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amy goodman: did dr. tiller have to die? today, we begin with explosive new information in the case of the murder of the abortion provider dr. george tiller. he was fatally shot sunday while he attended services at his wichita reformation lutheran church in kansas.
new information indicates that scott roeder, the man arrested and charged with murder for dr. death, was seen vandalizing a kansas city health clinic called aid for women on two separate occasions last week, a week before dr. tiller was killed and a day before his murder.
the clinic manager, calls himself “jeff pederson” to protect his identity, says he called the fbi and local law enforcement, but the vandal, scott, was not arrested.
the first incident was discovered on memorial day; the second, this past saturday. may 30th. pederson and other clinic staff recognized the vandal as “scott” from protests and gave the fbi his first name, his license plate number, and video footage of the incidents from a security camera at the clinic.
pederson told me that fbi agent mark colburn told him, quote, “the johnson county prosecutor do anything until the grand jury convenes.” well, the next day was sunday, when dr. george tiller was killed, allegedly by scott roeder.
i called the kansas city fbi and reached colburn, who referred me to fbi spokesperson bridget patton. i asked her why scott roeder had not been arrested when he vandalized the kansas city clinic the day before.
bridget patton: [inaudible] was notified about vandalism that occurred at the clinic located within kansas city, kansas. once we were notified, we responded to that clinic. we responded back to the notification, and that is currently an ongoing matter.
amy goodman: and you were notified were you notified on memorial day, as well as the saturday, may 30th, before the day before dr. tiller was killed?
bridget patton: amy, not sure of the timeline of when the notifications came in. but whenever an act of vandalism occurs at an abortion clinic, we are notified of that vandalism, and we respond and proceed appropriately.
amy goodman: and were you notified more than once in two different incidents?
bridget patton: honestly, amy, i have the answer to that.
amy goodman: that was bridget patton, fbi spokesperson in kansas city about why the fbi did not respond to the two reports of vandalism at a health clinic in kansas city last week. the man who vandalized that clinic, scott roeder, has now been charged with the murder of dr. tiller.
scott roeder has a history of involvement in activism and has ties to the separatist group known as the freemen. he was previously arrested and jailed on explosives charges.
well, now joined on the phone by the manager of the clinic that was vandalized. calling himself “jeff pederson” to protect his identity.
welcome to democracy now!, jeff. can you describe the first incident where you caught scott on videotape, memorial day weekend, your locks?
jeffrey pederson: yeah. i was at home. one of my staff members came in to mow our yard. she tried to get into the building to take care of some other things and noticed that she get in the front or back door. so she called me at home, and i was it was monday, the 25th, memorial day. and i just told her, you know, “i’ll take care of it later.” that was about or monday. and i think i got out there about or in the afternoon and proceeded to take care of opening up the clinic.
and i did call fbi at that time, and i also did a report to the local about it. but it was just, you know, a misdemeanor at this point. i think too much more of it. i have any video to give law enforcement yet, because it takes a while to review video. and it was thursday morning sometime that i i was only fifteen minutes into a tape when i finally saw him getting us at on saturday the 23rd.
amy goodman: so you reviewed the videotape that you had from memorial day weekend-
jeffrey pederson: right.
amy goodman:- later in the week, and you then found the moment where this person you knew as scott was the locks?
jeffrey pederson: yes, ma’am.
amy goodman: and did you call the police?
jeffrey pederson: well, i had made the report. this is just a misdemeanor. typically just a report, and i had made that report on monday.
amy goodman: so, you had the videotape then? you could see him?
jeffrey pederson: yeah.
amy goodman: and so, you knew who he was from being outside the clinic protesting?
jeffrey pederson: yes, ma’am. kind of tall. hard to miss.
amy goodman: and you called the fbi, as well?
jeffrey pederson: on that monday, yes.
amy goodman: and did you tell the fbi agent, mark colburn, that you knew who he was? and did he know who he was?
jeffrey pederson: yes, because he had done the same thing in 2000 two weekends in a row.
amy goodman: and what did the fbi do in 2000, when scott the locks?
jeffrey pederson: he had said at that time the pictures were too fuzzy, that they probably would not be able to get a conviction on it, but he would talk to him. and after that little talk, we see scott for like six years.
amy goodman: you mean, after colburn went and spoke to scott. so he knew where he lived?
jeffrey pederson: yes.
amy goodman: he stopped. you know what the interaction was.
jeffrey pederson: no idea.
amy goodman: and then he came back?
jeffrey pederson: it seemed to have worked.
amy goodman: so he knew exactly who he was, the fbi agent?
jeffrey pederson: he had to have, if he had the address.
amy goodman: and what did you think name was?
jeffrey pederson: i just knew it was scott. i had a different last name affixed to him, but i guess i was wrong. i really want to go into that.
amy goodman: so, that was that weekend. that was memorial day weekend.
jeffrey pederson: mm-hmm.
amy goodman: and what happened on saturday, may 30th?
jeffrey pederson: backing up a little bit, so thursday i gave copies of the video to fbi. i give anything to the local yet. saturday, i upgraded the video equipment so have better pictures.
and then, eleven hours later, scott watched one of my staff members come back from a convenience store. she went into the she had seen the car, but think too much more of it, went into our building and locked back up. she was the only one there at the time. but through a window, she saw scott get out of his vehicle, heading towards the building, and it looked like he was going towards the back door. so she made her way through the building to get to that back door, and she there at the back door just as he was starting to it again.
and she chased him off and did manage to get his license plate number, and then she called me at home. and i called fbi as soon as i got off the phone, i called fbi at about a.m. on a saturday, the 30th.
amy goodman: and you made the call?
jeffrey pederson: i made the call, and i went into voicemail, and i left-
amy goodman: who did you call?
jeffrey pederson: same fbi agent.
amy goodman: you called mark colburn?
jeffrey pederson: yeah, my contact. and i left the license, and i said, you know, the same guy from last weekend and the same guy from 2000. and my staff member gave the license plate, 225bab. he called me back a couple hours later, and when he told me that, you know, “thank you,” but pretty sure not going to be able to do anything, because going to require a grand jury and then, from that, then get a warrant to proceed.
amy goodman: going to require a grand jury?
jeffrey pederson: i thought he had said johnson county prosecutor, because where he lives is johnson county. in wyandotte. he was talking about johnson county prosecutor, i believe.
amy goodman: because where scott roeder lived?
jeffrey pederson: yes.
amy goodman: now, this time, you had bought new cameras, after he said the first weekend, memorial day weekend, they would be too fuzzy?
jeffrey pederson: right. older, black and white. now got color, much higher resolution.
amy goodman: and so, now you had the videotape of this person named scott again, and you told the fbi agent this.
jeffrey pederson: right.
amy goodman: that you had videotape.
jeffrey pederson: yeah. i know if i told him that i had yet, but -— and i know. yeah, right.
amy goodman: and so, the nurse, who had gone out to talk to him, at the car, what was that interaction like when she went out to speak to scott roeder?
jeffrey pederson: she had said, “oh, i know you.” and that, i think, startled him a little bit. and then she proceeded to talk with him more. and i think he then think too much of the interaction, because we she had called him by the last name that i presumed that it was, which was wrong. he says, “that’s not me, but i do know him.”
and then, she was, you know, “why are you doing this? women need this service.” and she proceeded to tell a whole lot of stories of why women in need need to have this. and he kind of just was leaning up against his car, arms folded, legs crossed, and just kind of like, “mm-hmm, mm-hmm, baby killer, baby killer.”
eventually she worked her way up to the back of the vehicle, because in kansas you only need a back license plate. and she did manage to get most of the license plate number, but then he moved around to hide the rest of the license plate. and so, she continued talking, and she around until she got the last part of the number, and when she ran into the clinic and just said, “got your license plate. got your license plate.” and he just kept saying, “baby killer!” and he took off quickly after that.
amy goodman: so, the license plate was 225bab, like “baby”?
jeffrey pederson: right, right. and i have the piece of paper she wrote on, and she called me immediately.
amy goodman: and you gave this to the fbi and the local police?
jeffrey pederson: i given that to the local yet. this is a separate incident. i have hours to file it, so i was going to file it, you know, later. but i did leave it in the voicemail with fbi approximately a.m.
amy goodman: now, it a federal crime to interfere with access to a clinic, the face bill, the federal access for clinic [freedom of access to clinic entrances] bill?
jeffrey pederson: yeah, i know exactly how worded. i know that got first offense, second offense, and three or more, something like that. so-
amy goodman: which is why you call the fbi, because a federal offense.
jeffrey pederson: right, right.
amy goodman: actually, bridget patton, the spokesperson for the fbi, said that.
jeffrey pederson: right.
amy goodman: that supposed to call the fbi in every case.
jeffrey pederson: right.
amy goodman: were you alarmed that nothing was done?
jeffrey pederson: i was ticked off, but i know that the wheels of justice roll slowly. and so, i -— i do anything. i know what to do.
amy goodman: the next day, sunday, tell us how you learned about dr. death and then the connection to well, you already know about the blue taurus that scott drove-
jeffrey pederson: right.
amy goodman:- because your nurse had gone out to it.
jeffrey pederson: i had stepped out for a moment. a phone call from a close friend of mine from wichita called. she had gotten access to this information, either from a police scanner or from something else not from her friends. and she called me straightaway to tell me.
i then went through our phone tree calling all the staff, including my doctor, and then proceeded to call the other clinics, all the retired doctors who have done abortions in the past around here, and also called one other clinic out of state that i knew closely to tell them about the shooting.
amy goodman: and what was their response?
jeffrey pederson: they were all shocked. i mean, when i heard it, i was like, hoping this is a non-fatal shot. and i was told that “shot dead?” i was like, “no, shot. yeah, i could see that. but shot dead?” and it was like i was hoping that it the case.
amy goodman: in fact, you came to manage the aid for women clinic in kansas city the same month that dr. tiller was shot in both arms, is that right, in 1993?
jeffrey pederson: right,. i think i started in august of.
amy goodman: which is when he was shot.
jeffrey pederson: oh, ok. so far back now, i hardly remember. i just know it was sometime back then.
ok, i forgot what question we were on now.
amy goodman: on sunday. on sunday, when dr. tiller was killed, and they said they were then looking for a blue taurus.
jeffrey pederson: right. well, i know about the car color yet. that come across. this is after i got through talking to all the staff and retired doctors and whatnot in the area, i believe it was around that i called the fbi. and my impression from when i passed this on to my contact, that i think kansas city knew about it yet.
amy goodman: when you called the kansas city police?
jeffrey pederson: no, the fbi. because i think i had heard maybe i know exactly when tiller was shot. i still got that figured out. but i believe i had been contacted about forty minutes after that. and it took me a while to go through my phone tree and contact everyone. and it was, i believe, when i contacted my fbi contact.
so that was that for them. and i was just doing stuff around the house. and then, about or something, i get another phone call from my friend in wichita, and she said the license got the getaway car. they know if there was a second person, but the license plate is 225bab. and i just about fell on the floor.
“you’ve got to be kidding me,” i told her, you know. “that’s the guy been our locks.” and i says, “i’ve got to get off the phone. got to call my guy.” and she says, “well, maybe i need to contact people. maybe” and then she said something about the wichita police. and i think, “ok, call the wichita police. their number?” so she looked up in the phone book, and i then called and left a message with somebody down there.
in about twenty minutes or something, i know, not very long, i was contacted by a detective from wichita. and i gave her all my information i had, that he had got us in 2000, he got us on the 23rd, and then he got us, you know, the day before on the 30th. i gave her all this information, and i said i had pictures, that i gave them to i think i gave her the local report number from the file on the 25th, and i gave her the phone number to my fbi contact, as well, so she could try to coordinate all that stuff. and then i went ahead and, somewhere in there i know if it was before or after i contacted wichita and contacted my fbi contact- probably about or something, we had set up an appointment for the next day, so they could do a dump from my and to interview my staff member, as well.
i started getting phone calls in monday morning, just for general impressions, from a local news radio station am, got another call from an npr affiliate, just general impressions of the shooting. and about -—
amy goodman: jeff, how far are you, how far is kansas city? aid for women, your clinic, also has another name.
jeffrey pederson: central family medicine.
amy goodman: central family medicine. how far is it from wichita?
jeffrey pederson: three hours.
amy goodman: do you think that if-
jeffrey pederson: we used to drive it, because we -— our doctors used to work at one of the competing clinics in wichita.
amy goodman: do you think and you knew dr. tiller?
jeffrey pederson: oh, yeah. very well.
amy goodman: do you think if the authorities, local or federal authorities, had arrested scott roeder after memorial day or then again the day before dr. murder, dr. tiller would be dead today?
jeffrey pederson: no. since i know background, to me, it was just a misdemeanor. kind of like the burning bag of doggie stuff on the front porch, and you press the doorbell. annoying as hell, and like to string him up, but it rise to the level of me shooting him. it was like, i really know what to do, and i know you know, i have the information to tie everything together.
amy goodman: i guess not your job. but what he was doing was trying to prevent access to your clinic by the locks.
jeffrey pederson: oh, yeah. oh, yeah.
amy goodman: which is a federal offense.
jeffrey pederson: right.
amy goodman: well, jeff pederson, thanks so much for being with us. i know you have to go back and guard your clinic, as on duty today.
jeffrey pederson: yes, ma’am.
amy goodman: jeff pederson, not his real name, but protecting himself. why do you not use your real name, jeff?
jeffrey pederson: dr. slepian was an indication they like to shoot people. kind of bit of cowardice there. they like to scare the family members as much as possible.
amy goodman: dr. slepian, gunned down upstate new york.
jeffrey pederson: yeah, through the kitchen window. i care as much about myself, but i do care about my friends and family.
amy goodman: jeff pederson, thanks for being with us.
jeffrey pederson: sure.
amy goodman: manager of the kansas city health clinic known as aid for women, where he is working today.
jeffrey pederson: thank you for calling.
amy goodman: thank you.
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well, there were grave concerns about the federal and local authorities not responding in wichita, as well, to continued violations. speak with a doctor who would fly in to the wichita clinic that dr. tiller ran and her concerns of the lack of federal and local action. and then talk about violence. | ðɪs ɪz ə rəʃ ˈtrænˌskrɪpt. ˈkɑpi meɪ nɑt bi ɪn ɪts ˈfaɪnəl fɔrm. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: dɪd ˈdɑktər. ˈtɪlər hæv tɪ daɪ? təˈdeɪ, wi bɪˈgɪn wɪθ ɪkˈsploʊsɪv nu ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪn ðə keɪs əv ðə ˈmərdər əv ðə əˈbɔrʃən prəˈvaɪdər ˈdɑktər. ʤɔrʤ ˈtɪlər. hi wɑz ˈfeɪtəli ʃɑt ˈsənˌdi waɪl hi əˈtɛndəd ˈsərvɪsɪz æt hɪz ˈwɪʧəˌtɔ ˌrɛfərˈmeɪʃən ˈluθərən ʧərʧ ɪn ˈkænzəs. nu ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðət skɑt ˈroʊdər, ðə mæn ərˈɛstɪd ənd ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈmərdər fər ˈdɑktər. dɛθ, wɑz sin ˈvændəˌlaɪzɪŋ ə ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti hɛlθ ˈklɪnɪk kɔld eɪd fər ˈwɪmən ɔn tu ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ɔˈkeɪʒənz læst wik, ə wik ˌbiˈfɔr ˈdɑktər. ˈtɪlər wɑz kɪld ənd ə deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz ˈmərdər. ðə ˈklɪnɪk ˈmænɪʤər, kɔlz hɪmˈsɛlf pederson”*” tɪ prəˈtɛkt hɪz aɪˈdɛntəˌti, sɪz hi kɔld ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ənd ˈloʊkəl lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt, bət ðə ˈvændəl, skɑt, wɑz nɑt ərˈɛstɪd. ðə fərst ˈɪnsədənt wɑz dɪˈskəvərd ɔn məˈmɔriəl deɪ; ðə ˈsɛkənd, ðɪs pæst ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. meɪ 30th*. ˈpɛdərsən ənd ˈəðər ˈklɪnɪk stæf ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ðə ˈvændəl ɛz ““scott”*” frəm ˈproʊˌtɛsts ənd geɪv ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ hɪz fərst neɪm, hɪz ˈlaɪsəns pleɪt ˈnəmbər, ənd ˈvɪdioʊ ˈfʊtɪʤ əv ðə ˈɪnsədənts frəm ə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkæmərə æt ðə ˈklɪnɪk. ˈpɛdərsən toʊld mi ðət ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈeɪʤənt mɑrk ˈkoʊlbərn toʊld ɪm, kwoʊt, ˈʤɑnsən ˈkaʊnti ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ənˈtɪl ðə grænd ˈʤʊri convenes.”*.” wɛl, ðə nɛkst deɪ wɑz ˈsənˌdi, wɪn ˈdɑktər. ʤɔrʤ ˈtɪlər wɑz kɪld, əˈlɛʤədli baɪ skɑt ˈroʊdər. aɪ kɔld ðə ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ənd riʧt ˈkoʊlbərn, hu rɪˈfərd mi tɪ ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈspoʊkspərsən ˈbrɪʤɪt ˈpætən. aɪ æst hər waɪ skɑt ˈroʊdər hæd nɑt bɪn ərˈɛstɪd wɪn hi ˈvændəˌlaɪzd ðə ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti ˈklɪnɪk ðə deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr. ˈbrɪʤɪt ˈpætən: [ˌɪˈnɔdəbəl] wɑz ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd əˈbaʊt ˈvændəlɪzəm ðət əˈkərd æt ðə ˈklɪnɪk ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd wɪˈθɪn ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti, ˈkænzəs. wəns wi wər ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd, wi rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ðət ˈklɪnɪk. wi rɪˈspɑndɪd bæk tɪ ðə ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃən, ənd ðət ɪz ˈkərəntli ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈmætər. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ənd ju wər ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd wər ju ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd ɔn məˈmɔriəl deɪ, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, meɪ 30th*, ˌbiˈfɔr ðə deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈdɑktər. ˈtɪlər wɑz kɪld? ˈbrɪʤɪt ˈpætən: ˈeɪmi, nɑt ʃʊr əv ðə ˈtaɪmlaɪn əv wɪn ðə ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃənz keɪm ɪn. bət wɛˈnɛvər ən ækt əv ˈvændəlɪzəm əˈkərz æt ən əˈbɔrʃən ˈklɪnɪk, wi ər ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd əv ðət ˈvændəlɪzəm, ənd wi rɪˈspɑnd ənd pərˈsid əˈproʊpriɪtli. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ənd wər ju ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd mɔr ðən wəns ɪn tu ˈdɪfərənt ˈɪnsədənts? ˈbrɪʤɪt ˈpætən: ˈɑnəstli, ˈeɪmi, aɪ hæv ðə ˈænsər tɪ ðət. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ðət wɑz ˈbrɪʤɪt ˈpætən, ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈspoʊkspərsən ɪn ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti əˈbaʊt waɪ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ dɪd nɑt rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ðə tu rɪˈpɔrts əv ˈvændəlɪzəm æt ə hɛlθ ˈklɪnɪk ɪn ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti læst wik. ðə mæn hu ˈvændəˌlaɪzd ðət ˈklɪnɪk, skɑt ˈroʊdər, həz naʊ bɪn ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ðə ˈmərdər əv ˈdɑktər. ˈtɪlər. skɑt ˈroʊdər həz ə ˈhɪstəri əv ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn ˈæktɪˌvɪzəm ənd həz taɪz tɪ ðə ˈsɛpərətɪst grup noʊn ɛz ðə ˈfrimɛn. hi wɑz ˈpriviəsli ərˈɛstɪd ənd ʤeɪld ɔn ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz ˈʧɑrʤɪz. wɛl, naʊ ʤɔɪnd ɔn ðə foʊn baɪ ðə ˈmænɪʤər əv ðə ˈklɪnɪk ðət wɑz ˈvændəˌlaɪzd. ˈkɔlɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf pederson”*” tɪ prəˈtɛkt hɪz aɪˈdɛntəˌti. ˈwɛlkəm tɪ dɪˈmɑkrəsi naʊ!, ʤɛf. kən ju dɪˈskraɪb ðə fərst ˈɪnsədənt wɛr ju kɔt skɑt ɔn ˈvɪdioʊˈteɪp, məˈmɔriəl deɪ ˈwiˌkɪnd, jʊr lɑks? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: jæ. aɪ wɑz æt hoʊm. wən əv maɪ stæf ˈmɛmbərz keɪm ɪn tɪ moʊ ɑr jɑrd. ʃi traɪd tɪ gɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ tɪ teɪk kɛr əv səm ˈəðər θɪŋz ənd ˈnoʊtɪst ðət ʃi gɪt ɪn ðə frənt ər bæk dɔr. soʊ ʃi kɔld mi æt hoʊm, ənd aɪ wɑz ɪt wɑz ˈmənˌdeɪ, ðə 25th*, məˈmɔriəl deɪ. ənd aɪ ʤɪst toʊld hər, ju noʊ, teɪk kɛr əv ɪt later.”*.” ðət wɑz əˈbaʊt ər ˈmənˌdeɪ. ənd aɪ θɪŋk aɪ gɑt aʊt ðɛr əˈbaʊt ər ɪn ðə ˌæftərˈnun ənd prəˈsidəd tɪ teɪk kɛr əv ˈoʊpənɪŋ əp ðə ˈklɪnɪk. ənd aɪ dɪd kɔl ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ æt ðət taɪm, ənd aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ dɪd ə rɪˈpɔrt tɪ ðə ˈloʊkəl əˈbaʊt ɪt. bət ɪt wɑz ʤɪst, ju noʊ, ə ˌmɪsdəˈminər æt ðɪs pɔɪnt. aɪ θɪŋk tu məʧ mɔr əv ɪt. aɪ hæv ˈɛni ˈvɪdioʊ tɪ gɪv lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt jɛt, bɪˈkəz ɪt teɪks ə waɪl tɪ ˌrivˈju ˈvɪdioʊ. ənd ɪt wɑz ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈsəmˌtaɪm ðət aɪ aɪ wɑz ˈoʊnli ˈfɪfˈtin ˈmɪnəts ˈɪntu ə teɪp wɪn aɪ ˈfaɪnəli sɔ ɪm ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs æt ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ðə 23rd*. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: soʊ ju rivˈjud ðə ˈvɪdioʊˈteɪp ðət ju hæd frəm məˈmɔriəl deɪ ˈwiˌkɪnd ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: raɪt. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ˈleɪtər ɪn ðə wik, ənd ju ðɛn faʊnd ðə ˈmoʊmənt wɛr ðɪs ˈpərsən ju nu ɛz skɑt wɑz ðə lɑks? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: jɛs, ma’am*. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ənd dɪd ju kɔl ðə pəˈlis? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: wɛl, aɪ hæd meɪd ðə rɪˈpɔrt. ðɪs ɪz ʤɪst ə ˌmɪsdəˈminər. ˈtɪpɪkəli ʤɪst ə rɪˈpɔrt, ənd aɪ hæd meɪd ðət rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: soʊ, ju hæd ðə ˈvɪdioʊˈteɪp ðɛn? ju kʊd si ɪm? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: jæ. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ənd soʊ, ju nu hu hi wɑz frəm biɪŋ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈklɪnɪk ˈproʊˌtɛstɪŋ? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: jɛs, ma’am*. kaɪnd əv tɔl. hɑrd tɪ mɪs. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ənd ju kɔld ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ, ɛz wɛl? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: ɔn ðət ˈmənˌdeɪ, jɛs. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ənd dɪd ju tɛl ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈeɪʤənt, mɑrk ˈkoʊlbərn, ðət ju nu hu hi wɑz? ənd dɪd hi noʊ hu hi wɑz? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: jɛs, bɪˈkəz hi hæd dən ðə seɪm θɪŋ ɪn 2000 tu ˈwiˌkɛndz ɪn ə roʊ. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ənd wət dɪd ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ du ɪn 2000 wɪn skɑt ðə lɑks? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: hi hæd sɛd æt ðət taɪm ðə ˈpɪkʧərz wər tu ˈfəzi, ðət ðeɪ ˈprɑbəˌbli wʊd nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt ə kənˈvɪkʃən ɔn ɪt, bət hi wʊd tɔk tɪ ɪm. ənd ˈæftər ðət ˈlɪtəl tɔk, wi si skɑt fər laɪk sɪks jɪrz. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ju min, ˈæftər ˈkoʊlbərn wɛnt ənd spoʊk tɪ skɑt. soʊ hi nu wɛr hi lɪvd? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: jɛs. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: hi stɑpt. ju noʊ wət ðə ˌɪnərˈækʃən wɑz. ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: noʊ aɪˈdiə. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ənd ðɛn hi keɪm bæk? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: ɪt simd tɪ hæv wərkt. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: soʊ hi nu ɪgˈzæktli hu hi wɑz, ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈeɪʤənt? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: hi hæd tɪ hæv, ɪf hi hæd ðə ˈæˌdrɛs. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ənd wət dɪd ju θɪŋk neɪm wɑz? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: aɪ ʤɪst nu ɪt wɑz skɑt. aɪ hæd ə ˈdɪfərənt læst neɪm əˈfɪkst tɪ ɪm, bət aɪ gɛs aɪ wɑz rɔŋ. aɪ ˈrɪli wɔnt tɪ goʊ ˈɪntu ðət. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: soʊ, ðət wɑz ðət ˈwiˌkɪnd. ðət wɑz məˈmɔriəl deɪ ˈwiˌkɪnd. ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: mm-hmm*. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ənd wət ˈhæpənd ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, meɪ 30th*? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: ˈbækɪŋ əp ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt, soʊ ˈθərzˌdeɪ aɪ geɪv ˈkɑpiz əv ðə ˈvɪdioʊ tɪ ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ. aɪ gɪv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈloʊkəl jɛt. ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, aɪ ˈəpˌgreɪdɪd ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ɪkˈwɪpmənt soʊ hæv ˈbɛtər ˈpɪkʧərz. ənd ðɛn, ˈilɛvən aʊərz ˈleɪtər, skɑt wɔʧt wən əv maɪ stæf ˈmɛmbərz kəm bæk frəm ə kənˈvinjəns stɔr. ʃi wɛnt ˈɪntu ðə ʃi hæd sin ðə kɑr, bət θɪŋk tu məʧ mɔr əv ɪt, wɛnt ˈɪntu ɑr ˈbɪldɪŋ ənd lɑkt bæk əp. ʃi wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli wən ðɛr æt ðə taɪm. bət θru ə ˈwɪndoʊ, ʃi sɔ skɑt gɪt aʊt əv hɪz ˈviɪkəl, ˈhɛdɪŋ təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ, ənd ɪt lʊkt laɪk hi wɑz goʊɪŋ təˈwɔrdz ðə bæk dɔr. soʊ ʃi meɪd hər weɪ θru ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ tɪ gɪt tɪ ðət bæk dɔr, ənd ʃi ðɛr æt ðə bæk dɔr ʤɪst ɛz hi wɑz ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ ɪt əˈgɛn. ənd ʃi ʧeɪst ɪm ɔf ənd dɪd ˈmænɪʤ tɪ gɪt hɪz ˈlaɪsəns pleɪt ˈnəmbər, ənd ðɛn ʃi kɔld mi æt hoʊm. ənd aɪ kɔld ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ɛz sun ɛz aɪ gɑt ɔf ðə foʊn, aɪ kɔld ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ æt əˈbaʊt a.m*. ɔn ə ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ðə 30th*. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ənd ju meɪd ðə kɔl? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: aɪ meɪd ðə kɔl, ənd aɪ wɛnt ˈɪntu ˈvɔɪsˌmeɪl, ənd aɪ lɛft ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: hu dɪd ju kɔl? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: seɪm ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈeɪʤənt. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ju kɔld mɑrk ˈkoʊlbərn? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: jæ, maɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt. ənd aɪ lɛft ðə ˈlaɪsəns, ənd aɪ sɛd, ju noʊ, ðə seɪm gaɪ frəm læst ˈwiˌkɪnd ənd ðə seɪm gaɪ frəm 2000 ənd maɪ stæf ˈmɛmbər geɪv ðə ˈlaɪsəns pleɪt, 225bab*. hi kɔld mi bæk ə ˈkəpəl aʊərz ˈleɪtər, ənd wɪn hi toʊld mi ðət, ju noʊ, you,”*,” bət ˈprɪti ʃʊr nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, bɪˈkəz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər ə grænd ˈʤʊri ənd ðɛn, frəm ðət, ðɛn gɪt ə ˈwɔrənt tɪ pərˈsid. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: goʊɪŋ tɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər ə grænd ˈʤʊri? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: aɪ θɔt hi hæd sɛd ˈʤɑnsən ˈkaʊnti ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər, bɪˈkəz wɛr hi lɪvz ɪz ˈʤɑnsən ˈkaʊnti. ɪn wyandotte*. hi wɑz ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈʤɑnsən ˈkaʊnti ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər, aɪ bɪˈliv. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: bɪˈkəz wɛr skɑt ˈroʊdər lɪvd? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: jɛs. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: naʊ, ðɪs taɪm, ju hæd bɔt nu ˈkæmərəz, ˈæftər hi sɛd ðə fərst ˈwiˌkɪnd, məˈmɔriəl deɪ ˈwiˌkɪnd, ðeɪ wʊd bi tu ˈfəzi? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: raɪt. ˈoʊldər, blæk ənd waɪt. naʊ gɑt ˈkələr, məʧ haɪər ˌrɛzəˈluʃən. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ənd soʊ, naʊ ju hæd ðə ˈvɪdioʊˈteɪp əv ðɪs ˈpərsən neɪmd skɑt əˈgɛn, ənd ju toʊld ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈeɪʤənt ðɪs. ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: raɪt. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ðət ju hæd ˈvɪdioʊˈteɪp. ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: jæ. aɪ noʊ ɪf aɪ toʊld ɪm ðət aɪ hæd jɛt, bət ənd aɪ noʊ. jæ, raɪt. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ənd soʊ, ðə nərs, hu hæd gɔn aʊt tɪ tɔk tɪ ɪm, æt ðə kɑr, wət wɑz ðət ˌɪnərˈækʃən laɪk wɪn ʃi wɛnt aʊt tɪ spik tɪ skɑt ˈroʊdər? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: ʃi hæd sɛd, ““oh*, aɪ noʊ you.”*.” ənd ðət, aɪ θɪŋk, ˈstɑrtəld ɪm ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt. ənd ðɛn ʃi prəˈsidəd tɪ tɔk wɪθ ɪm mɔr. ənd aɪ θɪŋk hi ðɛn θɪŋk tu məʧ əv ðə ˌɪnərˈækʃən, bɪˈkəz wi ʃi hæd kɔld ɪm baɪ ðə læst neɪm ðət aɪ prɪˈzumd ðət ɪt wɑz, wɪʧ wɑz rɔŋ. hi sɪz, nɑt mi, bət aɪ du noʊ him.”*.” ənd ðɛn, ʃi wɑz, ju noʊ, ər ju duɪŋ ðɪs? ˈwɪmən nid ðɪs service.”*.” ənd ʃi prəˈsidəd tɪ tɛl ə hoʊl lɔt əv ˈstɔriz əv waɪ ˈwɪmən ɪn nid nid tɪ hæv ðɪs. ənd hi kaɪnd əv ʤɪst wɑz ˈlinɪŋ əp əˈgɛnst hɪz kɑr, ɑrmz ˈfoʊldɪd, lɛgz krɔst, ənd ʤɪst kaɪnd əv laɪk, ““mm-hmm*, mm-hmm*, ˈbeɪbi ˈkɪlər, ˈbeɪbi killer.”*.” ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ʃi wərkt hər weɪ əp tɪ ðə bæk əv ðə ˈviɪkəl, bɪˈkəz ɪn ˈkænzəs ju ˈoʊnli nid ə bæk ˈlaɪsəns pleɪt. ənd ʃi dɪd ˈmænɪʤ tɪ gɪt moʊst əv ðə ˈlaɪsəns pleɪt ˈnəmbər, bət ðɛn hi muvd əraʊnd tɪ haɪd ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈlaɪsəns pleɪt. ənd soʊ, ʃi kənˈtɪnjud ˈtɔkɪŋ, ənd ʃi əraʊnd ənˈtɪl ʃi gɑt ðə læst pɑrt əv ðə ˈnəmbər, ənd wɪn ʃi ræn ˈɪntu ðə ˈklɪnɪk ənd ʤɪst sɛd, jʊr ˈlaɪsəns pleɪt. gɑt jʊr ˈlaɪsəns plate.”*.” ənd hi ʤɪst kɛpt seɪɪŋ, killer!”*!” ənd hi tʊk ɔf kˈwɪkli ˈæftər ðət. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: soʊ, ðə ˈlaɪsəns pleɪt wɑz 225bab*, laɪk ““baby”*”? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: raɪt, raɪt. ənd aɪ hæv ðə pis əv ˈpeɪpər ʃi roʊt ɔn, ənd ʃi kɔld mi ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ənd ju geɪv ðɪs tɪ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ənd ðə ˈloʊkəl pəˈlis? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: aɪ ˈgɪvɪn ðət tɪ ðə ˈloʊkəl jɛt. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈɪnsədənt. aɪ hæv aʊərz tɪ faɪl ɪt, soʊ aɪ wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ faɪl ɪt, ju noʊ, ˈleɪtər. bət aɪ dɪd liv ɪt ɪn ðə ˈvɔɪsˌmeɪl wɪθ ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ əˈprɑksəmətli a.m*. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: naʊ, ɪt ə ˈfɛdərəl kraɪm tɪ ˌɪnərˈfɪr wɪθ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ə ˈklɪnɪk, ðə feɪs bɪl, ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈækˌsɛs fər ˈklɪnɪk [ˈfridəm əv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈklɪnɪk ˈɛntrənsəz] bɪl? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: jæ, aɪ noʊ ɪgˈzæktli haʊ ˈwərdɪd. aɪ noʊ ðət gɑt fərst əˈfɛns, ˈsɛkənd əˈfɛns, ənd θri ər mɔr, ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðət. soʊ ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: wɪʧ ɪz waɪ ju kɔl ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ, bɪˈkəz ə ˈfɛdərəl əˈfɛns. ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: raɪt, raɪt. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ˈæˌkʧuəli, ˈbrɪʤɪt ˈpætən, ðə ˈspoʊkspərsən fər ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ, sɛd ðət. ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: raɪt. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ðət səˈpoʊzd tɪ kɔl ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ɪn ˈɛvəri keɪs. ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: raɪt. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: wər ju əˈlɑrmd ðət ˈnəθɪŋ wɑz dən? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: aɪ wɑz tɪkt ɔf, bət aɪ noʊ ðət ðə wilz əv ˈʤəstɪs roʊl sˈloʊli. ənd soʊ, aɪ aɪ du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. aɪ noʊ wət tɪ du. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ðə nɛkst deɪ, ˈsənˌdi, tɛl ˈjuˈɛs haʊ ju ˈlərnɪd əˈbaʊt ˈdɑktər. dɛθ ənd ðɛn ðə kəˈnɛkʃən tɪ wɛl, ju ɔˈrɛdi noʊ əˈbaʊt ðə blu ˈtɔrəs ðət skɑt droʊv ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: raɪt. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: bɪˈkəz jʊr nərs hæd gɔn aʊt tɪ ɪt. ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: aɪ hæd stɛpt aʊt fər ə ˈmoʊmənt. ə foʊn kɔl frəm ə kloʊz frɛnd əv maɪn frəm ˈwɪʧəˌtɔ kɔld. ʃi hæd ˈgɔtən ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ˈiðər frəm ə pəˈlis ˈskænər ər frəm ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls nɑt frəm hər frɛndz. ənd ʃi kɔld mi ˈstreɪtəˌweɪ tɪ tɛl mi. aɪ ðɛn wɛnt θru ɑr foʊn tri ˈkɔlɪŋ ɔl ðə stæf, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ maɪ ˈdɔktər, ənd ðɛn prəˈsidəd tɪ kɔl ðə ˈəðər ˈklɪnɪks, ɔl ðə rɪˈtaɪrd ˈdɑktərz hu hæv dən əˈbɔrʃənz ɪn ðə pæst əraʊnd hir, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ kɔld wən ˈəðər ˈklɪnɪk aʊt əv steɪt ðət aɪ nu ˈkloʊsli tɪ tɛl ðɛm əˈbaʊt ðə ˈʃutɪŋ. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ənd wət wɑz ðɛr rɪˈspɑns? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: ðeɪ wər ɔl ʃɑkt. aɪ min, wɪn aɪ hərd ɪt, aɪ wɑz laɪk, ˈhoʊpɪŋ ðɪs ɪz ə ˈnɑnˈfeɪtəl ʃɑt. ənd aɪ wɑz toʊld ðət dead?”*?” aɪ wɑz laɪk, ““no*, ʃɑt. jæ, aɪ kʊd si ðət. bət ʃɑt dead?”*?” ənd ɪt wɑz laɪk aɪ wɑz ˈhoʊpɪŋ ðət ɪt ðə keɪs. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ɪn fækt, ju keɪm tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ðə eɪd fər ˈwɪmən ˈklɪnɪk ɪn ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti ðə seɪm mənθ ðət ˈdɑktər. ˈtɪlər wɑz ʃɑt ɪn boʊθ ɑrmz, ɪz ðət raɪt, ɪn 1993 ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: raɪt, aɪ θɪŋk aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn ˈɔgəst əv ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: wɪʧ ɪz wɪn hi wɑz ʃɑt. ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: oʊ, ˈoʊˈkeɪ. soʊ fɑr bæk naʊ, aɪ ˈhɑrdli rɪˈmɛmbər. aɪ ʤɪst noʊ ɪt wɑz ˈsəmˌtaɪm bæk ðɛn. ˈoʊˈkeɪ, aɪ fərˈgɑt wət kˈwɛʃən wi wər ɔn naʊ. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ɔn ˈsənˌdi. ɔn ˈsənˌdi, wɪn ˈdɑktər. ˈtɪlər wɑz kɪld, ənd ðeɪ sɛd ðeɪ wər ðɛn ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə blu ˈtɔrəs. ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: raɪt. wɛl, aɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt ðə kɑr ˈkələr jɛt. ðət kəm əˈkrɔs. ðɪs ɪz ˈæftər aɪ gɑt θru ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ɔl ðə stæf ənd rɪˈtaɪrd ˈdɑktərz ənd ˈwətˌnɑt ɪn ðə ˈɛriə, aɪ bɪˈliv ɪt wɑz əraʊnd ðət aɪ kɔld ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ. ənd maɪ ˌɪmˈprɛʃən frəm wɪn aɪ pæst ðɪs ɔn tɪ maɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt, ðət aɪ θɪŋk ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti nu əˈbaʊt ɪt jɛt. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: wɪn ju kɔld ðə ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti pəˈlis? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: noʊ, ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ. bɪˈkəz aɪ θɪŋk aɪ hæd hərd ˈmeɪbi aɪ noʊ ɪgˈzæktli wɪn ˈtɪlər wɑz ʃɑt. aɪ stɪl gɑt ðət ˈfɪgjərd aʊt. bət aɪ bɪˈliv aɪ hæd bɪn ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd əˈbaʊt ˈfɔrti ˈmɪnəts ˈæftər ðət. ənd ɪt tʊk mi ə waɪl tɪ goʊ θru maɪ foʊn tri ənd ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈɛvriˌwən. ənd ɪt wɑz aɪ bɪˈliv, wɪn aɪ ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd maɪ ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt. soʊ ðət wɑz ðət fər ðɛm. ənd aɪ wɑz ʤɪst duɪŋ stəf əraʊnd ðə haʊs. ənd ðɛn, əˈbaʊt ər ˈsəmθɪŋ, aɪ gɪt əˈnəðər foʊn kɔl frəm maɪ frɛnd ɪn ˈwɪʧəˌtɔ, ənd ʃi sɛd ðə ˈlaɪsəns gɑt ðə ˈgɛtəˌweɪ kɑr. ðeɪ noʊ ɪf ðɛr wɑz ə ˈsɛkənd ˈpərsən, bət ðə ˈlaɪsəns pleɪt ɪz 225bab*. ənd aɪ ʤɪst əˈbaʊt fɛl ɔn ðə flɔr. gɑt tɪ bi ˈkɪdɪŋ me,”*,” aɪ toʊld hər, ju noʊ. ðə gaɪ bɪn ɑr locks.”*.” ənd aɪ sɪz, gɑt tɪ gɪt ɔf ðə foʊn. gɑt tɪ kɔl maɪ guy.”*.” ənd ʃi sɪz, ““well*, ˈmeɪbi aɪ nid tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈpipəl. maybe”*” ənd ðɛn ʃi sɛd ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈwɪʧəˌtɔ pəˈlis. ənd aɪ θɪŋk, ““ok*, kɔl ðə ˈwɪʧəˌtɔ pəˈlis. ðɛr number?”*?” soʊ ʃi lʊkt əp ɪn ðə foʊn bʊk, ənd aɪ ðɛn kɔld ənd lɛft ə ˈmɛsɪʤ wɪθ ˈsəmˌbɑdi daʊn ðɛr. ɪn əˈbaʊt tˈwɛnti ˈmɪnəts ər ˈsəmθɪŋ, aɪ noʊ, nɑt ˈvɛri lɔŋ, aɪ wɑz ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd baɪ ə dɪˈtɛktɪv frəm ˈwɪʧəˌtɔ. ənd aɪ geɪv hər ɔl maɪ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən aɪ hæd, ðət hi hæd gɑt ˈjuˈɛs ɪn 2000 hi gɑt ˈjuˈɛs ɔn ðə 23rd*, ənd ðɛn hi gɑt ˈjuˈɛs, ju noʊ, ðə deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ɔn ðə 30th*. aɪ geɪv hər ɔl ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ənd aɪ sɛd aɪ hæd ˈpɪkʧərz, ðət aɪ geɪv ðɛm tɪ aɪ θɪŋk aɪ geɪv hər ðə ˈloʊkəl rɪˈpɔrt ˈnəmbər frəm ðə faɪl ɔn ðə 25th*, ənd aɪ geɪv hər ðə foʊn ˈnəmbər tɪ maɪ ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt, ɛz wɛl, soʊ ʃi kʊd traɪ tɪ koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt ɔl ðət stəf. ənd ðɛn aɪ wɛnt əˈhɛd ənd, ˈsəmˌwɛr ɪn ðɛr aɪ noʊ ɪf ɪt wɑz ˌbiˈfɔr ər ˈæftər aɪ ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd ˈwɪʧəˌtɔ ənd ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd maɪ ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈprɑbəˌbli əˈbaʊt ər ˈsəmθɪŋ, wi hæd sɛt əp ən əˈpɔɪntmənt fər ðə nɛkst deɪ, soʊ ðeɪ kʊd du ə dəmp frəm maɪ ənd tɪ ˈɪntərvˌju maɪ stæf ˈmɛmbər, ɛz wɛl. aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈgɪtɪŋ foʊn kɔlz ɪn ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ʤɪst fər ˈʤɛnərəl ˌɪmˈprɛʃənz, frəm ə ˈloʊkəl nuz ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈsteɪʃən æm, gɑt əˈnəðər kɔl frəm ən ˈɛnˈpiˈɑr əˈfɪliˌeɪt, ʤɪst ˈʤɛnərəl ˌɪmˈprɛʃənz əv ðə ˈʃutɪŋ. ənd əˈbaʊt ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ʤɛf, haʊ fɑr ər ju, haʊ fɑr ɪz ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti? eɪd fər ˈwɪmən, jʊr ˈklɪnɪk, ˈɔlsoʊ həz əˈnəðər neɪm. ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: ˈsɛntrəl ˈfæməli ˈmɛdəsən. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ˈsɛntrəl ˈfæməli ˈmɛdəsən. haʊ fɑr ɪz ɪt frəm ˈwɪʧəˌtɔ? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: θri aʊərz. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: du ju θɪŋk ðət ɪf ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: wi juzd tɪ draɪv ɪt, bɪˈkəz wi ɑr ˈdɑktərz juzd tɪ wərk æt wən əv ðə kəmˈpitɪŋ ˈklɪnɪks ɪn ˈwɪʧəˌtɔ. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: du ju θɪŋk ənd ju nu ˈdɑktər. ˈtɪlər? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: oʊ, jæ. ˈvɛri wɛl. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: du ju θɪŋk ɪf ðə əˈθɔrətiz, ˈloʊkəl ər ˈfɛdərəl əˈθɔrətiz, hæd ərˈɛstɪd skɑt ˈroʊdər ˈæftər məˈmɔriəl deɪ ər ðɛn əˈgɛn ðə deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈdɑktər. ˈmərdər, ˈdɑktər. ˈtɪlər wʊd bi dɛd təˈdeɪ? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: noʊ. sɪns aɪ noʊ ˈbækˌgraʊnd, tɪ mi, ɪt wɑz ʤɪst ə ˌmɪsdəˈminər. kaɪnd əv laɪk ðə ˈbərnɪŋ bæg əv ˈdɔgi stəf ɔn ðə frənt pɔrʧ, ənd ju prɛs ðə ˈdɔrˌbɛl. əˈnɔɪɪŋ ɛz hɛl, ənd laɪk tɪ strɪŋ ɪm əp, bət ɪt raɪz tɪ ðə ˈlɛvəl əv mi ˈʃutɪŋ ɪm. ɪt wɑz laɪk, aɪ ˈrɪli noʊ wət tɪ du, ənd aɪ noʊ ju noʊ, aɪ hæv ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ taɪ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ təˈgɛðər. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: aɪ gɛs nɑt jʊr ʤɑb. bət wət hi wɑz duɪŋ wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ jʊr ˈklɪnɪk baɪ ðə lɑks. ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: oʊ, jæ. oʊ, jæ. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈfɛdərəl əˈfɛns. ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: raɪt. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: wɛl, ʤɛf ˈpɛdərsən, θæŋks soʊ məʧ fər biɪŋ wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs. aɪ noʊ ju hæv tɪ goʊ bæk ənd gɑrd jʊr ˈklɪnɪk, ɛz ɔn ˈduti təˈdeɪ. ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: jɛs, ma’am*. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ʤɛf ˈpɛdərsən, nɑt hɪz ril neɪm, bət prəˈtɛktɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf. waɪ du ju nɑt juz jʊr ril neɪm, ʤɛf? ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: ˈdɑktər. sˈlipjən wɑz ən ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən ðeɪ laɪk tɪ ʃut ˈpipəl. kaɪnd əv bɪt əv ˈkaʊərdəs ðɛr. ðeɪ laɪk tɪ skɛr ðə ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz ɛz məʧ ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ˈdɑktər. sˈlipjən, gənd daʊn ˈəpˈsteɪt nu jɔrk. ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: jæ, θru ðə ˈkɪʧən ˈwɪndoʊ. aɪ kɛr ɛz məʧ əˈbaʊt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, bət aɪ du kɛr əˈbaʊt maɪ frɛndz ənd ˈfæməli. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ʤɛf ˈpɛdərsən, θæŋks fər biɪŋ wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs. ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: ʃʊr. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ˈmænɪʤər əv ðə ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti hɛlθ ˈklɪnɪk noʊn ɛz eɪd fər ˈwɪmən, wɛr hi ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ təˈdeɪ. ˈʤɛfri ˈpɛdərsən: θæŋk ju fər ˈkɔlɪŋ. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: θæŋk ju. ðɪs ɪz dɪˈmɑkrəsi naʊ!, democracynow.org*, ðə wɔr ənd pis rɪˈpɔrt. wɛl, ðɛr wər greɪv kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈfɛdərəl ənd ˈloʊkəl əˈθɔrətiz nɑt rɪˈspɑndɪŋ ɪn ˈwɪʧəˌtɔ, ɛz wɛl, tɪ kənˈtɪnjud vaɪəˈleɪʃənz. spik wɪθ ə ˈdɔktər hu wʊd flaɪ ɪn tɪ ðə ˈwɪʧəˌtɔ ˈklɪnɪk ðət ˈdɑktər. ˈtɪlər ræn ənd hər kənˈsərnz əv ðə læk əv ˈfɛdərəl ənd ˈloʊkəl ˈækʃən. ənd ðɛn tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈvaɪələns. |
the walking dead will be back with its fifth season in a very short amount of time, which mean starting to get blitzed with news about the show.
one thing that is starting to get discussed more and more are the backgrounds of characters who are still alive and even some that aren’t. michael plays abraham on the walking dead and remains very much alive and on a mission in season five of the show.
cudlitz talked with entertainment weekly recently and noted that we can expect to see more of past discussed in the fifth season of the show.
we’re going to be definitely examining his past and certain things are taken directly from the comics, as scott has said, and certain things are paying homage to the comics. i think people who are fans of the comics and people who know nothing about it will be equally satisfied with the reveal of past and what is driving him. definitely going into all of the characters, what drives them this year. really, really ambitious.
abraham’s story in the comics is a tragic and sad one that helps us understand just how he got to be the way he is. a character everyone already loves, and digging deeper into his tragic past will only further make him a character people stop talking about. | ðə ˈwɔkɪŋ dɛd wɪl bi bæk wɪθ ɪts fɪθ ˈsizən ɪn ə ˈvɛri ʃɔrt əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm, wɪʧ min ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ gɪt blɪtst wɪθ nuz əˈbaʊt ðə ʃoʊ. wən θɪŋ ðət ɪz ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ gɪt dɪˈskəst mɔr ənd mɔr ər ðə ˈbækˌgraʊndz əv ˈkɛrɪktərz hu ər stɪl əˈlaɪv ənd ˈivɪn səm ðət aren’t*. ˈmaɪkəl pleɪz ˈeɪbrəˌhæm ɔn ðə ˈwɔkɪŋ dɛd ənd rɪˈmeɪnz ˈvɛri məʧ əˈlaɪv ənd ɔn ə ˈmɪʃən ɪn ˈsizən faɪv əv ðə ʃoʊ. tɔkt wɪθ ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈwikli ˈrisəntli ənd ˈnoʊtɪd ðət wi kən ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ si mɔr əv pæst dɪˈskəst ɪn ðə fɪθ ˈsizən əv ðə ʃoʊ. goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈdɛfənətli ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ hɪz pæst ənd ˈsərtən θɪŋz ər ˈteɪkən dɪˈrɛkli frəm ðə ˈkɑmɪks, ɛz skɑt həz sɛd, ənd ˈsərtən θɪŋz ər peɪɪŋ ˈɑməʤ tɪ ðə ˈkɑmɪks. aɪ θɪŋk ˈpipəl hu ər fænz əv ðə ˈkɑmɪks ənd ˈpipəl hu noʊ ˈnəθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt wɪl bi ˈikwəli ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd wɪθ ðə rɪˈvil əv pæst ənd wət ɪz ˈdraɪvɪŋ ɪm. ˈdɛfənətli goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ɔl əv ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz, wət draɪvz ðɛm ðɪs jɪr. ˈrɪli, ˈrɪli æmˈbɪʃəs. ˈstɔri ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɪks ɪz ə ˈtræʤɪk ənd sæd wən ðət hɛlps ˈjuˈɛs ˌəndərˈstænd ʤɪst haʊ hi gɑt tɪ bi ðə weɪ hi ɪz. ə ˈkɛrɪktər ˈɛvriˌwən ɔˈrɛdi ləvz, ənd ˈdɪgɪŋ ˈdipər ˈɪntu hɪz ˈtræʤɪk pæst wɪl ˈoʊnli ˈfərðər meɪk ɪm ə ˈkɛrɪktər ˈpipəl stɑp ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt. |
bob huntley wrestled with the limitations of the written recipe before founding his software company called culinapp. in the 1990s, mr. huntley had little time for cooking; he was busy building the network for doom, the first international online gaming network. but after he sold that business and retired to a ranch outside the small town of mason, tex., with his pet longhorns and a data line that verizon built just for him, he tried teaching himself to cook from cookbooks and online recipes. it work.
“i struggled with getting the whole recipe downloaded into my head,” he said.
“i would read the whole thing through, but pieces kept falling off i needed a buffer,” he said, using a term for large caches of downloaded data that make a program run smoothly. “i kept having to go back to the page, and the interface was so difficult to manage.”
mr. huntley was becoming restless in retirement around the time ipad was coming on the market. accustomed to inventing alternate realities, he developed ways of presenting recipes on a screen. these strategies can be disorienting at first, but make enormous sense. first product was baking with dorie ($7.99), the lively app from ms. greenspan, which was released this year.
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users can choose from four different ways of seeing each recipe. for novice cooks, a view presents each recipe step in full screen, with a video of ms. greenspan doing what the text says butter and sugar together, for example, for her holiday cake). mr. huntley also developed culinview, a nonverbal way for a more confident cook to follow a recipe. after ingredients are measured and the oven heated, the rest of the process is shown in a flow chart, illustrated with bright images of mixers, whisks, ovens and ingredients. with arrows and color-coding, it sketches out the process for the more confident cook who already knows how to cream butter and sugar, say, but needs to be reminded what to do with the chopped apple and grated fresh ginger. puts the whole recipe on one page, with the option of through the steps. finally, for the traditionalists, there is the cookbook view, in the old-fashioned way.
mr. huntley is not the only designer thinking about new ways to represent recipes in visual form.
“we are completely breaking these texts down to their components,” said mark douglas, a partner in culinate, a food technology company in portland, ore., that produces the app for “how to cook everything” by mark bittman, the new york times writer. “then, we put them back together to make an app that feels the same, but better.”
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last year, hildebrand, a cookbook designer, and jacob kenedy, a chef, published a cookbook that look anything like a modern example of the genre. their book, “the geometry of pasta,” illustrated entirely in crisp black and white, with all pasta shapes drawn true to size, met ms. goal of designing a visually informative cookbook without any photographs. “people know what a bowl of pasta looks like, or a lump of parmesan, or they can imagine it,” she said. “i wanted to do something new and enticing.” the recipes she is designing for the app will add motion to the mix, with animated line drawings. pasta butterflies flutter into boiling water, the word “parmesan” is itself grated into a bowl, and the word “prosciutto” is sliced into slivers.
many developers say that recipe animation, either employing photography, line drawings or infographics, is the future of digital cooking instruction. video, on the other hand, while it can be valuable for bringing a personality into the kitchen, has several drawbacks. it is expensive to produce, and eats up precious memory. because there is so much video in baking with dorie, its mere 24 recipes pushed the app to the maximum data size allowed by apple in the itunes store. in contrast, the app for “how to cook everything,” illustrated only with line drawings, holds recipes.
cookbooks have long offered their own kind of enriched content, in the form of scribbles left in the margins by cooks who found they liked a little extra cinnamon, or a higher oven temperature. as it turns out, an app for that, too.
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since the 1970s, arriving students at the culinary institute of america in hyde park, n.y., have been issued essential tools of the profession: whites, a set of knives and several heavy cookbooks. as of next june, they will also need a tablet loaded with the new app, the professional chef, a complete digital edition of the basic textbook the institute has published since 1962. in addition to reference materials and video, the app brings in networking ability and social media.
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each student user is assigned a virtual notebook, used for notes and questions. (currently, this function is served by index cards on which the students rewrite each recipe.) within the app, class members are linked together through the wireless network and can read one notebooks as can their instructor. the goal is for students and faculty members to use the app as a substantive, interactive, teaching tool, said brad barnes, the head of culinary education.
nonstudents who buy the app can link to other users, too. (at $49.99, it is by far the most expensive cooking app in the itunes store; it has nonetheless stayed in the top 10 in its category since it went on sale last month.)
nick ahrens, a recent graduate who helped develop the app, was using it on the campus last week to practice vegetable cuts, zooming in to compare his carrots to the ones on the screen. behind him, a current student, alexis lockwood, was feeding a wide ribbon of pasta dough through a roller, adroitly using one hand to hold it and the other to back up the video on her ipad, until the pasta handle fell off.
“there’s only so much you can get from process shots,” mr. ahrens said smoothly, referring to the photography that, in a book, provides the most detailed representation possible of a recipe. “you hear the onions sizzling in the pan, or how to move your knife through a salmon fillet, or see how to put your pasta machine back together in a book.” | bɑb ˈhəntli ˈrɛsəld wɪθ ðə ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz əv ðə ˈrɪtən ˈrɛsəpi ˌbiˈfɔr ˈfaʊndɪŋ hɪz ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈkəmpəˌni kɔld culinapp*. ɪn ðə 1990s*, ˈmɪstər. ˈhəntli hæd ˈlɪtəl taɪm fər ˈkʊkɪŋ; hi wɑz ˈbɪzi ˈbɪldɪŋ ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk fər dum, ðə fərst ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərk. bət ˈæftər hi soʊld ðət ˈbɪznɪs ənd rɪˈtaɪrd tɪ ə rænʧ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə smɔl taʊn əv ˈmeɪsən, tɛks., wɪθ hɪz pɛt ˈlɔŋˌhɔrnz ənd ə ˈdætə laɪn ðət ˌvɛˈraɪzən bɪlt ʤɪst fər ɪm, hi traɪd ˈtiʧɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf tɪ kʊk frəm ˈkʊkˌbʊks ənd ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈrɛsəpiz. ɪt wərk. ˈstrəgəld wɪθ ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə hoʊl ˈrɛsəpi ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪd ˈɪntu maɪ head,”*,” hi sɛd. wʊd rɛd ðə hoʊl θɪŋ θru, bət ˈpisɪz kɛpt ˈfɑlɪŋ ɔf aɪ ˈnidɪd ə buffer,”*,” hi sɛd, ˈjuzɪŋ ə tərm fər lɑrʤ ˈkæʃɪz əv ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪd ˈdætə ðət meɪk ə ˈproʊˌgræm rən sˈmuðli. kɛpt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ goʊ bæk tɪ ðə peɪʤ, ənd ðə ˈɪnərˌfeɪs wɑz soʊ ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ manage.”*.” ˈmɪstər. ˈhəntli wɑz bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈrɛstləs ɪn rɪˈtaɪərmənt əraʊnd ðə taɪm ˈaɪˌpæd wɑz ˈkəmɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. əˈkəstəmd tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛntɪŋ ˈɔltərˌneɪt ˌriˈæləˌtiz, hi dɪˈvɛləpt weɪz əv prɪˈzɛntɪŋ ˈrɛsəpiz ɔn ə skrin. ðiz ˈstrætəʤiz kən bi dɪˈsɔriˌɛntɪŋ æt fərst, bət meɪk ɪˈnɔrmɪs sɛns. fərst ˈprɑdəkt wɑz ˈbeɪkɪŋ wɪθ ˈdɔri ðə ˈlaɪvli æp frəm mɪz. ˈgrinˌspæn, wɪʧ wɑz riˈlist ðɪs jɪr. ˈvɪdioʊ ˈjuzərz kən ʧuz frəm fɔr ˈdɪfərənt weɪz əv siɪŋ iʧ ˈrɛsəpi. fər ˈnɑvəs kʊks, ə vju ˈprɛzənts iʧ ˈrɛsəpi stɛp ɪn fʊl skrin, wɪθ ə ˈvɪdioʊ əv mɪz. ˈgrinˌspæn duɪŋ wət ðə tɛkst sɪz ˈbətər ənd ˈʃʊgər təˈgɛðər, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, fər hər ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ keɪk). ˈmɪstər. ˈhəntli ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈvɛləpt culinview*, ə nɑnˈvərbəl weɪ fər ə mɔr ˈkɑnfədənt kʊk tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ə ˈrɛsəpi. ˈæftər ˌɪnˈgridiənts ər ˈmɛʒərd ənd ðə ˈəvən ˈhitɪd, ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪz ʃoʊn ɪn ə floʊ ʧɑrt, ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪd wɪθ braɪt ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv ˈmɪksərz, wɪsks, ˈəvənz ənd ˌɪnˈgridiənts. wɪθ ˈɛroʊz ənd color-coding*, ɪt ˈskɛʧɪz aʊt ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs fər ðə mɔr ˈkɑnfədənt kʊk hu ɔˈrɛdi noʊz haʊ tɪ krim ˈbətər ənd ˈʃʊgər, seɪ, bət nidz tɪ bi riˈmaɪndɪd wət tɪ du wɪθ ðə ʧɑpt ˈæpəl ənd ˈgreɪtɪd frɛʃ ˈʤɪnʤər. pʊts ðə hoʊl ˈrɛsəpi ɔn wən peɪʤ, wɪθ ðə ˈɔpʃən əv θru ðə stɛps. ˈfaɪnəli, fər ðə trəˈdɪʃnələsts, ðɛr ɪz ðə ˈkʊkˌbʊk vju, ɪn ðə ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd weɪ. ˈmɪstər. ˈhəntli ɪz nɑt ðə ˈoʊnli dɪˈzaɪnər ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt nu weɪz tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ˈrɛsəpiz ɪn ˈvɪʒəwəl fɔrm. ər kəmˈplitli ˈbreɪkɪŋ ðiz tɛksts daʊn tɪ ðɛr components,”*,” sɛd mɑrk ˈdəgləs, ə ˈpɑrtnər ɪn culinate*, ə fud tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn ˈpɔrtlənd, ɔr., ðət prəˈdusɪz ðə æp fər tɪ kʊk everything”*” baɪ mɑrk ˈbɪtmən, ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈraɪtər. ““then*, wi pʊt ðɛm bæk təˈgɛðər tɪ meɪk ən æp ðət filz ðə seɪm, bət better.”*.” ˈnuzˌlɛtər saɪn əp kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri pliz ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ jʊr nɑt ə ˈroʊˌbət baɪ ˈklɪkɪŋ ðə bɑks. ˌɪnˈvæləd iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs. pliz re-enter*. ju məst səˈlɛkt ə ˈnuzˌlɛtər tɪ səbˈskraɪb tɪ. saɪn əp ju wɪl rɪˈsiv iˈmeɪlz kənˈteɪnɪŋ nuz ˈkɑntɛnt ˈəpˌdeɪts ənd pərˈmoʊʃənz frəm ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz. ju meɪ æt ˈɛni taɪm. ju əˈgri tɪ rɪˈsiv ɔˈkeɪʒənəl ˈəpˌdeɪts ənd ˈspɛʃəl ˈɔfərz fər ðə nu jɔrk ˈtaɪmzɪz ˈprɑdəkts ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz. θæŋk ju fər səbˈskraɪbɪŋ. ən ˈɛrər həz əˈkərd. pliz traɪ əˈgɛn ˈleɪtər. vju ɔl nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈnuzˌlɛtərz. læst jɪr, ˈhɪldɪˌbrænd, ə ˈkʊkˌbʊk dɪˈzaɪnər, ənd ˈʤeɪkəb kenedy*, ə ʃɛf, ˈpəblɪʃt ə ˈkʊkˌbʊk ðət lʊk ˈɛniˌθɪŋ laɪk ə ˈmɑdərn ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðə ˈʒɑnrə. ðɛr bʊk, ʤiˈɑmətri əv pasta,”*,” ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪd ɪnˈtaɪərli ɪn krɪsp blæk ənd waɪt, wɪθ ɔl ˈpɑstə ʃeɪps drɔn tru tɪ saɪz, mɛt mɪz. goʊl əv dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ə ˈvɪʒwəli ˌɪnˈfɔrmətɪv ˈkʊkˌbʊk wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs. noʊ wət ə boʊl əv ˈpɑstə lʊks laɪk, ər ə ləmp əv ˈpɑrməˌzɑn, ər ðeɪ kən ˌɪˈmæʤən it,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ˈwɔntɪd tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ nu ənd enticing.”*.” ðə ˈrɛsəpiz ʃi ɪz dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ fər ðə æp wɪl æd ˈmoʊʃən tɪ ðə mɪks, wɪθ ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd laɪn drɔɪŋz. ˈpɑstə ˈbətərˌflaɪz ˈflətər ˈɪntu ˈbɔɪlɪŋ ˈwɔtər, ðə wərd ““parmesan”*” ɪz ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈgreɪtɪd ˈɪntu ə boʊl, ənd ðə wərd ““prosciutto”*” ɪz slaɪst ˈɪntu sˈlɪvərz. ˈmɛni dɪˈvɛləpərz seɪ ðət ˈrɛsəpi ˌænəˈmeɪʃən, ˈiðər ɪmˈplɔɪɪŋ fəˈtɑgrəfi, laɪn drɔɪŋz ər infographics*, ɪz ðə fˈjuʧər əv ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkʊkɪŋ ˌɪnˈstrəkʃən. ˈvɪdioʊ, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, waɪl ɪt kən bi ˈvæljəbəl fər ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ə ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɪʧən, həz ˈsɛvərəl ˈdrɔˌbæks. ɪt ɪz ɪkˈspɛnsɪv tɪ ˈproʊdus, ənd its əp ˈprɛʃəs ˈmɛməri. bɪˈkəz ðɛr ɪz soʊ məʧ ˈvɪdioʊ ɪn ˈbeɪkɪŋ wɪθ ˈdɔri, ɪts mɪr 24 ˈrɛsəpiz pʊʃt ðə æp tɪ ðə ˈmæksəməm ˈdætə saɪz əˈlaʊd baɪ ˈæpəl ɪn ðə ˈaɪˌtunz stɔr. ɪn ˈkɑntræst, ðə æp fər tɪ kʊk everything,”*,” ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪd ˈoʊnli wɪθ laɪn drɔɪŋz, hoʊldz ˈrɛsəpiz. ˈkʊkˌbʊks hæv lɔŋ ˈɔfərd ðɛr oʊn kaɪnd əv ɛnˈrɪʧt ˈkɑntɛnt, ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ˈskrɪbəlz lɛft ɪn ðə ˈmɑrʤənz baɪ kʊks hu faʊnd ðeɪ laɪkt ə ˈlɪtəl ˈɛkstrə ˈsɪnəmən, ər ə haɪər ˈəvən ˈtɛmpərəʧər. ɛz ɪt tərnz aʊt, ən æp fər ðət, tu. ˈvɪdioʊ sɪns ðə 1970s*, ərˈaɪvɪŋ ˈstudənts æt ðə ˈkjulɪˌnɛri ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv əˈmɛrɪkə ɪn haɪd pɑrk, n.y*., hæv bɪn ˈɪʃud ɛˈsɛnʃəl tulz əv ðə prəˈfɛʃən: waɪts, ə sɛt əv naɪvz ənd ˈsɛvərəl ˈhɛvi ˈkʊkˌbʊks. ɛz əv nɛkst ʤun, ðeɪ wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ nid ə ˈtæblət ˈloʊdɪd wɪθ ðə nu æp, ðə prəˈfɛʃənəl ʃɛf, ə kəmˈplit ˈdɪʤɪtəl ɪˈdɪʃən əv ðə ˈbeɪsɪk ˈtɛkstˌbʊk ðə ˈɪnstɪˌtut həz ˈpəblɪʃt sɪns 1962 ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈrɛfərəns məˈtɪriəlz ənd ˈvɪdioʊ, ðə æp brɪŋz ɪn ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ əˈbɪləˌti ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri iʧ ˈstudənt ˈjuzər ɪz əˈsaɪnd ə ˈvərʧuəl ˈnoʊtˌbʊk, juzd fər noʊts ənd kˈwɛsʧənz. (ˈkərəntli, ðɪs ˈfəŋkʃən ɪz sərvd baɪ ˈɪndɛks kɑrdz ɔn wɪʧ ðə ˈstudənts ˈriˌraɪt iʧ ˈrɛsəpi.) wɪˈθɪn ðə æp, klæs ˈmɛmbərz ər lɪŋkt təˈgɛðər θru ðə ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈnɛtˌwərk ənd kən rɛd wən ˈnoʊtˌbʊks ɛz kən ðɛr ˌɪnˈstrəktər. ðə goʊl ɪz fər ˈstudənts ənd ˈfækəlti ˈmɛmbərz tɪ juz ðə æp ɛz ə ˈsəbstəntɪv, ˌɪnərˈæktɪv, ˈtiʧɪŋ tul, sɛd bræd bɑrnz, ðə hɛd əv ˈkjulɪˌnɛri ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. hu baɪ ðə æp kən lɪŋk tɪ ˈəðər ˈjuzərz, tu. (æt ɪt ɪz baɪ fɑr ðə moʊst ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˈkʊkɪŋ æp ɪn ðə ˈaɪˌtunz stɔr; ɪt həz ˌnənðəˈlɛs steɪd ɪn ðə tɔp 10 ɪn ɪts ˈkætəˌgɔri sɪns ɪt wɛnt ɔn seɪl læst mənθ.) nɪk ˈɑrɪnz, ə ˈrisənt ˈgræʤəˌweɪt hu hɛlpt dɪˈvɛləp ðə æp, wɑz ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt ɔn ðə ˈkæmpəs læst wik tɪ ˈpræktɪs ˈvɛʤtəbəl kəts, ˈzumɪŋ ɪn tɪ kəmˈpɛr hɪz ˈkɛrəts tɪ ðə wənz ɔn ðə skrin. bɪˈhaɪnd ɪm, ə ˈkɑrənt ˈstudənt, əˈlɛksɪs ˈlɑkˌwʊd, wɑz ˈfidɪŋ ə waɪd ˈrɪbən əv ˈpɑstə doʊ θru ə ˈroʊlər, əˈdrɔɪtli ˈjuzɪŋ wən hænd tɪ hoʊld ɪt ənd ðə ˈəðər tɪ bæk əp ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ɔn hər ˈaɪˌpæd, ənˈtɪl ðə ˈpɑstə ˈhændəl fɛl ɔf. ˈoʊnli soʊ məʧ ju kən gɪt frəm ˈprɔˌsɛs shots,”*,” ˈmɪstər. ˈɑrɪnz sɛd sˈmuðli, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə fəˈtɑgrəfi ðət, ɪn ə bʊk, prəˈvaɪdz ðə moʊst dɪˈteɪld ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən ˈpɑsəbəl əv ə ˈrɛsəpi. hir ðə ˈənjənz ˈsɪzəlɪŋ ɪn ðə pæn, ər haʊ tɪ muv jʊr naɪf θru ə ˈsæmən fəˈleɪ, ər si haʊ tɪ pʊt jʊr ˈpɑstə məˈʃin bæk təˈgɛðər ɪn ə book.”*.” |
kornrow.com conducted an interview with korn guitarist and love & death brian "head" welch on september 28, 2013 after love & death's performance in worcester, massachusetts. you can now watch the chat below.
korn's eleventh studio album, "the paradigm shift" (prospect park), sold copies in the united states in its first week of release to land at position no. 8 on the billboard 200 chart. the cd arrived in stores on october 8 via prospect park.
"the paradigm shift" is the first korn disc to feature brian "head" welch since "take a look in the mirror" and follows up experiment, "the path of totality".
welch recently told rolling stone that the new album has "the old korn vibe, but with a new twist . . . the end product is a really good mix of old korn mixed with some new elements. it's got a fresh new korn 2013 sound."
welch left korn in 2005 after he converted to christianity and got off drugs. he rejoined them for a handful of live performances last year before officially becoming part of the lineup again in early 2013. | kornrow.com* kənˈdəktəd ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ kɔrn ˌgɪˈtɑrɪst ənd ləv dɛθ braɪən "hɛd" wɛlʧ ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 28 2013 ˈæftər ləv dɛθs pərˈfɔrməns ɪn ˈwʊstər, ˌmæsəˈʧusəts. ju kən naʊ wɔʧ ðə ʧæt bɪˈloʊ. ˈilɛvənθ ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈælbəm, "ðə ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm ʃɪft" (ˈprɑspɛkt pɑrk), soʊld ˈkɑpiz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪn ɪts fərst wik əv riˈlis tɪ lænd æt pəˈzɪʃən noʊ. 8 ɔn ðə ˈbɪlˌbɔrd 200 ʧɑrt. ðə ˈsiˈdi əraɪvd ɪn stɔrz ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 8 ˈviə ˈprɑspɛkt pɑrk. "ðə ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm ʃɪft" ɪz ðə fərst kɔrn dɪsk tɪ ˈfiʧər braɪən "hɛd" wɛlʧ sɪns "teɪk ə lʊk ɪn ðə ˈmɪrər" ənd ˈfɑloʊz əp ɪkˈspɛrəmənt, "ðə pæθ əv toʊˈtæləti". wɛlʧ ˈrisəntli toʊld ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊn ðət ðə nu ˈælbəm həz "ðə oʊld kɔrn vaɪb, bət wɪθ ə nu twɪst ðə ɛnd ˈprɑdəkt ɪz ə ˈrɪli gʊd mɪks əv oʊld kɔrn mɪkst wɪθ səm nu ˈɛləmənts. ɪts gɑt ə frɛʃ nu kɔrn 2013 saʊnd." wɛlʧ lɛft kɔrn ɪn 2005 ˈæftər hi kənˈvərtɪd tɪ ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti ənd gɑt ɔf drəgz. hi riˈʤɔɪnd ðɛm fər ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv lɪv pərˈfɔrmənsɪz læst jɪr ˌbiˈfɔr əˈfɪʃəli bɪˈkəmɪŋ pɑrt əv ðə ˈlaɪˌnəp əˈgɛn ɪn ˈərli 2013 |
apple's app store today reached 25 billion downloads since its inception in 2008, and along with the milestone comes the end of the company's "25 billion app countdown" promotion launched just over two weeks ago . the winner of the promotion, who is yet to be announced, will be awarded a $10,000 gift card valid for app store, mac app store, or any other itunes store app store took a little under two and half years to reach 10 billion downloads , and less than six additional months to reach 15 billion downloads with today's milestone, the app store has seen its last 10 billion downloads come over a period of just eight months, putting apple's pace at 15 billion downloads per year and undoubtedly continuing to accelerate. as tracked by our sister site , apple has approved a total of nearly three quarters of a million apps for the app store, with over of them currently available in the store. | ˈæpəlz æp stɔr təˈdeɪ riʧt 25 ˈbɪljən ˈdaʊnˌloʊdz sɪns ɪts ˌɪnˈsɛpʃən ɪn 2008 ənd əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn kəmz ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈkəmpəniz 25 ˈbɪljən æp ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn" pərˈmoʊʃən lɔnʧt ʤɪst ˈoʊvər tu wiks əˈgoʊ ðə ˈwɪnər əv ðə pərˈmoʊʃən, hu ɪz jɛt tɪ bi əˈnaʊnst, wɪl bi əˈwɔrdɪd ə gɪft kɑrd ˈvælɪd fər æp stɔr, mæk æp stɔr, ər ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈaɪˌtunz stɔr æp stɔr tʊk ə ˈlɪtəl ˈəndər tu ənd hæf jɪrz tɪ riʧ 10 ˈbɪljən ˈdaʊnˌloʊdz ənd lɛs ðən sɪks əˈdɪʃənəl mənθs tɪ riʧ 15 ˈbɪljən ˈdaʊnˌloʊdz wɪθ ˈtudeɪz ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn, ðə æp stɔr həz sin ɪts læst 10 ˈbɪljən ˈdaʊnˌloʊdz kəm ˈoʊvər ə ˈpɪriəd əv ʤɪst eɪt mənθs, ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈæpəlz peɪs æt 15 ˈbɪljən ˈdaʊnˌloʊdz pər jɪr ənd ənˈdaʊtɪdli kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ ækˈsɛlərˌeɪt. ɛz trækt baɪ ɑr ˈsɪstər saɪt ˈæpəl həz əˈpruvd ə ˈtoʊtəl əv ˈnɪrli θri kˈwɔrtərz əv ə ˈmɪljən æps fər ðə æp stɔr, wɪθ ˈoʊvər əv ðɛm ˈkərəntli əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ðə stɔr. |
commission set up by house of commons speaker also says there should be live social media coverage of debates
people should be offered the opportunity to cast their vote online in the 2020 general election, a commission set up by house of commons speaker, john, has said.
the digital democracy commission also recommends that could be questioned through an internet forum to enable the public to take part in commons debates.
the report also recommends that who are unwell or have childcare responsibilities should be able to vote in the commons electronically, without having to go into the chamber.
the commission recommends ending restrictions on members of the public using mobile phones in the public galleries in the commons and said the house should experiment with providing live social media coverage of debates.
moves to make it possible to casting a ballot online in elections by 2020 would be complemented by changes in political education in schools in an effort to encourage young people to register to vote.
the report follows a general decline in voter participation in general elections since the second world war.
in 2012, just 14% of voters turned out for the first ever elections for police and crime commissioners the worst in british political history for a nationwide poll.
it also makes recommendations to facilitate better scrutiny and improve the legislative process.
“in a year where we reflect on our long democratic heritage, it is imperative that we look also to the future and how we can our democracy to meet the changing needs of modern society,” the report says.
in an interview for the bbc radio can democracy work? series, added that there was a “growing appetite for online voting”.
he said: “now i mean by that that it will necessarily at any stage be compulsory to vote in that way, but i think that the notion that, if it can be established as secure and reliable people should have the option to vote online, will gain ground more and more and more.”
the planned election in 2020 “could be the first election in which people have the opportunity not under any obligation to vote online”.
bercow said the idea of an online forum enabling members of the public to have their say in commons debates was exciting.
“for members of parliament whilst conducting their debate, to be aware of and capable of responding to what people outside are saying, would at least start to fuse the two parts of the body politic,” he said.
“i know whether i would call it a chamber but the idea of there being potentially a simultaneous dialogue between chambers of parliament and members of the public, seems to me not an idea to be afraid of at all. actually quite an exciting idea.”
countries using forms of include the us, brazil, belgium, estonia, the philippines and india. the term “e-voting” includes online voting where electors can cast their ballot from any computer using a secure id.
electronic voting began in the 1960s, with the use of punched card systems. since then, more modern systems have been introduced and include electronic machines in polling stations operated by buttons or which connect to a central database.
graham allen, the labour chair of the political and constitutional reform committee, said: “parliament more than any other institution has to show it wants to improve our democracy. why i warmly welcome mr initiative to make parliament and our democracy more relevant to the digital age. this is a radical package of reforms essential to revive the health of our democracy.” | kəˈmɪʃən sɛt əp baɪ haʊs əv ˈkɑmənz ˈspikər ˈɔlsoʊ sɪz ðɛr ʃʊd bi lɪv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈkəvərɪʤ əv dəˈbeɪts ˈpipəl ʃʊd bi ˈɔfərd ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ kæst ðɛr voʊt ˈɔnˌlaɪn ɪn ðə 2020 ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən, ə kəˈmɪʃən sɛt əp baɪ haʊs əv ˈkɑmənz ˈspikər, ʤɑn, həz sɛd. ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl dɪˈmɑkrəsi kəˈmɪʃən ˈɔlsoʊ ˌrɛkəˈmɛndz ðət kʊd bi kˈwɛsʧənd θru ən ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈfɔrəm tɪ ɪˈneɪbəl ðə ˈpəblɪk tɪ teɪk pɑrt ɪn ˈkɑmənz dəˈbeɪts. ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈɔlsoʊ ˌrɛkəˈmɛndz ðət hu ər ənˈwɛl ər hæv ˈʧaɪldˌkɛr riˌspɑnsəˈbɪlətiz ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ voʊt ɪn ðə ˈkɑmənz ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪkəˌli, wɪˈθaʊt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ goʊ ˈɪntu ðə ˈʧeɪmbər. ðə kəˈmɪʃən ˌrɛkəˈmɛndz ˈɛndɪŋ riˈstrɪkʃənz ɔn ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈjuzɪŋ ˈmoʊbəl foʊnz ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈgæləriz ɪn ðə ˈkɑmənz ənd sɛd ðə haʊs ʃʊd ɪkˈspɛrəmənt wɪθ prəˈvaɪdɪŋ lɪv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈkəvərɪʤ əv dəˈbeɪts. muvz tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈkæstɪŋ ə ˈbælət ˈɔnˌlaɪn ɪn ɪˈlɛkʃənz baɪ 2020 wʊd bi ˈkɑmpləˌmɛntɪd baɪ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɪn skulz ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ jəŋ ˈpipəl tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər tɪ voʊt. ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈfɑloʊz ə ˈʤɛnərəl dɪˈklaɪn ɪn ˈvoʊtər pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃənz sɪns ðə ˈsɛkənd wərld wɔr. ɪn 2012 ʤɪst 14 əv ˈvoʊtərz tərnd aʊt fər ðə fərst ˈɛvər ɪˈlɛkʃənz fər pəˈlis ənd kraɪm kəˈmɪʃənərz ðə wərst ɪn ˈbrɪtɪʃ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈhɪstəri fər ə ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd poʊl. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ meɪks ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz tɪ fəˈsɪləˌteɪt ˈbɛtər ˈskrutəni ənd ˌɪmˈpruv ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈprɔˌsɛs. ə jɪr wɛr wi rɪˈflɛkt ɔn ɑr lɔŋ ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ, ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɛrətɪv ðət wi lʊk ˈɔlsoʊ tɪ ðə fˈjuʧər ənd haʊ wi kən ɑr dɪˈmɑkrəsi tɪ mit ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ nidz əv ˈmɑdərn society,”*,” ðə rɪˈpɔrt sɪz. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju fər ðə ˌbibiˈsi ˈreɪdiˌoʊ kən dɪˈmɑkrəsi wərk? ˈsɪriz, ˈædɪd ðət ðɛr wɑz ə ˈæpəˌtaɪt fər ˈɔnˌlaɪn voting”*”. hi sɛd: aɪ min baɪ ðət ðət ɪt wɪl ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli æt ˈɛni steɪʤ bi kəmˈpəlsəri tɪ voʊt ɪn ðət weɪ, bət aɪ θɪŋk ðət ðə ˈnoʊʃən ðət, ɪf ɪt kən bi ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɛz sɪˈkjʊr ənd rɪˈlaɪəbəl ˈpipəl ʃʊd hæv ðə ˈɔpʃən tɪ voʊt ˈɔnˌlaɪn, wɪl geɪn graʊnd mɔr ənd mɔr ənd more.”*.” ðə plænd ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪn 2020 bi ðə fərst ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪn wɪʧ ˈpipəl hæv ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti nɑt ˈəndər ˈɛni ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən tɪ voʊt online”*”. sɛd ðə aɪˈdiə əv ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈfɔrəm ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈpəblɪk tɪ hæv ðɛr seɪ ɪn ˈkɑmənz dəˈbeɪts wɑz ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ. ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈpɑrləmɛnt waɪlst kənˈdəktɪŋ ðɛr dəˈbeɪt, tɪ bi əˈwɛr əv ənd ˈkeɪpəbəl əv rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ wət ˈpipəl ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ər seɪɪŋ, wʊd æt list stɑrt tɪ fjuz ðə tu pɑrts əv ðə ˈbɑdi politic,”*,” hi sɛd. noʊ ˈwɛðər aɪ wʊd kɔl ɪt ə ˈʧeɪmbər bət ðə aɪˈdiə əv ðɛr biɪŋ pəˈtɛnʃəli ə ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəs ˈdaɪəˌlɔg bɪtˈwin ˈʧeɪmbərz əv ˈpɑrləmɛnt ənd ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈpəblɪk, simz tɪ mi nɑt ən aɪˈdiə tɪ bi əˈfreɪd əv æt ɔl. ˈæˌkʧuəli kwaɪt ən ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ idea.”*.” ˈkəntriz ˈjuzɪŋ fɔrmz əv ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈjuˈɛs, brəˈzɪl, ˈbɛlʤəm, ɛˈstoʊniə, ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz ənd ˈɪndiə. ðə tərm ““e-voting”*” ˌɪnˈkludz ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈvoʊtɪŋ wɛr ɪˈlɛktərz kən kæst ðɛr ˈbælət frəm ˈɛni kəmˈpjutər ˈjuzɪŋ ə sɪˈkjʊr ˈaɪˈdi. ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈvoʊtɪŋ bɪˈgæn ɪn ðə 1960s*, wɪθ ðə juz əv pənʧt kɑrd ˈsɪstəmz. sɪns ðɛn, mɔr ˈmɑdərn ˈsɪstəmz hæv bɪn ˌɪntrəˈdust ənd ˌɪnˈklud ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk məˈʃinz ɪn ˈpoʊlɪŋ ˈsteɪʃənz ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd baɪ ˈbətənz ər wɪʧ kəˈnɛkt tɪ ə ˈsɛntrəl ˈdætəˌbeɪs. græm ˈælən, ðə ˈleɪbər ʧɛr əv ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ənd ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl rɪˈfɔrm kəˈmɪti, sɛd: mɔr ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən həz tɪ ʃoʊ ɪt wɔnts tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ɑr dɪˈmɑkrəsi. waɪ aɪ ˈwɔrmli ˈwɛlkəm ˈmɪstər ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv tɪ meɪk ˈpɑrləmɛnt ənd ɑr dɪˈmɑkrəsi mɔr ˈrɛləvənt tɪ ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl eɪʤ. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈrædɪkəl ˈpækɪʤ əv rɪˈfɔrmz ɛˈsɛnʃəl tɪ rɪˈvaɪv ðə hɛlθ əv ɑr democracy.”*.” |
attention all passengers: the airlines’ dangerous how to reclaim our skies, by william j. mcgee, harpercollins, 368 pages, $26.99
about twice a decade someone comes along with a book denouncing airline deregulation as a threat to safety. it always turns out that what the author is really lamenting is the loss of monopoly wages and benefits for the employees of a formerly industry. this installment in that ongoing series is travel reporter william attention all passengers.
compared to some of the previous contributors to the genre (ralph nader, john nance, mary schiavo), mcgee has done a credible job of research, interviewing aviation experts, and presenting a selection of their views, even when they conflict with his thesis. but instead of confronting their points, he simply proceeds with his own argument, untroubled.
here is the tall tale mcgee wants us to buy: back in the and ’70s, the airlines were wonderful places to work. (mcgee was a dispatcher at “the greatest airline,” pan am.) flying was a pleasure for passengers: free meals, leg room, numerous empty seats, big planes going to small towns, etc. then along came this thing called deregulation, with the ensuing competition kicking off a downward spiral that has continued to this day, worsening dramatically during the last decade.
fares are so low now that airlines chronically lose money, forcing them to slash their work forces by outsourcing just about everything (even heavy maintenance, some of which is now done overseas!), automating the process, and jamming their planes to more than 80 percent of capacity. they have abandoned small towns and cities to regional airlines with poor safety records and small, uncomfortable planes.
mcgee’s remedy? “partial” reregulation, tougher antitrust enforcement, a ban on offshore maintenance, an overhaul of bankruptcy laws, and much more.
mcgee’s critique suffers from internal inconsistency. generally he laments the airlines’ broken business model, which seem to make profits. yet he also complains that the airlines have “virtually unlimited resources” for lobbying and influencing public opinion. even while bemoaning airlines’ profitability problems, he throughout the book about their significant productivity gains in recent decades, thanks to technology (online booking, kiosks), outsourcing of various functions to providers, and unbundling of pricing (the separation of cost components like meals, luggage, and early).
mcgee also makes the mistake of treating “the airlines” (or at least those flying nationally) as a homogenous group, ignoring major differences between the legacy carriers that have merged into a handful of megacarriers and their more nimble just southwest and jetblue, but alaska, allegiant, hawaiian, spirit, and virgin america. each of the latter has pioneered a unique business model, carving out its own market niche (or niches). allegiant, for example, is a travel company that includes an airline focused on leisure travelers who live in secondary markets (such as bellingham, washington) and want to go to resorts in florida, hawaii, and las vegas. hawaiian has evolved from a mostly carrier to a airline, and as aviation week recently put it, this kind of “expansion pays off for hawaiian.” but in world, as if these airlines and their business plans even exist.
when economist alfred kahn, with the help of sen. ted kennedy (d-mass.), brought about airline deregulation in 1978, many (myself included) warned that after years as a heavily regulated cartel, the legacy airlines would have great difficulty adjusting to free competition. and so they did. most of the old names—braniff, eastern, national, northwest, pan american, and under, but commercial aviation boomed, with competition producing lower fares that saved passengers tens of billions of dollars per year. the few legacy carriers that remain standing—american, delta, united/continental, and us all gone through bankruptcy proceedings.
yet air travel and the airline industry is far bigger today than in 1978, with times as many annual passenger miles. that is due mainly to the long-term decline in airfares brought about by deregulation. adjusted for inflation, the average domestic ticket cost $578 in 1979, compared with $322 in 2009 (and a bit higher last year). you find those figures in attention all passengers.
mcgee’s most troubling claim is that air safety is at risk. he blames two factors: the shift of more than 50 percent of all departures from major airlines to regional carriers (typically operating small regional jets or turboprops) and the large-scale outsourcing of aircraft and engine maintenance.
as is typical of consumer reporters, mcgee presents mostly anecdotes, not data, to suggest that much of outsourced maintenance is performed by unqualified and poorly regulated repair businesses. he says “much” of this work is done “outside the united states in developing countries, in el salvador, in mexico, china, singapore.” yet according to the department of transportation inspector report that mcgee cites, 661 of 907 repair stations used by u.s. airlines are in the united states, and another 69 are in canada; a large (unspecified) number are in europe; and fewer than 200 are in central america or asia. the maintenance, repair, and overhaul industry is global and generally well respected, but never know this from the anecdotes.
mcgee relays complaints from federal aviation administration safety inspectors that they have ready access to overseas repair stations. in some cases, that may be true. but he ignores the fact that several other levels of oversight exist.
first, by law, the airlines are responsible for the airworthiness of their fleets, and proper maintenance is a precondition for airworthiness. airlines conduct regular maintenance audits of their contractors, including visits. in many cases they have employees overseeing their contractors’ work. not a word about any of this appears in attention all passengers.
mcgee also tries to frighten readers by suggesting that planes overhauled at chinese repair stations get put back into passenger service without being tested, although the planes’ cockpit crews must fly them back to the united states. later in the book, he concedes this point by citing critical entries that northwest pilots made in their maintenance log book on such a return flight.
ultimately, the proof of safety allegations should show up in airline accident records. while he never provides such data, i dug into the national transportation safety accident database and retrieved airline safety data going back to 1947, tracking fatal accidents in absolute numbers, per million miles flown, and per million aircraft departures. (since fatal accidents were rather rare events even in the early war years, trends are more easily seen by using averages.) both before and after deregulation, fatalities per mile and per flight have steadily declined. (see chart.) aviation safety was improving prior to deregulation and has continued to improve since then.
some advocates of reregulation argue that the fatal accident rate per million passenger miles disguises happening with regional airlines, since the major airlines fly the vast majority of all miles. why i included the rate based on aircraft departures, since regional carriers make a bit more than 50 percent of all departures. and during the most recent decade, when the growth of regional airlines reached its highest rate ever, safety continued improving.
since lament about the decimation of airline employment due to outsourcing is equally data-free, i obtained numbers from the airline trade group airlines for america on total u.s. airline employment from 1971 to the present. from 1971 to 1978, airline employment grew slowly, from to. and then it took off, reaching by 1988 and an all-time peak of in 2000, 74 percent higher than in the year of deregulation. since then, however, the twin shocks of and much higher fuel prices have led to airline cost cutting and outsourcing, resulting in employees as of 2011. so mcgee is right about recent job shrinkage, but number is still 23 percent higher than when airlines were deregulated in 1978.
mcgee was a guest recently on diane rehm show, along with “ask the pilot” columnist john cox and air line pilots association president lee moak. cox and moak dismissed safety as groundless. as cox put it, “those of us that are involved in airline safety, looking at this data for trends all the time, and the safety has gotten better.” washington post transportation reporter ashley halseyi added, “lee’s pilots would be complaining, loudly and very publicly, if they felt that they were being given substandard equipment.”
unleashing competition on an industry that had been in a regulatory straitjacket for four decades was bound to lead to “creative destruction.” tools such as outsourcing, automation, and creative pricing are all part of the discovery process as airlines seek viable business models for a sector that was badly in need of fundamental change. more evolution is likely (and necessary) in coming years, but so far three decades of deregulation have served airline customers well. | əˈtɛnʃən ɔl ˈpæsənʤərz: ðə airlines’*’ ˈdeɪnʤərəs haʊ tɪ riˈkleɪm ɑr skaɪz, baɪ ˈwɪljəm ʤeɪ. məˈgi, ˈhɑrpərˈkɔlɪnz, 368 ˈpeɪʤɪz, əˈbaʊt twaɪs ə ˈdɛkeɪd ˈsəmˌwən kəmz əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə bʊk dɪˈnaʊnsɪŋ ˈɛˌrlaɪn diˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ɛz ə θrɛt tɪ ˈseɪfti. ɪt ˈɔlˌweɪz tərnz aʊt ðət wət ðə ˈɔθər ɪz ˈrɪli ləˈmɛntɪŋ ɪz ðə lɔs əv məˈnɑpəli ˈweɪʤɪz ənd ˈbɛnəfɪts fər ðə ɪmˈplɔɪiz əv ə ˈfɔrmərli ˈɪndəstri. ðɪs ˌɪnˈstɔlmənt ɪn ðət ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈsɪriz ɪz ˈtrævəl rɪˈpɔrtər ˈwɪljəm əˈtɛnʃən ɔl ˈpæsənʤərz. kəmˈpɛrd tɪ səm əv ðə ˈpriviəs kənˈtrɪbjətərz tɪ ðə ˈʒɑnrə (rælf ˈneɪdər, ʤɑn næns, ˈmɛri skiˈɑvoʊ), məˈgi həz dən ə ˈkrɛdəbəl ʤɑb əv ˈrisərʧ, ˈɪntərvˌjuɪŋ ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən ˈɛkspərts, ənd prɪˈzɛntɪŋ ə səˈlɛkʃən əv ðɛr vjuz, ˈivɪn wɪn ðeɪ ˈkɑnflɪkt wɪθ hɪz ˈθiˌsɪs. bət ˌɪnˈstɛd əv kənˈfrəntɪŋ ðɛr pɔɪnts, hi ˈsɪmpli prəˈsidz wɪθ hɪz oʊn ˈɑrgjəmənt, ənˈtrəbəld. hir ɪz ðə tɔl teɪl məˈgi wɔnts ˈjuˈɛs tɪ baɪ: bæk ɪn ðə ənd ’70s*, ðə ˈɛˌrlaɪnz wər ˈwəndərfəl ˈpleɪsɪz tɪ wərk. (məˈgi wɑz ə ˈdɪˌspæʧər æt ˈgreɪtəst airline,”*,” pæn æm.) flaɪɪŋ wɑz ə ˈplɛʒər fər ˈpæsənʤərz: fri milz, lɛg rum, ˈnumərəs ˈɛmti sits, bɪg pleɪnz goʊɪŋ tɪ smɔl taʊnz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ðɛn əˈlɔŋ keɪm ðɪs θɪŋ kɔld diˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən, wɪθ ðə ˈɛnsuɪŋ ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ˈkɪkɪŋ ɔf ə ˈdaʊnwərd ˈspaɪrəl ðət həz kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ðɪs deɪ, ˈwərsənɪŋ drəˈmætɪkəli ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə læst ˈdɛkeɪd. fɛrz ər soʊ loʊ naʊ ðət ˈɛˌrlaɪnz ˈkrɑnɪkəli luz ˈməni, ˈfɔrsɪŋ ðɛm tɪ slæʃ ðɛr wərk ˈfɔrsɪz baɪ ˌaʊtˈsɔrsɪŋ ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ (ˈivɪn ˈhɛvi ˈmeɪntənəns, səm əv wɪʧ ɪz naʊ dən ˈoʊvərˈsiz!), ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs, ənd ˈʤæmɪŋ ðɛr pleɪnz tɪ mɔr ðən 80 pərˈsɛnt əv kəˈpæsɪti. ðeɪ hæv əˈbændənd smɔl taʊnz ənd ˈsɪtiz tɪ ˈriʤənəl ˈɛˌrlaɪnz wɪθ pur ˈseɪfti ˈrɛkərdz ənd smɔl, ənˈkəmfərtəbəl pleɪnz. ˈrɛmədi? ““partial”*” rirɛgjəˈleɪʃən, ˈtəfər ˌæntaɪˈtrəst ɛnˈfɔrsmənt, ə bæn ɔn ˈɔfˈʃɔr ˈmeɪntənəns, ən ˈoʊvərˌhɔl əv ˈbæŋkrəptsi lɔz, ənd məʧ mɔr. krɪˈtik ˈsəfərz frəm ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi. ˈʤɛnərəli hi ləˈmɛnts ðə airlines’*’ ˈbroʊkən ˈbɪznɪs ˈmɑdəl, wɪʧ sim tɪ meɪk ˈprɑfɪts. jɛt hi ˈɔlsoʊ kəmˈpleɪnz ðət ðə ˈɛˌrlaɪnz hæv ənˈlɪmɪtɪd resources”*” fər ˈlɑbiɪŋ ənd ˈɪnˌfluənsɪŋ ˈpəblɪk əˈpɪnjən. ˈivɪn waɪl bɪˈmoʊnɪŋ airlines’*’ ˌprɑfɪtəˈbɪlɪti ˈprɑbləmz, hi θruaʊt ðə bʊk əˈbaʊt ðɛr sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti geɪnz ɪn ˈrisənt ˈdɛkeɪdz, θæŋks tɪ tɛkˈnɑləʤi (ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈbʊkɪŋ, kiɔsks), ˌaʊtˈsɔrsɪŋ əv ˈvɛriəs ˈfəŋkʃənz tɪ prəˈvaɪdərz, ənd ənˈbəndlɪŋ əv ˈpraɪsɪŋ (ðə ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən əv kɔst kəmˈpoʊnənts laɪk milz, ˈləgɪʤ, ənd ˈərli). məˈgi ˈɔlsoʊ meɪks ðə mɪˈsteɪk əv ˈtritɪŋ airlines”*” (ər æt list ðoʊz flaɪɪŋ ˈnæʃənəli) ɛz ə həˈmɑʤənəs grup, ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ ˈmeɪʤər ˈdɪfərənsɪz bɪtˈwin ðə ˈlɛgəsi ˈkɛriərz ðət hæv mərʤd ˈɪntu ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˌmɛgəˈkærjərz ənd ðɛr mɔr ˈnɪmbəl ʤɪst ˌsaʊθˈwɛst ənd jetblue*, bət əˈlæskə, allegiant*, həˈwaɪən, ˈspɪrɪt, ənd ˈvərʤɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. iʧ əv ðə ˈlætər həz ˌpaɪəˈnɪrd ə juˈnik ˈbɪznɪs ˈmɑdəl, ˈkɑrvɪŋ aʊt ɪts oʊn ˈmɑrkɪt nɪʧ (ər ˈnɪʧɪz). allegiant*, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪz ə ˈtrævəl ˈkəmpəˌni ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ən ˈɛˌrlaɪn ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈlɛʒər ˈtrævələrz hu lɪv ɪn ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈmɑrkɪts (səʧ ɛz ˈbɛlɪŋˌhæm, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən) ənd wɔnt tɪ goʊ tɪ rɪˈzɔrts ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə, həˈwaɪˌi, ənd ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs. həˈwaɪən həz ɪˈvɑlvd frəm ə ˈmoʊstli ˈkɛriər tɪ ə ˈɛˌrlaɪn, ənd ɛz ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən wik ˈrisəntli pʊt ɪt, ðɪs kaɪnd əv peɪz ɔf fər hawaiian.”*.” bət ɪn wərld, ɛz ɪf ðiz ˈɛˌrlaɪnz ənd ðɛr ˈbɪznɪs plænz ˈivɪn ɪgˈzɪst. wɪn ɪˈkɑnəmɪst ˈælfrɪd kɑn, wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv sɛn. tɛd ˈkɛnədi (d-mass*.), brɔt əˈbaʊt ˈɛˌrlaɪn diˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ɪn 1978 ˈmɛni (ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˌɪnˈkludɪd) wɔrnd ðət ˈæftər jɪrz ɛz ə ˈhɛvəli ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd kɑrˈtɛl, ðə ˈlɛgəsi ˈɛˌrlaɪnz wʊd hæv greɪt ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti əˈʤəstɪŋ tɪ fri ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. ənd soʊ ðeɪ dɪd. moʊst əv ðə oʊld names—braniff*, ˈistərn, ˈnæʃənəl, ˌnɔrθˈwɛst, pæn əˈmɛrɪkən, ənd ˈəndər, bət kəˈmərʃəl ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən bumd, wɪθ ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən prəˈdusɪŋ loʊər fɛrz ðət seɪvd ˈpæsənʤərz tɛnz əv ˈbɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz pər jɪr. ðə fju ˈlɛgəsi ˈkɛriərz ðət rɪˈmeɪn standing—american*, ˈdɛltə, united/continental*, ənd ˈjuˈɛs ɔl gɔn θru ˈbæŋkrəptsi prəˈsidɪŋz. jɛt ɛr ˈtrævəl ənd ðə ˈɛˌrlaɪn ˈɪndəstri ɪz fɑr ˈbɪgər təˈdeɪ ðən ɪn 1978 wɪθ taɪmz ɛz ˈmɛni ˈænjuəl ˈpæsənʤər maɪəlz. ðət ɪz du ˈmeɪnli tɪ ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm dɪˈklaɪn ɪn ˈɛrˌfɛrz brɔt əˈbaʊt baɪ diˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən. əˈʤəstɪd fər ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən, ðə ˈævərɪʤ dəˈmɛstɪk ˈtɪkɪt kɔst 578 ɪn 1979 kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ 322 ɪn 2009 (ənd ə bɪt haɪər læst jɪr). ju faɪnd ðoʊz ˈfɪgjərz ɪn əˈtɛnʃən ɔl ˈpæsənʤərz. moʊst ˈtrəbəlɪŋ kleɪm ɪz ðət ɛr ˈseɪfti ɪz æt rɪsk. hi bleɪmz tu ˈfæktərz: ðə ʃɪft əv mɔr ðən 50 pərˈsɛnt əv ɔl dɪˈpɑrʧərz frəm ˈmeɪʤər ˈɛˌrlaɪnz tɪ ˈriʤənəl ˈkɛriərz (ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ smɔl ˈriʤənəl ʤɛts ər ˈtərboʊˌprɑps) ənd ðə ˈlɑrʤˌskeɪl ˌaʊtˈsɔrsɪŋ əv ˈɛrˌkræft ənd ˈɪnʤən ˈmeɪntənəns. ɛz ɪz ˈtɪpɪkəl əv kənˈsumər rɪˈpɔrtərz, məˈgi ˈprɛzənts ˈmoʊstli ˈænɪkˌdoʊts, nɑt ˈdætə, tɪ səˈʤɛst ðət məʧ əv ˌaʊtˈsɔrst ˈmeɪntənəns ɪz pərˈfɔrmd baɪ ənkˈwɑlɪˌfaɪd ənd ˈpurli ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd rɪˈpɛr ˈbɪznɪsɪz. hi sɪz ““much”*” əv ðɪs wərk ɪz dən ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈkəntriz, ɪn ɛl ˈsælvəˌdɔr, ɪn ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ, ˈʧaɪnə, singapore.”*.” jɛt əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˌɪnˈspɛktər rɪˈpɔrt ðət məˈgi saɪts, 661 əv 907 rɪˈpɛr ˈsteɪʃənz juzd baɪ juz. ˈɛˌrlaɪnz ər ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ənd əˈnəðər 69 ər ɪn ˈkænədə; ə lɑrʤ (ənˈspɛsəˌfaɪd) ˈnəmbər ər ɪn ˈjʊrəp; ənd fjuər ðən 200 ər ɪn ˈsɛntrəl əˈmɛrɪkə ər ˈeɪʒə. ðə ˈmeɪntənəns, rɪˈpɛr, ənd ˈoʊvərˌhɔl ˈɪndəstri ɪz ˈgloʊbəl ənd ˈʤɛnərəli wɛl rɪˈspɛktɪd, bət ˈnɛvər noʊ ðɪs frəm ðə ˈænɪkˌdoʊts. məˈgi ˈriˌleɪz kəmˈpleɪnts frəm ˈfɛdərəl ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈseɪfti ˌɪnˈspɛktərz ðət ðeɪ hæv ˈrɛdi ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈoʊvərˈsiz rɪˈpɛr ˈsteɪʃənz. ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz, ðət meɪ bi tru. bət hi ˌɪgˈnɔrz ðə fækt ðət ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt ɪgˈzɪst. fərst, baɪ lɔ, ðə ˈɛˌrlaɪnz ər riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə ˈɛrˌwərðinəs əv ðɛr flits, ənd ˈprɑpər ˈmeɪntənəns ɪz ə ˌprikənˈdɪʃən fər ˈɛrˌwərðinəs. ˈɛˌrlaɪnz ˈkɑndəkt ˈrɛgjələr ˈmeɪntənəns ˈɑdəts əv ðɛr ˈkɑnˌtræktərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈvɪzɪts. ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkeɪsɪz ðeɪ hæv ɪmˈplɔɪiz ˈoʊvərˌsiɪŋ ðɛr contractors’*’ wərk. nɑt ə wərd əˈbaʊt ˈɛni əv ðɪs əˈpɪrz ɪn əˈtɛnʃən ɔl ˈpæsənʤərz. məˈgi ˈɔlsoʊ traɪz tɪ ˈfraɪtən ˈridərz baɪ səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət pleɪnz ˈoʊvərˌhɔld æt ʧaɪˈniz rɪˈpɛr ˈsteɪʃənz gɪt pʊt bæk ˈɪntu ˈpæsənʤər ˈsərvɪs wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ ˈtɛstɪd, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə planes’*’ ˈkɑkˌpɪt kruz məst flaɪ ðɛm bæk tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ˈleɪtər ɪn ðə bʊk, hi kənˈsidz ðɪs pɔɪnt baɪ ˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈɛntriz ðət ˌnɔrθˈwɛst ˈpaɪləts meɪd ɪn ðɛr ˈmeɪntənəns lɔg bʊk ɔn səʧ ə rɪˈtərn flaɪt. ˈəltəmətli, ðə pruf əv ˈseɪfti ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ʃʊd ʃoʊ əp ɪn ˈɛˌrlaɪn ˈæksədənt ˈrɛkərdz. waɪl hi ˈnɛvər prəˈvaɪdz səʧ ˈdætə, aɪ dəg ˈɪntu ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈseɪfti ˈæksədənt ˈdætəˌbeɪs ənd riˈtrivd ˈɛˌrlaɪn ˈseɪfti ˈdætə goʊɪŋ bæk tɪ 1947 ˈtrækɪŋ ˈfeɪtəl ˈæksədənts ɪn ˈæbsəˌlut ˈnəmbərz, pər ˈmɪljən maɪəlz floʊn, ənd pər ˈmɪljən ˈɛrˌkræft dɪˈpɑrʧərz. (sɪns ˈfeɪtəl ˈæksədənts wər ˈrəðər rɛr ɪˈvɛnts ˈivɪn ɪn ðə ˈərli wɔr jɪrz, trɛnz ər mɔr ˈizəli sin baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ˈævrɪʤɪz.) boʊθ ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ˈæftər diˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən, fəˈtælɪtiz pər maɪl ənd pər flaɪt hæv ˈstɛdəli dɪˈklaɪnd. (si ʧɑrt.) ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən ˈseɪfti wɑz ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ praɪər tɪ diˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ənd həz kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv sɪns ðɛn. səm ˈædvəˌkeɪts əv rirɛgjəˈleɪʃən ˈɑrgju ðət ðə ˈfeɪtəl ˈæksədənt reɪt pər ˈmɪljən ˈpæsənʤər maɪəlz dɪsˈgaɪzɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ wɪθ ˈriʤənəl ˈɛˌrlaɪnz, sɪns ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈɛˌrlaɪnz flaɪ ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv ɔl maɪəlz. waɪ aɪ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ðə reɪt beɪst ɔn ˈɛrˌkræft dɪˈpɑrʧərz, sɪns ˈriʤənəl ˈkɛriərz meɪk ə bɪt mɔr ðən 50 pərˈsɛnt əv ɔl dɪˈpɑrʧərz. ənd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə moʊst ˈrisənt ˈdɛkeɪd, wɪn ðə groʊθ əv ˈriʤənəl ˈɛˌrlaɪnz riʧt ɪts haɪəst reɪt ˈɛvər, ˈseɪfti kənˈtɪnjud ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ. sɪns ləˈmɛnt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈdɛsəˌmeɪʃən əv ˈɛˌrlaɪn ɪmˈplɔɪmənt du tɪ ˌaʊtˈsɔrsɪŋ ɪz ˈikwəli data-free*, aɪ əbˈteɪnd ˈnəmbərz frəm ðə ˈɛˌrlaɪn treɪd grup ˈɛˌrlaɪnz fər əˈmɛrɪkə ɔn ˈtoʊtəl juz. ˈɛˌrlaɪn ɪmˈplɔɪmənt frəm 1971 tɪ ðə ˈprɛzənt. frəm 1971 tɪ 1978 ˈɛˌrlaɪn ɪmˈplɔɪmənt gru sˈloʊli, frəm tɪ ənd ðɛn ɪt tʊk ɔf, ˈriʧɪŋ baɪ 1988 ənd ən ˌɔlˈtaɪm pik əv ɪn 2000 74 pərˈsɛnt haɪər ðən ɪn ðə jɪr əv diˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən. sɪns ðɛn, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə twɪn ʃɑks əv ənd məʧ haɪər fjuəl ˈpraɪsɪz hæv lɛd tɪ ˈɛˌrlaɪn kɔst ˈkətɪŋ ənd ˌaʊtˈsɔrsɪŋ, rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ɪmˈplɔɪiz ɛz əv 2011 soʊ məˈgi ɪz raɪt əˈbaʊt ˈrisənt ʤɑb ʃˈrɪŋkɪʤ, bət ˈnəmbər ɪz stɪl 23 pərˈsɛnt haɪər ðən wɪn ˈɛˌrlaɪnz wər diˈrɛgjəleɪtɪd ɪn 1978 məˈgi wɑz ə gɛst ˈrisəntli ɔn daɪæn rɛm ʃoʊ, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə pilot”*” ˈkɑləmnəst ʤɑn kɑks ənd ɛr laɪn ˈpaɪləts əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt li moʊk. kɑks ənd moʊk dɪsˈmɪst ˈseɪfti ɛz ˈgraʊndləs. ɛz kɑks pʊt ɪt, əv ˈjuˈɛs ðət ər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈɛˌrlaɪn ˈseɪfti, ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðɪs ˈdætə fər trɛnz ɔl ðə taɪm, ənd ðə ˈseɪfti həz ˈgɔtən better.”*.” ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən rɪˈpɔrtər ˈæʃli ˈhælsi ˈædɪd, ˈpaɪləts wʊd bi kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ, ˈlaʊdli ənd ˈvɛri ˈpəblɪkli, ɪf ðeɪ fɛlt ðət ðeɪ wər biɪŋ ˈgɪvɪn səbˈstændərd equipment.”*.” ənˈliʃɪŋ ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ɔn ən ˈɪndəstri ðət hæd bɪn ɪn ə ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈstreɪˌtʤækət fər fɔr ˈdɛkeɪdz wɑz baʊnd tɪ lɛd tɪ destruction.”*.” tulz səʧ ɛz ˌaʊtˈsɔrsɪŋ, ɔtəˈmeɪʃən, ənd kriˈeɪtɪv ˈpraɪsɪŋ ər ɔl pɑrt əv ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri ˈprɔˌsɛs ɛz ˈɛˌrlaɪnz sik ˈvaɪəbəl ˈbɪznɪs ˈmɑdəlz fər ə ˈsɛktər ðət wɑz ˈbædli ɪn nid əv ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ʧeɪnʤ. mɔr ˌɛvəˈluʃən ɪz ˈlaɪkli (ənd ˈnɛsəˌsɛri) ɪn ˈkəmɪŋ jɪrz, bət soʊ fɑr θri ˈdɛkeɪdz əv diˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən hæv sərvd ˈɛˌrlaɪn ˈkəstəmərz wɛl. |
we here at ap know you internet denizens love lists. and we know that folks in bands have other interests beyond cranking out decibels. so friday fives, a column that solicits a list of five subjects from a number of various rockers.
ever since we came up with friday fives, wanted dan “soupy” campbell, for the wonder years, to write a column on his second love: pro wrestling. seeing as the annual survivor series is this sunday, we decided to have campbell pick his survivor team. for those of you unfamiliar with the world of professional includes the entire ap staff except managing editor, scott little background: survivor series is an annual event from wwe, now in its year. a traditional survivor series match includes 10 wrestlers split into two teams of five. when a wrestler is pinned or submits, he or she is eliminated from the match. the last team with at least one member standing is the winner.
here is fantasy survivor series team.
cm punk
i feel it would be blasphemy not to have punk on a survivor series team made for the sake of alternative press. punk represents this community, not only with his “gimmick” (which really a gimmick. he actually is straight edge. he actually does listen to h2o, and he actually is a great friend to a lot of people in this community), but with his career path. punk is the ultimate guy (and if you watch his new dvd, best in the world, hear about 100 people tell you the same). he came up touring through the indies and made it to the big show on the merit that he became one of the best wrestlers in the world and the most intriguing guy on the mic in over a decade. punk has it all in the ring with a style that mixes in pieces of just about everything but come off as disjointed. he also knows the right things to say to get you invested in him and his team. plus, with punk comes the greatest wrestling mind of all time: paul heyman. goddamn do i love heyman.
brock
i’m a mark. hard not to be. vince mcmahon (ceo of wwe) brought in a ton of these huge guys because he knew what a large percentage of wrestling fans wanted to see: people doing things. was more than just a big guy though; he was the full package. the dude was incredibly fast, strong and agile, and a great mat wrestler to boot. a lot of big guys impress you with their size, but not a lot can or hit (well, loosely hit) a shooting star press. is an wrestling champion and a pure athlete. he was awesome to watch because he could do just about anything. every survivor series team needs a great power guy, an monster. why you want the best power guy of all time?
kurt angle
angle hit prominence around the time i stopped watching wrestling for a long time. going back and watching his matches on netflix, he makes me wish i hadn’t. angle was the greatest pure wrestler to ever hit the business. he put on matches with everybody. the guy is actually an olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling, and actually won with a broken neck. as tough as they come, and he is the ultimate mat technician. angle made wrestling look natural. every throw and slam looked clean. every hold looked like it was tearing the guy into pieces. the technical piece of this team, and there a better technical piece in the world.
shawn michaels
shawn is arguably the greatest wrestler there ever was. find him topping quite a few lists, and for good reason. never seen him put on a bad match. he used to captivate me as a kid. you could see the unbridled joy of years of hard work in his face when he won the strap from bret hart in overtime in the iron man match. you saw the pain in his eyes when he was by sid or kevin nash or triple h. everything (“the heartbreak kid”) did, you felt. he told the best story of anyone and was the fiercest competitor there was. michaels can pull off incredible high spots, grapple with the best of them and perform dramatic comebacks. people will argue that steve stone cold stunner was the ultimate finisher, but i imagine how anything could top’s sweet chin music. he could hit it out of nowhere for a finish or warm up the band and get the crowd excited. i think of a more underdog scenario than pulling his broken body up, holding the ropes for balance, using left of his strength to stomp the mat and build momentum and then delivering the chin music for the win. no one has more heart than michaels. he should be on survivor series dream team.
daniel bryan
i wanted to mix a little old with a little new, and currently, no one better than daniel bryan. it should come as no surprise that shawn michaels trained him because the man currently living up to the bar that set. he, like punk, built his way up from the indies, a perpetual underdog because of his size. no one thought bryan had the potential to be a star, but he won over crowds with his innovative persona, mixing strikes and submissions with agility and just a hint of brawling. when bryan connects with something, it looks like it seriously hurts. funny, intense and captivating, and crowds fucking love him. watch a live show. he gets a bigger pop than john cena. punk said if anyone currently is wrestling better than him, bryan, and inclined to agree.
you can catch the wonder years on tour now with and we are the in crowd. | wi hir æt ˌeɪˈpi noʊ ju ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈdɛnəzənz ləv lɪsts. ənd wi noʊ ðət foʊks ɪn bændz hæv ˈəðər ˈɪntərɪsts bɪɔnd ˈkræŋkɪŋ aʊt ˈdɛsəbəlz. soʊ ˈfraɪˌdeɪ faɪvz, ə ˈkɑləm ðət səˈlɪsəts ə lɪst əv faɪv ˈsəbʤɪkts frəm ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈvɛriəs ˈrɑkərz. ˈɛvər sɪns wi keɪm əp wɪθ ˈfraɪˌdeɪ faɪvz, ˈwɔntɪd dæn ““soupy”*” ˈkæmbəl, fər ðə ˈwəndər jɪrz, tɪ raɪt ə ˈkɑləm ɔn hɪz ˈsɛkənd ləv: proʊ ˈrɛsəlɪŋ. siɪŋ ɛz ðə ˈænjuəl sərˈvaɪvər ˈsɪriz ɪz ðɪs ˈsənˌdi, wi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ hæv ˈkæmbəl pɪk hɪz sərˈvaɪvər tim. fər ðoʊz əv ju ˌənfəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə wərld əv prəˈfɛʃənəl ˌɪnˈkludz ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˌeɪˈpi stæf ɪkˈsɛpt ˈmænəʤɪŋ ˈɛdɪtər, skɑt ˈlɪtəl ˈbækˌgraʊnd: sərˈvaɪvər ˈsɪriz ɪz ən ˈænjuəl ɪˈvɛnt frəm wwe*, naʊ ɪn ɪts jɪr. ə trəˈdɪʃənəl sərˈvaɪvər ˈsɪriz mæʧ ˌɪnˈkludz 10 ˈrɛsələrz splɪt ˈɪntu tu timz əv faɪv. wɪn ə ˈrɛsələr ɪz pɪnd ər ˌsəbˈmɪts, hi ər ʃi ɪz ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd frəm ðə mæʧ. ðə læst tim wɪθ æt list wən ˈmɛmbər ˈstændɪŋ ɪz ðə ˈwɪnər. hir ɪz ˈfænəsi sərˈvaɪvər ˈsɪriz tim. pəŋk aɪ fil ɪt wʊd bi ˈblæsfəmi nɑt tɪ hæv pəŋk ɔn ə sərˈvaɪvər ˈsɪriz tim meɪd fər ðə seɪk əv ɔlˈtərnətɪv prɛs. pəŋk ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ðɪs kəmˈjunɪti, nɑt ˈoʊnli wɪθ hɪz ““gimmick”*” (wɪʧ ˈrɪli ə ˈgɪmɪk. hi ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪz streɪt ɛʤ. hi ˈæˌkʧuəli dɪz ˈlɪsən tɪ h2o*, ənd hi ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪz ə greɪt frɛnd tɪ ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl ɪn ðɪs kəmˈjunɪti), bət wɪθ hɪz kərɪr pæθ. pəŋk ɪz ðə ˈəltəmət gaɪ (ənd ɪf ju wɔʧ hɪz nu ˌdiˌviˈdi, bɛst ɪn ðə wərld, hir əˈbaʊt 100 ˈpipəl tɛl ju ðə seɪm). hi keɪm əp ˈtʊrɪŋ θru ðə ˈɪndiz ənd meɪd ɪt tɪ ðə bɪg ʃoʊ ɔn ðə ˈmɛrət ðət hi bɪˈkeɪm wən əv ðə bɛst ˈrɛsələrz ɪn ðə wərld ənd ðə moʊst ˌɪnˈtrigɪŋ gaɪ ɔn ðə mɪk ɪn ˈoʊvər ə ˈdɛkeɪd. pəŋk həz ɪt ɔl ɪn ðə rɪŋ wɪθ ə staɪl ðət ˈmɪksɪz ɪn ˈpisɪz əv ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ bət kəm ɔf ɛz dɪsˈʤɔɪntɪd. hi ˈɔlsoʊ noʊz ðə raɪt θɪŋz tɪ seɪ tɪ gɪt ju ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn ɪm ənd hɪz tim. pləs, wɪθ pəŋk kəmz ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈrɛsəlɪŋ maɪnd əv ɔl taɪm: pɔl ˈheɪmən. ˌgɑˈdæm du aɪ ləv ˈheɪmən. brɑk ə mɑrk. hɑrd nɑt tɪ bi. vɪns məkˈmæn (ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv wwe*) brɔt ɪn ə tən əv ðiz juʤ gaɪz bɪˈkəz hi nu wət ə lɑrʤ pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈrɛsəlɪŋ fænz ˈwɔntɪd tɪ si: ˈpipəl duɪŋ θɪŋz. wɑz mɔr ðən ʤɪst ə bɪg gaɪ ðoʊ; hi wɑz ðə fʊl ˈpækɪʤ. ðə dud wɑz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli fæst, strɔŋ ənd ˈæʤəl, ənd ə greɪt mæt ˈrɛsələr tɪ but. ə lɔt əv bɪg gaɪz ˌɪmˈprɛs ju wɪθ ðɛr saɪz, bət nɑt ə lɔt kən ər hɪt (wɛl, ˈlusli hɪt) ə ˈʃutɪŋ stɑr prɛs. ɪz ən ˈrɛsəlɪŋ ˈʧæmpiən ənd ə pjʊr ˈæθˌlit. hi wɑz ˈɔsəm tɪ wɔʧ bɪˈkəz hi kʊd du ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. ˈɛvəri sərˈvaɪvər ˈsɪriz tim nidz ə greɪt paʊər gaɪ, ən ˈmɑnstər. waɪ ju wɔnt ðə bɛst paʊər gaɪ əv ɔl taɪm? kərt ˈæŋgəl ˈæŋgəl hɪt ˈprɑmənəns əraʊnd ðə taɪm aɪ stɑpt ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈrɛsəlɪŋ fər ə lɔŋ taɪm. goʊɪŋ bæk ənd ˈwɑʧɪŋ hɪz ˈmæʧɪz ɔn netflix*, hi meɪks mi wɪʃ aɪ hadn’t*. ˈæŋgəl wɑz ðə ˈgreɪtəst pjʊr ˈrɛsələr tɪ ˈɛvər hɪt ðə ˈbɪznɪs. hi pʊt ɔn ˈmæʧɪz wɪθ ˈɛvriˌbɑdi. ðə gaɪ ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ən oʊˈlɪmpɪk goʊld ˈmɛdəlɪst ɪn ˈfriˌstaɪl ˈrɛsəlɪŋ, ənd ˈæˌkʧuəli wən wɪθ ə ˈbroʊkən nɛk. ɛz təf ɛz ðeɪ kəm, ənd hi ɪz ðə ˈəltəmət mæt tɛkˈnɪʃən. ˈæŋgəl meɪd ˈrɛsəlɪŋ lʊk ˈnæʧərəl. ˈɛvəri θroʊ ənd slæm lʊkt klin. ˈɛvəri hoʊld lʊkt laɪk ɪt wɑz ˈtɪrɪŋ ðə gaɪ ˈɪntu ˈpisɪz. ðə ˈtɛknɪkəl pis əv ðɪs tim, ənd ðɛr ə ˈbɛtər ˈtɛknɪkəl pis ɪn ðə wərld. ʃɔn ˈmaɪkəlz ʃɔn ɪz ˈɑrgjuəbli ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈrɛsələr ðɛr ˈɛvər wɑz. faɪnd ɪm ˈtɑpɪŋ kwaɪt ə fju lɪsts, ənd fər gʊd ˈrizən. ˈnɛvər sin ɪm pʊt ɔn ə bæd mæʧ. hi juzd tɪ ˈkæptɪˌveɪt mi ɛz ə kɪd. ju kʊd si ðə ənˈbraɪdəld ʤɔɪ əv jɪrz əv hɑrd wərk ɪn hɪz feɪs wɪn hi wən ðə stræp frəm brɛt hɑrt ɪn ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm ɪn ðə aɪərn mæn mæʧ. ju sɔ ðə peɪn ɪn hɪz aɪz wɪn hi wɑz baɪ sɪd ər ˈkɛvɪn næʃ ər ˈtrɪpəl eɪʧ. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈhɑrtˌbreɪk kid”*”) dɪd, ju fɛlt. hi toʊld ðə bɛst ˈstɔri əv ˈɛniˌwən ənd wɑz ðə ˈfɪrsəst kəmˈpɛtɪtər ðɛr wɑz. ˈmaɪkəlz kən pʊl ɔf ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl haɪ spɑts, ˈgræpəl wɪθ ðə bɛst əv ðɛm ənd pərˈfɔrm drəˈmætɪk ˈkəmˌbæks. ˈpipəl wɪl ˈɑrgju ðət stiv stoʊn koʊld ˈstənər wɑz ðə ˈəltəmət ˈfɪnɪʃər, bət aɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən haʊ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ kʊd tɔp swit ʧɪn mˈjuzɪk. hi kʊd hɪt ɪt aʊt əv ˈnoʊˌwɛr fər ə ˈfɪnɪʃ ər wɔrm əp ðə bænd ənd gɪt ðə kraʊd ɪkˈsaɪtɪd. aɪ θɪŋk əv ə mɔr ˈəndərˌdɔg sɪˈnɛrioʊ ðən ˈpʊlɪŋ hɪz ˈbroʊkən ˈbɑdi əp, ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə roʊps fər ˈbæləns, ˈjuzɪŋ lɛft əv hɪz strɛŋθ tɪ stɑmp ðə mæt ənd bɪld moʊˈmɛntəm ənd ðɛn dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ðə ʧɪn mˈjuzɪk fər ðə wɪn. noʊ wən həz mɔr hɑrt ðən ˈmaɪkəlz. hi ʃʊd bi ɔn sərˈvaɪvər ˈsɪriz drim tim. ˈdænjəl braɪən aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ mɪks ə ˈlɪtəl oʊld wɪθ ə ˈlɪtəl nu, ənd ˈkərəntli, noʊ wən ˈbɛtər ðən ˈdænjəl braɪən. ɪt ʃʊd kəm ɛz noʊ səˈpraɪz ðət ʃɔn ˈmaɪkəlz treɪnd ɪm bɪˈkəz ðə mæn ˈkərəntli ˈlɪvɪŋ əp tɪ ðə bɑr ðət sɛt. hi, laɪk pəŋk, bɪlt hɪz weɪ əp frəm ðə ˈɪndiz, ə pərˈpɛʧuəl ˈəndərˌdɔg bɪˈkəz əv hɪz saɪz. noʊ wən θɔt braɪən hæd ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ bi ə stɑr, bət hi wən ˈoʊvər kraʊdz wɪθ hɪz ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv pərˈsoʊnə, ˈmɪksɪŋ straɪks ənd səbˈmɪʃənz wɪθ əˈʤɪləti ənd ʤɪst ə hɪnt əv ˈbrɔlɪŋ. wɪn braɪən kəˈnɛkts wɪθ ˈsəmθɪŋ, ɪt lʊks laɪk ɪt ˈsɪriəsli hərts. ˈfəni, ˌɪnˈtɛns ənd ˈkæptɪˌveɪtɪŋ, ənd kraʊdz ˈfəkɪŋ ləv ɪm. wɔʧ ə lɪv ʃoʊ. hi gɪts ə ˈbɪgər pɑp ðən ʤɑn cena*. pəŋk sɛd ɪf ˈɛniˌwən ˈkərəntli ɪz ˈrɛsəlɪŋ ˈbɛtər ðən ɪm, braɪən, ənd ˌɪnˈklaɪnd tɪ əˈgri. ju kən kæʧ ðə ˈwəndər jɪrz ɔn tʊr naʊ wɪθ ənd wi ər ðə ɪn kraʊd. |
oslo/stockholm (reuters) - when top earners’ tax returns are published in finland, they call it “national envy day”. in sweden, one phone call will get you your tax bill. norwegians’ fascination with each others’ taxes has been labeled “financial porn”.
the royal palace is seen at the end of karl gate in oslo, norway, in this december 11, 2012 file photo.
while the panama papers have forced british politicians to reveal tax details that are traditionally keptivate, and u.s.esidential candidates are underessure to do likewise, most nordic citizens’ tax returns are freely available.
every november, finnish media publish the names of about of the biggest earners, plus hundreds of celebrities and sports stars, making headlines with top 10 lists of the biggest tax payers.
two years ago, and kodisoja, founders of “clash of clans” mobile game maker supercell, were revealed each to have paid 54 millionros in income and capital gains taxes, breaking the finnish record for annual tax payments.
norway has published tax returns since 1863, when they were posted on town hall walls. for decades, anyone could request tax data anonymously, leading to worries its people were too obsessed with who was paying what.
tax openness sometimes brings surprises. media reported that top earner in 2014 was the relatively unknown einar aas, an electric power trader and investor, with an income of 501 million norwegian crowns ($61.10 million).
worries that anonymous could be used to tip off burglars haveompted a tightening of the rules since government took office in 2013, so that anyone whose name is targeted is now informed about who is searching.
that has led to a tumble in the number of searches of tax records, to million since the last batch became available in october from million in the 12 months to october 2014, the last year the system was anonymous.
norway has a population of 5 million.
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many scandinavians use openness on taxes to estimate salaries of co-employees, helping with wage negotiations.
“i think a good idea,” said tonje, waiting for a train at main station. she declined to give her full name, saying she did not want people to know of her snooping.
“i could check on people who work in the firm in the type of job seeking to see what they earn. now got a lot harder,” she said, referring to the ban on anonymous searches.
in sweden, a single anonymous telephone call to the tax authority is enough to find out what someone has paid. almost all income tax details are public and swedish tabloids often publish lists of the highest earners in different neighborhoods, and who paid the most tax each year.
these policies are rooted in cultural traditions. the swedish concept of the “law of jante”, which means no one is special or should stand out, underscores how individuals can threaten the nordic core collectivism.
in sweden, whose system of welfare paid for by high taxes relies on voters’ faith in its fairness, the tax agency consistently polls as the most respected state institution.
“trust is the foundation for scandinavian openness about taxes,” said gert svendsen, political scienceofessor at university in denmark.
“the welfare systems we have in norway, sweden and denmark are basically a collective insurance ... you trust that all the other people will work and pay taxes. that trust in other people gets an extreme expression in the publication of taxes.”
he said surveys show scandinavians top international rankings for expressing trust in other people.
“it is obvious that openness is significant,” said stein reegard, chief economist of the norwegian confederation of trades unions. “at least for a public debate about the different levels of wages in society, whether a question of leaders’ wages or equal pay.”
but the evidence is unclear and economist herwig said there was no obvious correlation between income transparency and pay disparities. a 2015rostat report showed a gender pay gap of around 15 percent in sweden and nearly 19 percent in finland, compared to an average of just over 16 percent.
some scandinavians think sheer nosiness underlies the candor about tax.
“this is the finnish way, but i know who benefits from it, expect for the media.” said honkavaara, chief tax policy adviser at business lobby ek. “i’d question, do i need to know about my colleagues’ and neighbors’ income, or whether this only stokes curiosity and envy?”
ironically, denmark where tax records are not public is the one scandinavian country where politicians’ taxes have caused controversy. thenime minister helle was forced to admit in 2010 she had made “big and sloppy mistakes” when records were published by a tabloid showing she was not eligible to tax deductions on her copenhagen residence.
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for the rest of the nordics, openness is here to stay, though few expect countries like britain to follow.
“it think it is very difficult to translate the swedish tax return openness to other countries,” said larsson, a senior advisor atime company and a newspaper columnist.
“sweden is a small country and our tradition of high trust isobably impossible to export.” | oslo/stockholm* (ˈrɔɪtərz) wɪn tɔp earners’*’ tæks rɪˈtərnz ər ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ˈfɪnˌlænd, ðeɪ kɔl ɪt ˈɛnvi day”*”. ɪn sˈwidən, wən foʊn kɔl wɪl gɪt ju jʊr tæks bɪl. norwegians’*’ ˌfæsəˈneɪʃən wɪθ iʧ others’*’ ˈtæksɪz həz bɪn ˈleɪbəld porn”*”. ðə rɔɪəl ˈpæləs ɪz sin æt ðə ɛnd əv kɑrl geɪt ɪn ˈɑzloʊ, ˈnɔrˌweɪ, ɪn ðɪs dɪˈsɛmbər 11 2012 faɪl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ. waɪl ðə ˈpænəˌmɑ ˈpeɪpərz hæv fɔrst ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz tɪ rɪˈvil tæks ˈditeɪlz ðət ər trəˈdɪʃənəli kɛpt ˈpraɪvət, ənd juz. ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪts ər ˈəndər ˈprɛʃər tɪ du ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz, moʊst ˈnɔrdɪk citizens’*’ tæks rɪˈtərnz ər ˈfrili əˈveɪləbəl. ˈɛvəri noʊˈvɛmbər, ˈfɪnɪʃ ˈmidiə ˈpəblɪʃ ðə neɪmz əv əˈbaʊt əv ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈərnərz, pləs ˈhənərdz əv səˈlɛbrɪtiz ənd spɔrts stɑrz, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz wɪθ tɔp 10 lɪsts əv ðə ˈbɪgəst tæks peɪərz. tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ənd kodisoja*, ˈfaʊndərz əv əv clans”*” ˈmoʊbəl geɪm ˈmeɪkər supercell*, wər rɪˈvild iʧ tɪ hæv peɪd 54 ˈmɪljən ˈjuˌroʊz ɪn ˈɪnˌkəm ənd ˈkæpɪtəl geɪnz ˈtæksɪz, ˈbreɪkɪŋ ðə ˈfɪnɪʃ ˈrɛkərd fər ˈænjuəl tæks ˈpeɪmənts. ˈnɔrˌweɪ həz ˈpəblɪʃt tæks rɪˈtərnz sɪns 1863 wɪn ðeɪ wər ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn taʊn hɔl wɔlz. fər ˈdɛkeɪdz, ˈɛniˌwən kʊd rɪkˈwɛst tæks ˈdætə əˈnɑnəməsli, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ˈwəriz ɪts ˈpipəl wər tu əbˈsɛst wɪθ hu wɑz peɪɪŋ wət. tæks ˈoʊpənəs ˈsəmˌtaɪmz brɪŋz səˈpraɪzɪz. ˈmidiə ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət tɔp ˈərnər ɪn 2014 wɑz ðə ˈrɛlətɪvli ənˈnoʊn ˈaɪnər aas*, ən ɪˈlɛktrɪk paʊər ˈtreɪdər ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstər, wɪθ ən ˈɪnˌkəm əv 501 ˈmɪljən ˌnɔrˈwiʤən kraʊnz ˈmɪljən). ˈwəriz ðət əˈnɑnəməs kʊd bi juzd tɪ tɪp ɔf ˈbərglərz hæv ˈprɑmptɪd ə ˈtaɪtənɪŋ əv ðə rulz sɪns ˈgəvərnmənt tʊk ˈɔfəs ɪn 2013 soʊ ðət ˈɛniˌwən huz neɪm ɪz ˈtɑrgətɪd ɪz naʊ ˌɪnˈfɔrmd əˈbaʊt hu ɪz ˈsərʧɪŋ. ðət həz lɛd tɪ ə ˈtəmbəl ɪn ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈsərʧɪz əv tæks ˈrɛkərdz, tɪ ˈmɪljən sɪns ðə læst bæʧ bɪˈkeɪm əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər frəm ˈmɪljən ɪn ðə 12 mənθs tɪ ɑkˈtoʊbər 2014 ðə læst jɪr ðə ˈsɪstəm wɑz əˈnɑnəməs. ˈnɔrˌweɪ həz ə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv 5 ˈmɪljən. sˈnupɪŋ æt wərk ˈmɛni ˌskændɪˈneɪviənz juz ˈoʊpənəs ɔn ˈtæksɪz tɪ ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ˈsæləriz əv co-employees*, ˈhɛlpɪŋ wɪθ weɪʤ nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz. θɪŋk ə gʊd idea,”*,” sɛd tonje*, ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ə treɪn æt meɪn ˈsteɪʃən. ʃi dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ gɪv hər fʊl neɪm, seɪɪŋ ʃi dɪd nɑt wɔnt ˈpipəl tɪ noʊ əv hər sˈnupɪŋ. kʊd ʧɛk ɔn ˈpipəl hu wərk ɪn ðə fərm ɪn ðə taɪp əv ʤɑb ˈsikɪŋ tɪ si wət ðeɪ ərn. naʊ gɑt ə lɔt harder,”*,” ʃi sɛd, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə bæn ɔn əˈnɑnəməs ˈsərʧɪz. ɪn sˈwidən, ə ˈsɪŋgəl əˈnɑnəməs ˈtɛləˌfoʊn kɔl tɪ ðə tæks əˈθɔrəti ɪz ɪˈnəf tɪ faɪnd aʊt wət ˈsəmˌwən həz peɪd. ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl ˈɪnˌkəm tæks ˈditeɪlz ər ˈpəblɪk ənd sˈwidɪʃ ˈtæblɔɪdz ˈɔfən ˈpəblɪʃ lɪsts əv ðə haɪəst ˈərnərz ɪn ˈdɪfərənt ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz, ənd hu peɪd ðə moʊst tæks iʧ jɪr. ðiz ˈpɑləsiz ər ˈrutɪd ɪn ˈkəlʧərəl trəˈdɪʃənz. ðə sˈwidɪʃ ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ðə əv jante”*”, wɪʧ minz noʊ wən ɪz ˈspɛʃəl ər ʃʊd stænd aʊt, ˌəndərˈskɔrz haʊ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz kən θˈrɛtən ðə ˈnɔrdɪk kɔr kəˈlɛktɪˌvɪzəm. ɪn sˈwidən, huz ˈsɪstəm əv ˈwɛlˌfɛr peɪd fər baɪ haɪ ˈtæksɪz rɪˈlaɪz ɔn voters’*’ feɪθ ɪn ɪts ˈfɛrnəs, ðə tæks ˈeɪʤənsi kənˈsɪstəntli poʊlz ɛz ðə moʊst rɪˈspɛktɪd steɪt ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən. ɪz ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən fər ˌskændɪˈneɪviən ˈoʊpənəs əˈbaʊt taxes,”*,” sɛd gərt sˈvɛndsən, pəˈlɪtɪkəl saɪəns prəˈfɛsər æt ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn ˈdɛnˌmɑrk. ˈwɛlˌfɛr ˈsɪstəmz wi hæv ɪn ˈnɔrˌweɪ, sˈwidən ənd ˈdɛnˌmɑrk ər ˈbeɪsɪkli ə kəˈlɛktɪv ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ju trəst ðət ɔl ðə ˈəðər ˈpipəl wɪl wərk ənd peɪ ˈtæksɪz. ðət trəst ɪn ˈəðər ˈpipəl gɪts ən ɪkˈstrim ɪkˈsprɛʃən ɪn ðə ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən əv taxes.”*.” hi sɛd ˈsərˌveɪz ʃoʊ ˌskændɪˈneɪviənz tɔp ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈræŋkɪŋz fər ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ trəst ɪn ˈəðər ˈpipəl. ɪz ˈɑbviəs ðət ˈoʊpənəs ɪz significant,”*,” sɛd staɪn reegard*, ʧif ɪˈkɑnəmɪst əv ðə ˌnɔrˈwiʤən kənˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən əv treɪdz ˈjunjənz. list fər ə ˈpəblɪk dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈdɪfərənt ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈweɪʤɪz ɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti, ˈwɛðər ə kˈwɛʃən əv leaders’*’ ˈweɪʤɪz ər ˈikwəl pay.”*.” bət ðə ˈɛvədəns ɪz ənˈklɪr ənd ɪˈkɑnəmɪst ˈhərwɪg sɛd ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈɑbviəs ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈɪnˌkəm trænˈspɛrənsi ənd peɪ dɪˈspɛrətiz. ə 2015 ˌjuˈrɔstæt rɪˈpɔrt ʃoʊd ə ˈʤɛndər peɪ gæp əv əraʊnd 15 pərˈsɛnt ɪn sˈwidən ənd ˈnɪrli 19 pərˈsɛnt ɪn ˈfɪnˌlænd, kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ən ˈævərɪʤ əv ʤɪst ˈoʊvər 16 pərˈsɛnt. səm ˌskændɪˈneɪviənz θɪŋk ʃɪr ˈnoʊzinəs ˌəndərˈlaɪz ðə ˈkændər əˈbaʊt tæks. ɪz ðə ˈfɪnɪʃ weɪ, bət aɪ noʊ hu ˈbɛnəfɪts frəm ɪt, ɪkˈspɛkt fər ðə media.”*.” sɛd honkavaara*, ʧif tæks ˈpɑləsi ædˈvaɪzər æt ˈbɪznɪs ˈlɑbi ˈiˈkeɪ. kˈwɛʃən, du aɪ nid tɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt maɪ colleagues’*’ ənd neighbors’*’ ˈɪnˌkəm, ər ˈwɛðər ðɪs ˈoʊnli stoʊks ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti ənd envy?”*?” aɪˈrɑnɪkli, ˈdɛnˌmɑrk wɛr tæks ˈrɛkərdz ər nɑt ˈpəblɪk ɪz ðə wən ˌskændɪˈneɪviən ˈkəntri wɛr politicians’*’ ˈtæksɪz hæv kɔzd ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi. ðɛn praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər hɛl wɑz fɔrst tɪ ədˈmɪt ɪn 2010 ʃi hæd meɪd ənd sˈlɑpi mistakes”*” wɪn ˈrɛkərdz wər ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ə ˈtæblɔɪd ʃoʊɪŋ ʃi wɑz nɑt ˈɛlɪʤəbəl tɪ tæks dɪˈdəkʃənz ɔn hər ˈkoʊpənˌhɑgən ˈrɛzɪdəns. 7 ˈɪmɪʤɪz) fər ðə rɛst əv ðə nordics*, ˈoʊpənəs ɪz hir tɪ steɪ, ðoʊ fju ɪkˈspɛkt ˈkəntriz laɪk ˈbrɪtən tɪ ˈfɑloʊ. θɪŋk ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ trænzˈleɪt ðə sˈwidɪʃ tæks rɪˈtərn ˈoʊpənəs tɪ ˈəðər countries,”*,” sɛd ˈlɑrsən, ə ˈsinjər ædˈvaɪzər æt praɪm ˈkəmpəˌni ənd ə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ˈkɑləmnəst. ɪz ə smɔl ˈkəntri ənd ɑr trəˈdɪʃən əv haɪ trəst ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ export.”*.” |
former president barack obama barack hussein low birth rate, america needs future migrants 4 ways hillary looms over the 2020 race obama goes viral after sporting black bomber jacket with '44' on sleeve at basketball game more on sunday thanked first responders and local officials helping in the wake of hurricane harvey, saying: "that's what we do as americans."
“thank you to all the first responders and people helping each other out. that's what we do as americans. here's one way you can help now,” obama, linking to an american red cross tweet soliciting donations.
thank you to all the first responders and people helping each other out. that's what we do as americans. here's one way you can help now. barack obama (@barackobama) august 27, 2017
obama’s tweet comes as southeast texas is rocked by harvey, now downgraded to a tropical storm. federal and local officials have declared a state of emergency over the storm, which hit texas' gulf coast as a category 4 hurricane.
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president trump signed a presidential disaster declaration to help with recovery efforts.
trump has several times about the storm, praising local officials for their coordination to the storm. he will visit texas on tuesday.
closely monitoring from camp david. we are leaving nothing to chance. city, state and federal govs. working great together! donald j. trump (@realdonaldtrump) august 26, 2017
thank you to all of the great volunteers helping out with relief in texas! donald j. trump (@realdonaldtrump) august 26, 2017
wonderful coordination between federal, state and local governments in the great state of texas - teamwork! record setting rainfall. donald j. trump (@realdonaldtrump) august 26, 2017
many people are now saying that this is the worst they have ever seen. good news is that we have great talent on the ground. donald j. trump (@realdonaldtrump) august 27, 2017 | ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈbɑrək huˈseɪn loʊ bərθ reɪt, əˈmɛrɪkə nidz fˈjuʧər ˈmaɪgrənts 4 weɪz ˈhɪləri lumz ˈoʊvər ðə 2020 reɪs ˌoʊˈbɑmə goʊz ˈvaɪrəl ˈæftər ˈspɔrtɪŋ blæk ˈbɑmər ˈʤækɪt wɪθ 44 ɔn sliv æt ˈbæskətˌbɔl geɪm mɔr ɔn ˈsənˌdi θæŋkt fərst rɪˈspɑndərz ənd ˈloʊkəl əˈfɪʃəlz ˈhɛlpɪŋ ɪn ðə weɪk əv ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈhɑrvi, seɪɪŋ: "ðæts wət wi du ɛz əˈmɛrɪkənz." ju tɪ ɔl ðə fərst rɪˈspɑndərz ənd ˈpipəl ˈhɛlpɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər aʊt. ðæts wət wi du ɛz əˈmɛrɪkənz. hɪrz wən weɪ ju kən hɛlp now,”*,” ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ˈlɪŋkɪŋ tɪ ən əˈmɛrɪkən rɛd krɔs twit səˈlɪsətɪŋ doʊˈneɪʃənz. θæŋk ju tɪ ɔl ðə fərst rɪˈspɑndərz ənd ˈpipəl ˈhɛlpɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər aʊt. ðæts wət wi du ɛz əˈmɛrɪkənz. hɪrz wən weɪ ju kən hɛlp naʊ. ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə (@barackobama*) ˈɔgəst 27 2017 twit kəmz ɛz ˌsaʊˈθist ˈtɛksəs ɪz rɑkt baɪ ˈhɑrvi, naʊ ˈdaʊnˈgreɪdəd tɪ ə ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm. ˈfɛdərəl ənd ˈloʊkəl əˈfɪʃəlz hæv dɪˈklɛrd ə steɪt əv ˈimərʤənsi ˈoʊvər ðə stɔrm, wɪʧ hɪt ˈtɛksəs' gəlf koʊst ɛz ə ˈkætəˌgɔri 4 ˈhərəˌkeɪnz. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp saɪnd ə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl dɪˈzæstər ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən tɪ hɛlp wɪθ rɪˈkəvəri ˈɛfərts. trəmp həz ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz əˈbaʊt ðə stɔrm, ˈpreɪzɪŋ ˈloʊkəl əˈfɪʃəlz fər ðɛr koʊˌɔrdəˈneɪʃən tɪ ðə stɔrm. hi wɪl ˈvɪzɪt ˈtɛksəs ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ˈkloʊsli ˈmɑnətərɪŋ frəm kæmp ˈdeɪvɪd. wi ər ˈlivɪŋ ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ ʧæns. ˈsɪti, steɪt ənd ˈfɛdərəl ˈgɑvərnərz. ˈwərkɪŋ greɪt təˈgɛðər! ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp (@realdonaldtrump*) ˈɔgəst 26 2017 θæŋk ju tɪ ɔl əv ðə greɪt ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz ˈhɛlpɪŋ aʊt wɪθ rɪˈlif ɪn ˈtɛksəs! ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp (@realdonaldtrump*) ˈɔgəst 26 2017 ˈwəndərfəl koʊˌɔrdəˈneɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈfɛdərəl, steɪt ənd ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənts ɪn ðə greɪt steɪt əv ˈtɛksəs ˈtimˌwərk! ˈrɛkərd ˈsɛtɪŋ ˈreɪnˌfɔl. ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp (@realdonaldtrump*) ˈɔgəst 26 2017 ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ər naʊ seɪɪŋ ðət ðɪs ɪz ðə wərst ðeɪ hæv ˈɛvər sin. gʊd nuz ɪz ðət wi hæv greɪt ˈtælənt ɔn ðə graʊnd. ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp (@realdonaldtrump*) ˈɔgəst 27 2017 |
playa vista, calif. -- los angeles clippers forward lamar odom says he thinks the current clippers are the deepest team he has ever been on, and yes, that includes the los angeles lakers teams he was on that went to three straight nba finals and won titles.
"no," odom said friday when asked if he has ever been on a team as deep as this season's clippers. "i've been on good teams. i've been on a team that went to the finals three years in a row. you have to be pretty good to get to the finals. but championships aren't won by just talking about a team and looking at a roster. we've all seen good rosters before and teams that we think should win, but this team is built to compete against the best teams in the nba. if we were to play a series right now against the best teams in the nba, i would expect us to compete."
odom was hesitant to mention the lakers by name and almost went out of his way to not to say what team his former lakers teammates were on when he talked about them.
"i spoke to a guy named derek fisher, one of the captains of my old teams, last night," odom said. "and we just talked about winning and the mindset of winning. we spoke for about 45 minutes. some of that conversation, i'm going to pass on to these guys as soon as we head into the locker room because it is a mindset and there's a certain way that winners think on and off the court."
when odom was asked why he was hesitant to mention the lakers by name and if he hated his former team, he laughed and shook his head.
"no, you'd be a fool to hate what you love," odom said. "but it's out of respect for this team to not mention where you once were. we expect to play and win here so you have to be aware of your surroundings and who you represent now."
odom said he called fisher as he routinely does with many of his former lakers teammates.
"i call all the guys that i've won with, to still pick their brains," odom said. "i've learned from the best, some of the top coaches and top players and top winners and i've learned from all of them."
odom was traded to the clippers on june 30 in a trade that sent mo williams to the utah jazz and a utah trade exception to the dallas mavericks. his 50 games in dallas last season were nothing short of a disaster after the lakers traded odom to dallas after their trade for chrisl fell through. odom and were a part of thel deal but, unlike, odom wanted to be dealt after the trade was nixed.
odom shot just 35 percent from the field and averaged a points for the mavericks last season before the two parted ways before the end of the season.
"sometimes when we go through certain things, other things we've been through in the past might come up and resurface," odom said. "this summer i've learned a lot about myself. i've been through a lot and i've learned how to channel my energy and my thought and how i think the right way. i've become a lot stronger over the last 12 months. i've been through a lot. i've lost some of the close people to me, buried a child, won championships and got married in front of the world."
now that he's back in los angeles and back with the team that drafted him over 13 years ago, odom says he believes he will regain the sixth man of the year form he had with the lakers two seasons ago.
"sometimes in order to do what we want and do what we expect of ourselves and make good decisions, we have to be in that happy place," odom said. "you have to be in the right place mentally and i'm in that place. i'm just going get the ball off the glass, eat the glass, and bring it up the court." | plaɪə ˈvɪstə, ˈkælɪf. lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈklɪpərz ˈfɔrwərd lɑˈmɑr ˈoʊdəm sɪz hi θɪŋks ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈklɪpərz ər ðə ˈdipəst tim hi həz ˈɛvər bɪn ɔn, ənd jɛs, ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈleɪkərz timz hi wɑz ɔn ðət wɛnt tɪ θri streɪt ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈfaɪnəlz ənd wən ˈtaɪtəlz. "noʊ," ˈoʊdəm sɛd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ wɪn æst ɪf hi həz ˈɛvər bɪn ɔn ə tim ɛz dip ɛz ðɪs ˈsizənz ˈklɪpərz. "aɪv bɪn ɔn gʊd timz. aɪv bɪn ɔn ə tim ðət wɛnt tɪ ðə ˈfaɪnəlz θri jɪrz ɪn ə roʊ. ju hæv tɪ bi ˈprɪti gʊd tɪ gɪt tɪ ðə ˈfaɪnəlz. bət ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪps ˈɑrənt wən baɪ ʤɪst ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə tim ənd ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ə ˈrɑstər. wiv ɔl sin gʊd ˈrɑstərz ˌbiˈfɔr ənd timz ðət wi θɪŋk ʃʊd wɪn, bət ðɪs tim ɪz bɪlt tɪ kəmˈpit əˈgɛnst ðə bɛst timz ɪn ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ. ɪf wi wər tɪ pleɪ ə ˈsɪriz raɪt naʊ əˈgɛnst ðə bɛst timz ɪn ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ, aɪ wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt ˈjuˈɛs tɪ kəmˈpit." ˈoʊdəm wɑz ˈhɛzɪtənt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðə ˈleɪkərz baɪ neɪm ənd ˈɔlˌmoʊst wɛnt aʊt əv hɪz weɪ tɪ nɑt tɪ seɪ wət tim hɪz ˈfɔrmər ˈleɪkərz ˈtimˌmeɪts wər ɔn wɪn hi tɔkt əˈbaʊt ðɛm. "aɪ spoʊk tɪ ə gaɪ neɪmd ˈdɛrɪk ˈfɪʃər, wən əv ðə ˈkæptənz əv maɪ oʊld timz, læst naɪt," ˈoʊdəm sɛd. "ənd wi ʤɪst tɔkt əˈbaʊt ˈwɪnɪŋ ənd ðə ˈmaɪndˌsɛt əv ˈwɪnɪŋ. wi spoʊk fər əˈbaʊt 45 ˈmɪnəts. səm əv ðət ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən, əm goʊɪŋ tɪ pæs ɔn tɪ ðiz gaɪz ɛz sun ɛz wi hɛd ˈɪntu ðə ˈlɑkər rum bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ə ˈmaɪndˌsɛt ənd ðɛrz ə ˈsərtən weɪ ðət ˈwɪnərz θɪŋk ɔn ənd ɔf ðə kɔrt." wɪn ˈoʊdəm wɑz æst waɪ hi wɑz ˈhɛzɪtənt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðə ˈleɪkərz baɪ neɪm ənd ɪf hi ˈheɪtɪd hɪz ˈfɔrmər tim, hi læft ənd ʃʊk hɪz hɛd. "noʊ, jʊd bi ə ful tɪ heɪt wət ju ləv," ˈoʊdəm sɛd. "bət ɪts aʊt əv rɪˈspɛkt fər ðɪs tim tɪ nɑt ˈmɛnʃən wɛr ju wəns wər. wi ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ pleɪ ənd wɪn hir soʊ ju hæv tɪ bi əˈwɛr əv jʊr sərˈaʊndɪŋz ənd hu ju ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt naʊ." ˈoʊdəm sɛd hi kɔld ˈfɪʃər ɛz hi ruˈtinli dɪz wɪθ ˈmɛni əv hɪz ˈfɔrmər ˈleɪkərz ˈtimˌmeɪts. "aɪ kɔl ɔl ðə gaɪz ðət aɪv wən wɪθ, tɪ stɪl pɪk ðɛr breɪnz," ˈoʊdəm sɛd. "aɪv ˈlərnɪd frəm ðə bɛst, səm əv ðə tɔp ˈkoʊʧɪz ənd tɔp pleɪərz ənd tɔp ˈwɪnərz ənd aɪv ˈlərnɪd frəm ɔl əv ðɛm." ˈoʊdəm wɑz ˈtreɪdɪd tɪ ðə ˈklɪpərz ɔn ʤun 30 ɪn ə treɪd ðət sɛnt moʊ ˈwɪljəmz tɪ ðə ˈjuˌtɔ ʤæz ənd ə ˈjuˌtɔ treɪd ɪkˈsɛpʃən tɪ ðə ˈdæləs ˈmævərɪks. hɪz 50 geɪmz ɪn ˈdæləs læst ˈsizən wər ˈnəθɪŋ ʃɔrt əv ə dɪˈzæstər ˈæftər ðə ˈleɪkərz ˈtreɪdɪd ˈoʊdəm tɪ ˈdæləs ˈæftər ðɛr treɪd fər krɪs pɔl fɛl θru. ˈoʊdəm ənd wər ə pɑrt əv ðə pɔl dil bət, ənˈlaɪk, ˈoʊdəm ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi dɛlt ˈæftər ðə treɪd wɑz nɪkst. ˈoʊdəm ʃɑt ʤɪst 35 pərˈsɛnt frəm ðə fild ənd ˈævrɪʤd ə pɔɪnts fər ðə ˈmævərɪks læst ˈsizən ˌbiˈfɔr ðə tu ˈpɑrtɪd weɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈsizən. "ˈsəmˌtaɪmz wɪn wi goʊ θru ˈsərtən θɪŋz, ˈəðər θɪŋz wiv bɪn θru ɪn ðə pæst maɪt kəm əp ənd riˈsərfəs," ˈoʊdəm sɛd. "ðɪs ˈsəmər aɪv ˈlərnɪd ə lɔt əˈbaʊt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. aɪv bɪn θru ə lɔt ənd aɪv ˈlərnɪd haʊ tɪ ˈʧænəl maɪ ˈɛnərʤi ənd maɪ θɔt ənd haʊ aɪ θɪŋk ðə raɪt weɪ. aɪv bɪˈkəm ə lɔt ˈstrɔŋgər ˈoʊvər ðə læst 12 mənθs. aɪv bɪn θru ə lɔt. aɪv lɔst səm əv ðə kloʊz ˈpipəl tɪ mi, ˈbɛrid ə ʧaɪld, wən ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪps ənd gɑt ˈmɛrid ɪn frənt əv ðə wərld." naʊ ðət hiz bæk ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ənd bæk wɪθ ðə tim ðət ˈdræftɪd ɪm ˈoʊvər 13 jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ˈoʊdəm sɪz hi bɪˈlivz hi wɪl rɪˈgeɪn ðə sɪksθ mæn əv ðə jɪr fɔrm hi hæd wɪθ ðə ˈleɪkərz tu ˈsizənz əˈgoʊ. "ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ du wət wi wɔnt ənd du wət wi ɪkˈspɛkt əv ɑrˈsɛlvz ənd meɪk gʊd dɪˈsɪʒənz, wi hæv tɪ bi ɪn ðət ˈhæpi pleɪs," ˈoʊdəm sɛd. "ju hæv tɪ bi ɪn ðə raɪt pleɪs ˈmɛnəli ənd əm ɪn ðət pleɪs. əm ʤɪst goʊɪŋ gɪt ðə bɔl ɔf ðə glæs, it ðə glæs, ənd brɪŋ ɪt əp ðə kɔrt." |
it’s official, the next iteration in the call of duty franchise will be set in the late 1960s, during the vietnam war. rumors had been flying around all week about call of duty heading to vietnam but it has been confirmed by through a senior trade source that the title will be developed by and a release date close to november this year could be a possibility.
the source also mentioned that the development is on course and it takes particular influence from platoon and apocalypse now. so those of you who skipped through the russian airport level in modern warfare 2, can expect a similar dilemma whether or not to play through the my lai massacre level, which, we can bet, will be featured in the game. | it’s* əˈfɪʃəl, ðə nɛkst ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən ɪn ðə kɔl əv ˈduti ˈfrænˌʧaɪz wɪl bi sɛt ɪn ðə leɪt 1960s*, ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə viˌɛtˈnɑm wɔr. ˈrumərz hæd bɪn flaɪɪŋ əraʊnd ɔl wik əˈbaʊt kɔl əv ˈduti ˈhɛdɪŋ tɪ viˌɛtˈnɑm bət ɪt həz bɪn kənˈfərmd baɪ θru ə ˈsinjər treɪd sɔrs ðət ðə ˈtaɪtəl wɪl bi dɪˈvɛləpt baɪ ənd ə riˈlis deɪt kloʊz tɪ noʊˈvɛmbər ðɪs jɪr kʊd bi ə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti. ðə sɔrs ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmɛnʃənd ðət ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪz ɔn kɔrs ənd ɪt teɪks ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈɪnfluəns frəm pləˈtun ənd əˈpɑkəˌlɪps naʊ. soʊ ðoʊz əv ju hu skɪpt θru ðə ˈrəʃən ˈɛrˌpɔrt ˈlɛvəl ɪn ˈmɑdərn ˈwɔrˌfɛr 2 kən ɪkˈspɛkt ə ˈsɪmələr dɪˈlɛmə ˈwɛðər ər nɑt tɪ pleɪ θru ðə maɪ laɪ ˈmæsəkər ˈlɛvəl, wɪʧ, wi kən bɛt, wɪl bi ˈfiʧərd ɪn ðə geɪm. |
editor’s note: i noticed that in the comments section of a previous blog there was another very nice comment on the election and the general state of things in sweden. i have been unable to contact the author, but i am sure he mind if give it a bit more exposure by posting a slightly edited version here.
valiant swede: it is not logical to open the door for millions of young muslim men. still this is going in all european countries, partly because of jewish lobbying. the result has been that jews cannot walk around with religious symbols, in cities like malmo. in northern europe jewish religious clothing was extremely uncommon to see on the streets 30 years ago, but it is even rarer today. the swedish jewish community is not blaming ethnic swedes for this persecution; they blame muslim youth and partly the left wing communist establishment. in interesting thing is that parts of the media and politicians care less and less for jewish sensitivities. on the other hand, they do care for the muslim population, which is growing rapidly. the social democratic party did not travel to industrial cities and meet the workers. they traveled to immigrant ghettos, mostly muslim.
little more than a week ago, the and cultural nationalist party “sweden democrats” (sd), was elected to parliament. their main goal is to assimilate all immigrants and reduce immigration by 90 percent. here in sweden you are called a “nazi” if you open your mouth and talk positively of assimilating immigrants. our elite says that swedish society must adapt to the immigrant culture and let it flourish alongside our own. but parts of the elite claim that swedish culture does not exist, rather the swedish culture is the sum of all the immigrant cultures. swedish culture is just a social construction. but on the other hand the same people claim that kurdish, islamic and african cultures exist and have distinctive characters.
today, our elite are the most extreme in europe when it comes to multiculturalism and mass immigration. all the media (even the state owned) are openly saying that they have a plan to stop the sweden democrats from further success. sweden democrats got percent of the votes and are now a larger party then the christian democrats and the party of the left (socialists). what is more important is that the success of the makes is impossible for the alliance to rule the country without support from the green party (multiculturalists, and radical muslims). on other hand, the alliance (green party, social democrats and the left party) cannot rule the country either without support from sweden democrats, and the center party and the people party refuse to leave the alliance. (which is just called “the alliance”?)
the election statistics show that if everything continues in the same path next election, the christian democrats and would get less than four percent and be forced out from the parliament. this would mean that the moderate party would be forced to work together with the sweden democrats, or they must give their hand to the social democrats and end 100 years of antagonism.
yesterday, i heard the sweden democrats on the radio. the sweden democrat member of parliament and spokesman for “cultural issues” really kicked some liberal butt. his debate partner, the general director for a heritage foundation, was in the end saved by the bell when the program ended.
this guy is the head of the largest swedish cultural society, and yet he rejected money from the sweden democrats, calling them “nazis” and claiming that swedish culture does not exist rather it is the sum of all immigrant cultures. when he was asked by the a swedish democrat if kurdish culture exists and if it would be racist for them to preserve it, the general director could not answer; instead he begun to shout and call this a nazi pig. as always the journalist who moderated the session took the position of the general director.
this is pretty much how the elite debate with the swedish democrats. in every debate they take part in, the sweden democrats win. even my very friends agree with me that the mainstream politicians, journalists, academics and directors lose all debates with the swedish democrats. some of them try to say “oh, how can you say that illegal aliens (who are called “paperless” by the elite) should not be eligible for free education and medical aid.” for most people, they would back down because they do not want to be called “heartless.” but the sweden democrats never do this; they never back down. they just smack down all arguments based on “stigmatization,” and they do it well very well!
the scandinavian countries (sweden, denmark, norway and finland) now all have culturally conservative and nationalist parties in their parliaments. in denmark the danish people party is cooperating with the government and immigration is dropping every year. in denmark, half of the government with the support of the danish peoples party, are now talking about abolishing all “hate-speech laws.” a couple of weeks ago, they began to discuss how they can stop all immigration from the third world. this discussion is actually taking place in the media, and a seriously open debate.
in norway, the progress party is the second largest party in parliament and they are now moving to reduce immigration from the third world. the debate in norway is much more open and now they discuss even “race and iq” in the open. this discussion follows the release of statistics showing that 100 percent of all in oslo were committed by muslims and other third world immigrants.
in finland, where just 3 percent of the population consists of immigrants, five members of the true finns were elected to parliament in 2007, and politicians of all parties are partly in support of reducing immigration.
of all european countries sweden is the worst off, because here the elite is very aggressive and they do not back down, even if they lose votes, power and funding. this is why i think the swedish democrats will have 10 percent by the next election in 2014 and 20 percent by the election 2018. sadly the clock is ticking very fast here.
our political elite has opened the door for more then 100 000 immigrants per year (mostly from the third world), and we only have a population of 9 million. today, 20 percent of the population is immigrants or children of immigrants. those children of immigrants are now having children, so we have a third generation of immigrants. they have many, many children. there is some natural assimilation among christian and immigrants. but in general, all kinds of “mixed-marriage” are unusual here.
this is partly because immigration is not dispersed over the entire country. it affects the largest cities, stockholm, malmo, gothenburg and uppsala, and most of our third world immigrants live in ghetto-suburbs. they are not ghettos in the sense that they look like ghettos, rather the opposite. the state put in billions of kronor to build nice schools, soccer fields, libraries, swimming halls the good life.
my parents live in an area 10 from one of those immigrant ghettos. children there have nothing like the facilities that you find in the immigrant ghettos. but people here do buy alarms, have double locks, put up gates and surveillance cameras, and they have now a security company that protects their community. this is true in the four largest cities in sweden. the middle class and young who cannot pay almost one million dollars for a an hour or two outside the cities. in stockholm they move to the and buy old cabins that they make into a permanent home. this is the only way to escape the cities that now consist of islands of “the rich” and islands of the “poor.”
this social democratic vision is long gone. people vote for more classical liberal policies because they refuse to pay for more social welfare and genital mutilations for muslims and black africans. white people here keep to their own. the old european immigrants from italy, greece, eastern block and spain also see our nation collapsing because of this growing population. they (the european immigrants) are now joining the ranks of the sweden democrats.
swedish society is breaking in the middle. the elite celebrated last week with a demonstration against “racism,” mostly joined by radical muslims, third world immigrants and socialists after the election was over. the demonstration was partly funded by the largest newspapers. | editor’s* noʊt: aɪ ˈnoʊtɪst ðət ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ˈsɛkʃən əv ə ˈpriviəs blɔg ðɛr wɑz əˈnəðər ˈvɛri nis ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ənd ðə ˈʤɛnərəl steɪt əv θɪŋz ɪn sˈwidən. aɪ hæv bɪn əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ðə ˈɔθər, bət aɪ æm ʃʊr hi maɪnd ɪf gɪv ɪt ə bɪt mɔr ɪkˈspoʊʒər baɪ ˈpoʊstɪŋ ə sˈlaɪtli ˈɛdɪtɪd ˈvərʒən hir. ˈvæljənt swid: ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈlɑʤɪkəl tɪ ˈoʊpən ðə dɔr fər ˈmɪljənz əv jəŋ ˈməzlɪm mɛn. stɪl ðɪs ɪz goʊɪŋ ɪn ɔl ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkəntriz, ˈpɑrtli bɪˈkəz əv ʤuɪʃ ˈlɑbiɪŋ. ðə rɪˈzəlt həz bɪn ðət ʤuz ˈkænɑt wɔk əraʊnd wɪθ rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈsɪmbəlz, ɪn ˈsɪtiz laɪk malmo*. ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˈjʊrəp ʤuɪʃ rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈkloʊðɪŋ wɑz ɪkˈstrimli ənˈkɑmən tɪ si ɔn ðə strits 30 jɪrz əˈgoʊ, bət ɪt ɪz ˈivɪn ˈrɛrər təˈdeɪ. ðə sˈwidɪʃ ʤuɪʃ kəmˈjunɪti ɪz nɑt ˈbleɪmɪŋ ˈɛθnɪk swidz fər ðɪs ˌpərsəˈkjuʃən; ðeɪ bleɪm ˈməzlɪm juθ ənd ˈpɑrtli ðə lɛft wɪŋ ˈkɑmjənəst ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt. ɪn ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ θɪŋ ɪz ðət pɑrts əv ðə ˈmidiə ənd ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz kɛr lɛs ənd lɛs fər ʤuɪʃ ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪtiz. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ðeɪ du kɛr fər ðə ˈməzlɪm ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, wɪʧ ɪz groʊɪŋ ˈræpədli. ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti dɪd nɑt ˈtrævəl tɪ ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈsɪtiz ənd mit ðə ˈwərkərz. ðeɪ ˈtrævəld tɪ ˈɪməgrənt ˈgɛtoʊz, ˈmoʊstli ˈməzlɪm. ˈlɪtəl mɔr ðən ə wik əˈgoʊ, ðə ənd ˈkəlʧərəl ˈnæʃənəlɪst ˈpɑrti democrats”*” (sd*), wɑz ɪˈlɛktɪd tɪ ˈpɑrləmɛnt. ðɛr meɪn goʊl ɪz tɪ əˈsɪməˌleɪt ɔl ˈɪməgrənts ənd rɪˈdus ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən baɪ 90 pərˈsɛnt. hir ɪn sˈwidən ju ər kɔld ə ““nazi”*” ɪf ju ˈoʊpən jʊr maʊθ ənd tɔk ˈpɑzətɪvli əv əˈsɪməˌleɪtɪŋ ˈɪməgrənts. ɑr ɪˈlit sɪz ðət sˈwidɪʃ soʊˈsaɪɪti məst əˈdæpt tɪ ðə ˈɪməgrənt ˈkəlʧər ənd lɛt ɪt flərɪʃ əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ɑr oʊn. bət pɑrts əv ðə ɪˈlit kleɪm ðət sˈwidɪʃ ˈkəlʧər dɪz nɑt ɪgˈzɪst, ˈrəðər ðə sˈwidɪʃ ˈkəlʧər ɪz ðə səm əv ɔl ðə ˈɪməgrənt ˈkəlʧərz. sˈwidɪʃ ˈkəlʧər ɪz ʤɪst ə ˈsoʊʃəl kənˈstrəkʃən bət ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd ðə seɪm ˈpipəl kleɪm ðət ˈkərdɪʃ, ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ənd ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈkəlʧərz ɪgˈzɪst ənd hæv dɪˈstɪŋktɪv ˈkɛrɪktərz. təˈdeɪ, ɑr ɪˈlit ər ðə moʊst ɪkˈstrim ɪn ˈjʊrəp wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˌməltiˈkəlʧərəˌlɪzəm ənd mæs ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən. ɔl ðə ˈmidiə (ˈivɪn ðə steɪt oʊnd) ər ˈoʊpənli seɪɪŋ ðət ðeɪ hæv ə plæn tɪ stɑp ðə sˈwidən ˈdɛməˌkræts frəm ˈfərðər səkˈsɛs. sˈwidən ˈdɛməˌkræts gɑt pərˈsɛnt əv ðə voʊts ənd ər naʊ ə ˈlɑrʤər ˈpɑrti ðɛn ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd ðə ˈpɑrti əv ðə lɛft (ˈsoʊʃəlɪsts). wət ɪz mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪz ðət ðə səkˈsɛs əv ðə meɪks ɪz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl fər ðə əˈlaɪəns tɪ rul ðə ˈkəntri wɪˈθaʊt səˈpɔrt frəm ðə grin ˈpɑrti (multiculturalists*, ənd ˈrædɪkəl ˈməzlɪmz). ɔn ˈəðər hænd, ðə əˈlaɪəns (grin ˈpɑrti, ˈsoʊʃəl ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd ðə lɛft ˈpɑrti) ˈkænɑt rul ðə ˈkəntri ˈiðər wɪˈθaʊt səˈpɔrt frəm sˈwidən ˈdɛməˌkræts, ənd ðə ˈsɛnər ˈpɑrti ənd ðə ˈpipəl ˈpɑrti ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ liv ðə əˈlaɪəns. (wɪʧ ɪz ʤɪst kɔld alliance”*”?) ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən stəˈtɪstɪks ʃoʊ ðət ɪf ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ kənˈtɪnjuz ɪn ðə seɪm pæθ nɛkst ɪˈlɛkʃən, ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd wʊd gɪt lɛs ðən fɔr pərˈsɛnt ənd bi fɔrst aʊt frəm ðə ˈpɑrləmɛnt. ðɪs wʊd min ðət ðə ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ˈpɑrti wʊd bi fɔrst tɪ wərk təˈgɛðər wɪθ ðə sˈwidən ˈdɛməˌkræts, ər ðeɪ məst gɪv ðɛr hænd tɪ ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd ɛnd 100 jɪrz əv ænˈtægəˌnɪzəm. ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, aɪ hərd ðə sˈwidən ˈdɛməˌkræts ɔn ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ. ðə sˈwidən ˈdɛməˌkræt ˈmɛmbər əv ˈpɑrləmɛnt ənd ˈspoʊksmən fər issues”*” ˈrɪli kɪkt səm ˈlɪˌbərəl bət. hɪz dəˈbeɪt ˈpɑrtnər, ðə ˈʤɛnərəl dɪˈrɛktər fər ə ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ faʊnˈdeɪʃən, wɑz ɪn ðə ɛnd seɪvd baɪ ðə bɛl wɪn ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ˈɛndɪd. ðɪs gaɪ ɪz ðə hɛd əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst sˈwidɪʃ ˈkəlʧərəl soʊˈsaɪɪti, ənd jɛt hi rɪˈʤɛktɪd ˈməni frəm ðə sˈwidən ˈdɛməˌkræts, ˈkɔlɪŋ ðɛm ““nazis”*” ənd ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət sˈwidɪʃ ˈkəlʧər dɪz nɑt ɪgˈzɪst ˈrəðər ɪt ɪz ðə səm əv ɔl ˈɪməgrənt ˈkəlʧərz. wɪn hi wɑz æst baɪ ðə ə sˈwidɪʃ ˈdɛməˌkræt ɪf ˈkərdɪʃ ˈkəlʧər ɪgˈzɪsts ənd ɪf ɪt wʊd bi ˈreɪsɪst fər ðɛm tɪ prɪˈzərv ɪt, ðə ˈʤɛnərəl dɪˈrɛktər kʊd nɑt ˈænsər; ˌɪnˈstɛd hi ˈbeɪgən tɪ ʃaʊt ənd kɔl ðɪs ə ˈnɑtsi pɪg. ɛz ˈɔlˌweɪz ðə ˈʤərnəlɪst hu ˈmɑdərˌeɪtɪd ðə ˈsɛʃən tʊk ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv ðə ˈʤɛnərəl dɪˈrɛktər. ðɪs ɪz ˈprɪti məʧ haʊ ðə ɪˈlit dəˈbeɪt wɪθ ðə sˈwidɪʃ ˈdɛməˌkræts. ɪn ˈɛvəri dəˈbeɪt ðeɪ teɪk pɑrt ɪn, ðə sˈwidən ˈdɛməˌkræts wɪn. ˈivɪn maɪ ˈvɛri frɛndz əˈgri wɪθ mi ðət ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz, ˈʤərnəlɪsts, ˌækəˈdɛmɪks ənd dɪˈrɛktərz luz ɔl dəˈbeɪts wɪθ ðə sˈwidɪʃ ˈdɛməˌkræts. səm əv ðɛm traɪ tɪ seɪ ““oh*, haʊ kən ju seɪ ðət ˌɪˈligəl ˈeɪliənz (hu ər kɔld ““paperless”*” baɪ ðə ɪˈlit) ʃʊd nɑt bi ˈɛlɪʤəbəl fər fri ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˈmɛdɪkəl aid.”*.” fər moʊst ˈpipəl, ðeɪ wʊd bæk daʊn bɪˈkəz ðeɪ du nɑt wɔnt tɪ bi kɔld ““heartless.”*.” bət ðə sˈwidən ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈnɛvər du ðɪs; ðeɪ ˈnɛvər bæk daʊn. ðeɪ ʤɪst smæk daʊn ɔl ˈɑrgjəmənts beɪst ɔn ““stigmatization,”*,” ənd ðeɪ du ɪt wɛl ˈvɛri wɛl! ðə ˌskændɪˈneɪviən ˈkəntriz (sˈwidən, ˈdɛnˌmɑrk, ˈnɔrˌweɪ ənd ˈfɪnˌlænd) naʊ ɔl hæv ˈkəlʧərəˌli kənˈsərvətɪv ənd ˈnæʃənəlɪst ˈpɑrtiz ɪn ðɛr ˈpɑrləˌmɛnts. ɪn ˈdɛnˌmɑrk ðə ˈdeɪnɪʃ ˈpipəl ˈpɑrti ɪz koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ɪz ˈdrɑpɪŋ ˈɛvəri jɪr. ɪn ˈdɛnˌmɑrk, hæf əv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɪθ ðə səˈpɔrt əv ðə ˈdeɪnɪʃ ˈpipəlz ˈpɑrti, ər naʊ ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt əˈbɑlɪʃɪŋ ɔl laws.”*.” ə ˈkəpəl əv wiks əˈgoʊ, ðeɪ bɪˈgæn tɪ dɪˈskəs haʊ ðeɪ kən stɑp ɔl ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən frəm ðə θərd wərld. ðɪs dɪˈskəʃən ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈmidiə, ənd ə ˈsɪriəsli ˈoʊpən dəˈbeɪt. ɪn ˈnɔrˌweɪ, ðə ˈprɑˌgrɛs ˈpɑrti ɪz ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈlɑrʤəst ˈpɑrti ɪn ˈpɑrləmɛnt ənd ðeɪ ər naʊ ˈmuvɪŋ tɪ rɪˈdus ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən frəm ðə θərd wərld. ðə dəˈbeɪt ɪn ˈnɔrˌweɪ ɪz məʧ mɔr ˈoʊpən ənd naʊ ðeɪ dɪˈskəs ˈivɪn ənd iq”*” ɪn ðə ˈoʊpən. ðɪs dɪˈskəʃən ˈfɑloʊz ðə riˈlis əv stəˈtɪstɪks ʃoʊɪŋ ðət 100 pərˈsɛnt əv ɔl ɪn ˈɑzloʊ wər kəˈmɪtɪd baɪ ˈməzlɪmz ənd ˈəðər θərd wərld ˈɪməgrənts. ɪn ˈfɪnˌlænd, wɛr ʤɪst 3 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən kənˈsɪsts əv ˈɪməgrənts, faɪv ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə tru fɪnz wər ɪˈlɛktɪd tɪ ˈpɑrləmɛnt ɪn 2007 ənd ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz əv ɔl ˈpɑrtiz ər ˈpɑrtli ɪn səˈpɔrt əv rɪˈdusɪŋ ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən. əv ɔl ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkəntriz sˈwidən ɪz ðə wərst ɔf, bɪˈkəz hir ðə ɪˈlit ɪz ˈvɛri əˈgrɛsɪv ənd ðeɪ du nɑt bæk daʊn, ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ luz voʊts, paʊər ənd ˈfəndɪŋ. ðɪs ɪz waɪ aɪ θɪŋk ðə sˈwidɪʃ ˈdɛməˌkræts wɪl hæv 10 pərˈsɛnt baɪ ðə nɛkst ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪn 2014 ənd 20 pərˈsɛnt baɪ ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən 2018 ˈsædli ðə klɑk ɪz ˈtɪkɪŋ ˈvɛri fæst hir. ɑr pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪˈlit həz ˈoʊpənd ðə dɔr fər mɔr ðɛn 100 000 ˈɪməgrənts pər jɪr (ˈmoʊstli frəm ðə θərd wərld), ənd wi ˈoʊnli hæv ə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv 9 ˈmɪljən. təˈdeɪ, 20 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪz ˈɪməgrənts ər ˈʧɪldrən əv ˈɪməgrənts. ðoʊz ˈʧɪldrən əv ˈɪməgrənts ər naʊ ˈhævɪŋ ˈʧɪldrən, soʊ wi hæv ə θərd ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ˈɪməgrənts. ðeɪ hæv ˈmɛni, ˈmɛni ˈʧɪldrən. ðɛr ɪz səm ˈnæʧərəl əˌsɪməˈleɪʃən əˈməŋ ˈkrɪsʧɪn ənd ˈɪməgrənts. bət ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, ɔl kaɪnz əv ““mixed-marriage”*” ər ənˈjuˌʒuəl hir. ðɪs ɪz ˈpɑrtli bɪˈkəz ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ɪz nɑt dɪˈspərst ˈoʊvər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈkəntri. ɪt əˈfɛkts ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈsɪtiz, ˈstɑˌkhoʊlm, malmo*, ˈgɑtənbərg ənd uppsala*, ənd moʊst əv ɑr θərd wərld ˈɪməgrənts lɪv ɪn ghetto-suburbs*. ðeɪ ər nɑt ˈgɛtoʊz ɪn ðə sɛns ðət ðeɪ lʊk laɪk ˈgɛtoʊz, ˈrəðər ðə ˈɑpəzɪt. ðə steɪt pʊt ɪn ˈbɪljənz əv ˈkroʊnər tɪ bɪld nis skulz, ˈsɑkər fildz, ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz, sˈwɪmɪŋ hɔlz ðə gʊd laɪf. maɪ ˈpɛrənts lɪv ɪn ən ˈɛriə 10 frəm wən əv ðoʊz ˈɪməgrənt ˈgɛtoʊz. ˈʧɪldrən ðɛr hæv ˈnəθɪŋ laɪk ðə fəˈsɪlɪtiz ðət ju faɪnd ɪn ðə ˈɪməgrənt ˈgɛtoʊz. bət ˈpipəl hir du baɪ əˈlɑrmz, hæv ˈdəbəl lɑks, pʊt əp geɪts ənd sərˈveɪləns ˈkæmərəz, ənd ðeɪ hæv naʊ ə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkəmpəˌni ðət prəˈtɛkts ðɛr kəmˈjunɪti. ðɪs ɪz tru ɪn ðə fɔr ˈlɑrʤəst ˈsɪtiz ɪn sˈwidən. ðə ˈmɪdəl klæs ənd jəŋ hu ˈkænɑt peɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst wən ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlərz fər ə ən aʊər ər tu ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈsɪtiz. ɪn ˈstɑˌkhoʊlm ðeɪ muv tɪ ðə ənd baɪ oʊld ˈkæbənz ðət ðeɪ meɪk ˈɪntu ə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt hoʊm. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ tɪ ɪˈskeɪp ðə ˈsɪtiz ðət naʊ kənˈsɪst əv ˈaɪləndz əv rich”*” ənd ˈaɪləndz əv ðə ““poor.”*.” ðɪs ˈsoʊʃəl ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈvɪʒən ɪz lɔŋ gɔn. ˈpipəl voʊt fər mɔr ˈklæsɪkəl ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈpɑləsiz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ peɪ fər mɔr ˈsoʊʃəl ˈwɛlˌfɛr ənd ˈʤɛnətəl mˌjutəˈleɪʃənz fər ˈməzlɪmz ənd blæk ˈæfrɪkənz. waɪt ˈpipəl hir kip tɪ ðɛr oʊn. ðə oʊld ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈɪməgrənts frəm ˈɪtəli, gris, ˈistərn blɑk ənd speɪn ˈɔlsoʊ si ɑr ˈneɪʃən kəˈlæpsɪŋ bɪˈkəz əv ðɪs groʊɪŋ ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən. ðeɪ (ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈɪməgrənts) ər naʊ ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə ræŋks əv ðə sˈwidən ˈdɛməˌkræts. sˈwidɪʃ soʊˈsaɪɪti ɪz ˈbreɪkɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl. ðə ɪˈlit ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd læst wik wɪθ ə ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən əˈgɛnst ““racism,”*,” ˈmoʊstli ʤɔɪnd baɪ ˈrædɪkəl ˈməzlɪmz, θərd wərld ˈɪməgrənts ənd ˈsoʊʃəlɪsts ˈæftər ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən wɑz ˈoʊvər. ðə ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən wɑz ˈpɑrtli ˈfəndɪd baɪ ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz. |
pro team sponsors: what do they do?
do you know your from your sky, your from your sky? an primer on the world tour team sponsors for 2017 and what they do. it turns out that if you want to refresh your bathroom then the pro has just the sponsors you need.
ag2r la: an insurance and savings company based in paris. note the team name is not two sponsors because la is the name of one company. the firm sells pension plans, healthcare and other forms of social insurance and is and the team places a matching publicity slant on the collective ahead of the individual. the distinctive kit features those brown shorts but a poetic side as the blue and brown represent terre et ciel, or heaven and earth.
title sponsor since 2000 and the team was founded in 1992 as
astana is the capital of kazakhstan, a former soviet state the size of western europe. the team is funded by the state sovereign wealth fund which sort of translates as “self seed” and the team rides to promote the country, a bid to counter the “borat” image of kazakhstan and pesky reports about dictatorship and poor press freedom. has it worked? that depends, repeated scandals have given them a dire reputation among many who follow the sport closely but the wider, larger audience will be more familiar with their triumphs.
title sponsor since 2007 when the team was born out of the ashes of the liberty seguros team which was engulfed by operation puerto
bahrain-merida is a new team and sponsored by the island monarchy from the persian gulf with various state partners from the oil company, an aluminium smelter and other agencies. merida is a taiwanese bike manufacturer listed on the taiwanese stock exchange and run by the tseng family, it started out making raleigh bikes and owns 49% of specialized but like many asian manufacturers it wants to manufacturer and sell its own goods to enjoy higher margins. the team has various other italian sponsors assembled by alex carrera, a rider agent know the general manager. as if to prove the italian dna they have a website with an animated home page that plays sounds.
new for 2017
bmc racing team: a brand of swiss bicycles. once upon a time, or 1994 to be precise, these initials stood for the plain title of bicycle manufacturing company. the team is registered in the us but funded by the swiss francs of andy rihs, a billionaire cycling enthusiast who owns and furthers the swiss side with many a swiss rider from stefan to michael and for 2016 picked up as a to further the swiss aspect too. registering the team in the us helps the team to tap this large, lucrative market whilst trading on the image of swiss quality. some of other assets feature on the jersey like his la luxury hotel near mont ventoux.
the team began as racing in 2007
bora-hansgrohe is a german team sponsored by two of the manufacturers. bora make kitchen fans with their selling point being that the fans are located beside the cooking hob rather than above them. make plumbing parts like taps and shower heads and if they have a germany history since being founded by herr hans in 1901 are these days majority owned by us conglomerate masco. the silent partner is specialized, the bike brand was instrumental in helping the team secure peter sagan and their rise into the world tour.
the team started in 2010 as team
cannondale-drapac features a familiar name and a new one. in the cannondale supplied its famous oversized alu frames to the team in italy. the company moved into motorcycles, offering innovative lightweight bikes exploiting their alu tubing but this was a commercial disaster and to cut a long story short the brand was rescued by dorel, a canadian conglomerate that also owns sugoi, schwinn and as well as a items like the range of strollers. now the team race on carbon frames which almost have a retro feel with no aero road frame in the range right now. the kit is green because corporate ident and the team retains the quirky argyle motif. is michael, an australian real estate investor who is now trying to conquer the west coast of the usa and he has been sponsoring the team which merged with cannondale for this year. people say “dray-pack” but “dra-patch” sounds like the verb “to scratch” in various slavic languages and the team will certainly be itching for a win. the team has sponsorship from too which means all riders must wear the swedish firms glasses and helmets.
the team began as a junior development team in 2003, became a pro team in 2007 whereupon it has changed title sponsor every single year since then
fdj is short for la des jeux, the french state lottery which sponsors this pro team and also various grass roots sports too. the team is a fixture on the french scene and an illustration of how may be a thing but the tour de france means a french team can rely on huge domestic publicity every july as a means to exist. the team has exploredship but for now the lottery has agreed to increase funding to the team in order to retain the likes of pinot on long term contracts.
the team began in 1997 and has kept the same sponsor all along; in 2012 it was-bigmat
katusha-alpecin are a swiss team. a team can register under whatever flag it wants and this switch from a russian identity sees the team trying to distance itself from its image as team kremlin but a flag can only do so much. certainly not team heidi, after all is the diminutive version of ekaterina, catherine in english and a famous soviet wartime folk song in russia which still gets patriotic hearts stirring today. in english call them team kathy. new for this year is alpecin, the german brand of caffeinated shampoo has switched teams to become a here.
the name came in 2009 after the team was bought ought from oleg credit systems team which began in 2006
lotto nl-jumbo: another lottery in the shape of the dutch state lottery. the team uses the “lotto nl” term to signify the netherlands lottery but the sponsor is simply lotto to locals, presumably to differentiate from their belgian rivals. lotto recently merged with the state lottery, the which sponsors the team. jumbo is a chain of supermarkets in the netherlands which has, via deal-making, grown to become the second largest retail chain. this is more than a cycling team, a joint venture with a speed skating team coordinated by loyalty card company brand loyalty. skating is very popular in the netherlands thanks to icy winters and all those canals but brand loyalty has plans to make the dutch team more international.
the team can trace its origins back to 1984 and it has participated in every tour de france since
lotto-soudal sees is go from one state lottery to another with lotto being the belgian state lottery. this sponsorship is the longest single team backing in the pro ranks but increasingly subject to political scrutiny and as politicians question the money spent. is a belgian business making adhesives and sealants, a staple in stores in europe and beyond and the team has done some amusing sponsorship videos to highlight this, a means to bring alive otherwise dull products.
the team goes back to 1985
movistar is a mobile telecoms operator with activities in spain and latin america as well as in the and germany under the separate brand. their rider roster reflects this geographic distribution perfectly with a spanish core of riders from across the country plus quintana of colombia and andrey amador in costa rica as well as british rider and a german too.
this is the longest standing team in the with a lineage going back to 1980 and the reynolds team with josé miguel at the helm for most of the time before handing over to eusebio unzué
orica-scott have a new on board. is an australian company that makes explosives and other speciality chemicals for the mining industry that ought to have as corporate theme, especially as it bought nobel, the norwegian dynamite firm several years ago. reassuringly hard to buy products so why are they backing a team? well the company does not have a great reputation after explosive disasters as well as several fines for environmental damage so sponsoring a cycling team is seen as a way to put something back and to associate the name with something fun. scott is a bike brand, registered in switzerland but with a us heritage and with the departure of the cycling team scott are for the australian team and have as a naming rights sponsor.
the team began as cycling in 2012
quick step floors is the official name for what everyone is going to call quick step this year. it is a brand of laminated flooring that might seem from belgian cycling but it belongs to company founded in amsterdam… amsterdam, new york called mohawk industries, a giant supplier of commercial and residential flooring and the team a cosmopolitan recruitment policy to spread the name far beyond belgium. german discount supermarket appears on the kit again while make rubber mattresses and it and the maes family have backed team manager patrick since the.
quick sponsorship began in 2003 but the team is an assembly of mergers over the years and can be traced back to the
team dimension data: is sponsored by a corporate cloud computing and it outsourcing firm from south african with an international history. “di data” used to be traded on stock exchange before it was by japanese telecoms giant ntt. the team is also backed by accountancy firm deloitte, plus sapinda, a dutch investment fund that backs african projects. also oakley sunglasses, the brand belonging to italian sunglass giant luxxotica; and nederberg, a south african winery and the team retains the partnership with bicycle development charity qhubeka.
dimension data came on board for 2016 and the team can trace itself back 2008 as mtn, named after the south african telecoms operator
team sky is backed by the british tv company sky which is branching out into telecoms too. the firm has operations in britain and recently took full control of its businesses in germany and italy too where the sky name is a thing as well. as a company sky is 40% owned by century fox of the us and ultimately controlled by the cosmopolitan murdoch family and currently century murdoch family are in takeover talks to buy the 60% of sky they do not own, a means to combine content with distribution network. if the takeover deal goes through expect the sky name to last as its a brand but how long will the team go on? controversy and if no smoking gun and sponsor may still feel got their worth from the team. perhaps ford will to replace them?
the team began in 2010
team was last year. is a european tour operator that is part of the group, essentially a dutch company but with its in switzerland and if you follow them on social media see their hashtag “creatingmemories”, a way to sell the sizzle rather than the steak of holidays. giant remains the bike sponsor and is very on the team kit even if it has stepped down from naming rights. the team has mini brand as a vehicle supplier and belgian steel shutter and blinds company appears on the shorts.
a quiet story of growth that goes back to corp in 2005. been a dutch team for most of its years but now rides under a german flag
trek-segafredo is the combination of us bike brand trek and italian coffee. trek should be familiar while literally means “cold saw” in italian but an italian coffee giant controlled by founder massimo that floated on the stock exchange last year and whose stock has duly fallen 40%.
formally the team began in 2011 as
uae abu dhabi is new and backed by the united arab emirates, a federation of seven emirates or kingdoms with abu dhabi as the capital and it also includes the city of dubai, both cities with their own world tour events. reportedly the lowest budget team in the world tour thanks to their in rescue after the aborted sport takeover from china and be interesting to see if the settle for this modest status when their wealth and spending habits suggest they like to go large or go home
the team can be traced back to 1990 when it was-lampre. merida has left the squad and things have gone full circle with back as the bike supplier
notes: notice the themes? | proʊ tim ˈspɑnsərz: wət du ðeɪ du? du ju noʊ jʊr frəm jʊr skaɪ, jʊr frəm jʊr skaɪ? ən ˈpraɪmər ɔn ðə wərld tʊr tim ˈspɑnsərz fər 2017 ənd wət ðeɪ du. ɪt tərnz aʊt ðət ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ rɪˈfrɛʃ jʊr ˈbæθˌrum ðɛn ðə proʊ həz ʤɪst ðə ˈspɑnsərz ju nid. lɑ: ən ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ənd ˈseɪvɪŋz ˈkəmpəˌni beɪst ɪn ˈpɛrɪs. noʊt ðə tim neɪm ɪz nɑt tu ˈspɑnsərz bɪˈkəz lɑ ɪz ðə neɪm əv wən ˈkəmpəˌni. ðə fərm sɛlz ˈpɛnʃən plænz, ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ənd ˈəðər fɔrmz əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ənd ɪz ənd ðə tim ˈpleɪsɪz ə ˈmæʧɪŋ pəˈblɪsɪti slænt ɔn ðə kəˈlɛktɪv əˈhɛd əv ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl. ðə dɪˈstɪŋktɪv kɪt ˈfiʧərz ðoʊz braʊn ʃɔrts bət ə poʊˈɛtɪk saɪd ɛz ðə blu ənd braʊn ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ˈtɛrə ɛt sil, ər ˈhɛvən ənd ərθ. ˈtaɪtəl ˈspɑnsər sɪns 2000 ənd ðə tim wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd ɪn 1992 ɛz ɪz ðə ˈkæpɪtəl əv ˌkɑzɑkˈstɑn, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈsoʊviˌɛt steɪt ðə saɪz əv ˈwɛstərn ˈjʊrəp. ðə tim ɪz ˈfəndɪd baɪ ðə steɪt ˈsɑvrən wɛlθ fənd wɪʧ sɔrt əv ˈtrænsˌleɪts ɛz seed”*” ənd ðə tim raɪdz tɪ prəˈmoʊt ðə ˈkəntri, ə bɪd tɪ ˈkaʊntər ðə ““borat”*” ˈɪmɪʤ əv ˌkɑzɑkˈstɑn ənd ˈpɛski rɪˈpɔrts əˈbaʊt dɪkˈteɪtərˌʃɪp ənd pur prɛs ˈfridəm. həz ɪt wərkt? ðət dɪˈpɛndz, rɪˈpitɪd ˈskændəlz hæv ˈgɪvɪn ðɛm ə daɪər ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən əˈməŋ ˈmɛni hu ˈfɑloʊ ðə spɔrt ˈkloʊsli bət ðə ˈwaɪdər, ˈlɑrʤər ˈɔdiəns wɪl bi mɔr fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðɛr traɪəmfs. ˈtaɪtəl ˈspɑnsər sɪns 2007 wɪn ðə tim wɑz bɔrn aʊt əv ðə ˈæʃɪz əv ðə ˈlɪbərˌti ˌseɪˈgjəroʊz tim wɪʧ wɑz ɪnˈgəlft baɪ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ˈpɔrtər ɪz ə nu tim ənd ˈspɑnsərd baɪ ðə ˈaɪlənd ˈmɑnɑrki frəm ðə ˈpərʒən gəlf wɪθ ˈvɛriəs steɪt ˈpɑrtnərz frəm ðə ɔɪl ˈkəmpəˌni, ən ˌæˈljumɪnəm sˈmɛltər ənd ˈəðər ˈeɪʤənsiz. mərˈidə ɪz ə ˈtaɪwɑˈniz baɪk ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər ˈlɪstɪd ɔn ðə ˈtaɪwɑˈniz stɑk ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ənd rən baɪ ðə tsɛŋ ˈfæməli, ɪt ˈstɑrtɪd aʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈrɔli baɪks ənd oʊnz 49 əv ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd bət laɪk ˈmɛni ˈeɪʒən ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz ɪt wɔnts tɪ ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər ənd sɛl ɪts oʊn gʊdz tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ haɪər ˈmɑrʤənz. ðə tim həz ˈvɛriəs ˈəðər ˌɪˈtæljən ˈspɑnsərz əˈsɛmbəld baɪ ˈæləks kɑˈrɛˌrɑ, ə ˈraɪdər ˈeɪʤənt noʊ ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər. ɛz ɪf tɪ pruv ðə ˌɪˈtæljən ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ðeɪ hæv ə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt wɪθ ən ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd hoʊm peɪʤ ðət pleɪz saʊnz. nu fər 2017 ˈreɪsɪŋ tim: ə brænd əv swɪs ˈbaɪsɪkəlz. wəns əˈpɑn ə taɪm, ər 1994 tɪ bi prɪˈsaɪs, ðiz ˌɪˈnɪʃəlz stʊd fər ðə pleɪn ˈtaɪtəl əv ˈbaɪsɪkəl ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni. ðə tim ɪz ˈrɛʤɪstərd ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs bət ˈfəndɪd baɪ ðə swɪs fræŋks əv ˈændi rihs*, ə ˌbɪljəˈnɛr ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ ɛnˈθuziˌæst hu oʊnz ənd ˈfərðərz ðə swɪs saɪd wɪθ ˈmɛni ə swɪs ˈraɪdər frəm ˈstɛfɑn tɪ ˈmaɪkəl ənd fər 2016 pɪkt əp ɛz ə tɪ ˈfərðər ðə swɪs ˈæˌspɛkt tu. ˈrɛʤɪstərɪŋ ðə tim ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs hɛlps ðə tim tɪ tæp ðɪs lɑrʤ, ˈlukrətɪv ˈmɑrkɪt waɪlst ˈtreɪdɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈɪmɪʤ əv swɪs kˈwɑləti. səm əv ˈəðər ˈæˌsɛts ˈfiʧər ɔn ðə ˈʤərzi laɪk hɪz lɑ ˈləgʒəri hoʊˈtɛl nɪr mɑnt ventoux*. ðə tim bɪˈgæn ɛz ˈreɪsɪŋ ɪn 2007 ɪz ə ˈʤərmən tim ˈspɑnsərd baɪ tu əv ðə ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz. ˈbɔrə meɪk ˈkɪʧən fænz wɪθ ðɛr ˈsɛlɪŋ pɔɪnt biɪŋ ðət ðə fænz ər ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ˌbiˈsaɪd ðə ˈkʊkɪŋ hɑb ˈrəðər ðən əˈbəv ðɛm. meɪk ˈpləmɪŋ pɑrts laɪk tæps ənd ʃaʊər hɛdz ənd ɪf ðeɪ hæv ə ˈʤərməni ˈhɪstəri sɪns biɪŋ ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ hɛr hɑns ɪn 1901 ər ðiz deɪz məˈʤɔrəti oʊnd baɪ ˈjuˈɛs kənˈglɑmərət ˈmæskoʊ. ðə ˈsaɪlənt ˈpɑrtnər ɪz ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd, ðə baɪk brænd wɑz ˌɪnstrəˈmɛnəl ɪn ˈhɛlpɪŋ ðə tim sɪˈkjʊr ˈpitər ˈseɪgən ənd ðɛr raɪz ˈɪntu ðə wərld tʊr. ðə tim ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn 2010 ɛz tim ˈfiʧərz ə fəˈmɪljər neɪm ənd ə nu wən. ɪn ðə ˈkænənˌdeɪl səˈplaɪd ɪts ˈfeɪməs ˈoʊvərˌsaɪzd ˈɑlu freɪmz tɪ ðə tim ɪn ˈɪtəli. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni muvd ˈɪntu ˈmoʊtərˌsaɪkəlz, ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv ˈlaɪtˈweɪt baɪks ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtɪŋ ðɛr ˈɑlu ˈtubɪŋ bət ðɪs wɑz ə kəˈmərʃəl dɪˈzæstər ənd tɪ kət ə lɔŋ ˈstɔri ʃɔrt ðə brænd wɑz ˈrɛskjud baɪ dorel*, ə kəˈneɪdiən kənˈglɑmərət ðət ˈɔlsoʊ oʊnz sugoi*, ʃwɪn ənd ɛz wɛl ɛz ə ˈaɪtəmz laɪk ðə reɪnʤ əv ˈstroʊlərz. naʊ ðə tim reɪs ɔn ˈkɑrbən freɪmz wɪʧ ˈɔlˌmoʊst hæv ə ˈrɛtroʊ fil wɪθ noʊ ˈɛroʊ roʊd freɪm ɪn ðə reɪnʤ raɪt naʊ. ðə kɪt ɪz grin bɪˈkəz ˈkɔrpərət aɪˈdɛnt ənd ðə tim rɪˈteɪnz ðə kˈwərki ˈɑrˌgaɪl moʊˈtif. ɪz ˈmaɪkəl, ən ɔˈstreɪljən ril ɛˈsteɪt ˌɪnˈvɛstər hu ɪz naʊ traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈkɑŋkər ðə wɛst koʊst əv ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ənd hi həz bɪn ˈspɑnsərɪŋ ðə tim wɪʧ mərʤd wɪθ ˈkænənˌdeɪl fər ðɪs jɪr. ˈpipəl seɪ ““dray-pack”*” bət ““dra-patch”*” saʊnz laɪk ðə vərb scratch”*” ɪn ˈvɛriəs sˈlɑvɪk ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz ənd ðə tim wɪl ˈsərtənli bi ˈɪʧɪŋ fər ə wɪn. ðə tim həz ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪp frəm tu wɪʧ minz ɔl ˈraɪdərz məst wɛr ðə sˈwidɪʃ fərmz ˈglæsɪz ənd ˈhɛlməts. ðə tim bɪˈgæn ɛz ə ˈʤunjər dɪˈvɛləpmənt tim ɪn 2003 bɪˈkeɪm ə proʊ tim ɪn 2007 ˈwɛrəˈpɑn ɪt həz ʧeɪnʤd ˈtaɪtəl ˈspɑnsər ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl jɪr sɪns ðɛn ɪz ʃɔrt fər lɑ dɪ jeux*, ðə frɛnʧ steɪt ˈlɑtəri wɪʧ ˈspɑnsərz ðɪs proʊ tim ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈvɛriəs græs ruts spɔrts tu. ðə tim ɪz ə ˈfɪksʧər ɔn ðə frɛnʧ sin ənd ən ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən əv haʊ meɪ bi ə θɪŋ bət ðə tʊr də fræns minz ə frɛnʧ tim kən rɪˈlaɪ ɔn juʤ dəˈmɛstɪk pəˈblɪsɪti ˈɛvəri ˌʤuˈlaɪ ɛz ə minz tɪ ɪgˈzɪst. ðə tim həz ɪkˈsplɔrd bət fər naʊ ðə ˈlɑtəri həz əˈgrid tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˈfəndɪŋ tɪ ðə tim ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ rɪˈteɪn ðə laɪks əv ˈpɪnət ɔn lɔŋ tərm ˈkɑnˌtrækts. ðə tim bɪˈgæn ɪn 1997 ənd həz kɛpt ðə seɪm ˈspɑnsər ɔl əˈlɔŋ; ɪn 2012 ɪt wɑz ər ə swɪs tim. ə tim kən ˈrɛʤɪstər ˈəndər ˌwəˈtɛvər flæg ɪt wɔnts ənd ðɪs swɪʧ frəm ə ˈrəʃən aɪˈdɛntəˌti siz ðə tim traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈdɪstəns ˌɪtˈsɛlf frəm ɪts ˈɪmɪʤ ɛz tim ˈkrɛmlɪn bət ə flæg kən ˈoʊnli du soʊ məʧ. ˈsərtənli nɑt tim ˈhaɪdi, ˈæftər ɔl ɪz ðə dɪˈmɪnjətɪv ˈvərʒən əv eɪkɑtɛˈrinə, ˈkæθərɪn ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ ənd ə ˈfeɪməs ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈwɔrˌtaɪm foʊk sɔŋ ɪn ˈrəʃə wɪʧ stɪl gɪts ˌpeɪtriˈɑtɪk hɑrts stərɪŋ təˈdeɪ. ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ kɔl ðɛm tim ˈkæθi. nu fər ðɪs jɪr ɪz alpecin*, ðə ˈʤərmən brænd əv ˈkæfɪˌneɪtəd ʃæmˈpu həz swɪʧt timz tɪ bɪˈkəm ə hir. ðə neɪm keɪm ɪn 2009 ˈæftər ðə tim wɑz bɔt ɔt frəm ˈoʊləg ˈkrɛdɪt ˈsɪstəmz tim wɪʧ bɪˈgæn ɪn 2006 ˈlɑˌtoʊ nl-jumbo*: əˈnəðər ˈlɑtəri ɪn ðə ʃeɪp əv ðə dəʧ steɪt ˈlɑtəri. ðə tim ˈjuzɪz ðə nl”*” tərm tɪ ˈsɪgnəˌfaɪ ðə ˈnɛðərləndz ˈlɑtəri bət ðə ˈspɑnsər ɪz ˈsɪmpli ˈlɑˌtoʊ tɪ ˈloʊkəlz, prɪˈzuməbli tɪ ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪt frəm ðɛr ˈbɛlʤən ˈraɪvəlz. ˈlɑˌtoʊ ˈrisəntli mərʤd wɪθ ðə steɪt ˈlɑtəri, ðə wɪʧ ˈspɑnsərz ðə tim. ˈʤəmboʊ ɪz ə ʧeɪn əv ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪts ɪn ðə ˈnɛðərləndz wɪʧ həz, ˈviə deal-making*, groʊn tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈlɑrʤəst ˈriˌteɪl ʧeɪn. ðɪs ɪz mɔr ðən ə ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ tim, ə ʤɔɪnt ˈvɛnʧər wɪθ ə spid ˈskeɪtɪŋ tim koʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd baɪ ˈlɔɪəlti kɑrd ˈkəmpəˌni brænd ˈlɔɪəlti. ˈskeɪtɪŋ ɪz ˈvɛri ˈpɑpjələr ɪn ðə ˈnɛðərləndz θæŋks tɪ ˈaɪsi ˈwɪntərz ənd ɔl ðoʊz kəˈnælz bət brænd ˈlɔɪəlti həz plænz tɪ meɪk ðə dəʧ tim mɔr ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl. ðə tim kən treɪs ɪts ˈɔrəʤɪnz bæk tɪ 1984 ənd ɪt həz pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ɪn ˈɛvəri tʊr də fræns sɪns siz ɪz goʊ frəm wən steɪt ˈlɑtəri tɪ əˈnəðər wɪθ ˈlɑˌtoʊ biɪŋ ðə ˈbɛlʤən steɪt ˈlɑtəri. ðɪs ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪp ɪz ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst ˈsɪŋgəl tim ˈbækɪŋ ɪn ðə proʊ ræŋks bət ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈskrutəni ənd ɛz ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz kˈwɛʃən ðə ˈməni spɛnt. ɪz ə ˈbɛlʤən ˈbɪznɪs ˈmeɪkɪŋ əˈdhisɪvz ənd ˈsilənts, ə ˈsteɪpəl ɪn stɔrz ɪn ˈjʊrəp ənd bɪɔnd ənd ðə tim həz dən səm əmˈjuzɪŋ ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪp ˈvɪdioʊz tɪ ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ðɪs, ə minz tɪ brɪŋ əˈlaɪv ˈəðərˌwaɪz dəl ˈprɑdəkts. ðə tim goʊz bæk tɪ 1985 ɪz ə ˈmoʊbəl ˈtɛləkɑmz ˈɑpərˌeɪtər wɪθ ækˈtɪvɪtiz ɪn speɪn ənd ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə ɛz wɛl ɛz ɪn ðə ənd ˈʤərməni ˈəndər ðə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt brænd. ðɛr ˈraɪdər ˈrɑstər rɪˈflɛkts ðɪs ˌʤiəˈgræfɪk ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ˈpərfəktli wɪθ ə ˈspænɪʃ kɔr əv ˈraɪdərz frəm əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri pləs kwinˈtænə əv kəˈləmbiə ənd ˈændri ˈæməˌdɔr ɪn ˈkɔstɑ ˈrikə ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈraɪdər ənd ə ˈʤərmən tu. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst ˈstændɪŋ tim ɪn ðə wɪθ ə ˈlɪniəʤ goʊɪŋ bæk tɪ 1980 ənd ðə ˈrɛnəldz tim wɪθ josé*é mɪˈgɛl æt ðə hɛlm fər moʊst əv ðə taɪm ˌbiˈfɔr ˈhændɪŋ ˈoʊvər tɪ ˌjuˈsibioʊ unzué*é hæv ə nu ɔn bɔrd. ɪz ən ɔˈstreɪljən ˈkəmpəˌni ðət meɪks ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz ənd ˈəðər ˌspɛʃiˈælɪti ˈkɛmɪkəlz fər ðə ˈmaɪnɪŋ ˈɪndəstri ðət ɔt tɪ hæv ɛz ˈkɔrpərət θim, əˈspɛʃəli ɛz ɪt bɔt noʊˈbɛl, ðə ˌnɔrˈwiʤən ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt fərm ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz əˈgoʊ. riəˈʃʊrɪŋli hɑrd tɪ baɪ ˈprɑdəkts soʊ waɪ ər ðeɪ ˈbækɪŋ ə tim? wɛl ðə ˈkəmpəˌni dɪz nɑt hæv ə greɪt ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ˈæftər ɪkˈsploʊsɪv dɪˈzæstərz ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈsɛvərəl faɪnz fər ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈdæmɪʤ soʊ ˈspɑnsərɪŋ ə ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ tim ɪz sin ɛz ə weɪ tɪ pʊt ˈsəmθɪŋ bæk ənd tɪ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt ðə neɪm wɪθ ˈsəmθɪŋ fən. skɑt ɪz ə baɪk brænd, ˈrɛʤɪstərd ɪn sˈwɪtsərlənd bət wɪθ ə ˈjuˈɛs ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ ənd wɪθ ðə dɪˈpɑrʧər əv ðə ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ tim skɑt ər fər ðə ɔˈstreɪljən tim ənd hæv ɛz ə ˈneɪmɪŋ raɪts ˈspɑnsər. ðə tim bɪˈgæn ɛz ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ ɪn 2012 kwɪk stɛp flɔrz ɪz ðə əˈfɪʃəl neɪm fər wət ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ kɔl kwɪk stɛp ðɪs jɪr. ɪt ɪz ə brænd əv ˈlæməˌneɪtəd ˈflɔrɪŋ ðət maɪt sim frəm ˈbɛlʤən ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ bət ɪt bɪˈlɔŋz tɪ ˈkəmpəˌni ˈfaʊndɪd ɪn amsterdam…*… ˈæmstərˌdæm, nu jɔrk kɔld ˈmoʊˌhɔk ˈɪndəstriz, ə ʤaɪənt səˈplaɪər əv kəˈmərʃəl ənd ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈflɔrɪŋ ənd ðə tim ə ˌkɑzməˈpɑlətən rɪˈkrutmənt ˈpɑləsi tɪ sprɛd ðə neɪm fɑr bɪɔnd ˈbɛlʤəm. ˈʤərmən ˈdɪskaʊnt ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt əˈpɪrz ɔn ðə kɪt əˈgɛn waɪl meɪk ˈrəbər ˈmætrəsɪz ənd ɪt ənd ðə meɪz ˈfæməli hæv bækt tim ˈmænɪʤər ˈpætrɪk sɪns ðə. kwɪk ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪp bɪˈgæn ɪn 2003 bət ðə tim ɪz ən əˈsɛmbli əv ˈmərʤərz ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz ənd kən bi treɪst bæk tɪ ðə tim dɪˈmɛnʃən ˈdætə: ɪz ˈspɑnsərd baɪ ə ˈkɔrpərət klaʊd kəmˈpjutɪŋ ənd ɪt ˌaʊtˈsɔrsɪŋ fərm frəm saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑn wɪθ ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈhɪstəri. data”*” juzd tɪ bi ˈtreɪdɪd ɔn stɑk ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt wɑz baɪ ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈtɛləkɑmz ʤaɪənt ntt*. ðə tim ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ bækt baɪ əˈkaʊntəntˌsi fərm dəˈlɔɪt, pləs sapinda*, ə dəʧ ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt fənd ðət bæks ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈprɑʤɛkts. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈoʊkli ˈsənˌglæsɪz, ðə brænd bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ tɪ ˌɪˈtæljən ˈsənˌglæs ʤaɪənt luxxotica*; ənd nederberg*, ə saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈwaɪnəri ənd ðə tim rɪˈteɪnz ðə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈbaɪsɪkəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈʧɛrɪti qhubeka*. dɪˈmɛnʃən ˈdætə keɪm ɔn bɔrd fər 2016 ənd ðə tim kən treɪs ˌɪtˈsɛlf bæk 2008 ɛz mtn*, neɪmd ˈæftər ðə saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈtɛləkɑmz ˈɑpərˌeɪtər tim skaɪ ɪz bækt baɪ ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈkəmpəˌni skaɪ wɪʧ ɪz ˈbrænʧɪŋ aʊt ˈɪntu ˈtɛləkɑmz tu. ðə fərm həz ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ɪn ˈbrɪtən ənd ˈrisəntli tʊk fʊl kənˈtroʊl əv ɪts ˈbɪznɪsɪz ɪn ˈʤərməni ənd ˈɪtəli tu wɛr ðə skaɪ neɪm ɪz ə θɪŋ ɛz wɛl. ɛz ə ˈkəmpəˌni skaɪ ɪz 40 oʊnd baɪ ˈsɛnʧəri fɑks əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ˈəltəmətli kənˈtroʊld baɪ ðə ˌkɑzməˈpɑlətən ˈmərdɑk ˈfæməli ənd ˈkərəntli ˈsɛnʧəri ˈmərdɑk ˈfæməli ər ɪn ˈteɪˌkoʊvər tɔks tɪ baɪ ðə 60 əv skaɪ ðeɪ du nɑt oʊn, ə minz tɪ ˈkɑmbaɪn ˈkɑntɛnt wɪθ ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ˈnɛtˌwərk. ɪf ðə ˈteɪˌkoʊvər dil goʊz θru ɪkˈspɛkt ðə skaɪ neɪm tɪ læst ɛz ɪts ə brænd bət haʊ lɔŋ wɪl ðə tim goʊ ɔn? ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ənd ɪf noʊ sˈmoʊkɪŋ gən ənd ˈspɑnsər meɪ stɪl fil gɑt ðɛr wərθ frəm ðə tim. pərˈhæps fɔrd wɪl tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ðɛm? ðə tim bɪˈgæn ɪn 2010 tim wɑz læst jɪr. ɪz ə ˌjʊrəˈpiən tʊr ˈɑpərˌeɪtər ðət ɪz pɑrt əv ðə grup, ɛˈsɛnʃəli ə dəʧ ˈkəmpəˌni bət wɪθ ɪts ɪn sˈwɪtsərlənd ənd ɪf ju ˈfɑloʊ ðɛm ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə si ðɛr ˈhæʃˌtæg ““creatingmemories”*”, ə weɪ tɪ sɛl ðə ˈsɪzəl ˈrəðər ðən ðə steɪk əv ˈhɑləˌdeɪz. ʤaɪənt rɪˈmeɪnz ðə baɪk ˈspɑnsər ənd ɪz ˈvɛri ɔn ðə tim kɪt ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt həz stɛpt daʊn frəm ˈneɪmɪŋ raɪts. ðə tim həz ˈmɪni brænd ɛz ə ˈviɪkəl səˈplaɪər ənd ˈbɛlʤən stil ˈʃətər ənd blaɪndz ˈkəmpəˌni əˈpɪrz ɔn ðə ʃɔrts. ə kwaɪət ˈstɔri əv groʊθ ðət goʊz bæk tɪ ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ɪn 2005 bɪn ə dəʧ tim fər moʊst əv ɪts jɪrz bət naʊ raɪdz ˈəndər ə ˈʤərmən flæg ɪz ðə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ˈjuˈɛs baɪk brænd trɛk ənd ˌɪˈtæljən ˈkɔfi. trɛk ʃʊd bi fəˈmɪljər waɪl ˈlɪtərəli minz saw”*” ɪn ˌɪˈtæljən bət ən ˌɪˈtæljən ˈkɔfi ʤaɪənt kənˈtroʊld baɪ ˈfaʊndər ˈmæsɪˌmoʊ ðət ˈfloʊtɪd ɔn ðə stɑk ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ læst jɪr ənd huz stɑk həz ˈduli ˈfɑlən 40 ˈfɔrməli ðə tim bɪˈgæn ɪn 2011 ɛz ˈæbu ˈdɑbi ɪz nu ənd bækt baɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈærəb ˈɛmərˌeɪts, ə ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən əv ˈsɛvən ˈɛmərˌeɪts ər ˈkɪŋdəmz wɪθ ˈæbu ˈdɑbi ɛz ðə ˈkæpɪtəl ənd ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludz ðə ˈsɪti əv duˈbaɪ, boʊθ ˈsɪtiz wɪθ ðɛr oʊn wərld tʊr ɪˈvɛnts. rɪˈpɔrtədli ðə loʊəst ˈbəʤɪt tim ɪn ðə wərld tʊr θæŋks tɪ ðɛr ɪn ˈrɛskju ˈæftər ðə əˈbɔrtɪd spɔrt ˈteɪˌkoʊvər frəm ˈʧaɪnə ənd bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ si ɪf ðə ˈsɛtəl fər ðɪs ˈmɑdəst ˈstætəs wɪn ðɛr wɛlθ ənd ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈhæbəts səˈʤɛst ðeɪ laɪk tɪ goʊ lɑrʤ ər goʊ hoʊm ðə tim kən bi treɪst bæk tɪ 1990 wɪn ɪt wɑz colnago-lampre*. mərˈidə həz lɛft ðə skwɑd ənd θɪŋz hæv gɔn fʊl ˈsərkəl wɪθ bæk ɛz ðə baɪk səˈplaɪər noʊts: ˈnoʊtɪs ðə θimz? |
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well it's bad because it's a lot of sugar op and processed meat is really not good for anyone but on here, a lot of people will say it's fine
that's just bollocks. its not a lot of sugar in the scheme of things at all, and the stuff about processed meat is badly reported and misunderstood.
i and everyone i know was raised on beans on toast and the kind of food people sneer about on here. never did any of us any harm. in fact its now that everything is reduced sugar this and reduced fat that that the kids are all getting obese and diabetes. everyone talks about kale and but they are less healthy than those of us raised on beans and turkey drummers.
it's fine op, its food. nothing even slightly wrong with it. | cheerioseverywhere* tu wɛl ɪts bæd bɪˈkəz ɪts ə lɔt əv ˈʃʊgər ɔp ənd ˈprɑsɛst mit ɪz ˈrɪli nɑt gʊd fər ˈɛniˌwən bət ɔn hir, ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl wɪl seɪ ɪts faɪn ðæts ʤɪst bollocks*. ɪts nɑt ə lɔt əv ˈʃʊgər ɪn ðə skim əv θɪŋz æt ɔl, ənd ðə stəf əˈbaʊt ˈprɑsɛst mit ɪz ˈbædli ˌriˈpɔrtəd ənd ˌmɪsəndərˈstʊd. aɪ ənd ˈɛvriˌwən aɪ noʊ wɑz reɪzd ɔn binz ɔn toʊst ənd ðə kaɪnd əv fud ˈpipəl snɪr əˈbaʊt ɔn hir. ˈnɛvər dɪd ˈɛni əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈɛni hɑrm. ɪn fækt ɪts naʊ ðət ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz rɪˈdust ˈʃʊgər ðɪs ənd rɪˈdust fæt ðət ðət ðə kɪdz ər ɔl ˈgɪtɪŋ əˈbis ənd ˌdaɪəˈbitiz. ˈɛvriˌwən tɔks əˈbaʊt keɪl ənd bət ðeɪ ər lɛs ˈhɛlθi ðən ðoʊz əv ˈjuˈɛs reɪzd ɔn binz ənd ˈtərki ˈdrəmərz. ɪts faɪn ɔp, ɪts fud. ˈnəθɪŋ ˈivɪn sˈlaɪtli rɔŋ wɪθ ɪt. |
plenty of people try to pull fast ones on the general gaming populace. very few of them sit down for a pleasant fireside chat afterward. and yet, exactly what the disappointment wizard behind infamous fallout 4 “teaser” site survivor 2299 did in the wake of a freshly canceled hoax campaign. going by the name on reddit, he hosted an that revealed why he did it, how much it cost ($990!), and what it was originally going to culminate in (a full-blown trailer). and pranksters the world over, meet your new god.
so, first up, why go to all this trouble in the first place? well, dc had a surprisingly plan:
“i wanted to force bethesda to reveal something during on, and bring the community together (for at least 3 weeks) unfortunately, this plan failed.”
good intentions? maybe. er, kinda? but also some very flawed reasoning. leaks prompt early reveals. hoaxes prompt, well, pretty much what bethesda did.
as for that trailer, a chat with bethesda apparently “killed his plans.” he added, however, that release it later, once the publisher has removed its quavering finger from the proverbial big red button. “i’ll do it after on my website,” he wrote. “let things cool off a little. i to piss off bethesda at this time even more.”
also, in case mad, dc acknowledged that a “prick,” “asshole,” and a “douche,” so he covered pretty much the full spectrum of colloquial self-deprecation. also received 14 death threats, because the internet turns human beings into complete psychopaths.
so there you have it: the aftermath of a perhaps overly elaborate prank. fallout 4 remains officially unannounced, fallout fans’ have officially been rustled, and i have officially exposed “officially” as a largely meaningless word in most games articles. have a good one, all! | ˈplɛnti əv ˈpipəl traɪ tɪ pʊl fæst wənz ɔn ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈpɑpjələs. ˈvɛri fju əv ðɛm sɪt daʊn fər ə ˈplɛzənt ˈfaɪərˌsaɪd ʧæt ˈæftərwərd. ənd jɛt, ɪgˈzæktli wət ðə ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt ˈwɪzərd bɪˈhaɪnd ˈɪnfəməs ˈfɔˌlaʊt 4 ““teaser”*” saɪt sərˈvaɪvər 2299 dɪd ɪn ðə weɪk əv ə ˈfrɛʃli ˈkænsəld hoʊks kæmˈpeɪn. goʊɪŋ baɪ ðə neɪm ɔn reddit*, hi ˈhoʊstɪd ən ðət rɪˈvild waɪ hi dɪd ɪt, haʊ məʧ ɪt kɔst 990 ənd wət ɪt wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈkəlmɪˌneɪt ɪn (ə ˌfʊlˈbloʊn ˈtreɪlər). ənd ˈpræŋkstərz ðə wərld ˈoʊvər, mit jʊr nu gɑd. soʊ, fərst əp, waɪ goʊ tɪ ɔl ðɪs ˈtrəbəl ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs? wɛl, ˌdiˈsi hæd ə səˈpraɪzɪŋli plæn: ˈwɔntɪd tɪ fɔrs bəˈθɛzdə tɪ rɪˈvil ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ ɔn ənd brɪŋ ðə kəmˈjunɪti təˈgɛðər (fər æt list 3 wiks) ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðɪs plæn failed.”*.” gʊd ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz? ˈmeɪbi. ər, ˈkɪndə? bət ˈɔlsoʊ səm ˈvɛri flɔd ˈrizənɪŋ. liks prɑmpt ˈərli rɪˈvilz. ˈhoʊksɪz prɑmpt, wɛl, ˈprɪti məʧ wət bəˈθɛzdə dɪd. ɛz fər ðət ˈtreɪlər, ə ʧæt wɪθ bəˈθɛzdə əˈpɛrəntli hɪz plans.”*.” hi ˈædɪd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət riˈlis ɪt ˈleɪtər, wəns ðə ˈpəblɪʃər həz riˈmuvd ɪts kˈweɪvərɪŋ ˈfɪŋgər frəm ðə prəˈvərbiəl bɪg rɛd ˈbətən. du ɪt ˈæftər ɔn maɪ website,”*,” hi roʊt. θɪŋz kul ɔf ə ˈlɪtəl. aɪ tɪ pɪs ɔf bəˈθɛzdə æt ðɪs taɪm ˈivɪn more.”*.” ˈɔlsoʊ, ɪn keɪs mæd, ˌdiˈsi ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðət ə ““prick,”*,” ““asshole,”*,” ənd ə ““douche,”*,” soʊ hi ˈkəvərd ˈprɪti məʧ ðə fʊl ˈspɛktrəm əv kəˈloʊkwiəl self-deprecation*. ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈsivd 14 dɛθ θrɛts, bɪˈkəz ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt tərnz ˈjumən biɪŋz ˈɪntu kəmˈplit ˈsaɪkoʊˌpæθs. soʊ ðɛr ju hæv ɪt: ðə ˈæftərˌmæθ əv ə pərˈhæps ˈoʊvərli ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt præŋk. ˈfɔˌlaʊt 4 rɪˈmeɪnz əˈfɪʃəli ˌənəˈnaʊnst, ˈfɔˌlaʊt fans’*’ hæv əˈfɪʃəli bɪn rustled*, ənd aɪ hæv əˈfɪʃəli ɪkˈspoʊzd ““officially”*” ɛz ə ˈlɑrʤli ˈminɪŋləs wərd ɪn moʊst geɪmz ˈɑrtɪkəlz. hæv ə gʊd wən, ɔl! |
michel is familiar with risk. the oversees the energy market for the dutch bank ing, and it's his job to determine whether his employer should finance such projects as a wind farm in cyprus or a power plant in turkey. until now, it was always other people's money that was involved.
for some time, however, has been experiencing what a poor investment feels like on a personal level. six years ago, the father of three bought half of a duplex for his family in the commuter town of nieuw-vennep, near the north sea coast. the red brick building cost ($552,000), but the bank generously offered him a loan of, so that there was enough money left over for renovations, along with notary and community fees. had intended to resell the house after a few years, as is common in the netherlands. but then prices tumbled following the lehman bankruptcy. if the family were to sell the house today, it would have to pay the lender. his house is "onder water," as says.
"underwater" is a good description of the crisis in a country where large parts of the territory are below sea level. ironically, the netherlands, widely viewed as a model economy, is facing the kind of real estate crisis that has only affected the united states and spain until now. banks in the netherlands have also pumped billions upon billions in loans into the private and commercial real estate market since the 1990s, without ensuring that borrowers had sufficient collateral.
private homebuyers, for example, could easily find banks to finance more than 100 percent of a property's price. "you could readily obtain a loan for five times your annual salary," says, "and all that without a cent of equity." this was only possible because property owners were able to fully deduct mortgage interest from their taxes.
instead of paying off the loans, borrowers normally put some of the money into an investment fund, month after month, hoping for a profit. the money was to be used eventually to pay off the loan, at least in part. but it quickly became customary to expect the value of a given property to increase substantially. many dutch savers expected that the resale of their homes would generate enough money to pay off the loans, along with a healthy profit.
an economy on the brink
more than a decade ago, the dutch central bank recognized the dangers of thisphoria, but its warnings went unheeded. only last year did the new government, under prime minister mark rutte, amend the generous tax loopholes, which gradually began to expire in january. but now it's almost too late. no nation in thero zone is as deeply in debt as the netherlands, where banks have a total of about billion in mortgage loans on their books.
consumer debt amounts to about 250 percent of available income. by comparison, in 2011 even the spaniards only reached a debt ratio of 125 percent.
the netherlands is still one of the most competitive countries in theropean union, but now that the real estate bubble has burst, it threatens to take down the entire economy with it. unemployment is on the rise, consumption is down and growth has come to a standstill. despite tough austerity measures, this year the government in the hague will violate the deficit criterion, which forbid new borrowing of more than 3 percent of gross domestic product (gdp).
it's a heavy burden, especially for dutch finance minister, who is also the new head of thero group, and now finds himself in the unexpected role of being both a watchdog for the monetary union and a crisis candidate.
even billion in austerity measures are apparently not enough to remain within the debt limit. although has announced another billion in cuts in public service and healthcare, they will only take effect in 2014.
"sticking the knife in even more deeply" would be "very, very unreasonable," social democrat told german daily frankfurter allgemeine zeitung, in an attempt to justify the delay. it's the kind of rhetoric normally heard fromrope's stricken southern countries. the adverse effects of living beyond one's means have become apparent since the financial crisis began. many of the tightly calculated financing models are no longer working out, and citizens can hardly pay their debts anymore. the prices of commercial and private real estate, which were absurdly high for a time, are sinking dramatically. the economy is stalling.
unemployment on the rise
"a vicious cycle develops in such situations," says rocholl, president of theropean school of management and technology in berlin and a member of the council of academic advisors to the german finance ministry. "customers have too much debt and cannot service their loans. this causes problems for the banks, which are no longer supplying enough money to the economy. this leads to an economic downturn and high unemployment, which makes loan repayment even more difficult."
the official unemployment rate has already climbed to percent. in reality, it is probably much higher, but that has been masked until now by a demographic group called the zzp. the personeel" without employees") are remotely related to the german model of the "ich-ag" ("me, inc."). about currently work in the netherlands.
one of them is rob. the lives with his wife and son in santpoort, near haarlem. in 2006, an it specialist, left his position with a large consulting firm to start his own business. it went well at first, with earning an hour. but over time many customers, both governmental and private, slashed the fees they were willing to pay. sometimes jobs were simply deleted altogether. "for companies it's worthwhile to let their permanent employees go and then take on temporary work contracts," says the it expert. "it saves them the social security costs."
there is cutthroat competition among the self-employed, who are undercutting each other to secure occasional jobs. "if you don't accept a job, someone else will snap it up," says. in addition, he is unable to pay contributions to his retirement fund at the moment. "we are living largely on our savings," he says.
no end in sight
the dutch have long been amongrope's most diligent savers, and in the crisis many are holding onto their money even more tightly, which is also toxic to the economy. "one of the main problems is declining consumption," says johannes hers of the netherlands bureau for economic policy analysis (cpb) in the hague, the council of experts at the economics ministry.
his office expects a decline in growth for 2013. some 755 companies declared bankruptcy in february, the highest number since records began in 1981. the banking sector is also laying off thousands of employees at the moment.
because of the many mortgage loans on the books, the financial industry is extremely inflated, so much so that the total assets of all banks are times the size of economic output.
in february, the government was forced to nationalize bank, the country's bank, because it had a large portfolio of bad loans for commercial real estate. the remaining banks only want to securitize a portion of their giant loan portfolios and resell the securities through a special mortgage bank -- primarily to the country's pension funds, where the dutch have put away large sums for retirement.
young families like the, who have bought a home in recent years, are now hoping that they can at least keep their jobs. although their duplex has lost value, they can still make the monthly payments.
but the cuts are getting closer. a neighbor recently lost his job, and well-educated people can no longer find jobs. "there is no end to the crisis in sight," says. | ˈmɪʧəl ɪz fəˈmɪljər wɪθ rɪsk. ðə ˈoʊvərˌsiz ðə ˈɛnərʤi ˈmɑrkɪt fər ðə dəʧ bæŋk ɪŋ, ənd ɪts hɪz ʤɑb tɪ dɪˈtərmən ˈwɛðər hɪz ɪmˈplɔɪər ʃʊd ˈfaɪˌnæns səʧ ˈprɑʤɛkts ɛz ə wɪnd fɑrm ɪn ˈsaɪprəs ər ə paʊər plænt ɪn ˈtərki. ənˈtɪl naʊ, ɪt wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈəðər ˈpipəlz ˈməni ðət wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. fər səm taɪm, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, həz bɪn ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ wət ə pur ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt filz laɪk ɔn ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈlɛvəl. sɪks jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ðə ˈfɑðər əv θri bɔt hæf əv ə ˈduˌplɛks fər hɪz ˈfæməli ɪn ðə kəmˈjutər taʊn əv nieuw-vennep*, nɪr ðə nɔrθ si koʊst. ðə rɛd brɪk ˈbɪldɪŋ kɔst bət ðə bæŋk ˈʤɛnərəsli ˈɔfərd ɪm ə loʊn əv soʊ ðət ðɛr wɑz ɪˈnəf ˈməni lɛft ˈoʊvər fər ˈrɛnəˌveɪʃənz, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈnoʊtəri ənd kəmˈjunɪti fiz. hæd ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ riˈsɛl ðə haʊs ˈæftər ə fju jɪrz, ɛz ɪz ˈkɑmən ɪn ðə ˈnɛðərləndz. bət ðɛn ˈpraɪsɪz ˈtəmbəld ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈlimən ˈbæŋkrəptsi. ɪf ðə ˈfæməli wər tɪ sɛl ðə haʊs təˈdeɪ, ɪt wʊd hæv tɪ peɪ ðə ˈlɛndər hɪz haʊs ɪz "ˈɑndər ˈwɔtər," ɛz sɪz. "ˈəndərˌwɔtər" ɪz ə gʊd dɪˈskrɪpʃən əv ðə ˈkraɪsəs ɪn ə ˈkəntri wɛr lɑrʤ pɑrts əv ðə ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri ər bɪˈloʊ si ˈlɛvəl. aɪˈrɑnɪkli, ðə ˈnɛðərləndz, ˈwaɪdli vjud ɛz ə ˈmɑdəl ɪˈkɑnəmi, ɪz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə kaɪnd əv ril ɛˈsteɪt ˈkraɪsəs ðət həz ˈoʊnli əˈfɛktɪd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd speɪn ənˈtɪl naʊ. bæŋks ɪn ðə ˈnɛðərləndz hæv ˈɔlsoʊ pəmpt ˈbɪljənz əˈpɑn ˈbɪljənz ɪn loʊnz ˈɪntu ðə ˈpraɪvət ənd kəˈmərʃəl ril ɛˈsteɪt ˈmɑrkɪt sɪns ðə 1990s*, wɪˈθaʊt ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðət ˈbɑroʊərz hæd səˈfɪʃənt kəˈlætərəl. ˈpraɪvət ˈhoʊmˌbaɪərz, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, kʊd ˈizəli faɪnd bæŋks tɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns mɔr ðən 100 pərˈsɛnt əv ə ˈprɑpərtiz praɪs. "ju kʊd ˈrɛdəli əbˈteɪn ə loʊn fər faɪv taɪmz jʊr ˈænjuəl ˈsæləri," sɪz, "ənd ɔl ðət wɪˈθaʊt ə sɛnt əv ˈɛkwəti." ðɪs wɑz ˈoʊnli ˈpɑsəbəl bɪˈkəz ˈprɑpərti ˈoʊnərz wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈfʊli dɪˈdəkt ˈmɔrgɪʤ ˈɪntəˌrɛst frəm ðɛr ˈtæksɪz. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv peɪɪŋ ɔf ðə loʊnz, ˈbɑroʊərz ˈnɔrməli pʊt səm əv ðə ˈməni ˈɪntu ən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt fənd, mənθ ˈæftər mənθ, ˈhoʊpɪŋ fər ə ˈprɑfɪt. ðə ˈməni wɑz tɪ bi juzd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli tɪ peɪ ɔf ðə loʊn, æt list ɪn pɑrt. bət ɪt kˈwɪkli bɪˈkeɪm ˈkəstəˌmɛri tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ðə ˈvælju əv ə ˈgɪvɪn ˈprɑpərti tɪ ˌɪnˈkris səbˈstænʃəli. ˈmɛni dəʧ ˈseɪvərz ɪkˈspɛktɪd ðət ðə ˈriˌseɪl əv ðɛr hoʊmz wʊd ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ɪˈnəf ˈməni tɪ peɪ ɔf ðə loʊnz, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə ˈhɛlθi ˈprɑfɪt. ən ɪˈkɑnəmi ɔn ðə brɪŋk mɔr ðən ə ˈdɛkeɪd əˈgoʊ, ðə dəʧ ˈsɛntrəl bæŋk ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ðə ˈdeɪnʤərz əv ðɪs juˈfɔriə, bət ɪts ˈwɔrnɪŋz wɛnt ənˈhidɪd. ˈoʊnli læst jɪr dɪd ðə nu ˈgəvərnmənt, ˈəndər praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər mɑrk rutte*, əˈmɛnd ðə ˈʤɛnərəs tæks ˈluˌphoʊlz, wɪʧ ˈgræʤuəli bɪˈgæn tɪ ɪkˈspaɪr ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri. bət naʊ ɪts ˈɔlˌmoʊst tu leɪt. noʊ ˈneɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈjʊrə zoʊn ɪz ɛz ˈdipli ɪn dɛt ɛz ðə ˈnɛðərləndz, wɛr bæŋks hæv ə ˈtoʊtəl əv əˈbaʊt ˈbɪljən ɪn ˈmɔrgɪʤ loʊnz ɔn ðɛr bʊks. kənˈsumər dɛt əˈmaʊnts tɪ əˈbaʊt 250 pərˈsɛnt əv əˈveɪləbəl ˈɪnˌkəm. baɪ kəmˈpɛrəsən, ɪn 2011 ˈivɪn ðə ˈspænjərdz ˈoʊnli riʧt ə dɛt ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ əv 125 pərˈsɛnt. ðə ˈnɛðərləndz ɪz stɪl wən əv ðə moʊst kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈkəntriz ɪn ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən, bət naʊ ðət ðə ril ɛˈsteɪt ˈbəbəl həz bərst, ɪt θˈrɛtənz tɪ teɪk daʊn ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ɪˈkɑnəmi wɪθ ɪt. ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt ɪz ɔn ðə raɪz, kənˈsəmʃən ɪz daʊn ənd groʊθ həz kəm tɪ ə ˈstændˌstɪl. dɪˈspaɪt təf ˌɔˈstɛrɪti ˈmɛʒərz, ðɪs jɪr ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ðə heɪg wɪl ˈvaɪəleɪt ðə ˈdɛfəsət kraɪˈtɪriən, wɪʧ fərˈbɪd nu ˈbɑroʊɪŋ əv mɔr ðən 3 pərˈsɛnt əv groʊs dəˈmɛstɪk ˈprɑdəkt (gdp*). ɪts ə ˈhɛvi ˈbərdən, əˈspɛʃəli fər dəʧ ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈmɪnɪstər, hu ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə nu hɛd əv ðə ˈjʊrə grup, ənd naʊ faɪndz hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ðə ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd roʊl əv biɪŋ boʊθ ə ˈwɑʧˌdɔg fər ðə ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ˈjunjən ənd ə ˈkraɪsəs ˈkænədɪt. ˈivɪn ˈbɪljən ɪn ˌɔˈstɛrɪti ˈmɛʒərz ər əˈpɛrəntli nɑt ɪˈnəf tɪ rɪˈmeɪn wɪˈθɪn ðə dɛt ˈlɪmət. ˌɔlˈðoʊ həz əˈnaʊnst əˈnəðər ˈbɪljən ɪn kəts ɪn ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪs ənd ˈhɛlθˌkɛr, ðeɪ wɪl ˈoʊnli teɪk ˈifɛkt ɪn 2014 "ˈstɪkɪŋ ðə naɪf ɪn ˈivɪn mɔr ˈdipli" wʊd bi "ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri ənˈriznəbəl," ˈsoʊʃəl ˈdɛməˌkræt toʊld ˈʤərmən ˈdeɪli ˈfræŋkfərtər ˈɔlgəˌmaɪn ˈzaɪtəŋ, ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ðə dɪˈleɪ. ɪts ðə kaɪnd əv ˈrɛtərɪk ˈnɔrməli hərd frəm ˈjʊrəps ˈstrɪkən ˈsəðərn ˈkəntriz. ðə ˌædˈvərs ˈifɛkts əv ˈlɪvɪŋ bɪɔnd wənz minz hæv bɪˈkəm əˈpɛrənt sɪns ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkraɪsəs bɪˈgæn. ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈtaɪtli ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd fɪˈnænsɪŋ ˈmɑdəlz ər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈwərkɪŋ aʊt, ənd ˈsɪtɪzənz kən ˈhɑrdli peɪ ðɛr dɛts ˌɛniˈmɔr. ðə ˈpraɪsɪz əv kəˈmərʃəl ənd ˈpraɪvət ril ɛˈsteɪt, wɪʧ wər əbˈsərdli haɪ fər ə taɪm, ər ˈsɪŋkɪŋ drəˈmætɪkəli. ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪz ˈstɔlɪŋ. ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt ɔn ðə raɪz "ə ˈvɪʃəs ˈsaɪkəl dɪˈvɛləps ɪn səʧ ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz," sɪz rocholl*, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən skul əv ˈmænɪʤmənt ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪn bərˈlɪn ənd ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ædˈvaɪzərz tɪ ðə ˈʤərmən ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈmɪnɪstri. "ˈkəstəmərz hæv tu məʧ dɛt ənd ˈkænɑt ˈsərvɪs ðɛr loʊnz. ðɪs ˈkɔzɪz ˈprɑbləmz fər ðə bæŋks, wɪʧ ər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər səˈplaɪɪŋ ɪˈnəf ˈməni tɪ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi. ðɪs lidz tɪ ən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈdaʊnˌtərn ənd haɪ ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt, wɪʧ meɪks loʊn riˈpeɪmənt ˈivɪn mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt." ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt reɪt həz ɔˈrɛdi klaɪmd tɪ pərˈsɛnt. ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti, ɪt ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli məʧ haɪər, bət ðət həz bɪn mæskt ənˈtɪl naʊ baɪ ə ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk grup kɔld ðə zzp*. ðə personeel*" wɪˈθaʊt ɪmˈplɔɪiz") ər riˈmoʊtli rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈʤərmən ˈmɑdəl əv ðə "ich-ag*" ("mi, ɪŋk."). əˈbaʊt ˈkərəntli wərk ɪn ðə ˈnɛðərləndz. wən əv ðɛm ɪz rɑb. ðə lɪvz wɪθ hɪz waɪf ənd sən ɪn santpoort*, nɪr haarlem*. ɪn 2006, ən ɪt ˈspɛʃəlɪst, lɛft hɪz pəˈzɪʃən wɪθ ə lɑrʤ kənˈsəltɪŋ fərm tɪ stɑrt hɪz oʊn ˈbɪznɪs. ɪt wɛnt wɛl æt fərst, wɪθ ˈərnɪŋ ən aʊər. bət ˈoʊvər taɪm ˈmɛni ˈkəstəmərz, boʊθ ˌgəvərnˈmɛntəl ənd ˈpraɪvət, slæʃt ðə fiz ðeɪ wər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ peɪ. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ʤɑbz wər ˈsɪmpli dɪˈlitəd ˌɔltəˈgɛðər. "fər ˈkəmpəˌniz ɪts ˈwərθˈwaɪl tɪ lɛt ðɛr ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ɪmˈplɔɪiz goʊ ənd ðɛn teɪk ɔn ˈtɛmpərˌɛri wərk ˈkɑnˌtrækts," sɪz ðə ɪt ˈɛkspərt. "ɪt seɪvz ðɛm ðə ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti kɔsts." ðɛr ɪz ˈkətθˌroʊt ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən əˈməŋ ðə self-employed*, hu ər ˈəndərˌkətɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər tɪ sɪˈkjʊr ɔˈkeɪʒənəl ʤɑbz. "ɪf ju doʊnt əkˈsɛpt ə ʤɑb, ˈsəmˌwən ɛls wɪl snæp ɪt əp," sɪz. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, hi ɪz əˈneɪbəl tɪ peɪ ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz tɪ hɪz rɪˈtaɪərmənt fənd æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt. "wi ər ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈlɑrʤli ɔn ɑr ˈseɪvɪŋz," hi sɪz. noʊ ɛnd ɪn saɪt ðə dəʧ hæv lɔŋ bɪn əˈməŋ ˈjʊrəps moʊst ˈdɪlɪʤənt ˈseɪvərz, ənd ɪn ðə ˈkraɪsəs ˈmɛni ər ˈhoʊldɪŋ ˈɔntu ðɛr ˈməni ˈivɪn mɔr ˈtaɪtli, wɪʧ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈtɑksɪk tɪ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi. "wən əv ðə meɪn ˈprɑbləmz ɪz dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ kənˈsəmʃən," sɪz ʤoʊˈhænəs hərz əv ðə ˈnɛðərləndz ˈbjʊroʊ fər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈpɑləsi æˈnælɪsɪs (cpb*) ɪn ðə heɪg, ðə ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˈɛkspərts æt ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks ˈmɪnɪstri. hɪz ˈɔfəs ɪkˈspɛkts ə dɪˈklaɪn ɪn groʊθ fər 2013 səm 755 ˈkəmpəˌniz dɪˈklɛrd ˈbæŋkrəptsi ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri, ðə haɪəst ˈnəmbər sɪns ˈrɛkərdz bɪˈgæn ɪn 1981 ðə ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈsɛktər ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ leɪɪŋ ɔf ˈθaʊzənz əv ɪmˈplɔɪiz æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt. bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈmɛni ˈmɔrgɪʤ loʊnz ɔn ðə bʊks, ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈɪndəstri ɪz ɪkˈstrimli ˌɪnˈfleɪtɪd, soʊ məʧ soʊ ðət ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈæˌsɛts əv ɔl bæŋks ər taɪmz ðə saɪz əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈaʊtˌpʊt. ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz fɔrst tɪ ˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz bæŋk, ðə ˈkəntriz bæŋk, bɪˈkəz ɪt hæd ə lɑrʤ pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊ əv bæd loʊnz fər kəˈmərʃəl ril ɛˈsteɪt. ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ bæŋks ˈoʊnli wɔnt tɪ sɪˈkjʊrəˌtaɪz ə ˈpɔrʃən əv ðɛr ʤaɪənt loʊn pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊz ənd riˈsɛl ðə sɪˈkjʊrətiz θru ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈmɔrgɪʤ bæŋk praɪˈmɛrəli tɪ ðə ˈkəntriz ˈpɛnʃən fəndz, wɛr ðə dəʧ hæv pʊt əˈweɪ lɑrʤ səmz fər rɪˈtaɪərmənt. jəŋ ˈfæməliz laɪk ðə, hu hæv bɔt ə hoʊm ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, ər naʊ ˈhoʊpɪŋ ðət ðeɪ kən æt list kip ðɛr ʤɑbz. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɛr ˈduˌplɛks həz lɔst ˈvælju, ðeɪ kən stɪl meɪk ðə ˈmənθli ˈpeɪmənts. bət ðə kəts ər ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈkloʊzər. ə ˈneɪbər ˈrisəntli lɔst hɪz ʤɑb, ənd ˈwɛˈlɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd ˈpipəl kən noʊ ˈlɔŋgər faɪnd ʤɑbz. "ðɛr ɪz noʊ ɛnd tɪ ðə ˈkraɪsəs ɪn saɪt," sɪz. |
donald trump didn't actually kick a baby out of a rally this week in virginia, according to the eyewitness report of a journalist sitting nearby and the mother of the baby herself.
in a video that spurred headlines criticizing the nominee, trump was seen saying first that he loved the baby who had begun to cry during his rally, then just a minute later saying that the mother should "get the baby out of here."
"i think she really believed me that i love having a baby crying while i'm speaking," trump said.
but daniel dale, a reporter for the toronto star sitting behind the crying baby in question, said the mother was never asked to leave and that the entire episode was trump's sense of humor being blown out of proportion.
the mother was already on her way out when trump made his second statement.
"one minute later, though, the baby began to cry again. this time, the mother quickly decided to take the baby out of the room. trump, looking in our direction, appeared to notice that she was on her way to the exit," dale wrote.
"to my eyes, it certainly was not an ejection it was an unusually barbed endorsement of the mother's own decision to depart," he continued.
he also noted that the mother and her child returned to their seats after a short time, with the baby quieted and sucking on a pacifier.
byron york, the chief political correspondent for the washington examiner, was also in the room, across the room in an area reserved for press.
"it was obvious, not just to reporters, but to everyone in the room, that trump was treating the situation humorously," york said. "i've covered trump rallies in 10 states and have seen a lot of people removed. this was not that."
the mother, devan ebert, also told the washington post that the situation did not play out as the media had reported.
"the media did in fact blow this entire situation out of proportion," she said. "i'm not looking to make it into anything bigger. all i'm hoping is that trump personally is aware that i am in agreement with him and stand by the fact that i was never kicked out of the rally."
she said it was "blatantly obvious he was joking" when asking the baby to leave the rally. | ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˈdɪdənt ˈæˌkʧuəli kɪk ə ˈbeɪbi aʊt əv ə ˈræli ðɪs wik ɪn vərˈʤɪnjə, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈaɪˈwɪtnəs rɪˈpɔrt əv ə ˈʤərnəlɪst ˈsɪtɪŋ ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ənd ðə ˈməðər əv ðə ˈbeɪbi hərˈsɛlf. ɪn ə ˈvɪdioʊ ðət spərd ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪzɪŋ ðə ˌnɑməˈni, trəmp wɑz sin seɪɪŋ fərst ðət hi ləvd ðə ˈbeɪbi hu hæd ˈbeɪgən tɪ kraɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈræli, ðɛn ʤɪst ə ˈmɪnət ˈleɪtər seɪɪŋ ðət ðə ˈməðər ʃʊd "gɪt ðə ˈbeɪbi aʊt əv hir." "aɪ θɪŋk ʃi ˈrɪli bɪˈlivd mi ðət aɪ ləv ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈbeɪbi kraɪɪŋ waɪl əm ˈspikɪŋ," trəmp sɛd. bət ˈdænjəl deɪl, ə rɪˈpɔrtər fər ðə tərˈɑntoʊ stɑr ˈsɪtɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ðə kraɪɪŋ ˈbeɪbi ɪn kˈwɛʃən, sɛd ðə ˈməðər wɑz ˈnɛvər æst tɪ liv ənd ðət ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd wɑz trəmps sɛns əv ˈhjumər biɪŋ bloʊn aʊt əv prəˈpɔrʃən. ðə ˈməðər wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ɔn hər weɪ aʊt wɪn trəmp meɪd hɪz ˈsɛkənd ˈsteɪtmənt. "wən ˈmɪnət ˈleɪtər, ðoʊ, ðə ˈbeɪbi bɪˈgæn tɪ kraɪ əˈgɛn. ðɪs taɪm, ðə ˈməðər kˈwɪkli ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ teɪk ðə ˈbeɪbi aʊt əv ðə rum. trəmp, ˈlʊkɪŋ ɪn ɑr dɪˈrɛkʃɪn, əˈpɪrd tɪ ˈnoʊtɪs ðət ʃi wɑz ɔn hər weɪ tɪ ðə ˈɛksət," deɪl roʊt. "tɪ maɪ aɪz, ɪt ˈsərtənli wɑz nɑt ən ɪˈʤɛkʃən ɪt wɑz ən ənˈjuˌʒuəli bɑrbd ɛnˈdɔrsmənt əv ðə ˈməðərz oʊn dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ dɪˈpɑrt," hi kənˈtɪnjud. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðə ˈməðər ənd hər ʧaɪld rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðɛr sits ˈæftər ə ʃɔrt taɪm, wɪθ ðə ˈbeɪbi kˈwaɪətɪd ənd ˈsəkɪŋ ɔn ə ˈpæsəˌfaɪər. ˈbaɪrən jɔrk, ðə ʧif pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt fər ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɪgˈzæmənər, wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ðə rum, əˈkrɔs ðə rum ɪn ən ˈɛriə rɪˈzərvd fər prɛs. "ɪt wɑz ˈɑbviəs, nɑt ʤɪst tɪ rɪˈpɔrtərz, bət tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən ɪn ðə rum, ðət trəmp wɑz ˈtritɪŋ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ˈhjumərəsli," jɔrk sɛd. "aɪv ˈkəvərd trəmp ˈræliz ɪn 10 steɪts ənd hæv sin ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl riˈmuvd. ðɪs wɑz nɑt ðət." ðə ˈməðər, ˈdɛvən ˈɛbərt, ˈɔlsoʊ toʊld ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst ðət ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən dɪd nɑt pleɪ aʊt ɛz ðə ˈmidiə hæd ˌriˈpɔrtəd. "ðə ˈmidiə dɪd ɪn fækt bloʊ ðɪs ɪnˈtaɪər ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən aʊt əv prəˈpɔrʃən," ʃi sɛd. "əm nɑt ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈɪntu ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈbɪgər. ɔl əm ˈhoʊpɪŋ ɪz ðət trəmp ˈpərsənəli ɪz əˈwɛr ðət aɪ æm ɪn əˈgrimənt wɪθ ɪm ənd stænd baɪ ðə fækt ðət aɪ wɑz ˈnɛvər kɪkt aʊt əv ðə ˈræli." ʃi sɛd ɪt wɑz "ˈbleɪtəntli ˈɑbviəs hi wɑz ˈʤoʊkɪŋ" wɪn ˈæskɪŋ ðə ˈbeɪbi tɪ liv ðə ˈræli. |
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fewer than 35 percent of property owners have granted access to their land to the company seeking approval to build a controversial pipeline through parts of and mercer counties.
that lack of cooperation is spurring the state department of environmental protection to advise the company in charge of the project not to apply for some of the permits it needs until it gets more information on the actual route.
whether that constitutes a serious roadblock for the $1 billion, pipeline project from pennsylvania to hopewell remains to be seen, but it has buoyed the hopes of critics. miles of the pipeline would run through four communities in county, before terminating in hopewell in mercer county.
the project is perhaps one of the most contentious of more than a dozen new pipeline projects that have been proposed in new jersey, most aimed at delivering cheap natural gas from the marcellus shale formations in pennsylvania to consumers and businesses.
much of the proposed route in new jersey would traverse land preserved with taxpayer dollars to protect open space and farmland, not to mention cutting though wetlands, parks and crossing waterways.
in a letter dated july 2 to the federal energy regulatory commission and, the dep said it cannot complete a review of or permits “if the potential impact surveys and mitigation and restoration plans’’ are incomplete.
given the christie and the record on promoting various gas pipeline projects, opponents were a bit surprised, although elated, by the letter. the administration views access to cheap natural gas as a way of lowering energy bills in a state that has some of the highest in the nation.
“they never met a pipeline they like,’’ said jeff tittel, director of the new jersey sierra club. ‘’the reason they issued this letter is because people have not let on their land. this is a major roadblock.’’
tom gilbert, director of climate, energy, and natural resources for the new jersey conservation foundation, said people are encouraged by the stance taken by the dep. “it’s a reflection of the fact that tremendous opposition at the local level,’’ he said.
noting the proposed pipeline would go through acres of preserved open space and farmland, gilbert said, “there’s no question significant environmental resources are at stake here.’’
patricia, a spokeswoman for, denied the position represented a setback for the project, which is being sponsored by all four regulated gas utilities in new jersey.
“it provides a very constructive and outlines the agencies expectations,’’ she said. “it is a normal part of the process.’’.
tittel disagreed with that assessment. “the more property owners who deny access to the land and deny surveys, or revoke permissions you gave them, the better chances we will stop this project,’’ he said.
in its letter, the dep also strongly urged to allow the agency to review a draft environmental impact statement prior to submitting any permit application. the company also must identify potentially environmentally sensitive areas that may be a habitat for threatened or endangered species.
where feasible, said, the company already has adjusted the proposed route of the pipeline. the company plans to submit a formal application to sometime in the third quarter of 2015, she said.
if gets the necessary approvals, construction will begin in late 2017, and the pipeline could be in service in late 2018, according to the company. | ˈkrɛdɪt: ˈlɪndzi fjuər ðən 35 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈprɑpərti ˈoʊnərz hæv ˈgrænɪd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðɛr lænd tɪ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈsikɪŋ əˈpruvəl tɪ bɪld ə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈpaɪˌplaɪn θru pɑrts əv ənd ˈmərsər ˈkaʊntiz. ðət læk əv kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən ɪz spərɪŋ ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl prəˈtɛkʃən tɪ ədˈvaɪz ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt nɑt tɪ əˈplaɪ fər səm əv ðə ˈpərˌmɪts ɪt nidz ənˈtɪl ɪt gɪts mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ðə ˈækʧəwəl rut. ˈwɛðər ðət ˈkɑnstəˌtuts ə ˈsɪriəs ˈroʊdˌblɑk fər ðə 1 ˈbɪljən, ˈpaɪˌplaɪn ˈprɑʤɛkt frəm ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə tɪ ˈhoʊpˌwɛl rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi sin, bət ɪt həz buid ðə hoʊps əv ˈkrɪtɪks. maɪəlz əv ðə ˈpaɪˌplaɪn wʊd rən θru fɔr kəmˈjunɪtiz ɪn ˈkaʊnti, ˌbiˈfɔr ˈtərməˌneɪtɪŋ ɪn ˈhoʊpˌwɛl ɪn ˈmərsər ˈkaʊnti. ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz pərˈhæps wən əv ðə moʊst kənˈtɛnʃəs əv mɔr ðən ə ˈdəzən nu ˈpaɪˌplaɪn ˈprɑʤɛkts ðət hæv bɪn prəˈpoʊzd ɪn nu ˈʤərzi, moʊst eɪmd æt dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ʧip ˈnæʧərəl gæs frəm ðə mɑrˈsɛləs ʃeɪl fɔrˈmeɪʃənz ɪn ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə tɪ kənˈsumərz ənd ˈbɪznɪsɪz. məʧ əv ðə prəˈpoʊzd rut ɪn nu ˈʤərzi wʊd ˈtrævərs lænd prɪˈzərvd wɪθ ˈtækˌspeɪər ˈdɔlərz tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈoʊpən speɪs ənd ˈfɑrmˌlænd, nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ˈkətɪŋ ðoʊ ˈwɛˌtlændz, pɑrks ənd ˈkrɔsɪŋ ˈwɔtərˌweɪz. ɪn ə ˈlɛtər ˈdeɪtɪd ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2 tɪ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈɛnərʤi ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri kəˈmɪʃən ənd, ðə dɛp sɛd ɪt ˈkænɑt kəmˈplit ə ˌrivˈju əv ər ˈpərˌmɪts ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌɪmˈpækt ˈsərˌveɪz ənd ˌmɪtɪˈgeɪʃən ənd ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən plans’’*’’ ər ˌɪnkəmˈplit. ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈkrɪsti ənd ðə ˈrɛkərd ɔn prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ˈvɛriəs gæs ˈpaɪˌplaɪn ˈprɑʤɛkts, əˈpoʊnənts wər ə bɪt səˈpraɪzd, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪˈleɪtɪd, baɪ ðə ˈlɛtər. ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən vjuz ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ʧip ˈnæʧərəl gæs ɛz ə weɪ əv loʊərɪŋ ˈɛnərʤi bɪlz ɪn ə steɪt ðət həz səm əv ðə haɪəst ɪn ðə ˈneɪʃən. ˈnɛvər mɛt ə ˈpaɪˌplaɪn ðeɪ like,’’*,’’ sɛd ʤɛf ˈtɪtəl, dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə nu ˈʤərzi siˈɛrə kləb. ˈrizən ðeɪ ˈɪʃud ðɪs ˈlɛtər ɪz bɪˈkəz ˈpipəl hæv nɑt lɛt ɔn ðɛr lænd. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈmeɪʤər roadblock.’’*.’’ tɑm ˈgɪlbərt, dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈklaɪmɪt, ˈɛnərʤi, ənd ˈnæʧərəl ˈrisɔrsɪz fər ðə nu ˈʤərzi ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən faʊnˈdeɪʃən, sɛd ˈpipəl ər ɪnˈkərəʤd baɪ ðə stæns ˈteɪkən baɪ ðə dɛp. ə rɪˈflɛkʃən əv ðə fækt ðət trɪˈmɛndəs ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən æt ðə ˈloʊkəl level,’’*,’’ hi sɛd. ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðə prəˈpoʊzd ˈpaɪˌplaɪn wʊd goʊ θru ˈeɪkərz əv prɪˈzərvd ˈoʊpən speɪs ənd ˈfɑrmˌlænd, ˈgɪlbərt sɛd, noʊ kˈwɛʃən sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈrisɔrsɪz ər æt steɪk here.’’*.’’ pəˈtrɪʃə, ə ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən fər, dɪˈnaɪd ðə pəˈzɪʃən ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ə ˈsɛtˌbæk fər ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt, wɪʧ ɪz biɪŋ ˈspɑnsərd baɪ ɔl fɔr ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd gæs juˈtɪlətiz ɪn nu ˈʤərzi. prəˈvaɪdz ə ˈvɛri kənˈstrəktɪv ənd ˈaʊˌtlaɪnz ðə ˈeɪʤənsiz expectations,’’*,’’ ʃi sɛd. ɪz ə ˈnɔrməl pɑrt əv ðə process.’’*.’’. ˈtɪtəl dɪsəˈgrid wɪθ ðət əˈsɛsmənt. mɔr ˈprɑpərti ˈoʊnərz hu dɪˈnaɪ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə lænd ənd dɪˈnaɪ ˈsərˌveɪz, ər rɪˈvoʊk pərˈmɪʃənz ju geɪv ðɛm, ðə ˈbɛtər ˈʧænsɪz wi wɪl stɑp ðɪs project,’’*,’’ hi sɛd. ɪn ɪts ˈlɛtər, ðə dɛp ˈɔlsoʊ ˈstrɔŋli ərʤd tɪ əˈlaʊ ðə ˈeɪʤənsi tɪ ˌrivˈju ə dræft ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˌɪmˈpækt ˈsteɪtmənt praɪər tɪ səbˈmɪtɪŋ ˈɛni ˈpərˌmɪt ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈɔlsoʊ məst aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ pəˈtɛnʃəli ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəli ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˈɛriəz ðət meɪ bi ə ˈhæbəˌtæt fər θˈrɛtənd ər ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd ˈspiʃiz. wɛr ˈfizəbəl, sɛd, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɔˈrɛdi həz əˈʤəstɪd ðə prəˈpoʊzd rut əv ðə ˈpaɪˌplaɪn. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni plænz tɪ səbˈmɪt ə ˈfɔrməl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən tɪ ˈsəmˌtaɪm ɪn ðə θərd kˈwɔrtər əv 2015 ʃi sɛd. ɪf gɪts ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri əˈpruvəlz, kənˈstrəkʃən wɪl bɪˈgɪn ɪn leɪt 2017 ənd ðə ˈpaɪˌplaɪn kʊd bi ɪn ˈsərvɪs ɪn leɪt 2018 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni. |
lahore: pakistan chief on tuesday said his party would not be a part of ‘thanksgiving’ rally as khan did not take him into confidence over matters.
speaking to geo news, pat chief said he would have considered joining if a protest were taking place, but now it was "out of the question".
the pakistan-e-insaf (pti) has postponed its planned lockdown of the federal capital on november 2 and is instead holding a day of celebration tomorrow.
"i do not know what to say except for ina allah wa rajioon," he commented.
the pat chief said that from the beginning to the end only khan made decisions.
qadri is not the only ally who has expressed their reservations regarding course of action during the past few days.
awami muslim league (aml) chief sheikh rasheed said today that chairman khan should have come to lal on october 28.
in response to sheikh grievance, the chief, while speaking to journalists in gala, said “the captain moves according to his strategy.”
earlier today, khan told party workers to go home rest and reach parade ground tomorrow (wednesday) at 2 pm where (day of thanks) would be celebrated. | lɑˈhɔr: ˈpækɪˌstæn ʧif ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ sɛd hɪz ˈpɑrti wʊd nɑt bi ə pɑrt əv ‘‘thanksgiving’*’ ˈræli ɛz kɑn dɪd nɑt teɪk ɪm ˈɪntu ˈkɑnfədɛns ˈoʊvər ˈmætərz. ˈspikɪŋ tɪ ˈʤioʊ nuz, pæt ʧif sɛd hi wʊd hæv kənˈsɪdərd ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ɪf ə ˈproʊˌtɛst wər ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs, bət naʊ ɪt wɑz "aʊt əv ðə kˈwɛʃən". ðə ˈpækɪˌstæn (pti*) həz poʊstˈpoʊnd ɪts plænd ˈlɑkˌdaʊn əv ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈkæpɪtəl ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 2 ənd ɪz ˌɪnˈstɛd ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə deɪ əv ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən təˈmɑˌroʊ. "aɪ du nɑt noʊ wət tɪ seɪ ɪkˈsɛpt fər ˈinə ˈɑlə wɑ rajioon*," hi ˈkɑmɛntəd. ðə pæt ʧif sɛd ðət frəm ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ ðə ɛnd ˈoʊnli kɑn meɪd dɪˈsɪʒənz. ɪz nɑt ðə ˈoʊnli ˈælaɪ hu həz ɪkˈsprɛst ðɛr ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ kɔrs əv ˈækʃən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə pæst fju deɪz. ˈməzlɪm lig (aml*) ʧif ʃik rəˈʃid sɛd təˈdeɪ ðət ˈʧɛrmən kɑn ʃʊd hæv kəm tɪ læl ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 28 ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ʃik ˈgrivəns, ðə ʧif, waɪl ˈspikɪŋ tɪ ˈʤərnəlɪsts ɪn ˈgælə, sɛd ˈkæptən muvz əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ hɪz strategy.”*.” ˈərliər təˈdeɪ, kɑn toʊld ˈpɑrti ˈwərkərz tɪ goʊ hoʊm rɛst ənd riʧ pəreɪd graʊnd təˈmɑˌroʊ (ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ) æt 2 piɛm wɛr (deɪ əv θæŋks) wʊd bi ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd. |
vancouver for fans of movie star kevin spacey, this may be the ultimate gift.
a vancouver resident is selling what they claim is a jar of kevin breath.
spacey reportedly breathed into the jar while working on the film american beauty, which was released in 1999.
the seller says in the ad they got this for their mother who was a huge kevin spacey fan before she passed away.
anyway, this is real, his actual breath in there. if i recall correctly, we had some sort of chicken pasta for lunch before i asked him to blow in the jar. been opened since.
there is no price tag attached to the jar, the seller just wants people to make them an offer.
we have contacted the seller for comment. | vænˈkuvər fər fænz əv ˈmuvi stɑr ˈkɛvɪn ˈspeɪsi, ðɪs meɪ bi ðə ˈəltəmət gɪft. ə vænˈkuvər ˈrɛzɪdənt ɪz ˈsɛlɪŋ wət ðeɪ kleɪm ɪz ə ʤɑr əv ˈkɛvɪn brɛθ. ˈspeɪsi rɪˈpɔrtədli briðd ˈɪntu ðə ʤɑr waɪl ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə fɪlm əˈmɛrɪkən ˈbjuti, wɪʧ wɑz riˈlist ɪn 1999 ðə ˈsɛlər sɪz ɪn ðə æd ðeɪ gɑt ðɪs fər ðɛr ˈməðər hu wɑz ə juʤ ˈkɛvɪn ˈspeɪsi fæn ˌbiˈfɔr ʃi pæst əˈweɪ. ˈɛniˌweɪ, ðɪs ɪz ril, hɪz ˈækʧəwəl brɛθ ɪn ðɛr. ɪf aɪ ˈriˌkɔl kərˈɛktli, wi hæd səm sɔrt əv ˈʧɪkən ˈpɑstə fər lənʧ ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ æst ɪm tɪ bloʊ ɪn ðə ʤɑr. bɪn ˈoʊpənd sɪns. ðɛr ɪz noʊ praɪs tæg əˈtæʧt tɪ ðə ʤɑr, ðə ˈsɛlər ʤɪst wɔnts ˈpipəl tɪ meɪk ðɛm ən ˈɔfər. wi hæv ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd ðə ˈsɛlər fər ˈkɑmɛnt. |
relationships are built upon trust! as an ad administrator, there is no relationship more important than the one between domain controllers and workstations. we have all dealt with errors like “the trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed.” but why does this occur? in short, the secure channel has been broken and we need to fix it. here is how:
“why you look me in the eyes without crying?”*
as you probably know, computer accounts have passwords. when the computer account is first configured, default password is computername$. it will change the password and continue changing the password every 30 days. but what happens if a computer is offline for more than 30 days?
to quote microsoft:
machine account passwords as such do not expire in active directory. they are exempted from the password policy. it is important to remember that machine account password changes are driven by the client (computer), and not the ad. as long as no one has disabled or deleted the computer account, nor tried to add a computer with the same name to the domain, (or some other destructive action), the computer will continue to work no matter how long it has been since its machine account password was initiated and changed.
if password expiration the issue, why would a trust relationship be broken? here is a nice starter list for you:
duplicate computer names: if you have two physical computers with the same name, you are going to have problems. you can use this script to help find potential duplicates.
resetting the ad account: for clarification purposes, this is not a fancy “restart computer button”. that fancy button can be found here.
duplicate sids: this last reason is still in question. if you are properly imaging your machines, you have any issues here though.
infidelity: some have reported that repeatedly different domains can cause this issues why they were even trying this, i do not know.
“how can i move on with my life?”*
remote desktop is your best friend on this problem! connect to the computer as the local administrator. because local users do not authenticate against the domain, you should not have any issues logging in. if you are unable to resolve the name of the computer, you can use to locate the ip address.
once connected, just open system properties and proceed through the network id wizard. if you are using+, you can use the cmdlet. here is an example:
test-computersecurechannel -repair -credential (get-credential) 1 -repair -credential ( )
hopefully, this post will give you some closure on why your trust relationships sometimes fail. if you have any questions (or tips on this problem), please let me know in the comments below! if you want to learn more and learn how to make your it life easier, then subscribe to deployhappiness. as a bonus, you will get a free guide on making your own windows 8 administrative menu!
*all are strictly fictional and are in no way taken from am fights that my neighbors regularly have. | riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ər bɪlt əˈpɑn trəst! ɛz ən æd ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər, ðɛr ɪz noʊ riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðən ðə wən bɪtˈwin doʊˈmeɪn kənˈtroʊlərz ənd ˈwərkˌsteɪʃənz. wi hæv ɔl dɛlt wɪθ ˈɛrərz laɪk trəst riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ðɪs ˈwərkˌsteɪʃən ənd ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri doʊˈmeɪn failed.”*.” bət waɪ dɪz ðɪs əˈkər? ɪn ʃɔrt, ðə sɪˈkjʊr ˈʧænəl həz bɪn ˈbroʊkən ənd wi nid tɪ fɪks ɪt. hir ɪz haʊ: ju lʊk mi ɪn ðə aɪz wɪˈθaʊt ɛz ju ˈprɑbəˌbli noʊ, kəmˈpjutər əˈkaʊnts hæv ˈpæsˌwərdz. wɪn ðə kəmˈpjutər əˈkaʊnt ɪz fərst kənˈfɪgjərd, dɪˈfɔlt ˈpæsˌwərd ɪz computername*$. ɪt wɪl ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈpæsˌwərd ənd kənˈtɪnju ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə ˈpæsˌwərd ˈɛvəri 30 deɪz. bət wət ˈhæpənz ɪf ə kəmˈpjutər ɪz ˈɔˌflaɪn fər mɔr ðən 30 deɪz? tɪ kwoʊt ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft: məˈʃin əˈkaʊnt ˈpæsˌwərdz ɛz səʧ du nɑt ɪkˈspaɪr ɪn ˈæktɪv dɪˈrɛktəri. ðeɪ ər ɪgˈzɛmptɪd frəm ðə ˈpæsˌwərd ˈpɑləsi. ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðət məˈʃin əˈkaʊnt ˈpæsˌwərd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ər ˈdrɪvən baɪ ðə klaɪənt (kəmˈpjutər), ənd nɑt ðə æd. ɛz lɔŋ ɛz noʊ wən həz dɪˈseɪbəld ər dɪˈlitəd ðə kəmˈpjutər əˈkaʊnt, nɔr traɪd tɪ æd ə kəmˈpjutər wɪθ ðə seɪm neɪm tɪ ðə doʊˈmeɪn, (ər səm ˈəðər dɪˈstrəktɪv ˈækʃən), ðə kəmˈpjutər wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ wərk noʊ ˈmætər haʊ lɔŋ ɪt həz bɪn sɪns ɪts məˈʃin əˈkaʊnt ˈpæsˌwərd wɑz ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd ənd ʧeɪnʤd. ɪf ˈpæsˌwərd ˌɛkspərˈeɪʃən ðə ˈɪʃu, waɪ wʊd ə trəst riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bi ˈbroʊkən? hir ɪz ə nis ˈstɑrtər lɪst fər ju: ˈdupləˌkeɪt kəmˈpjutər neɪmz: ɪf ju hæv tu ˈfɪzɪkəl kəmˈpjutərz wɪθ ðə seɪm neɪm, ju ər goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv ˈprɑbləmz. ju kən juz ðɪs skrɪpt tɪ hɛlp faɪnd pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈdjupləˌkeɪts. ðə æd əˈkaʊnt: fər ˌklɛrəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈpərpəsɪz, ðɪs ɪz nɑt ə ˈfænsi kəmˈpjutər button”*”. ðət ˈfænsi ˈbətən kən bi faʊnd hir. ˈdupləˌkeɪt sɪdz: ðɪs læst ˈrizən ɪz stɪl ɪn kˈwɛʃən. ɪf ju ər ˈprɑpərli ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ jʊr məˈʃinz, ju hæv ˈɛni ˈɪʃuz hir ðoʊ. ˌɪnfɪˈdɛlɪti: səm hæv ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət rɪˈpitɪdli ˈdɪfərənt doʊˈmeɪnz kən kɔz ðɪs ˈɪʃuz waɪ ðeɪ wər ˈivɪn traɪɪŋ ðɪs, aɪ du nɑt noʊ. kən aɪ muv ɔn wɪθ maɪ rɪˈmoʊt ˈdɛskˌtɑp ɪz jʊr bɛst frɛnd ɔn ðɪs ˈprɑbləm! kəˈnɛkt tɪ ðə kəmˈpjutər ɛz ðə ˈloʊkəl ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər. bɪˈkəz ˈloʊkəl ˈjuzərz du nɑt ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪt əˈgɛnst ðə doʊˈmeɪn, ju ʃʊd nɑt hæv ˈɛni ˈɪʃuz ˈlɔgɪŋ ɪn. ɪf ju ər əˈneɪbəl tɪ riˈzɑlv ðə neɪm əv ðə kəmˈpjutər, ju kən juz tɪ ˈloʊˌkeɪt ðə ˌaɪˌpi ˈæˌdrɛs. wəns kəˈnɛktɪd, ʤɪst ˈoʊpən ˈsɪstəm ˈprɑpərtiz ənd pərˈsid θru ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈaɪˈdi ˈwɪzərd. ɪf ju ər ˈjuzɪŋ ju kən juz ðə cmdlet*. hir ɪz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl: -rɪˈpɛr -krɪˈdɛnʃəl (get-credential*) 1 -rɪˈpɛr -krɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈhoʊpfəli, ðɪs poʊst wɪl gɪv ju səm ˈkloʊʒər ɔn waɪ jʊr trəst riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ˈsəmˌtaɪmz feɪl. ɪf ju hæv ˈɛni kˈwɛsʧənz (ər tɪps ɔn ðɪs ˈprɑbləm), pliz lɛt mi noʊ ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts bɪˈloʊ! ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ lərn mɔr ənd lərn haʊ tɪ meɪk jʊr ɪt laɪf ˈiziər, ðɛn səbˈskraɪb tɪ deployhappiness*. ɛz ə ˈboʊnəs, ju wɪl gɪt ə fri gaɪd ɔn ˈmeɪkɪŋ jʊr oʊn ˈwɪndoʊz 8 ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˈmɛnju! *ɔl ər ˈstrɪktli ˈfɪkʃənəl ənd ər ɪn noʊ weɪ ˈteɪkən frəm æm faɪts ðət maɪ ˈneɪbərz ˈrɛgjələrli hæv. |
as i outlined in a recent column, this year israel declared the newest phase in its “war” against human rights groups and organisations. they have named their new tactic: “targeted civil eliminations”.
by inserting the word “civil” into their usual euphemism for cold-blooded assassination, israeli officials are very deliberately sending out a message. it is a message of extreme violence.
israeli death threats against palestinian aid workers, humanitarians, journalists and poets are nothing new, but the “civil eliminations” campaign is a in a particularly alarming and duplicitous campaign. it is mainly targeted at groups that support bds, the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement.
more recently, it spread to non-political charities and aid organisations in the gaza strip. the gaza director of world vision currently languishes in an israeli dungeon based on entirely fabricated “evidence” concocted by israeli spies who even bother to make their lies even superficially convincing.
but now it has reached europe, to the alarm of its targets.
workers at palestinian human rights organisations operating with the international criminal court (icc) in the hague are the victims of a coordinated and sophisticated campaign of harassment and death threats. dutch authorities are investigating, but it took the stepping in for them to take it seriously.
palestinian human rights organisations,, pchr, and have been working with authorities, who have since january 2015 been conducting a preliminary examination into war crimes allegedly committed by israel and palestinian armed groups in gaza during the 2014 israeli war on the coastal strip.
israel wants to avoid this taking place, at almost any costs. and so it seems its dirty war has now spread to europe.
nada, a lawyer with working in the hague, has received a steady stream of death threats for the last six months. she has been subjected to vicious and intimidating phone calls, emails and other forms of communication targeting her and her family. accuses israel of being the culprit. “it’s very clear that the reason being threatened is because of the work that i do in europe and particularly at the international criminal court,” she told the associated press.
the complex and coordinated nature of the campaign suggests she is right to suspect israel.
only one day after buying an anonymous prepaid mobile phone, was subjected to threatening calls. she told reuters that one of her relatives in sweden was called and told that would be “eliminated”. amnesty international has condemned the threats and called on dutch authorities to do more to protect human rights workers.
al-mezan, a human right group, also received death threats targeting one of its workers. the staff member, working in europe on the case, received an email with an attached photo of the exterior of his home reading “you deserve to see your loved ones suffer and die. but maybe you would be hurt before them.”
human rights watch condemned the threats against and as reprehensible.
this sinister campaign follows a similar dirty war strategy against earlier this year, during which its workers and their families were threatened and harassed, and false claims of corruption were spread against it in a whispering campaign aimed at tarnishing its reputation.
speaking to the associated press, an israeli official said: “we do not react to such preposterous allegations.”
but it is far from ridiculous to suspect israel of being behind this campaign. indeed, to my mind it is the prime suspect, and dutch authorities have not ruled israel out as the culprit.
if any other middle eastern state had been so clearly implicated in conducting a campaign of death threats against human rights workers in europe one could imagine how much of an international scandal it would have become in the press.
but israel continues to benefit from almost total impunity and protection from the european union and european governments. until it is held to account, it will remain untouchable. while our governments refuse to act, it falls on us to subject israel to pressure with campaigns of accountability at the forefront of which is bds.
the views expressed in this article belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of middle east monitor. | ɛz aɪ ˈaʊˌtlaɪnd ɪn ə ˈrisənt ˈkɑləm, ðɪs jɪr ˈɪzriəl dɪˈklɛrd ðə nuəst feɪz ɪn ɪts ““war”*” əˈgɛnst ˈjumən raɪts grups ənd ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz. ðeɪ hæv neɪmd ðɛr nu ˈtæktɪk: ˈsɪvəl eliminations”*”. baɪ ˌɪnˈsərtɪŋ ðə wərd ““civil”*” ˈɪntu ðɛr ˈjuʒəwəl ˈjufəˌmɪzəm fər ˈkoʊldˈblədəd əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən, ˌɪzˈreɪli əˈfɪʃəlz ər ˈvɛri dɪˈlɪbərətli ˈsɛndɪŋ aʊt ə ˈmɛsɪʤ. ɪt ɪz ə ˈmɛsɪʤ əv ɪkˈstrim ˈvaɪələns. ˌɪzˈreɪli dɛθ θrɛts əˈgɛnst ˌpælɪˈstɪniən eɪd ˈwərkərz, ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriənz, ˈʤərnəlɪsts ənd poʊəts ər ˈnəθɪŋ nu, bət ðə eliminations”*” kæmˈpeɪn ɪz ə ɪn ə ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli əˈlɑrmɪŋ ənd duˈplɪsɪtəs kæmˈpeɪn. ɪt ɪz ˈmeɪnli ˈtɑrgətɪd æt grups ðət səˈpɔrt bds*, ðə ˈbɔɪˌkɑt, dɪˈvɛsmənt ənd ˈsæŋkʃənz ˈmuvmənt. mɔr ˈrisəntli, ɪt sprɛd tɪ ˌnɑnpəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈʧɛrɪtiz ənd eɪd ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈgɑzə strɪp. ðə ˈgɑzə dɪˈrɛktər əv wərld ˈvɪʒən ˈkərəntli ˈlæŋgwɪʃɪz ɪn ən ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈdənʤən beɪst ɔn ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪd ““evidence”*” kənˈkɑktəd baɪ ˌɪzˈreɪli spaɪz hu ˈivɪn ˈbɑðər tɪ meɪk ðɛr laɪz ˈivɪn ˈsupərˌfɪʃəli kənˈvɪnsɪŋ. bət naʊ ɪt həz riʧt ˈjʊrəp, tɪ ðə əˈlɑrm əv ɪts ˈtɑrgəts. ˈwərkərz æt ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈjumən raɪts ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈkrɪmənəl kɔrt (icc*) ɪn ðə heɪg ər ðə ˈvɪktɪmz əv ə koʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd ənd səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd kæmˈpeɪn əv hərˈæsmənt ənd dɛθ θrɛts. dəʧ əˈθɔrətiz ər ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ, bət ɪt tʊk ðə ˈstɛpɪŋ ɪn fər ðɛm tɪ teɪk ɪt ˈsɪriəsli. ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈjumən raɪts ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz,, pchr*, ənd hæv bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ əˈθɔrətiz, hu hæv sɪns ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2015 bɪn kənˈdəktɪŋ ə prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən ˈɪntu wɔr kraɪmz əˈlɛʤədli kəˈmɪtɪd baɪ ˈɪzriəl ənd ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ɑrmd grups ɪn ˈgɑzə ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 2014 ˌɪzˈreɪli wɔr ɔn ðə ˈkoʊstəl strɪp. ˈɪzriəl wɔnts tɪ əˈvɔɪd ðɪs ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs, æt ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛni kɔsts. ənd soʊ ɪt simz ɪts ˈdərti wɔr həz naʊ sprɛd tɪ ˈjʊrəp. ˈnɑdɑ, ə ˈlɔjər wɪθ ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðə heɪg, həz rɪˈsivd ə ˈstɛdi strim əv dɛθ θrɛts fər ðə læst sɪks mənθs. ʃi həz bɪn səˈbʤɛktɪd tɪ ˈvɪʃəs ənd ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪŋ foʊn kɔlz, iˈmeɪlz ənd ˈəðər fɔrmz əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ˈtɑrgətɪŋ hər ənd hər ˈfæməli. əˈkjuzɪz ˈɪzriəl əv biɪŋ ðə ˈkəlprɪt. ˈvɛri klɪr ðət ðə ˈrizən biɪŋ θˈrɛtənd ɪz bɪˈkəz əv ðə wərk ðət aɪ du ɪn ˈjʊrəp ənd ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli æt ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈkrɪmənəl court,”*,” ʃi toʊld ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs. ðə ˈkɑmplɛks ənd koʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd ˈneɪʧər əv ðə kæmˈpeɪn səˈʤɛsts ʃi ɪz raɪt tɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt ˈɪzriəl. ˈoʊnli wən deɪ ˈæftər baɪɪŋ ən əˈnɑnəməs priˈpeɪd ˈmoʊbəl foʊn, wɑz səˈbʤɛktɪd tɪ θˈrɛtənɪŋ kɔlz. ʃi toʊld ˈrɔɪtərz ðət wən əv hər ˈrɛlətɪvz ɪn sˈwidən wɑz kɔld ənd toʊld ðət wʊd bi ““eliminated”*”. ˈæmnəsti ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl həz kənˈdɛmd ðə θrɛts ənd kɔld ɔn dəʧ əˈθɔrətiz tɪ du mɔr tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈjumən raɪts ˈwərkərz., ə ˈjumən raɪt grup, ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈsivd dɛθ θrɛts ˈtɑrgətɪŋ wən əv ɪts ˈwərkərz. ðə stæf ˈmɛmbər, ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ˈjʊrəp ɔn ðə keɪs, rɪˈsivd ən iˈmeɪl wɪθ ən əˈtæʧt ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv ðə ɪkˈstɪriər əv hɪz hoʊm ˈrɛdɪŋ dɪˈzərv tɪ si jʊr ləvd wənz ˈsəfər ənd daɪ. bət ˈmeɪbi ju wʊd bi hərt ˌbiˈfɔr them.”*.” ˈjumən raɪts wɔʧ kənˈdɛmd ðə θrɛts əˈgɛnst ənd ɛz ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəbəl. ðɪs ˈsɪnɪstər kæmˈpeɪn ˈfɑloʊz ə ˈsɪmələr ˈdərti wɔr ˈstrætəʤi əˈgɛnst ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, ˈdʊrɪŋ wɪʧ ɪts ˈwərkərz ənd ðɛr ˈfæməliz wər θˈrɛtənd ənd həræst, ənd fɔls kleɪmz əv kərˈəpʃən wər sprɛd əˈgɛnst ɪt ɪn ə ˈwɪspərɪŋ kæmˈpeɪn eɪmd æt ˈtɑrnɪʃɪŋ ɪts ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən. ˈspikɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs, ən ˌɪzˈreɪli əˈfɪʃəl sɛd: du nɑt riækt tɪ səʧ prɪˈpɑstərəs allegations.”*.” bət ɪt ɪz fɑr frəm rɪˈdɪkjələs tɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt ˈɪzriəl əv biɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ðɪs kæmˈpeɪn. ˌɪnˈdid, tɪ maɪ maɪnd ɪt ɪz ðə praɪm ˈsəˌspɛkt, ənd dəʧ əˈθɔrətiz hæv nɑt ruld ˈɪzriəl aʊt ɛz ðə ˈkəlprɪt. ɪf ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈmɪdəl ˈistərn steɪt hæd bɪn soʊ ˈklɪrli ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪtɪd ɪn kənˈdəktɪŋ ə kæmˈpeɪn əv dɛθ θrɛts əˈgɛnst ˈjumən raɪts ˈwərkərz ɪn ˈjʊrəp wən kʊd ˌɪˈmæʤən haʊ məʧ əv ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈskændəl ɪt wʊd hæv bɪˈkəm ɪn ðə prɛs. bət ˈɪzriəl kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈtoʊtəl ˌɪmˈpjunɪti ənd prəˈtɛkʃən frəm ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən ənd ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈgəvərnmənts. ənˈtɪl ɪt ɪz hɛld tɪ əˈkaʊnt, ɪt wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ənˈtəʧəbəl. waɪl ɑr ˈgəvərnmənts ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ ækt, ɪt fɔlz ɔn ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˈsəbʤɪkt ˈɪzriəl tɪ ˈprɛʃər wɪθ kæmˈpeɪnz əv əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti æt ðə ˈfɔrˌfrənt əv wɪʧ ɪz bds*. ðə vjuz ɪkˈsprɛst ɪn ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ ðə ˈɔθər ənd du nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli rɪˈflɛkt ðə ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl ˈpɑləsi əv ˈmɪdəl ist ˈmɑnətər. |
google brand black belt google makes over $20 billion per quarter from selling ad space with programs like and youtube the majority of which comes from ad sales teams, who sell millions of dollars worth of ad space to agencies and brands every day.
in 2016, google developed brand black belt: an elite training program for their most senior advertising executives and the people responsible for financial success. google tasked me with the design and launch of the brand black belt identity. the instructions were simple:
“for the first time ever, make it ‘googley’. black belt should stand out from colorful, playful google surroundings. it must be simple, bold, disruptive (in a positive way) and most importantly empowering.
– google
the deadline for completion: 2 weeks.
the name black belt while perhaps a little corny in this context is really just a metaphor for a skill that comes from years of practice. whether in business or in martial arts, skills mean anything if you have a stage on which to practice them. so what matters the belt itself, but what it enables you to do what truly matters is the ring. in many martial arts, this comes in the form of the mat; the arena where fighters compete. this would become the foundation of the identity.
for google employees, the black belt should be a literal badge of honor to wear with pride so an abstract, instantly recognizable icon was created from the core brand metaphors: the belt, the ring and the color: black. the result is a logo that effortlessly and translates across borders.
when developing a disruptive new brand, i always try to ask: what would this look like in the future, if it were bigger and more successful than anybody expected? what if we made it that way now? the result of this thinking is a brand identity built to represent the elite in every google team, representing every product.
the belt system also cascades down to existing green and blue belt (beginner and intermediate) levels.
stark black and white brand colors were chosen to drastically distinguish black belt from playful google surroundings, while making use of a single typeface: the beautifully legible, versatile.
custom iconography was created by applying brand black bold, hard edges to material system icons.
the brand black belt identity guidelines were designed to be concise and easy to update over time, and most importantly designed to be actually be read and remembered.
launch events were arranged at google offices in major cities around the world, with senior advertising executives from each office receiving invites. each google location differs significantly, leading to restrictions in what can be customized for the event in each locale, while turnaround for the events needed to be fast.
the belt system extends to city identities, using abbreviated city codes paired with the icon to ensure the brand remains recognizable and consistent around the world.
launch event materials were designed to need little to no localization. the black stands out within google as a literal badge of honor to be carried with pride when other see it, they want to become black belts.
google offices can be quite large (the office clocks in at million square feet, taking up two entire city blocks), so the custom iconography was extended to event way-finding, with designed to be easily and quickly applied in google offices around the world no hard to translate words or signage necessary. | ˈgugəl brænd blæk bɛlt ˈgugəl meɪks ˈoʊvər 20 ˈbɪljən pər kˈwɔrtər frəm ˈsɛlɪŋ æd speɪs wɪθ ˈproʊˌgræmz laɪk ənd ˈjuˌtub ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv wɪʧ kəmz frəm æd seɪlz timz, hu sɛl ˈmɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz wərθ əv æd speɪs tɪ ˈeɪʤənsiz ənd brændz ˈɛvəri deɪ. ɪn 2016 ˈgugəl dɪˈvɛləpt brænd blæk bɛlt: ən ɪˈlit ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm fər ðɛr moʊst ˈsinjər ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz ənd ðə ˈpipəl riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl səkˈsɛs. ˈgugəl tæskt mi wɪθ ðə dɪˈzaɪn ənd lɔnʧ əv ðə brænd blæk bɛlt aɪˈdɛntəˌti. ðə ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz wər ˈsɪmpəl: ðə fərst taɪm ˈɛvər, meɪk ɪt ‘‘googley’*’. blæk bɛlt ʃʊd stænd aʊt frəm ˈkələrfəl, ˈpleɪfəl ˈgugəl sərˈaʊndɪŋz. ɪt məst bi ˈsɪmpəl, boʊld, dɪsˈrəptɪv (ɪn ə ˈpɑzətɪv weɪ) ənd moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli ɪmˈpaʊərɪŋ. ˈgugəl ðə ˈdɛˌdlaɪn fər kəmˈpliʃən: 2 wiks. ðə neɪm blæk bɛlt waɪl pərˈhæps ə ˈlɪtəl ˈkɔrni ɪn ðɪs ˈkɑntɛkst ɪz ˈrɪli ʤɪst ə ˈmɛtəfɔr fər ə skɪl ðət kəmz frəm jɪrz əv ˈpræktɪs. ˈwɛðər ɪn ˈbɪznɪs ər ɪn ˈmɑrʃəl ɑrts, skɪlz min ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɪf ju hæv ə steɪʤ ɔn wɪʧ tɪ ˈpræktɪs ðɛm. soʊ wət ˈmætərz ðə bɛlt ˌɪtˈsɛlf, bət wət ɪt ɪˈneɪbəlz ju tɪ du wət ˈtruli ˈmætərz ɪz ðə rɪŋ. ɪn ˈmɛni ˈmɑrʃəl ɑrts, ðɪs kəmz ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ðə mæt; ðə ərˈinə wɛr ˈfaɪtərz kəmˈpit. ðɪs wʊd bɪˈkəm ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən əv ðə aɪˈdɛntəˌti. fər ˈgugəl ɪmˈplɔɪiz, ðə blæk bɛlt ʃʊd bi ə ˈlɪtərəl bæʤ əv ˈɑnər tɪ wɛr wɪθ praɪd soʊ ən ˈæbˌstrækt, ˈɪnstəntli ˌrɛkəgˈnaɪzəbəl ˈaɪkɑn wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd frəm ðə kɔr brænd ˈmɛtəfɔrz: ðə bɛlt, ðə rɪŋ ənd ðə ˈkələr: blæk. ðə rɪˈzəlt ɪz ə ˈloʊgoʊ ðət ˈɛfərtləsli ənd ˈtrænsˌleɪts əˈkrɔs ˈbɔrdərz. wɪn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ə dɪsˈrəptɪv nu brænd, aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz traɪ tɪ æsk: wət wʊd ðɪs lʊk laɪk ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər, ɪf ɪt wər ˈbɪgər ənd mɔr səkˈsɛsfəl ðən ˈɛnibədi ɪkˈspɛktɪd? wət ɪf wi meɪd ɪt ðət weɪ naʊ? ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ðɪs ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɪz ə brænd aɪˈdɛntəˌti bɪlt tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə ɪˈlit ɪn ˈɛvəri ˈgugəl tim, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ˈɛvəri ˈprɑdəkt. ðə bɛlt ˈsɪstəm ˈɔlsoʊ kæˈskeɪdz daʊn tɪ ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ grin ənd blu bɛlt (bɪˈgɪnər ənd ˌɪnərˈmidiɪt) ˈlɛvəlz. stɑrk blæk ənd waɪt brænd ˈkələrz wər ˈʧoʊzən tɪ ˈdræstɪkli dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ blæk bɛlt frəm ˈpleɪfəl ˈgugəl sərˈaʊndɪŋz, waɪl ˈmeɪkɪŋ juz əv ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈtaɪpˌfeɪs: ðə ˈbjutəfli ˈlɛʤəbəl, ˈvərsətəl ˈkəstəm ˌaɪkəˈnɑgrəfi wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ əˈplaɪɪŋ brænd blæk boʊld, hɑrd ˈɛʤɪz tɪ məˈtɪriəl ˈsɪstəm ˈaɪˌkɑnz. ðə brænd blæk bɛlt aɪˈdɛntəˌti ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz wər dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ bi kənˈsaɪs ənd ˈizi tɪ ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈoʊvər taɪm, ənd moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ bi ˈæˌkʧuəli bi rɛd ənd rɪˈmɛmbərd. lɔnʧ ɪˈvɛnts wər əreɪnʤd æt ˈgugəl ˈɔfəsɪz ɪn ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɪtiz əraʊnd ðə wərld, wɪθ ˈsinjər ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz frəm iʧ ˈɔfəs rɪˈsivɪŋ ˌɪnˈvaɪts. iʧ ˈgugəl loʊˈkeɪʃən ˈdɪfərz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ riˈstrɪkʃənz ɪn wət kən bi ˈkəstəˌmaɪzd fər ðə ɪˈvɛnt ɪn iʧ loʊˈkæl, waɪl ˈtərnərˌaʊnd fər ðə ɪˈvɛnts ˈnidɪd tɪ bi fæst. ðə bɛlt ˈsɪstəm ɪkˈstɛndz tɪ ˈsɪti aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz, ˈjuzɪŋ əˈbriviˌeɪtɪd ˈsɪti koʊdz pɛrd wɪθ ðə ˈaɪkɑn tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðə brænd rɪˈmeɪnz ˌrɛkəgˈnaɪzəbəl ənd kənˈsɪstənt əraʊnd ðə wərld. lɔnʧ ɪˈvɛnt məˈtɪriəlz wər dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ nid ˈlɪtəl tɪ noʊ ˌloʊkələˈzeɪʃən. ðə blæk stændz aʊt wɪˈθɪn ˈgugəl ɛz ə ˈlɪtərəl bæʤ əv ˈɑnər tɪ bi ˈkɛrid wɪθ praɪd wɪn ˈəðər si ɪt, ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ bɪˈkəm blæk bɛlts. ˈgugəl ˈɔfəsɪz kən bi kwaɪt lɑrʤ (ðə ˈɔfəs klɑks ɪn æt ˈmɪljən skwɛr fit, ˈteɪkɪŋ əp tu ɪnˈtaɪər ˈsɪti blɑks), soʊ ðə ˈkəstəm ˌaɪkəˈnɑgrəfi wɑz ɪkˈstɛndɪd tɪ ɪˈvɛnt way-finding*, wɪθ dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ bi ˈizəli ənd kˈwɪkli əˈplaɪd ɪn ˈgugəl ˈɔfəsɪz əraʊnd ðə wərld noʊ hɑrd tɪ trænzˈleɪt wərdz ər ˈsaɪnɪʤ ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. |
tj king dude alter ego has been making some major groundbreaking music since first entering into the scene with special death on brilliant avant! imprint. some may recall the that i gave his 2012 burning daylight around this time last year; cowgill has since released another album entitled fear on his own imprint not just religious which this, deal with the devil, is well as a number of various splits ands. been seemingly out of nowhere that king dude has gone on to really make a name for himself, touring extensively with renowned acts from various genres such as heavy metal band ghost and chelsea wolfe.
with this latest in deal with the devil, the listener is given a sample of what is to be expected from his forthcoming album entitled songs of flesh and blood in the key of light. king last album, fear, certainly deviated away from the direction he had previously embarked upon with the album burning daylight. however, the signature sound that he is known for has remained. on deal with the devil, cowgill has recorded a couple of much darker tracks than those that were featured on the previous. for instance, the title track “deal with the devil” tells the tale of a man who has lost his lover and now seeks to make guessed with the devil to not only bring his love back from heaven but also to seek vengeance. the music of the song matches up perfectly with the lyrics and presents a tenebrous atmosphere that is reminiscent of some sort of soundtrack hybrid between a spaghetti western and a crime drama. to a greater extent the song actually reminds me a bit of a newer take on johnny particular style of americana. the second song, titled “you know my lord,” is an interesting piece as it is almost entirely composed of piano and synth, very much done in a gospel style. obviously not every day that find an opportunity to hear a break down into a full-blown gospel song.
overall, deal with the devil appears to be a solid preview for a forthcoming album that is destined to have much buzz around it upon release. i have always greatly appreciated king take on american folk music as well as his willingness to include a dose of authenticity through gospel as he has evolved as an artist over the years. this is an exceptional, if not the most unique side to his music, which i felt was unfortunately not nearly as present on his previous, though to make it clear, fear was still one of my favorite albums when 2014 came and went. i think clear that many fans of king earlier works, pagan eyes over german skies in particular, will greatly appreciate this, and it will undoubtedly get fans salivating for what is yet hidden behind the veil.
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track list:
a1) deal with the devil
b1) you know my lord
rating:
written by: wrigley
label: not just religious music (united states) / /
neofolk | tj* kɪŋ dud ˈɔltər ˈigoʊ həz bɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ səm ˈmeɪʤər ˈgraʊnˌbreɪkɪŋ mˈjuzɪk sɪns fərst ˈɛnərɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə sin wɪθ ˈspɛʃəl dɛθ ɔn ˈbrɪljənt əˈvɑnt! ˌɪmˈprɪnt. səm meɪ ˈriˌkɔl ðə ðət aɪ geɪv hɪz 2012 ˈbərnɪŋ ˈdeɪˌlaɪt əraʊnd ðɪs taɪm læst jɪr; ˈkaʊˌgɪl həz sɪns riˈlist əˈnəðər ˈælbəm ɛnˈtaɪtəld fɪr ɔn hɪz oʊn ˌɪmˈprɪnt nɑt ʤɪst rɪˈlɪʤəs wɪʧ ðɪs, dil wɪθ ðə ˈdɛvəl, ɪz wɛl ɛz ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈvɛriəs splɪts ənd eps*. bɪn ˈsimɪŋli aʊt əv ˈnoʊˌwɛr ðət kɪŋ dud həz gɔn ɔn tɪ ˈrɪli meɪk ə neɪm fər hɪmˈsɛlf, ˈtʊrɪŋ ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli wɪθ rɪˈnaʊnd ækts frəm ˈvɛriəs ˈʒɑnrəz səʧ ɛz ˈhɛvi ˈmɛtəl bænd goʊst ənd ˈʧɛlsi wʊlf. wɪθ ðɪs ˈleɪtəst ɪn dil wɪθ ðə ˈdɛvəl, ðə ˈlɪsənər ɪz ˈgɪvɪn ə ˈsæmpəl əv wət ɪz tɪ bi ɪkˈspɛktɪd frəm hɪz ˈfɔrθˈkəmɪŋ ˈælbəm ɛnˈtaɪtəld sɔŋz əv flɛʃ ənd bləd ɪn ðə ki əv laɪt. kɪŋ læst ˈælbəm, fɪr, ˈsərtənli ˈdiviˌeɪtɪd əˈweɪ frəm ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn hi hæd ˈpriviəsli ɛmˈbɑrkt əˈpɑn wɪθ ðə ˈælbəm ˈbərnɪŋ ˈdeɪˌlaɪt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈsɪgnəʧər saʊnd ðət hi ɪz noʊn fər həz rɪˈmeɪnd. ɔn dil wɪθ ðə ˈdɛvəl, ˈkaʊˌgɪl həz rɪˈkɔrdɪd ə ˈkəpəl əv məʧ ˈdɑrkər træks ðən ðoʊz ðət wər ˈfiʧərd ɔn ðə ˈpriviəs. fər ˈɪnstəns, ðə ˈtaɪtəl træk wɪθ ðə devil”*” tɛlz ðə teɪl əv ə mæn hu həz lɔst hɪz ˈləvər ənd naʊ siks tɪ meɪk gɛst wɪθ ðə ˈdɛvəl tɪ nɑt ˈoʊnli brɪŋ hɪz ləv bæk frəm ˈhɛvən bət ˈɔlsoʊ tɪ sik ˈvɛnʤəns. ðə mˈjuzɪk əv ðə sɔŋ ˈmæʧɪz əp ˈpərfəktli wɪθ ðə ˈlɪrɪks ənd ˈprɛzənts ə ˈtɛnəbrəs ˈætməsˌfɪr ðət ɪz ˌrɛməˈnɪsənt əv səm sɔrt əv ˈsaʊnˌtræk ˈhaɪbrɪd bɪtˈwin ə spəˈgɛti ˈwɛstərn ənd ə kraɪm ˈdrɑmə. tɪ ə ˈgreɪtər ɪkˈstɛnt ðə sɔŋ ˈæˌkʧuəli riˈmaɪndz mi ə bɪt əv ə nuər teɪk ɔn ˈʤɑni ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr staɪl əv əˌmɛrɪˈkænə. ðə ˈsɛkənd sɔŋ, ˈtaɪtəld noʊ maɪ lord,”*,” ɪz ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ pis ɛz ɪt ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɪnˈtaɪərli kəmˈpoʊzd əv piˈænə ənd synth*, ˈvɛri məʧ dən ɪn ə ˈgɔspəl staɪl. ˈɑbviəsli nɑt ˈɛvəri deɪ ðət faɪnd ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ hir ə breɪk daʊn ˈɪntu ə ˌfʊlˈbloʊn ˈgɔspəl sɔŋ. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, dil wɪθ ðə ˈdɛvəl əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ə ˈsɑləd ˈprivˌju fər ə ˈfɔrθˈkəmɪŋ ˈælbəm ðət ɪz ˈdɛstɪnd tɪ hæv məʧ bəz əraʊnd ɪt əˈpɑn riˈlis. aɪ hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈgreɪtli əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪd kɪŋ teɪk ɔn əˈmɛrɪkən foʊk mˈjuzɪk ɛz wɛl ɛz hɪz ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ə doʊs əv ˌɔθənˈtɪsɪti θru ˈgɔspəl ɛz hi həz ɪˈvɑlvd ɛz ən ˈɑrtɪst ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz. ðɪs ɪz ən ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl, ɪf nɑt ðə moʊst juˈnik saɪd tɪ hɪz mˈjuzɪk, wɪʧ aɪ fɛlt wɑz ənˈfɔrʧənətli nɑt ˈnɪrli ɛz ˈprɛzənt ɔn hɪz ˈpriviəs, ðoʊ tɪ meɪk ɪt klɪr, fɪr wɑz stɪl wən əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈælbəmz wɪn 2014 keɪm ənd wɛnt. aɪ θɪŋk klɪr ðət ˈmɛni fænz əv kɪŋ ˈərliər wərks, ˈpeɪgən aɪz ˈoʊvər ˈʤərmən skaɪz ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, wɪl ˈgreɪtli əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ðɪs, ənd ɪt wɪl ənˈdaʊtɪdli gɪt fænz ˈsæləˌveɪtɪŋ fər wət ɪz jɛt ˈhɪdən bɪˈhaɪnd ðə veɪl. træk lɪst: dil wɪθ ðə ˈdɛvəl ju noʊ maɪ lɔrd ˈreɪtɪŋ: ˈrɪtən baɪ: ˈrɪgli ˈleɪbəl: nɑt ʤɪst rɪˈlɪʤəs mˈjuzɪk (juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts) |
two mass shootings in the past aurora, colorado and oak creek, focused american attention once again on the issue of guns. are guns a jewish issue? jewish organizations have expressed their opinions by their statements and their silence.
relevant links should a jew sell guns? j. david bleich, berman jewish policy archive. “jewish law recognizes that indiscriminate sale of weapons cannot fail to endanger the public.” (pdf) “jewish law recognizes that indiscriminate sale of weapons cannot fail to endanger the public.” (pdf) dress code? natalie weinstein, gender tree. one of the oldest authoritative interpretations of the bible understands the prohibition over the wearing of a clothes by a woman as an injunction against women bearing arms. one of the oldest authoritative interpretations of the bible understands the prohibition over the wearing of a clothes by a woman as an injunction against women bearing arms. jews for gun control eric yoffie, haaretz. although a majority of american jews want to restrict gun ownership, neither of the two main political parties represent their position. although a majority of american jews want to restrict gun ownership, neither of the two main political parties represent their position. armed and jewish dennis prager, jewish journal. there are two reasons for jews to support gun ownership: the american value of the armed citizen, and the lesson that people are not basically good. there are two reasons for jews to support gun ownership: the american value of the armed citizen, and the lesson that people are not basically good. hunting lecture. hunting is permitted if it has positive benefits for humans or the environment. (audio) hunting is permitted if it has positive benefits for humans or the environment. (audio) jews for guns jews for the preservation of firearms ownership. “founded by jews in 1989, initially aimed at educating the jewish community about the historical evils that jews have suffered when they have been disarmed.” “founded by jews in 1989, initially aimed at educating the jewish community about the historical evils that jews have suffered when they have been disarmed.”
the reform religious action center has decried the recent shootings and called for “common-sense gun control laws.” a blog on the website clarifies what the thinks this means. “the most effective way to prevent gun deaths,” it says, “is to reduce the number of guns.” an earlier editorial by a associate director went further. it decried the prospect of an armed and balkanized american derided the argument that “only when jews have guns have they been able to preserve jewish honor and dignity.” the’s answer to threats that jews might face is olam.
the president of the conservative rabbinical assembly made a more interesting comment on the shootings. he condemned them, but also noted “the fragility of the fundamental social contract that binds us to each other in a civil society. each and every assault on that unwritten contract,” he observed, “erodes our sense of security, and in so doing, threatens to make us that much less trusting, and less compassionate.” this is undoubtedly abstract. it begs the question of whether it is the guns or the shooters that pose the real problem.
the orthodox union condemned the shootings at the sikh temple in wisconsin as an assault on religious did not mention guns. while orthodox rabbis, like rabbis of other denominations, have undoubtedly on guns and violence, taking various positions, rabbinical council of america issued no public statement about the recent events.
jewish related to guns is necessarily indirect. biblical and texts generally require people to secure possessions of theirs, such as dangerous dogs, that pose safety hazards. there are prohibitions on selling weapons to idol worshippers and criminals, lest the weapons be turned against jews. at the same time, there are complicating biblical and pronouncements about moral freedom and nefesh, saving a life. in one commentary on deuteronomy, the prohibition on a wearing clothing includes a ban on her wearing weapons, the quintessential male accoutrement. it follows that for men, wearing weapons is natural.
but none of these sources figures in american jews’ discussions of guns; instead, there is near blanket opposition. why?
at the center of the gun issue is power: to whom does the positive and negative power of weapons rightfully belong? max weber famously defined the state as an entity with a monopoly on violence; and the american jewish attitude towards guns, following weber, cedes all responsibility for the protection of government. american jews, as opposed to jews through most of history, unilaterally cede this power even though it is available to them.
the issue is not simply left versus right. the reform movement explicitly wishes to restrict or prohibit individual gun ownership. in contrast, orthodox silence on the issue tacitly accepts both the legal status quo, which permits private guns, and social norms, under which jews do not own guns. the denominational positions effectively converge. guns are not for jews.
one pathological consequence of jewish powerlessness has been the tendency to embrace weakness, rationalizing it and the suffering it produces as elevated and noble. another pathology is guilt regarding whatever power one does possess. for american jews, who are not shy about wielding their social and economic power, the choice to remain unarmed is logical.
jews also follow the prejudices of their social class. educated upper middle-class suburbanites, largely untouched by gun violence, are notably opposed to guns. their opposition reflects intellectuals’ assumptions about the sources of and solutions to violence, and blame is assigned to the technology. true, the culture of the shooters themselves is identified as the problem in certain cases—say, neo-nazis. but in other cases, such as inner cities, culture is quietly ignored: highlighting it might be thoughtist. a sense of privilege by restricting the rights of others is another hallmark of the educated upper middle class. in this sense, too, jews emulate their fellows and embrace weakness.
there is also a element in the american jewish attitude: it cedes a monopoly on violence to government not just in exchange for the protection but as a way of establishing an entitlement protection. government, correspondingly, offers sympathy to victims while accepting empowerment as their protector. unfortunately, criminals and terrorists have not agreed to the bargain. thus, the jewish attitude, a form of pacifism, entails the occasional human sacrifice.
but the american social contract uniquely specifies that government does not retain a monopoly on violence. the country was founded precisely in rebellion against such an idea, a rebellion that is burned into the founding documents. moreover, the power of governments to threaten liberties is fact, not paranoid fantasy; jews have been victims of state violence as much or more than violence. the question of whether to place total trust in the state for protection does not have a answer.
then there is the problem of guns and zion. how many american jews are taken aback at seeing young israeli men and women with assault rifles slung on their shoulders? how much alienation from israel comes from the american jewish desire that violence be impersonal and distant, rather than, as in israel, intensely personal?
guns are an imperfect last defense against adversaries—governments, terrorists, home invaders. in rejecting guns, jews elect to put their full faith in imperfect, as well as haphazard, biased, even vindictive. placing faith in government rather than in legal rights places faith not in laws but in human discretion. such a choice in the haphazard and political is necessarily foolish. and faith in powerlessness is still worse, demeaning and potentially suicidal.
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comments are closed for this article. | tu mæs ˈʃutɪŋz ɪn ðə pæst ərˈɔrə, ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ənd oʊk krik, ˈfoʊkɪst əˈmɛrɪkən əˈtɛnʃən wəns əˈgɛn ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu əv gənz. ər gənz ə ʤuɪʃ ˈɪʃu? ʤuɪʃ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz hæv ɪkˈsprɛst ðɛr əˈpɪnjənz baɪ ðɛr ˈsteɪtmənts ənd ðɛr ˈsaɪləns. ˈrɛləvənt lɪŋks ʃʊd ə ʤu sɛl gənz? ʤeɪ. ˈdeɪvɪd blaɪk, ˈbərmən ʤuɪʃ ˈpɑləsi ˈɑrˌkaɪv. lɔ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪz ðət ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmənət seɪl əv ˈwɛpənz ˈkænɑt feɪl tɪ ɛnˈdeɪnʤər ðə public.”*.” (pdf*) lɔ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪz ðət ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmənət seɪl əv ˈwɛpənz ˈkænɑt feɪl tɪ ɛnˈdeɪnʤər ðə public.”*.” (pdf*) drɛs koʊd? ˈnætəli ˈwaɪnˌstin, ˈʤɛndər tri. wən əv ðə ˈoʊldəst əˈθɔrəˌteɪtɪv ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃənz əv ðə ˈbaɪbəl ˌəndərˈstændz ðə ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwɛrɪŋ əv ə kloʊðz baɪ ə ˈwʊmən ɛz ən ˌɪnˈʤəŋʃən əˈgɛnst ˈwɪmən ˈbɛrɪŋ ɑrmz. wən əv ðə ˈoʊldəst əˈθɔrəˌteɪtɪv ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃənz əv ðə ˈbaɪbəl ˌəndərˈstændz ðə ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwɛrɪŋ əv ə kloʊðz baɪ ə ˈwʊmən ɛz ən ˌɪnˈʤəŋʃən əˈgɛnst ˈwɪmən ˈbɛrɪŋ ɑrmz. ʤuz fər gən kənˈtroʊl ˈɛrɪk ˈjɔfi, haaretz*. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ə məˈʤɔrəti əv əˈmɛrɪkən ʤuz wɔnt tɪ riˈstrɪkt gən ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp, ˈniðər əv ðə tu meɪn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrtiz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðɛr pəˈzɪʃən. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ə məˈʤɔrəti əv əˈmɛrɪkən ʤuz wɔnt tɪ riˈstrɪkt gən ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp, ˈniðər əv ðə tu meɪn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrtiz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðɛr pəˈzɪʃən. ɑrmd ənd ʤuɪʃ ˈdɛnɪs ˈpreɪgər, ʤuɪʃ ˈʤərnəl. ðɛr ər tu ˈrizənz fər ʤuz tɪ səˈpɔrt gən ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp: ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈvælju əv ðə ɑrmd ˈsɪtɪzən, ənd ðə ˈlɛsən ðət ˈpipəl ər nɑt ˈbeɪsɪkli gʊd. ðɛr ər tu ˈrizənz fər ʤuz tɪ səˈpɔrt gən ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp: ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈvælju əv ðə ɑrmd ˈsɪtɪzən, ənd ðə ˈlɛsən ðət ˈpipəl ər nɑt ˈbeɪsɪkli gʊd. ˈhəntɪŋ ˈlɛkʧər. ˈhəntɪŋ ɪz pərˈmɪtɪd ɪf ɪt həz ˈpɑzətɪv ˈbɛnəfɪts fər ˈjumənz ər ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. (ˈɑdiˌoʊ) ˈhəntɪŋ ɪz pərˈmɪtɪd ɪf ɪt həz ˈpɑzətɪv ˈbɛnəfɪts fər ˈjumənz ər ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. (ˈɑdiˌoʊ) ʤuz fər gənz ʤuz fər ðə ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən əv ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp. baɪ ʤuz ɪn 1989 ˌɪˈnɪʃəli eɪmd æt ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðə ʤuɪʃ kəmˈjunɪti əˈbaʊt ðə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈivəlz ðət ʤuz hæv ˈsəfərd wɪn ðeɪ hæv bɪn disarmed.”*.” baɪ ʤuz ɪn 1989 ˌɪˈnɪʃəli eɪmd æt ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðə ʤuɪʃ kəmˈjunɪti əˈbaʊt ðə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈivəlz ðət ʤuz hæv ˈsəfərd wɪn ðeɪ hæv bɪn disarmed.”*.” ðə rɪˈfɔrm rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈækʃən ˈsɛnər həz dɪˈkraɪd ðə ˈrisənt ˈʃutɪŋz ənd kɔld fər gən kənˈtroʊl laws.”*.” ə blɔg ɔn ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈklɛrəˌfaɪz wət ðə θɪŋks ðɪs minz. moʊst ˈifɛktɪv weɪ tɪ prɪˈvɛnt gən deaths,”*,” ɪt sɪz, tɪ rɪˈdus ðə ˈnəmbər əv guns.”*.” ən ˈərliər ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl baɪ ə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt dɪˈrɛktər wɛnt ˈfərðər. ɪt dɪˈkraɪd ðə ˈprɑspɛkt əv ən ɑrmd ənd ˈbɔlkəˌnaɪzd əˈmɛrɪkən dɪˈraɪdɪd ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt ðət wɪn ʤuz hæv gənz hæv ðeɪ bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ prɪˈzərv ʤuɪʃ ˈɑnər ənd dignity.”*.” ðə ˈænsər tɪ θrɛts ðət ʤuz maɪt feɪs ɪz olam*. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə kənˈsərvətɪv rəˈbɪnɪkəl əˈsɛmbli meɪd ə mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə ˈʃutɪŋz. hi kənˈdɛmd ðɛm, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnoʊtɪd frəˈʤɪləti əv ðə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈsoʊʃəl ˈkɑnˌtrækt ðət baɪndz ˈjuˈɛs tɪ iʧ ˈəðər ɪn ə ˈsɪvəl soʊˈsaɪɪti. iʧ ənd ˈɛvəri əˈsɔlt ɔn ðət ənˈrɪtən contract,”*,” hi əbˈzərvd, ɑr sɛns əv sɪˈkjʊrəti, ənd ɪn soʊ duɪŋ, θˈrɛtənz tɪ meɪk ˈjuˈɛs ðət məʧ lɛs ˈtrəstɪŋ, ənd lɛs compassionate.”*.” ðɪs ɪz ənˈdaʊtɪdli ˈæbˌstrækt. ɪt bɛgz ðə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈwɛðər ɪt ɪz ðə gənz ər ðə ˈʃutərz ðət poʊz ðə ril ˈprɑbləm. ðə ˈɔrθəˌdɑks ˈjunjən kənˈdɛmd ðə ˈʃutɪŋz æt ðə sik ˈtɛmpəl ɪn wɪˈskɑnsən ɛz ən əˈsɔlt ɔn rɪˈlɪʤəs dɪd nɑt ˈmɛnʃən gənz. waɪl ˈɔrθəˌdɑks ˈræˌbaɪz, laɪk ˈræˌbaɪz əv ˈəðər dɪˌnɔməˈneɪʃənz, hæv ənˈdaʊtɪdli ɔn gənz ənd ˈvaɪələns, ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈvɛriəs pəˈzɪʃənz, rəˈbɪnɪkəl ˈkaʊnsəl əv əˈmɛrɪkə ˈɪʃud noʊ ˈpəblɪk ˈsteɪtmənt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈrisənt ɪˈvɛnts. ʤuɪʃ rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ gənz ɪz ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ˌɪndərˈɛkt. ˈbɪblɪkəl ənd tɛksts ˈʤɛnərəli ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈpipəl tɪ sɪˈkjʊr pəˈzɛʃənz əv ðɛrz, səʧ ɛz ˈdeɪnʤərəs dɔgz, ðət poʊz ˈseɪfti ˈhæzərdz. ðɛr ər ˌproʊəˈbɪʃənz ɔn ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈwɛpənz tɪ ˈaɪdəl ˈwərʃɪpərz ənd ˈkrɪmənəlz, lɛst ðə ˈwɛpənz bi tərnd əˈgɛnst ʤuz. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ðɛr ər ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtɪŋ ˈbɪblɪkəl ənd prəˈnaʊnsmənts əˈbaʊt ˈmɔrəl ˈfridəm ənd nefesh*, ˈseɪvɪŋ ə laɪf. ɪn wən ˈkɑmənˌtɛri ɔn deuteronomy*, ðə ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən ɔn ə ˈwɛrɪŋ ˈkloʊðɪŋ ˌɪnˈkludz ə bæn ɔn hər ˈwɛrɪŋ ˈwɛpənz, ðə kˌwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəl meɪl əˈkutərmənt. ɪt ˈfɑloʊz ðət fər mɛn, ˈwɛrɪŋ ˈwɛpənz ɪz ˈnæʧərəl. bət nən əv ðiz ˈsɔrsəz ˈfɪgjərz ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən jews’*’ dɪˈskəʃənz əv gənz; ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðɛr ɪz nɪr ˈblæŋkɪt ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən. waɪ? æt ðə ˈsɛnər əv ðə gən ˈɪʃu ɪz paʊər: tɪ hum dɪz ðə ˈpɑzətɪv ənd ˈnɛgətɪv paʊər əv ˈwɛpənz ˈraɪtfəli bɪˈlɔŋ? mæks ˈwɛbər ˈfeɪməsli dɪˈfaɪnd ðə steɪt ɛz ən ˈɛntɪti wɪθ ə məˈnɑpəli ɔn ˈvaɪələns; ənd ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ʤuɪʃ ˈætəˌtud təˈwɔrdz gənz, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈwɛbər, sidz ɔl riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ðə prəˈtɛkʃən əv ˈgəvərnmənt. əˈmɛrɪkən ʤuz, ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ʤuz θru moʊst əv ˈhɪstəri, ˌjunəˈlætərəli sid ðɪs paʊər ˈivɪn ðoʊ ɪt ɪz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ðɛm. ðə ˈɪʃu ɪz nɑt ˈsɪmpli lɛft ˈvərsəz raɪt. ðə rɪˈfɔrm ˈmuvmənt ɪkˈsplɪsətli ˈwɪʃɪz tɪ riˈstrɪkt ər proʊˈhɪbət ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl gən ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp. ɪn ˈkɑntræst, ˈɔrθəˌdɑks ˈsaɪləns ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu ˈtæsɪtli ækˈsɛpts boʊθ ðə ˈligəl ˈstætəs kwoʊ, wɪʧ ˈpərˌmɪts ˈpraɪvət gənz, ənd ˈsoʊʃəl nɔrmz, ˈəndər wɪʧ ʤuz du nɑt oʊn gənz. ðə dɪˌnɔməˈneɪʃənəl pəˈzɪʃənz ˈifɛktɪvli kənˈvərʤ. gənz ər nɑt fər ʤuz. wən ˌpæθəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈkɑnsəkwəns əv ʤuɪʃ ˈpaʊərləsnəs həz bɪn ðə ˈtɛndənsi tɪ ɪmˈbreɪs ˈwiknəs, ˈræʃənəˌlaɪzɪŋ ɪt ənd ðə ˈsəfərɪŋ ɪt prəˈdusɪz ɛz ˈɛləˌveɪtɪd ənd ˈnoʊbəl. əˈnəðər pəˈθɑləʤi ɪz gɪlt rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˌwəˈtɛvər paʊər wən dɪz pəˈzɛs. fər əˈmɛrɪkən ʤuz, hu ər nɑt ʃaɪ əˈbaʊt ˈwildɪŋ ðɛr ˈsoʊʃəl ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk paʊər, ðə ʧɔɪs tɪ rɪˈmeɪn əˈnɑrmd ɪz ˈlɑʤɪkəl. ʤuz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfɑloʊ ðə ˈprɛʤədɪsɪz əv ðɛr ˈsoʊʃəl klæs. ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd ˈəpər ˈmɪdəlˈklæs səˈbərbəˌnaɪts, ˈlɑrʤli ənˈtəʧt baɪ gən ˈvaɪələns, ər ˈnoʊtəbli əˈpoʊzd tɪ gənz. ðɛr ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən rɪˈflɛkts intellectuals’*’ əˈsəmpʃənz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈsɔrsəz əv ənd səˈluʃənz tɪ ˈvaɪələns, ənd bleɪm ɪz əˈsaɪnd tɪ ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi. tru, ðə ˈkəlʧər əv ðə ˈʃutərz ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪn ˈsərtən cases—say*, neo-nazis*. bət ɪn ˈəðər ˈkeɪsɪz, səʧ ɛz ˈɪnər ˈsɪtiz, ˈkəlʧər ɪz kˈwaɪətli ˌɪgˈnɔrd: ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪŋ ɪt maɪt bi θɔt ˈreɪsɪst. ə sɛns əv ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ baɪ riˈstrɪktɪŋ ðə raɪts əv ˈəðərz ɪz əˈnəðər ˈhɑlˌmɑrk əv ðə ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd ˈəpər ˈmɪdəl klæs. ɪn ðɪs sɛns, tu, ʤuz ˈɛmjəˌleɪt ðɛr ˈfɛloʊz ənd ɪmˈbreɪs ˈwiknəs. ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈɛləmənt ɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ʤuɪʃ ˈætəˌtud: ɪt sidz ə məˈnɑpəli ɔn ˈvaɪələns tɪ ˈgəvərnmənt nɑt ʤɪst ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər ðə prəˈtɛkʃən bət ɛz ə weɪ əv ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ən ɛnˈtaɪtəlmənt prəˈtɛkʃən. ˈgəvərnmənt, ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋli, ˈɔfərz ˈsɪmpəθi tɪ ˈvɪktɪmz waɪl əkˈsɛptɪŋ ɪmˈpaʊərmənt ɛz ðɛr prəˈtɛktər. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ˈkrɪmənəlz ənd ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts hæv nɑt əˈgrid tɪ ðə ˈbɑrgɪn. ðəs, ðə ʤuɪʃ ˈætəˌtud, ə fɔrm əv ˈpæsɪˌfɪzəm, ɪnˈteɪlz ðə ɔˈkeɪʒənəl ˈjumən ˈsækrəˌfaɪs. bət ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsoʊʃəl ˈkɑnˌtrækt juˈnikli ˈspɛsəˌfaɪz ðət ˈgəvərnmənt dɪz nɑt rɪˈteɪn ə məˈnɑpəli ɔn ˈvaɪələns. ðə ˈkəntri wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd prɪˈsaɪsli ɪn rɪˈbɛljən əˈgɛnst səʧ ən aɪˈdiə, ə rɪˈbɛljən ðət ɪz bərnd ˈɪntu ðə ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈdɑkjəmənts. mɔˈroʊvər, ðə paʊər əv ˈgəvərnmənts tɪ θˈrɛtən ˈlɪbərˌtiz ɪz fækt, nɑt ˈpɛrəˌnɔɪd ˈfænəsi; ʤuz hæv bɪn ˈvɪktɪmz əv steɪt ˈvaɪələns ɛz məʧ ər mɔr ðən ˈvaɪələns. ðə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈwɛðər tɪ pleɪs ˈtoʊtəl trəst ɪn ðə steɪt fər prəˈtɛkʃən dɪz nɑt hæv ə ˈænsər. ðɛn ðɛr ɪz ðə ˈprɑbləm əv gənz ənd zaɪən. haʊ ˈmɛni əˈmɛrɪkən ʤuz ər ˈteɪkən əˈbæk æt siɪŋ jəŋ ˌɪzˈreɪli mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən wɪθ əˈsɔlt ˈraɪfəlz sləŋ ɔn ðɛr ˈʃoʊldərz? haʊ məʧ ˌeɪliəˈneɪʃən frəm ˈɪzriəl kəmz frəm ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ʤuɪʃ dɪˈzaɪər ðət ˈvaɪələns bi ˌɪmˈpərsənəl ənd ˈdɪstənt, ˈrəðər ðən, ɛz ɪn ˈɪzriəl, ˌɪnˈtɛnsli ˈpərsɪnəl? gənz ər ən ˌɪmˈpərfɪkt læst dɪˈfɛns əˈgɛnst adversaries—governments*, ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts, hoʊm ˌɪnˈveɪdərz. ɪn rɪˈʤɛktɪŋ gənz, ʤuz ɪˈlɛkt tɪ pʊt ðɛr fʊl feɪθ ɪn ˌɪmˈpərfɪkt, ɛz wɛl ɛz hæˈphæzərd, baɪəst, ˈivɪn vɪnˈdɪktɪv. ˈpleɪsɪŋ feɪθ ɪn ˈgəvərnmənt ˈrəðər ðən ɪn ˈligəl raɪts ˈpleɪsɪz feɪθ nɑt ɪn lɔz bət ɪn ˈjumən dɪˈskrɛʃən. səʧ ə ʧɔɪs ɪn ðə hæˈphæzərd ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪz ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ˈfulɪʃ. ənd feɪθ ɪn ˈpaʊərləsnəs ɪz stɪl wərs, dɪˈminɪŋ ənd pəˈtɛnʃəli ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl. ˈkɑmɛnts ˈkɑmɛnts ər kloʊzd fər ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl. |
trailer park boys: ricky, bubbles, and julian (source)
if you like bubbles, julian, and ricky, love this news: there will soon be a trailer park boys marijuana brand for budding canadian or american trailer park residents or wannabes. as evidenced by the happy episode, ricky already has a torch which he may or may not use for dabs, and we know that they are “pretty high” in this episode. although houses are not on the horizon, the trailer park boys’ foray into medical marijuana is.
who are the trailer park boys?
trailer park boys is a canadian television show that was created based on the antics of two canadian petty criminals as they tried to stay out of jail and survive in a nova scotia trailer park. the original film, called one last shot was shot in documentary style and eventually turned into a feature film called trailer park boys. trailer park boys the series is based on ricky, julian, and bubbles who live in a trailer park and are constantly annoyed by jim lahey and his love randy (the trailer park managers). jim is a colorful alcoholic and randy rarely wears shirts, despite his large stomach. cory and trevor are always ricky and scapegoats when capers go wrong, and is a white aspiring rapper who thinks he is actually black.
what do the trailer park boys have to do with marijuana?
the trailer park boys announce partnership with holdings, a canadian cannabis (source)
if a trailer park boys fan, then all of your petty criminal cannabis dreams have just come true. the trailer park boys enterprise recently announced to the canadian press that they will be the new brand ambassadors for holdings, inc. out of moncton, new brunswick, canada. the motto is “get your life back. naturally.” the company currently sells one indica strain (highlands), and three strains (rising tides, high tide, and tidal bore). three “organioils” are rossignol (sativa), (indica), and bras (hybrid). the new deal signed with trailer park boys’ production company (trailer park boys productions limited, of sonic entertainment group of nova scotia) will be a five-year deal and include branding and packaging targeted to recreational cannabis users. the three actors (john paul tremblay, robb wells, and mike smith) who play the trailer park boys are the sole owners and controllers of the company and make all of their own choices about business ventures. ray of stated that “this relationship solidifies one of our strategic building blocks as we plan for the legalization of recreational [cannabis] use in canada. the team at trailer park boys have an aligned vision to develop a national brand with our assistance and incredibly excited at how the partnership will come to life.” the “swearist” trailer park boys will receive a combination of cash royalties and other considerations. is canada ready for trailer park boys marijuana? will the first strain be called “swearist” or “shitism”? will we ever get official hash coins? about to find out, and i guarantee that ricky, julian, bubbles, and will be over the moon when their marijuana royalties start rolling in. | ˈtreɪlər pɑrk bɔɪz: ˈrɪˌki, ˈbəbəlz, ənd ˈʤuljən (sɔrs) ɪf ju laɪk ˈbəbəlz, ˈʤuljən, ənd ˈrɪˌki, ləv ðɪs nuz: ðɛr wɪl sun bi ə ˈtreɪlər pɑrk bɔɪz ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə brænd fər ˈbədɪŋ kəˈneɪdiən ər əˈmɛrɪkən ˈtreɪlər pɑrk ˈrɛzɪdənts ər ˈwɑnəˌbiz. ɛz ˈɛvɪdənst baɪ ðə ˈhæpi ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd, ˈrɪˌki ɔˈrɛdi həz ə tɔrʧ wɪʧ hi meɪ ər meɪ nɑt juz fər dabs*, ənd wi noʊ ðət ðeɪ ər high”*” ɪn ðɪs ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈhaʊsɪz ər nɑt ɔn ðə hərˈaɪzən, ðə ˈtreɪlər pɑrk boys’*’ ˈfɔreɪ ˈɪntu ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ɪz. hu ər ðə ˈtreɪlər pɑrk bɔɪz? ˈtreɪlər pɑrk bɔɪz ɪz ə kəˈneɪdiən ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ʃoʊ ðət wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd beɪst ɔn ðə ˈæntɪks əv tu kəˈneɪdiən ˈpɛˌti ˈkrɪmənəlz ɛz ðeɪ traɪd tɪ steɪ aʊt əv ʤeɪl ənd sərˈvaɪv ɪn ə ˈnoʊvə ˈskoʊʃə ˈtreɪlər pɑrk. ðə ərˈɪʤənəl fɪlm, kɔld wən læst ʃɑt wɑz ʃɑt ɪn ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri staɪl ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli tərnd ˈɪntu ə ˈfiʧər fɪlm kɔld ˈtreɪlər pɑrk bɔɪz. ˈtreɪlər pɑrk bɔɪz ðə ˈsɪriz ɪz beɪst ɔn ˈrɪˌki, ˈʤuljən, ənd ˈbəbəlz hu lɪv ɪn ə ˈtreɪlər pɑrk ənd ər ˈkɑnstəntli əˈnɔɪd baɪ ʤɪm ˈleɪhi ənd hɪz ləv ˈrændi (ðə ˈtreɪlər pɑrk ˈmænɪʤərz). ʤɪm ɪz ə ˈkələrfəl ˌælkəˈhɑlɪk ənd ˈrændi ˈrɛrli wɛrz ʃərts, dɪˈspaɪt hɪz lɑrʤ ˈstəmək. ˈkɔˌri ənd ˈtrɛvər ər ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈrɪˌki ənd ˈskeɪpˌgoʊts wɪn ˈkeɪpərz goʊ rɔŋ, ənd ɪz ə waɪt əˈspaɪrɪŋ ˈræpər hu θɪŋks hi ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli blæk. wət du ðə ˈtreɪlər pɑrk bɔɪz hæv tɪ du wɪθ ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə? ðə ˈtreɪlər pɑrk bɔɪz əˈnaʊns ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈhoʊldɪŋz, ə kəˈneɪdiən ˈkænəbəs (sɔrs) ɪf ə ˈtreɪlər pɑrk bɔɪz fæn, ðɛn ɔl əv jʊr ˈpɛˌti ˈkrɪmənəl ˈkænəbəs drimz hæv ʤɪst kəm tru. ðə ˈtreɪlər pɑrk bɔɪz ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ˈrisəntli əˈnaʊnst tɪ ðə kəˈneɪdiən prɛs ðət ðeɪ wɪl bi ðə nu brænd æmˈbæsədərz fər ˈhoʊldɪŋz, ɪŋk. aʊt əv moncton*, nu ˈbrənzwɪk, ˈkænədə. ðə ˈmɑtoʊ ɪz jʊr laɪf bæk. naturally.”*.” ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈkərəntli sɛlz wən ˈɪdəkə streɪn (ˈhaɪləndz), ənd θri streɪnz (ˈraɪzɪŋ taɪdz, haɪ taɪd, ənd ˈtaɪdəl bɔr). θri ““organioils”*” ər ˈrɑsɪgnɔl (sativa*), (ˈɪdəkə), ənd brɑs (ˈhaɪbrɪd). ðə nu dil saɪnd wɪθ ˈtreɪlər pɑrk boys’*’ pərˈdəkʃən ˈkəmpəˌni (ˈtreɪlər pɑrk bɔɪz pərˈdəkʃənz ˈlɪmɪtɪd, əv ˈsɑnɪk ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt grup əv ˈnoʊvə ˈskoʊʃə) wɪl bi ə ˈfaɪvˌjɪr dil ənd ˌɪnˈklud ˈbrændɪŋ ənd ˈpækɪʤɪŋ ˈtɑrgətɪd tɪ ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃənəl ˈkænəbəs ˈjuzərz. ðə θri ˈæktərz (ʤɑn pɔl ˈtrɛmbleɪ, rɑb wɛlz, ənd maɪk smɪθ) hu pleɪ ðə ˈtreɪlər pɑrk bɔɪz ər ðə soʊl ˈoʊnərz ənd kənˈtroʊlərz əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ənd meɪk ɔl əv ðɛr oʊn ˈʧɔɪsɪz əˈbaʊt ˈbɪznɪs ˈvɛnʧərz. reɪ əv ˈsteɪtɪd ðət riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp səˈlɪdəˌfaɪz wən əv ɑr strəˈtiʤɪk ˈbɪldɪŋ blɑks ɛz wi plæn fər ðə ˌligələˈzeɪʃən əv ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃənəl [ˈkænəbəs] juz ɪn ˈkænədə. ðə tim æt ˈtreɪlər pɑrk bɔɪz hæv ən əˈlaɪnd ˈvɪʒən tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ə ˈnæʃənəl brænd wɪθ ɑr əˈsɪstəns ənd ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ɪkˈsaɪtɪd æt haʊ ðə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪl kəm tɪ life.”*.” ðə ““swearist”*” ˈtreɪlər pɑrk bɔɪz wɪl rɪˈsiv ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv kæʃ ˈrɔɪəltiz ənd ˈəðər kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃənz. ɪz ˈkænədə ˈrɛdi fər ˈtreɪlər pɑrk bɔɪz ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə? wɪl ðə fərst streɪn bi kɔld sativa”*” ər sativa”*”? wɪl wi ˈɛvər gɪt əˈfɪʃəl hæʃ kɔɪnz? əˈbaʊt tɪ faɪnd aʊt, ənd aɪ ˌgɛrənˈti ðət ˈrɪˌki, ˈʤuljən, ˈbəbəlz, ənd wɪl bi ˈoʊvər ðə mun wɪn ðɛr ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˈrɔɪəltiz stɑrt ˈroʊlɪŋ ɪn. |
in recent days, a new term has suddenly appeared in the media to describe a supposedly arab cultural practice: gamea." the term, which is misspelled (the second word should read gama'ei), just means "group harassment" in arabic, but commentators are trying their hardest to convince you that it actually means "sexual assault by a bunch of arab men" or game" and that it's a normal thing in the arab world.
they're wrong, of course, on all fronts. but the invention of the term and the sudden currency it has gained in the mainstream western media tells a darker tale of how xenophobic groups in europe have cynically used reports of sexual violence against women to further a deeply racist, agenda.
the story begins on new year's eve, when groups of men standing outside the central train station in the german city of cologne began harassing and mugging women, groping and sexually assaulting many in the process. crowds of men, many of whom were reportedly drunk or on drugs, shot off fireworks at each other and some also gathered around and robbed and groped women. the entire time, hundreds of police stood by while doing little to stop the crowds, until eventually they just cleared the square entirely.
in the days that followed, reports emerged that similar scenes had unfolded on a much smaller scale in hamburg and a few other towns. victims of the attacks reported that the men taking part were primarily of "arab or north african" appearance. in total, so far 766 people filed crime reports with police about incidents that are said to have occurred in connection to that night, of which around 381 - less than half - described sexual assault. the majority of reported crimes involved only theft.
for days, cologne police failed to publicize what had happened, but soon after new year the scope of the incidents surfaced. the justice minister called the attacks, which involved the participation of dozens of men and in some cases appear to have been coordinated, a "new dimension of organized criminality." the police said that the groups were probably linked to criminal gangs that hang out around the country's train stations, and mentioned that the incidents were similar to "antänzer," a german word for "waltzing," which refers to a common form of mugging whereby the attacker quickly moves around you in order to distract and then rob you.
but in the aftermath of the violence, commentators speculated that the local police had failed to publicize the incidents for fear that it could provoke a xenophobic backlash against the more than 1 million refugees who have been offered safety in germany in recent months, amid an unprecedented refugee crisis flowing from the middle east into europe.
and just as expected, as news filtered out, commentators and activists went into attack mode, blaming the government for allowing refugees into the country. gangs began attacking men who happened to be of arab or north african appearance, and thousands massed for rallies across the country. one protester in leipzig even said that the attacks were "in principle bad for the women, but good for us, because the people are being woken up."
right-wing protesters gather to protest the new year's eve attacks in cologne, germany on jan. 9, 2016. schuermann)
the racist violence was accompanied by a rapid shift in language; while at first the incidents were seen as episodes of criminality involving sexual harassment, assault, and theft, within days a new phrase emerged: gamea." in their report on the violence, cologne police took an arabic phrase that translates directly to "group harassment," garbled its pronunciation, and then described it as a "modus operandi" in the arab world.
unsurprisingly, the use of an arabic phrase to describe what was now being thought of as a supposedly arabic cultural phenomenon spurred commentators across the political spectrum to begin speculating how arabs had brought it there.
to those who have followed the issue of sexual harassment in the arab world, the sudden appearance of gamea" in german or english is bizarre. as i mentioned above, the term has perfectly suitable equivalents in other languages, to describe an issue that unfortunately occurs all over the world: sexual harassment. germans have only to look at (where the sexual violence is so bad they've had to set up "sanctuaries" for women) or other mass drunken gatherings to remember that, unfortunately, men from many different cultural backgrounds engage in sexual harassment.
in egypt, where the phenomenon supposedly originates, mass sexual harassment is just as shocking to average people as it is anywhere else. the first recorded instance of mass sexual harassment was by police and thugs at a protest in 2005, and since then it has a handful of times, notably in square after the january 25 revolution.
that is not to say that sexual harassment or sexism in general are not major problems in egypt or in other parts of the arab world. they definitely are, and feminist groups there have for years been confronting the troubling violence women face in many aspects of their lives.
but gamea" is by no means a common practice in egypt nor anywhere else in the arab world. it is not surprising that commentators in the west quickly adopted the explanation that mass sexual harassment was part of arabic culture; what is worrying is that respectable outlets like the wall street journal have started the same language.
a poster reading "against sexism, against racism" as protesters march through cologne, germany on jan. 5, 2016 rattay)
one egregious example is a recent article in which prominent german academic josef joffe not only mistakenly equates "arab or north african" with "muslim," he also argues that,
young christian males also don't always obey miss manners when traveling in packs. but their culture doesn't have a word for gamea, as practiced in some arab lands: a where young men encircle women to jeer, molest and rob them.
of course their culture has a word for gamea": the word is "group harassment. but rendering the term in arabic makes it scarier and more exotic, suggesting it is part of a timeless, unchanging arab culture. and by the phenomenon to that culture, the author is implying that white men don't sexually harass women in groups or engage in - a conclusion which is patently untrue.
sexism is not an imported product. until 1997, under german law men could legally rape their wives, and even today less than 10% of rape trials end in convictions. sexual assault statistics themselves are notoriously unreliable, as the vast majority of victims do not report their attackers. but a 2013 global survey estimated that one in three women around the world will face sexual violence in their lives. for the "eastern mediterranean," that figure was just above 36%, while for countries" like germany it was nearly 33%.
in the united states, for comparison, government surveys report around 50% of women have suffered some form of sexual victimization and around 20% have experienced rape. of women who attend college report being sexually assaulted during those four years of their lives alone.
the fact that so many commentators are focusing on a supposedly cultural dimension to the cologne violence highlights the growing fear that the moral outrage is guided more by racism against refugees than concern for women. authorities have suggested that who commit sex crimes will be deported; but what of german citizens who commit such crimes? why should a refugee who robbed a woman at a train station be deported, and the german man who sexually assaulted and murdered a refugee boy stay? how does deportation address the root of the problem?
vigil for mohamed januzi, bosnian migrant child abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered in berlin in oct. 2015. (afp)
we should definitely be concerned about women's safety, there is no question about it. we must demand that german police deal with individuals accused of sexual assault - all of them, of whatever background - in a way that prioritizes women's voices and right to the public sphere.
but it's possible to demand women's safety and not get sucked into racist explanations that blame "arab culture" instead of asking larger questions about why men feel entitled to women's bodies in public and why the police failed to take seriously women's concerns that night. why didn't the police stop the crowds that night? why do police see large groups of drunk men harassing women as normal or non-exceptional? what norms exist in the local police force in cologne that even when women were being assaulted in front of them, it did not occur to the police to stop them?
but this is not just about the police. it's about the way society treats sexual violence, and when it decides to care. we need to discuss the roots of sexual violence and the reasons men feel that they have control over women's bodies, and address the structures of patriarchy and rape culture that have made sexual harassment on the streets, at school, at the office, and at home so common for so many millions of women. this mean interrogating both what attitudes in the families of make violence against women acceptable as well as what attitudes in the families of white germans make violence against women acceptable.
we need to take sexual violence of all forms seriously, and not just when the attackers are of foreign background. adopting foreign terms like gamea" won't erase the reality of how endemic sexual violence is to our own culture as well. no amount of xenophobia or will erase that fact. | ɪn ˈrisənt deɪz, ə nu tərm həz ˈsədənli əˈpɪrd ɪn ðə ˈmidiə tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ə səˈpoʊzədli ˈærəb ˈkəlʧərəl ˈpræktɪs: gamea*." ðə tərm, wɪʧ ɪz mɪˈspɛld (ðə ˈsɛkənd wərd ʃʊd rɛd gama'ei*), ʤɪst minz "grup hərˈæsmənt" ɪn ˈɛrəbɪk, bət ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz ər traɪɪŋ ðɛr ˈhɑrdəst tɪ kənˈvɪns ju ðət ɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli minz "ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt baɪ ə bənʧ əv ˈærəb mɛn" ər geɪm" ənd ðət ɪts ə ˈnɔrməl θɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈærəb wərld. ðɛr rɔŋ, əv kɔrs, ɔn ɔl frənts. bət ðə ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən əv ðə tərm ənd ðə ˈsədən ˈkərənsi ɪt həz geɪnd ɪn ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈwɛstərn ˈmidiə tɛlz ə ˈdɑrkər teɪl əv haʊ ˌzɛnəˈfɑbɪk grups ɪn ˈjʊrəp hæv ˈsɪnɪkəli juzd rɪˈpɔrts əv ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈvaɪələns əˈgɛnst ˈwɪmən tɪ ˈfərðər ə ˈdipli ˈreɪsɪst, əˈʤɛndə. ðə ˈstɔri bɪˈgɪnz ɔn nu jɪrz iv, wɪn grups əv mɛn ˈstændɪŋ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈsɛntrəl treɪn ˈsteɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈʤərmən ˈsɪti əv kəˈloʊn bɪˈgæn hərˈæsɪŋ ənd ˈməgɪŋ ˈwɪmən, ˈgroʊpɪŋ ənd ˈsɛkʃuəli əˈsɔltɪŋ ˈmɛni ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. kraʊdz əv mɛn, ˈmɛni əv hum wər rɪˈpɔrtədli drəŋk ər ɔn drəgz, ʃɑt ɔf ˈfaɪrˌwərks æt iʧ ˈəðər ənd səm ˈɔlsoʊ ˈgæðərd əraʊnd ənd rɑbd ənd groʊpt ˈwɪmən. ðə ɪnˈtaɪər taɪm, ˈhənərdz əv pəˈlis stʊd baɪ waɪl duɪŋ ˈlɪtəl tɪ stɑp ðə kraʊdz, ənˈtɪl ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ðeɪ ʤɪst klɪrd ðə skwɛr ɪnˈtaɪərli. ɪn ðə deɪz ðət ˈfɑloʊd, rɪˈpɔrts ˈimərʤd ðət ˈsɪmələr sinz hæd ənˈfoʊldəd ɔn ə məʧ sˈmɔlər skeɪl ɪn ˈhæmbərg ənd ə fju ˈəðər taʊnz. ˈvɪktɪmz əv ðə əˈtæks ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðə mɛn ˈteɪkɪŋ pɑrt wər praɪˈmɛrəli əv "ˈærəb ər nɔrθ ˈæfrɪkɑn" əˈpɪrəns. ɪn ˈtoʊtəl, soʊ fɑr 766 ˈpipəl faɪld kraɪm rɪˈpɔrts wɪθ pəˈlis əˈbaʊt ˈɪnsədənts ðət ər sɛd tɪ hæv əˈkərd ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən tɪ ðət naɪt, əv wɪʧ əraʊnd 381 lɛs ðən hæf dɪˈskraɪbd ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt. ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˌriˈpɔrtəd kraɪmz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈoʊnli θɛft. fər deɪz, kəˈloʊn pəˈlis feɪld tɪ ˈpəblɪˌsaɪz wət hæd ˈhæpənd, bət sun ˈæftər nu jɪr ðə skoʊp əv ðə ˈɪnsədənts ˈsərfɪst. ðə ˈʤəstɪs ˈmɪnɪstər kɔld ðə əˈtæks, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ðə pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən əv ˈdəzənz əv mɛn ənd ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz əˈpɪr tɪ hæv bɪn koʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd, ə "nu dɪˈmɛnʃən əv ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ˌkrɪməˈnælɪti." ðə pəˈlis sɛd ðət ðə grups wər ˈprɑbəˌbli lɪŋkt tɪ ˈkrɪmənəl gæŋz ðət hæŋ aʊt əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntriz treɪn ˈsteɪʃənz, ənd ˈmɛnʃənd ðət ðə ˈɪnsədənts wər ˈsɪmələr tɪ "antänzer*," ə ˈʤərmən wərd fər "ˈwɔltsɪŋ," wɪʧ rɪˈfərz tɪ ə ˈkɑmən fɔrm əv ˈməgɪŋ wɛrˈbaɪ ðə əˈtækər kˈwɪkli muvz əraʊnd ju ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ dɪˈstrækt ənd ðɛn rɑb ju. bət ɪn ðə ˈæftərˌmæθ əv ðə ˈvaɪələns, ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪd ðət ðə ˈloʊkəl pəˈlis hæd feɪld tɪ ˈpəblɪˌsaɪz ðə ˈɪnsədənts fər fɪr ðət ɪt kʊd prəˈvoʊk ə ˌzɛnəˈfɑbɪk ˈbæˌklæʃ əˈgɛnst ðə mɔr ðən 1 ˈmɪljən ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz hu hæv bɪn ˈɔfərd ˈseɪfti ɪn ˈʤərməni ɪn ˈrisənt mənθs, əˈmɪd ən ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ˈrɛfjuʤi ˈkraɪsəs floʊɪŋ frəm ðə ˈmɪdəl ist ˈɪntu ˈjʊrəp. ənd ʤɪst ɛz ɪkˈspɛktɪd, ɛz nuz ˈfɪltərd aʊt, ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz ənd ˈæktɪvɪsts wɛnt ˈɪntu əˈtæk moʊd, ˈbleɪmɪŋ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt fər əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ˈɪntu ðə ˈkəntri. gæŋz bɪˈgæn əˈtækɪŋ mɛn hu ˈhæpənd tɪ bi əv ˈærəb ər nɔrθ ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈpɪrəns, ənd ˈθaʊzənz mæst fər ˈræliz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri. wən ˈproʊˌtɛstər ɪn ˈlaɪpsɪg ˈivɪn sɛd ðət ðə əˈtæks wər "ɪn ˈprɪnsəpəl bæd fər ðə ˈwɪmən, bət gʊd fər ˈjuˈɛs, bɪˈkəz ðə ˈpipəl ər biɪŋ ˈwoʊkən əp." ˈproʊˌtɛstərz ˈgæðər tɪ ˈproʊˌtɛst ðə nu jɪrz iv əˈtæks ɪn kəˈloʊn, ˈʤərməni ɔn ʤæn. 9 2016 ˈʃuərmən) ðə ˈreɪsɪst ˈvaɪələns wɑz əˈkəmpənid baɪ ə ˈræpɪd ʃɪft ɪn ˈlæŋgwɪʤ; waɪl æt fərst ðə ˈɪnsədənts wər sin ɛz ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz əv ˌkrɪməˈnælɪti ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈsɛkʃuəl hərˈæsmənt, əˈsɔlt, ənd θɛft, wɪˈθɪn deɪz ə nu freɪz ˈimərʤd: gamea*." ɪn ðɛr rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ðə ˈvaɪələns, kəˈloʊn pəˈlis tʊk ən ˈɛrəbɪk freɪz ðət ˈtrænsˌleɪts dɪˈrɛkli tɪ "grup hərˈæsmənt," ˈgɑrbəld ɪts prəˌnənsiˈeɪʃən, ənd ðɛn dɪˈskraɪbd ɪt ɛz ə "ˈmoʊdəs ˌɑpərˈɛndaɪ" ɪn ðə ˈærəb wərld. ˌənsərˈpraɪzɪŋli, ðə juz əv ən ˈɛrəbɪk freɪz tɪ dɪˈskraɪb wət wɑz naʊ biɪŋ θɔt əv ɛz ə səˈpoʊzədli ˈɛrəbɪk ˈkəlʧərəl fəˈnɑməˌnɑn spərd ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz əˈkrɔs ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈspɛktrəm tɪ bɪˈgɪn ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪŋ haʊ ˈærəbz hæd brɔt ɪt ðɛr. tɪ ðoʊz hu hæv ˈfɑloʊd ðə ˈɪʃu əv ˈsɛkʃuəl hərˈæsmənt ɪn ðə ˈærəb wərld, ðə ˈsədən əˈpɪrəns əv gamea*" ɪn ˈʤərmən ər ˈɪŋlɪʃ ɪz bɪˈzɑr. ɛz aɪ ˈmɛnʃənd əˈbəv, ðə tərm həz ˈpərfəktli ˈsutəbəl ɪkˈwɪvələnts ɪn ˈəðər ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz, tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ən ˈɪʃu ðət ənˈfɔrʧənətli əˈkərz ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə wərld: ˈsɛkʃuəl hərˈæsmənt. ˈʤərmənz hæv ˈoʊnli tɪ lʊk æt (wɛr ðə ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈvaɪələns ɪz soʊ bæd ðeɪv hæd tɪ sɛt əp "ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛriz" fər ˈwɪmən) ər ˈəðər mæs ˈdrəŋkən ˈgæðərɪŋz tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðət, ənˈfɔrʧənətli, mɛn frəm ˈmɛni ˈdɪfərənt ˈkəlʧərəl ˈbækˌgraʊndz ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ˈsɛkʃuəl hərˈæsmənt. ɪn ˈiʤɪpt, wɛr ðə fəˈnɑməˌnɑn səˈpoʊzədli ərˈɪʤəˌneɪts, mæs ˈsɛkʃuəl hərˈæsmənt ɪz ʤɪst ɛz ˈʃɑkɪŋ tɪ ˈævərɪʤ ˈpipəl ɛz ɪt ɪz ˈɛniˌwɛr ɛls. ðə fərst rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˈɪnstəns əv mæs ˈsɛkʃuəl hərˈæsmənt wɑz baɪ pəˈlis ənd θəgz æt ə ˈproʊˌtɛst ɪn 2005 ənd sɪns ðɛn ɪt həz ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv taɪmz, ˈnoʊtəbli ɪn skwɛr ˈæftər ðə ˈʤænjuˌɛri 25 ˌrɛvəˈluʃən. ðət ɪz nɑt tɪ seɪ ðət ˈsɛkʃuəl hərˈæsmənt ər ˈsɛksɪzəm ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl ər nɑt ˈmeɪʤər ˈprɑbləmz ɪn ˈiʤɪpt ər ɪn ˈəðər pɑrts əv ðə ˈærəb wərld. ðeɪ ˈdɛfənətli ər, ənd ˈfɛmənɪst grups ðɛr hæv fər jɪrz bɪn kənˈfrəntɪŋ ðə ˈtrəbəlɪŋ ˈvaɪələns ˈwɪmən feɪs ɪn ˈmɛni ˈæˌspɛkts əv ðɛr lɪvz. bət gamea*" ɪz baɪ noʊ minz ə ˈkɑmən ˈpræktɪs ɪn ˈiʤɪpt nɔr ˈɛniˌwɛr ɛls ɪn ðə ˈærəb wərld. ɪt ɪz nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋ ðət ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz ɪn ðə wɛst kˈwɪkli əˈdɑptəd ðə ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən ðət mæs ˈsɛkʃuəl hərˈæsmənt wɑz pɑrt əv ˈɛrəbɪk ˈkəlʧər; wət ɪz ˈwəriɪŋ ɪz ðət rɪˈspɛktəbəl ˈaʊˌtlɛts laɪk ðə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl hæv ˈstɑrtɪd ðə seɪm ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. ə ˈpoʊstər ˈrɛdɪŋ "əˈgɛnst ˈsɛksɪzəm, əˈgɛnst ˈreɪˌsɪzəm" ɛz ˈproʊˌtɛstərz mɑrʧ θru kəˈloʊn, ˈʤərməni ɔn ʤæn. 5 2016 rattay*) wən ɪˈgriʤəs ɪgˈzæmpəl ɪz ə ˈrisənt ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn wɪʧ ˈprɑmənənt ˈʤərmən ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈʤoʊsəf ʤɑf nɑt ˈoʊnli mɪˈsteɪkənli ɪkˈweɪts "ˈærəb ər nɔrθ ˈæfrɪkɑn" wɪθ "ˈməzlɪm," hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɑrgjuz ðət, jəŋ ˈkrɪsʧɪn meɪlz ˈɔlsoʊ doʊnt ˈɔlˌweɪz oʊˈbeɪ mɪs ˈmænərz wɪn ˈtrævəlɪŋ ɪn pæks. bət ðɛr ˈkəlʧər ˈdəzənt hæv ə wərd fər gamea*, ɛz ˈpræktɪst ɪn səm ˈærəb lændz: ə wɛr jəŋ mɛn ɛnˈsərkəl ˈwɪmən tɪ ʤɪr, məˈlɛst ənd rɑb ðɛm. əv kɔrs ðɛr ˈkəlʧər həz ə wərd fər gamea*": ðə wərd ɪz "grup hərˈæsmənt. bət ˈrɛndərɪŋ ðə tərm ɪn ˈɛrəbɪk meɪks ɪt ˈskɛriər ənd mɔr ɪgˈzɑtɪk, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ɪt ɪz pɑrt əv ə ˈtaɪmləs, ənˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈærəb ˈkəlʧər. ənd baɪ ðə fəˈnɑməˌnɑn tɪ ðət ˈkəlʧər, ðə ˈɔθər ɪz ˌɪmˈplaɪɪŋ ðət waɪt mɛn doʊnt ˈsɛkʃuəli həræs ˈwɪmən ɪn grups ər ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ə kənˈkluʒən wɪʧ ɪz ˈpætəntli ənˈtru. ˈsɛksɪzəm ɪz nɑt ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd ˈprɑdəkt. ənˈtɪl 1997 ˈəndər ˈʤərmən lɔ mɛn kʊd ˈligəli reɪp ðɛr waɪvz, ənd ˈivɪn təˈdeɪ lɛs ðən 10 əv reɪp traɪəlz ɛnd ɪn kənˈvɪkʃənz. ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt stəˈtɪstɪks ðɛmˈsɛlvz ər noʊˈtɔriəsli ˌənrɪˈlaɪəbəl, ɛz ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈvɪktɪmz du nɑt rɪˈpɔrt ðɛr əˈtækərz. bət ə 2013 ˈgloʊbəl ˈsərˌveɪ ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðət wən ɪn θri ˈwɪmən əraʊnd ðə wərld wɪl feɪs ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈvaɪələns ɪn ðɛr lɪvz. fər ðə "ˈistərn ˌmɛdətərˈeɪniən," ðət ˈfɪgjər wɑz ʤɪst əˈbəv 36 waɪl fər ˈkəntriz" laɪk ˈʤərməni ɪt wɑz ˈnɪrli 33 ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, fər kəmˈpɛrəsən, ˈgəvərnmənt ˈsərˌveɪz rɪˈpɔrt əraʊnd 50 əv ˈwɪmən hæv ˈsəfərd səm fɔrm əv ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌvɪktəməˈzeɪʃən ənd əraʊnd 20 hæv ɪkˈspɪriənst reɪp. əv ˈwɪmən hu əˈtɛnd ˈkɑlɪʤ rɪˈpɔrt biɪŋ ˈsɛkʃuəli əˈsɔltɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðoʊz fɔr jɪrz əv ðɛr lɪvz əˈloʊn. ðə fækt ðət soʊ ˈmɛni ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz ər ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ə səˈpoʊzədli ˈkəlʧərəl dɪˈmɛnʃən tɪ ðə kəˈloʊn ˈvaɪələns ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ðə groʊɪŋ fɪr ðət ðə ˈmɔrəl ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ ɪz ˈgaɪdɪd mɔr baɪ ˈreɪˌsɪzəm əˈgɛnst ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ðən kənˈsərn fər ˈwɪmən. əˈθɔrətiz hæv səˈʤɛstɪd ðət hu kəˈmɪt sɛks kraɪmz wɪl bi dɪˈpɔrtəd; bət wət əv ˈʤərmən ˈsɪtɪzənz hu kəˈmɪt səʧ kraɪmz? waɪ ʃʊd ə ˈrɛfjuʤi hu rɑbd ə ˈwʊmən æt ə treɪn ˈsteɪʃən bi dɪˈpɔrtəd, ənd ðə ˈʤərmən mæn hu ˈsɛkʃuəli əˈsɔltɪd ənd ˈmərdərd ə ˈrɛfjuʤi bɔɪ steɪ? haʊ dɪz ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃən ˈæˌdrɛs ðə rut əv ðə ˈprɑbləm? ˈvɪʤəl fər moʊˈhɑmɛd januzi*, ˈbɑzniən ˈmaɪgrənt ʧaɪld əbˈdəktɪd, ˈsɛkʃuəli əˈsɔltɪd, ənd ˈmərdərd ɪn bərˈlɪn ɪn ɔkt. 2015 (afp*) wi ʃʊd ˈdɛfənətli bi kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ˈwɪmənz ˈseɪfti, ðɛr ɪz noʊ kˈwɛʃən əˈbaʊt ɪt. wi məst dɪˈmænd ðət ˈʤərmən pəˈlis dil wɪθ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz əˈkjuzd əv ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt ɔl əv ðɛm, əv ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈbækˌgraʊnd ɪn ə weɪ ðət praɪˈɔrəˌtaɪzɪz ˈwɪmənz ˈvɔɪsɪz ənd raɪt tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk sfɪr. bət ɪts ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ dɪˈmænd ˈwɪmənz ˈseɪfti ənd nɑt gɪt səkt ˈɪntu ˈreɪsɪst ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz ðət bleɪm "ˈærəb ˈkəlʧər" ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈæskɪŋ ˈlɑrʤər kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt waɪ mɛn fil ɛnˈtaɪtəld tɪ ˈwɪmənz ˈbɑdiz ɪn ˈpəblɪk ənd waɪ ðə pəˈlis feɪld tɪ teɪk ˈsɪriəsli ˈwɪmənz kənˈsərnz ðət naɪt. waɪ ˈdɪdənt ðə pəˈlis stɑp ðə kraʊdz ðət naɪt? waɪ du pəˈlis si lɑrʤ grups əv drəŋk mɛn hərˈæsɪŋ ˈwɪmən ɛz ˈnɔrməl ər non-exceptional*? wət nɔrmz ɪgˈzɪst ɪn ðə ˈloʊkəl pəˈlis fɔrs ɪn kəˈloʊn ðət ˈivɪn wɪn ˈwɪmən wər biɪŋ əˈsɔltɪd ɪn frənt əv ðɛm, ɪt dɪd nɑt əˈkər tɪ ðə pəˈlis tɪ stɑp ðɛm? bət ðɪs ɪz nɑt ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ðə pəˈlis. ɪts əˈbaʊt ðə weɪ soʊˈsaɪɪti trits ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈvaɪələns, ənd wɪn ɪt ˌdɪˈsaɪdz tɪ kɛr. wi nid tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə ruts əv ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈvaɪələns ənd ðə ˈrizənz mɛn fil ðət ðeɪ hæv kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ˈwɪmənz ˈbɑdiz, ənd ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈstrəkʧərz əv ˈpeɪtriˌɑrki ənd reɪp ˈkəlʧər ðət hæv meɪd ˈsɛkʃuəl hərˈæsmənt ɔn ðə strits, æt skul, æt ðə ˈɔfəs, ənd æt hoʊm soʊ ˈkɑmən fər soʊ ˈmɛni ˈmɪljənz əv ˈwɪmən. ðɪs min ˌɪnˈtɛrəˌgeɪtɪŋ boʊθ wət ˈætəˌtudz ɪn ðə ˈfæməliz əv meɪk ˈvaɪələns əˈgɛnst ˈwɪmən əkˈsɛptəbəl ɛz wɛl ɛz wət ˈætəˌtudz ɪn ðə ˈfæməliz əv waɪt ˈʤərmənz meɪk ˈvaɪələns əˈgɛnst ˈwɪmən əkˈsɛptəbəl. wi nid tɪ teɪk ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈvaɪələns əv ɔl fɔrmz ˈsɪriəsli, ənd nɑt ʤɪst wɪn ðə əˈtækərz ər əv ˈfɔrən ˈbækˌgraʊnd. əˈdɑptɪŋ ˈfɔrən tərmz laɪk gamea*" woʊnt ɪˈreɪs ðə ˌriˈæləˌti əv haʊ ɛnˈdɛmɪk ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈvaɪələns ɪz tɪ ɑr oʊn ˈkəlʧər ɛz wɛl. noʊ əˈmaʊnt əv ˌzɛnəˈfoʊbiə ər wɪl ɪˈreɪs ðət fækt. |
early the next morning, harry sat in the privacy of his trunk, and thought.
to-do list:
1. save every being in the universe.
2. resurrect all dead beings in the universe.
he had wanted a challenge. he had wanted to be significant. he had no real right to complain.
right. what do i have to get done right now?
dumbledore had wanted to discuss more with him, if he had nothing better to do.
list of things to ask dumbledore:
1. how are spells really made?
2. how does magical power work? why aren't i as powerful as voldemort was?
3. where does magic come from?
he needed to contact professor, as soon as possible. they needed the stone. harry reached for his wand-
"hello again, mr. potter."
harry spun around, almost falling off his chair.
professor was not leaning against a wall, as had once been his custom: he was standing solidly, and there seemed to be more to him than there had been before - like he was more real, somehow.
the sense of doom was gone, the prophecy fulfilled.
"that was quick," harry said, recovering. "and most people would have knocked."
idiot, harry chastised himself. he'd just resolved to be more sensible, and he hadn't taken any precautions against, say, professor deciding it might be a good idea to kill the prophesied end of the world.
it wouldn't be easy for professor to kill harry. harry's fingers rested casually on his wand. might try something to circumvent the system, but if he did, harry would enough antimatter inside his own skull to kill himself instantly (he'd calculated the amount required long ago, of course. be prepared.)
the fact that harry was still there was evidence enough that didn't want him dead, but just to be safe...
"musst cruccial," hissed harry as quickly as he could. for me to world, yess, but world inevitably doomed - alternative end of all life. am only to people of world before all end."
"i see," said after a moment's pause. his wand hand gestured rapidly as he spoke, casting as many privacy spells as could be evoked within the castle hogwarts.
"am told original of prophecccy, from one who heard it, can be helpful. will not count, i think." professor cleared his throat. "he is here. the one who will tear apart the very stars in heaven. he is here. he is the end of the world."
harry shivered. there was nothing particular about the words themselves, but inside the calm, precise tones of that voice was a kind of elemental force.
"now, how do you plan to about doing?"
"wass told yessterday."
"no excusse."
"had dark lord."
"sstill no excusse".
harry gave the closest could come to a sigh. "'end of world' could refer to..." had a word for "planet", but something told harry that salazar had meant the little moving points of light in the sky, not what he'd been standing on... "planet, minimum of two and one planet... could findme of adapting great creation, all thinking creaturess..."
"this," said professor slowly, in human speech, and the troubling thought occurred to harry that the defence professor had just as little understanding as he did, "is challenging enough to be interesting."
"more knowledge. can you concceive, teacher, ofme of lifting interdict of anccient-wizard-chief?"
professor looked almost horrified. "wass for good reasson-"
"am not ssstupid. be possible to knowledge gained to interdict once more, and better time. if not, think acceptable rissk, to world. are there any known librariess, of but hidden by interdict?"
"the archives," murmured in human speech, "and perhaps a few more."
harry smiled. now we're getting somewhere.
"sso. breaking the interdict?"
ooooo
albus dumbledore was not all that elderly, as it happened. for all his years, both the natural and the time-turned, he was still a wizard. his body consisted under its own magic; he had access to such things as healing charms, should the need arise. in physical terms, he was in no worse condition than a middle-aged.
but it was times like this when he felt so, so old.
his feet pushed away the dark stone steps.
"lumos," he murmured. it wasn't necessary. he could have lit that room without speaking a word, without touching a wand, but he had always taken some comfort from executing the precise techniques of spellcasting.
a small statue of hermione granger, wand raised and eyes set in her camouflage practice uniform, occupied the centre of the room. in its hand was her wand, almost unique amongst the wands in this room in that it was intact.
hermione held a special position in this room, not because she had been closer or greater than any other, not because she had been young or innocent, but because she had been his student. her parents had been promised that she would be safe at hogwarts...
he'd come here on that awful day and wondered briefly if it might be the right thing to do to surrender hogwarts. he had joined the ranks of those headmasters under whom a pupil had died.
but that was no help to anyone, and so albus had spoken to hogwarts and raised this as a tribute to yet another he'd failed to save, made all the worse for the fact that she had been a of hogwarts, and a hero if ever there had been one.
albus reached up and took wand, and with a small gesture the statue receded back into the stone floor.
albus shook himself slightly. the within him had burned to ask harry what had happened, how hermione had survived after all, but the boy had been through enough.
no, albus was here to celebrate another, one who would be missed by far fewer than had mourned hermione, even after most of the country had been convinced she was a murderer.
severus would not have wanted special recognition. the man had been convinced that the life he was risking was no life at all.
there were things albus could have said, to help, to free him. but there were other dangers in that. the potions master might not have been strong enough to understand, could have ended up broken even more. looking around the room he was in, albus knew quite well that he would not have freed even if he had been sure.
he would make the announcement at dinner. he would tell the students the truth. they deserved that much. deserved that much.
on a small black pedestal stood a framed photograph of a young snape with a rare smile, standing next to a laughing woman. just in front of it lay a small urn of ashes, and a cracked and scorched wand.
the door closed behind albus dumbledore.
ooooo
harry leant back in his reading chair.
professor didn't know a handy to the interdict of merlin. there had been attempts to break through it throughout history, but nobody had ever succeeded, and couldn't recall anyone trying to lift it completely.
he did that the interdict was tied to the line of merlin unbroken.
sadly, professor had told harry, the line was amongst the greatest known. there were seven things, professor said, that might endure the passage of time indefinitely, resist any material force, withstand even fiendfyre: the mirror, the hallows, the hall, the line, and of course the stone.
that brought harry to the next point. "ah," he said. mess this up, and people keep dying. "about the stone..."
there was a long, calculating look. harry wasn't sure if he was imagining it, but he thought he saw the man smirk.
if you value human life, if you care at all about other people, please...
"tell me," said neutrally, "what would you do first, if i handed you the stone at this moment?"
not have to get dumbledore and half the order to steal it from you, thought harry. "set up a hospital. people in, them, touch them with the stone. we could punish the worst criminals by having them bind unbreakable vows, or use them for security and healing. begin dismantling the-"
harry clamped his mouth shut. begin dismantling the statute of secrecy.
for once, harry had actually managed to think before speaking.
harry had used his knowledge of science to his advantage, doing things no other could. but he was far from unique. how many children had heard of antimatter? how many happened to be friends with a wizard child? what if some idiot science enthusiast who didn't understand how big was thought it would be fun to get his wizard neighbour to conjure some neutronium/antineutronium, and the wizard him and cast the spell...
wizards and witches hid magical lore for the sake of safety, but that wasn't what they ought to worry about.
"begin healings in secret. heal dementia in its early stages, cancer before it's diagnosed. fake the invention of but rare treatments..."
"all very ambitious, yes. but what would you do now? the very first change you could make?"
oh.
harry's heart started racing.
a was not effective against without its caster close by. but touch it with the stone...
that wasn't all. the harm could be reversed with the stone. harry could make it all as though it had never happened. that woman might remember her children's faces again.
harry's wand was halfway raised when the defence professor shook his head. "again, you must continue thinking. a phoenix came to you when you wished to destroy azkaban, and it might yet come to another."
"you mean-"
"you are too valuable to risk on any phoenix's venture. but are powerfully magical. it is not inconceivable that there is something you and she might learn, students both of arts, from a phoenix. dumbledore will not gladly surrender fawkes."
quirrell's tone sharpened. "he may mean well, but dumbledore is still the man who told a young tom riddle not to meddle when he went down on his knees and begged to meet nicholas flamel."
harry hesitated only a fraction of a second. he was not going to rush into another of's plans without thinking. "it's not worth the risk to hermione. it's not worth the extra time the prisoners have to suffer. and i'm pretty sure dumbledore will-"
"will hesitate and wring his hands and gently dissuade you from trying anything vaguely distasteful, for all that it might save us all. as for miss granger, it is only necessary that she think that she is risking her life. send copies of your to her after she has left."
after a moment, harry nodded.
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lucius had noticed immediately, that morning.
it had taken him a while to work out just what that feeling was.
the dark mark had left his arm and his mind and his magic, leaving smooth and unmarked skin, as though it had never been there at all.
this rather changed things.
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later, at dinner:
the headmaster rose solemnly to his feet as the last of the food vanished.
when he spoke, his voice was far from its accustomed boom. it was not gentle, but old, sorrowful.
"students, staff, i am afraid i must share with you the gravest news."
there were glances between students. the staff either knew already, or kept themselves composed.
harry sat stiffly.
it could have been so much worse. another few minutes, and snape might have been joined by dumbledore and and bones and moody. and after that, who knew how many more...
harry knew that the death of one person - two - was an unbelievably light price to pay for killing lord voldemort. he knew that snape would have gone to that death willingly, if he had somehow known.
that didn't make it right.
"professor snape," spoke dumbledore carefully, "died last night."
that simple phrase seemed to burn in the crowded hall. no student breathed.s who, minutes previously, might have gleefully imagined the hated man's death, sat stunned by the simple force of the words.
"make no mistake," continued dumbledore, was not a flawless man. but he was our respected potions master, a most gifted wizard, and - far more importantly - a good friend to me."
the silence was absolute.
"the truth is sacred," continued dumbledore, "and i will not lie to spare young ears. snape was killed by lord voldemort."
that broke the spell, and there was a moment of horrified whispering before dumbledore raised a hand once more.
"the danger is past. thanks in part to' own actions, the dark lord can threaten nobody ever again. it is safe to tell you now that was a spy for the light for almost all his life. his unwavering dedication and unspeakable mental discipline saved many lives."
"severus died in the act of defending myself, amelia bones, moody and minerva. had his own demons, but i ask you all to remember him as the man who overcame his background, his flaws and his circumstances, and lived and died ultimately for love. thank you."
dumbledore sat down again.
harry stared hard at the grain of the table wood, trying to absorb himself in it, trying to forget his failure.
the students sat in silence, saying little.
tears shone on the faces of some of thes.
at the far end of the table, sat with her head in her hands and sobbed. she couldn't quite remember... something, but it made her heart ache anyway.
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baba stood in her living room, brandy clutched tightly in trembling fingers. her boots were still on, her heavy cloak tattered and scorched about her. there was a kind of calmness there that only helplessness.
without warning her control broke, and she wound up and threw the goblet with force nobody could muster without magical aid into the fire. with a sob, magic lashed out of her and tore the opposing wall free of the rest of the house.
it didn't help.
after a while, she calmed again. she drank, and tried to forget, or at least think of something else.
it didn't work. | ˈərli ðə nɛkst ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ˈhɛri sæt ɪn ðə ˈpraɪvəsi əv hɪz trəŋk, ənd θɔt. ˌtuˈdu lɪst: 1 seɪv ˈɛvəri biɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈjunəˌvərs. 2 ˌrɛzərˈɛkt ɔl dɛd biɪŋz ɪn ðə ˈjunəˌvərs. hi hæd ˈwɔntɪd ə ˈʧælənʤ. hi hæd ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt. hi hæd noʊ ril raɪt tɪ kəmˈpleɪn. raɪt. wət du aɪ hæv tɪ gɪt dən raɪt naʊ? ˈdəmbəlˌdɔr hæd ˈwɔntɪd tɪ dɪˈskəs mɔr wɪθ ɪm, ɪf hi hæd ˈnəθɪŋ ˈbɛtər tɪ du. lɪst əv θɪŋz tɪ æsk ˈdəmbəlˌdɔr: 1 haʊ ər spɛlz ˈrɪli meɪd? 2 haʊ dɪz ˈmæʤɪkəl paʊər wərk? waɪ ˈɑrənt aɪ ɛz ˈpaʊərfəl ɛz ˈvoʊldəˌmɔrt wɑz? 3 wɛr dɪz ˈmæʤɪk kəm frəm? hi ˈnidɪd tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt prəˈfɛsər, ɛz sun ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. ðeɪ ˈnidɪd ðə stoʊn. ˈhɛri riʧt fər hɪz wɑnd- "hɛˈloʊ əˈgɛn, ˈmɪstər. ˈpɑtər." ˈhɛri spən əraʊnd, ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈfɑlɪŋ ɔf hɪz ʧɛr. prəˈfɛsər wɑz nɑt ˈlinɪŋ əˈgɛnst ə wɔl, ɛz hæd wəns bɪn hɪz ˈkəstəm: hi wɑz ˈstændɪŋ ˈsɑlədli, ənd ðɛr simd tɪ bi mɔr tɪ ɪm ðən ðɛr hæd bɪn ˌbiˈfɔr laɪk hi wɑz mɔr ril, ˈsəmˌhaʊ. ðə sɛns əv dum wɑz gɔn, ðə ˈprɑfəsi fʊlˈfɪld. "ðət wɑz kwɪk," ˈhɛri sɛd, rɪˈkəvərɪŋ. "ənd moʊst ˈpipəl wʊd hæv nɑkt." ˈɪˌdiət, ˈhɛri ʧæˈstaɪzd hɪmˈsɛlf. hid ʤɪst riˈzɑlvd tɪ bi mɔr ˈsɛnsəbəl, ənd hi ˈhædənt ˈteɪkən ˈɛni priˈkɔʃənz əˈgɛnst, seɪ, prəˈfɛsər ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ ɪt maɪt bi ə gʊd aɪˈdiə tɪ kɪl ðə ˈprɑfəˌsid ɛnd əv ðə wərld. ɪt ˈwʊdənt bi ˈizi fər prəˈfɛsər tɪ kɪl ˈhɛri. ˈhɛriz ˈfɪŋgərz ˈrɛstɪd ˈkæʒəwəli ɔn hɪz wɑnd. maɪt traɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ ˌsərkəmˈvɛnt ðə ˈsɪstəm, bət ɪf hi dɪd, ˈhɛri wʊd ɪˈnəf ætaɪˈmætər ˌɪnˈsaɪd hɪz oʊn skəl tɪ kɪl hɪmˈsɛlf ˈɪnstəntli (hid ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd ðə əˈmaʊnt rikˈwaɪərd lɔŋ əˈgoʊ, əv kɔrs. bi priˈpɛrd.) ðə fækt ðət ˈhɛri wɑz stɪl ðɛr wɑz ˈɛvədəns ɪˈnəf ðət ˈdɪdənt wɔnt ɪm dɛd, bət ʤɪst tɪ bi seɪf... cruccial*," hɪst ˈhɛri ɛz kˈwɪkli ɛz hi kʊd. fər mi tɪ wərld, yess*, bət wərld ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli dumd ɔlˈtərnətɪv ɛnd əv ɔl laɪf. æm ˈoʊnli tɪ ˈpipəl əv wərld ˌbiˈfɔr ɔl ɛnd." "aɪ si," sɛd ˈæftər ə ˈmoʊmənts pɔz. hɪz wɑnd hænd ˈʤɛsʧərd ˈræpədli ɛz hi spoʊk, ˈkæstɪŋ ɛz ˈmɛni ˈpraɪvəsi spɛlz ɛz kʊd bi ɪˈvoʊkt wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈkæsəl ˈhɑgˌwɔrts. "æm toʊld ərˈɪʤənəl əv prophecccy*, frəm wən hu hərd ɪt, kən bi ˈhɛlpfəl. wɪl nɑt kaʊnt, aɪ θɪŋk." prəˈfɛsər klɪrd hɪz θroʊt. "hi ɪz hir. ðə wən hu wɪl tɪr əˈpɑrt ðə ˈvɛri stɑrz ɪn ˈhɛvən. hi ɪz hir. hi ɪz ðə ɛnd əv ðə wərld." ˈhɛri ˈʃɪvərd. ðɛr wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr əˈbaʊt ðə wərdz ðɛmˈsɛlvz, bət ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə kɑm, prɪˈsaɪs toʊnz əv ðət vɔɪs wɑz ə kaɪnd əv ˌɛləˈmɛnəl fɔrs. "naʊ, haʊ du ju plæn tɪ əˈbaʊt duɪŋ?" "wəs toʊld yessterday*." "noʊ excusse*." "hæd dɑrk lɔrd." noʊ excusse*". ˈhɛri geɪv ðə ˈkloʊsəst kʊd kəm tɪ ə saɪ. "'ɛnd əv wərld' kʊd rɪˈfər tɪ..." hæd ə wərd fər "ˈplænət", bət ˈsəmθɪŋ toʊld ˈhɛri ðət ˈsæləzɑr hæd mɛnt ðə ˈlɪtəl ˈmuvɪŋ pɔɪnts əv laɪt ɪn ðə skaɪ, nɑt wət hid bɪn ˈstændɪŋ ɔn... "ˈplænət, ˈmɪnəməm əv tu ənd wən ˈplænət... kʊd faɪnd əv əˈdæptɪŋ greɪt kriˈeɪʃən, ɔl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ creaturess*..." "ðɪs," sɛd prəˈfɛsər sˈloʊli, ɪn ˈjumən spiʧ, ənd ðə ˈtrəbəlɪŋ θɔt əˈkərd tɪ ˈhɛri ðət ðə dɪˈfɛns prəˈfɛsər hæd ʤɪst ɛz ˈlɪtəl ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ɛz hi dɪd, "ɪz ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ɪˈnəf tɪ bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ." "mɔr ˈnɑlɪʤ. kən ju concceive*, ˈtiʧər, əv əv ˈlɪftɪŋ ˈɪntərˌdɪkt əv anccient-wizard-chief*?" prəˈfɛsər lʊkt ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈhɔrəˌfaɪd. "wəs fər gʊd reasson*-" "æm nɑt ssstupid*. bi ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈnɑlɪʤ geɪnd tɪ ˈɪntərˌdɪkt wəns mɔr, ənd ˈbɛtər taɪm. ɪf nɑt, θɪŋk əkˈsɛptəbəl rissk*, tɪ wərld. ər ðɛr ˈɛni noʊn librariess*, əv bət ˈhɪdən baɪ ˈɪntərˌdɪkt?" "ðə ˈɑrˌkaɪvz," ˈmərmərd ɪn ˈjumən spiʧ, "ənd pərˈhæps ə fju mɔr." ˈhɛri smaɪld. naʊ wɪr ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈsəmˌwɛr. "sso*. ˈbreɪkɪŋ ðə ˈɪntərˌdɪkt?" ˈælbəs ˈdəmbəlˌdɔr wɑz nɑt ɔl ðət ˈɛldərli, ɛz ɪt ˈhæpənd. fər ɔl hɪz jɪrz, boʊθ ðə ˈnæʧərəl ənd ðə time-turned*, hi wɑz stɪl ə ˈwɪzərd. hɪz ˈbɑdi kənˈsɪstɪd ˈəndər ɪts oʊn ˈmæʤɪk; hi hæd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ səʧ θɪŋz ɛz ˈhilɪŋ ʧɑrmz, ʃʊd ðə nid əraɪz. ɪn ˈfɪzɪkəl tərmz, hi wɑz ɪn noʊ wərs kənˈdɪʃən ðən ə ˈmɪdəˌleɪgd. bət ɪt wɑz taɪmz laɪk ðɪs wɪn hi fɛlt soʊ, soʊ oʊld. hɪz fit pʊʃt əˈweɪ ðə dɑrk stoʊn stɛps. "lumos*," hi ˈmərmərd. ɪt ˈwəzənt ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. hi kʊd hæv lɪt ðət rum wɪˈθaʊt ˈspikɪŋ ə wərd, wɪˈθaʊt ˈtəʧɪŋ ə wɑnd, bət hi hæd ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈteɪkən səm ˈkəmfərt frəm ˈɛksəˌkjutɪŋ ðə prɪˈsaɪs tɛkˈniks əv spellcasting*. ə smɔl ˈstæˌʧu əv ˌhərˈmaɪni ˈgreɪnʤər, wɑnd reɪzd ənd aɪz sɛt ɪn hər ˈkæməˌflɑʒ ˈpræktɪs ˈjunəˌfɔrm, ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd ðə ˈsɛntər əv ðə rum. ɪn ɪts hænd wɑz hər wɑnd, ˈɔlˌmoʊst juˈnik əˈməŋst ðə wɑndz ɪn ðɪs rum ɪn ðət ɪt wɑz ˌɪnˈtækt. ˌhərˈmaɪni hɛld ə ˈspɛʃəl pəˈzɪʃən ɪn ðɪs rum, nɑt bɪˈkəz ʃi hæd bɪn ˈkloʊzər ər ˈgreɪtər ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər, nɑt bɪˈkəz ʃi hæd bɪn jəŋ ər ˈɪnəsənt, bət bɪˈkəz ʃi hæd bɪn hɪz ˈstudənt. hər ˈpɛrənts hæd bɪn ˈprɑməst ðət ʃi wʊd bi seɪf æt ˈhɑgˌwɔrts... hid kəm hir ɔn ðət ˈɔfəl deɪ ənd ˈwəndərd ˈbrifli ɪf ɪt maɪt bi ðə raɪt θɪŋ tɪ du tɪ sərˈɛndər ˈhɑgˌwɔrts. hi hæd ʤɔɪnd ðə ræŋks əv ðoʊz ˈhɛdˈmæstərz ˈəndər hum ə ˈpjupəl hæd daɪd. bət ðət wɑz noʊ hɛlp tɪ ˈɛniˌwən, ənd soʊ ˈælbəs hæd ˈspoʊkən tɪ ˈhɑgˌwɔrts ənd reɪzd ðɪs ɛz ə ˈtrɪbjut tɪ jɛt əˈnəðər hid feɪld tɪ seɪv, meɪd ɔl ðə wərs fər ðə fækt ðət ʃi hæd bɪn ə əv ˈhɑgˌwɔrts, ənd ə ˈhɪroʊ ɪf ˈɛvər ðɛr hæd bɪn wən. ˈælbəs riʧt əp ənd tʊk wɑnd, ənd wɪθ ə smɔl ˈʤɛsʧər ðə ˈstæˌʧu rɪˈsidɪd bæk ˈɪntu ðə stoʊn flɔr. ˈælbəs ʃʊk hɪmˈsɛlf sˈlaɪtli. ðə wɪˈθɪn ɪm hæd bərnd tɪ æsk ˈhɛri wət hæd ˈhæpənd, haʊ ˌhərˈmaɪni hæd sərˈvaɪvd ˈæftər ɔl, bət ðə bɔɪ hæd bɪn θru ɪˈnəf. noʊ, ˈælbəs wɑz hir tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt əˈnəðər, wən hu wʊd bi mɪst baɪ fɑr fjuər ðən hæd mɔrnd ˌhərˈmaɪni, ˈivɪn ˈæftər moʊst əv ðə ˈkəntri hæd bɪn kənˈvɪnst ʃi wɑz ə ˈmərdərər. wʊd nɑt hæv ˈwɔntɪd ˈspɛʃəl ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən. ðə mæn hæd bɪn kənˈvɪnst ðət ðə laɪf hi wɑz ˈrɪskɪŋ wɑz noʊ laɪf æt ɔl. ðɛr wər θɪŋz ˈælbəs kʊd hæv sɛd, tɪ hɛlp, tɪ fri ɪm. bət ðɛr wər ˈəðər ˈdeɪnʤərz ɪn ðət. ðə ˈpoʊʃənz ˈmæstər maɪt nɑt hæv bɪn strɔŋ ɪˈnəf tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd, kʊd hæv ˈɛndɪd əp ˈbroʊkən ˈivɪn mɔr. ˈlʊkɪŋ əraʊnd ðə rum hi wɑz ɪn, ˈælbəs nu kwaɪt wɛl ðət hi wʊd nɑt hæv frid ˈivɪn ɪf hi hæd bɪn ʃʊr. hi wʊd meɪk ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt æt ˈdɪnər. hi wʊd tɛl ðə ˈstudənts ðə truθ. ðeɪ dɪˈzərvd ðət məʧ. dɪˈzərvd ðət məʧ. ɔn ə smɔl blæk ˈpɛdəstəl stʊd ə freɪmd ˈfoʊtəˌgræf əv ə jəŋ sneɪp wɪθ ə rɛr smaɪl, ˈstændɪŋ nɛkst tɪ ə ˈlæfɪŋ ˈwʊmən. ʤɪst ɪn frənt əv ɪt leɪ ə smɔl ərn əv ˈæʃɪz, ənd ə krækt ənd skɔrʧt wɑnd. ðə dɔr kloʊzd bɪˈhaɪnd ˈælbəs ˈdəmbəlˌdɔr. ˈhɛri ˈliənt bæk ɪn hɪz ˈrɛdɪŋ ʧɛr. prəˈfɛsər ˈdɪdənt noʊ ə ˈhændi tɪ ðə ˈɪntərˌdɪkt əv ˈmərlɪn. ðɛr hæd bɪn əˈtɛmpts tɪ breɪk θru ɪt θruaʊt ˈhɪstəri, bət ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi hæd ˈɛvər səkˈsidɪd, ənd ˈkʊdənt ˈriˌkɔl ˈɛniˌwən traɪɪŋ tɪ lɪft ɪt kəmˈplitli. hi dɪd ðət ðə ˈɪntərˌdɪkt wɑz taɪd tɪ ðə laɪn əv ˈmərlɪn ənˈbroʊkən. ˈsædli, prəˈfɛsər hæd toʊld ˈhɛri, ðə laɪn wɑz əˈməŋst ðə ˈgreɪtəst noʊn. ðɛr wər ˈsɛvən θɪŋz, prəˈfɛsər sɛd, ðət maɪt ɪnˈdʊr ðə ˈpæsɪʤ əv taɪm ˌɪnˈdɛfənətli, rɪˈzɪst ˈɛni məˈtɪriəl fɔrs, wɪθˈstænd ˈivɪn fiendfyre*: ðə ˈmɪrər, ðə ˈhæloʊz, ðə hɔl, ðə laɪn, ənd əv kɔrs ðə stoʊn. ðət brɔt ˈhɛri tɪ ðə nɛkst pɔɪnt. "ɑ," hi sɛd. mɛs ðɪs əp, ənd ˈpipəl kip daɪɪŋ. "əˈbaʊt ðə stoʊn..." ðɛr wɑz ə lɔŋ, ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪŋ lʊk. ˈhɛri ˈwəzənt ʃʊr ɪf hi wɑz ˌɪˈmæʤənɪŋ ɪt, bət hi θɔt hi sɔ ðə mæn smərk. ɪf ju ˈvælju ˈjumən laɪf, ɪf ju kɛr æt ɔl əˈbaʊt ˈəðər ˈpipəl, pliz... "tɛl mi," sɛd ˈnutrəli, "wət wʊd ju du fərst, ɪf aɪ ˈhændɪd ju ðə stoʊn æt ðɪs ˈmoʊmənt?" nɑt hæv tɪ gɪt ˈdəmbəlˌdɔr ənd hæf ðə ˈɔrdər tɪ stil ɪt frəm ju, θɔt ˈhɛri. "sɛt əp ə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. ˈpipəl ɪn, ðɛm, təʧ ðɛm wɪθ ðə stoʊn. wi kʊd ˈpənɪʃ ðə wərst ˈkrɪmənəlz baɪ ˈhævɪŋ ðɛm baɪnd ənˈbreɪkəbəl vaʊz, ər juz ðɛm fər sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˈhilɪŋ. bɪˈgɪn ˌdɪsˈmæntlɪŋ ðə-" ˈhɛri klæmpt hɪz maʊθ ʃət. bɪˈgɪn ˌdɪsˈmæntlɪŋ ðə ˈstæʧut əv ˈsikrəsi. fər wəns, ˈhɛri hæd ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈmænɪʤd tɪ θɪŋk ˌbiˈfɔr ˈspikɪŋ. ˈhɛri hæd juzd hɪz ˈnɑlɪʤ əv saɪəns tɪ hɪz ædˈvæntɪʤ, duɪŋ θɪŋz noʊ ˈəðər kʊd. bət hi wɑz fɑr frəm juˈnik. haʊ ˈmɛni ˈʧɪldrən hæd hərd əv ætaɪˈmætər? haʊ ˈmɛni ˈhæpənd tɪ bi frɛndz wɪθ ə ˈwɪzərd ʧaɪld? wət ɪf səm ˈɪˌdiət saɪəns ɛnˈθuziˌæst hu ˈdɪdənt ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ bɪg wɑz θɔt ɪt wʊd bi fən tɪ gɪt hɪz ˈwɪzərd ˈneɪbər tɪ ˈkɑnʤər səm neutronium/antineutronium*, ənd ðə ˈwɪzərd ɪm ənd kæst ðə spɛl... ˈwɪzərdz ənd ˈwɪʧɪz hɪd ˈmæʤɪkəl lɔr fər ðə seɪk əv ˈseɪfti, bət ðət ˈwəzənt wət ðeɪ ɔt tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt. "bɪˈgɪn ˈhilɪŋ ɪn ˈsikrɪt. hil dɪˈmɛnʃiə ɪn ɪts ˈərli ˈsteɪʤɪz, ˈkænsər ˌbiˈfɔr ɪts ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst. feɪk ðə ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən əv bət rɛr ˈtritmənts..." "ɔl ˈvɛri æmˈbɪʃəs, jɛs. bət wət wʊd ju du naʊ? ðə ˈvɛri fərst ʧeɪnʤ ju kʊd meɪk?" oʊ. ˈhɛriz hɑrt ˈstɑrtɪd ˈreɪsɪŋ. ə wɑz nɑt ˈifɛktɪv əˈgɛnst wɪˈθaʊt ɪts ˈkæstər kloʊz baɪ. bət təʧ ɪt wɪθ ðə stoʊn... ðət ˈwəzənt ɔl. ðə hɑrm kʊd bi rɪˈvərst wɪθ ðə stoʊn. ˈhɛri kʊd meɪk ɪt ɔl ɛz ðoʊ ɪt hæd ˈnɛvər ˈhæpənd. ðət ˈwʊmən maɪt rɪˈmɛmbər hər ˈʧɪldrənz ˈfeɪsɪz əˈgɛn. ˈhɛriz wɑnd wɑz ˈhæfˈweɪ reɪzd wɪn ðə dɪˈfɛns prəˈfɛsər ʃʊk hɪz hɛd. "əˈgɛn, ju məst kənˈtɪnju ˈθɪŋkɪŋ. ə ˈfinɪks keɪm tɪ ju wɪn ju wɪʃt tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ azkaban*, ənd ɪt maɪt jɛt kəm tɪ əˈnəðər." "ju min-" "ju ər tu ˈvæljəbəl tɪ rɪsk ɔn ˈɛni ˈfinɪksɪz ˈvɛnʧər. bət ər ˈpaʊərfli ˈmæʤɪkəl. ɪt ɪz nɑt ˌɪnkənˈsivəbəl ðət ðɛr ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ju ənd ʃi maɪt lərn, ˈstudənts boʊθ əv ɑrts, frəm ə ˈfinɪks. ˈdəmbəlˌdɔr wɪl nɑt ˈglædli sərˈɛndər fɔks." toʊn ˈʃɑrpənd. "hi meɪ min wɛl, bət ˈdəmbəlˌdɔr ɪz stɪl ðə mæn hu toʊld ə jəŋ tɑm ˈrɪdəl nɑt tɪ ˈmɛdəl wɪn hi wɛnt daʊn ɔn hɪz niz ənd bɛgd tɪ mit ˈnɪkələs flamel*." ˈhɛri ˈhɛzɪˌteɪtɪd ˈoʊnli ə ˈfrækʃən əv ə ˈsɛkənd. hi wɑz nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ rəʃ ˈɪntu əˈnəðər əv plænz wɪˈθaʊt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ. "ɪts nɑt wərθ ðə rɪsk tɪ ˌhərˈmaɪni. ɪts nɑt wərθ ðə ˈɛkstrə taɪm ðə ˈprɪzənərz hæv tɪ ˈsəfər. ənd əm ˈprɪti ʃʊr ˈdəmbəlˌdɔr wɪl-" "wɪl ˈhɛzəˌteɪt ənd rɪŋ hɪz hænz ənd ˈʤɛntli dɪsˈweɪd ju frəm traɪɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈveɪgli dɪˈsteɪstfəl, fər ɔl ðət ɪt maɪt seɪv ˈjuˈɛs ɔl. ɛz fər mɪs ˈgreɪnʤər, ɪt ɪz ˈoʊnli ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ðət ʃi θɪŋk ðət ʃi ɪz ˈrɪskɪŋ hər laɪf. sɛnd ˈkɑpiz əv jʊr tɪ hər ˈæftər ʃi həz lɛft." ˈæftər ə ˈmoʊmənt, ˈhɛri ˈnɑdɪd. ˈluʃəs hæd ˈnoʊtɪst ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli, ðət ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ɪt hæd ˈteɪkən ɪm ə waɪl tɪ wərk aʊt ʤɪst wət ðət ˈfilɪŋ wɑz. ðə dɑrk mɑrk hæd lɛft hɪz ɑrm ənd hɪz maɪnd ənd hɪz ˈmæʤɪk, ˈlivɪŋ smuð ənd ənˈmɑrkt skɪn, ɛz ðoʊ ɪt hæd ˈnɛvər bɪn ðɛr æt ɔl. ðɪs ˈrəðər ʧeɪnʤd θɪŋz. ˈleɪtər, æt ˈdɪnər: ðə ˈhɛdˈmæstər roʊz ˈsɔləmli tɪ hɪz fit ɛz ðə læst əv ðə fud ˈvænɪʃt. wɪn hi spoʊk, hɪz vɔɪs wɑz fɑr frəm ɪts əˈkəstəmd bum. ɪt wɑz nɑt ˈʤɛnəl, bət oʊld, ˈsɑroʊfəl. "ˈstudənts, stæf, aɪ æm əˈfreɪd aɪ məst ʃɛr wɪθ ju ðə ˈgrævəst nuz." ðɛr wər ˈglænsɪz bɪtˈwin ˈstudənts. ðə stæf ˈiðər nu ɔˈrɛdi, ər kɛpt ðɛmˈsɛlvz kəmˈpoʊzd. ˈhɛri sæt ˈstɪfli. ɪt kʊd hæv bɪn soʊ məʧ wərs. əˈnəðər fju ˈmɪnəts, ənd sneɪp maɪt hæv bɪn ʤɔɪnd baɪ ˈdəmbəlˌdɔr ənd ənd boʊnz ənd ˈmudi. ənd ˈæftər ðət, hu nu haʊ ˈmɛni mɔr... ˈhɛri nu ðət ðə dɛθ əv wən ˈpərsən tu wɑz ən ˌənbəˈlivəbli laɪt praɪs tɪ peɪ fər ˈkɪlɪŋ lɔrd ˈvoʊldəˌmɔrt. hi nu ðət sneɪp wʊd hæv gɔn tɪ ðət dɛθ ˈwɪlɪŋli, ɪf hi hæd ˈsəmˌhaʊ noʊn. ðət ˈdɪdənt meɪk ɪt raɪt. "prəˈfɛsər sneɪp," spoʊk ˈdəmbəlˌdɔr ˈkɛrfəli, "daɪd læst naɪt." ðət ˈsɪmpəl freɪz simd tɪ bərn ɪn ðə ˈkraʊdɪd hɔl. noʊ ˈstudənt briðd. hu, ˈmɪnəts ˈpriviəsli, maɪt hæv ˈglifəli ˌɪˈmæʤənd ðə ˈheɪtɪd mænz dɛθ, sæt stənd baɪ ðə ˈsɪmpəl fɔrs əv ðə wərdz. "meɪk noʊ mɪˈsteɪk," kənˈtɪnjud ˈdəmbəlˌdɔr, wɑz nɑt ə ˈflɔləs mæn. bət hi wɑz ɑr rɪˈspɛktɪd ˈpoʊʃənz ˈmæstər, ə moʊst ˈgɪftɪd ˈwɪzərd, ənd fɑr mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli ə gʊd frɛnd tɪ mi." ðə ˈsaɪləns wɑz ˈæbsəˌlut. "ðə truθ ɪz ˈseɪkrɪd," kənˈtɪnjud ˈdəmbəlˌdɔr, "ənd aɪ wɪl nɑt laɪ tɪ spɛr jəŋ ɪrz. sneɪp wɑz kɪld baɪ lɔrd ˈvoʊldəˌmɔrt." ðət broʊk ðə spɛl, ənd ðɛr wɑz ə ˈmoʊmənt əv ˈhɔrəˌfaɪd ˈwɪspərɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈdəmbəlˌdɔr reɪzd ə hænd wəns mɔr. "ðə ˈdeɪnʤər ɪz pæst. θæŋks ɪn pɑrt tɪ' oʊn ˈækʃənz, ðə dɑrk lɔrd kən θˈrɛtən ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ˈɛvər əˈgɛn. ɪt ɪz seɪf tɪ tɛl ju naʊ ðət wɑz ə spaɪ fər ðə laɪt fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl hɪz laɪf. hɪz ənˈweɪvərɪŋ ˌdɛdəˈkeɪʃən ənd ənˈspikəbəl ˈmɛntəl ˈdɪsəplən seɪvd ˈmɛni lɪvz." daɪd ɪn ðə ækt əv dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, əˈmiljə boʊnz, ˈmudi ənd mɪˈnərvə. hæd hɪz oʊn ˈdimənz, bət aɪ æsk ju ɔl tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ɪm ɛz ðə mæn hu ˈoʊvərˈkeɪm hɪz ˈbækˌgraʊnd, hɪz flɔz ənd hɪz ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz, ənd lɪvd ənd daɪd ˈəltəmətli fər ləv. θæŋk ju." ˈdəmbəlˌdɔr sæt daʊn əˈgɛn. ˈhɛri stɛrd hɑrd æt ðə greɪn əv ðə ˈteɪbəl wʊd, traɪɪŋ tɪ əbˈzɔrb hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ɪt, traɪɪŋ tɪ fərˈgɛt hɪz ˈfeɪljər. ðə ˈstudənts sæt ɪn ˈsaɪləns, seɪɪŋ ˈlɪtəl. tɪrz ʃoʊn ɔn ðə ˈfeɪsɪz əv səm əv ðə slytherins*. æt ðə fɑr ɛnd əv ðə ˈteɪbəl, sæt wɪθ hər hɛd ɪn hər hænz ənd sɑbd. ʃi ˈkʊdənt kwaɪt rɪˈmɛmbər... ˈsəmθɪŋ, bət ɪt meɪd hər hɑrt eɪk ˈɛniˌweɪ. ˈbəbə stʊd ɪn hər ˈlɪvɪŋ rum, ˈbrændi kləʧt ˈtaɪtli ɪn ˈtrɛmbəlɪŋ ˈfɪŋgərz. hər buts wər stɪl ɔn, hər ˈhɛvi kloʊk ˈtætərd ənd skɔrʧt əˈbaʊt hər. ðɛr wɑz ə kaɪnd əv ˈkɑmnəs ðɛr ðət ˈoʊnli ˈhɛlpləsnəs. wɪˈθaʊt ˈwɔrnɪŋ hər kənˈtroʊl broʊk, ənd ʃi wund əp ənd θru ðə ˈgɑblət wɪθ fɔrs ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi kʊd ˈməstər wɪˈθaʊt ˈmæʤɪkəl eɪd ˈɪntu ðə faɪər. wɪθ ə sɑb, ˈmæʤɪk læʃt aʊt əv hər ənd tɔr ðə əˈpoʊzɪŋ wɔl fri əv ðə rɛst əv ðə haʊs. ɪt ˈdɪdənt hɛlp. ˈæftər ə waɪl, ʃi kɑmd əˈgɛn. ʃi dræŋk, ənd traɪd tɪ fərˈgɛt, ər æt list θɪŋk əv ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls. ɪt ˈdɪdənt wərk. |
yangon (reuters) - myanmar leader aung san suu kyi told the u.n. special on human rights on monday that the government will avoid using the term “rohingya” to describe a persecuted muslim minority in the northwest, an official said on monday.
national league for democracy (nld) party leader aung san suu kyi arrives at union parliament in, myanmar march 15, 2016.
also on monday, the top u.n. human rights official issued a report saying the have been deprived of nationality and undergone systematic discrimination and severe restrictions on movements. they have also suffered executions and torture that together may amount to crimes against humanity, the report said.
members of the million group, who identify themselves by the term, are seen by many myanmar buddhists as illegal immigrants from bangladesh. the term is a divisive issue.
the u.n. human rights investigator, lee, met suu kyi in the capital on her first trip to myanmar since the nobel peace prize winner took power in april.
“at their meeting here this morning, our foreign minister daw aung san suu kyi explained our stance on this issue that the controversial terms should be avoided,” said aung lin, the permanent secretary at the ministry of foreign affairs.
suu kyi is banned from presidency by the constitution because her children have british citizenship. she holds offices of the state counsellor and the minister for foreign affairs, but is the de facto leader of the administration.
feted in the west for her role as champion of democratic opposition during long years of military rule and house arrest, suu kyi has been criticized overseas, and by some in myanmar, for saying little about the abuses faced by the.
possible crimes against humanity
u.n. high commissioner for human rights al hussein said in the report the are excluded from a number of professions and need special paperwork to access hospitals, which has resulted in delays and deaths of babies and their mothers during childbirth.
it was the first time said these and other violations could add up to crimes against humanity, an international crime. crimes against humanity are serious, widespread and systematic violations.
some remain displaced in squalid camps since fighting erupted in state between buddhists and muslims in 2012. thousands have fled persecution and poverty.
“the new government has inherited a situation where laws and policies are in place that are designed to deny fundamental rights to minorities, and where impunity for serious violations against such communities has encouraged further violence against them,” said.
reversing such discrimination must be a priority for the new government “to halt ongoing violations and prevent further ones taking place against ethnic and religious minorities,” said.
suu kyi has formed a committee to “bring peace and development” to the state in may, but its plans are not clear.
on friday, representative to the united nations human rights council,, criticized use of “certain nomenclature” by a u.n. representative as “adding fuel to fire” and “only making things worse”.
“for the sake of harmony and mutual trust between two communities, it is advisable for everyone to use the term ‘the muslim community in state’,” she said, according to the united nations.
suu kyi said during a visit by u.s. secretary of state john kerry last month that the country needed “space” to deal with the issue and cautioned against the use of “emotive terms” that she said were making the situation more difficult.
the previous government of former junta general thein sein referred to the group as “bengalis”, implying they were illegal immigrants from bangladesh, though many have lived in myanmar for generations.
lee, the u.n. special, will meet several cabinet members and travel to areas where ethnic armed groups fight the military and sometimes between themselves, including shan, and states.
(this version of the story has been refiled to correct male attribution in paragraph 15 to female) | yangon* (ˈrɔɪtərz) mˈjɑnˈmɑr ˈlidər ɔŋ sæn ˈɛsˈjuˈju ˈkeɪˈwaɪˈaɪ toʊld ðə u.n*. ˈspɛʃəl ɔn ˈjumən raɪts ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɪl əˈvɔɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ðə tərm ““rohingya”*” tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ə ˈpərsəˌkjutəd ˈməzlɪm məˈnɔrəti ɪn ðə ˌnɔrθˈwɛst, ən əˈfɪʃəl sɛd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. ˈnæʃənəl lig fər dɪˈmɑkrəsi (nld*) ˈpɑrti ˈlidər ɔŋ sæn ˈɛsˈjuˈju ˈkeɪˈwaɪˈaɪ əraɪvz æt ˈjunjən ˈpɑrləmɛnt ɪn, mˈjɑnˈmɑr mɑrʧ 15 2016 ˈɔlsoʊ ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ðə tɔp u.n*. ˈjumən raɪts əˈfɪʃəl ˈɪʃud ə rɪˈpɔrt seɪɪŋ ðə hæv bɪn dɪˈpraɪvd əv ˌnæʃəˈnælɪti ənd ˌəndərˈgɔn ˌsɪstəˈmætɪk dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən ənd səˈvɪr riˈstrɪkʃənz ɔn ˈmuvmənts. ðeɪ hæv ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsəfərd ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənz ənd ˈtɔrʧər ðət təˈgɛðər meɪ əˈmaʊnt tɪ kraɪmz əˈgɛnst juˈmænɪti, ðə rɪˈpɔrt sɛd. ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈmɪljən grup, hu aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz baɪ ðə tərm, ər sin baɪ ˈmɛni mˈjɑnˈmɑr ˈbudəsts ɛz ˌɪˈligəl ˈɪməgrənts frəm ˈbæŋləˌdɛʃ. ðə tərm ɪz ə dɪˈvaɪsɪv ˈɪʃu. ðə u.n*. ˈjumən raɪts ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər, li, mɛt ˈɛsˈjuˈju ˈkeɪˈwaɪˈaɪ ɪn ðə ˈkæpɪtəl ɔn hər fərst trɪp tɪ mˈjɑnˈmɑr sɪns ðə noʊˈbɛl pis praɪz ˈwɪnər tʊk paʊər ɪn ˈeɪprəl. ðɛr ˈmitɪŋ hir ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ɑr ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər dɔ ɔŋ sæn ˈɛsˈjuˈju ˈkeɪˈwaɪˈaɪ ɪkˈspleɪnd ɑr stæns ɔn ðɪs ˈɪʃu ðət ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl tərmz ʃʊd bi avoided,”*,” sɛd ɔŋ lɪn, ðə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri æt ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˈfɔrən əˈfɛrz. ˈɛsˈjuˈju ˈkeɪˈwaɪˈaɪ ɪz bænd frəm ˈprɛzɪdənsi baɪ ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən bɪˈkəz hər ˈʧɪldrən hæv ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp. ʃi hoʊldz ˈɔfəsɪz əv ðə steɪt ˈkaʊnsələr ənd ðə ˈmɪnɪstər fər ˈfɔrən əˈfɛrz, bət ɪz ðə də ˈfæktoʊ ˈlidər əv ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. ˈfeɪtɪd ɪn ðə wɛst fər hər roʊl ɛz ˈʧæmpiən əv ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈdʊrɪŋ lɔŋ jɪrz əv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri rul ənd haʊs ərˈɛst, ˈɛsˈjuˈju ˈkeɪˈwaɪˈaɪ həz bɪn ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ˈoʊvərˈsiz, ənd baɪ səm ɪn mˈjɑnˈmɑr, fər seɪɪŋ ˈlɪtəl əˈbaʊt ðə əˈbjuzɪz feɪst baɪ ðə. ˈpɑsəbəl kraɪmz əˈgɛnst juˈmænɪti u.n*. haɪ kəˈmɪʃənər fər ˈjumən raɪts æl huˈseɪn sɛd ɪn ðə rɪˈpɔrt ðə ər ɪkˈskludɪd frəm ə ˈnəmbər əv prəˈfɛʃənz ənd nid ˈspɛʃəl ˈpeɪpərˌwərk tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz, wɪʧ həz rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn dɪˈleɪz ənd dɛθs əv ˈbeɪbiz ənd ðɛr ˈməðərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈʧaɪldˌbərθ. ɪt wɑz ðə fərst taɪm sɛd ðiz ənd ˈəðər vaɪəˈleɪʃənz kʊd æd əp tɪ kraɪmz əˈgɛnst juˈmænɪti, ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kraɪm. kraɪmz əˈgɛnst juˈmænɪti ər ˈsɪriəs, ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ənd ˌsɪstəˈmætɪk vaɪəˈleɪʃənz. səm rɪˈmeɪn dɪˈspleɪst ɪn skˈwɑləd kæmps sɪns ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˌɪˈrəptɪd ɪn steɪt bɪtˈwin ˈbudəsts ənd ˈməzlɪmz ɪn 2012 ˈθaʊzənz hæv flɛd ˌpərsəˈkjuʃən ənd ˈpɑvərti. nu ˈgəvərnmənt həz ˌɪnˈhɛrətɪd ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɛr lɔz ənd ˈpɑləsiz ər ɪn pleɪs ðət ər dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ dɪˈnaɪ ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl raɪts tɪ məˈnɔrətiz, ənd wɛr ˌɪmˈpjunɪti fər ˈsɪriəs vaɪəˈleɪʃənz əˈgɛnst səʧ kəmˈjunɪtiz həz ɪnˈkərəʤd ˈfərðər ˈvaɪələns əˈgɛnst them,”*,” sɛd. rɪˈvərsɪŋ səʧ dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən məst bi ə praɪˈɔrəti fər ðə nu ˈgəvərnmənt hɔlt ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ vaɪəˈleɪʃənz ənd prɪˈvɛnt ˈfərðər wənz ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs əˈgɛnst ˈɛθnɪk ənd rɪˈlɪʤəs minorities,”*,” sɛd. ˈɛsˈjuˈju ˈkeɪˈwaɪˈaɪ həz fɔrmd ə kəˈmɪti tɪ pis ənd development”*” tɪ ðə steɪt ɪn meɪ, bət ɪts plænz ər nɑt klɪr. ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ˈjumən raɪts ˈkaʊnsəl,, ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd juz əv nomenclature”*” baɪ ə u.n*. ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ɛz fjuəl tɪ fire”*” ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ θɪŋz worse”*”. ðə seɪk əv ˈhɑrməni ənd mˈjuʧuəl trəst bɪtˈwin tu kəmˈjunɪtiz, ɪt ɪz ədˈvaɪzəbəl fər ˈɛvriˌwən tɪ juz ðə tərm ˈməzlɪm kəmˈjunɪti ɪn state’,”*’,” ʃi sɛd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz. ˈɛsˈjuˈju ˈkeɪˈwaɪˈaɪ sɛd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈvɪzɪt baɪ juz. ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ʤɑn ˈkɛri læst mənθ ðət ðə ˈkəntri ˈnidɪd ““space”*” tɪ dil wɪθ ðə ˈɪʃu ənd ˈkɔʃənd əˈgɛnst ðə juz əv terms”*” ðət ʃi sɛd wər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt. ðə ˈpriviəs ˈgəvərnmənt əv ˈfɔrmər ˈhʊntə ˈʤɛnərəl θaɪn saɪn rɪˈfərd tɪ ðə grup ɛz ““bengalis”*”, ˌɪmˈplaɪɪŋ ðeɪ wər ˌɪˈligəl ˈɪməgrənts frəm ˈbæŋləˌdɛʃ, ðoʊ ˈmɛni hæv lɪvd ɪn mˈjɑnˈmɑr fər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz. li, ðə u.n*. ˈspɛʃəl, wɪl mit ˈsɛvərəl ˈkæbənət ˈmɛmbərz ənd ˈtrævəl tɪ ˈɛriəz wɛr ˈɛθnɪk ɑrmd grups faɪt ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz bɪtˈwin ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ʃæn, ənd steɪts. (ðɪs ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈstɔri həz bɪn riˈfaɪld tɪ kərˈɛkt meɪl ˌætrɪˈbjuʃən ɪn ˈpɛrəˌgræf 15 tɪ ˈfiˌmeɪl) |
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there’s theory and then practice. the one flows from the other and back again, unceasingly. their interdependence is indissoluble. likewise, “inner” drawing and then “external” drawing. the first unfolds and takes shape in the imagination; the latter is the manifestation. a masterful drawing seems to be as if a concrete and clear thought, as if beholding the pure conception. the invisible becomes visible. a true image of perfection. this kind of drawing, in which the “inner” and “external” seem as if to perfectly coincide is something hard to come by. they seem to be only a non-existent ideal, especially in the realm of icon painting nowadays. but, they in fact do exist.
not all trace. for those who can draw tracing paper is just another tool of the trade it get in the way. for those who can’t, it can never really compensate. the “trace” of evidence remains. the line itself confesses the lack of skill in spite of ourselves.
not all is relegated to the icon pattern books of the past, the tracing of masterpieces clumsy of someone experience. some icon painters today, as in the past, work from “inner” patterns written in their hearts. they speak from their own vision and experience. their pictorial poetry is the “external” evidence. so much need not be said.
if my last series of posts, “imagination, expression, icon: reclaiming the internal prototype,” seemed a bit excessively theoretical for some, here i leave you with concrete examples of drawings the theory put to practice. the work of the romanian and art restorer elena. her masterful work is mentioned at passing in the article “the new romanian masters: innovative iconography in the matrix of tradition.” however, although some samples of her icons were included there, her drawings were not featured.
her line is calligraphic, if not lyrical, and her touch is light. but there is also a painterly sensibility and plenty of mark making. the execution is deft, virtuosity without affect. the process always shows through and a polished finish is never the aim. thin, crisp and almost wiry lines, seem to emerge out of the mist of broad strokes of smoky subtle tones. the overall transparency of the drawings, their rhythm and the traces of process, make them appear as if visions taking concrete form right in front of your eyes. the compositions are unique interpretations, betraying vibrant and unquestionable creativity. the draftsman of these drawings bears clear witness that she has worked from internal prototypes from her authentic experience. theory has become practice.
so how does elena do it? how does she approach the creative act? her answer to this question of creative process in fact confirms, from personal experience, the more than theoretical dimension of the approach to icon painting proposed in our previous series:
true, there are some rules and canons in the painting of icons, but these canons should not be followed in the letter, but in their spirit. when you start to grow[…] then you realize how much freedom there is compliance with the canons in the icon is necessary as you need to abide by the road code! you get on the wheel and go, free to start on any road. freedom of movement is not impaired. in the case of the icon, the rules are made in such a way that they are compatible with human nature, the mirror of god. when your evil fear of breaking the rules disappears, then you can make connections and see some things that, even if they were in your neighborhood, remained hidden. then some communication bridges open between you and god and some ideas are being communicated, if i can say so. you begin to become a kind of by what you are witnessing to the divine beauty of this world.
regarding the mental conception and its expression she says:
before putting it on paper or wood, i paint it first in my mind […] i paint it in my heart and there i change its colors, the background, the vestment. it is a period of growing, kneading, which can take days, months, and even years. when in front of the white […] i already know what i have to do, and i just have to take the icon to the light, bring it from the immaterial world of thought. i then catch things in matter that have already been painted in my soul. this happens with many creators: neither those who write, nor those who make music start from scratch. they start from a thought, from a story, from something that is already ripe, outlined quite precisely in their depths. it is true that during your work you are making changes. thought is not always clear as a tear! taken into the reality of the world, it requires adaptations. in transmitting the thought, god has a fundamental role. “except the lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it,” says one line of a psalm.[i]
indeed, for most of us, during the process of “external” drawing many revisions take place, perhaps too many. the ghostly traces of erasures, those stubborn marks of evidence the betray our muddled thinking and ineptitude. thought is not always clear. it is hard to restrain and shape. like smoke, it as soon as we seek to grab it. its embodiment most often than not misses the mark. inevitably always a give and take, even a battle, between the idea and the concrete format, surface and materials used. perfection is elusive, as if a never attainable reality. the drawing becomes a confession of our incapacity to bring the theory into practice. but, it gets better. practice makes perfect. this we must never forget. the process of clarification is as important as the result. it in fact never ends. with it clarity increases “from glory to glory”. the process will only cease when we no longer see as if through a mirror and behold the prototype “face to face” in the “inner chamber” of the heavenly kingdom.
so perhaps less opposition between theory and practice than it would at first appear to be. they in fact tenderly embrace each other in unceasing interplay inviting us to persevere in the pursuit of clarity of expression, if not perfection. if we persevere, gems of creativity are born, as attested by the drawings of elena. what follows are some samples, which being more than merely preparatory sketches, i believe function as icons on their own right.
for more samples and information on elena’s work see her website.
notes:
[i] the quoted passages included here have been translated from romanian and are part of an interview with elena published in the article, “elena si brancoveni,” in orthodox în franția, january 24, 2015. (accessed 20 december, 2017). | there’s* ˈθɪri ənd ðɛn ˈpræktɪs. ðə wən floʊz frəm ðə ˈəðər ənd bæk əˈgɛn, unceasingly*. ðɛr ˌɪntərdəˈpɛndəns ɪz indissoluble*. ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz, ““inner”*” drɔɪŋ ənd ðɛn ““external”*” drɔɪŋ. ðə fərst ənˈfoʊldz ənd teɪks ʃeɪp ɪn ðə ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən; ðə ˈlætər ɪz ðə ˌmænəfɛˈsteɪʃən. ə ˈmæstərfəl drɔɪŋ simz tɪ bi ɛz ɪf ə ˈkɑnkrit ənd klɪr θɔt, ɛz ɪf bɪˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə pjʊr kənˈsɛpʃən. ðə ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl bɪˈkəmz ˈvɪzəbəl. ə tru ˈɪmɪʤ əv pərˈfɛkʃən. ðɪs kaɪnd əv drɔɪŋ, ɪn wɪʧ ðə ““inner”*” ənd ““external”*” sim ɛz ɪf tɪ ˈpərfəktli ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ hɑrd tɪ kəm baɪ. ðeɪ sim tɪ bi ˈoʊnli ə ˌnɑnəgˈzɪstənt aɪˈdil, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ðə rɛlm əv ˈaɪkɑn ˈpeɪnɪŋ ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz. bət, ðeɪ ɪn fækt du ɪgˈzɪst. nɑt ɔl treɪs. fər ðoʊz hu kən drɔ ˈtreɪsɪŋ ˈpeɪpər ɪz ʤɪst əˈnəðər tul əv ðə treɪd ɪt gɪt ɪn ðə weɪ. fər ðoʊz hu can’t*, ɪt kən ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt. ðə ““trace”*” əv ˈɛvədəns rɪˈmeɪnz. ðə laɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf kənˈfɛsɪz ðə læk əv skɪl ɪn spaɪt əv ɑrˈsɛlvz. nɑt ɔl ɪz ˈrɛləˌgeɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈaɪkɑn ˈpætərn bʊks əv ðə pæst, ðə ˈtreɪsɪŋ əv ˈmæstərˌpisɪz ˈkləmzi əv ˈsəmˌwən ɪkˈspɪriəns. səm ˈaɪkɑn ˈpeɪnərz təˈdeɪ, ɛz ɪn ðə pæst, wərk frəm ““inner”*” ˈpætərnz ˈrɪtən ɪn ðɛr hɑrts. ðeɪ spik frəm ðɛr oʊn ˈvɪʒən ənd ɪkˈspɪriəns. ðɛr pɪkˈtɔriəl ˈpoʊətri ɪz ðə ““external”*” ˈɛvədəns. soʊ məʧ nid nɑt bi sɛd. ɪf maɪ læst ˈsɪriz əv poʊsts, ““imagination*, ɪkˈsprɛʃən, ˈaɪkɑn: riˈkleɪmɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˈtərnəl prototype,”*,” simd ə bɪt ɪkˈsɛsɪvli ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl fər səm, hir aɪ liv ju wɪθ ˈkɑnkrit ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv drɔɪŋz ðə ˈθɪri pʊt tɪ ˈpræktɪs. ðə wərk əv ðə roʊˈmeɪniən ənd ɑrt rɪˈstɔrər ˌɛˈleɪnɑ. hər ˈmæstərfəl wərk ɪz ˈmɛnʃənd æt ˈpæsɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl nu roʊˈmeɪniən ˈmæstərz: ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv ˌaɪkəˈnɑgrəfi ɪn ðə ˈmeɪtrɪks əv tradition.”*.” ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌɔlˈðoʊ səm ˈsæmpəlz əv hər ˈaɪˌkɑnz wər ˌɪnˈkludɪd ðɛr, hər drɔɪŋz wər nɑt ˈfiʧərd. hər laɪn ɪz ˌkæləˈgræfɪk, ɪf nɑt ˈlɪrɪkəl, ənd hər təʧ ɪz laɪt. bət ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈpeɪnərli ˌsɛnsɪˈbɪlɪti ənd ˈplɛnti əv mɑrk ˈmeɪkɪŋ. ðə ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən ɪz dɛft, vərʧuˈɑsɪti wɪˈθaʊt əˈfɛkt. ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈɔlˌweɪz ʃoʊz θru ənd ə ˈpɑlɪʃt ˈfɪnɪʃ ɪz ˈnɛvər ðə eɪm. θɪn, krɪsp ənd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈwɪri laɪnz, sim tɪ ˈimərʤ aʊt əv ðə mɪst əv brɔd stroʊks əv sˈmoʊki ˈsətəl toʊnz. ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl trænˈspɛrənsi əv ðə drɔɪŋz, ðɛr ˈrɪðəm ənd ðə ˈtreɪsɪz əv ˈprɔˌsɛs, meɪk ðɛm əˈpɪr ɛz ɪf ˈvɪʒənz ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈkɑnkrit fɔrm raɪt ɪn frənt əv jʊr aɪz. ðə ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃənz ər juˈnik ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃənz, bɪˈtreɪɪŋ ˈvaɪbrənt ənd ənkˈwɛsʧənəbəl ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti. ðə ˈdræftsmən əv ðiz drɔɪŋz bɛrz klɪr ˈwɪtnəs ðət ʃi həz wərkt frəm ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪps frəm hər əˈθɛnɪk ɪkˈspɪriəns. ˈθɪri həz bɪˈkəm ˈpræktɪs. soʊ haʊ dɪz ˌɛˈleɪnɑ du ɪt? haʊ dɪz ʃi əˈproʊʧ ðə kriˈeɪtɪv ækt? hər ˈænsər tɪ ðɪs kˈwɛʃən əv kriˈeɪtɪv ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪn fækt kənˈfərmz, frəm ˈpərsɪnəl ɪkˈspɪriəns, ðə mɔr ðən ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl dɪˈmɛnʃən əv ðə əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˈaɪkɑn ˈpeɪnɪŋ prəˈpoʊzd ɪn ɑr ˈpriviəs ˈsɪriz: tru, ðɛr ər səm rulz ənd ˈkænənz ɪn ðə ˈpeɪnɪŋ əv ˈaɪˌkɑnz, bət ðiz ˈkænənz ʃʊd nɑt bi ˈfɑloʊd ɪn ðə ˈlɛtər, bət ɪn ðɛr ˈspɪrɪt. wɪn ju stɑrt tɪ grow[…*[…] ðɛn ju ˈriəˌlaɪz haʊ məʧ ˈfridəm ðɛr ɪz kəmˈplaɪəns wɪθ ðə ˈkænənz ɪn ðə ˈaɪkɑn ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ɛz ju nid tɪ əˈbaɪd baɪ ðə roʊd koʊd! ju gɪt ɔn ðə wil ənd goʊ, fri tɪ stɑrt ɔn ˈɛni roʊd. ˈfridəm əv ˈmuvmənt ɪz nɑt ˌɪmˈpɛrd. ɪn ðə keɪs əv ðə ˈaɪkɑn, ðə rulz ər meɪd ɪn səʧ ə weɪ ðət ðeɪ ər kəmˈpætəbəl wɪθ ˈjumən ˈneɪʧər, ðə ˈmɪrər əv gɑd. wɪn jʊr ˈivəl fɪr əv ˈbreɪkɪŋ ðə rulz ˌdɪsəˈpɪrz, ðɛn ju kən meɪk kəˈnɛkʃənz ənd si səm θɪŋz ðət, ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ wər ɪn jʊr ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, rɪˈmeɪnd ˈhɪdən. ðɛn səm kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ˈbrɪʤɪz ˈoʊpən bɪtˈwin ju ənd gɑd ənd səm aɪˈdiəz ər biɪŋ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪtɪd, ɪf aɪ kən seɪ soʊ. ju bɪˈgɪn tɪ bɪˈkəm ə kaɪnd əv baɪ wət ju ər ˈwɪtnəsɪŋ tɪ ðə dɪˈvaɪn ˈbjuti əv ðɪs wərld. rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˈmɛntəl kənˈsɛpʃən ənd ɪts ɪkˈsprɛʃən ʃi sɪz: ˌbiˈfɔr ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪt ɔn ˈpeɪpər ər wʊd, aɪ peɪnt ɪt fərst ɪn maɪ maɪnd aɪ peɪnt ɪt ɪn maɪ hɑrt ənd ðɛr aɪ ʧeɪnʤ ɪts ˈkələrz, ðə ˈbækˌgraʊnd, ðə ˈvɛstmɛnt. ɪt ɪz ə ˈpɪriəd əv groʊɪŋ, ˈnidɪŋ, wɪʧ kən teɪk deɪz, mənθs, ənd ˈivɪn jɪrz. wɪn ɪn frənt əv ðə waɪt aɪ ɔˈrɛdi noʊ wət aɪ hæv tɪ du, ənd aɪ ʤɪst hæv tɪ teɪk ðə ˈaɪkɑn tɪ ðə laɪt, brɪŋ ɪt frəm ðə ˌɪməˈtɪriəl wərld əv θɔt. aɪ ðɛn kæʧ θɪŋz ɪn ˈmætər ðət hæv ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ˈpeɪnɪd ɪn maɪ soʊl. ðɪs ˈhæpənz wɪθ ˈmɛni kriˈeɪtərz: ˈniðər ðoʊz hu raɪt, nɔr ðoʊz hu meɪk mˈjuzɪk stɑrt frəm skræʧ. ðeɪ stɑrt frəm ə θɔt, frəm ə ˈstɔri, frəm ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ɪz ɔˈrɛdi raɪp, ˈaʊˌtlaɪnd kwaɪt prɪˈsaɪsli ɪn ðɛr dɛpθs. ɪt ɪz tru ðət ˈdʊrɪŋ jʊr wərk ju ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. θɔt ɪz nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz klɪr ɛz ə tɪr! ˈteɪkən ˈɪntu ðə ˌriˈæləˌti əv ðə wərld, ɪt rikˈwaɪərz ˌædəpˈteɪʃənz. ɪn trænsˈmɪtɪŋ ðə θɔt, gɑd həz ə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl roʊl. ðə lɔrd bɪld ðə haʊs, ðeɪ ˈleɪbər ɪn veɪn ðət bɪld it,”*,” sɪz wən laɪn əv ə psalm.[i*] ˌɪnˈdid, fər moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs, ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ““external”*” drɔɪŋ ˈmɛni riˈvɪʒənz teɪk pleɪs, pərˈhæps tu ˈmɛni. ðə ˈgoʊstli ˈtreɪsɪz əv erasures*, ðoʊz ˈstəbərn mɑrks əv ˈɛvədəns ðə bɪˈtreɪ ɑr ˈmədəld ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ənd ˌɪˈnɛptɪˌtud. θɔt ɪz nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz klɪr. ɪt ɪz hɑrd tɪ riˈstreɪn ənd ʃeɪp. laɪk smoʊk, ɪt ɛz sun ɛz wi sik tɪ græb ɪt. ɪts ɛmˈbɑdimənt moʊst ˈɔfən ðən nɑt ˈmɪsɪz ðə mɑrk. ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli ˈɔlˌweɪz ə gɪv ənd teɪk, ˈivɪn ə ˈbætəl, bɪtˈwin ðə aɪˈdiə ənd ðə ˈkɑnkrit ˈfɔrˌmæt, ˈsərfəs ənd məˈtɪriəlz juzd. pərˈfɛkʃən ɪz ɪˈlusɪv, ɛz ɪf ə ˈnɛvər əˈteɪnəbəl ˌriˈæləˌti. ðə drɔɪŋ bɪˈkəmz ə kənˈfɛʃən əv ɑr ˌɪnkəˈpæsəti tɪ brɪŋ ðə ˈθɪri ˈɪntu ˈpræktɪs. bət, ɪt gɪts ˈbɛtər. ˈpræktɪs meɪks ˈpərˌfɪkt. ðɪs wi məst ˈnɛvər fərˈgɛt. ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˌklɛrəfəˈkeɪʃən ɪz ɛz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɛz ðə rɪˈzəlt. ɪt ɪn fækt ˈnɛvər ɛndz. wɪθ ɪt ˈklɛrɪti ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ˈglɔri tɪ glory”*”. ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs wɪl ˈoʊnli sis wɪn wi noʊ ˈlɔŋgər si ɛz ɪf θru ə ˈmɪrər ənd bɪˈhoʊld ðə ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp tɪ face”*” ɪn ðə chamber”*” əv ðə ˈhɛvənli ˈkɪŋdəm. soʊ pərˈhæps lɛs ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈθɪri ənd ˈpræktɪs ðən ɪt wʊd æt fərst əˈpɪr tɪ bi. ðeɪ ɪn fækt ˈtɛndərli ɪmˈbreɪs iʧ ˈəðər ɪn ənˈsisɪŋ ˈɪntərˌpleɪ ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ pərsəˈvɪr ɪn ðə pərˈsut əv ˈklɛrɪti əv ɪkˈsprɛʃən, ɪf nɑt pərˈfɛkʃən. ɪf wi pərsəˈvɪr, ʤɛmz əv ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti ər bɔrn, ɛz əˈtɛstɪd baɪ ðə drɔɪŋz əv ˌɛˈleɪnɑ. wət ˈfɑloʊz ər səm ˈsæmpəlz, wɪʧ biɪŋ mɔr ðən ˈmɪrli ˈprɛprəˌtɔri ˈskɛʧɪz, aɪ bɪˈliv ˈfəŋkʃən ɛz ˈaɪˌkɑnz ɔn ðɛr oʊn raɪt. fər mɔr ˈsæmpəlz ənd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ˌɛˈleɪnɑ wərk si hər ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. noʊts: [aɪ] ðə kˈwoʊtɪd ˈpæsɪʤɪz ˌɪnˈkludɪd hir hæv bɪn trænzˈleɪtəd frəm roʊˈmeɪniən ənd ər pɑrt əv ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˌɛˈleɪnɑ ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl, si brancoveni,”*,” ɪn ˈɔrθəˌdɑks franția*, ˈʤænjuˌɛri 24 2015 (ˈækˌsɛst 20 dɪˈsɛmbər, 2017 |
the released earlier this year, and with its foundation and experimental melodies, definitely proven to be the most album yet. “cherry hearts” is one of the more playful tracks that make up the record, and today, the band has shared a video to match.
directed by stefano bertelli, the clip for “cherry hearts” is made entirely of paper, depicting the happenings at an amusement park. a rollercoaster ride takes a passenger past a dinosaur, grasshopper and monkey before launching him into space and at some point, into a game of pong. cupid and a legless lady also make guest appearances in the surrealistic animation.
the will release a bundle for the single on oct. 13, which will include the original album recording, a flipped version and the remix. watch the “cherry hearts” video below, and read our review of here. | ðə riˈlist ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, ənd wɪθ ɪts faʊnˈdeɪʃən ənd ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈmɛlədiz, ˈdɛfənətli ˈpruvən tɪ bi ðə moʊst ˈælbəm jɛt. hearts”*” ɪz wən əv ðə mɔr ˈpleɪfəl træks ðət meɪk əp ðə ˈrɛkərd, ənd təˈdeɪ, ðə bænd həz ʃɛrd ə ˈvɪdioʊ tɪ mæʧ. dɪˈrɛktɪd baɪ ˈstɛfənoʊ bərˈtɛli, ðə klɪp fər hearts”*” ɪz meɪd ɪnˈtaɪərli əv ˈpeɪpər, dɪˈpɪktɪŋ ðə ˈhæpənɪŋz æt ən əmˈjuzmənt pɑrk. ə ˈroʊlərˌkoʊstər raɪd teɪks ə ˈpæsənʤər pæst ə ˈdaɪnəˌsɔr, ˈgræsˌhɑpər ənd ˈməŋki ˌbiˈfɔr ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ɪm ˈɪntu speɪs ənd æt səm pɔɪnt, ˈɪntu ə geɪm əv pɔŋ. ˈkjupɪd ənd ə ˈlɛgləs ˈleɪdi ˈɔlsoʊ meɪk gɛst əˈpɪrənsəz ɪn ðə sərˌiˈlɪstɪk ˌænəˈmeɪʃən. ðə wɪl riˈlis ə ˈbəndəl fər ðə ˈsɪŋgəl ɔn ɔkt. 13 wɪʧ wɪl ˌɪnˈklud ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈælbəm rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ, ə flɪpt ˈvərʒən ənd ðə remix*. wɔʧ ðə hearts”*” ˈvɪdioʊ bɪˈloʊ, ənd rɛd ɑr ˌrivˈju əv hir. |
thursday on his nationally syndicated radio show, conservative talker rush limbaugh dismissed the saga first reported by the washington post late wednesday evening suggesting that attorney general jeff sessions had failed to disclose meeting with russian officials during his confirmation hearings earlier this year.
partial transcript as follows (courtesy of rushlimbaugh.com):
it appears, ladies and gentlemen, that the people on our side still learned a single lesson about how to deal with the democrat party and the media, the american left of course, all the same group of people. patently obvious. really frustrating to me. all of this should have been anticipated. all of this was easily predictable. i think somebody i know pretty well did. and the way this is all being handled today and people have the best intentions. the heartfelt desire to defend jeff sessions by pointing out the democrat hypocrisy, when are we gonna learn that democrat hypocrisy exist? there is no such thing as democrat hypocrisy in the media. never gonna beat these people back by pointing out how done the same thing that accusing us of doing. never gonna work! this story is not about jeff sessions. by the way, greetings and welcome. great to have you. rush limbaugh,. this story is not about jeff sessions. this story is not about illegal talks between trump and his campaign people and the russians. this story is about barack obama and the democrat party attempting to sabotage the trump presidency and do everything they can to either render it meaningless and ineffective or to get him impeached or force him to resign. what the story is. and that is what has to be attacked, not defended. we have no reason to be on defense all the time. we won the election. these people are barely hanging on. this is all got. and no evidence, despite a year and a half of allegations of illegal contact between trump, his campaign, and the russians. there is no evidence.
limbaugh urged his listeners not to concede anything wrong was done by suggesting there was hypocrisy and cited republican disfavor with the media as the reason.
you know what sessions ought to do? “yeah, yeah, i talked to the russian ambassador about our grandchildren. you know, got some grandchildren, i got some grandchildren, what we were talking about.” well, what loretta lynch and clinton said they were talking about on the airplane one week before a decision was coming down from on whatever was gonna happen with the clinton investigation into her emails and stuff. i can point that out and you go, “yeah, yeah, right.” and you know what gonna get us? nothing! even in the court of opinion gonna get us nothing because it accepts the premise that sessions did something wrong and therefore we can mitigate that by pointing out, “well, look what the clintons did.” it work that way. we should learn after 30 years, it work that way. the democrats are never held accountable for hypocrisy. there is no such thing where they are concerned in the eyes of the media and others who hold them accountable or don’t. i know the desire to defend sessions. a great man. a decent man. a good man.
follow jeff poor on twitter | ˈθərzˌdeɪ ɔn hɪz ˈnæʃənəli ˈsɪndɪˌkeɪtɪd ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ʃoʊ, kənˈsərvətɪv ˈtɔkər rəʃ ˈlɪmˌbɔ dɪsˈmɪst ðə ˈsɑgə fərst ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst leɪt ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl ʤɛf ˈsɛʃənz hæd feɪld tɪ dɪˈskloʊz ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ ˈrəʃən əˈfɪʃəlz ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈhirɪŋz ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr. ˈpɑrʃəl ˈtrænˌskrɪpt ɛz ˈfɑloʊz (ˈkərtəsi əv rushlimbaugh.com*): ɪt əˈpɪrz, ˈleɪdiz ənd ˈʤɛnəlmɪn, ðət ðə ˈpipəl ɔn ɑr saɪd stɪl ˈlərnɪd ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈlɛsən əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ dil wɪθ ðə ˈdɛməˌkræt ˈpɑrti ənd ðə ˈmidiə, ðə əˈmɛrɪkən lɛft əv kɔrs, ɔl ðə seɪm grup əv ˈpipəl. ˈpætəntli ˈɑbviəs. ˈrɪli ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ tɪ mi. ɔl əv ðɪs ʃʊd hæv bɪn ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd. ɔl əv ðɪs wɑz ˈizəli prɪˈdɪktəbəl. aɪ θɪŋk ˈsəmˌbɑdi aɪ noʊ ˈprɪti wɛl dɪd. ənd ðə weɪ ðɪs ɪz ɔl biɪŋ ˈhændəld təˈdeɪ ənd ˈpipəl hæv ðə bɛst ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz. ðə ˈhɑrtˌfɛlt dɪˈzaɪər tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ʤɛf ˈsɛʃənz baɪ ˈpɔɪntɪŋ aʊt ðə ˈdɛməˌkræt hɪˈpɑkrəsi, wɪn ər wi ˈgɑnə lərn ðət ˈdɛməˌkræt hɪˈpɑkrəsi ɪgˈzɪst? ðɛr ɪz noʊ səʧ θɪŋ ɛz ˈdɛməˌkræt hɪˈpɑkrəsi ɪn ðə ˈmidiə. ˈnɛvər ˈgɑnə bit ðiz ˈpipəl bæk baɪ ˈpɔɪntɪŋ aʊt haʊ dən ðə seɪm θɪŋ ðət əˈkjuzɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs əv duɪŋ. ˈnɛvər ˈgɑnə wərk! ðɪs ˈstɔri ɪz nɑt əˈbaʊt ʤɛf ˈsɛʃənz. baɪ ðə weɪ, ˈgritɪŋz ənd ˈwɛlkəm. greɪt tɪ hæv ju. rəʃ ˈlɪmˌbɔ, ðɪs ˈstɔri ɪz nɑt əˈbaʊt ʤɛf ˈsɛʃənz. ðɪs ˈstɔri ɪz nɑt əˈbaʊt ˌɪˈligəl tɔks bɪtˈwin trəmp ənd hɪz kæmˈpeɪn ˈpipəl ənd ðə ˈrəʃənz. ðɪs ˈstɔri ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd ðə ˈdɛməˌkræt ˈpɑrti əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ ðə trəmp ˈprɛzɪdənsi ənd du ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðeɪ kən tɪ ˈiðər ˈrɛndər ɪt ˈminɪŋləs ənd ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv ər tɪ gɪt ɪm ˌɪmˈpiʧt ər fɔrs ɪm tɪ rɪˈzaɪn. wət ðə ˈstɔri ɪz. ənd ðət ɪz wət həz tɪ bi əˈtækt, nɑt dɪˈfɛndɪd. wi hæv noʊ ˈrizən tɪ bi ɔn dɪˈfɛns ɔl ðə taɪm. wi wən ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən. ðiz ˈpipəl ər ˈbɛrli ˈhæŋɪŋ ɔn. ðɪs ɪz ɔl gɑt. ənd noʊ ˈɛvədəns, dɪˈspaɪt ə jɪr ənd ə hæf əv ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əv ˌɪˈligəl ˈkɑnˌtækt bɪtˈwin trəmp, hɪz kæmˈpeɪn, ənd ðə ˈrəʃənz. ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈɛvədəns. ˈlɪmˌbɔ ərʤd hɪz ˈlɪsənərz nɑt tɪ kənˈsid ˈɛniˌθɪŋ rɔŋ wɑz dən baɪ səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðɛr wɑz hɪˈpɑkrəsi ənd ˈsaɪtɪd rɪˈpəblɪkən dɪsˈfeɪvər wɪθ ðə ˈmidiə ɛz ðə ˈrizən. ju noʊ wət ˈsɛʃənz ɔt tɪ du? ““yeah*, jæ, aɪ tɔkt tɪ ðə ˈrəʃən æmˈbæsədər əˈbaʊt ɑr ˈgrænˌʧɪldrən. ju noʊ, gɑt səm ˈgrænˌʧɪldrən, aɪ gɑt səm ˈgrænˌʧɪldrən, wət wi wər ˈtɔkɪŋ about.”*.” wɛl, wət lərˈɛtə lɪnʧ ənd ˈklɪntən sɛd ðeɪ wər ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɔn ðə ˈɛrˌpleɪn wən wik ˌbiˈfɔr ə dɪˈsɪʒən wɑz ˈkəmɪŋ daʊn frəm ɔn ˌwəˈtɛvər wɑz ˈgɑnə ˈhæpən wɪθ ðə ˈklɪntən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu hər iˈmeɪlz ənd stəf. aɪ kən pɔɪnt ðət aʊt ənd ju goʊ, ““yeah*, jæ, right.”*.” ənd ju noʊ wət ˈgɑnə gɪt ˈjuˈɛs? ˈnəθɪŋ! ˈivɪn ɪn ðə kɔrt əv əˈpɪnjən ˈgɑnə gɪt ˈjuˈɛs ˈnəθɪŋ bɪˈkəz ɪt ækˈsɛpts ðə ˈprɛmɪs ðət ˈsɛʃənz dɪd ˈsəmθɪŋ rɔŋ ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr wi kən ˈmɪtəˌgeɪt ðət baɪ ˈpɔɪntɪŋ aʊt, ““well*, lʊk wət ðə ˈklɪntənz did.”*.” ɪt wərk ðət weɪ. wi ʃʊd lərn ˈæftər 30 jɪrz, ɪt wərk ðət weɪ. ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts ər ˈnɛvər hɛld əˈkaʊntəbəl fər hɪˈpɑkrəsi. ðɛr ɪz noʊ səʧ θɪŋ wɛr ðeɪ ər kənˈsərnd ɪn ðə aɪz əv ðə ˈmidiə ənd ˈəðərz hu hoʊld ðɛm əˈkaʊntəbəl ər don’t*. aɪ noʊ ðə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ˈsɛʃənz. ə greɪt mæn. ə ˈdisənt mæn. ə gʊd mæn. ˈfɑloʊ ʤɛf pur ɔn tˈwɪtər |
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when the government last shut down, in 2013, mick mulvaney considered himself part of “the shutdown caucus” a group of conservative house republicans who held such a hard line that they were willing to let the lights go out.
now, four years later, mulvaney is on a collision course with his former comrades, responsible for convincing intransigent house republicans to make a different kind of choice and pass a new spending bill by april 28 to avert another shutdown.
the former south carolina congressman who was elected in the tea party wave of 2010 and took pride in rejecting his own budget proposals, one after another now serves as president budget director, making him the chief salesman over the next month on spending matters.
once an outspoken leader of the house freedom caucus, mulvaney now is tasked with bringing along the group with which his boss has plainly lost patience. frustrated by their obstruction on health care, trump last week threatened to destroy freedom caucus members in the 2018 midterm elections, even as mulvaney is working with them to forge consensus on an agreement to keep the government funded.
but there are clear limits to influence, as this embarrassing collapse of the republican bill laid bare. some freedom caucus members speak privately of “philosophic convulsion,” as one put it, and are quick to note that he no longer speaks with the ideological purity they came to respect in him, but rather as an agent of a president on the hunt for a deal.
(claritza washington post)
“all of our lives are composed of trade-offs,” said rep. mark sanford (r-s.c.), a freedom caucus member. “each person has a different calibration on where ‘go’ means ‘go’ and where ‘no’ means ‘no.’ i attempt to suggest for another where their own lines ought to be on that balancing act of personal philosophy and assigned roles or jobs, but what i would say is that i wish mick the absolute best.”
trump and his other advisers, however, see mulvaney as their bridge to the freedom caucus, believing he still has unique credibility with the conservative hard-liners, however hostile they may be to some of the priorities.
“if you have to have somebody on your side that understands the complexity of these [bills] and the stakes around a government shutdown, who would you rather have than mick mulvaney?” asked stephen k. bannon, the chief white house strategist.
bannon called mulvaney “the unsung hero of this administration, because doing work on just about every front. a rock star.”
marc short, the white house legislative affairs director, said mulvaney is “anchored in his core philosophy,” but that he has said, “as much as he loves his colleagues in the house, sometimes less about winning the argument than about actually advancing the ball.”
one example of dramatically altered role came with sanford, who told the post and courier in charleston, s.c., that trump used mulvaney as an intermediary to threaten to oust sanford in retaliation for not supporting the bill. sanford said mulvaney told him, “the president asked me to look you square in the eyes and to say that he hoped you voted ‘no’ on this bill so he could run [a primary challenger] against you in
the episode marked an uncomfortable evolution for a man once allied with sanford who saw his previous job in congress as protecting the american taxpayer against runaway spending even for the military and even if the cuts he championed caused pain for his constituents.
(reuters)
[trump wants to add wall spending to stopgap budget bill, potentially forcing shutdown showdown ]
now as director of the office of management and budget, however, mulvaney has proposed a large increase in defense spending, which would be offset by steep cuts in social services such as housing, job training, and activities, as well as foreign aid.
some of these positions have infuriated antipoverty advocates, particularly his statements that federal assistance for low-income students and the elderly is ineffective.
“rarely will any program be able to fully accomplish its goals because the needs are so great, but if you took those programs away, there would be a huge impact,” said patterson, a professor at the university of south carolina school of law who ran the social services agency for four years.
fiscal hawks had a different reaction to first budget. rep. jeff duncan (r., s.c.), a freedom caucus member who served with him in the south carolina legislature before they were both elected to congress in 2010, cheered moves. “we were all dancing in the street that mick was chosen to be director,” he said.
sen. rand paul (r-ky.) praised mulvaney, a friend, as “a committed conservative.” but, he said, mulvaney is wearing “a different hat. he is now representing the policy, so he have the same freedom he had as someone who represented the people of south carolina.”
during the push, mulvaney was one of the most visible administration officials. he appeared regularly on television news trump thinks he is an especially smooth and punchy communicator, aides said and lobbied lawmakers incessantly, from negotiating sessions on capitol hill to a game of bowling in the white house basement.
[‘the closer’? the inside story of how trump tried and failed to make a deal on health care]
duncan said mulvaney helped persuade him to support the affordable care act replacement bill, even though many freedom caucus colleagues were opposed.
“he convince everyone,” duncan said. “but even when he was in congress and the freedom caucus, he convince everyone.”
one of selling points for the budget director job was his connection to the freedom caucus, trump aides said, and there is some disappointment that he fell short on selling the bill. but advisers said blame for the failure has fallen on many officials, including white house chief of staff priebus, not just mulvaney.
“there’s nothing more that he could have possibly done,” white house press secretary sean spicer said of mulvaney. he called the budget director “a very well-steeped, workhorse” who has “an instant sense of credibility on capitol hill.”
mulvaney was in the house, a rare freedom caucus member who made friends with house leaders, including speaker paul d. ryan (r-wis.).
“i think easy for the media to paint him in a corner philosophically, but his friendships obviously go across the entire spectrum of the republican conference, and i think why such a great asset,” short said.
yet in the senate, mulvaney barely won confirmation. sen. john mccain (r-ariz.) joined all 48 democrats and independents in opposing his appointment, in part because of past opposition to higher defense spending levels.
[trump’s federal budget 2018: massive cuts to the arts, science and the poor]
before coming to washington, mulvaney, 49, was a state lawmaker and also owned and operated a south carolina franchise of fresh cantina. he first got elected to the house by unseating one of lions john spratt, then the house budget committee chairman in a district that democrats had controlled for more than 100 years.
spratt said he was surprised mulvaney had pulled off getting appointed budget director, arguing that he has no “real experience in budget-making.”
“i’m still surprised that he was able to pull down a prize like,” spratt said. “it’s one of the most difficult jobs in the united states. got to prove himself worthy of the job.”
mulvaney’s colleagues said he has proven a quick study, and that he helps them see around corners politically.
mulvaney has instructed the career staff at the budget office to read 1987 bestseller, “the art of the deal.” he supported paul in the 2016 presidential primaries, but came around to trump once he emerged as the presumptive nominee.
now one of employees he attends the white house senior staff meetings every morning mulvaney is forging a bond with the president. aides said that whenever trump talks about numbers, he summons mulvaney if he is not already in the oval office.
trump also invited mulvaney to join him last weekend at trump national golf club in virginia, according to one of the advisers.
“he can take the mundane budget policy is not the sexiest thing in the world, face it and not only make it interesting, but talk to you about the different angles of it,” said rick dearborn, a deputy white house chief of staff. “it’s not just the policy piece of it, but his political insights that make it very interesting. he gives you these ‘aha moments’ of, ‘oh, yeah, i thought about that.’” | wɪn ðə ˈgəvərnmənt læst ʃət daʊn, ɪn 2013 mɪk ˌməlˈveɪni kənˈsɪdərd hɪmˈsɛlf pɑrt əv ˈʃətˌdaʊn caucus”*” ə grup əv kənˈsərvətɪv haʊs rɪˈpəblɪkənz hu hɛld səʧ ə hɑrd laɪn ðət ðeɪ wər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ lɛt ðə laɪts goʊ aʊt. naʊ, fɔr jɪrz ˈleɪtər, ˌməlˈveɪni ɪz ɔn ə kəˈlɪʒən kɔrs wɪθ hɪz ˈfɔrmər ˈkɑmˌrædz, riˈspɑnsəbəl fər kənˈvɪnsɪŋ ˌɪnˈtrænzəʤənt haʊs rɪˈpəblɪkənz tɪ meɪk ə ˈdɪfərənt kaɪnd əv ʧɔɪs ənd pæs ə nu ˈspɛndɪŋ bɪl baɪ ˈeɪprəl 28 tɪ əˈvərt əˈnəðər ˈʃətˌdaʊn. ðə ˈfɔrmər saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈkɑŋgrəsmən hu wɑz ɪˈlɛktɪd ɪn ðə ti ˈpɑrti weɪv əv 2010 ənd tʊk praɪd ɪn rɪˈʤɛktɪŋ hɪz oʊn ˈbəʤɪt prəˈpoʊzəlz, wən ˈæftər əˈnəðər naʊ sərvz ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbəʤɪt dɪˈrɛktər, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪm ðə ʧif ˈseɪlzmən ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst mənθ ɔn ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈmætərz. wəns ən ˈaʊtˈspoʊkən ˈlidər əv ðə haʊs ˈfridəm ˈkɔkəs, ˌməlˈveɪni naʊ ɪz tæskt wɪθ ˈbrɪŋɪŋ əˈlɔŋ ðə grup wɪθ wɪʧ hɪz bɔs həz ˈpleɪnli lɔst ˈpeɪʃəns. ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd baɪ ðɛr əbˈstrəkʃən ɔn hɛlθ kɛr, trəmp læst wik θˈrɛtənd tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ ˈfridəm ˈkɔkəs ˈmɛmbərz ɪn ðə 2018 ˈmɪdˌtərm ɪˈlɛkʃənz, ˈivɪn ɛz ˌməlˈveɪni ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðɛm tɪ fɔrʤ kənˈsɛnsəs ɔn ən əˈgrimənt tɪ kip ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈfəndɪd. bət ðɛr ər klɪr ˈlɪmɪts tɪ ˈɪnfluəns, ɛz ðɪs ɪmˈbɛrəsɪŋ kəˈlæps əv ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən bɪl leɪd bɛr. səm ˈfridəm ˈkɔkəs ˈmɛmbərz spik ˈpraɪvətli əv convulsion,”*,” ɛz wən pʊt ɪt, ənd ər kwɪk tɪ noʊt ðət hi noʊ ˈlɔŋgər spiks wɪθ ðə ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈpjʊrɪti ðeɪ keɪm tɪ rɪˈspɛkt ɪn ɪm, bət ˈrəðər ɛz ən ˈeɪʤənt əv ə ˈprɛzɪdənt ɔn ðə hənt fər ə dil. ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst) əv ɑr lɪvz ər kəmˈpoʊzd əv trade-offs,”*,” sɛd rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. mɑrk ˈsænfərd (r-s.c*.), ə ˈfridəm ˈkɔkəs ˈmɛmbər. ˈpərsən həz ə ˈdɪfərənt ˌkæləˈbreɪʃən ɔn wɛr ‘‘go’*’ minz ‘‘go’*’ ənd wɛr ‘‘no’*’ minz ‘‘no.’*.’ aɪ əˈtɛmpt tɪ səˈʤɛst fər əˈnəðər wɛr ðɛr oʊn laɪnz ɔt tɪ bi ɔn ðət ˈbælənsɪŋ ækt əv ˈpərsɪnəl fəˈlɑsəfi ənd əˈsaɪnd roʊlz ər ʤɑbz, bət wət aɪ wʊd seɪ ɪz ðət aɪ wɪʃ mɪk ðə ˈæbsəˌlut best.”*.” trəmp ənd hɪz ˈəðər ædˈvaɪzərz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, si ˌməlˈveɪni ɛz ðɛr brɪʤ tɪ ðə ˈfridəm ˈkɔkəs, bɪˈlivɪŋ hi stɪl həz juˈnik ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti wɪθ ðə kənˈsərvətɪv hard-liners*, ˌhaʊˈɛvər ˈhɑstəl ðeɪ meɪ bi tɪ səm əv ðə praɪˈɔrətiz. ju hæv tɪ hæv ˈsəmˌbɑdi ɔn jʊr saɪd ðət ˌəndərˈstændz ðə kəmˈplɛksɪti əv ðiz [bɪlz] ənd ðə steɪks əraʊnd ə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈʃətˌdaʊn, hu wʊd ju ˈrəðər hæv ðən mɪk mulvaney?”*?” æst ˈstivən keɪ. ˈbænən, ðə ʧif waɪt haʊs ˈstrætɪʤɪst. ˈbænən kɔld ˌməlˈveɪni ənˈsəŋ ˈhɪroʊ əv ðɪs ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, bɪˈkəz duɪŋ wərk ɔn ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛvəri frənt. ə rɑk star.”*.” mɑrk ʃɔrt, ðə waɪt haʊs ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv əˈfɛrz dɪˈrɛktər, sɛd ˌməlˈveɪni ɪz ɪn hɪz kɔr philosophy,”*,” bət ðət hi həz sɛd, məʧ ɛz hi ləvz hɪz ˈkɑligz ɪn ðə haʊs, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz lɛs əˈbaʊt ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt ðən əˈbaʊt ˈæˌkʧuəli ədˈvænsɪŋ ðə ball.”*.” wən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv drəˈmætɪkəli ˈɔltərd roʊl keɪm wɪθ ˈsænfərd, hu toʊld ðə poʊst ənd ˈkəriər ɪn ˈʧɑrəlstən, s.c*., ðət trəmp juzd ˌməlˈveɪni ɛz ən ˌɪnərˈmidiɛri tɪ θˈrɛtən tɪ aʊst ˈsænfərd ɪn riˌtæliˈeɪʃən fər nɑt səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə bɪl. ˈsænfərd sɛd ˌməlˈveɪni toʊld ɪm, ˈprɛzɪdənt æst mi tɪ lʊk ju skwɛr ɪn ðə aɪz ənd tɪ seɪ ðət hi hoʊpt ju ˈvoʊtɪd ‘‘no’*’ ɔn ðɪs bɪl soʊ hi kʊd rən [ə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈʧælɪnʤər] əˈgɛnst ju ɪn ðə ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd mɑrkt ən ənˈkəmfərtəbəl ˌɛvəˈluʃən fər ə mæn wəns ˈæˌlaɪd wɪθ ˈsænfərd hu sɔ hɪz ˈpriviəs ʤɑb ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs ɛz prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈtækˌspeɪər əˈgɛnst ˈrənəˌweɪ ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈivɪn fər ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd ˈivɪn ɪf ðə kəts hi ˈʧæmpiənd kɔzd peɪn fər hɪz kənˈstɪʧuənts. (ˈrɔɪtərz) [trəmp wɔnts tɪ æd wɔl ˈspɛndɪŋ tɪ ˈstɑpˌgæp ˈbəʤɪt bɪl, pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈfɔrsɪŋ ˈʃətˌdaʊn ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn naʊ ɛz dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈɔfəs əv ˈmænɪʤmənt ənd ˈbəʤɪt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌməlˈveɪni həz prəˈpoʊzd ə lɑrʤ ˌɪnˈkris ɪn dɪˈfɛns ˈspɛndɪŋ, wɪʧ wʊd bi ˈɔfˌsɛt baɪ stip kəts ɪn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz səʧ ɛz ˈhaʊzɪŋ, ʤɑb ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ənd ækˈtɪvɪtiz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈfɔrən eɪd. səm əv ðiz pəˈzɪʃənz hæv ˌɪnfˈjʊriˌeɪtɪd ˌæntiˈpɑvərti ˈædvəˌkeɪts, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli hɪz ˈsteɪtmənts ðət ˈfɛdərəl əˈsɪstəns fər ˌloʊˈɪnkəm ˈstudənts ənd ðə ˈɛldərli ɪz ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv. wɪl ˈɛni ˈproʊˌgræm bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈfʊli əˈkɑmplɪʃ ɪts goʊlz bɪˈkəz ðə nidz ər soʊ greɪt, bət ɪf ju tʊk ðoʊz ˈproʊˌgræmz əˈweɪ, ðɛr wʊd bi ə juʤ impact,”*,” sɛd ˈpætərsən, ə prəˈfɛsər æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə skul əv lɔ hu ræn ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈeɪʤənsi fər fɔr jɪrz. ˈfɪskəl hɔks hæd ə ˈdɪfərənt riˈækʃən tɪ fərst ˈbəʤɪt. rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ʤɛf ˈdəŋkən (ɑr., s.c*.), ə ˈfridəm ˈkɔkəs ˈmɛmbər hu sərvd wɪθ ɪm ɪn ðə saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ wər boʊθ ɪˈlɛktɪd tɪ ˈkɑŋgrəs ɪn 2010 ʧɪrd muvz. wər ɔl ˈdænsɪŋ ɪn ðə strit ðət mɪk wɑz ˈʧoʊzən tɪ bi director,”*,” hi sɛd. sɛn. rænd pɔl (r-ky*.) preɪzd ˌməlˈveɪni, ə frɛnd, ɛz kəˈmɪtɪd conservative.”*.” bət, hi sɛd, ˌməlˈveɪni ɪz ˈwɛrɪŋ ˈdɪfərənt hæt. hi ɪz naʊ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ðə ˈpɑləsi, soʊ hi hæv ðə seɪm ˈfridəm hi hæd ɛz ˈsəmˌwən hu ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ðə ˈpipəl əv saʊθ carolina.”*.” ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə pʊʃ, ˌməlˈveɪni wɑz wən əv ðə moʊst ˈvɪzəbəl ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əˈfɪʃəlz. hi əˈpɪrd ˈrɛgjələrli ɔn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən nuz trəmp θɪŋks hi ɪz ən əˈspɛʃəli smuð ənd ˈpənʧi kəmˈjunəˌkeɪtər, eɪdz sɛd ənd ˈlɑbid ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ˌɪnˈsɛsəntli, frəm nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɛʃənz ɔn ˈkæpɪtəl hɪl tɪ ə geɪm əv ˈboʊlɪŋ ɪn ðə waɪt haʊs ˈbeɪsmənt. closer’*’? ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈstɔri əv haʊ trəmp traɪd ənd feɪld tɪ meɪk ə dil ɔn hɛlθ kɛr] ˈdəŋkən sɛd ˌməlˈveɪni hɛlpt pərsˈweɪd ɪm tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə əˈfɔrdəbəl kɛr ækt rɪˈpleɪsmənt bɪl, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ˈmɛni ˈfridəm ˈkɔkəs ˈkɑligz wər əˈpoʊzd. kənˈvɪns everyone,”*,” ˈdəŋkən sɛd. ˈivɪn wɪn hi wɑz ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs ənd ðə ˈfridəm ˈkɔkəs, hi kənˈvɪns everyone.”*.” wən əv ˈsɛlɪŋ pɔɪnts fər ðə ˈbəʤɪt dɪˈrɛktər ʤɑb wɑz hɪz kəˈnɛkʃən tɪ ðə ˈfridəm ˈkɔkəs, trəmp eɪdz sɛd, ənd ðɛr ɪz səm ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt ðət hi fɛl ʃɔrt ɔn ˈsɛlɪŋ ðə bɪl. bət ædˈvaɪzərz sɛd bleɪm fər ðə ˈfeɪljər həz ˈfɑlən ɔn ˈmɛni əˈfɪʃəlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ waɪt haʊs ʧif əv stæf priebus*, nɑt ʤɪst ˌməlˈveɪni. ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðət hi kʊd hæv ˈpɑsəbli done,”*,” waɪt haʊs prɛs ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ʃɔn ˈspaɪsər sɛd əv ˌməlˈveɪni. hi kɔld ðə ˈbəʤɪt dɪˈrɛktər ˈvɛri well-steeped*, workhorse”*” hu həz ˈɪnstənt sɛns əv ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti ɔn ˈkæpɪtəl hill.”*.” ˌməlˈveɪni wɑz ɪn ðə haʊs, ə rɛr ˈfridəm ˈkɔkəs ˈmɛmbər hu meɪd frɛndz wɪθ haʊs ˈlidərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈspikər pɔl di. raɪən (r-wis*.). θɪŋk ˈizi fər ðə ˈmidiə tɪ peɪnt ɪm ɪn ə ˈkɔrnər ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəli, bət hɪz ˈfrɛndʃɪps ˈɑbviəsli goʊ əˈkrɔs ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈspɛktrəm əv ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkɑnfərəns, ənd aɪ θɪŋk waɪ səʧ ə greɪt asset,”*,” ʃɔrt sɛd. jɛt ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt, ˌməlˈveɪni ˈbɛrli wən ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən. sɛn. ʤɑn məˈkeɪn (r-ariz*.) ʤɔɪnd ɔl 48 ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənts ɪn əˈpoʊzɪŋ hɪz əˈpɔɪntmənt, ɪn pɑrt bɪˈkəz əv pæst ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ haɪər dɪˈfɛns ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈlɛvəlz. ˈfɛdərəl ˈbəʤɪt 2018 ˈmæsɪv kəts tɪ ðə ɑrts, saɪəns ənd ðə pur] ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˌməlˈveɪni, 49 wɑz ə steɪt ˈlɔˌmeɪkər ənd ˈɔlsoʊ oʊnd ənd ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd ə saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz əv frɛʃ ˌkænˈtinə. hi fərst gɑt ɪˈlɛktɪd tɪ ðə haʊs baɪ ənˈsitɪŋ wən əv laɪənz ʤɑn spræt, ðɛn ðə haʊs ˈbəʤɪt kəˈmɪti ˈʧɛrmən ɪn ə ˈdɪstrɪkt ðət ˈdɛməˌkræts hæd kənˈtroʊld fər mɔr ðən 100 jɪrz. spræt sɛd hi wɑz səˈpraɪzd ˌməlˈveɪni hæd pʊld ɔf ˈgɪtɪŋ əˈpɔɪntɪd ˈbəʤɪt dɪˈrɛktər, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət hi həz noʊ ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn budget-making.”*.” stɪl səˈpraɪzd ðət hi wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ pʊl daʊn ə praɪz laɪk omb,”*,” spræt sɛd. wən əv ðə moʊst ˈdɪfəkəlt ʤɑbz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. gɑt tɪ pruv hɪmˈsɛlf ˈwərði əv ðə job.”*.” ˈkɑligz sɛd hi həz ˈpruvən ə kwɪk ˈstədi, ənd ðət hi hɛlps ðɛm si əraʊnd ˈkɔrnərz ˈplɪtɪkli. ˌməlˈveɪni həz ˌɪnˈstrəktɪd ðə kərɪr stæf æt ðə ˈbəʤɪt ˈɔfəs tɪ rɛd 1987 ˈbɛˈsɛlər, ɑrt əv ðə deal.”*.” hi səˈpɔrtɪd pɔl ɪn ðə 2016 ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈpraɪˌmɛriz, bət keɪm əraʊnd tɪ trəmp wəns hi ˈimərʤd ɛz ðə priˈzəmptɪv ˌnɑməˈni. naʊ wən əv ɪmˈplɔɪiz hi əˈtɛndz ðə waɪt haʊs ˈsinjər stæf ˈmitɪŋz ˈɛvəri ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˌməlˈveɪni ɪz ˈfɔrʤɪŋ ə bɑnd wɪθ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt. eɪdz sɛd ðət wɛˈnɛvər trəmp tɔks əˈbaʊt ˈnəmbərz, hi ˈsəmənz ˌməlˈveɪni ɪf hi ɪz nɑt ɔˈrɛdi ɪn ðə ˈoʊvəl ˈɔfəs. trəmp ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ˌməlˈveɪni tɪ ʤɔɪn ɪm læst ˈwiˌkɪnd æt trəmp ˈnæʃənəl gɔlf kləb ɪn vərˈʤɪnjə, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ wən əv ðə ædˈvaɪzərz. kən teɪk ðə mənˈdeɪn ˈbəʤɪt ˈpɑləsi ɪz nɑt ðə ˈsɛksiəst θɪŋ ɪn ðə wərld, feɪs ɪt ənd nɑt ˈoʊnli meɪk ɪt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ, bət tɔk tɪ ju əˈbaʊt ðə ˈdɪfərənt ˈæŋgəlz əv it,”*,” sɛd rɪk ˈdɪrˌbɔrn, ə ˈdɛpjəti waɪt haʊs ʧif əv stæf. nɑt ʤɪst ðə ˈpɑləsi pis əv ɪt, bət hɪz pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɪnˌsaɪts ðət meɪk ɪt ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. hi gɪvz ju ðiz moments’*’ əv, ‘‘oh*, jæ, aɪ θɔt əˈbaʊt that.’”*.’” |
lego changes stance on bulk orders after ai exhibition controversy
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toy company lego has done an on bulk orders, after facing a storm of criticism for stopping the practise because its "bricks" were to be used in an exhibition by a dissident chinese artist.
key points: lego to allow bulk orders again after denying controversial artist
the company faced international backlash
lego says bricks are about 'freedom of expression', but won't endorse future artworks
the controversy was sparked last year when artist ai revealed he had been denied an order for use in an artwork to be exhibited at the national gallery of victoria.
the piece, currently on show, features portraits of a number of prominent australians including australian of the year and violence campaigner rose batty, formerly imprisoned journalist peter greste, aboriginal rights activist gary foley and founder julian assange.
lego had refused to a bulk order for the artist, saying it had a policy of not endorsing political statements.
mr ai described the stance as censorship and discrimination, a slew of negative headlines ensued in the to the christmas sales period, and a social media campaign with the hashtag was born.
it led to australians and others around the world offering to donate their bricks to mr ai, who only had his passport returned last year after having it confiscated by chinese authorities in 2011.
a lego spokesman said they will now bulk orders regardless of their purpose, if the buyer agrees to state that the company does not endorse the resulting work.
"in future we are not going to ask for what we call the thematic purpose of the build," lego spokesman roar rude told the abc at company headquarters in billund, denmark.
"instead we are going to ask the purchaser to make it clear that we are not endorsing or supporting the activity as a company."
on wednesday the artist welcomed the decision on twitter, describing it as a "nice move".
lego refraining from engaging in 'political activities'
lego said it wanted to clear up what it described as confusion over its position on human rights and freedom of expression.
"we make lego bricks and lego bricks are all about freedom of expression because anybody can take lego bricks and build whatever they can imagine," mr said.
"this is really at the core of who we are as a company, so we don't want that confusion."
that is not to say that lego is now endorsing the current work by mr ai.
"we have adjusted a guideline for bulk purchase, but we are still refraining as a company from engaging in political activities," mr said.
"before you could also buy lego bricks and build whatever you could imagine or want to without us having any say in that.
"so this only goes for those few cases where we get these requests for massive amounts of lego bricks, hundreds of thousands of lego bricks for public display.
"and in these cases we are then asking them to say [that] the lego group is not supporting or endorsing the project that [they] are using the bricks for, but we will gladly supply them."
with members of the public now donating their lego to mr ai, the artist may no longer need the help of the danish company for future projects, but lego said if he places an order it will be met.
"anyone contacting us to buy bulk purchase will be treated according to our adjusted guidelines," mr said.
lego denies the controversy has harmed the brand, saying sales results due out in early march will prove that point.
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first posted | ˈlɛgoʊ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz stæns ɔn bəlk ˈɔrdərz ˈæftər eɪaɪ ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd tɔɪ ˈkəmpəˌni ˈlɛgoʊ həz dən ən ɔn bəlk ˈɔrdərz, ˈæftər ˈfeɪsɪŋ ə stɔrm əv ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm fər ˈstɑpɪŋ ðə ˈpræktɪs bɪˈkəz ɪts "brɪks" wər tɪ bi juzd ɪn ən ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən baɪ ə ˈdɪsədɪnt ʧaɪˈniz ˈɑrtɪst. ki pɔɪnts: ˈlɛgoʊ tɪ əˈlaʊ bəlk ˈɔrdərz əˈgɛn ˈæftər dɪˈnaɪɪŋ ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈɑrtɪst ðə ˈkəmpəˌni feɪst ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈbæˌklæʃ ˈlɛgoʊ sɪz brɪks ər əˈbaʊt 'ˈfridəm əv ɪkˈsprɛʃən', bət woʊnt ɛnˈdɔrs fˈjuʧər ˈɑrtˌwərks ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi wɑz spɑrkt læst jɪr wɪn ˈɑrtɪst eɪaɪ rɪˈvild hi hæd bɪn dɪˈnaɪd ən ˈɔrdər fər juz ɪn ən ˈɑrtˌwərk tɪ bi ɪgˈzɪbətəd æt ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈgæləri əv vɪkˈtɔriə. ðə pis, ˈkərəntli ɔn ʃoʊ, ˈfiʧərz ˈpɔrtrəts əv ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈprɑmənənt ɔˈstreɪljənz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɔˈstreɪljən əv ðə jɪr ənd ˈvaɪələns kæmˈpeɪnər roʊz ˈbæti, ˈfɔrmərli ˌɪmˈprɪzənd ˈʤərnəlɪst ˈpitər greste*, ˌæbərˈɪʤənəl raɪts ˈæktɪvɪst ˈgɛri ˈfoʊli ənd ˈfaʊndər ˈʤuljən assange*. ˈlɛgoʊ hæd rɪfˈjuzd tɪ ə bəlk ˈɔrdər fər ðə ˈɑrtɪst, seɪɪŋ ɪt hæd ə ˈpɑləsi əv nɑt ɛnˈdɔrsɪŋ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsteɪtmənts. ˈmɪstər eɪaɪ dɪˈskraɪbd ðə stæns ɛz ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp ənd dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən, ə slu əv ˈnɛgətɪv ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz ɪnˈsud ɪn ðə tɪ ðə ˈkrɪsməs seɪlz ˈpɪriəd, ənd ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə kæmˈpeɪn wɪθ ðə ˈhæʃˌtæg wɑz bɔrn. ɪt lɛd tɪ ɔˈstreɪljənz ənd ˈəðərz əraʊnd ðə wərld ˈɔfərɪŋ tɪ ˈdoʊˌneɪt ðɛr brɪks tɪ ˈmɪstər eɪaɪ, hu ˈoʊnli hæd hɪz ˈpæˌspɔrt rɪˈtərnd læst jɪr ˈæftər ˈhævɪŋ ɪt ˈkɑnfəˌskeɪtəd baɪ ʧaɪˈniz əˈθɔrətiz ɪn 2011 ə ˈlɛgoʊ ˈspoʊksmən sɛd ðeɪ wɪl naʊ bəlk ˈɔrdərz rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðɛr ˈpərpəs, ɪf ðə baɪər əˈgriz tɪ steɪt ðət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni dɪz nɑt ɛnˈdɔrs ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ wərk. "ɪn fˈjuʧər wi ər nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ æsk fər wət wi kɔl ðə θiˈmætɪk ˈpərpəs əv ðə bɪld," ˈlɛgoʊ ˈspoʊksmən rɔr rud toʊld ðə ˈeɪˌbiˌsi æt ˈkəmpəˌni ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ɪn billund*, ˈdɛnˌmɑrk. "ˌɪnˈstɛd wi ər goʊɪŋ tɪ æsk ðə ˈpərʧəsər tɪ meɪk ɪt klɪr ðət wi ər nɑt ɛnˈdɔrsɪŋ ər səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə ækˈtɪvɪti ɛz ə ˈkəmpəˌni." ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ðə ˈɑrtɪst ˈwɛlkəmd ðə dɪˈsɪʒən ɔn tˈwɪtər, dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ɪt ɛz ə "nis muv". ˈlɛgoʊ rɪˈfreɪnɪŋ frəm ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn 'pəˈlɪtɪkəl ækˈtɪvɪtiz' ˈlɛgoʊ sɛd ɪt ˈwɔntɪd tɪ klɪr əp wət ɪt dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz kənfˈjuʒən ˈoʊvər ɪts pəˈzɪʃən ɔn ˈjumən raɪts ənd ˈfridəm əv ɪkˈsprɛʃən. "wi meɪk ˈlɛgoʊ brɪks ənd ˈlɛgoʊ brɪks ər ɔl əˈbaʊt ˈfridəm əv ɪkˈsprɛʃən bɪˈkəz ˈɛnibədi kən teɪk ˈlɛgoʊ brɪks ənd bɪld ˌwəˈtɛvər ðeɪ kən ˌɪˈmæʤən," ˈmɪstər sɛd. "ðɪs ɪz ˈrɪli æt ðə kɔr əv hu wi ər ɛz ə ˈkəmpəˌni, soʊ wi doʊnt wɔnt ðət kənfˈjuʒən." ðət ɪz nɑt tɪ seɪ ðət ˈlɛgoʊ ɪz naʊ ɛnˈdɔrsɪŋ ðə ˈkɑrənt wərk baɪ ˈmɪstər eɪaɪ. "wi hæv əˈʤəstɪd ə ˈgaɪˌdlaɪn fər bəlk ˈpərʧəs, bət wi ər stɪl rɪˈfreɪnɪŋ ɛz ə ˈkəmpəˌni frəm ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ækˈtɪvɪtiz," ˈmɪstər sɛd. "ˌbiˈfɔr ju kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ baɪ ˈlɛgoʊ brɪks ənd bɪld ˌwəˈtɛvər ju kʊd ˌɪˈmæʤən ər wɔnt tɪ wɪˈθaʊt ˈjuˈɛs ˈhævɪŋ ˈɛni seɪ ɪn ðət. "soʊ ðɪs ˈoʊnli goʊz fər ðoʊz fju ˈkeɪsɪz wɛr wi gɪt ðiz rɪkˈwɛsts fər ˈmæsɪv əˈmaʊnts əv ˈlɛgoʊ brɪks, ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈlɛgoʊ brɪks fər ˈpəblɪk dɪˈspleɪ. "ənd ɪn ðiz ˈkeɪsɪz wi ər ðɛn ˈæskɪŋ ðɛm tɪ seɪ [ðət] ðə ˈlɛgoʊ grup ɪz nɑt səˈpɔrtɪŋ ər ɛnˈdɔrsɪŋ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ðət [ðeɪ] ər ˈjuzɪŋ ðə brɪks fər, bət wi wɪl ˈglædli səˈplaɪ ðɛm." wɪθ ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈpəblɪk naʊ ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪŋ ðɛr ˈlɛgoʊ tɪ ˈmɪstər eɪaɪ, ðə ˈɑrtɪst meɪ noʊ ˈlɔŋgər nid ðə hɛlp əv ðə ˈdeɪnɪʃ ˈkəmpəˌni fər fˈjuʧər ˈprɑʤɛkts, bət ˈlɛgoʊ sɛd ɪf hi ˈpleɪsɪz ən ˈɔrdər ɪt wɪl bi mɛt. "ˈɛniˌwən ˈkɑnˌtæktɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ baɪ bəlk ˈpərʧəs wɪl bi ˈtritɪd əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ɑr əˈʤəstɪd ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz," ˈmɪstər sɛd. ˈlɛgoʊ dɪˈnaɪz ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi həz hɑrmd ðə brænd, seɪɪŋ seɪlz rɪˈzəlts du aʊt ɪn ˈərli mɑrʧ wɪl pruv ðət pɔɪnt. ˈtɑpɪks: contemporary-art*, lifestyle-and-leisure*, arts-and-entertainment*, library-museum-and-gallery*, ˈdɛnˌmɑrk, fərst ˈpoʊstɪd |
the alpine fault, which runs up the spine of the south island, has ruptured five times in the past 1100 years - producing an earthquake of between magnitude 7 and 8 each time.
the alpine fault has moved much more than previously thought, and more than any other known fault on land in the world, new research shows.
in the past 25 million years, the two sides of the south island have shifted more than 700 kilometres relative to each other along the alpine fault. that is more than previously thought.
the full extent of the movement was masked because the rocks first moved in one direction, then went back the other way retracing the first and adding a further 450km.
stuff.co.nz science earthquake geologist robert langridge has been studying why the alpine fault is so susceptible to earthquakes - it's since been discovered that it may be the world's known fault line.
the extent of the movement was worked out by researchers from victoria university and science, with the findings published in the american geophysical union journal g-cubed.
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joanne science earthquake geologist robert langridge studying layers in the trench across the alpine fault at springs junction. new research has found that the fault line may be the world's, having shifted around in 25 million years.
"i don't think anybody in their wildest dreams would have thought that displacements on the fault could be so large, and also change direction so dramatically through time," associate professor dr simon lamb, from victoria's school of geography, environment and earth sciences, said.
the researchers made the discovery by looking at geological maps together with studies of the direction of in the rocks.
the finding underscored the fact the alpine fault was the big seismic hazard in the south island and had been for a "very, very long time", lamb said.
gns science a new study has found west coast rain plays a role in causing ruptures in new zealand's major alpine fault.
other faults in central and southern parts of the south island had played only a small role in the movement of the tectonic plates.
the next largest known fault displacement on land was on the fault in tibet, with a total movement of about 475km.
the new theory about the alpine fault was a major shift in thinking and the researchers had needed to provide convincing arguments to get it published.
gns photo science earthquake geologists studying layers in the trench across the alpine fault at springs junction.
the idea occurred to him only about six months ago, lamb said. "i was calculating the motion of the tectonic plates through new zealand and realised they were so much bigger than the movement everyone was saying had taken place on the alpine fault."
his advantage was that coming from the he wasn't wedded to a particular way of thinking about it.
"we put together this team of people who came at it from lots of different directions to make sure this was right, that we hadn't made some terrible mistake and missed something."
the idea was exciting but it was followed by a large amount of work. "you spend a lot of time checking. you have to go through an enormous amount of information to look at what other people have discovered. you do a lot of testing. in you mind you play devil's advocate," lamb said.
"it will be interesting to see what the reception is."
the alpine fault started as part of the of the gondwana, with new zealand starting to drift away from antarctica about 80 million years
that resulted in about of movement along the alpine fault but in the opposite direction to the way the fault is moving today. then "nothing" happened for tens of millions of years, lamb said.
about 25 million years ago a new plate boundary formed and the pacific plate and australian plate started moving relative to each other "in a big way".
"that's the situation today. you have the alpine fault breaking up this fragment of continent that split away from gondwana," lamb said.
it had been thought movement along the alpine fault was getting faster. "basically what we showed was that from the moment the alpine fault started to move in the direction it's moving today it more or less moved at the same rate." that was an average speed of about a year. | ðə ˈælˌpaɪn fɔlt, wɪʧ rənz əp ðə spaɪn əv ðə saʊθ ˈaɪlənd, həz ˈrəpʧərd faɪv taɪmz ɪn ðə pæst 1100 jɪrz prəˈdusɪŋ ən ˈərθkˌweɪk əv bɪtˈwin ˈmægnəˌtud 7 ənd 8 iʧ taɪm. ðə ˈælˌpaɪn fɔlt həz muvd məʧ mɔr ðən ˈpriviəsli θɔt, ənd mɔr ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər noʊn fɔlt ɔn lænd ɪn ðə wərld, nu ˈrisərʧ ʃoʊz. ɪn ðə pæst 25 ˈmɪljən jɪrz, ðə tu saɪdz əv ðə saʊθ ˈaɪlənd hæv ˈʃɪftɪd mɔr ðən 700 ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətərz ˈrɛlətɪv tɪ iʧ ˈəðər əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈælˌpaɪn fɔlt. ðət ɪz mɔr ðən ˈpriviəsli θɔt. ðə fʊl ɪkˈstɛnt əv ðə ˈmuvmənt wɑz mæskt bɪˈkəz ðə rɑks fərst muvd ɪn wən dɪˈrɛkʃɪn, ðɛn wɛnt bæk ðə ˈəðər weɪ riˈtreɪsɪŋ ðə fərst ənd ˈædɪŋ ə ˈfərðər 450km*. saɪəns ˈərθkˌweɪk ʤiˈɑləʤəst ˈrɑbərt ˈlæŋgrɪʤ həz bɪn ˈstədiɪŋ waɪ ðə ˈælˌpaɪn fɔlt ɪz soʊ səˈsɛptəbəl tɪ ˈərθkˌweɪks ɪts sɪns bɪn dɪˈskəvərd ðət ɪt meɪ bi ðə wərldz noʊn fɔlt laɪn. ðə ɪkˈstɛnt əv ðə ˈmuvmənt wɑz wərkt aʊt baɪ ˈrisərʧərz frəm vɪkˈtɔriə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ənd saɪəns, wɪθ ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˌʤioʊˈfɪzəkəl ˈjunjən ˈʤərnəl g-cubed*. rɛd mɔr: ˈælˌpaɪn fɔlt sprɛdz əˈkrɔs saʊθ ˈaɪlənd, ˈrisərʧərz seɪ wɪn, nɑt ɪf: ˈælˌpaɪn fɔlt kʊd kɔz 8 ˈmitərz əv ˈmuvmənt ˈsaɪəntɪsts ˈdɪgɪŋ ˈɪntu nu pɑrt əv saʊθ ˈaɪləndz ˈælˌpaɪn fɔlt ʤoʊæn saɪəns ˈərθkˌweɪk ʤiˈɑləʤəst ˈrɑbərt ˈlæŋgrɪʤ ˈstədiɪŋ leɪərz ɪn ðə trɛnʧ əˈkrɔs ðə ˈælˌpaɪn fɔlt æt spərɪŋz ˈʤəŋkʃən. nu ˈrisərʧ həz faʊnd ðət ðə fɔlt laɪn meɪ bi ðə wərldz, ˈhævɪŋ ˈʃɪftɪd əraʊnd ɪn 25 ˈmɪljən jɪrz. "aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ˈɛnibədi ɪn ðɛr ˈwaɪldɪst drimz wʊd hæv θɔt ðət dɪˈspleɪsmənts ɔn ðə fɔlt kʊd bi soʊ lɑrʤ, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ʧeɪnʤ dɪˈrɛkʃɪn soʊ drəˈmætɪkəli θru taɪm," əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt prəˈfɛsər ˈdɑktər ˈsaɪmən læm, frəm vɪkˈtɔriəz skul əv ʤiˈɑgrəfi, ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ənd ərθ ˈsaɪənsɪz, sɛd. ðə ˈrisərʧərz meɪd ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri baɪ ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˌʤiəˈlɑʤɪkəl mæps təˈgɛðər wɪθ ˈstədiz əv ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ɪn ðə rɑks. ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˌəndərˈskɔrd ðə fækt ðə ˈælˌpaɪn fɔlt wɑz ðə bɪg ˈsaɪzmɪk ˈhæzərd ɪn ðə saʊθ ˈaɪlənd ənd hæd bɪn fər ə "ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri lɔŋ taɪm", læm sɛd. saɪəns ə nu ˈstədi həz faʊnd wɛst koʊst reɪn pleɪz ə roʊl ɪn ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈrəpʧərz ɪn nu ˈziləndz ˈmeɪʤər ˈælˌpaɪn fɔlt. ˈəðər fɔlts ɪn ˈsɛntrəl ənd ˈsəðərn pɑrts əv ðə saʊθ ˈaɪlənd hæd pleɪd ˈoʊnli ə smɔl roʊl ɪn ðə ˈmuvmənt əv ðə tɛkˈtɑnɪk pleɪts. ðə nɛkst ˈlɑrʤəst noʊn fɔlt dɪˈspleɪsmənt ɔn lænd wɑz ɔn ðə fɔlt ɪn təˈbɛt, wɪθ ə ˈtoʊtəl ˈmuvmənt əv əˈbaʊt 475km*. ðə nu ˈθɪri əˈbaʊt ðə ˈælˌpaɪn fɔlt wɑz ə ˈmeɪʤər ʃɪft ɪn ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ənd ðə ˈrisərʧərz hæd ˈnidɪd tɪ prəˈvaɪd kənˈvɪnsɪŋ ˈɑrgjəmənts tɪ gɪt ɪt ˈpəblɪʃt. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ saɪəns ˈərθkˌweɪk ʤiˈɑləʤɪsts ˈstədiɪŋ leɪərz ɪn ðə trɛnʧ əˈkrɔs ðə ˈælˌpaɪn fɔlt æt spərɪŋz ˈʤəŋkʃən. ðə aɪˈdiə əˈkərd tɪ ɪm ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt sɪks mənθs əˈgoʊ, læm sɛd. "aɪ wɑz ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə ˈmoʊʃən əv ðə tɛkˈtɑnɪk pleɪts θru nu ˈzilənd ənd ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðeɪ wər soʊ məʧ ˈbɪgər ðən ðə ˈmuvmənt ˈɛvriˌwən wɑz seɪɪŋ hæd ˈteɪkən pleɪs ɔn ðə ˈælˌpaɪn fɔlt." hɪz ædˈvæntɪʤ wɑz ðət ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ðə hi ˈwəzənt ˈwɛdɪd tɪ ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr weɪ əv ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt. "wi pʊt təˈgɛðər ðɪs tim əv ˈpipəl hu keɪm æt ɪt frəm lɑts əv ˈdɪfərənt dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðɪs wɑz raɪt, ðət wi ˈhædənt meɪd səm ˈtɛrəbəl mɪˈsteɪk ənd mɪst ˈsəmθɪŋ." ðə aɪˈdiə wɑz ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ bət ɪt wɑz ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə lɑrʤ əˈmaʊnt əv wərk. "ju spɛnd ə lɔt əv taɪm ˈʧɛkɪŋ. ju hæv tɪ goʊ θru ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs əˈmaʊnt əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ lʊk æt wət ˈəðər ˈpipəl hæv dɪˈskəvərd. ju du ə lɔt əv ˈtɛstɪŋ. ɪn ju maɪnd ju pleɪ ˈdɛvəlz ˈædvəˌkeɪt," læm sɛd. "ɪt wɪl bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ si wət ðə rɪˈsɛpʃən ɪz." ðə ˈælˌpaɪn fɔlt ˈstɑrtɪd ɛz pɑrt əv ðə əv ðə ˌgɑndˈwɑˌnɑ, wɪθ nu ˈzilənd ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ drɪft əˈweɪ frəm ˌæˈnɑrtɪkə əˈbaʊt 80 ˈmɪljən jɪrz ðət rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn əˈbaʊt əv ˈmuvmənt əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈælˌpaɪn fɔlt bət ɪn ðə ˈɑpəzɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn tɪ ðə weɪ ðə fɔlt ɪz ˈmuvɪŋ təˈdeɪ. ðɛn "ˈnəθɪŋ" ˈhæpənd fər tɛnz əv ˈmɪljənz əv jɪrz, læm sɛd. əˈbaʊt 25 ˈmɪljən jɪrz əˈgoʊ ə nu pleɪt ˈbaʊndəri fɔrmd ənd ðə pəˈsɪfɪk pleɪt ənd ɔˈstreɪljən pleɪt ˈstɑrtɪd ˈmuvɪŋ ˈrɛlətɪv tɪ iʧ ˈəðər "ɪn ə bɪg weɪ". "ðæts ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən təˈdeɪ. ju hæv ðə ˈælˌpaɪn fɔlt ˈbreɪkɪŋ əp ðɪs ˈfrægmənt əv ˈkɑntənənt ðət splɪt əˈweɪ frəm ˌgɑndˈwɑˌnɑ," læm sɛd. ɪt hæd bɪn θɔt ˈmuvmənt əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈælˌpaɪn fɔlt wɑz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈfæstər. "ˈbeɪsɪkli wət wi ʃoʊd wɑz ðət frəm ðə ˈmoʊmənt ðə ˈælˌpaɪn fɔlt ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ muv ɪn ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ɪts ˈmuvɪŋ təˈdeɪ ɪt mɔr ər lɛs muvd æt ðə seɪm reɪt." ðət wɑz ən ˈævərɪʤ spid əv əˈbaʊt ə jɪr. |
the sight of former navy quarterback keenan reynolds “dabbing” his way through a bunch of ravens fans dressed in army fatigues onto the field at bank stadium monday night might have made some his old teammates and coaches in annapolis blink in disbelief.
even reynolds admitted after the first of two open this week in baltimore that it might have been a “weird” part of what was billed as “military appreciation night,” but it's a part he is getting used to as he tries to make the ravens' roster.
“it's pretty rare [getting cheered by those in the army], but since i'm not playing army anymore, they don't have a problem cheering me on,” reynolds said with a smile after practice.
reynolds, whose college career put him on the level of midshipmen legends roger and joe bellino, has received an enthusiastic welcome from ravens fans in all branches of the military since he was drafted in the sixth round in april.
“i've met a lot of ravens fans and they're wishing me good luck playing for them,” reynolds said. “this is awesome, to see the [military] network around this area, having played for four years and being in the military.”
reynolds said he is grateful for the overwhelmingly warm response, yet he's still mindful that some who have served their country might not look at him so positively in being the poster boy for the navy's recent policy change when it comes to professional athletes.
in may, secretary of defense ash carter gave reynolds and fullback chris swain, as well as long snapper joe cardona (in his second year with the patriots), permission to serve in the ready reserve in order to satisfy their five-year commitments.
swain is in training camp with the san diego chargers. another former navy athlete, joseph greenspan, who plays for the colorado rapids in major league soccer, was released from active duty after one year and will serve in the reserves while playing.
the ravens have only had four training camp practices, but not too early for a five up and five down.
“i understand how those who have served their commitment feel, and i respect their opinion,” reynolds, who has been assigned to a reserve unit out of fort meade, said after a recent practice in owings mills. “i know everyone is not going to feel the same way, and i am happy that many are supporting me in my pursuit of an nfl career.”
the first week of training camp might not be as rough as reynolds' summer four years ago, but the learning curve is still steep for a player trying to make the transition from quarterback to wide receiver and return specialist following a college career in which he broke several navy records, as well the mark for rushing touchdowns (88).
reynolds appears to be in a roster battle with michael campanaro, whose howard county roots (river hill) have also made him something of a local fan favorite. after missing most of his first two nfl seasons with injuries, campanaro has had a strong start to training camp.
a few of those in the military who were appreciated monday night in baltimore showed support for reynolds in his pursuit of an nfl career. for the most part, they know how much having reynolds and others wearing the uniform of an nfl team will mean to those wearing army fatigues or navy whites.
“being that there's surplus [of navy officers] right now, which is one of the reasons he was probably given a deferment, it's great that he's been given an opportunity to even try out for the ravens right now. i'm happy for him,” said army staff sgt. clint larkins, who works out of a recruiting station.
larkins said he was “shocked” when he heard that the ravens drafted reynolds in the first place.
“you don't see draft picks typically coming out from any of the armed forces academies,” larkins said.
army spc. evan andrew, who also works as a recruiter in, also said he was excited for reynolds. “i think he's talented. i'm anxious to see what he can do on the field. it will be fun to watch.”
andrew used to root against reynolds on the field, given the football rivalry. but he sounded like any other ravens fan when talking about cheering for a player now on his team.
“as long as he produces on the field,” andrew said.
one reservist attached to a unit in aberdeen who attended monday's practice believes that the current policy is not much different than what the navy did in the early late and early with basketball star david robinson, who from the naval academy to the san antonio spurs.
“they did it for promotional purposes and let him out early,” said the reservist, who would not provide his name. “you know when you go to an academy, that's the deal” of serving the five-year commitment.
when the ravens drafted reynolds, it wasn't a sure thing he'd be able to play around his military commitment. this reservist had mixed opinions on the situation, but ultimately doesn't mind how it played out.
“if the military wants to stand firm, i'm cool with that,” he said. “if they want to let them go early to the branch, that's ok. i guess i'm more so leaning that if the government is paying for your degree, you need to go serve. but i'm not going to throw a fit if they let them play some football.”
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twitter.com/sportsprof56 | ðə saɪt əv ˈfɔrmər ˈneɪvi kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ˈkinən ˈrɛnəldz ““dabbing”*” hɪz weɪ θru ə bənʧ əv ˈreɪvənz fænz drɛst ɪn ˈɑrmi fəˈtigz ˈɔntu ðə fild æt bæŋk ˈsteɪdiəm ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt maɪt hæv meɪd səm hɪz oʊld ˈtimˌmeɪts ənd ˈkoʊʧɪz ɪn əˈnæpəlɪs blɪŋk ɪn ˌdɪsbɪˈlif. ˈivɪn ˈrɛnəldz ədˈmɪtəd ˈæftər ðə fərst əv tu ˈoʊpən ðɪs wik ɪn ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ðət ɪt maɪt hæv bɪn ə ““weird”*” pɑrt əv wət wɑz bɪld ɛz əˌpriʃiˈeɪʃən night,”*,” bət ɪts ə pɑrt hi ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ juzd tɪ ɛz hi traɪz tɪ meɪk ðə ˈreɪvənz' ˈrɑstər. ˈprɪti rɛr [ˈgɪtɪŋ ʧɪrd baɪ ðoʊz ɪn ðə ˈɑrmi], bət sɪns əm nɑt pleɪɪŋ ˈɑrmi ˌɛniˈmɔr, ðeɪ doʊnt hæv ə ˈprɑbləm ˈʧɪrɪŋ mi on,”*,” ˈrɛnəldz sɛd wɪθ ə smaɪl ˈæftər ˈpræktɪs. ˈrɛnəldz, huz ˈkɑlɪʤ kərɪr pʊt ɪm ɔn ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ˈmɪdˈʃɪpmɛn ˈlɛʤəndz ˈrɑʤər ənd ʤoʊ bɛˈlinoʊ, həz rɪˈsivd ən ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk ˈwɛlkəm frəm ˈreɪvənz fænz ɪn ɔl ˈbrænʧɪz əv ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri sɪns hi wɑz ˈdræftɪd ɪn ðə sɪksθ raʊnd ɪn ˈeɪprəl. mɛt ə lɔt əv ˈreɪvənz fænz ənd ðɛr ˈwɪʃɪŋ mi gʊd lək pleɪɪŋ fər them,”*,” ˈrɛnəldz sɛd. ɪz ˈɔsəm, tɪ si ðə [ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri] ˈnɛtˌwərk əraʊnd ðɪs ˈɛriə, ˈhævɪŋ pleɪd fər fɔr jɪrz ənd biɪŋ ɪn ðə military.”*.” ˈrɛnəldz sɛd hi ɪz ˈgreɪtfəl fər ðə ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli wɔrm rɪˈspɑns, jɛt hiz stɪl ˈmaɪndfəl ðət səm hu hæv sərvd ðɛr ˈkəntri maɪt nɑt lʊk æt ɪm soʊ ˈpɑzətɪvli ɪn biɪŋ ðə ˈpoʊstər bɔɪ fər ðə ˈneɪviz ˈrisənt ˈpɑləsi ʧeɪnʤ wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈæθˌlits. ɪn meɪ, ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv dɪˈfɛns æʃ ˈkɑrtər geɪv ˈrɛnəldz ənd ˈfʊlˌbæk krɪs sweɪn, ɛz wɛl ɛz lɔŋ sˈnæpər ʤoʊ kɑrˈdoʊnə (ɪn hɪz ˈsɛkənd jɪr wɪθ ðə ˈpeɪtriəts), pərˈmɪʃən tɪ sərv ɪn ðə ˈrɛdi rɪˈzərv ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ ðɛr ˈfaɪvˌjɪr kəˈmɪtmənts. sweɪn ɪz ɪn ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp wɪθ ðə sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈʧɑrʤərz. əˈnəðər ˈfɔrmər ˈneɪvi ˈæθˌlit, ˈʤoʊzəf ˈgrinˌspæn, hu pleɪz fər ðə ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ˈræpɪdz ɪn ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈsɑkər, wɑz riˈlist frəm ˈæktɪv ˈduti ˈæftər wən jɪr ənd wɪl sərv ɪn ðə rɪˈzərvz waɪl pleɪɪŋ. ðə ˈreɪvənz hæv ˈoʊnli hæd fɔr ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp ˈpræktɪsɪz, bət nɑt tu ˈərli fər ə faɪv əp ənd faɪv daʊn. ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ ðoʊz hu hæv sərvd ðɛr kəˈmɪtmənt fil, ənd aɪ rɪˈspɛkt ðɛr opinion,”*,” ˈrɛnəldz, hu həz bɪn əˈsaɪnd tɪ ə rɪˈzərv ˈjunɪt aʊt əv fɔrt mid, sɛd ˈæftər ə ˈrisənt ˈpræktɪs ɪn oʊɪŋz mɪlz. noʊ ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ fil ðə seɪm weɪ, ənd aɪ æm ˈhæpi ðət ˈmɛni ər səˈpɔrtɪŋ mi ɪn maɪ pərˈsut əv ən ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl career.”*.” ðə fərst wik əv ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp maɪt nɑt bi ɛz rəf ɛz ˈrɛnəldz' ˈsəmər fɔr jɪrz əˈgoʊ, bət ðə ˈlərnɪŋ kərv ɪz stɪl stip fər ə pleɪər traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk ðə trænˈzɪʃən frəm kˈwɔrtərˌbæk tɪ waɪd rɪˈsivər ənd rɪˈtərn ˈspɛʃəlɪst ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈkɑlɪʤ kərɪr ɪn wɪʧ hi broʊk ˈsɛvərəl ˈneɪvi ˈrɛkərdz, ɛz wɛl ðə mɑrk fər ˈrəʃɪŋ ˈtəʧˌdaʊnz 88 ˈrɛnəldz əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ɪn ə ˈrɑstər ˈbætəl wɪθ ˈmaɪkəl kɑmpɑˈnɑroʊ, huz haʊərd ˈkaʊnti ruts (ˈrɪvər hɪl) hæv ˈɔlsoʊ meɪd ɪm ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ə ˈloʊkəl fæn ˈfeɪvərɪt. ˈæftər ˈmɪsɪŋ moʊst əv hɪz fərst tu ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈsizənz wɪθ ˈɪnʤəriz, kɑmpɑˈnɑroʊ həz hæd ə strɔŋ stɑrt tɪ ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp. ə fju əv ðoʊz ɪn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri hu wər əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪd ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt ɪn ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ʃoʊd səˈpɔrt fər ˈrɛnəldz ɪn hɪz pərˈsut əv ən ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl kərɪr. fər ðə moʊst pɑrt, ðeɪ noʊ haʊ məʧ ˈhævɪŋ ˈrɛnəldz ənd ˈəðərz ˈwɛrɪŋ ðə ˈjunəˌfɔrm əv ən ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl tim wɪl min tɪ ðoʊz ˈwɛrɪŋ ˈɑrmi fəˈtigz ər ˈneɪvi waɪts. ðət ðɛrz ˈsərpləs [əv ˈneɪvi ˈɔfɪsərz] raɪt naʊ, wɪʧ ɪz wən əv ðə ˈrizənz hi wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈgɪvɪn ə dɪˈfərmənt, ɪts greɪt ðət hiz bɪn ˈgɪvɪn ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ˈivɪn traɪ aʊt fər ðə ˈreɪvənz raɪt naʊ. əm ˈhæpi fər him,”*,” sɛd ˈɑrmi stæf ˈsɑrʤənt. klɪnt ˈlɑrkɪnz, hu wərks aʊt əv ə rɪˈkrutɪŋ ˈsteɪʃən. ˈlɑrkɪnz sɛd hi wɑz ““shocked”*” wɪn hi hərd ðət ðə ˈreɪvənz ˈdræftɪd ˈrɛnəldz ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. doʊnt si dræft pɪks ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt frəm ˈɛni əv ðə ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz academies,”*,” ˈlɑrkɪnz sɛd. ˈɑrmi spc*. ˈɛvən ˈændru, hu ˈɔlsoʊ wərks ɛz ə rɪˈkrutər ɪn, ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd hi wɑz ɪkˈsaɪtɪd fər ˈrɛnəldz. θɪŋk hiz ˈtæləntɪd. əm ˈæŋʃəs tɪ si wət hi kən du ɔn ðə fild. ɪt wɪl bi fən tɪ watch.”*.” ˈændru juzd tɪ rut əˈgɛnst ˈrɛnəldz ɔn ðə fild, ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈraɪvəlri. bət hi ˈsaʊndɪd laɪk ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈreɪvənz fæn wɪn ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈʧɪrɪŋ fər ə pleɪər naʊ ɔn hɪz tim. lɔŋ ɛz hi prəˈdusɪz ɔn ðə field,”*,” ˈændru sɛd. wən rɪˈzərvɪst əˈtæʧt tɪ ə ˈjunɪt ɪn ˈæbərˌdin hu əˈtɛndəd ˈmənˌdeɪz ˈpræktɪs bɪˈlivz ðət ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈpɑləsi ɪz nɑt məʧ ˈdɪfərənt ðən wət ðə ˈneɪvi dɪd ɪn ðə ˈərli leɪt ənd ˈərli wɪθ ˈbæskətˌbɔl stɑr ˈdeɪvɪd ˈrɑbənsən, hu frəm ðə ˈneɪvəl əˈkædəmi tɪ ðə sæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ spərz. dɪd ɪt fər pərˈmoʊʃənəl ˈpərpəsɪz ənd lɛt ɪm aʊt early,”*,” sɛd ðə rɪˈzərvɪst, hu wʊd nɑt prəˈvaɪd hɪz neɪm. noʊ wɪn ju goʊ tɪ ən əˈkædəmi, ðæts ðə deal”*” əv ˈsərvɪŋ ðə ˈfaɪvˌjɪr kəˈmɪtmənt. wɪn ðə ˈreɪvənz ˈdræftɪd ˈrɛnəldz, ɪt ˈwəzənt ə ʃʊr θɪŋ hid bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ pleɪ əraʊnd hɪz ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kəˈmɪtmənt. ðɪs rɪˈzərvɪst hæd mɪkst əˈpɪnjənz ɔn ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, bət ˈəltəmətli ˈdəzənt maɪnd haʊ ɪt pleɪd aʊt. ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri wɔnts tɪ stænd fərm, əm kul wɪθ that,”*,” hi sɛd. ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ lɛt ðɛm goʊ ˈərli tɪ ðə brænʧ, ðæts ˈoʊˈkeɪ. aɪ gɛs əm mɔr soʊ ˈlinɪŋ ðət ɪf ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz peɪɪŋ fər jʊr dɪˈgri, ju nid tɪ goʊ sərv. bət əm nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ θroʊ ə fɪt ɪf ðeɪ lɛt ðɛm pleɪ səm football.”*.” |
what’s the difference between wilhelmina rise and heights?
learn the history behind the popular neighborhood and its surprising connection to matson navigation co.
by rachel ross
photo: courtesy of the city & county of honolulu
the easy answer is this: heights is higher. most would tell you that in wilhelmina until you get to the intersection of sierra drive and wilhelmina rise, just below the community park. but more to it than that.
long ago, william matson owned much of the hill. matson was born in sweden, came to the u.s. as a cabin boy in 1863, and bought his first ship in 1882. his business model of shipping goods to from san francisco and bringing sugar back was very successful, and matson navigation co. boomed. over time, he developed and sold the homes on the hill to create the neighborhood we now call wilhelmina rise. the lots are a bit of a of shape and sizes, and the streets meander in a style nearly as winding as san famous lombard street. there are beautiful historic homes big and small in various styles, including tudor, from the old days, and new, contemporary homes that have replaced many of them. once cars became the main form of transportation in, the neighborhood got popular for its views and convenience, and it likely always will be.
up higher, the streets in heights share names with ships (as does the whole hill: the s.s. wilhelmina was a tourist ship from 1910). matsonia, lurline, monterey and mariposa were all luxury passenger ships added to fleet in the early 1930s. lurline was a had two ships by that name, and then named his youngest daughter lurline as well.
ethelwyn a. castle bought acres near the top of heights and built her home there. it later became the hospital, which she willed to be a residence for the elderly. you can see it from all over honolulu. eventually, heights was parceled off and developed; because it happened later than wilhelmina rise, the roads are a bit wider, the utilities are buried and the lots are larger, with a maximum of one home per square feet.
want to live on the hill? there are eighteen homes currently for sale on wilhelmina rise and heights. prices range from $835,000 to $6.3 million for homes on sierra drive. a popular place to 2016, 44 homes were sold, and the median sale price was $1,102,500.
3690 hilo place
photos: courtesy of
a four-bedroom, three-bath, home with beautiful views, listed for $1,192,000.
3811 st.
a four-bedroom, three-bath, home built in 2013. low on the hill for an easy commute, it still captures the views and has a large yard. listed for $2,350,000. | what’s* ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˌwɪlhɛlˈmiˌnɑ raɪz ənd haɪts? lərn ðə ˈhɪstəri bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈpɑpjələr ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ənd ɪts səˈpraɪzɪŋ kəˈnɛkʃən tɪ ˈmɑtsən ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən koʊ. baɪ ˈreɪʧəl rɔs ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈkərtəsi əv ðə ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnti əv ˌhɑnəˈlulu ðə ˈizi ˈænsər ɪz ðɪs: haɪts ɪz haɪər. moʊst wʊd tɛl ju ðət ɪn ˌwɪlhɛlˈmiˌnɑ ənˈtɪl ju gɪt tɪ ðə ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən əv siˈɛrə draɪv ənd ˌwɪlhɛlˈmiˌnɑ raɪz, ʤɪst bɪˈloʊ ðə kəmˈjunɪti pɑrk. bət mɔr tɪ ɪt ðən ðət. lɔŋ əˈgoʊ, ˈwɪljəm ˈmɑtsən oʊnd məʧ əv ðə hɪl. ˈmɑtsən wɑz bɔrn ɪn sˈwidən, keɪm tɪ ðə juz. ɛz ə ˈkæbən bɔɪ ɪn 1863 ənd bɔt hɪz fərst ʃɪp ɪn 1882 hɪz ˈbɪznɪs ˈmɑdəl əv ˈʃɪpɪŋ gʊdz tɪ frəm sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ənd ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ˈʃʊgər bæk wɑz ˈvɛri səkˈsɛsfəl, ənd ˈmɑtsən ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən koʊ. bumd. ˈoʊvər taɪm, hi dɪˈvɛləpt ənd soʊld ðə hoʊmz ɔn ðə hɪl tɪ kriˈeɪt ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd wi naʊ kɔl ˌwɪlhɛlˈmiˌnɑ raɪz. ðə lɑts ər ə bɪt əv ə əv ʃeɪp ənd ˈsaɪzɪz, ənd ðə strits miˈændər ɪn ə staɪl ˈnɪrli ɛz ˈwaɪndɪŋ ɛz sæn ˈfeɪməs ˈlɑmbɑrd strit. ðɛr ər ˈbjutəfəl hɪˈstɔrɪk hoʊmz bɪg ənd smɔl ɪn ˈvɛriəs staɪlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈtudər, frəm ðə oʊld deɪz, ənd nu, kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri hoʊmz ðət hæv ˌriˈpleɪst ˈmɛni əv ðɛm. wəns kɑz bɪˈkeɪm ðə meɪn fɔrm əv ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ɪn, ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd gɑt ˈpɑpjələr fər ɪts vjuz ənd kənˈvinjəns, ənd ɪt ˈlaɪkli ˈɔlˌweɪz wɪl bi. əp haɪər, ðə strits ɪn haɪts ʃɛr neɪmz wɪθ ʃɪps (ɛz dɪz ðə hoʊl hɪl: ðə s.s*. ˌwɪlhɛlˈmiˌnɑ wɑz ə ˈtʊrɪst ʃɪp frəm 1910 matsonia*, ˈlərlaɪn, ˌmɑntəˈreɪ ənd ˌmɑrɪˈpoʊsə wər ɔl ˈləgʒəri ˈpæsənʤər ʃɪps ˈædɪd tɪ flit ɪn ðə ˈərli 1930s*. ˈlərlaɪn wɑz ə hæd tu ʃɪps baɪ ðət neɪm, ənd ðɛn neɪmd hɪz ˈjəŋgəst ˈdɔtər ˈlərlaɪn ɛz wɛl. ə. ˈkæsəl bɔt ˈeɪkərz nɪr ðə tɔp əv haɪts ənd bɪlt hər hoʊm ðɛr. ɪt ˈleɪtər bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, wɪʧ ʃi wɪld tɪ bi ə ˈrɛzɪdəns fər ðə ˈɛldərli. ju kən si ɪt frəm ɔl ˈoʊvər ˌhɑnəˈlulu. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, haɪts wɑz ˈpɑrsəld ɔf ənd dɪˈvɛləpt; bɪˈkəz ɪt ˈhæpənd ˈleɪtər ðən ˌwɪlhɛlˈmiˌnɑ raɪz, ðə roʊdz ər ə bɪt ˈwaɪdər, ðə juˈtɪlətiz ər ˈbɛrid ənd ðə lɑts ər ˈlɑrʤər, wɪθ ə ˈmæksəməm əv wən hoʊm pər skwɛr fit. wɔnt tɪ lɪv ɔn ðə hɪl? ðɛr ər ˈeɪˈtin hoʊmz ˈkərəntli fər seɪl ɔn ˌwɪlhɛlˈmiˌnɑ raɪz ənd haɪts. ˈpraɪsɪz reɪnʤ frəm tɪ ˈmɪljən fər hoʊmz ɔn siˈɛrə draɪv. ə ˈpɑpjələr pleɪs tɪ 2016 44 hoʊmz wər soʊld, ənd ðə ˈmidiən seɪl praɪs wɑz 3690 ˈhiloʊ pleɪs ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈkərtəsi əv ə four-bedroom*, three-bath*, hoʊm wɪθ ˈbjutəfəl vjuz, ˈlɪstɪd fər 3811 st*. ə four-bedroom*, three-bath*, hoʊm bɪlt ɪn 2013 loʊ ɔn ðə hɪl fər ən ˈizi kəmˈjut, ɪt stɪl ˈkæpʧərz ðə vjuz ənd həz ə lɑrʤ jɑrd. ˈlɪstɪd fər |
quirky opens up
ben kaufman blocked follow following 13, 2015
quirky is a platform for invention. unlike many platforms, though, until recently it only had one customer… its own consumer brand.
for years, the idea of partnering with another brand and allowing them to tap into our invention machine rubbed us the wrong way. we were so protective of our community, that the risk of an outside brand betraying their trust seemed too high. since our launch in 2009 we have been frequently approached by some of the largest companies hoping to tap into the power of our community and bring new products to life. to some it was a marketing schtick to others, a way to augment a shrinking internal team to us, it was always a non-starter.
we resisted each one of these inbound requests with great effort. we believed very deeply that every prospective partner would endanger our community. we thought that the introduction of third parties would make it harder to protect our ip, assure royalties were paid, etc. on a personal note, my lack of what a friend calls “frustration tolerance” led me to believe that within a month of working with a global brand tell ‘em to go fuck themselves which would ruin the partnership and reflect poorly on the community.
then in 2012, a small company called undercurrent introduced us to a big company called.
ge was the company i idolized. the original invention company. the company that in many respects, we were attempting to build in modern form. they truly believed in us and for a company like, we were willing to look past all of the risks. we embarked on an expansive partnership with them in early 2013.
our partnership with was (and continues to be) deeply transformative for quirky. not only did we learn a lot about technology and engineering from them, we learned a lot about ourselves.
we quickly learned that we (together with our community) were capable of taking on a much more sophisticated type of invention (not just the small plastic stuff we had been commercializing earlier). we realized that our way of working taught how to be a bit faster and more responsive to consumer trends. most importantly, the partnership opened us up to an enormous opportunity our community inventing alongside a company like. this was a huge milestone in our never ending quest to “make invention accessible.”
you see, by the middle of last year the “invention” part of “making invention accessible” was becoming the easy part. the “accessible” bit was becoming increasingly difficult (as we were operating a full stack invention brand across 12 consumer product categories):
- we were receiving more ideas every single week, but only manufacturing the same amount (or less) of product every year given the increase in product complexity that we were taking on. quickly making quirky more of a lottery than a meritocracy.
- while we were manufacturing a lot of products across different categories, many of the products did not sell because of a lack of distribution in the category, or a lack of scale that could provide competitive pricing to the consumer / retailer.
- the quirky name / brand right for every category. no one wants a ‘quirky’ home appliance, they want a ‘good’ one.
we realized that to “make invention accessible” across all categories of consumer products, we do it on our own and that partners like bring a massive amount of opportunity (and accessibility) to our inventors.
introducing powered by quirky
announced earlier this year, “pbq” will allow some of the largest consumer product brands to tap into the creative excellence and speed of the quirky community.
quirky will continue to own the full value chain in categories that represent emerging invention opportunities (connected appliances, connected home, and electronics). it will launch consumer products under brands solely focused on excellence in their category- see for example our recently launched poppy brand.
in all other categories, quirky will have a partner brand. for instance, you be surprised to hear that our partner in lighting is..
last week, we announced that harman and their consumer brands (jbl, akg, infinity, etc) will be our partner in the audio category.
later this week and in the coming weeks and months, we will be announcing many more partnerships with global brands. each partnership representing a large belief in the quirky ability to provide them with a level of creativity and speed that they would not be able to achieve on their own.
powered by quirky partnerships will allow us to scale into an infinite amount of categories while leveraging the consumer trust and scale already present in brands like and jbl.
this represents an enormous opportunity for our community, and provides quirky with the ability to stay absolutely true to its mission without the costs and brand constraints that were present in our ‘own everything’ model.
the acquisition of undercurrent
my lack of patience for corporate bullshit is alive and well, however. which is why incredibly excited to announce that quirky has acquired undercurrent, a company founded by josh spear & rob in 2007.
you see, not only was undercurrent the company that introduced us to many years ago- but they were there all along the way. every time it seemed like and quirky understanding each other, undercurrent jumped in and helped us push through…
they acted as translator, mediator, coach, and therapist for both sides of the partnership.
undercurrent is one of those things that is incredibly hard to explain until you see it in action. the 33 members of their amazing team help the largest companies prepare for and embrace our world. quite simply, their work inside these large companies greatly reduces all the forces that stand in the way of a great idea being implemented by anyone, anywhere in the organization.
aaron dignan, ceo will join quirky and run our powered by quirky business. he and his team will assure that our partners are fully embracing all that the platform and community has to offer. undercurrent will also continue the organizational design work that they have become known for over the past 8 years.
the future
building an invention machine is complex, and often unpredictable. one thing has remained constant in the last six years, and that is our belief in our mission (making invention accessible), and our community (now million people strong).
we love the fact that “making invention accessible” a goal that can ever be attained, and will remain tireless in our desire to make progress every day.
i truly believe that of all the things done in the past six years the introduction of strong partner brands and the deployment of methodology within partner companies will have the most profound effect on the accessibility of invention since our inception.
here’s to an “ever better future” of “making invention accessible” | kˈwərki ˈoʊpənz əp bɛn ˈkɔfmən blɑkt ˈfɑloʊ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ 13 2015 kˈwərki ɪz ə ˈplætˌfɔrm fər ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən. ənˈlaɪk ˈmɛni ˈplætˌfɔrmz, ðoʊ, ənˈtɪl ˈrisəntli ɪt ˈoʊnli hæd wən customer…*… ɪts oʊn kənˈsumər brænd. fər jɪrz, ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈpɑrtnərɪŋ wɪθ əˈnəðər brænd ənd əˈlaʊɪŋ ðɛm tɪ tæp ˈɪntu ɑr ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən məˈʃin rəbd ˈjuˈɛs ðə rɔŋ weɪ. wi wər soʊ prəˈtɛktɪv əv ɑr kəmˈjunɪti, ðət ðə rɪsk əv ən ˈaʊtˈsaɪd brænd bɪˈtreɪɪŋ ðɛr trəst simd tu haɪ. sɪns ɑr lɔnʧ ɪn 2009 wi hæv bɪn ˈfrikwɛntli əˈproʊʧt baɪ səm əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ tæp ˈɪntu ðə paʊər əv ɑr kəmˈjunɪti ənd brɪŋ nu ˈprɑdəkts tɪ laɪf. tɪ səm ɪt wɑz ə ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ʃtɪk tɪ ˈəðərz, ə weɪ tɪ ɔgˈmɛnt ə ʃˈrɪŋkɪŋ ˌɪnˈtərnəl tim tɪ ˈjuˈɛs, ɪt wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ə nɑnˈstɑrtər. wi rɪˈzɪstɪd iʧ wən əv ðiz ˌɪnˈbaʊnd rɪkˈwɛsts wɪθ greɪt ˈɛfərt. wi bɪˈlivd ˈvɛri ˈdipli ðət ˈɛvəri prəˈspɛktɪv ˈpɑrtnər wʊd ɛnˈdeɪnʤər ɑr kəmˈjunɪti. wi θɔt ðət ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv θərd ˈpɑrtiz wʊd meɪk ɪt ˈhɑrdər tɪ prəˈtɛkt ɑr ˌaɪˌpi, əˈʃʊr ˈrɔɪəltiz wər peɪd, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ɔn ə ˈpərsɪnəl noʊt, maɪ læk əv wət ə frɛnd kɔlz tolerance”*” lɛd mi tɪ bɪˈliv ðət wɪˈθɪn ə mənθ əv ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈgloʊbəl brænd tɛl tɪ goʊ fək ðɛmˈsɛlvz wɪʧ wʊd ruɪn ðə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp ənd rɪˈflɛkt ˈpurli ɔn ðə kəmˈjunɪti. ðɛn ɪn 2012 ə smɔl ˈkəmpəˌni kɔld ˈəndərˌkərənt ˌɪntrəˈdust ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ə bɪg ˈkəmpəˌni kɔld. wɑz ðə ˈkəmpəˌni aɪ ˈaɪdəˌlaɪzd. ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən ˈkəmpəˌni. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət ɪn ˈmɛni rɪˈspɛkts, wi wər əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ bɪld ɪn ˈmɑdərn fɔrm. ðeɪ ˈtruli bɪˈlivd ɪn ˈjuˈɛs ənd fər ə ˈkəmpəˌni laɪk, wi wər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ lʊk pæst ɔl əv ðə rɪsks. wi ɛmˈbɑrkt ɔn ən ɪkˈspænsɪv ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ ðɛm ɪn ˈərli 2013 ɑr ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ wɑz (ənd kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ bi) ˈdipli ˌtrænsˈfɔrmɑˌtɪv fər kˈwərki. nɑt ˈoʊnli dɪd wi lərn ə lɔt əˈbaʊt tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ frəm ðɛm, wi ˈlərnɪd ə lɔt əˈbaʊt ɑrˈsɛlvz. wi kˈwɪkli ˈlərnɪd ðət wi (təˈgɛðər wɪθ ɑr kəmˈjunɪti) wər ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔn ə məʧ mɔr səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd taɪp əv ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən (nɑt ʤɪst ðə smɔl ˈplæstɪk stəf wi hæd bɪn kəˈmərʃəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˈərliər). wi ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət ɑr weɪ əv ˈwərkɪŋ tɔt haʊ tɪ bi ə bɪt ˈfæstər ənd mɔr rɪˈspɑnsɪv tɪ kənˈsumər trɛnz. moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ðə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp ˈoʊpənd ˈjuˈɛs əp tɪ ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˌɑpərˈtunəti ɑr kəmˈjunɪti ˌɪnˈvɛntɪŋ əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ə ˈkəmpəˌni laɪk. ðɪs wɑz ə juʤ ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn ɪn ɑr ˈnɛvər ˈɛndɪŋ kwɛst tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən accessible.”*.” ju si, baɪ ðə ˈmɪdəl əv læst jɪr ðə ““invention”*” pɑrt əv ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən accessible”*” wɑz bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə ˈizi pɑrt. ðə ““accessible”*” bɪt wɑz bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈdɪfəkəlt (ɛz wi wər ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ə fʊl stæk ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən brænd əˈkrɔs 12 kənˈsumər ˈprɑdəkt ˈkætəˌgɔriz): wi wər rɪˈsivɪŋ mɔr aɪˈdiəz ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl wik, bət ˈoʊnli ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ðə seɪm əˈmaʊnt (ər lɛs) əv ˈprɑdəkt ˈɛvəri jɪr ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈprɑdəkt kəmˈplɛksɪti ðət wi wər ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔn. kˈwɪkli ˈmeɪkɪŋ kˈwərki mɔr əv ə ˈlɑtəri ðən ə mɛrɪˈtɔkrəsi. waɪl wi wər ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ə lɔt əv ˈprɑdəkts əˈkrɔs ˈdɪfərənt ˈkætəˌgɔriz, ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈprɑdəkts dɪd nɑt sɛl bɪˈkəz əv ə læk əv ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ɪn ðə ˈkætəˌgɔri, ər ə læk əv skeɪl ðət kʊd prəˈvaɪd kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈpraɪsɪŋ tɪ ðə kənˈsumər ˈriˌteɪlər. ðə kˈwərki neɪm brænd raɪt fər ˈɛvəri ˈkætəˌgɔri. noʊ wən wɔnts ə ‘‘quirky’*’ hoʊm əˈplaɪəns, ðeɪ wɔnt ə ‘‘good’*’ wən. wi ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən accessible”*” əˈkrɔs ɔl ˈkætəˌgɔriz əv kənˈsumər ˈprɑdəkts, wi du ɪt ɔn ɑr oʊn ənd ðət ˈpɑrtnərz laɪk brɪŋ ə ˈmæsɪv əˈmaʊnt əv ˌɑpərˈtunəti (ənd ˌæksɛsəˈbɪlɪti) tɪ ɑr ˌɪnˈvɛntərz. ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ paʊərd baɪ kˈwərki əˈnaʊnst ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, ““pbq”*” wɪl əˈlaʊ səm əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst kənˈsumər ˈprɑdəkt brændz tɪ tæp ˈɪntu ðə kriˈeɪtɪv ˈɛksələns ənd spid əv ðə kˈwərki kəmˈjunɪti. kˈwərki wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ oʊn ðə fʊl ˈvælju ʧeɪn ɪn ˈkætəˌgɔriz ðət ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ˈimərʤɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən ˌɑpərˈtunətiz (kəˈnɛktɪd əˈplaɪənsɪz, kəˈnɛktɪd hoʊm, ənd ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks). ɪt wɪl lɔnʧ kənˈsumər ˈprɑdəkts ˈəndər brændz ˈsoʊəli ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈɛksələns ɪn ðɛr ˈkætəˌgɔri- si fər ɪgˈzæmpəl ɑr ˈrisəntli lɔnʧt ˈpɑpi brænd. ɪn ɔl ˈəðər ˈkætəˌgɔriz, kˈwərki wɪl hæv ə ˈpɑrtnər brænd. fər ˈɪnstəns, ju bi səˈpraɪzd tɪ hir ðət ɑr ˈpɑrtnər ɪn ˈlaɪtɪŋ ɪz. læst wik, wi əˈnaʊnst ðət ˈhɑrmən ənd ðɛr kənˈsumər brændz (jbl*, akg*, ˌɪnˈfɪnɪti, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə) wɪl bi ɑr ˈpɑrtnər ɪn ðə ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˈkætəˌgɔri. ˈleɪtər ðɪs wik ənd ɪn ðə ˈkəmɪŋ wiks ənd mənθs, wi wɪl bi əˈnaʊnsɪŋ ˈmɛni mɔr ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪps wɪθ ˈgloʊbəl brændz. iʧ ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ə lɑrʤ bɪˈlif ɪn ðə kˈwərki əˈbɪləˌti tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðɛm wɪθ ə ˈlɛvəl əv ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti ənd spid ðət ðeɪ wʊd nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈʧiv ɔn ðɛr oʊn. paʊərd baɪ kˈwərki ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪps wɪl əˈlaʊ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ skeɪl ˈɪntu ən ˈɪnfənət əˈmaʊnt əv ˈkætəˌgɔriz waɪl ˈlɛvərɪʤɪŋ ðə kənˈsumər trəst ənd skeɪl ɔˈrɛdi ˈprɛzənt ɪn brændz laɪk ənd jbl*. ðɪs ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər ɑr kəmˈjunɪti, ənd prəˈvaɪdz kˈwərki wɪθ ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ steɪ ˌæbsəˈlutli tru tɪ ɪts ˈmɪʃən wɪˈθaʊt ðə kɔsts ənd brænd kənˈstreɪnts ðət wər ˈprɛzənt ɪn ɑr everything’*’ ˈmɑdəl. ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən əv ˈəndərˌkərənt maɪ læk əv ˈpeɪʃəns fər ˈkɔrpərət ˈbʊlˌʃɪt ɪz əˈlaɪv ənd wɛl, ˌhaʊˈɛvər. wɪʧ ɪz waɪ ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ əˈnaʊns ðət kˈwərki həz əkˈwaɪərd ˈəndərˌkərənt, ə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ ʤɑʃ spɪr rɑb ɪn 2007 ju si, nɑt ˈoʊnli wɑz ˈəndərˌkərənt ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət ˌɪntrəˈdust ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˈmɛni jɪrz əˈgoʊ- bət ðeɪ wər ðɛr ɔl əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ. ˈɛvəri taɪm ɪt simd laɪk ənd kˈwərki ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər, ˈəndərˌkərənt ʤəmpt ɪn ənd hɛlpt ˈjuˈɛs pʊʃ through…*… ðeɪ ˈæktɪd ɛz trænzˈleɪtər, ˈmidiˌeɪtər, koʊʧ, ənd ˈθɛrəpɪst fər boʊθ saɪdz əv ðə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp. ˈəndərˌkərənt ɪz wən əv ðoʊz θɪŋz ðət ɪz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli hɑrd tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ənˈtɪl ju si ɪt ɪn ˈækʃən. ðə 33 ˈmɛmbərz əv ðɛr əˈmeɪzɪŋ tim hɛlp ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈkəmpəˌniz priˈpɛr fər ənd ɪmˈbreɪs ɑr wərld. kwaɪt ˈsɪmpli, ðɛr wərk ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðiz lɑrʤ ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈgreɪtli rɪˈdusɪz ɔl ðə ˈfɔrsɪz ðət stænd ɪn ðə weɪ əv ə greɪt aɪˈdiə biɪŋ ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd baɪ ˈɛniˌwən, ˈɛniˌwɛr ɪn ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən. ˈɛrən ˈdɪgnən, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ wɪl ʤɔɪn kˈwərki ənd rən ɑr paʊərd baɪ kˈwərki ˈbɪznɪs. hi ənd hɪz tim wɪl əˈʃʊr ðət ɑr ˈpɑrtnərz ər ˈfʊli ɛmˈbreɪsɪŋ ɔl ðət ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm ənd kəmˈjunɪti həz tɪ ˈɔfər. ˈəndərˌkərənt wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈtɪnju ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənəl dɪˈzaɪn wərk ðət ðeɪ hæv bɪˈkəm noʊn fər ˈoʊvər ðə pæst 8 jɪrz. ðə fˈjuʧər ˈbɪldɪŋ ən ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən məˈʃin ɪz ˈkɑmplɛks, ənd ˈɔfən ˌənprɪˈdɪktəbəl. wən θɪŋ həz rɪˈmeɪnd ˈkɑnstənt ɪn ðə læst sɪks jɪrz, ənd ðət ɪz ɑr bɪˈlif ɪn ɑr ˈmɪʃən (ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən ækˈsɛsəbəl), ənd ɑr kəmˈjunɪti (naʊ ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl strɔŋ). wi ləv ðə fækt ðət ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən accessible”*” ə goʊl ðət kən ˈɛvər bi əˈteɪnd, ənd wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ˈtaɪərləs ɪn ɑr dɪˈzaɪər tɪ meɪk ˈprɑˌgrɛs ˈɛvəri deɪ. aɪ ˈtruli bɪˈliv ðət əv ɔl ðə θɪŋz dən ɪn ðə pæst sɪks jɪrz ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv strɔŋ ˈpɑrtnər brændz ənd ðə dɪˈplɔɪmənt əv ˌmɛθəˈdɑləʤi wɪˈθɪn ˈpɑrtnər ˈkəmpəˌniz wɪl hæv ðə moʊst proʊˈfaʊnd ˈifɛkt ɔn ðə ˌæksɛsəˈbɪlɪti əv ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən sɪns ɑr ˌɪnˈsɛpʃən. tɪ ən ˈbɛtər future”*” əv ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən accessible”*” |
a human rights group that accused d.c. police of failing to investigate scores of sexual assault complaints made faulty assumptions and used incomplete data, according to an independent report set for release thursday.
the confidential report, produced for the d.c. council by the law firm crowell & moring, concluded that police have accounted for all but five of 170 reports that human rights watch had alleged were missing or had been filed in a way that ensured they would never be properly investigated.
the report, a copy of which was obtained by the washington post, credits the rights group with casting a “spotlight on an aspect of law enforcement that is not often discussed,” because of the intimate nature of the crimes. it calls the human rights watch analysis a catalyst for positive change.
investigators led by two former prosecutors urged d.c. police to improve the way they communicate with victims and notes that mistakes were made in some of cases handled in the period studied by the rights group, october 2008 through september 2011 .
detectives falsely classified eight cases, police told crowell & moring, and closed some cases prematurely. but the independent review, sought by council member tommy wells 6), who chairs the public safety committee, largely backs the position of police chief cathy l. lanier.
the law firm criticized the rights group for filling its report with 100 separate stories and quotes from eight women, scattering their statements throughout the 196 pages, creating the impression that they “represent a majority or large percentage of cases.”
wells’s committee will meet thursday for a roundtable discussion with representatives of the law firm, who will present their findings. there will be no public testimony, although police officials and the author of the rights watch report, sara, will be present. council members will decide later whether legislation is needed to implement any reforms.
wells said that the allegations were inflammatory and that it was ”extremely important to bring in a third party that has unquestioned ability to sort this out on behalf of the city. . . . i feel assured of the police ability to respond to sexual assaults.”
lanier said in a statement that the review has “reinforced our conclusions” that the investigation reflected “a deliberate bias against the department.” she added, “over the past five years, and the entire criminal justice and victims’ services system have been working together to improve the response to our investigation of sexual assaults.”
human rights watch urged the council to press for external oversight to ensure changes are made. said there are outstanding issues, and she satisfied that all sexual assault reports have been accounted for. “it seem to vindicate the police department,” she said.
human rights watch released its report in january. titled “capitol offense,” it portrayed d.c. police as callously disregarding rape victims and what the group alleged was a coordinated effort to play down the crimes. it raised questions of confidence for the police, which lanier said could undermine her efforts to persuade women to talk to officers in what is considered one of most underreported crimes.
among the more serious allegations leveled by human rights watch was that it found 170 sexual assault cases in which women sought medical treatment and said they requested police, but no police report or other documentation could be found. that represented more than a third of the 480 cases reviewed by the group.
the rights group, without access to victims’ names, tried to match the hospital reports to public police reports, which are supposed to be filed within 24 hours of a complaint. but crowell & moring agreed with police that this methodology was flawed.
a victim can go to the police before going to the hospital, and she has up to 96 hours to seek what is called sane exam, short for sexual assault nurse examiner. that means the rights group could have missed police reports taken outside the window it used.
the report said police retraced the rights steps, but using victims’ names. of the 170 reports human rights watch said were missing, crowell & moring said it concluded that in 19 cases, women sought medical attention in the district for incidents that occurred in other jurisdictions; 24 women told nurses that they had called police when they hadn’t; and victims’ names were duplicated in six of the cases. in an additional eight cases, no hospital exam was given despite assertions by the rights group.
crowell & moring said police found documentation for all but five of the remaining sexual assault complaints.
“we determined that not only were investigations conducted in most of those cases, but many of the investigations resulted in arrests,” the report said. but: “in some cases, the investigation was admittedly inadequate.” d.c. police said they have reopened three of those cases. | ə ˈjumən raɪts grup ðət əˈkjuzd d.c*. pəˈlis əv ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt skɔrz əv ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt kəmˈpleɪnts meɪd ˈfɔlti əˈsəmpʃənz ənd juzd ˌɪnkəmˈplit ˈdætə, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt rɪˈpɔrt sɛt fər riˈlis ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ðə ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl rɪˈpɔrt, prəˈdust fər ðə d.c*. ˈkaʊnsəl baɪ ðə lɔ fərm kroʊəl ˈmɔrɪŋ, kənˈkludɪd ðət pəˈlis hæv əˈkaʊntɪd fər ɔl bət faɪv əv 170 rɪˈpɔrts ðət ˈjumən raɪts wɔʧ hæd əˈlɛʤd wər ˈmɪsɪŋ ər hæd bɪn faɪld ɪn ə weɪ ðət ɪnˈʃʊrd ðeɪ wʊd ˈnɛvər bi ˈprɑpərli ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd. ðə rɪˈpɔrt, ə ˈkɑpi əv wɪʧ wɑz əbˈteɪnd baɪ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst, ˈkrɛdɪts ðə raɪts grup wɪθ ˈkæstɪŋ ə ɔn ən ˈæˌspɛkt əv lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ðət ɪz nɑt ˈɔfən discussed,”*,” bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈɪnɪmət ˈneɪʧər əv ðə kraɪmz. ɪt kɔlz ðə ˈjumən raɪts wɔʧ æˈnælɪsɪs ə ˈkætəˌlɪst fər ˈpɑzətɪv ʧeɪnʤ. ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz lɛd baɪ tu ˈfɔrmər ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz ərʤd d.c*. pəˈlis tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə weɪ ðeɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt wɪθ ˈvɪktɪmz ənd noʊts ðət mɪˈsteɪks wər meɪd ɪn səm əv ˈkeɪsɪz ˈhændəld ɪn ðə ˈpɪriəd ˈstədid baɪ ðə raɪts grup, ɑkˈtoʊbər 2008 θru sɛpˈtɛmbər 2011 dɪˈtɛktɪvz ˈfɔlsli ˈklæsəˌfaɪd eɪt ˈkeɪsɪz, pəˈlis toʊld kroʊəl ˈmɔrɪŋ, ənd kloʊzd səm ˈkeɪsɪz ˌpriməˈʧʊrli. bət ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˌrivˈju, sɔt baɪ ˈkaʊnsəl ˈmɛmbər ˈtɑmi wɛlz 6 hu ʧɛrz ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti kəˈmɪti, ˈlɑrʤli bæks ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv pəˈlis ʧif ˈkæθi ɛl. ləˈnɪr. ðə lɔ fərm ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ðə raɪts grup fər ˈfɪlɪŋ ɪts rɪˈpɔrt wɪθ 100 ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈstɔriz ənd kwoʊts frəm eɪt ˈwɪmən, ˈskætərɪŋ ðɛr ˈsteɪtmənts θruaʊt ðə 196 ˈpeɪʤɪz, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðə ˌɪmˈprɛʃən ðət ðeɪ ə məˈʤɔrəti ər lɑrʤ pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv cases.”*.” kəˈmɪti wɪl mit ˈθərzˌdeɪ fər ə ˈraʊndˌteɪbəl dɪˈskəʃən wɪθ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz əv ðə lɔ fərm, hu wɪl ˈprɛzənt ðɛr ˈfaɪndɪŋz. ðɛr wɪl bi noʊ ˈpəblɪk ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni, ˌɔlˈðoʊ pəˈlis əˈfɪʃəlz ənd ðə ˈɔθər əv ðə raɪts wɔʧ rɪˈpɔrt, ˈsɛrə, wɪl bi ˈprɛzənt. ˈkaʊnsəl ˈmɛmbərz wɪl ˌdɪˈsaɪd ˈleɪtər ˈwɛðər ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɪz ˈnidɪd tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ˈɛni rɪˈfɔrmz. wɛlz sɛd ðət ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz wər ɪnˈflæməˌtɔri ənd ðət ɪt wɑz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ brɪŋ ɪn ə θərd ˈpɑrti ðət həz ənkˈwɛsʧənd əˈbɪləˌti tɪ sɔrt ðɪs aʊt ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ðə ˈsɪti. aɪ fil əˈʃʊrd əv ðə pəˈlis əˈbɪləˌti tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ˈsɛkʃuəl assaults.”*.” ləˈnɪr sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ðət ðə ˌrivˈju həz ɑr conclusions”*” ðət ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən rɪˈflɛktɪd dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt baɪəs əˈgɛnst ðə department.”*.” ʃi ˈædɪd, ðə pæst faɪv jɪrz, ənd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs ənd victims’*’ ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈsɪstəm hæv bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ təˈgɛðər tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə rɪˈspɑns tɪ ɑr ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən əv ˈsɛkʃuəl assaults.”*.” ˈjumən raɪts wɔʧ ərʤd ðə ˈkaʊnsəl tɪ prɛs fər ɪkˈstərnəl ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ər meɪd. sɛd ðɛr ər ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ ˈɪʃuz, ənd ʃi ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd ðət ɔl ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt rɪˈpɔrts hæv bɪn əˈkaʊntɪd fər. sim tɪ ˈvɪndəkeɪt ðə pəˈlis department,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ˈjumən raɪts wɔʧ riˈlist ɪts rɪˈpɔrt ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri. ˈtaɪtəld offense,”*,” ɪt pɔrˈtreɪd d.c*. pəˈlis ɛz ˈkæləsli ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑrdɪŋ reɪp ˈvɪktɪmz ənd wət ðə grup əˈlɛʤd wɑz ə koʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd ˈɛfərt tɪ pleɪ daʊn ðə kraɪmz. ɪt reɪzd kˈwɛsʧənz əv ˈkɑnfədɛns fər ðə pəˈlis, wɪʧ ləˈnɪr sɛd kʊd ˈəndərˌmaɪn hər ˈɛfərts tɪ pərsˈweɪd ˈwɪmən tɪ tɔk tɪ ˈɔfɪsərz ɪn wət ɪz kənˈsɪdərd wən əv moʊst ˌəndərrɪˈpɔrtɪd kraɪmz. əˈməŋ ðə mɔr ˈsɪriəs ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ˈlɛvəld baɪ ˈjumən raɪts wɔʧ wɑz ðət ɪt faʊnd 170 ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt ˈkeɪsɪz ɪn wɪʧ ˈwɪmən sɔt ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈtritmənt ənd sɛd ðeɪ rɪkˈwɛstɪd pəˈlis, bət noʊ pəˈlis rɪˈpɔrt ər ˈəðər ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən kʊd bi faʊnd. ðət ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd mɔr ðən ə θərd əv ðə 480 ˈkeɪsɪz rivˈjud baɪ ðə grup. ðə raɪts grup, wɪˈθaʊt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ victims’*’ neɪmz, traɪd tɪ mæʧ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl rɪˈpɔrts tɪ ˈpəblɪk pəˈlis rɪˈpɔrts, wɪʧ ər səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi faɪld wɪˈθɪn 24 aʊərz əv ə kəmˈpleɪnt. bət kroʊəl ˈmɔrɪŋ əˈgrid wɪθ pəˈlis ðət ðɪs ˌmɛθəˈdɑləʤi wɑz flɔd. ə ˈvɪktɪm kən goʊ tɪ ðə pəˈlis ˌbiˈfɔr goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, ənd ʃi həz əp tɪ 96 aʊərz tɪ sik wət ɪz kɔld seɪn ɪgˈzæm, ʃɔrt fər ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt nərs ɪgˈzæmənər. ðət minz ðə raɪts grup kʊd hæv mɪst pəˈlis rɪˈpɔrts ˈteɪkən ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈwɪndoʊ ɪt juzd. ðə rɪˈpɔrt sɛd pəˈlis riˈtreɪst ðə raɪts stɛps, bət ˈjuzɪŋ victims’*’ neɪmz. əv ðə 170 rɪˈpɔrts ˈjumən raɪts wɔʧ sɛd wər ˈmɪsɪŋ, kroʊəl ˈmɔrɪŋ sɛd ɪt kənˈkludɪd ðət ɪn 19 ˈkeɪsɪz, ˈwɪmən sɔt ˈmɛdɪkəl əˈtɛnʃən ɪn ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt fər ˈɪnsədənts ðət əˈkərd ɪn ˈəðər ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃənz; 24 ˈwɪmən toʊld ˈnərsɪz ðət ðeɪ hæd kɔld pəˈlis wɪn ðeɪ hadn’t*; ənd victims’*’ neɪmz wər ˈduplɪˌkeɪtɪd ɪn sɪks əv ðə ˈkeɪsɪz. ɪn ən əˈdɪʃənəl eɪt ˈkeɪsɪz, noʊ ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ɪgˈzæm wɑz ˈgɪvɪn dɪˈspaɪt əˈsərʃənz baɪ ðə raɪts grup. kroʊəl ˈmɔrɪŋ sɛd pəˈlis faʊnd ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən fər ɔl bət faɪv əv ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt kəmˈpleɪnts. dɪˈtərmənd ðət nɑt ˈoʊnli wər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz kənˈdəktəd ɪn moʊst əv ðoʊz ˈkeɪsɪz, bət ˈmɛni əv ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn arrests,”*,” ðə rɪˈpɔrt sɛd. bət: səm ˈkeɪsɪz, ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən wɑz ædˈmɪtɪdli inadequate.”*.” d.c*. pəˈlis sɛd ðeɪ hæv riˈoʊpənd θri əv ðoʊz ˈkeɪsɪz. |
during september we managed to get hold of some samples for a quick run through our testing suite. the range extends beyond that of the with the new architecture, support for and more with more cores. these are generally split into several markets including workstation, server, low power and high performance, with a few dedicated for communications or with different levels of support. today we are testing two 10 core models, the-2687w and the-2650.
intel: the information
our initial coverage from johan was super extensive and well worth a read for anyone interested in the platform. my focus here will be light in comparison, mentioning key points that as an user i find interesting. this will be the first of several reviews on the processors, which we have split up to focus more on each area.
the core layouts for each of the different levels of processor are from three designs, emulating the single and dual ring bus type arrangements depending on the number of cores in each. as with the processors, the big block of cache is in the middle of the cores and data is transferred via the ring bus. from the core designs, pairs of cores can be disabled to make lower core counts, and much like the previous generation, some low core / high cache models might be possible.
in the core image above we essentially get two classes of cores one in the big stack to the left and another to the right. the processor is designed to treat all cores equally, although the cluster on die snoop mode new to will organize the cache data into what acts like two big sections in a style-arrangement. this allows data relevant to cores that need it to stay close and hopefully reduce latencies, but is all transparent to the user. johan goes into more detail on this front in his review.
this column arrangement is also why we do not see the progressive jump in cores we would expect. in the consumer space, we have had 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 cores, and one might expect 12 and 16 on the horizon, but 10, 14 and 18 seem a little off canter, along the design from ivy. using this column design, intel has to balance the number of cores per ring and the number of cores per column. in the large 18 core design there are 10 cores in the secondary ring and six in a single column ideally fewer columns would be preferable however more rings allows data to transfer more frequently. it becomes a bit of a balance in terms of design, efficiency, performance and yield at the end of the day, especially when dealing with up to transistors in 662.
cpu specification comparison node cores transistor count
(schematic) die size servers intel 662 2 intel 492 2 intel 354 2 intel ivy 541 2 intel ivy 341 2 consumers intel 8 intel haswell 4 intel haswell 2 intel ivy 6 intel ivy bridge 4 intel sandy 6 intel sandy bridge 4 intel 4 amd trinity 4 amd 8
intel should be offering certain configurations with more cache, given that in their press materials the one they labelled '10c-12c' will actually be offered as a cut down to six cores for release. theses, whichever way you slice them, are still massive.
today our review revolves around two of the 10 core options from intel.
the-2687w is an interesting model of the bunch, particularly due to the importance of the-2687w from the previous generation. the version was lauded due to the difference in peak frequencies compared to the higher core count models, but this changes with.
for ivy:
- the-2687w gave in full-load, of for $2108,
- the 12 core-2697 gave in full-load, of for $2614
with:
- the-2687w gives for at $2057,
- the-2697 gives for at $2702 or
- the-2699 gives for at $4115
if we compare the difference between the-2687w and-2697, first with and then, it makes the new haswell ‘w for workstation’ a little less enticing. previously it was a trade-off between cores and frequency, and depending on the software having a high turbo mode helps with thes.
to make matters worse for the-2687w, if we compare single thread speeds, the-2697 reaches compared to the-2687w at, which puts the w processor at a disadvantage.
it is worth noting that intel puts these two processors in different parts of the product stack, to technically they should not be 'competing' against each other:
the-2687w is firmly for workstations only, rather than servers, whereas the-2697 should end up in servers.
the other processor in this review, the-2650 sits in the ‘advanced’ section in the stack, giving at load or for single threaded speed, but lists at only for $1166 tray price.
using this information and a few that are off-roadmap, the turbo modes of the 10 core processors are:
all the 10 core processors reach their turbo when five cores are in use, and are on the top turbo frequency when one or two cores are active.
the
when we reviewed a pair of the processors back in march, the main server baseds at the time revolved around the series, ‘patsburg’. for the processors, this moves to the series, also known as wellsburg. the is the primary server component at this point, offering many of the features we have already seen in our reviews:
- up to 10 6,
- 6 ports of,
- 8 ports of
- up to 8, with supported
new features for series include:
- reduced, average power and package (now 7w, x)
- intel
- debug
- support for protocol and end points
- support for management traffic over
- enhancements
intel vpro,, and cas are also supported.
for the/usb3/pcie combinations, intel has implemented an extended from of flex io. it almost looks much the same at and, offering 22 rather than 18 differential signal pairs. a certain amount of these pairs are fixed to3 / / but two pairs are muxed:
this slide shows 18 signal pairs, although i mentioned 22. this is because the last four are from a secondary controller giving four more 6 ports. like, the downside of these secondary ports is that they are not raid capable due to limitations within the silicon.
mtcp over is also an interesting new addition to wellsburg, allowing cross communication from controllers attached to the other side of the system:
the dram
we still have a consumer class review in the works, but the upgrade from to for is more significant. the decrease in power consumption is often listed is the benefit, giving an approximate saving per memory module:
one important aspect of will be the higher memory frequency, especially when more per channel are installed. it might also come to pass that some server manufacturers will end up supporting the-2133 at 3dpc, similar to some efforts made with patsburg.
in a lot of intel materials we received, it was worth noting that support is not often listed with the news, but we can confirm that in our testing, all of ours worked with standard consumer grades. | ˈdʊrɪŋ sɛpˈtɛmbər wi ˈmænɪʤd tɪ gɪt hoʊld əv səm ˈsæmpəlz fər ə kwɪk rən θru ɑr ˈtɛstɪŋ swit. ðə reɪnʤ ɪkˈstɛndz bɪɔnd ðət əv ðə wɪθ ðə nu ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər, səˈpɔrt fər ənd mɔr wɪθ mɔr kɔrz. ðiz ər ˈʤɛnərəli splɪt ˈɪntu ˈsɛvərəl ˈmɑrkɪts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈwərkˌsteɪʃən, ˈsərvər, loʊ paʊər ənd haɪ pərˈfɔrməns, wɪθ ə fju ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd fər kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ər wɪθ ˈdɪfərənt ˈlɛvəlz əv səˈpɔrt. təˈdeɪ wi ər ˈtɛstɪŋ tu 10 kɔr ˈmɑdəlz, ðə ənd ðə ˌɪnˈtɛl ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɑr ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈkəvərɪʤ frəm joʊˈhɑn wɑz ˈsupər ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ənd wɛl wərθ ə rɛd fər ˈɛniˌwən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm. maɪ ˈfoʊkɪs hir wɪl bi laɪt ɪn kəmˈpɛrəsən, ˈmɛnʃənɪŋ ki pɔɪnts ðət ɛz ən ˈjuzər aɪ faɪnd ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. ðɪs wɪl bi ðə fərst əv ˈsɛvərəl rəvˈjuz ɔn ðə ˈprɑˌsɛsərz, wɪʧ wi hæv splɪt əp tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs mɔr ɔn iʧ ˈɛriə. ðə kɔr leɪaʊts fər iʧ əv ðə ˈdɪfərənt ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈprɑˌsɛsər ər frəm θri dɪˈzaɪnz, ˈɛmjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə ˈsɪŋgəl ənd duəl rɪŋ bəs taɪp ərˈeɪnʤmənts dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈnəmbər əv kɔrz ɪn iʧ. ɛz wɪθ ðə ˈprɑˌsɛsərz, ðə bɪg blɑk əv kæˈʃeɪ ɪz ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə kɔrz ənd ˈdætə ɪz ˈtrænsfərd ˈviə ðə rɪŋ bəs. frəm ðə kɔr dɪˈzaɪnz, pɛrz əv kɔrz kən bi dɪˈseɪbəld tɪ meɪk loʊər kɔr kaʊnt, ənd məʧ laɪk ðə ˈpriviəs ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən, səm loʊ kɔr haɪ kæˈʃeɪ ˈmɑdəlz maɪt bi ˈpɑsəbəl. ɪn ðə kɔr ˈɪmɪʤ əˈbəv wi ɛˈsɛnʃəli gɪt tu ˈklæsɪz əv kɔrz wən ɪn ðə bɪg stæk tɪ ðə lɛft ənd əˈnəðər tɪ ðə raɪt. ðə ˈprɑˌsɛsər ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ trit ɔl kɔrz ˈikwəli, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈkləstər ɔn daɪ snup moʊd nu tɪ wɪl ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz ðə kæˈʃeɪ ˈdætə ˈɪntu wət ækts laɪk tu bɪg ˈsɛkʃənz ɪn ə style-arrangement*. ðɪs əˈlaʊz ˈdætə ˈrɛləvənt tɪ kɔrz ðət nid ɪt tɪ steɪ kloʊz ənd ˈhoʊpfəli rɪˈdus latencies*, bət ɪz ɔl trænˈspɛrənt tɪ ðə ˈjuzər. joʊˈhɑn goʊz ˈɪntu mɔr ˈditeɪl ɔn ðɪs frənt ɪn hɪz ˌrivˈju. ðɪs ˈkɑləm ərˈeɪnʤmənt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ waɪ wi du nɑt si ðə prəˈgrɛsɪv ʤəmp ɪn kɔrz wi wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt. ɪn ðə kənˈsumər speɪs, wi hæv hæd 1 2 4 6 8 kɔrz, ənd wən maɪt ɪkˈspɛkt 12 ənd 16 ɔn ðə hərˈaɪzən, bət 10 14 ənd 18 sim ə ˈlɪtəl ɔf ˈkæntər, əˈlɔŋ ðə dɪˈzaɪn frəm ˈaɪvi. ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs ˈkɑləm dɪˈzaɪn, ˌɪnˈtɛl həz tɪ ˈbæləns ðə ˈnəmbər əv kɔrz pər rɪŋ ənd ðə ˈnəmbər əv kɔrz pər ˈkɑləm. ɪn ðə lɑrʤ 18 kɔr dɪˈzaɪn ðɛr ər 10 kɔrz ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri rɪŋ ənd sɪks ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈkɑləm aɪˈdili fjuər ˈkɑləmz wʊd bi ˈprɛfərəbəl ˌhaʊˈɛvər mɔr rɪŋz əˈlaʊz ˈdætə tɪ ˈtrænsfər mɔr ˈfrikwɛntli. ɪt bɪˈkəmz ə bɪt əv ə ˈbæləns ɪn tərmz əv dɪˈzaɪn, ɪˈfɪʃənsi, pərˈfɔrməns ənd jild æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə deɪ, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ əp tɪ trænˈzɪstərz ɪn 662 ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən kəmˈpɛrəsən noʊd kɔrz trænˈzɪstər kaʊnt (skɪˈmætɪk) daɪ saɪz ˈsərvər ˌɪnˈtɛl 662 2 ˌɪnˈtɛl 492 2 ˌɪnˈtɛl 354 2 ˌɪnˈtɛl ˈaɪvi 541 2 ˌɪnˈtɛl ˈaɪvi 341 2 kənˈsumər ˌɪnˈtɛl 8 ˌɪnˈtɛl ˈhæswɛl 4 ˌɪnˈtɛl ˈhæswɛl 2 ˌɪnˈtɛl ˈaɪvi 6 ˌɪnˈtɛl ˈaɪvi brɪʤ 4 ˌɪnˈtɛl ˈsændi 6 ˌɪnˈtɛl ˈsændi brɪʤ 4 ˌɪnˈtɛl 4 ˈeɪˌɛmˈdi ˈtrɪnɪti 4 ˈeɪˌɛmˈdi 8 ˌɪnˈtɛl ʃʊd bi ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈsərtən kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃənz wɪθ mɔr kæˈʃeɪ, ˈgɪvɪn ðət ɪn ðɛr prɛs məˈtɪriəlz ðə wən ðeɪ ˈleɪbəld' wɪl ˈæˌkʧuəli bi ˈɔfərd ɛz ə kət daʊn tɪ sɪks kɔrz fər riˈlis. ðiz, wɪˈʧɛvər weɪ ju slaɪs ðɛm, ər stɪl ˈmæsɪv. təˈdeɪ ɑr ˌrivˈju riˈvɑlvz əraʊnd tu əv ðə 10 kɔr ˈɔpʃənz frəm ˌɪnˈtɛl. ðə ɪz ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈmɑdəl əv ðə bənʧ, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli du tɪ ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ðə frəm ðə ˈpriviəs ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən. ðə ˈvərʒən wɑz ˈlɔdɪd du tɪ ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɪn pik ˈfrikwənsiz kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə haɪər kɔr kaʊnt ˈmɑdəlz, bət ðɪs ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wɪθ. fər ˈaɪvi: ðə geɪv ɪn full-load*, əv fər 2108 ðə 12 kɔr geɪv ɪn full-load*, əv fər 2614 wɪθ: ðə gɪvz fər æt 2057 ðə gɪvz fər æt 2702 ər ðə gɪvz fər æt 4115 ɪf wi kəmˈpɛr ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðə ənd fərst wɪθ ənd ðɛn ɪt meɪks ðə nu ˈhæswɛl fər workstation’*’ ə ˈlɪtəl lɛs ɛnˈtaɪsɪŋ. ˈpriviəsli ɪt wɑz ə ˈtreɪˌdɔf bɪtˈwin kɔrz ənd ˈfrikwənsi, ənd dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈhævɪŋ ə haɪ ˈtərboʊ moʊd hɛlps wɪθ ðə. tɪ meɪk ˈmætərz wərs fər ðə ɪf wi kəmˈpɛr ˈsɪŋgəl θrɛd spidz, ðə ˈriʧɪz kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə æt, wɪʧ pʊts ðə ˈdəbəlju ˈprɑˌsɛsər æt ə ˌdɪsədˈvænɪʤ. ɪt ɪz wərθ ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ˌɪnˈtɛl pʊts ðiz tu ˈprɑˌsɛsərz ɪn ˈdɪfərənt pɑrts əv ðə ˈprɑdəkt stæk, tɪ ˈtɛknɪkəli ðeɪ ʃʊd nɑt bi 'kəmˈpitɪŋ' əˈgɛnst iʧ ˈəðər: ðə ɪz ˈfərmli fər ˈwərkˌsteɪʃənz ˈoʊnli, ˈrəðər ðən ˈsərvərz, wɛˈræz ðə ʃʊd ɛnd əp ɪn ˈsərvərz. ðə ˈəðər ˈprɑˌsɛsər ɪn ðɪs ˌrivˈju, ðə sɪts ɪn ðə ‘‘advanced’*’ ˈsɛkʃən ɪn ðə stæk, ˈgɪvɪŋ æt loʊd ər fər ˈsɪŋgəl θˈrɛdɪd spid, bət lɪsts æt ˈoʊnli fər 1166 treɪ praɪs. ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd ə fju ðət ər off-roadmap*, ðə ˈtərboʊ moʊdz əv ðə 10 kɔr ˈprɑˌsɛsərz ər: ɔl ðə 10 kɔr ˈprɑˌsɛsərz riʧ ðɛr ˈtərboʊ wɪn faɪv kɔrz ər ɪn juz, ənd ər ɔn ðə tɔp ˈtərboʊ ˈfrikwənsi wɪn wən ər tu kɔrz ər ˈæktɪv. ðə wɪn wi rivˈjud ə pɛr əv ðə ˈprɑˌsɛsərz bæk ɪn mɑrʧ, ðə meɪn ˈsərvər beɪst æt ðə taɪm riˈvɑlvd əraʊnd ðə ˈsɪriz, ‘‘patsburg’*’. fər ðə ˈprɑˌsɛsərz, ðɪs muvz tɪ ðə ˈsɪriz, ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz wellsburg*. ðə ɪz ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈsərvər kəmˈpoʊnənt æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈfiʧərz wi hæv ɔˈrɛdi sin ɪn ɑr rəvˈjuz: əp tɪ 10 6, 6 pɔrts əv 8 pɔrts əv əp tɪ 8 wɪθ səˈpɔrtɪd nu ˈfiʧərz fər ˈsɪriz ˌɪnˈklud: rɪˈdust, ˈævərɪʤ paʊər ənd ˈpækɪʤ (naʊ 7w*, ɛks) ˌɪnˈtɛl diˈbəg səˈpɔrt fər ˈproʊtəˌkɔl ənd ɛnd pɔɪnts səˈpɔrt fər ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈtræfɪk ˈoʊvər ɛnˈhænsmənts ˌɪnˈtɛl vpro*, ənd kæs ər ˈɔlsoʊ səˈpɔrtɪd. fər ðə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈtɛl həz ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ən ɪkˈstɛndɪd frəm əv flɛks aɪoʊ. ɪt ˈɔlˌmoʊst lʊks məʧ ðə seɪm æt ənd ˈɔfərɪŋ 22 ˈrəðər ðən 18 ˌdɪfərˈɛnʃəl ˈsɪgnəl pɛrz. ə ˈsərtən əˈmaʊnt əv ðiz pɛrz ər fɪkst tɪ bət tu pɛrz ər muxed*: ðɪs slaɪd ʃoʊz 18 ˈsɪgnəl pɛrz, ˌɔlˈðoʊ aɪ ˈmɛnʃənd 22 ðɪs ɪz bɪˈkəz ðə læst fɔr ər frəm ə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri kənˈtroʊlər ˈgɪvɪŋ fɔr mɔr 6 pɔrts. laɪk ðə ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd əv ðiz ˈsɛkənˌdɛri pɔrts ɪz ðət ðeɪ ər nɑt reɪd ˈkeɪpəbəl du tɪ ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈsɪləkən. ˈoʊvər ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ nu əˈdɪʃən tɪ wellsburg*, əˈlaʊɪŋ krɔs kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən frəm kənˈtroʊlərz əˈtæʧt tɪ ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðə ˈsɪstəm: ðə ˈdiˌræm wi stɪl hæv ə kənˈsumər klæs ˌrivˈju ɪn ðə wərks, bət ðə ˈəpˈgreɪd frəm tɪ fər ɪz mɔr sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt. ðə ˈdiˌkris ɪn paʊər kənˈsəmʃən ɪz ˈɔfən ˈlɪstɪd ɪz ðə ˈbɛnəfɪt, ˈgɪvɪŋ ən əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt ˈseɪvɪŋ pər ˈmɛməri ˈmɑʤul: wən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈæˌspɛkt əv wɪl bi ðə haɪər ˈmɛməri ˈfrikwənsi, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn mɔr pər ˈʧænəl ər ˌɪnˈstɔld. ɪt maɪt ˈɔlsoʊ kəm tɪ pæs ðət səm ˈsərvər ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz wɪl ɛnd əp səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə æt 3dpc*, ˈsɪmələr tɪ səm ˈɛfərts meɪd wɪθ patsburg*. ɪn ə lɔt əv ˌɪnˈtɛl məˈtɪriəlz wi rɪˈsivd, ɪt wɑz wərθ ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət səˈpɔrt ɪz nɑt ˈɔfən ˈlɪstɪd wɪθ ðə nu, bət wi kən kənˈfərm ðət ɪn ɑr ˈtɛstɪŋ, ɔl əv ɑr wərkt wɪθ ˈstændərd kənˈsumər greɪd udimms*. |
i had an interesting exchange on twitter yesterday with a guy whose opinions i generally respect, but who also tends to default to defense of stan bowman in most instances.ok, when i should warn you: this blog will not be suitable for the faint of heart or the stan office been this guy was back and forth with me about the and deals yesterday before he remarked, essentially, that dean lombardi had overpaid for.well, that reminded me of a similar statement i heard back in the spring of 2012, pretty much three years ago to the day: how lombardi had “overpaid” for jeff party line at that time was the kings would be “saddled” with contract for years, he was injury prone, the price of a player, a round pick (a late one), and a prospect was “way too stanley cups (in three short years) later, that work out for lombardi? that line of reasoning work out for those who defended stan hawk front office choosing not to pay the aforementioned price?now, there are the ostriches out there who refuse to acknowledge that the hawks were even in the bidding for carter. but . . . i am% certain they were. just as the same people refused to acknowledge (after the fact) that the hawks were in the bidding for ryan kesler this past summer.yet, these same people, many of them at least, also continue to lament how, now approaching a decade after the departure of robert lang, the hawks lack a second line if your heroic the bidding for carter and kesler, two guys who fit the description of second line center to a t, what hand out inflated contracts to existing, and in some cases, hawk players?really, if he is not, as some have vehemently maintained, in these pursuits for players who could legitimately help the hawks, thensee, willing to give bowman and the hawk front office some think they do sniff around and even bid on good players that potentially fill roster needs when they come on the market. i just think, as i hear over and over, too often a day late a dollar short when it comes to closing the hawks were in the bidding for, but, as my source on it later me, “stan chose not to match offer. again.”understand, what pittsburgh paid for daniel and l.a. for yesterday is not an overpay when you finally understand that is the market price for improving your want to get better at the deadline this year? what it costs. and that price is determined by what other willing to offer. think lombardi has been willing to step up at least a couple of times the last few years and “overpay” in the estimation of some of the hawks’ armchairs—and been vindicated by two parades in the last three which we will next hear: “the hawks didn’t, and won the cup in 2013.”hey, you know what, they did.with: jonathan toews, patrick kane, patrick sharp, marian hossa, duncan keith, brent seabrook, hjalmarsson, dave bolland, marcus kruger, bryan bickell, ben smith, corey players acquired before the current regime took over.sure, andrew shaw, dan carcillo, brandon saad, nick leddy, johnny and michal were added under bowman. but the 2013 cup happen without the first group of players, does could have happened without the second.so, no, approach has not been vindicated by that other thing i heard was the name of kyle quincey thrown out as an example of an overpay that “didn’t pay off” for detroit. yes, ken holland traded a late first round pick for quincey a couple of years ago? no, the wings won a cup the deal exactly destroyed the wings either. quincey is still playing for them in a top 4 role, and oh by the way, the wings have the same record as the hawks do this mortgage the future. the mantra that gets repeated this time of year over and over again.well, think about this, between 1998 and 2010, in terms of first round draft picks, the “future” has been: mark bell, adam munro, steve mccarthy, ruutu, anton babchuk, seabrook, cam barker, mikhail yakubov, pavel vorobiev, jack skille, toews, kane, kyle beach, dylan olsen, and kevin all drafted in the top half of the first round (as opposed to the bottom half where the hawks have picked since then and likely will next those, at least half can be called flat out busts.why? bad drafting? no, more likely because the drafts players at age 17, typically years before they enter the league full time. like major league baseball, drafts are more of a crap shoot. so all this “value” attached to a late first round draft pick is kind of future? go back and trace through, as i did a couple of weeks ago buried on one of my comment threads), what bowman has to show for all the draft picks and prospects accumulated in the trades of: dustin byfuglien, andrew ladd, kris versteeg, brian campbell and troy back and track what the hawks have today, and what they got in subsequent transaction involving players acquired in those you ready for the and gustav future for the hawks looks like another talent this summer because of a salary cap conundrum that be laid, this time, at the feet of dale tallon. no, bowman has handed out over $30 million in annual cap hit to four players—toews, kane, crawford and bickell. and nearly another $12 million to seabrook and sharp.yes, give bowman the benefit of the doubt on the byfuglien, ladd (although having to deal him was forced by not to account for contract bonuses), versteeg, campbell and brouwer deals. the whole league knew the hawks were over a thatsummer? talk about thefuture, which for the next 12 weeks or so, until the round of the playoffs (if the hawks could actually get there) does not include best offensive player, patrick team had not exactly been filing the nets with rubber or winning a lot before the anyone in chicago is serious about getting anywhere in the playoffs, with or without kane, it going to happen without bowman pulling the trigger on a deal anyway. the team really only has three centers as it is, the defensive third pairing has been a most of the now is now, everyone and their brother knows the hawks are at least “interested” in arizona center antoine vermette. they are also allegedly interested in edmonton d jeff are still assets out there that can fill glaring holes on an otherwise loaded team. enough, maybe, to get the hawks to the or round when superman might emerge from the phone booth. hey, now ya got let me repeat, there is going to be market price for those players that is determined by what other teams are willing to pay. and the evidence suggests, at least in the case of the kings, these are not necessarily can pretty much guarantee you this, if the hawks “stand pat,” it would take a miracle just short of the resurrection of jesus for them to win the stanley cup this if anyone thinks that winning another cup becomes more likely after paring $5-10 million in salary this summer and plugging in some of the highly touted rockford ice hogs, put the pipe who ignore history are doomed to repeat recall a lot of the “experts” being so willing to move out the “slow,” “unexciting,” “meathead” brouwer in 2011. the same people who now rejoice in “teuvo time” and warn not to “mortgage the brouwer had better offensive numbers in junior and ahl hockey than all of the current ice hogs, including the messianic doubt that teravainen,, mark mcneill and stephen johns will all be players of some kind. great. but there is zero proof they will be as good or better than those they will replace: brad richards, maybe sharp, maybe.and hey, a thought, if the market is so crazy for talent right you from being a not be a seller? especially when you will have zero leverage in the is the plan? the supposed future all stars in rockford? and is it time for bowman and the hawk front office to stop defaulting to a core that is getting older, and the promise of prospects and draft picks that never gets quite out and get antoine vermette. and petry, or similar. win it out this summer. what winners like dean lombardi and ken holland have done and still sure the message board comments will be . . . out hockey streams. see, ahl and streamed in right to your computer, tablet or gaming device for a small donation: | aɪ hæd ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ɔn tˈwɪtər ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ wɪθ ə gaɪ huz əˈpɪnjənz aɪ ˈʤɛnərəli rɪˈspɛkt, bət hu ˈɔlsoʊ tɛndz tɪ dɪˈfɔlt tɪ dɪˈfɛns əv stæn ˈboʊmən ɪn moʊst instances.ok*, wɪn aɪ ʃʊd wɔrn ju: ðɪs blɔg wɪl nɑt bi ˈsutəbəl fər ðə feɪnt əv hɑrt ər ðə stæn ˈɔfəs bɪn ðɪs gaɪ wɑz bæk ənd fɔrθ wɪθ mi əˈbaʊt ðə ənd dilz ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ˌbiˈfɔr hi rɪˈmɑrkt, ɛˈsɛnʃəli, ðət din lɑmˈbɑrdi hæd ˈoʊvərˈpeɪd fər sekera.well*, ðət riˈmaɪndɪd mi əv ə ˈsɪmələr ˈsteɪtmənt aɪ hərd bæk ɪn ðə spərɪŋ əv 2012 ˈprɪti məʧ θri jɪrz əˈgoʊ tɪ ðə deɪ: haʊ lɑmˈbɑrdi hæd ““overpaid”*” fər ʤɛf ˈpɑrti laɪn æt ðət taɪm wɑz ðə kɪŋz wʊd bi ““saddled”*” wɪθ ˈkɑnˌtrækt fər jɪrz, hi wɑz ˈɪnʤəri proʊn, ðə praɪs əv ə pleɪər, ə raʊnd pɪk (ə leɪt wən), ənd ə ˈprɑspɛkt wɑz tu ˈstænli kəps (ɪn θri ʃɔrt jɪrz) ˈleɪtər, ðət wərk aʊt fər lɑmˈbɑrdi? ðət laɪn əv ˈrizənɪŋ wərk aʊt fər ðoʊz hu dɪˈfɛndɪd stæn hɔk frənt ˈɔfəs ˈʧuzɪŋ nɑt tɪ peɪ ðə əˈfɔrˌmɛnʃənd price?now*, ðɛr ər ðə ˈɑstrɪʧɪz aʊt ðɛr hu ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ ækˈnɑlɪʤ ðət ðə hɔks wər ˈivɪn ɪn ðə ˈbɪdɪŋ fər ˈkɑrtər. bət aɪ æm ˈsərtən ðeɪ wər. ʤɪst ɛz ðə seɪm ˈpipəl rɪfˈjuzd tɪ ækˈnɑlɪʤ (ˈæftər ðə fækt) ðət ðə hɔks wər ɪn ðə ˈbɪdɪŋ fər raɪən ˈkɛsələr ðɪs pæst summer.yet*, ðiz seɪm ˈpipəl, ˈmɛni əv ðɛm æt list, ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈtɪnju tɪ ləˈmɛnt haʊ, naʊ əˈproʊʧɪŋ ə ˈdɛkeɪd ˈæftər ðə dɪˈpɑrʧər əv ˈrɑbərt læŋ, ðə hɔks læk ə ˈsɛkənd laɪn ɪf jʊr hɪˈroʊɪk ðə ˈbɪdɪŋ fər ˈkɑrtər ənd ˈkɛsələr, tu gaɪz hu fɪt ðə dɪˈskrɪpʃən əv ˈsɛkənd laɪn ˈsɛnər tɪ ə ti, wət hænd aʊt ˌɪnˈfleɪtɪd ˈkɑnˌtrækts tɪ ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ, ənd ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz, hɔk players?really*, ɪf hi ɪz nɑt, ɛz səm hæv ˈviəməntli meɪnˈteɪnd, ɪn ðiz pərˈsuts fər pleɪərz hu kʊd ləˈʤɪtəmətli hɛlp ðə hɔks, thensee*, ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ gɪv ˈboʊmən ənd ðə hɔk frənt ˈɔfəs səm θɪŋk ðeɪ du snɪf əraʊnd ənd ˈivɪn bɪd ɔn gʊd pleɪərz ðət pəˈtɛnʃəli fɪl ˈrɑstər nidz wɪn ðeɪ kəm ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. aɪ ʤɪst θɪŋk, ɛz aɪ hir ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər, tu ˈɔfən ə deɪ leɪt ə ˈdɔlər ʃɔrt wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈkloʊzɪŋ ðə hɔks wər ɪn ðə ˈbɪdɪŋ fər, bət, ɛz maɪ sɔrs ɔn ɪt ˈleɪtər mi, ʧoʊz nɑt tɪ mæʧ ˈɔfər. again.”understand*, wət ˈpɪtsbərg peɪd fər ˈdænjəl ənd l.a*. fər ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ɪz nɑt ən ˈoʊvərˌpeɪ wɪn ju ˈfaɪnəli ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ɪz ðə ˈmɑrkɪt praɪs fər ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ jʊr wɔnt tɪ gɪt ˈbɛtər æt ðə ˈdɛˌdlaɪn ðɪs jɪr? wət ɪt kɔsts. ənd ðət praɪs ɪz dɪˈtərmənd baɪ wət ˈəðər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ˈɔfər. θɪŋk lɑmˈbɑrdi həz bɪn ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ stɛp əp æt list ə ˈkəpəl əv taɪmz ðə læst fju jɪrz ənd ““overpay”*” ɪn ðə ˌɛstəˈmeɪʃən əv səm əv ðə hawks’*’ ˈɑrmˌʧɛr bɪn ˈvɪndəkeɪtɪd baɪ tu pəreɪdz ɪn ðə læst θri wɪʧ wi wɪl nɛkst hir: hɔks didn’t*, ənd wən ðə kəp ɪn 2013.”hey*, ju noʊ wət, ðeɪ did.with*: ˈʤɑnəθən tɑuz, ˈpætrɪk keɪn, ˈpætrɪk ʃɑrp, ˈmɑriən hossa*, ˈdəŋkən kiθ, brɛnt ˈsiˌbrʊk, hjalmarsson*, deɪv ˈbɑlənd, ˈmɑrkəs ˈkrugər, braɪən ˈbɪkəl, bɛn smɪθ, ˈkɔri pleɪərz əkˈwaɪərd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈkɑrənt rəˈʒim tʊk over.sure*, ˈændru ʃɔ, dæn carcillo*, ˈbrændən sɑd, nɪk ˈlɛdi, ˈʤɑni ənd ˈmɪʧəl wər ˈædɪd ˈəndər ˈboʊmən. bət ðə 2013 kəp ˈhæpən wɪˈθaʊt ðə fərst grup əv pleɪərz, dɪz kʊd hæv ˈhæpənd wɪˈθaʊt ðə second.so*, noʊ, əˈproʊʧ həz nɑt bɪn ˈvɪndəkeɪtɪd baɪ ðət ˈəðər θɪŋ aɪ hərd wɑz ðə neɪm əv kaɪl kˈwɪnsi θroʊn aʊt ɛz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ən ˈoʊvərˌpeɪ ðət peɪ off”*” fər ˈdiˌtrɔɪt. jɛs, kɛn ˈhɑlənd ˈtreɪdɪd ə leɪt fərst raʊnd pɪk fər kˈwɪnsi ə ˈkəpəl əv jɪrz əˈgoʊ? noʊ, ðə wɪŋz wən ə kəp ðə dil ɪgˈzæktli dɪˈstrɔɪd ðə wɪŋz ˈiðər. kˈwɪnsi ɪz stɪl pleɪɪŋ fər ðɛm ɪn ə tɔp 4 roʊl, ənd oʊ baɪ ðə weɪ, ðə wɪŋz hæv ðə seɪm ˈrɛkərd ɛz ðə hɔks du ðɪs ˈmɔrgɪʤ ðə fˈjuʧər. ðə ˈmæntrə ðət gɪts rɪˈpitɪd ðɪs taɪm əv jɪr ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər again.well*, θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðɪs, bɪtˈwin 1998 ənd 2010 ɪn tərmz əv fərst raʊnd dræft pɪks, ðə ““future”*” həz bɪn: mɑrk bɛl, ˈædəm mənˈroʊ, stiv məˈkɑrθi, ruutu*, ˈænˌtɔn babchuk*, ˈsiˌbrʊk, kæm ˈbɑrkər, mɪˈkeɪl yakubov*, ˈpævəl vorobiev*, ʤæk skille*, tɑuz, keɪn, kaɪl biʧ, ˈdɪlən ˈoʊlsən, ənd ˈkɛvɪn ɔl ˈdræftɪd ɪn ðə tɔp hæf əv ðə fərst raʊnd (ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðə ˈbɑtəm hæf wɛr ðə hɔks hæv pɪkt sɪns ðɛn ənd ˈlaɪkli wɪl nɛkst ðoʊz, æt list hæf kən bi kɔld flæt aʊt busts.why*? bæd ˈdræftɪŋ? noʊ, mɔr ˈlaɪkli bɪˈkəz ðə dræfts pleɪərz æt eɪʤ 17 ˈtɪpɪkəli jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ ˈɛnər ðə lig fʊl taɪm. laɪk ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈbeɪsˈbɔl, dræfts ər mɔr əv ə kræp ʃut. soʊ ɔl ðɪs ““value”*” əˈtæʧt tɪ ə leɪt fərst raʊnd dræft pɪk ɪz kaɪnd əv fˈjuʧər? goʊ bæk ənd treɪs θru, ɛz aɪ dɪd ə ˈkəpəl əv wiks əˈgoʊ ˈbɛrid ɔn wən əv maɪ ˈkɑmɛnt θrɛdz), wət ˈboʊmən həz tɪ ʃoʊ fər ɔl ðə dræft pɪks ənd ˈprɑspɛkts əˈkjumjəˌleɪtɪd ɪn ðə treɪdz əv: ˈdəstɪn byfuglien*, ˈændru læd, krɪs ˈvərstig, braɪən ˈkæmbəl ənd trɔɪ bæk ənd træk wət ðə hɔks hæv təˈdeɪ, ənd wət ðeɪ gɑt ɪn ˈsəbsəkwənt trænˈzækʃən ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ pleɪərz əkˈwaɪərd ɪn ðoʊz ju ˈrɛdi fər ðə ənd ˈgʊstɑf fˈjuʧər fər ðə hɔks lʊks laɪk əˈnəðər ˈtælənt ðɪs ˈsəmər bɪˈkəz əv ə ˈsæləri kæp kəˈnəndrəm ðət bi leɪd, ðɪs taɪm, æt ðə fit əv deɪl ˈtælən. noʊ, ˈboʊmən həz ˈhændɪd aʊt ˈoʊvər 30 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈænjuəl kæp hɪt tɪ fɔr players—toews*, keɪn, ˈkrɔfərd ənd ˈbɪkəl. ənd ˈnɪrli əˈnəðər 12 ˈmɪljən tɪ ˈsiˌbrʊk ənd sharp.yes*, gɪv ˈboʊmən ðə ˈbɛnəfɪt əv ðə daʊt ɔn ðə byfuglien*, læd (ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈhævɪŋ tɪ dil ɪm wɑz fɔrst baɪ nɑt tɪ əˈkaʊnt fər ˈkɑnˌtrækt ˈboʊnəsɪz), ˈvərstig, ˈkæmbəl ənd ˈbraʊwər dilz. ðə hoʊl lig nu ðə hɔks wər ˈoʊvər ə thatsummer*? tɔk əˈbaʊt thefuture*, wɪʧ fər ðə nɛkst 12 wiks ər soʊ, ənˈtɪl ðə raʊnd əv ðə pleɪɔfs (ɪf ðə hɔks kʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli gɪt ðɛr) dɪz nɑt ˌɪnˈklud bɛst əˈfɛnsɪv pleɪər, ˈpætrɪk tim hæd nɑt ɪgˈzæktli bɪn ˈfaɪlɪŋ ðə nɛts wɪθ ˈrəbər ər ˈwɪnɪŋ ə lɔt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈɛniˌwən ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ɪz ˈsɪriəs əˈbaʊt ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈɛniˌwɛr ɪn ðə pleɪɔfs, wɪθ ər wɪˈθaʊt keɪn, ɪt goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən wɪˈθaʊt ˈboʊmən ˈpʊlɪŋ ðə ˈtrɪgər ɔn ə dil ˈɛniˌweɪ. ðə tim ˈrɪli ˈoʊnli həz θri ˈsɛnərz ɛz ɪt ɪz, ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪv θərd ˈpɛrɪŋ həz bɪn ə moʊst əv ðə naʊ ɪz naʊ, ˈɛvriˌwən ənd ðɛr ˈbrəðər noʊz ðə hɔks ər æt list ““interested”*” ɪn ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə ˈsɛnər ɑntˈwɑn vərˈmɛt. ðeɪ ər ˈɔlsoʊ əˈlɛʤədli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈɛdməntən di ʤɛf ər stɪl ˈæˌsɛts aʊt ðɛr ðət kən fɪl ˈglɛrɪŋ hoʊlz ɔn ən ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈloʊdɪd tim. ɪˈnəf, ˈmeɪbi, tɪ gɪt ðə hɔks tɪ ðə ər raʊnd wɪn ˈsupərˌmæn maɪt ˈimərʤ frəm ðə foʊn buθ. heɪ, naʊ jɑ gɑt lɛt mi rɪˈpit, ðɛr ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈmɑrkɪt praɪs fər ðoʊz pleɪərz ðət ɪz dɪˈtərmənd baɪ wət ˈəðər timz ər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ peɪ. ənd ðə ˈɛvədəns səˈʤɛsts, æt list ɪn ðə keɪs əv ðə kɪŋz, ðiz ər nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli kən ˈprɪti məʧ ˌgɛrənˈti ju ðɪs, ɪf ðə hɔks pat,”*,” ɪt wʊd teɪk ə ˈmɪrəkəl ʤɪst ʃɔrt əv ðə ˌrɛzərˈɛkʃən əv ˈʤizəs fər ðɛm tɪ wɪn ðə ˈstænli kəp ðɪs ɪf ˈɛniˌwən θɪŋks ðət ˈwɪnɪŋ əˈnəðər kəp bɪˈkəmz mɔr ˈlaɪkli ˈæftər ˈpɛrɪŋ ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈsæləri ðɪs ˈsəmər ənd ˈpləgɪŋ ɪn səm əv ðə ˈhaɪli ˈtaʊtɪd ˈrɑkfərd aɪs hɑgz, pʊt ðə paɪp hu ˌɪgˈnɔr ˈhɪstəri ər dumd tɪ rɪˈpit ˈriˌkɔl ə lɔt əv ðə ““experts”*” biɪŋ soʊ ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ muv aʊt ðə ““slow,”*,” ““unexciting,”*,” ““meathead”*” ˈbraʊwər ɪn 2011 ðə seɪm ˈpipəl hu naʊ rɪˈʤɔɪs ɪn time”*” ənd wɔrn nɑt tɪ ðə ˈbraʊwər hæd ˈbɛtər əˈfɛnsɪv ˈnəmbərz ɪn ˈʤunjər ənd ɑl ˈhɑki ðən ɔl əv ðə ˈkɑrənt aɪs hɑgz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˌmɛsiˈænɪk daʊt ðət teravainen*,, mɑrk məkˈnil ənd ˈstivən ʤɑnz wɪl ɔl bi pleɪərz əv səm kaɪnd. greɪt. bət ðɛr ɪz ˈziroʊ pruf ðeɪ wɪl bi ɛz gʊd ər ˈbɛtər ðən ðoʊz ðeɪ wɪl ˌriˈpleɪs: bræd ˈrɪʧərdz, ˈmeɪbi ʃɑrp, ˈmeɪbi heɪ, ə θɔt, ɪf ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ɪz soʊ ˈkreɪzi fər ˈtælənt raɪt ju frəm biɪŋ ə nɑt bi ə ˈsɛlər? əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ju wɪl hæv ˈziroʊ ˈlɛvərɪʤ ɪn ðə ɪz ðə plæn? ðə səˈpoʊzd fˈjuʧər ɔl stɑrz ɪn ˈrɑkfərd? ənd ɪz ɪt taɪm fər ˈboʊmən ənd ðə hɔk frənt ˈɔfəs tɪ stɑp dɪˈfɔltɪŋ tɪ ə kɔr ðət ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈoʊldər, ənd ðə ˈprɑməs əv ˈprɑspɛkts ənd dræft pɪks ðət ˈnɛvər gɪts kwaɪt aʊt ənd gɪt ɑntˈwɑn vərˈmɛt. ənd ˈpɛtri, ər ˈsɪmələr. wɪn ɪt aʊt ðɪs ˈsəmər. wət ˈwɪnərz laɪk din lɑmˈbɑrdi ənd kɛn ˈhɑlənd hæv dən ənd stɪl ʃʊr ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ bɔrd ˈkɑmɛnts wɪl bi aʊt ˈhɑki strimz. si, ɑl ənd strimd ɪn raɪt tɪ jʊr kəmˈpjutər, ˈtæblət ər ˈgeɪmɪŋ dɪˈvaɪs fər ə smɔl doʊˈneɪʃən: |
update: whoops, i thought i posted a story about event a few months ago but it looks like it slipped my mind. added its text below too. following the reveal of event in february, hackers have now uncovered a hidden event in x and coding. it is activated when you have a special in your party and talk to a man in the palace library. transcribed the conversation with the man here. to discuss this news, check out this forum thread! “the called is linked to many of the unexplained supernatural events that have occurred in this world. my search for has led me to this library.” “no way! could that be the mythical that you have there with you?” options: yes | no no: “oh, i was mistaken? sorry about that…” yes: “whoaaa! i believe true! see, i travel around the world, trying to solve its many mysteries. been researching supernatural events that have occurred over the last 100 years. one thing found is that the mythical is connected to many of these strange events! also managed to come across some information about the mysterious power that appears to wield. so, without further ado, like to share my findings with you! after all, actually traveling with–the very subject of my research!” options: its mysterious rings | the secret of its lair | its deeds and exploits | nothing its mysterious rings: “it’s said that can use the power of the three rings it adorns itself with to move objects about as it pleases… not all! also heard that when unleashes its full power, the size of the rings can grow up to multiple miles in length! with such massive rings, apparently it can transport even entire islands!” the secret of its lair: “it’s said lair is overflowing with the objects and treasures it nabbed over the years, claiming them for its own. rumor has it that there are mountains of gold and silver treasures that it took from ancient kings and wealthy land barons. i hear lair is in an oasis in the desert, but no been able to find the place!” its deeds and exploits: “there’s a tale about an organization that tried to manipulate’s power for their own benefit. after a while, certain objects that belonged to the organization mysteriously began to disappear. everything from weapons and vehicles to money… it all began to vanish one by one. the organization got scared and decided to hole up inside of their headquarters. once they did, things stopped disappearing! just like that! relieved that it was finally over, the organization finally decided to step outside. it was then that they discovered their headquarters had been transported wholesale to somewhere in the middle of a desert! terrified of what they had unleashed, the organization promptly disbanded.” “whether becomes a trustworthy partner or ends up bringing about great misfortune depends entirely on the trainer. i hope you forget that. i think’ll turn out right as rain with you at its side, though! you look like a trainer who knows how to take care of his and treat ’em right. well, i hope you end up having lots of fine adventures with! have fun!” finally, i got to know our editor in chief. she finished her research about the mythical and came back to the office. whoa! s-sorry! i was so surprised! been looking for for 15 years. and finally, finally, i met a trainer traveling with it! i traveled everywhere to gather the information about and put together a memo. let you read the memo. but just for you, because top secret. do you want to read the top-secret memo about? which part of the memo do you want to read? my top-secret memo about… if trainer, i mind you reading it. a memo marked as “top secret” is on the desk. on the day of the month at the day care on route 7: about the extraordinary power that is said to possess. discussed it with a top breeder very familiar with the ecology of and drew the following deduction. in order to cause a steam explosion powerful enough to blow up mountains, the must have an organ with extremely high temperature that can instantly vaporize water to steam. that kind of organ is unheard of in the ecology of, but may have it… on the day of the month at the center in town: interviewed a trainer who says he witnessed a that could be when he was stranded in a mountain. according to the trainer, a huge’s shadow appeared suddenly. two huge limbs that could crush even the land extended from its back, and from their tips, something that looked like smoke belched out and made the fog around the even thicker. the trainer said the’s shadow slowly disappeared into the fog. on the day of the month at café in city: in the southern part of the region, there seems to be a custom to revere as a. people seem to believe that a steam explosion caused by created the plain where they live. as a matter of fact, a huge mountain range suddenly disappeared due to an unexplained explosion in that part of the region in the past… if you feel like reading my memo, come visit me anytime. seems to trust you. i want you and to travel together as good partners to each other! and just for sake (since we already posted about it back in february)… please wait, (sir/miss). i apologize for stopping you suddenly. but the you just received is surely the mythical, it?… a sudden mutation of a carbink. the probability and mechanism of its origin are still veiled in mystery. the is synonymous with beauty. its body absorbs light with a perfect balance and gives off a radiance that looks like nothing in this world. in order to see that beauty, our master has been looking for for a long time. we are also very keen on taking to our master… that desire kept us going and led us here. let me get straight to the point. would you kindly give us your? no way! all right… is there some way we can persuade you? hmmm… is there any way… oh! so glad so understanding. then… wait. m-master?! sorry for troubling you. you… i truly appreciate your efforts in seeking for me. but… what you can truly value is not something you can get by depriving somebody of a relationship. you should get it by your own actions, by your own efforts, or sometimes simply by your own luck. then it will have true value. to be honest with you, i envy you. but more importantly, like to congratulate you on meeting and becoming travel partners. congratulations. legend has it that protects its travel partners from accidents and illnesses. i wish you good luck and hope you can keep traveling together. you two… sorry, i keep relying on you, but please help me find my. | ˈəpˌdeɪt: wups, aɪ θɔt aɪ ˈpoʊstɪd ə ˈstɔri əˈbaʊt ɪˈvɛnt ə fju mənθs əˈgoʊ bət ɪt lʊks laɪk ɪt slɪpt maɪ maɪnd. ˈædɪd ɪts tɛkst bɪˈloʊ tu. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə rɪˈvil əv ɪˈvɛnt ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri, ˈhækərz hæv naʊ ənˈkəvərd ə ˈhɪdən ɪˈvɛnt ɪn ɛks ənd ˈkoʊdɪŋ. ɪt ɪz ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd wɪn ju hæv ə ˈspɛʃəl ɪn jʊr ˈpɑrti ənd tɔk tɪ ə mæn ɪn ðə ˈpæləs ˈlaɪbrɛˌri. trænˈskraɪbd ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən wɪθ ðə mæn hir. tɪ dɪˈskəs ðɪs nuz, ʧɛk aʊt ðɪs ˈfɔrəm θrɛd! kɔld ɪz lɪŋkt tɪ ˈmɛni əv ðə ˌənɪkˈspleɪnd ˌsupərˈnæʧərəl ɪˈvɛnts ðət hæv əˈkərd ɪn ðɪs wərld. maɪ sərʧ fər həz lɛd mi tɪ ðɪs library.”*.” weɪ! kʊd ðət bi ðə ˈmɪθɪkəl ðət ju hæv ðɛr wɪθ you?”*?” ˈɔpʃənz: jɛs noʊ noʊ: ““oh*, aɪ wɑz mɪˈsteɪkən? ˈsɑri əˈbaʊt that…”*…” jɛs: ““whoaaa*! aɪ bɪˈliv tru! si, aɪ ˈtrævəl əraʊnd ðə wərld, traɪɪŋ tɪ sɑlv ɪts ˈmɛni ˈmɪstəriz. bɪn riˈsərʧɪŋ ˌsupərˈnæʧərəl ɪˈvɛnts ðət hæv əˈkərd ˈoʊvər ðə læst 100 jɪrz. wən θɪŋ faʊnd ɪz ðət ðə ˈmɪθɪkəl ɪz kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ˈmɛni əv ðiz streɪnʤ ɪˈvɛnts! ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmænɪʤd tɪ kəm əˈkrɔs səm ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə mɪˈstɪriəs paʊər ðət əˈpɪrz tɪ wild. soʊ, wɪˈθaʊt ˈfərðər əˈdu, laɪk tɪ ʃɛr maɪ ˈfaɪndɪŋz wɪθ ju! ˈæftər ɔl, ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈtrævəlɪŋ wɪθ ˈvɛri ˈsəbʤɪkt əv maɪ research!”*!” ˈɔpʃənz: ɪts mɪˈstɪriəs rɪŋz ðə ˈsikrɪt əv ɪts lɛr ɪts didz ənd ˈɛkˌsplɔɪts ˈnəθɪŋ ɪts mɪˈstɪriəs rɪŋz: sɛd ðət kən juz ðə paʊər əv ðə θri rɪŋz ɪt əˈdɔrnz ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɪθ tɪ muv ˈɑbʤɛkts əˈbaʊt ɛz ɪt pleases…*… nɑt ɔl! ˈɔlsoʊ hərd ðət wɪn ənˈliʃɪz ɪts fʊl paʊər, ðə saɪz əv ðə rɪŋz kən groʊ əp tɪ ˈməltəpəl maɪəlz ɪn lɛŋθ! wɪθ səʧ ˈmæsɪv rɪŋz, əˈpɛrəntli ɪt kən ˈtrænspɔrt ˈivɪn ɪnˈtaɪər islands!”*!” ðə ˈsikrɪt əv ɪts lɛr: sɛd ðət lɛr ɪz ˈoʊvərˌfloʊɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈɑbʤɛkts ənd ˈtrɛʒərz ɪt næbd ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz, ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðɛm fər ɪts oʊn. ˈrumər həz ɪt ðət ðɛr ər ˈmaʊntənz əv goʊld ənd ˈsɪlvər ˈtrɛʒərz ðət ɪt tʊk frəm ˈeɪnʧənt kɪŋz ənd ˈwɛlθi lænd ˈbɛrənz. aɪ hir ðət lɛr ɪz ɪn ən oʊˈeɪsɪs ɪn ðə ˈdɛzərt, bət noʊ bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ faɪnd ðə place!”*!” ɪts didz ənd ˈɛkˌsplɔɪts: ə teɪl əˈbaʊt ən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ðət traɪd tɪ məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt paʊər fər ðɛr oʊn ˈbɛnəfɪt. ˈæftər ə waɪl, ˈsərtən ˈɑbʤɛkts ðət bɪˈlɔŋd tɪ ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ˌmɪˈstɪrjəsli bɪˈgæn tɪ ˌdɪsəˈpɪr. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm ˈwɛpənz ənd ˈviɪkəlz tɪ money…*… ɪt ɔl bɪˈgæn tɪ ˈvænɪʃ wən baɪ wən. ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən gɑt skɛrd ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ hoʊl əp ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv ðɛr ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz. wəns ðeɪ dɪd, θɪŋz stɑpt ˌdɪsəˈpɪrɪŋ! ʤɪst laɪk ðət! rɪˈlivd ðət ɪt wɑz ˈfaɪnəli ˈoʊvər, ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ˈfaɪnəli ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ stɛp ˈaʊtˈsaɪd. ɪt wɑz ðɛn ðət ðeɪ dɪˈskəvərd ðɛr ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz hæd bɪn trænˈspɔrtəd ˈhoʊlˌseɪl tɪ ˈsəmˌwɛr ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ə ˈdɛzərt! ˈtɛrəˌfaɪd əv wət ðeɪ hæd ənˈliʃt, ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ˈprɑmptli disbanded.”*.” bɪˈkəmz ə ˈtrəstˌwərði ˈpɑrtnər ər ɛndz əp ˈbrɪŋɪŋ əˈbaʊt greɪt mɪsˈfɔrʧən dɪˈpɛndz ɪnˈtaɪərli ɔn ðə ˈtreɪnər. aɪ hoʊp ju fərˈgɛt ðət. aɪ θɪŋk tərn aʊt raɪt ɛz reɪn wɪθ ju æt ɪts saɪd, ðoʊ! ju lʊk laɪk ə ˈtreɪnər hu noʊz haʊ tɪ teɪk kɛr əv hɪz ənd trit raɪt. wɛl, aɪ hoʊp ju ɛnd əp ˈhævɪŋ lɑts əv faɪn ædˈvɛnʧərz wɪθ! hæv fun!”*!” ˈfaɪnəli, aɪ gɑt tɪ noʊ ɑr ˈɛdɪtər ɪn ʧif. ʃi ˈfɪnɪʃt hər ˈrisərʧ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmɪθɪkəl ənd keɪm bæk tɪ ðə ˈɔfəs. woʊ! s-sorry*! aɪ wɑz soʊ səˈpraɪzd! bɪn ˈlʊkɪŋ fər fər 15 jɪrz. ənd ˈfaɪnəli, ˈfaɪnəli, aɪ mɛt ə ˈtreɪnər ˈtrævəlɪŋ wɪθ ɪt! aɪ ˈtrævəld ˈɛvriˌwɛr tɪ ˈgæðər ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ənd pʊt təˈgɛðər ə ˈmɛˌmoʊ. lɛt ju rɛd ðə ˈmɛˌmoʊ. bət ʤɪst fər ju, bɪˈkəz tɔp ˈsikrɪt. du ju wɔnt tɪ rɛd ðə ˈtɔpˌsikrɪt ˈmɛˌmoʊ əˈbaʊt? wɪʧ pɑrt əv ðə ˈmɛˌmoʊ du ju wɔnt tɪ rɛd? maɪ ˈtɔpˌsikrɪt ˈmɛˌmoʊ əˈbaʊt volcanion…*… ɪf ˈtreɪnər, aɪ maɪnd ju ˈrɛdɪŋ ɪt. ə ˈmɛˌmoʊ mɑrkt ɛz secret”*” ɪz ɔn ðə dɛsk. ɔn ðə deɪ əv ðə mənθ æt ðə deɪ kɛr ɔn rut 7 əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri paʊər ðət ɪz sɛd tɪ pəˈzɛs. dɪˈskəst ɪt wɪθ ə tɔp ˈbridər ˈvɛri fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə ɪˈkɑləʤi əv ənd dru ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ dɪˈdəkʃən. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ kɔz ə stim ɪkˈsploʊʒən ˈpaʊərfəl ɪˈnəf tɪ bloʊ əp ˈmaʊntənz, ðə məst hæv ən ˈɔrgən wɪθ ɪkˈstrimli haɪ ˈtɛmpərəʧər ðət kən ˈɪnstəntli ˈveɪpərˌaɪz ˈwɔtər tɪ stim. ðət kaɪnd əv ˈɔrgən ɪz ənˈhərd əv ɪn ðə ɪˈkɑləʤi əv, bət meɪ hæv it…*… ɔn ðə deɪ əv ðə mənθ æt ðə ˈsɛnər ɪn taʊn: ˈɪntərvˌjud ə ˈtreɪnər hu sɪz hi ˈwɪtnəst ə ðət kʊd bi wɪn hi wɑz ˈstrændɪd ɪn ə ˈmaʊntən. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈtreɪnər, ə juʤ ˈʃæˌdoʊ əˈpɪrd ˈsədənli. tu juʤ lɪmz ðət kʊd krəʃ ˈivɪn ðə lænd ɪkˈstɛndɪd frəm ɪts bæk, ənd frəm ðɛr tɪps, ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət lʊkt laɪk smoʊk bɛlʧt aʊt ənd meɪd ðə fɔg əraʊnd ðə ˈivɪn ˈθɪkər. ðə ˈtreɪnər sɛd ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊ sˈloʊli ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd ˈɪntu ðə fɔg. ɔn ðə deɪ əv ðə mənθ æt café*é ɪn ˈsɪti: ɪn ðə ˈsəðərn pɑrt əv ðə ˈriʤən, ðɛr simz tɪ bi ə ˈkəstəm tɪ rɪˈvɪr ɛz ə. ˈpipəl sim tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ə stim ɪkˈsploʊʒən kɔzd baɪ kriˈeɪtɪd ðə pleɪn wɛr ðeɪ lɪv. ɛz ə ˈmætər əv fækt, ə juʤ ˈmaʊntən reɪnʤ ˈsədənli ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd du tɪ ən ˌənɪkˈspleɪnd ɪkˈsploʊʒən ɪn ðət pɑrt əv ðə ˈriʤən ɪn ðə past…*… ɪf ju fil laɪk ˈrɛdɪŋ maɪ ˈmɛˌmoʊ, kəm ˈvɪzɪt mi ˈɛniˌtaɪm. simz tɪ trəst ju. aɪ wɔnt ju ənd tɪ ˈtrævəl təˈgɛðər ɛz gʊd ˈpɑrtnərz tɪ iʧ ˈəðər! ənd ʤɪst fər seɪk (sɪns wi ɔˈrɛdi ˈpoʊstɪd əˈbaʊt ɪt bæk ɪn february)…*)… pliz weɪt, (sir/miss*). aɪ əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz fər ˈstɑpɪŋ ju ˈsədənli. bət ðə ju ʤɪst rɪˈsivd ɪz ˈʃʊrli ðə ˈmɪθɪkəl, ɪt? diancie…*… ə ˈsədən mjuˈteɪʃən əv ə carbink*. ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti ənd ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm əv ɪts ˈɔrəʤən ər stɪl veɪld ɪn ˈmɪstəri. ðə ɪz səˈnɑnəməs wɪθ ˈbjuti. ɪts ˈbɑdi əbˈzɔrbz laɪt wɪθ ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈbæləns ənd gɪvz ɔf ə ˈreɪˌdiəns ðət lʊks laɪk ˈnəθɪŋ ɪn ðɪs wərld. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ si ðət ˈbjuti, ɑr ˈmæstər həz bɪn ˈlʊkɪŋ fər fər ə lɔŋ taɪm. wi ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈvɛri kin ɔn ˈteɪkɪŋ tɪ ɑr master…*… ðət dɪˈzaɪər kɛpt ˈjuˈɛs goʊɪŋ ənd lɛd ˈjuˈɛs hir. lɛt mi gɪt streɪt tɪ ðə pɔɪnt. wʊd ju ˈkaɪndli gɪv ˈjuˈɛs jʊr? noʊ weɪ! ɔl right…*… ɪz ðɛr səm weɪ wi kən pərsˈweɪd ju? hmmm…*… ɪz ðɛr ˈɛni way…*… oʊ! soʊ glæd soʊ ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ. then…*… weɪt. m-master*?! ˈsɑri fər ˈtrəbəlɪŋ ju. you…*… aɪ ˈtruli əˈpriʃiˌeɪt jʊr ˈɛfərts ɪn ˈsikɪŋ fər mi. but…*… wət ju kən ˈtruli ˈvælju ɪz nɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ ju kən gɪt baɪ dɪˈpraɪvɪŋ ˈsəmˌbɑdi əv ə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp. ju ʃʊd gɪt ɪt baɪ jʊr oʊn ˈækʃənz, baɪ jʊr oʊn ˈɛfərts, ər ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈsɪmpli baɪ jʊr oʊn lək. ðɛn ɪt wɪl hæv tru ˈvælju. tɪ bi ˈɑnəst wɪθ ju, aɪ ˈɛnvi ju. bət mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, laɪk tɪ kənˈgræʧəˌleɪt ju ɔn ˈmitɪŋ ənd bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈtrævəl ˈpɑrtnərz. kənˌgræʧəˈleɪʃənz. ˈlɛʤənd həz ɪt ðət prəˈtɛkts ɪts ˈtrævəl ˈpɑrtnərz frəm ˈæksədənts ənd ˈɪlnəsɪz. aɪ wɪʃ ju gʊd lək ənd hoʊp ju kən kip ˈtrævəlɪŋ təˈgɛðər. ju two…*… ˈsɑri, aɪ kip riˈlaɪɪŋ ɔn ju, bət pliz hɛlp mi faɪnd maɪ. |
whether you admire them or fear them, the jesuits have a great mystique. now that a pope has emerged from the society of jesus, for the first time in its five centuries of history, fascination with them is bound to grow. we can all expect to hear a lot of good and bad things about the jesuits in the days and weeks to come.
so what can be said about them for certain? they are the largest religious order within the catholic church, with about members, of whom or so have undergone a long and rigorous training (at least eight years) to become priests. since its foundation in 1540, by ignatius of loyola, and six of his fellow students at the university of paris, the society of jesus has had a reputation for brains, energy and independence.
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in different ways, the jesuits have always been at the outer edge of the catholic world: delving deeply into foreign languages, cultures and faiths, in the ultimate hope of converting people to christianity but in a spirit of deep and applied empathy. they brought the christian faith to japan, to quebec, to the indigenous peoples of south america, always themselves in the local tongue and way of life. if the western world knows anything about china's greatest philosopher, and calls him by the name confucius, it is because of reports sent back by the jesuit scholar matteo ricci, who thought that christianity and confucianism were compatible.
from the very start, the jesuits were powerful and controversial. an early jesuit mission exercised huge influence in japan until it was after a few decades and christianity went underground for three centuries. the jesuits' current leader, or superior-general, is a spanish japanologist, adolfo nicolás. call them cultural imperialists if you like, but the jesuits were nobody's placemen. they were for portuguese influence in places ranging from brazil to goa to macau but they didn't always endear themselves to the authorities in lisbon; in 1759 they were expelled from the empire. in latin america, they set up indigenous communities on the banks of the uruguay and paraná rivers called "reducciones". one of the stated purposes was to protect people from slavery; it was even claimed that they were bringing to life plato's vision of an ideal republic.
and even now, the jesuits are a challenging, contradictory bunch. they include some of sharpest critics of islam, such as the samir khalil samir, who has urged the vatican not to go far in its overtures to muslims; and some of the church's most sympathetic observers of islam, such as thomas michel who is an avowed admirer of the preacher gulen. a jesuit who used to live in syria, paolo dall'oglio, has spoken out in favour of that country's armed opposition: he is the author of a book entitled "in love with islam, believing in jesus". jacques dupuis, an influential jesuit who lived mostly in india and studied hinduism, was called to order by the vatican for appearing to question the role of jesus christ as a source of absolute truth.
in the west, the jesuits' huge prestige in the world of education has been overshadowed by scandals. jesuits in the northwestern united states paid out $166m to victims (mainly indigenous) of child abuse in schools. one of the order's american members, the travelling preacher donald mcguire, was exposed as a serial abuser and sent to jail for 25 years, to the acute embarrassment of senior jesuits who had failed to respond to complaints.
some hope that jesuit energy and brainpower can be deployed in the struggle against child abuse. in germany it was a jesuit school director, klaus mertes, who made waves in 2010 by exposing the record of abuse at his own and many other catholic schools.
whether they use their knowledge responsibly or otherwise, the jesuits are certainly privy to a lot of sensitive information. i can vouch for that. i once asked the late miguel arranz, a spanish jesuit who served as russian interpreter to three popes, whether it was true that a senior russian bishop, metropolitan of leningrad, had died during an audience with john paul i, the italian pope who reigned for a few weeks in september 1978. and was it true, as rumour had it, that the russian had dropped dead in the bewildered pope's arms? "in fact, it was my arms he dropped into," the scholar wistfully told me, before confirming that in other respects that the story was accurate. | ˈwɛðər ju ædˈmaɪr ðɛm ər fɪr ðɛm, ðə ˈʤɛʒuɪts hæv ə greɪt mɪˈstik. naʊ ðət ə poʊp həz ˈimərʤd frəm ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti əv ˈʤizəs, fər ðə fərst taɪm ɪn ɪts faɪv ˈsɛnʧəriz əv ˈhɪstəri, ˌfæsəˈneɪʃən wɪθ ðɛm ɪz baʊnd tɪ groʊ. wi kən ɔl ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ hir ə lɔt əv gʊd ənd bæd θɪŋz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈʤɛʒuɪts ɪn ðə deɪz ənd wiks tɪ kəm. soʊ wət kən bi sɛd əˈbaʊt ðɛm fər ˈsərtən? ðeɪ ər ðə ˈlɑrʤəst rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈɔrdər wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈkæθlɪk ʧərʧ, wɪθ əˈbaʊt ˈmɛmbərz, əv hum ər soʊ hæv ˌəndərˈgɔn ə lɔŋ ənd ˈrɪgərəs ˈtreɪnɪŋ (æt list eɪt jɪrz) tɪ bɪˈkəm prists. sɪns ɪts faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪn 1540 baɪ ˌɪgˈneɪʃəs əv ˌlɔɪˈoʊlə, ənd sɪks əv hɪz ˈfɛloʊ ˈstudənts æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈpɛrɪs, ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti əv ˈʤizəs həz hæd ə ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən fər breɪnz, ˈɛnərʤi ənd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns. gɪt ɑr ˈdeɪli ˈnuzˌlɛtər ˈəpˈgreɪd jʊr ənd gɪt ɑr ˈdeɪli dɪˈspæʧ ənd ˈɛdɪtərz pɪks. ɪn ˈdɪfərənt weɪz, ðə ˈʤɛʒuɪts hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn æt ðə ˈaʊtər ɛʤ əv ðə ˈkæθlɪk wərld: ˈdɛlvɪŋ ˈdipli ˈɪntu ˈfɔrən ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz, ˈkəlʧərz ənd feɪθs, ɪn ðə ˈəltəmət hoʊp əv kənˈvərtɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti bət ɪn ə ˈspɪrɪt əv dip ənd əˈplaɪd ˈɛmpəθi. ðeɪ brɔt ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪn feɪθ tɪ ʤəˈpæn, tɪ kwəˈbɛk, tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈdɪʤənəs ˈpipəlz əv saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkə, ˈɔlˌweɪz ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪn ðə ˈloʊkəl təŋ ənd weɪ əv laɪf. ɪf ðə ˈwɛstərn wərld noʊz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈʧaɪnəz ˈgreɪtəst fəˈlɑsəfər, ənd kɔlz ɪm baɪ ðə neɪm kənfˈjuʃəs, ɪt ɪz bɪˈkəz əv rɪˈpɔrts sɛnt bæk baɪ ðə ˈʤɛʒuɪt ˈskɑlər mɑˈteɪoʊ ˈriʧi, hu θɔt ðət ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti ənd kənfˈjuʃəˌnɪzəm wər kəmˈpætəbəl. frəm ðə ˈvɛri stɑrt, ðə ˈʤɛʒuɪts wər ˈpaʊərfəl ənd ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl. ən ˈərli ˈʤɛʒuɪt ˈmɪʃən ˈɛksərˌsaɪzd juʤ ˈɪnfluəns ɪn ʤəˈpæn ənˈtɪl ɪt wɑz ˈæftər ə fju ˈdɛkeɪdz ənd ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti wɛnt ˈəndərˌgraʊnd fər θri ˈsɛnʧəriz. ðə ˈʤɛʒuɪts' ˈkɑrənt ˈlidər, ər superior-general*, ɪz ə ˈspænɪʃ japanologist*, əˈdɑlˌfoʊ nicolás*. kɔl ðɛm ˈkəlʧərəl ˌɪmˈpɪriəlɪsts ɪf ju laɪk, bət ðə ˈʤɛʒuɪts wər ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdiz placemen*. ðeɪ wər fər ˈpɔrʧəˌgiz ˈɪnfluəns ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm brəˈzɪl tɪ goʊə tɪ məˈkaʊ bət ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt ˈɔlˌweɪz ɛnˈdir ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ ðə əˈθɔrətiz ɪn ˈlɪzbən; ɪn 1759 ðeɪ wər ɪkˈspɛld frəm ðə ˈɛmpaɪər. ɪn ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə, ðeɪ sɛt əp ˌɪnˈdɪʤənəs kəmˈjunɪtiz ɔn ðə bæŋks əv ðə ˈjərəgˌweɪ ənd paraná*á ˈrɪvərz kɔld "reducciones*". wən əv ðə ˈsteɪtɪd ˈpərpəsɪz wɑz tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈpipəl frəm sˈleɪvəri; ɪt wɑz ˈivɪn kleɪmd ðət ðeɪ wər ˈbrɪŋɪŋ tɪ laɪf ˈpleɪtoʊz ˈvɪʒən əv ən aɪˈdil riˈpəblɪk. ənd ˈivɪn naʊ, ðə ˈʤɛʒuɪts ər ə ˈʧælənʤɪŋ, ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktəri bənʧ. ðeɪ ˌɪnˈklud səm əv ˈʃɑrpəst ˈkrɪtɪks əv ˌɪsˈlɑm, səʧ ɛz ðə səˈmɪr ˈkæləl səˈmɪr, hu həz ərʤd ðə ˈvætɪkən nɑt tɪ goʊ fɑr ɪn ɪts ˈoʊvərˌʧʊrz tɪ ˈməzlɪmz; ənd səm əv ðə ˈʧərʧəz moʊst ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk əbˈzərvərz əv ˌɪsˈlɑm, səʧ ɛz ˈtɑməs ˈmɪʧəl hu ɪz ən əˈvaʊd ædˈmaɪrər əv ðə ˈpriʧər gulen*. ə ˈʤɛʒuɪt hu juzd tɪ lɪv ɪn ˈsɪriə, ˈpaʊloʊ dall'oglio*, həz ˈspoʊkən aʊt ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ðət ˈkəntriz ɑrmd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən: hi ɪz ðə ˈɔθər əv ə bʊk ɛnˈtaɪtəld "ɪn ləv wɪθ ˌɪsˈlɑm, bɪˈlivɪŋ ɪn ˈʤizəs". ʤæk dəpˈwi, ən ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˈʤɛʒuɪt hu lɪvd ˈmoʊstli ɪn ˈɪndiə ənd ˈstədid ˈhɪnʤuˌɪzəm, wɑz kɔld tɪ ˈɔrdər baɪ ðə ˈvætɪkən fər əˈpɪrɪŋ tɪ kˈwɛʃən ðə roʊl əv ˈʤizəs kraɪst ɛz ə sɔrs əv ˈæbsəˌlut truθ. ɪn ðə wɛst, ðə ˈʤɛʒuɪts' juʤ prɛˈstiʒ ɪn ðə wərld əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən həz bɪn ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊd baɪ ˈskændəlz. ˈʤɛʒuɪts ɪn ðə ˌnɔrθˈwɛstərn juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts peɪd aʊt tɪ ˈvɪktɪmz (ˈmeɪnli ˌɪnˈdɪʤənəs) əv ʧaɪld əˈbjuz ɪn skulz. wən əv ðə ˈɔrdərz əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmɛmbərz, ðə ˈtrævəlɪŋ ˈpriʧər ˈdɑnəld məgˈwaɪr, wɑz ɪkˈspoʊzd ɛz ə ˈsɪˌriəl əˈbjuzər ənd sɛnt tɪ ʤeɪl fər 25 jɪrz, tɪ ðə əˈkjut ɪmˈbɛrəsmənt əv ˈsinjər ˈʤɛʒuɪts hu hæd feɪld tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ kəmˈpleɪnts. səm hoʊp ðət ˈʤɛʒuɪt ˈɛnərʤi ənd ˈbreɪnˌpaʊər kən bi dɪˈplɔɪd ɪn ðə ˈstrəgəl əˈgɛnst ʧaɪld əˈbjuz. ɪn ˈʤərməni ɪt wɑz ə ˈʤɛʒuɪt skul dɪˈrɛktər, klaʊs ˈmɛrtɛs, hu meɪd weɪvz ɪn 2010 baɪ ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ ðə ˈrɛkərd əv əˈbjuz æt hɪz oʊn ənd ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈkæθlɪk skulz. ˈwɛðər ðeɪ juz ðɛr ˈnɑlɪʤ rɪˈspɑnsəbli ər ˈəðərˌwaɪz, ðə ˈʤɛʒuɪts ər ˈsərtənli ˈprɪvi tɪ ə lɔt əv ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. aɪ kən vaʊʧ fər ðət. aɪ wəns æst ðə leɪt mɪˈgɛl arranz*, ə ˈspænɪʃ ˈʤɛʒuɪt hu sərvd ɛz ˈrəʃən ˌɪnˈtərprətər tɪ θri poʊpz, ˈwɛðər ɪt wɑz tru ðət ə ˈsinjər ˈrəʃən ˈbɪʃəp, ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən əv ˈlɛnɪnˌgræd, hæd daɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ən ˈɔdiəns wɪθ ʤɑn pɔl aɪ, ðə ˌɪˈtæljən poʊp hu reɪnd fər ə fju wiks ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 1978 ənd wɑz ɪt tru, ɛz ˈrumər hæd ɪt, ðət ðə ˈrəʃən hæd drɑpt dɛd ɪn ðə bɪˈwɪldərd poʊps ɑrmz? "ɪn fækt, ɪt wɑz maɪ ɑrmz hi drɑpt ˈɪntu," ðə ˈskɑlər ˈwɪstfəli toʊld mi, ˌbiˈfɔr kənˈfərmɪŋ ðət ɪn ˈəðər rɪˈspɛkts ðət ðə ˈstɔri wɑz ˈækjərət. |
jen bartel is known for her illustrations and depictions of strong female characters. best known in comics for her work on jem and the holograms, but her work has also been featured in a number of illustration magazines and special gallery shows around the country. bartel, primarily known for her cover illustrations, recently drew full interior comics pages for jem and the holograms with issues #17 & 18.
this week, comics shops will be graced with an exclusive jen bartel over the garden wall variant image)
additional credits: american illustration showcase, chaos arena: crystal fighters, 1001 knights, lumberjanes, juxtapoz, nickelodeon, and many more!
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hungry? you will be eventually. and when those grinding stomach noises rise up from within, you'll have this list printed out at the ready.
here are 10 restaurants that i've dined in, reviewed, or otherwise written about and enjoyed in recent months. put them in your regular rotation, and never go hungry for great food again.
cbd provisions (pictured above) this downtown ode to pig parts offers one of the best hunger busters in dallas. order the and receive half the face of a young pig, while the other half undoubtedly rests on nearby table. both will be gone in a flash so grab a tortilla and tear in. this is uncommonly good and primal eating.
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village kitchen need to have your re-soled? craving a sloppy burger? admittedly, those two events will likely never simultaneously occur, but if they do and you're in highland park village, you're set. whatever you're shopping for, when the need for a sloppy of a burger arises, village kitchen is your best bet.
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boulevardier come to to get in touch with your inner francophile. sit at the bar, order some oysters and be sure to wash them down with a glass of something and white from the impressive wine list. the restaurant has become a bit of a neighborhood staple in the less than two years that it's been open.
and if your hunger is of the hangover variety, the brunch here is killer.
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ft33 a meal at speaks for itself. this is arguably the hottest reservation in dallas right now. and it likely will be for some time. vegetarians rejoice: matt treatment of produce can sway even the most devout of carnivores.
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true food kitchen too many village kitchen burgers, huh? come to the other kitchen to feel better about your caloric transgressions. there's kale running through the as you walk through the door, and if you weren't all that serious about taking it easy, there is beer and beef.
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el come taco meet your new favorite taqueria. luis simple restaurant straddles the gritty that have the best tacos, and the gringo that have the best dining rooms. start with the and the pastor. and don't stop till you're ready to bust.
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monkey king noodle co. apparently winter in texas is a thing. and when the weather is cold there's nothing like steaming broth to warm and comfort you. get your soup in little dumpling purses or in a big cup with noodles and you won't be thinking about the mercury's decent for at least a little while.
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mesero miguel tired of that land like a brick? miguel isn't billed as a restaurant but you'll find plenty of it on the menu. grab a margarita and pretend it's friday. it is friday, isn't it?
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zoli's is like a time machine that will take you back to the pizzerias of your youth. (provided your parents weren't with a penchant for grease and pizza hut.) grab some friends, some cans of beer and order a pie cooked extra crispy. get ready for bliss on a 20" round of crust.
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chennai it's not just dallas. ethnic restaurants are chasing cheaper rent into the all over the country -- even the really good ethnic restaurants. chennai sits in a strip mall way up in plano, and if you drive by with your windows down you can smell the earthy spice of curry. follow the scent. it will lead you the best within a few hours drive, inside the city or out. | ˈhəŋgri? ju wɪl bi ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli. ənd wɪn ðoʊz ˈgraɪndɪŋ ˈstəmək ˈnɔɪzɪz raɪz əp frəm wɪˈθɪn, jul hæv ðɪs lɪst ˈprɪnɪd aʊt æt ðə ˈrɛdi. hir ər 10 ˈrɛˌstrɑnts ðət aɪv daɪnd ɪn, rivˈjud, ər ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈrɪtən əˈbaʊt ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ɪn ˈrisənt mənθs. pʊt ðɛm ɪn jʊr ˈrɛgjələr roʊˈteɪʃən, ənd ˈnɛvər goʊ ˈhəŋgri fər greɪt fud əˈgɛn. prəˈvɪʒənz (ˈpɪkʧərd əˈbəv) ðɪs ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn oʊd tɪ pɪg pɑrts ˈɔfərz wən əv ðə bɛst ˈhəŋgər ˈbəstərz ɪn ˈdæləs. ˈɔrdər ðə ənd rɪˈsiv hæf ðə feɪs əv ə jəŋ pɪg, waɪl ðə ˈəðər hæf ənˈdaʊtɪdli rɛsts ɔn ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈteɪbəl. boʊθ wɪl bi gɔn ɪn ə flæʃ soʊ græb ə tɔrˈtiə ənd tɪr ɪn. ðɪs ɪz ˌənˈkɑmənli gʊd ənd ˈpraɪməl ˈitɪŋ. kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈvɪlɪʤ ˈkɪʧən nid tɪ hæv jʊr re-soled*? ˈkreɪvɪŋ ə sˈlɑpi ˈbərgər? ædˈmɪtɪdli, ðoʊz tu ɪˈvɛnts wɪl ˈlaɪkli ˈnɛvər ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli əˈkər, bət ɪf ðeɪ du ənd jʊr ɪn ˈhaɪlənd pɑrk ˈvɪlɪʤ, jʊr sɛt. ˌwəˈtɛvər jʊr ˈʃɑpɪŋ fər, wɪn ðə nid fər ə sˈlɑpi əv ə ˈbərgər ərˈaɪzɪz, ˈvɪlɪʤ ˈkɪʧən ɪz jʊr bɛst bɛt. kəm tɪ tɪ gɪt ɪn təʧ wɪθ jʊr ˈɪnər ˈfræŋkəˌfaɪl. sɪt æt ðə bɑr, ˈɔrdər səm ˈɔɪstərz ənd bi ʃʊr tɪ wɑʃ ðɛm daʊn wɪθ ə glæs əv ˈsəmθɪŋ ənd waɪt frəm ðə ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv waɪn lɪst. ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt həz bɪˈkəm ə bɪt əv ə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ˈsteɪpəl ɪn ðə lɛs ðən tu jɪrz ðət ɪts bɪn ˈoʊpən. ənd ɪf jʊr ˈhəŋgər ɪz əv ðə ˈhæˌŋoʊvər vərˈaɪəti, ðə brənʧ hir ɪz ˈkɪlər. ə mil æt spiks fər ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ðɪs ɪz ˈɑrgjuəbli ðə ˈhɑtəst ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən ɪn ˈdæləs raɪt naʊ. ənd ɪt ˈlaɪkli wɪl bi fər səm taɪm. ˌvɛʤəˈtɛˌriənz rɪˈʤɔɪs: mæt ˈtritmənt əv ˈproʊdus kən sweɪ ˈivɪn ðə moʊst dɪˈvaʊt əv ˈkɑrnəˌvɔrz. tru fud ˈkɪʧən tu ˈmɛni ˈvɪlɪʤ ˈkɪʧən ˈbərgərz, hə? kəm tɪ ðə ˈəðər ˈkɪʧən tɪ fil ˈbɛtər əˈbaʊt jʊr kæˈlɔrɪk trænzˈgrɛʃənz. ðɛrz keɪl ˈrənɪŋ θru ðə ɛz ju wɔk θru ðə dɔr, ənd ɪf ju wərənt ɔl ðət ˈsɪriəs əˈbaʊt ˈteɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈizi, ðɛr ɪz bɪr ənd bif. ɛl kəm ˈtɑkoʊ mit jʊr nu ˈfeɪvərɪt taqueria*. luis ˈsɪmpəl ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ˈstrædəlz ðə ˈgrɪti ðət hæv ðə bɛst ˈtɑkoʊz, ənd ðə ˈgrɪŋgoʊ ðət hæv ðə bɛst ˈdaɪnɪŋ rumz. stɑrt wɪθ ðə ənd ðə ˈpæstər. ənd doʊnt stɑp tɪl jʊr ˈrɛdi tɪ bəst. ˈməŋki kɪŋ ˈnudəl koʊ. əˈpɛrəntli ˈwɪntər ɪn ˈtɛksəs ɪz ə θɪŋ. ənd wɪn ðə ˈwɛðər ɪz koʊld ðɛrz ˈnəθɪŋ laɪk ˈstimɪŋ brɔθ tɪ wɔrm ənd ˈkəmfərt ju. gɪt jʊr sup ɪn ˈlɪtəl ˈdəmplɪŋ ˈpərsɪz ər ɪn ə bɪg kəp wɪθ ˈnudəlz ənd ju woʊnt bi ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmərkjəriz ˈdisənt fər æt list ə ˈlɪtəl waɪl. mɪˈgɛl taɪərd əv ðət lænd laɪk ə brɪk? mɪˈgɛl ˈɪzənt bɪld ɛz ə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt bət jul faɪnd ˈplɛnti əv ɪt ɔn ðə ˈmɛnju. græb ə ˌmɑrgərˈitə ənd priˈtɛnd ɪts ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ɪt ɪz ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˈɪzənt ɪt? ɪz laɪk ə taɪm məˈʃin ðət wɪl teɪk ju bæk tɪ ðə ˌpitsərˈiəz əv jʊr juθ. (prəˈvaɪdɪd jʊr ˈpɛrənts wərənt wɪθ ə ˈpɛnʧənt fər gris ənd ˈpitsə hət.) græb səm frɛndz, səm kænz əv bɪr ənd ˈɔrdər ə paɪ kʊkt ˈɛkstrə ˈkrɪspi. gɪt ˈrɛdi fər blɪs ɔn ə 20 raʊnd əv krəst. ˈʧɛˌnaɪ ɪts nɑt ʤɪst ˈdæləs. ˈɛθnɪk ˈrɛˌstrɑnts ər ˈʧeɪsɪŋ ˈʧipər rɛnt ˈɪntu ðə ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈkəntri ˈivɪn ðə ˈrɪli gʊd ˈɛθnɪk ˈrɛˌstrɑnts. ˈʧɛˌnaɪ sɪts ɪn ə strɪp mɔl weɪ əp ɪn ˈpleɪnoʊ, ənd ɪf ju draɪv baɪ wɪθ jʊr ˈwɪndoʊz daʊn ju kən smɛl ðə ˈərθi spaɪs əv ˈkəri. ˈfɑloʊ ðə sɛnt. ɪt wɪl lɛd ju ðə bɛst wɪˈθɪn ə fju aʊərz draɪv, ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈsɪti ər aʊt. |
gamers love a good challenge. unless it involves an underwater level. or a mine cart. or pretty much anything from mega man 9. come to think of it, gamers are frustrated by a lot of things. here's a tribute to the levels that made us collectively break our controllers.
1. battle toads: turbo tunnel
the most annoying level of the citizen kane of video games, the level, is the reason why the game genie and were invented. nothing short of john spatial recognition is enough, as even thousands of plays can still leave the most talented gamers in the fetal position. what sets it apart from other classic video games, and what is perhaps its most annoying quality, is that years later it still retains the same level of difficulty it had when you were 9.
2. teenage mutant ninja turtles: dam water level
nes
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3. 64:
apparently the developers of of the game weren't satisfied with simply probably the greatest multi- player arcade game ever conceived. they had to make the underwater a bane of any single most difficult underwater level in video game history. the obstacle list reads more like a grocery list for someone shopping a medical marijuana facility (electric seaweed, energy draining leaves, 8 bombs) than a proper collection of video game obstructions.
look, we appreciate the developers being courteous enough to give the as many qualities as bombs, locking onto enemies with the laser, even doing a barrel get it, thank you. but you don't go to a seafood restaurant and order a cheese burger, and if we wanted to roll around in a tank, we'd play twisted metal. now get us back to the goddamn planes.
4. mike tyson's punchout!: mike tyson
the most annoying aspect of fighting the title character in mike tyson's punchout! isn't the that signals instant death for anyone on the receiving end, or the grotesquely large physique of someone who could destroy you even if he was half your size, or even the fact that your character was given an embarrassingly limited repertoire of moves. no, the most annoying aspect is the fact that in 1987, mike tyson's punchout! was possibly the most realistic game ever invented.
5. mariokart: rainbow road
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there isn't really anything super complicated to navigate on rainbow road, but it's the ultra minimalist and, let's face it, ingenious act of simply removing the railings that helps it make the list. because the mark of a truly annoying video game comes from your complete and total confidence being crushed at a moment's notice by the simplest of mistakes. | ˈgeɪmərz ləv ə gʊd ˈʧælənʤ. ənˈlɛs ɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ən ˈəndərˌwɔtər ˈlɛvəl. ər ə maɪn kɑrt. ər ˈprɪti məʧ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ frəm ˈmɛgə mæn 9 kəm tɪ θɪŋk əv ɪt, ˈgeɪmərz ər ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd baɪ ə lɔt əv θɪŋz. hɪrz ə ˈtrɪbjut tɪ ðə ˈlɛvəlz ðət meɪd ˈjuˈɛs kəˈlɛktɪvli breɪk ɑr kənˈtroʊlərz. 1 ˈbætəl toʊdz: ˈtərboʊ ˈtənəl ðə moʊst əˈnɔɪɪŋ ˈlɛvəl əv ðə ˈsɪtɪzən keɪn əv ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz, ðə ˈlɛvəl, ɪz ðə ˈrizən waɪ ðə geɪm ˈʤini ənd wər ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd. ˈnəθɪŋ ʃɔrt əv ʤɑn ˈspeɪʃəl ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən ɪz ɪˈnəf, ɛz ˈivɪn ˈθaʊzənz əv pleɪz kən stɪl liv ðə moʊst ˈtæləntɪd ˈgeɪmərz ɪn ðə ˈfitəl pəˈzɪʃən. wət sɛts ɪt əˈpɑrt frəm ˈəðər ˈklæsɪk ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz, ənd wət ɪz pərˈhæps ɪts moʊst əˈnɔɪɪŋ kˈwɑləti, ɪz ðət jɪrz ˈleɪtər ɪt stɪl rɪˈteɪnz ðə seɪm ˈlɛvəl əv ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ɪt hæd wɪn ju wər 9 2 ˈtiˌneɪʤ mˈjutənt ˈnɪnʤə ˈtərtəlz: dæm ˈwɔtər ˈlɛvəl nɛs 3 64 əˈpɛrəntli ðə dɪˈvɛləpərz əv əv ðə geɪm wərənt ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd wɪθ ˈsɪmpli ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈməlti- pleɪər ɑrˈkeɪd geɪm ˈɛvər kənˈsivd. ðeɪ hæd tɪ meɪk ðə ˈəndərˌwɔtər ə beɪn əv ˈɛni ˈsɪŋgəl moʊst ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈəndərˌwɔtər ˈlɛvəl ɪn ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈhɪstəri. ðə ˈɑbstəkəl lɪst ridz mɔr laɪk ə ˈgroʊsəri lɪst fər ˈsəmˌwən ˈʃɑpɪŋ ə ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə fəˈsɪlɪti (ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈsiˌwid, ˈɛnərʤi ˈdreɪnɪŋ livz, 8 bɑmz) ðən ə ˈprɑpər kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm əbˈstrəkʃənz. lʊk, wi əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ðə dɪˈvɛləpərz biɪŋ ˈkərtiəs ɪˈnəf tɪ gɪv ðə ɛz ˈmɛni kˈwɑlətiz ɛz bɑmz, ˈlɑkɪŋ ˈɔntu ˈɛnəmiz wɪθ ðə ˈleɪzər, ˈivɪn duɪŋ ə ˈbɛrəl gɪt ɪt, θæŋk ju. bət ju doʊnt goʊ tɪ ə ˈsiˌfud ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ənd ˈɔrdər ə ʧiz ˈbərgər, ənd ɪf wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ roʊl əraʊnd ɪn ə tæŋk, wid pleɪ tˈwɪstɪd ˈmɛtəl. naʊ gɪt ˈjuˈɛs bæk tɪ ðə ˌgɑˈdæm pleɪnz. 4 maɪk ˈtaɪsənz punchout*!: maɪk ˈtaɪsən ðə moʊst əˈnɔɪɪŋ ˈæˌspɛkt əv ˈfaɪtɪŋ ðə ˈtaɪtəl ˈkɛrɪktər ɪn maɪk ˈtaɪsənz punchout*! ˈɪzənt ðə ðət ˈsɪgnəlz ˈɪnstənt dɛθ fər ˈɛniˌwən ɔn ðə rɪˈsivɪŋ ɛnd, ər ðə groʊˈtɛskli lɑrʤ fəˈzik əv ˈsəmˌwən hu kʊd dɪˈstrɔɪ ju ˈivɪn ɪf hi wɑz hæf jʊr saɪz, ər ˈivɪn ðə fækt ðət jʊr ˈkɛrɪktər wɑz ˈgɪvɪn ən ɪmˈbɛrəsɪŋli ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈrɛpərtˌwɑr əv muvz. noʊ, ðə moʊst əˈnɔɪɪŋ ˈæˌspɛkt ɪz ðə fækt ðət ɪn 1987 maɪk ˈtaɪsənz punchout*! wɑz ˈpɑsəbli ðə moʊst ˌriəˈlɪstɪk geɪm ˈɛvər ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd. 5 mariokart*: ˈreɪnˌboʊ roʊd peɪʤ 1 əv 3 nɛkst ðɛr ˈɪzənt ˈrɪli ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈsupər ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd tɪ ˈnævəˌgeɪt ɔn ˈreɪnˌboʊ roʊd, bət ɪts ðə ˈəltrə ˈmɪnəməlɪst ənd, lɛts feɪs ɪt, ˌɪnˈʤinjəs ækt əv ˈsɪmpli riˈmuvɪŋ ðə ˈreɪlɪŋz ðət hɛlps ɪt meɪk ðə lɪst. bɪˈkəz ðə mɑrk əv ə ˈtruli əˈnɔɪɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm kəmz frəm jʊr kəmˈplit ənd ˈtoʊtəl ˈkɑnfədɛns biɪŋ krəʃt æt ə ˈmoʊmənts ˈnoʊtɪs baɪ ðə ˈsɪmpləst əv mɪˈsteɪks. |
rising in the house of commons on monday, interim conservative leader rona ambrose ventured a preview of what will hear tuesday from finance minister bill morneau, or at least of what she already is prepared to say in response.
"(tuesday's) economic update is going to unveil even more expensive promises canadians can't afford," ambrose said.
awhile later, morneau offered a competing setup.
"what we're going to do tomorrow is talk about our long-term plans to make a real difference for middle-class canadians for the future of themselves and their families," the minister explained.
the basic parameters of tuesday's debate are set. but the details will be significant.
how big is the deficit?
the fall economic statement, inaugurated by paul martin in 1994, is functionally an update on the fiscal situation a tally of what has changed, or not changed, since the spring budget.
in that regard, the most immediately interesting number will be the budgetary balance for the current fiscal year. in the spring, morneau forecast a deficit of $29.4 billion. but growth could increase the shortfall.
fiscal update: coverage
cbcnews.ca will have live coverage of today's fall economic statement beginning after 3 p.m. et, including a of finance minister bill speech, stories and highlights.
then watch a special power & politics with rosemary barton, live on facebook anding at cbc.ca/politics.
td economics has projected that the deficit will come in at $34 billion, while suggests it will be $30 billion. also projects higher deficits in future years.
morneau was chided in the spring for booking a "prudence factor" of $6 billion into his projections that cushion could minimize, or even eliminate, any difference now.
what else does bill morneau have to offer?
the conservatives will be happy to note any new amount of debt, but early reports also suggest something more than a simple update of deficit and projections. as the finance minister said, he wants to talk about the long-term plan.
the liberals came to office promising to stimulate economic growth with new spending, particularly on infrastructure, and they have spent the past year adding to that economic vision with new attention to foreign investment, immigration and innovation.
morneau comes to today's statement loaded with suggestions from his council of economic advisers, such as calls for a new agency focused on attracting foreign investment and an independent infrastructure bank.
and there remain loose ends to be tied from the spring budget, including a significant second phase of infrastructure spending.
some of that could factor into presentation.
can the liberals show economic progress?
interim leader of the conservative party rona ambrose is shown in the house of commons on oct. 18. yesterday, she asked 'is he going to table a new plan that will actually create jobs?' (fred press) as much as the liberals announced in new spending in their first budget, the canadian economy remains sluggish a fact ambrose was happy to remind the liberals of at question period on monday.
"tomorrow, is he going to table a new plan that will actually create jobs?" ambrose asked, declaring the liberal approach a failure, "or can we expect the same old, same old, billions of dollars in spending and higher taxes?"
in response, the prime minister said he was looking forward to a plan that would put canada on a "positive growth trajectory."
on tuesday, morneau gets to continue making the case for the liberal vision, perhaps ask for patience, and explain what he's going to do next.
it will presumably involve more spending, or at least not immediately returning the budget to balance.
but even if the liberals are thinking long-term, they surely must hope that this is building to something that will show real progress by 2019. | ˈraɪzɪŋ ɪn ðə haʊs əv ˈkɑmənz ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˈɪnərəm kənˈsərvətɪv ˈlidər ˈroʊnə ˈæmˌbroʊz ˈvɛnʧərd ə ˈprivˌju əv wət wɪl hir ˈtuzˌdeɪ frəm ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈmɪnɪstər bɪl mərˈnoʊ, ər æt list əv wət ʃi ɔˈrɛdi ɪz priˈpɛrd tɪ seɪ ɪn rɪˈspɑns. "(ˈtuzˌdeɪz) ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈəpˌdeɪt ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ ənˈveɪl ˈivɪn mɔr ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˈprɑməsəz kəˈneɪdiənz kænt əˈfɔrd," ˈæmˌbroʊz sɛd. əˈwaɪl ˈleɪtər, mərˈnoʊ ˈɔfərd ə kəmˈpitɪŋ ˈsɛˌtəp. "wət wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ du təˈmɑˌroʊ ɪz tɔk əˈbaʊt ɑr ˈlɔŋˈtərm plænz tɪ meɪk ə ril ˈdɪfərəns fər ˈmɪdəlˈklæs kəˈneɪdiənz fər ðə fˈjuʧər əv ðɛmˈsɛlvz ənd ðɛr ˈfæməliz," ðə ˈmɪnɪstər ɪkˈspleɪnd. ðə ˈbeɪsɪk pərˈæmətərz əv ˈtuzˌdeɪz dəˈbeɪt ər sɛt. bət ðə ˈditeɪlz wɪl bi sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt. haʊ bɪg ɪz ðə ˈdɛfəsət? ðə fɔl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈsteɪtmənt, ˌɪˈnɔgərˌeɪtɪd baɪ pɔl ˈmɑrtɪn ɪn 1994 ɪz ˈfəŋkʃənəli ən ˈəpˌdeɪt ɔn ðə ˈfɪskəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ə ˈtæli əv wət həz ʧeɪnʤd, ər nɑt ʧeɪnʤd, sɪns ðə spərɪŋ ˈbəʤɪt. ɪn ðət rɪˈgɑrd, ðə moʊst ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈnəmbər wɪl bi ðə ˈbəʤɪˌtɛri ˈbæləns fər ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈfɪskəl jɪr. ɪn ðə spərɪŋ, mərˈnoʊ ˈfɔrˌkæst ə ˈdɛfəsət əv ˈbɪljən. bət groʊθ kʊd ˌɪnˈkris ðə ˈʃɔrtˌfɔl. ˈfɪskəl ˈəpˌdeɪt: ˈkəvərɪʤ wɪl hæv lɪv ˈkəvərɪʤ əv ˈtudeɪz fɔl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈsteɪtmənt bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ˈæftər 3 p.m*. ɛt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə əv ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈmɪnɪstər bɪl spiʧ, ˈstɔriz ənd ˈhaɪˌlaɪts. ðɛn wɔʧ ə ˈspɛʃəl paʊər ˈpɑləˌtɪks wɪθ ˈroʊzˌmɛri ˈbɑrtən, lɪv ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd æt cbc.ca/politics*. ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks həz prɑˈʤɛktəd ðət ðə ˈdɛfəsət wɪl kəm ɪn æt 34 ˈbɪljən, waɪl səˈʤɛsts ɪt wɪl bi 30 ˈbɪljən. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈprɑʤɛkts haɪər ˈdɛfɪsɪts ɪn fˈjuʧər jɪrz. mərˈnoʊ wɑz ˈʧaɪdɪd ɪn ðə spərɪŋ fər ˈbʊkɪŋ ə "ˈprudəns ˈfæktər" əv 6 ˈbɪljən ˈɪntu hɪz prɑˈʤɛkʃənz ðət ˈkʊʃən kʊd ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz, ər ˈivɪn ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt, ˈɛni ˈdɪfərəns naʊ. wət ɛls dɪz bɪl mərˈnoʊ hæv tɪ ˈɔfər? ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz wɪl bi ˈhæpi tɪ noʊt ˈɛni nu əˈmaʊnt əv dɛt, bət ˈərli rɪˈpɔrts ˈɔlsoʊ səˈʤɛst ˈsəmθɪŋ mɔr ðən ə ˈsɪmpəl ˈəpˌdeɪt əv ˈdɛfəsət ənd prɑˈʤɛkʃənz. ɛz ðə ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈmɪnɪstər sɛd, hi wɔnts tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm plæn. ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz keɪm tɪ ˈɔfəs ˈprɑməsɪŋ tɪ ˈstɪmjəˌleɪt ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ wɪθ nu ˈspɛndɪŋ, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɔn ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər, ənd ðeɪ hæv spɛnt ðə pæst jɪr ˈædɪŋ tɪ ðət ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈvɪʒən wɪθ nu əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt, ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ənd ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən. mərˈnoʊ kəmz tɪ ˈtudeɪz ˈsteɪtmənt ˈloʊdɪd wɪθ səˈʤɛsʧənz frəm hɪz ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ædˈvaɪzərz, səʧ ɛz kɔlz fər ə nu ˈeɪʤənsi ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn əˈtræktɪŋ ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ənd ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər bæŋk. ənd ðɛr rɪˈmeɪn lus ɛndz tɪ bi taɪd frəm ðə spərɪŋ ˈbəʤɪt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈsɛkənd feɪz əv ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˈspɛndɪŋ. səm əv ðət kʊd ˈfæktər ˈɪntu ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən. kən ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz ʃoʊ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈprɑˌgrɛs? ˈɪnərəm ˈlidər əv ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈpɑrti ˈroʊnə ˈæmˌbroʊz ɪz ʃoʊn ɪn ðə haʊs əv ˈkɑmənz ɔn ɔkt. 18 ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, ʃi æst 'ɪz hi goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈteɪbəl ə nu plæn ðət wɪl ˈæˌkʧuəli kriˈeɪt ʤɑbz?' (frɛd prɛs) ɛz məʧ ɛz ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz əˈnaʊnst ɪn nu ˈspɛndɪŋ ɪn ðɛr fərst ˈbəʤɪt, ðə kəˈneɪdiən ɪˈkɑnəmi rɪˈmeɪnz sˈləgɪʃ ə fækt ˈæmˌbroʊz wɑz ˈhæpi tɪ riˈmaɪnd ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz əv æt kˈwɛʃən ˈpɪriəd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. "təˈmɑˌroʊ, ɪz hi goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈteɪbəl ə nu plæn ðət wɪl ˈæˌkʧuəli kriˈeɪt ʤɑbz?" ˈæmˌbroʊz æst, dɪˈklɛrɪŋ ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl əˈproʊʧ ə ˈfeɪljər, "ər kən wi ɪkˈspɛkt ðə seɪm oʊld, seɪm oʊld, ˈbɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz ɪn ˈspɛndɪŋ ənd haɪər ˈtæksɪz?" ɪn rɪˈspɑns, ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər sɛd hi wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ə plæn ðət wʊd pʊt ˈkænədə ɔn ə "ˈpɑzətɪv groʊθ trəˈʤɛktəri." ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, mərˈnoʊ gɪts tɪ kənˈtɪnju ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə keɪs fər ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈvɪʒən, pərˈhæps æsk fər ˈpeɪʃəns, ənd ɪkˈspleɪn wət hiz goʊɪŋ tɪ du nɛkst. ɪt wɪl prɪˈzuməbli ˌɪnˈvɑlv mɔr ˈspɛndɪŋ, ər æt list nɑt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli rɪˈtərnɪŋ ðə ˈbəʤɪt tɪ ˈbæləns. bət ˈivɪn ɪf ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz ər ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ˈlɔŋˈtərm, ðeɪ ˈʃʊrli məst hoʊp ðət ðɪs ɪz ˈbɪldɪŋ tɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wɪl ʃoʊ ril ˈprɑˌgrɛs baɪ 2019 |
andhra pradesh (ap) is an exclusive online portal for the telugu community all over the world, geared towards development of pradesh in particular and india in general.
created by the pradesh government, the project is the first of its kind in terms of an social initiative ever by any state government in india.
the aim was to build a bridge between the numerous and the state. it picked komati, who lives in california, as the special representative for north america for his social work and continued engagement to ensure the welfare of telugu community in north america as well as in india.
“my job was to connect the to their villages and help them do their bit for their motherland and the response was tremendous. the were so excited to be a part of this project,” says, speaking to from california.
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the first project taken up by ap was education, with a target to digitize government schools by 2018, using the support of.
the plan has been approved by the commissioner of school education.
things that would be provided to each government school include: two computers), one projector), two ups or), screen kit and installation), networking) and one printer). the total cost would come to. 1,.
financial support is being expected from the on a basis with the government, which amounts to $750 or, which will be) tax exempted. the donors would also be recognised with an engraved acrylic plate after name. the project is set to be executed by the commissioner of school education.
the digital classrooms is a educational solution that aims to improve the learning outcomes of the school. the programme supplements the delivery of curriculum in both english and telugu medium, offline and online, to make the learning experience in classrooms exciting, meaningful and enjoyable. it also focuses on providing digital content from service providers.
the project is set to progress in phases. in october 2016, the assistance of the led to the first big milestone of this effort as digital classrooms were launched in 302 schools.
another 400 schools in villages will get digitized by the end of this month, and funds have been collected for almost schools.
“this is just the target to digitize primary and high schools by the end of 2018. there are schools, including secondary and higher secondary schools, across the state. also we are providing only one digital classroom per school right now; we wish to make each and every classroom digital. lot more to be done,” explains
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since implementation, feedback taken from teachers, headmasters and other people associated with these schools show that technology is indeed having a positive effect. the students themselves have been asking for digital classroom sessions, which have improved their concentration and interest levels as the lessons involve songs, stories and other media.
overall, students are more interested in attending their classes now than ever before. the number of absentees has reduced, enrollments have gone up even before the end of an academic year, and attendance has also increased one school reportedly experienced an% jump in the attendance of its students.
the digital classrooms have also helped improve teachers’ performance and the experience.
the issues some teachers faced with the use of technology were tackled with interaction, instruction, and lots of practice.
“we have managed to better the education facilities for all of the 170 students from classes 1 to 5, and six faculty members, with this initiative. since the installation of the digital classroom, each teacher has been one period for a digital class every day,” says uma gandhi, principal of government school in vizag, which is one of the first schools to be benefited by the digital classrooms program.
a internship program was launched to strengthen value delivery in the project.currently, 150 interns from colleges and universities across the country have been recruited and placed.
communication interns visit around 100 government schools in the state as part of the internship program.
their role is to help teachers with the transition from traditional to digital classroom teaching. a core team from top management colleges in the country manages these interns.
to ensure that infrastructure is not misused or stolen, a special digital classrooms monitoring application has been designed. through this application, live photos of the equipment is uploaded by the school headmasters regularly. donors can check the usage of digital classrooms directly on the core dashboard, which flashes live figures regularly updated by every school. this has helped in two aspects creating trust in the donor and bringing accountability in teachers and headmasters.
ap has recently started another programme called the school connect. as part of the program, share their experiences with the children and guide them in setting a goal in their lives.
every monday a takes an interactive session with the students of the government schools, where the students also take part in a session at the end of the class. this helps the donor keep check on the growth of the students as well as to connect well with the school they have donated to.
another program is to have an online video session with the government schools of other countries.
“though language was a barrier initially when our students started interacting with the end of the session they mingled so well that we were short of time,” says karuturi, an active member of ap.
ap believes that with the help of and the government, they will soon help the government schools reach on with private schools.
“every state can do it but the government has to take the initiative, the leaders have to come forward,” concludes.
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new: click here to get positive news on whatsapp! | andhra* prəˈdɛʃ (ˌeɪˈpi) ɪz ən ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈpɔrtəl fər ðə ˈtɛlʊgu kəmˈjunɪti ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə wərld, gɪrd təˈwɔrdz dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv prəˈdɛʃ ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ənd ˈɪndiə ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl. kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ðə prəˈdɛʃ ˈgəvərnmənt, ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz ðə fərst əv ɪts kaɪnd ɪn tərmz əv ən ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv ˈɛvər baɪ ˈɛni steɪt ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ˈɪndiə. ðə eɪm wɑz tɪ bɪld ə brɪʤ bɪtˈwin ðə ˈnumərəs ənd ðə steɪt. ɪt pɪkt komati*, hu lɪvz ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ɛz ðə ˈspɛʃəl ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv fər nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə fər hɪz ˈsoʊʃəl wərk ənd kənˈtɪnjud ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðə ˈwɛlˌfɛr əv ˈtɛlʊgu kəmˈjunɪti ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə ɛz wɛl ɛz ɪn ˈɪndiə. ʤɑb wɑz tɪ kəˈnɛkt ðə tɪ ðɛr ˈvɪlɪʤɪz ənd hɛlp ðɛm du ðɛr bɪt fər ðɛr ˈməðərˌlænd ənd ðə rɪˈspɑns wɑz trɪˈmɛndəs. ðə wər soʊ ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ bi ə pɑrt əv ðɪs project,”*,” sɪz, ˈspikɪŋ tɪ frəm ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ju meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ laɪk waɪ ðiz ʧoʊz tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈɪndiə ˈæftər jɪrz əˈbrɔd ðə fərst ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈteɪkən əp baɪ ˌeɪˈpi wɑz ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, wɪθ ə ˈtərgət tɪ ˈdɪʤəˌtaɪz ˈgəvərnmənt skulz baɪ 2018 ˈjuzɪŋ ðə səˈpɔrt əv. ðə plæn həz bɪn əˈpruvd baɪ ðə kəˈmɪʃənər əv skul ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. θɪŋz ðət wʊd bi prəˈvaɪdɪd tɪ iʧ ˈgəvərnmənt skul ˌɪnˈklud: tu kəmˈpjutərz wən prɑˈʤɛktər tu əps ər skrin kɪt ənd ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ ənd wən ˈprɪnər ðə ˈtoʊtəl kɔst wʊd kəm tɪ. 1 ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl səˈpɔrt ɪz biɪŋ ɪkˈspɛktɪd frəm ðə ɔn ə ˈbeɪsɪs wɪθ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, wɪʧ əˈmaʊnts tɪ 750 ər wɪʧ wɪl bi tæks ɪgˈzɛmptɪd. ðə ˈdoʊnərz wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd wɪθ ən ɪnˈgreɪvd əˈkrɪlɪk pleɪt ˈæftər neɪm. ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz sɛt tɪ bi ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd baɪ ðə kəˈmɪʃənər əv skul ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈklæsˌrumz ɪz ə ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl səˈluʃən ðət eɪmz tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə ˈlərnɪŋ ˈaʊtˌkəmz əv ðə skul. ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ˌsəpləˈmɛnts ðə dɪˈlɪvəri əv kərˈɪkjələm ɪn boʊθ ˈɪŋlɪʃ ənd ˈtɛlʊgu ˈmidiəm, ˈɔˌflaɪn ənd ˈɔnˌlaɪn, tɪ meɪk ðə ˈlərnɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ˈklæsˌrumz ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ, ˈminɪŋfəl ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪəbəl. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkɑntɛnt frəm ˈsərvɪs prəˈvaɪdərz. ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz sɛt tɪ ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪn ˈfeɪzɪz. ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2016 ðə əˈsɪstəns əv ðə lɛd tɪ ðə fərst bɪg ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn əv ðɪs ˈɛfərt ɛz ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈklæsˌrumz wər lɔnʧt ɪn 302 skulz. əˈnəðər 400 skulz ɪn ˈvɪlɪʤɪz wɪl gɪt ˈdɪʤəˌtaɪzd baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðɪs mənθ, ənd fəndz hæv bɪn kəˈlɛktəd fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst skulz. ɪz ʤɪst ðə ˈtərgət tɪ ˈdɪʤəˌtaɪz ˈpraɪˌmɛri ənd haɪ skulz baɪ ðə ɛnd əv 2018 ðɛr ər skulz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ənd haɪər ˈsɛkənˌdɛri skulz, əˈkrɔs ðə steɪt. ˈɔlsoʊ wi ər prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈoʊnli wən ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈklæsˌrum pər skul raɪt naʊ; wi wɪʃ tɪ meɪk iʧ ənd ˈɛvəri ˈklæsˌrum ˈdɪʤɪtəl. lɔt mɔr tɪ bi done,”*,” ɪkˈspleɪnz ju meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ laɪk ən ˈkəpəl ʃoʊz ˈjuˈɛs haʊ tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈɪndiə ənd ˈtrænsfɔrm ɪts ˈvɪlɪʤɪz sɪns ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən, ˈfidˌbæk ˈteɪkən frəm ˈtiʧərz, ˈhɛdˈmæstərz ənd ˈəðər ˈpipəl əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðiz skulz ʃoʊ ðət tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪz ˌɪnˈdid ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈpɑzətɪv ˈifɛkt. ðə ˈstudənts ðɛmˈsɛlvz hæv bɪn ˈæskɪŋ fər ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈklæsˌrum ˈsɛʃənz, wɪʧ hæv ˌɪmˈpruvd ðɛr ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən ənd ˈɪntəˌrɛst ˈlɛvəlz ɛz ðə ˈlɛsənz ˌɪnˈvɑlv sɔŋz, ˈstɔriz ənd ˈəðər ˈmidiə. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ˈstudənts ər mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn əˈtɛndɪŋ ðɛr ˈklæsɪz naʊ ðən ˈɛvər ˌbiˈfɔr. ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌæbsənˈtiz həz rɪˈdust, ɛnˈroʊlmənts hæv gɔn əp ˈivɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɛnd əv ən ˌækəˈdɛmɪk jɪr, ənd əˈtɛndəns həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkrist wən skul rɪˈpɔrtədli ɪkˈspɪriənst ən ʤəmp ɪn ðə əˈtɛndəns əv ɪts ˈstudənts. ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈklæsˌrumz hæv ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlpt ˌɪmˈpruv teachers’*’ pərˈfɔrməns ənd ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns. ðə ˈɪʃuz səm ˈtiʧərz feɪst wɪθ ðə juz əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi wər ˈtækəld wɪθ ˌɪnərˈækʃən, ˌɪnˈstrəkʃən, ənd lɑts əv ˈpræktɪs. hæv ˈmænɪʤd tɪ ˈbɛtər ðə ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən fəˈsɪlɪtiz fər ɔl əv ðə 170 ˈstudənts frəm ˈklæsɪz 1 tɪ 5 ənd sɪks ˈfækəlti ˈmɛmbərz, wɪθ ðɪs ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv. sɪns ðə ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən əv ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈklæsˌrum, iʧ ˈtiʧər həz bɪn wən ˈpɪriəd fər ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl klæs ˈɛvəri day,”*,” sɪz ˈjumə ˈgɑndi, ˈprɪnsəpəl əv ˈgəvərnmənt skul ɪn vizag*, wɪʧ ɪz wən əv ðə fərst skulz tɪ bi ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈklæsˌrumz ˈproʊˌgræm. ə ˈɪntərnˌʃɪp ˈproʊˌgræm wɑz lɔnʧt tɪ ˈstrɛŋθən ˈvælju dɪˈlɪvəri ɪn ðə project.currently*, 150 ˈɪntərnz frəm ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˌjunəˈvərsətiz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri hæv bɪn rɪˈkrutɪd ənd pleɪst. kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ˈɪntərnz ˈvɪzɪt əraʊnd 100 ˈgəvərnmənt skulz ɪn ðə steɪt ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈɪntərnˌʃɪp ˈproʊˌgræm. ðɛr roʊl ɪz tɪ hɛlp ˈtiʧərz wɪθ ðə trænˈzɪʃən frəm trəˈdɪʃənəl tɪ ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈklæsˌrum ˈtiʧɪŋ. ə kɔr tim frəm tɔp ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ɪn ðə ˈkəntri ˈmænɪʤɪz ðiz ˈɪntərnz. tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ɪz nɑt mɪsˈjuzd ər ˈstoʊlən, ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈklæsˌrumz ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən həz bɪn dɪˈzaɪnd. θru ðɪs ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən, lɪv ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ðə ɪkˈwɪpmənt ɪz ˈəˌploʊdɪd baɪ ðə skul ˈhɛdˈmæstərz ˈrɛgjələrli. ˈdoʊnərz kən ʧɛk ðə ˈjusɪʤ əv ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈklæsˌrumz dɪˈrɛkli ɔn ðə kɔr ˈdæʃˌbɔrd, wɪʧ ˈflæʃɪz lɪv ˈfɪgjərz ˈrɛgjələrli ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd baɪ ˈɛvəri skul. ðɪs həz hɛlpt ɪn tu ˈæˌspɛkts kriˈeɪtɪŋ trəst ɪn ðə ˈdoʊnər ənd ˈbrɪŋɪŋ əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ɪn ˈtiʧərz ənd ˈhɛdˈmæstərz. ˌeɪˈpi həz ˈrisəntli ˈstɑrtɪd əˈnəðər ˈproʊˌgræm kɔld ðə skul kəˈnɛkt. ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈproʊˌgræm, ʃɛr ðɛr ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz wɪθ ðə ˈʧɪldrən ənd gaɪd ðɛm ɪn ˈsɛtɪŋ ə goʊl ɪn ðɛr lɪvz. ˈɛvəri ˈmənˌdeɪ ə teɪks ən ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˈsɛʃən wɪθ ðə ˈstudənts əv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt skulz, wɛr ðə ˈstudənts ˈɔlsoʊ teɪk pɑrt ɪn ə ˈsɛʃən æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə klæs. ðɪs hɛlps ðə ˈdoʊnər kip ʧɛk ɔn ðə groʊθ əv ðə ˈstudənts ɛz wɛl ɛz tɪ kəˈnɛkt wɛl wɪθ ðə skul ðeɪ hæv ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd tɪ. əˈnəðər ˈproʊˌgræm ɪz tɪ hæv ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈvɪdioʊ ˈsɛʃən wɪθ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt skulz əv ˈəðər ˈkəntriz. ˈlæŋgwɪʤ wɑz ə ˈbɛriər ˌɪˈnɪʃəli wɪn ɑr ˈstudənts ˈstɑrtɪd ˌɪnərˈæktɪŋ wɪθ ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈsɛʃən ðeɪ ˈmɪŋgəld soʊ wɛl ðət wi wər ʃɔrt əv time,”*,” sɪz karuturi*, ən ˈæktɪv ˈmɛmbər əv ˌeɪˈpi. ˌeɪˈpi bɪˈlivz ðət wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv ənd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, ðeɪ wɪl sun hɛlp ðə ˈgəvərnmənt skulz riʧ ɔn wɪθ ˈpraɪvət skulz. steɪt kən du ɪt bət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz tɪ teɪk ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv, ðə ˈlidərz hæv tɪ kəm forward,”*,” kənˈkludz. wɔʧ ðə ˈprɑˌgrɛs hir ɪf ju ər ən ənd wɪʃ tɪ ˈdoʊˌneɪt tɪ ðɪs ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv ðɛn lɔg ɔn tɪ ər sɛnd ən iˈmeɪl tɪ ər kɔl ɔn 9494954659 laɪk ðɪs ˈstɔri? ər hæv ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ ʃɛr? raɪt tɪ ˈjuˈɛs: contact@thebetterindia.com*, ər kəˈnɛkt wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd tˈwɪtər. nu: klɪk hir tɪ gɪt ˈpɑzətɪv nuz ɔn whatsapp*! |
a british teenager has won $250,000 after placing first in the inaugural world drone prix in dubai. luke bannister piloted his drone to victory along an outdoor track, using a camera mounted on its front to steer the craft through a series of illuminated hoops from a viewpoint, and beating out competition from 150 other teams in the process.
drone racing has rocketed in popularity over the last year, but world drone prix is one of the biggest events yet, with a prize pool of $1 million. more than people turned up to see the teams compete for a share of that pot, but it was luke team, tornado banni-uk, that beat homegrown crew dubai into second place.
the sport has already attracted investment from the likes of nfl team owners, but it still has some way to go before it breaks into the mainstream. particularly difficult is the question of how to actually observe the races. drone pilots fly their racing craft in, using special headsets to see as the drone sees, but for observers the footage can feel and sound like being strapped to the front of a particularly excitable wasp. a second camera following the action might help human brains the movements in space, but some of the nascent racing leagues set their courses inside buildings, making a chase camera's operation difficult. still, though, the speed of the craft and the of his control make watching luke's victory from dubai an exhilarating if slightly nauseating experience.
this bazooka is designed to capture rogue drones | ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈtiˌneɪʤər həz wən ˈæftər ˈpleɪsɪŋ fərst ɪn ðə ˌɪˈnɔgərəl wərld droʊn pri ɪn duˈbaɪ. luk ˈbænɪstər ˈpaɪlətɪd hɪz droʊn tɪ ˈvɪktəri əˈlɔŋ ən ˈaʊtˌdɔr træk, ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈkæmərə ˈmaʊnɪd ɔn ɪts frənt tɪ stɪr ðə kræft θru ə ˈsɪriz əv ˌɪˈluməˌneɪtəd hups frəm ə vˈjuˌpɔɪnt, ənd ˈbitɪŋ aʊt ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən frəm 150 ˈəðər timz ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. droʊn ˈreɪsɪŋ həz ˈrɑkətɪd ɪn ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti ˈoʊvər ðə læst jɪr, bət wərld droʊn pri ɪz wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst ɪˈvɛnts jɛt, wɪθ ə praɪz pul əv 1 ˈmɪljən. mɔr ðən ˈpipəl tərnd əp tɪ si ðə timz kəmˈpit fər ə ʃɛr əv ðət pɑt, bət ɪt wɑz luk tim, tɔrˈneɪˌdoʊ banni-uk*, ðət bit ˈhoʊmˈgroʊn kru duˈbaɪ ˈɪntu ˈsɛkənd pleɪs. ðə spɔrt həz ɔˈrɛdi əˈtræktəd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt frəm ðə laɪks əv ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl tim ˈoʊnərz, bət ɪt stɪl həz səm weɪ tɪ goʊ ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt breɪks ˈɪntu ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim. ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈdɪfəkəlt ɪz ðə kˈwɛʃən əv haʊ tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli əbˈzərv ðə ˈreɪsɪz. droʊn ˈpaɪləts flaɪ ðɛr ˈreɪsɪŋ kræft ɪn, ˈjuzɪŋ ˈspɛʃəl ˈhɛdˌsɛts tɪ si ɛz ðə droʊn siz, bət fər əbˈzərvərz ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ kən fil ənd saʊnd laɪk biɪŋ stræpt tɪ ðə frənt əv ə ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪkˈsaɪtəbəl wɑsp. ə ˈsɛkənd ˈkæmərə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈækʃən maɪt hɛlp ˈjumən breɪnz ðə ˈmuvmənts ɪn speɪs, bət səm əv ðə ˈneɪsənt ˈreɪsɪŋ ligz sɛt ðɛr ˈkɔrsɪz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈbɪldɪŋz, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ʧeɪs ˈkæmrəz ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ˈdɪfəkəlt. stɪl, ðoʊ, ðə spid əv ðə kræft ənd ðə əv hɪz kənˈtroʊl meɪk ˈwɑʧɪŋ luks ˈvɪktəri frəm duˈbaɪ ən ɪgˈzɪlərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪf sˈlaɪtli ˈnɔʒiˌeɪtɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns. ðɪs bəˈzukə ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˈkæpʧər roʊg droʊnz |
san francisco a former u.s. secret service special agent, who had been a member of the baltimore silk road task force, was sentenced to prison today on charges of money laundering, announced u.s. attorney brian j. stretch, acting assistant attorney general kenneth a. blanco of the justice criminal division, chief don fort of the internal revenue service criminal investigation (irs-ci), special agent in charge john f. bennett of the san francisco division, and special agent in charge of the department of homeland security office of the inspector general houston field office david green.
shaun w. bridges, 35, of laurel, md., was sentenced to 24 months in prison by u.s. district judge richard in san francisco following his earlier guilty plea to one count of money laundering. judge ordered that the sentence be served consecutively to a previous sentence that bridges is currently serving. bridges was also ordered to forfeit approximately and other fiat currency which has a current value of approximately $10.4 million.
bridges had been a special agent with the u.s. secret service for approximately six years in the baltimore field office. between 2012 and 2014, he was assigned to the baltimore silk road task force, a group investigating illegal activity on the silk road, a covert online marketplace for illicit goods, including drugs. bridges’ responsibilities included, among other things, conducting forensic computer investigations in an effort to locate, identify and prosecute targets of the baltimore task force, including ross ulbricht, aka “dread pirate roberts,” who ran the silk road from the northern district of california. in 2015, bridges was arrested and taken into custody on charges related to the theft of approximately from a digital wallet belonging to the u.s. government. according to admissions made in connection with his guilty plea, bridges admitted to using a private key to access a digital wallet belonging to the u.s. government, and subsequently transferring the to other digital wallets at other exchanges to which only he had access. as part of his plea, bridges agreed to turn over the stolen to u.s. agents.
the case is being investigated by the san francisco division, washington, d.c. field office cyber crimes unit, and the department of homeland security office of the inspector general in washington d.c. the case is being prosecuted by assistant u.s. attorney william and trial attorney richard b. evans of the criminal public integrity section. assistant u.s. attorney david countryman handled the asset forfeiture aspects of the case. | sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ə ˈfɔrmər juz. ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs ˈspɛʃəl ˈeɪʤənt, hu hæd bɪn ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈbɔltəˌmɔr sɪlk roʊd tæsk fɔrs, wɑz ˈsɛntənst tɪ ˈprɪzən təˈdeɪ ɔn ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv ˈməni ˈlɔndərɪŋ, əˈnaʊnst juz. əˈtərni braɪən ʤeɪ. strɛʧ, ˈæktɪŋ əˈsɪstənt əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl ˈkɛnɪθ ə. ˈblæŋkoʊ əv ðə ˈʤəstɪs ˈkrɪmənəl dɪˈvɪʒən, ʧif dɑn fɔrt əv ðə ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈrɛvəˌnu ˈsərvɪs ˈkrɪmənəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən (irs-ci*), ˈspɛʃəl ˈeɪʤənt ɪn ʧɑrʤ ʤɑn ɛf. ˈbɛnɪt əv ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ dɪˈvɪʒən, ənd ˈspɛʃəl ˈeɪʤənt ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɔfəs əv ðə ˌɪnˈspɛktər ˈʤɛnərəl ˈhjustən fild ˈɔfəs ˈdeɪvɪd grin. ʃɔn ˈdəbəlju. ˈbrɪʤɪz, 35 əv ˈlɔrəl, md*., wɑz ˈsɛntənst tɪ 24 mənθs ɪn ˈprɪzən baɪ juz. ˈdɪstrɪkt ʤəʤ ˈrɪʧərd ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ hɪz ˈərliər ˈgɪlti pli tɪ wən kaʊnt əv ˈməni ˈlɔndərɪŋ. ʤəʤ ˈɔrdərd ðət ðə ˈsɛntəns bi sərvd kənˈsɛkjətɪvli tɪ ə ˈpriviəs ˈsɛntəns ðət ˈbrɪʤɪz ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈsərvɪŋ. ˈbrɪʤɪz wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɔrdərd tɪ ˈfɔrfɪt əˈprɑksəmətli ənd ˈəðər faɪæt ˈkərənsi wɪʧ həz ə ˈkɑrənt ˈvælju əv əˈprɑksəmətli ˈmɪljən. ˈbrɪʤɪz hæd bɪn ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈeɪʤənt wɪθ ðə juz. ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs fər əˈprɑksəmətli sɪks jɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbɔltəˌmɔr fild ˈɔfəs. bɪtˈwin 2012 ənd 2014 hi wɑz əˈsaɪnd tɪ ðə ˈbɔltəˌmɔr sɪlk roʊd tæsk fɔrs, ə grup ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ˌɪˈligəl ækˈtɪvɪti ɔn ðə sɪlk roʊd, ə ˈkoʊvərt ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs fər ˌɪˈlɪsət gʊdz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ drəgz. bridges’*’ riˌspɑnsəˈbɪlətiz ˌɪnˈkludɪd, əˈməŋ ˈəðər θɪŋz, kənˈdəktɪŋ ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk kəmˈpjutər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ ˈloʊˌkeɪt, aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ənd ˈprɑsəˌkjut ˈtɑrgəts əv ðə ˈbɔltəˌmɔr tæsk fɔrs, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ rɔs ˈəlbrɪkt, ˈɑkə ˈpaɪrət roberts,”*,” hu ræn ðə sɪlk roʊd frəm ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈdɪstrɪkt əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ɪn 2015 ˈbrɪʤɪz wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ənd ˈteɪkən ˈɪntu ˈkəstədi ɔn ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə θɛft əv əˈprɑksəmətli frəm ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈwɔlət bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ tɪ ðə juz. ˈgəvərnmənt. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ədˈmɪʃənz meɪd ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ hɪz ˈgɪlti pli, ˈbrɪʤɪz ədˈmɪtəd tɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈpraɪvət ki tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈwɔlət bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ tɪ ðə juz. ˈgəvərnmənt, ənd ˈsəbsəkwəntli trænsˈfərɪŋ ðə tɪ ˈəðər ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈwɔləts æt ˈəðər ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ wɪʧ ˈoʊnli hi hæd ˈækˌsɛs. ɛz pɑrt əv hɪz pli, ˈbrɪʤɪz əˈgrid tɪ tərn ˈoʊvər ðə ˈstoʊlən tɪ juz. ˈeɪʤənts. ðə keɪs ɪz biɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd baɪ ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ dɪˈvɪʒən, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c*. fild ˈɔfəs ˈsaɪbər kraɪmz ˈjunɪt, ənd ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɔfəs əv ðə ˌɪnˈspɛktər ˈʤɛnərəl ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən d.c*. ðə keɪs ɪz biɪŋ ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪd baɪ əˈsɪstənt juz. əˈtərni ˈwɪljəm ənd traɪəl əˈtərni ˈrɪʧərd bi. ˈɛvənz əv ðə ˈkrɪmənəl ˈpəblɪk ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti ˈsɛkʃən. əˈsɪstənt juz. əˈtərni ˈdeɪvɪd ˈkəntrimən ˈhændəld ðə ˈæˌsɛt ˈfɔrfəʧər ˈæˌspɛkts əv ðə keɪs. |
why not us?
you hear this often whenever a new season begins, regardless of the sport. as training camps break and get to the "let's start the season already" stage, fans look across the landscape of their respective leagues and think of ways their team can win "the big one". you hear and read things like the following and can only shake your head...
we're a josh smith career year away from making a run in the east! lance stephenson will really stabilize the hornets this season... trevor ariza has me completely forgetting about chris bosh and chandler parsons! i think boogie cousins is really going to show some maturity and become a leader.
foolishness, right? not to those fan bases, who have endured weeks of "best shape of my life" and "gained 10 pounds of muscle" talk. hopes are high, and if you stare long enough you can find reasons to be optimistic about nearly every franchise and their futures.
at least, you can in october.
but it won't last. the long-term rebuilds of philadelphia and orlando will drag out and wear down their fan bases. detroit will deal with josh smith 3's, and lance stephenson and trevor ariza will likely not be what their fans hope they will be. demarcus cousins' search for growth and maturation will probably not end well. the hope of october will, for many, fade into the future. "why not us" will morph into "wait until next year".
not here. not in memphis.
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that gleam in the eyes of the grizzly faithful is not in vain. belief has morphed into expectation; the idea of a championship parade down beale street is not a pipe dream any longer. a challenge? absolutely. unlikely? statistically, sure. veteran teams that make the playoffs four years in a row with appearances in a conference semifinals and finals during that stretch, though? they have reason to think that this year, this team, could indeed be "the one."
the expectations are there. david thorpe recently said on "the chris vernon show" that memphis should expect a conference finals appearance from the grizzlies. the stage is set for a run that the city of memphis will never forget. it's optimistic, for sure, but not entirely unrealistic. and here's why:
1. marc, candidate
no, four preseason games are not a great sample size. no, interviews and articles are not the same as playing through the grind of the nba season. the talk of marc being in the best shape of his life and wanting to be more aggressive in his game appears to be more than just talk so far, however. in two preseason games playing 15 minutes or more, marc is shooting 50% from the field at combined, with 7 and 13 rebounds in the two games. his latest preseason performance against the atlanta hawks (21 points, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks) strengthens the hopes of many; he is poised for a career season.
small sample size, yes. but combine these clips with his performance in the world cup and you get a more complete vision of what has potentially become. he is active defensively, engaged in the offense on multiple levels, and is moving much more smoothly than he has in the past. is indeed in the best shape of his life. he is a monster, the storied looking for blood and the riches of a brand new contract. if trends continue and marc does indeed make the leap to a legitimate candidate, the memphis grizzlies will make him a "max contract" player in the and will be in the hunt for a top 3 seed in the western conference this season.
2. comin'
you'll notice in the clip above that, as impressive as marc looks, mike conley also jumps out as a player whose growth is continuing. the conley has shown steady development in the wake of the rudy gay trade, embracing a role as leader and scorer more than ever before. this is conley and's team now, and mike is entering into the prime of his career at the perfect time. championship teams tend to have multiple key players having career years. where's potential candidacy is a career high for marc, an all-star appearance and career highs in points and assists would catapult conley into the debates.
year after year, conley has proven all those who doubted him early in his memphis tenure to be wrong. on the way to an nba title, the grizzlies' point guard must make the biggest jump in production of his career. mike is capable of this; he has shown growth for multiple seasons in a row, and this year he will have more help than ever before.
3. championship depth
when a rookie like jordan adams can stir up strong debate on social media over playing time on a potential championship contender, you know that a team is remarkably deep. a team that once had an ongoing issue with the backup point guard position now has two who can play in nick and beno udrih. these two can create mismatches on the court for whichever opponent draws them as their assignment. depending on the matchup, the grizzlies' point guard position will consistently be a point of strength, which is most certainly a nice change of pace.
regardless of who starts on the wing for the grizzlies this season, the list of players who are in a position to contribute is long and distinguished. this, of course, has not always been the case. veteran playoff and championship experience will be coming from the likes of tony allen, vince carter, and yes, even prince. hungry players like quincy and courtney lee will fight to solidify roles and secure playing time.
and perhaps looking over all of their shoulders is the grizzlies' first round draft pick who has impressed so far this preseason. if jordan adams continues to develop and play well this season, that depth ahead of him may well become trade chips with growing value. considering that prince is the only true "small forward" on the roster in terms of size, the right deal may present itself along the way for a taller player who can start and add size to the wing.
in the front court, kosta is playing for a new contract with eyes on what should be a considerable pay raise. jon is looking to show growth in his defensive game and consistency from range, and stokes could play the jordan adams role of rotational dark horse if the right opportunity presents itself.
shooting, playmaking, length, leadership, and youth. all exist on this grizzlies roster, and a team that was supposedly the deepest ever in memphis last season is somehow deeper. whether this depth is utilized on the court or perhaps on the trading block, it will improve memphis either way.
4. way
the commitment to dave joerger that robert pera and the front office made was huge for continuity and coaching effectiveness. there is no more question as to whose show it is; no longer will system be eternally questioned so strongly. it is a marriage, a unification that could not come at a better time. coaches must feel confident and comfortable to experiment with rosters and scheme, piecing together sets that put players in the best position to be successful. given the slow start, marc's injury, and the constant fight to get back into the playoff picture last season, it is unlikely joerger ever felt comfortable in his own skin, much less with his own team.
a strong head coach can take such depth and utilize it to create mismatches night after night. a confident coach and his staff will continue the development of stars like and conley, helping guide them to where they need to be in order for the grizzlies to achieve championship status. this combination of front cohesion and roster depth has not existed in memphis before like it does now.
5. a fading era means urgency
players know all too well when the time to stop playing the young man's game is approaching.
for men like zach randolph, tony allen, prince, and vince carter, those days are closer than further away. grit and grind, for all its triumph and tragedy, legend and lunacy, heart and heartache, is slowly but surely fading into the history books. there will be a time in the near future when and ta are numbers in the rafters, likely the first to be enshrined into grizzly eternity. a time is coming when and carter will be remembered for their respective time with the pistons and raptors more than their current stints in memphis. so much is said of the passion, respect, and admiration the younger players in memphis feel for these veterans.
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the time for talk is over. it is time to put that emotion into action.
it's time to take the experience that has been gained these past four seasons and turn it into a real run, unhindered by injury, and inspired by the moment. the memphis have a real opportunity to be that team that the san antonio spurs in the southwest division as a lighter marc and more aggressive mike conley negate the aging efficiency. there is an honest chance for memphis to get past the rival oklahoma city thunder and los angeles clippers, utilizing their depth to either stay fresh through the season in preparation for the playoffs or for upgrading the starting small forward position. with a jump in effectiveness in the second season of the dave joerger regime and the impending free agency of marc, the sense of urgency to win now for those whose time in memphis is close to an end cannot just be a discussion point.
it must be the point of emphasis.
quicker, smarter, stronger, more mature -- better. all teams hope for this to be a reality rather than some october dream. of course, those dreams become realities and, in some cases, nightmares more often than not. that is not the case in memphis. evidence exists to show that the grizzlies are primed to make a run. a potential, a growing all-star, an eclectic bench, and a coach backed by the entire organization say so. now is the time. no more tomorrows and next years.
now.
"believe memphis" has evolved to "expect greatness memphis". the definition of success has evolved from just making the dance to getting to stay on the floor for a while. the players have evolved as well, changing their bodies and thought processes, roles and responses to the changing faces of authority throughout the "grit and grind" era. the pieces are for the most part in place, and the stage is set. the greatest chapter in the story of the memphis grizzlies is waiting to be told.
the other teams in the association will certainly have something to say about it. bring it on. it's time for a changing of the guard, time to make believers out of not just memphians, but the entire nba.
memphis is ready. the time is now.
why not us?
follow | waɪ nɑt ˈjuˈɛs? ju hir ðɪs ˈɔfən wɛˈnɛvər ə nu ˈsizən bɪˈgɪnz, rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə spɔrt. ɛz ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmps breɪk ənd gɪt tɪ ðə "lɛts stɑrt ðə ˈsizən ɔˈrɛdi" steɪʤ, fænz lʊk əˈkrɔs ðə ˈlænˌskeɪp əv ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪv ligz ənd θɪŋk əv weɪz ðɛr tim kən wɪn "ðə bɪg wən". ju hir ənd rɛd θɪŋz laɪk ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ənd kən ˈoʊnli ʃeɪk jʊr hɛd... wɪr ə ʤɑʃ smɪθ kərɪr jɪr əˈweɪ frəm ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə rən ɪn ðə ist! læns ˈstivənsən wɪl ˈrɪli ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪz ðə ˈhɔrnəts ðɪs ˈsizən... ˈtrɛvər ɑˈrizə həz mi kəmˈplitli fərˈgɛtɪŋ əˈbaʊt krɪs bɑʃ ənd ˈʧændlər ˈpɑrsənz! aɪ θɪŋk ˈbʊgi ˈkəzənz ɪz ˈrɪli goʊɪŋ tɪ ʃoʊ səm məˈʧʊrəti ənd bɪˈkəm ə ˈlidər. ˈfulɪʃnəs, raɪt? nɑt tɪ ðoʊz fæn ˈbeɪsɪz, hu hæv ɪnˈdʊrd wiks əv "bɛst ʃeɪp əv maɪ laɪf" ənd "geɪnd 10 paʊnz əv ˈməsəl" tɔk. hoʊps ər haɪ, ənd ɪf ju stɛr lɔŋ ɪˈnəf ju kən faɪnd ˈrizənz tɪ bi ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk əˈbaʊt ˈnɪrli ˈɛvəri ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ənd ðɛr fˈjuʧərz. æt list, ju kən ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər. bət ɪt woʊnt læst. ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm riˈbɪldz əv ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ənd ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ wɪl dræg aʊt ənd wɛr daʊn ðɛr fæn ˈbeɪsɪz. ˈdiˌtrɔɪt wɪl dil wɪθ ʤɑʃ smɪθ 3's*, ənd læns ˈstivənsən ənd ˈtrɛvər ɑˈrizə wɪl ˈlaɪkli nɑt bi wət ðɛr fænz hoʊp ðeɪ wɪl bi. ˈdɛmɑrkɪs ˈkəzənz' sərʧ fər groʊθ ənd ˌmæʧʊˈreɪʃən wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt ɛnd wɛl. ðə hoʊp əv ɑkˈtoʊbər wɪl, fər ˈmɛni, feɪd ˈɪntu ðə fˈjuʧər. "waɪ nɑt ˈjuˈɛs" wɪl mɔrf ˈɪntu "weɪt ənˈtɪl nɛkst jɪr". nɑt hir. nɑt ɪn ˈmɛmpfɪs. ˈfɑloʊ ðət glim ɪn ðə aɪz əv ðə ˈgrɪzli ˈfeɪθfəl ɪz nɑt ɪn veɪn. bɪˈlif həz mɔrft ˈɪntu ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən; ðə aɪˈdiə əv ə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp pəreɪd daʊn bil strit ɪz nɑt ə paɪp drim ˈɛni ˈlɔŋgər. ə ˈʧælənʤ? ˌæbsəˈlutli. ənˈlaɪkli? stəˈtɪstɪkəli, ʃʊr. ˈvɛtərən timz ðət meɪk ðə pleɪɔfs fɔr jɪrz ɪn ə roʊ wɪθ əˈpɪrənsəz ɪn ə ˈkɑnfərəns ˌsɛmɪˈfaɪnəlz ənd ˈfaɪnəlz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət strɛʧ, ðoʊ? ðeɪ hæv ˈrizən tɪ θɪŋk ðət ðɪs jɪr, ðɪs tim, kʊd ˌɪnˈdid bi "ðə wən." ðə ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz ər ðɛr. ˈdeɪvɪd θɔrp ˈrisəntli sɛd ɔn "ðə krɪs ˈvərnən ʃoʊ" ðət ˈmɛmpfɪs ʃʊd ɪkˈspɛkt ə ˈkɑnfərəns ˈfaɪnəlz əˈpɪrəns frəm ðə ˈgrɪzliz. ðə steɪʤ ɪz sɛt fər ə rən ðət ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈmɛmpfɪs wɪl ˈnɛvər fərˈgɛt. ɪts ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk, fər ʃʊr, bət nɑt ɪnˈtaɪərli ənˌriˈlɪstɪk. ənd hɪrz waɪ: 1 mɑrk, ˈkænədɪt noʊ, fɔr ˌpriˈsizən geɪmz ər nɑt ə greɪt ˈsæmpəl saɪz. noʊ, ˈɪntərvˌjuz ənd ˈɑrtɪkəlz ər nɑt ðə seɪm ɛz pleɪɪŋ θru ðə graɪnd əv ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈsizən. ðə tɔk əv mɑrk biɪŋ ɪn ðə bɛst ʃeɪp əv hɪz laɪf ənd ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ bi mɔr əˈgrɛsɪv ɪn hɪz geɪm əˈpɪrz tɪ bi mɔr ðən ʤɪst tɔk soʊ fɑr, ˌhaʊˈɛvər. ɪn tu ˌpriˈsizən geɪmz pleɪɪŋ 15 ˈmɪnəts ər mɔr, mɑrk ɪz ˈʃutɪŋ 50 frəm ðə fild æt kəmˈbaɪnd, wɪθ 7 ənd 13 ˈriˌbaʊndz ɪn ðə tu geɪmz. hɪz ˈleɪtəst ˌpriˈsizən pərˈfɔrməns əˈgɛnst ðə æˈtlæntə hɔks 21 pɔɪnts, 13 ˈriˌbaʊndz, 3 blɑks) ˈstrɛŋθənz ðə hoʊps əv ˈmɛni; hi ɪz pɔɪzd fər ə kərɪr ˈsizən. smɔl ˈsæmpəl saɪz, jɛs. bət ˈkɑmbaɪn ðiz klɪps wɪθ hɪz pərˈfɔrməns ɪn ðə wərld kəp ənd ju gɪt ə mɔr kəmˈplit ˈvɪʒən əv wət həz pəˈtɛnʃəli bɪˈkəm. hi ɪz ˈæktɪv dɪˈfɛnsɪvli, ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ðə əˈfɛns ɔn ˈməltəpəl ˈlɛvəlz, ənd ɪz ˈmuvɪŋ məʧ mɔr sˈmuðli ðən hi həz ɪn ðə pæst. ɪz ˌɪnˈdid ɪn ðə bɛst ʃeɪp əv hɪz laɪf. hi ɪz ə ˈmɑnstər, ðə ˈstɔrid ˈlʊkɪŋ fər bləd ənd ðə ˈrɪʧɪz əv ə brænd nu ˈkɑnˌtrækt. ɪf trɛnz kənˈtɪnju ənd mɑrk dɪz ˌɪnˈdid meɪk ðə lip tɪ ə ləˈʤɪtəmət ˈkænədɪt, ðə ˈmɛmpfɪs ˈgrɪzliz wɪl meɪk ɪm ə "mæks ˈkɑnˌtrækt" pleɪər ɪn ðə ənd wɪl bi ɪn ðə hənt fər ə tɔp 3 sid ɪn ðə ˈwɛstərn ˈkɑnfərəns ðɪs ˈsizən. 2 comin*' jul ˈnoʊtɪs ɪn ðə klɪp əˈbəv ðət, ɛz ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ɛz mɑrk lʊks, maɪk ˈkɑnli ˈɔlsoʊ ʤəmps aʊt ɛz ə pleɪər huz groʊθ ɪz kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ. ðə ˈkɑnli həz ʃoʊn ˈstɛdi dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪn ðə weɪk əv ðə ˈrudi geɪ treɪd, ɛmˈbreɪsɪŋ ə roʊl ɛz ˈlidər ənd ˈskɔrər mɔr ðən ˈɛvər ˌbiˈfɔr. ðɪs ɪz ˈkɑnli ənd tim naʊ, ənd maɪk ɪz ˈɛnərɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə praɪm əv hɪz kərɪr æt ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt taɪm. ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp timz tɛnd tɪ hæv ˈməltəpəl ki pleɪərz ˈhævɪŋ kərɪr jɪrz. wɛr pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈkændɪdəsi ɪz ə kərɪr haɪ fər mɑrk, ən ˌɔlˈstɑr əˈpɪrəns ənd kərɪr haɪz ɪn pɔɪnts ənd əˈsɪsts wʊd ˈkætəˌpəlt ˈkɑnli ˈɪntu ðə dəˈbeɪts. jɪr ˈæftər jɪr, ˈkɑnli həz ˈpruvən ɔl ðoʊz hu ˈdaʊtɪd ɪm ˈərli ɪn hɪz ˈmɛmpfɪs ˈtɛnjər tɪ bi rɔŋ. ɔn ðə weɪ tɪ ən ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈtaɪtəl, ðə ˈgrɪzliz' pɔɪnt gɑrd məst meɪk ðə ˈbɪgəst ʤəmp ɪn pərˈdəkʃən əv hɪz kərɪr. maɪk ɪz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ðɪs; hi həz ʃoʊn groʊθ fər ˈməltəpəl ˈsizənz ɪn ə roʊ, ənd ðɪs jɪr hi wɪl hæv mɔr hɛlp ðən ˈɛvər ˌbiˈfɔr. 3 ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp dɛpθ wɪn ə ˈrʊki laɪk ˈʤɔrdən ˈædəmz kən stər əp strɔŋ dəˈbeɪt ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈoʊvər pleɪɪŋ taɪm ɔn ə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp kənˈtɛndər, ju noʊ ðət ə tim ɪz rɪˈmɑrkəbli dip. ə tim ðət wəns hæd ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈɪʃu wɪθ ðə ˈbæˌkəp pɔɪnt gɑrd pəˈzɪʃən naʊ həz tu hu kən pleɪ ɪn nɪk ənd ˈbeɪnoʊ udrih*. ðiz tu kən kriˈeɪt mɪsˈmæʧɪz ɔn ðə kɔrt fər wɪˈʧɛvər əˈpoʊnənt drɔz ðɛm ɛz ðɛr əˈsaɪnmənt. dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈmæʧəp, ðə ˈgrɪzliz' pɔɪnt gɑrd pəˈzɪʃən wɪl kənˈsɪstəntli bi ə pɔɪnt əv strɛŋθ, wɪʧ ɪz moʊst ˈsərtənli ə nis ʧeɪnʤ əv peɪs. rəˈgɑrdləs əv hu stɑrts ɔn ðə wɪŋ fər ðə ˈgrɪzliz ðɪs ˈsizən, ðə lɪst əv pleɪərz hu ər ɪn ə pəˈzɪʃən tɪ kənˈtrɪbjut ɪz lɔŋ ənd dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt. ðɪs, əv kɔrs, həz nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ðə keɪs. ˈvɛtərən pleɪɔf ənd ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪl bi ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ðə laɪks əv ˈtoʊni ˈælən, vɪns ˈkɑrtər, ənd jɛs, ˈivɪn prɪns. ˈhəŋgri pleɪərz laɪk kˈwɪnsi ənd ˈkɔrtni li wɪl faɪt tɪ səˈlɪdəˌfaɪ roʊlz ənd sɪˈkjʊr pleɪɪŋ taɪm. ənd pərˈhæps ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈoʊvər ɔl əv ðɛr ˈʃoʊldərz ɪz ðə ˈgrɪzliz' fərst raʊnd dræft pɪk hu həz ˌɪmˈprɛst soʊ fɑr ðɪs ˌpriˈsizən. ɪf ˈʤɔrdən ˈædəmz kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ənd pleɪ wɛl ðɪs ˈsizən, ðət dɛpθ əˈhɛd əv ɪm meɪ wɛl bɪˈkəm treɪd ʧɪps wɪθ groʊɪŋ ˈvælju. kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðət prɪns ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli tru "smɔl ˈfɔrwərd" ɔn ðə ˈrɑstər ɪn tərmz əv saɪz, ðə raɪt dil meɪ ˈprɛzənt ˌɪtˈsɛlf əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ fər ə ˈtɔlər pleɪər hu kən stɑrt ənd æd saɪz tɪ ðə wɪŋ. ɪn ðə frənt kɔrt, ˈkoʊstə ɪz pleɪɪŋ fər ə nu ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ aɪz ɔn wət ʃʊd bi ə kənˈsɪdərəbəl peɪ reɪz. ʤɑn ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ʃoʊ groʊθ ɪn hɪz dɪˈfɛnsɪv geɪm ənd kənˈsɪstənsi frəm reɪnʤ, ənd stoʊks kʊd pleɪ ðə ˈʤɔrdən ˈædəmz roʊl əv roʊˈteɪʃənəl dɑrk hɔrs ɪf ðə raɪt ˌɑpərˈtunəti ˈprɛzənts ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ˈʃutɪŋ, playmaking*, lɛŋθ, ˈlidərˌʃɪp, ənd juθ. ɔl ɪgˈzɪst ɔn ðɪs ˈgrɪzliz ˈrɑstər, ənd ə tim ðət wɑz səˈpoʊzədli ðə ˈdipəst ˈɛvər ɪn ˈmɛmpfɪs læst ˈsizən ɪz ˈsəmˌhaʊ ˈdipər. ˈwɛðər ðɪs dɛpθ ɪz ˈjutəˌlaɪzd ɔn ðə kɔrt ər pərˈhæps ɔn ðə ˈtreɪdɪŋ blɑk, ɪt wɪl ˌɪmˈpruv ˈmɛmpfɪs ˈiðər weɪ. 4 weɪ ðə kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ deɪv ˈjərgər ðət ˈrɑbərt pərə ənd ðə frənt ˈɔfəs meɪd wɑz juʤ fər ˌkɑntəˈnuəti ənd ˈkoʊʧɪŋ ˈifɛktɪvnəs. ðɛr ɪz noʊ mɔr kˈwɛʃən ɛz tɪ huz ʃoʊ ɪt ɪz; noʊ ˈlɔŋgər wɪl ˈsɪstəm bi ɪˈtərnəli kˈwɛsʧənd soʊ ˈstrɔŋli. ɪt ɪz ə ˈmɛrɪʤ, ə ˌjunəfəˈkeɪʃən ðət kʊd nɑt kəm æt ə ˈbɛtər taɪm. ˈkoʊʧɪz məst fil ˈkɑnfədənt ənd ˈkəmfərtəbəl tɪ ɪkˈspɛrəmənt wɪθ ˈrɑstərz ənd skim, ˈpisɪŋ təˈgɛðər sɛts ðət pʊt pleɪərz ɪn ðə bɛst pəˈzɪʃən tɪ bi səkˈsɛsfəl. ˈgɪvɪn ðə sloʊ stɑrt, mɑrk ˈɪnʤəri, ənd ðə ˈkɑnstənt faɪt tɪ gɪt bæk ˈɪntu ðə pleɪɔf ˈpɪkʧər læst ˈsizən, ɪt ɪz ənˈlaɪkli ˈjərgər ˈɛvər fɛlt ˈkəmfərtəbəl ɪn hɪz oʊn skɪn, məʧ lɛs wɪθ hɪz oʊn tim. ə strɔŋ hɛd koʊʧ kən teɪk səʧ dɛpθ ənd ˈjutəˌlaɪz ɪt tɪ kriˈeɪt mɪsˈmæʧɪz naɪt ˈæftər naɪt. ə ˈkɑnfədənt koʊʧ ənd hɪz stæf wɪl kənˈtɪnju ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv stɑrz laɪk ənd ˈkɑnli, ˈhɛlpɪŋ gaɪd ðɛm tɪ wɛr ðeɪ nid tɪ bi ɪn ˈɔrdər fər ðə ˈgrɪzliz tɪ əˈʧiv ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ˈstætəs. ðɪs ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv frənt koʊˈhiʒən ənd ˈrɑstər dɛpθ həz nɑt ɪgˈzɪstəd ɪn ˈmɛmpfɪs ˌbiˈfɔr laɪk ɪt dɪz naʊ. 5 ə ˈfeɪdɪŋ ˈɪrə minz ˈərʤənsi pleɪərz noʊ ɔl tu wɛl wɪn ðə taɪm tɪ stɑp pleɪɪŋ ðə jəŋ mænz geɪm ɪz əˈproʊʧɪŋ. fər mɛn laɪk zæk ˈrændɑlf, ˈtoʊni ˈælən, prɪns, ənd vɪns ˈkɑrtər, ðoʊz deɪz ər ˈkloʊzər ðən ˈfərðər əˈweɪ. grɪt ənd graɪnd, fər ɔl ɪts traɪəmf ənd ˈtræʤədi, ˈlɛʤənd ənd ˈlunəsi, hɑrt ənd ˈhɑrˌteɪk, ɪz sˈloʊli bət ˈʃʊrli ˈfeɪdɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈhɪstəri bʊks. ðɛr wɪl bi ə taɪm ɪn ðə nɪr fˈjuʧər wɪn ənd tɑ ər ˈnəmbərz ɪn ðə ˈræftərz, ˈlaɪkli ðə fərst tɪ bi ɛnʃˈraɪnd ˈɪntu ˈgrɪzli ɪˈtərnəti. ə taɪm ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ wɪn ənd ˈkɑrtər wɪl bi rɪˈmɛmbərd fər ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪv taɪm wɪθ ðə ˈpɪstənz ənd ˈræptərz mɔr ðən ðɛr ˈkɑrənt stɪnts ɪn ˈmɛmpfɪs. soʊ məʧ ɪz sɛd əv ðə ˈpæʃən, rɪˈspɛkt, ənd ˌædmərˈeɪʃən ðə ˈjəŋgər pleɪərz ɪn ˈmɛmpfɪs fil fər ðiz ˈvɛtərənz. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: læns ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ðə taɪm fər tɔk ɪz ˈoʊvər. ɪt ɪz taɪm tɪ pʊt ðət ˈiˌmoʊʃən ˈɪntu ˈækʃən. ɪts taɪm tɪ teɪk ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns ðət həz bɪn geɪnd ðiz pæst fɔr ˈsizənz ənd tərn ɪt ˈɪntu ə ril rən, ənˈhɪndərd baɪ ˈɪnʤəri, ənd ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ðə ˈmoʊmənt. ðə ˈmɛmpfɪs hæv ə ril ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ bi ðət tim ðət ðə sæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ spərz ɪn ðə ˌsaʊθˈwɛst dɪˈvɪʒən ɛz ə ˈlaɪtər mɑrk ənd mɔr əˈgrɛsɪv maɪk ˈkɑnli nɪˈgeɪt ðə ˈeɪʤɪŋ ɪˈfɪʃənsi. ðɛr ɪz ən ˈɑnəst ʧæns fər ˈmɛmpfɪs tɪ gɪt pæst ðə ˈraɪvəl ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ˈsɪti ˈθəndər ənd lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈklɪpərz, ˈjutəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðɛr dɛpθ tɪ ˈiðər steɪ frɛʃ θru ðə ˈsizən ɪn ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən fər ðə pleɪɔfs ər fər ˈəpˌgreɪdɪŋ ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ smɔl ˈfɔrwərd pəˈzɪʃən. wɪθ ə ʤəmp ɪn ˈifɛktɪvnəs ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈsizən əv ðə deɪv ˈjərgər rəˈʒim ənd ðə ˌɪmˈpɛndɪŋ fri ˈeɪʤənsi əv mɑrk, ðə sɛns əv ˈərʤənsi tɪ wɪn naʊ fər ðoʊz huz taɪm ɪn ˈmɛmpfɪs ɪz kloʊz tɪ ən ɛnd ˈkænɑt ʤɪst bi ə dɪˈskəʃən pɔɪnt. ɪt məst bi ðə pɔɪnt əv ˈɛmfəsɪs. kˈwɪkər, sˈmɑrtər, ˈstrɔŋgər, mɔr məˈʧʊr ˈbɛtər. ɔl timz hoʊp fər ðɪs tɪ bi ə ˌriˈæləˌti ˈrəðər ðən səm ɑkˈtoʊbər drim. əv kɔrs, ðoʊz drimz bɪˈkəm ˌriˈæləˌtiz ənd, ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz, ˈnaɪtˌmɛrz mɔr ˈɔfən ðən nɑt. ðət ɪz nɑt ðə keɪs ɪn ˈmɛmpfɪs. ˈɛvədəns ɪgˈzɪsts tɪ ʃoʊ ðət ðə ˈgrɪzliz ər praɪmd tɪ meɪk ə rən. ə pəˈtɛnʃəl, ə groʊɪŋ ˌɔlˈstɑr, ən ɪˈklɛktɪk bɛnʧ, ənd ə koʊʧ bækt baɪ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən seɪ soʊ. naʊ ɪz ðə taɪm. noʊ mɔr təˈmɑˌroʊz ənd nɛkst jɪrz. naʊ. "bɪˈliv ˈmɛmpfɪs" həz ɪˈvɑlvd tɪ "ɪkˈspɛkt ˈgreɪtnəs ˈmɛmpfɪs". ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv səkˈsɛs həz ɪˈvɑlvd frəm ʤɪst ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə dæns tɪ ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ steɪ ɔn ðə flɔr fər ə waɪl. ðə pleɪərz hæv ɪˈvɑlvd ɛz wɛl, ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðɛr ˈbɑdiz ənd θɔt ˈprɑsɛsəz, roʊlz ənd rɪˈspɑnsɪz tɪ ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈfeɪsɪz əv əˈθɔrəti θruaʊt ðə "grɪt ənd graɪnd" ˈɪrə. ðə ˈpisɪz ər fər ðə moʊst pɑrt ɪn pleɪs, ənd ðə steɪʤ ɪz sɛt. ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈʧæptər ɪn ðə ˈstɔri əv ðə ˈmɛmpfɪs ˈgrɪzliz ɪz ˈweɪtɪŋ tɪ bi toʊld. ðə ˈəðər timz ɪn ðə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən wɪl ˈsərtənli hæv ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ seɪ əˈbaʊt ɪt. brɪŋ ɪt ɔn. ɪts taɪm fər ə ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ əv ðə gɑrd, taɪm tɪ meɪk bɪˈlivərz aʊt əv nɑt ʤɪst memphians*, bət ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ. ˈmɛmpfɪs ɪz ˈrɛdi. ðə taɪm ɪz naʊ. waɪ nɑt ˈjuˈɛs? ˈfɑloʊ |
nuclear weapons could be used to stop asteroids, but in most instances, they are not the best option, said apollo astronaut rusty during a public lecture this wednesday in san francisco.
the venerable scientist explained that all but the largest heavenly bodies can be redirected by or towing them with an unmanned spacecraft. but last year, nasa issued a report stating that using nukes is the best strategy to prevent a catastrophic collision with earth.
although has a great deal of faith in the agency, enough to risk his life piloting their lunar lander, he feels that they issued the misleading statement under immense political pressure. it was a nefarious excuse to put nuclear weapons in space.
his own organization, the foundation, intends to use gentler tactics to alter the course of an asteroid by 2015.
right now, humans are not tracking most of the objects that could cause serious damage to earth, but in the next century, as powerful new telescopes come online, we will begin watching many of them. when that day comes, we will know which ones stand a chance of hitting earth, and it will be time to make some tough decisions.
since tracking asteroids contains an element of uncertainty, there will be a lot of false alarms, so it may not be necessary to take action at all. if it must be stopped, should we bump it, drag it, or blow it off course?
the astronaut compares our current situation to standing blindfolded in a batting cage. right now, we can't do anything, but we know that some balls are hurling towards us. in a few years, our blindfold will come off, and the whole world will be forced to decide together when to duck.
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image: don davis / nasa photo: jessica culler | ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz kʊd bi juzd tɪ stɑp ˈæstərˌɔɪdz, bət ɪn moʊst ˈɪnstənsɪz, ðeɪ ər nɑt ðə bɛst ˈɔpʃən, sɛd əˈpɑloʊ ˈæstrəˌnɑt ˈrəsti ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈpəblɪk ˈlɛkʧər ðɪs ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ. ðə ˈvɛnərəbəl ˈsaɪəntɪst ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət ɔl bət ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈhɛvənli ˈbɑdiz kən bi ˌridərˈɛktɪd baɪ ər toʊɪŋ ðɛm wɪθ ən ənˈmænd ˈspeɪˌskræft. bət læst jɪr, ˈnæsə ˈɪʃud ə rɪˈpɔrt ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət ˈjuzɪŋ nuks ɪz ðə bɛst ˈstrætəʤi tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ə ˌkætəˈstrɑfɪk kəˈlɪʒən wɪθ ərθ. ˌɔlˈðoʊ həz ə greɪt dil əv feɪθ ɪn ðə ˈeɪʤənsi, ɪˈnəf tɪ rɪsk hɪz laɪf ˈpaɪlətɪŋ ðɛr ˈlunər ˈlændər, hi filz ðət ðeɪ ˈɪʃud ðə mɪsˈlidɪŋ ˈsteɪtmənt ˈəndər ˌɪˈmɛns pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈprɛʃər. ɪt wɑz ə nəˈfɛriəs ɪkˈskjuz tɪ pʊt ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz ɪn speɪs. hɪz oʊn ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən, ˌɪnˈtɛndz tɪ juz ˈʤɛntlər ˈtæktɪks tɪ ˈɔltər ðə kɔrs əv ən ˈæstərˌɔɪd baɪ 2015 raɪt naʊ, ˈjumənz ər nɑt ˈtrækɪŋ moʊst əv ðə ˈɑbʤɛkts ðət kʊd kɔz ˈsɪriəs ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ərθ, bət ɪn ðə nɛkst ˈsɛnʧəri, ɛz ˈpaʊərfəl nu ˈtɛləˌskoʊps kəm ˈɔnˌlaɪn, wi wɪl bɪˈgɪn ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈmɛni əv ðɛm. wɪn ðət deɪ kəmz, wi wɪl noʊ wɪʧ wənz stænd ə ʧæns əv ˈhɪtɪŋ ərθ, ənd ɪt wɪl bi taɪm tɪ meɪk səm təf dɪˈsɪʒənz. sɪns ˈtrækɪŋ ˈæstərˌɔɪdz kənˈteɪnz ən ˈɛləmənt əv ənˈsərtənti, ðɛr wɪl bi ə lɔt əv fɔls əˈlɑrmz, soʊ ɪt meɪ nɑt bi ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ teɪk ˈækʃən æt ɔl. ɪf ɪt məst bi stɑpt, ʃʊd wi bəmp ɪt, dræg ɪt, ər bloʊ ɪt ɔf kɔrs? ðə ˈæstrəˌnɑt kəmˈpɛrz ɑr ˈkɑrənt ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən tɪ ˈstændɪŋ ˈblaɪndˌfoʊldɪd ɪn ə ˈbætɪŋ keɪʤ. raɪt naʊ, wi kænt du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, bət wi noʊ ðət səm bɔlz ər ˈhərlɪŋ təˈwɔrdz ˈjuˈɛs. ɪn ə fju jɪrz, ɑr ˈblaɪndˌfoʊld wɪl kəm ɔf, ənd ðə hoʊl wərld wɪl bi fɔrst tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd təˈgɛðər wɪn tɪ dək. si ˈɔlsoʊ: ˈɪmɪʤ: dɑn ˈdeɪvɪs ˈnæsə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈʤɛsɪkə ˈkələr |
rome (reuters) - rescuers recovered one body and saved 298 people in the mediterranean on tuesday amid poor weather conditions, a day after a rubber boat with an unknown number of people flipped in heavy seas, coast guard said.
the migrants were pulled from three different rubber boats, one of which had turned over, it said in a statement.
sea conditions were challenging, with (6 foot) waves and winds of up to 25 knots, a sos spokeswoman said.
on monday, an oil tanker pulled 15 people from the water about 30 nautical miles (55 km) off the libyan coast after a rubber boat turned over in heavy seas, a spokesman said.
the survivors have since been taken on board a vessel and are being taken to catania, sicily, he said. the would not estimate the number of missing.
mathilde auvillain, a spokeswoman for sos on board the humanitarian aquarius rescue vessel, said rubber boats are normally packed with at least 100 migrants.
on monday, the aquarius recovered five dead bodies from a rubber dinghy and the crew saw another person drown but was not able to recover the body, she said.
a boy who was pulled from the water and remained unconscious for two hours and a woman who had inhaled fuel fumes were evacuated from the aquarius by helicopter.
in total, about 550 migrants, most of them from west africa, were pulled to safety in five operations on monday, the coast guard said.
the death toll in the mediterranean has surged this year to as of nov. 14, compared to in the whole of 2015, according to the international organization for migration.
the deadliest route is across the mediterranean toward italy from libya, where smugglers have taken advantage of a breakdown of order to pack people into boats.
arrivals to italy this year, now at about, have already exceeded last. while last year departures dropped off from october as the weather conditions worsened, this year the decline has been less pronounced, interior ministry data show. | roʊm (ˈrɔɪtərz) ˈrɛˌskjuərz rɪˈkəvərd wən ˈbɑdi ənd seɪvd 298 ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ˌmɛdətərˈeɪniən ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ əˈmɪd pur ˈwɛðər kənˈdɪʃənz, ə deɪ ˈæftər ə ˈrəbər boʊt wɪθ ən ənˈnoʊn ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl flɪpt ɪn ˈhɛvi siz, koʊst gɑrd sɛd. ðə ˈmaɪgrənts wər pʊld frəm θri ˈdɪfərənt ˈrəbər boʊts, wən əv wɪʧ hæd tərnd ˈoʊvər, ɪt sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. si kənˈdɪʃənz wər ˈʧælənʤɪŋ, wɪθ 6 fʊt) weɪvz ənd wɪndz əv əp tɪ 25 nɑts, ə ɛoʊɛs ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən sɛd. ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ən ɔɪl ˈtæŋkər pʊld 15 ˈpipəl frəm ðə ˈwɔtər əˈbaʊt 30 ˈnɔtəkəl maɪəlz 55 km*) ɔf ðə ˈlɪˌbiən koʊst ˈæftər ə ˈrəbər boʊt tərnd ˈoʊvər ɪn ˈhɛvi siz, ə ˈspoʊksmən sɛd. ðə sərˈvaɪvərz hæv sɪns bɪn ˈteɪkən ɔn bɔrd ə ˈvɛsəl ənd ər biɪŋ ˈteɪkən tɪ kəˈteɪnjə, ˈsɪsəli, hi sɛd. ðə wʊd nɑt ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈmɪsɪŋ. ˈmæθɪld auvillain*, ə ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən fər ɛoʊɛs ɔn bɔrd ðə ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən əkˈwɛriəs ˈrɛskju ˈvɛsəl, sɛd ˈrəbər boʊts ər ˈnɔrməli pækt wɪθ æt list 100 ˈmaɪgrənts. ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ðə əkˈwɛriəs rɪˈkəvərd faɪv dɛd ˈbɑdiz frəm ə ˈrəbər ˈdɪŋi ənd ðə kru sɔ əˈnəðər ˈpərsən draʊn bət wɑz nɑt ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɪˈkəvər ðə ˈbɑdi, ʃi sɛd. ə bɔɪ hu wɑz pʊld frəm ðə ˈwɔtər ənd rɪˈmeɪnd ˌənˈkɑnʃəs fər tu aʊərz ənd ə ˈwʊmən hu hæd ˌɪnˈheɪld fjuəl fjumz wər ɪˈvækjəˌweɪtɪd frəm ðə əkˈwɛriəs baɪ ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər. ɪn ˈtoʊtəl, əˈbaʊt 550 ˈmaɪgrənts, moʊst əv ðɛm frəm wɛst ˈæfrɪkɑ, wər pʊld tɪ ˈseɪfti ɪn faɪv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ðə koʊst gɑrd sɛd. ðə dɛθ toʊl ɪn ðə ˌmɛdətərˈeɪniən həz sərʤd ðɪs jɪr tɪ ɛz əv noʊv. 14 kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ɪn ðə hoʊl əv 2015 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən fər maɪˈgreɪʃən. ðə ˈdɛdliəst rut ɪz əˈkrɔs ðə ˌmɛdətərˈeɪniən təˈwɔrd ˈɪtəli frəm ˈlɪˌbiə, wɛr sˈməgələrz hæv ˈteɪkən ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ə ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn əv ˈɔrdər tɪ pæk ˈpipəl ˈɪntu boʊts. ərˈaɪvəlz tɪ ˈɪtəli ðɪs jɪr, naʊ æt əˈbaʊt hæv ɔˈrɛdi ɪkˈsidɪd læst waɪl læst jɪr dɪˈpɑrʧərz drɑpt ɔf frəm ɑkˈtoʊbər ɛz ðə ˈwɛðər kənˈdɪʃənz ˈwərsənd, ðɪs jɪr ðə dɪˈklaɪn həz bɪn lɛs prəˈnaʊnst, ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈmɪnɪstri ˈdætə ʃoʊ. |
from war of the worlds to anne, paul picks out the best science fiction series for teenagers to discover and devour
1. splinter of the eye by alan dean foster
disney is kicking the star wars franchise back into life this year with a new series of sequel movies and novels and comics which expand the canonical universe still so far, far away. but here was the very first sequel, a tense and exciting drama on a deadly swamp world that pitched luke and leia and the droids against vader and his troopers. i was eight in 1978 when this came out and i was agog. reading this was like being let into secrets about what happened after that first, brilliant movie.
2. doctor who in an exciting adventure with the by david whitaker
the very first doctor who novel, back in 1964, was a very atmospheric and condensation of seven long episodes into one perfect volume, beautifully written by tv script editor david whitaker. from the moment fog closes around narrator car and the mysterious dr who steps out of the gloom on a non-stop wonderful romp that seems to fuse the very best of the worlds of wells and edgar rice burroughs.
3. the war of the worlds by wells
the original and best. like many boys and girls of my generation i was introduced to this perfect novel via jeff musical version on double vinyl album set, complete with sleeve and lavish paintings. i read the book without thinking of richard burton, julie covington, the resounding “ullas…!” of the martian chorus and various catchy invasion tunes. our teacher used to make us lie down on the drama studio floor and invent stage lighting accompaniments for listening to the record. such is the force of the original novel i still somehow believe that the was invaded by martians in the early part of the century. somehow it feels like realism to me.
4. the silver locusts by ray bradbury
or the martian chronicles as sometimes known. this is an astonishing compendium of related tales, stretching over dozens of decades in the invented history of mars. waves of settlers come and go and meet disaster, love, horror, mishaps, mayhem and are transformed by the beauty and strangeness of mars. a very haunting collection.
5. by anne mccaffrey
when i was in my teens and read the first of this space series i fell in love with the clever fusion of science fiction and fantasy elements. yes, the world is almost medieval, and the of are like knights flying through the skies with lances, but using lasers to combat the deadly threads that come falling out of the sky. everything is underpinned by a loopy kind of science fiction reality, allowing us to spring into this wild and vivid world of dragons and castles and adventure. something else brilliant about anne mccaffrey. she was one of the first writers i ever wrote to in order to tell her how wonderful i thought her books were. she was the first author ever to write back to me, seeming genuinely pleased taken the time to write. something never forgotten. letters from readers are likeecious messages from another world.
6. dune by frank herbert
when i was 15 i was a schoolefect and the only good thing about that apart from the badge was being able to stay in school during rainy lunchtimes. i read one dune book after another. has there ever been a more richly invented alien civilisation? it was in its detail and its weirdness. its mix of and phantasmagoria have stayed with me ever since. it seems at first harder to get into than it actually is. really, a soap opera with witchy queens and rebel heroes who turn into giant sandworms.
7. by ac crispin
late to discover this but i knew the author from her star wars, star trek and v novels. here she takes the best elements of all those franchises and creates a wonderful space opera about first contact with all kinds of strange races and peoples. the first novel has a wonderful ensemble cast about the solar system and it includes an adorable character who is basically a mattress.
8. on the flip side by nicholas fisk
a very strange sci-fi novel, about the day the animals on earth suddenly start talking and one by one, people start disappearing spontaneously off the edge of the world into some unknown dimension. a stunning book by fisk who is better known for his other books, about demon grandmothers, and robot revolutions. he was a fantastic stepping stone in sci-fi for kids of the and he should come somewhere between doctor who and john wyndham. speaking of which…
9. day of the by john wyndham
a starchy teacher at school introduced us to this gem when we were 12. how we thrilled to the swear words and the gore! at the time it was the most believable alien invasion ever read about and it still might be exactly that. everyone but a handful of folk go blind overnight due to a meteor storm and the resultant societal breakdown allows genetically modified orchids to go on a deadly and thoroughly enjoyable rampage. i also still love tale of mutants, the and who could forget the scary children of the cuckoos? his books are perfect for rainy afternoons and comfortably summoning up the spectre of dreadful disaster.
10. the tears of the singers by melinda snodgrass
my guilty secret all these years has been my being a fan of star trek not in any of its tv or movie incarnations in particular but rather the original novels from the 1980s. melinda snodgrass was one of a whole gang of women writers who wrote all the best trek books (see also: diane duane, barbara hambly, ac crispin, jean lorrah.) this one is my all-time favourite since it puts at the centre of the action. a world of singing alien seals are all that stands between the universe and utter destruction, and of course the seals are being clubbed to death one at a time by ruthless men who collect the crystals the seals shed at the point of death. it sounds but absolutely wonderful. where else would you ever have falling in love with a rock organist, a of furious klingons, captain kirk vanishing into a vortex and a planet full of warbling manatees?
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paul’ latest book is lost on mars, described as a classic sci-fi, little house on theairie mashup. | frəm wɔr əv ðə wərldz tɪ æn, pɔl pɪks aʊt ðə bɛst saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən ˈsɪriz fər ˈtiˌneɪʤərz tɪ dɪˈskəvər ənd dɪˈvaʊər 1 ˈsplɪntər əv ðə aɪ baɪ ˈælən din ˈfɑstər ˈdɪzni ɪz ˈkɪkɪŋ ðə stɑr wɔrz ˈfrænˌʧaɪz bæk ˈɪntu laɪf ðɪs jɪr wɪθ ə nu ˈsɪriz əv ˈsikwəl ˈmuviz ənd ˈnɑvəlz ənd ˈkɑmɪks wɪʧ ɪkˈspænd ðə kəˈnɑnəkəl ˈjunəˌvərs stɪl soʊ fɑr, fɑr əˈweɪ. bət hir wɑz ðə ˈvɛri fərst ˈsikwəl, ə tɛns ənd ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈdrɑmə ɔn ə ˈdɛdli swɔmp wərld ðət pɪʧt luk ənd leɪɑ ənd ðə drɔɪdz əˈgɛnst ˈveɪdər ənd hɪz ˈtrupərz. aɪ wɑz eɪt ɪn 1978 wɪn ðɪs keɪm aʊt ənd aɪ wɑz əˈgɑg. ˈrɛdɪŋ ðɪs wɑz laɪk biɪŋ lɛt ˈɪntu ˈsikrɪts əˈbaʊt wət ˈhæpənd ˈæftər ðət fərst, ˈbrɪljənt ˈmuvi. 2 ˈdɔktər hu ɪn ən ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ədˈvɛnʧər wɪθ ðə baɪ ˈdeɪvɪd ˈwɪtəkər ðə ˈvɛri fərst ˈdɔktər hu ˈnɑvəl, bæk ɪn 1964 wɑz ə ˈvɛri ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk ənd ˌkɑndənˈseɪʃən əv ˈsɛvən lɔŋ ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz ˈɪntu wən ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈvɑljum, ˈbjutəfli ˈrɪtən baɪ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən skrɪpt ˈɛdɪtər ˈdeɪvɪd ˈwɪtəkər. frəm ðə ˈmoʊmənt fɔg ˈkloʊzɪz əraʊnd ˈnɛreɪtər kɑr ənd ðə mɪˈstɪriəs ˈdɑktər hu stɛps aʊt əv ðə glum ɔn ə ˌnɑnˈstɑp ˈwəndərfəl rɑmp ðət simz tɪ fjuz ðə ˈvɛri bɛst əv ðə wərldz əv wɛlz ənd ˈɛdgər raɪs ˈbəroʊz. 3 ðə wɔr əv ðə wərldz baɪ wɛlz ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ənd bɛst. laɪk ˈmɛni bɔɪz ənd gərlz əv maɪ ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən aɪ wɑz ˌɪntrəˈdust tɪ ðɪs ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈnɑvəl ˈviə ʤɛf mˈjuzɪkəl ˈvərʒən ɔn ˈdəbəl ˈvaɪnəl ˈælbəm sɛt, kəmˈplit wɪθ sliv ənd ˈlævɪʃ ˈpeɪnɪŋz. aɪ rɛd ðə bʊk wɪˈθaʊt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv ˈrɪʧərd ˈbərtən, ˈʤuli ˈkəvɪŋtən, ðə riˈsaʊndɪŋ ““ullas…!”*…!” əv ðə ˈmɑrʃən ˈkɔrəs ənd ˈvɛriəs ˈkæˌʧi ˌɪnˈveɪʒən tunz. ɑr ˈtiʧər juzd tɪ meɪk ˈjuˈɛs laɪ daʊn ɔn ðə ˈdrɑmə ˈstudiˌoʊ flɔr ənd ˌɪnˈvɛnt steɪʤ ˈlaɪtɪŋ əˈkəmpnɪmənts fər ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈrɛkərd. səʧ ɪz ðə fɔrs əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈnɑvəl aɪ stɪl ˈsəmˌhaʊ bɪˈliv ðət ðə wɑz ˌɪnˈveɪdɪd baɪ ˈmɑrʃənz ɪn ðə ˈərli pɑrt əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri. ˈsəmˌhaʊ ɪt filz laɪk ˈriəlɪzm tɪ mi. 4 ðə ˈsɪlvər ˈloʊkəsts baɪ reɪ ˈbrædˌbɛri ər ðə ˈmɑrʃən ˈkrɑnɪkəlz ɛz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz noʊn. ðɪs ɪz ən əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ kəmˈpɛndiəm əv rɪˈleɪtɪd teɪlz, ˈstrɛʧɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈdəzənz əv ˈdɛkeɪdz ɪn ðə ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd ˈhɪstəri əv mɑrz. weɪvz əv ˈsɛtələrz kəm ənd goʊ ənd mit dɪˈzæstər, ləv, ˈhɔrər, ˈmɪsˌhæps, ˈmeɪˌhɛm ənd ər trænsˈfɔrmd baɪ ðə ˈbjuti ənd ˈstreɪnʤnəs əv mɑrz. ə ˈvɛri ˈhɔntɪŋ kəˈlɛkʃən. 5 baɪ æn məˈkæfri wɪn aɪ wɑz ɪn maɪ tinz ənd rɛd ðə fərst əv ðɪs speɪs ˈsɪriz aɪ fɛl ɪn ləv wɪθ ðə ˈklɛvər fˈjuʒən əv saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən ənd ˈfænəsi ˈɛləmənts. jɛs, ðə wərld ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst mɪˈdjivəl, ənd ðə əv ər laɪk naɪts flaɪɪŋ θru ðə skaɪz wɪθ lances*, bət ˈjuzɪŋ ˈleɪzərz tɪ ˈkɑmbæt ðə ˈdɛdli θrɛdz ðət kəm ˈfɑlɪŋ aʊt əv ðə skaɪ. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz ˈəndərˌpɪnd baɪ ə ˈlupi kaɪnd əv saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən ˌriˈæləˌti, əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ spərɪŋ ˈɪntu ðɪs waɪld ənd ˈvɪvɪd wərld əv ˈdrægənz ənd ˈkæsəlz ənd ədˈvɛnʧər. ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls ˈbrɪljənt əˈbaʊt æn məˈkæfri. ʃi wɑz wən əv ðə fərst ˈraɪtərz aɪ ˈɛvər roʊt tɪ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ tɛl hər haʊ ˈwəndərfəl aɪ θɔt hər bʊks wər. ʃi wɑz ðə fərst ˈɔθər ˈɛvər tɪ raɪt bæk tɪ mi, ˈsimɪŋ ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪnli plizd ˈteɪkən ðə taɪm tɪ raɪt. ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈnɛvər fərˈgɑtən. ˈlɛtərz frəm ˈridərz ər laɪk ˈprɛʃəs ˈmɛsɪʤɪz frəm əˈnəðər wərld. 6 dun baɪ fræŋk ˈhərbərt wɪn aɪ wɑz 15 aɪ wɑz ə skul ˈpriˌfɛkt ənd ðə ˈoʊnli gʊd θɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðət əˈpɑrt frəm ðə bæʤ wɑz biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ steɪ ɪn skul ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈreɪni lunchtimes*. aɪ rɛd wən dun bʊk ˈæftər əˈnəðər. həz ðɛr ˈɛvər bɪn ə mɔr ˈrɪʧli ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd ˈeɪliən civilisation*? ɪt wɑz ɪn ɪts ˈditeɪl ənd ɪts ˈwɪrdnəs. ɪts mɪks əv ənd fænˌtæzməˈgɔriə hæv steɪd wɪθ mi ˈɛvər sɪns. ɪt simz æt fərst ˈhɑrdər tɪ gɪt ˈɪntu ðən ɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪz. ˈrɪli, ə soʊp ˈɑprə wɪθ ˈwɪʧi kwinz ənd ˈrɛbəl ˈhɪroʊz hu tərn ˈɪntu ʤaɪənt sandworms*. 7 baɪ ˈeɪˈsi ˈkrɪspɪn leɪt tɪ dɪˈskəvər ðɪs bət aɪ nu ðə ˈɔθər frəm hər stɑr wɔrz, stɑr trɛk ənd vi ˈnɑvəlz. hir ʃi teɪks ðə bɛst ˈɛləmənts əv ɔl ðoʊz ˈfrænˌʧaɪzɪz ənd kriˈeɪts ə ˈwəndərfəl speɪs ˈɑprə əˈbaʊt fərst ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ɔl kaɪnz əv streɪnʤ ˈreɪsɪz ənd ˈpipəlz. ðə fərst ˈnɑvəl həz ə ˈwəndərfəl ɑnˈsɑmbəl kæst əˈbaʊt ðə ˈsoʊlər ˈsɪstəm ənd ɪt ˌɪnˈkludz ən əˈdɔrəbəl ˈkɛrɪktər hu ɪz ˈbeɪsɪkli ə ˈmætrəs. 8 ɔn ðə flɪp saɪd baɪ ˈnɪkələs fɪsk ə ˈvɛri streɪnʤ ˌsaɪˈfaɪ ˈnɑvəl, əˈbaʊt ðə deɪ ðə ˈænəməlz ɔn ərθ ˈsədənli stɑrt ˈtɔkɪŋ ənd wən baɪ wən, ˈpipəl stɑrt ˌdɪsəˈpɪrɪŋ spɑnˈteɪniəsli ɔf ðə ɛʤ əv ðə wərld ˈɪntu səm ənˈnoʊn dɪˈmɛnʃən. ə ˈstənɪŋ bʊk baɪ fɪsk hu ɪz ˈbɛtər noʊn fər hɪz ˈəðər bʊks, əˈbaʊt ˈdimən ˈgrændˌməðərz, ənd ˈroʊˌbət ˌrɛvəˈluʃənz. hi wɑz ə fænˈtæstɪk ˈstɛpɪŋ stoʊn ɪn ˌsaɪˈfaɪ fər kɪdz əv ðə ənd hi ʃʊd kəm ˈsəmˌwɛr bɪtˈwin ˈdɔktər hu ənd ʤɑn ˈwɪndəm. ˈspikɪŋ əv which…*… 9 deɪ əv ðə baɪ ʤɑn ˈwɪndəm ə ˈstɑrʧi ˈtiʧər æt skul ˌɪntrəˈdust ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ðɪs ʤɛm wɪn wi wər 12 haʊ wi θrɪld tɪ ðə swɛr wərdz ənd ðə gɔr! æt ðə taɪm ɪt wɑz ðə moʊst bəˈlivəbəl ˈeɪliən ˌɪnˈveɪʒən ˈɛvər rɛd əˈbaʊt ənd ɪt stɪl maɪt bi ɪgˈzæktli ðət. ˈɛvriˌwən bət ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv foʊk goʊ blaɪnd ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt du tɪ ə ˈmitiər stɔrm ənd ðə riˈzəltənt səˈsaɪɪtəl ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn əˈlaʊz ʤəˈnɛtɪkli ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd ˈɔrkədz tɪ goʊ ɔn ə ˈdɛdli ənd ˈθəroʊli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪəbəl ˈræmˌpeɪʤ. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ stɪl ləv teɪl əv mˈjutənts, ðə ənd hu kʊd fərˈgɛt ðə ˈskɛri ˈʧɪldrən əv ðə ˈkukuz? hɪz bʊks ər ˈpərˌfɪkt fər ˈreɪni ˌæftərˈnunz ənd ˈkəmfərtəbli ˈsəmənɪŋ əp ðə ˈspɛktər əv ˈdrɛdfəl dɪˈzæstər. 10 ðə tɪrz əv ðə ˈsɪŋərz baɪ məˈlɪndə sˈnɑdˌgræs maɪ ˈgɪlti ˈsikrɪt ɔl ðiz jɪrz həz bɪn maɪ biɪŋ ə fæn əv stɑr trɛk nɑt ɪn ˈɛni əv ɪts ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ər ˈmuvi ˌɪnkɑrˈneɪʃənz ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr bət ˈrəðər ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈnɑvəlz frəm ðə 1980s*. məˈlɪndə sˈnɑdˌgræs wɑz wən əv ə hoʊl gæŋ əv ˈwɪmən ˈraɪtərz hu roʊt ɔl ðə bɛst trɛk bʊks (si ˈɔlsoʊ: daɪæn dweɪn, ˈbɑrbərə ˈhæmbli, ˈeɪˈsi ˈkrɪspɪn, ʤin lorrah*.) ðɪs wən ɪz maɪ ˌɔlˈtaɪm ˈfeɪvərɪt sɪns ɪt pʊts æt ðə ˈsɛntər əv ðə ˈækʃən. ə wərld əv ˈsɪŋɪŋ ˈeɪliən silz ər ɔl ðət stændz bɪtˈwin ðə ˈjunəˌvərs ənd ˈətər dɪˈstrəkʃən, ənd əv kɔrs ðə silz ər biɪŋ kləbd tɪ dɛθ wən æt ə taɪm baɪ ˈruθləs mɛn hu kəˈlɛkt ðə ˈkrɪstəlz ðə silz ʃɛd æt ðə pɔɪnt əv dɛθ. ɪt saʊnz bət ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈwəndərfəl. wɛr ɛls wʊd ju ˈɛvər hæv ˈfɑlɪŋ ɪn ləv wɪθ ə rɑk ˈɔrgənəst, ə əv fˈjʊriəs ˈklɪŋˌgɔnz, ˈkæptən kərk ˈvænɪʃɪŋ ˈɪntu ə ˈvɔrtɛks ənd ə ˈplænət fʊl əv ˈwɔrbəlɪŋ ˈmænəˌtiz? ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: pɔl magrs’*’ ˈleɪtəst bʊk ɪz lɔst ɔn mɑrz, dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ə ˈklæsɪk ˌsaɪˈfaɪ, ˈlɪtəl haʊs ɔn ðə ˈprɛri mashup*. |
arne duncan, u.s. education secretary, right, speaks during a news conference with john king jr., senior advisor at the u.s. department of education, in the state dining room of the white house with u.s. president barack obama, not pictured, in washington, d.c., u.s., on friday, oct. 2, 2015. obama announced that education secretary arne duncan is stepping down in december and will be replaced by deputy secretary john b. king jr. photographer: andrew via getty images
u.s. secretary of education arne duncan recently proposed to redirect $15 billion from correctional facilities toward increasing teachers' salaries in high poverty schools.
unfortunately, because his suggestion came just days before he announced his resignation, this proposal risks being dismissed as some kind of a hail mary; an attempt to be provocative on his way out the door. he even suggested as much, when he stated "i want to lay out an idea today that will strike some as improbable or impractical."
actually, his idea is neither.
it is both practical and eminently plausible. with the right kind of leadership and advocacy, it might even become probable.
its basic premise -- that increased investments in education in high poverty schools will reduce crime and improve public safety -- is backed up by a solid and growing body of research. duncan outlined some of this in his speech, citing a study by economist lance lochner that a 1 percent increase in male high school graduates will result in fewer crimes and a savings of $1.4 billion annually. but there is more.
according to lochner, the greatest reductions in crime from increasing the number of high school graduates will be in the categories of murder, assault and motor vehicle theft. another economist, hank levin, found that the average criminal savings per new high school graduate is $26,600, almost twice that for black males.
sociologist bruce western calculated the risk of imprisonment for black high school dropouts born between 1975 and 1979 at 68 percent. that percentage drops to 21 percent for those with a ged, and to 6% for those with college degrees.
as duncan stated, "you don't have to be a liberal romantic to like the idea of investing up front in our kids. a look at the bottom line will take you to the same place."
moreover, this is not exactly a new idea.
the ella baker center launched "books not bars" back in 2004. in 2011, the unveiled its smart and safe campaign aimed at redirecting "misplaced priorities" that and over-incarcerate. a hybrid of proposal, in the form of proposition 47, passed in 2014 in california. massachusetts has introduced an act to increase neighborhood safety and opportunity, which calls for repealing mandatory minimums, changing certain felonies into misdemeanors and redirecting savings to, among other things, prevention and recovery. undoubtedly other states are putting forth similar legislation and ballot initiatives.
in fact, proposition should not only be taken very seriously, but expanded to encompass a wider range of educational reinvestment targets. as worthy as increasing teacher pay is, there are other options from which legislators and the public might choose. in order to increase graduation rates, high poverty schools need more restorative justice and less zero tolerance -- more counselors and fewer police roaming the halls.
robert balfanz, a noted dropout expert, has called the middle and high school years for youths "make or break." he cites the grade transition to high school as particularly treacherous for struggling students.
so, in addition to investing in higher pay for teachers, funds saved by reducing our nation's prison population could be redirected into training for teachers and administrators, additional health and mental health services in schools, or into special grade interventions for students flirting with dropping out.
for those students who have already dropped out, or are court-involved, there are programs -- like youthbuild, roca, and teen equality center -- that offer second chances, intensive supports, vocational training, and opportunities to finish high school. recidivism rates for youths who go through these programs are exceedingly low.
what is important to remember is that all of us benefit from this kind of reinvestment approach. as lochner and his colleagues wrote, "the social return to schooling is larger than the private return."
this is one instance when doing "good" (investing in educating our population instead of them) is the same as doing well (making our society safer and more prosperous). the public increasingly understands this. it has moved a long way from the "tough on crime" heyday of the and 1990s.
the coalition to dismantle mass incarceration continues to grow. reinvesting funds saved from a smaller criminal justice system into effective educational interventions for young people at risk of dropping out, or who are disconnected from both school and work, is an achievable and practical next step. | ɑrn ˈdəŋkən, juz. ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri, raɪt, spiks ˈdʊrɪŋ ə nuz ˈkɑnfərəns wɪθ ʤɑn kɪŋ jr*., ˈsinjər ædˈvaɪzər æt ðə juz. dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ɪn ðə steɪt ˈdaɪnɪŋ rum əv ðə waɪt haʊs wɪθ juz. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə, nɑt ˈpɪkʧərd, ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c*., juz., ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ɔkt. 2 2015 ˌoʊˈbɑmə əˈnaʊnst ðət ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ɑrn ˈdəŋkən ɪz ˈstɛpɪŋ daʊn ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər ənd wɪl bi ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ˈdɛpjəti ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ʤɑn bi. kɪŋ jr*. fəˈtɑgrəfər: ˈændru ˈviə ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz juz. ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɑrn ˈdəŋkən ˈrisəntli prəˈpoʊzd tɪ ˌridərˈɛkt 15 ˈbɪljən frəm kərˈɛkʃənəl fəˈsɪlɪtiz təˈwɔrd ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈtiʧərz' ˈsæləriz ɪn haɪ ˈpɑvərti skulz. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, bɪˈkəz hɪz səˈʤɛsʧən keɪm ʤɪst deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr hi əˈnaʊnst hɪz ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən, ðɪs prəˈpoʊzəl rɪsks biɪŋ dɪsˈmɪst ɛz səm kaɪnd əv ə heɪl ˈmɛri; ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ bi proʊˈvɑkətɪv ɔn hɪz weɪ aʊt ðə dɔr. hi ˈivɪn səˈʤɛstɪd ɛz məʧ, wɪn hi ˈsteɪtɪd "aɪ wɔnt tɪ leɪ aʊt ən aɪˈdiə təˈdeɪ ðət wɪl straɪk səm ɛz ˌɪmˈprɑbəbəl ər ˌɪmˈpræktɪkəl." ˈæˌkʧuəli, hɪz aɪˈdiə ɪz ˈniðər. ɪt ɪz boʊθ ˈpræktɪkəl ənd ˈɛmənəntli ˈplɔzəbəl. wɪθ ðə raɪt kaɪnd əv ˈlidərˌʃɪp ənd ˈædvəkəsi, ɪt maɪt ˈivɪn bɪˈkəm ˈprɑbəbəl. ɪts ˈbeɪsɪk ˈprɛmɪs ðət ˌɪnˈkrist ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ɪn ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɪn haɪ ˈpɑvərti skulz wɪl rɪˈdus kraɪm ənd ˌɪmˈpruv ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti ɪz bækt əp baɪ ə ˈsɑləd ənd groʊɪŋ ˈbɑdi əv ˈrisərʧ. ˈdəŋkən ˈaʊˌtlaɪnd səm əv ðɪs ɪn hɪz spiʧ, ˈsaɪtɪŋ ə ˈstədi baɪ ɪˈkɑnəmɪst læns ˈlɑknər ðət ə 1 pərˈsɛnt ˌɪnˈkris ɪn meɪl haɪ skul ˈgræʤəˌweɪts wɪl rɪˈzəlt ɪn fjuər kraɪmz ənd ə ˈseɪvɪŋz əv ˈbɪljən ˈænjuəli. bət ðɛr ɪz mɔr. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈlɑknər, ðə ˈgreɪtəst rɪˈdəkʃənz ɪn kraɪm frəm ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ðə ˈnəmbər əv haɪ skul ˈgræʤəˌweɪts wɪl bi ɪn ðə ˈkætəˌgɔriz əv ˈmərdər, əˈsɔlt ənd ˈmoʊtər ˈviɪkəl θɛft. əˈnəðər ɪˈkɑnəmɪst, hæŋk ˈlɛvɪn, faʊnd ðət ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈkrɪmənəl ˈseɪvɪŋz pər nu haɪ skul ˈgræʤəˌweɪt ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst twaɪs ðət fər blæk meɪlz. ˌsoʊsiˈɑləʤɪst brus ˈwɛstərn ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd ðə rɪsk əv ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt fər blæk haɪ skul ˈdrɑˌpaʊts bɔrn bɪtˈwin 1975 ənd 1979 æt 68 pərˈsɛnt. ðət pərˈsɛnɪʤ drɑps tɪ 21 pərˈsɛnt fər ðoʊz wɪθ ə ˈʤiˈiˈdi, ənd tɪ 6 fər ðoʊz wɪθ ˈkɑlɪʤ dɪˈgriz. ɛz ˈdəŋkən ˈsteɪtɪd, "ju doʊnt hæv tɪ bi ə ˈlɪˌbərəl roʊˈmæntɪk tɪ laɪk ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ əp frənt ɪn ɑr kɪdz. ə lʊk æt ðə ˈbɑtəm laɪn wɪl teɪk ju tɪ ðə seɪm pleɪs." mɔˈroʊvər, ðɪs ɪz nɑt ɪgˈzæktli ə nu aɪˈdiə. ðə ˈɛlə ˈbeɪkər ˈsɛnər lɔnʧt "bʊks nɑt bɑrz" bæk ɪn 2004 ɪn 2011 ðə ənˈveɪld ɪts smɑrt ənd seɪf kæmˈpeɪn eɪmd æt ˌridərˈɛktɪŋ "mɪˈspleɪst praɪˈɔrətiz" ðət ənd over-incarcerate*. ə ˈhaɪbrɪd əv prəˈpoʊzəl, ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃən 47 pæst ɪn 2014 ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ˌmæsəˈʧusəts həz ˌɪntrəˈdust ən ækt tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ˈseɪfti ənd ˌɑpərˈtunəti, wɪʧ kɔlz fər riˈpilɪŋ ˈmændəˌtɔri ˈmɪnɪməmz, ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈsərtən ˈfɛləniz ˈɪntu ˌmɪsdəˈminərz ənd ˌridərˈɛktɪŋ ˈseɪvɪŋz tɪ, əˈməŋ ˈəðər θɪŋz, priˈvɛnʃən ənd rɪˈkəvəri. ənˈdaʊtɪdli ˈəðər steɪts ər ˈpʊtɪŋ fɔrθ ˈsɪmələr ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ənd ˈbælət ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz. ɪn fækt, ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃən ʃʊd nɑt ˈoʊnli bi ˈteɪkən ˈvɛri ˈsɪriəsli, bət ɪkˈspændɪd tɪ ɛnˈkəmpəs ə ˈwaɪdər reɪnʤ əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ˌriɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈtɑrgəts. ɛz ˈwərði ɛz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈtiʧər peɪ ɪz, ðɛr ər ˈəðər ˈɔpʃənz frəm wɪʧ ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtərz ənd ðə ˈpəblɪk maɪt ʧuz. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˌgræʤəˈweɪʃən reɪts, haɪ ˈpɑvərti skulz nid mɔr rəˈstɔrətɪv ˈʤəstɪs ənd lɛs ˈziroʊ ˈtɑlərəns mɔr ˈkaʊnsələrz ənd fjuər pəˈlis ˈroʊmɪŋ ðə hɔlz. ˈrɑbərt ˈbɑlfɑnz, ə ˈnoʊtɪd ˈdrɑˌpaʊt ˈɛkspərt, həz kɔld ðə ˈmɪdəl ənd haɪ skul jɪrz fər juθs "meɪk ər breɪk." hi saɪts ðə greɪd trænˈzɪʃən tɪ haɪ skul ɛz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈtrɛʧərəs fər ˈstrəgəlɪŋ ˈstudənts. soʊ, ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ɪn haɪər peɪ fər ˈtiʧərz, fəndz seɪvd baɪ rɪˈdusɪŋ ɑr ˈneɪʃənz ˈprɪzən ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən kʊd bi ˌridərˈɛktɪd ˈɪntu ˈtreɪnɪŋ fər ˈtiʧərz ənd ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz, əˈdɪʃənəl hɛlθ ənd ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪn skulz, ər ˈɪntu ˈspɛʃəl greɪd ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃənz fər ˈstudənts ˈflərtɪŋ wɪθ ˈdrɑpɪŋ aʊt. fər ðoʊz ˈstudənts hu hæv ɔˈrɛdi drɑpt aʊt, ər ər court-involved*, ðɛr ər ˈproʊˌgræmz laɪk youthbuild*, ˈroʊkə, ənd tin ɪkˈwɑləti ˈsɛnər ðət ˈɔfər ˈsɛkənd ˈʧænsɪz, ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv səˈpɔrts, voʊˈkeɪʃənəl ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ənd ˌɑpərˈtunətiz tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ haɪ skul. rəˈsɪdɪˌvɪzəm reɪts fər juθs hu goʊ θru ðiz ˈproʊˌgræmz ər ɪkˈsidɪŋli loʊ. wət ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ɪz ðət ɔl əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ðɪs kaɪnd əv ˌriɪnˈvɛstmənt əˈproʊʧ. ɛz ˈlɑknər ənd hɪz ˈkɑligz roʊt, "ðə ˈsoʊʃəl rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈskulɪŋ ɪz ˈlɑrʤər ðən ðə ˈpraɪvət rɪˈtərn." ðɪs ɪz wən ˈɪnstəns wɪn duɪŋ "gʊd" (ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ɪn ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪŋ ɑr ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðɛm) ɪz ðə seɪm ɛz duɪŋ wɛl (ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɑr soʊˈsaɪɪti ˈseɪfər ənd mɔr ˈprɑspərəs). ðə ˈpəblɪk ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˌəndərˈstændz ðɪs. ɪt həz muvd ə lɔŋ weɪ frəm ðə "təf ɔn kraɪm" ˈheɪˌdeɪ əv ðə ənd 1990s*. ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən tɪ dɪsˈmænəl mæs ˌɪnˌkɑrsərˈeɪʃən kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ groʊ. ˌriɪnˈvɛstɪŋ fəndz seɪvd frəm ə sˈmɔlər ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs ˈsɪstəm ˈɪntu ˈifɛktɪv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃənz fər jəŋ ˈpipəl æt rɪsk əv ˈdrɑpɪŋ aʊt, ər hu ər ˌdɪskəˈnɛktɪd frəm boʊθ skul ənd wərk, ɪz ən əˈʧivəbəl ənd ˈpræktɪkəl nɛkst stɛp. |
with winter fast receding in the northern hemisphere and thoughts turning to summer holidays, reports are suggesting that there may be an unprecedented swarm of jellyfish heading for europe. the mauve stingers (also known as pelagia noctiluca) have been breeding in the water throughout the winter, and are now ready for an assault on the beaches of spain and the mediterranean.
masses of jellyfish are an increasingly common nuisance, not just in spain, but all around the world. spectacular blooms have been reported in japan, namibia, alaska, venezuela, peru and australia. and since 2000, the gulf of mexico has been suffering from an invasion of monster australian spotted jellyfish punctata), which are fouling fishing nets and upsetting the shrimpers. but are these accounts of rising numbers real, or are humans just spending more time in the water?
lucas is a oceanography at the university of british columbia's fisheries centre, and he agrees that the potential for interaction between man and jelly is on the rise. more fishing means that jellyfish will more frequently clog up, and split, fishing nets. the expansion of aquaculture means more disasters like last year's destruction of organically farmed salmon in a swarm of jellyfish. and media reports have also primed journalists to accept that the “deadly jellyfish menace” is on the rise.
so is it possible to say with certainty that jellyfish are increasing? mr thinks so: some ecosystems show evidence of an increase, and he is working to prove that this is a global phenomenon.
the namibian coast, for instance, used to be “hugely productive in fish,” he says, “and now it is entirely dominated by jellyfish. things appear to be going that way in the middle east, south pacific, the gulf of mexico and the mediterranean.”
the japanese coast has long weathered jellyfish blooms, but they tended to happen about once every 35 years. since 2002, however, every year but one has seen massive blooms. some individual fish exceed two metres in size and weigh a couple of hundred kilograms; both the size and number of the fish interfere with japanese fishermen.
many species of jellyfish spend the early part of their life as a polyp (like an anemone or coral) on the ocean floor, which can survive harsh conditions. when the conditions are right, the polyps switch into mode and bud off massive numbers of baby jellyfish.
overfishing may cause blooms: some fish eat baby jellyfish, and some, like herring, compete with jellyfish for the same food. take the fish away, and you get more jellyfish.
but jellyfish also eat fish eggs and baby fish, so if they start to increase in a marine ecosystem, it can create a positive feedback loop and produce more jellyfish at the expense of the fish. the jellyfish don't allow fish stocks to recover because they are eating all the baby fish before they get large enough to reproduce.
other factors tipping the balance in favour of jellyfish include dumping excess nutrients from chemical fertilisers, which sucks oxygen out of the water and create what are known as “dead zones”, which are hostile to almost all marine life other than certain species of jellyfish. rising ocean temperatures are also to jellyfish.
though some species are eaten in asia (the industry nets around $120m per year), blooms are already causing significant economic losses to traditional fisheries. in response to this abundance, scientists are developing a process to extract commercially valuable biomaterial from them for use in foods and medicines. others have suggested expanding the industry.
but is this ear too big to make into a silk purse? jellyfish push out incredibly valuable, and diverse, marine ecosystems. scientists may somehow turn jellyfish into food, tyres or flip-flops, but it is hard to imagine an industry based on a product that is at least 95% water will ever be economically superior to one based on a diverse and healthy marine ecosystem.
in 2004, fish caught in the ocean netted $85 billion on first sale. do we want to grow an industry that has a vested interest in a very different kind of ocean to the one we have today? the world has to decide what kind of ocean it wants: one thriving with diverse marine life, or one swimming with a few hundred species of jellyfish.
at the moment, it looks likely that humans may have only themselves to blame for the rise in jellyfish, through decades of overfishing. there is a certain schadenfreude in knowing that spain, home one of the world's most voracious fishing fleets, is destined to suffer from blooms of will presumably do no good at all to its tourist industry. such pleasure, however, is short-lived when one realises that while spanish fleets have long benefited from overfishing, we will all ultimately suffer the consequences.
mr calls jellyfish “harbingers of change”. the solution isn't to find ways of using them but to “stop polluting the ocean with nutrients and stop over fishing.” the next time you enjoy a holiday and sit to eat freshly caught fish in an cafe, you may wish to pause and wonder whether next time it will be jellyfish fingers for tea. | wɪθ ˈwɪntər fæst rɪˈsidɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr ənd θɔts ˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ˈsəmər ˈhɑləˌdeɪz, rɪˈpɔrts ər səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət ðɛr meɪ bi ən ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd swɔrm əv ˈʤɛliˌfɪʃ ˈhɛdɪŋ fər ˈjʊrəp. ðə mɔv ˈstɪŋərz (ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz pɛˈlɑʤiə noctiluca*) hæv bɪn ˈbridɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈwɔtər θruaʊt ðə ˈwɪntər, ənd ər naʊ ˈrɛdi fər ən əˈsɔlt ɔn ðə ˈbiʧɪz əv speɪn ənd ðə ˌmɛdətərˈeɪniən. ˈmæsɪz əv ˈʤɛliˌfɪʃ ər ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈkɑmən ˈnusəns, nɑt ʤɪst ɪn speɪn, bət ɔl əraʊnd ðə wərld. spɛkˈtækjələr blumz hæv bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ʤəˈpæn, nəˈmɪbiə, əˈlæskə, ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə, pəru ənd ɔˈstreɪljə. ənd sɪns 2000 ðə gəlf əv ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ həz bɪn ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm ən ˌɪnˈveɪʒən əv ˈmɑnstər ɔˈstreɪljən ˈspɑtɪd ˈʤɛliˌfɪʃ punctata*), wɪʧ ər ˈfaʊlɪŋ ˈfɪʃɪŋ nɛts ənd əpˈsɛtɪŋ ðə ʃˈrɪmpərz. bət ər ðiz əˈkaʊnts əv ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈnəmbərz ril, ər ər ˈjumənz ʤɪst ˈspɛndɪŋ mɔr taɪm ɪn ðə ˈwɔtər? ˈlukəs ɪz ə ˌoʊʃəˈnɑgrəfi æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈbrɪtɪʃ kəˈləmbiəz ˈfɪʃəriz ˈsɛntər, ənd hi əˈgriz ðət ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl fər ˌɪnərˈækʃən bɪtˈwin mæn ənd ˈʤɛli ɪz ɔn ðə raɪz. mɔr ˈfɪʃɪŋ minz ðət ˈʤɛliˌfɪʃ wɪl mɔr ˈfrikwɛntli klɑg əp, ənd splɪt, ˈfɪʃɪŋ nɛts. ðə ɪkˈspænʧən əv ˈækwəˌkəlʧər minz mɔr dɪˈzæstərz laɪk læst jɪrz dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ɔrˈgænɪkli fɑrmd ˈsæmən ɪn ə swɔrm əv ˈʤɛliˌfɪʃ. ənd ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrts hæv ˈɔlsoʊ praɪmd ˈʤərnəlɪsts tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðət ðə ˈʤɛliˌfɪʃ menace”*” ɪz ɔn ðə raɪz. soʊ ɪz ɪt ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ seɪ wɪθ ˈsərtənti ðət ˈʤɛliˌfɪʃ ər ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ? ˈmɪstər θɪŋks soʊ: səm ˈikoʊˌsɪstəmz ʃoʊ ˈɛvədəns əv ən ˌɪnˈkris, ənd hi ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ pruv ðət ðɪs ɪz ə ˈgloʊbəl fəˈnɑməˌnɑn. ðə nəˈmɪbiən koʊst, fər ˈɪnstəns, juzd tɪ bi pərˈdəktɪv ɪn fish,”*,” hi sɪz, naʊ ɪt ɪz ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd baɪ ˈʤɛliˌfɪʃ. θɪŋz əˈpɪr tɪ bi goʊɪŋ ðət weɪ ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist, saʊθ pəˈsɪfɪk, ðə gəlf əv ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ənd ðə mediterranean.”*.” ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz koʊst həz lɔŋ ˈwɛðərd ˈʤɛliˌfɪʃ blumz, bət ðeɪ ˈtɛndɪd tɪ ˈhæpən əˈbaʊt wəns ˈɛvəri 35 jɪrz. sɪns 2002 ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈɛvəri jɪr bət wən həz sin ˈmæsɪv blumz. səm ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl fɪʃ ɪkˈsid tu ˈmitərz ɪn saɪz ənd weɪ ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈhənərd ˈkɪləˌgræmz; boʊθ ðə saɪz ənd ˈnəmbər əv ðə fɪʃ ˌɪnərˈfɪr wɪθ ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈfɪʃərmɪn. ˈmɛni ˈspiʃiz əv ˈʤɛliˌfɪʃ spɛnd ðə ˈərli pɑrt əv ðɛr laɪf ɛz ə ˈpɑlɪp (laɪk ən ˈænɪˌmoʊn ər ˈkɔrəl) ɔn ðə ˈoʊʃən flɔr, wɪʧ kən sərˈvaɪv hɑrʃ kənˈdɪʃənz. wɪn ðə kənˈdɪʃənz ər raɪt, ðə ˈpɑlɪps swɪʧ ˈɪntu moʊd ənd bəd ɔf ˈmæsɪv ˈnəmbərz əv ˈbeɪbi ˈʤɛliˌfɪʃ. ˈoʊvərˌfɪʃɪŋ meɪ kɔz blumz: səm fɪʃ it ˈbeɪbi ˈʤɛliˌfɪʃ, ənd səm, laɪk ˈhɛrɪŋ, kəmˈpit wɪθ ˈʤɛliˌfɪʃ fər ðə seɪm fud. teɪk ðə fɪʃ əˈweɪ, ənd ju gɪt mɔr ˈʤɛliˌfɪʃ. bət ˈʤɛliˌfɪʃ ˈɔlsoʊ it fɪʃ ɛgz ənd ˈbeɪbi fɪʃ, soʊ ɪf ðeɪ stɑrt tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ə mərˈin ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm, ɪt kən kriˈeɪt ə ˈpɑzətɪv ˈfidˌbæk lup ənd ˈproʊdus mɔr ˈʤɛliˌfɪʃ æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv ðə fɪʃ. ðə ˈʤɛliˌfɪʃ doʊnt əˈlaʊ fɪʃ stɑks tɪ rɪˈkəvər bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər ˈitɪŋ ɔl ðə ˈbeɪbi fɪʃ ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ gɪt lɑrʤ ɪˈnəf tɪ ˌriprəˈdus. ˈəðər ˈfæktərz ˈtɪpɪŋ ðə ˈbæləns ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ˈʤɛliˌfɪʃ ˌɪnˈklud ˈdəmpɪŋ ˈɛkˌsɛs ˈnutriənts frəm ˈkɛmɪkəl fertilisers*, wɪʧ səks ˈɑksɪʤən aʊt əv ðə ˈwɔtər ənd kriˈeɪt wət ər noʊn ɛz zones”*”, wɪʧ ər ˈhɑstəl tɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl mərˈin laɪf ˈəðər ðən ˈsərtən ˈspiʃiz əv ˈʤɛliˌfɪʃ. ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈoʊʃən ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ər ˈɔlsoʊ tɪ ˈʤɛliˌfɪʃ. ðoʊ səm ˈspiʃiz ər ˈitən ɪn ˈeɪʒə (ðə ˈɪndəstri nɛts əraʊnd pər jɪr), blumz ər ɔˈrɛdi ˈkɔzɪŋ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈlɔsɪz tɪ trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈfɪʃəriz. ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðɪs əˈbəndəns, ˈsaɪəntɪsts ər dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ə ˈprɔˌsɛs tɪ ˈɛkˌstrækt kəˈmərʃəli ˈvæljəbəl ˌbaɪoʊməˈtɪriəl frəm ðɛm fər juz ɪn fudz ənd ˈmɛdəsənz. ˈəðərz hæv səˈʤɛstɪd ɪkˈspændɪŋ ðə ˈɪndəstri. bət ɪz ðɪs ɪr tu bɪg tɪ meɪk ˈɪntu ə sɪlk pərs? ˈʤɛliˌfɪʃ pʊʃ aʊt ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈvæljəbəl, ənd dɪˈvərs, mərˈin ˈikoʊˌsɪstəmz. ˈsaɪəntɪsts meɪ ˈsəmˌhaʊ tərn ˈʤɛliˌfɪʃ ˈɪntu fud, taɪərz ər flip-flops*, bət ɪt ɪz hɑrd tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ən ˈɪndəstri beɪst ɔn ə ˈprɑdəkt ðət ɪz æt list 95 ˈwɔtər wɪl ˈɛvər bi ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkli suˈpɪriər tɪ wən beɪst ɔn ə dɪˈvərs ənd ˈhɛlθi mərˈin ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm. ɪn 2004 fɪʃ kɔt ɪn ðə ˈoʊʃən ˈnɛtɪd 85 ˈbɪljən ɔn fərst seɪl. du wi wɔnt tɪ groʊ ən ˈɪndəstri ðət həz ə ˈvɛstɪd ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ə ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt kaɪnd əv ˈoʊʃən tɪ ðə wən wi hæv təˈdeɪ? ðə wərld həz tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd wət kaɪnd əv ˈoʊʃən ɪt wɔnts: wən θˈraɪvɪŋ wɪθ dɪˈvərs mərˈin laɪf, ər wən sˈwɪmɪŋ wɪθ ə fju ˈhənərd ˈspiʃiz əv ˈʤɛliˌfɪʃ. æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt, ɪt lʊks ˈlaɪkli ðət ˈjumənz meɪ hæv ˈoʊnli ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ bleɪm fər ðə raɪz ɪn ˈʤɛliˌfɪʃ, θru ˈdɛkeɪdz əv ˈoʊvərˌfɪʃɪŋ. ðɛr ɪz ə ˈsərtən ˈʃædɪnˌfrɔɪd ɪn noʊɪŋ ðət speɪn, hoʊm wən əv ðə wərldz moʊst vɔˈreɪʃəs ˈfɪʃɪŋ flits, ɪz ˈdɛstɪnd tɪ ˈsəfər frəm blumz əv wɪl prɪˈzuməbli du noʊ gʊd æt ɔl tɪ ɪts ˈtʊrɪst ˈɪndəstri. səʧ ˈplɛʒər, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz ˌʃɔrˈtlɪvd wɪn wən ˈriəˌlaɪzɪz ðət waɪl ˈspænɪʃ flits hæv lɔŋ ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd frəm ˈoʊvərˌfɪʃɪŋ, wi wɪl ɔl ˈəltəmətli ˈsəfər ðə ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz. ˈmɪstər kɔlz ˈʤɛliˌfɪʃ əv change”*”. ðə səˈluʃən ˈɪzənt tɪ faɪnd weɪz əv ˈjuzɪŋ ðɛm bət tɪ pəˈlutɪŋ ðə ˈoʊʃən wɪθ ˈnutriənts ənd stɑp ˈoʊvər fishing.”*.” ðə nɛkst taɪm ju ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ə ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ənd sɪt tɪ it ˈfrɛʃli kɔt fɪʃ ɪn ən kəˈfeɪ, ju meɪ wɪʃ tɪ pɔz ənd ˈwəndər ˈwɛðər nɛkst taɪm ɪt wɪl bi ˈʤɛliˌfɪʃ ˈfɪŋgərz fər ti. |
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the following story is and depicts an actual person and event.
in the tv reviewing system, sexually based content is considered especially heinous. in new york city, the dedicated bloggers who investigate these vicious programs are members of an elite generation known as millennials. these are their stories.
last month was, the month in which men of my generation grow mustaches as a form of activism against or something. is also a good time to eat “mo” than your fair share of vegan cranberry sauce called sauce, you can get it at whole foods) and go into a that causes you to sleep in and lose your job at the dog walking company where you sort of work even though mostly really focusing on music right now. when that happens you end up spending the first week of “netflix and chilling” alone for two weeks straight, which is known as and freezing to death. this is a good thing, though.
remember in game of when everyone kept saying “winter is coming?” that was the show itself reminding you of the reality that winter is the death of your social life and that you need to make a long term commitment to a really involved television series until at least february 15th. throughout the holiday season going to find yourself at family gatherings, work mixers, gatherings, day throw downs, all sorts of shit where going to need a steady series to talk about to keep people from seriously judging you. getting close to 30, if you show up to [starbucks red cup holiday] dinner claiming still shopping around for a good show to watch, your older relatives are going to start making some assumptions. if you decide between jessica jones and the flash, going to assume you watch the arrow (not that anything wrong with that). it can get worse than that, however. sometimes you show up at new eve with fargo but by day traipsing around town with some new season of american horror story. it will feel like having fun, but short lived manic superficial fun. the type of fun that people like charlie sheen and marco rubio have where all cocaine and yelling about warlocks until you wake up one morning covered in receipts and little 2 oz. plastic bottles of fireball cinnamon whiskey and realize you have seriously destroyed your own life and possibly a good section of florida. my point in all of this is that found my winter show. a million episodes long, problematic as hell, and roughly the same shit happens every time i watch it. watching law & order: svu.
l&o usually begins with a cold open involving someone jogging or looking wistfully into a pan while frying a single egg because a detective with a lot on their mind. honestly you can get five minutes into one of these things without knowing whether watching a tv show or an excedrin commercial. then a casio keyboard bangs out the intro theme, a sort of jazzy neon indian groove set to a series of put together by someone who only knows how to use the filter. what follows is the most offensive show on television. this show is harder to watch than the episode where they tried to make jankum.
every episode involves a rape. every episode. i suppose this “dick wolf” bro thinks this is a fine way for him to get jokes off about this sort of thing. why not do an episode about women in comedy, or have a guest star of color like aziz ansari? why is every episode the same? literally what is a procedural drama?
anyways, once the crime of the day is upon us we see a core cast of investigators awkwardly lob dialogue back and forth trying to subtly explain which real news story is serving as the basis for the current plot. the ariel castro episode features such illuminating exposition as saying “this is like ariel castro.” there is also a villain who uses a drink called five crazy to get up for crime, which i think is supposed to be a of four but actually a real thing where you pour a five hour energy drink into a four and then it while that “shut up and dance with me” song is playing). hell, also an episode where paula deen shoots martin (this is actually not a joke, look it up).
depending on what season watching, there are a number of different penny models that roll through the precinct having really boring middle aged relationships with one another where they have to get into serious discussions about how much they love their kids. then some guy called that seems vaguely familiar? i swear heard this before somewhere. finally and most importantly problematic comedian richard belzer, who is a comedian and is on this show, so clearly here to get jokes off about victims of sex crimes. he uses his white male privilege to saunter around the police station making without regard for safe space. in one episode he gets shot in the ass, and then he asks his partner if he wants to kiss it and make it better. now prior to watching this episode i had eaten a good three quarters of known as a chicago pumpkin, which is a pumpkin soaked in butter cut into a jack ‘o lantern of chief face, so this little “ass” joke triggered me pretty hard. and make no mistake, the fault for triggering me into a panic attack, not my raging addiction to the modern most manic strain of weed. rape joke comedian richard belzer makes me sick and should never be allowed on stage again. if he ever comes to the comedy show i run in the bathroom hallway of a hardware store he will for sure have the mic shut off and the stage rushed by me, the only person usually at the show.
so if this show is so offensive, why am i the whole thing until black month? because i am an internet activist, and without being offended, i am nothing. winter is coming and i need a very large supply of content to be furious over. there are so many actors involved in this show, it could take me months to create petitions to get all of them fired. so happy. god bless us, everyone.
oh shit i just remembered where heard that voice: | ˈpriviəsli, ɔn mɪˈlɛniəl reviews…”*…” ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈstɔri ɪz ənd dɪˈpɪkts ən ˈækʧəwəl ˈpərsən ənd ɪˈvɛnt. ɪn ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən rivˈjuɪŋ ˈsɪstəm, ˈsɛkʃuəli beɪst ˈkɑntɛnt ɪz kənˈsɪdərd əˈspɛʃəli ˈheɪnəs. ɪn nu jɔrk ˈsɪti, ðə ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd ˈblɔgərz hu ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðiz ˈvɪʃəs ˈproʊˌgræmz ər ˈmɛmbərz əv ən ɪˈlit ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən noʊn ɛz millennials*. ðiz ər ðɛr ˈstɔriz. læst mənθ wɑz, ðə mənθ ɪn wɪʧ mɛn əv maɪ ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən groʊ ˈməˌstæʃɪz ɛz ə fɔrm əv ˈæktɪˌvɪzəm əˈgɛnst ər ˈsəmθɪŋ. ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə gʊd taɪm tɪ it ““mo”*” ðən jʊr fɛr ʃɛr əv ˈvɛgən ˈkrænˌbɛri sɔs kɔld sɔs, ju kən gɪt ɪt æt hoʊl fudz) ənd goʊ ˈɪntu ə ðət ˈkɔzɪz ju tɪ slip ɪn ənd luz jʊr ʤɑb æt ðə dɔg ˈwɔkɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni wɛr ju sɔrt əv wərk ˈivɪn ðoʊ ˈmoʊstli ˈrɪli ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn mˈjuzɪk raɪt naʊ. wɪn ðət ˈhæpənz ju ɛnd əp ˈspɛndɪŋ ðə fərst wik əv ənd chilling”*” əˈloʊn fər tu wiks streɪt, wɪʧ ɪz noʊn ɛz ənd ˈfrizɪŋ tɪ dɛθ. ðɪs ɪz ə gʊd θɪŋ, ðoʊ. rɪˈmɛmbər ɪn geɪm əv wɪn ˈɛvriˌwən kɛpt seɪɪŋ ɪz coming?”*?” ðət wɑz ðə ʃoʊ ˌɪtˈsɛlf riˈmaɪndɪŋ ju əv ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ðət ˈwɪntər ɪz ðə dɛθ əv jʊr ˈsoʊʃəl laɪf ənd ðət ju nid tɪ meɪk ə lɔŋ tərm kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ə ˈrɪli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsɪriz ənˈtɪl æt list ˈfɛbruˌɛri 15th*. θruaʊt ðə ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈsizən goʊɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ˈjɔrsɛlf æt ˈfæməli ˈgæðərɪŋz, wərk ˈmɪksərz, ˈgæðərɪŋz, deɪ θroʊ daʊnz, ɔl sɔrts əv ʃɪt wɛr goʊɪŋ tɪ nid ə ˈstɛdi ˈsɪriz tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt tɪ kip ˈpipəl frəm ˈsɪriəsli ˈʤəʤɪŋ ju. ˈgɪtɪŋ kloʊz tɪ 30 ɪf ju ʃoʊ əp tɪ [ˈstɑrˌbəks rɛd kəp ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ] ˈdɪnər ˈkleɪmɪŋ stɪl ˈʃɑpɪŋ əraʊnd fər ə gʊd ʃoʊ tɪ wɔʧ, jʊr ˈoʊldər ˈrɛlətɪvz ər goʊɪŋ tɪ stɑrt ˈmeɪkɪŋ səm əˈsəmpʃənz. ɪf ju ˌdɪˈsaɪd bɪtˈwin ˈʤɛsɪkə ʤoʊnz ənd ðə flæʃ, goʊɪŋ tɪ əˈsum ju wɔʧ ðə ˈɛroʊ (nɑt ðət ˈɛniˌθɪŋ rɔŋ wɪθ ðət). ɪt kən gɪt wərs ðən ðət, ˌhaʊˈɛvər. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ju ʃoʊ əp æt nu iv wɪθ ˈfɑrˌgoʊ bət baɪ deɪ ˈtreɪpsɪŋ əraʊnd taʊn wɪθ səm nu ˈsizən əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɔrər ˈstɔri. ɪt wɪl fil laɪk ˈhævɪŋ fən, bət ʃɔrt lɪvd ˈmænɪk ˌsupərˈfɪʃəl fən. ðə taɪp əv fən ðət ˈpipəl laɪk ˈʧɑrli ʃin ənd ˈmɑrkoʊ ˈrubioʊ hæv wɛr ɔl koʊˈkeɪn ənd ˈjɛlɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈwɔˌrlɔks ənˈtɪl ju weɪk əp wən ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈkəvərd ɪn rɪˈsits ənd ˈlɪtəl 2 ɑz. ˈplæstɪk ˈbɑtəlz əv ˈfaɪərˌbɔl ˈsɪnəmən ˈwɪski ənd ˈriəˌlaɪz ju hæv ˈsɪriəsli dɪˈstrɔɪd jʊr oʊn laɪf ənd ˈpɑsəbli ə gʊd ˈsɛkʃən əv ˈflɔrɪdə. maɪ pɔɪnt ɪn ɔl əv ðɪs ɪz ðət faʊnd maɪ ˈwɪntər ʃoʊ. ə ˈmɪljən ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz lɔŋ, ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk ɛz hɛl, ənd ˈrəfli ðə seɪm ʃɪt ˈhæpənz ˈɛvəri taɪm aɪ wɔʧ ɪt. ˈwɑʧɪŋ lɔ ˈɔrdər: svu*. ˈjuʒəwəli bɪˈgɪnz wɪθ ə koʊld ˈoʊpən ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈsəmˌwən ˈʤɔgɪŋ ər ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈwɪstfəli ˈɪntu ə pæn waɪl fraɪɪŋ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ɛg bɪˈkəz ə dɪˈtɛktɪv wɪθ ə lɔt ɔn ðɛr maɪnd. ˈɑnəstli ju kən gɪt faɪv ˈmɪnəts ˈɪntu wən əv ðiz θɪŋz wɪˈθaʊt noʊɪŋ ˈwɛðər ˈwɑʧɪŋ ə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ʃoʊ ər ən ɛkˈsɛdrən kəˈmərʃəl. ðɛn ə ˈkæsioʊ ˈkiˌbɔrd bæŋz aʊt ðə ˈɪntroʊ θim, ə sɔrt əv ˈʤæzi niɑn ˈɪndiən gruv sɛt tɪ ə ˈsɪriz əv pʊt təˈgɛðər baɪ ˈsəmˌwən hu ˈoʊnli noʊz haʊ tɪ juz ðə ˈfɪltər. wət ˈfɑloʊz ɪz ðə moʊst əˈfɛnsɪv ʃoʊ ɔn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən. ðɪs ʃoʊ ɪz ˈhɑrdər tɪ wɔʧ ðən ðə ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd wɛr ðeɪ traɪd tɪ meɪk jankum*. ˈɛvəri ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ə reɪp. ˈɛvəri ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd. aɪ səˈpoʊz ðɪs wolf”*” broʊ θɪŋks ðɪs ɪz ə faɪn weɪ fər ɪm tɪ gɪt ʤoʊks ɔf əˈbaʊt ðɪs sɔrt əv θɪŋ. waɪ nɑt du ən ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əˈbaʊt ˈwɪmən ɪn ˈkɑmədi, ər hæv ə gɛst stɑr əv ˈkələr laɪk əˈziz ɑnˈsɑri? waɪ ɪz ˈɛvəri ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ðə seɪm? ˈlɪtərəli wət ɪz ə prəˈsiʤərəl ˈdrɑmə? ˈɛniˌweɪz, wəns ðə kraɪm əv ðə deɪ ɪz əˈpɑn ˈjuˈɛs wi si ə kɔr kæst əv ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ˈɔkwərdli lɑb ˈdaɪəˌlɔg bæk ənd fɔrθ traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈsətəli ɪkˈspleɪn wɪʧ ril nuz ˈstɔri ɪz ˈsərvɪŋ ɛz ðə ˈbeɪsɪs fər ðə ˈkɑrənt plɑt. ðə ˈɛriəl ˈkæstroʊ ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ˈfiʧərz səʧ ˌɪˈluməˌneɪtɪŋ ˌɛkspəˈzɪʃən ɛz seɪɪŋ ɪz laɪk ˈɛriəl castro.”*.” ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈvɪlən hu ˈjuzɪz ə drɪŋk kɔld faɪv ˈkreɪzi tɪ gɪt əp fər kraɪm, wɪʧ aɪ θɪŋk ɪz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ə əv fɔr bət ˈæˌkʧuəli ə ril θɪŋ wɛr ju pɔr ə faɪv aʊər ˈɛnərʤi drɪŋk ˈɪntu ə fɔr ənd ðɛn ɪt waɪl ðət əp ənd dæns wɪθ me”*” sɔŋ ɪz pleɪɪŋ). hɛl, ˈɔlsoʊ ən ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd wɛr ˈpɔlə din ʃuts ˈmɑrtɪn (ðɪs ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli nɑt ə ʤoʊk, lʊk ɪt əp). dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn wət ˈsizən ˈwɑʧɪŋ, ðɛr ər ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈpɛni ˈmɑdəlz ðət roʊl θru ðə ˈpriˌsɪŋkt ˈhævɪŋ ˈrɪli ˈbɔrɪŋ ˈmɪdəl ˈeɪʤɪd riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps wɪθ wən əˈnəðər wɛr ðeɪ hæv tɪ gɪt ˈɪntu ˈsɪriəs dɪˈskəʃənz əˈbaʊt haʊ məʧ ðeɪ ləv ðɛr kɪdz. ðɛn səm gaɪ kɔld ðət simz ˈveɪgli fəˈmɪljər? aɪ swɛr hərd ðɪs ˌbiˈfɔr ˈsəmˌwɛr. ˈfaɪnəli ənd moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk kəˈmidiən ˈrɪʧərd ˈbɛlzər, hu ɪz ə kəˈmidiən ənd ɪz ɔn ðɪs ʃoʊ, soʊ ˈklɪrli hir tɪ gɪt ʤoʊks ɔf əˈbaʊt ˈvɪktɪmz əv sɛks kraɪmz. hi ˈjuzɪz hɪz waɪt meɪl ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ tɪ ˈsɔntər əraʊnd ðə pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən ˈmeɪkɪŋ wɪˈθaʊt rɪˈgɑrd fər seɪf speɪs. ɪn wən ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd hi gɪts ʃɑt ɪn ðə æs, ənd ðɛn hi æsks hɪz ˈpɑrtnər ɪf hi wɔnts tɪ kɪs ɪt ənd meɪk ɪt ˈbɛtər. naʊ praɪər tɪ ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðɪs ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd aɪ hæd ˈitən ə gʊd θri kˈwɔrtərz əv noʊn ɛz ə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˈpəmpkɪn, wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈpəmpkɪn soʊkt ɪn ˈbətər kət ˈɪntu ə ʤæk ˈlæntərn əv ʧif feɪs, soʊ ðɪs ˈlɪtəl ““ass”*” ʤoʊk ˈtrɪgərd mi ˈprɪti hɑrd. ənd meɪk noʊ mɪˈsteɪk, ðə fɔlt fər ˈtrɪgərɪŋ mi ˈɪntu ə ˈpænɪk əˈtæk, nɑt maɪ ˈreɪʤɪŋ əˈdɪkʃən tɪ ðə ˈmɑdərn moʊst ˈmænɪk streɪn əv wid. reɪp ʤoʊk kəˈmidiən ˈrɪʧərd ˈbɛlzər meɪks mi sɪk ənd ʃʊd ˈnɛvər bi əˈlaʊd ɔn steɪʤ əˈgɛn. ɪf hi ˈɛvər kəmz tɪ ðə ˈkɑmədi ʃoʊ aɪ rən ɪn ðə ˈbæθˌrum ˈhɔlˌweɪ əv ə ˈhɑrdˌwɛr stɔr hi wɪl fər ʃʊr hæv ðə mɪk ʃət ɔf ənd ðə steɪʤ rəʃt baɪ mi, ðə ˈoʊnli ˈpərsən ˈjuʒəwəli æt ðə ʃoʊ. soʊ ɪf ðɪs ʃoʊ ɪz soʊ əˈfɛnsɪv, waɪ æm aɪ ðə hoʊl θɪŋ ənˈtɪl blæk mənθ? bɪˈkəz aɪ æm ən ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈæktɪvɪst, ənd wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ əˈfɛndɪd, aɪ æm ˈnəθɪŋ. ˈwɪntər ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ ənd aɪ nid ə ˈvɛri lɑrʤ səˈplaɪ əv ˈkɑntɛnt tɪ bi fˈjʊriəs ˈoʊvər. ðɛr ər soʊ ˈmɛni ˈæktərz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðɪs ʃoʊ, ɪt kʊd teɪk mi mənθs tɪ kriˈeɪt pəˈtɪʃənz tɪ gɪt ɔl əv ðɛm faɪərd. soʊ ˈhæpi. gɑd blɛs ˈjuˈɛs, ˈɛvriˌwən. oʊ ʃɪt aɪ ʤɪst rɪˈmɛmbərd wɛr hərd ðət vɔɪs: |
michigan is the only state in the country to penalize minors for refusing to take if they're not driving.
despite multiple federal court decisions finding the practice unconstitutional, the state persists in the practice of testing kids for booze. this has enraged former attorney and state rep. peter lucido (r–shelby), who has introduced legislation to bring michigan law and police practices in line with the constitution.
"by exercising their constitutionally guaranteed right to say no," he says of minors who refuse preliminary breath tests or (pbts) "they get a two point violation and $100 fine." but "we're allowed to say no because it's a taking of breath. it's a search."
his bill, h.b. 4213, would clarify that minors can refuse a and requires that police officers have to go through the same process to them as they would have to with other searches, namely getting a warrant.
"if someone wants to exercise their rights to say no," he says, the cops have to call a judge. "then a magistrate would hear the facts, and they could get a warrant."
lucido's bill, if passed, would finally bring michigan law into accordance with a 2007 u.s. district court decision which ruled that michigan's underage drinking law "authorizes practices that contravene the fourth amendment" by penalizing people who refuse a search.
that ruling was the result of a lawsuit brought by the michigan aclu, who sued the state on behalf of two women who had been subjected to tests against their consent. one of the women had had police show up at her door at 4 a.m. after discovering a purse she had left at a party. the officers demanded she take a or be fined.
prior to this a 2003 u.s. district court ruling had struck down an identical local fine for the same reasoning.
but despite the courts striking down the application of fines for people exercising their constitutional rights, the michigan law has remained on the books.
the law remains up on the michigan legislature's website, and defense attorneys are still cautioning their minor clients that they can be fined and penalized for refusing a.
the bill passed through the house in march by a whopping vote, and the senate judiciary committee sent it to the floor thursday with a due pass recommendation.
so far the only major opposition has been from the michigan sheriff's association, who has said it will remove a useful tool from law enforcement officers.
sheriff association executive director blaine koops told michigan live that getting a warrant to conduct field tests was just too much of a hassle for the average beat cop. "that is very time consuming and also very difficult as far as trying to get that paperwork out from the field to the judge and back."
lucido, who has been in the legislature since 2015, also suggests concerns over revenue might be coloring the judgement of some law enforcement voices sad to see the $100 civil fines go. "you roll up on a house party, have 50 kids refuse a, and collect $5,000 in revenue. you'd probably say you did a pretty good job for the city. its poking at its finest."
lucido's bill is currently waiting for a vote of the full michigan senate, which will then send it to gov. rick snyder for signing. | ˈmɪʃɪgən ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli steɪt ɪn ðə ˈkəntri tɪ ˈpɛnəˌlaɪz ˈmaɪnərz fər rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ teɪk ɪf ðɛr nɑt ˈdraɪvɪŋ. dɪˈspaɪt ˈməltəpəl ˈfɛdərəl kɔrt dɪˈsɪʒənz ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðə ˈpræktɪs ˌənˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl, ðə steɪt pərˈsɪsts ɪn ðə ˈpræktɪs əv ˈtɛstɪŋ kɪdz fər buz. ðɪs həz ɪnˈreɪʤd ˈfɔrmər əˈtərni ənd steɪt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈpitər luˈʧidoʊ (r–shelby*), hu həz ˌɪntrəˈdust ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən tɪ brɪŋ ˈmɪʃɪgən lɔ ənd pəˈlis ˈpræktɪsɪz ɪn laɪn wɪθ ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən. "baɪ ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪŋ ðɛr ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəli ˌgɛrənˈtid raɪt tɪ seɪ noʊ," hi sɪz əv ˈmaɪnərz hu ˈrɛfˌjuz prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri brɛθ tɛsts ər (pbts*) "ðeɪ gɪt ə tu pɔɪnt vaɪəˈleɪʃən ənd 100 faɪn." bət "wɪr əˈlaʊd tɪ seɪ noʊ bɪˈkəz ɪts ə ˈteɪkɪŋ əv brɛθ. ɪts ə sərʧ." hɪz bɪl, h.b*. 4213 wʊd ˈklɛrəˌfaɪ ðət ˈmaɪnərz kən ˈrɛfˌjuz ə ənd rikˈwaɪərz ðət pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz hæv tɪ goʊ θru ðə seɪm ˈprɔˌsɛs tɪ ðɛm ɛz ðeɪ wʊd hæv tɪ wɪθ ˈəðər ˈsərʧɪz, ˈneɪmli ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ˈwɔrənt. "ɪf ˈsəmˌwən wɔnts tɪ ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ðɛr raɪts tɪ seɪ noʊ," hi sɪz, ðə kɑps hæv tɪ kɔl ə ʤəʤ. "ðɛn ə ˈmæʤɪˌstreɪt wʊd hir ðə fækts, ənd ðeɪ kʊd gɪt ə ˈwɔrənt." bɪl, ɪf pæst, wʊd ˈfaɪnəli brɪŋ ˈmɪʃɪgən lɔ ˈɪntu əˈkɔrdəns wɪθ ə 2007 juz. ˈdɪstrɪkt kɔrt dɪˈsɪʒən wɪʧ ruld ðət ˈmɪʃɪgənz ˈəndərɪʤ ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ lɔ "ˈɔθərˌaɪzɪz ˈpræktɪsɪz ðət ˈkɑntrəˌvin ðə fɔrθ əˈmɛndmənt" baɪ ˈpinəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˈpipəl hu ˈrɛfˌjuz ə sərʧ. ðət ˈrulɪŋ wɑz ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ə ˈlɔˌsut brɔt baɪ ðə ˈmɪʃɪgən aclu*, hu sud ðə steɪt ɔn bɪˈhæf əv tu ˈwɪmən hu hæd bɪn səˈbʤɛktɪd tɪ tɛsts əˈgɛnst ðɛr kənˈsɛnt. wən əv ðə ˈwɪmən hæd hæd pəˈlis ʃoʊ əp æt hər dɔr æt 4 a.m*. ˈæftər dɪˈskəvərɪŋ ə pərs ʃi hæd lɛft æt ə ˈpɑrti. ðə ˈɔfɪsərz dɪˈmændɪd ʃi teɪk ə ər bi faɪnd. praɪər tɪ ðɪs ə 2003 juz. ˈdɪstrɪkt kɔrt ˈrulɪŋ hæd strək daʊn ən aɪˈdɛntɪkəl ˈloʊkəl faɪn fər ðə seɪm ˈrizənɪŋ. bət dɪˈspaɪt ðə kɔrts ˈstraɪkɪŋ daʊn ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən əv faɪnz fər ˈpipəl ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪŋ ðɛr ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl raɪts, ðə ˈmɪʃɪgən lɔ həz rɪˈmeɪnd ɔn ðə bʊks. ðə lɔ rɪˈmeɪnz əp ɔn ðə ˈmɪʃɪgən ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧərz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, ənd dɪˈfɛns əˈtərniz ər stɪl ˈkɔʃənɪŋ ðɛr ˈmaɪnər klaɪənts ðət ðeɪ kən bi faɪnd ənd ˈpinəˌlaɪzd fər rɪfˈjuzɪŋ ə. ðə bɪl pæst θru ðə haʊs ɪn mɑrʧ baɪ ə ˈwɑpɪŋ voʊt, ənd ðə ˈsɛnɪt ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri kəˈmɪti sɛnt ɪt tɪ ðə flɔr ˈθərzˌdeɪ wɪθ ə du pæs ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən. soʊ fɑr ðə ˈoʊnli ˈmeɪʤər ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən həz bɪn frəm ðə ˈmɪʃɪgən ˈʃɛrɪfs əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, hu həz sɛd ɪt wɪl riˈmuv ə ˈjusfəl tul frəm lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɔfɪsərz. ˈʃɛrɪf əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər bleɪn kups toʊld ˈmɪʃɪgən lɪv ðət ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ˈwɔrənt tɪ ˈkɑndəkt fild tɛsts wɑz ʤɪst tu məʧ əv ə ˈhæsəl fər ðə ˈævərɪʤ bit kɑp. "ðət ɪz ˈvɛri taɪm kənˈsumɪŋ ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt ɛz fɑr ɛz traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ðət ˈpeɪpərˌwərk aʊt frəm ðə fild tɪ ðə ʤəʤ ənd bæk." luˈʧidoʊ, hu həz bɪn ɪn ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər sɪns 2015 ˈɔlsoʊ səˈʤɛsts kənˈsərnz ˈoʊvər ˈrɛvəˌnu maɪt bi ˈkələrɪŋ ðə ˈʤəʤmənt əv səm lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈvɔɪsɪz sæd tɪ si ðə 100 ˈsɪvəl faɪnz goʊ. "ju roʊl əp ɔn ə haʊs ˈpɑrti, hæv 50 kɪdz ˈrɛfˌjuz ə, ənd kəˈlɛkt ɪn ˈrɛvəˌnu. jʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli seɪ ju dɪd ə ˈprɪti gʊd ʤɑb fər ðə ˈsɪti. ɪts ˈpoʊkɪŋ æt ɪts ˈfaɪnəst." bɪl ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ə voʊt əv ðə fʊl ˈmɪʃɪgən ˈsɛnɪt, wɪʧ wɪl ðɛn sɛnd ɪt tɪ gəv. rɪk sˈnaɪdər fər ˈsaɪnɪŋ. |
does antimatter fall up?
that's what particle physicists are asking after they reported their first direct measurements, published in the current issue of nature communications, of effects on the antimatter equivalent of hydrogen.
the measurements were taken at cern, the huge particle physics laboratory on the border. laser physics apparatus, or alpha, captures positrons and antiprotons, which are just like regular electrons and protons except that they have opposite charges and quantum "spins," in a vacuum chamber where they combine to form.
when antimatter comes into contact with ordinary matter, the two obliterate each other in a flash of radiation and other subatomic smithereens (which is why we should all be grateful that isaac newton was never struck on the head by an antiapple). so, to get a good look at the before it vanishes, the alpha scientists trap it in a magnetic "bottle" that takes advantage of the antiatoms' magnetic properties to hold them in place.
the alpha team has actually gotten pretty good at confining: in 2011, they set a record by trapping the atoms for more than 16 minutes, an eternity for particle physics.
now they're asking what happens after the magnets are turned off and the is released. does it fall down or up?
sadly, the measurements were inconclusive. the atoms have proven too and the alpha equipment too imprecise to give a definitive answer.
“this is the first word, not the last,” said joel fajans, a university of california at berkeley physicist and alpha team member, in a berkeley press release. “we’ve taken the first steps toward a direct experimental test of questions physicists and have been wondering about for more than 50 years. we certainly expect antimatter to fall down, but just maybe we will be surprised.”
if antimatter were to fall up, it could help explain one physics' greatest mysteries, namely, why the universe seems to contain so much matter such as stars, planets, lint and so on and so little antimatter, which, as far as we know, exists only as products of radioactive decay, exploding stars, and very strong electric fields.
according to the standard model of particle physics, the universe should have the same amount of matter and antimatter. "have had" actually, because, if at the time of the big bang there were equal amounts of matter and antimatter, the two would have annihilated each other in short order, leaving only photons.
because we're here, physicists suspect that this didn't happen. but nobody really knows why.
if antimatter falls up though, then the prevalence of matter over antimatter might make sense. as cern physicist dragan argued in a 2011 paper, a cosmos in which matter and antimatter repel each other would experience a series of expansions and contractions big bangs and big crunches, if you will with each successive universe cycling between being dominated by matter and antimatter. under this model, our universe is mostly matter because the previous one was mostly antimatter. (residents of that universe probably just called it matter.)
elsewhere argued that repulsive antimatter does away with the need to posit the existence of dark matter, thus resolving one of physics' other big mysteries.
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so when will we find out if antimatter falls up? alpha is currently being upgraded and will reopen in 2014, and physicists hope to find out after that.
if antimatter is indeed antigravity, we would need to revise quite a bit of current physics. but then again, current physics can't explain where half of our universe went, so perhaps a revision is just what we need. | dɪz ætaɪˈmætər fɔl əp? ðæts wət ˈpɑrtɪkəl ˈfɪzɪsɪsts ər ˈæskɪŋ ˈæftər ðeɪ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðɛr fərst dɪˈrɛkt ˈmɛʒərmənts, ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈɪʃu əv ˈneɪʧər kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz, əv ˈifɛkts ɔn ðə ætaɪˈmætər ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv ˈhaɪdrəʤən. ðə ˈmɛʒərmənts wər ˈteɪkən æt sərn, ðə juʤ ˈpɑrtɪkəl ˈfɪzɪks ˈlæbrəˌtɔri ɔn ðə ˈbɔrdər. ˈleɪzər ˈfɪzɪks ˌæpərˈætəs, ər ˈælfə, ˈkæpʧərz ˈpɑzəˌtrɑnz ənd antiprotons*, wɪʧ ər ʤɪst laɪk ˈrɛgjələr ˌɪˈlɛktrɑnz ənd ˈproʊˌtɑnz ɪkˈsɛpt ðət ðeɪ hæv ˈɑpəzɪt ˈʧɑrʤɪz ənd kˈwɑntəm "spɪnz," ɪn ə ˈvækjum ˈʧeɪmbər wɛr ðeɪ ˈkɑmbaɪn tɪ fɔrm. wɪn ætaɪˈmætər kəmz ˈɪntu ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈmætər, ðə tu əˈblɪtərˌeɪt iʧ ˈəðər ɪn ə flæʃ əv ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən ənd ˈəðər ˌsəbəˈtɑmɪk sˌmɪðərˈinz (wɪʧ ɪz waɪ wi ʃʊd ɔl bi ˈgreɪtfəl ðət ˈaɪzɪk ˈnutən wɑz ˈnɛvər strək ɔn ðə hɛd baɪ ən antiapple*). soʊ, tɪ gɪt ə gʊd lʊk æt ðə ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt ˈvænɪʃɪz, ðə ˈælfə ˈsaɪəntɪsts træp ɪt ɪn ə mægˈnɛtɪk "ˈbɑtəl" ðət teɪks ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðə antiatoms*' mægˈnɛtɪk ˈprɑpərtiz tɪ hoʊld ðɛm ɪn pleɪs. ðə ˈælfə tim həz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈgɔtən ˈprɪti gʊd æt kənˈfaɪnɪŋ: ɪn 2011 ðeɪ sɛt ə ˈrɛkərd baɪ ˈtræpɪŋ ðə ˈætəmz fər mɔr ðən 16 ˈmɪnəts, ən ɪˈtərnəti fər ˈpɑrtɪkəl ˈfɪzɪks. naʊ ðɛr ˈæskɪŋ wət ˈhæpənz ˈæftər ðə ˈmægnəts ər tərnd ɔf ənd ðə ɪz riˈlist. dɪz ɪt fɔl daʊn ər əp? ˈsædli, ðə ˈmɛʒərmənts wər ˌɪnkənˈklusɪv. ðə ˈætəmz hæv ˈpruvən tu ənd ðə ˈælfə ɪkˈwɪpmənt tu ˈɪmprəˌsaɪs tɪ gɪv ə dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv ˈænsər. ɪz ðə fərst wərd, nɑt ðə last,”*,” sɛd ʤoʊəl fajans*, ə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə æt ˈbərkli ˈfɪzɪsɪst ənd ˈælfə tim ˈmɛmbər, ɪn ə ˈbərkli prɛs riˈlis. ˈteɪkən ðə fərst stɛps təˈwɔrd ə dɪˈrɛkt ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl tɛst əv kˈwɛsʧənz ˈfɪzɪsɪsts ənd hæv bɪn ˈwəndərɪŋ əˈbaʊt fər mɔr ðən 50 jɪrz. wi ˈsərtənli ɪkˈspɛkt ætaɪˈmætər tɪ fɔl daʊn, bət ʤɪst ˈmeɪbi wi wɪl bi surprised.”*.” ɪf ætaɪˈmætər wər tɪ fɔl əp, ɪt kʊd hɛlp ɪkˈspleɪn wən ˈfɪzɪks' ˈgreɪtəst ˈmɪstəriz, ˈneɪmli, waɪ ðə ˈjunəˌvərs simz tɪ kənˈteɪn soʊ məʧ ˈmætər səʧ ɛz stɑrz, ˈplænəts, lɪnt ənd soʊ ɔn ənd soʊ ˈlɪtəl ætaɪˈmætər, wɪʧ, ɛz fɑr ɛz wi noʊ, ɪgˈzɪsts ˈoʊnli ɛz ˈprɑdəkts əv ˌreɪdioʊˈæktɪv dɪˈkeɪ, ɪkˈsploʊdɪŋ stɑrz, ənd ˈvɛri strɔŋ ɪˈlɛktrɪk fildz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈstændərd ˈmɑdəl əv ˈpɑrtɪkəl ˈfɪzɪks, ðə ˈjunəˌvərs ʃʊd hæv ðə seɪm əˈmaʊnt əv ˈmætər ənd ætaɪˈmætər. "hæv hæd" ˈæˌkʧuəli, bɪˈkəz, ɪf æt ðə taɪm əv ðə bɪg bæŋ ðɛr wər ˈikwəl əˈmaʊnts əv ˈmætər ənd ætaɪˈmætər, ðə tu wʊd hæv əˈnaɪəˌleɪtɪd iʧ ˈəðər ɪn ʃɔrt ˈɔrdər, ˈlivɪŋ ˈoʊnli ˈfoʊˌtɑnz. bɪˈkəz wɪr hir, ˈfɪzɪsɪsts ˈsəˌspɛkt ðət ðɪs ˈdɪdənt ˈhæpən. bət ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ˈrɪli noʊz waɪ. ɪf ætaɪˈmætər fɔlz əp ðoʊ, ðɛn ðə ˈprɛvələns əv ˈmætər ˈoʊvər ætaɪˈmætər maɪt meɪk sɛns. ɛz sərn ˈfɪzɪsɪst ˈdrɑgən ˈɑrgjud ɪn ə 2011 ˈpeɪpər, ə ˈkɑzmoʊs ɪn wɪʧ ˈmætər ənd ætaɪˈmætər rɪˈpɛl iʧ ˈəðər wʊd ɪkˈspɪriəns ə ˈsɪriz əv ɪkˈspænʧənz ənd kənˈtrækʃənz bɪg bæŋz ənd bɪg ˈkrənʧɪz, ɪf ju wɪl wɪθ iʧ səkˈsɛsɪv ˈjunəˌvərs ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ bɪtˈwin biɪŋ ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd baɪ ˈmætər ənd ætaɪˈmætər. ˈəndər ðɪs ˈmɑdəl, ɑr ˈjunəˌvərs ɪz ˈmoʊstli ˈmætər bɪˈkəz ðə ˈpriviəs wən wɑz ˈmoʊstli ætaɪˈmætər. (ˈrɛzɪdənts əv ðət ˈjunəˌvərs ˈprɑbəˌbli ʤɪst kɔld ɪt ˈmætər.) ˈɛlsˌwɛr ˈɑrgjud ðət riˈpəlsɪv ætaɪˈmætər dɪz əˈweɪ wɪθ ðə nid tɪ ˈpɑzət ðə ɪgˈzɪstəns əv dɑrk ˈmætər, ðəs riˈzɑlvɪŋ wən əv ˈfɪzɪks' ˈəðər bɪg ˈmɪstəriz. gɪt ðə ˈmɑnətər ˈstɔriz ju kɛr əˈbaʊt dɪˈlɪvərd tɪ jʊr inbox*. baɪ ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp, ju əˈgri tɪ ɑr ˈpraɪvəsi ˈpɑləsi soʊ wɪn wɪl wi faɪnd aʊt ɪf ætaɪˈmætər fɔlz əp? ˈælfə ɪz ˈkərəntli biɪŋ ˈəpˌgreɪdɪd ənd wɪl riˈoʊpən ɪn 2014 ənd ˈfɪzɪsɪsts hoʊp tɪ faɪnd aʊt ˈæftər ðət. ɪf ætaɪˈmætər ɪz ˌɪnˈdid antigravity*, wi wʊd nid tɪ rɪˈvaɪz kwaɪt ə bɪt əv ˈkɑrənt ˈfɪzɪks. bət ðɛn əˈgɛn, ˈkɑrənt ˈfɪzɪks kænt ɪkˈspleɪn wɛr hæf əv ɑr ˈjunəˌvərs wɛnt, soʊ pərˈhæps ə riˈvɪʒən ɪz ʤɪst wət wi nid. |
a toronto woman has launched a human rights complaint against a bar that allegedly refused to allow her to use its washroom on the grounds that she might sue the facility if she injured herself.
haily, who has spina bifida and uses forearm crutches as a mobility aid, said the incident happened at bar and grill in the city's east end.
butler-henderson said she requested permission to use the facility's only washroom located in the basement, but was told she could not in case she injured herself and opted to sue the restaurant.
she said amid repeated requests, a waitress at one point physically barred her access to the stairs.
even though bar staff eventually relented and she used the washroom, said the incident infringed upon a basic human right that she feels the need to fight for.
pentagram did not respond to a request for comment, and's claims in her complaint to the human rights tribunal of ontario have not yet proceeded to a hearing.
the woman said her experience left her feeling frustrated.
'i was definitely being denied dignity'
"i was definitely being denied dignity and i was definitely embarrassed," said in a telephone interview. "having somebody yell in your face about your disability and whether or not you can use the bathroom is never really a pleasant experience."
the alleged incident took place on aug. 19 last year as was waiting for friends at a nearby coffee shop.
lengthy lineups for the washroom there prompted her to move down the block to, where she asked the waitress permission to use the facilities as she was not a paying customer, she said.
butler-henderson said the waitress specifically cited her use of crutches as a reason to deny her access to the public washroom. the waitress repeated this claim several times, adding that the restaurant would be held liable if she were to fall while traversing the stairs, said.
haily is launching a human rights complaint against a restaurant that wouldn't let her use the washroom because she's on crutches. (the canadian young)
after five efforts, and a reminder from that the restaurant had no legal grounds to bar her from the washroom, she alleges the staff member made the issue public for everyone in the restaurant at the time.
"she said, 'well, everybody in this bar is my witness that i told you not to go down the stairs in case you fall,"' said, describing the moment as humiliating.
at the crux of's human rights complaint is the notion that people with disabilities have the right to assume a certain amount of risk for themselves.
butler-henderson, who has been using this type of crutch since the age of six, said it was not the staff member's place to assess her ability to navigate the stairwell based solely on the fact that she has a disability and relies on a mobility aid.
another key focus of's complaint is the notion of washroom access as a fundamental human right essential for functioning in society.
in tackling the issue, some observers say is treading ground previously covered by past social justice crusaders.
bathrooms seen as battle grounds for activists
sheila cavanagh, professor of gender studies at york university and author of the book bathrooms, said have served as battle grounds for activists fighting for everything from racial desegregation to equality.
she said have historically been places where people try to exclude those who do not conform with what prevails as mainstream at the time, adding disability rights may be the next to be hashed out on this battle ground.
"when there is some kind of prejudice or anxiety about a group of people, stated or not, it tends to manifest itself in the bathroom," cavanagh said.
"people like to think that they're supportive of people with visible physical disabilities, but what we find is the lack of comfort manifests itself in an unwillingness to make these spaces user-friendly. and certainly there's a lot of anxiety about being in a bathroom with people who might actually need your help to use that room."
haily said the incident happened at bar and grill in the toronto's east end. (google maps)
bar has not responded to complaint
butler-henderson said she hopes her complaint will lead to more rigorous standards around washroom accessibility and a deeper understanding of how important the issue can be for those who cannot take it for granted.
"to find oneself in a situation where you are unable to relieve yourself without breaking the social conventions that surround the act itself is a denial of the right to participate in social life with dignity," reads an excerpt from her complaint. "as a person with a disability, i must carefully plan where i shop, work, and socialize around access to restrooms."
pentagram has not yet responded to the complaint. | ə tərˈɑntoʊ ˈwʊmən həz lɔnʧt ə ˈjumən raɪts kəmˈpleɪnt əˈgɛnst ə bɑr ðət əˈlɛʤədli rɪfˈjuzd tɪ əˈlaʊ hər tɪ juz ɪts ˈwɑʃˌrum ɔn ðə graʊnz ðət ʃi maɪt su ðə fəˈsɪlɪti ɪf ʃi ˈɪnʤərd hərˈsɛlf., hu həz ˈspinə ˈbɪfədə ənd ˈjuzɪz ˈfɔˌrɑrm ˈkrəʧɪz ɛz ə moʊˈbɪlɪti eɪd, sɛd ðə ˈɪnsədənt ˈhæpənd æt bɑr ənd grɪl ɪn ðə ˈsɪtiz ist ɛnd. sɛd ʃi rɪkˈwɛstɪd pərˈmɪʃən tɪ juz ðə fəˈsɪlɪtiz ˈoʊnli ˈwɑʃˌrum ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ðə ˈbeɪsmənt, bət wɑz toʊld ʃi kʊd nɑt ɪn keɪs ʃi ˈɪnʤərd hərˈsɛlf ənd ˈɑptɪd tɪ su ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt. ʃi sɛd əˈmɪd rɪˈpitɪd rɪkˈwɛsts, ə ˈweɪtrəs æt wən pɔɪnt ˈfɪzɪkəli bɑrd hər ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə stɛrz. ˈivɪn ðoʊ bɑr stæf ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli rɪˈlɛntɪd ənd ʃi juzd ðə ˈwɑʃˌrum, sɛd ðə ˈɪnsədənt ˌɪnˈfrɪnʤd əˈpɑn ə ˈbeɪsɪk ˈjumən raɪt ðət ʃi filz ðə nid tɪ faɪt fər. dɪd nɑt rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ə rɪkˈwɛst fər ˈkɑmɛnt, ənd kleɪmz ɪn hər kəmˈpleɪnt tɪ ðə ˈjumən raɪts trəˈbjunəl əv ɑnˈtɛrioʊ hæv nɑt jɛt prəˈsidəd tɪ ə ˈhirɪŋ. ðə ˈwʊmən sɛd hər ɪkˈspɪriəns lɛft hər ˈfilɪŋ ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd. 'aɪ wɑz ˈdɛfənətli biɪŋ dɪˈnaɪd ˈdɪgnəti' "aɪ wɑz ˈdɛfənətli biɪŋ dɪˈnaɪd ˈdɪgnəti ənd aɪ wɑz ˈdɛfənətli ɪmˈbɛrəst," sɛd ɪn ə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ˈɪntərvˌju. "ˈhævɪŋ ˈsəmˌbɑdi jɛl ɪn jʊr feɪs əˈbaʊt jʊr ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti ənd ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ju kən juz ðə ˈbæθˌrum ɪz ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli ə ˈplɛzənt ɪkˈspɪriəns." ðə əˈlɛʤd ˈɪnsədənt tʊk pleɪs ɔn ˈɔgəst. 19 læst jɪr ɛz wɑz ˈweɪtɪŋ fər frɛndz æt ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈkɔfi ʃɑp. ˈlɛŋθi ˈlaɪˌnəps fər ðə ˈwɑʃˌrum ðɛr ˈprɑmptɪd hər tɪ muv daʊn ðə blɑk tɪ, wɛr ʃi æst ðə ˈweɪtrəs pərˈmɪʃən tɪ juz ðə fəˈsɪlɪtiz ɛz ʃi wɑz nɑt ə peɪɪŋ ˈkəstəmər, ʃi sɛd. sɛd ðə ˈweɪtrəs spəˈsɪfɪkli ˈsaɪtɪd hər juz əv ˈkrəʧɪz ɛz ə ˈrizən tɪ dɪˈnaɪ hər ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈwɑʃˌrum. ðə ˈweɪtrəs rɪˈpitɪd ðɪs kleɪm ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz, ˈædɪŋ ðət ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt wʊd bi hɛld ˈlaɪəbəl ɪf ʃi wər tɪ fɔl waɪl trəˈvərsɪŋ ðə stɛrz, sɛd. ɪz ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ə ˈjumən raɪts kəmˈpleɪnt əˈgɛnst ə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ðət ˈwʊdənt lɛt hər juz ðə ˈwɑʃˌrum bɪˈkəz ʃiz ɔn ˈkrəʧɪz. (ðə kəˈneɪdiən jəŋ) ˈæftər faɪv ˈɛfərts, ənd ə riˈmaɪndər frəm ðət ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt hæd noʊ ˈligəl graʊnz tɪ bɑr hər frəm ðə ˈwɑʃˌrum, ʃi əˈlɛʤɪz ðə stæf ˈmɛmbər meɪd ðə ˈɪʃu ˈpəblɪk fər ˈɛvriˌwən ɪn ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt æt ðə taɪm. "ʃi sɛd, 'wɛl, ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ɪn ðɪs bɑr ɪz maɪ ˈwɪtnəs ðət aɪ toʊld ju nɑt tɪ goʊ daʊn ðə stɛrz ɪn keɪs ju fɔl,"' sɛd, dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ðə ˈmoʊmənt ɛz hjuˈmɪliˌeɪtɪŋ. æt ðə krəks əv ˈjumən raɪts kəmˈpleɪnt ɪz ðə ˈnoʊʃən ðət ˈpipəl wɪθ dɪsəˈbɪlɪtiz hæv ðə raɪt tɪ əˈsum ə ˈsərtən əˈmaʊnt əv rɪsk fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz., hu həz bɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs taɪp əv krəʧ sɪns ðə eɪʤ əv sɪks, sɛd ɪt wɑz nɑt ðə stæf ˈmɛmbərz pleɪs tɪ əˈsɛs hər əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈnævəˌgeɪt ðə ˈstɛrˌwɛl beɪst ˈsoʊəli ɔn ðə fækt ðət ʃi həz ə ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti ənd rɪˈlaɪz ɔn ə moʊˈbɪlɪti eɪd. əˈnəðər ki ˈfoʊkɪs əv kəmˈpleɪnt ɪz ðə ˈnoʊʃən əv ˈwɑʃˌrum ˈækˌsɛs ɛz ə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈjumən raɪt ɛˈsɛnʃəl fər ˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ ɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti. ɪn ˈtækəlɪŋ ðə ˈɪʃu, səm əbˈzərvərz seɪ ɪz ˈtrɛdɪŋ graʊnd ˈpriviəsli ˈkəvərd baɪ pæst ˈsoʊʃəl ˈʤəstɪs kruˈseɪdərz. ˈbɑθˌrumz sin ɛz ˈbætəl graʊnz fər ˈæktɪvɪsts ˈʃilə ˈkævənɑ, prəˈfɛsər əv ˈʤɛndər ˈstədiz æt jɔrk ˌjunəˈvərsəti ənd ˈɔθər əv ðə bʊk ˈbɑθˌrumz, sɛd hæv sərvd ɛz ˈbætəl graʊnz fər ˈæktɪvɪsts ˈfaɪtɪŋ fər ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm ˈreɪʃəl ˌdisɛgrəˈgeɪʃən tɪ ɪkˈwɑləti. ʃi sɛd hæv hɪˈstɔrɪkəli bɪn ˈpleɪsɪz wɛr ˈpipəl traɪ tɪ ɪkˈsklud ðoʊz hu du nɑt kənˈfɔrm wɪθ wət prɪˈveɪlz ɛz ˈmeɪnˌstrim æt ðə taɪm, ˈædɪŋ ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti raɪts meɪ bi ðə nɛkst tɪ bi hæʃt aʊt ɔn ðɪs ˈbætəl graʊnd. "wɪn ðɛr ɪz səm kaɪnd əv ˈprɛʤədɪs ər æŋˈzaɪəti əˈbaʊt ə grup əv ˈpipəl, ˈsteɪtɪd ər nɑt, ɪt tɛndz tɪ ˈmænəˌfɛst ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪn ðə ˈbæθˌrum," ˈkævənɑ sɛd. "ˈpipəl laɪk tɪ θɪŋk ðət ðɛr səˈpɔrtɪv əv ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈvɪzəbəl ˈfɪzɪkəl dɪsəˈbɪlɪtiz, bət wət wi faɪnd ɪz ðə læk əv ˈkəmfərt ˈmænəˌfɛsts ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪn ən ənˈwɪlɪŋnɪs tɪ meɪk ðiz ˈspeɪsɪz user-friendly*. ənd ˈsərtənli ðɛrz ə lɔt əv æŋˈzaɪəti əˈbaʊt biɪŋ ɪn ə ˈbæθˌrum wɪθ ˈpipəl hu maɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli nid jʊr hɛlp tɪ juz ðət rum." sɛd ðə ˈɪnsədənt ˈhæpənd æt bɑr ənd grɪl ɪn ðə tərˈɑntoʊz ist ɛnd. (ˈgugəl mæps) bɑr həz nɑt rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ kəmˈpleɪnt sɛd ʃi hoʊps hər kəmˈpleɪnt wɪl lɛd tɪ mɔr ˈrɪgərəs ˈstændərdz əraʊnd ˈwɑʃˌrum ˌæksɛsəˈbɪlɪti ənd ə ˈdipər ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv haʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðə ˈɪʃu kən bi fər ðoʊz hu ˈkænɑt teɪk ɪt fər ˈgrænɪd. "tɪ faɪnd ˌwənˈsɛlf ɪn ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɛr ju ər əˈneɪbəl tɪ rɪˈliv ˈjɔrsɛlf wɪˈθaʊt ˈbreɪkɪŋ ðə ˈsoʊʃəl kənˈvɛnʃənz ðət səraʊnd ðə ækt ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz ə dɪˈnaɪəl əv ðə raɪt tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ˈsoʊʃəl laɪf wɪθ ˈdɪgnəti," ridz ən ˈɛksərpt frəm hər kəmˈpleɪnt. "ɛz ə ˈpərsən wɪθ ə ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti, aɪ məst ˈkɛrfəli plæn wɛr aɪ ʃɑp, wərk, ənd ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪz əraʊnd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈrɛˌstrumz." həz nɑt jɛt rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ðə kəmˈpleɪnt. |
sanjay singh know urdu. but whenever his friends are in town, he makes sure they visit mirza that stands down gali jaan in rundown neighbourhood of ballimaran.
this sunday too, singh, 28, a student, accompanied his friend dolan to the mansion, walking past old overcrowded streets along rows of optical shops. to their delight, the was being decked up ahead of the birth anniversary celebrations on wednesday.
“all i know is was a famous urdu poet and this is the place where he lived,” says singh, from jodhpur and in delhi for studies. for many like him, the mansion is like any other monument in the city.
delhi’s poet
now a heritage site, ki is the place where the poet spent the last six years of his life till he died on february 15, 1869. born in agra on december 27, 1797, as mirza baig khan, who later used pen name ‘ghalib’ (the conqueror), he migrated to delhi where he lived for the rest of his life. it was during his stay in many rented houses, including the, when delhi was witness to the most turbulent times during the 1857 revolt, that he penned down and anecdotes still populating the cultural landscape of the national capital and beyond., it is said, wrote the (the collection of poems) at this
for heritage lover srivastava, 60, a talk on delhi is not possible without. as he enters the once again, srivastava belts out a famous by on his love for delhi
“ik roz se poocha, ki, to yun main gaye, yeh mano jaan (i asked my soul, ‘what is delhi?’ it replied: ‘the world is the body, delhi its soul”)
nestled in a quiet corner on the left side of the crowded narrow alleys leading to the shrine of saint auliya, southward of old delhi, lies the desolate tomb of decked in white marble.
as groups of children play cricket and football in a nearby concrete lawn, a couple of admirers come and pay obeisance with flowers on the grave.
“i was passing by. i saw the board of this grave outside. so i thought i should see this too,” said jai kishan, a businessman from vihar, who says he know anything about the poet or the place.
a few metres from the grave, a plaque mentions as “among the greatest poets of south asia”.
now a heritage site, ki is the place where the poet spent the last six years of his life till he died on february 15, 1869. ( photo )
language no barrier
for those who know urdu , like singh and his friend dolan, poetry in translation cannot but evoke a heady mix of love, beauty, intoxication and despair.
“his work becomes most relevant in this day and age because his non-conformity pushes us to question hierarchical structures of society,” says dolan, 25, a history student at university.
others with deep knowledge of urdu get swayed by his invincible grip on the language, which sets him apart.
“ghalib touches a chord in heart. there could be hardly anyone who, after reading immortal verses, says his emotions were not touched,” says historian rana safvi, explaining how the poet called out the established orthodoxy.
mehrajuddin, the’s caretaker, says his forefathers had rented out the house to, which was handed over to the archaeological survey of india in 1997. ( photo )
back in the, verma, 37, an employee from dwarka, ushers his friends, including a couple from amsterdam, inside the poets’ house. inside, he takes them through portraits of urdu verses translated in english and hindi, his bust donated by in 2010, replicas of famous handwritten letters, a lookalike of his clothes and a few brass utensils from the time.
“this place brings back the memories of the era when lived in penury,” says verma.
deserves more
for historian hashmi,, the greatest poet the country ever produced, deserves more. the tragedy of his and literary significance, he says, is that the language in which he wrote (urdu) has been associated to a religion or the followers of the religion.
“had he written in english, he would have been a nobel laureate,” he says.
many others have complaints. mehrajuddin, the’s caretaker, says his forefathers had rented out the house to, which was handed over to the archaeological survey of india in 1997. a businessman who runs a neighbourhood shop, he says only sandstone floors and arches are original in the house.
“had been alive today, i am sure he would not have owned even a flat,” says mehrajuddin, pointing at the delhi government hoarding on the wall facing the, announcing events to mark anniversary with no urdu words in it.
heritage activist ahmed agree more.
“not just in the lanes of shahjahanabad, where urdu prevailed, even children of urdu medium schools know who was,” he explains the obscurity faces with the verse:
“poochtey hein ke, ke hum,” which translates to “they ask me, who is? someone tell them, what can i say?’”
tourists come, click selfies and go, without the importance of the poet. ( photo )
lip service
rishi pal, a private guard on duty at the gate for six years now, says normally people, most of them tourists, visit the memorial every day and keep clicking pictures.
“on this day, every time, however, come and bring a crowd with them,” says pal, 55.
the delhi government a event to commemorate the anniversary. the events included a candle light march from town hall to the on sunday.
next to tomb stands the academy, an institution set up in 1969 in his memory. apart from holding the usual seminars and debates on urdu and other topics, the academy has a library visited by 20 people every day. a is scheduled on wednesday.
“people who pass by visit the academy. those who visit the library read newspapers,” said bushra, the librarian.
mirza tomb.
hashmi says rituals like occasional seminars and candle light marches are no more than a lip service to the poet, referring to a verse by on centenary year.
“jin mein thi ģhalib ki nava barson, un mein ab urdu (those towns where voice echoed for years, not a mark left of urdu in those cities)
khalid-bin-rasheed, who teaches urdu at the indo- arabic secondary school, laments the missing priority for urdu.
“apart from urdu schools, there are very few schools in delhi that offer urdu, but as an optional third language. unless made mandatory, only muslims will read urdu,” he says.
usage of urdu words
for optimists like safvi, the urdu, or, language is here to stay. “can you imagine movies and songs without urdu or words,” she says.
deputy chief minister manish said in a reply to a query from hindustan times that the government would support all events about and urdu as it was necessary to keep the legacy of poets like him alive.
there are portraits of urdu verses translated in english and hindi, his bust donated by in 2010, replicas of famous handwritten letters, a lookalike of his clothes and a few brass utensils from the time. ( photo )
“now, more than ever, it is imperative to keep legacy alive when the secular fabric of delhi is under threat. the government plans to support and events about the great poet. the work of poets like is eternally relevant,” he said.
after spending 15 minutes inside the, friend from amsterdam, who want to be named, clicks a picture of a board hanging on the wall in which british scholar of urdu literature, professor ralph russell is quoted in english, hindi and urdu:
“had written in english, he would have been the greatest poet of all times, among all languages!” the board with an old portrait of and the mansion reads.
first published: dec 27, 2017 | ˈsænʤeɪ sɪŋ noʊ ərˈdu. bət wɛˈnɛvər hɪz frɛndz ər ɪn taʊn, hi meɪks ʃʊr ðeɪ ˈvɪzɪt ˈmərzə ðət stændz daʊn ˈgɑli ʤæn ɪn ˈrənˌdaʊn ˈneɪbərˌhʊd əv ballimaran*. ðɪs ˈsənˌdi tu, sɪŋ, 28 ə ˈstudənt, əˈkəmpənid hɪz frɛnd ˈdoʊlən tɪ ðə ˈmænʃən, ˈwɔkɪŋ pæst oʊld ˈoʊvərˌkraʊdɪd strits əˈlɔŋ roʊz əv ˈɑptɪkəl ʃɑps. tɪ ðɛr dɪˈlaɪt, ðə wɑz biɪŋ dɛkt əp əˈhɛd əv ðə bərθ ˌænəˈvərsəri ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃənz ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. aɪ noʊ ɪz wɑz ə ˈfeɪməs ərˈdu poʊət ənd ðɪs ɪz ðə pleɪs wɛr hi lived,”*,” sɪz sɪŋ, frəm ˈʤɔdpər ənd ɪn ˈdɛli fər ˈstədiz. fər ˈmɛni laɪk ɪm, ðə ˈmænʃən ɪz laɪk ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈmɑnjəmənt ɪn ðə ˈsɪti. poʊət naʊ ə ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ saɪt, ki ɪz ðə pleɪs wɛr ðə poʊət spɛnt ðə læst sɪks jɪrz əv hɪz laɪf tɪl hi daɪd ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 15 1869 bɔrn ɪn ˈægrə ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 27 1797 ɛz ˈmərzə beɪg kɑn, hu ˈleɪtər juzd pɛn neɪm ‘‘ghalib’*’ (ðə ˈkɑŋkərər), hi ˈmaɪˌgreɪtɪd tɪ ˈdɛli wɛr hi lɪvd fər ðə rɛst əv hɪz laɪf. ɪt wɑz ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz steɪ ɪn ˈmɛni ˈrɛntɪd ˈhaʊsɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə, wɪn ˈdɛli wɑz ˈwɪtnəs tɪ ðə moʊst ˈtərbjələnt taɪmz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 1857 rɪˈvoʊlt, ðət hi pɛnd daʊn ənd ˈænɪkˌdoʊts stɪl ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə ˈkəlʧərəl ˈlænˌskeɪp əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈkæpɪtəl ənd bɪɔnd., ɪt ɪz sɛd, roʊt ðə (ðə kəˈlɛkʃən əv poʊəmz) æt ðɪs fər ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ ˈləvər ʃrivɑˈstɑvə, 60 ə tɔk ɔn ˈdɛli ɪz nɑt ˈpɑsəbəl wɪˈθaʊt. ɛz hi ˈɛnərz ðə wəns əˈgɛn, ʃrivɑˈstɑvə bɛlts aʊt ə ˈfeɪməs baɪ ɔn hɪz ləv fər ˈdɛli rɑz seɪ poocha*, ki, tɪ jən meɪn geɪ, jɛ ˈmɑnoʊ ʤæn (aɪ æst maɪ soʊl, ɪz delhi?’*?’ ɪt rɪˈplaɪd: wərld ɪz ðə ˈbɑdi, ˈdɛli ɪts soul”*”) ˈnɛsəld ɪn ə kwaɪət ˈkɔrnər ɔn ðə lɛft saɪd əv ðə ˈkraʊdɪd ˈnɛroʊ ˈæliz ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ðə ʃraɪn əv seɪnt auliya*, ˈsaʊθwərd əv oʊld ˈdɛli, laɪz ðə ˈdɛzələt tum əv dɛkt ɪn waɪt ˈmɑrbəl. ɛz grups əv ˈʧɪldrən pleɪ ˈkrɪkɪt ənd ˈfʊtˌbɔl ɪn ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈkɑnkrit lɔn, ə ˈkəpəl əv ədˈmaɪrərz kəm ənd peɪ oʊˈbeɪsəns wɪθ flaʊərz ɔn ðə greɪv. wɑz ˈpæsɪŋ baɪ. aɪ sɔ ðə bɔrd əv ðɪs greɪv ˈaʊtˈsaɪd. soʊ aɪ θɔt aɪ ʃʊd si ðɪs too,”*,” sɛd ʤaɪ kishan*, ə ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn frəm vihar*, hu sɪz hi noʊ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə poʊət ər ðə pleɪs. ə fju ˈmitərz frəm ðə greɪv, ə plæk ˈmɛnʃənz ɛz ðə ˈgreɪtəst poʊəts əv saʊθ asia”*”. naʊ ə ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ saɪt, ki ɪz ðə pleɪs wɛr ðə poʊət spɛnt ðə læst sɪks jɪrz əv hɪz laɪf tɪl hi daɪd ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 15 1869 ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ noʊ ˈbɛriər fər ðoʊz hu noʊ ərˈdu laɪk sɪŋ ənd hɪz frɛnd ˈdoʊlən, ˈpoʊətri ɪn trænzˈleɪʃən ˈkænɑt bət ɪˈvoʊk ə ˈhɛdi mɪks əv ləv, ˈbjuti, ˌɪnˌtɑksəˈkeɪʃən ənd dɪˈspɛr. wərk bɪˈkəmz moʊst ˈrɛləvənt ɪn ðɪs deɪ ənd eɪʤ bɪˈkəz hɪz ˌnɑnkənˈfɔrməti ˈpʊʃɪz ˈjuˈɛs tɪ kˈwɛʃən ˌhaɪˈrɑrkəkəl ˈstrəkʧərz əv society,”*,” sɪz ˈdoʊlən, 25 ə ˈhɪstəri ˈstudənt æt ˌjunəˈvərsəti. ˈəðərz wɪθ dip ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ərˈdu gɪt sweɪd baɪ hɪz ˌɪnˈvɪnsəbəl grɪp ɔn ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, wɪʧ sɛts ɪm əˈpɑrt. ˈtəʧɪz ə kɔrd ɪn hɑrt. ðɛr kʊd bi ˈhɑrdli ˈɛniˌwən hu, ˈæftər ˈrɛdɪŋ ˌɪˈmɔrtəl ˈvərsɪz, sɪz hɪz ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz wər nɑt touched,”*,” sɪz hɪˈstɔriən ˈrænə safvi*, ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ haʊ ðə poʊət kɔld aʊt ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈɔrθəˌdɑksi. mehrajuddin*, ðə ˈkɛrˌteɪkər, sɪz hɪz ˈfɔrˌfɑðərz hæd ˈrɛntɪd aʊt ðə haʊs tɪ, wɪʧ wɑz ˈhændɪd ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə ˌɑrkiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈsərˌveɪ əv ˈɪndiə ɪn 1997 ˈfoʊˌtoʊ bæk ɪn ðə, ˈvɛrmə, 37 ən ɪmˈplɔɪi frəm dwarka*, ˈəʃərz hɪz frɛndz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈkəpəl frəm ˈæmstərˌdæm, ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə poets’*’ haʊs. ˌɪnˈsaɪd, hi teɪks ðɛm θru ˈpɔrtrəts əv ərˈdu ˈvərsɪz trænzˈleɪtəd ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ ənd ˈhɪndi, hɪz bəst ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd baɪ ɪn 2010 ˈrɛplɪkəz əv ˈfeɪməs ˈhænˌdrɪtən ˈlɛtərz, ə ˈlʊkəˌlaɪk əv hɪz kloʊðz ənd ə fju bræs juˈtɛnsəlz frəm ðə taɪm. pleɪs brɪŋz bæk ðə ˈmɛməriz əv ðə ˈɪrə wɪn lɪvd ɪn penury,”*,” sɪz ˈvɛrmə. dɪˈzərvz mɔr fər hɪˈstɔriən ˈhɑʃmi,, ðə ˈgreɪtəst poʊət ðə ˈkəntri ˈɛvər prəˈdust, dɪˈzərvz mɔr. ðə ˈtræʤədi əv hɪz ənd ˈlɪtərˌɛri sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns, hi sɪz, ɪz ðət ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪn wɪʧ hi roʊt (ərˈdu) həz bɪn əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd tɪ ə rɪˈlɪʤən ər ðə ˈfɑloʊərz əv ðə rɪˈlɪʤən. hi ˈrɪtən ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ, hi wʊd hæv bɪn ə noʊˈbɛl laureate,”*,” hi sɪz. ˈmɛni ˈəðərz hæv kəmˈpleɪnts. mehrajuddin*, ðə ˈkɛrˌteɪkər, sɪz hɪz ˈfɔrˌfɑðərz hæd ˈrɛntɪd aʊt ðə haʊs tɪ, wɪʧ wɑz ˈhændɪd ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə ˌɑrkiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈsərˌveɪ əv ˈɪndiə ɪn 1997 ə ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn hu rənz ə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ʃɑp, hi sɪz ˈoʊnli ˈsænˌstoʊn flɔrz ənd ˈɑrʧɪz ər ərˈɪʤənəl ɪn ðə haʊs. bɪn əˈlaɪv təˈdeɪ, aɪ æm ʃʊr hi wʊd nɑt hæv oʊnd ˈivɪn ə flat,”*,” sɪz mehrajuddin*, ˈpɔɪntɪŋ æt ðə ˈdɛli ˈgəvərnmənt ˈhɔrdɪŋ ɔn ðə wɔl ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə, əˈnaʊnsɪŋ ɪˈvɛnts tɪ mɑrk ˌænəˈvərsəri wɪθ noʊ ərˈdu wərdz ɪn ɪt. ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ ˈæktɪvɪst ˈɑmɛd əˈgri mɔr. ʤɪst ɪn ðə leɪnz əv shahjahanabad*, wɛr ərˈdu prɪˈveɪld, ˈivɪn ˈʧɪldrən əv ərˈdu ˈmidiəm skulz noʊ hu was,”*,” hi ɪkˈspleɪnz ðə əbˈskjʊrəti ˈfeɪsɪz wɪθ ðə vərs: haɪn kɛ, kɛ həm kya,”*,” wɪʧ ˈtrænsˌleɪts tɪ æsk mi, hu ɪz? ˈsəmˌwən tɛl ðɛm, wət kən aɪ say?’”*?’” ˈtʊrɪsts kəm, klɪk ˈsɛlˌfiz ənd goʊ, wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ðə poʊət. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ lɪp ˈsərvɪs pæl, ə ˈpraɪvət gɑrd ɔn ˈduti æt ðə geɪt fər sɪks jɪrz naʊ, sɪz ˈnɔrməli ˈpipəl, moʊst əv ðɛm ˈtʊrɪsts, ˈvɪzɪt ðə məˈmɔriəl ˈɛvəri deɪ ənd kip ˈklɪkɪŋ ˈpɪkʧərz. ðɪs deɪ, ˈɛvəri taɪm, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, kəm ənd brɪŋ ə kraʊd wɪθ them,”*,” sɪz pæl, 55 ðə ˈdɛli ˈgəvərnmənt ə ɪˈvɛnt tɪ kəˈmɛmərˌeɪt ðə ˌænəˈvərsəri. ðə ɪˈvɛnts ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə ˈkændəl laɪt mɑrʧ frəm taʊn hɔl tɪ ðə ɔn ˈsənˌdi. nɛkst tɪ tum stændz ðə əˈkædəmi, ən ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən sɛt əp ɪn 1969 ɪn hɪz ˈmɛməri. əˈpɑrt frəm ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə ˈjuʒəwəl ˈsɛməˌnɑrz ənd dəˈbeɪts ɔn ərˈdu ənd ˈəðər ˈtɑpɪks, ðə əˈkædəmi həz ə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ˈvɪzɪtɪd baɪ 20 ˈpipəl ˈɛvəri deɪ. ə ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. hu pæs baɪ ˈvɪzɪt ðə əˈkædəmi. ðoʊz hu ˈvɪzɪt ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri rɛd newspapers,”*,” sɛd bushra*, ðə laɪˈbrɛˌriən. ˈmərzə tum. ˈhɑʃmi sɪz ˈrɪʧuəlz laɪk ɔˈkeɪʒənəl ˈsɛməˌnɑrz ənd ˈkændəl laɪt ˈmɑrʧɪz ər noʊ mɔr ðən ə lɪp ˈsərvɪs tɪ ðə poʊət, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ə vərs baɪ ɔn ˈsɛntəˌnɛri jɪr. min θi ki ˈnɑvə ˈbɑrsən, ˈjuˈɛn min æb ərˈdu (ðoʊz taʊnz wɛr vɔɪs ˈɛkoʊd fər jɪrz, nɑt ə mɑrk lɛft əv ərˈdu ɪn ðoʊz ˈsɪtiz) khalid-bin-rasheed*, hu ˈtiʧɪz ərˈdu æt ðə ˈɪndoʊ- ˈɛrəbɪk ˈsɛkənˌdɛri skul, ləˈmɛnts ðə ˈmɪsɪŋ praɪˈɔrəti fər ərˈdu. frəm ərˈdu skulz, ðɛr ər ˈvɛri fju skulz ɪn ˈdɛli ðət ˈɔfər ərˈdu, bət ɛz ən ˈɔpʃənəl θərd ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. ənˈlɛs meɪd ˈmændəˌtɔri, ˈoʊnli ˈməzlɪmz wɪl rɛd urdu,”*,” hi sɪz. ˈjusɪʤ əv ərˈdu wərdz fər ˈɑptɪˌmɪsts laɪk safvi*, ðə ərˈdu, ər, ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪz hir tɪ steɪ. ju ˌɪˈmæʤən ˈmuviz ənd sɔŋz wɪˈθaʊt ərˈdu ər words,”*,” ʃi sɪz. ˈdɛpjəti ʧif ˈmɪnɪstər ˈmænɪʃ sɛd ɪn ə rɪˈplaɪ tɪ ə kˈwiri frəm ˈhɪnduˌstæn taɪmz ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wʊd səˈpɔrt ɔl ɪˈvɛnts əˈbaʊt ənd ərˈdu ɛz ɪt wɑz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ kip ðə ˈlɛgəsi əv poʊəts laɪk ɪm əˈlaɪv. ðɛr ər ˈpɔrtrəts əv ərˈdu ˈvərsɪz trænzˈleɪtəd ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ ənd ˈhɪndi, hɪz bəst ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd baɪ ɪn 2010 ˈrɛplɪkəz əv ˈfeɪməs ˈhænˌdrɪtən ˈlɛtərz, ə ˈlʊkəˌlaɪk əv hɪz kloʊðz ənd ə fju bræs juˈtɛnsəlz frəm ðə taɪm. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ““now*, mɔr ðən ˈɛvər, ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɛrətɪv tɪ kip ˈlɛgəsi əˈlaɪv wɪn ðə ˈsɛkjələr ˈfæbrɪk əv ˈdɛli ɪz ˈəndər θrɛt. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt plænz tɪ səˈpɔrt ənd ɪˈvɛnts əˈbaʊt ðə greɪt poʊət. ðə wərk əv poʊəts laɪk ɪz ɪˈtərnəli relevant,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈæftər ˈspɛndɪŋ 15 ˈmɪnəts ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə, frɛnd frəm ˈæmstərˌdæm, hu wɔnt tɪ bi neɪmd, klɪks ə ˈpɪkʧər əv ə bɔrd ˈhæŋɪŋ ɔn ðə wɔl ɪn wɪʧ ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈskɑlər əv ərˈdu ˈlɪtərəʧər, prəˈfɛsər rælf ˈrəsəl ɪz kˈwoʊtɪd ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ, ˈhɪndi ənd ərˈdu: ˈrɪtən ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ, hi wʊd hæv bɪn ðə ˈgreɪtəst poʊət əv ɔl taɪmz, əˈməŋ ɔl languages!”*!” ðə bɔrd wɪθ ən oʊld ˈpɔrtrət əv ənd ðə ˈmænʃən ridz. fərst ˈpəblɪʃt: dɛk 27 2017 |
there was a moment in last televised leaders’ debate from when i realised just how powerful a message the alternative to the westminster establishment is not just to voters in scotland, but to people from all across the.
it was at the half-time interval, when the other protagonists and i were given the chance to step away from our podiums and gather our thoughts during the advertisement slot.
it was at this point i took the opportunity to come forward and chat with some of the members of the public in the front rows of the studio audience.
and the conversations i had brought it home to me just how persuasive and compelling that message is, as some of the people i spoke to told me that they wished they had the opportunity to vote for candidates in england. it was validation of the approach we have adopted to this election campaign, and personally it buoyed me hugely going into the second half of the debate.
it is natural to be apprehensive ahead of an encounter as high-profile and important as last contest, and i think myself or any of the other leaders would be entirely truthful if we said we had not experienced any nerves. the opening half of the debate had already given me confidence that the message was finding its mark, but my interval chat with the audience fired me up for the remainder of the contest. i knew i was speaking not just for many people in scotland, but for the very many across the rest of the who effectively feel disenfranchised by the policy menu offered by the establishment parties at westminster.
this election is one like no other in modern times, and the power of the westminster establishment is being challenged as never before. as such, it is no wonder that the polls show those establishment parties are heading for their lowest combined share of the vote in many decades and that, once again, no single party is likely to command an overall majority. contrary to the opinions expressed by some commentators, this is no bad thing forocracy; rather, it is a great opportunity for change.
scotland’s experience since 1999 has shown how both coalition and minority governments can work well. the experience of the latter from 2007 to 2011 saw us pass legislation on a basis, and was a stable administration.
as deputy first minister in that government, i learned how to balance sticking to your principles with making the concessions needed to get the work of government done. and i learned how influential smaller parties can be when they have a good idea, when they work hard to keep you to your word, and when they encourage you to be bolder. i also learned that when you have principles you should stick to them, even if you lose the vote, because you will be respected more for that. that system, of regular cooperation and negotiation, led to better solutions in scotland.
and that is what will bring to westminster. the fixed term parliaments act makes minority government possible at westminster in a way that previously practical. a government cannot lose office simply by losing a vote, and instead there must be a specific vote of no confidence. we want to work with a progressive government, not destroy one, and if we have a role to play in a future westminster parliament that is what we will do.
the proposals at this election show we can steer away from the tory, labour and lib cuts consensus and instead invest sensibly while still tackling the deficit a proposal that has been given independent endorsement by the institute for fiscal studies.
i’d like to address the matter of the leaked government memo about my meeting with the french ambassador. this story has already been shown to be 100% untrue having been comprehensively rejected by both the french ambassador and consul general.
i am therefore writing to the head of the civil service, sir jeremy heywood, requesting an urgent inquiry into the circumstances of such a false account being leaked for transparently political motives.
in the meantime, i repeat my challenge to ed miliband: if together our parties have the numbers required after 7 may, and regardless of which is the biggest party, will he and labour join with us in locking david cameron out of downing street?
nicola sturgeon is first minister of scotland | ðɛr wɑz ə ˈmoʊmənt ɪn læst ˈtɛləˌvaɪzd leaders’*’ dəˈbeɪt frəm wɪn aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ʤɪst haʊ ˈpaʊərfəl ə ˈmɛsɪʤ ðə ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ ðə ˌwɛstˈmɪnstər ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ɪz nɑt ʤɪst tɪ ˈvoʊtərz ɪn ˈskɑtlənd, bət tɪ ˈpipəl frəm ɔl əˈkrɔs ðə. ɪt wɑz æt ðə ˈhæfˌtaɪm ˈɪntərvəl, wɪn ðə ˈəðər proʊˈtægənəsts ənd aɪ wər ˈgɪvɪn ðə ʧæns tɪ stɛp əˈweɪ frəm ɑr ˈpoʊdiəmz ənd ˈgæðər ɑr θɔts ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt slɑt. ɪt wɑz æt ðɪs pɔɪnt aɪ tʊk ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ kəm ˈfɔrwərd ənd ʧæt wɪθ səm əv ðə ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈpəblɪk ɪn ðə frənt roʊz əv ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈɔdiəns. ənd ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz aɪ hæd brɔt ɪt hoʊm tɪ mi ʤɪst haʊ pərsˈweɪsɪv ənd kəmˈpɛlɪŋ ðət ˈmɛsɪʤ ɪz, ɛz səm əv ðə ˈpipəl aɪ spoʊk tɪ toʊld mi ðət ðeɪ wɪʃt ðeɪ hæd ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ voʊt fər ˈkænədɪts ɪn ˈɪŋglənd. ɪt wɑz ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən əv ðə əˈproʊʧ wi hæv əˈdɑptəd tɪ ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃən kæmˈpeɪn, ənd ˈpərsənəli ɪt buid mi ˈhjuʤli goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf əv ðə dəˈbeɪt. ɪt ɪz ˈnæʧərəl tɪ bi ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv əˈhɛd əv ən ɪnˈkaʊnər ɛz ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ənd ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɛz læst ˈkɑntɛst, ənd aɪ θɪŋk ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ər ˈɛni əv ðə ˈəðər ˈlidərz wʊd bi ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈtruθfəl ɪf wi sɛd wi hæd nɑt ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈɛni nərvz. ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ hæf əv ðə dəˈbeɪt hæd ɔˈrɛdi ˈgɪvɪn mi ˈkɑnfədɛns ðət ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ wɑz ˈfaɪndɪŋ ɪts mɑrk, bət maɪ ˈɪntərvəl ʧæt wɪθ ðə ˈɔdiəns faɪərd mi əp fər ðə rɪˈmeɪndər əv ðə ˈkɑntɛst. aɪ nu aɪ wɑz ˈspikɪŋ nɑt ʤɪst fər ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ɪn ˈskɑtlənd, bət fər ðə ˈvɛri ˈmɛni əˈkrɔs ðə rɛst əv ðə hu ˈifɛktɪvli fil dɪsɪnˈfrænˌʧaɪzd baɪ ðə ˈpɑləsi ˈmɛnju ˈɔfərd baɪ ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ˈpɑrtiz æt ˌwɛstˈmɪnstər. ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪz wən laɪk noʊ ˈəðər ɪn ˈmɑdərn taɪmz, ənd ðə paʊər əv ðə ˌwɛstˈmɪnstər ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ɪz biɪŋ ˈʧælənʤd ɛz ˈnɛvər ˌbiˈfɔr. ɛz səʧ, ɪt ɪz noʊ ˈwəndər ðət ðə poʊlz ʃoʊ ðoʊz ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ˈpɑrtiz ər ˈhɛdɪŋ fər ðɛr loʊəst kəmˈbaɪnd ʃɛr əv ðə voʊt ɪn ˈmɛni ˈdɛkeɪdz ənd ðət, wəns əˈgɛn, noʊ ˈsɪŋgəl ˈpɑrti ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ kəˈmænd ən ˈoʊvərˌɔl məˈʤɔrəti. ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ðə əˈpɪnjənz ɪkˈsprɛst baɪ səm ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz, ðɪs ɪz noʊ bæd θɪŋ fər dɪˈmɑkrəsi; ˈrəðər, ɪt ɪz ə greɪt ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər ʧeɪnʤ. ɪkˈspɪriəns sɪns 1999 həz ʃoʊn haʊ boʊθ ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ənd məˈnɔrəti ˈgəvərnmənts kən wərk wɛl. ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns əv ðə ˈlætər frəm 2007 tɪ 2011 sɔ ˈjuˈɛs pæs ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɔn ə ˈbeɪsɪs, ənd wɑz ə ˈsteɪbəl ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. ɛz ˈdɛpjəti fərst ˈmɪnɪstər ɪn ðət ˈgəvərnmənt, aɪ ˈlərnɪd haʊ tɪ ˈbæləns ˈstɪkɪŋ tɪ jʊr ˈprɪnsəpəlz wɪθ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə kənˈsɛʃənz ˈnidɪd tɪ gɪt ðə wərk əv ˈgəvərnmənt dən. ənd aɪ ˈlərnɪd haʊ ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl sˈmɔlər ˈpɑrtiz kən bi wɪn ðeɪ hæv ə gʊd aɪˈdiə, wɪn ðeɪ wərk hɑrd tɪ kip ju tɪ jʊr wərd, ənd wɪn ðeɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ju tɪ bi ˈboʊldər. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlərnɪd ðət wɪn ju hæv ˈprɪnsəpəlz ju ʃʊd stɪk tɪ ðɛm, ˈivɪn ɪf ju luz ðə voʊt, bɪˈkəz ju wɪl bi rɪˈspɛktɪd mɔr fər ðət. ðət ˈsɪstəm, əv ˈrɛgjələr kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən ənd nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, lɛd tɪ ˈbɛtər səˈluʃənz ɪn ˈskɑtlənd. ənd ðət ɪz wət wɪl brɪŋ tɪ ˌwɛstˈmɪnstər. ðə fɪkst tərm ˈpɑrləˌmɛnts ækt meɪks məˈnɔrəti ˈgəvərnmənt ˈpɑsəbəl æt ˌwɛstˈmɪnstər ɪn ə weɪ ðət ˈpriviəsli ˈpræktɪkəl. ə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈkænɑt luz ˈɔfəs ˈsɪmpli baɪ ˈluzɪŋ ə voʊt, ənd ˌɪnˈstɛd ðɛr məst bi ə spɪˈsɪfɪk voʊt əv noʊ ˈkɑnfədɛns. wi wɔnt tɪ wərk wɪθ ə prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈgəvərnmənt, nɑt dɪˈstrɔɪ wən, ənd ɪf wi hæv ə roʊl tɪ pleɪ ɪn ə fˈjuʧər ˌwɛstˈmɪnstər ˈpɑrləmɛnt ðət ɪz wət wi wɪl du. ðə prəˈpoʊzəlz æt ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃən ʃoʊ wi kən stɪr əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈtɔri, ˈleɪbər ənd lɪb kəts kənˈsɛnsəs ənd ˌɪnˈstɛd ˌɪnˈvɛst ˈsɛnsəbli waɪl stɪl ˈtækəlɪŋ ðə ˈdɛfəsət ə prəˈpoʊzəl ðət həz bɪn ˈgɪvɪn ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ɛnˈdɔrsmənt baɪ ðə ˈɪnstɪˌtut fər ˈfɪskəl ˈstədiz. laɪk tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈmætər əv ðə likt ˈgəvərnmənt ˈmɛˌmoʊ əˈbaʊt maɪ ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ ðə frɛnʧ æmˈbæsədər. ðɪs ˈstɔri həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ʃoʊn tɪ bi 100 ənˈtru ˈhævɪŋ bɪn ˌkɑmprɪˈhɛnsɪvli rɪˈʤɛktɪd baɪ boʊθ ðə frɛnʧ æmˈbæsədər ənd ˈkɑnsəl ˈʤɛnərəl. aɪ æm ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈraɪtɪŋ tɪ ðə hɛd əv ðə ˈsɪvəl ˈsərvɪs, sər ˈʤɛrəˌmi ˈheɪˌwʊd, rɪkˈwɛstɪŋ ən ˈərʤənt ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri ˈɪntu ðə ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz əv səʧ ə fɔls əˈkaʊnt biɪŋ likt fər trænˈspɛrəntli pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈmoʊtɪvz. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, aɪ rɪˈpit maɪ ˈʧælənʤ tɪ ɛd miliband*: ɪf təˈgɛðər ɑr ˈpɑrtiz hæv ðə ˈnəmbərz rikˈwaɪərd ˈæftər 7 meɪ, ənd rəˈgɑrdləs əv wɪʧ ɪz ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈpɑrti, wɪl hi ənd ˈleɪbər ʤɔɪn wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ˈlɑkɪŋ ˈdeɪvɪd ˈkæmərən aʊt əv ˈdaʊnɪŋ strit? nɪˈkoʊlɑ ˈstərʤɪn ɪz fərst ˈmɪnɪstər əv ˈskɑtlənd |
plack handbook for developers
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close sgt. vince lewis of the phoenix police department talks about a shooting that left one woman dead and another critically injured aug. 2, 2017. kelsey republic
police were investigating at a west phoenix home where a man forced himself inside and shot two women, killing one and leaving the other in critical condition early aug. 2, 2017. (photo: kelsey republic)
phoenix police have identified maria castillo as the woman who died in a double shooting that left a family member critically injured wednesday in west phoenix.
castillo was dead by the time police arrived. the other victim, who police say had been in a relationship with the man suspected of shooting them, remained hospitalized thursday.
police on thursday were still looking for shooting suspect jorge luis valerio, according to sgt. vince lewis with the phoenix police department.
the shooting happened in the area of 9800 west horse thief pass, near avenue and lower buckeye road.
jorge luis valerio (photo: phoenix police department)
lewis said gunfire erupted after the shooter forced his way into the home just after a.m.
three children inside the home at the time of the shooting were unharmed.
officers previously responded to multiple reports of domestic violence at the home, lewis said. neighbors said they saw police vehicles outside the house on sunday, but lewis could not immediately say why officers had been called there.
according to the arizona coalition to end sexual and domestic violence, there have been 31 deaths this year in arizona as of june 12 and in 2016, there were 100 deaths.
anyone with information on the suspect is asked to call phoenix police or silent witness. callers can remain anonymous and earn up to $1,000 upon arrest of the suspect.
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read or share this story: | kloʊz ˈsɑrʤənt. vɪns luɪs əv ðə ˈfinɪks pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt tɔks əˈbaʊt ə ˈʃutɪŋ ðət lɛft wən ˈwʊmən dɛd ənd əˈnəðər ˈkrɪtɪkəli ˈɪnʤərd ˈɔgəst. 2 2017 ˈkɛlsi riˈpəblɪk pəˈlis wər ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ æt ə wɛst ˈfinɪks hoʊm wɛr ə mæn fɔrst hɪmˈsɛlf ˌɪnˈsaɪd ənd ʃɑt tu ˈwɪmən, ˈkɪlɪŋ wən ənd ˈlivɪŋ ðə ˈəðər ɪn ˈkrɪtɪkəl kənˈdɪʃən ˈərli ˈɔgəst. 2 2017 (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈkɛlsi riˈpəblɪk) ˈfinɪks pəˈlis hæv aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd mərˈiə ˌkæˈstɪloʊ ɛz ðə ˈwʊmən hu daɪd ɪn ə ˈdəbəl ˈʃutɪŋ ðət lɛft ə ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbər ˈkrɪtɪkəli ˈɪnʤərd ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ɪn wɛst ˈfinɪks. ˌkæˈstɪloʊ wɑz dɛd baɪ ðə taɪm pəˈlis əraɪvd. ðə ˈəðər ˈvɪktɪm, hu pəˈlis seɪ hæd bɪn ɪn ə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə mæn səˈspɛktɪd əv ˈʃutɪŋ ðɛm, rɪˈmeɪnd ˈhɑspɪtəˌlaɪzd ˈθərzˌdeɪ. pəˈlis ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ wər stɪl ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈʃutɪŋ ˈsəˌspɛkt ˈhɔrheɪ luis vəˈlirioʊ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈsɑrʤənt. vɪns luɪs wɪθ ðə ˈfinɪks pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt. ðə ˈʃutɪŋ ˈhæpənd ɪn ðə ˈɛriə əv 9800 wɛst hɔrs θif pæs, nɪr ˈævəˌnu ənd loʊər ˈbəˌkaɪ roʊd. ˈhɔrheɪ luis vəˈlirioʊ (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈfinɪks pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt) luɪs sɛd ˈgənˌfaɪər ˌɪˈrəptɪd ˈæftər ðə ˈʃutər fɔrst hɪz weɪ ˈɪntu ðə hoʊm ʤɪst ˈæftər a.m*. θri ˈʧɪldrən ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə hoʊm æt ðə taɪm əv ðə ˈʃutɪŋ wər ənˈhɑrmd. ˈɔfɪsərz ˈpriviəsli rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ˈməltəpəl rɪˈpɔrts əv dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns æt ðə hoʊm, luɪs sɛd. ˈneɪbərz sɛd ðeɪ sɔ pəˈlis ˈviɪkəlz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə haʊs ɔn ˈsənˌdi, bət luɪs kʊd nɑt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli seɪ waɪ ˈɔfɪsərz hæd bɪn kɔld ðɛr. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən tɪ ɛnd ˈsɛkʃuəl ənd dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns, ðɛr hæv bɪn 31 dɛθs ðɪs jɪr ɪn ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə ɛz əv ʤun 12 ənd ɪn 2016 ðɛr wər 100 dɛθs. ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt ɪz æst tɪ kɔl ˈfinɪks pəˈlis ər ˈsaɪlənt ˈwɪtnəs. ˈkɔlərz kən rɪˈmeɪn əˈnɑnəməs ənd ərn əp tɪ əˈpɑn ərˈɛst əv ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt. rɪˈtərn tɪ fər mɔr ˈditeɪlz. rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri: |
it’s a match made in tv heaven!
troian is engaged to her boyfriend of three years, patrick j. adams, people exclusively confirms.
the actors, who met on the set of a play in 2009, are often separated due to busy schedules.’s show, pretty little liars, shoots in los angeles, while adams, 32, stars on suits, which films in toronto.
“it’s constant coordinating,”, 28, told people in october. “it’s really hard to be away from the person you love, especially when your rock and support system.”
“it’s a challenge but kind of perfect because such analytic, hyper intelligent people that sometimes just to be in each faces all the time might have been too much for us,” she adds. “we’re really growing!”
her rep did not comment, and his could not be reached. | it’s* ə mæʧ meɪd ɪn ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈhɛvən! ɪz ɪnˈgeɪʤd tɪ hər ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd əv θri jɪrz, ˈpætrɪk ʤeɪ. ˈædəmz, ˈpipəl ɪkˈsklusɪvli kənˈfərmz. ðə ˈæktərz, hu mɛt ɔn ðə sɛt əv ə pleɪ ɪn 2009 ər ˈɔfən ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd du tɪ ˈbɪzi ˈskɛʤʊlz. ʃoʊ, ˈprɪti ˈlɪtəl laɪərz, ʃuts ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, waɪl ˈædəmz, 32 stɑrz ɔn suts, wɪʧ fɪlmz ɪn tərˈɑntoʊ. ˈkɑnstənt coordinating,”*,”, 28 toʊld ˈpipəl ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər. ˈrɪli hɑrd tɪ bi əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈpərsən ju ləv, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn jʊr rɑk ənd səˈpɔrt system.”*.” ə ˈʧælənʤ bət kaɪnd əv ˈpərˌfɪkt bɪˈkəz səʧ ˌænəˈlɪtɪk, ˈhaɪpər ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt ˈpipəl ðət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ʤɪst tɪ bi ɪn iʧ ˈfeɪsɪz ɔl ðə taɪm maɪt hæv bɪn tu məʧ fər us,”*,” ʃi ædz. ˈrɪli growing!”*!” hər rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv dɪd nɑt ˈkɑmɛnt, ənd hɪz kʊd nɑt bi riʧt. |
cable sports tv ratings for sunday april 9, 2017:
(includes overall cable)
note to readers using mobile phones: the tables are easier to through if you tilt your phone to landscape orientation.
program episode network start end total viewers (000) viewers age (000) casey american investigation discovery pm pm real housewives atlanta 920 chateau she did that bravo pm pm when calls the heart when calls the heart 4008 hallmark channel pm pm 327 fox & friends sunday fox news channel am am 261 naked and afraid discovery channel pm pm 810 homeland :12 showtime prime pm pm 797 fox & friends sunday fox news channel am am 312 long lost family pm pm 469 real housewives potomac 202 all tea, all shade bravo pm pm 922 island life home and garden tv pm pm 554 sunday night l york mets pm pm 753 late l pm am 880 530 live from mastersf channel pm pm 871 249 live from mastersf channel pm pm 806 238 live from mastersf channel am pm 649 222 late am am 590 374 l am pm 541 326 l am am 520 300 outside the am am 483 280 sports reporters am am 478 259 nba regular season l pm pm 459 197 nba regular season l pm pm 453 194 tonight: sun l pm pm 446 244 nascar l texas fox sports 1 am pm 435 91 premier league l manchester nbc sports network am am 420 231 live from mastersf channel am am 412 180 jack prodigyf channel pm pm 405 159 premier league l nbc sports network am pm 387 209 nba live nba live 2 pm pm 386 165 usa soccer women l united pm pm 384 212 morning am am 359 214 live from mastersf channel pm pm 352 125 nba regular season l lakers pm pm 347 143 morning am am 334 205s l long beach nbc sports network pm pm 321 83 l santos / univision pm pm 298 177 morning am am 295 188 l2 pm pm 285 156 early l pm pm 282 152 nba regular season repeat la antonio am am 275 185 racing l china nbc sports network am am 263 106 premier live studio nbc sports network am am 257 160 live from mastersf channel am am 252 102 nba postgame show nba presented by kia pm am 247 105 regular season l york red bulls pm pm 233 158 l2 pm pm 230 131 nba live nba live pm pm 229 89 afternoon baseball game at at network pm pm 228 54 l univision pm pm 219 149 original documentary 30 for 30:nd of jimmy the greek2 pm am 206 126 l2 pm pm 204 114 premier boxing champion l corral fox sports 1 pm pm 204 75 premier league goal zone nbc sports network pm pm 196 135 live from mastersf channel pm am 195 63 original documentary 30 for to marino2 pm pm 189 92 nba regular season l york pm pm 189 69 sun / univision pm pm 184 131l softball reg l2 pm pm 171 60 original documentary sec storied: shaq & dale2 pm pm 171 94 l2 am am 171 101 outside the2 am am 165 90l softball reg l2 pm pm 161 67 tonight sundayt sunday network pm pm 157 51 nascar victory lane p texas fox sports 1 pm pm 156 62 major league soccer l sporting kansas rapids fox sports 1 pm pm 152 102 central post long beach nbc sports network pm pm 150 31 football life joe nfl network pm pm 141 37 morning2 am am 132 86 morning drive at majorsf channel am am 132 43 sports reporters2 am am 131 54 l univision pm pm 130 88f channel cinema seve the movief channel pm pm 127 36 network presents mike trout: to network pm pm 127 46 nba am am 127 66t weekend afternoon tonight network pm pm 119 33 central pre long beach nbc sports network pm pm 113 43 la fox am am 112 58 republica sun univision pm pm 111 75 live from mastersf channel am am 110 43ays of the weekays of the week network pm pm 110 45 premiership rugby nbc sports network pm pm 108 68 original documentary 30 for 30: without bias2 am am 107 62 monster jam fox sports 1 pm am 107 36 extra china nbc sports network am am 107 59 sacramento fox sports 1 pm pm 106 44 football life joe i nfl network pm pm 105 35 cheerleading 2017lege dance teamip2 am pm 102 312 am am 101 73 morning2 am am 101 63 nba am am 100 49 original documentary 30 for 30:2 am am 97 73l softball regu pm pm 97 39 quick pitch network am pm 97 47 prelims 2 fox sports 1 am am 91 33 nfl films presents what a catch! nfl network pm pm 91 28 de rio hondo, argentina round 2 bein sport pm pm 90 36 live from mastersf channel am am 90 34 cheerleading 2017 national cheerleading2 pm pm 89 31 quick pitch network am am 88 38 quick pitch network am am 88 30 original documentary sec storied: before there were cowboys2 am am 87 47 nascar victory lane texas fox sports 1 am am 86 22 post fight 2 fox sports 1 am am 86 26 live special nbc sports network pm pm 86 39 top 10 of the nfl network pm pm 86 51 nascars texas fox sports 1 am am 85 21 tournament charleston the tennis channel pm pm 85 5 fox en vivo fox pm am 84 58 nba am am 82 40 nba am am 82 35 de j lopez vs s corral fox pm pm 81 43 cheerleading 2017lege dance teamip2 am am 78 25 premier live studio nbc sports network am am 77 42 football life bruce nfl network pm pm 75 43lam dunk &2 am am 74 44 bleacher feature movie summer catch network pm pm 74 23 quick pitcha network am am 74 36 top 10 interceptions nfl network am pm 73 44 quick pitch network am am 72 30 nfl replay 2016 week 5 nfl network pm pm 72 39 champ d long beach street circuit fox sports 1 pm pm 71 14 sportsmans gainesville fox sports 1 am am 70 20 nba show show am pm 70 34 sports jeopardy nbc sports network am am 70 21 quick pitch network pm am 69 27 sports jeopardy nbc sports network pm am 69 34 nfl mock draft live nfl mock draft live nfl network am am 69 31 nfl films presents football chaos nfl network pm am 68 27 nfl total access week in review nfl network am am 67 25 post fight 2 fox sports 1 am am 66 13 top 10 tight ends nfl network pm pm 66 39 central l univision pm pm 66 30 moto 2 de rio hondo, argentina round 2 bein sport pm pm 64 32f channel academy mark specialf channel pm pm 64 26 football life pat tillman nfl network pm pm 64 28 top 10 up guys nfl network am am 64 34 quick pitch network am am 62 35ss preview bein sport pm pm 61 27 timeline the merger nfl network pm pm 61 24 live from mastersf channel am am 60 20 vs. napoli bein sport espanol pm pm 58 41 network presents mike trout: to network am am 58 22 quick pitch network am am 58 25 nba am am 56 34 nfl total access week in review nfl network am am 56 16 product showcase nbc sports network am am 55 36 morning drive at majorsf channel am am 54 18 moto 3 de rio hondo, argentina bein sport am pm 53 20 live from mastersf channel am am 53 13 live from mastersf channel am am 53 12ss preview bein sport pm pm 52 23l softball regu pm am 52 28 quick pitch network am am 52 27 nba am am 51 29uu am am 50 40uu am am 49 39 granada vs. valencia bein sport espanol pm pm 48 30uu am am 48 40 monster energy seattle fox sports 2 pm pm 48 22 network breakdown 2016n breakdown network am am 48 26 quick pitcha network am am 48 27 nba am am 48 33 quick pitch network am am 47 20 tournament live: charleston the tennis channel pm pm 47 2l softball reg lu pm pm 46 16 game changers 2017 game changers - nfl network am am 46 21 tournament davis q the tennis channel pm pm 44 7uu am am 43 33 l hertha fox sports 1 am am 43 21 quick pitch network am am 43 24 behind the badge west brom 4 nbc sports network am am 43 20 tournament charleston-e:wf the tennis channel pm pm 43 12ss preview bein sport espanol pm pm 42 28assics legendary brawls fox sports 2 pm pm 42 11 prim de portugal - r / univision pm pm 42 27 road to the octagon fox sports 1 am am 41 12 nba am am 41 26ay ballay ball network am am 40 20 game changers 2017 game changers - nfl network am am 40 11l softball reg l oleu pm pm 39 10 tournament charleston-e:wdf the tennis channel pm pm 39 5 en 60 univision pm am 39 26 formula e: street racers 37 fox sports 2 pm pm 38 22 nba regular season am am 38 19uu am am 37 34 / univision am am 37 22lege lacrosse l northu pm pm 35 16uu am am 35 32 l 105 fox sports 1 am am 35 11 unleashed fox sports 2 pm pm 34 17 product showcase nbc sports network am am 34 24f channel cinema seve the movief channel pm pm 33 11 nba action nba action 2627 am am 33 14 nba am am 33 14 central sun univision pm pm 33 20l spring game florida stateu pm pm 32 9f channel academy ian ironsf channel pm pm 32 12 vs. bein sport espanol am pm 31 18 product showcase nbc sports network am am 31 21 tournament charleston:wdf the tennis channel am pm 31 4 republica 2 sun univision am am 31 16 prelims 2 fox sports 2 pm pm 30 11 nba special highlights am am 30 13 behind the badge west brom 2 nbc sports network am am 29 20 tournament davis q the tennis channel pm pm 29 7 la malaga vs. barcelona bein sport espanol pm pm 27 10 central fox fox am am 27 15 behind the badge west brom 3 nbc sports network am am 27 15 match of the day nbc sports network am am 27 14 central fox mid fox pm pm 26 11 major league soccer sporting vs rapids fox pm pm 26 14imate knockouts title fight knockouts fox sports 2 am am 26 4 (r) china univision am am 26 20ss preview bein sport espanol pm pm 25 19 la world -world bein sport am am 23 9 onuu pm pm 23 6 big east lacrosse l fox sports 1 pm pm 23 10 street league skateboard barcelona fox sports 2 pm am 23 13assic games vs. ari 15 nfl network am am 23 12 univision am pm 23 18 de portugal en 60 univision am am 23 18 1 - l paris saint germain vs. bein sport pm pm 22 20l spring game florida stateu pm pm 22 8assics vs. pride fox sports 2 pm pm 22 5 post fight 2 fox sports 2 am am 22 6 tournament charleston-e:wf the tennis channel am am 22 5 en 60 univision am am 22 16 post fight 2 fox sports 2 am am 21 9 en 60 univision am am 21 10 en 60 univision am am 20 9 en 60 univision am am 19 12 l fox sports 2 am pm 18 9 tournament charleston-e:wdf the tennis channel pm am 18 2 en 60 univision am am 18 11 la-r malaga vs. barcelona bein sport am am 17 12ss preview bein sport espanol am am 17 12 hockey champ minnesotau am pm 17 7 en 60 univision am am 17 15 tennis monterrey arime- f bein sport espanol pm pm 16 7 en 60 univision am am 16 10ss xtra bein sport espanol pm pm 15 7lege basketball liveu pm pm 15 6 central fox fox am am 15 3 a - l vs. napoli bein sport pm pm 14 5uu am am 14 6 la fox am am 14 9 la-r real madrid vs. madrid bein sport espanol pm pm 13 6ss xtra bein sport espanol pm pm 13 8 - l vs darmstadt fox am pm 13 8 post fight 2 fox sports 2 pm pm 12 7ss xtra bein sport pm pm 11 9 a - l bologna vs. as roma bein sport am am 11 7 central fox early fox am am 11 7imate knockouts best of 2016 fox sports 1 pm pm 11 4 tournament charleston-e:ws2 the tennis channel am am 11 5uu am am 10 6 post fight 2 fox sports 2 am am 10 8 prelims 2 fox sports 2 am am 10 8 premier leagueore nbc sports network am am 10 7 moto 3 de rio hondo, bein sport espanol pm am 9 6l spring game ole missu am am 9 3 central fox us - r fox am am 9 4 fox pm pm 9 9 central fox fox am am 8 3 tournament charleston-e:ws1 the tennis channel am am 8 2 tournament davis q the tennis channel am am 8 4ing finaing grand day 2 bein sport pm am 7 2 tennis monterrey bein sport pm pm 7 3 fox am am 7 2 national rugby l fox sports 2 am am 7 3 tournament davis q the tennis channel am am 7 1 1 - l paris saint germain vs. bein sport am am 6 3 fox mexico fox am am 6 4 street league skateboard munich fox sports 2 am am 6 4imate knockouts rare and unusual knockouts fox sports 2 pm pm 6 2ss xtra bein sport espanol am am 5 5 tournament charleston-e:ws2 the tennis channel am am 5 0 1 - l paris saint germain vs. bein sport espanol pm pm 4 2 de rio hondo, bein sport espanol am am 4 4 nascar cup texas motor speedway fox pm pm 4 3 moto 2 de rio bein sport espanol am am 3 2 burton european open high fox sports 2 am am 3 3 la real madrid vs. madrid bein sport espanol am am 2 0 burton european open highopestyle fox sports 2 am am 2 1 burton us open highlightsopestyle fox sports 2 am am 2 2s xtra bein sport am am 1 0 paid programming paid programming bein sport espanol am am 1 0 paid programming fox am am 1 0 la world -world bein sport am am 0 0 paid programming bein sport am am 0 0 paid programming bein sport am am 0 0 paid programming bein sport am am 0 0 paid programming bein sport am am 0 0 paid programming bein sport am am 0 0 a vs. verona bein sport espanol am am 0 0 paid programming fox am am 0 0 burton us open highlights fox sports 2 am am 0 0
note: viewership of around or lower is technically what nielsen refers to as a “scratch” i.e., not enough nielsen panelists watched for nielsen to validate it. there are around homes in the nielsen panel and a bit over panelists, where 1 nielsen panelist watching a whole telecast represents around people. so something averaging a million viewers averaged around 370 people out of the ~100k panel small, but still statistically significant. but when a show with viewers, only around 10 nielsen panelists… | ˈkeɪbəl spɔrts ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈreɪtɪŋz fər ˈsənˌdi ˈeɪprəl 9 2017 (ˌɪnˈkludz ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈkeɪbəl noʊt tɪ ˈridərz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈmoʊbəl foʊnz: ðə ˈteɪbəlz ər ˈiziər tɪ θru ɪf ju tɪlt jʊr foʊn tɪ ˈlænˌskeɪp ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən. ˈproʊˌgræm ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ˈnɛtˌwərk stɑrt ɛnd ˈtoʊtəl vjuərz 000 vjuərz eɪʤ 000 ˈkeɪsi əˈmɛrɪkən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˌdɪˈskəvri piɛm piɛm ril ˈhaʊsˌwaɪvz æˈtlæntə 920 ʃæˈtoʊ ʃi dɪd ðət ˈbrɑvoʊ piɛm piɛm wɪn kɔlz ðə hɑrt wɪn kɔlz ðə hɑrt 4008 ˈhɑlˌmɑrk ˈʧænəl piɛm piɛm 327 fɑks frɛndz ˈsənˌdi fɑks nuz ˈʧænəl æm æm 261 ˈneɪkəd ənd əˈfreɪd ˌdɪˈskəvri ˈʧænəl piɛm piɛm 810 ˈhoʊmˌlænd 12 ˈʃoʊˌtaɪm praɪm piɛm piɛm 797 fɑks frɛndz ˈsənˌdi fɑks nuz ˈʧænəl æm æm 312 lɔŋ lɔst ˈfæməli piɛm piɛm 469 ril ˈhaʊsˌwaɪvz pəˈtoʊmək 202 ɔl ti, ɔl ʃeɪd ˈbrɑvoʊ piɛm piɛm 922 ˈaɪlənd laɪf hoʊm ənd ˈgɑrdən ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən piɛm piɛm 554 ˈsənˌdi naɪt ɛl jɔrk mɛts piɛm piɛm 753 leɪt ɛl piɛm æm 880 530 lɪv frəm ˈmæstərz gɔlf ˈʧænəl piɛm piɛm 871 249 lɪv frəm ˈmæstərz gɔlf ˈʧænəl piɛm piɛm 806 238 lɪv frəm ˈmæstərz gɔlf ˈʧænəl æm piɛm 649 222 leɪt æm æm 590 374 ɛl æm piɛm 541 326 ɛl æm æm 520 300 ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə æm æm 483 280 spɔrts rɪˈpɔrtərz æm æm 478 259 ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən ɛl piɛm piɛm 459 197 ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən ɛl piɛm piɛm 453 194 təˈnaɪt: sən ɛl piɛm piɛm 446 244 ˈnæˌskɑr ɛl ˈtɛksəs fɑks spɔrts 1 æm piɛm 435 91 prɛˈmɪr lig ɛl ˈmænˌʧɛstər ˈɛnˌbiˈsi spɔrts ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 420 231 lɪv frəm ˈmæstərz gɔlf ˈʧænəl æm æm 412 180 ʤæk ˈprɑdəʤi gɔlf ˈʧænəl piɛm piɛm 405 159 prɛˈmɪr lig ɛl ˈɛnˌbiˈsi 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30 əv ˈʤɪmi ðə grik piɛm æm 206 126 ɛl piɛm piɛm 204 114 prɛˈmɪr ˈbɑksɪŋ ˈʧæmpiən ɛl kəræl fɑks spɔrts 1 piɛm piɛm 204 75 prɛˈmɪr lig goʊl zoʊn ˈɛnˌbiˈsi spɔrts ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm piɛm 196 135 lɪv frəm ˈmæstərz gɔlf ˈʧænəl piɛm æm 195 63 ərˈɪʤənəl ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri 30 fər tɪ mərˈinoʊ piɛm piɛm 189 92 ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən ɛl jɔrk piɛm piɛm 189 69 sən ˌjunɪˈvɪʒən piɛm piɛm 184 131 kɑl ˈsɔfˌbɔl rɛg ɛl piɛm piɛm 171 60 ərˈɪʤənəl ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri sɛk ˈstɔrid: ʃæk deɪl piɛm piɛm 171 94 ɛl æm æm 171 101 ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə æm æm 165 90 kɑl ˈsɔfˌbɔl rɛg ɛl piɛm piɛm 161 67 təˈnaɪt ˈsənˌdi ˈsənˌdi ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm piɛm 157 51 ˈnæˌskɑr ˈvɪktəri leɪn pi ˈtɛksəs fɑks spɔrts 1 piɛm piɛm 156 62 ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈsɑkər ɛl ˈspɔrtɪŋ ˈkænzəs ˈræpɪdz fɑks spɔrts 1 piɛm piɛm 152 102 ˈsɛntrəl poʊst lɔŋ biʧ ˈɛnˌbiˈsi spɔrts ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm piɛm 150 31 ˈfʊtˌbɔl laɪf ʤoʊ ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm piɛm 141 37 ˈmɔrnɪŋ æm æm 132 86 ˈmɔrnɪŋ draɪv æt ˈmeɪʤərz gɔlf ˈʧænəl æm æm 132 43 spɔrts rɪˈpɔrtərz æm æm 131 54 ɛl ˌjunɪˈvɪʒən piɛm piɛm 130 88 gɔlf ˈʧænəl ˈsɪnəmə ˈsɛveɪ ðə ˈmuvi gɔlf ˈʧænəl piɛm piɛm 127 36 ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈprɛzənts maɪk traʊt: tɪ ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm piɛm 127 46 ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ æm æm 127 66 ˈwiˌkɪnd ˌæftərˈnun təˈnaɪt ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm piɛm 119 33 ˈsɛntrəl pri lɔŋ biʧ ˈɛnˌbiˈsi spɔrts ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm piɛm 113 43 lɑ fɑks æm æm 112 58 rɪˈpəblɪkə sən ˌjunɪˈvɪʒən piɛm piɛm 111 75 lɪv frəm ˈmæstərz gɔlf ˈʧænəl æm æm 110 43 pleɪz əv ðə wik pleɪz əv ðə wik ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm piɛm 110 45 prɛˈmɪrˌʃɪp ˈrəgbi ˈɛnˌbiˈsi spɔrts ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm piɛm 108 68 ərˈɪʤənəl ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri 30 fər 30 wɪˈθaʊt baɪəs æm æm 107 62 ˈmɑnstər ʤæm fɑks spɔrts 1 piɛm æm 107 36 ˈɛkstrə ˈʧaɪnə ˈɛnˌbiˈsi spɔrts ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 107 59 ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ fɑks spɔrts 1 piɛm piɛm 106 44 ˈfʊtˌbɔl laɪf ʤoʊ aɪ ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm piɛm 105 35 ˈʧɪˌrlidɪŋ 2017 ˈkɑlɪʤ dæns tim ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp æm piɛm 102 31 æm æm 101 73 ˈmɔrnɪŋ æm æm 101 63 ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ æm æm 100 49 ərˈɪʤənəl ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri 30 fər 30 æm æm 97 73 kɑl ˈsɔfˌbɔl rɛg piɛm piɛm 97 39 kwɪk pɪʧ ˈnɛtˌwərk æm piɛm 97 47 ˈpriˌlɪmz 2 fɑks spɔrts 1 æm æm 91 33 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl fɪlmz ˈprɛzənts wət ə kæʧ! ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm piɛm 91 28 də ˈrioʊ ˈhɑndoʊ, ˌɑrʤənˈtinə raʊnd 2 bin spɔrt piɛm piɛm 90 36 lɪv frəm ˈmæstərz gɔlf ˈʧænəl æm æm 90 34 ˈʧɪˌrlidɪŋ 2017 ˈnæʃənəl ˈʧɪˌrlidɪŋ piɛm piɛm 89 31 kwɪk pɪʧ ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 88 38 kwɪk pɪʧ ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 88 30 ərˈɪʤənəl ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri sɛk ˈstɔrid: ˌbiˈfɔr ðɛr wər ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz æm æm 87 47 ˈnæˌskɑr ˈvɪktəri leɪn ˈtɛksəs fɑks spɔrts 1 æm æm 86 22 poʊst faɪt 2 fɑks spɔrts 1 æm æm 86 26 lɪv ˈspɛʃəl ˈɛnˌbiˈsi spɔrts ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm piɛm 86 39 tɔp 10 əv ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm piɛm 86 51 ˈnæˌskɑr ˈsɪriz ˈtɛksəs fɑks spɔrts 1 æm æm 85 21 ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈʧɑrəlstən ðə ˈtɛnɪs ˈʧænəl piɛm piɛm 85 5 fɑks ɛn ˈvivoʊ fɑks piɛm æm 84 58 ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ æm æm 82 40 ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ æm æm 82 35 də ʤeɪ ˈloʊpɛz ˈvərsəz ɛs kəræl fɑks piɛm piɛm 81 43 ˈʧɪˌrlidɪŋ 2017 ˈkɑlɪʤ dæns tim ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp æm æm 78 25 prɛˈmɪr lɪv ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈɛnˌbiˈsi spɔrts ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 77 42 ˈfʊtˌbɔl laɪf brus ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm piɛm 75 43 kɑl slæm dəŋk æm æm 74 44 ˈbliʧər ˈfiʧər ˈmuvi ˈsəmər kæʧ ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm piɛm 74 23 kwɪk pɪʧ ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 74 36 tɔp 10 ˌɪnərˈsɛpʃənz ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈnɛtˌwərk æm piɛm 73 44 kwɪk pɪʧ ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 72 30 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl riˈpleɪ 2016 wik 5 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm piɛm 72 39 ʧæmp di lɔŋ biʧ strit ˈsərkət fɑks spɔrts 1 piɛm piɛm 71 14 ˈspɔrtsmən ˈsɪriz ˈgeɪnzˌvɪl fɑks spɔrts 1 æm æm 70 20 ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ʃoʊ ʃoʊ æm piɛm 70 34 spɔrts ˈʤɛpərdi ˈɛnˌbiˈsi spɔrts ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 70 21 kwɪk pɪʧ ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm æm 69 27 spɔrts ˈʤɛpərdi ˈɛnˌbiˈsi spɔrts ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm æm 69 34 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl mɑk dræft lɪv ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl mɑk dræft lɪv ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 69 31 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl fɪlmz ˈprɛzənts ˈfʊtˌbɔl keɪɑs ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm æm 68 27 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈtoʊtəl ˈækˌsɛs wik ɪn ˌrivˈju ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 67 25 poʊst faɪt 2 fɑks spɔrts 1 æm æm 66 13 tɔp 10 taɪt ɛndz ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm piɛm 66 39 ˈsɛntrəl ɛl ˌjunɪˈvɪʒən piɛm piɛm 66 30 ˈmoʊtoʊ 2 də ˈrioʊ ˈhɑndoʊ, ˌɑrʤənˈtinə raʊnd 2 bin spɔrt piɛm piɛm 64 32 gɔlf ˈʧænəl əˈkædəmi mɑrk ˈspɛʃəl gɔlf ˈʧænəl piɛm piɛm 64 26 ˈfʊtˌbɔl laɪf pæt ˈtɪlmən ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm piɛm 64 28 tɔp 10 əp gaɪz ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 64 34 kwɪk pɪʧ ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 62 35 ɪkˈsprɛs ɪkˈsprɛs ˈprivˌju bin spɔrt piɛm piɛm 61 27 ˈtaɪmlaɪn ðə ˈmərʤər ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm piɛm 61 24 lɪv frəm ˈmæstərz gɔlf ˈʧænəl æm æm 60 20 ˈvərsəz. ˈnæpəli bin spɔrt ˌɛspɑnˈjoʊl piɛm piɛm 58 41 ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈprɛzənts maɪk traʊt: tɪ ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 58 22 kwɪk pɪʧ ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 58 25 ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ æm æm 56 34 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈtoʊtəl ˈækˌsɛs wik ɪn ˌrivˈju ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 56 16 ˈprɑdəkt ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs ˈɛnˌbiˈsi spɔrts ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 55 36 ˈmɔrnɪŋ draɪv æt ˈmeɪʤərz gɔlf ˈʧænəl æm æm 54 18 ˈmoʊtoʊ 3 də ˈrioʊ ˈhɑndoʊ, ˌɑrʤənˈtinə bin spɔrt æm piɛm 53 20 lɪv frəm ˈmæstərz gɔlf ˈʧænəl æm æm 53 13 lɪv frəm ˈmæstərz gɔlf ˈʧænəl æm æm 53 12 ɪkˈsprɛs ɪkˈsprɛs ˈprivˌju bin spɔrt piɛm piɛm 52 23 kɑl ˈsɔfˌbɔl rɛg piɛm æm 52 28 kwɪk pɪʧ ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 52 27 ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ æm æm 51 29 æm æm 50 40 æm æm 49 39 grəˈnɑdə ˈvərsəz. vəˈlɛnsiə bin spɔrt ˌɛspɑnˈjoʊl piɛm piɛm 48 30 æm æm 48 40 ˈmɑnstər ˈɛnərʤi siˈætəl fɑks spɔrts 2 piɛm piɛm 48 22 ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn 2016 ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 48 26 kwɪk pɪʧ ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 48 27 ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ æm æm 48 33 kwɪk pɪʧ ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 47 20 ˈtʊrnəmənt lɪv: ˈʧɑrəlstən ðə ˈtɛnɪs ˈʧænəl piɛm piɛm 47 2 kɑl ˈsɔfˌbɔl rɛg ɛl piɛm piɛm 46 16 geɪm ˈʧeɪnʤərz 2017 geɪm ˈʧeɪnʤərz ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 46 21 ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈdeɪvɪs kju ðə ˈtɛnɪs ˈʧænəl piɛm piɛm 44 7 æm æm 43 33 ɛl ˈhərθə fɑks spɔrts 1 æm æm 43 21 kwɪk pɪʧ ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 43 24 bɪˈhaɪnd ðə bæʤ wɛst brɑm 4 ˈɛnˌbiˈsi spɔrts ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 43 20 ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈʧɑrəlstən ðə ˈtɛnɪs ˈʧænəl piɛm piɛm 43 12 ɪkˈsprɛs ɪkˈsprɛs ˈprivˌju bin spɔrt ˌɛspɑnˈjoʊl piɛm piɛm 42 28 ˈklæsɪks ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri brɔlz fɑks spɔrts 2 piɛm piɛm 42 11 prɪm də ˈpɔrʧəgəl ɑr ˌjunɪˈvɪʒən piɛm piɛm 42 27 roʊd tɪ ðə ˈɑktəˌgɑn fɑks spɔrts 1 æm æm 41 12 ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ æm æm 41 26 pleɪ bɔl pleɪ bɔl ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 40 20 geɪm ˈʧeɪnʤərz 2017 geɪm ˈʧeɪnʤərz ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 40 11 kɑl ˈsɔfˌbɔl rɛg ɛl ˌoʊˈleɪ piɛm piɛm 39 10 ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈʧɑrəlstən ðə ˈtɛnɪs ˈʧænəl piɛm piɛm 39 5 ɛn 60 ˌjunɪˈvɪʒən piɛm æm 39 26 ˈfɔrmjələ i: strit ˈreɪsərz 37 fɑks spɔrts 2 piɛm piɛm 38 22 ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən æm æm 38 19 æm æm 37 34 ˌjunɪˈvɪʒən æm æm 37 22 ˈkɑlɪʤ ləˈkrɔs ɛl nɔrθ piɛm piɛm 35 16 æm æm 35 32 ɛl 105 fɑks spɔrts 1 æm æm 35 11 ənˈliʃt fɑks spɔrts 2 piɛm piɛm 34 17 ˈprɑdəkt ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs ˈɛnˌbiˈsi spɔrts ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 34 24 gɔlf ˈʧænəl ˈsɪnəmə ˈsɛveɪ ðə ˈmuvi gɔlf ˈʧænəl piɛm piɛm 33 11 ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈækʃən ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈækʃən 2627 æm æm 33 14 ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ æm æm 33 14 ˈsɛntrəl sən ˌjunɪˈvɪʒən piɛm piɛm 33 20 kɑl spərɪŋ geɪm ˈflɔrɪdə steɪt piɛm piɛm 32 9 gɔlf ˈʧænəl əˈkædəmi ˈiən aɪərnz gɔlf ˈʧænəl piɛm piɛm 32 12 ˈvərsəz. bin spɔrt ˌɛspɑnˈjoʊl æm piɛm 31 18 ˈprɑdəkt ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs ˈɛnˌbiˈsi spɔrts ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 31 21 ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈʧɑrəlstən ðə ˈtɛnɪs ˈʧænəl æm piɛm 31 4 rɪˈpəblɪkə 2 sən ˌjunɪˈvɪʒən æm æm 31 16 ˈpriˌlɪmz 2 fɑks spɔrts 2 piɛm piɛm 30 11 ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈspɛʃəl ˈhaɪˌlaɪts æm æm 30 13 bɪˈhaɪnd ðə bæʤ wɛst brɑm 2 ˈɛnˌbiˈsi spɔrts ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 29 20 ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈdeɪvɪs kju ðə ˈtɛnɪs ˈʧænəl piɛm piɛm 29 7 lɑ ˈmæləgə ˈvərsəz. ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə bin spɔrt ˌɛspɑnˈjoʊl piɛm piɛm 27 10 ˈsɛntrəl fɑks fɑks æm æm 27 15 bɪˈhaɪnd ðə bæʤ wɛst brɑm 3 ˈɛnˌbiˈsi spɔrts ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 27 15 mæʧ əv ðə deɪ ˈɛnˌbiˈsi spɔrts ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 27 14 ˈsɛntrəl fɑks mɪd fɑks piɛm piɛm 26 11 ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈsɑkər ˈspɔrtɪŋ ˈvərsəz ˈræpɪdz fɑks piɛm piɛm 26 14 ˈəltəmət ˈnɑˌkaʊts ˈtaɪtəl faɪt ˈnɑˌkaʊts fɑks spɔrts 2 æm æm 26 4 (ɑr) ˈʧaɪnə ˌjunɪˈvɪʒən æm æm 26 20 ɪkˈsprɛs ɪkˈsprɛs ˈprivˌju bin spɔrt ˌɛspɑnˈjoʊl piɛm piɛm 25 19 lɑ wərld bin spɔrt æm æm 23 9 ɔn piɛm piɛm 23 6 bɪg ist ləˈkrɔs ɛl fɑks spɔrts 1 piɛm piɛm 23 10 strit lig ˈskeɪtˌbɔrd ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə fɑks spɔrts 2 piɛm æm 23 13 ˈklæsɪk geɪmz ˈvərsəz. ˈɑri 15 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 23 12 ˌjunɪˈvɪʒən æm piɛm 23 18 də ˈpɔrʧəgəl ɛn 60 ˌjunɪˈvɪʒən æm æm 23 18 1 ɛl ˈpɛrɪs seɪnt ʤərˈmeɪn ˈvərsəz. bin spɔrt piɛm piɛm 22 20 kɑl spərɪŋ geɪm ˈflɔrɪdə steɪt piɛm piɛm 22 8 ˈklæsɪks ˈvərsəz. praɪd fɑks spɔrts 2 piɛm piɛm 22 5 poʊst faɪt 2 fɑks spɔrts 2 æm æm 22 6 ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈʧɑrəlstən ðə ˈtɛnɪs ˈʧænəl æm æm 22 5 ɛn 60 ˌjunɪˈvɪʒən æm æm 22 16 poʊst faɪt 2 fɑks spɔrts 2 æm æm 21 9 ɛn 60 ˌjunɪˈvɪʒən æm æm 21 10 ɛn 60 ˌjunɪˈvɪʒən æm æm 20 9 ɛn 60 ˌjunɪˈvɪʒən æm æm 19 12 ɛl fɑks spɔrts 2 æm piɛm 18 9 ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈʧɑrəlstən ðə ˈtɛnɪs ˈʧænəl piɛm æm 18 2 ɛn 60 ˌjunɪˈvɪʒən æm æm 18 11 lɑ ˈmæləgə ˈvərsəz. ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə bin spɔrt æm æm 17 12 ɪkˈsprɛs ɪkˈsprɛs ˈprivˌju bin spɔrt ˌɛspɑnˈjoʊl æm æm 17 12 ˈhɑki ʧæmp ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə æm piɛm 17 7 ɛn 60 ˌjunɪˈvɪʒən æm æm 17 15 ˈtɛnɪs ˌmɑntəˈreɪ arime*- ɛf bin spɔrt ˌɛspɑnˈjoʊl piɛm piɛm 16 7 ɛn 60 ˌjunɪˈvɪʒən æm æm 16 10 ɪkˈsprɛs ɪkˈsprɛs ˈɛkstrə bin spɔrt ˌɛspɑnˈjoʊl piɛm piɛm 15 7 ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈbæskətˌbɔl lɪv piɛm piɛm 15 6 ˈsɛntrəl fɑks fɑks æm æm 15 3 ə ɛl ˈvərsəz. ˈnæpəli bin spɔrt piɛm piɛm 14 5 æm æm 14 6 lɑ fɑks æm æm 14 9 lɑ ril məˈdrɪd ˈvərsəz. məˈdrɪd bin spɔrt ˌɛspɑnˈjoʊl piɛm piɛm 13 6 ɪkˈsprɛs ɪkˈsprɛs ˈɛkstrə bin spɔrt ˌɛspɑnˈjoʊl piɛm piɛm 13 8 ɛl ˈvərsəz ˈdɑrmˌstæt fɑks æm piɛm 13 8 poʊst faɪt 2 fɑks spɔrts 2 piɛm piɛm 12 7 ɪkˈsprɛs ɪkˈsprɛs ˈɛkstrə bin spɔrt piɛm piɛm 11 9 ə ɛl bəˈloʊˌŋɑ ˈvərsəz. ɛz ˈroʊmɑ bin spɔrt æm æm 11 7 ˈsɛntrəl fɑks ˈərli fɑks æm æm 11 7 ˈəltəmət ˈnɑˌkaʊts bɛst əv 2016 fɑks spɔrts 1 piɛm piɛm 11 4 ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈʧɑrəlstən ðə ˈtɛnɪs ˈʧænəl æm æm 11 5 æm æm 10 6 poʊst faɪt 2 fɑks spɔrts 2 æm æm 10 8 ˈpriˌlɪmz 2 fɑks spɔrts 2 æm æm 10 8 prɛˈmɪr lig ˈɑnˌkɔr ˈɛnˌbiˈsi spɔrts ˈnɛtˌwərk æm æm 10 7 ˈmoʊtoʊ 3 də ˈrioʊ ˈhɑndoʊ, bin spɔrt ˌɛspɑnˈjoʊl piɛm æm 9 6 kɑl spərɪŋ geɪm ˌoʊˈleɪ mɪs æm æm 9 3 ˈsɛntrəl fɑks ˈjuˈɛs ɑr fɑks æm æm 9 4 fɑks piɛm piɛm 9 9 ˈsɛntrəl fɑks fɑks æm æm 8 3 ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈʧɑrəlstən ðə ˈtɛnɪs ˈʧænəl æm æm 8 2 ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈdeɪvɪs kju ðə ˈtɛnɪs ˈʧænəl æm æm 8 4 ˈdaɪvɪŋ ˈfaɪnə ˈdaɪvɪŋ grænd deɪ 2 bin spɔrt piɛm æm 7 2 ˈtɛnɪs ˌmɑntəˈreɪ bin spɔrt piɛm piɛm 7 3 fɑks æm æm 7 2 ˈnæʃənəl ˈrəgbi ɛl fɑks spɔrts 2 æm æm 7 3 ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈdeɪvɪs kju ðə ˈtɛnɪs ˈʧænəl æm æm 7 1 1 ɛl ˈpɛrɪs seɪnt ʤərˈmeɪn ˈvərsəz. bin spɔrt æm æm 6 3 fɑks ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ fɑks æm æm 6 4 strit lig ˈskeɪtˌbɔrd mˈjunɪk fɑks spɔrts 2 æm æm 6 4 ˈəltəmət ˈnɑˌkaʊts rɛr ənd ənˈjuˌʒuəl ˈnɑˌkaʊts fɑks spɔrts 2 piɛm piɛm 6 2 ɪkˈsprɛs ɪkˈsprɛs ˈɛkstrə bin spɔrt ˌɛspɑnˈjoʊl æm æm 5 5 ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈʧɑrəlstən ðə ˈtɛnɪs ˈʧænəl æm æm 5 0 1 ɛl ˈpɛrɪs seɪnt ʤərˈmeɪn ˈvərsəz. bin spɔrt ˌɛspɑnˈjoʊl piɛm piɛm 4 2 də ˈrioʊ ˈhɑndoʊ, bin spɔrt ˌɛspɑnˈjoʊl æm æm 4 4 ˈnæˌskɑr kəp ˈtɛksəs ˈmoʊtər ˈspidˌweɪ fɑks piɛm piɛm 4 3 ˈmoʊtoʊ 2 də ˈrioʊ bin spɔrt ˌɛspɑnˈjoʊl æm æm 3 2 ˈbərtən ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈoʊpən haɪ fɑks spɔrts 2 æm æm 3 3 lɑ ril məˈdrɪd ˈvərsəz. məˈdrɪd bin spɔrt ˌɛspɑnˈjoʊl æm æm 2 0 ˈbərtən ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈoʊpən haɪ fɑks spɔrts 2 æm æm 2 1 ˈbərtən ˈjuˈɛs ˈoʊpən ˈhaɪˌlaɪts fɑks spɔrts 2 æm æm 2 2 ɪkˈsprɛs ˈɛkstrə bin spɔrt æm æm 1 0 peɪd ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ peɪd ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ bin spɔrt ˌɛspɑnˈjoʊl æm æm 1 0 peɪd ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ fɑks æm æm 1 0 lɑ wərld bin spɔrt æm æm 0 0 peɪd ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ bin spɔrt æm æm 0 0 peɪd ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ bin spɔrt æm æm 0 0 peɪd ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ bin spɔrt æm æm 0 0 peɪd ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ bin spɔrt æm æm 0 0 peɪd ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ bin spɔrt æm æm 0 0 ə ˈvərsəz. vərˈoʊnə bin spɔrt ˌɛspɑnˈjoʊl æm æm 0 0 peɪd ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ fɑks æm æm 0 0 ˈbərtən ˈjuˈɛs ˈoʊpən ˈhaɪˌlaɪts fɑks spɔrts 2 æm æm 0 0 noʊt: vˈjuərˌʃɪp əv əraʊnd ər loʊər ɪz ˈtɛknɪkəli wət ˈnilsən rɪˈfərz tɪ ɛz ə ““scratch”*” i.e*., nɑt ɪˈnəf ˈnilsən ˈpænəlɪsts wɔʧt fər ˈnilsən tɪ ˈvælədeɪt ɪt. ðɛr ər əraʊnd hoʊmz ɪn ðə ˈnilsən ˈpænəl ənd ə bɪt ˈoʊvər ˈpænəlɪsts, wɛr 1 ˈnilsən ˈpænələst ˈwɑʧɪŋ ə hoʊl ˈtɛləˌkæst ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts əraʊnd ˈpipəl. soʊ ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈævrɪʤɪŋ ə ˈmɪljən vjuərz ˈævrɪʤd əraʊnd 370 ˈpipəl aʊt əv ðə ˈpænəl smɔl, bət stɪl stəˈtɪstɪkəli sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt. bət wɪn ə ʃoʊ wɪθ vjuərz, ˈoʊnli əraʊnd 10 ˈnilsən panelists…*… |
major general ian cardozo was a young major in the 5 rifles in the 1971 war with pakistan. in a swift military offensive, india defeated pakistan within 13 days, liberated a region and led to the creation of bangladesh.
in the war, the then major cardozo stepped on a landmine and had to cut off his badly wounded leg with his own khukri.
yet, through sheer will power and determination, he did not let his disability come in the way of his duty as a soldier and went on to become the first disabled officer in the indian army to command an infantry battalion and a brigade.
awarded a sena medal for gallantry, general cardozo spoke to claude about the historic war and how he conquered his disability in the second part of a fascinating interview.
part i of the interview: 1971, a war hero remembers
tell us about your wound.
at that time, i was still not wounded.
there was a commander who got panicky when he saw all these fellows (prisoners) and asked: "please send someone here.' i told the co that i would go. i did not know that i was walking on a minefield. i stepped on a mine and my leg blew off.
a bangladeshi saw this happening, he picked me up and took me to the battalion headquarters. they were feeling bad. i told the doctor, 'give me some morphine.' they had it had been destroyed during the operations. 'do you have any pethidine?' 'no'
i told him: 'could you cut this off?'
he said: 'i don't have any instrument.'
i asked my batman: 'where is my khukri?'
he said: 'here it is, sir.'
i told him: 'cut it off.'
he answered inli: 'sir, i can't do it.'
i told him: 'give it to me.' i cut my leg off and ordered: 'now go and bury it.'
you tell people that you are embarrassed to tell the story because it was nothing at all. what was your first thought?
my first thought was for her (pointing to his wife, priscilla). i thought, 'what a stupid thing happened to me. it was beyond my control, it just happened.'
then the doctor came and tied it up. my co also came: 'ian, you are very lucky, we have captured a pakistani surgeon. he will operate on you.'
'nothing doing, sir, i don't want to be operated by a pakistani doctor. just get me back to india,' i answered.
by that time dhaka had fallen and there was no chopper available.
i then told the co: 'two conditions.' he immediately said: 'you are not in position to put conditions.'
i told him: 'ok, two requests. one, i don't want pakistani blood.'
he retorted: 'you are a fool.' i said: 'i am prepared to die a fool. my second request, sir, i want you to be present when they operate on me.' the co asked: 'why?' i answered: 'you know why.' (there had been cases of torture). so, he agreed.
anyway, the pakistani surgeon did a good job. his name was major mohamed basheer. i have never been able to say, 'thank you.' i owe him a thank you, but it is not easy (to find someone in pakistan].
please click on next to read further... | ˈmeɪʤər ˈʤɛnərəl ˈiən kɑrˈdoʊzoʊ wɑz ə jəŋ ˈmeɪʤər ɪn ðə 5 ˈraɪfəlz ɪn ðə 1971 wɔr wɪθ ˈpækɪˌstæn. ɪn ə swɪft ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri əˈfɛnsɪv, ˈɪndiə dɪˈfitɪd ˈpækɪˌstæn wɪˈθɪn 13 deɪz, ˈlɪˌbərˌeɪtɪd ə ˈriʤən ənd lɛd tɪ ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ˈbæŋləˌdɛʃ. ɪn ðə wɔr, ðə ðɛn ˈmeɪʤər kɑrˈdoʊzoʊ stɛpt ɔn ə ˈlændˌmaɪn ənd hæd tɪ kət ɔf hɪz ˈbædli ˈwundɪd lɛg wɪθ hɪz oʊn khukri*. jɛt, θru ʃɪr wɪl paʊər ənd dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən, hi dɪd nɑt lɛt hɪz ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti kəm ɪn ðə weɪ əv hɪz ˈduti ɛz ə ˈsoʊlʤər ənd wɛnt ɔn tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə fərst dɪˈseɪbəld ˈɔfɪsər ɪn ðə ˈɪndiən ˈɑrmi tɪ kəˈmænd ən ˈɪnfəntri bəˈtæljən ənd ə brɪˈgeɪd. əˈwɔrdɪd ə ˈsɛnə ˈmɛdəl fər ˈgæləntri, ˈʤɛnərəl kɑrˈdoʊzoʊ spoʊk tɪ klɔd əˈbaʊt ðə hɪˈstɔrɪk wɔr ənd haʊ hi ˈkɑŋkərd hɪz ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd pɑrt əv ə ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈɪntərvˌju. pɑrt aɪ əv ðə ˈɪntərvˌju: 1971 ə wɔr ˈhɪroʊ rɪˈmɛmbərz tɛl ˈjuˈɛs əˈbaʊt jʊr wund. æt ðət taɪm, aɪ wɑz stɪl nɑt ˈwundɪd. ðɛr wɑz ə kəˈmændər hu gɑt ˈpænɪki wɪn hi sɔ ɔl ðiz ˈfɛloʊz (ˈprɪzənərz) ənd æst: "pliz sɛnd ˈsəmˌwən hir.' aɪ toʊld ðə koʊ ðət aɪ wʊd goʊ. aɪ dɪd nɑt noʊ ðət aɪ wɑz ˈwɔkɪŋ ɔn ə ˈmaɪnˌfild. aɪ stɛpt ɔn ə maɪn ənd maɪ lɛg blu ɔf. ə ˈbæŋləˌdɛʃi sɔ ðɪs ˈhæpənɪŋ, hi pɪkt mi əp ənd tʊk mi tɪ ðə bəˈtæljən ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz. ðeɪ wər ˈfilɪŋ bæd. aɪ toʊld ðə ˈdɔktər, 'gɪv mi səm ˈmɔrfin.' ðeɪ hæd ɪt hæd bɪn dɪˈstrɔɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. 'du ju hæv ˈɛni pethidine*?' 'noʊ' aɪ toʊld ɪm: 'kʊd ju kət ðɪs ɔf?' hi sɛd: 'aɪ doʊnt hæv ˈɛni ˈɪnstrəmənt.' aɪ æst maɪ ˈbætˌmæn: 'wɛr ɪz maɪ khukri*?' hi sɛd: 'hir ɪt ɪz, sər.' aɪ toʊld ɪm: 'kət ɪt ɔf.' hi ˈænsərd ɪn gorkhali*: 'sər, aɪ kænt du ɪt.' aɪ toʊld ɪm: 'gɪv ɪt tɪ mi.' aɪ kət maɪ lɛg ɔf ənd ˈɔrdərd: 'naʊ goʊ ənd ˈbɛri ɪt.' ju tɛl ˈpipəl ðət ju ər ɪmˈbɛrəst tɪ tɛl ðə ˈstɔri bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ æt ɔl. wət wɑz jʊr fərst θɔt? maɪ fərst θɔt wɑz fər hər (ˈpɔɪntɪŋ tɪ hɪz waɪf, prɪˈsɪlə). aɪ θɔt, 'wət ə ˈstupɪd θɪŋ ˈhæpənd tɪ mi. ɪt wɑz bɪɔnd maɪ kənˈtroʊl, ɪt ʤɪst ˈhæpənd.' ðɛn ðə ˈdɔktər keɪm ənd taɪd ɪt əp. maɪ koʊ ˈɔlsoʊ keɪm: 'ˈiən, ju ər ˈvɛri ˈləki, wi hæv ˈkæpʧərd ə ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈsərʤɪn. hi wɪl ˈɔpərˌeɪt ɔn ju.' 'ˈnəθɪŋ duɪŋ, sər, aɪ doʊnt wɔnt tɪ bi ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd baɪ ə ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈdɔktər. ʤɪst gɪt mi bæk tɪ ˈɪndiə,' aɪ ˈænsərd. baɪ ðət taɪm ˈdɑkə hæd ˈfɑlən ənd ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈʧɑpər əˈveɪləbəl. aɪ ðɛn toʊld ðə koʊ: 'tu kənˈdɪʃənz.' hi ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli sɛd: 'ju ər nɑt ɪn pəˈzɪʃən tɪ pʊt kənˈdɪʃənz.' aɪ toʊld ɪm: 'ˈoʊˈkeɪ, tu rɪkˈwɛsts. wən, aɪ doʊnt wɔnt ˌpækɪˈstæni bləd.' hi riˈtɔrtɪd: 'ju ər ə ful.' aɪ sɛd: 'aɪ æm priˈpɛrd tɪ daɪ ə ful. maɪ ˈsɛkənd rɪkˈwɛst, sər, aɪ wɔnt ju tɪ bi ˈprɛzənt wɪn ðeɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt ɔn mi.' ðə koʊ æst: 'waɪ?' aɪ ˈænsərd: 'ju noʊ waɪ.' (ðɛr hæd bɪn ˈkeɪsɪz əv ˈtɔrʧər). soʊ, hi əˈgrid. ˈɛniˌweɪ, ðə ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈsərʤɪn dɪd ə gʊd ʤɑb. hɪz neɪm wɑz ˈmeɪʤər moʊˈhɑmɛd basheer*. aɪ hæv ˈnɛvər bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ seɪ, 'θæŋk ju.' aɪ oʊ ɪm ə θæŋk ju, bət ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈizi (tɪ faɪnd ˈsəmˌwən ɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn]. pliz klɪk ɔn nɛkst tɪ rɛd ˈfərðər... |
selecting this all australian team is an exercise in box ticking. instead, see if we can build a better team, from players who were not picked for the squad earlier this week.
» the 2017 all australian team
about a month ago, i put together an all australian team with a handful of rounds remaining, and it out as is the thing to do.
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of the 22 i named, 20 made it into the squad, and will almost certainly be named in the team later today.
the two that, nat fyfe and ollie wines were among the handful of decisions and made by the all australian selection panel this season.
according to the media release accompanying the announcement of the squad, the selection panel got together and came up with a list of who they collectively thought were the best 40 players in the competition this season. of course why nat fyfe make the team and, say, port tom jonas did.
notice i felt compelled to include jonas’ team in front of his name. there is only a modicum of disrespect intended for jonas he had a fine season, easily his best, as he emerged as port number one defender.
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the power were one of the defences, although the role jonas himself played was likely helped by the preference for an press and smart zoning through the middle of the ground which meant they conceded the fourth fewest inside in the competition.
jonas had himself a solid season. was it even the best season in the competition? almost certainly not.
similarly, adam treloar, who even the second best at his club. jeremy mcgovern is an outstanding defender, but when you play 40 per cent of the season as an utterly ineffectual key forward, surely that has to figure into proceedings. ross gathered plenty of hardballs, but how many have been won by jackeven, jackeele or jack billings?
there are bizarre squad inclusions everywhere you look. ditto exclusions: fyfe and wines were in the best 40 players in 2017, as were teammates neale and brad ebert. callan ward, who is now officially the most underrated player in the competition, is the glue that holds the explosive greater western sydney together. trent, clayton oliver, dane, jack macrae, the list goes on.
it got me thinking. is it possible to build a team made up of all australian squad snubs that could take it up to, or even beat, the actual squad?
yes, i believe it is. and here it is.
the nathan jones allars
the team is named the nathan jones allars, and will be so long as nathan jones is not named an all australian. we are looking beyond the flash and of the biggest names of the competition, and for football output above all else.
jones this. his career has mostly played out in the depths of despair, captaining the team for a hefty chunk too. jones’ 2017 season yielded nine wins, in what was his first winning year in 12 attempts.
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prior to his absence this season, jones had missed five games in his 11 years from debut, and had played 109 consecutive games between round 15 2012 and round 13 2017. not in it for the headlines, he is in it to play high-quality football, and what he does.
there are two rules for eligibility for the nathan jones allars: you must have missed selection in the all australian squad, and you must have played at least two-thirds of the season (15 games). a slightly lower benchmark than the measuringick for all australian team selection (history says 17 games is generally the cut-off). if a player happens to be a personal favourite, or has a signature move or mode of play, helpful.
our goal is a bit more nefarious than the all australian team selection process, but overtly so. we will build aarting 18 made up of the best possible players who are available for selection and who fit together with theyle of play looking for. we fill out the rest of a hypothetical squad of 22 thereafter. then we will select a bench of four who best complement thearting 18.
it’s a reverse of the all australian team process, but in a way that means it is exactly the same as the all australian team process.
finally, there are three types of nathan jones allar: the superstar snubs, the injured injustices, and the hidden gems. there are but look guessing you really want to see this team.
the 2017 nathan jones allars
fb z williams d d s hurn p davis z tuohy c m duncan c ward t m walters j c petracca j billings j patton c wingard fol. s martin n fyfe o wines
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let’s go line by line and make the case for each selection.
the back six
the back six was a challenge, because the selection panel largely got this area of the ground 100 per cent correct.
thearting should be alex rance and michael hurley, the should be sam docherty and michael hibberd, and the flex spots should be neville jetta and rory laird. the panel up plenty of other potential names, as they should have. jeremy howe and jake lever are unlucky to miss out, and could be candidates for a bench spot later this evening if the panel is that way inclined.
so, we were left with what is mostly a genuine second team line up.
dane and phil davis anchor my defence, as two of the best one on oneoppers in the competition. was presumably left out of the all australian squad on account of his games played, given he was arguably the leader of what emerged as the best defence in the competition.
richmond’s david is my flex defender; as protégé, often took the full back spot to allow rance the room to roam the wider parts of the tigers’ back 50. having these three tall defenders should see my team match up well against what looms as a tall all australian forward line (six were selected in the squad).
outside of this group, i want the rest of my defence to have a bias for attack and for long kicking. the best teams of this season played at least two of their defenders much higher up the ground,arting them at the back of the centre square or on a wing andarting the wingers at the back of the centre square. michael hibberd and rory laird are the avatars for this but are unavailable.
in theiread, we selecth, williams, and west shannon hurn. all three played career years, with a genuine all australian squad snub. williams is a get machine, has one of the quickest triggers in the league, and has demonstrated an flexibility this season.
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williams and hurn would take the primary small forwards by way of match ups, with available to act as a spare defender or roam further up the ground as a score set up threat. my trio of can be a little untidy with their disposal, but that fits theructure of my forward line nicely.
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the front six
small and flexible is en vogue. it is really hard to get away with a three tall forward line up as a base look in 2017; some teams, like the giants and swans, get away with it as an alternative to a line up. found that out the hard way this season.
the adelaide crows are unique in this respect, given they play four tall players in their forward half, albeit tom lynch is more a winger who forward than a genuine tall forward.
much of the rest of the league followed the lead of the western bulldogs in rolling out flexible front six line ups, populated with aerial threats and a raft of smaller ground ball threats. richmond threw convention out of the window altogether, playing jack as the singular tall threat and surrounding him with three or four small forwards at all times. dustin martin also spent plenty of time as the deep threat with as a more traditional centre half forward with that look.
this is the way we will go. robbie gray and dane zorko, the two most likely candidates for this kind of role, are sure to be selected in the all australian side and so are unavailable. instead, we turn to michael walters, christian petracca and chad wingard, all of whom played years and, in the case of the former and latter, would have been borderline all australian squad selections with full years under their belts.
both walters and wingard missed parts of the season on account of injuries; walters’ year wrapping up in round 18 on account of a injury and wingard dropping out twice with niggles. the duo played more time in the than their careers to date, averaging 20 disposals and more than a goal a game each.
petracca gets in because i am the selector, but also because he emerged as one of the most damaging offensive players in the competition. similar to walters and wingard, petracca get they possession tallies of others, but was just shy of 20 touches a game and averaged almost 11 contested possessions. the great thing about petracca though is he averages a forward half split, and can spend timearting in the centre square. he affords the flexibility chasing.
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jack billings is my small forward, although he plays much higher than the archetype in his role for the saints. billings has arong nose for goal, evidenced by his seven games with at least four scoring shots. it was tempting to insert either dan butler or fantasia in this slot, but billings offered more by way of flex further up the ground.
i went with two tall forwards. finished fifth for goals kicked, despite missing two games, and was just outside of the top 20 in score involvements. he played as the lone tall forward in most games, meaning he won the spot over other worthy tall forward candidates. for the second spot i was tempted to pick jeremy cameron, but i went with teammate jonathon patton, who was fourth in the league for contested marks among full-time forwards, and would play in my set up with a chain on his ankle that allow him to move beyond the arc.
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my group is made up of snubs: mitch duncan, callan ward and trent on the centre line, and nat fyfe and ollie wines in the follower spots.
the appears to have been overlooked because of the higher profile nature of their teammates. duncan played a career year, providing the glue for and working both wings with ground ball gets and uncontested marks. many fans thought he should have been picked in the all australian squad over joel i agree.
ward suffers a similar fate to jones; unassuming, does a lot of his work on the inside, and simply goes about his business consistently and with ruthless effect.
cotchin had aellar year freed of some of the inside workload, on account of the insertion of dion prestia into the richmond line up, free wheeling across the ground and setting up the tigers’ attacks from the half back line.
fyfe was snubbed because he 2015 nat fyfe. after a relatively slowart in the first third of the season in which he averaged 27 disposals, clearances and contested possessions fyfe warmed up heading into the second half of the season, at which point he went nuclear. between round 15 and the end of the season, fyfe averaged contested marks, contested possessions and seven clearances per game. his influence on grew over time, and there is little doubt by the end of the season that he was back to a level near his all-time peak.
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fyfe might have been a player in the first half of the season; he was one of the best handful in the second half of the season. yet he one of the best 40 players in the competition for the year as a whole? it makes you wonder how much football some media members take in.
wines is a bit of a niche case of mine. he reached a career high for disposals, averaged five tackles, four inside, six clearances, 14 contested possessions and just under seven score involvements per game, despite not really hitting the scoreboard himself. wines up his disposal this year too.
brisbane’sefan martin, the best available ruckman outside of the three correctly picked in the all australian squad, is my ruckman. martin does all the heavy lifting up north, but in keeping with my flexibility mantra just a machine: he averaged four marks, 17 disposals, five clearances and almost three tackles per game. ben mcevoy had a similar profile, but i prefer volume of work.
the nathan jones allars have thear power of the likely all australian team of josh kelly, josh kennedy,h merrett, paddy ryder, patrick dangerfield and dustin martin. but it would push it for performance, and what concerned with here.
the bench, and rest of the squad
finally, the final four spots and the rest of the squad for 2017. as above, trying to pick the best available 22 players who make thearting 18, and work out a bench from there. the squad.
int. j macrae c oliver n jones t mcdonald squad d beams z jones c pederson s burgoyne j lyons s j cameron a mcdonald- n smith b ebert d b goddard b mcevoy t t hawkins m murphy n wilson l neale
each member has been picked for their contribution to their success over the year, and theiranding in the game in this season and this season alone. there are a handful of players in here that should be in contention for the all australian squad, and perhaps a borderline team case or two sprinkled in for good measure.
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in terms of the bench, i go past jack macrae, nathan jones himself and clayton oliver as the spares. each offers their own unique attributes, mostly ball control and quality disposal in the case of macrae and jones, and in the case of oliver.
for the final spot, i went with the best in the league in 2017, tom mcdonald. mcdonald is an outstanding key defender who the advanced metrics used by champion data and many clubs across the league love to bits; he also took 23 shots (for 18 goals) and generated six direct assists in anretch as number one key forward. he can play in the ruck, too.
one of the most frequent, and mostly ignorant, comments regarding the selection of the all australian team every year is that a pointless exercise because the team play anyone. well, they could play the nathan jones allars. they might even lose. | səˈlɛktɪŋ ðɪs ɔl ɔˈstreɪljən tim ɪz ən ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ɪn bɑks ˈtɪkɪŋ. ˌɪnˈstɛd, si ɪf wi kən bɪld ə ˈbɛtər tim, frəm pleɪərz hu wər nɑt pɪkt fər ðə skwɑd ˈərliər ðɪs wik. ðə 2017 ɔl ɔˈstreɪljən tim əˈbaʊt ə mənθ əˈgoʊ, aɪ pʊt təˈgɛðər ən ɔl ɔˈstreɪljən tim wɪθ ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv raʊnz rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ, ənd ɪt aʊt ɛz ɪz ðə θɪŋ tɪ du. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər iˈmeɪl ʃɛr əv ðə 22 aɪ neɪmd, 20 meɪd ɪt ˈɪntu ðə skwɑd, ənd wɪl ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli bi neɪmd ɪn ðə tim ˈleɪtər təˈdeɪ. ðə tu ðət, næt faɪf ənd ˈɑli waɪnz wər əˈməŋ ðə ˈhændˌfʊl əv dɪˈsɪʒənz ənd meɪd baɪ ðə ɔl ɔˈstreɪljən səˈlɛkʃən ˈpænəl ðɪs ˈsizən. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈmidiə riˈlis əˈkəmpəniɪŋ ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt əv ðə skwɑd, ðə səˈlɛkʃən ˈpænəl gɑt təˈgɛðər ənd keɪm əp wɪθ ə lɪst əv hu ðeɪ kəˈlɛktɪvli θɔt wər ðə bɛst 40 pleɪərz ɪn ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ðɪs ˈsizən. əv kɔrs waɪ næt faɪf meɪk ðə tim ənd, seɪ, pɔrt tɑm ˈʤoʊnəs dɪd. ˈnoʊtɪs aɪ fɛlt kəmˈpɛld tɪ ˌɪnˈklud jonas’*’ tim ɪn frənt əv hɪz neɪm. ðɛr ɪz ˈoʊnli ə ˈmɑdɪkəm əv ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛkt ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd fər ˈʤoʊnəs hi hæd ə faɪn ˈsizən, ˈizəli hɪz bɛst, ɛz hi ˈimərʤd ɛz pɔrt ˈnəmbər wən dɪˈfɛndər. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə paʊər wər wən əv ðə defences*, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə roʊl ˈʤoʊnəs hɪmˈsɛlf pleɪd wɑz ˈlaɪkli hɛlpt baɪ ðə ˈprɛfərəns fər ən prɛs ənd smɑrt ˈzoʊnɪŋ θru ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə graʊnd wɪʧ mɛnt ðeɪ kənˈsidɪd ðə fɔrθ fjuəst ˌɪnˈsaɪd ɪn ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. ˈʤoʊnəs hæd hɪmˈsɛlf ə ˈsɑləd ˈsizən. wɑz ɪt ˈivɪn ðə bɛst ˈsizən ɪn ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən? ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli nɑt. ˈsɪmələrli, ˈædəm ˈtrɛlɔr, hu ˈivɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd bɛst æt hɪz kləb. ˈʤɛrəˌmi məˈgəvərn ɪz ən ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ dɪˈfɛndər, bət wɪn ju pleɪ 40 pər sɛnt əv ðə ˈsizən ɛz ən ˈətərli ˌɪnəˈfɛkʧuəl ki ˈfɔrwərd, ˈʃʊrli ðət həz tɪ ˈfɪgjər ˈɪntu prəˈsidɪŋz. rɔs ˈgæðərd ˈplɛnti əv hardballs*, bət haʊ ˈmɛni hæv bɪn wən baɪ ʤæk ˈstivən, ʤæk stil ər ʤæk ˈbɪlɪŋz? ðɛr ər bɪˈzɑr skwɑd ˌɪnˈkluʒənz ˈɛvriˌwɛr ju lʊk. ˈdɪtoʊ ɪkˈskluʒənz: faɪf ənd waɪnz wər ɪn ðə bɛst 40 pleɪərz ɪn 2017 ɛz wər ˈtimˌmeɪts nil ənd bræd ˈɛbərt. ˈkælən wɔrd, hu ɪz naʊ əˈfɪʃəli ðə moʊst ˌəndərˈreɪtɪd pleɪər ɪn ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən, ɪz ðə glu ðət hoʊldz ðə ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ˈgreɪtər ˈwɛstərn ˈsɪdni təˈgɛðər. trɛnt, ˈkleɪtən ˈɑlɪvər, deɪn, ʤæk məˈkreɪ, ðə lɪst goʊz ɔn. ɪt gɑt mi ˈθɪŋkɪŋ. ɪz ɪt ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ bɪld ə tim meɪd əp əv ɔl ɔˈstreɪljən skwɑd snəbz ðət kʊd teɪk ɪt əp tɪ, ər ˈivɪn bit, ðə ˈækʧəwəl skwɑd? jɛs, aɪ bɪˈliv ɪt ɪz. ənd hir ɪt ɪz. ðə ˈneɪθən ʤoʊnz ɔl stɑrz ðə tim ɪz neɪmd ðə ˈneɪθən ʤoʊnz ɔl stɑrz, ənd wɪl bi soʊ lɔŋ ɛz ˈneɪθən ʤoʊnz ɪz nɑt neɪmd ən ɔl ɔˈstreɪljən. wi ər ˈlʊkɪŋ bɪɔnd ðə flæʃ ənd əv ðə ˈbɪgəst neɪmz əv ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən, ənd fər ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈaʊtˌpʊt əˈbəv ɔl ɛls. ʤoʊnz ðɪs. hɪz kərɪr həz ˈmoʊstli pleɪd aʊt ɪn ðə dɛpθs əv dɪˈspɛr, ˈkæptənɪŋ ðə tim fər ə ˈhɛfti ʧəŋk tu. jones’*’ 2017 ˈsizən ˈjildɪd naɪn wɪnz, ɪn wət wɑz hɪz fərst ˈwɪnɪŋ jɪr ɪn 12 əˈtɛmpts. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt praɪər tɪ hɪz ˈæbsəns ðɪs ˈsizən, ʤoʊnz hæd mɪst faɪv geɪmz ɪn hɪz 11 jɪrz frəm ˈdeɪbju, ənd hæd pleɪd 109 kənˈsɛkjətɪv geɪmz bɪtˈwin raʊnd 15 2012 ənd raʊnd 13 2017 nɑt ɪn ɪt fər ðə ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz, hi ɪz ɪn ɪt tɪ pleɪ ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti ˈfʊtˌbɔl, ənd wət hi dɪz. ðɛr ər tu rulz fər ˌɛlɪʤəˈbɪlɪti fər ðə ˈneɪθən ʤoʊnz ɔl stɑrz: ju məst hæv mɪst səˈlɛkʃən ɪn ðə ɔl ɔˈstreɪljən skwɑd, ənd ju məst hæv pleɪd æt list ˌtuˈθərdz əv ðə ˈsizən 15 geɪmz). ə sˈlaɪtli loʊər ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk ðən ðə ˈmɛʒərɪŋ stɪk fər ɔl ɔˈstreɪljən tim səˈlɛkʃən (ˈhɪstəri sɪz 17 geɪmz ɪz ˈʤɛnərəli ðə cut-off*). ɪf ə pleɪər ˈhæpənz tɪ bi ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈfeɪvərɪt, ər həz ə ˈsɪgnəʧər muv ər moʊd əv pleɪ, ˈhɛlpfəl. ɑr goʊl ɪz ə bɪt mɔr nəˈfɛriəs ðən ðə ɔl ɔˈstreɪljən tim səˈlɛkʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs, bət oʊˈvərtli soʊ. wi wɪl bɪld ə ˈstɑrtɪŋ 18 meɪd əp əv ðə bɛst ˈpɑsəbəl pleɪərz hu ər əˈveɪləbəl fər səˈlɛkʃən ənd hu fɪt təˈgɛðər wɪθ ðə staɪl əv pleɪ ˈlʊkɪŋ fər. wi fɪl aʊt ðə rɛst əv ə ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl skwɑd əv 22 ðɛˈræftər. ðɛn wi wɪl səˈlɛkt ə bɛnʧ əv fɔr hu bɛst ˈkɑmpləmənt ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ 18 ə rɪˈvərs əv ðə ɔl ɔˈstreɪljən tim ˈprɔˌsɛs, bət ɪn ə weɪ ðət minz ɪt ɪz ɪgˈzæktli ðə seɪm ɛz ðə ɔl ɔˈstreɪljən tim ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˈfaɪnəli, ðɛr ər θri taɪps əv ˈneɪθən ʤoʊnz ɔl stɑr: ðə ˌsupərˈstɑr snəbz, ðə ˈɪnʤərd ˌɪnˈʤəstəsɪz, ənd ðə ˈhɪdən ʤɛmz. ðɛr ər bət lʊk ˈgɛsɪŋ ju ˈrɪli wɔnt tɪ si ðɪs tim. ðə 2017 ˈneɪθən ʤoʊnz ɔl stɑrz zi ˈwɪljəmz di di ɛs hərn pi ˈdeɪvɪs zi tui si ɛm ˈdəŋkən si wɔrd ti ɛm ˈwɔltərz ʤeɪ si pɛˈtrɑkə ʤeɪ ˈbɪlɪŋz ʤeɪ ˈpætən si ˈwɪŋgərd fol*. ɛs ˈmɑrtɪn ɛn faɪf oʊ waɪnz ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt goʊ laɪn baɪ laɪn ənd meɪk ðə keɪs fər iʧ səˈlɛkʃən. ðə bæk sɪks ðə bæk sɪks wɑz ə ˈʧælənʤ, bɪˈkəz ðə səˈlɛkʃən ˈpænəl ˈlɑrʤli gɑt ðɪs ˈɛriə əv ðə graʊnd 100 pər sɛnt kərˈɛkt. ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ ʃʊd bi ˈæləks ræns ənd ˈmaɪkəl ˈhərli, ðə ʃʊd bi sæm ˈdɑʧərti ənd ˈmaɪkəl ˈhɪbərd, ənd ðə flɛks spɑts ʃʊd bi ˈnɛvɪl ˈʤɛtə ənd ˈrɔri lɛrd. ðə ˈpænəl əp ˈplɛnti əv ˈəðər pəˈtɛnʃəl neɪmz, ɛz ðeɪ ʃʊd hæv. ˈʤɛrəˌmi haʊ ənd ʤeɪk ˈlɛvər ər ənˈləki tɪ mɪs aʊt, ənd kʊd bi ˈkænədɪts fər ə bɛnʧ spɑt ˈleɪtər ðɪs ˈivnɪŋ ɪf ðə ˈpænəl ɪz ðət weɪ ˌɪnˈklaɪnd. soʊ, wi wər lɛft wɪθ wət ɪz ˈmoʊstli ə ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˈsɛkənd tim laɪn əp. deɪn ənd fɪl ˈdeɪvɪs ˈæŋkər maɪ dɪˈfɛns, ɛz tu əv ðə bɛst wən ɔn wən ˈstɑpərz ɪn ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. wɑz prɪˈzuməbli lɛft aʊt əv ðə ɔl ɔˈstreɪljən skwɑd ɔn əˈkaʊnt əv hɪz geɪmz pleɪd, ˈgɪvɪn hi wɑz ˈɑrgjuəbli ðə ˈlidər əv wət ˈimərʤd ɛz ðə bɛst dɪˈfɛns ɪn ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. ˈdeɪvɪd ɪz maɪ flɛks dɪˈfɛndər; ɛz protégé*é, ˈɔfən tʊk ðə fʊl bæk spɑt tɪ əˈlaʊ ræns ðə rum tɪ roʊm ðə ˈwaɪdər pɑrts əv ðə tigers’*’ bæk 50 ˈhævɪŋ ðiz θri tɔl dɪˈfɛndərz ʃʊd si maɪ tim mæʧ əp wɛl əˈgɛnst wət lumz ɛz ə tɔl ɔl ɔˈstreɪljən ˈfɔrwərd laɪn (sɪks wər səˈlɛktɪd ɪn ðə skwɑd). ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðɪs grup, aɪ wɔnt ðə rɛst əv maɪ dɪˈfɛns tɪ hæv ə baɪəs fər əˈtæk ənd fər lɔŋ ˈkɪkɪŋ. ðə bɛst timz əv ðɪs ˈsizən pleɪd æt list tu əv ðɛr dɪˈfɛndərz məʧ haɪər əp ðə graʊnd, ˈstɑrtɪŋ ðɛm æt ðə bæk əv ðə ˈsɛntər skwɛr ər ɔn ə wɪŋ ənd ˈstɑrtɪŋ ðə ˈwɪŋərz æt ðə bæk əv ðə ˈsɛntər skwɛr. ˈmaɪkəl ˈhɪbərd ənd ˈrɔri lɛrd ər ðə ˈævəˌtɑrz fər ðɪs bət ər ˌənəˈveɪləbəl. ɪn ðɛr stɛd, wi səˈlɛkt zæk, ˈwɪljəmz, ənd wɛst ˈʃænən hərn. ɔl θri pleɪd kərɪr jɪrz, wɪθ ə ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ɔl ɔˈstreɪljən skwɑd snəb. ˈwɪljəmz ɪz ə gɪt məˈʃin, həz wən əv ðə kˈwɪkɪst ˈtrɪgərz ɪn ðə lig, ənd həz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ən ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti ðɪs ˈsizən. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈwɪljəmz ənd hərn wʊd teɪk ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri smɔl ˈfɔrwərdz baɪ weɪ əv mæʧ əps, wɪθ əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ækt ɛz ə spɛr dɪˈfɛndər ər roʊm ˈfərðər əp ðə graʊnd ɛz ə skɔr sɛt əp θrɛt. maɪ ˈtriˌoʊ əv kən bi ə ˈlɪtəl ənˈtaɪdi wɪθ ðɛr dɪˈspoʊzəl, bət ðət fɪts ðə ˈstrəkʧər əv maɪ ˈfɔrwərd laɪn ˈnaɪsli. category=”afl”*” name=”afl”*”] ðə frənt sɪks smɔl ənd ˈflɛksəbəl ɪz ɛn voʊg. ɪt ɪz ˈrɪli hɑrd tɪ gɪt əˈweɪ wɪθ ə θri tɔl ˈfɔrwərd laɪn əp ɛz ə beɪs lʊk ɪn 2017 səm timz, laɪk ðə ʤaɪənts ənd swɔnz, gɪt əˈweɪ wɪθ ɪt ɛz ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ ə laɪn əp. faʊnd ðət aʊt ðə hɑrd weɪ ðɪs ˈsizən. ðə ˈædəˌleɪd kroʊz ər juˈnik ɪn ðɪs rɪˈspɛkt, ˈgɪvɪn ðeɪ pleɪ fɔr tɔl pleɪərz ɪn ðɛr ˈfɔrwərd hæf, ɔlˈbiɪt tɑm lɪnʧ ɪz mɔr ə ˈwɪŋər hu ˈfɔrwərd ðən ə ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn tɔl ˈfɔrwərd. məʧ əv ðə rɛst əv ðə lig ˈfɑloʊd ðə lɛd əv ðə ˈwɛstərn ˈbʊlˌdɔgz ɪn ˈroʊlɪŋ aʊt ˈflɛksəbəl frənt sɪks laɪn əps, ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtəd wɪθ ˈɛriəl θrɛts ənd ə ræft əv sˈmɔlər graʊnd bɔl θrɛts. ˈrɪʧmənd θru kənˈvɛnʃən aʊt əv ðə ˈwɪndoʊ ˌɔltəˈgɛðər, pleɪɪŋ ʤæk ɛz ðə ˈsɪŋgjələr tɔl θrɛt ənd sərˈaʊndɪŋ ɪm wɪθ θri ər fɔr smɔl ˈfɔrwərdz æt ɔl taɪmz. ˈdəstɪn ˈmɑrtɪn ˈɔlsoʊ spɛnt ˈplɛnti əv taɪm ɛz ðə dip θrɛt wɪθ ɛz ə mɔr trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈsɛntər hæf ˈfɔrwərd wɪθ ðət lʊk. ðɪs ɪz ðə weɪ wi wɪl goʊ. ˈrɑbi greɪ ənd deɪn zorko*, ðə tu moʊst ˈlaɪkli ˈkænədɪts fər ðɪs kaɪnd əv roʊl, ər ʃʊr tɪ bi səˈlɛktɪd ɪn ðə ɔl ɔˈstreɪljən saɪd ənd soʊ ər ˌənəˈveɪləbəl. ˌɪnˈstɛd, wi tərn tɪ ˈmaɪkəl ˈwɔltərz, ˈkrɪsʧɪn pɛˈtrɑkə ənd ʧæd ˈwɪŋgərd, ɔl əv hum pleɪd jɪrz ənd, ɪn ðə keɪs əv ðə ˈfɔrmər ənd ˈlætər, wʊd hæv bɪn ˈbɔrdərˌlaɪn ɔl ɔˈstreɪljən skwɑd səˈlɛkʃənz wɪθ fʊl jɪrz ˈəndər ðɛr bɛlts. boʊθ ˈwɔltərz ənd ˈwɪŋgərd mɪst pɑrts əv ðə ˈsizən ɔn əˈkaʊnt əv ˈɪnʤəriz; walters’*’ jɪr ˈræpɪŋ əp ɪn raʊnd 18 ɔn əˈkaʊnt əv ə ˈɪnʤəri ənd ˈwɪŋgərd ˈdrɑpɪŋ aʊt twaɪs wɪθ niggles*. ðə ˈduoʊ pleɪd mɔr taɪm ɪn ðə ðən ðɛr kərɪrz tɪ deɪt, ˈævrɪʤɪŋ 20 dɪˈspoʊzəlz ənd mɔr ðən ə goʊl ə geɪm iʧ. pɛˈtrɑkə gɪts ɪn bɪˈkəz aɪ æm ðə selector*, bət ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkəz hi ˈimərʤd ɛz wən əv ðə moʊst ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ əˈfɛnsɪv pleɪərz ɪn ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. ˈsɪmələr tɪ ˈwɔltərz ənd ˈwɪŋgərd, pɛˈtrɑkə gɪt ðə ˈgɔdi pəˈzɛʃən ˈtæliz əv ˈəðərz, bət wɑz ʤɪst ʃaɪ əv 20 ˈtəʧɪz ə geɪm ənd ˈævrɪʤd ˈɔlˌmoʊst 11 kənˈtɛstəd pəˈzɛʃənz. ðə greɪt θɪŋ əˈbaʊt pɛˈtrɑkə ðoʊ ɪz hi ˈævrɪʤɪz ə ˈfɔrwərd hæf splɪt, ənd kən spɛnd taɪm ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈsɛntər skwɛr. hi əˈfɔrdz ðə ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti ˈʧeɪsɪŋ. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ʤæk ˈbɪlɪŋz ɪz maɪ smɔl ˈfɔrwərd, ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi pleɪz məʧ haɪər ðən ðə ˈɑrkɪˌtaɪp ɪn hɪz roʊl fər ðə seɪnts. ˈbɪlɪŋz həz ə strɔŋ noʊz fər goʊl, ˈɛvɪdənst baɪ hɪz ˈsɛvən geɪmz wɪθ æt list fɔr ˈskɔrɪŋ ʃɑts. ɪt wɑz ˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈsərt ˈiðər dæn ˈbətlər ər fænˈteɪʒə ɪn ðɪs slɑt, bət ˈbɪlɪŋz ˈɔfərd mɔr baɪ weɪ əv flɛks ˈfərðər əp ðə graʊnd. aɪ wɛnt wɪθ tu tɔl ˈfɔrwərdz. ˈfɪnɪʃt fɪθ fər goʊlz kɪkt, dɪˈspaɪt ˈmɪsɪŋ tu geɪmz, ənd wɑz ʤɪst ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə tɔp 20 ɪn skɔr ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənts. hi pleɪd ɛz ðə loʊn tɔl ˈfɔrwərd ɪn moʊst geɪmz, ˈminɪŋ hi wən ðə spɑt ˈoʊvər ˈəðər ˈwərði tɔl ˈfɔrwərd ˈkænədɪts. fər ðə ˈsɛkənd spɑt aɪ wɑz ˈtɛmptɪd tɪ pɪk ˈʤɛrəˌmi ˈkæmərən, bət aɪ wɛnt wɪθ ˈtiˌmeɪt ˈʤɑnəθən ˈpætən, hu wɑz fɔrθ ɪn ðə lig fər kənˈtɛstəd mɑrks əˈməŋ ˈfʊlˌtaɪm ˈfɔrwərdz, ənd wʊd pleɪ ɪn maɪ sɛt əp wɪθ ə ʧeɪn ɔn hɪz ˈæŋkəl ðət əˈlaʊ ɪm tɪ muv bɪɔnd ðə ɑrk. ðə maɪ grup ɪz meɪd əp əv snəbz: mɪʧ ˈdəŋkən, ˈkælən wɔrd ənd trɛnt ɔn ðə ˈsɛntər laɪn, ənd næt faɪf ənd ˈɑli waɪnz ɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊər spɑts. ðə əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv bɪn ˈoʊvərˌlʊkt bɪˈkəz əv ðə haɪər ˈproʊˌfaɪl ˈneɪʧər əv ðɛr ˈtimˌmeɪts. ˈdəŋkən pleɪd ə kərɪr jɪr, prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ðə glu fər ənd ˈwərkɪŋ boʊθ wɪŋz wɪθ graʊnd bɔl gɪts ənd ˌənkənˈtɛstɪd mɑrks. ˈmɛni fænz θɔt hi ʃʊd hæv bɪn pɪkt ɪn ðə ɔl ɔˈstreɪljən skwɑd ˈoʊvər ʤoʊəl aɪ əˈgri. wɔrd ˈsəfərz ə ˈsɪmələr feɪt tɪ ʤoʊnz; ˌənəˈsumɪŋ, dɪz ə lɔt əv hɪz wərk ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd, ənd ˈsɪmpli goʊz əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈbɪznɪs kənˈsɪstəntli ənd wɪθ ˈruθləs ˈifɛkt. hæd ə ˈstɛlər jɪr frid əv səm əv ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈwərˌkloʊd, ɔn əˈkaʊnt əv ðə ˌɪnˈsərʃən əv diɔn ˈprɛstjə ˈɪntu ðə ˈrɪʧmənd laɪn əp, fri ˈwilɪŋ əˈkrɔs ðə graʊnd ənd ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ðə tigers’*’ əˈtæks frəm ðə hæf bæk laɪn. faɪf wɑz snəbd bɪˈkəz hi 2015 næt faɪf. ˈæftər ə ˈrɛlətɪvli sloʊ stɑrt ɪn ðə fərst θərd əv ðə ˈsizən ɪn wɪʧ hi ˈævrɪʤd 27 dɪˈspoʊzəlz, ˈklɪrənsɪz ənd kənˈtɛstəd pəˈzɛʃənz faɪf wɔrmd əp ˈhɛdɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf əv ðə ˈsizən, æt wɪʧ pɔɪnt hi wɛnt ˈnukliər. bɪtˈwin raʊnd 15 ənd ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈsizən, faɪf ˈævrɪʤd kənˈtɛstəd mɑrks, kənˈtɛstəd pəˈzɛʃənz ənd ˈsɛvən ˈklɪrənsɪz pər geɪm. hɪz ˈɪnfluəns ɔn gru ˈoʊvər taɪm, ənd ðɛr ɪz ˈlɪtəl daʊt baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈsizən ðət hi wɑz bæk tɪ ə ˈlɛvəl nɪr hɪz ˌɔlˈtaɪm pik. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt faɪf maɪt hæv bɪn ə pleɪər ɪn ðə fərst hæf əv ðə ˈsizən; hi wɑz wən əv ðə bɛst ˈhændˌfʊl ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf əv ðə ˈsizən. jɛt hi wən əv ðə bɛst 40 pleɪərz ɪn ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən fər ðə jɪr ɛz ə hoʊl? ɪt meɪks ju ˈwəndər haʊ məʧ ˈfʊtˌbɔl səm ˈmidiə ˈmɛmbərz teɪk ɪn. waɪnz ɪz ə bɪt əv ə nɪʧ keɪs əv maɪn. hi riʧt ə kərɪr haɪ fər dɪˈspoʊzəlz, ˈævrɪʤd faɪv ˈtækəlz, fɔr ˌɪnˈsaɪd, sɪks ˈklɪrənsɪz, 14 kənˈtɛstəd pəˈzɛʃənz ənd ʤɪst ˈəndər ˈsɛvən skɔr ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənts pər geɪm, dɪˈspaɪt nɑt ˈrɪli ˈhɪtɪŋ ðə ˈskɔrˌbɔrd hɪmˈsɛlf. waɪnz əp hɪz dɪˈspoʊzəl ðɪs jɪr tu. ˈstɛfɑn ˈmɑrtɪn, ðə bɛst əˈveɪləbəl ˈrəkmən ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə θri kərˈɛktli pɪkt ɪn ðə ɔl ɔˈstreɪljən skwɑd, ɪz maɪ ˈrəkmən. ˈmɑrtɪn dɪz ɔl ðə ˈhɛvi ˈlɪftɪŋ əp nɔrθ, bət ɪn ˈkipɪŋ wɪθ maɪ ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti ˈmæntrə ʤɪst ə məˈʃin: hi ˈævrɪʤd fɔr mɑrks, 17 dɪˈspoʊzəlz, faɪv ˈklɪrənsɪz ənd ˈɔlˌmoʊst θri ˈtækəlz pər geɪm. bɛn ˈmækəˌvɔɪ hæd ə ˈsɪmələr ˈproʊˌfaɪl, bət aɪ prɪˈfər ˈvɑljum əv wərk. ðə ˈneɪθən ʤoʊnz ɔl stɑrz hæv ðə stɑr paʊər əv ðə ˈlaɪkli ɔl ɔˈstreɪljən tim əv ʤɑʃ ˈkɛli, ʤɑʃ ˈkɛnədi, zæk ˈmɛrɪt, ˈpædi ˈraɪdər, ˈpætrɪk ˈdeɪnʤərˌfild ənd ˈdəstɪn ˈmɑrtɪn. bət ɪt wʊd pʊʃ ɪt fər pərˈfɔrməns, ənd wət kənˈsərnd wɪθ hir. ðə bɛnʧ, ənd rɛst əv ðə skwɑd ˈfaɪnəli, ðə ˈfaɪnəl fɔr spɑts ənd ðə rɛst əv ðə skwɑd fər 2017 ɛz əˈbəv, traɪɪŋ tɪ pɪk ðə bɛst əˈveɪləbəl 22 pleɪərz hu meɪk ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ 18 ənd wərk aʊt ə bɛnʧ frəm ðɛr. ðə skwɑd. int*. ʤeɪ məˈkreɪ si ˈɑlɪvər ɛn ʤoʊnz ti məkˈdɑnəld skwɑd di bimz zi ʤoʊnz si ˈpɛdərsən ɛs bərˈgɔɪn ʤeɪ laɪənz ɛs ʤeɪ ˈkæmərən ə məkˈdɑnəld- ɛn smɪθ bi ˈɛbərt di bi ˈgɑdərd bi ˈmækəˌvɔɪ ti ti ˈhɔkɪnz ɛm ˈmərfi ɛn ˈwɪlsən ɛl nil iʧ ˈmɛmbər həz bɪn pɪkt fər ðɛr ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən tɪ ðɛr səkˈsɛs ˈoʊvər ðə jɪr, ənd ðɛr ˈstændɪŋ ɪn ðə geɪm ɪn ðɪs ˈsizən ənd ðɪs ˈsizən əˈloʊn. ðɛr ər ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv pleɪərz ɪn hir ðət ʃʊd bi ɪn kənˈtɛnʃən fər ðə ɔl ɔˈstreɪljən skwɑd, ənd pərˈhæps ə ˈbɔrdərˌlaɪn tim keɪs ər tu ˈsprɪŋkəld ɪn fər gʊd ˈmɛʒər. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ɪn tərmz əv ðə bɛnʧ, aɪ goʊ pæst ʤæk məˈkreɪ, ˈneɪθən ʤoʊnz hɪmˈsɛlf ənd ˈkleɪtən ˈɑlɪvər ɛz ðə spɛr midfielders*. iʧ ˈɔfərz ðɛr oʊn juˈnik əˈtrɪˌbjuts, ˈmoʊstli bɔl kənˈtroʊl ənd kˈwɑləti dɪˈspoʊzəl ɪn ðə keɪs əv məˈkreɪ ənd ʤoʊnz, ənd ɪn ðə keɪs əv ˈɑlɪvər. fər ðə ˈfaɪnəl spɑt, aɪ wɛnt wɪθ ðə bɛst ɪn ðə lig ɪn 2017 tɑm məkˈdɑnəld. məkˈdɑnəld ɪz ən ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ ki dɪˈfɛndər hu ðə ədˈvænst ˈmɛtrɪks juzd baɪ ˈʧæmpiən ˈdætə ənd ˈmɛni kləbz əˈkrɔs ðə lig ləv tɪ bɪts; hi ˈɔlsoʊ tʊk 23 ʃɑts (fər 18 goʊlz) ənd ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd sɪks dɪˈrɛkt əˈsɪsts ɪn ən strɛʧ ɛz ˈnəmbər wən ki ˈfɔrwərd. hi kən pleɪ ɪn ðə rək, tu. wən əv ðə moʊst ˈfrikˌwɛnt, ənd ˈmoʊstli ˈɪgnərənt, ˈkɑmɛnts rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə səˈlɛkʃən əv ðə ɔl ɔˈstreɪljən tim ˈɛvəri jɪr ɪz ðət ə ˈpɔɪntləs ˈɛksərˌsaɪz bɪˈkəz ðə tim pleɪ ˈɛniˌwən. wɛl, ðeɪ kʊd pleɪ ðə ˈneɪθən ʤoʊnz ɔl stɑrz. ðeɪ maɪt ˈivɪn luz. |
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one of the saddest things about being an old-school fan is just how misunderstood one of the most traditional and exciting systems is: the combat.
for many gamers, combat is best know as combat". and it's often seen as outdated, slow, unrealistic, repetitive and many other unflattering adjectives.
there are many reasons for this. in the west,s dominated the but, with the rise of and games, they started to be replaced by real-time ands.
as tb games vanished from the shelves, misinformation, prejudice and reporting stepped in - such as this infamous 2011 interview with president matthew findley, where he states that games were just a "technical limitation":
"i think these games always wanted to be action games at their heart. i think all those old games, just all the technology would allow."
ugh.
while series like final fantasy kept tb combat going for a while longer, the japanese game industry had a lot of difficulties during the & 360 era. fewer games were translated and crossed the oceans, and many of those were disappointments. for a while, the biggest news on japanese games was phil fish saying that they suck.
in 2012 jason schreier even wrote an entire article just to the perception that japanese games are "stale, old-fashioned, archaic, obsolete, out of touch rehashes".
i completely agree with the article, but the fact that it had to be written says a lot.
thankfully, things improved greatly since then. mores get localized, we have a more healthy & diverse industry open to trying different things and digital distribution made everything more accessible.
today you can open steam or and find all sort ofs, from indies like age of decadence, lords of and to japanese imports like trails in the sky, strangers in sword city and to big aaa titles like 2 and divinity: original sin 2.
in fact, stands as this year's highest rated pc game on metacritic! so let's take some time to celebrates, looking at some of their most interesting systems!
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in this first article i'll focus on the basics: the so-called combat", where there's little to no movement - your party stands in front of the enemy and trade blows until one side is dead.
this is what many consider the typical combat", though it actually originated in the us - first in plato games from the 70s, then it matured with wizardry: proving ground of the mad overlord (1981), as it was the first to allow its players to create & control a party of characters in battle:
i usually prefer holistic analysis, as game systems are (or at least should be) deeply interconnected, but for this article i'll just show some of the most common and interesting design choices regarding combat. it will be long, but hopefully it will be worth it.
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action order:
ok, so the game is... but who goes first? well, it depends.
in traditional games, each character has a turn. turn order is usually decided by initiative/speed, and sometimes a very fast character can have more turns than a slow one. you can see this in games like final fantasy x, temple of elemental evil, fallout 1 & 2, the gold box games, etc.
some games - especially tactical ones such as x-com, or jagged alliance 2 - instead alternate between a "player turn", where you control all characters and attack, followed by an "enemy turn", were the opposing force does the same. this elevates the risk & reward: you can coordinate your attacks and deal a lot of damage, but then you'll have to endure the enemy doing the same.
however, a fews use instead a system (aka "we-go"), where you and your opponent give orders to all characters and then the actions are executed all at once.
this is a more chaotic system, that requires some gambles. let's say you are facing a strong monster and one that is: how many characters should attack the one? just one? but what if the attack misses? several? but if the first attack kills, then the others might be wasted...
initiative is also key. if one of your characters is dying, a fast monster might kill before your slow cleric can cast a healing spell - will you take the gamble, or order the ninja to use a healing item?
this system was used mostly on olders, such a bard's tale and wizardry, but lives on in modern wizardry clones, such as odissey, stranger of sword city or elminage: gothic.
in 1991 final fantasy introduced the (active time battle) system, where characters can act as soon as their bars fill up. this remains the quintessential combat system for a lot of people - especially since it was used in several ofs in the 90s, including ffvii:
final fantasy expanded upon the concept, adding bonus damage when the player chains attacks together. final fantasy added more flexibility: you could quickly execute weaker attacks, or wait for it to charge further and unleash stronger ones - a useful choice when trying to keep a combo up:
it's interesting to note that later lightning returns added do many nodes to the bar that it plays like a stamina bar in a real-time like dark souls.
bravely default elevated combat turns into a resource. characters can skip turn to save them for later, attacking several times at once or using powerful attacks that take several turns to execute. they can also spend more turns than they saved, which will force them to helplessly stand still for a few turns.
grandia, on the other hand, made the turn order itself interactive - characters "race" each other on a timeline to select an action. each action takes a certain time to be executed, and you can try to interrupt an enemy's attack, delay it or quickly prepare a defense before it lands. this system was later used in games like penny on the precipice of darkness 3 & 4 and child of light:
nowadays many gamers are familiar with the persona series, where hitting an enemy with elemental magic he's weak to will negate his turn and leave him exposed. but the turn press system in the shin games goes much deeper. during your turn you get a certain number of points to use - and each action will consume some of those points.
however, critical hits or exploiting enemies' weakness consumes less points than normal, while a miss will consume more points. and if you screw up big - like using a spell the enemy can absorb, you lose all points and your turn will end.
it's an elaborate system, that requires you to know each enemy and their weakness, then exploit those to make your turn last as long as possible.
position & reach:
wizardry 1 divided your characters into front & back row, meaning only the three characters in the front could physically attack & be attacked. the problem was that this limited party composition. for example, mages and priests could still cast spells from the back row, but the thief class was useless in combat - it was too weak to be in the front row, but unable to cast spells from the back row.
final fantasy i "solved" this by making front & back rows more subtle - everyone can hit everyone, but characters in the front row deal & take full physical damage, while those in the back take & deal less:
a better solution came in wizardry v, with the addition of weapon range. now characters from the back row could attack as well, as the game's manual anxiously explains:
recently, lords of spiced things up, adding horizontal range: characters with short weapons can only attack adjacent enemies. in the image below, the far right goblin can only be attacked by the warrior or the thief. for the cleric to hit him, he'll have to move to the right:
wizardry 8 revolutionized the concept by mixing a fully world with a circular party formation. now enemies could engage you from any direction, so being attacked from the left means that your characters likely wouldn't be able to reach the enemy. being surrounded means you have to spread your defenses thin, and enemies will likely have easy access to your fragile casters.
meanwhile, we also have games where position not only who can attacked, but also which skills can be used. in darkest dungeon some skills are only available if the character is in the two front slots, while others can only be used from the two back slots:
a further example is yumina: the ethereal, where only the character can attack - the others provide support, the attack, the enemy or trying to the enemy's buff/debuff. it looks chaotic, but it's quite intuitive:
radiant things by offering attacks that allows you to manipulate the enemy's position on the grid - you can push them into traps, into the range of spells or pile them up in a single square, so that you can deal damage to all of them at once. the game even allows you to delay your turns, so that you can coordinate the attack better & land multiple hits with the same character:
a common characteristic in all these games is that the heroes and the enemies are in separate fields - even when characters can move around, they cannot enter the opposing field.
obviously, not every game follows this rule. there ares where encounters take place in small tactical maps, like albion or: of war; in large areas, like final fantasy tactics or x-com; in arenas, such as wild arms 4 & 5; those with free movement inside a radius, such as; and even those set in large open worlds, like jagged alliance 2, divinity: original sin or fallout 1 & 2:
however, these add several new elements, such as action points, grids, stances, flanking, attacks of opportunity, etc... so we'll address them and tacticals another time.
timed button press / qtes:
an advantage of tb combat is that during a character's attack the game & player are 100% focused on that single attack, so many games ask players to perform additional actions during the attack.
a very common one is to press a button right when the happens, to make it more efficient. severals, from paper mario to final fantasy 8 make use of this feature.
final fantasy 8 actually takes it further. some limit break attacks require special inputs - just asks players to time the button press correctly, but come with a long list of attacks that must be executed by pressing a specific button combination:
a is shadow hearts' judgment ring system, where attacks require that players time their button presses to hit certain areas on a artifact:
executing the attack is usually easy, but landing a critical requires hitting a very narrow area - and might lead to a miss. more than a gimmick, this is a key part of the game - different attacks have different rings, and some can affect the ring's speed or the size of the hit areas.
in a slightly different take, mario & luigi blended the brother's skills with by having not only timed button presses to boost attacks, but also asking players to jump with both characters to avoid attacks during the enemy's turn:
other games, like valkyrie profile and 2 go for a approach. in valkyrie profile each of the four face buttons is assigned to one party member. during your turn you can attack with each character a certain number of times - the goal is to make them combo the enemy with as many hits as possible - but the trick is that each hero has a different speed and attack type.
if you can coordinate all characters and land enough its in a short amount of time, you'll unleash extra special attacks. of course, enemies won't just stand there - they may block or counter your moves.
party members
turn-based games rely heavily on abstraction - mechanics over verisimilitude - or "gamistic" rather than "simulationistic", if you prefer. as such, they more easily mechanics like instantly swapping party members during battle - although it begs the question of were they doing instead of fighting.
pokémon, arguably the world's most popular, uses character swapping as a core mechanic. you may have a party of sixs, but only one will fight at a time. this is complemented by the several types, each with their strengths and weakness. a key part of the game is knowing which to use and when to swap it.
if you push this concept to its ultimate limit, you get labyrinth of touhou. these games allow you to fight with a party, but with eight more characters in the reserve, where they slowly regenerate. this is because characters are all very fragile - and there's no way to resurrect them mid-combat. you have to play smart, selecting characters with the appropriate attacks & resistances, then swapping them out a soon as their starts to go down:
other games, such as breath of fire 4, will keep extra party members as support. the game only allows three characters to battle (again, mechanics over realism), but the rest of the party stays in the back, occasionally using support skills. they can be instantly swapped with active characters, as well:
mana khemia: of also keeps half your party on the reserve, but you can swap them in or even while defending. not only this allows for extra damage, but you'll later unlock special finishing moves that require you to deal a certain number of combos, or use all characters in one attack.
another design choice is to have a party, but only give players control over one character at a time. a few games do this, but the pinnacle of such system was final fantasy and its gambit system, where you "program" party members using a series of - "if health < 30%, use potion", and so on:
the last remnant might be a mess of a game, but it's a very interesting mess. while mosts have between three and eight party members, here you have up to 18 characters at once, split in up to five different squads - each with their own formation. the stats of each squad are a mix between the individual character stats and a group average + current formation bonus:
instead of asking you to control all 18 characters, the game takes a more "macro" approach: you give orders like "full attack!" to each squad, and each character will use the attack they think works best.
another example of fighting large scale battles is rance, in which you control generals & their armies. their troops are their - and the more troops, the more damage they can deal:
btw, another unique aspect of rance is that battle & character has a turn limit. each unit can only attack up to four times per battle, and battles can't last more than 24 turns. once time ends, the side with the highest morale wins.
time-keeping & status effects:
speaking of time, an cool of having turns is that it makes the passing of time much easier to measure & understand. compare it to a real-time: even if you know that a buff lasts 35 seconds, that doesn't clearly convey how many actions you're able to perform. in tb games, that's very simple to understand - it will just say "this buff last five turns".
as such, many tb games make great use of effects that happen over time, such buffs, and trade-offs - or even just annoying enemies that regenerate 20% each turn.
the odyssey series has plenty of skills based on short time windows or temporary trade-offs - such as dealing more damage this turn but being left vulnerable; forfeiting a turn to boost damage for the next turns; or dealing a lot of damage at once, then resting for turns.
cosmic star heroine has several systems that will make you carefully track time. each turn both you and the enemies get stronger, so combat grows increasingly deadly. also, every x number of turns your characters get a "hyper" buff, which increases their damage.
moreover, there's no mana: each ability can be used once, then you must rest or defend to be able to use it again - effectively asking you to "waste" a turn to recharge your powers. thus, knowing when to use your best attacks (asap to quickly kill enemies? when hyper activates? later when they're more powerful?) and when to rest is key to surviving.
other games, such as cross, play with the alternating nature of turns. each spell you cast has an element color, which affects the battle's "field effect". cast three green spells in a row and the field will be 100% green - this boosts characters that are attuned to the green element, and allows them to use spells such as summons or ultimate moves.
the trick is that you control only three characters, so even if you cast three spells of the same color in a row, the next turn the enemy might cast a different color - or take advantage of the field for himself!
yumina, which i mentioned previously, also does this with its shared mana bar: there are four colors of mana - if you cast a spell that costs 12 green mana, the green portion of the mana bar will go down by 12 and the other colors will go up by 4.
if you use too much of one color, you'll drain it - but also allow more powerful spells from other colors to be cast. all characters in battle draw from the same mana bar, so if the opponent has a powerful red attack, you can use a heavy red spell before him, leaving him out of mana.
joint attacks
another tradition of tbs are joint attacks. instead of having each character attack separately, two or more heroes join forces in a single attack. several games do this, but trigger is perhaps the most famous, with its double and triple techs:
ah, the memories...
but trigger is far from the only - or the best game at this. uses its massive 108 character roster to allow all sizes of joint attacks, from a double strike all the way to five humanoid squirrels forces to instantly kill an enemy:
however, not all combination attacks are openly presented. some games "hide" them - they occur when a specific sequence of attacks is inputted. in star, for example, instead of individually selecting what each character will do, you can create a macro - in theory to make combat faster, but using certain spells in a certain order leads to powerful attacks executed by multiple characters:
truly weird stuff
finally, we get to the truly weird & unique tb games.
sd snatcher is a of hideo adventure game snatcher. the game can be described as a": each turn you choose a gun and aim with the - you can destroy specific body parts of your enemies to make them slower or weaker, but they'll often move before you fire. thus, aiming for a small critical spot is risky, while shooting at the body is a guaranteed hit... unless they have shields or hostages:
after a, why not a fighting game? is a martial arts where battles play like a street fighter - each turn you choose one of ten movements, such as jumping, kicking, dashing forward, cartwheeling, punching, etc - each with its own range, damage and execution time. plus, after each battle you can watch a real-time replay!
undertale deserves a lot of credit as well: a that requires you to play through short gameplay segments during the enemy's turn - from bullet hell to. perhaps most importantly, it uses the game as a whole to convey its story - from the soundtrack to the user interface.
a favorite of mine is neo scavenger. the game is a survival that almost hides all information from the player. you never see damage numbers and there's not a single combat animation.
instead, you select commands, such as “shoot”, “kick” or “sneak towards”, and the combat log will describe what happened. while this may seem crude, it allow for actions that even aaa games find too complex to animate, such as head-butting, leg tripping and even grappling (with mods) all while pushing a shopping cart. you'll have to use your intuition to understand which actions deals more damage and are more useful. a nice twist on what's usually a very genre.
finally, here's hylics:
the gameplay is quite standard, but damn the art looks cool.
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there's many more games to talk about, but this article is already long enough as it is. i shall return soon(ish) with a second part about interesting aspects and systems in tacticals, but feel free to point out other games & systems that i missed.
in the meanwhile, if your heart desires more-goodness, check the book project, my ongoing free on the history of computer games. cheers! | ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ blɔg poʊst, ənˈlɛs ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈnoʊtɪd, wɑz ˈrɪtən baɪ ə ˈmɛmbər əv kəmˈjunɪti. ðə θɔts ənd əˈpɪnjənz ɪkˈsprɛst ər ðoʊz əv ðə ˈraɪtər ənd nɑt ər ɪts ˈpɛrənt ˈkəmpəˌni. wən əv ðə ˈsædəst θɪŋz əˈbaʊt biɪŋ ən ˌoʊldˈskul fæn ɪz ʤɪst haʊ ˌmɪsəndərˈstʊd wən əv ðə moʊst trəˈdɪʃənəl ənd ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz ɪz: ðə ˈkɑmbæt. fər ˈmɛni ˈgeɪmərz, ˈkɑmbæt ɪz bɛst noʊ ɛz ˈkɑmbæt". ənd ɪts ˈɔfən sin ɛz ˈaʊtˌdeɪtɪd, sloʊ, ənˌriˈlɪstɪk, rɪˈpɛtɪtɪv ənd ˈmɛni ˈəðər ənˈflætərɪŋ ˈæʤɪktɪvz. ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ˈrizənz fər ðɪs. ɪn ðə wɛst, ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd ðə bət, wɪθ ðə raɪz əv ənd geɪmz, ðeɪ ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ bi ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ˈrilˌtaɪm ənd. ɛz ˈtiˈbi geɪmz ˈvænɪʃt frəm ðə ʃɛlvz, ˌmɪsɪnfərˈmeɪʃən, ˈprɛʤədɪs ənd rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ stɛpt ɪn səʧ ɛz ðɪs ˈɪnfəməs 2011 ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈmæθju ˈfɪndli, wɛr hi steɪts ðət geɪmz wər ʤɪst ə "ˈtɛknɪkəl ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən": "aɪ θɪŋk ðiz geɪmz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi ˈækʃən geɪmz æt ðɛr hɑrt. aɪ θɪŋk ɔl ðoʊz oʊld geɪmz, ʤɪst ɔl ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi wʊd əˈlaʊ." əg. waɪl ˈsɪriz laɪk ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi kɛpt ˈtiˈbi ˈkɑmbæt goʊɪŋ fər ə waɪl ˈlɔŋgər, ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz geɪm ˈɪndəstri hæd ə lɔt əv ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 360 ˈɪrə. fjuər geɪmz wər trænzˈleɪtəd ənd krɔst ðə ˈoʊʃənz, ənd ˈmɛni əv ðoʊz wər dɪsəˈpɔɪntmənts. fər ə waɪl, ðə ˈbɪgəst nuz ɔn ˌʤæpəˈniz geɪmz wɑz fɪl fɪʃ seɪɪŋ ðət ðeɪ sək. ɪn 2012 ˈʤeɪsən ʃraɪər ˈivɪn roʊt ən ɪnˈtaɪər ˈɑrtɪkəl ʤɪst tɪ ðə pərˈsɛpʃən ðət ˌʤæpəˈniz geɪmz ər "steɪl, ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd, ɑrˈkeɪɪk, ˌɑbsəˈlit, aʊt əv təʧ rehashes*". aɪ kəmˈplitli əˈgri wɪθ ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl, bət ðə fækt ðət ɪt hæd tɪ bi ˈrɪtən sɪz ə lɔt. ˈθæŋkfəli, θɪŋz ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈgreɪtli sɪns ðɛn. mɔr gɪt ˈloʊkəˌlaɪzd, wi hæv ə mɔr ˈhɛlθi dɪˈvərs ˈɪndəstri ˈoʊpən tɪ traɪɪŋ ˈdɪfərənt θɪŋz ənd ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən meɪd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ mɔr ækˈsɛsəbəl. təˈdeɪ ju kən ˈoʊpən stim ər ənd faɪnd ɔl sɔrt əv, frəm ˈɪndiz laɪk eɪʤ əv ˈdɛkədəns, lɔrdz əv ənd tɪ ˌʤæpəˈniz ˌɪmˈpɔrts laɪk treɪlz ɪn ðə skaɪ, ˈstreɪnʤərz ɪn sɔrd ˈsɪti ənd tɪ bɪg ˌtrɪpəˈleɪ ˈtaɪtəlz laɪk 2 ənd dɪˈvɪnəti: ərˈɪʤənəl sɪn 2 ɪn fækt, stændz ɛz ðɪs jɪrz haɪəst ˈreɪtɪd ˈpiˈsi geɪm ɔn metacritic*! soʊ lɛts teɪk səm taɪm tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt, ˈlʊkɪŋ æt səm əv ðɛr moʊst ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz! ɪn ðɪs fərst ˈɑrtɪkəl aɪl ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪks: ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈkɑmbæt", wɛr ðɛrz ˈlɪtəl tɪ noʊ ˈmuvmənt jʊr ˈpɑrti stændz ɪn frənt əv ðə ˈɛnəmi ənd treɪd bloʊz ənˈtɪl wən saɪd ɪz dɛd. ðɪs ɪz wət ˈmɛni kənˈsɪdər ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈkɑmbæt", ðoʊ ɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli ərˈɪʤəˌneɪtəd ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs fərst ɪn ˈpleɪtoʊ geɪmz frəm ðə 70s*, ðɛn ɪt məˈtjʊrd wɪθ ˈwɪzərdri: ˈpruvɪŋ graʊnd əv ðə mæd ˈoʊvərˌlɔrd 1981 ɛz ɪt wɑz ðə fərst tɪ əˈlaʊ ɪts pleɪərz tɪ kriˈeɪt kənˈtroʊl ə ˈpɑrti əv ˈkɛrɪktərz ɪn ˈbætəl: aɪ ˈjuʒəwəli prɪˈfər hoʊˈlɪstɪk æˈnælɪsɪs, ɛz geɪm ˈsɪstəmz ər (ər æt list ʃʊd bi) ˈdipli ˌɪntərkəˈnɛktɪd, bət fər ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl aɪl ʤɪst ʃoʊ səm əv ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən ənd ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ dɪˈzaɪn ˈʧɔɪsɪz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈkɑmbæt. ɪt wɪl bi lɔŋ, bət ˈhoʊpfəli ɪt wɪl bi wərθ ɪt. ˈækʃən ˈɔrdər: ˈoʊˈkeɪ, soʊ ðə geɪm ɪz... bət hu goʊz fərst? wɛl, ɪt dɪˈpɛndz. ɪn trəˈdɪʃənəl geɪmz, iʧ ˈkɛrɪktər həz ə tərn. tərn ˈɔrdər ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd baɪ initiative/speed*, ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ə ˈvɛri fæst ˈkɛrɪktər kən hæv mɔr tərnz ðən ə sloʊ wən. ju kən si ðɪs ɪn geɪmz laɪk ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi ɛks, ˈtɛmpəl əv ˌɛləˈmɛnəl ˈivəl, ˈfɔˌlaʊt 1 2 ðə goʊld bɑks geɪmz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. səm geɪmz əˈspɛʃəli ˈtæktɪkəl wənz səʧ ɛz x-com*, ər ʤægd əˈlaɪəns 2 ˌɪnˈstɛd ˈɔltərˌneɪt bɪtˈwin ə "pleɪər tərn", wɛr ju kənˈtroʊl ɔl ˈkɛrɪktərz ənd əˈtæk, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ən "ˈɛnəmi tərn", wər ðə əˈpoʊzɪŋ fɔrs dɪz ðə seɪm. ðɪs ˈɛləˌveɪts ðə rɪsk rɪˈwɔrd: ju kən koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt jʊr əˈtæks ənd dil ə lɔt əv ˈdæmɪʤ, bət ðɛn jul hæv tɪ ɪnˈdʊr ðə ˈɛnəmi duɪŋ ðə seɪm. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ə fju juz ˌɪnˈstɛd ə ˈsɪstəm (ˈɑkə "we-go*"), wɛr ju ənd jʊr əˈpoʊnənt gɪv ˈɔrdərz tɪ ɔl ˈkɛrɪktərz ənd ðɛn ðə ˈækʃənz ər ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd ɔl æt wəns. ðɪs ɪz ə mɔr keɪˈɑtɪk ˈsɪstəm, ðət rikˈwaɪərz səm ˈgæmbəlz. lɛts seɪ ju ər ˈfeɪsɪŋ ə strɔŋ ˈmɑnstər ənd wən ðət ɪz: haʊ ˈmɛni ˈkɛrɪktərz ʃʊd əˈtæk ðə wən? ʤɪst wən? bət wət ɪf ðə əˈtæk ˈmɪsɪz? ˈsɛvərəl? bət ɪf ðə fərst əˈtæk kɪlz, ðɛn ðə ˈəðərz maɪt bi ˈweɪstɪd... ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ki. ɪf wən əv jʊr ˈkɛrɪktərz ɪz daɪɪŋ, ə fæst ˈmɑnstər maɪt kɪl ˌbiˈfɔr jʊr sloʊ ˈklɛrɪk kən kæst ə ˈhilɪŋ spɛl wɪl ju teɪk ðə ˈgæmbəl, ər ˈɔrdər ðə ˈnɪnʤə tɪ juz ə ˈhilɪŋ ˈaɪtəm? ðɪs ˈsɪstəm wɑz juzd ˈmoʊstli ɔn ˈoʊldər, səʧ ə bɑrdz teɪl ənd ˈwɪzərdri, bət lɪvz ɔn ɪn ˈmɑdərn ˈwɪzərdri kloʊnz, səʧ ɛz odissey*, ˈstreɪnʤər əv sɔrd ˈsɪti ər elminage*: ˈgɑθɪk. ɪn 1991 ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi ˌɪntrəˈdust ðə (ˈæktɪv taɪm ˈbætəl) ˈsɪstəm, wɛr ˈkɛrɪktərz kən ækt ɛz sun ɛz ðɛr bɑrz fɪl əp. ðɪs rɪˈmeɪnz ðə kˌwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəl ˈkɑmbæt ˈsɪstəm fər ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl əˈspɛʃəli sɪns ɪt wɑz juzd ɪn ˈsɛvərəl əv ɪn ðə 90s*, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ffvii*: ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi ɪkˈspændɪd əˈpɑn ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt, ˈædɪŋ ˈboʊnəs ˈdæmɪʤ wɪn ðə pleɪər ʧeɪnz əˈtæks təˈgɛðər. ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi ˈædɪd mɔr ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti: ju kʊd kˈwɪkli ˈɛksəˌkjut ˈwikər əˈtæks, ər weɪt fər ɪt tɪ ʧɑrʤ ˈfərðər ənd ənˈliʃ ˈstrɔŋgər wənz ə ˈjusfəl ʧɔɪs wɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ kip ə ˈkɑmˌboʊ əp: ɪts ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ noʊt ðət ˈleɪtər ˈlaɪtnɪŋ rɪˈtərnz ˈædɪd du ˈmɛni noʊdz tɪ ðə bɑr ðət ɪt pleɪz laɪk ə ˈstæmənə bɑr ɪn ə ˈrilˌtaɪm laɪk dɑrk soʊlz. ˈbreɪvli dɪˈfɔlt ˈɛləˌveɪtɪd ˈkɑmbæt tərnz ˈɪntu ə ˈrisɔrs. ˈkɛrɪktərz kən skɪp tərn tɪ seɪv ðɛm fər ˈleɪtər, əˈtækɪŋ ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz æt wəns ər ˈjuzɪŋ ˈpaʊərfəl əˈtæks ðət teɪk ˈsɛvərəl tərnz tɪ ˈɛksəˌkjut. ðeɪ kən ˈɔlsoʊ spɛnd mɔr tərnz ðən ðeɪ seɪvd, wɪʧ wɪl fɔrs ðɛm tɪ ˈhɛlpləsli stænd stɪl fər ə fju tərnz. grandia*, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, meɪd ðə tərn ˈɔrdər ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˈkɛrɪktərz "reɪs" iʧ ˈəðər ɔn ə ˈtaɪmlaɪn tɪ səˈlɛkt ən ˈækʃən. iʧ ˈækʃən teɪks ə ˈsərtən taɪm tɪ bi ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd, ənd ju kən traɪ tɪ ˌɪntərˈəpt ən ˈɛnəmiz əˈtæk, dɪˈleɪ ɪt ər kˈwɪkli priˈpɛr ə dɪˈfɛns ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt lændz. ðɪs ˈsɪstəm wɑz ˈleɪtər juzd ɪn geɪmz laɪk ˈpɛni ɔn ðə ˈprɛsɪpəs əv ˈdɑrknəs 3 4 ənd ʧaɪld əv laɪt: ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz ˈmɛni ˈgeɪmərz ər fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə pərˈsoʊnə ˈsɪriz, wɛr ˈhɪtɪŋ ən ˈɛnəmi wɪθ ˌɛləˈmɛnəl ˈmæʤɪk hiz wik tɪ wɪl nɪˈgeɪt hɪz tərn ənd liv ɪm ɪkˈspoʊzd. bət ðə tərn prɛs ˈsɪstəm ɪn ðə ʃɪn geɪmz goʊz məʧ ˈdipər. ˈdʊrɪŋ jʊr tərn ju gɪt ə ˈsərtən ˈnəmbər əv pɔɪnts tɪ juz ənd iʧ ˈækʃən wɪl kənˈsum səm əv ðoʊz pɔɪnts. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈkrɪtɪkəl hɪts ər ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtɪŋ ˈɛnəmiz' ˈwiknəs kənˈsumz lɛs pɔɪnts ðən ˈnɔrməl, waɪl ə mɪs wɪl kənˈsum mɔr pɔɪnts. ənd ɪf ju skru əp bɪg laɪk ˈjuzɪŋ ə spɛl ðə ˈɛnəmi kən əbˈzɔrb, ju luz ɔl pɔɪnts ənd jʊr tərn wɪl ɛnd. ɪts ən ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt ˈsɪstəm, ðət rikˈwaɪərz ju tɪ noʊ iʧ ˈɛnəmi ənd ðɛr ˈwiknəs, ðɛn ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt ðoʊz tɪ meɪk jʊr tərn læst ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. pəˈzɪʃən riʧ: ˈwɪzərdri 1 dɪˈvaɪdɪd jʊr ˈkɛrɪktərz ˈɪntu frənt bæk roʊ, ˈminɪŋ ˈoʊnli ðə θri ˈkɛrɪktərz ɪn ðə frənt kʊd ˈfɪzɪkəli əˈtæk bi əˈtækt. ðə ˈprɑbləm wɑz ðət ðɪs ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈpɑrti ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈmeɪʤɪz ənd prists kʊd stɪl kæst spɛlz frəm ðə bæk roʊ, bət ðə θif klæs wɑz ˈjusləs ɪn ˈkɑmbæt ɪt wɑz tu wik tɪ bi ɪn ðə frənt roʊ, bət əˈneɪbəl tɪ kæst spɛlz frəm ðə bæk roʊ. ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi aɪ "sɑlvd" ðɪs baɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ frənt bæk roʊz mɔr ˈsətəl ˈɛvriˌwən kən hɪt ˈɛvriˌwən, bət ˈkɛrɪktərz ɪn ðə frənt roʊ dil teɪk fʊl ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈdæmɪʤ, waɪl ðoʊz ɪn ðə bæk teɪk dil lɛs: ə ˈbɛtər səˈluʃən keɪm ɪn ˈwɪzərdri vi, wɪθ ðə əˈdɪʃən əv ˈwɛpən reɪnʤ. naʊ ˈkɛrɪktərz frəm ðə bæk roʊ kʊd əˈtæk ɛz wɛl, ɛz ðə geɪmz ˈmænjuəl ˈæŋkʃəsli ɪkˈspleɪnz: ˈrisəntli, lɔrdz əv spaɪst θɪŋz əp, ˈædɪŋ ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl reɪnʤ: ˈkɛrɪktərz wɪθ ʃɔrt ˈwɛpənz kən ˈoʊnli əˈtæk əˈʤeɪsənt ˈɛnəmiz. ɪn ðə ˈɪmɪʤ bɪˈloʊ, ðə fɑr raɪt ˈgɑblɪn kən ˈoʊnli bi əˈtækt baɪ ðə ˈwɔrjər ər ðə θif. fər ðə ˈklɛrɪk tɪ hɪt ɪm, hil hæv tɪ muv tɪ ðə raɪt: ˈwɪzərdri 8 ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnaɪzd ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt baɪ ˈmɪksɪŋ ə ˈfʊli wərld wɪθ ə ˈsərkjələr ˈpɑrti fɔrˈmeɪʃən. naʊ ˈɛnəmiz kʊd ɪnˈgeɪʤ ju frəm ˈɛni dɪˈrɛkʃɪn, soʊ biɪŋ əˈtækt frəm ðə lɛft minz ðət jʊr ˈkɛrɪktərz ˈlaɪkli ˈwʊdənt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ riʧ ðə ˈɛnəmi. biɪŋ sərˈaʊndɪd minz ju hæv tɪ sprɛd jʊr dɪˈfɛnsɪz θɪn, ənd ˈɛnəmiz wɪl ˈlaɪkli hæv ˈizi ˈækˌsɛs tɪ jʊr ˈfræʤəl ˈkæstərz. ˈminˌwaɪl, wi ˈɔlsoʊ hæv geɪmz wɛr pəˈzɪʃən nɑt ˈoʊnli hu kən əˈtækt, bət ˈɔlsoʊ wɪʧ skɪlz kən bi juzd. ɪn ˈdɑrkəst ˈdənʤən səm skɪlz ər ˈoʊnli əˈveɪləbəl ɪf ðə ˈkɛrɪktər ɪz ɪn ðə tu frənt slɑts, waɪl ˈəðərz kən ˈoʊnli bi juzd frəm ðə tu bæk slɑts: ə ˈfərðər ɪgˈzæmpəl ɪz yumina*: ðə ɪˈθɪriəl, wɛr ˈoʊnli ðə ˈkɛrɪktər kən əˈtæk ðə ˈəðərz prəˈvaɪd səˈpɔrt, ðə əˈtæk, ðə ˈɛnəmi ər traɪɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈɛnəmiz buff/debuff*. ɪt lʊks keɪˈɑtɪk, bət ɪts kwaɪt ˌɪnˈtuətɪv: ˈreɪˌdiənt θɪŋz baɪ ˈɔfərɪŋ əˈtæks ðət əˈlaʊz ju tɪ məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt ðə ˈɛnəmiz pəˈzɪʃən ɔn ðə grɪd ju kən pʊʃ ðɛm ˈɪntu træps, ˈɪntu ðə reɪnʤ əv spɛlz ər paɪl ðɛm əp ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl skwɛr, soʊ ðət ju kən dil ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ɔl əv ðɛm æt wəns. ðə geɪm ˈivɪn əˈlaʊz ju tɪ dɪˈleɪ jʊr tərnz, soʊ ðət ju kən koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt ðə əˈtæk ˈbɛtər lænd ˈməltəpəl hɪts wɪθ ðə seɪm ˈkɛrɪktər: ə ˈkɑmən ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪk ɪn ɔl ðiz geɪmz ɪz ðət ðə ˈhɪroʊz ənd ðə ˈɛnəmiz ər ɪn ˈsɛpərˌeɪt fildz ˈivɪn wɪn ˈkɛrɪktərz kən muv əraʊnd, ðeɪ ˈkænɑt ˈɛnər ðə əˈpoʊzɪŋ fild. ˈɑbviəsli, nɑt ˈɛvəri geɪm ˈfɑloʊz ðɪs rul. ðɛr ər wɛr ɪnˈkaʊnərz teɪk pleɪs ɪn smɔl ˈtæktɪkəl mæps, laɪk ˈælbiən ər: əv wɔr; ɪn lɑrʤ ˈɛriəz, laɪk ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi ˈtæktɪks ər x-com*; ɪn ərˈinəz, səʧ ɛz waɪld ɑrmz 4 5 ðoʊz wɪθ fri ˈmuvmənt ˌɪnˈsaɪd ə ˈreɪdiəs, səʧ ɛz; ənd ˈivɪn ðoʊz sɛt ɪn lɑrʤ ˈoʊpən wərldz, laɪk ʤægd əˈlaɪəns 2 dɪˈvɪnəti: ərˈɪʤənəl sɪn ər ˈfɔˌlaʊt 1 2 ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðiz æd ˈsɛvərəl nu ˈɛləmənts, səʧ ɛz ˈækʃən pɔɪnts, grɪdz, ˈstænsɪz, ˈflæŋkɪŋ, əˈtæks əv ˌɑpərˈtunəti, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə... soʊ wɪl ˈæˌdrɛs ðɛm ənd ˈtæktɪkəl əˈnəðər taɪm. taɪmd ˈbətən prɛs qtes*: ən ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ˈtiˈbi ˈkɑmbæt ɪz ðət ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈkɛrɪktərz əˈtæk ðə geɪm pleɪər ər 100 ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðət ˈsɪŋgəl əˈtæk, soʊ ˈmɛni geɪmz æsk pleɪərz tɪ pərˈfɔrm əˈdɪʃənəl ˈækʃənz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə əˈtæk. ə ˈvɛri ˈkɑmən wən ɪz tɪ prɛs ə ˈbətən raɪt wɪn ðə ˈhæpənz, tɪ meɪk ɪt mɔr ɪˈfɪʃənt. ˈsɛvərəl, frəm ˈpeɪpər ˈmɑrioʊ tɪ ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi 8 meɪk juz əv ðɪs ˈfiʧər. ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi 8 ˈæˌkʧuəli teɪks ɪt ˈfərðər. səm ˈlɪmət breɪk əˈtæks ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈspɛʃəl ˈɪnˌpʊts ʤɪst æsks pleɪərz tɪ taɪm ðə ˈbətən prɛs kərˈɛktli, bət kəm wɪθ ə lɔŋ lɪst əv əˈtæks ðət məst bi ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd baɪ ˈprɛsɪŋ ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈbətən ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən: ə ɪz ˈʃæˌdoʊ hɑrts' ˈʤəʤmənt rɪŋ ˈsɪstəm, wɛr əˈtæks ˌrikˈwaɪər ðət pleɪərz taɪm ðɛr ˈbətən ˈprɛsɪz tɪ hɪt ˈsərtən ˈɛriəz ɔn ə ˈɑrtəˌfækt: ˈɛksəˌkjutɪŋ ðə əˈtæk ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli ˈizi, bət ˈlændɪŋ ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl rikˈwaɪərz ˈhɪtɪŋ ə ˈvɛri ˈnɛroʊ ˈɛriə ənd maɪt lɛd tɪ ə mɪs. mɔr ðən ə ˈgɪmɪk, ðɪs ɪz ə ki pɑrt əv ðə geɪm ˈdɪfərənt əˈtæks hæv ˈdɪfərənt rɪŋz, ənd səm kən əˈfɛkt ðə rɪŋz spid ər ðə saɪz əv ðə hɪt ˈɛriəz. ɪn ə sˈlaɪtli ˈdɪfərənt teɪk, ˈmɑrioʊ luˈiʤi ˈblɛndɪd ðə ˈbrəðərz skɪlz wɪθ baɪ ˈhævɪŋ nɑt ˈoʊnli taɪmd ˈbətən ˈprɛsɪz tɪ bust əˈtæks, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈæskɪŋ pleɪərz tɪ ʤəmp wɪθ boʊθ ˈkɛrɪktərz tɪ əˈvɔɪd əˈtæks ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈɛnəmiz tərn: ˈəðər geɪmz, laɪk ˌvælˈkiˌriə ˈproʊˌfaɪl ənd 2 goʊ fər ə əˈproʊʧ. ɪn ˌvælˈkiˌriə ˈproʊˌfaɪl iʧ əv ðə fɔr feɪs ˈbətənz ɪz əˈsaɪnd tɪ wən ˈpɑrti ˈmɛmbər. ˈdʊrɪŋ jʊr tərn ju kən əˈtæk wɪθ iʧ ˈkɛrɪktər ə ˈsərtən ˈnəmbər əv taɪmz ðə goʊl ɪz tɪ meɪk ðɛm ˈkɑmˌboʊ ðə ˈɛnəmi wɪθ ɛz ˈmɛni hɪts ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl bət ðə trɪk ɪz ðət iʧ ˈhɪroʊ həz ə ˈdɪfərənt spid ənd əˈtæk taɪp. ɪf ju kən koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt ɔl ˈkɛrɪktərz ənd lænd ɪˈnəf ɪts ɪn ə ʃɔrt əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm, jul ənˈliʃ ˈɛkstrə ˈspɛʃəl əˈtæks. əv kɔrs, ˈɛnəmiz woʊnt ʤɪst stænd ðɛr ðeɪ meɪ blɑk ər ˈkaʊntər jʊr muvz. ˈpɑrti ˈmɛmbərz geɪmz rɪˈlaɪ ˈhɛvəli ɔn æbˈstrækʃən məˈkænɪks ˈoʊvər ˌvɛrəsəˈmɪləˌtud ər "gamistic*" ˈrəðər ðən "simulationistic*", ɪf ju prɪˈfər. ɛz səʧ, ðeɪ mɔr ˈizəli məˈkænɪks laɪk ˈɪnstəntli sˈwɑpɪŋ ˈpɑrti ˈmɛmbərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈbætəl ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt bɛgz ðə kˈwɛʃən əv wər ðeɪ duɪŋ ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈfaɪtɪŋ., ˈɑrgjuəbli ðə wərldz moʊst ˈpɑpjələr, ˈjuzɪz ˈkɛrɪktər sˈwɑpɪŋ ɛz ə kɔr mɪˈkænɪk. ju meɪ hæv ə ˈpɑrti əv sɪks pokémons*, bət ˈoʊnli wən wɪl faɪt æt ə taɪm. ðɪs ɪz ˈkɑmpləˌmɛntɪd baɪ ðə ˈsɛvərəl taɪps, iʧ wɪθ ðɛr strɛŋθs ənd ˈwiknəs. ə ki pɑrt əv ðə geɪm ɪz noʊɪŋ wɪʧ tɪ juz ənd wɪn tɪ swɑp ɪt. ɪf ju pʊʃ ðɪs ˈkɑnsɛpt tɪ ɪts ˈəltəmət ˈlɪmət, ju gɪt ˈlæbərˌɪnθ əv touhou*. ðiz geɪmz əˈlaʊ ju tɪ faɪt wɪθ ə ˈpɑrti, bət wɪθ eɪt mɔr ˈkɛrɪktərz ɪn ðə rɪˈzərv, wɛr ðeɪ sˈloʊli riˈʤɛnərˌeɪt. ðɪs ɪz bɪˈkəz ˈkɛrɪktərz ər ɔl ˈvɛri ˈfræʤəl ənd ðɛrz noʊ weɪ tɪ ˌrɛzərˈɛkt ðɛm mid-combat*. ju hæv tɪ pleɪ smɑrt, səˈlɛktɪŋ ˈkɛrɪktərz wɪθ ðə əˈproʊpriˌeɪt əˈtæks resistances*, ðɛn sˈwɑpɪŋ ðɛm aʊt ə sun ɛz ðɛr stɑrts tɪ goʊ daʊn: ˈəðər geɪmz, səʧ ɛz brɛθ əv faɪər 4 wɪl kip ˈɛkstrə ˈpɑrti ˈmɛmbərz ɛz səˈpɔrt. ðə geɪm ˈoʊnli əˈlaʊz θri ˈkɛrɪktərz tɪ ˈbætəl (əˈgɛn, məˈkænɪks ˈoʊvər ˈriəlɪzm), bət ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈpɑrti steɪz ɪn ðə bæk, ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli ˈjuzɪŋ səˈpɔrt skɪlz. ðeɪ kən bi ˈɪnstəntli swɔpt wɪθ ˈæktɪv ˈkɛrɪktərz, ɛz wɛl: ˈmɑnə khemia*: əv ˈɔlsoʊ kips hæf jʊr ˈpɑrti ɔn ðə rɪˈzərv, bət ju kən swɑp ðɛm ɪn ər ˈivɪn waɪl dɪˈfɛndɪŋ. nɑt ˈoʊnli ðɪs əˈlaʊz fər ˈɛkstrə ˈdæmɪʤ, bət jul ˈleɪtər ənˈlɑk ˈspɛʃəl ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ muvz ðət ˌrikˈwaɪər ju tɪ dil ə ˈsərtən ˈnəmbər əv combos*, ər juz ɔl ˈkɛrɪktərz ɪn wən əˈtæk. əˈnəðər dɪˈzaɪn ʧɔɪs ɪz tɪ hæv ə ˈpɑrti, bət ˈoʊnli gɪv pleɪərz kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər wən ˈkɛrɪktər æt ə taɪm. ə fju geɪmz du ðɪs, bət ðə ˈpɪnəkəl əv səʧ ˈsɪstəm wɑz ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi ənd ɪts ˈgæmbɪt ˈsɪstəm, wɛr ju "ˈproʊˌgræm" ˈpɑrti ˈmɛmbərz ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈsɪriz əv "ɪf hɛlθ 30 juz ˈpoʊʃən", ənd soʊ ɔn: ðə læst ˈrɛmnənt maɪt bi ə mɛs əv ə geɪm, bət ɪts ə ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ mɛs. waɪl moʊst hæv bɪtˈwin θri ənd eɪt ˈpɑrti ˈmɛmbərz, hir ju hæv əp tɪ 18 ˈkɛrɪktərz æt wəns, splɪt ɪn əp tɪ faɪv ˈdɪfərənt skwɑdz iʧ wɪθ ðɛr oʊn fɔrˈmeɪʃən. ðə stæts əv iʧ skwɑd ər ə mɪks bɪtˈwin ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈkɛrɪktər stæts ənd ə grup ˈævərɪʤ ˈkɑrənt fɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈboʊnəs: ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈæskɪŋ ju tɪ kənˈtroʊl ɔl 18 ˈkɛrɪktərz, ðə geɪm teɪks ə mɔr "ˈmækroʊ" əˈproʊʧ: ju gɪv ˈɔrdərz laɪk "fʊl əˈtæk!" tɪ iʧ skwɑd, ənd iʧ ˈkɛrɪktər wɪl juz ðə əˈtæk ðeɪ θɪŋk wərks bɛst. əˈnəðər ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ˈfaɪtɪŋ lɑrʤ skeɪl ˈbætəlz ɪz ræns, ɪn wɪʧ ju kənˈtroʊl ˈʤɛnərəlz ðɛr ˈɑrmiz. ðɛr trups ər ðɛr ənd ðə mɔr trups, ðə mɔr ˈdæmɪʤ ðeɪ kən dil: btw*, əˈnəðər juˈnik ˈæˌspɛkt əv ræns ɪz ðət ˈbætəl ˈkɛrɪktər həz ə tərn ˈlɪmət. iʧ ˈjunɪt kən ˈoʊnli əˈtæk əp tɪ fɔr taɪmz pər ˈbætəl, ənd ˈbætəlz kænt læst mɔr ðən 24 tərnz. wəns taɪm ɛndz, ðə saɪd wɪθ ðə haɪəst məræl wɪnz. ˈstætəs ˈifɛkts: ˈspikɪŋ əv taɪm, ən kul əv ˈhævɪŋ tərnz ɪz ðət ɪt meɪks ðə ˈpæsɪŋ əv taɪm məʧ ˈiziər tɪ ˈmɛʒər ˌəndərˈstænd. kəmˈpɛr ɪt tɪ ə ˈrilˌtaɪm: ˈivɪn ɪf ju noʊ ðət ə bəf læsts 35 ˈsɛkəndz, ðət ˈdəzənt ˈklɪrli kənˈveɪ haʊ ˈmɛni ˈækʃənz jʊr ˈeɪbəl tɪ pərˈfɔrm. ɪn ˈtiˈbi geɪmz, ðæts ˈvɛri ˈsɪmpəl tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ɪt wɪl ʤɪst seɪ "ðɪs bəf læst faɪv tərnz". ɛz səʧ, ˈmɛni ˈtiˈbi geɪmz meɪk greɪt juz əv ˈifɛkts ðət ˈhæpən ˈoʊvər taɪm, səʧ bəfs, ənd ˈtreɪˌdɔfs ər ˈivɪn ʤɪst əˈnɔɪɪŋ ˈɛnəmiz ðət riˈʤɛnərˌeɪt 20 iʧ tərn. ðə ˈɑdəsi ˈsɪriz həz ˈplɛnti əv skɪlz beɪst ɔn ʃɔrt taɪm ˈwɪndoʊz ər ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈtreɪˌdɔfs səʧ ɛz ˈdilɪŋ mɔr ˈdæmɪʤ ðɪs tərn bət biɪŋ lɛft ˈvəlnərəbəl; ˈfɔrfətɪŋ ə tərn tɪ bust ˈdæmɪʤ fər ðə nɛkst tərnz; ər ˈdilɪŋ ə lɔt əv ˈdæmɪʤ æt wəns, ðɛn ˈrɛstɪŋ fər tərnz. ˈkɑzmɪk stɑr ˈhɛroʊən həz ˈsɛvərəl ˈsɪstəmz ðət wɪl meɪk ju ˈkɛrfəli træk taɪm. iʧ tərn boʊθ ju ənd ðə ˈɛnəmiz gɪt ˈstrɔŋgər, soʊ ˈkɑmbæt groʊz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈdɛdli. ˈɔlsoʊ, ˈɛvəri ɛks ˈnəmbər əv tərnz jʊr ˈkɛrɪktərz gɪt ə "ˈhaɪpər" bəf, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ðɛr ˈdæmɪʤ. mɔˈroʊvər, ðɛrz noʊ ˈmɑnə: iʧ əˈbɪləˌti kən bi juzd wəns, ðɛn ju məst rɛst ər dɪˈfɛnd tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ juz ɪt əˈgɛn ˈifɛktɪvli ˈæskɪŋ ju tɪ "weɪst" ə tərn tɪ riˈʧɑrʤ jʊr paʊərz. ðəs, noʊɪŋ wɪn tɪ juz jʊr bɛst əˈtæks (ˈeɪˌsæp tɪ kˈwɪkli kɪl ˈɛnəmiz? wɪn ˈhaɪpər ˈæktəˌveɪts? ˈleɪtər wɪn ðɛr mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl?) ənd wɪn tɪ rɛst ɪz ki tɪ sərˈvaɪvɪŋ. ˈəðər geɪmz, səʧ ɛz krɔs, pleɪ wɪθ ðə ˈɔltərˌneɪtɪŋ ˈneɪʧər əv tərnz. iʧ spɛl ju kæst həz ən ˈɛləmənt ˈkələr, wɪʧ əˈfɛkts ðə ˈbætəlz "fild ˈifɛkt". kæst θri grin spɛlz ɪn ə roʊ ənd ðə fild wɪl bi 100 grin ðɪs busts ˈkɛrɪktərz ðət ər əˈtund tɪ ðə grin ˈɛləmənt, ənd əˈlaʊz ðɛm tɪ juz spɛlz səʧ ɛz ˈsəmənz ər ˈəltəmət muvz. ðə trɪk ɪz ðət ju kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊnli θri ˈkɛrɪktərz, soʊ ˈivɪn ɪf ju kæst θri spɛlz əv ðə seɪm ˈkələr ɪn ə roʊ, ðə nɛkst tərn ðə ˈɛnəmi maɪt kæst ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈkələr ər teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðə fild fər hɪmˈsɛlf! yumina*, wɪʧ aɪ ˈmɛnʃənd ˈpriviəsli, ˈɔlsoʊ dɪz ðɪs wɪθ ɪts ʃɛrd ˈmɑnə bɑr: ðɛr ər fɔr ˈkələrz əv ˈmɑnə ɪf ju kæst ə spɛl ðət kɔsts 12 grin ˈmɑnə, ðə grin ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə ˈmɑnə bɑr wɪl goʊ daʊn baɪ 12 ənd ðə ˈəðər ˈkələrz wɪl goʊ əp baɪ 4 ɪf ju juz tu məʧ əv wən ˈkələr, jul dreɪn ɪt bət ˈɔlsoʊ əˈlaʊ mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl spɛlz frəm ˈəðər ˈkələrz tɪ bi kæst. ɔl ˈkɛrɪktərz ɪn ˈbætəl drɔ frəm ðə seɪm ˈmɑnə bɑr, soʊ ɪf ðə əˈpoʊnənt həz ə ˈpaʊərfəl rɛd əˈtæk, ju kən juz ə ˈhɛvi rɛd spɛl ˌbiˈfɔr ɪm, ˈlivɪŋ ɪm aʊt əv ˈmɑnə. ʤɔɪnt əˈtæks əˈnəðər trəˈdɪʃən əv ˈtiˈbi ər ʤɔɪnt əˈtæks. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈhævɪŋ iʧ ˈkɛrɪktər əˈtæk ˈsɛpərətli, tu ər mɔr ˈhɪroʊz ʤɔɪn ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl əˈtæk. ˈsɛvərəl geɪmz du ðɪs, bət ˈtrɪgər ɪz pərˈhæps ðə moʊst ˈfeɪməs, wɪθ ɪts ˈdəbəl ənd ˈtrɪpəl tɛks: ɑ, ðə ˈmɛməriz... bət ˈtrɪgər ɪz fɑr frəm ðə ˈoʊnli ər ðə bɛst geɪm æt ðɪs. ˈjuzɪz ɪts ˈmæsɪv 108 ˈkɛrɪktər ˈrɑstər tɪ əˈlaʊ ɔl ˈsaɪzɪz əv ʤɔɪnt əˈtæks, frəm ə ˈdəbəl straɪk ɔl ðə weɪ tɪ faɪv ˈhjuməˌnɔɪd skwərəlz ˈfɔrsɪz tɪ ˈɪnstəntli kɪl ən ˈɛnəmi: ˌhaʊˈɛvər, nɑt ɔl ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əˈtæks ər ˈoʊpənli pərˈzɛnəd. səm geɪmz "haɪd" ðɛm ðeɪ əˈkər wɪn ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈsikwəns əv əˈtæks ɪz inputted*. ɪn stɑr, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤəli səˈlɛktɪŋ wət iʧ ˈkɛrɪktər wɪl du, ju kən kriˈeɪt ə ˈmækroʊ ɪn ˈθɪri tɪ meɪk ˈkɑmbæt ˈfæstər, bət ˈjuzɪŋ ˈsərtən spɛlz ɪn ə ˈsərtən ˈɔrdər lidz tɪ ˈpaʊərfəl əˈtæks ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd baɪ ˈməltəpəl ˈkɛrɪktərz: ˈtruli wɪrd stəf ˈfaɪnəli, wi gɪt tɪ ðə ˈtruli wɪrd juˈnik ˈtiˈbi geɪmz. sˈnæʧər ɪz ə əv hɪˈdeɪoʊ ədˈvɛnʧər geɪm sˈnæʧər. ðə geɪm kən bi dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ə": iʧ tərn ju ʧuz ə gən ənd eɪm wɪθ ðə ju kən dɪˈstrɔɪ spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈbɑdi pɑrts əv jʊr ˈɛnəmiz tɪ meɪk ðɛm sloʊər ər ˈwikər, bət ðɛl ˈɔfən muv ˌbiˈfɔr ju faɪər. ðəs, ˈeɪmɪŋ fər ə smɔl ˈkrɪtɪkəl spɑt ɪz ˈrɪski, waɪl ˈʃutɪŋ æt ðə ˈbɑdi ɪz ə ˌgɛrənˈtid hɪt... ənˈlɛs ðeɪ hæv ʃildz ər ˈhɑstəʤəz: ˈæftər ə, waɪ nɑt ə ˈfaɪtɪŋ geɪm? ɪz ə ˈmɑrʃəl ɑrts wɛr ˈbætəlz pleɪ laɪk ə strit ˈfaɪtər iʧ tərn ju ʧuz wən əv tɛn ˈmuvmənts, səʧ ɛz ˈʤəmpɪŋ, ˈkɪkɪŋ, ˈdæʃɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd, cartwheeling*, ˈpənʧɪŋ, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə iʧ wɪθ ɪts oʊn reɪnʤ, ˈdæmɪʤ ənd ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən taɪm. pləs, ˈæftər iʧ ˈbætəl ju kən wɔʧ ə ˈrilˌtaɪm riˈpleɪ! dɪˈzərvz ə lɔt əv ˈkrɛdɪt ɛz wɛl: ə ðət rikˈwaɪərz ju tɪ pleɪ θru ʃɔrt ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ˌsɛgˈmɛnts ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈɛnəmiz tərn frəm ˈbʊlət hɛl tɪ. pərˈhæps moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ɪt ˈjuzɪz ðə geɪm ɛz ə hoʊl tɪ kənˈveɪ ɪts ˈstɔri frəm ðə ˈsaʊnˌtræk tɪ ðə ˈjuzər ˈɪnərˌfeɪs. ə ˈfeɪvərɪt əv maɪn ɪz ˈnioʊ ˈskævənʤər. ðə geɪm ɪz ə sərˈvaɪvəl ðət ˈɔlˌmoʊst haɪdz ɔl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ðə pleɪər. ju ˈnɛvər si ˈdæmɪʤ ˈnəmbərz ənd ðɛrz nɑt ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈkɑmbæt ˌænəˈmeɪʃən. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ju səˈlɛkt kəˈmændz, səʧ ɛz ““shoot”*”, ““kick”*” ər towards”*”, ənd ðə ˈkɑmbæt lɔg wɪl dɪˈskraɪb wət ˈhæpənd. waɪl ðɪs meɪ sim krud, ɪt əˈlaʊ fər ˈækʃənz ðət ˈivɪn ˌtrɪpəˈleɪ geɪmz faɪnd tu ˈkɑmplɛks tɪ ˈænəˌmeɪt, səʧ ɛz head-butting*, lɛg ˈtrɪpɪŋ ənd ˈivɪn ˈgræpəlɪŋ (wɪθ mods*) ɔl waɪl ˈpʊʃɪŋ ə ˈʃɑpɪŋ kɑrt. jul hæv tɪ juz jʊr ˌɪntuˈɪʃən tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd wɪʧ ˈækʃənz dilz mɔr ˈdæmɪʤ ənd ər mɔr ˈjusfəl. ə nis twɪst ɔn wəts ˈjuʒəwəli ə ˈvɛri ˈʒɑnrə. ˈfaɪnəli, hɪrz hylics*: ðə ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ɪz kwaɪt ˈstændərd, bət dæm ðə ɑrt lʊks kul. ðɛrz ˈmɛni mɔr geɪmz tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt, bət ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz ɔˈrɛdi lɔŋ ɪˈnəf ɛz ɪt ɪz. aɪ ʃæl rɪˈtərn soon(ish*) wɪθ ə ˈsɛkənd pɑrt əˈbaʊt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈæˌspɛkts ənd ˈsɪstəmz ɪn ˈtæktɪkəl, bət fil fri tɪ pɔɪnt aʊt ˈəðər geɪmz ˈsɪstəmz ðət aɪ mɪst. ɪn ðə ˈminˌwaɪl, ɪf jʊr hɑrt dɪˈzaɪərz mɔr rpg-goodness*, ʧɛk ðə bʊk ˈprɑʤɛkt, maɪ ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ fri ɔn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv kəmˈpjutər geɪmz. ʧɪrz! |
after its first clear success at the republican primaries in wisconsin on april 5th, the never trump alliance sought to replicate its triumph in indiana, which goes to the polls on may 3rd. republican grandees, conservative hosts and the efficient campaign machine of ted cruz, the texas senator spearheading the never trump brigade, managed to persuade republican primary voters that mr cruz was the true conservative in the mould of scott walker, the governor still very popular among wisconsin republicans, and they voted in droves for mr cruz. in indiana an equivalent coalition pushed even harder to portray mr cruz as the bearer of the conservative donald trump as a vulgar impostor. for a while, their efforts seemed to bear fruit. yet after mr triumphs in five primary elections in the north-east on april 26th, his gravitational pull seems stronger than ever. according to a poll by nbc street journal/marist, released on may, mr trump holds a lead over mr cruz in indiana with 49% of the votes compared with 34%.
for weeks mr cruz has sought to portray indiana as the turning point in the campaign, so a poor result would be a devastating blow for the pugnacious cuban-american. his schedule on may shows how hard he is trying with hoosiers. after a breakfast stop in rural osceola, he visited marion alongside governor, mike pence, who has endorsed him, albeit belatedly and unenthusiastically. then mr cruz raced to a rally in fort wayne, a stronghold of evangelicals, still with governor pence in tow. his next stop was in bloomington, one of the big cities and the home of indiana university. the day ended with a rally in indianapolis, the state capital.
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mr cruz also dispatched carly fiorina, whom he anointed as his running mate last week in indianapolis, to five different events around that city. he called to arms mike lee, the utah senator who seems to be his only friend in the senate, as well as louie gohmert, a congressman from texas who backs him, glenn beck, a conservative radio host, and heidi cruz, his steadfastly supportive wife. and he deployed his father, rafael cruz, an evangelical minister, to tour in churches in parts of indiana where evangelicals and christian conservatives hold enormous sway.
indiana, which calls itself the “crossroads of america”, offers 57 delegates, the biggest haul besides california, which will vote on june 7th. thirty of its delegates are winner-takes-all; 27 are awarded proportionally, according to results in nine congressional districts, which means that the winner gets a sizable chunk of the 57. indiana is also the only state to vote on may 3rd, setting the tone for remaining contests.
in many ways indiana seems to be a perfect state for the duo. it has an unusually high population of evangelical christians fiercely supportive of governor pence, who recently signed the most restrictive legislation on abortion in the country. it also has a relatively high proportion of well-educated middle-class whites, who tend to favour mr cruz over mr trump, though mainly because they are told this is the politically expedient choice. their real favourite is john kasich, the only other candidate still in the republican race, but the governor of ohio has ceased campaigning in indiana thanks to a recent pact with mr cruz. (in return mr cruz ceased campaigning in oregon and new mexico.) in addition, the local republican elite has a visceral dislike of mr trump. “donald trump is unfit to be president of the united states,” said john hammond, one of two members of the republican national committee, in an interview a couple of months ago. mr hammond accuses mr trump of destroying the brand.
yet mr trump has a big fan club among the workers in places such as elkhart county in northern indiana, where nearly half of all jobs are in manufacturing (mostly recreational vehicles). on the evening of may mr trump made an appearance in south bend, a former industrial city now mainly known for its notre dame university, which sits in the county next to elkhart. his supporters began lining up in front of the century centre in south bend, where mr trump was scheduled to appear, before noon. lou holtz, a legendary notre dame football coach, endorsed mr trump, as has bobby knight, a once very popular indiana university basketball coach with a famous temper. mike tyson, a boxer, also recently endorsed mr trump. (“all the tough guys endorse me, i like that,” commented mr trump.)
mr trump is playing to his audience. for months he has attacked carrier corporation, a maker of heating and air-conditioning systems, which announced in february that it would close two indiana factories and transfer about heating and air-conditioning jobs to mexico. "if i was in office, carrier wouldn't be leaving," mr trump said at a recent rally in indianapolis, without much of an explanation. "do you like the idea of taxing the hell out of those air conditioners?" he asked a couple of carrier workers in the audience.
on the democratic side, meanwhile, bernie sanders is soldiering on. he held rallies at several locations on may: evansville in the morning, fort wayne in the early afternoon and indianapolis in the evening. hillary clinton, the democratic front-runner, held her last rally in indiana on may and then embarked on a tour of appalachia, with stops in west virginia and kentucky, two states that will vote in the democratic primary this month. most polls show mrs clinton narrowly ahead of mr sanders in indiana. mr sanders tends to do well in largely white states, such as indiana, but culturally hoosiers, especially in the southern parts, have much in common with southerners who have overwhelmingly voted for mrs clinton.
mr trump is hoping to land a blow to mr cruz on may 3rd, paving a safer path to the delegates required to clinch the nomination. (at the moment mr trump is past the mark of delegates, but some of them are not “bound”, which means they are not required to vote for him.) mrs clinton is hoping to do the same, though with less bellicose rhetoric than the republican front-runner. | ˈæftər ɪts fərst klɪr səkˈsɛs æt ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpraɪˌmɛriz ɪn wɪˈskɑnsən ɔn ˈeɪprəl 5th*, ðə ˈnɛvər trəmp əˈlaɪəns sɔt tɪ ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt ɪts traɪəmf ɪn ˌɪndiˈænə, wɪʧ goʊz tɪ ðə poʊlz ɔn meɪ 3rd*. rɪˈpəblɪkən grandees*, kənˈsərvətɪv hoʊsts ənd ðə ɪˈfɪʃənt kæmˈpeɪn məˈʃin əv tɛd kruz, ðə ˈtɛksəs ˈsɛnətər ˈspɪˌrhɛdɪŋ ðə ˈnɛvər trəmp brɪˈgeɪd, ˈmænɪʤd tɪ pərsˈweɪd rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈvoʊtərz ðət ˈmɪstər kruz wɑz ðə tru kənˈsərvətɪv ɪn ðə moʊld əv skɑt ˈwɔkər, ðə ˈgəvərnər stɪl ˈvɛri ˈpɑpjələr əˈməŋ wɪˈskɑnsən rɪˈpəblɪkənz, ənd ðeɪ ˈvoʊtɪd ɪn droʊvz fər ˈmɪstər kruz. ɪn ˌɪndiˈænə ən ɪkˈwɪvələnt ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən pʊʃt ˈivɪn ˈhɑrdər tɪ pɔrˈtreɪ ˈmɪstər kruz ɛz ðə ˈbɛrər əv ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɛz ə ˈvəlgər ˌɪmˈpɔstər. fər ə waɪl, ðɛr ˈɛfərts simd tɪ bɛr frut. jɛt ˈæftər ˈmɪstər traɪəmfs ɪn faɪv ˈpraɪˌmɛri ɪˈlɛkʃənz ɪn ðə ˌnɔrˈθist ɔn ˈeɪprəl 26th*, hɪz ˌgrævɪˈteɪʃənəl pʊl simz ˈstrɔŋgər ðən ˈɛvər. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə poʊl baɪ ˈɛnˌbiˈsi strit journal/marist*, riˈlist ɔn meɪ, ˈmɪstər trəmp hoʊldz ə lɛd ˈoʊvər ˈmɪstər kruz ɪn ˌɪndiˈænə wɪθ 49 əv ðə voʊts kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ 34 fər wiks ˈmɪstər kruz həz sɔt tɪ pɔrˈtreɪ ˌɪndiˈænə ɛz ðə ˈtərnɪŋ pɔɪnt ɪn ðə kæmˈpeɪn, soʊ ə pur rɪˈzəlt wʊd bi ə ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ bloʊ fər ðə pəgˈnæʃɪs cuban-american*. hɪz ˈskɛʤʊl ɔn meɪ ʃoʊz haʊ hɑrd hi ɪz traɪɪŋ wɪθ ˈhuzjərz. ˈæftər ə ˈbrɛkfəst stɑp ɪn ˈrʊrəl ˌɔskiˈoʊlə, hi ˈvɪzɪtɪd ˈmɛriən əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˈgəvərnər, maɪk pɛns, hu həz ɛnˈdɔrst ɪm, ɔlˈbiɪt bɪˈleɪtədli ənd unenthusiastically*. ðɛn ˈmɪstər kruz reɪst tɪ ə ˈræli ɪn fɔrt weɪn, ə ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊld əv ˌiˌvænˈʤɛlɪkəlz, stɪl wɪθ ˈgəvərnər pɛns ɪn toʊ. hɪz nɛkst stɑp wɑz ɪn ˈblumɪŋtən, wən əv ðə bɪg ˈsɪtiz ənd ðə hoʊm əv ˌɪndiˈænə ˌjunəˈvərsəti. ðə deɪ ˈɛndɪd wɪθ ə ˈræli ɪn ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs, ðə steɪt ˈkæpɪtəl. gɪt ɑr ˈdeɪli ˈnuzˌlɛtər ˈəpˈgreɪd jʊr ənd gɪt ɑr ˈdeɪli dɪˈspæʧ ənd ˈɛdɪtərz pɪks. ˈmɪstər kruz ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈspæʧt ˈkɑrli fiɔˈrinə, hum hi əˈnɔɪntɪd ɛz hɪz ˈrənɪŋ meɪt læst wik ɪn ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs, tɪ faɪv ˈdɪfərənt ɪˈvɛnts əraʊnd ðət ˈsɪti. hi kɔld tɪ ɑrmz maɪk li, ðə ˈjuˌtɔ ˈsɛnətər hu simz tɪ bi hɪz ˈoʊnli frɛnd ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt, ɛz wɛl ɛz lui gohmert*, ə ˈkɑŋgrəsmən frəm ˈtɛksəs hu bæks ɪm, glɛn bɛk, ə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈreɪdiˌoʊ hoʊst, ənd ˈhaɪdi kruz, hɪz ˈstɛdˌfæstli səˈpɔrtɪv waɪf. ənd hi dɪˈplɔɪd hɪz ˈfɑðər, ˌrɑfaɪˈɛl kruz, ən ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl ˈmɪnɪstər, tɪ tʊr ɪn ˈʧərʧɪz ɪn pɑrts əv ˌɪndiˈænə wɛr ˌiˌvænˈʤɛlɪkəlz ənd ˈkrɪsʧɪn kənˈsərvətɪvz hoʊld ɪˈnɔrmɪs sweɪ. ˌɪndiˈænə, wɪʧ kɔlz ˌɪtˈsɛlf ðə əv america”*”, ˈɔfərz 57 ˈdɛləˌgeɪts, ðə ˈbɪgəst hɔl ˌbiˈsaɪdz ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, wɪʧ wɪl voʊt ɔn ʤun 7th*. ˈθərˌdi əv ɪts ˈdɛləˌgeɪts ər winner-takes-all*; 27 ər əˈwɔrdɪd prəˈpɔrʃənəli, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ rɪˈzəlts ɪn naɪn kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈdɪstrɪkts, wɪʧ minz ðət ðə ˈwɪnər gɪts ə ˈsaɪzəbəl ʧəŋk əv ðə 57 ˌɪndiˈænə ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈoʊnli steɪt tɪ voʊt ɔn meɪ 3rd*, ˈsɛtɪŋ ðə toʊn fər rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈkɑntɛsts. ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz ˌɪndiˈænə simz tɪ bi ə ˈpərˌfɪkt steɪt fər ðə ˈduoʊ. ɪt həz ən ənˈjuˌʒuəli haɪ ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ˈfɪrsli səˈpɔrtɪv əv ˈgəvərnər pɛns, hu ˈrisəntli saɪnd ðə moʊst riˈstrɪktɪv ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɔn əˈbɔrʃən ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ həz ə ˈrɛlətɪvli haɪ prəˈpɔrʃən əv ˈwɛˈlɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd ˈmɪdəlˈklæs waɪts, hu tɛnd tɪ ˈfeɪvər ˈmɪstər kruz ˈoʊvər ˈmɪstər trəmp, ðoʊ ˈmeɪnli bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər toʊld ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈplɪtɪkli ɪkˈspidiənt ʧɔɪs. ðɛr ril ˈfeɪvərɪt ɪz ʤɑn ˈkɑsɪʧ, ðə ˈoʊnli ˈəðər ˈkænədɪt stɪl ɪn ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən reɪs, bət ðə ˈgəvərnər əv oʊˈhaɪoʊ həz sist kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ ɪn ˌɪndiˈænə θæŋks tɪ ə ˈrisənt pækt wɪθ ˈmɪstər kruz. (ɪn rɪˈtərn ˈmɪstər kruz sist kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ ɪn ˈɔrəˌgɑn ənd nu ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ.) ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðə ˈloʊkəl rɪˈpəblɪkən ɪˈlit həz ə ˈvɪsərəl dɪsˈlaɪk əv ˈmɪstər trəmp. trəmp ɪz ənˈfɪt tɪ bi ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd states,”*,” sɛd ʤɑn ˈhæmənd, wən əv tu ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈnæʃənəl kəˈmɪti, ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ə ˈkəpəl əv mənθs əˈgoʊ. ˈmɪstər ˈhæmənd əˈkjuzɪz ˈmɪstər trəmp əv dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ðə brænd. jɛt ˈmɪstər trəmp həz ə bɪg fæn kləb əˈməŋ ðə ˈwərkərz ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz səʧ ɛz ˈɛlˌkhɑrt ˈkaʊnti ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˌɪndiˈænə, wɛr ˈnɪrli hæf əv ɔl ʤɑbz ər ɪn ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ (ˈmoʊstli ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃənəl ˈviɪkəlz). ɔn ðə ˈivnɪŋ əv meɪ ˈmɪstər trəmp meɪd ən əˈpɪrəns ɪn saʊθ bɛnd, ə ˈfɔrmər ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈsɪti naʊ ˈmeɪnli noʊn fər ɪts ˈnoʊtər deɪm ˌjunəˈvərsəti, wɪʧ sɪts ɪn ðə ˈkaʊnti nɛkst tɪ ˈɛlˌkhɑrt. hɪz səˈpɔrtərz bɪˈgæn ˈlaɪnɪŋ əp ɪn frənt əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri ˈsɛntər ɪn saʊθ bɛnd, wɛr ˈmɪstər trəmp wɑz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ əˈpɪr, ˌbiˈfɔr nun. lu hoʊlts, ə ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri ˈnoʊtər deɪm ˈfʊtˌbɔl koʊʧ, ɛnˈdɔrst ˈmɪstər trəmp, ɛz həz ˈbɑbi naɪt, ə wəns ˈvɛri ˈpɑpjələr ˌɪndiˈænə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈbæskətˌbɔl koʊʧ wɪθ ə ˈfeɪməs ˈtɛmpər. maɪk ˈtaɪsən, ə ˈbɑksər, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrisəntli ɛnˈdɔrst ˈmɪstər trəmp. ðə təf gaɪz ɛnˈdɔrs mi, aɪ laɪk that,”*,” ˈkɑmɛntəd ˈmɪstər trəmp.) ˈmɪstər trəmp ɪz pleɪɪŋ tɪ hɪz ˈɔdiəns. fər mənθs hi həz əˈtækt ˈkɛriər ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən, ə ˈmeɪkər əv ˈhitɪŋ ənd ˈɛrkənˌdɪʃənɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz, wɪʧ əˈnaʊnst ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri ðət ɪt wʊd kloʊz tu ˌɪndiˈænə ˈfæktəriz ənd ˈtrænsfər əˈbaʊt ˈhitɪŋ ənd ˈɛrkənˌdɪʃənɪŋ ʤɑbz tɪ ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ. "ɪf aɪ wɑz ɪn ˈɔfəs, ˈkɛriər ˈwʊdənt bi ˈlivɪŋ," ˈmɪstər trəmp sɛd æt ə ˈrisənt ˈræli ɪn ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs, wɪˈθaʊt məʧ əv ən ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən. "du ju laɪk ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈtæksɪŋ ðə hɛl aʊt əv ðoʊz ɛr kənˈdɪʃənərz?" hi æst ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈkɛriər ˈwərkərz ɪn ðə ˈɔdiəns. ɔn ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk saɪd, ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈbərni ˈsændərz ɪz ˈsoʊlʤərɪŋ ɔn. hi hɛld ˈræliz æt ˈsɛvərəl loʊˈkeɪʃənz ɔn meɪ: ˈɛvənzˌvɪl ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ, fɔrt weɪn ɪn ðə ˈərli ˌæftərˈnun ənd ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs ɪn ðə ˈivnɪŋ. ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən, ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk front-runner*, hɛld hər læst ˈræli ɪn ˌɪndiˈænə ɔn meɪ ənd ðɛn ɛmˈbɑrkt ɔn ə tʊr əv ˌæpəˈlæʧiə, wɪθ stɑps ɪn wɛst vərˈʤɪnjə ənd kənˈtəki, tu steɪts ðət wɪl voʊt ɪn ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpraɪˌmɛri ðɪs mənθ. moʊst poʊlz ʃoʊ ˈmɪsɪz ˈklɪntən ˈnɛroʊli əˈhɛd əv ˈmɪstər ˈsændərz ɪn ˌɪndiˈænə. ˈmɪstər ˈsændərz tɛndz tɪ du wɛl ɪn ˈlɑrʤli waɪt steɪts, səʧ ɛz ˌɪndiˈænə, bət ˈkəlʧərəˌli ˈhuzjərz, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ðə ˈsəðərn pɑrts, hæv məʧ ɪn ˈkɑmən wɪθ ˈsəðərnərz hu hæv ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli ˈvoʊtɪd fər ˈmɪsɪz ˈklɪntən. ˈmɪstər trəmp ɪz ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ lænd ə bloʊ tɪ ˈmɪstər kruz ɔn meɪ 3rd*, ˈpeɪvɪŋ ə ˈseɪfər pæθ tɪ ðə ˈdɛləˌgeɪts rikˈwaɪərd tɪ klɪnʧ ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən. (æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt ˈmɪstər trəmp ɪz pæst ðə mɑrk əv ˈdɛləˌgeɪts, bət səm əv ðɛm ər nɑt ““bound”*”, wɪʧ minz ðeɪ ər nɑt rikˈwaɪərd tɪ voʊt fər ɪm.) ˈmɪsɪz ˈklɪntən ɪz ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ du ðə seɪm, ðoʊ wɪθ lɛs ˈbɛləˌkoʊs ˈrɛtərɪk ðən ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən front-runner*. |
a florida home appears to have itself a sanctuary to not one, but three manatees since the state has been slapped with heavy flooding due to a tropical storm.
"because of the rain, the tide was up over the about a foot," nancy smith of st. petersburg wrote on her account.
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smith wrote that one of two manatees pulled itself onto her lawn and began snacking on their freshly mowed lawn.
the following day, a third manatee made its way over to smith's lawn, which she wrote had been more flooded than the previous day.
"manatee popping up for a fresh grass snack during high tide," she wrote. "what a delightful sight to see!"
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though the tropical storm warning has since been lifted, many parts of florida continue to be flooded after tropical storm colin lashed the state on monday, reported.
according to, residents were urged to stop showering, washing dishes, or doing laundry after a sewer system emergency was declared tuesday afternoon, when rainfall was heaviest.
at least 34 counties were under a state of emergency through the duration of the storm.
watch: rescuers pull baby elephant out of uncovered storm drain
related articles: | ə ˈflɔrɪdə hoʊm əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv ˌɪtˈsɛlf ə ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri tɪ nɑt wən, bət θri ˈmænəˌtiz sɪns ðə steɪt həz bɪn slæpt wɪθ ˈhɛvi ˈflədɪŋ du tɪ ə ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm. "bɪˈkəz əv ðə reɪn, ðə taɪd wɑz əp ˈoʊvər ðə əˈbaʊt ə fʊt," ˈnænsi smɪθ əv st*. ˈpitərzbərg roʊt ɔn hər əˈkaʊnt. rɛd: tu əv ə kaɪnd! ˈflɔrɪdə ˈmænəˌti gɪvz bərθ tɪ rɛr sɛt əv twɪnz smɪθ roʊt ðət wən əv tu ˈmænəˌtiz pʊld ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈɔntu hər lɔn ənd bɪˈgæn sˈnækɪŋ ɔn ðɛr ˈfrɛʃli moʊd lɔn. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ deɪ, ə θərd ˈmænəˌti meɪd ɪts weɪ ˈoʊvər tɪ smɪθs lɔn, wɪʧ ʃi roʊt hæd bɪn mɔr ˈflədɪd ðən ðə ˈpriviəs deɪ. "ˈmænəˌti ˈpɑpɪŋ əp fər ə frɛʃ græs snæk ˈdʊrɪŋ haɪ taɪd," ʃi roʊt. "wət ə dɪˈlaɪtfəl saɪt tɪ si!" rɛd: ˈfroʊzən ɪn taɪm 7 əv ðə wərst ˈblɪzərdz tɪ ˈɛvər hɪt əˈmɛrɪkə ðoʊ ðə ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm ˈwɔrnɪŋ həz sɪns bɪn ˈlɪftɪd, ˈmɛni pɑrts əv ˈflɔrɪdə kənˈtɪnju tɪ bi ˈflədɪd ˈæftər ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm ˈkoʊlɪn læʃt ðə steɪt ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˌriˈpɔrtəd. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ, ˈrɛzɪdənts wər ərʤd tɪ stɑp ʃaʊərɪŋ, ˈwɑʃɪŋ ˈdɪʃɪz, ər duɪŋ ˈlɔndri ˈæftər ə suər ˈsɪstəm ˈimərʤənsi wɑz dɪˈklɛrd ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun, wɪn ˈreɪnˌfɔl wɑz ˈhɛviəst. æt list 34 ˈkaʊntiz wər ˈəndər ə steɪt əv ˈimərʤənsi θru ðə ˈdʊˈreɪʃən əv ðə stɔrm. wɔʧ: ˈrɛˌskjuərz pʊl ˈbeɪbi ˈɛləfənt aʊt əv ənˈkəvərd stɔrm dreɪn rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈɑrtɪkəlz: |
correction: following the reporting from the week, this post originally stated that mark had been dropped by the law firm representing him, steptoe & johnson. national review publisher jack fowler says it was who ended the relationship, and not steptoe & johnson. (see below for more.)
according to a report from the week's damon linker, national review, the leading magazine founded by william f. buckley, is in a world of trouble and it has one of its most popular columnists, mark, to thank.
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writes linker:
climate scientist michael mann is suing national review and mark, one of its leading writers, for defamation. it's a charge that's notoriously hard to prove, which is no doubt why the magazine initially refused to apologize for an item on its blog in which accused mann of fraud. also quoted a line by another conservative writer (rand simberg) that called mann "the jerry sandusky of climate science, except that instead of molesting children, he has molested and tortured data." and the free market think tank for which he works, the competitive enterprise institute, are also named in the suit.)
according to linker, national review's requests to have the case thrown out have been rejected (emphasis mine):
in july, judge natalia combs greene rejected a motion to dismiss the suit. the defendants appealed, and last week d.c. superior court judge frederick weisberg rejected the motion again, opening the door for the discovery phase of the lawsuit to begin. that's not all. on christmas eve, (who regularly guest hosts rush limbaugh's radio show) wrote a blog post in which he excoriated greene, accusing her of incompetence, stupidity, and obtuseness. as a result of this outburst, the law firm that had been representing national review and (steptoe & johnson) has dropped as a client and reportedly has plans to withdraw as counsel for the magazine as well. (now representing himself in the lawsuit, continues on the attack here and here.) [update: national review publisher jack fowler says that it was mark who initiated the break with the law firm of steptoe & johnson, not the other way around.]
no matter who's representing them, however, the outlook for the folks running national review is grim. linker reports that, like many political magazines, national review has a relatively small (but influential) circulation, and frequently loses money. breaking even is a good year. therefore, a large settlement with mann, or a penalty handed down by a judge, could prove catastrophic. | kərˈɛkʃən: ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ frəm ðə wik, ðɪs poʊst ərˈɪʤənəli ˈsteɪtɪd ðət mɑrk hæd bɪn drɑpt baɪ ðə lɔ fərm ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ɪm, ˈstɛpˌtoʊ ˈʤɑnsən. ˈnæʃənəl ˌrivˈju ˈpəblɪʃər ʤæk ˈfaʊlər sɪz ɪt wɑz hu ˈɛndɪd ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp, ənd nɑt ˈstɛpˌtoʊ ˈʤɑnsən. (si bɪˈloʊ fər mɔr.) əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə rɪˈpɔrt frəm ðə wiks ˈdeɪmən ˈlɪŋkər, ˈnæʃənəl ˌrivˈju, ðə ˈlidɪŋ ˈmægəˌzin ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ ˈwɪljəm ɛf. ˈbəkli, ɪz ɪn ə wərld əv ˈtrəbəl ənd ɪt həz wən əv ɪts moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ˈkɑləmnəsts, mɑrk, tɪ θæŋk. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: raɪts ˈlɪŋkər: ˈklaɪmɪt ˈsaɪəntɪst ˈmaɪkəl mæn ɪz suɪŋ ˈnæʃənəl ˌrivˈju ənd mɑrk, wən əv ɪts ˈlidɪŋ ˈraɪtərz, fər ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən. ɪts ə ʧɑrʤ ðæts noʊˈtɔriəsli hɑrd tɪ pruv, wɪʧ ɪz noʊ daʊt waɪ ðə ˈmægəˌzin ˌɪˈnɪʃəli rɪfˈjuzd tɪ əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz fər ən ˈaɪtəm ɔn ɪts blɔg ɪn wɪʧ əˈkjuzd mæn əv frɔd. ˈɔlsoʊ kˈwoʊtɪd ə laɪn baɪ əˈnəðər kənˈsərvətɪv ˈraɪtər (rænd simberg*) ðət kɔld mæn "ðə ˈʤɛri sænˈdəski əv ˈklaɪmɪt saɪəns, ɪkˈsɛpt ðət ˌɪnˈstɛd əv məˈlɛstɪŋ ˈʧɪldrən, hi həz məˈlɛstɪd ənd ˈtɔrʧərd ˈdætə." ənd ðə fri ˈmɑrkɪt θɪŋk tæŋk fər wɪʧ hi wərks, ðə kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ˈɪnstɪˌtut, ər ˈɔlsoʊ neɪmd ɪn ðə sut.) əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈlɪŋkər, ˈnæʃənəl rivˈjuz rɪkˈwɛsts tɪ hæv ðə keɪs θroʊn aʊt hæv bɪn rɪˈʤɛktɪd (ˈɛmfəsɪs maɪn): ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ʤəʤ nəˈtɑljə koʊmz grin rɪˈʤɛktɪd ə ˈmoʊʃən tɪ dɪsˈmɪs ðə sut. ðə dɪˈfɛndənts əˈpild, ənd læst wik d.c*. suˈpɪriər kɔrt ʤəʤ ˈfrɛdərɪk ˈwaɪsbərg rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðə ˈmoʊʃən əˈgɛn, ˈoʊpənɪŋ ðə dɔr fər ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri feɪz əv ðə ˈlɔˌsut tɪ bɪˈgɪn. ðæts nɑt ɔl. ɔn ˈkrɪsməs iv, (hu ˈrɛgjələrli gɛst hoʊsts rəʃ ˈlɪmˌbɔz ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ʃoʊ) roʊt ə blɔg poʊst ɪn wɪʧ hi ɛkˈskɔriˌeɪtɪd grin, əˈkjuzɪŋ hər əv ˌɪnˈkɑmpətəns, stuˈpɪdɪˌti, ənd obtuseness*. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðɪs ˈaʊtˌbərst, ðə lɔ fərm ðət hæd bɪn ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ˈnæʃənəl ˌrivˈju ənd (ˈstɛpˌtoʊ ˈʤɑnsən) həz drɑpt ɛz ə klaɪənt ənd rɪˈpɔrtədli həz plænz tɪ wɪθˈdrɔ ɛz ˈkaʊnsəl fər ðə ˈmægəˌzin ɛz wɛl. (naʊ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ðə ˈlɔˌsut, kənˈtɪnjuz ɔn ðə əˈtæk hir ənd hir.) [ˈəpˌdeɪt: ˈnæʃənəl ˌrivˈju ˈpəblɪʃər ʤæk ˈfaʊlər sɪz ðət ɪt wɑz mɑrk hu ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd ðə breɪk wɪθ ðə lɔ fərm əv ˈstɛpˌtoʊ ˈʤɑnsən, nɑt ðə ˈəðər weɪ əraʊnd.] noʊ ˈmætər huz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ðɛm, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈaʊˌtlʊk fər ðə foʊks ˈrənɪŋ ˈnæʃənəl ˌrivˈju ɪz grɪm. ˈlɪŋkər rɪˈpɔrts ðət, laɪk ˈmɛni pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈmægəˌzinz, ˈnæʃənəl ˌrivˈju həz ə ˈrɛlətɪvli smɔl (bət ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl) ˈsərkjəˌleɪʃən, ənd ˈfrikwɛntli ˈluzɪz ˈməni. ˈbreɪkɪŋ ˈivɪn ɪz ə gʊd jɪr. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ə lɑrʤ ˈsɛtəlmənt wɪθ mæn, ər ə ˈpɛnəlti ˈhændɪd daʊn baɪ ə ʤəʤ, kʊd pruv ˌkætəˈstrɑfɪk. |
the obama administration was battling to contain a collapse in trust between the us intelligence services and congress on tuesday after a senator it counted as one of its most loyal supporters accused the cia of a catalogue of cover-ups, intimidation and smears to hide its role in the torture of terrorism suspects.
the bombshell allegations by dianne feinstein, the chairwoman of the senate intelligence committee, were batted away by cia director john brennan, who said they went “beyond the scope of reason”. but they revealed growing strains at the heart of intelligence establishment about the power and accountability.
in a dramatic speech on the floor of the us senate, feinstein accused the cia of potentially violating the us constitution and of criminal activity in its attempts to obstruct her investigations into the use of torture in the aftermath of. she described the crisis as a “defining moment” for political oversight of the us intelligence service.
the white house sought to avoid taking sides in the dispute, saying barack obama was aware of the senate claims but refused to comment on the substance of the allegations or say whether the president was concerned.
“this is a matter involving protocols established for the interaction between committee staff and the cia,” said spokesman jay carney. “there are periodic disputes about this process and it is under two separate investigations, so i am not going to provide an analysis of it.”
but senior senate democrats continued to back unprecedented public attack, calling on the president to allow swift publication of an unclassified version of her report into the interrogation activities. “i support senator feinstein unequivocally, and i am disappointed that the cia is apparently unrepentant for what i understand they did,” senate majority leader harry reid told reporters.
senator ron wyden, a critic of intelligence overreach, told cnn: “the bottom line is: i am becoming convinced the cia is simply fearful of the interrogation report being made public, and i think time for the american people to get that information.”
the cia is refusing to back down, raising the prospect of obama being forced to choose whether to support his party or the intelligence community. “we are not in any way, shape or form trying to thwart this report,” said brennan at a speech at the council on foreign relations. “as far the allegations of the cia hacking into senate computers are concerned, nothing could be further from the truth. we do that; beyond the scope of reason.”
observers noted that feinstein did not allege “hacking’” but detailed an alleged search of a computer system provided to senate staff by intelligence officers. beyond general remarks, the cia did not offer a detailed rebuttal of allegations.
“brennan is up to his eyeballs in trouble,” said amy zegart, of the center for international security and at stanford university. “it’s one thing to stonewall congressional intelligence staffers, quite another to be charged with spying on them for doing their jobs. for years, feinstein has had the back. now out for blood. how the cia managed to turn one of its staunchest defenders into one of its fiercest critics is just mind boggling.”
in her speech, feinstein, who said she was making her statement “reluctantly”, confirmed recent reports that the committee believed cia officials had monitored on at least two occasions the computer networks used by senate staffers working on the torture investigation. going further than previously, she accused the cia of revoking access to documents containing evidence of torture that would incriminate intelligence officers.
she also alleged that anonymous cia officials were effectively conducting a smear campaign in the media to discredit and “intimidate” senate staff by suggesting they had hacked into the computers to obtain a separate, critical internal report on the detention and interrogation programme.
staff working on the senate investigation have been reported to the department of justice for possible criminal charges by a lawyer at the cia who himself features heavily in the alleged interrogation abuses. the inspector general is conducting another inquiry into the issue.
feinstein said the two investigations, launched at the behest of the cia, amounted to an attempt at “intimidation”. she revealed that cia officials had also been reported to the department of justice for alleged violations of the fourth amendment and laws preventing them from domestic spying.
“this is a defining moment for the oversight role of our intelligence committee and whether we can be thwarted by those we oversee,” said feinstein in a special address on the floor of the the us senate. “there is no legitimate reason to allege to the justice department that senate staff may have committed a crime this is plainly an attempt to intimidate these staff and i am not taking it lightly.”
feinstein said that she would immediately appeal to the white house to declassify the major findings. the white house is formally on record supporting the declassification, which the president has the power to order.
facebook twitter dianne feinstein leaves the senate floor. photograph: j. scott
at the previously scheduled event reflecting on the first year in the job on tuesday, brennan rejected the accusation that the cia had thwarted the senate investigation, and denied the agency had inappropriately accessed senate computers. “nothing could be further from the truth. we do that,” he said. brennan pointed out that he had referred the matter to the cia inspector general, who was investigating, and would defer to his conclusions.
he also acknowledged there was a justice department investigation that encompassed the senate committee staff members. “there are appropriate authorities are looking at what cia officers and staff members did and i defer to them as to whether there was any violation,” he said.
brennan said the cia wanted to put the issue of the torture programme, which he described by its agency nomenclature as “rendition, detention and interrogation”, behind it. “even as we have learned from the past, we must also try to put the past behind us.” he said.
on the senate floor earlier, patrick leahy, the chairman of the judiciary committee and the longest serving us senator, described speech at the most important he had witnessed in his time in congress.
“i cannot think of any speech by any member of any party as important as the one the senator from california just gave,” leahy said.
senator mark udall of colorado, an intelligence committee member, said in a statement he applauded feinstein for “setting the record straight today on the senate floor about the actions to subvert congressional oversight”.
he accused the cia of “trying to hide the truth from the american people about this program” and sad it had “illegally” searched the computers.
one of the points at issue between the cia and the senate intelligence committee is the ownership of the investigation. in a recent court case seeking to prevent public release of the inquiry, the cia argued that the inquiry was the exclusive property of the senate.
a “key principle” in a 2009 accord between the intelligence agency and the senate intelligence committee, was that committee staffers’ work “would not become ‘agency records’” and were the “property of the committee,” cia congressional liaison neal higgins told a court in february.
higgins’s statement took on new on tuesday in the light of revelation that the cia had searched the secure computer network it set up at a virginia facility for the classified use.
“this search involved not only a search of documents provided to the committee by the cia, but also a search of the ‘stand alone’ and ‘walled-off’ committee network drive containing the own internal work product and communications,” said feinstein, who said she considered the search an effort at “intimidation” to undermine the senate oversight responsibilities.
in filing to deny the case, brought by the american civil liberties union, he acknowledged that work by the committee “remain congressional records in their entirety”. that meant they were not cia records and could not be released under the freedom of information act.
a member of the senate committee, ron wyden of oregon, cited filing as contradicting the basis for what he called an “unprecedented invasion” of cia computers.
“the own recent court filing makes clear that the work product on these computers was and is ‘the property of the committee’,” wyden said in a tuesday statement. “i share [feinstein’s] concern that this search may have violated both federal law and the us constitution.”
both brennan and his cia deputy, avril haynes, are former white house staffers, trusted by president obama. brennan who last week blasted senators on the committee for “spurious allegations” about his agency batted away a question about his resignation. “if i did something wrong, i will go to the president, and i will explain to him exactly what i did, and what the findings were. and he is the one who can ask me to stay or to go,” brennan said.
additional reporting by nora | ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wɑz ˈbætəlɪŋ tɪ kənˈteɪn ə kəˈlæps ɪn trəst bɪtˈwin ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈsərvɪsɪz ənd ˈkɑŋgrəs ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈæftər ə ˈsɛnətər ɪt ˈkaʊntɪd ɛz wən əv ɪts moʊst lɔɪəl səˈpɔrtərz əˈkjuzd ðə siaɪeɪ əv ə ˈkætəˌlɔg əv cover-ups*, ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən ənd smɪrz tɪ haɪd ɪts roʊl ɪn ðə ˈtɔrʧər əv ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ˈsəˌspɛkts. ðə ˈbɑmˌʃɛl ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz baɪ daɪæn ˈfaɪnˌstin, ðə ˈʧɛrˌwʊmən əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəˈmɪti, wər ˈbætɪd əˈweɪ baɪ siaɪeɪ dɪˈrɛktər ʤɑn ˈbrɛnən, hu sɛd ðeɪ wɛnt ðə skoʊp əv reason”*”. bət ðeɪ rɪˈvild groʊɪŋ streɪnz æt ðə hɑrt əv ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt əˈbaʊt ðə paʊər ənd əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti. ɪn ə drəˈmætɪk spiʧ ɔn ðə flɔr əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɛnɪt, ˈfaɪnˌstin əˈkjuzd ðə siaɪeɪ əv pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ənd əv ˈkrɪmənəl ækˈtɪvɪti ɪn ɪts əˈtɛmpts tɪ əbˈstrəkt hər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ˈɪntu ðə juz əv ˈtɔrʧər ɪn ðə ˈæftərˌmæθ əv ʃi dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ˈkraɪsəs ɛz ə moment”*” fər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈsərvɪs. ðə waɪt haʊs sɔt tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈteɪkɪŋ saɪdz ɪn ðə dɪˈspjut, seɪɪŋ ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɑz əˈwɛr əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt kleɪmz bət rɪfˈjuzd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə ˈsəbstəns əv ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ər seɪ ˈwɛðər ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt wɑz kənˈsərnd. ɪz ə ˈmætər ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈproʊtəˌkɔlz ɪˈstæblɪʃt fər ðə ˌɪnərˈækʃən bɪtˈwin kəˈmɪti stæf ənd ðə cia,”*,” sɛd ˈspoʊksmən ʤeɪ ˈkɑrni. ər ˌpɪriˈɑdɪk dɪˈspjuts əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs ənd ɪt ɪz ˈəndər tu ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz, soʊ aɪ æm nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ prəˈvaɪd ən æˈnælɪsɪs əv it.”*.” bət ˈsinjər ˈsɛnɪt ˈdɛməˌkræts kənˈtɪnjud tɪ bæk ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ˈpəblɪk əˈtæk, ˈkɔlɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt tɪ əˈlaʊ swɪft ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən əv ən ənˈklæsɪˌfaɪd ˈvərʒən əv hər rɪˈpɔrt ˈɪntu ðə ˌɪnˌtɛrəˈgeɪʃən ækˈtɪvɪtiz. səˈpɔrt ˈsɛnətər ˈfaɪnˌstin ˌənikˈwɪvəkəli, ənd aɪ æm ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd ðət ðə siaɪeɪ ɪz əˈpɛrəntli ˌənrɪˈpɛntənt fər wət aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðeɪ did,”*,” ˈsɛnɪt məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər ˈhɛri rid toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz. ˈsɛnətər rɑn ˈwaɪdən, ə ˈkrɪtɪk əv ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈoʊvərˌriʧ, toʊld ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn: ˈbɑtəm laɪn ɪz: aɪ æm bɪˈkəmɪŋ kənˈvɪnst ðə siaɪeɪ ɪz ˈsɪmpli ˈfɪrfəl əv ðə ˌɪnˌtɛrəˈgeɪʃən rɪˈpɔrt biɪŋ meɪd ˈpəblɪk, ənd aɪ θɪŋk taɪm fər ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl tɪ gɪt ðət information.”*.” ðə siaɪeɪ ɪz rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ bæk daʊn, ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə ˈprɑspɛkt əv ˌoʊˈbɑmə biɪŋ fɔrst tɪ ʧuz ˈwɛðər tɪ səˈpɔrt hɪz ˈpɑrti ər ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəmˈjunɪti. ər nɑt ɪn ˈɛni weɪ, ʃeɪp ər fɔrm traɪɪŋ tɪ θwɔrt ðɪs report,”*,” sɛd ˈbrɛnən æt ə spiʧ æt ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ɔn ˈfɔrən riˈleɪʃənz. fɑr ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əv ðə siaɪeɪ ˈhækɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈsɛnɪt kəmˈpjutərz ər kənˈsərnd, ˈnəθɪŋ kʊd bi ˈfərðər frəm ðə truθ. wi du ðət; bɪɔnd ðə skoʊp əv reason.”*.” əbˈzərvərz ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ˈfaɪnˌstin dɪd nɑt əˈlɛʤ ““hacking’”*’” bət dɪˈteɪld ən əˈlɛʤd sərʧ əv ə kəmˈpjutər ˈsɪstəm prəˈvaɪdɪd tɪ ˈsɛnɪt stæf baɪ ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈɔfɪsərz. bɪɔnd ˈʤɛnərəl rɪˈmɑrks, ðə siaɪeɪ dɪd nɑt ˈɔfər ə dɪˈteɪld rɪˈbətəl əv ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz. ɪz əp tɪ hɪz ˈaɪˌbɔlz ɪn trouble,”*,” sɛd ˈeɪmi zegart*, əv ðə ˈsɛnər fər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd æt ˈstænfərd ˌjunəˈvərsəti. wən θɪŋ tɪ ˈstoʊnˌwɔl kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈstæfərz, kwaɪt əˈnəðər tɪ bi ʧɑrʤd wɪθ spaɪɪŋ ɔn ðɛm fər duɪŋ ðɛr ʤɑbz. fər jɪrz, ˈfaɪnˌstin həz hæd ðə bæk. naʊ aʊt fər bləd. haʊ ðə siaɪeɪ ˈmænɪʤd tɪ tərn wən əv ɪts ˈstɔnʧəst dɪˈfɛndərz ˈɪntu wən əv ɪts ˈfɪrsəst ˈkrɪtɪks ɪz ʤɪst maɪnd boggling.”*.” ɪn hər spiʧ, ˈfaɪnˌstin, hu sɛd ʃi wɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ hər ˈsteɪtmənt ““reluctantly”*”, kənˈfərmd ˈrisənt rɪˈpɔrts ðət ðə kəˈmɪti bɪˈlivd siaɪeɪ əˈfɪʃəlz hæd ˈmɑnətərd ɔn æt list tu ɔˈkeɪʒənz ðə kəmˈpjutər ˈnɛtˌwərks juzd baɪ ˈsɛnɪt ˈstæfərz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈtɔrʧər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. goʊɪŋ ˈfərðər ðən ˈpriviəsli, ʃi əˈkjuzd ðə siaɪeɪ əv rɪˈvoʊkɪŋ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈdɑkjəmənts kənˈteɪnɪŋ ˈɛvədəns əv ˈtɔrʧər ðət wʊd ˌɪnˈkrɪməˌneɪt ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈɔfɪsərz. ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ əˈlɛʤd ðət əˈnɑnəməs siaɪeɪ əˈfɪʃəlz wər ˈifɛktɪvli kənˈdəktɪŋ ə smɪr kæmˈpeɪn ɪn ðə ˈmidiə tɪ dɪˈskrɛdət ənd ““intimidate”*” ˈsɛnɪt stæf baɪ səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðeɪ hæd hækt ˈɪntu ðə kəmˈpjutərz tɪ əbˈteɪn ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt, ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˌɪnˈtərnəl rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ðə dɪˈtɛnʃən ənd ˌɪnˌtɛrəˈgeɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræm. stæf ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən hæv bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈʤəstɪs fər ˈpɑsəbəl ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz baɪ ə ˈlɔjər æt ðə siaɪeɪ hu hɪmˈsɛlf ˈfiʧərz ˈhɛvəli ɪn ðə əˈlɛʤd ˌɪnˌtɛrəˈgeɪʃən əˈbjuzɪz. ðə ˌɪnˈspɛktər ˈʤɛnərəl ɪz kənˈdəktɪŋ əˈnəðər ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri ˈɪntu ðə ˈɪʃu. ˈfaɪnˌstin sɛd ðə tu ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz, lɔnʧt æt ðə bɪˈhɛst əv ðə siaɪeɪ, əˈmaʊnɪd tɪ ən əˈtɛmpt æt ““intimidation”*”. ʃi rɪˈvild ðət siaɪeɪ əˈfɪʃəlz hæd ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈʤəstɪs fər əˈlɛʤd vaɪəˈleɪʃənz əv ðə fɔrθ əˈmɛndmənt ənd lɔz prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ðɛm frəm dəˈmɛstɪk spaɪɪŋ. ɪz ə dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ ˈmoʊmənt fər ðə ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt roʊl əv ɑr ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəˈmɪti ənd ˈwɛðər wi kən bi θˈwɔrtɪd baɪ ðoʊz wi oversee,”*,” sɛd ˈfaɪnˌstin ɪn ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈæˌdrɛs ɔn ðə flɔr əv ðə ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɛnɪt. ɪz noʊ ləˈʤɪtəmət ˈrizən tɪ əˈlɛʤ tɪ ðə ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt ðət ˈsɛnɪt stæf meɪ hæv kəˈmɪtɪd ə kraɪm ðɪs ɪz ˈpleɪnli ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪt ðiz stæf ənd aɪ æm nɑt ˈteɪkɪŋ ɪt lightly.”*.” ˈfaɪnˌstin sɛd ðət ʃi wʊd ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli əˈpil tɪ ðə waɪt haʊs tɪ dɪˈklæsəˌfaɪ ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈfaɪndɪŋz. ðə waɪt haʊs ɪz ˈfɔrməli ɔn ˈrɛkərd səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə declassification*, wɪʧ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt həz ðə paʊər tɪ ˈɔrdər. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər daɪæn ˈfaɪnˌstin livz ðə ˈsɛnɪt flɔr. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: ʤeɪ. skɑt æt ðə ˈpriviəsli ˈskɛʤʊld ɪˈvɛnt rɪˈflɛktɪŋ ɔn ðə fərst jɪr ɪn ðə ʤɑb ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ˈbrɛnən rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðə ˌækjəˈzeɪʃən ðət ðə siaɪeɪ hæd θˈwɔrtɪd ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, ənd dɪˈnaɪd ðə ˈeɪʤənsi hæd ˌɪnəˈprɑpriətli ˈækˌsɛst ˈsɛnɪt kəmˈpjutərz. kʊd bi ˈfərðər frəm ðə truθ. wi du that,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈbrɛnən ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət hi hæd rɪˈfərd ðə ˈmætər tɪ ðə siaɪeɪ ˌɪnˈspɛktər ˈʤɛnərəl, hu wɑz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ, ənd wʊd dɪˈfər tɪ hɪz kənˈkluʒənz. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðɛr wɑz ə ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ðət ɛnˈkəmpəst ðə ˈsɛnɪt kəˈmɪti stæf ˈmɛmbərz. ər əˈproʊpriˌeɪt əˈθɔrətiz ər ˈlʊkɪŋ æt wət siaɪeɪ ˈɔfɪsərz ənd stæf ˈmɛmbərz dɪd ənd aɪ dɪˈfər tɪ ðɛm ɛz tɪ ˈwɛðər ðɛr wɑz ˈɛni violation,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈbrɛnən sɛd ðə siaɪeɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ pʊt ðə ˈɪʃu əv ðə ˈtɔrʧər ˈproʊˌgræm, wɪʧ hi dɪˈskraɪbd baɪ ɪts ˈeɪʤənsi ˈnoʊmənˌkleɪʧər ɛz ““rendition*, dɪˈtɛnʃən ənd interrogation”*”, bɪˈhaɪnd ɪt. ɛz wi hæv ˈlərnɪd frəm ðə pæst, wi məst ˈɔlsoʊ traɪ tɪ pʊt ðə pæst bɪˈhaɪnd us.”*.” hi sɛd. ɔn ðə ˈsɛnɪt flɔr ˈərliər, ˈpætrɪk ˈleɪhi, ðə ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri kəˈmɪti ənd ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst ˈsərvɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɛnətər, dɪˈskraɪbd spiʧ æt ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt hi hæd ˈwɪtnəst ɪn hɪz taɪm ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs. ˈkænɑt θɪŋk əv ˈɛni spiʧ baɪ ˈɛni ˈmɛmbər əv ˈɛni ˈpɑrti ɛz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɛz ðə wən ðə ˈsɛnətər frəm ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ʤɪst gave,”*,” ˈleɪhi sɛd. ˈsɛnətər mɑrk ˈjudəl əv ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ, ən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəˈmɪti ˈmɛmbər, sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt hi əˈplɔdɪd ˈfaɪnˌstin fər ðə ˈrɛkərd streɪt təˈdeɪ ɔn ðə ˈsɛnɪt flɔr əˈbaʊt ðə ˈækʃənz tɪ səbˈvərt kənˈgrɛʃənəl oversight”*”. hi əˈkjuzd ðə siaɪeɪ əv tɪ haɪd ðə truθ frəm ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl əˈbaʊt ðɪs program”*” ənd sæd ɪt hæd ““illegally”*” sərʧt ðə kəmˈpjutərz. wən əv ðə pɔɪnts æt ˈɪʃu bɪtˈwin ðə siaɪeɪ ənd ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəˈmɪti ɪz ðə ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp əv ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. ɪn ə ˈrisənt kɔrt keɪs ˈsikɪŋ tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈpəblɪk riˈlis əv ðə ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri, ðə siaɪeɪ ˈɑrgjud ðət ðə ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri wɑz ðə ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈprɑpərti əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt. ə principle”*” ɪn ə 2009 əˈkɔrd bɪtˈwin ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsi ənd ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəˈmɪti, wɑz ðət kəˈmɪti staffers’*’ wərk nɑt bɪˈkəm records’”*’” ənd wər ðə əv ðə committee,”*,” siaɪeɪ kənˈgrɛʃənəl liˈeɪˌzɑn nil ˈhɪgɪnz toʊld ə kɔrt ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri. ˈsteɪtmənt tʊk ɔn nu ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ɪn ðə laɪt əv ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən ðət ðə siaɪeɪ hæd sərʧt ðə sɪˈkjʊr kəmˈpjutər ˈnɛtˌwərk ɪt sɛt əp æt ə vərˈʤɪnjə fəˈsɪlɪti fər ðə ˈklæsəˌfaɪd juz. sərʧ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd nɑt ˈoʊnli ə sərʧ əv ˈdɑkjəmənts prəˈvaɪdɪd tɪ ðə kəˈmɪti baɪ ðə siaɪeɪ, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ə sərʧ əv ðə alone’*’ ənd ‘‘walled-off’*’ kəˈmɪti ˈnɛtˌwərk draɪv kənˈteɪnɪŋ ðə oʊn ˌɪnˈtərnəl wərk ˈprɑdəkt ənd communications,”*,” sɛd ˈfaɪnˌstin, hu sɛd ʃi kənˈsɪdərd ðə sərʧ ən ˈɛfərt æt ““intimidation”*” tɪ ˈəndərˌmaɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt riˌspɑnsəˈbɪlətiz. ɪn ˈfaɪlɪŋ tɪ dɪˈnaɪ ðə keɪs, brɔt baɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɪvəl ˈlɪbərˌtiz ˈjunjən, hi ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðət wərk baɪ ðə kəˈmɪti kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈrɛkərdz ɪn ðɛr entirety”*”. ðət mɛnt ðeɪ wər nɑt siaɪeɪ ˈrɛkərdz ənd kʊd nɑt bi riˈlist ˈəndər ðə ˈfridəm əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ækt. ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt kəˈmɪti, rɑn ˈwaɪdən əv ˈɔrəˌgɑn, ˈsaɪtɪd ˈfaɪlɪŋ ɛz ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktɪŋ ðə ˈbeɪsɪs fər wət hi kɔld ən invasion”*” əv siaɪeɪ kəmˈpjutərz. oʊn ˈrisənt kɔrt ˈfaɪlɪŋ meɪks klɪr ðət ðə wərk ˈprɑdəkt ɔn ðiz kəmˈpjutərz wɑz ənd ɪz ˈprɑpərti əv ðə committee’,”*’,” ˈwaɪdən sɛd ɪn ə ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈsteɪtmənt. ʃɛr [feinstein’s*] kənˈsərn ðət ðɪs sərʧ meɪ hæv ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd boʊθ ˈfɛdərəl lɔ ənd ðə ˈjuˈɛs constitution.”*.” boʊθ ˈbrɛnən ənd hɪz siaɪeɪ ˈdɛpjəti, ˈævrɪl heɪnz, ər ˈfɔrmər waɪt haʊs ˈstæfərz, ˈtrəstɪd baɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə. ˈbrɛnən hu læst wik ˈblæstɪd ˈsɛnətərz ɔn ðə kəˈmɪti fər allegations”*” əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈeɪʤənsi ˈbætɪd əˈweɪ ə kˈwɛʃən əˈbaʊt hɪz ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən. aɪ dɪd ˈsəmθɪŋ rɔŋ, aɪ wɪl goʊ tɪ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt, ənd aɪ wɪl ɪkˈspleɪn tɪ ɪm ɪgˈzæktli wət aɪ dɪd, ənd wət ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz wər. ənd hi ɪz ðə wən hu kən æsk mi tɪ steɪ ər tɪ go,”*,” ˈbrɛnən sɛd. əˈdɪʃənəl rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ baɪ ˈnɔrə |
faze managed to close out the series against renegades (nuke, mirage, train) to grab the second spot in group b and qualify for oakland.
the series to decide the last spot at oakland started on nuke, renegades pick. the australians lost the pistol round, but aaron "azr" ward quickly replied with four kills in the following one to win the force buy for his team.
unfortunately for renegades, "allu" showed some of his own skills in the next round and got three quick kills on the b site to put faze back in the driver's seat.
yaman "yam" was denied a clutch by in round 7, but his team managed an eco round win in the following to lose to another force buy in the next round, making it for faze.
the european team got to a lead before a silent walk behind the outside smoke wall allowed renegades to take the b site courtesy of three kills from ricardo "rickeh" mulholland, and they followed it up with another round to make it for the first half.
kioshima was looking good after his stint on the bench
even though they were only three rounds down moving onto the favored side, renegades couldn't get the ball rolling on ct as they lost the first three rounds, won the first gun round but a loss in the following round left their economy shattered.
their second and very limited ct buy round came at a lead for faze, but finn "karrigan" andersen's troops dealt with it successfully and closed out their opponents map pick.
renegades got the much needed good start on mirage, but a reckless proved costly as they lost round faze to slowly take over the momentum.
karrigan's team focused on mid control and utilized their map control by going for site splits that renegades struggled to deal with. in the end of the half, "ustilo" made the most of the saved three entry kills and setting his team up for an halftime finish.
a a rush got renegades the pistol round as they ran away with the lead in a similar fashion to what faze did on nuke. after the first three, the australian team lost one to reset philip "aizy" and co. in the following one.
to get their round on the board, renegades did a fast a hit with and leading the charge out of palace. the play caught faze off guard and renegades followed it up with another round win to get to match point at.
ustilo had a number of plays on mirage
faze didn't let go however, as they squeezed out tight rounds to fight against 7 map points and force overtime. in the added rounds, renegades once again reached map point but fabien "kioshima" continued with strong plays to tie it up and extend the map even more.
yam's team was in the lead once again in the second overtime, with's on the lurk finally sealing the deal for renegades, making it in the end.
on train, renegades had a great start on the ct side, controlling the economy early on, but faze recovered by focusing on the outer site and utilizing their utility to negate the effect of the double setup the australians were concentrating on.
at, the decided to push up more towards and t main, stopping the a pushes early and grabbing an half because of it.
another pistol round went renegades way, but faze bounced straight back with a b site lockdown and powered on towards victory with a strong ct side on train. in the end it was, and for faze for them to take the second spot in group b and qualify for oakland.
after this match, oakland's groups will look like this:
professeur writes for and can be found on twitter. | feɪz ˈmænɪʤd tɪ kloʊz aʊt ðə ˈsɪriz əˈgɛnst ˈrɛnəˌgeɪdz (nuk mərɑʒ treɪn tɪ græb ðə ˈsɛkənd spɑt ɪn grup bi ənd kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ˈoʊklənd. ðə ˈsɪriz tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd ðə læst spɑt æt ˈoʊklənd ˈstɑrtɪd ɔn nuk, ˈrɛnəˌgeɪdz pɪk. ðə ɔˈstreɪljənz lɔst ðə ˈpɪstəl raʊnd, bət ˈɛrən "azr*" wɔrd kˈwɪkli rɪˈplaɪd wɪθ fɔr kɪlz ɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ wən tɪ wɪn ðə fɔrs baɪ fər hɪz tim. ənˈfɔrʧənətli fər ˈrɛnəˌgeɪdz, "allu*" ʃoʊd səm əv hɪz oʊn skɪlz ɪn ðə nɛkst raʊnd ənd gɑt θri kwɪk kɪlz ɔn ðə bi saɪt tɪ pʊt feɪz bæk ɪn ðə ˈdraɪvərz sit. "jæm" wɑz dɪˈnaɪd ə kləʧ baɪ ɪn raʊnd 7 bət hɪz tim ˈmænɪʤd ən ˈɛkoʊ raʊnd wɪn ɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ tɪ luz tɪ əˈnəðər fɔrs baɪ ɪn ðə nɛkst raʊnd, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt fər feɪz. ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən tim gɑt tɪ ə lɛd ˌbiˈfɔr ə ˈsaɪlənt wɔk bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd smoʊk wɔl əˈlaʊd ˈrɛnəˌgeɪdz tɪ teɪk ðə bi saɪt ˈkərtəsi əv θri kɪlz frəm rɪˈkɑrdoʊ "rickeh*" ˌməˈlhɑlənd, ənd ðeɪ ˈfɑloʊd ɪt əp wɪθ əˈnəðər raʊnd tɪ meɪk ɪt fər ðə fərst hæf. wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ gʊd ˈæftər hɪz stɪnt ɔn ðə bɛnʧ ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðeɪ wər ˈoʊnli θri raʊnz daʊn ˈmuvɪŋ ˈɔntu ðə ˈfeɪvərd saɪd, ˈrɛnəˌgeɪdz ˈkʊdənt gɪt ðə bɔl ˈroʊlɪŋ ɔn kɔrt ɛz ðeɪ lɔst ðə fərst θri raʊnz, wən ðə fərst gən raʊnd bət ə lɔs ɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ raʊnd lɛft ðɛr ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈʃætərd. ðɛr ˈsɛkənd ənd ˈvɛri ˈlɪmɪtɪd kɔrt baɪ raʊnd keɪm æt ə lɛd fər feɪz, bət fɪn "karrigan*" ˈændərsənz trups dɛlt wɪθ ɪt səkˈsɛsfəli ənd kloʊzd aʊt ðɛr əˈpoʊnənts mæp pɪk ˈrɛnəˌgeɪdz gɑt ðə məʧ ˈnidɪd gʊd stɑrt ɔn mərɑʒ, bət ə ˈrɛkləs pruvd ˈkɔstli ɛz ðeɪ lɔst raʊnd feɪz tɪ sˈloʊli teɪk ˈoʊvər ðə moʊˈmɛntəm. tim ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn mɪd kənˈtroʊl ənd ˈjutəˌlaɪzd ðɛr mæp kənˈtroʊl baɪ goʊɪŋ fər saɪt splɪts ðət ˈrɛnəˌgeɪdz ˈstrəgəld tɪ dil wɪθ. ɪn ðə ɛnd əv ðə hæf, "ustilo*" meɪd ðə moʊst əv ðə seɪvd θri ˈɛntri kɪlz ənd ˈsɛtɪŋ hɪz tim əp fər ən ˈhæfˌtaɪm ˈfɪnɪʃ. ə ə rəʃ gɑt ˈrɛnəˌgeɪdz ðə ˈpɪstəl raʊnd ɛz ðeɪ ræn əˈweɪ wɪθ ðə lɛd ɪn ə ˈsɪmələr ˈfæʃən tɪ wət feɪz dɪd ɔn nuk. ˈæftər ðə fərst θri, ðə ɔˈstreɪljən tim lɔst wən tɪ ˈrisɛt ˈfɪlɪp "aizy*" ənd koʊ. ɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ wən. tɪ gɪt ðɛr raʊnd ɔn ðə bɔrd, ˈrɛnəˌgeɪdz dɪd ə fæst ə hɪt wɪθ ənd ˈlidɪŋ ðə ʧɑrʤ aʊt əv ˈpæləs. ðə pleɪ kɔt feɪz ɔf gɑrd ənd ˈrɛnəˌgeɪdz ˈfɑloʊd ɪt əp wɪθ əˈnəðər raʊnd wɪn tɪ gɪt tɪ mæʧ pɔɪnt æt hæd ə ˈnəmbər əv pleɪz ɔn mərɑʒ feɪz ˈdɪdənt lɛt goʊ ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɛz ðeɪ skwizd aʊt taɪt raʊnz tɪ faɪt əˈgɛnst 7 mæp pɔɪnts ənd fɔrs ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm. ɪn ðə ˈædɪd raʊnz, ˈrɛnəˌgeɪdz wəns əˈgɛn riʧt mæp pɔɪnt bət ˈfæbin "kioshima*" kənˈtɪnjud wɪθ strɔŋ pleɪz tɪ taɪ ɪt əp ənd ɪkˈstɛnd ðə mæp ˈivɪn mɔr. tim wɑz ɪn ðə lɛd wəns əˈgɛn ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm, wɪθ ɔn ðə lərk ˈfaɪnəli ˈsilɪŋ ðə dil fər ˈrɛnəˌgeɪdz, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ɪn ðə ɛnd. ɔn treɪn, ˈrɛnəˌgeɪdz hæd ə greɪt stɑrt ɔn ðə kɔrt saɪd, kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈərli ɔn, bət feɪz rɪˈkəvərd baɪ ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈaʊtər saɪt ənd ˈjutəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðɛr juˈtɪləti tɪ nɪˈgeɪt ðə ˈifɛkt əv ðə ˈdəbəl ˈsɛˌtəp ðə ɔˈstreɪljənz wər ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪtɪŋ ɔn. æt ðə ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ pʊʃ əp mɔr təˈwɔrdz ənd ti meɪn, ˈstɑpɪŋ ðə ə ˈpʊʃɪz ˈərli ənd ˈgræbɪŋ ən hæf bɪˈkəz əv ɪt. əˈnəðər ˈpɪstəl raʊnd wɛnt ˈrɛnəˌgeɪdz weɪ, bət feɪz baʊnst streɪt bæk wɪθ ə bi saɪt ˈlɑkˌdaʊn ənd paʊərd ɔn təˈwɔrdz ˈvɪktəri wɪθ ə strɔŋ kɔrt saɪd ɔn treɪn. ɪn ðə ɛnd ɪt wɑz ənd fər feɪz fər ðɛm tɪ teɪk ðə ˈsɛkənd spɑt ɪn grup bi ənd kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ˈoʊklənd. ˈæftər ðɪs mæʧ, ˈoʊkləndz grups wɪl lʊk laɪk ðɪs: raɪts fər ənd kən bi faʊnd ɔn tˈwɪtər. |
with transformations supported by most modern browsers nowadays, we can enrich our web projects with powerful animations, and be confident most users will enjoy the full experience. today's template is just an example of how to turn a flat app screen into a, and animate it. we also integrated a popular resource, points of interest.
inspiration came from prismic.io.
creating the structure
the is structured in 2 main> elements ( and ) the first containing the product intro (title, action buttons..) and the second the (and the points of interest) wrapped inside a .
<section class="cd-product"> class="cd-product-intro">><!-- product name> <p><!-- product description --></p> class="cd-triggers"> <a" class="cd-btn">download</a> <a href="#cd-product-tour" id="cd-start" class="cd-btn">start</a> </div> </div> <!-- --> id="cd-product-tour" class="cd-product-mockup"> src="img/cd-app-image.png" image"> <!-- image --> <ul class="cd-points-container"> <li class="cd-single-point"> <a class="cd-img-replace"">more info</a> cd-left">><!-- point of interest title> <p><!-- point of interest description --></p> <a" cd-img-replace">close</a> </div> </li> <!-- --> <!-- other points of interest here --> </ul> <!-- --> class="cd-3d-right-side"></div> class="cd-3d-bottom-side"></div> </div> <!-- --> </section> <!-- -->
two additional> elements ( and the ) have been used to create the sides of the, while the::before has been used to create the shadow.
adding style
on small devices the is pretty straightforward (you can give a look at the code for more details/comments).
on desktop devices width more than 1170px) we assigned a position: absolute and width: 50% to the and set left: 0 in order to place it on the left side of the screen.
one note: we have been using the::before in order to detect the current media query in: the trick is done assigning different content values at different media queries (for additional details, you can check this article by dudley storey).
.cd-product-intro::before { /* never visible - this is used in to check the current */ content: 'mobile'; display: none; } @media only screen and (min-width: 1170px) { { position: absolute; left: 0; width: 50%; padding: 0; text-align: left; transition: transform 0.6s, opacity 0.6s; }::before { /* never visible - this is used in to check the current */ content: 'desktop'; } }
for the , we set width: and margin: 0 auto to put it in the centre of its container , then rotated it using transformations:
.cd-product-mockup { width: 90%; /* set here the for the */:; margin: 0 auto; } @media only screen and (min-width: 1170px) { { transform-style:; transform-origin: center top; transform: rotatex(-60deg) rotatez(-40deg) translatex(50px) translatey(300px); transition: transform 0.6s; } }
the transform-style: assures that also and are positioned in the-space (and not flattened in the plane, as it is by default).
in order to create the sides effect, we set the image as for both and , and assigned them an additional rotation or according to the side):
@media only screen and (min-width: 1170px) {, { display: block; position: absolute; left: 0; background-image: url(../img/cd-app-image.png); /* bug - transform, jagged edges */ outline: solid transparent; } { top: -1px; width: 10px; height: 100%; background-size: auto 100%; transform-origin: left center; transform: translatez(-1px) translatey(1px)(-90deg); } { bottom: 0; width: 100%; height: 10px; background-position: bottom center; background-size: 100% auto; transform-origin: center bottom; transform: translatez(-1px) rotatex(-90deg); } }
for the shadow, we used the::before. we started applying the blur() filter to it; this property is not supported in 33 (and below) and in internet explorer 11 (and below). while this can be fixed in using an filter, there's not an easy fix for ie. so we abandoned the blur() property and came out with a trick based on the box-shadow: we assigned a width: 0 and played with the blur radius and the spread radius to achieve a realistic effect.
@media only screen and (min-width: 1170px) {::before { /* shadow */ display: block; content: ''; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 0; /* play with these values to create a realistic shadow */ height: 45%; box-shadow:, 0, 0,); transform: translatez(-100px) translatey(480px); transition: transform 0.6s; } }
one note: since in (and below) the transform-style: is not supported, you won't see the sides of of the.
when user clicks the start button, we add the class to the element: a%) is assigned to the and a) to the . .3 transitions to the transform and opacity values have been added in order to achieve the smooth animation.
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the success of the walking dead has suggested to amc that it would probably do well to look into some other shows where people walk across desolate landscapes while being slowly picked off by horrible things, then spend all of their downtime discussing how much they like it. so the network is developing the terror, an adaptation of dan simmons’ 2007 novel about a royal naval crew who find themselves stranded and starving in the arctic, only to encounter a mythological beast who pops up to kill them whenever things already shitty enough. screenwriter david also adapting stephen the stand for that film ben affleck may or may not script and executive produce the series also set in 1847, thus merging exclusive loves of period dramas and monster shows. now they just need to have the monster selling meth to eskimos on the side.
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comedian tom arnold has vowed to release a tape of donald trump using the n-word and referring to one of his sons as a retard after apparently receiving a voicemail from the team threatening to sue him.
arnold described remarks allegedly made by the billionaire in an apprentice outtakes reel last week. he said he would have released it before the election but did not have the approval of producers who made it and gave it to him, he said.
but the actor changed his tune on wednesday, taking to twitter to pledge war against trump.
'wife told me there's house line from trump camp about defamation suit so it's on! open apprentice vaults 4 discovery! miss universe too!!' he said.
trump's team would not comment on arnold's claims but an administration source told there was no truth to them.
'it's on!': tom arnold vowed to release a tape which he claims shows donald trump (right in on wednesday) using the n word and calling one of his children a 'retard'
the comedian announced his pledge on twitter after apparently receiving a phone call from a member of trump's team threatening legal action
arnold said he had approached the producers who made the tape for their approval but they were scared for their safety.
he also suggested he'd been plotting the tape's release, musing: 'been on this 3 months but 1 random seattle stand-up interview. plan is working.'
the comedian also made hurried mention of 'nazis and libs' and 'taxes and russia 2013' in his flurry of posts.
the made an appearance on radio, a seattle radio station, on friday, during which he described the tapes in detail.
' i have the outtakes to the apprentice where he says every bad thing ever, every offensive, racist thing ever.
arnold suggested he had been plotting the tapes' release as he described how his 'plan is working'
arnold said trump was filmed making the comments while filming the apprentice for nbc (above)
arnold said he was contacted by both arnold schwarzenegger's team and aides working for hillary clinton who he said urged him to go public with the tape
'it was him sitting in that chair saying the n-word, saying the c-word, calling his son a retard, just being so mean to his own children,' arnold said.
he claimed to have been given the footage, which had been packaged together and edited, by senior nbc editors and a producer.
they saw no need to release it before the election because they were certain hillary clinton would win, he said.
as election day approached, arnold claims he was contacted by both clinton's team and representatives of arnold schwarzenegger, the show's new host, urging him to go public.
'the sunday before the election, i get a call from [schwarzenegger's] agent, sitting next to [clinton]. they said, "i need you to release him saying the n-word,"' he said on the radio show.
the hosted his general mark flynn, his national security adviser (center) and, his chief of staff, at his mansion in florida on wednesday
he was also seen having discussions with chief strategist steven bannon inside the resort
president-elect trump will be sworn in to office on january 20. he is spending christmas in florida
he refused to protect the people who gave it to him, he said.
the comedian's representatives did not respond to's requests for a copy of the apparent voicemail on wednesday. nor did they share any more detail of who or what exactly was said.
while arnold launched his twitter spree on wednesday, trump held meetings with members of his cabinet at where he is spending the christmas break.
national security adviser lt. general michael flynn, his chief of staff and chief strategist steve bannon were all present for the talks. | kəˈmidiən tɑm ˈɑrnəld həz vaʊd tɪ riˈlis ə teɪp əv ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈɛnˌwər ənd rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ wən əv hɪz sənz ɛz ə rɪˈtɑrd ˈæftər əˈpɛrəntli rɪˈsivɪŋ ə ˈvɔɪsˌmeɪl frəm ðə tim θˈrɛtənɪŋ tɪ su ɪm. ˈɑrnəld dɪˈskraɪbd rɪˈmɑrks əˈlɛʤədli meɪd baɪ ðə ˌbɪljəˈnɛr ɪn ən əˈprɛntɪs ˈaʊˌteɪks ril læst wik. hi sɛd hi wʊd hæv riˈlist ɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən bət dɪd nɑt hæv ðə əˈpruvəl əv prəˈdusərz hu meɪd ɪt ənd geɪv ɪt tɪ ɪm, hi sɛd. bət ðə ˈæktər ʧeɪnʤd hɪz tun ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈteɪkɪŋ tɪ tˈwɪtər tɪ plɛʤ wɔr əˈgɛnst trəmp. 'waɪf toʊld mi ðɛrz haʊs laɪn frəm trəmp kæmp əˈbaʊt ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən sut soʊ ɪts ɔn! ˈoʊpən əˈprɛntɪs vɔlts 4 ˌdɪˈskəvri! mɪs ˈjunəˌvərs tu!!' hi sɛd. trəmps tim wʊd nɑt ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ˈɑrnəldz kleɪmz bət ən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən sɔrs toʊld ðɛr wɑz noʊ truθ tɪ ðɛm. 'ɪts ɔn!': tɑm ˈɑrnəld vaʊd tɪ riˈlis ə teɪp wɪʧ hi kleɪmz ʃoʊz ˈdɑnəld trəmp (raɪt ɪn ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ) ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ɛn wərd ənd ˈkɔlɪŋ wən əv hɪz ˈʧɪldrən ə 'rɪˈtɑrd' ðə kəˈmidiən əˈnaʊnst hɪz plɛʤ ɔn tˈwɪtər ˈæftər əˈpɛrəntli rɪˈsivɪŋ ə foʊn kɔl frəm ə ˈmɛmbər əv trəmps tim θˈrɛtənɪŋ ˈligəl ˈækʃən ˈɑrnəld sɛd hi hæd əˈproʊʧt ðə prəˈdusərz hu meɪd ðə teɪp fər ðɛr əˈpruvəl bət ðeɪ wər skɛrd fər ðɛr ˈseɪfti. hi ˈɔlsoʊ səˈʤɛstɪd hid bɪn ˈplɑtɪŋ ðə teɪps riˈlis, mˈjuzɪŋ: 'bɪn ɔn ðɪs 3 mənθs bət 1 ˈrændəm siˈætəl ˈstænˌdəp ˈɪntərvˌju. plæn ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ.' ðə kəˈmidiən ˈɔlsoʊ meɪd ˈhərid ˈmɛnʃən əv 'ˈnɑtsiz ənd libs*' ənd 'ˈtæksɪz ənd ˈrəʃə 2013 ɪn hɪz ˈfləri əv poʊsts. ðə meɪd ən əˈpɪrəns ɔn ˈreɪdiˌoʊ, ə siˈætəl ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈsteɪʃən, ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˈdʊrɪŋ wɪʧ hi dɪˈskraɪbd ðə teɪps ɪn ˈditeɪl. aɪ hæv ðə ˈaʊˌteɪks tɪ ðə əˈprɛntɪs wɛr hi sɪz ˈɛvəri bæd θɪŋ ˈɛvər, ˈɛvəri əˈfɛnsɪv, ˈreɪsɪst θɪŋ ˈɛvər. ˈɑrnəld səˈʤɛstɪd hi hæd bɪn ˈplɑtɪŋ ðə teɪps' riˈlis ɛz hi dɪˈskraɪbd haʊ hɪz 'plæn ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ' ˈɑrnəld sɛd trəmp wɑz fɪlmd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈkɑmɛnts waɪl ˈfɪlmɪŋ ðə əˈprɛntɪs fər ˈɛnˌbiˈsi (əˈbəv) ˈɑrnəld sɛd hi wɑz ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd baɪ boʊθ ˈɑrnəld ʃˈwɔrzəˌneɪgərz tim ənd eɪdz ˈwərkɪŋ fər ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən hu hi sɛd ərʤd ɪm tɪ goʊ ˈpəblɪk wɪθ ðə teɪp 'ɪt wɑz ɪm ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ðət ʧɛr seɪɪŋ ðə ˈɛnˌwər, seɪɪŋ ðə c-word*, ˈkɔlɪŋ hɪz sən ə rɪˈtɑrd, ʤɪst biɪŋ soʊ min tɪ hɪz oʊn ˈʧɪldrən,' ˈɑrnəld sɛd. hi kleɪmd tɪ hæv bɪn ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ, wɪʧ hæd bɪn ˈpækɪʤd təˈgɛðər ənd ˈɛdɪtɪd, baɪ ˈsinjər ˈɛnˌbiˈsi ˈɛdɪtərz ənd ə prəˈdusər. ðeɪ sɔ noʊ nid tɪ riˈlis ɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wər ˈsərtən ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən wʊd wɪn, hi sɛd. ɛz ɪˈlɛkʃən deɪ əˈproʊʧt, ˈɑrnəld kleɪmz hi wɑz ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd baɪ boʊθ ˈklɪntənz tim ənd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz əv ˈɑrnəld ʃˈwɔrzəˌneɪgər, ðə ʃoʊz nu hoʊst, ˈərʤɪŋ ɪm tɪ goʊ ˈpəblɪk. 'ðə ˈsənˌdi ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən, aɪ gɪt ə kɔl frəm [ʃˈwɔrzəˌneɪgərz] ˈeɪʤənt, ˈsɪtɪŋ nɛkst tɪ [ˈklɪntən]. ðeɪ sɛd, "aɪ nid ju tɪ riˈlis ɪm seɪɪŋ ðə ˈɛnˌwər,"' hi sɛd ɔn ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ʃoʊ. ðə ˈhoʊstɪd hɪz ˈʤɛnərəl mɑrk flɪn, hɪz ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ædˈvaɪzər (ˈsɛnər) ənd, hɪz ʧif əv stæf, æt hɪz ˈmænʃən ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ hi wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ sin ˈhævɪŋ dɪˈskəʃənz wɪθ ʧif ˈstrætɪʤɪst ˈstivən ˈbænən ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə rɪˈzɔrt trəmp wɪl bi swɔrn ɪn tɪ ˈɔfəs ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 20 hi ɪz ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈkrɪsməs ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə hi rɪfˈjuzd tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə ˈpipəl hu geɪv ɪt tɪ ɪm, hi sɛd. ðə kəˈmidiənz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz dɪd nɑt rɪˈspɑnd tɪ rɪkˈwɛsts fər ə ˈkɑpi əv ðə əˈpɛrənt ˈvɔɪsˌmeɪl ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. nɔr dɪd ðeɪ ʃɛr ˈɛni mɔr ˈditeɪl əv hu ər wət ɪgˈzæktli wɑz sɛd. waɪl ˈɑrnəld lɔnʧt hɪz tˈwɪtər spri ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, trəmp hɛld ˈmitɪŋz wɪθ ˈmɛmbərz əv hɪz ˈkæbənət æt wɛr hi ɪz ˈspɛndɪŋ ðə ˈkrɪsməs breɪk. ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ædˈvaɪzər lt*. ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmaɪkəl flɪn, hɪz ʧif əv stæf ənd ʧif ˈstrætɪʤɪst stiv ˈbænən wər ɔl ˈprɛzənt fər ðə tɔks. |
as a richard dawkins would about praying at an altar then seeing an angel dramatically appear in a burst of white light. yes, one of the world's most strident atheists with god "but god never actually did get through to me for some reason".
dawkins' religious lasted about two years, he told the edinburgh international book festival on wednesday.
"i was briefly seduced by it and took it all in and would pray very vigorously every night," he said. but, he added, he had never acted on his angel fantasy. "i never tried the experiment. i shall never know if it might have happened."
dawkins has since become the scourge of all religions but he denied that he relished "being hated". nonetheless he had made a youtube video which showed him reading his in front of a log fire; and the next video, he said, would feature a cello player to give some atmosphere to it. he said: "i don't mind being disliked by complete idiots."
in that category, dawkins said, would be many creationists. he now refused to appear on the same platform with them since it gave credence to their views.
dawkins was asked whether his statements on fundamental islam might moderate muslims? he hoped not. "it is very important that we should not ordinary, law abiding, very decent muslims, which of course are the vast majority in this country," he said.
but he argued that moderate people of any faith "make the world safe for the extremists" because they believing "something without evidence, without the need to justify it". he said such a view gave licence to extremists, letting them say, "my belief is i'm supposed to be a suicide bomber or blow up buildings it is my faith and you can't question that".
dawkins accepted that most moderates would be "horrified" at the suggestion they were helping fuel extremism. "i'm sure they'd be horrified, nevertheless it could be true."
dawkins, best known for his books the selfish gene, and the god delusion, was at the festival in scotland, which is being staged in association with the guardian, also to talk about his memoir, an appetite for wonder. | ɛz ə ˈrɪʧərd ˈdɔkɪnz wʊd əˈbaʊt preɪɪŋ æt ən ˈɔltər ðɛn siɪŋ ən ˈeɪnʤəl drəˈmætɪkəli əˈpɪr ɪn ə bərst əv waɪt laɪt. jɛs, wən əv ðə wərldz moʊst ˈstraɪdənt ˈeɪθiəsts wɪθ gɑd "bət gɑd ˈnɛvər ˈæˌkʧuəli dɪd gɪt θru tɪ mi fər səm ˈrizən". ˈdɔkɪnz' rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈlæstɪd əˈbaʊt tu jɪrz, hi toʊld ðə ˈɛdənbəroʊ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl bʊk ˈfɛstɪvəl ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. "aɪ wɑz ˈbrifli sɪˈdust baɪ ɪt ənd tʊk ɪt ɔl ɪn ənd wʊd preɪ ˈvɛri ˈvɪgərəsli ˈɛvəri naɪt," hi sɛd. bət, hi ˈædɪd, hi hæd ˈnɛvər ˈæktɪd ɔn hɪz ˈeɪnʤəl ˈfænəsi. "aɪ ˈnɛvər traɪd ðə ɪkˈspɛrəmənt. aɪ ʃæl ˈnɛvər noʊ ɪf ɪt maɪt hæv ˈhæpənd." ˈdɔkɪnz həz sɪns bɪˈkəm ðə skərʤ əv ɔl riˈlɪʤənz bət hi dɪˈnaɪd ðət hi ˈrɛlɪʃt "biɪŋ ˈheɪtɪd". ˌnənðəˈlɛs hi hæd meɪd ə ˈjuˌtub ˈvɪdioʊ wɪʧ ʃoʊd ɪm ˈrɛdɪŋ hɪz ɪn frənt əv ə lɔg faɪər; ənd ðə nɛkst ˈvɪdioʊ, hi sɛd, wʊd ˈfiʧər ə ˈʧɛloʊ pleɪər tɪ gɪv səm ˈætməsˌfɪr tɪ ɪt. hi sɛd: "aɪ doʊnt maɪnd biɪŋ dɪsˈlaɪkt baɪ kəmˈplit ˈɪˌdiəts." ɪn ðət ˈkætəˌgɔri, ˈdɔkɪnz sɛd, wʊd bi ˈmɛni creationists*. hi naʊ rɪfˈjuzd tɪ əˈpɪr ɔn ðə seɪm ˈplætˌfɔrm wɪθ ðɛm sɪns ɪt geɪv ˈkridəns tɪ ðɛr vjuz. ˈdɔkɪnz wɑz æst ˈwɛðər hɪz ˈsteɪtmənts ɔn ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˌɪsˈlɑm maɪt ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ˈməzlɪmz? hi hoʊpt nɑt. "ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət wi ʃʊd nɑt ˈɔrdəˌnɛri, lɔ əˈbaɪdɪŋ, ˈvɛri ˈdisənt ˈməzlɪmz, wɪʧ əv kɔrs ər ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri," hi sɛd. bət hi ˈɑrgjud ðət ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ˈpipəl əv ˈɛni feɪθ "meɪk ðə wərld seɪf fər ðə ɪkˈstriməsts" bɪˈkəz ðeɪ bɪˈlivɪŋ "ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛvədəns, wɪˈθaʊt ðə nid tɪ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ɪt". hi sɛd səʧ ə vju geɪv ˈlaɪsəns tɪ ɪkˈstriməsts, ˈlɛtɪŋ ðɛm seɪ, "maɪ bɪˈlif ɪz əm səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ə ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ˈbɑmər ər bloʊ əp ˈbɪldɪŋz ɪt ɪz maɪ feɪθ ənd ju kænt kˈwɛʃən ðət". ˈdɔkɪnz ækˈsɛptɪd ðət moʊst ˈmɑdərˌeɪts wʊd bi "ˈhɔrəˌfaɪd" æt ðə səˈʤɛsʧən ðeɪ wər ˈhɛlpɪŋ fjuəl ˌɪkˈstrɛmɪzəm. "əm ʃʊr ðeɪd bi ˈhɔrəˌfaɪd, ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs ɪt kʊd bi tru." ˈdɔkɪnz, bɛst noʊn fər hɪz bʊks ðə ˈsɛlfɪʃ ʤin, ənd ðə gɑd dɪˈluʒən, wɑz æt ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl ɪn ˈskɑtlənd, wɪʧ ɪz biɪŋ steɪʤd ɪn əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˈgɑrdiən, ˈɔlsoʊ tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈmɛmˌwɑr, ən ˈæpəˌtaɪt fər ˈwəndər. |
nurse natalie mortimer, 25, (pictured outside aberdeen sheriff court in january) has been struck off after being jailed for fabricating sex abuse claims
a nurse has been struck off after being jailed for falsely accusing her grandfather of rape in a bid to claim his inheritance money.
natalie mortimer, from aberdeen, was disciplined at a standards hearing at the nursing and midwifery council (nmc) in london.
the was jailed for 22 months at aberdeen sheriff court in january after being convicted of wasting 175 hours of police time by fabricating claims that her grandfather gordon ritchie sexually abused her.
aberdeen sheriff court heard at the time how she had falsely accused her grandfather of raping her when she was a child so she could get her hands on inheritance money.
she eventually admitted she had made up the sex attack claims - but only after her innocent grandfather had spent time in a police cell following the allegations.
the false claims wasted dozens of hours of police time and cost taxpayers more than.
at the time, s graeme buchanan told her: ‘false allegations of rape and other sexual are very serious because they put doubts in the minds of jurors in genuine cases and they subject innocent people such as mr ritchie to a terrifying ordeal of suspicion and investigation by police.
‘what you did to mr ritchie was truly evil and despicable and there is only one appropriate sentence for this behaviour and that is imprisonment.’
during her sentencing, she showed no remorse as she left the court dock in handcuffs - smiling at her friends in the public gallery.
today, the confirmed she had been struck off from her position as a staff nurse at aberdeen royal infirmary for the offence.
mortimer lived with her grandfather and grandmother until july 2011 when she packed her bags and moved to london.
she later went to a police station in chiswick on numerous occasions between august 2012 and march last year and lodged complaints with police about her grandfather.
she claimed to have been raped by mr ritchie over two years when she was at primary school.
when mr ritchie, who used to be a foster carer, was first contacted by police he was on holiday with half-sister.
he had to cut short his holiday and was asked not to have any contact with children aged under 16.
mortimer was disciplined at a standards hearing at the nursing and midwifery council in london (above). the council ruled that the staff nurse at aberdeen royal infirmary should be struck off immediately
as part of the investigation, previous foster children were also questioned and inquiries had to be made with social services and the health service, the court heard.
over the course of many months, mortimer spoke to numerous detectives and called mr ritchie her abuser and a paedophile.
the court heard how officers had been made aware that she had lied only after mother, susan simpson, began to doubt her story. | nərs ˈnætəli ˈmɔrtɪmər, 25 (ˈpɪkʧərd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈæbərˌdin ˈʃɛrɪf kɔrt ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri) həz bɪn strək ɔf ˈæftər biɪŋ ʤeɪld fər ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪŋ sɛks əˈbjuz kleɪmz ə nərs həz bɪn strək ɔf ˈæftər biɪŋ ʤeɪld fər ˈfɔlsli əˈkjuzɪŋ hər ˈgrænˌfɑðər əv reɪp ɪn ə bɪd tɪ kleɪm hɪz ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns ˈməni. ˈnætəli ˈmɔrtɪmər, frəm ˈæbərˌdin, wɑz ˈdɪsəplənd æt ə ˈstændərdz ˈhirɪŋ æt ðə ˈnərsɪŋ ənd ˈmɪdˌwaɪfəri ˈkaʊnsəl (nmc*) ɪn ˈləndən. ðə wɑz ʤeɪld fər 22 mənθs æt ˈæbərˌdin ˈʃɛrɪf kɔrt ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri ˈæftər biɪŋ kənˈvɪktəd əv ˈweɪstɪŋ 175 aʊərz əv pəˈlis taɪm baɪ ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪŋ kleɪmz ðət hər ˈgrænˌfɑðər ˈgɔrdən ˈrɪʧi ˈsɛkʃuəli əˈbjuzd hər. ˈæbərˌdin ˈʃɛrɪf kɔrt hərd æt ðə taɪm haʊ ʃi hæd ˈfɔlsli əˈkjuzd hər ˈgrænˌfɑðər əv ˈreɪpɪŋ hər wɪn ʃi wɑz ə ʧaɪld soʊ ʃi kʊd gɪt hər hænz ɔn ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns ˈməni. ʃi ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ədˈmɪtəd ʃi hæd meɪd əp ðə sɛks əˈtæk kleɪmz bət ˈoʊnli ˈæftər hər ˈɪnəsənt ˈgrænˌfɑðər hæd spɛnt taɪm ɪn ə pəˈlis sɛl ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz. ðə fɔls kleɪmz ˈweɪstɪd ˈdəzənz əv aʊərz əv pəˈlis taɪm ənd kɔst ˈtækˌspeɪərz mɔr ðən æt ðə taɪm, ɛs græm bjuˈkænən toʊld hər: ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əv reɪp ənd ˈəðər ˈsɛkʃuəl ər ˈvɛri ˈsɪriəs bɪˈkəz ðeɪ pʊt daʊts ɪn ðə maɪndz əv ˈʤʊrərz ɪn ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˈkeɪsɪz ənd ðeɪ ˈsəbʤɪkt ˈɪnəsənt ˈpipəl səʧ ɛz ˈmɪstər ˈrɪʧi tɪ ə ˈtɛrəˌfaɪɪŋ ɔrˈdil əv səˈspɪʃən ənd ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən baɪ pəˈlis. ju dɪd tɪ ˈmɪstər ˈrɪʧi wɑz ˈtruli ˈivəl ənd dɪˈspɪkəbəl ənd ðɛr ɪz ˈoʊnli wən əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ˈsɛntəns fər ðɪs bɪˈheɪvjər ənd ðət ɪz imprisonment.’*.’ ˈdʊrɪŋ hər ˈsɛntənsɪŋ, ʃi ʃoʊd noʊ rɪˈmɔrs ɛz ʃi lɛft ðə kɔrt dɑk ɪn ˈhændˌkəfs sˈmaɪlɪŋ æt hər frɛndz ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈgæləri. təˈdeɪ, ðə kənˈfərmd ʃi hæd bɪn strək ɔf frəm hər pəˈzɪʃən ɛz ə stæf nərs æt ˈæbərˌdin rɔɪəl ɪnˈfərməri fər ðə offence*. ˈmɔrtɪmər lɪvd wɪθ hər ˈgrænˌfɑðər ənd ˈgrændˌməðər ənˈtɪl ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2011 wɪn ʃi pækt hər bægz ənd muvd tɪ ˈləndən. ʃi ˈleɪtər wɛnt tɪ ə pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən ɪn ˈʧɪzwɪk ɔn ˈnumərəs ɔˈkeɪʒənz bɪtˈwin ˈɔgəst 2012 ənd mɑrʧ læst jɪr ənd lɑʤd kəmˈpleɪnts wɪθ pəˈlis əˈbaʊt hər ˈgrænˌfɑðər. ʃi kleɪmd tɪ hæv bɪn reɪpt baɪ ˈmɪstər ˈrɪʧi ˈoʊvər tu jɪrz wɪn ʃi wɑz æt ˈpraɪˌmɛri skul. wɪn ˈmɪstər ˈrɪʧi, hu juzd tɪ bi ə ˈfɑstər ˈkɛrər, wɑz fərst ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd baɪ pəˈlis hi wɑz ɔn ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ wɪθ half-sister*. hi hæd tɪ kət ʃɔrt hɪz ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ənd wɑz æst nɑt tɪ hæv ˈɛni ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ˈʧɪldrən ˈeɪʤɪd ˈəndər 16 ˈmɔrtɪmər wɑz ˈdɪsəplənd æt ə ˈstændərdz ˈhirɪŋ æt ðə ˈnərsɪŋ ənd ˈmɪdˌwaɪfəri ˈkaʊnsəl ɪn ˈləndən (əˈbəv). ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ruld ðət ðə stæf nərs æt ˈæbərˌdin rɔɪəl ɪnˈfərməri ʃʊd bi strək ɔf ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, ˈpriviəs ˈfɑstər ˈʧɪldrən wər ˈɔlsoʊ kˈwɛsʧənd ənd ˌɪnkˈwaɪəriz hæd tɪ bi meɪd wɪθ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz ənd ðə hɛlθ ˈsərvɪs, ðə kɔrt hərd. ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ˈmɛni mənθs, ˈmɔrtɪmər spoʊk tɪ ˈnumərəs dɪˈtɛktɪvz ənd kɔld ˈmɪstər ˈrɪʧi hər əˈbjuzər ənd ə paedophile*. ðə kɔrt hərd haʊ ˈɔfɪsərz hæd bɪn meɪd əˈwɛr ðət ʃi hæd laɪd ˈoʊnli ˈæftər ˈməðər, ˈsuzən ˈsɪmpsən, bɪˈgæn tɪ daʊt hər ˈstɔri. |
poster="http://v.politico.com/images/1155968404/201608/3224/1155968404_5091104069001_5091052117001-vs.jpg?pubid=1155968404" true trump predicts he can win 95 percent of the black vote
donald trump promised friday night that if elected president, he will win 95 percent of the african-american vote in his reelection bid.
renewing his effort to reach out to black voters at a rally friday evening, trump suggested that democratic politicians that overwhelmingly govern in inner cities have failed african-americans. trump told the dimondale, michigan, crowd that “we can never fix our problems by relying on the same politicians who created our problems in the first place. a new future requires brand-new leadership.”
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“you're living in poverty, your schools are no good, you have no jobs. percent of your youth is unemployed. what the hell do you have to lose?” speaking before another audience in a town whose population is 93 percent white, trump said, “and at the end of four years, i guarantee you that i will get over 95 percent of the african-american vote. i promise you. because i will produce.”
“no group in america has been more harmed by hillary clinton's policies than african-americans. no group. no group,” he said. “if hillary clinton's goal was to inflict pain on the african-american community, she could not have done a better job. it's a disgrace. tonight, i'm asking for the vote of every single african-american citizen in this country who wants to see a better future.”
the former reality tv star's 95 percent pledge was an moment in a speech that was scripted and delivered with the help of teleprompters, aides that trump has shunned for much of his campaign in favor of a more approach. it is the second speech delivered by trump since promotion of new campaign manager kellyanne conway, who is believed to have been elevated to help the nominee remain focused and on-message.
as a remedy to the problems that trump said beset the african-american community in the u.s., trump prescribed much of his usual policy proposals: school choice, tougher immigration laws, more efficient government and trade policies that promote american job growth.
trump has struggled thus far with black voters in the election, polling as low as 0 percent and 1 percent at times, although the margin of error could put his actual support among african-americans higher. president barack obama received 96 percent of the african-american vote in his first presidential campaign and 93 percent of it in his successful 2012 reelection bid.
“the inner cities of our country have been run by the democratic party for more than 50 years. their policies have produced only poverty, joblessness, failing schools and broken homes,” trump said. “it’s time to hold democratic politicians accountable for what they have done to these communities. at what point do we say enough? at what point do we say enough?”
shortly after the real estate mogul concluded his speech, cnn anchor brianna asked trump campaign senior adviser jack kingston why trump continued to reach out to the black community in rallies with mostly white audiences held in areas where few african-americans live.
“maybe it would have been nice if he went and had a backdrop with a burning car,” kingston replied. "his rallies are open to the public. last night in north carolina we saw a lot of african-americans. i wasn't sure about the crowd content tonight… but open to the public, and i mean, nothing exclusive. the reality is, what he is saying is ‘i want to talk to you.’”
republicans have been urging trump to reach out to black voters for weeks. in a facebook live session hosted by trump surrogate newt gingrich on wednesday, the former house speaker urged the republican nominee to reach out to the black community even more directly by speaking in inner cities.
"trump going into philadelphia and offering a better future could have an amazing result. because the truth is, no republican has ever had the courage" to offer african americans a compelling reason to vote for the, gingrich said.
but such speeches, gingrich said, would come with "enormous demonstrations" because activists cannot allow a republican to have a genuine conversation in the black community. they understand this is a mortal threat to their power and they will do almost anything to stop him."
at friday's rally, a day after offering a surprising expression of “regret” if any of his rhetoric had created personal pain, trump attacked clinton for not showing similar remorse over her own bevy of scandals and controversial statements. he slammed her record as secretary of state and offered a grim comparison between the middle east prior to tenure as chief diplomat and the current chaotic state. she is, trump said, “indifferent to the suffering she has caused.”
“her tenure as secretary of state may be regarded as the most disastrous in united states history, but she is totally without remorse,” he said. “her failed decisions as secretary of state unleashed isis on to the world. but has she ever apologized for the death and destruction she has caused? no.”
trump also repeated a false claim he has made again and again on the campaign trail: that he opposed the iraq war. "hillary clinton has made one bad foreign policy decision after another," he said, "beginning with her support for going to war in iraq -- and i opposed it so strongly." in 2002, however, he was asked by radio host howard stern if he supported the u.s. invasion and replied, “yeah, i guess so.” (during thursday's rally in charlotte, north carolina, trump said: "i will never lie to you.")
trump closed his remarks with a rosy picture of what america would look like with him in the white house, promising to unite the country and heal the wounds created by racial tensions.
“we have a divided country. it's totally divided. the era of division will be replaced with a future of unity, total unity. we will love each other. we will have one country. everybody will work together,” trump said. “in my administration, every american will be treated equally, protected equally and honored equally. we will reject bigotry and hatred and oppression in all of its forms and seek a new future built on our common culture and values as one american people.” | poster="http://v.politico.com/images/1155968404/201608/3224/1155968404_5091104069001_5091052117001-vs.jpg?pubid=1155968404* tru trəmp prɪˈdɪkts hi kən wɪn 95 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə blæk voʊt ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˈprɑməst ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt ðət ɪf ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈprɛzɪdənt, hi wɪl wɪn 95 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkən voʊt ɪn hɪz riɪˈlɛkʃən bɪd. rɪˈnuɪŋ hɪz ˈɛfərt tɪ riʧ aʊt tɪ blæk ˈvoʊtərz æt ə ˈræli ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ, trəmp səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ðət ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli ˈgəvərn ɪn ˈɪnər ˈsɪtiz hæv feɪld ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkənz. trəmp toʊld ðə dimondale*, ˈmɪʃɪgən, kraʊd ðət kən ˈnɛvər fɪks ɑr ˈprɑbləmz baɪ riˈlaɪɪŋ ɔn ðə seɪm ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz hu kriˈeɪtɪd ɑr ˈprɑbləmz ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. ə nu fˈjuʧər rikˈwaɪərz ˈbrændˌnu leadership.”*.” ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjud bɪˈloʊ ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈpɑvərti, jʊr skulz ər noʊ gʊd, ju hæv noʊ ʤɑbz. pərˈsɛnt əv jʊr juθ ɪz ˌənɛmˈplɔɪd. wət ðə hɛl du ju hæv tɪ lose?”*?” ˈspikɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr əˈnəðər ˈɔdiəns ɪn ə taʊn huz ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪz 93 pərˈsɛnt waɪt, trəmp sɛd, æt ðə ɛnd əv fɔr jɪrz, aɪ ˌgɛrənˈti ju ðət aɪ wɪl gɪt ˈoʊvər 95 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkən voʊt. aɪ ˈprɑməs ju. bɪˈkəz aɪ wɪl produce.”*.” grup ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə həz bɪn mɔr hɑrmd baɪ ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntənz ˈpɑləsiz ðən ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkənz. noʊ grup. noʊ group,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntənz goʊl wɑz tɪ ˌɪnˈflɪkt peɪn ɔn ðə ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkən kəmˈjunɪti, ʃi kʊd nɑt hæv dən ə ˈbɛtər ʤɑb. ɪts ə dɪsˈgreɪs. təˈnaɪt, əm ˈæskɪŋ fər ðə voʊt əv ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɪtɪzən ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri hu wɔnts tɪ si ə ˈbɛtər future.”*.” ðə ˈfɔrmər ˌriˈæləˌti ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən stɑrz 95 pərˈsɛnt plɛʤ wɑz ən ˈmoʊmənt ɪn ə spiʧ ðət wɑz ˈskrɪptɪd ənd dɪˈlɪvərd wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv teleprompters*, eɪdz ðət trəmp həz ʃənd fər məʧ əv hɪz kæmˈpeɪn ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ə mɔr əˈproʊʧ. ɪt ɪz ðə ˈsɛkənd spiʧ dɪˈlɪvərd baɪ trəmp sɪns pərˈmoʊʃən əv nu kæmˈpeɪn ˈmænɪʤər ˈkɛliˈæn ˈkɑnˌweɪ, hu ɪz bɪˈlivd tɪ hæv bɪn ˈɛləˌveɪtɪd tɪ hɛlp ðə ˌnɑməˈni rɪˈmeɪn ˈfoʊkɪst ənd on-message*. ɛz ə ˈrɛmədi tɪ ðə ˈprɑbləmz ðət trəmp sɛd bɪˈsɛt ðə ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkən kəmˈjunɪti ɪn ðə juz., trəmp priˈskraɪbd məʧ əv hɪz ˈjuʒəwəl ˈpɑləsi prəˈpoʊzəlz: skul ʧɔɪs, ˈtəfər ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən lɔz, mɔr ɪˈfɪʃənt ˈgəvərnmənt ənd treɪd ˈpɑləsiz ðət prəˈmoʊt əˈmɛrɪkən ʤɑb groʊθ. trəmp həz ˈstrəgəld ðəs fɑr wɪθ blæk ˈvoʊtərz ɪn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən, ˈpoʊlɪŋ ɛz loʊ ɛz 0 pərˈsɛnt ənd 1 pərˈsɛnt æt taɪmz, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈmɑrʤən əv ˈɛrər kʊd pʊt hɪz ˈækʧəwəl səˈpɔrt əˈməŋ ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkənz haɪər. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə rɪˈsivd 96 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkən voʊt ɪn hɪz fərst ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn ənd 93 pərˈsɛnt əv ɪt ɪn hɪz səkˈsɛsfəl 2012 riɪˈlɛkʃən bɪd. ˈɪnər ˈsɪtiz əv ɑr ˈkəntri hæv bɪn rən baɪ ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti fər mɔr ðən 50 jɪrz. ðɛr ˈpɑləsiz hæv prəˈdust ˈoʊnli ˈpɑvərti, ˈʤɑbləsnəs, ˈfeɪlɪŋ skulz ənd ˈbroʊkən homes,”*,” trəmp sɛd. taɪm tɪ hoʊld ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz əˈkaʊntəbəl fər wət ðeɪ hæv dən tɪ ðiz kəmˈjunɪtiz. æt wət pɔɪnt du wi seɪ ɪˈnəf? æt wət pɔɪnt du wi seɪ enough?”*?” ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ðə ril ɛˈsteɪt ˈmoʊgəl kənˈkludɪd hɪz spiʧ, ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˈæŋkər briˈænə æst trəmp kæmˈpeɪn ˈsinjər ædˈvaɪzər ʤæk ˈkɪŋstən waɪ trəmp kənˈtɪnjud tɪ riʧ aʊt tɪ ðə blæk kəmˈjunɪti ɪn ˈræliz wɪθ ˈmoʊstli waɪt ˈɔdiənsəz hɛld ɪn ˈɛriəz wɛr fju ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkənz lɪv. ɪt wʊd hæv bɪn nis ɪf hi wɛnt ənd hæd ə ˈbækˌdrɑp wɪθ ə ˈbərnɪŋ car,”*,” ˈkɪŋstən rɪˈplaɪd. "hɪz ˈræliz ər ˈoʊpən tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk. læst naɪt ɪn nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə wi sɔ ə lɔt əv ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkənz. aɪ ˈwəzənt ʃʊr əˈbaʊt ðə kraʊd ˈkɑntɛnt tonight…*… bət ˈoʊpən tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk, ənd aɪ min, ˈnəθɪŋ ɪkˈsklusɪv. ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz, wət hi ɪz seɪɪŋ ɪz wɔnt tɪ tɔk tɪ you.’”*.’” rɪˈpəblɪkənz hæv bɪn ˈərʤɪŋ trəmp tɪ riʧ aʊt tɪ blæk ˈvoʊtərz fər wiks. ɪn ə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk lɪv ˈsɛʃən ˈhoʊstɪd baɪ trəmp ˈsərəˌgeɪt nut ˈgɪŋgrɪʧ ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ðə ˈfɔrmər haʊs ˈspikər ərʤd ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌnɑməˈni tɪ riʧ aʊt tɪ ðə blæk kəmˈjunɪti ˈivɪn mɔr dɪˈrɛkli baɪ ˈspikɪŋ ɪn ˈɪnər ˈsɪtiz. "trəmp goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ənd ˈɔfərɪŋ ə ˈbɛtər fˈjuʧər kʊd hæv ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ rɪˈzəlt. bɪˈkəz ðə truθ ɪz, noʊ rɪˈpəblɪkən həz ˈɛvər hæd ðə kərɪʤ" tɪ ˈɔfər ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈmɛrɪkənz ə kəmˈpɛlɪŋ ˈrizən tɪ voʊt fər ðə, ˈgɪŋgrɪʧ sɛd. bət səʧ ˈspiʧɪz, ˈgɪŋgrɪʧ sɛd, wʊd kəm wɪθ "ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz" bɪˈkəz ˈæktɪvɪsts ˈkænɑt əˈlaʊ ə rɪˈpəblɪkən tɪ hæv ə ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ɪn ðə blæk kəmˈjunɪti. ðeɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðɪs ɪz ə ˈmɔrtəl θrɛt tɪ ðɛr paʊər ənd ðeɪ wɪl du ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ stɑp ɪm." æt ˈfraɪˌdeɪz ˈræli, ə deɪ ˈæftər ˈɔfərɪŋ ə səˈpraɪzɪŋ ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv ““regret”*” ɪf ˈɛni əv hɪz ˈrɛtərɪk hæd kriˈeɪtɪd ˈpərsɪnəl peɪn, trəmp əˈtækt ˈklɪntən fər nɑt ʃoʊɪŋ ˈsɪmələr rɪˈmɔrs ˈoʊvər hər oʊn ˈbɛvi əv ˈskændəlz ənd ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈsteɪtmənts. hi slæmd hər ˈrɛkərd ɛz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ənd ˈɔfərd ə grɪm kəmˈpɛrəsən bɪtˈwin ðə ˈmɪdəl ist praɪər tɪ ˈtɛnjər ɛz ʧif ˈdɪpləˌmæt ənd ðə ˈkɑrənt keɪˈɑtɪk steɪt. ʃi ɪz, trəmp sɛd, tɪ ðə ˈsəfərɪŋ ʃi həz caused.”*.” ˈtɛnjər ɛz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt meɪ bi rɪˈgɑrdɪd ɛz ðə moʊst dɪˈzæstrəs ɪn juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈhɪstəri, bət ʃi ɪz ˈtoʊtəli wɪˈθaʊt remorse,”*,” hi sɛd. feɪld dɪˈsɪʒənz ɛz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ənˈliʃt ˈaɪsəs ɔn tɪ ðə wərld. bət həz ʃi ˈɛvər əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzd fər ðə dɛθ ənd dɪˈstrəkʃən ʃi həz kɔzd? no.”*.” trəmp ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈpitɪd ə fɔls kleɪm hi həz meɪd əˈgɛn ənd əˈgɛn ɔn ðə kæmˈpeɪn treɪl: ðət hi əˈpoʊzd ðə ˌɪˈrɑk wɔr. "ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən həz meɪd wən bæd ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi dɪˈsɪʒən ˈæftər əˈnəðər," hi sɛd, "bɪˈgɪnɪŋ wɪθ hər səˈpɔrt fər goʊɪŋ tɪ wɔr ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ənd aɪ əˈpoʊzd ɪt soʊ ˈstrɔŋli." ɪn 2002 ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hi wɑz æst baɪ ˈreɪdiˌoʊ hoʊst haʊərd stərn ɪf hi səˈpɔrtɪd ðə juz. ˌɪnˈveɪʒən ənd rɪˈplaɪd, ““yeah*, aɪ gɛs so.”*.” (ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈθərzˌdeɪz ˈræli ɪn ˈʃɑrlət, nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə, trəmp sɛd: "aɪ wɪl ˈnɛvər laɪ tɪ ju.") trəmp kloʊzd hɪz rɪˈmɑrks wɪθ ə ˈroʊzi ˈpɪkʧər əv wət əˈmɛrɪkə wʊd lʊk laɪk wɪθ ɪm ɪn ðə waɪt haʊs, ˈprɑməsɪŋ tɪ ˈjuˌnaɪt ðə ˈkəntri ənd hil ðə wundz kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ˈreɪʃəl ˈtɛnʧənz. hæv ə dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈkəntri. ɪts ˈtoʊtəli dɪˈvaɪdɪd. ðə ˈɪrə əv dɪˈvɪʒən wɪl bi ˌriˈpleɪst wɪθ ə fˈjuʧər əv ˈjunɪti, ˈtoʊtəl ˈjunɪti. wi wɪl ləv iʧ ˈəðər. wi wɪl hæv wən ˈkəntri. ˈɛvriˌbɑdi wɪl wərk together,”*,” trəmp sɛd. maɪ ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, ˈɛvəri əˈmɛrɪkən wɪl bi ˈtritɪd ˈikwəli, prəˈtɛktɪd ˈikwəli ənd ˈɑnərd ˈikwəli. wi wɪl ˈriʤɛkt ˈbɪgətri ənd ˈheɪtrəd ənd əˈprɛʃən ɪn ɔl əv ɪts fɔrmz ənd sik ə nu fˈjuʧər bɪlt ɔn ɑr ˈkɑmən ˈkəlʧər ənd ˈvæljuz ɛz wən əˈmɛrɪkən people.”*.” |
with rox tigers recent announcement in which their players bid farewell to the team, the competitive scene in league of legends is about to undergo a huge shakeup, with korea in its epicenter as more breaking news has surfaced.
the following free agent rumors were discussed extensively on a popular korean radio show named "esports", who has credited their information from an anonymous source from osen.
1. situation with arrow and
kt wanted to resign both players desperately
but arrow has always shown interest in signing abroad , and has requested to take a break for a while
, and has requested to take a break for a while and signing value had too big of a discrepancy for a resigning, as asked for almost twice of what the team was willing to pay
hachani has gotten an offer from an lcs team, it is speculated that he has the highest chance of signing there as of current time.
2. deft and destinations
both players are prioritizing winning over money at this point
expect them to sign for around $100,000
mata earned around $600,000 per year in china , and while some teams offered him this, he is looking for a stronger team
, and while some teams offered him this, he is looking for a stronger team they may sign together or individually, nothing is confirmed at this point
longzhu tried to recruit them, but they rejected
tried to recruit them, but they rejected their first choice to sign is with , if bang and wolf chose not to resign
, if bang and wolf chose not to resign their second choice is to sign with
because of the recent increase in worlds winnings, whatever pay cuts they take in salary will be more than compensated if they sign with a team that can win worlds
3. is looking to make huge moves this
you can expect a huge announcement by next week tuesday , at the latest
, at the latest unlike 2016, they are looking to be quick to the free agent market
it's not a lack of funding that is holding them back, but the lack of free agents' willingness to sign in
4. faker
faker is currently earning $400,000 to $500,000 per year
skt promised to raise salary to top levels in, speculated to be at least $1,000,000 per year
longzhu was the only team that was predicted to have the funds to match this offer, but there are rumors of mysterious team in the told faker they can match this also
5.
has not been contacted with other teams yet, but is expected to get massive offers from other teams
in general, coaches are expected to have a lot of suitors from china this year
6. pawn is only looking to sign with an team
7. a super team is on the verge of forming in korea*
the players and teams involved have not yet been disclosed
it's not confirmed, but there is a very high chance of it happening
all future news of the will be updated here on.
*source: the 3 radio hosts of the show park bum, lim, bit dol
image credit: youtube channel | wɪθ rɑks ˈtaɪgərz ˈrisənt əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ɪn wɪʧ ðɛr pleɪərz bɪd ˌfɛrˈwɛl tɪ ðə tim, ðə kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv sin ɪn lig əv ˈlɛʤəndz ɪz əˈbaʊt tɪ ˌəndərˈgoʊ ə juʤ ˈʃeɪˌkəp, wɪθ ˌkɔˈriə ɪn ɪts ˈɛpəˌsɛntər ɛz mɔr ˈbreɪkɪŋ nuz həz ˈsərfɪst. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ fri ˈeɪʤənt ˈrumərz wər dɪˈskəst ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli ɔn ə ˈpɑpjələr ˌkɔˈriən ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ʃoʊ neɪmd "esports*", hu həz ˈkrɛdɪtɪd ðɛr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ən əˈnɑnəməs sɔrs frəm osen*. 1 ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɪθ ˈɛroʊ ənd ˈwɔntɪd tɪ rɪˈzaɪn boʊθ pleɪərz ˈdɛspərətli bət ˈɛroʊ həz ˈɔlˌweɪz ʃoʊn ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈsaɪnɪŋ əˈbrɔd ənd həz rɪkˈwɛstɪd tɪ teɪk ə breɪk fər ə waɪl ənd həz rɪkˈwɛstɪd tɪ teɪk ə breɪk fər ə waɪl ənd ˈsaɪnɪŋ ˈvælju hæd tu bɪg əv ə dɪˈskrɛpənsi fər ə rɪˈzaɪnɪŋ, ɛz æst fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst twaɪs əv wət ðə tim wɑz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ peɪ həz ˈgɔtən ən ˈɔfər frəm ən ˈɛlˈsiˈɛs tim, ɪt ɪz ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪd ðət hi həz ðə haɪəst ʧæns əv ˈsaɪnɪŋ ðɛr ɛz əv ˈkɑrənt taɪm. 2 dɛft ənd ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃənz boʊθ pleɪərz ər praɪˈɔrəˌtaɪzɪŋ ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈməni æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪkˈspɛkt ðɛm tɪ saɪn fər əraʊnd ˈmɑtə ərnd əraʊnd pər jɪr ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ənd waɪl səm timz ˈɔfərd ɪm ðɪs, hi ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə ˈstrɔŋgər tim ənd waɪl səm timz ˈɔfərd ɪm ðɪs, hi ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə ˈstrɔŋgər tim ðeɪ meɪ saɪn təˈgɛðər ər ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤəli, ˈnəθɪŋ ɪz kənˈfərmd æt ðɪs pɔɪnt traɪd tɪ rɪˈkrut ðɛm, bət ðeɪ rɪˈʤɛktɪd traɪd tɪ rɪˈkrut ðɛm, bət ðeɪ rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðɛr fərst ʧɔɪs tɪ saɪn ɪz wɪθ ɪf bæŋ ənd wʊlf ʧoʊz nɑt tɪ rɪˈzaɪn ɪf bæŋ ənd wʊlf ʧoʊz nɑt tɪ rɪˈzaɪn ðɛr ˈsɛkənd ʧɔɪs ɪz tɪ saɪn wɪθ bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈrisənt ˌɪnˈkris ɪn wərldz ˈwɪnɪŋz, ˌwəˈtɛvər peɪ kəts ðeɪ teɪk ɪn ˈsæləri wɪl bi mɔr ðən ˈkɑmpənˌseɪtəd ɪf ðeɪ saɪn wɪθ ə tim ðət kən wɪn wərldz 3 ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ meɪk juʤ muvz ðɪs ju kən ɪkˈspɛkt ə juʤ əˈnaʊnsmɛnt baɪ nɛkst wik ˈtuzˌdeɪ æt ðə ˈleɪtəst æt ðə ˈleɪtəst ənˈlaɪk 2016 ðeɪ ər ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ bi kwɪk tɪ ðə fri ˈeɪʤənt ˈmɑrkɪt ɪts nɑt ə læk əv ˈfəndɪŋ ðət ɪz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðɛm bæk, bət ðə læk əv fri ˈeɪʤənts' ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ saɪn ɪn 4 ˈfeɪkər ˈfeɪkər ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈərnɪŋ tɪ pər jɪr ˈprɑməst tɪ reɪz ˈsæləri tɪ tɔp ˈlɛvəlz ɪn, ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪd tɪ bi æt list pər jɪr wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli tim ðət wɑz prɪˈdɪktɪd tɪ hæv ðə fəndz tɪ mæʧ ðɪs ˈɔfər, bət ðɛr ər ˈrumərz əv mɪˈstɪriəs tim ɪn ðə toʊld ˈfeɪkər ðeɪ kən mæʧ ðɪs ˈɔlsoʊ 5 həz nɑt bɪn ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd wɪθ ˈəðər timz jɛt, bət ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ gɪt ˈmæsɪv ˈɔfərz frəm ˈəðər timz ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, ˈkoʊʧɪz ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ hæv ə lɔt əv ˈsutərz frəm ˈʧaɪnə ðɪs jɪr 6 pɔn ɪz ˈoʊnli ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ saɪn wɪθ ən tim 7 ə ˈsupər tim ɪz ɔn ðə vərʤ əv ˈfɔrmɪŋ ɪn ðə pleɪərz ənd timz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd hæv nɑt jɛt bɪn dɪˈskloʊzd ɪts nɑt kənˈfərmd, bət ðɛr ɪz ə ˈvɛri haɪ ʧæns əv ɪt ˈhæpənɪŋ ɔl fˈjuʧər nuz əv ðə wɪl bi ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd hir ɔn. *sɔrs: ðə 3 ˈreɪdiˌoʊ hoʊsts əv ðə ʃoʊ pɑrk bəm, lɪm, bɪt dɑl ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkrɛdɪt: ˈjuˌtub ˈʧænəl |
just months after $16bn takeover of us spirits maker beam in 2014, the chief executive of the japanese whisky group dropped a bombshell. the quality of the jim beam bourbon could be improved, he suggested, if its distillers employed a japanese process called kaizen. matt, the chief executive of beam, cringed at the proposal made by his counterpart, takeshi. it was seen as a direct affront to the formula perfected by the jim beam family over two centuries.
the suntory chief was suggesting only minor tweaks to the water purification process, not a change to the beam recipe. but the mere hint of meddling, raised during a board meeting, caused damage. it strained relations just as the two sides were wrestling with how to make a success of the collaboration between the us bourbon maker and its japanese owner, known for its yamazaki and. the tensions continued for months with mr, on more than one occasion, slamming his fist on a table and walking out of talks in frustration, according to people briefed about the meetings.
“at that stage, everyone was kind of on the edge of their seat trying to understand what exactly is going to happen,” a person involved in the integration process says. “they heard words [from] like jim beam and quality.”
the clash over the art of making spirits, for which suntory has adopted the japanese term more widely used for manufacturing, laid bare the challenge faced by the chief executives in integrating two proud cultures, each with a strong heritage.
the difficulties highlight the pitfalls that have many japanese owners faced with running newly acquired overseas companies. the deal also serves as a wake-up call for smaller players as groups such as ab and combine forces to stay competitive in a rapidly consolidating drinks industry.
“how to blend the skill and expertise of both [companies] is our goal. that has been a big challenge but over one and a half years, they more or less commute to each spot: kentucky and yamazaki (distilleries). this is a new plan for our integration,” mr says.
this blending helped to lift sales at beam through joint products and marketing. it also went some way towards rescuing a deal that was undermined from the start by broken promises, a lack of governance and unrealistic ambitions, according to interviews with executives and others involved.
suntory’s costly acquisition of beam, an distiller of mark whisky and cognac, was driven by the same motivation that has led to a recent binge in overseas spending by japanese companies trying to survive a shrinking home market.
podcast beam suntory: a volatile blend $16bn takeover of us spirits maker beam in 2014 catapulted the japanese group to number 3 in the global spirits markets. the was not without its problems, and kana explains how beam is trying to overcome the differences in the japanese and american corporate cultures
the deal gave the privately held japanese group a ticket into the us spirits market the most profitable and one of the few that is still growing. it catapulted suntory holdings, largest drinks group, into third place in the international spirits industry by volume after in the and pernod ricard in france, according to international wine and spirit research.
but the gamble came at a huge cost. suntory emerged from it with net debt at about ($15bn), some five times its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation.
“beam’s profitability remains high but the speed of debt reduction has been slower than expected,” says yanase, analyst at moody’s. “the group is restricted from aggressively expanding as suntory management . . . focuses on integration.”
breaking traditions
mr is the first chief executive appointed from outside the founding family. recruited in october 2014 by, the charismatic chairman of suntory holdings and the grandson of founder torii, it represented a bold break with tradition.
the beam deal was part of a wider expansion. suntory paid $3.8bn for orangina schweppes in 2009, then mr stepped up his overseas drive after his plan to merge suntory with kirin, brewer, collapsed in 2010. in 2013, the group raised almost $4bn by listing its non-alcoholic drinks and food business, and acquired the and brands from for £1.35bn.
mr turned to mr to execute the fraught integration with beam. mr, 57, had earned a reputation as an effective operator in 12 years at the helm of lawson, convenience store chain. fluent in english, he is one of the most internationally minded executives and has close ties to prime minister abe.
he has taken a far more active approach than other japanese executives involved in foreign takeovers. suntory has representation on audit committee and has a say in its compensation and nomination issues.
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“it clear who was in control. i told matt [shattock, now beam suntory chief executive] that i am the boss of the entire suntory holdings,” mr says.
in the first year, beam executives were overwhelmed by the rigorous monthly reporting required by suntory management, particularly on its cash generation. beam has exceeded the sales and profit targets set at the time of the acquisition, but its japanese owner pushed it to try harder.
“suntory has a very hands-on style so there are detailed questions even in board meetings. it may have been to a point where matt [shattock] wondered why we wanted to know such detail,” says, chief financial officer. “but as we discussed what was behind the numbers, our understanding of their strategy and markets deepened.”
beyond the practical challenges, a climate of mistrust developed when two pieces of the original plan were dropped. when the deal was initially discussed, the japanese side had indicated to beam that its shares would be in the us. beam executives had also expected suntory to sell its japanese whisky in the us market following the deal.
the suntory board agreed in the spring of 2014 that it would trigger initial public offering within three years of the merger, with the proceeds forming the backbone of the debt repayment plans, according to one person with knowledge of the decision. but the listing was put on hold due to opposition from suntory holdings’ founding family, which holds an 89 per cent stake in the group through an asset management firm upsetting beam executives who had been promised an.
under new management
since the deal, most of the original beam management team has left, with the exception of mr. “losing the head of international, the us, chief marketing officer, production, human resources and cfo cannot happen without some impact,” says gaynor, a retired senior executive at beam who is a consultant to the industry. “this is what makes acquisitions so difficult.”
the high turnover of senior executives was blamed on everything from rival offers to the cancellation of the but mr insists the overall turnover rate at beam which employs people is at its lowest in three years. “they realise that this investment is made for a very long term and therefore they now have a parent and a home which will be here for many, many years to come,” he says.
in late 2014 mr sought to combine the skills of the jim beam distillery in kentucky and yamazaki distillery, the birthplace of japanese whisky on the outskirts of kyoto, to boost the jim beam products amid a shortage of japanese whisky to sell in to the us. to do this suntory introduced the concept of kaizen, the philosophy of continuous improvement. for workers at beam, this sounded like criticism of their practices.
“initially, the interactions were perceived as highly insulting, until we reached mutual understanding regarding culture and intention,” says vincent ambrosino, former chief financial officer who moved to tokyo to serve as a senior adviser to mr and mr. “eventually, we figured out that we shared a common objective.”
teams led by fred noe, the master distiller and great grandson of jim beam, and chief blender shuttled between kentucky and yamazaki developing new products. similar collaborations were made in procurement, marketing and risk management. from beam, suntory learnt how to manage global operations.
at home, mr was fighting a different battle. before his appointment, the company decided to put its japanese whisky business under management. for some japanese employees, it felt humiliating to report on domestic operations to a foreign company, especially one that it owned.
mr admits that tensions persist, but adds: “if we are going to sell worldwide, it would definitely be better to use network and branding than to do it all from the japanese side.”
suntory’s transition into a global company moved slowly despite mr’s aspirations. “it’s impossible for everyone to suddenly have a global mindset. that will take three to five years,” mr says. “to be blunt, most of the people in this building see beam as someone problem.”
company executives and analysts admit there is no time to waste, however: “the longer it takes to align corporate culture and get effective strategies in place, the more opportunities are missed,” says stephen rannekleiv, spirits industry analyst at rabobank.
even after the acquisition of beam, analysts point to the narrow geographic scope of the two companies as a disadvantage as they seek to tap new markets. in 2015, the group generated 73 per cent of its sales by volume in the us and japan. but with the beam deal, the japanese group will aim to expand sales of brown spirits in india and other parts of asia.
“they have a lot of catching up to do,” says jeremy cunnington, an analyst at. “but the scope for doing [more] investment is a lot more limited with its high level of debt.”
growing american market
with on hold, the group has taken steps to free up cash. it is drawing greater profit margins by selling more high-end products, cutting back on costs, including overseas travel and urging employees to trim working hours. in the past year, beam has sold its spanish brandy and sherry business while suntory its stakes in hamburger chain and sandwich franchise subway in japan.
the focus on the us and japan has benefited suntory and beam as rivals such as jack owner and grapple with a slowdown in emerging markets.
by volume, whisky sales in the us where the combined group holds a 19 per cent market share according to and japan were up per cent and per cent respectively, while markets in china and brazil declined, according to iwsr.
suntory holdings saw its net profit rise 18 per cent to in 2015 while robust beam sales lifted the revenue by 9 per cent to ¥2.7tn.
in september, beam suntory will move its global headquarters to downtown chicago from suburban deerfield, as part of the push to ramp up marketing in big cities where it sees fierce competition for and other young drinkers of premium bourbon and whisky.
“everyone is rushing to the us, from to pernod,” says mr. “that’s a big threat.” | ʤɪst mənθs ˈæftər ˈteɪˌkoʊvər əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈspɪrɪts ˈmeɪkər bim ɪn 2014 ðə ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv əv ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈwɪski grup drɑpt ə ˈbɑmˌʃɛl. ðə kˈwɑləti əv ðə ʤɪm bim ˈbərbən kʊd bi ˌɪmˈpruvd, hi səˈʤɛstɪd, ɪf ɪts dɪˈstɪlərz ɪmˈplɔɪd ə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈprɔˌsɛs kɔld kaizen*. mæt, ðə ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv əv bim, krɪnʤd æt ðə prəˈpoʊzəl meɪd baɪ hɪz ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrt, təˈkɛʃi. ɪt wɑz sin ɛz ə dɪˈrɛkt əˈfrənt tɪ ðə ˈfɔrmjələ pərˈfɛktəd baɪ ðə ʤɪm bim ˈfæməli ˈoʊvər tu ˈsɛnʧəriz. ðə ˈsənˈtɔri ʧif wɑz səˈʤɛstɪŋ ˈoʊnli ˈmaɪnər twiks tɪ ðə ˈwɔtər ˌpjʊrəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs, nɑt ə ʧeɪnʤ tɪ ðə bim ˈrɛsəpi. bət ðə mɪr hɪnt əv ˈmɛdəlɪŋ, reɪzd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə bɔrd ˈmitɪŋ, kɔzd ˈdæmɪʤ. ɪt streɪnd riˈleɪʃənz ʤɪst ɛz ðə tu saɪdz wər ˈrɛsəlɪŋ wɪθ haʊ tɪ meɪk ə səkˈsɛs əv ðə kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈbərbən ˈmeɪkər ənd ɪts ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈoʊnər, noʊn fər ɪts ˌjɑmɑˈzɑki ənd. ðə ˈtɛnʧənz kənˈtɪnjud fər mənθs wɪθ ˈmɪstər, ɔn mɔr ðən wən əˈkeɪʒən, sˈlæmɪŋ hɪz fɪst ɔn ə ˈteɪbəl ənd ˈwɔkɪŋ aʊt əv tɔks ɪn frəˈstreɪʃən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈpipəl brift əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmitɪŋz. ðət steɪʤ, ˈɛvriˌwən wɑz kaɪnd əv ɔn ðə ɛʤ əv ðɛr sit traɪɪŋ tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd wət ɪgˈzæktli ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ happen,”*,” ə ˈpərsən ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs sɪz. hərd wərdz [frəm] laɪk ʤɪm bim ənd quality.”*.” ðə klæʃ ˈoʊvər ðə ɑrt əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈspɪrɪts, fər wɪʧ ˈsənˈtɔri həz əˈdɑptəd ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz tərm mɔr ˈwaɪdli juzd fər ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ, leɪd bɛr ðə ˈʧælənʤ feɪst baɪ ðə ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz ɪn ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪŋ tu praʊd ˈkəlʧərz, iʧ wɪθ ə strɔŋ ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ. ðə ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ðə ˈpɪtˌfɔlz ðət hæv ˈmɛni ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈoʊnərz feɪst wɪθ ˈrənɪŋ ˈnuli əkˈwaɪərd ˈoʊvərˈsiz ˈkəmpəˌniz. ðə dil ˈɔlsoʊ sərvz ɛz ə ˈweɪˌkəp kɔl fər sˈmɔlər pleɪərz ɛz grups səʧ ɛz æb ənd ˈkɑmbaɪn ˈfɔrsɪz tɪ steɪ kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ɪn ə ˈræpədli kənˈsɑləˌdeɪtɪŋ drɪŋks ˈɪndəstri. tɪ blɛnd ðə skɪl ənd ˌɛkspərˈtiz əv boʊθ [ˈkəmpəˌniz] ɪz ɑr goʊl. ðət həz bɪn ə bɪg ˈʧælənʤ bət ˈoʊvər wən ənd ə hæf jɪrz, ðeɪ mɔr ər lɛs kəmˈjut tɪ iʧ spɑt: kənˈtəki ənd ˌjɑmɑˈzɑki (dɪˈstɪləriz). ðɪs ɪz ə nu plæn fər ɑr integration,”*,” ˈmɪstər sɪz. ðɪs ˈblɛndɪŋ hɛlpt tɪ lɪft seɪlz æt bim θru ʤɔɪnt ˈprɑdəkts ənd ˈmɑrkətɪŋ. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ wɛnt səm weɪ təˈwɔrdz ˈrɛskjuɪŋ ə dil ðət wɑz ˌəndərˈmaɪnd frəm ðə stɑrt baɪ ˈbroʊkən ˈprɑməsəz, ə læk əv ˈgəvərnəns ənd ənˌriˈlɪstɪk æmˈbɪʃənz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈɪntərvˌjuz wɪθ ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz ənd ˈəðərz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. ˈkɔstli ˌækwəˈzɪʃən əv bim, ən dɪˈstɪlər əv mɑrk ˈwɪski ənd ˈkɑnˌjæk, wɑz ˈdrɪvən baɪ ðə seɪm ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən ðət həz lɛd tɪ ə ˈrisənt bɪnʤ ɪn ˈoʊvərˈsiz ˈspɛndɪŋ baɪ ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈkəmpəˌniz traɪɪŋ tɪ sərˈvaɪv ə ʃˈrɪŋkɪŋ hoʊm ˈmɑrkɪt. ˈpɔdˌkæst bim ˈsənˈtɔri: ə ˈvɑlətəl blɛnd ˈteɪˌkoʊvər əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈspɪrɪts ˈmeɪkər bim ɪn 2014 ˈkætəˌpəltɪd ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz grup tɪ ˈnəmbər 3 ɪn ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈspɪrɪts ˈmɑrkɪts. ðə wɑz nɑt wɪˈθaʊt ɪts ˈprɑbləmz, ənd ˈkænə ɪkˈspleɪnz haʊ bim ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm ðə ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ənd əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkɔrpərət ˈkəlʧərz ðə dil geɪv ðə ˈpraɪvətli hɛld ˌʤæpəˈniz grup ə ˈtɪkɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈspɪrɪts ˈmɑrkɪt ðə moʊst ˈprɑfətəbəl ənd wən əv ðə fju ðət ɪz stɪl groʊɪŋ. ɪt ˈkætəˌpəltɪd ˈsənˈtɔri ˈhoʊldɪŋz, ˈlɑrʤəst drɪŋks grup, ˈɪntu θərd pleɪs ɪn ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈspɪrɪts ˈɪndəstri baɪ ˈvɑljum ˈæftər ɪn ðə ənd pɛrˈnoʊ rɪˈkɑrd ɪn fræns, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl waɪn ənd ˈspɪrɪt ˈrisərʧ. bət ðə ˈgæmbəl keɪm æt ə juʤ kɔst. ˈsənˈtɔri ˈimərʤd frəm ɪt wɪθ nɛt dɛt æt əˈbaʊt 15bn*), səm faɪv taɪmz ɪts ˈərnɪŋz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛst, tæks, dɪˌpriʃiˈeɪʃən ənd amortisation*. ˌprɑfɪtəˈbɪlɪti rɪˈmeɪnz haɪ bət ðə spid əv dɛt rɪˈdəkʃən həz bɪn sloʊər ðən expected,”*,” sɪz yanase*, ˈænəlɪst æt moody’s*. grup ɪz riˈstrɪktɪd frəm əˈgrɛsɪvli ɪkˈspændɪŋ ɛz ˈsənˈtɔri ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn integration.”*.” ˈbreɪkɪŋ trəˈdɪʃənz ˈmɪstər ɪz ðə fərst ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv əˈpɔɪntɪd frəm ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈfæməli. rɪˈkrutɪd ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2014 baɪ, ðə kɛrɪzˈmætɪk ˈʧɛrmən əv ˈsənˈtɔri ˈhoʊldɪŋz ənd ðə ˈgrændˌsən əv ˈfaʊndər torii*, ɪt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ə boʊld breɪk wɪθ trəˈdɪʃən. ðə bim dil wɑz pɑrt əv ə ˈwaɪdər ɪkˈspænʧən. ˈsənˈtɔri peɪd fər ɔrænˈʤinər ʃwɛps ɪn 2009 ðɛn ˈmɪstər stɛpt əp hɪz ˈoʊvərˈsiz draɪv ˈæftər hɪz plæn tɪ mərʤ ˈsənˈtɔri wɪθ ˈkɪrɪn, bruər, kəˈlæpst ɪn 2010 ɪn 2013 ðə grup reɪzd ˈɔlˌmoʊst baɪ ˈlɪstɪŋ ɪts ˌnɑˌnælkəˈhɑlɪk drɪŋks ənd fud ˈbɪznɪs, ənd əkˈwaɪərd ðə ənd brændz frəm fər £1.35bn*. ˈmɪstər tərnd tɪ ˈmɪstər tɪ ˈɛksəˌkjut ðə frɔt ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən wɪθ bim. ˈmɪstər, 57 hæd ərnd ə ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ɛz ən ˈifɛktɪv ˈɑpərˌeɪtər ɪn 12 jɪrz æt ðə hɛlm əv ˈlɔsən, kənˈvinjəns stɔr ʧeɪn. fluənt ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ, hi ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli ˈmaɪndɪd ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz ənd həz kloʊz taɪz tɪ praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər eɪb. hi həz ˈteɪkən ə fɑr mɔr ˈæktɪv əˈproʊʧ ðən ˈəðər ˌʤæpəˈniz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈfɔrən ˈteɪˌkoʊvərz. ˈsənˈtɔri həz ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən ɔn ˈɔdɪt kəˈmɪti ənd həz ə seɪ ɪn ɪts ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən ənd ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən ˈɪʃuz. rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈɑrtɪkəl ʤəˈpæn ɪŋk: bɪg ˈspɛndərz ən ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ənd groʊɪŋ ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən fɔrs ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈɪntu ən ˈoʊvərˈsiz ˌækwəˈzɪʃənz bum klɪr hu wɑz ɪn kənˈtroʊl. aɪ toʊld mæt [shattock*, naʊ bim ˈsənˈtɔri ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv] ðət aɪ æm ðə bɔs əv ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈsənˈtɔri holdings,”*,” ˈmɪstər sɪz. ɪn ðə fərst jɪr, bim ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz wər ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd baɪ ðə ˈrɪgərəs ˈmənθli rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ rikˈwaɪərd baɪ ˈsənˈtɔri ˈmænɪʤmənt, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɔn ɪts kæʃ ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən. bim həz ɪkˈsidɪd ðə seɪlz ənd ˈprɑfɪt ˈtɑrgəts sɛt æt ðə taɪm əv ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən, bət ɪts ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈoʊnər pʊʃt ɪt tɪ traɪ ˈhɑrdər. həz ə ˈvɛri ˌhænˈzɔn staɪl soʊ ðɛr ər dɪˈteɪld kˈwɛsʧənz ˈivɪn ɪn bɔrd ˈmitɪŋz. ɪt meɪ hæv bɪn tɪ ə pɔɪnt wɛr mæt [shattock*] ˈwəndərd waɪ wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ noʊ səʧ detail,”*,” sɪz, ʧif ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈɔfɪsər. ɛz wi dɪˈskəst wət wɑz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈnəmbərz, ɑr ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðɛr ˈstrætəʤi ənd ˈmɑrkɪts deepened.”*.” bɪɔnd ðə ˈpræktɪkəl ˈʧælənʤɪz, ə ˈklaɪmɪt əv mɪˈstrəst dɪˈvɛləpt wɪn tu ˈpisɪz əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl plæn wər drɑpt. wɪn ðə dil wɑz ˌɪˈnɪʃəli dɪˈskəst, ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz saɪd hæd ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd tɪ bim ðət ɪts ʃɛrz wʊd bi ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs. bim ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz hæd ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈsənˈtɔri tɪ sɛl ɪts ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈwɪski ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈmɑrkɪt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə dil. ðə ˈsənˈtɔri bɔrd əˈgrid ɪn ðə spərɪŋ əv 2014 ðət ɪt wʊd ˈtrɪgər ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈpəblɪk ˈɔfərɪŋ wɪˈθɪn θri jɪrz əv ðə ˈmərʤər, wɪθ ðə prəˈsidz ˈfɔrmɪŋ ðə ˈbækˌboʊn əv ðə dɛt riˈpeɪmənt plænz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ wən ˈpərsən wɪθ ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə dɪˈsɪʒən. bət ðə ˈlɪstɪŋ wɑz pʊt ɔn hoʊld du tɪ ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən frəm ˈsənˈtɔri holdings’*’ ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈfæməli, wɪʧ hoʊldz ən 89 pər sɛnt steɪk ɪn ðə grup θru ən ˈæˌsɛt ˈmænɪʤmənt fərm əpˈsɛtɪŋ bim ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz hu hæd bɪn ˈprɑməst ən. ˈəndər nu ˈmænɪʤmənt sɪns ðə dil, moʊst əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl bim ˈmænɪʤmənt tim həz lɛft, wɪθ ðə ɪkˈsɛpʃən əv ˈmɪstər. ðə hɛd əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl, ðə ˈjuˈɛs, ʧif ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈɔfɪsər, pərˈdəkʃən, ˈjumən ˈrisɔrsɪz ənd ˈsiˌɛˈfoʊ ˈkænɑt ˈhæpən wɪˈθaʊt səm impact,”*,” sɪz ˈgeɪnər, ə rɪˈtaɪrd ˈsinjər ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv æt bim hu ɪz ə kənˈsəltənt tɪ ðə ˈɪndəstri. ɪz wət meɪks ˌækwəˈzɪʃənz soʊ difficult.”*.” ðə haɪ ˈtərˌnoʊvər əv ˈsinjər ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz wɑz bleɪmd ɔn ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm ˈraɪvəl ˈɔfərz tɪ ðə ˌkænsəˈleɪʃən əv ðə bət ˈmɪstər ˌɪnˈsɪsts ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈtərˌnoʊvər reɪt æt bim wɪʧ ɪmˈplɔɪz ˈpipəl ɪz æt ɪts loʊəst ɪn θri jɪrz. ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ðɪs ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪz meɪd fər ə ˈvɛri lɔŋ tərm ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ðeɪ naʊ hæv ə ˈpɛrənt ənd ə hoʊm wɪʧ wɪl bi hir fər ˈmɛni, ˈmɛni jɪrz tɪ come,”*,” hi sɪz. ɪn leɪt 2014 ˈmɪstər sɔt tɪ ˈkɑmbaɪn ðə skɪlz əv ðə ʤɪm bim dɪˈstɪləri ɪn kənˈtəki ənd ˌjɑmɑˈzɑki dɪˈstɪləri, ðə ˈbərθˌpleɪs əv ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈwɪski ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˌskərts əv ˈkjoʊtoʊ, tɪ bust ðə ʤɪm bim ˈprɑdəkts əˈmɪd ə ˈʃɔrtɪʤ əv ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈwɪski tɪ sɛl ɪn tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs. tɪ du ðɪs ˈsənˈtɔri ˌɪntrəˈdust ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv kaizen*, ðə fəˈlɑsəfi əv kənˈtɪnjuəs ˌɪmˈpruvmənt. fər ˈwərkərz æt bim, ðɪs ˈsaʊndɪd laɪk ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ðɛr ˈpræktɪsɪz. ““initially*, ðə ˌɪnərˈækʃənz wər pərˈsivd ɛz ˈhaɪli ˌɪnˈsəltɪŋ, ənˈtɪl wi riʧt mˈjuʧuəl ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈkəlʧər ənd intention,”*,” sɪz ˈvɪnsɪnt ɑmbroʊˈsinoʊ, ˈfɔrmər ʧif ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈɔfɪsər hu muvd tɪ ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ tɪ sərv ɛz ə ˈsinjər ædˈvaɪzər tɪ ˈmɪstər ənd ˈmɪstər. ““eventually*, wi ˈfɪgjərd aʊt ðət wi ʃɛrd ə ˈkɑmən objective.”*.” timz lɛd baɪ frɛd noʊ, ðə ˈmæstər dɪˈstɪlər ənd greɪt ˈgrændˌsən əv ʤɪm bim, ənd ʧif ˈblɛndər ˈʃətəld bɪtˈwin kənˈtəki ənd ˌjɑmɑˈzɑki dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ nu ˈprɑdəkts. ˈsɪmələr ˌkɑləbərˈeɪʃənz wər meɪd ɪn proʊˈkjʊrmənt, ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ənd rɪsk ˈmænɪʤmənt. frəm bim, ˈsənˈtɔri lərnt haʊ tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ˈgloʊbəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. æt hoʊm, ˈmɪstər wɑz ˈfaɪtɪŋ ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈbætəl. ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz əˈpɔɪntmənt, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ pʊt ɪts ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈwɪski ˈbɪznɪs ˈəndər ˈmænɪʤmənt. fər səm ˌʤæpəˈniz ɪmˈplɔɪiz, ɪt fɛlt hjuˈmɪliˌeɪtɪŋ tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ɔn dəˈmɛstɪk ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz tɪ ə ˈfɔrən ˈkəmpəˌni, əˈspɛʃəli wən ðət ɪt oʊnd. ˈmɪstər ədˈmɪts ðət ˈtɛnʧənz pərˈsɪst, bət ædz: wi ər goʊɪŋ tɪ sɛl ˈwərldˈwaɪd, ɪt wʊd ˈdɛfənətli bi ˈbɛtər tɪ juz ˈnɛtˌwərk ənd ˈbrændɪŋ ðən tɪ du ɪt ɔl frəm ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz side.”*.” trænˈzɪʃən ˈɪntu ə ˈgloʊbəl ˈkəmpəˌni muvd sˈloʊli dɪˈspaɪt ˈmɪstər ˌæspərˈeɪʃənz. ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl fər ˈɛvriˌwən tɪ ˈsədənli hæv ə ˈgloʊbəl ˈmaɪndˌsɛt. ðət wɪl teɪk θri tɪ faɪv years,”*,” ˈmɪstər sɪz. bi blənt, moʊst əv ðə ˈpipəl ɪn ðɪs ˈbɪldɪŋ si bim ɛz ˈsəmˌwən problem.”*.” ˈkəmpəˌni ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz ənd ˈænəlɪsts ədˈmɪt ðɛr ɪz noʊ taɪm tɪ weɪst, ˌhaʊˈɛvər: ˈlɔŋgər ɪt teɪks tɪ əˈlaɪn ˈkɔrpərət ˈkəlʧər ənd gɪt ˈifɛktɪv ˈstrætəʤiz ɪn pleɪs, ðə mɔr ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ər missed,”*,” sɪz ˈstivən rannekleiv*, ˈspɪrɪts ˈɪndəstri ˈænəlɪst æt ˈrɑboʊˌbæŋk. ˈivɪn ˈæftər ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən əv bim, ˈænəlɪsts pɔɪnt tɪ ðə ˈnɛroʊ ˌʤiəˈgræfɪk skoʊp əv ðə tu ˈkəmpəˌniz ɛz ə ˌdɪsədˈvænɪʤ ɛz ðeɪ sik tɪ tæp nu ˈmɑrkɪts. ɪn 2015 ðə grup ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd 73 pər sɛnt əv ɪts seɪlz baɪ ˈvɑljum ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ʤəˈpæn. bət wɪθ ðə bim dil, ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz grup wɪl eɪm tɪ ɪkˈspænd seɪlz əv braʊn ˈspɪrɪts ɪn ˈɪndiə ənd ˈəðər pɑrts əv ˈeɪʒə. hæv ə lɔt əv ˈkæʧɪŋ əp tɪ do,”*,” sɪz ˈʤɛrəˌmi ˈkənɪŋtən, ən ˈænəlɪst æt. ðə skoʊp fər duɪŋ [mɔr] ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪz ə lɔt mɔr ˈlɪmɪtɪd wɪθ ɪts haɪ ˈlɛvəl əv debt.”*.” groʊɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmɑrkɪt wɪθ ɔn hoʊld, ðə grup həz ˈteɪkən stɛps tɪ fri əp kæʃ. ɪt ɪz drɔɪŋ ˈgreɪtər ˈprɑfɪt ˈmɑrʤənz baɪ ˈsɛlɪŋ mɔr haɪɛnd ˈprɑdəkts, ˈkətɪŋ bæk ɔn kɔsts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈoʊvərˈsiz ˈtrævəl ənd ˈərʤɪŋ ɪmˈplɔɪiz tɪ trɪm ˈwərkɪŋ aʊərz. ɪn ðə pæst jɪr, bim həz soʊld ɪts ˈspænɪʃ ˈbrændi ənd ˈʃɛri ˈbɪznɪs waɪl ˈsənˈtɔri ɪts steɪks ɪn ˈhæmbərgər ʧeɪn ənd ˈsænwɪʧ ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ˈsəbˌweɪ ɪn ʤəˈpæn. ðə ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ʤəˈpæn həz ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd ˈsənˈtɔri ənd bim ɛz ˈraɪvəlz səʧ ɛz ʤæk ˈoʊnər ənd ˈgræpəl wɪθ ə sˈloʊˌdaʊn ɪn ˈimərʤɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪts. baɪ ˈvɑljum, ˈwɪski seɪlz ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs wɛr ðə kəmˈbaɪnd grup hoʊldz ə 19 pər sɛnt ˈmɑrkɪt ʃɛr əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ənd ʤəˈpæn wər əp pər sɛnt ənd pər sɛnt rɪˈspɛktɪvli, waɪl ˈmɑrkɪts ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ənd brəˈzɪl dɪˈklaɪnd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ iwsr*. ˈsənˈtɔri ˈhoʊldɪŋz sɔ ɪts nɛt ˈprɑfɪt raɪz 18 pər sɛnt tɪ ɪn 2015 waɪl roʊˈbəst bim seɪlz ˈlɪftɪd ðə ˈrɛvəˌnu baɪ 9 pər sɛnt tɪ ¥2.7tn*. ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər, bim ˈsənˈtɔri wɪl muv ɪts ˈgloʊbəl ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz tɪ ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ frəm səˈbərbən ˈdɪrfild, ɛz pɑrt əv ðə pʊʃ tɪ ræmp əp ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ɪn bɪg ˈsɪtiz wɛr ɪt siz fɪrs ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən fər ənd ˈəðər jəŋ ˈdrɪŋkərz əv ˈprimiəm ˈbərbən ənd ˈwɪski. ɪz ˈrəʃɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs, frəm tɪ pernod,”*,” sɪz ˈmɪstər. ə bɪg threat.”*.” |
as some of you folks may be aware there are a good deal of games that will play on steam but still run off the games for windows live back-end. while in the past this has not been an issue (although being a pain in the ass to setup and play is an entirely different story) the future may not be so good. if any of your games run on the games for windows live service take note, while not official yet, we have word that microsoft will be shutting the service down come july of this year. what does this mean short term? nothing to be honest, but when the service does shut down, the game developer will need to covert it to if you plan on playing it still (multiplayer is 100% confirmed to need, single player is in question still).
the good folks at reached out to a few developers and publishers to see if they have already converted their game to or perhaps plan to within the time frame we think they have before the service goes dead. here is the latest updated list.
green = has been removed.
blue = will be removed.
red = no plans.
purple = reached out but are still awaiting response.
(colorblind version)
2k games
bioshock 2 (steamworks) bethesda
fallout 3 (none. cd key requirement removed by steam. instructions are available for downloading and purchased through.) capcom
dark void (no plans.)
dead rising 2 (no plans.)
dead rising 2: off the record (no plans.)
lost planet 2 (no plans.)
lost planet: extreme condition colonies edition (no plans.)
resident evil 5 (no plans.)
resident evil: operation raccoon city (no plans.)
street fighter x (no plans.)
super street fighter / arcade edition (steamworks)
dirt 2 (no comment.)
dirt 3 (steamworks)
f1 2010 (steamworks)
f1 2011 (steamworks)
fuel (no comment. delisted from steam.)
operation flashpoint: dragon rising (no comment.)
operation flashpoint: red river (no comment.) double fine productions
iron brigade (no plans.)
bulletstorm microsoft
fable 3 (no plans.)
gears of war (no plans.)
halo 2 (no plans.)
microsoft flight (no plans.)
shadowrun (no plans.)
tinker (no plans.)
viva (no plans.) bandai
ace combat: assault horizon enhanced edition (exploring options, but no set plans yet.)
dark souls: prepare to die edition (exploring options, but no set plans yet.) update: bandai descriptions altered from “will update” to “exploring options.” nordic games
red faction: guerrilla (will strip. may replace with an existing service or develop its own.) games
grand theft auto + episodes from liberty city sega
the club
stormrise
universe at war:rth assault
virtua tennis 4
warhammer: dawn of war 2 shadow planet productions
insanely twisted shadow planet (steamworks) signal studios
toy soldiers (can choose between or) strategy first
flatout: ultimate carnage square enix
kane & lynch: dead men twisted pixel
ms. man (steamworks. no timeline.) warner
batman: asylum (steamworks)
batman: city (steamworks)
gotham city impostors (steamworks)
mortal kombat arcade
zombie studios / ignition entertainment
blacklight: tango down (no plans.)
the following games are extremely unlikely to be updated:
activision
quantum of solace (delisted. publisher no longer has rights to franchise.)
disney interactive
star wars: clone wars republic heroes (original publisher [lucasarts] closed)
tron: evolution (studio closed)
timegate studios
section 8 (studio closed)
section 8: prejudice (studio closed)
it is sad to say if one of your favorite games was developed or published by microsoft it zero chance of making the conversion to. if they only knew how many of us would play gears of war again… if only. | ɛz səm əv ju foʊks meɪ bi əˈwɛr ðɛr ər ə gʊd dil əv geɪmz ðət wɪl pleɪ ɔn stim bət stɪl rən ɔf ðə geɪmz fər ˈwɪndoʊz lɪv back-end*. waɪl ɪn ðə pæst ðɪs həz nɑt bɪn ən ˈɪʃu (ˌɔlˈðoʊ biɪŋ ə peɪn ɪn ðə æs tɪ ˈsɛˌtəp ənd pleɪ ɪz ən ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈdɪfərənt ˈstɔri) ðə fˈjuʧər meɪ nɑt bi soʊ gʊd. ɪf ˈɛni əv jʊr geɪmz rən ɔn ðə geɪmz fər ˈwɪndoʊz lɪv ˈsərvɪs teɪk noʊt, waɪl nɑt əˈfɪʃəl jɛt, wi hæv wərd ðət ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft wɪl bi ˈʃətɪŋ ðə ˈsərvɪs daʊn kəm ˌʤuˈlaɪ əv ðɪs jɪr. wət dɪz ðɪs min ʃɔrt tərm? ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ bi ˈɑnəst, bət wɪn ðə ˈsərvɪs dɪz ʃət daʊn, ðə geɪm dɪˈvɛləpər wɪl nid tɪ ˈkoʊvərt ɪt tɪ ɪf ju plæn ɔn pleɪɪŋ ɪt stɪl (ˈməltiˌpleɪər ɪz 100 kənˈfərmd tɪ nid, ˈsɪŋgəl pleɪər ɪz ɪn kˈwɛʃən stɪl). ðə gʊd foʊks æt riʧt aʊt tɪ ə fju dɪˈvɛləpərz ənd ˈpəblɪʃərz tɪ si ɪf ðeɪ hæv ɔˈrɛdi kənˈvərtɪd ðɛr geɪm tɪ ər pərˈhæps plæn tɪ wɪˈθɪn ðə taɪm freɪm wi θɪŋk ðeɪ hæv ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈsərvɪs goʊz dɛd. hir ɪz ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd lɪst. grin həz bɪn riˈmuvd. blu wɪl bi riˈmuvd. rɛd noʊ plænz. ˈpərpəl riʧt aʊt bət ər stɪl əˈweɪtɪŋ rɪˈspɑns. (ˈkələrˌblaɪnd ˈvərʒən) geɪmz 2 (steamworks*) bəˈθɛzdə ˈfɔˌlaʊt 3 (nən. ˈsiˈdi ki rɪkˈwaɪrmənt riˈmuvd baɪ stim. ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz ər əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪŋ ənd ˈpərʧəst θru.) ˈkæpkəm dɑrk vɔɪd (noʊ plænz.) dɛd ˈraɪzɪŋ 2 (noʊ plænz.) dɛd ˈraɪzɪŋ 2 ɔf ðə ˈrɛkərd (noʊ plænz.) lɔst ˈplænət 2 (noʊ plænz.) lɔst ˈplænət: ɪkˈstrim kənˈdɪʃən ˈkɑləniz ɪˈdɪʃən (noʊ plænz.) ˈrɛzɪdənt ˈivəl 5 (noʊ plænz.) ˈrɛzɪdənt ˈivəl: ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ræˈkun ˈsɪti (noʊ plænz.) strit ˈfaɪtər ɛks (noʊ plænz.) ˈsupər strit ˈfaɪtər ɑrˈkeɪd ɪˈdɪʃən (steamworks*) dərt 2 (noʊ ˈkɑmɛnt.) dərt 3 (steamworks*) 2010 (steamworks*) 2011 (steamworks*) fjuəl (noʊ ˈkɑmɛnt. ˌdiˈlɪstɪd frəm stim.) ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ˈflæʃˌpɔɪnt: ˈdrægən ˈraɪzɪŋ (noʊ ˈkɑmɛnt.) ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ˈflæʃˌpɔɪnt: rɛd ˈrɪvər (noʊ ˈkɑmɛnt.) ˈdəbəl faɪn pərˈdəkʃənz aɪərn brɪˈgeɪd (noʊ plænz.) ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈfeɪbəl 3 (noʊ plænz.) gɪrz əv wɔr (noʊ plænz.) ˈheɪloʊ 2 (noʊ plænz.) ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft flaɪt (noʊ plænz.) (noʊ plænz.) ˈtɪŋkər (noʊ plænz.) ˈvivə (noʊ plænz.) ˌbænˈdaɪ eɪs ˈkɑmbæt: əˈsɔlt hərˈaɪzən ɛnˈhænst ɪˈdɪʃən (ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ ˈɔpʃənz, bət noʊ sɛt plænz jɛt.) dɑrk soʊlz: priˈpɛr tɪ daɪ ɪˈdɪʃən (ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ ˈɔpʃənz, bət noʊ sɛt plænz jɛt.) ˈəpˌdeɪt: ˌbænˈdaɪ dɪˈskrɪpʃənz ˈɔltərd frəm update”*” tɪ options.”*.” ˈnɔrdɪk geɪmz rɛd ˈfækʃən: gərˈɪlə (wɪl strɪp. meɪ ˌriˈpleɪs wɪθ ən ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈsərvɪs ər dɪˈvɛləp ɪts oʊn.) geɪmz grænd θɛft ˈɔtoʊ ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz frəm ˈlɪbərˌti ˈsɪti ˈsigə ðə kləb ˈjunəˌvərs æt wɔr: ərθ əˈsɔlt ˈtɛnɪs 4 dɔn əv wɔr 2 ˈʃæˌdoʊ ˈplænət pərˈdəkʃənz tˈwɪstɪd ˈʃæˌdoʊ ˈplænət (steamworks*) ˈsɪgnəl ˈstudiˌoʊz tɔɪ ˈsoʊlʤərz (kən ʧuz bɪtˈwin ər) ˈstrætəʤi fərst flatout*: ˈəltəmət ˈkɑrnɪʤ skwɛr ˈɛnɪks keɪn lɪnʧ: dɛd mɛn tˈwɪstɪd ˈpɪksəl mɪz. mæn (steamworks*. noʊ ˈtaɪmlaɪn.) ˈwɔrnər ˈbætˌmæn: əˈsaɪləm (steamworks*) ˈbætˌmæn: ˈsɪti (steamworks*) ˈgɑθəm ˈsɪti ˌɪmˈpɔstərz (steamworks*) ˈmɔrtəl ˈkɑmbæt ɑrˈkeɪd ˈzɑmbi ˈstudiˌoʊz ˌɪgˈnɪʃən ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt blacklight*: ˈtæŋgoʊ daʊn (noʊ plænz.) ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ geɪmz ər ɪkˈstrimli ənˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd: ˈæktɪˌvɪʒən kˈwɑntəm əv ˈsɑləs (ˌdiˈlɪstɪd. ˈpəblɪʃər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər həz raɪts tɪ ˈfrænˌʧaɪz.) ˈdɪzni ˌɪnərˈæktɪv stɑr wɔrz: kloʊn wɔrz riˈpəblɪk ˈhɪroʊz (ərˈɪʤənəl ˈpəblɪʃər [lucasarts*] kloʊzd) trɑn: ˌɛvəˈluʃən (ˈstudiˌoʊ kloʊzd) ˈstudiˌoʊz ˈsɛkʃən 8 (ˈstudiˌoʊ kloʊzd) ˈsɛkʃən 8 ˈprɛʤədɪs (ˈstudiˌoʊ kloʊzd) ɪt ɪz sæd tɪ seɪ ɪf wən əv jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt geɪmz wɑz dɪˈvɛləpt ər ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ɪt ˈziroʊ ʧæns əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə kənˈvərʒən tɪ. ɪf ðeɪ ˈoʊnli nu haʊ ˈmɛni əv ˈjuˈɛs wʊd pleɪ gɪrz əv wɔr again…*… ɪf ˈoʊnli. |
european share indexes have ended flat after a week of volatile trading.
the main indexes in the uk, france and germany rose slightly on friday, but over the week the fell%, the cac 40 shed% and the dax lost 4%.
the volatility prompted the to put out a statement late on thursday reassuring that it was ready to take action to markets.
imf chief christine lagarde said the challenge the world faced "could not be more urgent".
"there are dark clouds over europe and there is huge uncertainty in the us," she said in an address to the annual meeting of the world bank and the in washington.
"and with that we could risk a collapse in global demand.
"we are all in it together and nobody should be under any illusion that there could be a de-coupling."
capitalisation problem
global shares had slumped on thursday, sparked by a federal reserve warning late the previous day about the outlook for the us economy.
gloomy comments about weak global growth from the international monetary fund (imf) and the world bank knocked sentiment further.
on thursday, head christine lagarde said the global economic situation was entering a "dangerous place", while world bank president robert zoellick said he thought the world was in a "danger zone".
doubts about the strength of european banks also resurfaced on friday, after the head of france's markets regulator, jean-pierre jouyet, said "there is indeed a problem with the of banks".
he said 15 to 20 banks needed additional funds, none of which were based in france.
image caption john frary was approaching retirement and faced a tough financial choice that money had just gone in two or three weeks due to a very sharp downturn in a very short period of time john frary from has seen his retirement fund fall by in value in four weeks pensions and hit by turmoil
meanwhile, greece has denied media reports it was contemplating defaulting on its debts, with creditors taking a 50% hit on greek government bonds.
finance minister said athens was focusing on reducing its debt levels.
"all other discussions, rumours, comments and scenarios which are diverting our attention from this central target and greece's political obligation... do not help our common european task," he said.
on friday, credit rating agency moody's downgraded eight greek banks due to concerns about greece's ability to pay back its debts.
two of the greek banks downgraded, the bank of greece and general bank of greece, are by france's credit agricole and societe generale respectively.
'bold action'
the and world bank comments, following the fed's warning about "serious downside risks" to the us economy, helped to push global markets sharply lower on thursday, with the main european indexes falling about 5%, and the dow jones on wall street closing down%.
overnight, asian shares fell sharply, with south korea's main index slumping% and hong kong's hang seng losing%. japan's nikkei was closed for a public holiday.
the european and us falls sparked the to announce a commitment "to take all necessary actions to preserve the stability of banking systems and financial markets as required".
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it said it would follow up this pledge with a "bold action plan" at the beginning of november.
analysts said investors were unimpressed by the announcement.
"the statement from the last night may have taken the edge off the current bitter market sentiment, but the reassurances from the finance ministers lack substance," said jane foley at rabobank.
"until politicians back their actions with words in respect to moving closer to a solution to the debt crisis, markets will continue to worry about a messy and painful outcome from the debt crisis."
the has given little hint of what action it may take, but markets have long been calling for a substantial increase in the's communal bailout fund, the european financial stability facility (efsf), from its agreed level of euros ($596bn; £385bn).
many investors also want the to issue bonds guaranteed by every one of the nations - so-called eurobonds. however, a number of policymakers, particularly those in germany, have resisted the idea.
in july, european finance ministers proposed making the more flexible, allowing it to buy individual government bonds - which would bring down the cost of borrowing for heavily indebted nations - and to offer emergency credit lines to banks. however, the proposals have not yet been ratified.
'drip feed'
analysts say far swifter action is needed in order to soothe investors' jittery nerves.
"markets work on a second by second basis, while politicians seem to be working to a monthly calendar," jeremy stretch from told the bbc.
he highlighted the "drip feed effect" of this week's downgrade of global growth, the fed's warning, the further comments from both the and world bank and thursday's weak figures on private sector growth as undermining investors' confidence even further.
gerard lyons at standard chartered bank also highlighted political inertia, telling the bbc: "my biggest worry is that there is not the sense of urgency that there really needs to be to force policymakers to take decisive action".
the is gathering later in washington, a meeting which jim o'neill, chairman of goldman sachs asset management, suggested could mark the beginning of concerted action to tackle the debt crisis in europe which is the cause of so much stock market volatility.
"the thing that really brought the world to a better place in 2008 was genuine collective action involving both the developed and the developing world through the," he told the bbc.
"the fact that they're all there together in [washington] dc this weekend should lay the framework for thoughts about quite significant actions... sometime between now or possibly at the november in france." | ˌjʊrəˈpiən ʃɛr ˈɪndɛksɪz hæv ˈɛndɪd flæt ˈæftər ə wik əv ˈvɑlətəl ˈtreɪdɪŋ. ðə meɪn ˈɪndɛksɪz ɪn ðə uk*, fræns ənd ˈʤərməni roʊz sˈlaɪtli ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, bət ˈoʊvər ðə wik ðə fɛl ðə ˈsiˈeɪˈsi 40 ʃɛd ənd ðə dæks lɔst 4 ðə ˌvɑləˈtɪləti ˈprɑmptɪd ðə tɪ pʊt aʊt ə ˈsteɪtmənt leɪt ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˌriəˈʃʊrɪŋ ðət ɪt wɑz ˈrɛdi tɪ teɪk ˈækʃən tɪ ˈmɑrkɪts. ʧif krɪˈstin lɑˈgɑrdi sɛd ðə ˈʧælənʤ ðə wərld feɪst "kʊd nɑt bi mɔr ˈərʤənt". "ðɛr ər dɑrk klaʊdz ˈoʊvər ˈjʊrəp ənd ðɛr ɪz juʤ ənˈsərtənti ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs," ʃi sɛd ɪn ən ˈæˌdrɛs tɪ ðə ˈænjuəl ˈmitɪŋ əv ðə wərld bæŋk ənd ðə ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. "ənd wɪθ ðət wi kʊd rɪsk ə kəˈlæps ɪn ˈgloʊbəl dɪˈmænd. "wi ər ɔl ɪn ɪt təˈgɛðər ənd ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ʃʊd bi ˈəndər ˈɛni ˌɪˈluʒən ðət ðɛr kʊd bi ə de-coupling*." ˈprɑbləm ˈgloʊbəl ʃɛrz hæd sləmpt ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, spɑrkt baɪ ə ˈfɛdərəl rɪˈzərv ˈwɔrnɪŋ leɪt ðə ˈpriviəs deɪ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈaʊˌtlʊk fər ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɪˈkɑnəmi. ˈglumi ˈkɑmɛnts əˈbaʊt wik ˈgloʊbəl groʊθ frəm ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmɑnəˌtɛri fənd (imf*) ənd ðə wərld bæŋk nɑkt ˈsɛnəmənt ˈfərðər. ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, hɛd krɪˈstin lɑˈgɑrdi sɛd ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɑz ˈɛnərɪŋ ə "ˈdeɪnʤərəs pleɪs", waɪl wərld bæŋk ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈrɑbərt ˈzoʊlɪk sɛd hi θɔt ðə wərld wɑz ɪn ə "ˈdeɪnʤər zoʊn". daʊts əˈbaʊt ðə strɛŋθ əv ˌjʊrəˈpiən bæŋks ˈɔlsoʊ riˈsərfəst ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˈæftər ðə hɛd əv ˈfrænsɪz ˈmɑrkɪts ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtər, ˌʒænˈpjɛr jouyet*, sɛd "ðɛr ɪz ˌɪnˈdid ə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ðə əv bæŋks". hi sɛd 15 tɪ 20 bæŋks ˈnidɪd əˈdɪʃənəl fəndz, nən əv wɪʧ wər beɪst ɪn fræns. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ʤɑn ˈfrɛri wɑz əˈproʊʧɪŋ rɪˈtaɪərmənt ənd feɪst ə təf ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ʧɔɪs ðət ˈməni hæd ʤɪst gɔn ɪn tu ər θri wiks du tɪ ə ˈvɛri ʃɑrp ˈdaʊnˌtərn ɪn ə ˈvɛri ʃɔrt ˈpɪriəd əv taɪm ʤɑn ˈfrɛri frəm həz sin hɪz rɪˈtaɪərmənt fənd fɔl baɪ ɪn ˈvælju ɪn fɔr wiks ˈpɛnʃənz ənd hɪt baɪ ˈtərˌmɔɪl ˈminˌwaɪl, gris həz dɪˈnaɪd ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrts ɪt wɑz ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪtɪŋ dɪˈfɔltɪŋ ɔn ɪts dɛts, wɪθ ˈkrɛdɪtərz ˈteɪkɪŋ ə 50 hɪt ɔn grik ˈgəvərnmənt bɑndz. ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈmɪnɪstər sɛd ˈæθənz wɑz ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn rɪˈdusɪŋ ɪts dɛt ˈlɛvəlz. "ɔl ˈəðər dɪˈskəʃənz, ˈrumərz, ˈkɑmɛnts ənd sɪˈnɛrioʊz wɪʧ ər dɪˈvərtɪŋ ɑr əˈtɛnʃən frəm ðɪs ˈsɛntrəl ˈtərgət ənd ˈgrisɪz pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən... du nɑt hɛlp ɑr ˈkɑmən ˌjʊrəˈpiən tæsk," hi sɛd. ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˈkrɛdɪt ˈreɪtɪŋ ˈeɪʤənsi ˈmudiz ˈdaʊnˈgreɪdəd eɪt grik bæŋks du tɪ kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ˈgrisɪz əˈbɪləˌti tɪ peɪ bæk ɪts dɛts. tu əv ðə grik bæŋks ˈdaʊnˈgreɪdəd, ðə bæŋk əv gris ənd ˈʤɛnərəl bæŋk əv gris, ər baɪ ˈfrænsɪz ˈkrɛdɪt ˈægrɪˌkoʊl ənd ˌsoʊsiɛˈteɪ ˌʤɛnərˈæl rɪˈspɛktɪvli. 'boʊld ˈækʃən' ðə ənd wərld bæŋk ˈkɑmɛnts, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə fɛdz ˈwɔrnɪŋ əˈbaʊt "ˈsɪriəs ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd rɪsks" tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɪˈkɑnəmi, hɛlpt tɪ pʊʃ ˈgloʊbəl ˈmɑrkɪts ˈʃɑrpli loʊər ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, wɪθ ðə meɪn ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈɪndɛksɪz ˈfɑlɪŋ əˈbaʊt 5 ənd ðə daʊ ʤoʊnz ɔn wɔl strit ˈkloʊzɪŋ daʊn ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt, ˈeɪʒən ʃɛrz fɛl ˈʃɑrpli, wɪθ saʊθ ˌkɔˈriəz meɪn ˈɪndɛks sˈləmpɪŋ ənd hɔŋ kɔŋz hæŋ sɛŋ ˈluzɪŋ ʤəˈpænz ˈniˌkeɪ wɑz kloʊzd fər ə ˈpəblɪk ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ. ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ənd ˈjuˈɛs fɔlz spɑrkt ðə tɪ əˈnaʊns ə kəˈmɪtmənt "tɪ teɪk ɔl ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈækʃənz tɪ prɪˈzərv ðə stəˈbɪlɪti əv ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz ənd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈmɑrkɪts ɛz rikˈwaɪərd". wɪʧ weɪ naʊ fər gris? meɪk jʊr weɪ θru ðə meɪz əv ˈgrisɪz dɛt dɪˈsɪʒənz ˈgrisɪz dɛt ˈkraɪsəs dəˈlɛməz ɪt sɛd ɪt wʊd ˈfɑloʊ əp ðɪs plɛʤ wɪθ ə "boʊld ˈækʃən plæn" æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv noʊˈvɛmbər. ˈænəlɪsts sɛd ˌɪnˈvɛstərz wər ˌənɪmˈprɛst baɪ ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt. "ðə ˈsteɪtmənt frəm ðə læst naɪt meɪ hæv ˈteɪkən ðə ɛʤ ɔf ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈbɪtər ˈmɑrkɪt ˈsɛnəmənt, bət ðə ˌriəˈʃʊrənsɪz frəm ðə ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈmɪnɪstərz læk ˈsəbstəns," sɛd ʤeɪn ˈfoʊli æt ˈrɑboʊˌbæŋk. "ənˈtɪl ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz bæk ðɛr ˈækʃənz wɪθ wərdz ɪn rɪˈspɛkt tɪ ˈmuvɪŋ ˈkloʊzər tɪ ə səˈluʃən tɪ ðə dɛt ˈkraɪsəs, ˈmɑrkɪts wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ə ˈmɛsi ənd ˈpeɪnfəl ˈaʊtˌkəm frəm ðə dɛt ˈkraɪsəs." ðə həz ˈgɪvɪn ˈlɪtəl hɪnt əv wət ˈækʃən ɪt meɪ teɪk, bət ˈmɑrkɪts hæv lɔŋ bɪn ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ə səbˈstænʃəl ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ðə kəmˈjunəl ˈbeɪˌlaʊt fənd, ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl stəˈbɪlɪti fəˈsɪlɪti (efsf*), frəm ɪts əˈgrid ˈlɛvəl əv ˈjuˌroʊz 596bn*; £385bn*). ˈmɛni ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ˈɔlsoʊ wɔnt ðə tɪ ˈɪʃu bɑndz ˌgɛrənˈtid baɪ ˈɛvəri wən əv ðə ˈneɪʃənz ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈjuroʊˌbɑndz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpɑləsiˌmeɪkərz, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ðoʊz ɪn ˈʤərməni, hæv rɪˈzɪstɪd ðə aɪˈdiə. ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈmɪnɪstərz prəˈpoʊzd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə mɔr ˈflɛksəbəl, əˈlaʊɪŋ ɪt tɪ baɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈgəvərnmənt bɑndz wɪʧ wʊd brɪŋ daʊn ðə kɔst əv ˈbɑroʊɪŋ fər ˈhɛvəli ˌɪnˈdɛtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ənd tɪ ˈɔfər ˈimərʤənsi ˈkrɛdɪt laɪnz tɪ bæŋks. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə prəˈpoʊzəlz hæv nɑt jɛt bɪn ˈrætəˌfaɪd. 'drɪp fid' ˈænəlɪsts seɪ fɑr sˈwɪftər ˈækʃən ɪz ˈnidɪd ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ suð ˌɪnˈvɛstərz' ˈʤɪtəri nərvz. "ˈmɑrkɪts wərk ɔn ə ˈsɛkənd baɪ ˈsɛkənd ˈbeɪsɪs, waɪl ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz sim tɪ bi ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ ə ˈmənθli ˈkæləndər," ˈʤɛrəˌmi strɛʧ frəm toʊld ðə ˌbibiˈsi. hi ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ðə "drɪp fid ˈifɛkt" əv ðɪs wiks ˈdaʊnˈgreɪd əv ˈgloʊbəl groʊθ, ðə fɛdz ˈwɔrnɪŋ, ðə ˈfərðər ˈkɑmɛnts frəm boʊθ ðə ənd wərld bæŋk ənd ˈθərzˌdeɪz wik ˈfɪgjərz ɔn ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər groʊθ ɛz ˈəndərˌmaɪnɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɛstərz' ˈkɑnfədɛns ˈivɪn ˈfərðər. ʤərɑrd laɪənz æt ˈstændərd ˈʧɑrtərd bæŋk ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪˈnərʃə, ˈtɛlɪŋ ðə ˌbibiˈsi: "maɪ ˈbɪgəst ˈwəri ɪz ðət ðɛr ɪz nɑt ðə sɛns əv ˈərʤənsi ðət ðɛr ˈrɪli nidz tɪ bi tɪ fɔrs ˈpɑləsiˌmeɪkərz tɪ teɪk dɪˈsaɪsɪv ˈækʃən". ðə ɪz ˈgæðərɪŋ ˈleɪtər ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ə ˈmitɪŋ wɪʧ ʤɪm oʊˈnil, ˈʧɛrmən əv ˈgoʊldmən sɑks ˈæˌsɛt ˈmænɪʤmənt, səˈʤɛstɪd kʊd mɑrk ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv kənˈsərtɪd ˈækʃən tɪ ˈtækəl ðə dɛt ˈkraɪsəs ɪn ˈjʊrəp wɪʧ ɪz ðə kɔz əv soʊ məʧ stɑk ˈmɑrkɪt ˌvɑləˈtɪləti. "ðə θɪŋ ðət ˈrɪli brɔt ðə wərld tɪ ə ˈbɛtər pleɪs ɪn 2008 wɑz ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn kəˈlɛktɪv ˈækʃən ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ boʊθ ðə dɪˈvɛləpt ənd ðə dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ wərld θru ðə hi toʊld ðə ˌbibiˈsi. "ðə fækt ðət ðɛr ɔl ðɛr təˈgɛðər ɪn [ˈwɔʃɪŋtən] ˌdiˈsi ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd ʃʊd leɪ ðə ˈfreɪmˌwərk fər θɔts əˈbaʊt kwaɪt sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈækʃənz... ˈsəmˌtaɪm bɪtˈwin naʊ ər ˈpɑsəbli æt ðə noʊˈvɛmbər ɪn fræns." |
how bosses propel the right wing to power
pinkerton's detectives escort strikebreakers in buchtel, ohio, 1884. (photo: library of congress)
u.s. bosses fight unions with a ferocity that is unmatched in the so-called free world. in the early days of the republic, master craftsmen prosecuted fledgling unions as criminal conspiracies that aimed to block their consolidation of wealth and property. during modern times, corporations threaten the jobs of workers in over half of all union follow through on the threat one-third of the time. in between, bosses have resorted to spies and frame-ups, physical violence, court injunctions, private armies of strikebreakers, racist appeals and immigrant exploitation.
the labor question has never been a genteel debate about power and fairness in america.
a new book from the university of illinois press’ “the working class history in american history” series offers a broad survey of how bosses have historically engaged in. against labor: how u.s. employers organized to defeat union activism is a collection of scholarly essays edited by rosemary and chad pearson.
the essays that comprise against labor cover a period that stretches from the late to the clinton era. elizabeth esch and david roediger explore the racist assumptions that were built into so-called “scientific management.” the men with the stopwatches who broke production down into ever smaller tasks had ethnic preferences for each: lithuanians for grinding steel, “american poles” for forging, never mexicans for the night shift and so on. a happy (for management) side effect of this speed up was the simmering resentment between different nationalities that hindered workplace solidarity.
chad pearson shines a light on worker organizations that were created and propped up by employers to help workers resist “union monopolies.” in other words, they created unions for scabs to break strikes and open up closed union shops.
robert h. woodrum looks at the use of the ku klux klan and vigilantism to run union organizers out of the alabama docks and reverse the modest gains southern workers made during world war i. michael dennis updates the southern picture by documenting the sustained, large-scale organizing drive in non-union virginia supermarkets in the early 1990s. already facing enormous competitive pressure from walmart, the supermarkets dug in for a fight with little concern for the law. the story is a perfectly concise example of just how broken the national labor relations board (nlrb) was as a venue for protecting workers by the time bill clinton took office.
none of these stories are particularly revelations to people who study unions and. most notable is how employer tactics get recycled and adapted from era to era, and that no era was free from. a key point of against labor. editors and pearson place their collection squarely within the new body of scholarship on the “rise of the right.”
contrary to a popular narrative that has an activist right wing resurging in the years between 1968 election and firing of the air traffic controllers in 1981, the modern right wing began rising in reaction to the new deal. many employers simply never accepted the legitimacy of state intervention on behalf of union rights that was enshrined in the original national labor relations act. these small and as an advance guard against union rights.
they pressed against the edges of the law, testing their ability to fire union activists for cause, replace strikers, lockout recalcitrant unions and restrict organizers’ access to the job site. they learned to love making the go to court to enforce orders against bosses’ union busting, for in the courts they found far more sympathetic arbiters of rights. the biggest holes in labor protections of workers rights, exploited in the drives of the 1980s, mostly come from bad court decisions in the postwar years that some people like to kid themselves were a golden age of cooperation.
sure, there were employers who talked a good game about their (junior) “partners” in labor, kept their pensions and healthcare plans funded and mostly avoided knock-down, contract fights. but, clearly in retrospect, they were ready to beat down and bust their own unions just as soon as the advance guard of reactionaries created a political environment where it was possible.
the most fascinating story in the collection, “the strange career of a.a. ahner: reconsidering and briefcases,” comes from. it tells of a hired gun whose career bridged two very different eras of relations in the kansas city area. scholars have referred to the advent of the as a kind of transition from to briefcases for employers. commonly assumed that the pinkertons, thugs and company “unions,” employers’ first line of defense against unions in the 1920s, were muscled out of the way by a new generation of lawyers who promised to “work the system” to represent their clients’ interests at the. but in ahner we find a direct, lineal connection between the two approaches.
ahner ran his own detective agency beginning during world war i. for the right price, he would spy on workers, plant bombs and frame union activists (he had lots of friends in law enforcement at a time when there terribly rigid boundaries between local business and police). this work continued into the 1930s, when he was investigated by a senate committee probing how employers were violating the new labor act.
recognizing that times had changed, ahner improved his image, if not his underlying philosophy. working with a local priest, he became of the st. louis committee, which counseled conciliation and arbitration. through this “volunteer” work, he lined up consulting gigs with unionized employers. mostly this was for bargaining and grievances, where union representatives who knew his history would be aghast to find him sitting across the table with an air of respectability. but in the was called on for union avoidance work, where he pressed the limits of employers’ rights to their own free speech and to squelch their workers’.
ahner’s story enriches our understanding of the real roots ofism. one wishes rosemary had expanded her research on ahner and others like him and made that the subject of her book.
it also serves as a warning that will claim to have “always” had a “productive working relationship” with unions when we begin to win again. but the only “always” that applies to american capitalists is that they are always against labor. | haʊ ˈbɔsɪz prəˈpɛl ðə raɪt wɪŋ tɪ paʊər ˈpɪŋkərtənz dɪˈtɛktɪvz ˈɛskɔrt ˈstraɪkˌbreɪkərz ɪn buchtel*, oʊˈhaɪoʊ, 1884 (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈlaɪbrɛˌri əv ˈkɑŋgrəs) juz. ˈbɔsɪz faɪt ˈjunjənz wɪθ ə fərˈɑsəti ðət ɪz ənˈmæʧt ɪn ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld fri wərld. ɪn ðə ˈərli deɪz əv ðə riˈpəblɪk, ˈmæstər ˈkræftsmɛn ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪd ˈflɛʤlɪŋ ˈjunjənz ɛz ˈkrɪmənəl kənˈspɪrəsiz ðət eɪmd tɪ blɑk ðɛr kənˌsɑləˈdeɪʃən əv wɛlθ ənd ˈprɑpərti. ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈmɑdərn taɪmz, ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz θˈrɛtən ðə ʤɑbz əv ˈwərkərz ɪn ˈoʊvər hæf əv ɔl ˈjunjən ˈfɑloʊ θru ɔn ðə θrɛt ˌwənˈθərd əv ðə taɪm. ɪn bɪtˈwin, ˈbɔsɪz hæv rɪˈzɔrtɪd tɪ spaɪz ənd frame-ups*, ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈvaɪələns, kɔrt ˌɪnˈʤəŋʃənz, ˈpraɪvət ˈɑrmiz əv ˈstraɪkˌbreɪkərz, ˈreɪsɪst əˈpilz ənd ˈɪməgrənt ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən. ðə ˈleɪbər kˈwɛʃən həz ˈnɛvər bɪn ə ʤɛnˈtil dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt paʊər ənd ˈfɛrnəs ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. ə nu bʊk frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌɪləˈnɔɪz press’*’ ˈwərkɪŋ klæs ˈhɪstəri ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən history”*” ˈsɪriz ˈɔfərz ə brɔd ˈsərˌveɪ əv haʊ ˈbɔsɪz hæv hɪˈstɔrɪkəli ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn. əˈgɛnst ˈleɪbər: haʊ juz. ɪmˈplɔɪərz ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd tɪ dɪˈfit ˈjunjən ˈæktɪˌvɪzəm ɪz ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˈskɑlərli ˈɛˌseɪz ˈɛdɪtɪd baɪ ˈroʊzˌmɛri ənd ʧæd ˈpɪrsən. ðə ˈɛˌseɪz ðət kəmˈpraɪz əˈgɛnst ˈleɪbər ˈkəvər ə ˈpɪriəd ðət ˈstrɛʧɪz frəm ðə leɪt tɪ ðə ˈklɪntən ˈɪrə. ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ɛʃ ənd ˈdeɪvɪd ˈroʊdɪgər ɪkˈsplɔr ðə ˈreɪsɪst əˈsəmpʃənz ðət wər bɪlt ˈɪntu ˈsoʊˈkɔld management.”*.” ðə mɛn wɪθ ðə ˈstɑpˌwɑʧɪz hu broʊk pərˈdəkʃən daʊn ˈɪntu ˈɛvər sˈmɔlər tæsks hæd ˈɛθnɪk ˈprɛfərənsɪz fər iʧ: ˌlɪθəˈweɪniənz fər ˈgraɪndɪŋ stil, poles”*” fər ˈfɔrʤɪŋ, ˈnɛvər ˈmɛksɪkənz fər ðə naɪt ʃɪft ənd soʊ ɔn. ə ˈhæpi (fər ˈmænɪʤmənt) saɪd ˈifɛkt əv ðɪs spid əp wɑz ðə ˈsɪmərɪŋ rɪˈzɛntmənt bɪtˈwin ˈdɪfərənt ˌnæʃəˈnælɪtiz ðət ˈhɪndərd ˈwərkˌpleɪs ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti. ʧæd ˈpɪrsən ʃaɪnz ə laɪt ɔn ˈwərkər ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ðət wər kriˈeɪtɪd ənd prɑpt əp baɪ ɪmˈplɔɪərz tɪ hɛlp ˈwərkərz rɪˈzɪst monopolies.”*.” ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ðeɪ kriˈeɪtɪd ˈjunjənz fər skæbz tɪ breɪk straɪks ənd ˈoʊpən əp kloʊzd ˈjunjən ʃɑps. ˈrɑbərt eɪʧ. ˈwʊdrəm lʊks æt ðə juz əv ðə ku kləks klæn ənd ˌvɪʤəˈlæntɪzəm tɪ rən ˈjunjən ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz aʊt əv ðə ˌæləˈbæmə dɑks ənd rɪˈvərs ðə ˈmɑdəst geɪnz ˈsəðərn ˈwərkərz meɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ wərld wɔr aɪ. ˈmaɪkəl ˈdɛnɪs ˈəpˌdeɪts ðə ˈsəðərn ˈpɪkʧər baɪ ˈdɑkjəmənɪŋ ðə səˈsteɪnd, ˈlɑrʤˌskeɪl ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ draɪv ɪn nɑnˈjunjən vərˈʤɪnjə ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪts ɪn ðə ˈərli 1990s*. ɔˈrɛdi ˈfeɪsɪŋ ɪˈnɔrmɪs kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈprɛʃər frəm ˈwɔlˌmɑrt, ðə ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪts dəg ɪn fər ə faɪt wɪθ ˈlɪtəl kənˈsərn fər ðə lɔ. ðə ˈstɔri ɪz ə ˈpərfəktli kənˈsaɪs ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ʤɪst haʊ ˈbroʊkən ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈleɪbər riˈleɪʃənz bɔrd (nlrb*) wɑz ɛz ə ˈvɛnju fər prəˈtɛktɪŋ ˈwərkərz baɪ ðə taɪm bɪl ˈklɪntən tʊk ˈɔfəs. nən əv ðiz ˈstɔriz ər ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz tɪ ˈpipəl hu ˈstədi ˈjunjənz ənd. moʊst ˈnoʊtəbəl ɪz haʊ ɪmˈplɔɪər ˈtæktɪks gɪt riˈsaɪkəld ənd əˈdæptɪd frəm ˈɪrə tɪ ˈɪrə, ənd ðət noʊ ˈɪrə wɑz fri frəm. ə ki pɔɪnt əv əˈgɛnst ˈleɪbər. ˈɛdɪtərz ənd ˈpɪrsən pleɪs ðɛr kəˈlɛkʃən skˈwɛrli wɪˈθɪn ðə nu ˈbɑdi əv ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp ɔn ðə əv ðə right.”*.” ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ə ˈpɑpjələr ˈnɛrətɪv ðət həz ən ˈæktɪvɪst raɪt wɪŋ riˈsərʤɪŋ ɪn ðə jɪrz bɪtˈwin 1968 ɪˈlɛkʃən ənd ˈfaɪərrɪŋ əv ðə ɛr ˈtræfɪk kənˈtroʊlərz ɪn 1981 ðə ˈmɑdərn raɪt wɪŋ bɪˈgæn ˈraɪzɪŋ ɪn riˈækʃən tɪ ðə nu dil. ˈmɛni ɪmˈplɔɪərz ˈsɪmpli ˈnɛvər ækˈsɛptɪd ðə lɪˈʤɪtəməsi əv steɪt ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ˈjunjən raɪts ðət wɑz ɛnʃˈraɪnd ɪn ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈnæʃənəl ˈleɪbər riˈleɪʃənz ækt. ðiz smɔl ənd ɛz ən ədˈvæns gɑrd əˈgɛnst ˈjunjən raɪts. ðeɪ prɛst əˈgɛnst ðə ˈɛʤɪz əv ðə lɔ, ˈtɛstɪŋ ðɛr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ faɪər ˈjunjən ˈæktɪvɪsts fər kɔz, ˌriˈpleɪs ˈstraɪkərz, ˈlɑˌkaʊt rɪˈkælsɪtrənt ˈjunjənz ənd riˈstrɪkt organizers’*’ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ʤɑb saɪt. ðeɪ ˈlərnɪd tɪ ləv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə goʊ tɪ kɔrt tɪ ɛnˈfɔrs ˈɔrdərz əˈgɛnst bosses’*’ ˈjunjən ˈbəstɪŋ, fər ɪn ðə kɔrts ðeɪ faʊnd fɑr mɔr ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk ˈɑrbətərz əv raɪts. ðə ˈbɪgəst hoʊlz ɪn ˈleɪbər prəˈtɛkʃənz əv ˈwərkərz raɪts, ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtəd ɪn ðə draɪvz əv ðə 1980s*, ˈmoʊstli kəm frəm bæd kɔrt dɪˈsɪʒənz ɪn ðə ˈpoʊstˈwɔr jɪrz ðət səm ˈpipəl laɪk tɪ kɪd ðɛmˈsɛlvz wər ə ˈgoʊldən eɪʤ əv kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən. ʃʊr, ðɛr wər ɪmˈplɔɪərz hu tɔkt ə gʊd geɪm əˈbaʊt ðɛr (ˈʤunjər) ““partners”*” ɪn ˈleɪbər, kɛpt ðɛr ˈpɛnʃənz ənd ˈhɛlθˌkɛr plænz ˈfəndɪd ənd ˈmoʊstli əˈvɔɪdɪd knock-down*, ˈkɑnˌtrækt faɪts. bət, ˈklɪrli ɪn ˈrɛtrəˌspɛkt, ðeɪ wər ˈrɛdi tɪ bit daʊn ənd bəst ðɛr oʊn ˈjunjənz ʤɪst ɛz sun ɛz ðə ədˈvæns gɑrd əv riˈækʃəˌnɛriz kriˈeɪtɪd ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt wɛr ɪt wɑz ˈpɑsəbəl. ðə moʊst ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈstɔri ɪn ðə kəˈlɛkʃən, streɪnʤ kərɪr əv a.a*. ˈɑnər: ˌrikənˈsɪdərɪŋ ənd briefcases,”*,” kəmz frəm. ɪt tɛlz əv ə haɪərd gən huz kərɪr brɪʤd tu ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt ˈɪrəz əv riˈleɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti ˈɛriə. ˈskɑlərz hæv rɪˈfərd tɪ ðə ˈædˌvɛnt əv ðə ɛz ə kaɪnd əv trænˈzɪʃən frəm tɪ ˈbrifˌkeɪsɪz fər ɪmˈplɔɪərz. ˈkɑmənli əˈsumd ðət ðə pinkertons*, θəgz ənd ˈkəmpəˌni ““unions,”*,” employers’*’ fərst laɪn əv dɪˈfɛns əˈgɛnst ˈjunjənz ɪn ðə 1920s*, wər ˈməsəld aʊt əv ðə weɪ baɪ ə nu ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ˈlɔjərz hu ˈprɑməst tɪ ðə system”*” tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðɛr clients’*’ ˈɪntərɪsts æt ðə. bət ɪn ˈɑnər wi faɪnd ə dɪˈrɛkt, ˈlɪniəl kəˈnɛkʃən bɪtˈwin ðə tu əˈproʊʧɪz. ˈɑnər ræn hɪz oʊn dɪˈtɛktɪv ˈeɪʤənsi bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ wərld wɔr aɪ. fər ðə raɪt praɪs, hi wʊd spaɪ ɔn ˈwərkərz, plænt bɑmz ənd freɪm ˈjunjən ˈæktɪvɪsts (hi hæd lɑts əv frɛndz ɪn lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt æt ə taɪm wɪn ðɛr ˈtɛrəbli ˈrɪʤɪd ˈbaʊndəriz bɪtˈwin ˈloʊkəl ˈbɪznɪs ənd pəˈlis). ðɪs wərk kənˈtɪnjud ˈɪntu ðə 1930s*, wɪn hi wɑz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd baɪ ə ˈsɛnɪt kəˈmɪti ˈproʊbɪŋ haʊ ɪmˈplɔɪərz wər ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ ðə nu ˈleɪbər ækt. ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪŋ ðət taɪmz hæd ʧeɪnʤd, ˈɑnər ˌɪmˈpruvd hɪz ˈɪmɪʤ, ɪf nɑt hɪz ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ fəˈlɑsəfi. ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈloʊkəl prist, hi bɪˈkeɪm əv ðə st*. luɪs kəˈmɪti, wɪʧ ˈkaʊnsəld kənˌsɪliˈeɪʃən ənd ˌɑrbɪˈtreɪʃən. θru ðɪs ““volunteer”*” wərk, hi laɪnd əp kənˈsəltɪŋ gɪgz wɪθ ˈjunjəˌnaɪzd ɪmˈplɔɪərz. ˈmoʊstli ðɪs wɑz fər ˈbɑrgɪnɪŋ ənd ˈgrivənsɪz, wɛr ˈjunjən ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz hu nu hɪz ˈhɪstəri wʊd bi əˈgæst tɪ faɪnd ɪm ˈsɪtɪŋ əˈkrɔs ðə ˈteɪbəl wɪθ ən ɛr əv riˌspɛktəˈbɪlɪti. bət ɪn ðə wɑz kɔld ɔn fər ˈjunjən əˈvɔɪdəns wərk, wɛr hi prɛst ðə ˈlɪmɪts əv employers’*’ raɪts tɪ ðɛr oʊn fri spiʧ ənd tɪ skwɛlʧ ðɛr workers’*’. ˈstɔri ɛnˈrɪʧɪz ɑr ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðə ril ruts əv anti-unionism*. wən ˈwɪʃɪz ˈroʊzˌmɛri hæd ɪkˈspændɪd hər ˈrisərʧ ɔn ˈɑnər ənd ˈəðərz laɪk ɪm ənd meɪd ðət ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv hər bʊk. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ sərvz ɛz ə ˈwɔrnɪŋ ðət wɪl kleɪm tɪ hæv ““always”*” hæd ə ˈwərkɪŋ relationship”*” wɪθ ˈjunjənz wɪn wi bɪˈgɪn tɪ wɪn əˈgɛn. bət ðə ˈoʊnli ““always”*” ðət əˈplaɪz tɪ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkæpətəlɪsts ɪz ðət ðeɪ ər ˈɔlˌweɪz əˈgɛnst ˈleɪbər. |
there’s quite a lot of small casting news for the muppets tonight. jason segel and amy adams have the key roles, and obviously the other biggest parts will mostly be played by the muppets. now jane lynch, donald glover, danny trejo and possibly more are on board.
between the wrap and production weekly got a list of new names and, for some, the roles play. this evening production weekly said via twitter:
hearing that eric stonestreet, john krasinski & ed helms may be in lady entourage for “the muppets”, also mentioned jack black, donald glover, jane lynch, danny trejo, zach as hobo jo & paul rudd as walter the muppet.
wait, what? lady entourage? does that mean that lady gaga will be appearing in the film, too? the muppets have always had a topical touch, especially when it comes to pop culture figures so i be surprised. and be a great foil counterpart for miss piggy. heard about a lot of potential celebrity cameos in the film, so having lady gaga running around with ed helms and john krasinski would certainly fit in, and oddly be an appropriate part of the muppet world.
sadly, production weekly backtracked on the idea of paul rudd voicing walter, the new muppet. but we know that jane lynch will be a prison guard and danny trejo a prisoner. see that role coming for trejo, did you?)
also in the cast are jones and chris cooper, with the latter playing the villain. james is directing from a script by jason segel and nicholas stoller.
previously:
the film will be in the tone of the classic muppet films like the muppet movie, the great muppet caper, and muppets take manhattan.
segel will play the lead role, a human named gary, whose best friend is the puppet bear walter. together they go on a journey with girlfriend mary to defeat the evil tex richman, a man who find the muppets funny and thinks he can smell oil beneath their studio. there are plenty of celebrity cameos written into the script (including sean penn) and segel apparently got verbal commitments from most of the stars during the writing process. | there’s* kwaɪt ə lɔt əv smɔl ˈkæstɪŋ nuz fər ðə ˈməpɪts təˈnaɪt. ˈʤeɪsən ˈsigəl ənd ˈeɪmi ˈædəmz hæv ðə ki roʊlz, ənd ˈɑbviəsli ðə ˈəðər ˈbɪgəst pɑrts wɪl ˈmoʊstli bi pleɪd baɪ ðə ˈməpɪts. naʊ ʤeɪn lɪnʧ, ˈdɑnəld ˈgləvər, ˈdæni ˈtreɪjoʊ ənd ˈpɑsəbli mɔr ər ɔn bɔrd. bɪtˈwin ðə ræp ənd pərˈdəkʃən ˈwikli gɑt ə lɪst əv nu neɪmz ənd, fər səm, ðə roʊlz pleɪ. ðɪs ˈivnɪŋ pərˈdəkʃən ˈwikli sɛd ˈviə tˈwɪtər: ˈhirɪŋ ðət ˈɛrɪk ˈstoʊnˌstrit, ʤɑn krəˈsɪnski ɛd hɛlmz meɪ bi ɪn ˈleɪdi ˌɑntʊˈrɑʒ fər muppets”*”, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmɛnʃənd ʤæk blæk, ˈdɑnəld ˈgləvər, ʤeɪn lɪnʧ, ˈdæni ˈtreɪjoʊ, zæk ɛz ˈhoʊboʊ ʤoʊ pɔl rəd ɛz ˈwɔltər ðə ˈməpət. weɪt, wət? ˈleɪdi ˌɑntʊˈrɑʒ? dɪz ðət min ðət ˈleɪdi ˈgɑˌgə wɪl bi əˈpɪrɪŋ ɪn ðə fɪlm, tu? ðə ˈməpɪts hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz hæd ə ˈtɑpɪkəl təʧ, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ pɑp ˈkəlʧər ˈfɪgjərz soʊ aɪ bi səˈpraɪzd. ənd bi ə greɪt fɔɪl ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrt fər mɪs ˈpɪgi. hərd əˈbaʊt ə lɔt əv pəˈtɛnʃəl səˈlɛbrɪti ˈkæmiˌoʊz ɪn ðə fɪlm, soʊ ˈhævɪŋ ˈleɪdi ˈgɑˌgə ˈrənɪŋ əraʊnd wɪθ ɛd hɛlmz ənd ʤɑn krəˈsɪnski wʊd ˈsərtənli fɪt ɪn, ənd ˈɑdli bi ən əˈproʊpriˌeɪt pɑrt əv ðə ˈməpət wərld. ˈsædli, pərˈdəkʃən ˈwikli ˈbækˌtrækt ɔn ðə aɪˈdiə əv pɔl rəd ˈvɔɪsɪŋ ˈwɔltər, ðə nu ˈməpət. bət wi noʊ ðət ʤeɪn lɪnʧ wɪl bi ə ˈprɪzən gɑrd ənd ˈdæni ˈtreɪjoʊ ə ˈprɪzənər. si ðət roʊl ˈkəmɪŋ fər ˈtreɪjoʊ, dɪd ju?) ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ðə kæst ər ʤoʊnz ənd krɪs ˈkupər, wɪθ ðə ˈlætər pleɪɪŋ ðə ˈvɪlən. ʤeɪmz ɪz dɪˈrɛktɪŋ frəm ə skrɪpt baɪ ˈʤeɪsən ˈsigəl ənd ˈnɪkələs ˈstoʊlər. ˈpriviəsli: ðə fɪlm wɪl bi ɪn ðə toʊn əv ðə ˈklæsɪk ˈməpət fɪlmz laɪk ðə ˈməpət ˈmuvi, ðə greɪt ˈməpət ˈkeɪpər, ənd ˈməpɪts teɪk mænˈhætən. ˈsigəl wɪl pleɪ ðə lɛd roʊl, ə ˈjumən neɪmd ˈgɛri, huz bɛst frɛnd ɪz ðə ˈpəpɪt bɛr ˈwɔltər. təˈgɛðər ðeɪ goʊ ɔn ə ˈʤərni wɪθ ˈgərlˌfrɛnd ˈmɛri tɪ dɪˈfit ðə ˈivəl tɛks ˈrɪʧˌmæn, ə mæn hu faɪnd ðə ˈməpɪts ˈfəni ənd θɪŋks hi kən smɛl ɔɪl bɪˈniθ ðɛr ˈstudiˌoʊ. ðɛr ər ˈplɛnti əv səˈlɛbrɪti ˈkæmiˌoʊz ˈrɪtən ˈɪntu ðə skrɪpt (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ʃɔn pɛn) ənd ˈsigəl əˈpɛrəntli gɑt ˈvərbəl kəˈmɪtmənts frəm moʊst əv ðə stɑrz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs. |
cityscape sidewalks and the “last mile” problem
we forget that walking can be a part of our public transit system too.
on one of those gorgeous weekends toronto has been enjoying recently, a friend and i went on an urban exploration. we took transit. we met up at st. clair west station and headed for the scarborough bluffs.
we took the subway to victoria park, and then the #12 bus along kingston road. from there, we could walk down road to park.
it was quite straightforward and a lovely exploration, except for the part where we took our life in our hands trying to walk down road. a steep hill down to the water and it has a few blind curves along the way. there are deep ditches on either side for to drain without flooding the road. but there are no sidewalks.
if you had the pleasure, park is gorgeous. it is one of treasures. the scenery is stunning, the beach is lovely, and there is lots of space for recreation. we saw many large groups who had come prepared for the day with coolers and barbecues.
i spoke to people who live in the neighbourhood, who enthused about how lucky they are to have such a beautiful spot just down the road. they go down to the water all the time. they live less than a kilometre away. they drive.
when i mentioned we had walked, they exclaimed at how dangerous that was. the lack of sidewalks is not unique to road in this area. park road, which runs along the waterfront, have any sidewalks either, although at least there is the option of taking the path through the park (which runs beside the road in places).
chine drive, the next street west from off kingston road, was the site of a small skirmish over sidewalks a few years ago that went all the way to the ministry of the environment. a petition to “save drive forest” argued that the area was basically rural and that sidewalks would displace trees and wildlife.
a girl was killed on one of those roads in 2013, in a neighbourhood just west of midland, between kingston road and scarborough heights park.
in response, several residents in the area petitioned for sidewalks. on drive, there had been a plan for a sidewalk since at least 2004, because drive has a local elementary school, and parents wanted a safe path for kids to walk. dylan reid wrote a good summary of that debate.
they compromised on a sidewalk on just one side, using the existing roadway space to minimize tree removal. it was built the following year. in favour of sidewalks on both sides, but a start.)
the next year saw the same skirmish flare up on midland avenue.
just in case you think this only happens in scarborough, the same debate took place in lawrence park last summer.
such sidewalk disputes are usually framed as local, neighbourhood issues.
but our little trip to park demonstrates that the lack of sidewalks is not just a local issue, a “last mile” problem for using transit in and out of the area.
the “last mile” problem refers to the gap between transit riders’ residences and their transit stations. the go train system is a perfect example. train stations are surrounded by vast moats of parking because riders commonly have few (or no) good options for getting to the station except to drive.
more people will take transit if they have better access to it. not merely a question of distance. studies have shown commuters will walk as much as a mile, but what that route looks like can make all the difference.
people enjoy circuitous routes that make them feel like the journey is longer than it needs to be. and they like walking alongside traffic, or having to cross boulevards, or any other conditions that make them feel vulnerable.
a complete transit system would enable riders to go door to door without needing to get in their cars to access the system in the first place. that means solving the last mile problem with modes of public transit that connect efficiently, comfortably and reliably to bigger systems like the go train.
reducing the need to drive to train stations will also free up lots of valuable land around stations for a more useful purpose, and make the stations more accessible.
while solutions such as shuttle buses and cycling get a lot of attention, experts say that plain old walking is “among the most useful and first and last mile strategies.” walking and sidewalks are part of the public transit system.
sean marshall noted last year that up to a quarter of local toronto roads do not have sidewalks. piece includes a great map that he produced, which shows that there are no sidewalks on either side of almost all of the roads between warden avenue and scarborough village, between kingston road and the the fact that there are lakeside parks running almost the full length of that stretch.
last year, city planners recommended a new protocol to curtail the ability to protest sidewalks, so that the city could install them in the interest of safety and accessibility where it saw fit, despite any objections.
bluffer’s park and other lakeside greenery should be open and accessible to everyone. we want the whole city to enjoy them, but we want the whole city to drive there. certainly the locals welcome more traffic and parking problems.
just as important, the people who live in the area ought to have better access to the transit that runs along kingston road. many of them cannot walk safely to their local bus stop.
sidewalks are part of solving the last mile problem for toronto transit. not just a local issue. about access to the whole city for everyone. | cityscape* ˈsaɪdˌwɔks ənd ðə mile”*” ˈprɑbləm wi fərˈgɛt ðət ˈwɔkɪŋ kən bi ə pɑrt əv ɑr ˈpəblɪk ˈtrænzɪt ˈsɪstəm tu. ɔn wən əv ðoʊz ˈgɔrʤəs ˈwiˌkɛndz tərˈɑntoʊ həz bɪn ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ ˈrisəntli, ə frɛnd ənd aɪ wɛnt ɔn ən ˈərbən ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən. wi tʊk ˈtrænzɪt. wi mɛt əp æt st*. klɛr wɛst ˈsteɪʃən ənd ˈhɛdɪd fər ðə ˈskɑrˌbəroʊ bləfs. wi tʊk ðə ˈsəbˌweɪ tɪ vɪkˈtɔriə pɑrk, ənd ðɛn ðə 12 bəs əˈlɔŋ ˈkɪŋstən roʊd. frəm ðɛr, wi kʊd wɔk daʊn roʊd tɪ pɑrk. ɪt wɑz kwaɪt ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd ənd ə ˈləvli ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən, ɪkˈsɛpt fər ðə pɑrt wɛr wi tʊk ɑr laɪf ɪn ɑr hænz traɪɪŋ tɪ wɔk daʊn roʊd. ə stip hɪl daʊn tɪ ðə ˈwɔtər ənd ɪt həz ə fju blaɪnd kərvz əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ. ðɛr ər dip ˈdɪʧɪz ɔn ˈiðər saɪd fər tɪ dreɪn wɪˈθaʊt ˈflədɪŋ ðə roʊd. bət ðɛr ər noʊ ˈsaɪdˌwɔks. ɪf ju hæd ðə ˈplɛʒər, pɑrk ɪz ˈgɔrʤəs. ɪt ɪz wən əv ˈtrɛʒərz. ðə ˈsinəri ɪz ˈstənɪŋ, ðə biʧ ɪz ˈləvli, ənd ðɛr ɪz lɑts əv speɪs fər ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃən. wi sɔ ˈmɛni lɑrʤ grups hu hæd kəm priˈpɛrd fər ðə deɪ wɪθ ˈkulərz ənd ˈbɑrbɪˌkjuz. aɪ spoʊk tɪ ˈpipəl hu lɪv ɪn ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, hu ɪnˈθuzd əˈbaʊt haʊ ˈləki ðeɪ ər tɪ hæv səʧ ə ˈbjutəfəl spɑt ʤɪst daʊn ðə roʊd. ðeɪ goʊ daʊn tɪ ðə ˈwɔtər ɔl ðə taɪm. ðeɪ lɪv lɛs ðən ə ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətər əˈweɪ. ðeɪ draɪv. wɪn aɪ ˈmɛnʃənd wi hæd wɔkt, ðeɪ ɪkˈskleɪmd æt haʊ ˈdeɪnʤərəs ðət wɑz. ðə læk əv ˈsaɪdˌwɔks ɪz nɑt juˈnik tɪ roʊd ɪn ðɪs ˈɛriə. pɑrk roʊd, wɪʧ rənz əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈwɔtərˌfrənt, hæv ˈɛni ˈsaɪdˌwɔks ˈiðər, ˌɔlˈðoʊ æt list ðɛr ɪz ðə ˈɔpʃən əv ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə pæθ θru ðə pɑrk (wɪʧ rənz ˌbiˈsaɪd ðə roʊd ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz). draɪv, ðə nɛkst strit wɛst frəm ɔf ˈkɪŋstən roʊd, wɑz ðə saɪt əv ə smɔl ˈskərmɪʃ ˈoʊvər ˈsaɪdˌwɔks ə fju jɪrz əˈgoʊ ðət wɛnt ɔl ðə weɪ tɪ ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. ə pəˈtɪʃən tɪ draɪv forest”*” ˈɑrgjud ðət ðə ˈɛriə wɑz ˈbeɪsɪkli ˈrʊrəl ənd ðət ˈsaɪdˌwɔks wʊd dɪˈspleɪs triz ənd ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf. ə gərl wɑz kɪld ɔn wən əv ðoʊz roʊdz ɪn 2013 ɪn ə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ʤɪst wɛst əv ˈmɪˌdlænd, bɪtˈwin ˈkɪŋstən roʊd ənd ˈskɑrˌbəroʊ haɪts pɑrk. ɪn rɪˈspɑns, ˈsɛvərəl ˈrɛzɪdənts ɪn ðə ˈɛriə pəˈtɪʃənd fər ˈsaɪdˌwɔks. ɔn draɪv, ðɛr hæd bɪn ə plæn fər ə ˈsaɪdˌwɔk sɪns æt list 2004 bɪˈkəz draɪv həz ə ˈloʊkəl ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri skul, ənd ˈpɛrənts ˈwɔntɪd ə seɪf pæθ fər kɪdz tɪ wɔk. ˈdɪlən rid roʊt ə gʊd ˈsəməri əv ðət dəˈbeɪt. ðeɪ ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd ɔn ə ˈsaɪdˌwɔk ɔn ʤɪst wən saɪd, ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈroʊdˌweɪ speɪs tɪ ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz tri rɪˈmuvəl. ɪt wɑz bɪlt ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ jɪr. ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ˈsaɪdˌwɔks ɔn boʊθ saɪdz, bət ə stɑrt.) ðə nɛkst jɪr sɔ ðə seɪm ˈskərmɪʃ flɛr əp ɔn ˈmɪˌdlænd ˈævəˌnu. ʤɪst ɪn keɪs ju θɪŋk ðɪs ˈoʊnli ˈhæpənz ɪn ˈskɑrˌbəroʊ, ðə seɪm dəˈbeɪt tʊk pleɪs ɪn ˈlɔrəns pɑrk læst ˈsəmər. səʧ ˈsaɪdˌwɔk dɪˈspjuts ər ˈjuʒəwəli freɪmd ɛz ˈloʊkəl, ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ˈɪʃuz. bət ɑr ˈlɪtəl trɪp tɪ pɑrk ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts ðət ðə læk əv ˈsaɪdˌwɔks ɪz nɑt ʤɪst ə ˈloʊkəl ˈɪʃu, ə mile”*” ˈprɑbləm fər ˈjuzɪŋ ˈtrænzɪt ɪn ənd aʊt əv ðə ˈɛriə. ðə mile”*” ˈprɑbləm rɪˈfərz tɪ ðə gæp bɪtˈwin ˈtrænzɪt riders’*’ ˈrɛzɪdənsɪz ənd ðɛr ˈtrænzɪt ˈsteɪʃənz. ðə goʊ treɪn ˈsɪstəm ɪz ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ɪgˈzæmpəl. treɪn ˈsteɪʃənz ər sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ væst moʊts əv ˈpɑrkɪŋ bɪˈkəz ˈraɪdərz ˈkɑmənli hæv fju (ər noʊ) gʊd ˈɔpʃənz fər ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈsteɪʃən ɪkˈsɛpt tɪ draɪv. mɔr ˈpipəl wɪl teɪk ˈtrænzɪt ɪf ðeɪ hæv ˈbɛtər ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ɪt. nɑt ˈmɪrli ə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈdɪstəns. ˈstədiz hæv ʃoʊn kəmˈjutərz wɪl wɔk ɛz məʧ ɛz ə maɪl, bət wət ðət rut lʊks laɪk kən meɪk ɔl ðə ˈdɪfərəns. ˈpipəl ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ sərˈkjuɪtəs rʊts ðət meɪk ðɛm fil laɪk ðə ˈʤərni ɪz ˈlɔŋgər ðən ɪt nidz tɪ bi. ənd ðeɪ laɪk ˈwɔkɪŋ əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˈtræfɪk, ər ˈhævɪŋ tɪ krɔs ˈbʊləˌvɑrdz, ər ˈɛni ˈəðər kənˈdɪʃənz ðət meɪk ðɛm fil ˈvəlnərəbəl. ə kəmˈplit ˈtrænzɪt ˈsɪstəm wʊd ɪˈneɪbəl ˈraɪdərz tɪ goʊ dɔr tɪ dɔr wɪˈθaʊt ˈnidɪŋ tɪ gɪt ɪn ðɛr kɑz tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ðə ˈsɪstəm ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. ðət minz ˈsɑlvɪŋ ðə læst maɪl ˈprɑbləm wɪθ moʊdz əv ˈpəblɪk ˈtrænzɪt ðət kəˈnɛkt ɪˈfɪʃəntli, ˈkəmfərtəbli ənd rɪˈlaɪəbli tɪ ˈbɪgər ˈsɪstəmz laɪk ðə goʊ treɪn. rɪˈdusɪŋ ðə nid tɪ draɪv tɪ treɪn ˈsteɪʃənz wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ fri əp lɑts əv ˈvæljəbəl lænd əraʊnd ˈsteɪʃənz fər ə mɔr ˈjusfəl ˈpərpəs, ənd meɪk ðə ˈsteɪʃənz mɔr ækˈsɛsəbəl. waɪl səˈluʃənz səʧ ɛz ˈʃətəl ˈbəsɪz ənd ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ gɪt ə lɔt əv əˈtɛnʃən, ˈɛkspərts seɪ ðət pleɪn oʊld ˈwɔkɪŋ ɪz ðə moʊst ˈjusfəl ənd fərst ənd læst maɪl strategies.”*.” ˈwɔkɪŋ ənd ˈsaɪdˌwɔks ər pɑrt əv ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈtrænzɪt ˈsɪstəm. ʃɔn ˈmɑrʃəl ˈnoʊtɪd læst jɪr ðət əp tɪ ə kˈwɔrtər əv ˈloʊkəl tərˈɑntoʊ roʊdz du nɑt hæv ˈsaɪdˌwɔks. pis ˌɪnˈkludz ə greɪt mæp ðət hi prəˈdust, wɪʧ ʃoʊz ðət ðɛr ər noʊ ˈsaɪdˌwɔks ɔn ˈiðər saɪd əv ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl əv ðə roʊdz bɪtˈwin ˈwɔrdən ˈævəˌnu ənd ˈskɑrˌbəroʊ ˈvɪlɪʤ, bɪtˈwin ˈkɪŋstən roʊd ənd ðə ðə fækt ðət ðɛr ər ˈleɪkˌsaɪd pɑrks ˈrənɪŋ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ðə fʊl lɛŋθ əv ðət strɛʧ. læst jɪr, ˈsɪti ˈplænərz ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ə nu ˈproʊtəˌkɔl tɪ kərˈteɪl ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈproʊˌtɛst ˈsaɪdˌwɔks, soʊ ðət ðə ˈsɪti kʊd ˌɪnˈstɔl ðɛm ɪn ðə ˈɪntəˌrɛst əv ˈseɪfti ənd ˌæksɛsəˈbɪlɪti wɛr ɪt sɔ fɪt, dɪˈspaɪt ˈɛni əˈbʤɛkʃənz. pɑrk ənd ˈəðər ˈleɪkˌsaɪd ˈgrinəri ʃʊd bi ˈoʊpən ənd ækˈsɛsəbəl tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən. wi wɔnt ðə hoʊl ˈsɪti tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðɛm, bət wi wɔnt ðə hoʊl ˈsɪti tɪ draɪv ðɛr. ˈsərtənli ðə ˈloʊkəlz ˈwɛlkəm mɔr ˈtræfɪk ənd ˈpɑrkɪŋ ˈprɑbləmz. ʤɪst ɛz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, ðə ˈpipəl hu lɪv ɪn ðə ˈɛriə ɔt tɪ hæv ˈbɛtər ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ˈtrænzɪt ðət rənz əˈlɔŋ ˈkɪŋstən roʊd. ˈmɛni əv ðɛm ˈkænɑt wɔk ˈseɪfli tɪ ðɛr ˈloʊkəl bəs stɑp. ˈsaɪdˌwɔks ər pɑrt əv ˈsɑlvɪŋ ðə læst maɪl ˈprɑbləm fər tərˈɑntoʊ ˈtrænzɪt. nɑt ʤɪst ə ˈloʊkəl ˈɪʃu. əˈbaʊt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə hoʊl ˈsɪti fər ˈɛvriˌwən. |
people outside the bowling green subway station in downtown manhattan battle over a naked statue of hillary clinton.
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an artist erected an obscene statue of hillary clinton in downtown manhattan tuesday morning causing a heated fight between defenders of profane piece of protest art and women trying to tear it down.
the grotesque caricature of the democratic candidate appeared outside the bowling green station during morning rush hour on tuesday and shows clinton with feet and a wall street banker resting his head on her bare breasts.
the statue was up for less than 3 hours before an enraged woman toppled it over and started yelling at the creator.
a statue depicting democratic nominee hillary clinton appeared near the bowling green subway entrance in downtown manhattan on october 18, 2016. (laura york daily news)
“this is obscene!” shouted nancy, an employee at the nearby national museum of the american indian who would only identify herself by her first name.
“to put something up like this in front of my work have to see this,” she later told the daily news, fighting back tears as she gestured toward the crude figure.
video of the dispute shows the museum worker struggling with the artist who erected the statue, who identified himself as anthony scioli, as he tried to prop the structure back up. at one point during the tussle, the woman sits down on the statue to prevent scioli from picking it back up.
a woman in a steps in to help nancy and her foot on the face, yelling at scioli: "don't! leave it alone!"
a statue depicting democratic nominee hillary clinton appeared near the bowling green subway entrance in downtown manhattan on october 18, 2016. (laura york daily news)
a small crowd of morning commuters hovered around the scene with their phones out, some of whom started hurling insults and picking sides in the debate over the statue.
“this lady shows up and tips it over and starts assaulting anyone who tried to put it back up!,” gene h. 39, an it worker, told the news, citing his belief in freedom of as a reason the statue should stay up.
a nude statue of presidential candidate donald trump, named "the emperor has no balls" was unveiled in union square parkin in manhattan on thursday august 18, 2016. (marcus york daily news) (marcus york daily news)
around a.m. officers with the counterterrorism unit arrived to the scene and ordered scioli to take the statue down because he failed to get a permit for the demonstration.
a sign on the statue credited mini master and boogie night production with its creation and witnesses said it went up sometime before 6 a.m.
in august, an anarchist collective called indecline, put up a naked statue of donald trump in union square . the political group also erected statues of the nominee in san francisco, los angeles, cleveland and seattle.
| ˈpipəl ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈboʊlɪŋ grin ˈsəbˌweɪ ˈsteɪʃən ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn mænˈhætən ˈbætəl ˈoʊvər ə ˈneɪkəd ˈstæˌʧu əv ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən. tɪ vju ðɪs peɪʤ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət əˈdoʊbi flæʃ pleɪər ˈvərʒən ər ˈgreɪtər ɪz ˌɪnˈstɔld. ɪkˈsklusɪv: ˈkɑdəˌʃeɪn 'ˈteɪkɪŋ ɪt sloʊ' wɪθ ˈtrɪˌstæn ˈtɑmsən, lɑˈmɑr ˈoʊdəm ɪz 'aʊt əv hər laɪf' kjut ˈvɪdioʊ əv ˈbeɪbi ˈpændə traɪɪŋ tɪ tərn ˈoʊvər goʊz ˈvaɪrəl trəmp sɪz ˈklɪntən ˈdəzənt hæv ðə ˈstæmənə tɪ bi ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈməðər koʊˈɑlə ˈrɛˌskjuz hər ˈbeɪbi ˈæftər ɪt gɪts stək ɔn ə fɛns tɪm keɪn sɪz trəmp wɔnts tɪ goʊ ˈnukliər ɪn vaɪs ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl dəˈbeɪt ən ˈɑrtɪst ɪˈrɛktɪd ən əbˈsin ˈstæˌʧu əv ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn mænˈhætən ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈkɔzɪŋ ə ˈhitɪd faɪt bɪtˈwin dɪˈfɛndərz əv proʊˈfeɪn pis əv ˈproʊˌtɛst ɑrt ənd ˈwɪmən traɪɪŋ tɪ tɪr ɪt daʊn. ðə groʊˈtɛsk ˈkɛrɪkəˌʧər əv ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈkænədɪt əˈpɪrd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈboʊlɪŋ grin ˈsteɪʃən ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈmɔrnɪŋ rəʃ aʊər ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ənd ʃoʊz ˈklɪntən wɪθ fit ənd ə wɔl strit ˈbæŋkər ˈrɛstɪŋ hɪz hɛd ɔn hər bɛr brɛsts. ðə ˈstæˌʧu wɑz əp fər lɛs ðən 3 aʊərz ˌbiˈfɔr ən ɪnˈreɪʤd ˈwʊmən ˈtɑpəld ɪt ˈoʊvər ənd ˈstɑrtɪd ˈjɛlɪŋ æt ðə kriˈeɪtər. ə ˈstæˌʧu dɪˈpɪktɪŋ ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌnɑməˈni ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən əˈpɪrd nɪr ðə ˈboʊlɪŋ grin ˈsəbˌweɪ ˈɛntrəns ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn mænˈhætən ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 18 2016 (ˈlɔrə jɔrk ˈdeɪli nuz) ɪz obscene!”*!” ˈʃaʊtɪd ˈnænsi, ən ɪmˈplɔɪi æt ðə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈnæʃənəl mˈjuziəm əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɪndiən hu wʊd ˈoʊnli aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ hərˈsɛlf baɪ hər fərst neɪm. pʊt ˈsəmθɪŋ əp laɪk ðɪs ɪn frənt əv maɪ wərk hæv tɪ si this,”*,” ʃi ˈleɪtər toʊld ðə ˈdeɪli nuz, ˈfaɪtɪŋ bæk tɪrz ɛz ʃi ˈʤɛsʧərd təˈwɔrd ðə krud ˈfɪgjər. ˈvɪdioʊ əv ðə dɪˈspjut ʃoʊz ðə mˈjuziəm ˈwərkər ˈstrəgəlɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈɑrtɪst hu ɪˈrɛktɪd ðə ˈstæˌʧu, hu aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ˈænθɔˌni siˈoʊli, ɛz hi traɪd tɪ prɑp ðə ˈstrəkʧər bæk əp. æt wən pɔɪnt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈtəsəl, ðə ˈwʊmən sɪts daʊn ɔn ðə ˈstæˌʧu tɪ prɪˈvɛnt siˈoʊli frəm ˈpɪkɪŋ ɪt bæk əp. ə ˈwʊmən ɪn ə stɛps ɪn tɪ hɛlp ˈnænsi ənd hər fʊt ɔn ðə feɪs, ˈjɛlɪŋ æt siˈoʊli: "doʊnt! liv ɪt əˈloʊn!" ə ˈstæˌʧu dɪˈpɪktɪŋ ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌnɑməˈni ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən əˈpɪrd nɪr ðə ˈboʊlɪŋ grin ˈsəbˌweɪ ˈɛntrəns ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn mænˈhætən ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 18 2016 (ˈlɔrə jɔrk ˈdeɪli nuz) ə smɔl kraʊd əv ˈmɔrnɪŋ kəmˈjutərz ˈhəvərd əraʊnd ðə sin wɪθ ðɛr foʊnz aʊt, səm əv hum ˈstɑrtɪd ˈhərlɪŋ ˌɪnˈsəlts ənd ˈpɪkɪŋ saɪdz ɪn ðə dəˈbeɪt ˈoʊvər ðə ˈstæˌʧu. ˈleɪdi ʃoʊz əp ənd tɪps ɪt ˈoʊvər ənd stɑrts əˈsɔltɪŋ ˈɛniˌwən hu traɪd tɪ pʊt ɪt bæk up!,”*!,” ʤin eɪʧ. 39 ən ɪt ˈwərkər, toʊld ðə nuz, ˈsaɪtɪŋ hɪz bɪˈlif ɪn ˈfridəm əv ɛz ə ˈrizən ðə ˈstæˌʧu ʃʊd steɪ əp. ə nud ˈstæˌʧu əv ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt ˈdɑnəld trəmp, neɪmd "ðə ˈɛmpərər həz noʊ bɔlz" wɑz ənˈveɪld ɪn ˈjunjən skwɛr ˈpɑrkɪn ɪn mænˈhætən ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈɔgəst 18 2016 (ˈmɑrkəs jɔrk ˈdeɪli nuz) (ˈmɑrkəs jɔrk ˈdeɪli nuz) əraʊnd a.m*. ˈɔfɪsərz wɪθ ðə ˈkaʊntərˌtɛrərˌɪzəm ˈjunɪt əraɪvd tɪ ðə sin ənd ˈɔrdərd siˈoʊli tɪ teɪk ðə ˈstæˌʧu daʊn bɪˈkəz hi feɪld tɪ gɪt ə ˈpərˌmɪt fər ðə ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən. ə saɪn ɔn ðə ˈstæˌʧu ˈkrɛdɪtɪd ˈmɪni ˈmæstər ənd ˈbʊgi naɪt pərˈdəkʃən wɪθ ɪts kriˈeɪʃən ənd ˈwɪtnəsɪz sɛd ɪt wɛnt əp ˈsəmˌtaɪm ˌbiˈfɔr 6 a.m*. ɪn ˈɔgəst, ən ˈænərˌkɪst kəˈlɛktɪv kɔld indecline*, pʊt əp ə ˈneɪkəd ˈstæˌʧu əv ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪn ˈjunjən skwɛr ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl grup ˈɔlsoʊ ɪˈrɛktɪd ˈstæˌʧuz əv ðə ˌnɑməˈni ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, ˈklivlənd ənd siˈætəl. |
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under a policy approved this month by the metropolitan transportation authority, the name of practically every part of los angeles sprawling transit system will be up for sale, from train stations and bus lines to maintenance facilities, ticketing machines and parking garages.
the decision has raised some eyebrows among skeptics who argue that corporate naming rights could cause headaches for metro or just embarrass riders.
“i just hope not too awkward,” said brian bond, 31, as he waited for a red line train downtown. asked to elaborate on what names could cross the line, he paused, then said:viagra? no, wait. diapers.”
others have wondered: how would the names sound over an intercom? pepsi presents pershing square station? the metamucil experience at north hollywood?
proponents of the policy admit some names would be more appealing than others, but say hard to turn down free money that could be used to subsidize fares or upgrade the metro system.
“i was never really in favor of advertising on buses or some of the other things done,” john fasana, mayor of duarte and chairman of the metro board, said at a recent meeting.but i am less in favor of fare hearings.”
the policy was proposed as part of a broader metro initiative to stave off long-term operating deficits. unclear how much revenue the program could bring in, because each deal will be negotiated separately.
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metro’s financial picture is rosier than it has been in years, following last passage of measure m . the sales tax for transportation projects will raise an estimated $860 million in 2018, and $120 billion over the first four decades of assessment.
still, advertising income is also important, particularly because it carry the same spending restrictions as sales tax revenue, metro spokeswoman pauletta said.
the guidelines will bar partnerships with tobacco, alcohol and adult entertainment companies, so transit riders encounter a bacardi bus or a park gold line station. the agreement also precludes sponsorship agreements with political and religious organizations.
those guidelines, though, protect metro from the risk of partnering with a company that later faces a scandal, said ira s. kalb, a assistant professor of marketing. (the most famous example? enron field, a sponsorship the houston astros paid $2.1 million to terminate 28 years early .)
contracts will be negotiated to allow metro to end the sponsorship in the event of an disaster, officials say. the policy also precludes business with firms that havea history of fraudulent, unethical or prejudicial behavior.”
that phrase, critics say, is vague enough to apply to the business dealings of most companies. sheila kuehl , a los angeles county supervisor and metro director, said at a recent meeting that scandal seemsinevitable for about 31% of all corporations.”
companies can face the risk from partnering with metro too, kalb said, particularly if something gruesome later happens at a station emblazoned with its logo.
any agreement that would raise more than $500,000 or last longer than five years would need the approval of the directors. metro will also seek input from neighborhoods where the stations would be renamed, said.
officials caution that los angeles riders should not expect immediate results or significant long-term profits. in other u.s. cities, transit agencies have largely been more enthusiastic about corporate sponsorship than the companies they hoped to woo.
boston has sought corporate sponsors for a handful of downtown rail stations twice in two decades without success. orange county officials secured a sponsor for an expensive but transit hub in anaheim that opened two years ago.
in new york, transit officials pursued deals for five years before a sole sponsorship adding the name barclays center to the subway station closest to the brooklyn arena. that deal will cost the developer $4 million over two decades.
metro’s next step will be hiring a consultant to assess what parts of the system could be sponsored and how much those rights would be worth, taking into account the location and the number of people who pass through, said glen becerra, deputy executive officer for marketing. | bɔrd ə bəs ˈspɑnsərd baɪ ˈgugəl. teɪk ðə ˈsəbˌweɪ tɪ ðə ˈmædəm ˈsteɪʃən. ər hɑp ɔn ðə ˌtrɑpɪˈkænə ˈɔrɪnʤ laɪn θru ðə sæn fərˈnɑndoʊ ˈvæli. ˈəndər ə ˈpɑləsi əˈpruvd ðɪs mənθ baɪ ðə ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən əˈθɔrəti, ðə neɪm əv ˈpræktɪkəli ˈɛvəri pɑrt əv lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈsprɔlɪŋ ˈtrænzɪt ˈsɪstəm wɪl bi əp fər seɪl, frəm treɪn ˈsteɪʃənz ənd bəs laɪnz tɪ ˈmeɪntənəns fəˈsɪlɪtiz, ˈtɪkətɪŋ məˈʃinz ənd ˈpɑrkɪŋ gərˈɑʒɪz. ðə dɪˈsɪʒən həz reɪzd səm ˈaɪˌbraʊz əˈməŋ ˈskɛptɪks hu ˈɑrgju ðət ˈkɔrpərət ˈneɪmɪŋ raɪts kʊd kɔz ˈhɛˌdeɪks fər ˈmɛˌtroʊ ər ʤɪst ɪmˈbɛrəs ˈraɪdərz. ʤɪst hoʊp nɑt tu awkward,”*,” sɛd braɪən bɑnd, 31 ɛz hi ˈweɪtɪd fər ə rɛd laɪn treɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn. æst tɪ ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt ɔn wət neɪmz kʊd krɔs ðə laɪn, hi pɔzd, ðɛn sɛd: ““viagra*? noʊ, weɪt. diapers.”*.” ˈəðərz hæv ˈwəndərd: haʊ wʊd ðə neɪmz saʊnd ˈoʊvər ən ˈɪntərˌkɑm? ˈpɛpsi ˈprɛzənts ˈpərʃɪŋ skwɛr ˈsteɪʃən? ðə ˌmɛtəmˈjusəl ɪkˈspɪriəns æt nɔrθ ˈhɑliˌwʊd? prəˈpoʊnənts əv ðə ˈpɑləsi ədˈmɪt səm neɪmz wʊd bi mɔr əˈpilɪŋ ðən ˈəðərz, bət seɪ hɑrd tɪ tərn daʊn fri ˈməni ðət kʊd bi juzd tɪ ˈsəbsɪˌdaɪz fɛrz ər ˈəpˈgreɪd ðə ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˈsɪstəm. wɑz ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ɔn ˈbəsɪz ər səm əv ðə ˈəðər θɪŋz done,”*,” ʤɑn fasana*, meɪər əv dˈwɑrˌteɪ ənd ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə ˈmɛˌtroʊ bɔrd, sɛd æt ə ˈrisənt ˈmitɪŋ. aɪ æm lɛs ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv fɛr hearings.”*.” ðə ˈpɑləsi wɑz prəˈpoʊzd ɛz pɑrt əv ə ˈbrɔdər ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv tɪ steɪv ɔf ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈdɛfɪsɪts. ənˈklɪr haʊ məʧ ˈrɛvəˌnu ðə ˈproʊˌgræm kʊd brɪŋ ɪn, bɪˈkəz iʧ dil wɪl bi nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪd ˈsɛpərətli. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈpɪkʧər ɪz ˈroʊziər ðən ɪt həz bɪn ɪn jɪrz, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ læst ˈpæsɪʤ əv ˈmɛʒər ɛm ðə seɪlz tæks fər ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈprɑʤɛkts wɪl reɪz ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 860 ˈmɪljən ɪn 2018 ənd 120 ˈbɪljən ˈoʊvər ðə fərst fɔr ˈdɛkeɪdz əv əˈsɛsmənt. stɪl, ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ˈɪnˌkəm ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli bɪˈkəz ɪt ˈkɛri ðə seɪm ˈspɛndɪŋ riˈstrɪkʃənz ɛz seɪlz tæks ˈrɛvəˌnu, ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən pɑˈlɛtə sɛd. ðə ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz wɪl bɑr ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪps wɪθ təˈbæˌkoʊ, ˈælkəˌhɑl ənd ˈædəlt ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈkəmpəˌniz, soʊ ˈtrænzɪt ˈraɪdərz ɪnˈkaʊnər ə bəˈkɑrdi bəs ər ə pɑrk goʊld laɪn ˈsteɪʃən. ðə əˈgrimənt ˈɔlsoʊ prɪˈkludz ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪp əˈgrimənts wɪθ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ənd rɪˈlɪʤəs ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz. ðoʊz ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz, ðoʊ, prəˈtɛkt ˈmɛˌtroʊ frəm ðə rɪsk əv ˈpɑrtnərɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət ˈleɪtər ˈfeɪsɪz ə ˈskændəl, sɛd ˌaɪˌɑˈreɪ ɛs. kælb, ə əˈsɪstənt prəˈfɛsər əv ˈmɑrkətɪŋ. (ðə moʊst ˈfeɪməs ɪgˈzæmpəl? ˈɛnrɑn fild, ə ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪp ðə ˈhjustən ˈæstroʊs peɪd ˈmɪljən tɪ ˈtərməˌneɪt 28 jɪrz ˈərli ˈkɑnˌtrækts wɪl bi nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪd tɪ əˈlaʊ ˈmɛˌtroʊ tɪ ɛnd ðə ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪp ɪn ðə ɪˈvɛnt əv ən dɪˈzæstər, əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ. ðə ˈpɑləsi ˈɔlsoʊ prɪˈkludz ˈbɪznɪs wɪθ fərmz ðət hæv ˈhɪstəri əv ˈfrɔʤələnt, əˈnɛθɪkəl ər ˌprɛʤəˈdɪʃəl behavior.”*.” ðət freɪz, ˈkrɪtɪks seɪ, ɪz veɪg ɪˈnəf tɪ əˈplaɪ tɪ ðə ˈbɪznɪs ˈdilɪŋz əv moʊst ˈkəmpəˌniz. ˈʃilə kʊl ə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈkaʊnti ˈsupərˌvaɪzər ənd ˈmɛˌtroʊ dɪˈrɛktər, sɛd æt ə ˈrisənt ˈmitɪŋ ðət ˈskændəl simz fər əˈbaʊt 31 əv ɔl corporations.”*.” ˈkəmpəˌniz kən feɪs ðə rɪsk frəm ˈpɑrtnərɪŋ wɪθ ˈmɛˌtroʊ tu, kælb sɛd, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪf ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈgrusəm ˈleɪtər ˈhæpənz æt ə ˈsteɪʃən ɛmˈbleɪzənd wɪθ ɪts ˈloʊgoʊ. ˈɛni əˈgrimənt ðət wʊd reɪz mɔr ðən ər læst ˈlɔŋgər ðən faɪv jɪrz wʊd nid ðə əˈpruvəl əv ðə dɪˈrɛktərz. ˈmɛˌtroʊ wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ sik ˈɪnˌpʊt frəm ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz wɛr ðə ˈsteɪʃənz wʊd bi riˈneɪmd, sɛd. əˈfɪʃəlz ˈkɔʃən ðət lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈraɪdərz ʃʊd nɑt ɪkˈspɛkt ˌɪˈmiˌdiət rɪˈzəlts ər sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈprɑfɪts. ɪn ˈəðər juz. ˈsɪtiz, ˈtrænzɪt ˈeɪʤənsiz hæv ˈlɑrʤli bɪn mɔr ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk əˈbaʊt ˈkɔrpərət ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪp ðən ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz ðeɪ hoʊpt tɪ wu. ˈbɔstən həz sɔt ˈkɔrpərət ˈspɑnsərz fər ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn reɪl ˈsteɪʃənz twaɪs ɪn tu ˈdɛkeɪdz wɪˈθaʊt səkˈsɛs. ˈɔrɪnʤ ˈkaʊnti əˈfɪʃəlz sɪˈkjʊrd ə ˈspɑnsər fər ən ɪkˈspɛnsɪv bət ˈtrænzɪt həb ɪn ˈænəˌhaɪm ðət ˈoʊpənd tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ɪn nu jɔrk, ˈtrænzɪt əˈfɪʃəlz pərˈsud dilz fər faɪv jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ə soʊl ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪp ˈædɪŋ ðə neɪm ˈbɑrkliz ˈsɛnər tɪ ðə ˈsəbˌweɪ ˈsteɪʃən ˈkloʊsəst tɪ ðə ˈbrʊklɪn ərˈinə. ðət dil wɪl kɔst ðə dɪˈvɛləpər 4 ˈmɪljən ˈoʊvər tu ˈdɛkeɪdz. nɛkst stɛp wɪl bi ˈhaɪrɪŋ ə kənˈsəltənt tɪ əˈsɛs wət pɑrts əv ðə ˈsɪstəm kʊd bi ˈspɑnsərd ənd haʊ məʧ ðoʊz raɪts wʊd bi wərθ, ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən ənd ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl hu pæs θru, sɛd glɛn bɛˈʧɛrɑ, ˈdɛpjəti ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔfɪsər fər ˈmɑrkətɪŋ. |
the stage was set for an upset, but unfortunately for diego men, the win never came at the wanda on saturday night. as it happened, luis header prevented madrid from winning their first match against barcelona in seven years. the uruguayan, who has been struggling as of late, offered a that managed to frustrate and hush supporters everywhere.
final score:. yes, los are used to the suffering and will have to wait to break their negative domestic record against barca.
atletico supporter depression aside, continued domestic struggles against barca may seem strange to the neutral given that have had much success in the champions league against the catalans, but surprisingly, the has had a hard time getting the better of barca in the spanish and on saturday it was more of the same (or was it?).
in our tactical match preview prior to kickoff, i noted that past three performances against barcelona have been largely positive; they were the better side in those performances, they dominated barca via high and for large amounts of time in those matches, but just match efficiency in front of goal.
atletico squandered chances, barcelona. huffed, puffed, and prevented barca from getting into their possession rhythm, but offered little killer instinct on net. last weekend, much change in terms of goal scoring efficiency; antoine missed a couple of decent chances, but the defensive approach changed a bit.
how did change their defensive approach from last season?
simeone rarely gets it wrong, tactically, against barca and at the the visitors were welcomed to an aggressive and physical performance from the hosts.
ay mate, simeone nullified play for a complete minutes on saturday. the endurance, pace, & preparation is unrivaled carlo valladares (@c_v_news) october 16, 2017
atletico madrid set out in their hybrid while ernesto outfit were deployed in more of a (uncommon amongst tacticians).
what made this match interesting was how madrid marked lionel and co. in the past, and as mentioned in the tactical preview (contains loads of videos), have recently set up in a hybrid against barca, especially at home, and often press higher up the pitch in a or, but on saturday they were more restricted to classic across the pitch when in their formation.
before we try and determine the reasoning behind this change in approach by simeone, break down how pressed. below, the video analyzes the key characteristics and defensive strategy that took on saturday.
above, we see that simeone set up his side to aggressively in a with the focus relying on closing off all passing lanes and preventings, in this case nelson semedo, from switching the point of attack. angel correa and, below, crowded sergio to make any potential passes to him ‘high risk.’
when barca switched the play to their left side right side), were then triggered by a backward pass to aggressively the situation on left wing.
however, there was one occasion where barcelona switched to their left side and trigger an aggressive press. instead, correa screened the passing lane to while stayed higher up waiting to press gerard pique in case barca switch it back over to the right side.
in addition, saul can be seen, above, occupying the only role out of’s forwards anders. in case passing lane screen was beaten or overloaded, saul would be there, just behind, for cover.
naturally, think would when the ball was switched to the left given that correaed when the ball was on right side. the two are striking partners so many would expect them to trade marking responsibilities depending on which side the ball went to. however, simeone opted for to always be ready to put pressure on pique as seen in the above.
why did they change their approach from last season?
well, in the past,’s/4-3-3 started with an emphasis on forcing play wide byly playing three lines of 2 in the central axis and transitioning to a press once barca passed to a or passed near the. have a look, below, at one of the ways set up in the past.
atleti opted to win the ball high up against a side, at the time still managed by luis enrique, which was more direct with, suarez, and in top form. the departure to paris had much of an effect on strong start to the season, but in a match like this, where are so structured in defense, it allowed for side to double up on and in ways they last season due to having to and double mark.
below, you can see an that featured tight on from last season. sime vrsaljko, in the yellow circle, is disconnected from the rest of his due to (orange circle).
neymar’s ability, combined with the fact he played as a forward in a, meant that approach the match in a more style last season due to how would stretch out’s and needed more cover in the half-spaces.
this past weekend, however, with and without, have to worry about their being stretched out down their right wing; they could deploy aggressive in the central areas with only one player (usually saul or yannick carrasco or both) as cover or as aer on (as seen below).
when an opponent is excellent at going direct and has ‘msn’ at their disposal, you need to be very careful with how you them as their direct approach may bypass your. have to worry about this and, as a result, ditched their from last season.
is there a similar pressing pattern against other teams this season?
additionally, in last match between these two sides, barca used a back three which also impacted how pressed. in fact, it is becoming clear that this aggressive style, against opponents that use a back four and play a possession style, are becoming more comfortable withing.
below, you can see that a clear pattern between a certain pressing phase against las and the one los used against barca last weekend.
against las earlier in the season.
last weekend against barcelona.
it is becoming clear that are pressing teams and forcing opponents back when trapped the opposition and when the opponent uses two centralers in holding positions to build up from the back.
atletico
one of the tactics that change, unsurprisingly, against barca has been’s. it is truly my favorite part of methodology and it is always a thing of wonder to analyze, in addition to their structured pressing game, how organized it is.
have a watch.
conclusion
barcelona tied the match in the end and while fans can be frustrated with how close the hosts were to victory, they can be reassured that with simeone anything is possible. his meticulous preparation, to me, is unparalleled. a true carlos and marcelo of a manager and be interesting to see how he sets up for barcelona at the end of the season. | ðə steɪʤ wɑz sɛt fər ən ˈəpˌsɛt, bət ənˈfɔrʧənətli fər diˈeɪgoʊ mɛn, ðə wɪn ˈnɛvər keɪm æt ðə ˈwɑndə ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt. ɛz ɪt ˈhæpənd, luis ˈhɛdər prɪˈvɛnɪd məˈdrɪd frəm ˈwɪnɪŋ ðɛr fərst mæʧ əˈgɛnst ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə ɪn ˈsɛvən jɪrz. ðə ˌjərəgˈweɪən, hu həz bɪn ˈstrəgəlɪŋ ɛz əv leɪt, ˈɔfərd ə ðət ˈmænɪʤd tɪ ˈfrəˌstreɪt ənd həʃ səˈpɔrtərz ˈɛvriˌwɛr. ˈfaɪnəl skɔr: jɛs, lɔs ər juzd tɪ ðə ˈsəfərɪŋ ənd wɪl hæv tɪ weɪt tɪ breɪk ðɛr ˈnɛgətɪv dəˈmɛstɪk ˈrɛkərd əˈgɛnst ˈbɑrkə. səˈpɔrtər dɪˈprɛʃən əˈsaɪd, kənˈtɪnjud dəˈmɛstɪk ˈstrəgəlz əˈgɛnst ˈbɑrkə meɪ sim streɪnʤ tɪ ðə ˈnutrəl ˈgɪvɪn ðət hæv hæd məʧ səkˈsɛs ɪn ðə ˈʧæmpiənz lig əˈgɛnst ðə ˈkætəˌlɑnz, bət səˈpraɪzɪŋli, ðə həz hæd ə hɑrd taɪm ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə ˈbɛtər əv ˈbɑrkə ɪn ðə ˈspænɪʃ ənd ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ɪt wɑz mɔr əv ðə seɪm (ər wɑz ɪt?). ɪn ɑr ˈtæktɪkəl mæʧ ˈprivˌju praɪər tɪ ˈkɪˌkɔf, aɪ ˈnoʊtɪd ðət pæst θri pərˈfɔrmənsɪz əˈgɛnst ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə hæv bɪn ˈlɑrʤli ˈpɑzətɪv; ðeɪ wər ðə ˈbɛtər saɪd ɪn ðoʊz pərˈfɔrmənsɪz, ðeɪ ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd ˈbɑrkə ˈviə haɪ ənd fər lɑrʤ əˈmaʊnts əv taɪm ɪn ðoʊz ˈmæʧɪz, bət ʤɪst mæʧ ɪˈfɪʃənsi ɪn frənt əv goʊl. skˈwɑndərd ˈʧænsɪz, ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə. həft, pəft, ənd prɪˈvɛnɪd ˈbɑrkə frəm ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈɪntu ðɛr pəˈzɛʃən ˈrɪðəm, bət ˈɔfərd ˈlɪtəl ˈkɪlər ˈɪnstɪŋkt ɔn nɛt. læst ˈwiˌkɪnd, məʧ ʧeɪnʤ ɪn tərmz əv goʊl ˈskɔrɪŋ ɪˈfɪʃənsi; ɑntˈwɑn mɪst ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈdisənt ˈʧænsɪz, bət ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪv əˈproʊʧ ʧeɪnʤd ə bɪt. haʊ dɪd ʧeɪnʤ ðɛr dɪˈfɛnsɪv əˈproʊʧ frəm læst ˈsizən? ˈsɪmiˈən ˈrɛrli gɪts ɪt rɔŋ, ˈtæktɪkəli, əˈgɛnst ˈbɑrkə ənd æt ðə ðə ˈvɪzɪtərz wər ˈwɛlkəmd tɪ ən əˈgrɛsɪv ənd ˈfɪzɪkəl pərˈfɔrməns frəm ðə hoʊsts. eɪ meɪt, ˈsɪmiˈən ˈnələˌfaɪd pleɪ fər ə kəmˈplit ˈmɪnəts ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. ðə ˈɛndərəns, peɪs, ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən ɪz ənˈraɪvəld ˈkɑrloʊ vɑlɑˈdɑrɛs (@c_v_news*) ɑkˈtoʊbər 16 2017 məˈdrɪd sɛt aʊt ɪn ðɛr ˈhaɪbrɪd waɪl ərˈnɛstoʊ ˈaʊtˌfɪt wər dɪˈplɔɪd ɪn mɔr əv ə (ənˈkɑmən əˈməŋst tækˈtɪʃənz). wət meɪd ðɪs mæʧ ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ wɑz haʊ məˈdrɪd mɑrkt ˈlaɪənəl ənd koʊ. ɪn ðə pæst, ənd ɛz ˈmɛnʃənd ɪn ðə ˈtæktɪkəl ˈprivˌju (kənˈteɪnz loʊdz əv ˈvɪdioʊz), hæv ˈrisəntli sɛt əp ɪn ə ˈhaɪbrɪd əˈgɛnst ˈbɑrkə, əˈspɛʃəli æt hoʊm, ənd ˈɔfən prɛs haɪər əp ðə pɪʧ ɪn ə ər bət ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ðeɪ wər mɔr riˈstrɪktɪd tɪ ˈklæsɪk əˈkrɔs ðə pɪʧ wɪn ɪn ðɛr fɔrˈmeɪʃən. ˌbiˈfɔr wi traɪ ənd dɪˈtərmən ðə ˈrizənɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ðɪs ʧeɪnʤ ɪn əˈproʊʧ baɪ ˈsɪmiˈən, breɪk daʊn haʊ prɛst. bɪˈloʊ, ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈænəˌlaɪzɪz ðə ki ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks ənd dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈstrætəʤi ðət tʊk ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. əˈbəv, wi si ðət ˈsɪmiˈən sɛt əp hɪz saɪd tɪ əˈgrɛsɪvli ɪn ə wɪθ ðə ˈfoʊkɪs riˈlaɪɪŋ ɔn ˈkloʊzɪŋ ɔf ɔl ˈpæsɪŋ leɪnz ənd prɪˈvɛnɪŋ full-backs*, ɪn ðɪs keɪs ˈnɛlsən semedo*, frəm sˈwɪʧɪŋ ðə pɔɪnt əv əˈtæk. ˈeɪnʤəl ˈkɔriə ənd, bɪˈloʊ, ˈkraʊdɪd ˈsərˌʤjoʊ tɪ meɪk ˈɛni pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈpæsɪz tɪ ɪm risk.’*.’ wɪn ˈbɑrkə swɪʧt ðə pleɪ tɪ ðɛr lɛft saɪd raɪt saɪd), wər ðɛn ˈtrɪgərd baɪ ə ˈbækwərd pæs tɪ əˈgrɛsɪvli ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɔn lɛft wɪŋ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛr wɑz wən əˈkeɪʒən wɛr ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə swɪʧt tɪ ðɛr lɛft saɪd ənd ˈtrɪgər ən əˈgrɛsɪv prɛs. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ˈkɔriə skrind ðə ˈpæsɪŋ leɪn tɪ waɪl steɪd haɪər əp ˈweɪtɪŋ tɪ prɛs ʤərɑrd pik ɪn keɪs ˈbɑrkə swɪʧ ɪt bæk ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə raɪt saɪd. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, sɔl kən bi sin, əˈbəv, ˈɑkjəˌpaɪɪŋ ðə ˈoʊnli roʊl aʊt əv ˈfɔrwərdz ənd. ɪn keɪs ˈpæsɪŋ leɪn skrin wɑz ˈbitən ər ˈoʊvərˌloʊdɪd, sɔl wʊd bi ðɛr, ʤɪst bɪˈhaɪnd, fər ˈkəvər. ˈnæʧərəli, θɪŋk wʊd wɪn ðə bɔl wɑz swɪʧt tɪ ðə lɛft ˈgɪvɪn ðət ˈkɔriə wɪn ðə bɔl wɑz ɔn raɪt saɪd. ðə tu ər ˈstraɪkɪŋ ˈpɑrtnərz soʊ ˈmɛni wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt ðɛm tɪ treɪd ˈmɑrkɪŋ riˌspɑnsəˈbɪlətiz dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn wɪʧ saɪd ðə bɔl wɛnt tɪ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈsɪmiˈən ˈɑptɪd fər tɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ˈrɛdi tɪ pʊt ˈprɛʃər ɔn pik ɛz sin ɪn ðə əˈbəv. waɪ dɪd ðeɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðɛr əˈproʊʧ frəm læst ˈsizən? wɛl, ɪn ðə pæst, ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ ən ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn ˈfɔrsɪŋ pleɪ waɪd baɪ pleɪɪŋ θri laɪnz əv 2 ɪn ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈæksəs ənd trænˈzɪʃənɪŋ tɪ ə prɛs wəns ˈbɑrkə pæst tɪ ə ər pæst nɪr ðə. hæv ə lʊk, bɪˈloʊ, æt wən əv ðə weɪz sɛt əp ɪn ðə pæst. ˈɑptɪd tɪ wɪn ðə bɔl haɪ əp əˈgɛnst ə saɪd, æt ðə taɪm stɪl ˈmænɪʤd baɪ luis ɛnˈrikeɪ, wɪʧ wɑz mɔr dɪˈrɛkt wɪθ, swɑˈrɛz, ənd ɪn tɔp fɔrm. ðə dɪˈpɑrʧər tɪ ˈpɛrɪs hæd məʧ əv ən ˈifɛkt ɔn strɔŋ stɑrt tɪ ðə ˈsizən, bət ɪn ə mæʧ laɪk ðɪs, wɛr ər soʊ ˈstrəkʧərd ɪn dɪˈfɛns, ɪt əˈlaʊd fər saɪd tɪ ˈdəbəl əp ɔn ənd ɪn weɪz ðeɪ læst ˈsizən du tɪ ˈhævɪŋ tɪ ənd ˈdəbəl mɑrk. bɪˈloʊ, ju kən si ən ðət ˈfiʧərd taɪt ɔn frəm læst ˈsizən. saɪm vrsaljko*, ɪn ðə ˈjɛloʊ ˈsərkəl, ɪz ˌdɪskəˈnɛktɪd frəm ðə rɛst əv hɪz du tɪ (ˈɔrɪnʤ ˈsərkəl). əˈbɪləˌti, kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ðə fækt hi pleɪd ɛz ə ˈfɔrwərd ɪn ə mɛnt ðət əˈproʊʧ ðə mæʧ ɪn ə mɔr staɪl læst ˈsizən du tɪ haʊ wʊd strɛʧ aʊt ənd ˈnidɪd mɔr ˈkəvər ɪn ðə half-spaces*. ðɪs pæst ˈwiˌkɪnd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪθ ənd wɪˈθaʊt, hæv tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ðɛr biɪŋ strɛʧt aʊt daʊn ðɛr raɪt wɪŋ; ðeɪ kʊd dɪˈplɔɪ əˈgrɛsɪv ɪn ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈɛriəz wɪθ ˈoʊnli wən pleɪər (ˈjuʒəwəli sɔl ər ˈjænɪk kɑˈrɑskoʊ ər boʊθ) ɛz ˈkəvər ər ɛz ə ɔn (ɛz sin bɪˈloʊ). wɪn ən əˈpoʊnənt ɪz ˈɛksələnt æt goʊɪŋ dɪˈrɛkt ənd həz ‘‘msn’*’ æt ðɛr dɪˈspoʊzəl, ju nid tɪ bi ˈvɛri ˈkɛrfəl wɪθ haʊ ju ðɛm ɛz ðɛr dɪˈrɛkt əˈproʊʧ meɪ ˈbaɪˌpæs jʊr. hæv tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ðɪs ənd, ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, dɪʧt ðɛr frəm læst ˈsizən. ɪz ðɛr ə ˈsɪmələr ˈprɛsɪŋ ˈpætərn əˈgɛnst ˈəðər timz ðɪs ˈsizən? əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ɪn læst mæʧ bɪtˈwin ðiz tu saɪdz, ˈbɑrkə juzd ə bæk θri wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪmˈpæktɪd haʊ prɛst. ɪn fækt, ɪt ɪz bɪˈkəmɪŋ klɪr ðət ðɪs əˈgrɛsɪv staɪl, əˈgɛnst əˈpoʊnənts ðət juz ə bæk fɔr ənd pleɪ ə pəˈzɛʃən staɪl, ər bɪˈkəmɪŋ mɔr ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ high-pressing*. bɪˈloʊ, ju kən si ðət ə klɪr ˈpætərn bɪtˈwin ə ˈsərtən ˈprɛsɪŋ feɪz əˈgɛnst ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ənd ðə wən lɔs juzd əˈgɛnst ˈbɑrkə læst ˈwiˌkɪnd. əˈgɛnst ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈərliər ɪn ðə ˈsizən. læst ˈwiˌkɪnd əˈgɛnst ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə. ɪt ɪz bɪˈkəmɪŋ klɪr ðət ər ˈprɛsɪŋ timz ənd ˈfɔrsɪŋ əˈpoʊnənts bæk wɪn træpt ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ənd wɪn ðə əˈpoʊnənt ˈjuzɪz tu ˈsɛntrəl ɪn ˈhoʊldɪŋ pəˈzɪʃənz tɪ bɪld əp frəm ðə bæk. wən əv ðə ˈtæktɪks ðət ʧeɪnʤ, ˌənsərˈpraɪzɪŋli, əˈgɛnst ˈbɑrkə həz bɪn. ɪt ɪz ˈtruli maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt pɑrt əv ˌmɛθəˈdɑləʤi ənd ɪt ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ə θɪŋ əv ˈwəndər tɪ ˈænəˌlaɪz, ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðɛr ˈstrəkʧərd ˈprɛsɪŋ geɪm, haʊ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ɪt ɪz. hæv ə wɔʧ. kənˈkluʒən ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə taɪd ðə mæʧ ɪn ðə ɛnd ənd waɪl fænz kən bi ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd wɪθ haʊ kloʊz ðə hoʊsts wər tɪ ˈvɪktəri, ðeɪ kən bi ˌriəˈʃʊrd ðət wɪθ ˈsɪmiˈən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl. hɪz məˈtɪkjələs ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən, tɪ mi, ɪz ənˈpɛrəˌlɛld. ə tru ˈkɑrloʊs ənd mɑˈrʧɛloʊ əv ə ˈmænɪʤər ənd bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ si haʊ hi sɛts əp fər ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈsizən. |
i know, right, with the question mark? do we know or do we not know? honestly, almost impossible to tell. so this is what we have and let you decide.
a source sent over the set of pictures you are seeing below, claiming that we are looking at an prototype. it could be the, which we are expecting to see at in a month, or it could be something else. obvious that we are looking at a “not for sale” phone that has been placed in a dummy box to hide its identity as it goes through testing. there are no markers, but that mean it an phone. i say that because just over a month ago, a now “deleted” user on, opened up a thread to say that he had an in a dummy box, ran through a list of specs, and then out without us ever hearing from him again. he also posted this picture.
that small picture looks very close to the pictures we have below, plus he said that the phone has dual rear cameras of and 8mp. if you take a look at the picture of the backside that we have, you will also see a dual camera setup. not only that, but the design here matches up very nicely to previous done by cnet, who claims to have seen the actual device. according to that report, the back of the phone features a camera housing with this shape, along with a fingerprint reader just below it. an additional report by suggests that the will have dual cameras as well.
camera housing aside, the rest of these pictures match up to other previous reports on the, including that thread. we are seeing a volume rocker taken from the back and moved to the left side, the sim and card tray on the lower right side, and a port on the bottom next to a single speaker.
you tell me is this the?
update: based on additional information we have received, i believe this is the in a dummy box that is meant to conceal its identity. title has been tweaked to reflect this.
update 2: not that we ever really get excited about the cases we see on amazon, but some of the cases popping up for the are matching up exactly to the images we have here. here are two of them. you can see the top dual camera setup, along with the fingerprint reader and placement of volume buttons.
update 3: has also reported this morning that they are expecting dual cameras in the. | aɪ noʊ, raɪt, wɪθ ðə kˈwɛʃən mɑrk? du wi noʊ ər du wi nɑt noʊ? ˈɑnəstli, ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ tɛl. soʊ ðɪs ɪz wət wi hæv ənd lɛt ju ˌdɪˈsaɪd. ə sɔrs sɛnt ˈoʊvər ðə sɛt əv ˈpɪkʧərz ju ər siɪŋ bɪˈloʊ, ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət wi ər ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ən ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp. ɪt kʊd bi ðə wɪʧ wi ər ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ tɪ si æt ɪn ə mənθ, ər ɪt kʊd bi ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls. ˈɑbviəs ðət wi ər ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ə fər sale”*” foʊn ðət həz bɪn pleɪst ɪn ə ˈdəmi bɑks tɪ haɪd ɪts aɪˈdɛntəˌti ɛz ɪt goʊz θru ˈtɛstɪŋ. ðɛr ər noʊ ˈmɑrkərz, bət ðət min ɪt ən foʊn. aɪ seɪ ðət bɪˈkəz ʤɪst ˈoʊvər ə mənθ əˈgoʊ, ə naʊ ““deleted”*” ˈjuzər ɔn, ˈoʊpənd əp ə θrɛd tɪ seɪ ðət hi hæd ən ɪn ə ˈdəmi bɑks, ræn θru ə lɪst əv spɛks, ənd ðɛn aʊt wɪˈθaʊt ˈjuˈɛs ˈɛvər ˈhirɪŋ frəm ɪm əˈgɛn. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpoʊstɪd ðɪs ˈpɪkʧər. ðət smɔl ˈpɪkʧər lʊks ˈvɛri kloʊz tɪ ðə ˈpɪkʧərz wi hæv bɪˈloʊ, pləs hi sɛd ðət ðə foʊn həz duəl rɪr ˈkæmərəz əv ənd 8mp*. ɪf ju teɪk ə lʊk æt ðə ˈpɪkʧər əv ðə ˈbækˌsaɪd ðət wi hæv, ju wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ si ə duəl ˈkæmərə ˈsɛˌtəp. nɑt ˈoʊnli ðət, bət ðə dɪˈzaɪn hir ˈmæʧɪz əp ˈvɛri ˈnaɪsli tɪ ˈpriviəs dən baɪ cnet*, hu kleɪmz tɪ hæv sin ðə ˈækʧəwəl dɪˈvaɪs. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðət rɪˈpɔrt, ðə bæk əv ðə foʊn ˈfiʧərz ə ˈkæmərə ˈhaʊzɪŋ wɪθ ðɪs ʃeɪp, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə ˈfɪŋgərˌprɪnt ˈridər ʤɪst bɪˈloʊ ɪt. ən əˈdɪʃənəl rɪˈpɔrt baɪ səˈʤɛsts ðət ðə wɪl hæv duəl ˈkæmərəz ɛz wɛl. ˈkæmərə ˈhaʊzɪŋ əˈsaɪd, ðə rɛst əv ðiz ˈpɪkʧərz mæʧ əp tɪ ˈəðər ˈpriviəs rɪˈpɔrts ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðət θrɛd. wi ər siɪŋ ə ˈvɑljum ˈrɑkər ˈteɪkən frəm ðə bæk ənd muvd tɪ ðə lɛft saɪd, ðə sɪm ənd kɑrd treɪ ɔn ðə loʊər raɪt saɪd, ənd ə pɔrt ɔn ðə ˈbɑtəm nɛkst tɪ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈspikər. ju tɛl mi ɪz ðɪs ðə ˈəpˌdeɪt: beɪst ɔn əˈdɪʃənəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wi hæv rɪˈsivd, aɪ bɪˈliv ðɪs ɪz ðə ɪn ə ˈdəmi bɑks ðət ɪz mɛnt tɪ kənˈsil ɪts aɪˈdɛntəˌti. ˈtaɪtəl həz bɪn twikt tɪ rɪˈflɛkt ðɪs. ˈəpˌdeɪt 2 nɑt ðət wi ˈɛvər ˈrɪli gɪt ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkeɪsɪz wi si ɔn ˈæməˌzɑn, bət səm əv ðə ˈkeɪsɪz ˈpɑpɪŋ əp fər ðə ər ˈmæʧɪŋ əp ɪgˈzæktli tɪ ðə ˈɪmɪʤɪz wi hæv hir. hir ər tu əv ðɛm. ju kən si ðə tɔp duəl ˈkæmərə ˈsɛˌtəp, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˈfɪŋgərˌprɪnt ˈridər ənd ˈpleɪsmənt əv ˈvɑljum ˈbətənz. ˈəpˌdeɪt 3 həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ ðət ðeɪ ər ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ duəl ˈkæmərəz ɪn ðə |
the terrorism threat against the united states is increasing and americans are not as safe as they were a year or two ago, the leaders of the house and senate intelligence committees said on sunday.
senator dianne feinstein and representative mike rogers appeared together on cnn's state of the union, on the day that us spokesperson called for attacks on us interests around the world. rogers said groups had changed their means of communication as a result of leaks about us surveillance programs, making it harder to detect potential plots in the early planning stages.
"we're fighting amongst ourselves here in this country about the role of our intelligence community that it is having an impact on our ability to stop what is a growing number of threats," he said. "and so we've got to shake ourselves out of this pretty soon and understand that our intelligence services are not the bad guys."
feinstein, a california democrat, said there were more terrorist groups than ever, with more sophisticated and bombs. she said: "there is huge out there."
rogers, a republican from michigan, said there was enormous pressure on us intelligence services "to get it right, to prevent an attack" and said that job was getting more difficult because is changing, with more affiliates around the world. he said groups that once operated independently had now joined with.
rogers also said terrorists were adopting the idea that "maybe smaller events are ok" and still might achieve their goals. "that makes it exponentially harder for our intelligence services to stop an event like that from happening," he said.
house intelligence committee chairman mike rogers said terrorists now thought 'maybe smaller events are ok'. photograph: j scott
although neither lawmaker offered specifics about what led them to their conclusions, feinstein spoke generally of "a real displaced aggression in this very fundamentalist jihadist islamic community, and that is that the west is responsible for everything that goes wrong and that the only thing that's going to solve this is islamic sharia law and the concept of the caliphate". | ðə ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm θrɛt əˈgɛnst ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ənd əˈmɛrɪkənz ər nɑt ɛz seɪf ɛz ðeɪ wər ə jɪr ər tu əˈgoʊ, ðə ˈlidərz əv ðə haʊs ənd ˈsɛnɪt ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəˈmɪtiz sɛd ɔn ˈsənˌdi. ˈsɛnətər daɪæn ˈfaɪnˌstin ənd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv maɪk ˈrɑʤərz əˈpɪrd təˈgɛðər ɔn ˈsiˈɛˈnɛnz steɪt əv ðə ˈjunjən, ɔn ðə deɪ ðət ˈjuˈɛs ˈspoʊkspərsən kɔld fər əˈtæks ɔn ˈjuˈɛs ˈɪntərɪsts əraʊnd ðə wərld. ˈrɑʤərz sɛd grups hæd ʧeɪnʤd ðɛr minz əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv liks əˈbaʊt ˈjuˈɛs sərˈveɪləns ˈproʊˌgræmz, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈhɑrdər tɪ dɪˈtɛkt pəˈtɛnʃəl plɑts ɪn ðə ˈərli ˈplænɪŋ ˈsteɪʤɪz. "wɪr ˈfaɪtɪŋ əˈməŋst ɑrˈsɛlvz hir ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri əˈbaʊt ðə roʊl əv ɑr ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəmˈjunɪti ðət ɪt ɪz ˈhævɪŋ ən ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ɑr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ stɑp wət ɪz ə groʊɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv θrɛts," hi sɛd. "ənd soʊ wiv gɑt tɪ ʃeɪk ɑrˈsɛlvz aʊt əv ðɪs ˈprɪti sun ənd ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ɑr ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈsərvɪsɪz ər nɑt ðə bæd gaɪz." ˈfaɪnˌstin, ə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈdɛməˌkræt, sɛd ðɛr wər mɔr ˈtɛrərɪst grups ðən ˈɛvər, wɪθ mɔr səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ənd bɑmz. ʃi sɛd: "ðɛr ɪz juʤ aʊt ðɛr." ˈrɑʤərz, ə rɪˈpəblɪkən frəm ˈmɪʃɪgən, sɛd ðɛr wɑz ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˈprɛʃər ɔn ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈsərvɪsɪz "tɪ gɪt ɪt raɪt, tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ən əˈtæk" ənd sɛd ðət ʤɑb wɑz ˈgɪtɪŋ mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt bɪˈkəz ɪz ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ, wɪθ mɔr əˈfɪliˌeɪts əraʊnd ðə wərld. hi sɛd grups ðət wəns ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli hæd naʊ ʤɔɪnd wɪθ. ˈrɑʤərz ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts wər əˈdɑptɪŋ ðə aɪˈdiə ðət "ˈmeɪbi sˈmɔlər ɪˈvɛnts ər ˈoʊˈkeɪ" ənd stɪl maɪt əˈʧiv ðɛr goʊlz. "ðət meɪks ɪt ˌɛkspoʊˈnɛnʃəli ˈhɑrdər fər ɑr ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈsərvɪsɪz tɪ stɑp ən ɪˈvɛnt laɪk ðət frəm ˈhæpənɪŋ," hi sɛd. haʊs ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəˈmɪti ˈʧɛrmən maɪk ˈrɑʤərz sɛd ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts naʊ θɔt 'ˈmeɪbi sˈmɔlər ɪˈvɛnts ər ˈoʊˈkeɪ'. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: ʤeɪ skɑt ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈniðər ˈlɔˌmeɪkər ˈɔfərd spɪˈsɪfɪks əˈbaʊt wət lɛd ðɛm tɪ ðɛr kənˈkluʒənz, ˈfaɪnˌstin spoʊk ˈʤɛnərəli əv "ə ril dɪˈspleɪst əˈgrɛʃən ɪn ðɪs ˈvɛri ˌfəndəˈmɛnəlɪst ʤiˈhɑˌdɪst ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk kəmˈjunɪti, ənd ðət ɪz ðət ðə wɛst ɪz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət goʊz rɔŋ ənd ðət ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ðæts goʊɪŋ tɪ sɑlv ðɪs ɪz ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈʃɑriə lɔ ənd ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ðə caliphate*". |
this 2017 photo released by the university of hawaii shows crew members walking around the hawaii space exploration analog and simulation (hi-seas) on mauna volcano, big island, hawaii. (university of hawaii via ap)
in this 2017 photo released by the university of hawaii crew members of mission v, walk up hill with a cart next to the facility hawaii space exploration analog and simulation (hi-seas) at the mauna volcano, big island, hawaii. (university of hawaii via ap)
in this 2017, aerial drone photo released by the university of hawaii crew members of mission v, brian ramos and laura lark walk around the facility hawaii space exploration analog and simulation (hi-seas) at the mauna volcano, big island, hawaii. (university of hawaii via ap)
in this 2017 photo released by the university of hawaii crew members of mission v, walk across lava next to the facility hawaii space exploration analog and simulation (hi-seas) at the mauna volcano, big island, hawaii. (university of hawaii via ap)
this jan. 19, 2017, photo released by the university of hawaii shows the hawaii space exploration analog and simulation (hi-seas) crew members, from left, joshua ehrlich, mission specialist, biology, laura lark, mission specialist, information technology and outreach, samuel payler, science officer, brian ramos, health and performance officer, james bevington, commander, and ansley barnard, engineering officer outside the facility at the mauna volcano, big island, hawaii. (university of hawaii via ap)
honolulu after eight months of living in isolation on a remote hawaii volcano, six research subjects will emerge from their habitat on sunday and return to civilization.
their first order of business after on mostly and canned food: feast on pineapple, papaya, mango, locally grown vegetables and a fluffy, homemade egg strata cooked by their lead scientist.
the crew of four men and two women were quarantined on a vast plain below the summit of the largest active volcano in january. all of their communications with the outside world were subjected to a delay the time it takes for signals to get from mars to earth.
they are part of a study designed to better understand the psychological effects that a long-term manned mission to space would have on astronauts. the data they gathered will help nasa better pick crews that have certain traits and a better chance of doing well during a year mars expedition.
the space agency hopes to send humans to the red planet by the 2030s.
the hawaii team wore sensors to gauge their moods and proximity to other people in the small, dome where they have lived.
the devices monitored, among other things, their voice levels and could sense if people were avoiding one another. it could also detect if they were next to each other and arguing.
the crew played games designed to measure their compatibility and stress levels. and when they got overwhelmed by being in such close proximity to teach other, they could use virtual reality devices to escape to tropical beaches or other familiar landscapes.
the lead investigator, university of hawaii professor kim, said the crew members also kept written logs about how they were feeling.
“this is our fifth mission, and we have learned a lot over those five missions. learned, for one thing, that conflict, even in the best of teams, is going to arise,” said. “so really important is to have a crew that, both as individuals and a group, is really resilient, is able to look at that conflict and come back from it.”
the project is the fifth in a series of six studies at the university of hawaii facility called the hawaii space exploration analog and simulation, or. nasa has dedicated about $2.5 million to the studies at the facility.
“so the previous three missions, the four, eight and 12 month missions, those were primarily looking at crew cohesion and performance,” said. “on this mission and going forward we are looking at crew selection and composition.”
crew members were mostly excited and optimistic when they entered the facility in january, but had some trepidation.
“my biggest fear was that we were going to be that crew that turned out like biosphere 2, which a very pretty picture,” said mission commander james bevington in january.
biosphere 2 was a experimental habitat in arizona that turned into a debacle. it housed different ecosystems and a crew of four men and four women in an effort to understand what would be needed for humans to live on other planets. the participants were supposed to grow their own food and recycle their air inside the sealed glass space.
but the experiment soon spiraled out of control, with the carbon dioxide level rising dangerously and plants and animals dying. the crew members grew hungry and squabbled so badly during the two years they spent cooped up that by the time they emerged, some of them were not speaking to each other. unlike the biosphere 2, is an opaque structure, not a one, and it is not airtight.
the crew was not confined to the dome but they were required to wear spacesuits and whenever they went outside the dome for geological expeditions, mapping studies or other tasks.
other mars simulation projects exist around the world, but hawaii researchers say one of the chief advantages of their project is the rugged, landscape, on a rocky, red plain below the summit of mauna, the largest active volcano.
the shelter is about the size of a small home, has small sleeping quarters for each member plus a kitchen, laboratory and bathroom. the group shares one shower and has two composting toilets.
to maintain the sense of isolation, bundles of food and supplies were dropped off at a distance from the dome, and the team members sent out a robot to retrieve them.
the information technology specialist, laura lark, thinks a trip to mars is a reasonable goal for nasa.
“long term space travel is absolutely possible,” she said in a video message from within the dome. “there are certainly technical challenges to be overcome. there are certainly human factors to be figured out.”
the university is already starting to make plans for mission 6, the final study funded by the u.s. space agency. | ðɪs 2017 ˈfoʊˌtoʊ riˈlist baɪ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv həˈwaɪˌi ʃoʊz kru ˈmɛmbərz ˈwɔkɪŋ əraʊnd ðə həˈwaɪˌi speɪs ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən ˈænəˌlɔg ənd ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən (hi-seas*) ɔn ˈmɔnə vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ, bɪg ˈaɪlənd, həˈwaɪˌi. (ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv həˈwaɪˌi ˈviə ˌeɪˈpi) ɪn ðɪs 2017 ˈfoʊˌtoʊ riˈlist baɪ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv həˈwaɪˌi kru ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈmɪʃən vi, wɔk əp hɪl wɪθ ə kɑrt nɛkst tɪ ðə fəˈsɪlɪti həˈwaɪˌi speɪs ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən ˈænəˌlɔg ənd ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən (hi-seas*) æt ðə ˈmɔnə vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ, bɪg ˈaɪlənd, həˈwaɪˌi. (ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv həˈwaɪˌi ˈviə ˌeɪˈpi) ɪn ðɪs 2017 ˈɛriəl droʊn ˈfoʊˌtoʊ riˈlist baɪ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv həˈwaɪˌi kru ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈmɪʃən vi, braɪən ˈrɑmoʊs ənd ˈlɔrə lɑrk wɔk əraʊnd ðə fəˈsɪlɪti həˈwaɪˌi speɪs ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən ˈænəˌlɔg ənd ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən (hi-seas*) æt ðə ˈmɔnə vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ, bɪg ˈaɪlənd, həˈwaɪˌi. (ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv həˈwaɪˌi ˈviə ˌeɪˈpi) ɪn ðɪs 2017 ˈfoʊˌtoʊ riˈlist baɪ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv həˈwaɪˌi kru ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈmɪʃən vi, wɔk əˈkrɔs ˈlɑvə nɛkst tɪ ðə fəˈsɪlɪti həˈwaɪˌi speɪs ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən ˈænəˌlɔg ənd ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən (hi-seas*) æt ðə ˈmɔnə vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ, bɪg ˈaɪlənd, həˈwaɪˌi. (ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv həˈwaɪˌi ˈviə ˌeɪˈpi) ðɪs ʤæn. 19 2017 ˈfoʊˌtoʊ riˈlist baɪ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv həˈwaɪˌi ʃoʊz ðə həˈwaɪˌi speɪs ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən ˈænəˌlɔg ənd ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən (hi-seas*) kru ˈmɛmbərz, frəm lɛft, ˈʤɑˌʃuə ˈərlɪk, ˈmɪʃən ˈspɛʃəlɪst, baɪˈɑləʤi, ˈlɔrə lɑrk, ˈmɪʃən ˈspɛʃəlɪst, ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd ˈaʊˌtriʧ, ˈsæmjul payler*, saɪəns ˈɔfɪsər, braɪən ˈrɑmoʊs, hɛlθ ənd pərˈfɔrməns ˈɔfɪsər, ʤeɪmz ˈbɛvɪŋtən, kəˈmændər, ənd ˈænsli ˈbɑrnɑrd, ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈɔfɪsər ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə fəˈsɪlɪti æt ðə ˈmɔnə vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ, bɪg ˈaɪlənd, həˈwaɪˌi. (ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv həˈwaɪˌi ˈviə ˌeɪˈpi) ˌhɑnəˈlulu ˈæftər eɪt mənθs əv ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən ɔn ə rɪˈmoʊt həˈwaɪˌi vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ, sɪks ˈrisərʧ ˈsəbʤɪkts wɪl ˈimərʤ frəm ðɛr ˈhæbəˌtæt ɔn ˈsənˌdi ənd rɪˈtərn tɪ ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən. ðɛr fərst ˈɔrdər əv ˈbɪznɪs ˈæftər ɔn ˈmoʊstli ənd kænd fud: fist ɔn ˈpaɪˌnæpəl, pəˈpaɪə, ˈmæŋgoʊ, ˈloʊkəli groʊn ˈvɛʤtəbəlz ənd ə ˈfləfi, ˈhoʊˈmeɪd ɛg ˈstrætə kʊkt baɪ ðɛr lɛd ˈsaɪəntɪst. ðə kru əv fɔr mɛn ənd tu ˈwɪmən wər kˈwɔrənˌtind ɔn ə væst pleɪn bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈsəmɪt əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈæktɪv vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri. ɔl əv ðɛr kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz wɪθ ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd wərld wər səˈbʤɛktɪd tɪ ə dɪˈleɪ ðə taɪm ɪt teɪks fər ˈsɪgnəlz tɪ gɪt frəm mɑrz tɪ ərθ. ðeɪ ər pɑrt əv ə ˈstədi dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˈbɛtər ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈifɛkts ðət ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm mænd ˈmɪʃən tɪ speɪs wʊd hæv ɔn ˈæstrəˌnɔts. ðə ˈdætə ðeɪ ˈgæðərd wɪl hɛlp ˈnæsə ˈbɛtər pɪk kruz ðət hæv ˈsərtən treɪts ənd ə ˈbɛtər ʧæns əv duɪŋ wɛl ˈdʊrɪŋ ə jɪr mɑrz ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃən. ðə speɪs ˈeɪʤənsi hoʊps tɪ sɛnd ˈjumənz tɪ ðə rɛd ˈplænət baɪ ðə 2030s*. ðə həˈwaɪˌi tim wɔr ˈsɛnsərz tɪ geɪʤ ðɛr mudz ənd prɑkˈsɪməti tɪ ˈəðər ˈpipəl ɪn ðə smɔl, doʊm wɛr ðeɪ hæv lɪvd. ðə dɪˈvaɪsɪz ˈmɑnətərd, əˈməŋ ˈəðər θɪŋz, ðɛr vɔɪs ˈlɛvəlz ənd kʊd sɛns ɪf ˈpipəl wər əˈvɔɪdɪŋ wən əˈnəðər. ɪt kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈtɛkt ɪf ðeɪ wər nɛkst tɪ iʧ ˈəðər ənd ˈɑrgjuɪŋ. ðə kru pleɪd geɪmz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˈmɛʒər ðɛr kəmˌpætəˈbɪləˌti ənd strɛs ˈlɛvəlz. ənd wɪn ðeɪ gɑt ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd baɪ biɪŋ ɪn səʧ kloʊz prɑkˈsɪməti tɪ tiʧ ˈəðər, ðeɪ kʊd juz ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti dɪˈvaɪsɪz tɪ ɪˈskeɪp tɪ ˈtrɑpɪkəl ˈbiʧɪz ər ˈəðər fəˈmɪljər ˈlænˌskeɪps. ðə lɛd ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər, ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv həˈwaɪˌi prəˈfɛsər kɪm, sɛd ðə kru ˈmɛmbərz ˈɔlsoʊ kɛpt ˈrɪtən lɔgz əˈbaʊt haʊ ðeɪ wər ˈfilɪŋ. ɪz ɑr fɪθ ˈmɪʃən, ənd wi hæv ˈlərnɪd ə lɔt ˈoʊvər ðoʊz faɪv ˈmɪʃənz. ˈlərnɪd, fər wən θɪŋ, ðət ˈkɑnflɪkt, ˈivɪn ɪn ðə bɛst əv timz, ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ arise,”*,” sɛd. ˈrɪli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪz tɪ hæv ə kru ðət, boʊθ ɛz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ənd ə grup, ɪz ˈrɪli rɪˈzɪljənt, ɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ lʊk æt ðət ˈkɑnflɪkt ənd kəm bæk frəm it.”*.” ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz ðə fɪθ ɪn ə ˈsɪriz əv sɪks ˈstədiz æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv həˈwaɪˌi fəˈsɪlɪti kɔld ðə həˈwaɪˌi speɪs ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən ˈænəˌlɔg ənd ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən, ər. ˈnæsə həz ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd əˈbaʊt ˈmɪljən tɪ ðə ˈstədiz æt ðə fəˈsɪlɪti. ðə ˈpriviəs θri ˈmɪʃənz, ðə fɔr, eɪt ənd 12 mənθ ˈmɪʃənz, ðoʊz wər praɪˈmɛrəli ˈlʊkɪŋ æt kru koʊˈhiʒən ənd performance,”*,” sɛd. ðɪs ˈmɪʃən ənd goʊɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd wi ər ˈlʊkɪŋ æt kru səˈlɛkʃən ənd composition.”*.” kru ˈmɛmbərz wər ˈmoʊstli ɪkˈsaɪtɪd ənd ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk wɪn ðeɪ ˈɛnərd ðə fəˈsɪlɪti ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri, bət hæd səm ˌtrɛpɪˈdeɪʃən. ˈbɪgəst fɪr wɑz ðət wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ðət kru ðət tərnd aʊt laɪk ˈbaɪoʊsˌfɪr 2 wɪʧ ə ˈvɛri ˈprɪti picture,”*,” sɛd ˈmɪʃən kəˈmændər ʤeɪmz ˈbɛvɪŋtən ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri. ˈbaɪoʊsˌfɪr 2 wɑz ə ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈhæbəˌtæt ɪn ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə ðət tərnd ˈɪntu ə dəˈbɑkəl. ɪt haʊzd ˈdɪfərənt ˈikoʊˌsɪstəmz ənd ə kru əv fɔr mɛn ənd fɔr ˈwɪmən ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd wət wʊd bi ˈnidɪd fər ˈjumənz tɪ lɪv ɔn ˈəðər ˈplænəts. ðə pɑrˈtɪsəpənts wər səˈpoʊzd tɪ groʊ ðɛr oʊn fud ənd riˈsaɪkəl ðɛr ɛr ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə sild glæs speɪs. bət ðə ɪkˈspɛrəmənt sun ˈspaɪrəld aʊt əv kənˈtroʊl, wɪθ ðə ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd ˈlɛvəl ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈdeɪnʤərəsli ənd plænts ənd ˈænəməlz daɪɪŋ. ðə kru ˈmɛmbərz gru ˈhəŋgri ənd skˈwɑbəld soʊ ˈbædli ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə tu jɪrz ðeɪ spɛnt kupt əp ðət baɪ ðə taɪm ðeɪ ˈimərʤd, səm əv ðɛm wər nɑt ˈspikɪŋ tɪ iʧ ˈəðər. ənˈlaɪk ðə ˈbaɪoʊsˌfɪr 2 ɪz ən oʊˈpeɪk ˈstrəkʧər, nɑt ə wən, ənd ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈɛrˌtaɪt. ðə kru wɑz nɑt kənˈfaɪnd tɪ ðə doʊm bət ðeɪ wər rikˈwaɪərd tɪ wɛr ˈspeɪˌsuts ənd wɛˈnɛvər ðeɪ wɛnt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə doʊm fər ˌʤiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃənz, ˈmæpɪŋ ˈstədiz ər ˈəðər tæsks. ˈəðər mɑrz ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən ˈprɑʤɛkts ɪgˈzɪst əraʊnd ðə wərld, bət həˈwaɪˌi ˈrisərʧərz seɪ wən əv ðə ʧif ædˈvæntɪʤɪz əv ðɛr ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz ðə ˈrəgəd, ˈlænˌskeɪp, ɔn ə ˈrɑki, rɛd pleɪn bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈsəmɪt əv ˈmɔnə, ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈæktɪv vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ. ðə ˈʃɛltər ɪz əˈbaʊt ðə saɪz əv ə smɔl hoʊm, həz smɔl sˈlipɪŋ kˈwɔrtərz fər iʧ ˈmɛmbər pləs ə ˈkɪʧən, ˈlæbrəˌtɔri ənd ˈbæθˌrum. ðə grup ʃɛrz wən ʃaʊər ənd həz tu ˈkɑmˌpoʊstɪŋ ˈtɔɪləts. tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ðə sɛns əv ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən, ˈbəndəlz əv fud ənd səˈplaɪz wər drɑpt ɔf æt ə ˈdɪstəns frəm ðə doʊm, ənd ðə tim ˈmɛmbərz sɛnt aʊt ə ˈroʊˌbət tɪ rɪˈtriv ðɛm. ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈspɛʃəlɪst, ˈlɔrə lɑrk, θɪŋks ə trɪp tɪ mɑrz ɪz ə ˈrizənəbəl goʊl fər ˈnæsə. tərm speɪs ˈtrævəl ɪz ˌæbsəˈlutli possible,”*,” ʃi sɛd ɪn ə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈmɛsɪʤ frəm wɪˈθɪn ðə doʊm. ər ˈsərtənli ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈʧælənʤɪz tɪ bi ˈoʊvərˌkəm. ðɛr ər ˈsərtənli ˈjumən ˈfæktərz tɪ bi ˈfɪgjərd out.”*.” ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ meɪk plænz fər ˈmɪʃən 6 ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈstədi ˈfəndɪd baɪ ðə juz. speɪs ˈeɪʤənsi. |
former us attorney blasted president trump for inviting “admitted killer” rodrigo of the philippines to the white house.
“admin attacks crime approach of safest large city then invites admitted killer, philippine pres, to white house,” sunday.
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bharara, who was fired by trump in march when he refused to hand in his resignation after president obama left office, wrote that the invitation of, who has been accused by rights groups of executing drug suspects in the philippines, stunned the white house staff.
“on visit: is ‘still ready to say and do things that leave people, even on his staff, slack-jawed,'” wrote, referring to a line in a new york times story about phone call to.
the former federal tweet included a link to a new york times story from december 2016 that showed boasting of how he killed three people when he was the mayor of davao city.
“i killed about three of them because there were three of them. i really know how many bullets from my gun went inside their bodies. it happened. i cannot lie about it,” the newspaper quoted as saying.
but himself may have defused a controversial meeting with trump, saying his schedule may prevent him from traveling to washington.
“i am tied up. i cannot make any definite promise. i am supposed to go to russia, i am supposed to go to israel,” he said on monday.
trump’s justice department criticized the nypd for not doing enough to stop immigrants from committing crimes in a dispute over funding for sanctuary cities.
the white house on sunday defended having visit trump, saying he can help the us curtail north missile and nuclear programs.
“there is nothing right now facing this country and facing the region that is a bigger threat than happening in north korea,” white house chief of staff told “this week.” | ˈfɔrmər ˈjuˈɛs əˈtərni ˈblæstɪd ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp fər ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ killer”*” rəˈdrigoʊ əv ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz tɪ ðə waɪt haʊs. əˈtæks kraɪm əˈproʊʧ əv ˈseɪfəst lɑrʤ ˈsɪti ðɛn ˌɪnˈvaɪts ədˈmɪtəd ˈkɪlər, ˈfɪləˌpin prɛz, tɪ waɪt house,”*,” ˈsənˌdi. si ˈɔlsoʊ trəmp ˌɪnˈvaɪts tɪ ðə waɪt haʊs ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp spoʊk baɪ foʊn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ wɪθ ˈfɪləˌpinz ˈprɛzɪdənt rəˈdrigoʊ..., hu wɑz faɪərd baɪ trəmp ɪn mɑrʧ wɪn hi rɪfˈjuzd tɪ hænd ɪn hɪz ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən ˈæftər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə lɛft ˈɔfəs, roʊt ðət ðə ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən əv, hu həz bɪn əˈkjuzd baɪ raɪts grups əv ˈɛksəˌkjutɪŋ drəg ˈsəˌspɛkts ɪn ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz, stənd ðə waɪt haʊs stæf. ˈvɪzɪt: ɪz ˈrɛdi tɪ seɪ ənd du θɪŋz ðət liv ˈpipəl, ˈivɪn ɔn hɪz stæf, slack-jawed,'”*,'” roʊt, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ə laɪn ɪn ə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈstɔri əˈbaʊt foʊn kɔl tɪ. ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈfɛdərəl twit ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə lɪŋk tɪ ə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈstɔri frəm dɪˈsɛmbər 2016 ðət ʃoʊd ˈboʊstɪŋ əv haʊ hi kɪld θri ˈpipəl wɪn hi wɑz ðə meɪər əv ˈdeɪvoʊ ˈsɪti. kɪld əˈbaʊt θri əv ðɛm bɪˈkəz ðɛr wər θri əv ðɛm. aɪ ˈrɪli noʊ haʊ ˈmɛni ˈbʊləts frəm maɪ gən wɛnt ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðɛr ˈbɑdiz. ɪt ˈhæpənd. aɪ ˈkænɑt laɪ əˈbaʊt it,”*,” ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər kˈwoʊtɪd ɛz seɪɪŋ. bət hɪmˈsɛlf meɪ hæv dɪfˈjuzd ə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ trəmp, seɪɪŋ hɪz ˈskɛʤʊl meɪ prɪˈvɛnt ɪm frəm ˈtrævəlɪŋ tɪ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. æm taɪd əp. aɪ ˈkænɑt meɪk ˈɛni ˈdɛfənət ˈprɑməs. aɪ æm səˈpoʊzd tɪ goʊ tɪ ˈrəʃə, aɪ æm səˈpoʊzd tɪ goʊ tɪ israel,”*,” hi sɛd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ðə ˌɛnˈwaɪˌpiˌdi fər nɑt duɪŋ ɪˈnəf tɪ stɑp ˈɪməgrənts frəm kəˈmɪtɪŋ kraɪmz ɪn ə dɪˈspjut ˈoʊvər ˈfəndɪŋ fər ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri ˈsɪtiz. ðə waɪt haʊs ɔn ˈsənˌdi dɪˈfɛndɪd ˈhævɪŋ ˈvɪzɪt trəmp, seɪɪŋ hi kən hɛlp ðə ˈjuˈɛs kərˈteɪl nɔrθ ˈmɪsəl ənd ˈnukliər ˈproʊˌgræmz. ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ raɪt naʊ ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðɪs ˈkəntri ənd ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə ˈriʤən ðət ɪz ə ˈbɪgər θrɛt ðən ˈhæpənɪŋ ɪn nɔrθ korea,”*,” waɪt haʊs ʧif əv stæf toʊld week.”*.” |
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architects studio liu lubin
location beijing, china
category houses
project team liu lubin, wang lin, weng jia, wang xiaofeng, wan li, liang yifan, zhao ye
constructor architectural design & research institute of university nanjing university of technology advanced engineering composites research center
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text description provided by the architects. the is based on the minimum space people need for basic indoor movement, such as sitting, laying and standing. the form of the is designed to act as a combination of furniture and architecture elements. when being rotated, the unit of the micro house will shift its space which contains all kinds of housing activities, such as resting, working, washing and cooking, etc. the micro house unit can not only be used as single- functional room, but also can be grouped together as a housing suite, or even residential cluster.
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the main material of the is the fiber reinforced form composite structure, which is light but strong. in this case, the unit can be easily lift and assembled by hand. for the convenience of transportation and replacement, the size of the unit is designed as the size of containers.
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the makes it possible for people to have private housing product under current chinese land policy. | seɪv ðɪs ˈpɪkʧər! ˈkərtəsi əv ˈstudiˌoʊ lju ˈlubɪn ˈɑrkəˌtɛkts ˈstudiˌoʊ lju ˈlubɪn loʊˈkeɪʃən ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ, ˈʧaɪnə ˈkætəˌgɔri ˈhaʊsɪz ˈprɑʤɛkt tim lju ˈlubɪn, wæŋ lɪn, wɛŋ ˈʤiə, wæŋ xiaofeng*, wɑn li, ljæŋ yifan*, ʤaʊ jɛ kənˈstrəktər ˌɑrkəˈtɛkʧərəl dɪˈzaɪn ˈrisərʧ ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈnænʤɪŋ ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi ədˈvænst ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ kəmˈpɑzəts ˈrisərʧ ˈsɛnər 25 seɪv ðɪs ˈpɪkʧər! ˈkərtəsi əv ˈstudiˌoʊ lju ˈlubɪn tɛkst dɪˈskrɪpʃən prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ðə ˈɑrkəˌtɛkts. ðə ɪz beɪst ɔn ðə ˈmɪnəməm speɪs ˈpipəl nid fər ˈbeɪsɪk ˈɪnˌdɔr ˈmuvmənt, səʧ ɛz ˈsɪtɪŋ, leɪɪŋ ənd ˈstændɪŋ. ðə fɔrm əv ðə ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ækt ɛz ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ˈfərnɪʧər ənd ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ˈɛləmənts. wɪn biɪŋ ˈroʊˌteɪtɪd, ðə ˈjunɪt əv ðə ˈmaɪˌkroʊ haʊs wɪl ʃɪft ɪts speɪs wɪʧ kənˈteɪnz ɔl kaɪnz əv ˈhaʊzɪŋ ækˈtɪvɪtiz, səʧ ɛz ˈrɛstɪŋ, ˈwərkɪŋ, ˈwɑʃɪŋ ənd ˈkʊkɪŋ, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ðə ˈmaɪˌkroʊ haʊs ˈjunɪt kən nɑt ˈoʊnli bi juzd ɛz ˈsɪŋgəl- ˈfəŋkʃənəl rum, bət ˈɔlsoʊ kən bi grupt təˈgɛðər ɛz ə ˈhaʊzɪŋ swit, ər ˈivɪn ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkləstər. seɪv ðɪs ˈpɪkʧər! ˈkərtəsi əv ˈstudiˌoʊ lju ˈlubɪn ðə meɪn məˈtɪriəl əv ðə ɪz ðə ˈfaɪbər ˌriɪnˈfɔrst fɔrm kəmˈpɑzət ˈstrəkʧər, wɪʧ ɪz laɪt bət strɔŋ. ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ðə ˈjunɪt kən bi ˈizəli lɪft ənd əˈsɛmbəld baɪ hænd. fər ðə kənˈvinjəns əv ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ənd rɪˈpleɪsmənt, ðə saɪz əv ðə ˈjunɪt ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd ɛz ðə saɪz əv kənˈteɪnərz. seɪv ðɪs ˈpɪkʧər! ˈkərtəsi əv ˈstudiˌoʊ lju ˈlubɪn ðə meɪks ɪt ˈpɑsəbəl fər ˈpipəl tɪ hæv ˈpraɪvət ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈprɑdəkt ˈəndər ˈkɑrənt ʧaɪˈniz lænd ˈpɑləsi. |
the jets lost in embarrassing fashion to the patriots, as the team fell apart in many ways. the defense was deplorable, and the offense was horrible. we will be looking at bryce plays, and then highlight a few young players in the game. since there is dearth of interest in fitzpatrick, and he most likely be back next year, there is no point in breaking down film.
petty:
1)
this is an almost impossible play for any. the defense is in a two deep safety look, with press man coverage across the board. at, petty sees press coverage on marshall to the left of the formation, with safety help over the top. he correctly surmises that, the best place to find an open receiver is to the right side of the formation, so his first progression read is to the right side. unfortunately, there just an open receiver in the area. the patriots have this play covered extremely well, at which point petty tries to run with the ball, but runs into his own tackle, and gets sacked. this looks like a coverage sack, there just an open option in the time frame for him to pull the trigger.
2)
identical situations, although there is a chance for a risky throw here. the defense again shows two deep safety with press coverage, but switch to zone coverage on this one. marshall is again double teamed here with the playing underneath routes, with safety help over the top. petty, again, looks to the right of the formation to see an open receiver, although the patriots are baiting petty for a throw to the. the defender on has outside coverage, and falls off, allowing to be open, but there is middle linebacker coming in from the middle to intercept a pass. best option is to target brandon bostick behind, but too late, as the rush is near him. he tries to squeeze between defenders in moving up in the pocket and gets tripped. the secondary read (bostick) only develops after he gets behind (most likely read is then bostick) but there enough time to complete this read. the worst culprit on this play is brandon shell, who decides to completely abandon the defensive end lined up right across from him, instead choosing to double team a defensive tackle. the decision is made even worse by the fact that the defense is showing blitz from that same side, meaning he allows two free runners at the so he can double the defensive tackle. either shell just grasp the blocking scheme, is utterly ill prepared, or petty failed to set protection. as we broke down last film, shell made similar plays as well. the only thing that saves petty from a cameron wake type take down is powell trying to swipe the legs of the defender, which causes him to jump up, and prevent him from destroying petty as he runs to the side. the jets paid a heavy price for brandon shell, but he has not looked good at all lately in terms of protection, as he seems to have a penchant for allowing free runners. it could also be a function of an inexperienced offensive line that just communicate well, which is a black mark for coaching.
3)
the patriots are showing single high safety, but the second safety backs up at the last moment, with press zone coverage. first read is brandon marshall on this play, but he pull the trigger. marshall is briefly open on this play, as his defender is playing the underneath route, so there is an opening for a deep pass. however, petty looks towards marshall and decides to take the safer pass to powell, and fails. just a terrible throw by petty, most likely caused by the rain, but he have excuses for plays like this.
4)
right read, bad throw. the defense is in a two deep safety look, and petty tries to make a back shoulder pass to anderson and makes another bad throw in the rain. as the second example shows, the ball slipped out of his hand and essentially floated towards anderson. maybe petty should invest in some gloves. this is another bad throw, as he has to learn to make throws in the rain, especially playing in an open air stadium. a great play by malcolm butler to come up with the interception, but all of the fault for this throw goes to petty.
5)
another bad play by petty. the defense is in a single high safety look, with press man coverage on this play. the read is good by petty because he realizes the defender on is the furthest away from any receiver and he just needs short yardage, thus the most likely to be open. is open on this play, while petty is staring right at him, but make the throw. petty even takes a page out of the fitzpatrick play book, by running towards a defender while trying to make a throw. a horrible play all around by petty.
supporting cast:
1)
austin seferain-jenkins. please ignore the rest of the play, this one focuses just on austin. the te is lined up in the slot facing a linebacker, who is shading him to the inside. this indicates that the defense is willing to let jenkins run outside, and defend the slant route to the middle of the field. however, jenkins shows his ability to get open on this play by the move he makes near the defender. watch the slight stutter step when approaching the defender, as he needs the linebacker to think going on an out route. jenkins first moves inside, then outside, which causes the defender to turn towards the outside, as jenkins runs by him up the field. the part that makes the play is the hips of the linebacker, because if the defender turns to the inside as he runs up field (as not worried about the out route) this is most likely an interception. however, jenkins makes the play by the slight move, which causes the hips to change directions, allowing him to be open on this play.
2)
austin. on this play, jenkins is lined up against a safety, and watch how he attacks the safety down the seam. jenkins runs right at the safety, causing indecision on the part of the defender as he backs up. he even gives him a hint of a curl route near the first down marker, which causes the safety to flinch forward as jenkins gains inside leverage on this play. he does everything well on this play, but just catch the pass. this is a pass that has to be caught, and shows the ups and downs with this young te.
3)
charone peake. when we did the scouting report on peake, we concluded that a more refined (slightly less athletic) version of stephen hill, and he does a good job of reminding fans of the former jet on this play. peake is lined up in the slot on this play, and he uses his speed to run across the middle and create separation. peake is open for this pass, and fitzpatrick throws a good pass, but it is flat out dropped by the receiver. peake shows great athletic ability, because if he catches this ball, one missed tackle away from a touchdown, but he also shows the issues that plagued him in college with drops.
4)
robby anderson. the speedy receiver is lined up on the outside in press coverage, and gets by his defender with a slight move at the line of scrimmage. the defender is shading him to the outside, and anderson does a slight move at the line of scrimmage to freeze the defender before running down the field. this is a very slight move, and it gain that much of an advantage but it does help him gain a yard of separation. keep this move in mind, because going to come up again later in the game. getting off the line in press coverage, especially if you are slightly built like anderson requires a bit of skill, and he shows some skills to gain an advantage over the defender.
5)
robby anderson and devin smith. there are two players to note here, with the first one being devin smith. he is lined up to the right of the formation, facing zone coverage and quickly finds a seam in the coverage. the plays shows some respect to his speed, because once the initial defender hands him off, the responsibility to handle smith, but the safety stays back. while smith been great for the jets, defenders have to respect his speed in this case. if this was a te running the same route, the safety would engage him much quicker. smith also does a good job of “sitting in” the zone to provide a good target for the. the other aspect of this play is robby anderson on the outside to the left of the formation. anderson is facing zone coverage, but he gets around his defender to the outside, which allows him room down the sideline. the defender is trying to funnel him to the inside but anderson makes a good move to the outside, getting around his defender. in this zone coverage, the outside defenders want to take receivers on inside routes (as with devin smith) so they are running towards the safeties, but anderson works around it.
6)
charone peake. the rookie is lined up in the slot to the left of the formation, and his defender is coming on a blitz with this play. peake is the hot read on this play, and he catches the ball and shows off his ability by running after the catch. this one is to actually show good situational awareness by peake, because notice how soon he turns around for the pass from fitzpatrick. peake realizes he is the hot read and open, so he wants to be ready for a pass if fitzpatrick needs to unload the pass quickly, and he keeps his eyes towards the as he is running up the field. this is very good awareness from the rookie as we have seen far too often receivers running designed routes lacking awareness about them being the hot read (kellen davis for example) in the past.
7)
devin smith. remember the move by anderson at the line? well this is the opposite, and what happens when the receiver try to make a move. devin smith is lined up to the outside, left of the formation facing press man coverage with the safety on the other side of the field. for all worth, this is a one on one match up for smith and the defender, but the young receiver utterly fails to get open on this play. smith makes no moves whatsoever, instead relying on a shoulder dip to try and create separation, which work. smith missed most of the year to an injury, and it may have hindered his development, but he has to do a better job of releasing off the line. the dipped shoulder move work nearly as often in the nfl as it did in college, and he could learn a few things from robby anderson. smith has good potential, but he seems to lack some basic moves when facing press coverage.
conclusion:
an utterly horrible game for the jets. bryce petty play well at all, and then got injured trying to make a tackle. the jets do have a good receiver core in place, which should bode well for the next year. brandon marshall, eric decker, quincy, robby anderson, peake, devin smith, and marshall all showed potential through out the year. be interesting to see if the jets move on from marshall because they have very good depth behind him (albeit inexperienced) and could allocate resources to other areas of the team. austin also shows promise, showing a decent ability to get open.
forum questions:
a) would you play hackenberg in the final game (bowles already has fitzpatrick starting) but what is your take?
b) how would you fix the offensive line?
side note: while breaking down this film, i ventured to look at some of the defensive looks, and shocking to see how bad this defense plays. brady could have thrown for about 200 more yards because the defense stop the pass at all. wondering if people are interested in some defensive breakdowns in the. i want to wait until the to find out the coaching situation, because if the coaching staff is fired, then there a point in breaking down considerable film. however, if the coaching staff is retained, how many people would like some breakdowns on defense? | ðə ʤɛts lɔst ɪn ɪmˈbɛrəsɪŋ ˈfæʃən tɪ ðə ˈpeɪtriəts, ɛz ðə tim fɛl əˈpɑrt ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz. ðə dɪˈfɛns wɑz dɪˈplɔrəbəl, ənd ðə əˈfɛns wɑz ˈhɔrəbəl. wi wɪl bi ˈlʊkɪŋ æt braɪs pleɪz, ənd ðɛn ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ə fju jəŋ pleɪərz ɪn ðə geɪm. sɪns ðɛr ɪz dərθ əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk, ənd hi moʊst ˈlaɪkli bi bæk nɛkst jɪr, ðɛr ɪz noʊ pɔɪnt ɪn ˈbreɪkɪŋ daʊn fɪlm. ˈpɛˌti: 1 ðɪs ɪz ən ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl pleɪ fər ˈɛni. ðə dɪˈfɛns ɪz ɪn ə tu dip ˈseɪfti lʊk, wɪθ prɛs mæn ˈkəvərɪʤ əˈkrɔs ðə bɔrd. æt, ˈpɛˌti siz prɛs ˈkəvərɪʤ ɔn ˈmɑrʃəl tɪ ðə lɛft əv ðə fɔrˈmeɪʃən, wɪθ ˈseɪfti hɛlp ˈoʊvər ðə tɔp. hi kərˈɛktli sərˈmaɪzɪz ðət, ðə bɛst pleɪs tɪ faɪnd ən ˈoʊpən rɪˈsivər ɪz tɪ ðə raɪt saɪd əv ðə fɔrˈmeɪʃən, soʊ hɪz fərst prəˈgrɛʃən rɛd ɪz tɪ ðə raɪt saɪd. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðɛr ʤɪst ən ˈoʊpən rɪˈsivər ɪn ðə ˈɛriə. ðə ˈpeɪtriəts hæv ðɪs pleɪ ˈkəvərd ɪkˈstrimli wɛl, æt wɪʧ pɔɪnt ˈpɛˌti traɪz tɪ rən wɪθ ðə bɔl, bət rənz ˈɪntu hɪz oʊn ˈtækəl, ənd gɪts sækt. ðɪs lʊks laɪk ə ˈkəvərɪʤ sæk, ðɛr ʤɪst ən ˈoʊpən ˈɔpʃən ɪn ðə taɪm freɪm fər ɪm tɪ pʊl ðə ˈtrɪgər. 2 aɪˈdɛntɪkəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɛr ɪz ə ʧæns fər ə ˈrɪski θroʊ hir. ðə dɪˈfɛns əˈgɛn ʃoʊz tu dip ˈseɪfti wɪθ prɛs ˈkəvərɪʤ, bət swɪʧ tɪ zoʊn ˈkəvərɪʤ ɔn ðɪs wən. ˈmɑrʃəl ɪz əˈgɛn ˈdəbəl timd hir wɪθ ðə pleɪɪŋ ˌəndərˈniθ rʊts, wɪθ ˈseɪfti hɛlp ˈoʊvər ðə tɔp. ˈpɛˌti, əˈgɛn, lʊks tɪ ðə raɪt əv ðə fɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ si ən ˈoʊpən rɪˈsivər, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈpeɪtriəts ər ˈbeɪtɪŋ ˈpɛˌti fər ə θroʊ tɪ ðə. ðə dɪˈfɛndər ɔn həz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈkəvərɪʤ, ənd fɔlz ɔf, əˈlaʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈoʊpən, bət ðɛr ɪz ˈmɪdəl ˈlaɪnˌbækər ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn frəm ðə ˈmɪdəl tɪ ˌɪnərˈsɛpt ə pæs. bɛst ˈɔpʃən ɪz tɪ ˈtərgət ˈbrændən ˈboʊstɪk bɪˈhaɪnd, bət tu leɪt, ɛz ðə rəʃ ɪz nɪr ɪm. hi traɪz tɪ skwiz bɪtˈwin dɪˈfɛndərz ɪn ˈmuvɪŋ əp ɪn ðə ˈpɑkət ənd gɪts trɪpt. ðə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri rɛd (ˈboʊstɪk) ˈoʊnli dɪˈvɛləps ˈæftər hi gɪts bɪˈhaɪnd (moʊst ˈlaɪkli rɛd ɪz ðɛn ˈboʊstɪk) bət ðɛr ɪˈnəf taɪm tɪ kəmˈplit ðɪs rɛd. ðə wərst ˈkəlprɪt ɔn ðɪs pleɪ ɪz ˈbrændən ʃɛl, hu ˌdɪˈsaɪdz tɪ kəmˈplitli əˈbændən ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪv ɛnd laɪnd əp raɪt əˈkrɔs frəm ɪm, ˌɪnˈstɛd ˈʧuzɪŋ tɪ ˈdəbəl tim ə dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈtækəl. ðə dɪˈsɪʒən ɪz meɪd ˈivɪn wərs baɪ ðə fækt ðət ðə dɪˈfɛns ɪz ʃoʊɪŋ blɪts frəm ðət seɪm saɪd, ˈminɪŋ hi əˈlaʊz tu fri ˈrənərz æt ðə soʊ hi kən ˈdəbəl ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈtækəl. ˈiðər ʃɛl ʤɪst græsp ðə ˈblɑkɪŋ skim, ɪz ˈətərli ɪl priˈpɛrd, ər ˈpɛˌti feɪld tɪ sɛt prəˈtɛkʃən. ɛz wi broʊk daʊn læst fɪlm, ʃɛl meɪd ˈsɪmələr pleɪz ɛz wɛl. ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ðət seɪvz ˈpɛˌti frəm ə ˈkæmərən weɪk taɪp teɪk daʊn ɪz ˈpɑwɛl traɪɪŋ tɪ swaɪp ðə lɛgz əv ðə dɪˈfɛndər, wɪʧ ˈkɔzɪz ɪm tɪ ʤəmp əp, ənd prɪˈvɛnt ɪm frəm dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ˈpɛˌti ɛz hi rənz tɪ ðə saɪd. ðə ʤɛts peɪd ə ˈhɛvi praɪs fər ˈbrændən ʃɛl, bət hi həz nɑt lʊkt gʊd æt ɔl ˈleɪtli ɪn tərmz əv prəˈtɛkʃən, ɛz hi simz tɪ hæv ə ˈpɛnʧənt fər əˈlaʊɪŋ fri ˈrənərz. ɪt kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi ə ˈfəŋkʃən əv ən ˌɪnɛkˈspɪriənst əˈfɛnsɪv laɪn ðət ʤɪst kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt wɛl, wɪʧ ɪz ə blæk mɑrk fər ˈkoʊʧɪŋ. 3 ðə ˈpeɪtriəts ər ʃoʊɪŋ ˈsɪŋgəl haɪ ˈseɪfti, bət ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈseɪfti bæks əp æt ðə læst ˈmoʊmənt, wɪθ prɛs zoʊn ˈkəvərɪʤ. fərst rɛd ɪz ˈbrændən ˈmɑrʃəl ɔn ðɪs pleɪ, bət hi pʊl ðə ˈtrɪgər. ˈmɑrʃəl ɪz ˈbrifli ˈoʊpən ɔn ðɪs pleɪ, ɛz hɪz dɪˈfɛndər ɪz pleɪɪŋ ðə ˌəndərˈniθ rut, soʊ ðɛr ɪz ən ˈoʊpənɪŋ fər ə dip pæs. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈpɛˌti lʊks təˈwɔrdz ˈmɑrʃəl ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪdz tɪ teɪk ðə ˈseɪfər pæs tɪ ˈpɑwɛl, ənd feɪlz. ʤɪst ə ˈtɛrəbəl θroʊ baɪ ˈpɛˌti, moʊst ˈlaɪkli kɔzd baɪ ðə reɪn, bət hi hæv ɪkˈskjuzɪz fər pleɪz laɪk ðɪs. 4 raɪt rɛd, bæd θroʊ. ðə dɪˈfɛns ɪz ɪn ə tu dip ˈseɪfti lʊk, ənd ˈpɛˌti traɪz tɪ meɪk ə bæk ˈʃoʊldər pæs tɪ ˈændərsən ənd meɪks əˈnəðər bæd θroʊ ɪn ðə reɪn. ɛz ðə ˈsɛkənd ɪgˈzæmpəl ʃoʊz, ðə bɔl slɪpt aʊt əv hɪz hænd ənd ɛˈsɛnʃəli ˈfloʊtɪd təˈwɔrdz ˈændərsən. ˈmeɪbi ˈpɛˌti ʃʊd ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn səm gləvz. ðɪs ɪz əˈnəðər bæd θroʊ, ɛz hi həz tɪ lərn tɪ meɪk θroʊz ɪn ðə reɪn, əˈspɛʃəli pleɪɪŋ ɪn ən ˈoʊpən ɛr ˈsteɪdiəm. ə greɪt pleɪ baɪ ˈmælkəm ˈbətlər tɪ kəm əp wɪθ ðə ˌɪnərˈsɛpʃən, bət ɔl əv ðə fɔlt fər ðɪs θroʊ goʊz tɪ ˈpɛˌti. 5 əˈnəðər bæd pleɪ baɪ ˈpɛˌti. ðə dɪˈfɛns ɪz ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl haɪ ˈseɪfti lʊk, wɪθ prɛs mæn ˈkəvərɪʤ ɔn ðɪs pleɪ. ðə rɛd ɪz gʊd baɪ ˈpɛˌti bɪˈkəz hi ˈriəˌlaɪzɪz ðə dɪˈfɛndər ɔn ɪz ðə ˈfərθəst əˈweɪ frəm ˈɛni rɪˈsivər ənd hi ʤɪst nidz ʃɔrt ˈjɑrdɪʤ, ðəs ðə moʊst ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ˈoʊpən. ɪz ˈoʊpən ɔn ðɪs pleɪ, waɪl ˈpɛˌti ɪz ˈstɛrɪŋ raɪt æt ɪm, bət meɪk ðə θroʊ. ˈpɛˌti ˈivɪn teɪks ə peɪʤ aʊt əv ðə ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk pleɪ bʊk, baɪ ˈrənɪŋ təˈwɔrdz ə dɪˈfɛndər waɪl traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk ə θroʊ. ə ˈhɔrəbəl pleɪ ɔl əraʊnd baɪ ˈpɛˌti. səˈpɔrtɪŋ kæst: 1 ˈɔstən seferain-jenkins*. pliz ˌɪgˈnɔr ðə rɛst əv ðə pleɪ, ðɪs wən ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ʤɪst ɔn ˈɔstən. ðə ti ɪz laɪnd əp ɪn ðə slɑt ˈfeɪsɪŋ ə ˈlaɪnˌbækər, hu ɪz ˈʃeɪdɪŋ ɪm tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd. ðɪs ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðət ðə dɪˈfɛns ɪz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ lɛt ˈʤɛŋkɪnz rən ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, ənd dɪˈfɛnd ðə slænt rut tɪ ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə fild. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈʤɛŋkɪnz ʃoʊz hɪz əˈbɪləˌti tɪ gɪt ˈoʊpən ɔn ðɪs pleɪ baɪ ðə muv hi meɪks nɪr ðə dɪˈfɛndər. wɔʧ ðə slaɪt ˈstətər stɛp wɪn əˈproʊʧɪŋ ðə dɪˈfɛndər, ɛz hi nidz ðə ˈlaɪnˌbækər tɪ θɪŋk goʊɪŋ ɔn ən aʊt rut. ˈʤɛŋkɪnz fərst muvz ˌɪnˈsaɪd, ðɛn ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, wɪʧ ˈkɔzɪz ðə dɪˈfɛndər tɪ tərn təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, ɛz ˈʤɛŋkɪnz rənz baɪ ɪm əp ðə fild. ðə pɑrt ðət meɪks ðə pleɪ ɪz ðə hɪps əv ðə ˈlaɪnˌbækər, bɪˈkəz ɪf ðə dɪˈfɛndər tərnz tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd ɛz hi rənz əp fild (ɛz nɑt ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ðə aʊt rut) ðɪs ɪz moʊst ˈlaɪkli ən ˌɪnərˈsɛpʃən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈʤɛŋkɪnz meɪks ðə pleɪ baɪ ðə slaɪt muv, wɪʧ ˈkɔzɪz ðə hɪps tɪ ʧeɪnʤ dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz, əˈlaʊɪŋ ɪm tɪ bi ˈoʊpən ɔn ðɪs pleɪ. 2 ˈɔstən. ɔn ðɪs pleɪ, ˈʤɛŋkɪnz ɪz laɪnd əp əˈgɛnst ə ˈseɪfti, ənd wɔʧ haʊ hi əˈtæks ðə ˈseɪfti daʊn ðə sim. ˈʤɛŋkɪnz rənz raɪt æt ðə ˈseɪfti, ˈkɔzɪŋ ˌɪndɪˈsɪʒən ɔn ðə pɑrt əv ðə dɪˈfɛndər ɛz hi bæks əp. hi ˈivɪn gɪvz ɪm ə hɪnt əv ə kərl rut nɪr ðə fərst daʊn ˈmɑrkər, wɪʧ ˈkɔzɪz ðə ˈseɪfti tɪ flɪnʧ ˈfɔrwərd ɛz ˈʤɛŋkɪnz geɪnz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈlɛvərɪʤ ɔn ðɪs pleɪ. hi dɪz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wɛl ɔn ðɪs pleɪ, bət ʤɪst kæʧ ðə pæs. ðɪs ɪz ə pæs ðət həz tɪ bi kɔt, ənd ʃoʊz ðə əps ənd daʊnz wɪθ ðɪs jəŋ ti. 3 pik. wɪn wi dɪd ðə ˈskaʊtɪŋ rɪˈpɔrt ɔn pik, wi kənˈkludɪd ðət ə mɔr rɪˈfaɪnd (sˈlaɪtli lɛs æθˈlɛtɪk) ˈvərʒən əv ˈstivən hɪl, ənd hi dɪz ə gʊd ʤɑb əv riˈmaɪndɪŋ fænz əv ðə ˈfɔrmər ʤɛt ɔn ðɪs pleɪ. pik ɪz laɪnd əp ɪn ðə slɑt ɔn ðɪs pleɪ, ənd hi ˈjuzɪz hɪz spid tɪ rən əˈkrɔs ðə ˈmɪdəl ənd kriˈeɪt ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən. pik ɪz ˈoʊpən fər ðɪs pæs, ənd ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk θroʊz ə gʊd pæs, bət ɪt ɪz flæt aʊt drɑpt baɪ ðə rɪˈsivər. pik ʃoʊz greɪt æθˈlɛtɪk əˈbɪləˌti, bɪˈkəz ɪf hi ˈkæʧɪz ðɪs bɔl, wən mɪst ˈtækəl əˈweɪ frəm ə ˈtəʧˌdaʊn, bət hi ˈɔlsoʊ ʃoʊz ðə ˈɪʃuz ðət pleɪgd ɪm ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ wɪθ drɑps. 4 ˈrɑbi ˈændərsən. ðə ˈspiˌdi rɪˈsivər ɪz laɪnd əp ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ɪn prɛs ˈkəvərɪʤ, ənd gɪts baɪ hɪz dɪˈfɛndər wɪθ ə slaɪt muv æt ðə laɪn əv ˈskrɪmɪʤ. ðə dɪˈfɛndər ɪz ˈʃeɪdɪŋ ɪm tɪ ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, ənd ˈændərsən dɪz ə slaɪt muv æt ðə laɪn əv ˈskrɪmɪʤ tɪ friz ðə dɪˈfɛndər ˌbiˈfɔr ˈrənɪŋ daʊn ðə fild. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈvɛri slaɪt muv, ənd ɪt geɪn ðət məʧ əv ən ædˈvæntɪʤ bət ɪt dɪz hɛlp ɪm geɪn ə jɑrd əv ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən. kip ðɪs muv ɪn maɪnd, bɪˈkəz goʊɪŋ tɪ kəm əp əˈgɛn ˈleɪtər ɪn ðə geɪm. ˈgɪtɪŋ ɔf ðə laɪn ɪn prɛs ˈkəvərɪʤ, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ju ər sˈlaɪtli bɪlt laɪk ˈændərsən rikˈwaɪərz ə bɪt əv skɪl, ənd hi ʃoʊz səm skɪlz tɪ geɪn ən ædˈvæntɪʤ ˈoʊvər ðə dɪˈfɛndər. 5 ˈrɑbi ˈændərsən ənd ˈdɛvɪn smɪθ. ðɛr ər tu pleɪərz tɪ noʊt hir, wɪθ ðə fərst wən biɪŋ ˈdɛvɪn smɪθ. hi ɪz laɪnd əp tɪ ðə raɪt əv ðə fɔrˈmeɪʃən, ˈfeɪsɪŋ zoʊn ˈkəvərɪʤ ənd kˈwɪkli faɪndz ə sim ɪn ðə ˈkəvərɪʤ. ðə pleɪz ʃoʊz səm rɪˈspɛkt tɪ hɪz spid, bɪˈkəz wəns ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl dɪˈfɛndər hænz ɪm ɔf, ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti tɪ ˈhændəl smɪθ, bət ðə ˈseɪfti steɪz bæk. waɪl smɪθ bɪn greɪt fər ðə ʤɛts, dɪˈfɛndərz hæv tɪ rɪˈspɛkt hɪz spid ɪn ðɪs keɪs. ɪf ðɪs wɑz ə ti ˈrənɪŋ ðə seɪm rut, ðə ˈseɪfti wʊd ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪm məʧ kˈwɪkər. smɪθ ˈɔlsoʊ dɪz ə gʊd ʤɑb əv in”*” ðə zoʊn tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə gʊd ˈtərgət fər ðə. ðə ˈəðər ˈæˌspɛkt əv ðɪs pleɪ ɪz ˈrɑbi ˈændərsən ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd tɪ ðə lɛft əv ðə fɔrˈmeɪʃən. ˈændərsən ɪz ˈfeɪsɪŋ zoʊn ˈkəvərɪʤ, bət hi gɪts əraʊnd hɪz dɪˈfɛndər tɪ ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, wɪʧ əˈlaʊz ɪm rum daʊn ðə ˈsaɪˌdlaɪn. ðə dɪˈfɛndər ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈfənəl ɪm tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd bət ˈændərsən meɪks ə gʊd muv tɪ ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, ˈgɪtɪŋ əraʊnd hɪz dɪˈfɛndər. ɪn ðɪs zoʊn ˈkəvərɪʤ, ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd dɪˈfɛndərz wɔnt tɪ teɪk rɪˈsivərz ɔn ˌɪnˈsaɪd rʊts (ɛz wɪθ ˈdɛvɪn smɪθ) soʊ ðeɪ ər ˈrənɪŋ təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈseɪftiz, bət ˈændərsən wərks əraʊnd ɪt. 6 pik. ðə ˈrʊki ɪz laɪnd əp ɪn ðə slɑt tɪ ðə lɛft əv ðə fɔrˈmeɪʃən, ənd hɪz dɪˈfɛndər ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ ɔn ə blɪts wɪθ ðɪs pleɪ. pik ɪz ðə hɑt rɛd ɔn ðɪs pleɪ, ənd hi ˈkæʧɪz ðə bɔl ənd ʃoʊz ɔf hɪz əˈbɪləˌti baɪ ˈrənɪŋ ˈæftər ðə kæʧ. ðɪs wən ɪz tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli ʃoʊ gʊd ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənəl əˈwɛrnəs baɪ pik, bɪˈkəz ˈnoʊtɪs haʊ sun hi tərnz əraʊnd fər ðə pæs frəm ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk. pik ˈriəˌlaɪzɪz hi ɪz ðə hɑt rɛd ənd ˈoʊpən, soʊ hi wɔnts tɪ bi ˈrɛdi fər ə pæs ɪf ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk nidz tɪ ənˈloʊd ðə pæs kˈwɪkli, ənd hi kips hɪz aɪz təˈwɔrdz ðə ɛz hi ɪz ˈrənɪŋ əp ðə fild. ðɪs ɪz ˈvɛri gʊd əˈwɛrnəs frəm ðə ˈrʊki ɛz wi hæv sin fɑr tu ˈɔfən rɪˈsivərz ˈrənɪŋ dɪˈzaɪnd rʊts ˈlækɪŋ əˈwɛrnəs əˈbaʊt ðɛm biɪŋ ðə hɑt rɛd (ˈkɛlən ˈdeɪvɪs fər ɪgˈzæmpəl) ɪn ðə pæst. 7 ˈdɛvɪn smɪθ. rɪˈmɛmbər ðə muv baɪ ˈændərsən æt ðə laɪn? wɛl ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈɑpəzɪt, ənd wət ˈhæpənz wɪn ðə rɪˈsivər traɪ tɪ meɪk ə muv. ˈdɛvɪn smɪθ ɪz laɪnd əp tɪ ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, lɛft əv ðə fɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈfeɪsɪŋ prɛs mæn ˈkəvərɪʤ wɪθ ðə ˈseɪfti ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðə fild. fər ɔl wərθ, ðɪs ɪz ə wən ɔn wən mæʧ əp fər smɪθ ənd ðə dɪˈfɛndər, bət ðə jəŋ rɪˈsivər ˈətərli feɪlz tɪ gɪt ˈoʊpən ɔn ðɪs pleɪ. smɪθ meɪks noʊ muvz ˌwətsoʊˈɛvər, ˌɪnˈstɛd riˈlaɪɪŋ ɔn ə ˈʃoʊldər dɪp tɪ traɪ ənd kriˈeɪt ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən, wɪʧ wərk. smɪθ mɪst moʊst əv ðə jɪr tɪ ən ˈɪnʤəri, ənd ɪt meɪ hæv ˈhɪndərd hɪz dɪˈvɛləpmənt, bət hi həz tɪ du ə ˈbɛtər ʤɑb əv riˈlisɪŋ ɔf ðə laɪn. ðə dɪpt ˈʃoʊldər muv wərk ˈnɪrli ɛz ˈɔfən ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ɛz ɪt dɪd ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ, ənd hi kʊd lərn ə fju θɪŋz frəm ˈrɑbi ˈændərsən. smɪθ həz gʊd pəˈtɛnʃəl, bət hi simz tɪ læk səm ˈbeɪsɪk muvz wɪn ˈfeɪsɪŋ prɛs ˈkəvərɪʤ. kənˈkluʒən: ən ˈətərli ˈhɔrəbəl geɪm fər ðə ʤɛts. braɪs ˈpɛˌti pleɪ wɛl æt ɔl, ənd ðɛn gɑt ˈɪnʤərd traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk ə ˈtækəl. ðə ʤɛts du hæv ə gʊd rɪˈsivər kɔr ɪn pleɪs, wɪʧ ʃʊd boʊd wɛl fər ðə nɛkst jɪr. ˈbrændən ˈmɑrʃəl, ˈɛrɪk ˈdɛkər, kˈwɪnsi, ˈrɑbi ˈændərsən, pik, ˈdɛvɪn smɪθ, ənd ˈmɑrʃəl ɔl ʃoʊd pəˈtɛnʃəl θru aʊt ðə jɪr. bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ si ɪf ðə ʤɛts muv ɔn frəm ˈmɑrʃəl bɪˈkəz ðeɪ hæv ˈvɛri gʊd dɛpθ bɪˈhaɪnd ɪm (ɔlˈbiɪt ˌɪnɛkˈspɪriənst) ənd kʊd ˈæləˌkeɪt ˈrisɔrsɪz tɪ ˈəðər ˈɛriəz əv ðə tim. ˈɔstən ˈɔlsoʊ ʃoʊz ˈprɑməs, ʃoʊɪŋ ə ˈdisənt əˈbɪləˌti tɪ gɪt ˈoʊpən. ˈfɔrəm kˈwɛsʧənz: ə) wʊd ju pleɪ ˈhækənbərg ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl geɪm (boʊlz ɔˈrɛdi həz ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk ˈstɑrtɪŋ) bət wət ɪz jʊr teɪk? bi) haʊ wʊd ju fɪks ðə əˈfɛnsɪv laɪn? saɪd noʊt: waɪl ˈbreɪkɪŋ daʊn ðɪs fɪlm, aɪ ˈvɛnʧərd tɪ lʊk æt səm əv ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪv lʊks, ənd ˈʃɑkɪŋ tɪ si haʊ bæd ðɪs dɪˈfɛns pleɪz. ˈbreɪdi kʊd hæv θroʊn fər əˈbaʊt 200 mɔr jɑrdz bɪˈkəz ðə dɪˈfɛns stɑp ðə pæs æt ɔl. ˈwəndərɪŋ ɪf ˈpipəl ər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn səm dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈbreɪkˌdaʊnz ɪn ðə. aɪ wɔnt tɪ weɪt ənˈtɪl ðə tɪ faɪnd aʊt ðə ˈkoʊʧɪŋ ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, bɪˈkəz ɪf ðə ˈkoʊʧɪŋ stæf ɪz faɪərd, ðɛn ðɛr ə pɔɪnt ɪn ˈbreɪkɪŋ daʊn kənˈsɪdərəbəl fɪlm. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf ðə ˈkoʊʧɪŋ stæf ɪz rɪˈteɪnd, haʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl wʊd laɪk səm ˈbreɪkˌdaʊnz ɔn dɪˈfɛns? |
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