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a peculiar thing has been happening at southern evangelical seminary in north carolina. this is an institution that values the writings of st. thomas aquinas and many other thinkers one would not expect to find on the shelves of an evangelical seminary. while producing a number of successful and popular protestant pastors, has also been the site of a mass exodus across the tiber.
in the decade from 2004 to 2014, more than two dozen faculty members, students, and alumni of have entered into full communion with the catholic church. keeping in mind that only around two dozen students graduate from each year, this is rather a significant percentage. the obvious question is: “how can a school by an evangelical known to be critical of catholicism produce so many catholics?” in an effort to answer this very question, douglas m. beaumont has collected the accounts of nine conversions from, including his own, in a new book, evangelical exodus: evangelical seminarians and their paths to rome, published by ignatius press. beaumont responded to questions from catholic world report via email.
cwr: can you briefly recount your own conversion story?
douglas m. beaumont: i became a christian believer in 1989, and from then to 2009 i was a dedicated evangelical christian student, minister, professor, author, and speaker. in 2009 i engaged in a serious, process of discernment over whether i would remain in. as i pondered some of the problems i encountered in the movement, i began to consider the historic church and increasingly found it difficult to defend my beliefs. at the end of this process, i came to believe that i was not in full communion with the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church. so, in 2014, i was received into the catholic church.
what i came to realize is that little progress will be made on the major issues (or many secondary issues) of theology until one settles the issue of religious authority. that single concern is related to numerous key facets of the christian faith, the most of which were the canon of scripture and its orthodox interpretation.
the canon of scripture (the books included in the bible) is a huge issue for anyone who considers the bible to be the word of god and the authority for faith. if one thinks the early church went astray somehow, it becomes a very difficult problem because the biblical collection itself was not settled until centuries after the apostles died. if the church was in error by then, how can the “bible-only christian” be sure he really has the inspired word of god? and if the church was kept from error while it determined the canon, why was it not likewise kept from error during the councils and creeds it produced at the same time? as i looked at the major alternate theories of canonization, i discovered the historical truth that the church is ultimately the standard.
this was also the case with doctrine. it is well known that there is rampant disagreement among the various sects, denominations, and cults of where is the line drawn? christians often speak of “orthodoxy,” “heresy,” “essentials,” and “fundamentals”—but by what authority are these words defined, and doctrines labelled? for the christian who denies that the church is the standard, there seemed to be no means of doing so. for the bible to function as an authoritative standard (i.e., sola scriptura), it must first be there seemed to be insurmountable problems with attaining such an understanding. regardless of theoretical method, the fact remained that very few christian traditions at the scholarly level.
so if what the bible was, and how it was to be understood, were not grounded in a, infallible what else was there to trust?
although i would eventually come to deal with other issues such as mary, purgatory, justification, etc., i saw early on that they all ultimately revolve around positions on the issues above. from there it was just a matter of following the history. and, as blessed j.h. newman wrote, “to be deep in history is to cease to be protestant.”
cwr: were there particular figures or events in the history of christianity that significantly influenced your journey to the catholic church?
beaumont: event-wise, say the fact of authoritative church councils weighed heavily on me. they essentially were the answer to the above issues of canon and orthodoxy, and they also pointed to what the historic church the catholic church was behind the councils that determined the biblical canon and its orthodox interpretation, was it or not? if not, then why trust the bible or the creeds? and if so, when did the church lose that guidance? there seemed to be no answer.
as to persons, st. thomas aquinas was an enormous influence on me. not only was his theology built on the most solid philosophical and biblical foundations, but his application of those truths to how people are to live settled a lot of my disparate theological and moral intuitions. i remember one occasion very vividly; i was reading his section of the summa on the faith of heretics ii-ii, 5, 3) and i was surprised to find that thomas believed that even a faith in true things was false. i read his faith is, by definition, trust in an authority, and therefore denial of any authoritative teaching is proof that “faith” is really just an accidentally true i was stunned. i remember staring at that section and slowly realizing that it perfectly described my faith as it had been taught to as i had taught it to others. by teaching people that faith was personal conviction based on personal study, i was literally helping people to not be faithful! it was an awful moment of clarity, but i truly loved learning it. i knew then i could not remain protestant.
cwr: this book recounts the tales of conversion from several people associated with the southern evangelical seminary. considering the enrollment at, this is a fairly significant percentage of students and faculty in recent years who have converted to catholicism. is there something peculiar to that has led to so many converts in recent years?
beaumont: is a peculiar school on a number of fronts. unlike most seminaries that exist to prepare students for a particular ministry within their church/denomination/communion, is a solitary entity, beholden to no particular tradition, communion, or governing body. it is also not attached to any university or college.’s draw comes from its focus on christian (defending the faith) and, secondarily, on its unusual blend of typical theology mixed with many of classical philosophy. the latter involves the study of the teachings of the über-catholic thomas aquinas, as well as many of his best commentators. also regularly invites popular catholics to speak at various conferences when their expertise places them on the top of the scholarly heap (as it often does).
now, the school has gone to great pains to point out that accepting certain parts of philosophy does not entail catholic theology (something no knowledgeable catholic would argue), and that one is free to pick and choose from what catholics teach (so long as they do not go against the doctrinal statement, of course). this smorgasbord approach to theology is made clear by the structure of the read catholics when it comes to metaphysics, epistemology, theology of god, and ethics but then switch to contemporary evangelicals when it comes to issues surrounding salvation or the end times. for a lot of us, the comparison was unfavorable toward the evangelical writers, and the theological inconsistency eventually became too great to ignore. eventually a lot of us realized that the best of was borrowed capital from the catholic church, and the rest was simply sub-par.
cwr: one common obstacle to conversion is the stigma it can carry with can lose their friends and family, their whole social and professional network. was this something you encountered? is it a common issue with converts from?
beaumont: i think this is a common experience in conversions of many types. if aristotle was right, friendship at the highest level is the mutual pursuit of the good. when friends or family begin to disagree on what the good is, it inevitably produces strife. moreover, in a system like, where beliefs are and the real spiritual authority lies within the mind of the individual, disagreement over doctrine can be seen to equate to a personal attack. further there is a massive cultural shift that occurs in an transition. it is, as christian smith puts it, likened to a paradigm shift in science. the meaning behind certain words and actions changes, and dialogue becomes strained. none of these exactly contribute to healthy relationships. a lot of work to overcome, and you really find out who your true friends are.
professionally it was rather terrifying as well. although great thinkers such as aquinas, gilson, maritain, kreeft, george, etc. were regularly [read or] invited to the school to speak, they would never be allowed to teach there. is extremely insular in its hiring majority of its current faculty got their doctorates from, and even the suggestion that one might not be towing the line can result in getting fired (one adjunct professor lost his position at simply because he allowed that one verse in the gospel of matthew concerning the rising of the saints might have been non-historical). i personally experienced opposition and suspicion just for looking into anglicanism! obviously, becoming catholic would mean losing my job, so i stopped accepting course offers the spring before i even began formally looking into catholicism. but certainly the transition was tense, and the loss of a worth of networking and potential employers is a sickening prospect. praise be to god, i managed to secure a secular job during this time so i could build my new network up.
cwr: as editor of the book, how did you choose which individuals’ stories to include?
beaumont: when i had the idea, i simply contacted everyone i knew from who had become catholic (or eastern orthodox!) over the previous decade (i.e., starting with me and going back 10 years). i only asked if they would be interested in putting their personal stories together in one place; i was not necessarily planning to publish, i just wanted there to be a resource for people who wanted to know the truth about what had happened (and was continuing to happen) in this regard. i reached out to about 15 people, and nearly everyone wanted in. eventually it began to look like we really had something here, so i had to tailor it for a catholic publisher. some people had to drop out for personal reasons, others were added in as i tracked them down. when we got to the final lineup, the book was already too big, so we stopped adding contributors (i joke that i could have had volume two written within a year!) and made some adjustments to the layout (like adding covering common material to minimize redundancy) and it worked out well to limit it to what we had.
cwr: have you noticed particular themes, or common threads, in the conversion stories of those associated with?
beaumont: certainly there are strains of with regard to the influence of certain thinkers, or experiences that led to certain aspects of the faith. but i think what is perhaps surprising is how different these stories actually are. the line one hears around is that these conversions were the result of a sort of underground movement headed by a few of us (who it is changes depending on what time period one focuses on) who somehow managed to influence all the rest. this is both untrue and insulting to us as individuals. what unites most of us is just that we happened to go to the same evangelical many of the contributors did not even know of each other, or did not share their journeys with each other. each person had particular concerns that were not able to be satisfied by the evangelical theology they had learned, and they all found the answers in the catholic church. that may be an uncomfortable truth for the friends and colleagues who have continued to carry the torch, but it is true nonetheless. my hope is that the book will aid those who wish to understand this phenomenon, regardless of which side they eventually choose.
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ə pɪˈkjuljər θɪŋ həz bɪn ˈhæpənɪŋ æt ˈsəðərn ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl ˈsɛməˌnɛri ɪn nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə. ðɪs ɪz ən ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən ðət ˈvæljuz ðə ˈraɪtɪŋz əv st*. ˈtɑməs əkˈwaɪnəs ənd ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈθɪŋkərz wən wʊd nɑt ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ faɪnd ɔn ðə ʃɛlvz əv ən ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl ˈsɛməˌnɛri. waɪl prəˈdusɪŋ ə ˈnəmbər əv səkˈsɛsfəl ənd ˈpɑpjələr ˈprɑtəstənt ˈpæstərz, həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ðə saɪt əv ə mæs ˈɛksədəs əˈkrɔs ðə ˈtaɪbər. ɪn ðə ˈdɛkeɪd frəm 2004 tɪ 2014 mɔr ðən tu ˈdəzən ˈfækəlti ˈmɛmbərz, ˈstudənts, ənd əˈləmˌnaɪ əv hæv ˈɛnərd ˈɪntu fʊl kəmˈjunjən wɪθ ðə ˈkæθlɪk ʧərʧ. ˈkipɪŋ ɪn maɪnd ðət ˈoʊnli əraʊnd tu ˈdəzən ˈstudənts ˈgræʤəˌweɪt frəm iʧ jɪr, ðɪs ɪz ˈrəðər ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt pərˈsɛnɪʤ. ðə ˈɑbviəs kˈwɛʃən ɪz: kən ə skul baɪ ən ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl noʊn tɪ bi ˈkrɪtɪkəl əv kəˈθɔləˌsɪzəm ˈproʊdus soʊ ˈmɛni catholics?”*?” ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ ˈænsər ðɪs ˈvɛri kˈwɛʃən, ˈdəgləs ɛm. ˈboʊmɔnt həz kəˈlɛktəd ðə əˈkaʊnts əv naɪn kənˈvərʒənz frəm, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hɪz oʊn, ɪn ə nu bʊk, ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl ˈɛksədəs: ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl ˌsɛməˈnɛriənz ənd ðɛr pæθs tɪ roʊm, ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ˌɪgˈneɪʃəs prɛs. ˈboʊmɔnt rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ kˈwɛsʧənz frəm ˈkæθlɪk wərld rɪˈpɔrt ˈviə iˈmeɪl. cwr*: kən ju ˈbrifli ˌriˈkaʊnt jʊr oʊn kənˈvərʒən ˈstɔri? ˈdəgləs ɛm. ˈboʊmɔnt: aɪ bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈkrɪsʧɪn bɪˈlivər ɪn 1989 ənd frəm ðɛn tɪ 2009 aɪ wɑz ə ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈstudənt, ˈmɪnɪstər, prəˈfɛsər, ˈɔθər, ənd ˈspikər. ɪn 2009 aɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ə ˈsɪriəs, ˈprɔˌsɛs əv dɪˈsərnmənt ˈoʊvər ˈwɛðər aɪ wʊd rɪˈmeɪn ɪn. ɛz aɪ ˈpɑndərd səm əv ðə ˈprɑbləmz aɪ ɪnˈkaʊnərd ɪn ðə ˈmuvmənt, aɪ bɪˈgæn tɪ kənˈsɪdər ðə hɪˈstɔrɪk ʧərʧ ənd ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli faʊnd ɪt ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ dɪˈfɛnd maɪ bɪˈlifs. æt ðə ɛnd əv ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs, aɪ keɪm tɪ bɪˈliv ðət aɪ wɑz nɑt ɪn fʊl kəmˈjunjən wɪθ ðə wən, ˈhoʊli, ˈkæθlɪk, ənd ˌæpɔˈstɔlɪk ʧərʧ. soʊ, ɪn 2014 aɪ wɑz rɪˈsivd ˈɪntu ðə ˈkæθlɪk ʧərʧ. wət aɪ keɪm tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ɪz ðət ˈlɪtəl ˈprɑˌgrɛs wɪl bi meɪd ɔn ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈɪʃuz (ər ˈmɛni ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈɪʃuz) əv θiˈɑləʤi ənˈtɪl wən ˈsɛtəlz ðə ˈɪʃu əv rɪˈlɪʤəs əˈθɔrəti. ðət ˈsɪŋgəl kənˈsərn ɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈnumərəs ki ˈfæsəts əv ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪn feɪθ, ðə moʊst əv wɪʧ wər ðə ˈkænən əv ˈskrɪpʧər ənd ɪts ˈɔrθəˌdɑks ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən. ðə ˈkænən əv ˈskrɪpʧər (ðə bʊks ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl) ɪz ə juʤ ˈɪʃu fər ˈɛniˌwən hu kənˈsɪdərz ðə ˈbaɪbəl tɪ bi ðə wərd əv gɑd ənd ðə əˈθɔrəti fər feɪθ. ɪf wən θɪŋks ðə ˈərli ʧərʧ wɛnt əˈstreɪ ˈsəmˌhaʊ, ɪt bɪˈkəmz ə ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈprɑbləm bɪˈkəz ðə ˈbɪblɪkəl kəˈlɛkʃən ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɑz nɑt ˈsɛtəld ənˈtɪl ˈsɛnʧəriz ˈæftər ðə əˈpɔsəlz daɪd. ɪf ðə ʧərʧ wɑz ɪn ˈɛrər baɪ ðɛn, haʊ kən ðə christian”*” bi ʃʊr hi ˈrɪli həz ðə ˌɪnˈspaɪərd wərd əv gɑd? ənd ɪf ðə ʧərʧ wɑz kɛpt frəm ˈɛrər waɪl ɪt dɪˈtərmənd ðə ˈkænən, waɪ wɑz ɪt nɑt ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz kɛpt frəm ˈɛrər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈkaʊnsɪlz ənd kridz ɪt prəˈdust æt ðə seɪm taɪm? ɛz aɪ lʊkt æt ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈɔltərˌneɪt ˈθɪriz əv ˌkænənəˈzeɪʃən, aɪ dɪˈskəvərd ðə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl truθ ðət ðə ʧərʧ ɪz ˈəltəmətli ðə ˈstændərd. ðɪs wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə keɪs wɪθ ˈdɔktərɪn. ɪt ɪz wɛl noʊn ðət ðɛr ɪz ˈræmpənt dɪsəˈgrimənt əˈməŋ ðə ˈvɛriəs sɛkts, dɪˌnɔməˈneɪʃənz, ənd kəlts əv wɛr ɪz ðə laɪn drɔn? ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ˈɔfən spik əv ““orthodoxy,”*,” ““heresy,”*,” ““essentials,”*,” ənd baɪ wət əˈθɔrəti ər ðiz wərdz dɪˈfaɪnd, ənd ˈdɑktrənz ˈleɪbəld? fər ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪn hu dɪˈnaɪz ðət ðə ʧərʧ ɪz ðə ˈstændərd, ðɛr simd tɪ bi noʊ minz əv duɪŋ soʊ. fər ðə ˈbaɪbəl tɪ ˈfəŋkʃən ɛz ən əˈθɔrəˌteɪtɪv ˈstændərd (i.e*., ˈsoʊlə scriptura*), ɪt məst fərst bi ðɛr simd tɪ bi ˌɪnsərˈmaʊntəbəl ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ əˈteɪnɪŋ səʧ ən ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ. rəˈgɑrdləs əv ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl ˈmɛθəd, ðə fækt rɪˈmeɪnd ðət ˈvɛri fju ˈkrɪsʧɪn trəˈdɪʃənz æt ðə ˈskɑlərli ˈlɛvəl. soʊ ɪf wət ðə ˈbaɪbəl wɑz, ənd haʊ ɪt wɑz tɪ bi ˌəndərˈstʊd, wər nɑt ˈgraʊndɪd ɪn ə, ˌɪnˈfæləbəl wət ɛls wɑz ðɛr tɪ trəst? ˌɔlˈðoʊ aɪ wʊd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli kəm tɪ dil wɪθ ˈəðər ˈɪʃuz səʧ ɛz ˈmɛri, ˈpərgəˌtɔri, ˌʤəstəfəˈkeɪʃən, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə., aɪ sɔ ˈərli ɔn ðət ðeɪ ɔl ˈəltəmətli riˈvɑlv əraʊnd pəˈzɪʃənz ɔn ðə ˈɪʃuz əˈbəv. frəm ðɛr ɪt wɑz ʤɪst ə ˈmætər əv ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈhɪstəri. ənd, ɛz blɛst j.h*. ˈnumən roʊt, bi dip ɪn ˈhɪstəri ɪz tɪ sis tɪ bi protestant.”*.” cwr*: wər ðɛr ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈfɪgjərz ər ɪˈvɛnts ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti ðət sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈɪnfluənst jʊr ˈʤərni tɪ ðə ˈkæθlɪk ʧərʧ? ˈboʊmɔnt: event-wise*, seɪ ðə fækt əv əˈθɔrəˌteɪtɪv ʧərʧ ˈkaʊnsɪlz weɪd ˈhɛvəli ɔn mi. ðeɪ ɛˈsɛnʃəli wər ðə ˈænsər tɪ ðə əˈbəv ˈɪʃuz əv ˈkænən ənd ˈɔrθəˌdɑksi, ənd ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ wət ðə hɪˈstɔrɪk ʧərʧ ðə ˈkæθlɪk ʧərʧ wɑz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈkaʊnsɪlz ðət dɪˈtərmənd ðə ˈbɪblɪkəl ˈkænən ənd ɪts ˈɔrθəˌdɑks ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən, wɑz ɪt ər nɑt? ɪf nɑt, ðɛn waɪ trəst ðə ˈbaɪbəl ər ðə kridz? ənd ɪf soʊ, wɪn dɪd ðə ʧərʧ luz ðət ˈgaɪdəns? ðɛr simd tɪ bi noʊ ˈænsər. ɛz tɪ ˈpərsənz, st*. ˈtɑməs əkˈwaɪnəs wɑz ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˈɪnfluəns ɔn mi. nɑt ˈoʊnli wɑz hɪz θiˈɑləʤi bɪlt ɔn ðə moʊst ˈsɑləd ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəl ənd ˈbɪblɪkəl faʊnˈdeɪʃənz, bət hɪz ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən əv ðoʊz truθs tɪ haʊ ˈpipəl ər tɪ lɪv ˈsɛtəld ə lɔt əv maɪ ˈdɪspərɪt ˌθiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ənd ˈmɔrəl intuitions*. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər wən əˈkeɪʒən ˈvɛri ˈvɪvədli; aɪ wɑz ˈrɛdɪŋ hɪz ˈsɛkʃən əv ðə ˈsumə ɔn ðə feɪθ əv ˈhɛrɛtɪks ii-ii*, 5 3 ənd aɪ wɑz səˈpraɪzd tɪ faɪnd ðət ˈtɑməs bɪˈlivd ðət ˈivɪn ə feɪθ ɪn tru θɪŋz wɑz fɔls. aɪ rɛd hɪz feɪθ ɪz, baɪ ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən, trəst ɪn ən əˈθɔrəti, ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr dɪˈnaɪəl əv ˈɛni əˈθɔrəˌteɪtɪv ˈtiʧɪŋ ɪz pruf ðət ““faith”*” ɪz ˈrɪli ʤɪst ən ˌæksəˈdɛnəli tru aɪ wɑz stənd. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ˈstɛrɪŋ æt ðət ˈsɛkʃən ənd sˈloʊli ˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðət ɪt ˈpərfəktli dɪˈskraɪbd maɪ feɪθ ɛz ɪt hæd bɪn tɔt tɪ ɛz aɪ hæd tɔt ɪt tɪ ˈəðərz. baɪ ˈtiʧɪŋ ˈpipəl ðət feɪθ wɑz ˈpərsɪnəl kənˈvɪkʃən beɪst ɔn ˈpərsɪnəl ˈstədi, aɪ wɑz ˈlɪtərəli ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ nɑt bi ˈfeɪθfəl! ɪt wɑz ən ˈɔfəl ˈmoʊmənt əv ˈklɛrɪti, bət aɪ ˈtruli ləvd ˈlərnɪŋ ɪt. aɪ nu ðɛn aɪ kʊd nɑt rɪˈmeɪn ˈprɑtəstənt. cwr*: ðɪs bʊk ˌriˈkaʊnts ðə teɪlz əv kənˈvərʒən frəm ˈsɛvərəl ˈpipəl əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə ˈsəðərn ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl ˈsɛməˌnɛri. kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə ɛnˈroʊlmənt æt, ðɪs ɪz ə ˈfɛrli sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈstudənts ənd ˈfækəlti ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz hu hæv kənˈvərtɪd tɪ kəˈθɔləˌsɪzəm. ɪz ðɛr ˈsəmθɪŋ pɪˈkjuljər tɪ ðət həz lɛd tɪ soʊ ˈmɛni ˈkɑnvərts ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz? ˈboʊmɔnt: ɪz ə pɪˈkjuljər skul ɔn ə ˈnəmbər əv frənts. ənˈlaɪk moʊst ˈsɛməˌnɛriz ðət ɪgˈzɪst tɪ priˈpɛr ˈstudənts fər ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈmɪnɪstri wɪˈθɪn ðɛr church/denomination/communion*, ɪz ə ˈsɑləˌtɛri ˈɛntɪti, bɪˈhoʊldən tɪ noʊ ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr trəˈdɪʃən, kəmˈjunjən, ər ˈgəvərnɪŋ ˈbɑdi. ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ nɑt əˈtæʧt tɪ ˈɛni ˌjunəˈvərsəti ər ˈkɑlɪʤ. drɔ kəmz frəm ɪts ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈkrɪsʧɪn (dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ðə feɪθ) ənd, ˌsɛkənˈdɛrəli, ɔn ɪts ənˈjuˌʒuəl blɛnd əv ˈtɪpɪkəl θiˈɑləʤi mɪkst wɪθ ˈmɛni əv ˈklæsɪkəl fəˈlɑsəfi. ðə ˈlætər ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ðə ˈstədi əv ðə ˈtiʧɪŋz əv ðə ˈtɑməs əkˈwaɪnəs, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈmɛni əv hɪz bɛst ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɛgjələrli ˌɪnˈvaɪts ˈpɑpjələr ˈkæθlɪks tɪ spik æt ˈvɛriəs ˈkɑnfərənsəz wɪn ðɛr ˌɛkspərˈtiz ˈpleɪsɪz ðɛm ɔn ðə tɔp əv ðə ˈskɑlərli hip (ɛz ɪt ˈɔfən dɪz). naʊ, ðə skul həz gɔn tɪ greɪt peɪnz tɪ pɔɪnt aʊt ðət əkˈsɛptɪŋ ˈsərtən pɑrts əv fəˈlɑsəfi dɪz nɑt ɛnˈteɪl ˈkæθlɪk θiˈɑləʤi (ˈsəmθɪŋ noʊ ˈnɑləʤəbəl ˈkæθlɪk wʊd ˈɑrgju), ənd ðət wən ɪz fri tɪ pɪk ənd ʧuz frəm wət ˈkæθlɪks tiʧ (soʊ lɔŋ ɛz ðeɪ du nɑt goʊ əˈgɛnst ðə ˈdɑktrənəl ˈsteɪtmənt, əv kɔrs). ðɪs sˈmɔrgəsˌbɔrd əˈproʊʧ tɪ θiˈɑləʤi ɪz meɪd klɪr baɪ ðə ˈstrəkʧər əv ðə rɛd ˈkæθlɪks wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪks, ɛˌpɪstəˈmɑləˌʤi, θiˈɑləʤi əv gɑd, ənd ˈɛθɪks bət ðɛn swɪʧ tɪ kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˌiˌvænˈʤɛlɪkəlz wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈɪʃuz sərˈaʊndɪŋ sælˈveɪʃən ər ðə ɛnd taɪmz. fər ə lɔt əv ˈjuˈɛs, ðə kəmˈpɛrəsən wɑz ˌənˈfeɪvərəbəl təˈwɔrd ðə ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl ˈraɪtərz, ənd ðə ˌθiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli bɪˈkeɪm tu greɪt tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ə lɔt əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət ðə bɛst əv wɑz ˈbɑˌroʊd ˈkæpɪtəl frəm ðə ˈkæθlɪk ʧərʧ, ənd ðə rɛst wɑz ˈsɪmpli sub-par*. cwr*: wən ˈkɑmən ˈɑbstəkəl tɪ kənˈvərʒən ɪz ðə ˈstɪgmə ɪt kən ˈkɛri wɪθ kən luz ðɛr frɛndz ənd ˈfæməli, ðɛr hoʊl ˈsoʊʃəl ənd prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈnɛtˌwərk. wɑz ðɪs ˈsəmθɪŋ ju ɪnˈkaʊnərd? ɪz ɪt ə ˈkɑmən ˈɪʃu wɪθ ˈkɑnvərts frəm? ˈboʊmɔnt: aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs ɪz ə ˈkɑmən ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn kənˈvərʒənz əv ˈmɛni taɪps. ɪf ˈɛrəˌstɑtəl wɑz raɪt, ˈfrɛndʃɪp æt ðə haɪəst ˈlɛvəl ɪz ðə mˈjuʧuəl pərˈsut əv ðə gʊd. wɪn frɛndz ər ˈfæməli bɪˈgɪn tɪ dɪsəˈgri ɔn wət ðə gʊd ɪz, ɪt ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli prəˈdusɪz straɪf. mɔˈroʊvər, ɪn ə ˈsɪstəm laɪk, wɛr bɪˈlifs ər ənd ðə ril ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl əˈθɔrəti laɪz wɪˈθɪn ðə maɪnd əv ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, dɪsəˈgrimənt ˈoʊvər ˈdɔktərɪn kən bi sin tɪ ɪkˈweɪt tɪ ə ˈpərsɪnəl əˈtæk. ˈfərðər ðɛr ɪz ə ˈmæsɪv ˈkəlʧərəl ʃɪft ðət əˈkərz ɪn ən trænˈzɪʃən. ɪt ɪz, ɛz ˈkrɪsʧɪn smɪθ pʊts ɪt, ˈlaɪkənd tɪ ə ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm ʃɪft ɪn saɪəns. ðə ˈminɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ˈsərtən wərdz ənd ˈækʃənz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz, ənd ˈdaɪəˌlɔg bɪˈkəmz streɪnd. nən əv ðiz ɪgˈzæktli kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ˈhɛlθi riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps. ə lɔt əv wərk tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm, ənd ju ˈrɪli faɪnd aʊt hu jʊr tru frɛndz ər. prəˈfɛʃənəli ɪt wɑz ˈrəðər ˈtɛrəˌfaɪɪŋ ɛz wɛl. ˌɔlˈðoʊ greɪt ˈθɪŋkərz səʧ ɛz əkˈwaɪnəs, ˈgɪlsən, maritain*, kreeft*, ʤɔrʤ, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. wər ˈrɛgjələrli [rɛd ər] ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ ðə skul tɪ spik, ðeɪ wʊd ˈnɛvər bi əˈlaʊd tɪ tiʧ ðɛr. ɪz ɪkˈstrimli ˈɪnsələr ɪn ɪts ˈhaɪrɪŋ məˈʤɔrəti əv ɪts ˈkɑrənt ˈfækəlti gɑt ðɛr ˈdɑktərəts frəm, ənd ˈivɪn ðə səˈʤɛsʧən ðət wən maɪt nɑt bi toʊɪŋ ðə laɪn kən rɪˈzəlt ɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ faɪərd (wən ˈæˌʤəŋkt prəˈfɛsər lɔst hɪz pəˈzɪʃən æt ˈsɪmpli bɪˈkəz hi əˈlaʊd ðət wən vərs ɪn ðə ˈgɔspəl əv ˈmæθju kənˈsərnɪŋ ðə ˈraɪzɪŋ əv ðə seɪnts maɪt hæv bɪn non-historical*). aɪ ˈpərsənəli ɪkˈspɪriənst ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ənd səˈspɪʃən ʤɪst fər ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɪntu anglicanism*! ˈɑbviəsli, bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈkæθlɪk wʊd min ˈluzɪŋ maɪ ʤɑb, soʊ aɪ stɑpt əkˈsɛptɪŋ kɔrs ˈɔfərz ðə spərɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ ˈivɪn bɪˈgæn ˈfɔrməli ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɪntu kəˈθɔləˌsɪzəm. bət ˈsərtənli ðə trænˈzɪʃən wɑz tɛns, ənd ðə lɔs əv ə wərθ əv ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ ənd pəˈtɛnʃəl ɪmˈplɔɪərz ɪz ə ˈsɪkənɪŋ ˈprɑspɛkt. preɪz bi tɪ gɑd, aɪ ˈmænɪʤd tɪ sɪˈkjʊr ə ˈsɛkjələr ʤɑb ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs taɪm soʊ aɪ kʊd bɪld maɪ nu ˈnɛtˌwərk əp. cwr*: ɛz ˈɛdɪtər əv ðə bʊk, haʊ dɪd ju ʧuz wɪʧ individuals’*’ ˈstɔriz tɪ ˌɪnˈklud? ˈboʊmɔnt: wɪn aɪ hæd ðə aɪˈdiə, aɪ ˈsɪmpli ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd ˈɛvriˌwən aɪ nu frəm hu hæd bɪˈkəm ˈkæθlɪk (ər ˈistərn ˈɔrθəˌdɑks!) ˈoʊvər ðə ˈpriviəs ˈdɛkeɪd (i.e*., ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɪθ mi ənd goʊɪŋ bæk 10 jɪrz). aɪ ˈoʊnli æst ɪf ðeɪ wʊd bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈpʊtɪŋ ðɛr ˈpərsɪnəl ˈstɔriz təˈgɛðər ɪn wən pleɪs; aɪ wɑz nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ˈplænɪŋ tɪ ˈpəblɪʃ, aɪ ʤɪst ˈwɔntɪd ðɛr tɪ bi ə ˈrisɔrs fər ˈpipəl hu ˈwɔntɪd tɪ noʊ ðə truθ əˈbaʊt wət hæd ˈhæpənd (ənd wɑz kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən) ɪn ðɪs rɪˈgɑrd. aɪ riʧt aʊt tɪ əˈbaʊt 15 ˈpipəl, ənd ˈnɪrli ˈɛvriˌwən ˈwɔntɪd ɪn. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ɪt bɪˈgæn tɪ lʊk laɪk wi ˈrɪli hæd ˈsəmθɪŋ hir, soʊ aɪ hæd tɪ ˈteɪlər ɪt fər ə ˈkæθlɪk ˈpəblɪʃər. səm ˈpipəl hæd tɪ drɔp aʊt fər ˈpərsɪnəl ˈrizənz, ˈəðərz wər ˈædɪd ɪn ɛz aɪ trækt ðɛm daʊn. wɪn wi gɑt tɪ ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈlaɪˌnəp, ðə bʊk wɑz ɔˈrɛdi tu bɪg, soʊ wi stɑpt ˈædɪŋ kənˈtrɪbjətərz (aɪ ʤoʊk ðət aɪ kʊd hæv hæd ˈvɑljum tu ˈrɪtən wɪˈθɪn ə jɪr!) ənd meɪd səm əˈʤəstmənts tɪ ðə leɪaʊt (laɪk ˈædɪŋ ˈkəvərɪŋ ˈkɑmən məˈtɪriəl tɪ ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz rɪˈdəndənsi) ənd ɪt wərkt aʊt wɛl tɪ ˈlɪmət ɪt tɪ wət wi hæd. cwr*: hæv ju ˈnoʊtɪst ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr θimz, ər ˈkɑmən θrɛdz, ɪn ðə kənˈvərʒən ˈstɔriz əv ðoʊz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ? ˈboʊmɔnt: ˈsərtənli ðɛr ər streɪnz əv wɪθ rɪˈgɑrd tɪ ðə ˈɪnfluəns əv ˈsərtən ˈθɪŋkərz, ər ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ðət lɛd tɪ ˈsərtən ˈæˌspɛkts əv ðə feɪθ. bət aɪ θɪŋk wət ɪz pərˈhæps səˈpraɪzɪŋ ɪz haʊ ˈdɪfərənt ðiz ˈstɔriz ˈæˌkʧuəli ər. ðə laɪn wən hirz əraʊnd ɪz ðət ðiz kənˈvərʒənz wər ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ə sɔrt əv ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ˈmuvmənt ˈhɛdɪd baɪ ə fju əv ˈjuˈɛs (hu ɪt ɪz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn wət taɪm ˈpɪriəd wən ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn) hu ˈsəmˌhaʊ ˈmænɪʤd tɪ ˈɪnfluəns ɔl ðə rɛst. ðɪs ɪz boʊθ ənˈtru ənd ˌɪnˈsəltɪŋ tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ɛz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz. wət juˈnaɪts moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs ɪz ʤɪst ðət wi ˈhæpənd tɪ goʊ tɪ ðə seɪm ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl ˈmɛni əv ðə kənˈtrɪbjətərz dɪd nɑt ˈivɪn noʊ əv iʧ ˈəðər, ər dɪd nɑt ʃɛr ðɛr ˈʤərniz wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər. iʧ ˈpərsən hæd ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr kənˈsərnz ðət wər nɑt ˈeɪbəl tɪ bi ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd baɪ ðə ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl θiˈɑləʤi ðeɪ hæd ˈlərnɪd, ənd ðeɪ ɔl faʊnd ðə ˈænsərz ɪn ðə ˈkæθlɪk ʧərʧ. ðət meɪ bi ən ənˈkəmfərtəbəl truθ fər ðə frɛndz ənd ˈkɑligz hu hæv kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ˈkɛri ðə tɔrʧ, bət ɪt ɪz tru ˌnənðəˈlɛs. maɪ hoʊp ɪz ðət ðə bʊk wɪl eɪd ðoʊz hu wɪʃ tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðɪs fəˈnɑməˌnɑn, rəˈgɑrdləs əv wɪʧ saɪd ðeɪ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ʧuz.
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popeye village in anchor bay, taken from the hill overlooking the village (early 2000s).
popeye village, also known as village, is a film set village, now converted into a small attraction fun park, consisting of a collection of rustic and ramshackle wooden buildings. it is located at anchor bay, 3 kilometres (2 mi) from the village core of mellieħa, malta.
it was built as a film set for the production of the 1980 musical feature film popeye, produced by paramount pictures and walt disney productions starring robin williams. today it is open to the public as an museum and resort.
history [ edit ]
the construction of the film set began in june 1979. a construction crew of 165 working over seven months was needed to build the village, which consists of nineteen wooden buildings. hundreds of logs and several thousand wooden planks were imported from the netherlands, while wood shingles used in the construction of the roof tops were imported from canada. eight tons of nails and cubic metres (2,000 us gal) of paint were also used in construction.
popeye village view
in addition, a metre (200–250 ft) breakwater was built around anchor bay's mouth to protect the set from high seas during the shooting.
the set was completed in seven months, and filming commenced on january 23, 1980 and wrapped later that year on june 19. the film, based on the comic strips by e. c. segar, is set around the fictional village of, where the sailor popeye arrives in an attempt to find his father.
although the film had mixed reviews, popeye village remains a popular tourist]
attractions [ edit ]
popeye village is open to the public seven days a week and, apart from the film set itself, has a number of family attractions for the visitor to experience. there are shows, rides and museums, as well as play houses where children can climb and explore the village. children may also get to meet the main characters from the show such as popeye, olive, and wimpy.
set dressings and props [ edit ]
some of the houses in popeye village have been equipped with various items related to the filming, including props used in the film's production.
boat trips [ edit ]
popeye village from pier in anchor bay
every fifteen minutes when the weather permits, visitors can enjoy a boat trip around anchor bay where one can photograph the scenery and view popeye village from the sea.
cinema [ edit ]
situated in the centre of popeye village's lower complex, visitors can see a history and information show which includes clips from the actual film and the construction. the cinema can accommodate approximately 40 people and has a show every hour.
popeye village hosts a variety of functions and activities at certain times of the year, including casual barbecue lunches and dinners.
shows [ edit ]
performers and animators provide regular entertainment for families while they are visiting the village, and many of these shows interact with the audience. they include:
puppet show . featuring five popeye characters and the puppet master, the story is fully interactive with the children in the audience.
. featuring five popeye characters and the puppet master, the story is fully interactive with the children in the audience. figaro . the barber of creates his miraculous and artistic whilst singing happily to classical music.
. the barber of creates his miraculous and artistic whilst singing happily to classical music. jerry show . this performance investigates an old secret that has been lurking in. two "bodyguards" are chosen, and the audience has a chance to ask questions to discover the story's conclusion.
. this performance investigates an old secret that has been lurking in. two "bodyguards" are chosen, and the audience has a chance to ask questions to discover the story's conclusion. popeye and his friends . a play featuring some famous and not so famous singers, each dance has been choreographed with attention to detail. it is this show where all the popeye characters gather on stage to sing the popeye theme song.
. a play featuring some famous and not so famous singers, each dance has been choreographed with attention to detail. it is this show where all the popeye characters gather on stage to sing the popeye theme song. doctor graves. doctor graves picks a member of the audience to try his experiment on. the audience member is sent to hollywood.
the show: the wedding of popeye and olive
the show: the wedding of popeye and olive
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references [ edit ]
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ˈpɑˌpaɪ ˈvɪlɪʤ ɪn ˈæŋkər beɪ, ˈteɪkən frəm ðə hɪl ˈoʊvərˌlʊkɪŋ ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ (ˈərli 2000s*). ˈpɑˌpaɪ ˈvɪlɪʤ, ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ˈvɪlɪʤ, ɪz ə fɪlm sɛt ˈvɪlɪʤ, naʊ kənˈvərtɪd ˈɪntu ə smɔl əˈtrækʃən fən pɑrk, kənˈsɪstɪŋ əv ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˈrəstɪk ənd ˈræmˌʃækəl ˈwʊdən ˈbɪldɪŋz. ɪt ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd æt ˈæŋkər beɪ, 3 ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətərz 2 mi) frəm ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ kɔr əv mellieħa*, ˈmɔltə. ɪt wɑz bɪlt ɛz ə fɪlm sɛt fər ðə pərˈdəkʃən əv ðə 1980 mˈjuzɪkəl ˈfiʧər fɪlm ˈpɑˌpaɪ, prəˈdust baɪ ˈpɛrəˌmaʊnt ˈpɪkʧərz ənd wɔlt ˈdɪzni pərˈdəkʃənz ˈstɑrɪŋ ˈrɑbɪn ˈwɪljəmz. təˈdeɪ ɪt ɪz ˈoʊpən tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk ɛz ən mˈjuziəm ənd rɪˈzɔrt. ˈhɪstəri ˈɛdət ðə kənˈstrəkʃən əv ðə fɪlm sɛt bɪˈgæn ɪn ʤun 1979 ə kənˈstrəkʃən kru əv 165 ˈwərkɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈsɛvən mənθs wɑz ˈnidɪd tɪ bɪld ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ, wɪʧ kənˈsɪsts əv ˈnaɪnˈtin ˈwʊdən ˈbɪldɪŋz. ˈhənərdz əv lɔgz ənd ˈsɛvərəl ˈθaʊzənd ˈwʊdən plæŋks wər ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd frəm ðə ˈnɛðərləndz, waɪl wʊd ˈʃɪŋgəlz juzd ɪn ðə kənˈstrəkʃən əv ðə rʊf tɑps wər ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd frəm ˈkænədə. eɪt tənz əv neɪlz ənd ˈkjubɪk ˈmitərz ˈjuˈɛs gæl) əv peɪnt wər ˈɔlsoʊ juzd ɪn kənˈstrəkʃən. ˈpɑˌpaɪ ˈvɪlɪʤ vju ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ə ˈmitər ft*) ˈbreɪkˌwɔtər wɑz bɪlt əraʊnd ˈæŋkər beɪz maʊθ tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə sɛt frəm haɪ siz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈʃutɪŋ. ðə sɛt wɑz kəmˈplitɪd ɪn ˈsɛvən mənθs, ənd ˈfɪlmɪŋ kəˈmɛnst ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 23 1980 ənd ræpt ˈleɪtər ðət jɪr ɔn ʤun 19 ðə fɪlm, beɪst ɔn ðə ˈkɑmɪk strɪps baɪ i. si. ˈsigər, ɪz sɛt əraʊnd ðə ˈfɪkʃənəl ˈvɪlɪʤ əv, wɛr ðə ˈseɪlər ˈpɑˌpaɪ əraɪvz ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ faɪnd hɪz ˈfɑðər. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə fɪlm hæd mɪkst rəvˈjuz, ˈpɑˌpaɪ ˈvɪlɪʤ rɪˈmeɪnz ə ˈpɑpjələr ˈtʊrɪst əˈtrækʃənz ˈɛdət ˈpɑˌpaɪ ˈvɪlɪʤ ɪz ˈoʊpən tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsɛvən deɪz ə wik ənd, əˈpɑrt frəm ðə fɪlm sɛt ˌɪtˈsɛlf, həz ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈfæməli əˈtrækʃənz fər ðə ˈvɪzɪtər tɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns. ðɛr ər ʃoʊz, raɪdz ənd mˈjuziəmz, ɛz wɛl ɛz pleɪ ˈhaʊsɪz wɛr ˈʧɪldrən kən klaɪm ənd ɪkˈsplɔr ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ. ˈʧɪldrən meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ gɪt tɪ mit ðə meɪn ˈkɛrɪktərz frəm ðə ʃoʊ səʧ ɛz ˈpɑˌpaɪ, ˈɑlɪv, ənd ˈwɪmpi. sɛt ˈdrɛsɪŋz ənd prɑps ˈɛdət səm əv ðə ˈhaʊsɪz ɪn ˈpɑˌpaɪ ˈvɪlɪʤ hæv bɪn ɪkˈwɪpt wɪθ ˈvɛriəs ˈaɪtəmz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈfɪlmɪŋ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ prɑps juzd ɪn ðə fɪlmz pərˈdəkʃən. boʊt trɪps ˈɛdət ˈpɑˌpaɪ ˈvɪlɪʤ frəm pɪr ɪn ˈæŋkər beɪ ˈɛvəri ˈfɪfˈtin ˈmɪnəts wɪn ðə ˈwɛðər ˈpərˌmɪts, ˈvɪzɪtərz kən ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ə boʊt trɪp əraʊnd ˈæŋkər beɪ wɛr wən kən ˈfoʊtəˌgræf ðə ˈsinəri ənd vju ˈpɑˌpaɪ ˈvɪlɪʤ frəm ðə si. ˈsɪnəmə ˈɛdət ˈsɪʧuˌeɪtɪd ɪn ðə ˈsɛntər əv ˈpɑˌpaɪ ˈvɪlɪʤɪz loʊər ˈkɑmplɛks, ˈvɪzɪtərz kən si ə ˈhɪstəri ənd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ʃoʊ wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz klɪps frəm ðə ˈækʧəwəl fɪlm ənd ðə kənˈstrəkʃən. ðə ˈsɪnəmə kən əˈkɑməˌdeɪt əˈprɑksəmətli 40 ˈpipəl ənd həz ə ʃoʊ ˈɛvəri aʊər. ˈpɑˌpaɪ ˈvɪlɪʤ hoʊsts ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈfəŋkʃənz ənd ækˈtɪvɪtiz æt ˈsərtən taɪmz əv ðə jɪr, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈkæʒəwəl ˈbɑrbɪˌkju ˈlənʧɪz ənd ˈdɪnərz. ʃoʊz ˈɛdət pərˈfɔrmərz ənd ˈænəˌmeɪtərz prəˈvaɪd ˈrɛgjələr ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt fər ˈfæməliz waɪl ðeɪ ər ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ, ənd ˈmɛni əv ðiz ʃoʊz ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ ðə ˈɔdiəns. ðeɪ ˌɪnˈklud: ˈpəpɪt ʃoʊ ˈfiʧərɪŋ faɪv ˈpɑˌpaɪ ˈkɛrɪktərz ənd ðə ˈpəpɪt ˈmæstər, ðə ˈstɔri ɪz ˈfʊli ˌɪnərˈæktɪv wɪθ ðə ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ðə ˈɔdiəns. ˈfiʧərɪŋ faɪv ˈpɑˌpaɪ ˈkɛrɪktərz ənd ðə ˈpəpɪt ˈmæstər, ðə ˈstɔri ɪz ˈfʊli ˌɪnərˈæktɪv wɪθ ðə ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ðə ˈɔdiəns. ˈfɪgərˌoʊ ðə ˈbɑrbər əv kriˈeɪts hɪz mərˈækjələs ənd ɑrˈtɪstɪk waɪlst ˈsɪŋɪŋ ˈhæpəli tɪ ˈklæsɪkəl mˈjuzɪk. ðə ˈbɑrbər əv kriˈeɪts hɪz mərˈækjələs ənd ɑrˈtɪstɪk waɪlst ˈsɪŋɪŋ ˈhæpəli tɪ ˈklæsɪkəl mˈjuzɪk. ˈʤɛri ʃoʊ ðɪs pərˈfɔrməns ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪts ən oʊld ˈsikrɪt ðət həz bɪn ˈlərkɪŋ ɪn. tu "ˈbɑdiˌgɑrdz" ər ˈʧoʊzən, ənd ðə ˈɔdiəns həz ə ʧæns tɪ æsk kˈwɛsʧənz tɪ dɪˈskəvər ðə ˈstɔriz kənˈkluʒən. ðɪs pərˈfɔrməns ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪts ən oʊld ˈsikrɪt ðət həz bɪn ˈlərkɪŋ ɪn. tu "ˈbɑdiˌgɑrdz" ər ˈʧoʊzən, ənd ðə ˈɔdiəns həz ə ʧæns tɪ æsk kˈwɛsʧənz tɪ dɪˈskəvər ðə ˈstɔriz kənˈkluʒən. ˈpɑˌpaɪ ənd hɪz frɛndz ə pleɪ ˈfiʧərɪŋ səm ˈfeɪməs ənd nɑt soʊ ˈfeɪməs ˈsɪŋərz, iʧ dæns həz bɪn ˈkɔriəˌgræft wɪθ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ˈditeɪl. ɪt ɪz ðɪs ʃoʊ wɛr ɔl ðə ˈpɑˌpaɪ ˈkɛrɪktərz ˈgæðər ɔn steɪʤ tɪ sɪŋ ðə ˈpɑˌpaɪ θim sɔŋ. ə pleɪ ˈfiʧərɪŋ səm ˈfeɪməs ənd nɑt soʊ ˈfeɪməs ˈsɪŋərz, iʧ dæns həz bɪn ˈkɔriəˌgræft wɪθ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ˈditeɪl. ɪt ɪz ðɪs ʃoʊ wɛr ɔl ðə ˈpɑˌpaɪ ˈkɛrɪktərz ˈgæðər ɔn steɪʤ tɪ sɪŋ ðə ˈpɑˌpaɪ θim sɔŋ. ˈdɔktər greɪvz. ˈdɔktər greɪvz pɪks ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈɔdiəns tɪ traɪ hɪz ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ɔn. ðə ˈɔdiəns ˈmɛmbər ɪz sɛnt tɪ ˈhɑliˌwʊd. ðə ʃoʊ: ðə ˈwɛdɪŋ əv ˈpɑˌpaɪ ənd ˈɑlɪv ðə ʃoʊ: ðə ˈwɛdɪŋ əv ˈpɑˌpaɪ ənd ˈɑlɪv si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪts:
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a fifth of all racist abuse reported last year occurred on public transport, while almost a third occurred while the victim was at work.
latest figures on reports of racism to the immigrant council show 240 racist incidents were reported in 2015, up from 217 in 2014.
of these, 37 reports involved physical violence, 99 instances involved verbal harassment and 68 were incidents of discrimination.
twenty-one instances of property damage and racist graffiti were reported with 13 cases of written harassment also recorded.
there were 23 incidents of racism reported that took place in an educational institution.
the data shows that 19 incidents occurred on the street.
four out of ten victims identified were from the muslim community, while a third identified themselves as african.
the immigrant council of ireland, the national transport authority and nationwide public transport providers have launched a stop racism campaign encouraging people to report racism when they witness it.
last week, the european network against racism ireland said that the number of racist assaults was reported in the second half of last year.
the network recorded 165 incidents in the second half of 2015 and ireland director shane said that racism is a fact of everyday life for many people.
author of the report dr lucy michael of ulster university described the number of assaults in this period as "deplorable".
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ə fɪθ əv ɔl ˈreɪsɪst əˈbjuz ˌriˈpɔrtəd læst jɪr əˈkərd ɔn ˈpəblɪk ˈtrænspɔrt, waɪl ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə θərd əˈkərd waɪl ðə ˈvɪktɪm wɑz æt wərk. ˈleɪtəst ˈfɪgjərz ɔn rɪˈpɔrts əv ˈreɪˌsɪzəm tɪ ðə ˈɪməgrənt ˈkaʊnsəl ʃoʊ 240 ˈreɪsɪst ˈɪnsədənts wər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn 2015 əp frəm 217 ɪn 2014 əv ðiz, 37 rɪˈpɔrts ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈvaɪələns, 99 ˈɪnstənsɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈvərbəl hərˈæsmənt ənd 68 wər ˈɪnsədənts əv dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən. tˈwɛntiˌwɔn ˈɪnstənsɪz əv ˈprɑpərti ˈdæmɪʤ ənd ˈreɪsɪst grəˈfiti wər ˌriˈpɔrtəd wɪθ 13 ˈkeɪsɪz əv ˈrɪtən hərˈæsmənt ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈkɔrdɪd. ðɛr wər 23 ˈɪnsədənts əv ˈreɪˌsɪzəm ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət tʊk pleɪs ɪn ən ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən. ðə ˈdætə ʃoʊz ðət 19 ˈɪnsədənts əˈkərd ɔn ðə strit. fɔr aʊt əv tɛn ˈvɪktɪmz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd wər frəm ðə ˈməzlɪm kəmˈjunɪti, waɪl ə θərd aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz ˈæfrɪkɑn. ðə ˈɪməgrənt ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˈaɪərlənd, ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈtrænspɔrt əˈθɔrəti ənd ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ˈpəblɪk ˈtrænspɔrt prəˈvaɪdərz hæv lɔnʧt ə stɑp ˈreɪˌsɪzəm kæmˈpeɪn ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ˈreɪˌsɪzəm wɪn ðeɪ ˈwɪtnəs ɪt. læst wik, ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈnɛtˌwərk əˈgɛnst ˈreɪˌsɪzəm ˈaɪərlənd sɛd ðət ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈreɪsɪst əˈsɔlts wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf əv læst jɪr. ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk rɪˈkɔrdɪd 165 ˈɪnsədənts ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf əv 2015 ənd ˈaɪərlənd dɪˈrɛktər ʃeɪn sɛd ðət ˈreɪˌsɪzəm ɪz ə fækt əv ˈɛvriˈdeɪ laɪf fər ˈmɛni ˈpipəl. ˈɔθər əv ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈdɑktər ˈlusi ˈmaɪkəl əv ˈəlstər ˌjunəˈvərsəti dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ˈnəmbər əv əˈsɔlts ɪn ðɪs ˈpɪriəd ɛz "dɪˈplɔrəbəl".
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israel and the us are set to collaborate in, a senior white house official said at a conference in tel aviv monday.
“i announce today the commencement of an israeli us bilateral cyber working group,” thomas bossert, assistant to the us president donald trump for homeland security and said at the cyber week 2017 conference in tel aviv monday.
the group will strive to defend critical infrastructure against attackers and to track down perpetrators. it will be led by rob joyce, the us white house coordinator, and matania, director general of the national cyber directorate. it will include us and israeli representatives from various ministries and defense organizations including foreign affairs and justice, and the secret service.
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the team will convene this week, bossert said.
“the meetings this week will focus on a range of cyber issues critical infrastructure, advanced r&d, international cooperation, and workforce,” bossert said, adding that these will be the first steps in strengthening bilateral ties in cyber issues.
the agencies will be… “focused on finding and stopping cyber adversaries before they enter networks, before they reach critical infrastructure and identifying ways to hold bad actors accountable,” bossert said. “we believe the agility israel has in developing solutions will resolve in innovative cyber defenses that we can test here and take back to america.”
bossert said that increased cyber defense and deterrence are critical today, in a world in which the cyber threat from nations is growing, and an international consensus needs to be built regarding what is “responsible state behavior.” international norms must be set out and implemented, he said. and those who do not comply with these norms should be punished.
“it is time to consider different approaches,” he said, and the us is seeking to set up bilateral agreements with other partners globally who hold the same values. “there should be consequences for destruction,” he said.
the cyber sphere “is one of the biggest strategic challenges since he said, “because while physical borders are important, cyberspace knows no boundaries.”
“nations have the ability to steal sensitive information and data and destroy systems and the trend is heading in the wrong direction,” bossert said. destructive attacks are being executed by belligerent nations north korea attacked sony and iran attacked saudi arabia in cyber attacks and “neither of theses countries have near the sophistication and resources of china and russia.”
it was the kind of technology evident in the iron dome missile defense system, bossert said, that the world needs as the threat moves from missiles to malware.
bossert said he was at the conference to talk about, but he was also there to say that “president trump understands that the united states cannot lessen our engagement in this region… and cannot lessen our support for israel.”
when prime minister benjamin netanyahu voiced his objection to “appeasing iran” and enabling its nuclear aspirations, he did so at “great professional risk and took political criticism for stating an unpopular truth,” bossert said. “he was right, he was courageous, the american people agree with him and now he is a partner with president trump and the israeli people have a stronger and deeper relationship with the us.”
at the conference, prime minister benjamin netanyahu said that israeli technology and its leadership are opening doors to the world, breaking down hostilities and the arab boycott.
“once it was a disadvantage to say you are from israel,” netanyahu said. “today when you talk about cyber or advanced technologies, it is an advantage. it is advantage to say i am an israeli company.”
“there used to be a thing called the arab boycott; dissipating, for many, many reasons: strategic, and the prominence of israel in the technological field,” he said.
israel’s national cyber defense helps its members, who are from government and business organizations, to communicate in a secure way with each other to “not only to respond to attacks but to prevent them,” he said.
every month israel experiences dozens of cyber attacks at a national level, and at “every given moment, including right now, there are probably three to five attacks on a national level that emanate from various sources,” he said.
cooperation between nations is important, netanyahu said, “because we are better together,” and israel has become an “attractive target” for investment, garnering about 20 percent of global private investment in 2016.
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ˈɪzriəl ənd ðə ˈjuˈɛs ər sɛt tɪ kəˈlæbərˌeɪt ɪn, ə ˈsinjər waɪt haʊs əˈfɪʃəl sɛd æt ə ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn tɛl ɑˈviv ˈmənˌdeɪ. əˈnaʊns təˈdeɪ ðə kəˈmɛnsmənt əv ən ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈjuˈɛs baɪˈlætərəl ˈsaɪbər ˈwərkɪŋ group,”*,” ˈtɑməs ˈbɑsərt, əˈsɪstənt tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp fər ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd sɛd æt ðə ˈsaɪbər wik 2017 ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn tɛl ɑˈviv ˈmənˌdeɪ. ðə grup wɪl straɪv tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər əˈgɛnst əˈtækərz ənd tɪ træk daʊn ˈpərpəˌtreɪtərz. ɪt wɪl bi lɛd baɪ rɑb ʤɔɪs, ðə ˈjuˈɛs waɪt haʊs koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər, ənd matania*, dɪˈrɛktər ˈʤɛnərəl əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈsaɪbər dɪˈrɛktərət. ɪt wɪl ˌɪnˈklud ˈjuˈɛs ənd ˌɪzˈreɪli ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz frəm ˈvɛriəs ˈmɪnɪstriz ənd dɪˈfɛns ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈfɔrən əˈfɛrz ənd ˈʤəstɪs, ənd ðə ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs. gɪt ðə ˈstɑrˌtəp ˈɪzriəlz ˈdeɪli ˈstɑrˌtəp baɪ iˈmeɪl ənd ˈnɛvər mɪs ɑr tɔp ˈstɔriz fri saɪn əp ðə tim wɪl kənˈvin ðɪs wik, ˈbɑsərt sɛd. ˈmitɪŋz ðɪs wik wɪl ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ə reɪnʤ əv ˈsaɪbər ˈɪʃuz ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər, ədˈvænst r&d*, ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən, ənd workforce,”*,” ˈbɑsərt sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət ðiz wɪl bi ðə fərst stɛps ɪn ˈstrɛŋθənɪŋ baɪˈlætərəl taɪz ɪn ˈsaɪbər ˈɪʃuz. ðə ˈeɪʤənsiz wɪl be…*… ɔn ˈfaɪndɪŋ ənd ˈstɑpɪŋ ˈsaɪbər ˈædvərˌsɛriz ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ ˈɛnər ˈnɛtˌwərks, ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ riʧ ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ənd aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ weɪz tɪ hoʊld bæd ˈæktərz accountable,”*,” ˈbɑsərt sɛd. bɪˈliv ðə əˈʤɪləti ˈɪzriəl həz ɪn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ səˈluʃənz wɪl riˈzɑlv ɪn ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv ˈsaɪbər dɪˈfɛnsɪz ðət wi kən tɛst hir ənd teɪk bæk tɪ america.”*.” ˈbɑsərt sɛd ðət ˌɪnˈkrist ˈsaɪbər dɪˈfɛns ənd dɪˈtərəns ər ˈkrɪtɪkəl təˈdeɪ, ɪn ə wərld ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈsaɪbər θrɛt frəm ˈneɪʃənz ɪz groʊɪŋ, ənd ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kənˈsɛnsəs nidz tɪ bi bɪlt rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ wət ɪz steɪt behavior.”*.” ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl nɔrmz məst bi sɛt aʊt ənd ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd, hi sɛd. ənd ðoʊz hu du nɑt kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ðiz nɔrmz ʃʊd bi ˈpənɪʃt. ɪz taɪm tɪ kənˈsɪdər ˈdɪfərənt approaches,”*,” hi sɛd, ənd ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɪz ˈsikɪŋ tɪ sɛt əp baɪˈlætərəl əˈgrimənts wɪθ ˈəðər ˈpɑrtnərz ˈgloʊbəli hu hoʊld ðə seɪm ˈvæljuz. ʃʊd bi ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz fər destruction,”*,” hi sɛd. ðə ˈsaɪbər sfɪr wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst strəˈtiʤɪk ˈʧælənʤɪz sɪns hi sɛd, waɪl ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈbɔrdərz ər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, ˈsaɪbərˌspeɪs noʊz noʊ boundaries.”*.” hæv ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ stil ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd ˈdætə ənd dɪˈstrɔɪ ˈsɪstəmz ənd ðə trɛnd ɪz ˈhɛdɪŋ ɪn ðə rɔŋ direction,”*,” ˈbɑsərt sɛd. dɪˈstrəktɪv əˈtæks ər biɪŋ ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd baɪ bəˈlɪʤərənt ˈneɪʃənz nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə əˈtækt ˈsoʊni ənd ˌɪˈrɑn əˈtækt ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə ɪn ˈsaɪbər əˈtæks ənd əv ˈθisiz ˈkəntriz hæv nɪr ðə səˌfɪstəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˈrisɔrsɪz əv ˈʧaɪnə ənd russia.”*.” ɪt wɑz ðə kaɪnd əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈɛvədənt ɪn ðə aɪərn doʊm ˈmɪsəl dɪˈfɛns ˈsɪstəm, ˈbɑsərt sɛd, ðət ðə wərld nidz ɛz ðə θrɛt muvz frəm ˈmɪsəlz tɪ ˈmælˌwɛr. ˈbɑsərt sɛd hi wɑz æt ðə ˈkɑnfərəns tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt, bət hi wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ðɛr tɪ seɪ ðət trəmp ˌəndərˈstændz ðət ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈkænɑt ˈlɛsən ɑr ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt ɪn ðɪs region…*… ənd ˈkænɑt ˈlɛsən ɑr səˈpɔrt fər israel.”*.” wɪn praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈbɛnʤəmən ˌnɛtənˈjɑˌhu vɔɪst hɪz əˈbʤɛkʃən tɪ iran”*” ənd ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ ɪts ˈnukliər ˌæspərˈeɪʃənz, hi dɪd soʊ æt prəˈfɛʃənəl rɪsk ənd tʊk pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm fər ˈsteɪtɪŋ ən ˌənˈpɑpjələr truth,”*,” ˈbɑsərt sɛd. wɑz raɪt, hi wɑz kərˈeɪʤəs, ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl əˈgri wɪθ ɪm ənd naʊ hi ɪz ə ˈpɑrtnər wɪθ ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp ənd ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈpipəl hæv ə ˈstrɔŋgər ənd ˈdipər riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə us.”*.” æt ðə ˈkɑnfərəns, praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈbɛnʤəmən ˌnɛtənˈjɑˌhu sɛd ðət ˌɪzˈreɪli tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd ɪts ˈlidərˌʃɪp ər ˈoʊpənɪŋ dɔrz tɪ ðə wərld, ˈbreɪkɪŋ daʊn hɑˈstɪlətiz ənd ðə ˈærəb ˈbɔɪˌkɑt. ɪt wɑz ə ˌdɪsədˈvænɪʤ tɪ seɪ ju ər frəm israel,”*,” ˌnɛtənˈjɑˌhu sɛd. wɪn ju tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈsaɪbər ər ədˈvænst tɛkˈnɑləʤiz, ɪt ɪz ən ædˈvæntɪʤ. ɪt ɪz ædˈvæntɪʤ tɪ seɪ aɪ æm ən ˌɪzˈreɪli company.”*.” juzd tɪ bi ə θɪŋ kɔld ðə ˈærəb ˈbɔɪˌkɑt; ˈdɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ, fər ˈmɛni, ˈmɛni ˈrizənz: strəˈtiʤɪk, ənd ðə ˈprɑmənəns əv ˈɪzriəl ɪn ðə ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl field,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈnæʃənəl ˈsaɪbər dɪˈfɛns hɛlps ɪts ˈmɛmbərz, hu ər frəm ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˈbɪznɪs ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz, tɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt ɪn ə sɪˈkjʊr weɪ wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər tɪ ˈoʊnli tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ əˈtæks bət tɪ prɪˈvɛnt them,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈɛvəri mənθ ˈɪzriəl ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ˈdəzənz əv ˈsaɪbər əˈtæks æt ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈlɛvəl, ənd æt ˈgɪvɪn ˈmoʊmənt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ raɪt naʊ, ðɛr ər ˈprɑbəˌbli θri tɪ faɪv əˈtæks ɔn ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈlɛvəl ðət ˈɛməˌneɪt frəm ˈvɛriəs sources,”*,” hi sɛd. kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈneɪʃənz ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, ˌnɛtənˈjɑˌhu sɛd, wi ər ˈbɛtər together,”*,” ənd ˈɪzriəl həz bɪˈkəm ən target”*” fər ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt, ˈgɑrnərɪŋ əˈbaʊt 20 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈgloʊbəl ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn 2016
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a regional leader of winston party has defended his homophobic comments on celebrity big brother… by claiming a muslim would actually murder gays.
outspoken winston mckenzie, who was a candidate for the independence party until last year, entered the celebrity big brother house last night.
mckenzie did not leave it long before making homophobic jokes, saying: “i could cope with a homosexual in the house. i guess just have to stand with my back against a brick wall all the time.”
however, steve uncles of the english democrats the party mckenzie is currently a member of has defended his comments.
he tweeted: “next year will have a muslim house mate actually chucking gays house mates from roof
“muslim culture to chuck gays from tall buildings, christian culture to stand against wall guess which ones gets gays going.”
he added: “the gay ‘community’ are like nazis when it comes to freedom of speech”
“you remain silent when muslims chuck gay people from buildings, but get hysterical over ‘tongue in cheek’ comments.
“just think next year they will have a real muslim chucking gays off buildings!”
mckenzie has previously claimed that same-sex adoption is child abuse said he was ‘dismayed’ to find out that kellie maloney is transgender.
despite being purportedly ‘sacked’ many times byip, mr mckenzie was once againip’s in the seat of north last year.
however, he announced late last year that he had quit the party to join the english democrats.
uncles is standing as the candidate for police and crime commissioner in kent.
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signup* tɪ rɪˈsiv ə ˈdeɪli ˈraʊnˌdəp əv ðə tɔp lgbt*+ nuz ˈstɔriz frəm əraʊnd ðə wərld ə ˈriʤənəl ˈlidər əv ˈwɪnstən ˈpɑrti həz dɪˈfɛndɪd hɪz ˌhoʊməˈfoʊbɪk ˈkɑmɛnts ɔn səˈlɛbrɪti bɪg brother…*… baɪ ˈkleɪmɪŋ ə ˈməzlɪm wʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈmərdər geɪz. ˈaʊtˈspoʊkən ˈwɪnstən məˈkɛnzi, hu wɑz ə ˈkænədɪt fər ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns ˈpɑrti ənˈtɪl læst jɪr, ˈɛnərd ðə səˈlɛbrɪti bɪg ˈbrəðər haʊs læst naɪt. məˈkɛnzi dɪd nɑt liv ɪt lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˌhoʊməˈfoʊbɪk ʤoʊks, seɪɪŋ: kʊd koʊp wɪθ ə ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl ɪn ðə haʊs. aɪ gɛs ʤɪst hæv tɪ stænd wɪθ maɪ bæk əˈgɛnst ə brɪk wɔl ɔl ðə time.”*.” ˌhaʊˈɛvər, stiv ˈəŋkəlz əv ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈdɛməˌkræts ðə ˈpɑrti məˈkɛnzi ɪz ˈkərəntli ə ˈmɛmbər əv həz dɪˈfɛndɪd hɪz ˈkɑmɛnts. hi tweeted*: jɪr wɪl hæv ə ˈməzlɪm haʊs meɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈʧəkɪŋ geɪz haʊs meɪts frəm rʊf ˈkəlʧər tɪ ʧək geɪz frəm tɔl ˈbɪldɪŋz, ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈkəlʧər tɪ stænd əˈgɛnst wɔl gɛs wɪʧ wənz gɪts geɪz going.”*.” hi ˈædɪd: geɪ ‘‘community’*’ ər laɪk ˈnɑtsiz wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈfridəm əv speech”*” rɪˈmeɪn ˈsaɪlənt wɪn ˈməzlɪmz ʧək geɪ ˈpipəl frəm ˈbɪldɪŋz, bət gɪt hɪˈstɛrɪkəl ˈoʊvər ɪn cheek’*’ ˈkɑmɛnts. θɪŋk nɛkst jɪr ðeɪ wɪl hæv ə ril ˈməzlɪm ˈʧəkɪŋ geɪz ɔf buildings!”*!” məˈkɛnzi həz ˈpriviəsli kleɪmd ðət ˌseɪmˈsɛks əˈdɑpʃən ɪz ʧaɪld əˈbjuz sɛd hi wɑz ‘‘dismayed’*’ tɪ faɪnd aʊt ðət ˈkɛli məˈloʊni ɪz ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər. dɪˈspaɪt biɪŋ pərˈpɔrtɪˌdli ‘‘sacked’*’ ˈmɛni taɪmz baɪ ukip*, ˈmɪstər məˈkɛnzi wɑz wəns əˈgɛn ɪn ðə sit əv nɔrθ læst jɪr. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hi əˈnaʊnst leɪt læst jɪr ðət hi hæd kwɪt ðə ˈpɑrti tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈdɛməˌkræts. ˈəŋkəlz ɪz ˈstændɪŋ ɛz ðə ˈkænədɪt fər pəˈlis ənd kraɪm kəˈmɪʃənər ɪn kɛnt.
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his retirement has not only marked the end of an era in batting, it marks for some of us the snapping of the final link to childhood
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chanderpaul. even the name has a slight about its three syllables. it does not have the flowing of "lara". you can try and smooth it by softening the ch- to the of champagne, ofimmy, of chassé. but within my head it is tony distinctive tch- that marks its ground, that hunches slightly, that frowns and knuckles down: this name means to stay. the ch- of chisel. of charge. of champion.
wait: champion? too brash a word foriv, surely, but he was just that: indeed, he was the highest scorer for west indies in their triumphant 2004 champions trophy final, and averaged across their four matches in that competition.
to state the obvious, with it was always the stance rather than theots that stuck in the memory. yet his stance, the development of which christian ryan has done a superb job of chronicling, would have remained a mere quirk, destined to be only occasionally recalled and derided, had it not been allied to such consistent, success.
such was his consistency that, in the end, my mental impression of's simple presence eclipsed the memory of his technical specifics. he was just there - resolute, uncompromising, grimly watching another batting collapse - but always there. if a marine metaphor must be used to describe him - and always attracted one particular comparison - it has to be barnacle. a barnacle that opposition captains must have often wished they could blister.
batting, it has been observed ad nauseam, captures the melancholic essence of life. it can be viewed as an existential tragedy in miniature, a lifetime's story writ small, as the walks to the crease, does what he may, and finally succumbs (in most instances) to the inevitable sentence of time. did better than any other west indian (save, bizarrely, for courtney walsh) when it came to dodging bullets, with 49 not-outs. oneort of a fifty: it seems another fitting near miss, to go with the all-time west indian run record, for the apparently indomitableiv.
for many, will have been the final among their contemporaries, as alex massie observed in his tribute. for me, though, was not of my generation, but of my generation's preceding generation. he was the last player who had seemed to have always been playing to me, the last player that i could not consciously remember a time before. cricket, according to my history, was divided into and - before and the era. as his career went on, and on and on,ivnarine became a link to my youngest self, a means by which i could trick myself that i had a measure of control over the passage of time.
anyone in range ran the risk of being forced to discuss the "elder statesmen" of the game, the players. kumar sangakkara, misbah-ul-haq, ricky ponting, the usual suspects. then i'd point out that predated them all, some not even debuting in the same decade, and relapse once more into at his longevity.
shivnarine became a link to my youngest self, a means by which i could trick myself that i had a measure of control over the passage of time
certainly his batting belonged to a different era. in a world of "positive cricket", there appears to be little prospect of another appearing. perhaps even less chance than another lara, for while the modern opportunities in for a genius are clear to see, will any young player feel a 21-year, career to be worth the candle? look around and i - not to mention jon - can't easily see who might be the next west indian to test runs. or. or 9000. or 8000. chris gayle, on 7214, might have aot, if his back can be held together for long enough. for any of the current team, even 6000 would be a massive achievement - just scraping past the halfway mark of's.
it is fitting that his departure, protracted and acrimonious as it was, reflected his characteristic unwillingness to exit, the fairly unambiguous "i am not retiring" texted to his coach being a case in point. his refusal to be from the crease continued to the last.
in a way, the metaphor emerged across his career on the macro as well as the micro scale. and because of the aforementioned link to my childhood, as long as's career continued, i could discount my getting older, if not entirely ignore it. but now his enforced exit from the crease - the "bullet" he could not dodge - brings home the underlying angst of the leaving the crease. at least, it does to me, in a way that no other player is likely to be able to do in future.
thankfully, of course, we are only describing a retirement, not a passing. the exit from the crease remains only a metaphor, and there is no literal bullet, something that cannot, sadly, be taken for granted in the world climate that cricket now operates in. we have yet to see what field's second innings will be played in. one imagines, though, that it will be marked by tenacity. the simple method of never knowing when he was beaten is a strategy that seems to have served well enough over the years.
having approached the metaphysical, it's time to return to ground level, quite literally. left his mark on me. or rather, he left me making his mark. a habit born out of pragmatism rather than tribute, owing to often finding myself with plastic rather than metal spikes: i can't remember exactly when i started using a bail to mark my guard, but i could normally count on some chirpy fielder making reference toiv. not that comparison to a champion could ever count as sledging.
long may such chatter persist, recalling to mind, if not to team.
liam is a freelance cricket writer based in herefordshire,
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hɪz rɪˈtaɪərmənt həz nɑt ˈoʊnli mɑrkt ðə ɛnd əv ən ˈɪrə ɪn ˈbætɪŋ, ɪt mɑrks fər səm əv ˈjuˈɛs ðə sˈnæpɪŋ əv ðə ˈfaɪnəl lɪŋk tɪ ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd ˈɛvər faʊnd ˈjɔrsɛlf duɪŋ ðɪs? əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs. ˈivɪn ðə neɪm həz ə slaɪt əˈbaʊt ɪts θri ˈsɪləbəlz. ɪt dɪz nɑt hæv ðə floʊɪŋ əv "ˈlɑrə". ju kən traɪ ənd smuð ɪt baɪ ˈsɔfənɪŋ ðə ch*- tɪ ðə əv ʃæmˈpeɪn, əv ˈʃɪmi, əv chassé*é. bət wɪˈθɪn maɪ hɛd ɪt ɪz ˈtoʊni dɪˈstɪŋktɪv tch*- ðət mɑrks ɪts graʊnd, ðət ˈhənʧɪz sˈlaɪtli, ðət fraʊnz ənd ˈnəkəlz daʊn: ðɪs neɪm minz tɪ steɪ. ðə ch*- əv ˈʧɪzəl. əv ʧɑrʤ. əv ˈʧæmpiən. weɪt: ˈʧæmpiən? tu bræʃ ə wərd fər shiv*, ˈʃʊrli, bət hi wɑz ʤɪst ðət: ˌɪnˈdid, hi wɑz ðə haɪəst ˈskɔrər fər wɛst ˈɪndiz ɪn ðɛr traɪˈəmfənt 2004 ˈʧæmpiənz ˈtroʊfi ˈfaɪnəl, ənd ˈævrɪʤd əˈkrɔs ðɛr fɔr ˈmæʧɪz ɪn ðət ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. tɪ steɪt ðə ˈɑbviəs, wɪθ ɪt wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ðə stæns ˈrəðər ðən ðə ʃɑts ðət stək ɪn ðə ˈmɛməri. jɛt hɪz stæns, ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv wɪʧ ˈkrɪsʧɪn raɪən həz dən ə sʊˈpərb ʤɑb əv ˈkrɑnɪklɪŋ, wʊd hæv rɪˈmeɪnd ə mɪr kwərk, ˈdɛstɪnd tɪ bi ˈoʊnli ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli rɪˈkɔld ənd dɪˈraɪdɪd, hæd ɪt nɑt bɪn ˈæˌlaɪd tɪ səʧ kənˈsɪstənt, səkˈsɛs. səʧ wɑz hɪz kənˈsɪstənsi ðət, ɪn ðə ɛnd, maɪ ˈmɛntəl ˌɪmˈprɛʃən əv ˈsɪmpəl ˈprɛzəns ɪˈklɪpst ðə ˈmɛməri əv hɪz ˈtɛknɪkəl spɪˈsɪfɪks. hi wɑz ʤɪst ðɛr ˈrɛzəˌlut, ənˈkɑmprəmaɪzɪŋ, ˈgrɪmli ˈwɑʧɪŋ əˈnəðər ˈbætɪŋ kəˈlæps bət ˈɔlˌweɪz ðɛr. ɪf ə mərˈin ˈmɛtəfɔr məst bi juzd tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ɪm ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz əˈtræktəd wən ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr kəmˈpɛrəsən ɪt həz tɪ bi ˈbɑrnəkəl. ə ˈbɑrnəkəl ðət ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈkæptənz məst hæv ˈɔfən wɪʃt ðeɪ kʊd ˈblɪstər. ˈbætɪŋ, ɪt həz bɪn əbˈzərvd æd ˈnaʊˌzim, ˈkæpʧərz ðə ˌmɛlənˈkɑlɪk ˈɛsəns əv laɪf. ɪt kən bi vjud ɛz ən ˌɛgˌzɪˈstɛnʃəl ˈtræʤədi ɪn ˈmɪnɪˌʧʊr, ə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪmz ˈstɔri rɪt smɔl, ɛz ðə wɔks tɪ ðə kris, dɪz wət hi meɪ, ənd ˈfaɪnəli səˈkəmz (ɪn moʊst ˈɪnstənsɪz) tɪ ðə ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl ˈsɛntəns əv taɪm. dɪd ˈbɛtər ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər wɛst ˈɪndiən (seɪv, bizarrely*, fər ˈkɔrtni wɔlʃ) wɪn ɪt keɪm tɪ ˈdɑʤɪŋ ˈbʊləts, wɪθ 49 not-outs*. wən ʃɔrt əv ə ˈfɪfti: ɪt simz əˈnəðər ˈfɪtɪŋ nɪr mɪs, tɪ goʊ wɪθ ðə ˌɔlˈtaɪm wɛst ˈɪndiən rən ˈrɛkərd, fər ðə əˈpɛrəntli ˌɪnˈdɑmətəbəl shiv*. fər ˈmɛni, wɪl hæv bɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl əˈməŋ ðɛr kənˈtɛmpərˌɛriz, ɛz ˈæləks ˈmæsi əbˈzərvd ɪn hɪz ˈtrɪbjut. fər mi, ðoʊ, wɑz nɑt əv maɪ ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən, bət əv maɪ ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz priˈsidɪŋ ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən. hi wɑz ðə læst pleɪər hu hæd simd tɪ hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn pleɪɪŋ tɪ mi, ðə læst pleɪər ðət aɪ kʊd nɑt ˈkɑnʃəsli rɪˈmɛmbər ə taɪm ˌbiˈfɔr. ˈkrɪkɪt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ maɪ ˈhɪstəri, wɑz dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈɪntu ənd ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ðə ˈɪrə. ɛz hɪz kərɪr wɛnt ɔn, ənd ɔn ənd ɔn, bɪˈkeɪm ə lɪŋk tɪ maɪ ˈjəŋgəst sɛlf, ə minz baɪ wɪʧ aɪ kʊd trɪk ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ðət aɪ hæd ə ˈmɛʒər əv kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈpæsɪʤ əv taɪm. ˈɛniˌwən ɪn reɪnʤ ræn ðə rɪsk əv biɪŋ fɔrst tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə "ˈɛldər ˈsteɪtsmɪn" əv ðə geɪm, ðə pleɪərz. kuˈmɑr sangakkara*, misbah-ul-haq*, ˈrɪˌki ponting*, ðə ˈjuʒəwəl ˈsəˌspɛkts. ðɛn aɪd pɔɪnt aʊt ðət ˈpriˈdeɪtɪd ðɛm ɔl, səm nɑt ˈivɪn deɪˈbjutɪŋ ɪn ðə seɪm ˈdɛkeɪd, ənd riˈlæps wəns mɔr ˈɪntu æt hɪz lɔnˈʤɛvəti. bɪˈkeɪm ə lɪŋk tɪ maɪ ˈjəŋgəst sɛlf, ə minz baɪ wɪʧ aɪ kʊd trɪk ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ðət aɪ hæd ə ˈmɛʒər əv kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈpæsɪʤ əv taɪm ˈsərtənli hɪz ˈbætɪŋ bɪˈlɔŋd tɪ ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈɪrə. ɪn ə wərld əv "ˈpɑzətɪv ˈkrɪkɪt", ðɛr əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ˈlɪtəl ˈprɑspɛkt əv əˈnəðər əˈpɪrɪŋ. pərˈhæps ˈivɪn lɛs ʧæns ðən əˈnəðər ˈlɑrə, fər waɪl ðə ˈmɑdərn ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ɪn fər ə ˈʤinjəs ər klɪr tɪ si, wɪl ˈɛni jəŋ pleɪər fil ə 21-year*, kərɪr tɪ bi wərθ ðə ˈkændəl? lʊk əraʊnd ənd aɪ nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ʤɑn kænt ˈizəli si hu maɪt bi ðə nɛkst wɛst ˈɪndiən tɪ tɛst rənz. ər ər 9000 ər 8000 krɪs geɪl, ɔn 7214 maɪt hæv ə ʃɑt, ɪf hɪz bæk kən bi hɛld təˈgɛðər fər lɔŋ ɪˈnəf. fər ˈɛni əv ðə ˈkɑrənt tim, ˈivɪn 6000 wʊd bi ə ˈmæsɪv əˈʧivmənt ʤɪst ˈskreɪpɪŋ pæst ðə ˈhæfˈweɪ mɑrk əv ɪt ɪz ˈfɪtɪŋ ðət hɪz dɪˈpɑrʧər, proʊˈtræktɪd ənd ˌækrəˈmoʊniəs ɛz ɪt wɑz, rɪˈflɛktɪd hɪz ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪk ənˈwɪlɪŋnɪs tɪ ˈɛksət, ðə ˈfɛrli ˌənæmˈbɪgjəwəs "aɪ æm nɑt rɪˈtaɪrɪŋ" ˈtɛkstɪd tɪ hɪz koʊʧ biɪŋ ə keɪs ɪn pɔɪnt. hɪz rɪfˈjuzəl tɪ bi frəm ðə kris kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ðə læst. ɪn ə weɪ, ðə ˈmɛtəfɔr ˈimərʤd əˈkrɔs hɪz kərɪr ɔn ðə ˈmækroʊ ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈmaɪˌkroʊ skeɪl. ənd bɪˈkəz əv ðə əˈfɔrˌmɛnʃənd lɪŋk tɪ maɪ ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz kərɪr kənˈtɪnjud, aɪ kʊd ˈdɪskaʊnt maɪ ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈoʊldər, ɪf nɑt ɪnˈtaɪərli ˌɪgˈnɔr ɪt. bət naʊ hɪz ɛnˈfɔrst ˈɛksət frəm ðə kris ðə "ˈbʊlət" hi kʊd nɑt dɑʤ brɪŋz hoʊm ðə ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ɑŋkst əv ðə ˈlivɪŋ ðə kris. æt list, ɪt dɪz tɪ mi, ɪn ə weɪ ðət noʊ ˈəðər pleɪər ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ du ɪn fˈjuʧər. ˈθæŋkfəli, əv kɔrs, wi ər ˈoʊnli dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ə rɪˈtaɪərmənt, nɑt ə ˈpæsɪŋ. ðə ˈɛksət frəm ðə kris rɪˈmeɪnz ˈoʊnli ə ˈmɛtəfɔr, ənd ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈlɪtərəl ˈbʊlət, ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈkænɑt, ˈsædli, bi ˈteɪkən fər ˈgrænɪd ɪn ðə wərld ˈklaɪmɪt ðət ˈkrɪkɪt naʊ ˈɑpərˌeɪts ɪn. wi hæv jɛt tɪ si wət fild ˈsɛkənd ˈɪnɪŋz wɪl bi pleɪd ɪn. wən ˌɪˈmæʤənz, ðoʊ, ðət ɪt wɪl bi mɑrkt baɪ təˈnæsɪti. ðə ˈsɪmpəl ˈmɛθəd əv ˈnɛvər noʊɪŋ wɪn hi wɑz ˈbitən ɪz ə ˈstrætəʤi ðət simz tɪ hæv sərvd wɛl ɪˈnəf ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz. ˈhævɪŋ əˈproʊʧt ðə ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪkəl, ɪts taɪm tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ graʊnd ˈlɛvəl, kwaɪt ˈlɪtərəli. lɛft hɪz mɑrk ɔn mi. ər ˈrəðər, hi lɛft mi ˈmeɪkɪŋ hɪz mɑrk. ə ˈhæbət bɔrn aʊt əv ˈprægməˌtɪzəm ˈrəðər ðən ˈtrɪbjut, oʊɪŋ tɪ ˈɔfən ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf wɪθ ˈplæstɪk ˈrəðər ðən ˈmɛtəl spaɪks: aɪ kænt rɪˈmɛmbər ɪgˈzæktli wɪn aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ə beɪl tɪ mɑrk maɪ gɑrd, bət aɪ kʊd ˈnɔrməli kaʊnt ɔn səm ˈʧərpi ˈfildər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈrɛfərəns tɪ shiv*. nɑt ðət kəmˈpɛrəsən tɪ ə ˈʧæmpiən kʊd ˈɛvər kaʊnt ɛz sledging*. lɔŋ meɪ səʧ ˈʧætər pərˈsɪst, rɪˈkɔlɪŋ tɪ maɪnd, ɪf nɑt tɪ tim. ˈliəm ɪz ə ˈfriˌlæns ˈkrɪkɪt ˈraɪtər beɪst ɪn herefordshire*, spɔrts ˈmidiə ˈɛlˈtiˈdi.
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israel plans to deploy the rocket defence system this year
barack obama is to ask the us congress for an extra $200m in military aid to help israel get a rocket defence system in place.
the system is designed to shoot down mortars and rockets from gaza or southern lebanon with guided missiles.
the system, called iron dome, has gone through testing and installation will start later this year.
according to us state department figures, direct military aid to israel was $2.55bn in 2009.
this is set to increase to $3.15bn in 2018.
easing tensions
a white house spokesman reaffirmed what he called the administration's "unshakeable commitment" to israel's security - adding that mr obama recognised the threat posed by missiles and rockets fired by hamas and hezbollah.
iron dome was conceived and developed in israel following the lebanon war of 2006, during which hezbollah launched about rockets into northern israel.
southern israel has also come under fire, with thousands of rockets and mortars fired by palestinian militants.
israel completed tests on the system in january. officials say the next phase in its development is its integration into the israeli army.
a bbc correspondent in washington, steve kingstone, says washington may be acting now to ease the recent tensions in its relations with israel.
in march a diplomatic row erupted when approval was granted for new homes for jews in occupied east jerusalem. the decision came during a visit to the city by the us vice-president joe biden.
the announcement on us funding for iron dome coincides with the resumption of indirect talks between israel and the palestinian authority.
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ˈɪzriəl plænz tɪ dɪˈplɔɪ ðə ˈrɑkət dɪˈfɛns ˈsɪstəm ðɪs jɪr ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪz tɪ æsk ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈkɑŋgrəs fər ən ˈɛkstrə ɪn ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri eɪd tɪ hɛlp ˈɪzriəl gɪt ə ˈrɑkət dɪˈfɛns ˈsɪstəm ɪn pleɪs. ðə ˈsɪstəm ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ʃut daʊn ˈmɔrtərz ənd ˈrɑkəts frəm ˈgɑzə ər ˈsəðərn ˈlɛbənən wɪθ ˈgaɪdɪd ˈmɪsəlz. ðə ˈsɪstəm, kɔld aɪərn doʊm, həz gɔn θru ˈtɛstɪŋ ənd ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən wɪl stɑrt ˈleɪtər ðɪs jɪr. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈjuˈɛs steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈfɪgjərz, dɪˈrɛkt ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri eɪd tɪ ˈɪzriəl wɑz ɪn 2009 ðɪs ɪz sɛt tɪ ˌɪnˈkris tɪ ɪn 2018 ˈizɪŋ ˈtɛnʧənz ə waɪt haʊs ˈspoʊksmən ˌriəˈfərmd wət hi kɔld ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃənz "ənˈʃeɪkəbəl kəˈmɪtmənt" tɪ ˈɪzriəlz sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈædɪŋ ðət ˈmɪstər ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ðə θrɛt poʊzd baɪ ˈmɪsəlz ənd ˈrɑkəts faɪərd baɪ ˌhɑˈmɑs ənd ˌhɛzbɑˈlə. aɪərn doʊm wɑz kənˈsivd ənd dɪˈvɛləpt ɪn ˈɪzriəl ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈlɛbənən wɔr əv 2006 ˈdʊrɪŋ wɪʧ ˌhɛzbɑˈlə lɔnʧt əˈbaʊt ˈrɑkəts ˈɪntu ˈnɔrðərn ˈɪzriəl. ˈsəðərn ˈɪzriəl həz ˈɔlsoʊ kəm ˈəndər faɪər, wɪθ ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈrɑkəts ənd ˈmɔrtərz faɪərd baɪ ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈmɪlətənts. ˈɪzriəl kəmˈplitɪd tɛsts ɔn ðə ˈsɪstəm ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri. əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ ðə nɛkst feɪz ɪn ɪts dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪz ɪts ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈɑrmi. ə ˌbibiˈsi ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, stiv kingstone*, sɪz ˈwɔʃɪŋtən meɪ bi ˈæktɪŋ naʊ tɪ iz ðə ˈrisənt ˈtɛnʧənz ɪn ɪts riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ ˈɪzriəl. ɪn mɑrʧ ə ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk roʊ ˌɪˈrəptɪd wɪn əˈpruvəl wɑz ˈgrænɪd fər nu hoʊmz fər ʤuz ɪn ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd ist ʤərˈusələm. ðə dɪˈsɪʒən keɪm ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ðə ˈsɪti baɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈvaɪˈsprɛzədənt ʤoʊ ˈbaɪdən. ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ɔn ˈjuˈɛs ˈfəndɪŋ fər aɪərn doʊm ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪdz wɪθ ðə rɪˈzəmʃən əv ˌɪndərˈɛkt tɔks bɪtˈwin ˈɪzriəl ənd ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən əˈθɔrəti.
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ah, the airport a veritable hell of long lines, frisky officers, expensive meals and bad coffee. but to get to where we want to go, we must overcome. we want to share some helpful airport hacks and tips on how to make flying suck less.
we do a lot of traveling, both to meet with our users and to keep our global team in touch. also rather impatient when it comes to idling and waiting, so safe to say we have quite a lot to say on the subject.
the bottom line is this airports can be a real hassle, and the quicker we get through them, the better.
we’ve provided some written tips after the jump, but first, take a look at this which in theory should explain all:
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pro airport hacks
check-in hacks
1. do it online
most airlines have joined the modern era by now and onlines are more and more common. if traveling light, this allows you to skip the queue altogether. since airports are little else than endless queues, this is a good thing.
also, when you check in online you might get a better choice of seats (if quick enough).
2. queue close to the business desk
the business queue is pretty empty most of the time and if it gets too quiet for too long, start pulling in people from the regular line next to it, potentially making it move along quicker. picking the line next to the business queue might save you quite a bit of time.
3. get a private jet
no, seriously.
this option sounds like a fantasy, but private jet operators do offer incredibly cheap seats on their aircraft in situations where the alternative is not to sell seats at all. keep in mind that these are almost always last minute deals, but if willing to take the chance, you might strike gold.
security area hacks
mmm yes favorite for sure. your duty as a human being to make this line move along as quickly as possible.
1. pack strategically
you know be screening your electronic devices separately, so make sure they are easy to pull out of your baggage. bottom of the underwear pile is literally the worst place for your laptop in this situation.
same goes for zip lock bags with liquids make sure you can get them out of your baggage quickly.
2. pick the left line
some studies suggest that since most people are right-handed, instinctively pick queues on the right-hand side. this means that typically less people in the queues to your left. unless you queue with too many people that have heard of this tip, you could easily shave off some time at the screening station.
3. know the rules
it might be a ceremonial dagger to you, but to airport security, a sharp metal object. make sure familiar with rules regarding what can and be brought on board an aircraft. most of these rules are pretty universal, but it seems people still forget that bigger liquid containers are a no-no.
4. empty your pockets
nothing wastes time more than fumbling with change before going through the metal detector. for security, not groceries, so have anything on your person that you absolutely need at that point. keep your keys and coins in the hand baggage till cleared security.
hanging at the gate
the worst is over, but a lot you can do to be more efficient with your waiting time.
1. your gate is your castle
for the most flight information, head to your gate as soon as they announce it. not that the big information screens are inaccurate, but the gate always has the better information. also easier and quicker to pick up on unexpected delays and changes and these do happen.
2. bring a power splitter
it’s always good to fully charge all your devices before heading to the airport, but sometimes be in for a longer wait and might start running out of juice.
power outlets can sometimes be scarce. to alleviate this problem, get yourself a power splitter. lightweight, cheap and carry the added benefit of helping you make new friends.
3. use headphones… for silence
sure, essential if you want to watch a movie, but consider using them for noise cancellation. our own does this a lot mostly to block out noise while working. keeping her headphones unplugged, however, prevents her from missing any important announcements.
4. (sort of)
our office manager has an interesting routine she uses the longer waiting periods to fill in her daily physical activity, walking up and down the long corridors to stay on top her daily step count.
boarding hacks
this is it go time!
except not. you know full well that once you get to your seat, easily be spending another 30 minutes sitting in the plane before it goes anywhere.
1. rush the gate
you have your seat the not gonna leave without you. some people like to queue up the second an attendant appears at the desk, but you should know better than that.
if you stay put until the line starts to clear, you can use the extra time to squeeze in some work.
2. be the last to board the plane
when the last to board the plane and the aircraft is not full, you might be able to get yourself a better seat. if you have an aisle ticket in the toilet row, see if a better spot somewhere else.
oh, and if cocky enough and can pull a good poker face, you might even get away with upgrading yourself to first class!
if you have any tips you think would help us at the airport the next time, welcome to drop them in the comments!
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ɑ, ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrt ə ˈvɛrɪtəbəl hɛl əv lɔŋ laɪnz, ˈfrɪski ˈɔfɪsərz, ɪkˈspɛnsɪv milz ənd bæd ˈkɔfi. bət tɪ gɪt tɪ wɛr wi wɔnt tɪ goʊ, wi məst ˈoʊvərˌkəm. wi wɔnt tɪ ʃɛr səm ˈhɛlpfəl ˈɛrˌpɔrt hæks ənd tɪps ɔn haʊ tɪ meɪk flaɪɪŋ sək lɛs. wi du ə lɔt əv ˈtrævəlɪŋ, boʊθ tɪ mit wɪθ ɑr ˈjuzərz ənd tɪ kip ɑr ˈgloʊbəl tim ɪn təʧ. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrəðər ˌɪmˈpeɪʃənt wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈaɪdəlɪŋ ənd ˈweɪtɪŋ, soʊ seɪf tɪ seɪ wi hæv kwaɪt ə lɔt tɪ seɪ ɔn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt. ðə ˈbɑtəm laɪn ɪz ðɪs ˈɛrˌpɔrts kən bi ə ril ˈhæsəl, ənd ðə kˈwɪkər wi gɪt θru ðɛm, ðə ˈbɛtər. prəˈvaɪdɪd səm ˈrɪtən tɪps ˈæftər ðə ʤəmp, bət fərst, teɪk ə lʊk æt ðɪs wɪʧ ɪn ˈθɪri ʃʊd ɪkˈspleɪn ɔl: (klɪk tɪ ˌɛnˈlɑrʤ) oʊ ənd ɪf ju θɪŋk jʊr frɛndz maɪt laɪk ðɪs, ju kən twit ðɪs hir! proʊ ˈɛrˌpɔrt hæks hæks 1 du ɪt ˈɔnˌlaɪn moʊst ˈɛˌrlaɪnz hæv ʤɔɪnd ðə ˈmɑdərn ˈɪrə baɪ naʊ ənd ˈɔnˌlaɪn ər mɔr ənd mɔr ˈkɑmən. ɪf ˈtrævəlɪŋ laɪt, ðɪs əˈlaʊz ju tɪ skɪp ðə kju ˌɔltəˈgɛðər. sɪns ˈɛrˌpɔrts ər ˈlɪtəl ɛls ðən ˈɛndləs kjuz, ðɪs ɪz ə gʊd θɪŋ. ˈɔlsoʊ, wɪn ju ʧɛk ɪn ˈɔnˌlaɪn ju maɪt gɪt ə ˈbɛtər ʧɔɪs əv sits (ɪf kwɪk ɪˈnəf). 2 kju kloʊz tɪ ðə ˈbɪznɪs dɛsk ðə ˈbɪznɪs kju ɪz ˈprɪti ˈɛmti moʊst əv ðə taɪm ənd ɪf ɪt gɪts tu kwaɪət fər tu lɔŋ, stɑrt ˈpʊlɪŋ ɪn ˈpipəl frəm ðə ˈrɛgjələr laɪn nɛkst tɪ ɪt, pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt muv əˈlɔŋ kˈwɪkər. ˈpɪkɪŋ ðə laɪn nɛkst tɪ ðə ˈbɪznɪs kju maɪt seɪv ju kwaɪt ə bɪt əv taɪm. 3 gɪt ə ˈpraɪvət ʤɛt noʊ, ˈsɪriəsli. ðɪs ˈɔpʃən saʊnz laɪk ə ˈfænəsi, bət ˈpraɪvət ʤɛt ˈɔpərˌeɪtərz du ˈɔfər ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ʧip sits ɔn ðɛr ˈɛrˌkræft ɪn ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz wɛr ðə ɔlˈtərnətɪv ɪz nɑt tɪ sɛl sits æt ɔl. kip ɪn maɪnd ðət ðiz ər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɔlˌweɪz læst ˈmɪnət dilz, bət ɪf ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ teɪk ðə ʧæns, ju maɪt straɪk goʊld. sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɛriə hæks jɛs ˈfeɪvərɪt fər ʃʊr. jʊr ˈduti ɛz ə ˈjumən biɪŋ tɪ meɪk ðɪs laɪn muv əˈlɔŋ ɛz kˈwɪkli ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. 1 pæk strəˈtiʤɪkli ju noʊ bi ˈskrinɪŋ jʊr ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk dɪˈvaɪsɪz ˈsɛpərətli, soʊ meɪk ʃʊr ðeɪ ər ˈizi tɪ pʊl aʊt əv jʊr ˈbægɪʤ. ˈbɑtəm əv ðə ˈəndərˌwɛr paɪl ɪz ˈlɪtərəli ðə wərst pleɪs fər jʊr ˈlæpˌtɑp ɪn ðɪs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. seɪm goʊz fər zɪp lɑk bægz wɪθ ˈlɪkwɪdz meɪk ʃʊr ju kən gɪt ðɛm aʊt əv jʊr ˈbægɪʤ kˈwɪkli. 2 pɪk ðə lɛft laɪn səm ˈstədiz səˈʤɛst ðət sɪns moʊst ˈpipəl ər raɪˈthændɪd, ˌɪnˈstɪŋktɪvˌli pɪk kjuz ɔn ðə raɪˈthænd saɪd. ðɪs minz ðət ˈtɪpɪkəli lɛs ˈpipəl ɪn ðə kjuz tɪ jʊr lɛft. ənˈlɛs ju kju wɪθ tu ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ðət hæv hərd əv ðɪs tɪp, ju kʊd ˈizəli ʃeɪv ɔf səm taɪm æt ðə ˈskrinɪŋ ˈsteɪʃən. 3 noʊ ðə rulz ɪt maɪt bi ə ˌsɛrəˈmoʊniəl ˈdægər tɪ ju, bət tɪ ˈɛrˌpɔrt sɪˈkjʊrəti, ə ʃɑrp ˈmɛtəl ˈɑbʤɛkt. meɪk ʃʊr fəˈmɪljər wɪθ rulz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ wət kən ənd bi brɔt ɔn bɔrd ən ˈɛrˌkræft. moʊst əv ðiz rulz ər ˈprɪti ˌjunəˈvərsəl, bət ɪt simz ˈpipəl stɪl fərˈgɛt ðət ˈbɪgər ˈlɪkwɪd kənˈteɪnərz ər ə no-no*. 4 ˈɛmti jʊr ˈpɑkəts ˈnəθɪŋ weɪsts taɪm mɔr ðən ˈfəmbəlɪŋ wɪθ ʧeɪnʤ ˌbiˈfɔr goʊɪŋ θru ðə ˈmɛtəl dɪˈtɛktər. fər sɪˈkjʊrəti, nɑt ˈgroʊsəriz, soʊ hæv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɔn jʊr ˈpərsən ðət ju ˌæbsəˈlutli nid æt ðət pɔɪnt. kip jʊr kiz ənd kɔɪnz ɪn ðə hænd ˈbægɪʤ tɪl klɪrd sɪˈkjʊrəti. ˈhæŋɪŋ æt ðə geɪt ðə wərst ɪz ˈoʊvər, bət ə lɔt ju kən du tɪ bi mɔr ɪˈfɪʃənt wɪθ jʊr ˈweɪtɪŋ taɪm. 1 jʊr geɪt ɪz jʊr ˈkæsəl fər ðə moʊst flaɪt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, hɛd tɪ jʊr geɪt ɛz sun ɛz ðeɪ əˈnaʊns ɪt. nɑt ðət ðə bɪg ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən skrinz ər ˌɪˈnækjərət, bət ðə geɪt ˈɔlˌweɪz həz ðə ˈbɛtər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈiziər ənd kˈwɪkər tɪ pɪk əp ɔn ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd dɪˈleɪz ənd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ənd ðiz du ˈhæpən. 2 brɪŋ ə paʊər ˈsplɪtər ˈɔlˌweɪz gʊd tɪ ˈfʊli ʧɑrʤ ɔl jʊr dɪˈvaɪsɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈhɛdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrt, bət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz bi ɪn fər ə ˈlɔŋgər weɪt ənd maɪt stɑrt ˈrənɪŋ aʊt əv ʤus. paʊər ˈaʊˌtlɛts kən ˈsəmˌtaɪmz bi skɛrs. tɪ əˈliviˌeɪt ðɪs ˈprɑbləm, gɪt ˈjɔrsɛlf ə paʊər ˈsplɪtər. ˈlaɪtˈweɪt, ʧip ənd ˈkɛri ðə ˈædɪd ˈbɛnəfɪt əv ˈhɛlpɪŋ ju meɪk nu frɛndz. 3 juz headphones…*… fər ˈsaɪləns ʃʊr, ɛˈsɛnʃəl ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ wɔʧ ə ˈmuvi, bət kənˈsɪdər ˈjuzɪŋ ðɛm fər nɔɪz ˌkænsəˈleɪʃən. ɑr oʊn dɪz ðɪs ə lɔt ˈmoʊstli tɪ blɑk aʊt nɔɪz waɪl ˈwərkɪŋ. ˈkipɪŋ hər ˈhɛdˌfoʊnz ˈənˈpləgd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, prɪˈvɛnts hər frəm ˈmɪsɪŋ ˈɛni ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt əˈnaʊnsmɛnts. 4 (sɔrt əv) ɑr ˈɔfəs ˈmænɪʤər həz ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ruˈtin ʃi ˈjuzɪz ðə ˈlɔŋgər ˈweɪtɪŋ ˈpɪriədz tɪ fɪl ɪn hər ˈdeɪli ˈfɪzɪkəl ækˈtɪvɪti, ˈwɔkɪŋ əp ənd daʊn ðə lɔŋ ˈkɔrɪdərz tɪ steɪ ɔn tɔp hər ˈdeɪli stɛp kaʊnt. ˈbɔrdɪŋ hæks ðɪs ɪz ɪt goʊ taɪm! ɪkˈsɛpt nɑt. ju noʊ fʊl wɛl ðət wəns ju gɪt tɪ jʊr sit, ˈizəli bi ˈspɛndɪŋ əˈnəðər 30 ˈmɪnəts ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə pleɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt goʊz ˈɛniˌwɛr. 1 rəʃ ðə geɪt ju hæv jʊr sit ðə nɑt ˈgɑnə liv wɪˈθaʊt ju. səm ˈpipəl laɪk tɪ kju əp ðə ˈsɛkənd ən əˈtɛndənt əˈpɪrz æt ðə dɛsk, bət ju ʃʊd noʊ ˈbɛtər ðən ðət. ɪf ju steɪ pʊt ənˈtɪl ðə laɪn stɑrts tɪ klɪr, ju kən juz ðə ˈɛkstrə taɪm tɪ skwiz ɪn səm wərk. 2 bi ðə læst tɪ bɔrd ðə pleɪn wɪn ðə læst tɪ bɔrd ðə pleɪn ənd ðə ˈɛrˌkræft ɪz nɑt fʊl, ju maɪt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt ˈjɔrsɛlf ə ˈbɛtər sit. ɪf ju hæv ən aɪəl ˈtɪkɪt ɪn ðə ˈtɔɪlət roʊ, si ɪf ə ˈbɛtər spɑt ˈsəmˌwɛr ɛls. oʊ, ənd ɪf ˈkɑki ɪˈnəf ənd kən pʊl ə gʊd ˈpoʊkər feɪs, ju maɪt ˈivɪn gɪt əˈweɪ wɪθ ˈəpˌgreɪdɪŋ ˈjɔrsɛlf tɪ fərst klæs! ɪf ju hæv ˈɛni tɪps ju θɪŋk wʊd hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs æt ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrt ðə nɛkst taɪm, ˈwɛlkəm tɪ drɔp ðɛm ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts!
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0 2 gwinnett officers fired after videos show them hitting suspect
gwinnett county, ga. - two gwinnett county officers have been fired and could face criminal charges after videos appeared to show them attacking a suspect.
channel tony thomas broke news of the second firing on channel 2 action news at 6 p.m. thursday.
[read: dozens of cases involving officers in brutality case thrown out]
gwinnett county police chief butch ayers told thomas that the second officer, a sergeant, told investigators when asked why he punched a suspect, “it's different out on the streets.”
now, both former officers could face criminal charges after two cellphone videos captured the alleged attacks.
one alleged kick and punch may have ended the respective careers of officer robert mcdonald and veteran sgt. michael, who have been accused in the case.
gwinnett fired officer involved in videotaped arrest. driver of car kicked in head. off. robert mcdonald . criminal inv. started. tony thomas (@tonythomaswsb) april 13, 2017
picture of officer involved in videotaped incident . hired in 2013. fired today. tony thomas (@tonythomaswsb) april 13, 2017
i'm literally sick about it,” ayers told thomas thursday evening.
the duo faces potential criminal charges after the traffic stop of demetrius hollins, 21.
thomas saw hollins leaving the gwinnett county jail thursday with a bloodied face.
“all i can say is i wish this never happened,” hollins told thomas.
bongiavonni said he pulled hollins over on parkwayday for traffic violations, but said hollins resisted arrest.
picture of now fired gwinnett sgt. michael. accused of excessive force during stop of driver . cop fired today too. tony thomas (@tonythomaswsb) april 13, 2017
"i ordered hollins out of the car. he refused, grabbed his phone and literally started to scream, ‘help me,’ in the phone," wrote in a report.
commanders said never reported he punched hollins, but turned in mcdonald for kicking the suspect in the head.
bongiavonni did admit he stunned hollins with a taser, authorities said.
bongiavonni's alleged punch was captured on video by a woman that thomas spoke with by phone thursday night.
this how gwinnett county police getting down now i just be tweeting™ (@curtfromdablock) april 13, 2017
“did you see the driver do anything before the officer punched him?” thomas asked the witness.
“the driver exited the car with his hands up, and the officer clocked him real good,” she said.
another video, which went viral, appeared to show officer mcdonald run up to hollins and kick him in the face.
“the suspect was screaming, he was screaming, ‘ahh, ahh,’” jones said.
gwinnett's police chief said he's at a loss for words.
“we acknowledge that the actions of the former officers will have effects on our community,” ayers said.
records show pulled the same driver over last year. there was a struggle, and officers allegedly found a gun under seat in that incident.
what role that stop may have played in the latest incident is unknown.
gwinnett county police have terminated robert mcdonald. he stepped outside of our guiding principles and state law. gwinnett police (@gwinnettpd) april 13, 2017
“i was mad, i was upset and it felt like i had been gut-punched,” ayers said.
ayers said commanders were investigating the use of force before the videotape surfaced. he said there's no excuse for what happened, but believes the officer got “tunnel vision.”
“this officer and his actions do not represent the men and women of this police department,” ayers said.
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mugshot of man police confirm arrested and allegedly kicked in head by officer. the video and details at 12. tony thomas (@tonythomaswsb) april 13, 2017
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0 2 gwɪˈnɛt ˈɔfɪsərz faɪərd ˈæftər ˈvɪdioʊz ʃoʊ ðɛm ˈhɪtɪŋ ˈsəˌspɛkt gwɪˈnɛt ˈkaʊnti, ˈʤɔrʤə. tu gwɪˈnɛt ˈkaʊnti ˈɔfɪsərz hæv bɪn faɪərd ənd kʊd feɪs ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz ˈæftər ˈvɪdioʊz əˈpɪrd tɪ ʃoʊ ðɛm əˈtækɪŋ ə ˈsəˌspɛkt. ˈʧænəl ˈtoʊni ˈtɑməs broʊk nuz əv ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈfaɪərrɪŋ ɔn ˈʧænəl 2 ˈækʃən nuz æt 6 p.m*. ˈθərzˌdeɪ. [rɛd: ˈdəzənz əv ˈkeɪsɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈɔfɪsərz ɪn bruˈtælɪti keɪs θroʊn aʊt] gwɪˈnɛt ˈkaʊnti pəˈlis ʧif bʊʧ eɪərz toʊld ˈtɑməs ðət ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈɔfɪsər, ə ˈsɑrʤənt, toʊld ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz wɪn æst waɪ hi pənʧt ə ˈsəˌspɛkt, ˈdɪfərənt aʊt ɔn ðə streets.”*.” naʊ, boʊθ ˈfɔrmər ˈɔfɪsərz kʊd feɪs ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz ˈæftər tu ˈsɛlfoʊn ˈvɪdioʊz ˈkæpʧərd ðə əˈlɛʤd əˈtæks. wən əˈlɛʤd kɪk ənd pənʧ meɪ hæv ˈɛndɪd ðə rɪˈspɛktɪv kərɪrz əv ˈɔfɪsər ˈrɑbərt məkˈdɑnəld ənd ˈvɛtərən ˈsɑrʤənt. ˈmaɪkəl, hu hæv bɪn əˈkjuzd ɪn ðə keɪs. gwɪˈnɛt faɪərd ˈɔfɪsər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈvɪdioʊˈteɪpt ərˈɛst. ˈdraɪvər əv kɑr kɪkt ɪn hɛd. ɔf. ˈrɑbərt məkˈdɑnəld ˈkrɪmənəl inv*. ˈstɑrtɪd. ˈtoʊni ˈtɑməs (@tonythomaswsb*) ˈeɪprəl 13 2017 ˈpɪkʧər əv ˈɔfɪsər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈvɪdioʊˈteɪpt ˈɪnsədənt haɪərd ɪn 2013 faɪərd təˈdeɪ. ˈtoʊni ˈtɑməs (@tonythomaswsb*) ˈeɪprəl 13 2017 əm ˈlɪtərəli sɪk əˈbaʊt it,”*,” eɪərz toʊld ˈtɑməs ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ. ðə ˈduoʊ ˈfeɪsɪz pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz ˈæftər ðə ˈtræfɪk stɑp əv dɪˈmitriəs ˈhɑlɪnz, 21 ˈtɑməs sɔ ˈhɑlɪnz ˈlivɪŋ ðə gwɪˈnɛt ˈkaʊnti ʤeɪl ˈθərzˌdeɪ wɪθ ə ˈblədid feɪs. aɪ kən seɪ ɪz aɪ wɪʃ ðɪs ˈnɛvər happened,”*,” ˈhɑlɪnz toʊld ˈtɑməs. sɛd hi pʊld ˈhɑlɪnz ˈoʊvər ɔn ˈpɑrkˌweɪ ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ fər ˈtræfɪk vaɪəˈleɪʃənz, bət sɛd ˈhɑlɪnz rɪˈzɪstɪd ərˈɛst. ˈpɪkʧər əv naʊ faɪərd gwɪˈnɛt ˈsɑrʤənt. ˈmaɪkəl. əˈkjuzd əv ɪkˈsɛsɪv fɔrs ˈdʊrɪŋ stɑp əv ˈdraɪvər kɑp faɪərd təˈdeɪ tu. ˈtoʊni ˈtɑməs (@tonythomaswsb*) ˈeɪprəl 13 2017 "aɪ ˈɔrdərd ˈhɑlɪnz aʊt əv ðə kɑr. hi rɪfˈjuzd, græbd hɪz foʊn ənd ˈlɪtərəli ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ skrim, me,’*,’ ɪn ðə foʊn," roʊt ɪn ə rɪˈpɔrt. kəˈmændərz sɛd ˈnɛvər ˌriˈpɔrtəd hi pənʧt ˈhɑlɪnz, bət tərnd ɪn məkˈdɑnəld fər ˈkɪkɪŋ ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt ɪn ðə hɛd. dɪd ədˈmɪt hi stənd ˈhɑlɪnz wɪθ ə ˈteɪzər, əˈθɔrətiz sɛd. əˈlɛʤd pənʧ wɑz ˈkæpʧərd ɔn ˈvɪdioʊ baɪ ə ˈwʊmən ðət ˈtɑməs spoʊk wɪθ baɪ foʊn ˈθərzˌdeɪ naɪt. ðɪs haʊ gwɪˈnɛt ˈkaʊnti pəˈlis ˈgɪtɪŋ daʊn naʊ aɪ ʤɪst bi tweeting™*™ (@curtfromdablock*) ˈeɪprəl 13 2017 ju si ðə ˈdraɪvər du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈɔfɪsər pənʧt him?”*?” ˈtɑməs æst ðə ˈwɪtnəs. ˈdraɪvər ˈɛgzətɪd ðə kɑr wɪθ hɪz hænz əp, ənd ðə ˈɔfɪsər klɑkt ɪm ril good,”*,” ʃi sɛd. əˈnəðər ˈvɪdioʊ, wɪʧ wɛnt ˈvaɪrəl, əˈpɪrd tɪ ʃoʊ ˈɔfɪsər məkˈdɑnəld rən əp tɪ ˈhɑlɪnz ənd kɪk ɪm ɪn ðə feɪs. ˈsəˌspɛkt wɑz ˈskrimɪŋ, hi wɑz ˈskrimɪŋ, ‘‘ahh*, ahh,’”*,’” ʤoʊnz sɛd. pəˈlis ʧif sɛd hiz æt ə lɔs fər wərdz. ækˈnɑlɪʤ ðət ðə ˈækʃənz əv ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈɔfɪsərz wɪl hæv ˈifɛkts ɔn ɑr community,”*,” eɪərz sɛd. ˈrɛkərdz ʃoʊ pʊld ðə seɪm ˈdraɪvər ˈoʊvər læst jɪr. ðɛr wɑz ə ˈstrəgəl, ənd ˈɔfɪsərz əˈlɛʤədli faʊnd ə gən ˈəndər sit ɪn ðət ˈɪnsədənt. wət roʊl ðət stɑp meɪ hæv pleɪd ɪn ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈɪnsədənt ɪz ənˈnoʊn. gwɪˈnɛt ˈkaʊnti pəˈlis hæv ˈtərməˌneɪtɪd ˈrɑbərt məkˈdɑnəld. hi stɛpt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ɑr ˈgaɪdɪŋ ˈprɪnsəpəlz ənd steɪt lɔ. gwɪˈnɛt pəˈlis (@gwinnettpd*) ˈeɪprəl 13 2017 wɑz mæd, aɪ wɑz ˈəpˌsɛt ənd ɪt fɛlt laɪk aɪ hæd bɪn gut-punched,”*,” eɪərz sɛd. eɪərz sɛd kəˈmændərz wər ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ðə juz əv fɔrs ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈvɪdioʊˈteɪp ˈsərfɪst. hi sɛd ðɛrz noʊ ɪkˈskjuz fər wət ˈhæpənd, bət bɪˈlivz ðə ˈɔfɪsər gɑt vision.”*.” ˈɔfɪsər ənd hɪz ˈækʃənz du nɑt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən əv ðɪs pəˈlis department,”*,” eɪərz sɛd. ˈtrɛndɪŋ ˈstɔriz: əv mæn pəˈlis kənˈfərm ərˈɛstɪd ənd əˈlɛʤədli kɪkt ɪn hɛd baɪ ˈɔfɪsər. ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ənd ˈditeɪlz æt 12 ˈtoʊni ˈtɑməs (@tonythomaswsb*) ˈeɪprəl 13 2017 2019 kɑks ˈmidiə grup.
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on college campuses across the united war is being waged on male students. earlier this year, the us department of education issued a “dear colleague” letter requiring universities, under title 9, to render findings in all allegations of sexual misconduct according to a “preponderance of evidence” rather than “clear and convincing” or “beyond reasonable doubt.”
a preponderance of evidence is anything over 50%, meaning that if it is more than likely than not that an incident occurred, the accused must be found guilty and is subject to disciplinary action. this means that a male reputation, life, and future career may be ruined based on an otherwise allegation where the only evidence is the word of the accuser.
this was already the case at saint louis in the fall of 2010, four male basketball players were suspended from the university after a female student accused them of rape. according to news accounts of the police report and interviews with one of the accused, a female student, known to one of the basketball players returned to the house of one of the men and went directly into the bedroom where she and that man proceeded to have sex. afterwards, another of the group entered the bedroom and attempted to have sex with the woman. the other two men were aware of, watched, some of the sexual activity. while the stories varied slightly, all of the men stated that they believed the sex was consensual.
not so according to the woman.
her version is that some of what occurred was consensual, but at some point she stopped consenting. this is where it gets fuzzy. because while she objected the first time he attempted to undress her, after a discussion, she felt more comfortable and remained in bed while he got up and got undressed. she consented to this act and of him returning to the bed. she did not object to, nor communicate any withdrawal of consent when he then removed her pants and underwear. she even helped him put on a condom. however, she states she did not consent to these actions. she merely wanted to be somewhere else and wished it to be over.
her account of the second man was that she objected several times, but he exposed his penis and inserted it into her mouth. as she did in the first instance, she assisted the man in putting on a condom. she then states that the other two men entered the room and asked for sex, but she declined, dressed, and left.
saint louis university went overboard in its reaction.
this is a classic case of “he said she said” with apparently no physical evidence to support or refute her version of the events. even under the preponderance of evidence standard, this could account for no more than 50% of the evidence and therefore should not have resulted in disciplinary action against the men. even moreso this should have been decided in the favor as there were four men stating that she provide consent and only her stating that she had not (80% of the eyewitnesses denied it was rape). the police closed the case and no charges were filed, but the university suspended the four men.
two of those men were suspended for not intervening to prevent the rape from occurring. but if they believed the sex was consensual, why would they intervene. the woman gave no indication to anyone that she was being raped, did not cry out, and did not ask for help. how were those two men to know? unless they were mind readers, there was no way to know.
saint louis university went overboard in its reaction. not just in regards to this one incident, but in changing its policy on sexual assault. this policy now states “it is the responsibility of the person initiating the sexual activity to obtain the affirmative consent of the other party throughout the duration of said activity.” however, the policy does not state how to identify “the person initiating the sexual activity.” nor does it state what constitutes “affirmative consent” or how to prove it was given. further, it does not clarify how frequently it must be obtained. in other words, the policy is too vague to be practical. the only possible purpose for instituting such a policy is to allow the university to punish as many men as possible (since women are typically the ones who file such complaints).
under this policy, and many others like it across the country, a man accused of sexual assault stands no chance of being found not guilty. no man enrolled in college should feel safe. even if he is not sexually active, he can still be accused and found guilty when the word of an accusing woman is given more consideration than that of four accused men. given the falling percentage of male enrollment in colleges and universities, these institutions should be concerned with becoming more male-friendly. not running down a path of increasing hostility towards the men they claim to want to educate.
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ɔn ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈkæmpəsɪz əˈkrɔs ðə juˈnaɪtɪd wɔr ɪz biɪŋ weɪʤd ɔn meɪl ˈstudənts. ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, ðə ˈjuˈɛs dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈɪʃud ə colleague”*” ˈlɛtər rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ˌjunəˈvərsətiz, ˈəndər ˈtaɪtəl 9 tɪ ˈrɛndər ˈfaɪndɪŋz ɪn ɔl ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əv ˈsɛkʃuəl mɪˈskɑndəkt əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə əv evidence”*” ˈrəðər ðən ənd convincing”*” ər ˈrizənəbəl doubt.”*.” ə priˈpɑndrəns əv ˈɛvədəns ɪz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈoʊvər 50 ˈminɪŋ ðət ɪf ɪt ɪz mɔr ðən ˈlaɪkli ðən nɑt ðət ən ˈɪnsədənt əˈkərd, ðə əˈkjuzd məst bi faʊnd ˈgɪlti ənd ɪz ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˈdɪsəpləˌnɛri ˈækʃən. ðɪs minz ðət ə meɪl ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən, laɪf, ənd fˈjuʧər kərɪr meɪ bi ruɪnd beɪst ɔn ən ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˌæləˈgeɪʃən wɛr ðə ˈoʊnli ˈɛvədəns ɪz ðə wərd əv ðə əˈkjuzər. ðɪs wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ðə keɪs æt seɪnt luɪs ɪn ðə fɔl əv 2010 fɔr meɪl ˈbæskətˌbɔl pleɪərz wər səˈspɛndɪd frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈæftər ə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈstudənt əˈkjuzd ðɛm əv reɪp. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ nuz əˈkaʊnts əv ðə pəˈlis rɪˈpɔrt ənd ˈɪntərvˌjuz wɪθ wən əv ðə əˈkjuzd, ə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈstudənt, noʊn tɪ wən əv ðə ˈbæskətˌbɔl pleɪərz rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə haʊs əv wən əv ðə mɛn ənd wɛnt dɪˈrɛkli ˈɪntu ðə ˈbɛˌdrum wɛr ʃi ənd ðət mæn prəˈsidəd tɪ hæv sɛks. ˈæftərwərdz, əˈnəðər əv ðə grup ˈɛnərd ðə ˈbɛˌdrum ənd əˈtɛmptəd tɪ hæv sɛks wɪθ ðə ˈwʊmən. ðə ˈəðər tu mɛn wər əˈwɛr əv, wɔʧt, səm əv ðə ˈsɛkʃuəl ækˈtɪvɪti. waɪl ðə ˈstɔriz ˈvɛrid sˈlaɪtli, ɔl əv ðə mɛn ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðeɪ bɪˈlivd ðə sɛks wɑz kənˈsɛnʃuəl. nɑt soʊ əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈwʊmən. hər ˈvərʒən ɪz ðət səm əv wət əˈkərd wɑz kənˈsɛnʃuəl, bət æt səm pɔɪnt ʃi stɑpt kənˈsɛnɪŋ. ðɪs ɪz wɛr ɪt gɪts ˈfəzi. bɪˈkəz waɪl ʃi əˈbʤɛktəd ðə fərst taɪm hi əˈtɛmptəd tɪ ənˈdrɛs hər, ˈæftər ə dɪˈskəʃən, ʃi fɛlt mɔr ˈkəmfərtəbəl ənd rɪˈmeɪnd ɪn bɛd waɪl hi gɑt əp ənd gɑt ənˈdrɛst. ʃi kənˈsɛnɪd tɪ ðɪs ækt ənd əv ɪm rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ðə bɛd. ʃi dɪd nɑt ˈɑbʤɛkt tɪ, nɔr kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt ˈɛni wɪθˈdrɔəl əv kənˈsɛnt wɪn hi ðɛn riˈmuvd hər pænts ənd ˈəndərˌwɛr. ʃi ˈivɪn hɛlpt ɪm pʊt ɔn ə ˈkɑndəm. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ʃi steɪts ʃi dɪd nɑt kənˈsɛnt tɪ ðiz ˈækʃənz. ʃi ˈmɪrli ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi ˈsəmˌwɛr ɛls ənd wɪʃt ɪt tɪ bi ˈoʊvər. hər əˈkaʊnt əv ðə ˈsɛkənd mæn wɑz ðət ʃi əˈbʤɛktəd ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz, bət hi ɪkˈspoʊzd hɪz ˈpinɪs ənd ˌɪnˈsərtɪd ɪt ˈɪntu hər maʊθ. ɛz ʃi dɪd ɪn ðə fərst ˈɪnstəns, ʃi əˈsɪstɪd ðə mæn ɪn ˈpʊtɪŋ ɔn ə ˈkɑndəm. ʃi ðɛn steɪts ðət ðə ˈəðər tu mɛn ˈɛnərd ðə rum ənd æst fər sɛks, bət ʃi dɪˈklaɪnd, drɛst, ənd lɛft. seɪnt luɪs ˌjunəˈvərsəti wɛnt ˈoʊvərˌbɔrd ɪn ɪts riˈækʃən. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈklæsɪk keɪs əv sɛd ʃi said”*” wɪθ əˈpɛrəntli noʊ ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈɛvədəns tɪ səˈpɔrt ər rɪfˈjut hər ˈvərʒən əv ðə ɪˈvɛnts. ˈivɪn ˈəndər ðə priˈpɑndrəns əv ˈɛvədəns ˈstændərd, ðɪs kʊd əˈkaʊnt fər noʊ mɔr ðən 50 əv ðə ˈɛvədəns ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ʃʊd nɑt hæv rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ˈdɪsəpləˌnɛri ˈækʃən əˈgɛnst ðə mɛn. ˈivɪn mɔˈrɛsoʊ ðɪs ʃʊd hæv bɪn ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ɪn ðə ˈfeɪvər ɛz ðɛr wər fɔr mɛn ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət ʃi prəˈvaɪd kənˈsɛnt ənd ˈoʊnli hər ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət ʃi hæd nɑt 80 əv ðə ˈaɪˌwɪtnəsɪz dɪˈnaɪd ɪt wɑz reɪp). ðə pəˈlis kloʊzd ðə keɪs ənd noʊ ˈʧɑrʤɪz wər faɪld, bət ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti səˈspɛndɪd ðə fɔr mɛn. tu əv ðoʊz mɛn wər səˈspɛndɪd fər nɑt ˌɪntərˈvinɪŋ tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ðə reɪp frəm əˈkərɪŋ. bət ɪf ðeɪ bɪˈlivd ðə sɛks wɑz kənˈsɛnʃuəl, waɪ wʊd ðeɪ ˌɪntərˈvin. ðə ˈwʊmən geɪv noʊ ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən tɪ ˈɛniˌwən ðət ʃi wɑz biɪŋ reɪpt, dɪd nɑt kraɪ aʊt, ənd dɪd nɑt æsk fər hɛlp. haʊ wər ðoʊz tu mɛn tɪ noʊ? ənˈlɛs ðeɪ wər maɪnd ˈridərz, ðɛr wɑz noʊ weɪ tɪ noʊ. seɪnt luɪs ˌjunəˈvərsəti wɛnt ˈoʊvərˌbɔrd ɪn ɪts riˈækʃən. nɑt ʤɪst ɪn rɪˈgɑrdz tɪ ðɪs wən ˈɪnsədənt, bət ɪn ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ɪts ˈpɑləsi ɔn ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt. ðɪs ˈpɑləsi naʊ steɪts ɪz ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti əv ðə ˈpərsən ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈsɛkʃuəl ækˈtɪvɪti tɪ əbˈteɪn ðə əˈfərmətɪv kənˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈəðər ˈpɑrti θruaʊt ðə ˈdʊˈreɪʃən əv sɛd activity.”*.” ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈpɑləsi dɪz nɑt steɪt haʊ tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˈpərsən ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈsɛkʃuəl activity.”*.” nɔr dɪz ɪt steɪt wət ˈkɑnstəˌtuts consent”*” ər haʊ tɪ pruv ɪt wɑz ˈgɪvɪn. ˈfərðər, ɪt dɪz nɑt ˈklɛrəˌfaɪ haʊ ˈfrikwɛntli ɪt məst bi əbˈteɪnd. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ðə ˈpɑləsi ɪz tu veɪg tɪ bi ˈpræktɪkəl. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈpɑsəbəl ˈpərpəs fər ˈɪnstɪˌtutɪŋ səʧ ə ˈpɑləsi ɪz tɪ əˈlaʊ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti tɪ ˈpənɪʃ ɛz ˈmɛni mɛn ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl (sɪns ˈwɪmən ər ˈtɪpɪkəli ðə wənz hu faɪl səʧ kəmˈpleɪnts). ˈəndər ðɪs ˈpɑləsi, ənd ˈmɛni ˈəðərz laɪk ɪt əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri, ə mæn əˈkjuzd əv ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt stændz noʊ ʧæns əv biɪŋ faʊnd nɑt ˈgɪlti. noʊ mæn ɛnˈroʊld ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ ʃʊd fil seɪf. ˈivɪn ɪf hi ɪz nɑt ˈsɛkʃuəli ˈæktɪv, hi kən stɪl bi əˈkjuzd ənd faʊnd ˈgɪlti wɪn ðə wərd əv ən əˈkjuzɪŋ ˈwʊmən ɪz ˈgɪvɪn mɔr kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən ðən ðət əv fɔr əˈkjuzd mɛn. ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈfɑlɪŋ pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv meɪl ɛnˈroʊlmənt ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˌjunəˈvərsətiz, ðiz ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ʃʊd bi kənˈsərnd wɪθ bɪˈkəmɪŋ mɔr male-friendly*. nɑt ˈrənɪŋ daʊn ə pæθ əv ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ hɑˈstɪləti təˈwɔrdz ðə mɛn ðeɪ kleɪm tɪ wɔnt tɪ ˈɛʤəˌkeɪt.
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for the first time, will air all 29 episodes of spartacus in chronological order, beginning with "gods of the arena," then "blood and sand," and concluding with "vengeance," friday nights from - et/pt, beginning june 8th.
"spartacus: gods of the arena"
episodes to air june 8 & 15
june 8 past transgressions
10pm
11pm
june 15 beneath the mask
10pm reckoning
11pm the bitter end (series finale)
the house of is on the rise, basking in the glow of its infamous champion (dustin clare), whose skill with a sword is matched only by his thirst for wine and women. these are the times a young has been waiting for. poised to overthrow his father and take control; he'll freely betray anyone to ensure his gladiators are in the highest demand. and he'll have his loyal and calculating wife lucretia by his side for every underhanded scheme, drawing on the brazen talents of her seductive friend gaia when it counts. together, they will stop at nothing to deceive the masses, seize power, and bleed capua dry.
"spartacus: blood and sand"
episodes to air june 22, 29 and july 6, 13, 20
june 22 the red serpent
10pm
11pm legends
june 29 the thing in the pit
10pm shadow games
11pm delicate things
july 6 great and unfortunate things
10pm mark of the brotherhood
11pm whore
july 13 party favors
10pm old wounds
11pm revelations
july 20 kill them all (series finale)
betrayed by the romans. forced into slavery. reborn as a gladiator. torn from his homeland and the woman he loves, spartacus (andy whitfield) is condemned to the brutal world of the arena where blood and death are primetime entertainment. but not all battles are fought upon the sands. treachery, corruption, and the allure of sensual pleasures will constantly test spartacus. to survive, he must become more than a man. more than a gladiator. he must become a legend.
"spartacus: vengeance"
episodes to air july 20, 27 and august 3, 10
july 20
11pm a place in this world
july 27 the greater good
10pm empty hands
11pm
august 3 chosen path
10pm
11pm balance
august 10 monsters
10pm wrath of the gods (series finale)
on the heels of the bloody escape from the house of, the gladiator rebellion continues and begins to strike fear into the heart of the roman republic. claudius and his roman troops are sent to capua to crush the growing band of freed slaves that spartacus (liam mcintyre) leads before it can inflict further damage. spartacus is presented the choice of satisfying his personal need for vengeance against the man that condemned his wife to slavery and eventual death, or making the larger sacrifices necessary to keep his budding army from breaking apart.
the "spartacus" series is executive produced by rob (the grudge, "xena: warrior princess" and "hercules: the legendary journeys"), steven s. ("buffy the vampire slayer"), sam (spider-man and the evil dead), and joshua (the quick and the dead).
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fər ðə fərst taɪm, wɪl ɛr ɔl 29 ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz əv ˈspɑrtɑkəs ɪn ˌkrɑnəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈɔrdər, bɪˈgɪnɪŋ wɪθ "gɑdz əv ðə ərˈinə," ðɛn "bləd ənd sænd," ənd kənˈkludɪŋ wɪθ "ˈvɛnʤəns," ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪts frəm et/pt*, bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ʤun 8th*. "ˈspɑrtɑkəs: gɑdz əv ðə ərˈinə" ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz tɪ ɛr ʤun 8 15 ʤun 8 pæst trænzˈgrɛʃənz ʤun 15 bɪˈniθ ðə mæsk ˈrɛkənɪŋ ðə ˈbɪtər ɛnd (ˈsɪriz fəˈnæli) ðə haʊs əv ɪz ɔn ðə raɪz, ˈbæskɪŋ ɪn ðə gloʊ əv ɪts ˈɪnfəməs ˈʧæmpiən (ˈdəstɪn klɛr), huz skɪl wɪθ ə sɔrd ɪz mæʧt ˈoʊnli baɪ hɪz θərst fər waɪn ənd ˈwɪmən. ðiz ər ðə taɪmz ə jəŋ həz bɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ fər. pɔɪzd tɪ ˈoʊvərθˌroʊ hɪz ˈfɑðər ənd teɪk kənˈtroʊl; hil ˈfrili bɪˈtreɪ ˈɛniˌwən tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr hɪz ˈglædiˌeɪtərz ər ɪn ðə haɪəst dɪˈmænd. ənd hil hæv hɪz lɔɪəl ənd ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪŋ waɪf luˈkriʃə baɪ hɪz saɪd fər ˈɛvəri ˈəndərˈhændɪd skim, drɔɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈbreɪzən ˈtælənts əv hər sɪˈdəktɪv frɛnd gaɪə wɪn ɪt kaʊnts. təˈgɛðər, ðeɪ wɪl stɑp æt ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ dɪˈsiv ðə ˈmæsɪz, siz paʊər, ənd blid ˈkæpjuə draɪ. "ˈspɑrtɑkəs: bləd ənd sænd" ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz tɪ ɛr ʤun 22 29 ənd ˌʤuˈlaɪ 6 13 20 ʤun 22 ðə rɛd ˈsərpənt ˈlɛʤəndz ʤun 29 ðə θɪŋ ɪn ðə pɪt ˈʃæˌdoʊ geɪmz ˈdɛləkət θɪŋz ˌʤuˈlaɪ 6 greɪt ənd ənˈfɔrʧənət θɪŋz mɑrk əv ðə ˈbrəðərˌhʊd hɔr ˌʤuˈlaɪ 13 ˈpɑrti ˈfeɪvərz oʊld wundz ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz ˌʤuˈlaɪ 20 kɪl ðɛm ɔl (ˈsɪriz fəˈnæli) bɪˈtreɪd baɪ ðə ˈroʊmənz. fɔrst ˈɪntu sˈleɪvəri. ˈriˈbɔrn ɛz ə ˈglædiˌeɪtər. tɔrn frəm hɪz ˈhoʊmˌlænd ənd ðə ˈwʊmən hi ləvz, ˈspɑrtɑkəs (ˈændi ˈwɪtfild) ɪz kənˈdɛmd tɪ ðə ˈbrutəl wərld əv ðə ərˈinə wɛr bləd ənd dɛθ ər ˈpraɪmˌtaɪm ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt. bət nɑt ɔl ˈbætəlz ər fɔt əˈpɑn ðə sændz. ˈtrɛʧəri, kərˈəpʃən, ənd ðə əˈlʊr əv ˈsɛnʃəwəl ˈplɛʒərz wɪl ˈkɑnstəntli tɛst ˈspɑrtɑkəs. tɪ sərˈvaɪv, hi məst bɪˈkəm mɔr ðən ə mæn. mɔr ðən ə ˈglædiˌeɪtər. hi məst bɪˈkəm ə ˈlɛʤənd. "ˈspɑrtɑkəs: ˈvɛnʤəns" ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz tɪ ɛr ˌʤuˈlaɪ 20 27 ənd ˈɔgəst 3 10 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 20 ə pleɪs ɪn ðɪs wərld ˌʤuˈlaɪ 27 ðə ˈgreɪtər gʊd ˈɛmti hænz ˈɔgəst 3 ˈʧoʊzən pæθ ˈbæləns ˈɔgəst 10 ˈmɑnstərz ræθ əv ðə gɑdz (ˈsɪriz fəˈnæli) ɔn ðə hilz əv ðə ˈblədi ɪˈskeɪp frəm ðə haʊs əv, ðə ˈglædiˌeɪtər rɪˈbɛljən kənˈtɪnjuz ənd bɪˈgɪnz tɪ straɪk fɪr ˈɪntu ðə hɑrt əv ðə ˈroʊmən riˈpəblɪk. ˈklɔdiəs ənd hɪz ˈroʊmən trups ər sɛnt tɪ ˈkæpjuə tɪ krəʃ ðə groʊɪŋ bænd əv frid sleɪvz ðət ˈspɑrtɑkəs (ˈliəm ˈmæˌkɪnˌtaɪr) lidz ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt kən ˌɪnˈflɪkt ˈfərðər ˈdæmɪʤ. ˈspɑrtɑkəs ɪz pərˈzɛnəd ðə ʧɔɪs əv ˈsætɪsˌfaɪɪŋ hɪz ˈpərsɪnəl nid fər ˈvɛnʤəns əˈgɛnst ðə mæn ðət kənˈdɛmd hɪz waɪf tɪ sˈleɪvəri ənd əˈvɛnʧuəl dɛθ, ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈlɑrʤər ˈsækrəˌfaɪsɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ kip hɪz ˈbədɪŋ ˈɑrmi frəm ˈbreɪkɪŋ əˈpɑrt. ðə "ˈspɑrtɑkəs" ˈsɪriz ɪz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdust baɪ rɑb (ðə grəʤ, "ˈzinə: ˈwɔrjər ˈprɪnsɛs" ənd "ˈhərkjəˌliz: ðə ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri ˈʤərniz"), ˈstivən ɛs. ("ˈbəfi ðə ˈvæmpaɪr sleɪər"), sæm (ˈspaɪdərmæn ənd ðə ˈivəl dɛd), ənd ˈʤɑˌʃuə (ðə kwɪk ənd ðə dɛd). əˈbaʊt ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt, llc*, ɪz ə ˈprimiəm ˈmuvi ənd ərˈɪʤənəl ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈsərvɪs prəˈvaɪdər ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈɔfərz 17 ˈprimiəm ˈʧænəlz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈflægˌʃɪp starz(r*) ənd encore(r*) brændz wɪθ əˈprɑksəmətli ˈmɪljən ənd ˈmɪljən səbˈskraɪbərz rɪˈspɛktɪvli. ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ɛrz ɪn ˈtoʊtəl mɔr ðən ˈmuviz ənd ərˈɪʤənəl ˈsɪriz ˈɛvəri mənθ əˈkrɔs ɪts peɪ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈʧænəlz. ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ɪz ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ɛz ə peɪ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈlidər ɪn prəˈvaɪdɪŋ, ɔn dɪˈmænd, ɔn dɪˈmænd ənd ˈɔnˌlaɪn ədˈvænst ˈsərvɪsɪz fər ɪts, ˈɑnˌkɔr ənd brændz. ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt (www.starz.com*) ɪz ən ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈjunɪt əv, llc*, ə səbˈsɪdiˌɛri əv ˈlɪbərˌti ˈmidiə ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən (ˈnæzdæk: lmca*). rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈɑrtɪkəlz vju mɔr ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈstɔriz
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prime minister julia gillard says the government will not be releasing its response to the review of school funding for a number of weeks.
the review recommended an extra $5 billion be spent on schools and found the funding model for public and private schools needs to be overhauled.
the government's response had been expected this week.
ms gillard says school funding must drive better outcomes and higher standards in australian schools.
"i am worried as prime minister that whilst our school reform work is gathering results because our schools were neglected for too long under the former government, [that we] are now slipping behind the education race in our region and in the world," she said.
"that's ultimately bad news for our economy."
opposition leader tony abbott says the delay is a "disaster" for the government.
"it's another sign that this government is both untrustworthy and incompetent," he said at a press conference in western sydney on sunday.
he says there will be no certainty about funding for schools until the government releases its response to the review.
mr abbott says on the review shows one third of australia's schools will be worse off.
"there is a new hit list and one third of australian schools are on this hit list now," he said.
"it is absolutely imperative that the prime minister immediately release the government's official and until such time as she releases the official, parents can have no certainty that their school's funding is safe."
the greens also urged the government not to delay its response.
greens education spokeswoman senator penny wright says the government needs to implement the recommendations as a matter of urgency.
"gonski is unequivocally clear that we have a broken and unclear funding system in australia," she said.
"we know that we have a causal link between disadvantage and school performance. we know what is needed - much more investment in schools across the board and particularly those schools where there is great need.
"we need to just get on with it."
topics: education, federal-government, australia
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ˈgəvərnmənt dɪˈleɪz ˌrivˈju rɪˈspɑns ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈʤuljə ʒɪˈlɑrd sɪz ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɪl nɑt bi riˈlisɪŋ ɪts rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə ˌrivˈju əv skul ˈfəndɪŋ fər ə ˈnəmbər əv wiks. ðə ˌrivˈju ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ən ˈɛkstrə 5 ˈbɪljən bi spɛnt ɔn skulz ənd faʊnd ðə ˈfəndɪŋ ˈmɑdəl fər ˈpəblɪk ənd ˈpraɪvət skulz nidz tɪ bi ˈoʊvərˌhɔld. ðə ˈgəvərnmənts rɪˈspɑns hæd bɪn ɪkˈspɛktɪd ðɪs wik. mɪz ʒɪˈlɑrd sɪz skul ˈfəndɪŋ məst draɪv ˈbɛtər ˈaʊtˌkəmz ənd haɪər ˈstændərdz ɪn ɔˈstreɪljən skulz. "aɪ æm ˈwərid ɛz praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ðət waɪlst ɑr skul rɪˈfɔrm wərk ɪz ˈgæðərɪŋ rɪˈzəlts bɪˈkəz ɑr skulz wər nɪˈglɛktɪd fər tu lɔŋ ˈəndər ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈgəvərnmənt, [ðət wi] ər naʊ sˈlɪpɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən reɪs ɪn ɑr ˈriʤən ənd ɪn ðə wərld," ʃi sɛd. "ðæts ˈəltəmətli bæd nuz fər ɑr ɪˈkɑnəmi." ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈlidər ˈtoʊni ˈæbət sɪz ðə dɪˈleɪ ɪz ə "dɪˈzæstər" fər ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. "ɪts əˈnəðər saɪn ðət ðɪs ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz boʊθ ənˈtrəstˌwərði ənd ˌɪnˈkɑmpətənt," hi sɛd æt ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ˈwɛstərn ˈsɪdni ɔn ˈsənˌdi. hi sɪz ðɛr wɪl bi noʊ ˈsərtənti əˈbaʊt ˈfəndɪŋ fər skulz ənˈtɪl ðə ˈgəvərnmənt rɪˈlisɪz ɪts rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə ˌrivˈju. ˈmɪstər ˈæbət sɪz ɔn ðə ˌrivˈju ʃoʊz wən θərd əv ɔˈstreɪljəz skulz wɪl bi wərs ɔf. "ðɛr ɪz ə nu hɪt lɪst ənd wən θərd əv ɔˈstreɪljən skulz ər ɔn ðɪs hɪt lɪst naʊ," hi sɛd. "ɪt ɪz ˌæbsəˈlutli ˌɪmˈpɛrətɪv ðət ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli riˈlis ðə ˈgəvərnmənts əˈfɪʃəl ənd ənˈtɪl səʧ taɪm ɛz ʃi rɪˈlisɪz ðə əˈfɪʃəl, ˈpɛrənts kən hæv noʊ ˈsərtənti ðət ðɛr skulz ˈfəndɪŋ ɪz seɪf." ðə grinz ˈɔlsoʊ ərʤd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt nɑt tɪ dɪˈleɪ ɪts rɪˈspɑns. grinz ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən ˈsɛnətər ˈpɛni raɪt sɪz ðə ˈgəvərnmənt nidz tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ðə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ɛz ə ˈmætər əv ˈərʤənsi. ɪz ˌənikˈwɪvəkəli klɪr ðət wi hæv ə ˈbroʊkən ənd ənˈklɪr ˈfəndɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə," ʃi sɛd. "wi noʊ ðət wi hæv ə ˈkɔzəl lɪŋk bɪtˈwin ˌdɪsədˈvænɪʤ ənd skul pərˈfɔrməns. wi noʊ wət ɪz ˈnidɪd məʧ mɔr ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn skulz əˈkrɔs ðə bɔrd ənd ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ðoʊz skulz wɛr ðɛr ɪz greɪt nid. "wi nid tɪ ʤɪst gɪt ɔn wɪθ ɪt." ˈtɑpɪks: ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, federal-government*, ɔˈstreɪljə fərst ˈpoʊstɪd
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vladimir lolita is one of the most beloved and novels in the western canon, and settling on a design aesthetic for the book has always been as challenging as its content. this week, however, venus pointed us to this wonderful project by, a graphic design student at the academy of fine arts sarajevo, who has created a gorgeous series of prints portraying the relationship between humbert humbert and lolita with images and text selections from the novel. the images are certainly arresting, and to our minds in many cases reflect the feel of the novel, but a little bit more complicated than that. as explains, the overpowering black elements stand in for humbert humbert, their largeness “a way of presenting his monstrous side,” whereas the “little red childlike interventions are lolita, only silently present as is her voice in the novel.” click through to see some of our favorite pages, and then be sure to head here to see larger images and here to check out the project in full.
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vˈlædəmɪr loʊˈlitə ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst bɪˈləvəd ənd ˈnɑvəlz ɪn ðə ˈwɛstərn ˈkænən, ənd ˈsɛtəlɪŋ ɔn ə dɪˈzaɪn ɛsˈθɛtɪk fər ðə bʊk həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ɛz ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ɛz ɪts ˈkɑntɛnt. ðɪs wik, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈvinəs ˈpɔɪntɪd ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ðɪs ˈwəndərfəl ˈprɑʤɛkt baɪ, ə ˈgræfɪk dɪˈzaɪn ˈstudənt æt ðə əˈkædəmi əv faɪn ɑrts ˌsɑrəˈjeɪvoʊ, hu həz kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˈgɔrʤəs ˈsɪriz əv prɪnts pɔrˈtreɪɪŋ ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈhəmbərt ˈhəmbərt ənd loʊˈlitə wɪθ ˈɪmɪʤɪz ənd tɛkst səˈlɛkʃənz frəm ðə ˈnɑvəl. ðə ˈɪmɪʤɪz ər ˈsərtənli ərˈɛstɪŋ, ənd tɪ ɑr maɪndz ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkeɪsɪz rɪˈflɛkt ðə fil əv ðə ˈnɑvəl, bət ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt mɔr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ðən ðət. ɛz ɪkˈspleɪnz, ðə ˈoʊvərˈpaʊrɪŋ blæk ˈɛləmənts stænd ɪn fər ˈhəmbərt ˈhəmbərt, ðɛr ˈlɑrʤnɪs weɪ əv prɪˈzɛntɪŋ hɪz ˈmɑnstrəs side,”*,” wɛˈræz ðə rɛd ˈʧaɪlˌdlaɪk ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃənz ər loʊˈlitə, ˈoʊnli ˈsaɪləntli ˈprɛzənt ɛz ɪz hər vɔɪs ɪn ðə novel.”*.” klɪk θru tɪ si səm əv ɑr ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈpeɪʤɪz, ənd ðɛn bi ʃʊr tɪ hɛd hir tɪ si ˈlɑrʤər ˈɪmɪʤɪz ənd hir tɪ ʧɛk aʊt ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪn fʊl. ˈkrɛdɪt:
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ˈhɪstəri ˈɛdət ˈmɛmbər skulz ˈɛdət spɔrts ˈɛdət fəˈsɪlɪtiz ˈɛdət ˈkɑnfərəns ˈʧæmpiənz ˈɛdət kəˈmɪʃənərz ənd ˈgərmən kəps ˈɛdət ðə kəˈmɪʃənərz ənd ˈgərmən kəps ər əˈwɔrdɪd iʧ jɪr tɪ ðə tɔp mɛnz ənd ˈwɪmənz ˈproʊˌgræm ɪn ðə ðə kəˈmɪʃənərz kəp wɑz ˌɪˈnɔgərˌeɪtɪd ɪn 1970 ðə ˈgərmən kəp, neɪmd fər ˈfɔrmər ˈsəðərn ˈkɑnfərəns kəˈmɪʃənər kɛn ˈgərmən, wɑz fərst əˈwɔrdɪd ɪn 1987 ðə kəmˈpliʃən əv ðə æθˈlɛtɪks ˈsizən sɔ ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˈwɪnɪŋ ɪts kəˈmɪʃənərz kəp ənd ˈfərˌmæn ɪts ˈgərmən jɪr kəˈmɪʃənərz kəp ˈgərmən kəp ist ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈwɪljəm ˈmɛri ˈwɪljəm ˈmɛri ˈwɪljəm ˈmɛri ˈwɪljəm ˈmɛri ist ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ist ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈwɪljəm ˈmɛri ist ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ist ˌtɛnəˈsi steɪt ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˈfərˌmæn ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˈfərˌmæn ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˈfərˌmæn ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˈfərˌmæn ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˈfərˌmæn ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˈfərˌmæn ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˈfərˌmæn ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˈfərˌmæn ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˈfərˌmæn ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˈfərˌmæn ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˈfərˌmæn ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˈfərˌmæn ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˈfərˌmæn ˌʧætəˈnugə ˈkɑlɪʤ əv ˈʧɑrəlstən ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˌʧætəˈnugə ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˈkɑlɪʤ əv ˈʧɑrəlstən ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˈsæmfərd ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˈkɑlɪʤ əv ˈʧɑrəlstən ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˌæpəˈlæʧən steɪt ˈfərˌmæn ˌʧætəˈnugə ˈsæmfərd ist ˌtɛnəˈsi steɪt ˈfərˌmæn ist ˌtɛnəˈsi steɪt ˈfərˌmæn si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət
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"wɪn aɪ fərst faʊnd ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈɔnˌlaɪn, aɪ wɑz ˈplɛzəntli səˈpraɪzd baɪ ðə ˈnaɪsli ˈaʊˌtlaɪnd ənd ˈjuzər ˈfrɛndli ˈaʊˌtlʊk əv ðə ˈpeɪʤɪz. ˈfɔrʧənətli fər mi, ɪn maɪ prəˈfɛʃənəl laɪf aɪ hæv hæd ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ əˈplaɪ fər ˈdɪfərənt pəˈzɪʃənz ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə wərld ənd tɪ ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ maɪ əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənts əv ðə ˈkəntri. geɪv mi ðət ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti ənd fluˈɪdəti aɪ ˈrɪli ˈnidɪd, ənd meɪd ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈplɛzənt, bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz soʊ ˈizi tɪ ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ ənd kəmˈplitli ˌriɪnˈvɛnt jʊr prəˈfɛʃənəl. ðə ˈaʊˌtlaɪnz aɪ hæv juzd reɪnʤ frəm ˈklæsɪkəl ənd kənˈsərvətɪv tɪ ˈərbən ənd ˈmɑdərn ənd kən ˈrɪli pruv tɪ bi ən ɛʤ wɪn ɪt kəmz daʊn tɪ dɪˈvərʤənt əˈpɪrəns ənd fərst ˌɪmˈprɛʃən. mɔˈroʊvər, ðə səˈpɔrt ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ər ˈkɑnstəntli ˌriɪnˈvɛntɪŋ ðə ˈfəŋkʃənz əv ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ənd ðə ˈfidˌbæk ˌpərsəˈnɛl ɪz ˈvɛri ˈfrɛndli ənd ˈoʊpən tɪ aɪˈdiəz ənd ˈkɑmɛnts."
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after losing a leg in the 2013 attack, is not allowing her disability to stop her from achieving her goal of running a 5k. (published sunday, nov. 16, 2014)
boston marathon bombing survivor is set to marry the firefighter who rescued her.
according to the new york post, and mike got engaged during a trip to nantucket in december, according to the associated press, and are planning a fall wedding.
sdoia was watching the marathon in april 2013 when a bomb went off just feet away from her, the explosion caused her to lose a part of her right leg., a boston firefighter, came to her aid, stayed with her on the ride to the hospital, and visited during her recovery. they became friends and began dating two months after the bombing.
"he's seen me on my worst day," told the new york post.
the couple is scheduled to be in new york on wednesday night to participate in the annual empire state building to raise money for charity.
they plan to marry this fall and are releasing a book next month titled "perfect strangers," about four people affected by the bombing.
top news photos: r. kelly leaves jail after paying bond
copyright associated press / nbc chicago
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ˈæftər ˈluzɪŋ ə lɛg ɪn ðə 2013 əˈtæk, ɪz nɑt əˈlaʊɪŋ hər ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti tɪ stɑp hər frəm əˈʧivɪŋ hər goʊl əv ˈrənɪŋ ə 5k*. (ˈpəblɪʃt ˈsənˌdi, noʊv. 16 2014 ˈbɔstən ˈmɛrəˌθɑn ˈbɑmɪŋ sərˈvaɪvər ɪz sɛt tɪ ˈmɛri ðə ˈfaɪrˌfaɪtər hu ˈrɛskjud hər. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə nu jɔrk poʊst, ənd maɪk gɑt ɪnˈgeɪʤd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə trɪp tɪ nænˈtəkɪt ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs, ənd ər ˈplænɪŋ ə fɔl ˈwɛdɪŋ. wɑz ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə ˈmɛrəˌθɑn ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2013 wɪn ə bɔm wɛnt ɔf ʤɪst fit əˈweɪ frəm hər, ðə ɪkˈsploʊʒən kɔzd hər tɪ luz ə pɑrt əv hər raɪt lɛg., ə ˈbɔstən ˈfaɪrˌfaɪtər, keɪm tɪ hər eɪd, steɪd wɪθ hər ɔn ðə raɪd tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, ənd ˈvɪzɪtɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ hər rɪˈkəvəri. ðeɪ bɪˈkeɪm frɛndz ənd bɪˈgæn ˈdeɪtɪŋ tu mənθs ˈæftər ðə ˈbɑmɪŋ. "hiz sin mi ɔn maɪ wərst deɪ," toʊld ðə nu jɔrk poʊst. ðə ˈkəpəl ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ bi ɪn nu jɔrk ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ naɪt tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ðə ˈænjuəl ˈɛmpaɪər steɪt ˈbɪldɪŋ tɪ reɪz ˈməni fər ˈʧɛrɪti. ðeɪ plæn tɪ ˈmɛri ðɪs fɔl ənd ər riˈlisɪŋ ə bʊk nɛkst mənθ ˈtaɪtəld "ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈstreɪnʤərz," əˈbaʊt fɔr ˈpipəl əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˈbɑmɪŋ. tɔp nuz ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ɑr. ˈkɛli livz ʤeɪl ˈæftər peɪɪŋ bɑnd ˈkɑpiˌraɪt əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ˈɛnˌbiˈsi ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ
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will roush, the notorious new york rangers fascination who spent "hundreds only" on tickets to game 7 of the eastern conference finals this past may is back. no, not in madison square garden. this time, the connecticut native is on a new york city rooftop blowing money fast (and out of a money gun) with former brooklyn nets center mason plumlee.
following a draft day trade, millionaire" is now a member of the portland trail blazers, but a change of scenery won't keep him from "killin' the game." but did plumlee hold his own on the track? you be the judge: listen to verse for yourself, and read through our transcription of it below.
i’m with the waterboy, bobby boucher
evian bottles on replay
no cuvée, no d’ussé
that agua needs two trays
at the rangers game
i side with no
already on the bench, give my boy roush that
[benjamin franklin is killlin’ the game!]
it’s your boy plums my name
money gun
what up, millionaire with no aim
[benjamin franklin is killin the game!]
i seen jay at the game
hey, what up
look at my jersey the one and only
tell the russians i said: "hundreds only"
like moss said, "straight cash, homie."
ben franklin, we will clone
it was love at first sight with that college loan
i smash on my last song
look i rap, but when in rome
is a collaboration with dame on the way? we can only hope.
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wɪl raʊʃ, ðə noʊˈtɔriəs nu jɔrk ˈreɪnʤərz ˌfæsəˈneɪʃən hu spɛnt "ˈhənərdz ˈoʊnli" ɔn ˈtɪkɪts tɪ geɪm 7 əv ðə ˈistərn ˈkɑnfərəns ˈfaɪnəlz ðɪs pæst meɪ ɪz bæk. noʊ, nɑt ɪn ˈmædɪsən skwɛr ˈgɑrdən. ðɪs taɪm, ðə kəˈnɛtəkət ˈneɪtɪv ɪz ɔn ə nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ˈrufˌtɑp bloʊɪŋ ˈməni fæst (ənd aʊt əv ə ˈməni gən) wɪθ ˈfɔrmər ˈbrʊklɪn nɛts ˈsɛnər ˈmeɪsən ˈpləmˌli. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə dræft deɪ treɪd, ˌmɪljəˈnɛr" ɪz naʊ ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈpɔrtlənd treɪl ˈbleɪzərz, bət ə ʧeɪnʤ əv ˈsinəri woʊnt kip ɪm frəm "ˈkɪlɪn' ðə geɪm." bət dɪd ˈpləmˌli hoʊld hɪz oʊn ɔn ðə træk? ju bi ðə ʤəʤ: ˈlɪsən tɪ vərs fər ˈjɔrsɛlf, ənd rɛd θru ɑr ˌtrænˈskrɪpʃən əv ɪt bɪˈloʊ. wɪθ ðə waterboy*, ˈbɑbi ˈbɔʧər ˈɛviən ˈbɑtəlz ɔn riˈpleɪ noʊ cuvée*, noʊ d’ussé*é ðət ˈɑgwə nidz tu treɪz æt ðə ˈreɪnʤərz geɪm aɪ saɪd wɪθ noʊ ɔˈrɛdi ɔn ðə bɛnʧ, gɪv maɪ bɔɪ raʊʃ ðət [ˈbɛnʤəmən ˈfræŋklɪn ɪz killlin’*’ ðə geɪm!] jʊr bɔɪ pləmz maɪ neɪm ˈməni gən wət əp, ˌmɪljəˈnɛr wɪθ noʊ eɪm [ˈbɛnʤəmən ˈfræŋklɪn ɪz ˈkɪlɪn ðə geɪm!] aɪ sin ʤeɪ æt ðə geɪm heɪ, wət əp lʊk æt maɪ ˈʤərzi ðə wən ənd ˈoʊnli tɛl ðə ˈrəʃənz aɪ sɛd: "ˈhənərdz ˈoʊnli" laɪk mɔs sɛd, "streɪt kæʃ, homie*." bɛn ˈfræŋklɪn, wi wɪl kloʊn ɪt wɑz ləv æt fərst saɪt wɪθ ðət ˈkɑlɪʤ loʊn aɪ smæʃ ɔn maɪ læst sɔŋ lʊk aɪ ræp, bət wɪn ɪn roʊm ɪz ə kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən wɪθ deɪm ɔn ðə weɪ? wi kən ˈoʊnli hoʊp.
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axon (the company formerly known as taser) claims that their stun guns have only directly killed 24 people, and that those deaths were due to falls or fires related to the strikes, not because of shocks to the body. but a new investigative report by reuters found cases in the united states where a person died after police used the weapon on them.
the news outlet also found autopsy reports for 712 of the cases. in 153 of those autopsies, stun guns were cited as a cause of or contributing factor to the death. the majority of the rest of the autopsies “cited a combination of heart and medical conditions, drug use and various forms of trauma,” according to reuters.
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about a quarter of those killed were suffering from a neurological disorder or mental health issues. most of the people were unarmed.
tasers first became popular among police officers in the early 2000s. around that time, the company claimed the device could help officers take control of people who are intoxicated or in the midst of a mental breakdown, reuters reported, highlighting a 2007 deposition in which taser president rick smith did see those as potential uses of the device,” as well as 2004 material calling stun guns the “premier tool” for agencies that work disturbed persons.”
taser international changed its name to axon earlier this year, as it began a program to give free body cameras to all police officers in the country for a year. today, about 90 percent of police agencies use. the weapons are often promoted as a safer alternative to guns, largely thanks to studies like a 2011 us department of justice report showing lower injury rates when used properly. last year, the company debuted a small taser gun for consumers.
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steve tuttle, vice president of communications, told that since there are hundreds of reports, abstracts, and studies on the taser, it is the “most-studied weapon” available to law enforcement officers. “tasers are not risk free but they are proven safer than batons, fists, take downs, tackles, and impact munitions,” said tuttle. “any loss of life is a tragedy regardless of the circumstance, which is why we remain committed to developing technology and training to protect life in public safety.”
axon told reuters that their report is misleading because most of the deaths also involved police force and because the autopsies had not been peer-reviewed, though that is not a standard required by courts of law. more than 400 of the incidents included court documents that had detailed accounts of the incidents. a fourth of those showed that were the only form of police force.
[reuters]
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ˈækˌsɑn (ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈfɔrmərli noʊn ɛz ˈteɪzər) kleɪmz ðət ðɛr stən gənz hæv ˈoʊnli dɪˈrɛkli kɪld 24 ˈpipəl, ənd ðət ðoʊz dɛθs wər du tɪ fɔlz ər faɪərz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə straɪks, nɑt bɪˈkəz əv ʃɑks tɪ ðə ˈbɑdi. bət ə nu ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv rɪˈpɔrt baɪ ˈrɔɪtərz faʊnd ˈkeɪsɪz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɛr ə ˈpərsən daɪd ˈæftər pəˈlis juzd ðə ˈwɛpən ɔn ðɛm. ðə nuz ˈaʊˌtlɛt ˈɔlsoʊ faʊnd ˈɔˌtɑpsi rɪˈpɔrts fər 712 əv ðə ˈkeɪsɪz. ɪn 153 əv ðoʊz ˈɔˌtɑpsiz, stən gənz wər ˈsaɪtɪd ɛz ə kɔz əv ər kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ ˈfæktər tɪ ðə dɛθ. ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈɔˌtɑpsiz ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv hɑrt ənd ˈmɛdɪkəl kənˈdɪʃənz, drəg juz ənd ˈvɛriəs fɔrmz əv trauma,”*,” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈrɔɪtərz. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt əˈbaʊt ə kˈwɔrtər əv ðoʊz kɪld wər ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm ə ˌnʊrəˈlɑʤɪkəl dɪˈsɔrdər ər ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ˈɪʃuz. moʊst əv ðə ˈpipəl wər əˈnɑrmd. fərst bɪˈkeɪm ˈpɑpjələr əˈməŋ pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz ɪn ðə ˈərli 2000s*. əraʊnd ðət taɪm, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni kleɪmd ðə dɪˈvaɪs kʊd hɛlp ˈɔfɪsərz teɪk kənˈtroʊl əv ˈpipəl hu ər ˌɪnˈtɑksɪˌkeɪtɪd ər ɪn ðə mɪst əv ə ˈmɛntəl ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn, ˈrɔɪtərz ˌriˈpɔrtəd, ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪŋ ə 2007 ˌdɛpəˈzɪʃən ɪn wɪʧ ˈteɪzər ˈprɛzɪdənt rɪk smɪθ dɪd si ðoʊz ɛz pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈjuzɪz əv ðə device,”*,” ɛz wɛl ɛz 2004 məˈtɪriəl ˈkɔlɪŋ stən gənz ðə tool”*” fər ˈeɪʤənsiz ðət wərk dɪˈstərbd persons.”*.” ˈteɪzər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ʧeɪnʤd ɪts neɪm tɪ ˈækˌsɑn ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, ɛz ɪt bɪˈgæn ə ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ gɪv fri ˈbɑdi ˈkæmərəz tɪ ɔl pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz ɪn ðə ˈkəntri fər ə jɪr. təˈdeɪ, əˈbaʊt 90 pərˈsɛnt əv pəˈlis ˈeɪʤənsiz juz. ðə ˈwɛpənz ər ˈɔfən prəˈmoʊtəd ɛz ə ˈseɪfər ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ gənz, ˈlɑrʤli θæŋks tɪ ˈstədiz laɪk ə 2011 ˈjuˈɛs dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈʤəstɪs rɪˈpɔrt ʃoʊɪŋ loʊər ˈɪnʤəri reɪts wɪn juzd ˈprɑpərli. læst jɪr, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈdeɪbjutɪd ə smɔl ˈteɪzər gən fər kənˈsumərz. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt stiv ˈtətəl, vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz, toʊld ðət sɪns ðɛr ər ˈhənərdz əv rɪˈpɔrts, ˈæbstrækts, ənd ˈstədiz ɔn ðə ˈteɪzər, ɪt ɪz ðə weapon”*” əˈveɪləbəl tɪ lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɔfɪsərz. ər nɑt rɪsk fri bət ðeɪ ər ˈpruvən ˈseɪfər ðən bæˈtɑnz, fɪsts, teɪk daʊnz, ˈtækəlz, ənd ˌɪmˈpækt munitions,”*,” sɛd ˈtətəl. lɔs əv laɪf ɪz ə ˈtræʤədi rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə ˈsərkəmˌstæns, wɪʧ ɪz waɪ wi rɪˈmeɪn kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd ˈtreɪnɪŋ tɪ prəˈtɛkt laɪf ɪn ˈpəblɪk safety.”*.” ˈækˌsɑn toʊld ˈrɔɪtərz ðət ðɛr rɪˈpɔrt ɪz mɪsˈlidɪŋ bɪˈkəz moʊst əv ðə dɛθs ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd pəˈlis fɔrs ənd bɪˈkəz ðə ˈɔˌtɑpsiz hæd nɑt bɪn peer-reviewed*, ðoʊ ðət ɪz nɑt ə ˈstændərd rikˈwaɪərd baɪ kɔrts əv lɔ. mɔr ðən 400 əv ðə ˈɪnsədənts ˌɪnˈkludɪd kɔrt ˈdɑkjəmənts ðət hæd dɪˈteɪld əˈkaʊnts əv ðə ˈɪnsədənts. ə fɔrθ əv ðoʊz ʃoʊd ðət wər ðə ˈoʊnli fɔrm əv pəˈlis fɔrs. [ˈrɔɪtərz]
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brent koster has spent most of his life in michigan state prisons. being practically raised on prison food, he has seen the rise and fall of its quality as moved from public to private food services. koster is one of the roughly 30 kitchen workers, and from behind that food line he watches juvenile delinquents, no younger than he was when he entered the system, stand in uniform cafeteria lines waiting to be served.
“i hate to admit it, but i have a number of years in, 43 years actually,” koster, who was convicted of murder in 1973, told medical daily. “i went through a number of food transitions and it used to be pretty good. but when the state went through the budget cuts, it got progressively worse and worse and worse.”
the meatballs hurt his stomach, the chicken patties are indistinguishable from the fish dishes, and the inmates have come to affectionately call the bologna "cow tongue.”
prison systems have a lengthy history of poor food quality, raising questions of ethical standards, especially when it comes to the “re-rack system.” under the system, 95 percent of food is not thrown out, but rather frozen and up to seven days after it was first distributed to the inmates. meals lack basic dietary necessities, and fruits and vegetables are absent from inmate trays unless otherwise asked for due to budget cuts.
in december 2013, private food corporation won a bid to take over food services in michigan state prisons, replacing hundreds of state workers with private employees. the menu is still administered and regulated by the department of corrections, but the responsibility to fulfill the daily meal guidelines and policies shifted from the state up to.
the privatization of prison food services began in 1939, when an alabama state law handed over the reins to county sheriffs with a food budget of $1.75 a day per prisoner. budgets largely dictated the food quality served to prisoners, and more than 70 years later the power of financial consideration still holds true. today, the daily cost to feed a prisoner is between $2 and $3 a day.
there are more than million incarcerated in state and federal prisons, according to the department of justice, and every single one must be fed according to guidelines. the federally run food and drug administration (fda) and state departments of health have designed food regulations that are both extensive and explicitly detailed in order to ensure safety and quality for the general public. however, that carefully calibrated system of food distribution and meal balance does not apply to prisons.
there is an ongoing fight for better quality prison food, with proposed theories on how to sustain a healthful diet while behind national debate involving correctional institutions comes during a time of tight governmental budget cuts and divided sympathy for the incarcerated.
after speaking with koster about his experience, i decided to try the food for myself. i used the federal bureau of prisons' certified menu from 2012 because it is recent and reflective of many meals koster described to me in our interview. although koster would probably argue otherwise, food service in prisons aims to “prepare and serve three daily nutritional, appetizing meals,” according to the federal bureau of prisons. there are three menu options provided for each inmate: regular, heart healthy, and diet (vegetarian). every meal is certified by religious services as kosher regardless of individual religious affiliation.
the heart healthy option is supposed to be low in sodium, fat, cholesterol, and sugar. wheat bread replaces white bread and fruit is given instead of dessert. however, this meal option is provided for “the needs of inmates with special dietary needs,” such as diabetics or those at risk for cardiovascular disease, according to the 2007 prisoner law section of americans for effective law enforcement (aele) law journal.
but does it really matter if the prison serves the right portion of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and unprocessed proteins each day? is it inhumane to feed rapists white bread while being punished for unspeakable crimes? by experiencing the day-to-day menu myself, i got a glimpse of what like to eat without options.
my week of eating like a prisoner:
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monday
breakfast
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orange package of oatmeal (3) slice of white bread (2) cups of skim milk (2) package of jelly (2) margarine
a departure from my typical greek yogurt, banana, rice cake, or eggs, it was already clear to me this food was going to be a far cry from my normal diet. i ate the oatmeal and orange, then downed three slices of bread plain and chugged my milk.
lunch
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beans and franks potatoes (2) mustard (3) slices of white bread (2) margarine apple kosher beverage
the mystery meat that is the hotdog had stripped me of my appetite for it three years ago. however, because prisoners are devoid of choice, i would be too. it was either eat it or go hungry. i had two pieces of hotdog, a few slices of potato, and most of the $0.99 can of beans. and even though i want any more bread, i found refuge in the plainness, which cleaned my tongue of the hotdog taste. i knew it going to be enough food and that i really should eat the hotdog to stave away hunger, but i have it in me; rather be hungry.
dinner
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fish fillet tomato sauce white rice lima beans (2) tartar sauce (3) slices of bread (2) margarine apple kosher beverage
i had eaten six pieces of bread today already, and nine would have been nearly a loaf. i turned to my apple for solace and found an old familiar taste. as for the kosher beverages i was supposed to be drinking, i settled for water. inmates do have that choice and i decided to take it, too. i turned to a registered dietician for expert advice after my first day, who reviewed the federal bureau of prisons' menu i based my meals on for the week.
“dinner is nicely varied with the protein source,” amy shapiro, the founder of real nutrition nyc, told medical daily. “however, most of the supplied are white from the bread to the rice to the pasta, which is void of fiber and many nutrients.”
tuesday
breakfast
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apple package of grits (3) slices of white bread (2) cups of skim milk (2) package of jelly (2) margarine
déjà vu. this morning felt very much like a replay of yesterday morning. oatmeal and grits are packed with fiber and because a warm meal something comforting in its taste and texture. i ate my apple and skipped the bread eat all of this bread? it was just filling me up to let me down a couple hours later when feel hungry again. it also comes with its share of health risks.
according to the harvard school of public health, “a diet including a lot of white bread and other foods like sweets, candy, desserts, and white potatoes increases your risk for weight gain, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease.”
lunch
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package of sardines package of potato chips vegetable juice (3) slices of white bread (2) salad dressing (2) mustard orange kosher beverage
i’ve never eaten sardines before, but i know i should because packed with healthy dhas, which is a fancy way of saying “brain food.” today i needed the bread to sandwich the sardines. the fishy smell was difficult to overcome, but i took two bites. our marketing manager rallied and took a bite of his own for the sake of comradery, only to find out i was telling the truth. it really was difficult to stomach. the potato chips provided a familiarity in the flavorful crunch that any person in or out of prison may be able to relate to. the vegetable juice seemed like a quick and easy way to get veggies into an inmate, but it without its drawbacks.
“vegetable juice is void of fiber,” shapiro said. “i like that the inmates receive three fruits daily and veggies at two meals, but i would like to see more fish that is not fried, whole grains, colorful veggies, and heart healthy fats.”
dinner
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turkey gravy mashed potatoes mixed vegetables (3) slices of white bread orange kosher beverage
i find a turkey in the supermarket, so i defaulted to a turkey burger instead, and ate it alongside a package of frozen veggies (how prisoners normally eat vegetables), mashed potatoes, and gravy. once again, i passed on the bread.
wednesday
breakfast
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orange package of bran cereal (3) slices of white bread (2) cups of skim milk (2) package of jelly (2) margarine
this morning, instead of chugging the milk like i normally did, i used it for my cereal. i was basically fed up with bread, so that left me with no use for the jelly or margarine. bran cereal tastes like how it sounds bland. but i decided bland was better than bad.
shapiro shed some light on prisoners’ morning meals: “the menu is pretty heavy, especially at breakfast, with the only protein really coming from the milk. breakfast errs on the high sugar side with sugar coming from the fruit, bread, milk, and jelly. margarine is also not a healthy sub for butter.”
lunch
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beef meatloaf brown gravy mashed potatoes mixed vegetables (3) slices of white bread banana kosher beverage
my mom makes delicious turkey meatloaf and exactly why i knew i ask her to make me a beef version. prisoners may fantasize about meatballs or the like, but part of the punishment is being deprived of the comforts of home. according to koster, nearly everything served in prison is prepackaged and frozen, which is why i chose a meatloaf dinner instead, which i ate with mashed potatoes, brown gravy, and mixed veggies. i routinely rejected the bread. and the banana was a nice change from the alternation.
dinner
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chicken cacciatore tomato sauce mushrooms macaroni pasta carrots (3) slices of white bread (2) margarine apple kosher beverage
the chicken mixed with the mushrooms and sauteed carrots tasted nice, but because chicken cacciatore is typically cooked with chicken thighs, not considered a lean meat, according to the american heart association.
later that night, i realized the food was starting to affect me on a mental level when my normally light tone was laced with concern, “you’ve been really out of it lately. are you ok?”
i had also been foggy at work for the last couple of days, having a difficult time stringing simple sentences together in my writing. i thought it was all in my head, but i was slowly learning the power food had on my mind and, as i would soon learn, my body.
thursday
breakfast
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banana package of oatmeal (3) slices of white bread (2) cups of skim milk (2) package of jelly (2) margarine
as soon as i woke up i knew something right. i was reluctant to get out of bed and go for my morning run. everything was slow, like moving through molasses. i looked at my menu. banana and oatmeal? i left out the bread, jelly, and margarine, half of the oatmeal, drank down my milk, and made my way out the door one day closer to freedom.
but i make it far before i sat hunched over in the hallway both dizzy and nauseous. was i getting sick? i put my hand to my forehead and felt a cold but fine layer of sweat coated my skin. i decided to get up and walk. i made it half an hour before i felt strong enough to make it into a slow jog. the run just difficult to make it through. it hurt. i had a hard time reconciling with the fact the food was having such a visceral effect on me. was this food really as bad as my body perceived it to be?
lunch
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package of bologna package of potato chips vegetable juice (3) slices of white bread (2) salad dressing (2) mustard orange kosher beverage
i had never eaten bologna before, which i had learned is a seasoned smoked sausage “made of various meats, especially beef and pork.”
“bologna and franks are not ideal,” shapiro said. “they are loaded with nitrates, which have been shown to be carcinogenic.”
according to the american cancer society, frequent consumption of processed meats is associated with an increased risk of colon cancer. i took two bites and immediately began having hot dog flashbacks, but managed to clear a third bite. the bologna i ate was different from “cow tongue” version, which he said is so bad he even eat it.
dinner
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vegetable chili white rice mixed vegetables (3) slices of white bread (2) margarine orange kosher beverage
i was hungry after a barely eaten lunch, but my stomach was uncomfortably bloated. i grabbed a fork and ate a few bites of the chili, rice, and all of the vegetables. it was mushy, but overall tasty. as i savored the vegetables i remembered koster said they serve fruits and vegetables only upon request to save money, shaving off pennies per prisoner each meal.
friday
breakfast
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orange package of grits (3) slices of white bread (2) cups of skim milk (2) package of jelly (2) margarine
exhaustion. i barely had an appetite, despite having only eaten vegetables and a few bites of rice and chili last night. i had a spoonful of grits with a splash of milk and ate the orange. before this week, i had always loved eating a big breakfast and rarely turned down a meal in general. this week, nothing was quite right.
lunch
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chicken wings sauce mashed potatoes sweet peas (3) slices of white bread (2) margarine apple kosher beverage
i had one chicken wing and although the hot sauce was a welcomed palate shift, the mashed potatoes went untouched because of my missing appetite. i ate the steamed sweet peas, my apple, and was soon overcome with a strange sleepiness.
dinner
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salisbury steak brown gravy mashed potatoes lima beans (3) slices of white bread (2) margarine apple kosher beverage
google search: “what is a salisbury steak?” i learned it was some sort of hamburger blend densely cooked into the shape of a steak. instead of cooking it myself, i relied on another meal, with a side of my own mashed potatoes, gravy, and beans. another foolhardy attempt at eating like an inmate helped me swallow the beans, some mashed potatoes, and two bites of the meat. i calmly placed my fork down. i was done. i wonder how long it will take me to recover from this, i thought.
food for afterthought
after analyzing the menu from monday to sunday, shapiro said the diet is missing leafy greens, fiber, whole grains, fats, and other vital nutrients. the inmates could do without the potatoes, potato chips, mashed potatoes, and vegetable juice.
i am acutely aware of the lamented tone throughout my food journal. mimicking the diet of incarcerated inmates had taken its toll on both my body and mind. the entire week i gave my food dirty looks, stare downs, and fork pokes. i felt like a snob. the food drastically affected my ability to concentrate, exercise, sleep, and eat. and there was something deeply degrading about my inability to choose. even the thought of limitation unnerved me. but from what i could ascertain from koster, this was the way life functioned during incarceration and had been since the prison system was initially introduced nearly 200 years ago.
“i have a problem digesting a lot of this food,” koster said. “i mean, really. it turns my stool a funny color. no seasoning at all put into anything. most of the stuff is mixes ored and food. i understand trying to save money, but they go to the extreme with it. a numbers game. they could care about anything less than the numbers.”
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brɛnt ˈkɑstər həz spɛnt moʊst əv hɪz laɪf ɪn ˈmɪʃɪgən steɪt ˈprɪzənz. biɪŋ ˈpræktɪkəli reɪzd ɔn ˈprɪzən fud, hi həz sin ðə raɪz ənd fɔl əv ɪts kˈwɑləti ɛz muvd frəm ˈpəblɪk tɪ ˈpraɪvət fud ˈsərvɪsɪz. ˈkɑstər ɪz wən əv ðə ˈrəfli 30 ˈkɪʧən ˈwərkərz, ənd frəm bɪˈhaɪnd ðət fud laɪn hi ˈwɑʧɪz ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl dɪˈlɪŋkwənts, noʊ ˈjəŋgər ðən hi wɑz wɪn hi ˈɛnərd ðə ˈsɪstəm, stænd ɪn ˈjunəˌfɔrm ˌkæfəˈtɪriə laɪnz ˈweɪtɪŋ tɪ bi sərvd. heɪt tɪ ədˈmɪt ɪt, bət aɪ hæv ə ˈnəmbər əv jɪrz ɪn, 43 jɪrz actually,”*,” ˈkɑstər, hu wɑz kənˈvɪktəd əv ˈmərdər ɪn 1973 toʊld ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈdeɪli. wɛnt θru ə ˈnəmbər əv fud trænˈzɪʃənz ənd ɪt juzd tɪ bi ˈprɪti gʊd. bət wɪn ðə steɪt wɛnt θru ðə ˈbəʤɪt kəts, ɪt gɑt prɑˈgrɛsɪvli wərs ənd wərs ənd worse.”*.” ðə ˈmitˌbɔlz hərt hɪz ˈstəmək, ðə ˈʧɪkən ˈpætiz ər ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃəbəl frəm ðə fɪʃ ˈdɪʃɪz, ənd ðə ˈɪnˌmeɪts hæv kəm tɪ əˈfɛkʃənətli kɔl ðə bəˈloʊˌŋɑ "kaʊ tongue.”*.” ˈprɪzən ˈsɪstəmz hæv ə ˈlɛŋθi ˈhɪstəri əv pur fud kˈwɑləti, ˈreɪzɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz əv ˈɛθɪkəl ˈstændərdz, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə system.”*.” ˈəndər ðə ˈsɪstəm, 95 pərˈsɛnt əv fud ɪz nɑt θroʊn aʊt, bət ˈrəðər ˈfroʊzən ənd əp tɪ ˈsɛvən deɪz ˈæftər ɪt wɑz fərst dɪˈstrɪbjətəd tɪ ðə ˈɪnˌmeɪts. milz læk ˈbeɪsɪk ˈdaɪəˌtɛri nəˈsɛsɪtiz, ənd fruts ənd ˈvɛʤtəbəlz ər ˈæbsənt frəm ˈɪnˌmeɪt treɪz ənˈlɛs ˈəðərˌwaɪz æst fər du tɪ ˈbəʤɪt kəts. ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2013 ˈpraɪvət fud ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən wən ə bɪd tɪ teɪk ˈoʊvər fud ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪn ˈmɪʃɪgən steɪt ˈprɪzənz, rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ˈhənərdz əv steɪt ˈwərkərz wɪθ ˈpraɪvət ɪmˈplɔɪiz. ðə ˈmɛnju ɪz stɪl ədˈmɪnɪstərd ənd ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd baɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv kərˈɛkʃənz, bət ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti tɪ fʊlˈfɪl ðə ˈdeɪli mil ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz ənd ˈpɑləsiz ˈʃɪftɪd frəm ðə steɪt əp tɪ. ðə ˈpraɪvətəˈzeɪʃən əv ˈprɪzən fud ˈsərvɪsɪz bɪˈgæn ɪn 1939 wɪn ən ˌæləˈbæmə steɪt lɔ ˈhændɪd ˈoʊvər ðə reɪnz tɪ ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrəfs wɪθ ə fud ˈbəʤɪt əv ə deɪ pər ˈprɪzənər. ˈbəʤɪts ˈlɑrʤli ˈdɪkˌteɪtɪd ðə fud kˈwɑləti sərvd tɪ ˈprɪzənərz, ənd mɔr ðən 70 jɪrz ˈleɪtər ðə paʊər əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən stɪl hoʊldz tru. təˈdeɪ, ðə ˈdeɪli kɔst tɪ fid ə ˈprɪzənər ɪz bɪtˈwin 2 ənd 3 ə deɪ. ðɛr ər mɔr ðən ˈmɪljən ˌɪnˈkɑrsərˌeɪtɪd ɪn steɪt ənd ˈfɛdərəl ˈprɪzənz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈʤəstɪs, ənd ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl wən məst bi fɛd əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz. ðə ˈfɛdərəli rən fud ənd drəg ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən (fda*) ənd steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənts əv hɛlθ hæv dɪˈzaɪnd fud ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ðət ər boʊθ ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ənd ɪkˈsplɪsətli dɪˈteɪld ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ˈseɪfti ənd kˈwɑləti fər ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpəblɪk. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət ˈkɛrfəli ˈkæləˌbreɪtəd ˈsɪstəm əv fud ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ənd mil ˈbæləns dɪz nɑt əˈplaɪ tɪ ˈprɪzənz. ðɛr ɪz ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ faɪt fər ˈbɛtər kˈwɑləti ˈprɪzən fud, wɪθ prəˈpoʊzd ˈθɪriz ɔn haʊ tɪ səˈsteɪn ə ˈhɛlθfəl daɪət waɪl bɪˈhaɪnd ˈnæʃənəl dəˈbeɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ kərˈɛkʃənəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz kəmz ˈdʊrɪŋ ə taɪm əv taɪt ˌgəvərnˈmɛntəl ˈbəʤɪt kəts ənd dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈsɪmpəθi fər ðə ˌɪnˈkɑrsərˌeɪtɪd. ˈæftər ˈspikɪŋ wɪθ ˈkɑstər əˈbaʊt hɪz ɪkˈspɪriəns, aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ traɪ ðə fud fər ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. aɪ juzd ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˈprɪzənz' ˈsərtəˌfaɪd ˈmɛnju frəm 2012 bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ˈrisənt ənd rɪˈflɛktɪv əv ˈmɛni milz ˈkɑstər dɪˈskraɪbd tɪ mi ɪn ɑr ˈɪntərvˌju. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈkɑstər wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈɑrgju ˈəðərˌwaɪz, fud ˈsərvɪs ɪn ˈprɪzənz eɪmz tɪ ənd sərv θri ˈdeɪli nuˈtrɪʃənəl, ˈæpɪˌtaɪzɪŋ meals,”*,” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˈprɪzənz. ðɛr ər θri ˈmɛnju ˈɔpʃənz prəˈvaɪdɪd fər iʧ ˈɪnˌmeɪt: ˈrɛgjələr, hɑrt ˈhɛlθi, ənd daɪət (ˌvɛʤəˈtɛˌriən). ˈɛvəri mil ɪz ˈsərtəˌfaɪd baɪ rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈsərvɪsɪz ɛz ˈkoʊʃər rəˈgɑrdləs əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl rɪˈlɪʤəs əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən. ðə hɑrt ˈhɛlθi ˈɔpʃən ɪz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi loʊ ɪn ˈsoʊdiəm, fæt, kəˈlɛstərˌɔl, ənd ˈʃʊgər. wit brɛd rɪˈpleɪsɪz waɪt brɛd ənd frut ɪz ˈgɪvɪn ˌɪnˈstɛd əv dɪˈzərt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɪs mil ˈɔpʃən ɪz prəˈvaɪdɪd fər nidz əv ˈɪnˌmeɪts wɪθ ˈspɛʃəl ˈdaɪəˌtɛri needs,”*,” səʧ ɛz ˌdaɪəˈbɛtɪks ər ðoʊz æt rɪsk fər ˌkɑrdioʊˈvæskjələr dɪˈziz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə 2007 ˈprɪzənər lɔ ˈsɛkʃən əv əˈmɛrɪkənz fər ˈifɛktɪv lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt (aele*) lɔ ˈʤərnəl. bət dɪz ɪt ˈrɪli ˈmætər ɪf ðə ˈprɪzən sərvz ðə raɪt ˈpɔrʃən əv fruts, ˈvɛʤtəbəlz, hoʊl greɪnz, ənd ənˈprɔˌsɛst ˈproʊˌtinz iʧ deɪ? ɪz ɪt ˌɪnhjuˈmeɪn tɪ fid ˈreɪpɪsts waɪt brɛd waɪl biɪŋ ˈpənɪʃt fər ənˈspikəbəl kraɪmz? baɪ ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ ðə ˈdeɪtuˌdeɪ ˈmɛnju ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, aɪ gɑt ə glɪmps əv wət laɪk tɪ it wɪˈθaʊt ˈɔpʃənz. maɪ wik əv ˈitɪŋ laɪk ə ˈprɪzənər: ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkərtəsi əv ˈfɛdərəl ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˈprɪzənz ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈbrɛkfəst ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkərtəsi əv ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈdeɪli ˈɔrɪnʤ ˈpækɪʤ əv ˈoʊtˌmil 3 slaɪs əv waɪt brɛd 2 kəps əv skɪm mɪlk 2 ˈpækɪʤ əv ˈʤɛli 2 ˈmɑrʤərən ə dɪˈpɑrʧər frəm maɪ ˈtɪpɪkəl grik ˈjoʊgərt, bəˈnænə, raɪs keɪk, ər ɛgz, ɪt wɑz ɔˈrɛdi klɪr tɪ mi ðɪs fud wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə fɑr kraɪ frəm maɪ ˈnɔrməl daɪət. aɪ eɪt ðə ˈoʊtˌmil ənd ˈɔrɪnʤ, ðɛn daʊnd θri sˈlaɪsɪz əv brɛd pleɪn ənd ʧəgd maɪ mɪlk. lənʧ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkərtəsi əv ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈdeɪli binz ənd fræŋks pəˈteɪtoʊz 2 ˈməstərd 3 sˈlaɪsɪz əv waɪt brɛd 2 ˈmɑrʤərən ˈæpəl ˈkoʊʃər ˈbɛvərɪʤ ðə ˈmɪstəri mit ðət ɪz ðə ˈhɑtˌdɔg hæd strɪpt mi əv maɪ ˈæpəˌtaɪt fər ɪt θri jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, bɪˈkəz ˈprɪzənərz ər dɪˈvɔɪd əv ʧɔɪs, aɪ wʊd bi tu. ɪt wɑz ˈiðər it ɪt ər goʊ ˈhəŋgri. aɪ hæd tu ˈpisɪz əv ˈhɑtˌdɔg, ə fju sˈlaɪsɪz əv pəˈteɪˌtoʊ, ənd moʊst əv ðə kən əv binz. ənd ˈivɪn ðoʊ aɪ wɔnt ˈɛni mɔr brɛd, aɪ faʊnd ˈrɛfjuʤ ɪn ðə plainness*, wɪʧ klind maɪ təŋ əv ðə ˈhɑtˌdɔg teɪst. aɪ nu ɪt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ɪˈnəf fud ənd ðət aɪ ˈrɪli ʃʊd it ðə ˈhɑtˌdɔg tɪ steɪv əˈweɪ ˈhəŋgər, bət aɪ hæv ɪt ɪn mi; ˈrəðər bi ˈhəŋgri. ˈdɪnər ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkərtəsi əv ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈdeɪli fɪʃ fəˈleɪ təˈmɑˌtoʊ sɔs waɪt raɪs ˈlimə binz 2 ˈtɑrtər sɔs 3 sˈlaɪsɪz əv brɛd 2 ˈmɑrʤərən ˈæpəl ˈkoʊʃər ˈbɛvərɪʤ aɪ hæd ˈitən sɪks ˈpisɪz əv brɛd təˈdeɪ ɔˈrɛdi, ənd naɪn wʊd hæv bɪn ˈnɪrli ə loʊf. aɪ tərnd tɪ maɪ ˈæpəl fər ˈsɑləs ənd faʊnd ən oʊld fəˈmɪljər teɪst. ɛz fər ðə ˈkoʊʃər ˈbɛvrɪʤɪz aɪ wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ, aɪ ˈsɛtəld fər ˈwɔtər. ˈɪnˌmeɪts du hæv ðət ʧɔɪs ənd aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ teɪk ɪt, tu. aɪ tərnd tɪ ə ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˌdaɪəˈtɪʃən fər ˈɛkspərt ədˈvaɪs ˈæftər maɪ fərst deɪ, hu rivˈjud ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˈprɪzənz' ˈmɛnju aɪ beɪst maɪ milz ɔn fər ðə wik. ɪz ˈnaɪsli ˈvɛrid wɪθ ðə ˈproʊˌtin source,”*,” ˈeɪmi ʃəˈpɪroʊ, ðə ˈfaʊndər əv ril nuˈtrɪʃən nyc*, toʊld ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈdeɪli. ““however*, moʊst əv ðə səˈplaɪd ər waɪt frəm ðə brɛd tɪ ðə raɪs tɪ ðə ˈpɑstə, wɪʧ ɪz vɔɪd əv ˈfaɪbər ənd ˈmɛni nutrients.”*.” ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈbrɛkfəst ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkərtəsi əv ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈdeɪli ˈæpəl ˈpækɪʤ əv grɪts 3 sˈlaɪsɪz əv waɪt brɛd 2 kəps əv skɪm mɪlk 2 ˈpækɪʤ əv ˈʤɛli 2 ˈmɑrʤərən déjà*à vu. ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ fɛlt ˈvɛri məʧ laɪk ə riˈpleɪ əv ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ˈoʊtˌmil ənd grɪts ər pækt wɪθ ˈfaɪbər ənd bɪˈkəz ə wɔrm mil ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈkəmfərtɪŋ ɪn ɪts teɪst ənd ˈtɛksʧər. aɪ eɪt maɪ ˈæpəl ənd skɪpt ðə brɛd it ɔl əv ðɪs brɛd? ɪt wɑz ʤɪst ˈfɪlɪŋ mi əp tɪ lɛt mi daʊn ə ˈkəpəl aʊərz ˈleɪtər wɪn fil ˈhəŋgri əˈgɛn. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ kəmz wɪθ ɪts ʃɛr əv hɛlθ rɪsks. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈhɑrvərd skul əv ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ, daɪət ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə lɔt əv waɪt brɛd ənd ˈəðər fudz laɪk swits, ˈkændi, dɪˈzərts, ənd waɪt pəˈteɪtoʊz ˌɪnˈkrisɪz jʊr rɪsk fər weɪt geɪn, taɪp 2 ˌdaɪəˈbitiz, ənd hɑrt disease.”*.” lənʧ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkərtəsi əv ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈdeɪli ˈpækɪʤ əv sɑrˈdinz ˈpækɪʤ əv pəˈteɪˌtoʊ ʧɪps ˈvɛʤtəbəl ʤus 3 sˈlaɪsɪz əv waɪt brɛd 2 ˈsæləd ˈdrɛsɪŋ 2 ˈməstərd ˈɔrɪnʤ ˈkoʊʃər ˈbɛvərɪʤ ˈnɛvər ˈitən sɑrˈdinz ˌbiˈfɔr, bət aɪ noʊ aɪ ʃʊd bɪˈkəz pækt wɪθ ˈhɛlθi dhas*, wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈfænsi weɪ əv seɪɪŋ food.”*.” təˈdeɪ aɪ ˈnidɪd ðə brɛd tɪ ˈsænwɪʧ ðə sɑrˈdinz. ðə ˈfɪʃi smɛl wɑz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm, bət aɪ tʊk tu baɪts. ɑr ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈmænɪʤər ˈrælid ənd tʊk ə baɪt əv hɪz oʊn fər ðə seɪk əv comradery*, ˈoʊnli tɪ faɪnd aʊt aɪ wɑz ˈtɛlɪŋ ðə truθ. ɪt ˈrɪli wɑz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˈstəmək. ðə pəˈteɪˌtoʊ ʧɪps prəˈvaɪdɪd ə fəˌmɪˈljɛrəti ɪn ðə ˈfleɪvərfəl krənʧ ðət ˈɛni ˈpərsən ɪn ər aʊt əv ˈprɪzən meɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɪˈleɪt tɪ. ðə ˈvɛʤtəbəl ʤus simd laɪk ə kwɪk ənd ˈizi weɪ tɪ gɪt ˈvɛʤiz ˈɪntu ən ˈɪnˌmeɪt, bət ɪt wɪˈθaʊt ɪts ˈdrɔˌbæks. ʤus ɪz vɔɪd əv fiber,”*,” ʃəˈpɪroʊ sɛd. laɪk ðət ðə ˈɪnˌmeɪts rɪˈsiv θri fruts ˈdeɪli ənd ˈvɛʤiz æt tu milz, bət aɪ wʊd laɪk tɪ si mɔr fɪʃ ðət ɪz nɑt frid, hoʊl greɪnz, ˈkələrfəl ˈvɛʤiz, ənd hɑrt ˈhɛlθi fats.”*.” ˈdɪnər ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkərtəsi əv ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈdeɪli ˈtərki ˈgreɪvi mæʃt pəˈteɪtoʊz mɪkst ˈvɛʤtəbəlz 3 sˈlaɪsɪz əv waɪt brɛd ˈɔrɪnʤ ˈkoʊʃər ˈbɛvərɪʤ aɪ faɪnd ə ˈtərki ɪn ðə ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt, soʊ aɪ dɪˈfɔltɪd tɪ ə ˈtərki ˈbərgər ˌɪnˈstɛd, ənd eɪt ɪt əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ə ˈpækɪʤ əv ˈfroʊzən ˈvɛʤiz (haʊ ˈprɪzənərz ˈnɔrməli it ˈvɛʤtəbəlz), mæʃt pəˈteɪtoʊz, ənd ˈgreɪvi. wəns əˈgɛn, aɪ pæst ɔn ðə brɛd. ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈbrɛkfəst ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkərtəsi əv ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈdeɪli ˈɔrɪnʤ ˈpækɪʤ əv bræn ˈsɪriəl 3 sˈlaɪsɪz əv waɪt brɛd 2 kəps əv skɪm mɪlk 2 ˈpækɪʤ əv ˈʤɛli 2 ˈmɑrʤərən ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈʧəgɪŋ ðə mɪlk laɪk aɪ ˈnɔrməli dɪd, aɪ juzd ɪt fər maɪ ˈsɪriəl. aɪ wɑz ˈbeɪsɪkli fɛd əp wɪθ brɛd, soʊ ðət lɛft mi wɪθ noʊ juz fər ðə ˈʤɛli ər ˈmɑrʤərən. bræn ˈsɪriəl teɪsts laɪk haʊ ɪt saʊnz blænd. bət aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd blænd wɑz ˈbɛtər ðən bæd. ʃəˈpɪroʊ ʃɛd səm laɪt ɔn prisoners’*’ ˈmɔrnɪŋ milz: ˈmɛnju ɪz ˈprɪti ˈhɛvi, əˈspɛʃəli æt ˈbrɛkfəst, wɪθ ðə ˈoʊnli ˈproʊˌtin ˈrɪli ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ðə mɪlk. ˈbrɛkfəst ɛrz ɔn ðə haɪ ˈʃʊgər saɪd wɪθ ˈʃʊgər ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ðə frut, brɛd, mɪlk, ənd ˈʤɛli. ˈmɑrʤərən ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ nɑt ə ˈhɛlθi səb fər butter.”*.” lənʧ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkərtəsi əv ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈdeɪli bif ˈmitloʊf braʊn ˈgreɪvi mæʃt pəˈteɪtoʊz mɪkst ˈvɛʤtəbəlz 3 sˈlaɪsɪz əv waɪt brɛd bəˈnænə ˈkoʊʃər ˈbɛvərɪʤ maɪ mɑm meɪks dɪˈlɪʃəs ˈtərki ˈmitloʊf ənd ɪgˈzæktli waɪ aɪ nu aɪ æsk hər tɪ meɪk mi ə bif ˈvərʒən. ˈprɪzənərz meɪ ˈfænəˌsaɪz əˈbaʊt ˈmitˌbɔlz ər ðə laɪk, bət pɑrt əv ðə ˈpənɪʃmənt ɪz biɪŋ dɪˈpraɪvd əv ðə ˈkəmfərts əv hoʊm. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈkɑstər, ˈnɪrli ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ sərvd ɪn ˈprɪzən ɪz priˈpækəʤd ənd ˈfroʊzən, wɪʧ ɪz waɪ aɪ ʧoʊz ə ˈmitloʊf ˈdɪnər ˌɪnˈstɛd, wɪʧ aɪ eɪt wɪθ mæʃt pəˈteɪtoʊz, braʊn ˈgreɪvi, ənd mɪkst ˈvɛʤiz. aɪ ruˈtinli rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðə brɛd. ənd ðə bəˈnænə wɑz ə nis ʧeɪnʤ frəm ðə ˈɔltərˌneɪʃən. ˈdɪnər ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkərtəsi əv ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈdeɪli ˈʧɪkən kɑʧəˈtɔri təˈmɑˌtoʊ sɔs ˈməʃrumz ˌmækərˈoʊni ˈpɑstə ˈkɛrəts 3 sˈlaɪsɪz əv waɪt brɛd 2 ˈmɑrʤərən ˈæpəl ˈkoʊʃər ˈbɛvərɪʤ ðə ˈʧɪkən mɪkst wɪθ ðə ˈməʃrumz ənd sɔˈteɪd ˈkɛrəts ˈteɪstɪd nis, bət bɪˈkəz ˈʧɪkən kɑʧəˈtɔri ɪz ˈtɪpɪkəli kʊkt wɪθ ˈʧɪkən θaɪz, nɑt kənˈsɪdərd ə lin mit, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən hɑrt əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən. ˈleɪtər ðət naɪt, aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðə fud wɑz ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ əˈfɛkt mi ɔn ə ˈmɛntəl ˈlɛvəl wɪn maɪ ˈnɔrməli laɪt toʊn wɑz leɪst wɪθ kənˈsərn, bɪn ˈrɪli aʊt əv ɪt ˈleɪtli. ər ju ok?”*?” aɪ hæd ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ˈfɑgi æt wərk fər ðə læst ˈkəpəl əv deɪz, ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈdɪfəkəlt taɪm ˈstrɪŋɪŋ ˈsɪmpəl ˈsɛntənsɪz təˈgɛðər ɪn maɪ ˈraɪtɪŋ. aɪ θɔt ɪt wɑz ɔl ɪn maɪ hɛd, bət aɪ wɑz sˈloʊli ˈlərnɪŋ ðə paʊər fud hæd ɔn maɪ maɪnd ənd, ɛz aɪ wʊd sun lərn, maɪ ˈbɑdi. ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈbrɛkfəst ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkərtəsi əv ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈdeɪli bəˈnænə ˈpækɪʤ əv ˈoʊtˌmil 3 sˈlaɪsɪz əv waɪt brɛd 2 kəps əv skɪm mɪlk 2 ˈpækɪʤ əv ˈʤɛli 2 ˈmɑrʤərən ɛz sun ɛz aɪ woʊk əp aɪ nu ˈsəmθɪŋ raɪt. aɪ wɑz rɪˈləktənt tɪ gɪt aʊt əv bɛd ənd goʊ fər maɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ rən. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wɑz sloʊ, laɪk ˈmuvɪŋ θru məˈlæsəz. aɪ lʊkt æt maɪ ˈmɛnju. bəˈnænə ənd ˈoʊtˌmil? aɪ lɛft aʊt ðə brɛd, ˈʤɛli, ənd ˈmɑrʤərən, hæf əv ðə ˈoʊtˌmil, dræŋk daʊn maɪ mɪlk, ənd meɪd maɪ weɪ aʊt ðə dɔr wən deɪ ˈkloʊzər tɪ ˈfridəm. bət aɪ meɪk ɪt fɑr ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ sæt hənʧt ˈoʊvər ɪn ðə ˈhɔlˌweɪ boʊθ ˈdɪzi ənd ˈnɔʃəs. wɑz aɪ ˈgɪtɪŋ sɪk? aɪ pʊt maɪ hænd tɪ maɪ ˈfɔrhɛd ənd fɛlt ə koʊld bət faɪn leɪər əv swɛt ˈkoʊtɪd maɪ skɪn. aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ gɪt əp ənd wɔk. aɪ meɪd ɪt hæf ən aʊər ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ fɛlt strɔŋ ɪˈnəf tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈɪntu ə sloʊ ʤɑg. ðə rən ʤɪst ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ meɪk ɪt θru. ɪt hərt. aɪ hæd ə hɑrd taɪm ˈrɛkənˌsaɪlɪŋ wɪθ ðə fækt ðə fud wɑz ˈhævɪŋ səʧ ə ˈvɪsərəl ˈifɛkt ɔn mi. wɑz ðɪs fud ˈrɪli ɛz bæd ɛz maɪ ˈbɑdi pərˈsivd ɪt tɪ bi? lənʧ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkərtəsi əv ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈdeɪli ˈpækɪʤ əv bəˈloʊˌŋɑ ˈpækɪʤ əv pəˈteɪˌtoʊ ʧɪps ˈvɛʤtəbəl ʤus 3 sˈlaɪsɪz əv waɪt brɛd 2 ˈsæləd ˈdrɛsɪŋ 2 ˈməstərd ˈɔrɪnʤ ˈkoʊʃər ˈbɛvərɪʤ aɪ hæd ˈnɛvər ˈitən bəˈloʊˌŋɑ ˌbiˈfɔr, wɪʧ aɪ hæd ˈlərnɪd ɪz ə ˈsizənd smoʊkt ˈsɔsɪʤ əv ˈvɛriəs mits, əˈspɛʃəli bif ənd pork.”*.” ənd fræŋks ər nɑt ideal,”*,” ʃəˈpɪroʊ sɛd. ər ˈloʊdɪd wɪθ ˈnaɪˌtreɪts, wɪʧ hæv bɪn ʃoʊn tɪ bi carcinogenic.”*.” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkænsər soʊˈsaɪɪti, ˈfrikˌwɛnt kənˈsəmʃən əv ˈprɑsɛst mits ɪz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ən ˌɪnˈkrist rɪsk əv ˈkoʊlən ˈkænsər. aɪ tʊk tu baɪts ənd ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli bɪˈgæn ˈhævɪŋ hɑt dɔg ˈflæʃˌbæks, bət ˈmænɪʤd tɪ klɪr ə θərd baɪt. ðə bəˈloʊˌŋɑ aɪ eɪt wɑz ˈdɪfərənt frəm tongue”*” ˈvərʒən, wɪʧ hi sɛd ɪz soʊ bæd hi ˈivɪn it ɪt. ˈdɪnər ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkərtəsi əv ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈdeɪli ˈvɛʤtəbəl ˈʧɪli waɪt raɪs mɪkst ˈvɛʤtəbəlz 3 sˈlaɪsɪz əv waɪt brɛd 2 ˈmɑrʤərən ˈɔrɪnʤ ˈkoʊʃər ˈbɛvərɪʤ aɪ wɑz ˈhəŋgri ˈæftər ə ˈbɛrli ˈitən lənʧ, bət maɪ ˈstəmək wɑz ənˈkəmftəbli ˈbloʊtɪd. aɪ græbd ə fɔrk ənd eɪt ə fju baɪts əv ðə ˈʧɪli, raɪs, ənd ɔl əv ðə ˈvɛʤtəbəlz. ɪt wɑz ˈməʃi, bət ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈteɪsti. ɛz aɪ ˈseɪvərd ðə ˈvɛʤtəbəlz aɪ rɪˈmɛmbərd ˈkɑstər sɛd ðeɪ sərv fruts ənd ˈvɛʤtəbəlz ˈoʊnli əˈpɑn rɪkˈwɛst tɪ seɪv ˈməni, ˈʃeɪvɪŋ ɔf ˈpɛniz pər ˈprɪzənər iʧ mil. ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈbrɛkfəst ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkərtəsi əv ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈdeɪli ˈɔrɪnʤ ˈpækɪʤ əv grɪts 3 sˈlaɪsɪz əv waɪt brɛd 2 kəps əv skɪm mɪlk 2 ˈpækɪʤ əv ˈʤɛli 2 ˈmɑrʤərən ɪgˈzɔsʧən. aɪ ˈbɛrli hæd ən ˈæpəˌtaɪt, dɪˈspaɪt ˈhævɪŋ ˈoʊnli ˈitən ˈvɛʤtəbəlz ənd ə fju baɪts əv raɪs ənd ˈʧɪli læst naɪt. aɪ hæd ə ˈspunˌfʊl əv grɪts wɪθ ə splæʃ əv mɪlk ənd eɪt ðə ˈɔrɪnʤ. ˌbiˈfɔr ðɪs wik, aɪ hæd ˈɔlˌweɪz ləvd ˈitɪŋ ə bɪg ˈbrɛkfəst ənd ˈrɛrli tərnd daʊn ə mil ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl. ðɪs wik, ˈnəθɪŋ wɑz kwaɪt raɪt. lənʧ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkərtəsi əv ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈdeɪli ˈʧɪkən wɪŋz sɔs mæʃt pəˈteɪtoʊz swit piz 3 sˈlaɪsɪz əv waɪt brɛd 2 ˈmɑrʤərən ˈæpəl ˈkoʊʃər ˈbɛvərɪʤ aɪ hæd wən ˈʧɪkən wɪŋ ənd ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə hɑt sɔs wɑz ə ˈwɛlkəmd ˈpælɪt ʃɪft, ðə mæʃt pəˈteɪtoʊz wɛnt ənˈtəʧt bɪˈkəz əv maɪ ˈmɪsɪŋ ˈæpəˌtaɪt. aɪ eɪt ðə stimd swit piz, maɪ ˈæpəl, ənd wɑz sun ˈoʊvərˌkəm wɪθ ə streɪnʤ sˈlipinəs. ˈdɪnər ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkərtəsi əv ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈdeɪli ˈsælzbəri steɪk braʊn ˈgreɪvi mæʃt pəˈteɪtoʊz ˈlimə binz 3 sˈlaɪsɪz əv waɪt brɛd 2 ˈmɑrʤərən ˈæpəl ˈkoʊʃər ˈbɛvərɪʤ ˈgugəl sərʧ: ɪz ə ˈsælzbəri steak?”*?” aɪ ˈlərnɪd ɪt wɑz səm sɔrt əv ˈhæmbərgər blɛnd ˈdɛnsli kʊkt ˈɪntu ðə ʃeɪp əv ə steɪk. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈkʊkɪŋ ɪt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, aɪ rɪˈlaɪd ɔn əˈnəðər mil, wɪθ ə saɪd əv maɪ oʊn mæʃt pəˈteɪtoʊz, ˈgreɪvi, ənd binz. əˈnəðər ˈfuˌlhɑrdi əˈtɛmpt æt ˈitɪŋ laɪk ən ˈɪnˌmeɪt hɛlpt mi sˈwɔloʊ ðə binz, səm mæʃt pəˈteɪtoʊz, ənd tu baɪts əv ðə mit. aɪ ˈkɑmli pleɪst maɪ fɔrk daʊn. aɪ wɑz dən. aɪ ˈwəndər haʊ lɔŋ ɪt wɪl teɪk mi tɪ rɪˈkəvər frəm ðɪs, aɪ θɔt. fud fər ˈæftərˌθɔt ˈæftər ˈænəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈmɛnju frəm ˈmənˌdeɪ tɪ ˈsənˌdi, ʃəˈpɪroʊ sɛd ðə daɪət ɪz ˈmɪsɪŋ ˈlifi grinz, ˈfaɪbər, hoʊl greɪnz, fæts, ənd ˈəðər ˈvaɪtəl ˈnutriənts. ðə ˈɪnˌmeɪts kʊd du wɪˈθaʊt ðə pəˈteɪtoʊz, pəˈteɪˌtoʊ ʧɪps, mæʃt pəˈteɪtoʊz, ənd ˈvɛʤtəbəl ʤus. aɪ æm əˈkjutli əˈwɛr əv ðə ləˈmɛntɪd toʊn θruaʊt maɪ fud ˈʤərnəl. ˈmɪmɪkɪŋ ðə daɪət əv ˌɪnˈkɑrsərˌeɪtɪd ˈɪnˌmeɪts hæd ˈteɪkən ɪts toʊl ɔn boʊθ maɪ ˈbɑdi ənd maɪnd. ðə ɪnˈtaɪər wik aɪ geɪv maɪ fud ˈdərti lʊks, stɛr daʊnz, ənd fɔrk poʊks. aɪ fɛlt laɪk ə snɑb. ðə fud ˈdræstɪkli əˈfɛktɪd maɪ əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪt, ˈɛksərˌsaɪz, slip, ənd it. ənd ðɛr wɑz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈdipli dɪˈgreɪdɪŋ əˈbaʊt maɪ ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ ʧuz. ˈivɪn ðə θɔt əv ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən ənˈnərvd mi. bət frəm wət aɪ kʊd ˌæsərˈteɪn frəm ˈkɑstər, ðɪs wɑz ðə weɪ laɪf ˈfəŋkʃənd ˈdʊrɪŋ ˌɪnˌkɑrsərˈeɪʃən ənd hæd bɪn sɪns ðə ˈprɪzən ˈsɪstəm wɑz ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˌɪntrəˈdust ˈnɪrli 200 jɪrz əˈgoʊ. hæv ə ˈprɑbləm ˈdaɪˌʤɛstɪŋ ə lɔt əv ðɪs food,”*,” ˈkɑstər sɛd. min, ˈrɪli. ɪt tərnz maɪ stul ə ˈfəni ˈkələr. noʊ ˈsizənɪŋ æt ɔl pʊt ˈɪntu ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. moʊst əv ðə stəf ɪz ˈmɪksɪz ər ənd fud. aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd traɪɪŋ tɪ seɪv ˈməni, bət ðeɪ goʊ tɪ ðə ɪkˈstrim wɪθ ɪt. ə ˈnəmbərz geɪm. ðeɪ kʊd kɛr əˈbaʊt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ lɛs ðən ðə numbers.”*.”
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colorado native wasn't in a movie theater when his life met a sudden, violent end. he was enjoying a backyard barbeque with his cousin in southeastern yemen when the home was destroyed by a hellfire missile.
abdulrahman was sixteen years old when he was murdered by the united states government. he had run away from home in a desperate attempt to find his father, anwar, a "radical cleric" who was the target of the obama administration's assassination program.
despite the fact that anwar was never formally charged with a crime let alone convicted of one he was assassinated on obama's orders two weeks before the regime slaughtered his son and eight other innocent people.
seeking to justify the murder of a child, the obama administration circulated the story that the was actually an adult "suspected" of being a "militant."
that story was refined somewhat once it was proven that was a teenager. however, the administration has never dropped the pretense that the summary execution of that innocent u.s. citizen was, in some sense, a strategic success. since the regime killed him and, in its sovereign wisdom, the regime never errs the young man simply be innocent.
within a day of the movie theater massacre, the murderer of announced that he would travel to colorado to bless the traumatized city of aurora with his healing presence.
"[w]e may never understand what leads anyone to terrorize their fellow human beings," intoned the divinity in the oval office in his july 21 weekly radio address. "such evil is senseless beyond reason."
we're invited to believe that the routine state terrorism committed by obama and the government over which he presides is both sensible and rational.
apparently there is something noble and redemptive about commissioning a legion of joystick jockeys who in the safety of office buildings in nevada and virginia dispatch robot aircraft to annihilate innocent strangers in places like yemen, afghanistan, and pakistan.
when missiles wipe out wedding parties and funerals; when drone operators exploit the panic and chaos of an initial strike to stage follow-up attacks targeting emergency personnel these acts are consecrated by the dear leader's approval, and thus cannot be compared to the rampage committed by a private individual responsible for killing a dozen people and wounding scores of others in aurora.
in order to clarify this vital distinction, it's useful to recall the comments of dear leader emeritus bill clinton from an interview published in the december 2009 issue of foreign policy. asked to elucidate this important matter, clinton helpfully defined terrorism as “killing and robbery and coercion by people who do not have state added.) by this definition we learn that “killing and robbery and coercion” carried out in the name of “state authority” terrorism; public policy.
as it happens, anwar although described as a supporter of al-qaeda was a forthright opponent of terrorist attacks against american civilians.
in a typical address he stated that the u.s. government's role in invading and occupying muslim countries "does not justify the killing of one u.s. civilian in new york city or washington, d.c.," just as the murder of thousands of civilians in new york and washington do not "justify the death of one civilian in afghanistan."
awlaki believed that all people including muslims have the right to defend themselves against aggressive violence, and was not in expressing that view. by presidential decree, the expression of those views was made a capital offense. the sentence was imposed not by a court of law, but through the deliberations of a secretive, anonymous, unaccountable panel. there was certainly a great deal of "efficiency" in this arrangement but not so much as a hint or whisper of due process.
in a march 5 address that was an exercise in unalloyed sophistry, attorney general eric holder told an audience at northwestern university law school that "due process" doesn't require "judicial process." during congressional testimony two days later, fbi director robert mueller was asked about eric holder's position, and whether it applied to the execution of american citizens on presidential orders. he ducked the question by objecting that he would "have to go back" and check if that was addressed in administration policy. in the intervening months, mueller has not found the time to report what he has learned.
the rationale for the existence of political government is the belief as unsupported by empirical evidence as it is impervious to it that concentrating power in an entity claiming a monopoly on aggressive violence will protect the innocent. the massacre in aurora, like every other incident in which an armed criminal preys upon a confined audience of unarmed, innocent people, underscored the fact that the police are, at best, useless in such situations.
the police arrived while the rampage was in progress. police recordings captured the sound of gunfire and screaming while officers waited outside the theater, setting up a "perimeter" and waiting for gas masks to be distributed. the assailant ended the slaughter on his own terms; the police did nothing to stop or minimize the carnage. their mission was successful, however, since none of them was injured.
just a few days earlier, a police officer in columbus, ohio shot and killed a man named destin thomas, who had made the mistake of calling the police to deal with an armed robber. by the time the officers had arrived, the burglars were gone. so the officers for reasons the department has refused to disclose killed the victim of the break-in.
as the columbus dispatch pointed out, if the police hadn't been on time, thomas would still be alive. as thomas's cousin points out, the columbus police department is "trying to justify" the shooting, "no apology or nothing, [just saying] `oh, we're just doing what we were trained to do" that is, to put "officer safety" ahead of every other consideration.
the same calculus led to an act of grotesque police what could reasonably be called an incident of terrorism in aurora about six months before the movie theater massacre. following an armed robbery at a local wells fargo bank, the aurora police department simply arrested everyone in the vicinity until the suspect was found. this was, in effect, martial law.
believing that the alleged robber was stopped a nearby red light, the police barricaded that section of the street which could be considered a reasonable tactic.
however, they dragged more than forty people from their vehicles, handcuffed them, and held them for more than four hours which was not.
drivers and passengers "were handcuffed, then were told what was going on and were asked for permission to search the car," recalled officer frank. "they all granted permission, and once nothing was found in their cars, they were un-handcuffed."
why was it supposedly necessary to handcuff people before asking permission? if the detention was justified, why did the police bother to ask for permission?
fania insisted that the mass arrests were necessary and justified because it was a "unique" situation. actually, this was done not to protect the public, but rather in the interest of "officer safety." this is the same reason why the police force in colorado springs, roughly 70 miles south of aurora, are using swat gear to carry out routine patrol functions.
if you're stopped for a traffic infraction in colorado springs, you're likely to be accosted by someone dressed almost exactly like the perpetrator of the aurora movie theater massacre. that armed stranger has official permission to kill you if in his judgment you pose a threat to him and no legally enforceable responsibility to protect you, should a threat to your person or property materialize. and functionaries who serve the same government consider themselves entitled to kill anyone u.s. citizens included via remote control on the orders of the individual who has urged the nation to join him in mourning the victims of murder in aurora.
referring to the movie theater massacre, obama read these potted, insincere phrases from his teleprompter:
"i'm sure many of you who are parents had the same reaction i did when you first heard this news: what if it had been my daughters at the theater, doing what young children enjoy doing every day? michelle and i will be fortunate enough to hug our girls a little tighter this weekend, as i'm sure you will do with your children."
there are limits to obama's gift of empathy. he appears untroubled by the fact that because of his criminal actions,'s mother has been deprived of both her son and her husband. he is living proof of the fact that the deadliest sociopaths aren't the ones who dye their hair red and identify with comic book nihilists.
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ˈrisəntli baɪ ˈwɪljəm ˈnɔrmən grɪg: ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə, jʊr prɪˈzumd ˈgɪlti: drəg ‘‘crimes’*’ wɪθ noʊ ˈkrɪmənəl ˌɪnˈtɛnt ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ˈneɪtɪv ˈwəzənt ɪn ə ˈmuvi ˈθieɪtər wɪn hɪz laɪf mɛt ə ˈsədən, ˈvaɪələnt ɛnd. hi wɑz ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ ə ˈbæˌkjɑrd ˈbɑrbɪˌkju wɪθ hɪz ˈkəzən ɪn ˌsaʊˈθistərn ˈjɛmən wɪn ðə hoʊm wɑz dɪˈstrɔɪd baɪ ə ˈhɛlˌfaɪr ˈmɪsəl. wɑz ˈsɪkˈstin jɪrz oʊld wɪn hi wɑz ˈmərdərd baɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈgəvərnmənt. hi hæd rən əˈweɪ frəm hoʊm ɪn ə ˈdɛspərɪt əˈtɛmpt tɪ faɪnd hɪz ˈfɑðər, ˈɑnwɑr, ə "ˈrædɪkəl ˈklɛrɪk" hu wɑz ðə ˈtərgət əv ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃənz əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræm. dɪˈspaɪt ðə fækt ðət ˈɑnwɑr wɑz ˈnɛvər ˈfɔrməli ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ə kraɪm lɛt əˈloʊn kənˈvɪktəd əv wən hi wɑz əˈsæsəˌneɪtəd ɔn ˌoʊˈbɑməz ˈɔrdərz tu wiks ˌbiˈfɔr ðə rəˈʒim sˈlɔtərd hɪz sən ənd eɪt ˈəðər ˈɪnəsənt ˈpipəl. ˈsikɪŋ tɪ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ðə ˈmərdər əv ə ʧaɪld, ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪd ðə ˈstɔri ðət ðə wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli ən ˈædəlt "səˈspɛktɪd" əv biɪŋ ə "ˈmɪlətənt." ðət ˈstɔri wɑz rɪˈfaɪnd ˈsəmˈwət wəns ɪt wɑz ˈpruvən ðət wɑz ə ˈtiˌneɪʤər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz ˈnɛvər drɑpt ðə priˈtɛns ðət ðə ˈsəməri ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən əv ðət ˈɪnəsənt juz. ˈsɪtɪzən wɑz, ɪn səm sɛns, ə strəˈtiʤɪk səkˈsɛs. sɪns ðə rəˈʒim kɪld ɪm ənd, ɪn ɪts ˈsɑvrən ˈwɪzdəm, ðə rəˈʒim ˈnɛvər ɛrz ðə jəŋ mæn ˈsɪmpli bi ˈɪnəsənt. wɪˈθɪn ə deɪ əv ðə ˈmuvi ˈθieɪtər ˈmæsəkər, ðə ˈmərdərər əv əˈnaʊnst ðət hi wʊd ˈtrævəl tɪ ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ tɪ blɛs ðə ˈtrɔməˌtaɪzd ˈsɪti əv ərˈɔrə wɪθ hɪz ˈhilɪŋ ˈprɛzəns. meɪ ˈnɛvər ˌəndərˈstænd wət lidz ˈɛniˌwən tɪ ˈtɛrəˌraɪz ðɛr ˈfɛloʊ ˈjumən biɪŋz," ˌɪnˈtoʊnd ðə dɪˈvɪnəti ɪn ðə ˈoʊvəl ˈɔfəs ɪn hɪz ˌʤuˈlaɪ 21 ˈwikli ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈæˌdrɛs. "səʧ ˈivəl ɪz ˈsɛnsləs bɪɔnd ˈrizən." wɪr ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðə ruˈtin steɪt ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm kəˈmɪtɪd baɪ ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈoʊvər wɪʧ hi prɪˈzaɪdz ɪz boʊθ ˈsɛnsəbəl ənd ˈræʃənəl. əˈpɛrəntli ðɛr ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈnoʊbəl ənd rɪˈdɛmtɪv əˈbaʊt kəˈmɪʃənɪŋ ə ˈliʤən əv ˈʤɔɪˌstɪk ˈʤɑkiz hu ɪn ðə ˈseɪfti əv ˈɔfəs ˈbɪldɪŋz ɪn nəˈvɑdə ənd vərˈʤɪnjə dɪˈspæʧ ˈroʊˌbət ˈɛrˌkræft tɪ əˈnaɪəˌleɪt ˈɪnəsənt ˈstreɪnʤərz ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk ˈjɛmən, æfˈgænəˌstæn, ənd ˈpækɪˌstæn. wɪn ˈmɪsəlz waɪp aʊt ˈwɛdɪŋ ˈpɑrtiz ənd fˈjunərəlz; wɪn droʊn ˈɔpərˌeɪtərz ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt ðə ˈpænɪk ənd keɪɑs əv ən ˌɪˈnɪʃəl straɪk tɪ steɪʤ ˈfɑloʊˌəp əˈtæks ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˈimərʤənsi ˌpərsəˈnɛl ðiz ækts ər ˈkɑnsəˌkreɪtɪd baɪ ðə dɪr ˈlidərz əˈpruvəl, ənd ðəs ˈkænɑt bi kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˈræmˌpeɪʤ kəˈmɪtɪd baɪ ə ˈpraɪvət ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈkɪlɪŋ ə ˈdəzən ˈpipəl ənd ˈwundɪŋ skɔrz əv ˈəðərz ɪn ərˈɔrə. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈklɛrəˌfaɪ ðɪs ˈvaɪtəl dɪˈstɪŋkʃən, ɪts ˈjusfəl tɪ ˈriˌkɔl ðə ˈkɑmɛnts əv dɪr ˈlidər ɪˈmɛrətəs bɪl ˈklɪntən frəm ən ˈɪntərvˌju ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə dɪˈsɛmbər 2009 ˈɪʃu əv ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi. æst tɪ ɪˈlusəˌdeɪt ðɪs ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈmætər, ˈklɪntən ˈhɛlpfəli dɪˈfaɪnd ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ɛz ənd ˈrɑbəri ənd koʊəˈrʃən baɪ ˈpipəl hu du nɑt hæv steɪt ˈædɪd.) baɪ ðɪs ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən wi lərn ðət ənd ˈrɑbəri ənd coercion”*” ˈkɛrid aʊt ɪn ðə neɪm əv authority”*” ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm; ˈpəblɪk ˈpɑləsi. ɛz ɪt ˈhæpənz, ˈɑnwɑr ˌɔlˈðoʊ dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ə səˈpɔrtər əv ˌɑlˈkaɪdɑ wɑz ə ˈfɔrθˈraɪt əˈpoʊnənt əv ˈtɛrərɪst əˈtæks əˈgɛnst əˈmɛrɪkən səˈvɪljənz. ɪn ə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈæˌdrɛs hi ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðə juz. ˈgəvərnmənts roʊl ɪn ˌɪnˈveɪdɪŋ ənd ˈɑkjəˌpaɪɪŋ ˈməzlɪm ˈkəntriz "dɪz nɑt ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ əv wən juz. səˈvɪljən ɪn nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ər ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c*.," ʤɪst ɛz ðə ˈmərdər əv ˈθaʊzənz əv səˈvɪljənz ɪn nu jɔrk ənd ˈwɔʃɪŋtən du nɑt "ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ðə dɛθ əv wən səˈvɪljən ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn." bɪˈlivd ðət ɔl ˈpipəl ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈməzlɪmz hæv ðə raɪt tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz əˈgɛnst əˈgrɛsɪv ˈvaɪələns, ənd wɑz nɑt ɪn ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ ðət vju. baɪ ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl dɪˈkri, ðə ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv ðoʊz vjuz wɑz meɪd ə ˈkæpɪtəl əˈfɛns. ðə ˈsɛntəns wɑz ˌɪmˈpoʊzd nɑt baɪ ə kɔrt əv lɔ, bət θru ðə dɪˌlɪbərˈeɪʃənz əv ə ˈsikrətɪv, əˈnɑnəməs, ˌənəˈkaʊntəbəl ˈpænəl. ðɛr wɑz ˈsərtənli ə greɪt dil əv "ɪˈfɪʃənsi" ɪn ðɪs ərˈeɪnʤmənt bət nɑt soʊ məʧ ɛz ə hɪnt ər ˈwɪspər əv du ˈprɔˌsɛs. ɪn ə mɑrʧ 5 ˈæˌdrɛs ðət wɑz ən ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ɪn əˈnæˌlɔɪd sophistry*, əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl ˈɛrɪk ˈhoʊldər toʊld ən ˈɔdiəns æt ˌnɔrθˈwɛstərn ˌjunəˈvərsəti lɔ skul ðət "du ˈprɔˌsɛs" ˈdəzənt ˌrikˈwaɪər "ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈprɔˌsɛs." ˈdʊrɪŋ kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni tu deɪz ˈleɪtər, ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ dɪˈrɛktər ˈrɑbərt mˈjulər wɑz æst əˈbaʊt ˈɛrɪk ˈhoʊldərz pəˈzɪʃən, ənd ˈwɛðər ɪt əˈplaɪd tɪ ðə ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɪtɪzənz ɔn ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈɔrdərz. hi dəkt ðə kˈwɛʃən baɪ əˈbʤɛktɪŋ ðət hi wʊd "hæv tɪ goʊ bæk" ənd ʧɛk ɪf ðət wɑz əˈdrɛst ɪn ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈpɑləsi. ɪn ðə ˌɪntərˈvinɪŋ mənθs, mˈjulər həz nɑt faʊnd ðə taɪm tɪ rɪˈpɔrt wət hi həz ˈlərnɪd. ðə ˌræʃəˈnæl fər ðə ɪgˈzɪstəns əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ðə bɪˈlif ɛz ənsəˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ˌɛmˈpɪrɪkəl ˈɛvədəns ɛz ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpərviəs tɪ ɪt ðət ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪtɪŋ paʊər ɪn ən ˈɛntɪti ˈkleɪmɪŋ ə məˈnɑpəli ɔn əˈgrɛsɪv ˈvaɪələns wɪl prəˈtɛkt ðə ˈɪnəsənt. ðə ˈmæsəkər ɪn ərˈɔrə, laɪk ˈɛvəri ˈəðər ˈɪnsədənt ɪn wɪʧ ən ɑrmd ˈkrɪmənəl preɪz əˈpɑn ə kənˈfaɪnd ˈɔdiəns əv əˈnɑrmd, ˈɪnəsənt ˈpipəl, ˌəndərˈskɔrd ðə fækt ðət ðə pəˈlis ər, æt bɛst, ˈjusləs ɪn səʧ ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz. ðə pəˈlis əraɪvd waɪl ðə ˈræmˌpeɪʤ wɑz ɪn ˈprɑˌgrɛs. pəˈlis rɪˈkɔrdɪŋz ˈkæpʧərd ðə saʊnd əv ˈgənˌfaɪər ənd ˈskrimɪŋ waɪl ˈɔfɪsərz ˈweɪtɪd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈθieɪtər, ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ə "pərˈɪmətər" ənd ˈweɪtɪŋ fər gæs mæsks tɪ bi dɪˈstrɪbjətəd. ðə əˈseɪlənt ˈɛndɪd ðə sˈlɔtər ɔn hɪz oʊn tərmz; ðə pəˈlis dɪd ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ stɑp ər ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz ðə ˈkɑrnɪʤ. ðɛr ˈmɪʃən wɑz səkˈsɛsfəl, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, sɪns nən əv ðɛm wɑz ˈɪnʤərd. ʤɪst ə fju deɪz ˈərliər, ə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ɪn kəˈləmbəs, oʊˈhaɪoʊ ʃɑt ənd kɪld ə mæn neɪmd ˈdɛstɪn ˈtɑməs, hu hæd meɪd ðə mɪˈsteɪk əv ˈkɔlɪŋ ðə pəˈlis tɪ dil wɪθ ən ɑrmd ˈrɑbər. baɪ ðə taɪm ðə ˈɔfɪsərz hæd əraɪvd, ðə ˈbərglərz wər gɔn. soʊ ðə ˈɔfɪsərz fər ˈrizənz ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt həz rɪfˈjuzd tɪ dɪˈskloʊz kɪld ðə ˈvɪktɪm əv ðə ˈbreɪˌkɪn. ɛz ðə kəˈləmbəs dɪˈspæʧ ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt, ɪf ðə pəˈlis ˈhædənt bɪn ɔn taɪm, ˈtɑməs wʊd stɪl bi əˈlaɪv. ɛz ˈtɑməsɪz ˈkəzən pɔɪnts aʊt, ðə kəˈləmbəs pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɪz "traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ" ðə ˈʃutɪŋ, "noʊ əˈpɑləˌʤi ər ˈnəθɪŋ, [ʤɪst seɪɪŋ] `oʊ, wɪr ʤɪst duɪŋ wət wi wər treɪnd tɪ du" ðət ɪz, tɪ pʊt "ˈɔfɪsər ˈseɪfti" əˈhɛd əv ˈɛvəri ˈəðər kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən. ðə seɪm ˈkælkjələs lɛd tɪ ən ækt əv groʊˈtɛsk pəˈlis wət kʊd ˈrizənəbli bi kɔld ən ˈɪnsədənt əv ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ɪn ərˈɔrə əˈbaʊt sɪks mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈmuvi ˈθieɪtər ˈmæsəkər. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ən ɑrmd ˈrɑbəri æt ə ˈloʊkəl wɛlz ˈfɑrˌgoʊ bæŋk, ðə ərˈɔrə pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈsɪmpli ərˈɛstɪd ˈɛvriˌwən ɪn ðə vɪˈsɪnɪti ənˈtɪl ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt wɑz faʊnd. ðɪs wɑz, ɪn ˈifɛkt, ˈmɑrʃəl lɔ. bɪˈlivɪŋ ðət ðə əˈlɛʤd ˈrɑbər wɑz stɑpt ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ rɛd laɪt, ðə pəˈlis ˈbɛrəˌkeɪdɪd ðət ˈsɛkʃən əv ðə strit wɪʧ kʊd bi kənˈsɪdərd ə ˈrizənəbəl ˈtæktɪk. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðeɪ drægd mɔr ðən ˈfɔrti ˈpipəl frəm ðɛr ˈviɪkəlz, ˈhændˌkəft ðɛm, ənd hɛld ðɛm fər mɔr ðən fɔr aʊərz wɪʧ wɑz nɑt. ˈdraɪvərz ənd ˈpæsənʤərz "wər ˈhændˌkəft, ðɛn wər toʊld wət wɑz goʊɪŋ ɔn ənd wər æst fər pərˈmɪʃən tɪ sərʧ ðə kɑr," rɪˈkɔld ˈɔfɪsər fræŋk. "ðeɪ ɔl ˈgrænɪd pərˈmɪʃən, ənd wəns ˈnəθɪŋ wɑz faʊnd ɪn ðɛr kɑz, ðeɪ wər un-handcuffed*." waɪ wɑz ɪt səˈpoʊzədli ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ ˈhændˌkəf ˈpipəl ˌbiˈfɔr ˈæskɪŋ pərˈmɪʃən? ɪf ðə dɪˈtɛnʃən wɑz ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd, waɪ dɪd ðə pəˈlis ˈbɑðər tɪ æsk fər pərˈmɪʃən? ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət ðə mæs ərˈɛsts wər ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ənd ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz ə "juˈnik" ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. ˈæˌkʧuəli, ðɪs wɑz dən nɑt tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə ˈpəblɪk, bət ˈrəðər ɪn ðə ˈɪntəˌrɛst əv "ˈɔfɪsər ˈseɪfti." ðɪs ɪz ðə seɪm ˈrizən waɪ ðə pəˈlis fɔrs ɪn ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ spərɪŋz, ˈrəfli 70 maɪəlz saʊθ əv ərˈɔrə, ər ˈjuzɪŋ swɑt gɪr tɪ ˈkɛri aʊt ruˈtin pəˈtroʊl ˈfəŋkʃənz. ɪf jʊr stɑpt fər ə ˈtræfɪk ˌɪnˈfrækʃən ɪn ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ spərɪŋz, jʊr ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi əˈkɑstəd baɪ ˈsəmˌwən drɛst ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɪgˈzæktli laɪk ðə ˈpərpəˌtreɪtər əv ðə ərˈɔrə ˈmuvi ˈθieɪtər ˈmæsəkər. ðət ɑrmd ˈstreɪnʤər həz əˈfɪʃəl pərˈmɪʃən tɪ kɪl ju ɪf ɪn hɪz ˈʤəʤmənt ju poʊz ə θrɛt tɪ ɪm ənd noʊ ˈligəli ɛnˈfɔrsəbəl riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti tɪ prəˈtɛkt ju, ʃʊd ə θrɛt tɪ jʊr ˈpərsən ər ˈprɑpərti məˈtɪriəˌlaɪz. ənd ˈfəŋkʃəˌnɛriz hu sərv ðə seɪm ˈgəvərnmənt kənˈsɪdər ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛnˈtaɪtəld tɪ kɪl ˈɛniˌwən juz. ˈsɪtɪzənz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈviə rɪˈmoʊt kənˈtroʊl ɔn ðə ˈɔrdərz əv ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl hu həz ərʤd ðə ˈneɪʃən tɪ ʤɔɪn ɪm ɪn ˈmɔrnɪŋ ðə ˈvɪktɪmz əv ˈmərdər ɪn ərˈɔrə. rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈmuvi ˈθieɪtər ˈmæsəkər, ˌoʊˈbɑmə rɛd ðiz ˈpɑtɪd, ˌɪnsɪnˈsɪr ˈfreɪzɪz frəm hɪz ˈtɛləˌprɑmptər: "əm ʃʊr ˈmɛni əv ju hu ər ˈpɛrənts hæd ðə seɪm riˈækʃən aɪ dɪd wɪn ju fərst hərd ðɪs nuz: wət ɪf ɪt hæd bɪn maɪ ˈdɔtərz æt ðə ˈθieɪtər, duɪŋ wət jəŋ ˈʧɪldrən ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ duɪŋ ˈɛvəri deɪ? mɪˈʃɛl ənd aɪ wɪl bi ˈfɔrʧənət ɪˈnəf tɪ həg ɑr gərlz ə ˈlɪtəl ˈtaɪtər ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd, ɛz əm ʃʊr ju wɪl du wɪθ jʊr ˈʧɪldrən." ðɛr ər ˈlɪmɪts tɪ ˌoʊˈbɑməz gɪft əv ˈɛmpəθi. hi əˈpɪrz ənˈtrəbəld baɪ ðə fækt ðət bɪˈkəz əv hɪz ˈkrɪmənəl ˈækʃənz, ˈməðər həz bɪn dɪˈpraɪvd əv boʊθ hər sən ənd hər ˈhəzbənd. hi ɪz ˈlɪvɪŋ pruf əv ðə fækt ðət ðə ˈdɛdliəst ˈsoʊsioʊˌpæðz ˈɑrənt ðə wənz hu daɪ ðɛr hɛr rɛd ənd aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ wɪθ ˈkɑmɪk bʊk ˈnaɪələsts. ðə bɛst əv ˈwɪljəm ˈnɔrmən grɪg
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one of the details that most surprised me in scott account of the cia leak investigation and aftermath was his description of the white house response to the april 5, libby had testified he had leaked the nie with the authorization of the president.
now the fact that he himself had authorized the selective leaking of national security information to reporters made him look hypocritical. [snip] in time, we would learn that the penchant for had played an important role in the story. the only person the president had shared the with personally was vice president cheney. two days after the fitzgerald disclosure, lawyer told reporters that the president had "declassified the information and authorized and directed the vice president to get it out" but get into how it would be done." then the vice president had directed his top aide, scooter libby, to supply the information anonymously to reporters. [my emphasis]
granted, i was on a business trip in india when this all went down. but this was a detail i missed. lawyer told reporters"? i was used to lawyer prior to the indictment, joseph tate, telling reporters all manner of things under the cover of anonymity. robert anonymous, wild spinning of reporters? kind of goes without saying. but lawyer, terry?
but it all made sense when someone pointed me to the one piece of journalism he could find repeating that you believe it, a michael isikoff piece?
a lawyer familiar with the investigation, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter, told newsweek that the "president declassified the information and authorized and directed the vice president to get it out." but bush get into how it would be done. he was not involved in selecting scooter libby or judy miller." bush made the decision to put out the nie material in late june, when the press was beginning to raise questions about the but before wilson published his piece. [my emphasis]
i double checked with mcclellen to make sure the public statement he meant, and he said,
dan bartlett volunteered to me that the vice lawyer was telling at least some reporters anonymously what i reference on page 295, which is specifically referring to the newsweek article
in other words, yes, lawyer was the one spreading that story all isikoff. now everything began to make sense.
you see, one of the biggest reasons why few journalists ever got that the whole nie story was a cover story, designed to explain away order to leak something identity, is because michael isikoff spouted a story that, though still totally illogical, explained away some of the inconsistencies in the nie story. what isikoff wrote in hubris:
in late june, cheney discussed with bush the steady stream of negative news about the prewar use of the iraq intelligence, according to a lawyer close to the principals. cheney and bush agreed that to refute the criticism they ought to divulge portions of the classified national intelligence estimate on weapons of mass destruction that had hastily been prepared prior to the congressional vote on the iraq war resolution. "the president declassified the information and authorized and directed the vice president to get it out," the lawyer said. how that would be should leak the information and to which left entirely up to cheney, the lawyer noted.
i guess, when isikoff writes "a lawyer close to the principals," what he really means is "a lawyer retained by one of the principals to keep him out of the pokey."
and when you put the two similar citations together with revelation of the secret source behind those citations, it verifies that terry, lawyer, is also the one who claimed bush had declassified the nie in late june, all handily timed to make story more (but not yet) consistent. now, in case wondering, mcclellan told me there were no discussions within the white house (that he was part of) regarding when the nie was declassified.
i know of no such discussions within the white house about when the happened, including any about what could be said about the timing.
and patrick fitzgerald, after having interviewed both dick cheney and george bush, stated clearly that,
your honor, i will stipulate that the happened. i know when. [snip] as to the timing, no, i have anything that sets the date other than before, my belief is it is before july. besides saying july 8 it happened by, i move the date into june or july, a specific date.
and even ted wells, who somehow magically discovered what bush and cheney had said to fitzgerald in their interviews without fitzgerald having turned over the interview reports, admitted that bush and cheney said the had happened, but not when.
i believe that maybe that the testimony does not tie it down to a particular day, only that it did take place, [snip] [fitzgerald] is in possession of material from either the president or the vice president to the effect that it was declassified and that they know they did it but not sure of the particular date
so libby, cheney, and only three guys who are supposed to have known about this–couldn’t place when it happened in their discussions with patrick fitzgerald (aside from concession that it could have happened on july 7 or "some time at the end of the previous week," which would make it july 3 or 4 or maybe july 2 but definitely not late june). but at a time when it was becoming increasingly clear that the whole story was collapsing partly because libby had leaked the nie to at least two journalists the evidence got declassified got declassified, all of a sudden terry developed a great clarity that the had happened in june, and not july.
and michael isikoff believed him.
isikoff not only believed terry, the guy cheney was paying to keep him out of jail but who speak on the record, but he also replicated’s feint about bush not telling cheney what details to leak, thereby drawing attention away from whether or not bush knew what cheney planned to leak. (fwiw, mcclellan told me that dan bartlett thought making the distinction was important, guessing because bartlett realized someone like michael isikoff could turn it into a head fake that would distract from the logical contradictions and implications of the larger story.) and so, when isikoff tells about leak to judy miller, he writes,
once again, cheney had given his chief of staff the green light to disclose information from the classified national intelligence estimate. [snip] and now he was going to go further with miller than he had with woodward in revealing the contents of the nie.
isikoff thereby introduces several more pieces of disinformation into the story. a problem with the suggestion that cheney "again" gave libby a green light to leak since the same filing that confirmed libby had named bush in the nie also states that,
defendant testified that this july meeting was the only time he recalled in his government experience when he disclosed a document to a reporter that was effectively declassified by virtue of the authorization that it be disclosed. defendant testified that one of the reasons why he met with miller at a hotel was the fact that he was sharing this information with miller exclusively. [my emphasis]
there’s no evidence that libby leaked more from the nie to judy than he did to woodward (indeed, own description of what happened suggests the contrary), and flaccid "go further" certainly provide that evidence. but since isikoff is still working on the feint of the nie story, what becomes the central thrust of the story, thereby divorcing the leak of identity, the leak of the cia trip report, and the use of the attribution "former hill staffer" from order to libby to leak something to judy (which, when you think about it, is just what libby perjury and obstruction did).
now, to be fair to isikoff, the contradictions in nie story as obvious in april 2006, when he first served as a mouthpiece for lawyer, or mid 2006 when he was finishing hubris, as they became after fitzgerald pointed to the clouds hanging over the vice president during the trial. maybe just not good with logic.
but that entirely excuse actions. he had three choices: credit the word of, serving as an anonymous source and providing information that appears to have gone beyond own testimony in the affair; focus on the contradictions in the story that remained after intervened; or at least balance the two and point out how they cannot both be true. isikoff chose door number one: the word of an anonymous source over logic.
i have long pointed to this difference in presentation of the cia leak and mine as a signal difference between reporters and bloggers. the former often believe something until they can get a human source to confirm it for them, and may, therefore, dismiss fairly credible documentary evidence. and we bloggers admittedly do enough calling of people to get their version of we do tend to find stuff in documents that reporters may not. both approaches have their weaknesses; the two together hopefully provide a fuller picture.
but i always imagined that the source isikoff relied on here was someone like harriet "lawyer close to the principals," but not someone whose job it was to keep role in this under wraps. learning that it was, instead, lawyer, changes things. much of the reluctance of the the pundit class more examine the evidence against cheney in this case was due to willingness to accept the word of lawyer, speaking anonymously, over logic and sworn testimony. given emphasis on armitage in hubris over the confirmation of role in non-proliferation, given clinging to his sketchy refutation of the story, and given in passing evidence to robert luskin, this surprise me.
but it does, once again, expose how helpful the press was in covering up the leak of identity.
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wən əv ðə ˈditeɪlz ðət moʊst səˈpraɪzd mi ɪn skɑt əˈkaʊnt əv ðə siaɪeɪ lik ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ənd ˈæftərˌmæθ wɑz hɪz dɪˈskrɪpʃən əv ðə waɪt haʊs rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə ˈeɪprəl 5 ˈlɪˌbi hæd ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd hi hæd likt ðə ni wɪθ ðə ˌɔθərəˈzeɪʃən əv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt. naʊ ðə fækt ðət hi hɪmˈsɛlf hæd ˈɔθərˌaɪzd ðə səˈlɛktɪv ˈlikɪŋ əv ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ rɪˈpɔrtərz meɪd ɪm lʊk ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl. [snɪp] ɪn taɪm, wi wʊd lərn ðət ðə ˈpɛnʧənt fər hæd pleɪd ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt roʊl ɪn ðə ˈstɔri. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈpərsən ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt hæd ʃɛrd ðə wɪθ ˈpərsənəli wɑz vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈʧeɪni. tu deɪz ˈæftər ðə fɪtsˈʤɛrəld dɪˈskloʊʒər, ˈlɔjər toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ðət ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt hæd "dɪˈklæsəˌfaɪd ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd ˈɔθərˌaɪzd ənd dɪˈrɛktɪd ðə vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt tɪ gɪt ɪt aʊt" bət gɪt ˈɪntu haʊ ɪt wʊd bi dən." ðɛn ðə vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt hæd dɪˈrɛktɪd hɪz tɔp eɪd, ˈskutər ˈlɪˌbi, tɪ səˈplaɪ ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈnɑnəməsli tɪ rɪˈpɔrtərz. [maɪ ˈɛmfəsɪs] ˈgrænɪd, aɪ wɑz ɔn ə ˈbɪznɪs trɪp ɪn ˈɪndiə wɪn ðɪs ɔl wɛnt daʊn. bət ðɪs wɑz ə ˈditeɪl aɪ mɪst. ˈlɔjər toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz"? aɪ wɑz juzd tɪ ˈlɔjər praɪər tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt, ˈʤoʊzəf teɪt, ˈtɛlɪŋ rɪˈpɔrtərz ɔl ˈmænər əv θɪŋz ˈəndər ðə ˈkəvər əv ˌænəˈnɪmɪti. ˈrɑbərt əˈnɑnəməs, waɪld ˈspɪnɪŋ əv rɪˈpɔrtərz? kaɪnd əv goʊz wɪˈθaʊt seɪɪŋ. bət ˈlɔjər, ˈtɛri? bət ɪt ɔl meɪd sɛns wɪn ˈsəmˌwən ˈpɔɪntɪd mi tɪ ðə wən pis əv ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm hi kʊd faɪnd rɪˈpitɪŋ ðət ju bɪˈliv ɪt, ə ˈmaɪkəl ˈɪzəkɔf pis? ə ˈlɔjər fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, hu æst nɑt tɪ bi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti əv ðə ˈmætər, toʊld ˈnuzˌwik ðət ðə "ˈprɛzɪdənt dɪˈklæsəˌfaɪd ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd ˈɔθərˌaɪzd ənd dɪˈrɛktɪd ðə vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt tɪ gɪt ɪt aʊt." bət bʊʃ gɪt ˈɪntu haʊ ɪt wʊd bi dən. hi wɑz nɑt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn səˈlɛktɪŋ ˈskutər ˈlɪˌbi ər ˈʤudi ˈmɪlər." bʊʃ meɪd ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ pʊt aʊt ðə ni məˈtɪriəl ɪn leɪt ʤun, wɪn ðə prɛs wɑz bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ reɪz kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ðə bət ˌbiˈfɔr ˈwɪlsən ˈpəblɪʃt hɪz pis. [maɪ ˈɛmfəsɪs] aɪ ˈdəbəl ʧɛkt wɪθ məˈklɛlən tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsteɪtmənt hi mɛnt, ənd hi sɛd, dæn ˈbɑrtlɪt ˌvɑlənˈtɪrd tɪ mi ðət ðə vaɪs ˈlɔjər wɑz ˈtɛlɪŋ æt list səm rɪˈpɔrtərz əˈnɑnəməsli wət aɪ ˈrɛfərəns ɔn peɪʤ 295 wɪʧ ɪz spəˈsɪfɪkli rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈnuzˌwik ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, jɛs, ˈlɔjər wɑz ðə wən ˈsprɛdɪŋ ðət ˈstɔri ɔl ˈɪzəkɔf. naʊ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ bɪˈgæn tɪ meɪk sɛns. ju si, wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈrizənz waɪ fju ˈʤərnəlɪsts ˈɛvər gɑt ðət ðə hoʊl ni ˈstɔri wɑz ə ˈkəvər ˈstɔri, dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn əˈweɪ ˈɔrdər tɪ lik ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪˈdɛntəˌti, ɪz bɪˈkəz ˈmaɪkəl ˈɪzəkɔf ˈspaʊtəd ə ˈstɔri ðət, ðoʊ stɪl ˈtoʊtəli ˌɪˈlɑʤɪkəl, ɪkˈspleɪnd əˈweɪ səm əv ðə ˌɪŋˈkɑnsɪˌstɛnsiz ɪn ðə ni ˈstɔri. wət ˈɪzəkɔf roʊt ɪn ˈhjubrəs: ɪn leɪt ʤun, ˈʧeɪni dɪˈskəst wɪθ bʊʃ ðə ˈstɛdi strim əv ˈnɛgətɪv nuz əˈbaʊt ðə priˈwɔr juz əv ðə ˌɪˈrɑk ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈlɔjər kloʊz tɪ ðə ˈprɪnsəpəlz. ˈʧeɪni ənd bʊʃ əˈgrid ðət tɪ rɪfˈjut ðə ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ðeɪ ɔt tɪ dɪˈvəlʤ ˈpɔrʃənz əv ðə ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˈnæʃənəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ɔn ˈwɛpənz əv mæs dɪˈstrəkʃən ðət hæd ˈheɪstəli bɪn priˈpɛrd praɪər tɪ ðə kənˈgrɛʃənəl voʊt ɔn ðə ˌɪˈrɑk wɔr ˌrɛzəˈluʃən. "ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt dɪˈklæsəˌfaɪd ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd ˈɔθərˌaɪzd ənd dɪˈrɛktɪd ðə vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt tɪ gɪt ɪt aʊt," ðə ˈlɔjər sɛd. haʊ ðət wʊd bi ʃʊd lik ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd tɪ wɪʧ lɛft ɪnˈtaɪərli əp tɪ ˈʧeɪni, ðə ˈlɔjər ˈnoʊtɪd. aɪ gɛs, wɪn ˈɪzəkɔf raɪts "ə ˈlɔjər kloʊz tɪ ðə ˈprɪnsəpəlz," wət hi ˈrɪli minz ɪz "ə ˈlɔjər rɪˈteɪnd baɪ wən əv ðə ˈprɪnsəpəlz tɪ kip ɪm aʊt əv ðə ˈpoʊki." ənd wɪn ju pʊt ðə tu ˈsɪmələr saɪˈteɪʃənz təˈgɛðər wɪθ ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən əv ðə ˈsikrɪt sɔrs bɪˈhaɪnd ðoʊz saɪˈteɪʃənz, ɪt ˈvɛrəˌfaɪz ðət ˈtɛri, ˈlɔjər, ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə wən hu kleɪmd bʊʃ hæd dɪˈklæsəˌfaɪd ðə ni ɪn leɪt ʤun, ɔl ˈhændəli taɪmd tɪ meɪk ˈstɔri mɔr (bət nɑt jɛt) kənˈsɪstənt. naʊ, ɪn keɪs ˈwəndərɪŋ, məˈklɛlən toʊld mi ðɛr wər noʊ dɪˈskəʃənz wɪˈθɪn ðə waɪt haʊs (ðət hi wɑz pɑrt əv) rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ wɪn ðə ni wɑz dɪˈklæsəˌfaɪd. aɪ noʊ əv noʊ səʧ dɪˈskəʃənz wɪˈθɪn ðə waɪt haʊs əˈbaʊt wɪn ðə ˈhæpənd, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈɛni əˈbaʊt wət kʊd bi sɛd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ. ənd ˈpætrɪk fɪtsˈʤɛrəld, ˈæftər ˈhævɪŋ ˈɪntərvˌjud boʊθ dɪk ˈʧeɪni ənd ʤɔrʤ bʊʃ, ˈsteɪtɪd ˈklɪrli ðət, jʊr ˈɑnər, aɪ wɪl ˈstɪpjəˌleɪt ðət ðə ˈhæpənd. aɪ noʊ wɪn. [snɪp] ɛz tɪ ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ, noʊ, aɪ hæv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət sɛts ðə deɪt ˈəðər ðən ˌbiˈfɔr, maɪ bɪˈlif ɪz ɪt ɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ˌʤuˈlaɪ. ˌbiˈsaɪdz seɪɪŋ ˌʤuˈlaɪ 8 ɪt ˈhæpənd baɪ, aɪ muv ðə deɪt ˈɪntu ʤun ər ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ə spɪˈsɪfɪk deɪt. ənd ˈivɪn tɛd wɛlz, hu ˈsəmˌhaʊ ˈmæʤɪkəli dɪˈskəvərd wət bʊʃ ənd ˈʧeɪni hæd sɛd tɪ fɪtsˈʤɛrəld ɪn ðɛr ˈɪntərvˌjuz wɪˈθaʊt fɪtsˈʤɛrəld ˈhævɪŋ tərnd ˈoʊvər ðə ˈɪntərvˌju rɪˈpɔrts, ədˈmɪtəd ðət bʊʃ ənd ˈʧeɪni sɛd ðə hæd ˈhæpənd, bət nɑt wɪn. aɪ bɪˈliv ðət ˈmeɪbi ðət ðə ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni dɪz nɑt taɪ ɪt daʊn tɪ ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr deɪ, ˈoʊnli ðət ɪt dɪd teɪk pleɪs, [snɪp] [fɪtsˈʤɛrəld] ɪz ɪn pəˈzɛʃən əv məˈtɪriəl frəm ˈiðər ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ər ðə vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt tɪ ðə ˈifɛkt ðət ɪt wɑz dɪˈklæsəˌfaɪd ənd ðət ðeɪ noʊ ðeɪ dɪd ɪt bət nɑt ʃʊr əv ðə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr deɪt soʊ ˈlɪˌbi, ˈʧeɪni, ənd ˈoʊnli θri gaɪz hu ər səˈpoʊzd tɪ hæv noʊn əˈbaʊt ðɪs pleɪs wɪn ɪt ˈhæpənd ɪn ðɛr dɪˈskəʃənz wɪθ ˈpætrɪk fɪtsˈʤɛrəld (əˈsaɪd frəm kənˈsɛʃən ðət ɪt kʊd hæv ˈhæpənd ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 7 ər "səm taɪm æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈpriviəs wik," wɪʧ wʊd meɪk ɪt ˌʤuˈlaɪ 3 ər 4 ər ˈmeɪbi ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2 bət ˈdɛfənətli nɑt leɪt ʤun). bət æt ə taɪm wɪn ɪt wɑz bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli klɪr ðət ðə hoʊl ˈstɔri wɑz kəˈlæpsɪŋ ˈpɑrtli bɪˈkəz ˈlɪˌbi hæd likt ðə ni tɪ æt list tu ˈʤərnəlɪsts ðə ˈɛvədəns gɑt dɪˈklæsəˌfaɪd gɑt dɪˈklæsəˌfaɪd, ɔl əv ə ˈsədən ˈtɛri dɪˈvɛləpt ə greɪt ˈklɛrɪti ðət ðə hæd ˈhæpənd ɪn ʤun, ənd nɑt ˌʤuˈlaɪ. ənd ˈmaɪkəl ˈɪzəkɔf bɪˈlivd ɪm. ˈɪzəkɔf nɑt ˈoʊnli bɪˈlivd ˈtɛri, ðə gaɪ ˈʧeɪni wɑz peɪɪŋ tɪ kip ɪm aʊt əv ʤeɪl bət hu spik ɔn ðə ˈrɛkərd, bət hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪtɪd feɪnt əˈbaʊt bʊʃ nɑt ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈʧeɪni wət ˈditeɪlz tɪ lik, ˈðɛrˈbaɪ drɔɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən əˈweɪ frəm ˈwɛðər ər nɑt bʊʃ nu wət ˈʧeɪni plænd tɪ lik. (fwiw*, məˈklɛlən toʊld mi ðət dæn ˈbɑrtlɪt θɔt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə dɪˈstɪŋkʃən wɑz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, ˈgɛsɪŋ bɪˈkəz ˈbɑrtlɪt ˈriəˌlaɪzd ˈsəmˌwən laɪk ˈmaɪkəl ˈɪzəkɔf kʊd tərn ɪt ˈɪntu ə hɛd feɪk ðət wʊd dɪˈstrækt frəm ðə ˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkʃənz ənd ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz əv ðə ˈlɑrʤər ˈstɔri.) ənd soʊ, wɪn ˈɪzəkɔf tɛlz əˈbaʊt lik tɪ ˈʤudi ˈmɪlər, hi raɪts, wəns əˈgɛn, ˈʧeɪni hæd ˈgɪvɪn hɪz ʧif əv stæf ðə grin laɪt tɪ dɪˈskloʊz ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ðə ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˈnæʃənəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈɛstəˌmeɪt. [snɪp] ənd naʊ hi wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ goʊ ˈfərðər wɪθ ˈmɪlər ðən hi hæd wɪθ ˈwʊdˌwɔrd ɪn rɪˈvilɪŋ ðə ˈkɑntɛnts əv ðə ni. ˈɪzəkɔf ˈðɛrˈbaɪ ˌɪntrəˈdusɪz ˈsɛvərəl mɔr ˈpisɪz əv dɪˌzɪnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə ˈstɔri. ə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ðə səˈʤɛsʧən ðət ˈʧeɪni "əˈgɛn" geɪv ˈlɪˌbi ə grin laɪt tɪ lik sɪns ðə seɪm ˈfaɪlɪŋ ðət kənˈfərmd ˈlɪˌbi hæd neɪmd bʊʃ ɪn ðə ni ˈɔlsoʊ steɪts ðət, dɪˈfɛndənt ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ðət ðɪs ˌʤuˈlaɪ ˈmitɪŋ wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli taɪm hi rɪˈkɔld ɪn hɪz ˈgəvərnmənt ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪn hi dɪˈskloʊzd ə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt tɪ ə rɪˈpɔrtər ðət wɑz ˈifɛktɪvli dɪˈklæsəˌfaɪd baɪ ˈvərʧu əv ðə ˌɔθərəˈzeɪʃən ðət ɪt bi dɪˈskloʊzd. dɪˈfɛndənt ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ðət wən əv ðə ˈrizənz waɪ hi mɛt wɪθ ˈmɪlər æt ə hoʊˈtɛl wɑz ðə fækt ðət hi wɑz ˈʃɛrɪŋ ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɪθ ˈmɪlər ɪkˈsklusɪvli. [maɪ ˈɛmfəsɪs] noʊ ˈɛvədəns ðət ˈlɪˌbi likt mɔr frəm ðə ni tɪ ˈʤudi ðən hi dɪd tɪ ˈwʊdˌwɔrd (ˌɪnˈdid, oʊn dɪˈskrɪpʃən əv wət ˈhæpənd səˈʤɛsts ðə ˈkɑntrɛri), ənd ˈflækɪd "goʊ ˈfərðər" ˈsərtənli prəˈvaɪd ðət ˈɛvədəns. bət sɪns ˈɪzəkɔf ɪz stɪl ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə feɪnt əv ðə ni ˈstɔri, wət bɪˈkəmz ðə ˈsɛntrəl θrəst əv ðə ˈstɔri, ˈðɛrˈbaɪ dɪˈvɔrsɪŋ ðə lik əv aɪˈdɛntəˌti, ðə lik əv ðə siaɪeɪ trɪp rɪˈpɔrt, ənd ðə juz əv ðə ˌætrɪˈbjuʃən "ˈfɔrmər hɪl ˈstæfər" frəm ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈlɪˌbi tɪ lik ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ ˈʤudi (wɪʧ, wɪn ju θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɪt, ɪz ʤɪst wət ˈlɪˌbi ˈpərʤəri ənd əbˈstrəkʃən dɪd). naʊ, tɪ bi fɛr tɪ ˈɪzəkɔf, ðə ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkʃənz ɪn ni ˈstɔri ɛz ˈɑbviəs ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2006 wɪn hi fərst sərvd ɛz ə ˈmaʊθˌpis fər ˈlɔjər, ər mɪd 2006 wɪn hi wɑz ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ ˈhjubrəs, ɛz ðeɪ bɪˈkeɪm ˈæftər fɪtsˈʤɛrəld ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ðə klaʊdz ˈhæŋɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə traɪəl. ˈmeɪbi ʤɪst nɑt gʊd wɪθ ˈlɑʤɪk. bət ðət ɪnˈtaɪərli ɪkˈskjuz ˈækʃənz. hi hæd θri ˈʧɔɪsɪz: ˈkrɛdɪt ðə wərd əv, ˈsərvɪŋ ɛz ən əˈnɑnəməs sɔrs ənd prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv gɔn bɪɔnd oʊn ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni ɪn ðə əˈfɛr; ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkʃənz ɪn ðə ˈstɔri ðət rɪˈmeɪnd ˈæftər ˌɪntərˈvind; ər æt list ˈbæləns ðə tu ənd pɔɪnt aʊt haʊ ðeɪ ˈkænɑt boʊθ bi tru. ˈɪzəkɔf ʧoʊz dɔr ˈnəmbər wən: ðə wərd əv ən əˈnɑnəməs sɔrs ˈoʊvər ˈlɑʤɪk. aɪ hæv lɔŋ ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ðɪs ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən əv ðə siaɪeɪ lik ənd maɪn ɛz ə ˈsɪgnəl ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin rɪˈpɔrtərz ənd ˈblɔgərz. ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈɔfən bɪˈliv ˈsəmθɪŋ ənˈtɪl ðeɪ kən gɪt ə ˈjumən sɔrs tɪ kənˈfərm ɪt fər ðɛm, ənd meɪ, ˈðɛrˌfɔr, dɪsˈmɪs ˈfɛrli ˈkrɛdəbəl ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri ˈɛvədəns. ənd wi ˈblɔgərz ædˈmɪtɪdli du ɪˈnəf ˈkɔlɪŋ əv ˈpipəl tɪ gɪt ðɛr ˈvərʒən əv wi du tɛnd tɪ faɪnd stəf ɪn ˈdɑkjəmənts ðət rɪˈpɔrtərz meɪ nɑt. boʊθ əˈproʊʧɪz hæv ðɛr ˈwiknəsɪz; ðə tu təˈgɛðər ˈhoʊpfəli prəˈvaɪd ə ˈfʊlər ˈpɪkʧər. bət aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz ˌɪˈmæʤənd ðət ðə sɔrs ˈɪzəkɔf rɪˈlaɪd ɔn hir wɑz ˈsəmˌwən laɪk ˈhɛriət "ˈlɔjər kloʊz tɪ ðə ˈprɪnsəpəlz," bət nɑt ˈsəmˌwən huz ʤɑb ɪt wɑz tɪ kip roʊl ɪn ðɪs ˈəndər ræps. ˈlərnɪŋ ðət ɪt wɑz, ˌɪnˈstɛd, ˈlɔjər, ˈʧeɪnʤɪz θɪŋz. məʧ əv ðə rɪˈləktəns əv ðə ðə ˈpəndət klæs mɔr ɪgˈzæmɪn ðə ˈɛvədəns əˈgɛnst ˈʧeɪni ɪn ðɪs keɪs wɑz du tɪ ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðə wərd əv ˈlɔjər, ˈspikɪŋ əˈnɑnəməsli, ˈoʊvər ˈlɑʤɪk ənd swɔrn ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni. ˈgɪvɪn ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn ˈɑrmɪtɪʤ ɪn ˈhjubrəs ˈoʊvər ðə ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən əv roʊl ɪn nɑnprɔˌlɪfərˈeɪʃən, ˈgɪvɪn ˈklɪŋɪŋ tɪ hɪz ˈskɛʧi ˌrɛfjuˈteɪʃən əv ðə ˈstɔri, ənd ˈgɪvɪn ɪn ˈpæsɪŋ ˈɛvədəns tɪ ˈrɑbərt ˈləskɪn, ðɪs səˈpraɪz mi. bət ɪt dɪz, wəns əˈgɛn, ɪkˈspoʊz haʊ ˈhɛlpfəl ðə prɛs wɑz ɪn ˈkəvərɪŋ əp ðə lik əv aɪˈdɛntəˌti.
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selfishness is a key asset for success in formula one, according to fernando alonso.
in an interview with the official mclaren website, alonso -- who is considered to be one of the best drivers on the current grid -- said ruthlessness is one of the most important qualities an driver can have.
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"you need to have no heart," he said. "you are not enemies with the other drivers, but you have to focus on yourself to win. if you can 'hurt' someone by getting an advantage over them, that's even better."
the spanish world champion is currently in the driver standings after struggling for results since he returned to mclaren last year. however, he says the feeling of driving an car keeps him in the sport despite being uncompetitive at the moment.
"i am a competitive person and competition is important in, but i don't race in for the competition. i can get that in other areas of my life, like cycling and playing tennis - or racing my mother to the supermarket. the reason i race in is because the cars give me a feeling that i can't get anywhere else. it's unique."
alonso compares the feeling to driving an extreme go-kart, but single out one big difference.
"it's hard to explain what this feeling is like because nothing else comes close to. your brain has to every time you get in the car because things happen so fast. if you haven't driven an car for a few weeks, the level of performance takes you by surprise.
"i go to enjoy the competition; i drive in for this feeling. the driving styles in and are quite similar, but nothing unexpected happens in a go-kart. your brain is never taken by surprise. you can predict everything that the is going to do.
"that isn't the case in, where you're taken by surprise all the time. when you hit the brakes, your brain takes to catch up. that's a very nice feeling; that is the feeling."
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ˈsɛlfɪʃnəs ɪz ə ki ˈæˌsɛt fər səkˈsɛs ɪn ˈfɔrmjələ wən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ fərˈnɑndoʊ əˈlɑnsoʊ. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðə əˈfɪʃəl məˈklɛrən ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, əˈlɑnsoʊ hu ɪz kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi wən əv ðə bɛst ˈdraɪvərz ɔn ðə ˈkɑrənt grɪd sɛd ˈruθləsnəs ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt kˈwɑlətiz ən ˈdraɪvər kən hæv. ˈɛdɪtərz pɪks ɪz fərˈnɑndoʊ əˈlɑnsoʊ ˈhæpi? ɪn ən ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ espn*, fərˈnɑndoʊ əˈlɑnsoʊ rɪˈvilz ˈwɛðər hi ɪz ˈtruli ˈhæpi wɪθ ðə dɪˈsɪʒənz hi həz meɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈfɔrmjələ wən kərɪr. "ju nid tɪ hæv noʊ hɑrt," hi sɛd. "ju ər nɑt ˈɛnəmiz wɪθ ðə ˈəðər ˈdraɪvərz, bət ju hæv tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈjɔrsɛlf tɪ wɪn. ɪf ju kən 'hərt' ˈsəmˌwən baɪ ˈgɪtɪŋ ən ædˈvæntɪʤ ˈoʊvər ðɛm, ðæts ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər." ðə ˈspænɪʃ wərld ˈʧæmpiən ɪz ˈkərəntli ɪn ðə ˈdraɪvər ˈstændɪŋz ˈæftər ˈstrəgəlɪŋ fər rɪˈzəlts sɪns hi rɪˈtərnd tɪ məˈklɛrən læst jɪr. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hi sɪz ðə ˈfilɪŋ əv ˈdraɪvɪŋ ən kɑr kips ɪm ɪn ðə spɔrt dɪˈspaɪt biɪŋ ənkəmˈpɛtətɪv æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt. "aɪ æm ə kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈpərsən ənd ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪn bət aɪ doʊnt reɪs ɪn fər ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. aɪ kən gɪt ðət ɪn ˈəðər ˈɛriəz əv maɪ laɪf, laɪk ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ ənd pleɪɪŋ ˈtɛnɪs ər ˈreɪsɪŋ maɪ ˈməðər tɪ ðə ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt. ðə ˈrizən aɪ reɪs ɪn ɪz bɪˈkəz ðə kɑz gɪv mi ə ˈfilɪŋ ðət aɪ kænt gɪt ˈɛniˌwɛr ɛls. ɪts juˈnik." əˈlɑnsoʊ kəmˈpɛrz ðə ˈfilɪŋ tɪ ˈdraɪvɪŋ ən ɪkˈstrim go-kart*, bət ˈsɪŋgəl aʊt wən bɪg ˈdɪfərəns. "ɪts hɑrd tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn wət ðɪs ˈfilɪŋ ɪz laɪk bɪˈkəz ˈnəθɪŋ ɛls kəmz kloʊz tɪ jʊr breɪn həz tɪ ˈɛvəri taɪm ju gɪt ɪn ðə kɑr bɪˈkəz θɪŋz ˈhæpən soʊ fæst. ɪf ju ˈhævənt ˈdrɪvən ən kɑr fər ə fju wiks, ðə ˈlɛvəl əv pərˈfɔrməns teɪks ju baɪ səˈpraɪz. "aɪ goʊ tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən; aɪ draɪv ɪn fər ðɪs ˈfilɪŋ. ðə ˈdraɪvɪŋ staɪlz ɪn ənd ər kwaɪt ˈsɪmələr, bət ˈnəθɪŋ ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈhæpənz ɪn ə go-kart*. jʊr breɪn ɪz ˈnɛvər ˈteɪkən baɪ səˈpraɪz. ju kən prɪˈdɪkt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət ðə ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ du. "ðət ˈɪzənt ðə keɪs ɪn wɛr jʊr ˈteɪkən baɪ səˈpraɪz ɔl ðə taɪm. wɪn ju hɪt ðə breɪks, jʊr breɪn teɪks tɪ kæʧ əp. ðæts ə ˈvɛri nis ˈfilɪŋ; ðət ɪz ðə ˈfilɪŋ."
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the (abvp) has made a comeback at the nehru university (jnu) on sunday by winning the joint secretary's post, sources said.
the joint secretary's post was won by sharma.
the president's post was won by all india students federation kumar, while vice-president and general secretary's posts were retained by all india students association (aisa). the seats were won by rashid and rama respectively.
the students' union election at nehru university (jnu) on friday recorded percent turnout, a marginal dip from last year. last year, the voters' turnout was percent.
a total of 22 candidates had contested for the nehru students union central panel that has posts of president, vice-president, general secretary and joint secretary.
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ðə (abvp*) həz meɪd ə ˈkəmˌbæk æt ðə ˈneɪˌru ˌjunəˈvərsəti (jnu*) ɔn ˈsənˌdi baɪ ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə ʤɔɪnt ˈsɛkrəˌtɛriz poʊst, ˈsɔrsəz sɛd. ðə ʤɔɪnt ˈsɛkrəˌtɛriz poʊst wɑz wən baɪ ˈʃɑrmə. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənts poʊst wɑz wən baɪ ɔl ˈɪndiə ˈstudənts ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən kuˈmɑr, waɪl ˈvaɪˈsprɛzədənt ənd ˈʤɛnərəl ˈsɛkrəˌtɛriz poʊsts wər rɪˈteɪnd baɪ ɔl ˈɪndiə ˈstudənts əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən (aɪˈisə). ðə sits wər wən baɪ rəˈʃid ənd ˈrɑmə rɪˈspɛktɪvli. ðə ˈstudənts' ˈjunjən ɪˈlɛkʃən æt ˈneɪˌru ˌjunəˈvərsəti (jnu*) ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ rɪˈkɔrdɪd pərˈsɛnt ˈtərˌnaʊt, ə ˈmɑrʤənəl dɪp frəm læst jɪr. læst jɪr, ðə ˈvoʊtərz' ˈtərˌnaʊt wɑz pərˈsɛnt. ə ˈtoʊtəl əv 22 ˈkænədɪts hæd kənˈtɛstəd fər ðə ˈneɪˌru ˈstudənts ˈjunjən ˈsɛntrəl ˈpænəl ðət həz poʊsts əv ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈvaɪˈsprɛzədənt, ˈʤɛnərəl ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ənd ʤɔɪnt ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri.
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music, book and app downloads may jump in price in the soon after vat changes were announced in the annual budget.
chancellor george osborn pointed out in his annual budget speech that companies are currently charged tax at source on digital downloads, through foreign countries like luxembourg where it is as low as 3 per cent. from 1 january 2015 however, downloads will be taxed in the country they are purchased instead, meaning a 20 per cent vat charge in the.
it's pretty likely therefore that companies will pass on those costs to the user. it was found in 2012 that the was losing more than billion per year in tax because of app under-charging. the taxes lost between 2008 and 2014 would have been enough to pay for the entire olympic games in britain.
high street bosses have complained that current laws give online retailers an unfair advantage in the market. this change should remedy that issue.
the budget document said: "as announced at budget 2013, the government will legislate to change the rules for the taxation of business to consumer supplies of telecommunications, broadcasting and e-services. from 1 january 2015 these services will be taxed in the member state in which the consumer is located, ensuring these are taxed fairly and helping to protect revenue."
as download charges rise, the popularity of streaming services like and could grow even greater.
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mˈjuzɪk, bʊk ənd æp ˈdaʊnˌloʊdz meɪ ʤəmp ɪn praɪs ɪn ðə sun ˈæftər væt ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wər əˈnaʊnst ɪn ðə ˈænjuəl ˈbəʤɪt. ˈʧænsələr ʤɔrʤ ˈɔzˌbɔrn ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ɪn hɪz ˈænjuəl ˈbəʤɪt spiʧ ðət ˈkəmpəˌniz ər ˈkərəntli ʧɑrʤd tæks æt sɔrs ɔn ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈdaʊnˌloʊdz, θru ˈfɔrən ˈkəntriz laɪk ˈləksəmˌbɔrg wɛr ɪt ɪz ɛz loʊ ɛz 3 pər sɛnt. frəm 1 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2015 ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈdaʊnˌloʊdz wɪl bi tækst ɪn ðə ˈkəntri ðeɪ ər ˈpərʧəst ˌɪnˈstɛd, ˈminɪŋ ə 20 pər sɛnt væt ʧɑrʤ ɪn ðə. ɪts ˈprɪti ˈlaɪkli ˈðɛrˌfɔr ðət ˈkəmpəˌniz wɪl pæs ɔn ðoʊz kɔsts tɪ ðə ˈjuzər. ɪt wɑz faʊnd ɪn 2012 ðət ðə wɑz ˈluzɪŋ mɔr ðən ˈbɪljən pər jɪr ɪn tæks bɪˈkəz əv æp under-charging*. ðə ˈtæksɪz lɔst bɪtˈwin 2008 ənd 2014 wʊd hæv bɪn ɪˈnəf tɪ peɪ fər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər oʊˈlɪmpɪk geɪmz ɪn ˈbrɪtən. haɪ strit ˈbɔsɪz hæv kəmˈpleɪnd ðət ˈkɑrənt lɔz gɪv ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈriˌteɪlərz ən ˌɔnˈfɛr ædˈvæntɪʤ ɪn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. ðɪs ʧeɪnʤ ʃʊd ˈrɛmədi ðət ˈɪʃu. ðə ˈbəʤɪt ˈdɑkjəmɛnt sɛd: "ɛz əˈnaʊnst æt ˈbəʤɪt 2013 ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɪl ˈlɛʤɪsˌleɪt tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə rulz fər ðə tækˈseɪʃən əv ˈbɪznɪs tɪ kənˈsumər səˈplaɪz əv ˌtɛləkəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz, ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ənd e-services*. frəm 1 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2015 ðiz ˈsərvɪsɪz wɪl bi tækst ɪn ðə ˈmɛmbər steɪt ɪn wɪʧ ðə kənˈsumər ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd, ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðiz ər tækst ˈfɛrli ənd ˈhɛlpɪŋ tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈrɛvəˌnu." ɛz ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ˈʧɑrʤɪz raɪz, ðə ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti əv ˈstrimɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz laɪk ənd kʊd groʊ ˈivɪn ˈgreɪtər. rɛd: wɪʧ ɪz ðə bɛst mˈjuzɪk ˈstrimɪŋ ˈsərvɪs ɪn ðə? ˈvərsəz ˈvərsəz ənd mɔr
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one the biggest selling points of the playstation 3 is that gamers can use the console to play online at no additional charge. however, evidence has surfaced that the company is planning a subscription model for the playstation network similar also fundamentally different live.
sony is mulling a premium version of.
slides accompanying a thursday presentation by sony show that the company is planning a "new revenue stream from subscription" on in 2010. [update] during the presentation, which emphasized sony's plans to make its game business profitable in the next fiscal year, sony computer entertainment ceo hirai confirmed the plans. "we will be building upon our current free [psn] service offering with premium content and services to start the subscription model," he told attendees.
perhaps to assuage owners' fears that they would soon have to pay to play online, hirai issued a subsequent statement indicating the present level of service would remain gratis.
"sce will further increase sales by offering users new entertainment through the combination of hardware, software, peripheral, and playstation network," hirai said in a statement given to british outlets, such as cvg. "especially in the online area, we are studying the possibility of introducing a subscription model, offering premium content and services, in addition to the current free services." (emphasis added.)
as of press time, us sony reps had not offered statement or further clarification about its subscription plans for the playstation network. luckily, though, the "current free services" currently offered on include online play, facebook integration, and video streaming. on live, both of those features are only accessible at the gold membership level, which costs at least $50 per year.
[update] even without subscriptions, revenue is on the rise. for the current fiscal year, which ends on march 31, 2010, sony expects billion ($563 million) in earnings from the service, a threefold increase from the year prior. in addition to content, the's retail playstation video offerings, such as television shows and movies for both rental and sale.
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gɪt ðə ˈleɪtəst nuz ənd ˈvɪdioʊz fər ðɪs geɪm ˈdeɪli, noʊ spæm, noʊ fəs. wən ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈsɛlɪŋ pɔɪnts əv ðə ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən 3 ɪz ðət ˈgeɪmərz kən juz ðə ˈkɑnsoʊl tɪ pleɪ ˈɔnˌlaɪn æt noʊ əˈdɪʃənəl ʧɑrʤ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈɛvədəns həz ˈsərfɪst ðət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz ˈplænɪŋ ə səbˈskrɪpʃən ˈmɑdəl fər ðə ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈsɪmələr ˈɔlsoʊ ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli ˈdɪfərənt lɪv. ˈsoʊni ɪz ˈməlɪŋ ə ˈprimiəm ˈvərʒən əv. slaɪdz əˈkəmpəniɪŋ ə ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən baɪ ˈsoʊni ʃoʊ ðət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz ˈplænɪŋ ə "nu ˈrɛvəˌnu strim frəm səbˈskrɪpʃən" ɔn ɪn 2010 [ˈəpˌdeɪt] ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən, wɪʧ ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd ˈsoʊniz plænz tɪ meɪk ɪts geɪm ˈbɪznɪs ˈprɑfətəbəl ɪn ðə nɛkst ˈfɪskəl jɪr, ˈsoʊni kəmˈpjutər ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈsiˌiˈoʊ hɪˈrɑi kənˈfərmd ðə plænz. "wi wɪl bi ˈbɪldɪŋ əˈpɑn ɑr ˈkɑrənt fri [psn*] ˈsərvɪs ˈɔfərɪŋ wɪθ ˈprimiəm ˈkɑntɛnt ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz tɪ stɑrt ðə səbˈskrɪpʃən ˈmɑdəl," hi toʊld əˈtɛnˈdiz. pərˈhæps tɪ əsˈweɪʤ ˈoʊnərz' fɪrz ðət ðeɪ wʊd sun hæv tɪ peɪ tɪ pleɪ ˈɔnˌlaɪn, hɪˈrɑi ˈɪʃud ə ˈsəbsəkwənt ˈsteɪtmənt ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈprɛzənt ˈlɛvəl əv ˈsərvɪs wʊd rɪˈmeɪn ˈgrætəs. wɪl ˈfərðər ˌɪnˈkris seɪlz baɪ ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈjuzərz nu ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt θru ðə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ˈhɑrdˌwɛr, ˈsɔfˌwɛr, pərˈɪfərəl, ənd ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən ˈnɛtˌwərk," hɪˈrɑi sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈaʊˌtlɛts, səʧ ɛz cvg*. "əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈɛriə, wi ər ˈstədiɪŋ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ə səbˈskrɪpʃən ˈmɑdəl, ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈprimiəm ˈkɑntɛnt ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz, ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈkɑrənt fri ˈsərvɪsɪz." (ˈɛmfəsɪs ˈædɪd.) ɛz əv prɛs taɪm, ˈjuˈɛs ˈsoʊni rɛps hæd nɑt ˈɔfərd ˈsteɪtmənt ər ˈfərðər ˌklɛrəfəˈkeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ɪts səbˈskrɪpʃən plænz fər ðə ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən ˈnɛtˌwərk. ˈləkəli, ðoʊ, ðə "ˈkɑrənt fri ˈsərvɪsɪz" ˈkərəntli ˈɔfərd ɔn ˌɪnˈklud ˈɔnˌlaɪn pleɪ, ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən, ənd ˈvɪdioʊ ˈstrimɪŋ. ɔn lɪv, boʊθ əv ðoʊz ˈfiʧərz ər ˈoʊnli ækˈsɛsəbəl æt ðə goʊld ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp ˈlɛvəl, wɪʧ kɔsts æt list 50 pər jɪr. [ˈəpˌdeɪt] ˈivɪn wɪˈθaʊt səbˈskrɪpʃənz, ˈrɛvəˌnu ɪz ɔn ðə raɪz. fər ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈfɪskəl jɪr, wɪʧ ɛndz ɔn mɑrʧ 31 2010 ˈsoʊni ɪkˈspɛkts ˈbɪljən 563 ˈmɪljən) ɪn ˈərnɪŋz frəm ðə ˈsərvɪs, ə θˈriˌfoʊld ˌɪnˈkris frəm ðə jɪr praɪər. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈkɑntɛnt, ðə ˈriˌteɪl ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən ˈvɪdioʊ ˈɔfərɪŋz, səʧ ɛz ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ʃoʊz ənd ˈmuviz fər boʊθ ˈrɛntəl ənd seɪl.
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a new research study suggests prejudice based on generalized beliefs about certain social groups could be a personality trait.
researchers from the university of the basque country confirmed the link between two types of discriminatory behavior: sexism and racism. they also urge education in encouraging equality.
psychologist dr., co-author, said the study explores the link that sexism has with racism and other variables. she said that “people who are highly sexist, whether they be hostile (seeing women as the inferior sex) or benevolent (believing that women are the weaker sex and need to be protected and cared for), also have racist tendencies.”
researchers said the study show that both processes are closely related and that they are likely to be based on more general beliefs about relationships between different social groups.
garaigordobil said that “the results even suggest that such prejudiced attitudes could be a personality trait.”
“sexism is linked to authoritarianism and a leaning towards social dominance,” said the author. “in other words, sexist people accept hierarchies and social inequality, they believe that different social groups have a status that they deserve and they feel that the social class to which they belong is the best.”
researchers also discovered that sexism is related to low intercultural sensitivity. this implies that sexist people show low levels of involvement when it comes to interacting with immigrants.
study participants included a sample population of 802 participants from the basque country between 18 and 65 years of age.
researchers sought to determine the relationship between sexism and self-image, racism and intercultural sensitivity.
as a result of the findings, the authors strongly believe in the importance and need for during infancy and adolescence as a way of encouraging equality among both sexes and respect for others.
garaigordobil said that “one of the variables that sexism is prejudice. this implies that psychological intervention to reduce prejudice in general would help in reducing sexism.”
the study did not discover a relationship between low and sexism. this finding was contrary to what was expected.
“given the important role that plays in interpersonal relationships, we were hoping to find a negative correlation, or rather, the lower the self-image, the higher the level of sexism,” she said.
however, sexism does influence on how people see themselves.
“men with higher levels of hostile sexism describe themselves using adjectives associated with masculinity, i.e. physically strong, brave, sure of themselves, determined, admirable, etc” said.
“women who display hostile sexism described themselves using characteristics that go against femininity such as not very cooperative, not very tolerant, not very compassionate and not very sensitive or sentimental.”
moreover, men who scored highly in benevolent sexism described themselves using adjectives associated with femininity (warm, friendly, good). a similar finding was displayed by women who displayed benevolent sexism.
the link between sexism and are different for men and women.
garaigordobil said that “while sexism allows men to continue in a position of superiority, it stops women from developing their full potential.”
source: spanish foundation for science and technology
study suggests some kinds of prejudice may be personality trait
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ə nu ˈrisərʧ ˈstədi səˈʤɛsts ˈprɛʤədɪs beɪst ɔn ˈʤɛnərəˌlaɪzd bɪˈlifs əˈbaʊt ˈsərtən ˈsoʊʃəl grups kʊd bi ə ˌpərsəˈnælɪti treɪt. ˈrisərʧərz frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ðə bæsk ˈkəntri kənˈfərmd ðə lɪŋk bɪtˈwin tu taɪps əv dɪˈskrɪmənəˌtɔri bɪˈheɪvjər: ˈsɛksɪzəm ənd ˈreɪˌsɪzəm. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ərʤ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɪn ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ɪkˈwɑləti. saɪˈkɑləʤəst ˈdɑktər., co-author*, sɛd ðə ˈstədi ɪkˈsplɔrz ðə lɪŋk ðət ˈsɛksɪzəm həz wɪθ ˈreɪˌsɪzəm ənd ˈəðər ˈvɛriəbəlz. ʃi sɛd ðət hu ər ˈhaɪli ˈsɛksɪst, ˈwɛðər ðeɪ bi ˈhɑstəl (siɪŋ ˈwɪmən ɛz ðə ˌɪnˈfɪriər sɛks) ər bəˈnɛvələnt (bɪˈlivɪŋ ðət ˈwɪmən ər ðə ˈwikər sɛks ənd nid tɪ bi prəˈtɛktɪd ənd kɛrd fər), ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ˈreɪsɪst tendencies.”*.” ˈrisərʧərz sɛd ðə ˈstədi ʃoʊ ðət boʊθ ˈprɑsɛsəz ər ˈkloʊsli rɪˈleɪtɪd ənd ðət ðeɪ ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi beɪst ɔn mɔr ˈʤɛnərəl bɪˈlifs əˈbaʊt riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps bɪtˈwin ˈdɪfərənt ˈsoʊʃəl grups. sɛd ðət rɪˈzəlts ˈivɪn səˈʤɛst ðət səʧ ˈprɛʤədəst ˈætəˌtudz kʊd bi ə ˌpərsəˈnælɪti trait.”*.” ɪz lɪŋkt tɪ əˌθɔrəˈtɛriəˌnɪzəm ənd ə ˈlinɪŋ təˈwɔrdz ˈsoʊʃəl dominance,”*,” sɛd ðə ˈɔθər. ˈəðər wərdz, ˈsɛksɪst ˈpipəl əkˈsɛpt ˈhaɪˌrɑrkiz ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti, ðeɪ bɪˈliv ðət ˈdɪfərənt ˈsoʊʃəl grups hæv ə ˈstætəs ðət ðeɪ dɪˈzərv ənd ðeɪ fil ðət ðə ˈsoʊʃəl klæs tɪ wɪʧ ðeɪ bɪˈlɔŋ ɪz ðə best.”*.” ˈrisərʧərz ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈskəvərd ðət ˈsɛksɪzəm ɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ loʊ ˌɪntərˈkəlʧərəl ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti. ðɪs ˌɪmˈplaɪz ðət ˈsɛksɪst ˈpipəl ʃoʊ loʊ ˈlɛvəlz əv ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˌɪnərˈæktɪŋ wɪθ ˈɪməgrənts. ˈstədi pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə ˈsæmpəl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv 802 pɑrˈtɪsəpənts frəm ðə bæsk ˈkəntri bɪtˈwin 18 ənd 65 jɪrz əv eɪʤ. ˈrisərʧərz sɔt tɪ dɪˈtərmən ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈsɛksɪzəm ənd self-image*, ˈreɪˌsɪzəm ənd ˌɪntərˈkəlʧərəl ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz, ðə ˈɔθərz ˈstrɔŋli bɪˈliv ɪn ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns ənd nid fər ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈɪnfənsi ənd ˌædəˈlɛsəns ɛz ə weɪ əv ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ɪkˈwɑləti əˈməŋ boʊθ ˈsɛksɪz ənd rɪˈspɛkt fər ˈəðərz. sɛd ðət əv ðə ˈvɛriəbəlz ðət ˈsɛksɪzəm ɪz ˈprɛʤədɪs. ðɪs ˌɪmˈplaɪz ðət ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən tɪ rɪˈdus ˈprɛʤədɪs ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl wʊd hɛlp ɪn rɪˈdusɪŋ sexism.”*.” ðə ˈstədi dɪd nɑt dɪˈskəvər ə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin loʊ ənd ˈsɛksɪzəm. ðɪs ˈfaɪndɪŋ wɑz ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ wət wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪd. ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt roʊl ðət pleɪz ɪn ˌɪntərˈpərsənəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps, wi wər ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ə ˈnɛgətɪv ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən, ər ˈrəðər, ðə loʊər ðə self-image*, ðə haɪər ðə ˈlɛvəl əv sexism,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈsɛksɪzəm dɪz ˈɪnfluəns ɔn haʊ ˈpipəl si ðɛmˈsɛlvz. wɪθ haɪər ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈhɑstəl ˈsɛksɪzəm dɪˈskraɪb ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈæʤɪktɪvz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˌmæskjəˈlɪnəti, i.e*. ˈfɪzɪkəli strɔŋ, breɪv, ʃʊr əv ðɛmˈsɛlvz, dɪˈtərmənd, ˈædmərəbəl, etc”*” sɛd. hu dɪˈspleɪ ˈhɑstəl ˈsɛksɪzəm dɪˈskraɪbd ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈjuzɪŋ ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks ðət goʊ əˈgɛnst ˌfɛməˈnɪnəti səʧ ɛz nɑt ˈvɛri koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv, nɑt ˈvɛri ˈtɑlərənt, nɑt ˈvɛri kəmˈpæʃənət ənd nɑt ˈvɛri ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ər sentimental.”*.” mɔˈroʊvər, mɛn hu skɔrd ˈhaɪli ɪn bəˈnɛvələnt ˈsɛksɪzəm dɪˈskraɪbd ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈæʤɪktɪvz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˌfɛməˈnɪnəti (wɔrm, ˈfrɛndli, gʊd). ə ˈsɪmələr ˈfaɪndɪŋ wɑz dɪˈspleɪd baɪ ˈwɪmən hu dɪˈspleɪd bəˈnɛvələnt ˈsɛksɪzəm. ðə lɪŋk bɪtˈwin ˈsɛksɪzəm ənd ər ˈdɪfərənt fər mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən. sɛd ðət ˈsɛksɪzəm əˈlaʊz mɛn tɪ kənˈtɪnju ɪn ə pəˈzɪʃən əv ˌsupɪriˈɔrɪti, ɪt stɑps ˈwɪmən frəm dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ðɛr fʊl potential.”*.” sɔrs: ˈspænɪʃ faʊnˈdeɪʃən fər saɪəns ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈstədi səˈʤɛsts səm kaɪnz əv ˈprɛʤədɪs meɪ bi ˌpərsəˈnælɪti treɪt
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a british company has developed a electronic monitoring system that could stop poachers from killing rhinos for their valuable horns. according to news, the system, nicknamed rapid (real-time anti poaching intelligence device):
…combines a satellite gps collar, monitors embedded under the skin of the rhinos and a small camera placed in a hole drilled in the horn. if a drastic change occurs in the heart rate such as might occur if a rhino were shot the camera switches on and an alarm sounds. an team can be dispatched within minutes via truck or helicopter to try to catch the perpetrators, while footage captured may aid the prosecution.
previous attempts to thwart poachers have included removing the rhinos’ horns, painting them with toxic pink dye and protecting the rhinos with armed guards. however, none of these strategies have been very effective and the killing only seems to be ramping up. last year, for example, south africa saw the slaughter of a record rhinos, a 21 percent increase over the previous year. demand for the horn is fueled largely by the asian black market where it can fetch up to $45,000 per pound.
steve piper, a director of protect, the company that designed the system, told the verge:
“rapid provides a ‘missing it allows authorities at national parks and reserves to instantly pinpoint the location of a rhino under threat. the three components communicate wirelessly, and the heart battery would only have to be replaced a few times over the course of a lifetime. the embedded camera also poses no risk to the health, and can be implanted painlessly”
the system has already been tested in the field and the results published in the journal of applied ecology. south african team hopes to roll out the first rhino prototypes within months and are also working on versions for tigers and elephants.
watch a short video showing a field test of the rapid camera:
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ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈkəmpəˌni həz dɪˈvɛləpt ə ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ðət kʊd stɑp ˈpoʊʧərz frəm ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈraɪˌnoʊz fər ðɛr ˈvæljəbəl hɔrnz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ nuz, ðə ˈsɪstəm, ˈnɪkˌneɪmd ˈræpɪd (ˈrilˌtaɪm ˈænˌti ˈpoʊʧɪŋ ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns dɪˈvaɪs): ə ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˈgipiˈɛs ˈkɑlər, ˈmɑnətərz ɛmˈbɛdɪd ˈəndər ðə skɪn əv ðə ˈraɪˌnoʊz ənd ə smɔl ˈkæmərə pleɪst ɪn ə hoʊl drɪld ɪn ðə hɔrn. ɪf ə ˈdræstɪk ʧeɪnʤ əˈkərz ɪn ðə hɑrt reɪt səʧ ɛz maɪt əˈkər ɪf ə ˈraɪˌnoʊ wər ʃɑt ðə ˈkæmərə sˈwɪʧɪz ɔn ənd ən əˈlɑrm saʊnz. ən tim kən bi dɪˈspæʧt wɪˈθɪn ˈmɪnəts ˈviə trək ər ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər tɪ traɪ tɪ kæʧ ðə ˈpərpəˌtreɪtərz, waɪl ˈfʊtɪʤ ˈkæpʧərd meɪ eɪd ðə ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən. ˈpriviəs əˈtɛmpts tɪ θwɔrt ˈpoʊʧərz hæv ˌɪnˈkludɪd riˈmuvɪŋ ðə rhinos’*’ hɔrnz, ˈpeɪnɪŋ ðɛm wɪθ ˈtɑksɪk pɪŋk daɪ ənd prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðə ˈraɪˌnoʊz wɪθ ɑrmd gɑrdz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, nən əv ðiz ˈstrætəʤiz hæv bɪn ˈvɛri ˈifɛktɪv ənd ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈoʊnli simz tɪ bi ˈræmpɪŋ əp. læst jɪr, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ sɔ ðə sˈlɔtər əv ə ˈrɛkərd ˈraɪˌnoʊz, ə 21 pərˈsɛnt ˌɪnˈkris ˈoʊvər ðə ˈpriviəs jɪr. dɪˈmænd fər ðə hɔrn ɪz fjuəld ˈlɑrʤli baɪ ðə ˈeɪʒən blæk ˈmɑrkɪt wɛr ɪt kən fɛʧ əp tɪ pər paʊnd. stiv ˈpaɪpər, ə dɪˈrɛktər əv prəˈtɛkt, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət dɪˈzaɪnd ðə ˈsɪstəm, toʊld ðə vərʤ: prəˈvaɪdz ə ɪt əˈlaʊz əˈθɔrətiz æt ˈnæʃənəl pɑrks ənd rɪˈzərvz tɪ ˈɪnstəntli ˈpɪnˌpɔɪnt ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən əv ə ˈraɪˌnoʊ ˈəndər θrɛt. ðə θri kəmˈpoʊnənts kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt wirelessly*, ənd ðə hɑrt ˈbætəri wʊd ˈoʊnli hæv tɪ bi ˌriˈpleɪst ə fju taɪmz ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm. ðə ɛmˈbɛdɪd ˈkæmərə ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpoʊzɪz noʊ rɪsk tɪ ðə hɛlθ, ənd kən bi ˌɪmˈplæntɪd painlessly”*” ðə ˈsɪstəm həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ˈtɛstɪd ɪn ðə fild ənd ðə rɪˈzəlts ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈʤərnəl əv əˈplaɪd ɪˈkɑləʤi. saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑn tim hoʊps tɪ roʊl aʊt ðə fərst ˈraɪˌnoʊ ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪps wɪˈθɪn mənθs ənd ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈvərʒənz fər ˈtaɪgərz ənd ˈɛləfənts. wɔʧ ə ʃɔrt ˈvɪdioʊ ʃoʊɪŋ ə fild tɛst əv ðə ˈræpɪd ˈkæmərə:
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caching is hard, draw me a feb 21 2014 pm
this is my attempt to make the caching rules more accessible and hopefully shine a light on how powerful caching can be.
i’ve been working on a course that talks about how to use the microsoftclient library. one of the areas i cover is how to take advantage of caching. in the process i have been doing quite a bit of reading of the spec document on caching. it the easiest of specifications to read as there are many between the directives and there are a many different scenarios that are supported.
to help me get a grip, i decided i needed to draw some diagrams to help me get a clearer picture of the rules. the rules break down into two distinct steps:
is a cache allowed to store a response that is returned from an origin server? can a response be served from the cache for a particular request?
cacheable methods
get and head responses may be.
post responses may be, but will only be served to a subsequent get request. a post request will never receive a cached response.
the response to put, delete, connect, trace and options are not.
is present?
in this test we much check both the response header that comes back from the server and the equivalent request header. if either contain the directive then response should not be held onto for any longer than it takes to return it to the client.
is shared cache?
http caches are classified into two distinct types, shared and private. a shared cache stores responses that are to be reused by more than one user. shared caches are the ones you find sitting in front of web servers, or at the edge of corporate networks. private caches are usually pieces of software that are either built into the client os or the client application.
probably the most important difference in the behaviour of private caches is that they are allowed to store responses that contain authentication headers. this behaviour which keeps your authentication credentials out of shared caches is probably one of the best arguments for using authorization header instead of some custom header or uri query parameter.
the presence of headers like , public and override this limitation on shared caches not being able to store responses with an authorization header. i understand why using public and might do that, but puzzled as to why does.
contains freshness information?
if a response contains freshness directives like , expires , or , then we know that the server considers the response.
can be cached using heuristics?
if no explicit freshness information is provided, then responses with the following status can still be cached using heuristic based caching:. the details of the heuristics algorithm are specific to the particular client application. for example internet explorer uses a fraction of the difference between the last modified date and the current time as the . this is the suggested algorithm in. if the header is not present, then it falls back to user defined settings for caching that response.
once a response has been stored, then future requests may reuse that stored response.
effective uri matches stored response?
the request uri is used as part of the primary cache lookup key. the other part is the request method which we will talk about next. the term “effective uri” is used because on the server side some processing is needed to reconstruct the uri that the client used to make the request.
can request method return cached responses?
the second part of the primary cache lookup key is the the method. as we mentioned earlier, only get and head requests can return cached responses. however, because the get and head request for the same resource return different representations they are treated as distinct cache entries. i wondered if it might be acceptable to generate the head cached response directly from a stored get response by simply stripping off the body. however, not sure if that is allowed because you can use head requests to freshen stored get responses. here is the relevant part of the spec, maybe someone else can do a better job of decoding it than me!
do selecting header fields match?
this innocuous little question deserves a blog post all of own so please accept that i am only skimming the surface here. this test is used when the stored response contains a vary header. when the header fields identified in the vary header contain matching values in both the new request and the stored response then the stored response can be used to satisfy the request.
does request or response contain directive?
a request that contains a directive in either the header or the pragma header will not allow a stored response to be used directly even if it is fresh. before it can be used, the cache must make a conditional request back to the server to confirm that the stored response is still valid. once that is confirmed, then the stored response can be returned. so, to re-iterate, just because you sent a request with, mean that you get a response served from a cache. however, you will be guaranteed that it is up to date.
the same process occurs if the stored response contains a header. most people are surprised when they find out that mean “don’t cache”. it simply means “must-revalidate even if still fresh”.
you might notice that there is no check for the request header in the diagram. the request header is only tested when determining if a response can be cached. if some other user of a shared cache issues a request to a resource that is and then you issue a request to the same resource with , you could still return a cached response.
so can we finally serve this response?
if the stored response is still fresh. i.e. the expired date has not passed, or the date retrieved plus has not passed, then the response can be served. if the response is stale and the client sends a directive then it may also be possible to serve the stale response. and finally, if we have just finished the response, then we can return it.
that’s a high level overview of the process. there are lots of details i skipped, but why the full caching specification is 40 pages! hopefully, this overview will make it easier when you want to dig into more details in the spec.
show me the code!
if you are interested to see what this process might look like in code, i have started building a private cache implementation here. hopefully, i will get comments working again on this blog soon, but in the meanwhile, come find me on twitter with any questions you might have.
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ˈkæʃɪŋ ɪz hɑrd, drɔ mi ə ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri 21 2014 piɛm ðɪs ɪz maɪ əˈtɛmpt tɪ meɪk ðə ˈkæʃɪŋ rulz mɔr ækˈsɛsəbəl ənd ˈhoʊpfəli ʃaɪn ə laɪt ɔn haʊ ˈpaʊərfəl ˈkæʃɪŋ kən bi. bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ə kɔrs ðət tɔks əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ juz ðə ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈlaɪbrɛˌri. wən əv ðə ˈɛriəz aɪ ˈkəvər ɪz haʊ tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ˈkæʃɪŋ. ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs aɪ hæv bɪn duɪŋ kwaɪt ə bɪt əv ˈrɛdɪŋ əv ðə spɛk ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ɔn ˈkæʃɪŋ. ɪt ðə ˈiziəst əv ˌspɛsəfəˈkeɪʃənz tɪ rɛd ɛz ðɛr ər ˈmɛni bɪtˈwin ðə dɪˈrɛktɪvz ənd ðɛr ər ə ˈmɛni ˈdɪfərənt sɪˈnɛrioʊz ðət ər səˈpɔrtɪd. tɪ hɛlp mi gɪt ə grɪp, aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd aɪ ˈnidɪd tɪ drɔ səm ˈdaɪəˌgræmz tɪ hɛlp mi gɪt ə ˈklɪrər ˈpɪkʧər əv ðə rulz. ðə rulz breɪk daʊn ˈɪntu tu dɪˈstɪŋkt stɛps: ɪz ə kæˈʃeɪ əˈlaʊd tɪ stɔr ə rɪˈspɑns ðət ɪz rɪˈtərnd frəm ən ˈɔrəʤən ˈsərvər? kən ə rɪˈspɑns bi sərvd frəm ðə kæˈʃeɪ fər ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr rɪkˈwɛst? ˈmɛθədz gɪt ənd hɛd rɪˈspɑnsɪz meɪ bi. poʊst rɪˈspɑnsɪz meɪ bi, bət wɪl ˈoʊnli bi sərvd tɪ ə ˈsəbsəkwənt gɪt rɪkˈwɛst. ə poʊst rɪkˈwɛst wɪl ˈnɛvər rɪˈsiv ə kæʃt rɪˈspɑns. ðə rɪˈspɑns tɪ pʊt, dɪˈlit, kəˈnɛkt, treɪs ənd ˈɔpʃənz ər nɑt. ɪz ˈprɛzənt? ɪn ðɪs tɛst wi məʧ ʧɛk boʊθ ðə rɪˈspɑns ˈhɛdər ðət kəmz bæk frəm ðə ˈsərvər ənd ðə ɪkˈwɪvələnt rɪkˈwɛst ˈhɛdər. ɪf ˈiðər kənˈteɪn ðə dɪˈrɛktɪv ðɛn rɪˈspɑns ʃʊd nɑt bi hɛld ˈɔntu fər ˈɛni ˈlɔŋgər ðən ɪt teɪks tɪ rɪˈtərn ɪt tɪ ðə klaɪənt. ɪz ʃɛrd kæˈʃeɪ? ˈkæʃɪz ər ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˈɪntu tu dɪˈstɪŋkt taɪps, ʃɛrd ənd ˈpraɪvət. ə ʃɛrd kæˈʃeɪ stɔrz rɪˈspɑnsɪz ðət ər tɪ bi riuzd baɪ mɔr ðən wən ˈjuzər. ʃɛrd ˈkæʃɪz ər ðə wənz ju faɪnd ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn frənt əv wɛb ˈsərvərz, ər æt ðə ɛʤ əv ˈkɔrpərət ˈnɛtˌwərks. ˈpraɪvət ˈkæʃɪz ər ˈjuʒəwəli ˈpisɪz əv ˈsɔfˌwɛr ðət ər ˈiðər bɪlt ˈɪntu ðə klaɪənt ɑs ər ðə klaɪənt ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ðə bɪˈheɪvjər əv ˈpraɪvət ˈkæʃɪz ɪz ðət ðeɪ ər əˈlaʊd tɪ stɔr rɪˈspɑnsɪz ðət kənˈteɪn ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən ˈhɛdərz. ðɪs bɪˈheɪvjər wɪʧ kips jʊr ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən krəˈdɛnʃəlz aʊt əv ʃɛrd ˈkæʃɪz ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli wən əv ðə bɛst ˈɑrgjəmənts fər ˈjuzɪŋ ˌɔθərəˈzeɪʃən ˈhɛdər ˌɪnˈstɛd əv səm ˈkəstəm ˈhɛdər ər ˈjəri kˈwiri pərˈæmətər. ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ˈhɛdərz laɪk ˈpəblɪk ənd ˈoʊvərˌraɪd ðɪs ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən ɔn ʃɛrd ˈkæʃɪz nɑt biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ stɔr rɪˈspɑnsɪz wɪθ ən ˌɔθərəˈzeɪʃən ˈhɛdər. aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ənd maɪt du ðət, bət ˈpəzəld ɛz tɪ waɪ dɪz. kənˈteɪnz ˈfrɛʃnəs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən? ɪf ə rɪˈspɑns kənˈteɪnz ˈfrɛʃnəs dɪˈrɛktɪvz laɪk ɪkˈspaɪərz ər ðɛn wi noʊ ðət ðə ˈsərvər kənˈsɪdərz ðə rɪˈspɑns. kən bi kæʃt ˈjuzɪŋ hjʊˈrɪstɪks? ɪf noʊ ɪkˈsplɪsət ˈfrɛʃnəs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪz prəˈvaɪdɪd, ðɛn rɪˈspɑnsɪz wɪθ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈstætəs kən stɪl bi kæʃt ˈjuzɪŋ hjʊˈrɪstɪk beɪst ˈkæʃɪŋ: ðə ˈditeɪlz əv ðə hjʊˈrɪstɪks ˈælgərˌɪðəm ər spɪˈsɪfɪk tɪ ðə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr klaɪənt ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɪkˈsplɔrər ˈjuzɪz ə ˈfrækʃən əv ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðə læst ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd deɪt ənd ðə ˈkɑrənt taɪm ɛz ðə ðɪs ɪz ðə səˈʤɛstɪd ˈælgərˌɪðəm ɪn ɪf ðə ˈhɛdər ɪz nɑt ˈprɛzənt, ðɛn ɪt fɔlz bæk tɪ ˈjuzər dɪˈfaɪnd ˈsɛtɪŋz fər ˈkæʃɪŋ ðət rɪˈspɑns. wəns ə rɪˈspɑns həz bɪn stɔrd, ðɛn fˈjuʧər rɪkˈwɛsts meɪ riˈjuz ðət stɔrd rɪˈspɑns. ˈifɛktɪv ˈjəri ˈmæʧɪz stɔrd rɪˈspɑns? ðə rɪkˈwɛst ˈjəri ɪz juzd ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri kæˈʃeɪ ˈlʊkəp ki. ðə ˈəðər pɑrt ɪz ðə rɪkˈwɛst ˈmɛθəd wɪʧ wi wɪl tɔk əˈbaʊt nɛkst. ðə tərm uri”*” ɪz juzd bɪˈkəz ɔn ðə ˈsərvər saɪd səm ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ ɪz ˈnidɪd tɪ ˌrikənˈstrəkt ðə ˈjəri ðət ðə klaɪənt juzd tɪ meɪk ðə rɪkˈwɛst. kən rɪkˈwɛst ˈmɛθəd rɪˈtərn kæʃt rɪˈspɑnsɪz? ðə ˈsɛkənd pɑrt əv ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri kæˈʃeɪ ˈlʊkəp ki ɪz ðə ðə ˈmɛθəd. ɛz wi ˈmɛnʃənd ˈərliər, ˈoʊnli gɪt ənd hɛd rɪkˈwɛsts kən rɪˈtərn kæʃt rɪˈspɑnsɪz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, bɪˈkəz ðə gɪt ənd hɛd rɪkˈwɛst fər ðə seɪm ˈrisɔrs rɪˈtərn ˈdɪfərənt ˌrɛprəzənˈteɪʃənz ðeɪ ər ˈtritɪd ɛz dɪˈstɪŋkt kæˈʃeɪ ˈɛntriz. aɪ ˈwəndərd ɪf ɪt maɪt bi əkˈsɛptəbəl tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ðə hɛd kæʃt rɪˈspɑns dɪˈrɛkli frəm ə stɔrd gɪt rɪˈspɑns baɪ ˈsɪmpli ˈstrɪpɪŋ ɔf ðə ˈbɑdi. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, nɑt ʃʊr ɪf ðət ɪz əˈlaʊd bɪˈkəz ju kən juz hɛd rɪkˈwɛsts tɪ ˈfrɛʃən stɔrd gɪt rɪˈspɑnsɪz. hir ɪz ðə ˈrɛləvənt pɑrt əv ðə spɛk, ˈmeɪbi ˈsəmˌwən ɛls kən du ə ˈbɛtər ʤɑb əv dɪˈkoʊdɪŋ ɪt ðən mi! du səˈlɛktɪŋ ˈhɛdər fildz mæʧ? ðɪs ˌɪˈnɑkjuəs ˈlɪtəl kˈwɛʃən dɪˈzərvz ə blɔg poʊst ɔl əv oʊn soʊ pliz əkˈsɛpt ðət aɪ æm ˈoʊnli ˈskɪmɪŋ ðə ˈsərfəs hir. ðɪs tɛst ɪz juzd wɪn ðə stɔrd rɪˈspɑns kənˈteɪnz ə ˈvɛri ˈhɛdər. wɪn ðə ˈhɛdər fildz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɪn ðə ˈvɛri ˈhɛdər kənˈteɪn ˈmæʧɪŋ ˈvæljuz ɪn boʊθ ðə nu rɪkˈwɛst ənd ðə stɔrd rɪˈspɑns ðɛn ðə stɔrd rɪˈspɑns kən bi juzd tɪ ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ ðə rɪkˈwɛst. dɪz rɪkˈwɛst ər rɪˈspɑns kənˈteɪn dɪˈrɛktɪv? ə rɪkˈwɛst ðət kənˈteɪnz ə dɪˈrɛktɪv ɪn ˈiðər ðə ˈhɛdər ər ðə ˈprægmə ˈhɛdər wɪl nɑt əˈlaʊ ə stɔrd rɪˈspɑns tɪ bi juzd dɪˈrɛkli ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt ɪz frɛʃ. ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt kən bi juzd, ðə kæˈʃeɪ məst meɪk ə kənˈdɪʃənəl rɪkˈwɛst bæk tɪ ðə ˈsərvər tɪ kənˈfərm ðət ðə stɔrd rɪˈspɑns ɪz stɪl ˈvælɪd. wəns ðət ɪz kənˈfərmd, ðɛn ðə stɔrd rɪˈspɑns kən bi rɪˈtərnd. soʊ, tɪ re-iterate*, ʤɪst bɪˈkəz ju sɛnt ə rɪkˈwɛst wɪθ, min ðət ju gɪt ə rɪˈspɑns sərvd frəm ə kæˈʃeɪ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ju wɪl bi ˌgɛrənˈtid ðət ɪt ɪz əp tɪ deɪt. ðə seɪm ˈprɔˌsɛs əˈkərz ɪf ðə stɔrd rɪˈspɑns kənˈteɪnz ə ˈhɛdər. moʊst ˈpipəl ər səˈpraɪzd wɪn ðeɪ faɪnd aʊt ðət min cache”*”. ɪt ˈsɪmpli minz ˈivɪn ɪf stɪl fresh”*”. ju maɪt ˈnoʊtɪs ðət ðɛr ɪz noʊ ʧɛk fər ðə rɪkˈwɛst ˈhɛdər ɪn ðə ˈdaɪəˌgræm. ðə rɪkˈwɛst ˈhɛdər ɪz ˈoʊnli ˈtɛstɪd wɪn dɪˈtərmənɪŋ ɪf ə rɪˈspɑns kən bi kæʃt. ɪf səm ˈəðər ˈjuzər əv ə ʃɛrd kæˈʃeɪ ˈɪʃuz ə rɪkˈwɛst tɪ ə ˈrisɔrs ðət ɪz ənd ðɛn ju ˈɪʃu ə rɪkˈwɛst tɪ ðə seɪm ˈrisɔrs wɪθ ju kʊd stɪl rɪˈtərn ə kæʃt rɪˈspɑns. soʊ kən wi ˈfaɪnəli sərv ðɪs rɪˈspɑns? ɪf ðə stɔrd rɪˈspɑns ɪz stɪl frɛʃ. i.e*. ðə ɪkˈspaɪrd deɪt həz nɑt pæst, ər ðə deɪt riˈtrivd pləs həz nɑt pæst, ðɛn ðə rɪˈspɑns kən bi sərvd. ɪf ðə rɪˈspɑns ɪz steɪl ənd ðə klaɪənt sɛndz ə dɪˈrɛktɪv ðɛn ɪt meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ sərv ðə steɪl rɪˈspɑns. ənd ˈfaɪnəli, ɪf wi hæv ʤɪst ˈfɪnɪʃt ðə rɪˈspɑns, ðɛn wi kən rɪˈtərn ɪt. ə haɪ ˈlɛvəl ˈoʊvərvˌju əv ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ðɛr ər lɑts əv ˈditeɪlz aɪ skɪpt, bət waɪ ðə fʊl ˈkæʃɪŋ ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən ɪz 40 ˈpeɪʤɪz! ˈhoʊpfəli, ðɪs ˈoʊvərvˌju wɪl meɪk ɪt ˈiziər wɪn ju wɔnt tɪ dɪg ˈɪntu mɔr ˈditeɪlz ɪn ðə spɛk. ʃoʊ mi ðə koʊd! ɪf ju ər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd tɪ si wət ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs maɪt lʊk laɪk ɪn koʊd, aɪ hæv ˈstɑrtɪd ˈbɪldɪŋ ə ˈpraɪvət kæˈʃeɪ ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən hir. ˈhoʊpfəli, aɪ wɪl gɪt ˈkɑmɛnts ˈwərkɪŋ əˈgɛn ɔn ðɪs blɔg sun, bət ɪn ðə ˈminˌwaɪl, kəm faɪnd mi ɔn tˈwɪtər wɪθ ˈɛni kˈwɛsʧənz ju maɪt hæv.
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companies love having celebrities and social media gurus in their camp, but the everyday fans and customers who ultimately make or break a brand. edelman vp and blogger michael brito argues that hold a candle to advocates.
oftentimes, i hear marketers say, “we need an outreach strategy,” and my usual response, either under my breath or out loud, is, “no, you need a customer advocacy strategy.” many think they are one and the same but they are actually very different.
an is someone with significant social capital. they may have several thousand twitter followers, subscribers and facebook “likes” and they are frequently retweeted, quoted, interviewed, invited to speak at conferences and may even have written a book or two.
influencers have a considerable amount of reach, hence all the attention that big brands give to them by seeding them with products before they hit the market or giving them insight into the product roadmap. the relationship between a brand and is usually built upon incentives.
an advocate is different. they may only have a few hundred followers, may not even blog and many know what an feed is. the main difference is that advocates need or want incentives. they will talk and talk and talk about the brands they care about even if the brand completely ignores them. they are vocal, passionate and always give a brand praise both on and offline.
when comparing the reach of an to an advocate, the clearly has an advantage. but i would argue that if you take the collective reach of all your advocates and compare it to the reach of, the numbers will show that the advocates’ reach is much wider.
imagine for a second what the impact would be if a brand paid just a little attention to its advocates. most advocates are very easy to approach. while consider themselves, advocates really care to label themselves. and that makes a job so much easier.
identifying advocates is really not that hard to do. if you spend enough time in on facebook, you will begin to see which fans stand out based on how they interact with your content (share, comment, like, etc.). there are tools like that are building this capability into their product roadmap.
zuberance is a great tool that identifies advocates already living in your ecosystem and empowers them to share reviews and content about your product with their social circles. is an exceptional tool that pulls data directly from twitter and facebook, and allows you to easily see who is referencing your brand and how often.
i have never studied the psychology of a purchase behaviour. but what i am confident about is that there is a strong emotional connection between a brand and its advocates. i call it emotional equity. the reason why i only buy one kind of television, sony. not out of habit, convenience or price because sony is actually pretty expensive.
i grew up with sony, from the walkman, to the playstation to the television in my house. sony has always been a part of my family. that equity can stem from just about anything: a personal experience like mine, the value the product brings to life or the fact that it simply kicks ass.
when a brand actually spends time nurturing its advocates and connecting on a human level, its emotional equity will grow exponentially. and a hard bond to break.
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ˈkəmpəˌniz ləv ˈhævɪŋ səˈlɛbrɪtiz ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈguˌruz ɪn ðɛr kæmp, bət ðə ˈɛvriˈdeɪ fænz ənd ˈkəstəmərz hu ˈəltəmətli meɪk ər breɪk ə brænd. ˈɛdəlmən ˌviˈpi ənd ˈblɔgər ˈmaɪkəl ˈbritoʊ ˈɑrgjuz ðət hoʊld ə ˈkændəl tɪ ˈædvəˌkeɪts. ˈɔfənˌtaɪmz, aɪ hir ˌmɑrkətərz seɪ, nid ən ˈaʊˌtriʧ strategy,”*,” ənd maɪ ˈjuʒəwəl rɪˈspɑns, ˈiðər ˈəndər maɪ brɛθ ər aʊt laʊd, ɪz, ““no*, ju nid ə ˈkəstəmər ˈædvəkəsi strategy.”*.” ˈmɛni θɪŋk ðeɪ ər wən ənd ðə seɪm bət ðeɪ ər ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt. ən ɪz ˈsəmˌwən wɪθ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈsoʊʃəl ˈkæpɪtəl. ðeɪ meɪ hæv ˈsɛvərəl ˈθaʊzənd tˈwɪtər ˈfɑloʊərz, səbˈskraɪbərz ənd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ““likes”*” ənd ðeɪ ər ˈfrikwɛntli retweeted*, kˈwoʊtɪd, ˈɪntərvˌjud, ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ spik æt ˈkɑnfərənsəz ənd meɪ ˈivɪn hæv ˈrɪtən ə bʊk ər tu. hæv ə kənˈsɪdərəbəl əˈmaʊnt əv riʧ, hɛns ɔl ðə əˈtɛnʃən ðət bɪg brændz gɪv tɪ ðɛm baɪ ˈsidɪŋ ðɛm wɪθ ˈprɑdəkts ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ hɪt ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ər ˈgɪvɪŋ ðɛm ˈɪnˌsaɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈprɑdəkt roadmap*. ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ə brænd ənd ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli bɪlt əˈpɑn ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz. ən ˈædvəˌkeɪt ɪz ˈdɪfərənt. ðeɪ meɪ ˈoʊnli hæv ə fju ˈhənərd ˈfɑloʊərz, meɪ nɑt ˈivɪn blɔg ənd ˈmɛni noʊ wət ən fid ɪz. ðə meɪn ˈdɪfərəns ɪz ðət ˈædvəˌkeɪts nid ər wɔnt ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz. ðeɪ wɪl tɔk ənd tɔk ənd tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə brændz ðeɪ kɛr əˈbaʊt ˈivɪn ɪf ðə brænd kəmˈplitli ˌɪgˈnɔrz ðɛm. ðeɪ ər ˈvoʊkəl, ˈpæʃənət ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz gɪv ə brænd preɪz boʊθ ɔn ənd ˈɔˌflaɪn. wɪn kəmˈpɛrɪŋ ðə riʧ əv ən tɪ ən ˈædvəˌkeɪt, ðə ˈklɪrli həz ən ædˈvæntɪʤ. bət aɪ wʊd ˈɑrgju ðət ɪf ju teɪk ðə kəˈlɛktɪv riʧ əv ɔl jʊr ˈædvəˌkeɪts ənd kəmˈpɛr ɪt tɪ ðə riʧ əv, ðə ˈnəmbərz wɪl ʃoʊ ðət ðə advocates’*’ riʧ ɪz məʧ ˈwaɪdər. ˌɪˈmæʤən fər ə ˈsɛkənd wət ðə ˌɪmˈpækt wʊd bi ɪf ə brænd peɪd ʤɪst ə ˈlɪtəl əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ɪts ˈædvəˌkeɪts. moʊst ˈædvəˌkeɪts ər ˈvɛri ˈizi tɪ əˈproʊʧ. waɪl kənˈsɪdər ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ˈædvəˌkeɪts ˈrɪli kɛr tɪ ˈleɪbəl ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ənd ðət meɪks ə ʤɑb soʊ məʧ ˈiziər. aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈædvəˌkeɪts ɪz ˈrɪli nɑt ðət hɑrd tɪ du. ɪf ju spɛnd ɪˈnəf taɪm ɪn ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, ju wɪl bɪˈgɪn tɪ si wɪʧ fænz stænd aʊt beɪst ɔn haʊ ðeɪ ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ jʊr ˈkɑntɛnt (ʃɛr, ˈkɑmɛnt, laɪk, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.). ðɛr ər tulz laɪk ðət ər ˈbɪldɪŋ ðɪs ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti ˈɪntu ðɛr ˈprɑdəkt roadmap*. ɪz ə greɪt tul ðət aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪz ˈædvəˌkeɪts ɔˈrɛdi ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn jʊr ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm ənd ɪmˈpaʊərz ðɛm tɪ ʃɛr rəvˈjuz ənd ˈkɑntɛnt əˈbaʊt jʊr ˈprɑdəkt wɪθ ðɛr ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsərkəlz. ɪz ən ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl tul ðət pʊlz ˈdætə dɪˈrɛkli frəm tˈwɪtər ənd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, ənd əˈlaʊz ju tɪ ˈizəli si hu ɪz ˈrɛfərənsɪŋ jʊr brænd ənd haʊ ˈɔfən. aɪ hæv ˈnɛvər ˈstədid ðə saɪˈkɑləʤi əv ə ˈpərʧəs bɪˈheɪvjər. bət wət aɪ æm ˈkɑnfədənt əˈbaʊt ɪz ðət ðɛr ɪz ə strɔŋ ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl kəˈnɛkʃən bɪtˈwin ə brænd ənd ɪts ˈædvəˌkeɪts. aɪ kɔl ɪt ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈɛkwəti. ðə ˈrizən waɪ aɪ ˈoʊnli baɪ wən kaɪnd əv ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən, ˈsoʊni. nɑt aʊt əv ˈhæbət, kənˈvinjəns ər praɪs bɪˈkəz ˈsoʊni ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈprɪti ɪkˈspɛnsɪv. aɪ gru əp wɪθ ˈsoʊni, frəm ðə ˈwɔkˌmæn, tɪ ðə ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ɪn maɪ haʊs. ˈsoʊni həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ə pɑrt əv maɪ ˈfæməli. ðət ˈɛkwəti kən stɛm frəm ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ: ə ˈpərsɪnəl ɪkˈspɪriəns laɪk maɪn, ðə ˈvælju ðə ˈprɑdəkt brɪŋz tɪ laɪf ər ðə fækt ðət ɪt ˈsɪmpli kɪks æs. wɪn ə brænd ˈæˌkʧuəli spɛnz taɪm ˈnərʧərɪŋ ɪts ˈædvəˌkeɪts ənd kəˈnɛktɪŋ ɔn ə ˈjumən ˈlɛvəl, ɪts ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈɛkwəti wɪl groʊ ˌɛkspoʊˈnɛnʃəli. ənd ə hɑrd bɑnd tɪ breɪk.
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when looking for inspiration to set our entrepreneurial journeys on point, we look at different regions of success to guide our way forward. we get inspiration from jeff bezos, mark zuckerberg, bill gates and warren buffet, but we sometimes forget that some of the biggest companies run in the world are being managed by leaders. we have a huge network of hard-working in the world and the message is clear “india is changing the world today”. with these former taking the reins at some of the biggest companies world-wide, a bit more about their inspiring journeys.
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sundar
we all know sundar; been at the helm of google for many years now and taken over from larry well executed ship and turned it into a scalable coherent and integrated offering in the and innovation space in the world. he was born in chennai in the 1972, where even at a young age he was fascinated by tech and hardware. his dad was his greatest inspiration behind his early curiosity, and he attributes that to his success in and subsequently stanford engineering school. he started working on google chrome, and moved on to google toolbar and many other innovations that further enhanced the growth of the chrome browser. he has handed the reigns of android software in 2013, and then ceo of the company a few years later. what was his secret to success? - being humble. he was always called the “nice guy” at work and everyone seemed to like him.
satya, ceo of microsoft since 2014.
after steve balmer stepped down from his duties. satya has been a true company man, having worked in microsoft since 1992 after he quit sun microsystems. born in hyderabad, graduated from the university of with a in electrical engineering and was selected to study in united states. he earned two masters' degrees: one in comp sci, from the university of wisconsin, and another as an mba from the university of chicago. with both universities, league status, satya made is a point to succeed in the corporate world no matter what. his secret to success has always been to learn more every day. quoted as saying - “always keep learning,” he told the chronicle. “you stop doing useful things if you learn.”
ajit jain
“ajit jain made more money for berkshire hathaway than i probably have” said warren buffet in his annual general meeting. high praise from the man himself. getting over the sentiment of being “untested”, jain quickly made tens of billions of dollars for the shareholders of berkshire and made himself one of the guys at berkshire. “from a standing start in 1985, has created an insurance business with float of $37 billion and a large cumulative underwriting profit, a feat no other insurance ceo has come close to matching”, warren mentioned further. graduated from with a degree in mechanical engineering, after which he moved to the us in the late receive his mba from harvard business school, and joined berkshire hathaway in 1985. speculated to be the next ceo of the company and is set to be one of the most influential people in the world of insurance business, with his humble beginnings emerging from orissa.
ajit also established the jain foundation in 2005, a non-profit organization to cure muscular which was a condition that son had at the time.
indra
as the second most powerful woman in the world, is making indians proud everywhere. born in chennai in 1955 in humble beginnings, knew the value of hard-work. now worth more than $150 million. she was called a “wild child” according to those that knew her growing up, and now taken that wild streak and converted it into the most successful story of a woman rising to power in the world. she completed her mba from the indian institute of management in calcutta, and worked with johnson & johnson, then moving to the yale school of management to further her education and worked with boston consulting group (bcg) before taking the role at pepsico. her most proud accomplishment was earlier on in her career with sanitary napkins. at that time advertising for feminine hygiene products was banned. innovated quickly and introduced the products to girls by directly marketing to female students at schools and colleges.
ajay
as the president and ceo of mastercard, a member of the u.s. advisory committee for trade policy and negotiations, and the chairman of the board of directors of the business council (usibc), ajay is a prime example of remarkable talent meeting perseverance. ajay recounts his and career with a quote he learned from his then mentor and at nestle “don’t take no for answer. there is always a way to solve that problem if you take it as a challenge it will not work out.” ajay has followed this advice for his entire career and worked as the ceo of for many years before finally being at the head of mastercard. in his opinion, one person can make all the difference in a company. his mission and purpose in life.
here’s a wonderful video where ajay recounts his life experiences
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wɪn ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən tɪ sɛt ɑr ˌɑntrəprəˈnəriəl ˈʤərniz ɔn pɔɪnt, wi lʊk æt ˈdɪfərənt ˈriʤənz əv səkˈsɛs tɪ gaɪd ɑr weɪ ˈfɔrwərd. wi gɪt ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən frəm ʤɛf bezos*, mɑrk ˈzəkərˌbərg, bɪl geɪts ənd ˈwɔrən ˈbəfət, bət wi ˈsəmˌtaɪmz fərˈgɛt ðət səm əv ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈkəmpəˌniz rən ɪn ðə wərld ər biɪŋ ˈmænɪʤd baɪ ˈlidərz. wi hæv ə juʤ ˈnɛtˌwərk əv ˌhɑrdˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðə wərld ənd ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ ɪz klɪr ɪz ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə wərld today”*”. wɪθ ðiz ˈfɔrmər ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə reɪnz æt səm əv ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈkəmpəˌniz world-wide*, ə bɪt mɔr əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˌɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ ˈʤərniz. ˈɪmɪʤ: ˈsundɑr wi ɔl noʊ ˈsundɑr; bɪn æt ðə hɛlm əv ˈgugəl fər ˈmɛni jɪrz naʊ ənd ˈteɪkən ˈoʊvər frəm ˈlɛri wɛl ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd ʃɪp ənd tərnd ɪt ˈɪntu ə ˈskeɪləbəl koʊˈhɪrənt ənd ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈɔfərɪŋ ɪn ðə ənd ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən speɪs ɪn ðə wərld. hi wɑz bɔrn ɪn ˈʧɛˌnaɪ ɪn ðə 1972 wɛr ˈivɪn æt ə jəŋ eɪʤ hi wɑz ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪd baɪ tɛk ənd ˈhɑrdˌwɛr. hɪz dæd wɑz hɪz ˈgreɪtəst ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən bɪˈhaɪnd hɪz ˈərli ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti, ənd hi əˈtrɪˌbjuts ðət tɪ hɪz səkˈsɛs ɪn ənd ˈsəbsəkwəntli ˈstænfərd ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ skul. hi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈgugəl kroʊm, ənd muvd ɔn tɪ ˈgugəl ˈtulˌbɑr ənd ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˌɪnəˈveɪʃənz ðət ˈfərðər ɛnˈhænst ðə groʊθ əv ðə kroʊm ˈbraʊzər. hi həz ˈhændɪd ðə reɪnz əv ˈænˌdrɔɪd ˈsɔfˌwɛr ɪn 2013 ənd ðɛn ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ə fju jɪrz ˈleɪtər. wət wɑz hɪz ˈsikrɪt tɪ səkˈsɛs? biɪŋ ˈhəmbəl. hi wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz kɔld ðə guy”*” æt wərk ənd ˈɛvriˌwən simd tɪ laɪk ɪm. ˈsɑtjə, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft sɪns 2014 ˈæftər stiv ˈbɑmər stɛpt daʊn frəm hɪz ˈdutiz. ˈsɑtjə həz bɪn ə tru ˈkəmpəˌni mæn, ˈhævɪŋ wərkt ɪn ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft sɪns 1992 ˈæftər hi kwɪt sən ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɪstəmz. bɔrn ɪn ˈhaɪdərəˌbæd, ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪd frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv wɪθ ə ɪn ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ənd wɑz səˈlɛktɪd tɪ ˈstədi ɪn juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. hi ərnd tu ˈmæstərz' dɪˈgriz: wən ɪn kɑmp ˈɛsˈsiˈaɪ, frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv wɪˈskɑnsən, ənd əˈnəðər ɛz ən ˈɛmˈbiˈeɪ frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ. wɪθ boʊθ ˌjunəˈvərsətiz, lig ˈstætəs, ˈsɑtjə meɪd ɪz ə pɔɪnt tɪ səkˈsid ɪn ðə ˈkɔrpərət wərld noʊ ˈmætər wət. hɪz ˈsikrɪt tɪ səkˈsɛs həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn tɪ lərn mɔr ˈɛvəri deɪ. kˈwoʊtɪd ɛz seɪɪŋ kip learning,”*,” hi toʊld ðə ˈkrɑnɪkəl. stɑp duɪŋ ˈjusfəl θɪŋz ɪf ju learn.”*.” ʤeɪn ʤeɪn meɪd mɔr ˈməni fər ˈbərkˌʃaɪr ˈhæθəˌweɪ ðən aɪ ˈprɑbəˌbli have”*” sɛd ˈwɔrən ˈbəfət ɪn hɪz ˈænjuəl ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmitɪŋ. haɪ preɪz frəm ðə mæn hɪmˈsɛlf. ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə ˈsɛnəmənt əv biɪŋ ““untested”*”, ʤeɪn kˈwɪkli meɪd tɛnz əv ˈbɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz fər ðə ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldərz əv ˈbərkˌʃaɪr ənd meɪd hɪmˈsɛlf wən əv ðə gaɪz æt ˈbərkˌʃaɪr. ə ˈstændɪŋ stɑrt ɪn 1985 həz kriˈeɪtɪd ən ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈbɪznɪs wɪθ floʊt əv 37 ˈbɪljən ənd ə lɑrʤ ˈkjumjələtɪv ˈəndərˈraɪtɪŋ ˈprɑfɪt, ə fit noʊ ˈəðər ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈsiˌiˈoʊ həz kəm kloʊz tɪ matching”*”, ˈwɔrən ˈmɛnʃənd ˈfərðər. ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪd frəm wɪθ ə dɪˈgri ɪn məˈkænɪkəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ, ˈæftər wɪʧ hi muvd tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ðə leɪt rɪˈsiv hɪz ˈɛmˈbiˈeɪ frəm ˈhɑrvərd ˈbɪznɪs skul, ənd ʤɔɪnd ˈbərkˌʃaɪr ˈhæθəˌweɪ ɪn 1985 ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪd tɪ bi ðə nɛkst ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ənd ɪz sɛt tɪ bi wən əv ðə moʊst ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˈpipəl ɪn ðə wərld əv ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈbɪznɪs, wɪθ hɪz ˈhəmbəl bɪˈgɪnɪŋz ˈimərʤɪŋ frəm orissa*. ˈɔlsoʊ ɪˈstæblɪʃt ðə ʤeɪn faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪn 2005 ə ˌnɑnˈprɔfɪt ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən tɪ kjʊr ˈməskjələr wɪʧ wɑz ə kənˈdɪʃən ðət sən hæd æt ðə taɪm. ɛz ðə ˈsɛkənd moʊst ˈpaʊərfəl ˈwʊmən ɪn ðə wərld, ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈɪndiənz praʊd ˈɛvriˌwɛr. bɔrn ɪn ˈʧɛˌnaɪ ɪn 1955 ɪn ˈhəmbəl bɪˈgɪnɪŋz, nu ðə ˈvælju əv hard-work*. naʊ wərθ mɔr ðən 150 ˈmɪljən. ʃi wɑz kɔld ə child”*” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðoʊz ðət nu hər groʊɪŋ əp, ənd naʊ ˈteɪkən ðət waɪld strik ənd kənˈvərtɪd ɪt ˈɪntu ðə moʊst səkˈsɛsfəl ˈstɔri əv ə ˈwʊmən ˈraɪzɪŋ tɪ paʊər ɪn ðə wərld. ʃi kəmˈplitɪd hər ˈɛmˈbiˈeɪ frəm ðə ˈɪndiən ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv ˈmænɪʤmənt ɪn ˌkælˈkətə, ənd wərkt wɪθ ˈʤɑnsən ˈʤɑnsən, ðɛn ˈmuvɪŋ tɪ ðə jeɪl skul əv ˈmænɪʤmənt tɪ ˈfərðər hər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd wərkt wɪθ ˈbɔstən kənˈsəltɪŋ grup (bcg*) ˌbiˈfɔr ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə roʊl æt ˈpɛpsɪkoʊ. hər moʊst praʊd əˈkɑmplɪʃmənt wɑz ˈərliər ɔn ɪn hər kərɪr wɪθ ˈsænɪˌtɛri ˈnæpkɪnz. æt ðət taɪm ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ fər ˈfɛmənən ˈhaɪˌʤin ˈprɑdəkts wɑz bænd. ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪd kˈwɪkli ənd ˌɪntrəˈdust ðə ˈprɑdəkts tɪ gərlz baɪ dɪˈrɛkli ˈmɑrkətɪŋ tɪ ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈstudənts æt skulz ənd ˈkɑlɪʤɪz. ˈɛʤeɪ ɛz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ˈmæstərˌkɑrd, ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə juz. ædˈvaɪzəri kəˈmɪti fər treɪd ˈpɑləsi ənd nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz, ənd ðə ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə bɔrd əv dɪˈrɛktərz əv ðə ˈbɪznɪs ˈkaʊnsəl (usibc*), ˈɛʤeɪ ɪz ə praɪm ɪgˈzæmpəl əv rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ˈtælənt ˈmitɪŋ ˌpərsəˈvɪrəns. ˈɛʤeɪ ˌriˈkaʊnts hɪz ənd kərɪr wɪθ ə kwoʊt hi ˈlərnɪd frəm hɪz ðɛn ˈmɛnˌtɔr ənd æt ˈnɛsˈli teɪk noʊ fər ˈænsər. ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ə weɪ tɪ sɑlv ðət ˈprɑbləm ɪf ju teɪk ɪt ɛz ə ˈʧælənʤ ɪt wɪl nɑt wərk out.”*.” ˈɛʤeɪ həz ˈfɑloʊd ðɪs ədˈvaɪs fər hɪz ɪnˈtaɪər kərɪr ənd wərkt ɛz ðə ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv fər ˈmɛni jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈfaɪnəli biɪŋ æt ðə hɛd əv ˈmæstərˌkɑrd. ɪn hɪz əˈpɪnjən, wən ˈpərsən kən meɪk ɔl ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ə ˈkəmpəˌni. hɪz ˈmɪʃən ənd ˈpərpəs ɪn laɪf. ə ˈwəndərfəl ˈvɪdioʊ wɛr ˈɛʤeɪ ˌriˈkaʊnts hɪz laɪf ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz
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with seth rollins injured, the world heavyweight championship vacant, and plenty of intrigue surrounding the start of the tournament to crown a new champion, one might think there would be increased interest in this week's episode of monday night raw.
one would be wrong.
indeed, this week's show garnered just million viewers, down from last week's million. that's a new low for a show in the three hour era and it's coming dangerously close to being a new low including holidays.
the hourly breakdown is even worse:
hour one: million
hour two: million
hour three: million
that is a shockingly low number for the third and final hour, which featured the return of undertaker and kane as the brothers of destruction to confront the wyatt family. it's the lowest it has ever been, actually. the show aired on tape delay with spoilers available beforehand but last year's raw in the did million viewers for all three hours and the third hour was at million.
cord cutting is a very real issue right now but these numbers have fallen off to an alarming degree.
for complete results and the live blog from raw click here. for a recap with reactions to all the night's events click here. to watch highlights of the show click here.
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wɪθ sɛθ ˈrɑlɪnz ˈɪnʤərd, ðə wərld ˈhɛviˌweɪt ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ˈveɪkənt, ənd ˈplɛnti əv ˌɪnˈtrig sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə stɑrt əv ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt tɪ kraʊn ə nu ˈʧæmpiən, wən maɪt θɪŋk ðɛr wʊd bi ˌɪnˈkrist ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðɪs wiks ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt rɑ. wən wʊd bi rɔŋ. ˌɪnˈdid, ðɪs wiks ʃoʊ ˈgɑrnərd ʤɪst ˈmɪljən vjuərz, daʊn frəm læst wiks ˈmɪljən. ðæts ə nu loʊ fər ə ʃoʊ ɪn ðə θri aʊər ˈɪrə ənd ɪts ˈkəmɪŋ ˈdeɪnʤərəsli kloʊz tɪ biɪŋ ə nu loʊ ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈhɑləˌdeɪz. ðə ˈaʊrli ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn ɪz ˈivɪn wərs: aʊər wən: ˈmɪljən aʊər tu: ˈmɪljən aʊər θri: ˈmɪljən ðət ɪz ə ˈʃɑkɪŋli loʊ ˈnəmbər fər ðə θərd ənd ˈfaɪnəl aʊər, wɪʧ ˈfiʧərd ðə rɪˈtərn əv ˈəndərˌteɪkər ənd keɪn ɛz ðə ˈbrəðərz əv dɪˈstrəkʃən tɪ kənˈfrənt ðə waɪət ˈfæməli. ɪts ðə loʊəst ɪt həz ˈɛvər bɪn, ˈæˌkʧuəli. ðə ʃoʊ ɛrd ɔn teɪp dɪˈleɪ wɪθ ˈspɔɪlərz əˈveɪləbəl bɪˈfɔˌrhænd bət læst jɪrz rɑ ɪn ðə dɪd ˈmɪljən vjuərz fər ɔl θri aʊərz ənd ðə θərd aʊər wɑz æt ˈmɪljən. kɔrd ˈkətɪŋ ɪz ə ˈvɛri ril ˈɪʃu raɪt naʊ bət ðiz ˈnəmbərz hæv ˈfɑlən ɔf tɪ ən əˈlɑrmɪŋ dɪˈgri. fər kəmˈplit rɪˈzəlts ənd ðə lɪv blɔg frəm rɑ klɪk hir. fər ə ˈriˌkæp wɪθ riˈækʃənz tɪ ɔl ðə naɪts ɪˈvɛnts klɪk hir. tɪ wɔʧ ˈhaɪˌlaɪts əv ðə ʃoʊ klɪk hir.
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blockchain is more than just a payment method for buying illicit goods via online marketplaces, according to adam ryan, ceo of provider think.
blockchain technology, the underlying system that facilitates trading, is considered by ryan to be one of the most sound and secure transaction avenues. he believes has a lot more to offer than just a payment -- it has the potential to redefine a banking archetype and enable new business models.
"what you're really doing with technology is enabling two parties to complete a transaction almost as efficiently as you possibly can because it's automated, processed by someone who doesn't really factor in overheads at the transaction cost, and it's almost infinitely scaled," he said.
"the transaction is like a lolly wrapper, it's used once then you throw it away."
despite advocating that the transaction itself is secure, ryan believes the risk lies with the storage of information.
"if you look at the way banks are today, they use a similar concept through with credit cards so that only certain organisations have the capability of storing all the credit card information that could be used to complete a transaction," ryan said.
"we need to find better ways of storing information because encryption is so powerful now; it's very hard to intercept a message and encrypt it without the other party knowing it has happened.
"the weakest link is not generally the technology, it's things like physical access -- the people who are trusted. it comes down to trust."
ryan believes one cannot dispute the soundness of technology but said its success lies within the uptake.
"i think that it's now growing up like most things and once it grows, once it gets to a certain size, these value added services that you wrap around it need to come into play," he said.
"i think where innovation really kicks in is that the technology enables new business models, not necessarily the technology itself; it's really the enabler for us to do the same things that we used to do faster, better, smarter, cheaper, all of those things. otherwise there's no value.
"obviously we already have really good infrastructure in place in the banking system. what they need to do is probably redefine their business model on how they use this technology because ultimately even if technology is utilised, but the same business models are held, we haven't really progressed.
"all you've really done there is migrate to a newer technology."
the requires technology to operate. ryan believes that while will not replace currencies, it will have a place in the market.
he said that and small trade scenarios where two parties are engaging in a transaction will be a comfy fit for, but added that as the market evolves, it will start to find further ways to engage that were previously not thought of.
"it's like squeezing a balloon -- when you squeeze it with your hand a little bubble pops up somewhere through your fingers and you squeeze that bit and it pops out somewhere else," he said. "until you squeeze it, you don't know what shape it's going to form."
ryan believes that just like with any currency, tangible or not, it is still conceptual.
"it's a promissory note -- the paper or plastic itself is of less value than the trust that we have on the value that's on that note," he said. "it's still conceptual, regardless of whether it's something i can fold up and put in my wallet."
"in some ways you could argue that is more liquid because it is value that i have and that you have and no third party really tells me about that liquidity -- we do as a market," ryan said. "it will be the market that squeezes the balloon that will create a new shape."
the has been tied up in controversy since its involvement with the online black marketplace silk road. silk road was shuttered by the fbi in october 2013, with the online drug mastermind ross ulbricht, also known as dread pirate roberts, sentenced to life in prison for his involvement in the platform that prosecutors said had facilitated at least $180 million in sales of illegal drugs.
ryan believes that with further uptake and technology will require regulation. whether that regulation comes from the government, the market, or the community, ryan said it will be needed to lift it to a certain level for more mature payments rather than just type payments.
the linux foundation with financial and tech giants last month in a bid to advance the technology.
the collaboration, which the foundation said will develop an enterprise grade, open source distributed ledger framework, will include companies such as bank, ibm, cisco, cls, credits, digital asset, fujitsu,, intel, london stock exchange group, mitsubishi financial group, state street, swift, vmware, and wells fargo.
the foundation expects the initiative to help identify and address important features and requirements that are missing when it comes to having a open standard for distributed ledgers. the foundation said it believes such a standard can transform the way business transactions are conducted around the world.
last year, the community published an open letter to its community to share an action plan on reaching a consensus on improving security and scalability.
"the developer community is dedicated to the future of, looks after the health of the network, strives for the highest standards of performance, and works to keep secure on behalf of everyone," said the letter.
"we have worked on scaling for years while safeguarding the network's core features of decentralisation, security, and innovation.
"we're committed to ensuring the largest possible number of users benefit from, without eroding these fundamental values."
the letter was published ahead of two scaling workshops -- one in montreal and the second in hong kong -- that were aimed at reaching the best outcome for scaling and securing the.
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blockchain* ɪz mɔr ðən ʤɪst ə ˈpeɪmənt ˈmɛθəd fər baɪɪŋ ˌɪˈlɪsət gʊdz ˈviə ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈmɑrkətˌpleɪsɪz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈædəm raɪən, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv prəˈvaɪdər θɪŋk. tɛkˈnɑləʤi, ðə ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ðət fəˈsɪləˌteɪts ˈtreɪdɪŋ, ɪz kənˈsɪdərd baɪ raɪən tɪ bi wən əv ðə moʊst saʊnd ənd sɪˈkjʊr trænˈzækʃən ˈævəˌnuz. hi bɪˈlivz həz ə lɔt mɔr tɪ ˈɔfər ðən ʤɪst ə ˈpeɪmənt ɪt həz ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ ridɪˈfaɪn ə ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈɑrkɪˌtaɪp ənd ɪˈneɪbəl nu ˈbɪznɪs ˈmɑdəlz. "wət jʊr ˈrɪli duɪŋ wɪθ tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪz ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ tu ˈpɑrtiz tɪ kəmˈplit ə trænˈzækʃən ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɛz ɪˈfɪʃəntli ɛz ju ˈpɑsəbli kən bɪˈkəz ɪts ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪd, ˈprɑsɛst baɪ ˈsəmˌwən hu ˈdəzənt ˈrɪli ˈfæktər ɪn ˈoʊvərˌhɛdz æt ðə trænˈzækʃən kɔst, ənd ɪts ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɪnfənətli skeɪld," hi sɛd. "ðə trænˈzækʃən ɪz laɪk ə ˈlɑli ˈræpər, ɪts juzd wəns ðɛn ju θroʊ ɪt əˈweɪ." dɪˈspaɪt ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðət ðə trænˈzækʃən ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz sɪˈkjʊr, raɪən bɪˈlivz ðə rɪsk laɪz wɪθ ðə ˈstɔrɪʤ əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. "ɪf ju lʊk æt ðə weɪ bæŋks ər təˈdeɪ, ðeɪ juz ə ˈsɪmələr ˈkɑnsɛpt θru wɪθ ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrdz soʊ ðət ˈoʊnli ˈsərtən ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz hæv ðə ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti əv ˈstɔrɪŋ ɔl ðə ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət kʊd bi juzd tɪ kəmˈplit ə trænˈzækʃən," raɪən sɛd. "wi nid tɪ faɪnd ˈbɛtər weɪz əv ˈstɔrɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən bɪˈkəz ɛnˈkrɪpʃən ɪz soʊ ˈpaʊərfəl naʊ; ɪts ˈvɛri hɑrd tɪ ˌɪnərˈsɛpt ə ˈmɛsɪʤ ənd ɪnˈkrɪpt ɪt wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈəðər ˈpɑrti noʊɪŋ ɪt həz ˈhæpənd. "ðə ˈwikəst lɪŋk ɪz nɑt ˈʤɛnərəli ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi, ɪts θɪŋz laɪk ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈækˌsɛs ðə ˈpipəl hu ər ˈtrəstɪd. ɪt kəmz daʊn tɪ trəst." raɪən bɪˈlivz wən ˈkænɑt dɪˈspjut ðə ˈsaʊndnəs əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi bət sɛd ɪts səkˈsɛs laɪz wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈəpˌteɪk. "aɪ θɪŋk ðət ɪts naʊ groʊɪŋ əp laɪk moʊst θɪŋz ənd wəns ɪt groʊz, wəns ɪt gɪts tɪ ə ˈsərtən saɪz, ðiz ˈvælju ˈædɪd ˈsərvɪsɪz ðət ju ræp əraʊnd ɪt nid tɪ kəm ˈɪntu pleɪ," hi sɛd. "aɪ θɪŋk wɛr ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ˈrɪli kɪks ɪn ɪz ðət ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪˈneɪbəlz nu ˈbɪznɪs ˈmɑdəlz, nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˌɪtˈsɛlf; ɪts ˈrɪli ðə ɪˈneɪbələr fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ du ðə seɪm θɪŋz ðət wi juzd tɪ du ˈfæstər, ˈbɛtər, sˈmɑrtər, ˈʧipər, ɔl əv ðoʊz θɪŋz. ˈəðərˌwaɪz ðɛrz noʊ ˈvælju. "ˈɑbviəsli wi ɔˈrɛdi hæv ˈrɪli gʊd ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ɪn pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈsɪstəm. wət ðeɪ nid tɪ du ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ridɪˈfaɪn ðɛr ˈbɪznɪs ˈmɑdəl ɔn haʊ ðeɪ juz ðɪs tɛkˈnɑləʤi bɪˈkəz ˈəltəmətli ˈivɪn ɪf tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪz utilised*, bət ðə seɪm ˈbɪznɪs ˈmɑdəlz ər hɛld, wi ˈhævənt ˈrɪli prəˈgrɛst. "ɔl juv ˈrɪli dən ðɛr ɪz ˈmaɪˌgreɪt tɪ ə nuər tɛkˈnɑləʤi." ðə rikˈwaɪərz tɛkˈnɑləʤi tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt. raɪən bɪˈlivz ðət waɪl wɪl nɑt ˌriˈpleɪs ˈkərənsiz, ɪt wɪl hæv ə pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. hi sɛd ðət ənd smɔl treɪd sɪˈnɛrioʊz wɛr tu ˈpɑrtiz ər ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn ə trænˈzækʃən wɪl bi ə ˈkəmfi fɪt fər, bət ˈædɪd ðət ɛz ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ɪˈvɑlvz, ɪt wɪl stɑrt tɪ faɪnd ˈfərðər weɪz tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ðət wər ˈpriviəsli nɑt θɔt əv. "ɪts laɪk skˈwizɪŋ ə bəˈlun wɪn ju skwiz ɪt wɪθ jʊr hænd ə ˈlɪtəl ˈbəbəl pɑps əp ˈsəmˌwɛr θru jʊr ˈfɪŋgərz ənd ju skwiz ðət bɪt ənd ɪt pɑps aʊt ˈsəmˌwɛr ɛls," hi sɛd. "ənˈtɪl ju skwiz ɪt, ju doʊnt noʊ wət ʃeɪp ɪts goʊɪŋ tɪ fɔrm." raɪən bɪˈlivz ðət ʤɪst laɪk wɪθ ˈɛni ˈkərənsi, ˈtænʤəbəl ər nɑt, ɪt ɪz stɪl kənˈsɛpʧuəl. "ɪts ə ˈprɑməˌsɔri noʊt ðə ˈpeɪpər ər ˈplæstɪk ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz əv lɛs ˈvælju ðən ðə trəst ðət wi hæv ɔn ðə ˈvælju ðæts ɔn ðət noʊt," hi sɛd. "ɪts stɪl kənˈsɛpʧuəl, rəˈgɑrdləs əv ˈwɛðər ɪts ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪ kən foʊld əp ənd pʊt ɪn maɪ ˈwɔlət." "ɪn səm weɪz ju kʊd ˈɑrgju ðət ɪz mɔr ˈlɪkwɪd bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ˈvælju ðət aɪ hæv ənd ðət ju hæv ənd noʊ θərd ˈpɑrti ˈrɪli tɛlz mi əˈbaʊt ðət lɪkˈwɪdɪti wi du ɛz ə ˈmɑrkɪt," raɪən sɛd. "ɪt wɪl bi ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ðət skˈwizɪz ðə bəˈlun ðət wɪl kriˈeɪt ə nu ʃeɪp." ðə həz bɪn taɪd əp ɪn ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi sɪns ɪts ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt wɪθ ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn blæk ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs sɪlk roʊd. sɪlk roʊd wɑz ˈʃətərd baɪ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2013 wɪθ ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn drəg ˈmæstərˌmaɪnd rɔs ˈəlbrɪkt, ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz drɛd ˈpaɪrət ˈrɑbərts, ˈsɛntənst tɪ laɪf ɪn ˈprɪzən fər hɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm ðət ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz sɛd hæd fəˈsɪləˌteɪtɪd æt list 180 ˈmɪljən ɪn seɪlz əv ˌɪˈligəl drəgz. raɪən bɪˈlivz ðət wɪθ ˈfərðər ˈəpˌteɪk ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi wɪl ˌrikˈwaɪər ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən. ˈwɛðər ðət ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən kəmz frəm ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, ðə ˈmɑrkɪt, ər ðə kəmˈjunɪti, raɪən sɛd ɪt wɪl bi ˈnidɪd tɪ lɪft ɪt tɪ ə ˈsərtən ˈlɛvəl fər mɔr məˈʧʊr ˈpeɪmənts ˈrəðər ðən ʤɪst taɪp ˈpeɪmənts. ðə ˈlɪnəks faʊnˈdeɪʃən wɪθ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ənd tɛk ʤaɪənts læst mənθ ɪn ə bɪd tɪ ədˈvæns ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi. ðə kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən, wɪʧ ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən sɛd wɪl dɪˈvɛləp ən ˈɛnərˌpraɪz greɪd, ˈoʊpən sɔrs dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ˈlɛʤər ˈfreɪmˌwərk, wɪl ˌɪnˈklud ˈkəmpəˌniz səʧ ɛz bæŋk, ibm*, ˈsɪˌskoʊ, cls*, ˈkrɛdɪts, ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈæˌsɛt, fuˈʤɪtsu, ˌɪnˈtɛl, ˈləndən stɑk ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ grup, ˌmɪtˌsuˈbiʃi ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl grup, steɪt strit, swɪft, vmware*, ənd wɛlz ˈfɑrˌgoʊ. ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪkˈspɛkts ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv tɪ hɛlp aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ənd ˈæˌdrɛs ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈfiʧərz ənd rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ðət ər ˈmɪsɪŋ wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈoʊpən ˈstændərd fər dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ˈlɛʤərz. ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən sɛd ɪt bɪˈlivz səʧ ə ˈstændərd kən ˈtrænsfɔrm ðə weɪ ˈbɪznɪs trænˈzækʃənz ər kənˈdəktəd əraʊnd ðə wərld. læst jɪr, ðə kəmˈjunɪti ˈpəblɪʃt ən ˈoʊpən ˈlɛtər tɪ ɪts kəmˈjunɪti tɪ ʃɛr ən ˈækʃən plæn ɔn ˈriʧɪŋ ə kənˈsɛnsəs ɔn ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd scalability*. "ðə dɪˈvɛləpər kəmˈjunɪti ɪz ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ðə fˈjuʧər əv, lʊks ˈæftər ðə hɛlθ əv ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk, straɪvz fər ðə haɪəst ˈstændərdz əv pərˈfɔrməns, ənd wərks tɪ kip sɪˈkjʊr ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ˈɛvriˌwən," sɛd ðə ˈlɛtər. "wi hæv wərkt ɔn ˈskeɪlɪŋ fər jɪrz waɪl ˈseɪfˌgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˈnɛtˌwərks kɔr ˈfiʧərz əv decentralisation*, sɪˈkjʊrəti, ənd ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən. "wɪr kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈpɑsəbəl ˈnəmbər əv ˈjuzərz ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm, wɪˈθaʊt ɪˈroʊdɪŋ ðiz ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈvæljuz." ðə ˈlɛtər wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt əˈhɛd əv tu ˈskeɪlɪŋ ˈwərkˌʃɑps wən ɪn ˌməntriˈɔl ənd ðə ˈsɛkənd ɪn hɔŋ kɔŋg ðət wər eɪmd æt ˈriʧɪŋ ðə bɛst ˈaʊtˌkəm fər ˈskeɪlɪŋ ənd sɪˈkjʊrɪŋ ðə.
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election spending by the four candidates in powell coast mirrors the overall picture for b.c. with the liberals running a more expensive campaign than the or greens.
ndp nicholas simons, who won his fourth term, reported campaign expenses of $70,551.01, with $58,865 coming through transfers from the local constituency association and the party hq. the simons campaign also reported just over $6,000 in contributions, including $300 from local 801, $700 from the sunshine coast labour council and $1,290 from local 1119. simons’ only reported corporate donation was $750 from a computer services company.
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simons’ contributions of $250 or less, which require reporting the name, totalled $856 from 18 donors.
liberal mathew campaign spent $156,548.33, with $119,655.19 in transfers from the liberal party. wilson reported $28,787.92 in corporate contributions with the single largest, $21,700, coming from no. 16 great projects limited, a vancouver company registered to john lyle barr and donald e. ritchie.
the wilson campaign received individual donations of over $250 amounting to $2,687.91, most of it from wilson himself.
there were also six contributors who gave $250 or less for a total of $967.33.
green candidate kim darwin listed $27,924.94 in expenses, with transfers from the green party of $14,052.50. the darwin campaign also reported $3,900 in contributions over $250 from six different donors in amounts ranging from $400 to $1,000. there were also 52 individual donations of $250 or less which added up to $5,642.
the reuben richards ran a $375 campaign on $500 in individual contributions.
the biggest line items for the candidates were, not surprisingly, advertising and promotional material. simons spent $18,745.42 in those categories, wilson $33,226.20, darwin $16,513.01 and richards $125.
wilson was the only candidate in the riding with expenses for “research and polling.” that came in at $5,053.86.
the expense reports also give an interesting insight into life in a community. over the course of the campaign, wilson racked up $1,036.95 in ferry fares, simons spent $635.35 and ferry travel costs came in at $1,153.20
expense reports for all candidates, and the party head offices, are available at elections.bc.ca.
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ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈspɛndɪŋ baɪ ðə fɔr ˈkænədɪts ɪn ˈpɑwɛl koʊst ˈmɪrərz ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈpɪkʧər fər b.c*. wɪθ ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz ˈrənɪŋ ə mɔr ɪkˈspɛnsɪv kæmˈpeɪn ðən ðə ər grinz. ˈnɪkələs ˈsaɪmənz, hu wən hɪz fɔrθ tərm, ˌriˈpɔrtəd kæmˈpeɪn ɪkˈspɛnsɪz əv wɪθ ˈkəmɪŋ θru ˈtrænsfərz frəm ðə ˈloʊkəl kənˈstɪʧuənsi əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ənd ðə ˈpɑrti hq*. ðə ˈsaɪmənz kæmˈpeɪn ˈɔlsoʊ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ʤɪst ˈoʊvər ɪn ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ 300 frəm ˈloʊkəl 801 700 frəm ðə ˈsənˌʃaɪn koʊst ˈleɪbər ˈkaʊnsəl ənd frəm ˈloʊkəl 1119 simons’*’ ˈoʊnli ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈkɔrpərət doʊˈneɪʃən wɑz 750 frəm ə kəmˈpjutər ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈkəmpəˌni. ˈɑrtɪkəl kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ simons’*’ ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz əv 250 ər lɛs, wɪʧ ˌrikˈwaɪər rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə neɪm, ˈtoʊtəld 856 frəm 18 ˈdoʊnərz. ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈmæθju kæmˈpeɪn spɛnt wɪθ ɪn ˈtrænsfərz frəm ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈpɑrti. ˈwɪlsən ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ˈkɔrpərət ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz wɪθ ðə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈlɑrʤəst, ˈkəmɪŋ frəm noʊ. 16 greɪt ˈprɑʤɛkts ˈlɪmɪtɪd, ə vænˈkuvər ˈkəmpəˌni ˈrɛʤɪstərd tɪ ʤɑn laɪl bɑr ənd ˈdɑnəld i. ˈrɪʧi. ðə ˈwɪlsən kæmˈpeɪn rɪˈsivd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl doʊˈneɪʃənz əv ˈoʊvər 250 əˈmaʊnɪŋ tɪ moʊst əv ɪt frəm ˈwɪlsən hɪmˈsɛlf. ðɛr wər ˈɔlsoʊ sɪks kənˈtrɪbjətərz hu geɪv 250 ər lɛs fər ə ˈtoʊtəl əv grin ˈkænədɪt kɪm ˈdɑrwɪn ˈlɪstɪd ɪn ɪkˈspɛnsɪz, wɪθ ˈtrænsfərz frəm ðə grin ˈpɑrti əv ðə ˈdɑrwɪn kæmˈpeɪn ˈɔlsoʊ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz ˈoʊvər 250 frəm sɪks ˈdɪfərənt ˈdoʊnərz ɪn əˈmaʊnts ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm 400 tɪ ðɛr wər ˈɔlsoʊ 52 ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl doʊˈneɪʃənz əv 250 ər lɛs wɪʧ ˈædɪd əp tɪ ðə ˈrubən ˈrɪʧərdz ræn ə 375 kæmˈpeɪn ɔn 500 ɪn ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz. ðə ˈbɪgəst laɪn ˈaɪtəmz fər ðə ˈkænədɪts wər, nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋli, ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ənd pərˈmoʊʃənəl məˈtɪriəl. ˈsaɪmənz spɛnt ɪn ðoʊz ˈkætəˌgɔriz, ˈwɪlsən ˈdɑrwɪn ənd ˈrɪʧərdz 125 ˈwɪlsən wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈkænədɪt ɪn ðə ˈraɪdɪŋ wɪθ ɪkˈspɛnsɪz fər ənd polling.”*.” ðət keɪm ɪn æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns rɪˈpɔrts ˈɔlsoʊ gɪv ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈɪnˌsaɪt ˈɪntu laɪf ɪn ə kəmˈjunɪti. ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ðə kæmˈpeɪn, ˈwɪlsən rækt əp ɪn ˈfɛri fɛrz, ˈsaɪmənz spɛnt ənd ˈfɛri ˈtrævəl kɔsts keɪm ɪn æt ɪkˈspɛns rɪˈpɔrts fər ɔl ˈkænədɪts, ənd ðə ˈpɑrti hɛd ˈɔfəsɪz, ər əˈveɪləbəl æt elections.bc.ca*.
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steven will miss the la galaxy's penultimate match of the season against the houston dynamo and his status for the remainder of the season is still up in the air.
gerrard returned to liverpool earlier this week to rehab a nagging hamstring injury that sidelined him for much of september. the returned from the injury late last month and went 68 minutes in the galaxy's defeat to dallas two weeks ago.
“steven had a of his hamstring injury. obviously out for a bit,” arena, who confirmed that's status is still 'day to day,' told spectrum sportsnet. “he could do at home what he could do here as well. it was ok for him to depart for a week or two.”
the is expected to return by early next week and could return by this weekend, but will not participate in sunday's match against the houston dynamo. arena confirmed that the team will have to "wait and see" when, who has made 21 appearances with three goals and 11 assists this season will return to the field.
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ˈstivən wɪl mɪs ðə lɑ ˈgæləksiz pɛˈnəltəmət mæʧ əv ðə ˈsizən əˈgɛnst ðə ˈhjustən ˈdaɪnəˌmoʊ ənd hɪz ˈstætəs fər ðə rɪˈmeɪndər əv ðə ˈsizən ɪz stɪl əp ɪn ðə ɛr. rɪˈtərnd tɪ ˈlɪvərˌpul ˈərliər ðɪs wik tɪ rihæb ə ˈnægɪŋ ˈhæmˌstrɪŋ ˈɪnʤəri ðət ˈsaɪˌdlaɪnd ɪm fər məʧ əv sɛpˈtɛmbər. ðə rɪˈtərnd frəm ðə ˈɪnʤəri leɪt læst mənθ ənd wɛnt 68 ˈmɪnəts ɪn ðə ˈgæləksiz dɪˈfit tɪ ˈdæləs tu wiks əˈgoʊ. hæd ə əv hɪz ˈhæmˌstrɪŋ ˈɪnʤəri. ˈɑbviəsli aʊt fər ə bit,”*,” ərˈinə, hu kənˈfərmd ðət ˈstætəs ɪz stɪl 'deɪ tɪ deɪ,' toʊld ˈspɛktrəm sportsnet*. kʊd du æt hoʊm wət hi kʊd du hir ɛz wɛl. ɪt wɑz ˈoʊˈkeɪ fər ɪm tɪ dɪˈpɑrt fər ə wik ər two.”*.” ðə ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ rɪˈtərn baɪ ˈərli nɛkst wik ənd kʊd rɪˈtərn baɪ ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd, bət wɪl nɑt pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ˈsənˌdiz mæʧ əˈgɛnst ðə ˈhjustən ˈdaɪnəˌmoʊ. ərˈinə kənˈfərmd ðət ðə tim wɪl hæv tɪ "weɪt ənd si" wɪn, hu həz meɪd 21 əˈpɪrənsəz wɪθ θri goʊlz ənd 11 əˈsɪsts ðɪs ˈsizən wɪl rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə fild.
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it’s a marathon. not a sprint.
that was the mantra echoed on capitol hill in washington on tuesday when 26 cyclists arrived to bring attention once again to reducing gun violence. they traveled close to 400 miles riding from newtown, conn., all the way to the capital in four days. four of the riders are from newtown; the others from all over the united states.
they call themselves “team riders in honor of each person killed in the 2012 sandy hook elementary school shooting.
team 26 hopes their ride will send a message to congress to strengthen laws to prevent more tragedies like the one in sandy hook from happening again. but 15 months after newtown, these advocates say not giving up the fight.
“this movement is no longer just about newtown. but about how america is uniting and demanding that our children be allowed to grow up and pursue their dreams,” said monte frank, team leader.
watch as team 26 calls on congress to put efforts back on the agenda.
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it’s* ə ˈmɛrəˌθɑn. nɑt ə sprɪnt. ðət wɑz ðə ˈmæntrə ˈɛkoʊd ɔn ˈkæpɪtəl hɪl ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ wɪn 26 ˈsaɪkəlɪsts əraɪvd tɪ brɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən wəns əˈgɛn tɪ rɪˈdusɪŋ gən ˈvaɪələns. ðeɪ ˈtrævəld kloʊz tɪ 400 maɪəlz ˈraɪdɪŋ frəm ˈnuˌtaʊn, kɑn., ɔl ðə weɪ tɪ ðə ˈkæpɪtəl ɪn fɔr deɪz. fɔr əv ðə ˈraɪdərz ər frəm ˈnuˌtaʊn; ðə ˈəðərz frəm ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ðeɪ kɔl ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈraɪdərz ɪn ˈɑnər əv iʧ ˈpərsən kɪld ɪn ðə 2012 ˈsændi hʊk ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri skul ˈʃutɪŋ. tim 26 hoʊps ðɛr raɪd wɪl sɛnd ə ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ ˈstrɛŋθən lɔz tɪ prɪˈvɛnt mɔr ˈtræʤədiz laɪk ðə wən ɪn ˈsændi hʊk frəm ˈhæpənɪŋ əˈgɛn. bət 15 mənθs ˈæftər ˈnuˌtaʊn, ðiz ˈædvəˌkeɪts seɪ nɑt ˈgɪvɪŋ əp ðə faɪt. ˈmuvmənt ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈnuˌtaʊn. bət əˈbaʊt haʊ əˈmɛrɪkə ɪz juˈnaɪtɪŋ ənd dɪˈmændɪŋ ðət ɑr ˈʧɪldrən bi əˈlaʊd tɪ groʊ əp ənd pərˈsu ðɛr dreams,”*,” sɛd ˈmɑnti fræŋk, tim ˈlidər. wɔʧ ɛz tim 26 kɔlz ɔn ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ pʊt ˈɛfərts bæk ɔn ðə əˈʤɛndə.
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president trump is dismissing new polls that show his base of support dwindling, his approval rating at a record low and rampant distrust in the information coming out of the white house.
“after 200 days, rarely has any administration achieved what we have achieved,” trump on tuesday. “not even close! believe the fake news suppression polls!”
after 200 days, rarely has any administration achieved what we have even close! don't believe the fake news suppression polls! donald j. trump (@realdonaldtrump) august 8, 2017
according to a cnn poll released tuesday, nearly three-quarters of americans (73 percent) say they trust all or most of what they hear in official communications from the white house, while less than a quarter (24 percent) say they can. among republicans, 50 percent say they can trust most of what the white house says, while 47 percent say they cannot.
when asked whether they are proud to have trump as their president, 34 percent of americans said they were, the survey found; 64 percent said they were not.
related: trump claims base is bigger ‘than ever before.’ polls suggest otherwise.
overall, 38 percent say they approve of handling of the presidency, according the cnn poll, while 56 percent disapprove. recent polls by university and gallup show trump with a similar overall disapproval rating.
cnn noted that just one other newly elected president held an approval rating below 50 percent at this point in his presidency: bill clinton, who had a 44 percent approval rating six months into his first term in 1993. barack obama, by contrast, had a 56 percent approval rating at this point in his presidency.
six-month approval ratings:
kennedy 75%
eisenhower 73%
bush 69%
nixon 65%
reagan 60%
carter 60%
obama 56%
w. bush 55%
clinton 44%
trump 38% jim (@jimsciutto) august 8, 2017
on monday morning, trump claimed his base is “far bigger” and “stronger than ever before,” offering recent campaign rallies in pennsylvania, iowa, ohio and west virginia as proof. but an business daily poll released monday afternoon showed approval rating has dropped to a record low 32 percent down 5 percent in the past month as support from his base has begun to slip.
“trump lost significant support across the board, but saw big declines among areas of core support, including republicans, midwesterners, middle-income families, white men and the high school educated,” pollsters said.
meanwhile, a new cbs news poll released tuesday shows approval rating stands at 36 percent. that figure is unchanged from june, despite favorable views of the u.s. economy.
“the president does get better marks on his handling of the economy than for other issues,” cbs noted, “but his overall approval remains where it is partly because americans say evaluating him more on culture and values than on how faring financially, and partly because his ratings for other domestic issues are negative.”
the cbs survey also showed that americans lack confidence in ability to handle north korea, whose nuclear and programs have sparked an international crisis.
nearly three-quarters of those surveyed (72 percent) are “uneasy about the possibility of conflict” between washington and pyongyang, and most (61 percent) feel that way about “approach to the situation.”
the poll was conducted late last week, largely before the united nations security council passed a resolution on saturday imposing new sanctions on north korea for its continued tests of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
on monday, trump complained on twitter that the “fake news media” had not properly covered the passage of those sanctions.
most major news outlets, though, had covered the sanctions, with the story leading newscasts on saturday afternoon and evening. chris cuomo said his channel was covering the issue when trump fired off the tweet.
john kasich would beat trump in if the primary were held today, new polling shows. morning joe (@morning_joe) august 8, 2017
and there is yet another poll released by american research group on tuesday likely to draw ire: if the new hampshire republican primary were held today, ohio gov. john kasich would beat trump (52 percent to 40 percent) in a theoretical matchup.
trump won the 2016 new hampshire primary, grabbing 35 percent of the vote. kasich, who finished second, got just 16 percent.
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ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp ɪz dɪsˈmɪsɪŋ nu poʊlz ðət ʃoʊ hɪz beɪs əv səˈpɔrt dˈwɪndəlɪŋ, hɪz əˈpruvəl ˈreɪtɪŋ æt ə ˈrɛkərd loʊ ənd ˈræmpənt dɪˈstrəst ɪn ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt əv ðə waɪt haʊs. 200 deɪz, ˈrɛrli həz ˈɛni ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əˈʧivd wət wi hæv achieved,”*,” trəmp ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ˈivɪn kloʊz! bɪˈliv ðə feɪk nuz səˈprɛʃən polls!”*!” ˈæftər 200 deɪz, ˈrɛrli həz ˈɛni ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əˈʧivd wət wi hæv ˈivɪn kloʊz! doʊnt bɪˈliv ðə feɪk nuz səˈprɛʃən poʊlz! ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp (@realdonaldtrump*) ˈɔgəst 8 2017 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn poʊl riˈlist ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ˈnɪrli θˌrikˈwɔrtərz əv əˈmɛrɪkənz 73 pərˈsɛnt) seɪ ðeɪ trəst ɔl ər moʊst əv wət ðeɪ hir ɪn əˈfɪʃəl kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz frəm ðə waɪt haʊs, waɪl lɛs ðən ə kˈwɔrtər 24 pərˈsɛnt) seɪ ðeɪ kən. əˈməŋ rɪˈpəblɪkənz, 50 pərˈsɛnt seɪ ðeɪ kən trəst moʊst əv wət ðə waɪt haʊs sɪz, waɪl 47 pərˈsɛnt seɪ ðeɪ ˈkænɑt. wɪn æst ˈwɛðər ðeɪ ər praʊd tɪ hæv trəmp ɛz ðɛr ˈprɛzɪdənt, 34 pərˈsɛnt əv əˈmɛrɪkənz sɛd ðeɪ wər, ðə ˈsərˌveɪ faʊnd; 64 pərˈsɛnt sɛd ðeɪ wər nɑt. rɪˈleɪtɪd: trəmp kleɪmz beɪs ɪz ˈbɪgər ˈɛvər before.’*.’ poʊlz səˈʤɛst ˈəðərˌwaɪz. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, 38 pərˈsɛnt seɪ ðeɪ əˈpruv əv ˈhændəlɪŋ əv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi, əˈkɔrdɪŋ ðə ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn poʊl, waɪl 56 pərˈsɛnt ˌdɪsəˈpruv. ˈrisənt poʊlz baɪ ˌjunəˈvərsəti ənd ˈgæləp ʃoʊ trəmp wɪθ ə ˈsɪmələr ˈoʊvərˌɔl dɪsəˈpruvəl ˈreɪtɪŋ. ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ʤɪst wən ˈəðər ˈnuli ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈprɛzɪdənt hɛld ən əˈpruvəl ˈreɪtɪŋ bɪˈloʊ 50 pərˈsɛnt æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪn hɪz ˈprɛzɪdənsi: bɪl ˈklɪntən, hu hæd ə 44 pərˈsɛnt əˈpruvəl ˈreɪtɪŋ sɪks mənθs ˈɪntu hɪz fərst tərm ɪn 1993 ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə, baɪ ˈkɑntræst, hæd ə 56 pərˈsɛnt əˈpruvəl ˈreɪtɪŋ æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪn hɪz ˈprɛzɪdənsi. əˈpruvəl ˈreɪtɪŋz: ˈkɛnədi 75 ˈaɪzənˌhaʊər 73 bʊʃ 69 ˈnɪksən 65 ˈrigən 60 ˈkɑrtər 60 ˌoʊˈbɑmə 56 ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ 55 ˈklɪntən 44 trəmp 38 ʤɪm (@jimsciutto*) ˈɔgəst 8 2017 ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, trəmp kleɪmd hɪz beɪs ɪz bigger”*” ənd ðən ˈɛvər before,”*,” ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈrisənt kæmˈpeɪn ˈræliz ɪn ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə, ˈaɪəwə, oʊˈhaɪoʊ ənd wɛst vərˈʤɪnjə ɛz pruf. bət ən ˈbɪznɪs ˈdeɪli poʊl riˈlist ˈmənˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun ʃoʊd əˈpruvəl ˈreɪtɪŋ həz drɑpt tɪ ə ˈrɛkərd loʊ 32 pərˈsɛnt daʊn 5 pərˈsɛnt ɪn ðə pæst mənθ ɛz səˈpɔrt frəm hɪz beɪs həz ˈbeɪgən tɪ slɪp. lɔst sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt səˈpɔrt əˈkrɔs ðə bɔrd, bət sɔ bɪg dɪˈklaɪnz əˈməŋ ˈɛriəz əv kɔr səˈpɔrt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ rɪˈpəblɪkənz, mɪdˈwɛstərnərz, ˈmɪdəˌlɪnkəm ˈfæməliz, waɪt mɛn ənd ðə haɪ skul educated,”*,” ˈpoʊlstərz sɛd. ˈminˌwaɪl, ə nu ˈsiˌbiˌɛs nuz poʊl riˈlist ˈtuzˌdeɪ ʃoʊz əˈpruvəl ˈreɪtɪŋ stændz æt 36 pərˈsɛnt. ðət ˈfɪgjər ɪz ənˈʧeɪnʤd frəm ʤun, dɪˈspaɪt ˈfeɪvərəbəl vjuz əv ðə juz. ɪˈkɑnəmi. ˈprɛzɪdənt dɪz gɪt ˈbɛtər mɑrks ɔn hɪz ˈhændəlɪŋ əv ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ðən fər ˈəðər issues,”*,” ˈsiˌbiˌɛs ˈnoʊtɪd, hɪz ˈoʊvərˌɔl əˈpruvəl rɪˈmeɪnz wɛr ɪt ɪz ˈpɑrtli bɪˈkəz əˈmɛrɪkənz seɪ ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtɪŋ ɪm mɔr ɔn ˈkəlʧər ənd ˈvæljuz ðən ɔn haʊ ˈfɛriŋ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəli, ənd ˈpɑrtli bɪˈkəz hɪz ˈreɪtɪŋz fər ˈəðər dəˈmɛstɪk ˈɪʃuz ər negative.”*.” ðə ˈsiˌbiˌɛs ˈsərˌveɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ʃoʊd ðət əˈmɛrɪkənz læk ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈhændəl nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə, huz ˈnukliər ənd ˈproʊˌgræmz hæv spɑrkt ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈkraɪsəs. ˈnɪrli θˌrikˈwɔrtərz əv ðoʊz ˈsərˌveɪd 72 pərˈsɛnt) ər əˈbaʊt ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv conflict”*” bɪtˈwin ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd ˈpjɔŋˈjæŋ, ənd moʊst 61 pərˈsɛnt) fil ðət weɪ əˈbaʊt tɪ ðə situation.”*.” ðə poʊl wɑz kənˈdəktəd leɪt læst wik, ˈlɑrʤli ˌbiˈfɔr ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl pæst ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ nu ˈsæŋkʃənz ɔn nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə fər ɪts kənˈtɪnjud tɛsts əv ən ˌɪntərˌkɑntəˈnɛntəl bəˈlɪstɪk ˈmɪsəl. ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, trəmp kəmˈpleɪnd ɔn tˈwɪtər ðət ðə nuz media”*” hæd nɑt ˈprɑpərli ˈkəvərd ðə ˈpæsɪʤ əv ðoʊz ˈsæŋkʃənz. moʊst ˈmeɪʤər nuz ˈaʊˌtlɛts, ðoʊ, hæd ˈkəvərd ðə ˈsæŋkʃənz, wɪθ ðə ˈstɔri ˈlidɪŋ ˈnuzˌkæsts ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun ənd ˈivnɪŋ. krɪs kˈwoʊmoʊ sɛd hɪz ˈʧænəl wɑz ˈkəvərɪŋ ðə ˈɪʃu wɪn trəmp faɪərd ɔf ðə twit. ʤɑn ˈkɑsɪʧ wʊd bit trəmp ɪn ɪf ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri wər hɛld təˈdeɪ, nu ˈpoʊlɪŋ ʃoʊz. ˈmɔrnɪŋ ʤoʊ (@morning_joe*) ˈɔgəst 8 2017 ənd ðɛr ɪz jɛt əˈnəðər poʊl riˈlist baɪ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈrisərʧ grup ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈlaɪkli tɪ drɔ aɪr: ɪf ðə nu ˈhæmʃər rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpraɪˌmɛri wər hɛld təˈdeɪ, oʊˈhaɪoʊ gəv. ʤɑn ˈkɑsɪʧ wʊd bit trəmp 52 pərˈsɛnt tɪ 40 pərˈsɛnt) ɪn ə ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl ˈmæʧəp. trəmp wən ðə 2016 nu ˈhæmʃər ˈpraɪˌmɛri, ˈgræbɪŋ 35 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə voʊt. ˈkɑsɪʧ, hu ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈsɛkənd, gɑt ʤɪst 16 pərˈsɛnt. rɛd mɔr frəm ˈjɑˌhu nuz:
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dbaccess is a new for ios that promises to improve on apple's core data by providing and high performance.
dbaccess claims to provide three key benefits over core data:
thread-safety.
high performance and support for query performance fine tuning.
event model that enables binding data objects to controls and keep them updated with changes made in the database.
dbaccess can be used and distributed freely. its latest version includes a few improvements such as support for queries, better performance with large result sets, and reduction in memory usage in queries with many columns.
dbaccess proposes a very simple usage model. a persistent object declaration is very similar to a core data's:
@interface person : @property (strong) forename; @property (strong) surname; @property age; @end
creating, removing objects, or the database follow known patterns:
person* p = [person new]; = @"adrian"; = @"herridge"; = 35; [p commit]; // save the objecto the table [p remove]; // and now remove it r = [[[[[person query] > 30"]] orderby:@"surname,forename"] fetch];
infoq has reached out to' author, adrian herridge to ask him a few questions.
what were the main reasons to write an alternative to core data?
at the time i started the project was still part of its much larger software house plc. where on average 5 teams of would be churning out several apps at a time, some of which used core data for its persistence requirements. being an open and sharing environment, people were not shy about the problems with performance, threading and behaviours that they felt were missing and really should be there (such as joins and aggregation functions). the main benefit for using core data was the style of editing table and relationships, but then there were often problems with the editor making changes in the wrong version of the model, which often played havoc with our version control systems and at one pointroduced a huge issue to one of our released applications with the addition of a field. from my personal perspective i found it removed some of the core abilities of which i had been working with for 5 years prior, and had come to love its simple and exceptionally high performanceerface. so i felt highly restricted by the inability to use sub queries inline, joining tables to remove the need to nest some queries within loops, which often resulted in some very expensive routines. so at the time, it just felt like there were so many pitfalls to using core data with very few real world positives. given the mixture in abilities of the development teams, we often struggled with people not understating the syntax for the predicate queries and theroduction of extremely subtle bugs and crashes when slight mistakes wereroduced with cross thread methods being called. so, in summary, the main reasons for writing were to improve on what myself and other developers felt was very poor performance for anything that required nested queries, alleviate frustrations of having to worry about threading issues, implement joins and subqueries.
how would you describe strengths so that an ios developer can make the choice of using it instead of core data?
we tried to implement so it was as natural to use for developers as possible, sticking with standard syntax wherever possible. so i guess point 1 would be that it is easy to use (at least people here and the few that have contacted me have thanked us for creating it, some even offering a donation which we had to politely refuse).
the performance of is also of great benefit, we have to ensure that we have profiled most of the (currently approximately lines), core data is fast enough if doing simple retrievals, but tends to suffer when committing data backo the database, and positively dies on it feet when it comes to nested queries., we try to the writes and record caching wherever possible which we found made a huge difference to very “chatty” ios applications.
simple, and quick to implement query objects. we hated the fact that in most applications it made it necessary to have a class that dealt with queries for the application. sometimes this makes absolute sense, where you perform the same query over and over. but just from a readability and time perspective we wanted the fluenterface to be compact and easy to read, so being able to pull items out inline, within a for loop was very beneficial to the. e.g. for (person* in [[[[person query] >=] orderby:@“age”] fetch]) { ... } .
. implementation of count, sum, ids, group functions, which are performed at the level and not after a heavy and memory consuming query.
functions, which are performed at the level and not after a heavy and memory consuming query. completely thread safe, you can query and commit at any moment from any thread.
dbaccess has an event model that allows you to register blocks of code to run when certain objects are updated anywhere else in the system, and also if any of the underlying tables are modified in anyway. this makes linking the data layer to the simple and we have down all of the heavy lifting with handling threading issues and the nature of these events.
we implemented the ability for developers to specify which database file an object is stored in, so you could split your data layer across multiple files.
column based encryption. can be any possible derived class that supports encoding using an , then stores it as a blob and wraps it within its own storage type which contains all the information required to the original item.
dbaccess is currently closed-source. don't you think that this could hamper its adoption in the ios community? do you have any plans to open-source it?
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dbaccess* ɪz ə nu fər ˈioʊs ðət ˈprɑməsəz tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ɔn ˈæpəlz kɔr ˈdætə baɪ prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ənd haɪ pərˈfɔrməns. kleɪmz tɪ prəˈvaɪd θri ki ˈbɛnəfɪts ˈoʊvər kɔr ˈdætə:. haɪ pərˈfɔrməns ənd səˈpɔrt fər kˈwiri pərˈfɔrməns faɪn ˈtunɪŋ. ɪˈvɛnt ˈmɑdəl ðət ɪˈneɪbəlz ˈbaɪndɪŋ ˈdætə ˈɑbʤɛkts tɪ kənˈtroʊlz ənd kip ðɛm ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd wɪθ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz meɪd ɪn ðə ˈdætəˌbeɪs. kən bi juzd ənd dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ˈfrili. ɪts ˈleɪtəst ˈvərʒən ˌɪnˈkludz ə fju ˌɪmˈpruvmənts səʧ ɛz səˈpɔrt fər kˈwɪriz, ˈbɛtər pərˈfɔrməns wɪθ lɑrʤ rɪˈzəlt sɛts, ənd rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn ˈmɛməri ˈjusɪʤ ɪn kˈwɪriz wɪθ ˈmɛni ˈkɑləmz. prəˈpoʊzɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈsɪmpəl ˈjusɪʤ ˈmɑdəl. ə pərˈsɪstənt ˈɑbʤɛkt ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən ɪz ˈvɛri ˈsɪmələr tɪ ə kɔr ˈdætəz: @ˈɪnərˌfeɪs ˈpərsən @ˈprɑpərti (strɔŋ) forename*; @ˈprɑpərti (strɔŋ) ˈsərˌneɪm; @ˈprɑpərti eɪʤ; @ɛnd kriˈeɪtɪŋ, riˈmuvɪŋ ˈɑbʤɛkts, ər ðə ˈdætəˌbeɪs ˈfɑloʊ noʊn ˈpætərnz: pi [ˈpərsən nu]; @"ˈeɪdriən"; @"ˈhɛrɪʤ"; 35 [pi kəˈmɪt]; seɪv ðə ˈɑbʤɛkt ˈɪntu ðə ˈteɪbəl [pi riˈmuv]; ənd naʊ riˈmuv ɪt ɑr [[[[[ˈpərsən kˈwiri] 30 orderby:@"surname,forename*"] fɛʧ]; həz riʧt aʊt tɪ' ˈɔθər, ˈeɪdriən ˈhɛrɪʤ tɪ æsk ɪm ə fju kˈwɛsʧənz. wət wər ðə meɪn ˈrizənz tɪ raɪt ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ kɔr ˈdætə? æt ðə taɪm aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt wɑz stɪl pɑrt əv ɪts məʧ ˈlɑrʤər ˈsɔfˌwɛr haʊs plc*. wɛr ɔn ˈævərɪʤ 5 timz əv wʊd bi ˈʧərnɪŋ aʊt ˈsɛvərəl æps æt ə taɪm, səm əv wɪʧ juzd kɔr ˈdætə fər ɪts pərˈsɪstəns rɪkˈwaɪrmənts. biɪŋ ən ˈoʊpən ənd ˈʃɛrɪŋ ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, ˈpipəl wər nɑt ʃaɪ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ pərˈfɔrməns, θˈrɛdɪŋ ənd bɪˈheɪvjərz ðət ðeɪ fɛlt wər ˈmɪsɪŋ ənd ˈrɪli ʃʊd bi ðɛr (səʧ ɛz ʤɔɪnz ənd ˌægrəˈgeɪʃən ˈfəŋkʃənz). ðə meɪn ˈbɛnəfɪt fər ˈjuzɪŋ kɔr ˈdætə wɑz ðə staɪl əv ˈɛdɪtɪŋ ˈteɪbəl ənd riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps, bət ðɛn ðɛr wər ˈɔfən ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ðə ˈɛdɪtər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðə rɔŋ ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈmɑdəl, wɪʧ ˈɔfən pleɪd ˈhævək wɪθ ɑr ˈvərʒən kənˈtroʊl ˈsɪstəmz ənd æt wən pɔɪnt ˌɪntrəˈdust ə juʤ ˈɪʃu tɪ wən əv ɑr riˈlist ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz wɪθ ðə əˈdɪʃən əv ə fild. frəm maɪ ˈpərsɪnəl pərˈspɛktɪv aɪ faʊnd ɪt riˈmuvd səm əv ðə kɔr əˈbɪləˌtiz əv wɪʧ aɪ hæd bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ fər 5 jɪrz praɪər, ənd hæd kəm tɪ ləv ɪts ˈsɪmpəl ənd ɪkˈsɛpʃənəli haɪ pərˈfɔrməns ˈɪnərˌfeɪs. soʊ aɪ fɛlt ˈhaɪli riˈstrɪktɪd baɪ ðə ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ juz səb kˈwɪriz inline*, ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ˈteɪbəlz tɪ riˈmuv ðə nid tɪ nɛst səm kˈwɪriz wɪˈθɪn lups, wɪʧ ˈɔfən rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn səm ˈvɛri ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ruˈtinz. soʊ æt ðə taɪm, ɪt ʤɪst fɛlt laɪk ðɛr wər soʊ ˈmɛni ˈpɪtˌfɔlz tɪ ˈjuzɪŋ kɔr ˈdætə wɪθ ˈvɛri fju ril wərld ˈpɑzətɪvz. ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈmɪksʧər ɪn əˈbɪləˌtiz əv ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt timz, wi ˈɔfən ˈstrəgəld wɪθ ˈpipəl nɑt ˈəndərˌsteɪtɪŋ ðə ˈsɪnˌtæks fər ðə ˈprɛdɪkət kˈwɪriz ənd ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv ɪkˈstrimli ˈsətəl bəgz ənd ˈkræʃɪz wɪn slaɪt mɪˈsteɪks wər ˌɪntrəˈdust wɪθ krɔs θrɛd ˈmɛθədz biɪŋ kɔld. soʊ, ɪn ˈsəməri, ðə meɪn ˈrizənz fər ˈraɪtɪŋ wər tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ɔn wət ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ənd ˈəðər dɪˈvɛləpərz fɛlt wɑz ˈvɛri pur pərˈfɔrməns fər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət rikˈwaɪərd ˈnɛstɪd kˈwɪriz, əˈliviˌeɪt frəˈstreɪʃənz əv ˈhævɪŋ tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt θˈrɛdɪŋ ˈɪʃuz, ˈɪmpləmənt ʤɔɪnz ənd subqueries*. haʊ wʊd ju dɪˈskraɪb strɛŋθs soʊ ðət ən ˈioʊs dɪˈvɛləpər kən meɪk ðə ʧɔɪs əv ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt ˌɪnˈstɛd əv kɔr ˈdætə? wi traɪd tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt soʊ ɪt wɑz ɛz ˈnæʧərəl tɪ juz fər dɪˈvɛləpərz ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl, ˈstɪkɪŋ wɪθ ˈstændərd ˈsɪnˌtæks wɛˈrɛvər ˈpɑsəbəl. soʊ aɪ gɛs pɔɪnt 1 wʊd bi ðət ɪt ɪz ˈizi tɪ juz (æt list ˈpipəl hir ənd ðə fju ðət hæv ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd mi hæv θæŋkt ˈjuˈɛs fər kriˈeɪtɪŋ ɪt, səm ˈivɪn ˈɔfərɪŋ ə doʊˈneɪʃən wɪʧ wi hæd tɪ pəˈlaɪtli ˈrɛfˌjuz). ðə pərˈfɔrməns əv ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ əv greɪt ˈbɛnəfɪt, wi hæv tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət wi hæv ˈproʊˌfaɪld moʊst əv ðə (ˈkərəntli əˈprɑksəmətli laɪnz), kɔr ˈdætə ɪz fæst ɪˈnəf ɪf duɪŋ ˈsɪmpəl retrievals*, bət tɛndz tɪ ˈsəfər wɪn kəˈmɪtɪŋ ˈdætə bæk ˈɪntu ðə ˈdætəˌbeɪs, ənd ˈpɑzətɪvli daɪz ɔn ɪt fit wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈnɛstɪd kˈwɪriz., wi traɪ tɪ ðə raɪts ənd ˈrɛkərd ˈkæʃɪŋ wɛˈrɛvər ˈpɑsəbəl wɪʧ wi faʊnd meɪd ə juʤ ˈdɪfərəns tɪ ˈvɛri ““chatty”*” ˈioʊs ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz. ˈsɪmpəl, ənd kwɪk tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt kˈwiri ˈɑbʤɛkts. wi ˈheɪtɪd ðə fækt ðət ɪn moʊst ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ɪt meɪd ɪt ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ hæv ə klæs ðət dɛlt wɪθ kˈwɪriz fər ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðɪs meɪks ˈæbsəˌlut sɛns, wɛr ju pərˈfɔrm ðə seɪm kˈwiri ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər. bət ʤɪst frəm ə ˌridəˈbɪlɪti ənd taɪm pərˈspɛktɪv wi ˈwɔntɪd ðə fluənt ˈɪnərˌfeɪs tɪ bi ˈkɑmpækt ənd ˈizi tɪ rɛd, soʊ biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ pʊl ˈaɪtəmz aʊt inline*, wɪˈθɪn ə fər lup wɑz ˈvɛri ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl tɪ ðə. e.g*. fər ɪn [[[[ˈpərsən kˈwiri] orderby:@“age”*”] fɛʧ]) ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv kaʊnt, səm, ˈaɪˈdiz, grup ˈfəŋkʃənz, wɪʧ ər pərˈfɔrmd æt ðə ˈlɛvəl ənd nɑt ˈæftər ə ˈhɛvi ənd ˈmɛməri kənˈsumɪŋ kˈwiri. ˈfəŋkʃənz, wɪʧ ər pərˈfɔrmd æt ðə ˈlɛvəl ənd nɑt ˈæftər ə ˈhɛvi ənd ˈmɛməri kənˈsumɪŋ kˈwiri. kəmˈplitli θrɛd seɪf, ju kən kˈwiri ənd kəˈmɪt æt ˈɛni ˈmoʊmənt frəm ˈɛni θrɛd. həz ən ɪˈvɛnt ˈmɑdəl ðət əˈlaʊz ju tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər blɑks əv koʊd tɪ rən wɪn ˈsərtən ˈɑbʤɛkts ər ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ˈɛniˌwɛr ɛls ɪn ðə ˈsɪstəm, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ɪf ˈɛni əv ðə ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˈteɪbəlz ər ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd ɪn ˈɛniˌweɪ. ðɪs meɪks ˈlɪŋkɪŋ ðə ˈdætə leɪər tɪ ðə ˈsɪmpəl ənd wi hæv daʊn ɔl əv ðə ˈhɛvi ˈlɪftɪŋ wɪθ ˈhændəlɪŋ θˈrɛdɪŋ ˈɪʃuz ənd ðə ˈneɪʧər əv ðiz ɪˈvɛnts. wi ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ðə əˈbɪləˌti fər dɪˈvɛləpərz tɪ ˈspɛsəˌfaɪ wɪʧ ˈdætəˌbeɪs faɪl ən ˈɑbʤɛkt ɪz stɔrd ɪn, soʊ ju kʊd splɪt jʊr ˈdætə leɪər əˈkrɔs ˈməltəpəl faɪlz. ˈkɑləm beɪst ɛnˈkrɪpʃən. kən bi ˈɛni ˈpɑsəbəl dəraɪvd klæs ðət səˈpɔrts ɛnˈkoʊdɪŋ ˈjuzɪŋ ən ðɛn stɔrz ɪt ɛz ə blɑb ənd ræps ɪt wɪˈθɪn ɪts oʊn ˈstɔrɪʤ taɪp wɪʧ kənˈteɪnz ɔl ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən rikˈwaɪərd tɪ ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈaɪtəm. ɪz ˈkərəntli closed-source*. doʊnt ju θɪŋk ðət ðɪs kʊd ˈhæmpər ɪts əˈdɑpʃən ɪn ðə ˈioʊs kəmˈjunɪti? du ju hæv ˈɛni plænz tɪ ˈoʊpənˌsɔrs ɪt?
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a large majority of americans 83 percent say the u.s. should make an effort to reduce global warming, even if those efforts have economic costs, according to a new report from the yale project on climate change communication. as many as 56 percent of americans would be willing to pay an extra $100 each year if their power company would generate 20 percent of its electricity from renewable sources. corporations and industry should be doing more to stave off climate change, according to 65 percent of people interviewed in a national survey, and 61 percent believe individual citizens should also be taking a more active role. many of the findings are similar across democratic and republican party lines. tax rebates for vehicles and solar panels are popular among people aligned with both parties, for example, as well as funding renewable energy research and regulating carbon dioxide as a pollutant. and people from both parties are generally supportive of ending all fossil fuel subsidies, although democrats (67 percent) are more supportive of that policy than republicans (52 percent).
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ə lɑrʤ məˈʤɔrəti əv əˈmɛrɪkənz 83 pərˈsɛnt seɪ ðə juz. ʃʊd meɪk ən ˈɛfərt tɪ rɪˈdus ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ, ˈivɪn ɪf ðoʊz ˈɛfərts hæv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk kɔsts, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə nu rɪˈpɔrt frəm ðə jeɪl ˈprɑʤɛkt ɔn ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən. ɛz ˈmɛni ɛz 56 pərˈsɛnt əv əˈmɛrɪkənz wʊd bi ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ peɪ ən ˈɛkstrə 100 iʧ jɪr ɪf ðɛr paʊər ˈkəmpəˌni wʊd ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt 20 pərˈsɛnt əv ɪts ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti frəm riˈnuəbəl ˈsɔrsəz. ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz ənd ˈɪndəstri ʃʊd bi duɪŋ mɔr tɪ steɪv ɔf ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ 65 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈpipəl ˈɪntərvˌjud ɪn ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈsərˌveɪ, ənd 61 pərˈsɛnt bɪˈliv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈsɪtɪzənz ʃʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈteɪkɪŋ ə mɔr ˈæktɪv roʊl. ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz ər ˈsɪmələr əˈkrɔs ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ənd rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti laɪnz. tæks ˈriˌbeɪts fər ˈviɪkəlz ənd ˈsoʊlər ˈpænəlz ər ˈpɑpjələr əˈməŋ ˈpipəl əˈlaɪnd wɪθ boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈfəndɪŋ riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi ˈrisərʧ ənd ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪŋ ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd ɛz ə pəˈlutənt. ənd ˈpipəl frəm boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz ər ˈʤɛnərəli səˈpɔrtɪv əv ˈɛndɪŋ ɔl ˈfɑsəl fjuəl ˈsəbsɪdiz, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈdɛməˌkræts 67 pərˈsɛnt) ər mɔr səˈpɔrtɪv əv ðət ˈpɑləsi ðən rɪˈpəblɪkənz 52 pərˈsɛnt).
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in this economy looking to save a buck. for gun people this concept tends to manifest itself more prominently when it comes to accessories we strap on our toys. optics tend to be the priciest of all and can subtract money from our bank accounts faster than eric holder can say, “i only learned of it a few weeks ago.” for those of us that have the cash flow to go out and buy a $1400 acog or a $560, the land of quality optics tends to be just out of reach. because of this, the allure of cheaper alternatives becomes greater with the passing of every and his rifle at the range. nick has shown us that cheap optics always synonymous with crappy optics, but still hard to find something that can give you the features of an at the price point of a bushnell. or is it?
lucid was started by jason wilson, a former brunton optics employee. jason had he idea that a manufacturer could provide an innovative product with all of the features a shooter needed at an affordable price. enter the lucid red dot sight. the boasts everything find in a high end optic at an under three bills.
the is made of cast aluminum with ruby coated lenses. the frame is covered in a rubberized “armor” which give it admirable shock- and waterproof properties. powered by a single battery located at the front of the optic, the claims a 1000 hour battery life with an auto shut off feature that kills the sight after 2 hours.
your four choices can have their brightness toyed with manually or automatically by a tiny sensor that rides atop the unit. adjustments of are made utilizing the large turrets and once dialed in you should be parallax free in whatever direction you may (safely) choose to shoot.
jason very kindly sent me an to try out on my m&p-15a. when i first got a hold of it i was impressed by its quality build. holding the rubberized sight in your hand, you immediately feel that a solid piece of equipment. every dial and button reacted with a positive click when manipulated and felt far from flimsy. even the battery compartment exudes and the cap comes with a leash attached to the base of the optic, guaranteeing have to try to lose it.
aesthetically, a good looking optic, too. design and rubberized coating screams “tacticool,” but not to an extreme. the achieves a near perfect blend of tactical and practical that even the most die hard walnut and blued steel guys can appreciate.
as a man who enjoys “ugly” polymer guns, i honestly care less how the damned thing looks as long as it performs. so i attached it to my top rail via the built in mount and leaned the rifle up against the garage wall while i packed up the car. 2 seconds later i heard a crash and found my rifle on the ground, optic side down. i picked it up, brushed off the dirt and looked for any damage. nary a scratch was found on the and the ‘on’ button confirmed it was still functioning properly. shockproof? check.
at the range, was a breeze. i selected my preferred 2 dot within a circle and proceeded to get dead on target with just a few minor adjustments of the easy to use turrets. flipping up my rear sight, i confirmed that the optic was beautifully with my iron sights, just as promised.
parallax was non-existent and the optic was quick to get on target. moving around and taking at 25 yards was a breeze so easy, in fact, that i found i was honestly shooting a little better with this sight than i did with an. at longer ranges, taking “precision” shots with one eye closed, i did notice that i could see the led emitter off to the left of my field of vision. while it was a tad bit distracting at first, i eventually learned to ignore it. at closer ranges with both eyes open i never once noticed it at all.
the remained very easy to see throughout all types of outdoor lighting situations. the auto brightness function kept it at a perfect level whether the sun was blazing down on me or when the sky threatened rain. following my initial test, run hundreds of and .22lr through my ar with the on it without a single hiccup. the integrated mount has stayed strong without a hint of loosening and all the electronics have continued to run without a hint of trouble.
all in all, the lucid is a phenomenal value and well worth saving up little extra for. with an of $250 and a real world price of about $200 you really go wrong with an. you get all the features you expect from a higher end optic at a price that put too big a dent in your play money. my other sights have been collecting dust since the first graced my ar and i see that changing anytime soon.
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ɪn ðɪs ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ seɪv ə bək. fər gən ˈpipəl ðɪs ˈkɑnsɛpt tɛndz tɪ ˈmænəˌfɛst ˌɪtˈsɛlf mɔr ˈprɑmənəntli wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ækˈsɛsəriz wi stræp ɔn ɑr tɔɪz. ˈɑptɪks tɛnd tɪ bi ðə ˌpraɪsiɪst əv ɔl ənd kən səbˈtrækt ˈməni frəm ɑr bæŋk əˈkaʊnts ˈfæstər ðən ˈɛrɪk ˈhoʊldər kən seɪ, ˈoʊnli ˈlərnɪd əv ɪt ə fju wiks ago.”*.” fər ðoʊz əv ˈjuˈɛs ðət hæv ðə kæʃ floʊ tɪ goʊ aʊt ənd baɪ ə 1400 əˈkɔg ər ə 560, ðə lænd əv kˈwɑləti ˈɑptɪks tɛndz tɪ bi ʤɪst aʊt əv riʧ. bɪˈkəz əv ðɪs, ðə əˈlʊr əv ˈʧipər ɔlˈtərnətɪvz bɪˈkəmz ˈgreɪtər wɪθ ðə ˈpæsɪŋ əv ˈɛvəri ənd hɪz ˈraɪfəl æt ðə reɪnʤ. nɪk həz ʃoʊn ˈjuˈɛs ðət ʧip ˈɑptɪks ˈɔlˌweɪz səˈnɑnəməs wɪθ ˈkræˌpi ˈɑptɪks, bət stɪl hɑrd tɪ faɪnd ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət kən gɪv ju ðə ˈfiʧərz əv ən æt ðə praɪs pɔɪnt əv ə ˈbʊʃnəl. ər ɪz ɪt? ˈlusɪd wɑz ˈstɑrtɪd baɪ ˈʤeɪsən ˈwɪlsən, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈbrəntən ˈɑptɪks ɪmˈplɔɪi. ˈʤeɪsən hæd hi aɪˈdiə ðət ə ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər kʊd prəˈvaɪd ən ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv ˈprɑdəkt wɪθ ɔl əv ðə ˈfiʧərz ə ˈʃutər ˈnidɪd æt ən əˈfɔrdəbəl praɪs. ˈɛnər ðə ˈlusɪd rɛd dɑt saɪt. ðə boʊsts ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ faɪnd ɪn ə haɪ ɛnd ˈɑptɪk æt ən ˈəndər θri bɪlz. ðə ɪz meɪd əv kæst əˈlumənəm wɪθ ˈrubi ˈkoʊtɪd ˈlɛnzɪz. ðə freɪm ɪz ˈkəvərd ɪn ə ˈrəbərˌaɪzd ““armor”*” wɪʧ gɪv ɪt ˈædmərəbəl ʃɑk- ənd ˈwɔtərˌpruf ˈprɑpərtiz. paʊərd baɪ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈbætəri ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd æt ðə frənt əv ðə ˈɑptɪk, ðə kleɪmz ə 1000 aʊər ˈbætəri laɪf wɪθ ən ˈɔtoʊ ʃət ɔf ˈfiʧər ðət kɪlz ðə saɪt ˈæftər 2 aʊərz. jʊr fɔr ˈʧɔɪsɪz kən hæv ðɛr ˈbraɪtnəs tɔɪd wɪθ ˈmænjuəli ər ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli baɪ ə ˈtaɪni ˈsɛnsər ðət raɪdz əˈtɑp ðə ˈjunɪt. əˈʤəstmənts əv ər meɪd ˈjutəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðə lɑrʤ tərəts ənd wəns daɪəld ɪn ju ʃʊd bi ˈpɛrəˌlæks fri ɪn ˌwəˈtɛvər dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ju meɪ (ˈseɪfli) ʧuz tɪ ʃut. ˈʤeɪsən ˈvɛri ˈkaɪndli sɛnt mi ən tɪ traɪ aʊt ɔn maɪ m&p-15a*. wɪn aɪ fərst gɑt ə hoʊld əv ɪt aɪ wɑz ˌɪmˈprɛst baɪ ɪts kˈwɑləti bɪld. ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə ˈrəbərˌaɪzd saɪt ɪn jʊr hænd, ju ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli fil ðət ə ˈsɑləd pis əv ɪkˈwɪpmənt. ˈɛvəri daɪəl ənd ˈbətən riˈæktɪd wɪθ ə ˈpɑzətɪv klɪk wɪn məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪd ənd fɛlt fɑr frəm ˈflɪmzi. ˈivɪn ðə ˈbætəri kəmˈpɑrtmənt ɪgˈzudz ənd ðə kæp kəmz wɪθ ə liʃ əˈtæʧt tɪ ðə beɪs əv ðə ˈɑptɪk, ˌgɛrənˈtiɪŋ hæv tɪ traɪ tɪ luz ɪt. ɛsˈθɛtɪkli, ə gʊd ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɑptɪk, tu. dɪˈzaɪn ənd ˈrəbərˌaɪzd ˈkoʊtɪŋ skrimz ““tacticool,”*,” bət nɑt tɪ ən ɪkˈstrim. ðə əˈʧivz ə nɪr ˈpərˌfɪkt blɛnd əv ˈtæktɪkəl ənd ˈpræktɪkəl ðət ˈivɪn ðə moʊst daɪ hɑrd ˈwɔlˌnət ənd blud stil gaɪz kən əˈpriʃiˌeɪt. ɛz ə mæn hu ˌɛnˈʤɔɪz ““ugly”*” ˈpɑləmər gənz, aɪ ˈɑnəstli kɛr lɛs haʊ ðə dæmd θɪŋ lʊks ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ɪt pərˈfɔrmz. soʊ aɪ əˈtæʧt ɪt tɪ maɪ tɔp reɪl ˈviə ðə bɪlt ɪn maʊnt ənd lind ðə ˈraɪfəl əp əˈgɛnst ðə gərɑʒ wɔl waɪl aɪ pækt əp ðə kɑr. 2 ˈsɛkəndz ˈleɪtər aɪ hərd ə kræʃ ənd faʊnd maɪ ˈraɪfəl ɔn ðə graʊnd, ˈɑptɪk saɪd daʊn. aɪ pɪkt ɪt əp, brəʃt ɔf ðə dərt ənd lʊkt fər ˈɛni ˈdæmɪʤ. ˈnɛri ə skræʧ wɑz faʊnd ɔn ðə ənd ðə ‘‘on’*’ ˈbətən kənˈfərmd ɪt wɑz stɪl ˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ ˈprɑpərli. shockproof*? ʧɛk. æt ðə reɪnʤ, wɑz ə briz. aɪ səˈlɛktɪd maɪ prɪˈfərd 2 dɑt wɪˈθɪn ə ˈsərkəl ənd prəˈsidəd tɪ gɪt dɛd ɔn ˈtərgət wɪθ ʤɪst ə fju ˈmaɪnər əˈʤəstmənts əv ðə ˈizi tɪ juz tərəts. ˈflɪpɪŋ əp maɪ rɪr saɪt, aɪ kənˈfərmd ðət ðə ˈɑptɪk wɑz ˈbjutəfli wɪθ maɪ aɪərn saɪts, ʤɪst ɛz ˈprɑməst. ˈpɛrəˌlæks wɑz ˌnɑnəgˈzɪstənt ənd ðə ˈɑptɪk wɑz kwɪk tɪ gɪt ɔn ˈtərgət. ˈmuvɪŋ əraʊnd ənd ˈteɪkɪŋ æt 25 jɑrdz wɑz ə briz soʊ ˈizi, ɪn fækt, ðət aɪ faʊnd aɪ wɑz ˈɑnəstli ˈʃutɪŋ ə ˈlɪtəl ˈbɛtər wɪθ ðɪs saɪt ðən aɪ dɪd wɪθ ən. æt ˈlɔŋgər ˈreɪnʤɪz, ˈteɪkɪŋ ““precision”*” ʃɑts wɪθ wən aɪ kloʊzd, aɪ dɪd ˈnoʊtɪs ðət aɪ kʊd si ðə lɛd ɪˈmɪtər ɔf tɪ ðə lɛft əv maɪ fild əv ˈvɪʒən. waɪl ɪt wɑz ə tæd bɪt dɪˈstræktɪŋ æt fərst, aɪ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈlərnɪd tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr ɪt. æt ˈkloʊzər ˈreɪnʤɪz wɪθ boʊθ aɪz ˈoʊpən aɪ ˈnɛvər wəns ˈnoʊtɪst ɪt æt ɔl. ðə rɪˈmeɪnd ˈvɛri ˈizi tɪ si θruaʊt ɔl taɪps əv ˈaʊtˌdɔr ˈlaɪtɪŋ ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz. ðə ˈɔtoʊ ˈbraɪtnəs ˈfəŋkʃən kɛpt ɪt æt ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈlɛvəl ˈwɛðər ðə sən wɑz ˈbleɪzɪŋ daʊn ɔn mi ər wɪn ðə skaɪ θˈrɛtənd reɪn. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ maɪ ˌɪˈnɪʃəl tɛst, rən ˈhənərdz əv ənd θru maɪ ɑr wɪθ ðə ɔn ɪt wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈhɪkəp. ðə ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd maʊnt həz steɪd strɔŋ wɪˈθaʊt ə hɪnt əv ˈlusənɪŋ ənd ɔl ðə ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks hæv kənˈtɪnjud tɪ rən wɪˈθaʊt ə hɪnt əv ˈtrəbəl. ɔl ɪn ɔl, ðə ˈlusɪd ɪz ə fəˈnɑmənəl ˈvælju ənd wɛl wərθ ˈseɪvɪŋ əp ˈlɪtəl ˈɛkstrə fər. wɪθ ən əv 250 ənd ə ril wərld praɪs əv əˈbaʊt 200 ju ˈrɪli goʊ rɔŋ wɪθ ən ju gɪt ɔl ðə ˈfiʧərz ju ɪkˈspɛkt frəm ə haɪər ɛnd ˈɑptɪk æt ə praɪs ðət pʊt tu bɪg ə dɛnt ɪn jʊr pleɪ ˈməni. maɪ ˈəðər saɪts hæv bɪn kəˈlɛktɪŋ dəst sɪns ðə fərst greɪst maɪ ɑr ənd aɪ si ðət ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈɛniˌtaɪm sun.
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aisha has done a lot in the past 12 years.
"i've gotten my master's degree. i'm working on my doctorate right now. i went to italy, i went to france."
o'mally thanks her donor for being able to do all of that. after waiting for nine months, she received a heart transplant in february of 2004.
"because of my donor, i'm able to sit here and do the work that i do, so i try to pay it forward," said.
so when she heard about the , stating that one million dollars raised for the life... pass it on fund is just sitting in an account, and has been for years, she was disappointed.
the one million dollars came from people making donations when getting their license or purchasing a "donate life" license plate.
"for me, it's a very easy issue; it's very black and white, if you have it, do something with it," said.
since her transplant, has been making the most of what she calls her "second chance," working with organizations like finger lakes donor recovery network, lobbying in albany, even researching organ donation trends at the university of buffalo.
she said there are more than people in the state waiting for a transplant, and the money sitting in the bank isn't benefiting anyone.
"i think there's a lot of education that can be done, a lot of building awareness," she said. "i think interventions are important, but we can't move forward unless there's better communication."
organ donors in the area want better communication, too. they also want answers.
"who holds the account and why?" asked carolyn knutzen, a registered nurse. she said working in an environment that deals with transplants, she was shocked to learn of the money not being used.
"it would be a waste for those that are waiting," said knutzen.
"a million dollars is big chunk of change for anybody," said sean anne. he's been working as a volunteer firefighter and ambulance companies his entire life. "i think it's a great time that we look into education and be at the forefront and do something big with it."
o'mally said new york state has taken steps to increase low numbers, but they need to act faster.
"now that we are aware that there is money and there is funding, there needs to be a plan put into order immediately. time is of the essence, people are dying everyday, right? i could have been one of them," said.
the audit also looked at three other organizations that have been raising money for different causes. it gave recommendations to the department of health for each.
the department of health released the following statement to regarding the comptroller's findings and recommendations on organ donation:
the state department of health selected a private contractor to take over responsibility of the donate life registry in may. the office knows this because its had the contract since then and has failed to move on it. instead they chose to issue an outdated audit that, once again, the facts.
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ˈaɪʃə həz dən ə lɔt ɪn ðə pæst 12 jɪrz. "aɪv ˈgɔtən maɪ ˈmæstərz dɪˈgri. əm ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn maɪ ˈdɑktərət raɪt naʊ. aɪ wɛnt tɪ ˈɪtəli, aɪ wɛnt tɪ fræns." θæŋks hər ˈdoʊnər fər biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ du ɔl əv ðət. ˈæftər ˈweɪtɪŋ fər naɪn mənθs, ʃi rɪˈsivd ə hɑrt trænˈsplænt ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri əv 2004 "bɪˈkəz əv maɪ ˈdoʊnər, əm ˈeɪbəl tɪ sɪt hir ənd du ðə wərk ðət aɪ du, soʊ aɪ traɪ tɪ peɪ ɪt ˈfɔrwərd," sɛd. soʊ wɪn ʃi hərd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət wən ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlərz reɪzd fər ðə laɪf... pæs ɪt ɔn fənd ɪz ʤɪst ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ən əˈkaʊnt, ənd həz bɪn fər jɪrz, ʃi wɑz ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd. ðə wən ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlərz keɪm frəm ˈpipəl ˈmeɪkɪŋ doʊˈneɪʃənz wɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ ðɛr ˈlaɪsəns ər ˈpərʧəsɪŋ ə "ˈdoʊˌneɪt laɪf" ˈlaɪsəns pleɪt. "fər mi, ɪts ə ˈvɛri ˈizi ˈɪʃu; ɪts ˈvɛri blæk ənd waɪt, ɪf ju hæv ɪt, du ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪθ ɪt," sɛd. sɪns hər trænˈsplænt, həz bɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə moʊst əv wət ʃi kɔlz hər "ˈsɛkənd ʧæns," ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz laɪk ˈfɪŋgər leɪks ˈdoʊnər rɪˈkəvəri ˈnɛtˌwərk, ˈlɑbiɪŋ ɪn ˈɔlbəni, ˈivɪn riˈsərʧɪŋ ˈɔrgən doʊˈneɪʃən trɛnz æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈbəfəˌloʊ. ʃi sɛd ðɛr ər mɔr ðən ˈpipəl ɪn ðə steɪt ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ə trænˈsplænt, ənd ðə ˈməni ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə bæŋk ˈɪzənt ˈbɛnəfɪtɪŋ ˈɛniˌwən. "aɪ θɪŋk ðɛrz ə lɔt əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ðət kən bi dən, ə lɔt əv ˈbɪldɪŋ əˈwɛrnəs," ʃi sɛd. "aɪ θɪŋk ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃənz ər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, bət wi kænt muv ˈfɔrwərd ənˈlɛs ðɛrz ˈbɛtər kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən." ˈɔrgən ˈdoʊnərz ɪn ðə ˈɛriə wɔnt ˈbɛtər kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən, tu. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ wɔnt ˈænsərz. "hu hoʊldz ðə əˈkaʊnt ənd waɪ?" æst ˈkɛrəlɪn ˈnətzən, ə ˈrɛʤɪstərd nərs. ʃi sɛd ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ən ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ðət dilz wɪθ trænˈsplænts, ʃi wɑz ʃɑkt tɪ lərn əv ðə ˈməni nɑt biɪŋ juzd. "ɪt wʊd bi ə weɪst fər ðoʊz ðət ər ˈweɪtɪŋ," sɛd ˈnətzən. "ə ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlərz ɪz bɪg ʧəŋk əv ʧeɪnʤ fər ˈɛnibədi," sɛd ʃɔn æn. hiz bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɛz ə ˌvɑlənˈtɪr ˈfaɪrˌfaɪtər ənd ˈæmbjələns ˈkəmpəˌniz hɪz ɪnˈtaɪər laɪf. "aɪ θɪŋk ɪts ə greɪt taɪm ðət wi lʊk ˈɪntu ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd bi æt ðə ˈfɔrˌfrənt ənd du ˈsəmθɪŋ bɪg wɪθ ɪt." sɛd nu jɔrk steɪt həz ˈteɪkən stɛps tɪ ˌɪnˈkris loʊ ˈnəmbərz, bət ðeɪ nid tɪ ækt ˈfæstər. "naʊ ðət wi ər əˈwɛr ðət ðɛr ɪz ˈməni ənd ðɛr ɪz ˈfəndɪŋ, ðɛr nidz tɪ bi ə plæn pʊt ˈɪntu ˈɔrdər ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli. taɪm ɪz əv ðə ˈɛsəns, ˈpipəl ər daɪɪŋ ˈɛvriˈdeɪ, raɪt? aɪ kʊd hæv bɪn wən əv ðɛm," sɛd. ðə ˈɔdɪt ˈɔlsoʊ lʊkt æt θri ˈəðər ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ðət hæv bɪn ˈreɪzɪŋ ˈməni fər ˈdɪfərənt ˈkɔzɪz. ɪt geɪv ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz tɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv hɛlθ fər iʧ. ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv hɛlθ riˈlist ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈsteɪtmənt tɪ rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˈkɑmˌtroʊlərz ˈfaɪndɪŋz ənd ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ɔn ˈɔrgən doʊˈneɪʃən: ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv hɛlθ səˈlɛktɪd ə ˈpraɪvət ˈkɑnˌtræktər tɪ teɪk ˈoʊvər riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti əv ðə ˈdoʊˌneɪt laɪf ˈrɛʤɪstri ɪn meɪ. ðə ˈɔfəs noʊz ðɪs bɪˈkəz ɪts hæd ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt sɪns ðɛn ənd həz feɪld tɪ muv ɔn ɪt. ˌɪnˈstɛd ðeɪ ʧoʊz tɪ ˈɪʃu ən ˈaʊtˌdeɪtɪd ˈɔdɪt ðət, wəns əˈgɛn, ðə fækts.
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austin, texas (cnn) daytime turns to dusk as natalie st. phone lights up with text messages. they come from clients across the vast lone star state.
one needs a bus from texarkana to shreveport, louisiana. another traveling from corpus christi to san antonio has to find a hotel room. a third must get to fort worth from a small town in the western part of the state. a fourth reaches out from lubbock to say she missed her appointment in dallas.
to the stranger at a party who asks what she does, st. clair keeps her answer vague: "just feminist stuff." but the truth is blunt, bold and a sign of the times: "i'm an abortion travel agent."
it's a job that emerged after texas enacted house bill 2 in 2013, imposing a new round of restrictions on abortion care and abortion providers. two key parts of the law have been challenged all the way up to the u.s. supreme court, which hears arguments in whole woman's health v. on wednesday.
it has been called the biggest abortion case to face the high court in more than two decades and could have effects depending on how justices rule.
in texas, the effects of have already been felt. unable or unwilling to meet new requirements, clinics across the state have shut their doors. before, the state had more than 40 abortion clinics; now there are 13, according to st. latest count. among the new rules: doctors must have hospital privileges, and clinics must function like outpatient surgery centers.
in an enormous state that spans square miles -- bigger than many countries -- some women are now living in an abortion desert. in lubbock, for example, they have to travel nearly 300 miles to reach a provider. and the ripple effects don't stop there.
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the farther a woman lives from a clinic, the more complicated it is to get there. especially if she works more than one job, needs to secure child care or doesn't have a car or money for a hotel. add to this the wait time to get an appointment, and another wait time after a legally required sonogram. in some clinics, it has taken as long as 23 days to get on the schedule since the passage of, according to the texas policy evaluation project at the university of texas.
the longer the wait to get an abortion, the more expensive -- and potentially more complicated -- the procedure. what could have cost hundreds of dollars easily jumps into the thousands. and if a woman is more than 20 weeks pregnant, she has waited too long to get an abortion in texas. under, it's illegal in most cases -- and she'll have to travel out of state.
enter fund texas choice , where st. clair, 23, works as the operations manager and is the organization's only full-time employee. while other funds have helped pay for abortions for decades , this one answers a different call necessitated by. it's for anyone who doesn't have a vehicle or must drive two hours or more on their own to reach a clinic.
working out of an office in austin, st. clair often wires women gas money. would be easier, but it requires a bank account, something many clients don't have.) in rural parts of texas, just getting that wired money can require travel across multiple towns to reach a at walmart. she books flights, taxis, bus tickets and hotel rooms. she regularly studies greyhound routes and bookmarks airline schedules. once she drove hours one-way to hand deliver last-minute financial help.
she tells stories of women who offer to sleep in their cars. hell will freeze over, she says, before she'll let that happen.
"by far these obstacles are greatest for low-income clients living in rural areas -- which are mostly populations of color," st. clair says. and if they're not native english speakers, the hurdles are even higher.
she talks about the people who have had to miss appointments because their babysitters or their paychecks didn't clear, and then couldn't afford a later procedure.
there was a woman who flew to albuquerque, only to be blocked by protesters. by the time she got into the clinic, she'd missed her appointment and had to fly home.
another young woman stood on a rural west texas road waiting for a greyhound bus that never showed. st. clair scrambled to find a way to get her to her appointment the next day. a taxi would have cost $500, so instead she paid one of the client's friends to do the driving. the two arrived at 3 a.m., five hours before the appointment, only to find out she was further along than expected and couldn't afford the procedure that was required.
i heard similar stories from one of st. allies in this work.
there was the woman with severe diabetes who knew it was unsafe for her to carry a baby. the american, the first in her family to go to college, who desperately wants kids someday -- but not now. the one whose abuser took off his condom and said, "now you belong to me."
st. clair fields about 60 calls a month and manages about 20 abortion trips. while her focus is logistics, she's often a safe sounding board for clients. they thank her for not judging them. some say they had no idea they could get pregnant. others tell her about the men who hurt them. then there are those who want to be reassured they're still christian.
her hours are odd, usually at night, so she can be in touch with clients when they're off work. most people like to text, in part so no one can hear their words.
she works in a whole woman's health clinic. others who share the space are advocates: educators, counselors, spokeswomen.
down the hall from st. clair, a reproductive rights policy wonk keeps a kevlar vest on her bookshelf. it belonged to her late father, who was an abortion provider in south texas. an fbi agent was assigned to him to monitor threats. the vest is her "talisman," she says, "a reminder of why i do what i do."
the dangers in this work are real. over the years and across the country, abortion providers have been killed and clinics bombed. one need only think back to november, when a shooting at a colorado springs planned parenthood clinic left three dead.
because of this reality, st. eyes open wide when -- at night -- someone shows up outside the building and incessantly rings the doorbell. the entrance is hidden, a dark hallway outside provides cover, and there's no telling what, if anything, might have been left outside the door.
she reaches out to colleagues, who tell her to call the police immediately. she does. an hour and a half and four calls later, an officer shows up.
on this night, she has a visitor and officer to escort her to her car. on all other nights, she walks out into the darkness alone, holding a phone to her ear. she keeps a friend on the line, just in case something happens.
'what do i do now?'
nearly 400 miles to the northwest, angela martinez stands in front of the place she once thought would employ her forever. she was the clinic director at the planned parenthood women's health center in her hometown of lubbock.
now empty and undergoing renovation for new tenants, the facility shut down in october 2013, a casualty of.
"we became an example of the assault on clinics. i was devastated," she says of the closure, which left her depressed for months and led her to move back in with her parents. "i had this great job with amazing purpose, and it was gone."
college students, addicts who don't believe they are fit to be mothers and women who already had children would pull into the parking lot. martinez remembers them arriving in cabs, old and fancy suvs some even with bumper stickers. women who might rail against abortion in their social circles, she says, were happy to accept planned services once they got pregnant.
they would say things like, "i'm a good christian or i don't believe in this, but my situation is different," martinez says.
she never judged. she says she was just glad her clinic could provide them a choice, and a safe legal option to do what they thought was best for themselves and their families.
this overriding purpose drove her. each week she'd pick up a doctor who flew in from out of town to perform procedures on thursdays. he would arrive incognito, wearing a hat and sunglasses. he'd step into her car and fully recline his seat so no one could see him.
martinez could handle the activist who knocked on the door posing as a reporter and wrote down her license plate number. she dismissed the plea from one of her brothers that she get a license for a concealed handgun. she could tune out the screams: "angela martinez, you're killing babies!"
when dozens of protesters gathered on the sidewalk and their shouts could be heard inside the clinic, she turned up a dinky radio to drown out the noise for patients -- and herself.
"my attitude was, 'i'm going to be fine.' i wanted my employees to be safe," she says. "and i'd rather have a protester yell at me than at a patient."
she's now working on a graduate degree in social work at nearby texas tech university, but in many respects martinez's heart remains in the past, and she still hopes she can one day return to her previous work.
also in the past, at times, is dorothy boyett.
for two decades, every thursday without fail, she stationed herself outside this lubbock clinic. starting at 6 a.m. and for the next eight hours -- rain or shine, snow, wind or -- she had a job to do.
she says she quietly prayed and passed out bible tracts and pamphlets about baby development. it was her ministry to offer another way. a london native, boyett is sweet, genteel, her english accent charming.
this born-again, grandmother of 15 sits at her kitchen table and says she still sometimes forgets on wednesday nights that she has nowhere she has to be in the morning.
"we had worked for 20 years with that goal in mind," she says of the clinic's demise. "so when they did close, it was euphoric. and then you think, well, what do i do now?"
it's not that she's not keeping busy. an orthopedic nurse, she still works at a hospital once a week. between that, her grandchildren, her evangelism on texas tech's campus, her tuesdays passing out fliers on a lubbock street corner, there's plenty to do.
but it's not the same as her mission outside that clinic, where she says she peacefully prayed for so many years.
she didn't always play by the rules, though, and admits, "i've crossed the line from time to time" -- meaning, she says, the property line.
she joined hands with operation rescue in wichita, kansas, where dr. george tiller -- later shot dead while in church -- was performing second trimester abortions. she helped block doors and says she's been arrested about a dozen times.
from her large white chevy van in her garage, she offers a brochure and hands over a tiny rubber baby, saying it represents what a baby looks like at 10 weeks in the womb. leaning against the cargo inside wall: an oversized sign, featuring a gruesome image of an aborted fetus.
a place next door
half of all pregnancies in the united states are unintentional, according to a report in the american journal of public health. and of those unplanned pregnancies, four out of 10 end in abortion.
"everyone knows someone who's had one, whether they know it or not," says nan little kirkpatrick, the executive director of the texas equal access fund , which helps women pay for abortions.
while there's no place in lubbock to get an abortion these days, there are still plenty of places and groups dedicated to talking women out of abortions.
the nurturing center , which advertises pregnancy support services and free sonograms, opened next to the abortion clinic by design. on top of ultrasounds, the center offers peer counseling, baby items, referrals to adoption agencies, limited financial assistance -- and lots and lots of warnings about abortions.
"we believe in the sanctity of all life," explains lawrence d'souza, the executive director. "cradle to grave and womb to tomb."
his eyes tear up when he wonders how many scientists have died because they weren't allowed to be born. he reads aloud from a list of scenarios given to women who come to the clinic.
"it's the year 1955, a lady is pregnant with a baby out of wedlock, her family would disown her and so will her community. should she abort?"
he looks up, to make sure i'm listening, before he reads on: "you would have killed steve jobs, the founder of apple, and nobody would have an iphone."
the idea to open his center at this location came to him during a clinic protest years ago, after he saw abortion seekers mistakenly walk toward the entry of what was then a dental clinic. if d'souza, then a steel company controller, set up shop in that old clinic and put up a sign in lights, there was no telling how many lives he could save.
sometimes, even though the abortion clinic has been closed for more than two years, women still show up at his center next door thinking they're at planned parenthood.
"women are choosing life maybe because they have no other option," says elizabeth trevino, the center's director of client services.
she wears a purple t-shirt emblazoned with a cross and a reference to scripture. when she used to protest outside the clinic, she says she preferred to show love rather than scare off women. she passed out rosaries, baby booties and onesies.
she beams after introducing two texas tech activists who are involved with the organization raiders defending life. for two years in a row, their school has been named the most politically active campus in the state at a texas right to life student conference.
trevino describes the information she shares with women about the dangers of abortion. they're the very claims medical professionals dispute and include risks of severe psychological trauma.
"i have yet to meet a woman who has not regretted her abortion," she says.
that means trevino hasn't met anne, a woman who was years beyond feedings when she found herself pregnant. a married professional in her late and already the mother of three, including a teenager, this was a life twist she didn't see coming -- and didn't think was possible.
the decision to have an abortion was easy for her and her husband. never mind that they didn't want more kids, the thought of carrying a baby to term in her body, at this age, felt dangerous.
she was lucky and had the resources to travel. her husband was able to watch the kids. she could reschedule some meetings and didn't have to craft excuses for a boss or risk losing pay. she could afford to fly to denver and not waste a day driving hundreds of miles. she was able to foot a hotel bill.
the procedure the next morning took minutes and, she says, felt no different than a pap smear. but the $1,500 journey, which could have been a appointment had lubbock still had a clinic, felt at best ridiculous and at worst like a violation.
"it bothered me so much after i got back. this could have happened to someone else who doesn't have the means i have," says anne, who asked that i not use her real name. "this is a real issue affecting real women, not just teenagers acting irresponsibly."
a texas education
here in this abortion desert, though, it seems there's more than a lack of clinics. there's also a scarcity of knowledge -- the very kind needed to act responsibly.
the lubbock area is home to a number of colleges, including lubbock christian university, wayland baptist university and south plains college. the largest, by far, is texas tech university, home of the red raiders.
a group of texas tech undergrads, hailing from different parts of the state, tell me about the assemblies they were required to attend in public school and the pledges they felt pressured to sign at 13.
"i signed because i wanted to fit in," says catherine ragsdale, 20, an officer in the school's feminist majority leadership alliance. "i didn't know what sex was."
another student, who learned she was pregnant over winter break, paints the picture of how texas' culture colored her reaction. she didn't know who she could talk to at school and worried about being judged for scheduling an abortion (which she ended up canceling after she miscarried). one of her best friends had already dropped out of college to have her own baby. everyone had tried to be happy: "congrats!" they said. what would they now think of her?
there was no mention of birth control in their texas schools, or at least there wasn't supposed to be. one student sang the praises of a teacher who broke the law in seventh grade to tell students about safe sex. health classes generally amounted to being bombarded with horrifying photos of stds.
it's no wonder, these young women say, that so many of their peers are clueless -- and that "raider rash," the school's signature sexually transmitted infection, is so widespread it has a name among students there.
faculty in the women's studies department offer additional commentary.
sara white teaches an introduction to women's studies course, which draws 40 students, equal parts men and women. when she asks students to list the forms of birth control they know about, she says, 9 out of 10 can only come up with abstinence and condoms.
she talks about the young man who said he drank bleach believing it would keep him from impregnating a woman. one student who got pregnant wrote an email to white in a panic: "i didn't think his penis was big enough," as if size was linked to fertility. other women have admitted with mountain dew to keep from conceiving.
"they say it's something about carbonation," a student nearby explains.
one young woman told her classmates to set a timer when having sex. she explained that guys only last seven minutes, so if you stop before then you're fine.
"this method was flawed, though," white says. "the student had a child."
white shows them what she calls "the birth control website." it's just the planned parenthood site , although she doesn't say the name out loud.
in it for the long haul
outside a dallas clinic, one of two in the city, the regular protesters assemble and scream. one protester arrives lugging a huge crucifix. beside her are two small children.
a clinic staffer rushing inside yells back with a broad smile, "i love my job! free iuds!"
since forced the closure of abortion clinics across texas, this dallas facility has nearly doubled in capacity. for a time, the waiting area was only. the wait for an appointment jumped from five days to about 20. the clinic had to acquire adjacent space, "a hemorrhoid center of all things," one physician says.
the clinic sees about twice as many patients as before; about 200 come through each week. patients arrive from all over north texas as well as oklahoma, louisiana and arkansas.
obgyns in private practice in texas may perform abortions on occasion, but they certainly don't advertise this, says heather busby, the executive director of naral texas . and if hospitals do elective abortions, they risk losing public and private funding. that makes clinics the overwhelming place, which means women of all backgrounds, ages, races and socioeconomic status walk through these doors.
four physicians work here, some more days than others. additional doctors are expected to pitch in soon.
one doctor, who insists on not being identified, keeps what she does quiet for her and her family's protection. she doesn't touch social media and often wears sunglasses, even when there is no sun.
when abortion providers in texas meet with a new patient, they are legally required to read off a list of risks -- a list the doctor calls "ridiculous." among the warnings: abortion may cause breast cancer and infertility.
the doctor says she explains to patients that while she has to say these things, science doesn't back up these statements. yes, women who carry a baby to term are less likely to get breast cancer, but abortions do not cause breast cancer. and there's no evidence linking infertility to uncomplicated abortions, she says.
nearly 90% of abortions happen within the first term of pregnancy, when there's a less than% risk of major complications, according to the american journal of public health . in fact, "the risk of death associated with abortion is about that associated with childbirth," the guttmacher institute reports.
"it's really frustrating and tiresome to explain this to people over and over again," the doctor says. "they've already gone through so much to get here."
she remembers the young college woman from lubbock who took a bus for eight hours by herself to get here. she'd been afraid to visit a crisis pregnancy center in lubbock like the nurturing center for fear she'd be judged and shamed for wanting an abortion. the doctor began the exam, only to find that the student had a growing ectopic, or tubal, pregnancy -- a condition that can be life threatening.
"it was extremely dangerous. it could have burst on her bus ride," the doctor says. "she literally could have died."
she told the young woman that she would need to go to the hospital immediately and would likely need surgery. the patient, who was in dallas all alone and scared, insisted that she needed to first go to the bus station to change her ticket, or else she'd lose her fare back to school.
"my heart just sank," the doctor says.
another doctor, who also won't be named, walks in mocking what she's wearing. she's in a whole surgical -- scrubs, a gown, a bonnet, her booties had just been pulled off -- new requirements since the passage of.
the texas abortion law says physicians must have hospital admitting privileges and clinics must meet the standards of ambulatory surgical centers, or.
this language may not sound like a big deal, but these are the matters that will be taken up in front of the nation's highest court on wednesday.
texas abortion clinics like this one face new restrictions under a law being challenged at the supreme court.
hospitals that don't provide abortions themselves and are state-funded, or otherwise politically won't give admitting privileges to an abortion provider.
then there are the standards of -- which include building codes like specified door heights, room sizes and hallway widths to accommodate abortion clinics don't use -- which amount to construction costs most facilities can't swing.
if the u.s. supreme court upholds this texas law, more clinics may close, and not just in texas. some states already have similar laws in place; others are watching with their own versions poised and ready to drop.
another standard is what has this doctor dressed as if she's about to perform heart surgery.
all this for a procedure she usually completes in about five minutes. not because she rushes, she says, but because she's good and the procedure is simple.
this doctor flies in once a week from new mexico to work in this dallas clinic. she hates that she, too, hides who she is and what she does, but in today's climate she feels she has no choice.
she also remembers a woman who'd traveled by bus from afar. she arrived amid heavy rains. a power outage had closed the clinic. unable to afford a hotel room, the woman roamed the streets over the weekend and spent her nights in a laundromat.
when the clinic finally reopened and she got in, she was required by texas law to wait another 24 hours after her sonogram before having one of the doctor's abortions. the clinic got her a hotel room so she could at least clean up, sleep and stay warm.
both these doctors were trained in other fields -- one as a family physician, the other as an -- before completing fellowships in family planning.
for 43 years, since the passage of roe v. wade, women have been entitled to abortions under the law in this country. and no matter the challenges, these doctors insist they're in it for the long haul.
there's still plenty of misinformation in their way, however.
after the passage of, callers to a fund that helps cover abortion costs proved this. they were confused and especially scared, the fund's director tells me. they wanted to know if they'd be arrested for getting an abortion.
so the fund changed its outgoing voice mail message to remind women: "abortion is still legal in texas."
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ˈɔstən, ˈtɛksəs (ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn) ˈdeɪˌtaɪm tərnz tɪ dəsk ɛz ˈnætəli st*. foʊn laɪts əp wɪθ tɛkst ˈmɛsɪʤɪz. ðeɪ kəm frəm klaɪənts əˈkrɔs ðə væst loʊn stɑr steɪt. wən nidz ə bəs frəm ˌtɛksɑrˈkænə tɪ ʃˈrivˌpɔrt, luˌiziˈænə. əˈnəðər ˈtrævəlɪŋ frəm ˈkɔrpəs ˈkrɪsti tɪ sæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ həz tɪ faɪnd ə hoʊˈtɛl rum. ə θərd məst gɪt tɪ fɔrt wərθ frəm ə smɔl taʊn ɪn ðə ˈwɛstərn pɑrt əv ðə steɪt. ə fɔrθ ˈriʧɪz aʊt frəm ˈləbək tɪ seɪ ʃi mɪst hər əˈpɔɪntmənt ɪn ˈdæləs. tɪ ðə ˈstreɪnʤər æt ə ˈpɑrti hu æsks wət ʃi dɪz, st*. klɛr kips hər ˈænsər veɪg: "ʤɪst ˈfɛmənɪst stəf." bət ðə truθ ɪz blənt, boʊld ənd ə saɪn əv ðə taɪmz: "əm ən əˈbɔrʃən ˈtrævəl ˈeɪʤənt." ɪts ə ʤɑb ðət ˈimərʤd ˈæftər ˈtɛksəs ɛˈnæktəd haʊs bɪl 2 ɪn 2013 ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ ə nu raʊnd əv riˈstrɪkʃənz ɔn əˈbɔrʃən kɛr ənd əˈbɔrʃən prəˈvaɪdərz. tu ki pɑrts əv ðə lɔ hæv bɪn ˈʧælənʤd ɔl ðə weɪ əp tɪ ðə juz. səˈprim kɔrt, wɪʧ hirz ˈɑrgjəmənts ɪn hoʊl ˈwʊmənz hɛlθ vi. ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ɪt həz bɪn kɔld ðə ˈbɪgəst əˈbɔrʃən keɪs tɪ feɪs ðə haɪ kɔrt ɪn mɔr ðən tu ˈdɛkeɪdz ənd kʊd hæv ˈifɛkts dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn haʊ ˈʤəstɪsɪz rul. ɪn ˈtɛksəs, ðə ˈifɛkts əv hæv ɔˈrɛdi bɪn fɛlt. əˈneɪbəl ər ənˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ mit nu rɪkˈwaɪrmənts, ˈklɪnɪks əˈkrɔs ðə steɪt hæv ʃət ðɛr dɔrz. ˌbiˈfɔr ðə steɪt hæd mɔr ðən 40 əˈbɔrʃən ˈklɪnɪks; naʊ ðɛr ər 13 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ st*. ˈleɪtəst kaʊnt. əˈməŋ ðə nu rulz: ˈdɑktərz məst hæv ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈprɪvɪˌlɪʤɪz, ənd ˈklɪnɪks məst ˈfəŋkʃən laɪk ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃənt ˈsərʤəri ˈsɛnərz. ɪn ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs steɪt ðət spænz skwɛr maɪəlz ˈbɪgər ðən ˈmɛni ˈkəntriz səm ˈwɪmən ər naʊ ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ən əˈbɔrʃən ˈdɛzərt. ɪn ˈləbək, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðeɪ hæv tɪ ˈtrævəl ˈnɪrli 300 maɪəlz tɪ riʧ ə prəˈvaɪdər. ənd ðə ˈrɪpəl ˈifɛkts doʊnt stɑp ðɛr. ʤɪst wɔʧt ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt əˈbɔrʃən keɪs ɪn ˈdɛkeɪdz riˈpleɪ mɔr ˈvɪdioʊz məst wɔʧ ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt əˈbɔrʃən keɪs ɪn ˈdɛkeɪdz ðə ˈfɑrðər ə ˈwʊmən lɪvz frəm ə ˈklɪnɪk, ðə mɔr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ɪt ɪz tɪ gɪt ðɛr. əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ʃi wərks mɔr ðən wən ʤɑb, nidz tɪ sɪˈkjʊr ʧaɪld kɛr ər ˈdəzənt hæv ə kɑr ər ˈməni fər ə hoʊˈtɛl. æd tɪ ðɪs ðə weɪt taɪm tɪ gɪt ən əˈpɔɪntmənt, ənd əˈnəðər weɪt taɪm ˈæftər ə ˈligəli rikˈwaɪərd ˈsɔnəˌgræm. ɪn səm ˈklɪnɪks, ɪt həz ˈteɪkən ɛz lɔŋ ɛz 23 deɪz tɪ gɪt ɔn ðə ˈskɛʤʊl sɪns ðə ˈpæsɪʤ əv əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈtɛksəs ˈpɑləsi ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən ˈprɑʤɛkt æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈtɛksəs. ðə ˈlɔŋgər ðə weɪt tɪ gɪt ən əˈbɔrʃən, ðə mɔr ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ənd pəˈtɛnʃəli mɔr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ðə prəˈsiʤər. wət kʊd hæv kɔst ˈhənərdz əv ˈdɔlərz ˈizəli ʤəmps ˈɪntu ðə ˈθaʊzənz. ənd ɪf ə ˈwʊmən ɪz mɔr ðən 20 wiks ˈprɛgnənt, ʃi həz ˈweɪtɪd tu lɔŋ tɪ gɪt ən əˈbɔrʃən ɪn ˈtɛksəs. ˈəndər ɪts ˌɪˈligəl ɪn moʊst ˈkeɪsɪz ənd ʃil hæv tɪ ˈtrævəl aʊt əv steɪt. ˈɛnər fənd ˈtɛksəs ʧɔɪs wɛr st*. klɛr, 23 wərks ɛz ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˈmænɪʤər ənd ɪz ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz ˈoʊnli ˈfʊlˌtaɪm ɪmˈplɔɪi. waɪl ˈəðər fəndz hæv hɛlpt peɪ fər əˈbɔrʃənz fər ˈdɛkeɪdz ðɪs wən ˈænsərz ə ˈdɪfərənt kɔl nəˈsɛsəˌteɪtəd baɪ ɪts fər ˈɛniˌwən hu ˈdəzənt hæv ə ˈviɪkəl ər məst draɪv tu aʊərz ər mɔr ɔn ðɛr oʊn tɪ riʧ ə ˈklɪnɪk. ˈwərkɪŋ aʊt əv ən ˈɔfəs ɪn ˈɔstən, st*. klɛr ˈɔfən waɪərz ˈwɪmən gæs ˈməni. wʊd bi ˈiziər, bət ɪt rikˈwaɪərz ə bæŋk əˈkaʊnt, ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈmɛni klaɪənts doʊnt hæv.) ɪn ˈrʊrəl pɑrts əv ˈtɛksəs, ʤɪst ˈgɪtɪŋ ðət waɪərd ˈməni kən ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈtrævəl əˈkrɔs ˈməltəpəl taʊnz tɪ riʧ ə æt ˈwɔlˌmɑrt. ʃi bʊks flaɪts, ˈtæksiz, bəs ˈtɪkɪts ənd hoʊˈtɛl rumz. ʃi ˈrɛgjələrli ˈstədiz ˈgreɪˌhaʊnd rʊts ənd ˈbʊkmɑrks ˈɛˌrlaɪn ˈskɛʤʊlz. wəns ʃi droʊv aʊərz ˈwənˈweɪ tɪ hænd dɪˈlɪvər ˌlæsˈmɪnət ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl hɛlp. ʃi tɛlz ˈstɔriz əv ˈwɪmən hu ˈɔfər tɪ slip ɪn ðɛr kɑz. hɛl wɪl friz ˈoʊvər, ʃi sɪz, ˌbiˈfɔr ʃil lɛt ðət ˈhæpən. "baɪ fɑr ðiz ˈɑbstəkəlz ər ˈgreɪtəst fər ˌloʊˈɪnkəm klaɪənts ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈrʊrəl ˈɛriəz wɪʧ ər ˈmoʊstli ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz əv ˈkələr," st*. klɛr sɪz. ənd ɪf ðɛr nɑt ˈneɪtɪv ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈspikərz, ðə ˈhərdəlz ər ˈivɪn haɪər. ʃi tɔks əˈbaʊt ðə ˈpipəl hu hæv hæd tɪ mɪs əˈpɔɪntmənts bɪˈkəz ðɛr ˈbeɪbiˌsɪtərz ər ðɛr ˈpeɪˌʧɛks ˈdɪdənt klɪr, ənd ðɛn ˈkʊdənt əˈfɔrd ə ˈleɪtər prəˈsiʤər. ðɛr wɑz ə ˈwʊmən hu flu tɪ ˈælbəkərki, ˈoʊnli tɪ bi blɑkt baɪ ˈproʊˌtɛstərz. baɪ ðə taɪm ʃi gɑt ˈɪntu ðə ˈklɪnɪk, ʃid mɪst hər əˈpɔɪntmənt ənd hæd tɪ flaɪ hoʊm. əˈnəðər jəŋ ˈwʊmən stʊd ɔn ə ˈrʊrəl wɛst ˈtɛksəs roʊd ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ə ˈgreɪˌhaʊnd bəs ðət ˈnɛvər ʃoʊd. st*. klɛr ˈskræmbəld tɪ faɪnd ə weɪ tɪ gɪt hər tɪ hər əˈpɔɪntmənt ðə nɛkst deɪ. ə ˈtæksi wʊd hæv kɔst 500 soʊ ˌɪnˈstɛd ʃi peɪd wən əv ðə klaɪənts frɛndz tɪ du ðə ˈdraɪvɪŋ. ðə tu əraɪvd æt 3 a.m*., faɪv aʊərz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə əˈpɔɪntmənt, ˈoʊnli tɪ faɪnd aʊt ʃi wɑz ˈfərðər əˈlɔŋ ðən ɪkˈspɛktɪd ənd ˈkʊdənt əˈfɔrd ðə prəˈsiʤər ðət wɑz rikˈwaɪərd. aɪ hərd ˈsɪmələr ˈstɔriz frəm wən əv st*. ˈælaɪz ɪn ðɪs wərk. ðɛr wɑz ðə ˈwʊmən wɪθ səˈvɪr ˌdaɪəˈbitiz hu nu ɪt wɑz ənˈseɪf fər hər tɪ ˈkɛri ə ˈbeɪbi. ðə əˈmɛrɪkən, ðə fərst ɪn hər ˈfæməli tɪ goʊ tɪ ˈkɑlɪʤ, hu ˈdɛspərətli wɔnts kɪdz ˈsəmˌdeɪ bət nɑt naʊ. ðə wən huz əˈbjuzər tʊk ɔf hɪz ˈkɑndəm ənd sɛd, "naʊ ju bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ mi." st*. klɛr fildz əˈbaʊt 60 kɔlz ə mənθ ənd ˈmænɪʤɪz əˈbaʊt 20 əˈbɔrʃən trɪps. waɪl hər ˈfoʊkɪs ɪz ləˈʤɪstɪks, ʃiz ˈɔfən ə seɪf ˈsaʊndɪŋ bɔrd fər klaɪənts. ðeɪ θæŋk hər fər nɑt ˈʤəʤɪŋ ðɛm. səm seɪ ðeɪ hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə ðeɪ kʊd gɪt ˈprɛgnənt. ˈəðərz tɛl hər əˈbaʊt ðə mɛn hu hərt ðɛm. ðɛn ðɛr ər ðoʊz hu wɔnt tɪ bi ˌriəˈʃʊrd ðɛr stɪl ˈkrɪsʧɪn. hər aʊərz ər ɑd, ˈjuʒəwəli æt naɪt, soʊ ʃi kən bi ɪn təʧ wɪθ klaɪənts wɪn ðɛr ɔf wərk. moʊst ˈpipəl laɪk tɪ tɛkst, ɪn pɑrt soʊ noʊ wən kən hir ðɛr wərdz. ʃi wərks ɪn ə hoʊl ˈwʊmənz hɛlθ ˈklɪnɪk. ˈəðərz hu ʃɛr ðə speɪs ər ˈædvəˌkeɪts: ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtərz, ˈkaʊnsələrz, ˈspoʊksˌwɪmən. daʊn ðə hɔl frəm st*. klɛr, ə ˌriprəˈdəktɪv raɪts ˈpɑləsi wɑnk kips ə ˈkɛvlər vɛst ɔn hər ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf. ɪt bɪˈlɔŋd tɪ hər leɪt ˈfɑðər, hu wɑz ən əˈbɔrʃən prəˈvaɪdər ɪn saʊθ ˈtɛksəs. ən ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈeɪʤənt wɑz əˈsaɪnd tɪ ɪm tɪ ˈmɑnətər θrɛts. ðə vɛst ɪz hər "ˈtælɪsmən," ʃi sɪz, "ə riˈmaɪndər əv waɪ aɪ du wət aɪ du." ðə ˈdeɪnʤərz ɪn ðɪs wərk ər ril. ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz ənd əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri, əˈbɔrʃən prəˈvaɪdərz hæv bɪn kɪld ənd ˈklɪnɪks bɑmd. wən nid ˈoʊnli θɪŋk bæk tɪ noʊˈvɛmbər, wɪn ə ˈʃutɪŋ æt ə ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ spərɪŋz plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd ˈklɪnɪk lɛft θri dɛd. bɪˈkəz əv ðɪs ˌriˈæləˌti, st*. aɪz ˈoʊpən waɪd wɪn æt naɪt ˈsəmˌwən ʃoʊz əp ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ənd ˌɪnˈsɛsəntli rɪŋz ðə ˈdɔrˌbɛl. ðə ˈɛntrəns ɪz ˈhɪdən, ə dɑrk ˈhɔlˌweɪ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd prəˈvaɪdz ˈkəvər, ənd ðɛrz noʊ ˈtɛlɪŋ wət, ɪf ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, maɪt hæv bɪn lɛft ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə dɔr. ʃi ˈriʧɪz aʊt tɪ ˈkɑligz, hu tɛl hər tɪ kɔl ðə pəˈlis ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli. ʃi dɪz. ən aʊər ənd ə hæf ənd fɔr kɔlz ˈleɪtər, ən ˈɔfɪsər ʃoʊz əp. ɔn ðɪs naɪt, ʃi həz ə ˈvɪzɪtər ənd ˈɔfɪsər tɪ ˈɛskɔrt hər tɪ hər kɑr. ɔn ɔl ˈəðər naɪts, ʃi wɔks aʊt ˈɪntu ðə ˈdɑrknəs əˈloʊn, ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə foʊn tɪ hər ɪr. ʃi kips ə frɛnd ɔn ðə laɪn, ʤɪst ɪn keɪs ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈhæpənz. 'wət du aɪ du naʊ?' ˈnɪrli 400 maɪəlz tɪ ðə ˌnɔrθˈwɛst, ˈænʤələ mɑrˈtinɛz stændz ɪn frənt əv ðə pleɪs ʃi wəns θɔt wʊd ɪmˈplɔɪ hər fərˈɛvər. ʃi wɑz ðə ˈklɪnɪk dɪˈrɛktər æt ðə plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd ˈwɪmənz hɛlθ ˈsɛnər ɪn hər ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn əv ˈləbək. naʊ ˈɛmti ənd ˌəndərˈgoʊɪŋ ˌrɛnəˈveɪʃən fər nu ˈtɛnənts, ðə fəˈsɪlɪti ʃət daʊn ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2013 ə ˈkæʒəwəlti əv "wi bɪˈkeɪm ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðə əˈsɔlt ɔn ˈklɪnɪks. aɪ wɑz ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪd," ʃi sɪz əv ðə ˈkloʊʒər, wɪʧ lɛft hər dɪˈprɛst fər mənθs ənd lɛd hər tɪ muv bæk ɪn wɪθ hər ˈpɛrənts. "aɪ hæd ðɪs greɪt ʤɑb wɪθ əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈpərpəs, ənd ɪt wɑz gɔn." ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənts, ˈæˌdɪkts hu doʊnt bɪˈliv ðeɪ ər fɪt tɪ bi ˈməðərz ənd ˈwɪmən hu ɔˈrɛdi hæd ˈʧɪldrən wʊd pʊl ˈɪntu ðə ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɔt. mɑrˈtinɛz rɪˈmɛmbərz ðɛm ərˈaɪvɪŋ ɪn kæbz, oʊld ənd ˈfænsi ˌɛsˌjuˈviz səm ˈivɪn wɪθ ˈbəmpər ˈstɪkərz. ˈwɪmən hu maɪt reɪl əˈgɛnst əˈbɔrʃən ɪn ðɛr ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsərkəlz, ʃi sɪz, wər ˈhæpi tɪ əkˈsɛpt plænd ˈsərvɪsɪz wəns ðeɪ gɑt ˈprɛgnənt. ðeɪ wʊd seɪ θɪŋz laɪk, "əm ə gʊd ˈkrɪsʧɪn ər aɪ doʊnt bɪˈliv ɪn ðɪs, bət maɪ ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪz ˈdɪfərənt," mɑrˈtinɛz sɪz. ʃi ˈnɛvər ʤəʤd. ʃi sɪz ʃi wɑz ʤɪst glæd hər ˈklɪnɪk kʊd prəˈvaɪd ðɛm ə ʧɔɪs, ənd ə seɪf ˈligəl ˈɔpʃən tɪ du wət ðeɪ θɔt wɑz bɛst fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz ənd ðɛr ˈfæməliz. ðɪs ˈoʊvərˌraɪdɪŋ ˈpərpəs droʊv hər. iʧ wik ʃid pɪk əp ə ˈdɔktər hu flu ɪn frəm aʊt əv taʊn tɪ pərˈfɔrm prəˈsiʤərz ɔn ˈθərzdiz. hi wʊd əraɪv ˌɪnkɔgˈnitoʊ, ˈwɛrɪŋ ə hæt ənd ˈsənˌglæsɪz. hid stɛp ˈɪntu hər kɑr ənd ˈfʊli rɪˈklaɪn hɪz sit soʊ noʊ wən kʊd si ɪm. mɑrˈtinɛz kʊd ˈhændəl ðə ˈæktɪvɪst hu nɑkt ɔn ðə dɔr ˈpoʊzɪŋ ɛz ə rɪˈpɔrtər ənd roʊt daʊn hər ˈlaɪsəns pleɪt ˈnəmbər. ʃi dɪsˈmɪst ðə pli frəm wən əv hər ˈbrəðərz ðət ʃi gɪt ə ˈlaɪsəns fər ə kənˈsild ˈhændˌgən. ʃi kʊd tun aʊt ðə skrimz: "ˈænʤələ mɑrˈtinɛz, jʊr ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈbeɪbiz!" wɪn ˈdəzənz əv ˈproʊˌtɛstərz ˈgæðərd ɔn ðə ˈsaɪdˌwɔk ənd ðɛr ʃaʊts kʊd bi hərd ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈklɪnɪk, ʃi tərnd əp ə ˈdɪŋki ˈreɪdiˌoʊ tɪ draʊn aʊt ðə nɔɪz fər ˈpeɪʃənz ənd hərˈsɛlf. "maɪ ˈætəˌtud wɑz, 'əm goʊɪŋ tɪ bi faɪn.' aɪ ˈwɔntɪd maɪ ɪmˈplɔɪiz tɪ bi seɪf," ʃi sɪz. "ənd aɪd ˈrəðər hæv ə ˈproʊˌtɛstər jɛl æt mi ðən æt ə ˈpeɪʃənt." ʃiz naʊ ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ə ˈgræʤəˌweɪt dɪˈgri ɪn ˈsoʊʃəl wərk æt ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈtɛksəs tɛk ˌjunəˈvərsəti, bət ɪn ˈmɛni rɪˈspɛkts mɑrˈtiˌnɛzɪz hɑrt rɪˈmeɪnz ɪn ðə pæst, ənd ʃi stɪl hoʊps ʃi kən wən deɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ hər ˈpriviəs wərk. ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ðə pæst, æt taɪmz, ɪz ˈdɔrθi bɔɪɪt. fər tu ˈdɛkeɪdz, ˈɛvəri ˈθərzˌdeɪ wɪˈθaʊt feɪl, ʃi ˈsteɪʃənd hərˈsɛlf ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðɪs ˈləbək ˈklɪnɪk. ˈstɑrtɪŋ æt 6 a.m*. ənd fər ðə nɛkst eɪt aʊərz reɪn ər ʃaɪn, snoʊ, wɪnd ər ʃi hæd ə ʤɑb tɪ du. ʃi sɪz ʃi kˈwaɪətli preɪd ənd pæst aʊt ˈbaɪbəl trækts ənd ˈpæmfləts əˈbaʊt ˈbeɪbi dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ɪt wɑz hər ˈmɪnɪstri tɪ ˈɔfər əˈnəðər weɪ. ə ˈləndən ˈneɪtɪv, bɔɪɪt ɪz swit, ʤɛnˈtil, hər ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈækˌsɛnt ˈʧɑrmɪŋ. ðɪs born-again*, ˈgrændˌməðər əv 15 sɪts æt hər ˈkɪʧən ˈteɪbəl ənd sɪz ʃi stɪl ˈsəmˌtaɪmz fərˈgɛts ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ naɪts ðət ʃi həz ˈnoʊˌwɛr ʃi həz tɪ bi ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ. "wi hæd wərkt fər 20 jɪrz wɪθ ðət goʊl ɪn maɪnd," ʃi sɪz əv ðə ˈklɪnɪks dɪˈmaɪz. "soʊ wɪn ðeɪ dɪd kloʊz, ɪt wɑz juˈfɔrɪk. ənd ðɛn ju θɪŋk, wɛl, wət du aɪ du naʊ?" ɪts nɑt ðət ʃiz nɑt ˈkipɪŋ ˈbɪzi. ən ˌɔrθəˈpidɪk nərs, ʃi stɪl wərks æt ə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl wəns ə wik. bɪtˈwin ðət, hər ˈgrænˌʧɪldrən, hər ɪˈvænʤəˌlɪzəm ɔn ˈtɛksəs tɛks ˈkæmpəs, hər ˈtuzˌdeɪz ˈpæsɪŋ aʊt flaɪərz ɔn ə ˈləbək strit ˈkɔrnər, ðɛrz ˈplɛnti tɪ du. bət ɪts nɑt ðə seɪm ɛz hər ˈmɪʃən ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðət ˈklɪnɪk, wɛr ʃi sɪz ʃi ˈpisfəli preɪd fər soʊ ˈmɛni jɪrz. ʃi ˈdɪdənt ˈɔlˌweɪz pleɪ baɪ ðə rulz, ðoʊ, ənd ədˈmɪts, "aɪv krɔst ðə laɪn frəm taɪm tɪ taɪm" ˈminɪŋ, ʃi sɪz, ðə ˈprɑpərti laɪn. ʃi ʤɔɪnd hænz wɪθ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ˈrɛskju ɪn ˈwɪʧəˌtɔ, ˈkænzəs, wɛr ˈdɑktər. ʤɔrʤ ˈtɪlər ˈleɪtər ʃɑt dɛd waɪl ɪn ʧərʧ wɑz pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ˈsɛkənd traɪˈmɛstər əˈbɔrʃənz. ʃi hɛlpt blɑk dɔrz ənd sɪz ʃiz bɪn ərˈɛstɪd əˈbaʊt ə ˈdəzən taɪmz. frəm hər lɑrʤ waɪt ˈʧɛˌvi væn ɪn hər gərɑʒ, ʃi ˈɔfərz ə broʊˈʃʊr ənd hænz ˈoʊvər ə ˈtaɪni ˈrəbər ˈbeɪbi, seɪɪŋ ɪt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts wət ə ˈbeɪbi lʊks laɪk æt 10 wiks ɪn ðə wum. ˈlinɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə ˈkɑrˌgoʊ ˌɪnˈsaɪd wɔl: ən ˈoʊvərˌsaɪzd saɪn, ˈfiʧərɪŋ ə ˈgrusəm ˈɪmɪʤ əv ən əˈbɔrtɪd ˈfitəs. ə pleɪs nɛkst dɔr hæf əv ɔl ˈprɛgnənsiz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ər ˌənɪnˈtɛnʃənəl, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə rɪˈpɔrt ɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈʤərnəl əv ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ. ənd əv ðoʊz ənˈplænd ˈprɛgnənsiz, fɔr aʊt əv 10 ɛnd ɪn əˈbɔrʃən. "ˈɛvriˌwən noʊz ˈsəmˌwən huz hæd wən, ˈwɛðər ðeɪ noʊ ɪt ər nɑt," sɪz næn ˈlɪtəl kərˈpætrɪk, ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈtɛksəs ˈikwəl ˈækˌsɛs fənd wɪʧ hɛlps ˈwɪmən peɪ fər əˈbɔrʃənz. waɪl ðɛrz noʊ pleɪs ɪn ˈləbək tɪ gɪt ən əˈbɔrʃən ðiz deɪz, ðɛr ər stɪl ˈplɛnti əv ˈpleɪsɪz ənd grups ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ˈtɔkɪŋ ˈwɪmən aʊt əv əˈbɔrʃənz. ðə ˈnərʧərɪŋ ˈsɛnər wɪʧ ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪz ˈprɛgnənsi səˈpɔrt ˈsərvɪsɪz ənd fri ˈsɔnəˌgræmz, ˈoʊpənd nɛkst tɪ ðə əˈbɔrʃən ˈklɪnɪk baɪ dɪˈzaɪn. ɔn tɔp əv ultrasounds*, ðə ˈsɛnər ˈɔfərz pɪr ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ, ˈbeɪbi ˈaɪtəmz, rɪˈfərəlz tɪ əˈdɑpʃən ˈeɪʤənsiz, ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl əˈsɪstəns ənd lɑts ənd lɑts əv ˈwɔrnɪŋz əˈbaʊt əˈbɔrʃənz. "wi bɪˈliv ɪn ðə ˈsæŋktɪti əv ɔl laɪf," ɪkˈspleɪnz ˈlɔrəns dɪˈsuzə, ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər. "ˈkreɪdəl tɪ greɪv ənd wum tɪ tum." hɪz aɪz tɪr əp wɪn hi ˈwəndərz haʊ ˈmɛni ˈsaɪəntɪsts hæv daɪd bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wərənt əˈlaʊd tɪ bi bɔrn. hi ridz əˈlaʊd frəm ə lɪst əv sɪˈnɛrioʊz ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ˈwɪmən hu kəm tɪ ðə ˈklɪnɪk. "ɪts ðə jɪr 1955 ə ˈleɪdi ɪz ˈprɛgnənt wɪθ ə ˈbeɪbi aʊt əv ˈwɛˌdlɑk, hər ˈfæməli wʊd dɪˈsoʊn hər ənd soʊ wɪl hər kəmˈjunɪti. ʃʊd ʃi əˈbɔrt?" hi lʊks əp, tɪ meɪk ʃʊr əm ˈlɪsənɪŋ, ˌbiˈfɔr hi ridz ɔn: "ju wʊd hæv kɪld stiv ʤɑbz, ðə ˈfaʊndər əv ˈæpəl, ənd ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi wʊd hæv ən ˈaɪˌfoʊn." ðə aɪˈdiə tɪ ˈoʊpən hɪz ˈsɛnər æt ðɪs loʊˈkeɪʃən keɪm tɪ ɪm ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈklɪnɪk ˈproʊˌtɛst jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ˈæftər hi sɔ əˈbɔrʃən ˈsikərz mɪˈsteɪkənli wɔk təˈwɔrd ðə ˈɛntri əv wət wɑz ðɛn ə ˈdɛntəl ˈklɪnɪk. ɪf dɪˈsuzə, ðɛn ə stil ˈkəmpəˌni kənˈtroʊlər, sɛt əp ʃɑp ɪn ðət oʊld ˈklɪnɪk ənd pʊt əp ə saɪn ɪn laɪts, ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈtɛlɪŋ haʊ ˈmɛni lɪvz hi kʊd seɪv. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə əˈbɔrʃən ˈklɪnɪk həz bɪn kloʊzd fər mɔr ðən tu jɪrz, ˈwɪmən stɪl ʃoʊ əp æt hɪz ˈsɛnər nɛkst dɔr ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðɛr æt plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd. "ˈwɪmən ər ˈʧuzɪŋ laɪf ˈmeɪbi bɪˈkəz ðeɪ hæv noʊ ˈəðər ˈɔpʃən," sɪz ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ trəˈvinoʊ, ðə ˈsɛnərz dɪˈrɛktər əv klaɪənt ˈsərvɪsɪz. ʃi wɛrz ə ˈpərpəl ˈtiˌsərt ɛmˈbleɪzənd wɪθ ə krɔs ənd ə ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ˈskrɪpʧər. wɪn ʃi juzd tɪ ˈproʊˌtɛst ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈklɪnɪk, ʃi sɪz ʃi prɪˈfərd tɪ ʃoʊ ləv ˈrəðər ðən skɛr ɔf ˈwɪmən. ʃi pæst aʊt ˈroʊzəriz, ˈbeɪbi ˈbutiz ənd onesies*. ʃi bimz ˈæftər ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ tu ˈtɛksəs tɛk ˈæktɪvɪsts hu ər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ˈreɪdərz dɪˈfɛndɪŋ laɪf. fər tu jɪrz ɪn ə roʊ, ðɛr skul həz bɪn neɪmd ðə moʊst ˈplɪtɪkli ˈæktɪv ˈkæmpəs ɪn ðə steɪt æt ə ˈtɛksəs raɪt tɪ laɪf ˈstudənt ˈkɑnfərəns. trəˈvinoʊ dɪˈskraɪbz ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ʃi ʃɛrz wɪθ ˈwɪmən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈdeɪnʤərz əv əˈbɔrʃən. ðɛr ðə ˈvɛri kleɪmz ˈmɛdɪkəl prəˈfɛʃənəlz dɪˈspjut ənd ˌɪnˈklud rɪsks əv səˈvɪr ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈtrɔmə. "aɪ hæv jɛt tɪ mit ə ˈwʊmən hu həz nɑt rɪˈgrɛtɪd hər əˈbɔrʃən," ʃi sɪz. ðət minz trəˈvinoʊ ˈhæzənt mɛt æn, ə ˈwʊmən hu wɑz jɪrz bɪɔnd ˈfidɪŋz wɪn ʃi faʊnd hərˈsɛlf ˈprɛgnənt. ə ˈmɛrid prəˈfɛʃənəl ɪn hər leɪt ənd ɔˈrɛdi ðə ˈməðər əv θri, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈtiˌneɪʤər, ðɪs wɑz ə laɪf twɪst ʃi ˈdɪdənt si ˈkəmɪŋ ənd ˈdɪdənt θɪŋk wɑz ˈpɑsəbəl. ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ hæv ən əˈbɔrʃən wɑz ˈizi fər hər ənd hər ˈhəzbənd. ˈnɛvər maɪnd ðət ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt wɔnt mɔr kɪdz, ðə θɔt əv ˈkɛriɪŋ ə ˈbeɪbi tɪ tərm ɪn hər ˈbɑdi, æt ðɪs eɪʤ, fɛlt ˈdeɪnʤərəs. ʃi wɑz ˈləki ənd hæd ðə ˈrisɔrsɪz tɪ ˈtrævəl. hər ˈhəzbənd wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ wɔʧ ðə kɪdz. ʃi kʊd riˈskɛʤul səm ˈmitɪŋz ənd ˈdɪdənt hæv tɪ kræft ɪkˈskjuzɪz fər ə bɔs ər rɪsk ˈluzɪŋ peɪ. ʃi kʊd əˈfɔrd tɪ flaɪ tɪ ˈdɛnvər ənd nɑt weɪst ə deɪ ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˈhənərdz əv maɪəlz. ʃi wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ fʊt ə hoʊˈtɛl bɪl. ðə prəˈsiʤər ðə nɛkst ˈmɔrnɪŋ tʊk ˈmɪnəts ənd, ʃi sɪz, fɛlt noʊ ˈdɪfərənt ðən ə pæp smɪr. bət ðə ˈʤərni, wɪʧ kʊd hæv bɪn ə əˈpɔɪntmənt hæd ˈləbək stɪl hæd ə ˈklɪnɪk, fɛlt æt bɛst rɪˈdɪkjələs ənd æt wərst laɪk ə vaɪəˈleɪʃən. "ɪt ˈbɑðərd mi soʊ məʧ ˈæftər aɪ gɑt bæk. ðɪs kʊd hæv ˈhæpənd tɪ ˈsəmˌwən ɛls hu ˈdəzənt hæv ðə minz aɪ hæv," sɪz æn, hu æst ðət aɪ nɑt juz hər ril neɪm. "ðɪs ɪz ə ril ˈɪʃu əˈfɛktɪŋ ril ˈwɪmən, nɑt ʤɪst ˈtiˌneɪʤərz ˈæktɪŋ ˌɪrəˈspɑnsəbli." ə ˈtɛksəs ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən hir ɪn ðɪs əˈbɔrʃən ˈdɛzərt, ðoʊ, ɪt simz ðɛrz mɔr ðən ə læk əv ˈklɪnɪks. ðɛrz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈskɛrsɪti əv ˈnɑlɪʤ ðə ˈvɛri kaɪnd ˈnidɪd tɪ ækt rɪˈspɑnsəbli. ðə ˈləbək ˈɛriə ɪz hoʊm tɪ ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈkɑlɪʤɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈləbək ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˌjunəˈvərsəti, ˈweɪlənd ˈbæptɪst ˌjunəˈvərsəti ənd saʊθ pleɪnz ˈkɑlɪʤ. ðə ˈlɑrʤəst, baɪ fɑr, ɪz ˈtɛksəs tɛk ˌjunəˈvərsəti, hoʊm əv ðə rɛd ˈreɪdərz. ə grup əv ˈtɛksəs tɛk undergrads*, ˈheɪlɪŋ frəm ˈdɪfərənt pɑrts əv ðə steɪt, tɛl mi əˈbaʊt ðə əˈsɛmbliz ðeɪ wər rikˈwaɪərd tɪ əˈtɛnd ɪn ˈpəblɪk skul ənd ðə ˈplɛʤɪz ðeɪ fɛlt ˈprɛʃərd tɪ saɪn æt 13 "aɪ saɪnd bɪˈkəz aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ fɪt ɪn," sɪz ˈkæθərɪn ˈrægzˌdeɪl, 20 ən ˈɔfɪsər ɪn ðə skulz ˈfɛmənɪst məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidərˌʃɪp əˈlaɪəns. "aɪ ˈdɪdənt noʊ wət sɛks wɑz." əˈnəðər ˈstudənt, hu ˈlərnɪd ʃi wɑz ˈprɛgnənt ˈoʊvər ˈwɪntər breɪk, peɪnts ðə ˈpɪkʧər əv haʊ ˈtɛksəs' ˈkəlʧər ˈkələrd hər riˈækʃən. ʃi ˈdɪdənt noʊ hu ʃi kʊd tɔk tɪ æt skul ənd ˈwərid əˈbaʊt biɪŋ ʤəʤd fər ˈskɛʤʊlɪŋ ən əˈbɔrʃən (wɪʧ ʃi ˈɛndɪd əp ˈkænsəlɪŋ ˈæftər ʃi miscarried*). wən əv hər bɛst frɛndz hæd ɔˈrɛdi drɑpt aʊt əv ˈkɑlɪʤ tɪ hæv hər oʊn ˈbeɪbi. ˈɛvriˌwən hæd traɪd tɪ bi ˈhæpi: "kənˈgræts!" ðeɪ sɛd. wət wʊd ðeɪ naʊ θɪŋk əv hər? ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈmɛnʃən əv bərθ kənˈtroʊl ɪn ðɛr ˈtɛksəs skulz, ər æt list ðɛr ˈwəzənt səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi. wən ˈstudənt sæŋ ðə ˈpreɪzɪz əv ə ˈtiʧər hu broʊk ðə lɔ ɪn ˈsɛvənθ greɪd tɪ tɛl ˈstudənts əˈbaʊt seɪf sɛks. hɛlθ ˈklæsɪz ˈʤɛnərəli əˈmaʊnɪd tɪ biɪŋ bɑmˈbɑrdɪd wɪθ ˈhɔrəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ˈɛˈstiˈdiˈɛs. ɪts noʊ ˈwəndər, ðiz jəŋ ˈwɪmən seɪ, ðət soʊ ˈmɛni əv ðɛr pɪrz ər ˈkluləs ənd ðət "ˈreɪdər ræʃ," ðə skulz ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈsɛkʃuəli trænzˈmɪtəd ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən, ɪz soʊ ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ɪt həz ə neɪm əˈməŋ ˈstudənts ðɛr. ˈfækəlti ɪn ðə ˈwɪmənz ˈstədiz dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈɔfər əˈdɪʃənəl ˈkɑmənˌtɛri. ˈsɛrə waɪt ˈtiʧɪz ən ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən tɪ ˈwɪmənz ˈstədiz kɔrs, wɪʧ drɔz 40 ˈstudənts, ˈikwəl pɑrts mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən. wɪn ʃi æsks ˈstudənts tɪ lɪst ðə fɔrmz əv bərθ kənˈtroʊl ðeɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt, ʃi sɪz, 9 aʊt əv 10 kən ˈoʊnli kəm əp wɪθ ˈæbstənəns ənd ˈkɑndəmz. ʃi tɔks əˈbaʊt ðə jəŋ mæn hu sɛd hi dræŋk bliʧ bɪˈlivɪŋ ɪt wʊd kip ɪm frəm ˌɪmˈprɛgˌneɪtɪŋ ə ˈwʊmən. wən ˈstudənt hu gɑt ˈprɛgnənt roʊt ən iˈmeɪl tɪ waɪt ɪn ə ˈpænɪk: "aɪ ˈdɪdənt θɪŋk hɪz ˈpinɪs wɑz bɪg ɪˈnəf," ɛz ɪf saɪz wɑz lɪŋkt tɪ fərˈtɪlɪti. ˈəðər ˈwɪmən hæv ədˈmɪtəd wɪθ ˈmaʊntən du tɪ kip frəm kənˈsivɪŋ. "ðeɪ seɪ ɪts ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt carbonation*," ə ˈstudənt ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ɪkˈspleɪnz. wən jəŋ ˈwʊmən toʊld hər ˈklæsˌmeɪts tɪ sɛt ə ˈtaɪmər wɪn ˈhævɪŋ sɛks. ʃi ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət gaɪz ˈoʊnli læst ˈsɛvən ˈmɪnəts, soʊ ɪf ju stɑp ˌbiˈfɔr ðɛn jʊr faɪn. "ðɪs ˈmɛθəd wɑz flɔd, ðoʊ," waɪt sɪz. "ðə ˈstudənt hæd ə ʧaɪld." waɪt ʃoʊz ðɛm wət ʃi kɔlz "ðə bərθ kənˈtroʊl ˈwɛbˌsaɪt." ɪts ʤɪst ðə plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd saɪt ˌɔlˈðoʊ ʃi ˈdəzənt seɪ ðə neɪm aʊt laʊd. ɪn ɪt fər ðə lɔŋ hɔl ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ə ˈdæləs ˈklɪnɪk, wən əv tu ɪn ðə ˈsɪti, ðə ˈrɛgjələr ˈproʊˌtɛstərz əˈsɛmbəl ənd skrim. wən ˈproʊˌtɛstər əraɪvz ˈləgɪŋ ə juʤ ˈkrusəˌfɪks. ˌbiˈsaɪd hər ər tu smɔl ˈʧɪldrən. ə ˈklɪnɪk ˈstæfər ˈrəʃɪŋ ˌɪnˈsaɪd jɛlz bæk wɪθ ə brɔd smaɪl, "aɪ ləv maɪ ʤɑb! fri iuds*!" sɪns fɔrst ðə ˈkloʊʒər əv əˈbɔrʃən ˈklɪnɪks əˈkrɔs ˈtɛksəs, ðɪs ˈdæləs fəˈsɪlɪti həz ˈnɪrli ˈdəbəld ɪn kəˈpæsɪti. fər ə taɪm, ðə ˈweɪtɪŋ ˈɛriə wɑz ˈoʊnli. ðə weɪt fər ən əˈpɔɪntmənt ʤəmpt frəm faɪv deɪz tɪ əˈbaʊt 20 ðə ˈklɪnɪk hæd tɪ əkˈwaɪər əˈʤeɪsənt speɪs, "ə ˈhɛmərˌɔɪd ˈsɛnər əv ɔl θɪŋz," wən fəˈzɪʃən sɪz. ðə ˈklɪnɪk siz əˈbaʊt twaɪs ɛz ˈmɛni ˈpeɪʃənz ɛz ˌbiˈfɔr əˈbaʊt 200 kəm θru iʧ wik. ˈpeɪʃənz əraɪv frəm ɔl ˈoʊvər nɔrθ ˈtɛksəs ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə, luˌiziˈænə ənd ˈɑrkənˌsɑ. ɪn ˈpraɪvət ˈpræktɪs ɪn ˈtɛksəs meɪ pərˈfɔrm əˈbɔrʃənz ɔn əˈkeɪʒən, bət ðeɪ ˈsərtənli doʊnt ˈædvərˌtaɪz ðɪs, sɪz ˈhɛðər ˈbəzbi, ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈnɑrɑl ˈtɛksəs ənd ɪf ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz du ɪˈlɛktɪv əˈbɔrʃənz, ðeɪ rɪsk ˈluzɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ənd ˈpraɪvət ˈfəndɪŋ. ðət meɪks ˈklɪnɪks ðə ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ pleɪs, wɪʧ minz ˈwɪmən əv ɔl ˈbækˌgraʊndz, ˈeɪʤɪz, ˈreɪsɪz ənd soʊˌsiˌoʊˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈstætəs wɔk θru ðiz dɔrz. fɔr fɪˈzɪʃənz wərk hir, səm mɔr deɪz ðən ˈəðərz. əˈdɪʃənəl ˈdɑktərz ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ pɪʧ ɪn sun. wən ˈdɔktər, hu ˌɪnˈsɪsts ɔn nɑt biɪŋ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd, kips wət ʃi dɪz kwaɪət fər hər ənd hər ˈfæməliz prəˈtɛkʃən. ʃi ˈdəzənt təʧ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ənd ˈɔfən wɛrz ˈsənˌglæsɪz, ˈivɪn wɪn ðɛr ɪz noʊ sən. wɪn əˈbɔrʃən prəˈvaɪdərz ɪn ˈtɛksəs mit wɪθ ə nu ˈpeɪʃənt, ðeɪ ər ˈligəli rikˈwaɪərd tɪ rɛd ɔf ə lɪst əv rɪsks ə lɪst ðə ˈdɔktər kɔlz "rɪˈdɪkjələs." əˈməŋ ðə ˈwɔrnɪŋz: əˈbɔrʃən meɪ kɔz brɛst ˈkænsər ənd ˌɪnfərˈtɪlɪˌti. ðə ˈdɔktər sɪz ʃi ɪkˈspleɪnz tɪ ˈpeɪʃənz ðət waɪl ʃi həz tɪ seɪ ðiz θɪŋz, saɪəns ˈdəzənt bæk əp ðiz ˈsteɪtmənts. jɛs, ˈwɪmən hu ˈkɛri ə ˈbeɪbi tɪ tərm ər lɛs ˈlaɪkli tɪ gɪt brɛst ˈkænsər, bət əˈbɔrʃənz du nɑt kɔz brɛst ˈkænsər. ənd ðɛrz noʊ ˈɛvədəns ˈlɪŋkɪŋ ˌɪnfərˈtɪlɪˌti tɪ ənˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtɪd əˈbɔrʃənz, ʃi sɪz. ˈnɪrli 90 əv əˈbɔrʃənz ˈhæpən wɪˈθɪn ðə fərst tərm əv ˈprɛgnənsi, wɪn ðɛrz ə lɛs ðən rɪsk əv ˈmeɪʤər ˌkɑmpləˈkeɪʃənz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈʤərnəl əv ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ ɪn fækt, "ðə rɪsk əv dɛθ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ əˈbɔrʃən ɪz əˈbaʊt ðət əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈʧaɪldˌbərθ," ðə ˈgətˌmɑkər ˈɪnstɪˌtut rɪˈpɔrts. "ɪts ˈrɪli ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ ənd ˈtaɪərsəm tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ðɪs tɪ ˈpipəl ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn," ðə ˈdɔktər sɪz. "ðeɪv ɔˈrɛdi gɔn θru soʊ məʧ tɪ gɪt hir." ʃi rɪˈmɛmbərz ðə jəŋ ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈwʊmən frəm ˈləbək hu tʊk ə bəs fər eɪt aʊərz baɪ hərˈsɛlf tɪ gɪt hir. ʃid bɪn əˈfreɪd tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ə ˈkraɪsəs ˈprɛgnənsi ˈsɛnər ɪn ˈləbək laɪk ðə ˈnərʧərɪŋ ˈsɛnər fər fɪr ʃid bi ʤəʤd ənd ʃeɪmd fər ˈwɑnɪŋ ən əˈbɔrʃən. ðə ˈdɔktər bɪˈgæn ðə ɪgˈzæm, ˈoʊnli tɪ faɪnd ðət ðə ˈstudənt hæd ə groʊɪŋ ectopic*, ər ˈtubəl, ˈprɛgnənsi ə kənˈdɪʃən ðət kən bi laɪf θˈrɛtənɪŋ. "ɪt wɑz ɪkˈstrimli ˈdeɪnʤərəs. ɪt kʊd hæv bərst ɔn hər bəs raɪd," ðə ˈdɔktər sɪz. "ʃi ˈlɪtərəli kʊd hæv daɪd." ʃi toʊld ðə jəŋ ˈwʊmən ðət ʃi wʊd nid tɪ goʊ tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ənd wʊd ˈlaɪkli nid ˈsərʤəri. ðə ˈpeɪʃənt, hu wɑz ɪn ˈdæləs ɔl əˈloʊn ənd skɛrd, ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət ʃi ˈnidɪd tɪ fərst goʊ tɪ ðə bəs ˈsteɪʃən tɪ ʧeɪnʤ hər ˈtɪkɪt, ər ɛls ʃid luz hər fɛr bæk tɪ skul. "maɪ hɑrt ʤɪst sæŋk," ðə ˈdɔktər sɪz. əˈnəðər ˈdɔktər, hu ˈɔlsoʊ woʊnt bi neɪmd, wɔks ɪn ˈmɑkɪŋ wət ʃiz ˈwɛrɪŋ. ʃiz ɪn ə hoʊl ˈsərʤɪkəl scrubs*, ə gaʊn, ə ˈbɑnət, hər ˈbutiz hæd ʤɪst bɪn pʊld ɔf nu rɪkˈwaɪrmənts sɪns ðə ˈpæsɪʤ əv ðə ˈtɛksəs əˈbɔrʃən lɔ sɪz fɪˈzɪʃənz məst hæv ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ədˈmɪtɪŋ ˈprɪvɪˌlɪʤɪz ənd ˈklɪnɪks məst mit ðə ˈstændərdz əv ˈæmbjələˌtɔri ˈsərʤɪkəl ˈsɛnərz, ər. ðɪs ˈlæŋgwɪʤ meɪ nɑt saʊnd laɪk ə bɪg dil, bət ðiz ər ðə ˈmætərz ðət wɪl bi ˈteɪkən əp ɪn frənt əv ðə ˈneɪʃənz haɪəst kɔrt ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ˈtɛksəs əˈbɔrʃən ˈklɪnɪks laɪk ðɪs wən feɪs nu riˈstrɪkʃənz ˈəndər ə lɔ biɪŋ ˈʧælənʤd æt ðə səˈprim kɔrt. ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz ðət doʊnt prəˈvaɪd əˈbɔrʃənz ðɛmˈsɛlvz ənd ər state-funded*, ər ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈplɪtɪkli woʊnt gɪv ədˈmɪtɪŋ ˈprɪvɪˌlɪʤɪz tɪ ən əˈbɔrʃən prəˈvaɪdər. ðɛn ðɛr ər ðə ˈstændərdz əv wɪʧ ˌɪnˈklud ˈbɪldɪŋ koʊdz laɪk ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd dɔr haɪts, rum ˈsaɪzɪz ənd ˈhɔlˌweɪ wɪdθs tɪ əˈkɑməˌdeɪt əˈbɔrʃən ˈklɪnɪks doʊnt juz wɪʧ əˈmaʊnt tɪ kənˈstrəkʃən kɔsts moʊst fəˈsɪlɪtiz kænt swɪŋ. ɪf ðə juz. səˈprim kɔrt əˈphoʊldz ðɪs ˈtɛksəs lɔ, mɔr ˈklɪnɪks meɪ kloʊz, ənd nɑt ʤɪst ɪn ˈtɛksəs. səm steɪts ɔˈrɛdi hæv ˈsɪmələr lɔz ɪn pleɪs; ˈəðərz ər ˈwɑʧɪŋ wɪθ ðɛr oʊn ˈvərʒənz pɔɪzd ənd ˈrɛdi tɪ drɔp. əˈnəðər ˈstændərd ɪz wət həz ðɪs ˈdɔktər drɛst ɛz ɪf ʃiz əˈbaʊt tɪ pərˈfɔrm hɑrt ˈsərʤəri. ɔl ðɪs fər ə prəˈsiʤər ʃi ˈjuʒəwəli kəmˈplits ɪn əˈbaʊt faɪv ˈmɪnəts. nɑt bɪˈkəz ʃi ˈrəʃɪz, ʃi sɪz, bət bɪˈkəz ʃiz gʊd ənd ðə prəˈsiʤər ɪz ˈsɪmpəl. ðɪs ˈdɔktər flaɪz ɪn wəns ə wik frəm nu ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ tɪ wərk ɪn ðɪs ˈdæləs ˈklɪnɪk. ʃi heɪts ðət ʃi, tu, haɪdz hu ʃi ɪz ənd wət ʃi dɪz, bət ɪn ˈtudeɪz ˈklaɪmɪt ʃi filz ʃi həz noʊ ʧɔɪs. ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈmɛmbərz ə ˈwʊmən hud ˈtrævəld baɪ bəs frəm əˈfɑr. ʃi əraɪvd əˈmɪd ˈhɛvi reɪnz. ə paʊər ˈaʊtɪʤ hæd kloʊzd ðə ˈklɪnɪk. əˈneɪbəl tɪ əˈfɔrd ə hoʊˈtɛl rum, ðə ˈwʊmən roʊmd ðə strits ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd ənd spɛnt hər naɪts ɪn ə ˈlɔndrəˌmæt. wɪn ðə ˈklɪnɪk ˈfaɪnəli riˈoʊpənd ənd ʃi gɑt ɪn, ʃi wɑz rikˈwaɪərd baɪ ˈtɛksəs lɔ tɪ weɪt əˈnəðər 24 aʊərz ˈæftər hər ˈsɔnəˌgræm ˌbiˈfɔr ˈhævɪŋ wən əv ðə ˈdɑktərz əˈbɔrʃənz. ðə ˈklɪnɪk gɑt hər ə hoʊˈtɛl rum soʊ ʃi kʊd æt list klin əp, slip ənd steɪ wɔrm. boʊθ ðiz ˈdɑktərz wər treɪnd ɪn ˈəðər fildz wən ɛz ə ˈfæməli fəˈzɪʃən, ðə ˈəðər ɛz ən ˌbiˈfɔr kəmˈplitɪŋ ˈfɛloʊˌʃɪps ɪn ˈfæməli ˈplænɪŋ. fər 43 jɪrz, sɪns ðə ˈpæsɪʤ əv roʊ vi. weɪd, ˈwɪmən hæv bɪn ɛnˈtaɪtəld tɪ əˈbɔrʃənz ˈəndər ðə lɔ ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri. ənd noʊ ˈmætər ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz, ðiz ˈdɑktərz ˌɪnˈsɪst ðɛr ɪn ɪt fər ðə lɔŋ hɔl. ðɛrz stɪl ˈplɛnti əv ˌmɪsɪnfərˈmeɪʃən ɪn ðɛr weɪ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər. ˈæftər ðə ˈpæsɪʤ əv ˈkɔlərz tɪ ə fənd ðət hɛlps ˈkəvər əˈbɔrʃən kɔsts pruvd ðɪs. ðeɪ wər kənfˈjuzd ənd əˈspɛʃəli skɛrd, ðə fəndz dɪˈrɛktər tɛlz mi. ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ noʊ ɪf ðeɪd bi ərˈɛstɪd fər ˈgɪtɪŋ ən əˈbɔrʃən. soʊ ðə fənd ʧeɪnʤd ɪts ˈaʊtˌgoʊɪŋ vɔɪs meɪl ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ riˈmaɪnd ˈwɪmən: "əˈbɔrʃən ɪz stɪl ˈligəl ɪn ˈtɛksəs."
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this article comes from the heart and discusses an issue we all have in common
the problem is being normal. what is being normal? doing things that an average person does.
an average person for example comes home from their boring job to either play video games, watch t.v., or watch porn maybe that person will do all of those things in one day. many people in society would say “whats wrong with that, sounds normal?” exactly the issue in society the life with no goals is normal. the man considered normal has no motivation to self improve in life or become better. he might hate his job, be insecure with his body, and pity his mind but he wont do anything about it to the point where one of his most famous phrases is “ill do something about it later.” the man might have settled with a woman that is either not as attractive or treats him like shit because she was in his reach or easy to get. you can ask this man how he feels about this woman but he will just exaggerate how great she is. this man is in a mental prison.
how do we escape this prison?
by changing your mindset to become a greater you. see yourself as someone worthy to get what you want in life this will lead to success. however keep in mind material objects like money is a byproduct of success if you are only motivated to chase material objects you will always be unhappy because these material objects will only satisfy you for a certain amount of time. in turn if if you chase more freedom and opportunities in life material objects like money can get you there. if you want to be great in life and know what your purpose is chase whatever it is you want to become. ever say you do something in life, stop blaming others you have control of your life. use whatever you have in life. ever blame or pity yourself because your brain is so powerful that this pity can physically affect you and will stop you from doing positive things in life.
i want you to say to yourself that you have control over your life and whatever negative thoughts and words attack you brush them off because you know for a fact you are better than those petty actions. stop creating fear in your life. i now will always use this famous quote from franklin d. roosevelt:
“the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
things like fear, pity, depression, shame, and anxiety are locks and things like being normal or in a comfort zone are like the walls of our mental prison. escape this prison with tools of confidence, happiness, and faith in yourself.
i’m not trying to be poetic these are real and common issues that could be changed with a change of mindset.
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ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl kəmz frəm ðə hɑrt ənd dɪˈskəsɪz ən ˈɪʃu wi ɔl hæv ɪn ˈkɑmən ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz biɪŋ ˈnɔrməl. wət ɪz biɪŋ ˈnɔrməl? duɪŋ θɪŋz ðət ən ˈævərɪʤ ˈpərsən dɪz. ən ˈævərɪʤ ˈpərsən fər ɪgˈzæmpəl kəmz hoʊm frəm ðɛr ˈbɔrɪŋ ʤɑb tɪ ˈiðər pleɪ ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz, wɔʧ t.v*., ər wɔʧ pɔrn ˈmeɪbi ðət ˈpərsən wɪl du ɔl əv ðoʊz θɪŋz ɪn wən deɪ. ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti wʊd seɪ rɔŋ wɪθ ðət, saʊnz normal?”*?” ɪgˈzæktli ðə ˈɪʃu ɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti ðə laɪf wɪθ noʊ goʊlz ɪz ˈnɔrməl. ðə mæn kənˈsɪdərd ˈnɔrməl həz noʊ ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən tɪ sɛlf ˌɪmˈpruv ɪn laɪf ər bɪˈkəm ˈbɛtər. hi maɪt heɪt hɪz ʤɑb, bi ˈɪnsəkjər wɪθ hɪz ˈbɑdi, ənd ˈpɪti hɪz maɪnd bət hi woʊnt du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt tɪ ðə pɔɪnt wɛr wən əv hɪz moʊst ˈfeɪməs ˈfreɪzɪz ɪz du ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt later.”*.” ðə mæn maɪt hæv ˈsɛtəld wɪθ ə ˈwʊmən ðət ɪz ˈiðər nɑt ɛz əˈtræktɪv ər trits ɪm laɪk ʃɪt bɪˈkəz ʃi wɑz ɪn hɪz riʧ ər ˈizi tɪ gɪt. ju kən æsk ðɪs mæn haʊ hi filz əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈwʊmən bət hi wɪl ʤɪst ɪgˈzæʤərˌeɪt haʊ greɪt ʃi ɪz. ðɪs mæn ɪz ɪn ə ˈmɛntəl ˈprɪzən. haʊ du wi ɪˈskeɪp ðɪs ˈprɪzən? baɪ ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ jʊr ˈmaɪndˌsɛt tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˈgreɪtər ju. si ˈjɔrsɛlf ɛz ˈsəmˌwən ˈwərði tɪ gɪt wət ju wɔnt ɪn laɪf ðɪs wɪl lɛd tɪ səkˈsɛs. ˌhaʊˈɛvər kip ɪn maɪnd məˈtɪriəl ˈɑbʤɛkts laɪk ˈməni ɪz ə ˈbaɪprɑdəkt əv səkˈsɛs ɪf ju ər ˈoʊnli ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd tɪ ʧeɪs məˈtɪriəl ˈɑbʤɛkts ju wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ənˈhæpi bɪˈkəz ðiz məˈtɪriəl ˈɑbʤɛkts wɪl ˈoʊnli ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ ju fər ə ˈsərtən əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm. ɪn tərn ɪf ɪf ju ʧeɪs mɔr ˈfridəm ənd ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ɪn laɪf məˈtɪriəl ˈɑbʤɛkts laɪk ˈməni kən gɪt ju ðɛr. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ bi greɪt ɪn laɪf ənd noʊ wət jʊr ˈpərpəs ɪz ʧeɪs ˌwəˈtɛvər ɪt ɪz ju wɔnt tɪ bɪˈkəm. ˈɛvər seɪ ju du ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪn laɪf, stɑp ˈbleɪmɪŋ ˈəðərz ju hæv kənˈtroʊl əv jʊr laɪf. juz ˌwəˈtɛvər ju hæv ɪn laɪf. ˈɛvər bleɪm ər ˈpɪti ˈjɔrsɛlf bɪˈkəz jʊr breɪn ɪz soʊ ˈpaʊərfəl ðət ðɪs ˈpɪti kən ˈfɪzɪkəli əˈfɛkt ju ənd wɪl stɑp ju frəm duɪŋ ˈpɑzətɪv θɪŋz ɪn laɪf. aɪ wɔnt ju tɪ seɪ tɪ ˈjɔrsɛlf ðət ju hæv kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər jʊr laɪf ənd ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈnɛgətɪv θɔts ənd wərdz əˈtæk ju brəʃ ðɛm ɔf bɪˈkəz ju noʊ fər ə fækt ju ər ˈbɛtər ðən ðoʊz ˈpɛˌti ˈækʃənz. stɑp kriˈeɪtɪŋ fɪr ɪn jʊr laɪf. aɪ naʊ wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz juz ðɪs ˈfeɪməs kwoʊt frəm ˈfræŋklɪn di. ˈruzəˌvɛlt: ˈoʊnli θɪŋ wi hæv tɪ fɪr ɪz fɪr itself.”*.” θɪŋz laɪk fɪr, ˈpɪti, dɪˈprɛʃən, ʃeɪm, ənd æŋˈzaɪəti ər lɑks ənd θɪŋz laɪk biɪŋ ˈnɔrməl ər ɪn ə ˈkəmfərt zoʊn ər laɪk ðə wɔlz əv ɑr ˈmɛntəl ˈprɪzən. ɪˈskeɪp ðɪs ˈprɪzən wɪθ tulz əv ˈkɑnfədɛns, ˈhæpinəs, ənd feɪθ ɪn ˈjɔrsɛlf. nɑt traɪɪŋ tɪ bi poʊˈɛtɪk ðiz ər ril ənd ˈkɑmən ˈɪʃuz ðət kʊd bi ʧeɪnʤd wɪθ ə ʧeɪnʤ əv ˈmaɪndˌsɛt.
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beijing/london (reuters) - china has invited british prime minister theresa may to attend a major summit in may on its “one belt, one road” initiative to build a new silk road, diplomatic sources told reuters, as london said she would visit china this year.
file photo: chinese president xi (r) shakes hand with british prime minister theresa may before their meeting at the west lake state house on the sidelines of the summit, in hangzhou, zhejiang province, china, september 5, 2016. photo
“one belt, one road” is chinese president xi’s landmark programme to invest billions of dollars in infrastructure projects including railways, ports and power grids across asia, africa andrope.
china has dedicated $40 billion to a silk road fund and the idea was the driving force behind the establishment of the $50 billion asian infrastructure investment bank.
china has so far given few details about who will attend the summit, to be held in beijing.
the top diplomat, state yang jiechi, told the official china daily last week that leaders from about 20 countries have confirmed their participation, representing asia,rope, africa and latin america, though he did not give names.
one diplomatic source with direct knowledge of the invite list told reuters that may was among the leaders who had been invited.
“china is choosing the countries it sees as friends and who will be most influential in promoting ‘one belt, one road’,” said the source, speaking on condition of anonymity.
two other diplomatic sources confirmed may was on the invite list.
“it’s most important diplomatic event of the year,” one of the sources told reuters.
chinese foreign ministry spokesman lu kang said plans for the summit are proceeding smoothly, and that details of the participants will be announced at a later date.
“china welcomes prime minister may to visit china at the appropriate time,” lu told a daily news briefing.
sri lanka has already confirmed its prime minister is coming, and china says philippine president rodrigo is also attending.
foreign leaders often combine at important multilateral events china is hosting with official state visits to china.
may to discuss trade
speaking in london, aides confirmed she would visit china this year to discuss trade ties, the latest in a series of foreign trips to cement relations with major powers as she negotiates divorce from theropean union.
may’s aides gave few details about the trip, but she is keen to strengthen her hand by securing foreign support before launching talks, which are set to be among the most complicated britain has ever undertaken.
“it would be a renewed expression of the close relationship between britain and china, something that you have seen obviously develop over the past few years,” spokesman told reporters on tuesday.
“i would imagine that trade would form some part of the discussions that we have.”
the commerce ministry has said china has an open attitude towards a free trade deal with britain once it leaves the and was willing to study it, but chinese officials have otherwise said little publicly about the subject.
may attended a summit in china of the leading economies last september, shortly after she became prime minister following referendum vote to leave the, and was invited by xi to visit again.
with may having made clear she plans for britain to leave the’s single market, trade has dominated her talks with foreign leaders in recent months.
she has secured assurances from u.s. president donald trump, indian prime minister modi and other world powers that they are keen to start talks on boosting links.
british prime minister theresa may attends theropean union leaders summit in valletta, malta, february 3, 2017. herman
but her attempts to up the stakes in talks with the, which she is due to launch before the end of march, have also drawn criticism.
some opposition lawmakers have accused may of ducking difficult issues to win promises for trade - a charge repeated when she became the first foreign leader late last month to meet trump, who has since been criticized over his immigration curbs.
she also came under fire for strengthening ties with turkish president erdogan, who has been criticized by rights groups for jailing tens of thousands of people after a failed coup in july.
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beijing/london* (ˈrɔɪtərz) ˈʧaɪnə həz ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ˈbrɪtɪʃ praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər tərˈisə meɪ tɪ əˈtɛnd ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈsəmɪt ɪn meɪ ɔn ɪts bɛlt, wən road”*” ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv tɪ bɪld ə nu sɪlk roʊd, ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ˈsɔrsəz toʊld ˈrɔɪtərz, ɛz ˈləndən sɛd ʃi wʊd ˈvɪzɪt ˈʧaɪnə ðɪs jɪr. faɪl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ʧaɪˈniz ˈprɛzɪdənt ʃi (ɑr) ʃeɪks hænd wɪθ ˈbrɪtɪʃ praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər tərˈisə meɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ðɛr ˈmitɪŋ æt ðə wɛst leɪk steɪt haʊs ɔn ðə ˈsaɪˌdlaɪnz əv ðə ˈsəmɪt, ɪn hangzhou*, ˈʒiˈʤɑŋ ˈprɑvɪns, ˈʧaɪnə, sɛpˈtɛmbər 5 2016 ˈfoʊˌtoʊ bɛlt, wən road”*” ɪz ʧaɪˈniz ˈprɛzɪdənt ʃi ˈlændˌmɑrk ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ˈbɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz ɪn ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˈprɑʤɛkts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈreɪlˌweɪz, pɔrts ənd paʊər grɪdz əˈkrɔs ˈeɪʒə, ˈæfrɪkɑ ənd ˈjʊrəp. ˈʧaɪnə həz ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd 40 ˈbɪljən tɪ ə sɪlk roʊd fənd ənd ðə aɪˈdiə wɑz ðə ˈdraɪvɪŋ fɔrs bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt əv ðə 50 ˈbɪljən ˈeɪʒən ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt bæŋk. ˈʧaɪnə həz soʊ fɑr ˈgɪvɪn fju ˈditeɪlz əˈbaʊt hu wɪl əˈtɛnd ðə ˈsəmɪt, tɪ bi hɛld ɪn ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ. ðə tɔp ˈdɪpləˌmæt, steɪt jæŋ jiechi*, toʊld ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈʧaɪnə ˈdeɪli læst wik ðət ˈlidərz frəm əˈbaʊt 20 ˈkəntriz hæv kənˈfərmd ðɛr pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ˈeɪʒə, ˈjʊrəp, ˈæfrɪkɑ ənd ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə, ðoʊ hi dɪd nɑt gɪv neɪmz. wən ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk sɔrs wɪθ dɪˈrɛkt ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə ˌɪnˈvaɪt lɪst toʊld ˈrɔɪtərz ðət meɪ wɑz əˈməŋ ðə ˈlidərz hu hæd bɪn ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd. ɪz ˈʧuzɪŋ ðə ˈkəntriz ɪt siz ɛz frɛndz ənd hu wɪl bi moʊst ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ɪn prəˈmoʊtɪŋ bɛlt, wən road’,”*’,” sɛd ðə sɔrs, ˈspikɪŋ ɔn kənˈdɪʃən əv ˌænəˈnɪmɪti. tu ˈəðər ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ˈsɔrsəz kənˈfərmd meɪ wɑz ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈvaɪt lɪst. moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ɪˈvɛnt əv ðə year,”*,” wən əv ðə ˈsɔrsəz toʊld ˈrɔɪtərz. ʧaɪˈniz ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstri ˈspoʊksmən lu kɑŋ sɛd plænz fər ðə ˈsəmɪt ər prəˈsidɪŋ sˈmuðli, ənd ðət ˈditeɪlz əv ðə pɑrˈtɪsəpənts wɪl bi əˈnaʊnst æt ə ˈleɪtər deɪt. ˈwɛlkəmz praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər meɪ tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ˈʧaɪnə æt ðə əˈproʊpriˌeɪt time,”*,” lu toʊld ə ˈdeɪli nuz ˈbrifɪŋ. ˈɛˈsɑˈraɪ ˈlæŋkə həz ɔˈrɛdi kənˈfərmd ɪts praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ, ənd ˈʧaɪnə sɪz ˈfɪləˌpin ˈprɛzɪdənt rəˈdrigoʊ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈtɛndɪŋ. ˈfɔrən ˈlidərz ˈɔfən ˈkɑmbaɪn æt ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˌməltɪˈlætərəl ɪˈvɛnts ˈʧaɪnə ɪz ˈhoʊstɪŋ wɪθ əˈfɪʃəl steɪt ˈvɪzɪts tɪ ˈʧaɪnə. meɪ tɪ dɪˈskəs treɪd ˈspikɪŋ ɪn ˈləndən, eɪdz kənˈfərmd ʃi wʊd ˈvɪzɪt ˈʧaɪnə ðɪs jɪr tɪ dɪˈskəs treɪd taɪz, ðə ˈleɪtəst ɪn ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈfɔrən trɪps tɪ sɪˈmɛnt riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ ˈmeɪʤər paʊərz ɛz ʃi nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪts dɪˈvɔrs frəm ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən. eɪdz geɪv fju ˈditeɪlz əˈbaʊt ðə trɪp, bət ʃi ɪz kin tɪ ˈstrɛŋθən hər hænd baɪ sɪˈkjʊrɪŋ ˈfɔrən səˈpɔrt ˌbiˈfɔr ˈlɔnʧɪŋ tɔks, wɪʧ ər sɛt tɪ bi əˈməŋ ðə moʊst ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ˈbrɪtən həz ˈɛvər ˈəndərˌteɪkən. wʊd bi ə rɪˈnud ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv ðə kloʊz riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈbrɪtən ənd ˈʧaɪnə, ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ju hæv sin ˈɑbviəsli dɪˈvɛləp ˈoʊvər ðə pæst fju years,”*,” ˈspoʊksmən toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. wʊd ˌɪˈmæʤən ðət treɪd wʊd fɔrm səm pɑrt əv ðə dɪˈskəʃənz ðət wi have.”*.” ðə ˈkɑmərs ˈmɪnɪstri həz sɛd ˈʧaɪnə həz ən ˈoʊpən ˈætəˌtud təˈwɔrdz ə fri treɪd dil wɪθ ˈbrɪtən wəns ɪt livz ðə ənd wɑz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ˈstədi ɪt, bət ʧaɪˈniz əˈfɪʃəlz hæv ˈəðərˌwaɪz sɛd ˈlɪtəl ˈpəblɪkli əˈbaʊt ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt. meɪ əˈtɛndəd ə ˈsəmɪt ɪn ˈʧaɪnə əv ðə ˈlidɪŋ ɪˈkɑnəmiz læst sɛpˈtɛmbər, ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ʃi bɪˈkeɪm praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm voʊt tɪ liv ðə, ənd wɑz ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd baɪ ʃi tɪ ˈvɪzɪt əˈgɛn. wɪθ meɪ ˈhævɪŋ meɪd klɪr ʃi plænz fər ˈbrɪtən tɪ liv ðə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈmɑrkɪt, treɪd həz ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd hər tɔks wɪθ ˈfɔrən ˈlidərz ɪn ˈrisənt mənθs. ʃi həz sɪˈkjʊrd əˈʃʊrəntsɪz frəm juz. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp, ˈɪndiən praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈmoʊdi ənd ˈəðər wərld paʊərz ðət ðeɪ ər kin tɪ stɑrt tɔks ɔn ˈbustɪŋ lɪŋks. ˈbrɪtɪʃ praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər tərˈisə meɪ əˈtɛndz ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən ˈlidərz ˈsəmɪt ɪn valletta*, ˈmɔltə, ˈfɛbruˌɛri 3 2017 ˈhərmən bət hər əˈtɛmpts tɪ əp ðə steɪks ɪn tɔks wɪθ ðə, wɪʧ ʃi ɪz du tɪ lɔnʧ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɛnd əv mɑrʧ, hæv ˈɔlsoʊ drɔn ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm. səm ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz hæv əˈkjuzd meɪ əv ˈdəkɪŋ ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈɪʃuz tɪ wɪn ˈprɑməsəz fər treɪd ə ʧɑrʤ rɪˈpitɪd wɪn ʃi bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst ˈfɔrən ˈlidər leɪt læst mənθ tɪ mit trəmp, hu həz sɪns bɪn ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ˈoʊvər hɪz ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən kərbz. ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ keɪm ˈəndər faɪər fər ˈstrɛŋθənɪŋ taɪz wɪθ ˈtərkɪʃ ˈprɛzɪdənt erdogan*, hu həz bɪn ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd baɪ raɪts grups fər ˈʤeɪlɪŋ tɛnz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpipəl ˈæftər ə feɪld ku ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ.
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erik "tabzz" van has announced in twitter his departure from. the dutch player has been playing as the marksman of enrique "xpeke" team during the 2017 spring split. this news comes just a week after to the challenger series. is the second player of the roster that has officially announced his departure from the team the first was max "satorius" günther.
being only 23 years old, is one of the most experienced professional league of legends players, starting his career in 2011. he has played in several high level teams like lemondogs, where he disputed his first world championship in 2013, or alliance, team with he would play in the 2014 worlds and that would to elements.
after the dismantling of elements, that sold its spot to 04, 2016 was probably one of his most turbulent years. he signed for banditos, a team that he would leave to compete again in the lcs with team roccat. however, for the summer split he would go back to the challenger series with millenium.
he started 2017 with, where he would end up sharing the with two different supports: “hiiva” who would be replaced in the sixth week of the split, and the owner of the club himself, enrique "xpeke" cedeño.
according to david "carving" primo, of, would be one of the most hard working players of the team. however, the internal problems of the organization would end up him and reverberate on his performance.
after this unfortunate season, that he started with high expectations, the dutch marksman ends his relation with and is looking for opportunities from any league, but he specifies that would prefer playing in the north american or european lcs or challenger series.
regarding, the club has yet to make a public statement.
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ˈɛrɪk "tabzz*" væn həz əˈnaʊnst ɪn tˈwɪtər hɪz dɪˈpɑrʧər frəm. ðə dəʧ pleɪər həz bɪn pleɪɪŋ ɛz ðə ˈmɑrksmən əv ɛnˈrikeɪ "xpeke*" tim ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 2017 spərɪŋ splɪt. ðɪs nuz kəmz ʤɪst ə wik ˈæftər tɪ ðə ˈʧælɪnʤər ˈsɪriz. ɪz ðə ˈsɛkənd pleɪər əv ðə ˈrɑstər ðət həz əˈfɪʃəli əˈnaʊnst hɪz dɪˈpɑrʧər frəm ðə tim ðə fərst wɑz mæks "satorius*" günther*. biɪŋ ˈoʊnli 23 jɪrz oʊld, ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst ɪkˈspɪriənst prəˈfɛʃənəl lig əv ˈlɛʤəndz pleɪərz, ˈstɑrtɪŋ hɪz kərɪr ɪn 2011 hi həz pleɪd ɪn ˈsɛvərəl haɪ ˈlɛvəl timz laɪk lemondogs*, wɛr hi dɪˈspjutɪd hɪz fərst wərld ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ɪn 2013 ər əˈlaɪəns, tim wɪθ hi wʊd pleɪ ɪn ðə 2014 wərldz ənd ðət wʊd tɪ ˈɛləmənts. ˈæftər ðə ˌdɪsˈmæntlɪŋ əv ˈɛləmənts, ðət soʊld ɪts spɑt tɪ 04 2016 wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli wən əv hɪz moʊst ˈtərbjələnt jɪrz. hi saɪnd fər banditos*, ə tim ðət hi wʊd liv tɪ kəmˈpit əˈgɛn ɪn ðə ˈɛlˈsiˈɛs wɪθ tim roccat*. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, fər ðə ˈsəmər splɪt hi wʊd goʊ bæk tɪ ðə ˈʧælɪnʤər ˈsɪriz wɪθ millenium*. hi ˈstɑrtɪd 2017 wɪθ, wɛr hi wʊd ɛnd əp ˈʃɛrɪŋ ðə wɪθ tu ˈdɪfərənt səˈpɔrts: ““hiiva”*” hu wʊd bi ˌriˈpleɪst ɪn ðə sɪksθ wik əv ðə splɪt ənd ðə ˈoʊnər əv ðə kləb hɪmˈsɛlf, ɛnˈrikeɪ "xpeke*" cedeño*. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdeɪvɪd "ˈkɑrvɪŋ" ˈpriˌmoʊ, əv, wʊd bi wən əv ðə moʊst hɑrd ˈwərkɪŋ pleɪərz əv ðə tim. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈprɑbləmz əv ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən wʊd ɛnd əp ɪm ənd rɪˈvərbərət ɔn hɪz pərˈfɔrməns. ˈæftər ðɪs ənˈfɔrʧənət ˈsizən, ðət hi ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ haɪ ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz, ðə dəʧ ˈmɑrksmən ɛndz hɪz riˈleɪʃən wɪθ ənd ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˌɑpərˈtunətiz frəm ˈɛni lig, bət hi ˈspɛsəˌfaɪz ðət wʊd prɪˈfər pleɪɪŋ ɪn ðə nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən ər ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈɛlˈsiˈɛs ər ˈʧælɪnʤər ˈsɪriz. rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ, ðə kləb həz jɛt tɪ meɪk ə ˈpəblɪk ˈsteɪtmənt.
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cameroon's military says it has freed 900 hostages from
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cameroon's military says it has killed more than 100 members of and freed more than 900 people who had been held hostage by the militant islamists.
the news, which is difficult to independently verify, came in a statement from defense minister, joseph assomo.
"the statement says during the sweep last week, from nov. 26 to 28, troops also ... recovered a large stock of weaponry and black and white islamic state flags," npr's tells our newscast unit. "few details were forthcoming about those reportedly freed."
the military gains reportedly came during a special cleanup operation in north, near the border with nigeria, says. the militant group is based in nigeria, and cameroon has been working to prevent incursions across that border.
cameroonian troops are also part of a regional force strong, according to reuters, with troops from chad, niger, nigeria and benin trying to defeat.
it's unclear whether last week's reported success was the result of a coordinated strike, according to reuters.
"cameroon's army spokesman said its forces acted with the backing of the regional task force, which became operational in august but has yet to launch joint raids," the wire service reports. "however, an army officer in nigeria, which is leading the force, denied knowledge of the operation."
it's also not clear whether any of the 200 schoolgirls seized last year in nigeria were among the freed hostages, reuters notes.
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cameroon's* ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri sɪz ɪt həz frid 900 ˈhɑstəʤəz frəm ˌɛnˈlɑrʤ ðɪs ˈɪmɪʤ ˈtɑgəl ˈkæpʃən ˈɛdwɪn ˈɛdwɪn ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri sɪz ɪt həz kɪld mɔr ðən 100 ˈmɛmbərz əv ənd frid mɔr ðən 900 ˈpipəl hu hæd bɪn hɛld ˈhɑstɪʤ baɪ ðə ˈmɪlətənt ˈɪsləmɪsts. ðə nuz, wɪʧ ɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ, keɪm ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt frəm dɪˈfɛns ˈmɪnɪstər, ˈʤoʊzəf assomo*. "ðə ˈsteɪtmənt sɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə swip læst wik, frəm noʊv. 26 tɪ 28 trups ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈkəvərd ə lɑrʤ stɑk əv ˈwɛpənri ənd blæk ənd waɪt ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt flægz," ˈɛnˈpiˈɑrz tɛlz ɑr ˈnuzˌkæst ˈjunɪt. "fju ˈditeɪlz wər ˈfɔrθˈkəmɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðoʊz rɪˈpɔrtədli frid." ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri geɪnz rɪˈpɔrtədli keɪm ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈkliˌnəp ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ɪn nɔrθ, nɪr ðə ˈbɔrdər wɪθ naɪˈʤɪriə, sɪz. ðə ˈmɪlətənt grup ɪz beɪst ɪn naɪˈʤɪriə, ənd ˈkæmərˌun həz bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˌɪnˈkərʒənz əˈkrɔs ðət ˈbɔrdər. trups ər ˈɔlsoʊ pɑrt əv ə ˈriʤənəl fɔrs strɔŋ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈrɔɪtərz, wɪθ trups frəm ʧæd, ˈnaɪʤər, naɪˈʤɪriə ənd ˈbinɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ dɪˈfit. ɪts ənˈklɪr ˈwɛðər læst wiks ˌriˈpɔrtəd səkˈsɛs wɑz ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ə koʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd straɪk, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈrɔɪtərz. ˈɑrmi ˈspoʊksmən sɛd ɪts ˈfɔrsɪz ˈæktɪd wɪθ ðə ˈbækɪŋ əv ðə ˈriʤənəl tæsk fɔrs, wɪʧ bɪˈkeɪm ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl ɪn ˈɔgəst bət həz jɛt tɪ lɔnʧ ʤɔɪnt reɪdz," ðə waɪər ˈsərvɪs rɪˈpɔrts. "ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ən ˈɑrmi ˈɔfɪsər ɪn naɪˈʤɪriə, wɪʧ ɪz ˈlidɪŋ ðə fɔrs, dɪˈnaɪd ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən." ɪts ˈɔlsoʊ nɑt klɪr ˈwɛðər ˈɛni əv ðə 200 ˈskulˌgərlz sizd læst jɪr ɪn naɪˈʤɪriə wər əˈməŋ ðə frid ˈhɑstəʤəz, ˈrɔɪtərz noʊts.
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so, officially joined the revolution? awesome. welcome!
now that taken the leap and invested in some crypto get one thing clear, right away… do you control your private keys? if you do, perfect. if you then you really control your new coins. a big problem.
whoever controls your private keys controls your crypto. if not you, not good.
don’t be intimidated. if you need a quick refresher on what a public address or private key is, then take a second and read: crypto 101: an address? oh, go on. a very quick read. continue momentarily…
crypto exchanges
if like most new crypto owners, then you bought your coins on an exchange such as coinbase. the simplest route and the most convenient option for the majority of people. however, the convenience of exchanges can lull you into being irresponsible after your purchase. examine…
you traded some money for some crypto. your exchange then updated your account accordingly in their system to reflect this purchase. you can log on to their exchange at any time and your account reflects your ownership. you know what you own and so does your exchange.
all is well enough, right? no (emphatically). all is not well not at all.
if you logged in to your exchange tomorrow and their website show the correct amount of crypto in your account what would you do? sure, call them referencing screenshots, banks statements, etc etc. “no different from buying anything else,” you might think. wrong. so wrong.
imagine your phone call and paperwork resolve the problem. imagine it resolve the problem because your exchange resolve the problem. imagine they had been hacked. maybe it only affected your account, or maybe the entire exchange was compromised.
it could get even worse: imagine your exchange completely vanished. maybe they closed up shop and took all the valuable crypto that their customers left on their system. maybe the entire exchange was shut down by the government. either way, you go log on and everything is just gone. maybe you even log on. game over.
do you see how vulnerable your ownership is when just between you and your exchange? you have to trust, blindly and completely, that your exchange will be forever infallible when it comes to managing technological, financial, and political risks.
this is a very real and highly relevant problem. it is, in fact, the very problem that the itself solves. the gives you the power to control your own crypto. if not taking advantage of that option then not fully participating in the crypto revolution more importantly, you are putting yourself, unnecessarily, at risk of losing your crypto.
exchanges have been hacked before. they will be hacked again. they can be hacked anonymously and from anywhere in the world. their staff could stage a hack and the world could never know that it was an inside job. up to you to protect your assets.
trust the. trust yourself.
alright, enough with the firm warnings the good news is that the eliminates these kinds of risks. you can simply transfer your ownership onto the where your future control of your crypto is guaranteed. then, you need to trust anyone but yourself.
please note: trusting yourself is not as daunting as it sounds. a hardware wallet makes managing your assets very simple and eliminates the possibility for many user mistakes that new crypto owners might make.
i strongly suggest that you get a hardware wallet to protect your crypto. if you are comfortable running an offline computer or can be certain your personal computer will remain uncompromised, then you can use a software wallet instead. shortly be publishing guides for both wallet types. getting control of your private keys, in any way you are able, is imperative.
if you currently control the signing of your transactions, then you do not currently control your crypto. end of story.
take control of your wallet, your private keys, and your digital assets.
you can do this. oh, and, welcome to the point of the revolution.
as promised:
crypto 101: hardware wallet setup guide /
software wallet setup coming soon
i’m passionate abouts. excited about decentralization, autonomous organizations, cryptocurrencies, and dapps. also overwhelmed with questions about these cutting edge technologies. i want to understand the tech, the politics, and the implications of the revolution. most of all, i want to share what i discover because broader understanding will lead to greater participation, more rapid adoption, and, subsequently, a better world.
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soʊ, əˈfɪʃəli ʤɔɪnd ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃən? ˈɔsəm. ˈwɛlkəm! naʊ ðət ˈteɪkən ðə lip ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn səm ˈkrɪptoʊ gɪt wən θɪŋ klɪr, raɪt away…*… du ju kənˈtroʊl jʊr ˈpraɪvət kiz? ɪf ju du, ˈpərˌfɪkt. ɪf ju ðɛn ju ˈrɪli kənˈtroʊl jʊr nu kɔɪnz. ə bɪg ˈprɑbləm. huˈɛvər kənˈtroʊlz jʊr ˈpraɪvət kiz kənˈtroʊlz jʊr ˈkrɪptoʊ. ɪf nɑt ju, nɑt gʊd. bi ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪd. ɪf ju nid ə kwɪk rɪˈfrɛʃər ɔn wət ə ˈpəblɪk ˈæˌdrɛs ər ˈpraɪvət ki ɪz, ðɛn teɪk ə ˈsɛkənd ənd rɛd: ˈkrɪptoʊ 101 ən ˈæˌdrɛs? oʊ, goʊ ɔn. ə ˈvɛri kwɪk rɛd. kənˈtɪnju momentarily…*… ˈkrɪptoʊ ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪf laɪk moʊst nu ˈkrɪptoʊ ˈoʊnərz, ðɛn ju bɔt jʊr kɔɪnz ɔn ən ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ səʧ ɛz coinbase*. ðə ˈsɪmpləst rut ənd ðə moʊst kənˈvinjənt ˈɔpʃən fər ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈpipəl. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə kənˈvinjəns əv ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz kən ləl ju ˈɪntu biɪŋ ˌɪrəˈspɑnsəbəl ˈæftər jʊr ˈpərʧəs. examine…*… ju ˈtreɪdɪd səm ˈməni fər səm ˈkrɪptoʊ. jʊr ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ðɛn ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd jʊr əˈkaʊnt əˈkɔrdɪŋli ɪn ðɛr ˈsɪstəm tɪ rɪˈflɛkt ðɪs ˈpərʧəs. ju kən lɔg ɔn tɪ ðɛr ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ æt ˈɛni taɪm ənd jʊr əˈkaʊnt rɪˈflɛkts jʊr ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp. ju noʊ wət ju oʊn ənd soʊ dɪz jʊr ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ. ɔl ɪz wɛl ɪˈnəf, raɪt? noʊ (ɛmˈfætɪkəli). ɔl ɪz nɑt wɛl nɑt æt ɔl. ɪf ju lɔgd ɪn tɪ jʊr ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ təˈmɑˌroʊ ənd ðɛr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ʃoʊ ðə kərˈɛkt əˈmaʊnt əv ˈkrɪptoʊ ɪn jʊr əˈkaʊnt wət wʊd ju du? ʃʊr, kɔl ðɛm ˈrɛfərənsɪŋ screenshots*, bæŋks ˈsteɪtmənts, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ˈdɪfərənt frəm baɪɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ else,”*,” ju maɪt θɪŋk. rɔŋ. soʊ rɔŋ. ˌɪˈmæʤən jʊr foʊn kɔl ənd ˈpeɪpərˌwərk riˈzɑlv ðə ˈprɑbləm. ˌɪˈmæʤən ɪt riˈzɑlv ðə ˈprɑbləm bɪˈkəz jʊr ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ riˈzɑlv ðə ˈprɑbləm. ˌɪˈmæʤən ðeɪ hæd bɪn hækt. ˈmeɪbi ɪt ˈoʊnli əˈfɛktɪd jʊr əˈkaʊnt, ər ˈmeɪbi ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ wɑz ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd. ɪt kʊd gɪt ˈivɪn wərs: ˌɪˈmæʤən jʊr ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ kəmˈplitli ˈvænɪʃt. ˈmeɪbi ðeɪ kloʊzd əp ʃɑp ənd tʊk ɔl ðə ˈvæljəbəl ˈkrɪptoʊ ðət ðɛr ˈkəstəmərz lɛft ɔn ðɛr ˈsɪstəm. ˈmeɪbi ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ wɑz ʃət daʊn baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. ˈiðər weɪ, ju goʊ lɔg ɔn ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz ʤɪst gɔn. ˈmeɪbi ju ˈivɪn lɔg ɔn. geɪm ˈoʊvər. du ju si haʊ ˈvəlnərəbəl jʊr ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ɪz wɪn ʤɪst bɪtˈwin ju ənd jʊr ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ? ju hæv tɪ trəst, ˈblaɪndli ənd kəmˈplitli, ðət jʊr ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ wɪl bi fərˈɛvər ˌɪnˈfæləbəl wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈmænəʤɪŋ ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl, ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl, ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl rɪsks. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈvɛri ril ənd ˈhaɪli ˈrɛləvənt ˈprɑbləm. ɪt ɪz, ɪn fækt, ðə ˈvɛri ˈprɑbləm ðət ðə ˌɪtˈsɛlf sɑlvz. ðə gɪvz ju ðə paʊər tɪ kənˈtroʊl jʊr oʊn ˈkrɪptoʊ. ɪf nɑt ˈteɪkɪŋ ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðət ˈɔpʃən ðɛn nɑt ˈfʊli pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈkrɪptoʊ ˌrɛvəˈluʃən mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ju ər ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈjɔrsɛlf, ənˈnɛsəˌsɛrəli, æt rɪsk əv ˈluzɪŋ jʊr ˈkrɪptoʊ. ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz hæv bɪn hækt ˌbiˈfɔr. ðeɪ wɪl bi hækt əˈgɛn. ðeɪ kən bi hækt əˈnɑnəməsli ənd frəm ˈɛniˌwɛr ɪn ðə wərld. ðɛr stæf kʊd steɪʤ ə hæk ənd ðə wərld kʊd ˈnɛvər noʊ ðət ɪt wɑz ən ˌɪnˈsaɪd ʤɑb. əp tɪ ju tɪ prəˈtɛkt jʊr ˈæˌsɛts. trəst ðə. trəst ˈjɔrsɛlf. ˌɔˈlraɪt, ɪˈnəf wɪθ ðə fərm ˈwɔrnɪŋz ðə gʊd nuz ɪz ðət ðə ɪˈlɪməˌneɪts ðiz kaɪnz əv rɪsks. ju kən ˈsɪmpli ˈtrænsfər jʊr ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ˈɔntu ðə wɛr jʊr fˈjuʧər kənˈtroʊl əv jʊr ˈkrɪptoʊ ɪz ˌgɛrənˈtid. ðɛn, ju nid tɪ trəst ˈɛniˌwən bət ˈjɔrsɛlf. pliz noʊt: ˈtrəstɪŋ ˈjɔrsɛlf ɪz nɑt ɛz ˈdɔntɪŋ ɛz ɪt saʊnz. ə ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈwɔlət meɪks ˈmænəʤɪŋ jʊr ˈæˌsɛts ˈvɛri ˈsɪmpəl ənd ɪˈlɪməˌneɪts ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti fər ˈmɛni ˈjuzər mɪˈsteɪks ðət nu ˈkrɪptoʊ ˈoʊnərz maɪt meɪk. aɪ ˈstrɔŋli səˈʤɛst ðət ju gɪt ə ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈwɔlət tɪ prəˈtɛkt jʊr ˈkrɪptoʊ. ɪf ju ər ˈkəmfərtəbəl ˈrənɪŋ ən ˈɔˌflaɪn kəmˈpjutər ər kən bi ˈsərtən jʊr ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər wɪl rɪˈmeɪn uncompromised*, ðɛn ju kən juz ə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈwɔlət ˌɪnˈstɛd. ˈʃɔrtli bi ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ gaɪdz fər boʊθ ˈwɔlət taɪps. ˈgɪtɪŋ kənˈtroʊl əv jʊr ˈpraɪvət kiz, ɪn ˈɛni weɪ ju ər ˈeɪbəl, ɪz ˌɪmˈpɛrətɪv. ɪf ju ˈkərəntli kənˈtroʊl ðə ˈsaɪnɪŋ əv jʊr trænˈzækʃənz, ðɛn ju du nɑt ˈkərəntli kənˈtroʊl jʊr ˈkrɪptoʊ. ɛnd əv ˈstɔri. teɪk kənˈtroʊl əv jʊr ˈwɔlət, jʊr ˈpraɪvət kiz, ənd jʊr ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈæˌsɛts. ju kən du ðɪs. oʊ, ənd, ˈwɛlkəm tɪ ðə pɔɪnt əv ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃən. ɛz ˈprɑməst: ˈkrɪptoʊ 101 ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈwɔlət ˈsɛˌtəp gaɪd ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈwɔlət ˈsɛˌtəp ˈkəmɪŋ sun ˈpæʃənət əˈbaʊt blockchains*. ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt dɪˌsɛntrəlɪˈzeɪʃən, ɔˈtɑnəməs ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz, cryptocurrencies*, ənd dapps*. ˈɔlsoʊ ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd wɪθ kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ðiz ˈkətɪŋ ɛʤ tɛkˈnɑləʤiz. aɪ wɔnt tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə tɛk, ðə ˈpɑləˌtɪks, ənd ðə ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz əv ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃən. moʊst əv ɔl, aɪ wɔnt tɪ ʃɛr wət aɪ dɪˈskəvər bɪˈkəz ˈbrɔdər ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ wɪl lɛd tɪ ˈgreɪtər pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən, mɔr ˈræpɪd əˈdɑpʃən, ənd, ˈsəbsəkwəntli, ə ˈbɛtər wərld. ʃɛr ðɪs: ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər mɔr ˈgugəl ˈtəmblər ˈpɑkət skaɪp prɪnt iˈmeɪl tɪp ðɪs: 002 02 2
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former rep. mike rogers (r-mi) on state of the union -- cnn
a senior white house official said former republican congressman mike rogers is being considered as a candidate to replace fbi director james, who was fired late on tuesday by president donald trump.
rogers briefly served on the trump transition team and was a national security adviser to the trump campaign. he is a former chairman of the house of representatives intelligence committee and was an fbi agent in chicago for five years before retiring in 1994 to begin a career in michigan politics.
a spokeswoman for rogers did not immediately comment on the report.
in 2013, the fbi agents association urged barack obama to nominate rogers, but obama chose instead.
(reporting by steve holland and david shepardson; editing by and bernadette baum)
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ˈfɔrmər rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. maɪk ˈrɑʤərz (r-mi*) ɔn steɪt əv ðə ˈjunjən ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ə ˈsinjər waɪt haʊs əˈfɪʃəl sɛd ˈfɔrmər rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkɑŋgrəsmən maɪk ˈrɑʤərz ɪz biɪŋ kənˈsɪdərd ɛz ə ˈkænədɪt tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ dɪˈrɛktər ʤeɪmz, hu wɑz faɪərd leɪt ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ baɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp. ˈrɑʤərz ˈbrifli sərvd ɔn ðə trəmp trænˈzɪʃən tim ənd wɑz ə ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ædˈvaɪzər tɪ ðə trəmp kæmˈpeɪn. hi ɪz ə ˈfɔrmər ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəˈmɪti ənd wɑz ən ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈeɪʤənt ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ fər faɪv jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr rɪˈtaɪrɪŋ ɪn 1994 tɪ bɪˈgɪn ə kərɪr ɪn ˈmɪʃɪgən ˈpɑləˌtɪks. ə ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən fər ˈrɑʤərz dɪd nɑt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə rɪˈpɔrt. ɪn 2013 ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈeɪʤənts əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ərʤd ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə tɪ ˈnɑməˌneɪt ˈrɑʤərz, bət ˌoʊˈbɑmə ʧoʊz ˌɪnˈstɛd. (rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ baɪ stiv ˈhɑlənd ənd ˈdeɪvɪd ˈʃɛpərdsən; ˈɛdɪtɪŋ baɪ ənd bərnəˈdɛt bɔm)
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mlbtr will provide a broader view of each winter plans when our annual outlook series kicks off at the end of the regular season. until then, the brewers are the latest team to be featured in our quick look at this non-contenders. already covered the angels.
milwaukee david stearns has continued to engineer a rebuild that was kicked off by his predecessor, doug melvin. the payroll is way down and the veterans have mostly been cleared out, but it has taken place in a fairly methodical manner thus far with largely positive results (despite the anticipated, subpar record). here are three needs for the organization as the approaches:
[brewers depth chart]
1. trade ryan braun.
i know, very edgy choice. braun is the last remaining brewers player who is promised money past the 2017 season, making him an obvious trade candidate. (only one other matt garza has a guaranteed contract next year.) on the one hand, that means, that the club need to move braun just to pare down the costs; even with him this year, the payroll sat at just over $60mm on opening day and has receded since.
the key here, though, is timing. milwaukee has prospered immensely from selling at the right moment on players such as carlos gomez (traded before a fall-off) and jonathan (traded after he rebuilt value). you could argue the same, in varying ways, of mike fiers, jeremy jeffress, and will smith.
with braun, the question has never been talent or productivity. but he has a sketchy injury history, carries the stain of a melodrama, and turns 33 in two months. the $76mm left on his contract over four years remains a bit of a limiting factor, but is a pretty fair price for a player who owns a .306/.371/.537 slash with 27 home runs and 15 steals.
it’s unlikely at this point that value will ever be higher, and a chance it could tumble. whether he goes to the dodgers or elsewhere, the coming is probably the time to finish clearing the books. (moving garza, too, could make sense either in a winter bereft of pitching talent or after giving him a chance to boost his value in the first half of 2017.)
2. find the next junior guerra
or the next jonathan villar. or, really, just the next chris carter or even aaron hill. first move as a plucking guerra off the waiver wire remains his most impressive. but he has proven adept at finding hidden gems from free and cheap talent pools. all the guys tried out worked, but plenty have. better still, the most notable success stories thus far have not only been cheap, but have had service time remaining, greatly increasing the ratio.
so, the next candidate? if i knew that, probably bedling the information to a major league team. but while organizations desperate for production will feel compelled to plunk down several million dollars for the veterans, odds are that stearns will be mining the ranks of who have shown a spark and intriguing young players who going to keep roster spots with their organizations.
these players have plenty of function just by showing up, because they help prop up the quality of the production at virtually no cost. what will be most interesting to see, though, is whether milwaukee can begin to parlay these bargain finds into real value either by flipping some of the players in trades or deploying them during a winning season.
3. chart out an ascension plan.
call me crazy, but i think things could move fairly quickly for the brewers. unlike other recent situations, milwaukee has not really had to huge and burdensome contracts; the veterans they have dealt have been appealing players who brought good, high-level young talent.
to be sure, not advocating for the club to ramp up spending in anticipation of contending in 2017. but there are some benefits to planning for an optimistic scenario, which might include something in the vicinity of a .500 record next year with some more upward mobility to follow. doing so in a measured way would allow the club to build toward contention without weighing down the future balance sheet.
with that in mind, perhaps the brewers need to keep a perfectly pristine balance sheet for the entirety of the near-future. adding some well-conceived, reasonably youthful talent through free agency or trade only a strategy for rebuilders at least when a payroll is already low. in case, there are a few arb raises to account for in 2017, but none that figure to make much of a dent. perhaps being willing to pay a bit for one or more mid-level, free agents luis valbuena, neil walker, charlie morton, andrew cashner, or (dare i say it) carlos gomez are a few who come to mind could be a viable strategy.
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mlbtr* wɪl prəˈvaɪd ə ˈbrɔdər vju əv iʧ ˈwɪntər plænz wɪn ɑr ˈænjuəl ˈaʊˌtlʊk ˈsɪriz kɪks ɔf æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən. ənˈtɪl ðɛn, ðə bruərz ər ðə ˈleɪtəst tim tɪ bi ˈfiʧərd ɪn ɑr kwɪk lʊk æt ðɪs non-contenders*. ɔˈrɛdi ˈkəvərd ðə ˈeɪnʤəlz. mɪlˈwɔki ˈdeɪvɪd stərnz həz kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr ə riˈbɪld ðət wɑz kɪkt ɔf baɪ hɪz ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər, dəg ˈmɛlvɪn. ðə ˈpeɪˌroʊl ɪz weɪ daʊn ənd ðə ˈvɛtərənz hæv ˈmoʊstli bɪn klɪrd aʊt, bət ɪt həz ˈteɪkən pleɪs ɪn ə ˈfɛrli məˈθɑdɪkəl ˈmænər ðəs fɑr wɪθ ˈlɑrʤli ˈpɑzətɪv rɪˈzəlts (dɪˈspaɪt ðə ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd, səbˈpɑr ˈrɛkərd). hir ər θri nidz fər ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ɛz ðə əˈproʊʧɪz: [bruərz dɛpθ ʧɑrt] 1 treɪd raɪən brɔn. aɪ noʊ, ˈvɛri ˈɛʤi ʧɔɪs. brɔn ɪz ðə læst rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ bruərz pleɪər hu ɪz ˈprɑməst ˈməni pæst ðə 2017 ˈsizən, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪm ən ˈɑbviəs treɪd ˈkænədɪt. (ˈoʊnli wən ˈəðər mæt ˈgɑrzə həz ə ˌgɛrənˈtid ˈkɑnˌtrækt nɛkst jɪr.) ɔn ðə wən hænd, ðət minz, ðət ðə kləb nid tɪ muv brɔn ʤɪst tɪ pɛr daʊn ðə kɔsts; ˈivɪn wɪθ ɪm ðɪs jɪr, ðə ˈpeɪˌroʊl sæt æt ʤɪst ˈoʊvər ɔn ˈoʊpənɪŋ deɪ ənd həz rɪˈsidɪd sɪns. ðə ki hir, ðoʊ, ɪz ˈtaɪmɪŋ. mɪlˈwɔki həz ˈprɑspərd ˌɪˈmɛnsli frəm ˈsɛlɪŋ æt ðə raɪt ˈmoʊmənt ɔn pleɪərz səʧ ɛz ˈkɑrloʊs ˈgoʊmɛz (ˈtreɪdɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ə fall-off*) ənd ˈʤɑnəθən (ˈtreɪdɪd ˈæftər hi riˈbɪlt ˈvælju). ju kʊd ˈɑrgju ðə seɪm, ɪn ˈvɛriɪŋ weɪz, əv maɪk firz, ˈʤɛrəˌmi ˈʤɛfrɪs, ənd wɪl smɪθ. wɪθ brɔn, ðə kˈwɛʃən həz ˈnɛvər bɪn ˈtælənt ər ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti. bət hi həz ə ˈskɛʧi ˈɪnʤəri ˈhɪstəri, ˈkɛriz ðə steɪn əv ə ˈmɛləˌdrɑmə, ənd tərnz 33 ɪn tu mənθs. ðə lɛft ɔn hɪz ˈkɑnˌtrækt ˈoʊvər fɔr jɪrz rɪˈmeɪnz ə bɪt əv ə ˈlɪmətɪŋ ˈfæktər, bət ɪz ə ˈprɪti fɛr praɪs fər ə pleɪər hu oʊnz ə slæʃ wɪθ 27 hoʊm rənz ənd 15 stilz. ənˈlaɪkli æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ðət ˈvælju wɪl ˈɛvər bi haɪər, ənd ə ʧæns ɪt kʊd ˈtəmbəl. ˈwɛðər hi goʊz tɪ ðə ˈdɑʤərz ər ˈɛlsˌwɛr, ðə ˈkəmɪŋ ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə taɪm tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ˈklɪrɪŋ ðə bʊks. (ˈmuvɪŋ ˈgɑrzə, tu, kʊd meɪk sɛns ˈiðər ɪn ə ˈwɪntər bərˈɛft əv ˈpɪʧɪŋ ˈtælənt ər ˈæftər ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪm ə ʧæns tɪ bust hɪz ˈvælju ɪn ðə fərst hæf əv 2017 2 faɪnd ðə nɛkst ˈʤunjər gˈwɛrə ər ðə nɛkst ˈʤɑnəθən ˈvɪlər. ər, ˈrɪli, ʤɪst ðə nɛkst krɪs ˈkɑrtər ər ˈivɪn ˈɛrən hɪl. fərst muv ɛz ə ˈpləkɪŋ gˈwɛrə ɔf ðə ˈweɪvər waɪər rɪˈmeɪnz hɪz moʊst ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv. bət hi həz ˈpruvən əˈdɛpt æt ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈhɪdən ʤɛmz frəm fri ənd ʧip ˈtælənt pulz. ɔl ðə gaɪz traɪd aʊt wərkt, bət ˈplɛnti hæv. ˈbɛtər stɪl, ðə moʊst ˈnoʊtəbəl səkˈsɛs ˈstɔriz ðəs fɑr hæv nɑt ˈoʊnli bɪn ʧip, bət hæv hæd ˈsərvɪs taɪm rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ, ˈgreɪtli ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ðə ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ. soʊ, ðə nɛkst ˈkænədɪt? ɪf aɪ nu ðət, ˈprɑbəˌbli bi ˈpɛdəlɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ ə ˈmeɪʤər lig tim. bət waɪl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ˈdɛspərɪt fər pərˈdəkʃən wɪl fil kəmˈpɛld tɪ pləŋk daʊn ˈsɛvərəl ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlərz fər ðə ˈvɛtərənz, ɑdz ər ðət stərnz wɪl bi ˈmaɪnɪŋ ðə ræŋks əv hu hæv ʃoʊn ə spɑrk ənd ˌɪnˈtrigɪŋ jəŋ pleɪərz hu goʊɪŋ tɪ kip ˈrɑstər spɑts wɪθ ðɛr ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz. ðiz pleɪərz hæv ˈplɛnti əv ˈfəŋkʃən ʤɪst baɪ ʃoʊɪŋ əp, bɪˈkəz ðeɪ hɛlp prɑp əp ðə kˈwɑləti əv ðə pərˈdəkʃən æt ˈvərʧuəli noʊ kɔst. wət wɪl bi moʊst ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ si, ðoʊ, ɪz ˈwɛðər mɪlˈwɔki kən bɪˈgɪn tɪ ˈpɑrleɪ ðiz ˈbɑrgɪn faɪndz ˈɪntu ril ˈvælju ˈiðər baɪ ˈflɪpɪŋ səm əv ðə pleɪərz ɪn treɪdz ər dɪˈplɔɪɪŋ ðɛm ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈsizən. 3 ʧɑrt aʊt ən əˈsɛnʃən plæn. kɔl mi ˈkreɪzi, bət aɪ θɪŋk θɪŋz kʊd muv ˈfɛrli kˈwɪkli fər ðə bruərz. ənˈlaɪk ˈəðər ˈrisənt ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz, mɪlˈwɔki həz nɑt ˈrɪli hæd tɪ juʤ ənd ˈbərdənsəm ˈkɑnˌtrækts; ðə ˈvɛtərənz ðeɪ hæv dɛlt hæv bɪn əˈpilɪŋ pleɪərz hu brɔt gʊd, ˌhaɪˈlɛvəl jəŋ ˈtælənt. tɪ bi ʃʊr, nɑt ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪŋ fər ðə kləb tɪ ræmp əp ˈspɛndɪŋ ɪn ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən əv kənˈtɛndɪŋ ɪn 2017 bət ðɛr ər səm ˈbɛnəfɪts tɪ ˈplænɪŋ fər ən ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk sɪˈnɛrioʊ, wɪʧ maɪt ˌɪnˈklud ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪn ðə vɪˈsɪnɪti əv ə 500 ˈrɛkərd nɛkst jɪr wɪθ səm mɔr ˈəpwərd moʊˈbɪlɪti tɪ ˈfɑloʊ. duɪŋ soʊ ɪn ə ˈmɛʒərd weɪ wʊd əˈlaʊ ðə kləb tɪ bɪld təˈwɔrd kənˈtɛnʃən wɪˈθaʊt weɪɪŋ daʊn ðə fˈjuʧər ˈbæləns ʃit. wɪθ ðət ɪn maɪnd, pərˈhæps ðə bruərz nid tɪ kip ə ˈpərfəktli ˈprɪstin ˈbæləns ʃit fər ðə ɪnˈtaɪərti əv ðə near-future*. ˈædɪŋ səm well-conceived*, ˈrizənəbli ˈjuθfəl ˈtælənt θru fri ˈeɪʤənsi ər treɪd ˈoʊnli ə ˈstrætəʤi fər riˈbɪldərz æt list wɪn ə ˈpeɪˌroʊl ɪz ɔˈrɛdi loʊ. ɪn keɪs, ðɛr ər ə fju ɑrb ˈreɪzɪz tɪ əˈkaʊnt fər ɪn 2017 bət nən ðət ˈfɪgjər tɪ meɪk məʧ əv ə dɛnt. pərˈhæps biɪŋ ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ peɪ ə bɪt fər wən ər mɔr mid-level*, fri ˈeɪʤənts luis valbuena*, nil ˈwɔkər, ˈʧɑrli ˈmɔrtən, ˈændru cashner*, ər (dɛr aɪ seɪ ɪt) ˈkɑrloʊs ˈgoʊmɛz ər ə fju hu kəm tɪ maɪnd kʊd bi ə ˈvaɪəbəl ˈstrætəʤi.
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chairman mao used to say: ''as communists we gain control with the power of the gun and maintain control with the power of the pen.'' you can see propaganda and the control of ideology as an authoritarian society's most important task. before the internet, all people could do was watch tv or read the people's daily. they would carefully read between the lines to see what had happened. now it is different. the papers try to talk about things but even before they appear, everyone has talked about it on the internet.
i still think gorbachev's revolution in russia - glasnost - was more important. openness and transparency are the only way to limit these dark powers. chinese citizens have never had the right to really express their opinions; in the constitution it says you can but in the real world it is dangerous. in the west people think it's a right they're born with. here it's a right given by the government, and one that's not really practised.
"as communists we gain control with the power of the gun and maintain control with the power of the pen" ... chairman mao.
even though we had reform and opening, ''opening'' didn't mean ''openness''; it meant opening the door to the west. it was more practical than ideological. at the very beginning, nobody - even in the west - could predict the internet would have so much to do with freedom of speech and that social media would develop in the way it has. they just understood it was a more efficient, fast and powerful means of communication.
but since we got the net and could write blogs - and now - people have started to share ideas, and a new sense of freedom has arisen. of course, it varies from silly posts about what you've had for breakfast to serious discussions of the news. but, either way, people are learning to exercise their rights. it is a unique, treasured moment. people have started to feel the breeze. the internet is a wild land with its own games, languages and gestures through which we are starting to share common feelings.
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ˈʧɛrmən maʊ juzd tɪ seɪ: ''ɛz ˈkɑmjənəsts wi geɪn kənˈtroʊl wɪθ ðə paʊər əv ðə gən ənd meɪnˈteɪn kənˈtroʊl wɪθ ðə paʊər əv ðə pɛn.'' ju kən si ˌprɑpəˈgændə ənd ðə kənˈtroʊl əv ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi ɛz ən əˌθɔrəˈtɛriən soʊˈsaɪɪtiz moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tæsk. ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt, ɔl ˈpipəl kʊd du wɑz wɔʧ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ər rɛd ðə ˈpipəlz ˈdeɪli. ðeɪ wʊd ˈkɛrfəli rɛd bɪtˈwin ðə laɪnz tɪ si wət hæd ˈhæpənd. naʊ ɪt ɪz ˈdɪfərənt. ðə ˈpeɪpərz traɪ tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt θɪŋz bət ˈivɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ əˈpɪr, ˈɛvriˌwən həz tɔkt əˈbaʊt ɪt ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. aɪ stɪl θɪŋk ˈgɔrbəˌʧɔfs ˌrɛvəˈluʃən ɪn ˈrəʃə ˈglɔsˌnoʊst wɑz mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. ˈoʊpənəs ənd trænˈspɛrənsi ər ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ tɪ ˈlɪmət ðiz dɑrk paʊərz. ʧaɪˈniz ˈsɪtɪzənz hæv ˈnɛvər hæd ðə raɪt tɪ ˈrɪli ɪkˈsprɛs ðɛr əˈpɪnjənz; ɪn ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ɪt sɪz ju kən bət ɪn ðə ril wərld ɪt ɪz ˈdeɪnʤərəs. ɪn ðə wɛst ˈpipəl θɪŋk ɪts ə raɪt ðɛr bɔrn wɪθ. hir ɪts ə raɪt ˈgɪvɪn baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, ənd wən ðæts nɑt ˈrɪli ˈpræktɪst. "ɛz ˈkɑmjənəsts wi geɪn kənˈtroʊl wɪθ ðə paʊər əv ðə gən ənd meɪnˈteɪn kənˈtroʊl wɪθ ðə paʊər əv ðə pɛn" ˈʧɛrmən maʊ. ˈivɪn ðoʊ wi hæd rɪˈfɔrm ənd ˈoʊpənɪŋ, ''ˈoʊpənɪŋ'' ˈdɪdənt min ''ˈoʊpənəs''; ɪt mɛnt ˈoʊpənɪŋ ðə dɔr tɪ ðə wɛst. ɪt wɑz mɔr ˈpræktɪkəl ðən ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl. æt ðə ˈvɛri bɪˈgɪnɪŋ, ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ˈivɪn ɪn ðə wɛst kʊd prɪˈdɪkt ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt wʊd hæv soʊ məʧ tɪ du wɪθ ˈfridəm əv spiʧ ənd ðət ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə wʊd dɪˈvɛləp ɪn ðə weɪ ɪt həz. ðeɪ ʤɪst ˌəndərˈstʊd ɪt wɑz ə mɔr ɪˈfɪʃənt, fæst ənd ˈpaʊərfəl minz əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən. bət sɪns wi gɑt ðə nɛt ənd kʊd raɪt blɔgz ənd naʊ ˈpipəl hæv ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ʃɛr aɪˈdiəz, ənd ə nu sɛns əv ˈfridəm həz ərˈɪzən. əv kɔrs, ɪt ˈvɛriz frəm ˈsɪli poʊsts əˈbaʊt wət juv hæd fər ˈbrɛkfəst tɪ ˈsɪriəs dɪˈskəʃənz əv ðə nuz. bət, ˈiðər weɪ, ˈpipəl ər ˈlərnɪŋ tɪ ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ðɛr raɪts. ɪt ɪz ə juˈnik, ˈtrɛʒərd ˈmoʊmənt. ˈpipəl hæv ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ fil ðə briz. ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɪz ə waɪld lænd wɪθ ɪts oʊn geɪmz, ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz ənd ˈʤɛsʧərz θru wɪʧ wi ər ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ ʃɛr ˈkɑmən ˈfilɪŋz.
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caris levert was selected by the brooklyn nets with the overall pick in this draft. the internet freaked out when the pacers “stole” thad young for the pick. at the time it was a good trade for the pacers, but now could be an even better trade for the nets. yes, young is a good player, but a role player who will never be an all-star. yes, caris levert is coming off a significant injury. injury he suffered last year with michigan was a lower left leg injury that turned into a fracture. that could be an explanation for why he fell in the draft. however, no reason why he cannot recover and be 100%. he tear an acl, mcl, or an achilles.
caris “the green machine” could be money in the bank in the second half of the season. be realistic, the nets probably making the playoffs. okay, they be expected to. so if you are team out of the playoff race, you should be playing your young guys to see what you have and to build chemistry. college tape is fantastic. he looks like he has the athleticism of tracy mcgrady with the shooting ability of kris middleton. in no way am i saying he will be either player, but he certainly has all-star upside which cannot be said for many of the players selected in front of him.
last year in 15 games for michigan, levert averaged 16.5ppg, 5.3apg, 4.9apg,%,%,%, 1spg, 1.7tpg. before you cry small size, hear me out. good shooting has become very valuable in the nba. hopefully, he will be able to shoot high from the nba line, but what if i told you he was and could play three positions? caris is good enough of a to play point guard and he has the size to play shooting guard and small forward. yes, defense has been a bit of an issue for him. that might be because only 200lbs. even if his future is demar on defense, he can still be a very good player. when you can shoot, create for others, and rebound there is a place for you in the nba especially when you have length.
who on the nets can levert play next to?
caris pairs nice with hollis-jefferson. caris brings the shooting and can provide the lockdown defense. what more could you ask for? how about shooting and shooting? that comes when you order the of with the side of caris levert. still hungry? how about the dessert of jeremy penetration with all that shooting?
bold nba projections for caris levert
rookie year: 7.3ppg, 3rpg, 2.7apg,m, 39%, 76%, 0.8spg,
sophomore year: 12ppg, 4.5rpg, 4apg,m, 42%, 78%, 1spg,
junior year: 14.5ppg, 4.75rpg, 5apg,m, 44%, 79%, 1spg,
senior year: 16ppg, 5rpg, 5apg,m, 46%, 80%, 1spg,
statistically, i see caris as a light version of brandon roy. if you recall before injury woes he was averaging and able to play multiple positions at 215 lbs. i think levert might actually be more athletic than roy, but not quite as talented. brandon roy was morphing into a franchise player whereas i think caris levert will ever be that in the nba. brandon roy was a guy who could take over games late and put the time on his back. hard to imagine caris ever being that, but okay. right now, the nets have brook lopez as their franchise player as a pretty good one. fun fact, lopez was the only big man in the nba to average while shooting 78+%.
at pick 20, if you are getting a role player in the nba draft you probably doing well. if you get a guy who can become a second or third option for your team, you are making a case to be executive of the year. caris levert should work his way into being the fourth option on this nets team this season, but has second option upside in years to come. sleep on levert because he was the pick and coming off injury. before his injury, many draft experts had him slated for the lottery. i think got a good chance to outperform over half of the lottery selections over the course of his career.
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ˈkærɪs ˈlɛvərt wɑz səˈlɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˈbrʊklɪn nɛts wɪθ ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl pɪk ɪn ðɪs dræft. ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt frikt aʊt wɪn ðə ˈpeɪsərz ““stole”*” θæd jəŋ fər ðə pɪk. æt ðə taɪm ɪt wɑz ə gʊd treɪd fər ðə ˈpeɪsərz, bət naʊ kʊd bi ən ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər treɪd fər ðə nɛts. jɛs, jəŋ ɪz ə gʊd pleɪər, bət ə roʊl pleɪər hu wɪl ˈnɛvər bi ən ˌɔlˈstɑr. jɛs, ˈkærɪs ˈlɛvərt ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈɪnʤəri. ˈɪnʤəri hi ˈsəfərd læst jɪr wɪθ ˈmɪʃɪgən wɑz ə loʊər lɛft lɛg ˈɪnʤəri ðət tərnd ˈɪntu ə ˈfrækʧər. ðət kʊd bi ən ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən fər waɪ hi fɛl ɪn ðə dræft. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, noʊ ˈrizən waɪ hi ˈkænɑt rɪˈkəvər ənd bi 100 hi tɪr ən acl*, mcl*, ər ən əˈkɪliz. ˈkærɪs grin machine”*” kʊd bi ˈməni ɪn ðə bæŋk ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf əv ðə ˈsizən. bi ˌriəˈlɪstɪk, ðə nɛts ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə pleɪɔfs. ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ðeɪ bi ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ. soʊ ɪf ju ər tim aʊt əv ðə pleɪɔf reɪs, ju ʃʊd bi pleɪɪŋ jʊr jəŋ gaɪz tɪ si wət ju hæv ənd tɪ bɪld ˈkɛmɪstri. ˈkɑlɪʤ teɪp ɪz fænˈtæstɪk. hi lʊks laɪk hi həz ðə æθˈlɛtɪˌsɪzm əv ˈtreɪsi məˈgreɪdi wɪθ ðə ˈʃutɪŋ əˈbɪləˌti əv krɪs ˈmɪdəltən. ɪn noʊ weɪ æm aɪ seɪɪŋ hi wɪl bi ˈiðər pleɪər, bət hi ˈsərtənli həz ˌɔlˈstɑr ˈəpˈsaɪd wɪʧ ˈkænɑt bi sɛd fər ˈmɛni əv ðə pleɪərz səˈlɛktɪd ɪn frənt əv ɪm. læst jɪr ɪn 15 geɪmz fər ˈmɪʃɪgən, ˈlɛvərt ˈævrɪʤd 16.5ppg*, 5.3apg*, 4.9apg*, 1spg*, 1.7tpg*. ˌbiˈfɔr ju kraɪ smɔl saɪz, hir mi aʊt. gʊd ˈʃutɪŋ həz bɪˈkəm ˈvɛri ˈvæljəbəl ɪn ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ. ˈhoʊpfəli, hi wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ʃut haɪ frəm ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ laɪn, bət wət ɪf aɪ toʊld ju hi wɑz ənd kʊd pleɪ θri pəˈzɪʃənz? ˈkærɪs ɪz gʊd ɪˈnəf əv ə tɪ pleɪ pɔɪnt gɑrd ənd hi həz ðə saɪz tɪ pleɪ ˈʃutɪŋ gɑrd ənd smɔl ˈfɔrwərd. jɛs, dɪˈfɛns həz bɪn ə bɪt əv ən ˈɪʃu fər ɪm. ðət maɪt bi bɪˈkəz ˈoʊnli 200lbs*. ˈivɪn ɪf hɪz fˈjuʧər ɪz dɪˈmɑr ɔn dɪˈfɛns, hi kən stɪl bi ə ˈvɛri gʊd pleɪər. wɪn ju kən ʃut, kriˈeɪt fər ˈəðərz, ənd riˈbaʊnd ðɛr ɪz ə pleɪs fər ju ɪn ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ju hæv lɛŋθ. hu ɔn ðə nɛts kən ˈlɛvərt pleɪ nɛkst tɪ? ˈkærɪs pɛrz nis wɪθ hollis-jefferson*. ˈkærɪs brɪŋz ðə ˈʃutɪŋ ənd kən prəˈvaɪd ðə ˈlɑkˌdaʊn dɪˈfɛns. wət mɔr kʊd ju æsk fər? haʊ əˈbaʊt ˈʃutɪŋ ənd ˈʃutɪŋ? ðət kəmz wɪn ju ˈɔrdər ðə əv wɪθ ðə saɪd əv ˈkærɪs ˈlɛvərt. stɪl ˈhəŋgri? haʊ əˈbaʊt ðə dɪˈzərt əv ˈʤɛrəˌmi ˌpɛnəˈtreɪʃən wɪθ ɔl ðət ˈʃutɪŋ? boʊld ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ prɑˈʤɛkʃənz fər ˈkærɪs ˈlɛvərt ˈrʊki jɪr: 7.3ppg*, 3rpg*, 2.7apg*, 3pm*, 39 76 0.8spg*, ˈsɑfˌmɔr jɪr: 12ppg*, 4.5rpg*, 4apg*, 3pm*, 42 78 1spg*, ˈʤunjər jɪr: 14.5ppg*, 4.75rpg*, 5apg*, 3pm*, 44 79 1spg*, ˈsinjər jɪr: 16ppg*, 5rpg*, 5apg*, 3pm*, 46 80 1spg*, stəˈtɪstɪkəli, aɪ si ˈkærɪs ɛz ə laɪt ˈvərʒən əv ˈbrændən rɔɪ. ɪf ju ˈriˌkɔl ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɪnʤəri woʊz hi wɑz ˈævrɪʤɪŋ ənd ˈeɪbəl tɪ pleɪ ˈməltəpəl pəˈzɪʃənz æt 215 paʊndz. aɪ θɪŋk ˈlɛvərt maɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli bi mɔr æθˈlɛtɪk ðən rɔɪ, bət nɑt kwaɪt ɛz ˈtæləntɪd. ˈbrændən rɔɪ wɑz ˈmɔrfɪŋ ˈɪntu ə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz pleɪər wɛˈræz aɪ θɪŋk ˈkærɪs ˈlɛvərt wɪl ˈɛvər bi ðət ɪn ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ. ˈbrændən rɔɪ wɑz ə gaɪ hu kʊd teɪk ˈoʊvər geɪmz leɪt ənd pʊt ðə taɪm ɔn hɪz bæk. hɑrd tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ˈkærɪs ˈɛvər biɪŋ ðət, bət ˌoʊˈkeɪ. raɪt naʊ, ðə nɛts hæv brʊk ˈloʊpɛz ɛz ðɛr ˈfrænˌʧaɪz pleɪər ɛz ə ˈprɪti gʊd wən. fən fækt, ˈloʊpɛz wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli bɪg mæn ɪn ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ tɪ ˈævərɪʤ waɪl ˈʃutɪŋ 78 æt pɪk 20 ɪf ju ər ˈgɪtɪŋ ə roʊl pleɪər ɪn ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ dræft ju ˈprɑbəˌbli duɪŋ wɛl. ɪf ju gɪt ə gaɪ hu kən bɪˈkəm ə ˈsɛkənd ər θərd ˈɔpʃən fər jʊr tim, ju ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə keɪs tɪ bi ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv əv ðə jɪr. ˈkærɪs ˈlɛvərt ʃʊd wərk hɪz weɪ ˈɪntu biɪŋ ðə fɔrθ ˈɔpʃən ɔn ðɪs nɛts tim ðɪs ˈsizən, bət həz ˈsɛkənd ˈɔpʃən ˈəpˈsaɪd ɪn jɪrz tɪ kəm. slip ɔn ˈlɛvərt bɪˈkəz hi wɑz ðə pɪk ənd ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf ˈɪnʤəri. ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz ˈɪnʤəri, ˈmɛni dræft ˈɛkspərts hæd ɪm sˈleɪtɪd fər ðə ˈlɑtəri. aɪ θɪŋk gɑt ə gʊd ʧæns tɪ ˈaʊtpərˌfɔrm ˈoʊvər hæf əv ðə ˈlɑtəri səˈlɛkʃənz ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv hɪz kərɪr. ˈfidˌbæk bɪˈloʊ maɪ ˈɑrtɪkəl wʊd hɛlp ˌɪmˈpruv ðə kˈwɑləti əv fˈjuʧər articles”*”
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matthew thomas was one of the top high school recruits in the country in 2013. out of miami (fla.) booker t. washington high school, thomas held scholarship offers from every major school in the country. the, thomas was rated as a recruit by all major services.
and now he wants out of his letter of intent he signed to attend florida state, as he told the miami herald:
"i've told them it's nothing personal. i just didn't make the decision i really wanted to on signing day," said thomas, who picked the seminoles over usc, georgia and miami. "what happened was on signing day [was] i wasn't sure who i wanted to sign with. i had issues with different schools. but when i told my mom i didn't want to sign with anybody and wait and give it a few days she said i couldn't do that. she said, ‘fsu is a good school - pick them. it's close to home.' i wasn't agreeing with it. but i felt like i was being disrespectful to her if i didn't sign. so i made her happy."
now, thomas feels differently.
for its part, florida state's staff does not plan to release thomas, according to the report.
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ˈmæθju ˈtɑməs wɑz wən əv ðə tɔp haɪ skul rɪˈkruts ɪn ðə ˈkəntri ɪn 2013 aʊt əv maɪˈæmi (fla*.) ˈbʊkər ti. ˈwɔʃɪŋtən haɪ skul, ˈtɑməs hɛld ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp ˈɔfərz frəm ˈɛvəri ˈmeɪʤər skul ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. ðə ˈtɑməs wɑz ˈreɪtɪd ɛz ə rɪˈkrut baɪ ɔl ˈmeɪʤər ˈsərvɪsɪz. ənd naʊ hi wɔnts aʊt əv hɪz ˈlɛtər əv ˌɪnˈtɛnt hi saɪnd tɪ əˈtɛnd ˈflɔrɪdə steɪt, ɛz hi toʊld ðə maɪˈæmi ˈhɛrəld: "aɪv toʊld ðɛm ɪts ˈnəθɪŋ ˈpərsɪnəl. aɪ ʤɪst ˈdɪdənt meɪk ðə dɪˈsɪʒən aɪ ˈrɪli ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ɔn ˈsaɪnɪŋ deɪ," sɛd ˈtɑməs, hu pɪkt ðə ˈsɛmɪˌnoʊlz ˈoʊvər usc*, ˈʤɔrʤə ənd maɪˈæmi. "wət ˈhæpənd wɑz ɔn ˈsaɪnɪŋ deɪ [wɑz] aɪ ˈwəzənt ʃʊr hu aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ saɪn wɪθ. aɪ hæd ˈɪʃuz wɪθ ˈdɪfərənt skulz. bət wɪn aɪ toʊld maɪ mɑm aɪ ˈdɪdənt wɔnt tɪ saɪn wɪθ ˈɛnibədi ənd weɪt ənd gɪv ɪt ə fju deɪz ʃi sɛd aɪ ˈkʊdənt du ðət. ʃi sɛd, ɪz ə gʊd skul pɪk ðɛm. ɪts kloʊz tɪ hoʊm.' aɪ ˈwəzənt əˈgriɪŋ wɪθ ɪt. bət aɪ fɛlt laɪk aɪ wɑz biɪŋ ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfəl tɪ hər ɪf aɪ ˈdɪdənt saɪn. soʊ aɪ meɪd hər ˈhæpi." naʊ, ˈtɑməs filz ˈdɪfərˈɛntli. fər ɪts pɑrt, ˈflɔrɪdə steɪts stæf dɪz nɑt plæn tɪ riˈlis ˈtɑməs, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə rɪˈpɔrt. mɔr frəm ˈneɪʃən: ˈfɑloʊ ˈfɑloʊ ˈtɑmi ˈfreɪʒər ˈfaɪnəli meɪks ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈfʊtˌbɔl hɔl əv feɪm ˈneɪʃən spɛnz ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl dræft naɪt wɪθ ə ˈeɪʤənt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju ʃʊd noʊ əˈbaʊt ðə sɛk ˈnɛtˌwərk ðə steɪt əv ðə sprɛd: ˈneɪʃən wɪθ ˌoʊˈleɪ mɪs ənd ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi steɪt ˈnæʃənəl rɪˈkrutɪŋ ˈkəvərɪʤ ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈfʊtˌbɔl nuz ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz
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reification is making something real, bringing something into being, or making something concrete.
reification may also refer to:
reification psychology), the perception of an object as having more spatial information than is present
reification (marxism), the consideration, in marxism, of an abstraction of an object as if it had living existence and abilities (also sometimes called "objectification", but see below)
reification (computer science), the creation of a data model
reification (fallacy), the fallacy of treating an abstraction as if it were a real thing
reification (knowledge representation), the representation of facts assertions
reification (linguistics), the transformation, in processing, of a statement such that actions and events represented by it become quantifiable variables
reification (statistics), the use of an idealized model to make inferences linking results from a model with experimental observations
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reification* ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ril, ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈɪntu biɪŋ, ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈkɑnkrit. meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈfər tɪ: saɪˈkɑləʤi), ðə pərˈsɛpʃən əv ən ˈɑbʤɛkt ɛz ˈhævɪŋ mɔr ˈspeɪʃəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðən ɪz ˈprɛzənt (ˈmɑrksɪzəm), ðə kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən, ɪn ˈmɑrksɪzəm, əv ən æbˈstrækʃən əv ən ˈɑbʤɛkt ɛz ɪf ɪt hæd ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪgˈzɪstəns ənd əˈbɪləˌtiz (ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsəmˌtaɪmz kɔld "objectification*", bət si bɪˈloʊ) (kəmˈpjutər saɪəns), ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ə ˈdætə ˈmɑdəl (ˈfæləsi), ðə ˈfæləsi əv ˈtritɪŋ ən æbˈstrækʃən ɛz ɪf ɪt wər ə ril θɪŋ (ˈnɑlɪʤ ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən), ðə ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən əv fækts əˈsərʃənz (lɪŋgˈwɪstɪks), ðə ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən, ɪn ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ, əv ə ˈsteɪtmənt səʧ ðət ˈækʃənz ənd ɪˈvɛnts ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd baɪ ɪt bɪˈkəm kˌwɑntɪˈfaɪəbɛl ˈvɛriəbəlz (stəˈtɪstɪks), ðə juz əv ən aɪˈdiəˌlaɪzd ˈmɑdəl tɪ meɪk ˈɪnfərˌɛnsɪz ˈlɪŋkɪŋ rɪˈzəlts frəm ə ˈmɑdəl wɪθ ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət
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'tron: the next day - flynn lives revealed' video leaked online
"flynn came back… just a little bit younger." get it while it's hot! we were tipped by that the full secret "epilogue" to tron legacy that's supposed to be on the upcoming dvds, out in about a month, was uploaded in high on youtube. the video is titled tron: the next day - flynn lives revealed and is sort of a viral continuation past the events that occurred in tron legacy, which also links into the flynn lives viral and the events that occurred in our world as well (so awesome). it's long and goes over a lot of history in the middle, but at the end everything is revealed - with spoilers. check it out!
watch the video below (with spoilers) and chat about the special appearance at the end in the comments.
tron legacy was released in theaters on december late last year after two years in production and has gone on to make over $395 million worldwide. did you enjoy the movie? comment on the sound off article.
tron legacy was directed by filmmaker joseph kosinski. the screenplay was by adam horowitz ("lost"), richard jefferies (blood tide, living hell), edward ("lost") and the director of the original movie, steven lisberger. this was first because the test teaser played so well at comic-con. disney finally opened tron legacy in theaters on december last year in imax 3d, the truly optimal viewing experience. the movie will arrive on dvd & startingil - i've got mine pre-ordered.
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'trɑn: ðə nɛkst deɪ flɪn lɪvz rɪˈvild' ˈvɪdioʊ likt ˈɔnˌlaɪn "flɪn keɪm back…*… ʤɪst ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ˈjəŋgər." gɪt ɪt waɪl ɪts hɑt! wi wər tɪpt baɪ ðət ðə fʊl ˈsikrɪt "ˌɛpɪˈlɔg" tɪ trɑn ˈlɛgəsi ðæts səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ɔn ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˌdiˌviˈdiz, aʊt ɪn əˈbaʊt ə mənθ, wɑz ˈəˌploʊdɪd ɪn haɪ ɔn ˈjuˌtub. ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ɪz ˈtaɪtəld trɑn: ðə nɛkst deɪ flɪn lɪvz rɪˈvild ənd ɪz sɔrt əv ə ˈvaɪrəl kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən pæst ðə ɪˈvɛnts ðət əˈkərd ɪn trɑn ˈlɛgəsi, wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ lɪŋks ˈɪntu ðə flɪn lɪvz ˈvaɪrəl ənd ðə ɪˈvɛnts ðət əˈkərd ɪn ɑr wərld ɛz wɛl (soʊ ˈɔsəm). ɪts lɔŋ ənd goʊz ˈoʊvər ə lɔt əv ˈhɪstəri ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl, bət æt ðə ɛnd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz rɪˈvild wɪθ ˈspɔɪlərz. ʧɛk ɪt aʊt! wɔʧ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ bɪˈloʊ (wɪθ ˈspɔɪlərz) ənd ʧæt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈspɛʃəl əˈpɪrəns æt ðə ɛnd ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts. trɑn ˈlɛgəsi wɑz riˈlist ɪn ˈθiətərz ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər leɪt læst jɪr ˈæftər tu jɪrz ɪn pərˈdəkʃən ənd həz gɔn ɔn tɪ meɪk ˈoʊvər 395 ˈmɪljən ˈwərldˈwaɪd. dɪd ju ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə ˈmuvi? ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə saʊnd ɔf ˈɑrtɪkəl. trɑn ˈlɛgəsi wɑz dɪˈrɛktɪd baɪ ˈfɪlˌmeɪkər ˈʤoʊzəf kəˈsɪnski. ðə ˈskrinˌpleɪ wɑz baɪ ˈædəm ˈhɔroʊɪts ("lɔst"), ˈrɪʧərd ˈʤɛfriz (bləd taɪd, ˈlɪvɪŋ hɛl), ˈɛdwərd ("lɔst") ənd ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈmuvi, ˈstivən lisberger*. ðɪs wɑz fərst bɪˈkəz ðə tɛst ˈtizər pleɪd soʊ wɛl æt comic-con*. ˈdɪzni ˈfaɪnəli ˈoʊpənd trɑn ˈlɛgəsi ɪn ˈθiətərz ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər læst jɪr ɪn ˈaɪˌmæks 3d*, ðə ˈtruli ˈɑptɪməl vjuɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns. ðə ˈmuvi wɪl əraɪv ɔn ˌdiˌviˈdi ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈeɪprəl aɪv gɑt maɪn pre-ordered*. 1 raɪən ɛm. hoʊlt ɔn mɑr 13 2011 2 ɔn mɑr 13 2011 3 ɔn mɑr 13 2011 4 ɔn mɑr 13 2011 5 raɪən ɛm. hoʊlt ɔn mɑr 13 2011 6 ɔn mɑr 13 2011 7 ɔn mɑr 13 2011 8 ˈæləks ˈbɪlɪŋtən ɔn mɑr 13 2011 9 ɔn mɑr 14 2011 10 ˈɛnzoʊ ɔn mɑr 13 2011 11 ˌælɪgˈzændər ˈgræmlɪk ɔn mɑr 13 2011 12 ˈpætrɪk ɔn mɑr 13 2011 13 ɔn mɑr 13 2011 14 ɔn mɑr 13 2011 15 əˈnɑnəməs ɔn mɑr 13 2011 16 ˈrɑdrɪk ɔn mɑr 13 2011 17 ɔn noʊv 13 2018 18 ɔn noʊv 13 2018 19 əˈnɑnəməs ɔn mɑr 13 2011 20 lɑr ɔn mɑr 13 2011 21 ɔn mɑr 13 2011 22 ɔn mɑr 13 2011 23 ˈlukəs ˈrioʊs ɔn mɑr 13 2011 24 ˈdɑmənɪk ɔn mɑr 13 2011 25 ˈdeɪvɪd ɔn mɑr 14 2011 26 ɔn mɑr 14 2011 27 ˈləndən ʧip ˈθiətər ˈtɪkɪts ɔn mɑr 15 2011 28 əˈnɑnəməs ɔn mɑr 15 2011 29 ɔn 5 2011 30 nɪk ɔn 9 2011 ˈsɑri, noʊ ˈkɑmɛntɪŋ ɪz əˈlaʊd æt ðɪs taɪm.
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a texas school district changes its policy by expanding rather than limiting teachers' rights to paddle students. is spanking really the best way to discipline kids?
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spanking is one of the many things about which parents agree passionately to disagree. most american parents swear by the old adage “spare the rod, spoil the child,” but others are horrified by the very thought of raising a hand to a kid.
and why corporal punishment in schools is an even issue, as highlighted by a texas school recent decision to change its spanking policy. after two parents complained that their daughters had been beaten hard enough to develop bruises and redness on their skin, the school board voted last week to amend its rules. rather than abolishing the practice, however, the board members took pains to preserve teachers’ ability to physically discipline students: parents must now opt in with written permission allowing their children to be paddled when teachers feel justified; previously, parents had to opt out of corporal punishment.
the school board also expanded its spanking policy overall by deciding to allow teachers to punish students of the opposite gender. parents can now designate whether o.k. with a male or female school official doling out the paddling. the initial complaints from the two parents had centered on the fact that their daughters were punished by a male teacher, violating’s then requirement that teachers carry out any physical punishment.
(more: the first real-time study of parents spanking their kids)
a bigger question for many is why some states still allow corporal punishment in schools at all. texas is one of 19 states that permit principals or teachers to put kids under the paddle. (however, 97 of the 100 largest school districts have banned corporal punishment.)
while there much research specifically on the effects of corporal punishment in schools, the matter has been studied extensively in the home. and the consensus is that spanking effective in properly disciplining children, at least not if the goal is to control behavior over the long term or help them understand appropriate behavior. “there a single study that shows kids’ behavior gets better over time,” says elizabeth, an associate professor of human development and family sciences at the university of texas at austin. “every study looked at that links parent spanking and kids’ aggression found that the more kids are spanked, the more aggressive and problematic their behavior is.”
gershoff should know. she has conducted the most comprehensive analysis of the existing research on the effects of spanking by parents. in the variety of studies she has reviewed in which spanking was reported by parents or children themselves, and behavior was measured by a standardized survey that asked parents and teachers how often children acted out, talked back or were disobedient or delinquent in any way all the results point in one direction: the more children were spanked, the more aggressive they became.
so what of that old adage about sparing the rod? “dozens of studies now show quite the opposite,” says dr. robert block, president of the american academy of pediatrics. “corporal punishment is a physically stressful situation that is embedded biologically in some kids to the detriment of their health and well-being later on in terms of their own acceptance of aggression and violence.”
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the most recent polls show that approval of corporal punishment in general, and in schools in particular, is waning. but the percentage of parents who are in favor of spanking is still surprisingly high: in the 1960s, for example, 94% of adults approved of physical punishment both at home and in schools; by 2004, that proportion had dropped to%. mostly, however, that figure appears to represent spanking by parents in the home, since only 23% of adults say o.k. for teachers to spank students in school.
indeed, there is the possibility that physical punishment delivered by a member may be perceived by children as being different from and more harmful than that meted out by parents. “any kind of discipline has to be motivated by love and concern,” says robert larzelere, a professor of human development and family science at oklahoma state university. “and in a crowded classroom or school setting, there is more risk of the teacher or principal coming across as rejecting of the child.”
gershoff says children who are spanked are more likely to develop depression, anxiety and even thoughts of suicide, not to mention antisocial behavior that can lead to difficult relationships as adults. in a 2009 study on the effects of spanking, some researchers even suggested that corporal punishment can lead to problems in kids’ cognitive development and lower iqs.
(more: the long-term effects of spanking)
there’s also the delicate issue of distinguishing between discipline and abuse. a fine line that is difficult to define by any measure, and one that can be easily crossed, especially in schools. further, a disturbing trend showing a close relationship between abuse and corporal punishment; while not every child who is spanked is physically abused, nearly every abused child has been spanked. about two-thirds of parents in abuse cases say the abuse started out as an attempt to discipline their child but escalated into something more. “it’s a really troubling finding,” says. “it means we have as much physical abuse if we spanking our kids.”
she points out that american society allow physical aggression under any circumstances not between husbands and wives, not between adult strangers and not even against animals. yet some states allow teachers to hit children, albeit for disciplinary reasons, not as aggression. but as the data increasingly show, young children able to distinguish the difference, and they interpret any violence, regardless of the reason, in the same way, which explains why they end up incorporating aggression into their own reactions and behavior.
larzelere says such studies are finding only correlations between punishment and negative outcomes, however, noting that they are biased by the fact that they involve children who have behavior problems to start with. these kids are more likely both to be punished and to continue to exhibit aggression or other behavior issues. because of this bias, he says, any form of punishment from spanking to forms of discipline such as verbal correction, and even pharmaceutical interventions like ritalin for hyperactivity is correlated with negative behavior outcomes.
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in a review, larzelere and his colleagues looked at disobedience and aggression after children were given or verbal threats, deprived of privileges or sent to; he says behavior remained unchanged. “if you look at alternatives that parents could use instead, everything else looks just as harmful as routine spanking,” he says.
he argues that what researchers are measuring is really the extent of the misbehavior. in other words, disobedient children are more likely to elicit disciplinary action. counters that even after adjusting for the extent of disobedience, corporal punishment is still associated with more negative outcomes for children; those who are spanked are worse off than those who.
how can the data be applied to policies? larzelere says more research is needed: it would be worth exploring, for example, whether districts that ban corporal punishment have higher rates of suspensions or expulsions than those that allow the practice; if the case, then alternatives to physical discipline, such as removing problem students from the classroom, may not be so desirable, since they may be associated with greater delinquency.
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it’s a difficult line to walk for both parents and teachers, and one solution likely to fit all needs. agrees that spanking, particularly for very young children, can bring a quick end to a tantrum, but she notes that the short-term relief comes at the price of health. while parents may disagree about whether acceptable to raise their hand against their own children, many governments have decided on one solution to the problem: banning violence of any kind, by anyone, against children. “societies around the world have decided that violence in general is not o.k.,” says. “it violates kids’ right not to be hit. so 31 countries have banned spanking of children by anybody. then they have to worry about a line, because all or nothing.”
the u.s. adopted such a ban; a bill to end corporal punishment in schools was introduced in congress in 2011 but remains in committee. in the meantime, spanking is likely to continue generating high passions and even higher stakes as individual states and school districts decide how to interpret the available evidence on the effect of corporal punishment on our health.
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ə ˈtɛksəs skul ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪts ˈpɑləsi baɪ ɪkˈspændɪŋ ˈrəðər ðən ˈlɪmətɪŋ ˈtiʧərz' raɪts tɪ ˈpædəl ˈstudənts. ɪz ˈspæŋkɪŋ ˈrɪli ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ ˈdɪsəplən kɪdz? ˈpitər ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈspæŋkɪŋ ɪz wən əv ðə ˈmɛni θɪŋz əˈbaʊt wɪʧ ˈpɛrənts əˈgri ˈpæʃənətli tɪ dɪsəˈgri. moʊst əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpɛrənts swɛr baɪ ðə oʊld ˈædəʤ ðə rɑd, spɔɪl ðə child,”*,” bət ˈəðərz ər ˈhɔrəˌfaɪd baɪ ðə ˈvɛri θɔt əv ˈreɪzɪŋ ə hænd tɪ ə kɪd. ənd waɪ ˈkɔrpərəl ˈpənɪʃmənt ɪn skulz ɪz ən ˈivɪn ˈɪʃu, ɛz ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd baɪ ə ˈtɛksəs skul ˈrisənt dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ɪts ˈspæŋkɪŋ ˈpɑləsi. ˈæftər tu ˈpɛrənts kəmˈpleɪnd ðət ðɛr ˈdɔtərz hæd bɪn ˈbitən hɑrd ɪˈnəf tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˈbruzɪz ənd ˈrɛdnəs ɔn ðɛr skɪn, ðə skul bɔrd ˈvoʊtɪd læst wik tɪ əˈmɛnd ɪts rulz. ˈrəðər ðən əˈbɑlɪʃɪŋ ðə ˈpræktɪs, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə bɔrd ˈmɛmbərz tʊk peɪnz tɪ prɪˈzərv teachers’*’ əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈfɪzɪkəli ˈdɪsəplən ˈstudənts: ˈpɛrənts məst naʊ ɑpt ɪn wɪθ ˈrɪtən pərˈmɪʃən əˈlaʊɪŋ ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən tɪ bi ˈpædəld wɪn ˈtiʧərz fil ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd; ˈpriviəsli, ˈpɛrənts hæd tɪ ɑpt aʊt əv ˈkɔrpərəl ˈpənɪʃmənt. ðə skul bɔrd ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspændɪd ɪts ˈspæŋkɪŋ ˈpɑləsi ˈoʊvərˌɔl baɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ tɪ əˈlaʊ ˈtiʧərz tɪ ˈpənɪʃ ˈstudənts əv ðə ˈɑpəzɪt ˈʤɛndər. ˈpɛrənts kən naʊ ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪt ˈwɛðər o.k*. wɪθ ə meɪl ər ˈfiˌmeɪl skul əˈfɪʃəl ˈdoʊlɪŋ aʊt ðə ˈpædəlɪŋ. ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl kəmˈpleɪnts frəm ðə tu ˈpɛrənts hæd ˈsɛntərd ɔn ðə fækt ðət ðɛr ˈdɔtərz wər ˈpənɪʃt baɪ ə meɪl ˈtiʧər, ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ ðɛn rɪkˈwaɪrmənt ðət ˈtiʧərz ˈkɛri aʊt ˈɛni ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈpənɪʃmənt. (mɔr: ðə fərst ˈrilˌtaɪm ˈstədi əv ˈpɛrənts ˈspæŋkɪŋ ðɛr kɪdz) ə ˈbɪgər kˈwɛʃən fər ˈmɛni ɪz waɪ səm steɪts stɪl əˈlaʊ ˈkɔrpərəl ˈpənɪʃmənt ɪn skulz æt ɔl. ˈtɛksəs ɪz wən əv 19 steɪts ðət ˈpərˌmɪt ˈprɪnsəpəlz ər ˈtiʧərz tɪ pʊt kɪdz ˈəndər ðə ˈpædəl. (ˌhaʊˈɛvər, 97 əv ðə 100 ˈlɑrʤəst skul ˈdɪstrɪkts hæv bænd ˈkɔrpərəl ˈpənɪʃmənt.) waɪl ðɛr məʧ ˈrisərʧ spəˈsɪfɪkli ɔn ðə ˈifɛkts əv ˈkɔrpərəl ˈpənɪʃmənt ɪn skulz, ðə ˈmætər həz bɪn ˈstədid ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli ɪn ðə hoʊm. ənd ðə kənˈsɛnsəs ɪz ðət ˈspæŋkɪŋ ˈifɛktɪv ɪn ˈprɑpərli ˈdɪsəplənɪŋ ˈʧɪldrən, æt list nɑt ɪf ðə goʊl ɪz tɪ kənˈtroʊl bɪˈheɪvjər ˈoʊvər ðə lɔŋ tərm ər hɛlp ðɛm ˌəndərˈstænd əˈproʊpriˌeɪt bɪˈheɪvjər. ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈstədi ðət ʃoʊz kids’*’ bɪˈheɪvjər gɪts ˈbɛtər ˈoʊvər time,”*,” sɪz ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ, ən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt prəˈfɛsər əv ˈjumən dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd ˈfæməli ˈsaɪənsɪz æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈtɛksəs æt ˈɔstən. ˈstədi lʊkt æt ðət lɪŋks ˈpɛrənt ˈspæŋkɪŋ ənd kids’*’ əˈgrɛʃən faʊnd ðət ðə mɔr kɪdz ər spæŋkt, ðə mɔr əˈgrɛsɪv ənd ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk ðɛr bɪˈheɪvjər is.”*.” ʃʊd noʊ. ʃi həz kənˈdəktəd ðə moʊst ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv æˈnælɪsɪs əv ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈrisərʧ ɔn ðə ˈifɛkts əv ˈspæŋkɪŋ baɪ ˈpɛrənts. ɪn ðə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈstədiz ʃi həz rivˈjud ɪn wɪʧ ˈspæŋkɪŋ wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ ˈpɛrənts ər ˈʧɪldrən ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ənd bɪˈheɪvjər wɑz ˈmɛʒərd baɪ ə ˈstændərˌdaɪzd ˈsərˌveɪ ðət æst ˈpɛrənts ənd ˈtiʧərz haʊ ˈɔfən ˈʧɪldrən ˈæktɪd aʊt, tɔkt bæk ər wər ˌdɪsəˈbidiənt ər dɪˈlɪŋkwənt ɪn ˈɛni weɪ ɔl ðə rɪˈzəlts pɔɪnt ɪn wən dɪˈrɛkʃɪn: ðə mɔr ˈʧɪldrən wər spæŋkt, ðə mɔr əˈgrɛsɪv ðeɪ bɪˈkeɪm. soʊ wət əv ðət oʊld ˈædəʤ əˈbaʊt ˈspɛrɪŋ ðə rɑd? əv ˈstədiz naʊ ʃoʊ kwaɪt ðə opposite,”*,” sɪz ˈdɑktər. ˈrɑbərt blɑk, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən əˈkædəmi əv ˌpidiˈætrɪks. ˈpənɪʃmənt ɪz ə ˈfɪzɪkəli ˈstrɛsfəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ðət ɪz ɛmˈbɛdɪd baɪəˈlɑʤɪkli ɪn səm kɪdz tɪ ðə ˈdɛtrəmənt əv ðɛr hɛlθ ənd ˌwɛlˈbiɪŋ ˈleɪtər ɔn ɪn tərmz əv ðɛr oʊn əkˈsɛptəns əv əˈgrɛʃən ənd violence.”*.” (mɔr: waɪ ˈspæŋkɪŋ wərk) ðə moʊst ˈrisənt poʊlz ʃoʊ ðət əˈpruvəl əv ˈkɔrpərəl ˈpənɪʃmənt ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, ənd ɪn skulz ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, ɪz ˈweɪnɪŋ. bət ðə pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈpɛrənts hu ər ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ˈspæŋkɪŋ ɪz stɪl səˈpraɪzɪŋli haɪ: ɪn ðə 1960s*, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, 94 əv ˈædəlts əˈpruvd əv ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈpənɪʃmənt boʊθ æt hoʊm ənd ɪn skulz; baɪ 2004 ðət prəˈpɔrʃən hæd drɑpt tɪ ˈmoʊstli, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət ˈfɪgjər əˈpɪrz tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ˈspæŋkɪŋ baɪ ˈpɛrənts ɪn ðə hoʊm, sɪns ˈoʊnli 23 əv ˈædəlts seɪ o.k*. fər ˈtiʧərz tɪ spæŋk ˈstudənts ɪn skul. ˌɪnˈdid, ðɛr ɪz ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈpənɪʃmənt dɪˈlɪvərd baɪ ə ˈmɛmbər meɪ bi pərˈsivd baɪ ˈʧɪldrən ɛz biɪŋ ˈdɪfərənt frəm ənd mɔr ˈhɑrmfəl ðən ðət ˈmitɪd aʊt baɪ ˈpɛrənts. kaɪnd əv ˈdɪsəplən həz tɪ bi ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd baɪ ləv ənd concern,”*,” sɪz ˈrɑbərt lərˈzɛlər, ə prəˈfɛsər əv ˈjumən dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd ˈfæməli saɪəns æt ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti. ɪn ə ˈkraʊdɪd ˈklæsˌrum ər skul ˈsɛtɪŋ, ðɛr ɪz mɔr rɪsk əv ðə ˈtiʧər ər ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈkəmɪŋ əˈkrɔs ɛz rɪˈʤɛktɪŋ əv ðə child.”*.” sɪz ˈʧɪldrən hu ər spæŋkt ər mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ dɪˈvɛləp dɪˈprɛʃən, æŋˈzaɪəti ənd ˈivɪn θɔts əv ˈsuɪˌsaɪd, nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ˌæntɪˈsoʊʃəl bɪˈheɪvjər ðət kən lɛd tɪ ˈdɪfəkəlt riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ɛz ˈædəlts. ɪn ə 2009 ˈstədi ɔn ðə ˈifɛkts əv ˈspæŋkɪŋ, səm ˈrisərʧərz ˈivɪn səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ˈkɔrpərəl ˈpənɪʃmənt kən lɛd tɪ ˈprɑbləmz ɪn kids’*’ ˈkɑgnɪtɪv dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd loʊər iqs*. (mɔr: ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈifɛkts əv ˈspæŋkɪŋ) ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈdɛləkət ˈɪʃu əv dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃɪŋ bɪtˈwin ˈdɪsəplən ənd əˈbjuz. ə faɪn laɪn ðət ɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ dɪˈfaɪn baɪ ˈɛni ˈmɛʒər, ənd wən ðət kən bi ˈizəli krɔst, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn skulz. ˈfərðər, ə dɪˈstərbɪŋ trɛnd ʃoʊɪŋ ə kloʊz riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin əˈbjuz ənd ˈkɔrpərəl ˈpənɪʃmənt; waɪl nɑt ˈɛvəri ʧaɪld hu ɪz spæŋkt ɪz ˈfɪzɪkəli əˈbjuzd, ˈnɪrli ˈɛvəri əˈbjuzd ʧaɪld həz bɪn spæŋkt. əˈbaʊt ˌtuˈθərdz əv ˈpɛrənts ɪn əˈbjuz ˈkeɪsɪz seɪ ðə əˈbjuz ˈstɑrtɪd aʊt ɛz ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈdɪsəplən ðɛr ʧaɪld bət ˈɛskəˌleɪtɪd ˈɪntu ˈsəmθɪŋ mɔr. ə ˈrɪli ˈtrəbəlɪŋ finding,”*,” sɪz. minz wi hæv ɛz məʧ ˈfɪzɪkəl əˈbjuz ɪf wi ˈspæŋkɪŋ ɑr kids.”*.” ʃi pɔɪnts aʊt ðət əˈmɛrɪkən soʊˈsaɪɪti əˈlaʊ ˈfɪzɪkəl əˈgrɛʃən ˈəndər ˈɛni ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz nɑt bɪtˈwin ˈhəzbəndz ənd waɪvz, nɑt bɪtˈwin ˈædəlt ˈstreɪnʤərz ənd nɑt ˈivɪn əˈgɛnst ˈænəməlz. jɛt səm steɪts əˈlaʊ ˈtiʧərz tɪ hɪt ˈʧɪldrən, ɔlˈbiɪt fər ˈdɪsəpləˌnɛri ˈrizənz, nɑt ɛz əˈgrɛʃən. bət ɛz ðə ˈdætə ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ʃoʊ, jəŋ ˈʧɪldrən ˈeɪbəl tɪ dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ ðə ˈdɪfərəns, ənd ðeɪ ˌɪnˈtərprət ˈɛni ˈvaɪələns, rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə ˈrizən, ɪn ðə seɪm weɪ, wɪʧ ɪkˈspleɪnz waɪ ðeɪ ɛnd əp ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪŋ əˈgrɛʃən ˈɪntu ðɛr oʊn riˈækʃənz ənd bɪˈheɪvjər. lərˈzɛlər sɪz səʧ ˈstədiz ər ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈoʊnli ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃənz bɪtˈwin ˈpənɪʃmənt ənd ˈnɛgətɪv ˈaʊtˌkəmz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ðeɪ ər baɪəst baɪ ðə fækt ðət ðeɪ ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˈʧɪldrən hu hæv bɪˈheɪvjər ˈprɑbləmz tɪ stɑrt wɪθ. ðiz kɪdz ər mɔr ˈlaɪkli boʊθ tɪ bi ˈpənɪʃt ənd tɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ ɪgˈzɪbɪt əˈgrɛʃən ər ˈəðər bɪˈheɪvjər ˈɪʃuz. bɪˈkəz əv ðɪs baɪəs, hi sɪz, ˈɛni fɔrm əv ˈpənɪʃmənt frəm ˈspæŋkɪŋ tɪ fɔrmz əv ˈdɪsəplən səʧ ɛz ˈvərbəl kərˈɛkʃən, ənd ˈivɪn ˌfɑrməˈsutɪkəl ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃənz laɪk ˈrɪtəlɪn fər ˌhaɪpərækˈtɪvɪti ɪz ˈkɔrəˌleɪtəd wɪθ ˈnɛgətɪv bɪˈheɪvjər ˈaʊtˌkəmz. (mɔr: kɪdz bɪˈheɪvɪŋ ˈbædli? bleɪm ɪt ɔn mɑm) ɪn ə ˌrivˈju, lərˈzɛlər ənd hɪz ˈkɑligz lʊkt æt ˌdɪsəˈbidiəns ənd əˈgrɛʃən ˈæftər ˈʧɪldrən wər ˈgɪvɪn ər ˈvərbəl θrɛts, dɪˈpraɪvd əv ˈprɪvɪˌlɪʤɪz ər sɛnt tɪ; hi sɪz bɪˈheɪvjər rɪˈmeɪnd ənˈʧeɪnʤd. ju lʊk æt ɔlˈtərnətɪvz ðət ˈpɛrənts kʊd juz ˌɪnˈstɛd, ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls lʊks ʤɪst ɛz ˈhɑrmfəl ɛz ruˈtin spanking,”*,” hi sɪz. hi ˈɑrgjuz ðət wət ˈrisərʧərz ər ˈmɛʒərɪŋ ɪz ˈrɪli ðə ɪkˈstɛnt əv ðə ˌmɪsbəˈheɪvjər. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ˌdɪsəˈbidiənt ˈʧɪldrən ər mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ ɪˈlɪsɪt ˈdɪsəpləˌnɛri ˈækʃən. ˈkaʊntərz ðət ˈivɪn ˈæftər əˈʤəstɪŋ fər ðə ɪkˈstɛnt əv ˌdɪsəˈbidiəns, ˈkɔrpərəl ˈpənɪʃmənt ɪz stɪl əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ mɔr ˈnɛgətɪv ˈaʊtˌkəmz fər ˈʧɪldrən; ðoʊz hu ər spæŋkt ər wərs ɔf ðən ðoʊz hu. haʊ kən ðə ˈdætə bi əˈplaɪd tɪ ˈpɑləsiz? lərˈzɛlər sɪz mɔr ˈrisərʧ ɪz ˈnidɪd: ɪt wʊd bi wərθ ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈwɛðər ˈdɪstrɪkts ðət bæn ˈkɔrpərəl ˈpənɪʃmənt hæv haɪər reɪts əv səˈspɛnʃənz ər ɪkˈspəlʃənz ðən ðoʊz ðət əˈlaʊ ðə ˈpræktɪs; ɪf ðə keɪs, ðɛn ɔlˈtərnətɪvz tɪ ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈdɪsəplən, səʧ ɛz riˈmuvɪŋ ˈprɑbləm ˈstudənts frəm ðə ˈklæsˌrum, meɪ nɑt bi soʊ dɪˈzaɪərəbəl, sɪns ðeɪ meɪ bi əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈgreɪtər dɪˈlɪŋkwənsi. (mɔr: ˈʧɪldrən hu hir swɛr wərdz ɔn ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ər mɔr əˈgrɛsɪv) ə ˈdɪfəkəlt laɪn tɪ wɔk fər boʊθ ˈpɛrənts ənd ˈtiʧərz, ənd wən səˈluʃən ˈlaɪkli tɪ fɪt ɔl nidz. əˈgriz ðət ˈspæŋkɪŋ, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli fər ˈvɛri jəŋ ˈʧɪldrən, kən brɪŋ ə kwɪk ɛnd tɪ ə ˈtæntrəm, bət ʃi noʊts ðət ðə ˌʃɔrtˈtərm rɪˈlif kəmz æt ðə praɪs əv hɛlθ. waɪl ˈpɛrənts meɪ dɪsəˈgri əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər əkˈsɛptəbəl tɪ reɪz ðɛr hænd əˈgɛnst ðɛr oʊn ˈʧɪldrən, ˈmɛni ˈgəvərnmənts hæv ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ɔn wən səˈluʃən tɪ ðə ˈprɑbləm: ˈbænɪŋ ˈvaɪələns əv ˈɛni kaɪnd, baɪ ˈɛniˌwən, əˈgɛnst ˈʧɪldrən. əraʊnd ðə wərld hæv ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət ˈvaɪələns ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl ɪz nɑt o.k.,”*.,” sɪz. ˈvaɪəleɪts kids’*’ raɪt nɑt tɪ bi hɪt. soʊ 31 ˈkəntriz hæv bænd ˈspæŋkɪŋ əv ˈʧɪldrən baɪ ˈɛnibədi. ðɛn ðeɪ hæv tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ə laɪn, bɪˈkəz ɔl ər nothing.”*.” ðə juz. əˈdɑptəd səʧ ə bæn; ə bɪl tɪ ɛnd ˈkɔrpərəl ˈpənɪʃmənt ɪn skulz wɑz ˌɪntrəˈdust ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs ɪn 2011 bət rɪˈmeɪnz ɪn kəˈmɪti. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, ˈspæŋkɪŋ ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ kənˈtɪnju ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ haɪ ˈpæʃənz ənd ˈivɪn haɪər steɪks ɛz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl steɪts ənd skul ˈdɪstrɪkts ˌdɪˈsaɪd haʊ tɪ ˌɪnˈtərprət ðə əˈveɪləbəl ˈɛvədəns ɔn ðə ˈifɛkt əv ˈkɔrpərəl ˈpənɪʃmənt ɔn ɑr hɛlθ. mɔr: ə gərl ɪz ˈpənɪʃt tɪ dɛθ ɪn ˌæləˈbæmə. dɪz ˈrənɪŋ kaʊnt ɛz ˈkɔrpərəl ˈpənɪʃmənt? ˈælɪs pɑrk ɪz ə ˈraɪtər æt taɪm. faɪnd hər ɔn tˈwɪtər æt @aliceparkny*. ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈtɪnju ðə dɪˈskəʃən ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ ənd ɔn tˈwɪtər æt @taɪm.
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the biggest secret of!
24.01.2013
the biggest secret of is that it's actually 3d! i bet you thought that it was purely a top-down game, right? maybe you thought that it would be impossible to turn the camera, even a tiny fraction? actually that was completely true a week ago, when we suddenly started wondering how the game would look from a more angled viewpoint, and in a mad coding frenzy got to work.
the new camera tilt feature in action, coming soon to your (when we get it fully working and tested)
the top-down camera angle is something that often comes up when people see for the first time. i've never seen a feature that divides people more, some people love it, and some people don't even want to try the game because they fear the perspective. i believe it's largely an issue of what you have become accustomed to. i started my gaming life playing games with a top-down like ultima vii, and grew up with games like planescape: torment. the fully top-down camera of has never been an issue to me, but that may just be because i've been playing too many ancient games. and here's the important philosophical point, i'm not here to make games for me, i'm here to make games for other people to play. that's why we're adding controls to change the camera angle!
the tricky part is that we've originally designed the graphics with a pure top-down viewpoint in mind, and changing the camera even slightly would have resulted in everything looking very strange. that's what we've been doing for the last week, making sure things look good from an angled point of view. having said that, it won't be possible to change the camera all that much, but i think that even this small change does makes a difference in how the game looks - for the better, of course. but the best thing is that in the future, all of our players will have the possibility to choose the viewpoint they themselves prefer.
same without the tilt
so, which do you prefer? the fully top-down, or the slightly tilted one?
modders: the tilt feature won't be enabled in by default, but from the next version onwards, it will be possible for to enable it through settings.ini.
oh, and i was just kidding you, this isn't the biggest secret of. you'll have to play the game to find it out.
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ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈsikrɪt əv! ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈsikrɪt əv ɪz ðət ɪts ˈæˌkʧuəli 3d*! aɪ bɛt ju θɔt ðət ɪt wɑz ˈpjʊrli ə ˈtɔpˌdaʊn geɪm, raɪt? ˈmeɪbi ju θɔt ðət ɪt wʊd bi ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ tərn ðə ˈkæmərə, ˈivɪn ə ˈtaɪni ˈfrækʃən? ˈæˌkʧuəli ðət wɑz kəmˈplitli tru ə wik əˈgoʊ, wɪn wi ˈsədənli ˈstɑrtɪd ˈwəndərɪŋ haʊ ðə geɪm wʊd lʊk frəm ə mɔr ˈæŋgəld vˈjuˌpɔɪnt, ənd ɪn ə mæd ˈkoʊdɪŋ ˈfrɛnzi gɑt tɪ wərk. ðə nu ˈkæmərə tɪlt ˈfiʧər ɪn ˈækʃən, ˈkəmɪŋ sun tɪ jʊr (wɪn wi gɪt ɪt ˈfʊli ˈwərkɪŋ ənd ˈtɛstɪd) ðə ˈtɔpˌdaʊn ˈkæmərə ˈæŋgəl ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈɔfən kəmz əp wɪn ˈpipəl si fər ðə fərst taɪm. aɪv ˈnɛvər sin ə ˈfiʧər ðət dɪˈvaɪdz ˈpipəl mɔr, səm ˈpipəl ləv ɪt, ənd səm ˈpipəl doʊnt ˈivɪn wɔnt tɪ traɪ ðə geɪm bɪˈkəz ðeɪ fɪr ðə pərˈspɛktɪv. aɪ bɪˈliv ɪts ˈlɑrʤli ən ˈɪʃu əv wət ju hæv bɪˈkəm əˈkəstəmd tɪ. aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd maɪ ˈgeɪmɪŋ laɪf pleɪɪŋ geɪmz wɪθ ə ˈtɔpˌdaʊn laɪk ˈəltɪmə vii*, ənd gru əp wɪθ geɪmz laɪk planescape*: ˈtɔrˌmɛnt. ðə ˈfʊli ˈtɔpˌdaʊn ˈkæmərə əv həz ˈnɛvər bɪn ən ˈɪʃu tɪ mi, bət ðət meɪ ʤɪst bi bɪˈkəz aɪv bɪn pleɪɪŋ tu ˈmɛni ˈeɪnʧənt geɪmz. ənd hɪrz ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəl pɔɪnt, əm nɑt hir tɪ meɪk geɪmz fər mi, əm hir tɪ meɪk geɪmz fər ˈəðər ˈpipəl tɪ pleɪ. ðæts waɪ wɪr ˈædɪŋ kənˈtroʊlz tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈkæmərə ˈæŋgəl! ðə ˈtrɪki pɑrt ɪz ðət wiv ərˈɪʤənəli dɪˈzaɪnd ðə ˈgræfɪks wɪθ ə pjʊr ˈtɔpˌdaʊn vˈjuˌpɔɪnt ɪn maɪnd, ənd ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə ˈkæmərə ˈivɪn sˈlaɪtli wʊd hæv rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈvɛri streɪnʤ. ðæts wət wiv bɪn duɪŋ fər ðə læst wik, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr θɪŋz lʊk gʊd frəm ən ˈæŋgəld pɔɪnt əv vju. ˈhævɪŋ sɛd ðət, ɪt woʊnt bi ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈkæmərə ɔl ðət məʧ, bət aɪ θɪŋk ðət ˈivɪn ðɪs smɔl ʧeɪnʤ dɪz meɪks ə ˈdɪfərəns ɪn haʊ ðə geɪm lʊks fər ðə ˈbɛtər, əv kɔrs. bət ðə bɛst θɪŋ ɪz ðət ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər, ɔl əv ɑr pleɪərz wɪl hæv ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti tɪ ʧuz ðə vˈjuˌpɔɪnt ðeɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz prɪˈfər. seɪm wɪˈθaʊt ðə tɪlt soʊ, wɪʧ du ju prɪˈfər? ðə ˈfʊli ˈtɔpˌdaʊn, ər ðə sˈlaɪtli ˈtɪltɪd wən?: ðə tɪlt ˈfiʧər woʊnt bi ɪˈneɪbəld ɪn baɪ dɪˈfɔlt, bət frəm ðə nɛkst ˈvərʒən ˈɑnwərdz, ɪt wɪl bi ˈpɑsəbəl fər tɪ ɪˈneɪbəl ɪt θru settings.ini*. oʊ, ənd aɪ wɑz ʤɪst ˈkɪdɪŋ ju, ðɪs ˈɪzənt ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈsikrɪt əv. jul hæv tɪ pleɪ ðə geɪm tɪ faɪnd ɪt aʊt. pliz ɪˈneɪbəl ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt tɪ vju ðə ˈkɑmɛnts paʊərd baɪ.
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only one of them is kind of in the south.
matthew cavanaugh / getty images
march 1 is the first super tuesday when democrats in 11 states will weigh in on the nomination fight between bernie sanders and hillary clinton. alabama, arkansas, colorado, georgia, massachusetts, minnesota, oklahoma, tennessee, texas, vermont, and virginia will all hold democratic primaries or caucuses. also democrats in american samoa will vote, as will a group of american democrats living overseas called democrats abroad.
overall, it's a good map for clinton. even sanders supporters agree that's true. justin sullivan / getty images
southern states with larger populations of black democratic voters are expected to go her way, and she's had at least some operations on the ground in other states for a while.
but sanders sees a chance possibly to win five of the super tuesday states colorado, massachusetts, minnesota, oklahoma, and vermont. publicly and privately, aides talk about these five states as places where sanders could win on super tuesday. he's already started his campaigning there in earnest: on monday, he hosted a big rally in amherst, massachusetts. the sanders campaign points to polling data showing the five as competitive. news asked joe, a top official at the progressive working families party, to explain a bit about why each state could be in play for sanders on tuesday. the backed sanders early and has been working to bolster his campaign, tapping into its grassroots network of progressives to raise money and organize for sanders.
marc / getty images
colorado colorado is a caucus state, which in theory means that only the most rabid democratic voters will participate. at the start of the nomination season, that was thought to be good news for sanders, but results for him in caucus states have been mixed he battled clinton to a virtual tie in iowa, but lost in nevada. his biggest win came from the traditional primary in new hampshire. sanders allies say the state's makeup is a good look for bernie. he hosted a huge rally in denver on feb. 13 showed up to hear him speak at a convention center and allies say he's got momentum there. "colorado has a big constituency of progressives and a big constituency of latinos," said. "progressive democrats are a place where sen. sanders can do well and, after nevada, i think latino voters are a constituency where you can expect sen. sanders to be very, very competitive."
matthew cavanaugh / getty images amherst, feb. 22.
massachusetts two words: elizabeth warren. the massachusetts senator and progressive icon has not endorsed in the nomination contest a result that some sanders supporters say is a victory in itself for their guy. "in massachusetts, elizabeth warren is extremely popular and i think in a lot of ways sanders reads from the same playbook as sen. warren, talking about the way that the economy is rigged and the political system is rigged for the top 1%," said. sanders' message will resonate in massachusetts, said, "because people have been hearing it from an extremely popular sen. elizabeth warren."
stephen / getty images rep. keith ellison and sanders in minnesota on feb. 12.
minnesota it's a very blue state, and it's home to one of sanders' most prominent endorsers rep. keith ellison, one of the most liberal democrats on capitol hill. sanders has hosted a number of huge rallies in minnesota, and allies say the caucuses there are basically a perfect moment for sanders to do well. "a state with a deep progressive fabric," said. "minnesota's governor [mark dayton] is one of the more progressive governors in america, and is somebody who has balanced the budget by raising taxes on the rich, is for raising the minimum wage, expanding public education. it's been one of the biggest progressive success stories."
saul loeb / / getty images president obama and oklahoma's republican gov. mary fallin in 2015.
oklahoma it's a deeply red state, but one where democrats have sought to find common ground with republicans for a while now. in 2015, president obama visited a federal prison in oklahoma the first such visit by a sitting president and spoke at length about criminal justice, an area where progressives and conservatives are working together across the country. sanders allies see oklahoma as a place where sanders can make inroads with a primary electorate that may often vote for the in a general election. "an interesting attribute of sanders' electorate is he tends to do well among voters," said. "oklahoma is a pretty state where there are large numbers of people who have been feeling very alienated, very left out of an economic recovery that has the economy feeling a lot better in places like d.c., new york, and san francisco and not feeling a lot better in places like michigan and oklahoma."
win mcnamee / getty images sanders in burlington on may 26, 2015.
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ˈoʊnli wən əv ðɛm ɪz kaɪnd əv ɪn ðə saʊθ. ˈmæθju ˈkævənɔ ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz mɑrʧ 1 ɪz ðə fərst ˈsupər ˈtuzˌdeɪ wɪn ˈdɛməˌkræts ɪn 11 steɪts wɪl weɪ ɪn ɔn ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən faɪt bɪtˈwin ˈbərni ˈsændərz ənd ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən. ˌæləˈbæmə, ˈɑrkənˌsɑ, ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ, ˈʤɔrʤə, ˌmæsəˈʧusəts, ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə, ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə, ˌtɛnəˈsi, ˈtɛksəs, vərˈmɑnt, ənd vərˈʤɪnjə wɪl ɔl hoʊld ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpraɪˌmɛriz ər ˈkɔkəsɪz. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdɛməˌkræts ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən səˈmoʊə wɪl voʊt, ɛz wɪl ə grup əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈoʊvərˈsiz kɔld ˈdɛməˌkræts əˈbrɔd. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ɪts ə gʊd mæp fər ˈklɪntən. ˈivɪn ˈsændərz səˈpɔrtərz əˈgri ðæts tru. ˈʤəstɪn ˈsəlɪvən ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈsəðərn steɪts wɪθ ˈlɑrʤər ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz əv blæk ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈvoʊtərz ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ goʊ hər weɪ, ənd ʃiz hæd æt list səm ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ɔn ðə graʊnd ɪn ˈəðər steɪts fər ə waɪl. bət ˈsændərz siz ə ʧæns ˈpɑsəbli tɪ wɪn faɪv əv ðə ˈsupər ˈtuzˌdeɪ steɪts ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ, ˌmæsəˈʧusəts, ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə, ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə, ənd vərˈmɑnt. ˈpəblɪkli ənd ˈpraɪvətli, eɪdz tɔk əˈbaʊt ðiz faɪv steɪts ɛz ˈpleɪsɪz wɛr ˈsændərz kʊd wɪn ɔn ˈsupər ˈtuzˌdeɪ. hiz ɔˈrɛdi ˈstɑrtɪd hɪz kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ ðɛr ɪn ˈərnɪst: ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, hi ˈhoʊstɪd ə bɪg ˈræli ɪn ˈæmərst, ˌmæsəˈʧusəts. ðə ˈsændərz kæmˈpeɪn pɔɪnts tɪ ˈpoʊlɪŋ ˈdætə ʃoʊɪŋ ðə faɪv ɛz kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv. nuz æst ʤoʊ, ə tɔp əˈfɪʃəl æt ðə prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈwərkɪŋ ˈfæməliz ˈpɑrti, tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ə bɪt əˈbaʊt waɪ iʧ steɪt kʊd bi ɪn pleɪ fər ˈsændərz ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ðə bækt ˈsændərz ˈərli ənd həz bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ ˈboʊlstər hɪz kæmˈpeɪn, ˈtæpɪŋ ˈɪntu ɪts ˈgræsˈruts ˈnɛtˌwərk əv prɑˈgrɛsɪvz tɪ reɪz ˈməni ənd ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz fər ˈsændərz. mɑrk ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ɪz ə ˈkɔkəs steɪt, wɪʧ ɪn ˈθɪri minz ðət ˈoʊnli ðə moʊst ˈræbɪd ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈvoʊtərz wɪl pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt. æt ðə stɑrt əv ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən ˈsizən, ðət wɑz θɔt tɪ bi gʊd nuz fər ˈsændərz, bət rɪˈzəlts fər ɪm ɪn ˈkɔkəs steɪts hæv bɪn mɪkst hi ˈbætəld ˈklɪntən tɪ ə ˈvərʧuəl taɪ ɪn ˈaɪəwə, bət lɔst ɪn nəˈvɑdə. hɪz ˈbɪgəst wɪn keɪm frəm ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈpraɪˌmɛri ɪn nu ˈhæmʃər. ˈsændərz ˈælaɪz seɪ ðə steɪts ˈmeɪˌkəp ɪz ə gʊd lʊk fər ˈbərni. hi ˈhoʊstɪd ə juʤ ˈræli ɪn ˈdɛnvər ɔn ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 13 ʃoʊd əp tɪ hir ɪm spik æt ə kənˈvɛnʃən ˈsɛnər ənd ˈælaɪz seɪ hiz gɑt moʊˈmɛntəm ðɛr. "ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ həz ə bɪg kənˈstɪʧuənsi əv prɑˈgrɛsɪvz ənd ə bɪg kənˈstɪʧuənsi əv lɑˈtinoʊs," sɛd. "prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈdɛməˌkræts ər ə pleɪs wɛr sɛn. ˈsændərz kən du wɛl ənd, ˈæftər nəˈvɑdə, aɪ θɪŋk ləˈtinoʊ ˈvoʊtərz ər ə kənˈstɪʧuənsi wɛr ju kən ɪkˈspɛkt sɛn. ˈsændərz tɪ bi ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv." ˈmæθju ˈkævənɔ ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈæmərst, ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 22 ˌmæsəˈʧusəts tu wərdz: ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈwɔrən. ðə ˌmæsəˈʧusəts ˈsɛnətər ənd prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈaɪkɑn həz nɑt ɛnˈdɔrst ɪn ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən ˈkɑntɛst ə rɪˈzəlt ðət səm ˈsændərz səˈpɔrtərz seɪ ɪz ə ˈvɪktəri ɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf fər ðɛr gaɪ. "ɪn ˌmæsəˈʧusəts, ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈwɔrən ɪz ɪkˈstrimli ˈpɑpjələr ənd aɪ θɪŋk ɪn ə lɔt əv weɪz ˈsændərz ridz frəm ðə seɪm ˈpleɪbʊk ɛz sɛn. ˈwɔrən, ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə weɪ ðət ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪz rɪgd ənd ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsɪstəm ɪz rɪgd fər ðə tɔp 1 sɛd. ˈsændərz' ˈmɛsɪʤ wɪl ˈrɛzəˌneɪt ɪn ˌmæsəˈʧusəts, sɛd, "bɪˈkəz ˈpipəl hæv bɪn ˈhirɪŋ ɪt frəm ən ɪkˈstrimli ˈpɑpjələr sɛn. ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈwɔrən." ˈstivən ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. kiθ ˈɛlɪsən ənd ˈsændərz ɪn ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ɔn ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 12 ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ɪts ə ˈvɛri blu steɪt, ənd ɪts hoʊm tɪ wən əv ˈsændərz' moʊst ˈprɑmənənt ɪnˈdɔrsərz rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. kiθ ˈɛlɪsən, wən əv ðə moʊst ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈdɛməˌkræts ɔn ˈkæpɪtəl hɪl. ˈsændərz həz ˈhoʊstɪd ə ˈnəmbər əv juʤ ˈræliz ɪn ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə, ənd ˈælaɪz seɪ ðə ˈkɔkəsɪz ðɛr ər ˈbeɪsɪkli ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈmoʊmənt fər ˈsændərz tɪ du wɛl. "ə steɪt wɪθ ə dip prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈfæbrɪk," sɛd. "ˌmɪnəˈsoʊtəz ˈgəvərnər [mɑrk ˈdeɪtən] ɪz wən əv ðə mɔr prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈgəvərnərz ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə, ənd ɪz ˈsəmˌbɑdi hu həz ˈbælənst ðə ˈbəʤɪt baɪ ˈreɪzɪŋ ˈtæksɪz ɔn ðə rɪʧ, ɪz fər ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ, ɪkˈspændɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. ɪts bɪn wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst prəˈgrɛsɪv səkˈsɛs ˈstɔriz." sɔl loʊb ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd ˌoʊkləˈhoʊməz rɪˈpəblɪkən gəv. ˈmɛri ˈfælɪn ɪn 2015 ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ɪts ə ˈdipli rɛd steɪt, bət wən wɛr ˈdɛməˌkræts hæv sɔt tɪ faɪnd ˈkɑmən graʊnd wɪθ rɪˈpəblɪkənz fər ə waɪl naʊ. ɪn 2015 ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈvɪzɪtɪd ə ˈfɛdərəl ˈprɪzən ɪn ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ðə fərst səʧ ˈvɪzɪt baɪ ə ˈsɪtɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd spoʊk æt lɛŋθ əˈbaʊt ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs, ən ˈɛriə wɛr prɑˈgrɛsɪvz ənd kənˈsərvətɪvz ər ˈwərkɪŋ təˈgɛðər əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri. ˈsændərz ˈælaɪz si ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ɛz ə pleɪs wɛr ˈsændərz kən meɪk ˈɪnˌroʊdz wɪθ ə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ɪˈlɛktərət ðət meɪ ˈɔfən voʊt fər ðə ɪn ə ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən. "ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ əˈtrɪˌbjut əv ˈsændərz' ɪˈlɛktərət ɪz hi tɛndz tɪ du wɛl əˈməŋ ˈvoʊtərz," sɛd. "ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ɪz ə ˈprɪti steɪt wɛr ðɛr ər lɑrʤ ˈnəmbərz əv ˈpipəl hu hæv bɪn ˈfilɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈeɪliəˌneɪtɪd, ˈvɛri lɛft aʊt əv ən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk rɪˈkəvəri ðət həz ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈfilɪŋ ə lɔt ˈbɛtər ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk d.c*., nu jɔrk, ənd sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ənd nɑt ˈfilɪŋ ə lɔt ˈbɛtər ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk ˈmɪʃɪgən ənd ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə." wɪn ˈmæknəmi ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈsændərz ɪn ˈbərlɪŋtən ɔn meɪ 26 2015
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for most fallout players, going straight to the new vegas strip seems path there looks like it is gated by and other baddies. but for like, blazing through new vegas in record speeds is no problem.
in this video, you can watch not only take control of the strip, but also get through the hoover dam battle in a whopping. probably how long it takes me to just make a new character! the trick to this “any percentage” run is in the route, and in the technique.
first, quickly creates a character and steals everything from doc mitchell. then answers all of questions with the first available answer, and takes pretty much the whatever perks and skills the game gives them. and then run really takes off: darts to the cemetery, and breaks their own leg. this seem like a good thing, but the fracture is intentional according to:
when you cripple your leg, you get slower, and then when you heal it, supposed to get your speed back. by just before getting crippled, you can confuse the game into giving you the speed back without actually ever losing it ( because we actually really get crippled). so you get a huge, and walk at 165% of your walking speed. this can appear in two versions : one which is “breakable”, it will last as long as you again. the second one is “unbreakable”, you can or load a game without losing it.
the glitch is pretty hard to get, because it need a precise timing, which can vary with your configuration, framerate, and other thing that we probably know about yet.
with this exploit in hand, runs past all sorts of enemies on the way to the strip without a care. not long before is talking to the different factions at the strip, and eventually levels up enough to get the black widow perk. using this perk, talks to benny, fucks him, and then kills him in his sleep. follows that hilarity by going into the lucky 38, and killing mr. at this point, only 12 minutes into the run. amazing, if not brutal in its efficiency.
from here, waltzes through the nellis air force base without blowing up, and quickly speaks to the boomers. then, makes their way to the hidden valley. immediately the brotherhood of steel on, but manages to crouch before the men in power armor can get to to game considers ‘hidden.’ so manages to steal an important key right from under the murderous brother of steel dudes, and uses it to further the story along. this is probably my favorite part of the entire thing.
after this, finds the khans, and then finally, after getting the on all the factions in the game, talks to yes man to get the end game opts for the independent strip ending, where the army keeps the strip in order with mr. house out of the picture. and so 24 minutes into the run, is at the hoover dam final battle. enough, instead of actually going through and battling everyone, as the game forces everyone else to, simply jumps off the dam and into the water, avoiding pretty much everything. using this shortcut, gets into the legate camp and convinces the legate to leave with some speech checks. voila: new vegas beaten absurdly fast.
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the speedrun, which was completed on easy, is one of the most entertaining things watched recently, so i encourage you to put some time aside to enjoy it. now seems like a great time, given all the hype around fallout 4. and in case curious, the previous new vegas any% was held by kungkobra, and that run clocked in at according to
you can follow on twitch like is confident this record can be beaten once more.
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fər moʊst ˈfɔˌlaʊt pleɪərz, goʊɪŋ streɪt tɪ ðə nu ˈveɪgəs strɪp simz pæθ ðɛr lʊks laɪk ɪt ɪz ˈgeɪtɪd baɪ ənd ˈəðər baddies*. bət fər laɪk, ˈbleɪzɪŋ θru nu ˈveɪgəs ɪn ˈrɛkərd spidz ɪz noʊ ˈprɑbləm. ɪn ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ, ju kən wɔʧ nɑt ˈoʊnli teɪk kənˈtroʊl əv ðə strɪp, bət ˈɔlsoʊ gɪt θru ðə ˈhuvər dæm ˈbætəl ɪn ə ˈwɑpɪŋ ˈprɑbəˌbli haʊ lɔŋ ɪt teɪks mi tɪ ʤɪst meɪk ə nu ˈkɛrɪktər! ðə trɪk tɪ ðɪs percentage”*” rən ɪz ɪn ðə rut, ənd ɪn ðə tɛkˈnik. fərst, kˈwɪkli kriˈeɪts ə ˈkɛrɪktər ənd stilz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm dɑk ˈmɪʧəl. ðɛn ˈænsərz ɔl əv kˈwɛsʧənz wɪθ ðə fərst əˈveɪləbəl ˈænsər, ənd teɪks ˈprɪti məʧ ðə ˌwəˈtɛvər pərks ənd skɪlz ðə geɪm gɪvz ðɛm. ənd ðɛn rən ˈrɪli teɪks ɔf: dɑrts tɪ ðə ˈsɛmɪˌtɛri, ənd breɪks ðɛr oʊn lɛg. ðɪs sim laɪk ə gʊd θɪŋ, bət ðə ˈfrækʧər ɪz ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəl əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ: wɪn ju ˈkrɪpəl jʊr lɛg, ju gɪt sloʊər, ənd ðɛn wɪn ju hil ɪt, səˈpoʊzd tɪ gɪt jʊr spid bæk. baɪ ʤɪst ˌbiˈfɔr ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈkrɪpəld, ju kən kənfˈjuz ðə geɪm ˈɪntu ˈgɪvɪŋ ju ðə spid bæk wɪˈθaʊt ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈɛvər ˈluzɪŋ ɪt bɪˈkəz wi ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈrɪli gɪt ˈkrɪpəld). soʊ ju gɪt ə juʤ, ənd wɔk æt 165 əv jʊr ˈwɔkɪŋ spid. ðɪs kən əˈpɪr ɪn tu ˈvərʒənz wən wɪʧ ɪz ““breakable”*”, ɪt wɪl læst ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ju əˈgɛn. ðə ˈsɛkənd wən ɪz ““unbreakable”*”, ju kən ər loʊd ə geɪm wɪˈθaʊt ˈluzɪŋ ɪt. ðə glɪʧ ɪz ˈprɪti hɑrd tɪ gɪt, bɪˈkəz ɪt nid ə prɪˈsaɪs ˈtaɪmɪŋ, wɪʧ kən ˈvɛri wɪθ jʊr kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən, framerate*, ənd ˈəðər θɪŋ ðət wi ˈprɑbəˌbli noʊ əˈbaʊt jɛt. wɪθ ðɪs ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt ɪn hænd, rənz pæst ɔl sɔrts əv ˈɛnəmiz ɔn ðə weɪ tɪ ðə strɪp wɪˈθaʊt ə kɛr. nɑt lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ɪz ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈdɪfərənt ˈfækʃənz æt ðə strɪp, ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈlɛvəlz əp ɪˈnəf tɪ gɪt ðə blæk ˈwɪdoʊ pərk. ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs pərk, tɔks tɪ ˈbɛni, fəks ɪm, ənd ðɛn kɪlz ɪm ɪn hɪz slip. ˈfɑloʊz ðət hɪˈlɛrəti baɪ goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈləki 38 ənd ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈmɪstər. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, ˈoʊnli 12 ˈmɪnəts ˈɪntu ðə rən. əˈmeɪzɪŋ, ɪf nɑt ˈbrutəl ɪn ɪts ɪˈfɪʃənsi. frəm hir, ˈwɔltsəz θru ðə ˈnɛlɪs ɛr fɔrs beɪs wɪˈθaʊt bloʊɪŋ əp, ənd kˈwɪkli spiks tɪ ðə ˈbumərz. ðɛn, meɪks ðɛr weɪ tɪ ðə ˈhɪdən ˈvæli. ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ðə ˈbrəðərˌhʊd əv stil ɔn, bət ˈmænɪʤɪz tɪ kraʊʧ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə mɛn ɪn paʊər ˈɑrmər kən gɪt tɪ tɪ geɪm kənˈsɪdərz ‘‘hidden.’*.’ soʊ ˈmænɪʤɪz tɪ stil ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ki raɪt frəm ˈəndər ðə ˈmərdərəs ˈbrəðər əv stil djudz, ənd ˈjuzɪz ɪt tɪ ˈfərðər ðə ˈstɔri əˈlɔŋ. ðɪs ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt pɑrt əv ðə ɪnˈtaɪər θɪŋ. ˈæftər ðɪs, faɪndz ðə khans*, ənd ðɛn ˈfaɪnəli, ˈæftər ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə ɔn ɔl ðə ˈfækʃənz ɪn ðə geɪm, tɔks tɪ jɛs mæn tɪ gɪt ðə ɛnd geɪm ɑpts fər ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt strɪp ˈɛndɪŋ, wɛr ðə ˈɑrmi kips ðə strɪp ɪn ˈɔrdər wɪθ ˈmɪstər. haʊs aʊt əv ðə ˈpɪkʧər. ənd soʊ 24 ˈmɪnəts ˈɪntu ðə rən, ɪz æt ðə ˈhuvər dæm ˈfaɪnəl ˈbætəl. ɪˈnəf, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈæˌkʧuəli goʊɪŋ θru ənd ˈbætəlɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwən, ɛz ðə geɪm ˈfɔrsɪz ˈɛvriˌwən ɛls tɪ, ˈsɪmpli ʤəmps ɔf ðə dæm ənd ˈɪntu ðə ˈwɔtər, əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ˈprɪti məʧ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs ˈʃɔrtˌkət, gɪts ˈɪntu ðə ˈlɛgət kæmp ənd kənˈvɪnsɪz ðə ˈlɛgət tɪ liv wɪθ səm spiʧ ʧɛks. vˌwɑˈlɑ: nu ˈveɪgəs ˈbitən əbˈsərdli fæst. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə speedrun*, wɪʧ wɑz kəmˈplitɪd ɔn ˈizi, ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst ˌɛnərˈteɪnɪŋ θɪŋz wɔʧt ˈrisəntli, soʊ aɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ju tɪ pʊt səm taɪm əˈsaɪd tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ɪt. naʊ simz laɪk ə greɪt taɪm, ˈgɪvɪn ɔl ðə haɪp əraʊnd ˈfɔˌlaʊt 4 ənd ɪn keɪs ˈkjʊriəs, ðə ˈpriviəs nu ˈveɪgəs ˈɛni% wɑz hɛld baɪ kungkobra*, ənd ðət rən klɑkt ɪn æt əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ju kən ˈfɑloʊ ɔn twɪʧ laɪk ɪz ˈkɑnfədənt ðɪs ˈrɛkərd kən bi ˈbitən wəns mɔr.
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residents of the village of ‘asira in nablus district held a joint demonstration with israeli activists from combatants for peace and rabbis for human rights, protesting takeover of their lands by settlers. during the demonstration, youths from the village went over to a guard tent that settlers had erected near the outpost and took it down. following their action, soldiers and armed settlers arrived at the scene. the soldiers fired tear gas and metal bullets at the demonstrators, and a settler standing near them opened fire from an rifle at the demonstrators, who posed no danger as they were running away from the spot. during the event, an israeli activist went up to a group of soldiers and demanded that they put a stop to the settlers’ firing, but the soldiers did not act accordingly. later, settlers threw stones and what appear to be firecrackers toward houses in the village, whose inhabitants responded by throwing stones back.
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ˈrɛzɪdənts əv ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ əv ɪn ˈnæbləs ˈdɪstrɪkt hɛld ə ʤɔɪnt ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən wɪθ ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈæktɪvɪsts frəm kəmˈbætənts fər pis ənd ˈræˌbaɪz fər ˈjumən raɪts, ˈproʊˌtɛstɪŋ ˈteɪˌkoʊvər əv ðɛr lændz baɪ ˈsɛtələrz. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən, juθs frəm ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ wɛnt ˈoʊvər tɪ ə gɑrd tɛnt ðət ˈsɛtələrz hæd ɪˈrɛktɪd nɪr ðə ˈaʊtˌpoʊst ənd tʊk ɪt daʊn. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðɛr ˈækʃən, ˈsoʊlʤərz ənd ɑrmd ˈsɛtələrz əraɪvd æt ðə sin. ðə ˈsoʊlʤərz faɪərd tɪr gæs ənd ˈmɛtəl ˈbʊləts æt ðə ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtərz, ənd ə ˈsɛtələr ˈstændɪŋ nɪr ðɛm ˈoʊpənd faɪər frəm ən ˈraɪfəl æt ðə ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtərz, hu poʊzd noʊ ˈdeɪnʤər ɛz ðeɪ wər ˈrənɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm ðə spɑt. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ɪˈvɛnt, ən ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈæktɪvɪst wɛnt əp tɪ ə grup əv ˈsoʊlʤərz ənd dɪˈmændɪd ðət ðeɪ pʊt ə stɑp tɪ ðə settlers’*’ ˈfaɪərrɪŋ, bət ðə ˈsoʊlʤərz dɪd nɑt ækt əˈkɔrdɪŋli. ˈleɪtər, ˈsɛtələrz θru stoʊnz ənd wət əˈpɪr tɪ bi ˈfaɪərˌkrækərz təˈwɔrd ˈhaʊsɪz ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ, huz ˌɪnˈhæbɪtənts rɪˈspɑndɪd baɪ θroʊɪŋ stoʊnz bæk.
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paykey
this startup was one of the two winners of open talent europe 2016. allows making instant payments within any social network, including facebook messenger, whatsapp, twitter, etc. in this regard, guy ziv, vice president of the firm, says that this technology enables a new range of transactions in emerging channels and closes the gap between banking users and their social interactions (social media).
earnix
earnix insurance is an insurance platform that allows to develop accurate and robust customer risk models, understand the impact of pricing decisions, accelerate of new offers and prices and increase growth and profitability. josé monteagudo, regional manager of the company, highlights the visualization options that help out in analyzing these models to choose the best pricing strategy.
bondit
the solution is oriented it was designed to empower financial advisers with recommendations.’s purpose is to offer a platform for bond investments.
communication ten startups that will make noise in 2017 from an app to tell stories using fiction formats to a car insurance app to pay per mile traveled, startups are not lowering their guard in order to gain a foothold on the tech grid.
i know first
this startup offers prediction solutions to detect investment opportunities in the capital markets. i know algorithm development team includes lipa roitman, a scientist with more than 20 years of ai and ‘machine learning’ experience. yaron explains that the proposalis designed for large financial institutions, banks and hedge funds, as well as smaller investors.”
scanovate
scanovate has developed a solution that allows users to pay the printed bills they receive via regular mail, top-up their prepaid plan or verify their identity by simply pointing their mobile phone camera at the document.
scanovate vp products guy stiebel explains:the application allows executing tasks much faster, customers can optimize their time, processes are simpler, safer and more user friendly.
securedtouch
securetouch is working to make passwords a thing of the past with the goal of making device experience seamless and secure. this technology will allow devices (smartphones, cars, smart homes, watches or any other product) to identify us simply by the way we interact. no passwords, no user ids, no hassle just us.
according to vp sales assaf pilo, with, companies can actively keep customers rather than identifying themselves. the technology provides real-time trust scores between.
thetaray
thetaray is the leading provider of a large data analysis platform and cyber security, operational efficiency and risk detection solutions. this platform protects financial services and critical infrastructure against unknown threats.
mario cohen, sales director of the company, emphasized:our target are organizations whose operations in extremely heterogeneous and complex environments can benefit from risk detection features.”
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paykey* ðɪs ˈstɑrˌtəp wɑz wən əv ðə tu ˈwɪnərz əv ˈoʊpən ˈtælənt ˈjʊrəp 2016 əˈlaʊz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈɪnstənt ˈpeɪmənts wɪˈθɪn ˈɛni ˈsoʊʃəl ˈnɛtˌwərk, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈmɛsɪnʤər, whatsapp*, tˈwɪtər, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ɪn ðɪs rɪˈgɑrd, gaɪ zɪv, vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə fərm, sɪz ðət ðɪs tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪˈneɪbəlz ə nu reɪnʤ əv trænˈzækʃənz ɪn ˈimərʤɪŋ ˈʧænəlz ənd ˈkloʊzɪz ðə gæp bɪtˈwin ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈjuzərz ənd ðɛr ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɪnərˈækʃənz (ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə). ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ɪz ən ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈplætˌfɔrm ðət əˈlaʊz tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˈækjərət ənd roʊˈbəst ˈkəstəmər rɪsk ˈmɑdəlz, ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ˈpraɪsɪŋ dɪˈsɪʒənz, ækˈsɛlərˌeɪt əv nu ˈɔfərz ənd ˈpraɪsɪz ənd ˌɪnˈkris groʊθ ənd ˌprɑfɪtəˈbɪlɪti. josé*é moʊntəˈgudoʊ, ˈriʤənəl ˈmænɪʤər əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌni, ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ðə ˌvɪʒwələˈzeɪʃən ˈɔpʃənz ðət hɛlp aʊt ɪn ˈænəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðiz ˈmɑdəlz tɪ ʧuz ðə bɛst ˈpraɪsɪŋ ˈstrætəʤi. ðə səˈluʃən ɪz ˈɔriˌɛntɪd ɪt wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ɪmˈpaʊər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ædˈvaɪzərz wɪθ ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz. ˈpərpəs ɪz tɪ ˈɔfər ə ˈplætˌfɔrm fər bɑnd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts. kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən tɛn ˈstɑrˌtəps ðət wɪl meɪk nɔɪz ɪn 2017 frəm ən æp tɪ tɛl ˈstɔriz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈfɪkʃən ˈfɔrˌmæts tɪ ə kɑr ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns æp tɪ peɪ pər maɪl ˈtrævəld, ˈstɑrˌtəps ər nɑt loʊərɪŋ ðɛr gɑrd ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ geɪn ə ˈfʊˌthoʊld ɔn ðə tɛk grɪd. aɪ noʊ fərst ðɪs ˈstɑrˌtəp ˈɔfərz priˈdɪkʃən səˈluʃənz tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ɪn ðə ˈkæpɪtəl ˈmɑrkɪts. aɪ noʊ ˈælgərˌɪðəm dɪˈvɛləpmənt tim ˌɪnˈkludz ˈlipə roitman*, ə ˈsaɪəntɪst wɪθ mɔr ðən 20 jɪrz əv eɪaɪ ənd learning’*’ ɪkˈspɪriəns. ˈjɛrən ɪkˈspleɪnz ðət ðə prəˈpoʊzəl dɪˈzaɪnd fər lɑrʤ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz, bæŋks ənd hɛʤ fəndz, ɛz wɛl ɛz sˈmɔlər investors.”*.” həz dɪˈvɛləpt ə səˈluʃən ðət əˈlaʊz ˈjuzərz tɪ peɪ ðə ˈprɪnɪd bɪlz ðeɪ rɪˈsiv ˈviə ˈrɛgjələr meɪl, ˈtɑˌpəp ðɛr priˈpeɪd plæn ər ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ ðɛr aɪˈdɛntəˌti baɪ ˈsɪmpli ˈpɔɪntɪŋ ðɛr ˈmoʊbəl foʊn ˈkæmərə æt ðə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt. ˌviˈpi ˈprɑdəkts gaɪ ˈstibəl ɪkˈspleɪnz: ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən əˈlaʊz ˈɛksəˌkjutɪŋ tæsks məʧ ˈfæstər, ˈkəstəmərz kən ˈɑptɪˌmaɪz ðɛr taɪm, ˈprɑsɛsəz ər ˈsɪmpələr, ˈseɪfər ənd mɔr ˈjuzər ˈfrɛndli. ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ meɪk ˈpæsˌwərdz ə θɪŋ əv ðə pæst wɪθ ðə goʊl əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ dɪˈvaɪs ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈsimləs ənd sɪˈkjʊr. ðɪs tɛkˈnɑləʤi wɪl əˈlaʊ dɪˈvaɪsɪz (smartphones*, kɑz, smɑrt hoʊmz, ˈwɑʧɪz ər ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈprɑdəkt) tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɪmpli baɪ ðə weɪ wi ˌɪnərˈækt. noʊ ˈpæsˌwərdz, noʊ ˈjuzər ˈaɪˈdiz, noʊ ˈhæsəl ʤɪst ˈjuˈɛs. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˌviˈpi seɪlz əˈsæf pilo*, wɪθ, ˈkəmpəˌniz kən ˈæktɪvli kip ˈkəstəmərz ˈrəðər ðən aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi prəˈvaɪdz ˈrilˌtaɪm trəst skɔrz bɪtˈwin ɪz ðə ˈlidɪŋ prəˈvaɪdər əv ə lɑrʤ ˈdætə æˈnælɪsɪs ˈplætˌfɔrm ənd ˈsaɪbər sɪˈkjʊrəti, ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl ɪˈfɪʃənsi ənd rɪsk dɪˈtɛkʃən səˈluʃənz. ðɪs ˈplætˌfɔrm prəˈtɛkts ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz ənd ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər əˈgɛnst ənˈnoʊn θrɛts. ˈmɑrioʊ koʊən, seɪlz dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌni, ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd: ˈtərgət ər ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz huz ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ɪn ɪkˈstrimli ˌhɛtərəˈʤinjəs ənd ˈkɑmplɛks ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts kən ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm rɪsk dɪˈtɛkʃən features.”*.”
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close pete dougherty and aaron nagler discuss tuesday's surprisingly long and arduous practice and the troubles at long snapper. usa today
green bay packers strong safety morgan burnett (42) is shown during training camp friday, august 4, 2017. (photo: mark journal sentinel)
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there’s a pretty good chance veteran safety morgan burnett going to play much in the exhibition opener against the philadelphia eagles on thursday night at lambeau field. it would be pretty easy for him to throttle it down this week and get himself ready for a long week of practice that follows the eagles game. but burnett showed why he garners a lot of respect in the locker room when he drew gasps in the violent one-on-one blocking drill with the running backs. a blitz drill in which the backs have to pick up a linebacker or safety charging through rushing lanes created with the strategic placement of blocking dummies. burnett took several turns in the drill, but the one that caught attention was when he came blasting up the middle and running back mays. burnett got under mays’ pads and drove him back several yards, depositing him on his rear end on his way to the quarterback. williams stopped him on his second try, but he clearly set the tone for the rest of the drill.
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rookie usually have a lot of success in the nfl. there are so many good receivers in the league and the rules favor them so heavily, the transition from college to the nfl can be brutal for a corner. pick kevin king is finding out how rough it can be. since camp started, he has struggled mightily in the one-on-one drills and tuesday was no different. first, jeff janis drove with a quick burst, getting king to bail out quickly, then made a hard stop and caught the ball with a huge cushion between him and king. next, adams drove and then flattened inside for a big gain across the middle. king again gave up too much room and recover. randall cobb followed and used a subtle to gain space on an out route. finally, geronimo allison did the same thing as adams, breaking off a route into the middle and getting wide open as king failed to recover. “i’ll learn from it, and try not to make the same mistake twice,” king said.
injury report
tight end richard rodgers left with an unidentified injury and did not return. no other new injuries were reported.
bits and pieces
» rookie safety aaron taylor had a field day in the one-on-one drills with the backs, destroying all three of his opponents, including one in which he made running back william stanback whiff.
» wide receiver michael clark added to his impressive resume of leaping catches by jumping over the king for a touchdown throw from brett hundley in the corner of the end zone.
» receiver trevor davis had a big day, but most of it was when he was playing scout team with quarterback aaron rodgers against the no. 1 and no. 2 defense. rodgers hit davis on several and corner routes.
» safety brice is playing fullback on the punt coverage team, meaning he calls out the signals and makes sure everyone is set.
» after hitting only 5 of 11 in the saturday night practice at lambeau field, mason crosby hit all six of his kicks (33, 35, 36, 38, 38 and 40 yards). however, there was at least one bad snap from derek hart.
» rookie offensive lineman kofi got to line up in the backfield as a fullback on the scout team in a situation. the offense was mimicking a play the eagles might run thursday night.
quote of the day
“i'm excited to see kind of the sleepers, the surprise guys, when the lights go on, who steps up and makes plays because there's a lot of jobs up for grabs and guys who can surprise in the preseason every year, make a lot of plays, who are just kind of those gamer players, i'm excited to see who those guys are.” -- quarterback aaron rodgers on the preseason opener.
practice schedule
the next practice open to the public is tuesday at p.m. at ray nitschke field.
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kloʊz pit ˈdɑgərti ənd ˈɛrən ˈneɪglər dɪˈskəs ˈtuzˌdeɪz səˈpraɪzɪŋli lɔŋ ənd ˈɑrʤuəs ˈpræktɪs ənd ðə ˈtrəbəlz æt lɔŋ sˈnæpər. ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ grin beɪ ˈpækərz strɔŋ ˈseɪfti ˈmɔrgən bərˈnɛt 42 ɪz ʃoʊn ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˈɔgəst 4 2017 (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: mɑrk ˈʤərnəl ˈsɛntənəl) θəmz əp ə ˈprɪti gʊd ʧæns ˈvɛtərən ˈseɪfti ˈmɔrgən bərˈnɛt goʊɪŋ tɪ pleɪ məʧ ɪn ðə ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən ˈoʊpənər əˈgɛnst ðə ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ˈigəlz ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ naɪt æt læmˈboʊ fild. ɪt wʊd bi ˈprɪti ˈizi fər ɪm tɪ θˈrɑtəl ɪt daʊn ðɪs wik ənd gɪt hɪmˈsɛlf ˈrɛdi fər ə lɔŋ wik əv ˈpræktɪs ðət ˈfɑloʊz ðə ˈigəlz geɪm. bət bərˈnɛt ʃoʊd waɪ hi ˈgɑrnərz ə lɔt əv rɪˈspɛkt ɪn ðə ˈlɑkər rum wɪn hi dru gæsps ɪn ðə ˈvaɪələnt ˌwənɔnˈwən ˈblɑkɪŋ drɪl wɪθ ðə ˈrənɪŋ bæks. ə blɪts drɪl ɪn wɪʧ ðə bæks hæv tɪ pɪk əp ə ˈlaɪnˌbækər ər ˈseɪfti ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ θru ˈrəʃɪŋ leɪnz kriˈeɪtɪd wɪθ ðə strəˈtiʤɪk ˈpleɪsmənt əv ˈblɑkɪŋ ˈdəmiz. bərˈnɛt tʊk ˈsɛvərəl tərnz ɪn ðə drɪl, bət ðə wən ðət kɔt əˈtɛnʃən wɑz wɪn hi keɪm ˈblæstɪŋ əp ðə ˈmɪdəl ənd ˈrənɪŋ bæk meɪz. bərˈnɛt gɑt ˈəndər mays’*’ pædz ənd droʊv ɪm bæk ˈsɛvərəl jɑrdz, dəˈpɑzɪtɪŋ ɪm ɔn hɪz rɪr ɛnd ɔn hɪz weɪ tɪ ðə kˈwɔrtərˌbæk. ˈwɪljəmz stɑpt ɪm ɔn hɪz ˈsɛkənd traɪ, bət hi ˈklɪrli sɛt ðə toʊn fər ðə rɛst əv ðə drɪl. θəmz daʊn ˈrʊki ˈjuʒəwəli hæv ə lɔt əv səkˈsɛs ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl. ðɛr ər soʊ ˈmɛni gʊd rɪˈsivərz ɪn ðə lig ənd ðə rulz ˈfeɪvər ðɛm soʊ ˈhɛvəli, ðə trænˈzɪʃən frəm ˈkɑlɪʤ tɪ ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl kən bi ˈbrutəl fər ə ˈkɔrnər. pɪk ˈkɛvɪn kɪŋ ɪz ˈfaɪndɪŋ aʊt haʊ rəf ɪt kən bi. sɪns kæmp ˈstɑrtɪd, hi həz ˈstrəgəld ˈmaɪtəli ɪn ðə ˌwənɔnˈwən drɪlz ənd ˈtuzˌdeɪ wɑz noʊ ˈdɪfərənt. fərst, ʤɛf ˈʤænɪs droʊv wɪθ ə kwɪk bərst, ˈgɪtɪŋ kɪŋ tɪ beɪl aʊt kˈwɪkli, ðɛn meɪd ə hɑrd stɑp ənd kɔt ðə bɔl wɪθ ə juʤ ˈkʊʃən bɪtˈwin ɪm ənd kɪŋ. nɛkst, ˈædəmz droʊv ənd ðɛn ˈflætənd ˌɪnˈsaɪd fər ə bɪg geɪn əˈkrɔs ðə ˈmɪdəl. kɪŋ əˈgɛn geɪv əp tu məʧ rum ənd rɪˈkəvər. ˈrændəl kɑb ˈfɑloʊd ənd juzd ə ˈsətəl tɪ geɪn speɪs ɔn ən aʊt rut. ˈfaɪnəli, ʤəˈrɔnɪˌmoʊ ˈælɪsən dɪd ðə seɪm θɪŋ ɛz ˈædəmz, ˈbreɪkɪŋ ɔf ə rut ˈɪntu ðə ˈmɪdəl ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ waɪd ˈoʊpən ɛz kɪŋ feɪld tɪ rɪˈkəvər. lərn frəm ɪt, ənd traɪ nɑt tɪ meɪk ðə seɪm mɪˈsteɪk twice,”*,” kɪŋ sɛd. ˈɪnʤəri rɪˈpɔrt taɪt ɛnd ˈrɪʧərd ˈrɑʤərz lɛft wɪθ ən ˌənaɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈɪnʤəri ənd dɪd nɑt rɪˈtərn. noʊ ˈəðər nu ˈɪnʤəriz wər ˌriˈpɔrtəd. bɪts ənd ˈpisɪz ˈrʊki ˈseɪfti ˈɛrən ˈteɪlər hæd ə fild deɪ ɪn ðə ˌwənɔnˈwən drɪlz wɪθ ðə bæks, dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ɔl θri əv hɪz əˈpoʊnənts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wən ɪn wɪʧ hi meɪd ˈrənɪŋ bæk ˈwɪljəm ˈstænˌbæk wɪf. waɪd rɪˈsivər ˈmaɪkəl klɑrk ˈædɪd tɪ hɪz ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈrɛzəˌmeɪ əv ˈlipɪŋ ˈkæʧɪz baɪ ˈʤəmpɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə kɪŋ fər ə ˈtəʧˌdaʊn θroʊ frəm brɛt ˈhəndli ɪn ðə ˈkɔrnər əv ðə ɛnd zoʊn. rɪˈsivər ˈtrɛvər ˈdeɪvɪs hæd ə bɪg deɪ, bət moʊst əv ɪt wɑz wɪn hi wɑz pleɪɪŋ skaʊt tim wɪθ kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ˈɛrən ˈrɑʤərz əˈgɛnst ðə noʊ. 1 ənd noʊ. 2 dɪˈfɛns. ˈrɑʤərz hɪt ˈdeɪvɪs ɔn ˈsɛvərəl ənd ˈkɔrnər rʊts. ˈseɪfti braɪs ɪz pleɪɪŋ ˈfʊlˌbæk ɔn ðə pənt ˈkəvərɪʤ tim, ˈminɪŋ hi kɔlz aʊt ðə ˈsɪgnəlz ənd meɪks ʃʊr ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz sɛt. ˈæftər ˈhɪtɪŋ ˈoʊnli 5 əv 11 ɪn ðə ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt ˈpræktɪs æt læmˈboʊ fild, ˈmeɪsən ˈkrɔzbi hɪt ɔl sɪks əv hɪz kɪks 33 35 36 38 38 ənd 40 jɑrdz). ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛr wɑz æt list wən bæd snæp frəm ˈdɛrɪk hɑrt. ˈrʊki əˈfɛnsɪv ˈlaɪnmən ˈkoʊfi gɑt tɪ laɪn əp ɪn ðə ˈbækˌfild ɛz ə ˈfʊlˌbæk ɔn ðə skaʊt tim ɪn ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. ðə əˈfɛns wɑz ˈmɪmɪkɪŋ ə pleɪ ðə ˈigəlz maɪt rən ˈθərzˌdeɪ naɪt. kwoʊt əv ðə deɪ ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ si kaɪnd əv ðə sˈlipərz, ðə səˈpraɪz gaɪz, wɪn ðə laɪts goʊ ɔn, hu stɛps əp ənd meɪks pleɪz bɪˈkəz ðɛrz ə lɔt əv ʤɑbz əp fər græbz ənd gaɪz hu kən səˈpraɪz ɪn ðə ˌpriˈsizən ˈɛvəri jɪr, meɪk ə lɔt əv pleɪz, hu ər ʤɪst kaɪnd əv ðoʊz ˈgeɪmər pleɪərz, əm ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ si hu ðoʊz gaɪz are.”*.” kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ˈɛrən ˈrɑʤərz ɔn ðə ˌpriˈsizən ˈoʊpənər. ˈpræktɪs ˈskɛʤʊl ðə nɛkst ˈpræktɪs ˈoʊpən tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk ɪz ˈtuzˌdeɪ æt p.m*. æt reɪ nɪʧk fild.
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a chicago police officer shot and killed a teenager named mcdonald in october of last year, but most of us learned about mr. mcdonald only last week, after a judge ordered the release of police video footage of his death. that is also when prosecutors finally brought murder charges against the officer. clearly, such footage has considerable power.
but while protesters have criticized the delayed response to the shooting, no one seems to be asking a more fundamental question: why were the police in control of the footage in the first place?
over the past year, as we have seen video after video of police officers killing civilians, many people have argued that greater use of cameras in particular, body cameras could help curb police abuse and mend relations. in may, attorney general loretta e. lynch, in announcing a justice department pilot program, argued that such cameras “hold tremendous promise for enhancing transparency, promoting accountability, and advancing public safety for law enforcement officers and the communities they serve.”
but as currently implemented, body camera programs in the united states too often fail to serve those goals because the police own and control the footage. this is the fox guarding the henhouse. not only can the police retain footage that they would rather not release; they can also use it for purposes that have nothing to do with transparency and accountability, such as mass surveillance. until control of this footage is taken away from law enforcement and vested in a neutral third party, with equal access for all interested parties, body cameras will further empower the very party they were designed to check.
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ə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ʃɑt ənd kɪld ə ˈtiˌneɪʤər neɪmd məkˈdɑnəld ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər əv læst jɪr, bət moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈlərnɪd əˈbaʊt ˈmɪstər. məkˈdɑnəld ˈoʊnli læst wik, ˈæftər ə ʤəʤ ˈɔrdərd ðə riˈlis əv pəˈlis ˈvɪdioʊ ˈfʊtɪʤ əv hɪz dɛθ. ðət ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ wɪn ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz ˈfaɪnəli brɔt ˈmərdər ˈʧɑrʤɪz əˈgɛnst ðə ˈɔfɪsər. ˈklɪrli, səʧ ˈfʊtɪʤ həz kənˈsɪdərəbəl paʊər. bət waɪl ˈproʊˌtɛstərz hæv ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ðə dɪˈleɪd rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə ˈʃutɪŋ, noʊ wən simz tɪ bi ˈæskɪŋ ə mɔr ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl kˈwɛʃən: waɪ wər ðə pəˈlis ɪn kənˈtroʊl əv ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs? ˈoʊvər ðə pæst jɪr, ɛz wi hæv sin ˈvɪdioʊ ˈæftər ˈvɪdioʊ əv pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz ˈkɪlɪŋ səˈvɪljənz, ˈmɛni ˈpipəl hæv ˈɑrgjud ðət ˈgreɪtər juz əv ˈkæmərəz ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, ˈbɑdi ˈkæmərəz kʊd hɛlp kərb pəˈlis əˈbjuz ənd mɛnd riˈleɪʃənz. ɪn meɪ, əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl lərˈɛtə i. lɪnʧ, ɪn əˈnaʊnsɪŋ ə ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈpaɪlət ˈproʊˌgræm, ˈɑrgjud ðət səʧ ˈkæmərəz trɪˈmɛndəs ˈprɑməs fər ɛnˈhænsɪŋ trænˈspɛrənsi, prəˈmoʊtɪŋ əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti, ənd ədˈvænsɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti fər lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɔfɪsərz ənd ðə kəmˈjunɪtiz ðeɪ serve.”*.” bət ɛz ˈkərəntli ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd, ˈbɑdi ˈkæmərə ˈproʊˌgræmz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts tu ˈɔfən feɪl tɪ sərv ðoʊz goʊlz bɪˈkəz ðə pəˈlis oʊn ənd kənˈtroʊl ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ. ðɪs ɪz ðə fɑks ˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˈhɛnˌhaʊs. nɑt ˈoʊnli kən ðə pəˈlis rɪˈteɪn ˈfʊtɪʤ ðət ðeɪ wʊd ˈrəðər nɑt riˈlis; ðeɪ kən ˈɔlsoʊ juz ɪt fər ˈpərpəsɪz ðət hæv ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ trænˈspɛrənsi ənd əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti, səʧ ɛz mæs sərˈveɪləns. ənˈtɪl kənˈtroʊl əv ðɪs ˈfʊtɪʤ ɪz ˈteɪkən əˈweɪ frəm lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ənd ˈvɛstɪd ɪn ə ˈnutrəl θərd ˈpɑrti, wɪθ ˈikwəl ˈækˌsɛs fər ɔl ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ˈpɑrtiz, ˈbɑdi ˈkæmərəz wɪl ˈfərðər ɪmˈpaʊər ðə ˈvɛri ˈpɑrti ðeɪ wər dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ʧɛk.
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a decade after saddam hussein was tried, convicted and executed, iraq is struggling to defeat islamic state and cope with sectarian strife and other consequences of the invasion.
saddam hussein ruled iraq from july 1979 to april 2003, as leader of the arab socialist (“resurrection”) party. he was put on trial by a tribunal established by the occupation authorities. on november 5, 2006, hussein was convicted of crimes against humanity over the 1982 killing of 148 people in the town of dujail, following an attempt on his life. he was hanged at dawn on december 30, 2006, on the muslim holiday of eid al-adha, the feast of sacrifice.
“it is a testament to the iraqi resolve to move forward after decades of oppression that, despite his terrible crimes against his own people, saddam hussein received a fair trial,” us president george w. bush said in a statement following the execution, adding: “fair trials were unimaginable under saddam tyrannical rule.”
once an ally
the white house was not always so adamant about hussein. in 1980, the iraqi president received the keys to the city of detroit after making a generous donation to the sacred heart church.
washington also approached hussein as a potential ally against neighboring iran, where a monarchy allied with the us had been overthrown by islamic revolutionaries. with us support, iraq invaded iran in september 1980, but was quickly forced to go on the defensive. the war officially ended in august 1988, having claimed over a million lives and more than $1.2 trillion in combined economic losses, without any change in the borders.
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hussein invaded and annexed kuwait in august 1990, after us ambassador april glaspie told him that washington “does not have an opinion” on that conflict. in response, the us assembled an international coalition to defend saudi arabia (operation desert shield) and launched operation desert storm to liberate kuwait in january 1991. iraq remained under un and us sanctions after that, with hawks in washington unhappy that president george h.w. bush refused to continue the war until hussein was deposed.
ace of spades
in 2003, president george w. bush invaded iraq, claiming that hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction (wmd) and was working with terrorists who had attacked the us in september 2001. neither of those claims was true. the same donald rumsfeld who met with hussein in december 1983 as president ronald special envoy organized the invasion 20 years later as secretary of defense.
while the 1991 war to liberate kuwait was legal under the un resolution 660, there was no such cover for the 2003 invasion. the occupying force disbanded the iraqi military, banned the party and offered bounties on the top 52 officials of government via the infamous “iraq’s most wanted” card deck. hussein was depicted as the ace of spades.
the former president was captured in december 2003 in ad-dawr, some 10 miles (16 km) south of his hometown of tikrit. western media described his hideout as a “spider hole.”
‘not a religious man’
hussein was tried by the iraqi special tribunal, established by the coalition provisional authority in december 2003 and composed of five iraqi judges. he was found guilty, and sentenced to death by hanging. his request for a firing squad was denied.
“this dark page has been turned over,” al-rubaie, national security adviser in the government of prime minister, told the iraqi television after execution. “saddam is gone.”
iraqi-americans celebrated the news by dancing in the streets of dearborn, michigan, cnn reported.
in 2008, was one of the main authors of the status of forces agreement, under which the obama administration conducted the us withdrawal from the country.
this week, gave an exclusive interview to arabic, which will be aired in full later on friday. speaking on program, “in one word,” he provided some interesting details about behavior at the trial and of those around him.
rubaie insists that saddam “was not beaten or humiliated, neither during the trial, nor at the execution.”
as for hussein, he never asked or prayed for forgiveness, noted, citing his slogans as “long live the nation,” “long live the people,” “hail to palestine” and “death to america!”
rubaie said he did not get an impression that was a man who feared god. indeed, for the leader of the country often painted by the west as being mired in sectarian conflicts, he did not seem religious at all. says that they even had to remind hussein to utter shahada, the ultimate statement of the muslim faith, on the verge of his execution. he believes hussein only used religion “for the purpose of propaganda and to deceive people.”
as for george w. bush, he was clearly in support of execution, recalled.
“bush asked the iraqi pm: ‘what are you going to do with this man?’ replied: ‘we are going to execute him.’ in response, the us president raised his thumb up in approval. it is hard to imagine a more obvious sign of support,” said.
us out, isis in
as the last convoy of us troops left iraq on december 14, 2011, president barack obama said that they were “leaving behind a sovereign, stable and iraq.”
it was not so, however. by 2013, al-qaeda in iraq established only after the us invasion and the insurgency against the occupiers had been transformed into islamic state of iraq and the levant (isil, also known as isis or is) and exploited the discontent of sunni muslims under the government to seize much of the north and east of the country.
in june 2014, is was able to take the city of mosul after some iraqi troops trained and equipped by the us simply fled the battlefield, leaving their weapons and gear behind. some us troops have returned to iraq since, to “advise and assist” the reconstituted iraqi military in its struggle against is. currently, the iraqi military is slowly advancing on mosul with us air support.
‘almost comforting in comparison’ to isis
in his recently published book, debriefing the president: the interrogation of saddam hussein, the former cia officer who interrogated hussein in 2003 argued that is could not have arisen under his rule.
“saddam felt that islamist extremist groups in iraq posed the biggest threat to his rule and his security apparatus worked assiduously to root out such threats,” wrote john nixon. “it is improbable that a group like isis would have been able to enjoy the kind of success under his repressive regime that they have had under the baghdad government.”
“in hindsight, the thought of having an and disengaged saddam in power seems almost comforting in comparison with the wasted effort of our brave men and women in uniform and the rise of islamic state, not to mention the trillion spent to build a new iraq,” nixon wrote.
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ˈloʊdɪŋ ˈloʊdɪŋ ə ˈdɛkeɪd ˈæftər ˈsɑdəm huˈseɪn wɑz traɪd, kənˈvɪktəd ənd ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd, ˌɪˈrɑk ɪz ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ dɪˈfit ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ənd koʊp wɪθ sɛkˈtɛriən straɪf ənd ˈəðər ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz əv ðə ˌɪnˈveɪʒən. ˈsɑdəm huˈseɪn ruld ˌɪˈrɑk frəm ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1979 tɪ ˈeɪprəl 2003 ɛz ˈlidər əv ðə ˈærəb ˈsoʊʃəlɪst (““resurrection”*”) ˈpɑrti. hi wɑz pʊt ɔn traɪəl baɪ ə trəˈbjunəl ɪˈstæblɪʃt baɪ ðə ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən əˈθɔrətiz. ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 5 2006 huˈseɪn wɑz kənˈvɪktəd əv kraɪmz əˈgɛnst juˈmænɪti ˈoʊvər ðə 1982 ˈkɪlɪŋ əv 148 ˈpipəl ɪn ðə taʊn əv dujail*, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ən əˈtɛmpt ɔn hɪz laɪf. hi wɑz hæŋd æt dɔn ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 30 2006 ɔn ðə ˈməzlɪm ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ əv aɪd al-adha*, ðə fist əv ˈsækrəˌfaɪs. ɪz ə ˈtɛstəmənt tɪ ðə ˌɪˈræki riˈzɑlv tɪ muv ˈfɔrwərd ˈæftər ˈdɛkeɪdz əv əˈprɛʃən ðət, dɪˈspaɪt hɪz ˈtɛrəbəl kraɪmz əˈgɛnst hɪz oʊn ˈpipəl, ˈsɑdəm huˈseɪn rɪˈsivd ə fɛr trial,”*,” ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən, ˈædɪŋ: traɪəlz wər ˌənɪˈmæʤɪnəbəl ˈəndər ˈsɑdəm tərˈænɪkəl rule.”*.” wəns ən ˈælaɪ ðə waɪt haʊs wɑz nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz soʊ ˈædəmənt əˈbaʊt huˈseɪn. ɪn 1980 ðə ˌɪˈræki ˈprɛzɪdənt rɪˈsivd ðə kiz tɪ ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ˈæftər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈʤɛnərəs doʊˈneɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈseɪkrɪd hɑrt ʧərʧ. ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈɔlsoʊ əˈproʊʧt huˈseɪn ɛz ə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈælaɪ əˈgɛnst ˈneɪbərɪŋ ˌɪˈrɑn, wɛr ə ˈmɑnɑrki ˈæˌlaɪd wɪθ ðə ˈjuˈɛs hæd bɪn ˌoʊvərθˈroʊn baɪ ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛriz. wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs səˈpɔrt, ˌɪˈrɑk ˌɪnˈveɪdɪd ˌɪˈrɑn ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 1980 bət wɑz kˈwɪkli fɔrst tɪ goʊ ɔn ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪv. ðə wɔr əˈfɪʃəli ˈɛndɪd ɪn ˈɔgəst 1988 ˈhævɪŋ kleɪmd ˈoʊvər ə ˈmɪljən lɪvz ənd mɔr ðən ˈtrɪljən ɪn kəmˈbaɪnd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈlɔsɪz, wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə ˈbɔrdərz. ˈrəmzˌfɛld mits ˈsɑdəm ˈoʊnli ə bæd gaɪ wɪn nɑt ɔn ˈjuˈɛs saɪd tərnz blaɪnd aɪ wɪn #ˈhɪpəˌkrɪts mɑrk bæʧ noʊˈvɛmbər 27 2016 huˈseɪn ˌɪnˈveɪdɪd ənd ˈænɛkst kuˈweɪt ɪn ˈɔgəst 1990 ˈæftər ˈjuˈɛs æmˈbæsədər ˈeɪprəl ˈglæspi toʊld ɪm ðət ˈwɔʃɪŋtən nɑt hæv ən opinion”*” ɔn ðət ˈkɑnflɪkt. ɪn rɪˈspɑns, ðə ˈjuˈɛs əˈsɛmbəld ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə (ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ˈdɛzərt ʃild) ənd lɔnʧt ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ˈdɛzərt stɔrm tɪ ˈlɪˌbərˌeɪt kuˈweɪt ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1991 ˌɪˈrɑk rɪˈmeɪnd ˈəndər ˈjuˈɛn ənd ˈjuˈɛs ˈsæŋkʃənz ˈæftər ðət, wɪθ hɔks ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənˈhæpi ðət ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɔrʤ h.w*. bʊʃ rɪfˈjuzd tɪ kənˈtɪnju ðə wɔr ənˈtɪl huˈseɪn wɑz dɪˈpoʊzd. eɪs əv speɪdz ɪn 2003 ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ ˌɪnˈveɪdɪd ˌɪˈrɑk, ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət huˈseɪn pəˈzɛst ˈwɛpənz əv mæs dɪˈstrəkʃən (wmd*) ənd wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts hu hæd əˈtækt ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2001 ˈniðər əv ðoʊz kleɪmz wɑz tru. ðə seɪm ˈdɑnəld ˈrəmzˌfɛld hu mɛt wɪθ huˈseɪn ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 1983 ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈrɑnəld ˈspɛʃəl ˈɛnvɔɪ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ðə ˌɪnˈveɪʒən 20 jɪrz ˈleɪtər ɛz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv dɪˈfɛns. waɪl ðə 1991 wɔr tɪ ˈlɪˌbərˌeɪt kuˈweɪt wɑz ˈligəl ˈəndər ðə ˈjuˈɛn ˌrɛzəˈluʃən 660 ðɛr wɑz noʊ səʧ ˈkəvər fər ðə 2003 ˌɪnˈveɪʒən. ðə ˈɑkjəˌpaɪɪŋ fɔrs dɪsˈbændɪd ðə ˌɪˈræki ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri, bænd ðə ˈpɑrti ənd ˈɔfərd ˈbaʊntiz ɔn ðə tɔp 52 əˈfɪʃəlz əv ˈgəvərnmənt ˈviə ðə ˈɪnfəməs moʊst wanted”*” kɑrd dɛk. huˈseɪn wɑz dɪˈpɪktɪd ɛz ðə eɪs əv speɪdz. ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt wɑz ˈkæpʧərd ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2003 ɪn ad-dawr*, səm 10 maɪəlz 16 km*) saʊθ əv hɪz ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn əv tikrit*. ˈwɛstərn ˈmidiə dɪˈskraɪbd hɪz ˈhaɪˌdaʊt ɛz ə hole.”*.” ə rɪˈlɪʤəs man’*’ huˈseɪn wɑz traɪd baɪ ðə ˌɪˈræki ˈspɛʃəl trəˈbjunəl, ɪˈstæblɪʃt baɪ ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən prəˈvɪʒənəl əˈθɔrəti ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2003 ənd kəmˈpoʊzd əv faɪv ˌɪˈræki ˈʤəʤɪz. hi wɑz faʊnd ˈgɪlti, ənd ˈsɛntənst tɪ dɛθ baɪ ˈhæŋɪŋ. hɪz rɪkˈwɛst fər ə ˈfaɪərrɪŋ skwɑd wɑz dɪˈnaɪd. dɑrk peɪʤ həz bɪn tərnd over,”*,” al-rubaie*, ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ædˈvaɪzər ɪn ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əv praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər, toʊld ðə ˌɪˈræki ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈæftər ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən. ɪz gone.”*.” ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd ðə nuz baɪ ˈdænsɪŋ ɪn ðə strits əv ˈdɪrˌbɔrn, ˈmɪʃɪgən, ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ɪn 2008 wɑz wən əv ðə meɪn ˈɔθərz əv ðə ˈstætəs əv ˈfɔrsɪz əˈgrimənt, ˈəndər wɪʧ ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən kənˈdəktəd ðə ˈjuˈɛs wɪθˈdrɔəl frəm ðə ˈkəntri. ðɪs wik, geɪv ən ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈɪntərvˌju tɪ ˈɛrəbɪk, wɪʧ wɪl bi ɛrd ɪn fʊl ˈleɪtər ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ˈspikɪŋ ɔn ˈproʊˌgræm, wən word,”*,” hi prəˈvaɪdɪd səm ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈditeɪlz əˈbaʊt bɪˈheɪvjər æt ðə traɪəl ənd əv ðoʊz əraʊnd ɪm. ˌɪnˈsɪsts ðət ˈsɑdəm nɑt ˈbitən ər hjuˈmɪliˌeɪtɪd, ˈniðər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə traɪəl, nɔr æt ðə execution.”*.” ɛz fər huˈseɪn, hi ˈnɛvər æst ər preɪd fər fərˈgɪvnəs, ˈnoʊtɪd, ˈsaɪtɪŋ hɪz sˈloʊgənz ɛz lɪv ðə nation,”*,” lɪv ðə people,”*,” tɪ palestine”*” ənd tɪ america!”*!” sɛd hi dɪd nɑt gɪt ən ˌɪmˈprɛʃən ðət wɑz ə mæn hu fɪrd gɑd. ˌɪnˈdid, fər ðə ˈlidər əv ðə ˈkəntri ˈɔfən ˈpeɪnɪd baɪ ðə wɛst ɛz biɪŋ maɪrd ɪn sɛkˈtɛriən ˈkɑnflɪkts, hi dɪd nɑt sim rɪˈlɪʤəs æt ɔl. sɪz ðət ðeɪ ˈivɪn hæd tɪ riˈmaɪnd huˈseɪn tɪ ˈətər shahada*, ðə ˈəltəmət ˈsteɪtmənt əv ðə ˈməzlɪm feɪθ, ɔn ðə vərʤ əv hɪz ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən. hi bɪˈlivz huˈseɪn ˈoʊnli juzd rɪˈlɪʤən ðə ˈpərpəs əv ˌprɑpəˈgændə ənd tɪ dɪˈsiv people.”*.” ɛz fər ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ, hi wɑz ˈklɪrli ɪn səˈpɔrt əv ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən, rɪˈkɔld. æst ðə ˌɪˈræki piɛm: ər ju goʊɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ðɪs man?’*?’ rɪˈplaɪd: ər goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈɛksəˌkjut him.’*.’ ɪn rɪˈspɑns, ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzɪdənt reɪzd hɪz θəm əp ɪn əˈpruvəl. ɪt ɪz hɑrd tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ə mɔr ˈɑbviəs saɪn əv support,”*,” sɛd. ˈjuˈɛs aʊt, ˈaɪsəs ɪn ɛz ðə læst ˈkɑnˌvɔɪ əv ˈjuˈɛs trups lɛft ˌɪˈrɑk ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 14 2011 ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd ðət ðeɪ wər bɪˈhaɪnd ə ˈsɑvrən, ˈsteɪbəl ənd iraq.”*.” ɪt wɑz nɑt soʊ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər. baɪ 2013 ˌɑlˈkaɪdɑ ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈoʊnli ˈæftər ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪnˈveɪʒən ənd ðə ˌɪnˈsərʤənsi əˈgɛnst ðə ˈɑkjəˌpaɪərz hæd bɪn trænsˈfɔrmd ˈɪntu ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt əv ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ðə ləˈvænt (isil*, ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ˈaɪsəs ər ɪz) ənd ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtəd ðə dɪskənˈtɛnt əv ˈsuni ˈməzlɪmz ˈəndər ðə ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ siz məʧ əv ðə nɔrθ ənd ist əv ðə ˈkəntri. ɪn ʤun 2014 ɪz wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ teɪk ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈmoʊsəl ˈæftər səm ˌɪˈræki trups treɪnd ənd ɪkˈwɪpt baɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɪmpli flɛd ðə ˈbætəlˌfild, ˈlivɪŋ ðɛr ˈwɛpənz ənd gɪr bɪˈhaɪnd. səm ˈjuˈɛs trups hæv rɪˈtərnd tɪ ˌɪˈrɑk sɪns, tɪ ənd assist”*” ðə riˈkɑnstəˌtutɪd ˌɪˈræki ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ɪn ɪts ˈstrəgəl əˈgɛnst ɪz. ˈkərəntli, ðə ˌɪˈræki ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ɪz sˈloʊli ədˈvænsɪŋ ɔn ˈmoʊsəl wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs ɛr səˈpɔrt. ˈkəmfərtɪŋ ɪn comparison’*’ tɪ ˈaɪsəs ɪn hɪz ˈrisəntli ˈpəblɪʃt bʊk, dɪˈbrifɪŋ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt: ðə ˌɪnˌtɛrəˈgeɪʃən əv ˈsɑdəm huˈseɪn, ðə ˈfɔrmər siaɪeɪ ˈɔfɪsər hu ˌɪnˈtɛrəˌgeɪtɪd huˈseɪn ɪn 2003 ˈɑrgjud ðət ɪz kʊd nɑt hæv ərˈɪzən ˈəndər hɪz rul. fɛlt ðət ˈɪsləmɪst ɪkˈstrimɪst grups ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk poʊzd ðə ˈbɪgəst θrɛt tɪ hɪz rul ənd hɪz sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌæpərˈætəs wərkt əˈsɪdwəsli tɪ rut aʊt səʧ threats,”*,” roʊt ʤɑn ˈnɪksən. ɪz ˌɪmˈprɑbəbəl ðət ə grup laɪk ˈaɪsəs wʊd hæv bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə kaɪnd əv səkˈsɛs ˈəndər hɪz riˈprɛsɪv rəˈʒim ðət ðeɪ hæv hæd ˈəndər ðə ˈbægdæd government.”*.” ˈhaɪnˌsaɪt, ðə θɔt əv ˈhævɪŋ ən ənd dɪsɪnˈgeɪʤd ˈsɑdəm ɪn paʊər simz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈkəmfərtɪŋ ɪn kəmˈpɛrəsən wɪθ ðə ˈweɪstɪd ˈɛfərt əv ɑr breɪv mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən ɪn ˈjunəˌfɔrm ənd ðə raɪz əv ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt, nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðə ˈtrɪljən spɛnt tɪ bɪld ə nu iraq,”*,” ˈnɪksən roʊt. kənˈtrɪbjutɪd baɪ əv hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs bi ðə ʧeɪnʤ wi wɪʃ tɪ si ɪn ðə wərld.
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let me rephrase, banana pancakes for unbelievably lazy people. woo! i know if i can even call this a recipe because they turn out different (differently?) every time, but they usually satisfy my cravings. i have literally had them for breakfast before, doubled the recipe for dinner and they have definitely made me too full once or twice when eaten them for dessert and probably have had that earlier second helping of rice.
you can do whatever you like with these: had them with fresh or stewed berries before, added a bit of or (impatiently) let a square of dark chocolate melt on top err yum! you could totally throw in some toasted nuts, coconut, fro-yo! aaaaanything.
makes 3 small pancakes suitable for a second breakfast or dessert after a light (or, in my case, any) dinner.
ingredients
5 flour
4 milk
1 ripe banana (i like to keep it partially unmashed. i mean i would never say no to some banana chunks. or sometimes, when feeling really, i mash about and rip up the rest into the mixture.)
method
mash the banana. mix in the milk. fold in the flour. fry, pressing down a little, a little oil (coconut oil is the best because i love the nutty fragrance it gives!)
love a good healthy but actually nice tasting plate of food!
i know they look like the fluffiest stack of pancakes with an action shot of maple syrup being over and the (in my opinion) of crispy bacon sat on top, but number 1: i think they particularly need any sweetener if your bananas are ripe enough and you have some nice accompaniments with it. and number 2, just gonna have to bear with me and my amateur skills until i become a pro at using my currently dlr, which fulfilling its full potential at the moment.
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lɛt mi riˈfreɪz, bəˈnænə ˈpænˌkeɪks fər ˌənbəˈlivəbli ˈleɪzi ˈpipəl. wu! aɪ noʊ ɪf aɪ kən ˈivɪn kɔl ðɪs ə ˈrɛsəpi bɪˈkəz ðeɪ tərn aʊt ˈdɪfərənt (ˈdɪfərˈɛntli?) ˈɛvəri taɪm, bət ðeɪ ˈjuʒəwəli ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ maɪ ˈkreɪvɪŋz. aɪ hæv ˈlɪtərəli hæd ðɛm fər ˈbrɛkfəst ˌbiˈfɔr, ˈdəbəld ðə ˈrɛsəpi fər ˈdɪnər ənd ðeɪ hæv ˈdɛfənətli meɪd mi tu fʊl wəns ər twaɪs wɪn ˈitən ðɛm fər dɪˈzərt ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli hæv hæd ðət ˈərliər ˈsɛkənd ˈhɛlpɪŋ əv raɪs. ju kən du ˌwəˈtɛvər ju laɪk wɪθ ðiz: hæd ðɛm wɪθ frɛʃ ər stud ˈbɛriz ˌbiˈfɔr, ˈædɪd ə bɪt əv ər (ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəntli) lɛt ə skwɛr əv dɑrk ˈʧɔklət mɛlt ɔn tɔp ɛr jəm! ju kʊd ˈtoʊtəli θroʊ ɪn səm ˈtoʊstɪd nəts, ˈkoʊkəˌnət, fro-yo*! aaaaanything*. meɪks 3 smɔl ˈpænˌkeɪks ˈsutəbəl fər ə ˈsɛkənd ˈbrɛkfəst ər dɪˈzərt ˈæftər ə laɪt (ər, ɪn maɪ keɪs, ˈɛni) ˈdɪnər. ˌɪnˈgridiənts 5 flaʊər 4 mɪlk 1 raɪp bəˈnænə (aɪ laɪk tɪ kip ɪt ˈpɑrʃəli unmashed*. aɪ min aɪ wʊd ˈnɛvər seɪ noʊ tɪ səm bəˈnænə ʧəŋks. ər ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, wɪn ˈfilɪŋ ˈrɪli, aɪ mæʃ əˈbaʊt ənd rɪp əp ðə rɛst ˈɪntu ðə ˈmɪksʧər.) ˈmɛθəd mæʃ ðə bəˈnænə. mɪks ɪn ðə mɪlk. foʊld ɪn ðə flaʊər. fraɪ, ˈprɛsɪŋ daʊn ə ˈlɪtəl, ə ˈlɪtəl ɔɪl (ˈkoʊkəˌnət ɔɪl ɪz ðə bɛst bɪˈkəz aɪ ləv ðə ˈnəti ˈfreɪgrəns ɪt gɪvz!) ləv ə gʊd ˈhɛlθi bət ˈæˌkʧuəli nis ˈteɪstɪŋ pleɪt əv fud! aɪ noʊ ðeɪ lʊk laɪk ðə ˈfləfiəst stæk əv ˈpænˌkeɪks wɪθ ən ˈækʃən ʃɑt əv ˈmeɪpəl ˈsɪrəp biɪŋ ˈoʊvər ənd ðə (ɪn maɪ əˈpɪnjən) əv ˈkrɪspi ˈbeɪkən sæt ɔn tɔp, bət ˈnəmbər 1 aɪ θɪŋk ðeɪ ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli nid ˈɛni sˈwitənər ɪf jʊr bəˈnænəz ər raɪp ɪˈnəf ənd ju hæv səm nis əˈkəmpnɪmənts wɪθ ɪt. ənd ˈnəmbər 2 ʤɪst ˈgɑnə hæv tɪ bɛr wɪθ mi ənd maɪ ˈæməˌʧər skɪlz ənˈtɪl aɪ bɪˈkəm ə proʊ æt ˈjuzɪŋ maɪ ˈkərəntli dlr*, wɪʧ fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ ɪts fʊl pəˈtɛnʃəl æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt.
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getting started with
table of contents
getting started with
this document is a manual for , the interactive printed circuit board layout system.
1 introduction
pcb includes a program (called ) which allows users to create, edit, and process layouts for printed circuit boards, as well as a library of footprint definitions for commonly needed elements. while originally written for the atari, and later rewritten for environments, it has been ported to other operating systems, such as linux, macos/x, and windows.
while can be used on its own, by adding elements and traces manually, it works best in conjunction with a schematic editor such as from the project, as will create a, make sure all the elements are correct, etc.
the file in which stores its data ends in such as . additionally, reads individual element footprints from files ending in and from files ending in .net .
there are a couple of different outputs from . if you are having your boards professionally fabricated, you will want to export your board as an (aka gerber) file. if you are fabricating your board yourself, probably want to print it. you can also save it as an encapsulated postscript or image file for use in documentation web pages.
a note about typography: throughout this document, refers to the whole package, refers to that specific program, andpcb” refers to a generic printed circuit board.
2 terminology
there is some variation in terminology used by eda packages. to best understand the documentation, important to read through these definitions so you understand how uses these terms.
3 installation
3.1 installing a package
3.1.1
apt-get install
3.1.2 fedora
to automatically download and install the latest version (and dependencies) from one of the (pre-configured) fedora repositories:
yum install
for the installation with yum you need administrator-privileges.
to install a manually downloaded rpm:
yum <rpmfilename>
where <rpmfilename> is the downloaded rpm of your choice. required dependencies need to be downloaded and installed simultaneously, or beforehand.
"localinstall" is used to install a set of local rpm files. if required the enabled repositories will be used to resolve dependencies. note that the install command will do a local install, if given a filename. this option is maintained for legacy reasons only.
"localupdate" is used to update the system by specifying local rpm files. only the specified rpm files of which an older version is already installed will be installed, the remaining specified packages will be ignored. if required the enabled repositories will be used to resolve dependencies. note that the update command will do a local update, if given a filename. this option is maintained for legacy reasons only.
3.1.3
emerge
3.1.4
see ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/netbsd/packages/pkgsrc/cad/pcb/readme.html.
3.1.5 ubuntu
3.2 building from the source cd
3.3 building from source
3.3.1
3.3.2 mac
3.3.3
4 your first board
in this chapter, going to walk you through creating a few very simple boards, just to give you an idea of the way the programs work and how to do the things that are common to all project. each board will build upon techniques learned from the previous board.
while this manual is not intended to cover the program, we will be instructing you on the minimum need to know to use with . please refer to the documentation for further details.
the first board will be a simple led and. it will show you how to create a board, place elements, and route traces. the second board will be a simple led, which will involve creating schematics, setting up a project, and creating new symbols and footprints. the third board will be another, this time with surface mount devices and four layers, which will introduce power planes,, and.
4.1 led board
this first board will show you the basic operation of . each new command or operation that is introduced will be described in full the first time, but not subsequent times. many operations can be invoked either by a menu option, like program to select thequit” option in thefile” menu, or by a keyboard shortcut, like . when we say we mean to hold the key while pressing the q key. when we say we mean to hold either shift key while pressing the q key.
for example, the first time we describe the quit command, say,now exit by using the quit command or )”. any other time, just saynow quit.”
the first step in this project is to run . since defaults to using the current directory for its files, a good idea to create a new for this project, cd into it in a terminal window, and then run from there:
now is a good time to practice that quit command :-)
also, if you ever ask for help from someone else, probably want to know what version and using. to see this, use the about command (window→about...).
note that when starts, it creates not only its main window (pictured above), but two additional windows. one is thepcb library”, which talk about later, and the other is thepcb log” that contains all the messages - warnings, errors, etc. for now, you can just move these out of the way. if you close these, you can them using and log.
for any board you create, one of the first things you need to decide on is how big the board is going to be. if you want it to beas small as possible”, then you can create it bigger than you need and change the size later. for this simple board, we can guess - we want it to be one inch by one inch. the board size controls are located in the preferences window (file→preferences), which contains both and preferences. we want the sizes preferences, so click on the word sizes. the window should look like this:
we be using the text scale or preferences yet. note that the units are mils, so the default board size is six inches wide and five inches high. change these numbers to each:
we will next set up our layers, which define how many copper layers have and what be called. select the layers preferences. see three tabs along the top; click on the groups tab to show the layer group preferences. for this project, all we want to do is make sure that the solder layer is on the solder side, and the component layer is on the component side. click in the boxes to makecomponent” andcomponent side” in group 1, andsolder” andsolder side” in group 2, then click on ok:
there’s a couple of settings want to set up now, as they get saved with the board. first, turn on the grid visible grid if it already checked) and set it to" or 100 mil mil). the grid is drawn as a field of tiny dots, which may be hard to see on our board but would be easier to see if there were more of them. for example, switch to a 10 mil grid and note the difference forget to switch back to 100 mil).
next, we want to make sure any new traces we create automatically connect with any we might add - for example, adding a ground plane orflood fill”. the settings menu has many settings in it, but for now, just make sure that new lines, arcs clear and snaps to pins and pads are checked, and auto enforce clearance is not checked.
now that set up our board, a good time to save it. use the save command layout). since this is the first time, it will ask you for a layout name. going to call this layout so type that in where it says name and click ok. now that your board has a file associated with it, you can just layout whenever you want to save your work.
now start adding the actual circuit. this circuit will be a simple led in series with a, and a header for a battery. we need schematics, just add the parts and connections manually. the first step is to choose a route style for your new traces. the lower left corner lists the four available route styles. make sure signal is selected, then click route style to bring up the route style window. going to use fairly large traces, which is typical of a simple board. in that window, set the line width to 20, via hole to 36, via size of 76, and clearance to 20; then click ok:
next add the three parts we need. in larger projects, this will be done by but need to know the footprint names for that. find the library window (if you left it open) or open it (if you closed it) with. click on the triangle next tolib to open thelib library. scroll down to and click on it, to open the library.
when you choose the parts out of the library, notice that there is some text in square brackets - this is the footprint name need for . the first we want is the led. use for the led, which is a radial cylinder, polarized, 100 mil spacing. scroll down until you find it, and click on it. when you move the cursor back to the window, see that it now carries the outline of the part with it:
press the left mouse button to place a part on your board. move it later. do the same for an footprint for the, and a . your board should now look something like this:
we will use the selection and rotate tools to position the parts where we want them. the palette of tools is just above the route styles, on the left. the two we want are sel and rot:
first click on the rot (rotate) tool. the cursor should change shape to act as a hint that rotate whatever you click on. position the cursor over the square pad on the header and click the left mouse button:
now click on the sel (selection) tool, also known as thearrow tool”. you move parts by pressing the left mouse button while the cursor is over the part, and moving the mouse while holding the mouse button down. the part itself move; instead, a outline of the part is moved (much like when placing parts). when you release the mouse button, the part is moved.
move the header so that the square pin is at (the’s coordinates are shown in the upper right corner of the window), the square pin at, and the square pin at. your board should now look like this:
now is a really good time to save your layout.
next start adding the traces that connect the parts. use the line tool to add them. since this is a simple board, likely to be built as a board, with the traces on theback” side, so we want the solder layer to be the drawing layer. on the left side of the window is a collection of buttons named after various layers in your board. one of them is named solder. to the left of that button is a small indicator. click on it. click on the button itself - that changes the visibility of the layer. click on the indicator.
the way the line tool works is that you click on the starting point, move the to the end point, and click again. by not requiring you to hold the mouse button down, you have the ability to scroll and zoom to find the endpoint. you can also click on intermediate points to make lines with multiple corners. to end the trace, or start a new trace elsewhere, press the key. if you press the key again, you return to the selection tool.
if you attempt to connect two points that on the same vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line, the line tool will create a pair of traces to connect them. one will be either vertical or horizontal, and the other will be diagonal. the segment will be connected to the starting point, and the diagonal segment will follow the. if you look in the status bar, see a _/ symbol that indicates this:
pressing the / key changes this mode. if it says \_ the diagonal will attach to the starting point, and the will attach to the. if it says neither, only one segment at a time will be drawn, instead of two. also, you can use the shift key to temporarily toggle between \_ and _/ modes.
so add the three traces we need. press the / key until _/ is shown (this is the default when you start ) and connect the left pin to the top header pin. click, move, click, . connect the left led pin to the bottom header pin. connect the right pin to the right led pin.
next make some adjustments to our. unless you have your own library that tweaked to bejust right”, likely that need to adjust some things during the board layout process. for example, you might need to make room for a trace between two pins. in our case, going to make some adjustments that are appropriate for home-made boards. going to make the pads bigger, in case we drill off-center. there is a genericchange size” command tied to the s key. place the over one of the pins and type s and the pin gets bigger. press and the pin gets smaller. you can change the size of pins, pads, traces, and even silk this way. however, if you want to change a lot of things at once, a simpler way. use the all visible objects menu entry to select everything. now you can use the size of selected objects menu to change all the selected things at once. in our case, we want the pins +10 mil option to make our pins a little bigger. after clicking that, see that all the pins are a little bigger. now you can all objects to them all.
you can also use the select tool (sel) to select and deselect. to select, either click with the left mouse button on the object you want to select, or drag aangle around a group of things. to deselect, just click somewhere where there anything. you can also to select something without anything else, like if you wanted to select two or three things that grouped nicely.
next we will label our components. each element has three text strings it can display; you choose which through a view menu option. the default is to display the reference (refdes), which is what we want for now.
since both pins and elements can have labels, turn off the grid so we can select the elements grid). now select the name on layout menu. most of the goesgrey” and asks you to select an object. on the (on the body, not on the pins). a dialog box pops up asking you for the new name. make sure it sayselement” and notpin”, and type in :
you can now drag and drop the name to where you want it, being careful to pick up the label and not any traces:
you can also use keyboard shortcuts. position the over the led, but not over the pins, and press the n key (forname”). type in . set the name of the header to and arrange the names so they look like this:
don’t forget to save your work occasionally. will normally save a copy automatically every once in a while, but a good habit to save it manually when at a good stopping point.
we can also add additional text to the and copper layers. add some text to the header, so we know which way to plug the battery in. we want to use the text tool:
we also want the layer to be the default drawing layer:
now, click below the square pin, and enter + in the dialog that pops up. use the s key a whole bunch of times to make it bigger, then use the selection tool to move it in place. do the same for the - label.
now that done with the labels, set the grid back to 100 mil in case you move any of the traces or parts; once hard to get them back on to the grid.
we’re done editing the board now, so if you already, save your work. but now that the board is done, what do we do with it? well, that depends on how going to make your board. if you want to do it yourself, you probably want to send it to your printer. if you want someone else to make it, probably want gerber files.
in your file menu, there are three options interested in.
the print layout... option prints your layout, but note that it will print 11 pages of board layers! this probably what you normally want, but do it anyway.
there are a lot of options there, but only a couple you need to worry about right now. selectfill-page” andps-color” and click ok.fill-page” zooms your prints to fill the page.ps-color” causes each layer to be printed in the same color as you see on the screen. if making boards at home using toner transfer, you want these options off, and you wantmirror” on.
in most cases, you want to just print the whole design. usually use the export layout... option to export your layout in a format that others can use. when you export, a list of possible export types is offered:
click on gerber so we can create some gerber (rs-274x) files, which are industry standard file for describing circuit boards.
click on then ok. see something like this in your terminal:
gerber: 5 in gerber: 5 in gerber: 3 in gerber: 3 in gerber: 2 in gerber: 3 in gerber: 3 in
for a single sided board, most fab houses will need the back, backmask, plated-drill, frontsilk, and fab files. always producespositive” in case the fab asks.
for home fabrication, want to print (see above) without the or options. for this simple board, printer calibration is not needed. if drilling your own holes, you may want to select the drill helper option, which reduces the diameter of the holes in the copper wherever drilling to help you center the drill properly. if you use the exporter, selecting themulti-file” option puts each layer in a separate file. that way, you can print only the layers interested in.
so see what produced. exit from with program and find your terminal again. i use the free programs and to view my exported files; is ghostscript, but your desktop probably knows what to do if you double click on a file in your file browser. is a gerber file viewer part of:
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that’s it! the next step is to actually make board (or have them made), which is beyond the scope of this tutorial.
4.2 board
this next board will introduce some additional concepts in that will help you with more complex board. it is assumed that gone through the previous board, and those concepts will not beed. this board will be another board, but with additional components. we will use a schematic to describe the circuit, create some custom symbols and footprints, and learn to use the.
we will begin by creating our custom symbols and footprints. first, we must create local symbols and footprint directories and teach the tools to use them. my preference is to create in the project directory called symbols and footprints :
we then create some files to tell and to look in these directories. the first is called and contains just this one line:
;; "./symbols") ".")
the second is calledrc and contains just this one line:
;; "./symbols") ".")
the third is project-specific. the program can read its commands from a project file, and we will use this to tell it about the footprints directory. the file is called and contains:
elements-dir ./footprints schematics
this project file tells where to get element descriptions, which schematics to read (we only have one), and what base name to use for the various output files.
we must create two custom symbols for this project. the first is for our power jack, and is a purely custom symbol. creating such symbols is beyond the scope of this tutorial. please refer to the documentation for that. the second symbol uses the utility which you can download from the web (see http://www.gedasymbols.org/user/dj_delorie/tools/djboxsym.html).
the first symbol is called and looks like this:
there’s a copy of this symbol in the source distribution for this documentation. the second symbol is built from this file:
[labels] 555=u? [left] 7 disch 6 thresh 2 trig [right] 4 res 3 out 5 [top] 8 [bottom] 1
and looks like this:
now, using those symbols, create your schematic, and name it . a copy of the schematic file in the source distribution also. it should look like this:
using , set the footprint and value attributes as follows:
refdes footprint value c1 redk
now we must create the custom footprint for the power jack. while there are various contributed tools that can be used for large footprints (like bgas), for small parts like this the easiest way is to create the footprint in itself. this is done by creating aboard” with and lines, then converting it to an element and saving it.
change to the footprints and start . it matter how big the working area is, or the layer stackup. looking at the specs for our power jack, we note that measurements are given in tenths of a millimeter, so use a metric grid. to start, set the grid to, move thes to the center of the board, and press-m to set the mark. this will be the reference point for all our measurements. by doing this with a large grid value, we ensure that it will be easy to click on the same spot later on if needed.
now set the grid tomm, which use to place all our and lines. using to create pins, so we need to set the via size and drill diameter. click on the route style button to bring up the route styles dialog, and set via hole to and via size to 3.6mm. while here, set line width to5mm, need that when we draw the outline later.
now, zoom in enough to see the grid points. place one via to the left of the mark, one to the right, and one above. sequence is important! the pins will be numbered in the same order as the via creation. to place a via, select the via tool, position the, and press the left mouse button.
using the line tool, the same tool you used to draw copper traces in the first board, we will draw an outline of the jack on the silk layer. select the line tool, and make the silk layer active. draw as much of a box as you can which extends to the right of the mark, to the left, and above and below. be careful not to draw on top of your pins, or your board will have ink on the pins. it should look something like this:
now, set the grid back to so we can easily click on the mark. select everything by using the all visible objects menu button. position the on the mark and press-c to copy all the objects to the buffer. use the buffer to element menu button to convert the buffer to an element. you can now click somewhere else on the board to paste a copy of your new element for inspection.
the first thing to do is check the pin numbers. place the on the mark and press the d key to turn on the pin numbers. check to make sure correct, then press d to turn them back off again.
now, going to set the default position of the label. place the on the mark and press the n key. change the element name to j? . by default it shows up at the mark. use the selection tool and s key to position the label as shown below.
using the selection tool, position the on the mark and click on it to select it. press-c to copy it to the buffer, and use buffer elements to file to save your new footprint to a file. save it as in the footprints directory. note that the name of the file must match the footprint attribute you used for the power jack in your schematics.
congratulations! created your first custom footprint.
now that we have our schematics and custom footprint, we need to figure out how to start the board layout. the tool we will use is , which reads schematics and can create or update a board to match. since use the same defaults as , we will create the board in and only use in update mode.
when creating a board, a good idea to start with a larger board than your final size. for this project, the final size will be inches wide by inches high. however, start with 2 by 2 inch board to give us some room to move things around. run and create your board, setting up the size, layers, and styles just like in the last project. make sure you set a 100 mil grid, since the parts using are all designed with 100 mil spacing in mind. also, make sure snaps to pins and pads is checked. save this empty board as.pcb and exit.
now we run , passing it the name of the project file:
$ ---------------------------------/gnetlistpins backend this backend is experimental use at your own risk! --------------------------------- using the m4 processor for footprints ---------------------------------- done processing. work performed: 1 file elements and 6 m4 elements added to.new.pcb. next steps: 1. run on your file.pcb. 2. from within, select "file -> load layout data to paste buffer" and select.new.pcb to load the new footprints into your existing layout. 3. from within, select "file -> load file" and select.net to load the updated. 4. from within, enter :executefile(fb-blinker.cmd) to update the pin names of all footprints.
what does is remove elements from your board that exist in the schematic, provide new elements that need to be added, generate an updated, and create a script that all the pins. you need to use all these - for example, i rarely use the pin renaming script - but we will this time, so you can learn how each file is used.
we will do as the hints above tell us to do. run.pcb to bring up the empty board. load the new element data, which automatically changes you to the buffer tool. click on the board to place all those new parts. all be in the same place, but fix that later. load the new, and run the script. after closing any that may have come up, your board should look like this:
the next step is to separate the elements so we can start laying out our board. use the all elements menu option, which spreads apart the elements. then, use the rats nest menu option (or the o key) to draw all the rats on the board. these will help you figure out an optimum layout of your elements. your board should look something like this (yours may vary depending on how the dispersal worked):
if you position the over and press the d key, see that the pins are now labelled with the same labels as in the schematic. you can use the shows number menu to toggle between the symbolic labels and the original pin numbers.
now, as before, we want to rearrange the elements to and simplify the connections. this is where the rats come in handy. as you rearrange the elements, the rats follow, so you can see how rotating and moving elements affect the layout. as you move elements around, press the o key to tell to figure out the best way of connecting everything in their new locations.
as you move the elements around, remember to pick up the power jack by its mark, as the power pins have metric spacing. the other elements should be picked up by their pins, since they have inch spacing. by picking up elements by their pins, you ensure that their pins end up on the grid points when you put them down.
rearrange your elements so that they look like this, somewhere near the center of your board. note that the rats nest will tell you when you have thes backwards, since they havepolarity” like the led or have.
as before, we want to move the labels around so that both visible and out of the way. to make this easier, use the names option to keep the tools from accidentally selecting elements or rat lines. shut off the grid, and use the selection and rotate tools, and the s size key, to make the labels like this:
now use names to keep from accidentally moving our labels later. still using our board. now is the time to reduce it to the final size. first, we have to move the elements to the upper left corner of the board. set the grid back to 100 mil, all visible objects, grab one of the pins, and move everything up to the corner, as close as you can get without touching the edges:
click to and change the board size to 1400 mils wide by 900 mils high. forget to save often!
again, planning on this board, so select everything and make all the pins 10 mils bigger than the default.
rather than route all the traces by hand, for this board we will use the. there are a few key things you need to keep in mind when using the. first, the will use all available layers, so we must disable the layers we want it to route on. to do this, click on the component button to disable that layer:
the also uses whatever the default style is, so select the fat style:
the uses the rats nest to determine what connections will bed, so press o now to make sure all the rats are present and reflect the latest position of the elements. to do the autorouting, simply select the all rats menu option.
in theory, you could consider your boarddone” now, but to make it look more professional, we will do two more steps. use the routed menu option twice (or until no further changes happen) to clean up the traces left by the:
and finally, select routed to miter the sharp corners:
your board is done. as before, you can print your design or produce gerber files, according to how going to have your board made.
4.3
the third and final board in thefirst board” series will teach you about boards,, and components. again, we assume done the other two boards, and will not concepts taught there. we will be using the same circuit as the last board, but to make things interesting, we will be adding some constraints. the board must be as small as possible, emi-proof, and able to handle rework. ok, making this up, but what it means is that we will be using the smallest components a hobbyist can expect to use, a board, and more than would otherwise be needed. we do this to give us the opportunity to learn these techniques, without spending undue time due to an overly large schematic.
we begin with the same schematic as before. to assist us in assigning power planes, we need to name the power rails in the schematic. see the documentation for details, but what you want is to name the ground net and the power net . set up a new project file as before. use to set the footprint attributes as follows:
refdes footprint value c1 0402 0402 red 0201 0201 0201k
run and set up your blank board. putcomponent” andcomponent side” in group 1. putgnd” in group 2,power” in group 3, andsolder” andsolder side” in group 4. switch to the change tab, select the solder layer in the main window, and move the solder layer down under the power layer.
set the board size to 50 by 50. to set a metric size, use the menu option. then, the sizes preference will use millimeters. set the values to (about mil) for drill and5mm (about 6 mil) for everything else. save your board, exit , and run . go back to , import and disperse the new elements, and load the.
as before, move the labels out of the way and size them accordingly. you should end up with something like this:
the final size of our board will be wide by 18 high, not much bigger than the power jack. start by rotating the power jack to face down, and put its mark at by 7mm. the led goes just above it, with to the right of the led. the rest of the elements will go on the other side of the board. how:
for each element that needs to go on the other side of the board, place the over the element and press the b key
the element shows as a light gray because now on thefar side” of the board (note that one of the layer buttons says far side on it). you can flip the board over (making the far side the near side, and visa-versa) by pressing the tab key. since the elements we need to place are on the far side, now, flip the board over. note that this is an flip, so the power jack now appears in the lower left corner instead of the upper left. there are other types of flips you can do by using flip),-tab (180 degree rotation), or-shift-tab (nothing moves, sort of an x-ray view).
anyway, move the remaining elements around so that they look like this:
when routing a board, i find it best to start with the power and ground planes. first, the board to be wide by 18 high, and flip it so viewing the component side (the side with the power jack). if your version of does not permit sizes this small (some versions have a one inch minimum, others inch), save the file, exit , and edit in a text editor so that the line looks like this:
pcb["" 49213 70866]
when you run again, the board will have the right size. set your grid to and make sure visible. there are two ways to create aplane layer”, which means a layer mostly copper. such layers are often used for power and ground planes. the first way is to use the polygon tool; the second is to use theangle tool, which is just a shortcut for the polygon tool.
make the layer the current layer and select the poly tool:
the polygon tool works by clicking on each corner of the polygon, in sequence. you complete the polygon by either clicking on your start point again, or by pressing . we will create a polygonmm away from the board edge. in these images, we start at the lower left corner and work our way around clockwise. when we click on the lower left corner again, the polygon is created:
in this case, just drawing aangle, but if you need any other shape, just click on the corners as needed. as a shortcut, you can create aangle with theangle tool, which creates. make the power layer the current layer and select the tool:
like the polygon tool, theangle tool works by clicking on corners. however, you only have to click on two diagonally opposite corners, like this:
if the color difference is too subtle for you, you can choose other colors through the menu option. we will set the layer to green and the power layer to red for the remainder of this tutorial.
to connect the ground and power planes to their respective nets, use a thermal to connect the power pins to them. we could also just draw a line from the pin to the polygon, but are better suited to this task. select the tool:
what the thermal tool does is connect (or disconnect) thermal fingers between pins or, and the around them. each time you click on a pin or via, the thermal fingers are connected to the current layer. we want to find the pin on the power jack connected to ground in the schematic, and connect it to ground on the board. we use the dialog to do so. first, optimize the rats net with o and make the layer current. if the dialog shown, use to show it. select the net and click on find:
notice that one of the pins on the power jack has been highlighted. the one that is supposed to be connected to the ground plane. click on it to create a thermal:
if you optimize the rats nest again, the rats connect to that pin any more, and the other pins and pads that need to connect to the ground plane are now marked with circles, meaningthese need to be connected to a plane”. anyway, make the power plane the current plane, find the net in the and create its thermal on the found power jack pin. note that the green thermal fingers on the other pin show through the gap in the red power plane - are created on a specific layer, not on all layers.
if you tried to the board at this point, it would just connect all those power and ground pins to the power and ground pins on the power jack. so, we will first tie all the power and ground pins to their planes manually, using. doing this mostly to demonstrate how to do it, of course. the first step is to place the. select the via tool from the left panel:
click on the route style button to bring up the route styles dialog, and set via hole to and via size to 0.8mm. also set line width to 0.25mm. create near the pins that are connected to the planes, as such:
note that shut off the ground and power planes, as well as rat lines, to help you see where the should go. shut off the plane andfind” the net again, to highlight which rat circles (and thus their) need to connect to the power plane. like you did with the power pins, use the thermal tool to connect the to the power plane. repeat for the plane.
now you have to connect the to the pins that need them. for the led easy, that trace goes on the top. make the component layer the current layer and use the line tool like done before to draw a line from the via next to the led, to the pad on the led connected to. for the other connections, want to flip the board over, so use the tab key to flip the board over, make the solder layer the current layer, and connect the rest of the pins to their. if you press o now, see that all the have gone away:
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ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ ˈteɪbəl əv ˈkɑntɛnts ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ ðɪs ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ɪz ə ˈmænjuəl fər ðə ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˈprɪnɪd ˈsərkət bɔrd leɪaʊt ˈsɪstəm. 1 ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən ˌɪnˈkludz ə ˈproʊˌgræm (kɔld wɪʧ əˈlaʊz ˈjuzərz tɪ kriˈeɪt, ˈɛdət, ənd ˈprɔˌsɛs leɪaʊts fər ˈprɪnɪd ˈsərkət bɔrdz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri əv ˈfʊtˌprɪnt ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz fər ˈkɑmənli ˈnidɪd ˈɛləmənts. waɪl ərˈɪʤənəli ˈrɪtən fər ðə əˈtɑri, ənd ˈleɪtər riˈrɪtən fər ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts, ɪt həz bɪn ˈpɔrtɪd tɪ ˈəðər ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz, səʧ ɛz ˈlɪnəks, macos/x*, ənd ˈwɪndoʊz. waɪl kən bi juzd ɔn ɪts oʊn, baɪ ˈædɪŋ ˈɛləmənts ənd ˈtreɪsɪz ˈmænjuəli, ɪt wərks bɛst ɪn kənˈʤəŋkʃən wɪθ ə skɪˈmætɪk ˈɛdɪtər səʧ ɛz frəm ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt, ɛz wɪl kriˈeɪt ə, meɪk ʃʊr ɔl ðə ˈɛləmənts ər kərˈɛkt, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ðə faɪl ɪn wɪʧ stɔrz ɪts ˈdætə ɛndz ɪn səʧ ɛz əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ridz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈɛləmənt ˈfʊtˌprɪnts frəm faɪlz ˈɛndɪŋ ɪn ənd frəm faɪlz ˈɛndɪŋ ɪn .nɛt ðɛr ər ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈaʊtˌpʊts frəm ɪf ju ər ˈhævɪŋ jʊr bɔrdz prəˈfɛʃənəli ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪd, ju wɪl wɔnt tɪ ˈɛkspɔrt jʊr bɔrd ɛz ən (ˈɑkə ˈgərbər) faɪl. ɪf ju ər ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪŋ jʊr bɔrd ˈjɔrsɛlf, ˈprɑbəˌbli wɔnt tɪ prɪnt ɪt. ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ seɪv ɪt ɛz ən ɛnˈkæpsəˌleɪtɪd ˈpoʊˌskrɪpt ər ˈɪmɪʤ faɪl fər juz ɪn ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən wɛb ˈpeɪʤɪz. ə noʊt əˈbaʊt təˈpɑgrəfi: θruaʊt ðɪs ˈdɑkjəmɛnt, rɪˈfərz tɪ ðə hoʊl ˈpækɪʤ, rɪˈfərz tɪ ðət spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈproʊˌgræm, ənd ““pcb”*” rɪˈfərz tɪ ə ʤəˈnɛrɪk ˈprɪnɪd ˈsərkət bɔrd. 2 ˌtərmɪˈnɑləʤi ðɛr ɪz səm ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən ɪn ˌtərmɪˈnɑləʤi juzd baɪ ˈidə ˈpækɪʤɪz. tɪ bɛst ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən, ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ rɛd θru ðiz ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz soʊ ju ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ ˈjuzɪz ðiz tərmz. 3 ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ ə ˈpækɪʤ ˌɪnˈstɔl fɪˈdɔrə tɪ ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ənd ˌɪnˈstɔl ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈvərʒən (ənd dɪˈpɛndənsiz) frəm wən əv ðə (pre-configured*) fɪˈdɔrə riˈpɑzəˌtɔriz: jəm ˌɪnˈstɔl fər ðə ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən wɪθ jəm ju nid administrator-privileges*. tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl ə ˈmænjuəli ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪd ˈɑrˈpiˈɛm: jəm <rpmfilename*> wɛr <rpmfilename*> ɪz ðə ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪd ˈɑrˈpiˈɛm əv jʊr ʧɔɪs. rikˈwaɪərd dɪˈpɛndənsiz nid tɪ bi ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪd ənd ˌɪnˈstɔld ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli, ər bɪˈfɔˌrhænd. "localinstall*" ɪz juzd tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl ə sɛt əv ˈloʊkəl ˈɑrˈpiˈɛm faɪlz. ɪf rikˈwaɪərd ðə ɪˈneɪbəld riˈpɑzəˌtɔriz wɪl bi juzd tɪ riˈzɑlv dɪˈpɛndənsiz. noʊt ðət ðə ˌɪnˈstɔl kəˈmænd wɪl du ə ˈloʊkəl ˌɪnˈstɔl, ɪf ˈgɪvɪn ə filename*. ðɪs ˈɔpʃən ɪz meɪnˈteɪnd fər ˈlɛgəsi ˈrizənz ˈoʊnli. "localupdate*" ɪz juzd tɪ ˈəpˌdeɪt ðə ˈsɪstəm baɪ ˈspɛsəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈloʊkəl ˈɑrˈpiˈɛm faɪlz. ˈoʊnli ðə ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ˈɑrˈpiˈɛm faɪlz əv wɪʧ ən ˈoʊldər ˈvərʒən ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˌɪnˈstɔld wɪl bi ˌɪnˈstɔld, ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ˈpækɪʤɪz wɪl bi ˌɪgˈnɔrd. ɪf rikˈwaɪərd ðə ɪˈneɪbəld riˈpɑzəˌtɔriz wɪl bi juzd tɪ riˈzɑlv dɪˈpɛndənsiz. noʊt ðət ðə ˈəpˌdeɪt kəˈmænd wɪl du ə ˈloʊkəl ˈəpˌdeɪt, ɪf ˈgɪvɪn ə filename*. ðɪs ˈɔpʃən ɪz meɪnˈteɪnd fər ˈlɛgəsi ˈrizənz ˈoʊnli. ˈimərʤ si ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/netbsd/packages/pkgsrc/cad/pcb/readme.html*. ˌuˈbuˌtu ˈbɪldɪŋ frəm ðə sɔrs ˈsiˈdi ˈbɪldɪŋ frəm sɔrs mæk 4 jʊr fərst bɔrd ɪn ðɪs ˈʧæptər, goʊɪŋ tɪ wɔk ju θru kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə fju ˈvɛri ˈsɪmpəl bɔrdz, ʤɪst tɪ gɪv ju ən aɪˈdiə əv ðə weɪ ðə ˈproʊˌgræmz wərk ənd haʊ tɪ du ðə θɪŋz ðət ər ˈkɑmən tɪ ɔl ˈprɑʤɛkt. iʧ bɔrd wɪl bɪld əˈpɑn tɛkˈniks ˈlərnɪd frəm ðə ˈpriviəs bɔrd. waɪl ðɪs ˈmænjuəl ɪz nɑt ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ ˈkəvər ðə ˈproʊˌgræm, wi wɪl bi ˌɪnˈstrəktɪŋ ju ɔn ðə ˈmɪnəməm nid tɪ noʊ tɪ juz wɪθ pliz rɪˈfər tɪ ðə ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən fər ˈfərðər ˈditeɪlz. ðə fərst bɔrd wɪl bi ə ˈsɪmpəl lɛd ənd. ɪt wɪl ʃoʊ ju haʊ tɪ kriˈeɪt ə bɔrd, pleɪs ˈɛləmənts, ənd rut ˈtreɪsɪz. ðə ˈsɛkənd bɔrd wɪl bi ə ˈsɪmpəl lɛd, wɪʧ wɪl ˌɪnˈvɑlv kriˈeɪtɪŋ skɪˈmætɪks, ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ə ˈprɑʤɛkt, ənd kriˈeɪtɪŋ nu ˈsɪmbəlz ənd ˈfʊtˌprɪnts. ðə θərd bɔrd wɪl bi əˈnəðər, ðɪs taɪm wɪθ ˈsərfəs maʊnt dɪˈvaɪsɪz ənd fɔr leɪərz, wɪʧ wɪl ˌɪntrəˈdus paʊər pleɪnz,, ənd. lɛd bɔrd ðɪs fərst bɔrd wɪl ʃoʊ ju ðə ˈbeɪsɪk ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən əv iʧ nu kəˈmænd ər ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ðət ɪz ˌɪntrəˈdust wɪl bi dɪˈskraɪbd ɪn fʊl ðə fərst taɪm, bət nɑt ˈsəbsəkwənt taɪmz. ˈmɛni ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz kən bi ˌɪnˈvoʊkt ˈiðər baɪ ə ˈmɛnju ˈɔpʃən, laɪk ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ səˈlɛkt ðə ““quit”*” ˈɔpʃən ɪn ðə ““file”*” ˈmɛnju, ər baɪ ə ˈkiˌbɔrd ˈʃɔrtˌkət, laɪk wɪn wi seɪ wi min tɪ hoʊld ðə ki waɪl ˈprɛsɪŋ ðə kju ki. wɪn wi seɪ wi min tɪ hoʊld ˈiðər ʃɪft ki waɪl ˈprɛsɪŋ ðə kju ki. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə fərst taɪm wi dɪˈskraɪb ðə kwɪt kəˈmænd, seɪ, ˈɛksət baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ðə kwɪt kəˈmænd ər ˈɛni ˈəðər taɪm, ʤɪst seɪ quit.”*.” ðə fərst stɛp ɪn ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz tɪ rən sɪns dɪˈfɔlts tɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈkɑrənt dɪˈrɛktəri fər ɪts faɪlz, ə gʊd aɪˈdiə tɪ kriˈeɪt ə nu fər ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt, ˈsiˈdi ˈɪntu ɪt ɪn ə ˈtərmənəl ˈwɪndoʊ, ənd ðɛn rən frəm ðɛr: naʊ ɪz ə gʊd taɪm tɪ ˈpræktɪs ðət kwɪt kəˈmænd ˈɔlsoʊ, ɪf ju ˈɛvər æsk fər hɛlp frəm ˈsəmˌwən ɛls, ˈprɑbəˌbli wɔnt tɪ noʊ wət ˈvərʒən ənd ˈjuzɪŋ. tɪ si ðɪs, juz ðə əˈbaʊt kəˈmænd (window→about*...). noʊt ðət wɪn stɑrts, ɪt kriˈeɪts nɑt ˈoʊnli ɪts meɪn ˈwɪndoʊ (ˈpɪkʧərd əˈbəv), bət tu əˈdɪʃənəl ˈwɪndoʊz. wən ɪz ðə library”*”, wɪʧ tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈleɪtər, ənd ðə ˈəðər ɪz ðə log”*” ðət kənˈteɪnz ɔl ðə ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ˈwɔrnɪŋz, ˈɛrərz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. fər naʊ, ju kən ʤɪst muv ðiz aʊt əv ðə weɪ. ɪf ju kloʊz ðiz, ju kən ðɛm ˈjuzɪŋ ənd lɔg. fər ˈɛni bɔrd ju kriˈeɪt, wən əv ðə fərst θɪŋz ju nid tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd ɔn ɪz haʊ bɪg ðə bɔrd ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi. ɪf ju wɔnt ɪt tɪ bi smɔl ɛz possible”*”, ðɛn ju kən kriˈeɪt ɪt ˈbɪgər ðən ju nid ənd ʧeɪnʤ ðə saɪz ˈleɪtər. fər ðɪs ˈsɪmpəl bɔrd, wi kən gɛs wi wɔnt ɪt tɪ bi wən ɪnʧ baɪ wən ɪnʧ. ðə bɔrd saɪz kənˈtroʊlz ər ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ðə ˈprɛfərənsɪz ˈwɪndoʊ (file→preferences*), wɪʧ kənˈteɪnz boʊθ ənd ˈprɛfərənsɪz. wi wɔnt ðə ˈsaɪzɪz ˈprɛfərənsɪz, soʊ klɪk ɔn ðə wərd ˈsaɪzɪz. ðə ˈwɪndoʊ ʃʊd lʊk laɪk ðɪs: wi bi ˈjuzɪŋ ðə tɛkst skeɪl ər ˈprɛfərənsɪz jɛt. noʊt ðət ðə ˈjunɪts ər mɪlz, soʊ ðə dɪˈfɔlt bɔrd saɪz ɪz sɪks ˈɪnʧɪz waɪd ənd faɪv ˈɪnʧɪz haɪ. ʧeɪnʤ ðiz ˈnəmbərz tɪ iʧ: wi wɪl nɛkst sɛt əp ɑr leɪərz, wɪʧ dɪˈfaɪn haʊ ˈmɛni ˈkɑpər leɪərz hæv ənd wət bi kɔld. səˈlɛkt ðə leɪərz ˈprɛfərənsɪz. si θri tæbz əˈlɔŋ ðə tɔp; klɪk ɔn ðə grups tæb tɪ ʃoʊ ðə leɪər grup ˈprɛfərənsɪz. fər ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt, ɔl wi wɔnt tɪ du ɪz meɪk ʃʊr ðət ðə ˈsɑdər leɪər ɪz ɔn ðə ˈsɑdər saɪd, ənd ðə kəmˈpoʊnənt leɪər ɪz ɔn ðə kəmˈpoʊnənt saɪd. klɪk ɪn ðə ˈbɑksɪz tɪ meɪk ““component”*” ənd side”*” ɪn grup 1 ənd ““solder”*” ənd side”*” ɪn grup 2 ðɛn klɪk ɔn ˈoʊˈkeɪ: ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈsɛtɪŋz wɔnt tɪ sɛt əp naʊ, ɛz ðeɪ gɪt seɪvd wɪθ ðə bɔrd. fərst, tərn ɔn ðə grɪd ˈvɪzəbəl grɪd ɪf ɪt ɔˈrɛdi ʧɛkt) ənd sɛt ɪt tɪ ər 100 mɪl mɪl). ðə grɪd ɪz drɔn ɛz ə fild əv ˈtaɪni dɑts, wɪʧ meɪ bi hɑrd tɪ si ɔn ɑr bɔrd bət wʊd bi ˈiziər tɪ si ɪf ðɛr wər mɔr əv ðɛm. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, swɪʧ tɪ ə 10 mɪl grɪd ənd noʊt ðə ˈdɪfərəns fərˈgɛt tɪ swɪʧ bæk tɪ 100 mɪl). nɛkst, wi wɔnt tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ˈɛni nu ˈtreɪsɪz wi kriˈeɪt ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli kəˈnɛkt wɪθ ˈɛni wi maɪt æd fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈædɪŋ ə graʊnd pleɪn ər fill”*”. ðə ˈsɛtɪŋz ˈmɛnju həz ˈmɛni ˈsɛtɪŋz ɪn ɪt, bət fər naʊ, ʤɪst meɪk ʃʊr ðət nu laɪnz, ɑrks klɪr ənd snæps tɪ pɪnz ənd pædz ər ʧɛkt, ənd ˈɔtoʊ ɛnˈfɔrs ˈklɪrəns ɪz nɑt ʧɛkt. naʊ ðət sɛt əp ɑr bɔrd, ə gʊd taɪm tɪ seɪv ɪt. juz ðə seɪv kəˈmænd leɪaʊt). sɪns ðɪs ɪz ðə fərst taɪm, ɪt wɪl æsk ju fər ə leɪaʊt neɪm. goʊɪŋ tɪ kɔl ðɪs leɪaʊt soʊ taɪp ðət ɪn wɛr ɪt sɪz neɪm ənd klɪk ˈoʊˈkeɪ. naʊ ðət jʊr bɔrd həz ə faɪl əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ɪt, ju kən ʤɪst leɪaʊt wɛˈnɛvər ju wɔnt tɪ seɪv jʊr wərk. naʊ stɑrt ˈædɪŋ ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈsərkət. ðɪs ˈsərkət wɪl bi ə ˈsɪmpəl lɛd ɪn ˈsɪriz wɪθ ə, ənd ə ˈhɛdər fər ə ˈbætəri. wi nid skɪˈmætɪks, ʤɪst æd ðə pɑrts ənd kəˈnɛkʃənz ˈmænjuəli. ðə fərst stɛp ɪz tɪ ʧuz ə rut staɪl fər jʊr nu ˈtreɪsɪz. ðə loʊər lɛft ˈkɔrnər lɪsts ðə fɔr əˈveɪləbəl rut staɪlz. meɪk ʃʊr ˈsɪgnəl ɪz səˈlɛktɪd, ðɛn klɪk rut staɪl tɪ brɪŋ əp ðə rut staɪl ˈwɪndoʊ. goʊɪŋ tɪ juz ˈfɛrli lɑrʤ ˈtreɪsɪz, wɪʧ ɪz ˈtɪpɪkəl əv ə ˈsɪmpəl bɔrd. ɪn ðət ˈwɪndoʊ, sɛt ðə laɪn wɪdθ tɪ 20 ˈviə hoʊl tɪ 36 ˈviə saɪz əv 76 ənd ˈklɪrəns tɪ 20 ðɛn klɪk ˈoʊˈkeɪ: nɛkst æd ðə θri pɑrts wi nid. ɪn ˈlɑrʤər ˈprɑʤɛkts, ðɪs wɪl bi dən baɪ bət nid tɪ noʊ ðə ˈfʊtˌprɪnt neɪmz fər ðət. faɪnd ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ˈwɪndoʊ (ɪf ju lɛft ɪt ˈoʊpən) ər ˈoʊpən ɪt (ɪf ju kloʊzd ɪt) wɪθ. klɪk ɔn ðə ˈtraɪˌæŋgəl nɛkst tɪ tɪ ˈoʊpən ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri. skroʊl daʊn tɪ ənd klɪk ɔn ɪt, tɪ ˈoʊpən ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri. wɪn ju ʧuz ðə pɑrts aʊt əv ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri, ˈnoʊtɪs ðət ðɛr ɪz səm tɛkst ɪn skwɛr ˈbrækɪts ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈfʊtˌprɪnt neɪm nid fər ðə fərst wi wɔnt ɪz ðə lɛd. juz fər ðə lɛd, wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈreɪdiəl ˈsɪlɪndər, ˈpoʊlərˌaɪzd, 100 mɪl ˈspeɪsɪŋ. skroʊl daʊn ənˈtɪl ju faɪnd ɪt, ənd klɪk ɔn ɪt. wɪn ju muv ðə ˈkərsər bæk tɪ ðə ˈwɪndoʊ, si ðət ɪt naʊ ˈkɛriz ðə ˈaʊˌtlaɪn əv ðə pɑrt wɪθ ɪt: prɛs ðə lɛft maʊs ˈbətən tɪ pleɪs ə pɑrt ɔn jʊr bɔrd. muv ɪt ˈleɪtər. du ðə seɪm fər ən ˈfʊtˌprɪnt fər ðə, ənd ə jʊr bɔrd ʃʊd naʊ lʊk ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs: wi wɪl juz ðə səˈlɛkʃən ənd ˈroʊˌteɪt tulz tɪ pəˈzɪʃən ðə pɑrts wɛr wi wɔnt ðɛm. ðə ˈpælət əv tulz ɪz ʤɪst əˈbəv ðə rut staɪlz, ɔn ðə lɛft. ðə tu wi wɔnt ər sɛl ənd rɑt: fərst klɪk ɔn ðə rɑt (ˈroʊˌteɪt) tul. ðə ˈkərsər ʃʊd ʧeɪnʤ ʃeɪp tɪ ækt ɛz ə hɪnt ðət ˈroʊˌteɪt ˌwəˈtɛvər ju klɪk ɔn. pəˈzɪʃən ðə ˈkərsər ˈoʊvər ðə skwɛr pæd ɔn ðə ˈhɛdər ənd klɪk ðə lɛft maʊs ˈbətən: naʊ klɪk ɔn ðə sɛl (səˈlɛkʃən) tul, ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ðə tool”*”. ju muv pɑrts baɪ ˈprɛsɪŋ ðə lɛft maʊs ˈbətən waɪl ðə ˈkərsər ɪz ˈoʊvər ðə pɑrt, ənd ˈmuvɪŋ ðə maʊs waɪl ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə maʊs ˈbətən daʊn. ðə pɑrt ˌɪtˈsɛlf muv; ˌɪnˈstɛd, ə ˈaʊˌtlaɪn əv ðə pɑrt ɪz muvd (məʧ laɪk wɪn ˈpleɪsɪŋ pɑrts). wɪn ju riˈlis ðə maʊs ˈbətən, ðə pɑrt ɪz muvd. muv ðə ˈhɛdər soʊ ðət ðə skwɛr pɪn ɪz æt (ðə koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪts ər ʃoʊn ɪn ðə ˈəpər raɪt ˈkɔrnər əv ðə ˈwɪndoʊ), ðə skwɛr pɪn æt ənd ðə skwɛr pɪn æt jʊr bɔrd ʃʊd naʊ lʊk laɪk ðɪs: naʊ ɪz ə ˈrɪli gʊd taɪm tɪ seɪv jʊr leɪaʊt. nɛkst stɑrt ˈædɪŋ ðə ˈtreɪsɪz ðət kəˈnɛkt ðə pɑrts. juz ðə laɪn tul tɪ æd ðɛm. sɪns ðɪs ɪz ə ˈsɪmpəl bɔrd, ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi bɪlt ɛz ə bɔrd, wɪθ ðə ˈtreɪsɪz ɔn ðə ““back”*” saɪd, soʊ wi wɔnt ðə ˈsɑdər leɪər tɪ bi ðə drɔɪŋ leɪər. ɔn ðə lɛft saɪd əv ðə ˈwɪndoʊ ɪz ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˈbətənz neɪmd ˈæftər ˈvɛriəs leɪərz ɪn jʊr bɔrd. wən əv ðɛm ɪz neɪmd ˈsɑdər. tɪ ðə lɛft əv ðət ˈbətən ɪz ə smɔl ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər. klɪk ɔn ɪt. klɪk ɔn ðə ˈbətən ˌɪtˈsɛlf ðət ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ðə ˌvɪzəˈbɪlɪti əv ðə leɪər. klɪk ɔn ðə ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər. ðə weɪ ðə laɪn tul wərks ɪz ðət ju klɪk ɔn ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ pɔɪnt, muv ðə tɪ ðə ɛnd pɔɪnt, ənd klɪk əˈgɛn. baɪ nɑt rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ju tɪ hoʊld ðə maʊs ˈbətən daʊn, ju hæv ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ skroʊl ənd zum tɪ faɪnd ðə ˈɛndˌpɔɪnt. ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ klɪk ɔn ˌɪnərˈmidiɪt pɔɪnts tɪ meɪk laɪnz wɪθ ˈməltəpəl ˈkɔrnərz. tɪ ɛnd ðə treɪs, ər stɑrt ə nu treɪs ˈɛlsˌwɛr, prɛs ðə ki. ɪf ju prɛs ðə ki əˈgɛn, ju rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə səˈlɛkʃən tul. ɪf ju əˈtɛmpt tɪ kəˈnɛkt tu pɔɪnts ðət ɔn ðə seɪm ˈvərtɪkəl, ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl, ər daɪˈægənəl laɪn, ðə laɪn tul wɪl kriˈeɪt ə pɛr əv ˈtreɪsɪz tɪ kəˈnɛkt ðɛm. wən wɪl bi ˈiðər ˈvərtɪkəl ər ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl, ənd ðə ˈəðər wɪl bi daɪˈægənəl. ðə ˌsɛgˈmɛnt wɪl bi kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ pɔɪnt, ənd ðə daɪˈægənəl ˌsɛgˈmɛnt wɪl ˈfɑloʊ ðə. ɪf ju lʊk ɪn ðə ˈstætəs bɑr, si ə ˈsɪmbəl ðət ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðɪs: ˈprɛsɪŋ ðə ki ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ðɪs moʊd. ɪf ɪt sɪz ðə daɪˈægənəl wɪl əˈtæʧ tɪ ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ pɔɪnt, ənd ðə wɪl əˈtæʧ tɪ ðə. ɪf ɪt sɪz ˈniðər, ˈoʊnli wən ˌsɛgˈmɛnt æt ə taɪm wɪl bi drɔn, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv tu. ˈɔlsoʊ, ju kən juz ðə ʃɪft ki tɪ ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli ˈtɑgəl bɪtˈwin ənd moʊdz. soʊ æd ðə θri ˈtreɪsɪz wi nid. prɛs ðə ki ənˈtɪl ɪz ʃoʊn (ðɪs ɪz ðə dɪˈfɔlt wɪn ju stɑrt ənd kəˈnɛkt ðə lɛft pɪn tɪ ðə tɔp ˈhɛdər pɪn. klɪk, muv, klɪk, kəˈnɛkt ðə lɛft lɛd pɪn tɪ ðə ˈbɑtəm ˈhɛdər pɪn. kəˈnɛkt ðə raɪt pɪn tɪ ðə raɪt lɛd pɪn. nɛkst meɪk səm əˈʤəstmənts tɪ ɑr. ənˈlɛs ju hæv jʊr oʊn ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ðət twikt tɪ bi right”*”, ˈlaɪkli ðət nid tɪ əˈʤəst səm θɪŋz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə bɔrd leɪaʊt ˈprɔˌsɛs. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ju maɪt nid tɪ meɪk rum fər ə treɪs bɪtˈwin tu pɪnz. ɪn ɑr keɪs, goʊɪŋ tɪ meɪk səm əˈʤəstmənts ðət ər əˈproʊpriˌeɪt fər ˈhoʊmˈmeɪd bɔrdz. goʊɪŋ tɪ meɪk ðə pædz ˈbɪgər, ɪn keɪs wi drɪl off-center*. ðɛr ɪz ə ʤəˈnɛrɪk size”*” kəˈmænd taɪd tɪ ðə ɛs ki. pleɪs ðə ˈoʊvər wən əv ðə pɪnz ənd taɪp ɛs ənd ðə pɪn gɪts ˈbɪgər. prɛs ənd ðə pɪn gɪts sˈmɔlər. ju kən ʧeɪnʤ ðə saɪz əv pɪnz, pædz, ˈtreɪsɪz, ənd ˈivɪn sɪlk ðɪs weɪ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ə lɔt əv θɪŋz æt wəns, ə ˈsɪmpələr weɪ. juz ðə ɔl ˈvɪzəbəl ˈɑbʤɛkts ˈmɛnju ˈɛntri tɪ səˈlɛkt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. naʊ ju kən juz ðə saɪz əv səˈlɛktɪd ˈɑbʤɛkts ˈmɛnju tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ɔl ðə səˈlɛktɪd θɪŋz æt wəns. ɪn ɑr keɪs, wi wɔnt ðə pɪnz 10 mɪl ˈɔpʃən tɪ meɪk ɑr pɪnz ə ˈlɪtəl ˈbɪgər. ˈæftər ˈklɪkɪŋ ðət, si ðət ɔl ðə pɪnz ər ə ˈlɪtəl ˈbɪgər. naʊ ju kən ɔl ˈɑbʤɛkts tɪ ðɛm ɔl. ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ juz ðə səˈlɛkt tul (sɛl) tɪ səˈlɛkt ənd deselect*. tɪ səˈlɛkt, ˈiðər klɪk wɪθ ðə lɛft maʊs ˈbətən ɔn ðə ˈɑbʤɛkt ju wɔnt tɪ səˈlɛkt, ər dræg ə ˈrɛktæŋgəl əraʊnd ə grup əv θɪŋz. tɪ deselect*, ʤɪst klɪk ˈsəmˌwɛr wɛr ðɛr ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ tɪ səˈlɛkt ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls, laɪk ɪf ju ˈwɔntɪd tɪ səˈlɛkt tu ər θri θɪŋz ðət grupt ˈnaɪsli. nɛkst wi wɪl ˈleɪbəl ɑr kəmˈpoʊnənts. iʧ ˈɛləmənt həz θri tɛkst strɪŋz ɪt kən dɪˈspleɪ; ju ʧuz wɪʧ θru ə vju ˈmɛnju ˈɔpʃən. ðə dɪˈfɔlt ɪz tɪ dɪˈspleɪ ðə ˈrɛfərəns (refdes*), wɪʧ ɪz wət wi wɔnt fər naʊ. sɪns boʊθ pɪnz ənd ˈɛləmənts kən hæv ˈleɪbəlz, tərn ɔf ðə grɪd soʊ wi kən səˈlɛkt ðə ˈɛləmənts grɪd). naʊ səˈlɛkt ðə neɪm ɔn leɪaʊt ˈmɛnju. moʊst əv ðə goʊz ““grey”*” ənd æsks ju tɪ səˈlɛkt ən ˈɑbʤɛkt. ɔn ðə (ɔn ðə ˈbɑdi, nɑt ɔn ðə pɪnz). ə ˈdaɪəlɔg bɑks pɑps əp ˈæskɪŋ ju fər ðə nu neɪm. meɪk ʃʊr ɪt sɪz ““element”*” ənd nɑt ““pin”*”, ənd taɪp ɪn ju kən naʊ dræg ənd drɔp ðə neɪm tɪ wɛr ju wɔnt ɪt, biɪŋ ˈkɛrfəl tɪ pɪk əp ðə ˈleɪbəl ənd nɑt ˈɛni ˈtreɪsɪz: ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ juz ˈkiˌbɔrd ˈʃɔrtˌkəts. pəˈzɪʃən ðə ˈoʊvər ðə lɛd, bət nɑt ˈoʊvər ðə pɪnz, ənd prɛs ðə ɛn ki (fər ““name”*”). taɪp ɪn sɛt ðə neɪm əv ðə ˈhɛdər tɪ ənd əreɪnʤ ðə neɪmz soʊ ðeɪ lʊk laɪk ðɪs: fərˈgɛt tɪ seɪv jʊr wərk ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli. wɪl ˈnɔrməli seɪv ə ˈkɑpi ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli ˈɛvəri wəns ɪn ə waɪl, bət ə gʊd ˈhæbət tɪ seɪv ɪt ˈmænjuəli wɪn æt ə gʊd ˈstɑpɪŋ pɔɪnt. wi kən ˈɔlsoʊ æd əˈdɪʃənəl tɛkst tɪ ðə ənd ˈkɑpər leɪərz. æd səm tɛkst tɪ ðə ˈhɛdər, soʊ wi noʊ wɪʧ weɪ tɪ pləg ðə ˈbætəri ɪn. wi wɔnt tɪ juz ðə tɛkst tul: wi ˈɔlsoʊ wɔnt ðə leɪər tɪ bi ðə dɪˈfɔlt drɔɪŋ leɪər: naʊ, klɪk bɪˈloʊ ðə skwɛr pɪn, ənd ˈɛnər ɪn ðə ˈdaɪəlɔg ðət pɑps əp. juz ðə ɛs ki ə hoʊl bənʧ əv taɪmz tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈbɪgər, ðɛn juz ðə səˈlɛkʃən tul tɪ muv ɪt ɪn pleɪs. du ðə seɪm fər ðə ˈleɪbəl. naʊ ðət dən wɪθ ðə ˈleɪbəlz, sɛt ðə grɪd bæk tɪ 100 mɪl ɪn keɪs ju muv ˈɛni əv ðə ˈtreɪsɪz ər pɑrts; wəns hɑrd tɪ gɪt ðɛm bæk ɔn tɪ ðə grɪd. dən ˈɛdɪtɪŋ ðə bɔrd naʊ, soʊ ɪf ju ɔˈrɛdi, seɪv jʊr wərk. bət naʊ ðət ðə bɔrd ɪz dən, wət du wi du wɪθ ɪt? wɛl, ðət dɪˈpɛndz ɔn haʊ goʊɪŋ tɪ meɪk jʊr bɔrd. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ du ɪt ˈjɔrsɛlf, ju ˈprɑbəˌbli wɔnt tɪ sɛnd ɪt tɪ jʊr ˈprɪnər. ɪf ju wɔnt ˈsəmˌwən ɛls tɪ meɪk ɪt, ˈprɑbəˌbli wɔnt ˈgərbər faɪlz. ɪn jʊr faɪl ˈmɛnju, ðɛr ər θri ˈɔpʃənz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn. ðə prɪnt leɪaʊt... ˈɔpʃən prɪnts jʊr leɪaʊt, bət noʊt ðət ɪt wɪl prɪnt 11 ˈpeɪʤɪz əv bɔrd leɪərz! ðɪs ˈprɑbəˌbli wət ju ˈnɔrməli wɔnt, bət du ɪt ˈɛniˌweɪ. ðɛr ər ə lɔt əv ˈɔpʃənz ðɛr, bət ˈoʊnli ə ˈkəpəl ju nid tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt raɪt naʊ. səˈlɛkt ““fill-page”*” ənd ““ps-color”*” ənd klɪk ˈoʊˈkeɪ. ““fill-page”*” zumz jʊr prɪnts tɪ fɪl ðə peɪʤ. ““ps-color”*” ˈkɔzɪz iʧ leɪər tɪ bi ˈprɪnɪd ɪn ðə seɪm ˈkələr ɛz ju si ɔn ðə skrin. ɪf ˈmeɪkɪŋ bɔrdz æt hoʊm ˈjuzɪŋ ˈtoʊnər ˈtrænsfər, ju wɔnt ðiz ˈɔpʃənz ɔf, ənd ju wɔnt ““mirror”*” ɔn. ɪn moʊst ˈkeɪsɪz, ju wɔnt tɪ ʤɪst prɪnt ðə hoʊl dɪˈzaɪn. ˈjuʒəwəli juz ðə ˈɛkspɔrt leɪaʊt... ˈɔpʃən tɪ ˈɛkspɔrt jʊr leɪaʊt ɪn ə ˈfɔrˌmæt ðət ˈəðərz kən juz. wɪn ju ˈɛkspɔrt, ə lɪst əv ˈpɑsəbəl ˈɛkspɔrt taɪps ɪz ˈɔfərd: klɪk ɔn ˈgərbər soʊ wi kən kriˈeɪt səm ˈgərbər (rs-274x*) faɪlz, wɪʧ ər ˈɪndəstri ˈstændərd faɪl fər dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ˈsərkət bɔrdz. klɪk ɔn ðɛn ˈoʊˈkeɪ. si ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs ɪn jʊr ˈtərmənəl: ˈgərbər: 5 ɪn ˈgərbər: 5 ɪn ˈgərbər: 3 ɪn ˈgərbər: 3 ɪn ˈgərbər: 2 ɪn ˈgərbər: 3 ɪn ˈgərbər: 3 ɪn fər ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈsaɪdɪd bɔrd, moʊst fæb ˈhaʊsɪz wɪl nid ðə bæk, backmask*, plated-drill*, frontsilk*, ənd fæb faɪlz. ˈɔlˌweɪz prəˈdusɪz ““positive”*” ɪn keɪs ðə fæb æsks. fər hoʊm ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃən, wɔnt tɪ prɪnt (si əˈbəv) wɪˈθaʊt ðə ər ˈɔpʃənz. fər ðɪs ˈsɪmpəl bɔrd, ˈprɪnər ˌkæləˈbreɪʃən ɪz nɑt ˈnidɪd. ɪf ˈdrɪlɪŋ jʊr oʊn hoʊlz, ju meɪ wɔnt tɪ səˈlɛkt ðə drɪl ˈhɛlpər ˈɔpʃən, wɪʧ rɪˈdusɪz ðə daɪˈæmətər əv ðə hoʊlz ɪn ðə ˈkɑpər wɛˈrɛvər ˈdrɪlɪŋ tɪ hɛlp ju ˈsɛnər ðə drɪl ˈprɑpərli. ɪf ju juz ðə ɪkˈspɔrtər, səˈlɛktɪŋ ðə ““multi-file”*” ˈɔpʃən pʊts iʧ leɪər ɪn ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt faɪl. ðət weɪ, ju kən prɪnt ˈoʊnli ðə leɪərz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn. soʊ si wət prəˈdust. ˈɛksət frəm wɪθ ˈproʊˌgræm ənd faɪnd jʊr ˈtərmənəl əˈgɛn. aɪ juz ðə fri ˈproʊˌgræmz ənd tɪ vju maɪ ɪkˈspɔrtəd faɪlz; ɪz ghostscript*, bət jʊr ˈdɛskˌtɑp ˈprɑbəˌbli noʊz wət tɪ du ɪf ju ˈdəbəl klɪk ɔn ə faɪl ɪn jʊr faɪl ˈbraʊzər. ɪz ə ˈgərbər faɪl vjuər pɑrt əv: ɪt! ðə nɛkst stɛp ɪz tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli meɪk bɔrd (ər hæv ðɛm meɪd), wɪʧ ɪz bɪɔnd ðə skoʊp əv ðɪs tuˈtɔriəl. bɔrd ðɪs nɛkst bɔrd wɪl ˌɪntrəˈdus səm əˈdɪʃənəl ˈkɑnsɛpts ɪn ðət wɪl hɛlp ju wɪθ mɔr ˈkɑmplɛks bɔrd. ɪt ɪz əˈsumd ðət gɔn θru ðə ˈpriviəs bɔrd, ənd ðoʊz ˈkɑnsɛpts wɪl nɑt bi re-explained*. ðɪs bɔrd wɪl bi əˈnəðər bɔrd, bət wɪθ əˈdɪʃənəl kəmˈpoʊnənts. wi wɪl juz ə skɪˈmætɪk tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ðə ˈsərkət, kriˈeɪt səm ˈkəstəm ˈsɪmbəlz ənd ˈfʊtˌprɪnts, ənd lərn tɪ juz ðə. wi wɪl bɪˈgɪn baɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ɑr ˈkəstəm ˈsɪmbəlz ənd ˈfʊtˌprɪnts. fərst, wi məst kriˈeɪt ˈloʊkəl ˈsɪmbəlz ənd ˈfʊtˌprɪnt dɪˈrɛktəriz ənd tiʧ ðə tulz tɪ juz ðɛm. maɪ ˈprɛfərəns ɪz tɪ kriˈeɪt ɪn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt dɪˈrɛktəri kɔld ˈsɪmbəlz ənd ˈfʊtˌprɪnts wi ðɛn kriˈeɪt səm faɪlz tɪ tɛl ənd tɪ lʊk ɪn ðiz dɪˈrɛktəriz. ðə fərst ɪz kɔld ənd kənˈteɪnz ʤɪst ðɪs wən laɪn: "./ˈsɪmbəlz") ðə ˈsɛkənd ɪz kɔld ənd kənˈteɪnz ʤɪst ðɪs wən laɪn: "./ˈsɪmbəlz") ðə θərd ɪz project-specific*. ðə ˈproʊˌgræm kən rɛd ɪts kəˈmændz frəm ə ˈprɑʤɛkt faɪl, ənd wi wɪl juz ðɪs tɪ tɛl ɪt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈfʊtˌprɪnts dɪˈrɛktəri. ðə faɪl ɪz kɔld ənd kənˈteɪnz: ./ˈfʊtˌprɪnts skɪˈmætɪks ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt faɪl tɛlz wɛr tɪ gɪt ˈɛləmənt dɪˈskrɪpʃənz, wɪʧ skɪˈmætɪks tɪ rɛd (wi ˈoʊnli hæv wən), ənd wət beɪs neɪm tɪ juz fər ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈaʊtˌpʊt faɪlz. wi məst kriˈeɪt tu ˈkəstəm ˈsɪmbəlz fər ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt. ðə fərst ɪz fər ɑr paʊər ʤæk, ənd ɪz ə ˈpjʊrli ˈkəstəm ˈsɪmbəl. kriˈeɪtɪŋ səʧ ˈsɪmbəlz ɪz bɪɔnd ðə skoʊp əv ðɪs tuˈtɔriəl. pliz rɪˈfər tɪ ðə ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən fər ðət. ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈsɪmbəl ˈjuzɪz ðə juˈtɪləti wɪʧ ju kən ˈdaʊnˌloʊd frəm ðə wɛb (si http://www.gedasymbols.org/user/dj_delorie/tools/djboxsym.html*). ðə fərst ˈsɪmbəl ɪz kɔld ənd lʊks laɪk ðɪs: ə ˈkɑpi əv ðɪs ˈsɪmbəl ɪn ðə sɔrs ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən fər ðɪs ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən. ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈsɪmbəl ɪz bɪlt frəm ðɪs faɪl: [ˈleɪbəlz] 555 refdes=u*? [lɛft] 7 dɪʃ 6 θrɛʃ 2 trɪg [raɪt] 4 reɪz 3 aʊt 5 [tɔp] 8 [ˈbɑtəm] 1 ənd lʊks laɪk ðɪs: naʊ, ˈjuzɪŋ ðoʊz ˈsɪmbəlz, kriˈeɪt jʊr skɪˈmætɪk, ənd neɪm ɪt ə ˈkɑpi əv ðə skɪˈmætɪk faɪl ɪn ðə sɔrs ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ˈɔlsoʊ. ɪt ʃʊd lʊk laɪk ðɪs: ˈjuzɪŋ sɛt ðə ˈfʊtˌprɪnt ənd ˈvælju əˈtrɪˌbjuts ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: ˈfʊtˌprɪnt ˈvælju ˈsiˈwən rɛd naʊ wi məst kriˈeɪt ðə ˈkəstəm ˈfʊtˌprɪnt fər ðə paʊər ʤæk. waɪl ðɛr ər ˈvɛriəs kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tulz ðət kən bi juzd fər lɑrʤ ˈfʊtˌprɪnts (laɪk bgas*), fər smɔl pɑrts laɪk ðɪs ðə ˈiziəst weɪ ɪz tɪ kriˈeɪt ðə ˈfʊtˌprɪnt ɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ðɪs ɪz dən baɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ““board”*” wɪθ ənd laɪnz, ðɛn kənˈvərtɪŋ ɪt tɪ ən ˈɛləmənt ənd ˈseɪvɪŋ ɪt. ʧeɪnʤ tɪ ðə ˈfʊtˌprɪnts ənd stɑrt ɪt ˈmætər haʊ bɪg ðə ˈwərkɪŋ ˈɛriə ɪz, ər ðə leɪər stackup*. ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə spɛks fər ɑr paʊər ʤæk, wi noʊt ðət ˈmɛʒərmənts ər ˈgɪvɪn ɪn tɛnθs əv ə ˈmɪləˌmitər, soʊ juz ə ˈmɛtrɪk grɪd. tɪ stɑrt, sɛt ðə grɪd tɪ, muv ðə tɪ ðə ˈsɛnər əv ðə bɔrd, ənd prɛs tɪ sɛt ðə mɑrk. ðɪs wɪl bi ðə ˈrɛfərəns pɔɪnt fər ɔl ɑr ˈmɛʒərmənts. baɪ duɪŋ ðɪs wɪθ ə lɑrʤ grɪd ˈvælju, wi ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ɪt wɪl bi ˈizi tɪ klɪk ɔn ðə seɪm spɑt ˈleɪtər ɔn ɪf ˈnidɪd. naʊ sɛt ðə grɪd tɪ 0.1mm*, wɪʧ juz tɪ pleɪs ɔl ɑr ənd laɪnz. ˈjuzɪŋ tɪ kriˈeɪt pɪnz, soʊ wi nid tɪ sɛt ðə ˈviə saɪz ənd drɪl daɪˈæmətər. klɪk ɔn ðə rut staɪl ˈbətən tɪ brɪŋ əp ðə rut staɪlz ˈdaɪəlɔg, ənd sɛt ˈviə hoʊl tɪ ənd ˈviə saɪz tɪ 3.6mm*. waɪl hir, sɛt laɪn wɪdθ tɪ, nid ðət wɪn wi drɔ ðə ˈaʊˌtlaɪn ˈleɪtər. naʊ, zum ɪn ɪˈnəf tɪ si ðə grɪd pɔɪnts. pleɪs wən ˈviə tɪ ðə lɛft əv ðə mɑrk, wən tɪ ðə raɪt, ənd wən əˈbəv. ˈsikwəns ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt! ðə pɪnz wɪl bi ˈnəmbərd ɪn ðə seɪm ˈɔrdər ɛz ðə ˈviə kriˈeɪʃən. tɪ pleɪs ə ˈviə, səˈlɛkt ðə ˈviə tul, pəˈzɪʃən ðə, ənd prɛs ðə lɛft maʊs ˈbətən. ˈjuzɪŋ ðə laɪn tul, ðə seɪm tul ju juzd tɪ drɔ ˈkɑpər ˈtreɪsɪz ɪn ðə fərst bɔrd, wi wɪl drɔ ən ˈaʊˌtlaɪn əv ðə ʤæk ɔn ðə sɪlk leɪər. səˈlɛkt ðə laɪn tul, ənd meɪk ðə sɪlk leɪər ˈæktɪv. drɔ ɛz məʧ əv ə bɑks ɛz ju kən wɪʧ ɪkˈstɛndz tɪ ðə raɪt əv ðə mɑrk, tɪ ðə lɛft, ənd əˈbəv ənd bɪˈloʊ. bi ˈkɛrfəl nɑt tɪ drɔ ɔn tɔp əv jʊr pɪnz, ər jʊr bɔrd wɪl hæv ɪŋk ɔn ðə pɪnz. ɪt ʃʊd lʊk ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs: naʊ, sɛt ðə grɪd bæk tɪ soʊ wi kən ˈizəli klɪk ɔn ðə mɑrk. səˈlɛkt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ɔl ˈvɪzəbəl ˈɑbʤɛkts ˈmɛnju ˈbətən. pəˈzɪʃən ðə ɔn ðə mɑrk ənd prɛs tɪ ˈkɑpi ɔl ðə ˈɑbʤɛkts tɪ ðə ˈbəfər. juz ðə ˈbəfər tɪ ˈɛləmənt ˈmɛnju ˈbətən tɪ ˈkɑnvərt ðə ˈbəfər tɪ ən ˈɛləmənt. ju kən naʊ klɪk ˈsəmˌwɛr ɛls ɔn ðə bɔrd tɪ peɪst ə ˈkɑpi əv jʊr nu ˈɛləmənt fər ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən. ðə fərst θɪŋ tɪ du ɪz ʧɛk ðə pɪn ˈnəmbərz. pleɪs ðə ɔn ðə mɑrk ənd prɛs ðə di ki tɪ tərn ɔn ðə pɪn ˈnəmbərz. ʧɛk tɪ meɪk ʃʊr kərˈɛkt, ðɛn prɛs di tɪ tərn ðɛm bæk ɔf əˈgɛn. naʊ, goʊɪŋ tɪ sɛt ðə dɪˈfɔlt pəˈzɪʃən əv ðə ˈleɪbəl. pleɪs ðə ɔn ðə mɑrk ənd prɛs ðə ɛn ki. ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈɛləmənt neɪm tɪ ʤeɪ? baɪ dɪˈfɔlt ɪt ʃoʊz əp æt ðə mɑrk. juz ðə səˈlɛkʃən tul ənd ɛs ki tɪ pəˈzɪʃən ðə ˈleɪbəl ɛz ʃoʊn bɪˈloʊ. ˈjuzɪŋ ðə səˈlɛkʃən tul, pəˈzɪʃən ðə ɔn ðə mɑrk ənd klɪk ɔn ɪt tɪ səˈlɛkt ɪt. prɛs tɪ ˈkɑpi ɪt tɪ ðə ˈbəfər, ənd juz ˈbəfər ˈɛləmənts tɪ faɪl tɪ seɪv jʊr nu ˈfʊtˌprɪnt tɪ ə faɪl. seɪv ɪt ɛz ɪn ðə ˈfʊtˌprɪnts dɪˈrɛktəri. noʊt ðət ðə neɪm əv ðə faɪl məst mæʧ ðə ˈfʊtˌprɪnt əˈtrɪˌbjut ju juzd fər ðə paʊər ʤæk ɪn jʊr skɪˈmætɪks. kənˌgræʧəˈleɪʃənz! kriˈeɪtɪd jʊr fərst ˈkəstəm ˈfʊtˌprɪnt. naʊ ðət wi hæv ɑr skɪˈmætɪks ənd ˈkəstəm ˈfʊtˌprɪnt, wi nid tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ tɪ stɑrt ðə bɔrd leɪaʊt. ðə tul wi wɪl juz ɪz wɪʧ ridz skɪˈmætɪks ənd kən kriˈeɪt ər ˈəpˌdeɪt ə bɔrd tɪ mæʧ. sɪns juz ðə seɪm dɪˈfɔlts ɛz wi wɪl kriˈeɪt ðə bɔrd ɪn ənd ˈoʊnli juz ɪn ˈəpˌdeɪt moʊd. wɪn kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə bɔrd, ə gʊd aɪˈdiə tɪ stɑrt wɪθ ə ˈlɑrʤər bɔrd ðən jʊr ˈfaɪnəl saɪz. fər ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt, ðə ˈfaɪnəl saɪz wɪl bi ˈɪnʧɪz waɪd baɪ ˈɪnʧɪz haɪ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, stɑrt wɪθ 2 baɪ 2 ɪnʧ bɔrd tɪ gɪv ˈjuˈɛs səm rum tɪ muv θɪŋz əraʊnd. rən ənd kriˈeɪt jʊr bɔrd, ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ðə saɪz, leɪərz, ənd staɪlz ʤɪst laɪk ɪn ðə læst ˈprɑʤɛkt. meɪk ʃʊr ju sɛt ə 100 mɪl grɪd, sɪns ðə pɑrts ˈjuzɪŋ ər ɔl dɪˈzaɪnd wɪθ 100 mɪl ˈspeɪsɪŋ ɪn maɪnd. ˈɔlsoʊ, meɪk ʃʊr snæps tɪ pɪnz ənd pædz ɪz ʧɛkt. seɪv ðɪs ˈɛmti bɔrd ɛz ənd ˈɛksət. naʊ wi rən ˈpæsɪŋ ɪt ðə neɪm əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt faɪl: ˌbæˈkɛnd ðɪs ˌbæˈkɛnd ɪz ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl juz æt jʊr oʊn rɪsk! ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈɛmˈfɔr ˈprɑˌsɛsər fər ˈfʊtˌprɪnts dən ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ. wərk pərˈfɔrmd: 1 faɪl ˈɛləmənts ənd 6 ˈɛmˈfɔr ˈɛləmənts ˈædɪd tɪ. nɛkst stɛps: 1 rən ɔn jʊr faɪl. 2 frəm wɪˈθɪn, səˈlɛkt "faɪl loʊd leɪaʊt ˈdætə tɪ peɪst ˈbəfər" ənd səˈlɛkt tɪ loʊd ðə nu ˈfʊtˌprɪnts ˈɪntu jʊr ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ leɪaʊt. 3 frəm wɪˈθɪn, səˈlɛkt "faɪl loʊd faɪl" ənd səˈlɛkt tɪ loʊd ðə ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd. 4 frəm wɪˈθɪn, ˈɛnər :executefile(fb-blinker.cmd*) tɪ ˈəpˌdeɪt ðə pɪn neɪmz əv ɔl ˈfʊtˌprɪnts. wət dɪz ɪz riˈmuv ˈɛləmənts frəm jʊr bɔrd ðət ɪgˈzɪst ɪn ðə skɪˈmætɪk, prəˈvaɪd nu ˈɛləmənts ðət nid tɪ bi ˈædɪd, ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ən ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd, ənd kriˈeɪt ə skrɪpt ðət ɔl ðə pɪnz. ju nid tɪ juz ɔl ðiz fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, aɪ ˈrɛrli juz ðə pɪn riˈneɪmɪŋ skrɪpt bət wi wɪl ðɪs taɪm, soʊ ju kən lərn haʊ iʧ faɪl ɪz juzd. wi wɪl du ɛz ðə hɪnts əˈbəv tɛl ˈjuˈɛs tɪ du. rən tɪ brɪŋ əp ðə ˈɛmti bɔrd. loʊd ðə nu ˈɛləmənt ˈdætə, wɪʧ ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ju tɪ ðə ˈbəfər tul. klɪk ɔn ðə bɔrd tɪ pleɪs ɔl ðoʊz nu pɑrts. ɔl bi ɪn ðə seɪm pleɪs, bət fɪks ðət ˈleɪtər. loʊd ðə nu, ənd rən ðə skrɪpt. ˈæftər ˈkloʊzɪŋ ˈɛni ðət meɪ hæv kəm əp, jʊr bɔrd ʃʊd lʊk laɪk ðɪs: ðə nɛkst stɛp ɪz tɪ ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ðə ˈɛləmənts soʊ wi kən stɑrt leɪɪŋ aʊt ɑr bɔrd. juz ðə ɔl ˈɛləmənts ˈmɛnju ˈɔpʃən, wɪʧ sprɛdz əˈpɑrt ðə ˈɛləmənts. ðɛn, juz ðə ræts nɛst ˈmɛnju ˈɔpʃən (ər ðə oʊ ki) tɪ drɔ ɔl ðə ræts ɔn ðə bɔrd. ðiz wɪl hɛlp ju ˈfɪgjər aʊt ən ˈɑptɪməm leɪaʊt əv jʊr ˈɛləmənts. jʊr bɔrd ʃʊd lʊk ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs (jʊrz meɪ ˈvɛri dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn haʊ ðə dɪˈspərsəl wərkt): ɪf ju pəˈzɪʃən ðə ˈoʊvər ənd prɛs ðə di ki, si ðət ðə pɪnz ər naʊ ˈleɪbəld wɪθ ðə seɪm ˈleɪbəlz ɛz ɪn ðə skɪˈmætɪk. ju kən juz ðə ʃoʊz ˈnəmbər ˈmɛnju tɪ ˈtɑgəl bɪtˈwin ðə sɪmˈbɑlɪk ˈleɪbəlz ənd ðə ərˈɪʤənəl pɪn ˈnəmbərz. naʊ, ɛz ˌbiˈfɔr, wi wɔnt tɪ riəreɪnʤ ðə ˈɛləmənts tɪ ənd ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪ ðə kəˈnɛkʃənz. ðɪs ɪz wɛr ðə ræts kəm ɪn ˈhændi. ɛz ju riəreɪnʤ ðə ˈɛləmənts, ðə ræts ˈfɑloʊ, soʊ ju kən si haʊ ˈroʊˌteɪtɪŋ ənd ˈmuvɪŋ ˈɛləmənts əˈfɛkt ðə leɪaʊt. ɛz ju muv ˈɛləmənts əraʊnd, prɛs ðə oʊ ki tɪ tɛl tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt ðə bɛst weɪ əv kəˈnɛktɪŋ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪn ðɛr nu loʊˈkeɪʃənz. ɛz ju muv ðə ˈɛləmənts əraʊnd, rɪˈmɛmbər tɪ pɪk əp ðə paʊər ʤæk baɪ ɪts mɑrk, ɛz ðə paʊər pɪnz hæv ˈmɛtrɪk ˈspeɪsɪŋ. ðə ˈəðər ˈɛləmənts ʃʊd bi pɪkt əp baɪ ðɛr pɪnz, sɪns ðeɪ hæv ɪnʧ ˈspeɪsɪŋ. baɪ ˈpɪkɪŋ əp ˈɛləmənts baɪ ðɛr pɪnz, ju ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ðɛr pɪnz ɛnd əp ɔn ðə grɪd pɔɪnts wɪn ju pʊt ðɛm daʊn. riəreɪnʤ jʊr ˈɛləmənts soʊ ðət ðeɪ lʊk laɪk ðɪs, ˈsəmˌwɛr nɪr ðə ˈsɛnər əv jʊr bɔrd. noʊt ðət ðə ræts nɛst wɪl tɛl ju wɪn ju hæv ðə rɪˈzɪstərz ˈbækwərdz, sɪns ðeɪ hæv ““polarity”*” laɪk ðə lɛd ər hæv. ɛz ˌbiˈfɔr, wi wɔnt tɪ muv ðə ˈleɪbəlz əraʊnd soʊ ðət boʊθ ˈvɪzəbəl ənd aʊt əv ðə weɪ. tɪ meɪk ðɪs ˈiziər, juz ðə neɪmz ˈɔpʃən tɪ kip ðə tulz frəm ˌæksəˈdɛnəli səˈlɛktɪŋ ˈɛləmənts ər ræt laɪnz. ʃət ɔf ðə grɪd, ənd juz ðə səˈlɛkʃən ənd ˈroʊˌteɪt tulz, ənd ðə ɛs saɪz ki, tɪ meɪk ðə ˈleɪbəlz laɪk ðɪs: naʊ juz neɪmz tɪ kip frəm ˌæksəˈdɛnəli ˈmuvɪŋ ɑr ˈleɪbəlz ˈleɪtər. stɪl ˈjuzɪŋ ɑr bɔrd. naʊ ɪz ðə taɪm tɪ rɪˈdus ɪt tɪ ðə ˈfaɪnəl saɪz. fərst, wi hæv tɪ muv ðə ˈɛləmənts tɪ ðə ˈəpər lɛft ˈkɔrnər əv ðə bɔrd. sɛt ðə grɪd bæk tɪ 100 mɪl, ɔl ˈvɪzəbəl ˈɑbʤɛkts, græb wən əv ðə pɪnz, ənd muv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ əp tɪ ðə ˈkɔrnər, ɛz kloʊz ɛz ju kən gɪt wɪˈθaʊt ˈtəʧɪŋ ðə ˈɛʤɪz: klɪk tɪ ənd ʧeɪnʤ ðə bɔrd saɪz tɪ 1400 mɪlz waɪd baɪ 900 mɪlz haɪ. fərˈgɛt tɪ seɪv ˈɔfən! əˈgɛn, ˈplænɪŋ ɔn ðɪs bɔrd, soʊ səˈlɛkt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ənd meɪk ɔl ðə pɪnz 10 mɪlz ˈbɪgər ðən ðə dɪˈfɔlt. ˈrəðər ðən rut ɔl ðə ˈtreɪsɪz baɪ hænd, fər ðɪs bɔrd wi wɪl juz ðə. ðɛr ər ə fju ki θɪŋz ju nid tɪ kip ɪn maɪnd wɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ðə. fərst, ðə wɪl juz ɔl əˈveɪləbəl leɪərz, soʊ wi məst dɪˈseɪbəl ðə leɪərz wi wɔnt ɪt tɪ rut ɔn. tɪ du ðɪs, klɪk ɔn ðə kəmˈpoʊnənt ˈbətən tɪ dɪˈseɪbəl ðət leɪər: ðə ˈɔlsoʊ ˈjuzɪz ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə dɪˈfɔlt staɪl ɪz, soʊ səˈlɛkt ðə fæt staɪl: ðə ˈjuzɪz ðə ræts nɛst tɪ dɪˈtərmən wət kəˈnɛkʃənz wɪl bi autorouted*, soʊ prɛs oʊ naʊ tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ɔl ðə ræts ər ˈprɛzənt ənd rɪˈflɛkt ðə ˈleɪtəst pəˈzɪʃən əv ðə ˈɛləmənts. tɪ du ðə autorouting*, ˈsɪmpli səˈlɛkt ðə ɔl ræts ˈmɛnju ˈɔpʃən. ɪn ˈθɪri, ju kʊd kənˈsɪdər jʊr bɔrd ““done”*” naʊ, bət tɪ meɪk ɪt lʊk mɔr prəˈfɛʃənəl, wi wɪl du tu mɔr stɛps. juz ðə ˈrutɪd ˈmɛnju ˈɔpʃən twaɪs (ər ənˈtɪl noʊ ˈfərðər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈhæpən) tɪ klin əp ðə ˈtreɪsɪz lɛft baɪ ðə: ənd ˈfaɪnəli, səˈlɛkt ˈrutɪd tɪ ˈmaɪtər ðə ʃɑrp ˈkɔrnərz: jʊr bɔrd ɪz dən. ɛz ˌbiˈfɔr, ju kən prɪnt jʊr dɪˈzaɪn ər ˈproʊdus ˈgərbər faɪlz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ haʊ goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv jʊr bɔrd meɪd. ðə θərd ənd ˈfaɪnəl bɔrd ɪn ðə board”*” ˈsɪriz wɪl tiʧ ju əˈbaʊt bɔrdz,, ənd kəmˈpoʊnənts. əˈgɛn, wi əˈsum dən ðə ˈəðər tu bɔrdz, ənd wɪl nɑt ˈkɑnsɛpts tɔt ðɛr. wi wɪl bi ˈjuzɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈsərkət ɛz ðə læst bɔrd, bət tɪ meɪk θɪŋz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ, wi wɪl bi ˈædɪŋ səm kənˈstreɪnts. ðə bɔrd məst bi ɛz smɔl ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl, emi-proof*, ənd ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈhændəl riˈwərk. ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɪs əp, bət wət ɪt minz ɪz ðət wi wɪl bi ˈjuzɪŋ ðə sˈmɔləst kəmˈpoʊnənts ə ˈhɑbiɪst kən ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ juz, ə bɔrd, ənd mɔr ðən wʊd ˈəðərˌwaɪz bi ˈnidɪd. wi du ðɪs tɪ gɪv ˈjuˈɛs ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ lərn ðiz tɛkˈniks, wɪˈθaʊt ˈspɛndɪŋ ənˈdu taɪm du tɪ ən ˈoʊvərli lɑrʤ skɪˈmætɪk. wi bɪˈgɪn wɪθ ðə seɪm skɪˈmætɪk ɛz ˌbiˈfɔr. tɪ əˈsɪst ˈjuˈɛs ɪn əˈsaɪnɪŋ paʊər pleɪnz, wi nid tɪ neɪm ðə paʊər reɪlz ɪn ðə skɪˈmætɪk. si ðə ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən fər ˈditeɪlz, bət wət ju wɔnt ɪz tɪ neɪm ðə graʊnd nɛt ənd ðə paʊər nɛt sɛt əp ə nu ˈprɑʤɛkt faɪl ɛz ˌbiˈfɔr. juz tɪ sɛt ðə ˈfʊtˌprɪnt əˈtrɪˌbjuts ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: ˈfʊtˌprɪnt ˈvælju ˈsiˈwən 0402 0402 rɛd 0201 0201 0201 rən ənd sɛt əp jʊr blæŋk bɔrd. pʊt ““component”*” ənd side”*” ɪn grup 1 pʊt ““gnd”*” ɪn grup 2 ““power”*” ɪn grup 3 ənd ““solder”*” ənd side”*” ɪn grup 4 swɪʧ tɪ ðə ʧeɪnʤ tæb, səˈlɛkt ðə ˈsɑdər leɪər ɪn ðə meɪn ˈwɪndoʊ, ənd muv ðə ˈsɑdər leɪər daʊn ˈəndər ðə paʊər leɪər. sɛt ðə bɔrd saɪz tɪ 50 baɪ 50. tɪ sɛt ə ˈmɛtrɪk saɪz, juz ðə ˈmɛnju ˈɔpʃən. ðɛn, ðə ˈsaɪzɪz ˈprɛfərəns wɪl juz ˈmɪləˌmitərz. sɛt ðə ˈvæljuz tɪ (əˈbaʊt mɪl) fər drɪl ənd (əˈbaʊt 6 mɪl) fər ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls. seɪv jʊr bɔrd, ˈɛksət ənd rən goʊ bæk tɪ ˌɪmˈpɔrt ənd dɪˈspərs ðə nu ˈɛləmənts, ənd loʊd ðə. ɛz ˌbiˈfɔr, muv ðə ˈleɪbəlz aʊt əv ðə weɪ ənd saɪz ðɛm əˈkɔrdɪŋli. ju ʃʊd ɛnd əp wɪθ ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs: ðə ˈfaɪnəl saɪz əv ɑr bɔrd wɪl bi waɪd baɪ 18 haɪ, nɑt məʧ ˈbɪgər ðən ðə paʊər ʤæk. stɑrt baɪ ˈroʊˌteɪtɪŋ ðə paʊər ʤæk tɪ feɪs daʊn, ənd pʊt ɪts mɑrk æt baɪ 7mm*. ðə lɛd goʊz ʤɪst əˈbəv ɪt, wɪθ tɪ ðə raɪt əv ðə lɛd. ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈɛləmənts wɪl goʊ ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðə bɔrd. haʊ: fər iʧ ˈɛləmənt ðət nidz tɪ goʊ ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðə bɔrd, pleɪs ðə ˈoʊvər ðə ˈɛləmənt ənd prɛs ðə bi ki ðə ˈɛləmənt ʃoʊz ɛz ə laɪt greɪ bɪˈkəz naʊ ɔn ðə side”*” əv ðə bɔrd (noʊt ðət wən əv ðə leɪər ˈbətənz sɪz fɑr saɪd ɔn ɪt). ju kən flɪp ðə bɔrd ˈoʊvər (ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə fɑr saɪd ðə nɪr saɪd, ənd visa-versa*) baɪ ˈprɛsɪŋ ðə tæb ki. sɪns ðə ˈɛləmənts wi nid tɪ pleɪs ər ɔn ðə fɑr saɪd, naʊ, flɪp ðə bɔrd ˈoʊvər. noʊt ðət ðɪs ɪz ən flɪp, soʊ ðə paʊər ʤæk naʊ əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə loʊər lɛft ˈkɔrnər ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə ˈəpər lɛft. ðɛr ər ˈəðər taɪps əv flɪps ju kən du baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ flɪp), 180 dɪˈgri roʊˈteɪʃən), ər (ˈnəθɪŋ muvz, sɔrt əv ən ˈɛksˌreɪ vju). ˈɛniˌweɪ, muv ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈɛləmənts əraʊnd soʊ ðət ðeɪ lʊk laɪk ðɪs: wɪn ˈrutɪŋ ə bɔrd, aɪ faɪnd ɪt bɛst tɪ stɑrt wɪθ ðə paʊər ənd graʊnd pleɪnz. fərst, ðə bɔrd tɪ bi waɪd baɪ 18 haɪ, ənd flɪp ɪt soʊ vjuɪŋ ðə kəmˈpoʊnənt saɪd (ðə saɪd wɪθ ðə paʊər ʤæk). ɪf jʊr ˈvərʒən əv dɪz nɑt ˈpərˌmɪt ˈsaɪzɪz ðɪs smɔl (səm ˈvərʒənz hæv ə wən ɪnʧ ˈmɪnəməm, ˈəðərz ɪnʧ), seɪv ðə faɪl, ˈɛksət ənd ˈɛdət ɪn ə tɛkst ˈɛdɪtər soʊ ðət ðə laɪn lʊks laɪk ðɪs:["" 49213 70866 wɪn ju rən əˈgɛn, ðə bɔrd wɪl hæv ðə raɪt saɪz. sɛt jʊr grɪd tɪ ənd meɪk ʃʊr ˈvɪzəbəl. ðɛr ər tu weɪz tɪ kriˈeɪt ə layer”*”, wɪʧ minz ə leɪər ˈmoʊstli ˈkɑpər. səʧ leɪərz ər ˈɔfən juzd fər paʊər ənd graʊnd pleɪnz. ðə fərst weɪ ɪz tɪ juz ðə ˈpɑlɪˌgɑn tul; ðə ˈsɛkənd ɪz tɪ juz ðə ˈrɛktæŋgəl tul, wɪʧ ɪz ʤɪst ə ˈʃɔrtˌkət fər ðə ˈpɑlɪˌgɑn tul. meɪk ðə leɪər ðə ˈkɑrənt leɪər ənd səˈlɛkt ðə ˈpɑli tul: ðə ˈpɑlɪˌgɑn tul wərks baɪ ˈklɪkɪŋ ɔn iʧ ˈkɔrnər əv ðə ˈpɑlɪˌgɑn, ɪn ˈsikwəns. ju kəmˈplit ðə ˈpɑlɪˌgɑn baɪ ˈiðər ˈklɪkɪŋ ɔn jʊr stɑrt pɔɪnt əˈgɛn, ər baɪ ˈprɛsɪŋ wi wɪl kriˈeɪt ə ˈpɑlɪˌgɑn əˈweɪ frəm ðə bɔrd ɛʤ. ɪn ðiz ˈɪmɪʤɪz, wi stɑrt æt ðə loʊər lɛft ˈkɔrnər ənd wərk ɑr weɪ əraʊnd ˈklɑkˌwaɪz. wɪn wi klɪk ɔn ðə loʊər lɛft ˈkɔrnər əˈgɛn, ðə ˈpɑlɪˌgɑn ɪz kriˈeɪtɪd: ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ʤɪst drɔɪŋ ə ˈrɛktæŋgəl, bət ɪf ju nid ˈɛni ˈəðər ʃeɪp, ʤɪst klɪk ɔn ðə ˈkɔrnərz ɛz ˈnidɪd. ɛz ə ˈʃɔrtˌkət, ju kən kriˈeɪt ə ˈrɛktæŋgəl wɪθ ðə ˈrɛktæŋgəl tul, wɪʧ kriˈeɪts. meɪk ðə paʊər leɪər ðə ˈkɑrənt leɪər ənd səˈlɛkt ðə tul: laɪk ðə ˈpɑlɪˌgɑn tul, ðə ˈrɛktæŋgəl tul wərks baɪ ˈklɪkɪŋ ɔn ˈkɔrnərz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ju ˈoʊnli hæv tɪ klɪk ɔn tu daɪˈægənəli ˈɑpəzɪt ˈkɔrnərz, laɪk ðɪs: ɪf ðə ˈkələr ˈdɪfərəns ɪz tu ˈsətəl fər ju, ju kən ʧuz ˈəðər ˈkələrz θru ðə ˈmɛnju ˈɔpʃən. wi wɪl sɛt ðə leɪər tɪ grin ənd ðə paʊər leɪər tɪ rɛd fər ðə rɪˈmeɪndər əv ðɪs tuˈtɔriəl. tɪ kəˈnɛkt ðə graʊnd ənd paʊər pleɪnz tɪ ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪv nɛts, juz ə ˈθərməl tɪ kəˈnɛkt ðə paʊər pɪnz tɪ ðɛm. wi kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ ʤɪst drɔ ə laɪn frəm ðə pɪn tɪ ðə ˈpɑlɪˌgɑn, bət ər ˈbɛtər ˈsutɪd tɪ ðɪs tæsk. səˈlɛkt ðə tul: wət ðə ˈθərməl tul dɪz ɪz kəˈnɛkt (ər dɪskəˈnɛkt) ˈθərməl ˈfɪŋgərz bɪtˈwin pɪnz ər, ənd ðə əraʊnd ðɛm. iʧ taɪm ju klɪk ɔn ə pɪn ər ˈviə, ðə ˈθərməl ˈfɪŋgərz ər kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðə ˈkɑrənt leɪər. wi wɔnt tɪ faɪnd ðə pɪn ɔn ðə paʊər ʤæk kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ graʊnd ɪn ðə skɪˈmætɪk, ənd kəˈnɛkt ɪt tɪ graʊnd ɔn ðə bɔrd. wi juz ðə ˈdaɪəlɔg tɪ du soʊ. fərst, ˈɑptɪˌmaɪz ðə ræts nɛt wɪθ oʊ ənd meɪk ðə leɪər ˈkɑrənt. ɪf ðə ˈdaɪəlɔg ʃoʊn, juz tɪ ʃoʊ ɪt. səˈlɛkt ðə nɛt ənd klɪk ɔn faɪnd: ˈnoʊtɪs ðət wən əv ðə pɪnz ɔn ðə paʊər ʤæk həz bɪn ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd. ðə wən ðət ɪz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðə graʊnd pleɪn. klɪk ɔn ɪt tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈθərməl: ɪf ju ˈɑptɪˌmaɪz ðə ræts nɛst əˈgɛn, ðə ræts kəˈnɛkt tɪ ðət pɪn ˈɛni mɔr, ənd ðə ˈəðər pɪnz ənd pædz ðət nid tɪ kəˈnɛkt tɪ ðə graʊnd pleɪn ər naʊ mɑrkt wɪθ ˈsərkəlz, ˈminɪŋ nid tɪ bi kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ə plane”*”. ˈɛniˌweɪ, meɪk ðə paʊər pleɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt pleɪn, faɪnd ðə nɛt ɪn ðə ənd kriˈeɪt ɪts ˈθərməl ɔn ðə faʊnd paʊər ʤæk pɪn. noʊt ðət ðə grin ˈθərməl ˈfɪŋgərz ɔn ðə ˈəðər pɪn ʃoʊ θru ðə gæp ɪn ðə rɛd paʊər pleɪn ər kriˈeɪtɪd ɔn ə spɪˈsɪfɪk leɪər, nɑt ɔn ɔl leɪərz. ɪf ju traɪd tɪ ðə bɔrd æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, ɪt wʊd ʤɪst kəˈnɛkt ɔl ðoʊz paʊər ənd graʊnd pɪnz tɪ ðə paʊər ənd graʊnd pɪnz ɔn ðə paʊər ʤæk. soʊ, wi wɪl fərst taɪ ɔl ðə paʊər ənd graʊnd pɪnz tɪ ðɛr pleɪnz ˈmænjuəli, ˈjuzɪŋ. duɪŋ ðɪs ˈmoʊstli tɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt haʊ tɪ du ɪt, əv kɔrs. ðə fərst stɛp ɪz tɪ pleɪs ðə. səˈlɛkt ðə ˈviə tul frəm ðə lɛft ˈpænəl: klɪk ɔn ðə rut staɪl ˈbətən tɪ brɪŋ əp ðə rut staɪlz ˈdaɪəlɔg, ənd sɛt ˈviə hoʊl tɪ ənd ˈviə saɪz tɪ 0.8mm*. ˈɔlsoʊ sɛt laɪn wɪdθ tɪ 0.25mm*. kriˈeɪt nɪr ðə pɪnz ðət ər kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðə pleɪnz, ɛz səʧ: noʊt ðət ʃət ɔf ðə graʊnd ənd paʊər pleɪnz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ræt laɪnz, tɪ hɛlp ju si wɛr ðə ʃʊd goʊ. ʃət ɔf ðə pleɪn ənd ““find”*” ðə nɛt əˈgɛn, tɪ ˈhaɪˌlaɪt wɪʧ ræt ˈsərkəlz (ənd ðəs ðɛr) nid tɪ kəˈnɛkt tɪ ðə paʊər pleɪn. laɪk ju dɪd wɪθ ðə paʊər pɪnz, juz ðə ˈθərməl tul tɪ kəˈnɛkt ðə tɪ ðə paʊər pleɪn. rɪˈpit fər ðə pleɪn. naʊ ju hæv tɪ kəˈnɛkt ðə tɪ ðə pɪnz ðət nid ðɛm. fər ðə lɛd ˈizi, ðət treɪs goʊz ɔn ðə tɔp. meɪk ðə kəmˈpoʊnənt leɪər ðə ˈkɑrənt leɪər ənd juz ðə laɪn tul laɪk dən ˌbiˈfɔr tɪ drɔ ə laɪn frəm ðə ˈviə nɛkst tɪ ðə lɛd, tɪ ðə pæd ɔn ðə lɛd kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ. fər ðə ˈəðər kəˈnɛkʃənz, wɔnt tɪ flɪp ðə bɔrd ˈoʊvər, soʊ juz ðə tæb ki tɪ flɪp ðə bɔrd ˈoʊvər, meɪk ðə ˈsɑdər leɪər ðə ˈkɑrənt leɪər, ənd kəˈnɛkt ðə rɛst əv ðə pɪnz tɪ ðɛr. ɪf ju prɛs oʊ naʊ, si ðət ɔl ðə hæv gɔn əˈweɪ:
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this post goes into the details of how you can add a "save game" feature to your games. python's built-in shelve module makes this very easy to do, but there are some pitfalls and tips that you might want to learn from this post before trying to code it up yourself.
to give an example of adding a "save game" feature to a game program, i'll be taking the program (an othello clone) from chapter 10 of "making games with python &" (and from chapter 15 of "invent your own computer games with python".)
if you want to skip ahead and see the version with the "save game" feature added, you can download the source code and image files used by the game. you need installed to run (but not).
the ways to implement "save game"
a save game feature works by taking all of the values in the program's variables (which in total called the game state) and writes them out to a file on the hard drive. the game program can be shut down, and when next started again the values can be read from the file and into the program's variables.
if you are familiar with python's file and the open(), write(), readline(), and close() functions, you might think that you can just open a file in write-mode, and then write out all the data to the hard drive that you want to load the next time the player plays the game. this is doable, but turns out to be a bad way to implement a "save game" feature.
read the detailed explanation. » what exactly is the format of the text you'll write out? you could write out text like this (if you were making an rpg): ... this has several problems. when you read the content in from the file to load a saved game, you'll have to write a lot of code that is specific for your particular game: = open('savedgame.txt') name =.readline().split('=')[1] gold =]), =.readline().split('=')[1].split('/') = int(currenthp) = int(maxhp) ... yeesh. that's going to be a lot of code we need to write, test, and debug as the game gets more complicated. using the open(), read() and write() functions is good for basic file, but not when it comes to a "save game" feature. if you are familiar with or xml, python comes with built-in and xml modules that can format your data to the format or xml format. then you can write this text to a file. this is better, but still not as convenient as the shelve module.
quick start: the shelve built-in module
the shelve module has a function called shelve.open() that returns a "shelf file object" that can be used to create, read, and write data to shelf files on the hard drive. these shelf files can store any python value (even complicated values like lists of lists or objects of classes you make).
say you had a variable with a list of list of strings, like the variable in the program. here's how you can save the state of all 64 spaces on the board (which are 64 string values) and the other variables (playertile,,, and turn):
import shelve = shelve.open('saved_game_filename')['mainboardvariable'] =['playertilevariable'] =['computertilevariable'] =['showhintsvariable'] =.close()
the shelve.open() function returns a "shelf file object" that you can store values in using the same syntax as a python dictionary.
you don't have to put the word "variable" at the end of the key. i just did that to point out that the name doesn't have to be the same as the variable with the value being stored. in fact, just like any dictionary key, it doesn't even need to be a string.
the data stored in the shelf object is written out to the hard drive when.close() is called.
note that the shelf file name is 'saved_game_filename', which doesn't have an extension. an extension isn't needed, but you can add one if you want. this will be explained more in detail.
here's the code to load the game state from a shelf file:
import shelve = shelve.open('saved_game_filename') = ['mainboardvariable'] = ['playertilevariable'] = ['computertilevariable'] = ['showhintsvariable'].close()
that's it for the basics. think of a shelf object as a single dictionary that you store all of your game state variables in when you save a game, and then read all the game state values out of when you load a game. the shelve module handles all the file details for you.
the shelve.open() function
there are a few options you might want to pay attention to for the shelve.open() function. there are three optional parameters to the shelve.open() function you might want to pass, but the default values for these are what you want in 99% of the cases, so you can skip the rest of this section.
show the optional parameter explanations. »
the flag parameter can be the string 'r' (to open the shelf file as read-only), 'w' (to open the shelf file for reading and writing), 'c' (to open for reading and writing, but also creating the shelf file if it doesn't already exist. this is the default.), and 'n' (delete the old shelf file and start with a new, blank shelf file). i don't really find this too handy, but there might be cases where it is useful. the flag parameter can be the string 'r' (to open the shelf file as read-only), 'w' (to open the shelf file for reading and writing), 'c' (to open for reading and writing, but also creating the shelf file if it doesn't already exist. this is the default.), and 'n' (delete the old shelf file and start with a new, blank shelf file). i don't really find this too handy, but there might be cases where it is useful. the protocol parameter is probably the one parameter you want to set. it defines the version that the "pickler" uses to store the data. ("pickling" is the term used for converting values in your variables to text that are written out to files, which is done when you save a game. "unpickling" is the reverse. that's what happens when you load a saved game. the shelve module makes use of the code in the more primitive (but more flexible) pickle module.) by default the call to shelve.open() uses the oldest, least efficient version. this is good because it also ensures that it will be the most widely supported no matter what version of python people are using. however, if you want more efficiency, you can pass the integer 2 for this parameter (the versions are currently 0, 1, and 2). or if you have "import pickle" in your script, you can pass and this will always use the latest version of the pickling protocol. but be warned, earlier versions of python may not be able to read the shelf files produced by later versions of python running your game script. to be safe, just use the default. there's more info about pickle protocol versions at the third optional parameter to shelve.open() is the parameter. this is used for a situation like this: import shelve = shelve.open('some_file') = [1, 2, 3]['list'] =.append(4).close() in the above code, what is stored in the shelf file is the list [1, 2, 3] and not [1, 2, 3, 4]. the data that is stored in the shelf file is not updated even though the list that was placed in the was updated. you need to think of the line['list'] = as "store the value in as it looks right now." if you want the shelf file to update whenever mutable values such as lists or dictionaries are updated, pass true for the parameter. if you use shelve.open('some_file',=true) in the above code, then the list that is stored in the shelf file will be [1, 2, 3, 4]. having adds some memory costs to your program, and since for saved games we usually open a shelf file, write to it, and close it immediately, it's not a very useful feature. you can ignore it.
you can read the official documentation for shelve.open() and its parameters.
file formats and shelf file extensions
about the file formats that the shelve module uses:
it doesn't matter. the shelve module handles all the details. you can ignore it completely. it's one less thing you need to worry about so you can get back to making your game.
you may notice that when you create shelf files, there are actually three files that are created. if you used 'some_file' in the shelve.open() call, the files that appear on your hard drive after you call the close() method are some_file.bak, some_file.dir, and some_file.dat.
you don't really need to know what these files are used for. in my own experiments, you can delete the .bak file (i guess it's just a backup file, but keep it around anyway) but the .dat and files are needed. the only reason i point this out is because if you want to copy your saved game files to another computer, you need to know that there is more than one file that needs to be copied.
if you pass an extension to shelve.open() like 'some_file.txt', then the files will be some_file.txt.bak, some_file.txt.dat, and some_file.txt.dir.
security warning
just like with any file, your players can modify the values in the shelf file. you can try the data in it, but this never works in the long run. what this means in most cases is that people can make saved game hack programs to let players cheat. that's not really a problem.
what can be a problem is if your game executes code depending on the content of the shelf file, than this can have bad security implications. say as part of the save game file, you include a string that tells your game what program to run. something like this:
shelffile['programtorun'] = 'notepad.exe'
a malicious hacker could change the shelf file so that instead of the string 'notepad.exe' it is 'virus.exe' or some other value that could cause your game program to act badly because of a saved game file. in most cases, your games won't store data like this. but it's something that i just wanted to point out.
examples:_withsavegame.py and
the good news is that the shelve module makes it as simple as possible to convert the values in variables to files on the hard drive, and vice versa. just call shelve.open(), assign the values to the shelf file object, and then call the close() method.
but it also helps to see this used in actual code. i've modified a couple othello games from "invent your own computer games with python" and "making games with python". both are written for python 3.
reversi is an othello clone that uses ascii text for graphics. is an othello clone that has real graphics. you will need to download and install to run it.
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ðɪs poʊst goʊz ˈɪntu ðə ˈditeɪlz əv haʊ ju kən æd ə "seɪv geɪm" ˈfiʧər tɪ jʊr geɪmz. ˈpaɪθɑnz ˈbɪlˌtɪn ʃɛlv ˈmɑʤul meɪks ðɪs ˈvɛri ˈizi tɪ du, bət ðɛr ər səm ˈpɪtˌfɔlz ənd tɪps ðət ju maɪt wɔnt tɪ lərn frəm ðɪs poʊst ˌbiˈfɔr traɪɪŋ tɪ koʊd ɪt əp ˈjɔrsɛlf. tɪ gɪv ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ˈædɪŋ ə "seɪv geɪm" ˈfiʧər tɪ ə geɪm ˈproʊˌgræm, aɪl bi ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈproʊˌgræm (ən əˈθɛloʊ kloʊn) frəm ˈʧæptər 10 əv "ˈmeɪkɪŋ geɪmz wɪθ ˈpaɪθɑn " (ənd frəm ˈʧæptər 15 əv "ˌɪnˈvɛnt jʊr oʊn kəmˈpjutər geɪmz wɪθ ˈpaɪθɑn".) ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ skɪp əˈhɛd ənd si ðə ˈvərʒən wɪθ ðə "seɪv geɪm" ˈfiʧər ˈædɪd, ju kən ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðə sɔrs koʊd ənd ˈɪmɪʤ faɪlz juzd baɪ ðə geɪm. ju nid ˌɪnˈstɔld tɪ rən (bət nɑt). ðə weɪz tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt "seɪv geɪm" ə seɪv geɪm ˈfiʧər wərks baɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔl əv ðə ˈvæljuz ɪn ðə ˈproʊˌgræmz ˈvɛriəbəlz (wɪʧ ɪn ˈtoʊtəl kɔld ðə geɪm steɪt) ənd raɪts ðɛm aʊt tɪ ə faɪl ɔn ðə hɑrd draɪv. ðə geɪm ˈproʊˌgræm kən bi ʃət daʊn, ənd wɪn nɛkst ˈstɑrtɪd əˈgɛn ðə ˈvæljuz kən bi rɛd frəm ðə faɪl ənd ˈɪntu ðə ˈproʊˌgræmz ˈvɛriəbəlz. ɪf ju ər fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ˈpaɪθɑnz faɪl ənd ðə ˈoʊpən(), raɪt(), readline*(), ənd kloʊz() ˈfəŋkʃənz, ju maɪt θɪŋk ðət ju kən ʤɪst ˈoʊpən ə faɪl ɪn write-mode*, ənd ðɛn raɪt aʊt ɔl ðə ˈdætə tɪ ðə hɑrd draɪv ðət ju wɔnt tɪ loʊd ðə nɛkst taɪm ðə pleɪər pleɪz ðə geɪm. ðɪs ɪz ˈduəbəl, bət tərnz aʊt tɪ bi ə bæd weɪ tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ə "seɪv geɪm" ˈfiʧər. rɛd ðə dɪˈteɪld ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən. wət ɪgˈzæktli ɪz ðə ˈfɔrˌmæt əv ðə tɛkst jul raɪt aʊt? ju kʊd raɪt aʊt tɛkst laɪk ðɪs (ɪf ju wər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ən rpg*): ðɪs həz ˈsɛvərəl ˈprɑbləmz. wɪn ju rɛd ðə ˈkɑntɛnt ɪn frəm ðə faɪl tɪ loʊd ə seɪvd geɪm, jul hæv tɪ raɪt ə lɔt əv koʊd ðət ɪz spɪˈsɪfɪk fər jʊr ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr geɪm: open('savedgame.txt*') neɪm goʊld , fp.readline().split('=')[1].split*('/') int(currenthp*) int(maxhp*) yeesh*. ðæts goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə lɔt əv koʊd wi nid tɪ raɪt, tɛst, ənd diˈbəg ɛz ðə geɪm gɪts mɔr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd. ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈoʊpən(), rɛd() ənd raɪt() ˈfəŋkʃənz ɪz gʊd fər ˈbeɪsɪk faɪl, bət nɑt wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ə "seɪv geɪm" ˈfiʧər. ɪf ju ər fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ər ˌɛkˌsɛˈmɛl, ˈpaɪθɑn kəmz wɪθ ˈbɪlˌtɪn ənd ˌɛkˌsɛˈmɛl ˈmɑʤulz ðət kən ˈfɔrˌmæt jʊr ˈdætə tɪ ðə ˈfɔrˌmæt ər ˌɛkˌsɛˈmɛl ˈfɔrˌmæt. ðɛn ju kən raɪt ðɪs tɛkst tɪ ə faɪl. ðɪs ɪz ˈbɛtər, bət stɪl nɑt ɛz kənˈvinjənt ɛz ðə ʃɛlv ˈmɑʤul. kwɪk stɑrt: ðə ʃɛlv ˈbɪlˌtɪn ˈmɑʤul ðə ʃɛlv ˈmɑʤul həz ə ˈfəŋkʃən kɔld shelve.open*() ðət rɪˈtərnz ə "ʃɛlf faɪl ˈɑbʤɛkt" ðət kən bi juzd tɪ kriˈeɪt, rɛd, ənd raɪt ˈdætə tɪ ʃɛlf faɪlz ɔn ðə hɑrd draɪv. ðiz ʃɛlf faɪlz kən stɔr ˈɛni ˈpaɪθɑn ˈvælju (ˈivɪn ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ˈvæljuz laɪk lɪsts əv lɪsts ər ˈɑbʤɛkts əv ˈklæsɪz ju meɪk). seɪ ju hæd ə ˈvɛriəbəl wɪθ ə lɪst əv lɪst əv strɪŋz, laɪk ðə ˈvɛriəbəl ɪn ðə ˈproʊˌgræm. hɪrz haʊ ju kən seɪv ðə steɪt əv ɔl 64 ˈspeɪsɪz ɔn ðə bɔrd (wɪʧ ər 64 strɪŋ ˈvæljuz) ənd ðə ˈəðər ˈvɛriəbəlz (playertile*,,, ənd tərn): ˌɪmˈpɔrt ʃɛlv shelve.open('saved_game_filename*') shelffile['mainboardvariable*'] shelffile['playertilevariable*'] shelffile['computertilevariable*'] shelffile['showhintsvariable*'] shelffile.close*() ðə shelve.open*() ˈfəŋkʃən rɪˈtərnz ə "ʃɛlf faɪl ˈɑbʤɛkt" ðət ju kən stɔr ˈvæljuz ɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈsɪnˌtæks ɛz ə ˈpaɪθɑn ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛri. ju doʊnt hæv tɪ pʊt ðə wərd "ˈvɛriəbəl" æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ki. aɪ ʤɪst dɪd ðət tɪ pɔɪnt aʊt ðət ðə neɪm ˈdəzənt hæv tɪ bi ðə seɪm ɛz ðə ˈvɛriəbəl wɪθ ðə ˈvælju biɪŋ stɔrd. ɪn fækt, ʤɪst laɪk ˈɛni ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛri ki, ɪt ˈdəzənt ˈivɪn nid tɪ bi ə strɪŋ. ðə ˈdætə stɔrd ɪn ðə ʃɛlf ˈɑbʤɛkt ɪz ˈrɪtən aʊt tɪ ðə hɑrd draɪv wɪn shelffile.close*() ɪz kɔld. noʊt ðət ðə ʃɛlf faɪl neɪm ɪz 'saved_game_filename*', wɪʧ ˈdəzənt hæv ən ɪkˈstɛnʃən. ən ɪkˈstɛnʃən ˈɪzənt ˈnidɪd, bət ju kən æd wən ɪf ju wɔnt. ðɪs wɪl bi ɪkˈspleɪnd mɔr ɪn ˈditeɪl. hɪrz ðə koʊd tɪ loʊd ðə geɪm steɪt frəm ə ʃɛlf faɪl: ˌɪmˈpɔrt ʃɛlv shelve.open('saved_game_filename*') ['mainboardvariable*'] ['playertilevariable*'] ['computertilevariable*'] ['showhintsvariable*'] shelffile.close*() ðæts ɪt fər ðə ˈbeɪsɪks. θɪŋk əv ə ʃɛlf ˈɑbʤɛkt ɛz ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛri ðət ju stɔr ɔl əv jʊr geɪm steɪt ˈvɛriəbəlz ɪn wɪn ju seɪv ə geɪm, ənd ðɛn rɛd ɔl ðə geɪm steɪt ˈvæljuz aʊt əv wɪn ju loʊd ə geɪm. ðə ʃɛlv ˈmɑʤul ˈhændəlz ɔl ðə faɪl ˈditeɪlz fər ju. ðə shelve.open*() ˈfəŋkʃən ðɛr ər ə fju ˈɔpʃənz ju maɪt wɔnt tɪ peɪ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ fər ðə shelve.open*() ˈfəŋkʃən. ðɛr ər θri ˈɔpʃənəl pərˈæmətərz tɪ ðə shelve.open*() ˈfəŋkʃən ju maɪt wɔnt tɪ pæs, bət ðə dɪˈfɔlt ˈvæljuz fər ðiz ər wət ju wɔnt ɪn 99 əv ðə ˈkeɪsɪz, soʊ ju kən skɪp ðə rɛst əv ðɪs ˈsɛkʃən. ʃoʊ ðə ˈɔpʃənəl pərˈæmətər ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz. ðə flæg pərˈæmətər kən bi ðə strɪŋ 'ɑr' (tɪ ˈoʊpən ðə ʃɛlf faɪl ɛz read-only*), 'ˈdəbəlju' (tɪ ˈoʊpən ðə ʃɛlf faɪl fər ˈrɛdɪŋ ənd ˈraɪtɪŋ), 'si' (tɪ ˈoʊpən fər ˈrɛdɪŋ ənd ˈraɪtɪŋ, bət ˈɔlsoʊ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðə ʃɛlf faɪl ɪf ɪt ˈdəzənt ɔˈrɛdi ɪgˈzɪst. ðɪs ɪz ðə dɪˈfɔlt.), ənd 'ɛn' (dɪˈlit ðə oʊld ʃɛlf faɪl ənd stɑrt wɪθ ə nu, blæŋk ʃɛlf faɪl). aɪ doʊnt ˈrɪli faɪnd ðɪs tu ˈhændi, bət ðɛr maɪt bi ˈkeɪsɪz wɛr ɪt ɪz ˈjusfəl. ðə flæg pərˈæmətər kən bi ðə strɪŋ 'ɑr' (tɪ ˈoʊpən ðə ʃɛlf faɪl ɛz read-only*), 'ˈdəbəlju' (tɪ ˈoʊpən ðə ʃɛlf faɪl fər ˈrɛdɪŋ ənd ˈraɪtɪŋ), 'si' (tɪ ˈoʊpən fər ˈrɛdɪŋ ənd ˈraɪtɪŋ, bət ˈɔlsoʊ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðə ʃɛlf faɪl ɪf ɪt ˈdəzənt ɔˈrɛdi ɪgˈzɪst. ðɪs ɪz ðə dɪˈfɔlt.), ənd 'ɛn' (dɪˈlit ðə oʊld ʃɛlf faɪl ənd stɑrt wɪθ ə nu, blæŋk ʃɛlf faɪl). aɪ doʊnt ˈrɪli faɪnd ðɪs tu ˈhændi, bət ðɛr maɪt bi ˈkeɪsɪz wɛr ɪt ɪz ˈjusfəl. ðə ˈproʊtəˌkɔl pərˈæmətər ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə wən pərˈæmətər ju wɔnt tɪ sɛt. ɪt dɪˈfaɪnz ðə ˈvərʒən ðət ðə "ˈpɪkələr" ˈjuzɪz tɪ stɔr ðə ˈdætə. ("ˈpɪklɪŋ" ɪz ðə tərm juzd fər kənˈvərtɪŋ ˈvæljuz ɪn jʊr ˈvɛriəbəlz tɪ tɛkst ðət ər ˈrɪtən aʊt tɪ faɪlz, wɪʧ ɪz dən wɪn ju seɪv ə geɪm. "unpickling*" ɪz ðə rɪˈvərs. ðæts wət ˈhæpənz wɪn ju loʊd ə seɪvd geɪm. ðə ʃɛlv ˈmɑʤul meɪks juz əv ðə koʊd ɪn ðə mɔr ˈprɪmɪtɪv (bət mɔr ˈflɛksəbəl) ˈpɪkəl ˈmɑʤul.) baɪ dɪˈfɔlt ðə kɔl tɪ shelve.open*() ˈjuzɪz ðə ˈoʊldəst, list ɪˈfɪʃənt ˈvərʒən. ðɪs ɪz gʊd bɪˈkəz ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ɪnˈʃʊrz ðət ɪt wɪl bi ðə moʊst ˈwaɪdli səˈpɔrtɪd noʊ ˈmætər wət ˈvərʒən əv ˈpaɪθɑn ˈpipəl ər ˈjuzɪŋ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf ju wɔnt mɔr ɪˈfɪʃənsi, ju kən pæs ðə ˈɪntəʤər 2 fər ðɪs pərˈæmətər (ðə ˈvərʒənz ər ˈkərəntli 0 1 ənd 2 ər ɪf ju hæv "ˌɪmˈpɔrt ˈpɪkəl" ɪn jʊr skrɪpt, ju kən pæs ənd ðɪs wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz juz ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈpɪklɪŋ ˈproʊtəˌkɔl. bət bi wɔrnd, ˈərliər ˈvərʒənz əv ˈpaɪθɑn meɪ nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɛd ðə ʃɛlf faɪlz prəˈdust baɪ ˈleɪtər ˈvərʒənz əv ˈpaɪθɑn ˈrənɪŋ jʊr geɪm skrɪpt. tɪ bi seɪf, ʤɪst juz ðə dɪˈfɔlt. ðɛrz mɔr ˈɪnfoʊ əˈbaʊt ˈpɪkəl ˈproʊtəˌkɔl ˈvərʒənz æt ðə θərd ˈɔpʃənəl pərˈæmətər tɪ shelve.open*() ɪz ðə pərˈæmətər. ðɪs ɪz juzd fər ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən laɪk ðɪs: ˌɪmˈpɔrt ʃɛlv shelve.open('some_file*') 1 2 3 shelffile['list*'] shelffile.close*() ɪn ðə əˈbəv koʊd, wət ɪz stɔrd ɪn ðə ʃɛlf faɪl ɪz ðə lɪst 1 2 3 ənd nɑt 1 2 3 4 ðə ˈdætə ðət ɪz stɔrd ɪn ðə ʃɛlf faɪl ɪz nɑt ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə lɪst ðət wɑz pleɪst ɪn ðə wɑz ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd. ju nid tɪ θɪŋk əv ðə laɪn shelffile['list*'] ɛz "stɔr ðə ˈvælju ɪn ɛz ɪt lʊks raɪt naʊ." ɪf ju wɔnt ðə ʃɛlf faɪl tɪ ˈəpˌdeɪt wɛˈnɛvər mˈjutəbəl ˈvæljuz səʧ ɛz lɪsts ər ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛriz ər ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd, pæs tru fər ðə pərˈæmətər. ɪf ju juz shelve.open('some_file*', writeback=true*) ɪn ðə əˈbəv koʊd, ðɛn ðə lɪst ðət ɪz stɔrd ɪn ðə ʃɛlf faɪl wɪl bi 1 2 3 4 ˈhævɪŋ ædz səm ˈmɛməri kɔsts tɪ jʊr ˈproʊˌgræm, ənd sɪns fər seɪvd geɪmz wi ˈjuʒəwəli ˈoʊpən ə ʃɛlf faɪl, raɪt tɪ ɪt, ənd kloʊz ɪt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli, ɪts nɑt ə ˈvɛri ˈjusfəl ˈfiʧər. ju kən ˌɪgˈnɔr ɪt. ju kən rɛd ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən fər shelve.open*() ənd ɪts pərˈæmətərz. faɪl ˈfɔrˌmæts ənd ʃɛlf faɪl ɪkˈstɛnʃənz əˈbaʊt ðə faɪl ˈfɔrˌmæts ðət ðə ʃɛlv ˈmɑʤul ˈjuzɪz: ɪt ˈdəzənt ˈmætər. ðə ʃɛlv ˈmɑʤul ˈhændəlz ɔl ðə ˈditeɪlz. ju kən ˌɪgˈnɔr ɪt kəmˈplitli. ɪts wən lɛs θɪŋ ju nid tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt soʊ ju kən gɪt bæk tɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ jʊr geɪm. ju meɪ ˈnoʊtɪs ðət wɪn ju kriˈeɪt ʃɛlf faɪlz, ðɛr ər ˈæˌkʧuəli θri faɪlz ðət ər kriˈeɪtɪd. ɪf ju juzd 'some_file*' ɪn ðə shelve.open*() kɔl, ðə faɪlz ðət əˈpɪr ɔn jʊr hɑrd draɪv ˈæftər ju kɔl ðə kloʊz() ˈmɛθəd ər some_file.bak*, some_file.dir*, ənd some_file.dat*. ju doʊnt ˈrɪli nid tɪ noʊ wət ðiz faɪlz ər juzd fər. ɪn maɪ oʊn ɪkˈspɛrəmənts, ju kən dɪˈlit ðə .bæk faɪl (aɪ gɛs ɪts ʤɪst ə ˈbæˌkəp faɪl, bət kip ɪt əraʊnd ˈɛniˌweɪ) bət ðə .dæt ənd faɪlz ər ˈnidɪd. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈrizən aɪ pɔɪnt ðɪs aʊt ɪz bɪˈkəz ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ ˈkɑpi jʊr seɪvd geɪm faɪlz tɪ əˈnəðər kəmˈpjutər, ju nid tɪ noʊ ðət ðɛr ɪz mɔr ðən wən faɪl ðət nidz tɪ bi ˈkɑpid. ɪf ju pæs ən ɪkˈstɛnʃən tɪ shelve.open*() laɪk 'some_file.txt*', ðɛn ðə faɪlz wɪl bi some_file.txt.bak*, some_file.txt.dat*, ənd some_file.txt.dir*. sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈwɔrnɪŋ ʤɪst laɪk wɪθ ˈɛni faɪl, jʊr pleɪərz kən ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ ðə ˈvæljuz ɪn ðə ʃɛlf faɪl. ju kən traɪ ðə ˈdætə ɪn ɪt, bət ðɪs ˈnɛvər wərks ɪn ðə lɔŋ rən. wət ðɪs minz ɪn moʊst ˈkeɪsɪz ɪz ðət ˈpipəl kən meɪk seɪvd geɪm hæk ˈproʊˌgræmz tɪ lɛt pleɪərz ʧit. ðæts nɑt ˈrɪli ə ˈprɑbləm. wət kən bi ə ˈprɑbləm ɪz ɪf jʊr geɪm ˈɛksəˌkjuts koʊd dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈkɑntɛnt əv ðə ʃɛlf faɪl, ðən ðɪs kən hæv bæd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz. seɪ ɛz pɑrt əv ðə seɪv geɪm faɪl, ju ˌɪnˈklud ə strɪŋ ðət tɛlz jʊr geɪm wət ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ rən. ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs: shelffile['programtorun*'] 'notepad.exe*' ə məˈlɪʃəs ˈhækər kʊd ʧeɪnʤ ðə ʃɛlf faɪl soʊ ðət ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə strɪŋ 'notepad.exe*' ɪt ɪz 'virus.exe*' ər səm ˈəðər ˈvælju ðət kʊd kɔz jʊr geɪm ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ ækt ˈbædli bɪˈkəz əv ə seɪvd geɪm faɪl. ɪn moʊst ˈkeɪsɪz, jʊr geɪmz woʊnt stɔr ˈdætə laɪk ðɪs. bət ɪts ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət aɪ ʤɪst ˈwɔntɪd tɪ pɔɪnt aʊt. ɪgˈzæmpəlz: ənd ðə gʊd nuz ɪz ðət ðə ʃɛlv ˈmɑʤul meɪks ɪt ɛz ˈsɪmpəl ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈkɑnvərt ðə ˈvæljuz ɪn ˈvɛriəbəlz tɪ faɪlz ɔn ðə hɑrd draɪv, ənd vaɪs ˈvərsə. ʤɪst kɔl shelve.open*(), əˈsaɪn ðə ˈvæljuz tɪ ðə ʃɛlf faɪl ˈɑbʤɛkt, ənd ðɛn kɔl ðə kloʊz() ˈmɛθəd. bət ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlps tɪ si ðɪs juzd ɪn ˈækʧəwəl koʊd. aɪv ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd ə ˈkəpəl əˈθɛloʊ geɪmz frəm "ˌɪnˈvɛnt jʊr oʊn kəmˈpjutər geɪmz wɪθ ˈpaɪθɑn" ənd "ˈmeɪkɪŋ geɪmz wɪθ ˈpaɪθɑn". boʊθ ər ˈrɪtən fər ˈpaɪθɑn 3 ɪz ən əˈθɛloʊ kloʊn ðət ˈjuzɪz ˈæski tɛkst fər ˈgræfɪks. ɪz ən əˈθɛloʊ kloʊn ðət həz ril ˈgræfɪks. ju wɪl nid tɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ənd ˌɪnˈstɔl tɪ rən ɪt.
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'new yorker' cover angers obama campaign raw story
published: sunday july 13, 2008
print this email this update: magazine defends satirical cover on the cover of the upcoming new yorker: satirical portrayal of obama through the eyes of his opposition, or mccain recruitment poster? senator obama shrugged and said he had "no response" when asked about the cover on sunday by cbs news' maria gavrilovic. the obama campaign, on introspection, was more decisive on the issue; it might have appreciated the humor, if not for the delivery. the cover art, depicting senator obama in a turban, while wife michelle, packing an assault rifle, shares a "fist bump" with him, is described by the new yorker as artist's barry of "scare tactics and misinformation in the presidential election to derail barack obama's campaign." "the new yorker may think, as one of their staff explained to us, that their cover is a satirical lampoon of the caricature senator obama's critics have tried to create," countered obama campaign spokesman bill burton. "but most readers will see it as tasteless and offensive. and we agree." "this is as offensive a caricature as any magazine could publish," one high-profile obama backer told abc news, "and i suspect that other obama supporters like me are also thinking about not subscribing to or buying a magazine that (sic) in such trash." "we completely agree with the obama campaign," mccain spokesman tucker bounds added. tasteless and offensive." update: magazine defends satirical cover in a statement monday, the magazine said the cover "combines a number of images about the and shows them for the obvious distortions they are." "the burning flag, the and islamic outfits, the fist-bump, the portrait on the wall? all of them echo one attack or another. satire is part of what we do, and it is meant to bring things out into the open, to hold up a mirror to prejudice, the hateful, and the absurd. and that's the spirit of this cover," the new yorker statement said. the statement also pointed to the two articles on obama contained inside the magazine, calling them "very serious." huffington post has an interview with editor david remnick, who talks about the controversy that erupted almost immediately this weekend. "this cover has quickly become very controversial," huffington's rachel sklar asked remnick. "the obama campaign has called it 'tasteless and offensive.' why did you run it?" remnick responded by email: "obviously i wouldn't have run a cover just to get attention i ran the cover because i thought it had something to say. what i think it does is hold up a mirror to the prejudice and dark about barack obama's both' past, and their politics. i can't speak for anyone else's interpretations, all i can say is that it combines a number of images that have been propagated, not by everyone on the right but by some, about obama's supposed 'lack of patriotism' or his being 'soft on terrorism' or the idiotic notion that somehow michelle obama is the second coming of the weathermen or most violent black panthers. that somehow all this is going to come to the oval office." "the idea that we would publish a cover saying these things literally, i think, is just not in the vocabulary of what we do and who we are..." remnick adds. "we've run many many satirical political covers. ask the bush administration how many." (with wire reports)
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'nu ˈjɔrkər' ˈkəvər ˈæŋgərz ˌoʊˈbɑmə kæmˈpeɪn rɑ ˈstɔri ˈpəblɪʃt: ˈsənˌdi ˌʤuˈlaɪ 13 2008 prɪnt ðɪs iˈmeɪl ðɪs ˈəpˌdeɪt: ˈmægəˌzin dɪˈfɛndz səˈtɪrɪkəl ˈkəvər ɔn ðə ˈkəvər əv ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ nu ˈjɔrkər: səˈtɪrɪkəl pɔrˈtreɪəl əv ˌoʊˈbɑmə θru ðə aɪz əv hɪz ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən, ər məˈkeɪn rɪˈkrutmənt ˈpoʊstər? ˈsɛnətər ˌoʊˈbɑmə ʃrəgd ənd sɛd hi hæd "noʊ rɪˈspɑns" wɪn æst əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkəvər ɔn ˈsənˌdi baɪ ˈsiˌbiˌɛs nuz' mərˈiə gavrilovic*. ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə kæmˈpeɪn, ɔn ˌɪntrəˈspɛkʃən, wɑz mɔr dɪˈsaɪsɪv ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu; ɪt maɪt hæv əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪd ðə ˈhjumər, ɪf nɑt fər ðə dɪˈlɪvəri. ðə ˈkəvər ɑrt, dɪˈpɪktɪŋ ˈsɛnətər ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪn ə ˈtərbən, waɪl waɪf mɪˈʃɛl, ˈpækɪŋ ən əˈsɔlt ˈraɪfəl, ʃɛrz ə "fɪst bəmp" wɪθ ɪm, ɪz dɪˈskraɪbd baɪ ðə nu ˈjɔrkər ɛz ˈɑrtɪsts ˈbɛri əv "skɛr ˈtæktɪks ənd ˌmɪsɪnfərˈmeɪʃən ɪn ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən tɪ dɪˈreɪl ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑməz kæmˈpeɪn." "ðə nu ˈjɔrkər meɪ θɪŋk, ɛz wən əv ðɛr stæf ɪkˈspleɪnd tɪ ˈjuˈɛs, ðət ðɛr ˈkəvər ɪz ə səˈtɪrɪkəl læmˈpun əv ðə ˈkɛrɪkəˌʧər ˈsɛnətər ˌoʊˈbɑməz ˈkrɪtɪks hæv traɪd tɪ kriˈeɪt," ˈkaʊnərd ˌoʊˈbɑmə kæmˈpeɪn ˈspoʊksmən bɪl ˈbərtən. "bət moʊst ˈridərz wɪl si ɪt ɛz ˈteɪstləs ənd əˈfɛnsɪv. ənd wi əˈgri." "ðɪs ɪz ɛz əˈfɛnsɪv ə ˈkɛrɪkəˌʧər ɛz ˈɛni ˈmægəˌzin kʊd ˈpəblɪʃ," wən ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈbækər toʊld ˈeɪˌbiˌsi nuz, "ənd aɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt ðət ˈəðər ˌoʊˈbɑmə səˈpɔrtərz laɪk mi ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt nɑt səbˈskraɪbɪŋ tɪ ər baɪɪŋ ə ˈmægəˌzin ðət (sɪk) ɪn səʧ træʃ." "wi kəmˈplitli əˈgri wɪθ ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə kæmˈpeɪn," məˈkeɪn ˈspoʊksmən ˈtəkər baʊndz ˈædɪd. ˈteɪstləs ənd əˈfɛnsɪv." ˈəpˌdeɪt: ˈmægəˌzin dɪˈfɛndz səˈtɪrɪkəl ˈkəvər ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈmənˌdeɪ, ðə ˈmægəˌzin sɛd ðə ˈkəvər "kəmˈbaɪnz ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈɪmɪʤɪz əˈbaʊt ðə ənd ʃoʊz ðɛm fər ðə ˈɑbviəs dɪˈstɔrʃənz ðeɪ ər." "ðə ˈbərnɪŋ flæg, ðə ənd ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈaʊtˌfɪts, ðə fist-bump*, ðə ˈpɔrtrət ɔn ðə wɔl? ɔl əv ðɛm ˈɛkoʊ wən əˈtæk ər əˈnəðər. ˈsæˌtaɪər ɪz pɑrt əv wət wi du, ənd ɪt ɪz mɛnt tɪ brɪŋ θɪŋz aʊt ˈɪntu ðə ˈoʊpən, tɪ hoʊld əp ə ˈmɪrər tɪ ˈprɛʤədɪs, ðə ˈheɪtfəl, ənd ðə əbˈsərd. ənd ðæts ðə ˈspɪrɪt əv ðɪs ˈkəvər," ðə nu ˈjɔrkər ˈsteɪtmənt sɛd. ðə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ðə tu ˈɑrtɪkəlz ɔn ˌoʊˈbɑmə kənˈteɪnd ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈmægəˌzin, ˈkɔlɪŋ ðɛm "ˈvɛri ˈsɪriəs." ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst həz ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈɛdɪtər ˈdeɪvɪd ˈrɛmnɪk, hu tɔks əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ðət ˌɪˈrəptɪd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd. "ðɪs ˈkəvər həz kˈwɪkli bɪˈkəm ˈvɛri ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl," ˈhəfɪŋtənz ˈreɪʧəl sklɑr æst ˈrɛmnɪk. "ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə kæmˈpeɪn həz kɔld ɪt 'ˈteɪstləs ənd əˈfɛnsɪv.' waɪ dɪd ju rən ɪt?" ˈrɛmnɪk rɪˈspɑndɪd baɪ iˈmeɪl: "ˈɑbviəsli aɪ ˈwʊdənt hæv rən ə ˈkəvər ʤɪst tɪ gɪt əˈtɛnʃən aɪ ræn ðə ˈkəvər bɪˈkəz aɪ θɔt ɪt hæd ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ seɪ. wət aɪ θɪŋk ɪt dɪz ɪz hoʊld əp ə ˈmɪrər tɪ ðə ˈprɛʤədɪs ənd dɑrk əˈbaʊt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑməz boʊθ' pæst, ənd ðɛr ˈpɑləˌtɪks. aɪ kænt spik fər ˈɛniˌwən ˈɛlsɪz ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃənz, ɔl aɪ kən seɪ ɪz ðət ɪt kəmˈbaɪnz ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈɪmɪʤɪz ðət hæv bɪn ˈprɑpəˌgeɪtɪd, nɑt baɪ ˈɛvriˌwən ɔn ðə raɪt bət baɪ səm, əˈbaʊt ˌoʊˈbɑməz səˈpoʊzd 'læk əv ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm' ər hɪz biɪŋ 'sɔft ɔn ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm' ər ðə ˌɪdiˈɑtɪk ˈnoʊʃən ðət ˈsəmˌhaʊ mɪˈʃɛl ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪz ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈkəmɪŋ əv ðə ˈwɛðərˌmɛn ər moʊst ˈvaɪələnt blæk ˈpænθərz. ðət ˈsəmˌhaʊ ɔl ðɪs ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ kəm tɪ ðə ˈoʊvəl ˈɔfəs." "ðə aɪˈdiə ðət wi wʊd ˈpəblɪʃ ə ˈkəvər seɪɪŋ ðiz θɪŋz ˈlɪtərəli, aɪ θɪŋk, ɪz ʤɪst nɑt ɪn ðə voʊˈkæbjəˌlɛri əv wət wi du ənd hu wi ər..." ˈrɛmnɪk ædz. "wiv rən ˈmɛni ˈmɛni səˈtɪrɪkəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkəvərz. æsk ðə bʊʃ ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən haʊ ˈmɛni." (wɪθ waɪər rɪˈpɔrts)
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a great sushi chef in another state once complained to me about a health code violation he'd received for making sushi without gloves. "making sushi with gloves is like making love with a condom," he said. "it just isn't the same." well, as of jan. 1, california's law has changed so that there can no longer be any contact with foods that won't be cooked. that means baked goods, salads - and yes, even sushi.
according to nation's restaurant news, the new law will undergo a "soft rollout" over the next six months, meaning restaurants will receive warnings rather than violations on inspection reports so that owners and operators can become familiar with the new law. describes the specifics of the law:
under the new rules, such foods must be handled with gloves or utensils like tongs, forks, spoons, bakery or deli wraps, wax paper, scoops, spatulas, or dispensing equipment. as mandated previously, foodservice workers must also thoroughly wash hands with soap and warm water before entering a food preparation area, before putting on clean gloves or between glove changes.
that's a lot of hand washing.
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ə greɪt ˈsuʃi ʃɛf ɪn əˈnəðər steɪt wəns kəmˈpleɪnd tɪ mi əˈbaʊt ə hɛlθ koʊd vaɪəˈleɪʃən hid rɪˈsivd fər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈsuʃi wɪˈθaʊt gləvz. "ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈsuʃi wɪθ gləvz ɪz laɪk ˈmeɪkɪŋ ləv wɪθ ə ˈkɑndəm," hi sɛd. "ɪt ʤɪst ˈɪzənt ðə seɪm." wɛl, ɛz əv ʤæn. 1 ˌkælɪˈfɔrnjəz lɔ həz ʧeɪnʤd soʊ ðət ðɛr kən noʊ ˈlɔŋgər bi ˈɛni ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ fudz ðət woʊnt bi kʊkt. ðət minz beɪkt gʊdz, ˈsælədz ənd jɛs, ˈivɪn ˈsuʃi. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈneɪʃənz ˈrɛˌstrɑnt nuz, ðə nu lɔ wɪl ˌəndərˈgoʊ ə "sɔft ˈroʊˌlaʊt" ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst sɪks mənθs, ˈminɪŋ ˈrɛˌstrɑnts wɪl rɪˈsiv ˈwɔrnɪŋz ˈrəðər ðən vaɪəˈleɪʃənz ɔn ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən rɪˈpɔrts soʊ ðət ˈoʊnərz ənd ˈɔpərˌeɪtərz kən bɪˈkəm fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə nu lɔ. dɪˈskraɪbz ðə spɪˈsɪfɪks əv ðə lɔ: ˈəndər ðə nu rulz, səʧ fudz məst bi ˈhændəld wɪθ gləvz ər juˈtɛnsəlz laɪk tɔŋz, fɔrks, spunz, ˈbeɪkəri ər ˈdɛli ræps, wæks ˈpeɪpər, skups, ˈspæˌʧʊləz, ər dɪˈspɛnsɪŋ ɪkˈwɪpmənt. ɛz ˈmænˌdeɪtɪd ˈpriviəsli, ˈfudˈsərvɪs ˈwərkərz məst ˈɔlsoʊ ˈθəroʊli wɑʃ hænz wɪθ soʊp ənd wɔrm ˈwɔtər ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛnərɪŋ ə fud ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən ˈɛriə, ˌbiˈfɔr ˈpʊtɪŋ ɔn klin gləvz ər bɪtˈwin gləv ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. ðæts ə lɔt əv hænd ˈwɑʃɪŋ.
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in 1916, the congress and the muslim league signed the pact, stoking hopes that they would bridge the chasm dividing them and mount a ferocious campaign against the british colonial rule. this hope was soon to be belied. the gulf between the two parties, as also between hindus and muslims, widened even further, ultimately leading to partition. indeed, what we over today can lead to sorrow and tragedy tomorrow. and the worries and problems of the present can fire us to create a new india a century later.
in 2016, india marches towards what is recognised as the new dawn of economic prosperity and political power. in this interview with, renowned political psychologist ashis speaks on the future of india, based on his reading of its past and present. excerpts:
the opening lines of your book, regimes of narcissism, regimes of despair, are: “these essays are about an india that is no longer the country on which i have written for something like four decades. many things have changed drastically in recent years....” what do these changes presage for future?
let me take a broad sweep of things. first of all, india no longer has a vision of its own. its vision is the vision of many developing societies around the world. it is a, predictable future which has been sold to us as a universal cure for poverty, indignity and backwardness in general. in other words, our own futures have been stolen.
all developing societies, including china, have now that they are backward. our future is exactly the same as the future of alls. it is a new vision for them as well, except that their vision is 300 years old. we have now joined the bandwagon. india, therefore, have a distinctive future.
when you talk of india having accepted the universal vision, are you referring to what you call the “urban-industrial vision”?
yes. it is an acceptance that is not even a critical acceptance. in fact, it is an unqualified acceptance. mind you, this was not the creation of the janata party. india had already changed before it came to power.
perhaps the rise is a result of india having changed.
that’s right. they can deliver the vision more ruthlessly, or at least seem to do so. to repeat, the vision of all ambitious, so-called southern countries—brazil, india, china exactly the same.
our hero is first prime minister) lee kuan yew. so popular that one is afraid of saying he was one of the last despots, the last of “developmental authoritarianism”. take the east asian tigers. i have that they were not only tigers but also man-eaters. all of them had despotic regimes. if you want spectacular development, then be prepared for a high degree of authoritarianism.
is india headed that way?
in india, this movement began with mrs indira gandhi in the mid-’70s. but what we did by because we had thought through do now (by design). when c.n. (one of the architects of the movement and former tamil chief minister) declared that tamil wanted to be a separate country, nobody called him a traitor or attacked him in parliament or countrywide protests. not even the jan (the earlier incarnation). they knew that when people are angry, in distress, they say things which must be ignored.
the same thing happened with mrs gandhi, who ultimately had to sign an agreement with. he died when he was chief minister. he was given a state funeral. one who used to call himself gen and led a rebel army against india became patriotic.
these defaults are no longer available to us, because someone or the other is going to take political advantage of it. my second point is that not only have our visions been stolen, the range of politics in india has narrowed drastically.
will it get even narrower, say, by 2050 or 2100?
it get narrower than this.
is it because there are no alternative visions available to us?
that is right. whatever alternative visions there are, these are confined to the margins. in one sense, people like or claude alvares or shiva feel defeated because they are powerful men and women who hold on to their visions. but apart from a fringe element, hardly anyone thinks of them as visionaries. nor does anyone think of them as even politically relevant.
are we then trapped in a peculiar circumstance in which we have choices, but only the chance to examine the consequences of having a vision?
choices? well, i often say that if a person in india or china dies after living a virtuous life, he go to goes to new york.
we even talk, as we used to earlier, of many of the problems we encounter. we have the courage to admit that most of our have not delivered. only four of the eight dams planned under first multipurpose dam project, the valley corporation, were built. it costs us more to maintain the than what it delivers. take bihar, where, without dams, only 15 per cent of it would get flooded every year. with dams, the percentage has grown to more than 30 per cent.
ecological sensitivity was built into our lives over the centuries. nobody talked of ecology or environment, but the traditional fear of it, the attributed to nature, protected us (by preventing us from disturbing nature). all these have been declared as mere shelved.
we no longer have the concept of future generations. we are now like that american wit who said, ‘why should i think of the future. what has the future done for me?’ every indian wants to have his or her your car guzzles petrol or releases particulate matter, it matter. the superior courts are taking a position. they have some vision. but everyone else is only thinking of how to beat the laws and find loopholes in them.
one of the consequences of has been the displacement of tribals. do you think the india of 2100 will go the way of the us, where indigenous indians have been packed off to reserves?
we are waiting to do that. actually, wherever they are not concentrated in numbers, as in and mizoram, we will just finish them off. one-third of all tribes in india are tribes only by name. they have been dispersed, atomised, and individualised. they have joined the proletariat. in fact, the programme of of tribals, directly or indirectly, is built into the manifesto of every party, including the left. they want equality for the tribes, not separate existence. they want what is their concept of justice is very different from that of the tribals.
one of the results of this is the movement. the second movement, unlike the first one, is not an urban phenomenon. it is the rebellion of tribals, only some urban youths have joined them.
do you think that by 2100, india will be more like america than india?
by 2100, india will be more like an american slum to the nth degree, a poor america. even to become that, we will have to pay a price in terms of shrinkage of our liberties.
in what sense?
“the vision of all ambitious, developing nations is the vision. our hero is lee kuan yew, one of the last despots.”
even in universities you are now facing difficulties in saying what you want to. it is becoming difficult to deviate from the developmental vision even in newspaper columns. it has become difficult to articulate radical diversities, for which india was known. even our traditions are diverse. for instance, there are millions in tamil and north bengal who are and who observe as a day of mourning. what is wrong about it? in sri lanka, brother, vibhishana, is worshipped. pradesh has temples to duryodhana, the villain of mahabharata. nobody took offence.
but we are now being in the manner of protestant is akin to saying) ‘let us have a religion’. we have a religion as such. what we had were traditions.
that reminds me of what you once wrote, “hindutva is an attack on hinduism, that is an ideology for those whose hinduism has worn off, and that’s triumph will mark the end of hinduism”. are we headed in that direction?
yes, the hinduism that we see around us today is not or years old. it is just 150 years old. it was born in urban india, under the new political economy that the british raj introduced. the reference point was protestant christianity, not catholicism, which is relatively more open. i come from a protestant family. i know hinduism is that.
the first generation of like (hindu leader) b.s. and founder k.b.) their inspiration from the mission (which was influenced by christianity). swami founder) was himself a very different person. he did not speak of islam and muslims as villains.
what are the basic attributes of this new hinduism? a religion?
“the hinduism we see is just 150 years old and was born in the urban india of the raj. its reference point is protestant christianity.”
once you endorse nationalism (typically, one country, one religion, one language), you even have to discuss it (religion). i think it was (ernest) gellner who said you have to read the texts of nationalism because all are the same. recognised it. he did not believe in anything (religious). he refused to give a hindu funeral to his own wife and said that there was nothing sacred about the cow. he also made fun of’s second sarsanghchalak) fondness for rituals. is the real father of the emerging india. gandhi is now the stepfather.
getting back to your essay, do you think hinduism will fight its battle with?
yes. there is always a tacit force in hinduism which rebels against this kind of imposition. never bends down, it always incorporates and digests (what is sought to be imposed on it). can destroy a state without saying a word. it must be remembered that the indic is different from the indian, which is a european concoction just 300 years old.
i have this confidence that it is just not possible to india into a nation. said there is no nation in india. that is why he wrote the english word ‘nation’ in bengali. but he had 12 to 15 bengali words for patriotism. indians are patriotic. but patriotism is often confused with nationalism.
the nation is a demand for the people, leaving the individual face-to-face with the state. there is no community, no religion, no sect, no caste, no trade union, simply no intermediary structures. there is just the individual and the state in the ideal system. i think indians will go for this beyond a point.
so you feel a challenge to this idea of will emerge from hinduism itself.
yes.
do you think caste could be fighting battle?
caste has been so discredited and so heavily that you be talking of how caste is influencing politics, but how politics is influencing caste. but caste does resist. that is why-wallahs are against caste also. but a wider vision, an alternative vision, will come through sects and diversified belief systems.
do you see signs of it now?
every believing indian is a sign of that. has flouted some of the fundamental canons of hinduism. for instance, each person has private gods and goddesses, his family has its gods and goddesses, his community has its gods and goddesses, his village has its gods and goddesses, his sect has its gods and goddesses.
in addition, they have their personal though they may not worship some gods and goddesses, they wish to them. whether they identify with them or not, whether they believe in them or not is irrelevant. for instance, hindus like to go to and the golden temple. this stop. this is a completely different game.
if gandhi were to come to india in 2050 or 2100....
“there is just the individual and the state in a system. not possible for india to be a nation.”
major philosophical positions simply die out. they automatically emerge in some situations. do not forget that the major heroes of the war world have been martin luther king, nelson mandela, aung san suu kyi, the dalai are the people who approximated, directly or indirectly, to the image of gandhi. they did not necessarily read gandhi to take the position they did. nor did polish trade union leader lech walesa, whom the poles called, “our gandhi”. you efface or kill the strand. it will continue as a minority stand. perhaps a catastrophe will produce...
gandhi?
not gandhi, but hundreds of variations of him. then only can it become a mass movement. you will not have to wait till 2100. it will come earlier. this is we have entered the last cycle of climate change. some kind of limits to human greed and consumption will have to be put in place. once i tried to count the number of shades of lipstick available. i stopped after counting till; i just handle it. i think our retina is capable of even registering shades. yet we continue to produce more shades.
personally, i think we can return to a pastoral way of life. but the limits of the vision have been crossed. it is not reversible. it is as bad as that. when the crunch comes, you will have to impose limits on using the resources of the earth for the survival of at least your children and grandchildren, even if you are not thinking of the future.
in 2100, what would be like?
unfortunately, even though opted for a religion that has tremendous congruence with the past, he was a very modern man. he definitely wanted some version of the vision. he certainly did not look beyond it.
you wrote an essay on happiness. will indians in 2050 be happy?
it will be demanded of them to not be unhappy.
so how happy india will be in 2100?
right now, indians are mostly happy. poorer countries generally are. bangladesh was quite high on the list of happy countries, so was nigeria. indians are on the higher side too. the current figures will not change so easily. therefore, there will be a public demand to be happy. so if you are unhappy, you are a traitor. if you are unhappy, you will become a class enemy, as it happened in the soviet union. unhappy people there were sent to psychiatrists.
are we headed that way?
i am afraid there are efforts to push india in that direction.
(ajaz is a journalist in delhi. his novel, the hour before dawn, has as its backdrop the demolition of the masjid)
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ɪn 1916 ðə ˈkɑŋgrəs ənd ðə ˈməzlɪm lig saɪnd ðə pækt, ˈstoʊkɪŋ hoʊps ðət ðeɪ wʊd brɪʤ ðə ˈkæzəm dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ ðɛm ənd maʊnt ə fərˈoʊʃəs kæmˈpeɪn əˈgɛnst ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ kəˈloʊniəl rul. ðɪs hoʊp wɑz sun tɪ bi bɪˈlaɪd. ðə gəlf bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈpɑrtiz, ɛz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪtˈwin ˈhɪnˌduz ənd ˈməzlɪmz, ˈwaɪdənd ˈivɪn ˈfərðər, ˈəltəmətli ˈlidɪŋ tɪ pɑrˈtɪʃən. ˌɪnˈdid, wət wi ˈoʊvər təˈdeɪ kən lɛd tɪ ˈsɑroʊ ənd ˈtræʤədi tomorrow*. ənd ðə ˈwəriz ənd ˈprɑbləmz əv ðə ˈprɛzənt kən faɪər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ kriˈeɪt ə nu ˈɪndiə ə ˈsɛnʧəri ˈleɪtər. ɪn 2016 ˈɪndiə ˈmɑrʧɪz təˈwɔrdz wət ɪz ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ɛz ðə nu dɔn əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk prɑˈspɛrəti ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl paʊər. ɪn ðɪs ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ, rɪˈnaʊnd pəˈlɪtɪkəl saɪˈkɑləʤəst əˈʃiz spiks ɔn ðə fˈjuʧər əv ˈɪndiə, beɪst ɔn hɪz ˈrɛdɪŋ əv ɪts pæst ənd ˈprɛzənt. ˈɛksərpts: ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ laɪnz əv jʊr bʊk, rəˈʒimz əv ˈnɑrsɪˌsɪzəm, rəˈʒimz əv dɪˈspɛr, ər: ˈɛˌseɪz ər əˈbaʊt ən ˈɪndiə ðət ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ðə ˈkəntri ɔn wɪʧ aɪ hæv ˈrɪtən fər ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk fɔr ˈdɛkeɪdz. ˈmɛni θɪŋz hæv ʧeɪnʤd ˈdræstɪkli ɪn ˈrisənt years....”*....” wət du ðiz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈprɛsɪʤ fər fˈjuʧər? lɛt mi teɪk ə brɔd swip əv θɪŋz. fərst əv ɔl, ˈɪndiə noʊ ˈlɔŋgər həz ə ˈvɪʒən əv ɪts oʊn. ɪts ˈvɪʒən ɪz ðə ˈvɪʒən əv ˈmɛni dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ səˈsaɪɪtiz əraʊnd ðə wərld. ɪt ɪz ə, prɪˈdɪktəbəl fˈjuʧər wɪʧ həz bɪn soʊld tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ɛz ə ˌjunəˈvərsəl kjʊr fər ˈpɑvərti, ˌɪnˈdɪgnəˌti ənd ˈbækwərdnəs ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ɑr oʊn fˈjuʧərz hæv bɪn ˈstoʊlən. ɔl dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ səˈsaɪɪtiz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈʧaɪnə, hæv naʊ ðət ðeɪ ər ˈbækwərd. ɑr fˈjuʧər ɪz ɪgˈzæktli ðə seɪm ɛz ðə fˈjuʧər əv ɔl nation-states*. ɪt ɪz ə nu ˈvɪʒən fər ðɛm ɛz wɛl, ɪkˈsɛpt ðət ðɛr ˈvɪʒən ɪz 300 jɪrz oʊld. wi hæv naʊ ʤɔɪnd ðə ˈbændˌwægən. ˈɪndiə, ˈðɛrˌfɔr, hæv ə dɪˈstɪŋktɪv fˈjuʧər. wɪn ju tɔk əv ˈɪndiə ˈhævɪŋ ækˈsɛptɪd ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəl vision*, ər ju rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ wət ju kɔl ðə vision”*”? jɛs. ɪt ɪz ən əkˈsɛptəns ðət ɪz nɑt ˈivɪn ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl əkˈsɛptəns. ɪn fækt, ɪt ɪz ən ənkˈwɑlɪˌfaɪd əkˈsɛptəns. maɪnd ju, ðɪs wɑz nɑt ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ðə ʤəˈnɑtə ˈpɑrti. ˈɪndiə hæd ɔˈrɛdi ʧeɪnʤd ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt keɪm tɪ paʊər. pərˈhæps ðə raɪz ɪz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ˈɪndiə ˈhævɪŋ ʧeɪnʤd. raɪt. ðeɪ kən dɪˈlɪvər ðə ˈvɪʒən mɔr ˈruθləsli, ər æt list sim tɪ du soʊ. tɪ repeat*, ðə ˈvɪʒən əv ɔl æmˈbɪʃəs, ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈsəðərn countries—brazil*, ˈɪndiə, ˈʧaɪnə ɪgˈzæktli ðə seɪm. ɑr ˈhɪroʊ ɪz fərst praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər) li kwɑn ju. soʊ ˈpɑpjələr ðət wən ɪz əˈfreɪd əv seɪɪŋ hi wɑz wən əv ðə læst despots*, ðə læst əv authoritarianism”*”. teɪk ðə ist ˈeɪʒən ˈtaɪgərz. aɪ hæv ðət ðeɪ wər nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈtaɪgərz bət ˈɔlsoʊ man-eaters*. ɔl əv ðɛm hæd dɪˈspɑtɪk rəˈʒimz. ɪf ju wɔnt spɛkˈtækjələr dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ðɛn bi priˈpɛrd fər ə haɪ dɪˈgri əv əˌθɔrəˈtɛriəˌnɪzəm. ɪz ˈɪndiə ˈhɛdɪd ðət weɪ? ɪn ˈɪndiə, ðɪs ˈmuvmənt bɪˈgæn wɪθ ˈmɪsɪz ˌɪnˈdɪrə ˈgɑndi ɪn ðə mid-’70s*. bət wət wi dɪd baɪ bɪˈkəz wi hæd θɔt θru du naʊ (baɪ dɪˈzaɪn). wɪn c.n*. (wən əv ðə ˈɑrkəˌtɛkts əv ðə ˈmuvmənt ənd ˈfɔrmər ˈtæmɪl ʧif ˈmɪnɪstər) dɪˈklɛrd ðət ˈtæmɪl ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈkəntri, ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi kɔld ɪm ə ˈtreɪtər ər əˈtækt ɪm ɪn ˈpɑrləmɛnt ər ˈkəntriˌwaɪd ˈproʊˌtɛsts. nɑt ˈivɪn ðə ʤæn (ðə ˈərliər incarnation*). ðeɪ nu ðət wɪn ˈpipəl ər ˈæŋgri, ɪn dɪˈstrɛs, ðeɪ seɪ θɪŋz wɪʧ məst bi ˌɪgˈnɔrd. ðə seɪm θɪŋ ˈhæpənd wɪθ ˈmɪsɪz ˈgɑndi, hu ˈəltəmətli hæd tɪ saɪn ən əˈgrimənt wɪθ. hi daɪd wɪn hi wɑz ʧif ˈmɪnɪstər. hi wɑz ˈgɪvɪn ə steɪt fˈjunərəl. wən hu juzd tɪ kɔl hɪmˈsɛlf ʤɛn ənd lɛd ə ˈrɛbəl ˈɑrmi əˈgɛnst ˈɪndiə bɪˈkeɪm ˌpeɪtriˈɑtɪk. ðiz dɪˈfɔlts ər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ˈjuˈɛs, bɪˈkəz ˈsəmˌwən ər ðə ˈəðər ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk pəˈlɪtɪkəl ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ɪt. maɪ ˈsɛkənd pɔɪnt ɪz ðət nɑt ˈoʊnli hæv ɑr ˈvɪʒənz bɪn ˈstoʊlən, ðə reɪnʤ əv ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɪn ˈɪndiə həz ˈnɛroʊd ˈdræstɪkli. wɪl ɪt gɪt ˈivɪn ˈnɛroʊər, seɪ, baɪ 2050 ər 2100 ɪt gɪt ˈnɛroʊər ðən ðɪs. ɪz ɪt bɪˈkəz ðɛr ər noʊ ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈvɪʒənz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ˈjuˈɛs? ðət ɪz raɪt. ˌwəˈtɛvər ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈvɪʒənz ðɛr ər, ðiz ər kənˈfaɪnd tɪ ðə ˈmɑrʤənz. ɪn wən sɛns, ˈpipəl laɪk ər klɔd ɑlˈvɑrɛs ər ˈʃivə fil dɪˈfitɪd bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər ˈpaʊərfəl mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən hu hoʊld ɔn tɪ ðɛr ˈvɪʒənz. bət əˈpɑrt frəm ə frɪnʤ ˈɛləmənt, ˈhɑrdli ˈɛniˌwən θɪŋks əv ðɛm ɛz ˈvɪʒənɛriz. nɔr dɪz ˈɛniˌwən θɪŋk əv ðɛm ɛz ˈivɪn ˈplɪtɪkli ˈrɛləvənt. ər wi ðɛn træpt ɪn ə pɪˈkjuljər ˈsərkəmˌstæns ɪn wɪʧ wi hæv ˈʧɔɪsɪz, bət ˈoʊnli ðə ʧæns tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn ðə ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz əv ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈvɪʒən? ˈʧɔɪsɪz? wɛl, aɪ ˈɔfən seɪ ðət ɪf ə ˈpərsən ɪn ˈɪndiə ər ˈʧaɪnə daɪz ˈæftər ˈlɪvɪŋ ə ˈvərʧuəs laɪf, hi goʊ tɪ goʊz tɪ nu jɔrk. wi ˈivɪn tɔk, ɛz wi juzd tɪ ˈərliər, əv ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈprɑbləmz wi ɪnˈkaʊnər. wi hæv ðə kərɪʤ tɪ ədˈmɪt ðət moʊst əv ɑr hæv nɑt dɪˈlɪvərd. ˈoʊnli fɔr əv ðə eɪt dæmz plænd ˈəndər fərst ˌməltiˈpərpəs dæm ˈprɑʤɛkt, ðə ˈvæli ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən, wər bɪlt. ɪt kɔsts ˈjuˈɛs mɔr tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ðə ðən wət ɪt dɪˈlɪvərz. teɪk bihar*, wɛr, wɪˈθaʊt dæmz, ˈoʊnli 15 pər sɛnt əv ɪt wʊd gɪt ˈflədɪd ˈɛvəri jɪr. wɪθ dæmz, ðə pərˈsɛnɪʤ həz groʊn tɪ mɔr ðən 30 pər sɛnt. ɛkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti wɑz bɪlt ˈɪntu ɑr lɪvz ˈoʊvər ðə ˈsɛnʧəriz. ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi tɔkt əv ɪˈkɑləʤi ər ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, bət ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl fɪr əv ɪt, ðə əˈtrɪbjətəd tɪ ˈneɪʧər, prəˈtɛktɪd ˈjuˈɛs (baɪ prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs frəm dɪˈstərbɪŋ ˈneɪʧər). ɔl ðiz hæv bɪn dɪˈklɛrd ɛz mɪr ʃɛlvd. wi noʊ ˈlɔŋgər hæv ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv fˈjuʧər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz. wi ər naʊ laɪk ðət əˈmɛrɪkən wɪt hu sɛd, ʃʊd aɪ θɪŋk əv ðə fˈjuʧər. wət həz ðə fˈjuʧər dən fər me?’*?’ ˈɛvəri ˈɪndiən wɔnts tɪ hæv hɪz ər hər jʊr kɑr ˈgəzəlz ˈpɛtroʊl ər rɪˈlisɪz pərˈtɪkjələt ˈmætər, ɪt ˈmætər. ðə suˈpɪriər kɔrts ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ə pəˈzɪʃən. ðeɪ hæv səm ˈvɪʒən. bət ˈɛvriˌwən ɛls ɪz ˈoʊnli ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv haʊ tɪ bit ðə lɔz ənd faɪnd ˈluˌphoʊlz ɪn ðɛm. wən əv ðə ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz əv həz bɪn ðə dɪˈspleɪsmənt əv tribals*. du ju θɪŋk ðə ˈɪndiə əv 2100 wɪl goʊ ðə weɪ əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs, wɛr ˌɪnˈdɪʤənəs ˈɪndiənz hæv bɪn pækt ɔf tɪ rɪˈzərvz? wi ər ˈweɪtɪŋ tɪ du ðət. ˈæˌkʧuəli, wɛˈrɛvər ðeɪ ər nɑt ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd ɪn ˈnəmbərz, ɛz ɪn ənd mizoram*, wi wɪl ʤɪst ˈfɪnɪʃ ðɛm ɔf. ˌwənˈθərd əv ɔl traɪbz ɪn ˈɪndiə ər traɪbz ˈoʊnli baɪ neɪm. ðeɪ hæv bɪn dɪˈspərst, atomised*, ənd individualised*. ðeɪ hæv ʤɔɪnd ðə ˌproʊləˈtɛriət. ɪn fækt, ðə ˈproʊˌgræm əv əv tribals*, dɪˈrɛkli ər ˌɪndərˈɛkˌtli, ɪz bɪlt ˈɪntu ðə ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ əv ˈɛvəri ˈpɑrti, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə lɛft. ðeɪ wɔnt ɪkˈwɑləti fər ðə traɪbz, nɑt ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ɪgˈzɪstəns. ðeɪ wɔnt wət ɪz ðɛr ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ˈʤəstɪs ɪz ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt frəm ðət əv ðə tribals*. wən əv ðə rɪˈzəlts əv ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈmuvmənt. ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈmuvmənt, ənˈlaɪk ðə fərst wən, ɪz nɑt ən ˈərbən fəˈnɑməˌnɑn. ɪt ɪz ðə rɪˈbɛljən əv tribals*, ˈoʊnli səm ˈərbən juθs hæv ʤɔɪnd ðɛm. du ju θɪŋk ðət baɪ 2100 ˈɪndiə wɪl bi mɔr laɪk əˈmɛrɪkə ðən ˈɪndiə? baɪ 2100 ˈɪndiə wɪl bi mɔr laɪk ən əˈmɛrɪkən sləm tɪ ðə ɛnθ dɪˈgri, ə pur əˈmɛrɪkə. ˈivɪn tɪ bɪˈkəm ðət, wi wɪl hæv tɪ peɪ ə praɪs ɪn tərmz əv ʃˈrɪŋkɪʤ əv ɑr ˈlɪbərˌtiz. ɪn wət sɛns? ˈvɪʒən əv ɔl æmˈbɪʃəs, dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈneɪʃənz ɪz ðə ˈvɪʒən. ɑr ˈhɪroʊ ɪz li kwɑn ju, wən əv ðə læst despots.”*.” ˈivɪn ɪn ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ju ər naʊ ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz ɪn seɪɪŋ wət ju wɔnt tɪ. ɪt ɪz bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˈdiviˌeɪt frəm ðə dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəl ˈvɪʒən ˈivɪn ɪn ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ˈkɑləmz. ɪt həz bɪˈkəm ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ɑrˈtɪkjəˌleɪt ˈrædɪkəl diversities*, fər wɪʧ ˈɪndiə wɑz noʊn. ˈivɪn ɑr trəˈdɪʃənz ər dɪˈvərs. fər ˈɪnstəns, ðɛr ər ˈmɪljənz ɪn ˈtæmɪl ənd nɔrθ ˈbɛŋgəl hu ər ənd hu əbˈzərv ɛz ə deɪ əv ˈmɔrnɪŋ. wət ɪz rɔŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt? ɪn ˈɛˈsɑˈraɪ ˈlæŋkə, ˈbrəðər, vibhishana*, ɪz ˈwərʃəpt. prəˈdɛʃ həz ˈtɛmpəlz tɪ duryodhana*, ðə ˈvɪlən əv mɑhɑbərˈɑtə. ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi tʊk offence*. bət wi ər naʊ biɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmænər əv ˈprɑtəstənt ɪz ˈeɪkɪn tɪ seɪɪŋ) ˈjuˈɛs hæv ə religion’*’. wi hæv ə rɪˈlɪʤən ɛz səʧ. wət wi hæd wər trəˈdɪʃənz. ðət riˈmaɪndz mi əv wət ju wəns roʊt, ɪz ən əˈtæk ɔn ˈhɪnʤuˌɪzəm, ðət ɪz ən ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi fər ðoʊz huz ˈhɪnʤuˌɪzəm həz wɔrn ɔf, ənd ðət traɪəmf wɪl mɑrk ðə ɛnd əv hinduism”*”. ər wi ˈhɛdɪd ɪn ðət dɪˈrɛkʃɪn? jɛs, ðə ˈhɪnʤuˌɪzəm ðət wi si əraʊnd ˈjuˈɛs təˈdeɪ ɪz nɑt ər jɪrz oʊld. ɪt ɪz ʤɪst 150 jɪrz oʊld. ɪt wɑz bɔrn ɪn ˈərbən ˈɪndiə, ˈəndər ðə nu pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪˈkɑnəmi ðət ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ rɑʤ ˌɪntrəˈdust. ðə ˈrɛfərəns pɔɪnt wɑz ˈprɑtəstənt ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti, nɑt kəˈθɔləˌsɪzəm, wɪʧ ɪz ˈrɛlətɪvli mɔr ˈoʊpən. aɪ kəm frəm ə ˈprɑtəstənt ˈfæməli. aɪ noʊ ˈhɪnʤuˌɪzəm ɪz ðət. ðə fərst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv laɪk (ˈhɪnˌdu ˈlidər) biz. ənd ˈfaʊndər k.b*.) ðɛr ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən frəm ðə ˈmɪʃən (wɪʧ wɑz ˈɪnfluənst baɪ ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti). sˈwɑmi ˈfaʊndər) wɑz hɪmˈsɛlf ə ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt ˈpərsən. hi dɪd nɑt spik əv ˌɪsˈlɑm ənd ˈməzlɪmz ɛz ˈvɪlənz. wət ər ðə ˈbeɪsɪk əˈtrɪˌbjuts əv ðɪs nu ˈhɪnʤuˌɪzəm? ə rɪˈlɪʤən? ˈhɪnʤuˌɪzəm wi si ɪz ʤɪst 150 jɪrz oʊld ənd wɑz bɔrn ɪn ðə ˈərbən ˈɪndiə əv ðə rɑʤ. ɪts ˈrɛfərəns pɔɪnt ɪz ˈprɑtəstənt christianity.”*.” wəns ju ɛnˈdɔrs ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm (ˈtɪpɪkəli, wən ˈkəntri, wən rɪˈlɪʤən, wən ˈlæŋgwɪʤ), ju ˈivɪn hæv tɪ dɪˈskəs ɪt (rɪˈlɪʤən). aɪ θɪŋk ɪt wɑz (ˈərnɪst) ˈgɛlnər hu sɛd ju hæv tɪ rɛd ðə tɛksts əv ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm bɪˈkəz ɔl ər ðə seɪm. ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ɪt. hi dɪd nɑt bɪˈliv ɪn ˈɛniˌθɪŋ (rɪˈlɪʤəs). hi rɪfˈjuzd tɪ gɪv ə ˈhɪnˌdu fˈjunərəl tɪ hɪz oʊn waɪf ənd sɛd ðət ðɛr wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ ˈseɪkrɪd əˈbaʊt ðə kaʊ. hi ˈɔlsoʊ meɪd fən əv ˈsɛkənd sarsanghchalak*) ˈfɑndnəs fər ˈrɪʧuəlz. ɪz ðə ril ˈfɑðər əv ðə ˈimərʤɪŋ ˈɪndiə. ˈgɑndi ɪz naʊ ðə ˈstɛpˌfɑðər. ˈgɪtɪŋ bæk tɪ jʊr ˈɛˌseɪ, du ju θɪŋk ˈhɪnʤuˌɪzəm wɪl faɪt ɪts ˈbætəl wɪθ? jɛs. ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ə ˈtæsɪt fɔrs ɪn ˈhɪnʤuˌɪzəm wɪʧ ˈrɛbəlz əˈgɛnst ðɪs kaɪnd əv ˌɪmpəˈzɪʃən. ˈnɛvər bɛndz daʊn, ɪt ˈɔlˌweɪz ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪts ənd ˌdaɪˈʤɛsts (wət ɪz sɔt tɪ bi ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ɔn ɪt). kən dɪˈstrɔɪ ə steɪt wɪˈθaʊt seɪɪŋ ə wərd. ɪt məst bi rɪˈmɛmbərd ðət ðə ˈɪndɪk ɪz ˈdɪfərənt frəm ðə ˈɪndiən, wɪʧ ɪz ə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kənˈkɑkʃən ʤɪst 300 jɪrz oʊld. aɪ hæv ðɪs ˈkɑnfədɛns ðət ɪt ɪz ʤɪst nɑt ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈɪndiə ˈɪntu ə ˈneɪʃən. sɛd ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈneɪʃən ɪn ˈɪndiə. ðət ɪz waɪ hi roʊt ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ wərd ‘‘nation’*’ ɪn bengali*. bət hi hæd 12 tɪ 15 bɛŋˈgɑli wərdz fər ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm. ˈɪndiənz ər ˌpeɪtriˈɑtɪk. bət ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm ɪz ˈɔfən kənfˈjuzd wɪθ ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm. ðə ˈneɪʃən ɪz ə dɪˈmænd fər ðə ˈpipəl, ˈlivɪŋ ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈfeɪstuˈfeɪs wɪθ ðə steɪt. ðɛr ɪz noʊ kəmˈjunɪti, noʊ rɪˈlɪʤən, noʊ sɛkt, noʊ kæst, noʊ treɪd ˈjunjən, ˈsɪmpli noʊ ˌɪnərˈmidiɛri ˈstrəkʧərz. ðɛr ɪz ʤɪst ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ənd ðə steɪt ɪn ðə aɪˈdil ˈsɪstəm. aɪ θɪŋk ˈɪndiənz wɪl goʊ fər ðɪs bɪɔnd ə pɔɪnt. soʊ ju fil ə ˈʧælənʤ tɪ ðɪs aɪˈdiə əv wɪl ˈimərʤ frəm ˈhɪnʤuˌɪzəm ˌɪtˈsɛlf. jɛs. du ju θɪŋk kæst kʊd bi ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈbætəl? kæst həz bɪn soʊ dɪˈskrɛdɪtɪd ənd soʊ ˈhɛvəli ðət ju bi ˈtɔkɪŋ əv haʊ kæst ɪz ˈɪnˌfluənsɪŋ ˈpɑləˌtɪks, bət haʊ ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɪz ˈɪnˌfluənsɪŋ kæst. bət kæst dɪz rɪˈzɪst. ðət ɪz waɪ ər əˈgɛnst kæst ˈɔlsoʊ. bət ə ˈwaɪdər ˈvɪʒən, ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈvɪʒən, wɪl kəm θru sɛkts ənd dɪˈvərsəˌfaɪd bɪˈlif ˈsɪstəmz. du ju si saɪnz əv ɪt naʊ? ˈɛvəri bɪˈlivɪŋ ˈɪndiən ɪz ə saɪn əv ðət. həz ˈflaʊtɪd səm əv ðə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈkænənz əv ˈhɪnʤuˌɪzəm. fər ˈɪnstəns, iʧ ˈpərsən həz ˈpraɪvət gɑdz ənd ˈgɑdəsɪz, hɪz ˈfæməli həz ɪts gɑdz ənd ˈgɑdəsɪz, hɪz kəmˈjunɪti həz ɪts gɑdz ənd ˈgɑdəsɪz, hɪz ˈvɪlɪʤ həz ɪts gɑdz ənd ˈgɑdəsɪz, hɪz sɛkt həz ɪts gɑdz ənd ˈgɑdəsɪz. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðeɪ hæv ðɛr ˈpərsɪnəl ðoʊ ðeɪ meɪ nɑt ˈwərʃɪp səm gɑdz ənd ˈgɑdəsɪz, ðeɪ wɪʃ tɪ ðɛm. ˈwɛðər ðeɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ wɪθ ðɛm ər nɑt, ˈwɛðər ðeɪ bɪˈliv ɪn ðɛm ər nɑt ɪz ˌɪˈrɛləvənt. fər ˈɪnstəns, ˈhɪnˌduz laɪk tɪ goʊ tɪ ənd ðə ˈgoʊldən ˈtɛmpəl. ðɪs stɑp. ðɪs ɪz ə kəmˈplitli ˈdɪfərənt geɪm. ɪf ˈgɑndi wər tɪ kəm tɪ ˈɪndiə ɪn 2050 ər 2100 ɪz ʤɪst ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ənd ðə steɪt ɪn ə ˈsɪstəm. nɑt ˈpɑsəbəl fər ˈɪndiə tɪ bi ə nation.”*.” ˈmeɪʤər ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəl pəˈzɪʃənz ˈsɪmpli daɪ aʊt. ðeɪ ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli ˈimərʤ ɪn səm ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz. du nɑt fərˈgɛt ðət ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈhɪroʊz əv ðə wɔr wərld hæv bɪn ˈmɑrtɪn ˈluθər kɪŋ, ˈnɛlsən ˌmænˈdɛlə, ɔŋ sæn ˈɛsˈjuˈju ˈkeɪˈwaɪˈaɪ, ðə ˈdɔˌlaɪ ər ðə ˈpipəl hu əˈprɑksəˌmeɪtəd, dɪˈrɛkli ər ˌɪndərˈɛkˌtli, tɪ ðə ˈɪmɪʤ əv ˈgɑndi. ðeɪ dɪd nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli rɛd ˈgɑndi tɪ teɪk ðə pəˈzɪʃən ðeɪ dɪd. nɔr dɪd ˈpɑlɪʃ treɪd ˈjunjən ˈlidər lɛk wəˈlɛsə, hum ðə poʊlz kɔld, gandhi”*”. ju ɪˈfeɪs ər kɪl ðə strænd. ɪt wɪl kənˈtɪnju ɛz ə məˈnɔrəti stænd. pərˈhæps ə kəˈtæstrəfi wɪl ˈproʊdus... ˈgɑndi? nɑt ˈgɑndi, bət ˈhənərdz əv ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz əv ɪm. ðɛn ˈoʊnli kən ɪt bɪˈkəm ə mæs ˈmuvmənt. ju wɪl nɑt hæv tɪ weɪt tɪl 2100 ɪt wɪl kəm ˈərliər. ðɪs ɪz wi hæv ˈɛnərd ðə læst ˈsaɪkəl əv ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ. səm kaɪnd əv ˈlɪmɪts tɪ ˈjumən grid ənd kənˈsəmʃən wɪl hæv tɪ bi pʊt ɪn pleɪs. wəns aɪ traɪd tɪ kaʊnt ðə ˈnəmbər əv ʃeɪdz əv ˈlɪpˌstɪk əˈveɪləbəl. aɪ stɑpt ˈæftər ˈkaʊntɪŋ tɪl aɪ ʤɪst ˈhændəl ɪt. aɪ θɪŋk ɑr ˈrɛtənə ɪz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈivɪn ˈrɛʤɪstərɪŋ ʃeɪdz. jɛt wi kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈproʊdus mɔr ʃeɪdz. ˈpərsənəli, aɪ θɪŋk wi kən rɪˈtərn tɪ ə ˈpæstərəl weɪ əv laɪf. bət ðə ˈlɪmɪts əv ðə ˈvɪʒən hæv bɪn krɔst. ɪt ɪz nɑt rɪˈvərsəbəl. ɪt ɪz ɛz bæd ɛz ðət. wɪn ðə krənʧ kəmz, ju wɪl hæv tɪ ˌɪmˈpoʊz ˈlɪmɪts ɔn ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈrisɔrsɪz əv ðə ərθ fər ðə sərˈvaɪvəl əv æt list jʊr ˈʧɪldrən ənd ˈgrænˌʧɪldrən, ˈivɪn ɪf ju ər nɑt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv ðə fˈjuʧər. ɪn 2100 wət wʊd bi laɪk? ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ˈɑptɪd fər ə rɪˈlɪʤən ðət həz trɪˈmɛndəs ˈkɔngruəns wɪθ ðə pæst, hi wɑz ə ˈvɛri ˈmɑdərn mæn. hi ˈdɛfənətli ˈwɔntɪd səm ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈvɪʒən. hi ˈsərtənli dɪd nɑt lʊk bɪɔnd ɪt. ju roʊt ən ˈɛˌseɪ ɔn ˈhæpinəs. wɪl ˈɪndiənz ɪn 2050 bi ˈhæpi? ɪt wɪl bi dɪˈmændɪd əv ðɛm tɪ nɑt bi ənˈhæpi. soʊ haʊ ˈhæpi ˈɪndiə wɪl bi ɪn 2100 raɪt naʊ, ˈɪndiənz ər ˈmoʊstli ˈhæpi. ˈpurər ˈkəntriz ˈʤɛnərəli ər. ˈbæŋləˌdɛʃ wɑz kwaɪt haɪ ɔn ðə lɪst əv ˈhæpi ˈkəntriz, soʊ wɑz naɪˈʤɪriə. ˈɪndiənz ər ɔn ðə haɪər saɪd tu. ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈfɪgjərz wɪl nɑt ʧeɪnʤ soʊ ˈizəli. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ðɛr wɪl bi ə ˈpəblɪk dɪˈmænd tɪ bi ˈhæpi. soʊ ɪf ju ər ənˈhæpi, ju ər ə ˈtreɪtər. ɪf ju ər ənˈhæpi, ju wɪl bɪˈkəm ə klæs ˈɛnəmi, ɛz ɪt ˈhæpənd ɪn ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈjunjən. ənˈhæpi ˈpipəl ðɛr wər sɛnt tɪ səˈkaɪətrəsts. ər wi ˈhɛdɪd ðət weɪ? aɪ æm əˈfreɪd ðɛr ər ˈɛfərts tɪ pʊʃ ˈɪndiə ɪn ðət dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. ɪz ə ˈʤərnəlɪst ɪn ˈdɛli. hɪz ˈnɑvəl, ðə aʊər ˌbiˈfɔr dɔn, həz ɛz ɪts ˈbækˌdrɑp ðə ˌdɛməˈlɪʃən əv ðə masjid*)
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there's never an end to the little surrounding the impending launch of the one (via microsoft) and the playstation 4 (via sony.) it's actually kind of fun for me to see the level and intensity of consumer interaction with these products.
the latest story concerns a batch of one consoles shipped early by target to a number of lucky consumers, some of whom have taken to sites like youtube to post about the system.
one customer, going by the moniker moonlight swami, posted a number of pictures and videos of the one user interface in action. microsoft responded with what turned out to be a temporary ban on the system/user, though not permanently.
there have been videos taken down from youtube, and so forth. the typical response. the response you'd expect. (see daniel nye griffiths' post for more on all that.)
well sony users took to twitter to ask yoshida, president of worldwide studios at sony computer entertainment, if they'd be banned for doing something similar.
yoshida's response was a simple "no."
the interesting thing about this, to me at least, is how sony continues to capture little bits of momentum by simply not doing whatever microsoft does. who knows what sony's used games policy would have been without microsoft around to come up with something consumers hated?
the competition and the consumer backlash combined resulted in what is at least perceived to be an overall better situation for consumers, with microsoft adopting a traditional approach to used games rather than their initial idea.
this is a big reason i hope microsoft continues to make its video game console (rather than spin it off, as some people in the industry have suggested.)
there are plenty of analysts who argue that the is a money-sink, but without a viable console we have nothing to pair off against sony. that would be bad for video games and for the same would apply in reverse as well, if a hypothetical future sony ditched its playstation business.
the early one systems shipped can't tell us that much about the system without corresponding games. the itself has gotten a new demo that shows what certainly appears to be a much more functional than the original version:
it looks impressive. a very. the skype integration is pretty cool, and the load times seem snappy enough. microsoft should be confident enough in their product to not ban users who received early consoles.
if anything, these users will provide excellent viral marketing for them at no extra cost.
banning just leaves a bad taste in peoples' perhaps the percentage of people who actually hear about this story is insignificant to the bottom line.
you can see a lot of what moonlight swami has posted about the one over at kotaku.
whether we see a batch of early units ship out in the near future remains to be seen. but if you do get one, post least for the time being, sony appears confident about their console.
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ðɛrz ˈnɛvər ən ɛnd tɪ ðə ˈlɪtəl sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə ˌɪmˈpɛndɪŋ lɔnʧ əv ðə wən (ˈviə ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft) ənd ðə ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən 4 (ˈviə ˈsoʊni.) ɪts ˈæˌkʧuəli kaɪnd əv fən fər mi tɪ si ðə ˈlɛvəl ənd ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti əv kənˈsumər ˌɪnərˈækʃən wɪθ ðiz ˈprɑdəkts. ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈstɔri kənˈsərnz ə bæʧ əv wən kənˈsoʊlz ʃɪpt ˈərli baɪ ˈtərgət tɪ ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈləki kənˈsumərz, səm əv hum hæv ˈteɪkən tɪ saɪts laɪk ˈjuˌtub tɪ poʊst əˈbaʊt ðə ˈsɪstəm. wən ˈkəstəmər, goʊɪŋ baɪ ðə ˈmɑnɪkər ˈmunˌlaɪt sˈwɑmi, ˈpoʊstɪd ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpɪkʧərz ənd ˈvɪdioʊz əv ðə wən ˈjuzər ˈɪnərˌfeɪs ɪn ˈækʃən. ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft rɪˈspɑndɪd wɪθ wət tərnd aʊt tɪ bi ə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri bæn ɔn ðə system/user*, ðoʊ nɑt ˈpərmɑˌnɛnˌtli. ðɛr hæv bɪn ˈvɪdioʊz ˈteɪkən daʊn frəm ˈjuˌtub, ənd soʊ fɔrθ. ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl rɪˈspɑns. ðə rɪˈspɑns jʊd ɪkˈspɛkt. (si ˈdænjəl naɪ ˈgrɪfɪθs' poʊst fər mɔr ɔn ɔl ðət.) wɛl ˈsoʊni ˈjuzərz tʊk tɪ tˈwɪtər tɪ æsk joʊˈʃidə, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈwərldˈwaɪd ˈstudiˌoʊz æt ˈsoʊni kəmˈpjutər ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt, ɪf ðeɪd bi bænd fər duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈsɪmələr. rɪˈspɑns wɑz ə ˈsɪmpəl "noʊ." ðə ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ θɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðɪs, tɪ mi æt list, ɪz haʊ ˈsoʊni kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ ˈkæpʧər ˈlɪtəl bɪts əv moʊˈmɛntəm baɪ ˈsɪmpli nɑt duɪŋ ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft dɪz. hu noʊz wət ˈsoʊniz juzd geɪmz ˈpɑləsi wʊd hæv bɪn wɪˈθaʊt ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft əraʊnd tɪ kəm əp wɪθ ˈsəmθɪŋ kənˈsumərz ˈheɪtɪd? ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ənd ðə kənˈsumər ˈbæˌklæʃ kəmˈbaɪnd rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn wət ɪz æt list pərˈsivd tɪ bi ən ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈbɛtər ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən fər kənˈsumərz, wɪθ ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft əˈdɑptɪŋ ə trəˈdɪʃənəl əˈproʊʧ tɪ juzd geɪmz ˈrəðər ðən ðɛr ˌɪˈnɪʃəl aɪˈdiə. ðɪs ɪz ə bɪg ˈrizən aɪ hoʊp ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ meɪk ɪts ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈkɑnsoʊl (ˈrəðər ðən spɪn ɪt ɔf, ɛz səm ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri hæv səˈʤɛstɪd.) ðɛr ər ˈplɛnti əv ˈænəlɪsts hu ˈɑrgju ðət ðə ɪz ə money-sink*, bət wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈvaɪəbəl ˈkɑnsoʊl wi hæv ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ pɛr ɔf əˈgɛnst ˈsoʊni. ðət wʊd bi bæd fər ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz ənd fər ðə seɪm wʊd əˈplaɪ ɪn rɪˈvərs ɛz wɛl, ɪf ə ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl fˈjuʧər ˈsoʊni dɪʧt ɪts ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən ˈbɪznɪs. ðə ˈərli wən ˈsɪstəmz ʃɪpt kænt tɛl ˈjuˈɛs ðət məʧ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈsɪstəm wɪˈθaʊt ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ geɪmz. ðə ˌɪtˈsɛlf həz ˈgɔtən ə nu ˈdɛmoʊ ðət ʃoʊz wət ˈsərtənli əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ə məʧ mɔr ˈfəŋkʃənəl ðən ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈvərʒən: ɪt lʊks ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv. ə ˈvɛri. ðə skaɪp ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən ɪz ˈprɪti kul, ənd ðə loʊd taɪmz sim sˈnæpi ɪˈnəf. ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ʃʊd bi ˈkɑnfədənt ɪˈnəf ɪn ðɛr ˈprɑdəkt tɪ nɑt bæn ˈjuzərz hu rɪˈsivd ˈərli kənˈsoʊlz. ɪf ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, ðiz ˈjuzərz wɪl prəˈvaɪd ˈɛksələnt ˈvaɪrəl ˈmɑrkətɪŋ fər ðɛm æt noʊ ˈɛkstrə kɔst. ˈbænɪŋ ʤɪst livz ə bæd teɪst ɪn ˈpipəlz' pərˈhæps ðə pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈpipəl hu ˈæˌkʧuəli hir əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈstɔri ɪz ˌɪnsɪgnˈjɪfɪkənt tɪ ðə ˈbɑtəm laɪn. ju kən si ə lɔt əv wət ˈmunˌlaɪt sˈwɑmi həz ˈpoʊstɪd əˈbaʊt ðə wən ˈoʊvər æt kotaku*. ˈwɛðər wi si ə bæʧ əv ˈərli ˈjunɪts ʃɪp aʊt ɪn ðə nɪr fˈjuʧər rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi sin. bət ɪf ju du gɪt wən, poʊst list fər ðə taɪm biɪŋ, ˈsoʊni əˈpɪrz ˈkɑnfədənt əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈkɑnsoʊl. ˈfɑloʊ mi ɔn tˈwɪtər ər ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. rɛd maɪ fɔrbz blɔg hir.
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a misremembered car, uncertainty over a kiss, who was “smitten” with whom, and the mystery of a set of hair extensions dominated the first day of the jian sexual assault trial.
the star's investigations reporter kevin donovan gives an update on the jian sex assault trial.
score one point for defence lawyer marie. zero for the prosecution. as the afternoon wore on, raised one after another issue with the first testimony, nibbling around the edges of her credibility. tuesday, is expected to tackle the more substantive issue: does her story of being punched three times in’s riverdale home in 2003 hold water? monday at 10 a.m., at about the time once would have been interviewing his second guest on q, the former media star took his seat at the defence table. procedural items yes, the media can access exhibits were out of the way quickly, thanks to the efficient justice william b. horkins. then the crown attorney, michael callaghan, called the first witness. is charged with four counts of sexual assault and one count of choking. he has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
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the woman, a struggling actor and part-time cocktail hostess seven years older than, told this story of her interactions with in late 2002 and early 2003. she said she met him while working for the caterer at a cbc christmas party. “he was flirtatious,” the woman remembered, saying kept asking her to return with her tray of hors d’oeuvres. “his eyes were bright” when he looked at her, she recalled. invited her to a taping of his fledgling cbc show >play at the old restaurant downtown. “you came!” she recalled him saying, his eyes lighting up. they chatted at the bar after. former cbc host evan solomon was there. seemed the perfect man. “he’s funny, intelligent, he opens doors, a perfect gentleman,” she said, in response to questions from prosecutor callaghan. she said he drove her to her car afterward, in a vehicle she described as a disney movie car, a yellow volkswagen beetle. in the car, she told court he asked her to undo a few buttons of her blouse (she said no) and kissed her.
then, she said, it was like a switch flipped. “there was almost a rage that there a second before.” she told court he grabbed her long hair and pulled it back hard, holding it back for two to three seconds. “it was painful and sudden.” she said he then switched back to being a nice guy, and they chatted and he kissed her goodbye. she wondered if he simply did not know his own strength.
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according to her story in court, she stayed in touch with and went back to his home after another visit to a taping of his show. a girlfriend accompanied her that time. it was snowing, and though invited both ladies to his home in riverdale, she said, only she went. once there, put on music. they sat on the couch and kissed, talked, flirted. at one point she said they were standing up kissing and, without warning, “he grabs my hair again” and “pulls my head down and at the same time he is punching me in the head multiple times.” she is wondering: “can i take this pain? my ears are ringing.” she said she was afraid she was going to pass out. she said it felt like a closed fist, though he was behind her and she did not see the attack. “you better go now,” she said then told her. “i’ll call you a cab. he threw me out like trash.” the woman was staying at her that night. she sobbed in the cab all the way home, she testified. she said she never contacted police because “i think anyone would listen.”
the trial for jian (shown in 2014) starts monday. he faces four counts of sexual assault and one count of choking to overcome resistance. ( darren calabrese / the canadian press file photo ) jian arrives at court on monday for the first day of his trial in toronto. ( todd korol / toronto star ) jian arrives with his lawyer, marie, on monday for the first day of his trial at old city hall court. ( richard / toronto star )
shortly after the star published a story with allegations from four victims (immediately after the cbc abruptly fired, and he wrote a facebook post in his own defence) she spoke to the star, then to the national and as it happens. she then made a complaint to police. her witness interview, or at least a portion of it, will be played in court tuesday. before noon, defence lawyer was at the podium asking questions, going over minute details with apparent success. the witness was flustered by the end, and under the rules of she is not allowed to speak to the crown, or anybody, about the case until is finished and the prosecution, if so inclined, questions her again. the car issue. though provided no evidence monday, she asked if it was possible was driving a different car that was not a beetle since, she indicated, he did not own a beetle until later in the year (2003). the witness was uncertain. who was “smitten” with whom? when she told her story in the morning, the woman said seemed to be quite taken with her. with no evidence presented, suggested that it was actually the woman who was smitten with. the complainant testified that was incorrect. there were hints in court that a friend, or former friend, of the complainant will be called to speak to that issue. the kissing: noted that in her morning evidence (called “evidence in chief”) the woman said she was kissing in the car when he suddenly pulled her hair roughly. noted that stories by the star and cbc, based on interviews with her in the fall of 2014, did not reference kissing. indicated that court will hear that the woman went on to tell police the kissing and hair pulling were “intertwined.” in response, the woman said that she “had the memory,” she just “didn’t put it out” when she gave interviews to the media. she said she was flustered and “high on nerves” when she spoke to cbc. the star, she said, “twisted” her words. the hair extensions: the court heard that the woman has told different stories to police regarding whether or not she had hair extensions the implication being that, if hair extensions were yanked roughly, they might come out. at one point between the laying of charges and the trial beginning, the woman emailed a police detective to say she was wearing hair extensions at the time of the incident. “i now know i was not wearing hair extensions,” the complainant told court. as proceedings wound down for the day and court staff fiddled with a video for tuesday, the scene playing the large monitor in the court was of the woman, seated in a comfortable chair, facing two toronto police detectives, giving her statement about on nov. 1, 2014. will press play on that video when court resumes tuesday. more on thestar.com: court spectacle lacked only the cameras: menon first witness suffers cuts: jian trial coverage spills beyond canada
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ə mɪsriˈmɛmbərd kɑr, ənˈsərtənti ˈoʊvər ə kɪs, hu wɑz ““smitten”*” wɪθ hum, ənd ðə ˈmɪstəri əv ə sɛt əv hɛr ɪkˈstɛnʃənz ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd ðə fərst deɪ əv ðə ˈʤiən ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt traɪəl. ðə stɑrz ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz rɪˈpɔrtər ˈkɛvɪn ˈdɑnəvən gɪvz ən ˈəpˌdeɪt ɔn ðə ˈʤiən sɛks əˈsɔlt traɪəl. skɔr wən pɔɪnt fər dɪˈfɛns ˈlɔjər mərˈi. ˈziroʊ fər ðə ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən. ɛz ðə ˌæftərˈnun wɔr ɔn, reɪzd wən ˈæftər əˈnəðər ˈɪʃu wɪθ ðə fərst ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni, ˈnɪbəlɪŋ əraʊnd ðə ˈɛʤɪz əv hər ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti. ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˈtækəl ðə mɔr ˈsəbstəntɪv ˈɪʃu: dɪz hər ˈstɔri əv biɪŋ pənʧt θri taɪmz ɪn ˈrɪvərˌdeɪl hoʊm ɪn 2003 hoʊld ˈwɔtər? ˈmənˌdeɪ æt 10 a.m*., æt əˈbaʊt ðə taɪm wəns wʊd hæv bɪn ˈɪntərvˌjuɪŋ hɪz ˈsɛkənd gɛst ɔn kju, ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈmidiə stɑr tʊk hɪz sit æt ðə dɪˈfɛns ˈteɪbəl. prəˈsiʤərəl ˈaɪtəmz jɛs, ðə ˈmidiə kən ˈækˌsɛs ɪgˈzɪbəts wər aʊt əv ðə weɪ kˈwɪkli, θæŋks tɪ ðə ɪˈfɪʃənt ˈʤəstɪs ˈwɪljəm bi. horkins*. ðɛn ðə kraʊn əˈtərni, ˈmaɪkəl ˈkæləhæn, kɔld ðə fərst ˈwɪtnəs. ɪz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ fɔr kaʊnts əv ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt ənd wən kaʊnt əv ˈʧoʊkɪŋ. hi həz ˈplidɪd nɑt ˈgɪlti tɪ ɔl ˈʧɑrʤɪz. ˈɑrtɪkəl kənˈtɪnjud bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈwʊmən, ə ˈstrəgəlɪŋ ˈæktər ənd ˈpɑrtˈtaɪm ˈkɑkˌteɪl ˈhoʊstəs ˈsɛvən jɪrz ˈoʊldər ðən, toʊld ðɪs ˈstɔri əv hər ˌɪnərˈækʃənz wɪθ ɪn leɪt 2002 ənd ˈərli 2003 ʃi sɛd ʃi mɛt ɪm waɪl ˈwərkɪŋ fər ðə ˈkeɪtərər æt ə ˈsiˌbiˈsi ˈkrɪsməs ˈpɑrti. wɑz flirtatious,”*,” ðə ˈwʊmən rɪˈmɛmbərd, seɪɪŋ kɛpt ˈæskɪŋ hər tɪ rɪˈtərn wɪθ hər treɪ əv ɔr d’oeuvres*. aɪz wər bright”*” wɪn hi lʊkt æt hər, ʃi rɪˈkɔld. ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd hər tɪ ə ˈteɪpɪŋ əv hɪz ˈflɛʤlɪŋ ˈsiˌbiˈsi ʃoʊ >pleɪ æt ðə oʊld ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn. came!”*!” ʃi rɪˈkɔld ɪm seɪɪŋ, hɪz aɪz ˈlaɪtɪŋ əp. ðeɪ ˈʧætɪd æt ðə bɑr ˈæftər. ˈfɔrmər ˈsiˌbiˈsi hoʊst ˈɛvən ˈsɑləmən wɑz ðɛr. simd ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt mæn. ˈfəni, ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt, hi ˈoʊpənz dɔrz, ə ˈpərˌfɪkt gentleman,”*,” ʃi sɛd, ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ kˈwɛsʧənz frəm ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər ˈkæləhæn. ʃi sɛd hi droʊv hər tɪ hər kɑr ˈæftərwərd, ɪn ə ˈviɪkəl ʃi dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ə ˈdɪzni ˈmuvi kɑr, ə ˈjɛloʊ ˈvoʊlksˌwægən ˈbitəl. ɪn ðə kɑr, ʃi toʊld kɔrt hi æst hər tɪ ənˈdu ə fju ˈbətənz əv hər blaʊs (ʃi sɛd noʊ) ənd kɪst hər. ðɛn, ʃi sɛd, ɪt wɑz laɪk ə swɪʧ flɪpt. wɑz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə reɪʤ ðət ðɛr ə ˈsɛkənd before.”*.” ʃi toʊld kɔrt hi græbd hər lɔŋ hɛr ənd pʊld ɪt bæk hɑrd, ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɪt bæk fər tu tɪ θri ˈsɛkəndz. wɑz ˈpeɪnfəl ənd sudden.”*.” ʃi sɛd hi ðɛn swɪʧt bæk tɪ biɪŋ ə nis gaɪ, ənd ðeɪ ˈʧætɪd ənd hi kɪst hər ˌgʊdˈbaɪ. ʃi ˈwəndərd ɪf hi ˈsɪmpli dɪd nɑt noʊ hɪz oʊn strɛŋθ. ˈɑrtɪkəl kənˈtɪnjud bɪˈloʊ əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ hər ˈstɔri ɪn kɔrt, ʃi steɪd ɪn təʧ wɪθ ənd wɛnt bæk tɪ hɪz hoʊm ˈæftər əˈnəðər ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ə ˈteɪpɪŋ əv hɪz ʃoʊ. ə ˈgərlˌfrɛnd əˈkəmpənid hər ðət taɪm. ɪt wɑz snoʊɪŋ, ənd ðoʊ ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd boʊθ ˈleɪdiz tɪ hɪz hoʊm ɪn ˈrɪvərˌdeɪl, ʃi sɛd, ˈoʊnli ʃi wɛnt. wəns ðɛr, pʊt ɔn mˈjuzɪk. ðeɪ sæt ɔn ðə kaʊʧ ənd kɪst, tɔkt, ˈflərtɪd. æt wən pɔɪnt ʃi sɛd ðeɪ wər ˈstændɪŋ əp ˈkɪsɪŋ ənd, wɪˈθaʊt ˈwɔrnɪŋ, græbz maɪ hɛr again”*” ənd maɪ hɛd daʊn ənd æt ðə seɪm taɪm hi ɪz ˈpənʧɪŋ mi ɪn ðə hɛd ˈməltəpəl times.”*.” ʃi ɪz ˈwəndərɪŋ: aɪ teɪk ðɪs peɪn? maɪ ɪrz ər ringing.”*.” ʃi sɛd ʃi wɑz əˈfreɪd ʃi wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ pæs aʊt. ʃi sɛd ɪt fɛlt laɪk ə kloʊzd fɪst, ðoʊ hi wɑz bɪˈhaɪnd hər ənd ʃi dɪd nɑt si ðə əˈtæk. ˈbɛtər goʊ now,”*,” ʃi sɛd ðɛn toʊld hər. kɔl ju ə kæb. hi θru mi aʊt laɪk trash.”*.” ðə ˈwʊmən wɑz steɪɪŋ æt hər ðət naɪt. ʃi sɑbd ɪn ðə kæb ɔl ðə weɪ hoʊm, ʃi ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd. ʃi sɛd ʃi ˈnɛvər ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd pəˈlis bɪˈkəz θɪŋk ˈɛniˌwən wʊd listen.”*.” ðə traɪəl fər ˈʤiən (ʃoʊn ɪn 2014 stɑrts ˈmənˌdeɪ. hi ˈfeɪsɪz fɔr kaʊnts əv ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt ənd wən kaʊnt əv ˈʧoʊkɪŋ tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm rɪˈzɪstəns. ˈdɑrən kɑlɑˈbreɪzi ðə kəˈneɪdiən prɛs faɪl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈʤiən əraɪvz æt kɔrt ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ fər ðə fərst deɪ əv hɪz traɪəl ɪn tərˈɑntoʊ. tɑd ˈkɔrɔl tərˈɑntoʊ stɑr ˈʤiən əraɪvz wɪθ hɪz ˈlɔjər, mərˈi, ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ fər ðə fərst deɪ əv hɪz traɪəl æt oʊld ˈsɪti hɔl kɔrt. ˈrɪʧərd tərˈɑntoʊ stɑr ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ðə stɑr ˈpəblɪʃt ə ˈstɔri wɪθ ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz frəm fɔr ˈvɪktɪmz (ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈæftər ðə ˈsiˌbiˈsi əˈbrəptli faɪərd, ənd hi roʊt ə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk poʊst ɪn hɪz oʊn dɪˈfɛns) ʃi spoʊk tɪ ðə stɑr, ðɛn tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ənd ɛz ɪt ˈhæpənz. ʃi ðɛn meɪd ə kəmˈpleɪnt tɪ pəˈlis. hər ˈwɪtnəs ˈɪntərvˌju, ər æt list ə ˈpɔrʃən əv ɪt, wɪl bi pleɪd ɪn kɔrt ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ˌbiˈfɔr nun, dɪˈfɛns ˈlɔjər wɑz æt ðə ˈpoʊdiəm ˈæskɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz, goʊɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈmɪnət ˈditeɪlz wɪθ əˈpɛrənt səkˈsɛs. ðə ˈwɪtnəs wɑz ˈfləstərd baɪ ðə ɛnd, ənd ˈəndər ðə rulz əv ʃi ɪz nɑt əˈlaʊd tɪ spik tɪ ðə kraʊn, ər ˈɛnibədi, əˈbaʊt ðə keɪs ənˈtɪl ɪz ˈfɪnɪʃt ənd ðə ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən, ɪf soʊ ˌɪnˈklaɪnd, kˈwɛsʧənz hər əˈgɛn. ðə kɑr ˈɪʃu. ðoʊ prəˈvaɪdɪd noʊ ˈɛvədəns ˈmənˌdeɪ, ʃi æst ɪf ɪt wɑz ˈpɑsəbəl wɑz ˈdraɪvɪŋ ə ˈdɪfərənt kɑr ðət wɑz nɑt ə ˈbitəl sɪns, ʃi ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd, hi dɪd nɑt oʊn ə ˈbitəl ənˈtɪl ˈleɪtər ɪn ðə jɪr 2003 ðə ˈwɪtnəs wɑz ənˈsərtən. hu wɑz ““smitten”*” wɪθ hum? wɪn ʃi toʊld hər ˈstɔri ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ðə ˈwʊmən sɛd simd tɪ bi kwaɪt ˈteɪkən wɪθ hər. wɪθ noʊ ˈɛvədəns pərˈzɛnəd, səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ɪt wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli ðə ˈwʊmən hu wɑz sˈmɪtən wɪθ. ðə kəmˈpleɪnənt ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ðət wɑz ˌɪnkərˈɛkt. ðɛr wər hɪnts ɪn kɔrt ðət ə frɛnd, ər ˈfɔrmər frɛnd, əv ðə kəmˈpleɪnənt wɪl bi kɔld tɪ spik tɪ ðət ˈɪʃu. ðə ˈkɪsɪŋ: ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ɪn hər ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈɛvədəns (kɔld ɪn chief”*”) ðə ˈwʊmən sɛd ʃi wɑz ˈkɪsɪŋ ɪn ðə kɑr wɪn hi ˈsədənli pʊld hər hɛr ˈrəfli. ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ˈstɔriz baɪ ðə stɑr ənd ˈsiˌbiˈsi, beɪst ɔn ˈɪntərvˌjuz wɪθ hər ɪn ðə fɔl əv 2014 dɪd nɑt ˈrɛfərəns ˈkɪsɪŋ. ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət kɔrt wɪl hir ðət ðə ˈwʊmən wɛnt ɔn tɪ tɛl pəˈlis ðə ˈkɪsɪŋ ənd hɛr ˈpʊlɪŋ wər ““intertwined.”*.” ɪn rɪˈspɑns, ðə ˈwʊmən sɛd ðət ʃi ðə memory,”*,” ʃi ʤɪst pʊt ɪt out”*” wɪn ʃi geɪv ˈɪntərvˌjuz tɪ ðə ˈmidiə. ʃi sɛd ʃi wɑz ˈfləstərd ənd ɔn nerves”*” wɪn ʃi spoʊk tɪ ˈsiˌbiˈsi. ðə stɑr, ʃi sɛd, ““twisted”*” hər wərdz. ðə hɛr ɪkˈstɛnʃənz: ðə kɔrt hərd ðət ðə ˈwʊmən həz toʊld ˈdɪfərənt ˈstɔriz tɪ pəˈlis rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ʃi hæd hɛr ɪkˈstɛnʃənz ðə ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən biɪŋ ðət, ɪf hɛr ɪkˈstɛnʃənz wər jæŋkt ˈrəfli, ðeɪ maɪt kəm aʊt. æt wən pɔɪnt bɪtˈwin ðə leɪɪŋ əv ˈʧɑrʤɪz ənd ðə traɪəl bɪˈgɪnɪŋ, ðə ˈwʊmən iˈmeɪld ə pəˈlis dɪˈtɛktɪv tɪ seɪ ʃi wɑz ˈwɛrɪŋ hɛr ɪkˈstɛnʃənz æt ðə taɪm əv ðə ˈɪnsədənt. naʊ noʊ aɪ wɑz nɑt ˈwɛrɪŋ hɛr extensions,”*,” ðə kəmˈpleɪnənt toʊld kɔrt. ɛz prəˈsidɪŋz wund daʊn fər ðə deɪ ənd kɔrt stæf ˈfɪdəld wɪθ ə ˈvɪdioʊ fər ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ðə sin pleɪɪŋ ðə lɑrʤ ˈmɑnətər ɪn ðə kɔrt wɑz əv ðə ˈwʊmən, ˈsitɪd ɪn ə ˈkəmfərtəbəl ʧɛr, ˈfeɪsɪŋ tu tərˈɑntoʊ pəˈlis dɪˈtɛktɪvz, ˈgɪvɪŋ hər ˈsteɪtmənt əˈbaʊt ɔn noʊv. 1 2014 wɪl prɛs pleɪ ɔn ðət ˈvɪdioʊ wɪn kɔrt ˈrɛzəˌmeɪz ˈtuzˌdeɪ. mɔr ɔn thestar.com*: kɔrt ˈspɛktəkəl lækt ˈoʊnli ðə ˈkæmərəz: meɪˈnɔn fərst ˈwɪtnəs ˈsəfərz kəts: ˈʤiən traɪəl ˈkəvərɪʤ spɪlz bɪɔnd ˈkænədə ˈtaɪmlaɪn rɛd mɔr əˈbaʊt:
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registration list on map
every civil aircraft must be marked prominently on its exterior by an alphanumeric string, indicating its country of registration and its unique serial number. this code must also appear in its certificate of registration, issued by the relevant national aviation authority (naa). an aircraft can only have one registration, in one jurisdiction.
legal provisions [ edit ]
in accordance with the convention on international civil aviation (also known as the chicago convention), all civil aircraft must be registered with a national aviation authority (naa) using procedures set by each country. every country, even those not party to the chicago convention, has an whose functions include the registration of civil aircraft. an aircraft can only be registered once, in one jurisdiction, at a time. the allocates a unique alphanumeric string to identify the aircraft, which also indicates the nationality (i.e., country of]) of the aircraft, and provides a legal document called a certificate of registration, one of the documents which must be carried when the aircraft is in]
the registration identifier must be displayed prominently on the] most countries also require the registration identifier to be imprinted on a permanent fireproof plate mounted on the fuselage in case of a aircraft accident investigation. military aircraft typically use tail codes and serial]
although each aircraft registration identifier is unique, some countries allow it to be when the aircraft has been sold, destroyed or retired. for example, is assigned to a mooney] it had been previously assigned to a beechcraft bonanza (specifically, the aircraft in which buddy holly was killed). also note that an individual aircraft may be assigned different registrations during its existence. this can be because the aircraft changes ownership, jurisdiction of registration, or in some cases for vanity reasons.
choice of aircraft registry [ edit ]
most often, aircraft are registered in the jurisdiction in which the carrier is resident or based, and may enjoy preferential rights or privileges as a flag carrier for international operations. however, many aircraft are registered in offshore financial centres which provide open aircraft registrations, notably aruba, bermuda and the cayman islands.
carriers in emerging markets may be required to register aircraft in an offshore jurisdiction where they are leased or purchased but financed by banks in major onshore financial centres. the financing institution may be reluctant to allow the aircraft to be registered in the carrier's home country (either because it does not have sufficient regulation governing civil aviation, or because it feels the courts in that country would not cooperate fully if it needed to enforce any security interest over the aircraft), and the carrier is reluctant to have the aircraft registered in the jurisdiction (often the united states or the united kingdom) either because of personal or political reasons, or because they fear spurious lawsuits and potential arrest of the aircraft.
international standards [ edit ]
the first use of aircraft registrations was based on the radio allocated at the london international conference in 1913. the format was a single letter prefix followed by four other letters (like] the major nations operating aircraft were allocated a single letter prefix. smaller countries had to share a single letter prefix, but were allocated exclusive use of the first letter of the] this was modified by agreement by the international bureau at berne and published on april 23, 1913. although initial allocations were not specifically for aircraft but for any radio user, the international air navigation convention held in paris in 1919 (paris convention of 1919) made allocations specifically for aircraft registrations, based on the 1913 list. the agreement stipulated that the nationality marks were to be followed by a hyphen then a group of four letters that must include a vowel (and for the convention y was considered to be a vowel). this system operated until the adoption of the revised system in 1928.
the international convention at washington in 1927 revised the list of markings. these were adopted from 1928 and are the basis of the currently used registrations. the markings have been amended and added to over the years, and the allocations and standards have since 1947 been managed by the international civil aviation organization (icao).
article 20 of the convention on international civil aviation (chicago convention), signed in 1944, requires that all aircraft engaged in international air navigation bears its appropriate nationality and registration marks. upon registration, the aircraft receives its unique "registration", which must be displayed prominently on the aircraft.
annex 7 to the chicago convention describes the definitions, location, and measurement of nationality and registration marks. the aircraft registration is made up of a prefix selected from the country's prefix allocated by the international telecommunication union (itu) (making the registration a quick way of determining the country of origin) and the registration suffix. depending on the country of registration, this suffix is a numeric or alphanumeric code, and consists of one to five characters. a supplement to annex 7 provides an updated list of approved nationality and common marks used by various countries.
country-specific usage [ edit ]
while the chicago convention sets out the used in registration marks, and makes provision for the ways they are used in international civil aviation and displayed on aircraft, individual countries also make further provision for their formats and the use of registration marks for flight.
when painted on the aircraft's fuselage, the prefix and suffix are usually separated by a dash (for example, yr-bma). when entered in a flight plan, the dash is omitted (for example, yrbma). in some countries that use a number suffix rather than letters, like the united states (n), south korea (hl), and japan (ja), the prefix and suffix are connected without a dash. aircraft flying privately usually use their registration as their radio, but many aircraft flying in commercial operations (especially charter, cargo, and airlines) use the airline or a company.
some countries will permit an aircraft that will not be flown into the airspace of another country to display the registration with the country prefix omitted - for example, gliders registered in australia commonly display only the unique mark, without the "vh-" national prefix.
some countries also operate a separate registry system, or use a separate group of unique marks, for gliders, ultralights, other types of aircraft. for example, germany and switzerland both use lettered (in the form and respectively) for most forms of but numbers and hb-nnn) for gliders. many other nations register gliders in subgroups beginning with the letter g, such as norway with and new zealand with zk-gxx.
united states [ edit ]
in the united states, the registration number is commonly referred to as an "n" number, because all aircraft registered there have a number starting with the letter n. an alphanumeric system is used because of the large numbers of aircraft registered in the united states. an begins with a run of one or more numeric digits, may end with one or two alphabetic letters, may only consist of one to five characters in total, and must start with a digit other than zero. in addition,s may not contain the letters i or o, due to their similarities with the numerals 1 and]
each alphabetic letter in the suffix can have one of 24 discrete values, while each numeric digit can be one of 10, except the first, which can take on only one of nine values. this yields a total of possible registration numbers in the namespace, though certain combinations are reserved either for government use or for other special] with so many possible calls, radio shortcuts are used. normally when flying entirely within the united states, an aircraft would not identify itself starting with "n", since that is assumed. also, after initial contact is made with an aircraft control site, only the last two or three characters are typically used.
the following are the combinations that could be used:
n1 to federal aviation administration (faa) internal use only [7]
n10 to9 federal aviation administration (faa) internal use only [7]
n100 to99
n1000 to999
n10000 to9999
n1a toz
n10a to9z
n100a to99z
n1000a to999z
n1aa tozz
n10aa to9zz
n100aa to99zz
an older aircraft (registered before 31 december 1948) may have a second letter in its identifier, identifying the category of aircraft. this additional letter is not actually part of the aircraft identification (e.g. is the same registration as2345). aircraft category letters have not been included on any registration numbers issued since 1 january 1949, but they still appear on antique aircraft for authenticity purposes. the categories were:
c = airline, commercial and private
g = glider
l = limited
r = restricted (such as and racing aircraft) [8]
s = state
x = experimental
for example,, the ryan aircraft flown by charles lindbergh as the spirit of st. louis, was registered in the experimental category.
there is a unique overlap in the united states with aircraft having a single number followed by two letters and radio call signs issued by the federal communications commission to amateur radio operators holding the amateur extra class license. for example, is, on the one hand, a cessna 206 registered to a private individual in california, while is also issued to an amateur radio operator in north carolina.
decolonisation and independence [ edit ]
the impact of and independence on aircraft registration schemes has varied from place to place. most countries, upon independence, have had a new allocation granted - in most cases this is from the new country's new allocation, but neither is it uncommon for the new country to be allocated a subset of their former colonial power's allocation. for example, after partition in 1947, india retained the designation it had received as part of the british empire's series allocation, while pakistan adopted the ap designation from the newly allocated apa-asz.
when this happens it is usually the case that aircraft will be into the new series retaining as much of the suffix as is possible. for example, when in 1929 the british at the time established their own aircraft registers, marks were reallocated as follows:
canada: to cf-xxx, then expanded to c-fxxx, c-gxxx, and in 1974)
australia: to vh-uxx, then immediately expanded to all marks.
new zealand: to zk-zxx, then immediately expanded to all marks.
newfoundland: (with canada) to vo-xxx, then with the canadian register in 1949 to cf-xxx.
south africa: to zu-axx, then expanded to all marks, then again to current zs-xxx, zt-rxx, and allocations.
two oddities created by this reallocation process are the current formats used by the special administrative regions of the people's republic of china, hong kong and macau, both of which were returned to control from britain in 1997 and portugal in 1999 respectively. hong kong's prefix of and of cs-m, both subdivisions of their colonial powers' allocations, were replaced by china's b- prefix without the registration mark being extended, leaving aircraft from both sars with registration marks of only four characters, as opposed to the norm of five.
registration and patterns by countries [ edit ]
see also [ edit ]
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ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən lɪst ɔn mæp ˈɛvəri ˈsɪvəl ˈɛrˌkræft məst bi mɑrkt ˈprɑmənəntli ɔn ɪts ɪkˈstɪriər baɪ ən ˌælfənuˈmɛrɪk strɪŋ, ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ɪts ˈkəntri əv ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ənd ɪts juˈnik ˈsɪˌriəl ˈnəmbər. ðɪs koʊd məst ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpɪr ɪn ɪts sərˈtɪfɪkət əv ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən, ˈɪʃud baɪ ðə ˈrɛləvənt ˈnæʃənəl ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən əˈθɔrəti (naa*). ən ˈɛrˌkræft kən ˈoʊnli hæv wən ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən, ɪn wən ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən. ˈligəl prəˈvɪʒənz ˈɛdət ɪn əˈkɔrdəns wɪθ ðə kənˈvɛnʃən ɔn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈsɪvəl ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən (ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ kənˈvɛnʃən), ɔl ˈsɪvəl ˈɛrˌkræft məst bi ˈrɛʤɪstərd wɪθ ə ˈnæʃənəl ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən əˈθɔrəti (naa*) ˈjuzɪŋ prəˈsiʤərz sɛt baɪ iʧ ˈkəntri. ˈɛvəri ˈkəntri, ˈivɪn ðoʊz nɑt ˈpɑrti tɪ ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ kənˈvɛnʃən, həz ən huz ˈfəŋkʃənz ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən əv ˈsɪvəl ˈɛrˌkræft. ən ˈɛrˌkræft kən ˈoʊnli bi ˈrɛʤɪstərd wəns, ɪn wən ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən, æt ə taɪm. ðə ˈæləˌkeɪts ə juˈnik ˌælfənuˈmɛrɪk strɪŋ tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðə ˈɛrˌkræft, wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðə ˌnæʃəˈnælɪti (i.e*., ˈkəntri əv əv ðə ˈɛrˌkræft, ənd prəˈvaɪdz ə ˈligəl ˈdɑkjəmɛnt kɔld ə sərˈtɪfɪkət əv ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən, wən əv ðə ˈdɑkjəmənts wɪʧ məst bi ˈkɛrid wɪn ðə ˈɛrˌkræft ɪz ɪn ðə ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪər məst bi dɪˈspleɪd ˈprɑmənəntli ɔn ðə moʊst ˈkəntriz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌrikˈwaɪər ðə ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪər tɪ bi ˌɪmˈprɪnɪd ɔn ə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈfaɪərˌpruf pleɪt ˈmaʊnɪd ɔn ðə fˈjusəˌlɑʤ ɪn keɪs əv ə ˈɛrˌkræft ˈæksədənt ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈɛrˌkræft ˈtɪpɪkəli juz teɪl koʊdz ənd ˈsɪˌriəl ˌɔlˈðoʊ iʧ ˈɛrˌkræft ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪər ɪz juˈnik, səm ˈkəntriz əˈlaʊ ɪt tɪ bi wɪn ðə ˈɛrˌkræft həz bɪn soʊld, dɪˈstrɔɪd ər rɪˈtaɪrd. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪz əˈsaɪnd tɪ ə ˈmuni ɪt hæd bɪn ˈpriviəsli əˈsaɪnd tɪ ə ˈbiʧˌkræft bəˈnænzə (spəˈsɪfɪkli, ðə ˈɛrˌkræft ɪn wɪʧ ˈbədi ˈhɑli wɑz kɪld). ˈɔlsoʊ noʊt ðət ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈɛrˌkræft meɪ bi əˈsaɪnd ˈdɪfərənt ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃənz ˈdʊrɪŋ ɪts ɪgˈzɪstəns. ðɪs kən bi bɪˈkəz ðə ˈɛrˌkræft ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp, ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən əv ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən, ər ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz fər ˈvænɪti ˈrizənz. ʧɔɪs əv ˈɛrˌkræft ˈrɛʤɪstri ˈɛdət moʊst ˈɔfən, ˈɛrˌkræft ər ˈrɛʤɪstərd ɪn ðə ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈkɛriər ɪz ˈrɛzɪdənt ər beɪst, ənd meɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˌprɛfərˈɛnʃəl raɪts ər ˈprɪvɪˌlɪʤɪz ɛz ə flæg ˈkɛriər fər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈmɛni ˈɛrˌkræft ər ˈrɛʤɪstərd ɪn ˈɔfˈʃɔr ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɛntərz wɪʧ prəˈvaɪd ˈoʊpən ˈɛrˌkræft ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃənz, ˈnoʊtəbli ərˈubə, bərmˈjudə ənd ðə ˈkeɪmən ˈaɪləndz. ˈkɛriərz ɪn ˈimərʤɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪts meɪ bi rikˈwaɪərd tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər ˈɛrˌkræft ɪn ən ˈɔfˈʃɔr ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən wɛr ðeɪ ər list ər ˈpərʧəst bət ˈfaɪˌnænst baɪ bæŋks ɪn ˈmeɪʤər ˈɑnˌʃɔr ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɛntərz. ðə fɪˈnænsɪŋ ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən meɪ bi rɪˈləktənt tɪ əˈlaʊ ðə ˈɛrˌkræft tɪ bi ˈrɛʤɪstərd ɪn ðə ˈkɛriərz hoʊm ˈkəntri (ˈiðər bɪˈkəz ɪt dɪz nɑt hæv səˈfɪʃənt ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ˈgəvərnɪŋ ˈsɪvəl ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən, ər bɪˈkəz ɪt filz ðə kɔrts ɪn ðət ˈkəntri wʊd nɑt kˈwɑpərˌeɪt ˈfʊli ɪf ɪt ˈnidɪd tɪ ɛnˈfɔrs ˈɛni sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɪntəˌrɛst ˈoʊvər ðə ˈɛrˌkræft), ənd ðə ˈkɛriər ɪz rɪˈləktənt tɪ hæv ðə ˈɛrˌkræft ˈrɛʤɪstərd ɪn ðə ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən (ˈɔfən ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ər ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm) ˈiðər bɪˈkəz əv ˈpərsɪnəl ər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈrizənz, ər bɪˈkəz ðeɪ fɪr ˈspəriəs ˈlɔˌsuts ənd pəˈtɛnʃəl ərˈɛst əv ðə ˈɛrˌkræft. ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈstændərdz ˈɛdət ðə fərst juz əv ˈɛrˌkræft ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃənz wɑz beɪst ɔn ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈæləˌkeɪtɪd æt ðə ˈləndən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn 1913 ðə ˈfɔrˌmæt wɑz ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈlɛtər ˈprifɪks ˈfɑloʊd baɪ fɔr ˈəðər ˈlɛtərz (laɪk ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈneɪʃənz ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈɛrˌkræft wər ˈæləˌkeɪtɪd ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈlɛtər ˈprifɪks. sˈmɔlər ˈkəntriz hæd tɪ ʃɛr ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈlɛtər ˈprifɪks, bət wər ˈæləˌkeɪtɪd ɪkˈsklusɪv juz əv ðə fərst ˈlɛtər əv ðə ðɪs wɑz ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd baɪ əˈgrimənt baɪ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈbjʊroʊ æt bərn ənd ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn ˈeɪprəl 23 1913 ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˌæləˈkeɪʃənz wər nɑt spəˈsɪfɪkli fər ˈɛrˌkræft bət fər ˈɛni ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈjuzər, ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ɛr ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən kənˈvɛnʃən hɛld ɪn ˈpɛrɪs ɪn 1919 (ˈpɛrɪs kənˈvɛnʃən əv 1919 meɪd ˌæləˈkeɪʃənz spəˈsɪfɪkli fər ˈɛrˌkræft ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃənz, beɪst ɔn ðə 1913 lɪst. ðə əˈgrimənt ˈstɪpjəˌleɪtɪd ðət ðə ˌnæʃəˈnælɪti mɑrks wər tɪ bi ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə ˈhaɪfən ðɛn ə grup əv fɔr ˈlɛtərz ðət məst ˌɪnˈklud ə vaʊəl (ənd fər ðə kənˈvɛnʃən waɪ wɑz kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi ə vaʊəl). ðɪs ˈsɪstəm ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd ənˈtɪl ðə əˈdɑpʃən əv ðə rɪˈvaɪzd ˈsɪstəm ɪn 1928 ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kənˈvɛnʃən æt ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɪn 1927 rɪˈvaɪzd ðə lɪst əv ˈmɑrkɪŋz. ðiz wər əˈdɑptəd frəm 1928 ənd ər ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv ðə ˈkərəntli juzd ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃənz. ðə ˈmɑrkɪŋz hæv bɪn əˈmɛndɪd ənd ˈædɪd tɪ ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz, ənd ðə ˌæləˈkeɪʃənz ənd ˈstændərdz hæv sɪns 1947 bɪn ˈmænɪʤd baɪ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈsɪvəl ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən (icao*). ˈɑrtɪkəl 20 əv ðə kənˈvɛnʃən ɔn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈsɪvəl ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən (ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ kənˈvɛnʃən), saɪnd ɪn 1944 rikˈwaɪərz ðət ɔl ˈɛrˌkræft ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ɛr ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən bɛrz ɪts əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ˌnæʃəˈnælɪti ənd ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən mɑrks. əˈpɑn ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən, ðə ˈɛrˌkræft rɪˈsivz ɪts juˈnik "ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən", wɪʧ məst bi dɪˈspleɪd ˈprɑmənəntli ɔn ðə ˈɛrˌkræft. ˈæˌnɛks 7 tɪ ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ kənˈvɛnʃən dɪˈskraɪbz ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz, loʊˈkeɪʃən, ənd ˈmɛʒərmənt əv ˌnæʃəˈnælɪti ənd ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən mɑrks. ðə ˈɛrˌkræft ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ɪz meɪd əp əv ə ˈprifɪks səˈlɛktɪd frəm ðə ˈkəntriz ˈprifɪks ˈæləˌkeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌtɛləkəmˌjunɪˈkeɪʃən ˈjunjən (itu*) (ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ə kwɪk weɪ əv dɪˈtərmənɪŋ ðə ˈkəntri əv ˈɔrəʤən) ənd ðə ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ˈsəfɪks. dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈkəntri əv ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən, ðɪs ˈsəfɪks ɪz ə nuˈmɛrɪk ər ˌælfənuˈmɛrɪk koʊd, ənd kənˈsɪsts əv wən tɪ faɪv ˈkɛrɪktərz. ə ˌsəpləˈmɛnt tɪ ˈæˌnɛks 7 prəˈvaɪdz ən ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd lɪst əv əˈpruvd ˌnæʃəˈnælɪti ənd ˈkɑmən mɑrks juzd baɪ ˈvɛriəs ˈkəntriz. ˈjusɪʤ ˈɛdət waɪl ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ kənˈvɛnʃən sɛts aʊt ðə juzd ɪn ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən mɑrks, ənd meɪks prəˈvɪʒən fər ðə weɪz ðeɪ ər juzd ɪn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈsɪvəl ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən ənd dɪˈspleɪd ɔn ˈɛrˌkræft, ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈkəntriz ˈɔlsoʊ meɪk ˈfərðər prəˈvɪʒən fər ðɛr ˈfɔrˌmæts ənd ðə juz əv ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən mɑrks fər flaɪt. wɪn ˈpeɪnɪd ɔn ðə ˈɛrˌkræfts fˈjusəˌlɑʤ, ðə ˈprifɪks ənd ˈsəfɪks ər ˈjuʒəwəli ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ə dæʃ (fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, yr-bma*). wɪn ˈɛnərd ɪn ə flaɪt plæn, ðə dæʃ ɪz oʊˈmɪtɪd (fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, yrbma*). ɪn səm ˈkəntriz ðət juz ə ˈnəmbər ˈsəfɪks ˈrəðər ðən ˈlɛtərz, laɪk ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts (ɛn), saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə (hl*), ənd ʤəˈpæn (jɑ), ðə ˈprifɪks ənd ˈsəfɪks ər kəˈnɛktɪd wɪˈθaʊt ə dæʃ. ˈɛrˌkræft flaɪɪŋ ˈpraɪvətli ˈjuʒəwəli juz ðɛr ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ɛz ðɛr ˈreɪdiˌoʊ, bət ˈmɛni ˈɛrˌkræft flaɪɪŋ ɪn kəˈmərʃəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz (əˈspɛʃəli ˈʧɑrtər, ˈkɑrˌgoʊ, ənd ˈɛˌrlaɪnz) juz ðə ˈɛˌrlaɪn ər ə ˈkəmpəˌni. səm ˈkəntriz wɪl ˈpərˌmɪt ən ˈɛrˌkræft ðət wɪl nɑt bi floʊn ˈɪntu ðə ˈɛrˌspeɪs əv əˈnəðər ˈkəntri tɪ dɪˈspleɪ ðə ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˈkəntri ˈprifɪks oʊˈmɪtɪd fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈglaɪdərz ˈrɛʤɪstərd ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə ˈkɑmənli dɪˈspleɪ ˈoʊnli ðə juˈnik mɑrk, wɪˈθaʊt ðə "vh*-" ˈnæʃənəl ˈprifɪks. səm ˈkəntriz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɔpərˌeɪt ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈrɛʤɪstri ˈsɪstəm, ər juz ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt grup əv juˈnik mɑrks, fər ˈglaɪdərz, ultralights*, ˈəðər taɪps əv ˈɛrˌkræft. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈʤərməni ənd sˈwɪtsərlənd boʊθ juz ˈlɛtərd (ɪn ðə fɔrm ənd rɪˈspɛktɪvli) fər moʊst fɔrmz əv bət ˈnəmbərz ənd hb-nnn*) fər ˈglaɪdərz. ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈneɪʃənz ˈrɛʤɪstər ˈglaɪdərz ɪn ˈsəbˌgrups bɪˈgɪnɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈlɛtər ʤi, səʧ ɛz ˈnɔrˌweɪ wɪθ ənd nu ˈzilənd wɪθ zk-gxx*. juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈɛdət ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ðə ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ˈnəmbər ɪz ˈkɑmənli rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz ən "ɛn" ˈnəmbər, bɪˈkəz ɔl ˈɛrˌkræft ˈrɛʤɪstərd ðɛr hæv ə ˈnəmbər ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈlɛtər ɛn. ən ˌælfənuˈmɛrɪk ˈsɪstəm ɪz juzd bɪˈkəz əv ðə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbərz əv ˈɛrˌkræft ˈrɛʤɪstərd ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ən bɪˈgɪnz wɪθ ə rən əv wən ər mɔr nuˈmɛrɪk ˈdɪʤɪts, meɪ ɛnd wɪθ wən ər tu ˌælfəˈbɛtɪk ˈlɛtərz, meɪ ˈoʊnli kənˈsɪst əv wən tɪ faɪv ˈkɛrɪktərz ɪn ˈtoʊtəl, ənd məst stɑrt wɪθ ə ˈdɪʤɪt ˈəðər ðən ˈziroʊ. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, meɪ nɑt kənˈteɪn ðə ˈlɛtərz aɪ ər oʊ, du tɪ ðɛr ˌsɪməˈlɛrətiz wɪθ ðə ˈnumərəlz 1 ənd iʧ ˌælfəˈbɛtɪk ˈlɛtər ɪn ðə ˈsəfɪks kən hæv wən əv 24 dɪˈskrit ˈvæljuz, waɪl iʧ nuˈmɛrɪk ˈdɪʤɪt kən bi wən əv 10 ɪkˈsɛpt ðə fərst, wɪʧ kən teɪk ɔn ˈoʊnli wən əv naɪn ˈvæljuz. ðɪs jildz ə ˈtoʊtəl əv ˈpɑsəbəl ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ˈnəmbərz ɪn ðə namespace*, ðoʊ ˈsərtən ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃənz ər rɪˈzərvd ˈiðər fər ˈgəvərnmənt juz ər fər ˈəðər ˈspɛʃəl wɪθ soʊ ˈmɛni ˈpɑsəbəl kɔlz, ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈʃɔrtˌkəts ər juzd. ˈnɔrməli wɪn flaɪɪŋ ɪnˈtaɪərli wɪˈθɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ən ˈɛrˌkræft wʊd nɑt aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɪθ "ɛn", sɪns ðət ɪz əˈsumd. ˈɔlsoʊ, ˈæftər ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈkɑnˌtækt ɪz meɪd wɪθ ən ˈɛrˌkræft kənˈtroʊl saɪt, ˈoʊnli ðə læst tu ər θri ˈkɛrɪktərz ər ˈtɪpɪkəli juzd. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ər ðə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃənz ðət kʊd bi juzd: tɪ ˈfɛdərəl ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən (faa*) ˌɪnˈtərnəl juz ˈoʊnli 7 tɪ ˈfɛdərəl ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən (faa*) ˌɪnˈtərnəl juz ˈoʊnli 7 tɪ tɪ tɪ tɪ tɪ tɪ tɪ tɪ tɪ tɪ ən ˈoʊldər ˈɛrˌkræft (ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˌbiˈfɔr 31 dɪˈsɛmbər 1948 meɪ hæv ə ˈsɛkənd ˈlɛtər ɪn ɪts aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪər, aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ðə ˈkætəˌgɔri əv ˈɛrˌkræft. ðɪs əˈdɪʃənəl ˈlɛtər ɪz nɑt ˈæˌkʧuəli pɑrt əv ðə ˈɛrˌkræft aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən (e.g*. ɪz ðə seɪm ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ɛz ˈɛrˌkræft ˈkætəˌgɔri ˈlɛtərz hæv nɑt bɪn ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɔn ˈɛni ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ˈnəmbərz ˈɪʃud sɪns 1 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1949 bət ðeɪ stɪl əˈpɪr ɔn ænˈtik ˈɛrˌkræft fər ˌɔθənˈtɪsɪti ˈpərpəsɪz. ðə ˈkætəˌgɔriz wər: si ˈɛˌrlaɪn, kəˈmərʃəl ənd ˈpraɪvət ʤi ˈglaɪdər ɛl ˈlɪmɪtɪd ɑr riˈstrɪktɪd (səʧ ɛz ənd ˈreɪsɪŋ ˈɛrˌkræft) 8 ɛs steɪt ɛks ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə raɪən ˈɛrˌkræft floʊn baɪ ˈʧɑrəlz ˈlɪndbərg ɛz ðə ˈspɪrɪt əv st*. luɪs, wɑz ˈrɛʤɪstərd ɪn ðə ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈkætəˌgɔri. ðɛr ɪz ə juˈnik ˈoʊvərˌlæp ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɪθ ˈɛrˌkræft ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈnəmbər ˈfɑloʊd baɪ tu ˈlɛtərz ənd ˈreɪdiˌoʊ kɔl saɪnz ˈɪʃud baɪ ðə ˈfɛdərəl kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz kəˈmɪʃən tɪ ˈæməˌʧər ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈɔpərˌeɪtərz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə ˈæməˌʧər ˈɛkstrə klæs ˈlaɪsəns. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪz, ɔn ðə wən hænd, ə ˈsɛznə 206 ˈrɛʤɪstərd tɪ ə ˈpraɪvət ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, waɪl ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɪʃud tɪ ən ˈæməˌʧər ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈɑpərˌeɪtər ɪn nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə. ənd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns ˈɛdət ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ənd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns ɔn ˈɛrˌkræft ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən skimz həz ˈvɛrid frəm pleɪs tɪ pleɪs. moʊst ˈkəntriz, əˈpɑn ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns, hæv hæd ə nu ˌæləˈkeɪʃən ˈgrænɪd ɪn moʊst ˈkeɪsɪz ðɪs ɪz frəm ðə nu ˈkəntriz nu ˌæləˈkeɪʃən, bət ˈniðər ɪz ɪt ənˈkɑmən fər ðə nu ˈkəntri tɪ bi ˈæləˌkeɪtɪd ə ˈsəbˌsɛt əv ðɛr ˈfɔrmər kəˈloʊniəl paʊərz ˌæləˈkeɪʃən. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈæftər pɑrˈtɪʃən ɪn 1947 ˈɪndiə rɪˈteɪnd ðə ˌdɛzɪgˈneɪʃən ɪt hæd rɪˈsivd ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈɛmpaɪərz ˈsɪriz ˌæləˈkeɪʃən, waɪl ˈpækɪˌstæn əˈdɑptəd ðə ˌeɪˈpi ˌdɛzɪgˈneɪʃən frəm ðə ˈnuli ˈæləˌkeɪtɪd apa-asz*. wɪn ðɪs ˈhæpənz ɪt ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli ðə keɪs ðət ˈɛrˌkræft wɪl bi ˈɪntu ðə nu ˈsɪriz rɪˈteɪnɪŋ ɛz məʧ əv ðə ˈsəfɪks ɛz ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, wɪn ɪn 1929 ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ æt ðə taɪm ɪˈstæblɪʃt ðɛr oʊn ˈɛrˌkræft ˈrɛʤɪstərz, mɑrks wər ˌriˈæləˌkeɪtɪd ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: ˈkænədə: tɪ cf-xxx*, ðɛn ɪkˈspændɪd tɪ c-fxxx*, c-gxxx*, ənd ɪn 1974 ɔˈstreɪljə: tɪ vh-uxx*, ðɛn ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ɪkˈspændɪd tɪ ɔl mɑrks. nu ˈzilənd: tɪ zk-zxx*, ðɛn ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ɪkˈspændɪd tɪ ɔl mɑrks. ˈnufəndlənd: (wɪθ ˈkænədə) tɪ vo-xxx*, ðɛn wɪθ ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈrɛʤɪstər ɪn 1949 tɪ cf-xxx*. saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ: tɪ zu-axx*, ðɛn ɪkˈspændɪd tɪ ɔl mɑrks, ðɛn əˈgɛn tɪ ˈkɑrənt zs-xxx*, zt-rxx*, ənd ˌæləˈkeɪʃənz. tu ˈɑdətiz kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ðɪs riˌæləˈkeɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs ər ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈfɔrˌmæts juzd baɪ ðə ˈspɛʃəl ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˈriʤənz əv ðə ˈpipəlz riˈpəblɪk əv ˈʧaɪnə, hɔŋ kɔŋg ənd məˈkaʊ, boʊθ əv wɪʧ wər rɪˈtərnd tɪ kənˈtroʊl frəm ˈbrɪtən ɪn 1997 ənd ˈpɔrʧəgəl ɪn 1999 rɪˈspɛktɪvli. hɔŋ kɔŋz ˈprifɪks əv ənd əv cs-m*, boʊθ ˈsəbdɪˌvɪʒənz əv ðɛr kəˈloʊniəl paʊərz' ˌæləˈkeɪʃənz, wər ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ˈʧaɪnəz bi- ˈprifɪks wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən mɑrk biɪŋ ɪkˈstɛndɪd, ˈlivɪŋ ˈɛrˌkræft frəm boʊθ sɑrz wɪθ ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən mɑrks əv ˈoʊnli fɔr ˈkɛrɪktərz, ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðə nɔrm əv faɪv. ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ənd ˈpætərnz baɪ ˈkəntriz ˈɛdət si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət
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daniel levy had something for nothing, which is precisely how he likes it. the tottenham chairman had the signature on the and he was looking forward to welcoming attacking lewis as a bosman free agent in june.
when the situation altered, it is possible to imagine levy, the arch ball-breaker, as enduring all manner of agonies. andré, the tottenham manager, had lost a body in sandro was out for the season after knee surgery and he was keen to bring forward's transfer to the current window. whisper it to levy, it would now cost a small fee.
and yet, levy's willingness to pay the in what, for him, had to be considered as expedientshion more than 72 whole hours before thursday's deadline revealed everything that you needed to know about the deal. it was put to on tuesday lunchtime, ahead of wednesday night's premier league fixture at norwich city, when will travel as part of the squad, that this was the deal of the century.
"yes, i think so," he replied. "the january market is very, very demanding. transfer fees can be ridiculously high. but on lewis's case, it was the opposite so we managed to make a good deal and bring him in early."
tottenham are getting a germany international, who was central to the offensive ambitions of one of the leading clubs and had been primed to feature in the champions league knockout phase;ncy their chances against in the last 16. has likened him toel van der vaart, the he sold to hamburg last august. and just to repeat: the fee is. on a purely business level, levy would have no shortage of takers at ar higher price, even if things did not work out.
it is remarkable that one of germany's brightest young talents has been allowed to run down his contract yet there does not seem to be any sense of recrimination. in his first appearance for since the original announcement that he would join tottenham in june, he starred in the thrilling home win over hannover, making goals, scoring one and departing to an ovation upon his substitution. imagine that happening to a player in the premier league.
schalke were happy to salvage the fee for him and it has all felt very german, with the rider being that is part-english. it is the part, he jokes, that makes him rubbish at taking penalties. histher, chris, an liverpudlian, was in the british army, a veteran of thelklands conflict, and was posted to germany where he met his future wife, heidi. they settled in mönchengladbach, where the british army had barracks close to new stadium. would support the club as a boy.
he was eligible to play for england until he made his full competitive debut for germany against azerbaijan in june 2011 he has three caps but he admitted that his allegiances had been cast when he played his first match for germany's. he has never lived in england, until now, and he has played only one senior game on english soilfor in the champions league win at arsenal last october.
"at first, it did feel a bit strange when i played for germany with the in 2007 but once i played that was probably it," said. "nobody from the english got in contact and it would probably have been too late. i would have felt a traitor changing shirts."
holtby has long the ambition to play in england he lists one of his sporting idols as manchester united's ryan and there is excitement as he begins his contract at white hart lane. spoke of his creative and threat, of his "brilliant left foot" but, above all, he sounded as pleased as punch at a transfer market coup.
"it's difficult to find a full international running down his contract and we were extremely lucky because weced tough competition for him," said. "there was competition from all over. he's recognised as an excellent young talent and he was very willing to come to spurs. he has done extremely well in germany and we have high expectations for him. it is a major boost that we managed to have him in january."
villas-boas spoke to as tottenham sought his signature and so did steffen freund, the club's assistant manager and former germany international. freund knows a thing or two about football in the ruhr valley, having played for and dortmund.
"all of us wanted to give lewis a feeling of the club and what he could expect," said. "players settle in differently but i hope his english background can help him a little bit. he knows the culture and the language very well so, hopefully, he can be quicker to adapt."
holtby's versatility is a strength. he has played as a holding, and wide right and left, but the creative role behind the striker is where sees him. as such, enters competition with the summer signings and clint dempsey.
"he will fill the position, although he can play right or left, which he did for mainz at the beginning of his career," said. "we have the expectation because of his creativity and we can compare him to [van der vaart] to a certain extent because he was a full international coming from a big club. lewis has all of his career ahead of him."
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ˈdænjəl ˈlɛvi hæd ˈsəmθɪŋ fər ˈnəθɪŋ, wɪʧ ɪz prɪˈsaɪsli haʊ hi laɪks ɪt. ðə ˈtɑtənˌhæm ˈʧɛrmən hæd ðə ˈsɪgnəʧər ɔn ðə ənd hi wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈwɛlkəmɪŋ əˈtækɪŋ luɪs ɛz ə ˈbɑsmən fri ˈeɪʤənt ɪn ʤun. wɪn ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ˈɔltərd, ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ˈlɛvi, ðə ɑrʧ ball-breaker*, ɛz ɪnˈdʊrɪŋ ɔl ˈmænər əv ˈægəniz. andré*é, ðə ˈtɑtənˌhæm ˈmænɪʤər, hæd lɔst ə ˈbɑdi ɪn ˈsændroʊ wɑz aʊt fər ðə ˈsizən ˈæftər ni ˈsərʤəri ənd hi wɑz kin tɪ brɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd ˈtrænsfər tɪ ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈwɪndoʊ. ˈwɪspər ɪt tɪ ˈlɛvi, ɪt wʊd naʊ kɔst ə smɔl fi. ənd jɛt, ˈlɛviz ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ peɪ ðə ɪn wət, fər ɪm, hæd tɪ bi kənˈsɪdərd ɛz ɪkˈspidiənt ˈfæʃən mɔr ðən 72 hoʊl aʊərz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈθərzˌdeɪz ˈdɛˌdlaɪn rɪˈvild ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət ju ˈnidɪd tɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt ðə dil. ɪt wɑz pʊt tɪ ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈlənʧˌtaɪm, əˈhɛd əv ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ naɪts prɛˈmɪr lig ˈfɪksʧər æt ˈnɔrwɪʧ ˈsɪti, wɪn wɪl ˈtrævəl ɛz pɑrt əv ðə skwɑd, ðət ðɪs wɑz ðə dil əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri. "jɛs, aɪ θɪŋk soʊ," hi rɪˈplaɪd. "ðə ˈʤænjuˌɛri ˈmɑrkɪt ɪz ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri dɪˈmændɪŋ. ˈtrænsfər fiz kən bi rəˈdɪkjələsli haɪ. bət ɔn ˈluɪsɪz keɪs, ɪt wɑz ðə ˈɑpəzɪt soʊ wi ˈmænɪʤd tɪ meɪk ə gʊd dil ənd brɪŋ ɪm ɪn ˈərli." ˈtɑtənˌhæm ər ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ˈʤərməni ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl, hu wɑz ˈsɛntrəl tɪ ðə əˈfɛnsɪv æmˈbɪʃənz əv wən əv ðə ˈlidɪŋ kləbz ənd hæd bɪn praɪmd tɪ ˈfiʧər ɪn ðə ˈʧæmpiənz lig ˈnɑˌkaʊt feɪz; ˈfænsi ðɛr ˈʧænsɪz əˈgɛnst ɪn ðə læst 16 həz ˈlaɪkənd ɪm tɪ ˌrɑfaɪˈɛl væn dər vaart*, ðə hi soʊld tɪ ˈhæmbərg læst ˈɔgəst. ənd ʤɪst tɪ rɪˈpit: ðə fi ɪz. ɔn ə ˈpjʊrli ˈbɪznɪs ˈlɛvəl, ˈlɛvi wʊd hæv noʊ ˈʃɔrtɪʤ əv ˈteɪkərz æt ə fɑr haɪər praɪs, ˈivɪn ɪf θɪŋz dɪd nɑt wərk aʊt. ɪt ɪz rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ðət wən əv ˈʤərməniz ˈbraɪtəst jəŋ ˈtælənts həz bɪn əˈlaʊd tɪ rən daʊn hɪz ˈkɑnˌtrækt jɛt ðɛr dɪz nɑt sim tɪ bi ˈɛni sɛns əv rɪˌkrɪmɪˈneɪʃən. ɪn hɪz fərst əˈpɪrəns fər sɪns ðə ərˈɪʤənəl əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ðət hi wʊd ʤɔɪn ˈtɑtənˌhæm ɪn ʤun, hi stɑrd ɪn ðə θˈrɪlɪŋ hoʊm wɪn ˈoʊvər hannover*, ˈmeɪkɪŋ goʊlz, ˈskɔrɪŋ wən ənd dɪˈpɑrtɪŋ tɪ ən oʊˈveɪʃən əˈpɑn hɪz ˌsəbstɪˈtuʃən. ˌɪˈmæʤən ðət ˈhæpənɪŋ tɪ ə pleɪər ɪn ðə prɛˈmɪr lig. wər ˈhæpi tɪ ˈsælvɪʤ ðə fi fər ɪm ənd ɪt həz ɔl fɛlt ˈvɛri ˈʤərmən, wɪθ ðə ˈraɪdər biɪŋ ðət ɪz part-english*. ɪt ɪz ðə pɑrt, hi ʤoʊks, ðət meɪks ɪm ˈrəbɪʃ æt ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈpɛnəltiz. hɪz ˈfɑðər, krɪs, ən liverpudlian*, wɑz ɪn ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈɑrmi, ə ˈvɛtərən əv ðə ˈfɔkləndz ˈkɑnflɪkt, ənd wɑz ˈpoʊstɪd tɪ ˈʤərməni wɛr hi mɛt hɪz fˈjuʧər waɪf, ˈhaɪdi. ðeɪ ˈsɛtəld ɪn mönchengladbach*, wɛr ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈɑrmi hæd ˈbɛrəks kloʊz tɪ nu ˈsteɪdiəm. wʊd səˈpɔrt ðə kləb ɛz ə bɔɪ. hi wɑz ˈɛlɪʤəbəl tɪ pleɪ fər ˈɪŋglənd ənˈtɪl hi meɪd hɪz fʊl kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈdeɪbju fər ˈʤərməni əˈgɛnst ˌɑzərbaɪˈʤɑn ɪn ʤun 2011 hi həz θri kæps bət hi ədˈmɪtəd ðət hɪz əˈliʤənsɪz hæd bɪn kæst wɪn hi pleɪd hɪz fərst mæʧ fər ˈʤərməniz. hi həz ˈnɛvər lɪvd ɪn ˈɪŋglənd, ənˈtɪl naʊ, ənd hi həz pleɪd ˈoʊnli wən ˈsinjər geɪm ɔn ˈɪŋlɪʃ sɔɪl ɪn ðə ˈʧæmpiənz lig wɪn æt ˈɑrsənəl læst ɑkˈtoʊbər. "æt fərst, ɪt dɪd fil ə bɪt streɪnʤ wɪn aɪ pleɪd fər ˈʤərməni wɪθ ðə ɪn 2007 bət wəns aɪ pleɪd ðət wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli ɪt," sɛd. "ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi frəm ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ gɑt ɪn ˈkɑnˌtækt ənd ɪt wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli hæv bɪn tu leɪt. aɪ wʊd hæv fɛlt ə ˈtreɪtər ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ʃərts." həz lɔŋ ðə æmˈbɪʃən tɪ pleɪ ɪn ˈɪŋglənd hi lɪsts wən əv hɪz ˈspɔrtɪŋ ˈaɪdəlz ɛz ˈmænˌʧɛstər juˈnaɪtədz raɪən ənd ðɛr ɪz ɪkˈsaɪtmənt ɛz hi bɪˈgɪnz hɪz ˈkɑnˌtrækt æt waɪt hɑrt leɪn. spoʊk əv hɪz kriˈeɪtɪv ənd θrɛt, əv hɪz "ˈbrɪljənt lɛft fʊt" bət, əˈbəv ɔl, hi ˈsaʊndɪd ɛz plizd ɛz pənʧ æt ə ˈtrænsfər ˈmɑrkɪt ku. "ɪts ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ faɪnd ə fʊl ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈrənɪŋ daʊn hɪz ˈkɑnˌtrækt ənd wi wər ɪkˈstrimli ˈləki bɪˈkəz wi feɪst təf ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən fər ɪm," sɛd. "ðɛr wɑz ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən frəm ɔl ˈoʊvər. hiz ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ɛz ən ˈɛksələnt jəŋ ˈtælənt ənd hi wɑz ˈvɛri ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ kəm tɪ spərz. hi həz dən ɪkˈstrimli wɛl ɪn ˈʤərməni ənd wi hæv haɪ ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz fər ɪm. ɪt ɪz ə ˈmeɪʤər bust ðət wi ˈmænɪʤd tɪ hæv ɪm ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri." spoʊk tɪ ɛz ˈtɑtənˌhæm sɔt hɪz ˈsɪgnəʧər ənd soʊ dɪd ˈstɛfən frund, ðə kləbz əˈsɪstənt ˈmænɪʤər ənd ˈfɔrmər ˈʤərməni ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl. frund noʊz ə θɪŋ ər tu əˈbaʊt ˈfʊtˌbɔl ɪn ðə rʊr ˈvæli, ˈhævɪŋ pleɪd fər ənd ˈdɔrtmənd. "ɔl əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈwɔntɪd tɪ gɪv luɪs ə ˈfilɪŋ əv ðə kləb ənd wət hi kʊd ɪkˈspɛkt," sɛd. "pleɪərz ˈsɛtəl ɪn ˈdɪfərˈɛntli bət aɪ hoʊp hɪz ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈbækˌgraʊnd kən hɛlp ɪm ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt. hi noʊz ðə ˈkəlʧər ənd ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈvɛri wɛl soʊ, ˈhoʊpfəli, hi kən bi kˈwɪkər tɪ əˈdæpt." ˌvərsəˈtɪləti ɪz ə strɛŋθ. hi həz pleɪd ɛz ə ˈhoʊldɪŋ, ənd waɪd raɪt ənd lɛft, bət ðə kriˈeɪtɪv roʊl bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈstraɪkər ɪz wɛr siz ɪm. ɛz səʧ, ˈɛnərz ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˈsəmər ˈsaɪnɪŋz ənd klɪnt ˈdɛmpsi. "hi wɪl fɪl ðə pəˈzɪʃən, ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi kən pleɪ raɪt ər lɛft, wɪʧ hi dɪd fər meɪnz æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv hɪz kərɪr," sɛd. "wi hæv ðə ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən bɪˈkəz əv hɪz ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti ənd wi kən kəmˈpɛr ɪm tɪ [væn dər vaart*] tɪ ə ˈsərtən ɪkˈstɛnt bɪˈkəz hi wɑz ə fʊl ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ə bɪg kləb. luɪs həz ɔl əv hɪz kərɪr əˈhɛd əv ɪm."
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not all girls grow up to be mothers. sometimes they choose not to be, and sometimes circumstances take those choices away. a of cancers and genetic diseases can destroy women's ovaries. or treatments like to save a woman's render those organs useless. ovaries also mediate female hormones. without them, young patients might never go through puberty; grown women could enter menopause early.
today, a team of reported a possible fix: printed ovaries. their proof of in nature works on mice so far, but they could end up replacing the uterus-flanking, organs in humans, too.
ovaries are filled are immature eggs surrounded by sacs of estrogen and other essential hormones. "the function of the ovary is to shepherd these follicles through maturity into full grown eggs every month," says teresa woodruff, a reproductive scientist at northwestern university's feinberg school of medicine, and of the study.
to an function, woodruff and her fellow researchers had to start with the form. "you tend to think of the skeleton as bones in a body that hold up our flesh," she says. "but interestingly, every type of organ has an matrix made from stiffer substances that act like scaffolds." last year, they used chemicals to strip away all the follicles, blood vessels, and assorted tissue from a human ovary, leaving only this collagen superstructure. under the microscope, the scaffold was patterned like an interweaving lattice.
"the next step was to use ovarian tissue as ink," says woodruff. tissue ... as ink ... yeah, it's as difficult as it sounds. tissue, in this sense, is collagen called gelatin. it's possible to squirt it out of a printer, but only if it's at the right temperature. too hot, and the structure sags; too cold, and it clumps. the goldilocks zone for tissue ink turned out to be about about 30˚c.
biomedical engineer alexandra rutz, who at the time was a grad student at northwestern, and is now a at école des mines de in gardanne, france, solved the temperature problem. then she had to figure out the best pattern to deposit the gelatin so it formed a lattice structure similar to the collagen of a real ovary. trial and error meant seeding various mesh patterns in vitro with follicles and seeing which would develop the blood vessels and tissue necessary to keep the immature eggs alive. once they found the right match, the team was ready to put the organ inside a body.
a very tiny body. are something we do in the lab pretty frequently," says woodruff. using magnifying glasses, dissecting scopes, and tiny scalpels, they surgically removed one working ovary each from nine female mice and replaced them with printed prosthetics. (two of the nine were controls whose printed ovaries had no follicles, and thus no potential to form embryos.) once the mice had recovered from surgery, the researchers had them mate with male of which had proven their fertility by fathering previous litters. pass out the cigars: three of the females with prosthetic lady parts had babies.
all this happened pretty mice every four days. their pregnancies last about 20 days. and those cute little babies are old enough to make babies of their own within four months. woodruff and her team let those babies make babies, then let those babies make more babies, just to make sure the printed ovaries produced no long-term side effects. the process worked perfectly. additionally, the mothers with printed organs could nurse normally, which indicated their hormones were just good sign for humans.
they'll have to wait a bit longer. woodruff says first they have to prove their concept works with larger ovaries. they'll implant these into mini pigs, which have bodies big enough to hold human organs and similar menstrual cycles to human females. woodruff hopes that step, along with clinical trials to establish the treatment is fully safe and effective, will take less than five years. "gelatin is already approved, so that makes some of the process pretty straightforward," she says.
ovaries are complicated organs, with hormonal connections to the brain and ovulation cycles that require new blood vessels to grow every month. but woodruff says they could be good models for other groups working on printed organs. in the future, all the cool kids will be on the inside.
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nɑt ɔl gərlz groʊ əp tɪ bi ˈməðərz. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðeɪ ʧuz nɑt tɪ bi, ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz teɪk ðoʊz ˈʧɔɪsɪz əˈweɪ. ə əv ˈkænsərz ənd ʤəˈnɛtɪk dɪˈzizɪz kən dɪˈstrɔɪ ˈwɪmənz ˈoʊˌvəriz. ər ˈtritmənts laɪk tɪ seɪv ə ˈwʊmənz ˈrɛndər ðoʊz ˈɔrgənz ˈjusləs. ˈoʊˌvəriz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmidiˌeɪt ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈhɔrˌmoʊnz. wɪˈθaʊt ðɛm, jəŋ ˈpeɪʃənz maɪt ˈnɛvər goʊ θru ˈpjubərti; groʊn ˈwɪmən kʊd ˈɛnər ˈmɛnəˌpaʊz ˈərli. təˈdeɪ, ə tim əv ˌriˈpɔrtəd ə ˈpɑsəbəl fɪks: ˈprɪnɪd ˈoʊˌvəriz. ðɛr pruf əv ɪn ˈneɪʧər wərks ɔn maɪs soʊ fɑr, bət ðeɪ kʊd ɛnd əp rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ðə uterus-flanking*, ˈɔrgənz ɪn ˈjumənz, tu. ˈoʊˌvəriz ər fɪld ər ˌɪməˈtjʊr ɛgz sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ sæks əv ˈɛstrəʤən ənd ˈəðər ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈhɔrˌmoʊnz. "ðə ˈfəŋkʃən əv ðə ˈoʊˌvəri ɪz tɪ ˈʃɛpərd ðiz ˈfɑlɪkəlz θru məˈʧʊrəti ˈɪntu fʊl groʊn ɛgz ˈɛvəri mənθ," sɪz tərˈisə ˈwʊdrəf, ə ˌriprəˈdəktɪv ˈsaɪəntɪst æt ˌnɔrθˈwɛstərn ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ˈfaɪnbərg skul əv ˈmɛdəsən, ənd əv ðə ˈstədi. tɪ ən ˈfəŋkʃən, ˈwʊdrəf ənd hər ˈfɛloʊ ˈrisərʧərz hæd tɪ stɑrt wɪθ ðə fɔrm. "ju tɛnd tɪ θɪŋk əv ðə ˈskɛlətən ɛz boʊnz ɪn ə ˈbɑdi ðət hoʊld əp ɑr flɛʃ," ʃi sɪz. "bət ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋli, ˈɛvəri taɪp əv ˈɔrgən həz ən ˈmeɪtrɪks meɪd frəm ˈstɪfər ˈsəbstənsɪz ðət ækt laɪk ˈskæfəldz." læst jɪr, ðeɪ juzd ˈkɛmɪkəlz tɪ strɪp əˈweɪ ɔl ðə ˈfɑlɪkəlz, bləd ˈvɛsəlz, ənd əˈsɔrtɪd ˈtɪʃu frəm ə ˈjumən ˈoʊˌvəri, ˈlivɪŋ ˈoʊnli ðɪs ˈkɑləgən ˈsupərˌstrəkʧər. ˈəndər ðə ˈmaɪkrəˌskoʊp, ðə ˈskæfəld wɑz ˈpætərnd laɪk ən ˌɪntərˈwivɪŋ ˈlætəs. "ðə nɛkst stɛp wɑz tɪ juz oʊˈvɛˌriən ˈtɪʃu ɛz ɪŋk," sɪz ˈwʊdrəf. ˈtɪʃu ɛz ɪŋk jæ, ɪts ɛz ˈdɪfəkəlt ɛz ɪt saʊnz. ˈtɪʃu, ɪn ðɪs sɛns, ɪz ˈkɑləgən kɔld ˈʤɛlətən. ɪts ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ skwərt ɪt aʊt əv ə ˈprɪnər, bət ˈoʊnli ɪf ɪts æt ðə raɪt ˈtɛmpərəʧər. tu hɑt, ənd ðə ˈstrəkʧər sægz; tu koʊld, ənd ɪt kləmps. ðə ˈgoʊldiˌlɔks zoʊn fər ˈtɪʃu ɪŋk tərnd aʊt tɪ bi əˈbaʊt əˈbaʊt 30˚c*. ˌbaɪoʊˈmɛdɪkəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr ˌælɪgˈzændrə rəts, hu æt ðə taɪm wɑz ə græd ˈstudənt æt ˌnɔrθˈwɛstərn, ənd ɪz naʊ ə æt dɪ maɪnz də ɪn gardanne*, fræns, sɑlvd ðə ˈtɛmpərəʧər ˈprɑbləm. ðɛn ʃi hæd tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt ðə bɛst ˈpætərn tɪ dɪˈpɑzət ðə ˈʤɛlətən soʊ ɪt fɔrmd ə ˈlætəs ˈstrəkʧər ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə ˈkɑləgən əv ə ril ˈoʊˌvəri. traɪəl ənd ˈɛrər mɛnt ˈsidɪŋ ˈvɛriəs mɛʃ ˈpætərnz ɪn ˈvɪtroʊ wɪθ ˈfɑlɪkəlz ənd siɪŋ wɪʧ wʊd dɪˈvɛləp ðə bləd ˈvɛsəlz ənd ˈtɪʃu ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ kip ðə ˌɪməˈtjʊr ɛgz əˈlaɪv. wəns ðeɪ faʊnd ðə raɪt mæʧ, ðə tim wɑz ˈrɛdi tɪ pʊt ðə ˈɔrgən ˌɪnˈsaɪd ə ˈbɑdi. ə ˈvɛri ˈtaɪni ˈbɑdi. ər ˈsəmθɪŋ wi du ɪn ðə læb ˈprɪti ˈfrikwɛntli," sɪz ˈwʊdrəf. ˈjuzɪŋ ˈmægnəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈglæsɪz, daɪˈsɛktɪŋ skoʊps, ənd ˈtaɪni ˈskælpəlz, ðeɪ ˈsərʤɪkəli riˈmuvd wən ˈwərkɪŋ ˈoʊˌvəri iʧ frəm naɪn ˈfiˌmeɪl maɪs ənd ˌriˈpleɪst ðɛm wɪθ ˈprɪnɪd prɑsˈθɛtɪks. (tu əv ðə naɪn wər kənˈtroʊlz huz ˈprɪnɪd ˈoʊˌvəriz hæd noʊ ˈfɑlɪkəlz, ənd ðəs noʊ pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ fɔrm ˈɛmbriˌoʊz.) wəns ðə maɪs hæd rɪˈkəvərd frəm ˈsərʤəri, ðə ˈrisərʧərz hæd ðɛm meɪt wɪθ meɪl əv wɪʧ hæd ˈpruvən ðɛr fərˈtɪlɪti baɪ ˈfɑðərɪŋ ˈpriviəs ˈlɪtərz. pæs aʊt ðə sɪˈgɑrz: θri əv ðə ˈfiˌmeɪlz wɪθ prɑsˈθɛtɪk ˈleɪdi pɑrts hæd ˈbeɪbiz. ɔl ðɪs ˈhæpənd ˈprɪti maɪs ˈɛvəri fɔr deɪz. ðɛr ˈprɛgnənsiz læst əˈbaʊt 20 deɪz. ənd ðoʊz kjut ˈlɪtəl ˈbeɪbiz ər oʊld ɪˈnəf tɪ meɪk ˈbeɪbiz əv ðɛr oʊn wɪˈθɪn fɔr mənθs. ˈwʊdrəf ənd hər tim lɛt ðoʊz ˈbeɪbiz meɪk ˈbeɪbiz, ðɛn lɛt ðoʊz ˈbeɪbiz meɪk mɔr ˈbeɪbiz, ʤɪst tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðə ˈprɪnɪd ˈoʊˌvəriz prəˈdust noʊ ˈlɔŋˈtərm saɪd ˈifɛkts. ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs wərkt ˈpərfəktli. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ðə ˈməðərz wɪθ ˈprɪnɪd ˈɔrgənz kʊd nərs ˈnɔrməli, wɪʧ ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðɛr ˈhɔrˌmoʊnz wər ʤɪst gʊd saɪn fər ˈjumənz. ðɛl hæv tɪ weɪt ə bɪt ˈlɔŋgər. ˈwʊdrəf sɪz fərst ðeɪ hæv tɪ pruv ðɛr ˈkɑnsɛpt wərks wɪθ ˈlɑrʤər ˈoʊˌvəriz. ðɛl ˌɪmˈplænt ðiz ˈɪntu ˈmɪni pɪgz, wɪʧ hæv ˈbɑdiz bɪg ɪˈnəf tɪ hoʊld ˈjumən ˈɔrgənz ənd ˈsɪmələr ˈmɛnstrəl ˈsaɪkəlz tɪ ˈjumən ˈfiˌmeɪlz. ˈwʊdrəf hoʊps ðət stɛp, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈklɪnɪkəl traɪəlz tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ðə ˈtritmənt ɪz ˈfʊli seɪf ənd ˈifɛktɪv, wɪl teɪk lɛs ðən faɪv jɪrz. "ˈʤɛlətən ɪz ɔˈrɛdi əˈpruvd, soʊ ðət meɪks səm əv ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈprɪti ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd," ʃi sɪz. ˈoʊˌvəriz ər ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ˈɔrgənz, wɪθ ˈhɔrˌmoʊnəl kəˈnɛkʃənz tɪ ðə breɪn ənd ˌoʊvjəˈleɪʃən ˈsaɪkəlz ðət ˌrikˈwaɪər nu bləd ˈvɛsəlz tɪ groʊ ˈɛvəri mənθ. bət ˈwʊdrəf sɪz ðeɪ kʊd bi gʊd ˈmɑdəlz fər ˈəðər grups ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈprɪnɪd ˈɔrgənz. ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər, ɔl ðə kul kɪdz wɪl bi ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd.
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finding a place to rent in metro vancouver is tough enough.
but almost half of those who have found a place are straining their finances to keep those roofs over their heads, according to data contained in census release.
coverage of renting in vancouver on globalnews.ca:
this week, statistics canada released “housing in canada: key results from the 2016 census,” a dataset showing how much the housing landscape has changed over the past decade.
data contained in the release showed that just over 43 per cent of renters are spending 30 per cent or more of their income on shelter in the vancouver census metropolitan area (cma).
the covers an area that includes municipalities such as vancouver, richmond, surrey, north vancouver and langley.
the census release showed that, out of renters identified in the census, (43.2 per cent) were spending 30 per cent or more of their income on shelter costs in 2015.
the canada mortgage and housing corporation (cmhc) says housing can be considered affordable if it takes up less than 30 per cent of household income.
therefore, more than 43 per cent of residents in the vancouver were living in housing that necessarily be considered affordable.
read more: north van developer says the industry needs to do more to help with the housing crisis
census data compiled by andy yan, director of the city program, shows varying levels of renters living in “unaffordable” housing across metro municipalities.
in the city of vancouver, per cent of renters were living in housing that took up 30 per cent or more of their income.
the highest share of renters living in housing they afford was observed in lions bay, where the share was per cent.
the lowest share was witnessed in anmore, where it was 25 per cent.
but not the only figure suggesting that metro are spending more than they can technically afford on a place to live.
data crunched by the b.c. non-profit housing association (bcnpha) shows that 22 per cent of renters were spending at least half of their income on shelter.
either way, the share of renters paying more than 30 per cent is significant, said nathanael, a professor and the author of the death and life of the house: lessons from vancouver on building a livable city.
“when it comes to renters in particular, pretty clear that this is a real problem of people not being able to find affordable rental housing,” he told global news.
lauster had a few questions about why the considers 30 per cent as the benchmark for considered “affordable” shelter.
“it is to some extent an arbitrary number,” he said.
read more: vision vancouver says it heard people ‘loud and clear’ on housing, but some are skeptical
nevertheless, he said we “want to make sure people have enough left over.”
“if a world where people are just choosing to spend a little more on rent because they want a really nice place, and other people choose to spend their money differently, not such a bad world,” said.
“but if they have no choice, which is i think the world in, a real problem.”
lauster said the sheer number of people putting more than 30 per cent of their income toward shelter across the vancouver suggests that housing should be treated as a metro vancouver issue, rather than a “city of vancouver” issue.
yan “absolutely” agreed but he also said that affordability metrics looking only at the share of income spent on rent capture the whole picture.
“what missing is transportation costs,” he told global news.
yan noted that the region just facing an “affordability” problem; facing an “availability” problem, in which people are having to look for places to rent outside of urban core.
“as a consequence, that inherently means if your job is in the urban core, right, that it used to be, ‘hey, hop on a bus in east van or walk over from the west end,'” he said.
now, people have to look to communities like burnaby or langley.
“it might work for certain people,” he said. “but for others, you know, when you live near a public transit line, that means your transportation costs, both in physical, actual costs, but also opportunity costs will suddenly go up.
“the idea of being under pressure for rent is now being under pressure for transportation.”
yan noted that the nearly 45 per cent of city of vancouver renters who put more than 30 per cent of their income toward shelter might be better off than someone in pitt meadows, where the share is 35 per cent.
“if living in vancouver, taking the bus or biking,” he said. “but if you live in pitt meadows, probably not, so you can see the cost.”
but how to solve the issue of high rents and transportation costs?
yan said governments all over the region might want to think about zoning for particular forms of housing around certain areas, like on lots close to transit.
“i think particularly around routes, a fair discussion that since renters take transit more often than owners, that there should be a consideration of tenure for developments along transit routes,” he said.
yan said such measures are about realizing that renting is a part of living in vancouver, “for a lifetime.”
“that some temporary phase of being on the route to home ownership,” he said.
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ˈfaɪndɪŋ ə pleɪs tɪ rɛnt ɪn ˈmɛˌtroʊ vænˈkuvər ɪz təf ɪˈnəf. bət ˈɔlˌmoʊst hæf əv ðoʊz hu hæv faʊnd ə pleɪs ər ˈstreɪnɪŋ ðɛr ˈfaɪˌnænsɪz tɪ kip ðoʊz rufs ˈoʊvər ðɛr hɛdz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdætə kənˈteɪnd ɪn ˈsɛnsəs riˈlis. ˈkəvərɪʤ əv ˈrɛntɪŋ ɪn vænˈkuvər ɔn globalnews.ca*: ðɪs wik, stəˈtɪstɪks ˈkænədə riˈlist ɪn ˈkænədə: ki rɪˈzəlts frəm ðə 2016 census,”*,” ə ˈdeɪtəˌsɛt ʃoʊɪŋ haʊ məʧ ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈlænˌskeɪp həz ʧeɪnʤd ˈoʊvər ðə pæst ˈdɛkeɪd. ˈdætə kənˈteɪnd ɪn ðə riˈlis ʃoʊd ðət ʤɪst ˈoʊvər 43 pər sɛnt əv ˈrɛntərz ər ˈspɛndɪŋ 30 pər sɛnt ər mɔr əv ðɛr ˈɪnˌkəm ɔn ˈʃɛltər ɪn ðə vænˈkuvər ˈsɛnsəs ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən ˈɛriə (cma*). ðə ˈkəvərz ən ˈɛriə ðət ˌɪnˈkludz mˌjunɪsəˈpælɪtiz səʧ ɛz vænˈkuvər, ˈrɪʧmənd, ˈsəri, nɔrθ vænˈkuvər ənd ˈlæŋli. ðə ˈsɛnsəs riˈlis ʃoʊd ðət, aʊt əv ˈrɛntərz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɪn ðə ˈsɛnsəs, pər sɛnt) wər ˈspɛndɪŋ 30 pər sɛnt ər mɔr əv ðɛr ˈɪnˌkəm ɔn ˈʃɛltər kɔsts ɪn 2015 ðə ˈkænədə ˈmɔrgɪʤ ənd ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən (cmhc*) sɪz ˈhaʊzɪŋ kən bi kənˈsɪdərd əˈfɔrdəbəl ɪf ɪt teɪks əp lɛs ðən 30 pər sɛnt əv ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ˈɪnˌkəm. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, mɔr ðən 43 pər sɛnt əv ˈrɛzɪdənts ɪn ðə vænˈkuvər wər ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈhaʊzɪŋ ðət ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli bi kənˈsɪdərd əˈfɔrdəbəl. rɛd mɔr: nɔrθ væn dɪˈvɛləpər sɪz ðə ˈɪndəstri nidz tɪ du mɔr tɪ hɛlp wɪθ ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈkraɪsəs ˈsɛnsəs ˈdætə kəmˈpaɪld baɪ ˈændi jæn, dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈsɪti ˈproʊˌgræm, ʃoʊz ˈvɛriɪŋ ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈrɛntərz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ““unaffordable”*” ˈhaʊzɪŋ əˈkrɔs ˈmɛˌtroʊ mˌjunɪsəˈpælɪtiz. ɪn ðə ˈsɪti əv vænˈkuvər, pər sɛnt əv ˈrɛntərz wər ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈhaʊzɪŋ ðət tʊk əp 30 pər sɛnt ər mɔr əv ðɛr ˈɪnˌkəm. ðə haɪəst ʃɛr əv ˈrɛntərz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈhaʊzɪŋ ðeɪ əˈfɔrd wɑz əbˈzərvd ɪn laɪənz beɪ, wɛr ðə ʃɛr wɑz pər sɛnt. ðə loʊəst ʃɛr wɑz ˈwɪtnəst ɪn anmore*, wɛr ɪt wɑz 25 pər sɛnt. bət nɑt ðə ˈoʊnli ˈfɪgjər səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət ˈmɛˌtroʊ ər ˈspɛndɪŋ mɔr ðən ðeɪ kən ˈtɛknɪkəli əˈfɔrd ɔn ə pleɪs tɪ lɪv. ˈdætə krənʧt baɪ ðə b.c*. ˌnɑnˈprɔfɪt ˈhaʊzɪŋ əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən (bcnpha*) ʃoʊz ðət 22 pər sɛnt əv ˈrɛntərz wər ˈspɛndɪŋ æt list hæf əv ðɛr ˈɪnˌkəm ɔn ˈʃɛltər. ˈiðər weɪ, ðə ʃɛr əv ˈrɛntərz peɪɪŋ mɔr ðən 30 pər sɛnt ɪz sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt, sɛd ˈnæθəˌneɪl, ə prəˈfɛsər ənd ðə ˈɔθər əv ðə dɛθ ənd laɪf əv ðə haʊs: ˈlɛsənz frəm vænˈkuvər ɔn ˈbɪldɪŋ ə ˈlɪvəbəl ˈsɪti. ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈrɛntərz ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, ˈprɪti klɪr ðət ðɪs ɪz ə ril ˈprɑbləm əv ˈpipəl nɑt biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ faɪnd əˈfɔrdəbəl ˈrɛntəl housing,”*,” hi toʊld ˈgloʊbəl nuz. hæd ə fju kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt waɪ ðə kənˈsɪdərz 30 pər sɛnt ɛz ðə ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk fər kənˈsɪdərd ““affordable”*” ˈʃɛltər. ɪz tɪ səm ɪkˈstɛnt ən ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri number,”*,” hi sɛd. rɛd mɔr: ˈvɪʒən vænˈkuvər sɪz ɪt hərd ˈpipəl ənd clear’*’ ɔn ˈhaʊzɪŋ, bət səm ər ˈskɛptɪkəl ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, hi sɛd wi tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ˈpipəl hæv ɪˈnəf lɛft over.”*.” ə wərld wɛr ˈpipəl ər ʤɪst ˈʧuzɪŋ tɪ spɛnd ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ɔn rɛnt bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wɔnt ə ˈrɪli nis pleɪs, ənd ˈəðər ˈpipəl ʧuz tɪ spɛnd ðɛr ˈməni ˈdɪfərˈɛntli, nɑt səʧ ə bæd world,”*,” sɛd. ɪf ðeɪ hæv noʊ ʧɔɪs, wɪʧ ɪz aɪ θɪŋk ðə wərld ɪn, ə ril problem.”*.” sɛd ðə ʃɪr ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl ˈpʊtɪŋ mɔr ðən 30 pər sɛnt əv ðɛr ˈɪnˌkəm təˈwɔrd ˈʃɛltər əˈkrɔs ðə vænˈkuvər səˈʤɛsts ðət ˈhaʊzɪŋ ʃʊd bi ˈtritɪd ɛz ə ˈmɛˌtroʊ vænˈkuvər ˈɪʃu, ˈrəðər ðən ə əv vancouver”*” ˈɪʃu. jæn ““absolutely”*” əˈgrid bət hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət əˌfɔrdəˈbɪləti ˈmɛtrɪks ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈoʊnli æt ðə ʃɛr əv ˈɪnˌkəm spɛnt ɔn rɛnt ˈkæpʧər ðə hoʊl ˈpɪkʧər. ˈmɪsɪŋ ɪz ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən costs,”*,” hi toʊld ˈgloʊbəl nuz. jæn ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðə ˈriʤən ʤɪst ˈfeɪsɪŋ ən ““affordability”*” ˈprɑbləm; ˈfeɪsɪŋ ən ““availability”*” ˈprɑbləm, ɪn wɪʧ ˈpipəl ər ˈhævɪŋ tɪ lʊk fər ˈpleɪsɪz tɪ rɛnt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈərbən kɔr. ə ˈkɑnsəkwəns, ðət ˌɪnˈhɛrəntli minz ɪf jʊr ʤɑb ɪz ɪn ðə ˈərbən kɔr, raɪt, ðət ɪt juzd tɪ bi, ‘‘hey*, hɑp ɔn ə bəs ɪn ist væn ər wɔk ˈoʊvər frəm ðə wɛst end,'”*,'” hi sɛd. naʊ, ˈpipəl hæv tɪ lʊk tɪ kəmˈjunɪtiz laɪk ˈbərnəbi ər ˈlæŋli. maɪt wərk fər ˈsərtən people,”*,” hi sɛd. fər ˈəðərz, ju noʊ, wɪn ju lɪv nɪr ə ˈpəblɪk ˈtrænzɪt laɪn, ðət minz jʊr ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən kɔsts, boʊθ ɪn ˈfɪzɪkəl, ˈækʧəwəl kɔsts, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɑpərˈtunəti kɔsts wɪl ˈsədənli goʊ əp. aɪˈdiə əv biɪŋ ˈəndər ˈprɛʃər fər rɛnt ɪz naʊ biɪŋ ˈəndər ˈprɛʃər fər transportation.”*.” jæn ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðə ˈnɪrli 45 pər sɛnt əv ˈsɪti əv vænˈkuvər ˈrɛntərz hu pʊt mɔr ðən 30 pər sɛnt əv ðɛr ˈɪnˌkəm təˈwɔrd ˈʃɛltər maɪt bi ˈbɛtər ɔf ðən ˈsəmˌwən ɪn pɪt ˈmɛˌdoʊz, wɛr ðə ʃɛr ɪz 35 pər sɛnt. ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn vænˈkuvər, ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə bəs ər biking,”*,” hi sɛd. ɪf ju lɪv ɪn pɪt ˈmɛˌdoʊz, ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt, soʊ ju kən si ðə cost.”*.” bət haʊ tɪ sɑlv ðə ˈɪʃu əv haɪ rɛnts ənd ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən kɔsts? jæn sɛd ˈgəvərnmənts ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈriʤən maɪt wɔnt tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ˈzoʊnɪŋ fər ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr fɔrmz əv ˈhaʊzɪŋ əraʊnd ˈsərtən ˈɛriəz, laɪk ɔn lɑts kloʊz tɪ ˈtrænzɪt. θɪŋk ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli əraʊnd rʊts, ə fɛr dɪˈskəʃən ðət sɪns ˈrɛntərz teɪk ˈtrænzɪt mɔr ˈɔfən ðən ˈoʊnərz, ðət ðɛr ʃʊd bi ə kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən əv ˈtɛnjər fər dɪˈvɛləpmənts əˈlɔŋ ˈtrænzɪt routes,”*,” hi sɛd. jæn sɛd səʧ ˈmɛʒərz ər əˈbaʊt ˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðət ˈrɛntɪŋ ɪz ə pɑrt əv ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn vænˈkuvər, ə lifetime.”*.” səm ˈtɛmpərˌɛri feɪz əv biɪŋ ɔn ðə rut tɪ hoʊm ownership,”*,” hi sɛd.
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building a project in midland, texas in august 2006
a compressed earth block (ceb), also known as a pressed earth block or a compressed soil block, is a building material made primarily from damp soil compressed at high pressure to form blocks. compressed earth blocks use a mechanical press to form blocks out of an appropriate mix of fairly dry inorganic subsoil, clay and aggregate. if the blocks are stabilized with a chemical binder such as portland cement they are called compressed stabilized earth block (cseb) or stabilized earth block (seb). typically, around psi (21) is applied in compression, and the original soil volume is reduced by about half.
creatings differs from rammed earth in that the latter uses a larger into which earth is poured and manually down, creating larger forms such as a whole wall or more at one time rather than building blocks.s differ from mud bricks in that the latter are not compressed and solidify through chemical changes that take place as they air dry. the compression strength of properly made can meet or exceed that of typical cement or mud brick. building standards have been developed for.
cebs are assembled onto walls using standard and masonry techniques. the mortar may be a simple slurry made of the same mix without aggregate, spread or brushed very thinly between the blocks for bonding, or cement mortar may also be used for high strength, or when construction during cycles causes stability issues. blocks are shaped to be interlocking.
development [ edit ]
ceb technology has been developed for low-cost construction, as an alternative to adobe, and with some advantages. a commercial industry has been advanced by contractors, manufacturers of the mechanical presses, and by cultural acceptance of the method. in the united states, most general contractors building with are in the southwestern states: new mexico, colorado, arizona, california, and to a lesser extent in texas. the methods and presses have been used for many years in mexico, and in developing countries.
the south african department of water affairs and forestry considers that, locally called "dutch brick" is an appropriate technology for a developing country, as are adobe, rammed earth and cob. all use natural building] in 2002 the international institute for energy conservation was one of the winners of a world bank development marketplace award for a project to make an dutch machine for home construction in south africa. by making cheaper bricks that use earth, the project would reduce housing costs while stimulating the building] the machine would be mobile, allowing bricks to be made locally from]
various types of production machines exist, from manual to and fully automated, with increasing and production rates, and decreased labor. automated machines are more common in the developed world, and manual machines in the developing world.
advantages [ edit ]
there are many advantages of the system. materials can be used, which reduces cost, minimizes shipping costs for materials, and increases efficiency and sustainability. the required to obtain materials is minimal, because after the blocks are pressed, materials are available very soon after a short drying period. the uniformity of the blocks simplifies construction, and minimizes or eliminates the need for mortar, thus reducing both the labor and materials costs. the blocks are strong, stable, and long-lasting.
ceb can be pressed from damp earth. because it is not wet, the drying time is much shorter. some soil conditions permit the blocks to go straight from the press onto the wall. a single mechanical press can produce from 800 to over blocks per day, enough to build a square feet (110 m 2 ) house in one day. a high performance press, of open source design, named "the liberator", can produce from to or more blocks per day. the production rate is limited more by the ability to get material into the machine, than the machine itself.
) house in one day. a high performance press, of open source design, named "the liberator", can produce from to or more blocks per day. the production rate is limited more by the ability to get material into the machine, than the machine itself. shipping cost: suitable soils are often available at or near the construction site. adobe and are of similar weight, but distance from a source supply gives an advantage. also, can be made available in places where adobe manufacturing operations are non-existent.
uniformity: can be manufactured to a predictable size and has true flat sides and angle edges. this makes design and costing easier. this also provides the contractor the option of making the exteriors look like conventional stucco houses.
presses allow blocks to be consistently made of uniform size, while also obtaining strengths that exceed the standard for concrete blocks (1900 psi).
non-toxic: materials are completely natural, non-toxic, and do not
sound resistant: an important feature in neighborhoods, residential areas adjacent to industrial zones
fire resistant: earthen walls do not burn
insect resistant: insects are discouraged because the walls are solid and very dense, and have no food value
mold resistant: there is no cellulose material - such as in wood, oriented strand board or drywall - that can host mold or rot
in india, with cement stabilization have shown to be very beneficial. the observed strength, strength at 28 days of aging with 9% cement stabilization has been observed to be and 1]
presses [ edit ]
ceb had very limited use prior to the 1980s. it was known in the in south america, where one of the most well-known presses, the ram, was developed by raul ramirez in the housing center (cinva) in bogota, colombia. the ram is a single-block, that uses a long, lever to drive a cam, generating high pressure.
industrial manufacturers produce much larger machines that run with diesel or gasoline engines and hydraulic presses that receive the mixture through a hopper. this is fed into a chamber to create a block that is then ejected onto a conveyor.
during the 1980s, technology became widespread. france, england, germany, south africa and switzerland began to write standards. the peace corps, usaid, habitat for humanity and other programs began to implement it into housing projects.
finishing [ edit ]
completed walls require either a reinforced bond beam or a ring beam on top or between floors and if the blocks are not stabilized, a plaster finish, usually stucco cement lime plaster. stabilized blocks can be left exposed with no outer plaster finish. in tropical environments, varnish is often used to provide an additional layer of needed]
foundations [ edit ]
standards for foundations are similar to those for brick walls. a wall is heavy. footings must be at least 10 inches thick, with a minimum width that is 33 percent greater than the wall width. if a stem wall is used, it shall extend to an elevation not less than eight inches (203 mm) above the exterior finish grade. foundation trench designs with a reinforced concrete grade beam above are allowed to support construction.
strength [ edit ]
using the stabilization standard, a pressed and cured block must be submerged in water for four hours. it is then pulled from the water and immediately subjected to a compression test. the blocks must score at least a 300 per square inch (p.s.i) (2) minimum. this is a higher standard than for adobe, which must score an average of at least 300 p.s.i. (2)
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ˈbɪldɪŋ ə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪn ˈmɪˌdlænd, ˈtɛksəs ɪn ˈɔgəst 2006 ə kəmˈprɛst ərθ blɑk (ceb*), ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ə prɛst ərθ blɑk ər ə kəmˈprɛst sɔɪl blɑk, ɪz ə ˈbɪldɪŋ məˈtɪriəl meɪd praɪˈmɛrəli frəm dæmp sɔɪl kəmˈprɛst æt haɪ ˈprɛʃər tɪ fɔrm blɑks. kəmˈprɛst ərθ blɑks juz ə məˈkænɪkəl prɛs tɪ fɔrm blɑks aʊt əv ən əˈproʊpriˌeɪt mɪks əv ˈfɛrli draɪ ˌɪnɔrˈgænɪk ˈsəbˌsɔɪl, kleɪ ənd ˈægrəgət. ɪf ðə blɑks ər ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪzd wɪθ ə ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈbaɪndər səʧ ɛz ˈpɔrtlənd sɪˈmɛnt ðeɪ ər kɔld kəmˈprɛst ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪzd ərθ blɑk (cseb*) ər ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪzd ərθ blɑk (seb*). ˈtɪpɪkəli, əraʊnd saɪ 21) ɪz əˈplaɪd ɪn kəmˈprɛʃən, ənd ðə ərˈɪʤənəl sɔɪl ˈvɑljum ɪz rɪˈdust baɪ əˈbaʊt hæf. kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈdɪfərz frəm ræmd ərθ ɪn ðət ðə ˈlætər ˈjuzɪz ə ˈlɑrʤər ˈɪntu wɪʧ ərθ ɪz pɔrd ənd ˈmænjuəli daʊn, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈlɑrʤər fɔrmz səʧ ɛz ə hoʊl wɔl ər mɔr æt wən taɪm ˈrəðər ðən ˈbɪldɪŋ blɑks. ˈdɪfər frəm məd brɪks ɪn ðət ðə ˈlætər ər nɑt kəmˈprɛst ənd səˈlɪdəˌfaɪ θru ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ðət teɪk pleɪs ɛz ðeɪ ɛr draɪ. ðə kəmˈprɛʃən strɛŋθ əv ˈprɑpərli meɪd kən mit ər ɪkˈsid ðət əv ˈtɪpɪkəl sɪˈmɛnt ər məd brɪk. ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈstændərdz hæv bɪn dɪˈvɛləpt fər. ər əˈsɛmbəld ˈɔntu wɔlz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈstændərd ənd ˈmeɪsənri tɛkˈniks. ðə ˈmɔrtər meɪ bi ə ˈsɪmpəl sˈləri meɪd əv ðə seɪm mɪks wɪˈθaʊt ˈægrəgət, sprɛd ər brəʃt ˈvɛri ˈθɪnli bɪtˈwin ðə blɑks fər ˈbɑndɪŋ, ər sɪˈmɛnt ˈmɔrtər meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bi juzd fər haɪ strɛŋθ, ər wɪn kənˈstrəkʃən ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈsaɪkəlz ˈkɔzɪz stəˈbɪlɪti ˈɪʃuz. blɑks ər ʃeɪpt tɪ bi ˈɪntərˌlɑkɪŋ. dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈɛdət tɛkˈnɑləʤi həz bɪn dɪˈvɛləpt fər ˌloʊˈkɔst kənˈstrəkʃən, ɛz ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ əˈdoʊbi, ənd wɪθ səm ædˈvæntɪʤɪz. ə kəˈmərʃəl ˈɪndəstri həz bɪn ədˈvænst baɪ ˈkɑnˌtræktərz, ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz əv ðə məˈkænɪkəl ˈprɛsɪz, ənd baɪ ˈkəlʧərəl əkˈsɛptəns əv ðə ˈmɛθəd. ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, moʊst ˈʤɛnərəl ˈkɑnˌtræktərz ˈbɪldɪŋ wɪθ ər ɪn ðə ˌsaʊθˈwɛstərn steɪts: nu ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ, ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ, ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ənd tɪ ə ˈlɛsər ɪkˈstɛnt ɪn ˈtɛksəs. ðə ˈmɛθədz ənd ˈprɛsɪz hæv bɪn juzd fər ˈmɛni jɪrz ɪn ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ, ənd ɪn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈkəntriz. ðə saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑn dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈwɔtər əˈfɛrz ənd ˈfɔrəstri kənˈsɪdərz ðət, ˈloʊkəli kɔld "dəʧ brɪk" ɪz ən əˈproʊpriˌeɪt tɛkˈnɑləʤi fər ə dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈkəntri, ɛz ər əˈdoʊbi, ræmd ərθ ənd kɑb. ɔl juz ˈnæʧərəl ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪn 2002 ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɪnstɪˌtut fər ˈɛnərʤi ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən wɑz wən əv ðə ˈwɪnərz əv ə wərld bæŋk dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs əˈwɔrd fər ə ˈprɑʤɛkt tɪ meɪk ən dəʧ məˈʃin fər hoʊm kənˈstrəkʃən ɪn saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ. baɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈʧipər brɪks ðət juz ərθ, ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt wʊd rɪˈdus ˈhaʊzɪŋ kɔsts waɪl ˈstɪmjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ðə məˈʃin wʊd bi ˈmoʊbəl, əˈlaʊɪŋ brɪks tɪ bi meɪd ˈloʊkəli frəm ˈvɛriəs taɪps əv pərˈdəkʃən məˈʃinz ɪgˈzɪst, frəm ˈmænjuəl tɪ ənd ˈfʊli ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪd, wɪθ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ənd pərˈdəkʃən reɪts, ənd ˈdiˌkrist ˈleɪbər. ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪd məˈʃinz ər mɔr ˈkɑmən ɪn ðə dɪˈvɛləpt wərld, ənd ˈmænjuəl məˈʃinz ɪn ðə dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ wərld. ædˈvæntɪʤɪz ˈɛdət ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ædˈvæntɪʤɪz əv ðə ˈsɪstəm. məˈtɪriəlz kən bi juzd, wɪʧ rɪˈdusɪz kɔst, ˈmɪnəˌmaɪzəz ˈʃɪpɪŋ kɔsts fər məˈtɪriəlz, ənd ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ɪˈfɪʃənsi ənd səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti. ðə rikˈwaɪərd tɪ əbˈteɪn məˈtɪriəlz ɪz ˈmɪnəməl, bɪˈkəz ˈæftər ðə blɑks ər prɛst, məˈtɪriəlz ər əˈveɪləbəl ˈvɛri sun ˈæftər ə ʃɔrt draɪɪŋ ˈpɪriəd. ðə ˌjunəˈfɔrməti əv ðə blɑks ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪz kənˈstrəkʃən, ənd ˈmɪnəˌmaɪzəz ər ɪˈlɪməˌneɪts ðə nid fər ˈmɔrtər, ðəs rɪˈdusɪŋ boʊθ ðə ˈleɪbər ənd məˈtɪriəlz kɔsts. ðə blɑks ər strɔŋ, ˈsteɪbəl, ənd long-lasting*. kən bi prɛst frəm dæmp ərθ. bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz nɑt wɛt, ðə draɪɪŋ taɪm ɪz məʧ ˈʃɔrtər. səm sɔɪl kənˈdɪʃənz ˈpərˌmɪt ðə blɑks tɪ goʊ streɪt frəm ðə prɛs ˈɔntu ðə wɔl. ə ˈsɪŋgəl məˈkænɪkəl prɛs kən ˈproʊdus frəm 800 tɪ ˈoʊvər blɑks pər deɪ, ɪˈnəf tɪ bɪld ə skwɛr fit 110 ɛm 2 haʊs ɪn wən deɪ. ə haɪ pərˈfɔrməns prɛs, əv ˈoʊpən sɔrs dɪˈzaɪn, neɪmd "ðə ˈlɪˌbərˌeɪtər", kən ˈproʊdus frəm tɪ ər mɔr blɑks pər deɪ. ðə pərˈdəkʃən reɪt ɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd mɔr baɪ ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ gɪt məˈtɪriəl ˈɪntu ðə məˈʃin, ðən ðə məˈʃin ˌɪtˈsɛlf. haʊs ɪn wən deɪ. ə haɪ pərˈfɔrməns prɛs, əv ˈoʊpən sɔrs dɪˈzaɪn, neɪmd "ðə ˈlɪˌbərˌeɪtər", kən ˈproʊdus frəm tɪ ər mɔr blɑks pər deɪ. ðə pərˈdəkʃən reɪt ɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd mɔr baɪ ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ gɪt məˈtɪriəl ˈɪntu ðə məˈʃin, ðən ðə məˈʃin ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ˈʃɪpɪŋ kɔst: ˈsutəbəl sɔɪlz ər ˈɔfən əˈveɪləbəl æt ər nɪr ðə kənˈstrəkʃən saɪt. əˈdoʊbi ənd ər əv ˈsɪmələr weɪt, bət ˈdɪstəns frəm ə sɔrs səˈplaɪ gɪvz ən ædˈvæntɪʤ. ˈɔlsoʊ, kən bi meɪd əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz wɛr əˈdoʊbi ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ər ˌnɑnəgˈzɪstənt. ˌjunəˈfɔrməti: kən bi ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd tɪ ə prɪˈdɪktəbəl saɪz ənd həz tru flæt saɪdz ənd ˈæŋgəl ˈɛʤɪz. ðɪs meɪks dɪˈzaɪn ənd ˈkɔstɪŋ ˈiziər. ðɪs ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈvaɪdz ðə ˈkɑnˌtræktər ðə ˈɔpʃən əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ɛkˈstɪriərz lʊk laɪk kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈstəkoʊ ˈhaʊsɪz. ˈprɛsɪz əˈlaʊ blɑks tɪ bi kənˈsɪstəntli meɪd əv ˈjunəˌfɔrm saɪz, waɪl ˈɔlsoʊ əbˈteɪnɪŋ strɛŋθs ðət ɪkˈsid ðə ˈstændərd fər ˈkɑnkrit blɑks 1900 saɪ). nɑnˈtɑksɪk: məˈtɪriəlz ər kəmˈplitli ˈnæʧərəl, nɑnˈtɑksɪk, ənd du nɑt saʊnd rɪˈzɪstənt: ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈfiʧər ɪn ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz, ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈɛriəz əˈʤeɪsənt tɪ ˌɪnˈdəstriəl zoʊnz faɪər rɪˈzɪstənt: ˈərθən wɔlz du nɑt bərn ˈɪnˌsɛkt rɪˈzɪstənt: ˈɪnˌsɛkts ər dɪˈskərɪʤd bɪˈkəz ðə wɔlz ər ˈsɑləd ənd ˈvɛri dɛns, ənd hæv noʊ fud ˈvælju moʊld rɪˈzɪstənt: ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈsɛljəˌloʊs məˈtɪriəl səʧ ɛz ɪn wʊd, ˈɔriˌɛntɪd strænd bɔrd ər ˈdraɪˌwɑl ðət kən hoʊst moʊld ər rɑt ɪn ˈɪndiə, wɪθ sɪˈmɛnt ˌsteɪbələˈzeɪʃən hæv ʃoʊn tɪ bi ˈvɛri ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl. ðə əbˈzərvd strɛŋθ, strɛŋθ æt 28 deɪz əv ˈeɪʤɪŋ wɪθ 9 sɪˈmɛnt ˌsteɪbələˈzeɪʃən həz bɪn əbˈzərvd tɪ bi ənd 1 ˈprɛsɪz ˈɛdət hæd ˈvɛri ˈlɪmɪtɪd juz praɪər tɪ ðə 1980s*. ɪt wɑz noʊn ɪn ðə ɪn saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkə, wɛr wən əv ðə moʊst ˈwɛlˈnoʊn ˈprɛsɪz, ðə ræm, wɑz dɪˈvɛləpt baɪ rɔl rəˈmɪrɛz ɪn ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈsɛnər (cinva*) ɪn ˌboʊgəˈtɑ, kəˈləmbiə. ðə ræm ɪz ə single-block*, ðət ˈjuzɪz ə lɔŋ, ˈlɛvər tɪ draɪv ə kæm, ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ haɪ ˈprɛʃər. ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz ˈproʊdus məʧ ˈlɑrʤər məˈʃinz ðət rən wɪθ ˈdizəl ər ˈgæsəˌlin ˈɛnʤənz ənd haɪˈdrɔlɪk ˈprɛsɪz ðət rɪˈsiv ðə ˈmɪksʧər θru ə ˈhɑpər. ðɪs ɪz fɛd ˈɪntu ə ˈʧeɪmbər tɪ kriˈeɪt ə blɑk ðət ɪz ðɛn ɪˈʤɛktɪd ˈɔntu ə kənˈveɪər. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 1980s*, tɛkˈnɑləʤi bɪˈkeɪm ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd. fræns, ˈɪŋglənd, ˈʤərməni, saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ ənd sˈwɪtsərlənd bɪˈgæn tɪ raɪt ˈstændərdz. ðə pis kɔrz, ˈjuˈɛˈseɪd, ˈhæbəˌtæt fər juˈmænɪti ənd ˈəðər ˈproʊˌgræmz bɪˈgæn tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ɪt ˈɪntu ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈprɑʤɛkts. ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ ˈɛdət kəmˈplitɪd wɔlz ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈiðər ə ˌriɪnˈfɔrst bɑnd bim ər ə rɪŋ bim ɔn tɔp ər bɪtˈwin flɔrz ənd ɪf ðə blɑks ər nɑt ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪzd, ə ˈplæstər ˈfɪnɪʃ, ˈjuʒəwəli ˈstəkoʊ sɪˈmɛnt laɪm ˈplæstər. ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪzd blɑks kən bi lɛft ɪkˈspoʊzd wɪθ noʊ ˈaʊtər ˈplæstər ˈfɪnɪʃ. ɪn ˈtrɑpɪkəl ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts, ˈvɑrnɪʃ ɪz ˈɔfən juzd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ən əˈdɪʃənəl leɪər əv ˈnidɪd] faʊnˈdeɪʃənz ˈɛdət ˈstændərdz fər faʊnˈdeɪʃənz ər ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðoʊz fər brɪk wɔlz. ə wɔl ɪz ˈhɛvi. ˈfʊtɪŋz məst bi æt list 10 ˈɪnʧɪz θɪk, wɪθ ə ˈmɪnəməm wɪdθ ðət ɪz 33 pərˈsɛnt ˈgreɪtər ðən ðə wɔl wɪdθ. ɪf ə stɛm wɔl ɪz juzd, ɪt ʃæl ɪkˈstɛnd tɪ ən ˌɛləˈveɪʃən nɑt lɛs ðən eɪt ˈɪnʧɪz 203 mm*) əˈbəv ðə ɪkˈstɪriər ˈfɪnɪʃ greɪd. faʊnˈdeɪʃən trɛnʧ dɪˈzaɪnz wɪθ ə ˌriɪnˈfɔrst ˈkɑnkrit greɪd bim əˈbəv ər əˈlaʊd tɪ səˈpɔrt kənˈstrəkʃən. strɛŋθ ˈɛdət ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˌsteɪbələˈzeɪʃən ˈstændərd, ə prɛst ənd kjʊrd blɑk məst bi səbˈmərʤd ɪn ˈwɔtər fər fɔr aʊərz. ɪt ɪz ðɛn pʊld frəm ðə ˈwɔtər ənd ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli səˈbʤɛktɪd tɪ ə kəmˈprɛʃən tɛst. ðə blɑks məst skɔr æt list ə 300 pər skwɛr ɪnʧ (p.s.i*) 2) ˈmɪnəməm. ðɪs ɪz ə haɪər ˈstændərd ðən fər əˈdoʊbi, wɪʧ məst skɔr ən ˈævərɪʤ əv æt list 300 p.s.i*. 2)
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why does leaders not take syrian sunni-refugees?
could this be part of desire to rule the world?
distribution of syrian refugees in the middle east (the washington post 4 sept. 2015).
the following shocking video report by the daily news wire 2012 shows that most european countries will for demographic reasons be muslim by.
this is in accordance with the commandments of the koran:
koran sura it is he who hath sent his messenger with guidance and the religion of truth, to proclaim it over all religion, even though the may detest (it).
koran sura and he made you heirs of their (unbelievers´) lands, their houses, and their goods, and of a land which ye had not frequented (before). and god has power over all things.
koran sura those who believed and those who suffered exile and fought (and strove and struggled) in the path of god,- theye the hope of the mercy of god: and god is oft-forgiving, most merciful.
4.100 he who his home in the cause of god, finds in the earth many a refuge, wide and spacious: should he die as a refugee from home for god and his messenger, his reward becomes due and sure with god: and god is oft-forgiving, most merciful.
3.195 and their lord hath accepted of them, and answered them: “never will i suffer to be lost the work of any of you, be he male or female: ye are members, one of another: those whoe left their homes, or been driven out therefrom, or suffered harm in my cause, or fought or been slain,-, i will blot out from them their iniquities, and admit them into gardens with rivers flowing beneath;- a reward from the presence of god, and from his presence is the best of reward.
9:20 those who believe, and suffer exile and strive with might and main, in cause, with their goods and their persons, e the highest rank in the sight of god: they are the people who will achieve (salvation).
9:21 their lord doth give them glad tidings of a mercy from himself, of his good pleasure, and of gardens for them, wherein are delights that endure:
9:22 they will dwell therein for ever. in presence is a reward, the greatest (of all).
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saudi arabian leadership are clever: they take muslim refugees but let them colonize europe financing their mosques with our oil money and wait for the day when their muslim religious centre (mekka) can rule the world. and we tolerate and import muslims en masse even pay for them even drive them up here by shattering their homes as part of an ethnic cleansing of white europeans and the establishment of intolerant sharia. that is the satanic fulfilling the plan of a europe of and without followers of christ as prescribed by adam weishaupt and mayer rothschild. christian churches promote this development and here lutheran churches, too. for they are widely no longer christian but masonic luciferians.
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waɪ dɪz ˈlidərz nɑt teɪk ˈsɪriən sunni-refugees*? kʊd ðɪs bi pɑrt əv dɪˈzaɪər tɪ rul ðə wərld? ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv ˈsɪriən ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist (ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst 4 sɛpt. 2015 ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈʃɑkɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ rɪˈpɔrt baɪ ðə ˈdeɪli nuz waɪər 2012 ʃoʊz ðət moʊst ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkəntriz wɪl fər ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk ˈrizənz bi ˈməzlɪm baɪ ðɪs ɪz ɪn əˈkɔrdəns wɪθ ðə kəˈmændmənts əv ðə kɔˈrɑn: kɔˈrɑn ˈsʊrə ɪt ɪz hi hu hæθ sɛnt hɪz ˈmɛsɪnʤər wɪθ ˈgaɪdəns ənd ðə rɪˈlɪʤən əv truθ, tɪ proʊˈkleɪm ɪt ˈoʊvər ɔl rɪˈlɪʤən, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə meɪ dɪˈtɛst (ɪt). kɔˈrɑn ˈsʊrə ənd hi meɪd ju ɛrz əv ðɛr (unbelievers´*´) lændz, ðɛr ˈhaʊsɪz, ənd ðɛr gʊdz, ənd əv ə lænd wɪʧ jɛ hæd nɑt ˈfrikwəntɪd (ˌbiˈfɔr). ənd gɑd həz paʊər ˈoʊvər ɔl θɪŋz. kɔˈrɑn ˈsʊrə ðoʊz hu bɪˈlivd ənd ðoʊz hu ˈsəfərd ˈɛkˌsaɪl ənd fɔt (ənd stroʊv ənd ˈstrəgəld) ɪn ðə pæθ əv gɑd,- ðeɪ hæv ðə hoʊp əv ðə ˈmərsi əv gɑd: ənd gɑd ɪz oft-forgiving*, moʊst ˈmərsɪfəl. hi hu hɪz hoʊm ɪn ðə kɔz əv gɑd, faɪndz ɪn ðə ərθ ˈmɛni ə ˈrɛfjuʤ, waɪd ənd ˈspeɪʃəs: ʃʊd hi daɪ ɛz ə ˈrɛfjuʤi frəm hoʊm fər gɑd ənd hɪz ˈmɛsɪnʤər, hɪz rɪˈwɔrd bɪˈkəmz du ənd ʃʊr wɪθ gɑd: ənd gɑd ɪz oft-forgiving*, moʊst ˈmərsɪfəl. ənd ðɛr lɔrd hæθ ækˈsɛptɪd əv ðɛm, ənd ˈænsərd ðɛm: wɪl aɪ ˈsəfər tɪ bi lɔst ðə wərk əv ˈɛni əv ju, bi hi meɪl ər ˈfiˌmeɪl: jɛ ər ˈmɛmbərz, wən əv əˈnəðər: ðoʊz hu hæv lɛft ðɛr hoʊmz, ər bɪn ˈdrɪvən aʊt therefrom*, ər ˈsəfərd hɑrm ɪn maɪ kɔz, ər fɔt ər bɪn sleɪn,-, aɪ wɪl blɑt aʊt frəm ðɛm ðɛr iniquities*, ənd ədˈmɪt ðɛm ˈɪntu ˈgɑrdənz wɪθ ˈrɪvərz floʊɪŋ bɪˈniθ;- ə rɪˈwɔrd frəm ðə ˈprɛzəns əv gɑd, ənd frəm hɪz ˈprɛzəns ɪz ðə bɛst əv rɪˈwɔrd. ðoʊz hu bɪˈliv, ənd ˈsəfər ˈɛkˌsaɪl ənd straɪv wɪθ maɪt ənd meɪn, ɪn kɔz, wɪθ ðɛr gʊdz ənd ðɛr ˈpərsənz, i ðə haɪəst ræŋk ɪn ðə saɪt əv gɑd: ðeɪ ər ðə ˈpipəl hu wɪl əˈʧiv (sælˈveɪʃən). ðɛr lɔrd dɔθ gɪv ðɛm glæd ˈtaɪdɪŋz əv ə ˈmərsi frəm hɪmˈsɛlf, əv hɪz gʊd ˈplɛʒər, ənd əv ˈgɑrdənz fər ðɛm, wɛˈrɪn ər dɪˈlaɪts ðət ɪnˈdʊr: ðeɪ wɪl dwɛl ðɛˈrɪn fər ˈɛvər. ɪn ˈprɛzəns ɪz ə rɪˈwɔrd, ðə ˈgreɪtəst (əv ɔl). ˈkɑmɛnt: ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiən ˈlidərˌʃɪp ər ˈklɛvər: ðeɪ teɪk ˈməzlɪm ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz bət lɛt ðɛm ˈkɑləˌnaɪz ˈjʊrəp fɪˈnænsɪŋ ðɛr mɔsks wɪθ ɑr ɔɪl ˈməni ənd weɪt fər ðə deɪ wɪn ðɛr ˈməzlɪm rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈsɛntər (mekka*) kən rul ðə wərld. ənd wi ˈtɑlərˌeɪt ənd ˌɪmˈpɔrt ˈməzlɪmz ɛn mæs ˈivɪn peɪ fər ðɛm ˈivɪn draɪv ðɛm əp hir baɪ ˈʃætərɪŋ ðɛr hoʊmz ɛz pɑrt əv ən ˈɛθnɪk ˈklɛnzɪŋ əv waɪt ˌjʊrəˈpiənz ənd ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt əv ˌɪnˈtɑlərənt ˈʃɑriə. ðət ɪz ðə səˈtænɪk fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ ðə plæn əv ə ˈjʊrəp əv ənd wɪˈθaʊt ˈfɑloʊərz əv kraɪst ɛz priˈskraɪbd baɪ ˈædəm ˈwaɪʃaʊpt ənd meɪər ˈrɔθsˌʧaɪld. ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈʧərʧɪz prəˈmoʊt ðɪs dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd hir ˈluθərən ˈʧərʧɪz, tu. fər ðeɪ ər ˈwaɪdli noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈkrɪsʧɪn bət məˈsɑnɪk luciferians*.
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wednesday 29 march 2006 @ pm
the great irony of the “clerks” theatrical release is that very little attention was given to jay and silent bob in the profile pieces or reviews. aside from identifying me as the director who also played a small role in the film, the arrival of the two characters characters not only forever be most closely identified by, but go on to feature prominently in all my subsequent flicks, right up to the've-thunk-it lengths of the pair actually headlining their own movie seven years later went largely unheralded. to wit, the only notice jason mewes received for his performance in “clerks” while the flick was still in theaters came from a small review in people magazine, in which the author wrote “you want to find the rock he crawled out from under and make sure no more like him under it.”
so when i opted to include the stoner duo in “mallrats” a year later, it to capitalize on their insane popularity. for all we knew, there was none. popping jay and silent bob into “rats” was simply a matter of my desire to put jason on film again, and solely because he always made me laugh.
as far as the studio was concerned, however, i stood alone. the execs at universal were dead set against giving jason the part of jay so much so that they insisted we bring alternate jay choices to the final round of casting sessions. when both seth green and myer asked me why they were being considered for the part at all when jason mewes was so, as they put it, “genius” in “clerks”, i told them i was as puzzled as they were. here was a role that have ever existed without jason mewes, and yet jason mewes was far from the frontrunner, inasmuch as the studio folks were concerned.
still, mewes worked his ass off throughout the auditioning process, and when i made the final, big push for him, universal relented and said i could cast him with the following conditions:
1) unlike the other cast members, he be flown out to minnesota on the dime.
2) unlike the other cast members, he be put up in his own hotel room during rehearsals. as a result, he would live in my room during his trial period.
3) unlike the other cast members, he be paid for the rehearsal run in minnesota.
4) if after his first day of dailies were reviewed by the studio and deemed unworthy of the film (a film, mind you, called fucking “mallrats”), jason was to be and immediately replaced with seth green.
never having made a studio feature before, i assumed this was somewhat normal. mercifully, so did mewes.
in one of the few that i can ever truly define as poetic justice, the same suits who were so down on casting as jay wound up being so up with him after his first full week of dailies, that not only were they sending kudos back from l.a., they also began building the marketing plan around his character and the “snootchie bootchies.”
how mewes arrived at “snootchie bootchies” a nonsensical utterance of which he is the sole author is a fascinating study in linguistics. whenever mewes used to say something borderline insulting that might warrant an from the or the ill-tempered, he would immediately follow it with the exclamation “neh!” as if to quickly editorialize the objectionable declaration in question and render it null and void. for example “i your ass last night after i cocked her in the doody-hole” when punctuated with “neh!” became less inflammatory to the recipient, because the “neh!” communicated the caveat “i’m kidding. hit me.” but as with all living things, only evolution would insure its survival over time, and “neh” soon gave way to “nootch” as in “i your ass last night after i cocked her in the doody-hole. nootch!” “nootch” hung on as long as it could, until it gave way to “snootch!” “snootch” later “snootch to the nootch” which then begat “snootchie nootchies”, which in turn led to the “mallrats” “snootchie bootchies!” nothing quite like watching language grow before your very eyes. an could have a field day with slang.
and mewes had a field day on “mallrats”. he very quickly became the most beloved (and most frequently fucked) person on set. about four weeks in on the shoot, rolling stone magazine finally gave jason long-overdue “clerks” props in an article entitled “five minute oscars”, in which the author listed the best performances in movies that year by people with the least amount of screen time. mewes’ jay was among the honorees, and in an expression of cast and crew pride, the piece was hung on the back of the office door for all to see.
(mewes and rene humphries, kidding around on set)
it was only at the single best theatrical screening “mallrats” would ever boast the 1995 san diego screening that we learned how deep an impression jay and silent bob had actually made in “clerks”. a true release, during the theatrical life, it never played on much more than fifty screens at once which meant reviews in high-brow, big city papers and some national magazines only. and since, with the exception of the aforementioned people blurb, none of those reviews ever singled out jay and silent bob not to mention the fact that the internet taken off as it would two years later we all assumed that nobody gave two tin shits about the stoner duo.
however, our eyes were opened at that july screening in san diego when, upon their first appearance on screen, the erupted in excited recognition so enthusiastically you thought yoda had, instead, been standing in front of the pet store in the flick, in form, shredding motherfuckers with dual lightsabers. “clerks”, by this point, had found its way to home video, and it was in video stores across america where the film had been finally discovered by its true audience: people not much different than the filmmakers themselves. and if this reaction was any indication, said audience loved jay and silent bob.
(me and the boy, doing what we do)
the studio brass in attendance likened the reception in diego to the “animal house” test screening of lore. dollar signs danced in their eyes, and mewes was heralded as the next big thing.
however, nobody took into consideration that the flick about a comic book geek playing to an audience full of comic book geeks at the largest gathering of comic book geeks was perhaps a weighted exercise in self-selection, and hardly an indicator of how the movie would be embraced in the real world. when “rats” was released a few months later, it opened to a paltry million and change on 800 screens. by the second weekend, it was out of theaters, damned to the video dustbin (where it, too, would find its eventual audience, thankfully, turn it into a cult classic).
(mewes at the “build me up buttercup” video shoot, circa)
mewes, meanwhile, had gone off to shoot a flick in vancouver. by my friends malcolm ingram and matt and entitled “drawing flies” the flick afforded jason his first role. it also afforded jason his first taste of heroin courtesy of a girl whose name he remember, on a jungle gym in a park lit by the canadian moon.
by this point, mewes had become something of a partier, keeping a ceiling on his activities that amounted to merely booze and weed. had i been more educated on the subject of drug addiction and the genetically predisposed, i known that these were merely gateway drugs: brief stops on the road to something more harsh. drug affinity a worry in those days; hell, it was regarded as kinda cute. while in mid-”rats” production, a bunch of us got together to record the commentary track for the “clerks” laser disc (which would eventually become the original “clerks” dvd), and on it, mewes can be heard getting progressively more drunk over the ninety minute duration of the film. this a big concern back then; he was just having a good time, i thought. just because never been a big fan of getting drunk or stoned mean i had to everyone parade. what, me worry?
besides, the safeguard was in place already the roadblock we all assumed would keep jason from ever progressing to harder drugs. mewes’ mother, released from jail around early, was diagnosed as positive a lifetime of shared needles the presumed culprit. seeing his mom drop unhealthy amounts of weight and suffer ailments was, at one point, enough to make mewes swear off ever even trying heroin.
but alas, there was that park in canada. and nobody ever caught aids because they snorted heroin, mewes rationalized. as long as he never shot-up, be okay.
by the of the “rats” post-production, gotten involved with the actress joey adams, and soon, i was spending much more time in los angeles than new jersey. this meant much more time away from mewes, which in turn meant much more time for mewes to experiment further with drugs. the high was the lure, and the downtime help matters much either. post-”rats” and “flies”, having squandered most of his movie money, jason was forced to go back to work in roles. some days, he was a roofer. some nights, he delivered pizza. when, mid-delivery, someone would ask him “weren’t you in a movie?” even the level-headed, mewes would succumb to slight bouts of depression. is a rush sometimes followed by a hard come-down. on a set, an catered too: dressed, fed, and waited on. when all that goes away, and you suddenly find yourself waiting on others (or at least dropping off their pizza and hoping for a two buck tip), even the least of actors can succumb to a “where have all the good times of the blues.
so snorting heroin led to snorting coke. and snorting coke led to smoking coke and a one-time dalliance with a crack pipe as well. and i did nothing about it. it was life, i figured. he was a big boy now, and he could handle himself.
“at least never spike his veins,” say. “because of his mom. of that much, sure.”
the next time we worked together was on “chasing amy”. mewes, at this point, was living with his mother in. still hang out when i was in town, and sometimes, come out to l.a. but for the two year period i was involved with joey, our one-on-one time was pretty limited. “amy” change that, as the jay and silent bob scene in the flick was shot over the course of one night at the marina diner in belford. mewes was on his game that evening, having memorized all of his dialogue, pulling it off without a hitch. as the night wore on, get sluggish, but mewes would never tire. do that to you.
“amy” came out and put view askew back on the map in a big way, with stellar reviews and awards to boot. the success of the film paved the way for “dogma”, a flick written prior to “clerks” but stuck in drawer for when i had enough cash to pull it off. thanks to the $12million theatrical gross of the $250,000 “amy”, we were given $10million to make “dogma” a film in which jay and silent bob figured more prominently than they ever had in any previous flick.
by this point, my relationship with joey had ended, and i was back in jersey full time, moving out of my post-”clerks” condo and into a lush apartment on broad street in red bank. i started seeing jason more and more, and together, we took a trip back out to l.a. to empty my stuff out of the apartment i shared with joey, but primarily, to convince “the x-files” star gillian anderson to play the lead in “dogma”. harvey weinstein, the chairman of miramax, was a charity fashion show to benefit aids, and invited scully to sit at his table. our mission was to convince her that our picture was a worthy counterpart to the “files”. so, in rented tuxes, mewes and i spent the night wooing the little redhead, blissfully unaware that later read the script and reportedly hate it.
harvey gave us a lift back to the east coast on the miramax jet. over the course of the five hour and change flight, the three of us smoked jet was dubbed “the flying ash tray”) and chit-chatted, with harvey getting to know jason better than had time to in the past. when jason uncharacteristically told harvey he was really happy with his involvement in the aids benefit, due largely to the fact that his mother was positive herself, the conversation got very serious, with harvey insisting that get mom to the best doctors in new york city a promise later make good on multiple times over.
“we’re not gonna let your mother die,” the chairman of miramax told mewes.
(harvey and us, at said aids benefit)
it was around this time that taken over a local comic book store on monmouth street that was going out of business and turned it into jay and silent secret stash. mewes, a longtime comics enthusiast and vigilante being his favorite characters), asked if he could work at the store full time. charmed by this notion, i gave him the run of the joint.
months in, when the shop would sometimes open two hours late, or walk in to find a customer hanging out in front of the register, telling me “jason said be right back. he went to meet someone for a few minutes,” it dawned on me that entrusting mewes with this much responsibility maybe such a hot idea. more than that, it was a massive red flag that something was truly amiss.
when we recorded the “chasing amy” commentary track for the criterion laser disc (which, later, became the dvd commentary track as well), mewes was looking pretty bad. he was nodding out during the record so often, i said to affleck “i think mewes might be narcoleptic.” affleck, a bit more learned on the subject of drugs and addicts, offered “bro, that narcolepsy.” the cut scene intros on the “amy” dvd offer a portrait of mewes that pretty: thin, dirty, and barely conscious.
at this point, i sat jason down and said “you’re doing more than snorting heroin from time to time, you?” after an hour of denial, mewes finally copped to crossing the boundary so long ago set for himself, upon seeing how-ravaged his mother had become: he was shooting up.
almost immediately, i moved him out of his house in and into my broad street apartment, where i informed him he was gonna kick the brown, cold turkey. we looked into a methadone clinic in asbury park, but mewes start until the following monday, two days away. after one day of withdrawls, mewes became so violently ill, he begged for cash for a fix of heroin that would hold him over ’til the next day, when begin the meth program in earnest. he promised get and stay clean, but he needed this last hit to keep him from succumbing to the dt’s. sweaty, convulsing, anxious and in tears, the boy pleading his case before me was a far cry from the offbeat soul known for nearly a decade; become a junkie. against all better judgment, i agreed to front him the money for the express purpose of scoring heroin, under the condition that he snort it, not shoot it.
one phone call and twenty minutes later, and i laid eyes, for the first time, on what would become the bane of my existence: heroin. as mewes readied it for snorting on my living room table, he chuckled.
“what’s so funny?” i asked.
“nothing,” he said. “it’s just weird. i mean, i know this right, and glad you did this for me this one time, but”
“but what?”
“but like you just shook hands with the devil. for me. i think kinda cool. not cool-cool, ’cause i know it right. but, y’know: nice.”
it was the only time ever knowingly give mewes money to buy any kind of drug. even nine years later, he still refers to it as “that day you shook hands with the devil, moves.”
for the next five months, jason and i became inseparable again but this time around, i as much his friend as his babysitter. granted, have good times and enjoy one company; but not letting mewes out of my sight became an priority. the hours were organized around keeping jay preoccupied and busy. idle hands being the workshop, constant activity was the order of the day and our days went something like this:
1) get woken up by mewes around six a.m., as he was for his methadone fix.
2) drive over to asbury park to hit the meth clinic, where mewes would throw back a shot of methadone that, over the following months, would shrink in dosage, until he was off it completely.
3) hit dunkin donuts for mewes’ favorite sugar fix, the “manager’s special” (a glazed donut covered in icing and sprinkles”).
4) head to toys ‘r us and wait for the store to open, at which point rush the “star wars” section to see if any 12 inch dolls were on the shelf (they were all the rage at that point; packed one-per-case, they were easy to at the stash for a premium).
5) head back to the apartment and shower.
6) play video games.
7) watch laser discs.
8) head back out into the world to other toy stores to look for more 12 inch dolls.
9) head to dinner, hit home and watch movies ’til it was time to go to sleep.
and so it went, for nearly half a year. sometimes, read the “dogma” script, readying mewes for his biggest role yet. sometimes, hang with bry, walt or ed. when the local toys ‘r us started drying up for not just 12 inch dolls, but also 12 inch hoth luke on sets, mewes replaced the addiction to heroin with the addiction to finding 12 inch “star wars” dolls for the stash to would suggest alternatives.
“moves, we can try toys ‘r outside of monmouth county.”
“like where?” ask.
“i dunno. ohio?”
(mewes in recovery: the living room of the broad street apartment where he kicked)
we’d take long day trips, scouring the land for 12 inch dolls, bullshitting, laughing, talking about his attitude toward drugs that day. and slowly, as his meth dose lessened, the haze lifted, and the real mewes began to emerge again.
the methadone clinic trips revealed quite a growing heroin problem in monmouth county, as there was always a long line in front of the place when we pulled up every morning. mewes would jump in line, and sit in the car listening to howard stern. invariably, someone in the line would look at mewes, then look at me, then look back at mewes wide-eyed, apparently thinking “jesus jay and silent bob have a real problem, man.” are cute; junkies are sad.
and i knew a thing or two about excess myself. by late, my weight had ballooned to 270 pounds. during this time, i, too, took to self-improvement, jumping onto an diet program called optifast, run out of the local hospital. inspired by mewes’ commitment to wrestling the monkey off his back, i battle my demons as well, dropping down to 230 pounds. we were healthier, happier and one of us was hungrier for pussy.
mewes accompanied me to a duquesne college gig in pittsburgh, where, post-q&a, we hit a comic book store called. while i was looking for rarities and toys to bring back to the stash, mewes was chatting up a girl behind the counter named stephanie. we were in the store a total of thirty minutes before mewes pulled me aside.
“i like this girl, moves.”
“uh-huh,” i half-listened, as i flipped through a full of comics.
“she wants to hang out with me. but i know i stay here by myself because of the drugs and shit. so i was thinking about asking her to come home with us.”
this caught my attention. “what? you wanna ask that girl to come back to jersey with us? us two total strangers? dude, never say yes.”
“she already did.”
“you already asked her?! you said you were thinking about asking her!”
“i was thinking about asking her. so i asked her. she invited me to her place, but i told her i stay here because on a program. so she said come home with us. so can she come home with us?”
he had me. he knew i leave him alone in pittsburgh, and he knew i needed a break from spending every waking hour with him as well. stephanie, he and i both knew, would afford me that break.
so stephanie punched out of work and took the six hour trek back to red bank with us, staying at the apartment for a little over a week. during that time, i was able to go to the office, get some “dogma” and script revisions done, and concentrate on things that have to do with keeping mewes clean all for the low, low price of letting a total stranger sleep in my apartment.
when, a month or so later, we settled on pittsburgh as the location of the “dogma” shoot, mewes was ebullient. taken a shine to stephanie, so he suddenly wait to get started making the flick, mostly so he could hang out with the girl in her home town.
but the work had to come first. for months, impressed upon him the importance of learning all of his lines in advance, as this time around, we were gonna have real actors in the flick.
“what, like ben?” mewes asked.
“i said real actors,” i corrected. “like alan rickman.”
“who’s that?”
“the guy from ‘die hard’.”
“bruce willis?”
“no, man the other guy.”
“the ‘yippie-kay-ay motherfucker’ guy?”
“that’s alan rickman.”
“what’s so special about him??
“he’s british. and brits invented acting. so he put up with any of your ‘snootchie bootchies’ bullshit. tear you up if not excellent, because alan fucking rickman. so gotta know all your lines. we be asking people to leave the set because nervous, like we did on ‘clerks’. this serious because rickman will go ballistic if he smells blood in the water. gotta come correct.”
so naturally, i was pretty nervous when jason and i sat down for our first, pittsburgh-based, one-on-one “dogma” rehearsal, and the boy was script-less.
“where’s your fucking script, asshole?” i sighed.
“i need it.”
“you need your script for rehearsals. right. take mine and get going.”
“i’m telling you, i need it. go ahead. try me.”
so i turned to the first jay and silent bob scene and fed him lines, and without looking at my script, mewes delivered lines in a fashion.
“alright, so got the first scene down,” i allowed. “let’s mix it up and try a scene from later in the flick.”
so i fed him his lines from the church exterior scene, and mewes spits out the jay responses without hesitation.
“you memorized all your lines already?!” i demanded, shocked.
“uh-huh.”
“all of ‘em?!”
“yeah. everyone, too.”
“yeah, right”
“try me.”
i read him lines from a scene, and amazingly, he responded with lines. i was dumbfounded, to say the least.
“you memorized all the lines in the script?!?!”
“even the girl parts.”
“what’re you, fucking ‘rain man’?! you memorize the whole goddamn script?!”
“i wanna piss off that rickman dude.”
when mewes rehearsing, he was spending every waking moment with stephanie, either at her apartment or in our shared hotel suite: two rooms adjoining a common living room, so i could keep my eye on the recovering boy. scott mosier and i told jason early on that, for insurance purposes, be subject to random piss tests to scan his urine for traces of dope, as a way to keep him on his toes. mewes obliged, so we felt we had the situation under control but we wanted a little extra insurance.
“we’ve got money in the budget to give you an assistant,” scott informed me, three weeks before principal photography commenced.
“i need an assistant.”
“that’s what i figured. so i was thinking maybe we can hire stephanie to be mewes’ assistant.”
“what is she gonna assist him in, getting his cock in her mouth? that guy really need an assistant.”
“i know, but she might be useful in keeping an eye on him, y’know? like, she could let us know if sniffing around for heroin or anything. kinda like our spy on the payroll.”
this was deemed a good idea, and we brought stephanie into the office to explain the situation to her: mewes was a recovering heroin addict, only seven months clean at this point, and we wanted to make sure he stayed clean. so we were opting to pay her three hundred bucks a week to be assistant as far as he was concerned, but really, be reporting back to production, alerting us to any suspicious activity, letting us know if he was backsliding into the brown.
stephanie agreed, partly because it meant she could quit her job at and be with jason all the time, and partly, she said, because she cared about the boy and could see we cared about him too. the deal was struck, and mosier and i felt like baby geniuses.
little did i know be the second time shake hands with the devil as stephanie became pittsburgh connection for heroin.
to be continued
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ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ 29 mɑrʧ 2006 piɛm ðə greɪt ˈaɪrəni əv ðə ““clerks”*” θiˈætrɪkəl riˈlis ɪz ðət ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl əˈtɛnʃən wɑz ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ʤeɪ ənd ˈsaɪlənt bɑb ɪn ðə ˈproʊˌfaɪl ˈpisɪz ər rəvˈjuz. əˈsaɪd frəm aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ mi ɛz ðə dɪˈrɛktər hu ˈɔlsoʊ pleɪd ə smɔl roʊl ɪn ðə fɪlm, ðə ərˈaɪvəl əv ðə tu ˈkɛrɪktərz ˈkɛrɪktərz nɑt ˈoʊnli fərˈɛvər bi moʊst ˈkloʊsli aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd baɪ, bət goʊ ɔn tɪ ˈfiʧər ˈprɑmənəntli ɪn ɔl maɪ ˈsəbsəkwənt flɪks, raɪt əp tɪ ðə lɛŋθs əv ðə pɛr ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈhɛˌdlaɪnɪŋ ðɛr oʊn ˈmuvi ˈsɛvən jɪrz ˈleɪtər wɛnt ˈlɑrʤli ənˈhɛrəldɪd. tɪ wɪt, ðə ˈoʊnli ˈnoʊtɪs ˈʤeɪsən mjuz rɪˈsivd fər hɪz pərˈfɔrməns ɪn ““clerks”*” waɪl ðə flɪk wɑz stɪl ɪn ˈθiətərz keɪm frəm ə smɔl ˌrivˈju ɪn ˈpipəl ˈmægəˌzin, ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈɔθər roʊt wɔnt tɪ faɪnd ðə rɑk hi krɔld aʊt frəm ˈəndər ənd meɪk ʃʊr noʊ mɔr laɪk ɪm ˈəndər it.”*.” soʊ wɪn aɪ ˈɑptɪd tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈstoʊnər ˈduoʊ ɪn ““mallrats”*” ə jɪr ˈleɪtər, ɪt tɪ ˈkæpətəˌlaɪz ɔn ðɛr ˌɪnˈseɪn ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti. fər ɔl wi nu, ðɛr wɑz nən. ˈpɑpɪŋ ʤeɪ ənd ˈsaɪlənt bɑb ˈɪntu ““rats”*” wɑz ˈsɪmpli ə ˈmætər əv maɪ dɪˈzaɪər tɪ pʊt ˈʤeɪsən ɔn fɪlm əˈgɛn, ənd ˈsoʊəli bɪˈkəz hi ˈɔlˌweɪz meɪd mi læf. ɛz fɑr ɛz ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ wɑz kənˈsərnd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, aɪ stʊd əˈloʊn. ðə ˌɛgˈzɛks æt ˌjunəˈvərsəl wər dɛd sɛt əˈgɛnst ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈʤeɪsən ðə pɑrt əv ʤeɪ soʊ məʧ soʊ ðət ðeɪ ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd wi brɪŋ ˈɔltərˌneɪt ʤeɪ ˈʧɔɪsɪz tɪ ðə ˈfaɪnəl raʊnd əv ˈkæstɪŋ ˈsɛʃənz. wɪn boʊθ sɛθ grin ənd maɪər æst mi waɪ ðeɪ wər biɪŋ kənˈsɪdərd fər ðə pɑrt æt ɔl wɪn ˈʤeɪsən mjuz wɑz soʊ, ɛz ðeɪ pʊt ɪt, ““genius”*” ɪn ““clerks”*”, aɪ toʊld ðɛm aɪ wɑz ɛz ˈpəzəld ɛz ðeɪ wər. hir wɑz ə roʊl ðət hæv ˈɛvər ɪgˈzɪstəd wɪˈθaʊt ˈʤeɪsən mjuz, ənd jɛt ˈʤeɪsən mjuz wɑz fɑr frəm ðə ˈfrənˌtrənər, ˌɪˈnæsmək ɛz ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ foʊks wər kənˈsərnd. stɪl, mjuz wərkt hɪz æs ɔf θruaʊt ðə ɑˈdɪʃənɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs, ənd wɪn aɪ meɪd ðə ˈfaɪnəl, bɪg pʊʃ fər ɪm, ˌjunəˈvərsəl rɪˈlɛntɪd ənd sɛd aɪ kʊd kæst ɪm wɪθ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz: 1 ənˈlaɪk ðə ˈəðər kæst ˈmɛmbərz, hi bi floʊn aʊt tɪ ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ɔn ðə daɪm. 2 ənˈlaɪk ðə ˈəðər kæst ˈmɛmbərz, hi bi pʊt əp ɪn hɪz oʊn hoʊˈtɛl rum ˈdʊrɪŋ rɪˈhərsəlz. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, hi wʊd lɪv ɪn maɪ rum ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz traɪəl ˈpɪriəd. 3 ənˈlaɪk ðə ˈəðər kæst ˈmɛmbərz, hi bi peɪd fər ðə rɪˈhərsəl rən ɪn ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə. 4 ɪf ˈæftər hɪz fərst deɪ əv ˈdeɪliz wər rivˈjud baɪ ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ ənd dimd ənˈwərði əv ðə fɪlm (ə fɪlm, maɪnd ju, kɔld ˈfəkɪŋ ““mallrats”*”), ˈʤeɪsən wɑz tɪ bi ənd ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˌriˈpleɪst wɪθ sɛθ grin. ˈnɛvər ˈhævɪŋ meɪd ə ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈfiʧər ˌbiˈfɔr, aɪ əˈsumd ðɪs wɑz ˈsəmˈwət ˈnɔrməl. ˈmərsɪfəˌli, soʊ dɪd mjuz. ɪn wən əv ðə fju ðət aɪ kən ˈɛvər ˈtruli dɪˈfaɪn ɛz poʊˈɛtɪk ˈʤəstɪs, ðə seɪm suts hu wər soʊ daʊn ɔn ˈkæstɪŋ ɛz ʤeɪ wund əp biɪŋ soʊ əp wɪθ ɪm ˈæftər hɪz fərst fʊl wik əv ˈdeɪliz, ðət nɑt ˈoʊnli wər ðeɪ ˈsɛndɪŋ ˈkudoʊs bæk frəm l.a*., ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈgæn ˈbɪldɪŋ ðə ˈmɑrkətɪŋ plæn əraʊnd hɪz ˈkɛrɪktər ənd ðə bootchies.”*.” haʊ mjuz əraɪvd æt bootchies”*” ə nɑnˈsɛnsɪkəl ˈətərəns əv wɪʧ hi ɪz ðə soʊl ˈɔθər ɪz ə ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈstədi ɪn lɪŋgˈwɪstɪks. wɛˈnɛvər mjuz juzd tɪ seɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈbɔrdərˌlaɪn ˌɪnˈsəltɪŋ ðət maɪt ˈwɔrənt ən frəm ðə ər ðə ill-tempered*, hi wʊd ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈfɑloʊ ɪt wɪθ ðə ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃən ““neh!”*!” ɛz ɪf tɪ kˈwɪkli ˌɛdəˈtɔriəˌlaɪz ðə əˈbʤɛkʃənəbəl ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən ɪn kˈwɛʃən ənd ˈrɛndər ɪt nəl ənd vɔɪd. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl jʊr æs læst naɪt ˈæftər aɪ kɔkt hər ɪn ðə doody-hole”*” wɪn ˈpəŋkʧuˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ““neh!”*!” bɪˈkeɪm lɛs ɪnˈflæməˌtɔri tɪ ðə rɪˈsɪpiənt, bɪˈkəz ðə ““neh!”*!” kəmˈjunəˌkeɪtɪd ðə ˈkeɪviˌæt ˈkɪdɪŋ. hɪt me.”*.” bət ɛz wɪθ ɔl ˈlɪvɪŋ θɪŋz, ˈoʊnli ˌɛvəˈluʃən wʊd ˌɪnˈʃʊr ɪts sərˈvaɪvəl ˈoʊvər taɪm, ənd ““neh”*” sun geɪv weɪ tɪ ““nootch”*” ɛz ɪn jʊr æs læst naɪt ˈæftər aɪ kɔkt hər ɪn ðə doody-hole*. nootch!”*!” ““nootch”*” həŋ ɔn ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ɪt kʊd, ənˈtɪl ɪt geɪv weɪ tɪ ““snootch!”*!” ““snootch”*” ˈleɪtər tɪ ðə nootch”*” wɪʧ ðɛn bɪˈgæt nootchies”*”, wɪʧ ɪn tərn lɛd tɪ ðə ““mallrats”*” bootchies!”*!” ˈnəθɪŋ kwaɪt laɪk ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ groʊ ˌbiˈfɔr jʊr ˈvɛri aɪz. ən kʊd hæv ə fild deɪ wɪθ slæŋ. ənd mjuz hæd ə fild deɪ ɔn ““mallrats”*”. hi ˈvɛri kˈwɪkli bɪˈkeɪm ðə moʊst bɪˈləvəd (ənd moʊst ˈfrikwɛntli fəkt) ˈpərsən ɔn sɛt. əˈbaʊt fɔr wiks ɪn ɔn ðə ʃut, ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊn ˈmægəˌzin ˈfaɪnəli geɪv ˈʤeɪsən ˈlɔˌŋoʊvərˈdu ““clerks”*” prɑps ɪn ən ˈɑrtɪkəl ɛnˈtaɪtəld ˈmɪnət oscars”*”, ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈɔθər ˈlɪstɪd ðə bɛst pərˈfɔrmənsɪz ɪn ˈmuviz ðət jɪr baɪ ˈpipəl wɪθ ðə list əˈmaʊnt əv skrin taɪm. mewes’*’ ʤeɪ wɑz əˈməŋ ðə ɑnərˈiz, ənd ɪn ən ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv kæst ənd kru praɪd, ðə pis wɑz həŋ ɔn ðə bæk əv ðə ˈɔfəs dɔr fər ɔl tɪ si. (mjuz ənd rəˈneɪ ˈhəmfəriz, ˈkɪdɪŋ əraʊnd ɔn sɛt) ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli æt ðə ˈsɪŋgəl bɛst θiˈætrɪkəl ˈskrinɪŋ ““mallrats”*” wʊd ˈɛvər boʊst ðə 1995 sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈskrinɪŋ ðət wi ˈlərnɪd haʊ dip ən ˌɪmˈprɛʃən ʤeɪ ənd ˈsaɪlənt bɑb hæd ˈæˌkʧuəli meɪd ɪn ““clerks”*”. ə tru riˈlis, ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə θiˈætrɪkəl laɪf, ɪt ˈnɛvər pleɪd ɔn məʧ mɔr ðən ˈfɪfti skrinz æt wəns wɪʧ mɛnt rəvˈjuz ɪn high-brow*, bɪg ˈsɪti ˈpeɪpərz ənd səm ˈnæʃənəl ˈmægəˌzinz ˈoʊnli. ənd sɪns, wɪθ ðə ɪkˈsɛpʃən əv ðə əˈfɔrˌmɛnʃənd ˈpipəl blərb, nən əv ðoʊz rəvˈjuz ˈɛvər ˈsɪŋgəld aʊt ʤeɪ ənd ˈsaɪlənt bɑb nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðə fækt ðət ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈteɪkən ɔf ɛz ɪt wʊd tu jɪrz ˈleɪtər wi ɔl əˈsumd ðət ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi geɪv tu tɪn ʃɪt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈstoʊnər ˈduoʊ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɑr aɪz wər ˈoʊpənd æt ðət ˌʤuˈlaɪ ˈskrinɪŋ ɪn sæn diˈeɪgoʊ wɪn, əˈpɑn ðɛr fərst əˈpɪrəns ɔn skrin, ðə ˌɪˈrəptɪd ɪn ɪkˈsaɪtɪd ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən soʊ ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪkli ju θɔt ˈjoʊdə hæd, ˌɪnˈstɛd, bɪn ˈstændɪŋ ɪn frənt əv ðə pɛt stɔr ɪn ðə flɪk, ɪn fɔrm, ʃˈrɛdɪŋ ˈməðərˌfəkərz wɪθ duəl lightsabers*. ““clerks”*”, baɪ ðɪs pɔɪnt, hæd faʊnd ɪts weɪ tɪ hoʊm ˈvɪdioʊ, ənd ɪt wɑz ɪn ˈvɪdioʊ stɔrz əˈkrɔs əˈmɛrɪkə wɛr ðə fɪlm hæd bɪn ˈfaɪnəli dɪˈskəvərd baɪ ɪts tru ˈɔdiəns: ˈpipəl nɑt məʧ ˈdɪfərənt ðən ðə ˈfɪlˌmeɪkərz ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ənd ɪf ðɪs riˈækʃən wɑz ˈɛni ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən, sɛd ˈɔdiəns ləvd ʤeɪ ənd ˈsaɪlənt bɑb. (mi ənd ðə bɔɪ, duɪŋ wət wi du) ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ bræs ɪn əˈtɛndəns ˈlaɪkənd ðə rɪˈsɛpʃən ɪn diˈeɪgoʊ tɪ ðə house”*” tɛst ˈskrinɪŋ əv lɔr. ˈdɔlər saɪnz dænst ɪn ðɛr aɪz, ənd mjuz wɑz ˈhɛrəldɪd ɛz ðə nɛkst bɪg θɪŋ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi tʊk ˈɪntu kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən ðət ðə flɪk əˈbaʊt ə ˈkɑmɪk bʊk gik pleɪɪŋ tɪ ən ˈɔdiəns fʊl əv ˈkɑmɪk bʊk giks æt ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈgæðərɪŋ əv ˈkɑmɪk bʊk giks wɑz pərˈhæps ə ˈweɪtɪd ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ɪn self-selection*, ənd ˈhɑrdli ən ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər əv haʊ ðə ˈmuvi wʊd bi ɛmˈbreɪst ɪn ðə ril wərld. wɪn ““rats”*” wɑz riˈlist ə fju mənθs ˈleɪtər, ɪt ˈoʊpənd tɪ ə ˈpɔltri ˈmɪljən ənd ʧeɪnʤ ɔn 800 skrinz. baɪ ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈwiˌkɪnd, ɪt wɑz aʊt əv ˈθiətərz, dæmd tɪ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈdəstbɪn (wɛr ɪt, tu, wʊd faɪnd ɪts əˈvɛnʧuəl ˈɔdiəns, ˈθæŋkfəli, tərn ɪt ˈɪntu ə kəlt ˈklæsɪk). (mjuz æt ðə mi əp buttercup”*” ˈvɪdioʊ ʃut, ˈsərkə mjuz, ˈminˌwaɪl, hæd gɔn ɔf tɪ ʃut ə flɪk ɪn vænˈkuvər. baɪ maɪ frɛndz ˈmælkəm ˈɪŋgrəm ənd mæt ənd ɛnˈtaɪtəld flies”*” ðə flɪk əˈfɔrdəd ˈʤeɪsən hɪz fərst roʊl. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ əˈfɔrdəd ˈʤeɪsən hɪz fərst teɪst əv ˈhɛroʊən ˈkərtəsi əv ə gərl huz neɪm hi rɪˈmɛmbər, ɔn ə ˈʤəŋgəl ʤɪm ɪn ə pɑrk lɪt baɪ ðə kəˈneɪdiən mun. baɪ ðɪs pɔɪnt, mjuz hæd bɪˈkəm ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ə partier*, ˈkipɪŋ ə ˈsilɪŋ ɔn hɪz ækˈtɪvɪtiz ðət əˈmaʊnɪd tɪ ˈmɪrli buz ənd wid. hæd aɪ bɪn mɔr ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd ɔn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv drəg əˈdɪkʃən ənd ðə ʤəˈnɛtɪkli ˌpridɪˈspoʊzd, aɪ noʊn ðət ðiz wər ˈmɪrli ˈgeɪtˌweɪ drəgz: brif stɑps ɔn ðə roʊd tɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ mɔr hɑrʃ. drəg əˈfɪnɪti ə ˈwəri ɪn ðoʊz deɪz; hɛl, ɪt wɑz rɪˈgɑrdɪd ɛz ˈkɪndə kjut. waɪl ɪn mid-”rats”*” pərˈdəkʃən, ə bənʧ əv ˈjuˈɛs gɑt təˈgɛðər tɪ ˈrɛkərd ðə ˈkɑmənˌtɛri træk fər ðə ““clerks”*” ˈleɪzər dɪsk (wɪʧ wʊd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli bɪˈkəm ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ““clerks”*” ˌdiˌviˈdi), ənd ɔn ɪt, mjuz kən bi hərd ˈgɪtɪŋ prɑˈgrɛsɪvli mɔr drəŋk ˈoʊvər ðə ˈnaɪnti ˈmɪnət ˈdʊˈreɪʃən əv ðə fɪlm. ðɪs ə bɪg kənˈsərn bæk ðɛn; hi wɑz ʤɪst ˈhævɪŋ ə gʊd taɪm, aɪ θɔt. ʤɪst bɪˈkəz ˈnɛvər bɪn ə bɪg fæn əv ˈgɪtɪŋ drəŋk ər stoʊnd min aɪ hæd tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən pəreɪd. wət, mi ˈwəri? ˌbiˈsaɪdz, ðə ˈseɪfˌgɑrd wɑz ɪn pleɪs ɔˈrɛdi ðə ˈroʊdˌblɑk wi ɔl əˈsumd wʊd kip ˈʤeɪsən frəm ˈɛvər prəˈgrɛsɪŋ tɪ ˈhɑrdər drəgz. mewes’*’ ˈməðər, riˈlist frəm ʤeɪl əraʊnd ˈərli wɑz ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst ɛz ˈpɑzətɪv ə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm əv ʃɛrd ˈnidəlz ðə prɪˈzumd ˈkəlprɪt. siɪŋ hɪz mɑm drɔp ənˈhɛlθi əˈmaʊnts əv weɪt ənd ˈsəfər ˈeɪlmənts wɑz, æt wən pɔɪnt, ɪˈnəf tɪ meɪk mjuz swɛr ɔf ˈɛvər ˈivɪn traɪɪŋ ˈhɛroʊən. bət əˈlæs, ðɛr wɑz ðət pɑrk ɪn ˈkænədə. ənd ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ˈɛvər kɔt eɪdz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ sˈnɔrtɪd ˈhɛroʊən, mjuz ˈræʃənəˌlaɪzd. ɛz lɔŋ ɛz hi ˈnɛvər shot-up*, bi ˌoʊˈkeɪ. baɪ ðə əv ðə ““rats”*” post-production*, ˈgɔtən ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ ðə ˈæktrəs ʤoʊi ˈædəmz, ənd sun, aɪ wɑz ˈspɛndɪŋ məʧ mɔr taɪm ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ðən nu ˈʤərzi. ðɪs mɛnt məʧ mɔr taɪm əˈweɪ frəm mjuz, wɪʧ ɪn tərn mɛnt məʧ mɔr taɪm fər mjuz tɪ ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ˈfərðər wɪθ drəgz. ðə haɪ wɑz ðə lʊr, ənd ðə ˈdaʊnˌtaɪm hɛlp ˈmætərz məʧ ˈiðər. post-”rats”*” ənd ““flies”*”, ˈhævɪŋ skˈwɑndərd moʊst əv hɪz ˈmuvi ˈməni, ˈʤeɪsən wɑz fɔrst tɪ goʊ bæk tɪ wərk ɪn roʊlz. səm deɪz, hi wɑz ə ˈrufər. səm naɪts, hi dɪˈlɪvərd ˈpitsə. wɪn, mid-delivery*, ˈsəmˌwən wʊd æsk ɪm ju ɪn ə movie?”*?” ˈivɪn ðə level-headed*, mjuz wʊd səˈkəm tɪ slaɪt baʊts əv dɪˈprɛʃən. ɪz ə rəʃ ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə hɑrd come-down*. ɔn ə sɛt, ən ˈkeɪtərd tu: drɛst, fɛd, ənd ˈweɪtɪd ɔn. wɪn ɔl ðət goʊz əˈweɪ, ənd ju ˈsədənli faɪnd ˈjɔrsɛlf ˈweɪtɪŋ ɔn ˈəðərz (ər æt list ˈdrɑpɪŋ ɔf ðɛr ˈpitsə ənd ˈhoʊpɪŋ fər ə tu bək tɪp), ˈivɪn ðə list əv ˈæktərz kən səˈkəm tɪ ə hæv ɔl ðə gʊd taɪmz əv ðə bluz. soʊ sˈnɔrtɪŋ ˈhɛroʊən lɛd tɪ sˈnɔrtɪŋ koʊk. ənd sˈnɔrtɪŋ koʊk lɛd tɪ sˈmoʊkɪŋ koʊk ənd ə ˈwəˌtaɪm ˈdæliəns wɪθ ə kræk paɪp ɛz wɛl. ənd aɪ dɪd ˈnəθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt. ɪt wɑz laɪf, aɪ ˈfɪgjərd. hi wɑz ə bɪg bɔɪ naʊ, ənd hi kʊd ˈhændəl hɪmˈsɛlf. list ˈnɛvər spaɪk hɪz veins,”*,” seɪ. əv hɪz mɑm. əv ðət məʧ, sure.”*.” ðə nɛkst taɪm wi wərkt təˈgɛðər wɑz ɔn amy”*”. mjuz, æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, wɑz ˈlɪvɪŋ wɪθ hɪz ˈməðər ɪn. stɪl hæŋ aʊt wɪn aɪ wɑz ɪn taʊn, ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, kəm aʊt tɪ l.a*. bət fər ðə tu jɪr ˈpɪriəd aɪ wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ ʤoʊi, ɑr ˌwənɔnˈwən taɪm wɑz ˈprɪti ˈlɪmɪtɪd. ““amy”*” ʧeɪnʤ ðət, ɛz ðə ʤeɪ ənd ˈsaɪlənt bɑb sin ɪn ðə flɪk wɑz ʃɑt ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv wən naɪt æt ðə mərˈinə ˈdaɪnər ɪn ˈbɛlfərd. mjuz wɑz ɔn hɪz geɪm ðət ˈivnɪŋ, ˈhævɪŋ ˈmɛmərˌaɪzd ɔl əv hɪz ˈdaɪəˌlɔg, ˈpʊlɪŋ ɪt ɔf wɪˈθaʊt ə hɪʧ. ɛz ðə naɪt wɔr ɔn, gɪt sˈləgɪʃ, bət mjuz wʊd ˈnɛvər taɪər. du ðət tɪ ju. ““amy”*” keɪm aʊt ənd pʊt vju əˈskju bæk ɔn ðə mæp ɪn ə bɪg weɪ, wɪθ ˈstɛlər rəvˈjuz ənd əˈwɔrdz tɪ but. ðə səkˈsɛs əv ðə fɪlm peɪvd ðə weɪ fər ““dogma”*”, ə flɪk ˈrɪtən praɪər tɪ ““clerks”*” bət stək ɪn drɔr fər wɪn aɪ hæd ɪˈnəf kæʃ tɪ pʊl ɪt ɔf. θæŋks tɪ ðə θiˈætrɪkəl groʊs əv ðə ““amy”*”, wi wər ˈgɪvɪn tɪ meɪk ““dogma”*” ə fɪlm ɪn wɪʧ ʤeɪ ənd ˈsaɪlənt bɑb ˈfɪgjərd mɔr ˈprɑmənəntli ðən ðeɪ ˈɛvər hæd ɪn ˈɛni ˈpriviəs flɪk. baɪ ðɪs pɔɪnt, maɪ riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ʤoʊi hæd ˈɛndɪd, ənd aɪ wɑz bæk ɪn ˈʤərzi fʊl taɪm, ˈmuvɪŋ aʊt əv maɪ post-”clerks”*” ˈkɑndoʊ ənd ˈɪntu ə ləʃ əˈpɑrtmənt ɔn brɔd strit ɪn rɛd bæŋk. aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd siɪŋ ˈʤeɪsən mɔr ənd mɔr, ənd təˈgɛðər, wi tʊk ə trɪp bæk aʊt tɪ l.a*. tɪ ˈɛmti maɪ stəf aʊt əv ðə əˈpɑrtmənt aɪ ʃɛrd wɪθ ʤoʊi, bət praɪˈmɛrəli, tɪ kənˈvɪns x-files”*” stɑr ˈʤɪliən ˈændərsən tɪ pleɪ ðə lɛd ɪn ““dogma”*”. ˈhɑrvi ˈwaɪnˌstin, ðə ˈʧɛrmən əv ˈmɪrəˌmæks, wɑz ə ˈʧɛrɪti ˈfæʃən ʃoʊ tɪ ˈbɛnəfɪt eɪdz, ənd ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ˈskəli tɪ sɪt æt hɪz ˈteɪbəl. ɑr ˈmɪʃən wɑz tɪ kənˈvɪns hər ðət ɑr ˈpɪkʧər wɑz ə ˈwərði ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrt tɪ ðə ““files”*”. soʊ, ɪn ˈrɛntɪd tuxes*, mjuz ənd aɪ spɛnt ðə naɪt wuɪŋ ðə ˈlɪtəl ˈrɛˌdhɛd, ˈblɪsfəli ˌənəˈwɛr ðət ˈleɪtər rɛd ðə skrɪpt ənd rɪˈpɔrtədli heɪt ɪt. ˈhɑrvi geɪv ˈjuˈɛs ə lɪft bæk tɪ ðə ist koʊst ɔn ðə ˈmɪrəˌmæks ʤɛt. ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ðə faɪv aʊər ənd ʧeɪnʤ flaɪt, ðə θri əv ˈjuˈɛs smoʊkt ʤɛt wɑz dəbd flaɪɪŋ æʃ tray”*”) ənd chit-chatted*, wɪθ ˈhɑrvi ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ noʊ ˈʤeɪsən ˈbɛtər ðən hæd taɪm tɪ ɪn ðə pæst. wɪn ˈʤeɪsən ˌənˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪkli toʊld ˈhɑrvi hi wɑz ˈrɪli ˈhæpi wɪθ hɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn ðə eɪdz ˈbɛnəfɪt, du ˈlɑrʤli tɪ ðə fækt ðət hɪz ˈməðər wɑz ˈpɑzətɪv hərˈsɛlf, ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən gɑt ˈvɛri ˈsɪriəs, wɪθ ˈhɑrvi ˌɪnˈsɪstɪŋ ðət gɪt mɑm tɪ ðə bɛst ˈdɑktərz ɪn nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ə ˈprɑməs ˈleɪtər meɪk gʊd ɔn ˈməltəpəl taɪmz ˈoʊvər. nɑt ˈgɑnə lɛt jʊr ˈməðər die,”*,” ðə ˈʧɛrmən əv ˈmɪrəˌmæks toʊld mjuz. (ˈhɑrvi ənd ˈjuˈɛs, æt sɛd eɪdz ˈbɛnəfɪt) ɪt wɑz əraʊnd ðɪs taɪm ðət ˈteɪkən ˈoʊvər ə ˈloʊkəl ˈkɑmɪk bʊk stɔr ɔn ˈmɑnməθ strit ðət wɑz goʊɪŋ aʊt əv ˈbɪznɪs ənd tərnd ɪt ˈɪntu ʤeɪ ənd ˈsaɪlənt ˈsikrɪt stæʃ. mjuz, ə ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˈkɑmɪks ɛnˈθuziˌæst ənd ˌvɪʤəˈlænti biɪŋ hɪz ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈkɛrɪktərz), æst ɪf hi kʊd wərk æt ðə stɔr fʊl taɪm. ʧɑrmd baɪ ðɪs ˈnoʊʃən, aɪ geɪv ɪm ðə rən əv ðə ʤɔɪnt. mənθs ɪn, wɪn ðə ʃɑp wʊd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈoʊpən tu aʊərz leɪt, ər wɔk ɪn tɪ faɪnd ə ˈkəstəmər ˈhæŋɪŋ aʊt ɪn frənt əv ðə ˈrɛʤɪstər, ˈtɛlɪŋ mi sɛd bi raɪt bæk. hi wɛnt tɪ mit ˈsəmˌwən fər ə fju minutes,”*,” ɪt dɔnd ɔn mi ðət ɛnˈtrəstɪŋ mjuz wɪθ ðɪs məʧ riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ˈmeɪbi səʧ ə hɑt aɪˈdiə. mɔr ðən ðət, ɪt wɑz ə ˈmæsɪv rɛd flæg ðət ˈsəmθɪŋ wɑz ˈtruli əˈmɪs. wɪn wi rɪˈkɔrdɪd ðə amy”*” ˈkɑmənˌtɛri træk fər ðə kraɪˈtɪriən ˈleɪzər dɪsk (wɪʧ, ˈleɪtər, bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˌdiˌviˈdi ˈkɑmənˌtɛri træk ɛz wɛl), mjuz wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈprɪti bæd. hi wɑz ˈnɑdɪŋ aʊt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈrɛkərd soʊ ˈɔfən, aɪ sɛd tɪ ˈæflɪk θɪŋk mjuz maɪt bi narcoleptic.”*.” ˈæflɪk, ə bɪt mɔr ˈlərnɪd ɔn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv drəgz ənd ˈæˌdɪkts, ˈɔfərd ““bro*, ðət narcolepsy.”*.” ðə kət sin ˈɪntroʊz ɔn ðə ““amy”*” ˌdiˌviˈdi ˈɔfər ə ˈpɔrtrət əv mjuz ðət ˈprɪti: θɪn, ˈdərti, ənd ˈbɛrli ˈkɑnʃəs. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, aɪ sæt ˈʤeɪsən daʊn ənd sɛd duɪŋ mɔr ðən sˈnɔrtɪŋ ˈhɛroʊən frəm taɪm tɪ taɪm, you?”*?” ˈæftər ən aʊər əv dɪˈnaɪəl, mjuz ˈfaɪnəli kɑpt tɪ ˈkrɔsɪŋ ðə ˈbaʊndəri soʊ lɔŋ əˈgoʊ sɛt fər hɪmˈsɛlf, əˈpɑn siɪŋ haʊ hɪz ˈməðər hæd bɪˈkəm: hi wɑz ˈʃutɪŋ əp. ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli, aɪ muvd ɪm aʊt əv hɪz haʊs ɪn ənd ˈɪntu maɪ brɔd strit əˈpɑrtmənt, wɛr aɪ ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ɪm hi wɑz ˈgɑnə kɪk ðə braʊn, koʊld ˈtərki. wi lʊkt ˈɪntu ə ˈmɛθəˌdoʊn ˈklɪnɪk ɪn ˈæzˌbɛri pɑrk, bət mjuz stɑrt ənˈtɪl ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈmənˌdeɪ, tu deɪz əˈweɪ. ˈæftər wən deɪ əv withdrawls*, mjuz bɪˈkeɪm soʊ ˈvaɪələntli ɪl, hi bɛgd fər kæʃ fər ə fɪks əv ˈhɛroʊən ðət wʊd hoʊld ɪm ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst deɪ, wɪn bɪˈgɪn ðə mɛθ ˈproʊˌgræm ɪn ˈərnɪst. hi ˈprɑməst gɪt ənd steɪ klin, bət hi ˈnidɪd ðɪs læst hɪt tɪ kip ɪm frəm səˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ðə dt’s*. sˈwɛti, convulsing*, ˈæŋʃəs ənd ɪn tɪrz, ðə bɔɪ ˈplidɪŋ hɪz keɪs ˌbiˈfɔr mi wɑz ə fɑr kraɪ frəm ðə ˈɔfˈbit soʊl noʊn fər ˈnɪrli ə ˈdɛkeɪd; bɪˈkəm ə ˈʤəŋki. əˈgɛnst ɔl ˈbɛtər ˈʤəʤmənt, aɪ əˈgrid tɪ frənt ɪm ðə ˈməni fər ðə ɪkˈsprɛs ˈpərpəs əv ˈskɔrɪŋ ˈhɛroʊən, ˈəndər ðə kənˈdɪʃən ðət hi snɔrt ɪt, nɑt ʃut ɪt. wən foʊn kɔl ənd tˈwɛnti ˈmɪnəts ˈleɪtər, ənd aɪ leɪd aɪz, fər ðə fərst taɪm, ɔn wət wʊd bɪˈkəm ðə beɪn əv maɪ ɪgˈzɪstəns: ˈhɛroʊən. ɛz mjuz ˈrɛdid ɪt fər sˈnɔrtɪŋ ɔn maɪ ˈlɪvɪŋ rum ˈteɪbəl, hi ˈʧəkəld. soʊ funny?”*?” aɪ æst. ““nothing,”*,” hi sɛd. ʤɪst wɪrd. aɪ min, aɪ noʊ ðɪs raɪt, ənd glæd ju dɪd ðɪs fər mi ðɪs wən taɪm, but”*” what?”*?” laɪk ju ʤɪst ʃʊk hænz wɪθ ðə ˈdɛvəl. fər mi. aɪ θɪŋk ˈkɪndə kul. nɑt cool-cool*, aɪ noʊ ɪt raɪt. bət, y’know*: nice.”*.” ɪt wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli taɪm ˈɛvər ˈnoʊɪŋli gɪv mjuz ˈməni tɪ baɪ ˈɛni kaɪnd əv drəg. ˈivɪn naɪn jɪrz ˈleɪtər, hi stɪl rɪˈfərz tɪ ɪt ɛz deɪ ju ʃʊk hænz wɪθ ðə ˈdɛvəl, moves.”*.” fər ðə nɛkst faɪv mənθs, ˈʤeɪsən ənd aɪ bɪˈkeɪm ˌɪnˈsɛpərəbəl əˈgɛn bət ðɪs taɪm əraʊnd, aɪ ɛz məʧ hɪz frɛnd ɛz hɪz ˈbeɪbiˌsɪtər. ˈgrænɪd, hæv gʊd taɪmz ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ wən ˈkəmpəˌni; bət nɑt ˈlɛtɪŋ mjuz aʊt əv maɪ saɪt bɪˈkeɪm ən praɪˈɔrəti. ðə aʊərz wər ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd əraʊnd ˈkipɪŋ ʤeɪ priˈɑkjəˌpaɪd ənd ˈbɪzi. ˈaɪdəl hænz biɪŋ ðə ˈwərkˌʃɑp, ˈkɑnstənt ækˈtɪvɪti wɑz ðə ˈɔrdər əv ðə deɪ ənd ɑr deɪz wɛnt ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs: 1 gɪt ˈwoʊkən əp baɪ mjuz əraʊnd sɪks a.m*., ɛz hi wɑz fər hɪz ˈmɛθəˌdoʊn fɪks. 2 draɪv ˈoʊvər tɪ ˈæzˌbɛri pɑrk tɪ hɪt ðə mɛθ ˈklɪnɪk, wɛr mjuz wʊd θroʊ bæk ə ʃɑt əv ˈmɛθəˌdoʊn ðət, ˈoʊvər ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ mənθs, wʊd ʃrɪŋk ɪn ˈdoʊsɪʤ, ənˈtɪl hi wɑz ɔf ɪt kəmˈplitli. 3 hɪt ˈdəŋkɪn ˈdoʊˌnəts fər mewes’*’ ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈʃʊgər fɪks, ðə special”*” (ə gleɪzd ˈdoʊˌnət ˈkəvərd ɪn ˈaɪsɪŋ ənd sprinkles”*”). 4 hɛd tɪ tɔɪz ˈjuˈɛs ənd weɪt fər ðə stɔr tɪ ˈoʊpən, æt wɪʧ pɔɪnt rəʃ ðə wars”*” ˈsɛkʃən tɪ si ɪf ˈɛni 12 ɪnʧ dɑlz wər ɔn ðə ʃɛlf (ðeɪ wər ɔl ðə reɪʤ æt ðət pɔɪnt; pækt one-per-case*, ðeɪ wər ˈizi tɪ æt ðə stæʃ fər ə ˈprimiəm). 5 hɛd bæk tɪ ðə əˈpɑrtmənt ənd ʃaʊər. 6 pleɪ ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz. 7 wɔʧ ˈleɪzər dɪsks. 8 hɛd bæk aʊt ˈɪntu ðə wərld tɪ ˈəðər tɔɪ stɔrz tɪ lʊk fər mɔr 12 ɪnʧ dɑlz. 9 hɛd tɪ ˈdɪnər, hɪt hoʊm ənd wɔʧ ˈmuviz ɪt wɑz taɪm tɪ goʊ tɪ slip. ənd soʊ ɪt wɛnt, fər ˈnɪrli hæf ə jɪr. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, rɛd ðə ““dogma”*” skrɪpt, ˈrɛdiɪŋ mjuz fər hɪz ˈbɪgəst roʊl jɛt. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, hæŋ wɪθ bry*, wɔlt ər ɛd. wɪn ðə ˈloʊkəl tɔɪz ˈjuˈɛs ˈstɑrtɪd draɪɪŋ əp fər nɑt ʤɪst 12 ɪnʧ dɑlz, bət ˈɔlsoʊ 12 ɪnʧ hɑθ luk ɔn sɛts, mjuz ˌriˈpleɪst ðə əˈdɪkʃən tɪ ˈhɛroʊən wɪθ ðə əˈdɪkʃən tɪ ˈfaɪndɪŋ 12 ɪnʧ wars”*” dɑlz fər ðə stæʃ tɪ wʊd səˈʤɛst ɔlˈtərnətɪvz. ““moves*, wi kən traɪ tɔɪz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈmɑnməθ county.”*.” where?”*?” æsk. dəˈnoʊ. ohio?”*?” (mjuz ɪn rɪˈkəvəri: ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ rum əv ðə brɔd strit əˈpɑrtmənt wɛr hi kɪkt) teɪk lɔŋ deɪ trɪps, skaʊərɪŋ ðə lænd fər 12 ɪnʧ dɑlz, ˈbʊlˌʃɪtɪŋ, ˈlæfɪŋ, ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈætəˌtud təˈwɔrd drəgz ðət deɪ. ənd sˈloʊli, ɛz hɪz mɛθ doʊs ˈlɛsənd, ðə heɪz ˈlɪftɪd, ənd ðə ril mjuz bɪˈgæn tɪ ˈimərʤ əˈgɛn. ðə ˈmɛθəˌdoʊn ˈklɪnɪk trɪps rɪˈvild kwaɪt ə groʊɪŋ ˈhɛroʊən ˈprɑbləm ɪn ˈmɑnməθ ˈkaʊnti, ɛz ðɛr wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ə lɔŋ laɪn ɪn frənt əv ðə pleɪs wɪn wi pʊld əp ˈɛvəri ˈmɔrnɪŋ. mjuz wʊd ʤəmp ɪn laɪn, ənd sɪt ɪn ðə kɑr ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ haʊərd stərn. ˌɪnˈvɛriəbli, ˈsəmˌwən ɪn ðə laɪn wʊd lʊk æt mjuz, ðɛn lʊk æt mi, ðɛn lʊk bæk æt mjuz wide-eyed*, əˈpɛrəntli ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ʤeɪ ənd ˈsaɪlənt bɑb hæv ə ril ˈprɑbləm, man.”*.” ər kjut; ˈʤəŋkiz ər sæd. ənd aɪ nu ə θɪŋ ər tu əˈbaʊt ˈɛkˌsɛs ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. baɪ leɪt maɪ weɪt hæd bəˈlund tɪ 270 paʊnz. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs taɪm, aɪ, tu, tʊk tɪ ˈsɛlfɪmˈpruvmənt, ˈʤəmpɪŋ ˈɔntu ən daɪət ˈproʊˌgræm kɔld optifast*, rən aʊt əv ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ mewes’*’ kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ˈrɛsəlɪŋ ðə ˈməŋki ɔf hɪz bæk, aɪ ˈbætəl maɪ ˈdimənz ɛz wɛl, ˈdrɑpɪŋ daʊn tɪ 230 paʊnz. wi wər ˈhɛlθiər, ˈhæpiər ənd wən əv ˈjuˈɛs wɑz ˈhəŋgriər fər ˈpʊsi. mjuz əˈkəmpənid mi tɪ ə duˈkeɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ gɪg ɪn ˈpɪtsbərg, wɛr, post-q&a*, wi hɪt ə ˈkɑmɪk bʊk stɔr kɔld. waɪl aɪ wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈrɛrɪtiz ənd tɔɪz tɪ brɪŋ bæk tɪ ðə stæʃ, mjuz wɑz ˈʧætɪŋ əp ə gərl bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈkaʊntər neɪmd ˈstɛfəni. wi wər ɪn ðə stɔr ə ˈtoʊtəl əv ˈθərˌdi ˈmɪnəts ˌbiˈfɔr mjuz pʊld mi əˈsaɪd. laɪk ðɪs gərl, moves.”*.” ““uh-huh,”*,” aɪ half-listened*, ɛz aɪ flɪpt θru ə fʊl əv ˈkɑmɪks. wɔnts tɪ hæŋ aʊt wɪθ mi. bət aɪ noʊ aɪ steɪ hir baɪ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf bɪˈkəz əv ðə drəgz ənd ʃɪt. soʊ aɪ wɑz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈæskɪŋ hər tɪ kəm hoʊm wɪθ us.”*.” ðɪs kɔt maɪ əˈtɛnʃən.? ju ˈwɑnə æsk ðət gərl tɪ kəm bæk tɪ ˈʤərzi wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs? ˈjuˈɛs tu ˈtoʊtəl ˈstreɪnʤərz? dud, ˈnɛvər seɪ yes.”*.” ɔˈrɛdi did.”*.” ɔˈrɛdi æst hər?! ju sɛd ju wər ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈæskɪŋ her!”*!” wɑz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈæskɪŋ hər. soʊ aɪ æst hər. ʃi ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd mi tɪ hər pleɪs, bət aɪ toʊld hər aɪ steɪ hir bɪˈkəz ɔn ə ˈproʊˌgræm. soʊ ʃi sɛd kəm hoʊm wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs. soʊ kən ʃi kəm hoʊm wɪθ us?”*?” hi hæd mi. hi nu aɪ liv ɪm əˈloʊn ɪn ˈpɪtsbərg, ənd hi nu aɪ ˈnidɪd ə breɪk frəm ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈɛvəri ˈweɪkɪŋ aʊər wɪθ ɪm ɛz wɛl. ˈstɛfəni, hi ənd aɪ boʊθ nu, wʊd əˈfɔrd mi ðət breɪk. soʊ ˈstɛfəni pənʧt aʊt əv wərk ənd tʊk ðə sɪks aʊər trɛk bæk tɪ rɛd bæŋk wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs, steɪɪŋ æt ðə əˈpɑrtmənt fər ə ˈlɪtəl ˈoʊvər ə wik. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət taɪm, aɪ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ goʊ tɪ ðə ˈɔfəs, gɪt səm ““dogma”*” ənd skrɪpt riˈvɪʒənz dən, ənd ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪt ɔn θɪŋz ðət hæv tɪ du wɪθ ˈkipɪŋ mjuz klin ɔl fər ðə loʊ, loʊ praɪs əv ˈlɛtɪŋ ə ˈtoʊtəl ˈstreɪnʤər slip ɪn maɪ əˈpɑrtmənt. wɪn, ə mənθ ər soʊ ˈleɪtər, wi ˈsɛtəld ɔn ˈpɪtsbərg ɛz ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən əv ðə ““dogma”*” ʃut, mjuz wɑz ˌɪˈbəljənt. ˈteɪkən ə ʃaɪn tɪ ˈstɛfəni, soʊ hi ˈsədənli weɪt tɪ gɪt ˈstɑrtɪd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə flɪk, ˈmoʊstli soʊ hi kʊd hæŋ aʊt wɪθ ðə gərl ɪn hər hoʊm taʊn. bət ðə wərk hæd tɪ kəm fərst. fər mənθs, ˌɪmˈprɛst əˈpɑn ɪm ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ˈlərnɪŋ ɔl əv hɪz laɪnz ɪn ədˈvæns, ɛz ðɪs taɪm əraʊnd, wi wər ˈgɑnə hæv ril ˈæktərz ɪn ðə flɪk., laɪk ben?”*?” mjuz æst. sɛd ril actors,”*,” aɪ kərˈɛktɪd. ˈælən rickman.”*.” that?”*?” gaɪ frəm hard’.”*’.” willis?”*?” ““no*, mæn ðə ˈəðər guy.”*.” motherfucker’*’ guy?”*?” ˈælən rickman.”*.” soʊ ˈspɛʃəl əˈbaʊt ɪm?? ˈbrɪtɪʃ. ənd brɪts ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd ˈæktɪŋ. soʊ hi pʊt əp wɪθ ˈɛni əv jʊr bootchies’*’ ˈbʊlˌʃɪt. tɪr ju əp ɪf nɑt ˈɛksələnt, bɪˈkəz ˈælən ˈfəkɪŋ ˈrɪkmən. soʊ ˈgɑtə noʊ ɔl jʊr laɪnz. wi bi ˈæskɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ liv ðə sɛt bɪˈkəz ˈnərvəs, laɪk wi dɪd ɔn ‘‘clerks’*’. ðɪs ˈsɪriəs bɪˈkəz ˈrɪkmən wɪl goʊ bəˈlɪstɪk ɪf hi smɛlz bləd ɪn ðə ˈwɔtər. ˈgɑtə kəm correct.”*.” soʊ ˈnæʧərəli, aɪ wɑz ˈprɪti ˈnərvəs wɪn ˈʤeɪsən ənd aɪ sæt daʊn fər ɑr fərst, pittsburgh-based*, ˌwənɔnˈwən ““dogma”*” rɪˈhərsəl, ənd ðə bɔɪ wɑz script-less*. jʊr ˈfəkɪŋ skrɪpt, asshole?”*?” aɪ saɪd. nid it.”*.” nid jʊr skrɪpt fər rɪˈhərsəlz. raɪt. teɪk maɪn ənd gɪt going.”*.” ˈtɛlɪŋ ju, aɪ nid ɪt. goʊ əˈhɛd. traɪ me.”*.” soʊ aɪ tərnd tɪ ðə fərst ʤeɪ ənd ˈsaɪlənt bɑb sin ənd fɛd ɪm laɪnz, ənd wɪˈθaʊt ˈlʊkɪŋ æt maɪ skrɪpt, mjuz dɪˈlɪvərd laɪnz ɪn ə ˈfæʃən. ““alright*, soʊ gɑt ðə fərst sin down,”*,” aɪ əˈlaʊd. mɪks ɪt əp ənd traɪ ə sin frəm ˈleɪtər ɪn ðə flick.”*.” soʊ aɪ fɛd ɪm hɪz laɪnz frəm ðə ʧərʧ ɪkˈstɪriər sin, ənd mjuz spɪts aʊt ðə ʤeɪ rɪˈspɑnsɪz wɪˈθaʊt ˌhɛzəˈteɪʃən. ˈmɛmərˌaɪzd ɔl jʊr laɪnz already?!”*?!” aɪ dɪˈmændɪd, ʃɑkt. ““uh-huh.”*.” əv ‘‘em?!”*?!” ““yeah*. ˈɛvriˌwən, too.”*.” ““yeah*, right”*” me.”*.” aɪ rɛd ɪm laɪnz frəm ə sin, ənd əˈmeɪzɪŋli, hi rɪˈspɑndɪd wɪθ laɪnz. aɪ wɑz ˈdəmfaʊndɪd, tɪ seɪ ðə list. ˈmɛmərˌaɪzd ɔl ðə laɪnz ɪn ðə script?!?!”*?!?!” ðə gərl parts.”*.” ju, ˈfəkɪŋ man’*’?! ju ˈmɛmərˌaɪz ðə hoʊl ˌgɑˈdæm script?!”*?!” ˈwɑnə pɪs ɔf ðət ˈrɪkmən dude.”*.” wɪn mjuz rɪˈhərsɪŋ, hi wɑz ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈɛvəri ˈweɪkɪŋ ˈmoʊmənt wɪθ ˈstɛfəni, ˈiðər æt hər əˈpɑrtmənt ər ɪn ɑr ʃɛrd hoʊˈtɛl swit: tu rumz əˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ə ˈkɑmən ˈlɪvɪŋ rum, soʊ aɪ kʊd kip maɪ aɪ ɔn ðə rɪˈkəvərɪŋ bɔɪ. skɑt ˈmoʊʒər ənd aɪ toʊld ˈʤeɪsən ˈərli ɔn ðət, fər ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈpərpəsɪz, bi ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˈrændəm pɪs tɛsts tɪ skæn hɪz ˈjʊrən fər ˈtreɪsɪz əv doʊp, ɛz ə weɪ tɪ kip ɪm ɔn hɪz toʊz. mjuz əˈblaɪʤd, soʊ wi fɛlt wi hæd ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ˈəndər kənˈtroʊl bət wi ˈwɔntɪd ə ˈlɪtəl ˈɛkstrə ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns. gɑt ˈməni ɪn ðə ˈbəʤɪt tɪ gɪv ju ən assistant,”*,” skɑt ˌɪnˈfɔrmd mi, θri wiks ˌbiˈfɔr ˈprɪnsəpəl fəˈtɑgrəfi kəˈmɛnst. nid ən assistant.”*.” wət aɪ ˈfɪgjərd. soʊ aɪ wɑz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ˈmeɪbi wi kən haɪər ˈstɛfəni tɪ bi mewes’*’ assistant.”*.” ɪz ʃi ˈgɑnə əˈsɪst ɪm ɪn, ˈgɪtɪŋ hɪz kɑk ɪn hər maʊθ? ðət gaɪ ˈrɪli nid ən assistant.”*.” noʊ, bət ʃi maɪt bi ˈjusfəl ɪn ˈkipɪŋ ən aɪ ɔn ɪm, y’know*? laɪk, ʃi kʊd lɛt ˈjuˈɛs noʊ ɪf sˈnɪfɪŋ əraʊnd fər ˈhɛroʊən ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. ˈkɪndə laɪk ɑr spaɪ ɔn ðə payroll.”*.” ðɪs wɑz dimd ə gʊd aɪˈdiə, ənd wi brɔt ˈstɛfəni ˈɪntu ðə ˈɔfəs tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən tɪ hər: mjuz wɑz ə rɪˈkəvərɪŋ ˈhɛroʊən ˈæˌdɪkt, ˈoʊnli ˈsɛvən mənθs klin æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, ənd wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ meɪk ʃʊr hi steɪd klin. soʊ wi wər ˈɑptɪŋ tɪ peɪ hər θri ˈhənərd bəks ə wik tɪ bi əˈsɪstənt ɛz fɑr ɛz hi wɑz kənˈsərnd, bət ˈrɪli, bi rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ bæk tɪ pərˈdəkʃən, əˈlərtɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˈɛni səˈspɪʃəs ækˈtɪvɪti, ˈlɛtɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs noʊ ɪf hi wɑz ˈbæksˌlaɪdɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə braʊn. ˈstɛfəni əˈgrid, ˈpɑrtli bɪˈkəz ɪt mɛnt ʃi kʊd kwɪt hər ʤɑb æt ənd bi wɪθ ˈʤeɪsən ɔl ðə taɪm, ənd ˈpɑrtli, ʃi sɛd, bɪˈkəz ʃi kɛrd əˈbaʊt ðə bɔɪ ənd kʊd si wi kɛrd əˈbaʊt ɪm tu. ðə dil wɑz strək, ənd ˈmoʊʒər ənd aɪ fɛlt laɪk ˈbeɪbi ˈʤinjəsɪz. ˈlɪtəl dɪd aɪ noʊ bi ðə ˈsɛkənd taɪm ʃeɪk hænz wɪθ ðə ˈdɛvəl ɛz ˈstɛfəni bɪˈkeɪm ˈpɪtsbərg kəˈnɛkʃən fər ˈhɛroʊən. tɪ bi kənˈtɪnjud ðə ˈjəri tɪ ðɪs ˈɛntri ɪz: noʊ ˈkɑmɛnts jɛt. fid fər ˈkɑmɛnts ɔn ðɪs poʊst.
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america's deadly double tap drone attacks are 'killing 49 people for every known terrorist in pakistan'
study found war against violent islamists has become increasingly deadly
researchers blame common tactic now being used the 'double-tap' strike
drone strikes condemned for their ineffectiveness in targeting militants
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just one in 50 victims of deadly drone strikes in pakistan are terrorists while the rest are innocent civilians, a new report claimed today.
the authoritative joint study, by stanford and new york universities, concludes that men, women and children are being by the operations hours-a-day’.
and the authors lay much of the blame on the use of thedouble-tap’ strike where a drone fires one missile and then a second as rescuers try to drag victims from the rubble. one aid agency said they had a delay before going to the scene.
the tactic has cast such a shadow of fear over strike zones that people often wait for hours before daring to visit the scene of an attack. investigators also discovered that communities living in fear of the drones were suffering severe stress and related illnesses. many parents had taken their children out of school because they were so afraid of a missile-strike.
bombardment: more than 345 strikes have hit pakistan's tribal areas near the border with afghanistan in the past eight years
today campaigners savaged the use of drones, claiming that they were destroying a way of life.
clive stafford smith, director of the charity reprieve which helped interview people for the report, said:this shows that drone strikes go much further than simply killing innocent civilians. an entire region is being by the constant threat of death from the skies.
there have been at least 345 strikes in tribal areas near the border with afghanistan in the past eight years.
'these strikes are becoming much more common,' mirza akbar, a pakistani lawyer who represents victims of drone strikes, told the independent.
'in the past it used to be a one-off, every now and then. now almost every other attack is a double tap. there is no justification for it.'
the study is the product of nine months' research and more than 130 interviews, it is one of the most exhaustive attempts by academics to understand and evaluate washington's drone wars.
the site of a missile attack in tappi, a village 12 miles east of miranshah, near the afghan border after a u.s. missile attack by a pilotless drone aircraft in 2008. at least six people were killed tribesmen gather near a damaged car outside a house after a missile struck in village on the outskirts of miranshah, the main town in the north tribal region
voices from the drone zone
sadaullah khan, a who lost both legs in a drone strike, says that before his injury, 'i used to go to thought i would become a doctor. after the drone strikes, i stopped going to school.' behram, a journalist: ' once there has been a drone strike, people have gone in for rescue missions, and five or ten minutes after the drone attack, they attack the rescuers who are there.' taxi driver: 'whether we are driving a car, or we are working on a farm, or we are sitting at home playing cards no matter what we are doing we are always thinking the drone will strike us. so we are scared to do anything, no matter what.'
safdar, president of the tribal union of journalists: 'if i am walking in the market, i have this fear that maybe the person walking next to me is going to be a target of the drone. if shopping, really careful and scared. if standing on the road and there is a car parked next to me, i never know if that is going to be the target. maybe they will target the car in front of me or behind me. even in mosques, if praying, worried that maybe one person who is standing with us praying is wanted. so, wherever we are, we have this fear of drones.'
resident from the area: 'now (they have) even targeted have targeted people sitting together, so people are scared of everything'
despite assurances the attacks are 'surgical', researchers found barely two per cent of their victims are known militants and that the idea that the strikes make the world a safer place for the u.s. is 'ambiguous at best'.
researchers added that traumatic effects of the strikes go far beyond fatalities, psychologically battering a population which lives under the daily threat of annihilation from the air, and ruining the local economy.
they conclude by calling on washington completely to reassess its programme or risk alienating the very people they hope to win over.
they also observe that the strikes set worrying precedents for killings at a time when many nations are building up their unmanned weapon arsenals.
the obama administration is unlikely to heed their demands given the zeal with which america has expanded its drone programme over the past two years.
washington says the drone program is vital to combating militants that threaten the u.s. and who use pakistan's tribal regions as a safe haven.
the number of attacks have fallen since a nato strike in 2011 killed 24 pakistani soldiers and strained relations.
pakistan wants the drone strikes stopped - or it wants to control the drones directly - something the u.s. refuses.
reapers and predators are now active over the skies of somalia and yemen as well as pakistan and - less covertly - afghanistan.
but campaigners like mr akbar hope the york university research may start to make an impact on the american public.
'it's an important piece of work,' he told the independent. 'no one in the u.s. wants to listen to a pakistani lawyer saying these strikes are wrong. but they might listen to american academics.'
today, pakistani intelligence officials revealed a pair of missiles fired from an unmanned american spy aircraft slammed into a militant hideout in northwestern pakistan last night.
the two officials said missiles from the drone aircraft hit the village of in the north region, which borders afghanistan to the west.
some of the dead were believed to be foreign fighters but the officials did not know how many or where they were from.
the monday strike was the second in three days. on saturday a u.s. drone fired two missiles at a vehicle in northwest pakistan, killing four suspected militants.
that attack took place in the village of mohammed, also in north.
north is the last tribal region in which the pakistan military has not launched an operation against militants, although the u.s. has been continually pushing for such a move.
the pakistanis contend that their military is already fighting operations in other areas but many in the u.s. believe they are reluctant to carry out an operation because of their longstanding ties to some of the militants operating there such as the network.
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əˈmɛrɪkəz ˈdɛdli ˈdəbəl tæp droʊn əˈtæks ər 'ˈkɪlɪŋ 49 ˈpipəl fər ˈɛvəri noʊn ˈtɛrərɪst ɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn' ˈstədi faʊnd wɔr əˈgɛnst ˈvaɪələnt ˈɪsləmɪsts həz bɪˈkəm ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈdɛdli ˈrisərʧərz bleɪm ˈkɑmən ˈtæktɪk naʊ biɪŋ juzd ðə 'double-tap*' straɪk droʊn straɪks kənˈdɛmd fər ðɛr ˌɪnəˈfɛktɪvnəs ɪn ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˈmɪlətənts ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ʤɪst wən ɪn 50 ˈvɪktɪmz əv ˈdɛdli droʊn straɪks ɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn ər ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts waɪl ðə rɛst ər ˈɪnəsənt səˈvɪljənz, ə nu rɪˈpɔrt kleɪmd təˈdeɪ. ðə əˈθɔrəˌteɪtɪv ʤɔɪnt ˈstədi, baɪ ˈstænfərd ənd nu jɔrk ˌjunəˈvərsətiz, kənˈkludz ðət mɛn, ˈwɪmən ənd ˈʧɪldrən ər biɪŋ baɪ ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz hours-a-day’*’. ənd ðə ˈɔθərz leɪ məʧ əv ðə bleɪm ɔn ðə juz əv ðə ‘‘double-tap’*’ straɪk wɛr ə droʊn faɪərz wən ˈmɪsəl ənd ðɛn ə ˈsɛkənd ɛz ˈrɛˌskjuərz traɪ tɪ dræg ˈvɪktɪmz frəm ðə ˈrəbəl. wən eɪd ˈeɪʤənsi sɛd ðeɪ hæd ə dɪˈleɪ ˌbiˈfɔr goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə sin. ðə ˈtæktɪk həz kæst səʧ ə ˈʃæˌdoʊ əv fɪr ˈoʊvər straɪk zoʊnz ðət ˈpipəl ˈɔfən weɪt fər aʊərz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈdɛrɪŋ tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ðə sin əv ən əˈtæk. ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈskəvərd ðət kəmˈjunɪtiz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn fɪr əv ðə droʊnz wər ˈsəfərɪŋ səˈvɪr strɛs ənd rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈɪlnəsɪz. ˈmɛni ˈpɛrənts hæd ˈteɪkən ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən aʊt əv skul bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wər soʊ əˈfreɪd əv ə missile-strike*. bɑmˈbɑrdmənt: mɔr ðən 345 straɪks hæv hɪt ˈpækɪˌstænz ˈtraɪbəl ˈɛriəz nɪr ðə ˈbɔrdər wɪθ æfˈgænəˌstæn ɪn ðə pæst eɪt jɪrz təˈdeɪ kæmˈpeɪnərz ˈsævɪʤd ðə juz əv droʊnz, ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ðeɪ wər dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ə weɪ əv laɪf. klaɪv ˈstæfərd smɪθ, dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈʧɛrɪti riˈpriv wɪʧ hɛlpt ˈɪntərvˌju ˈpipəl fər ðə rɪˈpɔrt, sɛd: ʃoʊz ðət droʊn straɪks goʊ məʧ ˈfərðər ðən ˈsɪmpli ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈɪnəsənt səˈvɪljənz. ən ɪnˈtaɪər ˈriʤən ɪz biɪŋ baɪ ðə ˈkɑnstənt θrɛt əv dɛθ frəm ðə skaɪz. ðɛr hæv bɪn æt list 345 straɪks ɪn ˈtraɪbəl ˈɛriəz nɪr ðə ˈbɔrdər wɪθ æfˈgænəˌstæn ɪn ðə pæst eɪt jɪrz. 'ðiz straɪks ər bɪˈkəmɪŋ məʧ mɔr ˈkɑmən,' ˈmərzə ˈɑkˌbɑr, ə ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈlɔjər hu ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ˈvɪktɪmz əv droʊn straɪks, toʊld ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt. 'ɪn ðə pæst ɪt juzd tɪ bi ə ˌwəˈnɔf, ˈɛvəri naʊ ənd ðɛn. naʊ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri ˈəðər əˈtæk ɪz ə ˈdəbəl tæp. ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˌʤəstəfəˈkeɪʃən fər ɪt.' ðə ˈstədi ɪz ðə ˈprɑdəkt əv naɪn mənθs' ˈrisərʧ ənd mɔr ðən 130 ˈɪntərvˌjuz, ɪt ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst ɪgˈzɔstɪv əˈtɛmpts baɪ ˌækəˈdɛmɪks tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ənd ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt ˈwɔʃɪŋtənz droʊn wɔrz. ðə saɪt əv ə ˈmɪsəl əˈtæk ɪn tappi*, ə ˈvɪlɪʤ 12 maɪəlz ist əv miranshah*, nɪr ðə ˈæfˌgæn ˈbɔrdər ˈæftər ə juz. ˈmɪsəl əˈtæk baɪ ə ˈpaɪlətləs droʊn ˈɛrˌkræft ɪn 2008 æt list sɪks ˈpipəl wər kɪld ˈtraɪbzmɪn ˈgæðər nɪr ə ˈdæmɪʤd kɑr ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ə haʊs ˈæftər ə ˈmɪsəl strək ɪn ˈvɪlɪʤ ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˌskərts əv miranshah*, ðə meɪn taʊn ɪn ðə nɔrθ ˈtraɪbəl ˈriʤən ˈvɔɪsɪz frəm ðə droʊn zoʊn kɑn, ə hu lɔst boʊθ lɛgz ɪn ə droʊn straɪk, sɪz ðət ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz ˈɪnʤəri, 'aɪ juzd tɪ goʊ tɪ θɔt aɪ wʊd bɪˈkəm ə ˈdɔktər. ˈæftər ðə droʊn straɪks, aɪ stɑpt goʊɪŋ tɪ skul.' behram*, ə ˈʤərnəlɪst: wəns ðɛr həz bɪn ə droʊn straɪk, ˈpipəl hæv gɔn ɪn fər ˈrɛskju ˈmɪʃənz, ənd faɪv ər tɛn ˈmɪnəts ˈæftər ðə droʊn əˈtæk, ðeɪ əˈtæk ðə ˈrɛˌskjuərz hu ər ðɛr.' ˈtæksi ˈdraɪvər: 'ˈwɛðər wi ər ˈdraɪvɪŋ ə kɑr, ər wi ər ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ə fɑrm, ər wi ər ˈsɪtɪŋ æt hoʊm pleɪɪŋ kɑrdz noʊ ˈmætər wət wi ər duɪŋ wi ər ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðə droʊn wɪl straɪk ˈjuˈɛs. soʊ wi ər skɛrd tɪ du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, noʊ ˈmætər wət.', ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˈtraɪbəl ˈjunjən əv ˈʤərnəlɪsts: 'ɪf aɪ æm ˈwɔkɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt, aɪ hæv ðɪs fɪr ðət ˈmeɪbi ðə ˈpərsən ˈwɔkɪŋ nɛkst tɪ mi ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə ˈtərgət əv ðə droʊn. ɪf ˈʃɑpɪŋ, ˈrɪli ˈkɛrfəl ənd skɛrd. ɪf ˈstændɪŋ ɔn ðə roʊd ənd ðɛr ɪz ə kɑr pɑrkt nɛkst tɪ mi, aɪ ˈnɛvər noʊ ɪf ðət ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ðə ˈtərgət. ˈmeɪbi ðeɪ wɪl ˈtərgət ðə kɑr ɪn frənt əv mi ər bɪˈhaɪnd mi. ˈivɪn ɪn mɔsks, ɪf preɪɪŋ, ˈwərid ðət ˈmeɪbi wən ˈpərsən hu ɪz ˈstændɪŋ wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs preɪɪŋ ɪz ˈwɔntɪd. soʊ, wɛˈrɛvər wi ər, wi hæv ðɪs fɪr əv droʊnz.' ˈrɛzɪdənt frəm ðə ˈɛriə: 'naʊ (ðeɪ hæv) ˈivɪn ˈtɑrgətɪd hæv ˈtɑrgətɪd ˈpipəl ˈsɪtɪŋ təˈgɛðər, soʊ ˈpipəl ər skɛrd əv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ' dɪˈspaɪt əˈʃʊrəntsɪz ðə əˈtæks ər 'ˈsərʤɪkəl', ˈrisərʧərz faʊnd ˈbɛrli tu pər sɛnt əv ðɛr ˈvɪktɪmz ər noʊn ˈmɪlətənts ənd ðət ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ðə straɪks meɪk ðə wərld ə ˈseɪfər pleɪs fər ðə juz. ɪz 'æmˈbɪgjuəs æt bɛst'. ˈrisərʧərz ˈædɪd ðət trɔˈmætɪk ˈifɛkts əv ðə straɪks goʊ fɑr bɪɔnd fəˈtælɪtiz, ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkli ˈbætərɪŋ ə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən wɪʧ lɪvz ˈəndər ðə ˈdeɪli θrɛt əv əˌnaɪəˈleɪʃən frəm ðə ɛr, ənd ˈruɪnɪŋ ðə ˈloʊkəl ɪˈkɑnəmi. ðeɪ kənˈklud baɪ ˈkɔlɪŋ ɔn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən kəmˈplitli tɪ riəˈsɛs ɪts ˈproʊˌgræm ər rɪsk ˈeɪliəˌneɪtɪŋ ðə ˈvɛri ˈpipəl ðeɪ hoʊp tɪ wɪn ˈoʊvər. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ əbˈzərv ðət ðə straɪks sɛt ˈwəriɪŋ ˈprɛsəˌdɛnts fər ˈkɪlɪŋz æt ə taɪm wɪn ˈmɛni ˈneɪʃənz ər ˈbɪldɪŋ əp ðɛr ənˈmænd ˈwɛpən ˈɑrsənəlz. ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ɪz ənˈlaɪkli tɪ hid ðɛr dɪˈmændz ˈgɪvɪn ðə zil wɪθ wɪʧ əˈmɛrɪkə həz ɪkˈspændɪd ɪts droʊn ˈproʊˌgræm ˈoʊvər ðə pæst tu jɪrz. ˈwɔʃɪŋtən sɪz ðə droʊn ˈproʊˌgræm ɪz ˈvaɪtəl tɪ kəmˈbætɪŋ ˈmɪlətənts ðət θˈrɛtən ðə juz. ənd hu juz ˈpækɪˌstænz ˈtraɪbəl ˈriʤənz ɛz ə seɪf ˈheɪvən. ðə ˈnəmbər əv əˈtæks hæv ˈfɑlən sɪns ə ˈneɪtoʊ straɪk ɪn 2011 kɪld 24 ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈsoʊlʤərz ənd streɪnd riˈleɪʃənz. ˈpækɪˌstæn wɔnts ðə droʊn straɪks stɑpt ər ɪt wɔnts tɪ kənˈtroʊl ðə droʊnz dɪˈrɛkli ˈsəmθɪŋ ðə juz. rɪfˈjuzɪz. ənd ˈprɛdətərz ər naʊ ˈæktɪv ˈoʊvər ðə skaɪz əv səˈmɑljə ənd ˈjɛmən ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈpækɪˌstæn ənd lɛs koʊˈvərtli æfˈgænəˌstæn. bət kæmˈpeɪnərz laɪk ˈmɪstər ˈɑkˌbɑr hoʊp ðə jɔrk ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈrisərʧ meɪ stɑrt tɪ meɪk ən ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpəblɪk. 'ɪts ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pis əv wərk,' hi toʊld ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt. 'noʊ wən ɪn ðə juz. wɔnts tɪ ˈlɪsən tɪ ə ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈlɔjər seɪɪŋ ðiz straɪks ər rɔŋ. bət ðeɪ maɪt ˈlɪsən tɪ əˈmɛrɪkən ˌækəˈdɛmɪks.' təˈdeɪ, ˌpækɪˈstæni ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns əˈfɪʃəlz rɪˈvild ə pɛr əv ˈmɪsəlz faɪərd frəm ən ənˈmænd əˈmɛrɪkən spaɪ ˈɛrˌkræft slæmd ˈɪntu ə ˈmɪlətənt ˈhaɪˌdaʊt ɪn ˌnɔrθˈwɛstərn ˈpækɪˌstæn læst naɪt. ðə tu əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd ˈmɪsəlz frəm ðə droʊn ˈɛrˌkræft hɪt ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ əv ɪn ðə nɔrθ ˈriʤən, wɪʧ ˈbɔrdərz æfˈgænəˌstæn tɪ ðə wɛst. səm əv ðə dɛd wər bɪˈlivd tɪ bi ˈfɔrən ˈfaɪtərz bət ðə əˈfɪʃəlz dɪd nɑt noʊ haʊ ˈmɛni ər wɛr ðeɪ wər frəm. ðə ˈmənˌdeɪ straɪk wɑz ðə ˈsɛkənd ɪn θri deɪz. ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ə juz. droʊn faɪərd tu ˈmɪsəlz æt ə ˈviɪkəl ɪn ˌnɔrθˈwɛst ˈpækɪˌstæn, ˈkɪlɪŋ fɔr səˈspɛktɪd ˈmɪlətənts. ðət əˈtæk tʊk pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ əv moʊˈhæmɪd, ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn nɔrθ. nɔrθ ɪz ðə læst ˈtraɪbəl ˈriʤən ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈpækɪˌstæn ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri həz nɑt lɔnʧt ən ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən əˈgɛnst ˈmɪlətənts, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə juz. həz bɪn kənˈtɪnjuəli ˈpʊʃɪŋ fər səʧ ə muv. ðə ˌpækɪˈstæniz kənˈtɛnd ðət ðɛr ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ɪn ˈəðər ˈɛriəz bət ˈmɛni ɪn ðə juz. bɪˈliv ðeɪ ər rɪˈləktənt tɪ ˈkɛri aʊt ən ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən bɪˈkəz əv ðɛr ˈlɔŋˌstændɪŋ taɪz tɪ səm əv ðə ˈmɪlətənts ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ðɛr səʧ ɛz ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk.
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an internal review has found that an inmate in kentucky spent five extra months in jail due to human error and possibly computer system issues.
according to the , david reyes originally faced felony charges, but pleaded guilty to lesser misdemeanor charges of sexual misconduct, unlawful imprisonment and assault in october 2015.
he received about a one-year sentence with a sept. 25, 2016 release date, but remained in jail until feb. 13 when his attorney told a judge he remained imprisoned.
the louisville metro corrections investigation found jail records showed the original felony charges still pending.
a records coordinator noted computer system issues with saving employees' work.
an employee, smith, acknowledged inexperience and lack of attention likely made her miss the issue while processing reyes' release in september 2016.
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ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˌrivˈju həz faʊnd ðət ən ˈɪnˌmeɪt ɪn kənˈtəki spɛnt faɪv ˈɛkstrə mənθs ɪn ʤeɪl du tɪ ˈjumən ˈɛrər ənd ˈpɑsəbli kəmˈpjutər ˈsɪstəm ˈɪʃuz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈdeɪvɪd reɪɪs ərˈɪʤənəli feɪst ˈfɛləni ˈʧɑrʤɪz, bət ˈplidɪd ˈgɪlti tɪ ˈlɛsər ˌmɪsdəˈminər ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv ˈsɛkʃuəl mɪˈskɑndəkt, ənˈlɔfəl ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt ənd əˈsɔlt ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2015 hi rɪˈsivd əˈbaʊt ə ˈwənˌjɪr ˈsɛntəns wɪθ ə sɛpt. 25 2016 riˈlis deɪt, bət rɪˈmeɪnd ɪn ʤeɪl ənˈtɪl ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 13 wɪn hɪz əˈtərni toʊld ə ʤəʤ hi rɪˈmeɪnd ˌɪmˈprɪzənd. ðə ˈluiˌvɪl ˈmɛˌtroʊ kərˈɛkʃənz ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən faʊnd ʤeɪl ˈrɛkərdz ʃoʊd ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈfɛləni ˈʧɑrʤɪz stɪl ˈpɛndɪŋ. ə ˈrɛkərdz koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər ˈnoʊtɪd kəmˈpjutər ˈsɪstəm ˈɪʃuz wɪθ ˈseɪvɪŋ ɪmˈplɔɪiz' wərk. ən ɪmˈplɔɪi, smɪθ, ækˈnɑlɪʤd ˌɪnɪkˈspɪriəns ənd læk əv əˈtɛnʃən ˈlaɪkli meɪd hər mɪs ðə ˈɪʃu waɪl ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ reɪɪs' riˈlis ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2016
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fox news channel pundits greta van susteren and erick erickson have gone to war over texas state sen. wendy davis (d) and characterization of davis as “abortion barbie.” according to talking points memo, a blog post by van susteren calling erickson a “jerk” goaded erickson into publishing a gruesome rant that described scenes more suited to an or an installment of the “saw” movie franchise than a clinic.
“wendy davis has staked her career on the right to chop a child to bits, no matter how viable the child is,” erickson wrote on monday night at his blog red state.
rather than the bullying “jerk” portrayed by van susteren, erickson perceives himself as a courageous truth-teller, saying, “i have helped define wendy davis by a moniker that sticks, describes, and makes her the butt of jokes, while drawing out the shrill hysterics of her supporters.”
the erstwhile cnn pundit was responding to a monday blog post by van susteren at her website in which she called out erickson for lobbing sexist insults at davis via twitter.
in the post, van susteren derided erickson and davis’ other attackers as “creeps who take cheap shots because they are too ignorant and small to engage in an important discussion.”
“i care how much you disagree or agree with texas’ wendy davis, you have to agree that this guy, erick erickson, is a real jerk and is really lousy at being a spokesperson for his views,” she said.
further, she asked what kind of example he is setting for his own daughter, writing, “i see he about his daughter. when i read the above tweet i thought, i wonder how proud his daughter would be of him if she knew that he insults about women. it is one thing to he insults.”
erickson responded by posting “a very sincere thank you” to van susteren monday night.
“wendy davis believes it is perfectly acceptable to crack open a skull, inject her cranium with saline, vacuum out her brains, then tear her limb from limb her from her womb even though a minute, an hour, a day, a week, or a month later she could survive outside the womb,” he insisted, engaging in a common of equating any fertilized egg even a to a fully viable fetus.
“wendy davis has staked her career on the right to chop a child to bits, no matter how viable the child is,” he wrote, referring to davis’ filibuster against a draconian texas law that would make abortion illegal de facto by closing the bulk of the clinics.
the act of defiance against the texas hegemony over the state drew thousands of supporters to the state capitol in austin and has galvanized texas democrats. davis announced in 2013 that she intends to run for governor, a move that has some in the state recalling the leadership of former gov. ann davis (d) and others frantically hurling insults and distortions in an effort to stop davis’ momentum.
“wendy davis is a one issue wonder heralded by the press because she is a high priestess of the secular sacred sacrament slaughtering children on the altar of moloch. that greta van susteren is offended by me, thinks me creepy and a jerk, and thinks i should not be listened to is of no harm or consequence to me,” he wrote.
now, apparently, republicans are not only calling davis a “coke whore,” an unfit mother and a coldly ambitious huntress, erickson is calling her a witch.
van susteren and fellow fox news anchor kelly have singled out erickson in the past for the viciousness of his attacks on women.
erickson, a macon, georgia resident and longtime agitator has been given to rhetorical extremes in the past. he famously called supreme court justice david souter a “goat-f*cking child molester.”
in 2009, he called sen. mitch mcconnell (r-ky) a eunuch and an infectious “cancer” on the gop. he called on fellow conservatives to “collectively rip off his jaw and shovel the crap back down his throat that been serving us.”
[image of erick erickson via gage flickr photostream, creative commons licensed]
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fɑks nuz ˈʧænəl ˈpəndɪts ˈgritə væn səˈstɛrən ənd ˈɛrɪk ˈɛrɪksən hæv gɔn tɪ wɔr ˈoʊvər ˈtɛksəs steɪt sɛn. ˈwɛndi ˈdeɪvɪs (di) ənd ˌkɛrɪktərɪˈzeɪʃən əv ˈdeɪvɪs ɛz barbie.”*.” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈtɔkɪŋ pɔɪnts ˈmɛˌmoʊ, ə blɔg poʊst baɪ væn səˈstɛrən ˈkɔlɪŋ ˈɛrɪksən ə ““jerk”*” ˈgoʊdɪd ˈɛrɪksən ˈɪntu ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ə ˈgrusəm rænt ðət dɪˈskraɪbd sinz mɔr ˈsutɪd tɪ ən ər ən ˌɪnˈstɔlmənt əv ðə ““saw”*” ˈmuvi ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ðən ə ˈklɪnɪk. ˈdeɪvɪs həz steɪkt hər kərɪr ɔn ðə raɪt tɪ ʧɑp ə ʧaɪld tɪ bɪts, noʊ ˈmætər haʊ ˈvaɪəbəl ðə ʧaɪld is,”*,” ˈɛrɪksən roʊt ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt æt hɪz blɔg rɛd steɪt. ˈrəðər ðən ðə ˈbʊliɪŋ ““jerk”*” pɔrˈtreɪd baɪ væn səˈstɛrən, ˈɛrɪksən pərˈsivz hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ə kərˈeɪʤəs truth-teller*, seɪɪŋ, hæv hɛlpt dɪˈfaɪn ˈwɛndi ˈdeɪvɪs baɪ ə ˈmɑnɪkər ðət stɪks, dɪˈskraɪbz, ənd meɪks hər ðə bət əv ʤoʊks, waɪl drɔɪŋ aʊt ðə ʃrɪl ˌhɪˈstɛrɪks əv hər supporters.”*.” ðə ˈərstˌwaɪl ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˈpəndət wɑz rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ə ˈmənˌdeɪ blɔg poʊst baɪ væn səˈstɛrən æt hər ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɪn wɪʧ ʃi kɔld aʊt ˈɛrɪksən fər ˈlɑbɪŋ ˈsɛksɪst ˌɪnˈsəlts æt ˈdeɪvɪs ˈviə tˈwɪtər. ɪn ðə poʊst, væn səˈstɛrən dɪˈraɪdɪd ˈɛrɪksən ənd davis’*’ ˈəðər əˈtækərz ɛz hu teɪk ʧip ʃɑts bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər tu ˈɪgnərənt ənd smɔl tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt discussion.”*.” kɛr haʊ məʧ ju dɪsəˈgri ər əˈgri wɪθ texas’*’ ˈwɛndi ˈdeɪvɪs, ju hæv tɪ əˈgri ðət ðɪs gaɪ, ˈɛrɪk ˈɛrɪksən, ɪz ə ril ʤərk ənd ɪz ˈrɪli ˈlaʊzi æt biɪŋ ə ˈspoʊkspərsən fər hɪz views,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ˈfərðər, ʃi æst wət kaɪnd əv ɪgˈzæmpəl hi ɪz ˈsɛtɪŋ fər hɪz oʊn ˈdɔtər, ˈraɪtɪŋ, si hi əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈdɔtər. wɪn aɪ rɛd ðə əˈbəv twit aɪ θɔt, aɪ ˈwəndər haʊ praʊd hɪz ˈdɔtər wʊd bi əv ɪm ɪf ʃi nu ðət hi ˌɪnˈsəlts əˈbaʊt ˈwɪmən. ɪt ɪz wən θɪŋ tɪ hi insults.”*.” ˈɛrɪksən rɪˈspɑndɪd baɪ ˈpoʊstɪŋ ˈvɛri sɪnˈsɪr θæŋk you”*” tɪ væn səˈstɛrən ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt. ˈdeɪvɪs bɪˈlivz ɪt ɪz ˈpərfəktli əkˈsɛptəbəl tɪ kræk ˈoʊpən ə skəl, ˌɪnˈʤɛkt hər ˈkreɪˌniəm wɪθ səˈlin, ˈvækjum aʊt hər breɪnz, ðɛn tɪr hər lɪm frəm lɪm hər frəm hər wum ˈivɪn ðoʊ ə ˈmɪnət, ən aʊər, ə deɪ, ə wik, ər ə mənθ ˈleɪtər ʃi kʊd sərˈvaɪv ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə womb,”*,” hi ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd, ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn ə ˈkɑmən əv ɪkˈweɪtɪŋ ˈɛni ˈfərtəˌlaɪzd ɛg ˈivɪn ə tɪ ə ˈfʊli ˈvaɪəbəl ˈfitəs. ˈdeɪvɪs həz steɪkt hər kərɪr ɔn ðə raɪt tɪ ʧɑp ə ʧaɪld tɪ bɪts, noʊ ˈmætər haʊ ˈvaɪəbəl ðə ʧaɪld is,”*,” hi roʊt, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ davis’*’ ˈfɪləˌbəstər əˈgɛnst ə drəˈkoʊniən ˈtɛksəs lɔ ðət wʊd meɪk əˈbɔrʃən ˌɪˈligəl də ˈfæktoʊ baɪ ˈkloʊzɪŋ ðə bəlk əv ðə ˈklɪnɪks. ðə ækt əv dɪˈfaɪəns əˈgɛnst ðə ˈtɛksəs hiˈʤɛməni ˈoʊvər ðə steɪt dru ˈθaʊzənz əv səˈpɔrtərz tɪ ðə steɪt ˈkæpɪtəl ɪn ˈɔstən ənd həz ˈgælvəˌnaɪzd ˈtɛksəs ˈdɛməˌkræts. ˈdeɪvɪs əˈnaʊnst ɪn 2013 ðət ʃi ˌɪnˈtɛndz tɪ rən fər ˈgəvərnər, ə muv ðət həz səm ɪn ðə steɪt rɪˈkɔlɪŋ ðə ˈlidərˌʃɪp əv ˈfɔrmər gəv. æn ˈdeɪvɪs (di) ənd ˈəðərz ˈfrænəkəli ˈhərlɪŋ ˌɪnˈsəlts ənd dɪˈstɔrʃənz ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ stɑp davis’*’ moʊˈmɛntəm. ˈdeɪvɪs ɪz ə wən ˈɪʃu ˈwəndər ˈhɛrəldɪd baɪ ðə prɛs bɪˈkəz ʃi ɪz ə haɪ ˈpristəs əv ðə ˈsɛkjələr ˈseɪkrɪd ˈsækrəmənt sˈlɔtərɪŋ ˈʧɪldrən ɔn ðə ˈɔltər əv moloch*. ðət ˈgritə væn səˈstɛrən ɪz əˈfɛndɪd baɪ mi, θɪŋks mi ˈkripi ənd ə ʤərk, ənd θɪŋks aɪ ʃʊd nɑt bi ˈlɪsənd tɪ ɪz əv noʊ hɑrm ər ˈkɑnsəkwəns tɪ me,”*,” hi roʊt. naʊ, əˈpɛrəntli, rɪˈpəblɪkənz ər nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈkɔlɪŋ ˈdeɪvɪs ə whore,”*,” ən ənˈfɪt ˈməðər ənd ə ˈkoʊldli æmˈbɪʃəs ˈhəntrɪs, ˈɛrɪksən ɪz ˈkɔlɪŋ hər ə wɪʧ. væn səˈstɛrən ənd ˈfɛloʊ fɑks nuz ˈæŋkər ˈkɛli hæv ˈsɪŋgəld aʊt ˈɛrɪksən ɪn ðə pæst fər ðə ˈvɪʃəsnɪs əv hɪz əˈtæks ɔn ˈwɪmən. ˈɛrɪksən, ə ˈmeɪkən, ˈʤɔrʤə ˈrɛzɪdənt ənd ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˈæʤəˌteɪtər həz bɪn ˈgɪvɪn tɪ rɪˈtɔrɪkəl ɪkˈstrimz ɪn ðə pæst. hi ˈfeɪməsli kɔld səˈprim kɔrt ˈʤəstɪs ˈdeɪvɪd ˈsutər ə ʧaɪld molester.”*.” ɪn 2009 hi kɔld sɛn. mɪʧ məˈkɑnəl (r-ky*) ə ˈjunək ənd ən ˌɪnˈfɛkʃəs ““cancer”*” ɔn ðə gop*. hi kɔld ɔn ˈfɛloʊ kənˈsərvətɪvz tɪ rɪp ɔf hɪz ʤɔ ənd ˈʃəvəl ðə kræp bæk daʊn hɪz θroʊt ðət bɪn ˈsərvɪŋ us.”*.” [ˈɪmɪʤ əv ˈɛrɪk ˈɛrɪksən ˈviə geɪʤ ˈflɪkər photostream*, kriˈeɪtɪv ˈkɑmənz ˈlaɪsənst]
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fyi rip if you are reading this i am not trying to speak for you...
ripster in the past seemed to like that people discuss and share his content.
as long as they give credit to him or any other original author for the work!
the biggest problem i have seen him have with it is when someone one of his pictures or his other content and does not reference that it came from him. this happens all the time and despite some users negative opinion of this... watermark your photos!
ripster was right in promoting this idea. i do not know how many times i have seen people from, reaper, tsangen, jdcarpe, and many more and not reference where the original came from. but we all know because of the watermark.
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ˌɛfˈwaɪˌaɪ rɪp ɪf ju ər ˈrɛdɪŋ ðɪs aɪ æm nɑt traɪɪŋ tɪ spik fər ju... ɪn ðə pæst simd tɪ laɪk ðət ˈpipəl dɪˈskəs ənd ʃɛr hɪz ˈkɑntɛnt. ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðeɪ gɪv ˈkrɛdɪt tɪ ɪm ər ˈɛni ˈəðər ərˈɪʤənəl ˈɔθər fər ðə wərk! ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈprɑbləm aɪ hæv sin ɪm hæv wɪθ ɪt ɪz wɪn ˈsəmˌwən wən əv hɪz ˈpɪkʧərz ər hɪz ˈəðər ˈkɑntɛnt ənd dɪz nɑt ˈrɛfərəns ðət ɪt keɪm frəm ɪm. ðɪs ˈhæpənz ɔl ðə taɪm ənd dɪˈspaɪt səm ˈjuzərz ˈnɛgətɪv əˈpɪnjən əv ðɪs... ˈwɔtərˌmɑrk jʊr ˈfoʊˌtoʊz! wɑz raɪt ɪn prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ðɪs aɪˈdiə. aɪ du nɑt noʊ haʊ ˈmɛni taɪmz aɪ hæv sin ˈpipəl frəm, ˈripər, tsangen*, jdcarpe*, ənd ˈmɛni mɔr ənd nɑt ˈrɛfərəns wɛr ðə ərˈɪʤənəl keɪm frəm. bət wi ɔl noʊ bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈwɔtərˌmɑrk.
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we're going to be seeing a new crop of high-end in early 2016, and while we don't know what they'll look like just yet, we are learning an awful lot about the chips that will power them. qualcomm is ramping up its machine for the snapdragon 820, and today samsung has announced its 8, the 8890.
like the (generally excellent) 7 7420, the new 8890 is an design that combines four "little" arm cortex cores with four "big" cores. however, the new chip uses samsung's first custom architecture for the big cores, which samsung says will improve performance by 30 percent while reducing power consumption by 10 percent. the 7 chips performed considerably better than contemporaneous snapdragon 810 chips and were slower to heat up, so hopefully the 8 will be the same.
the second major change is that samsung is integrating an modem into the chip for the first time, which simplifies manufacturing for phone who only want to make room on a for one chip instead of a separate modem and. the modem supports download speeds of up to and upload speeds of up to 150mbps, putting it on the same footing as the snapdragon modem that will come with qualcomm's snapdragon 820 next year.
the has improved too, though samsung isn't really changing up its strategy here. the arm is a standard design from arm, and arm has said that it's around times as fast as the used in the 7420.
like the 7420, the 8890 will be manufactured on samsung'socess. the company will begin the chip by the end of 2015.
samsung has been making chips for years, usually by combining core designs from arm withs from arm or (more rarely) imagination technologies. but while those chips saw widespread usage in samsung's tablets and some international variants of its flagship galaxy phones, versions of those phones in the us and elsewhere all used qualcomm snapdragons instead.
starting with the galaxy, that has changed, and now all versions of samsung's phones use chips. integrating a modem just means that samsung is even less likely to backtrack and return to qualcomm'ss for its flagship phones in 2016. and while qualcomm's custom architecture doesn't sound like a drastic departure from the arm designs it was already using, it's interesting to see some android like samsung and go the route of designing their own chips rather than buying them from the likes of qualcomm or mediatek.
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wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ bi siɪŋ ə nu krɑp əv haɪɛnd ɪn ˈərli 2016 ənd waɪl wi doʊnt noʊ wət ðɛl lʊk laɪk ʤɪst jɛt, wi ər ˈlərnɪŋ ən ˈɔfəl lɔt əˈbaʊt ðə ʧɪps ðət wɪl paʊər ðɛm. kˈwɑlˌkɑm ɪz ˈræmpɪŋ əp ɪts məˈʃin fər ðə sˈnæpˌdrægən 820 ənd təˈdeɪ ˈsæmˌsəŋ həz əˈnaʊnst ɪts 8, ðə 8890 laɪk ðə (ˈʤɛnərəli ˈɛksələnt) 7 7420 ðə nu 8890 ɪz ən dɪˈzaɪn ðət kəmˈbaɪnz fɔr "ˈlɪtəl" ɑrm ˈkɔrtɛks kɔrz wɪθ fɔr "bɪg" kɔrz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə nu ʧɪp ˈjuzɪz ˈsæmˌsəŋz fərst ˈkəstəm ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər fər ðə bɪg kɔrz, wɪʧ ˈsæmˌsəŋ sɪz wɪl ˌɪmˈpruv pərˈfɔrməns baɪ 30 pərˈsɛnt waɪl rɪˈdusɪŋ paʊər kənˈsəmʃən baɪ 10 pərˈsɛnt. ðə 7 ʧɪps pərˈfɔrmd kənˈsɪdərəbli ˈbɛtər ðən kənˌtɛmpərˈeɪniəs sˈnæpˌdrægən 810 ʧɪps ənd wər sloʊər tɪ hit əp, soʊ ˈhoʊpfəli ðə 8 wɪl bi ðə seɪm. ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈmeɪʤər ʧeɪnʤ ɪz ðət ˈsæmˌsəŋ ɪz ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪŋ ən ˈmoʊdəm ˈɪntu ðə ʧɪp fər ðə fərst taɪm, wɪʧ ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪz ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ fər foʊn hu ˈoʊnli wɔnt tɪ meɪk rum ɔn ə fər wən ʧɪp ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈmoʊdəm ənd. ðə ˈmoʊdəm səˈpɔrts ˈdaʊnˌloʊd spidz əv əp tɪ ənd ˈəˌploʊd spidz əv əp tɪ 150mbps*, ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪt ɔn ðə seɪm ˈfʊtɪŋ ɛz ðə sˈnæpˌdrægən ˈmoʊdəm ðət wɪl kəm wɪθ kˈwɑlˌkɑmz sˈnæpˌdrægən 820 nɛkst jɪr. ðə həz ˌɪmˈpruvd tu, ðoʊ ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˈɪzənt ˈrɪli ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ əp ɪts ˈstrætəʤi hir. ðə ɑrm ɪz ə ˈstændərd dɪˈzaɪn frəm ɑrm, ənd ɑrm həz sɛd ðət ɪts əraʊnd taɪmz ɛz fæst ɛz ðə juzd ɪn ðə 7420 laɪk ðə 7420 ðə 8890 wɪl bi ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd ɔn ˈsæmˌsəŋz ˈprɔˌsɛs. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɪl bɪˈgɪn ðə ʧɪp baɪ ðə ɛnd əv 2015 ˈsæmˌsəŋ həz bɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʧɪps fər jɪrz, ˈjuʒəwəli baɪ kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ kɔr dɪˈzaɪnz frəm ɑrm wɪθ frəm ɑrm ər (mɔr ˈrɛrli) ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən tɛkˈnɑləʤiz. bət waɪl ðoʊz ʧɪps sɔ ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˈjusɪʤ ɪn ˈsæmˌsəŋz ˈtæbləts ənd səm ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈvɛriənts əv ɪts ˈflægˌʃɪp ˈgæləksi foʊnz, ˈvərʒənz əv ðoʊz foʊnz ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ˈɛlsˌwɛr ɔl juzd kˈwɑlˌkɑm sˈnæpˌdrægən ˌɪnˈstɛd. ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈgæləksi ðət həz ʧeɪnʤd, ənd naʊ ɔl ˈvərʒənz əv ˈsæmˌsəŋz foʊnz juz ʧɪps. ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪŋ ə ˈmoʊdəm ʤɪst minz ðət ˈsæmˌsəŋ ɪz ˈivɪn lɛs ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈbækˌtræk ənd rɪˈtərn tɪ kˈwɑlˌkɑmz fər ɪts ˈflægˌʃɪp foʊnz ɪn 2016 ənd waɪl kˈwɑlˌkɑmz ˈkəstəm ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ˈdəzənt saʊnd laɪk ə ˈdræstɪk dɪˈpɑrʧər frəm ðə ɑrm dɪˈzaɪnz ɪt wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ˈjuzɪŋ, ɪts ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ si səm ˈænˌdrɔɪd laɪk ˈsæmˌsəŋ ənd goʊ ðə rut əv dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ðɛr oʊn ʧɪps ˈrəðər ðən baɪɪŋ ðɛm frəm ðə laɪks əv kˈwɑlˌkɑm ər mediatek*.
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fab defense has introduced a glock 43 magazine extension called. it adds 4 rounds to the standard magazine capacity thus making it a 10 rounder. as with many other magazine extensions for subcompact pistols, this one also forms a full grip.
the internal design is pretty interesting. the extension has a set of two coil springs built into it. this system allows installing the extension using the existing magazine spring. so those two coil springs support (in terms of length and strength) the original magazine spring making it able to reliably feed the ten rounds.
the is a design, so in order to install it, you need to two allen screws and disassemble the extension. then disassemble the magazine and remove the magazine and insert. and the last step is to clamp the two pieces of the extension on the magazine and reinstall the two allen screws.
although the glock 43 loses its compactness with this extension, the advantage is obviously to have a spare magazine with this extension installed. the larger magazine would be no problem to carry separately and to conceal effectively. so you can carry the small gun and have a larger capacity magazine for a reload. it also interfere with the holster. so you can use the same holster with the extended magazine in the gun.
here are a couple of videos about the and its installation process:
right now the extension is available only in black color, but more color options will be offered later. the price on is $21.99.
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fæb dɪˈfɛns həz ˌɪntrəˈdust ə glɑk 43 ˈmægəˌzin ɪkˈstɛnʃən kɔld ɪt ædz 4 raʊnz tɪ ðə ˈstændərd ˈmægəˌzin kəˈpæsɪti ðəs ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ə 10 ˈraʊndər. ɛz wɪθ ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈmægəˌzin ɪkˈstɛnʃənz fər səbˈkɑmpækt ˈpɪstəlz, ðɪs wən ˈɔlsoʊ fɔrmz ə fʊl grɪp. ðə ˌɪnˈtərnəl dɪˈzaɪn ɪz ˈprɪti ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. ðə ɪkˈstɛnʃən həz ə sɛt əv tu kɔɪl spərɪŋz bɪlt ˈɪntu ɪt. ðɪs ˈsɪstəm əˈlaʊz ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ ðə ɪkˈstɛnʃən ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈmægəˌzin spərɪŋ. soʊ ðoʊz tu kɔɪl spərɪŋz səˈpɔrt (ɪn tərmz əv lɛŋθ ənd strɛŋθ) ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈmægəˌzin spərɪŋ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɪˈlaɪəbli fid ðə tɛn raʊnz. ðə ɪz ə dɪˈzaɪn, soʊ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl ɪt, ju nid tɪ tu ˈælən skruz ənd ˌdɪsəˈsɛmbəl ðə ɪkˈstɛnʃən. ðɛn ˌdɪsəˈsɛmbəl ðə ˈmægəˌzin ənd riˈmuv ðə ˈmægəˌzin ənd ˌɪnˈsərt. ənd ðə læst stɛp ɪz tɪ klæmp ðə tu ˈpisɪz əv ðə ɪkˈstɛnʃən ɔn ðə ˈmægəˌzin ənd ˌriɪnˈstɑl ðə tu ˈælən skruz. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə glɑk 43 ˈluzɪz ɪts kəmˈpæktnəs wɪθ ðɪs ɪkˈstɛnʃən, ðə ædˈvæntɪʤ ɪz ˈɑbviəsli tɪ hæv ə spɛr ˈmægəˌzin wɪθ ðɪs ɪkˈstɛnʃən ˌɪnˈstɔld. ðə ˈlɑrʤər ˈmægəˌzin wʊd bi noʊ ˈprɑbləm tɪ ˈkɛri ˈsɛpərətli ənd tɪ kənˈsil ˈifɛktɪvli. soʊ ju kən ˈkɛri ðə smɔl gən ənd hæv ə ˈlɑrʤər kəˈpæsɪti ˈmægəˌzin fər ə riˈloʊd. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnərˈfɪr wɪθ ðə ˈhoʊlstər. soʊ ju kən juz ðə seɪm ˈhoʊlstər wɪθ ðə ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈmægəˌzin ɪn ðə gən. hir ər ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈvɪdioʊz əˈbaʊt ðə ənd ɪts ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs: raɪt naʊ ðə ɪkˈstɛnʃən ɪz əˈveɪləbəl ˈoʊnli ɪn blæk ˈkələr, bət mɔr ˈkələr ˈɔpʃənz wɪl bi ˈɔfərd ˈleɪtər. ðə praɪs ɔn ɪz
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a point of view: is democracy overrated?
democracy is championed as a universal good by the west, but we its power to guarantee personal and political freedom, argues roger scruton.
for some time, the leading western nations have acted upon the assumption that democracy is the solution to political conflict, and that the ultimate goal of foreign policy must be to encourage the emergence of democracy in countries which have not yet enjoyed its benefits. and they continue to adhere to this assumption, even when considering events in the middle east today. we can easily with it. for democracies do not, in general, go to war with each other, and do not, in general, experience civil war within their borders. where the people can choose their government, there is a safety valve that prevents conflicts from over-heating. unpopular governments are rejected without violence.
the championship of democracy has therefore become a settled feature of western foreign policy. in retrospect, the cold war has been seen as a conflict between democracy and totalitarianism, in which democracy finally triumphed. and with democracy came the liberation of the people of the former communist states. where there had been tyranny and oppression, there was now freedom and human rights. and if we study the words of western politicians, we will constantly find that the three ideas - democracy, freedom and human rights - are spoken of in one breath, and assumed in all circumstances to coincide. that, for many of our political leaders, is the lesson to be drawn from the cold war and the final collapse of the soviet empire.
continue reading the main story find out more roger scruton is a writer and philosopher
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in my view, the idea that there is a single, solution to social and political conflict around the world, and that democracy is the name of it, is based on a disregard of historical and cultural conditions, and a failure to see that democracy is only made possible by other and more deeply hidden institutions. and while we are willing to accept that democracy goes hand in hand with individual freedom and the protection of human rights, we often fail to realise that these three things are three things, not one, and that it is only under certain conditions that they coincide.
democracy was introduced into russia without any adequate protection for human rights. and many human rights were protected in century britain long before the emergence of anything that we would call democracy. in the middle east today, we find parties standing for election, like the muslim brotherhood in egypt, which regards an electoral victory as the opportunity to crush dissent and impose a way of life that for many citizens is simply unacceptable. in such circumstances democracy is a threat to human rights and not a way of protecting them.
continue reading the main story start quote the totalitarian system endures by abolishing the distinction between civil society and the state” end quote
i had the opportunity to study some of these issues during the 1980s, when visiting friends and colleagues who were attempting to plant the seeds of opposition in the communist countries. these were public-spirited citizens, who ran the risk of arrest and imprisonment for activities which you and i would regard as entirely innocent. they ran classes for young people who had been deprived of an education on account of their parents' political profile. they established support networks for writers, scholars, musicians and artists who were banned from presenting their work. they smuggled medicines, bibles, religious symbols and textbooks. and because charities were illegal under communism and religious institutions were controlled by the communist party, all this work had to be conducted in secret.
the totalitarian system, i learned, endures not simply by getting rid of democratic elections and imposing a state. it endures by abolishing the distinction between civil society and the state, and by allowing nothing significant to occur which is not controlled by the party. by studying the situation in eastern europe, i came quickly to see that political freedom depends upon a delicate network of institutions, which my friends were striving to understand and if possible to resuscitate.
so what are these institutions? first among them is judicial independence. in every case where the communist party had an interest, the judge was under instructions to deliver the verdict that the party required. it didn't matter that there was no law that the victim had breached. if necessary, a law could be invented at the last moment. if the party wanted someone to be in prison, then the judge had to put that person in prison. if he refused, then he would end up in prison himself, if he was lucky. in such circumstances the rule of law was a complete fiction: law was simply a mask worn by the party, as it dictated its decisions to the people.
attempts to bring democracy to egypt have run into trouble
then there is the institution of property rights. normal people in the communist state had virtually nothing to their name - nothing legal, that is. their houses or flats were owned by the state, their few personal possessions could not be freely traded in the market, and their salary and pension depended on their political conformity and could be removed at any time. in these circumstances the entire economy went underground. no court of law would enforce the contracts that people needed if they were to get on with their lives. you might have a deal with your neighbour to exchange vegetables for lessons. but if one of you defected and the other took the dispute to law, the only result would be that both of you went to prison for conducting an illegal business. all transactions therefore depended upon personal trust, in a situation in which trust was in shorter and shorter supply. hence society was riven by conflicts and suspicions, which neither law nor politics could remedy. and the communist party rejoiced in this situation, since it prevented people from combining against it.
continue reading the main story democracy in a few words george bernard shaw: "democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve"
"democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve" winston churchill: "democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time."
"democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time." clement atlee: "democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking"
"democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking" tom stoppard: "it's not the voting that's democracy, it's the counting"
then there is freedom of speech and opinion. the freedom to entertain and express opinions, however offensive to others, has been regarded since locke in the century as the of a political society. this freedom was enshrined in the us constitution, defended in the face of the victorian moralists by john stuart mill, and upheld in our time by my dissident friends. we take this freedom so much for granted that we regard it as the default position of humanity - the position to which we return, if all oppressive powers are removed from us. but my experience of communist europe convinced me of the opposite. orthodoxy, conformity and the hounding of the dissident define the default position of mankind, and there is no reason to think that democracies are any different in this respect from islamic or totalitarian states.
of course, the opinions that are suppressed change from one form of society to another, as do the methods of suppression. but we should be clear that to guarantee freedom of opinion goes against the grain of social life, and imposes risks that people may be reluctant to take. for in orthodoxy, you are not just questioning a belief - you are threatening the social order that has been built on it. also, are the more fiercely protected the more vulnerable they are.
both those principles are surely obvious from the reaction of islamists to criticisms directed at their religion. just as it was in the wars of religion that ravaged europe in the century, it is precisely what is most absurd that is most protected. and critics are not treated merely as people with an intellectual difficulty. they are a threat, the enemies of society and, for the believer, the enemies of god. so it was too under communism, in which a system of government had been built on theories that may have looked plausible in the early days of the industrial revolution but which in the economy of europe were palpably ridiculous. for that very reason it was the greatest heresy to them.
finally, there is legitimate opposition. this was perhaps the greatest casualty of communism as it afflicted europe. when lenin imposed the communist system on russia it was in the form of a top-down dictatorship, in which orders were passed down to the ranks below. it was a kind of military government, and opposition could no more unite against it than soldiers in the ranks can unite against their commanders. in times of emergency this kind of discipline is perhaps necessary. but it is the opposite of government.
it has been assumed in this country from the time of the that political decisions are taken in council, after hearing all sides to the question, and taking note of the many interests that must be reconciled. long before the advent of democracy, our parliament divided into government and opposition, and except in stressful periods during the and centuries it was acknowledged that government without opposition is without any corrective when things go wrong. that is what we saw in the soviet union and its empire - a system of government without a reverse gear, which continued headlong towards the brick wall of the future.
in the underground universities of communist europe, my friends and colleagues studied those things, and prepared themselves for the day when the communist party, having starved itself of every rational input, would finally give up the ghost. and the lessons that they learned need to be learned again today, as our politicians lead us forth under the banner of democracy, without pausing to examine what democracy actually requires.
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ə pɔɪnt əv vju: ɪz dɪˈmɑkrəsi ˌoʊvərˈreɪtɪd? dɪˈmɑkrəsi ɪz ˈʧæmpiənd ɛz ə ˌjunəˈvərsəl gʊd baɪ ðə wɛst, bət wi ɪts paʊər tɪ ˌgɛrənˈti ˈpərsɪnəl ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈfridəm, ˈɑrgjuz ˈrɑʤər ˈskrutən. fər səm taɪm, ðə ˈlidɪŋ ˈwɛstərn ˈneɪʃənz hæv ˈæktɪd əˈpɑn ðə əˈsəmpʃən ðət dɪˈmɑkrəsi ɪz ðə səˈluʃən tɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkɑnflɪkt, ənd ðət ðə ˈəltəmət goʊl əv ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi məst bi tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ðə ˈimərʤəns əv dɪˈmɑkrəsi ɪn ˈkəntriz wɪʧ hæv nɑt jɛt ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ɪts ˈbɛnəfɪts. ənd ðeɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ əˈdhɪr tɪ ðɪs əˈsəmpʃən, ˈivɪn wɪn kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ɪˈvɛnts ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist təˈdeɪ. wi kən ˈizəli wɪθ ɪt. fər dɪˈmɑkrəsiz du nɑt, ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, goʊ tɪ wɔr wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər, ənd du nɑt, ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈsɪvəl wɔr wɪˈθɪn ðɛr ˈbɔrdərz. wɛr ðə ˈpipəl kən ʧuz ðɛr ˈgəvərnmənt, ðɛr ɪz ə ˈseɪfti vælv ðət prɪˈvɛnts ˈkɑnflɪkts frəm over-heating*. ˌənˈpɑpjələr ˈgəvərnmənts ər rɪˈʤɛktɪd wɪˈθaʊt ˈvaɪələns. ðə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp əv dɪˈmɑkrəsi həz ˈðɛrˌfɔr bɪˈkəm ə ˈsɛtəld ˈfiʧər əv ˈwɛstərn ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi. ɪn ˈrɛtrəˌspɛkt, ðə koʊld wɔr həz bɪn sin ɛz ə ˈkɑnflɪkt bɪtˈwin dɪˈmɑkrəsi ənd ˌtoʊˌtæləˈtɛriəˌnɪzəm, ɪn wɪʧ dɪˈmɑkrəsi ˈfaɪnəli traɪəmft. ənd wɪθ dɪˈmɑkrəsi keɪm ðə ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈpipəl əv ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈkɑmjənəst steɪts. wɛr ðɛr hæd bɪn ˈtɪrəni ənd əˈprɛʃən, ðɛr wɑz naʊ ˈfridəm ənd ˈjumən raɪts. ənd ɪf wi ˈstədi ðə wərdz əv ˈwɛstərn ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz, wi wɪl ˈkɑnstəntli faɪnd ðət ðə θri aɪˈdiəz dɪˈmɑkrəsi, ˈfridəm ənd ˈjumən raɪts ər ˈspoʊkən əv ɪn wən brɛθ, ənd əˈsumd ɪn ɔl ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz tɪ ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd. ðət, fər ˈmɛni əv ɑr pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlidərz, ɪz ðə ˈlɛsən tɪ bi drɔn frəm ðə koʊld wɔr ənd ðə ˈfaɪnəl kəˈlæps əv ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈɛmpaɪər. kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri faɪnd aʊt mɔr ˈrɑʤər ˈskrutən ɪz ə ˈraɪtər ənd fəˈlɑsəfər ə pɔɪnt əv vju ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli ˈbrɔdˌkæst ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪz ɔn ˈreɪdiˌoʊ 4 æt ənd rɪˈpitɪd ˈsənˌdiz, ɪn maɪ vju, ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ðɛr ɪz ə ˈsɪŋgəl, səˈluʃən tɪ ˈsoʊʃəl ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkɑnflɪkt əraʊnd ðə wərld, ənd ðət dɪˈmɑkrəsi ɪz ðə neɪm əv ɪt, ɪz beɪst ɔn ə ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑrd əv hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ənd ˈkəlʧərəl kənˈdɪʃənz, ənd ə ˈfeɪljər tɪ si ðət dɪˈmɑkrəsi ɪz ˈoʊnli meɪd ˈpɑsəbəl baɪ ˈəðər ənd mɔr ˈdipli ˈhɪdən ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz. ənd waɪl wi ər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðət dɪˈmɑkrəsi goʊz hænd ɪn hænd wɪθ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈfridəm ənd ðə prəˈtɛkʃən əv ˈjumən raɪts, wi ˈɔfən feɪl tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ðiz θri θɪŋz ər θri θɪŋz, nɑt wən, ənd ðət ɪt ɪz ˈoʊnli ˈəndər ˈsərtən kənˈdɪʃənz ðət ðeɪ ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd. dɪˈmɑkrəsi wɑz ˌɪntrəˈdust ˈɪntu ˈrəʃə wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˈædəkˌweɪt prəˈtɛkʃən fər ˈjumən raɪts. ənd ˈmɛni ˈjumən raɪts wər prəˈtɛktɪd ɪn ˈsɛnʧəri ˈbrɪtən lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈimərʤəns əv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət wi wʊd kɔl dɪˈmɑkrəsi. ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist təˈdeɪ, wi faɪnd ˈpɑrtiz ˈstændɪŋ fər ɪˈlɛkʃən, laɪk ðə ˈməzlɪm ˈbrəðərˌhʊd ɪn ˈiʤɪpt, wɪʧ rɪˈgɑrdz ən ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈvɪktəri ɛz ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ krəʃ dɪˈsɛnt ənd ˌɪmˈpoʊz ə weɪ əv laɪf ðət fər ˈmɛni ˈsɪtɪzənz ɪz ˈsɪmpli ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl. ɪn səʧ ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz dɪˈmɑkrəsi ɪz ə θrɛt tɪ ˈjumən raɪts ənd nɑt ə weɪ əv prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðɛm. kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri stɑrt kwoʊt ðə ˌtoʊˌtælɪˈtɛriən ˈsɪstəm ɪnˈdʊrz baɪ əˈbɑlɪʃɪŋ ðə dɪˈstɪŋkʃən bɪtˈwin ˈsɪvəl soʊˈsaɪɪti ənd ðə state”*” ɛnd kwoʊt aɪ hæd ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ˈstədi səm əv ðiz ˈɪʃuz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 1980s*, wɪn ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ frɛndz ənd ˈkɑligz hu wər əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ plænt ðə sidz əv ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈkɑmjənəst ˈkəntriz. ðiz wər ˈpəblɪkˈspɪrɪtəd ˈsɪtɪzənz, hu ræn ðə rɪsk əv ərˈɛst ənd ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt fər ækˈtɪvɪtiz wɪʧ ju ənd aɪ wʊd rɪˈgɑrd ɛz ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈɪnəsənt. ðeɪ ræn ˈklæsɪz fər jəŋ ˈpipəl hu hæd bɪn dɪˈpraɪvd əv ən ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɔn əˈkaʊnt əv ðɛr ˈpɛrənts' pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈproʊˌfaɪl. ðeɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃt səˈpɔrt ˈnɛtˌwərks fər ˈraɪtərz, ˈskɑlərz, mjuˈzɪʃənz ənd ˈɑrtɪsts hu wər bænd frəm prɪˈzɛntɪŋ ðɛr wərk. ðeɪ sˈməgəld ˈmɛdəsənz, ˈbaɪbəlz, rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈsɪmbəlz ənd ˈtɛkstˌbʊks. ənd bɪˈkəz ˈʧɛrɪtiz wər ˌɪˈligəl ˈəndər ˈkɑmjəˌnɪzəm ənd rɪˈlɪʤəs ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz wər kənˈtroʊld baɪ ðə ˈkɑmjənəst ˈpɑrti, ɔl ðɪs wərk hæd tɪ bi kənˈdəktəd ɪn ˈsikrɪt. ðə ˌtoʊˌtælɪˈtɛriən ˈsɪstəm, aɪ ˈlərnɪd, ɪnˈdʊrz nɑt ˈsɪmpli baɪ ˈgɪtɪŋ rɪd əv ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ɪˈlɛkʃənz ənd ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ ə steɪt. ɪt ɪnˈdʊrz baɪ əˈbɑlɪʃɪŋ ðə dɪˈstɪŋkʃən bɪtˈwin ˈsɪvəl soʊˈsaɪɪti ənd ðə steɪt, ənd baɪ əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈnəθɪŋ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt tɪ əˈkər wɪʧ ɪz nɑt kənˈtroʊld baɪ ðə ˈpɑrti. baɪ ˈstədiɪŋ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈistərn ˈjʊrəp, aɪ keɪm kˈwɪkli tɪ si ðət pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈfridəm dɪˈpɛndz əˈpɑn ə ˈdɛləkət ˈnɛtˌwərk əv ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz, wɪʧ maɪ frɛndz wər ˈstraɪvɪŋ tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ənd ɪf ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ rɪˈsəsɪˌteɪt. soʊ wət ər ðiz ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz? fərst əˈməŋ ðɛm ɪz ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns. ɪn ˈɛvəri keɪs wɛr ðə ˈkɑmjənəst ˈpɑrti hæd ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst, ðə ʤəʤ wɑz ˈəndər ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ðə ˈvərdɪkt ðət ðə ˈpɑrti rikˈwaɪərd. ɪt ˈdɪdənt ˈmætər ðət ðɛr wɑz noʊ lɔ ðət ðə ˈvɪktɪm hæd briʧt. ɪf ˈnɛsəˌsɛri, ə lɔ kʊd bi ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd æt ðə læst ˈmoʊmənt. ɪf ðə ˈpɑrti ˈwɔntɪd ˈsəmˌwən tɪ bi ɪn ˈprɪzən, ðɛn ðə ʤəʤ hæd tɪ pʊt ðət ˈpərsən ɪn ˈprɪzən. ɪf hi rɪfˈjuzd, ðɛn hi wʊd ɛnd əp ɪn ˈprɪzən hɪmˈsɛlf, ɪf hi wɑz ˈləki. ɪn səʧ ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ðə rul əv lɔ wɑz ə kəmˈplit ˈfɪkʃən: lɔ wɑz ˈsɪmpli ə mæsk wɔrn baɪ ðə ˈpɑrti, ɛz ɪt ˈdɪkˌteɪtɪd ɪts dɪˈsɪʒənz tɪ ðə ˈpipəl. əˈtɛmpts tɪ brɪŋ dɪˈmɑkrəsi tɪ ˈiʤɪpt hæv rən ˈɪntu ˈtrəbəl ðɛn ðɛr ɪz ðə ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən əv ˈprɑpərti raɪts. ˈnɔrməl ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ˈkɑmjənəst steɪt hæd ˈvərʧuəli ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ ðɛr neɪm ˈnəθɪŋ ˈligəl, ðət ɪz. ðɛr ˈhaʊsɪz ər flæts wər oʊnd baɪ ðə steɪt, ðɛr fju ˈpərsɪnəl pəˈzɛʃənz kʊd nɑt bi ˈfrili ˈtreɪdɪd ɪn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt, ənd ðɛr ˈsæləri ənd ˈpɛnʃən dɪˈpɛndɪd ɔn ðɛr pəˈlɪtɪkəl kənˈfɔrməti ənd kʊd bi riˈmuvd æt ˈɛni taɪm. ɪn ðiz ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ɪˈkɑnəmi wɛnt ˈəndərˌgraʊnd. noʊ kɔrt əv lɔ wʊd ɛnˈfɔrs ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækts ðət ˈpipəl ˈnidɪd ɪf ðeɪ wər tɪ gɪt ɔn wɪθ ðɛr lɪvz. ju maɪt hæv ə dil wɪθ jʊr ˈneɪbər tɪ ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ˈvɛʤtəbəlz fər ˈlɛsənz. bət ɪf wən əv ju dɪˈfɛktɪd ənd ðə ˈəðər tʊk ðə dɪˈspjut tɪ lɔ, ðə ˈoʊnli rɪˈzəlt wʊd bi ðət boʊθ əv ju wɛnt tɪ ˈprɪzən fər kənˈdəktɪŋ ən ˌɪˈligəl ˈbɪznɪs. ɔl trænˈzækʃənz ˈðɛrˌfɔr dɪˈpɛndɪd əˈpɑn ˈpərsɪnəl trəst, ɪn ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn wɪʧ trəst wɑz ɪn ˈʃɔrtər ənd ˈʃɔrtər səˈplaɪ. hɛns soʊˈsaɪɪti wɑz ˈrɪvən baɪ ˈkɑnflɪkts ənd səˈspɪʃənz, wɪʧ ˈniðər lɔ nɔr ˈpɑləˌtɪks kʊd ˈrɛmədi. ənd ðə ˈkɑmjənəst ˈpɑrti rɪˈʤɔɪst ɪn ðɪs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, sɪns ɪt prɪˈvɛnɪd ˈpipəl frəm kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ əˈgɛnst ɪt. kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri dɪˈmɑkrəsi ɪn ə fju wərdz ʤɔrʤ ˈbərnərd ʃɔ: "dɪˈmɑkrəsi ɪz ə dɪˈvaɪs ðət ɪnˈʃʊrz wi ʃæl bi ˈgəvərnd noʊ ˈbɛtər ðən wi dɪˈzərv" "dɪˈmɑkrəsi ɪz ə dɪˈvaɪs ðət ɪnˈʃʊrz wi ʃæl bi ˈgəvərnd noʊ ˈbɛtər ðən wi dɪˈzərv" ˈwɪnstən ˈʧərʧɪl: "dɪˈmɑkrəsi ɪz ðə wərst fɔrm əv ˈgəvərnmənt, ɪkˈsɛpt fər ɔl ðoʊz ˈəðər fɔrmz ðət hæv bɪn traɪd frəm taɪm tɪ taɪm." "dɪˈmɑkrəsi ɪz ðə wərst fɔrm əv ˈgəvərnmənt, ɪkˈsɛpt fər ɔl ðoʊz ˈəðər fɔrmz ðət hæv bɪn traɪd frəm taɪm tɪ taɪm." ˈklɛmənt atlee*: "dɪˈmɑkrəsi minz ˈgəvərnmənt baɪ dɪˈskəʃən, bət ɪt ɪz ˈoʊnli ˈifɛktɪv ɪf ju kən stɑp ˈpipəl ˈtɔkɪŋ" "dɪˈmɑkrəsi minz ˈgəvərnmənt baɪ dɪˈskəʃən, bət ɪt ɪz ˈoʊnli ˈifɛktɪv ɪf ju kən stɑp ˈpipəl ˈtɔkɪŋ" tɑm stoppard*: "ɪts nɑt ðə ˈvoʊtɪŋ ðæts dɪˈmɑkrəsi, ɪts ðə ˈkaʊntɪŋ" ðɛn ðɛr ɪz ˈfridəm əv spiʧ ənd əˈpɪnjən. ðə ˈfridəm tɪ ˌɛnərˈteɪn ənd ɪkˈsprɛs əˈpɪnjənz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər əˈfɛnsɪv tɪ ˈəðərz, həz bɪn rɪˈgɑrdɪd sɪns lɑk ɪn ðə ˈsɛnʧəri ɛz ðə əv ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl soʊˈsaɪɪti. ðɪs ˈfridəm wɑz ɛnʃˈraɪnd ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən, dɪˈfɛndɪd ɪn ðə feɪs əv ðə vɪkˈtɔriən ˈmɔrəˌlɪsts baɪ ʤɑn stɔrt mɪl, ənd əˈphɛld ɪn ɑr taɪm baɪ maɪ ˈdɪsədɪnt frɛndz. wi teɪk ðɪs ˈfridəm soʊ məʧ fər ˈgrænɪd ðət wi rɪˈgɑrd ɪt ɛz ðə dɪˈfɔlt pəˈzɪʃən əv juˈmænɪti ðə pəˈzɪʃən tɪ wɪʧ wi rɪˈtərn, ɪf ɔl əˈprɛsɪv paʊərz ər riˈmuvd frəm ˈjuˈɛs. bət maɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns əv ˈkɑmjənəst ˈjʊrəp kənˈvɪnst mi əv ðə ˈɑpəzɪt. ˈɔrθəˌdɑksi, kənˈfɔrməti ənd ðə ˈhaʊndɪŋ əv ðə ˈdɪsədɪnt dɪˈfaɪn ðə dɪˈfɔlt pəˈzɪʃən əv ˈmænˈkaɪnd, ənd ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈrizən tɪ θɪŋk ðət dɪˈmɑkrəsiz ər ˈɛni ˈdɪfərənt ɪn ðɪs rɪˈspɛkt frəm ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ər ˌtoʊˌtælɪˈtɛriən steɪts. əv kɔrs, ðə əˈpɪnjənz ðət ər səˈprɛst ʧeɪnʤ frəm wən fɔrm əv soʊˈsaɪɪti tɪ əˈnəðər, ɛz du ðə ˈmɛθədz əv səˈprɛʃən. bət wi ʃʊd bi klɪr ðət tɪ ˌgɛrənˈti ˈfridəm əv əˈpɪnjən goʊz əˈgɛnst ðə greɪn əv ˈsoʊʃəl laɪf, ənd ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪz rɪsks ðət ˈpipəl meɪ bi rɪˈləktənt tɪ teɪk. fər ɪn ˈɔrθəˌdɑksi, ju ər nɑt ʤɪst kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ə bɪˈlif ju ər θˈrɛtənɪŋ ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈɔrdər ðət həz bɪn bɪlt ɔn ɪt. ˈɔlsoʊ, ər ðə mɔr ˈfɪrsli prəˈtɛktɪd ðə mɔr ˈvəlnərəbəl ðeɪ ər. boʊθ ðoʊz ˈprɪnsəpəlz ər ˈʃʊrli ˈɑbviəs frəm ðə riˈækʃən əv ˈɪsləmɪsts tɪ ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəmz dɪˈrɛktɪd æt ðɛr rɪˈlɪʤən. ʤɪst ɛz ɪt wɑz ɪn ðə wɔrz əv rɪˈlɪʤən ðət ˈrævɪʤd ˈjʊrəp ɪn ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, ɪt ɪz prɪˈsaɪsli wət ɪz moʊst əbˈsərd ðət ɪz moʊst prəˈtɛktɪd. ənd ˈkrɪtɪks ər nɑt ˈtritɪd ˈmɪrli ɛz ˈpipəl wɪθ ən ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti. ðeɪ ər ə θrɛt, ðə ˈɛnəmiz əv soʊˈsaɪɪti ənd, fər ðə bɪˈlivər, ðə ˈɛnəmiz əv gɑd. soʊ ɪt wɑz tu ˈəndər ˈkɑmjəˌnɪzəm, ɪn wɪʧ ə ˈsɪstəm əv ˈgəvərnmənt hæd bɪn bɪlt ɔn ˈθɪriz ðət meɪ hæv lʊkt ˈplɔzəbəl ɪn ðə ˈərli deɪz əv ðə ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˌrɛvəˈluʃən bət wɪʧ ɪn ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi əv ˈjʊrəp wər ˈpælpəbli rɪˈdɪkjələs. fər ðət ˈvɛri ˈrizən ɪt wɑz ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈhɛrəsi tɪ ðɛm. ˈfaɪnəli, ðɛr ɪz ləˈʤɪtəmət ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən. ðɪs wɑz pərˈhæps ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈkæʒəwəlti əv ˈkɑmjəˌnɪzəm ɛz ɪt əˈflɪktɪd ˈjʊrəp. wɪn ˈlɛnɪn ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ðə ˈkɑmjənəst ˈsɪstəm ɔn ˈrəʃə ɪt wɑz ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ə ˈtɔpˌdaʊn dɪkˈteɪtərˌʃɪp, ɪn wɪʧ ˈɔrdərz wər pæst daʊn tɪ ðə ræŋks bɪˈloʊ. ɪt wɑz ə kaɪnd əv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈgəvərnmənt, ənd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən kʊd noʊ mɔr ˈjuˌnaɪt əˈgɛnst ɪt ðən ˈsoʊlʤərz ɪn ðə ræŋks kən ˈjuˌnaɪt əˈgɛnst ðɛr kəˈmændərz. ɪn taɪmz əv ˈimərʤənsi ðɪs kaɪnd əv ˈdɪsəplən ɪz pərˈhæps ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. bət ɪt ɪz ðə ˈɑpəzɪt əv ˈgəvərnmənt. ɪt həz bɪn əˈsumd ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri frəm ðə taɪm əv ðə ðət pəˈlɪtɪkəl dɪˈsɪʒənz ər ˈteɪkən ɪn ˈkaʊnsəl, ˈæftər ˈhirɪŋ ɔl saɪdz tɪ ðə kˈwɛʃən, ənd ˈteɪkɪŋ noʊt əv ðə ˈmɛni ˈɪntərɪsts ðət məst bi ˈrɛkənˌsaɪld. lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈædˌvɛnt əv dɪˈmɑkrəsi, ɑr ˈpɑrləmɛnt dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈɪntu ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən, ənd ɪkˈsɛpt ɪn ˈstrɛsfəl ˈpɪriədz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ənd ˈsɛnʧəriz ɪt wɑz ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðət ˈgəvərnmənt wɪˈθaʊt ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ɪz wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni kərˈɛktɪv wɪn θɪŋz goʊ rɔŋ. ðət ɪz wət wi sɔ ɪn ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈjunjən ənd ɪts ˈɛmpaɪər ə ˈsɪstəm əv ˈgəvərnmənt wɪˈθaʊt ə rɪˈvərs gɪr, wɪʧ kənˈtɪnjud ˈhɛˌdlɔŋ təˈwɔrdz ðə brɪk wɔl əv ðə fˈjuʧər. ɪn ðə ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ˌjunəˈvərsətiz əv ˈkɑmjənəst ˈjʊrəp, maɪ frɛndz ənd ˈkɑligz ˈstədid ðoʊz θɪŋz, ənd priˈpɛrd ðɛmˈsɛlvz fər ðə deɪ wɪn ðə ˈkɑmjənəst ˈpɑrti, ˈhævɪŋ stɑrvd ˌɪtˈsɛlf əv ˈɛvəri ˈræʃənəl ˈɪnˌpʊt, wʊd ˈfaɪnəli gɪv əp ðə goʊst. ənd ðə ˈlɛsənz ðət ðeɪ ˈlərnɪd nid tɪ bi ˈlərnɪd əˈgɛn təˈdeɪ, ɛz ɑr ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz lɛd ˈjuˈɛs fɔrθ ˈəndər ðə ˈbænər əv dɪˈmɑkrəsi, wɪˈθaʊt ˈpɔzɪŋ tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn wət dɪˈmɑkrəsi ˈæˌkʧuəli rikˈwaɪərz. ju kən ˈfɑloʊ ðə ˈmægəˌzin ɔn tˈwɪtər ənd ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk
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it's all about perception management. the media is trying to dig up as much dirt as they can on dominique so they can hang the man before he ever sees the inside of a courthouse. it reminds me of the terry schiavo case, where michael was pegged as an insensitive for carrying out the explicit wishes of his wife. do you remember how the media conducted their disgraceful 24 blitzkrieg with the endless coverage of weepy christian fanatics on the front lawn of the hospital while hannity, limbaugh and o' reilly filled the air waves with their sanctimonious claptrap?
and now you're telling me that that same media is just "doing their job?"
give me a break.
whoever wants to nail chief dominique has really pulled out all the stops. their agents have been rummaging through diaries, hotel registries, phone records, yearbooks, yada, yada, yada. the telegraph even paid a visit to a dc knocking shop to get a little dirt from madame botox; whatever it takes to make a randy banker look like the south hill rapist. and they're doing a pretty good job, too. the cops have made sure that the "great seducer" always appears handcuffed and dressed in a "pervie" raincoat with stubble before they parade him in front of the media. on grist for the released his mug-shot, an unflattering, deadpan photo that makes him look like jack-the-ripper. was that the intention?
and, that's not the half of it. the big money is every woman he's ever had contact with for the last 30 years hoping they can glean some damning tidbit of information that will convince the doubters that beneath that sophisticated manner and $25,000 suit lurks a closet bluebeard ready to snap up your daughters and your wives. next thing you know, they'll be trotting out paula jones and tanya harding claiming they spent a torrid night with the marquis de kahn in a outside winamuca.
where does it stop? or does it stop? are we in for another feeding frenzy where everyday we hear more lurid details about the of people who don't really interest us at all?
aren't you at all curious about who's behind this "lynching by media" scam? this is an all-out, no-holds-barred, steel-cage, take-down. the big boys save that kind of action for the worst offenders, that is, for the insiders who have broken "omerta" or wandered off the reservation. i mean, they locked him up on riker's island without bail, for chrissake. what does that tell you? even bernie madoff was allowed to stay in his $7 million park avenue penthouse while he waited for trial, but not straus-kahn. oh, no. he the royal treatment, even though he has no criminal record and nothing but the sketchy accusations of a against him, he's carted off to the state slammer where he can mingle with hardened criminals while dining on corn flakes and wonder bread.
you call this justice?
can i tell you what this is all about? it's about the dollar. that's right. was mounting an attack against the dollar and now the wrath of the empire has descended on him like ton-of-bricks. here's the scoop from the telegraph:
"dominique, managing director of the international monetary fund, has called for a new world currency that would challenge the dominance of the dollar and protect against future financial instability.....
he suggested adding emerging market countries' currencies, such as the yuan, to a basket of currencies that the administers could add stability to the global saw a greater role for the's special drawing rights, (sdrs) which is currently composed of the dollar, sterling, euro and yen, over time but said it will take a great deal of international cooperation to make that work." ("international monetary fund director dominique calls for new world currency", telegraph)
so, finds himself in the same crowd as saddam hussein and libyan leader muammar, right? you may recall that saddam switched from dollars to euros about a year before the war. 12 months later iraq was invaded, saddam was hanged, and the dollar was restored to power. made a similar mistake when "he initiated a movement to refuse the dollar and the euro, and called on arab and african nations to use a new currency instead, the gold dinar." ("libya: all about oil, or all about central banking?" ellen brown, news) libya has since come under attack by us and nato forces which have armed a motley group of dissidents, malcontents and terrorists to depose and reimpose dollar hegemony.
and now it's's turn to get torn to shreds. and for good reason. after all, actually poses a much greater threat to the dollar than either saddam or because he's in the perfect position to shape policy and to persuade foreign heads of state that replacing the dollar is in their best interests. and that is precisely what he was doing; the buck. only he was too dense to figure out that the dollar is the us mafia's mealticket, the main way that shifty and corporate extort tribute from the poorest people on earth. was rocking the boat, and now he's going to pay.
here's a clip from cnn money:
"the international monetary fund issued a report thursday on a possible replacement for the dollar as the world's reserve currency.
the said special drawing rights, or, could help stabilize the global financial represent potential claims on the currencies of typically lends countries funds denominated in. while they are not a tangible currency, some economists argue that could be used as a less volatile alternative to the u.s. dollar.
"over time, there may also be a role for the to contribute to a more stable international monetary system," he said.
the goal is to have a reserve asset for central banks that better reflects the global economy since the dollar is vulnerable to swings in the domestic economy and changes in u.s. policy.
in addition to serving as a reserve currency, the also proposed creating-denominated bonds, which could reduce central banks' dependence on u.s. treasuries. the fund also suggested that certain assets, such as oil and gold, which are traded in u.s. dollars, could be priced using." discusses dollar alternative", cnn money)
wow. so was zeroing in on us treasuries as well as the dollar? that's the whole shooting match.
so, what type of progress was he making in converting to? according to reuters: "the general resources credit outstanding increased to billion special drawing rights, or, ($104 billion) on may 12 from billion at december 2007. the so-called new arrangement to borrow, which came into effect on april 1, increased the's available lending resources to 269 billion on may 12 from 120 billion on march 31." (http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/05/17/idinindia-57083920110517?type=economicnews)
not a bad start for such an ambitious project. it looks like's dream of the dollar as the de facto "international currency" was beginning to gain momentum. (nobel prize winning economist joseph stiglitz has said that the transition from dollars to "could be phased in within the next year.") but didn't he know that his actions would anger some very powerful and people?
well, if he did; he never let on. in fact, he started mucking around in other stuff, too, like when he intervened on behalf of irish taxpayers, trying to protect them at the expense of foreign bondholders. that's a big "no no" in banker's world. they keep a list of "people who count", and taxpayers are not on that list. here's an excerpt from the irish times:
"ireland’s last stand began less than you might expect. the, which believes that lenders should pay for their stupidity before it has to reach into its pocket, presented the irish with a plan to haircut billion of bonds by two-thirds on average. (irish finance minister) lenihan was overjoyed, according to a source who was there, telling the team: “you are salvation.”
the deal was torpedoed from an unexpected direction. at a conference call with the finance ministers, the haircut was vetoed by us treasury secretary timothy who, as his payment of $13 billion from to goldman sachs showed, believes that bankers take priority over taxpayers. the only one to speak up for the irish was chancellor george osborne, but, as always, got his way. an instructive, if painful, lesson in the extent of us soft power, and in who our friends really are.
the negotiations went downhill from there. on one side was the european central bank, unabashedly representing creditors and insisting on full repayment of bank bonds. on the other was the, arguing that irish taxpayers would be doing well to balance their books, let alone repay the losses of private banks." ("ireland's future depends on breaking free from bailout", morgan kelly, irish times)
so, stuck up for irish taxpayers over the banks, the bondholders, the ecb, and the us treasury. naturally, that made him persona non grata among the ruling throng.
and, there's more, too, because's vision was not limited to currency alone, but involved broad structural changes to the itself that would have reversed decades of neoliberal policies. had settled on a new approach to policymaking; one that would abandon the worst elements of globalization and put greater emphasis on social cohesion, cooperation and multilateralism. here's an excerpt from the speech titled "human development and wealth distribution" he gave in november 2010:
"....adam of the founders of modern clearly that a poor distribution of wealth could undermine the free market system, noting that: “the disposition to admire, and almost to worship, the rich and the powerful persons of poor and mean the great and most universal cause of the corruption of our moral sentiments.”
this was over 250 years ago. in world, these problems are magnified under the lens of also had a dark side. lurking behind it was a large and growing chasm between rich and within countries. an inequitable distribution of wealth can wear down the social fabric. more unequal countries have worse social indicators, a poorer human development record, and higher degrees of economic insecurity and anxiety. in too many countries, inequality increased and real wages to keep up with the past few decades. ominously, inequality in the united states was back at its depression levels on the eve of the crisis....
an immediate task is to end the scourge of taxation can also promote equity through redistribution, and this should be is corrosive” ....“it rots societies from illustrates and exacerbates the loss of social pathology of the age and the greatest threat to the health of any democracy.” ("human development and wealth distribution", dominique,)
can you believe it? is lecturing bankers about redistribution? that's not what they want to hear. what they want to hear is why ripping off poor people actually makes the world a better place.'s speech just shows that he wasn't drinking the anymore. he was becoming a nuisance and they needed to get rid of him.
does that mean he didn't rape the woman who was in his hotel room?
of course not. he could be guilty. but he deserves a fair trial, and someone's making damn sure he doesn't get one.
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ɪts ɔl əˈbaʊt pərˈsɛpʃən ˈmænɪʤmənt. ðə ˈmidiə ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ dɪg əp ɛz məʧ dərt ɛz ðeɪ kən ɔn dɔmɪˈnik soʊ ðeɪ kən hæŋ ðə mæn ˌbiˈfɔr hi ˈɛvər siz ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv ə ˈkɔrˌthaʊs. ɪt riˈmaɪndz mi əv ðə ˈtɛri skiˈɑvoʊ keɪs, wɛr ˈmaɪkəl wɑz pɛgd ɛz ən ˌɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪv fər ˈkɛriɪŋ aʊt ðə ɪkˈsplɪsət ˈwɪʃɪz əv hɪz waɪf. du ju rɪˈmɛmbər haʊ ðə ˈmidiə kənˈdəktəd ðɛr dɪsˈgreɪsfəl 24 ˈblɪtˌskrig wɪθ ðə ˈɛndləs ˈkəvərɪʤ əv ˈwipi ˈkrɪsʧɪn fəˈnætɪks ɔn ðə frənt lɔn əv ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl waɪl ˈhænɪti, ˈlɪmˌbɔ ənd oʊ' ˈraɪli fɪld ðə ɛr weɪvz wɪθ ðɛr ˌsæŋktəˈmoʊniəs claptrap*? ənd naʊ jʊr ˈtɛlɪŋ mi ðət ðət seɪm ˈmidiə ɪz ʤɪst "duɪŋ ðɛr ʤɑb?" gɪv mi ə breɪk. huˈɛvər wɔnts tɪ neɪl ʧif dɔmɪˈnik həz ˈrɪli pʊld aʊt ɔl ðə stɑps. ðɛr ˈeɪʤənts hæv bɪn ˈrəmɪʤɪŋ θru ˈdaɪəriz, hoʊˈtɛl ˈrɛʤɪstriz, foʊn ˈrɛkərdz, ˈjɪrˌbʊks, yada*, yada*, yada*. ðə ˈtɛləˌgræf ˈivɪn peɪd ə ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ə ˌdiˈsi ˈnɑkɪŋ ʃɑp tɪ gɪt ə ˈlɪtəl dərt frəm ˈmædəm ˈboʊˌtɔks; ˌwəˈtɛvər ɪt teɪks tɪ meɪk ə ˈrændi ˈbæŋkər lʊk laɪk ðə saʊθ hɪl ˈreɪpɪst. ənd ðɛr duɪŋ ə ˈprɪti gʊd ʤɑb, tu. ðə kɑps hæv meɪd ʃʊr ðət ðə "greɪt sɪˈdusər" ˈɔlˌweɪz əˈpɪrz ˈhændˌkəft ənd drɛst ɪn ə "pervie*" ˈreɪnˌkoʊt wɪθ ˈstəbəl ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ pəreɪd ɪm ɪn frənt əv ðə ˈmidiə. ɔn grɪst fər ðə riˈlist hɪz mug-shot*, ən ənˈflætərɪŋ, ˈdɛdˌpæn ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ðət meɪks ɪm lʊk laɪk jack-the-ripper*. wɑz ðət ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən? ənd, ðæts nɑt ðə hæf əv ɪt. ðə bɪg ˈməni ɪz ˈɛvəri ˈwʊmən hiz ˈɛvər hæd ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ fər ðə læst 30 jɪrz ˈhoʊpɪŋ ðeɪ kən glin səm ˈdæmɪŋ ˈtɪdˌbɪt əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət wɪl kənˈvɪns ðə ˈdaʊtərz ðət bɪˈniθ ðət səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ˈmænər ənd sut lərks ə ˈklɑzət ˈbluˌbird ˈrɛdi tɪ snæp əp jʊr ˈdɔtərz ənd jʊr waɪvz. nɛkst θɪŋ ju noʊ, ðɛl bi ˈtrɑtɪŋ aʊt ˈpɔlə ʤoʊnz ənd ˈtɑnjə ˈhɑrdɪŋ ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðeɪ spɛnt ə ˈtɔrəd naɪt wɪθ ðə ˌmɑrˈki də kɑn ɪn ə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd winamuca*. wɛr dɪz ɪt stɑp? ər dɪz ɪt stɑp? ər wi ɪn fər əˈnəðər ˈfidɪŋ ˈfrɛnzi wɛr ˈɛvriˈdeɪ wi hir mɔr ˈlʊrəd ˈditeɪlz əˈbaʊt ðə əv ˈpipəl hu doʊnt ˈrɪli ˈɪntəˌrɛst ˈjuˈɛs æt ɔl? ˈɑrənt ju æt ɔl ˈkjʊriəs əˈbaʊt huz bɪˈhaɪnd ðɪs "ˈlɪnʧɪŋ baɪ ˈmidiə" skæm? ðɪs ɪz ən ˈɔˈlaʊt, no-holds-barred*, steel-cage*, take-down*. ðə bɪg bɔɪz seɪv ðət kaɪnd əv ˈækʃən fər ðə wərst əˈfɛndərz, ðət ɪz, fər ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz hu hæv ˈbroʊkən "omerta*" ər ˈwɑndərd ɔf ðə ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən. aɪ min, ðeɪ lɑkt ɪm əp ɔn ˈraɪkərz ˈaɪlənd wɪˈθaʊt beɪl, fər chrissake*. wət dɪz ðət tɛl ju? ˈivɪn ˈbərni ˈmæˌdɔf wɑz əˈlaʊd tɪ steɪ ɪn hɪz 7 ˈmɪljən pɑrk ˈævəˌnu ˈpɛnˌthaʊs waɪl hi ˈweɪtɪd fər traɪəl, bət nɑt straus-kahn*. oʊ, noʊ. hi ðə rɔɪəl ˈtritmənt, ˈivɪn ðoʊ hi həz noʊ ˈkrɪmənəl ˈrɛkərd ənd ˈnəθɪŋ bət ðə ˈskɛʧi ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz əv ə əˈgɛnst ɪm, hiz ˈkɑrtɪd ɔf tɪ ðə steɪt sˈlæmər wɛr hi kən ˈmɪŋgəl wɪθ ˈhɑrdənd ˈkrɪmənəlz waɪl ˈdaɪnɪŋ ɔn kɔrn fleɪks ənd ˈwəndər brɛd. ju kɔl ðɪs ˈʤəstɪs? kən aɪ tɛl ju wət ðɪs ɪz ɔl əˈbaʊt? ɪts əˈbaʊt ðə ˈdɔlər. ðæts raɪt. wɑz ˈmaʊntɪŋ ən əˈtæk əˈgɛnst ðə ˈdɔlər ənd naʊ ðə ræθ əv ðə ˈɛmpaɪər həz dɪˈsɛndɪd ɔn ɪm laɪk ton-of-bricks*. hɪrz ðə skup frəm ðə ˈtɛləˌgræf: "dɔmɪˈnik, ˈmænəʤɪŋ dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmɑnəˌtɛri fənd, həz kɔld fər ə nu wərld ˈkərənsi ðət wʊd ˈʧælənʤ ðə ˈdɑmənəns əv ðə ˈdɔlər ənd prəˈtɛkt əˈgɛnst fˈjuʧər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti..... hi səˈʤɛstɪd ˈædɪŋ ˈimərʤɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt ˈkəntriz' ˈkərənsiz, səʧ ɛz ðə juɑn, tɪ ə ˈbæskət əv ˈkərənsiz ðət ðə ædˈmɪnɪstərz kʊd æd stəˈbɪlɪti tɪ ðə ˈgloʊbəl sɔ ə ˈgreɪtər roʊl fər ðə ˈspɛʃəl drɔɪŋ raɪts, (sdrs*) wɪʧ ɪz ˈkərəntli kəmˈpoʊzd əv ðə ˈdɔlər, ˈstərlɪŋ, ˈjʊrə ənd jɛn, ˈoʊvər taɪm bət sɛd ɪt wɪl teɪk ə greɪt dil əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən tɪ meɪk ðət wərk." ("ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmɑnəˌtɛri fənd dɪˈrɛktər dɔmɪˈnik kɔlz fər nu wərld ˈkərənsi", ˈtɛləˌgræf) soʊ, faɪndz hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ðə seɪm kraʊd ɛz ˈsɑdəm huˈseɪn ənd ˈlɪˌbiən ˈlidər muˈæmər, raɪt? ju meɪ ˈriˌkɔl ðət ˈsɑdəm swɪʧt frəm ˈdɔlərz tɪ ˈjuˌroʊz əˈbaʊt ə jɪr ˌbiˈfɔr ðə wɔr. 12 mənθs ˈleɪtər ˌɪˈrɑk wɑz ˌɪnˈveɪdɪd, ˈsɑdəm wɑz hæŋd, ənd ðə ˈdɔlər wɑz rɪˈstɔrd tɪ paʊər. meɪd ə ˈsɪmələr mɪˈsteɪk wɪn "hi ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd ə ˈmuvmənt tɪ ˈrɛfˌjuz ðə ˈdɔlər ənd ðə ˈjʊrə, ənd kɔld ɔn ˈærəb ənd ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈneɪʃənz tɪ juz ə nu ˈkərənsi ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðə goʊld dɪˈnɑr." ("ˈlɪˌbiə: ɔl əˈbaʊt ɔɪl, ər ɔl əˈbaʊt ˈsɛntrəl ˈbæŋkɪŋ?" ˈɛlən braʊn, nuz) ˈlɪˌbiə həz sɪns kəm ˈəndər əˈtæk baɪ ˈjuˈɛs ənd ˈneɪtoʊ ˈfɔrsɪz wɪʧ hæv ɑrmd ə ˈmɑtli grup əv ˈdɪsədənts, ˌmælkənˈtɛnts ənd ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts tɪ dɪˈpoʊz ənd ˌriɪmˈpoʊz ˈdɔlər hiˈʤɛməni. ənd naʊ ɪts tərn tɪ gɪt tɔrn tɪ ʃrɛdz. ənd fər gʊd ˈrizən. ˈæftər ɔl, ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈpoʊzɪz ə məʧ ˈgreɪtər θrɛt tɪ ðə ˈdɔlər ðən ˈiðər ˈsɑdəm ər bɪˈkəz hiz ɪn ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt pəˈzɪʃən tɪ ʃeɪp ˈpɑləsi ənd tɪ pərsˈweɪd ˈfɔrən hɛdz əv steɪt ðət rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ðə ˈdɔlər ɪz ɪn ðɛr bɛst ˈɪntərɪsts. ənd ðət ɪz prɪˈsaɪsli wət hi wɑz duɪŋ; ðə bək. ˈoʊnli hi wɑz tu dɛns tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt ðət ðə ˈdɔlər ɪz ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈmɑfiəz mealticket*, ðə meɪn weɪ ðət ˈʃɪfti ənd ˈkɔrpərət ɛkˈstɔrt ˈtrɪbjut frəm ðə ˈpurɪst ˈpipəl ɔn ərθ. wɑz ˈrɑkɪŋ ðə boʊt, ənd naʊ hiz goʊɪŋ tɪ peɪ. hɪrz ə klɪp frəm ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˈməni: "ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmɑnəˌtɛri fənd ˈɪʃud ə rɪˈpɔrt ˈθərzˌdeɪ ɔn ə ˈpɑsəbəl rɪˈpleɪsmənt fər ðə ˈdɔlər ɛz ðə wərldz rɪˈzərv ˈkərənsi. ðə sɛd ˈspɛʃəl drɔɪŋ raɪts, ər, kʊd hɛlp ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪz ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt pəˈtɛnʃəl kleɪmz ɔn ðə ˈkərənsiz əv ˈtɪpɪkəli lɛndz ˈkəntriz fəndz dɪˈnɑməˌneɪtɪd ɪn. waɪl ðeɪ ər nɑt ə ˈtænʤəbəl ˈkərənsi, səm ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts ˈɑrgju ðət kʊd bi juzd ɛz ə lɛs ˈvɑlətəl ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ ðə juz. ˈdɔlər. "ˈoʊvər taɪm, ðɛr meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bi ə roʊl fər ðə tɪ kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ə mɔr ˈsteɪbəl ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ˈsɪstəm," hi sɛd. ðə goʊl ɪz tɪ hæv ə rɪˈzərv ˈæˌsɛt fər ˈsɛntrəl bæŋks ðət ˈbɛtər rɪˈflɛkts ðə ˈgloʊbəl ɪˈkɑnəmi sɪns ðə ˈdɔlər ɪz ˈvəlnərəbəl tɪ swɪŋz ɪn ðə dəˈmɛstɪk ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn juz. ˈpɑləsi. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈsərvɪŋ ɛz ə rɪˈzərv ˈkərənsi, ðə ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈpoʊzd kriˈeɪtɪŋ bɑndz, wɪʧ kʊd rɪˈdus ˈsɛntrəl bæŋks' dɪˈpɛndəns ɔn juz. ˈtrɛʒəriz. ðə fənd ˈɔlsoʊ səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ˈsərtən ˈæˌsɛts, səʧ ɛz ɔɪl ənd goʊld, wɪʧ ər ˈtreɪdɪd ɪn juz. ˈdɔlərz, kʊd bi praɪst ˈjuzɪŋ." dɪˈskəsɪz ˈdɔlər ɔlˈtərnətɪv", ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˈməni) waʊ. soʊ wɑz ˈziroʊɪŋ ɪn ɔn ˈjuˈɛs ˈtrɛʒəriz ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈdɔlər? ðæts ðə hoʊl ˈʃutɪŋ mæʧ. soʊ, wət taɪp əv ˈprɑˌgrɛs wɑz hi ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪn kənˈvərtɪŋ tɪ? əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈrɔɪtərz: "ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈrisɔrsɪz ˈkrɛdɪt ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ ˌɪnˈkrist tɪ ˈbɪljən ˈspɛʃəl drɔɪŋ raɪts, ər, 104 ˈbɪljən) ɔn meɪ 12 frəm ˈbɪljən æt dɪˈsɛmbər 2007 ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld nu ərˈeɪnʤmənt tɪ ˈbɑˌroʊ, wɪʧ keɪm ˈɪntu ˈifɛkt ɔn ˈeɪprəl 1 ˌɪnˈkrist ðə əˈveɪləbəl ˈlɛndɪŋ ˈrisɔrsɪz tɪ 269 ˈbɪljən ɔn meɪ 12 frəm 120 ˈbɪljən ɔn mɑrʧ 31 (http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/05/17/idinindia-57083920110517?type=economicnews*) nɑt ə bæd stɑrt fər səʧ ən æmˈbɪʃəs ˈprɑʤɛkt. ɪt lʊks laɪk drim əv ðə ˈdɔlər ɛz ðə də ˈfæktoʊ "ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈkərənsi" wɑz bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ geɪn moʊˈmɛntəm. (noʊˈbɛl praɪz ˈwɪnɪŋ ɪˈkɑnəmɪst ˈʤoʊzəf ˈstɪglɪts həz sɛd ðət ðə trænˈzɪʃən frəm ˈdɔlərz tɪ "kʊd bi feɪzd ɪn wɪˈθɪn ðə nɛkst jɪr.") bət ˈdɪdənt hi noʊ ðət hɪz ˈækʃənz wʊd ˈæŋgər səm ˈvɛri ˈpaʊərfəl ənd ˈpipəl? wɛl, ɪf hi dɪd; hi ˈnɛvər lɛt ɔn. ɪn fækt, hi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈməkɪŋ əraʊnd ɪn ˈəðər stəf, tu, laɪk wɪn hi ˌɪntərˈvind ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ˈaɪrɪʃ ˈtækˌspeɪərz, traɪɪŋ tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðɛm æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv ˈfɔrən ˈbɑnˌdhoʊldərz. ðæts ə bɪg "noʊ noʊ" ɪn ˈbæŋkərz wərld. ðeɪ kip ə lɪst əv "ˈpipəl hu kaʊnt", ənd ˈtækˌspeɪərz ər nɑt ɔn ðət lɪst. hɪrz ən ˈɛksərpt frəm ðə ˈaɪrɪʃ taɪmz: læst stænd bɪˈgæn lɛs ðən ju maɪt ɪkˈspɛkt. ðə, wɪʧ bɪˈlivz ðət ˈlɛndərz ʃʊd peɪ fər ðɛr stuˈpɪdɪˌti ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt həz tɪ riʧ ˈɪntu ɪts ˈpɑkət, pərˈzɛnəd ðə ˈaɪrɪʃ wɪθ ə plæn tɪ ˈhɛrˌkət ˈbɪljən əv bɑndz baɪ ˌtuˈθərdz ɔn ˈævərɪʤ. (ˈaɪrɪʃ ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈmɪnɪstər) ˈlɛnɪhæn wɑz ˌoʊvərˈʤɔɪd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə sɔrs hu wɑz ðɛr, ˈtɛlɪŋ ðə tim: ər salvation.”*.” ðə dil wɑz tɔrˈpiˌdoʊd frəm ən ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. æt ə ˈkɑnfərəns kɔl wɪθ ðə ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈmɪnɪstərz, ðə ˈhɛrˌkət wɑz ˈviˌtoʊd baɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˈtrɛʒəri ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈtɪməθi hu, ɛz hɪz ˈpeɪmənt əv 13 ˈbɪljən frəm tɪ ˈgoʊldmən sɑks ʃoʊd, bɪˈlivz ðət ˈbæŋkərz teɪk praɪˈɔrəti ˈoʊvər ˈtækˌspeɪərz. ðə ˈoʊnli wən tɪ spik əp fər ðə ˈaɪrɪʃ wɑz ˈʧænsələr ʤɔrʤ ˈɔzˌbɔrn, bət, ɛz ˈɔlˌweɪz, gɑt hɪz weɪ. ən ˌɪnˈstrəktɪv, ɪf ˈpeɪnfəl, ˈlɛsən ɪn ðə ɪkˈstɛnt əv ˈjuˈɛs sɔft paʊər, ənd ɪn hu ɑr frɛndz ˈrɪli ər. ðə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wɛnt ˈdaʊnˈhɪl frəm ðɛr. ɔn wən saɪd wɑz ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈsɛntrəl bæŋk, ˌənəˈbæʃɪdli ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ˈkrɛdɪtərz ənd ˌɪnˈsɪstɪŋ ɔn fʊl riˈpeɪmənt əv bæŋk bɑndz. ɔn ðə ˈəðər wɑz ðə, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət ˈaɪrɪʃ ˈtækˌspeɪərz wʊd bi duɪŋ wɛl tɪ ˈbæləns ðɛr bʊks, lɛt əˈloʊn riˈpeɪ ðə ˈlɔsɪz əv ˈpraɪvət bæŋks." ("ˈaɪrləndz fˈjuʧər dɪˈpɛndz ɔn ˈbreɪkɪŋ fri frəm ˈbeɪˌlaʊt", ˈmɔrgən ˈkɛli, ˈaɪrɪʃ taɪmz) soʊ, stək əp fər ˈaɪrɪʃ ˈtækˌspeɪərz ˈoʊvər ðə bæŋks, ðə ˈbɑnˌdhoʊldərz, ðə ecb*, ənd ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈtrɛʒəri. ˈnæʧərəli, ðət meɪd ɪm pərˈsoʊnə nɑn ˈgrɑtə əˈməŋ ðə ˈrulɪŋ θrɔŋ. ənd, ðɛrz mɔr, tu, bɪˈkəz ˈvɪʒən wɑz nɑt ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ˈkərənsi əˈloʊn, bət ˌɪnˈvɑlvd brɔd ˈstrəkʧərəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðə ˌɪtˈsɛlf ðət wʊd hæv rɪˈvərst ˈdɛkeɪdz əv ˌnioʊˈlɪbərəl ˈpɑləsiz. hæd ˈsɛtəld ɔn ə nu əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˈpɑləsiˌmeɪkɪŋ; wən ðət wʊd əˈbændən ðə wərst ˈɛləmənts əv ˌgloʊbəlɪˈzeɪʃən ənd pʊt ˈgreɪtər ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl koʊˈhiʒən, kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən ənd ˌməltɪˈlætərəˌlɪzəm. hɪrz ən ˈɛksərpt frəm ðə spiʧ ˈtaɪtəld "ˈjumən dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd wɛlθ ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən" hi geɪv ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2010 "....ˈædəm əv ðə ˈfaʊndərz əv ˈmɑdərn ˈklɪrli ðət ə pur ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv wɛlθ kʊd ˈəndərˌmaɪn ðə fri ˈmɑrkɪt ˈsɪstəm, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət: ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən tɪ ædˈmaɪr, ənd ˈɔlˌmoʊst tɪ ˈwərʃɪp, ðə rɪʧ ənd ðə ˈpaʊərfəl ˈpərsənz əv pur ənd min ðə greɪt ənd moʊst ˌjunəˈvərsəl kɔz əv ðə kərˈəpʃən əv ɑr ˈmɔrəl sentiments.”*.” ðɪs wɑz ˈoʊvər 250 jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ɪn wərld, ðiz ˈprɑbləmz ər ˈmægnəˌfaɪd ˈəndər ðə lɛnz əv ˈɔlsoʊ hæd ə dɑrk saɪd. ˈlərkɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ɪt wɑz ə lɑrʤ ənd groʊɪŋ ˈkæzəm bɪtˈwin rɪʧ ənd wɪˈθɪn ˈkəntriz. ən ˌɪˈnɛkwətəbəl ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv wɛlθ kən wɛr daʊn ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈfæbrɪk. mɔr əˈnikwəl ˈkəntriz hæv wərs ˈsoʊʃəl ˈɪndəˌkeɪtərz, ə ˈpurər ˈjumən dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈrɛkərd, ənd haɪər dɪˈgriz əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊrɪti ənd æŋˈzaɪəti. ɪn tu ˈmɛni ˈkəntriz, ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti ˌɪnˈkrist ənd ril ˈweɪʤɪz tɪ kip əp wɪθ ðə pæst fju ˈdɛkeɪdz. ˈɑmənəsli, ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɑz bæk æt ɪts dɪˈprɛʃən ˈlɛvəlz ɔn ðə iv əv ðə ˈkraɪsəs.... ən ˌɪˈmiˌdiət tæsk ɪz tɪ ɛnd ðə skərʤ əv tækˈseɪʃən kən ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈmoʊt ˈɛkwəti θru ˌridɪstrəˈbjuʃən, ənd ðɪs ʃʊd bi ɪz corrosive”*” rɑts səˈsaɪɪtiz frəm ˈɪləˌstreɪts ənd ɪgˈzæsərˌbeɪts ðə lɔs əv ˈsoʊʃəl pəˈθɑləʤi əv ðə eɪʤ ənd ðə ˈgreɪtəst θrɛt tɪ ðə hɛlθ əv ˈɛni democracy.”*.” ("ˈjumən dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd wɛlθ ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən", dɔmɪˈnik,) kən ju bɪˈliv ɪt? ɪz ˈlɛkʧərɪŋ ˈbæŋkərz əˈbaʊt ˌridɪstrəˈbjuʃən? ðæts nɑt wət ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ hir. wət ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ hir ɪz waɪ ˈrɪpɪŋ ɔf pur ˈpipəl ˈæˌkʧuəli meɪks ðə wərld ə ˈbɛtər pleɪs. spiʧ ʤɪst ʃoʊz ðət hi ˈwəzənt ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ðə ˌɛniˈmɔr. hi wɑz bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈnusəns ənd ðeɪ ˈnidɪd tɪ gɪt rɪd əv ɪm. dɪz ðət min hi ˈdɪdənt reɪp ðə ˈwʊmən hu wɑz ɪn hɪz hoʊˈtɛl rum? əv kɔrs nɑt. hi kʊd bi ˈgɪlti. bət hi dɪˈzərvz ə fɛr traɪəl, ənd ˈsəmˌwənz ˈmeɪkɪŋ dæm ʃʊr hi ˈdəzənt gɪt wən. əˈbaʊt ˈɔθər maɪk ˈwɪtni lɪvz ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən steɪt. hi ɪz ə kənˈtrɪbjətər tɪ maɪk ˈwɪtni lɪvz ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən steɪt. hi ɪz ə kənˈtrɪbjətər tɪ ˈkɪndəl ɪˈdɪʃən hi kən bi riʧt æt
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call it irrigation irritation.
bay area water watchers have a bad case of it. the expanse of verdant lawn ringing a large vacant construction site in santa clara sets off brian johns.
for vickie chang, the city of sprinklers that spray her when they go off each night along her street. and dave pearce is peeved by the water he sees gushing straight into san francisco bay from the leakyy aqueduct pipeline while he kayaks along the peninsula.
as california contends with a protracted drought, folks who are dutifully practicing the new mantra of “brown is the new green” are seething at the sight of freshly irrigated sidewalks and lush green lawns.
“that just my jaw,” herb gomes says of the emerald baseball and softball fields at college in fremont, where he often walks his dog. “i’m doing my part my lawn has turned brown!”
but those will be irrigated and stay green until sometime next year, when they are scheduled to be replaced with artificial turf, a college spokeswoman said.
despite calls from gov. jerry brown for 20 percent cutbacks in water use and the state mandate to restrict outdoor watering, there is no consensus on how green is too green. rules on watering are different from community to community, and so is compliance.
but irrigation irritation is rampant and on the rise. the santa clara valley water district received almost 240 reports of water waste mostly sprinklers spraying pavement or running off into the street in august alone, four times the number of complaints earlier in the year. calls to the east bay municipal utility district soared in july, when it received 211 complaints.
the new state outdoor water rules, which took effect in august, have empowered water to speak out “now that their concerns are being backed by the state,” said rodriguez, a spokeswoman for.
this newspaper tapped into readers’ rage when we asked them to send tips about where they saw water being wasted or misused. scores wrote in to rant about everything from leaky faucets in public restrooms to liberally watered golf courses, cemeteries, athletic fields and parks. others are outraged over water companies slow to fix leaks and neighbors intent on keeping their lawns fit enough for a fertilizer commercial.
johns frequently passes that vacant lot in santa clara ringed with grass. “a lawn around the site of a building that even been built yet takes the cake,” he wrote.
a spokesman for the owner, the organization, want to discuss the grass or why irrigated. the head of the city water department said send an inspector to check it out.
pearce was aghast when he spotted they leaks pouring from a trestle that carries the giant pipes across the bay. “one of the most iconic water systems should be setting a better example for conservation,” he said. “this is more than just a black eye.”
those leaks cost the largest water provider, the san francisco public utilities commission, more than a gallons a week, its spokesman said enough to supply water for about 360 people in san francisco for seven days. but they be fixed or even patched, the spokesman said, before a new water tunnel under the bay opens later this year, taking the old pipes out of service.
chang just wants to stay dry and not see water dumped in the street. “my car gets pretty wet and so do i,” she said, complaining about the city sprinklers that soaked her street, key route boulevard, “profusely at night.”
the spray recently hit the windshield of a parked car so strongly it was like being in a carwash. the pavement got saturated, too the kind of waste the watering restrictions are designed to combat. a city spokeswoman said the sprinklers were adjusted after the newspaper first called, but the center median would continue to be watered.
a green median is the kind of extravagance that june boudreau just understand.
she got so fed up with her almaden valley neighbors’ sprinklers “watering the gutter,” as she put it, that she began stuffing notes in their mailboxes, urging them to stop.
“they are in denial,” she said of people ignoring the water crisis. “they want to be bothered. i think anyone is taking the drought seriously.”
robb willer, a stanford sociology professor who studies public attitude about climate change, surprised by the growing sense of injustice among water.
still, some will refuse to curtail their own water use no matter whose jaws get torqued, he said. “those who do take more than their share, very likely telling themselves that something about their situation is special and different.”
but, you know, this drought. so what should people, even the special ones, be thinking?
that “we have a real problem,” answered john coleman, president of the association of california water agencies and an director. “they need to fix their sprinklers. they need to conserve.”
and good news for those who are willing to do just that. and good news for those who are willing to do just that. water agencies offer rebates santa clara valley is even doubling several of its offers for residents who upgrade their irrigation systems to save water.
clayton watkins knows a few places that need to take advantage. on his morning drive for coffee in the affluent contra costa town of moraga, he spotted the wayward sprinklers at the local jack in the box restaurant soaking moraga way at 6 a.m. just to keep green a tiny strip of grass between the street and sidewalk.
“they should put in a rock garden. i think anybody cares if a strip of grass when going in for a burger and fries.”
contact thomas peele at on twitter at @thomas_peele. contact andie waterman at and on twitter at @waterandie.
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kɔl ɪt ˌɪrəˈgeɪʃən ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃən. beɪ ˈɛriə ˈwɔtər ˈwɑʧərz hæv ə bæd keɪs əv ɪt. ðə ɪkˈspæns əv ˈvərdənt lɔn ˈrɪŋɪŋ ə lɑrʤ ˈveɪkənt kənˈstrəkʃən saɪt ɪn ˈsænə ˈklɛrə sɛts ɔf braɪən ʤɑnz. fər ˈvɪki ʧæŋ, ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈsprɪŋkələrz ðət spreɪ hər wɪn ðeɪ goʊ ɔf iʧ naɪt əˈlɔŋ hər strit. ənd deɪv pɪrs ɪz pivd baɪ ðə ˈwɔtər hi siz ˈgəʃɪŋ streɪt ˈɪntu sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ beɪ frəm ðə ˈliki ˈækwəˌdəkt ˈpaɪˌplaɪn waɪl hi kaɪæks əˈlɔŋ ðə pəˈnɪnsələ. ɛz ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə kənˈtɛndz wɪθ ə proʊˈtræktɪd draʊt, foʊks hu ər ˈdutifəli ˈpræktɪsɪŋ ðə nu ˈmæntrə əv ɪz ðə nu green”*” ər ˈsiðɪŋ æt ðə saɪt əv ˈfrɛʃli ˈɪrəˌgeɪtɪd ˈsaɪdˌwɔks ənd ləʃ grin lɔnz. ʤɪst maɪ jaw,”*,” ərb ˈgoʊˌmɛz sɪz əv ðə ˈɛmərrəld ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ənd ˈsɔfˌbɔl fildz æt ˈkɑlɪʤ ɪn ˈfrimɑnt, wɛr hi ˈɔfən wɔks hɪz dɔg. duɪŋ maɪ pɑrt maɪ lɔn həz tərnd brown!”*!” bət ðoʊz wɪl bi ˈɪrəˌgeɪtɪd ənd steɪ grin ənˈtɪl ˈsəmˌtaɪm nɛkst jɪr, wɪn ðeɪ ər ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ bi ˌriˈpleɪst wɪθ ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl tərf, ə ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən sɛd. dɪˈspaɪt kɔlz frəm gəv. ˈʤɛri braʊn fər 20 pərˈsɛnt ˈkətˌbæks ɪn ˈwɔtər juz ənd ðə steɪt ˈmænˌdeɪt tɪ riˈstrɪkt ˈaʊtˌdɔr ˈwɔtərɪŋ, ðɛr ɪz noʊ kənˈsɛnsəs ɔn haʊ grin ɪz tu grin. rulz ɔn ˈwɔtərɪŋ ər ˈdɪfərənt frəm kəmˈjunɪti tɪ kəmˈjunɪti, ənd soʊ ɪz kəmˈplaɪəns. bət ˌɪrəˈgeɪʃən ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃən ɪz ˈræmpənt ənd ɔn ðə raɪz. ðə ˈsænə ˈklɛrə ˈvæli ˈwɔtər ˈdɪstrɪkt rɪˈsivd ˈɔlˌmoʊst 240 rɪˈpɔrts əv ˈwɔtər weɪst ˈmoʊstli ˈsprɪŋkələrz spreɪɪŋ ˈpeɪvmənt ər ˈrənɪŋ ɔf ˈɪntu ðə strit ɪn ˈɔgəst əˈloʊn, fɔr taɪmz ðə ˈnəmbər əv kəmˈpleɪnts ˈərliər ɪn ðə jɪr. kɔlz tɪ ðə ist beɪ mjuˈnɪsəpəl juˈtɪləti ˈdɪstrɪkt sɔrd ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ, wɪn ɪt rɪˈsivd 211 kəmˈpleɪnts. ðə nu steɪt ˈaʊtˌdɔr ˈwɔtər rulz, wɪʧ tʊk ˈifɛkt ɪn ˈɔgəst, hæv ɪmˈpaʊərd ˈwɔtər tɪ spik aʊt ðət ðɛr kənˈsərnz ər biɪŋ bækt baɪ ðə state,”*,” sɛd rɑˈdrigɛz, ə ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən fər. ðɪs ˈnuzˌpeɪpər tæpt ˈɪntu readers’*’ reɪʤ wɪn wi æst ðɛm tɪ sɛnd tɪps əˈbaʊt wɛr ðeɪ sɔ ˈwɔtər biɪŋ ˈweɪstɪd ər mɪsˈjuzd. skɔrz roʊt ɪn tɪ rænt əˈbaʊt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm ˈliki ˈfɔsəts ɪn ˈpəblɪk ˈrɛˌstrumz tɪ ˈlɪˌbərəˌli ˈwɔtərd gɔlf ˈkɔrsɪz, ˈsɛməˌtɛriz, æθˈlɛtɪk fildz ənd pɑrks. ˈəðərz ər ˈaʊˌtreɪʤd ˈoʊvər ˈwɔtər ˈkəmpəˌniz sloʊ tɪ fɪks liks ənd ˈneɪbərz ˌɪnˈtɛnt ɔn ˈkipɪŋ ðɛr lɔnz fɪt ɪˈnəf fər ə ˈfərtəˌlaɪzər kəˈmərʃəl. ʤɑnz ˈfrikwɛntli ˈpæsɪz ðət ˈveɪkənt lɔt ɪn ˈsænə ˈklɛrə rɪŋd wɪθ græs. lɔn əraʊnd ðə saɪt əv ə ˈbɪldɪŋ ðət ˈivɪn bɪn bɪlt jɛt teɪks ðə cake,”*,” hi roʊt. ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ðə ˈoʊnər, ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, wɔnt tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə græs ər waɪ ˈɪrəˌgeɪtɪd. ðə hɛd əv ðə ˈsɪti ˈwɔtər dɪˈpɑrtmənt sɛd sɛnd ən ˌɪnˈspɛktər tɪ ʧɛk ɪt aʊt. pɪrs wɑz əˈgæst wɪn hi ˈspɑtɪd ðə liks ˈpɔrɪŋ frəm ə ˈtrɛsəl ðət ˈkɛriz ðə ʤaɪənt paɪps əˈkrɔs ðə beɪ. əv ðə moʊst ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk ˈwɔtər ˈsɪstəmz ʃʊd bi ˈsɛtɪŋ ə ˈbɛtər ɪgˈzæmpəl fər conservation,”*,” hi sɛd. ɪz mɔr ðən ʤɪst ə blæk eye.”*.” ðoʊz liks kɔst ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈwɔtər prəˈvaɪdər, ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈpəblɪk juˈtɪlətiz kəˈmɪʃən, mɔr ðən ə ˈgælənz ə wik, ɪts ˈspoʊksmən sɛd ɪˈnəf tɪ səˈplaɪ ˈwɔtər fər əˈbaʊt 360 ˈpipəl ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ fər ˈsɛvən deɪz. bət ðeɪ bi fɪkst ər ˈivɪn pæʧt, ðə ˈspoʊksmən sɛd, ˌbiˈfɔr ə nu ˈwɔtər ˈtənəl ˈəndər ðə beɪ ˈoʊpənz ˈleɪtər ðɪs jɪr, ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə oʊld paɪps aʊt əv ˈsərvɪs. ʧæŋ ʤɪst wɔnts tɪ steɪ draɪ ənd nɑt si ˈwɔtər dəmpt ɪn ðə strit. kɑr gɪts ˈprɪti wɛt ənd soʊ du i,”*,” ʃi sɛd, kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈsɪti ˈsprɪŋkələrz ðət soʊkt hər strit, ki rut ˈbʊləˌvɑrd, æt night.”*.” ðə spreɪ ˈrisəntli hɪt ðə ˈwɪndˌʃild əv ə pɑrkt kɑr soʊ ˈstrɔŋli ɪt wɑz laɪk biɪŋ ɪn ə carwash*. ðə ˈpeɪvmənt gɑt ˈsæʧərˌeɪtɪd, tu ðə kaɪnd əv weɪst ðə ˈwɔtərɪŋ riˈstrɪkʃənz ər dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmbæt. ə ˈsɪti ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən sɛd ðə ˈsprɪŋkələrz wər əˈʤəstɪd ˈæftər ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər fərst kɔld, bət ðə ˈsɛnər ˈmidiən wʊd kənˈtɪnju tɪ bi ˈwɔtərd. ə grin ˈmidiən ɪz ðə kaɪnd əv ɛkˈstrævəgəns ðət ʤun ˌbuˈdroʊ ʤɪst ˌəndərˈstænd. ʃi gɑt soʊ fɛd əp wɪθ hər ˈɑlməˌdɛn ˈvæli neighbors’*’ ˈsprɪŋkələrz ðə gutter,”*,” ɛz ʃi pʊt ɪt, ðət ʃi bɪˈgæn ˈstəfɪŋ noʊts ɪn ðɛr ˈmeɪlˌbɑksɪz, ˈərʤɪŋ ðɛm tɪ stɑp. ər ɪn denial,”*,” ʃi sɛd əv ˈpipəl ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ ðə ˈwɔtər ˈkraɪsəs. wɔnt tɪ bi ˈbɑðərd. aɪ θɪŋk ˈɛniˌwən ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə draʊt seriously.”*.” rɑb ˈwɪlər, ə ˈstænfərd ˌsoʊsiˈɑləʤi prəˈfɛsər hu ˈstədiz ˈpəblɪk ˈætəˌtud əˈbaʊt ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ, səˈpraɪzd baɪ ðə groʊɪŋ sɛns əv ˌɪnˈʤəstɪs əˈməŋ ˈwɔtər. stɪl, səm wɪl ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ kərˈteɪl ðɛr oʊn ˈwɔtər juz noʊ ˈmætər huz ʤɔz gɪt torqued*, hi sɛd. hu du teɪk mɔr ðən ðɛr ʃɛr, ˈvɛri ˈlaɪkli ˈtɛlɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz ðət ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪz ˈspɛʃəl ənd different.”*.” bət, ju noʊ, ðɪs draʊt. soʊ wət ʃʊd ˈpipəl, ˈivɪn ðə ˈspɛʃəl wənz, bi ˈθɪŋkɪŋ? ðət hæv ə ril problem,”*,” ˈænsərd ʤɑn ˈkoʊlmən, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈwɔtər ˈeɪʤənsiz ənd ən dɪˈrɛktər. nid tɪ fɪks ðɛr ˈsprɪŋkələrz. ðeɪ nid tɪ conserve.”*.” ənd gʊd nuz fər ðoʊz hu ər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ du ʤɪst ðət. ənd gʊd nuz fər ðoʊz hu ər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ du ʤɪst ðət. ˈwɔtər ˈeɪʤənsiz ˈɔfər ˈriˌbeɪts ˈsænə ˈklɛrə ˈvæli ɪz ˈivɪn ˈdəbəlɪŋ ˈsɛvərəl əv ɪts ˈɔfərz fər ˈrɛzɪdənts hu ˈəpˈgreɪd ðɛr ˌɪrəˈgeɪʃən ˈsɪstəmz tɪ seɪv ˈwɔtər. ˈkleɪtən ˈwɑtkɪnz noʊz ə fju ˈpleɪsɪz ðət nid tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ. ɔn hɪz ˈmɔrnɪŋ draɪv fər ˈkɔfi ɪn ðə ˈæfluənt ˈkɑntrə ˈkɔstɑ taʊn əv mɔˈrɑgə, hi ˈspɑtɪd ðə ˈweɪwərd ˈsprɪŋkələrz æt ðə ˈloʊkəl ʤæk ɪn ðə bɑks ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ˈsoʊkɪŋ mɔˈrɑgə weɪ æt 6 a.m*. ʤɪst tɪ kip grin ə ˈtaɪni strɪp əv græs bɪtˈwin ðə strit ənd ˈsaɪdˌwɔk. ʃʊd pʊt ɪn ə rɑk ˈgɑrdən. aɪ θɪŋk ˈɛnibədi kɛrz ɪf ə strɪp əv græs wɪn goʊɪŋ ɪn fər ə ˈbərgər ənd fries.”*.” ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈtɑməs pil æt ɔn tˈwɪtər æt @thomas_peele*. ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈændi ˈwɔtərmən æt ənd ɔn tˈwɪtər æt @waterandie*.
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new westminster judy darcy spent almost $30,000 more on her reelection campaign for the may 9 provincial election than the other four candidates combined.
financial reports, released by elections b.c. tuesday, showed darcy spent $117,793 while the rest of the candidates expended a total of $88,122 trying to defeat her.
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in seeking her second term, darcy collected more than she spent. her total income was $122,393. most of that, $90,051 came from the new democratic party. the former union boss also picked up $22,632 in contributions from three trade unions b.c., new health sciences association and the united food and commercial workers local 1518. han wang and victor wang of city point real estate development in vancouver gave her campaign $9,200.
darcy won the riding with 52 per cent of the votes. the order of finish also reflected the money spent by the candidates.
jonina campbell of the green party, who finished second, received a lot of financial help from her own community. more than half, $24,042, of her $48,947 income came from individual contributions and another $2,710, in gross income, came from a fundraising function. the party put up $21,945 toward campaign. but she listed her total expenditures at $53,317.
all but $500 of the $35,436 b.c. liberal candidate lorraine brett, the finisher, had to work with came from party coffers, but she ended up only spending $30,540 of it.
social credit candidate james worked with revenue of $4,265 and spent it all. the party contributed $2,970, he put in $771 himself and the rest, $524, came from gerda suess, a party supporter and new westminster resident.
libertarian candidate rex did not report any income or expenditures on the financial report he submitted to elections b.c.
it was a similar story in the new riding of where the winner, jas of the b.c. liberals, significantly outspent his opposition. but in his case, he barely beat out his counterpart, aman singh, (8,219 to) at the polls.
johal, a former television journalist who was one of the liberals’ star recruits, reported $167,227 in income with only $250 coming from campaign contributions, the rest came out of the coffers of the b.c. liberal party. he reported spending $173,853 on the campaign.
singh reported he had only $20,619 to work with, of which only $10,719 came from the. however, he reported he ended up spending $40,446.
michael wolfe of the green party reported receiving only $650, of which $550 came out of his own pocket.
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nu ˌwɛstˈmɪnstər ˈʤudi ˈdɑrsi spɛnt ˈɔlˌmoʊst mɔr ɔn hər riɪˈlɛkʃən kæmˈpeɪn fər ðə meɪ 9 prəˈvɪnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən ðən ðə ˈəðər fɔr ˈkænədɪts kəmˈbaɪnd. ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl rɪˈpɔrts, riˈlist baɪ ɪˈlɛkʃənz b.c*. ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ʃoʊd ˈdɑrsi spɛnt waɪl ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈkænədɪts ɪkˈspɛndɪd ə ˈtoʊtəl əv traɪɪŋ tɪ dɪˈfit hər. ˈɑrtɪkəl kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ɪn ˈsikɪŋ hər ˈsɛkənd tərm, ˈdɑrsi kəˈlɛktəd mɔr ðən ʃi spɛnt. hər ˈtoʊtəl ˈɪnˌkəm wɑz moʊst əv ðət, keɪm frəm ðə nu ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti. ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈjunjən bɔs ˈɔlsoʊ pɪkt əp ɪn ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz frəm θri treɪd ˈjunjənz b.c*., nu hɛlθ ˈsaɪənsɪz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd fud ənd kəˈmərʃəl ˈwərkərz ˈloʊkəl 1518 hɑn wæŋ ənd ˈvɪktər wæŋ əv ˈsɪti pɔɪnt ril ɛˈsteɪt dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪn vænˈkuvər geɪv hər kæmˈpeɪn ˈdɑrsi wən ðə ˈraɪdɪŋ wɪθ 52 pər sɛnt əv ðə voʊts. ðə ˈɔrdər əv ˈfɪnɪʃ ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈflɛktɪd ðə ˈməni spɛnt baɪ ðə ˈkænədɪts. ˈkæmbəl əv ðə grin ˈpɑrti, hu ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈsɛkənd, rɪˈsivd ə lɔt əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl hɛlp frəm hər oʊn kəmˈjunɪti. mɔr ðən hæf, əv hər ˈɪnˌkəm keɪm frəm ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz ənd əˈnəðər ɪn groʊs ˈɪnˌkəm, keɪm frəm ə ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ ˈfəŋkʃən. ðə ˈpɑrti pʊt əp təˈwɔrd kæmˈpeɪn. bət ʃi ˈlɪstɪd hər ˈtoʊtəl ɪkˈspɛndɪʧərz æt ɔl bət 500 əv ðə b.c*. ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈkænədɪt ləreɪn brɛt, ðə ˈfɪnɪʃər, hæd tɪ wərk wɪθ keɪm frəm ˈpɑrti ˈkɔfərz, bət ʃi ˈɛndɪd əp ˈoʊnli ˈspɛndɪŋ əv ɪt. ˈsoʊʃəl ˈkrɛdɪt ˈkænədɪt ʤeɪmz wərkt wɪθ ˈrɛvəˌnu əv ənd spɛnt ɪt ɔl. ðə ˈpɑrti kənˈtrɪbjutɪd hi pʊt ɪn 771 hɪmˈsɛlf ənd ðə rɛst, 524 keɪm frəm ˈgərdə swɪs, ə ˈpɑrti səˈpɔrtər ənd nu ˌwɛstˈmɪnstər ˈrɛzɪdənt. ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən ˈkænədɪt rɛks dɪd nɑt rɪˈpɔrt ˈɛni ˈɪnˌkəm ər ɪkˈspɛndɪʧərz ɔn ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl rɪˈpɔrt hi səbˈmɪtəd tɪ ɪˈlɛkʃənz b.c*. ɪt wɑz ə ˈsɪmələr ˈstɔri ɪn ðə nu ˈraɪdɪŋ əv wɛr ðə ˈwɪnər, ʤæs əv ðə b.c*. ˈlɪˌbərəlz, sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli aʊtˈspɛnt hɪz ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən. bət ɪn hɪz keɪs, hi ˈbɛrli bit aʊt hɪz ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrt, ˈɑmən sɪŋ, tɪ æt ðə poʊlz., ə ˈfɔrmər ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈʤərnəlɪst hu wɑz wən əv ðə liberals’*’ stɑr rɪˈkruts, ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ˈɪnˌkəm wɪθ ˈoʊnli 250 ˈkəmɪŋ frəm kæmˈpeɪn ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz, ðə rɛst keɪm aʊt əv ðə ˈkɔfərz əv ðə b.c*. ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈpɑrti. hi ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈspɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə kæmˈpeɪn. sɪŋ ˌriˈpɔrtəd hi hæd ˈoʊnli tɪ wərk wɪθ, əv wɪʧ ˈoʊnli keɪm frəm ðə. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hi ˌriˈpɔrtəd hi ˈɛndɪd əp ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈmaɪkəl wʊlf əv ðə grin ˈpɑrti ˌriˈpɔrtəd rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈoʊnli 650 əv wɪʧ 550 keɪm aʊt əv hɪz oʊn ˈpɑkət.
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by marc morano climate depot former vice president al gore sounded a defeated tone and lamented the utter failure of the man-made global warming movement during a speech to the aspen institute in colorado on august 4, 2011. gore used multiple curse words in an emotional speech that revealed his deep frustration and all but conceded defeat to global warming skeptics.
defeated gore unleashes: ‘it’s no longer acceptable in mixed company, meaning bipartisan company, to use the goddamn word ‘climate’...we cannot possibly come to an agreement on it’ - august 5, 2011
as climate depot has noted, a movement that had al gore one of the most divisive political figures -– as the face of the movement, was bound to fail. and a movement that utilized the scandal ridden united nations which is massively distrusted by the american the repository of science, was doomed to fail. the movement gore helped found, is dying scientifically, politically and economically.
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baɪ mɑrk mɔˈrɑnoʊ ˈklaɪmɪt ˈdipoʊ ˈfɔrmər vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt æl gɔr ˈsaʊndɪd ə dɪˈfitɪd toʊn ənd ləˈmɛntɪd ðə ˈətər ˈfeɪljər əv ðə ˈmænˌmeɪd ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ ˈmuvmənt ˈdʊrɪŋ ə spiʧ tɪ ðə ˈæspən ˈɪnstɪˌtut ɪn ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ɔn ˈɔgəst 4 2011 gɔr juzd ˈməltəpəl kərs wərdz ɪn ən ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl spiʧ ðət rɪˈvild hɪz dip frəˈstreɪʃən ənd ɔl bət kənˈsidɪd dɪˈfit tɪ ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ ˈskɛptɪks. dɪˈfitɪd gɔr ənˈliʃɪz: noʊ ˈlɔŋgər əkˈsɛptəbəl ɪn mɪkst ˈkəmpəˌni, ˈminɪŋ baɪˈpɑrtɪzən ˈkəmpəˌni, tɪ juz ðə ˌgɑˈdæm wərd ˈkænɑt ˈpɑsəbli kəm tɪ ən əˈgrimənt ɔn it’*’ ˈɔgəst 5 2011 ɛz ˈklaɪmɪt ˈdipoʊ həz ˈnoʊtɪd, ə ˈmuvmənt ðət hæd æl gɔr wən əv ðə moʊst dɪˈvaɪsɪv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈfɪgjərz ɛz ðə feɪs əv ðə ˈmuvmənt, wɑz baʊnd tɪ feɪl. ənd ə ˈmuvmənt ðət ˈjutəˌlaɪzd ðə ˈskændəl ˈrɪdən juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz wɪʧ ɪz ˈmæsɪvli dɪˈstrəstɪd baɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ðə riˈpɑzəˌtɔri əv saɪəns, wɑz dumd tɪ feɪl. ðə ˈmuvmənt gɔr hɛlpt faʊnd, ɪz daɪɪŋ ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪkəli, ˈplɪtɪkli ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkli.
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just like humans, companies have life cycles and undergo distinct developmental phases.
while every company is unique, almost all go through certain stages that come with specific challenges and needs. as a result, organizations such as incubators, accelerators, and spaces have been established to help entrepreneurs nurture and scale their companies.
for less organizations such as software and app startups like airbnb, dropbox, and uber this space model has proven to be extremely effective. but for “tough tech” startups like those in robotics or biomedical, there are many barriers to entry and stumbling blocks that traditional startup support organizations are not equipped to handle. over the last few years, we have begun to see a growing need for a similar ecosystem to support robotics, biomedical, energy, and new materials startups.
this has resulted in the emergence of a new type of startup support system: the startup escalator.
so what is a startup escalator?
startup escalators represent the next generation of innovation spaces. they are unique in that they target “tough tech” companies that is, companies developing technologies with long learning curves that often require highly specialized and expensive equipment for prototyping and testing, and that have significantly longer time to market than typical ventures.
a startup escalator addresses this critical market need by offering a combination of shared, specialized equipment and labs, space, and an extensive virtual network of mentors, investors, and other specialized support structures.
at a high level, startup escalators have the following requirements:
they should be
the programs should not have a fixed duration
they should provide specialized equipment and infrastructure
they should employ a rent or model
they should attract a network of specialized investors, corporate partners, and service providers
going up, up, up
like literal escalators, these spaces are always active you just “step on” whenever you are ready to move from one level to the next. these organizations escalate tough tech startups to move them beyond the product and market validation stage to commercialization, job creation, and revenue generation, helping them attract significant funding and realize solid financial returns.
one of the biggest challenges that these fledgling companies face is the limited availability of highly specialized, expensive equipment. for instance, many robotics companies need access to machining facilities and equipment, printing, electronics labs, and testing tools, but these resources are far too expensive for a startup to procure. even if such a company is able to raise a substantial amount of funding and has the financial resources to buy the necessary equipment, it is often preferable to invest in attracting the best talent, on product prototypes, and acquiring strategic customers. a startup escalator can help tough tech startups overcome these substantial barriers to entry, adding significant value that other startup support models fail to provide.
tough technology startups, despite the challenges that accompany their development, are the foundation of some of the most important and products on the market. technological advances in the fields of robotics, biomedicine, and other key tough tech industries are turning out new products every day, and it is no exaggeration to say that many of them have the potential to improve lives on a global scale (and to provide substantial returns to their investors).
the startup escalator ecosystem
in recognition of this need, a handful of organizations have sprung up that target tough tech startups and help them reach the next level of development. one example of a successful startup escalator is cambridge, lab central, an organization that focuses on biomedical startups and provides wet labs for experiments and testing, in addition to offering an space. another example is labs in somerville, ma, which focuses on clean energy companies and provides specialized machine shop and testing facilities. recently announced organization, the engine, is another great example of an escalator that realizes the challenges facing startups and addresses the need for a new model of support and investment for these startups.
it is exciting to see these and other organizations developing escalator programs to fill the tough tech gap.
as these startup escalators continue to gain traction, critical that they incorporate positive elements of the existing incubator, accelerator, and space ecosystems that are applicable to tough tech companies while at the same time ensuring that they add the value these startups are unable to get from more traditional organizations.
fady saad is the cofounder of massrobotics, an innovation hub for robotics.
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ʤɪst laɪk ˈjumənz, ˈkəmpəˌniz hæv laɪf ˈsaɪkəlz ənd ˌəndərˈgoʊ dɪˈstɪŋkt dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəl ˈfeɪzɪz. waɪl ˈɛvəri ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz juˈnik, ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl goʊ θru ˈsərtən ˈsteɪʤɪz ðət kəm wɪθ spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈʧælənʤɪz ənd nidz. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz səʧ ɛz ˈɪŋkjuˌbeɪtərz, ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtərz, ənd ˈspeɪsɪz hæv bɪn ɪˈstæblɪʃt tɪ hɛlp ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz ˈnərʧər ənd skeɪl ðɛr ˈkəmpəˌniz. fər lɛs ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz səʧ ɛz ˈsɔfˌwɛr ənd æp ˈstɑrˌtəps laɪk airbnb*, dropbox*, ənd ˈubər ðɪs speɪs ˈmɑdəl həz ˈpruvən tɪ bi ɪkˈstrimli ˈifɛktɪv. bət fər tech”*” ˈstɑrˌtəps laɪk ðoʊz ɪn ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks ər ˌbaɪoʊˈmɛdɪkəl, ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ˈbɛriərz tɪ ˈɛntri ənd ˈstəmbəlɪŋ blɑks ðət trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈstɑrˌtəp səˈpɔrt ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ər nɑt ɪkˈwɪpt tɪ ˈhændəl. ˈoʊvər ðə læst fju jɪrz, wi hæv ˈbeɪgən tɪ si ə groʊɪŋ nid fər ə ˈsɪmələr ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm tɪ səˈpɔrt ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks, ˌbaɪoʊˈmɛdɪkəl, ˈɛnərʤi, ənd nu məˈtɪriəlz ˈstɑrˌtəps. ðɪs həz rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ðə ˈimərʤəns əv ə nu taɪp əv ˈstɑrˌtəp səˈpɔrt ˈsɪstəm: ðə ˈstɑrˌtəp ˈɛskəˌleɪtər. soʊ wət ɪz ə ˈstɑrˌtəp ˈɛskəˌleɪtər? ˈstɑrˌtəp ˈɛskəˌleɪtərz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə nɛkst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ˈspeɪsɪz. ðeɪ ər juˈnik ɪn ðət ðeɪ ˈtərgət tech”*” ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət ɪz, ˈkəmpəˌniz dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤiz wɪθ lɔŋ ˈlərnɪŋ kərvz ðət ˈɔfən ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈhaɪli ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd ənd ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ɪkˈwɪpmənt fər ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪpɪŋ ənd ˈtɛstɪŋ, ənd ðət hæv sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈlɔŋgər taɪm tɪ ˈmɑrkɪt ðən ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈvɛnʧərz. ə ˈstɑrˌtəp ˈɛskəˌleɪtər ˈæˈdrɛsɪz ðɪs ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈmɑrkɪt nid baɪ ˈɔfərɪŋ ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ʃɛrd, ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd ɪkˈwɪpmənt ənd læbz, speɪs, ənd ən ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈvərʧuəl ˈnɛtˌwərk əv ˈmɛnˌtɔrz, ˌɪnˈvɛstərz, ənd ˈəðər ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd səˈpɔrt ˈstrəkʧərz. æt ə haɪ ˈlɛvəl, ˈstɑrˌtəp ˈɛskəˌleɪtərz hæv ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ rɪkˈwaɪrmənts: ðeɪ ʃʊd bi ðə ˈproʊˌgræmz ʃʊd nɑt hæv ə fɪkst ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ðeɪ ʃʊd prəˈvaɪd ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd ɪkˈwɪpmənt ənd ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ðeɪ ʃʊd ɪmˈplɔɪ ə rɛnt ər ˈmɑdəl ðeɪ ʃʊd əˈtrækt ə ˈnɛtˌwərk əv ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd ˌɪnˈvɛstərz, ˈkɔrpərət ˈpɑrtnərz, ənd ˈsərvɪs prəˈvaɪdərz goʊɪŋ əp, əp, əp laɪk ˈlɪtərəl ˈɛskəˌleɪtərz, ðiz ˈspeɪsɪz ər ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈæktɪv ju ʤɪst on”*” wɛˈnɛvər ju ər ˈrɛdi tɪ muv frəm wən ˈlɛvəl tɪ ðə nɛkst. ðiz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ˈɛskəˌleɪt təf tɛk ˈstɑrˌtəps tɪ muv ðɛm bɪɔnd ðə ˈprɑdəkt ənd ˈmɑrkɪt ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən steɪʤ tɪ kəˌmərʃəlɪˈzeɪʃən, ʤɑb kriˈeɪʃən, ənd ˈrɛvəˌnu ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən, ˈhɛlpɪŋ ðɛm əˈtrækt sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈfəndɪŋ ənd ˈriəˌlaɪz ˈsɑləd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl rɪˈtərnz. wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈʧælənʤɪz ðət ðiz ˈflɛʤlɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌniz feɪs ɪz ðə ˈlɪmɪtɪd əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti əv ˈhaɪli ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd, ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ɪkˈwɪpmənt. fər ˈɪnstəns, ˈmɛni ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks ˈkəmpəˌniz nid ˈækˌsɛs tɪ məˈʃinɪŋ fəˈsɪlɪtiz ənd ɪkˈwɪpmənt, ˈprɪnɪŋ, ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks læbz, ənd ˈtɛstɪŋ tulz, bət ðiz ˈrisɔrsɪz ər fɑr tu ɪkˈspɛnsɪv fər ə ˈstɑrˌtəp tɪ proʊˈkjʊr. ˈivɪn ɪf səʧ ə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ reɪz ə səbˈstænʃəl əˈmaʊnt əv ˈfəndɪŋ ənd həz ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈrisɔrsɪz tɪ baɪ ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ɪkˈwɪpmənt, ɪt ɪz ˈɔfən ˈprɛfərəbəl tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn əˈtræktɪŋ ðə bɛst ˈtælənt, ɔn ˈprɑdəkt ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪps, ənd əkˈwaɪərɪŋ strəˈtiʤɪk ˈkəstəmərz. ə ˈstɑrˌtəp ˈɛskəˌleɪtər kən hɛlp təf tɛk ˈstɑrˌtəps ˈoʊvərˌkəm ðiz səbˈstænʃəl ˈbɛriərz tɪ ˈɛntri, ˈædɪŋ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈvælju ðət ˈəðər ˈstɑrˌtəp səˈpɔrt ˈmɑdəlz feɪl tɪ prəˈvaɪd. təf tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈstɑrˌtəps, dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz ðət əˈkəmpəni ðɛr dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ər ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən əv səm əv ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ənd ˈprɑdəkts ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ədˈvænsɪz ɪn ðə fildz əv ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks, biomedicine*, ənd ˈəðər ki təf tɛk ˈɪndəstriz ər ˈtərnɪŋ aʊt nu ˈprɑdəkts ˈɛvəri deɪ, ənd ɪt ɪz noʊ ɪgˌzæʤərˈeɪʃən tɪ seɪ ðət ˈmɛni əv ðɛm hæv ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv lɪvz ɔn ə ˈgloʊbəl skeɪl (ənd tɪ prəˈvaɪd səbˈstænʃəl rɪˈtərnz tɪ ðɛr ˌɪnˈvɛstərz). ðə ˈstɑrˌtəp ˈɛskəˌleɪtər ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm ɪn ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən əv ðɪs nid, ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz hæv sprəŋ əp ðət ˈtərgət təf tɛk ˈstɑrˌtəps ənd hɛlp ðɛm riʧ ðə nɛkst ˈlɛvəl əv dɪˈvɛləpmənt. wən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ə səkˈsɛsfəl ˈstɑrˌtəp ˈɛskəˌleɪtər ɪz ˈkeɪmbrɪʤ, læb ˈsɛntrəl, ən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ðət ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn ˌbaɪoʊˈmɛdɪkəl ˈstɑrˌtəps ənd prəˈvaɪdz wɛt læbz fər ɪkˈspɛrəmənts ənd ˈtɛstɪŋ, ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈɔfərɪŋ ən speɪs. əˈnəðər ɪgˈzæmpəl ɪz læbz ɪn ˈsəmərˌvɪl, mɑ, wɪʧ ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn klin ˈɛnərʤi ˈkəmpəˌniz ənd prəˈvaɪdz ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd məˈʃin ʃɑp ənd ˈtɛstɪŋ fəˈsɪlɪtiz. ˈrisəntli əˈnaʊnst ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, ðə ˈɪnʤən, ɪz əˈnəðər greɪt ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ən ˈɛskəˌleɪtər ðət ˈriəˌlaɪzɪz ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈstɑrˌtəps ənd ˈæˈdrɛsɪz ðə nid fər ə nu ˈmɑdəl əv səˈpɔrt ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt fər ðiz ˈstɑrˌtəps. ɪt ɪz ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ tɪ si ðiz ənd ˈəðər ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈɛskəˌleɪtər ˈproʊˌgræmz tɪ fɪl ðə təf tɛk gæp. ɛz ðiz ˈstɑrˌtəp ˈɛskəˌleɪtərz kənˈtɪnju tɪ geɪn ˈtrækʃən, ˈkrɪtɪkəl ðət ðeɪ ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪt ˈpɑzətɪv ˈɛləmənts əv ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈɪŋkjəˌbeɪtər, ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtər, ənd speɪs ˈikoʊˌsɪstəmz ðət ər ˈæpləkəbəl tɪ təf tɛk ˈkəmpəˌniz waɪl æt ðə seɪm taɪm ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðət ðeɪ æd ðə ˈvælju ðiz ˈstɑrˌtəps ər əˈneɪbəl tɪ gɪt frəm mɔr trəˈdɪʃənəl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz. sɑd ɪz ðə ˈkoʊˈfaʊndər əv massrobotics*, ən ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən həb fər ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks.
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calls to deny visa to american campaigner sherri tenpenny
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a group has asked immigration minister peter dutton to deny a controversial american campaigner a visa to speak in australia.
american sherri tenpenny is planning a speaking tour of the country to lecture against vaccination.
dr tenpenny believes vaccines cause autism, asthma, and disorders.
"what is actually in those vaccines? there's a whole lot more coming through that needle than you can possibly imagine," said dr tenpenny.
the march series of seminars are aimed at parents of babies.
seminar stephanie messenger, of brisbane, said the doctor was an "excellent speaker".
"she's only been to the cdc archives and got a lot of information - that's the center for disease control in the us, so a government place - and got all the information and i think parents have a right to know what the government knows and is not telling people," ms messenger said.
she said people calling for dr visa to be denied "clearly don't believe in freedom of speech".
"they do believe in censorship and they don't believe that parents have a right to have information," she said.
talks target 'vulnerable parents'
stop the australian network member dave hawkes said he helped to start a petition calling for mr dutton to deny dr tenpenny a visa.
"i guess the thing is you're looking at the difference between people whose views you disagree with and people who are actually endangering people's health," dr hawkes said.
"by these seminars to tell people to not vaccinate, that's actually endangering their health."
national centre for research and surveillance director professor peter mcintyre said he was concerned dr tenpenny was targeting vulnerable parents.
"people going along to a talk which is billed as being about raising healthy babies and children may well be very concerned about the best outcome for their children, but at the same time confused about some of the information," professor mcintyre said.
"i think there's, yes, justified concern that someone in that situation might be misled by the sort of nonsense which dr tenpenny will be talking.
"we really want to see good quality and evidence being presented to people, not half-baked anecdotal sort of information which really doesn't help anybody."
topics: vaccines-and-immunity, health, australia
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kɔlz tɪ dɪˈnaɪ ˈvizə tɪ əˈmɛrɪkən kæmˈpeɪnər ˈʃɛri ˈtɛnˌpɛni ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ə grup həz æst ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈmɪnɪstər ˈpitər ˈdətən tɪ dɪˈnaɪ ə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl əˈmɛrɪkən kæmˈpeɪnər ə ˈvizə tɪ spik ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə. əˈmɛrɪkən ˈʃɛri ˈtɛnˌpɛni ɪz ˈplænɪŋ ə ˈspikɪŋ tʊr əv ðə ˈkəntri tɪ ˈlɛkʧər əˈgɛnst væksəˈneɪʃən. ˈdɑktər ˈtɛnˌpɛni bɪˈlivz ˌvækˈsinz kɔz ˈɔˌtɪzəm, ˈæzmə, ənd dɪˈsɔrdərz. "wət ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪn ðoʊz ˌvækˈsinz? ðɛrz ə hoʊl lɔt mɔr ˈkəmɪŋ θru ðət ˈnidəl ðən ju kən ˈpɑsəbli ˌɪˈmæʤən," sɛd ˈdɑktər ˈtɛnˌpɛni. ðə mɑrʧ ˈsɪriz əv ˈsɛməˌnɑrz ər eɪmd æt ˈpɛrənts əv ˈbeɪbiz. ˈsɛməˌnɑr ˈstɛfəni ˈmɛsɪnʤər, əv ˈbrɪzˌbeɪn, sɛd ðə ˈdɔktər wɑz ən "ˈɛksələnt ˈspikər". "ʃiz ˈoʊnli bɪn tɪ ðə ˈsiˌdiˈsi ˈɑrˌkaɪvz ənd gɑt ə lɔt əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðæts ðə ˈsɛnər fər dɪˈziz kənˈtroʊl ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs, soʊ ə ˈgəvərnmənt pleɪs ənd gɑt ɔl ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd aɪ θɪŋk ˈpɛrənts hæv ə raɪt tɪ noʊ wət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt noʊz ənd ɪz nɑt ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈpipəl," mɪz ˈmɛsɪnʤər sɛd. ʃi sɛd ˈpipəl ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ˈdɑktər ˈvizə tɪ bi dɪˈnaɪd "ˈklɪrli doʊnt bɪˈliv ɪn ˈfridəm əv spiʧ". "ðeɪ du bɪˈliv ɪn ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp ənd ðeɪ doʊnt bɪˈliv ðət ˈpɛrənts hæv ə raɪt tɪ hæv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən," ʃi sɛd. tɔks ˈtərgət 'ˈvəlnərəbəl ˈpɛrənts' stɑp ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈmɛmbər deɪv hɔks sɛd hi hɛlpt tɪ stɑrt ə pəˈtɪʃən ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ˈmɪstər ˈdətən tɪ dɪˈnaɪ ˈdɑktər ˈtɛnˌpɛni ə ˈvizə. "aɪ gɛs ðə θɪŋ ɪz jʊr ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˈpipəl huz vjuz ju dɪsəˈgri wɪθ ənd ˈpipəl hu ər ˈæˌkʧuəli ɛnˈdeɪnʤərɪŋ ˈpipəlz hɛlθ," ˈdɑktər hɔks sɛd. "baɪ ðiz ˈsɛməˌnɑrz tɪ tɛl ˈpipəl tɪ nɑt ˈvæksəneɪt, ðæts ˈæˌkʧuəli ɛnˈdeɪnʤərɪŋ ðɛr hɛlθ." ˈnæʃənəl ˈsɛntər fər ˈrisərʧ ənd sərˈveɪləns dɪˈrɛktər prəˈfɛsər ˈpitər ˈmæˌkɪnˌtaɪr sɛd hi wɑz kənˈsərnd ˈdɑktər ˈtɛnˌpɛni wɑz ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˈvəlnərəbəl ˈpɛrənts. "ˈpipəl goʊɪŋ əˈlɔŋ tɪ ə tɔk wɪʧ ɪz bɪld ɛz biɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈreɪzɪŋ ˈhɛlθi ˈbeɪbiz ənd ˈʧɪldrən meɪ wɛl bi ˈvɛri kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ðə bɛst ˈaʊtˌkəm fər ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən, bət æt ðə seɪm taɪm kənfˈjuzd əˈbaʊt səm əv ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən," prəˈfɛsər ˈmæˌkɪnˌtaɪr sɛd. "aɪ θɪŋk ðɛrz, jɛs, ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd kənˈsərn ðət ˈsəmˌwən ɪn ðət ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən maɪt bi mɪsˈlɛd baɪ ðə sɔrt əv ˈnɑnsɛns wɪʧ ˈdɑktər ˈtɛnˌpɛni wɪl bi ˈtɔkɪŋ. "wi ˈrɪli wɔnt tɪ si gʊd kˈwɑləti ənd ˈɛvədəns biɪŋ pərˈzɛnəd tɪ ˈpipəl, nɑt ˈhæfˌbeɪkt ˌænɪkˈdoʊtəl sɔrt əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɪʧ ˈrɪli ˈdəzənt hɛlp ˈɛnibədi." ˈtɑpɪks: vaccines-and-immunity*, hɛlθ, ɔˈstreɪljə fərst ˈpoʊstɪd
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borussia dortmund will be looking to go a full calendar year unbeaten at home for the first time since 1965 when they welcome augsburg to signal iduna park on tuesday evening cet), in what will be their and final home game of 2016 in all competitions. none of the previous 24 visiting teams have managed a victory in dortmund.
1965 is the first and only year since the inception of the that dortmund have remained unbeaten at home all season (15 victories, three draws). but 51 years after that feat was achieved at the rote stadium there will now be a repeat at the iduna park if thomas team avoid defeat in their home game of 2016. there have previously been 17 victories and seven draws (including the cup game that won on penalties against union berlin).
"now i'm suddenly getting superstitious," said thomas of the prospect, before continuing: "we will not achieve it by going on about it, but by once again holding firm and going to our limit in terms of performance."
the fact that their opponents will arrive in north with a new coach in tow does not make the preparations any easier. "we're expecting him to come up with a plan that our strengths," said of counterpart manuel baum, adding: "we need to find solutions for ourselves."
having seen his team fall behind in their last six games in all competitions, has called upon them "to score the first goal" to lay the foundations for a victory "which we really need in the table" and which would see the black and yellows end the year unbeaten in front of their own fans...
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borussia* ˈdɔrtmənd wɪl bi ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ goʊ ə fʊl ˈkæləndər jɪr ənˈbitən æt hoʊm fər ðə fərst taɪm sɪns 1965 wɪn ðeɪ ˈwɛlkəm ˈɔgzbərg tɪ ˈsɪgnəl ˌɪˈdunə pɑrk ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ cet*), ɪn wət wɪl bi ðɛr ənd ˈfaɪnəl hoʊm geɪm əv 2016 ɪn ɔl ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃənz. nən əv ðə ˈpriviəs 24 ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ timz hæv ˈmænɪʤd ə ˈvɪktəri ɪn ˈdɔrtmənd. 1965 ɪz ðə fərst ənd ˈoʊnli jɪr sɪns ðə ˌɪnˈsɛpʃən əv ðə ðət ˈdɔrtmənd hæv rɪˈmeɪnd ənˈbitən æt hoʊm ɔl ˈsizən 15 ˈvɪktəriz, θri drɔz). bət 51 jɪrz ˈæftər ðət fit wɑz əˈʧivd æt ðə roʊt ˈsteɪdiəm ðɛr wɪl naʊ bi ə rɪˈpit æt ðə ˌɪˈdunə pɑrk ɪf ˈtɑməs tim əˈvɔɪd dɪˈfit ɪn ðɛr hoʊm geɪm əv 2016 ðɛr hæv ˈpriviəsli bɪn 17 ˈvɪktəriz ənd ˈsɛvən drɔz (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə kəp geɪm ðət wən ɔn ˈpɛnəltiz əˈgɛnst ˈjunjən bərˈlɪn). "naʊ əm ˈsədənli ˈgɪtɪŋ ˌsupərˈstɪʃəs," sɛd ˈtɑməs əv ðə ˈprɑspɛkt, ˌbiˈfɔr kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ: "wi wɪl nɑt əˈʧiv ɪt baɪ goʊɪŋ ɔn əˈbaʊt ɪt, bət baɪ wəns əˈgɛn ˈhoʊldɪŋ fərm ənd goʊɪŋ tɪ ɑr ˈlɪmət ɪn tərmz əv pərˈfɔrməns." ðə fækt ðət ðɛr əˈpoʊnənts wɪl əraɪv ɪn nɔrθ wɪθ ə nu koʊʧ ɪn toʊ dɪz nɑt meɪk ðə ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃənz ˈɛni ˈiziər. "wɪr ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ɪm tɪ kəm əp wɪθ ə plæn ðət ɑr strɛŋθs," sɛd əv ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrt mɑnˈwɛl bɔm, ˈædɪŋ: "wi nid tɪ faɪnd səˈluʃənz fər ɑrˈsɛlvz." ˈhævɪŋ sin hɪz tim fɔl bɪˈhaɪnd ɪn ðɛr læst sɪks geɪmz ɪn ɔl ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃənz, həz kɔld əˈpɑn ðɛm "tɪ skɔr ðə fərst goʊl" tɪ leɪ ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃənz fər ə ˈvɪktəri "wɪʧ wi ˈrɪli nid ɪn ðə ˈteɪbəl" ənd wɪʧ wʊd si ðə blæk ənd ˈjɛloʊz ɛnd ðə jɪr ənˈbitən ɪn frənt əv ðɛr oʊn fænz... ˈbɔrɪs ˈrupərt
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with july quickly approaching we here at are turning our focus from the draft to free agency and there are a few names that are sure to draw the attention of red wings fans.
yakupov not qualified, july dustin nielson) june 26, 2017
this afternoon the st. louis blues announced that they did not tender a qualifying offer to former overall pick nail, which means he will become an unrestricted free agent on saturday.
yakupov has fallen a long way since being the first player selected in 2012. that year, the was in a lockout but when they resumed play impressed. the rookie posted 17 goals and 14 assists (31 points) in the shortened season, finishing fourth on the edmonton oilers in points. after that expectations were high but failed to deliver in the three subsequent seasons and ended up being traded to the blues last october.
things get any better in his new home as he bounced in and out of the lineup with regularity and finished the campaign with just nine points (3g / 6a) in 40 games.
with limited cap space, the moves ken holland and the red wings’ front office can make are limited, so is it worth taking a chance on the former pick and hope he can find the game that made him so highly sought after five years ago?
detroit expected to be a playoff team in, but they also expected to start a complete overhaul. with a limited number of high-end forward prospects on the horizon, other than svechnikov, maybe is worth the gamble. after all, his contract likely be too rich and it could be a type of move.
last year had a corsifor% and a cf% reltm, which suggests the blues were more dangerous with him on the ice than on the bench. however, in the same season hero chart player evaluation tool suggests that performed as a fourth line winger.
i think it would be a reasonable idea to bring in on a one-year deal to see what got. if it work out, he sits or goes on waivers and we all know that holland mind putting wingers in their on waivers. i think that will be the answer or come in here and be a scorer, but i think he could help increase scoring and help their beleaguered power play. at just 23-years-old, his best years could very well still be ahead of him.
the game is shifting to a faster, smaller game and has that in spades. he has quick feet and an uncanny ability to snipe from all over the ice. adding him to a roster that has like dylan larkin and andreas and snipers like anthony and tomas tatar, might be a solid fit in detroit. i mean, if riley sheahan can get a spot in the lineup without scoring a goal for 81 games, might as well get a shot.
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wɪθ ˌʤuˈlaɪ kˈwɪkli əˈproʊʧɪŋ wi hir æt ər ˈtərnɪŋ ɑr ˈfoʊkɪs frəm ðə dræft tɪ fri ˈeɪʤənsi ənd ðɛr ər ə fju neɪmz ðət ər ʃʊr tɪ drɔ ðə əˈtɛnʃən əv rɛd wɪŋz fænz. nɑt kˈwɑləˌfaɪd, ˌʤuˈlaɪ ˈdəstɪn ˈnilsən ʤun 26 2017 ðɪs ˌæftərˈnun ðə st*. luɪs bluz əˈnaʊnst ðət ðeɪ dɪd nɑt ˈtɛndər ə kˈwɑləˌfaɪɪŋ ˈɔfər tɪ ˈfɔrmər ˈoʊvərˌɔl pɪk neɪl, wɪʧ minz hi wɪl bɪˈkəm ən ˌənriˈstrɪktɪd fri ˈeɪʤənt ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. həz ˈfɑlən ə lɔŋ weɪ sɪns biɪŋ ðə fərst pleɪər səˈlɛktɪd ɪn 2012 ðət jɪr, ðə wɑz ɪn ə ˈlɑˌkaʊt bət wɪn ðeɪ rɪˈzumd pleɪ ˌɪmˈprɛst. ðə ˈrʊki ˈpoʊstɪd 17 goʊlz ənd 14 əˈsɪsts 31 pɔɪnts) ɪn ðə ˈʃɔrtənd ˈsizən, ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ fɔrθ ɔn ðə ˈɛdməntən ˈɔɪlərz ɪn pɔɪnts. ˈæftər ðət ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz wər haɪ bət feɪld tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ɪn ðə θri ˈsəbsəkwənt ˈsizənz ənd ˈɛndɪd əp biɪŋ ˈtreɪdɪd tɪ ðə bluz læst ɑkˈtoʊbər. θɪŋz gɪt ˈɛni ˈbɛtər ɪn hɪz nu hoʊm ɛz hi baʊnst ɪn ənd aʊt əv ðə ˈlaɪˌnəp wɪθ ˌrɛgjəˈlɛrəti ənd ˈfɪnɪʃt ðə kæmˈpeɪn wɪθ ʤɪst naɪn pɔɪnts 6a*) ɪn 40 geɪmz. wɪθ ˈlɪmɪtɪd kæp speɪs, ðə muvz kɛn ˈhɑlənd ənd ðə rɛd wings’*’ frənt ˈɔfəs kən meɪk ər ˈlɪmɪtɪd, soʊ ɪz ɪt wərθ ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ʧæns ɔn ðə ˈfɔrmər pɪk ənd hoʊp hi kən faɪnd ðə geɪm ðət meɪd ɪm soʊ ˈhaɪli sɔt ˈæftər faɪv jɪrz əˈgoʊ? ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi ə pleɪɔf tim ɪn bət ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ stɑrt ə kəmˈplit ˈoʊvərˌhɔl. wɪθ ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈnəmbər əv haɪɛnd ˈfɔrwərd ˈprɑspɛkts ɔn ðə hərˈaɪzən, ˈəðər ðən svechnikov*, ˈmeɪbi ɪz wərθ ðə ˈgæmbəl. ˈæftər ɔl, hɪz ˈkɑnˌtrækt ˈlaɪkli bi tu rɪʧ ənd ɪt kʊd bi ə taɪp əv muv. læst jɪr hæd ə corsifor*% ənd ə cf*% reltm*, wɪʧ səˈʤɛsts ðə bluz wər mɔr ˈdeɪnʤərəs wɪθ ɪm ɔn ðə aɪs ðən ɔn ðə bɛnʧ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪn ðə seɪm ˈsizən ˈhɪroʊ ʧɑrt pleɪər ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən tul səˈʤɛsts ðət pərˈfɔrmd ɛz ə fɔrθ laɪn ˈwɪŋər. aɪ θɪŋk ɪt wʊd bi ə ˈrizənəbəl aɪˈdiə tɪ brɪŋ ɪn ɔn ə ˈwənˌjɪr dil tɪ si wət gɑt. ɪf ɪt wərk aʊt, hi sɪts ər goʊz ɔn ˈweɪvərz ənd wi ɔl noʊ ðət ˈhɑlənd maɪnd ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈwɪŋərz ɪn ðɛr ɔn ˈweɪvərz. aɪ θɪŋk ðət wɪl bi ðə ˈænsər ər kəm ɪn hir ənd bi ə ˈskɔrər, bət aɪ θɪŋk hi kʊd hɛlp ˌɪnˈkris ˈskɔrɪŋ ənd hɛlp ðɛr bɪˈligərd paʊər pleɪ. æt ʤɪst 23-years-old*, hɪz bɛst jɪrz kʊd ˈvɛri wɛl stɪl bi əˈhɛd əv ɪm. ðə geɪm ɪz ˈʃɪftɪŋ tɪ ə ˈfæstər, sˈmɔlər geɪm ənd həz ðət ɪn speɪdz. hi həz kwɪk fit ənd ən ənˈkæni əˈbɪləˌti tɪ snaɪp frəm ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə aɪs. ˈædɪŋ ɪm tɪ ə ˈrɑstər ðət həz laɪk ˈdɪlən ˈlɑrkɪn ənd ɑnˈdreɪəs ənd sˈnaɪpərz laɪk ˈænθɔˌni ənd toʊˈmɑs ˌtɑˈtɑr, maɪt bi ə ˈsɑləd fɪt ɪn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt. aɪ min, ɪf ˈraɪli ˈʃiən kən gɪt ə spɑt ɪn ðə ˈlaɪˌnəp wɪˈθaʊt ˈskɔrɪŋ ə goʊl fər 81 geɪmz, maɪt ɛz wɛl gɪt ə ʃɑt.
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facebook has been finedros (£95m) by the for providing "incorrect or misleading" information during its purchase of messaging service in 2014.
theropean commission said facebook had said it could not automatically match user accounts on its own platform and.
but two years later it launched a service that did just that.
facebook said the errors it had made were not intentional.
'clear signal'
in a statement, the commission said: "the commission has found that, contrary to statements in the 2014 merger review process, the technical possibility of automatically matching facebook and users' identities already existed in 2014, and that facebook staff were aware of such a possibility."
however, it added that the fine would not reverse its decision to clear the $19bn purchase of and was unrelated to separate investigations into data protection issues.
eu competition commissioner said: "today's decision sends a clear signal to companies that they must comply with all aspects of merger rules, including the obligation to provide correct information.
"and it imposes a proportionate and deterrent fine on facebook," she added.
commission rules suggest the social network could have been fined up to 1% of its turnover - a figure that would have been at least twice the amount it has been told to pay.
"the commission must be able to take decisions about mergers' effects on competition in full knowledge of accurate facts," said ms.
in statement, facebook said: "we've acted in good faith since our very first interactions with the commission and we've sought to provide accurate information at every turn.
"the errors we made in our 2014 filings were not intentional and the commission has confirmed that they did not impact the outcome of the merger review. today's announcement brings this matter to a close."
new vigilance
richard craig, an it, telecoms and competition expert from law firm taylor wessing, said the fine showed that companies had to be more open with regulators during mergers and acquisitions.
mr craig said that regulators were overcoming their usual reluctance to consider privacy when competition cases.
"the direction of travel is clear that both competition and data protection regulators alike will be vigilant in ensuring that those with access to big data do not it in a way that harms competitors or consumers."
the-facebook merger has proved troubling elsewhere too.
last week, italian regulators imposed a fine on for making users agree to share personal data with facebook.
in addition, french data protection regulators also fined facebookros for breaking rules on data sharing and user tracking.
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ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈfeɪsˌbʊk həz bɪn faɪnd ˈjuˌroʊz £95m*) baɪ ðə fər prəˈvaɪdɪŋ "ˌɪnkərˈɛkt ər mɪsˈlidɪŋ" ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈdʊrɪŋ ɪts ˈpərʧəs əv ˈmɛsɪʤɪŋ ˈsərvɪs ɪn 2014 ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kəˈmɪʃən sɛd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk hæd sɛd ɪt kʊd nɑt ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli mæʧ ˈjuzər əˈkaʊnts ɔn ɪts oʊn ˈplætˌfɔrm ənd. bət tu jɪrz ˈleɪtər ɪt lɔnʧt ə ˈsərvɪs ðət dɪd ʤɪst ðət. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk sɛd ðə ˈɛrərz ɪt hæd meɪd wər nɑt ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəl. 'klɪr ˈsɪgnəl' ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt, ðə kəˈmɪʃən sɛd: "ðə kəˈmɪʃən həz faʊnd ðət, ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ˈsteɪtmənts ɪn ðə 2014 ˈmərʤər ˌrivˈju ˈprɔˌsɛs, ðə ˈtɛknɪkəl ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli ˈmæʧɪŋ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd ˈjuzərz' aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz ɔˈrɛdi ɪgˈzɪstəd ɪn 2014 ənd ðət ˈfeɪsˌbʊk stæf wər əˈwɛr əv səʧ ə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti." ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt ˈædɪd ðət ðə faɪn wʊd nɑt rɪˈvərs ɪts dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ klɪr ðə ˈpərʧəs əv ənd wɑz ˌənrɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ˈɪntu ˈdætə prəˈtɛkʃən ˈɪʃuz. ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən kəˈmɪʃənər sɛd: "ˈtudeɪz dɪˈsɪʒən sɛndz ə klɪr ˈsɪgnəl tɪ ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət ðeɪ məst kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ɔl ˈæˌspɛkts əv ˈmərʤər rulz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən tɪ prəˈvaɪd kərˈɛkt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. "ənd ɪt ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪz ə prəˈpɔrʃənət ənd dɪˈtərrənt faɪn ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk," ʃi ˈædɪd. kəˈmɪʃən rulz səˈʤɛst ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈnɛtˌwərk kʊd hæv bɪn faɪnd əp tɪ 1 əv ɪts ˈtərˌnoʊvər ə ˈfɪgjər ðət wʊd hæv bɪn æt list twaɪs ðə əˈmaʊnt ɪt həz bɪn toʊld tɪ peɪ. "ðə kəˈmɪʃən məst bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ teɪk dɪˈsɪʒənz əˈbaʊt ˈmərʤərz' ˈifɛkts ɔn ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ɪn fʊl ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ˈækjərət fækts," sɛd mɪz. ɪn ˈsteɪtmənt, ˈfeɪsˌbʊk sɛd: "wiv ˈæktɪd ɪn gʊd feɪθ sɪns ɑr ˈvɛri fərst ˌɪnərˈækʃənz wɪθ ðə kəˈmɪʃən ənd wiv sɔt tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈækjərət ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən æt ˈɛvəri tərn. "ðə ˈɛrərz wi meɪd ɪn ɑr 2014 ˈfaɪlɪŋz wər nɑt ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəl ənd ðə kəˈmɪʃən həz kənˈfərmd ðət ðeɪ dɪd nɑt ˌɪmˈpækt ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm əv ðə ˈmərʤər ˌrivˈju. ˈtudeɪz əˈnaʊnsmɛnt brɪŋz ðɪs ˈmætər tɪ ə kloʊz." nu ˈvɪʤələns ˈrɪʧərd kreɪg, ən ɪt, ˈtɛləkɑmz ənd ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ˈɛkspərt frəm lɔ fərm ˈteɪlər wessing*, sɛd ðə faɪn ʃoʊd ðət ˈkəmpəˌniz hæd tɪ bi mɔr ˈoʊpən wɪθ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈmərʤərz ənd ˌækwəˈzɪʃənz. ˈmɪstər kreɪg sɛd ðət ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz wər ˈoʊvərˌkəmɪŋ ðɛr ˈjuʒəwəl rɪˈləktəns tɪ kənˈsɪdər ˈpraɪvəsi wɪn ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ˈkeɪsɪz. "ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ˈtrævəl ɪz klɪr ðət boʊθ ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ənd ˈdætə prəˈtɛkʃən ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz əˈlaɪk wɪl bi ˈvɪʤələnt ɪn ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðət ðoʊz wɪθ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ bɪg ˈdætə du nɑt ɪt ɪn ə weɪ ðət hɑrmz kəmˈpɛtɪtərz ər kənˈsumərz." ðə ˈmərʤər həz pruvd ˈtrəbəlɪŋ ˈɛlsˌwɛr tu. læst wik, ˌɪˈtæljən ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ə faɪn ɔn fər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈjuzərz əˈgri tɪ ʃɛr ˈpərsɪnəl ˈdætə wɪθ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, frɛnʧ ˈdætə prəˈtɛkʃən ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz ˈɔlsoʊ faɪnd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈjuˌroʊz fər ˈbreɪkɪŋ rulz ɔn ˈdætə ˈʃɛrɪŋ ənd ˈjuzər ˈtrækɪŋ.
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calgary, alberta -- the vancouver canucks wrapped up the best regular season in franchise history and star daniel gave them scoring champions. the team hopes a stanley cup title in next.
christian scored at of overtime to lift the canucks to a victory over the calgary flames on saturday night.
after rallying from a deficit in the third, the canucks got the victory when's slap shot from the blue line beat henrik karlsson between his pads. karlsson was furious after the goal, pleading with the referees that he had been interfered with.
"we won the game tonight, but at the end of the day it's not going to mean anything, we've got to start focusing on the playoffs," said canucks coach alain vigneault. "as a player it's challenging, you want to stay on the conservative side, but at the same time it's like a hard practice, the best way to stay sharp and stay healthy is to do things the right way."
daniel had a pair of assists to clinch the scoring race with 41 goals and 63 assists. twin brother henrik won the scoring title last season.
daniel's 104 points are the fewest for an art ross trophy winner since tampa bay's marty st. louis won it with 94 in.
ryan kesler and alex burrows also scored for vancouver (54-19-9), which finishes the season with a 117 points. the playoffs begin on wednesday, but the canucks will not know their opponent until sunday.
jarome and mikael backlund scored for calgary, which missed the playoffs for the second season in a row.
"in the last 50 games, i think our record is somewhere close to the top five teams in the league so as tough as this is, there's more optimism than there was at the end of last year," said.
since reaching the stanley cup final in 2004, calgary has either lost in the first round or missed the playoffs entirely.
"certainly tonight, the legs weren't there. it was hard to find the motivation," said flames winger alex tanguay, who had an assist to finish second on the team with 69 points.
it was a battle of backups with cory schneider drawing the start for the canucks against karlsson, who finished with 36 saves in just his second start since jan. 21.
vancouver trailed heading to the third and after getting in the second.
however, the visitors came out flying in the final period, cutting the deficit to on burrows' goal at.
the canucks kept pressing and tied it on the power play at.
the tying goal came compliments of more wizardry with the puck from the brothers. daniel crosses the flames' blue line and sent a pass to henrik, who slid it over to kesler for a that beat karlsson over his glove.
karlsson is one of several flames who may have played their last game in calgary. other pending unrestricted free agents include tanguay, curtis glencross, anton and the injured brendan morrison.
schneider made 34 saves to improve to. he played his game of the season, qualifying the rookie to get his name alongside roberto on the william jennings trophy, which goes to the team that surrenders the fewest goals. vancouver clinched the trophy for the first time, allowing just 183 goals.
"you always want to win your last game," schneider said. "for me, it might be the last one for a while, but i tried to make it feel as if it were a playoff game and to bring that kind of intensity in competition."
after a scoreless opening 20 minutes, calgary scored twice in the second.
iginla opened the scoring on a advantage at. tanguay neatly stepped around kevin then dished off a pass to, who scored his goal in 10 games.
backlund made it just past the midway point in the period, again on the power play. the rookie scored his on a set up in the slot from mark giordano.
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ˈkælgəri, ælˈbərtə ðə vænˈkuvər ˈkeɪnəks ræpt əp ðə bɛst ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən ɪn ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ˈhɪstəri ənd stɑr ˈdænjəl geɪv ðɛm ˈskɔrɪŋ ˈʧæmpiənz. ðə tim hoʊps ə ˈstænli kəp ˈtaɪtəl ɪn nɛkst. ˈkrɪsʧɪn skɔrd æt əv ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm tɪ lɪft ðə ˈkeɪnəks tɪ ə ˈvɪktəri ˈoʊvər ðə ˈkælgəri fleɪmz ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt. ˈæftər ˈræliɪŋ frəm ə ˈdɛfəsət ɪn ðə θərd, ðə ˈkeɪnəks gɑt ðə ˈvɪktəri wɪn slæp ʃɑt frəm ðə blu laɪn bit ˈhɛnrɪk ˈkɑrlsən bɪtˈwin hɪz pædz. ˈkɑrlsən wɑz fˈjʊriəs ˈæftər ðə goʊl, ˈplidɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˌrɛfərˈiz ðət hi hæd bɪn ˌɪnərˈfɪrd wɪθ. "wi wən ðə geɪm təˈnaɪt, bət æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə deɪ ɪts nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ min ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, wiv gɑt tɪ stɑrt ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ðə pleɪɔfs," sɛd ˈkeɪnəks koʊʧ əˈleɪn vɪgˈnoʊ. "ɛz ə pleɪər ɪts ˈʧælənʤɪŋ, ju wɔnt tɪ steɪ ɔn ðə kənˈsərvətɪv saɪd, bət æt ðə seɪm taɪm ɪts laɪk ə hɑrd ˈpræktɪs, ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ steɪ ʃɑrp ənd steɪ ˈhɛlθi ɪz tɪ du θɪŋz ðə raɪt weɪ." ˈdænjəl hæd ə pɛr əv əˈsɪsts tɪ klɪnʧ ðə ˈskɔrɪŋ reɪs wɪθ 41 goʊlz ənd 63 əˈsɪsts. twɪn ˈbrəðər ˈhɛnrɪk wən ðə ˈskɔrɪŋ ˈtaɪtəl læst ˈsizən. ˈdænjəl 104 pɔɪnts ər ðə fjuəst fər ən ɑrt rɔs ˈtroʊfi ˈwɪnər sɪns ˈtæmpə beɪz ˈmɑrti st*. luɪs wən ɪt wɪθ 94 ɪn raɪən ˈkɛsələr ənd ˈæləks bəroʊz ˈɔlsoʊ skɔrd fər vænˈkuvər wɪʧ ˈfɪnɪʃɪz ðə ˈsizən wɪθ ə 117 pɔɪnts. ðə pleɪɔfs bɪˈgɪn ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, bət ðə ˈkeɪnəks wɪl nɑt noʊ ðɛr əˈpoʊnənt ənˈtɪl ˈsənˌdi. ənd məˈkeɪl ˈbæklənd skɔrd fər ˈkælgəri, wɪʧ mɪst ðə pleɪɔfs fər ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈsizən ɪn ə roʊ. "ɪn ðə læst 50 geɪmz, aɪ θɪŋk ɑr ˈrɛkərd ɪz ˈsəmˌwɛr kloʊz tɪ ðə tɔp faɪv timz ɪn ðə lig soʊ ɛz təf ɛz ðɪs ɪz, ðɛrz mɔr ˈɑptɪˌmɪzəm ðən ðɛr wɑz æt ðə ɛnd əv læst jɪr," sɛd. sɪns ˈriʧɪŋ ðə ˈstænli kəp ˈfaɪnəl ɪn 2004 ˈkælgəri həz ˈiðər lɔst ɪn ðə fərst raʊnd ər mɪst ðə pleɪɔfs ɪnˈtaɪərli. "ˈsərtənli təˈnaɪt, ðə lɛgz wərənt ðɛr. ɪt wɑz hɑrd tɪ faɪnd ðə ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən," sɛd fleɪmz ˈwɪŋər ˈæləks ˈtængeɪ, hu hæd ən əˈsɪst tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ˈsɛkənd ɔn ðə tim wɪθ 69 pɔɪnts. ɪt wɑz ə ˈbætəl əv ˈbæˌkəps wɪθ ˈkɔˌri ʃˈnaɪdər drɔɪŋ ðə stɑrt fər ðə ˈkeɪnəks əˈgɛnst ˈkɑrlsən, hu ˈfɪnɪʃt wɪθ 36 seɪvz ɪn ʤɪst hɪz ˈsɛkənd stɑrt sɪns ʤæn. 21 vænˈkuvər treɪld ˈhɛdɪŋ tɪ ðə θərd ənd ˈæftər ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈvɪzɪtərz keɪm aʊt flaɪɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈpɪriəd, ˈkətɪŋ ðə ˈdɛfəsət tɪ ɔn bəroʊz' goʊl æt ðə ˈkeɪnəks kɛpt ˈprɛsɪŋ ənd taɪd ɪt ɔn ðə paʊər pleɪ æt ðə taɪɪŋ goʊl keɪm ˈkɑmpləmɛnts əv mɔr ˈwɪzərdri wɪθ ðə pək frəm ðə ˈbrəðərz. ˈdænjəl ˈkrɔsɪz ðə fleɪmz' blu laɪn ənd sɛnt ə pæs tɪ ˈhɛnrɪk, hu slɪd ɪt ˈoʊvər tɪ ˈkɛsələr fər ə ðət bit ˈkɑrlsən ˈoʊvər hɪz gləv. ˈkɑrlsən ɪz wən əv ˈsɛvərəl fleɪmz hu meɪ hæv pleɪd ðɛr læst geɪm ɪn ˈkælgəri. ˈəðər ˈpɛndɪŋ ˌənriˈstrɪktɪd fri ˈeɪʤənts ˌɪnˈklud ˈtængeɪ, ˈkərtɪs glencross*, ˈænˌtɔn ənd ðə ˈɪnʤərd ˈbrɛndən ˈmɔrɪsən. ʃˈnaɪdər meɪd 34 seɪvz tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv tɪ hi pleɪd hɪz geɪm əv ðə ˈsizən, kˈwɑləˌfaɪɪŋ ðə ˈrʊki tɪ gɪt hɪz neɪm əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd rəˈbɛrtoʊ ɔn ðə ˈwɪljəm ˈʤɛnɪŋz ˈtroʊfi, wɪʧ goʊz tɪ ðə tim ðət sərˈɛndərz ðə fjuəst goʊlz. vænˈkuvər klɪnʧt ðə ˈtroʊfi fər ðə fərst taɪm, əˈlaʊɪŋ ʤɪst 183 goʊlz. "ju ˈɔlˌweɪz wɔnt tɪ wɪn jʊr læst geɪm," ʃˈnaɪdər sɛd. "fər mi, ɪt maɪt bi ðə læst wən fər ə waɪl, bət aɪ traɪd tɪ meɪk ɪt fil ɛz ɪf ɪt wər ə pleɪɔf geɪm ənd tɪ brɪŋ ðət kaɪnd əv ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti ɪn ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən." ˈæftər ə ˈskɔrləs ˈoʊpənɪŋ 20 ˈmɪnəts, ˈkælgəri skɔrd twaɪs ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd. ˈoʊpənd ðə ˈskɔrɪŋ ɔn ə ædˈvæntɪʤ æt ˈtængeɪ ˈnitli stɛpt əraʊnd ˈkɛvɪn ðɛn dɪʃt ɔf ə pæs tɪ, hu skɔrd hɪz goʊl ɪn 10 geɪmz. ˈbæklənd meɪd ɪt ʤɪst pæst ðə ˈmɪdˌweɪ pɔɪnt ɪn ðə ˈpɪriəd, əˈgɛn ɔn ðə paʊər pleɪ. ðə ˈrʊki skɔrd hɪz ɔn ə sɛt əp ɪn ðə slɑt frəm mɑrk ʤɔrˈdɑnoʊ.
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john (september 17, 1794 september 26,] was an early member and leader of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints, and an elected representative in the missouri state legislature. he was prominently involved in the mormon conflicts in missouri before leaving the church in 1839 and publishing a brief history of the church of christ of latter day saints (commonly called mormons).
biography [ edit ]
corrill was born near barre, massachusetts. he worked as a carriage builder, surveyor, and architect and married a woman named margaret, with whom he had at least five children. historians believe his writing ability and personal library suggest he may have had some formal]
while living in harpersfield, ohio in 1830 the town was visited by oliver cowdery, parley p. pratt, peter whitmer, and peterson, mormon missionaries on their way to missouri. after reading from the book of mormon, decided it was a fraud. he was later surprised to hear of the conversion of sidney rigdon, a preacher in nearby kirtland who was planning a preaching tour with.[3] while visiting kirtland, attended some mormon meetings and witnessed miraculous speaking in languages unknown to the speakers. after further] he was baptized on january 10,] a few days later he was ordained an]
church positions [ edit ]
in 1831 served two short missions in nearby areas. later that year he was ordained to the high priesthood and made an assistant to the latter day saint movement's first bishop of the church, edward partridge, a position he would hold until 1837. in 1833, was chosen as the third bishop in zion (independence, missouri) where he would later preside over a branch of the church. when missourians expelled mormons from the area, joined in petitioning the governor for militia assistance and settled in clay county for the]
in 1834 he was called back to kirtland where he helped build the temple and was involved with approving a new book of revelations called the doctrine and covenants. after the temple's dedication in] he returned to missouri and was one of the founders and leaders of the mormon settlement of far] during this time the residents of clay county were pushing for the mormons to move out of their area and settle elsewhere. in late 1836 represented the mormons in negotiating with state leaders for the formation of caldwell county for primarily mormon settlement. historian stephen c. lesueur wrote that "was one of the mormons' most prominent leaders in missouri and had been intimately involved in nearly every phase of mormon history] in 1837 he was released as a counselor to bishop partridge and was called to a committee for organizing more stakes in missouri and was "keeper of the lord's storehouse" in far west. in april 1838 he and elias higbee became the official church]
missouri mormon war [ edit ]
corrill was elected by the primarily mormon residents of caldwell county to be the county's first representative to the missouri state legislature in august] during this same election, distrust between missourians and mormons erupted into an armed conflict, known today as the missouri mormon war. witnessed many key events and was involved in surrendering and turning over joseph smith to the state militia, which smith saw as a] at the richmond hearings in november, testified for the state against smith and the mormon actions in the]
disfavor grew between and the mormons. some mormons had in the past accused him of opposing priesthood authority and "the judgment of god" in his preference for autonomy and democracy in the] in his only term in the missouri house of] as a state representative after the armed conflict subsided, presented a petition from the mormons for relief from their] however, he continued to distance himself from the church, culminating in his excommunication in 1839 and publication of his account of the church's history and]
corrill died in adams county, illinois in 1842 at the age of]
a brief history of the church of christ of latter day saints [ edit ]
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ʤɑn (sɛpˈtɛmbər 17 1794 sɛpˈtɛmbər 26 wɑz ən ˈərli ˈmɛmbər ənd ˈlidər əv ðə ʧərʧ əv ˈʤizəs kraɪst əv ˈlætər deɪ seɪnts, ənd ən ɪˈlɛktɪd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ɪn ðə məˈzʊri steɪt ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər. hi wɑz ˈprɑmənəntli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈmɔrmən ˈkɑnflɪkts ɪn məˈzʊri ˌbiˈfɔr ˈlivɪŋ ðə ʧərʧ ɪn 1839 ənd ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ə brif ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ʧərʧ əv kraɪst əv ˈlætər deɪ seɪnts (ˈkɑmənli kɔld ˈmɔrmənz). baɪˈɑgrəfi ˈɛdət wɑz bɔrn nɪr ˈbɛri, ˌmæsəˈʧusəts. hi wərkt ɛz ə ˈkɛrəʤ ˈbɪldər, ˈsərˌveɪər, ənd ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt ənd ˈmɛrid ə ˈwʊmən neɪmd ˈmɑrgərɪt, wɪθ hum hi hæd æt list faɪv ˈʧɪldrən. hɪˈstɔriənz bɪˈliv hɪz ˈraɪtɪŋ əˈbɪləˌti ənd ˈpərsɪnəl ˈlaɪbrɛˌri səˈʤɛst hi meɪ hæv hæd səm ˈfɔrməl waɪl ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn harpersfield*, oʊˈhaɪoʊ ɪn 1830 ðə taʊn wɑz ˈvɪzɪtɪd baɪ ˈɑlɪvər ˈkaʊdəri, ˈpɑrli pi. præt, ˈpitər ˈwɪtmər, ənd ˈpitərsən, ˈmɔrmən ˈmɪʃəˌnɛriz ɔn ðɛr weɪ tɪ məˈzʊri. ˈæftər ˈrɛdɪŋ frəm ðə bʊk əv ˈmɔrmən, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ɪt wɑz ə frɔd. hi wɑz ˈleɪtər səˈpraɪzd tɪ hir əv ðə kənˈvərʒən əv ˈsɪdni ˈrɪgdən, ə ˈpriʧər ɪn ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈkərtlənd hu wɑz ˈplænɪŋ ə ˈpriʧɪŋ tʊr wɪθ waɪl ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ˈkərtlənd, əˈtɛndəd səm ˈmɔrmən ˈmitɪŋz ənd ˈwɪtnəst mərˈækjələs ˈspikɪŋ ɪn ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz ənˈnoʊn tɪ ðə ˈspikərz. ˈæftər ˈfərðər hi wɑz ˈbæpˌtaɪzd ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 10 ə fju deɪz ˈleɪtər hi wɑz ɔrˈdeɪnd ən ʧərʧ pəˈzɪʃənz ˈɛdət ɪn 1831 sərvd tu ʃɔrt ˈmɪʃənz ɪn ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈɛriəz. ˈleɪtər ðət jɪr hi wɑz ɔrˈdeɪnd tɪ ðə haɪ ˈpristhʊd ənd meɪd ən əˈsɪstənt tɪ ðə ˈlætər deɪ seɪnt ˈmuvmənts fərst ˈbɪʃəp əv ðə ʧərʧ, ˈɛdwərd ˈpɑrtrɪʤ, ə pəˈzɪʃən hi wʊd hoʊld ənˈtɪl 1837 ɪn 1833 wɑz ˈʧoʊzən ɛz ðə θərd ˈbɪʃəp ɪn zaɪən (ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns, məˈzʊri) wɛr hi wʊd ˈleɪtər prɪˈzaɪd ˈoʊvər ə brænʧ əv ðə ʧərʧ. wɪn məˈzʊriənz ɪkˈspɛld ˈmɔrmənz frəm ðə ˈɛriə, ʤɔɪnd ɪn pəˈtɪʃənɪŋ ðə ˈgəvərnər fər mɪˈlɪʃə əˈsɪstəns ənd ˈsɛtəld ɪn kleɪ ˈkaʊnti fər ðə ɪn 1834 hi wɑz kɔld bæk tɪ ˈkərtlənd wɛr hi hɛlpt bɪld ðə ˈtɛmpəl ənd wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ əˈpruvɪŋ ə nu bʊk əv ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz kɔld ðə ˈdɔktərɪn ənd ˈkəvənənts. ˈæftər ðə ˈtɛmpəlz ˌdɛdəˈkeɪʃən ɪn hi rɪˈtərnd tɪ məˈzʊri ənd wɑz wən əv ðə ˈfaʊndərz ənd ˈlidərz əv ðə ˈmɔrmən ˈsɛtəlmənt əv fɑr ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs taɪm ðə ˈrɛzɪdənts əv kleɪ ˈkaʊnti wər ˈpʊʃɪŋ fər ðə ˈmɔrmənz tɪ muv aʊt əv ðɛr ˈɛriə ənd ˈsɛtəl ˈɛlsˌwɛr. ɪn leɪt 1836 ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ðə ˈmɔrmənz ɪn nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ wɪθ steɪt ˈlidərz fər ðə fɔrˈmeɪʃən əv ˈkɔldwɛl ˈkaʊnti fər praɪˈmɛrəli ˈmɔrmən ˈsɛtəlmənt. hɪˈstɔriən ˈstivən si. lɛˈsuər roʊt ðət "wɑz wən əv ðə ˈmɔrmənz' moʊst ˈprɑmənənt ˈlidərz ɪn məˈzʊri ənd hæd bɪn ˈɪntɪmətli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈnɪrli ˈɛvəri feɪz əv ˈmɔrmən ˈhɪstəri ɪn 1837 hi wɑz riˈlist ɛz ə ˈkaʊnsələr tɪ ˈbɪʃəp ˈpɑrtrɪʤ ənd wɑz kɔld tɪ ə kəˈmɪti fər ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ mɔr steɪks ɪn məˈzʊri ənd wɑz "ˈkipər əv ðə lɔrdz ˈstɔˌrhaʊs" ɪn fɑr wɛst. ɪn ˈeɪprəl 1838 hi ənd əˈlaɪəs ˈhɪgˌbi bɪˈkeɪm ðə əˈfɪʃəl ʧərʧ məˈzʊri ˈmɔrmən wɔr ˈɛdət wɑz ɪˈlɛktɪd baɪ ðə praɪˈmɛrəli ˈmɔrmən ˈrɛzɪdənts əv ˈkɔldwɛl ˈkaʊnti tɪ bi ðə ˈkaʊntiz fərst ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv tɪ ðə məˈzʊri steɪt ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər ɪn ˈɔgəst ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs seɪm ɪˈlɛkʃən, dɪˈstrəst bɪtˈwin məˈzʊriənz ənd ˈmɔrmənz ˌɪˈrəptɪd ˈɪntu ən ɑrmd ˈkɑnflɪkt, noʊn təˈdeɪ ɛz ðə məˈzʊri ˈmɔrmən wɔr. ˈwɪtnəst ˈmɛni ki ɪˈvɛnts ənd wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn sərˈɛndərɪŋ ənd ˈtərnɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈʤoʊzəf smɪθ tɪ ðə steɪt mɪˈlɪʃə, wɪʧ smɪθ sɔ ɛz ə æt ðə ˈrɪʧmənd ˈhirɪŋz ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər, ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd fər ðə steɪt əˈgɛnst smɪθ ənd ðə ˈmɔrmən ˈækʃənz ɪn ðə dɪsˈfeɪvər gru bɪtˈwin ənd ðə ˈmɔrmənz. səm ˈmɔrmənz hæd ɪn ðə pæst əˈkjuzd ɪm əv əˈpoʊzɪŋ ˈpristhʊd əˈθɔrəti ənd "ðə ˈʤəʤmənt əv gɑd" ɪn hɪz ˈprɛfərəns fər əˈtɑnəmi ənd dɪˈmɑkrəsi ɪn ðə ɪn hɪz ˈoʊnli tərm ɪn ðə məˈzʊri haʊs əv ɛz ə steɪt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ˈæftər ðə ɑrmd ˈkɑnflɪkt səbˈsaɪdɪd, pərˈzɛnəd ə pəˈtɪʃən frəm ðə ˈmɔrmənz fər rɪˈlif frəm ðɛr ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hi kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ˈdɪstəns hɪmˈsɛlf frəm ðə ʧərʧ, ˈkəlməˌneɪtɪŋ ɪn hɪz ˌɛkskəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ɪn 1839 ənd ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən əv hɪz əˈkaʊnt əv ðə ˈʧərʧəz ˈhɪstəri ənd daɪd ɪn ˈædəmz ˈkaʊnti, ˌɪləˈnɔɪz ɪn 1842 æt ðə eɪʤ əv ə brif ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ʧərʧ əv kraɪst əv ˈlætər deɪ seɪnts ˈɛdət ɪz rɪˈmɛmbərd fər hɪz ˈbʊklɪt ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn 1839 ɛnˈtaɪtəld ə brif ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ʧərʧ əv kraɪst əv ˈlætər deɪ seɪnts (ˈkɑmənli kɔld ˈmɔrmənz,) ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ən əˈkaʊnt əv ðɛr ˈdɔktərɪn ənd ˈdɪsəplən, wɪθ ðə ˈrizənz əv ðə ˈɔθər fər ˈlivɪŋ ðə hɪˈstɔriən ˈrɪʧərd ɛl. ˈnoʊtɪd 2005 baɪˈɑgrəfi, ˈʤoʊzəf smɪθ: rəf stoʊn ˈroʊlɪŋ, dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ˈræʃənəl, coolheaded*, ənd ˈkɔʃəs, ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪŋ ðə "klæʃ bɪtˈwin ˈmɔrmənɪzəm ənd rɪˈpəblɪkəˌnɪzəm" wɪn hi kˈwɛsʧənd ˈwɛðər hi məst ˈsækrəˌfaɪs hɪz ər əˈtɑnəmi tɪ ðə ˈkɪŋdəm əv bʊk juzd ə brif ˈhɪstəri ɛz sɔrs məˈtɪriəl ɔn ðə ˈərli ʧərʧ. əˈkaʊnt həz bɪn kɔld "pərˈhæps, ðə ˈsɪŋgəl moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt sɔrs əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən fər ɪˈvɛnts sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə ˈmɔrmən wɔr ɪn ɪn ˈkɑntræst, hɪˈstɔriən ˈsuzən ˈistən blæk dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ˈbɪtər ənd hɪz ˈpəblɪʃt ˈhɪstəri ɛz ə ˈprɑdəkt əv hɪz noʊts ˈɛdət
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for six years, the united nations commission of inquiry on syria has been painstakingly gathering information about possible war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the conflict.
the investigators have produced 13 reports, the evidence in each is harrowing. villages destroyed, crops burnt, wells poisoned, torture, rape, starvation sieges, mass bombing of civilians, and what only a decade ago might have been unthinkable - chemical weapons.
there is no doubt that war crimes have been committed by all sides, the commission says. in each report there is a demand for "accountability" - that no-one should be allowed to commit such horrific acts and get away with it.
"this would be incredible, a scandal," says commission member carla del ponte, who describes the violations in syria as by far the worst she has ever come across. "but nothing happens, only words, words, and more words."
ms del ponte, as a former prosecutor at the tribunal for yugoslavia, and the woman who put slobodan milosevic in the dock, knows how to bring war criminals to book.
image copyright getty images image caption carla del ponte says the violations of international law in the syrian conflict are the worst she has encountered
while the syria commission has no power to prosecute, what it does have is a vast amount of evidence, and a confidential list of names, thought to include figures at the very top of the syrian government and military.
to bring those individuals (including, ms del ponte thinks, president assad) to court, the un security council would have to refer syria to the international criminal court. and throughout the syria conflict, the security council has been divided, with russia and china in particular resisting what they regard as unnecessary interference in syria's problems.
now, though, the united nations, under new secretary general antonio guterres, appears to be flexing its muscles.
a new body has been set up, called, rather dryly, the international, impartial and independent mechanism or, to sift the evidence, build cases, and pass them to any court that could have jurisdiction. some european countries are already opening cases.
at its head is an experienced french judge, catherine marchi-uhel, who has worked on the tribunal for former yugoslavia, and the extraordinary courts of cambodia, which prosecuted the khmer rouge.
"this gives me hope that something is moving," says alain werner, director of maxima, a swiss organisation that works to ensure justice for victims of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
"i didn't even think this body would be set up… this is proof [the un] is serious."
mr werner's own organisation has already built cases against suspected war criminals from sierra leone and liberia, and his work with victims has shown him, he says, that "the eagerness for justice is immense".
one of his colleagues, tioulong, knows personally just how important this can be. her sister and brother-in-law were tortured and murdered in phnom penh's notorious detention centre during the reign of the khmer rouge in cambodia.
image copyright getty images image caption in 1995, srebrenica was the scene of the worst massacre of the bosnian war
in the 1990s, almost two decades after her sister's death, was able to learn what had happened to her, and she tried to bring a case in the french courts against the khmer rouge officers who had run. it was rejected.
"i felt powerless. there was no sign, either, of an international tribunal. i wondered, 'were the two million victims of the khmer rouge genocide so unimportant in the eyes of the world that the criminals did not need to be judged?'"
antonya had to wait until 2008, when an international tribunal was finally set up. the men who murdered her sister were at last convicted.
she was comforted not just by the verdict, but by the fact that the tribunal was public.
"thousands of people came from all over the world to attend the hearings in person, showing their desire to understand what happened."
but many thousands of victims still wait. in the swiss capital, berne, the red cross centre for victims of torture and war had more than consultations in 2016 alone.
"almost the most important thing is that they have the space and time to talk," says psychologist smolenski. "we have patients from former yugoslavia who still suffer chronically from their experiences."
for many of these patients, however, there may never be a public tribunal where perpetrators are convicted, and the suffering of their victims formally recognised in a court of law.
instead, the red cross centre has included a form of "validation" process as part of the therapy.
image copyright getty images image caption many syrians, millions of whom are in refugee camps, still await news of loved ones
"we will prepare [together with the patient] a detailed chronological report," says smolenski. "we recognise the experience together, and we sign it as witnesses."
"it is important that they can say, 'that is my story, and it is being taken seriously.'"
for the millions of syrians waiting in refugee camps, or trapped in besieged cities, peace cannot come soon enough. but millions of syrians, too, are waiting to know the fate of loved ones who disappeared into syria's prisons, or vanished in the heat of battle.
in geneva, the un peace process is inching along. in the talks about syria in the kazakh capital,, the russians, turks, and iranians are working to negotiate zones" to reduce the violence.
but in neither the geneva process nor is there much talk of accountability for the undoubtedly massive number of war crimes and crimes against humanity. it is unclear whether the newly formed has a role in the peace process at all.
could this be because leaders, on all sides of syria's conflict, might not be motivated to reach a peace deal if they thought a war crimes trial would be their reward?
"you might have put your finger on it," says one western diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity.
the idea that achieving peace, or at least an absence of war, should take priority over justice is often advanced during tricky diplomatic negotiations.
some also suggest that war crimes tribunals can sow the seeds of future discord, particularly if victims are from one ethnic group and perpetrators from another.
image copyright getty images image caption the war trials resulted in many convictions but little remorse, says un human rights commissioner al hussein
archbishop emeritus of cape town the most reverend desmond tutu famously did not want a tribunal for south africa, pushing instead for a truth and reconciliation process, in which the accused would acknowledge their crimes but also be forgiven by their victims.
the human rights commissioner, al hussein, agrees that creating sustainable peace is a complex process, but insists that the authors of syria's suffering must be formally prosecuted.
"in syria, there will never be peace if you don't put the victims at the centre of your effort," he says.
"you can have the most finely crafted agreement, but if victims don't feel justice, then it is worthless, a pointless exercise. there has to be an accounting, the central authors must be brought to book."
nevertheless, he sees prosecutions as only part of the process.
"at a fundamental level, we will never have permanent peace if we don't deal with unresolved issues."
this means, he says, all sides in a conflict recognising their conduct, and showing "contrition".
and there, mr hussein says, society must play its role.
during the german trials after world war two, he points out, there were convictions, but few of those convicted showed any remorse.
the push for contrition and remorse came later, through work by german historians, school teachers, and politicians.
alain werner agrees that, in view of the scale of the atrocities in syria, "it is very difficult to think there will be no justice".
but, he adds, because the number of cases is "staggering", justice is unlikely to be swift. "syria could take 40 years… even 100 years to investigate."
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ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz fər sɪks jɪrz, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz kəˈmɪʃən əv ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri ɔn ˈsɪriə həz bɪn ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋli ˈgæðərɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ˈpɑsəbəl wɔr kraɪmz ənd kraɪmz əˈgɛnst juˈmænɪti kəˈmɪtɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt. ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz hæv prəˈdust 13 rɪˈpɔrts, ðə ˈɛvədəns ɪn iʧ ɪz ˈhɛroʊɪŋ. ˈvɪlɪʤɪz dɪˈstrɔɪd, krɑps bərnt, wɛlz ˈpɔɪzənd, ˈtɔrʧər, reɪp, stɑrˈveɪʃən ˈsiʤɪz, mæs ˈbɑmɪŋ əv səˈvɪljənz, ənd wət ˈoʊnli ə ˈdɛkeɪd əˈgoʊ maɪt hæv bɪn ənˈθɪŋkəbəl ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpənz. ðɛr ɪz noʊ daʊt ðət wɔr kraɪmz hæv bɪn kəˈmɪtɪd baɪ ɔl saɪdz, ðə kəˈmɪʃən sɪz. ɪn iʧ rɪˈpɔrt ðɛr ɪz ə dɪˈmænd fər "əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti" ðət ˈnoʊwən ʃʊd bi əˈlaʊd tɪ kəˈmɪt səʧ hɔˈrɪfɪk ækts ənd gɪt əˈweɪ wɪθ ɪt. "ðɪs wʊd bi ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl, ə ˈskændəl," sɪz kəˈmɪʃən ˈmɛmbər ˈkɑrlɑ dɛl pɑnt, hu dɪˈskraɪbz ðə vaɪəˈleɪʃənz ɪn ˈsɪriə ɛz baɪ fɑr ðə wərst ʃi həz ˈɛvər kəm əˈkrɔs. "bət ˈnəθɪŋ ˈhæpənz, ˈoʊnli wərdz, wərdz, ənd mɔr wərdz." mɪz dɛl pɑnt, ɛz ə ˈfɔrmər ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər æt ðə trəˈbjunəl fər ˌjugoʊsˈlɑviə, ənd ðə ˈwʊmən hu pʊt sˈloʊboʊˌdɑn mɪˈloʊsəvɪʧ ɪn ðə dɑk, noʊz haʊ tɪ brɪŋ wɔr ˈkrɪmənəlz tɪ bʊk. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈkɑrlɑ dɛl pɑnt sɪz ðə vaɪəˈleɪʃənz əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl lɔ ɪn ðə ˈsɪriən ˈkɑnflɪkt ər ðə wərst ʃi həz ɪnˈkaʊnərd waɪl ðə ˈsɪriə kəˈmɪʃən həz noʊ paʊər tɪ ˈprɑsəˌkjut, wət ɪt dɪz hæv ɪz ə væst əˈmaʊnt əv ˈɛvədəns, ənd ə ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl lɪst əv neɪmz, θɔt tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ˈfɪgjərz æt ðə ˈvɛri tɔp əv ðə ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri. tɪ brɪŋ ðoʊz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ, mɪz dɛl pɑnt θɪŋks, ˈprɛzɪdənt əˈsɑd) tɪ kɔrt, ðə ˈjuˈɛn sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl wʊd hæv tɪ rɪˈfər ˈsɪriə tɪ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈkrɪmənəl kɔrt. ənd θruaʊt ðə ˈsɪriə ˈkɑnflɪkt, ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl həz bɪn dɪˈvaɪdɪd, wɪθ ˈrəʃə ənd ˈʧaɪnə ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr rɪˈzɪstɪŋ wət ðeɪ rɪˈgɑrd ɛz ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns ɪn ˈsɪriəz ˈprɑbləmz. naʊ, ðoʊ, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz, ˈəndər nu ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈʤɛnərəl ænˈtoʊnioʊ guterres*, əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ˈflɛksɪŋ ɪts ˈməsəlz. ə nu ˈbɑdi həz bɪn sɛt əp, kɔld, ˈrəðər ˈdraɪli, ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl, ˌɪmˈpɑrʃəl ənd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm ər, tɪ sɪft ðə ˈɛvədəns, bɪld ˈkeɪsɪz, ənd pæs ðɛm tɪ ˈɛni kɔrt ðət kʊd hæv ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən. səm ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkəntriz ər ɔˈrɛdi ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈkeɪsɪz. æt ɪts hɛd ɪz ən ɪkˈspɪriənst frɛnʧ ʤəʤ, ˈkæθərɪn marchi-uhel*, hu həz wərkt ɔn ðə trəˈbjunəl fər ˈfɔrmər ˌjugoʊsˈlɑviə, ənd ðə ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri kɔrts əv ˌkæmˈboʊdiə, wɪʧ ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪd ðə kmɛr ruʒ. "ðɪs gɪvz mi hoʊp ðət ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪz ˈmuvɪŋ," sɪz əˈleɪn ˈwərnər, dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈmæksəmə, ə swɪs ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən ðət wərks tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ˈʤəstɪs fər ˈvɪktɪmz əv wɔr kraɪmz ənd kraɪmz əˈgɛnst juˈmænɪti. "aɪ ˈdɪdənt ˈivɪn θɪŋk ðɪs ˈbɑdi wʊd bi sɛt up…*… ðɪs ɪz pruf [ðə ˈjuˈɛn] ɪz ˈsɪriəs." ˈmɪstər ˈwərnərz oʊn ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪlt ˈkeɪsɪz əˈgɛnst səˈspɛktɪd wɔr ˈkrɪmənəlz frəm siˈɛrə liˈoʊn ənd ˌlaɪˈbɪˌriə, ənd hɪz wərk wɪθ ˈvɪktɪmz həz ʃoʊn ɪm, hi sɪz, ðət "ðə ˈigərnəs fər ˈʤəstɪs ɪz ˌɪˈmɛns". wən əv hɪz ˈkɑligz, tioulong*, noʊz ˈpərsənəli ʤɪst haʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðɪs kən bi. hər ˈsɪstər ənd ˈbrəðərɪnˌlɔ wər ˈtɔrʧərd ənd ˈmərdərd ɪn pəˈnɑm pɛnz noʊˈtɔriəs dɪˈtɛnʃən ˈsɛntər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə reɪn əv ðə kmɛr ruʒ ɪn ˌkæmˈboʊdiə. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ɪn 1995 ʃˌreɪbrəˈnitsə wɑz ðə sin əv ðə wərst ˈmæsəkər əv ðə ˈbɑzniən wɔr ɪn ðə 1990s*, ˈɔlˌmoʊst tu ˈdɛkeɪdz ˈæftər hər ˈsɪstərz dɛθ, wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ lərn wət hæd ˈhæpənd tɪ hər, ənd ʃi traɪd tɪ brɪŋ ə keɪs ɪn ðə frɛnʧ kɔrts əˈgɛnst ðə kmɛr ruʒ ˈɔfɪsərz hu hæd rən ɪt wɑz rɪˈʤɛktɪd. "aɪ fɛlt ˈpaʊərləs. ðɛr wɑz noʊ saɪn, ˈiðər, əv ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl trəˈbjunəl. aɪ ˈwəndərd, 'wər ðə tu ˈmɪljən ˈvɪktɪmz əv ðə kmɛr ruʒ ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪd soʊ ənɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪn ðə aɪz əv ðə wərld ðət ðə ˈkrɪmənəlz dɪd nɑt nid tɪ bi ʤəʤd?'" hæd tɪ weɪt ənˈtɪl 2008 wɪn ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl trəˈbjunəl wɑz ˈfaɪnəli sɛt əp. ðə mɛn hu ˈmərdərd hər ˈsɪstər wər æt læst kənˈvɪktəd. ʃi wɑz ˈkəmfərtɪd nɑt ʤɪst baɪ ðə ˈvərdɪkt, bət baɪ ðə fækt ðət ðə trəˈbjunəl wɑz ˈpəblɪk. "ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpipəl keɪm frəm ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə wərld tɪ əˈtɛnd ðə ˈhirɪŋz ɪn ˈpərsən, ʃoʊɪŋ ðɛr dɪˈzaɪər tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd wət ˈhæpənd." bət ˈmɛni ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈvɪktɪmz stɪl weɪt. ɪn ðə swɪs ˈkæpɪtəl, bərn, ðə rɛd krɔs ˈsɛntər fər ˈvɪktɪmz əv ˈtɔrʧər ənd wɔr hæd mɔr ðən ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃənz ɪn 2016 əˈloʊn. "ˈɔlˌmoʊst ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋ ɪz ðət ðeɪ hæv ðə speɪs ənd taɪm tɪ tɔk," sɪz saɪˈkɑləʤəst sməˈlɛnski. "wi hæv ˈpeɪʃənz frəm ˈfɔrmər ˌjugoʊsˈlɑviə hu stɪl ˈsəfər ˈkrɑnɪkəli frəm ðɛr ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz." fər ˈmɛni əv ðiz ˈpeɪʃənz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛr meɪ ˈnɛvər bi ə ˈpəblɪk trəˈbjunəl wɛr ˈpərpəˌtreɪtərz ər kənˈvɪktəd, ənd ðə ˈsəfərɪŋ əv ðɛr ˈvɪktɪmz ˈfɔrməli ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ɪn ə kɔrt əv lɔ. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðə rɛd krɔs ˈsɛntər həz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə fɔrm əv "ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən" ˈprɔˌsɛs ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈθɛrəpi. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈmɛni ˈsɪriənz, ˈmɪljənz əv hum ər ɪn ˈrɛfjuʤi kæmps, stɪl əˈweɪt nuz əv ləvd wənz "wi wɪl priˈpɛr [təˈgɛðər wɪθ ðə ˈpeɪʃənt] ə dɪˈteɪld ˌkrɑnəˈlɑʤɪkəl rɪˈpɔrt," sɪz sməˈlɛnski. "wi ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns təˈgɛðər, ənd wi saɪn ɪt ɛz ˈwɪtnəsɪz." "ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət ðeɪ kən seɪ, 'ðət ɪz maɪ ˈstɔri, ənd ɪt ɪz biɪŋ ˈteɪkən ˈsɪriəsli.'" fər ðə ˈmɪljənz əv ˈsɪriənz ˈweɪtɪŋ ɪn ˈrɛfjuʤi kæmps, ər træpt ɪn bɪˈsiʤd ˈsɪtiz, pis ˈkænɑt kəm sun ɪˈnəf. bət ˈmɪljənz əv ˈsɪriənz, tu, ər ˈweɪtɪŋ tɪ noʊ ðə feɪt əv ləvd wənz hu ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd ˈɪntu ˈsɪriəz ˈprɪzənz, ər ˈvænɪʃt ɪn ðə hit əv ˈbætəl. ɪn ʤəˈnivə, ðə ˈjuˈɛn pis ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪz ˈɪnʧɪŋ əˈlɔŋ. ɪn ðə tɔks əˈbaʊt ˈsɪriə ɪn ðə ˈkæzæk ˈkæpɪtəl,, ðə ˈrəʃənz, tərks, ənd ˌɪˈrɑniənz ər ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt zoʊnz" tɪ rɪˈdus ðə ˈvaɪələns. bət ɪn ˈniðər ðə ʤəˈnivə ˈprɔˌsɛs nɔr ɪz ðɛr məʧ tɔk əv əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti fər ðə ənˈdaʊtɪdli ˈmæsɪv ˈnəmbər əv wɔr kraɪmz ənd kraɪmz əˈgɛnst juˈmænɪti. ɪt ɪz ənˈklɪr ˈwɛðər ðə ˈnuli fɔrmd həz ə roʊl ɪn ðə pis ˈprɔˌsɛs æt ɔl. kʊd ðɪs bi bɪˈkəz ˈlidərz, ɔn ɔl saɪdz əv ˈsɪriəz ˈkɑnflɪkt, maɪt nɑt bi ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd tɪ riʧ ə pis dil ɪf ðeɪ θɔt ə wɔr kraɪmz traɪəl wʊd bi ðɛr rɪˈwɔrd? "ju maɪt hæv pʊt jʊr ˈfɪŋgər ɔn ɪt," sɪz wən ˈwɛstərn ˈdɪpləˌmæt, ˈspikɪŋ ɔn kənˈdɪʃən əv ˌænəˈnɪmɪti. ðə aɪˈdiə ðət əˈʧivɪŋ pis, ər æt list ən ˈæbsəns əv wɔr, ʃʊd teɪk praɪˈɔrəti ˈoʊvər ˈʤəstɪs ɪz ˈɔfən ədˈvænst ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈtrɪki ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz. səm ˈɔlsoʊ səˈʤɛst ðət wɔr kraɪmz ˌtraɪˈbjunəlz kən soʊ ðə sidz əv fˈjuʧər ˈdɪskɔrd, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪf ˈvɪktɪmz ər frəm wən ˈɛθnɪk grup ənd ˈpərpəˌtreɪtərz frəm əˈnəðər. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ðə wɔr traɪəlz rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ˈmɛni kənˈvɪkʃənz bət ˈlɪtəl rɪˈmɔrs, sɪz ˈjuˈɛn ˈjumən raɪts kəˈmɪʃənər æl huˈseɪn ˈɑrʧˈbɪʃəp ɪˈmɛrətəs əv keɪp taʊn ðə moʊst ˈrɛvərənd ˈdɛzmənd ˈtuˌtu ˈfeɪməsli dɪd nɑt wɔnt ə trəˈbjunəl fər saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ, ˈpʊʃɪŋ ˌɪnˈstɛd fər ə truθ ənd ˌrɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs, ɪn wɪʧ ðə əˈkjuzd wʊd ækˈnɑlɪʤ ðɛr kraɪmz bət ˈɔlsoʊ bi fərˈgɪvən baɪ ðɛr ˈvɪktɪmz. ðə ˈjumən raɪts kəˈmɪʃənər, æl huˈseɪn, əˈgriz ðət kriˈeɪtɪŋ səˈsteɪnəbəl pis ɪz ə ˈkɑmplɛks ˈprɔˌsɛs, bət ˌɪnˈsɪsts ðət ðə ˈɔθərz əv ˈsɪriəz ˈsəfərɪŋ məst bi ˈfɔrməli ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪd. "ɪn ˈsɪriə, ðɛr wɪl ˈnɛvər bi pis ɪf ju doʊnt pʊt ðə ˈvɪktɪmz æt ðə ˈsɛntər əv jʊr ˈɛfərt," hi sɪz. "ju kən hæv ðə moʊst ˈfaɪnli ˈkræftɪd əˈgrimənt, bət ɪf ˈvɪktɪmz doʊnt fil ˈʤəstɪs, ðɛn ɪt ɪz ˈwərθləs, ə ˈpɔɪntləs ˈɛksərˌsaɪz. ðɛr həz tɪ bi ən əˈkaʊnɪŋ, ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈɔθərz məst bi brɔt tɪ bʊk." ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, hi siz ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃənz ɛz ˈoʊnli pɑrt əv ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. "æt ə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈlɛvəl, wi wɪl ˈnɛvər hæv ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt pis ɪf wi doʊnt dil wɪθ ənrɪˈzɑlvd ˈɪʃuz." ðɪs minz, hi sɪz, ɔl saɪdz ɪn ə ˈkɑnflɪkt ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪŋ ðɛr ˈkɑndəkt, ənd ʃoʊɪŋ "kənˈtrɪʃən". ənd ðɛr, ˈmɪstər huˈseɪn sɪz, soʊˈsaɪɪti məst pleɪ ɪts roʊl. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈʤərmən traɪəlz ˈæftər wərld wɔr tu, hi pɔɪnts aʊt, ðɛr wər kənˈvɪkʃənz, bət fju əv ðoʊz kənˈvɪktəd ʃoʊd ˈɛni rɪˈmɔrs. ðə pʊʃ fər kənˈtrɪʃən ənd rɪˈmɔrs keɪm ˈleɪtər, θru wərk baɪ ˈʤərmən hɪˈstɔriənz, skul ˈtiʧərz, ənd ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz. əˈleɪn ˈwərnər əˈgriz ðət, ɪn vju əv ðə skeɪl əv ðə əˈtrɑsətiz ɪn ˈsɪriə, "ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ θɪŋk ðɛr wɪl bi noʊ ˈʤəstɪs". bət, hi ædz, bɪˈkəz ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈkeɪsɪz ɪz "ˈstægərˌɪŋ", ˈʤəstɪs ɪz ənˈlaɪkli tɪ bi swɪft. "ˈsɪriə kʊd teɪk 40 years…*… ˈivɪn 100 jɪrz tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt."
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according to a report in afrikaans weekly rapport, the new approach to the controversial project of land reform in south africa has been failing, and government is so concerned about new research findings that it allegedly tried to prevent the researchers from continuing with their work.
in a article dealing with the work of the institute for poverty, land and agrarian studies (plaas), it was alleged that the expensive land reform programme has been resulting in farm workers losing their jobs and even their rights to accommodation.
the programme of acquiring land for redistribution is allegedly also contributing in other ways to the increase of poverty in rural areas.
plaas and international researchers have been doing the research for the western cape government and their findings have hitherto not been published. rapport alleges that the “government was so upset about the damning findings that researchers were in the interim denied access to more farms and state data”.
as a result, researchers from the university of toronto in canada decided to make their findings public.
more than billion is invested by government each year into land reform and redistribution. since 2011, the land has remained and is redistributed through hire arrangements, but this approach appears to be creating problems
the first round of research looked at 11 farms in nelson mandela bay in the eastern cape. on three of the farms, workers were allegedly left without refuge.
on another farm, people who had been living on the land for generations were being made to pay hire to the state and had lost their income as labourers.
on another livestock farm, long-term contracts had still not been established despite three families being established on the land.
on at least one farm being partly run by the university of fort hare as well as several others workers were being paid less than minimum wage.
researcher dr ruth hall was quoted as saying that although good intentions were being shown, the state would have to improve its capacity to manage land if it wished to continue with its current approach. she said that the rhetoric of “radical land reform” was being chanted while the state did not have the ability to administer agricultural land.
“this land reform is being done for people other than the poor,” she was quoted as saying.
“each of these problems can be solved.” she charged that proper accountability and oversight were not being ensured to ensure effectiveness.
the department of rural development declined to comment to rapport.
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əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə rɪˈpɔrt ɪn ˌæfrəˈkɑnz ˈwikli ræˈpɔr, ðə nu əˈproʊʧ tɪ ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈprɑʤɛkt əv lænd rɪˈfɔrm ɪn saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ həz bɪn ˈfeɪlɪŋ, ənd ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz soʊ kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt nu ˈrisərʧ ˈfaɪndɪŋz ðət ɪt əˈlɛʤədli traɪd tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ðə ˈrisərʧərz frəm kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ wɪθ ðɛr wərk. ɪn ə ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ðə wərk əv ðə ˈɪnstɪˌtut fər ˈpɑvərti, lænd ənd əˈgrɛriən ˈstədiz (plaas*), ɪt wɑz əˈlɛʤd ðət ðə ɪkˈspɛnsɪv lænd rɪˈfɔrm ˈproʊˌgræm həz bɪn rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn fɑrm ˈwərkərz ˈluzɪŋ ðɛr ʤɑbz ənd ˈivɪn ðɛr raɪts tɪ əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən. ðə ˈproʊˌgræm əv əkˈwaɪərɪŋ lænd fər ˌridɪstrəˈbjuʃən ɪz əˈlɛʤədli ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ ɪn ˈəðər weɪz tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈkris əv ˈpɑvərti ɪn ˈrʊrəl ˈɛriəz. ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈrisərʧərz hæv bɪn duɪŋ ðə ˈrisərʧ fər ðə ˈwɛstərn keɪp ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ðɛr ˈfaɪndɪŋz hæv ˈhɪˌðərˈtu nɑt bɪn ˈpəblɪʃt. ræˈpɔr əˈlɛʤɪz ðət ðə wɑz soʊ ˈəpˌsɛt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈdæmɪŋ ˈfaɪndɪŋz ðət ˈrisərʧərz wər ɪn ðə ˈɪnərəm dɪˈnaɪd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ mɔr fɑrmz ənd steɪt data”*”. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ˈrisərʧərz frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv tərˈɑntoʊ ɪn ˈkænədə ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ meɪk ðɛr ˈfaɪndɪŋz ˈpəblɪk. mɔr ðən ˈbɪljən ɪz ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd baɪ ˈgəvərnmənt iʧ jɪr ˈɪntu lænd rɪˈfɔrm ənd ˌridɪstrəˈbjuʃən. sɪns 2011 ðə lænd həz rɪˈmeɪnd ənd ɪz ˌridɪˈstrɪbjətɪd θru haɪər ərˈeɪnʤmənts, bət ðɪs əˈproʊʧ əˈpɪrz tɪ bi kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈprɑbləmz ðə fərst raʊnd əv ˈrisərʧ lʊkt æt 11 fɑrmz ɪn ˈnɛlsən ˌmænˈdɛlə beɪ ɪn ðə ˈistərn keɪp. ɔn θri əv ðə fɑrmz, ˈwərkərz wər əˈlɛʤədli lɛft wɪˈθaʊt ˈrɛfjuʤ. ɔn əˈnəðər fɑrm, ˈpipəl hu hæd bɪn ˈlɪvɪŋ ɔn ðə lænd fər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz wər biɪŋ meɪd tɪ peɪ haɪər tɪ ðə steɪt ənd hæd lɔst ðɛr ˈɪnˌkəm ɛz labourers*. ɔn əˈnəðər ˈlaɪvˌstɑk fɑrm, ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈkɑnˌtrækts hæd stɪl nɑt bɪn ɪˈstæblɪʃt dɪˈspaɪt θri ˈfæməliz biɪŋ ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɔn ðə lænd. ɔn æt list wən fɑrm biɪŋ ˈpɑrtli rən baɪ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv fɔrt hɛr ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðərz ˈwərkərz wər biɪŋ peɪd lɛs ðən ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ. ˈrisərʧər ˈdɑktər ruθ hɔl wɑz kˈwoʊtɪd ɛz seɪɪŋ ðət ˌɔlˈðoʊ gʊd ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz wər biɪŋ ʃoʊn, ðə steɪt wʊd hæv tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ɪts kəˈpæsɪti tɪ ˈmænɪʤ lænd ɪf ɪt wɪʃt tɪ kənˈtɪnju wɪθ ɪts ˈkɑrənt əˈproʊʧ. ʃi sɛd ðət ðə ˈrɛtərɪk əv lænd reform”*” wɑz biɪŋ ˈʧæntɪd waɪl ðə steɪt dɪd nɑt hæv ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ədˈmɪnɪstər ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl lænd. lænd rɪˈfɔrm ɪz biɪŋ dən fər ˈpipəl ˈəðər ðən ðə poor,”*,” ʃi wɑz kˈwoʊtɪd ɛz seɪɪŋ. əv ðiz ˈprɑbləmz kən bi solved.”*.” ʃi ʧɑrʤd ðət ˈprɑpər əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ənd ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt wər nɑt biɪŋ ɪnˈʃʊrd tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ˈifɛktɪvnəs. ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈrʊrəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt tɪ ræˈpɔr.
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yesterday, delivered the first upset of season 3 finals. down to defending champions and tournament favorites after the first half, the north americans expected to make it to the playoffs, at least not on friday.
a victory in overtime shocked the audience at wembley and jake “stewie2k” yip was a large part why snatched the victory.
“for i felt we were a bit mentally weak. everything was going wrong for us, so hard to play a tournament like this,” says regarding’s recent disappointing performance at summer 2017. the team finished bottom eight, exiting last in group b behind clg, and gambit and watched from the sidelines as gaming took the trophy.
“our showing against was actually pretty good, but we threw the game kind of. but coming the london, had a few days practice. been lacking that fire in us. shroud was the first guy to step up and say ‘we need to win this lan, this is our lan.’ hearing this from a guy who usually speak up gets us going.”
it needed more than a vocal player and rekindling the fire for to upset the champions however. a shift in inner structure was also set in place, says.
“tim [autimatic] was a few months ago but he really like it. he thought it affected his gameplay, so he wanted me to go back to leading. it does affect my gameplay, but it seems our success rate with me calling is much better.”
whatever the outcome of group a is, will have a difficult opponent in the semi-finals, as the battle wages between faze clan, and optic gaming.
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mɔr ˈkəvərɪʤ: ˈsizən 3 ˈfaɪnəlz ɪˈvɛnt həb səbˈskraɪb fər mɔr pleɪər ˈɪntərvˌjuz: ˈjuˌtub ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, dɪˈlɪvərd ðə fərst ˈəpˌsɛt əv ˈsizən 3 ˈfaɪnəlz. daʊn tɪ dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ˈʧæmpiənz ənd ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈfeɪvərɪts ˈæftər ðə fərst hæf, ðə nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkənz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ meɪk ɪt tɪ ðə pleɪɔfs, æt list nɑt ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ə ˈvɪktəri ɪn ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm ʃɑkt ðə ˈɔdiəns æt ˈwɛmbli ənd ʤeɪk ““stewie2k”*” jɪp wɑz ə lɑrʤ pɑrt waɪ snæʧt ðə ˈvɪktəri. aɪ fɛlt wi wər ə bɪt ˈmɛnəli wik. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wɑz goʊɪŋ rɔŋ fər ˈjuˈɛs, soʊ hɑrd tɪ pleɪ ə ˈtʊrnəmənt laɪk this,”*,” sɪz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈrisənt ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ pərˈfɔrməns æt ˈsəmər 2017 ðə tim ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈbɑtəm eɪt, ˈɛgzɪtɪŋ læst ɪn grup bi bɪˈhaɪnd clg*, ənd ˈgæmbɪt ənd wɔʧt frəm ðə ˈsaɪˌdlaɪnz ɛz ˈgeɪmɪŋ tʊk ðə ˈtroʊfi. ʃoʊɪŋ əˈgɛnst wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈprɪti gʊd, bət wi θru ðə geɪm kaɪnd əv. bət ˈkəmɪŋ ðə ˈləndən, hæd ə fju deɪz ˈpræktɪs. bɪn ˈlækɪŋ ðət faɪər ɪn ˈjuˈɛs. ʃraʊd wɑz ðə fərst gaɪ tɪ stɛp əp ənd seɪ nid tɪ wɪn ðɪs læn, ðɪs ɪz ɑr lan.’*.’ ˈhirɪŋ ðɪs frəm ə gaɪ hu ˈjuʒəwəli spik əp gɪts ˈjuˈɛs going.”*.” ɪt ˈnidɪd mɔr ðən ə ˈvoʊkəl pleɪər ənd riˈkɪndlɪŋ ðə faɪər fər tɪ ˈəpˌsɛt ðə ˈʧæmpiənz ˌhaʊˈɛvər. ə ʃɪft ɪn ˈɪnər ˈstrəkʧər wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ sɛt ɪn pleɪs, sɪz. [autimatic*] wɑz ə fju mənθs əˈgoʊ bət hi ˈrɪli laɪk ɪt. hi θɔt ɪt əˈfɛktɪd hɪz ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ, soʊ hi ˈwɔntɪd mi tɪ goʊ bæk tɪ ˈlidɪŋ. ɪt dɪz əˈfɛkt maɪ ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ, bət ɪt simz ɑr səkˈsɛs reɪt wɪθ mi ˈkɔlɪŋ ɪz məʧ better.”*.” ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm əv grup ə ɪz, wɪl hæv ə ˈdɪfəkəlt əˈpoʊnənt ɪn ðə semi-finals*, ɛz ðə ˈbætəl ˈweɪʤɪz bɪtˈwin feɪz klæn, ənd ˈɑptɪk ˈgeɪmɪŋ.
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please turn on javascript. media requires javascript to play. advertisement world leaders and pledged nearly $3bn (£1.6bn) to fight malaria at a summit in new york. the meeting, at the un, is looking at ways of meeting the millennium development goals - targets on reducing global poverty by the year 2015. donors hope the money will be enough to eradicate malaria by that time. the money includes $1.1bn (£598m) from the world bank and $1.6bn (£870m) from the global fund to fight aids, tuberculosis and malaria. fighting malaria in southern sudan
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the british government and private organisations such as the bill and melinda gates foundation have promised the rest. malaria still kills more than a million people each year, according to the world health organization. the funding, will be used to support rapid implementation of the first ever global malaria action plan (gmap). long-term effort world bank president robert zoellick said in a statement that the extra money would help "sharply reduce the numbers of deaths and illness" in the next three years. according to projections, more than million lives can be saved between 2008 and 2015, if its plan is put into action, and the foundation can be laid for a effort to eradicate the disease. the bbc's heather alexander says leaders are focusing on eradicating malaria to counter criticisms that the millennium targets will not be met. if we build on this momentum, we can save million of lives and chart a long-term course for eradication of this disease
bill gates british prime minister gordon brown joined the presidents of rwanda and tanzania as well as the un secretary general ban to reassure the world that their goal is achievable. alongside the offers of money came reassurance from african leaders that efforts are working. president paul kagame, of rwanda, said malaria deaths have fallen by more than 60% in his country. the bill and melinda gates foundation is to provide $168.7m (£91m) to fund a malaria vaccine initiative for research on a new generation of vaccines. microsoft founder mr gates said: "we need innovation, new drugs, and the most dramatic thing we need is vaccine. "if we build on this momentum, we can save million of lives and chart a long-term course for eradication of this disease." britain's department for international development pledged ($73.5m) to support the affordable medicines facility for malaria. it also pledged to increase its malaria research funding to at least ($9.1m) a year by 2010 and supply 20 million of the 125 million bed nets still needed in affected areas.
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pliz tərn ɔn ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt. ˈmidiə rikˈwaɪərz ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt tɪ pleɪ. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt wərld ˈlidərz ənd plɛʤd ˈnɪrli £1.6bn*) tɪ faɪt məˈlɛriə æt ə ˈsəmɪt ɪn nu jɔrk. ðə ˈmitɪŋ, æt ðə ˈjuˈɛn, ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt weɪz əv ˈmitɪŋ ðə məˈlɛniəm dɪˈvɛləpmənt goʊlz ˈtɑrgəts ɔn rɪˈdusɪŋ ˈgloʊbəl ˈpɑvərti baɪ ðə jɪr 2015 ˈdoʊnərz hoʊp ðə ˈməni wɪl bi ɪˈnəf tɪ ɪˈrædəˌkeɪt məˈlɛriə baɪ ðət taɪm. ðə ˈməni ˌɪnˈkludz £598m*) frəm ðə wərld bæŋk ənd £870m*) frəm ðə ˈgloʊbəl fənd tɪ faɪt eɪdz, təˌbərkjəˈloʊsɪs ənd məˈlɛriə. ˈfaɪtɪŋ məˈlɛriə ɪn ˈsəðərn suˈdæn ɪn ˈpɪkʧərz ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˈpraɪvət ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz səʧ ɛz ðə bɪl ənd məˈlɪndə geɪts faʊnˈdeɪʃən hæv ˈprɑməst ðə rɛst. məˈlɛriə stɪl kɪlz mɔr ðən ə ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl iʧ jɪr, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə wərld hɛlθ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən. ðə ˈfəndɪŋ, wɪl bi juzd tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈræpɪd ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv ðə fərst ˈɛvər ˈgloʊbəl məˈlɛriə ˈækʃən plæn (gmap*). ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈɛfərt wərld bæŋk ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈrɑbərt ˈzoʊlɪk sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ðət ðə ˈɛkstrə ˈməni wʊd hɛlp "ˈʃɑrpli rɪˈdus ðə ˈnəmbərz əv dɛθs ənd ˈɪlnəs" ɪn ðə nɛkst θri jɪrz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ prɑˈʤɛkʃənz, mɔr ðən ˈmɪljən lɪvz kən bi seɪvd bɪtˈwin 2008 ənd 2015 ɪf ɪts plæn ɪz pʊt ˈɪntu ˈækʃən, ənd ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən kən bi leɪd fər ə ˈɛfərt tɪ ɪˈrædəˌkeɪt ðə dɪˈziz. ðə ˌbibiˈsis ˈhɛðər ˌælɪgˈzændər sɪz ˈlidərz ər ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ɪˈrædəˌkeɪtɪŋ məˈlɛriə tɪ ˈkaʊntər ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəmz ðət ðə məˈlɛniəm ˈtɑrgəts wɪl nɑt bi mɛt. ɪf wi bɪld ɔn ðɪs moʊˈmɛntəm, wi kən seɪv ˈmɪljən əv lɪvz ənd ʧɑrt ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm kɔrs fər ɪˌrædəˈkeɪʃən əv ðɪs dɪˈziz bɪl geɪts ˈbrɪtɪʃ praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈgɔrdən braʊn ʤɔɪnd ðə ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts əv ˌruˈɑndə ənd ˌtænˈzeɪnjə ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈjuˈɛn ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈʤɛnərəl bæn tɪ ˌriəˈʃʊr ðə wərld ðət ðɛr goʊl ɪz əˈʧivəbəl. əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə ˈɔfərz əv ˈməni keɪm ˌriəˈʃʊrəns frəm ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈlidərz ðət ˈɛfərts ər ˈwərkɪŋ. ˈprɛzɪdənt pɔl kagame*, əv ˌruˈɑndə, sɛd məˈlɛriə dɛθs hæv ˈfɑlən baɪ mɔr ðən 60 ɪn hɪz ˈkəntri. ðə bɪl ənd məˈlɪndə geɪts faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪz tɪ prəˈvaɪd £91m*) tɪ fənd ə məˈlɛriə ˌvækˈsin ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv fər ˈrisərʧ ɔn ə nu ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ˌvækˈsinz. ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈfaʊndər ˈmɪstər geɪts sɛd: "wi nid ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən, nu drəgz, ənd ðə moʊst drəˈmætɪk θɪŋ wi nid ɪz ˌvækˈsin. "ɪf wi bɪld ɔn ðɪs moʊˈmɛntəm, wi kən seɪv ˈmɪljən əv lɪvz ənd ʧɑrt ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm kɔrs fər ɪˌrædəˈkeɪʃən əv ðɪs dɪˈziz." ˈbrɪtənz dɪˈpɑrtmənt fər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl dɪˈvɛləpmənt plɛʤd 73.5m*) tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə əˈfɔrdəbəl ˈmɛdəsənz fəˈsɪlɪti fər məˈlɛriə. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ plɛʤd tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ɪts məˈlɛriə ˈrisərʧ ˈfəndɪŋ tɪ æt list 9.1m*) ə jɪr baɪ 2010 ənd səˈplaɪ 20 ˈmɪljən əv ðə 125 ˈmɪljən bɛd nɛts stɪl ˈnidɪd ɪn əˈfɛktɪd ˈɛriəz. ˈiˌmeɪl ðɪs tɪ ə frɛnd ˈprɪntəbəl ˈvərʒən ˈbʊkmɑrk wɪθ: dɪˈlɪʃəs ˈfeɪsˌbʊk wət ər ðiz?
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welcome to london, jack.
the winnipeg jets’ stopped by budweiser gardens wednesday for what his trusted advisor called more of an "acclimation visit" with the knights rather than a formal recruiting pitch.
the defending memorial cup champions own the american star forwards’ ohl rights after acquiring them from the flint firebirds earlier this summer.
"i know if we need to immediately sign on the dotted line, but things are moving in that direction," said ken robinson of new edge sports, which handles the american star hockey affairs. "should he land there (in london), i think do great.
"it’ll be a great fit."
the knights organized a for with their hockey operations staff and showed off the dressing room, weight room and the building.
"i think (the rink) is phenomenal," robinson said. going to love it. a lot different than playing in a arena where of those seats are filled. sometimes, what college hockey is.
"should he end up there (in london), really going to enjoy that environment."
roslovic has three options this fall. he can make the jets out of training camp, play for their american league affiliate manitoba moose or be a threat with the knights.
since signing with winnipeg this week, he is ineligible to return to the university of miami-ohio. the from columbus the in scoring as as freshman last season.
"certainly, winnipeg appreciated that (ohl) option for jack," robinson said. "we know where going to end up. entirely up to the jets organization. but he thought he was going back to college at the beginning of the summer.
"we expecting the knights to obtain his rights. nevertheless, that was what basil (former london basil mcrae) thought was the thing to do."
the knights struck out on american sonny milano after acquiring his major junior rights before the january trade deadline last season. the world junior bronze medalist stayed in cleveland and won the american calder cup with the lake erie monsters.
roslovic is, according to robinson, a "very close comparison to sonny at this point in terms of age and pedigree."
the jets have much conversation with him about a contract until he shone at the recent development camp
"they liked what they saw," robinson said. "college hockey did for jack what he and winnipeg wanted it to do. he gained 14 pounds of lean muscle and became a lot stronger. he became more physical and that was part of his game that needed some help."
he is a a favourite to crack the american world junior roster this year. later this month, he will attend usa summer camp along with current knights matthew, max jones and goalie tyler parsons.
they could be teammates at christmas in toronto and montreal and, if their teams decide, all together in london for another title shot.
"matthew is best friends and another of his (minor hockey) teammates is (current knight) kole sherwood," robinson said. "he certainly knows going on and he was impressed with last season and the history of the london knights.
"it (where he fits best) is a discussion we will have with the jets and look very carefully after pre-season (nhl) camp and a game or two.
"no rushing his development at this point."
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future is now
(a look at 2016 memorial cup champion london knights heading to pro camps this fall)
maple leafs: mitch marner, piccinich, nicolas
ducks: max jones, brandon crawley
flames: matthew, tyler parsons
blue jackets: jacob graves, kole sherwood
sabres: cliff pu
canucks:
coyotes: christian dvorak
canadiens: victor mete
hurricanes:
stars: chris
penguins:
blues: owen macdonald
islanders: aaron (signed by ahl affiliate bridgeport sound tigers)
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ˈwɛlkəm tɪ ˈləndən, ʤæk. ðə ˈwɪnɪpəg jets’*’ stɑpt baɪ ˈbədwaɪzər ˈgɑrdənz ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ fər wət hɪz ˈtrəstɪd ædˈvaɪzər kɔld mɔr əv ən "ˌækləˈmeɪʃən ˈvɪzɪt" wɪθ ðə naɪts ˈrəðər ðən ə ˈfɔrməl rɪˈkrutɪŋ pɪʧ. ðə dɪˈfɛndɪŋ məˈmɔriəl kəp ˈʧæmpiənz oʊn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən stɑr forwards’*’ oʊl raɪts ˈæftər əkˈwaɪərɪŋ ðɛm frəm ðə flɪnt ˈfaɪərˌbərdz ˈərliər ðɪs ˈsəmər. "aɪ noʊ ɪf wi nid tɪ ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli saɪn ɔn ðə ˈdɑtɪd laɪn, bət θɪŋz ər ˈmuvɪŋ ɪn ðət dɪˈrɛkʃɪn," sɛd kɛn ˈrɑbənsən əv nu ɛʤ spɔrts, wɪʧ ˈhændəlz ðə əˈmɛrɪkən stɑr ˈhɑki əˈfɛrz. "ʃʊd hi lænd ðɛr (ɪn ˈləndən), aɪ θɪŋk du greɪt. bi ə greɪt fɪt." ðə naɪts ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ə fər wɪθ ðɛr ˈhɑki ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz stæf ənd ʃoʊd ɔf ðə ˈdrɛsɪŋ rum, weɪt rum ənd ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ. "aɪ θɪŋk (ðə rɪŋk) ɪz fəˈnɑmənəl," ˈrɑbənsən sɛd. goʊɪŋ tɪ ləv ɪt. ə lɔt ˈdɪfərənt ðən pleɪɪŋ ɪn ə ərˈinə wɛr əv ðoʊz sits ər fɪld. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, wət ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈhɑki ɪz. "ʃʊd hi ɛnd əp ðɛr (ɪn ˈləndən), ˈrɪli goʊɪŋ tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðət ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt." həz θri ˈɔpʃənz ðɪs fɔl. hi kən meɪk ðə ʤɛts aʊt əv ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp, pleɪ fər ðɛr əˈmɛrɪkən lig əˈfɪliˌeɪt ˌmænɪˈtoʊbə mus ər bi ə θrɛt wɪθ ðə naɪts. sɪns ˈsaɪnɪŋ wɪθ ˈwɪnɪpəg ðɪs wik, hi ɪz ˌɪˈnɛlɪʤəbəl tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv miami-ohio*. ðə frəm kəˈləmbəs ðə ɪn ˈskɔrɪŋ ɛz ɛz ˈfrɛʃmən læst ˈsizən. "ˈsərtənli, ˈwɪnɪpəg əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪd ðət (oʊl) ˈɔpʃən fər ʤæk," ˈrɑbənsən sɛd. "wi noʊ wɛr goʊɪŋ tɪ ɛnd əp. ɪnˈtaɪərli əp tɪ ðə ʤɛts ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən. bət hi θɔt hi wɑz goʊɪŋ bæk tɪ ˈkɑlɪʤ æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə ˈsəmər. "wi ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ðə naɪts tɪ əbˈteɪn hɪz raɪts. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, ðət wɑz wət ˈbæzəl (ˈfɔrmər ˈləndən ˈbæzəl məˈkreɪ) θɔt wɑz ðə θɪŋ tɪ du." ðə naɪts strək aʊt ɔn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsəni miˈlɑnoʊ ˈæftər əkˈwaɪərɪŋ hɪz ˈmeɪʤər ˈʤunjər raɪts ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈʤænjuˌɛri treɪd ˈdɛˌdlaɪn læst ˈsizən. ðə wərld ˈʤunjər brɑnz ˈmɛdəlɪst steɪd ɪn ˈklivlənd ənd wən ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkɔldər kəp wɪθ ðə leɪk ˈɪri ˈmɑnstərz. ɪz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈrɑbənsən, ə "ˈvɛri kloʊz kəmˈpɛrəsən tɪ ˈsəni æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪn tərmz əv eɪʤ ənd ˈpɛdəgri." ðə ʤɛts hæv məʧ ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən wɪθ ɪm əˈbaʊt ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt ənˈtɪl hi ʃoʊn æt ðə ˈrisənt dɪˈvɛləpmənt kæmp "ðeɪ laɪkt wət ðeɪ sɔ," ˈrɑbənsən sɛd. "ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈhɑki dɪd fər ʤæk wət hi ənd ˈwɪnɪpəg ˈwɔntɪd ɪt tɪ du. hi geɪnd 14 paʊnz əv lin ˈməsəl ənd bɪˈkeɪm ə lɔt ˈstrɔŋgər. hi bɪˈkeɪm mɔr ˈfɪzɪkəl ənd ðət wɑz pɑrt əv hɪz geɪm ðət ˈnidɪd səm hɛlp." hi ɪz ə ə ˈfeɪvərɪt tɪ kræk ðə əˈmɛrɪkən wərld ˈʤunjər ˈrɑstər ðɪs jɪr. ˈleɪtər ðɪs mənθ, hi wɪl əˈtɛnd ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ˈsəmər kæmp əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈkɑrənt naɪts ˈmæθju, mæks ʤoʊnz ənd ˈgoʊli ˈtaɪlər ˈpɑrsənz. ðeɪ kʊd bi ˈtimˌmeɪts æt ˈkrɪsməs ɪn tərˈɑntoʊ ənd ˌməntriˈɔl ənd, ɪf ðɛr timz ˌdɪˈsaɪd, ɔl təˈgɛðər ɪn ˈləndən fər əˈnəðər ˈtaɪtəl ʃɑt. "ˈmæθju ɪz bɛst frɛndz ənd əˈnəðər əv hɪz (ˈmaɪnər ˈhɑki) ˈtimˌmeɪts ɪz (ˈkɑrənt naɪt) koʊl ˈʃərˌwʊd," ˈrɑbənsən sɛd. "hi ˈsərtənli noʊz goʊɪŋ ɔn ənd hi wɑz ˌɪmˈprɛst wɪθ læst ˈsizən ənd ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ˈləndən naɪts. "ɪt (wɛr hi fɪts bɛst) ɪz ə dɪˈskəʃən wi wɪl hæv wɪθ ðə ʤɛts ənd lʊk ˈvɛri ˈkɛrfəli ˈæftər ˌpriˈsizən (nhl*) kæmp ənd ə geɪm ər tu. "noʊ ˈrəʃɪŋ hɪz dɪˈvɛləpmənt æt ðɪs pɔɪnt." fˈjuʧər ɪz naʊ (ə lʊk æt 2016 məˈmɔriəl kəp ˈʧæmpiən ˈləndən naɪts ˈhɛdɪŋ tɪ proʊ kæmps ðɪs fɔl) ˈmeɪpəl lifs: mɪʧ ˈmɑrnər, piccinich*, ˈnɪkɔləs dəks: mæks ʤoʊnz, ˈbrændən ˈkrɔli fleɪmz: ˈmæθju, ˈtaɪlər ˈpɑrsənz blu ˈʤækɪts: ˈʤeɪkəb greɪvz, koʊl ˈʃərˌwʊd ˈseɪbərz: klɪf pu ˈkeɪnəks: kaɪˈoʊtis: ˈkrɪsʧɪn dˈvɔrək canadiens*: ˈvɪktər ˈmɛtə ˈhərəˌkeɪnz: stɑrz: krɪs ˈpɛŋgwənz: bluz: oʊən məkˈdɑnəld ˈaɪləndərz: ˈɛrən (saɪnd baɪ ɑl əˈfɪliˌeɪt ˈbrɪʤˌpɔrt saʊnd ˈtaɪgərz)
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