˌkʧuəli nɑt ðət ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ənd ˈivɪn ðə mit ənd ˈdɛri ɪz kwaɪt ˈrizənəbəl, ɪf ju noʊ wət tɪ lʊk fər. ðə ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn əv wət aɪ bɔt: ˈʃɑpɪŋ lɪst praɪs praɪs pər ˈsərvɪŋ braʊn ɛgz 30 kɔrt) pər ɛg ˈfroʊzən ˈʧɪkən brɛsts 4 paʊndz) pər brɛst ˈdɛli staɪl ˈtərki brɛst 1 paʊnd) pər slaɪs ʧiz 2 paʊnd) pər slaɪs 100 hoʊl wit brɛd 18 sˈlaɪsɪz) pər slaɪs ˈoʊtˌmil 42 ɑz) pər kəp ˈsərvɪŋ swit pəˈteɪˌtoʊ 1 ˈmidiəm) pər pəˈteɪˌtoʊ ˈgælə ˈæpəl 1 ˈmidiəm) pər ˈæpəl ˌævəˈkɑdoʊ 1 ˈmidiəm) pər ˌævəˈkɑdoʊ ˈbrɑkəli 1 hɛd, əˈbaʊt paʊnd) pər kəp ˈsərvɪŋ ˈroʊmɑ təˈmɑtoʊz 5 kɔrt, əˈbaʊt 1 paʊnd) pər təˈmɑˌtoʊ roʊˈmeɪn ˈlɛtəs 1 hɛd) pər kəp ˈsərvɪŋ ˈɑlməndz paʊnd) pər ˈsərvɪŋ ˈhəni (ˈloʊkəl, 12 ɑz) pər ˈsərvɪŋ ˈreɪzɪnz paʊnd) pər ˈsərvɪŋ ðə mit ənd ʧiz wər ðə moʊst ɪkˈspɛnsɪv pɑrt əv ðə hoʊl trɪp, bət ˈivɪn soʊ, ðeɪ wər nɑt ənˈriznəbəl. naʊ haʊ ðoʊz ˈpraɪsɪz əˈplaɪ tɪ ðə mil plæn fər ðə deɪ: ˈaɪtəm praɪs 3 ɛgz 1 slaɪs ʧiz 1 kəp ˈoʊtˌmil 1 ɑz ˈreɪzɪnz 1 ˈhəni ˈbrɛkfəst ˈtoʊtəl 2 sˈlaɪsɪz hoʊl wit brɛd 3 sˈlaɪsɪz ˈtərki brɛst 1 slaɪs ʧiz ˌævəˈkɑdoʊ ˈroʊmɑ təˈmɑˌtoʊ kəp roʊˈmeɪn ˈlɛtəs lənʧ ˈtoʊtəl 1 ˈʧɪkən brɛst 1 swit pəˈteɪˌtoʊ 1 kəp ˈbrɑkəli ˈdɪnər ˈtoʊtəl 1 ˈgælə ˈæpəl 1 ɑz ˈɑlməndz snæks ˈtoʊtəl grænd ˈtoʊtəl ðɛr ju hæv ɪt: ə ˈwɑpɪŋ fər mi tɪ meɪk ˈhɛlθi milz θruaʊt ðə ɪnˈtaɪər deɪ. 17 bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈævərɪʤ! ɛz ju kən si, ðiz ˈstədiz ðət kaʊnt calorie-value*, ənd ðə ˈɑrtɪkəlz prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ðɛm, ər mɪsˈlidɪŋ æt best…*… ənd ˈdeɪnʤərəsli dɪsɪnˈʤɛnjuəs æt wərst. ðɪs kaɪnd əv ˌsɛlfpərˈpɛʧuˌeɪtɪŋ ˈnɑnsɛns ðət meɪks ˈpipəl gɪv əp ɔn ðə ˈnoʊʃən əv ə ˈhɛlθi daɪət. ɪf ju hæv ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə laɪk ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈsprɛdɪŋ ðə aɪˈdiə ðət moʊst ˈpipəl wɪl ˈnɛvər bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈfɔrd nuˈtrɪʃəs fud, wət kaɪnd əv ʧæns du ðeɪ hæv? ˈhɛlθi milz du ˌrikˈwaɪər planning…*… ðət sɛd, ðɛr ər səm ˈʧælənʤɪz tɪ ˈitɪŋ frɛʃ, ˈhɛlθi fudz ðət ju feɪs wɪθ ðə priˈpækəʤd, stəf. ˈɔfən ðiz ˈɪʃuz, nɑt kɔst, ðət ər ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈbɛriərz fər ˈpipəl tɪ meɪk ðə swɪʧ. frɛʃ fud goʊz bæd kˈwɪkli ðɪs minz ðət ju hæv tɪ goʊ ˈʃɑpɪŋ mɔr ˈɔfən ənd juz ðə fud ju baɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt spɔɪlz. rikˈwaɪərz ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən məʧ ˈiziər tɪ dəmp mɪlk ənd ˈsɪriəl ɪn ə boʊl ər pɑp ə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈdɪnər ɪn ðə ˈmaɪkrəˌweɪv ðən priˈpɛr ə frɛʃ, ˈhɛlθi, mil. rikˈwaɪərz ˈplænɪŋ bɪˈkəz əv ðə fərst tu ˈʧælənʤɪz, ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə nəˈsɛsɪti tɪ plæn jʊr milz əˈhɛd əv taɪm soʊ ju hæv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju nid ɔn hænd. 5 tɪps fər ˈitɪŋ ˈhɛlθi ɔn ə ˈbəʤɪt ˈɔfən ˈitɪŋ ˈhɛlθi ɪz nɑt ɛz kənˈvinjənt ɛz baɪɪŋ bɑkst ˈdɪnərz ər goʊɪŋ fər ə kwɪk fæst fud lənʧ, bət ðɛr ər ə fju θɪŋz ju kən du tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈiziər ənd mɔr cost-effective*: |
a prequel series to the jim henson film “the dark crystal” has been at, the streaming service announced thursday.
“the dark crystal: age of resistance” returns to the world of with an all new adventure. when three discover the horrifying secret behind the skeksis’ power, they set out on an epic journey to ignite the fires of rebellion and save their world. it has been ordered for 10 episodes.
“now you see me” director louis will executive produce the series and direct. the jim henson company will produce, with lisa henson and halle stanford also executive producing. longtime henson collaborator rita will serve as producer and blanca will serve as a producer. leading the writing are producers jeffrey addiss, will matthews, and javier grillo-marxuach.
“louis is passionate about the world of ‘the dark crystal’ and has an incredible creative vision for the series,” said lisa henson, ceo of the jim henson company. “he brings this passion to every facet of the production as he leads the talented team of artists and writers that are bringing this entire universe to life. has a deep respect for my original work and the many people it inspired. they are the perfect partners to create this next epic chapter in ‘the dark crystal’ story for new fans and the loyal fans who have waited so long for more adventures from this world.”
the original 1982 film, which henson with frank oz, grossed over $40 million on a $16 million budget. it was one of only three feature films henson directed in his career, along with “the great muppet caper” and “labyrinth.” | ə ˈprikwɛl ˈsɪriz tɪ ðə ʤɪm ˈhɛnsən fɪlm dɑrk crystal”*” həz bɪn æt, ðə ˈstrimɪŋ ˈsərvɪs əˈnaʊnst ˈθərzˌdeɪ. dɑrk ˈkrɪstəl: eɪʤ əv resistance”*” rɪˈtərnz tɪ ðə wərld əv wɪθ ən ɔl nu ədˈvɛnʧər. wɪn θri dɪˈskəvər ðə ˈhɔrəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈsikrɪt bɪˈhaɪnd ðə skeksis’*’ paʊər, ðeɪ sɛt aʊt ɔn ən ˈɛpɪk ˈʤərni tɪ ˌɪgˈnaɪt ðə faɪərz əv rɪˈbɛljən ənd seɪv ðɛr wərld. ɪt həz bɪn ˈɔrdərd fər 10 ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz. ju si me”*” dɪˈrɛktər luɪs wɪl ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈproʊdus ðə ˈsɪriz ənd dɪˈrɛkt. ðə ʤɪm ˈhɛnsən ˈkəmpəˌni wɪl ˈproʊdus, wɪθ ˈlisə ˈhɛnsən ənd ˈhæli ˈstænfərd ˈɔlsoʊ ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusɪŋ. ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˈhɛnsən kəˈlæbərˌeɪtər ˈritə wɪl sərv ɛz prəˈdusər ənd ˈblɑŋkə wɪl sərv ɛz ə prəˈdusər. ˈlidɪŋ ðə ˈraɪtɪŋ ər prəˈdusərz ˈʤɛfri addiss*, wɪl ˈmæθjuz, ənd ˌhɑviˈɛr grillo-marxuach*. ɪz ˈpæʃənət əˈbaʊt ðə wərld əv dɑrk crystal’*’ ənd həz ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl kriˈeɪtɪv ˈvɪʒən fər ðə series,”*,” sɛd ˈlisə ˈhɛnsən, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ðə ʤɪm ˈhɛnsən ˈkəmpəˌni. brɪŋz ðɪs ˈpæʃən tɪ ˈɛvəri ˈfæsət əv ðə pərˈdəkʃən ɛz hi lidz ðə ˈtæləntɪd tim əv ˈɑrtɪsts ənd ˈraɪtərz ðət ər ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðɪs ɪnˈtaɪər ˈjunəˌvərs tɪ laɪf. həz ə dip rɪˈspɛkt fər maɪ ərˈɪʤənəl wərk ənd ðə ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ɪt ˌɪnˈspaɪərd. ðeɪ ər ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈpɑrtnərz tɪ kriˈeɪt ðɪs nɛkst ˈɛpɪk ˈʧæptər ɪn dɑrk crystal’*’ ˈstɔri fər nu fænz ənd ðə lɔɪəl fænz hu hæv ˈweɪtɪd soʊ lɔŋ fər mɔr ædˈvɛnʧərz frəm ðɪs world.”*.” ðə ərˈɪʤənəl 1982 fɪlm, wɪʧ ˈhɛnsən wɪθ fræŋk ɑz, groʊst ˈoʊvər 40 ˈmɪljən ɔn ə 16 ˈmɪljən ˈbəʤɪt. ɪt wɑz wən əv ˈoʊnli θri ˈfiʧər fɪlmz ˈhɛnsən dɪˈrɛktɪd ɪn hɪz kərɪr, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ greɪt ˈməpət caper”*” ənd ““labyrinth.”*.” |
(reuters) - american roads llc, the privately owned operator of the international border crossing tunnel that links detroit to windsor, ontario in canada filed for bankruptcy on thursday, citing reduced traffic.
police vehicles are pictured at empty customs lanes entering the u.s. at the tunnel in detroit, michigan on july 12, 2012. kowalsky
the bankruptcy was not the result of last petition for bankruptcy by detroit, although the problems contributed to the difficulties, neal belitsky, american roads’ chief executive, said in court documents.
american roads is seeking to restructure $830 million in debt. traffic volumes fell short of projections made in 2006 when it took on its debt, according to court documents.
the company, owned by infrastructure investor capital partners llc, also indirectly owns four toll roads in alabama.
american roads said in court papers that its plan of reorganization was already approved by creditors and that it proposed august 28 as a date for the bankruptcy court in manhattan to approve its plan.
under the plan, guarantee inc will become the owner of the company upon its exit from bankruptcy. insured the bond and swap obligations.
american roads said in court papers it anticipated that most of its general unsecured creditors will be paid in full.
the company blamed a decline in the population of the detroit area for the drop in traffic through the detroit windsor tunnel.
detroit’s population has fallen from a peak of million in the middle of last century to under today.
detroit sought chapter 9 bankruptcy protection last week to restructure $18 billion in retiree and bond obligations. the u.s. bankruptcy court in detroit will consider the eligibility for bankruptcy next month.
belitsky, american roads’ ceo, did not immediately return a call for comment.
the case is in re american roads llc, u.s. bankruptcy court, southern district of new york, no.. | (ˈrɔɪtərz) əˈmɛrɪkən roʊdz llc*, ðə ˈpraɪvətli oʊnd ˈɑpərˌeɪtər əv ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈbɔrdər ˈkrɔsɪŋ ˈtənəl ðət lɪŋks ˈdiˌtrɔɪt tɪ ˈwɪnzər, ɑnˈtɛrioʊ ɪn ˈkænədə faɪld fər ˈbæŋkrəptsi ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈsaɪtɪŋ rɪˈdust ˈtræfɪk. pəˈlis ˈviɪkəlz ər ˈpɪkʧərd æt ˈɛmti ˈkəstəmz leɪnz ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə juz. æt ðə ˈtənəl ɪn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt, ˈmɪʃɪgən ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 12 2012 kaʊˈɑlski ðə ˈbæŋkrəptsi wɑz nɑt ðə rɪˈzəlt əv læst pəˈtɪʃən fər ˈbæŋkrəptsi baɪ ˈdiˌtrɔɪt, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈprɑbləmz kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðə ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz, nil belitsky*, əˈmɛrɪkən roads’*’ ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv, sɛd ɪn kɔrt ˈdɑkjəmənts. əˈmɛrɪkən roʊdz ɪz ˈsikɪŋ tɪ riˈstrəkʧər 830 ˈmɪljən ɪn dɛt. ˈtræfɪk ˈvɑljumz fɛl ʃɔrt əv prɑˈʤɛkʃənz meɪd ɪn 2006 wɪn ɪt tʊk ɔn ɪts dɛt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kɔrt ˈdɑkjəmənts. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni, oʊnd baɪ ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˌɪnˈvɛstər ˈkæpɪtəl ˈpɑrtnərz llc*, ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪndərˈɛkˌtli oʊnz fɔr toʊl roʊdz ɪn ˌæləˈbæmə. əˈmɛrɪkən roʊdz sɛd ɪn kɔrt ˈpeɪpərz ðət ɪts plæn əv ˌriɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən wɑz ɔˈrɛdi əˈpruvd baɪ ˈkrɛdɪtərz ənd ðət ɪt prəˈpoʊzd ˈɔgəst 28 ɛz ə deɪt fər ðə ˈbæŋkrəptsi kɔrt ɪn mænˈhætən tɪ əˈpruv ɪts plæn. ˈəndər ðə plæn, ˌgɛrənˈti ɪŋk wɪl bɪˈkəm ðə ˈoʊnər əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌni əˈpɑn ɪts ˈɛksət frəm ˈbæŋkrəptsi. ˌɪnˈʃʊrd ðə bɑnd ənd swɑp ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz. əˈmɛrɪkən roʊdz sɛd ɪn kɔrt ˈpeɪpərz ɪt ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ðət moʊst əv ɪts ˈʤɛnərəl ˌənsɪˈkjʊrd ˈkrɛdɪtərz wɪl bi peɪd ɪn fʊl. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni bleɪmd ə dɪˈklaɪn ɪn ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ðə ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ˈɛriə fər ðə drɔp ɪn ˈtræfɪk θru ðə ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ˈwɪnzər ˈtənəl. ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən həz ˈfɑlən frəm ə pik əv ˈmɪljən ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv læst ˈsɛnʧəri tɪ ˈəndər təˈdeɪ. ˈdiˌtrɔɪt sɔt ˈʧæptər 9 ˈbæŋkrəptsi prəˈtɛkʃən læst wik tɪ riˈstrəkʧər 18 ˈbɪljən ɪn riˈtaɪˈri ənd bɑnd ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz. ðə juz. ˈbæŋkrəptsi kɔrt ɪn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt wɪl kənˈsɪdər ðə ˌɛlɪʤəˈbɪlɪti fər ˈbæŋkrəptsi nɛkst mənθ. belitsky*, əˈmɛrɪkən roads’*’ ˈsiˌiˈoʊ, dɪd nɑt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli rɪˈtərn ə kɔl fər ˈkɑmɛnt. ðə keɪs ɪz ɪn ri əˈmɛrɪkən roʊdz llc*, juz. ˈbæŋkrəptsi kɔrt, ˈsəðərn ˈdɪstrɪkt əv nu jɔrk, noʊ. |
after a relative was arrested for allegedly shoplifting at a grocery store, lt. gov. david dewhurst personally called the allen police department to ask how to get her out of jail, referring to himself as the "no. 1 pick of all the law enforcement agencies within texas."
in an aug. 3 recording originally released by police to the worth nbc affiliate, nbc-dfw, dewhurst identifies himself as the lieutenant governor and requests to speak to the police station's "most senior police officer you have there right now." he tells a police sergeant that his daughter-in-law, ellen bevers, is a schoolteacher and "the sweetest woman in the world," and says he's sure she has been incarcerated on a "mistaken charge."
"if you would explain to me sergeant what i need to do to arrange for getting her out of jail this evening so that you can proceed with whatever you think that is proper," dewhurst says. known this lady for 30 years of my life."
after dewhurst says that he is going to have department of public safety director steve mccraw call to confirm his identity, he goes on to explain that he is a supporter of law enforcement in the state.
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"sergeant, you know me," he says. "i am every year the no. 1 pick of all of the law enforcement agencies within texas, the no. 1 pick. a supporter of you, and everyone in law enforcement. i want you to do whatever is the proper thing."
he asks who he needs to call to post bond for bevers, and says while he appreciates law enforcement, this is a "situation i just hate to see."
travis considine, a spokesman for dewhurst, said the lieutenant governor behaved appropriately in the call. dewhurst, who is running for with multiple primary opponents in 2014, has not been accused of any wrongdoing in the incident.
"david acted as a concerned family member in an attempt to acquire information on how to post bail for his niece while reiterating multiple times in the full conversation that law enforcement follow their normal protocols and procedures," he said.
shortly after reports of the call emerged, political rivals in both parties began attacking his actions.
state sen. dan patrick, a houston republican who is among primary challengers, issued a statement saying he was "saddened and disappointed" to hear that the lieutenant governor "attempted to use his power and influence to get a family member out of jail."
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"the fact that david dewhurst believes he and his family are above the law is the height of arrogance and recklessness," he said. "this blatant abuse of power would be stunning coming from any elected official. however, it is particularly disturbing coming from the lieutenant governor of texas.”
another lieutenant governor hopeful, agriculture commissioner todd staples, took to social media for his criticism. referencing a will ferrell parody, he said in a tweet that call to allen sounds like anchorman ron burgundy: 'i don't know how to put this, but i'm kind of a big deal. people know me.'" he also praised the allen sergeant who "didn't bow to political pressure."
leading the charge from the left was texas democratic party chairman gilberto hinojosa, who said in a statement the call was a "clear attempt to use his political position for influence, intimidation and preferential treatment."
"our political leaders are not above the rest of texans, nor should they expect to be treated so," he said. "dewhurst has further disrespected the office of the lieutenant governor, and highlights the failure of leadership by those presently in power.”
listen to the full recording below, courtesy of the dallas morning news' robert wilonsky.
texas tribune donors or members may be quoted or mentioned in our stories, or may be the subject of them. for a complete list of contributors, click here. | ˈæftər ə ˈrɛlətɪv wɑz ərˈɛstɪd fər əˈlɛʤədli ˈʃɑˌplɪftɪŋ æt ə ˈgroʊsəri stɔr, lt*. gəv. ˈdeɪvɪd ˈdɛwərst ˈpərsənəli kɔld ðə ˈælən pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt tɪ æsk haʊ tɪ gɪt hər aʊt əv ʤeɪl, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ðə "noʊ. 1 pɪk əv ɔl ðə lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz wɪˈθɪn ˈtɛksəs." ɪn ən ˈɔgəst. 3 rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ərˈɪʤənəli riˈlist baɪ pəˈlis tɪ ðə wərθ ˈɛnˌbiˈsi əˈfɪliˌeɪt, nbc-dfw*, ˈdɛwərst aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪz hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ðə luˈtɛnənt ˈgəvərnər ənd rɪkˈwɛsts tɪ spik tɪ ðə pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃənz "moʊst ˈsinjər pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ju hæv ðɛr raɪt naʊ." hi tɛlz ə pəˈlis ˈsɑrʤənt ðət hɪz ˈdɔtərɪnˌlɔ, ˈɛlən ˈbɛvərz, ɪz ə ˈskulˌtiʧər ənd "ðə sˈwitəst ˈwʊmən ɪn ðə wərld," ənd sɪz hiz ʃʊr ʃi həz bɪn ˌɪnˈkɑrsərˌeɪtɪd ɔn ə "mɪˈsteɪkən ʧɑrʤ." "ɪf ju wʊd ɪkˈspleɪn tɪ mi ˈsɑrʤənt wət aɪ nid tɪ du tɪ əreɪnʤ fər ˈgɪtɪŋ hər aʊt əv ʤeɪl ðɪs ˈivnɪŋ soʊ ðət ju kən pərˈsid wɪθ ˌwəˈtɛvər ju θɪŋk ðət ɪz ˈprɑpər," ˈdɛwərst sɪz. noʊn ðɪs ˈleɪdi fər 30 jɪrz əv maɪ laɪf." ˈæftər ˈdɛwərst sɪz ðət hi ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti dɪˈrɛktər stiv məˈkrɔ kɔl tɪ kənˈfərm hɪz aɪˈdɛntəˌti, hi goʊz ɔn tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ðət hi ɪz ə səˈpɔrtər əv lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ɪn ðə steɪt. ðə ˈtɛksəs ˈtrɪbjun θæŋks ɪts ˈspɑnsərz. bɪˈkəm wən. "ˈsɑrʤənt, ju noʊ mi," hi sɪz. "aɪ æm ˈɛvəri jɪr ðə noʊ. 1 pɪk əv ɔl əv ðə lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz wɪˈθɪn ˈtɛksəs, ðə noʊ. 1 pɪk. ə səˈpɔrtər əv ju, ənd ˈɛvriˌwən ɪn lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt. aɪ wɔnt ju tɪ du ˌwəˈtɛvər ɪz ðə ˈprɑpər θɪŋ." hi æsks hu hi nidz tɪ kɔl tɪ poʊst bɑnd fər ˈbɛvərz, ənd sɪz waɪl hi əˈpriʃiˌeɪts lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt, ðɪs ɪz ə "ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən aɪ ʤɪst heɪt tɪ si." ˈtrævɪs ˈkɑnsɪˌdaɪn, ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ˈdɛwərst, sɛd ðə luˈtɛnənt ˈgəvərnər bɪˈheɪvd əˈproʊpriɪtli ɪn ðə kɔl. ˈdɛwərst, hu ɪz ˈrənɪŋ fər wɪθ ˈməltəpəl ˈpraɪˌmɛri əˈpoʊnənts ɪn 2014 həz nɑt bɪn əˈkjuzd əv ˈɛni ˈrɔŋduɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈɪnsədənt. "ˈdeɪvɪd ˈæktɪd ɛz ə kənˈsərnd ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbər ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ əkˈwaɪər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn haʊ tɪ poʊst beɪl fər hɪz nis waɪl riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈməltəpəl taɪmz ɪn ðə fʊl ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ðət lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈfɑloʊ ðɛr ˈnɔrməl ˈproʊtəˌkɔlz ənd prəˈsiʤərz," hi sɛd. ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər rɪˈpɔrts əv ðə kɔl ˈimərʤd, pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈraɪvəlz ɪn boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz bɪˈgæn əˈtækɪŋ hɪz ˈækʃənz. steɪt sɛn. dæn ˈpætrɪk, ə ˈhjustən rɪˈpəblɪkən hu ɪz əˈməŋ ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈʧælənʤərz, ˈɪʃud ə ˈsteɪtmənt seɪɪŋ hi wɑz "ˈsædənd ənd ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd" tɪ hir ðət ðə luˈtɛnənt ˈgəvərnər "əˈtɛmptəd tɪ juz hɪz paʊər ənd ˈɪnfluəns tɪ gɪt ə ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbər aʊt əv ʤeɪl." ðə ˈtɛksəs ˈtrɪbjun θæŋks ɪts ˈspɑnsərz. bɪˈkəm wən. "ðə fækt ðət ˈdeɪvɪd ˈdɛwərst bɪˈlivz hi ənd hɪz ˈfæməli ər əˈbəv ðə lɔ ɪz ðə haɪt əv ˈɛrəgəns ənd ˈrɛkləsnəs," hi sɛd. "ðɪs ˈbleɪtənt əˈbjuz əv paʊər wʊd bi ˈstənɪŋ ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ˈɛni ɪˈlɛktɪd əˈfɪʃəl. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt ɪz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli dɪˈstərbɪŋ ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ðə luˈtɛnənt ˈgəvərnər əv texas.”*.” əˈnəðər luˈtɛnənt ˈgəvərnər ˈhoʊpfəl, ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər kəˈmɪʃənər tɑd ˈsteɪpəlz, tʊk tɪ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə fər hɪz ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm. ˈrɛfərənsɪŋ ə wɪl ˈfɛrɪl ˈpɛrədi, hi sɛd ɪn ə twit ðət kɔl tɪ ˈælən saʊnz laɪk ˈæŋkərˌmæn rɑn ˈbərgəndi: 'aɪ doʊnt noʊ haʊ tɪ pʊt ðɪs, bət əm kaɪnd əv ə bɪg dil. ˈpipəl noʊ mi.'" hi ˈɔlsoʊ preɪzd ðə ˈælən ˈsɑrʤənt hu "ˈdɪdənt boʊ tɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈprɛʃər." ˈlidɪŋ ðə ʧɑrʤ frəm ðə lɛft wɑz ˈtɛksəs ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti ˈʧɛrmən gɪlˈbɛrˌtoʊ hinoʊˈʤoʊsə, hu sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ðə kɔl wɑz ə "klɪr əˈtɛmpt tɪ juz hɪz pəˈlɪtɪkəl pəˈzɪʃən fər ˈɪnfluəns, ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən ənd ˌprɛfərˈɛnʃəl ˈtritmənt." "ɑr pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlidərz ər nɑt əˈbəv ðə rɛst əv ˈtɛksənz, nɔr ʃʊd ðeɪ ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ bi ˈtritɪd soʊ," hi sɛd. "ˈdɛwərst həz ˈfərðər ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktɪd ðə ˈɔfəs əv ðə luˈtɛnənt ˈgəvərnər, ənd ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ðə ˈfeɪljər əv ˈlidərˌʃɪp baɪ ðoʊz ˈprɛzəntli ɪn power.”*.” ˈlɪsən tɪ ðə fʊl rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ bɪˈloʊ, ˈkərtəsi əv ðə ˈdæləs ˈmɔrnɪŋ nuz' ˈrɑbərt wilonsky*. ˈtɛksəs ˈtrɪbjun ˈdoʊnərz ər ˈmɛmbərz meɪ bi kˈwoʊtɪd ər ˈmɛnʃənd ɪn ɑr ˈstɔriz, ər meɪ bi ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv ðɛm. fər ə kəmˈplit lɪst əv kənˈtrɪbjətərz, klɪk hir. |
the canadian summer has hit halfway point and that means a few things: about four more weeks before schoolarts, the senior women and men are hitting the courts in the americas tournaments for an olympic bid and time for the exhibition tours to hit north of the border.
every summer there is always a set of teams that take exhibition tours to get some early training in for their coming season as well to tweak their current teams game plans teams are allowed to do so every four years from their last summer exhibition tour). this year is no different. there will be a few programs, division 1 and 2, from both and sides heading into canada to tune up for their respective basketball seasons. the american teams will be playing, and few allar teams also.
the news so far has been that there will be a heavy contingent of schools coming through both ontario and quebec with teams baylor, texas tech and xavier among the names confirmed. the concentration of institutions in small areas in both provinces may largely have something to do with the way these the schools book their exhibition tours since cities like toronto, ottawa and montreal will have at least two teams and are relatively close to any other schools also.
at any rate, the/cis exhibition season begins tomorrow with murray in the capital to play the ottawa and will continue through august. we have provided a schedule below with the confirmed teams coming up so far. this will be subject to change as some schools will look confirm tour dates as the month carries on. will be looking to update those schools here as we get word and of course in our daily editions of the slate.
men
murray
sun aug 2: murrayate at ottawa
mon aug 3: murrayate at carleton
wed aug 5: murrayate at
valparaiso
sun aug 9: valparaiso vs montreal at vanier college
sun aug 9: valparaiso vs elite at college
tue aug 11: valparaiso at mcgill
thu aug 13: valparaiso at carleton
fri aug 14: valparaiso at ottawa
saginaw valley
mon aug 10: saginaw valleyate at humber college
tue aug 11: saginaw valleyate at sheridan college
thu aug 13: saginaw valleyate at york
fri aug 14: saginaw valleyate at brock
baylor
thu aug 13: baylor at ottawa
fri aug 14: baylor at carleton
maryville
fri aug 14: maryville at waterloo
tue aug 18: maryville at western
indianapolis
tue aug 18: indianapolis at windsor
wed aug 19: indianapolis at western
thu aug 20: indianapolis at windsor
texas tech
sun aug 16: texas tech at mcgill
mon aug 17: texas tech at laval
wed aug 19: texas tech at carleton
thu aug 20: texas tech vs
eureka college
sat sep 5: eureka college at george brown college
sun sep 6: eureka college at york
seton hill
tue aug 18: seton hill at york
wed aug 19: seton hill at humber college
thu aug 20: seton hill at
manhattan
sat sep 5: manhattan at
kean
sun sep 6: kean at
women
wright
tue aug 4: wrightate vs in montreal
thu aug 6: wrightate at ottawa
sun aug 9: wrightate at mcgill
xavier
sat aug 8: xavier vs in montreal
sun aug 9: xavier vs carleton in montreal
tue aug 11: xavier at mcgill
thu aug 13: xavier vs in toronto
maryville
mon aug 10: maryville vs in montreal
tue aug 11: maryville vs laval in montreal
wed aug 12: maryville at mcgill
ohio university
mon aug 17: ohio at mcgill
tue aug 18: ohio at laval
thu aug 20: ohio vs in montreal
thu aug 20: ohio vs in montreal
central michigan
sun aug 9: central michigan at humber college
mon aug 10: central michigan at ryerson | ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈsəmər həz hɪt ˈhæfˈweɪ pɔɪnt ənd ðət minz ə fju θɪŋz: əˈbaʊt fɔr mɔr wiks ˌbiˈfɔr skul stɑrts, ðə ˈsinjər ˈwɪmən ənd mɛn ər ˈhɪtɪŋ ðə kɔrts ɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkəz ˈtərnəmənts fər ən oʊˈlɪmpɪk bɪd ənd taɪm fər ðə ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən tʊrz tɪ hɪt nɔrθ əv ðə ˈbɔrdər. ˈɛvəri ˈsəmər ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ə sɛt əv timz ðət teɪk ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən tʊrz tɪ gɪt səm ˈərli ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɪn fər ðɛr ˈkəmɪŋ ˈsizən ɛz wɛl tɪ twik ðɛr ˈkɑrənt timz geɪm plænz timz ər əˈlaʊd tɪ du soʊ ˈɛvəri fɔr jɪrz frəm ðɛr læst ˈsəmər ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən tʊr). ðɪs jɪr ɪz noʊ ˈdɪfərənt. ðɛr wɪl bi ə fju ˈproʊˌgræmz, dɪˈvɪʒən 1 ənd 2 frəm boʊθ ənd saɪdz ˈhɛdɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈkænədə tɪ tun əp fər ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪv ˈbæskətˌbɔl ˈsizənz. ðə əˈmɛrɪkən timz wɪl bi pleɪɪŋ, ənd fju ɔl stɑr timz ˈɔlsoʊ. ðə nuz soʊ fɑr həz bɪn ðət ðɛr wɪl bi ə ˈhɛvi kənˈtɪnʤənt əv skulz ˈkəmɪŋ θru boʊθ ɑnˈtɛrioʊ ənd kwəˈbɛk wɪθ timz ˈbeɪlər, ˈtɛksəs tɛk ənd ˈzeɪvjər əˈməŋ ðə neɪmz kənˈfərmd. ðə ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən əv ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ɪn smɔl ˈɛriəz ɪn boʊθ ˈprɑvənsəz meɪ ˈlɑrʤli hæv ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ðə weɪ ðiz ðə skulz bʊk ðɛr ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən tʊrz sɪns ˈsɪtiz laɪk tərˈɑntoʊ, ˈɑtəˌwɑ ənd ˌməntriˈɔl wɪl hæv æt list tu timz ənd ər ˈrɛlətɪvli kloʊz tɪ ˈɛni ˈəðər skulz ˈɔlsoʊ. æt ˈɛni reɪt, ðə ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən ˈsizən bɪˈgɪnz təˈmɑˌroʊ wɪθ ˈməri ɪn ðə ˈkæpɪtəl tɪ pleɪ ðə ˈɑtəˌwɑ ənd wɪl kənˈtɪnju θru ˈɔgəst. wi hæv prəˈvaɪdɪd ə ˈskɛʤʊl bɪˈloʊ wɪθ ðə kənˈfərmd timz ˈkəmɪŋ əp soʊ fɑr. ðɪs wɪl bi ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ɛz səm skulz wɪl lʊk kənˈfərm tʊr deɪts ɛz ðə mənθ ˈkɛriz ɔn. wɪl bi ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ˈəpˌdeɪt ðoʊz skulz hir ɛz wi gɪt wərd ənd əv kɔrs ɪn ɑr ˈdeɪli ɪˈdɪʃənz əv ðə sleɪt. mɛn ˈməri sən ˈɔgəst 2 ˈməri steɪt æt ˈɑtəˌwɑ mɑn ˈɔgəst 3 ˈməri steɪt æt ˈkɑrltən wɛd ˈɔgəst 5 ˈməri steɪt æt ˌvælpərˈeɪsoʊ sən ˈɔgəst 9 ˌvælpərˈeɪsoʊ ˈvərsəz ˌməntriˈɔl æt væˈniər ˈkɑlɪʤ sən ˈɔgəst 9 ˌvælpərˈeɪsoʊ ˈvərsəz ɪˈlit æt ˈkɑlɪʤ tu ˈɔgəst 11 ˌvælpərˈeɪsoʊ æt məˈgɪl ˈɔgəst 13 ˌvælpərˈeɪsoʊ æt ˈkɑrltən ˈɔgəst 14 ˌvælpərˈeɪsoʊ æt ˈɑtəˌwɑ ˈsægɪˌnɔ ˈvæli mɑn ˈɔgəst 10 ˈsægɪˌnɔ ˈvæli steɪt æt ˈhəmbər ˈkɑlɪʤ tu ˈɔgəst 11 ˈsægɪˌnɔ ˈvæli steɪt æt ˈʃɛrɪdən ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈɔgəst 13 ˈsægɪˌnɔ ˈvæli steɪt æt jɔrk ˈɔgəst 14 ˈsægɪˌnɔ ˈvæli steɪt æt brɑk ˈbeɪlər ˈɔgəst 13 ˈbeɪlər æt ˈɑtəˌwɑ ˈɔgəst 14 ˈbeɪlər æt ˈkɑrltən ˈmɛriˌvɪl ˈɔgəst 14 ˈmɛriˌvɪl æt ˈwɔtərˌlu tu ˈɔgəst 18 ˈmɛriˌvɪl æt ˈwɛstərn ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs tu ˈɔgəst 18 ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs æt ˈwɪnzər wɛd ˈɔgəst 19 ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs æt ˈwɛstərn ˈɔgəst 20 ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs æt ˈwɪnzər ˈtɛksəs tɛk sən ˈɔgəst 16 ˈtɛksəs tɛk æt məˈgɪl mɑn ˈɔgəst 17 ˈtɛksəs tɛk æt ləˈvɑl wɛd ˈɔgəst 19 ˈtɛksəs tɛk æt ˈkɑrltən ˈɔgəst 20 ˈtɛksəs tɛk ˈvərsəz jʊˈrikə ˈkɑlɪʤ sæt ˈɛˈsiˈpi 5 jʊˈrikə ˈkɑlɪʤ æt ʤɔrʤ braʊn ˈkɑlɪʤ sən ˈɛˈsiˈpi 6 jʊˈrikə ˈkɑlɪʤ æt jɔrk ˈsitən hɪl tu ˈɔgəst 18 ˈsitən hɪl æt jɔrk wɛd ˈɔgəst 19 ˈsitən hɪl æt ˈhəmbər ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈɔgəst 20 ˈsitən hɪl æt mænˈhætən sæt ˈɛˈsiˈpi 5 mænˈhætən æt kin sən ˈɛˈsiˈpi 6 kin æt ˈwɪmən raɪt tu ˈɔgəst 4 raɪt steɪt ˈvərsəz ɪn ˌməntriˈɔl ˈɔgəst 6 raɪt steɪt æt ˈɑtəˌwɑ sən ˈɔgəst 9 raɪt steɪt æt məˈgɪl ˈzeɪvjər sæt ˈɔgəst 8 ˈzeɪvjər ˈvərsəz ɪn ˌməntriˈɔl sən ˈɔgəst 9 ˈzeɪvjər ˈvərsəz ˈkɑrltən ɪn ˌməntriˈɔl tu ˈɔgəst 11 ˈzeɪvjər æt məˈgɪl ˈɔgəst 13 ˈzeɪvjər ˈvərsəz ɪn tərˈɑntoʊ ˈmɛriˌvɪl mɑn ˈɔgəst 10 ˈmɛriˌvɪl ˈvərsəz ɪn ˌməntriˈɔl tu ˈɔgəst 11 ˈmɛriˌvɪl ˈvərsəz ləˈvɑl ɪn ˌməntriˈɔl wɛd ˈɔgəst 12 ˈmɛriˌvɪl æt məˈgɪl oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˌjunəˈvərsəti mɑn ˈɔgəst 17 oʊˈhaɪoʊ æt məˈgɪl tu ˈɔgəst 18 oʊˈhaɪoʊ æt ləˈvɑl ˈɔgəst 20 oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˈvərsəz ɪn ˌməntriˈɔl ˈɔgəst 20 oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˈvərsəz ɪn ˌməntriˈɔl ˈsɛntrəl ˈmɪʃɪgən sən ˈɔgəst 9 ˈsɛntrəl ˈmɪʃɪgən æt ˈhəmbər ˈkɑlɪʤ mɑn ˈɔgəst 10 ˈsɛntrəl ˈmɪʃɪgən æt ˈraɪrsən |
upd: as of july, 13, ordinary service has been restored everywhere, except for mainland china.
just in case you're not following us on twitter, asia pacific server cluster has been under a attack since morning on july, 10.
this means that if you live in south east asia, oceania, australia or certain parts of india, you may have been experiencing slower connection speeds or no connection at all for several hours that weekend.
what is this thing?
ddos stands for distributed denial of service and means that a lot of computers start making requests to a server, so that the server is slowed down or stops responding. to put this into familiar terms, imagine a thousand people jamming themselves into a bus at 6 pm on a weekday. they get in, you and all a attack is.
unlike on the bus though, the people who are getting in your way even know doing this. attacks are carried out by thousands of computers and servers that were turned into remotely controlled zombies by malware and viruses.
what exactly hit telegram?
we've been hit with 200 of junk traffic, which feels roughly like having 200 billion very random people squeeze into your bus every second. for the most part, it was a relatively new type of known as tsunami syn flood, but the attackers have shown some flexibility in their methods and adapted to changes pretty quickly.
the garbage traffic came from about a hundred thousand infected servers, most noticeably, in b.v., online ag, ag, entertainment bv, amazon and comcast networks. that said, the attack was distributed evenly across thousands of hosts and none contributed more than 5% of the total volume.
fighting back been a little easier, if the abuse departments in most of the mentioned companies process requests, only. (hours more befitting a shop in vatican.)
who's behind this?
orchestrating a attack is a criminal in most countries and wouldn't bring good publicity to a company, so attackers usually hide their traces as best they can. it could be an angry government or an unhappy competitor.
by now we know that the attack was being coordinated from east asia.
attacks on the scale of the one we were facing have become possible only recently and the first time met anything like this. but some of us have over 10 years of operating major in europe under our belts, so don't you worry!
we've managed to stay online for 95% of our users worldwide. and as for defending the affected 5%, got quite a few surprises up our sleeve. but rather not talk about them here, since the attackers are certainly reading this as well. (hi there! ;)
so while we can't really tell you any details, we have good reasons to hope that connection will be flawless as usual for 100% of our users again. take heart and tell your friends. our cyborgs are working on this 24 hours a day.
july 13, 2015
the telegram team | upd*: ɛz əv ˌʤuˈlaɪ, 13 ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈsərvɪs həz bɪn rɪˈstɔrd ˈɛvriˌwɛr, ɪkˈsɛpt fər ˈmeɪnˌlænd ˈʧaɪnə. ʤɪst ɪn keɪs jʊr nɑt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ɔn tˈwɪtər, ˈeɪʒə pəˈsɪfɪk ˈsərvər ˈkləstər həz bɪn ˈəndər ə əˈtæk sɪns ˈmɔrnɪŋ ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ, 10 ðɪs minz ðət ɪf ju lɪv ɪn saʊθ ist ˈeɪʒə, ˌoʊˌʃiˈænjə, ɔˈstreɪljə ər ˈsərtən pɑrts əv ˈɪndiə, ju meɪ hæv bɪn ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ sloʊər kəˈnɛkʃən spidz ər noʊ kəˈnɛkʃən æt ɔl fər ˈsɛvərəl aʊərz ðət ˈwiˌkɪnd. wət ɪz ðɪs θɪŋ? stændz fər dɪˈstrɪbjətəd dɪˈnaɪəl əv ˈsərvɪs ənd minz ðət ə lɔt əv kəmˈpjutərz stɑrt ˈmeɪkɪŋ rɪkˈwɛsts tɪ ə ˈsərvər, soʊ ðət ðə ˈsərvər ɪz sloʊd daʊn ər stɑps rɪˈspɑndɪŋ. tɪ pʊt ðɪs ˈɪntu fəˈmɪljər tərmz, ˌɪˈmæʤən ə ˈθaʊzənd ˈpipəl ˈʤæmɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈɪntu ə bəs æt 6 piɛm ɔn ə ˈwikˌdeɪ. ðeɪ gɪt ɪn, ju ənd ɔl ə əˈtæk ɪz. ənˈlaɪk ɔn ðə bəs ðoʊ, ðə ˈpipəl hu ər ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪn jʊr weɪ ˈivɪn noʊ duɪŋ ðɪs. əˈtæks ər ˈkɛrid aʊt baɪ ˈθaʊzənz əv kəmˈpjutərz ənd ˈsərvərz ðət wər tərnd ˈɪntu riˈmoʊtli kənˈtroʊld ˈzɑmbiz baɪ ˈmælˌwɛr ənd ˈvaɪrəsɪz. wət ɪgˈzæktli hɪt ˈtɛləˌgræm? wiv bɪn hɪt wɪθ 200 əv ʤəŋk ˈtræfɪk, wɪʧ filz ˈrəfli laɪk ˈhævɪŋ 200 ˈbɪljən ˈvɛri ˈrændəm ˈpipəl skwiz ˈɪntu jʊr bəs ˈɛvəri ˈsɛkənd. fər ðə moʊst pɑrt, ɪt wɑz ə ˈrɛlətɪvli nu taɪp əv noʊn ɛz tsuˈnɑmi sɪn fləd, bət ðə əˈtækərz hæv ʃoʊn səm ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti ɪn ðɛr ˈmɛθədz ənd əˈdæptɪd tɪ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈprɪti kˈwɪkli. ðə ˈgɑrbɪʤ ˈtræfɪk keɪm frəm əˈbaʊt ə ˈhənərd ˈθaʊzənd ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd ˈsərvərz, moʊst ˈnoʊtɪsəbli, ɪn b.v*., ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈeɪˈgi, ˈeɪˈgi, ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt bv*, ˈæməˌzɑn ənd ˈkɑmˌkæst ˈnɛtˌwərks. ðət sɛd, ðə əˈtæk wɑz dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ˈivənli əˈkrɔs ˈθaʊzənz əv hoʊsts ənd nən kənˈtrɪbjutɪd mɔr ðən 5 əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈvɑljum. ˈfaɪtɪŋ bæk bɪn ə ˈlɪtəl ˈiziər, ɪf ðə əˈbjuz dɪˈpɑrtmənts ɪn moʊst əv ðə ˈmɛnʃənd ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈprɔˌsɛs rɪkˈwɛsts ˈoʊnli. (aʊərz mɔr bɪˈfɪtɪŋ ə ʃɑp ɪn ˈvætɪkən.) huz bɪˈhaɪnd ðɪs? ˈɔrkɪˌstreɪtɪŋ ə əˈtæk ɪz ə ˈkrɪmənəl ɪn moʊst ˈkəntriz ənd ˈwʊdənt brɪŋ gʊd pəˈblɪsɪti tɪ ə ˈkəmpəˌni, soʊ əˈtækərz ˈjuʒəwəli haɪd ðɛr ˈtreɪsɪz ɛz bɛst ðeɪ kən. ɪt kʊd bi ən ˈæŋgri ˈgəvərnmənt ər ən ənˈhæpi kəmˈpɛtɪtər. baɪ naʊ wi noʊ ðət ðə əˈtæk wɑz biɪŋ koʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd frəm ist ˈeɪʒə. əˈtæks ɔn ðə skeɪl əv ðə wən wi wər ˈfeɪsɪŋ hæv bɪˈkəm ˈpɑsəbəl ˈoʊnli ˈrisəntli ənd ðə fərst taɪm mɛt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs. bət səm əv ˈjuˈɛs hæv ˈoʊvər 10 jɪrz əv ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈmeɪʤər ɪn ˈjʊrəp ˈəndər ɑr bɛlts, soʊ doʊnt ju ˈwəri! wiv ˈmænɪʤd tɪ steɪ ˈɔnˌlaɪn fər 95 əv ɑr ˈjuzərz ˈwərldˈwaɪd. ənd ɛz fər dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ðə əˈfɛktɪd 5 gɑt kwaɪt ə fju səˈpraɪzɪz əp ɑr sliv. bət ˈrəðər nɑt tɔk əˈbaʊt ðɛm hir, sɪns ðə əˈtækərz ər ˈsərtənli ˈrɛdɪŋ ðɪs ɛz wɛl. (haɪ ðɛr! soʊ waɪl wi kænt ˈrɪli tɛl ju ˈɛni ˈditeɪlz, wi hæv gʊd ˈrizənz tɪ hoʊp ðət kəˈnɛkʃən wɪl bi ˈflɔləs ɛz ˈjuʒəwəl fər 100 əv ɑr ˈjuzərz əˈgɛn. teɪk hɑrt ənd tɛl jʊr frɛndz. ɑr ˈsaɪbɔrgz ər ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðɪs 24 aʊərz ə deɪ. ˌʤuˈlaɪ 13 2015 ðə ˈtɛləˌgræm tim |
by jonathan fildes
technology reporter, bbc news
please turn on javascript. media requires javascript to play. advertisement "we wanted it to be a bit more star wars or star trek but the physics gets in the way," says john connolly, chief architect of nasa's new altair moon lander. the spacecraft, part of the us space agency's constellation programme, is the vehicle that nasa hopes will carry man to the surface of the moon by 2020. despite mr fantasies about its design, prototypes of the craft bear a striking resemblance to the eagle lander which carried neil armstrong and buzz aldrin to the lunar surface 40 years ago. "that was an ugly, spacecraft," he says. "but the apollo engineers got a lot of things right." like the eagle, altair will be delivered into orbit by a rocket (the ares v, currently under development) and then ferried on towards the moon by a command module. and like its predecessor it is a vehicle: a descent and an ascent stage. the large descent module - including the fragile looking legs - consists largely of an engine and propellant tanks. the smaller ascent module - on top of the vehicle - contains the life support systems and the engine required to get the astronauts back to an orbiting module; another throwback to the apollo days. but if it looks like eagle, that is no surprise. the altair team have been poring over the old design blueprints and have even drafted in some of the old apollo engineers. "we ask them a lot of questions," said mr connolly. even the name has echoes of the eagle. altair is the brightest star in the constellation aquila, latin for eagle. compare the two landers but there are also key differences. for starters, the new craft is much larger and is a vehicle, able to deliver astronauts or cargo to the moon's surface. in a standard mission, it will be able to deliver four astronauts to the lunar surface, compared with the eagle's two. altair has been designed as a vehicle the module acts as living quarters for the crew and features an airlock, meaning that the whole cabin does not need to be every time an astronaut exits the vehicle. it also has an additional advantage. "we talked to the apollo astronauts and they had a real problem with dust in the cabin," said mr connolly. "the airlock allows us control the dust - dusty space suits can be kept out of the cabin - and it also allows us to split the crew's operations." in the new lander, for example, two astronauts could remain inside whilst two others explore outside. the airlock - because of its weight - is left behind on the moon's surface with the descent stage when the astronauts are ready to leave. other configurations of the new lander allow it to act as a lunar outpost, sustaining a crew for more than six months, or as a cargo truck, shipping more than 14 tonnes of material to the surface. these option are critical for nasa's plans to set up a base on the moon as a staging post for exploration on mars. the design margins for eagle were very thin
john connolly all the vehicles use a common descent stage, with different configurations of craft on top depending on the mission. however, one of the main differences to eagle is the craft's ability to land almost anywhere on the lunar surface. "apollo was restricted to mid latitudes and broad daylight," explained justin vican, part of a team at the draper laboratory in boston, us, which is developing a new landing system for altair. "they could only land under optimal conditions." looking down the autonomous precision landing hazard avoidance technology (alhat) project at draper labs - the place where the first apollo guidance computers were designed - aims to overcome these limitations. "one of the hardest spots to land is somewhere like the south pole," said mr vican. "odds are you are going to be landing in total darkness." will basically allow the astronauts to see in the dark. the physics of determines the shape of the lunar landers it will use a suite of sensors and technologies such as a flash (light detection and ranging) "it's like a sonar but with light," explained mr vican. the system gives the astronauts very high resolution images of the surface. "from space you can see the big obstacles. the real danger is if you land on a rock three feet high." the team behind aim to have a system that can detect objects "about the size of a basketball" along with steep or cratered terrain. when the system picks up a hazard, it warns the pilot and allows them to choose a new and precise landing spot on the fly. it is an example of how technology is reducing the risk of space flight. "the design margins for eagle were very thin," said mr connolly. "altair should be safer." the spacecraft is currently on its third design, but mr connolly says there will be likely be a "dozen more" before it is set in stone and the blueprints turned over to an industrial partner to construct. however, there is still a question whether it will get that far. currently, the obama administration is undertaking a review of nasa's manned space activities. the augustine review, as it is known, is due to report back in august. "nasa is playing its part [in the review]," he says. "we feel good. if there is an option of going to the moon, we will need a lander." and if it does get the go-ahead, does he think a new era of manned lunar exploration will capture people's imaginations in the same way as apollo? "i think it will do in a different way," he says. "with communications technology, it will be a very personal experience. but still very exciting." lunar landers - eagle v altair apollo 'eagle' lunar lander
crew size: 2
surface duration: 3 days
landing site capability:
near side, equatorial
stages: 2
overall height: (23.1ft)
width at tanks: (13.8ft)
width at footpads: (31ft)
ascent stage mass: (10,571lbs)
descent stage mass: (25,665lbs)
descent engine thrust: (9,900lbf)
altair lunar lander
crew size: 4
surface duration: days
landing site capability:
global
stages: 2
overall height: (32.5ft)
width at tanks: (28.9ft)
width at footpads: (49ft)
ascent stage mass: (13,510lbs)
descent stage mass: (81,500lbs)
descent engine thrust: (18,650lbf)
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stumbleupon what are these? e-mail this to a friend printable version | baɪ ˈʤɑnəθən fɪldz tɛkˈnɑləʤi rɪˈpɔrtər, ˌbibiˈsi nuz pliz tərn ɔn ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt. ˈmidiə rikˈwaɪərz ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt tɪ pleɪ. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt "wi ˈwɔntɪd ɪt tɪ bi ə bɪt mɔr stɑr wɔrz ər stɑr trɛk bət ðə ˈfɪzɪks gɪts ɪn ðə weɪ," sɪz ʤɑn ˈkɔnəli, ʧif ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt əv ˈnæsəz nu ɑlˈtɛr mun ˈlændər. ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft, pɑrt əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs speɪs ˈeɪʤənsiz ˌkɑnstəˈleɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræm, ɪz ðə ˈviɪkəl ðət ˈnæsə hoʊps wɪl ˈkɛri mæn tɪ ðə ˈsərfəs əv ðə mun baɪ 2020 dɪˈspaɪt ˈmɪstər ˈfænəsiz əˈbaʊt ɪts dɪˈzaɪn, ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪps əv ðə kræft bɛr ə ˈstraɪkɪŋ rɪˈzɛmbləns tɪ ðə ˈigəl ˈlændər wɪʧ ˈkɛrid nil ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ ənd bəz ˈɔldrɪn tɪ ðə ˈlunər ˈsərfəs 40 jɪrz əˈgoʊ. "ðət wɑz ən ˈəgli, ˈspeɪˌskræft," hi sɪz. "bət ðə əˈpɑloʊ ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz gɑt ə lɔt əv θɪŋz raɪt." laɪk ðə ˈigəl, ɑlˈtɛr wɪl bi dɪˈlɪvərd ˈɪntu ˈɔrbət baɪ ə ˈrɑkət (ðə ɑrz vi, ˈkərəntli ˈəndər dɪˈvɛləpmənt) ənd ðɛn ˈfɛrid ɔn təˈwɔrdz ðə mun baɪ ə kəˈmænd ˈmɑʤul. ənd laɪk ɪts ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər ɪt ɪz ə ˈviɪkəl: ə dɪˈsɛnt ənd ən əˈsɛnt steɪʤ. ðə lɑrʤ dɪˈsɛnt ˈmɑʤul ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈfræʤəl ˈlʊkɪŋ lɛgz kənˈsɪsts ˈlɑrʤli əv ən ˈɪnʤən ənd prəˈpɛlənt tæŋks. ðə sˈmɔlər əˈsɛnt ˈmɑʤul ɔn tɔp əv ðə ˈviɪkəl kənˈteɪnz ðə laɪf səˈpɔrt ˈsɪstəmz ənd ðə ˈɪnʤən rikˈwaɪərd tɪ gɪt ðə ˈæstrəˌnɔts bæk tɪ ən ˈɔrbətɪŋ ˈmɑʤul; əˈnəðər θˈroʊˌbæk tɪ ðə əˈpɑloʊ deɪz. bət ɪf ɪt lʊks laɪk ˈigəl, ðət ɪz noʊ səˈpraɪz. ðə ɑlˈtɛr tim hæv bɪn ˈpɔrɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə oʊld dɪˈzaɪn ˈbluˌprɪnts ənd hæv ˈivɪn ˈdræftɪd ɪn səm əv ðə oʊld əˈpɑloʊ ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz. "wi æsk ðɛm ə lɔt əv kˈwɛsʧənz," sɛd ˈmɪstər ˈkɔnəli. ˈivɪn ðə neɪm həz ˈɛkoʊz əv ðə ˈigəl. ɑlˈtɛr ɪz ðə ˈbraɪtəst stɑr ɪn ðə ˌkɑnstəˈleɪʃən ˈækwələ, ˈlætən fər ˈigəl. kəmˈpɛr ðə tu ˈlændərz bət ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ ki ˈdɪfərənsɪz. fər ˈstɑrtərz, ðə nu kræft ɪz məʧ ˈlɑrʤər ənd ɪz ə ˈviɪkəl, ˈeɪbəl tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ˈæstrəˌnɔts ər ˈkɑrˌgoʊ tɪ ðə munz ˈsərfəs. ɪn ə ˈstændərd ˈmɪʃən, ɪt wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ dɪˈlɪvər fɔr ˈæstrəˌnɔts tɪ ðə ˈlunər ˈsərfəs, kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ðə ˈigəlz tu. ɑlˈtɛr həz bɪn dɪˈzaɪnd ɛz ə ˈviɪkəl ðə ˈmɑʤul ækts ɛz ˈlɪvɪŋ kˈwɔrtərz fər ðə kru ənd ˈfiʧərz ən ˈɛˌrlɔk, ˈminɪŋ ðət ðə hoʊl ˈkæbən dɪz nɑt nid tɪ bi ˈɛvəri taɪm ən ˈæstrəˌnɑt ˈɛksəts ðə ˈviɪkəl. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ həz ən əˈdɪʃənəl ædˈvæntɪʤ. "wi tɔkt tɪ ðə əˈpɑloʊ ˈæstrəˌnɔts ənd ðeɪ hæd ə ril ˈprɑbləm wɪθ dəst ɪn ðə ˈkæbən," sɛd ˈmɪstər ˈkɔnəli. "ðə ˈɛˌrlɔk əˈlaʊz ˈjuˈɛs kənˈtroʊl ðə dəst ˈdəsti speɪs suts kən bi kɛpt aʊt əv ðə ˈkæbən ənd ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ əˈlaʊz ˈjuˈɛs tɪ splɪt ðə kruz ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz." ɪn ðə nu ˈlændər, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, tu ˈæstrəˌnɔts kʊd rɪˈmeɪn ˌɪnˈsaɪd waɪlst tu ˈəðərz ɪkˈsplɔr ˈaʊtˈsaɪd. ðə ˈɛˌrlɔk bɪˈkəz əv ɪts weɪt ɪz lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd ɔn ðə munz ˈsərfəs wɪθ ðə dɪˈsɛnt steɪʤ wɪn ðə ˈæstrəˌnɔts ər ˈrɛdi tɪ liv. ˈəðər kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃənz əv ðə nu ˈlændər əˈlaʊ ɪt tɪ ækt ɛz ə ˈlunər ˈaʊtˌpoʊst, səˈsteɪnɪŋ ə kru fər mɔr ðən sɪks mənθs, ər ɛz ə ˈkɑrˌgoʊ trək, ˈʃɪpɪŋ mɔr ðən 14 tənz əv məˈtɪriəl tɪ ðə ˈsərfəs. ðiz ˈɔpʃən ər ˈkrɪtɪkəl fər ˈnæsəz plænz tɪ sɛt əp ə beɪs ɔn ðə mun ɛz ə ˈsteɪʤɪŋ poʊst fər ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən ɔn mɑrz. ðə dɪˈzaɪn ˈmɑrʤənz fər ˈigəl wər ˈvɛri θɪn ʤɑn ˈkɔnəli ɔl ðə ˈviɪkəlz juz ə ˈkɑmən dɪˈsɛnt steɪʤ, wɪθ ˈdɪfərənt kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃənz əv kræft ɔn tɔp dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈmɪʃən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wən əv ðə meɪn ˈdɪfərənsɪz tɪ ˈigəl ɪz ðə kræfts əˈbɪləˌti tɪ lænd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛniˌwɛr ɔn ðə ˈlunər ˈsərfəs. "əˈpɑloʊ wɑz riˈstrɪktɪd tɪ mɪd ˈlætəˌtudz ənd brɔd ˈdeɪˌlaɪt," ɪkˈspleɪnd ˈʤəstɪn vican*, pɑrt əv ə tim æt ðə ˈdreɪpər ˈlæbrəˌtɔri ɪn ˈbɔstən, ˈjuˈɛs, wɪʧ ɪz dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ə nu ˈlændɪŋ ˈsɪstəm fər ɑlˈtɛr. "ðeɪ kʊd ˈoʊnli lænd ˈəndər ˈɑptɪməl kənˈdɪʃənz." ˈlʊkɪŋ daʊn ðə ɔˈtɑnəməs priˈsɪʒən ˈlændɪŋ ˈhæzərd əˈvɔɪdəns tɛkˈnɑləʤi (alhat*) ˈprɑʤɛkt æt ˈdreɪpər læbz ðə pleɪs wɛr ðə fərst əˈpɑloʊ ˈgaɪdəns kəmˈpjutərz wər dɪˈzaɪnd eɪmz tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm ðiz ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz. "wən əv ðə ˈhɑrdəst spɑts tɪ lænd ɪz ˈsəmˌwɛr laɪk ðə saʊθ poʊl," sɛd ˈmɪstər vican*. "ɑdz ər ju ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈlændɪŋ ɪn ˈtoʊtəl ˈdɑrknəs." wɪl ˈbeɪsɪkli əˈlaʊ ðə ˈæstrəˌnɔts tɪ si ɪn ðə dɑrk. ðə ˈfɪzɪks əv dɪˈtərmənz ðə ʃeɪp əv ðə ˈlunər ˈlændərz ɪt wɪl juz ə swit əv ˈsɛnsərz ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤiz səʧ ɛz ə flæʃ (laɪt dɪˈtɛkʃən ənd ˈreɪnʤɪŋ) "ɪts laɪk ə ˈsoʊnɑr bət wɪθ laɪt," ɪkˈspleɪnd ˈmɪstər vican*. ðə ˈsɪstəm gɪvz ðə ˈæstrəˌnɔts ˈvɛri haɪ ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv ðə ˈsərfəs. "frəm speɪs ju kən si ðə bɪg ˈɑbstəkəlz. ðə ril ˈdeɪnʤər ɪz ɪf ju lænd ɔn ə rɑk θri fit haɪ." ðə tim bɪˈhaɪnd eɪm tɪ hæv ə ˈsɪstəm ðət kən dɪˈtɛkt ˈɑbʤɛkts "əˈbaʊt ðə saɪz əv ə ˈbæskətˌbɔl" əˈlɔŋ wɪθ stip ər ˈkreɪtərd təreɪn. wɪn ðə ˈsɪstəm pɪks əp ə ˈhæzərd, ɪt wɔrnz ðə ˈpaɪlət ənd əˈlaʊz ðɛm tɪ ʧuz ə nu ənd prɪˈsaɪs ˈlændɪŋ spɑt ɔn ðə flaɪ. ɪt ɪz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv haʊ tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪz rɪˈdusɪŋ ðə rɪsk əv speɪs flaɪt. "ðə dɪˈzaɪn ˈmɑrʤənz fər ˈigəl wər ˈvɛri θɪn," sɛd ˈmɪstər ˈkɔnəli. "ɑlˈtɛr ʃʊd bi ˈseɪfər." ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft ɪz ˈkərəntli ɔn ɪts θərd dɪˈzaɪn, bət ˈmɪstər ˈkɔnəli sɪz ðɛr wɪl bi ˈlaɪkli bi ə "ˈdəzən mɔr" ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt ɪz sɛt ɪn stoʊn ənd ðə ˈbluˌprɪnts tərnd ˈoʊvər tɪ ən ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈpɑrtnər tɪ ˈkɑnstrəkt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛr ɪz stɪl ə kˈwɛʃən ˈwɛðər ɪt wɪl gɪt ðət fɑr. ˈkərəntli, ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ɪz ˈəndərˌteɪkɪŋ ə ˌrivˈju əv ˈnæsəz mænd speɪs ækˈtɪvɪtiz. ðə ˈɔgəˌstin ˌrivˈju, ɛz ɪt ɪz noʊn, ɪz du tɪ rɪˈpɔrt bæk ɪn ˈɔgəst. "ˈnæsə ɪz pleɪɪŋ ɪts pɑrt [ɪn ðə ˌrivˈju]," hi sɪz. "wi fil gʊd. ɪf ðɛr ɪz ən ˈɔpʃən əv goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə mun, wi wɪl nid ə ˈlændər." ənd ɪf ɪt dɪz gɪt ðə go-ahead*, dɪz hi θɪŋk ə nu ˈɪrə əv mænd ˈlunər ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən wɪl ˈkæpʧər ˈpipəlz ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃənz ɪn ðə seɪm weɪ ɛz əˈpɑloʊ? "aɪ θɪŋk ɪt wɪl du ɪn ə ˈdɪfərənt weɪ," hi sɪz. "wɪθ kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz tɛkˈnɑləʤi, ɪt wɪl bi ə ˈvɛri ˈpərsɪnəl ɪkˈspɪriəns. bət stɪl ˈvɛri ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ." ˈlunər ˈlændərz ˈigəl vi ɑlˈtɛr əˈpɑloʊ 'ˈigəl' ˈlunər ˈlændər kru saɪz: 2 ˈsərfəs ˈdʊˈreɪʃən: 3 deɪz ˈlændɪŋ saɪt ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti: nɪr saɪd, ˌikwəˈtɔriəl ˈsteɪʤɪz: 2 ˈoʊvərˌɔl haɪt: 23.1ft*) wɪdθ æt tæŋks: 13.8ft*) wɪdθ æt footpads*: 31ft*) əˈsɛnt steɪʤ mæs: 10,571lbs*) dɪˈsɛnt steɪʤ mæs: 25,665lbs*) dɪˈsɛnt ˈɪnʤən θrəst: 9,900lbf*) ɑlˈtɛr ˈlunər ˈlændər kru saɪz: 4 ˈsərfəs ˈdʊˈreɪʃən: deɪz ˈlændɪŋ saɪt ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti: ˈgloʊbəl ˈsteɪʤɪz: 2 ˈoʊvərˌɔl haɪt: 32.5ft*) wɪdθ æt tæŋks: 28.9ft*) wɪdθ æt footpads*: 49ft*) əˈsɛnt steɪʤ mæs: 13,510lbs*) dɪˈsɛnt steɪʤ mæs: 81,500lbs*) dɪˈsɛnt ˈɪnʤən θrəst: 18,650lbf*) rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə tɔp ˈbʊkmɑrk wɪθ: dɪˈlɪʃəs ˈfeɪsˌbʊk wət ər ðiz? ˈiˌmeɪl ðɪs tɪ ə frɛnd ˈprɪntəbəl ˈvərʒən |
what’s up with estonia? the tiny baltic nation affords its citizens the greatest measure of digital freedom as measured by freedom house , a washington advocacy group.
freedom rankings are based on things like access to the internet and online free expression laws. estonia has a national digital identification system, allows its citizens to vote online and has announced plans to teach computer coding to public school students as early as first grade, according to the technology blog ubuntulife.
estonia is a standout at a time when, according to freedom house, online censorship has grown, from widespread blocking and filtering in some countries to laws that regulate what can be said online to physical attacks on bloggers and other online critics.
the report, which measured the restrictions in 47 countries from january 2011 to may 2012, found that “restrictions on internet freedom in many countries have continued to grow, though the methods of control are slowly evolving and becoming less visible.”
the report comes on the heels of a global debate about free expression after a crude video that ridicules islam was posted on youtube. it was blamed for setting off violence in several countries worldwide. it led a handful of countries to block youtube altogether.
in 19 of the 47 countries mentioned in the report, freedom house said, citizens who posted content online, whether in a blog or on social media, were “tortured, disappeared, beaten or brutally assaulted.” the report was packed with examples. in bahrain, for instance, the moderator of an online forum died in police custody in april 2011; in jordan, a blogger was stabbed in the stomach; and in sri lanka and uzbeskistan, those who criticized the government online have “disappeared under mysterious circumstances.”
physical attacks were not limited to critics of the government. freedom house cited the example of mexico, where bloggers who had written about organized crime were murdered, with notes that referred explicitly to the victims’ postings online. | what’s* əp wɪθ ɛˈstoʊniə? ðə ˈtaɪni ˈbɔltɪk ˈneɪʃən əˈfɔrdz ɪts ˈsɪtɪzənz ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈmɛʒər əv ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈfridəm ɛz ˈmɛʒərd baɪ ˈfridəm haʊs ə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈædvəkəsi grup. ˈfridəm ˈræŋkɪŋz ər beɪst ɔn θɪŋz laɪk ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ənd ˈɔnˌlaɪn fri ɪkˈsprɛʃən lɔz. ɛˈstoʊniə həz ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈdɪʤɪtəl aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈsɪstəm, əˈlaʊz ɪts ˈsɪtɪzənz tɪ voʊt ˈɔnˌlaɪn ənd həz əˈnaʊnst plænz tɪ tiʧ kəmˈpjutər ˈkoʊdɪŋ tɪ ˈpəblɪk skul ˈstudənts ɛz ˈərli ɛz fərst greɪd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi blɔg ubuntulife*. ɛˈstoʊniə ɪz ə ˈstænˌdaʊt æt ə taɪm wɪn, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈfridəm haʊs, ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp həz groʊn, frəm ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˈblɑkɪŋ ənd ˈfɪltərɪŋ ɪn səm ˈkəntriz tɪ lɔz ðət ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt wət kən bi sɛd ˈɔnˌlaɪn tɪ ˈfɪzɪkəl əˈtæks ɔn ˈblɔgərz ənd ˈəðər ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈkrɪtɪks. ðə rɪˈpɔrt, wɪʧ ˈmɛʒərd ðə riˈstrɪkʃənz ɪn 47 ˈkəntriz frəm ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2011 tɪ meɪ 2012 faʊnd ðət ɔn ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈfridəm ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkəntriz hæv kənˈtɪnjud tɪ groʊ, ðoʊ ðə ˈmɛθədz əv kənˈtroʊl ər sˈloʊli ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ ənd bɪˈkəmɪŋ lɛs visible.”*.” ðə rɪˈpɔrt kəmz ɔn ðə hilz əv ə ˈgloʊbəl dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt fri ɪkˈsprɛʃən ˈæftər ə krud ˈvɪdioʊ ðət ˈrɪdəˌkjulz ˌɪsˈlɑm wɑz ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn ˈjuˌtub. ɪt wɑz bleɪmd fər ˈsɛtɪŋ ɔf ˈvaɪələns ɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˈkəntriz ˈwərldˈwaɪd. ɪt lɛd ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈkəntriz tɪ blɑk ˈjuˌtub ˌɔltəˈgɛðər. ɪn 19 əv ðə 47 ˈkəntriz ˈmɛnʃənd ɪn ðə rɪˈpɔrt, ˈfridəm haʊs sɛd, ˈsɪtɪzənz hu ˈpoʊstɪd ˈkɑntɛnt ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ˈwɛðər ɪn ə blɔg ər ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə, wər ““tortured*, ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd, ˈbitən ər ˈbrutəli assaulted.”*.” ðə rɪˈpɔrt wɑz pækt wɪθ ɪgˈzæmpəlz. ɪn bɑˈreɪn, fər ˈɪnstəns, ðə ˈmɑdərˌeɪtər əv ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈfɔrəm daɪd ɪn pəˈlis ˈkəstədi ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2011 ɪn ˈʤɔrdən, ə ˈblɔgər wɑz stæbd ɪn ðə ˈstəmək; ənd ɪn ˈɛˈsɑˈraɪ ˈlæŋkə ənd uzbeskistan*, ðoʊz hu ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈɔnˌlaɪn hæv ˈəndər mɪˈstɪriəs circumstances.”*.” ˈfɪzɪkəl əˈtæks wər nɑt ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ˈkrɪtɪks əv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. ˈfridəm haʊs ˈsaɪtɪd ðə ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ, wɛr ˈblɔgərz hu hæd ˈrɪtən əˈbaʊt ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd kraɪm wər ˈmərdərd, wɪθ noʊts ðət rɪˈfərd ɪkˈsplɪsətli tɪ ðə victims’*’ ˈpoʊstɪŋz ˈɔnˌlaɪn. |
sacramento) a substitute teacher claims she was taken off the job because she reported video of a rat in a sacramento high school.
veronica luther says the sacramento city unified school district told them not to return to the school after bringing health concerns to the attention of administrators.
“i heard this scratching noise, and i looked over my shoulder and there was a rat running down the wall,” she said.
this happened as she was setting up for her math class at john f. kennedy high school. she decided to grab her cellphone and hit record.
“i did have the forethought to video the rat climbing on student desks, the floor, the walls, the teacher desk, the workbooks, the shelves,” she said.
a custodian was brought in to set a trap, but luther claims the school offer an alternative room to teach in, something she says potentially exposed students to germs and diseases.
“when i came back, the rat was back in there again. and i stepped in and the rat ran right at me,” she said. “i went back to the administration and told them that i teach any more classes in there that day because it seemed unsafe for the students to be around a rat.”
but district spokeswoman maria lopez takes issue with that account.
“we see a rat infestation in our school,” she said, adding the district took swift action to address the problem. “the district sanitized the room twice. it did it monday night and again, and by that, sanitized the floors, the carpeting, the furniture, took care of door knobs and the desks were cleaned, and hopefully, that will take care of the problem.”
while luther admits skeptical whether the thorough cleaning was done, she believes she did the right thing. she says for that, she was told not to come back for the second day of her teaching assignment.
“they did say it would be because they would not be sanitizing that classroom in time for the next classes. and that seemed inappropriate to me,” she said.
the district did not address claims over her teaching assignment. | ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ ə ˈsəbstəˌtut ˈtiʧər kleɪmz ʃi wɑz ˈteɪkən ɔf ðə ʤɑb bɪˈkəz ʃi ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈvɪdioʊ əv ə ræt ɪn ə ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ haɪ skul. vərˈɑnɪkə ˈluθər sɪz ðə ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ ˈsɪti ˈjunəˌfaɪd skul ˈdɪstrɪkt toʊld ðɛm nɑt tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə skul ˈæftər ˈbrɪŋɪŋ hɛlθ kənˈsərnz tɪ ðə əˈtɛnʃən əv ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz. hərd ðɪs ˈskræʧɪŋ nɔɪz, ənd aɪ lʊkt ˈoʊvər maɪ ˈʃoʊldər ənd ðɛr wɑz ə ræt ˈrənɪŋ daʊn ðə wall,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ðɪs ˈhæpənd ɛz ʃi wɑz ˈsɛtɪŋ əp fər hər mæθ klæs æt ʤɑn ɛf. ˈkɛnədi haɪ skul. ʃi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ græb hər ˈsɛlfoʊn ənd hɪt ˈrɛkərd. dɪd hæv ðə ˈfɔrˌθɔt tɪ ˈvɪdioʊ ðə ræt ˈklaɪmɪŋ ɔn ˈstudənt dɛsks, ðə flɔr, ðə wɔlz, ðə ˈtiʧər dɛsk, ðə workbooks*, ðə shelves,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ə kəˈstoʊdiən wɑz brɔt ɪn tɪ sɛt ə træp, bət ˈluθər kleɪmz ðə skul ˈɔfər ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv rum tɪ tiʧ ɪn, ˈsəmθɪŋ ʃi sɪz pəˈtɛnʃəli ɪkˈspoʊzd ˈstudənts tɪ ʤərmz ənd dɪˈzizɪz. aɪ keɪm bæk, ðə ræt wɑz bæk ɪn ðɛr əˈgɛn. ənd aɪ stɛpt ɪn ənd ðə ræt ræn raɪt æt me,”*,” ʃi sɛd. wɛnt bæk tɪ ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ənd toʊld ðɛm ðət aɪ tiʧ ˈɛni mɔr ˈklæsɪz ɪn ðɛr ðət deɪ bɪˈkəz ɪt simd ənˈseɪf fər ðə ˈstudənts tɪ bi əraʊnd ə rat.”*.” bət ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən mərˈiə ˈloʊpɛz teɪks ˈɪʃu wɪθ ðət əˈkaʊnt. si ə ræt ˌɪnˈfɛˈsteɪʃən ɪn ɑr school,”*,” ʃi sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt tʊk swɪft ˈækʃən tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈprɑbləm. ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈsænɪˌtaɪzd ðə rum twaɪs. ɪt dɪd ɪt ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt ənd əˈgɛn, ənd baɪ ðət, ˈsænɪˌtaɪzd ðə flɔrz, ðə ˈkɑrpətɪŋ, ðə ˈfərnɪʧər, tʊk kɛr əv dɔr nɑbz ənd ðə dɛsks wər klind, ənd ˈhoʊpfəli, ðət wɪl teɪk kɛr əv ðə problem.”*.” waɪl ˈluθər ədˈmɪts ˈskɛptɪkəl ˈwɛðər ðə θəroʊ ˈklinɪŋ wɑz dən, ʃi bɪˈlivz ʃi dɪd ðə raɪt θɪŋ. ʃi sɪz fər ðət, ʃi wɑz toʊld nɑt tɪ kəm bæk fər ðə ˈsɛkənd deɪ əv hər ˈtiʧɪŋ əˈsaɪnmənt. dɪd seɪ ɪt wʊd bi bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wʊd nɑt bi ˈsænəˌtaɪzɪŋ ðət ˈklæsˌrum ɪn taɪm fər ðə nɛkst ˈklæsɪz. ənd ðət simd ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪt tɪ me,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt dɪd nɑt ˈæˌdrɛs kleɪmz ˈoʊvər hər ˈtiʧɪŋ əˈsaɪnmənt. |
when spring inches its way forward, there is one recipe that i invariably prepare: asparagus soup. creamy, but light, and rich with the grassy green herbaceous flavor of asparagus and leeks.
spring comes earlier to the region around us than it comes to the mountain itself. after a long and winter, when march arrives, we long for a little warmth and usually find ourselves on the road for a day visit to the hot springs. if been a good start to spring, see a woman pulled over along the high, the tailgate of her rusted blue truck open, selling freshly picked asparagus out of an icy cooler. sometimes, if lucky, sell you honey too.
we pull over and buy far more than my family of three could possibly eat only $1 / pound!). we eat it raw by the handful for freshly picked asparagus lacks the astringent quality of its long-traveled, cousin. i roast it, and i make this asparagus soup my favorite three or four times. have our fill, until next spring.
how and why asparagus soup nourishes
asparagus
asparagus is highly and rich in several antioxidants including beta carotene, glutathione, and rutin. further, asparagus is also rich in the vitamins and as well as the minerals selenium and manganese.
asparagus is also rich in the prebiotic which is also found in jerusalem artichokes and root., like other, provides food for beneficial bacteria thus nourishing the bacteria in your intestinal tract. if your intestinal tract is healthy and teeming with beneficial bacteria, this is good; however, if your intestinal tract is compromised by potentially opportunistic bacteria or you suffer from gut dysbiosis, may exacerbate the issue which is why gaps patients are typically told to avoid-rich foods. you can learn more about and here.
bone broth
broth made from bones, in this case chicken bone broth, is rich in minerals like calcium, potassium, magnesium and phosphorus. it is also rich in amino acids, particularly which promotes skin and heart health as well as glycine which promotes good digestion, skin health and improved wound healing.
bone broths are also rich in naturally occurring gelatin which promotes digestive health as well as good skin. i typically keep a full of broth simmering continuously on my kitchen counter find out more about my method for perpetual soup here.
cream and butter
my favorite asparagus soup, like many of my favorite foods, uses cream and butter with abandon. these foods, like asparagus, are at their best in the spring when cows can graze on the and lush grasses of spring. springtime butter and cream from cows are extraordinarily rich in nourishing fats: conjugated acid which shows promise in reducing the risk of cancers and metabolic syndrome, as well as acid which shows promise in mitigating the risk of cardiovascular disease.
butter and cream from cows are also rich sources of vitamins particularly vitamins a, e and. these vitamins support cognitive function, heart health, bone health, immunity and the reproductive system. further, healthy fats and vitamins help you to better absorb the antioxidants found in fruits and vegetables (which is another reason to butter you vegetables). | wɪn spərɪŋ ˈɪnʧɪz ɪts weɪ ˈfɔrwərd, ðɛr ɪz wən ˈrɛsəpi ðət aɪ ˌɪnˈvɛriəbli priˈpɛr: əˈspɛrəgəs sup. ˈkrimi, bət laɪt, ənd rɪʧ wɪθ ðə ˈgræsi grin ərˈbeɪʃəs ˈfleɪvər əv əˈspɛrəgəs ənd liks. spərɪŋ kəmz ˈərliər tɪ ðə ˈriʤən əraʊnd ˈjuˈɛs ðən ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə ˈmaʊntən ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ˈæftər ə lɔŋ ənd ˈwɪntər, wɪn mɑrʧ əraɪvz, wi lɔŋ fər ə ˈlɪtəl wɔrmθ ənd ˈjuʒəwəli faɪnd ɑrˈsɛlvz ɔn ðə roʊd fər ə deɪ ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ðə hɑt spərɪŋz. ɪf bɪn ə gʊd stɑrt tɪ spərɪŋ, si ə ˈwʊmən pʊld ˈoʊvər əˈlɔŋ ðə haɪ, ðə ˈteɪlˌgeɪt əv hər ˈrəstɪd blu trək ˈoʊpən, ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈfrɛʃli pɪkt əˈspɛrəgəs aʊt əv ən ˈaɪsi ˈkulər. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, ɪf ˈləki, sɛl ju ˈhəni tu. wi pʊl ˈoʊvər ənd baɪ fɑr mɔr ðən maɪ ˈfæməli əv θri kʊd ˈpɑsəbli it ˈoʊnli 1 paʊnd!). wi it ɪt rɑ baɪ ðə ˈhændˌfʊl fər ˈfrɛʃli pɪkt əˈspɛrəgəs læks ðə əˈstrɪnʤənt kˈwɑləti əv ɪts long-traveled*, ˈkəzən. aɪ roʊst ɪt, ənd aɪ meɪk ðɪs əˈspɛrəgəs sup maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt θri ər fɔr taɪmz. hæv ɑr fɪl, ənˈtɪl nɛkst spərɪŋ. haʊ ənd waɪ əˈspɛrəgəs sup ˈnərɪʃəz əˈspɛrəgəs əˈspɛrəgəs ɪz ˈhaɪli ənd rɪʧ ɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˌæntiˈɑksədənts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈbeɪtə ˈkɛrəˌtin, glutathione*, ənd rutin*. ˈfərðər, əˈspɛrəgəs ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ rɪʧ ɪn ðə ˈvaɪtəmənz ənd ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈmɪnərəlz səˈliniəm ənd ˈmæŋgəˌniz. əˈspɛrəgəs ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ rɪʧ ɪn ðə ˌpriˌbaɪˈɔtɪk wɪʧ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ faʊnd ɪn ʤərˈusələm ˈɑrtɪˌʧoʊks ənd rut., laɪk ˈəðər, prəˈvaɪdz fud fər ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl bækˈtɪriə ðəs ˈnərɪʃɪŋ ðə bækˈtɪriə ɪn jʊr ˌɪnˈtɛstɪnəl trækt. ɪf jʊr ˌɪnˈtɛstɪnəl trækt ɪz ˈhɛlθi ənd ˈtimɪŋ wɪθ ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl bækˈtɪriə, ðɪs ɪz gʊd; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf jʊr ˌɪnˈtɛstɪnəl trækt ɪz ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd baɪ pəˈtɛnʃəli ˌɑpərˌtuˈnɪstɪk bækˈtɪriə ər ju ˈsəfər frəm gət dysbiosis*, meɪ ɪgˈzæsərˌbeɪt ðə ˈɪʃu wɪʧ ɪz waɪ gæps ˈpeɪʃənz ər ˈtɪpɪkəli toʊld tɪ əˈvɔɪd fudz. ju kən lərn mɔr əˈbaʊt ənd hir. boʊn brɔθ brɔθ meɪd frəm boʊnz, ɪn ðɪs keɪs ˈʧɪkən boʊn brɔθ, ɪz rɪʧ ɪn ˈmɪnərəlz laɪk ˈkælsiəm, pəˈtæsiəm, mægˈniziəm ənd ˈfɑsfərəs. ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ rɪʧ ɪn əˈminoʊ ˈæsədz, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli wɪʧ prəˈmoʊts skɪn ənd hɑrt hɛlθ ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈglaɪˌsin wɪʧ prəˈmoʊts gʊd daɪˈʤɛsʧən, skɪn hɛlθ ənd ˌɪmˈpruvd wund ˈhilɪŋ. boʊn brɔθs ər ˈɔlsoʊ rɪʧ ɪn ˈnæʧərəli əˈkərɪŋ ˈʤɛlətən wɪʧ prəˈmoʊts daɪˈʤɛstɪv hɛlθ ɛz wɛl ɛz gʊd skɪn. aɪ ˈtɪpɪkəli kip ə fʊl əv brɔθ ˈsɪmərɪŋ kənˈtɪnjuəsli ɔn maɪ ˈkɪʧən ˈkaʊntər faɪnd aʊt mɔr əˈbaʊt maɪ ˈmɛθəd fər pərˈpɛʧuəl sup hir. krim ənd ˈbətər maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt əˈspɛrəgəs sup, laɪk ˈmɛni əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt fudz, ˈjuzɪz krim ənd ˈbətər wɪθ əˈbændən. ðiz fudz, laɪk əˈspɛrəgəs, ər æt ðɛr bɛst ɪn ðə spərɪŋ wɪn kaʊz kən greɪz ɔn ðə ənd ləʃ ˈgræsɪz əv spərɪŋ. ˈsprɪŋˌtaɪm ˈbətər ənd krim frəm kaʊz ər ɛkˌstrɔrdəˈnɛrəli rɪʧ ɪn ˈnərɪʃɪŋ fæts: ˌkɑnʤəˈgeɪtɪd ˈæsəd wɪʧ ʃoʊz ˈprɑməs ɪn rɪˈdusɪŋ ðə rɪsk əv ˈkænsərz ənd ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk ˈsɪnˌdroʊm, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈæsəd wɪʧ ʃoʊz ˈprɑməs ɪn ˈmɪtəˌgeɪtɪŋ ðə rɪsk əv ˌkɑrdioʊˈvæskjələr dɪˈziz. ˈbətər ənd krim frəm kaʊz ər ˈɔlsoʊ rɪʧ ˈsɔrsəz əv ˈvaɪtəmənz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈvaɪtəmənz ə, i ənd ðiz ˈvaɪtəmənz səˈpɔrt ˈkɑgnɪtɪv ˈfəŋkʃən, hɑrt hɛlθ, boʊn hɛlθ, ˌɪmˈjunɪti ənd ðə ˌriprəˈdəktɪv ˈsɪstəm. ˈfərðər, ˈhɛlθi fæts ənd ˈvaɪtəmənz hɛlp ju tɪ ˈbɛtər əbˈzɔrb ðə ˌæntiˈɑksədənts faʊnd ɪn fruts ənd ˈvɛʤtəbəlz (wɪʧ ɪz əˈnəðər ˈrizən tɪ ˈbətər ju ˈvɛʤtəbəlz). |
receiving equal value in a trade for aldridge could prove to be difficult for the trail blazers. (sam via getty images) receiving equal value in a trade for aldridge could prove to be difficult for the trail blazers. (sam via getty images)
representatives of all-star forward aldridge met with trail blazers general manager neil on sunday to seek several trade scenarios, according to a report from chris haynes of comcast sportsnet.
the meeting that reportedly took place in las vegas was amicable, with aldridge seeking a move to a team better suited to contend. but even if the trail blazers were inclined to trade their best player, getting equal value might be unlikely this offseason.
the report infers that the bulls, timberwolves, clippers, hawks and pelicans have so far declined trading key players in a deal including aldridge and the blazers.
from sportsnet:
according to the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the situation, described the meeting as being productive with both sides focused on doing what's best for both parties. aldridge, 27, has two years and roughly $30 million remaining on his current contract and i'm told is in no rush to facilitate a deal at the urging of a player's camp, especially if the organization isn't getting equal value in return. trading aldridge for a collection of draft picks will not be an option. prospective teams holding the rights to noah, kevin love, blake griffin, al and anthony davis, as of now, have declined to involve their franchise players in any potential deals for aldridge, a league source told csnnw.com.
golliver: thomas robinson eyes career revival in portland | rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈikwəl ˈvælju ɪn ə treɪd fər ˈɔldrɪʤ kʊd pruv tɪ bi ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ðə treɪl ˈbleɪzərz. (sæm ˈviə ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz) rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈikwəl ˈvælju ɪn ə treɪd fər ˈɔldrɪʤ kʊd pruv tɪ bi ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ðə treɪl ˈbleɪzərz. (sæm ˈviə ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz) ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz əv ˌɔlˈstɑr ˈfɔrwərd ˈɔldrɪʤ mɛt wɪθ treɪl ˈbleɪzərz ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər nil ɔn ˈsənˌdi tɪ sik ˈsɛvərəl treɪd sɪˈnɛrioʊz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə rɪˈpɔrt frəm krɪs heɪnz əv ˈkɑmˌkæst sportsnet*. ðə ˈmitɪŋ ðət rɪˈpɔrtədli tʊk pleɪs ɪn ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs wɑz ˈæmɪkəbəl, wɪθ ˈɔldrɪʤ ˈsikɪŋ ə muv tɪ ə tim ˈbɛtər ˈsutɪd tɪ kənˈtɛnd. bət ˈivɪn ɪf ðə treɪl ˈbleɪzərz wər ˌɪnˈklaɪnd tɪ treɪd ðɛr bɛst pleɪər, ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈikwəl ˈvælju maɪt bi ənˈlaɪkli ðɪs offseason*. ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˌɪnˈfərz ðət ðə bʊlz, timberwolves*, ˈklɪpərz, hɔks ənd ˈpɛlɪkənz hæv soʊ fɑr dɪˈklaɪnd ˈtreɪdɪŋ ki pleɪərz ɪn ə dil ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈɔldrɪʤ ənd ðə ˈbleɪzərz. frəm sportsnet*: əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə sɔrs, hu spoʊk ɔn ðə kənˈdɪʃən əv ˌænəˈnɪmɪti du tɪ ðə ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˈneɪʧər əv ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ˈmitɪŋ ɛz biɪŋ pərˈdəktɪv wɪθ boʊθ saɪdz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn duɪŋ wəts bɛst fər boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz. ˈɔldrɪʤ, 27 həz tu jɪrz ənd ˈrəfli 30 ˈmɪljən rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ɔn hɪz ˈkɑrənt ˈkɑnˌtrækt ənd əm toʊld ɪz ɪn noʊ rəʃ tɪ fəˈsɪləˌteɪt ə dil æt ðə ˈərʤɪŋ əv ə pleɪərz kæmp, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ˈɪzənt ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈikwəl ˈvælju ɪn rɪˈtərn. ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈɔldrɪʤ fər ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv dræft pɪks wɪl nɑt bi ən ˈɔpʃən. prəˈspɛktɪv timz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə raɪts tɪ noʊə, ˈkɛvɪn ləv, bleɪk ˈgrɪfɪn, æl ənd ˈænθɔˌni ˈdeɪvɪs, ɛz əv naʊ, hæv dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˌɪnˈvɑlv ðɛr ˈfrænˌʧaɪz pleɪərz ɪn ˈɛni pəˈtɛnʃəl dilz fər ˈɔldrɪʤ, ə lig sɔrs toʊld csnnw.com*. golliver*: ˈtɑməs ˈrɑbənsən aɪz kərɪr rɪˈvaɪvəl ɪn ˈpɔrtlənd |
a spokesperson for the movement in alexandria has said that the religious minority of poses a threat to egypt's national security.
abdel al-shahat, a prominent leader and former parliamentary candidate, said that the state should move to protect itself from those who claim that the faith is a religion. has previously claimed that watching and playing football is prohibited under islam, in the wake of violence following a port said football match.
"we will prosecute the on charge of treason," said, in a telephone call with (the truth) tv program host on dream 2 channel. "we ass refuse to deal withs, because they do not exist by virtue of their faith.”
according to, are not entitled to rights under islam because they do not belong and are not recognized by the religion, and any new constitution should not include an amendment protecting their rights. he cited an ruling that said are not muslims.
baha'is, who number between 500 and in egypt, call their founder, bahaa, a prophet sacrilege to muslims who believe mohamed to be god's final messenger.
rights activists says face systematic discrimination in the conservative arab country, which does not officially recognize the faith. in 2008,s won the right to obtain government identity papers so long as they omit any reference to their faith. | ə ˈspoʊkspərsən fər ðə ˈmuvmənt ɪn ˌæləgˈzændriə həz sɛd ðət ðə rɪˈlɪʤəs məˈnɔrəti əv ˈpoʊzɪz ə θrɛt tɪ ˈiʤɪpts ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti. ˈæbˌdɛl al-shahat*, ə ˈprɑmənənt ˈlidər ənd ˈfɔrmər ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ˈkænədɪt, sɛd ðət ðə steɪt ʃʊd muv tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˌɪtˈsɛlf frəm ðoʊz hu kleɪm ðət ðə feɪθ ɪz ə rɪˈlɪʤən. həz ˈpriviəsli kleɪmd ðət ˈwɑʧɪŋ ənd pleɪɪŋ ˈfʊtˌbɔl ɪz proʊˈhɪbətəd ˈəndər ˌɪsˈlɑm, ɪn ðə weɪk əv ˈvaɪələns ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə pɔrt sɛd ˈfʊtˌbɔl mæʧ. "wi wɪl ˈprɑsəˌkjut ðə ɔn ʧɑrʤ əv ˈtrizən," sɛd, ɪn ə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn kɔl wɪθ (ðə truθ) ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈproʊˌgræm hoʊst ɔn drim 2 ˈʧænəl. "wi ɛz ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ dil wɪθ ˈbɑhɑˌɪz, bɪˈkəz ðeɪ du nɑt ɪgˈzɪst baɪ ˈvərʧu əv ðɛr faith.”*.” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ, ər nɑt ɛnˈtaɪtəld tɪ raɪts ˈəndər ˌɪsˈlɑm bɪˈkəz ðeɪ du nɑt bɪˈlɔŋ ənd ər nɑt ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd baɪ ðə rɪˈlɪʤən, ənd ˈɛni nu ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ʃʊd nɑt ˌɪnˈklud ən əˈmɛndmənt prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðɛr raɪts. hi ˈsaɪtɪd ən ˈrulɪŋ ðət sɛd ər nɑt ˈməzlɪmz. ˈbɑhɑˌɪz, hu ˈnəmbər bɪtˈwin 500 ənd ɪn ˈiʤɪpt, kɔl ðɛr ˈfaʊndər, bahaa*, ə ˈprɑfət ˈsækrələʤ tɪ ˈməzlɪmz hu bɪˈliv moʊˈhɑmɛd tɪ bi gɑdz ˈfaɪnəl ˈmɛsɪnʤər. raɪts ˈæktɪvɪsts seɪ ˈbɑhɑˌɪz feɪs ˌsɪstəˈmætɪk dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən ɪn ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈærəb ˈkəntri, wɪʧ dɪz nɑt əˈfɪʃəli ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðə feɪθ. ɪn 2008 ˈbɑhɑˌɪz wən ðə raɪt tɪ əbˈteɪn ˈgəvərnmənt aɪˈdɛntəˌti ˈpeɪpərz soʊ lɔŋ ɛz ðeɪ oʊˈmɪt ˈɛni ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ðɛr feɪθ. |
i was in greece from june 23 through july 5, and, while i had no meetings with government officials that might give me insider information on how events there are likely to unfold, nevertheless the experience was both enlightening and disturbing, and is worth relating.
travel to greece came at the invitation of the stavros foundation, which had organized a conference on philanthropy and sustainability the text of my talk). the foundation constitutes the largest philanthropic organization in the country and from what i can tell it is doing remarkable work in helping the people of greece deal with their ongoing economic crisis. stavros has spent $100 million so far on projects in technology innovation and cultural preservation, and has promised another $200 million for the years to come.
since stavros generously offered to pay for a plane ticket for my wife janet too, we decided to celebrate our wedding anniversary by seeing some in greece inevitably includes spending some tourist dollars.
over its long history, greece has certainly seen spectacular ups and downs, with its better moments providing the cultural underpinnings of western civilization. sitting and strolling among the fallen pillars of the acropolis and the socrates, plato, and aristotle hung out with their respective flocks of disciples, drinking the ancient equivalent of espresso while discussing truth, beauty, and good help but put me in a philosophical mood. these ancient people built in stone and inscribed their ideas on tablets. yet how fragile their achievements proved to be in the face of economic decline and the of invaders. in comparison, our vastly greater modern material achievements (thanks to the power of fossil fuels) have been expressed in buildings with an average life expectancy, and with writings preserved on media that reliably self-destruct in practically no time at all. what will we leave behind?
but i travel 6800 miles just to bemoan the fate of industrial society in general terms; i can do that perfectly well from the comfort of my home office. i wanted to see going on with the greek economic crisis. janet and i arrived in the country just as the banks closed, and left the day of the national referendum. the situation there is complicated (for an excellent overview, read brian essay ) and evolving so quickly that what writing now might seem dated as soon as published. nevertheless, readers may find a few impressions helpful.
for tourists, greece holds few hardships. throughout our visit, were still dispensing wads of we needed as restaurants and hotels gradually stopped accepting credit card payments. but for greeks themselves, these are increasingly hard times. they face not just the practical inconvenience of being limited to withdrawing a maximum of 60 euros per day from their accounts (if they can find an atm that still has cash), but also the business nightmare of maintaining credits and payments with banks shuttered, as well as the psychological burden of knowing that things are likely to get much worse, and soon. economy has shrunk by 25 percent in recent years as a result of the global economic slowdown and the austerity measures insisted upon by its creditors; i would guess that it has contracted by at least another ten or fifteen percent in just the past two weeks.
naturally, i was interested in opinions from cab drivers, hoteliers, and waiters wherever we stopped. business owners tended to favor a “yes” vote in the referendum (basically a vote of no confidence in the bargaining position of the socialist governing party, and a plea to remain within the regardless of the cost). but most ordinary greeks we spoke to in athens planned to vote “no” (“oxi” in greek) as a show of support for and a thumb of the nose to the germans, who are insisting on further austerity. as it turned out on sunday, the “no” votes predominated, with more than a 60 percent majority.
that has infuriated the germans and the central bankers, but the vote actually resolves nothing. the ancient greeks spun the myth of scylla and charybdis, illustrating a requirement to choose between two unacceptable options; modern greeks are living that myth. if they accept further austerity, it will just mean more unemployment and another crisis in a few months. if the debt is “restructured” by giving the greeks longer to pay, a little more time can be another crisis remains inevitable. even if prevails in negotiations and much of the debt is cancelled (everyone knows the greeks pay it), that guarantees no happy ending. the pension system is too generous to be sustainable and greece will simply run up more the government needs an infusion of cash now if catastrophe is to be averted; that means more debt. exiting the euro and bringing back the drachma would entail the loss of a substantial portion of the value of savings. wealthy greeks, who already keep most of their money in offshore accounts, might leave altogether.
any way you look at it, the people of greece are headed toward misery. and you can see it on their faces. early in our trip, we would occasionally be approached by old women in peasant garb (possibly immigrants) seeking to sell us little packages of tissue for a euro apiece. by the end of our journey, some of the were young and well dressed. we spent a couple of days on the gorgeous island of hydra, where there are no cars (luggage is transported by donkey). even there the greeks we encountered were long-faced. we tried to express our commonality by saying, “however it goes, we wish you the best; after all, it could be our country next.”
in the end, this is an dilemma. if economy were still expanding at its rate, there is at least a chance that the government could repay its debt. but that kind of growth is now unachievable. and as the whole global economy sputters, it is nations like greece, which live largely from tourism and import all their oil, that will likely confront growth limits first.
lurking in the background is the immigration question. refugees from political chaos in the middle east, and from worsening african poverty, have fed rapid population growth in athens (and istanbul as well). immigration has boosted in some ways (wealthy syrians relocating to istanbul have driven up property values), but it has also led to the requirement for more investment in schools, roads, and other infrastructure, and hence more borrowing to finance such projects. this is a problem for europe as a whole, but the entry points (turkey, greece, italy, and spain) that bear the brunt. no doubt european nations situated further north would like a firewall against this tide of immigrants, which can only expand as the century wears on. one articulate italian gentleman living in greece, whom we spoke with at length over a delicious dinner at an athenian taverna, speculated that an unspoken subtext of the debt crisis might be that germany is willing to see maybe eventually another country or the euro, and perhaps the european union as well, so as to create a buffer region to either absorb or discourage the immigrant influx.
what should the greeks do? hard to say, and up to them in any case. if, as it now seems, the design of the was fatally flawed from the outset, then greece might as well make its exit now. speculation that greek prime minister alexis may be playing his hand in such a way as to force germany to push greece out of the euro; this would play well to his domestic constituency, which has come to see the germans as villains of the scenario. meanwhile many people in germany continue to view the greeks as lazy and as that are more than a little simplistic. my guess is that a will indeed occur soon, and that will mean many more weeks of chaos and uncertainty for the greeks and for the rest of europe as well.
greece offers an opportunity to study the challenges and opportunities of the end of economic growth for those in the “developed” world. but more than a historic test case; greece is a nation of 11 million people who face real hardship. wish them well; you might be next. | aɪ wɑz ɪn gris frəm ʤun 23 θru ˌʤuˈlaɪ 5 ənd, waɪl aɪ hæd noʊ ˈmitɪŋz wɪθ ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəlz ðət maɪt gɪv mi ˌɪnˈsaɪdər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn haʊ ɪˈvɛnts ðɛr ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ ənˈfoʊld, ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns wɑz boʊθ ˌɛnˈlaɪtənɪŋ ənd dɪˈstərbɪŋ, ənd ɪz wərθ rɪˈleɪtɪŋ. ˈtrævəl tɪ gris keɪm æt ðə ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən əv ðə stəvˈroʊz faʊnˈdeɪʃən, wɪʧ hæd ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ə ˈkɑnfərəns ɔn fɪˈlænθrəpi ənd səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti ðə tɛkst əv maɪ tɔk). ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ˈkɑnstəˌtuts ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˌfɪlənθˈrɑpɪk ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈkəntri ənd frəm wət aɪ kən tɛl ɪt ɪz duɪŋ rɪˈmɑrkəbəl wərk ɪn ˈhɛlpɪŋ ðə ˈpipəl əv gris dil wɪθ ðɛr ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkraɪsəs. stəvˈroʊz həz spɛnt 100 ˈmɪljən soʊ fɑr ɔn ˈprɑʤɛkts ɪn tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ənd ˈkəlʧərəl ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən, ənd həz ˈprɑməst əˈnəðər 200 ˈmɪljən fər ðə jɪrz tɪ kəm. sɪns stəvˈroʊz ˈʤɛnərəsli ˈɔfərd tɪ peɪ fər ə pleɪn ˈtɪkɪt fər maɪ waɪf ˈʤænɪt tu, wi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ɑr ˈwɛdɪŋ ˌænəˈvərsəri baɪ siɪŋ səm ɪn gris ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli ˌɪnˈkludz ˈspɛndɪŋ səm ˈtʊrɪst ˈdɔlərz. ˈoʊvər ɪts lɔŋ ˈhɪstəri, gris həz ˈsərtənli sin spɛkˈtækjələr əps ənd daʊnz, wɪθ ɪts ˈbɛtər ˈmoʊmənts prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ðə ˈkəlʧərəl ˈəndərˌpɪnɪŋz əv ˈwɛstərn ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən. ˈsɪtɪŋ ənd ˈstroʊlɪŋ əˈməŋ ðə ˈfɑlən ˈpɪlərz əv ðə əˈkrɑpələs ənd ðə ˈsɑkrəˌtiz, ˈpleɪtoʊ, ənd ˈɛrəˌstɑtəl həŋ aʊt wɪθ ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪv flɑks əv dɪˈsaɪpəlz, ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ðə ˈeɪnʧənt ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv ˌɛˈsprɛsoʊ waɪl dɪˈskəsɪŋ truθ, ˈbjuti, ənd gʊd hɛlp bət pʊt mi ɪn ə ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəl mud. ðiz ˈeɪnʧənt ˈpipəl bɪlt ɪn stoʊn ənd ˌɪnˈskraɪbd ðɛr aɪˈdiəz ɔn ˈtæbləts. jɛt haʊ ˈfræʤəl ðɛr əˈʧivmənts pruvd tɪ bi ɪn ðə feɪs əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈklaɪn ənd ðə əv ˌɪnˈveɪdərz. ɪn kəmˈpɛrəsən, ɑr ˈvæstli ˈgreɪtər ˈmɑdərn məˈtɪriəl əˈʧivmənts (θæŋks tɪ ðə paʊər əv ˈfɑsəl fjuəlz) hæv bɪn ɪkˈsprɛst ɪn ˈbɪldɪŋz wɪθ ən ˈævərɪʤ laɪf ɪkˈspɛktənsi, ənd wɪθ ˈraɪtɪŋz prɪˈzərvd ɔn ˈmidiə ðət rɪˈlaɪəbli ˈsɛlfdɪˈstrəkt ɪn ˈpræktɪkəli noʊ taɪm æt ɔl. wət wɪl wi liv bɪˈhaɪnd? bət aɪ ˈtrævəl 6800 maɪəlz ʤɪst tɪ bɪˈmoʊn ðə feɪt əv ˌɪnˈdəstriəl soʊˈsaɪɪti ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl tərmz; aɪ kən du ðət ˈpərfəktli wɛl frəm ðə ˈkəmfərt əv maɪ hoʊm ˈɔfəs. aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ si goʊɪŋ ɔn wɪθ ðə grik ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkraɪsəs. ˈʤænɪt ənd aɪ əraɪvd ɪn ðə ˈkəntri ʤɪst ɛz ðə bæŋks kloʊzd, ənd lɛft ðə deɪ əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm. ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ðɛr ɪz ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd (fər ən ˈɛksələnt ˈoʊvərvˌju, rɛd braɪən ˈɛˌseɪ ənd ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ soʊ kˈwɪkli ðət wət ˈraɪtɪŋ naʊ maɪt sim ˈdeɪtɪd ɛz sun ɛz ˈpəblɪʃt. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, ˈridərz meɪ faɪnd ə fju ˌɪmˈprɛʃənz ˈhɛlpfəl. fər ˈtʊrɪsts, gris hoʊldz fju ˈhɑrdʃɪps. θruaʊt ɑr ˈvɪzɪt, wər stɪl dɪˈspɛnsɪŋ wɑdz əv wi ˈnidɪd ɛz ˈrɛˌstrɑnts ənd hoʊˈtɛlz ˈgræʤuəli stɑpt əkˈsɛptɪŋ ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd ˈpeɪmənts. bət fər griks ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ðiz ər ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli hɑrd taɪmz. ðeɪ feɪs nɑt ʤɪst ðə ˈpræktɪkəl ˌɪnkənˈvinjəns əv biɪŋ ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ wɪθˈdrɔɪŋ ə ˈmæksəməm əv 60 ˈjuˌroʊz pər deɪ frəm ðɛr əˈkaʊnts (ɪf ðeɪ kən faɪnd ən ˈeɪˌtiˈɛm ðət stɪl həz kæʃ), bət ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈbɪznɪs ˈnaɪtˌmɛr əv meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ˈkrɛdɪts ənd ˈpeɪmənts wɪθ bæŋks ˈʃətərd, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈbərdən əv noʊɪŋ ðət θɪŋz ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ gɪt məʧ wərs, ənd sun. ɪˈkɑnəmi həz ʃrəŋk baɪ 25 pərˈsɛnt ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk sˈloʊˌdaʊn ənd ðə ˌɔˈstɛrɪti ˈmɛʒərz ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd əˈpɑn baɪ ɪts ˈkrɛdɪtərz; aɪ wʊd gɛs ðət ɪt həz ˈkɑntræktəd baɪ æt list əˈnəðər tɛn ər ˈfɪfˈtin pərˈsɛnt ɪn ʤɪst ðə pæst tu wiks. ˈnæʧərəli, aɪ wɑz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn əˈpɪnjənz frəm kæb ˈdraɪvərz, hoʊˈtɛljərz, ənd ˈweɪtərz wɛˈrɛvər wi stɑpt. ˈbɪznɪs ˈoʊnərz ˈtɛndɪd tɪ ˈfeɪvər ə ““yes”*” voʊt ɪn ðə ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm (ˈbeɪsɪkli ə voʊt əv noʊ ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn ðə ˈbɑrgɪnɪŋ pəˈzɪʃən əv ðə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈgəvərnɪŋ ˈpɑrti, ənd ə pli tɪ rɪˈmeɪn wɪˈθɪn ðə rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə kɔst). bət moʊst ˈɔrdəˌnɛri griks wi spoʊk tɪ ɪn ˈæθənz plænd tɪ voʊt ““no”*” (““oxi”*” ɪn grik) ɛz ə ʃoʊ əv səˈpɔrt fər ənd ə θəm əv ðə noʊz tɪ ðə ˈʤərmənz, hu ər ˌɪnˈsɪstɪŋ ɔn ˈfərðər ˌɔˈstɛrɪti. ɛz ɪt tərnd aʊt ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ðə ““no”*” voʊts prɪˈdɑməˌneɪtɪd, wɪθ mɔr ðən ə 60 pərˈsɛnt məˈʤɔrəti. ðət həz ˌɪnfˈjʊriˌeɪtɪd ðə ˈʤərmənz ənd ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈbæŋkərz, bət ðə voʊt ˈæˌkʧuəli riˈzɑlvz ˈnəθɪŋ. ðə ˈeɪnʧənt griks spən ðə mɪθ əv ˈsɪlə ənd charybdis*, ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪŋ ə rɪkˈwaɪrmənt tɪ ʧuz bɪtˈwin tu ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl ˈɔpʃənz; ˈmɑdərn griks ər ˈlɪvɪŋ ðət mɪθ. ɪf ðeɪ əkˈsɛpt ˈfərðər ˌɔˈstɛrɪti, ɪt wɪl ʤɪst min mɔr ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt ənd əˈnəðər ˈkraɪsəs ɪn ə fju mənθs. ɪf ðə dɛt ɪz ““restructured”*” baɪ ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə griks ˈlɔŋgər tɪ peɪ, ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr taɪm kən bi əˈnəðər ˈkraɪsəs rɪˈmeɪnz ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl. ˈivɪn ɪf prɪˈveɪlz ɪn nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ənd məʧ əv ðə dɛt ɪz ˈkænsəld (ˈɛvriˌwən noʊz ðə griks peɪ ɪt), ðət ˌgɛrənˈtiz noʊ ˈhæpi ˈɛndɪŋ. ðə ˈpɛnʃən ˈsɪstəm ɪz tu ˈʤɛnərəs tɪ bi səˈsteɪnəbəl ənd gris wɪl ˈsɪmpli rən əp mɔr ðə ˈgəvərnmənt nidz ən ˌɪnfˈjuʒən əv kæʃ naʊ ɪf kəˈtæstrəfi ɪz tɪ bi əˈvərtəd; ðət minz mɔr dɛt. ˈɛgzɪtɪŋ ðə ˈjʊrə ənd ˈbrɪŋɪŋ bæk ðə ˈdrækmə wʊd ɛnˈteɪl ðə lɔs əv ə səbˈstænʃəl ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə ˈvælju əv ˈseɪvɪŋz. ˈwɛlθi griks, hu ɔˈrɛdi kip moʊst əv ðɛr ˈməni ɪn ˈɔfˈʃɔr əˈkaʊnts, maɪt liv ˌɔltəˈgɛðər. ˈɛni weɪ ju lʊk æt ɪt, ðə ˈpipəl əv gris ər ˈhɛdɪd təˈwɔrd ˈmɪzəri. ənd ju kən si ɪt ɔn ðɛr ˈfeɪsɪz. ˈərli ɪn ɑr trɪp, wi wʊd ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli bi əˈproʊʧt baɪ oʊld ˈwɪmən ɪn ˈpɛzənt gɑrb (ˈpɑsəbli ˈɪməgrənts) ˈsikɪŋ tɪ sɛl ˈjuˈɛs ˈlɪtəl ˈpækɪʤɪz əv ˈtɪʃu fər ə ˈjʊrə əˈpis. baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ɑr ˈʤərni, səm əv ðə wər jəŋ ənd wɛl drɛst. wi spɛnt ə ˈkəpəl əv deɪz ɔn ðə ˈgɔrʤəs ˈaɪlənd əv ˈhaɪdrə, wɛr ðɛr ər noʊ kɑz (ˈləgɪʤ ɪz trænˈspɔrtəd baɪ ˈdɔŋki). ˈivɪn ðɛr ðə griks wi ɪnˈkaʊnərd wər long-faced*. wi traɪd tɪ ɪkˈsprɛs ɑr ˌkɑməˈnæləti baɪ seɪɪŋ, ɪt goʊz, wi wɪʃ ju ðə bɛst; ˈæftər ɔl, ɪt kʊd bi ɑr ˈkəntri next.”*.” ɪn ðə ɛnd, ðɪs ɪz ən dɪˈlɛmə. ɪf ɪˈkɑnəmi wər stɪl ɪkˈspændɪŋ æt ɪts reɪt, ðɛr ɪz æt list ə ʧæns ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt kʊd riˈpeɪ ɪts dɛt. bət ðət kaɪnd əv groʊθ ɪz naʊ unachievable*. ənd ɛz ðə hoʊl ˈgloʊbəl ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈspətərz, ɪt ɪz ˈneɪʃənz laɪk gris, wɪʧ lɪv ˈlɑrʤli frəm ˈtʊˌrɪzəm ənd ˌɪmˈpɔrt ɔl ðɛr ɔɪl, ðət wɪl ˈlaɪkli kənˈfrənt groʊθ ˈlɪmɪts fərst. ˈlərkɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈbækˌgraʊnd ɪz ðə ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən kˈwɛʃən. ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz frəm pəˈlɪtɪkəl keɪɑs ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist, ənd frəm ˈwərsənɪŋ ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈpɑvərti, hæv fɛd ˈræpɪd ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən groʊθ ɪn ˈæθənz (ənd ˌɪstɑnˈbul ɛz wɛl). ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən həz ˈbustɪd ɪn səm weɪz (ˈwɛlθi ˈsɪriənz ˌriˈloʊkeɪtɪŋ tɪ ˌɪstɑnˈbul hæv ˈdrɪvən əp ˈprɑpərti ˈvæljuz), bət ɪt həz ˈɔlsoʊ lɛd tɪ ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənt fər mɔr ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn skulz, roʊdz, ənd ˈəðər ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər, ənd hɛns mɔr ˈbɑroʊɪŋ tɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns səʧ ˈprɑʤɛkts. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈprɑbləm fər ˈjʊrəp ɛz ə hoʊl, bət ðə ˈɛntri pɔɪnts (ˈtərki, gris, ˈɪtəli, ənd speɪn) ðət bɛr ðə brənt. noʊ daʊt ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈneɪʃənz ˈsɪʧuˌeɪtɪd ˈfərðər nɔrθ wʊd laɪk ə ˈfaɪrwɑl əˈgɛnst ðɪs taɪd əv ˈɪməgrənts, wɪʧ kən ˈoʊnli ɪkˈspænd ɛz ðə ˈsɛnʧəri wɛrz ɔn. wən ɑrˈtɪkjəˌleɪt ˌɪˈtæljən ˈʤɛnəlmən ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn gris, hum wi spoʊk wɪθ æt lɛŋθ ˈoʊvər ə dɪˈlɪʃəs ˈdɪnər æt ən æˈθiniən tɑˈvɛrnə, ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪd ðət ən ənˈspoʊkən ˈsəbˌtɛkst əv ðə dɛt ˈkraɪsəs maɪt bi ðət ˈʤərməni ɪz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ si ˈmeɪbi ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli əˈnəðər ˈkəntri ər ðə ˈjʊrə, ənd pərˈhæps ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən ɛz wɛl, soʊ ɛz tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈbəfər ˈriʤən tɪ ˈiðər əbˈzɔrb ər dɪˈskərɪʤ ðə ˈɪməgrənt ˈɪnˌfləks. wət ʃʊd ðə griks du? hɑrd tɪ seɪ, ənd əp tɪ ðɛm ɪn ˈɛni keɪs. ɪf, ɛz ɪt naʊ simz, ðə dɪˈzaɪn əv ðə wɑz ˈfeɪtəli flɔd frəm ðə ˈaʊtˌsɛt, ðɛn gris maɪt ɛz wɛl meɪk ɪts ˈɛksət naʊ. ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən ðət grik praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər əˈlɛksɪs meɪ bi pleɪɪŋ hɪz hænd ɪn səʧ ə weɪ ɛz tɪ fɔrs ˈʤərməni tɪ pʊʃ gris aʊt əv ðə ˈjʊrə; ðɪs wʊd pleɪ wɛl tɪ hɪz dəˈmɛstɪk kənˈstɪʧuənsi, wɪʧ həz kəm tɪ si ðə ˈʤərmənz ɛz ˈvɪlənz əv ðə sɪˈnɛrioʊ. ˈminˌwaɪl ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ɪn ˈʤərməni kənˈtɪnju tɪ vju ðə griks ɛz ˈleɪzi ənd ɛz ðət ər mɔr ðən ə ˈlɪtəl sɪmˈplɪstɪk. maɪ gɛs ɪz ðət ə wɪl ˌɪnˈdid əˈkər sun, ənd ðət wɪl min ˈmɛni mɔr wiks əv keɪɑs ənd ənˈsərtənti fər ðə griks ənd fər ðə rɛst əv ˈjʊrəp ɛz wɛl. gris ˈɔfərz ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ˈstədi ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz ənd ˌɑpərˈtunətiz əv ðə ɛnd əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ fər ðoʊz ɪn ðə ““developed”*” wərld. bət mɔr ðən ə hɪˈstɔrɪk tɛst keɪs; gris ɪz ə ˈneɪʃən əv 11 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl hu feɪs ril ˈhɑrdʃɪp. wɪʃ ðɛm wɛl; ju maɪt bi nɛkst. |
senate majority leader mitch mcconnell (r-ky.) confirmed senate republicans will delay a vote on their proposed health care legislation on june 27 at the capitol. (peter washington post)
the morning plum:
the senate bill has been put on hold, but, zombie-like, it is not dead. politico reports that senate majority leader mitch mcconnell (r-ky.) has privately informed senators that he will try to put together a new compromise version of it by friday or saturday, with the goal of having the congressional budget office analyze it, in preparation for a vote on it soon after the july 4 recess.
mcconnell will be employing at least two tactics. first, he will use several hundred billion dollars that says the bill would save to try to buy off moderate opponents with side deals, such as increased funding for medicaid or treatment.
second, mcconnell will press the argument that if this bill does not pass, republicans will have no choice but to negotiate over the future of the affordable care act with democrats. multiple reports have said that mcconnell has privately warned republicans that failure would mean they must enter into talks with democrats on ways to shore up the individual markets, which would effectively mean that a chance to pass a partisan repeal bill is gone.
but, in making this latter argument which will likely gain more scrutiny in the days ahead mcconnell is effectively destroying one of president most cherished false narratives. and this could have all kinds of implications for where this whole debate could head next.
[the senate’s bill is a caricature of conservatism]
trump has spent months making several intertwined claims. he has relentlessly asserted that is collapsing on its own. he has offered a variation on this by threatening to cut off the reductions to insurers that subsidize costs for people, which would drive insurers out of the markets; trump has said this threat will force democrats to the table to “deal” with him. and trump has also blasted democrats for refusing to participate in his designs (even though there are no circumstances under which democrats would join in an effort that would leave 22 million more uninsured). trump his fury at democrats for not helping him destroy the aca just yesterday.
president trump called democrats in congress "obstructionists" for resisting his health care reform during a cabinet meeting on june 12. (the washington post)
all of these claims are absurd in their own way, but they add up to a big bundle of unified nonsense. yet mcconnell is now laying waste to this entire story-line. argument to fellow republicans that failure means talks with democrats over the future concedes a number of points. it concedes that, despite claim of a desire for talks with democrats, republicans cannot work with democrats, as long as republicans remain wedded to their own priorities that there is simply no bipartisan consensus possible, as long as republicans are on cutting health spending on poor people by hundreds of billions of dollars to finance an enormous tax cut for the rich. after all, mcconnell is arguing that passing a bill that does this, on a purely partisan basis, is the only way to avert any need to dilute the’s devotion to those priorities.
mcconnell’s argument to republicans also concedes that the aca exchanges do not have to continue struggling; lawmakers can act to prevent this. and it concedes that republicans will not want that to happen and will feel pressure to do something about it (presumably because, as a recent kaiser poll suggested, they risk taking the blame for it). mcconnell is basically conceding that republicans just let the aca implode, as trump seems to believe.
this could have real consequences for the coming debate, should the bill fail. the trump administration is likely to continue trying to sabotage the exchanges if this happens, by employing, among others, tactics such as continually refusing to clarify whether it will renew reductions and generally sowing uncertainty over the future. this is already having a real impact on the health of the exchanges. and so, we could soon see a battle over who is to blame for the continued problems, and a jockeying for political advantage if bipartisan talks do start. in that context, democrats can spotlight admissions in a helpful way.
[why ‘repeal and replace’ will become ‘tweak and move on’]
as brian beutler writes, there actually is space for bipartisan agreement over various reforms to the aca that are more modest than the massive overhaul republicans are pursuing. one pleasant surprise this debate has produced is that a number of moderate republican senators are deeply reluctant to support a huge rollback of assistance for the poor and one that would leave millions far more vulnerable to and economic catastrophe to facilitate an enormous tax cut for the wealthy. if that holds and there is no certainty that it will, of course then there may be an incentive for some republicans to enter into more constructive talks over the future of the system, ones that could result in some concessions to republicans that are not as destructive to the aca as the deeply regressive priorities that they remain ideologically devoted to with such zeal. if those priorities are put on ice for the time being, such talks are at least possible. mcconnell has now helpfully conceded this himself.
* another poll finds approval in the toilet: a new poll finds approval rating at. and another striking finding:
who do you think is a more effective leader? president donald trump: 34 former president barack obama: 58
looks like a large majority of americans are already tired of all the winning.
* another poll finds health numbers in the toilet: a new consult poll finds that only 38 percent of americans approve of the health bill, while 45 percent disapprove. and:
the intensity gap is on the side of the opponents: percent of voters overall “strongly” disapprove of the bill, roughly double the 16 percent who “strongly” approve.
meanwhile, even of republicans disapprove of the bill. by the way, the new poll mentioned above has the health bill at.
* hold large generic ballot edge: another key nugget from the new poll: democrats lead republicans in the generic house ballot by. a bit wider than the average of polls, which puts up by nearly 7 points. also keep in mind that will need to prevail by a large margin to have any chance at winning the house.
* republicans keep trying to game the: politico reports that this happened at a meeting between senators and the head of the:
cbo director keith hall was also present for the meeting, and senators quickly laid into the man been haunting them with projections of 22 million fewer insured and short-term premium increases, according to people in attendance. it seemed to be a genuine effort by republicans to discredit the nonpartisan referee so that the’s final health care bill derailed by the. “cbo could stand for ‘confusing but obtuse,’” said sen. steve daines (r-mont.) afterward.
keep in mind that the may have to score another version of the senate bill. in this context, this seems like rank ref-gaming.
* collins: it will be ‘difficult’ to change my vote: this quote from sen. susan collins, the maine republican who has come out against the senate health bill, is worth keeping in mind:
“it’s difficult for me to see how any tinkering is going to satisfy my fundamental and deep concerns about the impact of the bill.”
we’ll see where collins draws the line between “tinkering” and addressing her “deep concerns,” but if the broad strokes remain, hard to see her backing it without rendering this a lie.
* senator surprised at lack of knowledge: the new york times reports an intriguing nugget on the meeting yesterday between senators and trump about the future of the health bill:
a senator who supports the bill left the meeting at the white house with a sense that the president did not have a grasp of some basic elements of the senate plan and seemed especially confused when a moderate republican complained that opponents of the bill would cast it as a massive tax break for the wealthy, according to an aide who received a detailed readout of the exchange.
once again, trump has zero clue what is in the bill championing, even though it would impact of the u.s. economy and could harm tens of millions of people.
* but trump insists he knows health care well: good morning, mr. president:
some of the fake news media likes to say that i am not totally engaged in healthcare. wrong, i know the subject well & want victory for u.s. donald j. trump (@realdonaldtrump) june 28, 2017
the next person who is fortunate enough to interview trump might consider asking him to explain in detail in the bill. | ˈsɛnɪt məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər mɪʧ məˈkɑnəl (r-ky*.) kənˈfərmd ˈsɛnɪt rɪˈpəblɪkənz wɪl dɪˈleɪ ə voʊt ɔn ðɛr prəˈpoʊzd hɛlθ kɛr ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɔn ʤun 27 æt ðə ˈkæpɪtəl. (ˈpitər ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst) ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ pləm: ðə ˈsɛnɪt bɪl həz bɪn pʊt ɔn hoʊld, bət, zombie-like*, ɪt ɪz nɑt dɛd. pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ rɪˈpɔrts ðət ˈsɛnɪt məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər mɪʧ məˈkɑnəl (r-ky*.) həz ˈpraɪvətli ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ˈsɛnətərz ðət hi wɪl traɪ tɪ pʊt təˈgɛðər ə nu ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz ˈvərʒən əv ɪt baɪ ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ər ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, wɪθ ðə goʊl əv ˈhævɪŋ ðə kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈbəʤɪt ˈɔfəs ˈænəˌlaɪz ɪt, ɪn ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən fər ə voʊt ɔn ɪt sun ˈæftər ðə ˌʤuˈlaɪ 4 ˈrisɛs. məˈkɑnəl wɪl bi ɪmˈplɔɪɪŋ æt list tu ˈtæktɪks. fərst, hi wɪl juz ˈsɛvərəl ˈhənərd ˈbɪljən ˈdɔlərz ðət sɪz ðə bɪl wʊd seɪv tɪ traɪ tɪ baɪ ɔf ˈmɑdərˌeɪt əˈpoʊnənts wɪθ saɪd dilz, səʧ ɛz ˌɪnˈkrist ˈfəndɪŋ fər ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd ər ˈtritmənt. ˈsɛkənd, məˈkɑnəl wɪl prɛs ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt ðət ɪf ðɪs bɪl dɪz nɑt pæs, rɪˈpəblɪkənz wɪl hæv noʊ ʧɔɪs bət tɪ nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt ˈoʊvər ðə fˈjuʧər əv ðə əˈfɔrdəbəl kɛr ækt wɪθ ˈdɛməˌkræts. ˈməltəpəl rɪˈpɔrts hæv sɛd ðət məˈkɑnəl həz ˈpraɪvətli wɔrnd rɪˈpəblɪkənz ðət ˈfeɪljər wʊd min ðeɪ məst ˈɛnər ˈɪntu tɔks wɪθ ˈdɛməˌkræts ɔn weɪz tɪ ʃɔr əp ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈmɑrkɪts, wɪʧ wʊd ˈifɛktɪvli min ðət ə ʧæns tɪ pæs ə ˈpɑrtəzən rɪˈpil bɪl ɪz gɔn. bət, ɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɪs ˈlætər ˈɑrgjəmənt wɪʧ wɪl ˈlaɪkli geɪn mɔr ˈskrutəni ɪn ðə deɪz əˈhɛd məˈkɑnəl ɪz ˈifɛktɪvli dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ wən əv ˈprɛzɪdənt moʊst ˈʧɛrɪʃt fɔls ˈnɛrətɪvz. ənd ðɪs kʊd hæv ɔl kaɪnz əv ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz fər wɛr ðɪs hoʊl dəˈbeɪt kʊd hɛd nɛkst. [ðə ˈsɛnɪt bɪl ɪz ə ˈkɛrɪkəˌʧər əv kənˈsərvəˌtɪzəm] trəmp həz spɛnt mənθs ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈsɛvərəl ˌɪntərtˈwaɪnd kleɪmz. hi həz rɪˈlɛntləsli əˈsərtəd ðət ɪz kəˈlæpsɪŋ ɔn ɪts oʊn. hi həz ˈɔfərd ə ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən ɔn ðɪs baɪ θˈrɛtənɪŋ tɪ kət ɔf ðə rɪˈdəkʃənz tɪ ˌɪnˈʃʊrərz ðət ˈsəbsɪˌdaɪz kɔsts fər ˈpipəl, wɪʧ wʊd draɪv ˌɪnˈʃʊrərz aʊt əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪts; trəmp həz sɛd ðɪs θrɛt wɪl fɔrs ˈdɛməˌkræts tɪ ðə ˈteɪbəl tɪ ““deal”*” wɪθ ɪm. ənd trəmp həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈblæstɪd ˈdɛməˌkræts fər rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn hɪz dɪˈzaɪnz (ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðɛr ər noʊ ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ˈəndər wɪʧ ˈdɛməˌkræts wʊd ʤɔɪn ɪn ən ˈɛfərt ðət wʊd liv 22 ˈmɪljən mɔr ˌənɪnˈʃʊrd). trəmp hɪz fˈjʊri æt ˈdɛməˌkræts fər nɑt ˈhɛlpɪŋ ɪm dɪˈstrɔɪ ðə ˈækə ʤɪst ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ. ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp kɔld ˈdɛməˌkræts ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs "əbˈstrəkʃənɪsts" fər rɪˈzɪstɪŋ hɪz hɛlθ kɛr rɪˈfɔrm ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈkæbənət ˈmitɪŋ ɔn ʤun 12 (ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst) ɔl əv ðiz kleɪmz ər əbˈsərd ɪn ðɛr oʊn weɪ, bət ðeɪ æd əp tɪ ə bɪg ˈbəndəl əv ˈjunəˌfaɪd ˈnɑnsɛns. jɛt məˈkɑnəl ɪz naʊ leɪɪŋ weɪst tɪ ðɪs ɪnˈtaɪər story-line*. ˈɑrgjəmənt tɪ ˈfɛloʊ rɪˈpəblɪkənz ðət ˈfeɪljər minz tɔks wɪθ ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈoʊvər ðə fˈjuʧər kənˈsidz ə ˈnəmbər əv pɔɪnts. ɪt kənˈsidz ðət, dɪˈspaɪt kleɪm əv ə dɪˈzaɪər fər tɔks wɪθ ˈdɛməˌkræts, rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈkænɑt wərk wɪθ ˈdɛməˌkræts, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz rɪˈpəblɪkənz rɪˈmeɪn ˈwɛdɪd tɪ ðɛr oʊn praɪˈɔrətiz ðət ðɛr ɪz ˈsɪmpli noʊ baɪˈpɑrtɪzən kənˈsɛnsəs ˈpɑsəbəl, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz rɪˈpəblɪkənz ər ɔn ˈkətɪŋ hɛlθ ˈspɛndɪŋ ɔn pur ˈpipəl baɪ ˈhənərdz əv ˈbɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz tɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs tæks kət fər ðə rɪʧ. ˈæftər ɔl, məˈkɑnəl ɪz ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət ˈpæsɪŋ ə bɪl ðət dɪz ðɪs, ɔn ə ˈpjʊrli ˈpɑrtəzən ˈbeɪsɪs, ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ tɪ əˈvərt ˈɛni nid tɪ dɪˈlut ðə dɪˈvoʊʃən tɪ ðoʊz praɪˈɔrətiz. ˈɑrgjəmənt tɪ rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈsidz ðət ðə ˈækə ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz du nɑt hæv tɪ kənˈtɪnju ˈstrəgəlɪŋ; ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz kən ækt tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ðɪs. ənd ɪt kənˈsidz ðət rɪˈpəblɪkənz wɪl nɑt wɔnt ðət tɪ ˈhæpən ənd wɪl fil ˈprɛʃər tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt (prɪˈzuməbli bɪˈkəz, ɛz ə ˈrisənt ˈkaɪzər poʊl səˈʤɛstɪd, ðeɪ rɪsk ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə bleɪm fər ɪt). məˈkɑnəl ɪz ˈbeɪsɪkli kənˈsidɪŋ ðət rɪˈpəblɪkənz ʤɪst lɛt ðə ˈækə ˌɪmˈploʊd, ɛz trəmp simz tɪ bɪˈliv. ðɪs kʊd hæv ril ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz fər ðə ˈkəmɪŋ dəˈbeɪt, ʃʊd ðə bɪl feɪl. ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ kənˈtɪnju traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ ðə ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪf ðɪs ˈhæpənz, baɪ ɪmˈplɔɪɪŋ, əˈməŋ ˈəðərz, ˈtæktɪks səʧ ɛz kənˈtɪnjuəli rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ ˈklɛrəˌfaɪ ˈwɛðər ɪt wɪl rɪˈnu rɪˈdəkʃənz ənd ˈʤɛnərəli soʊɪŋ ənˈsərtənti ˈoʊvər ðə fˈjuʧər. ðɪs ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˈhævɪŋ ə ril ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə hɛlθ əv ðə ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz. ənd soʊ, wi kʊd sun si ə ˈbætəl ˈoʊvər hu ɪz tɪ bleɪm fər ðə kənˈtɪnjud ˈprɑbləmz, ənd ə ˈʤɑkiɪŋ fər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ædˈvæntɪʤ ɪf baɪˈpɑrtɪzən tɔks du stɑrt. ɪn ðət ˈkɑntɛkst, ˈdɛməˌkræts kən ˈspɑˌtlaɪt ədˈmɪʃənz ɪn ə ˈhɛlpfəl weɪ. [waɪ ənd replace’*’ wɪl bɪˈkəm ənd muv on’*’] ɛz braɪən ˈbɔɪtələr raɪts, ðɛr ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪz speɪs fər baɪˈpɑrtɪzən əˈgrimənt ˈoʊvər ˈvɛriəs rɪˈfɔrmz tɪ ðə ˈækə ðət ər mɔr ˈmɑdəst ðən ðə ˈmæsɪv ˈoʊvərˌhɔl rɪˈpəblɪkənz ər pərˈsuɪŋ. wən ˈplɛzənt səˈpraɪz ðɪs dəˈbeɪt həz prəˈdust ɪz ðət ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈmɑdərˌeɪt rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈsɛnətərz ər ˈdipli rɪˈləktənt tɪ səˈpɔrt ə juʤ ˈroʊlˌbæk əv əˈsɪstəns fər ðə pur ənd wən ðət wʊd liv ˈmɪljənz fɑr mɔr ˈvəlnərəbəl tɪ ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk kəˈtæstrəfi tɪ fəˈsɪləˌteɪt ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs tæks kət fər ðə ˈwɛlθi. ɪf ðət hoʊldz ənd ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈsərtənti ðət ɪt wɪl, əv kɔrs ðɛn ðɛr meɪ bi ən ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv fər səm rɪˈpəblɪkənz tɪ ˈɛnər ˈɪntu mɔr kənˈstrəktɪv tɔks ˈoʊvər ðə fˈjuʧər əv ðə ˈsɪstəm, wənz ðət kʊd rɪˈzəlt ɪn səm kənˈsɛʃənz tɪ rɪˈpəblɪkənz ðət ər nɑt ɛz dɪˈstrəktɪv tɪ ðə ˈækə ɛz ðə ˈdipli rəˈgrɛsɪv praɪˈɔrətiz ðət ðeɪ rɪˈmeɪn ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkli dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ wɪθ səʧ zil. ɪf ðoʊz praɪˈɔrətiz ər pʊt ɔn aɪs fər ðə taɪm biɪŋ, səʧ tɔks ər æt list ˈpɑsəbəl. məˈkɑnəl həz naʊ ˈhɛlpfəli kənˈsidɪd ðɪs hɪmˈsɛlf. əˈnəðər poʊl faɪndz əˈpruvəl ɪn ðə ˈtɔɪlət: ə nu poʊl faɪndz əˈpruvəl ˈreɪtɪŋ æt ənd əˈnəðər ˈstraɪkɪŋ ˈfaɪndɪŋ: hu du ju θɪŋk ɪz ə mɔr ˈifɛktɪv ˈlidər? ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp: 34 ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə: 58 lʊks laɪk ə lɑrʤ məˈʤɔrəti əv əˈmɛrɪkənz ər ɔˈrɛdi taɪərd əv ɔl ðə ˈwɪnɪŋ. əˈnəðər poʊl faɪndz hɛlθ ˈnəmbərz ɪn ðə ˈtɔɪlət: ə nu kənˈsəlt poʊl faɪndz ðət ˈoʊnli 38 pərˈsɛnt əv əˈmɛrɪkənz əˈpruv əv ðə hɛlθ bɪl, waɪl 45 pərˈsɛnt ˌdɪsəˈpruv. ənd: ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti gæp ɪz ɔn ðə saɪd əv ðə əˈpoʊnənts: pərˈsɛnt əv ˈvoʊtərz ˈoʊvərˌɔl ““strongly”*” ˌdɪsəˈpruv əv ðə bɪl, ˈrəfli ˈdəbəl ðə 16 pərˈsɛnt hu ““strongly”*” əˈpruv. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈivɪn əv rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˌdɪsəˈpruv əv ðə bɪl. baɪ ðə weɪ, ðə nu poʊl ˈmɛnʃənd əˈbəv həz ðə hɛlθ bɪl æt hoʊld lɑrʤ ʤəˈnɛrɪk ˈbælət ɛʤ: əˈnəðər ki ˈnəgɪt frəm ðə nu poʊl: ˈdɛməˌkræts lɛd rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɪn ðə ʤəˈnɛrɪk haʊs ˈbælət baɪ ə bɪt ˈwaɪdər ðən ðə ˈævərɪʤ əv poʊlz, wɪʧ pʊts əp baɪ ˈnɪrli 7 pɔɪnts. ˈɔlsoʊ kip ɪn maɪnd ðət wɪl nid tɪ prɪˈveɪl baɪ ə lɑrʤ ˈmɑrʤən tɪ hæv ˈɛni ʧæns æt ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə haʊs. rɪˈpəblɪkənz kip traɪɪŋ tɪ geɪm ðə: pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ rɪˈpɔrts ðət ðɪs ˈhæpənd æt ə ˈmitɪŋ bɪtˈwin ˈsɛnətərz ənd ðə hɛd əv ðə: dɪˈrɛktər kiθ hɔl wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈprɛzənt fər ðə ˈmitɪŋ, ənd ˈsɛnətərz kˈwɪkli leɪd ˈɪntu ðə mæn bɪn ˈhɔntɪŋ ðɛm wɪθ prɑˈʤɛkʃənz əv 22 ˈmɪljən fjuər ˌɪnˈʃʊrd ənd ˌʃɔrtˈtərm ˈprimiəm ˌɪnˈkrisɪz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈpipəl ɪn əˈtɛndəns. ɪt simd tɪ bi ə ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˈɛfərt baɪ rɪˈpəblɪkənz tɪ dɪˈskrɛdət ðə nɑnˈpɑrtəzən ˌrɛfərˈi soʊ ðət ðə ˈfaɪnəl hɛlθ kɛr bɪl dɪˈreɪld baɪ ðə. kʊd stænd fər bət obtuse,’”*,’” sɛd sɛn. stiv deɪnz (r-mont*.) ˈæftərwərd. kip ɪn maɪnd ðət ðə meɪ hæv tɪ skɔr əˈnəðər ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt bɪl. ɪn ðɪs ˈkɑntɛkst, ðɪs simz laɪk ræŋk ref-gaming*. ˈkɑlɪnz: ɪt wɪl bi ‘‘difficult’*’ tɪ ʧeɪnʤ maɪ voʊt: ðɪs kwoʊt frəm sɛn. ˈsuzən ˈkɑlɪnz, ðə meɪn rɪˈpəblɪkən hu həz kəm aʊt əˈgɛnst ðə ˈsɛnɪt hɛlθ bɪl, ɪz wərθ ˈkipɪŋ ɪn maɪnd: ˈdɪfəkəlt fər mi tɪ si haʊ ˈɛni ˈtɪŋkərɪŋ ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ maɪ ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ənd dip kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ðə bill.”*.” si wɛr ˈkɑlɪnz drɔz ðə laɪn bɪtˈwin ““tinkering”*” ənd æˈdrɛsɪŋ hər concerns,”*,” bət ɪf ðə brɔd stroʊks rɪˈmeɪn, hɑrd tɪ si hər ˈbækɪŋ ɪt wɪˈθaʊt ˈrɛndərɪŋ ðɪs ə laɪ. ˈsɛnətər səˈpraɪzd æt læk əv ˈnɑlɪʤ: ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz rɪˈpɔrts ən ˌɪnˈtrigɪŋ ˈnəgɪt ɔn ðə ˈmitɪŋ ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ bɪtˈwin ˈsɛnətərz ənd trəmp əˈbaʊt ðə fˈjuʧər əv ðə hɛlθ bɪl: ə ˈsɛnətər hu səˈpɔrts ðə bɪl lɛft ðə ˈmitɪŋ æt ðə waɪt haʊs wɪθ ə sɛns ðət ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt dɪd nɑt hæv ə græsp əv səm ˈbeɪsɪk ˈɛləmənts əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt plæn ənd simd əˈspɛʃəli kənfˈjuzd wɪn ə ˈmɑdərˌeɪt rɪˈpəblɪkən kəmˈpleɪnd ðət əˈpoʊnənts əv ðə bɪl wʊd kæst ɪt ɛz ə ˈmæsɪv tæks breɪk fər ðə ˈwɛlθi, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ən eɪd hu rɪˈsivd ə dɪˈteɪld ˈriˌdaʊt əv ðə ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ. wəns əˈgɛn, trəmp həz ˈziroʊ klu wət ɪz ɪn ðə bɪl ˈʧæmpiənɪŋ, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ɪt wʊd ˌɪmˈpækt əv ðə juz. ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd kʊd hɑrm tɛnz əv ˈmɪljənz əv ˈpipəl. bət trəmp ˌɪnˈsɪsts hi noʊz hɛlθ kɛr wɛl: gʊd ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ˈmɪstər. ˈprɛzɪdənt: səm əv ðə feɪk nuz ˈmidiə laɪks tɪ seɪ ðət aɪ æm nɑt ˈtoʊtəli ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ˈhɛlθˌkɛr. rɔŋ, aɪ noʊ ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt wɛl wɔnt ˈvɪktəri fər juz. ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp (@realdonaldtrump*) ʤun 28 2017 ðə nɛkst ˈpərsən hu ɪz ˈfɔrʧənət ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈɪntərvˌju trəmp maɪt kənˈsɪdər ˈæskɪŋ ɪm tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ɪn ˈditeɪl ɪn ðə bɪl. |
the were in his first season, but that would be his only losing season at. the surged to the nit title in 1988, and two years later reached the elite eight on tate george's miracle shot against clemson. that season is still known as the dream season, but under calhoun much bigger dreams were to be realized. knocked on the door to the final four several more times, and finally made it in 1999, beating duke for the national title. the went on to win two more, in 2004 and 2011, with walker leading a miracle run of 11 wins in a row in the big east and tournaments. by then, men's basketball had come to dominate the sports conversation in connecticut year-round, and drew coverage from national media outlets on a nearly day-to-day basis. | ðə wər ɪn hɪz fərst ˈsizən, bət ðət wʊd bi hɪz ˈoʊnli ˈluzɪŋ ˈsizən æt. ðə sərʤd tɪ ðə nɪt ˈtaɪtəl ɪn 1988 ənd tu jɪrz ˈleɪtər riʧt ðə ɪˈlit eɪt ɔn teɪt ˈʤɔrʤɪz ˈmɪrəkəl ʃɑt əˈgɛnst ˈklɛmsən. ðət ˈsizən ɪz stɪl noʊn ɛz ðə drim ˈsizən, bət ˈəndər kæˈlhun məʧ ˈbɪgər drimz wər tɪ bi ˈriəˌlaɪzd. nɑkt ɔn ðə dɔr tɪ ðə ˈfaɪnəl fɔr ˈsɛvərəl mɔr taɪmz, ənd ˈfaɪnəli meɪd ɪt ɪn 1999 ˈbitɪŋ duk fər ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈtaɪtəl. ðə wɛnt ɔn tɪ wɪn tu mɔr, ɪn 2004 ənd 2011 wɪθ ˈwɔkər ˈlidɪŋ ə ˈmɪrəkəl rən əv 11 wɪnz ɪn ə roʊ ɪn ðə bɪg ist ənd ˈtərnəmənts. baɪ ðɛn, mɛnz ˈbæskətˌbɔl hæd kəm tɪ ˈdɑməˌneɪt ðə spɔrts ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ɪn kəˈnɛtəkət year-round*, ənd dru ˈkəvərɪʤ frəm ˈnæʃənəl ˈmidiə ˈaʊˌtlɛts ɔn ə ˈnɪrli ˈdeɪtuˌdeɪ ˈbeɪsɪs. |
the chairman of the house select committee on lashed out at president barack willful failure to respond to document requests from the panel, whose work the chairman wanted completed by december.
“this thorough, investigation has been repeatedly stonewalled by the obama administration, ranking member elijah cummings , and committee democrats ,” said rep. trey gowdy (r.-s.c.), a former federal prosecutor and also a member of the house oversight and government reform committee.
the select committee was impaneled to investigate the events surrounding the sept. 11, 2012 attacks on american personnel and facilities in, libya.
gowdy said the white house has accumulated days of more than 27 years.
in the last nine months, requests from the committee have received documents delayed nearly days, with the shortest delay of 136 days and the longest delay taking 534 days, he said.
one of the most vocal members of the committee, rep. james jordan (r.-ohio), said he backed up his chairman and shared his frustration.
“instead of addressing its failures to protect americans abroad, has consistently stonewalled congressional efforts to uncover the truth,” jordan said. he continued:
when former secretary clinton came before the committee, she instead of addressing the fact that she hid the truth from the american people and more importantly the families of those who died, while acknowledging to her family and to the prime minister of libya and the president of egypt that it was indeed a terrorist attack and had nothing to do with a video. this is what frustrates folks around the country. they understand that sometimes good men and women give their lives serving our country. but what they accept is when their leaders straight with them and own up to their mistakes.
critical to the work is that members and staff must review documents before calling and questioning witnesses, so to further compound and confound the inquest, the administration then delays the appearance of witnesses.
gowdy said congress specifically reprogrammed $6.5 million in the state department budget to elevate the practice of stalling documents and witnesses.
“not only have they failed to identify a single administration witness worth talking to or a single document worth accessing in the past two years, they have affirmatively delayed the identification of witnesses and the production of unquestionably relevant documents,” he said.
the chairman said he was particularly upset by how democrats on the committee have worked to thwart his efforts. “committee democrats have not lifted a finger to help the select committee speed up its investigation and release a report.”
jordan said although obama and the democrats have hindered the investigation, the investigation continues to press forward.
“we would have wrapped up our investigation by now if we still waiting for documents from the state department,” he said. “this administration has continually dragged its feet instead of helping us do our job and get to the truth about what happened when four americans lost their lives in. despite this efforts, we are making headway and nearing the completion of our report.”
no other scandal the legacies of obama with his former secretary of state hillary clinton as tightly or as exquisitely. each one knows what the other did and did not do that long night in. each one needs to hold the uneasy truce in place until election day .
maybe then, gowdy and the rest of us will finally find out what really happened. | ðə ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə haʊs səˈlɛkt kəˈmɪti ɔn læʃt aʊt æt ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˈwɪlfəl ˈfeɪljər tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ˈdɑkjəmɛnt rɪkˈwɛsts frəm ðə ˈpænəl, huz wərk ðə ˈʧɛrmən ˈwɔntɪd kəmˈplitɪd baɪ dɪˈsɛmbər. θəroʊ, ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən həz bɪn rɪˈpitɪdli ˈstoʊnˌwɔld baɪ ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, ˈræŋkɪŋ ˈmɛmbər ɛˈlaɪʤə ˈkəmɪŋz ənd kəˈmɪti ˈdɛməˌkræts sɛd rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. treɪ ˈgaʊdi (r.-s.c*.), ə ˈfɔrmər ˈfɛdərəl ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə haʊs ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt ənd ˈgəvərnmənt rɪˈfɔrm kəˈmɪti. ðə səˈlɛkt kəˈmɪti wɑz ˌɪmˈpænəld tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðə ɪˈvɛnts sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə sɛpt. 11 2012 əˈtæks ɔn əˈmɛrɪkən ˌpərsəˈnɛl ənd fəˈsɪlɪtiz ɪn, ˈlɪˌbiə. ˈgaʊdi sɛd ðə waɪt haʊs həz əˈkjumjəˌleɪtɪd deɪz əv mɔr ðən 27 jɪrz. ɪn ðə læst naɪn mənθs, rɪkˈwɛsts frəm ðə kəˈmɪti hæv rɪˈsivd ˈdɑkjəmənts dɪˈleɪd ˈnɪrli deɪz, wɪθ ðə ˈʃɔrtɪst dɪˈleɪ əv 136 deɪz ənd ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst dɪˈleɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ 534 deɪz, hi sɛd. wən əv ðə moʊst ˈvoʊkəl ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə kəˈmɪti, rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ʤeɪmz ˈʤɔrdən (r.-ohio*), sɛd hi bækt əp hɪz ˈʧɛrmən ənd ʃɛrd hɪz frəˈstreɪʃən. əv æˈdrɛsɪŋ ɪts ˈfeɪljərz tɪ prəˈtɛkt əˈmɛrɪkənz əˈbrɔd, həz kənˈsɪstəntli ˈstoʊnˌwɔld kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈɛfərts tɪ ənˈkəvər ðə truth,”*,” ˈʤɔrdən sɛd. hi kənˈtɪnjud: wɪn ˈfɔrmər ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈklɪntən keɪm ˌbiˈfɔr ðə kəˈmɪti, ʃi ˌɪnˈstɛd əv æˈdrɛsɪŋ ðə fækt ðət ʃi hɪd ðə truθ frəm ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl ənd mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli ðə ˈfæməliz əv ðoʊz hu daɪd, waɪl ækˈnɑlɪʤɪŋ tɪ hər ˈfæməli ənd tɪ ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər əv ˈlɪˌbiə ənd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈiʤɪpt ðət ɪt wɑz ˌɪnˈdid ə ˈtɛrərɪst əˈtæk ənd hæd ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ə ˈvɪdioʊ. ðɪs ɪz wət ˈfrəˌstreɪts foʊks əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri. ðeɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz gʊd mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən gɪv ðɛr lɪvz ˈsərvɪŋ ɑr ˈkəntri. bət wət ðeɪ əkˈsɛpt ɪz wɪn ðɛr ˈlidərz streɪt wɪθ ðɛm ənd oʊn əp tɪ ðɛr mɪˈsteɪks. ˈkrɪtɪkəl tɪ ðə wərk ɪz ðət ˈmɛmbərz ənd stæf məst ˌrivˈju ˈdɑkjəmənts ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkɔlɪŋ ənd kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ˈwɪtnəsɪz, soʊ tɪ ˈfərðər ˈkɑmpaʊnd ənd ˈkɑnˌfaʊnd ðə ˈɪnkˌwɛst, ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ðɛn dɪˈleɪz ðə əˈpɪrəns əv ˈwɪtnəsɪz. ˈgaʊdi sɛd ˈkɑŋgrəs spəˈsɪfɪkli riˈproʊˌgræmd ˈmɪljən ɪn ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈbəʤɪt tɪ ˈɛləˌveɪt ðə ˈpræktɪs əv ˈstɔlɪŋ ˈdɑkjəmənts ənd ˈwɪtnəsɪz. ˈoʊnli hæv ðeɪ feɪld tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈwɪtnəs wərθ ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ər ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈdɑkjəmɛnt wərθ ˈækˌsɛsɪŋ ɪn ðə pæst tu jɪrz, ðeɪ hæv əˈfərmətɪvli dɪˈleɪd ðə aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən əv ˈwɪtnəsɪz ənd ðə pərˈdəkʃən əv ənkˈwɛsʧənəbli ˈrɛləvənt documents,”*,” hi sɛd. ðə ˈʧɛrmən sɛd hi wɑz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈəpˌsɛt baɪ haʊ ˈdɛməˌkræts ɔn ðə kəˈmɪti hæv wərkt tɪ θwɔrt hɪz ˈɛfərts. ˈdɛməˌkræts hæv nɑt ˈlɪftɪd ə ˈfɪŋgər tɪ hɛlp ðə səˈlɛkt kəˈmɪti spid əp ɪts ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ənd riˈlis ə report.”*.” ˈʤɔrdən sɛd ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts hæv ˈhɪndərd ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ prɛs ˈfɔrwərd. wʊd hæv ræpt əp ɑr ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən baɪ naʊ ɪf wi stɪl ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ˈdɑkjəmənts frəm ðə steɪt department,”*,” hi sɛd. ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz kənˈtɪnjuəli drægd ɪts fit ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs du ɑr ʤɑb ənd gɪt tɪ ðə truθ əˈbaʊt wət ˈhæpənd wɪn fɔr əˈmɛrɪkənz lɔst ðɛr lɪvz ɪn. dɪˈspaɪt ðɪs ˈɛfərts, wi ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈhɛdˌweɪ ənd ˈnɪrɪŋ ðə kəmˈpliʃən əv ɑr report.”*.” noʊ ˈəðər ˈskændəl ðə ˈlɛgəsiz əv ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɪθ hɪz ˈfɔrmər ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ɛz ˈtaɪtli ər ɛz ˌɛkskˈwɪzɪtli. iʧ wən noʊz wət ðə ˈəðər dɪd ənd dɪd nɑt du ðət lɔŋ naɪt ɪn. iʧ wən nidz tɪ hoʊld ðə əˈnizi trus ɪn pleɪs ənˈtɪl ɪˈlɛkʃən deɪ ˈmeɪbi ðɛn, ˈgaʊdi ənd ðə rɛst əv ˈjuˈɛs wɪl ˈfaɪnəli faɪnd aʊt wət ˈrɪli ˈhæpənd. |
the lawyer for blake ferguson has launched a scathing attack on the for their lack of ''mercy'' towards the troubled origin star and questioned what would become of him if he wasn't allowed to resume playing after receiving a good behaviour bond for indecent assault.
adam, who has lodged an all grounds appeal against the conviction and penalty, admitted ferguson had a problem with alcohol but said he needed support - not banishment - from the game that had provided a ''lifeline'' for him after a ''harrowing'' upbringing by his mother.
on bond: blake ferguson leaves the sutherland local court on monday.
with sydney roosters, south sydney, and canterbury believed to be interested in ferguson, said the would be best served by playing as he would have to train up to seven days a week and be focused on helping his team in games.
''that is his best rehabilitation because that is what blake does best but right now he is unemployed, he is earning no money and what are you going to do - just leave him to hang out with undesirables,'' said. | ðə ˈlɔjər fər bleɪk ˈfərgəsən həz lɔnʧt ə ˈskeɪðɪŋ əˈtæk ɔn ðə fər ðɛr læk əv ''ˈmərsi'' təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈtrəbəld ˈɔrəʤən stɑr ənd kˈwɛsʧənd wət wʊd bɪˈkəm əv ɪm ɪf hi ˈwəzənt əˈlaʊd tɪ ˈrɛzəˌmeɪ pleɪɪŋ ˈæftər rɪˈsivɪŋ ə gʊd bɪˈheɪvjər bɑnd fər ˌɪnˈdisənt əˈsɔlt. ˈædəm, hu həz lɑʤd ən ɔl graʊnz əˈpil əˈgɛnst ðə kənˈvɪkʃən ənd ˈpɛnəlti, ədˈmɪtəd ˈfərgəsən hæd ə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ˈælkəˌhɑl bət sɛd hi ˈnidɪd səˈpɔrt nɑt ˈbænɪʃmənt frəm ðə geɪm ðət hæd prəˈvaɪdɪd ə ''ˈlaɪˌflaɪn'' fər ɪm ˈæftər ə ''ˈhɛroʊɪŋ'' ˈəpˌbrɪŋɪŋ baɪ hɪz ˈməðər. ɔn bɑnd: bleɪk ˈfərgəsən livz ðə ˈsəðərlənd ˈloʊkəl kɔrt ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. wɪθ ˈsɪdni ˈrustərz, saʊθ ˈsɪdni, ənd ˈkæntərˌbɛri bɪˈlivd tɪ bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈfərgəsən, sɛd ðə wʊd bi bɛst sərvd baɪ pleɪɪŋ ɛz hi wʊd hæv tɪ treɪn əp tɪ ˈsɛvən deɪz ə wik ənd bi ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈhɛlpɪŋ hɪz tim ɪn geɪmz. ''ðət ɪz hɪz bɛst ˌriəˌbɪləˈteɪʃən bɪˈkəz ðət ɪz wət bleɪk dɪz bɛst bət raɪt naʊ hi ɪz ˌənɛmˈplɔɪd, hi ɪz ˈərnɪŋ noʊ ˈməni ənd wət ər ju goʊɪŋ tɪ du ʤɪst liv ɪm tɪ hæŋ aʊt wɪθ undesirables*,'' sɛd. |
javascript is a language with many capabilities. there is no single concrete way to solve a problem and you have the freedom to approach it however you want. there are many ways to make calls and handle responses, many ways to handle events and many ways to handle array operations. in this article focus exactly on arrays and how the built in methods on its prototype can make our life much easier.
one of the most common things we do is over arrays. maybe we are looking for a certain person in a list of people or we are calculating the total of all orders. something i often have to do is pulling only certain properties from a list of objects. most developers would reach for the loop when they need a tool for solving such a task.
here we have the mundane and totally realistic operation of multiplying all the numbers in an array by two and storing them in a new array. notice how unpleasant this looks. if we need to apply conditional checks to the numbers it gets even worse:
thankfully, we can use the built in map, filter and reduce higher order functions to simplify this code and write those operations on a single line, thus improving our overall code quality. before we dive in higher order functions are a term that you will often see in javascript. these a functions that take as input or return another function. you have already used those in event or requests, but good to know the term. map, filter and reduce are all hoc because they take a function as a parameter as you will see.
map
map is a function on the array prototype which takes a single input a function. what map does is that it will go through every element on the array it is called on and it will execute that function. the is passed the element we are currently mapping over so we can make any transformations or calculations that we need. after we go through each element, map will return a new array containing the result of the mapping.
map can be a bit misleading at first, but once you get used to it you will always prefer it to loops. this is the same example that we had earlier in the article but written with a single line of code. taking advantage of arrow functions to simplify our code as much as possible. we omit parentheses around the input x, because a single input and we can also omit the return statement. in the older syntax this function would look like this:
still, quite clean and better than the loop, but my personal preference is to go with the arrow functions whenever i can.
filter
filter is another function on the array prototype and takes a function as a single input. filter will go through all of the values of our array, it will execute the function and return a new array containing only the values that we have decided to pass.
how do we define a rule for the filtering? the function that we pass to filter will have access to the variable it is currently over and must return true or false. if the returned value is true it will add it to the result array, if false it will skip it.
do you see how simpler this is than the example with the loop that we had earlier? the expression inside the will return true or false which is enough for our function, we even need an if statement.
reduce
reduce is the most powerful function of all three and the hardest one to understand. there are many things that you can do with reduce, you can even use it as a replacement for map and filter. it is again called on an array and it will reduce it to a single variable. the easiest example to understand reduce is by calculating the total of an array of numbers.
another difference between reduce and the other two is that here you have to work with two variables inside the. one of them is the current value that through, the other is the persisted one. in this particular example the accumulator variable will hold the total. i used the longer example for clarity but it can also be done with an arrow function on a single line:
the main concept about reduce is that it will return a single value after it has finished the one it has accumulated throughout the iterations. unlike map and filter, reduce takes a second parameter besides the function. it also accepts an initial accumulator value which means that we can use it for other things than just mathematical operations. we can even use an array or object as initial value. an interesting example to get your creativity going is counting the number of times a certain element appears in a list.
chaining
these functions are really powerful on their own, but by using them together we can take full advantage of them. as mentioned each one of those functions returns a new array instead of modifying the existing one. therefore we can use them one after the other and the next one will always return the result from the previous operation. have a look at a more advanced example in which we are chaining the methods and are using named functions:
summary
understanding map, filter and reduce will drastically improve the quality of code writing. the examples are over simplified for the sake of the article, of course you can use collections of any type. remember that using those functions will not mutate the array calling them on, they will return an entirely new value and if you store it or do something with it it will be lost. also keep in mind the function input order in reduce. if you mix it up you will get unexpected and interesting results.
thank you for the read! | ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt ɪz ə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ wɪθ ˈmɛni ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz. ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈsɪŋgəl ˈkɑnkrit weɪ tɪ sɑlv ə ˈprɑbləm ənd ju hæv ðə ˈfridəm tɪ əˈproʊʧ ɪt ˌhaʊˈɛvər ju wɔnt. ðɛr ər ˈmɛni weɪz tɪ meɪk kɔlz ənd ˈhændəl rɪˈspɑnsɪz, ˈmɛni weɪz tɪ ˈhændəl ɪˈvɛnts ənd ˈmɛni weɪz tɪ ˈhændəl əreɪ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ɪn ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈfoʊkɪs ɪgˈzæktli ɔn əreɪz ənd haʊ ðə bɪlt ɪn ˈmɛθədz ɔn ɪts ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp kən meɪk ɑr laɪf məʧ ˈiziər. wən əv ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən θɪŋz wi du ɪz ˈoʊvər əreɪz. ˈmeɪbi wi ər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə ˈsərtən ˈpərsən ɪn ə lɪst əv ˈpipəl ər wi ər ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə ˈtoʊtəl əv ɔl ˈɔrdərz. ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪ ˈɔfən hæv tɪ du ɪz ˈpʊlɪŋ ˈoʊnli ˈsərtən ˈprɑpərtiz frəm ə lɪst əv ˈɑbʤɛkts. moʊst dɪˈvɛləpərz wʊd riʧ fər ðə lup wɪn ðeɪ nid ə tul fər ˈsɑlvɪŋ səʧ ə tæsk. hir wi hæv ðə mənˈdeɪn ənd ˈtoʊtəli ˌriəˈlɪstɪk ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən əv ˈməltəˌplaɪɪŋ ɔl ðə ˈnəmbərz ɪn ən əreɪ baɪ tu ənd ˈstɔrɪŋ ðɛm ɪn ə nu əreɪ. ˈnoʊtɪs haʊ ənˈplɛzənt ðɪs lʊks. ɪf wi nid tɪ əˈplaɪ kənˈdɪʃənəl ʧɛks tɪ ðə ˈnəmbərz ɪt gɪts ˈivɪn wərs: ˈθæŋkfəli, wi kən juz ðə bɪlt ɪn mæp, ˈfɪltər ənd rɪˈdus haɪər ˈɔrdər ˈfəŋkʃənz tɪ ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪ ðɪs koʊd ənd raɪt ðoʊz ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ɔn ə ˈsɪŋgəl laɪn, ðəs ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ɑr ˈoʊvərˌɔl koʊd kˈwɑləti. ˌbiˈfɔr wi daɪv ɪn haɪər ˈɔrdər ˈfəŋkʃənz ər ə tərm ðət ju wɪl ˈɔfən si ɪn ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt. ðiz ə ˈfəŋkʃənz ðət teɪk ɛz ˈɪnˌpʊt ər rɪˈtərn əˈnəðər ˈfəŋkʃən. ju hæv ɔˈrɛdi juzd ðoʊz ɪn ɪˈvɛnt ər rɪkˈwɛsts, bət gʊd tɪ noʊ ðə tərm. mæp, ˈfɪltər ənd rɪˈdus ər ɔl hɑk bɪˈkəz ðeɪ teɪk ə ˈfəŋkʃən ɛz ə pərˈæmətər ɛz ju wɪl si. mæp mæp ɪz ə ˈfəŋkʃən ɔn ðə əreɪ ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp wɪʧ teɪks ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈɪnˌpʊt ə ˈfəŋkʃən. wət mæp dɪz ɪz ðət ɪt wɪl goʊ θru ˈɛvəri ˈɛləmənt ɔn ðə əreɪ ɪt ɪz kɔld ɔn ənd ɪt wɪl ˈɛksəˌkjut ðət ˈfəŋkʃən. ðə ɪz pæst ðə ˈɛləmənt wi ər ˈkərəntli ˈmæpɪŋ ˈoʊvər soʊ wi kən meɪk ˈɛni ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃənz ər ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz ðət wi nid. ˈæftər wi goʊ θru iʧ ˈɛləmənt, mæp wɪl rɪˈtərn ə nu əreɪ kənˈteɪnɪŋ ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə ˈmæpɪŋ. mæp kən bi ə bɪt mɪsˈlidɪŋ æt fərst, bət wəns ju gɪt juzd tɪ ɪt ju wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz prɪˈfər ɪt tɪ lups. ðɪs ɪz ðə seɪm ɪgˈzæmpəl ðət wi hæd ˈərliər ɪn ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl bət ˈrɪtən wɪθ ə ˈsɪŋgəl laɪn əv koʊd. ˈteɪkɪŋ ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ˈɛroʊ ˈfəŋkʃənz tɪ ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪ ɑr koʊd ɛz məʧ ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. wi oʊˈmɪt pərˈɛnθəˌsiz əraʊnd ðə ˈɪnˌpʊt ɛks, bɪˈkəz ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈɪnˌpʊt ənd wi kən ˈɔlsoʊ oʊˈmɪt ðə rɪˈtərn ˈsteɪtmənt. ɪn ðə ˈoʊldər ˈsɪnˌtæks ðɪs ˈfəŋkʃən wʊd lʊk laɪk ðɪs: stɪl, kwaɪt klin ənd ˈbɛtər ðən ðə lup, bət maɪ ˈpərsɪnəl ˈprɛfərəns ɪz tɪ goʊ wɪθ ðə ˈɛroʊ ˈfəŋkʃənz wɛˈnɛvər aɪ kən. ˈfɪltər ˈfɪltər ɪz əˈnəðər ˈfəŋkʃən ɔn ðə əreɪ ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp ənd teɪks ə ˈfəŋkʃən ɛz ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈɪnˌpʊt. ˈfɪltər wɪl goʊ θru ɔl əv ðə ˈvæljuz əv ɑr əreɪ, ɪt wɪl ˈɛksəˌkjut ðə ˈfəŋkʃən ənd rɪˈtərn ə nu əreɪ kənˈteɪnɪŋ ˈoʊnli ðə ˈvæljuz ðət wi hæv ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ pæs. haʊ du wi dɪˈfaɪn ə rul fər ðə ˈfɪltərɪŋ? ðə ˈfəŋkʃən ðət wi pæs tɪ ˈfɪltər wɪl hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ˈvɛriəbəl ɪt ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈoʊvər ənd məst rɪˈtərn tru ər fɔls. ɪf ðə rɪˈtərnd ˈvælju ɪz tru ɪt wɪl æd ɪt tɪ ðə rɪˈzəlt əreɪ, ɪf fɔls ɪt wɪl skɪp ɪt. du ju si haʊ ˈsɪmpələr ðɪs ɪz ðən ðə ɪgˈzæmpəl wɪθ ðə lup ðət wi hæd ˈərliər? ðə ɪkˈsprɛʃən ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə wɪl rɪˈtərn tru ər fɔls wɪʧ ɪz ɪˈnəf fər ɑr ˈfəŋkʃən, wi ˈivɪn nid ən ɪf ˈsteɪtmənt. rɪˈdus rɪˈdus ɪz ðə moʊst ˈpaʊərfəl ˈfəŋkʃən əv ɔl θri ənd ðə ˈhɑrdəst wən tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd. ðɛr ər ˈmɛni θɪŋz ðət ju kən du wɪθ rɪˈdus, ju kən ˈivɪn juz ɪt ɛz ə rɪˈpleɪsmənt fər mæp ənd ˈfɪltər. ɪt ɪz əˈgɛn kɔld ɔn ən əreɪ ənd ɪt wɪl rɪˈdus ɪt tɪ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈvɛriəbəl. ðə ˈiziəst ɪgˈzæmpəl tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd rɪˈdus ɪz baɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə ˈtoʊtəl əv ən əreɪ əv ˈnəmbərz. əˈnəðər ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin rɪˈdus ənd ðə ˈəðər tu ɪz ðət hir ju hæv tɪ wərk wɪθ tu ˈvɛriəbəlz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə. wən əv ðɛm ɪz ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈvælju ðət θru, ðə ˈəðər ɪz ðə pərˈsɪstɪd wən. ɪn ðɪs ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ɪgˈzæmpəl ðə əˈkjumjəˌleɪtər ˈvɛriəbəl wɪl hoʊld ðə ˈtoʊtəl. aɪ juzd ðə ˈlɔŋgər ɪgˈzæmpəl fər ˈklɛrɪti bət ɪt kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi dən wɪθ ən ˈɛroʊ ˈfəŋkʃən ɔn ə ˈsɪŋgəl laɪn: ðə meɪn ˈkɑnsɛpt əˈbaʊt rɪˈdus ɪz ðət ɪt wɪl rɪˈtərn ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈvælju ˈæftər ɪt həz ˈfɪnɪʃt ðə wən ɪt həz əˈkjumjəˌleɪtɪd θruaʊt ðə ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz. ənˈlaɪk mæp ənd ˈfɪltər, rɪˈdus teɪks ə ˈsɛkənd pərˈæmətər ˌbiˈsaɪdz ðə ˈfəŋkʃən. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ækˈsɛpts ən ˌɪˈnɪʃəl əˈkjumjəˌleɪtər ˈvælju wɪʧ minz ðət wi kən juz ɪt fər ˈəðər θɪŋz ðən ʤɪst ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. wi kən ˈivɪn juz ən əreɪ ər ˈɑbʤɛkt ɛz ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈvælju. ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ɪgˈzæmpəl tɪ gɪt jʊr ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti goʊɪŋ ɪz ˈkaʊntɪŋ ðə ˈnəmbər əv taɪmz ə ˈsərtən ˈɛləmənt əˈpɪrz ɪn ə lɪst. ˈʧeɪnɪŋ ðiz ˈfəŋkʃənz ər ˈrɪli ˈpaʊərfəl ɔn ðɛr oʊn, bət baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ðɛm təˈgɛðər wi kən teɪk fʊl ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðɛm. ɛz ˈmɛnʃənd iʧ wən əv ðoʊz ˈfəŋkʃənz rɪˈtərnz ə nu əreɪ ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈmɑdəˌfaɪɪŋ ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ wən. ˈðɛrˌfɔr wi kən juz ðɛm wən ˈæftər ðə ˈəðər ənd ðə nɛkst wən wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz rɪˈtərn ðə rɪˈzəlt frəm ðə ˈpriviəs ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən. hæv ə lʊk æt ə mɔr ədˈvænst ɪgˈzæmpəl ɪn wɪʧ wi ər ˈʧeɪnɪŋ ðə ˈmɛθədz ənd ər ˈjuzɪŋ neɪmd ˈfəŋkʃənz: ˈsəməri ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ mæp, ˈfɪltər ənd rɪˈdus wɪl ˈdræstɪkli ˌɪmˈpruv ðə kˈwɑləti əv koʊd ˈraɪtɪŋ. ðə ɪgˈzæmpəlz ər ˈoʊvər ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪd fər ðə seɪk əv ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl, əv kɔrs ju kən juz kəˈlɛkʃənz əv ˈɛni taɪp. rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ˈjuzɪŋ ðoʊz ˈfəŋkʃənz wɪl nɑt mˈjuˌteɪt ðə əreɪ ˈkɔlɪŋ ðɛm ɔn, ðeɪ wɪl rɪˈtərn ən ɪnˈtaɪərli nu ˈvælju ənd ɪf ju stɔr ɪt ər du ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪθ ɪt ɪt wɪl bi lɔst. ˈɔlsoʊ kip ɪn maɪnd ðə ˈfəŋkʃən ˈɪnˌpʊt ˈɔrdər ɪn rɪˈdus. ɪf ju mɪks ɪt əp ju wɪl gɪt ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ənd ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ rɪˈzəlts. θæŋk ju fər ðə rɛd! |
congress this week plans to help president trump uphold his top campaign promise to build a wall along the southern border when it votes on allocating $1.6 billion for the project.
but democrats are vowing to keep it from becoming law.
the funding will be included in a group of fiscal 2018 spending bills, combined into one measure, that house lawmakers will vote on before leaving for the august recess.
the money would fund "physical barrier construction along the southern border, including and levee improvements," according to the house appropriations committee. the funding level would match trump's fiscal 2018 request.
"the president campaigned across america about making sure our borders are secure," majority leader kevin mccarthy, r-calif., said when he announced the pending vote. "the american public has requested it."
while the funding is expected to win approval in the house, senate republicans are more wary of tacking it on to spending bills that keep the government operating.
"that is going to be a thorny issue on the senate side," homeland security chairman michael mccaul, r-texas, told the washington examiner.
senate democrats have vowed to oppose any spending bill with border wall funding, calling the provision a "poison pill" that will prompt them to block a final fiscal 2018 spending deal.
"to my republican friends in the senate, i'd say persuade your colleagues in the house to abandon this dangerous, irresponsible path they've put us on which can only lead to a government shutdown," said senate minority leader chuck schumer, d-n.y.
a top senate appropriator, however, says he plans to try to advance border wall funding.
senate homeland security appropriations subcommittee chairman john, r-ark., told the washington examiner he will include the money in the fiscal 2018 homeland security spending bill.
"it's a huge priority for the president," said. "we are going to work really hard to get it done. everybody on our side is interested in trying to get it done."
the funding may not make it much further than the senate committee, however.
republicans abandoned plans to include border wall funding in the fiscal 2017 spending measure because of democratic opposition. despite their minority status, democrats have considerable leverage because their votes are needed to clear a final spending agreement in both chambers.
neither house speaker paul ryan, r-wis., nor senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, r-ky., are eager to engage in a politically dangerous spending showdown with democrats. that diminishes the chance of border wall funding making it into a major combined spending deal most lawmakers expect will be needed to fund the government in fiscal 2018.
senate majority whip john, r-texas, called the appropriations route "problematic," because "it gives a convenient target to democrats" who want to block all border security funding.
but republicans are carving out a path for the border wall outside of the spending process. mccaul is working with on an authorizing bill that would create a new border security plan that incorporates wall funding.
mccaul told the washington examiner the border security proposal will be ready for consideration in the house homeland security committee in september.
"it will include physical infrastructure technology and personnel," mccaul said. "we've been working very closely with the homeland security secretary on this and we are finalizing language on the bill."
trump looms over the process. he was angry when republicans excluded border wall funding at the behest of democrats in the fiscal 2017 bill, suggesting in a may 2 tweet that "our country needs a good 'shutdown' in september to fix mess!"
republicans are now trying to placate trump, but avoid a government shutdown by angering either democrats or the president, who also wields a veto pen and could threaten not to sign a spending bill without border wall funds.
"he wants it done," mccaul said. | ˈkɑŋgrəs ðɪs wik plænz tɪ hɛlp ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp əˈphoʊld hɪz tɔp kæmˈpeɪn ˈprɑməs tɪ bɪld ə wɔl əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈsəðərn ˈbɔrdər wɪn ɪt voʊts ɔn ˈæləˌkeɪtɪŋ ˈbɪljən fər ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. bət ˈdɛməˌkræts ər vaʊɪŋ tɪ kip ɪt frəm bɪˈkəmɪŋ lɔ. ðə ˈfəndɪŋ wɪl bi ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ə grup əv ˈfɪskəl 2018 ˈspɛndɪŋ bɪlz, kəmˈbaɪnd ˈɪntu wən ˈmɛʒər, ðət haʊs ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz wɪl voʊt ɔn ˌbiˈfɔr ˈlivɪŋ fər ðə ˈɔgəst ˈrisɛs. ðə ˈməni wʊd fənd "ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈbɛriər kənˈstrəkʃən əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈsəðərn ˈbɔrdər, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ənd ˈlɛvi ˌɪmˈpruvmənts," əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə haʊs əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃənz kəˈmɪti. ðə ˈfəndɪŋ ˈlɛvəl wʊd mæʧ trəmps ˈfɪskəl 2018 rɪkˈwɛst. "ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt kæmˈpeɪnd əˈkrɔs əˈmɛrɪkə əˈbaʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr ɑr ˈbɔrdərz ər sɪˈkjʊr," məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər ˈkɛvɪn məˈkɑrθi, r-calif*., sɛd wɪn hi əˈnaʊnst ðə ˈpɛndɪŋ voʊt. "ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpəblɪk həz rɪkˈwɛstɪd ɪt." waɪl ðə ˈfəndɪŋ ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ wɪn əˈpruvəl ɪn ðə haʊs, ˈsɛnɪt rɪˈpəblɪkənz ər mɔr ˈwɛri əv ˈtækɪŋ ɪt ɔn tɪ ˈspɛndɪŋ bɪlz ðət kip ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ. "ðət ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə ˈθɔrni ˈɪʃu ɔn ðə ˈsɛnɪt saɪd," ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈʧɛrmən ˈmaɪkəl məˈkɔl, r-texas*, toʊld ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɪgˈzæmənər. ˈsɛnɪt ˈdɛməˌkræts hæv vaʊd tɪ əˈpoʊz ˈɛni ˈspɛndɪŋ bɪl wɪθ ˈbɔrdər wɔl ˈfəndɪŋ, ˈkɔlɪŋ ðə prəˈvɪʒən ə "ˈpɔɪzən pɪl" ðət wɪl prɑmpt ðɛm tɪ blɑk ə ˈfaɪnəl ˈfɪskəl 2018 ˈspɛndɪŋ dil. "tɪ maɪ rɪˈpəblɪkən frɛndz ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt, aɪd seɪ pərsˈweɪd jʊr ˈkɑligz ɪn ðə haʊs tɪ əˈbændən ðɪs ˈdeɪnʤərəs, ˌɪrəˈspɑnsəbəl pæθ ðeɪv pʊt ˈjuˈɛs ɔn wɪʧ kən ˈoʊnli lɛd tɪ ə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈʃətˌdaʊn," sɛd ˈsɛnɪt məˈnɔrəti ˈlidər ʧək ˈʃumər, d-n.y*. ə tɔp ˈsɛnɪt əˈproʊpriˌeɪtər, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, sɪz hi plænz tɪ traɪ tɪ ədˈvæns ˈbɔrdər wɔl ˈfəndɪŋ. ˈsɛnɪt ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃənz ˈsəbkəˈmɪti ˈʧɛrmən ʤɑn, r-ark*., toʊld ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɪgˈzæmənər hi wɪl ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈməni ɪn ðə ˈfɪskəl 2018 ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈspɛndɪŋ bɪl. "ɪts ə juʤ praɪˈɔrəti fər ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt," sɛd. "wi ər goʊɪŋ tɪ wərk ˈrɪli hɑrd tɪ gɪt ɪt dən. ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ɔn ɑr saɪd ɪz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ɪt dən." ðə ˈfəndɪŋ meɪ nɑt meɪk ɪt məʧ ˈfərðər ðən ðə ˈsɛnɪt kəˈmɪti, ˌhaʊˈɛvər. rɪˈpəblɪkənz əˈbændənd plænz tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ˈbɔrdər wɔl ˈfəndɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈfɪskəl 2017 ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈmɛʒər bɪˈkəz əv ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən. dɪˈspaɪt ðɛr məˈnɔrəti ˈstætəs, ˈdɛməˌkræts hæv kənˈsɪdərəbəl ˈlɛvərɪʤ bɪˈkəz ðɛr voʊts ər ˈnidɪd tɪ klɪr ə ˈfaɪnəl ˈspɛndɪŋ əˈgrimənt ɪn boʊθ ˈʧeɪmbərz. ˈniðər haʊs ˈspikər pɔl raɪən, r-wis*., nɔr ˈsɛnɪt məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər mɪʧ məˈkɑnəl, r-ky*., ər ˈigər tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ə ˈplɪtɪkli ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn wɪθ ˈdɛməˌkræts. ðət dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪz ðə ʧæns əv ˈbɔrdər wɔl ˈfəndɪŋ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈɪntu ə ˈmeɪʤər kəmˈbaɪnd ˈspɛndɪŋ dil moʊst ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ɪkˈspɛkt wɪl bi ˈnidɪd tɪ fənd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ˈfɪskəl 2018 ˈsɛnɪt məˈʤɔrəti wɪp ʤɑn, r-texas*, kɔld ðə əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃənz rut "ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk," bɪˈkəz "ɪt gɪvz ə kənˈvinjənt ˈtərgət tɪ ˈdɛməˌkræts" hu wɔnt tɪ blɑk ɔl ˈbɔrdər sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfəndɪŋ. bət rɪˈpəblɪkənz ər ˈkɑrvɪŋ aʊt ə pæθ fər ðə ˈbɔrdər wɔl ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs. məˈkɔl ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ɔn ən ˈɔθərˌaɪzɪŋ bɪl ðət wʊd kriˈeɪt ə nu ˈbɔrdər sɪˈkjʊrəti plæn ðət ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪts wɔl ˈfəndɪŋ. məˈkɔl toʊld ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɪgˈzæmənər ðə ˈbɔrdər sɪˈkjʊrəti prəˈpoʊzəl wɪl bi ˈrɛdi fər kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən ɪn ðə haʊs ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti kəˈmɪti ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər. "ɪt wɪl ˌɪnˈklud ˈfɪzɪkəl ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd ˌpərsəˈnɛl," məˈkɔl sɛd. "wiv bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈkloʊsli wɪθ ðə ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ɔn ðɪs ənd wi ər ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɔn ðə bɪl." trəmp lumz ˈoʊvər ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. hi wɑz ˈæŋgri wɪn rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɪkˈskludɪd ˈbɔrdər wɔl ˈfəndɪŋ æt ðə bɪˈhɛst əv ˈdɛməˌkræts ɪn ðə ˈfɪskəl 2017 bɪl, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ɪn ə meɪ 2 twit ðət "ɑr ˈkəntri nidz ə gʊd 'ˈʃətˌdaʊn' ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər tɪ fɪks mɛs!" rɪˈpəblɪkənz ər naʊ traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈpleɪkeɪt trəmp, bət əˈvɔɪd ə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈʃətˌdaʊn baɪ ˈæŋgərɪŋ ˈiðər ˈdɛməˌkræts ər ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt, hu ˈɔlsoʊ wildz ə ˈviˌtoʊ pɛn ənd kʊd θˈrɛtən nɑt tɪ saɪn ə ˈspɛndɪŋ bɪl wɪˈθaʊt ˈbɔrdər wɔl fəndz. "hi wɔnts ɪt dən," məˈkɔl sɛd. |
interview with eric
guildmag: in guild wars: eye of the north, music changes when entering combat. will music change according to the situation in guild wars 2?
eric: yes, we have specific music that plays when you enter combat. in addition to that we have the ability to change the music for other situations such as time of day, for particular dynamic events, boss battles, etc…
guildmag: in the original guild wars - where you have a pack of - each monster has a skill set which can be identified by its name. what can you share with us about monster skills in guild wars 2? can we expect diversity in skills, even when encountering a pack of identical ogres, for example?
eric: in guild wars 2 each type of monster can have a unique palette of skills. for example, you might encounter a group of dredge, some of whom are that engage you from a distance. the melee fighters in the meantime will attempt to close and use sonic attacks by banging their swords against their shields. each “family” of monsters has a different amount of variety depending on how often we expect a player to see them and how large a group they are expected to encounter. the more often players see a creature or the more of those creatures we expect players to fight at any given time, then the more diversity we need.
guildmag: the elder dragons are said to be huge—rather, they be part of large dynamic events, or will we fight against them inside areas?
eric: the only elder dragon that players encounter in guild wars 2 is zhaitan, and he is fought as part of a dungeon. so safe to say that at least for the initial release of the game, only see elder dragons in instances.
guildmag: we've seen the cinematic animations in the past few demos. are there any plans to make changes in that area?
eric: we are working right now on improving the quality of the where two (or more) characters talk to each other from opposite sides of the screen. this involves looking at animations as well as new technology and how we record and process voice overs.
guildmag: could you tell us about how we can expect to come across dungeons? will we stumble upon them through exploration, or are they linked to social hubs? will all the dungeons be introduced to us by our personal storyline? can we also find hidden dungeons through exploration?
eric: there are in the world who can point you towards the different dungeons. you are introduced to these through your personal story. for various reasons these are all following the saga of edge. since the dungeons (in story mode) are the story of edge, they will have information on where the various members are and what they are doing, which will in turn lead you to the dungeons. in addition to being the story of edge, dungeons offer a different sort of play style that we want all players to have access to. because of this, we have chosen not to have any hidden or hard to find dungeons in the initial release of the game.
guildmag: is there anything which you can tell us about the guild system or underwater exploration at this moment?
eric: nothing new afraid (except for the next question).
guildmag: what are aquatic weapons and how do they work?
eric: so you noticed those aquatic weapon slots? aquatic weapons are a separate weapon set that you switch to when you go underwater. they are a unique set of weapons designed and animated to look good while being used underwater. other than that they work very much like our “normal” weapons.
guildmag: how do you initiate a project? do you have a working process?
eric: every project starts out very differently. for example, i think shared our unusual story about how we started guild wars 2. i can safely say that never been involved in a project where we felt the need to announce we were doing it almost as soon as we started working on it! as unusual as that decision was, it felt like the right decision for us to make at the time, and glad we did so.
once you get past the decision to start a project, i think you have to begin with all of the big picture ideas about what trying to accomplish. what is your target audience? what is the setting? what are the core mechanics? why would somebody play the game instead of another game? what makes the game fun? what business model will make the game a success for the company? it seems like an obvious thing but definitely seen and been in some situations where the team answer those types of questions and it has tended to end rather poorly as a result. you always have to keep the big picture in mind and that is especially true right at the start.
guildmag: you now work at one of the industry's top companies. what path did your career take to get there?
eric: i started out as an aspiring comic book artist who also loved games and worked at a game shop. there were several game studios near where i worked, and people who worked at those studios would come in all the time. i having much luck getting the comic book career going, and would talk to various people who came into the store about how i could get a job as an artist. to my dismay, most of them told me that art was the next big thing, and that i needed to know how to use an expensive modeling package. the one exception to this were the guys from a small company called blizzard who told me i just needed to “love games and be able to draw”.
so i applied at blizzard and was lucky enough to get hired as an artist. one of the first things i did there was work on warcraft 2. at the time they have anyone doing map layout, so they sat me down with the editor and told me to “make maps”. this was my introduction to working as a game designer, and i found that i enjoyed it quite a bit. from there, i worked as an artist and designer on diablo and starcraft. having done a little of both jobs, i knew that i was better suited to being a designer than an artist, and was looking to make the switch to being a full time designer. i had a friend who i worked with at blizzard who got me a job as a game designer for a game called sacrifice at shiny entertainment.
after that, i bounced around to a couple of different companies for a few years until i found myself at entertainment. around that time my wife and i decided to move to washington. i contacted my friend james phinney who was working at and he (along with help from jeff, mo, and pat) sold me on coming to work on guild wars. that was over six years ago, and i have to say that has been the best company ever worked for. i count myself as being incredibly fortunate in getting to work on a cool project like guild wars 2 and with so many talented and fun people.
guildmag: did you have any mentors?
eric: i think we all learn a little something from everyone we work with and never had a formal mentor. that being said, i think the time spent working with james phinney on various projects has benefitted me greatly. a fantastic game designer and one of the smartest people i know. then of course colin can you work with him and not learn something new every day?
guildmag: we've asked this question to colin before, and he gave interesting answer. we're curious about your answer as well. do your family and friends fully understand what your job entails? how do you explain to people what you do for a living?
eric: well most of my closest friends all work in the game industry, so i hope they understand what i do ( as for family, i think they really have an idea, and i find it very hard to explain to people i meet exactly what i do. i usually try to explain to them that responsible for the moment to moment game play and overall experience that the player has while playing the game, and when they get that blank look on their face i switch to “i’m responsible for the story” (which true but they can at least comprehend what that might mean).
we would like to thank eric for giving us a bit of his time! | ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈɛrɪk guildmag*: ɪn gɪld wɔrz: aɪ əv ðə nɔrθ, mˈjuzɪk ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wɪn ˈɛnərɪŋ ˈkɑmbæt. wɪl mˈjuzɪk ʧeɪnʤ əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn gɪld wɔrz 2 ˈɛrɪk: jɛs, wi hæv spɪˈsɪfɪk mˈjuzɪk ðət pleɪz wɪn ju ˈɛnər ˈkɑmbæt. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðət wi hæv ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə mˈjuzɪk fər ˈəðər ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz səʧ ɛz taɪm əv deɪ, fər ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr daɪˈnæmɪk ɪˈvɛnts, bɔs ˈbætəlz, etc…*… guildmag*: ɪn ðə ərˈɪʤənəl gɪld wɔrz wɛr ju hæv ə pæk əv iʧ ˈmɑnstər həz ə skɪl sɛt wɪʧ kən bi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd baɪ ɪts neɪm. wət kən ju ʃɛr wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs əˈbaʊt ˈmɑnstər skɪlz ɪn gɪld wɔrz 2 kən wi ɪkˈspɛkt dɪˈvərsɪti ɪn skɪlz, ˈivɪn wɪn ɛnˈkaʊnərɪŋ ə pæk əv aɪˈdɛntɪkəl ogres*, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl? ˈɛrɪk: ɪn gɪld wɔrz 2 iʧ taɪp əv ˈmɑnstər kən hæv ə juˈnik ˈpælət əv skɪlz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ju maɪt ɪnˈkaʊnər ə grup əv drɛʤ, səm əv hum ər ðət ɪnˈgeɪʤ ju frəm ə ˈdɪstəns. ðə ˈmeɪˌleɪ ˈfaɪtərz ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm wɪl əˈtɛmpt tɪ kloʊz ənd juz ˈsɑnɪk əˈtæks baɪ ˈbæŋɪŋ ðɛr sɔrdz əˈgɛnst ðɛr ʃildz. iʧ ““family”*” əv ˈmɑnstərz həz ə ˈdɪfərənt əˈmaʊnt əv vərˈaɪəti dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn haʊ ˈɔfən wi ɪkˈspɛkt ə pleɪər tɪ si ðɛm ənd haʊ lɑrʤ ə grup ðeɪ ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ɪnˈkaʊnər. ðə mɔr ˈɔfən pleɪərz si ə ˈkriʧər ər ðə mɔr əv ðoʊz ˈkriʧərz wi ɪkˈspɛkt pleɪərz tɪ faɪt æt ˈɛni ˈgɪvɪn taɪm, ðɛn ðə mɔr dɪˈvərsɪti wi nid. guildmag*: ðə ˈɛldər ˈdrægənz ər sɛd tɪ bi huge—rather*, ðeɪ bi pɑrt əv lɑrʤ daɪˈnæmɪk ɪˈvɛnts, ər wɪl wi faɪt əˈgɛnst ðɛm ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈɛriəz? ˈɛrɪk: ðə ˈoʊnli ˈɛldər ˈdrægən ðət pleɪərz ɪnˈkaʊnər ɪn gɪld wɔrz 2 ɪz zhaitan*, ənd hi ɪz fɔt ɛz pɑrt əv ə ˈdənʤən. soʊ seɪf tɪ seɪ ðət æt list fər ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl riˈlis əv ðə geɪm, ˈoʊnli si ˈɛldər ˈdrægənz ɪn ˈɪnstənsɪz. guildmag*: wiv sin ðə ˌsɪnəˈmætɪk ˌænəˈmeɪʃənz ɪn ðə pæst fju ˈdɛˌmoʊz. ər ðɛr ˈɛni plænz tɪ meɪk ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðət ˈɛriə? ˈɛrɪk: wi ər ˈwərkɪŋ raɪt naʊ ɔn ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ðə kˈwɑləti əv ðə wɛr tu (ər mɔr) ˈkɛrɪktərz tɔk tɪ iʧ ˈəðər frəm ˈɑpəzɪt saɪdz əv ðə skrin. ðɪs ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˌænəˈmeɪʃənz ɛz wɛl ɛz nu tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd haʊ wi ˈrɛkərd ənd ˈprɔˌsɛs vɔɪs ˈoʊvərz. guildmag*: kʊd ju tɛl ˈjuˈɛs əˈbaʊt haʊ wi kən ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ kəm əˈkrɔs ˈdənʤənz? wɪl wi ˈstəmbəl əˈpɑn ðɛm θru ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən, ər ər ðeɪ lɪŋkt tɪ ˈsoʊʃəl həbz? wɪl ɔl ðə ˈdənʤənz bi ˌɪntrəˈdust tɪ ˈjuˈɛs baɪ ɑr ˈpərsɪnəl ˈstɔriˌlaɪn? kən wi ˈɔlsoʊ faɪnd ˈhɪdən ˈdənʤənz θru ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən? ˈɛrɪk: ðɛr ər ɪn ðə wərld hu kən pɔɪnt ju təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈdɪfərənt ˈdənʤənz. ju ər ˌɪntrəˈdust tɪ ðiz θru jʊr ˈpərsɪnəl ˈstɔri. fər ˈvɛriəs ˈrizənz ðiz ər ɔl ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈsɑgə əv ɛʤ. sɪns ðə ˈdənʤənz (ɪn ˈstɔri moʊd) ər ðə ˈstɔri əv ɛʤ, ðeɪ wɪl hæv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn wɛr ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈmɛmbərz ər ənd wət ðeɪ ər duɪŋ, wɪʧ wɪl ɪn tərn lɛd ju tɪ ðə ˈdənʤənz. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ biɪŋ ðə ˈstɔri əv ɛʤ, ˈdənʤənz ˈɔfər ə ˈdɪfərənt sɔrt əv pleɪ staɪl ðət wi wɔnt ɔl pleɪərz tɪ hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ. bɪˈkəz əv ðɪs, wi hæv ˈʧoʊzən nɑt tɪ hæv ˈɛni ˈhɪdən ər hɑrd tɪ faɪnd ˈdənʤənz ɪn ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl riˈlis əv ðə geɪm. guildmag*: ɪz ðɛr ˈɛniˌθɪŋ wɪʧ ju kən tɛl ˈjuˈɛs əˈbaʊt ðə gɪld ˈsɪstəm ər ˈəndərˌwɔtər ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən æt ðɪs ˈmoʊmənt? ˈɛrɪk: ˈnəθɪŋ nu əˈfreɪd (ɪkˈsɛpt fər ðə nɛkst kˈwɛʃən). guildmag*: wət ər əkˈwɑtɪk ˈwɛpənz ənd haʊ du ðeɪ wərk? ˈɛrɪk: soʊ ju ˈnoʊtɪst ðoʊz əkˈwɑtɪk ˈwɛpən slɑts? əkˈwɑtɪk ˈwɛpənz ər ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈwɛpən sɛt ðət ju swɪʧ tɪ wɪn ju goʊ ˈəndərˌwɔtər. ðeɪ ər ə juˈnik sɛt əv ˈwɛpənz dɪˈzaɪnd ənd ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd tɪ lʊk gʊd waɪl biɪŋ juzd ˈəndərˌwɔtər. ˈəðər ðən ðət ðeɪ wərk ˈvɛri məʧ laɪk ɑr ““normal”*” ˈwɛpənz. guildmag*: haʊ du ju ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt ə ˈprɑʤɛkt? du ju hæv ə ˈwərkɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs? ˈɛrɪk: ˈɛvəri ˈprɑʤɛkt stɑrts aʊt ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərˈɛntli. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, aɪ θɪŋk ʃɛrd ɑr ənˈjuˌʒuəl ˈstɔri əˈbaʊt haʊ wi ˈstɑrtɪd gɪld wɔrz 2 aɪ kən ˈseɪfli seɪ ðət ˈnɛvər bɪn ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ə ˈprɑʤɛkt wɛr wi fɛlt ðə nid tɪ əˈnaʊns wi wər duɪŋ ɪt ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɛz sun ɛz wi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ɪt! ɛz ənˈjuˌʒuəl ɛz ðət dɪˈsɪʒən wɑz, ɪt fɛlt laɪk ðə raɪt dɪˈsɪʒən fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ meɪk æt ðə taɪm, ənd glæd wi dɪd soʊ. wəns ju gɪt pæst ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ stɑrt ə ˈprɑʤɛkt, aɪ θɪŋk ju hæv tɪ bɪˈgɪn wɪθ ɔl əv ðə bɪg ˈpɪkʧər aɪˈdiəz əˈbaʊt wət traɪɪŋ tɪ əˈkɑmplɪʃ. wət ɪz jʊr ˈtərgət ˈɔdiəns? wət ɪz ðə ˈsɛtɪŋ? wət ər ðə kɔr məˈkænɪks? waɪ wʊd ˈsəmˌbɑdi pleɪ ðə geɪm ˌɪnˈstɛd əv əˈnəðər geɪm? wət meɪks ðə geɪm fən? wət ˈbɪznɪs ˈmɑdəl wɪl meɪk ðə geɪm ə səkˈsɛs fər ðə ˈkəmpəˌni? ɪt simz laɪk ən ˈɑbviəs θɪŋ bət ˈdɛfənətli sin ənd bɪn ɪn səm ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz wɛr ðə tim ˈænsər ðoʊz taɪps əv kˈwɛsʧənz ənd ɪt həz ˈtɛndɪd tɪ ɛnd ˈrəðər ˈpurli ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt. ju ˈɔlˌweɪz hæv tɪ kip ðə bɪg ˈpɪkʧər ɪn maɪnd ənd ðət ɪz əˈspɛʃəli tru raɪt æt ðə stɑrt. guildmag*: ju naʊ wərk æt wən əv ðə ˈɪndəstriz tɔp ˈkəmpəˌniz. wət pæθ dɪd jʊr kərɪr teɪk tɪ gɪt ðɛr? ˈɛrɪk: aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd aʊt ɛz ən əˈspaɪrɪŋ ˈkɑmɪk bʊk ˈɑrtɪst hu ˈɔlsoʊ ləvd geɪmz ənd wərkt æt ə geɪm ʃɑp. ðɛr wər ˈsɛvərəl geɪm ˈstudiˌoʊz nɪr wɛr aɪ wərkt, ənd ˈpipəl hu wərkt æt ðoʊz ˈstudiˌoʊz wʊd kəm ɪn ɔl ðə taɪm. aɪ ˈhævɪŋ məʧ lək ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə ˈkɑmɪk bʊk kərɪr goʊɪŋ, ənd wʊd tɔk tɪ ˈvɛriəs ˈpipəl hu keɪm ˈɪntu ðə stɔr əˈbaʊt haʊ aɪ kʊd gɪt ə ʤɑb ɛz ən ˈɑrtɪst. tɪ maɪ dɪsˈmeɪ, moʊst əv ðɛm toʊld mi ðət ɑrt wɑz ðə nɛkst bɪg θɪŋ, ənd ðət aɪ ˈnidɪd tɪ noʊ haʊ tɪ juz ən ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˈmɑdəlɪŋ ˈpækɪʤ. ðə wən ɪkˈsɛpʃən tɪ ðɪs wər ðə gaɪz frəm ə smɔl ˈkəmpəˌni kɔld ˈblɪzərd hu toʊld mi aɪ ʤɪst ˈnidɪd tɪ geɪmz ənd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ draw”*”. soʊ aɪ əˈplaɪd æt ˈblɪzərd ənd wɑz ˈləki ɪˈnəf tɪ gɪt haɪərd ɛz ən ˈɑrtɪst. wən əv ðə fərst θɪŋz aɪ dɪd ðɛr wɑz wərk ɔn ˈwɔrˌkræft 2 æt ðə taɪm ðeɪ hæv ˈɛniˌwən duɪŋ mæp leɪaʊt, soʊ ðeɪ sæt mi daʊn wɪθ ðə ˈɛdɪtər ənd toʊld mi tɪ maps”*”. ðɪs wɑz maɪ ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən tɪ ˈwərkɪŋ ɛz ə geɪm dɪˈzaɪnər, ənd aɪ faʊnd ðət aɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ɪt kwaɪt ə bɪt. frəm ðɛr, aɪ wərkt ɛz ən ˈɑrtɪst ənd dɪˈzaɪnər ɔn ˌdiˈæbloʊ ənd ˈstɑrˌkræft. ˈhævɪŋ dən ə ˈlɪtəl əv boʊθ ʤɑbz, aɪ nu ðət aɪ wɑz ˈbɛtər ˈsutɪd tɪ biɪŋ ə dɪˈzaɪnər ðən ən ˈɑrtɪst, ənd wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ meɪk ðə swɪʧ tɪ biɪŋ ə fʊl taɪm dɪˈzaɪnər. aɪ hæd ə frɛnd hu aɪ wərkt wɪθ æt ˈblɪzərd hu gɑt mi ə ʤɑb ɛz ə geɪm dɪˈzaɪnər fər ə geɪm kɔld ˈsækrəˌfaɪs æt ˈʃaɪni ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt. ˈæftər ðət, aɪ baʊnst əraʊnd tɪ ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈkəmpəˌniz fər ə fju jɪrz ənˈtɪl aɪ faʊnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf æt ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt. əraʊnd ðət taɪm maɪ waɪf ənd aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ muv tɪ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. aɪ ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd maɪ frɛnd ʤeɪmz ˈfɪni hu wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ æt ənd hi (əˈlɔŋ wɪθ hɛlp frəm ʤɛf, moʊ, ənd pæt) soʊld mi ɔn ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ wərk ɔn gɪld wɔrz. ðət wɑz ˈoʊvər sɪks jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ənd aɪ hæv tɪ seɪ ðət həz bɪn ðə bɛst ˈkəmpəˌni ˈɛvər wərkt fər. aɪ kaʊnt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ɛz biɪŋ ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈfɔrʧənət ɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ wərk ɔn ə kul ˈprɑʤɛkt laɪk gɪld wɔrz 2 ənd wɪθ soʊ ˈmɛni ˈtæləntɪd ənd fən ˈpipəl. guildmag*: dɪd ju hæv ˈɛni ˈmɛnˌtɔrz? ˈɛrɪk: aɪ θɪŋk wi ɔl lərn ə ˈlɪtəl ˈsəmθɪŋ frəm ˈɛvriˌwən wi wərk wɪθ ənd ˈnɛvər hæd ə ˈfɔrməl ˈmɛnˌtɔr. ðət biɪŋ sɛd, aɪ θɪŋk ðə taɪm spɛnt ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ʤeɪmz ˈfɪni ɔn ˈvɛriəs ˈprɑʤɛkts həz ˈbɛnəfɪtɪd mi ˈgreɪtli. ə fænˈtæstɪk geɪm dɪˈzaɪnər ənd wən əv ðə sˈmɑrtəst ˈpipəl aɪ noʊ. ðɛn əv kɔrs ˈkoʊlɪn kən ju wərk wɪθ ɪm ənd nɑt lərn ˈsəmθɪŋ nu ˈɛvəri deɪ? guildmag*: wiv æst ðɪs kˈwɛʃən tɪ ˈkoʊlɪn ˌbiˈfɔr, ənd hi geɪv ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈænsər. wɪr ˈkjʊriəs əˈbaʊt jʊr ˈænsər ɛz wɛl. du jʊr ˈfæməli ənd frɛndz ˈfʊli ˌəndərˈstænd wət jʊr ʤɑb ɪnˈteɪlz? haʊ du ju ɪkˈspleɪn tɪ ˈpipəl wət ju du fər ə ˈlɪvɪŋ? ˈɛrɪk: wɛl moʊst əv maɪ ˈkloʊsəst frɛndz ɔl wərk ɪn ðə geɪm ˈɪndəstri, soʊ aɪ hoʊp ðeɪ ˌəndərˈstænd wət aɪ du ɛz fər ˈfæməli, aɪ θɪŋk ðeɪ ˈrɪli hæv ən aɪˈdiə, ənd aɪ faɪnd ɪt ˈvɛri hɑrd tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn tɪ ˈpipəl aɪ mit ɪgˈzæktli wət aɪ du. aɪ ˈjuʒəwəli traɪ tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn tɪ ðɛm ðət riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə ˈmoʊmənt tɪ ˈmoʊmənt geɪm pleɪ ənd ˈoʊvərˌɔl ɪkˈspɪriəns ðət ðə pleɪər həz waɪl pleɪɪŋ ðə geɪm, ənd wɪn ðeɪ gɪt ðət blæŋk lʊk ɔn ðɛr feɪs aɪ swɪʧ tɪ riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə story”*” (wɪʧ tru bət ðeɪ kən æt list ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnd wət ðət maɪt min). wi wʊd laɪk tɪ θæŋk ˈɛrɪk fər ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ə bɪt əv hɪz taɪm! |
writers cited in manifesto have spoken at u.s. military colleges as experts chris print page wed 27, 2011 at pm est in february 2009, the military religious freedom foundation (mrff) received some very good news. a woman named brigitte gabriel had been disinvited from speaking at the united states air force academy, due to battle to stop the u.s. military from allowing to speak at our military's colleges and service academies under the guise of training. just about a year earlier, in february 2008, the air force academy had invited a group called the "3" to speak at its annual academy assembly on the topic "dismantling terrorism: developing actionable solutions for today's plague of violence." one member of this trio of turned evangelical christians was walid. after repeated demands for equal time to counter the preaching of these so-called terrorism experts, the air force academy eventually allowed founder and president, and academy graduate, mikey weinstein, advisory board member and islam scholar reza aslan, and board member and former ambassador joe wilson to speak to the cadets. if the name walid sounds familiar, it's because cnn just did an exposé on him a few weeks ago (article, video: part 1, part 2). as cnn reported, is still being hired to speak to homeland security and law enforcement agencies, despite the fact that he has repeatedly been exposed as a fraud by both journalists and academics.'s mission is clear -- to spread a fear of muslims and rail against all that liberal political correctness that's causing so many americans to treat muslims just like everyone else. the message of brigitte gabriel, founder of act! for america and author of because they hate is the same as's. in june 2007, gabriel, who has also been brought in as a terrorism expert by several government agencies, delivered a lecture at the u.s. military's joint forces staff college (jfsc) as part of the islam elective for american military and national security personnel. during the q & a part of this lecture, a student asked gabriel, "should we resist muslims who want to seek political office in this nation?" this was gabriel's answer: "absolutely. if a muslim who has -- who is -- a practicing muslim who believes the word of the koran to be the word of allah, who abides by islam, who goes to mosque and prays every friday, who prays five times a day -- this practicing muslim, who believes in the teachings of the koran, cannot be a loyal citizen to the united states of america." gabriel then proceeded to give the following reason for a oath of office being meaningless: "a muslim is allowed to lie under any situation to make islam, or for the benefit of islam in the long run. a muslim sworn to office can lay his hand on the koran and say 'i swear that i'm telling the truth and nothing but the truth,' fully knowing that he is lying because the same koran that he is swearing on justifies his lying in order to advance the cause of islam. what is worrisome about that is when we are faced with war and a muslim political official in office has to make a decision either in the interest of the united states, which is considered infidel according to the teachings of islam, and our constitution is [sic] with islam -- not compatible -- that muslim in office will always have his loyalty to islam." gabriel also expressed her views on immigration: "those al members and hezbollah members who are coming into the united states, they are immediately going from the mexican border into the major cities where there is large islamic concentration in the united states, such as 'dearbornistan' michigan..."
so, what does all this have to do with norwegian christian terrorist anders behring? well, walid and brigitte gabriel are two of the activists who show up in his manifesto. is quoted about fifteen times throughout the manifesto, and a link to a brigitte gabriel video is provided for further information on one of the sections. but the most frequently cited author in the manifesto is robert spencer, director of jihad watch and author of the politically incorrect guide to islam. spencer is quoted by over three dozen times, in several places at great length, and wrote, "about islam i recommend essentially everything written by robert spencer." even used a on spencer's book title for a section of his manifesto, which he titled "a politically incorrect guide to the lynching of traitors." is quite familiar with robert spencer's book, having received numerous complaints over the past few years from service members who want it removed from the military's and bxs, where it is usually displayed right next to the military bibles. three other authors quoted or recommended by -- serge trifkovic, bat ye'or, and abdullah al -- all appeared in the same with and spencer, "islam: what the west needs to know." in 2008, when the politically useful film obsession: radical islam's war against the west was being distributed by the millions in swing states via dvds inserted in major newspapers, discovered that this same film, which featured both and gabriel, was being used by the u.s. military. was able to stop some of the screenings of this film, but many others did take place. the packaging of the "campaign" version even carried the endorsement of a professor from the naval war college, lending the credibility of the u.s. military to this piece of propaganda. in short, all of the popular writers and speakers cited in's manifesto have essentially the same message -- muslims are taking over the "christian" world and must be stopped. and these same writers and speakers all have multiple connections to each other. they appear in the same films, link to each other's websites, promote each other's books and videos, are listed by the same speakers bureaus, serve in various capacities in each other's organizations, etc. because i work for, my focus needs to be on stopping the tide of within the military, but, after reading's manifesto, it would be impossible for me not to be thinking about the other dangers posed by these, who are feeding countless americans -- some of whom might be unstable enough to carry out a "mission" like that of -- a steady diet of justification for their twisted religious or political ideologies. while it is clear from's manifesto that he began to formulate his ideas several years before the post "popularization" of, i think it's completely legitimate to ask the question: just how much did the constant validation of these ideas by the likes of gabriel,, and spencer play a role in's ultimate decision to actually carry out his terrorist attacks?
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writers cited in manifesto have spoken at u.s. military colleges as experts | 0 comments ( topical, 0 hidden) comments ( topical, 0 hidden) | ˈraɪtərz ˈsaɪtɪd ɪn ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ hæv ˈspoʊkən æt juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ɛz ˈɛkspərts krɪs prɪnt peɪʤ wɛd 27 2011 æt piɛm ɛst ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2009 ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈfridəm faʊnˈdeɪʃən (mrff*) rɪˈsivd səm ˈvɛri gʊd nuz. ə ˈwʊmən neɪmd ˈbrɪʤɪt ˈgeɪbriəl hæd bɪn ˌdɪˌsɪnˈvaɪtɪd frəm ˈspikɪŋ æt ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɛr fɔrs əˈkædəmi, du tɪ ˈbætəl tɪ stɑp ðə juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri frəm əˈlaʊɪŋ tɪ spik æt ɑr ˈmɪlɪˌtɛriz ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˈsərvɪs əˈkædəmiz ˈəndər ðə gaɪz əv ˈtreɪnɪŋ. ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ə jɪr ˈərliər, ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2008 ðə ɛr fɔrs əˈkædəmi hæd ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ə grup kɔld ðə 3" tɪ spik æt ɪts ˈænjuəl əˈkædəmi əˈsɛmbli ɔn ðə ˈtɑpɪk "ˌdɪsˈmæntlɪŋ ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm: dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈækʃənəbəl səˈluʃənz fər ˈtudeɪz pleɪg əv ˈvaɪələns." wən ˈmɛmbər əv ðɪs ˈtriˌoʊ əv tərnd ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl ˈkrɪsʧɪnz wɑz wɑˈlid. ˈæftər rɪˈpitɪd dɪˈmændz fər ˈikwəl taɪm tɪ ˈkaʊntər ðə ˈpriʧɪŋ əv ðiz ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ˈɛkspərts, ðə ɛr fɔrs əˈkædəmi ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli əˈlaʊd ˈfaʊndər ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt, ənd əˈkædəmi ˈgræʤəˌweɪt, ˈmaɪki ˈwaɪnˌstin, ædˈvaɪzəri bɔrd ˈmɛmbər ənd ˌɪsˈlɑm ˈskɑlər ˈrɛzə æsˈlən, ənd bɔrd ˈmɛmbər ənd ˈfɔrmər æmˈbæsədər ʤoʊ ˈwɪlsən tɪ spik tɪ ðə kəˈdɛts. ɪf ðə neɪm wɑˈlid saʊnz fəˈmɪljər, ɪts bɪˈkəz ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ʤɪst dɪd ən exposé*é ɔn ɪm ə fju wiks əˈgoʊ (ˈɑrtɪkəl, ˈvɪdioʊ: pɑrt 1 pɑrt 2 ɛz ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˌriˈpɔrtəd, ɪz stɪl biɪŋ haɪərd tɪ spik tɪ ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz, dɪˈspaɪt ðə fækt ðət hi həz rɪˈpitɪdli bɪn ɪkˈspoʊzd ɛz ə frɔd baɪ boʊθ ˈʤərnəlɪsts ənd ˌækəˈdɛmɪks. ˈmɪʃən ɪz klɪr tɪ sprɛd ə fɪr əv ˈməzlɪmz ənd reɪl əˈgɛnst ɔl ðət ˈlɪˌbərəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərˈɛktnəs ðæts ˈkɔzɪŋ soʊ ˈmɛni əˈmɛrɪkənz tɪ trit ˈməzlɪmz ʤɪst laɪk ˈɛvriˌwən ɛls. ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ əv ˈbrɪʤɪt ˈgeɪbriəl, ˈfaʊndər əv ækt! fər əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ˈɔθər əv bɪˈkəz ðeɪ heɪt ɪz ðə seɪm ɛz. ɪn ʤun 2007 ˈgeɪbriəl, hu həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn brɔt ɪn ɛz ə ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ˈɛkspərt baɪ ˈsɛvərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz, dɪˈlɪvərd ə ˈlɛkʧər æt ðə juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛriz ʤɔɪnt ˈfɔrsɪz stæf ˈkɑlɪʤ (jfsc*) ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˌɪsˈlɑm ɪˈlɛktɪv fər əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌpərsəˈnɛl. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kju ə pɑrt əv ðɪs ˈlɛkʧər, ə ˈstudənt æst ˈgeɪbriəl, "ʃʊd wi rɪˈzɪst ˈməzlɪmz hu wɔnt tɪ sik pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɔfəs ɪn ðɪs ˈneɪʃən?" ðɪs wɑz ˈgeɪbriəlz ˈænsər: "ˌæbsəˈlutli. ɪf ə ˈməzlɪm hu həz hu ɪz ə ˈpræktɪsɪŋ ˈməzlɪm hu bɪˈlivz ðə wərd əv ðə kɔˈrɑn tɪ bi ðə wərd əv ˈɑlə, hu əˈbaɪdz baɪ ˌɪsˈlɑm, hu goʊz tɪ mɔsk ənd preɪz ˈɛvəri ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, hu preɪz faɪv taɪmz ə deɪ ðɪs ˈpræktɪsɪŋ ˈməzlɪm, hu bɪˈlivz ɪn ðə ˈtiʧɪŋz əv ðə kɔˈrɑn, ˈkænɑt bi ə lɔɪəl ˈsɪtɪzən tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əv əˈmɛrɪkə." ˈgeɪbriəl ðɛn prəˈsidəd tɪ gɪv ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈrizən fər ə oʊθ əv ˈɔfəs biɪŋ ˈminɪŋləs: "ə ˈməzlɪm ɪz əˈlaʊd tɪ laɪ ˈəndər ˈɛni ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən tɪ meɪk ˌɪsˈlɑm, ər fər ðə ˈbɛnəfɪt əv ˌɪsˈlɑm ɪn ðə lɔŋ rən. ə ˈməzlɪm swɔrn tɪ ˈɔfəs kən leɪ hɪz hænd ɔn ðə kɔˈrɑn ənd seɪ 'aɪ swɛr ðət əm ˈtɛlɪŋ ðə truθ ənd ˈnəθɪŋ bət ðə truθ,' ˈfʊli noʊɪŋ ðət hi ɪz laɪɪŋ bɪˈkəz ðə seɪm kɔˈrɑn ðət hi ɪz sˈwɛrɪŋ ɔn ˈʤəstəˌfaɪz hɪz laɪɪŋ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ədˈvæns ðə kɔz əv ˌɪsˈlɑm. wət ɪz ˈwərisəm əˈbaʊt ðət ɪz wɪn wi ər feɪst wɪθ wɔr ənd ə ˈməzlɪm pəˈlɪtɪkəl əˈfɪʃəl ɪn ˈɔfəs həz tɪ meɪk ə dɪˈsɪʒən ˈiðər ɪn ðə ˈɪntəˌrɛst əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, wɪʧ ɪz kənˈsɪdərd ˈɪnfɪˌdɛl əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈtiʧɪŋz əv ˌɪsˈlɑm, ənd ɑr ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ɪz [sɪk] wɪθ ˌɪsˈlɑm nɑt kəmˈpætəbəl ðət ˈməzlɪm ɪn ˈɔfəs wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz hæv hɪz ˈlɔɪəlti tɪ ˌɪsˈlɑm." ˈgeɪbriəl ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈsprɛst hər vjuz ɔn ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən: "ðoʊz æl ˈmɛmbərz ənd ˌhɛzbɑˈlə ˈmɛmbərz hu ər ˈkəmɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ðeɪ ər ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli goʊɪŋ frəm ðə ˈmɛksəkən ˈbɔrdər ˈɪntu ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɪtiz wɛr ðɛr ɪz lɑrʤ ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, səʧ ɛz 'dearbornistan*' ˈmɪʃɪgən..." soʊ, wət dɪz ɔl ðɪs hæv tɪ du wɪθ ˌnɔrˈwiʤən ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈtɛrərɪst ˈændərz ˈbɛrɪŋ? wɛl, wɑˈlid ənd ˈbrɪʤɪt ˈgeɪbriəl ər tu əv ðə ˈæktɪvɪsts hu ʃoʊ əp ɪn hɪz ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ. ɪz kˈwoʊtɪd əˈbaʊt ˈfɪfˈtin taɪmz θruaʊt ðə ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ, ənd ə lɪŋk tɪ ə ˈbrɪʤɪt ˈgeɪbriəl ˈvɪdioʊ ɪz prəˈvaɪdɪd fər ˈfərðər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn wən əv ðə ˈsɛkʃənz. bət ðə moʊst ˈfrikwɛntli ˈsaɪtɪd ˈɔθər ɪn ðə ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ ɪz ˈrɑbərt ˈspɛnsər, dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈʤihɑd wɔʧ ənd ˈɔθər əv ðə ˈplɪtɪkli ˌɪnkərˈɛkt gaɪd tɪ ˌɪsˈlɑm. ˈspɛnsər ɪz kˈwoʊtɪd baɪ ˈoʊvər θri ˈdəzən taɪmz, ɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˈpleɪsɪz æt greɪt lɛŋθ, ənd roʊt, "əˈbaʊt ˌɪsˈlɑm aɪ ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ɛˈsɛnʃəli ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈrɪtən baɪ ˈrɑbərt ˈspɛnsər." ˈivɪn juzd ə ɔn ˈspɛnsərz bʊk ˈtaɪtəl fər ə ˈsɛkʃən əv hɪz ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ, wɪʧ hi ˈtaɪtəld "ə ˈplɪtɪkli ˌɪnkərˈɛkt gaɪd tɪ ðə ˈlɪnʧɪŋ əv ˈtreɪtərz." ɪz kwaɪt fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ˈrɑbərt ˈspɛnsərz bʊk, ˈhævɪŋ rɪˈsivd ˈnumərəs kəmˈpleɪnts ˈoʊvər ðə pæst fju jɪrz frəm ˈsərvɪs ˈmɛmbərz hu wɔnt ɪt riˈmuvd frəm ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛriz ənd bxs*, wɛr ɪt ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli dɪˈspleɪd raɪt nɛkst tɪ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈbaɪbəlz. θri ˈəðər ˈɔθərz kˈwoʊtɪd ər ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd baɪ sərʤ trifkovic*, bæt ye'or*, ənd ˌæbˈdələ æl ɔl əˈpɪrd ɪn ðə seɪm wɪθ ənd ˈspɛnsər, "ˌɪsˈlɑm: wət ðə wɛst nidz tɪ noʊ." ɪn 2008 wɪn ðə ˈplɪtɪkli ˈjusfəl fɪlm əbˈsɛʃən: ˈrædɪkəl ˌɪsˈlɑmz wɔr əˈgɛnst ðə wɛst wɑz biɪŋ dɪˈstrɪbjətəd baɪ ðə ˈmɪljənz ɪn swɪŋ steɪts ˈviə ˌdiˌviˈdiz ˌɪnˈsərtɪd ɪn ˈmeɪʤər ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz, dɪˈskəvərd ðət ðɪs seɪm fɪlm, wɪʧ ˈfiʧərd boʊθ ənd ˈgeɪbriəl, wɑz biɪŋ juzd baɪ ðə juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri. wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ stɑp səm əv ðə ˈskrinɪŋz əv ðɪs fɪlm, bət ˈmɛni ˈəðərz dɪd teɪk pleɪs. ðə ˈpækɪʤɪŋ əv ðə "kæmˈpeɪn" ˈvərʒən ˈivɪn ˈkɛrid ðə ɛnˈdɔrsmənt əv ə prəˈfɛsər frəm ðə ˈneɪvəl wɔr ˈkɑlɪʤ, ˈlɛndɪŋ ðə ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti əv ðə juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri tɪ ðɪs pis əv ˌprɑpəˈgændə. ɪn ʃɔrt, ɔl əv ðə ˈpɑpjələr ˈraɪtərz ənd ˈspikərz ˈsaɪtɪd ɪn ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ hæv ɛˈsɛnʃəli ðə seɪm ˈmɛsɪʤ ˈməzlɪmz ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə "ˈkrɪsʧɪn" wərld ənd məst bi stɑpt. ənd ðiz seɪm ˈraɪtərz ənd ˈspikərz ɔl hæv ˈməltəpəl kəˈnɛkʃənz tɪ iʧ ˈəðər. ðeɪ əˈpɪr ɪn ðə seɪm fɪlmz, lɪŋk tɪ iʧ ˈəðərz ˈwɛbˌsaɪts, prəˈmoʊt iʧ ˈəðərz bʊks ənd ˈvɪdioʊz, ər ˈlɪstɪd baɪ ðə seɪm ˈspikərz ˈbjʊroʊz, sərv ɪn ˈvɛriəs kəˈpæsɪtiz ɪn iʧ ˈəðərz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. bɪˈkəz aɪ wərk fər, maɪ ˈfoʊkɪs nidz tɪ bi ɔn ˈstɑpɪŋ ðə taɪd əv wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri, bət, ˈæftər ˈrɛdɪŋ ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ, ɪt wʊd bi ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl fər mi nɑt tɪ bi ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈəðər ˈdeɪnʤərz poʊzd baɪ ðiz, hu ər ˈfidɪŋ ˈkaʊntləs əˈmɛrɪkənz səm əv hum maɪt bi ənˈsteɪbəl ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈkɛri aʊt ə "ˈmɪʃən" laɪk ðət əv ə ˈstɛdi daɪət əv ˌʤəstəfəˈkeɪʃən fər ðɛr tˈwɪstɪd rɪˈlɪʤəs ər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤiz. waɪl ɪt ɪz klɪr frəm ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ ðət hi bɪˈgæn tɪ ˈfɔrmjəˌleɪt hɪz aɪˈdiəz ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə poʊst "ˌpɑpjələrəˈzeɪʃən" əv, aɪ θɪŋk ɪts kəmˈplitli ləˈʤɪtəmət tɪ æsk ðə kˈwɛʃən: ʤɪst haʊ məʧ dɪd ðə ˈkɑnstənt ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən əv ðiz aɪˈdiəz baɪ ðə laɪks əv ˈgeɪbriəl,, ənd ˈspɛnsər pleɪ ə roʊl ɪn ˈəltəmət dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈkɛri aʊt hɪz ˈtɛrərɪst əˈtæks? tɪ dɪˈskəs ðɪs ˈstɔri, saɪn əp fər ə fri əˈkaʊnt ˈraɪtərz ˈsaɪtɪd ɪn ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ hæv ˈspoʊkən æt juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ɛz ˈɛkspərts 0 ˈkɑmɛnts ˈtɑpɪkəl, 0 ˈhɪdən) ˈkɑmɛnts ˈtɑpɪkəl, 0 ˈhɪdən) |
it’s been a while since our last blog post, but only because been hard at work, we swear! we even thought about rushing off to the bahamas with your money!
this time going to shed a little light on a little something that makes it possible to render massive and densely populated worlds in real time: impostors.
to put it simply, an impostor is a flat polygon that looks like a more complex piece of geometry. they are often used as the last step in a set of levels of detail for an object. to make them look as convincing as possible, the textures applied to impostor are usually rendered by the engine rather than being created by artists. reset has a deferred so this is particularly simple: we just render a mesh into a tiny and then use a special shader to splat copies of it onto the main.
sometimes impostor textures are updated based on the exact point of view. this is a fairly complicated system for a small team to develop, so we just render a fixed number of viewing angles for each mesh as a step. at all the data is available which makes rendering the impostors into the scene extremely simple and efficient. transitions between meshes and impostors (as well as between meshes of different levels of detail) are handled with so there is no popping.
the island has about 100000 trees in total. in this particular view you can see a bunch of high detail tree meshes in the foreground as well as about 38000 tree impostors in the distance.
as development progresses the island will get populated by an increasing number of other objects and we will be able to use this system for them as well. | it’s* bɪn ə waɪl sɪns ɑr læst blɔg poʊst, bət ˈoʊnli bɪˈkəz bɪn hɑrd æt wərk, wi swɛr! wi ˈivɪn θɔt əˈbaʊt ˈrəʃɪŋ ɔf tɪ ðə bəˈhɑməz wɪθ jʊr ˈməni! ðɪs taɪm goʊɪŋ tɪ ʃɛd ə ˈlɪtəl laɪt ɔn ə ˈlɪtəl ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət meɪks ɪt ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈrɛndər ˈmæsɪv ənd ˈdɛnsli ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtəd wərldz ɪn ril taɪm: ˌɪmˈpɔstərz. tɪ pʊt ɪt ˈsɪmpli, ən ˌɪmˈpɔstər ɪz ə flæt ˈpɑlɪˌgɑn ðət lʊks laɪk ə mɔr ˈkɑmplɛks pis əv ʤiˈɑmətri. ðeɪ ər ˈɔfən juzd ɛz ðə læst stɛp ɪn ə sɛt əv ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈditeɪl fər ən ˈɑbʤɛkt. tɪ meɪk ðɛm lʊk ɛz kənˈvɪnsɪŋ ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl, ðə ˈtɛksʧərz əˈplaɪd tɪ ˌɪmˈpɔstər ər ˈjuʒəwəli ˈrɛndərd baɪ ðə ˈɪnʤən ˈrəðər ðən biɪŋ kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ˈɑrtɪsts. ˈrisɛt həz ə dɪˈfərd soʊ ðɪs ɪz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈsɪmpəl: wi ʤɪst ˈrɛndər ə mɛʃ ˈɪntu ə ˈtaɪni ənd ðɛn juz ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈʃeɪdər tɪ splæt ˈkɑpiz əv ɪt ˈɔntu ðə meɪn. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˌɪmˈpɔstər ˈtɛksʧərz ər ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd beɪst ɔn ðə ɪgˈzækt pɔɪnt əv vju. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈfɛrli ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ˈsɪstəm fər ə smɔl tim tɪ dɪˈvɛləp, soʊ wi ʤɪst ˈrɛndər ə fɪkst ˈnəmbər əv vjuɪŋ ˈæŋgəlz fər iʧ mɛʃ ɛz ə stɛp. æt ɔl ðə ˈdætə ɪz əˈveɪləbəl wɪʧ meɪks ˈrɛndərɪŋ ðə ˌɪmˈpɔstərz ˈɪntu ðə sin ɪkˈstrimli ˈsɪmpəl ənd ɪˈfɪʃənt. trænˈzɪʃənz bɪtˈwin ˈmɛʃɪz ənd ˌɪmˈpɔstərz (ɛz wɛl ɛz bɪtˈwin ˈmɛʃɪz əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈditeɪl) ər ˈhændəld wɪθ soʊ ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈpɑpɪŋ. ðə ˈaɪlənd həz əˈbaʊt 100000 triz ɪn ˈtoʊtəl. ɪn ðɪs ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr vju ju kən si ə bənʧ əv haɪ ˈditeɪl tri ˈmɛʃɪz ɪn ðə ˈfɔrˌgraʊnd ɛz wɛl ɛz əˈbaʊt 38000 tri ˌɪmˈpɔstərz ɪn ðə ˈdɪstəns. ɛz dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈprɑˌgrɛsəz ðə ˈaɪlənd wɪl gɪt ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtəd baɪ ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv ˈəðər ˈɑbʤɛkts ənd wi wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ juz ðɪs ˈsɪstəm fər ðɛm ɛz wɛl. |
seized ivory cut in pieces for incineration in hong kong (picture: images)
theresa may has dropped her pledge to ban the trade of ivory in its general election manifesto.
in the tories’ previous manifesto, launched before the 2015 election, david cameron had promised to enact an outright ban on the buying and selling of ivory in the.
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however, any explicit mention of ivory is conspicuously absent from the new manifesto.
in its place manifesto includes a general pledge to help international organisations protect the marine environment and endangered species around the world.
many took to twitter to vent their frustrations at the prime minister, saying that ‘basically added dead elephants’ to their pledges.
theresa's conservative manifesto scraps the ban on the ivory trade. basically add dead elephants to the list of tory pledges. jonathan pryor (@jonathan_pryor) may 20, 2017
#torymanifesto: legalizing ivory trade, fox hunting and
…and tories wonder why we call them the nasty party. amy (@thisisamy_) may 21, 2017
only just read about ivory ban business in tory manifesto. surely it's not true? is it? no one would actually do this. would they? dan (@dmallaghan) may 21, 2017
fox hunting and lifting the ban on ivory trade?
the tories are really spoiling mr (@mrmalky) may 19, 2017
but the dropping of a blanket ivory ban will no doubt be a relief for those in the antiques and fine art industries.
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many precious and items of historical importance that are sold in the are made of ivory.
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although the objects were made many centuries ago with the majority having been made between the and centuries an outright ban would have meant no one could buy or sell them. this could also have potentially affected museum acquisitions.
a pair of century scandinavian ivory checker pieces (picture: getty images)
similar to the tories, the lib also promised to provide ‘greater resources for international environmental cooperation… on actions to tackle illegal and unsustainable trade in timber, wildlife, ivory and fish’.
but for the first time the labour party has pledged to institute a ‘total ban on ivory trading’. | sizd ˈaɪvəri kət ɪn ˈpisɪz fər ˌɪnˈsɪnərˌeɪʃən ɪn hɔŋ kɔŋg (ˈpɪkʧər: ˈɪmɪʤɪz) tərˈisə meɪ həz drɑpt hər plɛʤ tɪ bæn ðə treɪd əv ˈaɪvəri ɪn ɪts ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ. ɪn ðə tories’*’ ˈpriviəs ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ, lɔnʧt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə 2015 ɪˈlɛkʃən, ˈdeɪvɪd ˈkæmərən hæd ˈprɑməst tɪ ɪˈnækt ən ˈaʊˈtraɪt bæn ɔn ðə baɪɪŋ ənd ˈsɛlɪŋ əv ˈaɪvəri ɪn ðə. pəˈlis reɪk ɪn ˈæftər ˈsɛlɪŋ sizd ˈaɪtəmz ɔn ˈiˌbeɪ ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈɛni ɪkˈsplɪsət ˈmɛnʃən əv ˈaɪvəri ɪz kənˈspɪkjuəsli ˈæbsənt frəm ðə nu ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ. ɪn ɪts pleɪs ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ ˌɪnˈkludz ə ˈʤɛnərəl plɛʤ tɪ hɛlp ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz prəˈtɛkt ðə mərˈin ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ənd ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd ˈspiʃiz əraʊnd ðə wərld. ˈmɛni tʊk tɪ tˈwɪtər tɪ vɛnt ðɛr frəˈstreɪʃənz æt ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər, seɪɪŋ ðət ˈædɪd dɛd elephants’*’ tɪ ðɛr ˈplɛʤɪz. tərˈisəz kənˈsərvətɪv ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ skræps ðə bæn ɔn ðə ˈaɪvəri treɪd. ˈbeɪsɪkli æd dɛd ˈɛləfənts tɪ ðə lɪst əv ˈtɔri ˈplɛʤɪz. ˈʤɑnəθən praɪər (@jonathan_pryor*) meɪ 20 2017 #torymanifesto*: ˈligəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˈaɪvəri treɪd, fɑks ˈhəntɪŋ ənd ˈtɔˌriz ˈwəndər waɪ wi kɔl ðɛm ðə ˈnæsti ˈpɑrti. ˈeɪmi (@thisisamy*_) meɪ 21 2017 ˈoʊnli ʤɪst rɛd əˈbaʊt ˈaɪvəri bæn ˈbɪznɪs ɪn ˈtɔri ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ. ˈʃʊrli ɪts nɑt tru? ɪz ɪt? noʊ wən wʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli du ðɪs. wʊd ðeɪ? dæn (@dmallaghan*) meɪ 21 2017 fɑks ˈhəntɪŋ ənd ˈlɪftɪŋ ðə bæn ɔn ˈaɪvəri treɪd? ðə ˈtɔˌriz ər ˈrɪli ˈspɔɪlɪŋ ˈmɪstər (@mrmalky*) meɪ 19 2017 bət ðə ˈdrɑpɪŋ əv ə ˈblæŋkɪt ˈaɪvəri bæn wɪl noʊ daʊt bi ə rɪˈlif fər ðoʊz ɪn ðə ænˈtiks ənd faɪn ɑrt ˈɪndəstriz. kaʊərd, 25 lɛft sən ənd ˈgərlˌfrɛnd ɪn ˈoʊvərˌtərnd kɑr ˈæftər ˈkræʃɪŋ ɪn pəˈlis ʧeɪs ˈmɛni ˈprɛʃəs ənd ˈaɪtəmz əv hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns ðət ər soʊld ɪn ðə ər meɪd əv ˈaɪvəri. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈɑbʤɛkts wər meɪd ˈmɛni ˈsɛnʧəriz əˈgoʊ wɪθ ðə məˈʤɔrəti ˈhævɪŋ bɪn meɪd bɪtˈwin ðə ənd ˈsɛnʧəriz ən ˈaʊˈtraɪt bæn wʊd hæv mɛnt noʊ wən kʊd baɪ ər sɛl ðɛm. ðɪs kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ hæv pəˈtɛnʃəli əˈfɛktɪd mˈjuziəm ˌækwəˈzɪʃənz. ə pɛr əv ˈsɛnʧəri ˌskændɪˈneɪviən ˈaɪvəri ˈʧɛkər ˈpisɪz (ˈpɪkʧər: ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz) ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə ˈtɔˌriz, ðə lɪb ˈɔlsoʊ ˈprɑməst tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈrisɔrsɪz fər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl cooperation…*… ɔn ˈækʃənz tɪ ˈtækəl ˌɪˈligəl ənd ˌənsəˈsteɪnəbəl treɪd ɪn ˈtɪmbər, ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf, ˈaɪvəri ənd fish’*’. bət fər ðə fərst taɪm ðə ˈleɪbər ˈpɑrti həz plɛʤd tɪ ˈɪnstɪˌtut ə bæn ɔn ˈaɪvəri trading’*’. |
it began with a casually pool shot. then, the women of chester turned out in their dozens. he even started to ironically use outdated slang. got his own fandom. is the unthinkable happening? is ed becoming cool?
if you still need some persuasion, ladies and gentlemen, look no further than, a haven of mili-mania.
"politics shouldn't be about who's cool and who isn't," its description reads. "but just in case it is for you, here's some pictures of ed looking cool."
feast your eyes upon ed dean:
"you're tearing me apart, david! you say one thing, clegg says another, and everybody changes back again!!"
scream your heart out for eddy styles:
"the lights up my world like nothing else."
form an orderly queue for ed draper:
"i'm living like there's no tomorrow, because under the tories, there isn't one."
study the fine stubble on jones:
ediana jones and the cost of living crisis
aaaand feel aroused and confused by ed gandy:
all photos via | ɪt bɪˈgæn wɪθ ə ˈkæʒəwəli pul ʃɑt. ðɛn, ðə ˈwɪmən əv ˈʧɛstər tərnd aʊt ɪn ðɛr ˈdəzənz. hi ˈivɪn ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ aɪˈrɑnɪkli juz ˈaʊtˌdeɪtɪd slæŋ. gɑt hɪz oʊn fandom*. ɪz ðə ənˈθɪŋkəbəl ˈhæpənɪŋ? ɪz ɛd bɪˈkəmɪŋ kul? ɪf ju stɪl nid səm pərsˈweɪʒən, ˈleɪdiz ənd ˈʤɛnəlmɪn, lʊk noʊ ˈfərðər ðən, ə ˈheɪvən əv mili-mania*. "ˈpɑləˌtɪks ˈʃʊdənt bi əˈbaʊt huz kul ənd hu ˈɪzənt," ɪts dɪˈskrɪpʃən ridz. "bət ʤɪst ɪn keɪs ɪt ɪz fər ju, hɪrz səm ˈpɪkʧərz əv ɛd ˈlʊkɪŋ kul." fist jʊr aɪz əˈpɑn ɛd din: "jʊr ˈtɪrɪŋ mi əˈpɑrt, ˈdeɪvɪd! ju seɪ wən θɪŋ, klɛg sɪz əˈnəðər, ənd ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ˈʧeɪnʤɪz bæk əˈgɛn!!" skrim jʊr hɑrt aʊt fər ˈɛdi staɪlz: "ðə laɪts əp maɪ wərld laɪk ˈnəθɪŋ ɛls." fɔrm ən ˈɔrdərli kju fər ɛd ˈdreɪpər: "əm ˈlɪvɪŋ laɪk ðɛrz noʊ təˈmɑˌroʊ, bɪˈkəz ˈəndər ðə ˈtɔˌriz, ðɛr ˈɪzənt wən." ˈstədi ðə faɪn ˈstəbəl ɔn ʤoʊnz: ʤoʊnz ənd ðə kɔst əv ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈkraɪsəs fil əraʊzd ənd kənfˈjuzd baɪ ɛd ˈgændi: ɔl ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ˈviə |
instagram has slowly been transitioning towards a model where users can interact with its content on the web, and today it has introduced a full for desktop browsers. now, when you go to.com, users can see all of the photos posted from the users they follow, like photos by clicking them, and take advantage of commenting. for the times when you're not and want to catch up on your friends' photos, this should be a much easier way to do so. while has long maintained focus on providing an excellent mobile experience, it has been building out its web presence ever since being purchased by facebook. now, users should be able to get the full experience on their laptop or desktop though images can still only be uploaded from your mobile. kevin wrote that while he believes that photos should be shared while,'s web presence will help users have a fast and simple experience. says the new feed is live now, though some users are experiencing trouble pulling it up as of this writing. | instagram* həz sˈloʊli bɪn trænˈzɪʃənɪŋ təˈwɔrdz ə ˈmɑdəl wɛr ˈjuzərz kən ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ ɪts ˈkɑntɛnt ɔn ðə wɛb, ənd təˈdeɪ ɪt həz ˌɪntrəˈdust ə fʊl fər ˈdɛskˌtɑp ˈbraʊzərz. naʊ, wɪn ju goʊ tɪ instagram.com*, ˈjuzərz kən si ɔl əv ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ˈpoʊstɪd frəm ðə ˈjuzərz ðeɪ ˈfɑloʊ, laɪk ˈfoʊˌtoʊz baɪ ˈklɪkɪŋ ðɛm, ənd teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ˈkɑmɛntɪŋ. fər ðə taɪmz wɪn jʊr nɑt ənd wɔnt tɪ kæʧ əp ɔn jʊr frɛndz' ˈfoʊˌtoʊz, ðɪs ʃʊd bi ə məʧ ˈiziər weɪ tɪ du soʊ. waɪl həz lɔŋ meɪnˈteɪnd ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ən ˈɛksələnt ˈmoʊbəl ɪkˈspɪriəns, ɪt həz bɪn ˈbɪldɪŋ aʊt ɪts wɛb ˈprɛzəns ˈɛvər sɪns biɪŋ ˈpərʧəst baɪ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. naʊ, ˈjuzərz ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt ðə fʊl ɪkˈspɪriəns ɔn ðɛr ˈlæpˌtɑp ər ˈdɛskˌtɑp ðoʊ ˈɪmɪʤɪz kən stɪl ˈoʊnli bi ˈəˌploʊdɪd frəm jʊr ˈmoʊbəl. ˈkɛvɪn roʊt ðət waɪl hi bɪˈlivz ðət ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ʃʊd bi ʃɛrd waɪl, wɛb ˈprɛzəns wɪl hɛlp ˈjuzərz hæv ə fæst ənd ˈsɪmpəl ɪkˈspɪriəns. sɪz ðə nu fid ɪz lɪv naʊ, ðoʊ səm ˈjuzərz ər ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ ˈtrəbəl ˈpʊlɪŋ ɪt əp ɛz əv ðɪs ˈraɪtɪŋ. |
a husband and wife who were suspects in a 2012 double homicide that took place on nova scotia's eastern shore have been charged with murder and related firearms offences.
elmer percy higgins, 65, and karen marie higgins, 49, were arrested in december 2012 shortly after fire officials found the bodies of two men matthew allan hebb and earle clayton stewart, both from in a burned cabin off highway 374 in sheet harbour.
they were released after the arrests and charges were not pursued.
the couple was arrested a second time in march, and again released without charges.
pair arrested 3 times
police announced thursday the pair have been arrested a third time and are now facing charges in the men's deaths.
the homicides were added in 2016 to a program that offers up to $150,000 to anyone who can provide tips that lead to an arrest in a major crime, and police said information from that program "greatly assisted" in laying the charges.
the bodies of matthew hebb and earle stewart were found december 2012 in a burned cabin in sheet harbour. (submitted by kirtley beaver/facebook)
"today's charges represent over four years of tireless investigative work," insp. trudy said in a statement.
"our investigators persevered and in the end, it is our hope that we find answers for the hebb and stewart families."
preliminary inquiry in january
the accused briefly appeared in dartmouth provincial court thursday afternoon. members of both the hebb and stewart families were also there, clutching tissues and staring intently at the two accused. two members of the higgins family were also in attendance.
the case will return to court in january for a five-day preliminary inquiry.
don murray, the lawyer for karen higgins, indicated his client will likely be applying for bail in the meantime. because it is a murder charge, any bail hearing would be conducted in nova scotia supreme court.
elmer percy higgins is getting a lawyer through legal aid.
both accused were stooped and shuffling as they were led in and out of court for their brief appearance.
the families of earl stewart and matthew hebb have put up crosses in their memories. (submitted by kirtley beaver)
the bodies of hebb and stewart were found when police and firefighters responded to a 911 call of a burning building on highway 374. the building was described as a cottage or hunting camp.
the bodies were discovered in the rubble.
victims were getting christmas trees
their deaths were confirmed as homicides days later. at the time, said they believed the two men were in sheet harbour getting christmas trees.
following the discovery, investigators searched a residence on herring cove road in halifax and a property off highway 374 near sheet harbour. according to online records, both properties were owned by elmer perry vincent higgins and karen marie higgins. | ə ˈhəzbənd ənd waɪf hu wər ˈsəˌspɛkts ɪn ə 2012 ˈdəbəl ˈhɑməˌsaɪd ðət tʊk pleɪs ɔn ˈnoʊvə ˈskoʊʃəz ˈistərn ʃɔr hæv bɪn ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈmərdər ənd rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz offences*. ˈɛlmər ˈpərsi ˈhɪgɪnz, 65 ənd ˈkɛrən mərˈi ˈhɪgɪnz, 49 wər ərˈɛstɪd ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2012 ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər faɪər əˈfɪʃəlz faʊnd ðə ˈbɑdiz əv tu mɛn ˈmæθju ˈælən hɛb ənd ərl ˈkleɪtən stuərt, boʊθ frəm ɪn ə bərnd ˈkæbən ɔf ˈhaɪˌweɪ 374 ɪn ʃit ˈhɑrbər. ðeɪ wər riˈlist ˈæftər ðə ərˈɛsts ənd ˈʧɑrʤɪz wər nɑt pərˈsud. ðə ˈkəpəl wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ə ˈsɛkənd taɪm ɪn mɑrʧ, ənd əˈgɛn riˈlist wɪˈθaʊt ˈʧɑrʤɪz. pɛr ərˈɛstɪd 3 taɪmz pəˈlis əˈnaʊnst ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðə pɛr hæv bɪn ərˈɛstɪd ə θərd taɪm ənd ər naʊ ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈʧɑrʤɪz ɪn ðə mɛnz dɛθs. ðə ˈhɑməˌsaɪdz wər ˈædɪd ɪn 2016 tɪ ə ˈproʊˌgræm ðət ˈɔfərz əp tɪ tɪ ˈɛniˌwən hu kən prəˈvaɪd tɪps ðət lɛd tɪ ən ərˈɛst ɪn ə ˈmeɪʤər kraɪm, ənd pəˈlis sɛd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ðət ˈproʊˌgræm "ˈgreɪtli əˈsɪstɪd" ɪn leɪɪŋ ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪz. ðə ˈbɑdiz əv ˈmæθju hɛb ənd ərl stuərt wər faʊnd dɪˈsɛmbər 2012 ɪn ə bərnd ˈkæbən ɪn ʃit ˈhɑrbər. (səbˈmɪtəd baɪ ˈkərtli beaver/facebook*) "ˈtudeɪz ˈʧɑrʤɪz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ˈoʊvər fɔr jɪrz əv ˈtaɪərləs ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv wərk," insp*. ˈtrudi sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. "ɑr ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ˌpərsəˈvɪrd ənd ɪn ðə ɛnd, ɪt ɪz ɑr hoʊp ðət wi faɪnd ˈænsərz fər ðə hɛb ənd stuərt ˈfæməliz." prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri ðə əˈkjuzd ˈbrifli əˈpɪrd ɪn ˈdɑrtməθ prəˈvɪnʃəl kɔrt ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun. ˈmɛmbərz əv boʊθ ðə hɛb ənd stuərt ˈfæməliz wər ˈɔlsoʊ ðɛr, ˈkləʧɪŋ ˈtɪʃuz ənd ˈstɛrɪŋ ˌɪnˈtɛntli æt ðə tu əˈkjuzd. tu ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈhɪgɪnz ˈfæməli wər ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn əˈtɛndəns. ðə keɪs wɪl rɪˈtərn tɪ kɔrt ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri fər ə ˈfaɪvˌdeɪ prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri. dɑn ˈməri, ðə ˈlɔjər fər ˈkɛrən ˈhɪgɪnz, ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd hɪz klaɪənt wɪl ˈlaɪkli bi əˈplaɪɪŋ fər beɪl ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm. bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ə ˈmərdər ʧɑrʤ, ˈɛni beɪl ˈhirɪŋ wʊd bi kənˈdəktəd ɪn ˈnoʊvə ˈskoʊʃə səˈprim kɔrt. ˈɛlmər ˈpərsi ˈhɪgɪnz ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ˈlɔjər θru ˈligəl eɪd. boʊθ əˈkjuzd wər stupt ənd ˈʃəˈfʊlɪŋ ɛz ðeɪ wər lɛd ɪn ənd aʊt əv kɔrt fər ðɛr brif əˈpɪrəns. ðə ˈfæməliz əv ərl stuərt ənd ˈmæθju hɛb hæv pʊt əp ˈkrɔsɪz ɪn ðɛr ˈmɛməriz. (səbˈmɪtəd baɪ ˈkərtli ˈbivər) ðə ˈbɑdiz əv hɛb ənd stuərt wər faʊnd wɪn pəˈlis ənd ˈfaɪərˌfaɪtərz rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ə 911 kɔl əv ə ˈbərnɪŋ ˈbɪldɪŋ ɔn ˈhaɪˌweɪ 374 ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ wɑz dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ə ˈkɑtɪʤ ər ˈhəntɪŋ kæmp. ðə ˈbɑdiz wər dɪˈskəvərd ɪn ðə ˈrəbəl. ˈvɪktɪmz wər ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈkrɪsməs triz ðɛr dɛθs wər kənˈfərmd ɛz ˈhɑməˌsaɪdz deɪz ˈleɪtər. æt ðə taɪm, sɛd ðeɪ bɪˈlivd ðə tu mɛn wər ɪn ʃit ˈhɑrbər ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈkrɪsməs triz. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri, ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz sərʧt ə ˈrɛzɪdəns ɔn ˈhɛrɪŋ koʊv roʊd ɪn ˈhælɪˌfæks ənd ə ˈprɑpərti ɔf ˈhaɪˌweɪ 374 nɪr ʃit ˈhɑrbər. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈrɛkərdz, boʊθ ˈprɑpərtiz wər oʊnd baɪ ˈɛlmər ˈpɛri ˈvɪnsɪnt ˈhɪgɪnz ənd ˈkɛrən mərˈi ˈhɪgɪnz. |
i´m going to try and make this as short as i can. after all these years of touring in unsafe vans, and doing stupid things, i guess i was over due for this… we had a serious van accident in route from our show in graz, austria to dresden, germany, somewhere along the highway in the czech.
i was asleep in the back of the van, so unsure of what exactly happened. all i know is i felt the van skidding out and we started to slide and roll over. not sure exactly how many times the van flipped but it was more than enough. i started screaming for everyone to tell me they were ok. check, ben check, sara check, and i hear jeff.
ben pulled me out through the windshield and i took off running, screaming for help with blood pouring down my face. i honestly though jeff was dead. a car stopped and a slew of women started screaming at me and i was screaming at them. we were in the middle of no where and as i was running two things came to mind, i think jeff is dead, and i hope i get shot like pyle. a woman pulled me into her house and her husband and son ran to the van crash site. i found, and he said everyone is ok. the family started talking to me via google translation telling me everyone is safe and that an is on the way.
the ambulance comes takes us to a hospital, we get taken care of. the police arrive on the scene and inform us that we leaving until the medical bills are paid in full. the were so kind enough to escort sara and myself to an atm machine to pay the entire lump of the bills in full on the spot. even after we signed some strange papers saying we have 30 day with proof of citizenship, etc. what the fuck ever right? we asked where was, and their was…prison. 300 phone calls and around later we are out of the damned czech and safe in germany.
long short, we are all somewhat ok. jeff broke his collarbone, ben got his hand jacked up, i am pretty alright, is ok, as well as sara. the van is destroyed. booking these tours ourself really made me realize that we are 100% on our own. we had no one to call, no one to “rescue” us. i made 3 phone calles and the entire german punk scene came to our rescue. god damn thank you. our new friends from dresden germany came to get us at the drop of a hat, no questions asked. thank you.
so here it is, we are 3 grown adult males in our who play in a punk band. we are all stage hands at productions in philly. what we do to enable us to be here in europe doing this. never in our lives have we needed help like we do now. if you want to help us, please go to and a record for $1.99. if you ever laughed at one of my awful jokes, or spend hours talking with us after a show, and you would like to help, please do. i always though our band would have too much pride to ask for help, but i am pretty sure we all agree that this time we need it. if you would like to help in any form please do is the address if you are inclined to do so. we will also accept first class upgrades on us air, delta or virgin.
thanks.
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like this: like loading... related | i´m* goʊɪŋ tɪ traɪ ənd meɪk ðɪs ɛz ʃɔrt ɛz aɪ kən. ˈæftər ɔl ðiz jɪrz əv ˈtʊrɪŋ ɪn ənˈseɪf vænz, ənd duɪŋ ˈstupɪd θɪŋz, aɪ gɛs aɪ wɑz ˈoʊvər du fər this…*… wi hæd ə ˈsɪriəs væn ˈæksədənt ɪn rut frəm ɑr ʃoʊ ɪn graz*, ˈɔstriə tɪ ˈdrɛzdɪn, ˈʤərməni, ˈsəmˌwɛr əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈhaɪˌweɪ ɪn ðə ʧɛk. aɪ wɑz əsˈlip ɪn ðə bæk əv ðə væn, soʊ ənˈʃʊr əv wət ɪgˈzæktli ˈhæpənd. ɔl aɪ noʊ ɪz aɪ fɛlt ðə væn ˈskɪdɪŋ aʊt ənd wi ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ slaɪd ənd roʊl ˈoʊvər. nɑt ʃʊr ɪgˈzæktli haʊ ˈmɛni taɪmz ðə væn flɪpt bət ɪt wɑz mɔr ðən ɪˈnəf. aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈskrimɪŋ fər ˈɛvriˌwən tɪ tɛl mi ðeɪ wər ˈoʊˈkeɪ. ʧɛk, bɛn ʧɛk, ˈsɛrə ʧɛk, ənd aɪ hir ʤɛf. bɛn pʊld mi aʊt θru ðə ˈwɪndˌʃild ənd aɪ tʊk ɔf ˈrənɪŋ, ˈskrimɪŋ fər hɛlp wɪθ bləd ˈpɔrɪŋ daʊn maɪ feɪs. aɪ ˈɑnəstli ðoʊ ʤɛf wɑz dɛd. ə kɑr stɑpt ənd ə slu əv ˈwɪmən ˈstɑrtɪd ˈskrimɪŋ æt mi ənd aɪ wɑz ˈskrimɪŋ æt ðɛm. wi wər ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv noʊ wɛr ənd ɛz aɪ wɑz ˈrənɪŋ tu θɪŋz keɪm tɪ maɪnd, aɪ θɪŋk ʤɛf ɪz dɛd, ənd aɪ hoʊp aɪ gɪt ʃɑt laɪk paɪl. ə ˈwʊmən pʊld mi ˈɪntu hər haʊs ənd hər ˈhəzbənd ənd sən ræn tɪ ðə væn kræʃ saɪt. aɪ faʊnd, ənd hi sɛd ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz ˈoʊˈkeɪ. ðə ˈfæməli ˈstɑrtɪd ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ mi ˈviə ˈgugəl trænzˈleɪʃən ˈtɛlɪŋ mi ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz seɪf ənd ðət ən ɪz ɔn ðə weɪ. ðə ˈæmbjələns kəmz teɪks ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, wi gɪt ˈteɪkən kɛr əv. ðə pəˈlis əraɪv ɔn ðə sin ənd ˌɪnˈfɔrm ˈjuˈɛs ðət wi ˈlivɪŋ ənˈtɪl ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl bɪlz ər peɪd ɪn fʊl. ðə wər soʊ kaɪnd ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈɛskɔrt ˈsɛrə ənd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf tɪ ən ˈeɪˌtiˈɛm məˈʃin tɪ peɪ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ləmp əv ðə bɪlz ɪn fʊl ɔn ðə spɑt. ˈivɪn ˈæftər wi saɪnd səm streɪnʤ ˈpeɪpərz seɪɪŋ wi hæv 30 deɪ wɪθ pruf əv ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. wət ðə fək ˈɛvər raɪt? wi æst wɛr wɑz, ənd ðɛr was…prison*. 300 foʊn kɔlz ənd əraʊnd ˈleɪtər wi ər aʊt əv ðə dæmd ʧɛk ənd seɪf ɪn ˈʤərməni. lɔŋ ʃɔrt, wi ər ɔl ˈsəmˈwət ˈoʊˈkeɪ. ʤɛf broʊk hɪz ˈkɑlərˌboʊn, bɛn gɑt hɪz hænd ʤækt əp, aɪ æm ˈprɪti ˌɔˈlraɪt, ɪz ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈsɛrə. ðə væn ɪz dɪˈstrɔɪd. ˈbʊkɪŋ ðiz tʊrz ɑrˈsɛlf ˈrɪli meɪd mi ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət wi ər 100 ɔn ɑr oʊn. wi hæd noʊ wən tɪ kɔl, noʊ wən tɪ ““rescue”*” ˈjuˈɛs. aɪ meɪd 3 foʊn keɪlz ənd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈʤərmən pəŋk sin keɪm tɪ ɑr ˈrɛskju. gɑd dæm θæŋk ju. ɑr nu frɛndz frəm ˈdrɛzdɪn ˈʤərməni keɪm tɪ gɪt ˈjuˈɛs æt ðə drɔp əv ə hæt, noʊ kˈwɛsʧənz æst. θæŋk ju. soʊ hir ɪt ɪz, wi ər 3 groʊn ˈædəlt meɪlz ɪn ɑr hu pleɪ ɪn ə pəŋk bænd. wi ər ɔl steɪʤ hænz æt pərˈdəkʃənz ɪn ˈfɪli. wət wi du tɪ ɪˈneɪbəl ˈjuˈɛs tɪ bi hir ɪn ˈjʊrəp duɪŋ ðɪs. ˈnɛvər ɪn ɑr lɪvz hæv wi ˈnidɪd hɛlp laɪk wi du naʊ. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs, pliz goʊ tɪ ənd ə ˈrɛkərd fər ɪf ju ˈɛvər læft æt wən əv maɪ ˈɔfəl ʤoʊks, ər spɛnd aʊərz ˈtɔkɪŋ wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs ˈæftər ə ʃoʊ, ənd ju wʊd laɪk tɪ hɛlp, pliz du. aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz ðoʊ ɑr bænd wʊd hæv tu məʧ praɪd tɪ æsk fər hɛlp, bət aɪ æm ˈprɪti ʃʊr wi ɔl əˈgri ðət ðɪs taɪm wi nid ɪt. ɪf ju wʊd laɪk tɪ hɛlp ɪn ˈɛni fɔrm pliz du ɪz ðə ˈæˌdrɛs ɪf ju ər ˌɪnˈklaɪnd tɪ du soʊ. wi wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ əkˈsɛpt fərst klæs ˈəpˌgreɪdz ɔn ˈjuˈɛs ɛr, ˈdɛltə ər ˈvərʤɪn. θæŋks. ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts laɪk ðɪs: laɪk ˈloʊdɪŋ... rɪˈleɪtɪd |
desert center (cbsla.com) a boy was killed and five others were hurt when a minivan crashed on the 10 freeway in the valley community of desert center overnight tuesday.
a 2016 dodge grand caravan carrying eight people was traveling east on interstate 10 at a.m. wednesday when the wreck occurred, just west of summit road, according to california highway patrol.
the minivan, being driven by collie washington of tarzana, drifted into the center divider and overturned, reports. four of the eight occupants were ejected.
a boy was pronounced dead at the scene, said. his name was not immediately disclosed.
a woman and two boys, ages 9 and 16, were taken to three separate hospitals with major injuries. two more passengers suffered minor injuries, said, while two others were not hurt.
the four people who were ejected were not wearing seat belts, confirmed.
investigators do not believe alcohol or drugs contributed to the crash. the cause is under investigation. | ˈdɛzərt ˈsɛnər (cbsla.com*) ə bɔɪ wɑz kɪld ənd faɪv ˈəðərz wər hərt wɪn ə ˈmɪniˈvæn kræʃt ɔn ðə 10 ˈfriˌweɪ ɪn ðə ˈvæli kəmˈjunɪti əv ˈdɛzərt ˈsɛnər ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ə 2016 dɑʤ grænd ˈkɛrəˌvæn ˈkɛriɪŋ eɪt ˈpipəl wɑz ˈtrævəlɪŋ ist ɔn ˌɪntərˈsteɪt 10 æt a.m*. ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ wɪn ðə rɛk əˈkərd, ʤɪst wɛst əv ˈsəmɪt roʊd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈhaɪˌweɪ pəˈtroʊl. ðə ˈmɪniˈvæn, biɪŋ ˈdrɪvən baɪ ˈkɑli ˈwɔʃɪŋtən əv tarzana*, ˈdrɪftɪd ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɛnər dɪˈvaɪdər ənd ˈoʊvərˌtərnd, rɪˈpɔrts. fɔr əv ðə eɪt ˈɑkjəpənts wər ɪˈʤɛktɪd. ə bɔɪ wɑz prəˈnaʊnst dɛd æt ðə sin, sɛd. hɪz neɪm wɑz nɑt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli dɪˈskloʊzd. ə ˈwʊmən ənd tu bɔɪz, ˈeɪʤɪz 9 ənd 16 wər ˈteɪkən tɪ θri ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz wɪθ ˈmeɪʤər ˈɪnʤəriz. tu mɔr ˈpæsənʤərz ˈsəfərd ˈmaɪnər ˈɪnʤəriz, sɛd, waɪl tu ˈəðərz wər nɑt hərt. ðə fɔr ˈpipəl hu wər ɪˈʤɛktɪd wər nɑt ˈwɛrɪŋ sit bɛlts, kənˈfərmd. ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz du nɑt bɪˈliv ˈælkəˌhɑl ər drəgz kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðə kræʃ. ðə kɔz ɪz ˈəndər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. |
have you heard or seen fighter jets flying overhead lately?
f-16 fighter jets from the ohio air national guard spent time training over the bridge and island.
pilots with the fighter wing, based in swanton, ohio, performed multiple training sorties over lake huron and northern michigan from june 21 through june 24, according to the wing's facebook page.
photos provided by the fighter wing show the jets flying near the bridge and lake huron.
the wing also conducted a test of the aerospace control alert system on tuesday, july 7, and were seen flying in michigan.
in april, the fighter wing trained over southeast michigan.
lindsay is the education reporter for the ann arbor news. follow her on twitter or contact her at or lknake@mlive.com. | hæv ju hərd ər sin ˈfaɪtər ʤɛts flaɪɪŋ ˈoʊvərˈhɛd ˈleɪtli? ˈfaɪtər ʤɛts frəm ðə oʊˈhaɪoʊ ɛr ˈnæʃənəl gɑrd spɛnt taɪm ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə brɪʤ ənd ˈaɪlənd. ˈpaɪləts wɪθ ðə ˈfaɪtər wɪŋ, beɪst ɪn sˈwɑntən, oʊˈhaɪoʊ, pərˈfɔrmd ˈməltəpəl ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈsɔrtiz ˈoʊvər leɪk ˈhjʊˌrɑn ənd ˈnɔrðərn ˈmɪʃɪgən frəm ʤun 21 θru ʤun 24 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə wɪŋz ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ. ˈfoʊˌtoʊz prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ðə ˈfaɪtər wɪŋ ʃoʊ ðə ʤɛts flaɪɪŋ nɪr ðə brɪʤ ənd leɪk ˈhjʊˌrɑn. ðə wɪŋ ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈdəktəd ə tɛst əv ðə ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs kənˈtroʊl əˈlərt ˈsɪstəm ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 7 ənd wər sin flaɪɪŋ ɪn ˈmɪʃɪgən. ɪn ˈeɪprəl, ðə ˈfaɪtər wɪŋ treɪnd ˈoʊvər ˌsaʊˈθist ˈmɪʃɪgən. ˈlɪndzi ɪz ðə ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən rɪˈpɔrtər fər ðə æn ˈɑrbər nuz. ˈfɑloʊ hər ɔn tˈwɪtər ər ˈkɑnˌtækt hər æt ər lknake@mlive.com*. |
rick ross was on power breakfast club show recently, where he talked about his upcoming album, black market, which drops tomorrow. aside from the talk about the album, discussed his new song, "color money," and the few lines on the track where it sounded like he was taking shots at drake and birdman. ross didn't deny the shots on the record, and said at the end of the day he's going to stick up for and that it is what it is. during his last appearance on the show, ross said that the issues between meek mill and drake wasn't a real beef and he could see them doing a song together eventually again.
while ross danced around a few of the questions, he did straight up say that he currently doesn't have a relationship with birdman, and that he's sticking with lil wayne through his turbulent label situation with cash money. "for me to see the way things have transpired, i can't respect that, and i don't respect that," ross said. though he admitted he thought about it, ross also said that he never openly talked with wayne about trying to get him onto his label. is currently suing birdman and cash money over money owed to him.
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though has yet to drop his song "ghostwriter" from the album, he did talk about it during the interview, as well as the topic of in rap. "i think making dope music is what's fine, chasing line for line that ain't cool at all," ross said., who said he's for artists in the past, did say that if an artist has a whole body of work put together by someone else it becomes an issue.
ross' black market album is currently available to on itunes here. | rɪk rɔs wɑz ɔn paʊər ˈbrɛkfəst kləb ʃoʊ ˈrisəntli, wɛr hi tɔkt əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈælbəm, blæk ˈmɑrkɪt, wɪʧ drɑps təˈmɑˌroʊ. əˈsaɪd frəm ðə tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə ˈælbəm, dɪˈskəst hɪz nu sɔŋ, "ˈkələr ˈməni," ənd ðə fju laɪnz ɔn ðə træk wɛr ɪt ˈsaʊndɪd laɪk hi wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ ʃɑts æt dreɪk ənd ˈbərdmæn. rɔs ˈdɪdənt dɪˈnaɪ ðə ʃɑts ɔn ðə ˈrɛkərd, ənd sɛd æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə deɪ hiz goʊɪŋ tɪ stɪk əp fər ənd ðət ɪt ɪz wət ɪt ɪz. ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz læst əˈpɪrəns ɔn ðə ʃoʊ, rɔs sɛd ðət ðə ˈɪʃuz bɪtˈwin mik mɪl ənd dreɪk ˈwəzənt ə ril bif ənd hi kʊd si ðɛm duɪŋ ə sɔŋ təˈgɛðər ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli əˈgɛn. waɪl rɔs dænst əraʊnd ə fju əv ðə kˈwɛsʧənz, hi dɪd streɪt əp seɪ ðət hi ˈkərəntli ˈdəzənt hæv ə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈbərdmæn, ənd ðət hiz ˈstɪkɪŋ wɪθ lɪl weɪn θru hɪz ˈtərbjələnt ˈleɪbəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɪθ kæʃ ˈməni. "fər mi tɪ si ðə weɪ θɪŋz hæv trænˈspaɪərd, aɪ kænt rɪˈspɛkt ðət, ənd aɪ doʊnt rɪˈspɛkt ðət," rɔs sɛd. ðoʊ hi ədˈmɪtəd hi θɔt əˈbaʊt ɪt, rɔs ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət hi ˈnɛvər ˈoʊpənli tɔkt wɪθ weɪn əˈbaʊt traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ɪm ˈɔntu hɪz ˈleɪbəl. ɪz ˈkərəntli suɪŋ ˈbərdmæn ənd kæʃ ˈməni ˈoʊvər ˈməni oʊd tɪ ɪm. poʊst kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ðoʊ həz jɛt tɪ drɔp hɪz sɔŋ "ghostwriter*" frəm ðə ˈælbəm, hi dɪd tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈɪntərvˌju, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈtɑpɪk əv ɪn ræp. "aɪ θɪŋk ˈmeɪkɪŋ doʊp mˈjuzɪk ɪz wəts faɪn, ˈʧeɪsɪŋ laɪn fər laɪn ðət eɪnt kul æt ɔl," rɔs sɛd., hu sɛd hiz fər ˈɑrtɪsts ɪn ðə pæst, dɪd seɪ ðət ɪf ən ˈɑrtɪst həz ə hoʊl ˈbɑdi əv wərk pʊt təˈgɛðər baɪ ˈsəmˌwən ɛls ɪt bɪˈkəmz ən ˈɪʃu. rɔs' blæk ˈmɑrkɪt ˈælbəm ɪz ˈkərəntli əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ɔn ˈaɪˌtunz hir. |
the reveal of the black list today just give screenwriters hollywood street it does the same for agencies and management companies. on this leaderboard, led the way among agencies with 18 clients on the list, followed by with 15 and with 14.
for, that includes the script of 2016, elyse blond ambition, a of sorts about struggle to get her album released while navigating fame, romance, and a music industry in new york that views women as disposal.
on the management side, madhouse entertainment leads haul with 10 scripts in the field, the highest rank among them zach voyagers, the love story of carl sagan and ann that is set up at warner bros. grandview and share second on the overall list with eight mentions.
the most always get all the boasts, though: management 360 has three scripts on the list, but two of those are tied for no. 2 overall: dan life itself and tony the olympian (both clients, in fact).
check out the charts below, then have the agents and managers on it buy your drinks tonight:
nominations by agency
wme 18
caa 15
uta 14
verve 4
apa 3
icm partners 3
gersh 2
paradigm 2
united agents (uk) 1
no agency 12
nominations by management company
madhouse entertainment 10
grandview 8
kaplan/perrone entertainment 7
bellevue productions 6
echo lake entertainment 5
circle of confusion 4
3 arts entertainment 3
good fear film + management 3
heroes and villains entertainment 3
lee entertainment 3
management 360 3
think tank management 2
the gotham group 2
epicenter 1
hopscotch pictures 1
kipperman management 1
lbi entertainment 1
mosaic 1
principato-young entertainment 1
zero gravity management 1
no manager 7 | ðə rɪˈvil əv ðə blæk lɪst təˈdeɪ ʤɪst gɪv ˈskrinˌraɪtərz ˈhɑliˌwʊd strit ɪt dɪz ðə seɪm fər ˈeɪʤənsiz ənd ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈkəmpəˌniz. ɔn ðɪs leaderboard*, lɛd ðə weɪ əˈməŋ ˈeɪʤənsiz wɪθ 18 klaɪənts ɔn ðə lɪst, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ wɪθ 15 ənd wɪθ 14 fər, ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ðə skrɪpt əv 2016 ˈɛlaɪs blɑnd æmˈbɪʃən, ə əv sɔrts əˈbaʊt ˈstrəgəl tɪ gɪt hər ˈælbəm riˈlist waɪl ˈnævəˌgeɪtɪŋ feɪm, ˈroʊmæns, ənd ə mˈjuzɪk ˈɪndəstri ɪn nu jɔrk ðət vjuz ˈwɪmən ɛz dɪˈspoʊzəl. ɔn ðə ˈmænɪʤmənt saɪd, ˈmæˌdhaʊs ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt lidz hɔl wɪθ 10 skrɪpts ɪn ðə fild, ðə haɪəst ræŋk əˈməŋ ðɛm zæk ˈvɔɪɪʤərz, ðə ləv ˈstɔri əv kɑrl ˈseɪgən ənd æn ðət ɪz sɛt əp æt ˈwɔrnər bros*. ˈgrændvˌju ənd ʃɛr ˈsɛkənd ɔn ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl lɪst wɪθ eɪt ˈmɛnʃənz. ðə moʊst ˈɔlˌweɪz gɪt ɔl ðə boʊsts, ðoʊ: ˈmænɪʤmənt 360 həz θri skrɪpts ɔn ðə lɪst, bət tu əv ðoʊz ər taɪd fər noʊ. 2 ˈoʊvərˌɔl: dæn laɪf ˌɪtˈsɛlf ənd ˈtoʊni ðə oʊˈlɪmpiən (boʊθ klaɪənts, ɪn fækt). ʧɛk aʊt ðə ʧɑrts bɪˈloʊ, ðɛn hæv ðə ˈeɪʤənts ənd ˈmænɪʤərz ɔn ɪt baɪ jʊr drɪŋks təˈnaɪt: ˌnɑməˈneɪʃənz baɪ ˈeɪʤənsi 18 15 14 vərv 4 3 ˈpɑrtnərz 3 gərʃ 2 ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm 2 juˈnaɪtɪd ˈeɪʤənts (uk*) 1 noʊ ˈeɪʤənsi 12 ˌnɑməˈneɪʃənz baɪ ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈkəmpəˌni ˈmæˌdhaʊs ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt 10 ˈgrændvˌju 8 ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt 7 ˈbɛlvˌju pərˈdəkʃənz 6 ˈɛkoʊ leɪk ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt 5 ˈsərkəl əv kənfˈjuʒən 4 3 ɑrts ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt 3 gʊd fɪr fɪlm ˈmænɪʤmənt 3 ˈhɪroʊz ənd ˈvɪlənz ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt 3 li ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt 3 ˈmænɪʤmənt 360 3 θɪŋk tæŋk ˈmænɪʤmənt 2 ðə ˈgɑθəm grup 2 ˈɛpəˌsɛntər 1 ˈhɑpˌskɑʧ ˈpɪkʧərz 1 ˈkɪpərmən ˈmænɪʤmənt 1 ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt 1 moʊˈzeɪɪk 1 ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt 1 ˈziroʊ ˈgrævɪti ˈmænɪʤmənt 1 noʊ ˈmænɪʤər 7 |
margaret cho in 2014. (photo by images)
in a career spanned three decades, comedian margaret cho has not been one to hold back. openly and hilariously discussed her drug abuse, her sex life and her irrigation, among many other topics probably not considered safe-for-work.
but, in a recent interview with danielle bacher of billboard magazine, cho, 46, dropped a bombshell: she told the magazine that she was sexually molested by a family friend from age five to 12.
“i had a very long-term relationship with this abuser, which is a horrible thing to say,” she told bacher. “i even understand it was abuse, because i was too young to know,” she says. “i endured it so many times, especially because i was alone a lot.”
at 14, cho said, she was raped by an acquaintance.
“i was raped continuously through my teenage years, and i know how to stop it,” she said. “it was also an era where young girls were being sexualized. for me, i think i had been sexually abused so much in my life that it was hard for me to let go of anger, forgive or understand what happened.”
though cho did not identify the rapists in the interview, she said her family knows who abused her. bacher wrote cho described molestation as “an excusable offense in her traditional korean eyes, which [cho] thinks is insane.”
“they really want to talk about it, because that would make it real somehow,” cho said. “i think asian culture often is in denial about such things. like, if they talk about it, it exist.”
this is not the first time that cho has discussed her troubled past. as part of a twitter campaign last year after revelations that canadian radio host jian had allegedly assaulted three women, cho discussed her story.
“i am a rape victim and a survivor of childhood sexual abuse,” cho wrote at the time. “i come forward in solidarity with all women who have suffered.”
[the sex confessions of fired canadian radio star jian]
cho also addresses her history of sexual assault in a track on a new record. the title of the song makes its theme pretty clear: “i want to kill my rapist.”
“i thought i forgave you, but mistake you,” cho sings on the track, as billboard recounted. i see clearly and sincerely, pay dearly.”
“i’m still trying to figure out how to be a musician, but i really enjoy it,” cho told bacher. “but really, we want to kill the rapists.”
correction: a previous version of this article said cho alleged she was raped by a “family member.” she alleges she was raped by a family friend.
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mass it layoffs are often small and unnoticed. they are not on the scale of the carrier air conditioning plant layoff; its indianapolis facility, which currently employs people, is moving to mexico.
hertz it employees share two things with the carrier workers: they were also angry, and they got the news on the same day, feb. 10.
the carrier layoffs arrived guillotine-like; the plant is closing, period. but it layoffs are rarely like that. there are ambiguities and uncertainties and lifeboats for some, and so it was at hertz.
in an early morning conference call, it employees were told by the the firm was expanding its outsourcing work with. it wasn't known then how many would lose their jobs or ultimately be hired by.
but one month later, this much is clear: about 300 hertz it employees, most located in oklahoma city, were impacted by this decision. is hiring about 75 and those workers are expecting to receive offers today. the layoffs will begin this month and be completed by may 31, said hertz. it's not yet clear if all the 225 or so employees who are not receiving job offers from will be laid off.
after the conference call, employees were stunned. the reaction was, "we're screwed," said an it employee, one of two interviewed, who requested his name not be used.
there was "anger, resentment," especially by employees who "sacrificed that balance to keep things going here," said the employee.
hertz took precautions. on the day that it employees learned that their work was shifting to, employees noticed oklahoma sheriff patrol vehicles in the building's parking lot. they believed plainclothes officers were inside the building.
hertz explained the security decision. "we consider the safety and security of our people whenever there are circumstances or events that could increase the risk of a disturbance or some form of workplace violence," said bill masterson, a hertz spokesman.
"knowing that this was a difficult announcement, we had additional security on hand," said masterson. this security was in place from wednesday feb. 10 through friday, feb. 12.
there were two opinions about the security, said the employees. some saw it as prudent, while others thought it a sign of distrust. there were no reported problems.
once the initial shock passed, hertz it employees had to make difficult choices.
employees' severance packages range from four weeks to a year, said hertz. for the long-term employees expecting a large severance, a job with may not be worth it.
"i don't think anybody thinks that being to is anything other than a one of execution," said another it worker.
prior experience feeds the concern that jobs may be relatively short-term. has been working with hertz for some 20 years, and employees have seen what happens to employees in previous outsourcing expansions. many employees were cut after a year.
all employees can apply for jobs. for those who get them, the process works like this: first will ask them if they want an offer. if employees say "no" before receiving a final written offer, they can keep their severance. but if an employee accepts the offer and then later rejects it, the severance may be lost.
ibm runs large offshore operations and its hertz it employees have been told that they will be involved in "shadowing," a term used to describe training replacements. shadowing can be done in person, over the web or as a combination of both.
ibm india private limited, a subsidiary, has filed paperwork for visa workers for hertz technology offices.
for hertz it employees seeking new jobs outside, problems await.
one potential employer, the oil and gas industry in oklahoma city, only represents about 5% of overall non-farm employment. but it is tremendously influential because it generates a lot of money that spills over to other sectors, said russell evans, an economics professor at oklahoma city university and executive director of the steven c. agee economic research & policy institute.
the oil and gas industry has been growing as an it employer. but thanks to falling oil prices, it employment in the oil and gas industry declined last year, according to research by industry group comptia.
"there are a lot of technology jobs, database management, database analytics, data science -- a lot of it technology jobs that are being lost from our oil and gas companies right now as they engage in big personnel cuts," said evans.
but manufacturing, which is increasing its reliance on technology, grew in oklahoma city last year. the city is also home to a major u.s. air force base, tinker, and a large federal aviation administration facility that acts as a central registration agency for planes. these operations have produced a significant private aerospace presence.
oklahoma city is also the state capitol. about one out of every five non-farm jobs are in the public sector, said evans.
for at least the first half of the year, evans sees a job market, particularly in high-end, jobs, but with pockets of opportunity. how the local economy fares beyond the first half of the year will depend on national and global economic trends, he said.
with oil prices crashing, the hertz it employees are concerned about jobs. "replacing the salary is not going to happen," a worker said.
hertz's masterson says, however, that the work with "is expected to improve the delivery and reduce the cost of existing it services, many of which are on proprietary, legacy systems.
"going forward, hertz it resources will be focused on development of future products and services for customers," he said. the majority of services will become cloud-based.
"this was a difficult, but necessary decision taken by the company," added masterson. "hertz is working to lower its operating costs company wide, and this includes a modernization program across several functions," he said.
along with severance pay, benefits also include three months of outplacement assistance. it employees can receive up to $4,000 toward retraining or skill certification, said masterson.
one employee said he didn't see outsourcing expansion as having much impact. they tried this twice before, the worker said, "and hertz is no better off than they were before," he said.
"i don't think this is good for hertz or oklahoma," the employee said. | mæs ɪt leɪɔfs ər ˈɔfən smɔl ənd ənˈnoʊtɪst. ðeɪ ər nɑt ɔn ðə skeɪl əv ðə ˈkɛriər ɛr kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ plænt leɪɔf; ɪts ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs fəˈsɪlɪti, wɪʧ ˈkərəntli ɪmˈplɔɪz ˈpipəl, ɪz ˈmuvɪŋ tɪ ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ. hɛrts ɪt ɪmˈplɔɪiz ʃɛr tu θɪŋz wɪθ ðə ˈkɛriər ˈwərkərz: ðeɪ wər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈæŋgri, ənd ðeɪ gɑt ðə nuz ɔn ðə seɪm deɪ, ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 10 ðə ˈkɛriər leɪɔfs əraɪvd guillotine-like*; ðə plænt ɪz ˈkloʊzɪŋ, ˈpɪriəd. bət ɪt leɪɔfs ər ˈrɛrli laɪk ðət. ðɛr ər æmbəˈgjuətiz ənd ənˈsərtəntiz ənd ˈlaɪfˌboʊts fər səm, ənd soʊ ɪt wɑz æt hɛrts. ɪn ən ˈərli ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈkɑnfərəns kɔl, ɪt ɪmˈplɔɪiz wər toʊld baɪ ðə ðə fərm wɑz ɪkˈspændɪŋ ɪts ˌaʊtˈsɔrsɪŋ wərk wɪθ. ɪt ˈwəzənt noʊn ðɛn haʊ ˈmɛni wʊd luz ðɛr ʤɑbz ər ˈəltəmətli bi haɪərd baɪ. bət wən mənθ ˈleɪtər, ðɪs məʧ ɪz klɪr: əˈbaʊt 300 hɛrts ɪt ɪmˈplɔɪiz, moʊst ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ˈsɪti, wər ˌɪmˈpæktɪd baɪ ðɪs dɪˈsɪʒən. ɪz ˈhaɪrɪŋ əˈbaʊt 75 ənd ðoʊz ˈwərkərz ər ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ tɪ rɪˈsiv ˈɔfərz təˈdeɪ. ðə leɪɔfs wɪl bɪˈgɪn ðɪs mənθ ənd bi kəmˈplitɪd baɪ meɪ 31 sɛd hɛrts. ɪts nɑt jɛt klɪr ɪf ɔl ðə 225 ər soʊ ɪmˈplɔɪiz hu ər nɑt rɪˈsivɪŋ ʤɑb ˈɔfərz frəm wɪl bi leɪd ɔf. ˈæftər ðə ˈkɑnfərəns kɔl, ɪmˈplɔɪiz wər stənd. ðə riˈækʃən wɑz, "wɪr skrud," sɛd ən ɪt ɪmˈplɔɪi, wən əv tu ˈɪntərvˌjud, hu rɪkˈwɛstɪd hɪz neɪm nɑt bi juzd. ðɛr wɑz "ˈæŋgər, rɪˈzɛntmənt," əˈspɛʃəli baɪ ɪmˈplɔɪiz hu "ˈsækrəˌfaɪst ðət ˈbæləns tɪ kip θɪŋz goʊɪŋ hir," sɛd ðə ɪmˈplɔɪi. hɛrts tʊk priˈkɔʃənz. ɔn ðə deɪ ðət ɪt ɪmˈplɔɪiz ˈlərnɪd ðət ðɛr wərk wɑz ˈʃɪftɪŋ tɪ, ɪmˈplɔɪiz ˈnoʊtɪst ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ˈʃɛrɪf pəˈtroʊl ˈviɪkəlz ɪn ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɔt. ðeɪ bɪˈlivd ˈpleɪnˈkloʊz ˈɔfɪsərz wər ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ. hɛrts ɪkˈspleɪnd ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti dɪˈsɪʒən. "wi kənˈsɪdər ðə ˈseɪfti ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti əv ɑr ˈpipəl wɛˈnɛvər ðɛr ər ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ər ɪˈvɛnts ðət kʊd ˌɪnˈkris ðə rɪsk əv ə dɪˈstərbəns ər səm fɔrm əv ˈwərkˌpleɪs ˈvaɪələns," sɛd bɪl ˈmæstərsən, ə hɛrts ˈspoʊksmən. "noʊɪŋ ðət ðɪs wɑz ə ˈdɪfəkəlt əˈnaʊnsmɛnt, wi hæd əˈdɪʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ɔn hænd," sɛd ˈmæstərsən. ðɪs sɪˈkjʊrəti wɑz ɪn pleɪs frəm ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 10 θru ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 12 ðɛr wər tu əˈpɪnjənz əˈbaʊt ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti, sɛd ðə ɪmˈplɔɪiz. səm sɔ ɪt ɛz ˈprudənt, waɪl ˈəðərz θɔt ɪt ə saɪn əv dɪˈstrəst. ðɛr wər noʊ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈprɑbləmz. wəns ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ʃɑk pæst, hɛrts ɪt ɪmˈplɔɪiz hæd tɪ meɪk ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈʧɔɪsɪz. ɪmˈplɔɪiz' ˈsɛˌvərəns ˈpækɪʤɪz reɪnʤ frəm fɔr wiks tɪ ə jɪr, sɛd hɛrts. fər ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ɪmˈplɔɪiz ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ə lɑrʤ ˈsɛˌvərəns, ə ʤɑb wɪθ meɪ nɑt bi wərθ ɪt. "aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ˈɛnibədi θɪŋks ðət biɪŋ tɪ ɪz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈəðər ðən ə wən əv ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən," sɛd əˈnəðər ɪt ˈwərkər. praɪər ɪkˈspɪriəns fidz ðə kənˈsərn ðət ʤɑbz meɪ bi ˈrɛlətɪvli ˌʃɔrtˈtərm. həz bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ hɛrts fər səm 20 jɪrz, ənd ɪmˈplɔɪiz hæv sin wət ˈhæpənz tɪ ɪmˈplɔɪiz ɪn ˈpriviəs ˌaʊtˈsɔrsɪŋ ɪkˈspænʧənz. ˈmɛni ɪmˈplɔɪiz wər kət ˈæftər ə jɪr. ɔl ɪmˈplɔɪiz kən əˈplaɪ fər ʤɑbz. fər ðoʊz hu gɪt ðɛm, ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs wərks laɪk ðɪs: fərst wɪl æsk ðɛm ɪf ðeɪ wɔnt ən ˈɔfər. ɪf ɪmˈplɔɪiz seɪ "noʊ" ˌbiˈfɔr rɪˈsivɪŋ ə ˈfaɪnəl ˈrɪtən ˈɔfər, ðeɪ kən kip ðɛr ˈsɛˌvərəns. bət ɪf ən ɪmˈplɔɪi ækˈsɛpts ðə ˈɔfər ənd ðɛn ˈleɪtər ˈriʤɛkts ɪt, ðə ˈsɛˌvərəns meɪ bi lɔst. rənz lɑrʤ ˈɔfˈʃɔr ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ənd ɪts hɛrts ɪt ɪmˈplɔɪiz hæv bɪn toʊld ðət ðeɪ wɪl bi ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn "ˈʃædoʊɪŋ," ə tərm juzd tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ˈtreɪnɪŋ riˈpleɪsmənts. ˈʃædoʊɪŋ kən bi dən ɪn ˈpərsən, ˈoʊvər ðə wɛb ər ɛz ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv boʊθ. ˈɪndiə ˈpraɪvət ˈlɪmɪtɪd, ə səbˈsɪdiˌɛri, həz faɪld ˈpeɪpərˌwərk fər ˈvizə ˈwərkərz fər hɛrts tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈɔfəsɪz. fər hɛrts ɪt ɪmˈplɔɪiz ˈsikɪŋ nu ʤɑbz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, ˈprɑbləmz əˈweɪt. wən pəˈtɛnʃəl ɪmˈplɔɪər, ðə ɔɪl ənd gæs ˈɪndəstri ɪn ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ˈsɪti, ˈoʊnli ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts əˈbaʊt 5 əv ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈnɑnˈfɑrm ɪmˈplɔɪmənt. bət ɪt ɪz trɪˈmɛndəsli ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl bɪˈkəz ɪt ˈʤɛnərˌeɪts ə lɔt əv ˈməni ðət spɪlz ˈoʊvər tɪ ˈəðər ˈsɛktərz, sɛd ˈrəsəl ˈɛvənz, ən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks prəˈfɛsər æt ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ˈsɪti ˌjunəˈvərsəti ənd ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈstivən si. ˈeɪˈʤi ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈrisərʧ ˈpɑləsi ˈɪnstɪˌtut. ðə ɔɪl ənd gæs ˈɪndəstri həz bɪn groʊɪŋ ɛz ən ɪt ɪmˈplɔɪər. bət θæŋks tɪ ˈfɑlɪŋ ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz, ɪt ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ɪn ðə ɔɪl ənd gæs ˈɪndəstri dɪˈklaɪnd læst jɪr, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈrisərʧ baɪ ˈɪndəstri grup comptia*. "ðɛr ər ə lɔt əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi ʤɑbz, ˈdætəˌbeɪs ˈmænɪʤmənt, ˈdætəˌbeɪs ˌænəˈlɪtɪks, ˈdætə saɪəns ə lɔt əv ɪt tɛkˈnɑləʤi ʤɑbz ðət ər biɪŋ lɔst frəm ɑr ɔɪl ənd gæs ˈkəmpəˌniz raɪt naʊ ɛz ðeɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn bɪg ˌpərsəˈnɛl kəts," sɛd ˈɛvənz. bət ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ, wɪʧ ɪz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ɪts rɪˈlaɪəns ɔn tɛkˈnɑləʤi, gru ɪn ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ˈsɪti læst jɪr. ðə ˈsɪti ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ hoʊm tɪ ə ˈmeɪʤər juz. ɛr fɔrs beɪs, ˈtɪŋkər, ənd ə lɑrʤ ˈfɛdərəl ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən fəˈsɪlɪti ðət ækts ɛz ə ˈsɛntrəl ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ˈeɪʤənsi fər pleɪnz. ðiz ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz hæv prəˈdust ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈpraɪvət ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs ˈprɛzəns. ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ˈsɪti ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə steɪt ˈkæpɪtəl. əˈbaʊt wən aʊt əv ˈɛvəri faɪv ˈnɑnˈfɑrm ʤɑbz ər ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsɛktər, sɛd ˈɛvənz. fər æt list ðə fərst hæf əv ðə jɪr, ˈɛvənz siz ə ʤɑb ˈmɑrkɪt, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn haɪɛnd, ʤɑbz, bət wɪθ ˈpɑkəts əv ˌɑpərˈtunəti. haʊ ðə ˈloʊkəl ɪˈkɑnəmi fɛrz bɪɔnd ðə fərst hæf əv ðə jɪr wɪl dɪˈpɛnd ɔn ˈnæʃənəl ənd ˈgloʊbəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk trɛnz, hi sɛd. wɪθ ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz ˈkræʃɪŋ, ðə hɛrts ɪt ɪmˈplɔɪiz ər kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ʤɑbz. "rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ðə ˈsæləri ɪz nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən," ə ˈwərkər sɛd. ˈmæstərsən sɪz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət ðə wərk wɪθ "ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə dɪˈlɪvəri ənd rɪˈdus ðə kɔst əv ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ɪt ˈsərvɪsɪz, ˈmɛni əv wɪʧ ər ɔn prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri, ˈlɛgəsi ˈsɪstəmz. "goʊɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd, hɛrts ɪt ˈrisɔrsɪz wɪl bi ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv fˈjuʧər ˈprɑdəkts ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz fər ˈkəstəmərz," hi sɛd. ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈsərvɪsɪz wɪl bɪˈkəm cloud-based*. "ðɪs wɑz ə ˈdɪfəkəlt, bət ˈnɛsəˌsɛri dɪˈsɪʒən ˈteɪkən baɪ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni," ˈædɪd ˈmæstərsən. "hɛrts ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ loʊər ɪts ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ kɔsts ˈkəmpəˌni waɪd, ənd ðɪs ˌɪnˈkludz ə ˌmɑdərnəˈzeɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræm əˈkrɔs ˈsɛvərəl ˈfəŋkʃənz," hi sɛd. əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈsɛˌvərəns peɪ, ˈbɛnəfɪts ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈklud θri mənθs əv ˈaʊtˌpleɪsmənt əˈsɪstəns. ɪt ɪmˈplɔɪiz kən rɪˈsiv əp tɪ təˈwɔrd riˈtreɪnɪŋ ər skɪl ˌsərtəfəˈkeɪʃən, sɛd ˈmæstərsən. wən ɪmˈplɔɪi sɛd hi ˈdɪdənt si ˌaʊtˈsɔrsɪŋ ɪkˈspænʧən ɛz ˈhævɪŋ məʧ ˌɪmˈpækt. ðeɪ traɪd ðɪs twaɪs ˌbiˈfɔr, ðə ˈwərkər sɛd, "ənd hɛrts ɪz noʊ ˈbɛtər ɔf ðən ðeɪ wər ˌbiˈfɔr," hi sɛd. "aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ðɪs ɪz gʊd fər hɛrts ər ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə," ðə ɪmˈplɔɪi sɛd. |
the pink pistols, an firearms group, practiced shooting targets at granite state indoor range in hudson yesterday. 8 people came to shoot. last month there were 5 of us, and the previous month only 4. the range was clean, the staff was friendly, and the range was easy to use. apparently the facility is less than 2 years old. we each shot individual targets for practice, but we also played a game of battleship using a creatively designed target. afterwards, some attended a liberty in nashua, but i had to run i had a date at street a portsmouth restaurant that now accepts bitcoin!
new, unexpected people came to this event they must have heard about it from facebook. the chapter of pink pistols is “officially closed” because we have board members and bureaucracy to the satisfaction of the national group. i will wait for a few more successfuls before i the group as “official”. i had a fun time, we tried out each firearms, we got some practice with our own, and some even learned techniques to improve their shooting. if and live in the shire, please join the pink pistols facebook page for updates on our group and the location of our next shoot.
here is video from event | ðə pɪŋk ˈpɪstəlz, ən ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz grup, ˈpræktɪst ˈʃutɪŋ ˈtɑrgəts æt ˈgrænɪt steɪt ˈɪnˌdɔr reɪnʤ ɪn ˈhədsən ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ. 8 ˈpipəl keɪm tɪ ʃut. læst mənθ ðɛr wər 5 əv ˈjuˈɛs, ənd ðə ˈpriviəs mənθ ˈoʊnli 4 ðə reɪnʤ wɑz klin, ðə stæf wɑz ˈfrɛndli, ənd ðə reɪnʤ wɑz ˈizi tɪ juz. əˈpɛrəntli ðə fəˈsɪlɪti ɪz lɛs ðən 2 jɪrz oʊld. wi iʧ ʃɑt ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈtɑrgəts fər ˈpræktɪs, bət wi ˈɔlsoʊ pleɪd ə geɪm əv ˈbætəlˌʃɪp ˈjuzɪŋ ə kriˈeɪtɪvli dɪˈzaɪnd ˈtərgət. ˈæftərwərdz, səm əˈtɛndəd ə ˈlɪbərˌti ɪn ˈnæʃuə, bət aɪ hæd tɪ rən aɪ hæd ə deɪt æt strit ə ˈpɔrtsməθ ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ðət naʊ ækˈsɛpts bitcoin*! nu, ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈpipəl keɪm tɪ ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt ðeɪ məst hæv hərd əˈbaʊt ɪt frəm ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. ðə ˈʧæptər əv pɪŋk ˈpɪstəlz ɪz closed”*” bɪˈkəz wi hæv bɔrd ˈmɛmbərz ənd bjʊˈrɑkrəsi tɪ ðə ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl grup. aɪ wɪl weɪt fər ə fju mɔr səkˈsɛsfəl ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ ðə grup ɛz ““official”*”. aɪ hæd ə fən taɪm, wi traɪd aʊt iʧ ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz, wi gɑt səm ˈpræktɪs wɪθ ɑr oʊn, ənd səm ˈivɪn ˈlərnɪd tɛkˈniks tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðɛr ˈʃutɪŋ. ɪf ənd lɪv ɪn ðə ʃaɪr, pliz ʤɔɪn ðə pɪŋk ˈpɪstəlz ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ fər ˈəpˌdeɪts ɔn ɑr grup ənd ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən əv ɑr nɛkst ʃut. hir ɪz ˈvɪdioʊ frəm ɪˈvɛnt |
the signs are everywhere. people are starting to quietly wonder, and to ask, even to demand information about where the food on their plate comes from. the truth too often is as unsettling as it is eye-opening, considering the rampant rise of factory farming. the question remains, though: are there other options available to us? other less harmful systems we can support? or, well, are we as a nation headed for burger armageddon?
in my quest to speak with experts directly involved with these matters, i thought to go to the source: ranchers. by ordering that steak, or hitting the drive-thru for that bag of burgers, who and what are we actually supporting? following on from there, what advice could help those of us who live several steps removed from the food system?
i went to my friend, ralph loglisci, former communications director for the pew commission on industrial farm animal production and now project director for the johns hopkins healthy monday project. the timing was right as he'd spoken just recently with nicolette hahn for the livable future blog and civil eats. she and her husband bill run the ranch in northern california near the seaside, raising beef cattle on pasture as well as heritage turkeys. bill founded the famous ranch inc. known for its sustainable and humanely raised meats. nicolette is a renaissance woman of sorts -- new mom, writer, rancher and environmental lawyer.
ralph loglisci: you wrote an interesting piece in the atlantic recently entitled "can meat eaters also be environmentalists?" well, can they?
nicolette hahn: yes, definitely. the idea that it's a contradiction to be a meat eater and an environmentalist is a misunderstanding of the most ecologically sound food production systems - which, in my view, definitely involve animals. there's been a lot of media attention concerning the idea that meat production is environmentally damaging. that's because of bad practices that are rampant, such as total confinement systems with liquefied manure, use of hormones and feeding of antibiotics. most of the meat being consumed in the united states today is being produced in environmentally damaging ways. the evidence is now irrefutable: these practices endanger the environment and public health.
i've been doing a lot of research into the role that animals play in rebuilding soils. and how grazing pastures are far better than any other agricultural land use in terms of erosion and in carbon sequestration. one thing i've become convinced of is that the best farming mimics nature. natural ecosystems are all built on the relationships of sunshine, water, plants and animals. so, i would say that, actually, the most environmentally sound diet includes some meat, dairy and eggs.
rl: if that's so, are there ways to avoid industrially produced foods?
nhn: i wrote a thorough article in the huffington post on this topic back in november, which i'll try to summarize in a few words. the most important thing is to get closer to the source of your food. try to learn how and where your food was produced. the easiest ways to do this are to try to buy directly from farmers through farmers markets, community supported agriculture programs [csas], farm stands and any place where you can get food directly from a farmer. even so, i still encourage people to talk with the farmer about how the food is being produced, don't assume it's being raised in the way you want it to be.
i also think that growing some of your own food is a great way to get out of the industrial system. you can start a vegetable garden, even if you just have a terrace or a fire escape with a flowerpot with some tomatoes and some herbs. and if you have a yard, why not grow a garden, maybe with a flock of hens? i think it makes a big difference to just start taking away from the industrial food system.
eating is something most of us tend to do without much thought. but the more you start paying attention to it, the more you realize it's something worth investing time in. building delicious, healthy meals ends up being something that's incredibly rewarding and not a chore.
rl: what's your advice for people who'd rather not eat industrially produced foods, but are limited either by higher costs or easy access?
nn: well, that's challenging because the whole industrial model has been successful at creating food that's cheap in terms of its cost at the grocery checkout. but our food is also cheap in the other sense of the word. it's lacking in quality -- these days it's less nutritious, less safe and less healthful than ever before.
generally you pay more for food raised on traditional organic farms. here again, raising some of your own food to the extent possible is one way to eat good food affordably. also, doing more of your own cooking and baking as opposed to buying prepared foods. whole ingredients tend to be cheaper than prepared foods. also, eating fruits and vegetables when they're in season. you really notice this when buying directly from farmers, because in the season of plenty they usually have more than they can handle and the prices are lower.
when you're talking about meat, learning how to use some of the less popular cuts (which are no less flavorful or nutritious), is a great way to save money. my husband bill, who really knows meat, always talks about this. he says some of the tastiest, most nutritious cuts of meat are some of the most underappreciated. they're often a lot cheaper.
rl: continuing with positive options, the meatless monday campaign of moderation, cutting back just one day a week, has erroneously come under attack for promoting the demise of all meat production. as a rancher yourself, what would you say to people -- to farmers even -- threatened by the campaign?
nhn: bill and i are very supportive of the meatless monday campaign. here's why: we think that to really improve the way food is being produced, and the way people are eating in this country, people should eat less meat and also better meat. all food from animals -- meat, dairy, fish, eggs -- should be treated as something special. anyone raising food animals in the traditional healthy way without relying on industrial methods, drugs and chemicals, is someone who will benefit from people embracing this approach.
we think meatless monday is part of a shift in attitude about meat. towards something that is precious, not something consumed without thought, or in enormous quantities.
rl: and finally, you've gained a great deal of praise for your book, "righteous porkchop, finding a life and good food beyond factory farms." michael pollan is quoted as saying your book is, 'a searing, and utterly convincing, indictment of modern meat production. but the book with hope, too, and charts a practical (and even beautiful) path out of the jungle.' instead of focusing on the indictment part, could you tell me more about the hope he mentioned?
nhn: yes, i like focusing on the hope, too. a lot of my book is about farmers doing things the right way from the standpoint of the environment, animal welfare and human health. i firmly believe that it's a myth that this country cannot feed itself with traditional, farming. a lot of my book is dedicated to that myth, and proving that traditional, sustainable farms are economically viable.
but i think it's really important to keep in mind that our country is heavily subsidizing with public dollars the current form of industrial agriculture. if we really want a sustainable healthful food system, we need to take the dollars we're putting into agriculture and shift it towards good methods. i support the use of public funds for agriculture - but i don't understand why we're not putting it towards a food system that is environmentally benign and producing healthy food. | ðə saɪnz ər ˈɛvriˌwɛr. ˈpipəl ər ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ kˈwaɪətli ˈwəndər, ənd tɪ æsk, ˈivɪn tɪ dɪˈmænd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt wɛr ðə fud ɔn ðɛr pleɪt kəmz frəm. ðə truθ tu ˈɔfən ɪz ɛz ənˈsɛtəlɪŋ ɛz ɪt ɪz eye-opening*, kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə ˈræmpənt raɪz əv ˈfæktəri ˈfɑrmɪŋ. ðə kˈwɛʃən rɪˈmeɪnz, ðoʊ: ər ðɛr ˈəðər ˈɔpʃənz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ˈjuˈɛs? ˈəðər lɛs ˈhɑrmfəl ˈsɪstəmz wi kən səˈpɔrt? ər, wɛl, ər wi ɛz ə ˈneɪʃən ˈhɛdɪd fər ˈbərgər ˌɑrməˈgɛdən? ɪn maɪ kwɛst tɪ spik wɪθ ˈɛkspərts dɪˈrɛkli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ ðiz ˈmætərz, aɪ θɔt tɪ goʊ tɪ ðə sɔrs: ˈrænʧərz. baɪ ˈɔrdərɪŋ ðət steɪk, ər ˈhɪtɪŋ ðə ˈdraɪvθˈru fər ðət bæg əv ˈbərgərz, hu ənd wət ər wi ˈæˌkʧuəli səˈpɔrtɪŋ? ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɔn frəm ðɛr, wət ədˈvaɪs kʊd hɛlp ðoʊz əv ˈjuˈɛs hu lɪv ˈsɛvərəl stɛps riˈmuvd frəm ðə fud ˈsɪstəm? aɪ wɛnt tɪ maɪ frɛnd, rælf loglisci*, ˈfɔrmər kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz dɪˈrɛktər fər ðə pju kəˈmɪʃən ɔn ˌɪnˈdəstriəl fɑrm ˈænəməl pərˈdəkʃən ənd naʊ ˈprɑʤɛkt dɪˈrɛktər fər ðə ʤɑnz ˈhɑpkɪnz ˈhɛlθi ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈprɑʤɛkt. ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ wɑz raɪt ɛz hid ˈspoʊkən ʤɪst ˈrisəntli wɪθ ˌnɪkəˈlɛt hɑn fər ðə ˈlɪvəbəl fˈjuʧər blɔg ənd ˈsɪvəl its. ʃi ənd hər ˈhəzbənd bɪl rən ðə rænʧ ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə nɪr ðə ˈsiˌsaɪd, ˈreɪzɪŋ bif ˈkætəl ɔn ˈpæsʧər ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ ˈtərkiz. bɪl ˈfaʊndɪd ðə ˈfeɪməs rænʧ ɪŋk. noʊn fər ɪts səˈsteɪnəbəl ənd hjuˈmeɪnli reɪzd mits. ˌnɪkəˈlɛt ɪz ə ˌrɛnəˈsɑns ˈwʊmən əv sɔrts nu mɑm, ˈraɪtər, ˈrænʧər ənd ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈlɔjər. rælf loglisci*: ju roʊt ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ pis ɪn ðə əˈtlæntɪk ˈrisəntli ɛnˈtaɪtəld "kən mit ˈitərz ˈɔlsoʊ bi ɛnˈvaɪrənˌmɛnəlɪsts?" wɛl, kən ðeɪ? ˌnɪkəˈlɛt hɑn: jɛs, ˈdɛfənətli. ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ɪts ə ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkʃən tɪ bi ə mit ˈitər ənd ən ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəlɪst ɪz ə ˌmɪsəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðə moʊst ɛkəˈlɑʤɪkli saʊnd fud pərˈdəkʃən ˈsɪstəmz wɪʧ, ɪn maɪ vju, ˈdɛfənətli ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˈænəməlz. ðɛrz bɪn ə lɔt əv ˈmidiə əˈtɛnʃən kənˈsərnɪŋ ðə aɪˈdiə ðət mit pərˈdəkʃən ɪz ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəli ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ. ðæts bɪˈkəz əv bæd ˈpræktɪsɪz ðət ər ˈræmpənt, səʧ ɛz ˈtoʊtəl kənˈfaɪnmənt ˈsɪstəmz wɪθ ˈlɪkwəˌfaɪd məˈnʊr, juz əv ˈhɔrˌmoʊnz ənd ˈfidɪŋ əv ˌæntibaɪˈɑtɪks. moʊst əv ðə mit biɪŋ kənˈsumd ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts təˈdeɪ ɪz biɪŋ prəˈdust ɪn ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəli ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ weɪz. ðə ˈɛvədəns ɪz naʊ ˌɪrəfˈjutəbəl: ðiz ˈpræktɪsɪz ɛnˈdeɪnʤər ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ənd ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ. aɪv bɪn duɪŋ ə lɔt əv ˈrisərʧ ˈɪntu ðə roʊl ðət ˈænəməlz pleɪ ɪn riˈbɪldɪŋ sɔɪlz. ənd haʊ ˈgreɪzɪŋ ˈpæsʧərz ər fɑr ˈbɛtər ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl lænd juz ɪn tərmz əv ɪˈroʊʒən ənd ɪn ˈkɑrbən ˌsɛkwəˈstreɪʃən. wən θɪŋ aɪv bɪˈkəm kənˈvɪnst əv ɪz ðət ðə bɛst ˈfɑrmɪŋ ˈmɪmɪks ˈneɪʧər. ˈnæʧərəl ˈikoʊˌsɪstəmz ər ɔl bɪlt ɔn ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps əv ˈsənˌʃaɪn, ˈwɔtər, plænts ənd ˈænəməlz. soʊ, aɪ wʊd seɪ ðət, ˈæˌkʧuəli, ðə moʊst ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəli saʊnd daɪət ˌɪnˈkludz səm mit, ˈdɛri ənd ɛgz. rl*: ɪf ðæts soʊ, ər ðɛr weɪz tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˌɪnˈdəstriəli prəˈdust fudz? nhn*: aɪ roʊt ə θəroʊ ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn ðə ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst ɔn ðɪs ˈtɑpɪk bæk ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər, wɪʧ aɪl traɪ tɪ ˈsəmərˌaɪz ɪn ə fju wərdz. ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋ ɪz tɪ gɪt ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðə sɔrs əv jʊr fud. traɪ tɪ lərn haʊ ənd wɛr jʊr fud wɑz prəˈdust. ðə ˈiziəst weɪz tɪ du ðɪs ər tɪ traɪ tɪ baɪ dɪˈrɛkli frəm ˈfɑrmərz θru ˈfɑrmərz ˈmɑrkɪts, kəmˈjunɪti səˈpɔrtɪd ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ˈproʊˌgræmz [csas*], fɑrm stændz ənd ˈɛni pleɪs wɛr ju kən gɪt fud dɪˈrɛkli frəm ə ˈfɑrmər. ˈivɪn soʊ, aɪ stɪl ɪnˈkərəʤ ˈpipəl tɪ tɔk wɪθ ðə ˈfɑrmər əˈbaʊt haʊ ðə fud ɪz biɪŋ prəˈdust, doʊnt əˈsum ɪts biɪŋ reɪzd ɪn ðə weɪ ju wɔnt ɪt tɪ bi. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ θɪŋk ðət groʊɪŋ səm əv jʊr oʊn fud ɪz ə greɪt weɪ tɪ gɪt aʊt əv ðə ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈsɪstəm. ju kən stɑrt ə ˈvɛʤtəbəl ˈgɑrdən, ˈivɪn ɪf ju ʤɪst hæv ə ˈtɛrəs ər ə faɪər ɪˈskeɪp wɪθ ə ˈflaʊərˌpɑt wɪθ səm təˈmɑtoʊz ənd səm ərbz. ənd ɪf ju hæv ə jɑrd, waɪ nɑt groʊ ə ˈgɑrdən, ˈmeɪbi wɪθ ə flɑk əv hɛnz? aɪ θɪŋk ɪt meɪks ə bɪg ˈdɪfərəns tɪ ʤɪst stɑrt ˈteɪkɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˌɪnˈdəstriəl fud ˈsɪstəm. ˈitɪŋ ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs tɛnd tɪ du wɪˈθaʊt məʧ θɔt. bət ðə mɔr ju stɑrt peɪɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ɪt, ðə mɔr ju ˈriəˌlaɪz ɪts ˈsəmθɪŋ wərθ ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ taɪm ɪn. ˈbɪldɪŋ dɪˈlɪʃəs, ˈhɛlθi milz ɛndz əp biɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ðæts ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli rɪˈwɔrdɪŋ ənd nɑt ə ʧɔr. rl*: wəts jʊr ədˈvaɪs fər ˈpipəl hud ˈrəðər nɑt it ˌɪnˈdəstriəli prəˈdust fudz, bət ər ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈiðər baɪ haɪər kɔsts ər ˈizi ˈækˌsɛs? nn*: wɛl, ðæts ˈʧælənʤɪŋ bɪˈkəz ðə hoʊl ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈmɑdəl həz bɪn səkˈsɛsfəl æt kriˈeɪtɪŋ fud ðæts ʧip ɪn tərmz əv ɪts kɔst æt ðə ˈgroʊsəri ˈʧɛˌkaʊt. bət ɑr fud ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ʧip ɪn ðə ˈəðər sɛns əv ðə wərd. ɪts ˈlækɪŋ ɪn kˈwɑləti ðiz deɪz ɪts lɛs nuˈtrɪʃəs, lɛs seɪf ənd lɛs ˈhɛlθfəl ðən ˈɛvər ˌbiˈfɔr. ˈʤɛnərəli ju peɪ mɔr fər fud reɪzd ɔn trəˈdɪʃənəl ɔrˈgænɪk fɑrmz. hir əˈgɛn, ˈreɪzɪŋ səm əv jʊr oʊn fud tɪ ðə ɪkˈstɛnt ˈpɑsəbəl ɪz wən weɪ tɪ it gʊd fud əˈfɔrdəbli. ˈɔlsoʊ, duɪŋ mɔr əv jʊr oʊn ˈkʊkɪŋ ənd ˈbeɪkɪŋ ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ baɪɪŋ priˈpɛrd fudz. hoʊl ˌɪnˈgridiənts tɛnd tɪ bi ˈʧipər ðən priˈpɛrd fudz. ˈɔlsoʊ, ˈitɪŋ fruts ənd ˈvɛʤtəbəlz wɪn ðɛr ɪn ˈsizən. ju ˈrɪli ˈnoʊtɪs ðɪs wɪn baɪɪŋ dɪˈrɛkli frəm ˈfɑrmərz, bɪˈkəz ɪn ðə ˈsizən əv ˈplɛnti ðeɪ ˈjuʒəwəli hæv mɔr ðən ðeɪ kən ˈhændəl ənd ðə ˈpraɪsɪz ər loʊər. wɪn jʊr ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt mit, ˈlərnɪŋ haʊ tɪ juz səm əv ðə lɛs ˈpɑpjələr kəts (wɪʧ ər noʊ lɛs ˈfleɪvərfəl ər nuˈtrɪʃəs), ɪz ə greɪt weɪ tɪ seɪv ˈməni. maɪ ˈhəzbənd bɪl, hu ˈrɪli noʊz mit, ˈɔlˌweɪz tɔks əˈbaʊt ðɪs. hi sɪz səm əv ðə tastiest*, moʊst nuˈtrɪʃəs kəts əv mit ər səm əv ðə moʊst underappreciated*. ðɛr ˈɔfən ə lɔt ˈʧipər. rl*: kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ wɪθ ˈpɑzətɪv ˈɔpʃənz, ðə ˈmitləs ˈmənˌdeɪ kæmˈpeɪn əv ˌmɑdərˈeɪʃən, ˈkətɪŋ bæk ʤɪst wən deɪ ə wik, həz ɛˈroʊniəsli kəm ˈəndər əˈtæk fər prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ðə dɪˈmaɪz əv ɔl mit pərˈdəkʃən. ɛz ə ˈrænʧər ˈjɔrsɛlf, wət wʊd ju seɪ tɪ ˈpipəl tɪ ˈfɑrmərz ˈivɪn θˈrɛtənd baɪ ðə kæmˈpeɪn? nhn*: bɪl ənd aɪ ər ˈvɛri səˈpɔrtɪv əv ðə ˈmitləs ˈmənˌdeɪ kæmˈpeɪn. hɪrz waɪ: wi θɪŋk ðət tɪ ˈrɪli ˌɪmˈpruv ðə weɪ fud ɪz biɪŋ prəˈdust, ənd ðə weɪ ˈpipəl ər ˈitɪŋ ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri, ˈpipəl ʃʊd it lɛs mit ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbɛtər mit. ɔl fud frəm ˈænəməlz mit, ˈdɛri, fɪʃ, ɛgz ʃʊd bi ˈtritɪd ɛz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈspɛʃəl. ˈɛniˌwən ˈreɪzɪŋ fud ˈænəməlz ɪn ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈhɛlθi weɪ wɪˈθaʊt riˈlaɪɪŋ ɔn ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈmɛθədz, drəgz ənd ˈkɛmɪkəlz, ɪz ˈsəmˌwən hu wɪl ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ˈpipəl ɛmˈbreɪsɪŋ ðɪs əˈproʊʧ. wi θɪŋk ˈmitləs ˈmənˌdeɪ ɪz pɑrt əv ə ʃɪft ɪn ˈætəˌtud əˈbaʊt mit. təˈwɔrdz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ɪz ˈprɛʃəs, nɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ kənˈsumd wɪˈθaʊt θɔt, ər ɪn ɪˈnɔrmɪs kˈwɑntətiz. rl*: ənd ˈfaɪnəli, juv geɪnd ə greɪt dil əv preɪz fər jʊr bʊk, "ˈraɪʧəs porkchop*, ˈfaɪndɪŋ ə laɪf ənd gʊd fud bɪɔnd ˈfæktəri fɑrmz." ˈmaɪkəl ˈpɑlən ɪz kˈwoʊtɪd ɛz seɪɪŋ jʊr bʊk ɪz, 'ə ˈsɪrɪŋ, ənd ˈətərli kənˈvɪnsɪŋ, ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt əv ˈmɑdərn mit pərˈdəkʃən. bət ðə bʊk wɪθ hoʊp, tu, ənd ʧɑrts ə ˈpræktɪkəl (ənd ˈivɪn ˈbjutəfəl) pæθ aʊt əv ðə ˈʤəŋgəl.' ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt pɑrt, kʊd ju tɛl mi mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə hoʊp hi ˈmɛnʃənd? nhn*: jɛs, aɪ laɪk ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ðə hoʊp, tu. ə lɔt əv maɪ bʊk ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈfɑrmərz duɪŋ θɪŋz ðə raɪt weɪ frəm ðə ˈstændˌpɔɪnt əv ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, ˈænəməl ˈwɛlˌfɛr ənd ˈjumən hɛlθ. aɪ ˈfərmli bɪˈliv ðət ɪts ə mɪθ ðət ðɪs ˈkəntri ˈkænɑt fid ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɪθ trəˈdɪʃənəl, ˈfɑrmɪŋ. ə lɔt əv maɪ bʊk ɪz ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ðət mɪθ, ənd ˈpruvɪŋ ðət trəˈdɪʃənəl, səˈsteɪnəbəl fɑrmz ər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkli ˈvaɪəbəl. bət aɪ θɪŋk ɪts ˈrɪli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ kip ɪn maɪnd ðət ɑr ˈkəntri ɪz ˈhɛvəli ˈsəbsɪˌdaɪzɪŋ wɪθ ˈpəblɪk ˈdɔlərz ðə ˈkɑrənt fɔrm əv ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər. ɪf wi ˈrɪli wɔnt ə səˈsteɪnəbəl ˈhɛlθfəl fud ˈsɪstəm, wi nid tɪ teɪk ðə ˈdɔlərz wɪr ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ənd ʃɪft ɪt təˈwɔrdz gʊd ˈmɛθədz. aɪ səˈpɔrt ðə juz əv ˈpəblɪk fəndz fər ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər bət aɪ doʊnt ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ wɪr nɑt ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪt təˈwɔrdz ə fud ˈsɪstəm ðət ɪz ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəli bɪˈnaɪn ənd prəˈdusɪŋ ˈhɛlθi fud. |
david french at (wait, good):
our national political polarization is by now so well established that the only real debate is over the nature of our cultural, political, and religious conflict. are we in the midst of a more or less conventional culture war? are we, as dennis prager and others argue, fighting a kind of “cold” civil war? or are we facing something else entirely? […] argue that we face “something else,” and that something else is more akin to the beginning stages of a national divorce than it is to a civil war.
also this:
the internet brings all of human knowledge to our smartphones, but rather than using it as a tool for outreach and understanding, using it to find and live with people just like us. in other words, sorting.
and:
a civil war results when the desire for unification and domination overrides the desire for separation and self-determination.] i believe a mentality will save america. there are simply too many differences and too many profound disagreements for one side or the other to exercise true political dominance. red beat blue in the same way that blue beat gray. adopt the mentality and only hasten a potential divorce.
we’re getting there. | ˈdeɪvɪd frɛnʧ æt (weɪt, gʊd): ɑr ˈnæʃənəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌpoʊlərɪˈzeɪʃən ɪz baɪ naʊ soʊ wɛl ɪˈstæblɪʃt ðət ðə ˈoʊnli ril dəˈbeɪt ɪz ˈoʊvər ðə ˈneɪʧər əv ɑr ˈkəlʧərəl, pəˈlɪtɪkəl, ənd rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈkɑnflɪkt. ər wi ɪn ðə mɪst əv ə mɔr ər lɛs kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈkəlʧər wɔr? ər wi, ɛz ˈdɛnɪs ˈpreɪgər ənd ˈəðərz ˈɑrgju, ˈfaɪtɪŋ ə kaɪnd əv ““cold”*” ˈsɪvəl wɔr? ər ər wi ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls ɪnˈtaɪərli? ˈɑrgju ðət wi feɪs else,”*,” ənd ðət ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls ɪz mɔr ˈeɪkɪn tɪ ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ˈsteɪʤɪz əv ə ˈnæʃənəl dɪˈvɔrs ðən ɪt ɪz tɪ ə ˈsɪvəl wɔr. ˈɔlsoʊ ðɪs: ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt brɪŋz ɔl əv ˈjumən ˈnɑlɪʤ tɪ ɑr smartphones*, bət ˈrəðər ðən ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt ɛz ə tul fər ˈaʊˌtriʧ ənd ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ, ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt tɪ faɪnd ənd lɪv wɪθ ˈpipəl ʤɪst laɪk ˈjuˈɛs. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ˈsɔrtɪŋ. ənd: ə ˈsɪvəl wɔr rɪˈzəlts wɪn ðə dɪˈzaɪər fər ˌjunəfəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˌdɑməˈneɪʃən ˈoʊvərˌraɪdz ðə dɪˈzaɪər fər ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən ənd ˈsɛlfdɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən. aɪ bɪˈliv ə mɛnˈtælɪti wɪl seɪv əˈmɛrɪkə. ðɛr ər ˈsɪmpli tu ˈmɛni ˈdɪfərənsɪz ənd tu ˈmɛni proʊˈfaʊnd ˌdɪsəˈgrimənts fər wən saɪd ər ðə ˈəðər tɪ ˈɛksərˌsaɪz tru pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈdɑmənəns. rɛd bit blu ɪn ðə seɪm weɪ ðət blu bit greɪ. əˈdɑpt ðə mɛnˈtælɪti ənd ˈoʊnli ˈheɪsən ə pəˈtɛnʃəl dɪˈvɔrs. ˈgɪtɪŋ ðɛr. |
whoever said that financial institutions and cannot is in for a huge shocker. the biggest news from the barclays accelerator event is that has entered into a (poc) partnership with the financial giant barclays. ceo and of the startup frank said,
“safello and barclays will be working together on creating a new payment platform that will supports. the collaboration begins with a trial to allow for donations to be sent to charities usings.”
founded in 2013, got selected for barclays accelerator in march this year. since launching its exchange, the firm has processed over $6 million in transactions and serves more than happy users.
barclays’ financial technology accelerator program has been a huge success. of the 10 firms that were initially chosen, 7 are contemplating extending their relationship with the bank as the event ended with a demo this week.
according to finextra, post quantum has signed a contract which will see an implementation of the cyber security technology at the bank. virtual stock trading game platform is in advanced talks to become an integral part of the graduate recruitment drive with a global market insight game to be launched later this year.
derek white, chief design and digital officer, barclays, says: “at barclays, embracing the digital revolution, exploring innovations early on so that we can help to shape their development and the future of financial services with these startups.”
inspired by the huge success of the event, barclays announced its intentions of running more accelerator programs to bring the best startups to the forefront. the financial institution will kick off another barclays accelerator event in july, backed by enormous support from its partner techstars. | huˈɛvər sɛd ðət ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ənd ˈkænɑt ɪz ɪn fər ə juʤ ˈʃɑkər. ðə ˈbɪgəst nuz frəm ðə ˈbɑrkliz ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtər ɪˈvɛnt ɪz ðət həz ˈɛnərd ˈɪntu ə (poc*) ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ʤaɪənt ˈbɑrkliz. ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ənd əv ðə ˈstɑrˌtəp fræŋk sɛd, ənd ˈbɑrkliz wɪl bi ˈwərkɪŋ təˈgɛðər ɔn kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə nu ˈpeɪmənt ˈplætˌfɔrm ðət wɪl səˈpɔrt bitcoins*. ðə kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən bɪˈgɪnz wɪθ ə traɪəl tɪ əˈlaʊ fər doʊˈneɪʃənz tɪ bi sɛnt tɪ ˈʧɛrɪtiz ˈjuzɪŋ bitcoins.”*.” ˈfaʊndɪd ɪn 2013 gɑt səˈlɛktɪd fər ˈbɑrkliz ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtər ɪn mɑrʧ ðɪs jɪr. sɪns ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ɪts ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ, ðə fərm həz ˈprɑsɛst ˈoʊvər 6 ˈmɪljən ɪn trænˈzækʃənz ənd sərvz mɔr ðən ˈhæpi ˈjuzərz. barclays’*’ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl tɛkˈnɑləʤi ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtər ˈproʊˌgræm həz bɪn ə juʤ səkˈsɛs. əv ðə 10 fərmz ðət wər ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈʧoʊzən, 7 ər ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪtɪŋ ɪkˈstɛndɪŋ ðɛr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə bæŋk ɛz ðə ɪˈvɛnt ˈɛndɪd wɪθ ə ˈdɛmoʊ ðɪs wik. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ finextra*, poʊst kˈwɑntəm həz saɪnd ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪʧ wɪl si ən ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv ðə ˈsaɪbər sɪˈkjʊrəti tɛkˈnɑləʤi æt ðə bæŋk. ˈvərʧuəl stɑk ˈtreɪdɪŋ geɪm ˈplætˌfɔrm ɪz ɪn ədˈvænst tɔks tɪ bɪˈkəm ən ˈɪnəgrəl pɑrt əv ðə ˈgræʤəˌweɪt rɪˈkrutmənt draɪv wɪθ ə ˈgloʊbəl ˈmɑrkɪt ˈɪnˌsaɪt geɪm tɪ bi lɔnʧt ˈleɪtər ðɪs jɪr. ˈdɛrɪk waɪt, ʧif dɪˈzaɪn ənd ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈɔfɪsər, ˈbɑrkliz, sɪz: ˈbɑrkliz, ɛmˈbreɪsɪŋ ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˌrɛvəˈluʃən, ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ ˌɪnəˈveɪʃənz ˈərli ɔn soʊ ðət wi kən hɛlp tɪ ʃeɪp ðɛr dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd ðə fˈjuʧər əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz wɪθ ðiz startups.”*.” ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ðə juʤ səkˈsɛs əv ðə ɪˈvɛnt, ˈbɑrkliz əˈnaʊnst ɪts ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz əv ˈrənɪŋ mɔr ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtər ˈproʊˌgræmz tɪ brɪŋ ðə bɛst ˈstɑrˌtəps tɪ ðə ˈfɔrˌfrənt. ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən wɪl kɪk ɔf əˈnəðər ˈbɑrkliz ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtər ɪˈvɛnt ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ, bækt baɪ ɪˈnɔrmɪs səˈpɔrt frəm ɪts ˈpɑrtnər techstars*. |
hungarian designer barbara came up with these banknote series for her ma degree project. hungarian euro banknote series. the common side of each note features european animals, the other side shows related species of plants. the banknotes are original etching prints.
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i designed and prepared five of ten etchings, all etched in separate copperplates. this subtle and refined form of reproduction enabled me to imitate the original technique used during the production of banknotes, intaglio printing. my goal was to create a complete series with clear design, that transcends the tradition of banknote making.
design process
i only wanted to keep the essential visual elements of a banknote. the most important parts beside the graphics are the denomination, the serial number, the issuing authority and the authorized signatories. i left the the unnecessary security graphic elements behind, to get a clear visual impact.
i wanted to emphasize the animals and plants, the typography and the security marks are secondary on my notes. i started with thumbnails, they evolved to more detailed sketches, which lead to my final layout.
serial design
printing process
i made scale graphite drawings of each species, which were the outlines for the final the etchings. the etchings are directly printed on digital print basis. all of them are and by me.
details | həŋˈgɛriən dɪˈzaɪnər ˈbɑrbərə keɪm əp wɪθ ðiz ˈbæŋkˌnoʊt ˈsɪriz fər hər mɑ dɪˈgri ˈprɑʤɛkt. həŋˈgɛriən ˈjʊrə ˈbæŋkˌnoʊt ˈsɪriz. ðə ˈkɑmən saɪd əv iʧ noʊt ˈfiʧərz ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈænəməlz, ðə ˈəðər saɪd ʃoʊz rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈspiʃiz əv plænts. ðə ˈbæŋkˌnoʊts ər ərˈɪʤənəl ˈɛʧɪŋ prɪnts. fər mɔr frəm ˈbɑrbərə ˈvɪzɪt ənd aɪ dɪˈzaɪnd ənd priˈpɛrd faɪv əv tɛn ˈɛʧɪŋz, ɔl ɛʧt ɪn ˈsɛpərˌeɪt copperplates*. ðɪs ˈsətəl ənd rɪˈfaɪnd fɔrm əv ˌriprəˈdəkʃən ɪˈneɪbəld mi tɪ ˈɪməˌteɪt ðə ərˈɪʤənəl tɛkˈnik juzd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə pərˈdəkʃən əv ˈbæŋkˌnoʊts, ˌɪnˈtæljoʊ ˈprɪnɪŋ. maɪ goʊl wɑz tɪ kriˈeɪt ə kəmˈplit ˈsɪriz wɪθ klɪr dɪˈzaɪn, ðət trænˈsɛndz ðə trəˈdɪʃən əv ˈbæŋkˌnoʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ. dɪˈzaɪn ˈprɔˌsɛs aɪ ˈoʊnli ˈwɔntɪd tɪ kip ðə ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈɛləmənts əv ə ˈbæŋkˌnoʊt. ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pɑrts ˌbiˈsaɪd ðə ˈgræfɪks ər ðə dɪˌnɔməˈneɪʃən, ðə ˈsɪˌriəl ˈnəmbər, ðə ˈɪʃuɪŋ əˈθɔrəti ənd ðə ˈɔθərˌaɪzd ˈsɪgnəˌtɔriz. aɪ lɛft ðə ðə ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈgræfɪk ˈɛləmənts bɪˈhaɪnd, tɪ gɪt ə klɪr ˈvɪʒəwəl ˌɪmˈpækt. aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz ðə ˈænəməlz ənd plænts, ðə təˈpɑgrəfi ənd ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti mɑrks ər ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ɔn maɪ noʊts. aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ thumbnails*, ðeɪ ɪˈvɑlvd tɪ mɔr dɪˈteɪld ˈskɛʧɪz, wɪʧ lɛd tɪ maɪ ˈfaɪnəl leɪaʊt. ˈsɪˌriəl dɪˈzaɪn ˈprɪnɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs aɪ meɪd skeɪl ˈgræˌfaɪt drɔɪŋz əv iʧ ˈspiʃiz, wɪʧ wər ðə ˈaʊˌtlaɪnz fər ðə ˈfaɪnəl ðə ˈɛʧɪŋz. ðə ˈɛʧɪŋz ər dɪˈrɛkli ˈprɪnɪd ɔn ˈdɪʤɪtəl prɪnt ˈbeɪsɪs. ɔl əv ðɛm ər ənd baɪ mi. ˈditeɪlz |
on november 24, 2016, tokyo received its first november snowfall in more than half a century. the moderate resolution imaging (modis) on terra satellite captured this image the same day. the snow fell in and around the japanese capital, coating the metropolitan area and accumulating along some sidewalks.
the second, image from terra shows a stark contrast between snow (blue) and clouds (white). the snow traces the contours of surrounding mountains and is distinguishable from clouds offshore. central tokyo is in color, suggesting less accumulation or faster melting. urban centers tend to shed snow faster than surrounding countryside because they are often hotter, a result of the urban heat island effect.
the november dusting was caused by a cold air mass moving down from the arctic, according to the japan meteorological agency. meteorologists connected the storm to the arctic oscillation, a climate pattern that affects the northern hemisphere. usually, high air pressure in the prevents colder, air seeping down from the arctic. however, weaker pressure systems occasionally disrupt this barrier, and colder air can penetrate further south, as in this case.
nasa earth observatory image by joshua stevens, using data from rapid response. caption by lem. | ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 24 2016 ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ rɪˈsivd ɪts fərst noʊˈvɛmbər sˈnoʊfɑl ɪn mɔr ðən hæf ə ˈsɛnʧəri. ðə ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ (modis*) ɔn ˈtɛˌrɑ ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˈkæpʧərd ðɪs ˈɪmɪʤ ðə seɪm deɪ. ðə snoʊ fɛl ɪn ənd əraʊnd ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈkæpɪtəl, ˈkoʊtɪŋ ðə ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən ˈɛriə ənd əˈkjumjəˌleɪtɪŋ əˈlɔŋ səm ˈsaɪdˌwɔks. ðə ˈsɛkənd, ˈɪmɪʤ frəm ˈtɛˌrɑ ʃoʊz ə stɑrk ˈkɑntræst bɪtˈwin snoʊ (blu) ənd klaʊdz (waɪt). ðə snoʊ ˈtreɪsɪz ðə ˈkɑnˌtʊrz əv sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˈmaʊntənz ənd ɪz dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃəbəl frəm klaʊdz ˈɔfˈʃɔr. ˈsɛntrəl ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ ɪz ɪn ˈkələr, səˈʤɛstɪŋ lɛs əˌkjumjəˈleɪʃən ər ˈfæstər ˈmɛltɪŋ. ˈərbən ˈsɛnərz tɛnd tɪ ʃɛd snoʊ ˈfæstər ðən sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˈkəntriˌsaɪd bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər ˈɔfən ˈhɑtər, ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə ˈərbən hit ˈaɪlənd ˈifɛkt. ðə noʊˈvɛmbər ˈdəstɪŋ wɑz kɔzd baɪ ə koʊld ɛr mæs ˈmuvɪŋ daʊn frəm ðə ˈɑrtɪk, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ʤəˈpæn ˌmitiˌɔrəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈeɪʤənsi. ˌmitiərˈɑləʤɪsts kəˈnɛktɪd ðə stɔrm tɪ ðə ˈɑrtɪk ˌɑsəˈleɪʃən, ə ˈklaɪmɪt ˈpætərn ðət əˈfɛkts ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr. ˈjuʒəwəli, haɪ ɛr ˈprɛʃər ɪn ðə prɪˈvɛnts ˈkoʊldər, ɛr ˈsipɪŋ daʊn frəm ðə ˈɑrtɪk. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈwikər ˈprɛʃər ˈsɪstəmz ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli dɪsˈrəpt ðɪs ˈbɛriər, ənd ˈkoʊldər ɛr kən ˈpɛnəˌtreɪt ˈfərðər saʊθ, ɛz ɪn ðɪs keɪs. ˈnæsə ərθ əbˈzərvəˌtɔri ˈɪmɪʤ baɪ ˈʤɑˌʃuə ˈstivənz, ˈjuzɪŋ ˈdætə frəm ˈræpɪd rɪˈspɑns. ˈkæpʃən baɪ lɛm. |
the guardian, los angeles times and cnn all reported he had been found dead.
swartz was due to go on trial within weeks over accusations he stole the scientific journal articles, in a bid to make them available for free.
swartz faced "decades in prison and a fortune in fines", the los angeles times said, over the downloads from jstor.
the journal website, which the los angeles times said did not press charges once it reclaimed the articles from swartz, posted on its website that it had been "deeply saddened to hear the news about aaron swartz. we extend our heartfelt condolences to aaron's family, friends, and everyone who loved, knew, and admired him".
the subscription journal service was used by mit, and offered digitized copies of academic articles from journals. the prosecutor in the case, the us attorney for massachusetts, had accused swartz of intending to distribute the articles widely on sites. | ðə ˈgɑrdiən, lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs taɪmz ənd ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ɔl ˌriˈpɔrtəd hi hæd bɪn faʊnd dɛd. ʃwɔrts wɑz du tɪ goʊ ɔn traɪəl wɪˈθɪn wiks ˈoʊvər ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz hi stoʊl ðə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈʤərnəl ˈɑrtɪkəlz, ɪn ə bɪd tɪ meɪk ðɛm əˈveɪləbəl fər fri. ʃwɔrts feɪst "ˈdɛkeɪdz ɪn ˈprɪzən ənd ə ˈfɔrʧən ɪn faɪnz", ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs taɪmz sɛd, ˈoʊvər ðə ˈdaʊnˌloʊdz frəm jstor*. ðə ˈʤərnəl ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, wɪʧ ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs taɪmz sɛd dɪd nɑt prɛs ˈʧɑrʤɪz wəns ɪt riˈkleɪmd ðə ˈɑrtɪkəlz frəm ʃwɔrts, ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn ɪts ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ðət ɪt hæd bɪn "ˈdipli ˈsædənd tɪ hir ðə nuz əˈbaʊt ˈɛrən ʃwɔrts. wi ɪkˈstɛnd ɑr ˈhɑrtˌfɛlt kənˈdoʊlənsəz tɪ ˈɛrənz ˈfæməli, frɛndz, ənd ˈɛvriˌwən hu ləvd, nu, ənd ədˈmaɪərd ɪm". ðə səbˈskrɪpʃən ˈʤərnəl ˈsərvɪs wɑz juzd baɪ ˈɛˈmaɪˈti, ənd ˈɔfərd ˈdɪʤəˌtaɪzd ˈkɑpiz əv ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈɑrtɪkəlz frəm ˈʤərnəlz. ðə ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər ɪn ðə keɪs, ðə ˈjuˈɛs əˈtərni fər ˌmæsəˈʧusəts, hæd əˈkjuzd ʃwɔrts əv ˌɪnˈtɛndɪŋ tɪ dɪˈstrɪbjut ðə ˈɑrtɪkəlz ˈwaɪdli ɔn saɪts. |
aloha, mr. draper: 'mad men' season 6 premiere filming in hawaii
“mad men” joins a long line of television shows to go on location in the aloha state, including “the brady bunch” and “saved by the bell.”
it certainly be the first time don draper has left the hustle and bustle of madison avenue for climes. don makes frequent jaunts to california, which has been the setting for some of the most memorable episodes, including the shocking season 4 finale in which he proposed to megan, then his secretary.
according to a report published in deadline and confirmed by amc, lead actors jon hamm and jessica paré, who play the photogenic couple in the drama, will travel to the state this sunday with a small crew to film scenes for the upcoming season 6 premiere. creator matthew weiner and producer scott reportedly scouted locations for the episode back in september. hamm and paré will reportedly be there for two days, suggesting that plenty of the premiere will take place back in new york.
let the breathless speculation begin: don draper and his wife megan will travel to hawaii in the season 6 premiere of “mad men.”
nevertheless, the news of the drapers’ hawaiian adventure is especially enticing and not just because of the possibility of seeing don in a hawaiian shirt and lei singing along to “tiny bubbles.”
photos: hollywood back lot moments
no, because it gives “mad men” fans license to speculate wildly about in store in the season ahead, which is at least 50% of so enjoyable about the show in the first place.
so just what will don and megan get up to in hawaii? here are just a few possibilities:
-- when last we saw don, he was approached by a beautiful young woman in a dimly lighted bar while megan was off filming a commercial all but forced don to cast her in. maybe, in a moment of weakness, he flies off to hawaii with said beauty and megan follows him there in an attempt to win him back.
-- acting career takes off and she is cast in the pilot for “hawaii five-o,” which airing on cbs in september of 1968. ("mad men’s" most recent season ended in 1967.) while megan is hard at work, don slips off to a don ho concert where, drunk off of too many mai tais, he rushes the stage and is arrested. mortified, megan talks to don about his drinking and decides that, for the health of their marriage, she will quit acting.
photos: on the set of 'mad men'
-- megan and don decide to repair their troubled marriage with a trip to hawaii. too bad they decided to do so in the middle of the eruption of mt. kilauea, which was highly active during 1967 and 1968. nothing much happens but the bubbling lava provides the perfect visual metaphor for the volcanic rage just beneath the surface of their relationship.
-- in a major coup for the agency, don lands spam as a client after pitching them a series of commercials set in hawaii, where the canned meat product is unusually popular. he and megan fly to the island to film the ads, in which she appears wearing a grass skirt and coconut bra. megan, who has been attending meetings back in new york, rankles at being and she and don get in their 7 millionth fight, only to make up later with a frisky roll in the sand.
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video: watch the latest fall tv trailers here | əˈloʊhɑ, ˈmɪstər. ˈdreɪpər: 'mæd mɛn' ˈsizən 6 prɛˈmɪr ˈfɪlmɪŋ ɪn həˈwaɪˌi men”*” ʤɔɪnz ə lɔŋ laɪn əv ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ʃoʊz tɪ goʊ ɔn loʊˈkeɪʃən ɪn ðə əˈloʊhɑ steɪt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈbreɪdi bunch”*” ənd baɪ ðə bell.”*.” ɪt ˈsərtənli bi ðə fərst taɪm dɑn ˈdreɪpər həz lɛft ðə ˈhəsəl ənd ˈbəsəl əv ˈmædɪsən ˈævəˌnu fər klaɪmz. dɑn meɪks ˈfrikˌwɛnt ʤɔnts tɪ ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, wɪʧ həz bɪn ðə ˈsɛtɪŋ fər səm əv ðə moʊst ˈmɛmərəbəl ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈʃɑkɪŋ ˈsizən 4 fəˈnæli ɪn wɪʧ hi prəˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈmeɪgən, ðɛn hɪz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə rɪˈpɔrt ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ˈdɛˌdlaɪn ənd kənˈfərmd baɪ ˈeɪˌɛmˈsi, lɛd ˈæktərz ʤɑn hæm ənd ˈʤɛsɪkə paré*é, hu pleɪ ðə ˌfoʊtəˈʤɛnɪk ˈkəpəl ɪn ðə ˈdrɑmə, wɪl ˈtrævəl tɪ ðə steɪt ðɪs ˈsənˌdi wɪθ ə smɔl kru tɪ fɪlm sinz fər ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈsizən 6 prɛˈmɪr. kriˈeɪtər ˈmæθju ˈwaɪnər ənd prəˈdusər skɑt rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈskaʊtəd loʊˈkeɪʃənz fər ðə ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd bæk ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər. hæm ənd paré*é wɪl rɪˈpɔrtədli bi ðɛr fər tu deɪz, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət ˈplɛnti əv ðə prɛˈmɪr wɪl teɪk pleɪs bæk ɪn nu jɔrk. lɛt ðə ˈbrɛθləs ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən bɪˈgɪn: dɑn ˈdreɪpər ənd hɪz waɪf ˈmeɪgən wɪl ˈtrævəl tɪ həˈwaɪˌi ɪn ðə ˈsizən 6 prɛˈmɪr əv men.”*.” ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, ðə nuz əv ðə drapers’*’ həˈwaɪən ədˈvɛnʧər ɪz əˈspɛʃəli ɛnˈtaɪsɪŋ ənd nɑt ʤɪst bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv siɪŋ dɑn ɪn ə həˈwaɪən ʃərt ənd leɪ ˈsɪŋɪŋ əˈlɔŋ tɪ bubbles.”*.” ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈhɑliˌwʊd bæk lɔt ˈmoʊmənts noʊ, bɪˈkəz ɪt gɪvz men”*” fænz ˈlaɪsəns tɪ ˈspɛkjəˌleɪt ˈwaɪldli əˈbaʊt ɪn stɔr ɪn ðə ˈsizən əˈhɛd, wɪʧ ɪz æt list 50 əv soʊ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪəbəl əˈbaʊt ðə ʃoʊ ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. soʊ ʤɪst wət wɪl dɑn ənd ˈmeɪgən gɪt əp tɪ ɪn həˈwaɪˌi? hir ər ʤɪst ə fju ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz: wɪn læst wi sɔ dɑn, hi wɑz əˈproʊʧt baɪ ə ˈbjutəfəl jəŋ ˈwʊmən ɪn ə ˈdɪmli ˈlaɪtɪd bɑr waɪl ˈmeɪgən wɑz ɔf ˈfɪlmɪŋ ə kəˈmərʃəl ɔl bət fɔrst dɑn tɪ kæst hər ɪn. ˈmeɪbi, ɪn ə ˈmoʊmənt əv ˈwiknəs, hi flaɪz ɔf tɪ həˈwaɪˌi wɪθ sɛd ˈbjuti ənd ˈmeɪgən ˈfɑloʊz ɪm ðɛr ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ wɪn ɪm bæk. ˈæktɪŋ kərɪr teɪks ɔf ənd ʃi ɪz kæst ɪn ðə ˈpaɪlət fər five-o,”*,” wɪʧ ˈɛrɪŋ ɔn ˈsiˌbiˌɛs ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər əv 1968 ("mæd men’s*" moʊst ˈrisənt ˈsizən ˈɛndɪd ɪn 1967 waɪl ˈmeɪgən ɪz hɑrd æt wərk, dɑn slɪps ɔf tɪ ə dɑn hoʊ ˈkɑnsərt wɛr, drəŋk ɔf əv tu ˈmɛni maɪ tais*, hi ˈrəʃɪz ðə steɪʤ ənd ɪz ərˈɛstɪd. ˈmɔrtəˌfaɪd, ˈmeɪgən tɔks tɪ dɑn əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪdz ðət, fər ðə hɛlθ əv ðɛr ˈmɛrɪʤ, ʃi wɪl kwɪt ˈæktɪŋ. ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ɔn ðə sɛt əv 'mæd mɛn' ˈmeɪgən ənd dɑn ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ rɪˈpɛr ðɛr ˈtrəbəld ˈmɛrɪʤ wɪθ ə trɪp tɪ həˈwaɪˌi. tu bæd ðeɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ du soʊ ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə ˌɪˈrəpʃən əv ˈɛmˈti. kilauea*, wɪʧ wɑz ˈhaɪli ˈæktɪv ˈdʊrɪŋ 1967 ənd 1968 ˈnəθɪŋ məʧ ˈhæpənz bət ðə ˈbəbəlɪŋ ˈlɑvə prəˈvaɪdz ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈmɛtəfɔr fər ðə vɑlˈkænɪk reɪʤ ʤɪst bɪˈniθ ðə ˈsərfəs əv ðɛr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp. ɪn ə ˈmeɪʤər ku fər ðə ˈeɪʤənsi, dɑn lændz spæm ɛz ə klaɪənt ˈæftər ˈpɪʧɪŋ ðɛm ə ˈsɪriz əv kəˈmərʃəlz sɛt ɪn həˈwaɪˌi, wɛr ðə kænd mit ˈprɑdəkt ɪz ənˈjuˌʒuəli ˈpɑpjələr. hi ənd ˈmeɪgən flaɪ tɪ ðə ˈaɪlənd tɪ fɪlm ðə ædz, ɪn wɪʧ ʃi əˈpɪrz ˈwɛrɪŋ ə græs skərt ənd ˈkoʊkəˌnət brɑ. ˈmeɪgən, hu həz bɪn əˈtɛndɪŋ ˈmitɪŋz bæk ɪn nu jɔrk, ˈræŋkəlz æt biɪŋ ənd ʃi ənd dɑn gɪt ɪn ðɛr 7 ˈmɪljənθ faɪt, ˈoʊnli tɪ meɪk əp ˈleɪtər wɪθ ə ˈfrɪski roʊl ɪn ðə sænd. hæv jʊr oʊn priˈdɪkʃənz? pliz fil fri tɪ weɪ ɪn. ˈɔlsoʊ: 'mæd mɛn' ˈriˌkæp: aʊt wɪθ ə ˈwɪmpər krɪˈstinə ˈhɛndrɪks ɪz æt iz wɪθ ˈɛmi ənd 'mæd mɛn' ˈkoʊlbərt rɪps ˈrɑmni fər ˈbleɪmɪŋ gən ˈvaɪələns ɔn ˈsɪŋgəl ˈpɛrənts ˈtaɪmlaɪn: ˈɛmi ˈwɪnərz θru ðə jɪrz səˈlɛbrɪti ˈvɪdioʊ: wɔʧ ðə ˈleɪtəst fɔl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈtreɪlərz hir |
espn nfl insider mark dominik breaks down why te jordan reed's value to washington lies in his hands as opposed to his ability as a blocker. (2:16)
the washington redskins have signed tight end jordan reed to a multiyear extension, the team announced thursday.
a source told nfl insider adam that the extension is for five years and is worth $50 million, including $22 million guaranteed.
editor's picks redskins make wise investment in jordan reed, albeit with some risk there are some injury concerns with jordan reed, but he's a valuable part of the redskins' passing game.
"honestly, i don't want to be anywhere else than here," reed said thursday. "i love it here. i love playing for the redskins. i love all my coaches and all my teammates. i love this area, man. they gave me that deal, and i took it. it was a solid deal, and i'm just happy to be a redskin."
durability has always been an issue with reed. he missed a combined 12 games his first two seasons, but he appeared in 14 last year after undergoing a more rigorous training regimen that he said has continued this year.
"it means a lot that the redskins invested that kind of money into me and think that highly of me as a player and as a person," reed said. "that means a lot to me. i'm going to show them that they made a good investment, and i'm going to prove them right in making me one of the [tight ends]."
the new deal keeps reed with the redskins through the 2021 season.
jordan reed set a franchise record for a tight end last season with 952 yards receiving. rob images
he caught 87 passes for 952 yards and 11 touchdowns last season. the pick in the 2013 draft has 182 career receptions for yards and 14 touchdowns for the redskins.
"it changes a lot," reed said. "... it's a life-changing thing, and i'm just real blessed."
the redskins added depth at the position in the by signing maryland product vernon davis from the denver broncos. they also logan paulsen and expect niles paul to return from a gruesome ankle injury that cost him the entire season.
espn's john keim and the associated press contributed to this report. | espn* ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˌɪnˈsaɪdər mɑrk dəˈmɪnɪk breɪks daʊn waɪ ti ˈʤɔrdən ridz ˈvælju tɪ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən laɪz ɪn hɪz hænz ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ hɪz əˈbɪləˌti ɛz ə ˈblɑkər. ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈrɛdˌskɪnz hæv saɪnd taɪt ɛnd ˈʤɔrdən rid tɪ ə ˈməltiˈjir ɪkˈstɛnʃən, ðə tim əˈnaʊnst ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ə sɔrs toʊld ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˌɪnˈsaɪdər ˈædəm ðət ðə ɪkˈstɛnʃən ɪz fər faɪv jɪrz ənd ɪz wərθ 50 ˈmɪljən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ 22 ˈmɪljən ˌgɛrənˈtid. ˈɛdɪtərz pɪks ˈrɛdˌskɪnz meɪk waɪz ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn ˈʤɔrdən rid, ɔlˈbiɪt wɪθ səm rɪsk ðɛr ər səm ˈɪnʤəri kənˈsərnz wɪθ ˈʤɔrdən rid, bət hiz ə ˈvæljəbəl pɑrt əv ðə ˈrɛdˌskɪnz' ˈpæsɪŋ geɪm. "ˈɑnəstli, aɪ doʊnt wɔnt tɪ bi ˈɛniˌwɛr ɛls ðən hir," rid sɛd ˈθərzˌdeɪ. "aɪ ləv ɪt hir. aɪ ləv pleɪɪŋ fər ðə ˈrɛdˌskɪnz. aɪ ləv ɔl maɪ ˈkoʊʧɪz ənd ɔl maɪ ˈtimˌmeɪts. aɪ ləv ðɪs ˈɛriə, mæn. ðeɪ geɪv mi ðət dil, ənd aɪ tʊk ɪt. ɪt wɑz ə ˈsɑləd dil, ənd əm ʤɪst ˈhæpi tɪ bi ə ˈrɛdˌskɪn." dərəˈbɪlɪti həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ən ˈɪʃu wɪθ rid. hi mɪst ə kəmˈbaɪnd 12 geɪmz hɪz fərst tu ˈsizənz, bət hi əˈpɪrd ɪn 14 læst jɪr ˈæftər ˌəndərˈgoʊɪŋ ə mɔr ˈrɪgərəs ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈrɛʤəmən ðət hi sɛd həz kənˈtɪnjud ðɪs jɪr. "ɪt minz ə lɔt ðət ðə ˈrɛdˌskɪnz ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ðət kaɪnd əv ˈməni ˈɪntu mi ənd θɪŋk ðət ˈhaɪli əv mi ɛz ə pleɪər ənd ɛz ə ˈpərsən," rid sɛd. "ðət minz ə lɔt tɪ mi. əm goʊɪŋ tɪ ʃoʊ ðɛm ðət ðeɪ meɪd ə gʊd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt, ənd əm goʊɪŋ tɪ pruv ðɛm raɪt ɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ mi wən əv ðə [taɪt ɛndz]." ðə nu dil kips rid wɪθ ðə ˈrɛdˌskɪnz θru ðə 2021 ˈsizən. ˈʤɔrdən rid sɛt ə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ˈrɛkərd fər ə taɪt ɛnd læst ˈsizən wɪθ 952 jɑrdz rɪˈsivɪŋ. rɑb ˈɪmɪʤɪz hi kɔt 87 ˈpæsɪz fər 952 jɑrdz ənd 11 ˈtəʧˌdaʊnz læst ˈsizən. ðə pɪk ɪn ðə 2013 dræft həz 182 kərɪr rɪˈsɛpʃənz fər jɑrdz ənd 14 ˈtəʧˌdaʊnz fər ðə ˈrɛdˌskɪnz. "ɪt ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ə lɔt," rid sɛd. ɪts ə ˈlaɪfˌʧeɪnʤɪŋ θɪŋ, ənd əm ʤɪst ril blɛst." ðə ˈrɛdˌskɪnz ˈædɪd dɛpθ æt ðə pəˈzɪʃən ɪn ðə baɪ ˈsaɪnɪŋ ˈmɛrələnd ˈprɑdəkt ˈvərnən ˈdeɪvɪs frəm ðə ˈdɛnvər ˈbrɑŋkoʊz. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈloʊgən ˈpaʊlsən ənd ɪkˈspɛkt naɪlz pɔl tɪ rɪˈtərn frəm ə ˈgrusəm ˈæŋkəl ˈɪnʤəri ðət kɔst ɪm ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈsizən. ʤɑn kim ənd ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt. |
a breezy rectangle is all that's left where the window was removed from sweet creations during the great pie caper. (photo: herman patton)
the premeditated pilfering involved pies.
eight pies were taken from sweet creations pie store on monroe street in germantown sometime between friday night and saturday morning. it was mostly pecan pies lifted from the wire racks. and a couple of sweet potato pies, too.
"i can't even be mad. it's comical," says herman patton, sweet creations
"they came in through a real hard window. it was shatterproof, so they took the whole window out. it was done very neatly," laughs patton.
the burglars took a television set and some loose change, but that was just a crime of opportunity. patton is thoroughly convinced that it was those tins of crusty goodness that the hungry thieves were after.
"there were no papers shuffled around, they weren't looking for anything. the register wasn't even jimmied. they crawled in and there wasn't even a crumb on the floor," he says.
"i'm telling you, it was a big pie caper. that's the only conclusion a rational human being comes up with. they must have had a team, like 'ocean's eleven.' " (note: check to see if that was george clooney in the corner booth at the bar in le sel saturday night.)
more disturbing than the pie heist itself was the getaway method.
"they hauled it off in a trash can. i'll bet they were a little stanky," patton says, "maybe they bagged them up first."
though this comes on the vapors, if not the heels, of nashville's last reported pie robbery from arnold's country kitchen in january, it's too early to feed speculation of a trend.
despite suffering the loss a day before his birthday, patton remains mindful of what happened.
"you talk about having a good pie."
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read or share this story: | ə ˈbrizi ˈrɛktæŋgəl ɪz ɔl ðæts lɛft wɛr ðə ˈwɪndoʊ wɑz riˈmuvd frəm swit kriˈeɪʃənz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə greɪt paɪ ˈkeɪpər. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈhərmən ˈpætən) ðə priˈmɛdəˌteɪtɪd ˈpɪlfərɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd paɪz. eɪt paɪz wər ˈteɪkən frəm swit kriˈeɪʃənz paɪ stɔr ɔn mənˈroʊ strit ɪn ˈʤərmənˌtaʊn ˈsəmˌtaɪm bɪtˈwin ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt ənd ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ɪt wɑz ˈmoʊstli ˈpiˌkɑn paɪz ˈlɪftɪd frəm ðə waɪər ræks. ənd ə ˈkəpəl əv swit pəˈteɪˌtoʊ paɪz, tu. "aɪ kænt ˈivɪn bi mæd. ɪts ˈkɑmɪkəl," sɪz ˈhərmən ˈpætən, swit kriˈeɪʃənz "ðeɪ keɪm ɪn θru ə ril hɑrd ˈwɪndoʊ. ɪt wɑz ˈʃætərˌpruf, soʊ ðeɪ tʊk ðə hoʊl ˈwɪndoʊ aʊt. ɪt wɑz dən ˈvɛri ˈnitli," læfs ˈpætən. ðə ˈbərglərz tʊk ə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən sɛt ənd səm lus ʧeɪnʤ, bət ðət wɑz ʤɪst ə kraɪm əv ˌɑpərˈtunəti. ˈpætən ɪz ˈθəroʊli kənˈvɪnst ðət ɪt wɑz ðoʊz tɪnz əv ˈkrəsti ˈgʊdnɪs ðət ðə ˈhəŋgri θivz wər ˈæftər. "ðɛr wər noʊ ˈpeɪpərz ˈʃəfəld əraʊnd, ðeɪ wərənt ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. ðə ˈrɛʤɪstər ˈwəzənt ˈivɪn ˈʤɪmid. ðeɪ krɔld ɪn ənd ðɛr ˈwəzənt ˈivɪn ə krəm ɔn ðə flɔr," hi sɪz. "əm ˈtɛlɪŋ ju, ɪt wɑz ə bɪg paɪ ˈkeɪpər. ðæts ðə ˈoʊnli kənˈkluʒən ə ˈræʃənəl ˈjumən biɪŋ kəmz əp wɪθ. ðeɪ məst hæv hæd ə tim, laɪk 'ˈoʊʃənz ˈilɛvən.' (noʊt: ʧɛk tɪ si ɪf ðət wɑz ʤɔrʤ ˈkluni ɪn ðə ˈkɔrnər buθ æt ðə bɑr ɪn lə sɛl ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt.) mɔr dɪˈstərbɪŋ ðən ðə paɪ haɪst ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɑz ðə ˈgɛtəˌweɪ ˈmɛθəd. "ðeɪ hɔld ɪt ɔf ɪn ə træʃ kən. aɪl bɛt ðeɪ wər ə ˈlɪtəl stanky*," ˈpætən sɪz, "ˈmeɪbi ðeɪ bægd ðɛm əp fərst." ðoʊ ðɪs kəmz ɔn ðə ˈveɪpərz, ɪf nɑt ðə hilz, əv ˈnæʃˌvɪlz læst ˌriˈpɔrtəd paɪ ˈrɑbəri frəm ˈɑrnəldz ˈkəntri ˈkɪʧən ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri, ɪts tu ˈərli tɪ fid ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən əv ə trɛnd. dɪˈspaɪt ˈsəfərɪŋ ðə lɔs ə deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz ˈbərθˌdeɪ, ˈpætən rɪˈmeɪnz ˈmaɪndfəl əv wət ˈhæpənd. "ju tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈhævɪŋ ə gʊd paɪ." riʧ ʤɪm maɪərz æt ənd ɔn tˈwɪtər @readjimmyers*. rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri: |
megaupload sues universal over questionable video, as says he sent too
from the
but we've also learned that ken hertz, attorney for, also filed a request last week with youtube. what's going on here?
hertz says that like many of the artists who appear in the video, his client had never consented to the mega song."
umg echoes that sentiment. �this is an dispute that surfaced several weeks ago with respect to the unauthorized use of a performance from one of our artists," a spokesperson tells us. "we heard from a number of our other artists and their representatives who told us never consented to being portrayed in this video."
following's marketing campaign that involved getting a ton of big name stars (many signed to major record labels) to speak out in support of (and then putting those quotes into a song), universal music group started issuing questionables for the video. we've heard numerous theories as to why might think it can do so, but none seem to hold up to much scrutiny. the music in question is not's.torrentfreak reported that is preparing to sue universal music for the boguss , while has the details . you can also see the actual lawsuit here or embedded is claiming that one of its artists, gin wigmore, had unauthorized work appear in the song, though it's unclear where or how. continues to insist that it owns all of the music. where it gets more bizarre is that apparently, who appears in the video saying that he uses to "send files across the this is where things get interesting. if this is true, it certainly appears that hertz is admitting to a bogus. even assuming that what he states is true -- that did not give permission -- that's. it would be a contractual issue. furthermore, it seems like a pretty strange claim. it's pretty clear that did, in fact, state that he uses to send files across the globe. insists it has clear contracts with all the artists in question, and i'm sure the details will come out as things move forward, but it still seems like universal (and, now,) have a lot of explaining to do.and, of course, it seems really bizarre that would think this was a prudent course of action, when the only thing it's really done is driven a hell of a lot more attention to. congrats,, you just spent your efforts increasing the power of's marketing campaign.
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companies:, riaa, universal music | megaupload* suz ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈoʊvər kˈwɛsʧənəbəl ˈvɪdioʊ, ɛz sɪz hi sɛnt tu frəm ðə bət wiv ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlərnɪd ðət kɛn hɛrts, əˈtərni fər, ˈɔlsoʊ faɪld ə rɪkˈwɛst læst wik wɪθ ˈjuˌtub. wəts goʊɪŋ ɔn hir? hɛrts sɪz ðət laɪk ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈɑrtɪsts hu əˈpɪr ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ, hɪz klaɪənt hæd ˈnɛvər kənˈsɛnɪd tɪ ðə ˈmɛgə sɔŋ." ˈɛkoʊz ðət ˈsɛnəmənt. ɪz ən dɪˈspjut ðət ˈsərfɪst ˈsɛvərəl wiks əˈgoʊ wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt tɪ ðə əˈnɔθərˌaɪzd juz əv ə pərˈfɔrməns frəm wən əv ɑr ˈɑrtɪsts," ə ˈspoʊkspərsən tɛlz ˈjuˈɛs. "wi hərd frəm ə ˈnəmbər əv ɑr ˈəðər ˈɑrtɪsts ənd ðɛr ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz hu toʊld ˈjuˈɛs ˈnɛvər kənˈsɛnɪd tɪ biɪŋ pɔrˈtreɪd ɪn ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ." ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈmɑrkətɪŋ kæmˈpeɪn ðət ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈgɪtɪŋ ə tən əv bɪg neɪm stɑrz (ˈmɛni saɪnd tɪ ˈmeɪʤər ˈrɛkərd ˈleɪbəlz) tɪ spik aʊt ɪn səˈpɔrt əv (ənd ðɛn ˈpʊtɪŋ ðoʊz kwoʊts ˈɪntu ə sɔŋ), ˌjunəˈvərsəl mˈjuzɪk grup ˈstɑrtɪd ˈɪʃuɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənəbəl fər ðə ˈvɪdioʊ. wiv hərd ˈnumərəs ˈθɪriz ɛz tɪ waɪ maɪt θɪŋk ɪt kən du soʊ, bət nən sim tɪ hoʊld əp tɪ məʧ ˈskrutəni. ðə mˈjuzɪk ɪn kˈwɛʃən ɪz nɑt ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ɪz pərˈpɛrɪŋ tɪ su ˌjunəˈvərsəl mˈjuzɪk fər ðə ˈboʊgəs waɪl həz ðə ˈditeɪlz ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ si ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈlɔˌsut hir ər ɛmˈbɛdɪd ɪz ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət wən əv ɪts ˈɑrtɪsts, ʤɪn ˈwɪgmɔr, hæd əˈnɔθərˌaɪzd wərk əˈpɪr ɪn ðə sɔŋ, ðoʊ ɪts ənˈklɪr wɛr ər haʊ. kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ ˌɪnˈsɪst ðət ɪt oʊnz ɔl əv ðə mˈjuzɪk. wɛr ɪt gɪts mɔr bɪˈzɑr ɪz ðət əˈpɛrəntli, hu əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ seɪɪŋ ðət hi ˈjuzɪz tɪ "sɛnd faɪlz əˈkrɔs ðə ðɪs ɪz wɛr θɪŋz gɪt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. ɪf ðɪs ɪz tru, ɪt ˈsərtənli əˈpɪrz ðət hɛrts ɪz ədˈmɪtɪŋ tɪ ə ˈboʊgəs. ˈivɪn əˈsumɪŋ ðət wət hi steɪts ɪz tru ðət dɪd nɑt gɪv pərˈmɪʃən ðæts. ɪt wʊd bi ə kənˈtrækʧuəl ˈɪʃu. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, ɪt simz laɪk ə ˈprɪti streɪnʤ kleɪm. ɪts ˈprɪti klɪr ðət dɪd, ɪn fækt, steɪt ðət hi ˈjuzɪz tɪ sɛnd faɪlz əˈkrɔs ðə gloʊb. ˌɪnˈsɪsts ɪt həz klɪr ˈkɑnˌtrækts wɪθ ɔl ðə ˈɑrtɪsts ɪn kˈwɛʃən, ənd əm ʃʊr ðə ˈditeɪlz wɪl kəm aʊt ɛz θɪŋz muv ˈfɔrwərd, bət ɪt stɪl simz laɪk ˌjunəˈvərsəl (ənd, naʊ,) hæv ə lɔt əv ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ tɪ do.and*, əv kɔrs, ɪt simz ˈrɪli bɪˈzɑr ðət wʊd θɪŋk ðɪs wɑz ə ˈprudənt kɔrs əv ˈækʃən, wɪn ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ɪts ˈrɪli dən ɪz ˈdrɪvən ə hɛl əv ə lɔt mɔr əˈtɛnʃən tɪ. kənˈgræts,, ju ʤɪst spɛnt jʊr ˈɛfərts ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ðə paʊər əv ˈmɑrkətɪŋ kæmˈpeɪn. faɪld ˈəndər: ˈkɑpiˌraɪt, dmca*, ʤɪn ˈwɪgmɔr,, ˈkəmpəˌniz:, riaa*, ˌjunəˈvərsəl mˈjuzɪk |
teithepony asked me to do a song cover for him featuring bon bon and lyra. this morning i made a promise to myself; tonight i will finish this drawing, and so i did! i hope you like i started drawing this i was lacking inspiration, i didn't really know what bon bon and lyra would do to entertain themselves when they were fillies. but then i remembered something that i really enjoyed when i was little: folding paper airplanes and throw them as far as possible! (i actually still do i got my idea down it opened a whole new door of opportunities; for instance lyra sitting down and using her hooves as hands to try and fold the planes. apparently bon bon didn't have that problem because she's happily throwing them around, so figure that one out not 100% satisfied about this work. i actually threw the whole first version away because they were looking like ponies (the horror!!). the background was also a new challenge. i had only done some small backgrounds in comic, but this one's way more important. so, i'm still learning in that area.anyway, i hope you enjoy my offer: every and commenter gets a free apple bloom to cure the to self: keep the description shorter next time) | teithepony* æst mi tɪ du ə sɔŋ ˈkəvər fər ɪm ˈfiʧərɪŋ bɑn bɑn ənd ˈlaɪrə. ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ aɪ meɪd ə ˈprɑməs tɪ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf; təˈnaɪt aɪ wɪl ˈfɪnɪʃ ðɪs drɔɪŋ, ənd soʊ aɪ dɪd! aɪ hoʊp ju laɪk aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd drɔɪŋ ðɪs aɪ wɑz ˈlækɪŋ ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən, aɪ ˈdɪdənt ˈrɪli noʊ wət bɑn bɑn ənd ˈlaɪrə wʊd du tɪ ˌɛnərˈteɪn ðɛmˈsɛlvz wɪn ðeɪ wər ˈfɪliz. bət ðɛn aɪ rɪˈmɛmbərd ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət aɪ ˈrɪli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd wɪn aɪ wɑz ˈlɪtəl: ˈfoʊldɪŋ ˈpeɪpər ˈɛrpleɪnz ənd θroʊ ðɛm ɛz fɑr ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl! (aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli stɪl du aɪ gɑt maɪ aɪˈdiə daʊn ɪt ˈoʊpənd ə hoʊl nu dɔr əv ˌɑpərˈtunətiz; fər ˈɪnstəns ˈlaɪrə ˈsɪtɪŋ daʊn ənd ˈjuzɪŋ hər hʊvz ɛz hænz tɪ traɪ ənd foʊld ðə pleɪnz. əˈpɛrəntli bɑn bɑn ˈdɪdənt hæv ðət ˈprɑbləm bɪˈkəz ʃiz ˈhæpəli θroʊɪŋ ðɛm əraʊnd, soʊ ˈfɪgjər ðət wən aʊt nɑt 100 ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd əˈbaʊt ðɪs wərk. aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli θru ðə hoʊl fərst ˈvərʒən əˈweɪ bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wər ˈlʊkɪŋ laɪk ˈpoʊniz (ðə ˈhɔrər!!). ðə ˈbækˌgraʊnd wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ə nu ˈʧælənʤ. aɪ hæd ˈoʊnli dən səm smɔl ˈbækˌgraʊndz ɪn ˈkɑmɪk, bət ðɪs wənz weɪ mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. soʊ, əm stɪl ˈlərnɪŋ ɪn ðət area.anyway*, aɪ hoʊp ju ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ maɪ ˈɔfər: ˈɛvəri ənd ˈkɑmɛntər gɪts ə fri ˈæpəl blum tɪ kjʊr ðə tɪ sɛlf: kip ðə dɪˈskrɪpʃən ˈʃɔrtər nɛkst taɪm) |
the flaming at burning man 2015 was a resto art piece which showed off our cleanup abilities. was the time six minutes and seconds to clean up a flaming piano been launched from a slingshot and tossed splashing onto the ground like a fiery dirt clod.
the crew launched the twice; both times, flaming piano cleanup took under seven minutes, leaving no trace.
we’ve all sort of grown up into here together in black rock city. many of us are veterans of this sideshow. the, much like burning man itself, usually takes its fresh managers from the herd.
sure, especially now that the org has become a non-profit, a few outside specialists have come on board, but as for the majority, a bunch of outsiders made this burning man thing and going to keep running it until we individually graduate or collectively pass into the next level of the video game of life.
here’s our family album from this year. some present during picture day but we love them the same as the pictured ones. most photos in this post are by d.a. the dark angel, who has been the boss of resto for seventeen years.
special forces
special forces. death to all cones. kill all cones! death-dealers. etc. such violent talk for basically playing with rakes in a giant zen garden and feeling satisfied at clearing bobtuse, the dune buster all hands line up on a hot spot jeffrey, cowboy carl, and howler from fence crew once the fence is down, special too. duck hunt with her familiar dilwyn. special forces in this world and illustrator / in the other. bustin dustin, for resto, plumbing crew in black rock city, and solar specialist in the default. phoenix firestarter, leader of special forces in this world; leader of a successful landscaping company in the other.
as burning man expands its infrastructure to where things function, uh, functionally most of the time, many new roles and positions have been created both within the org and within and resto specifically. it seems to us if the corporate power structures take on a pyramid shape, the burning man org structure would be more of hatbox.
“there are opportunities for advancement,” bosses are frequently heard to say, “so watch the roles you want to be in.”
when it becomes time to lead, who else is going to lead but you, a hometown hero of black rock city, who has been watching and learning and showing up to crew all these years? happening with the now. pushing up to make a bigger tree with bigger branches and bigger roots.
[line bosses]
line boss jedi works as a sign shop during setup and the show line boss john bastard works for the power crew during setup and the show, a.k.a. ride that pony, a.k.a. open meezy, etc etc runs the first camp infrastructure build crew during setup and the show line bossin’ line boss beer girl manages the commissary arm of the (trash, recycling, & waste management) during setup and the show lingerie day, what. (more lingerie in day nine post)
the lost three line sweep bosses in one year boo yaa, weldboy, and stabby, who graduated to real-world obligations and adventures. the challenge for d.a. was picking three new and one returning line boss to be leaders: jedi, bastard, toad, and.
jedi works sign shop install for burning man. she was a resto scribe and now a line boss. john bastard from power crew moved from special forces to lines during resto. toad, commissary manager during the show, also became a line boss this year., the only returning line boss, leads the crew who builds first camp and surrounding infrastructure. system-wide, space monkeys are stepping up to fly.
our scribes: muppet is from burning placement crew, and only her second year doing resto and she literally did the burning man map this year. as in, the one who designed it, so a nice liaison between the and placement departments. the other three scribes are your sister from purchasing and receiving, art art art! moved up to shade manager this year, and kimba who moved up to man base manager. they all worked as a unit during resto.
[scribes]
scribe kimba, top right, was promoted to man base manager this year. her first year at resto many staff members stayed out this year to brave the elements and participate in our cleanup. scribe art art art! manages the shade department during setup and the show. scribe your sister works in receiving for the, fielding package requests and getting their work items they ordered. your sister colors in your scores. scribe muppet does placement during setup and burning man. a cartographer; the one who made the placement map. the daily map coloring party at the black rock saloon cyber cafe (computer room) after work.
then there are our oscillators: stinger field assistant and formerly center camp cafe for six years), andy (spires crew), le wrench construction), and flip (housing), all who can kill a hot spot like riding a bike.
“resto’s the only time we can all be on the same page, instead of doing different jobs,” stinger says. “we work with the most wonderful people. the real appeal about this gig.”
[oscillators]
oscillator flip drives the water truck for housing crew during setup and the show. oscillator voted best dave works on shade crew during setup and the show. he also plays in the, and the resident punk band. have played on the giant shade truck during the parade for years and years our very own warrior(s). oscillator le wrench works as the construction manager during setup and the show. stinger works with d.a. on leave no trace and restoration during setup. she worked as a for cafe until this year, and in the default is a captain, for real. oscillator andy works on the spires crew during setup and the show.
resto crew would also like to give a special to the rangers and emergency services medics, who watch over us all day and night. been here a while (since end of july, some of us earlier) and we can get to feeling crusty or exhausted but support there, always, because of the rangers and esd. part of the reason the new is so much kinder and gentler is because when we need an adult, we now have access to the safety nets of quiet tailgunning, conflict resolution, and medical attention at all times. cheers to them.
[fluffers]
day seven and eight
“looks like the end time is comin’,” said during shoreline morning meeting, “so get ready for re-entry. start thinking about your stuff. get at your trash, recycling, packing.” winter is upon us, and exit strategy time.
on day seven, your line sweeps went from to between c and g, as well as mobilizing for a second trip back over center camp, a rave zone, and some spots where dunes had blown around. knowing the city grid was always the most dense, resto was excited to have time to be able to line sweep over problem areas again.
as far as the map goes, all panicking because you got a score, please know that even part of the ghetto (our home quarters) is red. which is annoying to all of us, especially since we know what doing and how to make a green spot on the map better than anyone else.
what happened? not sure yet. all that dust blew off and uncovered old, probably. see, even veterans of the wars can fail.
[bus drivers]
austintatious safety sally bernie be-rad!
what’s the lesson, over and over again? weather happens fast, so we all have got to learn to clean everything as we go, immediately, all the time. better yet, never let it hit the ground. the ultimate goal here, for every citizen of brc.
day eight, resto split into four groups and hit the final block between g and h. no reason we saved that block for last, fyi our line sweep formations are four blocks long, all, so they first swept the city in swaths. (the area between esplanade and a is the size of two blocks.)
line sweeps then hit the inner ring between esplanade and the man, and also the esplanade itself. what a sight that was: one huge line of over 100ing around the inner ring like a clock everyone resto could muster. were set at the radial streets (10, etc) so the buses and knew how to guide the line sweeps forward with their vehicles.
[auto shop]
in their adventures, special forces found a lot of tough pulls including much rebar, some of it two feet long. there were also a couple special items: a grounding rod stuck below the earth, and a copper pipe in the ground, three feet above and six feet below. those were difficult to get out.
bruka literally did a back somersault on day eight while pulling out a piece of rebar from the ground. he says he stuck the landing perfectly, but duck hunt says he got a. he even cut his hand on it. bleeding for you, burners.
[line sweeps portraits from the fields]
and now, the maps been waiting for:
follow summer burkes on twitter. | ðə ˈfleɪmɪŋ æt ˈbərnɪŋ mæn 2015 wɑz ə ˈrɛstoʊ ɑrt pis wɪʧ ʃoʊd ɔf ɑr ˈkliˌnəp əˈbɪləˌtiz. wɑz ðə taɪm sɪks ˈmɪnəts ənd ˈsɛkəndz tɪ klin əp ə ˈfleɪmɪŋ piˈænə bɪn lɔnʧt frəm ə sˈlɪŋˌʃɑt ənd tɔst ˈsplæʃɪŋ ˈɔntu ðə graʊnd laɪk ə ˈfaɪəri dərt clod*. ðə kru lɔnʧt ðə twaɪs; boʊθ taɪmz, ˈfleɪmɪŋ piˈænə ˈkliˌnəp tʊk ˈəndər ˈsɛvən ˈmɪnəts, ˈlivɪŋ noʊ treɪs. ɔl sɔrt əv groʊn əp ˈɪntu hir təˈgɛðər ɪn blæk rɑk ˈsɪti. ˈmɛni əv ˈjuˈɛs ər ˈvɛtərənz əv ðɪs ˈsaɪdˌʃoʊ. ðə, məʧ laɪk ˈbərnɪŋ mæn ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ˈjuʒəwəli teɪks ɪts frɛʃ ˈmænɪʤərz frəm ðə hərd. ʃʊr, əˈspɛʃəli naʊ ðət ðə ɔrg həz bɪˈkəm ə ˌnɑnˈprɔfɪt, ə fju ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈspɛʃəlɪsts hæv kəm ɔn bɔrd, bət ɛz fər ðə məˈʤɔrəti, ə bənʧ əv aʊtˈsaɪdərz meɪd ðɪs ˈbərnɪŋ mæn θɪŋ ənd goʊɪŋ tɪ kip ˈrənɪŋ ɪt ənˈtɪl wi ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤəli ˈgræʤəˌweɪt ər kəˈlɛktɪvli pæs ˈɪntu ðə nɛkst ˈlɛvəl əv ðə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm əv laɪf. ɑr ˈfæməli ˈælbəm frəm ðɪs jɪr. səm ˈprɛzənt ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈpɪkʧər deɪ bət wi ləv ðɛm ðə seɪm ɛz ðə ˈpɪkʧərd wənz. moʊst ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ɪn ðɪs poʊst ər baɪ d.a*. ðə dɑrk ˈeɪnʤəl, hu həz bɪn ðə bɔs əv ˈrɛstoʊ fər ˈsɛvənˈtin jɪrz. ˈspɛʃəl ˈfɔrsɪz ˈspɛʃəl ˈfɔrsɪz. dɛθ tɪ ɔl koʊnz. kɪl ɔl koʊnz! death-dealers*. ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. səʧ ˈvaɪələnt tɔk fər ˈbeɪsɪkli pleɪɪŋ wɪθ reɪks ɪn ə ʤaɪənt zɛn ˈgɑrdən ənd ˈfilɪŋ ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd æt ˈklɪrɪŋ bobtuse*, ðə dun ˈbəstər ɔl hænz laɪn əp ɔn ə hɑt spɑt ˈʤɛfri, ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ kɑrl, ənd ˈhaʊlər frəm fɛns kru wəns ðə fɛns ɪz daʊn, ˈspɛʃəl tu. dək hənt wɪθ hər fəˈmɪljər dilwyn*. ˈspɛʃəl ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn ðɪs wərld ənd ˈɪləˌstreɪtər ɪn ðə ˈəðər. ˈbəstɪn ˈdəstɪn, fər ˈrɛstoʊ, ˈpləmɪŋ kru ɪn blæk rɑk ˈsɪti, ənd ˈsoʊlər ˈspɛʃəlɪst ɪn ðə dɪˈfɔlt. ˈfinɪks firestarter*, ˈlidər əv ˈspɛʃəl ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn ðɪs wərld; ˈlidər əv ə səkˈsɛsfəl ˈlænˌskeɪpɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn ðə ˈəðər. ɛz ˈbərnɪŋ mæn ɪkˈspændz ɪts ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər tɪ wɛr θɪŋz ˈfəŋkʃən, ə, ˈfəŋkʃənəli moʊst əv ðə taɪm, ˈmɛni nu roʊlz ənd pəˈzɪʃənz hæv bɪn kriˈeɪtɪd boʊθ wɪˈθɪn ðə ɔrg ənd wɪˈθɪn ənd ˈrɛstoʊ spəˈsɪfɪkli. ɪt simz tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ɪf ðə ˈkɔrpərət paʊər ˈstrəkʧərz teɪk ɔn ə ˈpɪrəmɪd ʃeɪp, ðə ˈbərnɪŋ mæn ɔrg ˈstrəkʧər wʊd bi mɔr əv hatbox*. ər ˌɑpərˈtunətiz fər advancement,”*,” ˈbɔsɪz ər ˈfrikwɛntli hərd tɪ seɪ, wɔʧ ðə roʊlz ju wɔnt tɪ bi in.”*.” wɪn ɪt bɪˈkəmz taɪm tɪ lɛd, hu ɛls ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ lɛd bət ju, ə ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn ˈhɪroʊ əv blæk rɑk ˈsɪti, hu həz bɪn ˈwɑʧɪŋ ənd ˈlərnɪŋ ənd ʃoʊɪŋ əp tɪ kru ɔl ðiz jɪrz? ˈhæpənɪŋ wɪθ ðə naʊ. ˈpʊʃɪŋ əp tɪ meɪk ə ˈbɪgər tri wɪθ ˈbɪgər ˈbrænʧɪz ənd ˈbɪgər ruts. [laɪn ˈbɔsɪz] laɪn bɔs ˈʤɛˌdi wərks ɛz ə saɪn ʃɑp ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈsɛˌtəp ənd ðə ʃoʊ laɪn bɔs ʤɑn ˈbæstərd wərks fər ðə paʊər kru ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈsɛˌtəp ənd ðə ʃoʊ, a.k.a*. raɪd ðət ˈpoʊˌni, a.k.a*. ˈoʊpən meezy*, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə ˌɛtˈsɛtərə rənz ðə fərst kæmp ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər bɪld kru ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈsɛˌtəp ənd ðə ʃoʊ laɪn bossin’*’ laɪn bɔs bɪr gərl ˈmænɪʤɪz ðə ˈkɑməˌsɛri ɑrm əv ðə (træʃ, riˈsaɪkəlɪŋ, weɪst ˈmænɪʤmənt) ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈsɛˌtəp ənd ðə ʃoʊ ˈlɑnʒərˌeɪ deɪ, wət. (mɔr ˈlɑnʒərˌeɪ ɪn deɪ naɪn poʊst) ðə lɔst θri laɪn swip ˈbɔsɪz ɪn wən jɪr bu yaa*, weldboy*, ənd stabby*, hu ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪd tɪ ˈrilˌwərld ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz ənd ædˈvɛnʧərz. ðə ˈʧælənʤ fər d.a*. wɑz ˈpɪkɪŋ θri nu ənd wən rɪˈtərnɪŋ laɪn bɔs tɪ bi ˈlidərz: ˈʤɛˌdi, ˈbæstərd, toʊd, ənd. ˈʤɛˌdi wərks saɪn ʃɑp ˌɪnˈstɔl fər ˈbərnɪŋ mæn. ʃi wɑz ə ˈrɛstoʊ skraɪb ənd naʊ ə laɪn bɔs. ʤɑn ˈbæstərd frəm paʊər kru muvd frəm ˈspɛʃəl ˈfɔrsɪz tɪ laɪnz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈrɛstoʊ. toʊd, ˈkɑməˌsɛri ˈmænɪʤər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ʃoʊ, ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkeɪm ə laɪn bɔs ðɪs jɪr., ðə ˈoʊnli rɪˈtərnɪŋ laɪn bɔs, lidz ðə kru hu bɪldz fərst kæmp ənd sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər. system-wide*, speɪs ˈməŋkiz ər ˈstɛpɪŋ əp tɪ flaɪ. ɑr skraɪbz: ˈməpət ɪz frəm ˈbərnɪŋ ˈpleɪsmənt kru, ənd ˈoʊnli hər ˈsɛkənd jɪr duɪŋ ˈrɛstoʊ ənd ʃi ˈlɪtərəli dɪd ðə ˈbərnɪŋ mæn mæp ðɪs jɪr. ɛz ɪn, ðə wən hu dɪˈzaɪnd ɪt, soʊ ə nis liˈeɪˌzɑn bɪtˈwin ðə ənd ˈpleɪsmənt dɪˈpɑrtmənts. ðə ˈəðər θri skraɪbz ər jʊr ˈsɪstər frəm ˈpərʧəsɪŋ ənd rɪˈsivɪŋ, ɑrt ɑrt ɑrt! muvd əp tɪ ʃeɪd ˈmænɪʤər ðɪs jɪr, ənd ˈkɪmbə hu muvd əp tɪ mæn beɪs ˈmænɪʤər. ðeɪ ɔl wərkt ɛz ə ˈjunɪt ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈrɛstoʊ. [skraɪbz] skraɪb ˈkɪmbə, tɔp raɪt, wɑz prəˈmoʊtəd tɪ mæn beɪs ˈmænɪʤər ðɪs jɪr. hər fərst jɪr æt ˈrɛstoʊ ˈmɛni stæf ˈmɛmbərz steɪd aʊt ðɪs jɪr tɪ breɪv ðə ˈɛləmənts ənd pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ɑr ˈkliˌnəp. skraɪb ɑrt ɑrt ɑrt! ˈmænɪʤɪz ðə ʃeɪd dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈsɛˌtəp ənd ðə ʃoʊ. skraɪb jʊr ˈsɪstər wərks ɪn rɪˈsivɪŋ fər ðə, ˈfildɪŋ ˈpækɪʤ rɪkˈwɛsts ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ ðɛr wərk ˈaɪtəmz ðeɪ ˈɔrdərd. jʊr ˈsɪstər ˈkələrz ɪn jʊr skɔrz. skraɪb ˈməpət dɪz ˈpleɪsmənt ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈsɛˌtəp ənd ˈbərnɪŋ mæn. ə cartographer*; ðə wən hu meɪd ðə ˈpleɪsmənt mæp. ðə ˈdeɪli mæp ˈkələrɪŋ ˈpɑrti æt ðə blæk rɑk səˈlun ˈsaɪbər kəˈfeɪ (kəmˈpjutər rum) ˈæftər wərk. ðɛn ðɛr ər ɑr ˈɑsəˌleɪtərz: ˈstɪŋər fild əˈsɪstənt ənd ˈfɔrmərli ˈsɛnər kæmp kəˈfeɪ fər sɪks jɪrz), ˈændi (spaɪrz kru), lə rɛnʧ kənˈstrəkʃən), ənd flɪp (ˈhaʊzɪŋ), ɔl hu kən kɪl ə hɑt spɑt laɪk ˈraɪdɪŋ ə baɪk. ðə ˈoʊnli taɪm wi kən ɔl bi ɔn ðə seɪm peɪʤ, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv duɪŋ ˈdɪfərənt jobs,”*,” ˈstɪŋər sɪz. wərk wɪθ ðə moʊst ˈwəndərfəl ˈpipəl. ðə ril əˈpil əˈbaʊt ðɪs gig.”*.” [ˈɑsəˌleɪtərz] ˈɑsəˌleɪtər flɪp draɪvz ðə ˈwɔtər trək fər ˈhaʊzɪŋ kru ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈsɛˌtəp ənd ðə ʃoʊ. ˈɑsəˌleɪtər ˈvoʊtɪd bɛst deɪv wərks ɔn ʃeɪd kru ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈsɛˌtəp ənd ðə ʃoʊ. hi ˈɔlsoʊ pleɪz ɪn ðə, ənd ðə ˈrɛzɪdənt pəŋk bænd. hæv pleɪd ɔn ðə ʤaɪənt ʃeɪd trək ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə pəreɪd fər jɪrz ənd jɪrz ɑr ˈvɛri oʊn warrior(s*). ˈɑsəˌleɪtər lə rɛnʧ wərks ɛz ðə kənˈstrəkʃən ˈmænɪʤər ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈsɛˌtəp ənd ðə ʃoʊ. ˈstɪŋər wərks wɪθ d.a*. ɔn liv noʊ treɪs ənd ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈsɛˌtəp. ʃi wərkt ɛz ə fər kəˈfeɪ ənˈtɪl ðɪs jɪr, ənd ɪn ðə dɪˈfɔlt ɪz ə ˈkæptən, fər ril. ˈɑsəˌleɪtər ˈændi wərks ɔn ðə spaɪrz kru ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈsɛˌtəp ənd ðə ʃoʊ. ˈrɛstoʊ kru wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ laɪk tɪ gɪv ə ˈspɛʃəl tɪ ðə ˈreɪnʤərz ənd ˈimərʤənsi ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈmɛdɪks, hu wɔʧ ˈoʊvər ˈjuˈɛs ɔl deɪ ənd naɪt. bɪn hir ə waɪl (sɪns ɛnd əv ˌʤuˈlaɪ, səm əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈərliər) ənd wi kən gɪt tɪ ˈfilɪŋ ˈkrəsti ər ɪgˈzɔstɪd bət səˈpɔrt ðɛr, ˈɔlˌweɪz, bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈreɪnʤərz ənd esd*. pɑrt əv ðə ˈrizən ðə nu ɪz soʊ məʧ ˈkaɪndər ənd ˈʤɛntlər ɪz bɪˈkəz wɪn wi nid ən ˈædəlt, wi naʊ hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ˈseɪfti nɛts əv kwaɪət tailgunning*, ˈkɑnflɪkt ˌrɛzəˈluʃən, ənd ˈmɛdɪkəl əˈtɛnʃən æt ɔl taɪmz. ʧɪrz tɪ ðɛm. [fluffers*] deɪ ˈsɛvən ənd eɪt laɪk ðə ɛnd taɪm ɪz comin’,”*’,” sɛd ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈʃɔˌrlaɪn ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈmitɪŋ, gɪt ˈrɛdi fər re-entry*. stɑrt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt jʊr stəf. gɪt æt jʊr træʃ, riˈsaɪkəlɪŋ, packing.”*.” ˈwɪntər ɪz əˈpɑn ˈjuˈɛs, ənd ˈɛksət ˈstrætəʤi taɪm. ɔn deɪ ˈsɛvən, jʊr laɪn swips wɛnt frəm tɪ bɪtˈwin si ənd ʤi, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈmoʊbəˌlaɪzɪŋ fər ə ˈsɛkənd trɪp bæk ˈoʊvər ˈsɛnər kæmp, ə reɪv zoʊn, ənd səm spɑts wɛr dunz hæd bloʊn əraʊnd. noʊɪŋ ðə ˈsɪti grɪd wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ðə moʊst dɛns, ˈrɛstoʊ wɑz ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ hæv taɪm tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ laɪn swip ˈoʊvər ˈprɑbləm ˈɛriəz əˈgɛn. ɛz fɑr ɛz ðə mæp goʊz, ɔl ˈpænɪkɪŋ bɪˈkəz ju gɑt ə skɔr, pliz noʊ ðət ˈivɪn pɑrt əv ðə ˈgɛtoʊ (ɑr hoʊm kˈwɔrtərz) ɪz rɛd. wɪʧ ɪz əˈnɔɪɪŋ tɪ ɔl əv ˈjuˈɛs, əˈspɛʃəli sɪns wi noʊ wət duɪŋ ənd haʊ tɪ meɪk ə grin spɑt ɔn ðə mæp ˈbɛtər ðən ˈɛniˌwən ɛls. wət ˈhæpənd? nɑt ʃʊr jɛt. ɔl ðət dəst blu ɔf ənd ənˈkəvərd oʊld, ˈprɑbəˌbli. si, ˈivɪn ˈvɛtərənz əv ðə wɔrz kən feɪl. [bəs ˈdraɪvərz] ˈseɪfti ˈsæli ˈbərni be-rad*! ðə ˈlɛsən, ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn? ˈwɛðər ˈhæpənz fæst, soʊ wi ɔl hæv gɑt tɪ lərn tɪ klin ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛz wi goʊ, ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli, ɔl ðə taɪm. ˈbɛtər jɛt, ˈnɛvər lɛt ɪt hɪt ðə graʊnd. ðə ˈəltəmət goʊl hir, fər ˈɛvəri ˈsɪtɪzən əv brc*. deɪ eɪt, ˈrɛstoʊ splɪt ˈɪntu fɔr grups ənd hɪt ðə ˈfaɪnəl blɑk bɪtˈwin ʤi ənd eɪʧ. noʊ ˈrizən wi seɪvd ðət blɑk fər læst, ˌɛfˈwaɪˌaɪ ɑr laɪn swip fɔrˈmeɪʃənz ər fɔr blɑks lɔŋ, ɔl, soʊ ðeɪ fərst swɛpt ðə ˈsɪti ɪn swaths*. (ðə ˈɛriə bɪtˈwin ˌɛspləˈnɑd ənd ə ɪz ðə saɪz əv tu blɑks.) laɪn swips ðɛn hɪt ðə ˈɪnər rɪŋ bɪtˈwin ˌɛspləˈnɑd ənd ðə mæn, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˌɛspləˈnɑd ˌɪtˈsɛlf. wət ə saɪt ðət wɑz: wən juʤ laɪn əv ˈoʊvər 100 əraʊnd ðə ˈɪnər rɪŋ laɪk ə klɑk ˈɛvriˌwən ˈrɛstoʊ kʊd ˈməstər. wər sɛt æt ðə ˈreɪdiəl strits 10 ˌɛtˈsɛtərə) soʊ ðə ˈbəsɪz ənd nu haʊ tɪ gaɪd ðə laɪn swips ˈfɔrwərd wɪθ ðɛr ˈviɪkəlz. [ˈɔtoʊ ʃɑp] ɪn ðɛr ædˈvɛnʧərz, ˈspɛʃəl ˈfɔrsɪz faʊnd ə lɔt əv təf pʊlz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ məʧ ˈriˌbɑr, səm əv ɪt tu fit lɔŋ. ðɛr wər ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈkəpəl ˈspɛʃəl ˈaɪtəmz: ə ˈgraʊndɪŋ rɑd stək bɪˈloʊ ðə ərθ, ənd ə ˈkɑpər paɪp ɪn ðə graʊnd, θri fit əˈbəv ənd sɪks fit bɪˈloʊ. ðoʊz wər ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ gɪt aʊt. ˈlɪtərəli dɪd ə bæk ˈsəmərˌsɔlt ɔn deɪ eɪt waɪl ˈpʊlɪŋ aʊt ə pis əv ˈriˌbɑr frəm ðə graʊnd. hi sɪz hi stək ðə ˈlændɪŋ ˈpərfəktli, bət dək hənt sɪz hi gɑt ə hi ˈivɪn kət hɪz hænd ɔn ɪt. ˈblidɪŋ fər ju, ˈbərnərz. [laɪn swips ˈpɔrtrəts frəm ðə fildz] ənd naʊ, ðə mæps bɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ fər: ˈfɑloʊ ˈsəmər bərks ɔn tˈwɪtər. |
president trump criticized former president barack obama for golfing too often. now the white house is defending his own frequent outings. (thomas washington post)
the alert from fox news went out at p.m. sunday.
“president trump spending weekend working at the white house,” the chyron announced, under an image of the white house presumably captured just minutes before.
the timing of the tweet alert was curious: after all, the weekend was nearly over.
“[t]his is like when you start to do your homework when you hear the garage door opening,” one twitter user noted.
and, as it turned out, the announcement wasn't entirely true.
news alert: spending weekend working at the white house. fox news (@foxnews) march 26, 2017
according to pool reports, the president spent saturday visiting the trump national golf club in potomac falls, va., just outside washington.
trump arrived at the golf club at a.m. saturday, wearing a suit, a white shirt with no tie and a red hat with “usa” emblazoned on the front, a pool reporter noted. though the traveling press pool asked multiple times about the president's activities, trump's team did not provide answers, the report stated.
the press pool was told that trump had “meetings” at the golf club. the presidential motorcade returned to the white house shortly after 4 p.m. saturday, the pool report said.
by then, pictures had emerged on social media of trump riding a golf cart and dressed in golf attire, still wearing a red hat, at trump national golf club.
the user who had posted three of those pictures later appeared to make his account private.
according to pool reports, about 9 p.m. saturday, trump visited the trump international hotel in washington to have dinner, though once again reporters were not told with whom he would be dining. photographs of trump with son-in-law jared kushner and daughter trump at a hotel restaurant later emerged.
on sunday morning, trump once again returned to the trump national golf club in virginia, arriving at a.m. a half-hour later, reporters were informed that the president was “wrapping up last of three meetings shortly,” a pool report stated. the motorcade arrived back at the white house at p.m. sunday.
an post from another user showed trump appearing to watch the golf channel with two unidentified people on sunday.
https://www.instagram.com/p/bsh82dgguir/?taken-by=fwesdock_56
trump's official schedule as released by the white house before the weekend simply said the president had “no public events scheduled” saturday and listed “in-town travel pool call time” for both saturday and sunday. as yet, there have been no official announcements about who was included in the three meetings mentioned sunday.
neither the white house nor a fox news spokeswoman responded to requests for comment monday morning.
on social media, responses to fox's news alert were relentless. the tweet was roundly mocked online for its timing and for the fact it wasn't true.
news alert: president does his job, maybe eve peyser (@evepeyser) march 26, 2017
"don't applaud a fish for swimming" spencer althouse (@spenceralthouse) march 26, 2017
breaking news. president does his job at his taxpayer provided place of work. lydia (@lpolgreen) march 26, 2017
when "president of the united states does his job" is an impossible scoop anderson (@sulomeanderson) march 27, 2017
trump repeatedly criticized president barack obama for hitting the links and boasted on the campaign trail that he would work nearly nonstop if elected.
“i would rarely leave the white house because so much work to be done,” trump told the hill in june 2015. “i would not be a president who took vacations. i would not be a president that takes time off.”
it was a promise he made over and over again until election day.
“hey, look, good. golf is fine,” trump said in november. “but always play with leaders of countries and people that can help us! play with your friends all the time.”
this weekend marked trump's and visits to a golf course since becoming president, according to the washington post's philip bump. in addition, bump broke down trump's schedule since the inauguration, showing that for nearly 1 out of every 3 days trump has been president, he has visited a property.
white house press secretary sean spicer has defended trump's visits to his golf courses, saying that the president does not necessarily play golf every time.
“just because you go somewhere necessarily mean you did it,” spicer told reporters last week. “so, on a couple of occasions, actually conducted meetings there, actually had phone calls. so, just because he heads there, it mean that happening.”
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sean spicer wants you to know that golfing is strategic not happening | ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə fər ˈgɔlfɪŋ tu ˈɔfən. naʊ ðə waɪt haʊs ɪz dɪˈfɛndɪŋ hɪz oʊn ˈfrikˌwɛnt ˈaʊtɪŋz. (ˈtɑməs ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst) ðə əˈlərt frəm fɑks nuz wɛnt aʊt æt p.m*. ˈsənˌdi. trəmp ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈwiˌkɪnd ˈwərkɪŋ æt ðə waɪt house,”*,” ðə ˈʧaɪrən əˈnaʊnst, ˈəndər ən ˈɪmɪʤ əv ðə waɪt haʊs prɪˈzuməbli ˈkæpʧərd ʤɪst ˈmɪnəts ˌbiˈfɔr. ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ əv ðə twit əˈlərt wɑz ˈkjʊriəs: ˈæftər ɔl, ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd wɑz ˈnɪrli ˈoʊvər. ɪz laɪk wɪn ju stɑrt tɪ du jʊr ˈhoʊmˌwərk wɪn ju hir ðə gərɑʒ dɔr opening,”*,” wən tˈwɪtər ˈjuzər ˈnoʊtɪd. ənd, ɛz ɪt tərnd aʊt, ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ˈwəzənt ɪnˈtaɪərli tru. nuz əˈlərt: ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈwiˌkɪnd ˈwərkɪŋ æt ðə waɪt haʊs. fɑks nuz (@foxnews*) mɑrʧ 26 2017 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pul rɪˈpɔrts, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt spɛnt ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ðə trəmp ˈnæʃənəl gɔlf kləb ɪn pəˈtoʊmək fɔlz, va*., ʤɪst ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. trəmp əraɪvd æt ðə gɔlf kləb æt a.m*. ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ˈwɛrɪŋ ə sut, ə waɪt ʃərt wɪθ noʊ taɪ ənd ə rɛd hæt wɪθ ““usa”*” ɛmˈbleɪzənd ɔn ðə frənt, ə pul rɪˈpɔrtər ˈnoʊtɪd. ðoʊ ðə ˈtrævəlɪŋ prɛs pul æst ˈməltəpəl taɪmz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɛzɪdənts ækˈtɪvɪtiz, trəmps tim dɪd nɑt prəˈvaɪd ˈænsərz, ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈsteɪtɪd. ðə prɛs pul wɑz toʊld ðət trəmp hæd ““meetings”*” æt ðə gɔlf kləb. ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈmoʊtərˌkeɪd rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə waɪt haʊs ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər 4 p.m*. ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ðə pul rɪˈpɔrt sɛd. baɪ ðɛn, ˈpɪkʧərz hæd ˈimərʤd ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə əv trəmp ˈraɪdɪŋ ə gɔlf kɑrt ənd drɛst ɪn gɔlf əˈtaɪər, stɪl ˈwɛrɪŋ ə rɛd hæt, æt trəmp ˈnæʃənəl gɔlf kləb. ðə ˈjuzər hu hæd ˈpoʊstɪd θri əv ðoʊz ˈpɪkʧərz ˈleɪtər əˈpɪrd tɪ meɪk hɪz əˈkaʊnt ˈpraɪvət. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pul rɪˈpɔrts, əˈbaʊt 9 p.m*. ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, trəmp ˈvɪzɪtɪd ðə trəmp ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl hoʊˈtɛl ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən tɪ hæv ˈdɪnər, ðoʊ wəns əˈgɛn rɪˈpɔrtərz wər nɑt toʊld wɪθ hum hi wʊd bi ˈdaɪnɪŋ. ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs əv trəmp wɪθ ˈsənɪnˌlɔ ˈʤɛrɪd ˈkəʃnər ənd ˈdɔtər trəmp æt ə hoʊˈtɛl ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ˈleɪtər ˈimərʤd. ɔn ˈsənˌdi ˈmɔrnɪŋ, trəmp wəns əˈgɛn rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə trəmp ˈnæʃənəl gɔlf kləb ɪn vərˈʤɪnjə, ərˈaɪvɪŋ æt a.m*. ə ˈhæˌfaʊər ˈleɪtər, rɪˈpɔrtərz wər ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ðət ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt wɑz əp læst əv θri ˈmitɪŋz shortly,”*,” ə pul rɪˈpɔrt ˈsteɪtɪd. ðə ˈmoʊtərˌkeɪd əraɪvd bæk æt ðə waɪt haʊs æt p.m*. ˈsənˌdi. ən poʊst frəm əˈnəðər ˈjuzər ʃoʊd trəmp əˈpɪrɪŋ tɪ wɔʧ ðə gɔlf ˈʧænəl wɪθ tu ˌənaɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈpipəl ɔn ˈsənˌdi. trəmps əˈfɪʃəl ˈskɛʤʊl ɛz riˈlist baɪ ðə waɪt haʊs ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd ˈsɪmpli sɛd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt hæd ˈpəblɪk ɪˈvɛnts scheduled”*” ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ənd ˈlɪstɪd ˈtrævəl pul kɔl time”*” fər boʊθ ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ənd ˈsənˌdi. ɛz jɛt, ðɛr hæv bɪn noʊ əˈfɪʃəl əˈnaʊnsmɛnts əˈbaʊt hu wɑz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ðə θri ˈmitɪŋz ˈmɛnʃənd ˈsənˌdi. ˈniðər ðə waɪt haʊs nɔr ə fɑks nuz ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ rɪkˈwɛsts fər ˈkɑmɛnt ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə, rɪˈspɑnsɪz tɪ ˈfɑksəz nuz əˈlərt wər rɪˈlɛntlɪs. ðə twit wɑz ˈraʊndli mɑkt ˈɔnˌlaɪn fər ɪts ˈtaɪmɪŋ ənd fər ðə fækt ɪt ˈwəzənt tru. nuz əˈlərt: ˈprɛzɪdənt dɪz hɪz ʤɑb, ˈmeɪbi iv ˈpeɪzər (@evepeyser*) mɑrʧ 26 2017 "doʊnt əˈplɔd ə fɪʃ fər sˈwɪmɪŋ" ˈspɛnsər ˈɔlˌthaʊs (@spenceralthouse*) mɑrʧ 26 2017 ˈbreɪkɪŋ nuz. ˈprɛzɪdənt dɪz hɪz ʤɑb æt hɪz ˈtækˌspeɪər prəˈvaɪdɪd pleɪs əv wərk. ˈlɪdiə (@lpolgreen*) mɑrʧ 26 2017 wɪn "ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts dɪz hɪz ʤɑb" ɪz ən ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl skup ˈændərsən (@sulomeanderson*) mɑrʧ 27 2017 trəmp rɪˈpitɪdli ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə fər ˈhɪtɪŋ ðə lɪŋks ənd ˈboʊstɪd ɔn ðə kæmˈpeɪn treɪl ðət hi wʊd wərk ˈnɪrli ˌnɑnˈstɑp ɪf ɪˈlɛktɪd. wʊd ˈrɛrli liv ðə waɪt haʊs bɪˈkəz soʊ məʧ wərk tɪ bi done,”*,” trəmp toʊld ðə hɪl ɪn ʤun 2015 wʊd nɑt bi ə ˈprɛzɪdənt hu tʊk veɪˈkeɪʃənz. aɪ wʊd nɑt bi ə ˈprɛzɪdənt ðət teɪks taɪm off.”*.” ɪt wɑz ə ˈprɑməs hi meɪd ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn ənˈtɪl ɪˈlɛkʃən deɪ. ““hey*, lʊk, gʊd. gɔlf ɪz fine,”*,” trəmp sɛd ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər. ˈɔlˌweɪz pleɪ wɪθ ˈlidərz əv ˈkəntriz ənd ˈpipəl ðət kən hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs! pleɪ wɪθ jʊr frɛndz ɔl ðə time.”*.” ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd mɑrkt trəmps ənd ˈvɪzɪts tɪ ə gɔlf kɔrs sɪns bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊsts ˈfɪlɪp bəmp. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, bəmp broʊk daʊn trəmps ˈskɛʤʊl sɪns ðə ˌɪˌnɔgjəˈreɪʃən, ʃoʊɪŋ ðət fər ˈnɪrli 1 aʊt əv ˈɛvəri 3 deɪz trəmp həz bɪn ˈprɛzɪdənt, hi həz ˈvɪzɪtɪd ə ˈprɑpərti. waɪt haʊs prɛs ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ʃɔn ˈspaɪsər həz dɪˈfɛndɪd trəmps ˈvɪzɪts tɪ hɪz gɔlf ˈkɔrsɪz, seɪɪŋ ðət ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt dɪz nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli pleɪ gɔlf ˈɛvəri taɪm. bɪˈkəz ju goʊ ˈsəmˌwɛr ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli min ju dɪd it,”*,” ˈspaɪsər toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz læst wik. ““so*, ɔn ə ˈkəpəl əv ɔˈkeɪʒənz, ˈæˌkʧuəli kənˈdəktəd ˈmitɪŋz ðɛr, ˈæˌkʧuəli hæd foʊn kɔlz. soʊ, ʤɪst bɪˈkəz hi hɛdz ðɛr, ɪt min ðət happening.”*.” rɛd mɔr: ˈdɑnəld ˈgɔlfɪŋ ɪz ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈprɑbləm θæŋks tɪ ˈdɑnəld trəmp trəmp ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl ɪz ə nightmare’*’ æt ˈtækˌspeɪər ɪkˈspɛns ʃɔn ˈspaɪsər wɔnts ju tɪ noʊ ðət ˈgɔlfɪŋ ɪz strəˈtiʤɪk nɑt ˈhæpənɪŋ |
image copyright getty images image caption the swans have been in the top half of the premier league all season
swansea city have become the first welsh club to make it into the top 30 teams in the world.
the premier league side is ranked on the list compiled by deloitte with revenue of in.
the list looks at how much money clubs make from match day sales, broadcasting deals and sponsorship.
cardiff city made the top 40, along with every other club playing in the premier league during the season.
deliotte said the swans' qualification for the europa league last season, following their football league cup win in 2013, had delivered significant revenue growth.
that, combined with income from premier league broadcast deals, saw the club's ranking rise 12 years after it was sold for just. | ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ðə swɔnz hæv bɪn ɪn ðə tɔp hæf əv ðə prɛˈmɪr lig ɔl ˈsizən ˈsɪti hæv bɪˈkəm ðə fərst wɛlʧ kləb tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈɪntu ðə tɔp 30 timz ɪn ðə wərld. ðə prɛˈmɪr lig saɪd ɪz ræŋkt ɔn ðə lɪst kəmˈpaɪld baɪ dəˈlɔɪt wɪθ ˈrɛvəˌnu əv ɪn ðə lɪst lʊks æt haʊ məʧ ˈməni kləbz meɪk frəm mæʧ deɪ seɪlz, ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ dilz ənd ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪp. ˈkɑrdɪf ˈsɪti meɪd ðə tɔp 40 əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈɛvəri ˈəðər kləb pleɪɪŋ ɪn ðə prɛˈmɪr lig ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsizən. sɛd ðə swɔnz' kˌwɑləfəˈkeɪʃən fər ðə jʊˈroʊpə lig læst ˈsizən, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðɛr ˈfʊtˌbɔl lig kəp wɪn ɪn 2013 hæd dɪˈlɪvərd sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈrɛvəˌnu groʊθ. ðət, kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ˈɪnˌkəm frəm prɛˈmɪr lig ˈbrɔdˌkæst dilz, sɔ ðə kləbz ˈræŋkɪŋ raɪz 12 jɪrz ˈæftər ɪt wɑz soʊld fər ʤɪst |
this image provided by shows a simulation of asteroid 2012 approaching from the south as it passes through the system on friday, feb. 15, 2013. the object passed within miles of the earth. ap
newly released diplomatic cables from the reveal that the state department once believed that old automobile parts were actually fragments that fell from space
officials excitedly relayed the discovery of space debris found in new zealand to the secretary of state, nasa and the department of defense, according to the cables, which were acquired by transparency group in a freedom of information request shared with whispers.
"two apparent space fragments have been located in new zealand... both are spherical, perhaps pressure vessels, bear no identifying marks, and caused no physical or personal damage upon impact," an unnamed official from the u.s. embassy in wellington, new zealand wrote in a cable marked "secret" and "immediate," and addressed to the secretary of state. the official also reported that the "space balls" had been initially picked up by local farmers.
in another cable, addressed from the secretary of state's office, it was noted that nasa would review the objects, as the fragments could have been related to the recent launch of an intelsat spacecraft. but the same cable noted rather that nasa had "only marginal interest" in the objects.
all of the cables were marked with the subject line "moondust," because they were part of a classified government project called "project moondust," intended to handle the recovery of space fragments launched by another countries.
in a third cable, this time sent from the u.s. embassy in ottawa, it was noted that a specialist had identified the space objects as likely "old, melted down automobile transmission parts" but noted that if he turned out to be wrong, the embassy would be notified. no documents were released to to suggest the objects were in fact intergalactic.
more news: | ðɪs ˈɪmɪʤ prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ʃoʊz ə ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən əv ˈæstərˌɔɪd 2012 əˈproʊʧɪŋ frəm ðə saʊθ ɛz ɪt ˈpæsɪz θru ðə ˈsɪstəm ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 15 2013 ðə ˈɑbʤɛkt pæst wɪˈθɪn maɪəlz əv ðə ərθ. ˌeɪˈpi ˈnuli riˈlist ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ˈkeɪbəlz frəm ðə rɪˈvil ðət ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt wəns bɪˈlivd ðət oʊld ˌɔtəmoʊˈbil pɑrts wər ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈfrægmənts ðət fɛl frəm speɪs əˈfɪʃəlz ɪkˈsaɪtədli ˈriˌleɪd ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri əv speɪs dəˈbri faʊnd ɪn nu ˈzilənd tɪ ðə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt, ˈnæsə ənd ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv dɪˈfɛns, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈkeɪbəlz, wɪʧ wər əkˈwaɪərd baɪ trænˈspɛrənsi grup ɪn ə ˈfridəm əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən rɪkˈwɛst ʃɛrd wɪθ ˈwɪspərz. "tu əˈpɛrənt speɪs ˈfrægmənts hæv bɪn ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn nu ˈzilənd... boʊθ ər sˈfɛrɪkəl, pərˈhæps ˈprɛʃər ˈvɛsəlz, bɛr noʊ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ mɑrks, ənd kɔzd noʊ ˈfɪzɪkəl ər ˈpərsɪnəl ˈdæmɪʤ əˈpɑn ˌɪmˈpækt," ən ənˈneɪmd əˈfɪʃəl frəm ðə juz. ˈɛmbəsi ɪn ˈwɛlɪŋtən, nu ˈzilənd roʊt ɪn ə ˈkeɪbəl mɑrkt "ˈsikrɪt" ənd "ˌɪˈmiˌdiət," ənd əˈdrɛst tɪ ðə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt. ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈɔlsoʊ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðə "speɪs bɔlz" hæd bɪn ˌɪˈnɪʃəli pɪkt əp baɪ ˈloʊkəl ˈfɑrmərz. ɪn əˈnəðər ˈkeɪbəl, əˈdrɛst frəm ðə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪts ˈɔfəs, ɪt wɑz ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ˈnæsə wʊd ˌrivˈju ðə ˈɑbʤɛkts, ɛz ðə ˈfrægmənts kʊd hæv bɪn rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈrisənt lɔnʧ əv ən ˌɪnˈtɛlsæt ˈspeɪˌskræft. bət ðə seɪm ˈkeɪbəl ˈnoʊtɪd ˈrəðər ðət ˈnæsə hæd "ˈoʊnli ˈmɑrʤənəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst" ɪn ðə ˈɑbʤɛkts. ɔl əv ðə ˈkeɪbəlz wər mɑrkt wɪθ ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt laɪn "moondust*," bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wər pɑrt əv ə ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˈgəvərnmənt ˈprɑʤɛkt kɔld "ˈprɑʤɛkt moondust*," ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ ˈhændəl ðə rɪˈkəvəri əv speɪs ˈfrægmənts lɔnʧt baɪ əˈnəðər ˈkəntriz. ɪn ə θərd ˈkeɪbəl, ðɪs taɪm sɛnt frəm ðə juz. ˈɛmbəsi ɪn ˈɑtəˌwɑ, ɪt wɑz ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ə ˈspɛʃəlɪst hæd aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ðə speɪs ˈɑbʤɛkts ɛz ˈlaɪkli "oʊld, ˈmɛltɪd daʊn ˌɔtəmoʊˈbil trænzˈmɪʃən pɑrts" bət ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ɪf hi tərnd aʊt tɪ bi rɔŋ, ðə ˈɛmbəsi wʊd bi ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd. noʊ ˈdɑkjəmənts wər riˈlist tɪ tɪ səˈʤɛst ðə ˈɑbʤɛkts wər ɪn fækt intergalactic*. mɔr nuz: |
scp-190
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object class: safe
special containment procedures: is kept in security locker 23 at site 41. children under the age of 10 are not allowed within 50 meters of except under testing conditions. all personnel working at site 41 are to be made aware of's secondary effect, and its innocuous nature. personnel transfer requests made due to's secondary effect are to be expedited, unless doing so would violate the special containment procedures for another item.
all individuals who have directly interacted with are to be monitored indefinitely for long-term side effects.
description: is a carved wooden box banded with iron, measuring 50 x 70 x 35. the lid is carved with a representation of a large circus tent with an central open panel, within which stands a figure dressed as a stereotypical ringmaster. the carvings on the sides consist of assorted animals typically associated with circuses, including lions, tigers, bears, elephants, and horses. these carvings move at a maximum observed rate of approximately 5 per day and monitoring indicates that the depicted creatures appear to be acting in a non-violent play behavior with each other.
when an individual age 10 or older opens the hinged lid, contains 17 marbles of assorted size and color, 2 sticks of lightly used green sidewalk chalk, and 1 deck of bicycle brand playing cards. these objects can be manipulated within the confines of, but cannot be removed from it. attempts to remove these objects encounter an otherwise undetectable, impenetrable barrier stretching across the opening to the box. individuals age 10 or older who interact with or its contents typically report feelings of unease or discomfort until they cease interacting with them.
when an individual under the age of 10 opens, it will contain toys or games intended for use by children. observed objects include stuffed animals, rubber balls, yo-yos, dolls, blocks, and simple board games. these objects can be freely removed from by any individual, although attempts by or encounter the same barrier described above. the objects typically possess a circus theme, depicting classic circus animals, venues, performers, and design schemes containing red, gold, white, stars, the initials "hf".
children in the appropriate age range express great pleasure and excitement when playing with or the objects it produces, regardless of prior attitudes regarding toys or games of that type. children exhibit more energetic play behaviors than they normally do, as well as more physical activities such as somersaults, cartwheels, climbing nearby objects, and simple 1- and juggling. most play behaviors include incidental elements of causing harm to other people, especially those older than themselves. all objects produced by are capable of causing extreme damage, regardless of their composition. representative samples below. objects produced by vanish if placed back within it and the lid is closed.
toy/game usage by child result red and white striped rubber ball with a gold star on one end male bounced against a wall 37 times prior to throwing it at a supervising junior researcher. the wall had noticeable shallow dents where it had been struck. the junior researcher suffered 2 cracked ribs and significant soft tissue bruising where she had been struck. child expressed disappointment that junior researcher didn't throw the ball back. stuffed elephant made of felt, measuring 35 in height, wearing a red and gold saddle with the initials "hf" embroidered on the sides female moved toy as if it were walking, child making trumpeting noises before making it step on the foot of supervisory. foot suffered multiple complex bone fractures and hemorrhaging consistent with a crush injury. child chided for getting in the way of the toy. "see the big top!", a board game of similar design to the 2004 edition of "candyland" male begged supervisory to play game until was ordered to do so by researchers. child lost game and threw cards at in anger. suffered deep paper cuts to the face, hands, and forearms, requiring multiple bandages. child hugged after completion of game and asked if she would receive batman adhesive bandages to "make the better." tin container labeled "junior clown kit!" containing 30 g (1 oz.) of clown white greasepaint, 2 red jumbo makeup pencils, 2 makeup pencils, small female decorated own face and that of supervisory suffered mild chemical burns where makeup had made contact with skin and developed persistent allergy to lanolin. child was unharmed. red wooden rod resembling a miniature version of female touched various furnishings around the room, including the supervising arm. arm tied into a knot. child commented on improved physical appearance.
after initial testing ceased following the determination of baseline properties, an additional property became apparent. if and its contents have not been used by a child under the age of 10 for consecutive days, faint calliope music will be audible to all individuals within 50 meters of. this music appears to act as a mild cognitohazard, wherein children under the age of 10 will seek out if they are aware of its existence.
long-term monitoring of individuals who interacted with as children reveal that they are approximately 4 times more likely than to become performers once they are adults, either professionally or as a primary hobby. typical examples include acrobatics, magic/sleight-of-hand, animal training, and improvisational oratory and acting. subjects do not otherwise display statistically significant behavioral abnormalities. | scp-190* ˈaɪtəm ˈɑbʤɛkt klæs: seɪf ˈspɛʃəl kənˈteɪnmənt prəˈsiʤərz: ɪz kɛpt ɪn sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈlɑkər 23 æt saɪt 41 ˈʧɪldrən ˈəndər ðə eɪʤ əv 10 ər nɑt əˈlaʊd wɪˈθɪn 50 ˈmitərz əv ɪkˈsɛpt ˈəndər ˈtɛstɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz. ɔl ˌpərsəˈnɛl ˈwərkɪŋ æt saɪt 41 ər tɪ bi meɪd əˈwɛr əv ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈifɛkt, ənd ɪts ˌɪˈnɑkjuəs ˈneɪʧər. ˌpərsəˈnɛl ˈtrænsfər rɪkˈwɛsts meɪd du tɪ ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈifɛkt ər tɪ bi ˈɛkspɪˌdaɪtɪd, ənˈlɛs duɪŋ soʊ wʊd ˈvaɪəleɪt ðə ˈspɛʃəl kənˈteɪnmənt prəˈsiʤərz fər əˈnəðər ˈaɪtəm. ɔl ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu hæv dɪˈrɛkli ˌɪnərˈæktəd wɪθ ər tɪ bi ˈmɑnətərd ˌɪnˈdɛfənətli fər ˈlɔŋˈtərm saɪd ˈifɛkts. dɪˈskrɪpʃən: ɪz ə kɑrvd ˈwʊdən bɑks ˈbændɪd wɪθ aɪərn, ˈmɛʒərɪŋ 50 ɛks 70 ɛks 35. ðə lɪd ɪz kɑrvd wɪθ ə ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən əv ə lɑrʤ ˈsərkəs tɛnt wɪθ ən ˈsɛntrəl ˈoʊpən ˈpænəl, wɪˈθɪn wɪʧ stændz ə ˈfɪgjər drɛst ɛz ə ˌstɛrioʊˈtɪpɪkəl ˈrɪŋˌmæstər. ðə ˈkɑrvɪŋz ɔn ðə saɪdz kənˈsɪst əv əˈsɔrtɪd ˈænəməlz ˈtɪpɪkəli əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈsərkəsəz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ laɪənz, ˈtaɪgərz, bɛrz, ˈɛləfənts, ənd ˈhɔrsɪz. ðiz ˈkɑrvɪŋz muv æt ə ˈmæksəməm əbˈzərvd reɪt əv əˈprɑksəmətli 5 pər deɪ ənd ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðət ðə dɪˈpɪktɪd ˈkriʧərz əˈpɪr tɪ bi ˈæktɪŋ ɪn ə nɑnˈvaɪələnt pleɪ bɪˈheɪvjər wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər. wɪn ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl eɪʤ 10 ər ˈoʊldər ˈoʊpənz ðə hɪnʤd lɪd, kənˈteɪnz 17 ˈmɑrbəlz əv əˈsɔrtɪd saɪz ənd ˈkələr, 2 stɪks əv ˈlaɪtli juzd grin ˈsaɪdˌwɔk ʧɔk, ənd 1 dɛk əv ˈbaɪsɪkəl brænd pleɪɪŋ kɑrdz. ðiz ˈɑbʤɛkts kən bi məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪd wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈkɑnˌfaɪnz əv bət ˈkænɑt bi riˈmuvd frəm ɪt. əˈtɛmpts tɪ riˈmuv ðiz ˈɑbʤɛkts ɪnˈkaʊnər ən ˈəðərˌwaɪz əndɪˈtɛktəbəl, ˌɪmˈpɛnətrəbəl ˈbɛriər ˈstrɛʧɪŋ əˈkrɔs ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ tɪ ðə bɑks. ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz eɪʤ 10 ər ˈoʊldər hu ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ ər ɪts ˈkɑntɛnts ˈtɪpɪkəli rɪˈpɔrt ˈfilɪŋz əv əˈniz ər dɪˈskəmfərt ənˈtɪl ðeɪ sis ˌɪnərˈæktɪŋ wɪθ ðɛm. wɪn ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈəndər ðə eɪʤ əv 10 ˈoʊpənz ɪt wɪl kənˈteɪn tɔɪz ər geɪmz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd fər juz baɪ ˈʧɪldrən. əbˈzərvd ˈɑbʤɛkts ˌɪnˈklud stəft ˈænəməlz, ˈrəbər bɔlz, yo-yos*, dɑlz, blɑks, ənd ˈsɪmpəl bɔrd geɪmz. ðiz ˈɑbʤɛkts kən bi ˈfrili riˈmuvd frəm baɪ ˈɛni ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, ˌɔlˈðoʊ əˈtɛmpts baɪ ər ɪnˈkaʊnər ðə seɪm ˈbɛriər dɪˈskraɪbd əˈbəv. ðə ˈɑbʤɛkts ˈtɪpɪkəli pəˈzɛs ə ˈsərkəs θim, dɪˈpɪktɪŋ ˈklæsɪk ˈsərkəs ˈænəməlz, ˈvɛnuz, pərˈfɔrmərz, ənd dɪˈzaɪn skimz kənˈteɪnɪŋ rɛd, goʊld, waɪt, stɑrz, ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəlz "hf*". ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ðə əˈproʊpriˌeɪt eɪʤ reɪnʤ ɪkˈsprɛs greɪt ˈplɛʒər ənd ɪkˈsaɪtmənt wɪn pleɪɪŋ wɪθ ər ðə ˈɑbʤɛkts ɪt prəˈdusɪz, rəˈgɑrdləs əv praɪər ˈætəˌtudz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ tɔɪz ər geɪmz əv ðət taɪp. ˈʧɪldrən ɪgˈzɪbɪt mɔr ˌɛnərˈʤɛtɪk pleɪ bɪˈheɪvjərz ðən ðeɪ ˈnɔrməli du, ɛz wɛl ɛz mɔr ˈfɪzɪkəl ækˈtɪvɪtiz səʧ ɛz ˈsəmərˌsɔlts, ˈkɑrtˌwilz, ˈklaɪmɪŋ ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈɑbʤɛkts, ənd ˈsɪmpəl 1 ənd ˈʤəgəlɪŋ. moʊst pleɪ bɪˈheɪvjərz ˌɪnˈklud ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəl ˈɛləmənts əv ˈkɔzɪŋ hɑrm tɪ ˈəðər ˈpipəl, əˈspɛʃəli ðoʊz ˈoʊldər ðən ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ɔl ˈɑbʤɛkts prəˈdust baɪ ər ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈkɔzɪŋ ɪkˈstrim ˈdæmɪʤ, rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðɛr ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən. ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ˈsæmpəlz bɪˈloʊ. ˈɑbʤɛkts prəˈdust baɪ ˈvænɪʃ ɪf pleɪst bæk wɪˈθɪn ɪt ənd ðə lɪd ɪz kloʊzd. ˈjusɪʤ baɪ ʧaɪld rɪˈzəlt rɛd ənd waɪt straɪpt ˈrəbər bɔl wɪθ ə goʊld stɑr ɔn wən ɛnd meɪl baʊnst əˈgɛnst ə wɔl 37 taɪmz praɪər tɪ θroʊɪŋ ɪt æt ə ˈsupərˌvaɪzɪŋ ˈʤunjər ˈrisərʧər. ðə wɔl hæd ˈnoʊtəsəbəl ˈʃæloʊ dɛnts wɛr ɪt hæd bɪn strək. ðə ˈʤunjər ˈrisərʧər ˈsəfərd 2 krækt rɪbz ənd sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt sɔft ˈtɪʃu ˈbruzɪŋ wɛr ʃi hæd bɪn strək. ʧaɪld ɪkˈsprɛst ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt ðət ˈʤunjər ˈrisərʧər ˈdɪdənt θroʊ ðə bɔl bæk. stəft ˈɛləfənt meɪd əv fɛlt, ˈmɛʒərɪŋ 35 ɪn haɪt, ˈwɛrɪŋ ə rɛd ənd goʊld ˈsædəl wɪθ ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəlz "hf*" ɛmˈbrɔɪdərd ɔn ðə saɪdz ˈfiˌmeɪl muvd tɔɪ ɛz ɪf ɪt wər ˈwɔkɪŋ, ʧaɪld ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈtrəmpətɪŋ ˈnɔɪzɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt stɛp ɔn ðə fʊt əv ˌsupərˈvaɪzəri. fʊt ˈsəfərd ˈməltəpəl ˈkɑmplɛks boʊn ˈfrækʧərz ənd ˈhɛmərɪʤɪŋ kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ə krəʃ ˈɪnʤəri. ʧaɪld ˈʧaɪdɪd fər ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə weɪ əv ðə tɔɪ. "si ðə bɪg tɔp!", ə bɔrd geɪm əv ˈsɪmələr dɪˈzaɪn tɪ ðə 2004 ɪˈdɪʃən əv "candyland*" meɪl bɛgd ˌsupərˈvaɪzəri tɪ pleɪ geɪm ənˈtɪl wɑz ˈɔrdərd tɪ du soʊ baɪ ˈrisərʧərz. ʧaɪld lɔst geɪm ənd θru kɑrdz æt ɪn ˈæŋgər. ˈsəfərd dip ˈpeɪpər kəts tɪ ðə feɪs, hænz, ənd ˈfɔˌrɑrmz, rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ˈməltəpəl ˈbændɪʤɪz. ʧaɪld həgd ˈæftər kəmˈpliʃən əv geɪm ənd æst ɪf ʃi wʊd rɪˈsiv ˈbætˌmæn əˈdhisɪv ˈbændɪʤɪz tɪ "meɪk ðə ˈbɛtər." tɪn kənˈteɪnər ˈleɪbəld "ˈʤunjər klaʊn kɪt!" kənˈteɪnɪŋ 30 ʤi 1 ɑz.) əv klaʊn waɪt greasepaint*, 2 rɛd ˈʤəmboʊ ˈmeɪˌkəp ˈpɛnsəlz, 2 ˈmeɪˌkəp ˈpɛnsəlz, smɔl ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈdɛkərˌeɪtɪd oʊn feɪs ənd ðət əv ˌsupərˈvaɪzəri ˈsəfərd maɪld ˈkɛmɪkəl bərnz wɛr ˈmeɪˌkəp hæd meɪd ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ skɪn ənd dɪˈvɛləpt pərˈsɪstənt ˈælərʤi tɪ ˈlænəlɪn. ʧaɪld wɑz ənˈhɑrmd. rɛd ˈwʊdən rɑd rɪˈzɛmbəlɪŋ ə ˈmɪnɪˌʧʊr ˈvərʒən əv ˈfiˌmeɪl təʧt ˈvɛriəs ˈfərnɪʃɪŋz əraʊnd ðə rum, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈsupərˌvaɪzɪŋ ɑrm. ɑrm taɪd ˈɪntu ə nɑt. ʧaɪld ˈkɑmɛntəd ɔn ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈfɪzɪkəl əˈpɪrəns. ˈæftər ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈtɛstɪŋ sist ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən əv ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn ˈprɑpərtiz, ən əˈdɪʃənəl ˈprɑpərti bɪˈkeɪm əˈpɛrənt. ɪf ənd ɪts ˈkɑntɛnts hæv nɑt bɪn juzd baɪ ə ʧaɪld ˈəndər ðə eɪʤ əv 10 fər kənˈsɛkjətɪv deɪz, feɪnt kəˈlaɪəˌpi mˈjuzɪk wɪl bi ˈɑdəbəl tɪ ɔl ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz wɪˈθɪn 50 ˈmitərz əv ðɪs mˈjuzɪk əˈpɪrz tɪ ækt ɛz ə maɪld cognitohazard*, wɛˈrɪn ˈʧɪldrən ˈəndər ðə eɪʤ əv 10 wɪl sik aʊt ɪf ðeɪ ər əˈwɛr əv ɪts ɪgˈzɪstəns. ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈmɑnətərɪŋ əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu ˌɪnərˈæktəd wɪθ ɛz ˈʧɪldrən rɪˈvil ðət ðeɪ ər əˈprɑksəmətli 4 taɪmz mɔr ˈlaɪkli ðən tɪ bɪˈkəm pərˈfɔrmərz wəns ðeɪ ər ˈædəlts, ˈiðər prəˈfɛʃənəli ər ɛz ə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈhɑbi. ˈtɪpɪkəl ɪgˈzæmpəlz ˌɪnˈklud ˌækrəˈbætɪks, magic/sleight-of-hand*, ˈænəməl ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ənd ˌɪmprɑvɪˈzeɪʃənəl ˈɔrəˌtɔri ənd ˈæktɪŋ. ˈsəbʤɪkts du nɑt ˈəðərˌwaɪz dɪˈspleɪ stəˈtɪstɪkəli sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt bɪˈheɪvjərəl ˌæbnɔrˈmælətiz. |
settlement in region, namibia
luhonono, until 2013, is a settlement in the strip in northeastern namibia with a population of about 800. it belongs to the electoral constituency of the region. during the time of german colonialisation, it was the capital of the]
location [ edit ]
luhonono lies at the far eastern end of the strip, about 1 south of the river and about 65 kilometres (40 mi) east of, which is today the region's administrative seat, a role once performed by when namibia was a german colony.
owing to the way that africa was carved up by the european powers in the century in their so-called "scramble for africa", lies right near several other countries, zambia just to the north, botswana about 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the south and zimbabwe about 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the east. angola is also only about 80 kilometres (50 mi) to the west.
history [ edit ]
the original name of the settlement was, after the tree sericea) endemic in that] the settlement was founded under the name on 7 february 1909 by captain kurt as "imperial residence in the strip". its namesake was the then governor of german southwest africa, bruno von schuckmann. the purpose of founding this place in such a remote area was to visibly take ownership, on the colonial administration's behalf, of the strip, which had formally been part of german southwest africa since 1890. the exact location was chosen because it was directly opposite mwandi, a north rhodesian settlement under british rule, and infrastructure such as a post office and a hospital, was readily available] the imperial resident, who had at his command three german junior officers as well as a few as assistant policemen, put up buildings, mapped the area, and consolidated the administration.
in 1911, victor von frankenberg und took over the resident's post, thereafter known, however, as district chief. in late september 1914, he surrendered without a fight to an advancing detachment of the british south africa police from southern rhodesia which was cooperating with a detachment of the northern rhodesia police (nrp). captain eason then became the new administrator. lieutenant of the said that the had
the largest, most vindictive, and venomous mosquitoes i have seen ... in the wet season it is a swamp and unhealthy; in the dry weather the heat is terrific, whilst the sand is deep and uncomfortable to walk in
german rule ended in southwest africa (namibia) as germany was stripped of its colonies after the first world war by the treaty of versailles. the south africans took over the administrative centre at but decided to abandon the place because of the annual heavy flooding of the area. thus lost its political importance when on 28 january 1935 took its administrative functions. because of a shortage of building material in no shops and no buildings were present there at that time many buildings were taken apart so that the bricks could be reused in the new regional]
luhonono today [ edit ]
the village nowadays consists of wooden cabins and a few less sturdy buildings. the only intact relic of german colonial time is a little brick house with a floor area of about 12 m² built in 1909, the only brick building not dismantled for building material when the regional offices were moved to.[3] on 9 august 2013, the namibian government renamed]
literature [ edit ]
rainer d.k. bruchmann: , kuiseb-verlag, 1997,
, kuiseb-verlag, 1997, edward paice: tip and run: the untold tragedy of the great war in africa, 2007,, page 33 | ˈsɛtəlmənt ɪn ˈriʤən, nəˈmɪbiə, ənˈtɪl 2013, ɪz ə ˈsɛtəlmənt ɪn ðə strɪp ɪn ˌnɔrˈθistərn nəˈmɪbiə wɪθ ə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv əˈbaʊt 800 ɪt bɪˈlɔŋz tɪ ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl kənˈstɪʧuənsi əv ðə ˈriʤən. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə taɪm əv ˈʤərmən colonialisation*, ɪt wɑz ðə ˈkæpɪtəl əv ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən ˈɛdət laɪz æt ðə fɑr ˈistərn ɛnd əv ðə strɪp, əˈbaʊt 1 saʊθ əv ðə ˈrɪvər ənd əˈbaʊt 65 ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətərz 40 mi) ist əv, wɪʧ ɪz təˈdeɪ ðə ˈriʤənz ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv sit, ə roʊl wəns pərˈfɔrmd baɪ wɪn nəˈmɪbiə wɑz ə ˈʤərmən ˈkɑləni. oʊɪŋ tɪ ðə weɪ ðət ˈæfrɪkɑ wɑz kɑrvd əp baɪ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən paʊərz ɪn ðə ˈsɛnʧəri ɪn ðɛr ˈsoʊˈkɔld "ˈskræmbəl fər ˈæfrɪkɑ", laɪz raɪt nɪr ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər ˈkəntriz, ˈzæmbiə ʤɪst tɪ ðə nɔrθ, bɑtsˈwɑnə əˈbaʊt 30 ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətərz 19 mi) tɪ ðə saʊθ ənd zɪmˈbɑbweɪ əˈbaʊt 50 ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətərz 31 mi) tɪ ðə ist. æŋˈgoʊlə ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt 80 ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətərz 50 mi) tɪ ðə wɛst. ˈhɪstəri ˈɛdət ðə ərˈɪʤənəl neɪm əv ðə ˈsɛtəlmənt wɑz, ˈæftər ðə tri sericea*) ɛnˈdɛmɪk ɪn ðət ðə ˈsɛtəlmənt wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd ˈəndər ðə neɪm ɔn 7 ˈfɛbruˌɛri 1909 baɪ ˈkæptən kərt ɛz "ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈrɛzɪdəns ɪn ðə strɪp". ɪts ˈneɪmˌseɪk wɑz ðə ðɛn ˈgəvərnər əv ˈʤərmən ˌsaʊθˈwɛst ˈæfrɪkɑ, ˈbrunoʊ vɔn schuckmann*. ðə ˈpərpəs əv ˈfaʊndɪŋ ðɪs pleɪs ɪn səʧ ə rɪˈmoʊt ˈɛriə wɑz tɪ ˈvɪzəbli teɪk ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp, ɔn ðə kəˈloʊniəl ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃənz bɪˈhæf, əv ðə strɪp, wɪʧ hæd ˈfɔrməli bɪn pɑrt əv ˈʤərmən ˌsaʊθˈwɛst ˈæfrɪkɑ sɪns 1890 ðə ɪgˈzækt loʊˈkeɪʃən wɑz ˈʧoʊzən bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz dɪˈrɛkli ˈɑpəzɪt mwandi*, ə nɔrθ roʊˈdiʒən ˈsɛtəlmənt ˈəndər ˈbrɪtɪʃ rul, ənd ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər səʧ ɛz ə poʊst ˈɔfəs ənd ə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, wɑz ˈrɛdəli əˈveɪləbəl ðə ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈrɛzɪdənt, hu hæd æt hɪz kəˈmænd θri ˈʤərmən ˈʤunjər ˈɔfɪsərz ɛz wɛl ɛz ə fju ɛz əˈsɪstənt pəˈlismɪn, pʊt əp ˈbɪldɪŋz, mæpt ðə ˈɛriə, ənd kənˈsɑləˌdeɪtəd ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. ɪn 1911 ˈvɪktər vɔn ˈfræŋkənbərg ənd tʊk ˈoʊvər ðə ˈrɛzɪdənts poʊst, ðɛˈræftər noʊn, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɛz ˈdɪstrɪkt ʧif. ɪn leɪt sɛpˈtɛmbər 1914 hi sərˈɛndərd wɪˈθaʊt ə faɪt tɪ ən ədˈvænsɪŋ dɪˈtæʧmənt əv ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ pəˈlis frəm ˈsəðərn roʊˈdiʒə wɪʧ wɑz koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪŋ wɪθ ə dɪˈtæʧmənt əv ðə ˈnɔrðərn roʊˈdiʒə pəˈlis (nrp*). ˈkæptən ˈizən ðɛn bɪˈkeɪm ðə nu ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər. luˈtɛnənt əv ðə sɛd ðət ðə hæd ðə ˈlɑrʤəst, moʊst vɪnˈdɪktɪv, ənd ˈvɛnəməs məˈskitoʊz aɪ hæv sin ɪn ðə wɛt ˈsizən ɪt ɪz ə swɔmp ənd ənˈhɛlθi; ɪn ðə draɪ ˈwɛðər ðə hit ɪz tərˈɪfɪk, waɪlst ðə sænd ɪz dip ənd ənˈkəmfərtəbəl tɪ wɔk ɪn ˈʤərmən rul ˈɛndɪd ɪn ˌsaʊθˈwɛst ˈæfrɪkɑ (nəˈmɪbiə) ɛz ˈʤərməni wɑz strɪpt əv ɪts ˈkɑləniz ˈæftər ðə fərst wərld wɔr baɪ ðə ˈtriti əv vɛrˈseɪlz. ðə saʊθ ˈæfrɪkənz tʊk ˈoʊvər ðə ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˈsɛntər æt bət ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ əˈbændən ðə pleɪs bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈænjuəl ˈhɛvi ˈflədɪŋ əv ðə ˈɛriə. ðəs lɔst ɪts pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns wɪn ɔn 28 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1935 tʊk ɪts ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˈfəŋkʃənz. bɪˈkəz əv ə ˈʃɔrtɪʤ əv ˈbɪldɪŋ məˈtɪriəl ɪn noʊ ʃɑps ənd noʊ ˈbɪldɪŋz wər ˈprɛzənt ðɛr æt ðət taɪm ˈmɛni ˈbɪldɪŋz wər ˈteɪkən əˈpɑrt soʊ ðət ðə brɪks kʊd bi riuzd ɪn ðə nu ˈriʤənəl təˈdeɪ ˈɛdət ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz kənˈsɪsts əv ˈwʊdən ˈkæbənz ənd ə fju lɛs ˈstərdi ˈbɪldɪŋz. ðə ˈoʊnli ˌɪnˈtækt ˈrɛlɪk əv ˈʤərmən kəˈloʊniəl taɪm ɪz ə ˈlɪtəl brɪk haʊs wɪθ ə flɔr ˈɛriə əv əˈbaʊt 12 m²*² bɪlt ɪn 1909 ðə ˈoʊnli brɪk ˈbɪldɪŋ nɑt dɪsˈmænəld fər ˈbɪldɪŋ məˈtɪriəl wɪn ðə ˈriʤənəl ˈɔfəsɪz wər muvd tɪ ɔn 9 ˈɔgəst 2013 ðə nəˈmɪbiən ˈgəvərnmənt riˈneɪmd ˈlɪtərəʧər ˈɛdət ˈreɪnər d.k*. bruchmann*: kuiseb-verlag*, 1997 kuiseb-verlag*, 1997 ˈɛdwərd paice*: tɪp ənd rən: ðə ənˈtoʊld ˈtræʤədi əv ðə greɪt wɔr ɪn ˈæfrɪkɑ, 2007 peɪʤ 33 |
the prospect staff here at fake teams will be taking an look at each major league organization, including our top 10 fantasy prospects, an overview of the organization's minor league system as a whole and potential opportunities for playing time in 2014. our goal is to provide you with more information as you prepare for minor league drafts for dynasty and keeper leagues, as well as look at players that could potentially be worth watching during the spring, as they could be in line to potentially help your fantasy team. we will be reviewing two teams per week until we are through all 30 teams, and you can see the schedule of when your favorite team will be reviewed below.
system schedule
al east al central al west east central west baltimore chicago
(10/31) houston
(11/18) atlanta
(12/5) chicago
(12/23) arizona
(1/9) boston cleveland
(11/4) los angeles
(11/21) miami
(12/9) cincinnati
(12/26) colorado
(1/13) new york detroit
(11/7) oakland
(11/25) new york
(12/12) milwaukee
(12/30) los angeles
(1/16) tampa bay kansas city
(11/11) seattle
(11/28) philadelphia
(12/16) pittsburgh
(1/2) san diego
(1/20) toronto
(10/28) minnesota
(11/14) texas
(12/2) washington
(12/19) st. louis
(1/6) san francisco
(1/23)
organizational overview
by jason hunt (@jasonsbaseball)
the blue jays ended the 2012 season with what was viewed by many as the deepest farm system in the minor leagues. the organization used that depth to make the two biggest trades of the offseason, pushing their chips to the center of the table to make a run at the playoffs and possibly more. so the team packaged prospects jake marisnick, justin nicolino, and anthony along with 3 major leaguers to the marlins and received jose reyes, mark buehrle, josh johnson and three other major leaguers. alex wasn't done then though either, as he acquired the reigning cy young award winner, r.a. dickey, from the mets later on. that came at a very stiff price, as the jays sent their top two prospects (travis d'arnaud, noah) back to the mets in return.
unfortunately, the season did not go as originally hoped, as injuries and ineffectiveness derailed the blue jays' goal of a division title, and eventually led the team to a last place finish. while the strategy of using all those assets in the minors to improve the major league team was a good one, it did not work out in the way they had wished, and left the system that much weaker in the process. the top prospect on last year's list still in the system (aaron sanchez) struggled somewhat this season, and perhaps a bit unfairly, gets knocked for not pitching as well as quickly as former teammate noah has for the mets.
the draft was expected to help the team to restock the system at least partially, as the struggles of the 2012 season led the team to a top 10 draft pick. the team drafted phil bickford with that pick, who opted to go cal state fullerton rather than sign with the team. as a result, the jays were the only team to fail to sign their first rounder this year. despite losing the nearly $3 million in draft pool money with that pick, they were still able to get two players that were widely viewed as tough signs in rowdy tellez and jake to sign on the dotted line.
overall, the system is in a state of flux right now. as we had our discussions regarding the prospects in the system, the general consensus we seemed to arrive at was that there were so many question marks surrounding these prospects. can marcus stroman stay in the rotation long-term despite the concerns about his size? can aaron sanchez reach the ceiling he has shown to be possible, or will he end up closer to the back end of a rotation? even as you move down our list, we made mention as a group of nearly 15 prospects for the back end of our top 10.
this system could look absolutely amazing next year if some of these prospects take the steps forward that are believed possible, and having two of the top 11 picks in next year's draft is also going to provide even more talent. however, if we see another year of mediocre seasons from some of the top prospects in the organization, the farm may not be able to assist the jays in their quest to compete in the al east.
2013 graduates
the following players have surpassed their rookie of 130 ab, 50 ip, or 45 days of service time prior to september of this year.
munenori kawasaki - at bats), todd redmond (p - innings pitched), aaron loup (p - innings pitched), juan perez (p - service time), chad jenkins (p - service time), neil wagner (p - service time), jeremy jeffress (p - innings pitched)
major league opportunities in 2014
by jason hunt(@jasonsbaseball)
the blue jays have a large portion of their current roster under contract for the 2014 season, but that doesn't necessarily mean that there aren't positions where they could look to upgrade on their current options. within the lineup, both catcher and second base could have potential upgrades, as j.p. arencibia and both struggled at the plate this year. the in-house options aren't exactly great, as josh thole and ryan goins are the most ready options at those positions. it would not surprise me if instead they went to try and sign players at those positions, or failing that, make a trade. outfielder davis is a free agent this year, and seems like he could be in line for a starting job somewhere else. davis leaving seems the most likely way for anthony gose to get somewhat regular playing time, but it's hard to see him unseating one of the current outfielders for a starting job without an injury.
the starting rotation provides more opportunities, as josh johnson is eligible for free agency. with r.a. dickey, mark buehrle and brandon morrow under contract through 2015, there remain two rotation spots which could potentially be open for competition. however, with j.a. happ, rogers, todd redmond, ricky romero, sean nolin (and even possibly marcus stroman) all potentially vying for those spots, it's not clear yet who could have the most value for fantasy owners. this doesn't even take into account the possibility that the team goes out in the free agent market, which is a definite possibility as well. lurking still at this point is the main piece in return from the roy halladay trade, pitcher kyle drabek, and he could potentially be in the mix for one of those spots as well.
in the bullpen, darren oliver is eligible for free agency, and after last year's attempt to force a trade to texas i would imagine he will not be returning to toronto. casey janssen could be a free agent if the jays don't pick up his club option at $4 million, which seems like a no-brainer for the team. in general, the roster for 2014 is pretty well set at most positions, and unless they make a trade involving one of these players, it's not likely we see a lot of turnover in the majors.
top 10 fantasy prospects
by andrew ball(@andrewball)
our top 10 fantasy prospect rankings are based upon standard fantasy baseball leagues, with a balancing of ceiling and present value. while we are having discussions regarding these lists as a collective group, the top 10 fantasy prospect rankings are finalized by the writer listed above. players are no longer considered prospects once they exceed either 130 at bats, 50 innings pitched, or 45 days of service time in the majors prior to september.
#1 marcus stroman (rhp) fantasy statistics (all levels) w era whip k 9 0 129 secondary statistics ip bb% k%%% other information age on roster status levels 22 not on roster (protect after 2015 season) aa
following an impressive junior year at duke, the blue jays' drafted stroman overall in the 2012 draft, making him the first blue devil ever selected in the first round. signed quickly, stroman reached in his debut before testing positive for a stimulant and earning a suspension to finish his season. in 2013, he headed back to new hampshire where he shoved for five months, closing the campaign with a era and fanning 129 in innings.
the success doesn't really come as a surprise - the righty is extremely athletic (he was a prospect as a shortstop in high school) with unbelievable arm speed. his repertoire compares favorably to other top arms in the minors. the fastball seems to explode out of his hand, consistently in the and touching 98 in shorter spurts with riding life. and his secondary pitches are just as good, if not better. he throws both a slider and a cutter; the slider has quality break at mph, and the cutter is harder, with late, biting action. both are bat and legitimate weapons against hitters from both sides. lagging behind is a low changup, but even that may turn into an average fourth pitch with good separation and some sink.
stroman has just one discernible concern in his profile - he's. if he stood instead, we would be talking about one of the premiere pitching prospects in the game, but instead the debate rages on regarding his ultimate big league role. those that side reliever think that he lacks the necessary plane to avoid homers, especially when facing a lineup multiple times. to their point, stroman allowed 13 home runs in the eastern league this year, a relatively high total for his limited innings.
it should be known that among our group, there was a general sense of uneasiness projecting stroman in the rotation long term, and the consensus did not rank him in the top spot. it doesn't feel great ranking a pitcher this highly, but i do think he stays in the rotation, and the stuff, the moxie, and the athleticism makes him at least a solid number three with an upside for more.
if nothing else persuades you, check out twitter feed once in a while and you will see that he is nothing but motivated to prove that he can start at the big league level. that's the confidence it takes to succeed against hitters at the highest level, and it may just help him overcome his physical limitations. if not, he will be a dynamite reliever so the floor is exponentially higher than most pitching prospects. look for the jays to send him to buffalo to begin 2014 with a promotion to toronto in his near future.
#2 aaron sanchez (rhp) fantasy statistics (all levels) w era whip k 4 0 75 secondary statistics ip bb% k%%% other information age on roster status levels 21 not on roster (protect after 2014 season) a-
if you're a bit of a dreamer, aaron sanchez is a prospect after your heart. he has a prototypical build with excellent projection, and some of the best stuff in all of the minor leagues. almost regardless of the day, sanchez features an electric fastball, working in the plus range and touching the upper at times. his arm speed is phenomenal and scouts note that the velocity is effortless, as if he's just playing catch at 96 mph. sanchez also throws two pitches, a and a, that both profile as future plus pitches. the hook is better at present, a real downer thrown in the upper with tight rotation and late bite, but the change is coming along nicely as well, showing late fade and average deception.
the knock on sanchez is his command, or more aptly, his lack of command. the has walked nearly 12% of the batters he has faced in pro ball, and while supporters are quick to point out he cut his walks by nearly 3% in 2013, it came at the expense of his strikeouts. reports from the arizona fall league ($) point out that his delivery has in the past few years, with a much shorter stride and a more upright finish. that's led to too many fastballs up in the zone and shaky command of all three pitches -- while simultaneously putting him at more risk for arm injuries. toronto will look to correct those flaws heading into next season, something that shouldn't be terribly difficult for an athletic pitcher like sanchez, but it's definitely not what you want to hear about a top arm.
as jason pointed out above, almost unfairly sanchez is compared to former noah, which hurt him this past year if only because solidified himself as one of the top pitching prospects in the game in 2013. for sanchez, 2013 should also be viewed as an encouraging year. toronto aggressively sent him to as a and he more than held his head above water against older competition with a era. sure, his strikeouts dropped, but the stuff remained there, and as he improves his command and matures there's little doubt that he will miss bats in bunches.
if his command becomes even average, sanchez will be a force, a number two with low ratios and gaudy strikeout totals. if it doesn't, he still has the chance to be a frustrating starter a la edwin jackson or a dominant bullpen arm. it's yet to be seen if toronto will continue the aggressive path and push him as a 21-year-old, but if they do he may be in line for a promotion after the all-star break.
#3 franklin barreto) fantasy statistics (all levels) r 34 4 26 10 secondary statistics pa obp% slg% bb% k% 252%% other information age on roster status levels 18 not on roster (protect after 2016)
barreto put himself on scout's radars with an impressive international career as a venezuelan amateur that included awards in the pan american tournaments in 2008 and 2010, capping it all off by blasting two home runs against team usa in the 2011 world championships. when the 2012 july 2 international signing period opened, barreto was considered the top talent on the market, eventually agreeing to terms with toronto for $1.45 million. in 2013, the jays sent him to the gulf coast league where he hit .299 with a .522 slugging percentage as one of the youngest players in the league.
like stroman, barreto stands just, but he has surprising strength thanks to his lightning fast hands and powerful forearms. he'll never be a 30 homer threat, but he could very well hit a year in his prime. despite a low walk total in his debut, he earns praise for his recognition skills and his hit tool regularly is graded as a future 60 or 65. best of all, barreto is a average runner, clocking times in the range down to first base on digs, outstanding numbers for a right-handed hitter. although he will need to improve his jumps and timing to improve on the% success rate he had on the bases, 40+ steals a season is a distinct possibility.
unfortunately, it's going to take a lot of work for him to stick at shortstop. his athleticism and speed are unquestioned, but his arm strength is just average and he's pretty rough at the position. in the, he struggled with his footwork and actions, committing 19 errors in just 42 games. if short doesn't work out, barreto will still stay up the middle either at second base or in centerfield. at this point barreto is almost all ceiling, so it's easy to fall in love with the dream that he becomes another rafael or shane victorino, and forget how much can still go wrong. regardless, even if toronto pushes him it will likely be at least four years before he's ready to make any sort of impact in the big leagues.
#4 roberto osuna (rhp) fantasy statistics (all levels) w era whip k 3 0 51 secondary statistics ip bb% k%%% other information age on roster status levels 18 not on roster (protect after 2015 season) a
after pitching in the mexican league as a 16-year-old, toronto signed osuna for $1.5 million to bring him stateside. despite making just nine starts in his affiliated debut, the righty turned some heads with a era and a% strikeout rate against much older competition. his 2013 season was cut short due to a tear in his ucl, making his already results even tougher to gauge. prior to the injury, the jays assigned him to lansing where he finished with 39 hits allowed, 11 walks, and 51 strikeouts allowed in innings. as good as those numbers seem, he also posted a era, though as jason hunt pointed out earlier in the year, most of the damage came in his last three starts after the injury, where he allowed 17 earned runs and 6 walks in just 9 frames.
assuming he returns healthy, osuna is an exciting yet difficult prospect to project. he's been really young for his levels thus far, but physically he doesn't appear to have any maturing left to do. he's already 230 pounds, and some worry that weight may be an issue for him down the road. that said, his physically maturity shouldn't take away from his approach or his arsenal. osuna attacks hitters with three potential plus offerings, a fastball, a with excellent depth, and a that gets swings and misses with sharp vertical drop. just how good he can be is still being determined because, when healthy, he's yet to face hitters that challenge him. once he returns from his injury we'll gain a better understanding of his ceiling, but along with stroman and sanchez, osuna gives the jays a trio of quality pitching prospects.
#5 (ryan) rowdy tellez (1b) fantasy statistics (all levels) r 10 2 20 1 secondary statistics pa obp% slg% bb% k% 141%% other information age on roster status levels 18 not on roster (protect after 2017)
typically, round picks from the previous year's draft don't show up on lists, but rowdy tellez isn't the typical rounder. ranked on the baseball america rankings, tellez fell due to concerns and a strong commitment to usc. it appeared unlikely that the jays would sign him, but when negotiations with pick phil bickford ultimately fell apart, toronto gave $850,000 to tellez to add the lefty to their system.
already filled out, standing and weighing 220 pounds, tellez has worked hard to keep himself in good shape and moves quite well for his size. in his debut, he played first base exclusively, but he did play some outfield as an amateur and he could potentially play left field should the need be desperate enough.
what sets him apart, though, is his power and feel for hitting. as an amateur, tellez won the perfect game national showcase home run derby, defeating indians' first round pick clint frazier. his raw power is easily a plus tool, and while he does most of his damage to the pull side, he drives the ball with authority to all fields. he also has an advanced approach, showing a patient, but not passive, demeanor at the plate. his numbers in the leave a lot to be desired, but he kept his strikeout rate below 20%, walked more than 10% of the time, and he got better as the season went along.
his season already fits into the small sample size category, but removing his first nine games, tellez hit a much more respectable .271/.330/.438. he also found his way onto the final ba of the year after going 10 for 24 with five hits. in a system lacking high-end position players, tellez may be the best bet to be an impact bat when he gets to the show. he should make his full season debut as a in 2014.
photo credit: derick e. today sports #6 sean nolin (lhp) fantasy statistics (all levels) w era whip k 9 0 116 secondary statistics ip bb% k% 1%% other information age on roster status levels 24 on 40 man roster (3 options remaining) aa, aaa,
sean nolin has made pitching in the minor leagues look relatively easy over the past three seasons, pitching himself all the way from the midwest league to toronto. he may not have the upside of the pitchers above him on the list, but there is a lot to like about the lefty. at and 235 pounds, he has a big, sturdy frame that will hold up to the rigors of taking the ball every fifth day. he also has sound, repeatable mechanics and a high iq on the mound. t
he problem is that nolin is more crafty than dominating, drawing comparisons to a left-handed jason jennings. he pitches off his fastball, an average to pitch that ranges from, sitting in most outings, which works thanks to natural run and plus command of the heater. his best secondary pitch is a thrown with nearly identical arm speed and he also blends in a slider and a. all three look to be average offerings, but none is a true out pitch. still, the results to this point have been rather impressive. for his minor league career, nolin has a era and he's struck out% of batters while walking just%, and his numbers showed no discernible decline in the upper levels.
with polish, pitchability, and a deep arsenal, nolin is almost the exact opposite of aaron sanchez, and he may have the highest floor among players on this list. he has the upside of a mark workhorse, though his command will need to be elite to reach that. more realistically, nolin should develop into a starter for the jays, and he'll enter spring training with a chance to win a rotation spot in 2014.
#7 alberto tirado (rhp) fantasy statistics (all levels) w era whip k 3 0 44 secondary statistics ip bb% k%%% other information age on roster status levels 19 not on roster (protect after 2015 season)
tirado was one of 12 international free agents that deals with the blue jays in 2011, signing for $300,000. since coming stateside, he's pitched extremely well, with a era, 80 strikeouts, and just 37 walks in innings in ball over the past two years. when he was signed, his fastball topped out at mph, but now he sits and touches. the velocity looks effortless, stemming from a fast and loose right arm. for a teenager, he controls and commands his fastball well, especially down in the zone. his slider is still a work in progress, though some have called it a potential offering. tirado also throws a, but both secondary pitches are immature right now. as they improve and become more consistent weapons, his strikeouts should increase.
there is some concern with tirado regarding his size and durability. he's generously listed at and 175 pounds and he's hasn't even topped the mark or pitched in a full season league yet. for that reason, it's tough to rank him higher on this list, but it's easy to understand the buzz. he should make his full season debut in 2014, and with continued development of his secondary stuff, the jays could have a rotation starter on their hands.
#8 daniel norris (lhp) fantasy statistics (all levels) w era whip k 2 0 100 secondary statistics ip bb% k%%% other information age on roster status levels 20 not on roster (protect after 2015 season) a, a+
considered the top high school available in the 2011 draft, norris was snatched up by the jays in the second round and signed for $2 million. after signing late, norris didn't pitch professionally in 2011, but the reputation he gained as an amateur snuck him into the back half of some0 lists heading into the season.
norris spent the majority of 2012 in the appalachian league, also making two starts in the northwest league, with dreadful results. he finished the year with an ugly era across the two levels, and opposing hitters batted .320 off of him. toronto said all the right things, crediting the down year to changes in his delivery and arm slot and an emphasis on developing his secondary pitches, but his prospect star dimmed significantly during that year.
last season, norris looked much closer to the pitcher toronto thought they had drafted. he spent almost the entire season in lansing, ending the year with a much more respectable era. moreover, his of and% strikeout rate suggest that he pitched even better than that. at his best, norris deploys a fastball that touches 96 mph, a that flashes plus, and a.
his demeanor, size, and stuff all look like that of a frontline starter, but he will need to be much more consistent and improve both his control and command to ever come close to that ceiling. one point in his favor is his athleticism, which was a big part of his improvement in 2013 with cleaner mechanics and a truer arm slot from start to start. after 2012, norris still has a long road to rebuilding his status as a prospect, but last year was a step in the right direction.
#9 chase dejong (rhp) fantasy statistics (all levels) w era whip k 2 0 66 secondary statistics ip bb% k% 56%% other information age on roster status levels 20 not on roster (protect after 2016 season)
like norris, dejong was a second round pick in the 2012 draft, though his results have been much, much better to this point. over the past two seasons, dejong has a era with an ratio in innings pitched. those numbers scream "ace" in flashing neon lights, but that's not quite the case for the righty. dejong does have an excellent build, with room to fill out, but he gets better marks for his feel for pitching than his pure stuff. he has an average fastball,, which he spots well to both sides of the plate, an that could turn into a plus pitch, and a with similar upside, though neither is particularly close in the present.
as he moves up he may have a problem with his arm action -- dejong has a bit of a arm and it allows hitters to get a good, long look at the ball out of his hand. -- but it hasn't hurt him yet. reports say that he did a better job repeating his delivery and landing soft on his front side this year, encouraging signs for his future command. dejong doesn't match the excitement of some of the other arms in this system, but don't sleep on him because he has a chance to be a quality big leaguer. he'll join tirado in lansing's rotation next year.
#10 d.j. davis (of) fantasy statistics (all levels) r 35 6 25 13 secondary statistics pa obp% slg% bb% k% 2583%% other information age on roster status levels 19 not on roster (protect after 2016)
loaded with picks in the 2012 draft, the blue jays used their first choice to select high school outfielder d.j. davis overall. he signed quickly for $1.75 million, allowing him to play 55 games between bluefield and vancouver. between them he hit .250/.355/.386 with 5 home runs and 25 steals, a solid debut for the outfielder. in 2013 he went back to bluefield and posted an identical .741 ops, but he struck out in nearly 30% of his at bats and his steals cut in half.
davis has an extremely loud tool set and the physical abilities to be a star, but it's going to take some work. on the physical side, he's a premium athlete, an 80 runner with strength and elite bat speed. davis is so fast that some claim he'd beat billy hamilton in a foot race, and if he can get on base enough he'll create havoc on the bases. of course that's a big if. he doesn't recognize spin out of the hand, and he swings through far too many pitches.
honestly, it's unlikely that the bat is ever good enough for him to truly be an impact player, but skill sets like his are rare enough that you wait a long time before moving on. if history is any indication, we should worry about davis considering that only two high school players from mississippi have ever reached the big leagues, and neither played more than 100 games in their careers. he's got a lot of work to do to ever approach his ceiling, and he'll begin that quest in lansing in 2014.
other interesting prospects
by andrew ball (@andrew_ball)
matt, - a broken foot kept from going in the first round of the 2012 draft, but toronto kept him away from a north carolina commitment with a $2 million bonus. a very large human at and 235 pounds, is still learning to control his body and his delivery, leading to atrocious numbers in the gulf coast league. still, the size and the potential for a plus combo make him an intriguing prospect to follow.
richard urena, - a left-handed hitting shortstop from the dominican, urena hit .296/.381/.403 and swiped 9 bags in the dominican summer league. he probably won't even play in a full season league until 2015, but he may bolt up this list in future years.
for more on the blue jays, be sure to check outnation's bluebird banter . for more on the minor leagues and prospects in general, check outnation's minor league ball.
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st*. luɪs sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənəl ˈoʊvərvˌju baɪ ˈʤeɪsən hənt (@jasonsbaseball*) ðə blu ʤeɪz ˈɛndɪd ðə 2012 ˈsizən wɪθ wət wɑz vjud baɪ ˈmɛni ɛz ðə ˈdipəst fɑrm ˈsɪstəm ɪn ðə ˈmaɪnər ligz. ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən juzd ðət dɛpθ tɪ meɪk ðə tu ˈbɪgəst treɪdz əv ðə offseason*, ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðɛr ʧɪps tɪ ðə ˈsɛnər əv ðə ˈteɪbəl tɪ meɪk ə rən æt ðə pleɪɔfs ənd ˈpɑsəbli mɔr. soʊ ðə tim ˈpækɪʤd ˈprɑspɛkts ʤeɪk marisnick*, ˈʤəstɪn nicolino*, ənd ˈænθɔˌni əˈlɔŋ wɪθ 3 ˈmeɪʤər ˈligərz tɪ ðə ˈmɑrlənz ənd rɪˈsivd ˌhoʊˈzeɪ reɪɪs, mɑrk ˈbjurəl, ʤɑʃ ˈʤɑnsən ənd θri ˈəðər ˈmeɪʤər ˈligərz. ˈæləks ˈwəzənt dən ðɛn ðoʊ ˈiðər, ɛz hi əkˈwaɪərd ðə ˈreɪnɪŋ saɪ jəŋ əˈwɔrd ˈwɪnər, r.a*. ˈdɪki, frəm ðə mɛts ˈleɪtər ɔn. ðət keɪm æt ə ˈvɛri stɪf praɪs, ɛz ðə ʤeɪz sɛnt ðɛr tɔp tu ˈprɑspɛkts (ˈtrævɪs d'arnaud*, noʊə) bæk tɪ ðə mɛts ɪn rɪˈtərn. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðə ˈsizən dɪd nɑt goʊ ɛz ərˈɪʤənəli hoʊpt, ɛz ˈɪnʤəriz ənd ˌɪnəˈfɛktɪvnəs dɪˈreɪld ðə blu ʤeɪz' goʊl əv ə dɪˈvɪʒən ˈtaɪtəl, ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli lɛd ðə tim tɪ ə læst pleɪs ˈfɪnɪʃ. waɪl ðə ˈstrætəʤi əv ˈjuzɪŋ ɔl ðoʊz ˈæˌsɛts ɪn ðə ˈmaɪnərz tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə ˈmeɪʤər lig tim wɑz ə gʊd wən, ɪt dɪd nɑt wərk aʊt ɪn ðə weɪ ðeɪ hæd wɪʃt, ənd lɛft ðə ˈsɪstəm ðət məʧ ˈwikər ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ðə tɔp ˈprɑspɛkt ɔn læst jɪrz lɪst stɪl ɪn ðə ˈsɪstəm (ˈɛrən ˈsænʧɛz) ˈstrəgəld ˈsəmˈwət ðɪs ˈsizən, ənd pərˈhæps ə bɪt ənˈfɛrli, gɪts nɑkt fər nɑt ˈpɪʧɪŋ ɛz wɛl ɛz kˈwɪkli ɛz ˈfɔrmər ˈtiˌmeɪt noʊə həz fər ðə mɛts. ðə dræft wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ hɛlp ðə tim tɪ riˈstɑk ðə ˈsɪstəm æt list ˈpɑrʃəli, ɛz ðə ˈstrəgəlz əv ðə 2012 ˈsizən lɛd ðə tim tɪ ə tɔp 10 dræft pɪk. ðə tim ˈdræftɪd fɪl ˈbɪkfərd wɪθ ðət pɪk, hu ˈɑptɪd tɪ goʊ kæl steɪt ˈfʊlərtən ˈrəðər ðən saɪn wɪθ ðə tim. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ðə ʤeɪz wər ðə ˈoʊnli tim tɪ feɪl tɪ saɪn ðɛr fərst ˈraʊndər ðɪs jɪr. dɪˈspaɪt ˈluzɪŋ ðə ˈnɪrli 3 ˈmɪljən ɪn dræft pul ˈməni wɪθ ðət pɪk, ðeɪ wər stɪl ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt tu pleɪərz ðət wər ˈwaɪdli vjud ɛz təf saɪnz ɪn ˈraʊdi teɪˈlɛz ənd ʤeɪk tɪ saɪn ɔn ðə ˈdɑtɪd laɪn. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ðə ˈsɪstəm ɪz ɪn ə steɪt əv fləks raɪt naʊ. ɛz wi hæd ɑr dɪˈskəʃənz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˈprɑspɛkts ɪn ðə ˈsɪstəm, ðə ˈʤɛnərəl kənˈsɛnsəs wi simd tɪ əraɪv æt wɑz ðət ðɛr wər soʊ ˈmɛni kˈwɛʃən mɑrks sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðiz ˈprɑspɛkts. kən ˈmɑrkəs ˈstroʊmən steɪ ɪn ðə roʊˈteɪʃən ˈlɔŋˈtərm dɪˈspaɪt ðə kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt hɪz saɪz? kən ˈɛrən ˈsænʧɛz riʧ ðə ˈsilɪŋ hi həz ʃoʊn tɪ bi ˈpɑsəbəl, ər wɪl hi ɛnd əp ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðə bæk ɛnd əv ə roʊˈteɪʃən? ˈivɪn ɛz ju muv daʊn ɑr lɪst, wi meɪd ˈmɛnʃən ɛz ə grup əv ˈnɪrli 15 ˈprɑspɛkts fər ðə bæk ɛnd əv ɑr tɔp 10 ðɪs ˈsɪstəm kʊd lʊk ˌæbsəˈlutli əˈmeɪzɪŋ nɛkst jɪr ɪf səm əv ðiz ˈprɑspɛkts teɪk ðə stɛps ˈfɔrwərd ðət ər bɪˈlivd ˈpɑsəbəl, ənd ˈhævɪŋ tu əv ðə tɔp 11 pɪks ɪn nɛkst jɪrz dræft ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ goʊɪŋ tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈivɪn mɔr ˈtælənt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf wi si əˈnəðər jɪr əv ˌmidiˈoʊkər ˈsizənz frəm səm əv ðə tɔp ˈprɑspɛkts ɪn ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, ðə fɑrm meɪ nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈsɪst ðə ʤeɪz ɪn ðɛr kwɛst tɪ kəmˈpit ɪn ðə æl ist. 2013 ˈgræʤəˌweɪts ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ pleɪərz hæv sərˈpæst ðɛr ˈrʊki əv 130 æb, 50 ˌaɪˌpi, ər 45 deɪz əv ˈsərvɪs taɪm praɪər tɪ sɛpˈtɛmbər əv ðɪs jɪr. ˌkɑwɑˈsɑki æt bæts), tɑd ˈrɛdmənd (pi ˈɪnɪŋz pɪʧt), ˈɛrən lup (pi ˈɪnɪŋz pɪʧt), wɑn ˈpɛrɛz (pi ˈsərvɪs taɪm), ʧæd ˈʤɛŋkɪnz (pi ˈsərvɪs taɪm), nil ˈwægnər (pi ˈsərvɪs taɪm), ˈʤɛrəˌmi ˈʤɛfrɪs (pi ˈɪnɪŋz pɪʧt) ˈmeɪʤər lig ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ɪn 2014 baɪ ˈʤeɪsən hunt(@jasonsbaseball*) ðə blu ʤeɪz hæv ə lɑrʤ ˈpɔrʃən əv ðɛr ˈkɑrənt ˈrɑstər ˈəndər ˈkɑnˌtrækt fər ðə 2014 ˈsizən, bət ðət ˈdəzənt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli min ðət ðɛr ˈɑrənt pəˈzɪʃənz wɛr ðeɪ kʊd lʊk tɪ ˈəpˈgreɪd ɔn ðɛr ˈkɑrənt ˈɔpʃənz. wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈlaɪˌnəp, boʊθ ˈkæˌʧər ənd ˈsɛkənd beɪs kʊd hæv pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈəpˌgreɪdz, ɛz j.p*. ɑrɛnˈʧibiə ənd boʊθ ˈstrəgəld æt ðə pleɪt ðɪs jɪr. ðə ˌɪnˈhaʊs ˈɔpʃənz ˈɑrənt ɪgˈzæktli greɪt, ɛz ʤɑʃ θoʊl ənd raɪən gɔɪnz ər ðə moʊst ˈrɛdi ˈɔpʃənz æt ðoʊz pəˈzɪʃənz. ɪt wʊd nɑt səˈpraɪz mi ɪf ˌɪnˈstɛd ðeɪ wɛnt tɪ traɪ ənd saɪn pleɪərz æt ðoʊz pəˈzɪʃənz, ər ˈfeɪlɪŋ ðət, meɪk ə treɪd. ˈaʊtˌfildər ˈdeɪvɪs ɪz ə fri ˈeɪʤənt ðɪs jɪr, ənd simz laɪk hi kʊd bi ɪn laɪn fər ə ˈstɑrtɪŋ ʤɑb ˈsəmˌwɛr ɛls. ˈdeɪvɪs ˈlivɪŋ simz ðə moʊst ˈlaɪkli weɪ fər ˈænθɔˌni goʊz tɪ gɪt ˈsəmˈwət ˈrɛgjələr pleɪɪŋ taɪm, bət ɪts hɑrd tɪ si ɪm ənˈsitɪŋ wən əv ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈaʊtˌfildərz fər ə ˈstɑrtɪŋ ʤɑb wɪˈθaʊt ən ˈɪnʤəri. ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ roʊˈteɪʃən prəˈvaɪdz mɔr ˌɑpərˈtunətiz, ɛz ʤɑʃ ˈʤɑnsən ɪz ˈɛlɪʤəbəl fər fri ˈeɪʤənsi. wɪθ r.a*. ˈdɪki, mɑrk ˈbjurəl ənd ˈbrændən ˈmɔroʊ ˈəndər ˈkɑnˌtrækt θru 2015 ðɛr rɪˈmeɪn tu roʊˈteɪʃən spɑts wɪʧ kʊd pəˈtɛnʃəli bi ˈoʊpən fər ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪθ j.a*. hæp, ˈrɑʤərz, tɑd ˈrɛdmənd, ˈrɪˌki roʊˈmɛroʊ, ʃɔn ˈnoʊlɪn (ənd ˈivɪn ˈpɑsəbli ˈmɑrkəs ˈstroʊmən) ɔl pəˈtɛnʃəli vaɪɪŋ fər ðoʊz spɑts, ɪts nɑt klɪr jɛt hu kʊd hæv ðə moʊst ˈvælju fər ˈfænəsi ˈoʊnərz. ðɪs ˈdəzənt ˈivɪn teɪk ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət ðə tim goʊz aʊt ɪn ðə fri ˈeɪʤənt ˈmɑrkɪt, wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈdɛfənət ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ɛz wɛl. ˈlərkɪŋ stɪl æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪz ðə meɪn pis ɪn rɪˈtərn frəm ðə rɔɪ ˈhæləˌdeɪ treɪd, ˈpɪʧər kaɪl ˈdræbɪk, ənd hi kʊd pəˈtɛnʃəli bi ɪn ðə mɪks fər wən əv ðoʊz spɑts ɛz wɛl. ɪn ðə ˈbʊlˌpɛn, ˈdɑrən ˈɑlɪvər ɪz ˈɛlɪʤəbəl fər fri ˈeɪʤənsi, ənd ˈæftər læst jɪrz əˈtɛmpt tɪ fɔrs ə treɪd tɪ ˈtɛksəs aɪ wʊd ˌɪˈmæʤən hi wɪl nɑt bi rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ tərˈɑntoʊ. ˈkeɪsi ˈʤænsən kʊd bi ə fri ˈeɪʤənt ɪf ðə ʤeɪz doʊnt pɪk əp hɪz kləb ˈɔpʃən æt 4 ˈmɪljən, wɪʧ simz laɪk ə ˌnoʊˈbreɪnər fər ðə tim. ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, ðə ˈrɑstər fər 2014 ɪz ˈprɪti wɛl sɛt æt moʊst pəˈzɪʃənz, ənd ənˈlɛs ðeɪ meɪk ə treɪd ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ wən əv ðiz pleɪərz, ɪts nɑt ˈlaɪkli wi si ə lɔt əv ˈtərˌnoʊvər ɪn ðə ˈmeɪʤərz. tɔp 10 ˈfænəsi ˈprɑspɛkts baɪ ˈændru ball(@andrewball*) ɑr tɔp 10 ˈfænəsi ˈprɑspɛkt ˈræŋkɪŋz ər beɪst əˈpɑn ˈstændərd ˈfænəsi ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ligz, wɪθ ə ˈbælənsɪŋ əv ˈsilɪŋ ənd ˈprɛzənt ˈvælju. waɪl wi ər ˈhævɪŋ dɪˈskəʃənz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðiz lɪsts ɛz ə kəˈlɛktɪv grup, ðə tɔp 10 ˈfænəsi ˈprɑspɛkt ˈræŋkɪŋz ər ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪzd baɪ ðə ˈraɪtər ˈlɪstɪd əˈbəv. pleɪərz ər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər kənˈsɪdərd ˈprɑspɛkts wəns ðeɪ ɪkˈsid ˈiðər 130 æt bæts, 50 ˈɪnɪŋz pɪʧt, ər 45 deɪz əv ˈsərvɪs taɪm ɪn ðə ˈmeɪʤərz praɪər tɪ sɛpˈtɛmbər. 1 ˈmɑrkəs ˈstroʊmən (rhp*) ˈfænəsi stəˈtɪstɪks (ɔl ˈlɛvəlz) ˈdəbəlju ˈɪrə wɪp keɪ 9 0 129 ˈsɛkənˌdɛri stəˈtɪstɪks ˌaɪˌpi bb*% keɪ% ˈəðər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən eɪʤ ɔn ˈrɑstər ˈstætəs ˈlɛvəlz 22 nɑt ɔn ˈrɑstər (prəˈtɛkt ˈæftər 2015 ˈsizən) eɪeɪ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ən ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈʤunjər jɪr æt duk, ðə blu ʤeɪz' ˈdræftɪd ˈstroʊmən ˈoʊvərˌɔl ɪn ðə 2012 dræft, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪm ðə fərst blu ˈdɛvəl ˈɛvər səˈlɛktɪd ɪn ðə fərst raʊnd. saɪnd kˈwɪkli, ˈstroʊmən riʧt ɪn hɪz ˈdeɪbju ˌbiˈfɔr ˈtɛstɪŋ ˈpɑzətɪv fər ə ˈstɪmjələnt ənd ˈərnɪŋ ə səˈspɛnʃən tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ hɪz ˈsizən. ɪn 2013 hi ˈhɛdɪd bæk tɪ nu ˈhæmʃər wɛr hi ʃəvd fər faɪv mənθs, ˈkloʊzɪŋ ðə kæmˈpeɪn wɪθ ə ˈɪrə ənd ˈfænɪŋ 129 ɪn ˈɪnɪŋz. ðə səkˈsɛs ˈdəzənt ˈrɪli kəm ɛz ə səˈpraɪz ðə ˈraɪti ɪz ɪkˈstrimli æθˈlɛtɪk (hi wɑz ə ˈprɑspɛkt ɛz ə ˈʃɔrtˌstɑp ɪn haɪ skul) wɪθ ˌənbəˈlivəbəl ɑrm spid. hɪz ˈrɛpərtˌwɑr kəmˈpɛrz ˈfeɪvərəbli tɪ ˈəðər tɔp ɑrmz ɪn ðə ˈmaɪnərz. ðə ˈfæstˌbɔl simz tɪ ɪkˈsploʊd aʊt əv hɪz hænd, kənˈsɪstəntli ɪn ðə ənd ˈtəʧɪŋ 98 ɪn ˈʃɔrtər spərts wɪθ ˈraɪdɪŋ laɪf. ənd hɪz ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈpɪʧɪz ər ʤɪst ɛz gʊd, ɪf nɑt ˈbɛtər. hi θroʊz boʊθ ə sˈlaɪdər ənd ə ˈkətər; ðə sˈlaɪdər həz kˈwɑləti breɪk æt ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ, ənd ðə ˈkətər ɪz ˈhɑrdər, wɪθ leɪt, ˈbaɪtɪŋ ˈækʃən. boʊθ ər bæt ənd ləˈʤɪtəmət ˈwɛpənz əˈgɛnst ˈhɪtərz frəm boʊθ saɪdz. ˈlægɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ɪz ə loʊ changup*, bət ˈivɪn ðət meɪ tərn ˈɪntu ən ˈævərɪʤ fɔrθ pɪʧ wɪθ gʊd ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən ənd səm sɪŋk. ˈstroʊmən həz ʤɪst wən dɪˈsərnəbəl kənˈsərn ɪn hɪz ˈproʊˌfaɪl hiz ɪf hi stʊd ˌɪnˈstɛd, wi wʊd bi ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt wən əv ðə prɛˈmɪr ˈpɪʧɪŋ ˈprɑspɛkts ɪn ðə geɪm, bət ˌɪnˈstɛd ðə dəˈbeɪt ˈreɪʤɪz ɔn rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ hɪz ˈəltəmət bɪg lig roʊl. ðoʊz ðət saɪd riˈlivər θɪŋk ðət hi læks ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri pleɪn tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈhoʊmərz, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ˈfeɪsɪŋ ə ˈlaɪˌnəp ˈməltəpəl taɪmz. tɪ ðɛr pɔɪnt, ˈstroʊmən əˈlaʊd 13 hoʊm rənz ɪn ðə ˈistərn lig ðɪs jɪr, ə ˈrɛlətɪvli haɪ ˈtoʊtəl fər hɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈɪnɪŋz. ɪt ʃʊd bi noʊn ðət əˈməŋ ɑr grup, ðɛr wɑz ə ˈʤɛnərəl sɛns əv ˌəˈnizinəs prɑˈʤɛktɪŋ ˈstroʊmən ɪn ðə roʊˈteɪʃən lɔŋ tərm, ənd ðə kənˈsɛnsəs dɪd nɑt ræŋk ɪm ɪn ðə tɔp spɑt. ɪt ˈdəzənt fil greɪt ˈræŋkɪŋ ə ˈpɪʧər ðɪs ˈhaɪli, bət aɪ du θɪŋk hi steɪz ɪn ðə roʊˈteɪʃən, ənd ðə stəf, ðə ˈmɑksi, ənd ðə æθˈlɛtɪˌsɪzm meɪks ɪm æt list ə ˈsɑləd ˈnəmbər θri wɪθ ən ˈəpˈsaɪd fər mɔr. ɪf ˈnəθɪŋ ɛls pərsˈweɪdz ju, ʧɛk aʊt tˈwɪtər fid wəns ɪn ə waɪl ənd ju wɪl si ðət hi ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ bət ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd tɪ pruv ðət hi kən stɑrt æt ðə bɪg lig ˈlɛvəl. ðæts ðə ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪt teɪks tɪ səkˈsid əˈgɛnst ˈhɪtərz æt ðə haɪəst ˈlɛvəl, ənd ɪt meɪ ʤɪst hɛlp ɪm ˈoʊvərˌkəm hɪz ˈfɪzɪkəl ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz. ɪf nɑt, hi wɪl bi ə ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt riˈlivər soʊ ðə flɔr ɪz ˌɛkspoʊˈnɛnʃəli haɪər ðən moʊst ˈpɪʧɪŋ ˈprɑspɛkts. lʊk fər ðə ʤeɪz tɪ sɛnd ɪm tɪ ˈbəfəˌloʊ tɪ bɪˈgɪn 2014 wɪθ ə pərˈmoʊʃən tɪ tərˈɑntoʊ ɪn hɪz nɪr fˈjuʧər. 2 ˈɛrən ˈsænʧɛz (rhp*) ˈfænəsi stəˈtɪstɪks (ɔl ˈlɛvəlz) ˈdəbəlju ˈɪrə wɪp keɪ 4 0 75 ˈsɛkənˌdɛri stəˈtɪstɪks ˌaɪˌpi bb*% keɪ% ˈəðər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən eɪʤ ɔn ˈrɑstər ˈstætəs ˈlɛvəlz 21 nɑt ɔn ˈrɑstər (prəˈtɛkt ˈæftər 2014 ˈsizən) ə- ɪf jʊr ə bɪt əv ə ˈdrimər, ˈɛrən ˈsænʧɛz ɪz ə ˈprɑspɛkt ˈæftər jʊr hɑrt. hi həz ə ˌproʊtoʊˈtɪpɪkəl bɪld wɪθ ˈɛksələnt prɑˈʤɛkʃən, ənd səm əv ðə bɛst stəf ɪn ɔl əv ðə ˈmaɪnər ligz. ˈɔlˌmoʊst rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə deɪ, ˈsænʧɛz ˈfiʧərz ən ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈfæstˌbɔl, ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðə pləs reɪnʤ ənd ˈtəʧɪŋ ðə ˈəpər æt taɪmz. hɪz ɑrm spid ɪz fəˈnɑmənəl ənd skaʊts noʊt ðət ðə vəˈlɑsəti ɪz ˈɛfərtləs, ɛz ɪf hiz ʤɪst pleɪɪŋ kæʧ æt 96 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ. ˈsænʧɛz ˈɔlsoʊ θroʊz tu ˈpɪʧɪz, ə ənd ə, ðət boʊθ ˈproʊˌfaɪl ɛz fˈjuʧər pləs ˈpɪʧɪz. ðə hʊk ɪz ˈbɛtər æt ˈprɛzənt, ə ril ˈdaʊnər θroʊn ɪn ðə ˈəpər wɪθ taɪt roʊˈteɪʃən ənd leɪt baɪt, bət ðə ʧeɪnʤ ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ əˈlɔŋ ˈnaɪsli ɛz wɛl, ʃoʊɪŋ leɪt feɪd ənd ˈævərɪʤ dɪˈsɛpʃən. ðə nɑk ɔn ˈsænʧɛz ɪz hɪz kəˈmænd, ər mɔr ˈæptli, hɪz læk əv kəˈmænd. ðə həz wɔkt ˈnɪrli 12 əv ðə ˈbætərz hi həz feɪst ɪn proʊ bɔl, ənd waɪl səˈpɔrtərz ər kwɪk tɪ pɔɪnt aʊt hi kət hɪz wɔks baɪ ˈnɪrli 3 ɪn 2013 ɪt keɪm æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv hɪz ˈstraɪˌkaʊts. rɪˈpɔrts frəm ðə ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə fɔl lig pɔɪnt aʊt ðət hɪz dɪˈlɪvəri həz ɪn ðə pæst fju jɪrz, wɪθ ə məʧ ˈʃɔrtər straɪd ənd ə mɔr ˈəˌpraɪt ˈfɪnɪʃ. ðæts lɛd tɪ tu ˈmɛni ˈfæstˌbɔlz əp ɪn ðə zoʊn ənd ˈʃeɪki kəˈmænd əv ɔl θri ˈpɪʧɪz waɪl ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪm æt mɔr rɪsk fər ɑrm ˈɪnʤəriz. tərˈɑntoʊ wɪl lʊk tɪ kərˈɛkt ðoʊz flɔz ˈhɛdɪŋ ˈɪntu nɛkst ˈsizən, ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈʃʊdənt bi ˈtɛrəbli ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ən æθˈlɛtɪk ˈpɪʧər laɪk ˈsænʧɛz, bət ɪts ˈdɛfənətli nɑt wət ju wɔnt tɪ hir əˈbaʊt ə tɔp ɑrm. ɛz ˈʤeɪsən ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt əˈbəv, ˈɔlˌmoʊst ənˈfɛrli ˈsænʧɛz ɪz kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈfɔrmər noʊə, wɪʧ hərt ɪm ðɪs pæst jɪr ɪf ˈoʊnli bɪˈkəz səˈlɪdəˌfaɪd hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz wən əv ðə tɔp ˈpɪʧɪŋ ˈprɑspɛkts ɪn ðə geɪm ɪn 2013 fər ˈsænʧɛz, 2013 ʃʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi vjud ɛz ən ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ jɪr. tərˈɑntoʊ əˈgrɛsɪvli sɛnt ɪm tɪ ɛz ə ənd hi mɔr ðən hɛld hɪz hɛd əˈbəv ˈwɔtər əˈgɛnst ˈoʊldər ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən wɪθ ə ˈɪrə. ʃʊr, hɪz ˈstraɪˌkaʊts drɑpt, bət ðə stəf rɪˈmeɪnd ðɛr, ənd ɛz hi ˌɪmˈpruvz hɪz kəˈmænd ənd məˈʧʊrz ðɛrz ˈlɪtəl daʊt ðət hi wɪl mɪs bæts ɪn ˈbənʧɪz. ɪf hɪz kəˈmænd bɪˈkəmz ˈivɪn ˈævərɪʤ, ˈsænʧɛz wɪl bi ə fɔrs, ə ˈnəmbər tu wɪθ loʊ ˈreɪʃiˌoʊz ənd ˈgɔdi ˈstraɪˌkaʊt ˈtoʊtəlz. ɪf ɪt ˈdəzənt, hi stɪl həz ðə ʧæns tɪ bi ə ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ ˈstɑrtər ə lɑ ˈɛdwɪn ˈʤæksən ər ə ˈdɑmənənt ˈbʊlˌpɛn ɑrm. ɪts jɛt tɪ bi sin ɪf tərˈɑntoʊ wɪl kənˈtɪnju ðə əˈgrɛsɪv pæθ ənd pʊʃ ɪm ɛz ə 21-year-old*, bət ɪf ðeɪ du hi meɪ bi ɪn laɪn fər ə pərˈmoʊʃən ˈæftər ðə ˌɔlˈstɑr breɪk. 3 ˈfræŋklɪn bɑˈrɛtoʊ) ˈfænəsi stəˈtɪstɪks (ɔl ˈlɛvəlz) ɑr 34 4 26 10 ˈsɛkənˌdɛri stəˈtɪstɪks pɑ obp*% slg*% bb*% keɪ% 252 ˈəðər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən eɪʤ ɔn ˈrɑstər ˈstætəs ˈlɛvəlz 18 nɑt ɔn ˈrɑstər (prəˈtɛkt ˈæftər 2016 bɑˈrɛtoʊ pʊt hɪmˈsɛlf ɔn skaʊts ˈreɪˌdɑrz wɪθ ən ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kərɪr ɛz ə ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlən ˈæməˌʧər ðət ˌɪnˈkludɪd əˈwɔrdz ɪn ðə pæn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈtərnəmənts ɪn 2008 ənd 2010 ˈkæpɪŋ ɪt ɔl ɔf baɪ ˈblæstɪŋ tu hoʊm rənz əˈgɛnst tim ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ɪn ðə 2011 wərld ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪps. wɪn ðə 2012 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2 ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈsaɪnɪŋ ˈpɪriəd ˈoʊpənd, bɑˈrɛtoʊ wɑz kənˈsɪdərd ðə tɔp ˈtælənt ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt, ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli əˈgriɪŋ tɪ tərmz wɪθ tərˈɑntoʊ fər ˈmɪljən. ɪn 2013 ðə ʤeɪz sɛnt ɪm tɪ ðə gəlf koʊst lig wɛr hi hɪt 299 wɪθ ə 522 sˈləgɪŋ pərˈsɛnɪʤ ɛz wən əv ðə ˈjəŋgəst pleɪərz ɪn ðə lig. laɪk ˈstroʊmən, bɑˈrɛtoʊ stændz ʤɪst bət hi həz səˈpraɪzɪŋ strɛŋθ θæŋks tɪ hɪz ˈlaɪtnɪŋ fæst hænz ənd ˈpaʊərfəl ˈfɔˌrɑrmz. hil ˈnɛvər bi ə 30 ˈhoʊmər θrɛt, bət hi kʊd ˈvɛri wɛl hɪt ə jɪr ɪn hɪz praɪm. dɪˈspaɪt ə loʊ wɔk ˈtoʊtəl ɪn hɪz ˈdeɪbju, hi ərnz preɪz fər hɪz ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən skɪlz ənd hɪz hɪt tul ˈrɛgjələrli ɪz ˈgreɪdɪd ɛz ə fˈjuʧər 60 ər 65 bɛst əv ɔl, bɑˈrɛtoʊ ɪz ə ˈævərɪʤ ˈrənər, ˈklɑkɪŋ taɪmz ɪn ðə reɪnʤ daʊn tɪ fərst beɪs ɔn dɪgz, ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ ˈnəmbərz fər ə raɪˈthændɪd ˈhɪtər. ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi wɪl nid tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv hɪz ʤəmps ənd ˈtaɪmɪŋ tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ɔn ðə səkˈsɛs reɪt hi hæd ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪz, 40 stilz ə ˈsizən ɪz ə dɪˈstɪŋkt ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ɪts goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk ə lɔt əv wərk fər ɪm tɪ stɪk æt ˈʃɔrtˌstɑp. hɪz æθˈlɛtɪˌsɪzm ənd spid ər ənkˈwɛsʧənd, bət hɪz ɑrm strɛŋθ ɪz ʤɪst ˈævərɪʤ ənd hiz ˈprɪti rəf æt ðə pəˈzɪʃən. ɪn ðə, hi ˈstrəgəld wɪθ hɪz ˈfʊtˌwərk ənd ˈækʃənz, kəˈmɪtɪŋ 19 ˈɛrərz ɪn ʤɪst 42 geɪmz. ɪf ʃɔrt ˈdəzənt wərk aʊt, bɑˈrɛtoʊ wɪl stɪl steɪ əp ðə ˈmɪdəl ˈiðər æt ˈsɛkənd beɪs ər ɪn centerfield*. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt bɑˈrɛtoʊ ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl ˈsilɪŋ, soʊ ɪts ˈizi tɪ fɔl ɪn ləv wɪθ ðə drim ðət hi bɪˈkəmz əˈnəðər ˌrɑfaɪˈɛl ər ʃeɪn viktɔˈrinoʊ, ənd fərˈgɛt haʊ məʧ kən stɪl goʊ rɔŋ. rəˈgɑrdləs, ˈivɪn ɪf tərˈɑntoʊ ˈpʊʃɪz ɪm ɪt wɪl ˈlaɪkli bi æt list fɔr jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr hiz ˈrɛdi tɪ meɪk ˈɛni sɔrt əv ˌɪmˈpækt ɪn ðə bɪg ligz. 4 rəˈbɛrtoʊ oʊˈsunə (rhp*) ˈfænəsi stəˈtɪstɪks (ɔl ˈlɛvəlz) ˈdəbəlju ˈɪrə wɪp keɪ 3 0 51 ˈsɛkənˌdɛri stəˈtɪstɪks ˌaɪˌpi bb*% keɪ% ˈəðər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən eɪʤ ɔn ˈrɑstər ˈstætəs ˈlɛvəlz 18 nɑt ɔn ˈrɑstər (prəˈtɛkt ˈæftər 2015 ˈsizən) ə ˈæftər ˈpɪʧɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmɛksəkən lig ɛz ə 16-year-old*, tərˈɑntoʊ saɪnd oʊˈsunə fər ˈmɪljən tɪ brɪŋ ɪm ˈsteɪtˈsaɪd. dɪˈspaɪt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʤɪst naɪn stɑrts ɪn hɪz əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd ˈdeɪbju, ðə ˈraɪti tərnd səm hɛdz wɪθ ə ˈɪrə ənd ə ˈstraɪˌkaʊt reɪt əˈgɛnst məʧ ˈoʊldər ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. hɪz 2013 ˈsizən wɑz kət ʃɔrt du tɪ ə tɪr ɪn hɪz ucl*, ˈmeɪkɪŋ hɪz ɔˈrɛdi rɪˈzəlts ˈivɪn ˈtəfər tɪ geɪʤ. praɪər tɪ ðə ˈɪnʤəri, ðə ʤeɪz əˈsaɪnd ɪm tɪ ˈlænsɪŋ wɛr hi ˈfɪnɪʃt wɪθ 39 hɪts əˈlaʊd, 11 wɔks, ənd 51 ˈstraɪˌkaʊts əˈlaʊd ɪn ˈɪnɪŋz. ɛz gʊd ɛz ðoʊz ˈnəmbərz sim, hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpoʊstɪd ə ˈɪrə, ðoʊ ɛz ˈʤeɪsən hənt ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ˈərliər ɪn ðə jɪr, moʊst əv ðə ˈdæmɪʤ keɪm ɪn hɪz læst θri stɑrts ˈæftər ðə ˈɪnʤəri, wɛr hi əˈlaʊd 17 ərnd rənz ənd 6 wɔks ɪn ʤɪst 9 freɪmz. əˈsumɪŋ hi rɪˈtərnz ˈhɛlθi, oʊˈsunə ɪz ən ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ jɛt ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈprɑspɛkt tɪ ˈprɑʤɛkt. hiz bɪn ˈrɪli jəŋ fər hɪz ˈlɛvəlz ðəs fɑr, bət ˈfɪzɪkəli hi ˈdəzənt əˈpɪr tɪ hæv ˈɛni məˈʧʊrɪŋ lɛft tɪ du. hiz ɔˈrɛdi 230 paʊnz, ənd səm ˈwəri ðət weɪt meɪ bi ən ˈɪʃu fər ɪm daʊn ðə roʊd. ðət sɛd, hɪz ˈfɪzɪkəli məˈʧʊrəti ˈʃʊdənt teɪk əˈweɪ frəm hɪz əˈproʊʧ ər hɪz ˈɑrsənəl. oʊˈsunə əˈtæks ˈhɪtərz wɪθ θri pəˈtɛnʃəl pləs ˈɔfərɪŋz, ə ˈfæstˌbɔl, ə wɪθ ˈɛksələnt dɛpθ, ənd ə ðət gɪts swɪŋz ənd ˈmɪsɪz wɪθ ʃɑrp ˈvərtɪkəl drɔp. ʤɪst haʊ gʊd hi kən bi ɪz stɪl biɪŋ dɪˈtərmənd bɪˈkəz, wɪn ˈhɛlθi, hiz jɛt tɪ feɪs ˈhɪtərz ðət ˈʧælənʤ ɪm. wəns hi rɪˈtərnz frəm hɪz ˈɪnʤəri wɪl geɪn ə ˈbɛtər ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv hɪz ˈsilɪŋ, bət əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈstroʊmən ənd ˈsænʧɛz, oʊˈsunə gɪvz ðə ʤeɪz ə ˈtriˌoʊ əv kˈwɑləti ˈpɪʧɪŋ ˈprɑspɛkts. 5 (raɪən) ˈraʊdi teɪˈlɛz 1b*) ˈfænəsi stəˈtɪstɪks (ɔl ˈlɛvəlz) ɑr 10 2 20 1 ˈsɛkənˌdɛri stəˈtɪstɪks pɑ obp*% slg*% bb*% keɪ% 141 ˈəðər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən eɪʤ ɔn ˈrɑstər ˈstætəs ˈlɛvəlz 18 nɑt ɔn ˈrɑstər (prəˈtɛkt ˈæftər 2017 ˈtɪpɪkəli, raʊnd pɪks frəm ðə ˈpriviəs jɪrz dræft doʊnt ʃoʊ əp ɔn lɪsts, bət ˈraʊdi teɪˈlɛz ˈɪzənt ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈraʊndər. ræŋkt ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsˈbɔl əˈmɛrɪkə ˈræŋkɪŋz, teɪˈlɛz fɛl du tɪ kənˈsərnz ənd ə strɔŋ kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ usc*. ɪt əˈpɪrd ənˈlaɪkli ðət ðə ʤeɪz wʊd saɪn ɪm, bət wɪn nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wɪθ pɪk fɪl ˈbɪkfərd ˈəltəmətli fɛl əˈpɑrt, tərˈɑntoʊ geɪv tɪ teɪˈlɛz tɪ æd ðə ˈlɛfti tɪ ðɛr ˈsɪstəm. ɔˈrɛdi fɪld aʊt, ˈstændɪŋ ənd weɪɪŋ 220 paʊnz, teɪˈlɛz həz wərkt hɑrd tɪ kip hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn gʊd ʃeɪp ənd muvz kwaɪt wɛl fər hɪz saɪz. ɪn hɪz ˈdeɪbju, hi pleɪd fərst beɪs ɪkˈsklusɪvli, bət hi dɪd pleɪ səm ˈaʊtˌfild ɛz ən ˈæməˌʧər ənd hi kʊd pəˈtɛnʃəli pleɪ lɛft fild ʃʊd ðə nid bi ˈdɛspərɪt ɪˈnəf. wət sɛts ɪm əˈpɑrt, ðoʊ, ɪz hɪz paʊər ənd fil fər ˈhɪtɪŋ. ɛz ən ˈæməˌʧər, teɪˈlɛz wən ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt geɪm ˈnæʃənəl ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs hoʊm rən ˈdərbi, dɪˈfitɪŋ ˈɪndiənz' fərst raʊnd pɪk klɪnt ˈfreɪʒər. hɪz rɑ paʊər ɪz ˈizəli ə pləs tul, ənd waɪl hi dɪz moʊst əv hɪz ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðə pʊl saɪd, hi draɪvz ðə bɔl wɪθ əˈθɔrəti tɪ ɔl fildz. hi ˈɔlsoʊ həz ən ədˈvænst əˈproʊʧ, ʃoʊɪŋ ə ˈpeɪʃənt, bət nɑt ˈpæsɪv, dɪˈminər æt ðə pleɪt. hɪz ˈnəmbərz ɪn ðə liv ə lɔt tɪ bi dɪˈzaɪərd, bət hi kɛpt hɪz ˈstraɪˌkaʊt reɪt bɪˈloʊ 20 wɔkt mɔr ðən 10 əv ðə taɪm, ənd hi gɑt ˈbɛtər ɛz ðə ˈsizən wɛnt əˈlɔŋ. hɪz ˈsizən ɔˈrɛdi fɪts ˈɪntu ðə smɔl ˈsæmpəl saɪz ˈkætəˌgɔri, bət riˈmuvɪŋ hɪz fərst naɪn geɪmz, teɪˈlɛz hɪt ə məʧ mɔr rɪˈspɛktəbəl hi ˈɔlsoʊ faʊnd hɪz weɪ ˈɔntu ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˌbiˈeɪ əv ðə jɪr ˈæftər goʊɪŋ 10 fər 24 wɪθ faɪv hɪts. ɪn ə ˈsɪstəm ˈlækɪŋ haɪɛnd pəˈzɪʃən pleɪərz, teɪˈlɛz meɪ bi ðə bɛst bɛt tɪ bi ən ˌɪmˈpækt bæt wɪn hi gɪts tɪ ðə ʃoʊ. hi ʃʊd meɪk hɪz fʊl ˈsizən ˈdeɪbju ɛz ə ɪn 2014 ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkrɛdɪt: ˈdɛrɪk i. təˈdeɪ spɔrts 6 ʃɔn ˈnoʊlɪn (lhp*) ˈfænəsi stəˈtɪstɪks (ɔl ˈlɛvəlz) ˈdəbəlju ˈɪrə wɪp keɪ 9 0 116 ˈsɛkənˌdɛri stəˈtɪstɪks ˌaɪˌpi bb*% keɪ% 1 ˈəðər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən eɪʤ ɔn ˈrɑstər ˈstætəs ˈlɛvəlz 24 ɔn 40 mæn ˈrɑstər 3 ˈɔpʃənz rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ) eɪeɪ, ˌtrɪpəˈleɪ, ʃɔn ˈnoʊlɪn həz meɪd ˈpɪʧɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmaɪnər ligz lʊk ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈizi ˈoʊvər ðə pæst θri ˈsizənz, ˈpɪʧɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf ɔl ðə weɪ frəm ðə ˌmɪdˈwɛst lig tɪ tərˈɑntoʊ. hi meɪ nɑt hæv ðə ˈəpˈsaɪd əv ðə ˈpɪʧərz əˈbəv ɪm ɔn ðə lɪst, bət ðɛr ɪz ə lɔt tɪ laɪk əˈbaʊt ðə ˈlɛfti. æt ənd 235 paʊnz, hi həz ə bɪg, ˈstərdi freɪm ðət wɪl hoʊld əp tɪ ðə ˈrɪgərz əv ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə bɔl ˈɛvəri fɪθ deɪ. hi ˈɔlsoʊ həz saʊnd, rɪˈpitəbəl məˈkænɪks ənd ə haɪ ˈaɪˈkju ɔn ðə maʊnd. ti hi ˈprɑbləm ɪz ðət ˈnoʊlɪn ɪz mɔr ˈkræfti ðən ˈdɑməˌneɪtɪŋ, drɔɪŋ kəmˈpɛrəsənz tɪ ə ˌlɛfˈthændɪd ˈʤeɪsən ˈʤɛnɪŋz. hi ˈpɪʧɪz ɔf hɪz ˈfæstˌbɔl, ən ˈævərɪʤ tɪ pɪʧ ðət ˈreɪnʤɪz frəm ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn moʊst ˈaʊtɪŋz, wɪʧ wərks θæŋks tɪ ˈnæʧərəl rən ənd pləs kəˈmænd əv ðə ˈhitər. hɪz bɛst ˈsɛkənˌdɛri pɪʧ ɪz ə θroʊn wɪθ ˈnɪrli aɪˈdɛntɪkəl ɑrm spid ənd hi ˈɔlsoʊ blɛndz ɪn ə sˈlaɪdər ənd ə. ɔl θri lʊk tɪ bi ˈævərɪʤ ˈɔfərɪŋz, bət nən ɪz ə tru aʊt pɪʧ. stɪl, ðə rɪˈzəlts tɪ ðɪs pɔɪnt hæv bɪn ˈrəðər ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv. fər hɪz ˈmaɪnər lig kərɪr, ˈnoʊlɪn həz ə ˈɪrə ənd hiz strək aʊt əv ˈbætərz waɪl ˈwɔkɪŋ ʤɪst ənd hɪz ˈnəmbərz ʃoʊd noʊ dɪˈsərnəbəl dɪˈklaɪn ɪn ðə ˈəpər ˈlɛvəlz. wɪθ ˈpɑlɪʃ, pitchability*, ənd ə dip ˈɑrsənəl, ˈnoʊlɪn ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ðə ɪgˈzækt ˈɑpəzɪt əv ˈɛrən ˈsænʧɛz, ənd hi meɪ hæv ðə haɪəst flɔr əˈməŋ pleɪərz ɔn ðɪs lɪst. hi həz ðə ˈəpˈsaɪd əv ə mɑrk ˈwərˌkhɔrs, ðoʊ hɪz kəˈmænd wɪl nid tɪ bi ɪˈlit tɪ riʧ ðət. mɔr ˌriəˈlɪstɪkli, ˈnoʊlɪn ʃʊd dɪˈvɛləp ˈɪntu ə ˈstɑrtər fər ðə ʤeɪz, ənd hil ˈɛnər spərɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪθ ə ʧæns tɪ wɪn ə roʊˈteɪʃən spɑt ɪn 2014 7 ælˈbərtoʊ tɪˈrɑdoʊ (rhp*) ˈfænəsi stəˈtɪstɪks (ɔl ˈlɛvəlz) ˈdəbəlju ˈɪrə wɪp keɪ 3 0 44 ˈsɛkənˌdɛri stəˈtɪstɪks ˌaɪˌpi bb*% keɪ% ˈəðər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən eɪʤ ɔn ˈrɑstər ˈstætəs ˈlɛvəlz 19 nɑt ɔn ˈrɑstər (prəˈtɛkt ˈæftər 2015 ˈsizən) tɪˈrɑdoʊ wɑz wən əv 12 ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl fri ˈeɪʤənts ðət dilz wɪθ ðə blu ʤeɪz ɪn 2011 ˈsaɪnɪŋ fər sɪns ˈkəmɪŋ ˈsteɪtˈsaɪd, hiz pɪʧt ɪkˈstrimli wɛl, wɪθ ə ˈɪrə, 80 ˈstraɪˌkaʊts, ənd ʤɪst 37 wɔks ɪn ˈɪnɪŋz ɪn bɔl ˈoʊvər ðə pæst tu jɪrz. wɪn hi wɑz saɪnd, hɪz ˈfæstˌbɔl tɑpt aʊt æt ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ, bət naʊ hi sɪts ənd ˈtəʧɪz ðə vəˈlɑsəti lʊks ˈɛfərtləs, ˈstɛmɪŋ frəm ə fæst ənd lus raɪt ɑrm. fər ə ˈtiˌneɪʤər, hi kənˈtroʊlz ənd kəˈmændz hɪz ˈfæstˌbɔl wɛl, əˈspɛʃəli daʊn ɪn ðə zoʊn. hɪz sˈlaɪdər ɪz stɪl ə wərk ɪn ˈprɑˌgrɛs, ðoʊ səm hæv kɔld ɪt ə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈɔfərɪŋ. tɪˈrɑdoʊ ˈɔlsoʊ θroʊz ə, bət boʊθ ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈpɪʧɪz ər ˌɪməˈtjʊr raɪt naʊ. ɛz ðeɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ənd bɪˈkəm mɔr kənˈsɪstənt ˈwɛpənz, hɪz ˈstraɪˌkaʊts ʃʊd ˌɪnˈkris. ðɛr ɪz səm kənˈsərn wɪθ tɪˈrɑdoʊ rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ hɪz saɪz ənd dərəˈbɪlɪti. hiz ˈʤɛnərəsli ˈlɪstɪd æt ənd 175 paʊnz ənd hiz ˈhæzənt ˈivɪn tɑpt ðə mɑrk ər pɪʧt ɪn ə fʊl ˈsizən lig jɛt. fər ðət ˈrizən, ɪts təf tɪ ræŋk ɪm haɪər ɔn ðɪs lɪst, bət ɪts ˈizi tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə bəz. hi ʃʊd meɪk hɪz fʊl ˈsizən ˈdeɪbju ɪn 2014 ənd wɪθ kənˈtɪnjud dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv hɪz ˈsɛkənˌdɛri stəf, ðə ʤeɪz kʊd hæv ə roʊˈteɪʃən ˈstɑrtər ɔn ðɛr hænz. 8 ˈdænjəl ˈnɔrɪs (lhp*) ˈfænəsi stəˈtɪstɪks (ɔl ˈlɛvəlz) ˈdəbəlju ˈɪrə wɪp keɪ 2 0 100 ˈsɛkənˌdɛri stəˈtɪstɪks ˌaɪˌpi bb*% keɪ% ˈəðər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən eɪʤ ɔn ˈrɑstər ˈstætəs ˈlɛvəlz 20 nɑt ɔn ˈrɑstər (prəˈtɛkt ˈæftər 2015 ˈsizən) ə, ə+ kənˈsɪdərd ðə tɔp haɪ skul əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ðə 2011 dræft, ˈnɔrɪs wɑz snæʧt əp baɪ ðə ʤeɪz ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd raʊnd ənd saɪnd fər 2 ˈmɪljən. ˈæftər ˈsaɪnɪŋ leɪt, ˈnɔrɪs ˈdɪdənt pɪʧ prəˈfɛʃənəli ɪn 2011 bət ðə ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən hi geɪnd ɛz ən ˈæməˌʧər snək ɪm ˈɪntu ðə bæk hæf əv səm lɪsts ˈhɛdɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈsizən. ˈnɔrɪs spɛnt ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv 2012 ɪn ðə ˌæpəˈlæʧən lig, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmeɪkɪŋ tu stɑrts ɪn ðə ˌnɔrθˈwɛst lig, wɪθ ˈdrɛdfəl rɪˈzəlts. hi ˈfɪnɪʃt ðə jɪr wɪθ ən ˈəgli ˈɪrə əˈkrɔs ðə tu ˈlɛvəlz, ənd əˈpoʊzɪŋ ˈhɪtərz ˈbætɪd 320 ɔf əv ɪm. tərˈɑntoʊ sɛd ɔl ðə raɪt θɪŋz, ˈkrɛdətɪŋ ðə daʊn jɪr tɪ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn hɪz dɪˈlɪvəri ənd ɑrm slɑt ənd ən ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ hɪz ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈpɪʧɪz, bət hɪz ˈprɑspɛkt stɑr dɪmd sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət jɪr. læst ˈsizən, ˈnɔrɪs lʊkt məʧ ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðə ˈpɪʧər tərˈɑntoʊ θɔt ðeɪ hæd ˈdræftɪd. hi spɛnt ˈɔlˌmoʊst ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈsizən ɪn ˈlænsɪŋ, ˈɛndɪŋ ðə jɪr wɪθ ə məʧ mɔr rɪˈspɛktəbəl ˈɪrə. mɔˈroʊvər, hɪz əv ənd ˈstraɪˌkaʊt reɪt səˈʤɛst ðət hi pɪʧt ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər ðən ðət. æt hɪz bɛst, ˈnɔrɪs dɪˈplɔɪz ə ˈfæstˌbɔl ðət ˈtəʧɪz 96 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ, ə ðət ˈflæʃɪz pləs, ənd ə. hɪz dɪˈminər, saɪz, ənd stəf ɔl lʊk laɪk ðət əv ə ˈfrənˌtlaɪn ˈstɑrtər, bət hi wɪl nid tɪ bi məʧ mɔr kənˈsɪstənt ənd ˌɪmˈpruv boʊθ hɪz kənˈtroʊl ənd kəˈmænd tɪ ˈɛvər kəm kloʊz tɪ ðət ˈsilɪŋ. wən pɔɪnt ɪn hɪz ˈfeɪvər ɪz hɪz æθˈlɛtɪˌsɪzm, wɪʧ wɑz ə bɪg pɑrt əv hɪz ˌɪmˈpruvmənt ɪn 2013 wɪθ ˈklinər məˈkænɪks ənd ə truər ɑrm slɑt frəm stɑrt tɪ stɑrt. ˈæftər 2012 ˈnɔrɪs stɪl həz ə lɔŋ roʊd tɪ riˈbɪldɪŋ hɪz ˈstætəs ɛz ə ˈprɑspɛkt, bət læst jɪr wɑz ə stɛp ɪn ðə raɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. 9 ʧeɪs dəˈʤɔŋ (rhp*) ˈfænəsi stəˈtɪstɪks (ɔl ˈlɛvəlz) ˈdəbəlju ˈɪrə wɪp keɪ 2 0 66 ˈsɛkənˌdɛri stəˈtɪstɪks ˌaɪˌpi bb*% keɪ% 56 ˈəðər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən eɪʤ ɔn ˈrɑstər ˈstætəs ˈlɛvəlz 20 nɑt ɔn ˈrɑstər (prəˈtɛkt ˈæftər 2016 ˈsizən) laɪk ˈnɔrɪs, dəˈʤɔŋ wɑz ə ˈsɛkənd raʊnd pɪk ɪn ðə 2012 dræft, ðoʊ hɪz rɪˈzəlts hæv bɪn məʧ, məʧ ˈbɛtər tɪ ðɪs pɔɪnt. ˈoʊvər ðə pæst tu ˈsizənz, dəˈʤɔŋ həz ə ˈɪrə wɪθ ən ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ ɪn ˈɪnɪŋz pɪʧt. ðoʊz ˈnəmbərz skrim "eɪs" ɪn ˈflæʃɪŋ niɑn laɪts, bət ðæts nɑt kwaɪt ðə keɪs fər ðə ˈraɪti. dəˈʤɔŋ dɪz hæv ən ˈɛksələnt bɪld, wɪθ rum tɪ fɪl aʊt, bət hi gɪts ˈbɛtər mɑrks fər hɪz fil fər ˈpɪʧɪŋ ðən hɪz pjʊr stəf. hi həz ən ˈævərɪʤ ˈfæstˌbɔl, wɪʧ hi spɑts wɛl tɪ boʊθ saɪdz əv ðə pleɪt, ən ðət kʊd tərn ˈɪntu ə pləs pɪʧ, ənd ə wɪθ ˈsɪmələr ˈəpˈsaɪd, ðoʊ ˈniðər ɪz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli kloʊz ɪn ðə ˈprɛzənt. ɛz hi muvz əp hi meɪ hæv ə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ hɪz ɑrm ˈækʃən dəˈʤɔŋ həz ə bɪt əv ə ɑrm ənd ɪt əˈlaʊz ˈhɪtərz tɪ gɪt ə gʊd, lɔŋ lʊk æt ðə bɔl aʊt əv hɪz hænd. bət ɪt ˈhæzənt hərt ɪm jɛt. rɪˈpɔrts seɪ ðət hi dɪd ə ˈbɛtər ʤɑb rɪˈpitɪŋ hɪz dɪˈlɪvəri ənd ˈlændɪŋ sɔft ɔn hɪz frənt saɪd ðɪs jɪr, ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ saɪnz fər hɪz fˈjuʧər kəˈmænd. dəˈʤɔŋ ˈdəzənt mæʧ ðə ɪkˈsaɪtmənt əv səm əv ðə ˈəðər ɑrmz ɪn ðɪs ˈsɪstəm, bət doʊnt slip ɔn ɪm bɪˈkəz hi həz ə ʧæns tɪ bi ə kˈwɑləti bɪg ˈligər. hil ʤɔɪn tɪˈrɑdoʊ ɪn ˈlænsɪŋz roʊˈteɪʃən nɛkst jɪr. 10 d.j*. ˈdeɪvɪs (əv) ˈfænəsi stəˈtɪstɪks (ɔl ˈlɛvəlz) ɑr 35 6 25 13 ˈsɛkənˌdɛri stəˈtɪstɪks pɑ obp*% slg*% bb*% keɪ% 258 ˈəðər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən eɪʤ ɔn ˈrɑstər ˈstætəs ˈlɛvəlz 19 nɑt ɔn ˈrɑstər (prəˈtɛkt ˈæftər 2016 ˈloʊdɪd wɪθ pɪks ɪn ðə 2012 dræft, ðə blu ʤeɪz juzd ðɛr fərst ʧɔɪs tɪ səˈlɛkt haɪ skul ˈaʊtˌfildər d.j*. ˈdeɪvɪs ˈoʊvərˌɔl. hi saɪnd kˈwɪkli fər ˈmɪljən, əˈlaʊɪŋ ɪm tɪ pleɪ 55 geɪmz bɪtˈwin ˈbluˌfild ənd vænˈkuvər. bɪtˈwin ðɛm hi hɪt wɪθ 5 hoʊm rənz ənd 25 stilz, ə ˈsɑləd ˈdeɪbju fər ðə ˈaʊtˌfildər. ɪn 2013 hi wɛnt bæk tɪ ˈbluˌfild ənd ˈpoʊstɪd ən aɪˈdɛntɪkəl 741 ɑps, bət hi strək aʊt ɪn ˈnɪrli 30 əv hɪz æt bæts ənd hɪz stilz kət ɪn hæf. ˈdeɪvɪs həz ən ɪkˈstrimli laʊd tul sɛt ənd ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl əˈbɪləˌtiz tɪ bi ə stɑr, bət ɪts goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk səm wərk. ɔn ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl saɪd, hiz ə ˈprimiəm ˈæθˌlit, ən 80 ˈrənər wɪθ strɛŋθ ənd ɪˈlit bæt spid. ˈdeɪvɪs ɪz soʊ fæst ðət səm kleɪm hid bit ˈbɪli ˈhæməltən ɪn ə fʊt reɪs, ənd ɪf hi kən gɪt ɔn beɪs ɪˈnəf hil kriˈeɪt ˈhævək ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪz. əv kɔrs ðæts ə bɪg ɪf. hi ˈdəzənt ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz spɪn aʊt əv ðə hænd, ənd hi swɪŋz θru fɑr tu ˈmɛni ˈpɪʧɪz. ˈɑnəstli, ɪts ənˈlaɪkli ðət ðə bæt ɪz ˈɛvər gʊd ɪˈnəf fər ɪm tɪ ˈtruli bi ən ˌɪmˈpækt pleɪər, bət skɪl sɛts laɪk hɪz ər rɛr ɪˈnəf ðət ju weɪt ə lɔŋ taɪm ˌbiˈfɔr ˈmuvɪŋ ɔn. ɪf ˈhɪstəri ɪz ˈɛni ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən, wi ʃʊd ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ˈdeɪvɪs kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðət ˈoʊnli tu haɪ skul pleɪərz frəm ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi hæv ˈɛvər riʧt ðə bɪg ligz, ənd ˈniðər pleɪd mɔr ðən 100 geɪmz ɪn ðɛr kərɪrz. hiz gɑt ə lɔt əv wərk tɪ du tɪ ˈɛvər əˈproʊʧ hɪz ˈsilɪŋ, ənd hil bɪˈgɪn ðət kwɛst ɪn ˈlænsɪŋ ɪn 2014 ˈəðər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈprɑspɛkts baɪ ˈændru bɔl (@andrew_ball*) mæt, ə ˈbroʊkən fʊt kɛpt frəm goʊɪŋ ɪn ðə fərst raʊnd əv ðə 2012 dræft, bət tərˈɑntoʊ kɛpt ɪm əˈweɪ frəm ə nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə kəˈmɪtmənt wɪθ ə 2 ˈmɪljən ˈboʊnəs. ə ˈvɛri lɑrʤ ˈjumən æt ənd 235 paʊnz, ɪz stɪl ˈlərnɪŋ tɪ kənˈtroʊl hɪz ˈbɑdi ənd hɪz dɪˈlɪvəri, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ əˈtroʊʃəs ˈnəmbərz ɪn ðə gəlf koʊst lig. stɪl, ðə saɪz ənd ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl fər ə pləs ˈkɑmˌboʊ meɪk ɪm ən ˌɪnˈtrigɪŋ ˈprɑspɛkt tɪ ˈfɑloʊ. ˈrɪʧərd ərˈeɪnə, ə ˌlɛfˈthændɪd ˈhɪtɪŋ ˈʃɔrtˌstɑp frəm ðə dəˈmɪnəkən, ərˈeɪnə hɪt ənd swaɪpt 9 bægz ɪn ðə dəˈmɪnəkən ˈsəmər lig. hi ˈprɑbəˌbli woʊnt ˈivɪn pleɪ ɪn ə fʊl ˈsizən lig ənˈtɪl 2015 bət hi meɪ boʊlt əp ðɪs lɪst ɪn fˈjuʧər jɪrz. fər mɔr ɔn ðə blu ʤeɪz, bi ʃʊr tɪ ʧɛk aʊt ˈbluˌbərd ˈbæntər fər mɔr ɔn ðə ˈmaɪnər ligz ənd ˈprɑspɛkts ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, ʧɛk aʊt ˈmaɪnər lig bɔl. əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɔθərz ˈʤeɪsən hənt ɪz ə kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ ˈraɪtər fər feɪk timz, ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmaɪnər ligz ənd ˈprɑspɛkts. 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"we probably managed this better than any large economy on earth in modern history," president barack obama says. | ap photo obama blames communication skills for electoral losses
democrats might have held onto one or both houses of congress if only americans better understood the strength of the economic recovery, president barack obama said in an interview published thursday.
“i mean, the truth of the matter is that if we had been able to more effectively communicate all the steps we had taken to the swing voter,” obama remarked in a new york times magazine interview with andrew ross sorkin, “then we might have maintained a majority in the house or the senate.”
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the u.s. economy is in a better state after the recession than the american people realize, obama suggested.
“i actually compare our economic performance to how, historically, countries that have wrenching financial crises perform,” he said. “by that measure, we probably managed this better than any large economy on earth in modern history.”
the president also expressed regret that, in three successive years, his administration was not able to “a massive infrastructure project,” adding that 2012, 2013 and 2014 “was the perfect time to do it; low interest rates, construction industry is still on its heels, massive need the fact that we failed to do that, for example, cost us time.
“it meant that there were folks who we could have helped and put back to work and entire communities that could have prospered that ended up taking a lot longer to recover,” obama said.
obama also said he is "[kept] up at night some times” by the fact that he could have done more to hasten the economic recovery.
“i can probably tick off three or four things we could have done where be growing a percentage or two faster each year,” he said. “we could have brought down the unemployment rate lower, faster. we could have been lifting wages even faster than we did.”
obama also weighed in on the dispute between vermont sen. bernie sanders and former secretary of state hillary clinton over how best to break up overly large banks and seemed to take a shot at sanders.
“it is true that we have not dismantled the financial system, and in that sense, bernie sanders’ critique is correct,” he told sorkin, with thinly veiled sarcasm. “but one of the things that consistently tried to remind myself during the course of my presidency is that the economy is not an abstraction. not something that you can just redesign and break up and put back together again without consequences.”
the president offered a harsher critique of the economic platforms coming from the other side of the aisle.
“if you look at the platforms, the economic platforms of the current republican candidates for president, they simply defy logic and any known economic theories, they are fantasy,” obama said. “slashing taxes particularly for those at the very top, dismantling regulatory regimes that protect our air and our environment and then projecting that this is going to lead to 5 percent or 7 percent growth, and claiming that do all this while balancing the budget. nobody would even, with the most rudimentary knowledge of economics, think that any of those things are plausible.” | "wi ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈmænɪʤd ðɪs ˈbɛtər ðən ˈɛni lɑrʤ ɪˈkɑnəmi ɔn ərθ ɪn ˈmɑdərn ˈhɪstəri," ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɪz. ˌeɪˈpi ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˌoʊˈbɑmə bleɪmz kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən skɪlz fər ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈlɔsɪz ˈdɛməˌkræts maɪt hæv hɛld ˈɔntu wən ər boʊθ ˈhaʊsɪz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs ɪf ˈoʊnli əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈbɛtər ˌəndərˈstʊd ðə strɛŋθ əv ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk rɪˈkəvəri, ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ˈpəblɪʃt ˈθərzˌdeɪ. min, ðə truθ əv ðə ˈmætər ɪz ðət ɪf wi hæd bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ mɔr ˈifɛktɪvli kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt ɔl ðə stɛps wi hæd ˈteɪkən tɪ ðə swɪŋ voter,”*,” ˌoʊˈbɑmə rɪˈmɑrkt ɪn ə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈmægəˌzin ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈændru rɔs ˈsɔrkɪn, wi maɪt hæv meɪnˈteɪnd ə məˈʤɔrəti ɪn ðə haʊs ər ðə senate.”*.” ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjud bɪˈloʊ ðə juz. ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪz ɪn ə ˈbɛtər steɪt ˈæftər ðə ˌriˈsɛʃən ðən ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl ˈriəˌlaɪz, ˌoʊˈbɑmə səˈʤɛstɪd. ˈæˌkʧuəli kəmˈpɛr ɑr ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk pərˈfɔrməns tɪ haʊ, hɪˈstɔrɪkəli, ˈkəntriz ðət hæv ˈrɛnʧɪŋ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkraɪsiz perform,”*,” hi sɛd. ðət ˈmɛʒər, wi ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈmænɪʤd ðɪs ˈbɛtər ðən ˈɛni lɑrʤ ɪˈkɑnəmi ɔn ərθ ɪn ˈmɑdərn history.”*.” ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈsprɛst rɪˈgrɛt ðət, ɪn θri səkˈsɛsɪv jɪrz, hɪz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wɑz nɑt ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈmæsɪv ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər project,”*,” ˈædɪŋ ðət 2012 2013 ənd 2014 ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt taɪm tɪ du ɪt; loʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛst reɪts, kənˈstrəkʃən ˈɪndəstri ɪz stɪl ɔn ɪts hilz, ˈmæsɪv nid ðə fækt ðət wi feɪld tɪ du ðət, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, kɔst ˈjuˈɛs taɪm. mɛnt ðət ðɛr wər foʊks hu wi kʊd hæv hɛlpt ənd pʊt bæk tɪ wərk ənd ɪnˈtaɪər kəmˈjunɪtiz ðət kʊd hæv ˈprɑspərd ðət ˈɛndɪd əp ˈteɪkɪŋ ə lɔt ˈlɔŋgər tɪ recover,”*,” ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd. ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd hi ɪz "[kɛpt] əp æt naɪt səm times”*” baɪ ðə fækt ðət hi kʊd hæv dən mɔr tɪ ˈheɪsən ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk rɪˈkəvəri. kən ˈprɑbəˌbli tɪk ɔf θri ər fɔr θɪŋz wi kʊd hæv dən wɛr bi groʊɪŋ ə pərˈsɛnɪʤ ər tu ˈfæstər iʧ year,”*,” hi sɛd. kʊd hæv brɔt daʊn ðə ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt reɪt loʊər, ˈfæstər. wi kʊd hæv bɪn ˈlɪftɪŋ ˈweɪʤɪz ˈivɪn ˈfæstər ðən wi did.”*.” ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈɔlsoʊ weɪd ɪn ɔn ðə dɪˈspjut bɪtˈwin vərˈmɑnt sɛn. ˈbərni ˈsændərz ənd ˈfɔrmər ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ˈoʊvər haʊ bɛst tɪ breɪk əp ˈoʊvərli lɑrʤ bæŋks ənd simd tɪ teɪk ə ʃɑt æt ˈsændərz. ɪz tru ðət wi hæv nɑt dɪsˈmænəld ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɪstəm, ənd ɪn ðət sɛns, ˈbərni sanders’*’ krɪˈtik ɪz correct,”*,” hi toʊld ˈsɔrkɪn, wɪθ ˈθɪnli veɪld ˈsɑrˌkæzəm. wən əv ðə θɪŋz ðət kənˈsɪstəntli traɪd tɪ riˈmaɪnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kɔrs əv maɪ ˈprɛzɪdənsi ɪz ðət ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪz nɑt ən æbˈstrækʃən. nɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ju kən ʤɪst ˌridɪˈzaɪn ənd breɪk əp ənd pʊt bæk təˈgɛðər əˈgɛn wɪˈθaʊt consequences.”*.” ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈɔfərd ə ˈhɑrʃər krɪˈtik əv ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈplætˌfɔrmz ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðə aɪəl. ju lʊk æt ðə ˈplætˌfɔrmz, ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈplætˌfɔrmz əv ðə ˈkɑrənt rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkænədɪts fər ˈprɛzɪdənt, ðeɪ ˈsɪmpli dɪˈfaɪ ˈlɑʤɪk ənd ˈɛni noʊn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈθɪriz, ðeɪ ər fantasy,”*,” ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd. ˈtæksɪz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli fər ðoʊz æt ðə ˈvɛri tɔp, ˌdɪsˈmæntlɪŋ ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri rəˈʒimz ðət prəˈtɛkt ɑr ɛr ənd ɑr ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ənd ðɛn prɑˈʤɛktɪŋ ðət ðɪs ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ lɛd tɪ 5 pərˈsɛnt ər 7 pərˈsɛnt groʊθ, ənd ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət du ɔl ðɪs waɪl ˈbælənsɪŋ ðə ˈbəʤɪt. ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi wʊd ˈivɪn, wɪθ ðə moʊst ˌrudəˈmɛntəri ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks, θɪŋk ðət ˈɛni əv ðoʊz θɪŋz ər plausible.”*.” |
silver spur drive in is reviving the drive in movie just in time for summer fun. three movies have been announced for the edmonton drive in, perfect for those nights when just not sure what you want to do or those nights when you want to plan an out of the ordinary date night. the schedule was just released on twitter and has made the list for a fun (and cheap) double date idea in the future.
the late night movies start at, and come with a price per car of $30 ($20 on sundays for date night). i see a double date in our future, kicking it old school with the performance of ferris day off.
you know, until this moment never seen a use for those tailgate seats that switch around in the back of our flex. now, i know for backing up into the drive in and having a comfortable and airy place to sit to watch the show.
july silver spur schedule
july 2, 2015: ferris day off
july 4, 2015: mastermind
july 5, 2015: 500 days of summer
though the prices are per car load, welcome to bring chairs or blankets and sit outside of the vehicle. the location of the edmonton drive in movies is at the north parking lot at field.
get more information at
note: the drive in plans were put off and the rest of the shows for the summer have been cancelled. | ˈsɪlvər spər draɪv ɪn ɪz rɪˈvaɪvɪŋ ðə draɪv ɪn ˈmuvi ʤɪst ɪn taɪm fər ˈsəmər fən. θri ˈmuviz hæv bɪn əˈnaʊnst fər ðə ˈɛdməntən draɪv ɪn, ˈpərˌfɪkt fər ðoʊz naɪts wɪn ʤɪst nɑt ʃʊr wət ju wɔnt tɪ du ər ðoʊz naɪts wɪn ju wɔnt tɪ plæn ən aʊt əv ðə ˈɔrdəˌnɛri deɪt naɪt. ðə ˈskɛʤʊl wɑz ʤɪst riˈlist ɔn tˈwɪtər ənd həz meɪd ðə lɪst fər ə fən (ənd ʧip) ˈdəbəl deɪt aɪˈdiə ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ðə leɪt naɪt ˈmuviz stɑrt æt ənd kəm wɪθ ə praɪs pər kɑr əv 30 20 ɔn ˈsənˌdiz fər deɪt naɪt). aɪ si ə ˈdəbəl deɪt ɪn ɑr fˈjuʧər, ˈkɪkɪŋ ɪt oʊld skul wɪθ ðə pərˈfɔrməns əv ˈfɛrɪs deɪ ɔf. ju noʊ, ənˈtɪl ðɪs ˈmoʊmənt ˈnɛvər sin ə juz fər ðoʊz ˈteɪlˌgeɪt sits ðət swɪʧ əraʊnd ɪn ðə bæk əv ɑr flɛks. naʊ, aɪ noʊ fər ˈbækɪŋ əp ˈɪntu ðə draɪv ɪn ənd ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈkəmfərtəbəl ənd ˈɛri pleɪs tɪ sɪt tɪ wɔʧ ðə ʃoʊ. ˌʤuˈlaɪ ˈsɪlvər spər ˈskɛʤʊl ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2 2015 ˈfɛrɪs deɪ ɔf ˌʤuˈlaɪ 4 2015 ˈmæstərˌmaɪnd ˌʤuˈlaɪ 5 2015 500 deɪz əv ˈsəmər ðoʊ ðə ˈpraɪsɪz ər pər kɑr loʊd, ˈwɛlkəm tɪ brɪŋ ʧɛrz ər ˈblæŋkəts ənd sɪt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ˈviɪkəl. ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən əv ðə ˈɛdməntən draɪv ɪn ˈmuviz ɪz æt ðə nɔrθ ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɔt æt fild. gɪt mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən æt noʊt: ðə draɪv ɪn plænz wər pʊt ɔf ənd ðə rɛst əv ðə ʃoʊz fər ðə ˈsəmər hæv bɪn ˈkænsəld. |
jjw profile joined july 2011 korea (south) 6 posts last edited: #1 mod note: this is an opinion article on the situation by thisisgame. however, the writer of this article is a member on the advisory board of s2con.
update: added more complete translation to op
nasl.tv's reply:
+ show spoiler + would like to respond to some of these points. while not this is not an official statement of, it does bring up serious points of contention.
they told that they will pay back it but still players who join the tournament didn't get it. also require more) in the next season
1) our contract states that all will be paid and refunded within 60 days of the tournament finish. this contract was signed by every korean team manager and player that played in season 1. further, we have already paid back all the security deposits of korean teams for season 1, in addition to the deposits of players who were slated not to return for season 2.
if anyone doubts this claim -- feel free to contact artosis, grubby, liquid (who paid for the season 1 deposit), (who paid for boxer's deposit), rainbow (who paid his own deposit), and wemadefox.
as of yesterday, all these payments were completed, which is still 1 month within our target deadline to send all payments.
second there were no care about korean players who join the. korean top player like boxer, moon, mc, nada but they should overcome the parallax and they had terrible to play game andhedule was changed and it made things worse.
2) the korean players were made very well aware of ourhedule before season 1. players were expected to wake up once per week to play a match at 4-8am. thehedule for season 2 was even slightly adjusted to make it more bearable for korean players, with games starting at (which we gathered from talking to some korean players, was a more reasonable time).
the grand was even worse. players had to pay all of the bill for transportation, lodging, and meal. gave $500 to each player who join the grand final but it just half of tickets and lodging. some players can it to deduction in their prize. then they can get the ticket and lodging
3) this is completely false. the korean teams expressed difficulty in attending the grand finals, so we offered to buy their tickets for them, and reserve their hotels for them, and arrange shuttle service for them. we spent $1,192 for each of the tickets we bought for korean players (mc, zenio, squirtle, puma). each hotel room cost $350, and the shuttle service to and from lax airport averaged out to approximately $80 per players. we wrote, and had the letter translated into korean, that we would be happy to do this for them to solve the problem of attending, and then deduct this from their travel stipends and prize. the four players who we bought tickets for expressly agreed to this. moon, boxer, july, and alive made separate travel arrangements.
even they get huge to their online but they didn't treated well who play in the.
4) benefit is always two ways. hosting a league such as this is a mutually beneficial relationship. the league benefits by having the players play, and the players benefit by the amount of exposure playing gives them. leagues such as the,, and are the avenues in which players can compete and make their names known to the world.
we absolutely love interacting with the korean players and having them play in our league. we put serious strains on our budget, not only in season 1, but moving forward in season 2, to try to accommodate the koreans so that they can play in our league. we hate to see them withdrawing and this is the last thing we want.
so korean teams and player require to to remove the deposit and solve the problem about airplane tickets and lodging but they didn't it
5) we have offered $2,000 per player to attend the finals. we've offered a deal already where we would pay for flights, hotel, and travel (with those fees deducted from earning).
on august 13 2011 wrote:
this is not an official statement.
구체적인에.은.은.
they and) explained why koreans do not participate in. first of all, asked security deposit. starting mid april to mid may, (about 2 month) during online leagues, they gathered about 250$ per each players.
보증금은가에한을.은을.
although.tv said that they will pay security deposit money back, players didn't get their money back. also,.tv raised security deposit money twice of last season to 500$, compare to last season (250$)
초창기 pc방에서도.하는가을.
when starcraft first came out (not sure if referring to orll), even small lan events done in internet cafe, they have entry fee (i believe itsl), yet huge league where all attending asking for security deposit is abusive.
두.),),,)했다..,.
secondly, players having hard time playing in. in the first season, top korean players like boxer, moon, nada played in. however, because of live cast, players had to wake about every time there was tournament match - which caused players to be in low concentration and tiredness. also, there were some case wherehedule changed, and they did not play.
nasl에했던의.인.
players who played in thought that way thatheduled matches were supportive than did. since it was online tournament, every games had delays. (high latency)
미국에서.으로,.하는에.속하고.
grandfinal in us was even more disturbing. players had to play from their own expenses in order to go states (flight ticket, hotel, food)..tv said that for each player, who is going to states, they will support with 500$ us, but it was not even half amount of travel expenses. so some players promised to pay their expenses from money that they will win after the tournament, get money from; then, had barely enough money for flight ticket and hotel.
또한,은 la공항에가으로.
also we checked get $80 for pickup fees to drive la airport through the convention center.
그익을.
even though made a lot of profits throughout was free), for their own profits, they were neglected about players.
이의을과랜드파이널,,.
thus, korean pro gaming teams and players asked to reduce or delete security deposit money and support travel expenses, but got refused.
nasl은랜드파이널전의는행.,는의으로,.
nasl.tv said (throughout bulletin) for each players who will be playing in, they will going to support with 1000$ us, compare to season 1 of 500$, but 1000$ is not even enough for flight ticket to united states. also, they said, including 1000$ travel expenses, they will pay extra 2000$, but apparently.tv decide to reduce price pool in order to give extra travel expenses. (eventually providing players about same amount of money)
최근적하고에하고..의단이다.러나들은에용하면서다.
nowadays, many korean players decide to step outside of korea and join foreign team, and play in foreign tournament. however, we need to be careful about this. tournament like show the case that korean players can show high level of game play, attracting lots of people; however, they only use korean players in order to make money for their own and not being supportive for players.
곰 tv는그램을.,어가도.
gomtv is proposing many new ideas in order to keep foreign team, players active in korea and help korean players to play outside of korea. columbus, anaheim, event is one of the example of stepping outside of korea, and there will be tournament at mid-august.
선들에게은의한수들과.렇지만라는는.
of course, its very good opportunities for players to play in foreign tournament which will give them chances to play against good foreign players and experience foreign community, but it is important to not forget that they are 'pro' gamers and not participate in amateur tournament. (note: although this sound offensive, i believe he meant amateur tournament as not skill wise, he doesn't seem to think foreign players arerubs, he thinks that amateur tournament are those who doesn't provide player's environment very well)
nasl),,)청해를.들의이.
nasl said in beginning of the year that first season will$, second season$, and third season for$, total of$ and have all top class players to play in tournament. however, from what they have shown, all their desire is 'players play game, and make more money'.
마지막으로은,하는.
finally i hope (reporter) stop tournaments, or supports players better, and be better in tournament operating.
한편,한은,., fxopen과를에하지.
on the other hand, players who played in season 1 get their security deposit and pay check (from winning tournament). also, decide that except who emerged with fxopen, all teams and players decide not to participate in season of . (this paragraph is fact, not opinion, i believe.)
+ show spoiler translation] +에.은.은.
here is the reason why korean players will not join the. first require deposit(250bucks) to join the tournament.
보증금은가에한을.은을.
they told that they will pay back it but still players who join the tournament didn't get it. also require more) in the next season
초창기 pc방에서도.하는가을.
there were some amateur tournament in korea before the grew big. but they didn't require any deposit. however is contest that pro players joining but they can't understand how they could do that
두.),),,)했다..,.
second there were no care about korean players who join the. korean top player like boxer, moon, mc, nada but they should overcome the parallax and they had terrible to play game andhedule was changed and it made things worse.
nasl에했던의.인.
also player compare the and their some lacks that made hard to play on the online
미국에서.으로,.하는에.속하고.
the grand was even worse. players had to pay all of the bill for transportation, lodging, and meal. gave $500 to each player who join the grand final but it just half of tickets and lodging. some players can it to deduction in their prize. then they can get the ticket and lodging
또한,은 la공항에가으로.
also we checked get $80 for pickup fees to drive la airport through the convention center.
그들은익을.
even they get huge to their online but they didn't treated well who play in the.
이에의을과랜드파이널,,.
so korean teams and player require to to remove the deposit and solve the problem about airplane tickets and lodging but they didn't it
nasl은랜드파이널전의는행.,는의으로,.
they told us they will give $1000 who join the grand final but it's not enough to get ticket and theyy said they will give $2000 but they also they remove $1000 into the prize.
it's too~~~~ hard...... i'm sorry for my poor english but i think other article is not that important and it's about and relationship so it's not bad things but if you still wonder then you can use google translater.
here is opinion of korean teams and korean players about this situation. i'm not usually online in so i can't translate anymore.
i'm so said that you guys can't hear some news about korean e sport you remember the complaint of jessica i want to talk about it but i have no time to talk about and don't everything that people said.)
최근적하고에하고..의단이다.러나들은에용하면서다.
곰tv는그램을.,어가도.
선수들에게은의한수들과.렇지만라는는.
nasl은),,)청해를.들의이.
마지막으로은,하는.
한편,한은,., fxopen과를에하지.
i'm sorry about my title to team. it actually opinion. so it may not contain all team's, fxo) but actually it's close to opinion ofs
primadog profile blog joined april 2010 united states 4405 posts last edited: #2 seems like the korean side with what the release said (abate with a different attitude). it's unfortunate that theene has not become sufficiently big that travel cease to be an issue.
shows how fragile starcraft 2 remains and how much more it has to grow in order to become a proper competitive sport. thank god and gunrun.
senorchang profile blog joined october 2010 australia 4438 posts last edited: #3 on august 12 2011 wrote:
seems like the korean side with what the release said (abate with a different attitude). it's unfortunate that theene has not become sufficiently big that travel cease to be an issue.
shows how fragile starcraft 2 remains and how much more it has to grow in order to become a proper competitive sport.
need an airline to sponsor!
yee!
thanks for translating
i can fully understand where the koreans come from withdrawing for. the conditions for them are so poor, with having to get up at to play their games, over the course of 3 months - then fly across the globe to lose 1 set and be out of it (felt bad for ret too :< - first seed and out so fast with no chance at redemption) - and with the stipend deal they will essentially have earned nothing for it.
really wish would their tournament structure.
need an airline to sponsor!yee!thanks for can fully understand where the koreans come from withdrawing for. the conditions for them are so poor, with having to get up at to play their games, over the course of 3 months - then fly across the globe to lose 1 set and be out of it (felt bad for ret too :< - first seed and out so fast with no chance at redemption) - and with the stipend deal they will essentially have earned nothing for wish would their tournament structure.)
heerofx profile blog joined november 2010 united states 2619 posts #4 seems like they justified pulling out very well in this statement. it makes sense imo.
joeschmoe profile joined may 2010 canada 2026 posts #5 on august 12 2011 wrote:
seems like the korean side with what the release said (abate with a different attitude). it's unfortunate that theene has not become sufficiently big that travel cease to be an issue.
shows how fragile starcraft 2 remains and how much more it has to grow in order to become a proper competitive sport.
there is some inconsistency. the koreans say that hasn't paid the deposit. said it's in their 60 day policy. if the koreans knew this, it seems unreasonable to bring this up in the argument. i wonder if there was some miscommunication? were the koreans aware of the policies from the beginning? there is some inconsistency. the koreans say that hasn't paid the deposit. said it's in their 60 day policy. if the koreans knew this, it seems unreasonable to bring this up in the argument. i wonder if there was some miscommunication? were the koreans aware of the policies from the beginning?
oniman999 profile joined may 2011 united states 161 posts #6 if they don't want to come steal 50 grand, it's their fault :/ i see their side of it though, sponsors in korea are hard to come by, and that makes traveling hard. i think this really hurts, it hurts koreans, and it hurts the viewers. i think this goes to show how hard it is to start and maintain a league, and maybe we'll see the naene become more like korea and have one major tournament rather than several smaller ones. if i had to take my guess, would be that league! i don't mean to be a doomsayer though, and i do hope does well and i will continue to watch because the games last season were awesome!
carush profile joined june 2011 united states 352 posts #7 i don't see why this is's fault
international flights are absurdly expensive and it just kinda sucks that way :/
primadog profile blog joined april 2010 united states 4405 posts last edited: #8 the damage it'll cause to the viewers and the worldene are my biggest concern of this whole mess,. it'll be costly for to replace the koreans - since.tv revealed that season 2 has begun production, not only will they need to find new players, they'll have to replace art assets, graphics, promotionals,heduling. it's simply a huge mess on their hands.
what is worse though, is if maintain this stance for all international tournaments - that it's up to the tournaments, not the teams, to foot the entire traveling expense for all korean invitees - what it'll do to the entireene.
that's simply not how the economy of starcraft works, even back in bw. it's a strange and unfortunate stance to take. i hope i am just extrapolatiing, but that'll definitely the korean and foreignerene after the years the community spent meshing them together. thank god and gunrun.
heerofx profile blog joined november 2010 united states 2619 posts #9 on august 12 2011 wrote:
if they don't want to come steal 50 grand, it's their fault :/ i see their side of it though, sponsors in korea are hard to come by, and that makes traveling hard. i think this really hurts, it hurts koreans, and it hurts the viewers. i think this goes to show how hard it is to start and maintain a league, and maybe we'll see the naene become more like korea and have one major tournament rather than several smaller ones. if i had to take my guess, would be that league! i don't mean to be a doomsayer though, and i do hope does well and i will continue to watch because the games last season were awesome!
idk if it hurts the koreans, because right now code a and code s are the exclusive place to be in 2. but with that being said, i don't think this hurts the. i think if they have a good balance of european and na, la players it will be fine. i mean the needs to gain respect and for koreans to really want to be playing in the. and most of all the needs good games. if there are good games in the we will watch it. if it hurts the koreans, because right now code a and code s are the exclusive place to be in 2. but with that being said, i don't think this hurts the. i think if they have a good balance of european and na, la players it will be fine. i mean the needs to gain respect and for koreans to really want to be playing in the. and most of all the needs good games. if there are good games in the we will watch it.
.aar profile joined september 2010 korea (south) 2116 posts last edited: #10 on august 12 2011 wrote:
meh i don't see why this is's fault
international flights are absurdly expensive and it just kinda sucks that way :/
for all the enmity i bear towards, i simply don't see how it's their fault at all.
want to go to a tournament and pick up some free money? then go. don't expect the tournament administrators to pay for your trip and give you a ride to the venue on their backs. for all the enmity i bear towards, i simply don't see how it's their fault at to go to a tournament and pick up some free money? then go. don't expect the tournament administrators to pay for your trip and give you a ride to the venue on their backs. now run into the setting sun, and suffer, but don't mess up your hair. | stream:
1biza profile joined may 2011 united states 28 posts #11 did they seriously charge them $80 for the airport shuttle? it was completely free for my buddy and i, and we stayed at the same hotel.
vertical101 profile joined april 2011 hong kong 310 posts last edited: #12 koreans demand is too much. how about those foreign teams who pay for themselves to attend other tournaments. always korean,korean,korean. is so harsh, is still new they expect too much. if travel stipend is the only issue they bring other stuff like not getting his money yet champion have to wait for months before they get their prize money)
and i think the reason for some players not receiving the deposit is because they gonna use players deposit to season 2?
and if is part of he should have stop this from happening. he know what its feels like that some organization kill your tournaments vs in bw)
emporio profile blog joined december 2010 united states 2808 posts #13 i'm just wondering, who is this statement by? how does it feel knowing you wasted another 3 seconds of your life reading this again?
diglett profile blog joined february 2011 600 posts #14 so why did they play in the qualifiers in the first place? if you don't want to join, just don't join.
echoz profile blog joined october 2010 singapore 4008 posts #15 on august 12 2011 wrote:
koreans demand is too much. how about those foreign teams who pay for themselves to attend other tournaments. always
not all korean teams can afford to fork out such amounts. besides, and have previously sponsored players back and forth, with taking the extra step with the teamhouse, so i fail to see why can't? not all korean teams can afford to fork out such amounts. besides, and have previously sponsored players back and forth, with taking the extra step with the teamhouse, so i fail to see why can't? dear sixsmith...
fraktoasters profile joined january 2011 united states 617 posts last edited: #16 on august 12 2011 wrote:
koreans demand is too much. how about those foreign teams who pay for themselves to attend other tournaments. always korean,korean,korean. is so harsh, is still new they expect too much.
this is a pretty ridiculous statement when you remember all the things provides to foreigners in the foreigner house.
this is a pretty ridiculous statement when you remember all the things provides to foreigners in the foreigner house. on august 12 2011 wrote:
if they don't want to come steal 50 grand, it's their fault :/ i see their side of it though, sponsors in korea are hard to come by, and that makes traveling hard. i think this really hurts, it hurts koreans, and it hurts the viewers. i think this goes to show how hard it is to start and maintain a league, and maybe we'll see the naene become more like korea and have one major tournament rather than several smaller ones. if i had to take my guess, would be that league! i don't mean to be a doomsayer though, and i do hope does well and i will continue to watch because the games last season were awesome!
the person that "stole" 50 grand was the one that didn't have to play in the middle of the night for 3 months. a lot of pain and effort over 3 months -> paying for your own trip to ca -> losing in the first round -> losing money for all the effort you had to put into, all while someone from the open bracket gets 1st. the person that "stole" 50 grand was the one that didn't have to play in the middle of the night for 3 months. a lot of pain and effort over 3 months -> paying for your own trip to ca -> losing in the first round -> losing money for all the effort you had to put into, all while someone from the open bracket gets 1st.
chaopow profile joined march 2011 united states 556 posts #17 this really is not's fault, and its sad to see a little dip in the level of play in the now, being that there are barely going to be koreans now. i think the koreans are being a little too selfish in the fact that they must benefit from this tournament or break even in terms of money. players from all over the travel to go to, and hell i doubt they even come close to placing, as most of the prize money goes to korean anyways. they probably end up losing money in the end either for themselves or for their team, as they would come up empty handed and still have to pay for tickets. ad.
nighthawks28 profile joined june 2011 united states 231 posts #18 on august 12 2011 wrote:
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koreans demand is too much. how about those foreign teams who pay for themselves to attend other tournaments. always
not all korean teams can afford to fork out such amounts. besides, and have previously sponsored players back and forth, with taking the extra step with the teamhouse, so i fail to see why can't? not all korean teams can afford to fork out such amounts. besides, and have previously sponsored players back and forth, with taking the extra step with the teamhouse, so i fail to see why can't?
it's also expensive for players from europe to travel to the us. but koreans demand everything to be paid for them and have all the arrangements done for them (remember when the korean players were mad about the previous arrangements?). i understand that it's expensive but they are still demanding too much. plenty of foreigners from europe have to pay lots of money or find to go to play in, which is a very tiny prize pool.
mlg and have an arrangement where they pay for pays for koreans, pays for foreigners). it's also expensive for players from europe to travel to the us. but koreans demand everything to be paid for them and have all the arrangements done for them (remember when the korean players were mad about the previous arrangements?). i understand that it's expensive but they are still demanding too much. plenty of foreigners from europe have to pay lots of money or find to go to play in, which is a very tiny prize and have an arrangement where they pay for pays for koreans, pays for foreigners).
adebisi profile blog joined june 2010 canada 1620 posts #19 on august 12 2011 wrote:
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koreans demand is too much. how about those foreign teams who pay for themselves to attend other tournaments. always
not all korean teams can afford to fork out such amounts. besides, and have previously sponsored players back and forth, with taking the extra step with the teamhouse, so i fail to see why can't? not all korean teams can afford to fork out such amounts. besides, and have previously sponsored players back and forth, with taking the extra step with the teamhouse, so i fail to see why can't?
gom was expecting foreigners to come over and play in a $1500 qualification tournament that spanned a month.
nasl is having koreans come for a shot at $50,000 over 3 days. (after playing in 10 weeks of online play)
do you see how these two things are different?
nasl is obviously also a start up, i think what offered while probably not ideal for some of the smaller korean teams, i don't think its right that comes in and declares them all out :/. feels like the equivalent of protectionism lol.
either way for the translations, very interesting. was expecting foreigners to come over and play in a $1500 qualification tournament that spanned a is having koreans come for a shot at $50,000 over 3 days. (after playing in 10 weeks of online you see how these two things are is obviously also a start up, i think what offered while probably not ideal for some of the smaller korean teams, i don't think its right that comes in and declares them all out :/. feels like the equivalent of protectionism way for the translations, very interesting.
hitpoint profile joined october 2010 united states 1511 posts last edited: #20 on august 12 2011 wrote:
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koreans demand is too much. how about those foreign teams who pay for themselves to attend other tournaments. always
not all korean teams can afford to fork out such amounts. besides, and have previously sponsored players back and forth, with taking the extra step with the teamhouse, so i fail to see why can't? not all korean teams can afford to fork out such amounts. besides, and have previously sponsored players back and forth, with taking the extra step with the teamhouse, so i fail to see why can't?
mlg and's situations can't be compared with.
mlg only pays for 4 people.
also the foreigners that go to stand to win very little money, if any. the koreans that would be coming over to's top 16 can pretty easily make much more money than what they spent. and's situations can't be compared with.mlg only pays for 4 the foreigners that go to stand to win very little money, if any. the koreans that would be coming over to's top 16 can pretty easily make much more money than what they spent. it's spelled lose not loose.
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ˈfaɪnəl bət ɪt ʤɪst hæf əv ˈtɪkɪts ənd ˈlɑʤɪŋ. səm pleɪərz kən ɪt tɪ dɪˈdəkʃən ɪn ðɛr praɪz. ðɛn ðeɪ kən gɪt ðə ˈtɪkɪt ənd ˈlɑʤɪŋ 3 ðɪs ɪz kəmˈplitli fɔls. ðə ˌkɔˈriən timz ɪkˈsprɛst ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ɪn əˈtɛndɪŋ ðə grænd ˈfaɪnəlz, soʊ wi ˈɔfərd tɪ baɪ ðɛr ˈtɪkɪts fər ðɛm, ənd rɪˈzərv ðɛr hoʊˈtɛlz fər ðɛm, ənd əreɪnʤ ˈʃətəl ˈsərvɪs fər ðɛm. wi spɛnt fər iʧ əv ðə ˈtɪkɪts wi bɔt fər ˌkɔˈriən pleɪərz (ˈɛmˈsi, zenio*, squirtle*, ˈpumə). iʧ hoʊˈtɛl rum kɔst 350 ənd ðə ˈʃətəl ˈsərvɪs tɪ ənd frəm læks ˈɛrˌpɔrt ˈævrɪʤd aʊt tɪ əˈprɑksəmətli 80 pər pleɪərz. wi roʊt, ənd hæd ðə ˈlɛtər trænzˈleɪtəd ˈɪntu ˌkɔˈriən, ðət wi wʊd bi ˈhæpi tɪ du ðɪs fər ðɛm tɪ sɑlv ðə ˈprɑbləm əv əˈtɛndɪŋ, ənd ðɛn dɪˈdəkt ðɪs frəm ðɛr ˈtrævəl ˈstaɪpəndz ənd praɪz. ðə fɔr pleɪərz hu wi bɔt ˈtɪkɪts fər ɛkˈsprɛsli əˈgrid tɪ ðɪs. mun, ˈbɑksər, ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ənd əˈlaɪv meɪd ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈtrævəl ərˈeɪnʤmənts. ˈivɪn ðeɪ gɪt juʤ tɪ ðɛr ˈɔnˌlaɪn bət ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt ˈtritɪd wɛl hu pleɪ ɪn ðə. 4 ˈbɛnəfɪt ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz tu weɪz. ˈhoʊstɪŋ ə lig səʧ ɛz ðɪs ɪz ə mˈjuʧuəli ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp. ðə lig ˈbɛnəfɪts baɪ ˈhævɪŋ ðə pleɪərz pleɪ, ənd ðə pleɪərz ˈbɛnəfɪt baɪ ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ɪkˈspoʊʒər pleɪɪŋ gɪvz ðɛm. ligz səʧ ɛz ðə,, ənd ər ðə ˈævəˌnuz ɪn wɪʧ pleɪərz kən kəmˈpit ənd meɪk ðɛr neɪmz noʊn tɪ ðə wərld. wi ˌæbsəˈlutli ləv ˌɪnərˈæktɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˌkɔˈriən pleɪərz ənd ˈhævɪŋ ðɛm pleɪ ɪn ɑr lig. wi pʊt ˈsɪriəs streɪnz ɔn ɑr ˈbəʤɪt, nɑt ˈoʊnli ɪn ˈsizən 1 bət ˈmuvɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd ɪn ˈsizən 2 tɪ traɪ tɪ əˈkɑməˌdeɪt ðə ˌkɔˈriənz soʊ ðət ðeɪ kən pleɪ ɪn ɑr lig. wi heɪt tɪ si ðɛm wɪθˈdrɔɪŋ ənd ðɪs ɪz ðə læst θɪŋ wi wɔnt. soʊ ˌkɔˈriən timz ənd pleɪər ˌrikˈwaɪər tɪ tɪ riˈmuv ðə dɪˈpɑzət ənd sɑlv ðə ˈprɑbləm əˈbaʊt ˈɛrˌpleɪn ˈtɪkɪts ənd ˈlɑʤɪŋ bət ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt ɪt 5 wi hæv ˈɔfərd pər pleɪər tɪ əˈtɛnd ðə ˈfaɪnəlz. wiv ˈɔfərd ə dil ɔˈrɛdi wɛr wi wʊd peɪ fər flaɪts, hoʊˈtɛl, ənd ˈtrævəl (wɪθ ðoʊz fiz dɪˈdəktɪd frəm ˈərnɪŋ). ɔn ˈɔgəst 13 2011 roʊt: ðɪs ɪz nɑt ən əˈfɪʃəl ˈsteɪtmənt. nasl에*에 nasl은*은 nasl은*은 ðeɪ ənd) ɪkˈspleɪnd waɪ ˌkɔˈriənz du nɑt pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn. fərst əv ɔl, æst sɪˈkjʊrəti dɪˈpɑzət. ˈstɑrtɪŋ mɪd ˈeɪprəl tɪ mɪd meɪ, (əˈbaʊt 2 mənθ) ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈɔnˌlaɪn ligz, ðeɪ ˈgæðərd əˈbaʊt 250 pər iʧ pleɪərz. nasl은*은 ˌɔlˈðoʊ sɛd ðət ðeɪ wɪl peɪ sɪˈkjʊrəti dɪˈpɑzət ˈməni bæk, pleɪərz ˈdɪdənt gɪt ðɛr ˈməni bæk. ˈɔlsoʊ, reɪzd sɪˈkjʊrəti dɪˈpɑzət ˈməni twaɪs əv læst ˈsizən tɪ 500 kəmˈpɛr tɪ læst ˈsizən 250 pc방에서*방에서 wɪn ˈstɑrˌkræft fərst keɪm aʊt (nɑt ʃʊr ɪf rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ər scll*), ˈivɪn smɔl læn ɪˈvɛnts dən ɪn ˈɪntərˌnɛt kəˈfeɪ, ðeɪ hæv ˈɛntri fi (aɪ bɪˈliv ɪts scl*), jɛt juʤ lig wɛr ɔl əˈtɛndɪŋ ˈæskɪŋ fər sɪˈkjʊrəti dɪˈpɑzət ɪz əˈbjusɪv.) ˈsɛkəndli, pleɪərz ˈhævɪŋ hɑrd taɪm pleɪɪŋ ɪn. ɪn ðə fərst ˈsizən, tɔp ˌkɔˈriən pleɪərz laɪk ˈbɑksər, mun, ˈnɑdɑ pleɪd ɪn. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, bɪˈkəz əv lɪv kæst, pleɪərz hæd tɪ weɪk əˈbaʊt ˈɛvəri taɪm ðɛr wɑz ˈtʊrnəmənt mæʧ wɪʧ kɔzd pleɪərz tɪ bi ɪn loʊ ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən ənd ˈtaɪərdnɪs. ˈɔlsoʊ, ðɛr wər səm keɪs wɛr ˈskɛʤʊl ʧeɪnʤd, ənd ðeɪ dɪd nɑt pleɪ. nasl에*에 nasl의*의 pleɪərz hu pleɪd ɪn θɔt ðət weɪ ðət ˈskɛʤʊld ˈmæʧɪz wər səˈpɔrtɪv ðən dɪd. sɪns ɪt wɑz ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈtʊrnəmənt, ˈɛvəri geɪmz hæd dɪˈleɪz. (haɪ ˈleɪtənsi) ɪn ˈjuˈɛs wɑz ˈivɪn mɔr dɪˈstərbɪŋ. pleɪərz hæd tɪ pleɪ frəm ðɛr oʊn ɪkˈspɛnsɪz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ goʊ steɪts (flaɪt ˈtɪkɪt, hoʊˈtɛl, fud). sɛd ðət fər iʧ pleɪər, hu ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ steɪts, ðeɪ wɪl səˈpɔrt wɪθ 500 ˈjuˈɛs, bət ɪt wɑz nɑt ˈivɪn hæf əˈmaʊnt əv ˈtrævəl ɪkˈspɛnsɪz. soʊ səm pleɪərz ˈprɑməst tɪ peɪ ðɛr ɪkˈspɛnsɪz frəm ˈməni ðət ðeɪ wɪl wɪn ˈæftər ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt, gɪt ˈməni frəm; ðɛn, hæd ˈbɛrli ɪˈnəf ˈməni fər flaɪt ˈtɪkɪt ənd hoʊˈtɛl. nasl은*은 la공항에*공항에 ˈɔlsoʊ wi ʧɛkt gɪt 80 fər ˈpɪˌkəp fiz tɪ draɪv lɑ ˈɛrˌpɔrt θru ðə kənˈvɛnʃən ˈsɛnər. ˈivɪn ðoʊ meɪd ə lɔt əv ˈprɑfɪts θruaʊt wɑz fri), fər ðɛr oʊn ˈprɑfɪts, ðeɪ wər nɪˈglɛktɪd əˈbaʊt pleɪərz. ðəs, ˌkɔˈriən proʊ ˈgeɪmɪŋ timz ənd pleɪərz æst tɪ rɪˈdus ər dɪˈlit sɪˈkjʊrəti dɪˈpɑzət ˈməni ənd səˈpɔrt ˈtrævəl ɪkˈspɛnsɪz, bət gɑt rɪfˈjuzd. nasl은*은 sɛd (θruaʊt ˈbʊlɪtən) fər iʧ pleɪərz hu wɪl bi pleɪɪŋ ɪn, ðeɪ wɪl goʊɪŋ tɪ səˈpɔrt wɪθ 1000 ˈjuˈɛs, kəmˈpɛr tɪ ˈsizən 1 əv 500 bət 1000 ɪz nɑt ˈivɪn ɪˈnəf fər flaɪt ˈtɪkɪt tɪ juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ˈɔlsoʊ, ðeɪ sɛd, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ 1000 ˈtrævəl ɪkˈspɛnsɪz, ðeɪ wɪl peɪ ˈɛkstrə 2000 bət əˈpɛrəntli ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ rɪˈdus praɪs pul ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ gɪv ˈɛkstrə ˈtrævəl ɪkˈspɛnsɪz. (ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli prəˈvaɪdɪŋ pleɪərz əˈbaʊt seɪm əˈmaʊnt əv ˈməni) nasl의*의 ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz, ˈmɛni ˌkɔˈriən pleɪərz ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ stɛp ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˌkɔˈriə ənd ʤɔɪn ˈfɔrən tim, ənd pleɪ ɪn ˈfɔrən ˈtʊrnəmənt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wi nid tɪ bi ˈkɛrfəl əˈbaʊt ðɪs. ˈtʊrnəmənt laɪk ʃoʊ ðə keɪs ðət ˌkɔˈriən pleɪərz kən ʃoʊ haɪ ˈlɛvəl əv geɪm pleɪ, əˈtræktɪŋ lɑts əv ˈpipəl; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðeɪ ˈoʊnli juz ˌkɔˈriən pleɪərz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ meɪk ˈməni fər ðɛr oʊn ənd nɑt biɪŋ səˈpɔrtɪv fər pleɪərz. tv는*는 mlg가*가 iem도*도 ɪz prəˈpoʊzɪŋ ˈmɛni nu aɪˈdiəz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ kip ˈfɔrən tim, pleɪərz ˈæktɪv ɪn ˌkɔˈriə ənd hɛlp ˌkɔˈriən pleɪərz tɪ pleɪ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˌkɔˈriə. kəˈləmbəs, ˈænəˌhaɪm, ɪˈvɛnt ɪz wən əv ðə ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ˈstɛpɪŋ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˌkɔˈriə, ənd ðɛr wɪl bi ˈtʊrnəmənt æt mid-august*. əv kɔrs, ɪts ˈvɛri gʊd ˌɑpərˈtunətiz fər pleɪərz tɪ pleɪ ɪn ˈfɔrən ˈtʊrnəmənt wɪʧ wɪl gɪv ðɛm ˈʧænsɪz tɪ pleɪ əˈgɛnst gʊd ˈfɔrən pleɪərz ənd ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈfɔrən kəmˈjunɪti, bət ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ nɑt fərˈgɛt ðət ðeɪ ər 'proʊ' ˈgeɪmərz ənd nɑt pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ˈæməˌʧər ˈtʊrnəmənt. (noʊt: ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɪs saʊnd əˈfɛnsɪv, aɪ bɪˈliv hi mɛnt ˈæməˌʧər ˈtʊrnəmənt ɛz nɑt skɪl waɪz, hi ˈdəzənt sim tɪ θɪŋk ˈfɔrən pleɪərz ər scrubs*, hi θɪŋks ðət ˈæməˌʧər ˈtʊrnəmənt ər ðoʊz hu ˈdəzənt prəˈvaɪd pleɪərz ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ˈvɛri wɛl) nasl이*이 sɛd ɪn bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə jɪr ðət fərst ˈsizən wɪl ˈsɛkənd ˈsizən ənd θərd ˈsizən fər ˈtoʊtəl əv ənd hæv ɔl tɔp klæs pleɪərz tɪ pleɪ ɪn ˈtʊrnəmənt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, frəm wət ðeɪ hæv ʃoʊn, ɔl ðɛr dɪˈzaɪər ɪz 'pleɪərz pleɪ geɪm, ənd meɪk mɔr ˈməni'. nasl은*은 ˈfaɪnəli aɪ hoʊp (rɪˈpɔrtər) stɑp ˈtərnəmənts, ər səˈpɔrts pleɪərz ˈbɛtər, ənd bi ˈbɛtər ɪn ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ. fxopen과*과 fxokorea를*를 ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, pleɪərz hu pleɪd ɪn ˈsizən 1 gɪt ðɛr sɪˈkjʊrəti dɪˈpɑzət ənd peɪ ʧɛk (frəm ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈtʊrnəmənt). ˈɔlsoʊ, ˌdɪˈsaɪd ðət ɪkˈsɛpt hu ˈimərʤd wɪθ fxopen*, ɔl timz ənd pleɪərz ˌdɪˈsaɪd nɑt tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ˈsizən əv (ðɪs ˈpɛrəˌgræf ɪz fækt, nɑt əˈpɪnjən, aɪ bɪˈliv.) ʃoʊ ˈspɔɪlər trænzˈleɪʃən] nasl에*에 nasl은*은 nasl은*은 hir ɪz ðə ˈrizən waɪ ˌkɔˈriən pleɪərz wɪl nɑt ʤɔɪn ðə. fərst ˌrikˈwaɪər deposit(250bucks*) tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt. nasl은*은 ðeɪ toʊld ðət ðeɪ wɪl peɪ bæk ɪt bət stɪl pleɪərz hu ʤɔɪn ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈdɪdənt gɪt ɪt. ˈɔlsoʊ ˌrikˈwaɪər mɔr ɪn ðə nɛkst ˈsizən pc방에서*방에서 ðɛr wər səm ˈæməˌʧər ˈtʊrnəmənt ɪn ˌkɔˈriə ˌbiˈfɔr ðə gru bɪg. bət ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈɛni dɪˈpɑzət. ˌhaʊˈɛvər ɪz ˈkɑntɛst ðət proʊ pleɪərz ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ bət ðeɪ kænt ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ ðeɪ kʊd du ðət) ˈsɛkənd ðɛr wər noʊ kɛr əˈbaʊt ˌkɔˈriən pleɪərz hu ʤɔɪn ðə. ˌkɔˈriən tɔp pleɪər laɪk ˈbɑksər, mun, ˈɛmˈsi, ˈnɑdɑ bət ðeɪ ʃʊd ˈoʊvərˌkəm ðə ˈpɛrəˌlæks ənd ðeɪ hæd ˈtɛrəbəl tɪ pleɪ geɪm ənd ˈskɛʤʊl wɑz ʧeɪnʤd ənd ɪt meɪd θɪŋz wərs. nasl에*에 nasl의*의 ˈɔlsoʊ pleɪər kəmˈpɛr ðə ənd ðɛr səm læks ðət meɪd hɑrd tɪ pleɪ ɔn ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn ðə grænd wɑz ˈivɪn wərs. pleɪərz hæd tɪ peɪ ɔl əv ðə bɪl fər ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən, ˈlɑʤɪŋ, ənd mil. geɪv 500 tɪ iʧ pleɪər hu ʤɔɪn ðə grænd ˈfaɪnəl bət ɪt ʤɪst hæf əv ˈtɪkɪts ənd ˈlɑʤɪŋ. səm pleɪərz kən ɪt tɪ dɪˈdəkʃən ɪn ðɛr praɪz. ðɛn ðeɪ kən gɪt ðə ˈtɪkɪt ənd ˈlɑʤɪŋ nasl은*은 la공항에*공항에 ˈɔlsoʊ wi ʧɛkt gɪt 80 fər ˈpɪˌkəp fiz tɪ draɪv lɑ ˈɛrˌpɔrt θru ðə kənˈvɛnʃən ˈsɛnər. ˈivɪn ðeɪ gɪt juʤ tɪ ðɛr ˈɔnˌlaɪn bət ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt ˈtritɪd wɛl hu pleɪ ɪn ðə. soʊ ˌkɔˈriən timz ənd pleɪər ˌrikˈwaɪər tɪ tɪ riˈmuv ðə dɪˈpɑzət ənd sɑlv ðə ˈprɑbləm əˈbaʊt ˈɛrˌpleɪn ˈtɪkɪts ənd ˈlɑʤɪŋ bət ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt ɪt nasl은*은 ðeɪ toʊld ˈjuˈɛs ðeɪ wɪl gɪv 1000 hu ʤɔɪn ðə grænd ˈfaɪnəl bət ɪts nɑt ɪˈnəf tɪ gɪt ˈtɪkɪt ənd ðeɪ ˈfaɪnəli sɛd ðeɪ wɪl gɪv 2000 bət ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ðeɪ riˈmuv 1000 ˈɪntu ðə praɪz. ɪts tu~~~~ hɑrd...... əm ˈsɑri fər maɪ pur ˈɪŋlɪʃ bət aɪ θɪŋk ˈəðər ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz nɑt ðət ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ənd ɪts əˈbaʊt ənd riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp soʊ ɪts nɑt bæd θɪŋz bət ɪf ju stɪl ˈwəndər ðɛn ju kən juz ˈgugəl translater*. hir ɪz əˈpɪnjən əv ˌkɔˈriən timz ənd ˌkɔˈriən pleɪərz əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. əm nɑt ˈjuʒəwəli ˈɔnˌlaɪn ɪn soʊ aɪ kænt trænzˈleɪt ˌɛniˈmɔr. əm soʊ sɛd ðət ju gaɪz kænt hir səm nuz əˈbaʊt ˌkɔˈriən i spɔrt ju rɪˈmɛmbər ðə kəmˈpleɪnt əv ˈʤɛsɪkə aɪ wɔnt tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt bət aɪ hæv noʊ taɪm tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ənd doʊnt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət ˈpipəl sɛd.) nasl의*의 곰곰tv는*는 mlg가*가 iem도*도 nasl은*은 nasl이*이 nasl은*은 fxopen과*과 fxokorea를*를 əm ˈsɑri əˈbaʊt maɪ ˈtaɪtəl tɪ tim. ɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli əˈpɪnjən. soʊ ɪt meɪ nɑt kənˈteɪn ɔl timz, fxo*) bət ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪts kloʊz tɪ əˈpɪnjən əv ˈproʊˌfaɪl blɔg ʤɔɪnd ˈeɪprəl 2010 juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts 4405 poʊsts læst ˈɛdɪtɪd: 2 simz laɪk ðə ˌkɔˈriən saɪd wɪθ wət ðə riˈlis sɛd (əˈbeɪt wɪθ ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈætəˌtud). ɪts ənˈfɔrʧənət ðət ðə sin həz nɑt bɪˈkəm səˈfɪʃəntli bɪg ðət ˈtrævəl sis tɪ bi ən ˈɪʃu. ʃoʊz haʊ ˈfræʤəl ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 rɪˈmeɪnz ənd haʊ məʧ mɔr ɪt həz tɪ groʊ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˈprɑpər kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv spɔrt. θæŋk gɑd ənd gunrun*. ˈproʊˌfaɪl blɔg ʤɔɪnd ɑkˈtoʊbər 2010 ɔˈstreɪljə 4438 poʊsts læst ˈɛdɪtɪd: 3 ɔn ˈɔgəst 12 2011 roʊt: simz laɪk ðə ˌkɔˈriən saɪd wɪθ wət ðə riˈlis sɛd (əˈbeɪt wɪθ ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈætəˌtud). ɪts ənˈfɔrʧənət ðət ðə sin həz nɑt bɪˈkəm səˈfɪʃəntli bɪg ðət ˈtrævəl sis tɪ bi ən ˈɪʃu. ʃoʊz haʊ ˈfræʤəl ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 rɪˈmeɪnz ənd haʊ məʧ mɔr ɪt həz tɪ groʊ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˈprɑpər kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv spɔrt. nid ən ˈɛˌrlaɪn tɪ ˈspɑnsər ji! θæŋks fər ˈtrænsˌleɪtɪŋ aɪ kən ˈfʊli ˌəndərˈstænd wɛr ðə ˌkɔˈriənz kəm frəm wɪθˈdrɔɪŋ fər. ðə kənˈdɪʃənz fər ðɛm ər soʊ pur, wɪθ ˈhævɪŋ tɪ gɪt əp æt tɪ pleɪ ðɛr geɪmz, ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv 3 mənθs ðɛn flaɪ əˈkrɔs ðə gloʊb tɪ luz 1 sɛt ənd bi aʊt əv ɪt (fɛlt bæd fər rɛt tu fərst sid ənd aʊt soʊ fæst wɪθ noʊ ʧæns æt rɪˈdɛmʃən) ənd wɪθ ðə ˈstaɪpənd dil ðeɪ wɪl ɛˈsɛnʃəli hæv ərnd ˈnəθɪŋ fər ɪt. ˈrɪli wɪʃ wʊd ðɛr ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈstrəkʧər. nid ən ˈɛˌrlaɪn tɪ ˈspɑnsər fər kən ˈfʊli ˌəndərˈstænd wɛr ðə ˌkɔˈriənz kəm frəm wɪθˈdrɔɪŋ fər. ðə kənˈdɪʃənz fər ðɛm ər soʊ pur, wɪθ ˈhævɪŋ tɪ gɪt əp æt tɪ pleɪ ðɛr geɪmz, ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv 3 mənθs ðɛn flaɪ əˈkrɔs ðə gloʊb tɪ luz 1 sɛt ənd bi aʊt əv ɪt (fɛlt bæd fər rɛt tu fərst sid ənd aʊt soʊ fæst wɪθ noʊ ʧæns æt rɪˈdɛmʃən) ənd wɪθ ðə ˈstaɪpənd dil ðeɪ wɪl ɛˈsɛnʃəli hæv ərnd ˈnəθɪŋ fər wɪʃ wʊd ðɛr ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈstrəkʧər. ˈproʊˌfaɪl blɔg ʤɔɪnd noʊˈvɛmbər 2010 juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts 2619 poʊsts 4 simz laɪk ðeɪ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd ˈpʊlɪŋ aʊt ˈvɛri wɛl ɪn ðɪs ˈsteɪtmənt. ɪt meɪks sɛns ˈaɪˈɛˈmoʊ. ˈproʊˌfaɪl ʤɔɪnd meɪ 2010 ˈkænədə 2026 poʊsts 5 ɔn ˈɔgəst 12 2011 roʊt: simz laɪk ðə ˌkɔˈriən saɪd wɪθ wət ðə riˈlis sɛd (əˈbeɪt wɪθ ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈætəˌtud). ɪts ənˈfɔrʧənət ðət ðə sin həz nɑt bɪˈkəm səˈfɪʃəntli bɪg ðət ˈtrævəl sis tɪ bi ən ˈɪʃu. ʃoʊz haʊ ˈfræʤəl ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 rɪˈmeɪnz ənd haʊ məʧ mɔr ɪt həz tɪ groʊ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˈprɑpər kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv spɔrt. ðɛr ɪz səm ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi. ðə ˌkɔˈriənz seɪ ðət ˈhæzənt peɪd ðə dɪˈpɑzət. sɛd ɪts ɪn ðɛr 60 deɪ ˈpɑləsi. ɪf ðə ˌkɔˈriənz nu ðɪs, ɪt simz ənˈriznəbəl tɪ brɪŋ ðɪs əp ɪn ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt. aɪ ˈwəndər ɪf ðɛr wɑz səm mɪskəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən? wər ðə ˌkɔˈriənz əˈwɛr əv ðə ˈpɑləsiz frəm ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ? ðɛr ɪz səm ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi. ðə ˌkɔˈriənz seɪ ðət ˈhæzənt peɪd ðə dɪˈpɑzət. sɛd ɪts ɪn ðɛr 60 deɪ ˈpɑləsi. ɪf ðə ˌkɔˈriənz nu ðɪs, ɪt simz ənˈriznəbəl tɪ brɪŋ ðɪs əp ɪn ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt. aɪ ˈwəndər ɪf ðɛr wɑz səm mɪskəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən? wər ðə ˌkɔˈriənz əˈwɛr əv ðə ˈpɑləsiz frəm ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ? ˈproʊˌfaɪl ʤɔɪnd meɪ 2011 juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts 161 poʊsts 6 ɪf ðeɪ doʊnt wɔnt tɪ kəm stil 50 grænd, ɪts ðɛr fɔlt aɪ si ðɛr saɪd əv ɪt ðoʊ, ˈspɑnsərz ɪn ˌkɔˈriə ər hɑrd tɪ kəm baɪ, ənd ðət meɪks ˈtrævəlɪŋ hɑrd. aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs ˈrɪli hərts, ɪt hərts ˌkɔˈriənz, ənd ɪt hərts ðə vjuərz. aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs goʊz tɪ ʃoʊ haʊ hɑrd ɪt ɪz tɪ stɑrt ənd meɪnˈteɪn ə lig, ənd ˈmeɪbi wɪl si ðə nɑ sin bɪˈkəm mɔr laɪk ˌkɔˈriə ənd hæv wən ˈmeɪʤər ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈrəðər ðən ˈsɛvərəl sˈmɔlər wənz. ɪf aɪ hæd tɪ teɪk maɪ gɛs, wʊd bi ðət lig! aɪ doʊnt min tɪ bi ə ˌdumˈseɪər ðoʊ, ənd aɪ du hoʊp dɪz wɛl ənd aɪ wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ wɔʧ bɪˈkəz ðə geɪmz læst ˈsizən wər ˈɔsəm! ˈproʊˌfaɪl ʤɔɪnd ʤun 2011 juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts 352 poʊsts 7 aɪ doʊnt si waɪ ðɪs ɪz fɔlt ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl flaɪts ər əbˈsərdli ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ənd ɪt ʤɪst ˈkɪndə səks ðət weɪ ˈproʊˌfaɪl blɔg ʤɔɪnd ˈeɪprəl 2010 juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts 4405 poʊsts læst ˈɛdɪtɪd: 8 ðə ˈdæmɪʤ ˈɪtəl kɔz tɪ ðə vjuərz ənd ðə wərld sin ər maɪ ˈbɪgəst kənˈsərn əv ðɪs hoʊl mɛs, ˈɪtəl bi ˈkɔstli fər tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ðə ˌkɔˈriənz sɪns rɪˈvild ðət ˈsizən 2 həz ˈbeɪgən pərˈdəkʃən, nɑt ˈoʊnli wɪl ðeɪ nid tɪ faɪnd nu pleɪərz, ðɛl hæv tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ɑrt ˈæˌsɛts, ˈgræfɪks, promotionals*, ˈskɛʤʊlɪŋ. ɪts ˈsɪmpli ə juʤ mɛs ɔn ðɛr hænz. wət ɪz wərs ðoʊ, ɪz ɪf meɪnˈteɪn ðɪs stæns fər ɔl ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈtərnəmənts ðət ɪts əp tɪ ðə ˈtərnəmənts, nɑt ðə timz, tɪ fʊt ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈtrævəlɪŋ ɪkˈspɛns fər ɔl ˌkɔˈriən ˌɪnvaɪˈtiz wət ˈɪtəl du tɪ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər sin. ðæts ˈsɪmpli nɑt haʊ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi əv ˈstɑrˌkræft wərks, ˈivɪn bæk ɪn bw*. ɪts ə streɪnʤ ənd ənˈfɔrʧənət stæns tɪ teɪk. aɪ hoʊp aɪ æm ʤɪst extrapolatiing*, bət ˈðætəl ˈdɛfənətli ðə ˌkɔˈriən ənd ˈfɔrənər sin ˈæftər ðə jɪrz ðə kəmˈjunɪti spɛnt ˈmɛʃɪŋ ðɛm təˈgɛðər. θæŋk gɑd ənd gunrun*. ˈproʊˌfaɪl blɔg ʤɔɪnd noʊˈvɛmbər 2010 juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts 2619 poʊsts 9 ɔn ˈɔgəst 12 2011 roʊt: ɪf ðeɪ doʊnt wɔnt tɪ kəm stil 50 grænd, ɪts ðɛr fɔlt aɪ si ðɛr saɪd əv ɪt ðoʊ, ˈspɑnsərz ɪn ˌkɔˈriə ər hɑrd tɪ kəm baɪ, ənd ðət meɪks ˈtrævəlɪŋ hɑrd. aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs ˈrɪli hərts, ɪt hərts ˌkɔˈriənz, ənd ɪt hərts ðə vjuərz. aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs goʊz tɪ ʃoʊ haʊ hɑrd ɪt ɪz tɪ stɑrt ənd meɪnˈteɪn ə lig, ənd ˈmeɪbi wɪl si ðə nɑ sin bɪˈkəm mɔr laɪk ˌkɔˈriə ənd hæv wən ˈmeɪʤər ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈrəðər ðən ˈsɛvərəl sˈmɔlər wənz. ɪf aɪ hæd tɪ teɪk maɪ gɛs, wʊd bi ðət lig! aɪ doʊnt min tɪ bi ə ˌdumˈseɪər ðoʊ, ənd aɪ du hoʊp dɪz wɛl ənd aɪ wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ wɔʧ bɪˈkəz ðə geɪmz læst ˈsizən wər ˈɔsəm! ɪf ɪt hərts ðə ˌkɔˈriənz, bɪˈkəz raɪt naʊ koʊd ə ənd koʊd ɛs ər ðə ɪkˈsklusɪv pleɪs tɪ bi ɪn 2 bət wɪθ ðət biɪŋ sɛd, aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ðɪs hərts ðə. aɪ θɪŋk ɪf ðeɪ hæv ə gʊd ˈbæləns əv ˌjʊrəˈpiən ənd nɑ, lɑ pleɪərz ɪt wɪl bi faɪn. aɪ min ðə nidz tɪ geɪn rɪˈspɛkt ənd fər ˌkɔˈriənz tɪ ˈrɪli wɔnt tɪ bi pleɪɪŋ ɪn ðə. ənd moʊst əv ɔl ðə nidz gʊd geɪmz. ɪf ðɛr ər gʊd geɪmz ɪn ðə wi wɪl wɔʧ ɪt. ɪf ɪt hərts ðə ˌkɔˈriənz, bɪˈkəz raɪt naʊ koʊd ə ənd koʊd ɛs ər ðə ɪkˈsklusɪv pleɪs tɪ bi ɪn 2 bət wɪθ ðət biɪŋ sɛd, aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ðɪs hərts ðə. aɪ θɪŋk ɪf ðeɪ hæv ə gʊd ˈbæləns əv ˌjʊrəˈpiən ənd nɑ, lɑ pleɪərz ɪt wɪl bi faɪn. aɪ min ðə nidz tɪ geɪn rɪˈspɛkt ənd fər ˌkɔˈriənz tɪ ˈrɪli wɔnt tɪ bi pleɪɪŋ ɪn ðə. ənd moʊst əv ɔl ðə nidz gʊd geɪmz. ɪf ðɛr ər gʊd geɪmz ɪn ðə wi wɪl wɔʧ ɪt. ˈproʊˌfaɪl ʤɔɪnd sɛpˈtɛmbər 2010 ˌkɔˈriə (saʊθ) 2116 poʊsts læst ˈɛdɪtɪd: 10 ɔn ˈɔgəst 12 2011 roʊt: aɪ doʊnt si waɪ ðɪs ɪz fɔlt ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl flaɪts ər əbˈsərdli ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ənd ɪt ʤɪst ˈkɪndə səks ðət weɪ fər ɔl ðə ˈɛnmɪti aɪ bɛr təˈwɔrdz, aɪ ˈsɪmpli doʊnt si haʊ ɪts ðɛr fɔlt æt ɔl. wɔnt tɪ goʊ tɪ ə ˈtʊrnəmənt ənd pɪk əp səm fri ˈməni? ðɛn goʊ. doʊnt ɪkˈspɛkt ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz tɪ peɪ fər jʊr trɪp ənd gɪv ju ə raɪd tɪ ðə ˈvɛnju ɔn ðɛr bæks. fər ɔl ðə ˈɛnmɪti aɪ bɛr təˈwɔrdz, aɪ ˈsɪmpli doʊnt si haʊ ɪts ðɛr fɔlt æt tɪ goʊ tɪ ə ˈtʊrnəmənt ənd pɪk əp səm fri ˈməni? ðɛn goʊ. doʊnt ɪkˈspɛkt ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz tɪ peɪ fər jʊr trɪp ənd gɪv ju ə raɪd tɪ ðə ˈvɛnju ɔn ðɛr bæks. naʊ rən ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɛtɪŋ sən, ənd ˈsəfər, bət doʊnt mɛs əp jʊr hɛr. strim: ˈproʊˌfaɪl ʤɔɪnd meɪ 2011 juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts 28 poʊsts 11 dɪd ðeɪ ˈsɪriəsli ʧɑrʤ ðɛm 80 fər ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrt ˈʃətəl? ɪt wɑz kəmˈplitli fri fər maɪ ˈbədi ənd aɪ, ənd wi steɪd æt ðə seɪm hoʊˈtɛl. ˈproʊˌfaɪl ʤɔɪnd ˈeɪprəl 2011 hɔŋ kɔŋg 310 poʊsts læst ˈɛdɪtɪd: 12 ˌkɔˈriənz dɪˈmænd ɪz tu məʧ. haʊ əˈbaʊt ðoʊz ˈfɔrən timz hu peɪ fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ əˈtɛnd ˈəðər ˈtərnəmənts. ˈɔlˌweɪz korean,korean,korean*. ɪz soʊ hɑrʃ, ɪz stɪl nu ðeɪ ɪkˈspɛkt tu məʧ. ɪf ˈtrævəl ˈstaɪpənd ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈɪʃu ðeɪ brɪŋ ˈəðər stəf laɪk nɑt ˈgɪtɪŋ hɪz ˈməni jɛt ˈʧæmpiən hæv tɪ weɪt fər mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ gɪt ðɛr praɪz ˈməni) ənd aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˈrizən fər səm pleɪərz nɑt rɪˈsivɪŋ ðə dɪˈpɑzət ɪz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ˈgɑnə juz pleɪərz dɪˈpɑzət tɪ ˈsizən 2 ənd ɪf ɪz pɑrt əv hi ʃʊd hæv stɑp ðɪs frəm ˈhæpənɪŋ. hi noʊ wət ɪts filz laɪk ðət səm ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən kɪl jʊr ˈtərnəmənts ˈvərsəz ɪn bw*) ˈproʊˌfaɪl blɔg ʤɔɪnd dɪˈsɛmbər 2010 juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts 2808 poʊsts 13 əm ʤɪst ˈwəndərɪŋ, hu ɪz ðɪs ˈsteɪtmənt baɪ? haʊ dɪz ɪt fil noʊɪŋ ju ˈweɪstɪd əˈnəðər 3 ˈsɛkəndz əv jʊr laɪf ˈrɛdɪŋ ðɪs əˈgɛn? ˈproʊˌfaɪl blɔg ʤɔɪnd ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2011 600 poʊsts 14 soʊ waɪ dɪd ðeɪ pleɪ ɪn ðə kˈwɑləˌfaɪərz ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs? ɪf ju doʊnt wɔnt tɪ ʤɔɪn, ʤɪst doʊnt ʤɔɪn. ˈproʊˌfaɪl blɔg ʤɔɪnd ɑkˈtoʊbər 2010 ˈsɪŋəˌpɔr 4008 poʊsts 15 ɔn ˈɔgəst 12 2011 roʊt: ˌkɔˈriənz dɪˈmænd ɪz tu məʧ. haʊ əˈbaʊt ðoʊz ˈfɔrən timz hu peɪ fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ əˈtɛnd ˈəðər ˈtərnəmənts. ˈɔlˌweɪz nɑt ɔl ˌkɔˈriən timz kən əˈfɔrd tɪ fɔrk aʊt səʧ əˈmaʊnts. ˌbiˈsaɪdz, ənd hæv ˈpriviəsli ˈspɑnsərd pleɪərz bæk ənd fɔrθ, wɪθ ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈɛkstrə stɛp wɪθ ðə teamhouse*, soʊ aɪ feɪl tɪ si waɪ kænt? nɑt ɔl ˌkɔˈriən timz kən əˈfɔrd tɪ fɔrk aʊt səʧ əˈmaʊnts. ˌbiˈsaɪdz, ənd hæv ˈpriviəsli ˈspɑnsərd pleɪərz bæk ənd fɔrθ, wɪθ ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈɛkstrə stɛp wɪθ ðə teamhouse*, soʊ aɪ feɪl tɪ si waɪ kænt? dɪr sixsmith*... ˈproʊˌfaɪl ʤɔɪnd ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2011 juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts 617 poʊsts læst ˈɛdɪtɪd: 16 ɔn ˈɔgəst 12 2011 roʊt: ˌkɔˈriənz dɪˈmænd ɪz tu məʧ. haʊ əˈbaʊt ðoʊz ˈfɔrən timz hu peɪ fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ əˈtɛnd ˈəðər ˈtərnəmənts. ˈɔlˌweɪz korean,korean,korean*. ɪz soʊ hɑrʃ, ɪz stɪl nu ðeɪ ɪkˈspɛkt tu məʧ. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈprɪti rɪˈdɪkjələs ˈsteɪtmənt wɪn ju rɪˈmɛmbər ɔl ðə θɪŋz prəˈvaɪdz tɪ ˈfɔrənərz ɪn ðə ˈfɔrənər haʊs. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈprɪti rɪˈdɪkjələs ˈsteɪtmənt wɪn ju rɪˈmɛmbər ɔl ðə θɪŋz prəˈvaɪdz tɪ ˈfɔrənərz ɪn ðə ˈfɔrənər haʊs. ɔn ˈɔgəst 12 2011 roʊt: ɪf ðeɪ doʊnt wɔnt tɪ kəm stil 50 grænd, ɪts ðɛr fɔlt aɪ si ðɛr saɪd əv ɪt ðoʊ, ˈspɑnsərz ɪn ˌkɔˈriə ər hɑrd tɪ kəm baɪ, ənd ðət meɪks ˈtrævəlɪŋ hɑrd. aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs ˈrɪli hərts, ɪt hərts ˌkɔˈriənz, ənd ɪt hərts ðə vjuərz. aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs goʊz tɪ ʃoʊ haʊ hɑrd ɪt ɪz tɪ stɑrt ənd meɪnˈteɪn ə lig, ənd ˈmeɪbi wɪl si ðə nɑ sin bɪˈkəm mɔr laɪk ˌkɔˈriə ənd hæv wən ˈmeɪʤər ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈrəðər ðən ˈsɛvərəl sˈmɔlər wənz. ɪf aɪ hæd tɪ teɪk maɪ gɛs, wʊd bi ðət lig! aɪ doʊnt min tɪ bi ə ˌdumˈseɪər ðoʊ, ənd aɪ du hoʊp dɪz wɛl ənd aɪ wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ wɔʧ bɪˈkəz ðə geɪmz læst ˈsizən wər ˈɔsəm! ðə ˈpərsən ðət "stoʊl" 50 grænd wɑz ðə wən ðət ˈdɪdənt hæv tɪ pleɪ ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə naɪt fər 3 mənθs. ə lɔt əv peɪn ənd ˈɛfərt ˈoʊvər 3 mənθs peɪɪŋ fər jʊr oʊn trɪp tɪ ˈsiˈeɪ ˈluzɪŋ ɪn ðə fərst raʊnd ˈluzɪŋ ˈməni fər ɔl ðə ˈɛfərt ju hæd tɪ pʊt ˈɪntu, ɔl waɪl ˈsəmˌwən frəm ðə ˈoʊpən ˈbrækɪt gɪts 1st*. ðə ˈpərsən ðət "stoʊl" 50 grænd wɑz ðə wən ðət ˈdɪdənt hæv tɪ pleɪ ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə naɪt fər 3 mənθs. ə lɔt əv peɪn ənd ˈɛfərt ˈoʊvər 3 mənθs peɪɪŋ fər jʊr oʊn trɪp tɪ ˈsiˈeɪ ˈluzɪŋ ɪn ðə fərst raʊnd ˈluzɪŋ ˈməni fər ɔl ðə ˈɛfərt ju hæd tɪ pʊt ˈɪntu, ɔl waɪl ˈsəmˌwən frəm ðə ˈoʊpən ˈbrækɪt gɪts 1st*. ˈproʊˌfaɪl ʤɔɪnd mɑrʧ 2011 juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts 556 poʊsts 17 ðɪs ˈrɪli ɪz nɑt fɔlt, ənd ɪts sæd tɪ si ə ˈlɪtəl dɪp ɪn ðə ˈlɛvəl əv pleɪ ɪn ðə naʊ, biɪŋ ðət ðɛr ər ˈbɛrli goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˌkɔˈriənz naʊ. aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˌkɔˈriənz ər biɪŋ ə ˈlɪtəl tu ˈsɛlfɪʃ ɪn ðə fækt ðət ðeɪ məst ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ðɪs ˈtʊrnəmənt ər breɪk ˈivɪn ɪn tərmz əv ˈməni. pleɪərz frəm ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈtrævəl tɪ goʊ tɪ, ənd hɛl aɪ daʊt ðeɪ ˈivɪn kəm kloʊz tɪ ˈpleɪsɪŋ, ɛz moʊst əv ðə praɪz ˈməni goʊz tɪ ˌkɔˈriən ˈɛniˌweɪz. ðeɪ ˈprɑbəˌbli ɛnd əp ˈluzɪŋ ˈməni ɪn ðə ɛnd ˈiðər fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz ər fər ðɛr tim, ɛz ðeɪ wʊd kəm əp ˈɛmti ˈhændɪd ənd stɪl hæv tɪ peɪ fər ˈtɪkɪts. æd. ˈproʊˌfaɪl ʤɔɪnd ʤun 2011 juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts 231 poʊsts 18 ɔn ˈɔgəst 12 2011 roʊt: ʃoʊ ˈnɛstɪd kwoʊt ɔn ˈɔgəst 12 2011 roʊt: ˌkɔˈriənz dɪˈmænd ɪz tu məʧ. haʊ əˈbaʊt ðoʊz ˈfɔrən timz hu peɪ fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ əˈtɛnd ˈəðər ˈtərnəmənts. ˈɔlˌweɪz nɑt ɔl ˌkɔˈriən timz kən əˈfɔrd tɪ fɔrk aʊt səʧ əˈmaʊnts. ˌbiˈsaɪdz, ənd hæv ˈpriviəsli ˈspɑnsərd pleɪərz bæk ənd fɔrθ, wɪθ ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈɛkstrə stɛp wɪθ ðə teamhouse*, soʊ aɪ feɪl tɪ si waɪ kænt? nɑt ɔl ˌkɔˈriən timz kən əˈfɔrd tɪ fɔrk aʊt səʧ əˈmaʊnts. ˌbiˈsaɪdz, ənd hæv ˈpriviəsli ˈspɑnsərd pleɪərz bæk ənd fɔrθ, wɪθ ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈɛkstrə stɛp wɪθ ðə teamhouse*, soʊ aɪ feɪl tɪ si waɪ kænt? ɪts ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspɛnsɪv fər pleɪərz frəm ˈjʊrəp tɪ ˈtrævəl tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs. bət ˌkɔˈriənz dɪˈmænd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ tɪ bi peɪd fər ðɛm ənd hæv ɔl ðə ərˈeɪnʤmənts dən fər ðɛm (rɪˈmɛmbər wɪn ðə ˌkɔˈriən pleɪərz wər mæd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈpriviəs ərˈeɪnʤmənts?). aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ɪts ɪkˈspɛnsɪv bət ðeɪ ər stɪl dɪˈmændɪŋ tu məʧ. ˈplɛnti əv ˈfɔrənərz frəm ˈjʊrəp hæv tɪ peɪ lɑts əv ˈməni ər faɪnd tɪ goʊ tɪ pleɪ ɪn, wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈtaɪni praɪz pul. ənd hæv ən ərˈeɪnʤmənt wɛr ðeɪ peɪ fər peɪz fər ˌkɔˈriənz, peɪz fər ˈfɔrənərz). ɪts ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspɛnsɪv fər pleɪərz frəm ˈjʊrəp tɪ ˈtrævəl tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs. bət ˌkɔˈriənz dɪˈmænd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ tɪ bi peɪd fər ðɛm ənd hæv ɔl ðə ərˈeɪnʤmənts dən fər ðɛm (rɪˈmɛmbər wɪn ðə ˌkɔˈriən pleɪərz wər mæd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈpriviəs ərˈeɪnʤmənts?). aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ɪts ɪkˈspɛnsɪv bət ðeɪ ər stɪl dɪˈmændɪŋ tu məʧ. ˈplɛnti əv ˈfɔrənərz frəm ˈjʊrəp hæv tɪ peɪ lɑts əv ˈməni ər faɪnd tɪ goʊ tɪ pleɪ ɪn, wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈtaɪni praɪz ənd hæv ən ərˈeɪnʤmənt wɛr ðeɪ peɪ fər peɪz fər ˌkɔˈriənz, peɪz fər ˈfɔrənərz). ˈproʊˌfaɪl blɔg ʤɔɪnd ʤun 2010 ˈkænədə 1620 poʊsts 19 ɔn ˈɔgəst 12 2011 roʊt: ʃoʊ ˈnɛstɪd kwoʊt ɔn ˈɔgəst 12 2011 roʊt: ˌkɔˈriənz dɪˈmænd ɪz tu məʧ. haʊ əˈbaʊt ðoʊz ˈfɔrən timz hu peɪ fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ əˈtɛnd ˈəðər ˈtərnəmənts. ˈɔlˌweɪz nɑt ɔl ˌkɔˈriən timz kən əˈfɔrd tɪ fɔrk aʊt səʧ əˈmaʊnts. ˌbiˈsaɪdz, ənd hæv ˈpriviəsli ˈspɑnsərd pleɪərz bæk ənd fɔrθ, wɪθ ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈɛkstrə stɛp wɪθ ðə teamhouse*, soʊ aɪ feɪl tɪ si waɪ kænt? nɑt ɔl ˌkɔˈriən timz kən əˈfɔrd tɪ fɔrk aʊt səʧ əˈmaʊnts. ˌbiˈsaɪdz, ənd hæv ˈpriviəsli ˈspɑnsərd pleɪərz bæk ənd fɔrθ, wɪθ ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈɛkstrə stɛp wɪθ ðə teamhouse*, soʊ aɪ feɪl tɪ si waɪ kænt? wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ˈfɔrənərz tɪ kəm ˈoʊvər ənd pleɪ ɪn ə 1500 kˌwɑləfəˈkeɪʃən ˈtʊrnəmənt ðət spænd ə mənθ. ɪz ˈhævɪŋ ˌkɔˈriənz kəm fər ə ʃɑt æt ˈoʊvər 3 deɪz. (ˈæftər pleɪɪŋ ɪn 10 wiks əv ˈɔnˌlaɪn pleɪ) du ju si haʊ ðiz tu θɪŋz ər ˈdɪfərənt? ɪz ˈɑbviəsli ˈɔlsoʊ ə stɑrt əp, aɪ θɪŋk wət ˈɔfərd waɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt aɪˈdil fər səm əv ðə sˈmɔlər ˌkɔˈriən timz, aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ɪts raɪt ðət kəmz ɪn ənd dɪˈklɛrz ðɛm ɔl aʊt filz laɪk ðə ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv prəˈtɛkʃəˌnɪzəm lɔl. ˈiðər weɪ fər ðə trænzˈleɪʃənz, ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ˈfɔrənərz tɪ kəm ˈoʊvər ənd pleɪ ɪn ə 1500 kˌwɑləfəˈkeɪʃən ˈtʊrnəmənt ðət spænd ə ɪz ˈhævɪŋ ˌkɔˈriənz kəm fər ə ʃɑt æt ˈoʊvər 3 deɪz. (ˈæftər pleɪɪŋ ɪn 10 wiks əv ˈɔnˌlaɪn ju si haʊ ðiz tu θɪŋz ər ɪz ˈɑbviəsli ˈɔlsoʊ ə stɑrt əp, aɪ θɪŋk wət ˈɔfərd waɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt aɪˈdil fər səm əv ðə sˈmɔlər ˌkɔˈriən timz, aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ɪts raɪt ðət kəmz ɪn ənd dɪˈklɛrz ðɛm ɔl aʊt filz laɪk ðə ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv prəˈtɛkʃəˌnɪzəm weɪ fər ðə trænzˈleɪʃənz, ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. ˈproʊˌfaɪl ʤɔɪnd ɑkˈtoʊbər 2010 juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts 1511 poʊsts læst ˈɛdɪtɪd: 20 ɔn ˈɔgəst 12 2011 roʊt: ʃoʊ ˈnɛstɪd kwoʊt ɔn ˈɔgəst 12 2011 roʊt: ˌkɔˈriənz dɪˈmænd ɪz tu məʧ. haʊ əˈbaʊt ðoʊz ˈfɔrən timz hu peɪ fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ əˈtɛnd ˈəðər ˈtərnəmənts. ˈɔlˌweɪz nɑt ɔl ˌkɔˈriən timz kən əˈfɔrd tɪ fɔrk aʊt səʧ əˈmaʊnts. ˌbiˈsaɪdz, ənd hæv ˈpriviəsli ˈspɑnsərd pleɪərz bæk ənd fɔrθ, wɪθ ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈɛkstrə stɛp wɪθ ðə teamhouse*, soʊ aɪ feɪl tɪ si waɪ kænt? nɑt ɔl ˌkɔˈriən timz kən əˈfɔrd tɪ fɔrk aʊt səʧ əˈmaʊnts. ˌbiˈsaɪdz, ənd hæv ˈpriviəsli ˈspɑnsərd pleɪərz bæk ənd fɔrθ, wɪθ ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈɛkstrə stɛp wɪθ ðə teamhouse*, soʊ aɪ feɪl tɪ si waɪ kænt? ənd ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz kænt bi kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ. ˈoʊnli peɪz fər 4 ˈpipəl. ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈfɔrənərz ðət goʊ tɪ stænd tɪ wɪn ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl ˈməni, ɪf ˈɛni. ðə ˌkɔˈriənz ðət wʊd bi ˈkəmɪŋ ˈoʊvər tɪ tɔp 16 kən ˈprɪti ˈizəli meɪk məʧ mɔr ˈməni ðən wət ðeɪ spɛnt. ənd ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz kænt bi kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ˈoʊnli peɪz fər 4 ðə ˈfɔrənərz ðət goʊ tɪ stænd tɪ wɪn ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl ˈməni, ɪf ˈɛni. ðə ˌkɔˈriənz ðət wʊd bi ˈkəmɪŋ ˈoʊvər tɪ tɔp 16 kən ˈprɪti ˈizəli meɪk məʧ mɔr ˈməni ðən wət ðeɪ spɛnt. ɪts spɛld luz nɑt lus. 1 2 3 4 5 30 31 32 nɛkst ɔl |
amon sings be prepared! (lion king) cause he wants to be the new ruler in republic city and he shows us how little deals with being the avatar. hope u enjoy. i'm making the avatar cast work extra
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i do not own any of the images in this work.
all credit belongs to michael dante dimartino, bryan and all the animators who made this series come to life.
all i did was create this short story using legend of !!
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wow thank you for . i'm glad to see many people liked it ^^!
other upon a lessons means sexy hair battle (little yugioh/ crossover)korrahontas: savages:korrasami....?! | ɑˈmɔn sɪŋz bi priˈpɛrd! (laɪən kɪŋ) kɔz hi wɔnts tɪ bi ðə nu ˈrulər ɪn riˈpəblɪk ˈsɪti ənd hi ʃoʊz ˈjuˈɛs haʊ ˈlɪtəl dilz wɪθ biɪŋ ðə ˈævəˌtɑr. hoʊp ju ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ. əm ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈævəˌtɑr kæst wərk ˈɛkstrə aɪ ɛm pi oʊ ɑr ti ə ɛn ti: aɪ du nɑt oʊn ˈɛni əv ðə ˈɪmɪʤɪz ɪn ðɪs wərk. ɔl ˈkrɛdɪt bɪˈlɔŋz tɪ ˈmaɪkəl ˈdɑnteɪ ˌdimɑrˈtiˌnoʊ, braɪən ənd ɔl ðə ˈænəˌmeɪtərz hu meɪd ðɪs ˈsɪriz kəm tɪ laɪf. ɔl aɪ dɪd wɑz kriˈeɪt ðɪs ʃɔrt ˈstɔri ˈjuzɪŋ ˈlɛʤənd əv i di aɪ ti waʊ θæŋk ju fər əm glæd tɪ si ˈmɛni ˈpipəl laɪkt ɪt ˈəðər əˈpɑn ə ˈlɛsənz minz ˈsɛksi hɛr ˈbætəl (ˈlɪtəl yugioh*/ crossover)korrahontas*: savages:korrasami*....?! |
i decided i wanted to make something a little more elegant for halloween this year (and for future parties / burning man). a little hard to capture on video, but really quite mesmerizing:
this is a tuxedo jacket that i bought at a thrift shop on valencia st. ($17 for a dior jacket that fit perfectly!) i ran strips along the seams so as to take advantage of the natural lines of the jacket. they are wired together on the inside. the first strip terminates right at the bottom of the jacket and has three wires running up the inside to the front pocket.
in the pocket is the battery pack (4 lithium aas) and an pro micro. the controls the lights with the library. i put a toggle switch between the batteries and the so i could plug it into a port for programming while still running the light strips off the batteries.
this is the first program i wrote for it, and pretty happy. really excited that i can easily program dozens of patterns and also add sensors to it (motion, sound, light/color, etc.) expect to see more videos of the jacket in the future. | aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ meɪk ˈsəmθɪŋ ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ˈɛləgənt fər ˌhæləˈwin ðɪs jɪr (ənd fər fˈjuʧər ˈpɑrtiz ˈbərnɪŋ mæn). ə ˈlɪtəl hɑrd tɪ ˈkæpʧər ɔn ˈvɪdioʊ, bət ˈrɪli kwaɪt ˈmɛzmərˌaɪzɪŋ: ðɪs ɪz ə ˌtəkˈsidoʊ ˈʤækɪt ðət aɪ bɔt æt ə θrɪft ʃɑp ɔn vəˈlɛnsiə st*. 17 fər ə diɔr ˈʤækɪt ðət fɪt ˈpərfəktli!) aɪ ræn strɪps əˈlɔŋ ðə simz soʊ ɛz tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðə ˈnæʧərəl laɪnz əv ðə ˈʤækɪt. ðeɪ ər waɪərd təˈgɛðər ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd. ðə fərst strɪp ˈtərmɪˌneɪts raɪt æt ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə ˈʤækɪt ənd həz θri waɪərz ˈrənɪŋ əp ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd tɪ ðə frənt ˈpɑkət. ɪn ðə ˈpɑkət ɪz ðə ˈbætəri pæk 4 ˈlɪθiəm aas*) ənd ən proʊ ˈmaɪˌkroʊ. ðə kənˈtroʊlz ðə laɪts wɪθ ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri. aɪ pʊt ə ˈtɑgəl swɪʧ bɪtˈwin ðə ˈbætəriz ənd ðə soʊ aɪ kʊd pləg ɪt ˈɪntu ə pɔrt fər ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ waɪl stɪl ˈrənɪŋ ðə laɪt strɪps ɔf ðə ˈbætəriz. ðɪs ɪz ðə fərst ˈproʊˌgræm aɪ roʊt fər ɪt, ənd ˈprɪti ˈhæpi. ˈrɪli ɪkˈsaɪtɪd ðət aɪ kən ˈizəli ˈproʊˌgræm ˈdəzənz əv ˈpætərnz ənd ˈɔlsoʊ æd ˈsɛnsərz tɪ ɪt (ˈmoʊʃən, saʊnd, light/color*, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.) ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ si mɔr ˈvɪdioʊz əv ðə ˈʤækɪt ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. |
washington sen. mark udall on monday accused the national security agency of providing false information in a fact sheet about its spying programs, and in a letter to director gen. keith alexander, udall said the agency is portraying stronger privacy protections for americans than actually exist.
udall and oregon democratic sen. ron wyden contend the’s fact sheet on the so-called 702 program, which gives the government authority to collect foreigners’ phone and internet communications, has “significant” inaccuracies, according to the letter obtained by the denver post.
the fact sheet details the interpretation of section 702 of the patriot act, was distributed to all members of congress and is up on’s website.
the’s publication maintains the government may not target any americans anywhere in the world under this law, that there must be a “valid, documented” foreign intelligence purpose for the government to use this authority and that the government must minimize the acquisition of information that relevant to intelligence investigations.
udall said he could not elaborate on what part of the fact sheet is inaccurate because it would divulge classified information.
“in our judgment, this inaccuracy is significant, as it portrays protections for americans’ privacy as being significantly stronger than they actually are,” the two senators wrote. “we urge you to correct this statement as soon as possible.”
the did not immediately respond to the denver post for comment on the letter to alexander.
“when the makes inaccurate statements about government surveillance and fails to correct the public record, it can decrease public confidence in the’s openness,” udall and wyden wrote in the letter. “rebuilding this confidence will require a willingness to correct misstatements and a willingness to make reforms where appropriate.”
in the same letter, udall and wyden said the fact sheet seems to contradict earlier statements alexander made under oath that he had no ability to determine how many american communications had been mistakenly collected by the using this authority.
the fact sheet says “any inadvertently acquired communication” concerning an american must be destroyed if it relevant to any terrorism investigation.
the senators said they believe that line is “somewhat misleading in that it implies the has the ability to determine how many american communications it has collected.”
udall has been pushing alexander to be more forthcoming on the surveillance program. in a speech last year he called it “disconcerting” that the director could not give any estimate on how many americans’ phone records and e-mails were inadvertently collected.
“it’s hard for us to believe that the director of national intelligence cannot come up with at least a ballpark estimate,” udall said last year
udall introduced a law a couple of weeks ago that intends to greatly reduce the federal ability to collect data on americans’ phone calls without a demonstrated link to terrorism.
that proposal was tucked into a bigger overhaul to the patriot act introduced monday.
udall said in the letter to alexander on monday that he believed the u.s. government should have broad authorities to investigate terrorism and should aggressively pursue terrorists but it should do it without compromising ordinary americans’ constitutional rights.
“achieving this goal depends not just on secret courts and secret congressional hearings but on informed public debate, as well,” the letter said.
allison sherry:, or | ˈwɔʃɪŋtən sɛn. mɑrk ˈjudəl ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ əˈkjuzd ðə ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈeɪʤənsi əv prəˈvaɪdɪŋ fɔls ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪn ə fækt ʃit əˈbaʊt ɪts spaɪɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræmz, ənd ɪn ə ˈlɛtər tɪ dɪˈrɛktər ʤɛn. kiθ ˌælɪgˈzændər, ˈjudəl sɛd ðə ˈeɪʤənsi ɪz pɔrˈtreɪɪŋ ˈstrɔŋgər ˈpraɪvəsi prəˈtɛkʃənz fər əˈmɛrɪkənz ðən ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪgˈzɪst. ˈjudəl ənd ˈɔrəˌgɑn ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk sɛn. rɑn ˈwaɪdən kənˈtɛnd ðə fækt ʃit ɔn ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld 702 ˈproʊˌgræm, wɪʧ gɪvz ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əˈθɔrəti tɪ kəˈlɛkt foreigners’*’ foʊn ənd ˈɪntərˌnɛt kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz, həz ““significant”*” ˌɪˈnækjərˌæsiz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈlɛtər əbˈteɪnd baɪ ðə ˈdɛnvər poʊst. ðə fækt ʃit ˈditeɪlz ðə ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən əv ˈsɛkʃən 702 əv ðə ˈpeɪtriət ækt, wɑz dɪˈstrɪbjətəd tɪ ɔl ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs ənd ɪz əp ɔn ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ðə ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən meɪnˈteɪnz ðə ˈgəvərnmənt meɪ nɑt ˈtərgət ˈɛni əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈɛniˌwɛr ɪn ðə wərld ˈəndər ðɪs lɔ, ðət ðɛr məst bi ə ““valid*, documented”*” ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈpərpəs fər ðə ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ juz ðɪs əˈθɔrəti ənd ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt məst ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət ˈrɛləvənt tɪ ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz. ˈjudəl sɛd hi kʊd nɑt ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt ɔn wət pɑrt əv ðə fækt ʃit ɪz ˌɪˈnækjərət bɪˈkəz ɪt wʊd dɪˈvəlʤ ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ɑr ˈʤəʤmənt, ðɪs ˌɪˈnækjərəsi ɪz sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt, ɛz ɪt pɔrˈtreɪz prəˈtɛkʃənz fər americans’*’ ˈpraɪvəsi ɛz biɪŋ sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈstrɔŋgər ðən ðeɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli are,”*,” ðə tu ˈsɛnətərz roʊt. ərʤ ju tɪ kərˈɛkt ðɪs ˈsteɪtmənt ɛz sun ɛz possible.”*.” ðə dɪd nɑt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ðə ˈdɛnvər poʊst fər ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə ˈlɛtər tɪ ˌælɪgˈzændər. ðə meɪks ˌɪˈnækjərət ˈsteɪtmənts əˈbaʊt ˈgəvərnmənt sərˈveɪləns ənd feɪlz tɪ kərˈɛkt ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈrɛkərd, ɪt kən ˈdiˌkris ˈpəblɪk ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn ðə openness,”*,” ˈjudəl ənd ˈwaɪdən roʊt ɪn ðə ˈlɛtər. ðɪs ˈkɑnfədɛns wɪl ˌrikˈwaɪər ə ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ kərˈɛkt mɪˈsteɪtmənts ənd ə ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ meɪk rɪˈfɔrmz wɛr appropriate.”*.” ɪn ðə seɪm ˈlɛtər, ˈjudəl ənd ˈwaɪdən sɛd ðə fækt ʃit simz tɪ ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkt ˈərliər ˈsteɪtmənts ˌælɪgˈzændər meɪd ˈəndər oʊθ ðət hi hæd noʊ əˈbɪləˌti tɪ dɪˈtərmən haʊ ˈmɛni əˈmɛrɪkən kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz hæd bɪn mɪˈsteɪkənli kəˈlɛktəd baɪ ðə ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs əˈθɔrəti. ðə fækt ʃit sɪz ˌɪnədˈvərtəntli əkˈwaɪərd communication”*” kənˈsərnɪŋ ən əˈmɛrɪkən məst bi dɪˈstrɔɪd ɪf ɪt ˈrɛləvənt tɪ ˈɛni ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. ðə ˈsɛnətərz sɛd ðeɪ bɪˈliv ðət laɪn ɪz mɪsˈlidɪŋ ɪn ðət ɪt ˌɪmˈplaɪz ðə həz ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ dɪˈtərmən haʊ ˈmɛni əˈmɛrɪkən kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ɪt həz collected.”*.” ˈjudəl həz bɪn ˈpʊʃɪŋ ˌælɪgˈzændər tɪ bi mɔr ˈfɔrθˈkəmɪŋ ɔn ðə sərˈveɪləns ˈproʊˌgræm. ɪn ə spiʧ læst jɪr hi kɔld ɪt ““disconcerting”*” ðət ðə dɪˈrɛktər kʊd nɑt gɪv ˈɛni ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ɔn haʊ ˈmɛni americans’*’ foʊn ˈrɛkərdz ənd ˈiˌmeɪlz wər ˌɪnədˈvərtəntli kəˈlɛktəd. hɑrd fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈnæʃənəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈkænɑt kəm əp wɪθ æt list ə ˈbɔlˌpɑrk estimate,”*,” ˈjudəl sɛd læst jɪr ˈjudəl ˌɪntrəˈdust ə lɔ ə ˈkəpəl əv wiks əˈgoʊ ðət ˌɪnˈtɛndz tɪ ˈgreɪtli rɪˈdus ðə ˈfɛdərəl əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kəˈlɛkt ˈdætə ɔn americans’*’ foʊn kɔlz wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd lɪŋk tɪ ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm. ðət prəˈpoʊzəl wɑz təkt ˈɪntu ə ˈbɪgər ˈoʊvərˌhɔl tɪ ðə ˈpeɪtriət ækt ˌɪntrəˈdust ˈmənˌdeɪ. ˈjudəl sɛd ɪn ðə ˈlɛtər tɪ ˌælɪgˈzændər ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ðət hi bɪˈlivd ðə juz. ˈgəvərnmənt ʃʊd hæv brɔd əˈθɔrətiz tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ənd ʃʊd əˈgrɛsɪvli pərˈsu ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts bət ɪt ʃʊd du ɪt wɪˈθaʊt ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzɪŋ ˈɔrdəˌnɛri americans’*’ ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl raɪts. ðɪs goʊl dɪˈpɛndz nɑt ʤɪst ɔn ˈsikrɪt kɔrts ənd ˈsikrɪt kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈhirɪŋz bət ɔn ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ˈpəblɪk dəˈbeɪt, ɛz well,”*,” ðə ˈlɛtər sɛd. ˈælɪsən ˈʃɛri: ər |
why the bridge is being built has a lot to do with the economic activity in the megalopolis called the pearl river delta, one of fastest growing regions. the delta is home to over 56 million people, spread out across urban centres including hong kong, macau, zhuhai, guangzhou, shenzhen and dongguan.
yet the transport links between hong kong and the western reaches of the delta have long been regarded as weak.
since there are no roads that directly connect zhuhai and macau with hong kong, cars have no choice but to take a long detour via the bridge located further up north a journey that takes four hours.
as a result, to reduce transportation cost and time, the governments of hong kong, macau and guangdong decided to build a highway over the pearl river estuary now known as the hong bridge. | waɪ ðə brɪʤ ɪz biɪŋ bɪlt həz ə lɔt tɪ du wɪθ ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ækˈtɪvɪti ɪn ðə ˌmɛgəˈlɑpələs kɔld ðə pərl ˈrɪvər ˈdɛltə, wən əv ˈfæstəst groʊɪŋ ˈriʤənz. ðə ˈdɛltə ɪz hoʊm tɪ ˈoʊvər 56 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl, sprɛd aʊt əˈkrɔs ˈərbən ˈsɛntərz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hɔŋ kɔŋg, məˈkaʊ, ˈʒuˈhaɪ, gˈwæŋˌzu, ˈʃɛnˌʒɛn ənd dongguan*. jɛt ðə ˈtrænspɔrt lɪŋks bɪtˈwin hɔŋ kɔŋg ənd ðə ˈwɛstərn ˈriʧɪz əv ðə ˈdɛltə hæv lɔŋ bɪn rɪˈgɑrdɪd ɛz wik. sɪns ðɛr ər noʊ roʊdz ðət dɪˈrɛkli kəˈnɛkt ˈʒuˈhaɪ ənd məˈkaʊ wɪθ hɔŋ kɔŋg, kɑz hæv noʊ ʧɔɪs bət tɪ teɪk ə lɔŋ ˈditʊr ˈviə ðə brɪʤ ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ˈfərðər əp nɔrθ ə ˈʤərni ðət teɪks fɔr aʊərz. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, tɪ rɪˈdus ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən kɔst ənd taɪm, ðə ˈgəvərnmənts əv hɔŋ kɔŋg, məˈkaʊ ənd gˈwɑŋˈdɔŋ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ bɪld ə ˈhaɪˌweɪ ˈoʊvər ðə pərl ˈrɪvər ˈɛsʧuˌɛri naʊ noʊn ɛz ðə hɔŋ brɪʤ. |
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the nfl is a lot of fun to watch, but unfortunately there are a few days that we as fans go without the game. in this absence, one of the best alternatives is grabbing the nearest controller and playing out great pro matchups in video game form.
football video games serve as an easy way to introduce the parties into football, and they can be used as an early reference to educate future fans of strategy in the game (and no i'm not talking about you, online player who goes for it on fourth down every time).
with that in mind, a question remains: what is the best representation of the nfl game through a video game? the list has been whittled down to 10 entries.
three quick notes before we begin:
1) to avoid getting bogged down in minutiae, games in a series (like madden) will be judged as a package deal, with more weight placed on their more recent entries. i'll take arguments on why madden '08 is garbage compared to madden '05 in the comment section below.
2) all games in the list must be nfl-licensed. unfortunately, this takes away several great options, including backbreaker, mutant football league, fight, two minute football (one of my personal favorites) and, most notably, the original bowl.
3) since me didn't have access to unlimited video game funds, i have not played every game on this list. games i haven't played will be noted.
with that out of the way, here's the list of the top nfl video games. | 0 əv 10 ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ɪz ə lɔt əv fən tɪ wɔʧ, bət ənˈfɔrʧənətli ðɛr ər ə fju deɪz ðət wi ɛz fænz goʊ wɪˈθaʊt ðə geɪm. ɪn ðɪs ˈæbsəns, wən əv ðə bɛst ɔlˈtərnətɪvz ɪz ˈgræbɪŋ ðə ˈnɪrəst kənˈtroʊlər ənd pleɪɪŋ aʊt greɪt proʊ ˈmæʧəps ɪn ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm fɔrm. ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz sərv ɛz ən ˈizi weɪ tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus ðə ˈpɑrtiz ˈɪntu ˈfʊtˌbɔl, ənd ðeɪ kən bi juzd ɛz ən ˈərli ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ˈɛʤəˌkeɪt fˈjuʧər fænz əv ˈstrætəʤi ɪn ðə geɪm (ənd noʊ əm nɑt ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ju, ˈɔnˌlaɪn pleɪər hu goʊz fər ɪt ɔn fɔrθ daʊn ˈɛvəri taɪm). wɪθ ðət ɪn maɪnd, ə kˈwɛʃən rɪˈmeɪnz: wət ɪz ðə bɛst ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən əv ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl geɪm θru ə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm? ðə lɪst həz bɪn ˈwɪtəld daʊn tɪ 10 ˈɛntriz. θri kwɪk noʊts ˌbiˈfɔr wi bɪˈgɪn: 1 tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈgɪtɪŋ bɔgd daʊn ɪn mɪˈnuʃiə, geɪmz ɪn ə ˈsɪriz (laɪk ˈmædən) wɪl bi ʤəʤd ɛz ə ˈpækɪʤ dil, wɪθ mɔr weɪt pleɪst ɔn ðɛr mɔr ˈrisənt ˈɛntriz. aɪl teɪk ˈɑrgjəmənts ɔn waɪ ˈmædən 08 ɪz ˈgɑrbɪʤ kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈmædən 05 ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnt ˈsɛkʃən bɪˈloʊ. 2 ɔl geɪmz ɪn ðə lɪst məst bi nfl-licensed*. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðɪs teɪks əˈweɪ ˈsɛvərəl greɪt ˈɔpʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ backbreaker*, mˈjutənt ˈfʊtˌbɔl lig, faɪt, tu ˈmɪnət ˈfʊtˌbɔl (wən əv maɪ ˈpərsɪnəl ˈfeɪvərɪts) ənd, moʊst ˈnoʊtəbli, ðə ərˈɪʤənəl boʊl. 3 sɪns mi ˈdɪdənt hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ənˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm fəndz, aɪ hæv nɑt pleɪd ˈɛvəri geɪm ɔn ðɪs lɪst. geɪmz aɪ ˈhævənt pleɪd wɪl bi ˈnoʊtɪd. wɪθ ðət aʊt əv ðə weɪ, hɪrz ðə lɪst əv ðə tɔp ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz. |
when ari emanuel, the co-c.e.o. of the powerhouse talent agency william morris endeavor (known as), wants something, he doesn't quit until he gets it. generally seen as the inspiration for ari gold, the crass, overbearing talent agent played by jeremy on the hbo series entourage, emanuel is known for tactics that are extreme even by hollywood standards. cbs president and c.e.o. les moonves, who describes himself as “definitely a fan” of, says, “he is relentless to the point of ‘ari, stop calling me. i'll make my decision when i make my decision.’ moonves tells of a recent negotiation over the television show extant: “we just recently picked it up for a second year, and ari called me once a day for, like, three weeks. and it was like ‘ari, i'll tell you when it's ready. i will tell you when i'm ready,’ you know. ‘well, how are we doing? are we close? are we lukewarm? what's the situation?’ for many years most enduring obsession was to combine his talent agency, whose clients include movie and television stars such as ben affleck, james franco, and oprah winfrey, with, the giant that has worked with such elite athletes as arnold palmer, jack nicklaus, tiger woods, pete sampras, and martina navratilova. quest to own began in earnest in the summer of 2004, when he and others had dinner with mogul teddy forstmann at the fashionable (now defunct) midtown manhattan restaurant & donatella, according to a former forstmann partner. the two men discussed how firm, forstmann little & company, might make an investment in agency, endeavor, as it was called before it merged with william morris. a term sheet was drawn up, but the deal went nowhere. a character, just as passionate and mercurial as nursed an obsession to own, which was then still controlled by its founder, mark mccormack. an amateur golf player, mccormack had begun the firm to help his friend arnold palmer and other professional athletes earn extra money by endorsing products and adding their star power to corporate marketing campaigns. forstmann thought was run but full of potential. “they had a hell of a franchise that they weren't really taking advantage of,” he told me in a december 2010 interview in his posh office in manhattan's g.m. building. “this company had never used the word ‘profit.’ mark liked to end the year at zero. he wanted to take the last $20 or $25 million. none of these people knew what the other guy did. it was i'll use colorful language it was the most fucked-up company i've ever seen in my whole life by a long shot.”
mccormack had no desire to sell, however. “how i got the deal was he died,” recalled forstmann bluntly. during negotiations with estate, forstmann and emanuel kept talking, and before forstmann closed the deal, for $750 million in cash, in november 2004, the two men considered the possibility of's also acquiring endeavor, with emanuel running the combined company. when that did not come to pass either, an incredulous emanuel is said by a forstmann insider to have proclaimed that the merger would be happening and that he was, in fact, going to be the c.e.o. of the combined company. such exuberance left forstmann nonplussed and a bit miffed. over the next decade forstmann transformed into an international powerhouse. the expanding business cut profitable deals with more than 200 american college and university sports teams, as well as with indian premier league cricket, wimbledon, the australian and u.s. open tennis tournaments, tennis tournaments in spain and malaysia, and barclays premier league soccer. it ran fashion week in new york, milan, and london, and in china it formed an exclusive joint venture with the national television network to create sports this in addition to representing such sports stars as novak djokovic, maria sharapova, and venus williams. it also signed up an array of fashion designers and models, including michael kors, diane von furstenberg, bündchen, and kate moss.
forstmann's high-profile deals made emanuel want more than ever. according to a june 2009 article in the new york times, he had been “spending time” with forstmann in los angeles “on the golf course and off,” and speculation heated up again that somehow and would be combined. but emanuel still could not crack forstmann. explains irving azoff, a longtime media executive and former board member, “when ari started befriending teddy, teddy said, ‘maybe i should hire ari and [his business partner] patrick [whitesell]. i could give them each $500,000 and a few points of stock.’ i don't think he ever saw ari as the grand wizard.” in addition, forstmann had little taste for fees are generated for negotiating television, movie, music, and book deals on behalf of clients. forstmann supposedly told emanuel, “you are in the barbershop business. the only way you grow your revenues is you get another barber to work for you, and he cuts 10 haircuts today.” one longtime associate of claims he would never have sold to emanuel: “he once told me the only good thing that ari ever gave him was advice about his love life.” “you are in the barbershop business,” forstmann told emanuel. “the only way you grow ... is you get another barber.” ironically, just as had been the case with mccormack, a sudden deterioration in health changed the calculus. in early 2011, not feeling well, he went to the mayo clinic, where he was diagnosed with glioblastoma, the same virulent form of brain cancer that killed teddy kennedy. soon sharks were circling, figuring correctly that when forstmann died the company would again be for sale. terry semel, the longtime head of warner bros., had earlier tried to buy it. “i couldn't get him to leave the goddamned building,” forstmann told me. then, as i wrote in the january 2012 issue of vanity fair, onetime creative artists agency (caa) head michael friend forstmann had tried to help out during a difficult career period by putting him on the tried to organize a coup. but when forstmann found out about it ovitz and three of his supporters were tossed off the board. emanuel came calling again, too. “he would have paid anything for it,” says someone aware of final discussion with forstmann. but forstmann again declined to sell. not until may 2014, more than two years after forstmann had died, did emanuel prevail at last in his quest to own, with an $2.4 billion bid that overwhelmed every other serious suitor. but as truman capote liked to say, quoting st. teresa of avila, “more tears are shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.” entourage emanuel
emanuel comes by his ferocious tenacity honestly. as a child he was the black sheep in an illustrious family of over-achievers. his brother rahm would become president obama's first chief of staff and is now the mayor of chicago. his other brother, zeke, is a oncologist, author, bioethicist, and former white house adviser. as a child ari was dyslexic and suffered from hyperactivity disorder. he fought frequently with classmates who teased him. when he was in high school, his parents put him in therapy for a year and sent him to a special reading teacher for an hour and a half each day after school. sitting at her table, he would cry as he tried to read, but ultimately he concluded from the experience that “nothing is too daunting.” one of first jobs was to work for the new york talent agent robbie lantz, who had an astonishing stable of important clients, from bette davis to james baldwin to william rehnquist. my literary agent, joy harris, who then worked for lantz and now runs her own literary agency, recalls emanuel as “cocky, ambitious, and arrogant. oh my god, this kid, you wanted to pinch him on one cheek and slap him on the other.” he was there for less than a year. “he learned what he had to learn and got out,” harris says. “it was a quick step.”
like many other aspiring agents in hollywood, he first worked in the mailroom, at and then at international creative management (icm), where by 1995 he was a senior agent. that same year, after being hit by a car and ending up facedown on wilshire boulevard with broken ribs and a torn a.c.l., emanuel had an epiphany: “take advantage of each day that's given to you, and do something to move the needle on your business, even if it's just an inch. you've heard it before, but life is not a dress rehearsal. don't waste your time (or mine).” “i hear there's a lot of unhappiness,” says an observer. “ari is having to do a good job of convincing key people to [stay].” soon thereafter, emanuel abruptly left with a group of other agents and started endeavor. by 1997, he could boast to the new york times that he was making between $1 million and $2 million a year.
in 2009, emanuel decided to take another big risk. “nobody fucks up like i do,” he once wrote, “but you'll never succeed unless you take big risks. big ones.” emanuel and patrick affable, midwesterner, whom everyone in hollywood describes as polar to buy the venerable william morris agency. founded in 1898 as a tin pan alley firm to represent songwriters and vaudeville performers, it now had a vast array of clients such as eddie murphy, richard gere, and bill o'reilly. william morris endeavor quickly became the no. 1 or no. 2 agency across all talent and media categories, rivaling both and. “it's clear that ari wanted to be as well respected as his other two brothers,” says journalist nikki finke. “and he found a way to do it. and i think he's quite pleased with himself…. i think that buying morris was a huge thing for him. remember, endeavor was started in the middle of the night with no money, virtually no clients.” under emanuel and whitesell, has become a remarkably dominant force, especially in television. “there's nobody more important when it comes to television packaging than ari and rick rosen television chief],” says entertainment mogul david geffen. “there's nobody who does it better. for instance, steven spielberg was at for decades, and they did nothing for him in television, and he goes with ari, and he has had seven or eight shows on the air. that's about accomplishment, not about bullshit.”
in 2012, silicon valley venture capitalist marc introduced emanuel to egon durban, managing partner of silver lake partners, one of the world's most successful buyout firms, currently with a $10 billion equity fund and a lot of dry powder for deals. soon enough silver lake made an undisclosed investment in, said to be $250 million, which bought it a 31 percent stake, valuing at around $800 million. there seemed to be little question that the merger worked financially, in part, according to an internal document, because emanuel and whitesell cut $50 million in costs from the combined business, turning a barely profitable firm into one with an enviable 21 percent profit margin. in 2012, generated a cash flow (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) of $88 million, close to double that of the previous year. in 2013, the company generated $97 million in cash flow, of which more than three-quarters, or $76 million, was derived from the agency business. the balance came from's controlling investments in eight and other hip companies, including red interactive, a agency; jingle punks, a music business; and rock stream studios. also had smaller investments in 50 or so other companies, including uber, the hugely successful taxi alternative. it also is a founding investor in the raine group, a boutique investment bank and investment company started in 2009 by former wall street bankers jeff sine and joe ravitch. added up, the businesses made emanuel one of hollywood's leading power brokers. acquiring would make him even richer and more powerful, or such was the logic. in 2010, forstmann had appointed mike chief financial officer and c.e.o.-designate. forstmann and dolan could not have been more different. impulsive and passionate, forstmann, an heir to a once proud textile fortune, flew around the world on a gulfstream v and dated beautiful women, including princess diana, elizabeth hurley, and lakshmi. he never married but adopted two boys, and everest, from south africa. for almost his entire career he worked at the firm he had started as a young man. dolan, on the other hand, has been married to the same woman for 42 years and walked to work. he still does not own a car. he got a ph.d. in medieval european literature at cornell and taught at cuny for a couple of years before getting an m.b.a. at columbia. his subsequent résumé includes executive jobs at the consulting firm booz allen, continental can, pepsi, the young & rubicam advertising agency, and viacom. mandate from forstmann had been to turn around's financial all the bravado and glamour and expansion the firm was still struggling with high expenses. within weeks of coming to, dolan told forstmann that the projected 2010 cash flow of $140 million was not achievable; a more realistic number was $110 million. “i thought he was going to levitate out of the chair,” dolan recalls. forstmann, who had a notorious temper, was enraged. “he said, ‘i'm fucking fed up with these guys, and i want you to fix it,’ dolan recalls. “i said, ‘we'll fix it.’ dolan cut $20 million of operating costs and another $5 million of real-estate costs. he cleaned up the company's accounting and wrote off $16 million of long-overdue receivables. he banned first-class airfare and froze salaries. the tough medicine worked. by 2011,'s cash flow was $150 million.
after death, dolan officially became c.e.o. but quickly discovered he was not the man in charge, despite having led the company's impressive financial turnaround. over time, much to chagrin, that important role fell to mark macdougall, a litigation partner at the powerful washington law firm akin gump. before his death, forstmann had given macdougall power of attorney over the remaining two assets in the forstmann little portfolio, and 24 hour fitness, a nationwide chain. macdougall controlled the the the 85 percent of owned by a forstmann little limited partnership. “the general partner of forstmann little had all the votes on everything, and the controlling general partner was teddy,” says someone familiar with the firm's legal structure. “it would follow that whoever stepped into his shoes would have total control.” forstmann had stipulated in his will that be liquidated and its assets sold upon his death. the choice of macdougall to lead that effort struck many as odd. for starters, he was a litigator, not a corporate lawyer. he had replaced longtime lawyer, steve, after forstmann and had a ostensibly about how to handle a lawsuit brought against forstmann by james agate, a former golf buddy from los angeles. agate claimed forstmann had promised to help him with his financial problems, and when he declined to do so, agate filed an embarrassing lawsuit, revealing that forstmann had bet as much as $7 million of his own money on clients and other sporting events. at's suggestion, according to forstmann, forstmann paid agate $575,000 to disappear. but when agate asked for more money, forstmann decided had given him poor advice. according to one person, forstmann then called his old friend bob strauss, the washington power broker and akin gump chairman, who recommended macdougall to clean up the agate mess. however macdougall got involved, one thing was certain: he was one tough lawyer who kept his own counsel. the american lawyer once compared him to “the cleaner,” an obvious reference to the george clooney character in the 2007 film michael clayton, about a lawyer who sweeps up corporate messes. others describe him as “a tough fuck” and a guy who “if i got arrested in turkey for smoking dope he would be my first call.” but, according to irving azoff, strauss, who has since passed away, told him, “[macdougall] is a tough son of a bitch, and that's what teddy needed for [the james agate] gig, and i gave it to him…. you need to put somebody in jail, he's your guy…. i sure as fuck didn't tell teddy to put him in charge of forstmann little or.” (mark macdougall declined to comment on this characterization.) board games
from the outset, macdougall and dolan clashed. macdougall allegedly did not like's international sports joint ventures in india, china, and brazil, which had long been championed by forstmann as the future of the company. azoff says macdougall told him, “mike runs the joint ventures, and they're a piece of shit, so he's incompetent.” according to an insider, after dolan traveled to abu dhabi, along with jeff sine, the raine group investment banker, to meet with the development company, a fund, macdougall concluded that dolan was running around the world trying to arrange financing to buy for himself. dolan says he met with only to raise equity to retire a portion of's $700 million of debt. macdougall shunned not only dolan, say insiders, but also other executives who were close to him. into this category fell the controller, whom dolan had recruited; the head of financial planning and analysis, a veteran employee who knew the firm's numbers like the back of his hand; the newly hired treasurer; and the head of international taxes. dolan says macdougall also undermined his authority by telling him he could no longer hire or fire employees. “it's clear ari wanted to be as well respected as his two brothers,” says nikki finke. macdougall also alienated some on the board. at this point, in addition to azoff, the board included google executive chairman eric schmidt; johan, the chairman of the head group, a manufacturer; evelyn de rothschild (of the famous banking family); jerry perenchio, the billionaire hollywood mogul; andy lack, the longtime media executive; and hobson, the president of ariel investments, a firm with close ties to president obama. forstmann had viewed the members of the board (which was mostly advisory, because was not a public company) as his friends and collaborators, but he did not want from them. neither did macdougall. at no time was this more evident than during the summer of 2012, after macdougall started the process of selling, some eight months after death. at that meeting, the board unanimously approved the appointment of a subcommittee of the board to work with management on the sales process. at the next board meeting, in the fall of 2012, rothschild and asked macdougall what role he intended the full board of directors to play in the sale process. according to a board member present, macdougall made it clear the full board was not going to be consulted about the sale.
both rothschild and believed this was a usurpation of the board's fiduciary duties to the shareholders, but by march 2013 they were off the board, at behest. board members were “appalled at behavior,” according to azoff and others. azoff thinks macdougall was out of control. “he got flush with power,” he says. through the fall of 2013, a large group of preliminary bidders was narrowed to three:, working with silver lake; cvc, the european buyout firm, working with peter chernin, the former news corporation executive, who had founded his own investment firm; and the carlyle group, the powerful washington firm, working with. insiders say dolan was not allowed to speak with any of the bidders, lest he risk losing his job. emanuel called him a number of times, wanting to meet for coffee or tea, but dolan declined. macdougall and his bankers told bidders that forstmann little wanted as much as $2.5 billion for, or times the estimated cash flow for 2013 of nearly $200 million. final bids were due december 13. but serious questions were raised about the reliability of the company's 2013 forecast, especially with regard to the accounting treatment of certain costs related to's business. that business had been projected to generate $90 million in nearly half of the total cash it became clear to some at through the course of the year, and deep into the sale process, that the actual figure was going to be closer to half that, a big miss in what was the company's most important business. that sent executives scrambling to see what could be done. according to a source familiar with the sale process, frantic calls went out to craig donnan, the deloitte auditor in charge of the account. according to the source, wanted deloitte to sign off on a $40 million upward adjustment in the 2013 cash flow by pushing out to future years costs and payments associated with long-term contracts between and various colleges and universities. but donnan wouldn't go for that large an adjustment and threatened not to sign off; without blessing, likely could not have been sold. in the end, deloitte agreed to a $21 million positive adjustment. “there were a lot of conversations [with deloitte],” says the source. “it wasn't one day.” a near crisis had been averted. (donnan did not respond to several requests for comment.) on december 13, the group and the group each bid around $2 billion. but the full amount of the bid was contingent upon achieving certain financial thresholds, and the bankers quickly calculated it was worth only $1.8 billion. that left silver lake and the clear winner at $2.4 billion. “you've got to be fucking kidding me,” one of the people involved in the sale thought to himself when he saw's bid come in higher than he had dared hope. (emanuel and whitesell declined to comment for this piece.) “his competitors will say he overpaid [for],” says david geffen. “i don't think that means anything.” azoff also could hardly believe the good fortune of's shareholders. still, he thinks the high price emanuel paid was due just to dumb luck rather than a skillfully conducted auction process. “if you get to the finish line and you had one and a half offers out of 30 [that's a mistake],” he says. “they ran so many fucking people off with their process.” it all worked out, he adds, because “ari was a man on a mission.” for his part, macdougall, who selectively addressed issues raised by vanity fair, says, “the results speak for themselves. two and a half years after we lost ted we were able to sell for $2.4 billion, to a group of enthusiastic new owners, yielding a very favorable return on the original $750 million investment. we engaged the best investment advisers we could and morgan then let them do their job. we also received superb support from many members of the board of directors and senior management of. along the way, a very few directors and officers seemed to have different and more personal objectives for the company. if those individuals now harbor some resentment or hurt feelings because they didn't get their way, there's really not much that i can say or do about that. ted told me that this would be a hard job and that, if i did what he was asking, i would not make any friends. i actually did make a few friends at, but as was true throughout his had it pretty much right.” the gold standard
on december 18, the deal was announced. to pay for, emanuel wanted to borrow $2.45 billion of bank debt. silver lake and agreed to invest $461 million of new equity, making silver lake the controlling shareholder of the combined company, with a 50 percent stake. emanuel, whitesell, and their existing partners would own 47 percent of the new company, and would own the remaining 3 percent. emanuel could not contain his excitement at finally having his dream come true. within days, he was making his presence felt at, despite being advised to keep his distance until the deal closed. as part of his routine of making 300 or so short phone calls a day, he started calling golf executives at, encouraging them to figure out ways to get his celebrity clients involved in's golf events. he did a similar thing with's business. on several occasions dolan told him to stop. “he said, ‘mike, you're absolutely right, you're so right,’ dolan recalls. “the next day, he'd do the same thing.” in december, egon durban, the silver lake partner, hired peter klein, who had just ended a four-year stint as the chief financial officer at microsoft, to be the new c.f.o. of the combined company. his first job was to arrange for the bank financing. thanks to a robust financing market and the slick documents that trumpeted the virtues of the combined/img—prepared by chase and barclays, the lead banks arranging for the and his team easily raised the debt needed to finance the deal. according to dolan, when he ran into klein and asked him how the bank presentations were going, klein told him, “they are throwing money at us.” but the “confidential information memorandum” used to raise the bank financing had some extraordinary assumptions in it that should have received close scrutiny by the banks but apparently did not. says one former finance executive, “banks' due diligence, let's be perfectly honest, isn't the most deep, deep thing in the world. just remember, every mortgage was at one point, and they all crashed, right?” one big question concerned the cash flow the banks were told the combined company would generate. that number was a whopping $448 88 percent more than the $238 million sum the two companies had reported for 2013. the projection contained a number of onetime adjustments and of expenses that had occurred in previous years. the $448 million was also based on emanuel and finding $156 million in cost savings at the combined company, $151 million of which was to come from. not that they were consulted, but top management thought this figure fanciful at best, given the costs that dolan and others had already taken out of the company in previous years. the former finance executive put at $60 million the realistic cost savings that could come from the/img merger. in a business where the primary assets are people and their relationships with other not as if manufactured promise of cost cuts sent shivers through the rank and file. according to azoff, emanuel called about 30 top executives and told them not to worry about the proposed cuts. “don't anybody be afraid,” azoff says emanuel told them. (a spokesman denies that emanuel had these conversations.)
in march 2014, peter klein reached out to top management for help. “by now, the penny has dropped, and he's begun to figure things out…. i think it became clear to peter that the numbers were a joke,” one former executive recalls. he believes klein had come to the dual realizations that it was unlikely the $151 million of cost reductions could be found at and that's business was in free fall because the colleges and universities wanted more money for the rights that allowed to sell local advertising and branded merchandise. (klein disputes this account. he says he believed the numbers would be achieved.) closed the deal in early may. the $2.45 billion bank deal was a blowout, many times oversubscribed. “we're ready to get started on what will surely be an epic collaboration,” emanuel and whitesell wrote to the more than employees worldwide. emanuel called dolan, and the two men congratulated each other. dolan had no intention of staying at the new had seen the writing on the was sticking around to collect what turned out to be a $40 million payday from his ownership of stock. he and emanuel exchanged pleasantries and agreed to get together for a drink later in the week, when emanuel planned to be in new york. “anything you ever want, mike, anything you ever want, just call me and patrick,” emanuel told him. “you've got it.” dolan says now, “it was all hollywood bullshit.” you've got to be kidding me, one person involved in the sale thought when he saw bid. a few days later, dolan flew to bermuda to attend a board meeting for bacardi ltd., the spirits company. (dolan is now the c.e.o. of bacardi.) after he arrived, his assistant told him a confidential package had arrived for him from/img human resources. emanuel had fired him. “i was just sitting there waiting to collect a check from the sale of the company,” he says. “and he still didn't have the balls to say, ‘you know what, mike? it's not going to work out, and we wish you well.’ a day later, assistant was fired, and then, seriatim, those executives who were close to dolan. that was only the beginning of the bloodletting. in july, peter klein quit for personal reasons, as he wrote in an e-mail to vanity fair. but, a former executive theorizes, “peter knew that he was set up to take the fall…. he realized the college numbers were bullshit. the $155 [million of cost savings] was bullshit.” a few weeks later, david abrutyn,'s global head of consulting, announced he would be leaving, followed by constance williams, the former head of human resources, and, more important, george pyne, the head of's college business, who left to form his own company. one former executive told the entertainment blog the wrap, “it's like watching a car crash.”
around the same time, problems with's business began to seep into public view. according to someone at a presentation to the banks, pyne had predicted that it would generate $100 million in cash flow in 2014. “if we do $100 million in 2014, it would be the lowest year we've ever had in college,” pyne is said to have proclaimed to the banks. but in june, the new company lost a premier contract with the university of kentucky to a rival agency. then it almost lost its deal with syracuse university. only through direct intervention was the contract salvaged. but, according to a former executive, where once had paid syracuse $3.9 million a year and made around $2.5 million in profit, the new contract called for paying syracuse $6 million a year and was unprofitable. then lost its contract with arizona state and a portion of its contract with the university of georgia. the wheels were coming off's college business. (a/img spokesman says it's “only fair to state the wins [for the company] in the last five to six months”: nebraska, baylor, and western kentucky.) the promised was also running into trouble, in part because emanuel found himself having to make expensive new hires to compensate for the wave of departing executives. to replace klein,/img hired chris liddell, a onetime board member whom forstmann had removed as part of the failed alleged ovitz coup. as a former chief financial officer of both general motors and microsoft, liddell had the credentials for the job, but many wondered why he had taken it unless his ultimate that of silver to replace emanuel and whitesell as the c.e.o. “liddell has said a dozen times, ‘i'm done with the c.f.o. stuff. i'll never do it again,’ says one former insider. “he's not there to be c.f.o. he's there for a year from now, when ari and patrick can't come anywhere close to their numbers.” (a spokesman says this allegation is untrue. the company did not make liddell available for comment.) some former executives think it is just a matter of time before the banks learn of the magnitude of the missed projections of the business as well as the presumed failure to achieve the $150-million-plus in cost savings. the 2014/img financial performance will likely be shared with the bank group sometime in march 2015, if not before. answered prayers
leon black's apollo global management, a notoriously successful distressed investor, is said to be circling the/img bank debt to see if it can buy into the company on the cheap. moody's, the giant agency, assigned the/img debt a “speculative” rating, implying that owning the debt was a risky proposition. in a report, moody's analyst scott van den bosch argued that the company's leverage was “very high” and that there were serious risks involved with integrating the two companies and achieving the projected cost savings. “failure to achieve substantial cost savings or revenue growth that lead to leverage levels remaining above by the end of 2015 would likely lead to a downgrade,” he wrote. (to try to make good on the promised cost savings, in december, cut 100 low-level jobs.) but wall street bankers say the value of the/img bank debt seems to be holding up relatively well in trading, indicating that worries about the company's financial performance may be overblown. “he is relentless to the point of ‘ari, stop calling me. i'll make my decision when i make my decision,’ says les moonves. for his part, emanuel is undeterred. in 2014, according to a competitor, he asked many agents to take more equity in the new company in lieu of a portion of their bonuses. his promise to them is that when/img goes public they will be rich. but with the equity markets again looking shaky after a long upward run, that promise could be a hollow one, or the money a long way off, especially if the promised financial performance is not achieved. “i hear there's a lot of unhappiness,” says a veteran hollywood observer. “ari is having to do a good job of convincing their key people to hang in there for another couple of years, and all they keep saying is ‘i.p.o., i.p.o., i.p.o., and look at all the stock you have, and you'll make eight figures when we go public, and you're never going to make that money as an agent anywhere else in a onetime liquidity event, so hang in there until we get to go public.’ (aside from press speculation, there is no indication the company is planning a public stock offering anytime soon.) flush with cash from the skype and deals, silver lake could always invest more equity in the company until the business and the markets improve, although this might mean a dilution of and ownership stakes. durban, the silver lake partner, could not disagree more emphatically with the critics who say/img is not meeting its projections. he says the company's financial performance will exceed what was forecast. although the numbers aren't publicly available, silver lake shared with vanity fair that the/img cash flow for the first nine months of 2014 was around $200 million, some 16 percent above the same time period for 2103. (durban declined to comment.) in november, durban told the financial times that/img would be one of silver lake's “highest returning investments” and that the new company was “one of the fastest growing media companies in the world at scale.” he said that/img had no material debt maturities until 2021 and that the combined company's $315 million in cash flow in the 12 months ending in june would easily cover its $95 million in annual interest payments to the banks. he explained that the combined size of/img gives it power in the marketplace. “it reminds me of when i graduated from college and worked at morgan stanley,” he told the financial times. “then there was consolidation: banks had to become full service and got larger and larger…. instead of having to pitch clients, clients would call them and give them business…. through the course of the year we've had a significant acceleration of talent representation flow our way because of our scale.” he remains, he says, deeply committed to emanuel and whitesell and the company they have built. “this is a business that has been around for 100 years,” he said. “we're not in a rush.”
it's a good thing durban is favorably disposed toward these two executives, since emanuel and whitesell have a employment agreement with the company and, as both azoff and geffen contend, have the right to sell their stock to silver lake, at an price, whether or not/img becomes a public company. “one way or the other they get bought out,” geffen says of emanuel and whitesell. (a/img spokesman says emanuel and whitesell do not have a agreement to sell their stock to silver lake.) james b. “jimmy” lee, silver lake's longtime banker at chase, is equally bullish about the future prospects of/img. he says that no company silver lake owns has ever defaulted on a covenant and that, furthermore, it the companies it invests in to make sure there are no financial problems at the start or down the road. speaking hypothetically about deals where two companies are merged and where integration and cost rationalization happen over time, lee says, “when you do deals like this and you've got a lot of work to do on the business, it's not like they bought something that was running like a watch. you make a series of big assumptions and then what happens, over, call it 24 months or so, is some assumptions are dead right, some assumptions are dead wrong. but in the aggregate you end up with exactly what you had planned on, more or less.” hollywood friends and associates are also optimistic and supportive. hbo chairman and c.e.o. richard plepler, who admits he doesn't know much about the/img deal, says, “ari is the personification of positive energy. if he told me that the sun was going to rise in the west, you know, i might not believe him, but i'd set my alarm. and i'd set my alarm because his enthusiasm is such, his faith in the promise of something is such, that you want to go with him. i wouldn't bet against him.” nikki finke is similarly enthusiastic: “ari wants to grow his business, and i think that is what motivates him. he wants to grow it so that it is a fixture in hollywood and out of hollywood, so that it is impermeable. he saw when he was small how vulnerable these agencies are to the ebb and flow of the business. and he wants to create a company that is way beyond that…. he wants a fortress. he wants moats, and walls—everything. and it's really smart, and he's expanding in lots of different ways. and he'll get there. i have no doubt that he will get there.” | wɪn ˈɑri ɪˈmænjuəl, ðə co-c.e.o*. əv ðə ˈpaʊərˌhaʊs ˈtælənt ˈeɪʤənsi ˈwɪljəm ˈmɔrɪs ɪnˈdɛvər (noʊn ɛz), wɔnts ˈsəmθɪŋ, hi ˈdəzənt kwɪt ənˈtɪl hi gɪts ɪt. ˈʤɛnərəli sin ɛz ðə ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən fər ˈɑri goʊld, ðə kræs, ˈoʊvərˈbɛrɪŋ ˈtælənt ˈeɪʤənt pleɪd baɪ ˈʤɛrəˌmi ɔn ðə ˈeɪʧbiˈoʊ ˈsɪriz ˌɑntʊˈrɑʒ, ɪˈmænjuəl ɪz noʊn fər ˈtæktɪks ðət ər ɪkˈstrim ˈivɪn baɪ ˈhɑliˌwʊd ˈstændərdz. ˈsiˌbiˌɛs ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd c.e.o*. lɛs ˈmunvɛz, hu dɪˈskraɪbz hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ə fan”*” əv, sɪz, ɪz rɪˈlɛntlɪs tɪ ðə pɔɪnt əv ‘‘ari*, stɑp ˈkɔlɪŋ mi. aɪl meɪk maɪ dɪˈsɪʒən wɪn aɪ meɪk maɪ decision.’*.’ ˈmunvɛz tɛlz əv ə ˈrisənt nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˈoʊvər ðə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ʃoʊ ˈɛkstənt: ʤɪst ˈrisəntli pɪkt ɪt əp fər ə ˈsɛkənd jɪr, ənd ˈɑri kɔld mi wəns ə deɪ fər, laɪk, θri wiks. ənd ɪt wɑz laɪk ‘‘ari*, aɪl tɛl ju wɪn ɪts ˈrɛdi. aɪ wɪl tɛl ju wɪn əm ready,’*,’ ju noʊ. ‘‘well*, haʊ ər wi duɪŋ? ər wi kloʊz? ər wi ˈlukˈwɔrm? wəts ðə situation?’*?’ fər ˈmɛni jɪrz moʊst ɪnˈdʊrɪŋ əbˈsɛʃən wɑz tɪ ˈkɑmbaɪn hɪz ˈtælənt ˈeɪʤənsi, huz klaɪənts ˌɪnˈklud ˈmuvi ənd ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən stɑrz səʧ ɛz bɛn ˈæflɪk, ʤeɪmz ˈfræŋkoʊ, ənd ˈoʊprə ˈwɪnfri, wɪθ, ðə ʤaɪənt ðət həz wərkt wɪθ səʧ ɪˈlit ˈæθˌlits ɛz ˈɑrnəld ˈpɑmər, ʤæk ˈnɪkləs, ˈtaɪgər wʊdz, pit ˈsæmprəs, ənd mɑrˈtinə nævˌrætɪˈloʊvə. kwɛst tɪ oʊn bɪˈgæn ɪn ˈərnɪst ɪn ðə ˈsəmər əv 2004 wɪn hi ənd ˈəðərz hæd ˈdɪnər wɪθ ˈmoʊgəl ˈtɛdi ˈfɔrstmən æt ðə ˈfæʃənəbəl (naʊ dɪˈfəŋkt) ˈmɪdˌtaʊn mænˈhætən ˈrɛˌstrɑnt donatella*, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈfɔrmər ˈfɔrstmən ˈpɑrtnər. ðə tu mɛn dɪˈskəst haʊ fərm, ˈfɔrstmən ˈlɪtəl ˈkəmpəˌni, maɪt meɪk ən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn ˈeɪʤənsi, ɪnˈdɛvər, ɛz ɪt wɑz kɔld ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt mərʤd wɪθ ˈwɪljəm ˈmɔrɪs. ə tərm ʃit wɑz drɔn əp, bət ðə dil wɛnt ˈnoʊˌwɛr. ə ˈkɛrɪktər, ʤɪst ɛz ˈpæʃənət ənd mərˈkjʊriəl ɛz nərst ən əbˈsɛʃən tɪ oʊn, wɪʧ wɑz ðɛn stɪl kənˈtroʊld baɪ ɪts ˈfaʊndər, mɑrk məˈkɔrmək. ən ˈæməˌʧər gɔlf pleɪər, məˈkɔrmək hæd ˈbeɪgən ðə fərm tɪ hɛlp hɪz frɛnd ˈɑrnəld ˈpɑmər ənd ˈəðər prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈæθˌlits ərn ˈɛkstrə ˈməni baɪ ɛnˈdɔrsɪŋ ˈprɑdəkts ənd ˈædɪŋ ðɛr stɑr paʊər tɪ ˈkɔrpərət ˈmɑrkətɪŋ kæmˈpeɪnz. ˈfɔrstmən θɔt wɑz rən bət fʊl əv pəˈtɛnʃəl. hæd ə hɛl əv ə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ðət ðeɪ wərənt ˈrɪli ˈteɪkɪŋ ædˈvæntɪʤ of,”*,” hi toʊld mi ɪn ə dɪˈsɛmbər 2010 ˈɪntərvˌju ɪn hɪz pɑʃ ˈɔfəs ɪn mænˈhætənz g.m*. ˈbɪldɪŋ. ˈkəmpəˌni hæd ˈnɛvər juzd ðə wərd ‘‘profit.’*.’ mɑrk laɪkt tɪ ɛnd ðə jɪr æt ˈziroʊ. hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ teɪk ðə læst 20 ər 25 ˈmɪljən. nən əv ðiz ˈpipəl nu wət ðə ˈəðər gaɪ dɪd. ɪt wɑz aɪl juz ˈkələrfəl ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪt wɑz ðə moʊst ˈfəkˌtəp ˈkəmpəˌni aɪv ˈɛvər sin ɪn maɪ hoʊl laɪf baɪ ə lɔŋ shot.”*.” məˈkɔrmək hæd noʊ dɪˈzaɪər tɪ sɛl, ˌhaʊˈɛvər. aɪ gɑt ðə dil wɑz hi died,”*,” rɪˈkɔld ˈfɔrstmən ˈbləntli. ˈdʊrɪŋ nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wɪθ ɛˈsteɪt, ˈfɔrstmən ənd ɪˈmænjuəl kɛpt ˈtɔkɪŋ, ənd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈfɔrstmən kloʊzd ðə dil, fər 750 ˈmɪljən ɪn kæʃ, ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2004 ðə tu mɛn kənˈsɪdərd ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ˈɔlsoʊ əkˈwaɪərɪŋ ɪnˈdɛvər, wɪθ ɪˈmænjuəl ˈrənɪŋ ðə kəmˈbaɪnd ˈkəmpəˌni. wɪn ðət dɪd nɑt kəm tɪ pæs ˈiðər, ən ˌɪnˈkrɛʤələs ɪˈmænjuəl ɪz sɛd baɪ ə ˈfɔrstmən ˌɪnˈsaɪdər tɪ hæv proʊˈkleɪmd ðət ðə ˈmərʤər wʊd bi ˈhæpənɪŋ ənd ðət hi wɑz, ɪn fækt, goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ðə c.e.o*. əv ðə kəmˈbaɪnd ˈkəmpəˌni. səʧ ɪgˈzubərəns lɛft ˈfɔrstmən nɑnˈpləst ənd ə bɪt mɪft. ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst ˈdɛkeɪd ˈfɔrstmən trænsˈfɔrmd ˈɪntu ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈpaʊərˌhaʊs. ðə ɪkˈspændɪŋ ˈbɪznɪs kət ˈprɑfətəbəl dilz wɪθ mɔr ðən 200 əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkɑlɪʤ ənd ˌjunəˈvərsəti spɔrts timz, ɛz wɛl ɛz wɪθ ˈɪndiən prɛˈmɪr lig ˈkrɪkɪt, ˈwɪmbəldən, ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ənd juz. ˈoʊpən ˈtɛnɪs ˈtərnəmənts, ˈtɛnɪs ˈtərnəmənts ɪn speɪn ənd məˈleɪʒə, ənd ˈbɑrkliz prɛˈmɪr lig ˈsɑkər. ɪt ræn ˈfæʃən wik ɪn nu jɔrk, ˈmaɪˌlæn, ənd ˈləndən, ənd ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ɪt fɔrmd ən ɪkˈsklusɪv ʤɔɪnt ˈvɛnʧər wɪθ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈnɛtˌwərk tɪ kriˈeɪt spɔrts ðɪs ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ səʧ spɔrts stɑrz ɛz ˈnoʊvæk djokovic*, mərˈiə sharapova*, ənd ˈvinəs ˈwɪljəmz. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ saɪnd əp ən əreɪ əv ˈfæʃən dɪˈzaɪnərz ənd ˈmɑdəlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmaɪkəl kors*, daɪæn vɔn ˈfərstənbərg, bündchen*, ənd keɪt mɔs. ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl dilz meɪd ɪˈmænjuəl wɔnt mɔr ðən ˈɛvər. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ʤun 2009 ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz, hi hæd bɪn time”*” wɪθ ˈfɔrstmən ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ðə gɔlf kɔrs ənd off,”*,” ənd ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən ˈhitɪd əp əˈgɛn ðət ˈsəmˌhaʊ ənd wʊd bi kəmˈbaɪnd. bət ɪˈmænjuəl stɪl kʊd nɑt kræk ˈfɔrstmən. ɪkˈspleɪnz ˈərvɪŋ ˈæzɔf, ə ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˈmidiə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ənd ˈfɔrmər bɔrd ˈmɛmbər, ˈɑri ˈstɑrtɪd bɪˈfrɛndɪŋ ˈtɛdi, ˈtɛdi sɛd, aɪ ʃʊd haɪər ˈɑri ənd [hɪz ˈbɪznɪs ˈpɑrtnər] ˈpætrɪk [ˈwaɪtˌsɛl]. aɪ kʊd gɪv ðɛm iʧ ənd ə fju pɔɪnts əv stock.’*.’ aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk hi ˈɛvər sɔ ˈɑri ɛz ðə grænd wizard.”*.” ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ˈfɔrstmən hæd ˈlɪtəl teɪst fər fiz ər ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd fər nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən, ˈmuvi, mˈjuzɪk, ənd bʊk dilz ɔn bɪˈhæf əv klaɪənts. ˈfɔrstmən səˈpoʊzədli toʊld ɪˈmænjuəl, ər ɪn ðə ˈbɑrbərˌʃɑp ˈbɪznɪs. ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ ju groʊ jʊr ˈrɛvəˌnuz ɪz ju gɪt əˈnəðər ˈbɑrbər tɪ wərk fər ju, ənd hi kəts 10 ˈhɛrˌkəts today.”*.” wən ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt əv kleɪmz hi wʊd ˈnɛvər hæv soʊld tɪ ɪˈmænjuəl: wəns toʊld mi ðə ˈoʊnli gʊd θɪŋ ðət ˈɑri ˈɛvər geɪv ɪm wɑz ədˈvaɪs əˈbaʊt hɪz ləv life.”*.” ər ɪn ðə ˈbɑrbərˌʃɑp business,”*,” ˈfɔrstmən toʊld ɪˈmænjuəl. ˈoʊnli weɪ ju groʊ ɪz ju gɪt əˈnəðər barber.”*.” aɪˈrɑnɪkli, ʤɪst ɛz hæd bɪn ðə keɪs wɪθ məˈkɔrmək, ə ˈsədən dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪʃən ɪn hɛlθ ʧeɪnʤd ðə ˈkælkjələs. ɪn ˈərli 2011 nɑt ˈfilɪŋ wɛl, hi wɛnt tɪ ðə meɪoʊ ˈklɪnɪk, wɛr hi wɑz ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst wɪθ glioblastoma*, ðə seɪm ˈvɪrələnt fɔrm əv breɪn ˈkænsər ðət kɪld ˈtɛdi ˈkɛnədi. sun ʃɑrks wər ˈsərkəlɪŋ, ˈfɪgjərɪŋ kərˈɛktli ðət wɪn ˈfɔrstmən daɪd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wʊd əˈgɛn bi fər seɪl. ˈtɛri ˈsɛməl, ðə ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm hɛd əv ˈwɔrnər bros*., hæd ˈərliər traɪd tɪ baɪ ɪt. ˈkʊdənt gɪt ɪm tɪ liv ðə ˌgɑˈdæmd building,”*,” ˈfɔrstmən toʊld mi. ðɛn, ɛz aɪ roʊt ɪn ðə ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2012 ˈɪʃu əv ˈvænɪti fɛr, ˈwənˈtaɪm kriˈeɪtɪv ˈɑrtɪsts ˈeɪʤənsi (caa*) hɛd ˈmaɪkəl frɛnd ˈfɔrstmən hæd traɪd tɪ hɛlp aʊt ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈdɪfəkəlt kərɪr ˈpɪriəd baɪ ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪm ɔn ðə traɪd tɪ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz ə ku. bət wɪn ˈfɔrstmən faʊnd aʊt əˈbaʊt ɪt oʊˈvɪts ənd θri əv hɪz səˈpɔrtərz wər tɔst ɔf ðə bɔrd. ɪˈmænjuəl keɪm ˈkɔlɪŋ əˈgɛn, tu. wʊd hæv peɪd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ fər it,”*,” sɪz ˈsəmˌwən əˈwɛr əv ˈfaɪnəl dɪˈskəʃən wɪθ ˈfɔrstmən. bət ˈfɔrstmən əˈgɛn dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ sɛl. nɑt ənˈtɪl meɪ 2014 mɔr ðən tu jɪrz ˈæftər ˈfɔrstmən hæd daɪd, dɪd ɪˈmænjuəl prɪˈveɪl æt læst ɪn hɪz kwɛst tɪ oʊn, wɪθ ən ˈbɪljən bɪd ðət ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd ˈɛvəri ˈəðər ˈsɪriəs ˈsutər. bət ɛz ˈtrumən kəˈpoʊt laɪkt tɪ seɪ, kˈwoʊtɪŋ st*. tərˈisə əv əˈvɪlə, tɪrz ər ʃɛd ˈoʊvər ˈænsərd prɛrz ðən ˈoʊvər ˌəˈnænsərd prayers.”*.” ˌɑntʊˈrɑʒ ɪˈmænjuəl ɪˈmænjuəl kəmz baɪ hɪz fərˈoʊʃəs təˈnæsɪti ˈɑnəstli. ɛz ə ʧaɪld hi wɑz ðə blæk ʃip ɪn ən ˌɪˈləstriəs ˈfæməli əv over-achievers*. hɪz ˈbrəðər rɑm wʊd bɪˈkəm ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑməz fərst ʧif əv stæf ənd ɪz naʊ ðə meɪər əv ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ. hɪz ˈəðər ˈbrəðər, zik, ɪz ə ɑŋˈkɑləʤɪst, ˈɔθər, bioethicist*, ənd ˈfɔrmər waɪt haʊs ædˈvaɪzər. ɛz ə ʧaɪld ˈɑri wɑz dɪsˈlɛksɪk ənd ˈsəfərd frəm ˌhaɪpərækˈtɪvɪti dɪˈsɔrdər. hi fɔt ˈfrikwɛntli wɪθ ˈklæsˌmeɪts hu tizd ɪm. wɪn hi wɑz ɪn haɪ skul, hɪz ˈpɛrənts pʊt ɪm ɪn ˈθɛrəpi fər ə jɪr ənd sɛnt ɪm tɪ ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈtiʧər fər ən aʊər ənd ə hæf iʧ deɪ ˈæftər skul. ˈsɪtɪŋ æt hər ˈteɪbəl, hi wʊd kraɪ ɛz hi traɪd tɪ rɛd, bət ˈəltəmətli hi kənˈkludɪd frəm ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns ðət ɪz tu daunting.”*.” wən əv fərst ʤɑbz wɑz tɪ wərk fər ðə nu jɔrk ˈtælənt ˈeɪʤənt ˈrɑbi lænts, hu hæd ən əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ ˈsteɪbəl əv ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt klaɪənts, frəm ˈbɛti ˈdeɪvɪs tɪ ʤeɪmz ˈbɔldwən tɪ ˈwɪljəm ˈrɛnkˌwɪst. maɪ ˈlɪtərˌɛri ˈeɪʤənt, ʤɔɪ ˈhɛrɪs, hu ðɛn wərkt fər lænts ənd naʊ rənz hər oʊn ˈlɪtərˌɛri ˈeɪʤənsi, ˈriˌkɔlz ɪˈmænjuəl ɛz ““cocky*, æmˈbɪʃəs, ənd ˈɛrəgənt. oʊ maɪ gɑd, ðɪs kɪd, ju ˈwɔntɪd tɪ pɪnʧ ɪm ɔn wən ʧik ənd slæp ɪm ɔn ðə other.”*.” hi wɑz ðɛr fər lɛs ðən ə jɪr. ˈlərnɪd wət hi hæd tɪ lərn ənd gɑt out,”*,” ˈhɛrɪs sɪz. wɑz ə kwɪk step.”*.” laɪk ˈmɛni ˈəðər əˈspaɪrɪŋ ˈeɪʤənts ɪn ˈhɑliˌwʊd, hi fərst wərkt ɪn ðə ˈmeɪˌlrum, æt ənd ðɛn æt ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kriˈeɪtɪv ˈmænɪʤmənt (icm*), wɛr baɪ 1995 hi wɑz ə ˈsinjər ˈeɪʤənt. ðət seɪm jɪr, ˈæftər biɪŋ hɪt baɪ ə kɑr ənd ˈɛndɪŋ əp ˈfeɪsˈdaʊn ɔn ˈwɪlˌʃaɪr ˈbʊləˌvɑrd wɪθ ˈbroʊkən rɪbz ənd ə tɔrn a.c.l*., ɪˈmænjuəl hæd ən ɪˈpɪfəni: ædˈvæntɪʤ əv iʧ deɪ ðæts ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ju, ənd du ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ muv ðə ˈnidəl ɔn jʊr ˈbɪznɪs, ˈivɪn ɪf ɪts ʤɪst ən ɪnʧ. juv hərd ɪt ˌbiˈfɔr, bət laɪf ɪz nɑt ə drɛs rɪˈhərsəl. doʊnt weɪst jʊr taɪm (ər mine).”*).” hir ðɛrz ə lɔt əv unhappiness,”*,” sɪz ən əbˈzərvər. ɪz ˈhævɪŋ tɪ du ə gʊd ʤɑb əv kənˈvɪnsɪŋ ki ˈpipəl tɪ [stay].”*].” sun ðɛˈræftər, ɪˈmænjuəl əˈbrəptli lɛft wɪθ ə grup əv ˈəðər ˈeɪʤənts ənd ˈstɑrtɪd ɪnˈdɛvər. baɪ 1997 hi kʊd boʊst tɪ ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ðət hi wɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ bɪtˈwin 1 ˈmɪljən ənd 2 ˈmɪljən ə jɪr. ɪn 2009 ɪˈmænjuəl ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ teɪk əˈnəðər bɪg rɪsk. fəks əp laɪk aɪ do,”*,” hi wəns roʊt, jul ˈnɛvər səkˈsid ənˈlɛs ju teɪk bɪg rɪsks. bɪg ones.”*.” ɪˈmænjuəl ənd ˈpætrɪk ˈæfəbəl, ˌmɪdˈwɛstərnər, hum ˈɛvriˌwən ɪn ˈhɑliˌwʊd dɪˈskraɪbz ɛz ˈpoʊlər tɪ baɪ ðə ˈvɛnərəbəl ˈwɪljəm ˈmɔrɪs ˈeɪʤənsi. ˈfaʊndɪd ɪn 1898 ɛz ə tɪn pæn ˈæli fərm tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ˈsɔŋˌraɪtərz ənd ˈvɑdvɪl pərˈfɔrmərz, ɪt naʊ hæd ə væst əreɪ əv klaɪənts səʧ ɛz ˈɛdi ˈmərfi, ˈrɪʧərd gir, ənd bɪl oʊˈraɪli. ˈwɪljəm ˈmɔrɪs ɪnˈdɛvər kˈwɪkli bɪˈkeɪm ðə noʊ. 1 ər noʊ. 2 ˈeɪʤənsi əˈkrɔs ɔl ˈtælənt ənd ˈmidiə ˈkætəˌgɔriz, ˈraɪvəlɪŋ boʊθ ənd. klɪr ðət ˈɑri ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi ɛz wɛl rɪˈspɛktɪd ɛz hɪz ˈəðər tu brothers,”*,” sɪz ˈʤərnəlɪst ˈnɪki fɪŋk. hi faʊnd ə weɪ tɪ du ɪt. ənd aɪ θɪŋk hiz kwaɪt plizd wɪθ himself…*…. aɪ θɪŋk ðət baɪɪŋ ˈmɔrɪs wɑz ə juʤ θɪŋ fər ɪm. rɪˈmɛmbər, ɪnˈdɛvər wɑz ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə naɪt wɪθ noʊ ˈməni, ˈvərʧuəli noʊ clients.”*.” ˈəndər ɪˈmænjuəl ənd ˈwaɪtˌsɛl, həz bɪˈkəm ə rɪˈmɑrkəbli ˈdɑmənənt fɔrs, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən. ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈpækɪʤɪŋ ðən ˈɑri ənd rɪk ˈroʊzən ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən chief],”*],” sɪz ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈmoʊgəl ˈdeɪvɪd ˈgɛfən. ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi hu dɪz ɪt ˈbɛtər. fər ˈɪnstəns, ˈstivən ˈspilbərg wɑz æt fər ˈdɛkeɪdz, ənd ðeɪ dɪd ˈnəθɪŋ fər ɪm ɪn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən, ənd hi goʊz wɪθ ˈɑri, ənd hi həz hæd ˈsɛvən ər eɪt ʃoʊz ɔn ðə ɛr. ðæts əˈbaʊt əˈkɑmplɪʃmənt, nɑt əˈbaʊt bullshit.”*.” ɪn 2012 ˈsɪləkən ˈvæli ˈvɛnʧər ˈkæpətəlɪst mɑrk ˌɪntrəˈdust ɪˈmænjuəl tɪ ˈiˌgɑn ˈdərbən, ˈmænəʤɪŋ ˈpɑrtnər əv ˈsɪlvər leɪk ˈpɑrtnərz, wən əv ðə wərldz moʊst səkˈsɛsfəl baɪaʊt fərmz, ˈkərəntli wɪθ ə 10 ˈbɪljən ˈɛkwəti fənd ənd ə lɔt əv draɪ ˈpaʊdər fər dilz. sun ɪˈnəf ˈsɪlvər leɪk meɪd ən ˌəndɪˈskloʊzd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn, sɛd tɪ bi 250 ˈmɪljən, wɪʧ bɔt ɪt ə 31 pərˈsɛnt steɪk, ˈvæljuɪŋ æt əraʊnd 800 ˈmɪljən. ðɛr simd tɪ bi ˈlɪtəl kˈwɛʃən ðət ðə ˈmərʤər wərkt ˌfaɪˈnænʃəli, ɪn pɑrt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈdɑkjəmɛnt, bɪˈkəz ɪˈmænjuəl ənd ˈwaɪtˌsɛl kət 50 ˈmɪljən ɪn kɔsts frəm ðə kəmˈbaɪnd ˈbɪznɪs, ˈtərnɪŋ ə ˈbɛrli ˈprɑfətəbəl fərm ˈɪntu wən wɪθ ən ˈɛnviəbəl 21 pərˈsɛnt ˈprɑfɪt ˈmɑrʤən. ɪn 2012 ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd ə kæʃ floʊ (ˈərnɪŋz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛst, ˈtæksɪz, dɪˌpriʃiˈeɪʃən, ənd ˌæmərtɪˈzeɪʃən) əv 88 ˈmɪljən, kloʊz tɪ ˈdəbəl ðət əv ðə ˈpriviəs jɪr. ɪn 2013 ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd 97 ˈmɪljən ɪn kæʃ floʊ, əv wɪʧ mɔr ðən θˌrikˈwɔrtərz, ər 76 ˈmɪljən, wɑz dəraɪvd frəm ðə ˈeɪʤənsi ˈbɪznɪs. ðə ˈbæləns keɪm frəm kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ɪn eɪt ənd ˈəðər hɪp ˈkəmpəˌniz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ rɛd ˌɪnərˈæktɪv, ə ˈeɪʤənsi; ˈʤɪŋgəl pəŋks, ə mˈjuzɪk ˈbɪznɪs; ənd rɑk strim ˈstudiˌoʊz. ˈɔlsoʊ hæd sˈmɔlər ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ɪn 50 ər soʊ ˈəðər ˈkəmpəˌniz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈubər, ðə ˈhjuʤli səkˈsɛsfəl ˈtæksi ɔlˈtərnətɪv. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ɪz ə ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɛstər ɪn ðə reɪn grup, ə buˈtik ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt bæŋk ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈkəmpəˌni ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn 2009 baɪ ˈfɔrmər wɔl strit ˈbæŋkərz ʤɛf saɪn ənd ʤoʊ ˈrævɪʧ. ˈædɪd əp, ðə ˈbɪznɪsɪz meɪd ɪˈmænjuəl wən əv ˈhɑliˌwʊdz ˈlidɪŋ paʊər ˈbroʊkərz. əkˈwaɪərɪŋ wʊd meɪk ɪm ˈivɪn ˈrɪʧər ənd mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl, ər səʧ wɑz ðə ˈlɑʤɪk. ɪn 2010 ˈfɔrstmən hæd əˈpɔɪntɪd maɪk ˈdoʊlən ʧif ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈɔfɪsər ənd c.e.o.-designate*. ˈfɔrstmən ənd ˈdoʊlən kʊd nɑt hæv bɪn mɔr ˈdɪfərənt. ˌɪmˈpəlsɪv ənd ˈpæʃənət, ˈfɔrstmən, ən ɛr tɪ ə wəns praʊd ˈtɛkˌstaɪl ˈfɔrʧən, flu əraʊnd ðə wərld ɔn ə ˈgəlfˌstrim vi ənd ˈdeɪtɪd ˈbjutəfəl ˈwɪmən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈprɪnsɛs daɪˈænə, ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈhərli, ənd lakshmi*. hi ˈnɛvər ˈmɛrid bət əˈdɑptəd tu bɔɪz, ənd ˈɛvərəst, frəm saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ. fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst hɪz ɪnˈtaɪər kərɪr hi wərkt æt ðə fərm hi hæd ˈstɑrtɪd ɛz ə jəŋ mæn. ˈdoʊlən, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, həz bɪn ˈmɛrid tɪ ðə seɪm ˈwʊmən fər 42 jɪrz ənd wɔkt tɪ wərk. hi stɪl dɪz nɑt oʊn ə kɑr. hi gɑt ə ph.d*. ɪn mɪˈdjivəl ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈlɪtərəʧər æt kɔrˈnɛl ənd tɔt æt ˈkjuni fər ə ˈkəpəl əv jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈgɪtɪŋ ən m.b.a*. æt kəˈləmbiə. hɪz ˈsəbsəkwənt résumé*é ˌɪnˈkludz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ʤɑbz æt ðə kənˈsəltɪŋ fərm buz ˈælən, ˌkɑntəˈnɛnəl kən, ˈpɛpsi, ðə jəŋ ˈrubɪkəm ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ˈeɪʤənsi, ənd ˈvaɪəkɑm. ˈmænˌdeɪt frəm ˈfɔrstmən hæd bɪn tɪ tərn əraʊnd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ɔl ðə brəˈvɑdoʊ ənd ˈglæmər ənd ɪkˈspænʧən ðə fərm wɑz stɪl ˈstrəgəlɪŋ wɪθ haɪ ɪkˈspɛnsɪz. wɪˈθɪn wiks əv ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ, ˈdoʊlən toʊld ˈfɔrstmən ðət ðə prɑˈʤɛktəd 2010 kæʃ floʊ əv 140 ˈmɪljən wɑz nɑt əˈʧivəbəl; ə mɔr ˌriəˈlɪstɪk ˈnəmbər wɑz 110 ˈmɪljən. θɔt hi wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈlɛvɪˌteɪt aʊt əv ðə chair,”*,” ˈdoʊlən ˈriˌkɔlz. ˈfɔrstmən, hu hæd ə noʊˈtɔriəs ˈtɛmpər, wɑz ɪnˈreɪʤd. sɛd, ˈfəkɪŋ fɛd əp wɪθ ðiz gaɪz, ənd aɪ wɔnt ju tɪ fɪks it,’*,’ ˈdoʊlən ˈriˌkɔlz. sɛd, fɪks it.’*.’ ˈdoʊlən kət 20 ˈmɪljən əv ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ kɔsts ənd əˈnəðər 5 ˈmɪljən əv ˈrilɪˌsteɪt kɔsts. hi klind əp ðə ˈkəmpəniz əˈkaʊnɪŋ ənd roʊt ɔf 16 ˈmɪljən əv ˈlɔˌŋoʊvərˈdu rɪˈsivəbəlz. hi bænd ˌfərstˈklæs ˈɛrˌfɛr ənd froʊz ˈsæləriz. ðə təf ˈmɛdəsən wərkt. baɪ 2011 kæʃ floʊ wɑz 150 ˈmɪljən. ˈæftər dɛθ, ˈdoʊlən əˈfɪʃəli bɪˈkeɪm c.e.o*. bət kˈwɪkli dɪˈskəvərd hi wɑz nɑt ðə mæn ɪn ʧɑrʤ, dɪˈspaɪt ˈhævɪŋ lɛd ðə ˈkəmpəniz ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈtərnərˌaʊnd. ˈoʊvər taɪm, məʧ tɪ ʃəˈgrɪn, ðət ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt roʊl fɛl tɪ mɑrk məkˈdugəl, ə ˌlɪtəˈgeɪʃən ˈpɑrtnər æt ðə ˈpaʊərfəl ˈwɔʃɪŋtən lɔ fərm ˈeɪkɪn gəmp. ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz dɛθ, ˈfɔrstmən hæd ˈgɪvɪn məkˈdugəl paʊər əv əˈtərni ˈoʊvər ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ tu ˈæˌsɛts ɪn ðə ˈfɔrstmən ˈlɪtəl pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊ, ənd 24 aʊər ˈfɪtnəs, ə ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ʧeɪn. məkˈdugəl kənˈtroʊld ðə ðə ðə 85 pərˈsɛnt əv oʊnd baɪ ə ˈfɔrstmən ˈlɪtəl ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp. ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpɑrtnər əv ˈfɔrstmən ˈlɪtəl hæd ɔl ðə voʊts ɔn ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ, ənd ðə kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpɑrtnər wɑz teddy,”*,” sɪz ˈsəmˌwən fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə fərmz ˈligəl ˈstrəkʧər. wʊd ˈfɑloʊ ðət huˈɛvər stɛpt ˈɪntu hɪz ʃuz wʊd hæv ˈtoʊtəl control.”*.” ˈfɔrstmən hæd ˈstɪpjəˌleɪtɪd ɪn hɪz wɪl ðət bi ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪtɪd ənd ɪts ˈæˌsɛts soʊld əˈpɑn hɪz dɛθ. ðə ʧɔɪs əv məkˈdugəl tɪ lɛd ðət ˈɛfərt strək ˈmɛni ɛz ɑd. fər ˈstɑrtərz, hi wɑz ə ˈlɪtəˌgeɪtər, nɑt ə ˈkɔrpərət ˈlɔjər. hi hæd ˌriˈpleɪst ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˈlɔjər, stiv, ˈæftər ˈfɔrstmən ənd hæd ə ɑˈstɛnsəbli əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ ˈhændəl ə ˈlɔˌsut brɔt əˈgɛnst ˈfɔrstmən baɪ ʤeɪmz ˈægət, ə ˈfɔrmər gɔlf ˈbədi frəm lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs. ˈægət kleɪmd ˈfɔrstmən hæd ˈprɑməst tɪ hɛlp ɪm wɪθ hɪz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈprɑbləmz, ənd wɪn hi dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ du soʊ, ˈægət faɪld ən ɪmˈbɛrəsɪŋ ˈlɔˌsut, rɪˈvilɪŋ ðət ˈfɔrstmən hæd bɛt ɛz məʧ ɛz 7 ˈmɪljən əv hɪz oʊn ˈməni ɔn klaɪənts ənd ˈəðər ˈspɔrtɪŋ ɪˈvɛnts. æt səˈʤɛsʧən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈfɔrstmən, ˈfɔrstmən peɪd ˈægət tɪ ˌdɪsəˈpɪr. bət wɪn ˈægət æst fər mɔr ˈməni, ˈfɔrstmən ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd hæd ˈgɪvɪn ɪm pur ədˈvaɪs. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ wən ˈpərsən, ˈfɔrstmən ðɛn kɔld hɪz oʊld frɛnd bɑb straʊs, ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən paʊər ˈbroʊkər ənd ˈeɪkɪn gəmp ˈʧɛrmən, hu ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd məkˈdugəl tɪ klin əp ðə ˈægət mɛs. ˌhaʊˈɛvər məkˈdugəl gɑt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd, wən θɪŋ wɑz ˈsərtən: hi wɑz wən təf ˈlɔjər hu kɛpt hɪz oʊn ˈkaʊnsəl. ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈlɔjər wəns kəmˈpɛrd ɪm tɪ cleaner,”*,” ən ˈɑbviəs ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ðə ʤɔrʤ ˈkluni ˈkɛrɪktər ɪn ðə 2007 fɪlm ˈmaɪkəl ˈkleɪtən, əˈbaʊt ə ˈlɔjər hu swips əp ˈkɔrpərət ˈmɛsɪz. ˈəðərz dɪˈskraɪb ɪm ɛz təf fuck”*” ənd ə gaɪ hu aɪ gɑt ərˈɛstɪd ɪn ˈtərki fər sˈmoʊkɪŋ doʊp hi wʊd bi maɪ fərst call.”*.” bət, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈərvɪŋ ˈæzɔf, straʊs, hu həz sɪns pæst əˈweɪ, toʊld ɪm, “[“[macdougall*] ɪz ə təf sən əv ə bɪʧ, ənd ðæts wət ˈtɛdi ˈnidɪd fər [ðə ʤeɪmz ˈægət] gɪg, ənd aɪ geɪv ɪt tɪ him…*…. ju nid tɪ pʊt ˈsəmˌbɑdi ɪn ʤeɪl, hiz jʊr guy…*…. aɪ ʃʊr ɛz fək ˈdɪdənt tɛl ˈtɛdi tɪ pʊt ɪm ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ˈfɔrstmən ˈlɪtəl ər img.”*.” (mɑrk məkˈdugəl dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðɪs ˌkɛrɪktərɪˈzeɪʃən.) bɔrd geɪmz frəm ðə ˈaʊtˌsɛt, məkˈdugəl ənd ˈdoʊlən klæʃt. məkˈdugəl əˈlɛʤədli dɪd nɑt laɪk ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl spɔrts ʤɔɪnt ˈvɛnʧərz ɪn ˈɪndiə, ˈʧaɪnə, ənd brəˈzɪl, wɪʧ hæd lɔŋ bɪn ˈʧæmpiənd baɪ ˈfɔrstmən ɛz ðə fˈjuʧər əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌni. ˈæzɔf sɪz məkˈdugəl toʊld ɪm, rənz ðə ʤɔɪnt ˈvɛnʧərz, ənd ðɛr ə pis əv ʃɪt, soʊ hiz incompetent.”*.” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ən ˌɪnˈsaɪdər, ˈæftər ˈdoʊlən ˈtrævəld tɪ ˈæbu ˈdɑbi, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ʤɛf saɪn, ðə reɪn grup ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈbæŋkər, tɪ mit wɪθ ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈkəmpəˌni, ə fənd, məkˈdugəl kənˈkludɪd ðət ˈdoʊlən wɑz ˈrənɪŋ əraʊnd ðə wərld traɪɪŋ tɪ əreɪnʤ fɪˈnænsɪŋ tɪ baɪ fər hɪmˈsɛlf. ˈdoʊlən sɪz hi mɛt wɪθ ˈoʊnli tɪ reɪz ˈɛkwəti tɪ ˌriˈtaɪər ə ˈpɔrʃən əv 700 ˈmɪljən əv dɛt. məkˈdugəl ʃənd nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈdoʊlən, seɪ ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈəðər ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz hu wər kloʊz tɪ ɪm. ˈɪntu ðɪs ˈkætəˌgɔri fɛl ðə kənˈtroʊlər, hum ˈdoʊlən hæd rɪˈkrutɪd; ðə hɛd əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈplænɪŋ ənd æˈnælɪsɪs, ə ˈvɛtərən ɪmˈplɔɪi hu nu ðə fərmz ˈnəmbərz laɪk ðə bæk əv hɪz hænd; ðə ˈnuli haɪərd ˈtrɛʒərər; ənd ðə hɛd əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈtæksɪz. ˈdoʊlən sɪz məkˈdugəl ˈɔlsoʊ ˌəndərˈmaɪnd hɪz əˈθɔrəti baɪ ˈtɛlɪŋ ɪm hi kʊd noʊ ˈlɔŋgər haɪər ər faɪər ɪmˈplɔɪiz. klɪr ˈɑri ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi ɛz wɛl rɪˈspɛktɪd ɛz hɪz tu brothers,”*,” sɪz ˈnɪki fɪŋk. məkˈdugəl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈeɪliəˌneɪtɪd səm ɔn ðə bɔrd. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈæzɔf, ðə bɔrd ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈgugəl ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈʧɛrmən ˈɛrɪk ʃmɪt; joʊˈhɑn, ðə ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə hɛd grup, ə ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər; ˈɛvəlɪn də ˈrɔθsˌʧaɪld (əv ðə ˈfeɪməs ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈfæməli); ˈʤɛri perenchio*, ðə ˌbɪljəˈnɛr ˈhɑliˌwʊd ˈmoʊgəl; ˈændi læk, ðə ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˈmidiə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv; ənd ˈhɑbsən, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈɛriəl ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts, ə fərm wɪθ kloʊz taɪz tɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə. ˈfɔrstmən hæd vjud ðə ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə bɔrd (wɪʧ wɑz ˈmoʊstli ædˈvaɪzəri, bɪˈkəz wɑz nɑt ə ˈpəblɪk ˈkəmpəˌni) ɛz hɪz frɛndz ənd kəˈlæbərˌeɪtərz, bət hi dɪd nɑt wɔnt frəm ðɛm. ˈniðər dɪd məkˈdugəl. æt noʊ taɪm wɑz ðɪs mɔr ˈɛvədənt ðən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsəmər əv 2012 ˈæftər məkˈdugəl ˈstɑrtɪd ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˈsɛlɪŋ, səm eɪt mənθs ˈæftər dɛθ. æt ðət ˈmitɪŋ, ðə bɔrd juˈnænəməsli əˈpruvd ðə əˈpɔɪntmənt əv ə ˈsəbkəˈmɪti əv ðə bɔrd tɪ wərk wɪθ ˈmænɪʤmənt ɔn ðə seɪlz ˈprɔˌsɛs. æt ðə nɛkst bɔrd ˈmitɪŋ, ɪn ðə fɔl əv 2012 ˈrɔθsˌʧaɪld ənd æst məkˈdugəl wət roʊl hi ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ðə fʊl bɔrd əv dɪˈrɛktərz tɪ pleɪ ɪn ðə seɪl ˈprɔˌsɛs. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə bɔrd ˈmɛmbər ˈprɛzənt, məkˈdugəl meɪd ɪt klɪr ðə fʊl bɔrd wɑz nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi kənˈsəltɪd əˈbaʊt ðə seɪl. boʊθ ˈrɔθsˌʧaɪld ənd bɪˈlivd ðɪs wɑz ə ˌjusərˈpeɪʃən əv ðə bɔrdz fəˈduʃiˌɛri ˈdutiz tɪ ðə ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldərz, bət baɪ mɑrʧ 2013 ðeɪ wər ɔf ðə bɔrd, æt bɪˈhɛst. bɔrd ˈmɛmbərz wər æt behavior,”*,” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈæzɔf ənd ˈəðərz. ˈæzɔf θɪŋks məkˈdugəl wɑz aʊt əv kənˈtroʊl. gɑt fləʃ wɪθ power,”*,” hi sɪz. θru ðə fɔl əv 2013 ə lɑrʤ grup əv prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˈbɪdərz wɑz ˈnɛroʊd tɪ θri:, ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈsɪlvər leɪk; cvc*, ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən baɪaʊt fərm, ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈpitər ˈʧərnɪn, ðə ˈfɔrmər nuz ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv, hu hæd ˈfaʊndɪd hɪz oʊn ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt fərm; ənd ðə ˈkɑˌrlaɪl grup, ðə ˈpaʊərfəl ˈwɔʃɪŋtən fərm, ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ. ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz seɪ ˈdoʊlən wɑz nɑt əˈlaʊd tɪ spik wɪθ ˈɛni əv ðə ˈbɪdərz, lɛst hi rɪsk ˈluzɪŋ hɪz ʤɑb. ɪˈmænjuəl kɔld ɪm ə ˈnəmbər əv taɪmz, ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ mit fər ˈkɔfi ər ti, bət ˈdoʊlən dɪˈklaɪnd. məkˈdugəl ənd hɪz ˈbæŋkərz toʊld ˈbɪdərz ðət ˈfɔrstmən ˈlɪtəl ˈwɔntɪd ɛz məʧ ɛz ˈbɪljən fər, ər taɪmz ðə ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd kæʃ floʊ fər 2013 əv ˈnɪrli 200 ˈmɪljən. ˈfaɪnəl bɪdz wər du dɪˈsɛmbər 13 bət ˈsɪriəs kˈwɛsʧənz wər reɪzd əˈbaʊt ðə riˌlaɪəˈbɪləti əv ðə ˈkəmpəniz 2013 ˈfɔrˌkæst, əˈspɛʃəli wɪθ rɪˈgɑrd tɪ ðə əˈkaʊnɪŋ ˈtritmənt əv ˈsərtən kɔsts rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈbɪznɪs. ðət ˈbɪznɪs hæd bɪn prɑˈʤɛktəd tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt 90 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈnɪrli hæf əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl kæʃ ɪt bɪˈkeɪm klɪr tɪ səm æt θru ðə kɔrs əv ðə jɪr, ənd dip ˈɪntu ðə seɪl ˈprɔˌsɛs, ðət ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈfɪgjər wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈkloʊzər tɪ hæf ðət, ə bɪg mɪs ɪn wət wɑz ðə ˈkəmpəniz moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈbɪznɪs. ðət sɛnt ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz ˈskræmbəlɪŋ tɪ si wət kʊd bi dən. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə sɔrs fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə seɪl ˈprɔˌsɛs, ˈfræntɪk kɔlz wɛnt aʊt tɪ kreɪg ˈdɑnən, ðə dəˈlɔɪt ˈɔdɪtər ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ðə əˈkaʊnt. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə sɔrs, ˈwɔntɪd dəˈlɔɪt tɪ saɪn ɔf ɔn ə 40 ˈmɪljən ˈəpwərd əˈʤəstmənt ɪn ðə 2013 kæʃ floʊ baɪ ˈpʊʃɪŋ aʊt tɪ fˈjuʧər jɪrz kɔsts ənd ˈpeɪmənts əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈkɑnˌtrækts bɪtˈwin ənd ˈvɛriəs ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˌjunəˈvərsətiz. bət ˈdɑnən ˈwʊdənt goʊ fər ðət lɑrʤ ən əˈʤəstmənt ənd θˈrɛtənd nɑt tɪ saɪn ɔf; wɪˈθaʊt ˈblɛsɪŋ, ˈlaɪkli kʊd nɑt hæv bɪn soʊld. ɪn ðə ɛnd, dəˈlɔɪt əˈgrid tɪ ə 21 ˈmɪljən ˈpɑzətɪv əˈʤəstmənt. wər ə lɔt əv ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz [wɪθ deloitte],”*],” sɪz ðə sɔrs. ˈwəzənt wən day.”*.” ə nɪr ˈkraɪsəs hæd bɪn əˈvərtəd. (ˈdɑnən dɪd nɑt rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ˈsɛvərəl rɪkˈwɛsts fər ˈkɑmɛnt.) ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 13 ðə grup ənd ðə grup iʧ bɪd əraʊnd 2 ˈbɪljən. bət ðə fʊl əˈmaʊnt əv ðə bɪd wɑz kənˈtɪnʤənt əˈpɑn əˈʧivɪŋ ˈsərtən ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl θˈrɛˌʃoʊldz, ənd ðə ˈbæŋkərz kˈwɪkli ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd ɪt wɑz wərθ ˈoʊnli ˈbɪljən. ðət lɛft ˈsɪlvər leɪk ənd ðə klɪr ˈwɪnər æt ˈbɪljən. gɑt tɪ bi ˈfəkɪŋ ˈkɪdɪŋ me,”*,” wən əv ðə ˈpipəl ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə seɪl θɔt tɪ hɪmˈsɛlf wɪn hi sɔ bɪd kəm ɪn haɪər ðən hi hæd dɛrd hoʊp. (ɪˈmænjuəl ənd ˈwaɪtˌsɛl dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt fər ðɪs pis.) kəmˈpɛtɪtərz wɪl seɪ hi ˈoʊvərˈpeɪd [fər img],”*],” sɪz ˈdeɪvɪd ˈgɛfən. doʊnt θɪŋk ðət minz anything.”*.” ˈæzɔf ˈɔlsoʊ kʊd ˈhɑrdli bɪˈliv ðə gʊd ˈfɔrʧən əv ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldərz. stɪl, hi θɪŋks ðə haɪ praɪs ɪˈmænjuəl peɪd wɑz du ʤɪst tɪ dəm lək ˈrəðər ðən ə ˈskɪlfəli kənˈdəktəd ˈɔkʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs. ju gɪt tɪ ðə ˈfɪnɪʃ laɪn ənd ju hæd wən ənd ə hæf ˈɔfərz aʊt əv 30 [ðæts ə mistake],”*],” hi sɪz. ræn soʊ ˈmɛni ˈfəkɪŋ ˈpipəl ɔf wɪθ ðɛr process.”*.” ɪt ɔl wərkt aʊt, hi ædz, bɪˈkəz wɑz ə mæn ɔn ə mission.”*.” fər hɪz pɑrt, məkˈdugəl, hu səˈlɛktɪvli əˈdrɛst ˈɪʃuz reɪzd baɪ ˈvænɪti fɛr, sɪz, rɪˈzəlts spik fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz. tu ənd ə hæf jɪrz ˈæftər wi lɔst tɛd wi wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ sɛl fər ˈbɪljən, tɪ ə grup əv ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk nu ˈoʊnərz, ˈjildɪŋ ə ˈvɛri ˈfeɪvərəbəl rɪˈtərn ɔn ðə ərˈɪʤənəl 750 ˈmɪljən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt. wi ɪnˈgeɪʤd ðə bɛst ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ædˈvaɪzərz wi kʊd ənd ˈmɔrgən ðɛn lɛt ðɛm du ðɛr ʤɑb. wi ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈsivd sʊˈpərb səˈpɔrt frəm ˈmɛni ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə bɔrd əv dɪˈrɛktərz ənd ˈsinjər ˈmænɪʤmənt əv. əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ, ə ˈvɛri fju dɪˈrɛktərz ənd ˈɔfɪsərz simd tɪ hæv ˈdɪfərənt ənd mɔr ˈpərsɪnəl əˈbʤɛktɪvz fər ðə ˈkəmpəˌni. ɪf ðoʊz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz naʊ ˈhɑrbər səm rɪˈzɛntmənt ər hərt ˈfilɪŋz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt gɪt ðɛr weɪ, ðɛrz ˈrɪli nɑt məʧ ðət aɪ kən seɪ ər du əˈbaʊt ðət. tɛd toʊld mi ðət ðɪs wʊd bi ə hɑrd ʤɑb ənd ðət, ɪf aɪ dɪd wət hi wɑz ˈæskɪŋ, aɪ wʊd nɑt meɪk ˈɛni frɛndz. aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli dɪd meɪk ə fju frɛndz æt, bət ɛz wɑz tru θruaʊt hɪz hæd ɪt ˈprɪti məʧ right.”*.” ðə goʊld ˈstændərd ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 18 ðə dil wɑz əˈnaʊnst. tɪ peɪ fər, ɪˈmænjuəl ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˈbɑˌroʊ ˈbɪljən əv bæŋk dɛt. ˈsɪlvər leɪk ənd əˈgrid tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst 461 ˈmɪljən əv nu ˈɛkwəti, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈsɪlvər leɪk ðə kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldər əv ðə kəmˈbaɪnd ˈkəmpəˌni, wɪθ ə 50 pərˈsɛnt steɪk. ɪˈmænjuəl, ˈwaɪtˌsɛl, ənd ðɛr ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈpɑrtnərz wʊd oʊn 47 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə nu ˈkəmpəˌni, ənd wʊd oʊn ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ 3 pərˈsɛnt. ɪˈmænjuəl kʊd nɑt kənˈteɪn hɪz ɪkˈsaɪtmənt æt ˈfaɪnəli ˈhævɪŋ hɪz drim kəm tru. wɪˈθɪn deɪz, hi wɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ hɪz ˈprɛzəns fɛlt æt, dɪˈspaɪt biɪŋ ədˈvaɪzd tɪ kip hɪz ˈdɪstəns ənˈtɪl ðə dil kloʊzd. ɛz pɑrt əv hɪz ruˈtin əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ 300 ər soʊ ʃɔrt foʊn kɔlz ə deɪ, hi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈkɔlɪŋ gɔlf ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz æt, ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt weɪz tɪ gɪt hɪz səˈlɛbrɪti klaɪənts ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn gɔlf ɪˈvɛnts. hi dɪd ə ˈsɪmələr θɪŋ wɪθ ˈbɪznɪs. ɔn ˈsɛvərəl ɔˈkeɪʒənz ˈdoʊlən toʊld ɪm tɪ stɑp. sɛd, ‘‘mike*, jʊr ˌæbsəˈlutli raɪt, jʊr soʊ right,’*,’ ˈdoʊlən ˈriˌkɔlz. nɛkst deɪ, hid du ðə seɪm thing.”*.” ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər, ˈiˌgɑn ˈdərbən, ðə ˈsɪlvər leɪk ˈpɑrtnər, haɪərd ˈpitər klaɪn, hu hæd ʤɪst ˈɛndɪd ə ˌfɔˈrjɪr stɪnt ɛz ðə ʧif ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈɔfɪsər æt ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft, tɪ bi ðə nu c.f.o*. əv ðə kəmˈbaɪnd ˈkəmpəˌni. hɪz fərst ʤɑb wɑz tɪ əreɪnʤ fər ðə bæŋk fɪˈnænsɪŋ. θæŋks tɪ ə roʊˈbəst fɪˈnænsɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt ənd ðə slɪk ˈdɑkjəmənts ðət ˈtrəmpətɪd ðə ˈvərʧuz əv ðə kəmˈbaɪnd baɪ ʧeɪs ənd ˈbɑrkliz, ðə lɛd bæŋks ərˈeɪnʤɪŋ fər ðə ənd hɪz tim ˈizəli reɪzd ðə dɛt ˈnidɪd tɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns ðə dil. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdoʊlən, wɪn hi ræn ˈɪntu klaɪn ənd æst ɪm haʊ ðə bæŋk ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃənz wər goʊɪŋ, klaɪn toʊld ɪm, ər θroʊɪŋ ˈməni æt us.”*.” bət ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən memorandum”*” juzd tɪ reɪz ðə bæŋk fɪˈnænsɪŋ hæd səm ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri əˈsəmpʃənz ɪn ɪt ðət ʃʊd hæv rɪˈsivd kloʊz ˈskrutəni baɪ ðə bæŋks bət əˈpɛrəntli dɪd nɑt. sɪz wən ˈfɔrmər ˈfaɪˌnæns ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv, ““banks*' du ˈdɪlɪʤəns, lɛts bi ˈpərfəktli ˈɑnəst, ˈɪzənt ðə moʊst dip, dip θɪŋ ɪn ðə wərld. ʤɪst rɪˈmɛmbər, ˈɛvəri ˈmɔrgɪʤ wɑz æt wən pɔɪnt, ənd ðeɪ ɔl kræʃt, right?”*?” wən bɪg kˈwɛʃən kənˈsərnd ðə kæʃ floʊ ðə bæŋks wər toʊld ðə kəmˈbaɪnd ˈkəmpəˌni wʊd ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt. ðət ˈnəmbər wɑz ə ˈwɑpɪŋ 448 88 pərˈsɛnt mɔr ðən ðə 238 ˈmɪljən səm ðə tu ˈkəmpəˌniz hæd ˌriˈpɔrtəd fər 2013 ðə prɑˈʤɛkʃən kənˈteɪnd ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈwənˈtaɪm əˈʤəstmənts ənd əv ɪkˈspɛnsɪz ðət hæd əˈkərd ɪn ˈpriviəs jɪrz. ðə 448 ˈmɪljən wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ beɪst ɔn ɪˈmænjuəl ənd ˈfaɪndɪŋ 156 ˈmɪljən ɪn kɔst ˈseɪvɪŋz æt ðə kəmˈbaɪnd ˈkəmpəˌni, 151 ˈmɪljən əv wɪʧ wɑz tɪ kəm frəm. nɑt ðət ðeɪ wər kənˈsəltɪd, bət tɔp ˈmænɪʤmənt θɔt ðɪs ˈfɪgjər ˈfænsɪfəl æt bɛst, ˈgɪvɪn ðə kɔsts ðət ˈdoʊlən ənd ˈəðərz hæd ɔˈrɛdi ˈteɪkən aʊt əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn ˈpriviəs jɪrz. ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈfaɪˌnæns ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv pʊt æt 60 ˈmɪljən ðə ˌriəˈlɪstɪk kɔst ˈseɪvɪŋz ðət kʊd kəm frəm ðə ˈmərʤər. ɪn ə ˈbɪznɪs wɛr ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈæˌsɛts ər ˈpipəl ənd ðɛr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps wɪθ ˈəðər nɑt ɛz ɪf ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd ˈprɑməs əv kɔst kəts sɛnt ˈʃɪvərz θru ðə ræŋk ənd faɪl. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈæzɔf, ɪˈmænjuəl kɔld əˈbaʊt 30 tɔp ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz ənd toʊld ðɛm nɑt tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ðə prəˈpoʊzd kəts. ˈɛnibədi bi afraid,”*,” ˈæzɔf sɪz ɪˈmænjuəl toʊld ðɛm. (ə ˈspoʊksmən dɪˈnaɪz ðət ɪˈmænjuəl hæd ðiz ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz.) ɪn mɑrʧ 2014 ˈpitər klaɪn riʧt aʊt tɪ tɔp ˈmænɪʤmənt fər hɛlp. naʊ, ðə ˈpɛni həz drɑpt, ənd hiz ˈbeɪgən tɪ ˈfɪgjər θɪŋz out…*…. aɪ θɪŋk ɪt bɪˈkeɪm klɪr tɪ ˈpitər ðət ðə ˈnəmbərz wər ə joke,”*,” wən ˈfɔrmər ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈriˌkɔlz. hi bɪˈlivz klaɪn hæd kəm tɪ ðə duəl ˈriləˈzeɪʃənz ðət ɪt wɑz ənˈlaɪkli ðə 151 ˈmɪljən əv kɔst rɪˈdəkʃənz kʊd bi faʊnd æt ənd ðət ˈbɪznɪs wɑz ɪn fri fɔl bɪˈkəz ðə ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ˈwɔntɪd mɔr ˈməni fər ðə raɪts ðət əˈlaʊd tɪ sɛl ˈloʊkəl ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ənd ˈbrændɪd ˈmərʧənˌdaɪz. (klaɪn dɪˈspjuts ðɪs əˈkaʊnt. hi sɪz hi bɪˈlivd ðə ˈnəmbərz wʊd bi əˈʧivd.) kloʊzd ðə dil ɪn ˈərli meɪ. ðə ˈbɪljən bæŋk dil wɑz ə bloʊaʊt, ˈmɛni taɪmz ˌoʊvərsəbˈskraɪbd. ˈrɛdi tɪ gɪt ˈstɑrtɪd ɔn wət wɪl ˈʃʊrli bi ən ˈɛpɪk collaboration,”*,” ɪˈmænjuəl ənd ˈwaɪtˌsɛl roʊt tɪ ðə mɔr ðən ɪmˈplɔɪiz ˈwərldˈwaɪd. ɪˈmænjuəl kɔld ˈdoʊlən, ənd ðə tu mɛn kənˈgræʧəˌleɪtɪd iʧ ˈəðər. ˈdoʊlən hæd noʊ ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən əv steɪɪŋ æt ðə nu hæd sin ðə ˈraɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə wɑz ˈstɪkɪŋ əraʊnd tɪ kəˈlɛkt wət tərnd aʊt tɪ bi ə 40 ˈmɪljən ˈpeɪˌdeɪ frəm hɪz ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp əv stɑk. hi ənd ɪˈmænjuəl ɪksˈʧeɪnʤd ˈplɛzəntriz ənd əˈgrid tɪ gɪt təˈgɛðər fər ə drɪŋk ˈleɪtər ɪn ðə wik, wɪn ɪˈmænjuəl plænd tɪ bi ɪn nu jɔrk. ju ˈɛvər wɔnt, maɪk, ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ju ˈɛvər wɔnt, ʤɪst kɔl mi ənd patrick,”*,” ɪˈmænjuəl toʊld ɪm. gɑt it.”*.” ˈdoʊlən sɪz naʊ, wɑz ɔl ˈhɑliˌwʊd bullshit.”*.” juv gɑt tɪ bi ˈkɪdɪŋ mi, wən ˈpərsən ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə seɪl θɔt wɪn hi sɔ bɪd. ə fju deɪz ˈleɪtər, ˈdoʊlən flu tɪ bərmˈjudə tɪ əˈtɛnd ə bɔrd ˈmitɪŋ fər bəˈkɑrdi ˈɛlˈtiˈdi., ðə ˈspɪrɪts ˈkəmpəˌni. (ˈdoʊlən ɪz naʊ ðə c.e.o*. əv bəˈkɑrdi.) ˈæftər hi əraɪvd, hɪz əˈsɪstənt toʊld ɪm ə ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl ˈpækɪʤ hæd əraɪvd fər ɪm frəm ˈjumən ˈrisɔrsɪz. ɪˈmænjuəl hæd faɪərd ɪm. wɑz ʤɪst ˈsɪtɪŋ ðɛr ˈweɪtɪŋ tɪ kəˈlɛkt ə ʧɛk frəm ðə seɪl əv ðə company,”*,” hi sɪz. hi stɪl ˈdɪdənt hæv ðə bɔlz tɪ seɪ, noʊ wət, maɪk? ɪts nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ wərk aʊt, ənd wi wɪʃ ju well.’*.’ ə deɪ ˈleɪtər, əˈsɪstənt wɑz faɪərd, ənd ðɛn, seriatim*, ðoʊz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz hu wər kloʊz tɪ ˈdoʊlən. ðət wɑz ˈoʊnli ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə ˈbləˌdlɛtɪŋ. ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ˈpitər klaɪn kwɪt fər ˈpərsɪnəl ˈrizənz, ɛz hi roʊt ɪn ən ˈiˌmeɪl tɪ ˈvænɪti fɛr. bət, ə ˈfɔrmər ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈθiərˌaɪzɪz, nu ðət hi wɑz sɛt əp tɪ teɪk ðə fall…*…. hi ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈnəmbərz wər ˈbʊlˌʃɪt. ðə 155 [ˈmɪljən əv kɔst ˈseɪvɪŋz] wɑz bullshit.”*.” ə fju wiks ˈleɪtər, ˈdeɪvɪd ˈeɪbrutɪn, ˈgloʊbəl hɛd əv kənˈsəltɪŋ, əˈnaʊnst hi wʊd bi ˈlivɪŋ, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ˈkɑnstəns ˈwɪljəmz, ðə ˈfɔrmər hɛd əv ˈjumən ˈrisɔrsɪz, ənd, mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, ʤɔrʤ paɪn, ðə hɛd əv ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈbɪznɪs, hu lɛft tɪ fɔrm hɪz oʊn ˈkəmpəˌni. wən ˈfɔrmər ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv toʊld ðə ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt blɔg ðə ræp, laɪk ˈwɑʧɪŋ ə kɑr crash.”*.” əraʊnd ðə seɪm taɪm, ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ˈbɪznɪs bɪˈgæn tɪ sip ˈɪntu ˈpəblɪk vju. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈsəmˌwən æt ə ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən tɪ ðə bæŋks, paɪn hæd prɪˈdɪktɪd ðət ɪt wʊd ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt 100 ˈmɪljən ɪn kæʃ floʊ ɪn 2014 wi du 100 ˈmɪljən ɪn 2014 ɪt wʊd bi ðə loʊəst jɪr wiv ˈɛvər hæd ɪn college,”*,” paɪn ɪz sɛd tɪ hæv proʊˈkleɪmd tɪ ðə bæŋks. bət ɪn ʤun, ðə nu ˈkəmpəˌni lɔst ə prɛˈmɪr ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv kənˈtəki tɪ ə ˈraɪvəl ˈeɪʤənsi. ðɛn ɪt ˈɔlˌmoʊst lɔst ɪts dil wɪθ ˈsɪrəˌkjuz ˌjunəˈvərsəti. ˈoʊnli θru dɪˈrɛkt ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən wɑz ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt ˈsælvɪʤd. bət, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈfɔrmər ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv, wɛr wəns hæd peɪd ˈsɪrəˌkjuz ˈmɪljən ə jɪr ənd meɪd əraʊnd ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈprɑfɪt, ðə nu ˈkɑnˌtrækt kɔld fər peɪɪŋ ˈsɪrəˌkjuz 6 ˈmɪljən ə jɪr ənd wɑz ənˈprɑfɪtəbəl. ðɛn lɔst ɪts ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə steɪt ənd ə ˈpɔrʃən əv ɪts ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈʤɔrʤə. ðə wilz wər ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈbɪznɪs. (ə ˈspoʊksmən sɪz ɪts fɛr tɪ steɪt ðə wɪnz [fər ðə ˈkəmpəˌni] ɪn ðə læst faɪv tɪ sɪks months”*”: nəˈbræskə, ˈbeɪlər, ənd ˈwɛstərn kənˈtəki.) ðə ˈprɑməst wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrənɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈtrəbəl, ɪn pɑrt bɪˈkəz ɪˈmænjuəl faʊnd hɪmˈsɛlf ˈhævɪŋ tɪ meɪk ɪkˈspɛnsɪv nu haɪərz tɪ ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt fər ðə weɪv əv dɪˈpɑrtɪŋ ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz. tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs klaɪn, haɪərd krɪs ˈlɪdəl, ə ˈwənˈtaɪm bɔrd ˈmɛmbər hum ˈfɔrstmən hæd riˈmuvd ɛz pɑrt əv ðə feɪld əˈlɛʤd oʊˈvɪts ku. ɛz ə ˈfɔrmər ʧif ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈɔfɪsər əv boʊθ ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmoʊtərz ənd ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft, ˈlɪdəl hæd ðə krəˈdɛnʃəlz fər ðə ʤɑb, bət ˈmɛni ˈwəndərd waɪ hi hæd ˈteɪkən ɪt ənˈlɛs hɪz ˈəltəmət ðət əv ˈsɪlvər tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ɪˈmænjuəl ənd ˈwaɪtˌsɛl ɛz ðə c.e.o*. həz sɛd ə ˈdəzən taɪmz, dən wɪθ ðə c.f.o*. stəf. aɪl ˈnɛvər du ɪt again,’*,’ sɪz wən ˈfɔrmər ˌɪnˈsaɪdər. nɑt ðɛr tɪ bi c.f.o*. hiz ðɛr fər ə jɪr frəm naʊ, wɪn ˈɑri ənd ˈpætrɪk kænt kəm ˈɛniˌwɛr kloʊz tɪ ðɛr numbers.”*.” (ə ˈspoʊksmən sɪz ðɪs ˌæləˈgeɪʃən ɪz ənˈtru. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni dɪd nɑt meɪk ˈlɪdəl əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈkɑmɛnt.) səm ˈfɔrmər ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz θɪŋk ɪt ɪz ʤɪst ə ˈmætər əv taɪm ˌbiˈfɔr ðə bæŋks lərn əv ðə ˈmægnəˌtud əv ðə mɪst prɑˈʤɛkʃənz əv ðə ˈbɪznɪs ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə prɪˈzumd ˈfeɪljər tɪ əˈʧiv ðə ɪn kɔst ˈseɪvɪŋz. ðə 2014 ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl pərˈfɔrməns wɪl ˈlaɪkli bi ʃɛrd wɪθ ðə bæŋk grup ˈsəmˌtaɪm ɪn mɑrʧ 2015 ɪf nɑt ˌbiˈfɔr. ˈænsərd prɛrz liɑn blæks əˈpɑloʊ ˈgloʊbəl ˈmænɪʤmənt, ə noʊˈtɔriəsli səkˈsɛsfəl dɪˈstrɛst ˌɪnˈvɛstər, ɪz sɛd tɪ bi ˈsərkəlɪŋ ðə bæŋk dɛt tɪ si ɪf ɪt kən baɪ ˈɪntu ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɔn ðə ʧip. ˈmudiz, ðə ʤaɪənt ˈeɪʤənsi, əˈsaɪnd ðə dɛt ə ““speculative”*” ˈreɪtɪŋ, ˌɪmˈplaɪɪŋ ðət ˈoʊnɪŋ ðə dɛt wɑz ə ˈrɪski ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃən. ɪn ə rɪˈpɔrt, ˈmudiz ˈænəlɪst skɑt væn dɛn bɔʃ ˈɑrgjud ðət ðə ˈkəmpəniz ˈlɛvərɪʤ wɑz high”*” ənd ðət ðɛr wər ˈsɪriəs rɪsks ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪŋ ðə tu ˈkəmpəˌniz ənd əˈʧivɪŋ ðə prɑˈʤɛktəd kɔst ˈseɪvɪŋz. tɪ əˈʧiv səbˈstænʃəl kɔst ˈseɪvɪŋz ər ˈrɛvəˌnu groʊθ ðət lɛd tɪ ˈlɛvərɪʤ ˈlɛvəlz rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ əˈbəv baɪ ðə ɛnd əv 2015 wʊd ˈlaɪkli lɛd tɪ ə downgrade,”*,” hi roʊt. (tɪ traɪ tɪ meɪk gʊd ɔn ðə ˈprɑməst kɔst ˈseɪvɪŋz, ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər, kət 100 ˌloʊˈlɛvəl ʤɑbz.) bət wɔl strit ˈbæŋkərz seɪ ðə ˈvælju əv ðə bæŋk dɛt simz tɪ bi ˈhoʊldɪŋ əp ˈrɛlətɪvli wɛl ɪn ˈtreɪdɪŋ, ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðət ˈwəriz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkəmpəniz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl pərˈfɔrməns meɪ bi ˌoʊvərˈbloʊn. ɪz rɪˈlɛntlɪs tɪ ðə pɔɪnt əv ‘‘ari*, stɑp ˈkɔlɪŋ mi. aɪl meɪk maɪ dɪˈsɪʒən wɪn aɪ meɪk maɪ decision,’*,’ sɪz lɛs ˈmunvɛz. fər hɪz pɑrt, ɪˈmænjuəl ɪz ˌəndɪˈtərd. ɪn 2014 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə kəmˈpɛtɪtər, hi æst ˈmɛni ˈeɪʤənts tɪ teɪk mɔr ˈɛkwəti ɪn ðə nu ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn lu əv ə ˈpɔrʃən əv ðɛr ˈboʊnəsɪz. hɪz ˈprɑməs tɪ ðɛm ɪz ðət wɪn goʊz ˈpəblɪk ðeɪ wɪl bi rɪʧ. bət wɪθ ðə ˈɛkwəti ˈmɑrkɪts əˈgɛn ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈʃeɪki ˈæftər ə lɔŋ ˈəpwərd rən, ðət ˈprɑməs kʊd bi ə ˈhɑloʊ wən, ər ðə ˈməni ə lɔŋ weɪ ɔf, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ðə ˈprɑməst ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl pərˈfɔrməns ɪz nɑt əˈʧivd. hir ðɛrz ə lɔt əv unhappiness,”*,” sɪz ə ˈvɛtərən ˈhɑliˌwʊd əbˈzərvər. ɪz ˈhævɪŋ tɪ du ə gʊd ʤɑb əv kənˈvɪnsɪŋ ðɛr ki ˈpipəl tɪ hæŋ ɪn ðɛr fər əˈnəðər ˈkəpəl əv jɪrz, ənd ɔl ðeɪ kip seɪɪŋ ɪz ‘‘i.p.o*., i.p.o*., i.p.o*., ənd lʊk æt ɔl ðə stɑk ju hæv, ənd jul meɪk eɪt ˈfɪgjərz wɪn wi goʊ ˈpəblɪk, ənd jʊr ˈnɛvər goʊɪŋ tɪ meɪk ðət ˈməni ɛz ən ˈeɪʤənt ˈɛniˌwɛr ɛls ɪn ə ˈwənˈtaɪm lɪkˈwɪdɪti ɪˈvɛnt, soʊ hæŋ ɪn ðɛr ənˈtɪl wi gɪt tɪ goʊ public.’*.’ (əˈsaɪd frəm prɛs ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən, ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz ˈplænɪŋ ə ˈpəblɪk stɑk ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈɛniˌtaɪm sun.) fləʃ wɪθ kæʃ frəm ðə skaɪp ənd dilz, ˈsɪlvər leɪk kʊd ˈɔlˌweɪz ˌɪnˈvɛst mɔr ˈɛkwəti ɪn ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ənˈtɪl ðə ˈbɪznɪs ənd ðə ˈmɑrkɪts ˌɪmˈpruv, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɪs maɪt min ə dɪˈluʃən əv ənd ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp steɪks. ˈdərbən, ðə ˈsɪlvər leɪk ˈpɑrtnər, kʊd nɑt dɪsəˈgri mɔr ɛmˈfætɪkəli wɪθ ðə ˈkrɪtɪks hu seɪ ɪz nɑt ˈmitɪŋ ɪts prɑˈʤɛkʃənz. hi sɪz ðə ˈkəmpəniz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl pərˈfɔrməns wɪl ɪkˈsid wət wɑz ˈfɔrˌkæst. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈnəmbərz ˈɑrənt ˈpəblɪkli əˈveɪləbəl, ˈsɪlvər leɪk ʃɛrd wɪθ ˈvænɪti fɛr ðət ðə kæʃ floʊ fər ðə fərst naɪn mənθs əv 2014 wɑz əraʊnd 200 ˈmɪljən, səm 16 pərˈsɛnt əˈbəv ðə seɪm taɪm ˈpɪriəd fər 2103 (ˈdərbən dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt.) ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər, ˈdərbən toʊld ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl taɪmz ðət wʊd bi wən əv ˈsɪlvər leɪks rɪˈtərnɪŋ investments”*” ənd ðət ðə nu ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz əv ðə ˈfæstəst groʊɪŋ ˈmidiə ˈkəmpəˌniz ɪn ðə wərld æt scale.”*.” hi sɛd ðət hæd noʊ məˈtɪriəl dɛt məˈʧʊrɪtiz ənˈtɪl 2021 ənd ðət ðə kəmˈbaɪnd ˈkəmpəniz 315 ˈmɪljən ɪn kæʃ floʊ ɪn ðə 12 mənθs ˈɛndɪŋ ɪn ʤun wʊd ˈizəli ˈkəvər ɪts 95 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈænjuəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst ˈpeɪmənts tɪ ðə bæŋks. hi ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət ðə kəmˈbaɪnd saɪz əv gɪvz ɪt paʊər ɪn ðə ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs. riˈmaɪndz mi əv wɪn aɪ ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪd frəm ˈkɑlɪʤ ənd wərkt æt ˈmɔrgən stanley,”*,” hi toʊld ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl taɪmz. ðɛr wɑz kənˌsɑləˈdeɪʃən: bæŋks hæd tɪ bɪˈkəm fʊl ˈsərvɪs ənd gɑt ˈlɑrʤər ənd larger…*…. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈhævɪŋ tɪ pɪʧ klaɪənts, klaɪənts wʊd kɔl ðɛm ənd gɪv ðɛm business…*…. θru ðə kɔrs əv ðə jɪr wiv hæd ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌækˌsɛlərˈeɪʃən əv ˈtælənt ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən floʊ ɑr weɪ bɪˈkəz əv ɑr scale.”*.” hi rɪˈmeɪnz, hi sɪz, ˈdipli kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ɪˈmænjuəl ənd ˈwaɪtˌsɛl ənd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ðeɪ hæv bɪlt. ɪz ə ˈbɪznɪs ðət həz bɪn əraʊnd fər 100 years,”*,” hi sɛd. nɑt ɪn ə rush.”*.” ɪts ə gʊd θɪŋ ˈdərbən ɪz ˈfeɪvərəbli dɪˈspoʊzd təˈwɔrd ðiz tu ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz, sɪns ɪˈmænjuəl ənd ˈwaɪtˌsɛl hæv ə ɪmˈplɔɪmənt əˈgrimənt wɪθ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ənd, ɛz boʊθ ˈæzɔf ənd ˈgɛfən kənˈtɛnd, hæv ðə raɪt tɪ sɛl ðɛr stɑk tɪ ˈsɪlvər leɪk, æt ən praɪs, ˈwɛðər ər nɑt bɪˈkəmz ə ˈpəblɪk ˈkəmpəˌni. weɪ ər ðə ˈəðər ðeɪ gɪt bɔt out,”*,” ˈgɛfən sɪz əv ɪˈmænjuəl ənd ˈwaɪtˌsɛl. (ə ˈspoʊksmən sɪz ɪˈmænjuəl ənd ˈwaɪtˌsɛl du nɑt hæv ə əˈgrimənt tɪ sɛl ðɛr stɑk tɪ ˈsɪlvər leɪk.) ʤeɪmz bi. ““jimmy”*” li, ˈsɪlvər leɪks ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˈbæŋkər æt ʧeɪs, ɪz ˈikwəli ˈbʊlɪʃ əˈbaʊt ðə fˈjuʧər ˈprɑspɛkts əv. hi sɪz ðət noʊ ˈkəmpəˌni ˈsɪlvər leɪk oʊnz həz ˈɛvər dɪˈfɔltɪd ɔn ə ˈkəvənənt ənd ðət, ˈfərðərˌmɔr, ɪt ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz ɪt ˌɪnˈvɛsts ɪn tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðɛr ər noʊ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈprɑbləmz æt ðə stɑrt ər daʊn ðə roʊd. ˈspikɪŋ ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkli əˈbaʊt dilz wɛr tu ˈkəmpəˌniz ər mərʤd ənd wɛr ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən ənd kɔst ˌræʃənəlɪˈzeɪʃən ˈhæpən ˈoʊvər taɪm, li sɪz, ju du dilz laɪk ðɪs ənd juv gɑt ə lɔt əv wərk tɪ du ɔn ðə ˈbɪznɪs, ɪts nɑt laɪk ðeɪ bɔt ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wɑz ˈrənɪŋ laɪk ə wɔʧ. ju meɪk ə ˈsɪriz əv bɪg əˈsəmpʃənz ənd ðɛn wət ˈhæpənz, ˈoʊvər, kɔl ɪt 24 mənθs ər soʊ, ɪz səm əˈsəmpʃənz ər dɛd raɪt, səm əˈsəmpʃənz ər dɛd rɔŋ. bət ɪn ðə ˈægrəgət ju ɛnd əp wɪθ ɪgˈzæktli wət ju hæd plænd ɔn, mɔr ər less.”*.” ˈhɑliˌwʊd frɛndz ənd əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk ənd səˈpɔrtɪv. ˈeɪʧbiˈoʊ ˈʧɛrmən ənd c.e.o*. ˈrɪʧərd plepler*, hu ədˈmɪts hi ˈdəzənt noʊ məʧ əˈbaʊt ðə dil, sɪz, ɪz ðə pərˌsɑnəfəˈkeɪʃən əv ˈpɑzətɪv ˈɛnərʤi. ɪf hi toʊld mi ðət ðə sən wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ raɪz ɪn ðə wɛst, ju noʊ, aɪ maɪt nɑt bɪˈliv ɪm, bət aɪd sɛt maɪ əˈlɑrm. ənd aɪd sɛt maɪ əˈlɑrm bɪˈkəz hɪz ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm ɪz səʧ, hɪz feɪθ ɪn ðə ˈprɑməs əv ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪz səʧ, ðət ju wɔnt tɪ goʊ wɪθ ɪm. aɪ ˈwʊdənt bɛt əˈgɛnst him.”*.” ˈnɪki fɪŋk ɪz ˈsɪmələrli ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk: wɔnts tɪ groʊ hɪz ˈbɪznɪs, ənd aɪ θɪŋk ðət ɪz wət ˈmoʊtəˌveɪts ɪm. hi wɔnts tɪ groʊ ɪt soʊ ðət ɪt ɪz ə ˈfɪksʧər ɪn ˈhɑliˌwʊd ənd aʊt əv ˈhɑliˌwʊd, soʊ ðət ɪt ɪz impermeable*. hi sɔ wɪn hi wɑz smɔl haʊ ˈvəlnərəbəl ðiz ˈeɪʤənsiz ər tɪ ðə ɛb ənd floʊ əv ðə ˈbɪznɪs. ənd hi wɔnts tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət ɪz weɪ bɪɔnd that…*…. hi wɔnts ə ˈfɔrtrəs. hi wɔnts moʊts, ənd walls—everything*. ənd ɪts ˈrɪli smɑrt, ənd hiz ɪkˈspændɪŋ ɪn lɑts əv ˈdɪfərənt weɪz. ənd hil gɪt ðɛr. aɪ hæv noʊ daʊt ðət hi wɪl gɪt there.”*.” |
study finds that simple survey can better identify hungry children
asking parents just two simple screening questions could help health care providers and social workers to easily and quickly identify families whose young children are suffering from hunger, enabling early interventions that could prevent serious health consequences, according to a new study led by university of maryland school of medicine researchers. the study, published july 1 in the journal pediatrics, analyzed data gathered from more than families nationwide, about a quarter of whom suffered from hunger. the researchers examined whether the time-consuming, household food security survey provided by the federal government could be shortened and still be effective in identifying hungry families. they found that just the first two statements, with which families were asked to agree or disagree, were key: "within the past 12 months we worried whether our food would run out before we got money to buy more;" and "within the past 12 months the food we bought just didn't last and we didn't have money to get more."
the researchers found that percent of the hungry families answered "yes" to the first question, and percent of the families answered yes to the second, meaning that positive answers to those questions alone could accurately identify most families affected by hunger.
such an efficient screening test can save time and get help to more hungry families faster, according to lead author erin hager, ph.d., assistant professor of pediatrics at the university of maryland school of medicine. "this paper is the evidence that it works," dr. hager says. "now, this can immediately be used by any social service agency or any clinic to more quickly get hungry children connected with the assistance they need to stay nourished, healthy and developmentally on track."
hunger can be invisible in american children because they do not physically appear skinny or emaciated, according to senior author maureen black, ph.d., the john a. scholl, m.d., and mary louise scholl, m.d., professor of pediatrics at the university of maryland school of medicine. "unlike hungry children in third world countries who may go without food, american parents have access to cheap, foods they can use to fill their children's bellies and maintain their weight. however, without critical nutrients such as iron, babies and toddlers can suffer from serious health consequences."
health care professionals rarely ask parents if they have enough nutritious food to feed their families. "people who are hungry and who can't feed their kids are often anxious and depressed," says dr. black. "they don't feel good about this food is a basic need you're supposed to provide for your children."
identifying hungry children and intervening early is so important because of the serious health effects kids can suffer without proper nutrition. children younger than three who live in households are 90 percent more likely to be in fair or poor health (versus good or excellent health) than children in homes. hungry babies and toddlers are 31 percent more likely to have been hospitalized since birth, and 76 percent more likely to be at increased developmental risk than children in homes.
a quick, easy way of identifying hungry families can help them get assistance before the hunger seriously impacts the children's health. "food stamps, welfare and programs like can provide these families with food to avoid the negative consequences of hunger," says dr. researchers hope social workers, health professionals and other outreach workers who come in contact with needy families will begin using the quiz right away, and will immediately seek help for those who need it. health care professionals in baltimore can use a web site set up by the city health department (www.hungryinbaltimore.org) to identify nutritional resources for families who are at risk for food insecurity.
the study was conducted as part of children's (www.childrenshealthwatch.org), a nationwide consortium of urban medical centers devoted to monitoring how national policies and environmental conditions affect the health, growth and development of children under three years of age. working in emergency departments and pediatric primary care clinics, children's interviewers asked families all 18 questions on the u.s. household food security scale. the scale is a survey developed by the u.s. department of agriculture to track food insecurity in america. about 23 percent of the families who participated were food insecure.
dr. black and colleagues analyzed the families' responses to all 18 questions see if fewer queries could be just as definitive as the full survey. the responses to the first two questions accurately identified the vast majority of hungry families. the researchers evaluated statistical factors and found a sensitivity of 97 percent, meaning that only three percent of families who experience food insecurity were likely to be as using the survey. the results are encouraging, and the new test can be implemented right away, says dr. black.
"we're hoping our findings will immediately enable clinics and other outreach centers screen families for food insecurity," she says. "we want children and their parents to get help as soon as they can to prevent long-term health and developmental consequences."
"this study is an example of how taking an innovative approach to evaluating existing methods can help us find a better way and improve human health," says e. albert reece, m.d., ph.d., m.b.a., vice president for medical affairs, university of maryland, and john z. and akiko k. bowers distinguished professor and dean, university of maryland school of medicine. "we are confident these findings will have an immediate impact on the health of america's babies and toddlers. we're proud of dr. black's work toward a better life for children who are at risk." | ˈstədi faɪndz ðət ˈsɪmpəl ˈsərˌveɪ kən ˈbɛtər aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˈhəŋgri ˈʧɪldrən ˈæskɪŋ ˈpɛrənts ʤɪst tu ˈsɪmpəl ˈskrinɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz kʊd hɛlp hɛlθ kɛr prəˈvaɪdərz ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈwərkərz tɪ ˈizəli ənd kˈwɪkli aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˈfæməliz huz jəŋ ˈʧɪldrən ər ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm ˈhəŋgər, ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ ˈərli ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃənz ðət kʊd prɪˈvɛnt ˈsɪriəs hɛlθ ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə nu ˈstədi lɛd baɪ ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈmɛrələnd skul əv ˈmɛdəsən ˈrisərʧərz. ðə ˈstədi, ˈpəblɪʃt ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1 ɪn ðə ˈʤərnəl ˌpidiˈætrɪks, ˈænəˌlaɪzd ˈdætə ˈgæðərd frəm mɔr ðən ˈfæməliz ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd, əˈbaʊt ə kˈwɔrtər əv hum ˈsəfərd frəm ˈhəŋgər. ðə ˈrisərʧərz ɪgˈzæmənd ˈwɛðər ðə time-consuming*, ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld fud sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərˌveɪ prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt kʊd bi ˈʃɔrtənd ənd stɪl bi ˈifɛktɪv ɪn aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈhəŋgri ˈfæməliz. ðeɪ faʊnd ðət ʤɪst ðə fərst tu ˈsteɪtmənts, wɪθ wɪʧ ˈfæməliz wər æst tɪ əˈgri ər dɪsəˈgri, wər ki: "wɪˈθɪn ðə pæst 12 mənθs wi ˈwərid ˈwɛðər ɑr fud wʊd rən aʊt ˌbiˈfɔr wi gɑt ˈməni tɪ baɪ mɔr;" ənd "wɪˈθɪn ðə pæst 12 mənθs ðə fud wi bɔt ʤɪst ˈdɪdənt læst ənd wi ˈdɪdənt hæv ˈməni tɪ gɪt mɔr." ðə ˈrisərʧərz faʊnd ðət pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈhəŋgri ˈfæməliz ˈænsərd "jɛs" tɪ ðə fərst kˈwɛʃən, ənd pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈfæməliz ˈænsərd jɛs tɪ ðə ˈsɛkənd, ˈminɪŋ ðət ˈpɑzətɪv ˈænsərz tɪ ðoʊz kˈwɛsʧənz əˈloʊn kʊd ˈækjərətli aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ moʊst ˈfæməliz əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ˈhəŋgər. səʧ ən ɪˈfɪʃənt ˈskrinɪŋ tɛst kən seɪv taɪm ənd gɪt hɛlp tɪ mɔr ˈhəŋgri ˈfæməliz ˈfæstər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ lɛd ˈɔθər ˈɛrɪn ˈheɪgər, ph.d*., əˈsɪstənt prəˈfɛsər əv ˌpidiˈætrɪks æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈmɛrələnd skul əv ˈmɛdəsən. "ðɪs ˈpeɪpər ɪz ðə ˈɛvədəns ðət ɪt wərks," ˈdɑktər. ˈheɪgər sɪz. "naʊ, ðɪs kən ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli bi juzd baɪ ˈɛni ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsərvɪs ˈeɪʤənsi ər ˈɛni ˈklɪnɪk tɪ mɔr kˈwɪkli gɪt ˈhəŋgri ˈʧɪldrən kəˈnɛktɪd wɪθ ðə əˈsɪstəns ðeɪ nid tɪ steɪ nərɪʃt, ˈhɛlθi ənd dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəli ɔn træk." ˈhəŋgər kən bi ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈʧɪldrən bɪˈkəz ðeɪ du nɑt ˈfɪzɪkəli əˈpɪr ˈskɪni ər ɪˈmeɪʃiˌeɪtɪd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈsinjər ˈɔθər mɔˈrin blæk, ph.d*., ðə ʤɑn ə. ʃɑl, m.d*., ənd ˈmɛri luiz ʃɑl, m.d*., prəˈfɛsər əv ˌpidiˈætrɪks æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈmɛrələnd skul əv ˈmɛdəsən. "ənˈlaɪk ˈhəŋgri ˈʧɪldrən ɪn θərd wərld ˈkəntriz hu meɪ goʊ wɪˈθaʊt fud, əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpɛrənts hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ʧip, fudz ðeɪ kən juz tɪ fɪl ðɛr ˈʧɪldrənz ˈbɛliz ənd meɪnˈteɪn ðɛr weɪt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪˈθaʊt ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈnutriənts səʧ ɛz aɪərn, ˈbeɪbiz ənd ˈtɑdlərz kən ˈsəfər frəm ˈsɪriəs hɛlθ ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz." hɛlθ kɛr prəˈfɛʃənəlz ˈrɛrli æsk ˈpɛrənts ɪf ðeɪ hæv ɪˈnəf nuˈtrɪʃəs fud tɪ fid ðɛr ˈfæməliz. "ˈpipəl hu ər ˈhəŋgri ənd hu kænt fid ðɛr kɪdz ər ˈɔfən ˈæŋʃəs ənd dɪˈprɛst," sɪz ˈdɑktər. blæk. "ðeɪ doʊnt fil gʊd əˈbaʊt ðɪs fud ɪz ə ˈbeɪsɪk nid jʊr səˈpoʊzd tɪ prəˈvaɪd fər jʊr ˈʧɪldrən." aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈhəŋgri ˈʧɪldrən ənd ˌɪntərˈvinɪŋ ˈərli ɪz soʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈsɪriəs hɛlθ ˈifɛkts kɪdz kən ˈsəfər wɪˈθaʊt ˈprɑpər nuˈtrɪʃən. ˈʧɪldrən ˈjəŋgər ðən θri hu lɪv ɪn ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz ər 90 pərˈsɛnt mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ɪn fɛr ər pur hɛlθ (ˈvərsəz gʊd ər ˈɛksələnt hɛlθ) ðən ˈʧɪldrən ɪn hoʊmz. ˈhəŋgri ˈbeɪbiz ənd ˈtɑdlərz ər 31 pərˈsɛnt mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ hæv bɪn ˈhɑspɪtəˌlaɪzd sɪns bərθ, ənd 76 pərˈsɛnt mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi æt ˌɪnˈkrist dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəl rɪsk ðən ˈʧɪldrən ɪn hoʊmz. ə kwɪk, ˈizi weɪ əv aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈhəŋgri ˈfæməliz kən hɛlp ðɛm gɪt əˈsɪstəns ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈhəŋgər ˈsɪriəsli ˌɪmˈpækts ðə ˈʧɪldrənz hɛlθ. "fud stæmps, ˈwɛlˌfɛr ənd ˈproʊˌgræmz laɪk kən prəˈvaɪd ðiz ˈfæməliz wɪθ fud tɪ əˈvɔɪd ðə ˈnɛgətɪv ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz əv ˈhəŋgər," sɪz ˈdɑktər. ˈrisərʧərz hoʊp ˈsoʊʃəl ˈwərkərz, hɛlθ prəˈfɛʃənəlz ənd ˈəðər ˈaʊˌtriʧ ˈwərkərz hu kəm ɪn ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ˈnidi ˈfæməliz wɪl bɪˈgɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ðə kwɪz raɪt əˈweɪ, ənd wɪl ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli sik hɛlp fər ðoʊz hu nid ɪt. hɛlθ kɛr prəˈfɛʃənəlz ɪn ˈbɔltəˌmɔr kən juz ə wɛb saɪt sɛt əp baɪ ðə ˈsɪti hɛlθ dɪˈpɑrtmənt (www.hungryinbaltimore.org*) tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ nuˈtrɪʃənəl ˈrisɔrsɪz fər ˈfæməliz hu ər æt rɪsk fər fud ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊrɪti. ðə ˈstədi wɑz kənˈdəktəd ɛz pɑrt əv ˈʧɪldrənz (www.childrenshealthwatch.org*), ə ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd kənˈsɔrʃjəm əv ˈərbən ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɛnərz dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ ˈmɑnətərɪŋ haʊ ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑləsiz ənd ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl kənˈdɪʃənz əˈfɛkt ðə hɛlθ, groʊθ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˈʧɪldrən ˈəndər θri jɪrz əv eɪʤ. ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ˈimərʤənsi dɪˈpɑrtmənts ənd ˌpidiˈætrɪk ˈpraɪˌmɛri kɛr ˈklɪnɪks, ˈʧɪldrənz ˈɪntərvˌjuərz æst ˈfæməliz ɔl 18 kˈwɛsʧənz ɔn ðə juz. ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld fud sɪˈkjʊrəti skeɪl. ðə skeɪl ɪz ə ˈsərˌveɪ dɪˈvɛləpt baɪ ðə juz. dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər tɪ træk fud ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊrɪti ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. əˈbaʊt 23 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈfæməliz hu pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd wər fud ˈɪnsəkjər. ˈdɑktər. blæk ənd ˈkɑligz ˈænəˌlaɪzd ðə ˈfæməliz' rɪˈspɑnsɪz tɪ ɔl 18 kˈwɛsʧənz si ɪf fjuər kˈwɪriz kʊd bi ʤɪst ɛz dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv ɛz ðə fʊl ˈsərˌveɪ. ðə rɪˈspɑnsɪz tɪ ðə fərst tu kˈwɛsʧənz ˈækjərətli aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈhəŋgri ˈfæməliz. ðə ˈrisərʧərz ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd stəˈtɪstɪkəl ˈfæktərz ənd faʊnd ə ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti əv 97 pərˈsɛnt, ˈminɪŋ ðət ˈoʊnli θri pərˈsɛnt əv ˈfæməliz hu ɪkˈspɪriəns fud ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊrɪti wər ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ɛz ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈsərˌveɪ. ðə rɪˈzəlts ər ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ, ənd ðə nu tɛst kən bi ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd raɪt əˈweɪ, sɪz ˈdɑktər. blæk. "wɪr ˈhoʊpɪŋ ɑr ˈfaɪndɪŋz wɪl ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ɪˈneɪbəl ˈklɪnɪks ənd ˈəðər ˈaʊˌtriʧ ˈsɛnərz skrin ˈfæməliz fər fud ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊrɪti," ʃi sɪz. "wi wɔnt ˈʧɪldrən ənd ðɛr ˈpɛrənts tɪ gɪt hɛlp ɛz sun ɛz ðeɪ kən tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈlɔŋˈtərm hɛlθ ənd dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəl ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz." "ðɪs ˈstədi ɪz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv haʊ ˈteɪkɪŋ ən ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv əˈproʊʧ tɪ ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtɪŋ ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈmɛθədz kən hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs faɪnd ə ˈbɛtər weɪ ənd ˌɪmˈpruv ˈjumən hɛlθ," sɪz i. ˈælbərt ris, m.d*., ph.d*., m.b.a*., vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt fər ˈmɛdɪkəl əˈfɛrz, ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈmɛrələnd, ənd ʤɑn zi. ənd əˈkikoʊ keɪ. baʊərz dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt prəˈfɛsər ənd din, ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈmɛrələnd skul əv ˈmɛdəsən. "wi ər ˈkɑnfədənt ðiz ˈfaɪndɪŋz wɪl hæv ən ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə hɛlθ əv əˈmɛrɪkəz ˈbeɪbiz ənd ˈtɑdlərz. wɪr praʊd əv ˈdɑktər. blæks wərk təˈwɔrd ə ˈbɛtər laɪf fər ˈʧɪldrən hu ər æt rɪsk." |
ccig stands for california capital and investment group, the commercial real estate firm heads and which in 2012 won the right to develop the city's portion of the old oakland army base. by early this year,'s stance on operations" at the new facility had changed from "no interest" to very interested.
'you have been awarded the privilege and opportunity of a lifetime to develop this unique piece of land. you must respect the owner and public's decree that we will not have coal shipped through our city.' oakland mayor libby schaaf,
email to developer phil
that happened after four utah counties said they'd like to invest in part of the port project called the oakland bulk and oversize terminal. the counties want to help pay for the terminal as a way of guaranteeing their ability to ship the "energy commodities" they produce -- coal -- to overseas markets. in april, a state community investment board approved a $53 million loan to the counties, which they plan to use to become partners in the oakland bulk terminal.
the board's meeting featured a brief appearance by mark mcclure, a principal in's. mcclure actually spoke after the utah permanent community impact fund board had voted to approve the $53 million loan and pointed out virtues of the new port relative to rival facilities elsewhere on the west coast.
"one of the key components that people forget is that you can have the product, and you can have an outlet on a port, but we're very dependent on the rail lines to move the product from one place to another," mcclure told the board. he added that the two railroads serving the port, union pacific and burlington northern, both have direct routes west to the bay area from utah.
details of the utah counties' investment in the port -- they are supposed to get an equity stake in the port in return for their cash -- still remained to be worked out after the vote.
but the deal gradually made its way into the media -- first in utah and by late april in the bay area.
tagami, who had earlier dismissed concerns about development of a facility at the new port facility, now suggested that the matter was out of his hands. that's because his company,, had transferred its rights to develop and operate the planned oakland bulk cargo facility to another party, terminal logistics solutions. the firm was created last year and is headed by jerry bridges, a former executive director of the port of oakland.
on may 11, schaaf attended a breakfast of the city's business and community leaders. during the get-together, bridges apparently talked about coal coming to the new bulk cargo terminal -- again, something that schaaf and a majority on the city council were already on the record as opposing.
we don't know what schaaf said to bridges during breakfast. but thanks to the sierra club, we know just what she had to say to. in an email written immediately after hearing bridges, schaaf started with the subject line "stop all mention of coal now." then she wrote:
dear phil,
i was extremely disappointed to once again hear jerry bridges mention the possibility of shipping coal into oakland at the oakland dialogue breakfast. stop it immediately. you have been awarded the privilege and opportunity of a lifetime to develop this unique piece of land. you must respect the owner and public's decree that we will not have coal shipped through our city. i cannot believe this restriction will ruin the viability of your project. please declare definitively that you will respect the policy of the city of oakland and you will not allow coal to come through oakland. if you don't do that soon, we will all have to expend time and energy in a public battle that no one needs and will distract us all from the important work at hand of moving oakland towards a brighter future. best,
libby
schaaf was not addressing a stranger. is an oakland native who endorsed mayoral run last year. he has also become a figure in the city by leading a couple of the downtown area's signature redevelopment projects: the rotunda building, the landmark building that his california capital and investment group owns and manages, and the fox oakland theater. he has also served on the city's planning commission and on the port of oakland board of directors.
'i respectfully request that the city, including members of the city council, refrain from any issuance of press releases or public statements or actions. ...' port developer phil,
letter to mayor libby schaaf
in a letter on may 13, told schaaf that for the new cargo terminal to be financially viable, it "needs to handle whatever legal bulk goods the potential customer may need to pass through the facility." what's more, said, the city's earlier approvals have essentially given him permission to go ahead as he sees fit.
tagami urged the city -- especially schaaf and members of the city council -- to "keep its proverbial powder dry for the moment" and refrain from making "any public statements or actions" until discussions had taken place.
nearly two months later, the matter appears to be unresolved, and now, neither schaaf nor have much to say about the dispute publicly.
in a statement last week, said no commitment has been made yet to ship "any particular commodity" -- presumably including utah coal -- through the new bulk cargo facility. but he repeated his earlier insistence that developing the bulk facility as he wants to is necessary "to ensure the viability of the entire revitalization plan for working waterfront."
in her own written statement, schaaf would only say, "i am working with our business partners on the redevelopment of the former oakland army base to find a mutually acceptable way to move forward that respects our city policy and honors oaklanders' commitment to protecting our environment and the health and safety of this community."
that's not enough for the local chapter of the sierra club, which wants the issued aired publicly.
jess dervin-ackerman, the group's conservation program manager, says not only are port developers "doing something that clearly oakland want, but also doing it very sneakily, where no opportunity for the public to weigh in."
she says the city will lose its leverage to stop coal shipments through the new port once the terminal operator signs a deal with the utah counties that would like to ship coal through the new facility.
west oakland councilwoman lynette gibson mcelhaney has planned to bring a resolution to the city council “to consider the health and safety impacts of a possible deal to bring thousands of rail cars from utah to be shipped out of the port of oakland.”
but on the schedule yet. | ccig* stændz fər ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈkæpɪtəl ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt grup, ðə kəˈmərʃəl ril ɛˈsteɪt fərm hɛdz ənd wɪʧ ɪn 2012 wən ðə raɪt tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ðə ˈsɪtiz ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə oʊld ˈoʊklənd ˈɑrmi beɪs. baɪ ˈərli ðɪs jɪr, stæns ɔn ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz" æt ðə nu fəˈsɪlɪti hæd ʧeɪnʤd frəm "noʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛst" tɪ ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd. 'ju hæv bɪn əˈwɔrdɪd ðə ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ ənd ˌɑpərˈtunəti əv ə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ðɪs juˈnik pis əv lænd. ju məst rɪˈspɛkt ðə ˈoʊnər ənd ˈpəblɪks dɪˈkri ðət wi wɪl nɑt hæv koʊl ʃɪpt θru ɑr ˈsɪti.' ˈoʊklənd meɪər ˈlɪˌbi ʃɑf, iˈmeɪl tɪ dɪˈvɛləpər fɪl ðət ˈhæpənd ˈæftər fɔr ˈjuˌtɔ ˈkaʊntiz sɛd ðeɪd laɪk tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn pɑrt əv ðə pɔrt ˈprɑʤɛkt kɔld ðə ˈoʊklənd bəlk ənd ˌoʊvərˈsaɪz ˈtərmənəl. ðə ˈkaʊntiz wɔnt tɪ hɛlp peɪ fər ðə ˈtərmənəl ɛz ə weɪ əv ˌgɛrənˈtiɪŋ ðɛr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ʃɪp ðə "ˈɛnərʤi kəˈmɑdətiz" ðeɪ ˈproʊdus koʊl tɪ ˈoʊvərˈsiz ˈmɑrkɪts. ɪn ˈeɪprəl, ə steɪt kəmˈjunɪti ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt bɔrd əˈpruvd ə 53 ˈmɪljən loʊn tɪ ðə ˈkaʊntiz, wɪʧ ðeɪ plæn tɪ juz tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈpɑrtnərz ɪn ðə ˈoʊklənd bəlk ˈtərmənəl. ðə bɔrdz ˈmitɪŋ ˈfiʧərd ə brif əˈpɪrəns baɪ mɑrk məˈklur, ə ˈprɪnsəpəl ɪn. məˈklur ˈæˌkʧuəli spoʊk ˈæftər ðə ˈjuˌtɔ ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt kəmˈjunɪti ˌɪmˈpækt fənd bɔrd hæd ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ əˈpruv ðə 53 ˈmɪljən loʊn ənd ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ˈvərʧuz əv ðə nu pɔrt ˈrɛlətɪv tɪ ˈraɪvəl fəˈsɪlɪtiz ˈɛlsˌwɛr ɔn ðə wɛst koʊst. "wən əv ðə ki kəmˈpoʊnənts ðət ˈpipəl fərˈgɛt ɪz ðət ju kən hæv ðə ˈprɑdəkt, ənd ju kən hæv ən ˈaʊˌtlɛt ɔn ə pɔrt, bət wɪr ˈvɛri dɪˈpɛndənt ɔn ðə reɪl laɪnz tɪ muv ðə ˈprɑdəkt frəm wən pleɪs tɪ əˈnəðər," məˈklur toʊld ðə bɔrd. hi ˈædɪd ðət ðə tu ˈreɪˌlroʊdz ˈsərvɪŋ ðə pɔrt, ˈjunjən pəˈsɪfɪk ənd ˈbərlɪŋtən ˈnɔrðərn, boʊθ hæv dɪˈrɛkt rʊts wɛst tɪ ðə beɪ ˈɛriə frəm ˈjuˌtɔ. ˈditeɪlz əv ðə ˈjuˌtɔ ˈkaʊntiz' ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn ðə pɔrt ðeɪ ər səˈpoʊzd tɪ gɪt ən ˈɛkwəti steɪk ɪn ðə pɔrt ɪn rɪˈtərn fər ðɛr kæʃ stɪl rɪˈmeɪnd tɪ bi wərkt aʊt ˈæftər ðə voʊt. bət ðə dil ˈgræʤuəli meɪd ɪts weɪ ˈɪntu ðə ˈmidiə fərst ɪn ˈjuˌtɔ ənd baɪ leɪt ˈeɪprəl ɪn ðə beɪ ˈɛriə., hu hæd ˈərliər dɪsˈmɪst kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ə fəˈsɪlɪti æt ðə nu pɔrt fəˈsɪlɪti, naʊ səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ðə ˈmætər wɑz aʊt əv hɪz hænz. ðæts bɪˈkəz hɪz ˈkəmpəˌni,, hæd ˈtrænsfərd ɪts raɪts tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ənd ˈɔpərˌeɪt ðə plænd ˈoʊklənd bəlk ˈkɑrˌgoʊ fəˈsɪlɪti tɪ əˈnəðər ˈpɑrti, ˈtərmənəl ləˈʤɪstɪks səˈluʃənz. ðə fərm wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd læst jɪr ənd ɪz ˈhɛdɪd baɪ ˈʤɛri ˈbrɪʤɪz, ə ˈfɔrmər ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə pɔrt əv ˈoʊklənd. ɔn meɪ 11 ʃɑf əˈtɛndəd ə ˈbrɛkfəst əv ðə ˈsɪtiz ˈbɪznɪs ənd kəmˈjunɪti ˈlidərz. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈgɛtəˈgɛðər, ˈbrɪʤɪz əˈpɛrəntli tɔkt əˈbaʊt koʊl ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ðə nu bəlk ˈkɑrˌgoʊ ˈtərmənəl əˈgɛn, ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ʃɑf ənd ə məˈʤɔrəti ɔn ðə ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl wər ɔˈrɛdi ɔn ðə ˈrɛkərd ɛz əˈpoʊzɪŋ. wi doʊnt noʊ wət ʃɑf sɛd tɪ ˈbrɪʤɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈbrɛkfəst. bət θæŋks tɪ ðə siˈɛrə kləb, wi noʊ ʤɪst wət ʃi hæd tɪ seɪ tɪ. ɪn ən iˈmeɪl ˈrɪtən ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈæftər ˈhirɪŋ ˈbrɪʤɪz, ʃɑf ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt laɪn "stɑp ɔl ˈmɛnʃən əv koʊl naʊ." ðɛn ʃi roʊt: dɪr fɪl, aɪ wɑz ɪkˈstrimli ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd tɪ wəns əˈgɛn hir ˈʤɛri ˈbrɪʤɪz ˈmɛnʃən ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ˈʃɪpɪŋ koʊl ˈɪntu ˈoʊklənd æt ðə ˈoʊklənd ˈdaɪəˌlɔg ˈbrɛkfəst. stɑp ɪt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli. ju hæv bɪn əˈwɔrdɪd ðə ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ ənd ˌɑpərˈtunəti əv ə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ðɪs juˈnik pis əv lænd. ju məst rɪˈspɛkt ðə ˈoʊnər ənd ˈpəblɪks dɪˈkri ðət wi wɪl nɑt hæv koʊl ʃɪpt θru ɑr ˈsɪti. aɪ ˈkænɑt bɪˈliv ðɪs riˈstrɪkʃən wɪl ruɪn ðə vaɪəˈbɪləti əv jʊr ˈprɑʤɛkt. pliz dɪˈklɛr dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvli ðət ju wɪl rɪˈspɛkt ðə ˈpɑləsi əv ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈoʊklənd ənd ju wɪl nɑt əˈlaʊ koʊl tɪ kəm θru ˈoʊklənd. ɪf ju doʊnt du ðət sun, wi wɪl ɔl hæv tɪ ɪkˈspɛnd taɪm ənd ˈɛnərʤi ɪn ə ˈpəblɪk ˈbætəl ðət noʊ wən nidz ənd wɪl dɪˈstrækt ˈjuˈɛs ɔl frəm ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt wərk æt hænd əv ˈmuvɪŋ ˈoʊklənd təˈwɔrdz ə ˈbraɪtər fˈjuʧər. bɛst, ˈlɪˌbi ʃɑf wɑz nɑt æˈdrɛsɪŋ ə ˈstreɪnʤər. ɪz ən ˈoʊklənd ˈneɪtɪv hu ɛnˈdɔrst meɪərəl rən læst jɪr. hi həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkəm ə ˈfɪgjər ɪn ðə ˈsɪti baɪ ˈlidɪŋ ə ˈkəpəl əv ðə ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈɛriəz ˈsɪgnəʧər ˌridɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈprɑʤɛkts: ðə roʊˈtəndə ˈbɪldɪŋ, ðə ˈlændˌmɑrk ˈbɪldɪŋ ðət hɪz ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈkæpɪtəl ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt grup oʊnz ənd ˈmænɪʤɪz, ənd ðə fɑks ˈoʊklənd ˈθieɪtər. hi həz ˈɔlsoʊ sərvd ɔn ðə ˈsɪtiz ˈplænɪŋ kəˈmɪʃən ənd ɔn ðə pɔrt əv ˈoʊklənd bɔrd əv dɪˈrɛktərz. 'aɪ rɪˈspɛktfəli rɪkˈwɛst ðət ðə ˈsɪti, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl, rɪˈfreɪn frəm ˈɛni ˈɪʃuəns əv prɛs rɪˈlisɪz ər ˈpəblɪk ˈsteɪtmənts ər ˈækʃənz. pɔrt dɪˈvɛləpər fɪl, ˈlɛtər tɪ meɪər ˈlɪˌbi ʃɑf ɪn ə ˈlɛtər ɔn meɪ 13 toʊld ʃɑf ðət fər ðə nu ˈkɑrˌgoʊ ˈtərmənəl tɪ bi ˌfaɪˈnænʃəli ˈvaɪəbəl, ɪt "nidz tɪ ˈhændəl ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈligəl bəlk gʊdz ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈkəstəmər meɪ nid tɪ pæs θru ðə fəˈsɪlɪti." wəts mɔr, sɛd, ðə ˈsɪtiz ˈərliər əˈpruvəlz hæv ɛˈsɛnʃəli ˈgɪvɪn ɪm pərˈmɪʃən tɪ goʊ əˈhɛd ɛz hi siz fɪt. ərʤd ðə ˈsɪti əˈspɛʃəli ʃɑf ənd ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl tɪ "kip ɪts prəˈvərbiəl ˈpaʊdər draɪ fər ðə ˈmoʊmənt" ənd rɪˈfreɪn frəm ˈmeɪkɪŋ "ˈɛni ˈpəblɪk ˈsteɪtmənts ər ˈækʃənz" ənˈtɪl dɪˈskəʃənz hæd ˈteɪkən pleɪs. ˈnɪrli tu mənθs ˈleɪtər, ðə ˈmætər əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ənrɪˈzɑlvd, ənd naʊ, ˈniðər ʃɑf nɔr hæv məʧ tɪ seɪ əˈbaʊt ðə dɪˈspjut ˈpəblɪkli. ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt læst wik, sɛd noʊ kəˈmɪtmənt həz bɪn meɪd jɛt tɪ ʃɪp "ˈɛni ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr kəˈmɑdəti" prɪˈzuməbli ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈjuˌtɔ koʊl θru ðə nu bəlk ˈkɑrˌgoʊ fəˈsɪlɪti. bət hi rɪˈpitɪd hɪz ˈərliər ˌɪnˈsɪstəns ðət dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ðə bəlk fəˈsɪlɪti ɛz hi wɔnts tɪ ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri "tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðə vaɪəˈbɪləti əv ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˌriˌvaɪtələˈzeɪʃən plæn fər ˈwərkɪŋ ˈwɔtərˌfrənt." ɪn hər oʊn ˈrɪtən ˈsteɪtmənt, ʃɑf wʊd ˈoʊnli seɪ, "aɪ æm ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ɑr ˈbɪznɪs ˈpɑrtnərz ɔn ðə ˌridɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈoʊklənd ˈɑrmi beɪs tɪ faɪnd ə mˈjuʧuəli əkˈsɛptəbəl weɪ tɪ muv ˈfɔrwərd ðət rɪˈspɛkts ɑr ˈsɪti ˈpɑləsi ənd ˈɑnərz oaklanders*' kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ prəˈtɛktɪŋ ɑr ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ənd ðə hɛlθ ənd ˈseɪfti əv ðɪs kəmˈjunɪti." ðæts nɑt ɪˈnəf fər ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈʧæptər əv ðə siˈɛrə kləb, wɪʧ wɔnts ðə ˈɪʃud ɛrd ˈpəblɪkli. ʤɛs dervin-ackerman*, ðə grups ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræm ˈmænɪʤər, sɪz nɑt ˈoʊnli ər pɔrt dɪˈvɛləpərz "duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈklɪrli ˈoʊklənd wɔnt, bət ˈɔlsoʊ duɪŋ ɪt ˈvɛri sneakily*, wɛr noʊ ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər ðə ˈpəblɪk tɪ weɪ ɪn." ʃi sɪz ðə ˈsɪti wɪl luz ɪts ˈlɛvərɪʤ tɪ stɑp koʊl ˈʃɪpmənts θru ðə nu pɔrt wəns ðə ˈtərmənəl ˈɑpərˌeɪtər saɪnz ə dil wɪθ ðə ˈjuˌtɔ ˈkaʊntiz ðət wʊd laɪk tɪ ʃɪp koʊl θru ðə nu fəˈsɪlɪti. wɛst ˈoʊklənd ˈkaʊnsɪlˌwʊmən ˌlaɪˈnɛt ˈgɪbsən ˈmækəˌlheɪni həz plænd tɪ brɪŋ ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən tɪ ðə ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl kənˈsɪdər ðə hɛlθ ənd ˈseɪfti ˌɪmˈpækts əv ə ˈpɑsəbəl dil tɪ brɪŋ ˈθaʊzənz əv reɪl kɑz frəm ˈjuˌtɔ tɪ bi ʃɪpt aʊt əv ðə pɔrt əv oakland.”*.” bət ɔn ðə ˈskɛʤʊl jɛt. |
this long history has erased any possible nuance protests might have brought to our understanding of what happened to liang. which is tragic, because there is much ugly, essential nuance to be examined. there are many within the community, for example, who believe that liang deserved to be convicted of manslaughter, but who also wonder why it was the asian cop, among many other equally deserving officers, who took the fall. others point to the deaths of rafael ramos and liu, two police officers one hispanic, the other asian who were murdered as they sat in their car in december 2014, at the height of protests against police violence in new york. in the days that followed, as policemen from around the country flew to the city to attend the funerals, i recall talking to asian friends about the anxiety we felt over funeral, and whether the outpouring of support and grief would measure up to what it might have been if he were white. these are selfish, neurotic thoughts, but they are the burden of feeling citizenship may be conditional, and the price of decades of collective silence. when thousands of mourners showed up to funeral and gave their condolences to his widow, our fears were put to rest, at least for a little while.
all these anxieties, born out of these small but crucial referendums on our place in america, have been reignited by conviction. even if you believe, as i do, that liang should be in jail, the inevitable follow-up question why only liang? suggests that the unjust protections routinely afforded to white officers should be extended either to everyone or to nobody at all. to ignore this suggestion is intellectually dishonest.
but to engage with it is to ignore the overwhelming context of the case: yet another unarmed black man killed by yet another police officer. the cleanest response one seen throughout social media, where clean, vaguely responses often reign supreme is to simply say that some justice is better than none. but how can any sincere confrontation of racial inequity in policing and the system ignore the inconvenient of conviction?
each of these thoughts represents an uneasy, probing investigation into the complicated, relationship betweens and the racial hierarchies. i do not claim to know the right answer to any of these questions. i do not know how to explain why i knew liang would be found guilty well before the verdict was announced. i cannot adequately describe the conflict in feeling like a race traitor for applauding conviction while also feeling like a race traitor for questioning it. i know the lifeblood of my conditional whiteness as an educated, upwardly mobile lies somewhere in those conflicts. and because historically been in the best interests of people like me to never discuss these things, even in private, i lack the vocabulary to discuss it.
this cultural aphasia comes from decades of political silence.s, for the most part, have been absent from modern movements, partly by their own choosing. last year, while reporting an article for the magazine on the activism of mckesson and elzie, i attended black lives matter protests across the country. in each city, i grew angrier and angrier at the lack of asian faces among the marchers. i had long lost faith in storybook solidarity, but i had never expected to see the divide between blacks ands laid out so starkly. | ðɪs lɔŋ ˈhɪstəri həz ɪˈreɪst ˈɛni ˈpɑsəbəl nuɑns ˈproʊˌtɛsts maɪt hæv brɔt tɪ ɑr ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv wət ˈhæpənd tɪ ljæŋ. wɪʧ ɪz ˈtræʤɪk, bɪˈkəz ðɛr ɪz məʧ ˈəgli, ɛˈsɛnʃəl nuɑns tɪ bi ɪgˈzæmənd. ðɛr ər ˈmɛni wɪˈθɪn ðə kəmˈjunɪti, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, hu bɪˈliv ðət ljæŋ dɪˈzərvd tɪ bi kənˈvɪktəd əv ˈmænsˌlɔtər, bət hu ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwəndər waɪ ɪt wɑz ðə ˈeɪʒən kɑp, əˈməŋ ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈikwəli dɪˈzərvɪŋ ˈɔfɪsərz, hu tʊk ðə fɔl. ˈəðərz pɔɪnt tɪ ðə dɛθs əv ˌrɑfaɪˈɛl ˈrɑmoʊs ənd lju, tu pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz wən hɪˈspænɪk, ðə ˈəðər ˈeɪʒən hu wər ˈmərdərd ɛz ðeɪ sæt ɪn ðɛr kɑr ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2014 æt ðə haɪt əv ˈproʊˌtɛsts əˈgɛnst pəˈlis ˈvaɪələns ɪn nu jɔrk. ɪn ðə deɪz ðət ˈfɑloʊd, ɛz pəˈlismɪn frəm əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri flu tɪ ðə ˈsɪti tɪ əˈtɛnd ðə fˈjunərəlz, aɪ ˈriˌkɔl ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ˈeɪʒən frɛndz əˈbaʊt ðə æŋˈzaɪəti wi fɛlt ˈoʊvər fˈjunərəl, ənd ˈwɛðər ðə ˌaʊtˈpɔrɪŋ əv səˈpɔrt ənd grif wʊd ˈmɛʒər əp tɪ wət ɪt maɪt hæv bɪn ɪf hi wər waɪt. ðiz ər ˈsɛlfɪʃ, nʊˈrɑtɪk θɔts, bət ðeɪ ər ðə ˈbərdən əv ˈfilɪŋ ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp meɪ bi kənˈdɪʃənəl, ənd ðə praɪs əv ˈdɛkeɪdz əv kəˈlɛktɪv ˈsaɪləns. wɪn ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈmɔrnərz ʃoʊd əp tɪ fˈjunərəl ənd geɪv ðɛr kənˈdoʊlənsəz tɪ hɪz ˈwɪdoʊ, ɑr fɪrz wər pʊt tɪ rɛst, æt list fər ə ˈlɪtəl waɪl. ɔl ðiz æŋˈzaɪətiz, bɔrn aʊt əv ðiz smɔl bət ˈkruʃəl ˌrɛfərˈɛndəmz ɔn ɑr pleɪs ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə, hæv bɪn ˌriɪgˈnaɪtɪd baɪ kənˈvɪkʃən. ˈivɪn ɪf ju bɪˈliv, ɛz aɪ du, ðət ljæŋ ʃʊd bi ɪn ʤeɪl, ðə ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl ˈfɑloʊˌəp kˈwɛʃən waɪ ˈoʊnli ljæŋ? səˈʤɛsts ðət ðə ənˈʤəst prəˈtɛkʃənz ruˈtinli əˈfɔrdəd tɪ waɪt ˈɔfɪsərz ʃʊd bi ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈiðər tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən ər tɪ ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi æt ɔl. tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr ðɪs səˈʤɛsʧən ɪz ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəli dɪˈsɑnəst. bət tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ wɪθ ɪt ɪz tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr ðə ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ ˈkɑntɛkst əv ðə keɪs: jɛt əˈnəðər əˈnɑrmd blæk mæn kɪld baɪ jɛt əˈnəðər pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər. ðə ˈklinəst rɪˈspɑns wən sin θruaʊt ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə, wɛr klin, ˈveɪgli rɪˈspɑnsɪz ˈɔfən reɪn səˈprim ɪz tɪ ˈsɪmpli seɪ ðət səm ˈʤəstɪs ɪz ˈbɛtər ðən nən. bət haʊ kən ˈɛni sɪnˈsɪr ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən əv ˈreɪʃəl ˌɪˈnɛkwəti ɪn pəˈlisɪŋ ənd ðə ˈsɪstəm ˌɪgˈnɔr ðə ˌɪnkənˈvinjənt əv kənˈvɪkʃən? iʧ əv ðiz θɔts ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ən əˈnizi, ˈproʊbɪŋ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd, riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ənd ðə ˈreɪʃəl ˈhaɪˌrɑrkiz. aɪ du nɑt kleɪm tɪ noʊ ðə raɪt ˈænsər tɪ ˈɛni əv ðiz kˈwɛsʧənz. aɪ du nɑt noʊ haʊ tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn waɪ aɪ nu ljæŋ wʊd bi faʊnd ˈgɪlti wɛl ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈvərdɪkt wɑz əˈnaʊnst. aɪ ˈkænɑt ˈædəkwɪtli dɪˈskraɪb ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt ɪn ˈfilɪŋ laɪk ə reɪs ˈtreɪtər fər əˈplɔdɪŋ kənˈvɪkʃən waɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfilɪŋ laɪk ə reɪs ˈtreɪtər fər kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ɪt. aɪ noʊ ðə ˈlaɪfˌbləd əv maɪ kənˈdɪʃənəl ˈwaɪtnəs ɛz ən ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd, ˈəpwərdli ˈmoʊbəl laɪz ˈsəmˌwɛr ɪn ðoʊz ˈkɑnflɪkts. ənd bɪˈkəz hɪˈstɔrɪkəli bɪn ɪn ðə bɛst ˈɪntərɪsts əv ˈpipəl laɪk mi tɪ ˈnɛvər dɪˈskəs ðiz θɪŋz, ˈivɪn ɪn ˈpraɪvət, aɪ læk ðə voʊˈkæbjəˌlɛri tɪ dɪˈskəs ɪt. ðɪs ˈkəlʧərəl əˈfeɪʒə kəmz frəm ˈdɛkeɪdz əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsaɪləns., fər ðə moʊst pɑrt, hæv bɪn ˈæbsənt frəm ˈmɑdərn ˈmuvmənts, ˈpɑrtli baɪ ðɛr oʊn ˈʧuzɪŋ. læst jɪr, waɪl rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ən ˈɑrtɪkəl fər ðə ˈmægəˌzin ɔn ðə ˈæktɪˌvɪzəm əv məˈkɛsən ənd elzie*, aɪ əˈtɛndəd blæk lɪvz ˈmætər ˈproʊˌtɛsts əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri. ɪn iʧ ˈsɪti, aɪ gru ˈæŋgriər ənd ˈæŋgriər æt ðə læk əv ˈeɪʒən ˈfeɪsɪz əˈməŋ ðə ˈmɑrʧərz. aɪ hæd lɔŋ lɔst feɪθ ɪn ˈstɔriˌbʊk ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti, bət aɪ hæd ˈnɛvər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ si ðə dɪˈvaɪd bɪtˈwin blæks ənd leɪd aʊt soʊ ˈstɑrkli. |
under the proposal, courts would be able to compensate victims, but the said it would not propose penalties for offenders.
wearable technology v privacy
the recommendations comes amid an ongoing debate over the potential implications of wearable technologies like google glass, which could be used to surreptitiously record others without their knowing.
“a mobile phone could be used as a surveillance device as well to record a private conversation or record a private activity without consent; it could be set up in a way recording, so we already have the concept that wearable items that are in ubiquitous use do have the potential to carry out what would be surveillance," commissioner and a professor of law at the university of sydney, barbara mcdonald , told the australian financial review.
she said the proposal was an attempt at “underpinning the right to feel you can speak freely without someone keeping a record of it without your knowledge".
though still theoretically in prototype, google glass has already come under fire from privacy commissioners since its announcement over the potential to invade privacy.
a us woman was found not guilty of negligence while wearing a glass prototype while driving in january, but a stream of stories over the discomfort some have with glass wearers in public have haunted the prospects of commercial success.
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google marketing director ed sanders told financial review sunday that social acceptance of the device would come with time.
“whenever we have a disruptive technology it will promote and provoke debate in the same way a social fabric around how you should use your mobile phone," he said.
“we want to force a consumer product on people without understanding what worried about and whether we could look at ways to mitigate that from a perspective."
federal privacy commissioner timothy pilgrim told the financial review last year that he had requested a briefing from google on the technology.
“google glass are going to be wonderful devices with many uses," ms mcdonald said. “a very high percentage of those uses might be perfectly legitimate and things we might get used to but that mean to say that they sometimes cross the line.
“it might well be that we have to move away from the concept of devices, because quite clearly people can track other people not just by devices but by software . . . or data mining networks.
“there are different ways of keeping people under surveillance."
new proposals
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the proposal for consistent surveillance laws, if adopted as is, would stretch to law enforcement and national security agencies in cases where surveillance is conducted without a warrant.
it would also ensure workplaces are prevented from monitoring staff without their knowledge, except in cases of a fraud or criminal investigation.
the discussion paper also proposed introducing a defence for online giants like facebook and google, protecting them for lawsuits in instances where their websites have been used to contravene privacy.
companies such as google have been the subject of defamation cases globally as people look to take down content associated with their names on the search engine that is harmful to their reputation.
but ms mcdonald said the proposed safe harbour regime would not the companies from defamation cases, and would only apply if a court deemed the company had done enough to protect a privacy.
“the difficulty of even suing an internet service provider would be proving that they had done something intentionally to invade privacy and hard to think of an example where done that," she said.
“i have to say we thought long and hard ourselves as to whether it would perform a role it may well be that not necessary because of the way that a cause of action has been formulated."
the was asked by the former labor government to look at “innovative ways in which law may reduce serious invasions of privacy in the digital era" while balancing other rights.
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according to ms mcdonald, the advent of the internet and new methods of communicating had caused complications for expectations of privacy, such as the prospect of whether drones would impinge on personal privacy.
“i think the expectations of privacy have changed but i think gone" she said.
“obviously there are much greater risks now because everybody also wants to engage in the activities that open the risk they want to be online on facebook, sending emails and using apps.
“the risk of someone keeping you under surveillance is not generally a risk people expect.
“a lot will rest on the definition in the act on what is a private activity . . . you legislate for every possible situation so got to put in a test which courts can use to determine whether conduct falls inside or outside."
the commission is due to provide final recommendations to the federal government in june. | ˈəndər ðə prəˈpoʊzəl, kɔrts wʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt ˈvɪktɪmz, bət ðə sɛd ɪt wʊd nɑt prəˈpoʊz ˈpɛnəltiz fər əˈfɛndərz. ˈwɛrəbəl tɛkˈnɑləʤi vi ˈpraɪvəsi ðə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz kəmz əˈmɪd ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ dəˈbeɪt ˈoʊvər ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz əv ˈwɛrəbəl tɛkˈnɑləʤiz laɪk ˈgugəl glæs, wɪʧ kʊd bi juzd tɪ ˌsərəpˈtɪʃəsli ˈrɛkərd ˈəðərz wɪˈθaʊt ðɛr noʊɪŋ. ˈmoʊbəl foʊn kʊd bi juzd ɛz ə sərˈveɪləns dɪˈvaɪs ɛz wɛl tɪ ˈrɛkərd ə ˈpraɪvət ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ər ˈrɛkərd ə ˈpraɪvət ækˈtɪvɪti wɪˈθaʊt kənˈsɛnt; ɪt kʊd bi sɛt əp ɪn ə weɪ rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ, soʊ wi ɔˈrɛdi hæv ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt ðət ˈwɛrəbəl ˈaɪtəmz ðət ər ɪn juˈbɪkwɪtəs juz du hæv ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ ˈkɛri aʊt wət wʊd bi sərˈveɪləns," kəˈmɪʃənər ənd ə prəˈfɛsər əv lɔ æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈsɪdni, ˈbɑrbərə məkˈdɑnəld toʊld ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌrivˈju. ʃi sɛd ðə prəˈpoʊzəl wɑz ən əˈtɛmpt æt ðə raɪt tɪ fil ju kən spik ˈfrili wɪˈθaʊt ˈsəmˌwən ˈkipɪŋ ə ˈrɛkərd əv ɪt wɪˈθaʊt jʊr ˈnɑlɪʤ". ðoʊ stɪl ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəli ɪn ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp, ˈgugəl glæs həz ɔˈrɛdi kəm ˈəndər faɪər frəm ˈpraɪvəsi kəˈmɪʃənərz sɪns ɪts əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ˈoʊvər ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ ˌɪnˈveɪd ˈpraɪvəsi. ə ˈjuˈɛs ˈwʊmən wɑz faʊnd nɑt ˈgɪlti əv ˈnɛglɪʤəns waɪl ˈwɛrɪŋ ə glæs ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp waɪl ˈdraɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri, bət ə strim əv ˈstɔriz ˈoʊvər ðə dɪˈskəmfərt səm hæv wɪθ glæs ˈwɛrərz ɪn ˈpəblɪk hæv ˈhɔntɪd ðə ˈprɑspɛkts əv kəˈmərʃəl səkˈsɛs. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈgugəl ˈmɑrkətɪŋ dɪˈrɛktər ɛd ˈsændərz toʊld ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌrivˈju ˈsənˌdi ðət ˈsoʊʃəl əkˈsɛptəns əv ðə dɪˈvaɪs wʊd kəm wɪθ taɪm. wi hæv ə dɪsˈrəptɪv tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪt wɪl prəˈmoʊt ənd prəˈvoʊk dəˈbeɪt ɪn ðə seɪm weɪ ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈfæbrɪk əraʊnd haʊ ju ʃʊd juz jʊr ˈmoʊbəl foʊn," hi sɛd. wɔnt tɪ fɔrs ə kənˈsumər ˈprɑdəkt ɔn ˈpipəl wɪˈθaʊt ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ wət ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ənd ˈwɛðər wi kʊd lʊk æt weɪz tɪ ðət frəm ə pərˈspɛktɪv." ˈfɛdərəl ˈpraɪvəsi kəˈmɪʃənər ˈtɪməθi ˈpɪlgrɪm toʊld ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌrivˈju læst jɪr ðət hi hæd rɪkˈwɛstɪd ə ˈbrifɪŋ frəm ˈgugəl ɔn ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi. glæs ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈwəndərfəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz wɪθ ˈmɛni ˈjuzɪz," mɪz məkˈdɑnəld sɛd. ˈvɛri haɪ pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ðoʊz ˈjuzɪz maɪt bi ˈpərfəktli ləˈʤɪtəmət ənd θɪŋz wi maɪt gɪt juzd tɪ bət ðət min tɪ seɪ ðət ðeɪ ˈsəmˌtaɪmz krɔs ðə laɪn. maɪt wɛl bi ðət wi hæv tɪ muv əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv dɪˈvaɪsɪz, bɪˈkəz kwaɪt ˈklɪrli ˈpipəl kən træk ˈəðər ˈpipəl nɑt ʤɪst baɪ dɪˈvaɪsɪz bət baɪ ˈsɔfˌwɛr ər ˈdætə ˈmaɪnɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərks. ər ˈdɪfərənt weɪz əv ˈkipɪŋ ˈpipəl ˈəndər sərˈveɪləns." nu prəˈpoʊzəlz ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə prəˈpoʊzəl fər kənˈsɪstənt sərˈveɪləns lɔz, ɪf əˈdɑptəd ɛz ɪz, wʊd strɛʧ tɪ lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ənd ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈeɪʤənsiz ɪn ˈkeɪsɪz wɛr sərˈveɪləns ɪz kənˈdəktəd wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈwɔrənt. ɪt wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ ɪnˈʃʊr ˈwərkˌpleɪsɪz ər prɪˈvɛnɪd frəm ˈmɑnətərɪŋ stæf wɪˈθaʊt ðɛr ˈnɑlɪʤ, ɪkˈsɛpt ɪn ˈkeɪsɪz əv ə frɔd ər ˈkrɪmənəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. ðə dɪˈskəʃən ˈpeɪpər ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈpoʊzd ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ə dɪˈfɛns fər ˈɔnˌlaɪn ʤaɪənts laɪk ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd ˈgugəl, prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðɛm fər ˈlɔˌsuts ɪn ˈɪnstənsɪz wɛr ðɛr ˈwɛbˌsaɪts hæv bɪn juzd tɪ ˈkɑntrəˌvin ˈpraɪvəsi. ˈkəmpəˌniz səʧ ɛz ˈgugəl hæv bɪn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən ˈkeɪsɪz ˈgloʊbəli ɛz ˈpipəl lʊk tɪ teɪk daʊn ˈkɑntɛnt əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðɛr neɪmz ɔn ðə sərʧ ˈɪnʤən ðət ɪz ˈhɑrmfəl tɪ ðɛr ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən. bət mɪz məkˈdɑnəld sɛd ðə prəˈpoʊzd seɪf ˈhɑrbər rəˈʒim wʊd nɑt ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz frəm ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən ˈkeɪsɪz, ənd wʊd ˈoʊnli əˈplaɪ ɪf ə kɔrt dimd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni hæd dən ɪˈnəf tɪ prəˈtɛkt ə ˈpraɪvəsi. ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti əv ˈivɪn suɪŋ ən ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈsərvɪs prəˈvaɪdər wʊd bi ˈpruvɪŋ ðət ðeɪ hæd dən ˈsəmθɪŋ ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli tɪ ˌɪnˈveɪd ˈpraɪvəsi ənd hɑrd tɪ θɪŋk əv ən ɪgˈzæmpəl wɛr dən ðət," ʃi sɛd. hæv tɪ seɪ wi θɔt lɔŋ ənd hɑrd ɑrˈsɛlvz ɛz tɪ ˈwɛðər ɪt wʊd pərˈfɔrm ə roʊl ɪt meɪ wɛl bi ðət nɑt ˈnɛsəˌsɛri bɪˈkəz əv ðə weɪ ðət ə kɔz əv ˈækʃən həz bɪn ˈfɔrmjəˌleɪtɪd." ðə wɑz æst baɪ ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈleɪbər ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ lʊk æt weɪz ɪn wɪʧ lɔ meɪ rɪˈdus ˈsɪriəs ˌɪnˈveɪʒənz əv ˈpraɪvəsi ɪn ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈɪrə" waɪl ˈbælənsɪŋ ˈəðər raɪts. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ mɪz məkˈdɑnəld, ðə ˈædˌvɛnt əv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ənd nu ˈmɛθədz əv kəmˈjunəˌkeɪtɪŋ hæd kɔzd ˌkɑmpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz əv ˈpraɪvəsi, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈprɑspɛkt əv ˈwɛðər droʊnz wʊd ˌɪmˈpɪnʤ ɔn ˈpərsɪnəl ˈpraɪvəsi. θɪŋk ðə ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz əv ˈpraɪvəsi hæv ʧeɪnʤd bət aɪ θɪŋk gɔn" ʃi sɛd. ðɛr ər məʧ ˈgreɪtər rɪsks naʊ bɪˈkəz ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ˈɔlsoʊ wɔnts tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ðə ækˈtɪvɪtiz ðət ˈoʊpən ðə rɪsk ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ bi ˈɔnˌlaɪn ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, ˈsɛndɪŋ iˈmeɪlz ənd ˈjuzɪŋ æps. rɪsk əv ˈsəmˌwən ˈkipɪŋ ju ˈəndər sərˈveɪləns ɪz nɑt ˈʤɛnərəli ə rɪsk ˈpipəl ɪkˈspɛkt. lɔt wɪl rɛst ɔn ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən ɪn ðə ækt ɔn wət ɪz ə ˈpraɪvət ækˈtɪvɪti ju ˈlɛʤɪsˌleɪt fər ˈɛvəri ˈpɑsəbəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən soʊ gɑt tɪ pʊt ɪn ə tɛst wɪʧ kɔrts kən juz tɪ dɪˈtərmən ˈwɛðər ˈkɑndəkt fɔlz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ər ˈaʊtˈsaɪd." ðə kəˈmɪʃən ɪz du tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈfaɪnəl ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz tɪ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ʤun. |
on her radio show, cnn contributor and big journalism editor dana loesch cheered on an internet video reportedly showing u.s. marines urinating on what appear to be dead afghans, saying she would "drop and do it too." the video has been widely condemned by secretary of state hillary clinton, secretary of defense leon panetta, u.s. military commanders, foreign policy experts and others as depicting conduct that "does not reflect our values" and may endanger afghanistan peace talks.
cnn's loesch defends video of marines reportedly urinating on dead taliban
secretaries of defense and state, military commanders condemn tape as "inconsistent with our values"
conduct will be investigated for possible violations of u.s. and international law
cnn national security experts have condemned tape
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cnn's loesch joined by pamela geller in defending marines
cnn's loesch defends video of marines apparently urinating on dead taliban
video posted online shows marines urinating on bodies of what appears to be dead afghans. from a january 12 cnn.com article:
the video shows four men dressed in marine combat gear urinating on what appeared to be the dead bodies of three men on the ground in front of them. one of the men says, "have a great day, buddy." a voice asks, "you got it on the video?" to which another voice responds, "yeah." another jokes, "golden, like a shower." it was not clear who shot or posted the video or where, though a u.s. official said it was a "reasonable conclusion" it was filmed in afghanistan. [cnn.com,]
loesch: "i'd drop and do it too." from the january 12 edition of st. the dana show:
(h/t st. louis activist hub and twitter user @nicolegenette)
loesch: all right, we got some cool points to get into, and then we are going to get some of your calls in as well. it's 'cause i've had a lot of caffeine. it's snowing here, folks. cool points, we play audio and we award out points based upon its level of or awesomeness. all right, play audio sound bite two. and we're, i'm sure, going to be talking about this in the second hour as well. marines were -- there's a -- now, we have a bunch of progressives that are talking smack about our military because there were marines caught urinating on corpses -- taliban corpses. listen: unidentified reporter [audio clip]: the u.s. military is investigating a video showing what appears to be troops urinating on the dead bodies of taliban fighters in afghanistan. the footage of what seems to be u.s. marines has been uploaded to several sites including video sharing site youtube. the film could be another blow for america after previous scandals like the abuses at iraq's abu -- loesch: ok, stop this right here. stop this right here. can someone explain to me if there's supposed to be a scandal that someone pees on the corpse of a taliban fighter? someone who was -- as part of an organization murdered overamericans? i'd drop and do it, too. that's me, though. i want a million cool points for these guys. is that harsh to say? come on, people. this is a war. unidentified male: cool points. loesch: what do you think this is? what do people think this is? i am totally not politically correct, i told you this. what -- do you think that we're going to sit down and have tea? unidentified male: and it's nothing compared to what happened in the prison in iraq. that's different, completely different from when this -- loesch: completely different story. unidentified male: completely different. loesch: yeah. completely different story. so they on the corpse of a dead taliban member, a dead terrorist. unidentified male: and why did they film it? loesch: they on a -- i don't know why. i don't get that. unidentified male: why? loesch: i don't get that. but, sorry, that -- i don't -- do i have a problem with that as a citizen of the united states? no, i don't. sorry, i don't. so, moving on. there's the end of that controversy right there. [the dana show,]
loesch: "they're dead terrorists. i could care less." from the january 12 edition of st. the dana show:
loesch: my whole entire point is that these individuals -- like they're using this example as an issue to wage against our military and our war -- or, no our military and our soldiers, period -- to make our military look like a bunch of murderers and a bunch of bad people. look what -- no, no, no, no, no. that's not going to be used as an example to make our military look bad. i mean, this is -- that's what it is. they're saying, oh, look, this is our military. we've told you before how they're uneducated, and stupid, and everything else, you've heard callers call into this show that say, oh, the reason they go in the military is because they can't get a job anywhere else. it's infuriating. it's insulting. and i'm not going to let that be used as an excuse. i mean, that's just -- and we can agree to disagree on it. they're dead terrorists. i could care less. they are dead terrorists. these are people who have -- are part of a group who murdered over americans, some of them children, some of them expectant mothers. i will not show courtesy. so, you know, throw them over the cliff into the ocean. i don't care. but i don't think that these soldiers, these marines, who are on video doing this, the military can handle it how the military wants to handle it. but i'm not going to join into the chorus of going after these individuals and using them as -- to paint the military as bad and all that. these taliban have done more to the united states than this video, and people are trying to act as though somehow what terrorism has done to this country is equal to any offense that could be caused from the video. that is stupid. i'm not even going to bother giving you more analysis other than to say it's stupid. [the dana show,]
loesch responds to criticism: i was "defending" marines from hysteria," "using absurdity to highlight absurdity." from a january 13 blog post:
yesterday on my radio show i discussed the topic of the marines videotaping themselves urinating on dead taliban fighters. the usual mob of progressive haters started campaigning on twitter and complaining to cnn. [...] there is a difference in advocating for the marines to break the law, which i didn't do, and defending them from hysteria. i was using absurdity to highlight absurdity. it's absurd to desecrate corpses but it's not wrong to hate terrorists who are trying to kill our us. and i'm not in i am free to express what a lot of americans feel about the controversy, even if it makes some academics feel uncomfortable. the progressive left chose to include cnn in their attack because they don't like that the conservative voices and have been throwing everything at the wall to get me removed since the very beginning. my entire point of the past two days was to highlight the absurd reaction from militant to these marines. in my twitter timeline yesterday progressives called our military "killers, kids, barbaric trash, murderers ..." the only time soldiers are celebrated by the left is when they engage in protests like ows. the rest of the time they're demonized. they get the red carpet rolled out for them, too. [bigjournalism.com,]
secretaries of defense and state, military commanders condemn tape as "inconsistent with our values"
secretary of defense panetta: conduct "inappropriate," "i condemn it in the strongest possible terms." from a january 12 cnn.com article:
"i have seen the footage, and i find the behavior depicted in it utterly deplorable," u.s. defense secretary leon panetta said in a statement. "i condemn it in the strongest possible terms." panetta said he has ordered the marine corps and international security assistance force commander gen. john allen "to immediately and fully investigate the incident." "this conduct is entirely inappropriate for members of the united states military and does not reflect the standards of values our armed forces are sworn to uphold," panetta's statement said. "those found to have engaged in such conduct will be held accountable to the fullest extent." [cnn.com,] sec. panetta: video could endanger peace talks with taliban. in a january 13 article, the associated press reported: asked about possible implications for peace talks, secretary of state hillary rodham clinton said the u.s. remained strongly committed to supporting afghan efforts. panetta, however, said the incident could endanger the talks. "the danger is that this kind of video can be misused in many ways to undermine what we are trying to do in afghanistan and the possibility of reconciliation," panetta said at fort bliss, texas, adding it's important for the u.s. to move quickly to "send a clear signal to the world that the u.s. will not tolerate this kind of behavior and that is not what the u.s. is all about." [associated press,] secretary of state clinton: behavior "absolutely inconsistent with american about the video during a january 12 press conference, secretary of state hillary clinton said: well, jill, first i want to express my total dismay at the story concerning our marines, who i have the highest respect and admiration for. but i share completely the views expressed by secretary panetta earlier today. i join him in condemning the deplorable behavior that is reflected in this video. it is absolutely inconsistent with american values, with the standards of behavior that we expect from our military personnel and the vast, vast military personnel, particularly our marines, hold themselves to. so i know secretary panetta has ordered a complete investigation of this incident. anyone - anyone - found to have participated or known about it, having engaged in such conduct, must be held fully accountable. [remarks with algerian foreign minister mourad medelci,, via state.gov]
joint chiefs chairman army gen. dempsey: "actions like those ... serve to erode the reputation of our joint force." in a january 13 article, the associated press reported:
the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, army gen. martin dempsey, said he was deeply disturbed by the video and worried that its effects would spread beyond just the marine corps. "actions like those are not only illegal but are contrary to the values of a professional military and serve to erode the reputation of our joint force," dempsey said. [associated press,]
marine corps commandant gen. amos: conduct "wholly inconsistent with" marine corp's "high standards of conduct." cnn.com reported: "marine corps commandant gen. james amos said in a statement the behavior is 'wholly inconsistent with the high standards of conduct and warrior ethos that we have demonstrated throughout our history.'" [cnn.com,]
international security assistance force spokesman brig. gen. carsten jacobson: actions "grossly against all the moral values that the coalition forces are standing for." as reported by cnn.com: | ɔn hər ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ʃoʊ, ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn kənˈtrɪbjətər ənd bɪg ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ˈɛdɪtər ˈdeɪnə loʊʃ ʧɪrd ɔn ən ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈvɪdioʊ rɪˈpɔrtədli ʃoʊɪŋ juz. mərˈinz ˈjərəˌneɪtɪŋ ɔn wət əˈpɪr tɪ bi dɛd ˈæfˌgænz, seɪɪŋ ʃi wʊd "drɔp ənd du ɪt tu." ðə ˈvɪdioʊ həz bɪn ˈwaɪdli kənˈdɛmd baɪ ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən, ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv dɪˈfɛns liɑn pəˈnɛtə, juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kəˈmændərz, ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi ˈɛkspərts ənd ˈəðərz ɛz dɪˈpɪktɪŋ ˈkɑndəkt ðət "dɪz nɑt rɪˈflɛkt ɑr ˈvæljuz" ənd meɪ ɛnˈdeɪnʤər æfˈgænəˌstæn pis tɔks. ˈsiˈɛˈnɛnz loʊʃ dɪˈfɛndz ˈvɪdioʊ əv mərˈinz rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈjərəˌneɪtɪŋ ɔn dɛd ˈtælɪˌbæn ˈsɛkrəˌtɛriz əv dɪˈfɛns ənd steɪt, ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kəˈmændərz kənˈdɛm teɪp ɛz "ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ɑr ˈvæljuz" ˈkɑndəkt wɪl bi ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd fər ˈpɑsəbəl vaɪəˈleɪʃənz əv juz. ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl lɔ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɛkspərts hæv kənˈdɛmd teɪp bʊʃ, ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əˈfɪʃəlz əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzd fər ˈæbu ˈprɪzənər əˈbjuz: "ə steɪn ɔn ɑr ˈkəntriz ˈɑnər" ˈsiˈɛˈnɛnz loʊʃ ʤɔɪnd baɪ ˈpæmələ ˈgɛlər ɪn dɪˈfɛndɪŋ mərˈinz ˈsiˈɛˈnɛnz loʊʃ dɪˈfɛndz ˈvɪdioʊ əv mərˈinz əˈpɛrəntli ˈjərəˌneɪtɪŋ ɔn dɛd ˈtælɪˌbæn ˈvɪdioʊ ˈpoʊstɪd ˈɔnˌlaɪn ʃoʊz mərˈinz ˈjərəˌneɪtɪŋ ɔn ˈbɑdiz əv wət əˈpɪrz tɪ bi dɛd ˈæfˌgænz. frəm ə ˈʤænjuˌɛri 12 ˈsiˈɛˈnɛnˈdɑtˈkɑm ˈɑrtɪkəl: ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ʃoʊz fɔr mɛn drɛst ɪn mərˈin ˈkɑmbæt gɪr ˈjərəˌneɪtɪŋ ɔn wət əˈpɪrd tɪ bi ðə dɛd ˈbɑdiz əv θri mɛn ɔn ðə graʊnd ɪn frənt əv ðɛm. wən əv ðə mɛn sɪz, "hæv ə greɪt deɪ, ˈbədi." ə vɔɪs æsks, "ju gɑt ɪt ɔn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ?" tɪ wɪʧ əˈnəðər vɔɪs rɪˈspɑndz, "jæ." əˈnəðər ʤoʊks, "ˈgoʊldən, laɪk ə ʃaʊər." ɪt wɑz nɑt klɪr hu ʃɑt ər ˈpoʊstɪd ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ər wɛr, ðoʊ ə juz. əˈfɪʃəl sɛd ɪt wɑz ə "ˈrizənəbəl kənˈkluʒən" ɪt wɑz fɪlmd ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn. [ˈsiˈɛˈnɛnˈdɑtˈkɑm, loʊʃ: "aɪd drɔp ənd du ɪt tu." frəm ðə ˈʤænjuˌɛri 12 ɪˈdɪʃən əv st*. ðə ˈdeɪnə ʃoʊ: st*. luɪs ˈæktɪvɪst həb ənd tˈwɪtər ˈjuzər @nicolegenette*) loʊʃ: ɔl raɪt, wi gɑt səm kul pɔɪnts tɪ gɪt ˈɪntu, ənd ðɛn wi ər goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt səm əv jʊr kɔlz ɪn ɛz wɛl. ɪts 'kɔz aɪv hæd ə lɔt əv kæˈfin. ɪts snoʊɪŋ hir, foʊks. kul pɔɪnts, wi pleɪ ˈɑdiˌoʊ ənd wi əˈwɔrd aʊt pɔɪnts beɪst əˈpɑn ɪts ˈlɛvəl əv ər awesomeness*. ɔl raɪt, pleɪ ˈɑdiˌoʊ saʊnd baɪt tu. ənd wɪr, əm ʃʊr, goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðɪs ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd aʊər ɛz wɛl. mərˈinz wər ðɛrz ə naʊ, wi hæv ə bənʧ əv prɑˈgrɛsɪvz ðət ər ˈtɔkɪŋ smæk əˈbaʊt ɑr ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri bɪˈkəz ðɛr wər mərˈinz kɔt ˈjərəˌneɪtɪŋ ɔn ˈkɔrpsɪz ˈtælɪˌbæn ˈkɔrpsɪz. ˈlɪsən: ˌənaɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd rɪˈpɔrtər [ˈɑdiˌoʊ klɪp]: ðə juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ɪz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ə ˈvɪdioʊ ʃoʊɪŋ wət əˈpɪrz tɪ bi trups ˈjərəˌneɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə dɛd ˈbɑdiz əv ˈtælɪˌbæn ˈfaɪtərz ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn. ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ əv wət simz tɪ bi juz. mərˈinz həz bɪn ˈəˌploʊdɪd tɪ ˈsɛvərəl saɪts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ ˈʃɛrɪŋ saɪt ˈjuˌtub. ðə fɪlm kʊd bi əˈnəðər bloʊ fər əˈmɛrɪkə ˈæftər ˈpriviəs ˈskændəlz laɪk ðə əˈbjuzɪz æt ˌɪˈrɑks ˈæbu loʊʃ: ˈoʊˈkeɪ, stɑp ðɪs raɪt hir. stɑp ðɪs raɪt hir. kən ˈsəmˌwən ɪkˈspleɪn tɪ mi ɪf ðɛrz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ə ˈskændəl ðət ˈsəmˌwən piz ɔn ðə kɔrps əv ə ˈtælɪˌbæn ˈfaɪtər? ˈsəmˌwən hu wɑz ɛz pɑrt əv ən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ˈmərdərd ˈoʊvər 3,000americans*? aɪd drɔp ənd du ɪt, tu. ðæts mi, ðoʊ. aɪ wɔnt ə ˈmɪljən kul pɔɪnts fər ðiz gaɪz. ɪz ðət hɑrʃ tɪ seɪ? kəm ɔn, ˈpipəl. ðɪs ɪz ə wɔr. ˌənaɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd meɪl: kul pɔɪnts. loʊʃ: wət du ju θɪŋk ðɪs ɪz? wət du ˈpipəl θɪŋk ðɪs ɪz? aɪ æm ˈtoʊtəli nɑt ˈplɪtɪkli kərˈɛkt, aɪ toʊld ju ðɪs. wət du ju θɪŋk ðət wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ sɪt daʊn ənd hæv ti? ˌənaɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd meɪl: ənd ɪts ˈnəθɪŋ kəmˈpɛrd tɪ wət ˈhæpənd ɪn ðə ˈprɪzən ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk. ðæts ˈdɪfərənt, kəmˈplitli ˈdɪfərənt frəm wɪn ðɪs loʊʃ: kəmˈplitli ˈdɪfərənt ˈstɔri. ˌənaɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd meɪl: kəmˈplitli ˈdɪfərənt. loʊʃ: jæ. kəmˈplitli ˈdɪfərənt ˈstɔri. soʊ ðeɪ ɔn ðə kɔrps əv ə dɛd ˈtælɪˌbæn ˈmɛmbər, ə dɛd ˈtɛrərɪst. ˌənaɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd meɪl: ənd waɪ dɪd ðeɪ fɪlm ɪt? loʊʃ: ðeɪ ɔn ə aɪ doʊnt noʊ waɪ. aɪ doʊnt gɪt ðət. ˌənaɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd meɪl: waɪ? loʊʃ: aɪ doʊnt gɪt ðət. bət, ˈsɑri, ðət aɪ doʊnt du aɪ hæv ə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ðət ɛz ə ˈsɪtɪzən əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts? noʊ, aɪ doʊnt. ˈsɑri, aɪ doʊnt. soʊ, ˈmuvɪŋ ɔn. ðɛrz ðə ɛnd əv ðət ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi raɪt ðɛr. [ðə ˈdeɪnə ʃoʊ, loʊʃ: "ðɛr dɛd ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts. aɪ kʊd kɛr lɛs." frəm ðə ˈʤænjuˌɛri 12 ɪˈdɪʃən əv st*. ðə ˈdeɪnə ʃoʊ: loʊʃ: maɪ hoʊl ɪnˈtaɪər pɔɪnt ɪz ðət ðiz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz laɪk ðɛr ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs ɪgˈzæmpəl ɛz ən ˈɪʃu tɪ weɪʤ əˈgɛnst ɑr ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd ɑr wɔr ər, noʊ ɑr ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd ɑr ˈsoʊlʤərz, ˈpɪriəd tɪ meɪk ɑr ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri lʊk laɪk ə bənʧ əv ˈmərdərərz ənd ə bənʧ əv bæd ˈpipəl. lʊk wət noʊ, noʊ, noʊ, noʊ, noʊ. ðæts nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi juzd ɛz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl tɪ meɪk ɑr ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri lʊk bæd. aɪ min, ðɪs ɪz ðæts wət ɪt ɪz. ðɛr seɪɪŋ, oʊ, lʊk, ðɪs ɪz ɑr ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri. wiv toʊld ju ˌbiˈfɔr haʊ ðɛr əˈnɛʤʊˌkeɪtɪd, ənd ˈstupɪd, ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls, juv hərd ˈkɔlərz kɔl ˈɪntu ðɪs ʃoʊ ðət seɪ, oʊ, ðə ˈrizən ðeɪ goʊ ɪn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ɪz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ kænt gɪt ə ʤɑb ˈɛniˌwɛr ɛls. ɪts ˌɪnfˈjʊriˌeɪtɪŋ. ɪts ˌɪnˈsəltɪŋ. ənd əm nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ lɛt ðət bi juzd ɛz ən ɪkˈskjuz. aɪ min, ðæts ʤɪst ənd wi kən əˈgri tɪ dɪsəˈgri ɔn ɪt. ðɛr dɛd ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts. aɪ kʊd kɛr lɛs. ðeɪ ər dɛd ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts. ðiz ər ˈpipəl hu hæv ər pɑrt əv ə grup hu ˈmərdərd ˈoʊvər əˈmɛrɪkənz, səm əv ðɛm ˈʧɪldrən, səm əv ðɛm ɪkˈspɛktənt ˈməðərz. aɪ wɪl nɑt ʃoʊ ˈkərtəsi. soʊ, ju noʊ, θroʊ ðɛm ˈoʊvər ðə klɪf ˈɪntu ðə ˈoʊʃən. aɪ doʊnt kɛr. bət aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ðət ðiz ˈsoʊlʤərz, ðiz mərˈinz, hu ər ɔn ˈvɪdioʊ duɪŋ ðɪs, ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kən ˈhændəl ɪt haʊ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri wɔnts tɪ ˈhændəl ɪt. bət əm nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ ʤɔɪn ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɔrəs əv goʊɪŋ ˈæftər ðiz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ənd ˈjuzɪŋ ðɛm ɛz tɪ peɪnt ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ɛz bæd ənd ɔl ðət. ðiz ˈtælɪˌbæn hæv dən mɔr tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ðən ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ, ənd ˈpipəl ər traɪɪŋ tɪ ækt ɛz ðoʊ ˈsəmˌhaʊ wət ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm həz dən tɪ ðɪs ˈkəntri ɪz ˈikwəl tɪ ˈɛni əˈfɛns ðət kʊd bi kɔzd frəm ðə ˈvɪdioʊ. ðət ɪz ˈstupɪd. əm nɑt ˈivɪn goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈbɑðər ˈgɪvɪŋ ju mɔr æˈnælɪsɪs ˈəðər ðən tɪ seɪ ɪts ˈstupɪd. [ðə ˈdeɪnə ʃoʊ, loʊʃ rɪˈspɑndz tɪ ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm: aɪ wɑz "dɪˈfɛndɪŋ" mərˈinz frəm hɪˈstɛriə," "ˈjuzɪŋ əbˈsərdəti tɪ ˈhaɪˌlaɪt əbˈsərdəti." frəm ə ˈʤænjuˌɛri 13 blɔg poʊst: ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ɔn maɪ ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ʃoʊ aɪ dɪˈskəst ðə ˈtɑpɪk əv ðə mərˈinz ˈvɪdioʊˌteɪpɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈjərəˌneɪtɪŋ ɔn dɛd ˈtælɪˌbæn ˈfaɪtərz. ðə ˈjuʒəwəl mɑb əv prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈheɪtərz ˈstɑrtɪd kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ ɔn tˈwɪtər ənd kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ tɪ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn. ðɛr ɪz ə ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪŋ fər ðə mərˈinz tɪ breɪk ðə lɔ, wɪʧ aɪ ˈdɪdənt du, ənd dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ðɛm frəm hɪˈstɛriə. aɪ wɑz ˈjuzɪŋ əbˈsərdəti tɪ ˈhaɪˌlaɪt əbˈsərdəti. ɪts əbˈsərd tɪ dɛzəˈkreɪt ˈkɔrpsɪz bət ɪts nɑt rɔŋ tɪ heɪt ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts hu ər traɪɪŋ tɪ kɪl ɑr ˈjuˈɛs. ənd əm nɑt ɪn aɪ æm fri tɪ ɪkˈsprɛs wət ə lɔt əv əˈmɛrɪkənz fil əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi, ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt meɪks səm ˌækəˈdɛmɪks fil ənˈkəmfərtəbəl. ðə prəˈgrɛsɪv lɛft ʧoʊz tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ɪn ðɛr əˈtæk bɪˈkəz ðeɪ doʊnt laɪk ðət ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈvɔɪsɪz ənd hæv bɪn θroʊɪŋ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ æt ðə wɔl tɪ gɪt mi riˈmuvd sɪns ðə ˈvɛri bɪˈgɪnɪŋ. maɪ ɪnˈtaɪər pɔɪnt əv ðə pæst tu deɪz wɑz tɪ ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ðə əbˈsərd riˈækʃən frəm ˈmɪlətənt tɪ ðiz mərˈinz. ɪn maɪ tˈwɪtər ˈtaɪmlaɪn ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ prɑˈgrɛsɪvz kɔld ɑr ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri "ˈkɪlərz, kɪdz, bɑrˈbɛrɪk træʃ, ˈmərdərərz ðə ˈoʊnli taɪm ˈsoʊlʤərz ər ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd baɪ ðə lɛft ɪz wɪn ðeɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ˈproʊˌtɛsts laɪk ows*. ðə rɛst əv ðə taɪm ðɛr ˈdiməˌnaɪzd. ðeɪ gɪt ðə rɛd ˈkɑrpət roʊld aʊt fər ðɛm, tu. [bigjournalism.com*, ˈsɛkrəˌtɛriz əv dɪˈfɛns ənd steɪt, ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kəˈmændərz kənˈdɛm teɪp ɛz "ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ɑr ˈvæljuz" ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv dɪˈfɛns pəˈnɛtə: ˈkɑndəkt "ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪt," "aɪ kənˈdɛm ɪt ɪn ðə ˈstrɔŋgəst ˈpɑsəbəl tərmz." frəm ə ˈʤænjuˌɛri 12 ˈsiˈɛˈnɛnˈdɑtˈkɑm ˈɑrtɪkəl: "aɪ hæv sin ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ, ənd aɪ faɪnd ðə bɪˈheɪvjər dɪˈpɪktɪd ɪn ɪt ˈətərli dɪˈplɔrəbəl," juz. dɪˈfɛns ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri liɑn pəˈnɛtə sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. "aɪ kənˈdɛm ɪt ɪn ðə ˈstrɔŋgəst ˈpɑsəbəl tərmz." pəˈnɛtə sɛd hi həz ˈɔrdərd ðə mərˈin kɔrz ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl sɪˈkjʊrəti əˈsɪstəns fɔrs kəˈmændər ʤɛn. ʤɑn ˈælən "tɪ ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ənd ˈfʊli ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðə ˈɪnsədənt." "ðɪs ˈkɑndəkt ɪz ɪnˈtaɪərli ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪt fər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd dɪz nɑt rɪˈflɛkt ðə ˈstændərdz əv ˈvæljuz ɑr ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz ər swɔrn tɪ əˈphoʊld," pəˈnɛtəz ˈsteɪtmənt sɛd. "ðoʊz faʊnd tɪ hæv ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn səʧ ˈkɑndəkt wɪl bi hɛld əˈkaʊntəbəl tɪ ðə ˈfʊləst ɪkˈstɛnt." [ˈsiˈɛˈnɛnˈdɑtˈkɑm, sɛk. pəˈnɛtə: ˈvɪdioʊ kʊd ɛnˈdeɪnʤər pis tɔks wɪθ ˈtælɪˌbæn. ɪn ə ˈʤænjuˌɛri 13 ˈɑrtɪkəl, ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ˌriˈpɔrtəd: æst əˈbaʊt ˈpɑsəbəl ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz fər pis tɔks, ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ˈhɪləri ˈrɔdəm ˈklɪntən sɛd ðə juz. rɪˈmeɪnd ˈstrɔŋli kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈæfˌgæn ˈɛfərts. pəˈnɛtə, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, sɛd ðə ˈɪnsədənt kʊd ɛnˈdeɪnʤər ðə tɔks. "ðə ˈdeɪnʤər ɪz ðət ðɪs kaɪnd əv ˈvɪdioʊ kən bi mɪsˈjuzd ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz tɪ ˈəndərˌmaɪn wət wi ər traɪɪŋ tɪ du ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn ənd ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ˌrɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃən," pəˈnɛtə sɛd æt fɔrt blɪs, ˈtɛksəs, ˈædɪŋ ɪts ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər ðə juz. tɪ muv kˈwɪkli tɪ "sɛnd ə klɪr ˈsɪgnəl tɪ ðə wərld ðət ðə juz. wɪl nɑt ˈtɑlərˌeɪt ðɪs kaɪnd əv bɪˈheɪvjər ənd ðət ɪz nɑt wət ðə juz. ɪz ɔl əˈbaʊt." [əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs, ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ˈklɪntən: bɪˈheɪvjər "ˌæbsəˈlutli ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt wɪθ əˈmɛrɪkən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈʤænjuˌɛri 12 prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns, ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən sɛd: wɛl, ʤɪl, fərst aɪ wɔnt tɪ ɪkˈsprɛs maɪ ˈtoʊtəl dɪsˈmeɪ æt ðə ˈstɔri kənˈsərnɪŋ ɑr mərˈinz, hu aɪ hæv ðə haɪəst rɪˈspɛkt ənd ˌædmərˈeɪʃən fər. bət aɪ ʃɛr kəmˈplitli ðə vjuz ɪkˈsprɛst baɪ ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri pəˈnɛtə ˈərliər təˈdeɪ. aɪ ʤɔɪn ɪm ɪn kənˈdɛmɪŋ ðə dɪˈplɔrəbəl bɪˈheɪvjər ðət ɪz rɪˈflɛktɪd ɪn ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ. ɪt ɪz ˌæbsəˈlutli ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt wɪθ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈvæljuz, wɪθ ðə ˈstændərdz əv bɪˈheɪvjər ðət wi ɪkˈspɛkt frəm ɑr ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌpərsəˈnɛl ənd ðə væst, væst ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌpərsəˈnɛl, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɑr mərˈinz, hoʊld ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ. soʊ aɪ noʊ ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri pəˈnɛtə həz ˈɔrdərd ə kəmˈplit ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən əv ðɪs ˈɪnsədənt. ˈɛniˌwən ˈɛniˌwən faʊnd tɪ hæv pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ər noʊn əˈbaʊt ɪt, ˈhævɪŋ ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn səʧ ˈkɑndəkt, məst bi hɛld ˈfʊli əˈkaʊntəbəl. [rɪˈmɑrks wɪθ æˈlʤɪriən ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər ˈmuræd medelci*, ˈviə state.gov*] ʤɔɪnt ʧifs ˈʧɛrmən ˈɑrmi ʤɛn. ˈdɛmpsi: "ˈækʃənz laɪk ðoʊz sərv tɪ ˈiroʊd ðə ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən əv ɑr ʤɔɪnt fɔrs." ɪn ə ˈʤænjuˌɛri 13 ˈɑrtɪkəl, ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ˌriˈpɔrtəd: ðə ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə ʤɔɪnt ʧifs əv stæf, ˈɑrmi ʤɛn. ˈmɑrtɪn ˈdɛmpsi, sɛd hi wɑz ˈdipli dɪˈstərbd baɪ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ənd ˈwərid ðət ɪts ˈifɛkts wʊd sprɛd bɪɔnd ʤɪst ðə mərˈin kɔrz. "ˈækʃənz laɪk ðoʊz ər nɑt ˈoʊnli ˌɪˈligəl bət ər ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ðə ˈvæljuz əv ə prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd sərv tɪ ˈiroʊd ðə ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən əv ɑr ʤɔɪnt fɔrs," ˈdɛmpsi sɛd. [əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs, mərˈin kɔrz ˌkɑmənˈdɑnt ʤɛn. ˈeɪməs: ˈkɑndəkt "ˈhoʊli ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt wɪθ" mərˈin ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz "haɪ ˈstændərdz əv ˈkɑndəkt." ˈsiˈɛˈnɛnˈdɑtˈkɑm ˌriˈpɔrtəd: "mərˈin kɔrz ˌkɑmənˈdɑnt ʤɛn. ʤeɪmz ˈeɪməs sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ðə bɪˈheɪvjər ɪz 'ˈhoʊli ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ðə haɪ ˈstændərdz əv ˈkɑndəkt ənd ˈwɔrjər ˈiθɑs ðət wi hæv ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd θruaʊt ɑr ˈhɪstəri.'" [ˈsiˈɛˈnɛnˈdɑtˈkɑm, ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl sɪˈkjʊrəti əˈsɪstəns fɔrs ˈspoʊksmən brɪg. ʤɛn. ˈkɑrstən ˈʤeɪkəbsən: ˈækʃənz "ˈgroʊsli əˈgɛnst ɔl ðə ˈmɔrəl ˈvæljuz ðət ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ˈfɔrsɪz ər ˈstændɪŋ fər." ɛz ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛnˈdɑtˈkɑm: |
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