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department run by former defence secretary liam fox accused of being ‘shamelessly cosy’ with manufacturers half of the employees seconded to the department for international trade have strong links to the defence industry, according to new figures. the revelation has drawn accusations that liam department, which promotes commercial exports, is “shamelessly cosy” with arms traders and ignoring other industries. the department said its from the private sector provided “valuable business insight and experience”. executives from commercial firms have been inserted into the heart of government departments on for many years. the posts usually last a year, and are paid by their companies during their time in whitehall. ministers insist that there are strict rules to prevent leaks of sensitive information. the new figures show that the has taken in 30 since its establishment in july last year after the voted for. fifteen are from companies involved in the defence industry. bae systems, biggest arms company, and rolls-royce, which says it is the second largest provider of defence products and services in the world, have each provided three. both firms have in the past paid bribes to win export orders, but they say safeguards are in place to prevent further legal breaches. . mbda, the european missile-maker, has provided two, and the helicopter manufacturer leonardo, the engineering firm babcock and the us arms companies lockheed martin and raytheon have provided one each. fox, a leading and former defence secretary who was brought back to the cabinet table by theresa may, is personally responsible for securing big arms deals for companies around the world. he mounted an unabashed defence of arms industry last month, saying it should be celebrated. he was forced to resign as defence secretary in 2011 following guardian disclosures about giving a friend access to government. the details of the were disclosed to friends of the earth following a freedom of information request. alasdair cameron, an foe campaigner, said: “at a time when the government is trying to sell the idea of “global britain”, telling that half of all the corporate to liam department are from the arms industry, and gives us a worrying indication of where he sees britain going. “aside from casting light on the murky nexus of business and government, also telling what industries are not represented. where are the clean tech companies that will drive the economy for the next 50 years?” caroline lucas, the of the green party, said: “the shameless cosy relationship between the department for international trade and the arms industry is deeply concerning.” “britain already has an appalling record of shipping weapons to dictators and repressive regimes across the world, and we risk seeing the government using to further deepen our relationship with these weapons merchants.” a spokesperson said: “the government supports responsible defence and security industries which contributed to our economy last year. all to the department provide valuable business insight and experience from a wide range of high value sectors.” the department houses a team of officials who are tasked with helping british firms sell military equipment around the globe. • if you would like to pass on information in confidence, you can send a message via the service. see how here. • this article was amended on 10 october 2017 to remove the words “private sector” from the opening paragraph as it is half of all employees seconded to the department for international trade who have strong links to the defence industry, not just those from the private sector.	dɪˈpɑrtmənt rən baɪ ˈfɔrmər dɪˈfɛns ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈliəm fɑks əˈkjuzd əv biɪŋ cosy’’ wɪθ ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz hæf əv ðə ɪmˈplɔɪiz ˈsɛkəndɪd tɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt fər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl treɪd hæv strɔŋ lɪŋks tɪ ðə dɪˈfɛns ˈɪndəstri, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ nu ˈfɪgjərz. ðə ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən həz drɔn ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz ðət ˈliəm dɪˈpɑrtmənt, wɪʧ prəˈmoʊts kəˈmərʃəl ˈɛkspɔrts, ɪz cosy”” wɪθ ɑrmz ˈtreɪdərz ənd ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ ˈəðər ˈɪndəstriz. ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt sɛd ɪts frəm ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈbɪznɪs ˈɪnˌsaɪt ənd experience””. ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz frəm kəˈmərʃəl fərmz hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈsərtɪd ˈɪntu ðə hɑrt əv ˈgəvərnmənt dɪˈpɑrtmənts ɔn fər ˈmɛni jɪrz. ðə poʊsts ˈjuʒəwəli læst ə jɪr, ənd ər peɪd baɪ ðɛr ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɛr taɪm ɪn ˈwaɪˌthɔl. ˈmɪnɪstərz ˌɪnˈsɪst ðət ðɛr ər strɪkt rulz tɪ prɪˈvɛnt liks əv ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ðə nu ˈfɪgjərz ʃoʊ ðət ðə həz ˈteɪkən ɪn 30 sɪns ɪts ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ læst jɪr ˈæftər ðə ˈvoʊtɪd fər. ˈfɪfˈtin ər frəm ˈkəmpəˌniz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə dɪˈfɛns ˈɪndəstri. baɪ ˈsɪstəmz, ˈbɪgəst ɑrmz ˈkəmpəˌni, ənd rolls-royce, wɪʧ sɪz ɪt ɪz ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈlɑrʤəst prəˈvaɪdər əv dɪˈfɛns ˈprɑdəkts ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪn ðə wərld, hæv iʧ prəˈvaɪdɪd θri. boʊθ fərmz hæv ɪn ðə pæst peɪd braɪbz tɪ wɪn ˈɛkspɔrt ˈɔrdərz, bət ðeɪ seɪ ˈseɪfˌgɑrdz ər ɪn pleɪs tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈfərðər ˈligəl ˈbriʧɪz. mbda, ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən missile-maker, həz prəˈvaɪdɪd tu, ənd ðə ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər ˌliəˈnɑrdoʊ, ðə ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ fərm ˈbæbkɔk ənd ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɑrmz ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtɪn ənd ˈreɪθiɑn hæv prəˈvaɪdɪd wən iʧ. fɑks, ə ˈlidɪŋ ənd ˈfɔrmər dɪˈfɛns ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri hu wɑz brɔt bæk tɪ ðə ˈkæbənət ˈteɪbəl baɪ tərˈisə meɪ, ɪz ˈpərsənəli riˈspɑnsəbəl fər sɪˈkjʊrɪŋ bɪg ɑrmz dilz fər ˈkəmpəˌniz əraʊnd ðə wərld. hi ˈmaʊnɪd ən ˌənəˈbæʃt dɪˈfɛns əv ɑrmz ˈɪndəstri læst mənθ, seɪɪŋ ɪt ʃʊd bi ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd. hi wɑz fɔrst tɪ rɪˈzaɪn ɛz dɪˈfɛns ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ɪn 2011 ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈgɑrdiən dɪˈskloʊʒərz əˈbaʊt ˈgɪvɪŋ ə frɛnd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈgəvərnmənt. ðə ˈditeɪlz əv ðə wər dɪˈskloʊzd tɪ frɛndz əv ðə ərθ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈfridəm əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən rɪkˈwɛst. ˈkæmərən, ən foʊ kæmˈpeɪnər, sɛd: ə taɪm wɪn ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ sɛl ðə aɪˈdiə əv britain””, ˈtɛlɪŋ ðət hæf əv ɔl ðə ˈkɔrpərət tɪ ˈliəm dɪˈpɑrtmənt ər frəm ðə ɑrmz ˈɪndəstri, ənd gɪvz ˈjuˈɛs ə ˈwəriɪŋ ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən əv wɛr hi siz ˈbrɪtən goʊɪŋ. frəm ˈkæstɪŋ laɪt ɔn ðə ˈmərki ˈnɛksəs əv ˈbɪznɪs ənd ˈgəvərnmənt, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈtɛlɪŋ wət ˈɪndəstriz ər nɑt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd. wɛr ər ðə klin tɛk ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət wɪl draɪv ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi fər ðə nɛkst 50 years?”?” ˈkɛrəˌlaɪn ˈlukəs, ðə əv ðə grin ˈpɑrti, sɛd: ˈʃeɪmləs ˈkoʊzi riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt fər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl treɪd ənd ðə ɑrmz ˈɪndəstri ɪz ˈdipli concerning.”.” ɔˈrɛdi həz ən əˈpɔlɪŋ ˈrɛkərd əv ˈʃɪpɪŋ ˈwɛpənz tɪ ˈdɪkteɪtərz ənd riˈprɛsɪv rəˈʒimz əˈkrɔs ðə wərld, ənd wi rɪsk siɪŋ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈjuzɪŋ tɪ ˈfərðər ˈdipən ɑr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ðiz ˈwɛpənz merchants.”.” ə ˈspoʊkspərsən sɛd: ˈgəvərnmənt səˈpɔrts riˈspɑnsəbəl dɪˈfɛns ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɪndəstriz wɪʧ kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ɑr ɪˈkɑnəmi læst jɪr. ɔl tɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt prəˈvaɪd ˈvæljəbəl ˈbɪznɪs ˈɪnˌsaɪt ənd ɪkˈspɪriəns frəm ə waɪd reɪnʤ əv haɪ ˈvælju sectors.”.” ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈhaʊsɪz ə tim əv əˈfɪʃəlz hu ər tæskt wɪθ ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈbrɪtɪʃ fərmz sɛl ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ɪkˈwɪpmənt əraʊnd ðə gloʊb. ɪf ju wʊd laɪk tɪ pæs ɔn ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪn ˈkɑnfədɛns, ju kən sɛnd ə ˈmɛsɪʤ ˈviə ðə ˈsərvɪs. si haʊ hir. ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl wɑz əˈmɛndɪd ɔn 10 ɑkˈtoʊbər 2017 tɪ riˈmuv ðə wərdz sector”” frəm ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈpɛrəˌgræf ɛz ɪt ɪz hæf əv ɔl ɪmˈplɔɪiz ˈsɛkəndɪd tɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt fər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl treɪd hu hæv strɔŋ lɪŋks tɪ ðə dɪˈfɛns ˈɪndəstri, nɑt ʤɪst ðoʊz frəm ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər.
leading doctors have said they back womb transplants for biological males who identify as women, a procedure which experts say will be possible within 10 years. it is believed that medical funding and advances will make the procedure possible within a decade, after pioneering operations at the university of gothenburg on women have seen at least five children born as a result of a procedure similar to the one doctors are working towards. prompted by the swedish success, activists demanded the make womb transplants available to transgender people, a call doctors and fertility experts told the mail on sunday that they back. consultant dr. arianna d’angelo, of the’s wales fertility institute, said it was right from an “ethical point of view”. she said: “we already have fertility preservation for transgender people, to give them the possibility to have their own genetic child. “so i see much of a difference between that and actually delivering their own child.” dr. francoise shelfield, a clinical lecturer in obstetrics and at university college london, who has treated infertile patients for 30 years, added her support and pointed to the equality laws. “if we are saying we should have equality and we have legislation [defending the rights of transgender people], i do not see why not,” she said. director of liverpool health law & regulation unit is pressing for talks on whether womb transplants for transgender people should be publicly funded. making her case in the journal of law and the biosciences, the medical ethics lawyer said such a move would “revolutionise reproduction” and lead to other groups of people demanding womb implants including homosexual and straight men who wanted to experience the ‘joys’ of carrying a child. “homosexual couples may also wish to procreate in this fashion, while single men may opt for it to avoid surrogacy,” she said. ghent university professor steven weyers, who is starting a womb transplant programme involving 20 women later this year, said he believed that transplants for people who were born male would happen in “maybe a decade”. women’s campaigner and of the conservative woman laura perrins slammed the notion of womb transplants for transgender people, asserting that it “will impinge on the meaning of motherhood and womanhood”. “most taxpayers will not think this is a good use of resources. it raises profound ethical and moral issues that will have an impact on rights,” she added.	ˈlidɪŋ ˈdɑktərz hæv sɛd ðeɪ bæk wum trænˈsplænts fər ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl meɪlz hu aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ɛz ˈwɪmən, ə prəˈsiʤər wɪʧ ˈɛkspərts seɪ wɪl bi ˈpɑsəbəl wɪˈθɪn 10 jɪrz. ɪt ɪz bɪˈlivd ðət ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈfəndɪŋ ənd ədˈvænsɪz wɪl meɪk ðə prəˈsiʤər ˈpɑsəbəl wɪˈθɪn ə ˈdɛkeɪd, ˈæftər ˌpaɪəˈnɪrɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈgɑtənbərg ɔn ˈwɪmən hæv sin æt list faɪv ˈʧɪldrən bɔrn ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ə prəˈsiʤər ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə wən ˈdɑktərz ər ˈwərkɪŋ təˈwɔrdz. ˈprɑmptɪd baɪ ðə sˈwidɪʃ səkˈsɛs, ˈæktɪvɪsts dɪˈmændɪd ðə meɪk wum trænˈsplænts əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər ˈpipəl, ə kɔl ˈdɑktərz ənd fərˈtɪlɪti ˈɛkspərts toʊld ðə meɪl ɔn ˈsənˌdi ðət ðeɪ bæk. kənˈsəltənt ˈdɑktər. ɑriˈænə d’angelo, əv ðə weɪlz fərˈtɪlɪti ˈɪnstɪˌtut, sɛd ɪt wɑz raɪt frəm ən pɔɪnt əv view””. ʃi sɛd: ɔˈrɛdi hæv fərˈtɪlɪti ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən fər ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər ˈpipəl, tɪ gɪv ðɛm ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti tɪ hæv ðɛr oʊn ʤəˈnɛtɪk ʧaɪld. aɪ si məʧ əv ə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðət ənd ˈæˌkʧuəli dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ðɛr oʊn child.”.” ˈdɑktər. frænsˈwɑz shelfield, ə ˈklɪnɪkəl ˈlɛkʧərər ɪn əbˈstɛtrɪks ənd æt ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈləndən, hu həz ˈtritɪd ˌɪnˈfərtəl ˈpeɪʃənz fər 30 jɪrz, ˈædɪd hər səˈpɔrt ənd ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ðə ɪkˈwɑləti lɔz. wi ər seɪɪŋ wi ʃʊd hæv ɪkˈwɑləti ənd wi hæv ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən [dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ðə raɪts əv ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər ˈpipəl], aɪ du nɑt si waɪ not,”,” ʃi sɛd. dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈlɪvərˌpul hɛlθ lɔ ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ˈjunɪt ɪz ˈprɛsɪŋ fər tɔks ɔn ˈwɛðər wum trænˈsplænts fər ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər ˈpipəl ʃʊd bi ˈpəblɪkli ˈfəndɪd. ˈmeɪkɪŋ hər keɪs ɪn ðə ˈʤərnəl əv lɔ ənd ðə ˌbaɪoʊˈsaɪənsɪz, ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈɛθɪks ˈlɔjər sɛd səʧ ə muv wʊd reproduction”” ənd lɛd tɪ ˈəðər grups əv ˈpipəl dɪˈmændɪŋ wum ˌɪmˈplænts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl ənd streɪt mɛn hu ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ðə ‘‘joys’’ əv ˈkɛriɪŋ ə ʧaɪld. ˈkəpəlz meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ wɪʃ tɪ ˈproʊkriˈeɪt ɪn ðɪs ˈfæʃən, waɪl ˈsɪŋgəl mɛn meɪ ɑpt fər ɪt tɪ əˈvɔɪd surrogacy,”,” ʃi sɛd. gɛnt ˌjunəˈvərsəti prəˈfɛsər ˈstivən weɪərz, hu ɪz ˈstɑrtɪŋ ə wum trænˈsplænt ˈproʊˌgræm ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ 20 ˈwɪmən ˈleɪtər ðɪs jɪr, sɛd hi bɪˈlivd ðət trænˈsplænts fər ˈpipəl hu wər bɔrn meɪl wʊd ˈhæpən ɪn ə decade””. kæmˈpeɪnər ənd əv ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈwʊmən ˈlɔrə ˈpɛrɪnz slæmd ðə ˈnoʊʃən əv wum trænˈsplænts fər ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər ˈpipəl, əˈsərtɪŋ ðət ɪt ˌɪmˈpɪnʤ ɔn ðə ˈminɪŋ əv ˈməðərˌhʊd ənd womanhood””. ˈtækˌspeɪərz wɪl nɑt θɪŋk ðɪs ɪz ə gʊd juz əv ˈrisɔrsɪz. ɪt ˈreɪzɪz proʊˈfaʊnd ˈɛθɪkəl ənd ˈmɔrəl ˈɪʃuz ðət wɪl hæv ən ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn rights,”*,” ʃi ˈædɪd.
the deployment in, nosy is located in the island of nosy, between the island of nosybé and the « great island » of madagascar. the deployment done by france consists of 160 + 1 installed in the primary school of the village of. this village is located away (by boat) from the city of in nosybé. the gps coordinates of the school is :'' s,'' e and the the file can be found here. pictures of the deployment are available in this and that blog post and on france's flickr page. architecture of the long distance wifi deployment after the deployment of the server at the school, france decided to find a way to connect the school to internet with an affordable and reliable solution operated by a local team in nosybé / nosy area. internet connexions in the island of nosy are currently (sept 2011) only wireless solutions (vsat-ip, wimax, dongle) that either are costly and latency intensive (vsat, wimax) or in terms of bit rate (2.5/3g). however has a pretty good coverage through the national and proposed a subscription (512k or downlink) in (on the island of nosybé) with a reliable throughput due the optical fiber connecting madagascar to the african optical loop (sometimes with long distance wireless connexions in the band). the architecture was then to connect the school to a wired connexion in even if the gps coordinates from the school indicates no direct with the file indicating the 2 points of connexion). the island of nosy is like a mountain in the sea with a path to the top. a point of relaying for the wireless signal was then identified with 2 direct to and to primary school. below is the global architecture of the internet connexion: on the school, a normal internet access architecture was configured with a switch connected to the receiving and to the server as internet gateway for the local wireless network and the local services for the. the has 2 network interfaces (one for internet and one to the local wireless router in bridge mode to serve connectivity to the). the main devices used to set-up the long shot wifi in the band was ubiquity, below is a picture with the antenna and the active head with the router inside, powered by poe (power over ethernet). technical details of the deployment location hardware power supply high point router (zyxel) ubnt poe passive injector 220-to-5v) 1 requires less than under nosy wireless relay 2 x diy-made connector between the 2 solar panel ) solar charge controller 12/24v, 6a) 3 x batteries (intact, 7.0ah, protected]) 12v/5v converter (for the passive poe injector) crepuscular relay for night power switching school 1 1 switch 1 2200 (main) 1 wireless router (back-up) solar panel (used for also) 12v/220v converter apc for the technical room (xs, wireless router) the final pole installation at nosy relay. the with the school during sugar camp #2 in paris. note: you can also download this report as in a version. xavier is france's wireless networking guru.	ðə dɪˈplɔɪmənt ɪn, ˈnoʊzi ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ðə ˈaɪlənd əv ˈnoʊzi, bɪtˈwin ðə ˈaɪlənd əv nosybéé ənd ðə greɪt ˈaɪlənd əv ˌmædəˈgæskər. ðə dɪˈplɔɪmənt dən baɪ fræns kənˈsɪsts əv 160 1 ˌɪnˈstɔld ɪn ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri skul əv ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ əv. ðɪs ˈvɪlɪʤ ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd əˈweɪ (baɪ boʊt) frəm ðə ˈsɪti əv ɪn nosybéé. ðə ˈgipiˈɛs koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪts əv ðə skul ɪz ɛs, i ənd ðə ðə faɪl kən bi faʊnd hir. ˈpɪkʧərz əv ðə dɪˈplɔɪmənt ər əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ðɪs ənd ðət blɔg poʊst ənd ɔn ˈfrænsɪz ˈflɪkər peɪʤ. ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər əv ðə lɔŋ ˈdɪstəns ˈwiˌfi dɪˈplɔɪmənt ˈæftər ðə dɪˈplɔɪmənt əv ðə ˈsərvər æt ðə skul, fræns ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ faɪnd ə weɪ tɪ kəˈnɛkt ðə skul tɪ ˈɪntərˌnɛt wɪθ ən əˈfɔrdəbəl ənd rɪˈlaɪəbəl səˈluʃən ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd baɪ ə ˈloʊkəl tim ɪn nosybéé ˈnoʊzi ˈɛriə. ˈɪntərˌnɛt kəˈnɛkʃənz ɪn ðə ˈaɪlənd əv ˈnoʊzi ər ˈkərəntli (sɛpt 2011 ˈoʊnli ˈwaɪrlɪs səˈluʃənz (vsat-ip, wimax, dongle) ðət ˈiðər ər ˈkɔstli ənd ˈleɪtənsi ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv (vsat, wimax) ər ɪn tərmz əv bɪt reɪt). ˌhaʊˈɛvər həz ə ˈprɪti gʊd ˈkəvərɪʤ θru ðə ˈnæʃənəl ənd prəˈpoʊzd ə səbˈskrɪpʃən ər downlink) ɪn (ɔn ðə ˈaɪlənd əv nosybéé) wɪθ ə rɪˈlaɪəbəl θˈruˌpʊt du ðə ˈɑptɪkəl ˈfaɪbər kəˈnɛktɪŋ ˌmædəˈgæskər tɪ ðə ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈɑptɪkəl lup (ˈsəmˌtaɪmz wɪθ lɔŋ ˈdɪstəns ˈwaɪrlɪs kəˈnɛkʃənz ɪn ðə bænd). ðə ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər wɑz ðɛn tɪ kəˈnɛkt ðə skul tɪ ə waɪərd kəˈnɛkʃən ɪn ˈivɪn ɪf ðə ˈgipiˈɛs koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪts frəm ðə skul ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts noʊ dɪˈrɛkt wɪθ ðə faɪl ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðə 2 pɔɪnts əv kəˈnɛkʃən). ðə ˈaɪlənd əv ˈnoʊzi ɪz laɪk ə ˈmaʊntən ɪn ðə si wɪθ ə pæθ tɪ ðə tɔp. ə pɔɪnt əv ˈriˌleɪɪŋ fər ðə ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈsɪgnəl wɑz ðɛn aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd wɪθ 2 dɪˈrɛkt tɪ ənd tɪ ˈpraɪˌmɛri skul. bɪˈloʊ ɪz ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər əv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt kəˈnɛkʃən: ɔn ðə skul, ə ˈnɔrməl ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈækˌsɛs ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər wɑz kənˈfɪgjərd wɪθ ə swɪʧ kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðə rɪˈsivɪŋ ənd tɪ ðə ˈsərvər ɛz ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈgeɪtˌweɪ fər ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈnɛtˌwərk ənd ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈsərvɪsɪz fər ðə. ðə həz 2 ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈɪnərˌfeɪsɪz (wən fər ˈɪntərˌnɛt ənd wən tɪ ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈrutər ɪn brɪʤ moʊd tɪ sərv kənɛkˈtɪvɪti tɪ ðə). ðə meɪn dɪˈvaɪsɪz juzd tɪ ˈsɛˌtəp ðə lɔŋ ʃɑt ˈwiˌfi ɪn ðə bænd wɑz juˈbɪkwɪti bɪˈloʊ ɪz ə ˈpɪkʧər wɪθ ðə ænˈtɛnə ənd ðə ˈæktɪv hɛd wɪθ ðə ˈrutər ˌɪnˈsaɪd, paʊərd baɪ poʊ (paʊər ˈoʊvər ˈiθərˌnɛt). ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈditeɪlz əv ðə dɪˈplɔɪmənt loʊˈkeɪʃən ˈhɑrdˌwɛr paʊər səˈplaɪ haɪ pɔɪnt ˈrutər (zyxel) poʊ ˈpæsɪv ˌɪnˈʤɛktər 220-to-5v) 1 rikˈwaɪərz lɛs ðən ˈəndər ˈnoʊzi ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈriˌleɪ 2 ɛks kəˈnɛktər bɪtˈwin ðə 2 ˈsoʊlər ˈpænəl ˈsoʊlər ʧɑrʤ kənˈtroʊlər 12/24v, 6a) 3 ɛks ˈbætəriz (ˌɪnˈtækt 7.0ah, prəˈtɛktɪd] kənˈvərtər (fər ðə ˈpæsɪv poʊ ˌɪnˈʤɛktər) ˈriˌleɪ fər naɪt paʊər sˈwɪʧɪŋ skul 1 1 swɪʧ 1 2200 (meɪn) 1 ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈrutər (ˈbæˌkəp) ˈsoʊlər ˈpænəl (juzd fər ˈɔlsoʊ) kənˈvərtər ˈeɪˈpiˈsi fər ðə ˈtɛknɪkəl rum (xs, ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈrutər) ðə ˈfaɪnəl poʊl ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən æt ˈnoʊzi ˈriˌleɪ. ðə wɪθ ðə skul ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈʃʊgər kæmp 2 ɪn ˈpɛrɪs. noʊt: ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt ɛz ɪn ə ˈvərʒən. ˈzeɪvjər ɪz ˈfrænsɪz ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ ˈguˌru.
a unanimous supreme court ruled monday that regulations for debt collectors do not extend to companies that purchase debts. in delivering his first opinion of the court, justice neil gorsuch relied on the plain text of the fair debt collection practices act in finding that santander consumer usa does not qualify as a debt collector because it purchased the $3.5 billion portfolio of auto loan debts it had been hired by to collect. because the law defines debt collectors as “those who regularly seek to collect debts ‘owed ... another,’" gorsuch said the plain language seems to focus on collection agents regularly collecting for a debt owner instead of a debt owner seeking to collect debts for itself." advertisement citifinancial had argued if congress had been aware of defaulted debt purchasers like santander, it would have treated them like traditional debt collectors because they pose similar risks of abusive collection practices. but in affirming the lower court rulings, gorsuch said it is not the job to rewrite a constitutionally valid text under a banner of speculation about what congress might have done had it faced this question. “constant competition between constable and quarry, regulator and regulated, can come as no surprise in our changing world,” he wrote. “but neither should the proper role of the judiciary in that process to apply, not amend, the work of the representatives.” the ruling more narrowly defines what constitutes a debt collector, limiting federal regulations that protect consumers from abusive, unfair or deceptive debt collection practices.	ə juˈnænəməs səˈprim kɔrt ruld ˈmənˌdeɪ ðət ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz fər dɛt kəˈlɛktərz du nɑt ɪkˈstɛnd tɪ ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət ˈpərʧəs dɛts. ɪn dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ hɪz fərst əˈpɪnjən əv ðə kɔrt, ˈʤəstɪs nil ˈgɔrsəʧ rɪˈlaɪd ɔn ðə pleɪn tɛkst əv ðə fɛr dɛt kəˈlɛkʃən ˈpræktɪsɪz ækt ɪn ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðət ˌsænˈtændər kənˈsumər ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ dɪz nɑt kˈwɑləˌfaɪ ɛz ə dɛt kəˈlɛktər bɪˈkəz ɪt ˈpərʧəst ðə ˈbɪljən pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊ əv ˈɔtoʊ loʊn dɛts ɪt hæd bɪn haɪərd baɪ tɪ kəˈlɛkt. bɪˈkəz ðə lɔ dɪˈfaɪnz dɛt kəˈlɛktərz ɛz hu ˈrɛgjələrli sik tɪ kəˈlɛkt dɛts another,’,’" ˈgɔrsəʧ sɛd ðə pleɪn ˈlæŋgwɪʤ simz tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn kəˈlɛkʃən ˈeɪʤənts ˈrɛgjələrli kəˈlɛktɪŋ fər ə dɛt ˈoʊnər ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ə dɛt ˈoʊnər ˈsikɪŋ tɪ kəˈlɛkt dɛts fər ˌɪtˈsɛlf." ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt hæd ˈɑrgjud ɪf ˈkɑŋgrəs hæd bɪn əˈwɛr əv dɪˈfɔltɪd dɛt ˈpərʧəsərz laɪk ˌsænˈtændər, ɪt wʊd hæv ˈtritɪd ðɛm laɪk trəˈdɪʃənəl dɛt kəˈlɛktərz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ poʊz ˈsɪmələr rɪsks əv əˈbjusɪv kəˈlɛkʃən ˈpræktɪsɪz. bət ɪn əˈfərmɪŋ ðə loʊər kɔrt ˈrulɪŋz, ˈgɔrsəʧ sɛd ɪt ɪz nɑt ðə ʤɑb tɪ ˈriˌraɪt ə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəli ˈvælɪd tɛkst ˈəndər ə ˈbænər əv ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən əˈbaʊt wət ˈkɑŋgrəs maɪt hæv dən hæd ɪt feɪst ðɪs kˈwɛʃən. ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈkɑnstəbəl ənd kˈwɔri, ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtər ənd ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd, kən kəm ɛz noʊ səˈpraɪz ɪn ɑr ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ world,”,” hi roʊt. ˈniðər ʃʊd ðə ˈprɑpər roʊl əv ðə ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri ɪn ðət ˈprɔˌsɛs tɪ əˈplaɪ, nɑt əˈmɛnd, ðə wərk əv ðə representatives.”*.” ðə ˈrulɪŋ mɔr ˈnɛroʊli dɪˈfaɪnz wət ˈkɑnstəˌtuts ə dɛt kəˈlɛktər, ˈlɪmətɪŋ ˈfɛdərəl ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ðət prəˈtɛkt kənˈsumərz frəm əˈbjusɪv, ˌɔnˈfɛr ər dɪˈsɛptɪv dɛt kəˈlɛkʃən ˈpræktɪsɪz.
larry king: was your biggest role “community?” yvette nicole brown: i think so far, yeah. you know, i think “community” had the most rabid fan base of anything ever done. i meet a “community” fan like everyday. i met like, three “community” fans on your staff. so you know, something that just touched hearts, or they watched it… larry king: why? yvette nicole brown: i think because we were a land of misfit toys. and i think the world is full of more misfits than the people that have it together. i was a misfit. you know i was an underdog in life. and i feel like when you find your tribe you hold on to them, and so i think the misfits of the world really found someone in that study group that reminded them of themselves, and they held on. larry king: do you miss the show? yvette nicole brown: i do. i was going to say i miss my friends in the cast and crew but i actually see a lot of them so not, not as melancholy as it would seem, but we were together like 16 hours a day. and that time, you know when in the midst of it you realize how special it is and then when gone like, ‘dang, never gonna be with that exact group of people ever again.’ so that part i really, really miss. larry king: why was it always a struggle to stay on? five years on nbc, a year on yahoo. yvette nicole brown: you know, ratings matter, and i think that the cast i mean the people that loved “community” watch in traditional ways, i think they were nielsen families, so to speak. so i think they were watching on their computers or watching communally, on phones or on torrent streams, or whatever they call it where you download things. they watching in a traditional way so they be counted. and i think, you know, networks want the numbers and i think we ever really had ‘em. larry king: keep in touch with the cast? yvette nicole brown: i do. i just actually texted gillian this morning cause she did the show. i said, ‘i’m doing larry, give me some pointers.’ so i just texted with her this morning and i just did an episode of kim show, dr. kim last week. and i text and talk to all of them birthday was last week so i sent her a text. larry king: do you think it would make a movie? yvette nicole brown: we have to make a movie. i think the fans would allow us not to make a movie. and i hope that i get to come back. cause i do the last season on yahoo cause i had to take care of my dad, who has dementia. and the hours were just too long, for him and for me. but if they did a movie and they would let me come back i would 100% do it. larry king: watch new episodes of “larry king now” mondays, wednesdays, and friday on demand on ora tv and hulu.	ˈlɛri kɪŋ: wɑz jʊr ˈbɪgəst roʊl ““community?”?” ˌɪˈvɛt nɪˈkoʊl braʊn: aɪ θɪŋk soʊ fɑr, jæ. ju noʊ, aɪ θɪŋk ““community”” hæd ðə moʊst ˈræbɪd fæn beɪs əv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈɛvər dən. aɪ mit ə ““community”” fæn laɪk ˈɛvriˈdeɪ. aɪ mɛt laɪk, θri ““community”” fænz ɔn jʊr stæf. soʊ ju noʊ, ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ʤɪst təʧt hɑrts, ər ðeɪ wɔʧt it…… ˈlɛri kɪŋ: waɪ? ˌɪˈvɛt nɪˈkoʊl braʊn: aɪ θɪŋk bɪˈkəz wi wər ə lænd əv ˈmɪsˌfɪt tɔɪz. ənd aɪ θɪŋk ðə wərld ɪz fʊl əv mɔr ˈmɪsˌfɪts ðən ðə ˈpipəl ðət hæv ɪt təˈgɛðər. aɪ wɑz ə ˈmɪsˌfɪt. ju noʊ aɪ wɑz ən ˈəndərˌdɔg ɪn laɪf. ənd aɪ fil laɪk wɪn ju faɪnd jʊr traɪb ju hoʊld ɔn tɪ ðɛm, ənd soʊ aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˈmɪsˌfɪts əv ðə wərld ˈrɪli faʊnd ˈsəmˌwən ɪn ðət ˈstədi grup ðət riˈmaɪndɪd ðɛm əv ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ənd ðeɪ hɛld ɔn. ˈlɛri kɪŋ: du ju mɪs ðə ʃoʊ? ˌɪˈvɛt nɪˈkoʊl braʊn: aɪ du. aɪ wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ seɪ aɪ mɪs maɪ frɛndz ɪn ðə kæst ənd kru bət aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli si ə lɔt əv ðɛm soʊ nɑt, nɑt ɛz ˈmɛlənˌkɑli ɛz ɪt wʊd sim, bət wi wər təˈgɛðər laɪk 16 aʊərz ə deɪ. ənd ðət taɪm, ju noʊ wɪn ɪn ðə mɪst əv ɪt ju ˈriəˌlaɪz haʊ ˈspɛʃəl ɪt ɪz ənd ðɛn wɪn gɔn laɪk, ‘‘dang, ˈnɛvər ˈgɑnə bi wɪθ ðət ɪgˈzækt grup əv ˈpipəl ˈɛvər again.’.’ soʊ ðət pɑrt aɪ ˈrɪli, ˈrɪli mɪs. ˈlɛri kɪŋ: waɪ wɑz ɪt ˈɔlˌweɪz ə ˈstrəgəl tɪ steɪ ɔn? faɪv jɪrz ɔn ˈɛnˌbiˈsi, ə jɪr ɔn ˈjɑˌhu. ˌɪˈvɛt nɪˈkoʊl braʊn: ju noʊ, ˈreɪtɪŋz ˈmætər, ənd aɪ θɪŋk ðət ðə kæst aɪ min ðə ˈpipəl ðət ləvd ““community”” wɔʧ ɪn trəˈdɪʃənəl weɪz, aɪ θɪŋk ðeɪ wər ˈnilsən ˈfæməliz, soʊ tɪ spik. soʊ aɪ θɪŋk ðeɪ wər ˈwɑʧɪŋ ɔn ðɛr kəmˈpjutərz ər ˈwɑʧɪŋ communally, ɔn foʊnz ər ɔn ˈtɔrənt strimz, ər ˌwəˈtɛvər ðeɪ kɔl ɪt wɛr ju ˈdaʊnˌloʊd θɪŋz. ðeɪ ˈwɑʧɪŋ ɪn ə trəˈdɪʃənəl weɪ soʊ ðeɪ bi ˈkaʊntɪd. ənd aɪ θɪŋk, ju noʊ, ˈnɛtˌwərks wɔnt ðə ˈnəmbərz ənd aɪ θɪŋk wi ˈɛvər ˈrɪli hæd ‘‘em. ˈlɛri kɪŋ: kip ɪn təʧ wɪθ ðə kæst? ˌɪˈvɛt nɪˈkoʊl braʊn: aɪ du. aɪ ʤɪst ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈtɛkstɪd ˈʤɪliən ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ kɔz ʃi dɪd ðə ʃoʊ. aɪ sɛd, duɪŋ ˈlɛri, gɪv mi səm pointers.’.’ soʊ aɪ ʤɪst ˈtɛkstɪd wɪθ hər ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ ənd aɪ ʤɪst dɪd ən ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv kɪm ʃoʊ, ˈdɑktər. kɪm læst wik. ənd aɪ tɛkst ənd tɔk tɪ ɔl əv ðɛm ˈbərθˌdeɪ wɑz læst wik soʊ aɪ sɛnt hər ə tɛkst. ˈlɛri kɪŋ: du ju θɪŋk ɪt wʊd meɪk ə ˈmuvi? ˌɪˈvɛt nɪˈkoʊl braʊn: wi hæv tɪ meɪk ə ˈmuvi. aɪ θɪŋk ðə fænz wʊd əˈlaʊ ˈjuˈɛs nɑt tɪ meɪk ə ˈmuvi. ənd aɪ hoʊp ðət aɪ gɪt tɪ kəm bæk. kɔz aɪ du ðə læst ˈsizən ɔn ˈjɑˌhu kɔz aɪ hæd tɪ teɪk kɛr əv maɪ dæd, hu həz dɪˈmɛnʃiə. ənd ðə aʊərz wər ʤɪst tu lɔŋ, fər ɪm ənd fər mi. bət ɪf ðeɪ dɪd ə ˈmuvi ənd ðeɪ wʊd lɛt mi kəm bæk aɪ wʊd 100 du ɪt. ˈlɛri kɪŋ: wɔʧ nu ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz əv kɪŋ now”” ˈmənˌdeɪz, ˈwɛnzˌdeɪz, ənd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ɔn dɪˈmænd ɔn ˈɔrə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ənd hulu*.
sean, being led into custody, after pleading guilty in the shooting of unarmed jones in 2014. sean, a former south carolina state trooper, has pleaded guilty to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature for the shooting of jones at a columbia gas station in september of 2014. video from patrol car went viral at a time of heightened scrutiny and anxiety of police executions of unarmed african after the murders of mike brown in ferguson, john crawford in ohio and eric garner in new york and just prior to the murder of rice in cleveland and the of darren wilson for murder. shooting of jones occurred about seven months before another south carolina law enforcement officer, michael slager, murdered an unarmed walter scott. groubert entered his plea on monday of this week. jones, who survived the ordeal, was present in the courtroom during the proceedings. followed jones to initiate a traffic stop for a seatbelt violation. as exits his vehicle jones is already standing at the driver side of his car. can be heard asking jones for his license. in an effort to comply with the lawful request, jones quickly turns around and reaches into his vehicle. at that point, began yelling at jones to “get out of the car!” once jones turned around from being inside the vehicle, opens fire, shooting him three times. jones is seen falling to the ground with both hands raised as continues to yell at him to get on the ground. jones can be heard in the video asking why he was shot, saying “i just got my license, you said get my license. what did i do, sir?” did we mention fired his weapon three times at a gas station? video of the incident is below the fold.	ʃɔn, biɪŋ lɛd ˈɪntu ˈkəstədi, ˈæftər ˈplidɪŋ ˈgɪlti ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ əv əˈnɑrmd ʤoʊnz ɪn 2014 ʃɔn, ə ˈfɔrmər saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə steɪt ˈtrupər, həz ˈplidɪd ˈgɪlti tɪ əˈsɔlt ənd ˈbætəri əv ə haɪ ənd ˈægrəˌveɪtɪd ˈneɪʧər fər ðə ˈʃutɪŋ əv ʤoʊnz æt ə kəˈləmbiə gæs ˈsteɪʃən ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər əv 2014 ˈvɪdioʊ frəm pəˈtroʊl kɑr wɛnt ˈvaɪrəl æt ə taɪm əv ˈhaɪtənd ˈskrutəni ənd æŋˈzaɪəti əv pəˈlis ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənz əv əˈnɑrmd ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈæftər ðə ˈmərdərz əv maɪk braʊn ɪn ˈfərgəsən, ʤɑn ˈkrɔfərd ɪn oʊˈhaɪoʊ ənd ˈɛrɪk ˈgɑrnər ɪn nu jɔrk ənd ʤɪst praɪər tɪ ðə ˈmərdər əv raɪs ɪn ˈklivlənd ənd ðə əv ˈdɑrən ˈwɪlsən fər ˈmərdər. ˈʃutɪŋ əv ʤoʊnz əˈkərd əˈbaʊt ˈsɛvən mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr əˈnəðər saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɔfɪsər, ˈmaɪkəl sˈleɪgər, ˈmərdərd ən əˈnɑrmd ˈwɔltər skɑt. ˈɛnərd hɪz pli ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ əv ðɪs wik. ʤoʊnz, hu sərˈvaɪvd ðə ɔrˈdil, wɑz ˈprɛzənt ɪn ðə ˈkɔrˌtrum ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə prəˈsidɪŋz. ˈfɑloʊd ʤoʊnz tɪ ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt ə ˈtræfɪk stɑp fər ə ˈsitˌbɛlt vaɪəˈleɪʃən. ɛz ˈɛksəts hɪz ˈviɪkəl ʤoʊnz ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˈstændɪŋ æt ðə ˈdraɪvər saɪd əv hɪz kɑr. kən bi hərd ˈæskɪŋ ʤoʊnz fər hɪz ˈlaɪsəns. ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ðə ˈlɔfəl rɪkˈwɛst, ʤoʊnz kˈwɪkli tərnz əraʊnd ənd ˈriʧɪz ˈɪntu hɪz ˈviɪkəl. æt ðət pɔɪnt, bɪˈgæn ˈjɛlɪŋ æt ʤoʊnz tɪ aʊt əv ðə car!”!” wəns ʤoʊnz tərnd əraʊnd frəm biɪŋ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈviɪkəl, ˈoʊpənz faɪər, ˈʃutɪŋ ɪm θri taɪmz. ʤoʊnz ɪz sin ˈfɑlɪŋ tɪ ðə graʊnd wɪθ boʊθ hænz reɪzd ɛz kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ jɛl æt ɪm tɪ gɪt ɔn ðə graʊnd. ʤoʊnz kən bi hərd ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈæskɪŋ waɪ hi wɑz ʃɑt, seɪɪŋ ʤɪst gɑt maɪ ˈlaɪsəns, ju sɛd gɪt maɪ ˈlaɪsəns. wət dɪd aɪ du, sir?”?” dɪd wi ˈmɛnʃən faɪərd hɪz ˈwɛpən θri taɪmz æt ə gæs ˈsteɪʃən? ˈvɪdioʊ əv ðə ˈɪnsədənt ɪz bɪˈloʊ ðə foʊld.
not to be confused with potter sequence doege–potter syndrome the structure of, responsible for the hypoglycemia associated with syndrome specialty oncology doege–potter syndrome (dps) is a] in which hypoglycemia is associated with solitary fibrous tumors. the hypoglycemia is the result of the tumors producing growth factor] the syndrome was first described in 1930, by karl walter doege (1867–1932), a] and by roy pilling potter (1879–1968), an american radiologist, working] the full term syndrome was infrequently used until the publication of a 2000] using the] dps is rare (as of 1976, less than one hundred cases were]), with a malignancy rate of%. actual rates of hypoglycemia associated with a fibrous tumor are quite rare (a 1981 study of 360 solitary fibrous tumors of the lungs found that only 4% caused]), and are linked to large tumors with high rates of] removal of the tumor will normally resolve the] tumors causing tend to be quite] in one case a 3 (6.6 lb), (9.1×8.3×4.7 in) mass was removed, sufficiently large to cause a collapsed] in x-rays, they appear as a single mass with visible, defined borders, appearing at the edges of the lungs or a fissure dividing the lobes of the] similar hypoglycemic effects have been related to mesenchymal] references [ edit ]	nɑt tɪ bi kənfˈjuzd wɪθ ˈpɑtər ˈsikwəns ˈsɪnˌdroʊm ðə ˈstrəkʧər əv riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə ˌhaɪpoʊglaɪˈsimiə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈsɪnˌdroʊm ˈspɛʃəlti ɑŋˈkɑləʤi ˈsɪnˌdroʊm (dps*) ɪz ə ɪn wɪʧ ˌhaɪpoʊglaɪˈsimiə ɪz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈsɑləˌtɛri ˈfaɪbrəs ˈtumərz. ðə ˌhaɪpoʊglaɪˈsimiə ɪz ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə ˈtumərz prəˈdusɪŋ groʊθ ˈfæktər ðə ˈsɪnˌdroʊm wɑz fərst dɪˈskraɪbd ɪn 1930 baɪ kɑrl ˈwɔltər doʊʤ ə ənd baɪ rɔɪ ˈpɪlɪŋ ˈpɑtər ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˌreɪdiˈɑləʤɪst, ˈwərkɪŋ ðə fʊl tərm ˈsɪnˌdroʊm wɑz ˌɪnˈfrikwəntli juzd ənˈtɪl ðə ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən əv ə 2000 ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ɪz rɛr (ɛz əv 1976 lɛs ðən wən ˈhənərd ˈkeɪsɪz wər wɪθ ə məˈlɪgnənsi reɪt əv ˈækʧəwəl reɪts əv ˌhaɪpoʊglaɪˈsimiə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ə ˈfaɪbrəs ˈtumər ər kwaɪt rɛr (ə 1981 ˈstədi əv 360 ˈsɑləˌtɛri ˈfaɪbrəs ˈtumərz əv ðə ləŋz faʊnd ðət ˈoʊnli 4 kɔzd ənd ər lɪŋkt tɪ lɑrʤ ˈtumərz wɪθ haɪ reɪts əv rɪˈmuvəl əv ðə ˈtumər wɪl ˈnɔrməli riˈzɑlv ðə ˈtumərz ˈkɔzɪŋ tɛnd tɪ bi kwaɪt ɪn wən keɪs ə 3 paʊnd), ɪn) mæs wɑz riˈmuvd, səˈfɪʃəntli lɑrʤ tɪ kɔz ə kəˈlæpst ɪn ˈɛksˌreɪz, ðeɪ əˈpɪr ɛz ə ˈsɪŋgəl mæs wɪθ ˈvɪzəbəl, dɪˈfaɪnd ˈbɔrdərz, əˈpɪrɪŋ æt ðə ˈɛʤɪz əv ðə ləŋz ər ə ˈfɪʃər dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ ðə loʊbz əv ðə ˈsɪmələr ˌhaɪpoʊglaɪˈsimɪk ˈifɛkts hæv bɪn rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˌmɛˈzɛnkəməl ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət
august 27th, 2012 ---- 2 1 0 1 2 ++++ [welcome, national readers!] the communications plan to handle the situation arising from their disagreement with elections canada over convention advertising by 8 unions and 7 other organizations is an interesting study in contrasts as against the conservative party's approach in the past. it might be that the former views itself as having a greater interest in maintaining a neutral election arbiter willing to enforce a common set of rules even-handedly, while the latter has been able to effectively based on stoking the fear that the election authority was part of a liberal monolith in ottawa where conservatives felt like outsiders. or it could just be that the did a analysis, and learning from the conservatives' experience, decided that the legal fees and news story would be costlier than just accepting elections canada's decision and moving on. regardless, one of the difficulties facing both parties is that, notwithstanding the current fascination with tactics and campaign machinery amongst the media and regular of twitter, it is almost impossible to have a lengthy, calm and factual discussion about the facts, timelines, and merits of such cases without descending into spin, finger-pointing, and torque. almost impossible, that is, except for here. i've prepared a briefing note below, starting with a look at the relevant sections of the elections act, and how they've changed over the last couple of decades. [ps, i've also started using the version of the act published on the department of justice's site, which is organized a little more than the one at, and also contains links to previous versions of the various sections. check it out. on the other hand, the version at lets you link to specific sections, rather than just specific parts, so they both have their uses.] elections act on political contributions the provisions regarding contributions to a political entity are contained in sections of the canada elections act. in summary they now say: only citizens or permanent residents of canada can make contributions, and "no other person or entity shall" contributions means both monetary and contributions, and include contributions made to any of the entities regulated under the canada elections act (a registered party, a registered association [aka "riding association", aka "electoral district association", aka eda], a candidate, a leadership contestant or a nomination contestant) contributions from ineligible contributors have to be returned to them, or if that's not possible, have to be paid to the chief electoral officer, who will forward them on to the federal government's general revenues (i.e., the consolidated revenue fund of the government) various exemptions and clarifications are then outlined: transfers and provisions of goods and services within various arms of a political family are excluded an employer who grants an employee a paid leave of absence to run for office is not considered to be making a contribution to that employee's political party party membership fees of $25 or less in a year are not considered a contribution convention fees (the full amount) are considered a contribution by the person who paid them (whether the delegate him- or herself, or someone else on their behalf) (see more details in the elections canada factsheet) changes to elections act provisions on contributions over the years these provisions have undergone a lot of amendment over the years, however. regulation of campaign finance started in 1873 after some grubby dealings around the building of the canadian pacific railway, but we'll start with the era before 2000. pre-2000 there was no cap on contributions, though the federal political tax credit limits provided an effective ceiling for all but the most ardent financial supporters (75% of the first $100; 50% of the next tranche, and 33% of a subsequent tranche, up to a fixed ceiling). publication of the names and amounts over $100 was argued to suffice for accountability. this regime had been in place since the election expenses act of 1974. – there was no cap on contributions, though the federal political tax credit limits provided an effective ceiling for all but the most ardent financial supporters (75% of the first $100; 50% of the next tranche, and 33% of a subsequent tranche, up to a fixed ceiling). publication of the names and amounts over $100 was argued to suffice for accountability. this regime had been in place since the election expenses act of 1974. bill (2000) the tax creditable ceiling was raised to 75% of the first $200, and the reportable amount ceiling was also hiked to $200. – the tax creditable ceiling was raised to 75% of the first $200, and the reportable amount ceiling was also hiked to $200. bill4 (2003) the so-called reforms", but based on a regime first introduced by the parti government of réné in the 1970s. it introduced contribution ceilings of $5,000; and directed that only individuals could donate to registered parties (meaning no donations could be made by businesses, unions, other levels of government, or other organizations). businesses and unions could still contribute up to $1,000 to local candidates or ridings. the tax creditable ceiling was raised to 75% of the first $400, though the reportable amount ceiling was left at $200. – the so-called reforms", but based on a regime first introduced by the parti government of réné in the 1970s. it introduced contribution ceilings of $5,000; and directed that only individuals could donate to registered parties (meaning no donations could be made by businesses, unions, other levels of government, or other organizations). businesses and unions could still contribute up to $1,000 to local candidates or ridings. the tax creditable ceiling was raised to 75% of the first $400, though the reportable amount ceiling was left at $200. bill aka "federal accountability act" (2006) this bill ended business and union contributions to local candidates and ridings, and lowered the contribution ceiling to $1,000 (adjusted for inflation, whenever the accumulated annual inflation increments from a 1992 base would raise the ceiling by another $100; thus it hit $1,100 almost right away, and just hit $1,200 this past year). an amendment made by liberal senator rod zimmer added the provision in) which clarified that convention delegate fees are fully recognized as political contributions. all along the way, another principle had been ensconced about the tax treatment of politicalrs, to the effect that a receipt can only be issued for the portion of the ticket price not covering food, beverages, or other tangible benefits received by the contributor as part of the event. thus the contribution here is not the full value of the ticket, but the ticket price minus the tangible benefits. all the parties are familiar with and have accepted these rules. chronology with bill4 set to come into effect on january 1, 2004, the wrote to elections canada with a series of questions, including this one: 6. would the purchase of an advertisement on the party's website or in a convention magazine be considered a contribution or merely a payment for services rendered? likewise, can the party continue to sell items such as sweatshirts, baseball caps and buttons to unions, businesses or riding associations? would the profit be considered a donation? answer: where a person or entity purchases goods or services from a registered party with the intention of economically benefiting the party, the payment for goods and services will not constitute contributions to the extent that the payment reflects the fair market value of the goods and service purchased. any amount of the payment above the fair market value will constitute a contribution if the person purchasing the good and service intended to benefit the party. the toronto star's joanna smith reported that a party insider from the time told her: an insider familiar with the issue said that in 2003, when the liberal government under jean moved to limit donations from unions and corporations, the party sought an opinion from elections canada as to whether money obtained through selling advertising would be considered a political contribution…. three years later, the conservative government banned donations from unions and corporations altogether. the party insider said the also sought legal opinion and hired a company to assess what fair market value for advertising would be in advance of each of the three policy conventions in question and followed those recommendations. on that basis, former party national director brad lavigne told smith that: "we put an emphasis on going to a company to assess market value in order to keep (to) the letter as well as the spirit of the law…. we felt that while it legally necessary to seek validation for market value, we felt that it would be appropriate and well worth the investment.". [the sentence about the conservative government banning donations from unions and corporations altogether three years later is a red herring, because those new provisions only applied to riding associations and candidates. union and corporations donations to national parties the provision which is relevant here were already outlawed by bill4 as of 2004.] so after consulting their third party consultant on the fair market value, the party charged: 2006 city convention 3 national unions (steel, cep, and the ufcw), along with the clc, foundation and now communications $38,500 + of $2,360 for a total of $40,860 2009 halifax convention 4 national unions (steel, cupe, cep, and the ufcw) + of $4,880.96 for a total of $102,500 2011 vancouver convention 6 national unions (steel, the ufcw, cupe, psac, the firefighters, and the machinists), along with the clc, and 5 businesses $179,337.49 + of $21,770.51 for a total of $201,108 two months after the june 2011 convention, the conservative party's lawyer, arthur hamilton, wrote to the chief electoral officer. he referred to earlier correspondence from the commissioner of elections to his own party, over an earlier dispute regarding the treatment of convention fees to their own 2005 annual meeting. [as a sidebar, the liberals back then were smarting because the timing of the retroactive coming into force of the conservatives' federal accountability act undermined their 2006 leadership convention, both from the perspective of the registration fee (at $995 it was going to account for most of their supporters' contribution ceilings that year) and the now well-known change to the contribution limits for leadership candidates. probably for that reason, they seized on a june 27, 2006 comment made by board president john baird at a senate committee studying bill to the effect that he had not received a tax credit for his 2005 convention fees, and after the electoral officer asked the conservative party to open its books on the convention costs, the liberals wrote to the commissioner of elections in july asking for an inquiry. the conservatives argued that the convention only broke even and thus if treated like any other fundraising event should not result in any political contributions, meanwhile filing a retaliatory complaint about the liberals' convention fees. but the party wound up having to file revised financial returns for 2005, which they did in late december, 2006, after senator amendment to their bill was adopted by the house and the law came into effect. jean-pierre kingsley's retirement as chief electoral officer became public a week later.] hamilton's august 31, 2011 letter to the ceo about the convention quoted the former commissioner of elections as saying: our position, simply put, is that under the [elections act] any voluntary provision of money, property or service for the convention purposes described above, minus the fair market value of any tangible benefit one receives in return, constitutes a contribution. opportunities to view or participate in debates, presentations, votes and so forth pertaining to party policies have significant political value only and cannot be excluded as tangible benefits from the calculation of the contribution. hamilton wrote that: in the circumstances, which include the declarations by the, the various unions identified and at least one corporate identity, it appears that the has received what the commissioner of elections canada has deemed to be contributions in contravention of the elections act. and he asked the ceo to investigate. conservative m.p. dean del mastro separately filed a complaint to the ethics commissioner, but she later referred the issue back to elections canada as well. reaction from the and the unions was consistent with the provisions of the opinion letter the party had received from elections canada: that advertisements and sponsorships were allowed, so long as they were at fair market value. indeed, the chief electoral officer himself made the same argument before the procedures and house affairs committee a month later. but according to the democracy law blog, the issue may have been a distinction between sponsorships and advertising, though the blogger also questioned how market value could be determined (not knowing about the consultant hired by the), and further questioned whether political parties should be in the business of advertising at all. this past june, the deputy chief electoral officer bernier responded to hamilton's letter as follows: with reference to the letter of august 31, 2011, from arthur hamilton, counsel to the conservative party of canada, i wish to confirm that it is the position of elections canada that sponsorships of political events constitute contributions that are subject to the rules set out in the canada elections act, including the rules regarding the of certain contributors and contribution limits. four days later he also wrote to the, enclosing a copy of his letter to the conservatives, and thanking the party "for the full cooperation it has given to elections canada in order to resolve the issue promptly and effectively". the party appears to have paid the funds back, but rather than including the reports of returned contributions in their 2011 annual return, have been advised to file a revised quarter 2012 return instead, which will be posted shortly we're told. evidently it picked a reporter from a paper with a sunday edition to tell its side of the story long-form, but is otherwise acquiescing to elections canada's position. analysis the interpretation of the elections act leading to the so-called "in-and-out" case (referred to as the "media buys" case by elections canada) was disputed by the conservative party, both in court and in the court of public opinion. and there were some valid points worth litigating, in the interests of clarifying how the new elections act would be applied. eventually the party lost, and repaid $230,198 in rebates along with a $52,000 fine, in order to settle the case and have charges dropped against the principals involved. but as a result, the principle that local election expenses can only be "incurred" by the agent for a local candidate was established. the believes it had a valid case to make legally on the issue of fair market value for advertising and sponsorships, in view of its earlier effort to obtain an opinion on the issue from elections canada, and its retaining of a consultant to help establish what such a fair market value would be. obtaining a answer to that question would be not only to their own interest but that of their competitor political parties, but that won't come to pass. the lesson the appears to have learned from watching the conservatives is that they're better off disposing of the dispute quickly, than dealing with years of spin and torque in the chattering classes while the lawyers settle the issues at hand. in effect, elections canada has ruled that all sponsorships at political conventions by definition have a fair market value of zero, and therefore all sponsorship payments are political contributions, and can't be made by ineligible contributors. conventions have to be paid for somehow, so the will have to raise the price of its convention fees next time around, or else cut back on some of the production values or content to make up the difference. this might be the right ruling, but it's not going to get any legal review, more out of a fear of needing to explain a complex issue of public policy over and over in the era than anything else. how we got to the point where election law is being made through a series of is the sadder part. the chretien government tolerated almost no amendments from the reform party to its overhaul of the elections act in 2000, so the conservatives got them back with punitive retroactive amendments to the act in 2006, which led the liberals to exploit a slip of john baird's at a senate committee to launch a complaint about their convention fees, which led the conservatives to about the liberals convention fees, and now the. meanwhile, civil society groups are trying to get in on the action themselves. basic abound, such as the belief that elections canada can just make up its own rules (it has to implement and enforce the elections act as passed by parliament, warts and all), that party activists know or could be expected to know everything that's going on in their party across the country, know every nuance of our complex and electoral legislation. call me old-fashioned, but i'd like to see election law made on the basis of what's good for our electoral system as a whole, and without people on either side of the issue deciding what their position is based on who they want to win, rather than a consideration of the facts and the outcome for the electoral system as a whole. we'll come back to this perspective again soon, when i get a chance to discuss the centre case. thanks to those who provided me with copies of the relevant documents. ————————– for a good overview of the legislative developments, see these chapters in the carleton university election series: massicotte, louis (1997). " electoral reform in the charter era ", in frizzell, alan & pammett, jon h. (eds), the canadian general election of 1997, press, pp.. ", in frizzell, alan & pammett, jon h. (eds), the canadian general election of 1997, press, pp.. massicotte, louis (2006). " electoral legislation since 1997: parliament regains the initiative ", in pammett, jon h. & dornan, christopher (eds), the canadian general election of 2006, press, pp.. ", in pammett, jon h. & dornan, christopher (eds), the canadian general election of 2006, press, pp.. flanagan, tom & jansen, harold j. (2009). "election campaigns under canada's party finance laws", in pammett, jon h. & dornan, christopher (eds), the canadian general election of 2008, press, pp.. also, here's a bibliography of news clippings and other online sources on the current case: and related sources about the conservatives' convention case:	ˈɔgəst 27th, 2012 2 1 0 1 2 [ˈwɛlkəm, ˈnæʃənəl ˈridərz!] ðə kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz plæn tɪ ˈhændəl ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ərˈaɪzɪŋ frəm ðɛr dɪsəˈgrimənt wɪθ ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈkænədə ˈoʊvər kənˈvɛnʃən ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ baɪ 8 ˈjunjənz ənd 7 ˈəðər ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ɪz ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈstədi ɪn ˈkɑntræsts ɛz əˈgɛnst ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈpɑrtiz əˈproʊʧ ɪn ðə pæst. ɪt maɪt bi ðət ðə ˈfɔrmər vjuz ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɛz ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈgreɪtər ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ə ˈnutrəl ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈɑrbɪtər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ɛnˈfɔrs ə ˈkɑmən sɛt əv rulz even-handedly, waɪl ðə ˈlætər həz bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈifɛktɪvli beɪst ɔn ˈstoʊkɪŋ ðə fɪr ðət ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən əˈθɔrəti wɑz pɑrt əv ə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈmɑnəˌlɪθ ɪn ˈɑtəˌwɑ wɛr kənˈsərvətɪvz fɛlt laɪk aʊtˈsaɪdərz. ər ɪt kʊd ʤɪst bi ðət ðə dɪd ə æˈnælɪsɪs, ənd ˈlərnɪŋ frəm ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz' ɪkˈspɪriəns, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət ðə ˈligəl fiz ənd nuz ˈstɔri wʊd bi ˈkɔstliər ðən ʤɪst əkˈsɛptɪŋ ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈkænədəz dɪˈsɪʒən ənd ˈmuvɪŋ ɔn. rəˈgɑrdləs, wən əv ðə ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz ˈfeɪsɪŋ boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz ɪz ðət, ˌnɑtwɪθˈstændɪŋ ðə ˈkɑrənt ˌfæsəˈneɪʃən wɪθ ˈtæktɪks ənd kæmˈpeɪn məˈʃinəri əˈməŋst ðə ˈmidiə ənd ˈrɛgjələr əv tˈwɪtər, ɪt ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ hæv ə ˈlɛŋθi, kɑm ənd ˈfækʧuəl dɪˈskəʃən əˈbaʊt ðə fækts, ˈtaɪmlaɪnz, ənd ˈmɛrɪts əv səʧ ˈkeɪsɪz wɪˈθaʊt dɪˈsɛndɪŋ ˈɪntu spɪn, finger-pointing, ənd tɔrk. ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl, ðət ɪz, ɪkˈsɛpt fər hir. aɪv priˈpɛrd ə ˈbrifɪŋ noʊt bɪˈloʊ, ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɪθ ə lʊk æt ðə ˈrɛləvənt ˈsɛkʃənz əv ðə ɪˈlɛkʃənz ækt, ənd haʊ ðeɪv ʧeɪnʤd ˈoʊvər ðə læst ˈkəpəl əv ˈdɛkeɪdz. [ps, aɪv ˈɔlsoʊ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈvərʒən əv ðə ækt ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈʤəstɪsɪz saɪt, wɪʧ ɪz ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ðən ðə wən æt, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈteɪnz lɪŋks tɪ ˈpriviəs ˈvərʒənz əv ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈsɛkʃənz. ʧɛk ɪt aʊt. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ðə ˈvərʒən æt lɛts ju lɪŋk tɪ spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈsɛkʃənz, ˈrəðər ðən ʤɪst spɪˈsɪfɪk pɑrts, soʊ ðeɪ boʊθ hæv ðɛr ˈjuzɪz.] ɪˈlɛkʃənz ækt ɔn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz ðə prəˈvɪʒənz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz tɪ ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɛntɪti ər kənˈteɪnd ɪn ˈsɛkʃənz əv ðə ˈkænədə ɪˈlɛkʃənz ækt. ɪn ˈsəməri ðeɪ naʊ seɪ: ˈoʊnli ˈsɪtɪzənz ər ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈrɛzɪdənts əv ˈkænədə kən meɪk ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz, ənd "noʊ ˈəðər ˈpərsən ər ˈɛntɪti ʃæl" ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz minz boʊθ ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ənd ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz, ənd ˌɪnˈklud ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz meɪd tɪ ˈɛni əv ðə ˈɛntɪtiz ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd ˈəndər ðə ˈkænədə ɪˈlɛkʃənz ækt (ə ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈpɑrti, ə ˈrɛʤɪstərd əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən [ˈɑkə "ˈraɪdɪŋ əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən", ˈɑkə "ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈdɪstrɪkt əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən", ˈɑkə ˈidə], ə ˈkænədɪt, ə ˈlidərˌʃɪp kənˈtɛstənt ər ə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən kənˈtɛstənt) ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz frəm ˌɪˈnɛlɪʤəbəl kənˈtrɪbjətərz hæv tɪ bi rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðɛm, ər ɪf ðæts nɑt ˈpɑsəbəl, hæv tɪ bi peɪd tɪ ðə ʧif ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈɔfɪsər, hu wɪl ˈfɔrwərd ðɛm ɔn tɪ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənts ˈʤɛnərəl ˈrɛvəˌnuz (i.e., ðə kənˈsɑləˌdeɪtəd ˈrɛvəˌnu fənd əv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt) ˈvɛriəs ɪgˈzɛmpʃənz ənd ˌklɛrɪfɪˈkeɪʃənz ər ðɛn ˈaʊˌtlaɪnd: ˈtrænsfərz ənd prəˈvɪʒənz əv gʊdz ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz wɪˈθɪn ˈvɛriəs ɑrmz əv ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈfæməli ər ɪkˈskludɪd ən ɪmˈplɔɪər hu grænts ən ɪmˈplɔɪi ə peɪd liv əv ˈæbsəns tɪ rən fər ˈɔfəs ɪz nɑt kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən tɪ ðət ɪmˈplɔɪiz pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrti ˈpɑrti ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp fiz əv 25 ər lɛs ɪn ə jɪr ər nɑt kənˈsɪdərd ə ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən kənˈvɛnʃən fiz (ðə fʊl əˈmaʊnt) kənˈsɪdərd ə ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən baɪ ðə ˈpərsən hu peɪd ðɛm (ˈwɛðər ðə ˈdɛləˌgeɪt ɪm- ər hərˈsɛlf, ər ˈsəmˌwən ɛls ɔn ðɛr bɪˈhæf) (si mɔr ˈditeɪlz ɪn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈkænədə factsheet) ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ɪˈlɛkʃənz ækt prəˈvɪʒənz ɔn ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz ðiz prəˈvɪʒənz hæv ˌəndərˈgɔn ə lɔt əv əˈmɛndmənt ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər. ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən əv kæmˈpeɪn ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn 1873 ˈæftər səm ˈgrəbi ˈdilɪŋz əraʊnd ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ əv ðə kəˈneɪdiən pəˈsɪfɪk ˈreɪlˌweɪ, bət wɪl stɑrt wɪθ ðə ˈɪrə ˌbiˈfɔr 2000 ðɛr wɑz noʊ kæp ɔn ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz, ðoʊ ðə ˈfɛdərəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl tæks ˈkrɛdɪt ˈlɪmɪts prəˈvaɪdɪd ən ˈifɛktɪv ˈsilɪŋ fər ɔl bət ðə moʊst ˈɑrdənt ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl səˈpɔrtərz 75 əv ðə fərst 100 50 əv ðə nɛkst trænʧ, ənd 33 əv ə ˈsəbsəkwənt trænʧ, əp tɪ ə fɪkst ˈsilɪŋ). ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən əv ðə neɪmz ənd əˈmaʊnts ˈoʊvər 100 wɑz ˈɑrgjud tɪ səˈfaɪs fər əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti. ðɪs rəˈʒim hæd bɪn ɪn pleɪs sɪns ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪkˈspɛnsɪz ækt əv 1974 ðɛr wɑz noʊ kæp ɔn ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz, ðoʊ ðə ˈfɛdərəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl tæks ˈkrɛdɪt ˈlɪmɪts prəˈvaɪdɪd ən ˈifɛktɪv ˈsilɪŋ fər ɔl bət ðə moʊst ˈɑrdənt ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl səˈpɔrtərz 75 əv ðə fərst 100 50 əv ðə nɛkst trænʧ, ənd 33 əv ə ˈsəbsəkwənt trænʧ, əp tɪ ə fɪkst ˈsilɪŋ). ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən əv ðə neɪmz ənd əˈmaʊnts ˈoʊvər 100 wɑz ˈɑrgjud tɪ səˈfaɪs fər əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti. ðɪs rəˈʒim hæd bɪn ɪn pleɪs sɪns ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪkˈspɛnsɪz ækt əv 1974 bɪl 2000 ðə tæks ˈkrɛdətəbəl ˈsilɪŋ wɑz reɪzd tɪ 75 əv ðə fərst 200 ənd ðə rɪˈpɔrtəbəl əˈmaʊnt ˈsilɪŋ wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ haɪkt tɪ 200 ðə tæks ˈkrɛdətəbəl ˈsilɪŋ wɑz reɪzd tɪ 75 əv ðə fərst 200 ənd ðə rɪˈpɔrtəbəl əˈmaʊnt ˈsilɪŋ wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ haɪkt tɪ 200 bɪl 2003 ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld rɪˈfɔrmz", bət beɪst ɔn ə rəˈʒim fərst ˌɪntrəˈdust baɪ ðə ˈpɑrti ˈgəvərnmənt əv rénéé ɪn ðə 1970s. ɪt ˌɪntrəˈdust ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən ˈsilɪŋz əv ənd dɪˈrɛktɪd ðət ˈoʊnli ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz kʊd ˈdoʊˌneɪt tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈpɑrtiz (ˈminɪŋ noʊ doʊˈneɪʃənz kʊd bi meɪd baɪ ˈbɪznɪsɪz, ˈjunjənz, ˈəðər ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈgəvərnmənt, ər ˈəðər ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz). ˈbɪznɪsɪz ənd ˈjunjənz kʊd stɪl kənˈtrɪbjut əp tɪ tɪ ˈloʊkəl ˈkænədɪts ər ˈraɪdɪŋz. ðə tæks ˈkrɛdətəbəl ˈsilɪŋ wɑz reɪzd tɪ 75 əv ðə fərst 400 ðoʊ ðə rɪˈpɔrtəbəl əˈmaʊnt ˈsilɪŋ wɑz lɛft æt 200 ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld rɪˈfɔrmz", bət beɪst ɔn ə rəˈʒim fərst ˌɪntrəˈdust baɪ ðə ˈpɑrti ˈgəvərnmənt əv rénéé ɪn ðə 1970s. ɪt ˌɪntrəˈdust ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən ˈsilɪŋz əv ənd dɪˈrɛktɪd ðət ˈoʊnli ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz kʊd ˈdoʊˌneɪt tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈpɑrtiz (ˈminɪŋ noʊ doʊˈneɪʃənz kʊd bi meɪd baɪ ˈbɪznɪsɪz, ˈjunjənz, ˈəðər ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈgəvərnmənt, ər ˈəðər ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz). ˈbɪznɪsɪz ənd ˈjunjənz kʊd stɪl kənˈtrɪbjut əp tɪ tɪ ˈloʊkəl ˈkænədɪts ər ˈraɪdɪŋz. ðə tæks ˈkrɛdətəbəl ˈsilɪŋ wɑz reɪzd tɪ 75 əv ðə fərst 400 ðoʊ ðə rɪˈpɔrtəbəl əˈmaʊnt ˈsilɪŋ wɑz lɛft æt 200 bɪl ˈɑkə "ˈfɛdərəl əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ækt" 2006 ðɪs bɪl ˈɛndɪd ˈbɪznɪs ənd ˈjunjən ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz tɪ ˈloʊkəl ˈkænədɪts ənd ˈraɪdɪŋz, ənd loʊərd ðə ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən ˈsilɪŋ tɪ (əˈʤəstɪd fər ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən, wɛˈnɛvər ðə əˈkjumjəˌleɪtɪd ˈænjuəl ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən ˈɪŋkrəˌmɛnts frəm ə 1992 beɪs wʊd reɪz ðə ˈsilɪŋ baɪ əˈnəðər 100 ðəs ɪt hɪt ˈɔlˌmoʊst raɪt əˈweɪ, ənd ʤɪst hɪt ðɪs pæst jɪr). ən əˈmɛndmənt meɪd baɪ ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈsɛnətər rɑd ˈzɪmər ˈædɪd ðə prəˈvɪʒən ɪn wɪʧ ˈklɛrəˌfaɪd ðət kənˈvɛnʃən ˈdɛləˌgeɪt fiz ər ˈfʊli ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ɛz pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz. ɔl əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ, əˈnəðər ˈprɪnsəpəl hæd bɪn ɪnˈskɑnst əˈbaʊt ðə tæks ˈtritmənt əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈfənˌdreɪzərz, tɪ ðə ˈifɛkt ðət ə rɪˈsit kən ˈoʊnli bi ˈɪʃud fər ðə ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə ˈtɪkɪt praɪs nɑt ˈkəvərɪŋ fud, ˈbɛvrɪʤɪz, ər ˈəðər ˈtænʤəbəl ˈbɛnəfɪts rɪˈsivd baɪ ðə kənˈtrɪbjətər ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ɪˈvɛnt. ðəs ðə ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən hir ɪz nɑt ðə fʊl ˈvælju əv ðə ˈtɪkɪt, bət ðə ˈtɪkɪt praɪs ˈmaɪnəs ðə ˈtænʤəbəl ˈbɛnəfɪts. ɔl ðə ˈpɑrtiz ər fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ənd hæv ækˈsɛptɪd ðiz rulz. krəˈnɑləʤi wɪθ bɪl sɛt tɪ kəm ˈɪntu ˈifɛkt ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1 2004 ðə roʊt tɪ ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈkænədə wɪθ ə ˈsɪriz əv kˈwɛsʧənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðɪs wən: 6 wʊd ðə ˈpərʧəs əv ən ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ɔn ðə ˈpɑrtiz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ər ɪn ə kənˈvɛnʃən ˈmægəˌzin bi kənˈsɪdərd ə ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən ər ˈmɪrli ə ˈpeɪmənt fər ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈrɛndərd? ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz, kən ðə ˈpɑrti kənˈtɪnju tɪ sɛl ˈaɪtəmz səʧ ɛz sˈwɛtˌʃərts, ˈbeɪsˈbɔl kæps ənd ˈbətənz tɪ ˈjunjənz, ˈbɪznɪsɪz ər ˈraɪdɪŋ əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz? wʊd ðə ˈprɑfɪt bi kənˈsɪdərd ə doʊˈneɪʃən? ˈænsər: wɛr ə ˈpərsən ər ˈɛntɪti ˈpərʧəsɪz gʊdz ər ˈsərvɪsɪz frəm ə ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈpɑrti wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkli ˈbɛnəfɪtɪŋ ðə ˈpɑrti, ðə ˈpeɪmənt fər gʊdz ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz wɪl nɑt ˈkɑnstəˌtut ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz tɪ ðə ɪkˈstɛnt ðət ðə ˈpeɪmənt rɪˈflɛkts ðə fɛr ˈmɑrkɪt ˈvælju əv ðə gʊdz ənd ˈsərvɪs ˈpərʧəst. ˈɛni əˈmaʊnt əv ðə ˈpeɪmənt əˈbəv ðə fɛr ˈmɑrkɪt ˈvælju wɪl ˈkɑnstəˌtut ə ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən ɪf ðə ˈpərsən ˈpərʧəsɪŋ ðə gʊd ənd ˈsərvɪs ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ ˈbɛnəfɪt ðə ˈpɑrti. ðə tərˈɑntoʊ stɑrz ʤoʊˈænə smɪθ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ə ˈpɑrti ˌɪnˈsaɪdər frəm ðə taɪm toʊld hər: ən ˌɪnˈsaɪdər fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə ˈɪʃu sɛd ðət ɪn 2003 wɪn ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈəndər ʤin muvd tɪ ˈlɪmət doʊˈneɪʃənz frəm ˈjunjənz ənd ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz, ðə ˈpɑrti sɔt ən əˈpɪnjən frəm ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈkænədə ɛz tɪ ˈwɛðər ˈməni əbˈteɪnd θru ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ wʊd bi kənˈsɪdərd ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl contribution……. θri jɪrz ˈleɪtər, ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈgəvərnmənt bænd doʊˈneɪʃənz frəm ˈjunjənz ənd ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz ˌɔltəˈgɛðər. ðə ˈpɑrti ˌɪnˈsaɪdər sɛd ðə ˈɔlsoʊ sɔt ˈligəl əˈpɪnjən ənd haɪərd ə ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ əˈsɛs wət fɛr ˈmɑrkɪt ˈvælju fər ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ wʊd bi ɪn ədˈvæns əv iʧ əv ðə θri ˈpɑləsi kənˈvɛnʃənz ɪn kˈwɛʃən ənd ˈfɑloʊd ðoʊz ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz. ɔn ðət ˈbeɪsɪs, ˈfɔrmər ˈpɑrti ˈnæʃənəl dɪˈrɛktər bræd ləˈvɪnj toʊld smɪθ ðət: "wi pʊt ən ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn goʊɪŋ tɪ ə ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ əˈsɛs ˈmɑrkɪt ˈvælju ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ kip (tɪ) ðə ˈlɛtər ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈspɪrɪt əv ðə law……. wi fɛlt ðət waɪl ɪt ˈligəli ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ sik ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən fər ˈmɑrkɪt ˈvælju, wi fɛlt ðət ɪt wʊd bi əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ənd wɛl wərθ ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt.". [ðə ˈsɛntəns əˈbaʊt ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈgəvərnmənt ˈbænɪŋ doʊˈneɪʃənz frəm ˈjunjənz ənd ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz ˌɔltəˈgɛðər θri jɪrz ˈleɪtər ɪz ə rɛd ˈhɛrɪŋ, bɪˈkəz ðoʊz nu prəˈvɪʒənz ˈoʊnli əˈplaɪd tɪ ˈraɪdɪŋ əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ənd ˈkænədɪts. ˈjunjən ənd ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz doʊˈneɪʃənz tɪ ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑrtiz ðə prəˈvɪʒən wɪʧ ɪz ˈrɛləvənt hir wər ɔˈrɛdi ˈaʊˌtlɔd baɪ bɪl ɛz əv 2004 soʊ ˈæftər kənˈsəltɪŋ ðɛr θərd ˈpɑrti kənˈsəltənt ɔn ðə fɛr ˈmɑrkɪt ˈvælju, ðə ˈpɑrti ʧɑrʤd: 2006 ˈsɪti kənˈvɛnʃən 3 ˈnæʃənəl ˈjunjənz (stil, sɛp, ənd ðə ufcw), əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə clc, faʊnˈdeɪʃən ənd naʊ kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz əv fər ə ˈtoʊtəl əv 2009 ˈhælɪˌfæks kənˈvɛnʃən 4 ˈnæʃənəl ˈjunjənz (stil, cupe, sɛp, ənd ðə ufcw) əv fər ə ˈtoʊtəl əv 2011 vænˈkuvər kənˈvɛnʃən 6 ˈnæʃənəl ˈjunjənz (stil, ðə ufcw, cupe, psac, ðə ˈfaɪərˌfaɪtərz, ənd ðə məˈʃinɪsts), əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə clc, ənd 5 ˈbɪznɪsɪz əv fər ə ˈtoʊtəl əv tu mənθs ˈæftər ðə ʤun 2011 kənˈvɛnʃən, ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈpɑrtiz ˈlɔjər, ˈɑrθər ˈhæməltən, roʊt tɪ ðə ʧif ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈɔfɪsər. hi rɪˈfərd tɪ ˈərliər ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəns frəm ðə kəˈmɪʃənər əv ɪˈlɛkʃənz tɪ hɪz oʊn ˈpɑrti, ˈoʊvər ən ˈərliər dɪˈspjut rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˈtritmənt əv kənˈvɛnʃən fiz tɪ ðɛr oʊn 2005 ˈænjuəl ˈmitɪŋ. [ɛz ə ˈsaɪdˌbɑr, ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz bæk ðɛn wər sˈmɑrtɪŋ bɪˈkəz ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ əv ðə ˌrɛtroʊˈæktɪv ˈkəmɪŋ ˈɪntu fɔrs əv ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz' ˈfɛdərəl əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ækt ˌəndərˈmaɪnd ðɛr 2006 ˈlidərˌʃɪp kənˈvɛnʃən, boʊθ frəm ðə pərˈspɛktɪv əv ðə ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən fi (æt 995 ɪt wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ əˈkaʊnt fər moʊst əv ðɛr səˈpɔrtərz' ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən ˈsilɪŋz ðət jɪr) ənd ðə naʊ ˈwɛlˈnoʊn ʧeɪnʤ tɪ ðə ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən ˈlɪmɪts fər ˈlidərˌʃɪp ˈkænədɪts. ˈprɑbəˌbli fər ðət ˈrizən, ðeɪ sizd ɔn ə ʤun 27 2006 ˈkɑmɛnt meɪd baɪ bɔrd ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɑn bɛrd æt ə ˈsɛnɪt kəˈmɪti ˈstədiɪŋ bɪl tɪ ðə ˈifɛkt ðət hi hæd nɑt rɪˈsivd ə tæks ˈkrɛdɪt fər hɪz 2005 kənˈvɛnʃən fiz, ənd ˈæftər ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈɔfɪsər æst ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈpɑrti tɪ ˈoʊpən ɪts bʊks ɔn ðə kənˈvɛnʃən kɔsts, ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz roʊt tɪ ðə kəˈmɪʃənər əv ɪˈlɛkʃənz ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ ˈæskɪŋ fər ən ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri. ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz ˈɑrgjud ðət ðə kənˈvɛnʃən ˈoʊnli broʊk ˈivɪn ənd ðəs ɪf ˈtritɪd laɪk ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ ɪˈvɛnt ʃʊd nɑt rɪˈzəlt ɪn ˈɛni pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz, ˈminˌwaɪl ˈfaɪlɪŋ ə riˈtæljəˌtɔri kəmˈpleɪnt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz' kənˈvɛnʃən fiz. bət ðə ˈpɑrti wund əp ˈhævɪŋ tɪ faɪl rɪˈvaɪzd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl rɪˈtərnz fər 2005 wɪʧ ðeɪ dɪd ɪn leɪt dɪˈsɛmbər, 2006 ˈæftər ˈsɛnətər əˈmɛndmənt tɪ ðɛr bɪl wɑz əˈdɑptəd baɪ ðə haʊs ənd ðə lɔ keɪm ˈɪntu ˈifɛkt. ˌʒænˈpjɛr ˈkɪŋzliz rɪˈtaɪərmənt ɛz ʧif ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈɔfɪsər bɪˈkeɪm ˈpəblɪk ə wik ˈleɪtər.] ˈhæməltənz ˈɔgəst 31 2011 ˈlɛtər tɪ ðə ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əˈbaʊt ðə kənˈvɛnʃən kˈwoʊtɪd ðə ˈfɔrmər kəˈmɪʃənər əv ɪˈlɛkʃənz ɛz seɪɪŋ: ɑr pəˈzɪʃən, ˈsɪmpli pʊt, ɪz ðət ˈəndər ðə [ɪˈlɛkʃənz ækt] ˈɛni ˈvɑləntɛri prəˈvɪʒən əv ˈməni, ˈprɑpərti ər ˈsərvɪs fər ðə kənˈvɛnʃən ˈpərpəsɪz dɪˈskraɪbd əˈbəv, ˈmaɪnəs ðə fɛr ˈmɑrkɪt ˈvælju əv ˈɛni ˈtænʤəbəl ˈbɛnəfɪt wən rɪˈsivz ɪn rɪˈtərn, ˈkɑnstəˌtuts ə ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən. ˌɑpərˈtunətiz tɪ vju ər pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn dəˈbeɪts, ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃənz, voʊts ənd soʊ fɔrθ pərˈteɪnɪŋ tɪ ˈpɑrti ˈpɑləsiz hæv sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈvælju ˈoʊnli ənd ˈkænɑt bi ɪkˈskludɪd ɛz ˈtænʤəbəl ˈbɛnəfɪts frəm ðə ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən əv ðə ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən. ˈhæməltən roʊt ðət: ɪn ðə ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃənz baɪ ðə, ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈjunjənz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ənd æt list wən ˈkɔrpərət aɪˈdɛntəˌti, ɪt əˈpɪrz ðət ðə həz rɪˈsivd wət ðə kəˈmɪʃənər əv ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈkænədə həz dimd tɪ bi ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz ɪn ˌkɑntrəˈvɛnʧən əv ðə ɪˈlɛkʃənz ækt. ənd hi æst ðə ˈsiˌiˈoʊ tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt. kənˈsərvətɪv m.p. din dɛl ˈmæstroʊ ˈsɛpərətli faɪld ə kəmˈpleɪnt tɪ ðə ˈɛθɪks kəˈmɪʃənər, bət ʃi ˈleɪtər rɪˈfərd ðə ˈɪʃu bæk tɪ ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈkænədə ɛz wɛl. riˈækʃən frəm ðə ənd ðə ˈjunjənz wɑz kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ðə prəˈvɪʒənz əv ðə əˈpɪnjən ˈlɛtər ðə ˈpɑrti hæd rɪˈsivd frəm ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈkænədə: ðət ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts ənd ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪps wər əˈlaʊd, soʊ lɔŋ ɛz ðeɪ wər æt fɛr ˈmɑrkɪt ˈvælju. ˌɪnˈdid, ðə ʧif ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈɔfɪsər hɪmˈsɛlf meɪd ðə seɪm ˈɑrgjəmənt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə prəˈsiʤərz ənd haʊs əˈfɛrz kəˈmɪti ə mənθ ˈleɪtər. bət əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə dɪˈmɑkrəsi lɔ blɔg, ðə ˈɪʃu meɪ hæv bɪn ə dɪˈstɪŋkʃən bɪtˈwin ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪps ənd ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ, ðoʊ ðə ˈblɔgər ˈɔlsoʊ kˈwɛsʧənd haʊ ˈmɑrkɪt ˈvælju kʊd bi dɪˈtərmənd (nɑt noʊɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə kənˈsəltənt haɪərd baɪ ðə), ənd ˈfərðər kˈwɛsʧənd ˈwɛðər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrtiz ʃʊd bi ɪn ðə ˈbɪznɪs əv ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ æt ɔl. ðɪs pæst ʤun, ðə ˈdɛpjəti ʧif ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈɔfɪsər ˈbərniər rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ˈhæməltənz ˈlɛtər ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: wɪθ ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ðə ˈlɛtər əv ˈɔgəst 31 2011 frəm ˈɑrθər ˈhæməltən, ˈkaʊnsəl tɪ ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈpɑrti əv ˈkænədə, aɪ wɪʃ tɪ kənˈfərm ðət ɪt ɪz ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈkænədə ðət ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪps əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪˈvɛnts ˈkɑnstəˌtut ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz ðət ər ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ðə rulz sɛt aʊt ɪn ðə ˈkænədə ɪˈlɛkʃənz ækt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə rulz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə əv ˈsərtən kənˈtrɪbjətərz ənd ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən ˈlɪmɪts. fɔr deɪz ˈleɪtər hi ˈɔlsoʊ roʊt tɪ ðə, ɛnˈkloʊzɪŋ ə ˈkɑpi əv hɪz ˈlɛtər tɪ ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz, ənd ˈθæŋkɪŋ ðə ˈpɑrti "fər ðə fʊl kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən ɪt həz ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈkænədə ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ riˈzɑlv ðə ˈɪʃu ˈprɑmptli ənd ˈifɛktɪvli". ðə ˈpɑrti əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv peɪd ðə fəndz bæk, bət ˈrəðər ðən ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə rɪˈpɔrts əv rɪˈtərnd ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz ɪn ðɛr 2011 ˈænjuəl rɪˈtərn, hæv bɪn ədˈvaɪzd tɪ faɪl ə rɪˈvaɪzd kˈwɔrtər 2012 rɪˈtərn ˌɪnˈstɛd, wɪʧ wɪl bi ˈpoʊstɪd ˈʃɔrtli wɪr toʊld. ˈɛvədəntli ɪt pɪkt ə rɪˈpɔrtər frəm ə ˈpeɪpər wɪθ ə ˈsənˌdi ɪˈdɪʃən tɪ tɛl ɪts saɪd əv ðə ˈstɔri long-form, bət ɪz ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˌækwiˈɛsɪŋ tɪ ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈkænədəz pəˈzɪʃən. æˈnælɪsɪs ðə ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən əv ðə ɪˈlɛkʃənz ækt ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld "in-and-out" keɪs (rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz ðə "ˈmidiə baɪz" keɪs baɪ ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈkænədə) wɑz dɪˈspjutɪd baɪ ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈpɑrti, boʊθ ɪn kɔrt ənd ɪn ðə kɔrt əv ˈpəblɪk əˈpɪnjən. ənd ðɛr wər səm ˈvælɪd pɔɪnts wərθ ˈlɪtɪˌgeɪtɪŋ, ɪn ðə ˈɪntərɪsts əv ˈklɛrəˌfaɪɪŋ haʊ ðə nu ɪˈlɛkʃənz ækt wʊd bi əˈplaɪd. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ðə ˈpɑrti lɔst, ənd riˈpeɪd ɪn ˈriˌbeɪts əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə faɪn, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈsɛtəl ðə keɪs ənd hæv ˈʧɑrʤɪz drɑpt əˈgɛnst ðə ˈprɪnsəpəlz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. bət ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl ðət ˈloʊkəl ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪkˈspɛnsɪz kən ˈoʊnli bi "ˌɪnˈkərd" baɪ ðə ˈeɪʤənt fər ə ˈloʊkəl ˈkænədɪt wɑz ɪˈstæblɪʃt. ðə bɪˈlivz ɪt hæd ə ˈvælɪd keɪs tɪ meɪk ˈligəli ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu əv fɛr ˈmɑrkɪt ˈvælju fər ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ənd ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪps, ɪn vju əv ɪts ˈərliər ˈɛfərt tɪ əbˈteɪn ən əˈpɪnjən ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu frəm ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈkænədə, ənd ɪts rɪˈteɪnɪŋ əv ə kənˈsəltənt tɪ hɛlp ɪˈstæblɪʃ wət səʧ ə fɛr ˈmɑrkɪt ˈvælju wʊd bi. əbˈteɪnɪŋ ə ˈænsər tɪ ðət kˈwɛʃən wʊd bi nɑt ˈoʊnli tɪ ðɛr oʊn ˈɪntəˌrɛst bət ðət əv ðɛr kəmˈpɛtɪtər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrtiz, bət ðət woʊnt kəm tɪ pæs. ðə ˈlɛsən ðə əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv ˈlərnɪd frəm ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz ɪz ðət ðɛr ˈbɛtər ɔf dɪˈspoʊzɪŋ əv ðə dɪˈspjut kˈwɪkli, ðən ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ jɪrz əv spɪn ənd tɔrk ɪn ðə ˈʧætərɪŋ ˈklæsɪz waɪl ðə ˈlɔjərz ˈsɛtəl ðə ˈɪʃuz æt hænd. ɪn ˈifɛkt, ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈkænədə həz ruld ðət ɔl ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪps æt pəˈlɪtɪkəl kənˈvɛnʃənz baɪ ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən hæv ə fɛr ˈmɑrkɪt ˈvælju əv ˈziroʊ, ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ɔl ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪp ˈpeɪmənts ər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz, ənd kænt bi meɪd baɪ ˌɪˈnɛlɪʤəbəl kənˈtrɪbjətərz. kənˈvɛnʃənz hæv tɪ bi peɪd fər ˈsəmˌhaʊ, soʊ ðə wɪl hæv tɪ reɪz ðə praɪs əv ɪts kənˈvɛnʃən fiz nɛkst taɪm əraʊnd, ər ɛls kət bæk ɔn səm əv ðə pərˈdəkʃən ˈvæljuz ər ˈkɑntɛnt tɪ meɪk əp ðə ˈdɪfərəns. ðɪs maɪt bi ðə raɪt ˈrulɪŋ, bət ɪts nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈɛni ˈligəl ˌrivˈju, mɔr aʊt əv ə fɪr əv ˈnidɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ə ˈkɑmplɛks ˈɪʃu əv ˈpəblɪk ˈpɑləsi ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər ɪn ðə ˈɪrə ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls. haʊ wi gɑt tɪ ðə pɔɪnt wɛr ɪˈlɛkʃən lɔ ɪz biɪŋ meɪd θru ə ˈsɪriz əv ɪz ðə ˈsædər pɑrt. ðə krɪˈtjɛn ˈgəvərnmənt ˈtɑlərˌeɪtəd ˈɔlˌmoʊst noʊ əˈmɛndmənts frəm ðə rɪˈfɔrm ˈpɑrti tɪ ɪts ˈoʊvərˌhɔl əv ðə ɪˈlɛkʃənz ækt ɪn 2000 soʊ ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz gɑt ðɛm bæk wɪθ ˈpjunətɪv ˌrɛtroʊˈæktɪv əˈmɛndmənts tɪ ðə ækt ɪn 2006 wɪʧ lɛd ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz tɪ ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt ə slɪp əv ʤɑn bɛrdz æt ə ˈsɛnɪt kəˈmɪti tɪ lɔnʧ ə kəmˈpleɪnt əˈbaʊt ðɛr kənˈvɛnʃən fiz, wɪʧ lɛd ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz tɪ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz kənˈvɛnʃən fiz, ənd naʊ ðə. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈsɪvəl soʊˈsaɪɪti grups ər traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ɪn ɔn ðə ˈækʃən ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ˈbeɪsɪk əˈbaʊnd, səʧ ɛz ðə bɪˈlif ðət ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈkænədə kən ʤɪst meɪk əp ɪts oʊn rulz (ɪt həz tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ənd ɛnˈfɔrs ðə ɪˈlɛkʃənz ækt ɛz pæst baɪ ˈpɑrləmɛnt, wɔrts ənd ɔl), ðət ˈpɑrti ˈæktɪvɪsts noʊ ər kʊd bi ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ noʊ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðæts goʊɪŋ ɔn ɪn ðɛr ˈpɑrti əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri, noʊ ˈɛvəri nuɑns əv ɑr ˈkɑmplɛks ənd ɪˈlɛktərəl ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən. kɔl mi ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd, bət aɪd laɪk tɪ si ɪˈlɛkʃən lɔ meɪd ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv wəts gʊd fər ɑr ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈsɪstəm ɛz ə hoʊl, ənd wɪˈθaʊt ˈpipəl ɔn ˈiðər saɪd əv ðə ˈɪʃu ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ wət ðɛr pəˈzɪʃən ɪz beɪst ɔn hu ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ wɪn, ˈrəðər ðən ə kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən əv ðə fækts ənd ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm fər ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈsɪstəm ɛz ə hoʊl. wɪl kəm bæk tɪ ðɪs pərˈspɛktɪv əˈgɛn sun, wɪn aɪ gɪt ə ʧæns tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə ˈsɛntər keɪs. θæŋks tɪ ðoʊz hu prəˈvaɪdɪd mi wɪθ ˈkɑpiz əv ðə ˈrɛləvənt ˈdɑkjəmənts. fər ə gʊd ˈoʊvərvˌju əv ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv dɪˈvɛləpmənts, si ðiz ˈʧæptərz ɪn ðə ˈkɑrltən ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈsɪriz: ˈmæsɪkɔt, luɪs 1997 ɪˈlɛktərəl rɪˈfɔrm ɪn ðə ˈʧɑrtər ˈɪrə ɪn ˈfrɪzəl, ˈælən pammett, ʤɑn eɪʧ. (eds), ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən əv 1997 prɛs, pp. ɪn ˈfrɪzəl, ˈælən pammett, ʤɑn eɪʧ. (eds), ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən əv 1997 prɛs, pp. ˈmæsɪkɔt, luɪs 2006 ɪˈlɛktərəl ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən sɪns 1997 ˈpɑrləmɛnt riˈgeɪnz ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv ɪn pammett, ʤɑn eɪʧ. ˈdɔrnɪn, ˈkrɪstəfər (eds), ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən əv 2006 prɛs, pp. ɪn pammett, ʤɑn eɪʧ. ˈdɔrnɪn, ˈkrɪstəfər (eds), ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən əv 2006 prɛs, pp. ˈflænəgən, tɑm ˈʤænsən, ˈhɛrəld ʤeɪ. 2009 "ɪˈlɛkʃən kæmˈpeɪnz ˈəndər ˈkænədəz ˈpɑrti ˈfaɪˌnæns lɔz", ɪn pammett, ʤɑn eɪʧ. ˈdɔrnɪn, ˈkrɪstəfər (eds), ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən əv 2008 prɛs, pp*. ˈɔlsoʊ, hɪrz ə ˌbɪbliˈɑgrəfi əv nuz ˈklɪpɪŋz ənd ˈəðər ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈsɔrsəz ɔn ðə ˈkɑrənt keɪs: ənd rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈsɔrsəz əˈbaʊt ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz' kənˈvɛnʃən keɪs:
the detroit tigers have made their fair share of deals to address pitching this winter. after trading starter doug fister to the washington nationals, closer joe nathan to a deal, adding former yankees chamberlain, the tigers also made sure other teams knew that 2013 al cy young winner max scherzer was available for the right deal, in one of this winters biggest head scratchers. all those moves notwithstanding we need only to look the 2013 draft to see that the tigers may have had a plan all along. the tigers have always been keen on pitchers with big arms and they stayed true to form in the 2013 draft, selecting florida jonathon crawford with their first overall pick. detroit would utilize their following five selections on pitching talent, nabbing texas reliever corey knebel, vanderbilt standout kevin ziomek, and louisville ace jeff thompson within the first three rounds. austin (friday starter for rice) and buck farmer (friday starter for georgia tech) would follow in the fourth and fifth rounds, respectively. also noteworthy are chad green (11th round) and virginia joe mantiply, who was arguably one of the bigger steals in the draft, as the crafty fell to the round. the following is an analysis of each of the prospects selected by detroit in this draft, wherein a scouting report of their respective skills and weaknesses along with a brief analysis of their first stints in professional ball and future progression within the organization.	ðə ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ˈtaɪgərz hæv meɪd ðɛr fɛr ʃɛr əv dilz tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ˈpɪʧɪŋ ðɪs ˈwɪntər. ˈæftər ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈstɑrtər dəg ˈfɪstər tɪ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈnæʃənəlz, ˈkloʊzər ʤoʊ ˈneɪθən tɪ ə dil, ˈædɪŋ ˈfɔrmər ˈjæŋkiz ˈʧeɪmbərlɪn, ðə ˈtaɪgərz ˈɔlsoʊ meɪd ʃʊr ˈəðər timz nu ðət 2013 æl saɪ jəŋ ˈwɪnər mæks ˈʃərzər wɑz əˈveɪləbəl fər ðə raɪt dil, ɪn wən əv ðɪs ˈwɪntərz ˈbɪgəst hɛd scratchers. ɔl ðoʊz muvz ˌnɑtwɪθˈstændɪŋ wi nid ˈoʊnli tɪ lʊk ðə 2013 dræft tɪ si ðət ðə ˈtaɪgərz meɪ hæv hæd ə plæn ɔl əˈlɔŋ. ðə ˈtaɪgərz hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn kin ɔn ˈpɪʧərz wɪθ bɪg ɑrmz ənd ðeɪ steɪd tru tɪ fɔrm ɪn ðə 2013 dræft, səˈlɛktɪŋ ˈflɔrɪdə ˈʤɑnəθən ˈkrɔfərd wɪθ ðɛr fərst ˈoʊvərˌɔl pɪk. ˈdiˌtrɔɪt wʊd ˈjutəˌlaɪz ðɛr ˈfɑloʊɪŋ faɪv səˈlɛkʃənz ɔn ˈpɪʧɪŋ ˈtælənt, ˈnæbɪŋ ˈtɛksəs riˈlivər ˈkɔri ˈnɛbəl, ˈvændərbɪlt ˈstænˌdaʊt ˈkɛvɪn ziˈoʊmɛk, ənd ˈluiˌvɪl eɪs ʤɛf ˈtɑmsən wɪˈθɪn ðə fərst θri raʊnz. ˈɔstən (ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈstɑrtər fər raɪs) ənd bək ˈfɑrmər (ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈstɑrtər fər ˈʤɔrʤə tɛk) wʊd ˈfɑloʊ ɪn ðə fɔrθ ənd fɪθ raʊnz, rɪˈspɛktɪvli. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnoʊtˌwərði ər ʧæd grin raʊnd) ənd vərˈʤɪnjə ʤoʊ mantiply, hu wɑz ˈɑrgjuəbli wən əv ðə ˈbɪgər stilz ɪn ðə dræft, ɛz ðə ˈkræfti fɛl tɪ ðə raʊnd. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɪz ən æˈnælɪsɪs əv iʧ əv ðə ˈprɑspɛkts səˈlɛktɪd baɪ ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ɪn ðɪs dræft, wɛˈrɪn ə ˈskaʊtɪŋ rɪˈpɔrt əv ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪv skɪlz ənd ˈwiknəsɪz əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə brif æˈnælɪsɪs əv ðɛr fərst stɪnts ɪn prəˈfɛʃənəl bɔl ənd fˈjuʧər prəˈgrɛʃən wɪˈθɪn ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən.
in what may have been a nascar first, hendrick recently made a hullabaloo on social media regarding the its four drivers will wear next season. paint schemes, sure, a common thing where the look of the cars are and fans want to see how their favorite drivers’ car will appear. but? this year offered a snapshot into the uncertainty that permeates over the sport. in the upper right corner, near the shoulder, there was an unmistakable void where the patch is supposed to go, representing the premier series sponsor. no one knew with any certainty which entity would fill the role of entitlement sponsor. that the process for a new sponsor extended two years after announced departure well beyond expectations -- meant teams had to begin 2017 preparations without knowledge of who would become most important partner. meaning, such details like series sponsor patches on uniforms and cars would need to be left blank and in later. new gear for @dalejr! a photo posted by hendrick (@teamhendrick) on dec 15, 2016 at finally at a seemingly hastily scheduled dec. 1 press conference in las vegas, nascar ceo and chairman brian france introduced monster energy as replacement. still, the actual name for top division unveiled until dec. 20. "though it's december and a bit late in the game, they have the activation tools, the plans, and the people ... so they're ready on day one," france said at the introductory press conference. "they're a fun brand that's going to interact with our core fans in kind of a cool, neat way, actually, and we've seen some of the plans, and they'll get bigger and more robust as we go along." monster’s introduction as entitlement sponsor resolved the primary worry many within the industry had heading into the offseason. what it did not do is provide a sense of tranquility, with nascar entering 2017 at a crossroads and facing an array of issues. despite a captivating chase playoff featuring jimmie pursuit of a seventh championship, largely competitive racing throughout, and jeff likely final two nascar starts, television ratings continued to sag, and in many instances appear to be cratering. twenty-two cup races accumulated fewer total viewers of the 29 that could be compared to the previous year (because of rain delay, postponements, and other factors), according to sports media watch, including 15 that plummeted by in either total viewership, ratings, or both. “there have been good conversations about ways to rethink and at the competition” jon miller, nbc sports president of programming ratings have fallen to such a level that television partners have taken notice and even attempted to take action. specifically, as ratings plummeted during the second half of the season, nbc sports executives went to nascar multiple times offering suggestions on how to better promote the product. one meeting held the week of the cup series awards banquet in december was described as “heated” by multiple sources. “there have been good conversations about ways to rethink and at the competition,” nbc sports president of programming jon miller told nation. among the numerous ideas nascar is considering to enhance its product: utilizing heat races where drivers earn their starting position in the main event, which would then be shortened from the typical 400- and distance, similar to what was rolled out in the series last season. there is also the possibility of splitting a race into two separate events, both of which would award points and earn a driver chase eligibility were they to win. the thinking is with consumers’ attention spans shrinking, best to present a race with a more palatable distance that a viewer can better digest. nascar has not formally determined if it will modify its race formats in any way. if the sanctioning body does elect to do so, a decision would be announced during the annual preseason media tour later in january. another idea pushed by tv executives is staging of midweek night race(s) during the summer to better maximize viewership, thereby allowing for a more condensed schedule with fewer events in the fall that have to go against the nfl and major league baseball. this concept is well received by those within the industry nation spoke with, though any implementation happen until 2018 due to the 2017 schedule having already been solidified. but in all likelihood, the cup series will have at least one midweek race on next calendar. the number of spectators watching has also fallen. the three publicly traded companies that operate all but two of the 23 tracks on the schedule report a decline in admission revenue from. dover inc. suffered a 51 percent decline, speedway inc. a 28 percent decline, and international speedway corp., a 19 percent decline. “there once was a period of time where not everyone was trying hard they have to try hard, they just opened the gates,” texas motor speedway president eddie gossage told nation. “for a while there, it was out of control upward growth. and hard to stay on top. some can do it, but tough. “nowadays i think everybody is really trying hard.” not only are fewer people watching and attending cup series races, but those that do are primarily older and fall well outside the 18- to demographic coveted by advertisers. which made successful courting of monster a significant triumph, something nascar executives have not been shy in touting. "obviously, they're an edgy brand," france said. "they're a fun brand. they get at a millennial audience in a different way clearly than we've ever been associated with, particularly at this level, and they know what they're doing. this is their dna. "they understand how to reach across and excite our core audience and help us deliver on a new audience, and that was very exciting for us." in spite of the widespread euphoria that exists within the industry about the potential monster brings as a series sponsor, many facets of the deal raise concerns. unlike when nextel (later absorbed by sprint) signed a contract to come on board as entitlement sponsor in 2004, monster assured to be a long-term partner, agreeing only to a contract with a option, according to the sports business journal, which sources confirmed to nation as accurate. such a lack of commitment sports business experts believe could limit the kind of effective marketing campaign nascar is banking on to revitalize itself. “if thinking of allocating a lot of your marketing dollars as a sponsor to a signature property and going to be big part of your overall corporate marketing strategy going forward, it can be difficult to get that return investment,” david carter, executive director of the university of southern marshall sports business institute, told nation. of additional concern is what monster is putting up to be the cup series sponsor, a figure reported at $20 million a year, according to the sports business journal, with the actual number closer to $25 million, sources told nation. regardless of what the specific terms of the deal entail, there is no denying monster is committing considerably less than the reported $50 million that sprint was paying annually. those left to foot the bill are wondering if team ownership is untenable for everyone but the there is a sense of trepidation within the ownership ranks that, with nascar generating less revenue, teams will eventually see a reduction in the payouts they receive annually, according to multiple team executives nation spoke with. be it this coming year or in 2018, those left to foot the bill are wondering if team ownership a tenuous proposition even during robust times of the to the is untenable for everyone but the (i.e. hendrick, joe gibbs racing and the like). “i know exactly what nascar is getting [from monster], but i know less than before,” a team executive told nation on the condition of anonymity. “so how will that discrepancy be made up? is nascar going to write a big check to cover the difference, or will they cut costs and expect the teams to figure out the rest for themselves?” the feeling of unease within the ownership ranks limited to the possibility of shrunken revenue streams. although measures have been taken to lower operating costs, ownership remains an expensive venture heavily dependent upon sponsorship to stay solvent. attempting to help owners achieve a modicum of financial stability, nascar broke away from its longstanding approach that organizations are independent contractors and devised the team charter system last year. akin to a franchise in sports, a charter ensures an owner entry into all 36 point races, along with predetermined guaranteed income. additional money is earned through a three-year weighted performance scale. but while the charter structure is still in its infancy with some owners bullishly confident about the solidity it provides in the years to come there is skepticism whether the smaller teams are actually better off. also, whether potential new owners are stymied from entering what is now essentially a closed society with limited avenues to startup and field a competitive team. that charters may not provide the desired security is evident in occurred in the weeks since the 2016 season wrapped on nov. 20 at speedway. since then, four teams have downsized or folded, with (two cars) and tommy baldwin racing (one car) completely shuttering. roush fenway racing and richard petty each dropped a car from three to two, and rpm from two to one. turnover was offset at least slightly by furniture row racing and daugherty racing each expanding from teams to become organizations. “if the charter system and the economic system of the sport is not given a close look at very soon, then someone is whistling past the graveyard,” ramsey poston, president of strategic communication firm strategies and a former nascar executive, told nation. “the notion that this will work itself out in a few years is a really dangerous situation for the sport to put itself into. there has to be an economic path to work for teams that win on a regular basis.” “even if you like what doing as a race fan, at least taking some swings.” david carter, director of sports business institute yet, even as it moves further from its turn of the century heyday and with hurdles aplenty in front of it, situation unique in the sports landscape nor something it cannot overcome. an aging fan base is a problem that has encountered for years and it still remains firmly a part of the american consciousness, carter said. and the issues with attendance and diminished television ratings this season is well documented. “nascar alone, and you have to applaud them for their understanding that they have to refine their product,” carter said. “now, with that kind of change comes a lot of pushback, with how structuring the [chase] system and such. “but you cannot stand still. so even if you like what doing as a race fan, doing nothing in an environment where the consumption patterns are changing, attention spans are shortening at least taking some swings.” similar to the nfl, nascar is aided in combating its current ailments with a robust television contract negotiated with nbc sports in 2013 that will see the network pay the sanctioning body a record $4.4 billion over 10 years. fox sports’ deal with nascar, an extension in 2012, is for $2.4 billion, a 30 percent increase over the previous terms. and though its ratings continue to dwindle, nascar remains a valuable commodity to its television partners. the brickyard 400 in july was and telecast in its history, with an average of million viewers and a household rating. an average of slightly more than six million viewers watched johnson win a historic seventh championship in the 2016 season finale. also saw a 56 percent growth in its overall streaming numbers for content from the previous year. “nascar has delivered a lot of benefits to us,” miller said. “the ratings have been a little bit off, but across the board in sports as seen in a lot of different places. the good thing about nascar is that we work closely with them to innovate and create new opportunities to drive those ratings back to levels we all hope going to be at.” still, the continued drop in television ratings and sagging attendance is hard to ignore particularly because these two metrics are most frequently used to gauge a popularity. tasked with the responsibility of correcting the precarious drop in both figures is france, much maligned leader. but in contrast to a public persona that perceives him as aloof and possessing a management style vastly less gregarious than his grandfather, bill france sr., founder, and father, bill france jr., who served as head of the sport from, many of those nation spoke with contend brian france will eventually spearhead resurgence. though prone to public faux pas most notably endorsing divisive donald trump at a rally last february vision and behind the scenes leadership is regarded as a valuable asset. the pieces are in place for a turnaround, but those pieces still need to be correctly put together it was france who brainstormed in the late that instead of the television rights being scattered amongst an alphabet soup of networks, nascar should instead bundle and sell to the highest bidder. in 2013, france was at the forefront of negotiations with nbc universal, resulting in the network paying as much as 50 percent above the bidder to recapture the package to the second half of the season, according to industry analysts. and while the chase is derided by many fans as contrived and gimmicky, idea of nascar instituting its version of a playoff has paid dividends with the championship now assured of always having a dramatic conclusion. it was also the executive who personally pitched monster, sensing the value the company could bring the sport he oversees. “i think brian is unfairly beat up,” gossage said. “nascar is an gorilla and driving it, but you better give him credit for all the good things done. done a very good job in so many ways.” the juxtaposition to the optimism expressed in favor is that he was also in charge during a downturn now entering its year. yes, the pieces are in place for a turnaround, except those pieces still need to be correctly put together. “there are so many things to be positive about, i really believe that,” a team executive told nation on the condition of anonymity. “but all these negatives are biggies, and unless we find some real solutions, i know. concerned.”	ɪn wət meɪ hæv bɪn ə ˈnæˌskɑr fərst, ˈhɛndrɪk ˈrisəntli meɪd ə ˌhələbəˈlu ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ɪts fɔr ˈdraɪvərz wɪl wɛr nɛkst ˈsizən. peɪnt skimz, ʃʊr, ə ˈkɑmən θɪŋ wɛr ðə lʊk əv ðə kɑz ər ənd fænz wɔnt tɪ si haʊ ðɛr ˈfeɪvərɪt drivers’’ kɑr wɪl əˈpɪr. bət? ðɪs jɪr ˈɔfərd ə sˈnæpˌʃɑt ˈɪntu ðə ənˈsərtənti ðət ˈpərmiˌeɪts ˈoʊvər ðə spɔrt. ɪn ðə ˈəpər raɪt ˈkɔrnər, nɪr ðə ˈʃoʊldər, ðɛr wɑz ən ˌənmɪˈsteɪkəbəl vɔɪd wɛr ðə pæʧ ɪz səˈpoʊzd tɪ goʊ, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ðə prɛˈmɪr ˈsɪriz ˈspɑnsər. noʊ wən nu wɪθ ˈɛni ˈsərtənti wɪʧ ˈɛntɪti wʊd fɪl ðə roʊl əv ɛnˈtaɪtəlmənt ˈspɑnsər. ðət ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs fər ə nu ˈspɑnsər ɪkˈstɛndɪd tu jɪrz ˈæftər əˈnaʊnst dɪˈpɑrʧər wɛl bɪɔnd ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz mɛnt timz hæd tɪ bɪˈgɪn 2017 ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃənz wɪˈθaʊt ˈnɑlɪʤ əv hu wʊd bɪˈkəm moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈpɑrtnər. ˈminɪŋ, səʧ ˈditeɪlz laɪk ˈsɪriz ˈspɑnsər ˈpæʧɪz ɔn ˈjunəˌfɔrmz ənd kɑz wʊd nid tɪ bi lɛft blæŋk ənd ɪn ˈleɪtər. nu gɪr fər @dalejr! ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ ˈhɛndrɪk (@teamhendrick) ɔn dɛk 15 2016 æt ˈfaɪnəli æt ə ˈsimɪŋli ˈheɪstəli ˈskɛʤʊld dɛk. 1 prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs, ˈnæˌskɑr ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ənd ˈʧɛrmən braɪən fræns ˌɪntrəˈdust ˈmɑnstər ˈɛnərʤi ɛz rɪˈpleɪsmənt. stɪl, ðə ˈækʧəwəl neɪm fər tɔp dɪˈvɪʒən ənˈveɪld ənˈtɪl dɛk. 20 "ðoʊ ɪts dɪˈsɛmbər ənd ə bɪt leɪt ɪn ðə geɪm, ðeɪ hæv ðə ˌæktəˈveɪʃən tulz, ðə plænz, ənd ðə ˈpipəl soʊ ðɛr ˈrɛdi ɔn deɪ wən," fræns sɛd æt ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəktəri prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns. "ðɛr ə fən brænd ðæts goʊɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ ɑr kɔr fænz ɪn kaɪnd əv ə kul, nit weɪ, ˈæˌkʧuəli, ənd wiv sin səm əv ðə plænz, ənd ðɛl gɪt ˈbɪgər ənd mɔr roʊˈbəst ɛz wi goʊ əˈlɔŋ." ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən ɛz ɛnˈtaɪtəlmənt ˈspɑnsər riˈzɑlvd ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈwəri ˈmɛni wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri hæd ˈhɛdɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə offseason. wət ɪt dɪd nɑt du ɪz prəˈvaɪd ə sɛns əv træŋkˈwɪlɪti, wɪθ ˈnæˌskɑr ˈɛnərɪŋ 2017 æt ə ˈkrɔsˌroʊdz ənd ˈfeɪsɪŋ ən əreɪ əv ˈɪʃuz. dɪˈspaɪt ə ˈkæptɪˌveɪtɪŋ ʧeɪs pleɪɔf ˈfiʧərɪŋ ˈʤɪmi pərˈsut əv ə ˈsɛvənθ ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp, ˈlɑrʤli kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈreɪsɪŋ θruaʊt, ənd ʤɛf ˈlaɪkli ˈfaɪnəl tu ˈnæˌskɑr stɑrts, ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈreɪtɪŋz kənˈtɪnjud tɪ sæg, ənd ɪn ˈmɛni ˈɪnstənsɪz əˈpɪr tɪ bi cratering. tˈwɛntiˌtu kəp ˈreɪsɪz əˈkjumjəˌleɪtɪd fjuər ˈtoʊtəl vjuərz əv ðə 29 ðət kʊd bi kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˈpriviəs jɪr (bɪˈkəz əv reɪn dɪˈleɪ, poʊstˈpoʊnmənts, ənd ˈəðər ˈfæktərz), əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ spɔrts ˈmidiə wɔʧ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ 15 ðət ˈpləmətɪd baɪ ɪn ˈiðər ˈtoʊtəl vˈjuərˌʃɪp, ˈreɪtɪŋz, ər boʊθ. hæv bɪn gʊd ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz əˈbaʊt weɪz tɪ riˈθɪŋk ənd æt ðə competition”” ʤɑn ˈmɪlər, ˈɛnˌbiˈsi spɔrts ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈreɪtɪŋz hæv ˈfɑlən tɪ səʧ ə ˈlɛvəl ðət ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈpɑrtnərz hæv ˈteɪkən ˈnoʊtɪs ənd ˈivɪn əˈtɛmptəd tɪ teɪk ˈækʃən. spəˈsɪfɪkli, ɛz ˈreɪtɪŋz ˈpləmətɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf əv ðə ˈsizən, ˈɛnˌbiˈsi spɔrts ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz wɛnt tɪ ˈnæˌskɑr ˈməltəpəl taɪmz ˈɔfərɪŋ səˈʤɛsʧənz ɔn haʊ tɪ ˈbɛtər prəˈmoʊt ðə ˈprɑdəkt. wən ˈmitɪŋ hɛld ðə wik əv ðə kəp ˈsɪriz əˈwɔrdz ˈbæŋkwət ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər wɑz dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ““heated”” baɪ ˈməltəpəl ˈsɔrsəz. hæv bɪn gʊd ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz əˈbaʊt weɪz tɪ riˈθɪŋk ənd æt ðə competition,”,” ˈɛnˌbiˈsi spɔrts ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ʤɑn ˈmɪlər toʊld ˈneɪʃən. əˈməŋ ðə ˈnumərəs aɪˈdiəz ˈnæˌskɑr ɪz kənˈsɪdərɪŋ tɪ ɛnˈhæns ɪts ˈprɑdəkt: ˈjutəˌlaɪzɪŋ hit ˈreɪsɪz wɛr ˈdraɪvərz ərn ðɛr ˈstɑrtɪŋ pəˈzɪʃən ɪn ðə meɪn ɪˈvɛnt, wɪʧ wʊd ðɛn bi ˈʃɔrtənd frəm ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl 400 ənd ˈdɪstəns, ˈsɪmələr tɪ wət wɑz roʊld aʊt ɪn ðə ˈsɪriz læst ˈsizən. ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ˈsplɪtɪŋ ə reɪs ˈɪntu tu ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ɪˈvɛnts, boʊθ əv wɪʧ wʊd əˈwɔrd pɔɪnts ənd ərn ə ˈdraɪvər ʧeɪs ˌɛlɪʤəˈbɪlɪti wər ðeɪ tɪ wɪn. ðə ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɪz wɪθ consumers’’ əˈtɛnʃən spænz ʃˈrɪŋkɪŋ, bɛst tɪ ˈprɛzənt ə reɪs wɪθ ə mɔr ˈpælətəbəl ˈdɪstəns ðət ə vjuər kən ˈbɛtər ˈdaɪʤɛst. ˈnæˌskɑr həz nɑt ˈfɔrməli dɪˈtərmənd ɪf ɪt wɪl ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ ɪts reɪs ˈfɔrˌmæts ɪn ˈɛni weɪ. ɪf ðə ˈsæŋkʃənɪŋ ˈbɑdi dɪz ɪˈlɛkt tɪ du soʊ, ə dɪˈsɪʒən wʊd bi əˈnaʊnst ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈænjuəl ˌpriˈsizən ˈmidiə tʊr ˈleɪtər ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri. əˈnəðər aɪˈdiə pʊʃt baɪ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz ɪz ˈsteɪʤɪŋ əv ˈmɪdˌwik naɪt race(s) ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsəmər tɪ ˈbɛtər ˈmæksəˌmaɪz vˈjuərˌʃɪp, ˈðɛrˈbaɪ əˈlaʊɪŋ fər ə mɔr kənˈdɛnst ˈskɛʤʊl wɪθ fjuər ɪˈvɛnts ɪn ðə fɔl ðət hæv tɪ goʊ əˈgɛnst ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ənd ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈbeɪsˈbɔl. ðɪs ˈkɑnsɛpt ɪz wɛl rɪˈsivd baɪ ðoʊz wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri ˈneɪʃən spoʊk wɪθ, ðoʊ ˈɛni ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən ˈhæpən ənˈtɪl 2018 du tɪ ðə 2017 ˈskɛʤʊl ˈhævɪŋ ɔˈrɛdi bɪn səˈlɪdəˌfaɪd. bət ɪn ɔl ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd, ðə kəp ˈsɪriz wɪl hæv æt list wən ˈmɪdˌwik reɪs ɔn nɛkst ˈkæləndər. ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈspɛkteɪtərz ˈwɑʧɪŋ həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfɑlən. ðə θri ˈpəblɪkli ˈtreɪdɪd ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət ˈɔpərˌeɪt ɔl bət tu əv ðə 23 træks ɔn ðə ˈskɛʤʊl rɪˈpɔrt ə dɪˈklaɪn ɪn ədˈmɪʃən ˈrɛvəˌnu frəm ˈdoʊvər ɪŋk. ˈsəfərd ə 51 pərˈsɛnt dɪˈklaɪn, ˈspidˌweɪ ɪŋk. ə 28 pərˈsɛnt dɪˈklaɪn, ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈspidˌweɪ ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən., ə 19 pərˈsɛnt dɪˈklaɪn. wəns wɑz ə ˈpɪriəd əv taɪm wɛr nɑt ˈɛvriˌwən wɑz traɪɪŋ hɑrd ðeɪ hæv tɪ traɪ hɑrd, ðeɪ ʤɪst ˈoʊpənd ðə gates,”,” ˈtɛksəs ˈmoʊtər ˈspidˌweɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈɛdi ˈgɔsɪʤ toʊld ˈneɪʃən. ə waɪl ðɛr, ɪt wɑz aʊt əv kənˈtroʊl ˈəpwərd groʊθ. ənd hɑrd tɪ steɪ ɔn tɔp. səm kən du ɪt, bət təf. aɪ θɪŋk ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ɪz ˈrɪli traɪɪŋ hard.”.” nɑt ˈoʊnli ər fjuər ˈpipəl ˈwɑʧɪŋ ənd əˈtɛndɪŋ kəp ˈsɪriz ˈreɪsɪz, bət ðoʊz ðət du ər praɪˈmɛrəli ˈoʊldər ənd fɔl wɛl ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə 18 tɪ ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk ˈkəvətɪd baɪ ˈædvərˌtaɪzərz. wɪʧ meɪd səkˈsɛsfəl ˈkɔrtɪŋ əv ˈmɑnstər ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt traɪəmf, ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈnæˌskɑr ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz hæv nɑt bɪn ʃaɪ ɪn ˈtaʊtɪŋ. "ˈɑbviəsli, ðɛr ən ˈɛʤi brænd," fræns sɛd. "ðɛr ə fən brænd. ðeɪ gɪt æt ə mɪˈlɛniəl ˈɔdiəns ɪn ə ˈdɪfərənt weɪ ˈklɪrli ðən wiv ˈɛvər bɪn əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli æt ðɪs ˈlɛvəl, ənd ðeɪ noʊ wət ðɛr duɪŋ. ðɪs ɪz ðɛr ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ. "ðeɪ ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ tɪ riʧ əˈkrɔs ənd ɪkˈsaɪt ɑr kɔr ˈɔdiəns ənd hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs dɪˈlɪvər ɔn ə nu ˈɔdiəns, ənd ðət wɑz ˈvɛri ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ fər ˈjuˈɛs." ɪn spaɪt əv ðə ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd juˈfɔriə ðət ɪgˈzɪsts wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri əˈbaʊt ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈmɑnstər brɪŋz ɛz ə ˈsɪriz ˈspɑnsər, ˈmɛni ˈfæsəts əv ðə dil reɪz kənˈsərnz. ənˈlaɪk wɪn ˈnɛkˌstɛl (ˈleɪtər əbˈzɔrbd baɪ sprɪnt) saɪnd ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt tɪ kəm ɔn bɔrd ɛz ɛnˈtaɪtəlmənt ˈspɑnsər ɪn 2004 ˈmɑnstər əˈʃʊrd tɪ bi ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈpɑrtnər, əˈgriɪŋ ˈoʊnli tɪ ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ə ˈɔpʃən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə spɔrts ˈbɪznɪs ˈʤərnəl, wɪʧ ˈsɔrsəz kənˈfərmd tɪ ˈneɪʃən ɛz ˈækjərət. səʧ ə læk əv kəˈmɪtmənt spɔrts ˈbɪznɪs ˈɛkspərts bɪˈliv kʊd ˈlɪmət ðə kaɪnd əv ˈifɛktɪv ˈmɑrkətɪŋ kæmˈpeɪn ˈnæˌskɑr ɪz ˈbæŋkɪŋ ɔn tɪ riˈvaɪtəˌlaɪz ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv ˈæləˌkeɪtɪŋ ə lɔt əv jʊr ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈdɔlərz ɛz ə ˈspɑnsər tɪ ə ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈprɑpərti ənd goʊɪŋ tɪ bi bɪg pɑrt əv jʊr ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈkɔrpərət ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈstrætəʤi goʊɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd, ɪt kən bi ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ gɪt ðət rɪˈtərn investment,”,” ˈdeɪvɪd ˈkɑrtər, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈsəðərn ˈmɑrʃəl spɔrts ˈbɪznɪs ˈɪnstɪˌtut, toʊld ˈneɪʃən. əv əˈdɪʃənəl kənˈsərn ɪz wət ˈmɑnstər ɪz ˈpʊtɪŋ əp tɪ bi ðə kəp ˈsɪriz ˈspɑnsər, ə ˈfɪgjər ˌriˈpɔrtəd æt 20 ˈmɪljən ə jɪr, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə spɔrts ˈbɪznɪs ˈʤərnəl, wɪθ ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈnəmbər ˈkloʊzər tɪ 25 ˈmɪljən, ˈsɔrsəz toʊld ˈneɪʃən. rəˈgɑrdləs əv wət ðə spɪˈsɪfɪk tərmz əv ðə dil ɛnˈteɪl, ðɛr ɪz noʊ dɪˈnaɪɪŋ ˈmɑnstər ɪz kəˈmɪtɪŋ kənˈsɪdərəbli lɛs ðən ðə ˌriˈpɔrtəd 50 ˈmɪljən ðət sprɪnt wɑz peɪɪŋ ˈænjuəli. ðoʊz lɛft tɪ fʊt ðə bɪl ər ˈwəndərɪŋ ɪf tim ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ɪz ənˈtɛnəbəl fər ˈɛvriˌwən bət ðə ðɛr ɪz ə sɛns əv ˌtrɛpɪˈdeɪʃən wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ræŋks ðət, wɪθ ˈnæˌskɑr ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ lɛs ˈrɛvəˌnu, timz wɪl ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli si ə rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn ðə peɪaʊts ðeɪ rɪˈsiv ˈænjuəli, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈməltəpəl tim ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz ˈneɪʃən spoʊk wɪθ. bi ɪt ðɪs ˈkəmɪŋ jɪr ər ɪn 2018 ðoʊz lɛft tɪ fʊt ðə bɪl ər ˈwəndərɪŋ ɪf tim ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ə ˈtɛnjəwəs ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈivɪn ˈdʊrɪŋ roʊˈbəst taɪmz əv ðə tɪ ðə ɪz ənˈtɛnəbəl fər ˈɛvriˌwən bət ðə (i.e. ˈhɛndrɪk, ʤoʊ gɪbz ˈreɪsɪŋ ənd ðə laɪk). noʊ ɪgˈzæktli wət ˈnæˌskɑr ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ [frəm ˈmɑnstər], bət aɪ noʊ lɛs ðən before,”,” ə tim ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv toʊld ˈneɪʃən ɔn ðə kənˈdɪʃən əv ˌænəˈnɪmɪti. haʊ wɪl ðət dɪˈskrɛpənsi bi meɪd əp? ɪz ˈnæˌskɑr goʊɪŋ tɪ raɪt ə bɪg ʧɛk tɪ ˈkəvər ðə ˈdɪfərəns, ər wɪl ðeɪ kət kɔsts ənd ɪkˈspɛkt ðə timz tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt ðə rɛst fər themselves?”?” ðə ˈfilɪŋ əv əˈniz wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ræŋks ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ʃˈrəŋkən ˈrɛvəˌnu strimz. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈmɛʒərz hæv bɪn ˈteɪkən tɪ loʊər ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ kɔsts, ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp rɪˈmeɪnz ən ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˈvɛnʧər ˈhɛvəli dɪˈpɛndənt əˈpɑn ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪp tɪ steɪ ˈsɑlvənt. əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ hɛlp ˈoʊnərz əˈʧiv ə ˈmɑdɪkəm əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl stəˈbɪlɪti, ˈnæˌskɑr broʊk əˈweɪ frəm ɪts ˈlɔŋˌstændɪŋ əˈproʊʧ ðət ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ər ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈkɑnˌtræktərz ənd dɪˈvaɪzd ðə tim ˈʧɑrtər ˈsɪstəm læst jɪr. ˈeɪkɪn tɪ ə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ɪn spɔrts, ə ˈʧɑrtər ɪnˈʃʊrz ən ˈoʊnər ˈɛntri ˈɪntu ɔl 36 pɔɪnt ˈreɪsɪz, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˌpridiˈtərmɪnd ˌgɛrənˈtid ˈɪnˌkəm. əˈdɪʃənəl ˈməni ɪz ərnd θru ə θˈriˌjɪr ˈweɪtɪd pərˈfɔrməns skeɪl. bət waɪl ðə ˈʧɑrtər ˈstrəkʧər ɪz stɪl ɪn ɪts ˈɪnfənsi wɪθ səm ˈoʊnərz ˈbʊlɪʃli ˈkɑnfədənt əˈbaʊt ðə səˈlɪdəti ɪt prəˈvaɪdz ɪn ðə jɪrz tɪ kəm ðɛr ɪz ˈskɛptɪˌsɪzəm ˈwɛðər ðə sˈmɔlər timz ər ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈbɛtər ɔf. ˈɔlsoʊ, ˈwɛðər pəˈtɛnʃəl nu ˈoʊnərz ər ˈstaɪmid frəm ˈɛnərɪŋ wət ɪz naʊ ɛˈsɛnʃəli ə kloʊzd soʊˈsaɪɪti wɪθ ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈævəˌnuz tɪ ˈstɑrˌtəp ənd fild ə kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv tim. ðət ˈʧɑrtərz meɪ nɑt prəˈvaɪd ðə dɪˈzaɪərd sɪˈkjʊrəti ɪz ˈɛvədənt ɪn əˈkərd ɪn ðə wiks sɪns ðə 2016 ˈsizən ræpt ɔn noʊv. 20 æt ˈspidˌweɪ. sɪns ðɛn, fɔr timz hæv ˈdaʊnˌsaɪzd ər ˈfoʊldɪd, wɪθ (tu kɑz) ənd ˈtɑmi ˈbɔldwən ˈreɪsɪŋ (wən kɑr) kəmˈplitli ˈʃətərɪŋ. raʊʃ ˈfɛnˌweɪ ˈreɪsɪŋ ənd ˈrɪʧərd ˈpɛˌti iʧ drɑpt ə kɑr frəm θri tɪ tu, ənd ˈɑrˈpiˈɛm frəm tu tɪ wən. ˈtərˌnoʊvər wɑz ˈɔfˌsɛt æt list sˈlaɪtli baɪ ˈfərnɪʧər roʊ ˈreɪsɪŋ ənd ˈdɑkərti ˈreɪsɪŋ iʧ ɪkˈspændɪŋ frəm timz tɪ bɪˈkəm ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz. ðə ˈʧɑrtər ˈsɪstəm ənd ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈsɪstəm əv ðə spɔrt ɪz nɑt ˈgɪvɪn ə kloʊz lʊk æt ˈvɛri sun, ðɛn ˈsəmˌwən ɪz ˈwɪslɪŋ pæst ðə graveyard,”,” ˈræmzi ˈpoʊstən, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv strəˈtiʤɪk kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən fərm ˈstrætəʤiz ənd ə ˈfɔrmər ˈnæˌskɑr ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv, toʊld ˈneɪʃən. ˈnoʊʃən ðət ðɪs wɪl wərk ˌɪtˈsɛlf aʊt ɪn ə fju jɪrz ɪz ə ˈrɪli ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən fər ðə spɔrt tɪ pʊt ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈɪntu. ðɛr həz tɪ bi ən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk pæθ tɪ wərk fər timz ðət wɪn ɔn ə ˈrɛgjələr basis.”.” ɪf ju laɪk wət duɪŋ ɛz ə reɪs fæn, æt list ˈteɪkɪŋ səm swings.”.” ˈdeɪvɪd ˈkɑrtər, dɪˈrɛktər əv spɔrts ˈbɪznɪs ˈɪnstɪˌtut jɛt, ˈivɪn ɛz ɪt muvz ˈfərðər frəm ɪts tərn əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri ˈheɪˌdeɪ ənd wɪθ ˈhərdəlz əˈplɛnti ɪn frənt əv ɪt, ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən juˈnik ɪn ðə spɔrts ˈlænˌskeɪp nɔr ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪt ˈkænɑt ˈoʊvərˌkəm. ən ˈeɪʤɪŋ fæn beɪs ɪz ə ˈprɑbləm ðət həz ɪnˈkaʊnərd fər jɪrz ənd ɪt stɪl rɪˈmeɪnz ˈfərmli ə pɑrt əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkɑnʃəsnəs, ˈkɑrtər sɛd. ənd ðə ˈɪʃuz wɪθ əˈtɛndəns ənd dɪˈmɪnɪʃt ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈreɪtɪŋz ðɪs ˈsizən ɪz wɛl ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd. əˈloʊn, ənd ju hæv tɪ əˈplɔd ðɛm fər ðɛr ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ðət ðeɪ hæv tɪ rɪˈfaɪn ðɛr product,”,” ˈkɑrtər sɛd. ““now, wɪθ ðət kaɪnd əv ʧeɪnʤ kəmz ə lɔt əv pushback, wɪθ haʊ ˈstrəkʧərɪŋ ðə [ʧeɪs] ˈsɪstəm ənd səʧ. ju ˈkænɑt stænd stɪl. soʊ ˈivɪn ɪf ju laɪk wət duɪŋ ɛz ə reɪs fæn, duɪŋ ˈnəθɪŋ ɪn ən ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt wɛr ðə kənˈsəmʃən ˈpætərnz ər ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ, əˈtɛnʃən spænz ər ˈʃɔrtənɪŋ æt list ˈteɪkɪŋ səm swings.”.” ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl, ˈnæˌskɑr ɪz ˈeɪdɪd ɪn kəmˈbætɪŋ ɪts ˈkɑrənt ˈeɪlmənts wɪθ ə roʊˈbəst ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈkɑnˌtrækt nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ˈɛnˌbiˈsi spɔrts ɪn 2013 ðət wɪl si ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk peɪ ðə ˈsæŋkʃənɪŋ ˈbɑdi ə ˈrɛkərd ˈbɪljən ˈoʊvər 10 jɪrz. fɑks sports’’ dil wɪθ ˈnæˌskɑr, ən ɪkˈstɛnʃən ɪn 2012 ɪz fər ˈbɪljən, ə 30 pərˈsɛnt ˌɪnˈkris ˈoʊvər ðə ˈpriviəs tərmz. ənd ðoʊ ɪts ˈreɪtɪŋz kənˈtɪnju tɪ dˈwɪndəl, ˈnæˌskɑr rɪˈmeɪnz ə ˈvæljəbəl kəˈmɑdəti tɪ ɪts ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈpɑrtnərz. ðə ˈbrɪˌkjɑrd 400 ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ wɑz ənd ˈtɛləˌkæst ɪn ɪts ˈhɪstəri, wɪθ ən ˈævərɪʤ əv ˈmɪljən vjuərz ənd ə ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ˈreɪtɪŋ. ən ˈævərɪʤ əv sˈlaɪtli mɔr ðən sɪks ˈmɪljən vjuərz wɔʧt ˈʤɑnsən wɪn ə hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈsɛvənθ ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ɪn ðə 2016 ˈsizən fəˈnæli. ˈɔlsoʊ sɔ ə 56 pərˈsɛnt groʊθ ɪn ɪts ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈstrimɪŋ ˈnəmbərz fər ˈkɑntɛnt frəm ðə ˈpriviəs jɪr. həz dɪˈlɪvərd ə lɔt əv ˈbɛnəfɪts tɪ us,”,” ˈmɪlər sɛd. ˈreɪtɪŋz hæv bɪn ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ɔf, bət əˈkrɔs ðə bɔrd ɪn spɔrts ɛz sin ɪn ə lɔt əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈpleɪsɪz. ðə gʊd θɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈnæˌskɑr ɪz ðət wi wərk ˈkloʊsli wɪθ ðɛm tɪ ˈɪnəˌveɪt ənd kriˈeɪt nu ˌɑpərˈtunətiz tɪ draɪv ðoʊz ˈreɪtɪŋz bæk tɪ ˈlɛvəlz wi ɔl hoʊp goʊɪŋ tɪ bi at.”.” stɪl, ðə kənˈtɪnjud drɔp ɪn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈreɪtɪŋz ənd ˈsægɪŋ əˈtɛndəns ɪz hɑrd tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli bɪˈkəz ðiz tu ˈmɛtrɪks ər moʊst ˈfrikwɛntli juzd tɪ geɪʤ ə ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti. tæskt wɪθ ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti əv kərˈɛktɪŋ ðə priˈkɛriəs drɔp ɪn boʊθ ˈfɪgjərz ɪz fræns, məʧ məˈlaɪnd ˈlidər. bət ɪn ˈkɑntræst tɪ ə ˈpəblɪk pərˈsoʊnə ðət pərˈsivz ɪm ɛz əˈluf ənd pəˈzɛsɪŋ ə ˈmænɪʤmənt staɪl ˈvæstli lɛs grəˈgɛriəs ðən hɪz ˈgrænˌfɑðər, bɪl fræns ˈsɪstər., ˈfaʊndər, ənd ˈfɑðər, bɪl fræns jr., hu sərvd ɛz hɛd əv ðə spɔrt frəm ˈmɛni əv ðoʊz ˈneɪʃən spoʊk wɪθ kənˈtɛnd braɪən fræns wɪl ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈspɪˌrhɛd riˈsərʤəns. ðoʊ proʊn tɪ ˈpəblɪk foʊ pɑz moʊst ˈnoʊtəbli ɛnˈdɔrsɪŋ dɪˈvaɪsɪv ˈdɑnəld trəmp æt ə ˈræli læst ˈfɛbruˌɛri ˈvɪʒən ənd bɪˈhaɪnd ðə sinz ˈlidərˌʃɪp ɪz rɪˈgɑrdɪd ɛz ə ˈvæljəbəl ˈæˌsɛt. ðə ˈpisɪz ər ɪn pleɪs fər ə ˈtərnərˌaʊnd, bət ðoʊz ˈpisɪz stɪl nid tɪ bi kərˈɛktli pʊt təˈgɛðər ɪt wɑz fræns hu ˈbreɪnˌstɔrmd ɪn ðə leɪt ðət ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən raɪts biɪŋ ˈskætərd əˈməŋst ən ˈælfəˌbɛt sup əv ˈnɛtˌwərks, ˈnæˌskɑr ʃʊd ˌɪnˈstɛd ˈbəndəl ənd sɛl tɪ ðə haɪəst ˈbɪdər. ɪn 2013 fræns wɑz æt ðə ˈfɔrˌfrənt əv nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wɪθ ˈɛnˌbiˈsi ˌjunəˈvərsəl, rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk peɪɪŋ ɛz məʧ ɛz 50 pərˈsɛnt əˈbəv ðə ˈbɪdər tɪ riˈkæpʧər ðə ˈpækɪʤ tɪ ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf əv ðə ˈsizən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈɪndəstri ˈænəlɪsts. ənd waɪl ðə ʧeɪs ɪz dɪˈraɪdɪd baɪ ˈmɛni fænz ɛz kənˈtraɪvd ənd gɪˈmɪki, aɪˈdiə əv ˈnæˌskɑr ˈɪnstɪˌtutɪŋ ɪts ˈvərʒən əv ə pleɪɔf həz peɪd ˈdɪvɪˌdɛndz wɪθ ðə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp naʊ əˈʃʊrd əv ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈhævɪŋ ə drəˈmætɪk kənˈkluʒən. ɪt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv hu ˈpərsənəli pɪʧt ˈmɑnstər, ˈsɛnsɪŋ ðə ˈvælju ðə ˈkəmpəˌni kʊd brɪŋ ðə spɔrt hi ˈoʊvərˌsiz. θɪŋk braɪən ɪz ənˈfɛrli bit up,”,” ˈgɔsɪʤ sɛd. ɪz ən gərˈɪlə ənd ˈdraɪvɪŋ ɪt, bət ju ˈbɛtər gɪv ɪm ˈkrɛdɪt fər ɔl ðə gʊd θɪŋz dən. dən ə ˈvɛri gʊd ʤɑb ɪn soʊ ˈmɛni ways.”.” ðə ˌʤəkstəpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈɑptɪˌmɪzəm ɪkˈsprɛst ɪn ˈfeɪvər ɪz ðət hi wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ʧɑrʤ ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈdaʊnˌtərn naʊ ˈɛnərɪŋ ɪts jɪr. jɛs, ðə ˈpisɪz ər ɪn pleɪs fər ə ˈtərnərˌaʊnd, ɪkˈsɛpt ðoʊz ˈpisɪz stɪl nid tɪ bi kərˈɛktli pʊt təˈgɛðər. ər soʊ ˈmɛni θɪŋz tɪ bi ˈpɑzətɪv əˈbaʊt, aɪ ˈrɪli bɪˈliv that,”,” ə tim ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv toʊld ˈneɪʃən ɔn ðə kənˈdɪʃən əv ˌænəˈnɪmɪti. ɔl ðiz ˈnɛgətɪvz ər ˈbɪgiz, ənd ənˈlɛs wi faɪnd səm ril səˈluʃənz, aɪ noʊ. concerned.”*.”
that’s philly mag business editor jared shelly and morning show producer jamie lynch both predicting that the thing which has jumped the shark faster than an asshole dentist with a new harpoon who kills for sport is an elaborate prank carried out by and philly guy jesse wellens, known for… wait for it… playing elaborate pranks. wellens was the last known person to see alive, and then all of a sudden the thing turns up destroyed, its untimely death caught on video in surveillance footage that wellens obtained and posted to his snapchat which shows someone in what looks to be a randall cunningham jersey kicking it like michael bolton kicked the copier in office space? hmm indeed. it’s all too perfect. give shelly and lynch credit when it proves to be a hoax. update: hmm: update 2: reader vincent checks in: you’re definitely right about this being a hoax. i posted this on philadelphia comment section that links to your article. there is no security camera where that footage is from. they stood on the pedestal and took the “surveillance” footage themselves. the google street view. you can see there is a bench there too. i guess what the ed (or whoever else pretended to do this) is actually stomping. additionally, i took a of the “surveillance” video that you can see in the background he was importing photos from a camera, further suggesting he uploaded that video, edited it in surveillance camera effects and then took a snapchat of it. ed has a new hoax show on in publicity is good publicity i guess. spot the security camera:	that’s* ˈfɪli mæg ˈbɪznɪs ˈɛdɪtər ˈʤɛrɪd ˈʃɛli ənd ˈmɔrnɪŋ ʃoʊ prəˈdusər ˈʤeɪmi lɪnʧ boʊθ prɪˈdɪktɪŋ ðət ðə θɪŋ wɪʧ həz ʤəmpt ðə ʃɑrk ˈfæstər ðən ən ˈæshoʊl ˈdɛntɪst wɪθ ə nu hɑrˈpun hu kɪlz fər spɔrt ɪz ən ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt præŋk ˈkɛrid aʊt baɪ ənd ˈfɪli gaɪ ˈʤɛsi ˈwɛlənz, noʊn for…… weɪt fər it…… pleɪɪŋ ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt præŋks. ˈwɛlənz wɑz ðə læst noʊn ˈpərsən tɪ si əˈlaɪv, ənd ðɛn ɔl əv ə ˈsədən ðə θɪŋ tərnz əp dɪˈstrɔɪd, ɪts ənˈtaɪmli dɛθ kɔt ɔn ˈvɪdioʊ ɪn sərˈveɪləns ˈfʊtɪʤ ðət ˈwɛlənz əbˈteɪnd ənd ˈpoʊstɪd tɪ hɪz sˈnæˌpʧæt wɪʧ ʃoʊz ˈsəmˌwən ɪn wət lʊks tɪ bi ə ˈrændəl ˈkənɪŋˌhæm ˈʤərzi ˈkɪkɪŋ ɪt laɪk ˈmaɪkəl ˈboʊltən kɪkt ðə ˈkɑpiər ɪn ˈɔfəs speɪs? həm ˌɪnˈdid. ɔl tu ˈpərˌfɪkt. gɪv ˈʃɛli ənd lɪnʧ ˈkrɛdɪt wɪn ɪt pruvz tɪ bi ə hoʊks. ˈəpˌdeɪt: həm: ˈəpˌdeɪt 2 ˈridər ˈvɪnsɪnt ʧɛks ɪn: ˈdɛfənətli raɪt əˈbaʊt ðɪs biɪŋ ə hoʊks. aɪ ˈpoʊstɪd ðɪs ɔn ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ˈkɑmɛnt ˈsɛkʃən ðət lɪŋks tɪ jʊr ˈɑrtɪkəl. ðɛr ɪz noʊ sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkæmərə wɛr ðət ˈfʊtɪʤ ɪz frəm. ðeɪ stʊd ɔn ðə ˈpɛdəstəl ənd tʊk ðə ““surveillance”” ˈfʊtɪʤ ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ðə ˈgugəl strit vju. ju kən si ðɛr ɪz ə bɛnʧ ðɛr tu. aɪ gɛs wət ðə ɛd (ər huˈɛvər ɛls priˈtɛndɪd tɪ du ðɪs) ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈstɑmpɪŋ. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, aɪ tʊk ə əv ðə ““surveillance”” ˈvɪdioʊ ðət ju kən si ɪn ðə ˈbækˌgraʊnd hi wɑz ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈfoʊˌtoʊz frəm ə ˈkæmərə, ˈfərðər səˈʤɛstɪŋ hi ˈəˌploʊdɪd ðət ˈvɪdioʊ, ˈɛdɪtɪd ɪt ɪn sərˈveɪləns ˈkæmərə ˈifɛkts ənd ðɛn tʊk ə sˈnæˌpʧæt əv ɪt. ɛd həz ə nu hoʊks ʃoʊ ɔn ɪn pəˈblɪsɪti ɪz gʊd pəˈblɪsɪti aɪ gɛs. spɑt ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkæmərə:
just months before the carbon tax is introduced, an auditor's report has found that more than one in six major polluters has made ''significant errors'' when reporting its greenhouse emissions and energy use to the government. the report comes as the government suffered a blow to its clean energy efforts, saying it was rethinking its $300 million support for a massive solar power station that is struggling with financing. climate change minister greg said the government would look at the audit of polluters emissions. / fairfax also yesterday, opposition leader tony abbott made clear on the opening day of parliament he would continue his 2011 strategy of hammering the government over the carbon tax, due to take effect in july. yesterday's report by the australian national audit office said that in, three-quarters of major polluters' - on which the government will depend for calculating how much carbon tax they owe - had errors and 17 per cent had ''significant errors''.	ʤɪst mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈkɑrbən tæks ɪz ˌɪntrəˈdust, ən ˈɔdɪtərz rɪˈpɔrt həz faʊnd ðət mɔr ðən wən ɪn sɪks ˈmeɪʤər pəˈlutərz həz meɪd ''sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈɛrərz'' wɪn rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ɪts ˈgrinˌhaʊs ɪˈmɪʃənz ənd ˈɛnərʤi juz tɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. ðə rɪˈpɔrt kəmz ɛz ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈsəfərd ə bloʊ tɪ ɪts klin ˈɛnərʤi ˈɛfərts, seɪɪŋ ɪt wɑz riˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɪts 300 ˈmɪljən səˈpɔrt fər ə ˈmæsɪv ˈsoʊlər paʊər ˈsteɪʃən ðət ɪz ˈstrəgəlɪŋ wɪθ fɪˈnænsɪŋ. ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ˈmɪnɪstər grɛg sɛd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wʊd lʊk æt ðə ˈɔdɪt əv pəˈlutərz ɪˈmɪʃənz. ˈfɛrˌfæks ˈɔlsoʊ ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈlidər ˈtoʊni ˈæbət meɪd klɪr ɔn ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ deɪ əv ˈpɑrləmɛnt hi wʊd kənˈtɪnju hɪz 2011 ˈstrætəʤi əv ˈhæmərɪŋ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈoʊvər ðə ˈkɑrbən tæks, du tɪ teɪk ˈifɛkt ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ. ˈjɛstərˌdeɪz rɪˈpɔrt baɪ ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈnæʃənəl ˈɔdɪt ˈɔfəs sɛd ðət ɪn θˌrikˈwɔrtərz əv ˈmeɪʤər pəˈlutərz' ɔn wɪʧ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɪl dɪˈpɛnd fər ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪŋ haʊ məʧ ˈkɑrbən tæks ðeɪ oʊ hæd ˈɛrərz ənd 17 pər sɛnt hæd ''sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈɛrərz''.
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two parties are at loggerheads but good relations could be crucial in a hung parliament in 2015, expert says in journal ed has been warned by a leading political scientist that it would be short-sighted not to keep lines of communication open to the liberalocrats, because of the strong likelihood of a hung parliament after the next election. the warning from john curtice is published in juncture, the journal of the influential the, and reflects views of some of its senior staff. the issue of lib relations is currently rearing its head over lords reform, and the extent to which dislike of the liberalocrats might motivate opposition to block a measure that is seen as critical to nick credibility. the two parties are also at loggerheads over deficit reduction and party political funding. the local elections saw labour make big gains, often at the expense of the liberalocrats. the issue of future relations between the two parties is likely to be raised at a progress conference on saturday that is due to be address. the labour leader, currently enjoying a poll lead, is likely to put forward a broad claim that labour must become the party of change. curtice writes: "while labour will undoubtedly want to win over and retain the votes of as many former lib voters as possible, it should not underestimate the potential value to the party of fostering good relations with the liberalocrats. the quality of the relationship between the two parties could well prove crucial to prospects of future power before or after 2015." he adds: "at the last three elections, on average, no less than 86 seats, or 13% of the total, were won by parties other than labour and the conservatives. in contrast, over the course of the seven elections between 1950 and 1970, the average level of representation was just 11 seats. meanwhile, at the last three elections rather less than one in five seats has been closely fought between labour and the conservatives, compared with well over a quarter in the and 60s." citing work by the pollster anthony wells, curtice suggests that the constituency boundary review will not make the position greatly different. his analysis shows that 16% of seats would have been marginal between labour and the conservatives, and third parties would still have won 12% of seats. he also suggests that a collapse in the lib vote would benefit the conservatives more than labour. "a collapse results in no less than a drop in the target the conservatives require for an overall majority, whereas the target labour would need to meet falls by only half of that points. "although such support is less strongly concentrated in predominantly conservative territory than it once was, the conservatives would still be the main beneficiaries of any collapse in lib support thereby making it much easier for the tories in particular to win an overall majority." curtice, one of the most respected poll analysts in the uk, concludes: "so as deep as the liberalocrats' problems may be, labour cannot afford simply to ignore them." looking at the period before 2015, he suggests that if labour can win four tory seats in byelections, it might be possible for labour and the libs to form a stable coalition. he also argues that a close lib relationship might constrain cameron from forcing an early election, "if he felt there was any risk that rather than leading to an early election such a might instead precipitate coalition talks between labour and the liberalocrats". curtice says one of the lessons of the coalition negotiations in 2010 is that when the chips are down, preparation and prior contacts matter. "in 2010, the conservatives were ready and willing to do a deal, while previous contact had given cameron and clegg reason to believe they could work together. "labour, by contrast, was and internally divided on its willingness to strike a deal with the liberalocrats, while personal relations between key personnel in the two parties were poor. so while labour will doubtless continue to mock and berate the liberalocrats in public, in private the party would be wise to keep the potential lines of communication open."	tu ˈpɑrtiz ər æt ˈlɑgərˌhɛdz bət gʊd riˈleɪʃənz kʊd bi ˈkruʃəl ɪn ə həŋ ˈpɑrləmɛnt ɪn 2015 ˈɛkspərt sɪz ɪn ˈʤərnəl ɛd həz bɪn wɔrnd baɪ ə ˈlidɪŋ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsaɪəntɪst ðət ɪt wʊd bi ˌʃɔrtˈsaɪtəd nɑt tɪ kip laɪnz əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ˈoʊpən tɪ ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈdɛməˌkræts, bɪˈkəz əv ðə strɔŋ ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd əv ə həŋ ˈpɑrləmɛnt ˈæftər ðə nɛkst ɪˈlɛkʃən. ðə ˈwɔrnɪŋ frəm ʤɑn ˈkʊrtɪs ɪz ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ˈʤəŋkʧər, ðə ˈʤərnəl əv ðə ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ðə, ənd rɪˈflɛkts vjuz əv səm əv ɪts ˈsinjər stæf. ðə ˈɪʃu əv lɪb riˈleɪʃənz ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈrɪrɪŋ ɪts hɛd ˈoʊvər lɔrdz rɪˈfɔrm, ənd ðə ɪkˈstɛnt tɪ wɪʧ dɪsˈlaɪk əv ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈdɛməˌkræts maɪt ˈmoʊtəˌveɪt ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ blɑk ə ˈmɛʒər ðət ɪz sin ɛz ˈkrɪtɪkəl tɪ nɪk ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti. ðə tu ˈpɑrtiz ər ˈɔlsoʊ æt ˈlɑgərˌhɛdz ˈoʊvər ˈdɛfəsət rɪˈdəkʃən ənd ˈpɑrti pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈfəndɪŋ. ðə ˈloʊkəl ɪˈlɛkʃənz sɔ ˈleɪbər meɪk bɪg geɪnz, ˈɔfən æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈdɛməˌkræts. ðə ˈɪʃu əv fˈjuʧər riˈleɪʃənz bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈpɑrtiz ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi reɪzd æt ə ˈprɑˌgrɛs ˈkɑnfərəns ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ðət ɪz du tɪ bi ˈæˌdrɛs. ðə ˈleɪbər ˈlidər, ˈkərəntli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ ə poʊl lɛd, ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ pʊt ˈfɔrwərd ə brɔd kleɪm ðət ˈleɪbər məst bɪˈkəm ðə ˈpɑrti əv ʧeɪnʤ. ˈkʊrtɪs raɪts: "waɪl ˈleɪbər wɪl ənˈdaʊtɪdli wɔnt tɪ wɪn ˈoʊvər ənd rɪˈteɪn ðə voʊts əv ɛz ˈmɛni ˈfɔrmər lɪb ˈvoʊtərz ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl, ɪt ʃʊd nɑt ˈəndərˈɛstəˌmeɪt ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈvælju tɪ ðə ˈpɑrti əv ˈfɑstərɪŋ gʊd riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈdɛməˌkræts. ðə kˈwɑləti əv ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈpɑrtiz kʊd wɛl pruv ˈkruʃəl tɪ ˈprɑspɛkts əv fˈjuʧər paʊər ˌbiˈfɔr ər ˈæftər 2015 hi ædz: "æt ðə læst θri ɪˈlɛkʃənz, ɔn ˈævərɪʤ, noʊ lɛs ðən 86 sits, ər 13 əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl, wər wən baɪ ˈpɑrtiz ˈəðər ðən ˈleɪbər ənd ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz. ɪn ˈkɑntræst, ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ðə ˈsɛvən ɪˈlɛkʃənz bɪtˈwin 1950 ənd 1970 ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈlɛvəl əv ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən wɑz ʤɪst 11 sits. ˈminˌwaɪl, æt ðə læst θri ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈrəðər lɛs ðən wən ɪn faɪv sits həz bɪn ˈkloʊsli fɔt bɪtˈwin ˈleɪbər ənd ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz, kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ wɛl ˈoʊvər ə kˈwɔrtər ɪn ðə ənd 60s." ˈsaɪtɪŋ wərk baɪ ðə ˈpoʊlstər ˈænθɔˌni wɛlz, ˈkʊrtɪs səˈʤɛsts ðət ðə kənˈstɪʧuənsi ˈbaʊndəri ˌrivˈju wɪl nɑt meɪk ðə pəˈzɪʃən ˈgreɪtli ˈdɪfərənt. hɪz æˈnælɪsɪs ʃoʊz ðət 16 əv sits wʊd hæv bɪn ˈmɑrʤənəl bɪtˈwin ˈleɪbər ənd ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz, ənd θərd ˈpɑrtiz wʊd stɪl hæv wən 12 əv sits. hi ˈɔlsoʊ səˈʤɛsts ðət ə kəˈlæps ɪn ðə lɪb voʊt wʊd ˈbɛnəfɪt ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz mɔr ðən ˈleɪbər. "ə kəˈlæps rɪˈzəlts ɪn noʊ lɛs ðən ə drɔp ɪn ðə ˈtərgət ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz ˌrikˈwaɪər fər ən ˈoʊvərˌɔl məˈʤɔrəti, wɛˈræz ðə ˈtərgət ˈleɪbər wʊd nid tɪ mit fɔlz baɪ ˈoʊnli hæf əv ðət pɔɪnts. "ˌɔlˈðoʊ səʧ səˈpɔrt ɪz lɛs ˈstrɔŋli ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd ɪn ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli kənˈsərvətɪv ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri ðən ɪt wəns wɑz, ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz wʊd stɪl bi ðə meɪn ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃiˌɛriz əv ˈɛni kəˈlæps ɪn lɪb səˈpɔrt ˈðɛrˈbaɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt məʧ ˈiziər fər ðə ˈtɔˌriz ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr tɪ wɪn ən ˈoʊvərˌɔl məˈʤɔrəti." ˈkʊrtɪs, wən əv ðə moʊst rɪˈspɛktɪd poʊl ˈænəlɪsts ɪn ðə uk, kənˈkludz: "soʊ ɛz dip ɛz ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈdɛməˌkræts' ˈprɑbləmz meɪ bi, ˈleɪbər ˈkænɑt əˈfɔrd ˈsɪmpli tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr ðɛm." ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə ˈpɪriəd ˌbiˈfɔr 2015 hi səˈʤɛsts ðət ɪf ˈleɪbər kən wɪn fɔr ˈtɔri sits ɪn byelections*, ɪt maɪt bi ˈpɑsəbəl fər ˈleɪbər ənd ðə lɪb tɪ fɔrm ə ˈsteɪbəl ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɑrgjuz ðət ə kloʊz lɪb riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp maɪt kənˈstreɪn ˈkæmərən frəm ˈfɔrsɪŋ ən ˈərli ɪˈlɛkʃən, "ɪf hi fɛlt ðɛr wɑz ˈɛni rɪsk ðət ˈrəðər ðən ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ən ˈərli ɪˈlɛkʃən səʧ ə maɪt ˌɪnˈstɛd prɪˈsɪpɪˌteɪt ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən tɔks bɪtˈwin ˈleɪbər ənd ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈdɛməˌkræts". ˈkʊrtɪs sɪz wən əv ðə ˈlɛsənz əv ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ɪn 2010 ɪz ðət wɪn ðə ʧɪps ər daʊn, ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən ənd praɪər ˈkɑnˌtækts ˈmætər. "ɪn 2010 ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz wər ˈrɛdi ənd ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ du ə dil, waɪl ˈpriviəs ˈkɑnˌtækt hæd ˈgɪvɪn ˈkæmərən ənd klɛg ˈrizən tɪ bɪˈliv ðeɪ kʊd wərk təˈgɛðər. "ˈleɪbər, baɪ ˈkɑntræst, wɑz ənd ˌɪnˈtərnəli dɪˈvaɪdɪd ɔn ɪts ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ straɪk ə dil wɪθ ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈdɛməˌkræts, waɪl ˈpərsɪnəl riˈleɪʃənz bɪtˈwin ki ˌpərsəˈnɛl ɪn ðə tu ˈpɑrtiz wər pur. soʊ waɪl ˈleɪbər wɪl ˈdaʊtləs kənˈtɪnju tɪ mɑk ənd bɪˈreɪt ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈdɛməˌkræts ɪn ˈpəblɪk, ɪn ˈpraɪvət ðə ˈpɑrti wʊd bi waɪz tɪ kip ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl laɪnz əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ˈoʊpən."
ryan reports for the new yorker that on december 15 2008, a few short weeks before his inauguration, obama was presented with a memo on the depth of the economic crisis drafted by lawrence summers and other economic advisors. the memo informed the president that if he enacted his campaign promises in the current environment, he would shoot a gigantic hole into the nation's budget. "since january 2007 the budget deficit has deteriorated by about $250 billion annually," the memo said. "if your campaign promises were enacted then, based on accurate scoring, the deficit would rise by another $100 billion annually. the consequence would be the largest in the debt since world war ii." lizza's reporting also mentions the huge divide between peter orzsag, the budget director who suggested the president scale back his agenda, lest he run up historic deficits, and christina romer, the incoming chairman of the council of economic advisers who wanted to suggest stimulus plans as large as the $2 trillion hole in the economy. but summers argued against a stimulus that was too large. he offered the president four illustrative stimulus plans: $550 billion, $665 billion, $810 billion, and $890 billion. obama was never offered the option of a stimulus package commensurate with the size of the hole in the by economists as the "output was estimated at two trillion dollars during 2009 and 2010. summers advised the president that a larger stimulus could actually make things worse. "an excessive recovery package could spook markets or the public and be counterproductive," he wrote, and added that none of his recommendations "returns the unemployment rate to its normal, level. to accomplish a more significant reduction in the output gap would require stimulus of well over $1 trillion based on purely mechanical would likely not accomplish the goal because of the impact it would have on markets." summers specifically warned that there could be a surprised public reaction to the massive spending and new govenrment, debt. "this could come as a considerable sticker shock to the american public and the american political system, potentially reducing your ability to pass your agenda and undermining economic confidence at a critical time." the full memo will be made public by the new yorker later today.	raɪən rɪˈpɔrts fər ðə nu ˈjɔrkər ðət ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 15 2008 ə fju ʃɔrt wiks ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz ˌɪˌnɔgjəˈreɪʃən, ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɑz pərˈzɛnəd wɪθ ə ˈmɛˌmoʊ ɔn ðə dɛpθ əv ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkraɪsəs ˈdræftɪd baɪ ˈlɔrəns ˈsəmərz ənd ˈəðər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ædˈvaɪzərz. ðə ˈmɛˌmoʊ ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ðət ɪf hi ɛˈnæktəd hɪz kæmˈpeɪn ˈprɑməsəz ɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, hi wʊd ʃut ə ʤaɪˈgænɪk hoʊl ˈɪntu ðə ˈneɪʃənz ˈbəʤɪt. "sɪns ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2007 ðə ˈbəʤɪt ˈdɛfəsət həz dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪtɪd baɪ əˈbaʊt 250 ˈbɪljən ˈænjuəli," ðə ˈmɛˌmoʊ sɛd. "ɪf jʊr kæmˈpeɪn ˈprɑməsəz wər ɛˈnæktəd ðɛn, beɪst ɔn ˈækjərət ˈskɔrɪŋ, ðə ˈdɛfəsət wʊd raɪz baɪ əˈnəðər 100 ˈbɪljən ˈænjuəli. ðə ˈkɑnsəkwəns wʊd bi ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ɪn ðə dɛt sɪns wərld wɔr ii." rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmɛnʃənz ðə juʤ dɪˈvaɪd bɪtˈwin ˈpitər orzsag, ðə ˈbəʤɪt dɪˈrɛktər hu səˈʤɛstɪd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt skeɪl bæk hɪz əˈʤɛndə, lɛst hi rən əp hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈdɛfɪsɪts, ənd krɪˈstinə ˈroʊmər, ðə ˈɪnˌkəmɪŋ ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ædˈvaɪzərz hu ˈwɔntɪd tɪ səˈʤɛst ˈstɪmjələs plænz ɛz lɑrʤ ɛz ðə 2 ˈtrɪljən hoʊl ɪn ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi. bət ˈsəmərz ˈɑrgjud əˈgɛnst ə ˈstɪmjələs ðət wɑz tu lɑrʤ. hi ˈɔfərd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt fɔr ˌɪˈləstrətɪv ˈstɪmjələs plænz: 550 ˈbɪljən, 665 ˈbɪljən, 810 ˈbɪljən, ənd 890 ˈbɪljən. ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɑz ˈnɛvər ˈɔfərd ðə ˈɔpʃən əv ə ˈstɪmjələs ˈpækɪʤ kəˈmɛnsərɪt wɪθ ðə saɪz əv ðə hoʊl ɪn ðə baɪ ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts ɛz ðə "ˈaʊtˌpʊt wɑz ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd æt tu ˈtrɪljən ˈdɔlərz ˈdʊrɪŋ 2009 ənd 2010 ˈsəmərz ədˈvaɪzd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ðət ə ˈlɑrʤər ˈstɪmjələs kʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli meɪk θɪŋz wərs. "ən ɪkˈsɛsɪv rɪˈkəvəri ˈpækɪʤ kʊd spuk ˈmɑrkɪts ər ðə ˈpəblɪk ənd bi ˈkaʊnərprəˌdəktɪv," hi roʊt, ənd ˈædɪd ðət nən əv hɪz ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz "rɪˈtərnz ðə ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt reɪt tɪ ɪts ˈnɔrməl, ˈlɛvəl. tɪ əˈkɑmplɪʃ ə mɔr sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn ðə ˈaʊtˌpʊt gæp wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈstɪmjələs əv wɛl ˈoʊvər 1 ˈtrɪljən beɪst ɔn ˈpjʊrli məˈkænɪkəl wʊd ˈlaɪkli nɑt əˈkɑmplɪʃ ðə goʊl bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˌɪmˈpækt ɪt wʊd hæv ɔn ˈmɑrkɪts." ˈsəmərz spəˈsɪfɪkli wɔrnd ðət ðɛr kʊd bi ə səˈpraɪzd ˈpəblɪk riˈækʃən tɪ ðə ˈmæsɪv ˈspɛndɪŋ ənd nu govenrment*, dɛt. "ðɪs kʊd kəm ɛz ə kənˈsɪdərəbəl ˈstɪkər ʃɑk tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpəblɪk ənd ðə əˈmɛrɪkən pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsɪstəm, pəˈtɛnʃəli rɪˈdusɪŋ jʊr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ pæs jʊr əˈʤɛndə ənd ˈəndərˌmaɪnɪŋ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkɑnfədɛns æt ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl taɪm." ðə fʊl ˈmɛˌmoʊ wɪl bi meɪd ˈpəblɪk baɪ ðə nu ˈjɔrkər ˈleɪtər təˈdeɪ.
along with the one, microsoft also announced a new today and it appears the updated system will be coming to windows pcs just like its predecessor. reports that scott evans, microsoft's program manager, confirmed that the device will be coming to pcs. while no date was provided, evans did state that "we will have more information soon." the new features an array of improvements over the original, including the ability to detect a player's heart rate. the from the to pcs shouldn't come as a complete surprise. after first making its debut as an 360 peripheral, for windows landed in early 2012. has been at the forefront of many windows demos and projects ever since. microsoft's craig mundie said this past march that the company even envisions a future when cameras are built directly into laptops and tablets themselves, opening up an array of interactive possibilities. of course, that reality is likely still off in the distance the new one and bundle isn't shipping until later this year, and if microsoft follows its earlier pattern the windows version would arrive months after that. still, we can't help but get excited knowing that redmond is continuing to push forward on this particular front both with hardware and software.	əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə wən, ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈɔlsoʊ əˈnaʊnst ə nu təˈdeɪ ənd ɪt əˈpɪrz ðə ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ˈsɪstəm wɪl bi ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ˈwɪndoʊz ˈpiˈsiz ʤɪst laɪk ɪts ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər. rɪˈpɔrts ðət skɑt ˈɛvənz, ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔfts ˈproʊˌgræm ˈmænɪʤər, kənˈfərmd ðət ðə dɪˈvaɪs wɪl bi ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ˈpiˈsiz. waɪl noʊ deɪt wɑz prəˈvaɪdɪd, ˈɛvənz dɪd steɪt ðət "wi wɪl hæv mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən sun." ðə nu ˈfiʧərz ən əreɪ əv ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ˈoʊvər ðə ərˈɪʤənəl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ə pleɪərz hɑrt reɪt. ðə frəm ðə tɪ ˈpiˈsiz ˈʃʊdənt kəm ɛz ə kəmˈplit səˈpraɪz. ˈæftər fərst ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪts ˈdeɪbju ɛz ən 360 pərˈɪfərəl, fər ˈwɪndoʊz ˈlændɪd ɪn ˈərli 2012 həz bɪn æt ðə ˈfɔrˌfrənt əv ˈmɛni ˈwɪndoʊz ˈdɛˌmoʊz ənd ˈprɑʤɛkts ˈɛvər sɪns. ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔfts kreɪg ˈməndi sɛd ðɪs pæst mɑrʧ ðət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈivɪn ɛnˈvɪʒənz ə fˈjuʧər wɪn ˈkæmərəz ər bɪlt dɪˈrɛkli ˈɪntu ˈlæpˌtɑps ənd ˈtæbləts ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ˈoʊpənɪŋ əp ən əreɪ əv ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz. əv kɔrs, ðət ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz ˈlaɪkli stɪl ɔf ɪn ðə ˈdɪstəns ðə nu wən ənd ˈbəndəl ˈɪzənt ˈʃɪpɪŋ ənˈtɪl ˈleɪtər ðɪs jɪr, ənd ɪf ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈfɑloʊz ɪts ˈərliər ˈpætərn ðə ˈwɪndoʊz ˈvərʒən wʊd əraɪv mənθs ˈæftər ðət. stɪl, wi kænt hɛlp bət gɪt ɪkˈsaɪtɪd noʊɪŋ ðət ˈrɛdmənd ɪz kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ pʊʃ ˈfɔrwərd ɔn ðɪs ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr frənt boʊθ wɪθ ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ənd ˈsɔfˌwɛr.
berniegate: how jane sanders offers a window into liberal scheming "the road to hell is paved with good intentions," goes the line so often used to describe liberal schemes. that vintage phrase captures perfectly the quagmire in which bernie and jane sanders find themselves rapidly sinking in the saga of burlington college. but the tale provides so much more than affirming that aphorism. it offers a view into the mind and methodology of liberal policymakers everywhere. in short, the scheme concocted by the former democratic socialist presidential candidate's wife, jane sanders, when she was president of burlington college serves up everything we've come to expect of modern democrats: delusional visions of glorious benefits to be realized by the masses if we follow their screwball ideas; a shady real estate deal; phony and fraudulent claims used as the basis for getting other people to part with their money; alleged pressure from a powerful democratic politician on a institution to go along with their idea, or else; and, of course, no modern democratic scandal is complete without a computer server potentially figuring in in this case, a stolen one. the only thing missing is the sex. but the investigation is still young. anyway, here's the backstory. the board of a tiny new england college in vermont, burlington college, in the town where bernie sanders used to be mayor before he rose to lofty heights in the senate and then the socialist precincts of the national democratic party, had the notion of hiring bernie's wife to be their esteemed college's new president in 2004. what qualified her for the job? who knows, but i'm sure being married to the then-u.s. congressman from vermont and the town's former mayor didn't hurt. the mayoralty, by the way, was bernie's first steady job. before that, he literally couldn't feed his family. the college suffered from low enrollment numbers and dismal donation income. so president jane (the term "president sanders" is too to use) had an idea. the college could buy and relocate to a beautiful tract of lakefront land owned by the catholic diocese of burlington on which sat a former orphanage and still housed an active home for the disabled. president jane somehow convinced the school's board that acquiring this property would incite new students to flock to the college, and gobs of donations would roll in. why exactly she thought this is a mystery, but it probably burbled up from the same type of thought processes that created you know, that scheme whereby adding millions of people, many poor and unemployed, to a national health care program would somehow lower the cost of health insurance to american families by an average of $2,500. you can keep your doctor and your health plan, too. so president jane decides to buy this property for her school but needs to finance it with a $6.5-million bank loan. the hitch was that she had to come up with $2.27 million in pledged donations and grants to secure the loan. that's where things get sticky. it turns out that some of the folks whom president jane told the bank would be donating money didn't actually make such a commitment, or at least not for the amounts of money claimed on the loan documents. president jane, for example, claimed that donor corinne bove maietta, heiress to a restaurant fortune, had pledged $1 million to the college. however, ms. maietta denied making such a commitment, and her accountant told the daily caller that the fbi had contacted ms. maietta to interview her in connection with the burlington college matter. the fbi reached out to interview other burlington college donors as well, like orthopedic surgeon ron leavitt, as well as the college's former board members. rather than the $2.27 million she was supposed to raise, president jane raised only $676,000. well, the best laid plans being what they are, burlington college didn't realize the bounty president jane had promised from her land deal inspiration. the college's enrollment figures and donations didn't improve significantly, president jane was forced out in 2011 with a hefty severance, and the school declared bankruptcy and shuttered in 2016, largely from the burden of debt saddled upon it from the land purchase, which chairman of the board yves bradley called "crushing." in 2014, intrepid vermont lawyer and dogged investigator brady toensing began digging into burlington college's finances and unearthing scathing information, which he would provide to the local press. he wrote letters in 2016 to the u.s. attorney for vermont and the demanding investigations into the college land deal. they complied, with the fbi launching an investigation, which may now have engulfed bernie sanders himself. according to the associated press, toensing alleged that sanders's senate office pressured the bank to make the loan, although the fbi wouldn't confirm for the paper that he is being investigated. the plot thickens: as reported by vermont's journalistic dynamo, vtdigger, burlington college was burglarized in july 2016, two months after it permanently closed up shop. among the items stolen were computers, external hard drives, and the college's main computer server. interestingly, the police reported no sign of forced entry. while the burlington police department conducted an investigation and had a suspect, he was eventually released based on a "lack of evidence," and the investigation was closed. former school officials suspect that it was an "inside job." i think it's time we gave this thing a name. since journalists enjoy attaching the suffix "-gate" to political scandals, how about orphanagegate? okay, it doesn't exactly roll off the tongue and might be a little too oblique a reference. burlingtongate? meh. i think i've got it. berniegate! after all, as we've seen, bernie himself may now be tied to the growing conflagration involving burlington college. there are so many ways to go with this story, as it raises so many ghosts of democrat scandals past. the wife of the democrats' new socialist standard-bearer, who demanded free college for all in his presidential campaign, destroyed the college she ran with insurmountable debt. like, her deal promised much but ended up savaging those it was supposed to help. the alleged loan document fraud over a land purchase reminds us of the clintons' whitewater land deals. if bernie did press the bank to issue the loan, one can't help but remember the politicians who pressed banks to issue mortgages to unqualified borrowers, which crashed the market in 2008. and of course, there are the stolen burlington college computers and server. does anyone know of hillary clinton's whereabouts in july 2016? william f. marshall has been an intelligence analyst and investigator in the government, private, and non-profit sectors for over 30 years. presently, he is a senior investigator for judicial watch, inc. (the views expressed are the author's alone and not necessarily those of judicial watch.)	berniegate: haʊ ʤeɪn ˈsændərz ˈɔfərz ə ˈwɪndoʊ ˈɪntu ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈskimɪŋ "ðə roʊd tɪ hɛl ɪz peɪvd wɪθ gʊd ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz," goʊz ðə laɪn soʊ ˈɔfən juzd tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ˈlɪˌbərəl skimz. ðət ˈvɪntɪʤ freɪz ˈkæpʧərz ˈpərfəktli ðə kˈwægˌmaɪər ɪn wɪʧ ˈbərni ənd ʤeɪn ˈsændərz faɪnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈræpədli ˈsɪŋkɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈsɑgə əv ˈbərlɪŋtən ˈkɑlɪʤ. bət ðə teɪl prəˈvaɪdz soʊ məʧ mɔr ðən əˈfərmɪŋ ðət ˈæfərˌɪzəm. ɪt ˈɔfərz ə vju ˈɪntu ðə maɪnd ənd ˌmɛθəˈdɑləʤi əv ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈpɑləsiˌmeɪkərz ˈɛvriˌwɛr. ɪn ʃɔrt, ðə skim kənˈkɑktəd baɪ ðə ˈfɔrmər ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkændədeɪts waɪf, ʤeɪn ˈsændərz, wɪn ʃi wɑz ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈbərlɪŋtən ˈkɑlɪʤ sərvz əp ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wiv kəm tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt əv ˈmɑdərn ˈdɛməˌkræts: dɪˈluʒənəl ˈvɪʒənz əv ˈglɔriəs ˈbɛnəfɪts tɪ bi ˈriəˌlaɪzd baɪ ðə ˈmæsɪz ɪf wi ˈfɑloʊ ðɛr ˈskruˌbɔl aɪˈdiəz; ə ˈʃeɪdi ril ɛˈsteɪt dil; ˈfoʊni ənd ˈfrɔʤələnt kleɪmz juzd ɛz ðə ˈbeɪsɪs fər ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈəðər ˈpipəl tɪ pɑrt wɪθ ðɛr ˈməni; əˈlɛʤd ˈprɛʃər frəm ə ˈpaʊərfəl ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən ɔn ə ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən tɪ goʊ əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðɛr aɪˈdiə, ər ɛls; ənd, əv kɔrs, noʊ ˈmɑdərn ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈskændəl ɪz kəmˈplit wɪˈθaʊt ə kəmˈpjutər ˈsərvər pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈfɪgjərɪŋ ɪn ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ə ˈstoʊlən wən. ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ˈmɪsɪŋ ɪz ðə sɛks. bət ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ɪz stɪl jəŋ. ˈɛniˌweɪ, hɪrz ðə backstory. ðə bɔrd əv ə ˈtaɪni nu ˈɪŋglənd ˈkɑlɪʤ ɪn vərˈmɑnt, ˈbərlɪŋtən ˈkɑlɪʤ, ɪn ðə taʊn wɛr ˈbərni ˈsændərz juzd tɪ bi meɪər ˌbiˈfɔr hi roʊz tɪ ˈlɔfti haɪts ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt ənd ðɛn ðə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈpriˌsɪŋkts əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti, hæd ðə ˈnoʊʃən əv ˈhaɪrɪŋ ˈbərniz waɪf tɪ bi ðɛr ɛˈstimd ˈkɑlɪʤɪz nu ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪn 2004 wət kˈwɑləˌfaɪd hər fər ðə ʤɑb? hu noʊz, bət əm ʃʊr biɪŋ ˈmɛrid tɪ ðə then-u.s. ˈkɑŋgrəsmən frəm vərˈmɑnt ənd ðə taʊnz ˈfɔrmər meɪər ˈdɪdənt hərt. ðə ˈmeɪərəlti, baɪ ðə weɪ, wɑz ˈbərniz fərst ˈstɛdi ʤɑb. ˌbiˈfɔr ðət, hi ˈlɪtərəli ˈkʊdənt fid hɪz ˈfæməli. ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈsəfərd frəm loʊ ɛnˈroʊlmənt ˈnəmbərz ənd ˈdɪzməl doʊˈneɪʃən ˈɪnˌkəm. soʊ ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤeɪn (ðə tərm "ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈsændərz" ɪz tu tɪ juz) hæd ən aɪˈdiə. ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ kʊd baɪ ənd ˌriˈloʊkeɪt tɪ ə ˈbjutəfəl trækt əv ˈleɪkˌfrənt lænd oʊnd baɪ ðə ˈkæθlɪk ˈdaɪəˌsiz əv ˈbərlɪŋtən ɔn wɪʧ sæt ə ˈfɔrmər ˈɔrfənəʤ ənd stɪl haʊzd ən ˈæktɪv hoʊm fər ðə dɪˈseɪbəld. ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤeɪn ˈsəmˌhaʊ kənˈvɪnst ðə skulz bɔrd ðət əkˈwaɪərɪŋ ðɪs ˈprɑpərti wʊd ˌɪnˈsaɪt nu ˈstudənts tɪ flɑk tɪ ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ, ənd gɑbz əv doʊˈneɪʃənz wʊd roʊl ɪn. waɪ ɪgˈzæktli ʃi θɔt ðɪs ɪz ə ˈmɪstəri, bət ɪt ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈbərbəld əp frəm ðə seɪm taɪp əv θɔt ˈprɑsɛsəz ðət kriˈeɪtɪd ju noʊ, ðət skim wɛrˈbaɪ ˈædɪŋ ˈmɪljənz əv ˈpipəl, ˈmɛni pur ənd ˌənɛmˈplɔɪd, tɪ ə ˈnæʃənəl hɛlθ kɛr ˈproʊˌgræm wʊd ˈsəmˌhaʊ loʊər ðə kɔst əv hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns tɪ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈfæməliz baɪ ən ˈævərɪʤ əv ju kən kip jʊr ˈdɔktər ənd jʊr hɛlθ plæn, tu. soʊ ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤeɪn ˌdɪˈsaɪdz tɪ baɪ ðɪs ˈprɑpərti fər hər skul bət nidz tɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns ɪt wɪθ ə bæŋk loʊn. ðə hɪʧ wɑz ðət ʃi hæd tɪ kəm əp wɪθ ˈmɪljən ɪn plɛʤd doʊˈneɪʃənz ənd grænts tɪ sɪˈkjʊr ðə loʊn. ðæts wɛr θɪŋz gɪt ˈstɪki. ɪt tərnz aʊt ðət səm əv ðə foʊks hum ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤeɪn toʊld ðə bæŋk wʊd bi ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪŋ ˈməni ˈdɪdənt ˈæˌkʧuəli meɪk səʧ ə kəˈmɪtmənt, ər æt list nɑt fər ðə əˈmaʊnts əv ˈməni kleɪmd ɔn ðə loʊn ˈdɑkjəmənts. ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤeɪn, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, kleɪmd ðət ˈdoʊnər kərˈin boʊv maɪˈɛtə, ˈɛrəs tɪ ə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ˈfɔrʧən, hæd plɛʤd 1 ˈmɪljən tɪ ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, mɪz. maɪˈɛtə dɪˈnaɪd ˈmeɪkɪŋ səʧ ə kəˈmɪtmənt, ənd hər əˈkaʊntənt toʊld ðə ˈdeɪli ˈkɔlər ðət ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ hæd ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd mɪz. maɪˈɛtə tɪ ˈɪntərvˌju hər ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ðə ˈbərlɪŋtən ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈmætər. ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ riʧt aʊt tɪ ˈɪntərvˌju ˈəðər ˈbərlɪŋtən ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈdoʊnərz ɛz wɛl, laɪk ˌɔrθəˈpidɪk ˈsərʤɪn rɑn ˈlɛvɪt, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ˈfɔrmər bɔrd ˈmɛmbərz. ˈrəðər ðən ðə ˈmɪljən ʃi wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ reɪz, ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤeɪn reɪzd ˈoʊnli wɛl, ðə bɛst leɪd plænz biɪŋ wət ðeɪ ər, ˈbərlɪŋtən ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈdɪdənt ˈriəˌlaɪz ðə ˈbaʊnti ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤeɪn hæd ˈprɑməst frəm hər lænd dil ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən. ðə ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ɛnˈroʊlmənt ˈfɪgjərz ənd doʊˈneɪʃənz ˈdɪdənt ˌɪmˈpruv sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli, ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤeɪn wɑz fɔrst aʊt ɪn 2011 wɪθ ə ˈhɛfti ˈsɛˌvərəns, ənd ðə skul dɪˈklɛrd ˈbæŋkrəptsi ənd ˈʃətərd ɪn 2016 ˈlɑrʤli frəm ðə ˈbərdən əv dɛt ˈsædəld əˈpɑn ɪt frəm ðə lænd ˈpərʧəs, wɪʧ ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə bɔrd iv ˈbrædli kɔld "ˈkrəʃɪŋ." ɪn 2014 ˌɪnˈtrɛpəd vərˈmɑnt ˈlɔjər ənd dɔgd ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər ˈbreɪdi ˈtoʊnsɪŋ bɪˈgæn ˈdɪgɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈbərlɪŋtən ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ˈfaɪˌnænsɪz ənd əˈnərθɪŋ ˈskeɪðɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, wɪʧ hi wʊd prəˈvaɪd tɪ ðə ˈloʊkəl prɛs. hi roʊt ˈlɛtərz ɪn 2016 tɪ ðə juz. əˈtərni fər vərˈmɑnt ənd ðə dɪˈmændɪŋ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ lænd dil. ðeɪ kəmˈplaɪd, wɪθ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, wɪʧ meɪ naʊ hæv ɪnˈgəlft ˈbərni ˈsændərz hɪmˈsɛlf. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs, ˈtoʊnsɪŋ əˈlɛʤd ðət ˈsændərzɪz ˈsɛnɪt ˈɔfəs ˈprɛʃərd ðə bæŋk tɪ meɪk ðə loʊn, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈwʊdənt kənˈfərm fər ðə ˈpeɪpər ðət hi ɪz biɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd. ðə plɑt ˈθɪkənz: ɛz ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ vərˈmɑnts ˌʤərnəˈlɪstɪk ˈdaɪnəˌmoʊ, vtdigger, ˈbərlɪŋtən ˈkɑlɪʤ wɑz ˈbərglərˌaɪzd ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2016 tu mənθs ˈæftər ɪt ˈpərmɑˌnɛnˌtli kloʊzd əp ʃɑp. əˈməŋ ðə ˈaɪtəmz ˈstoʊlən wər kəmˈpjutərz, ɪkˈstərnəl hɑrd draɪvz, ənd ðə ˈkɑlɪʤɪz meɪn kəmˈpjutər ˈsərvər. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋli, ðə pəˈlis ˌriˈpɔrtəd noʊ saɪn əv fɔrst ˈɛntri. waɪl ðə ˈbərlɪŋtən pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt kənˈdəktəd ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ənd hæd ə ˈsəˌspɛkt, hi wɑz ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli riˈlist beɪst ɔn ə "læk əv ˈɛvədəns," ənd ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən wɑz kloʊzd. ˈfɔrmər skul əˈfɪʃəlz ˈsəˌspɛkt ðət ɪt wɑz ən "ˌɪnˈsaɪd ʤɑb." aɪ θɪŋk ɪts taɪm wi geɪv ðɪs θɪŋ ə neɪm. sɪns ˈʤərnəlɪsts ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ əˈtæʧɪŋ ðə ˈsəfɪks "-geɪt" tɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈskændəlz, haʊ əˈbaʊt orphanagegate? ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ɪt ˈdəzənt ɪgˈzæktli roʊl ɔf ðə təŋ ənd maɪt bi ə ˈlɪtəl tu əˈblik ə ˈrɛfərəns. burlingtongate? meh. aɪ θɪŋk aɪv gɑt ɪt. berniegate! ˈæftər ɔl, ɛz wiv sin, ˈbərni hɪmˈsɛlf meɪ naʊ bi taɪd tɪ ðə groʊɪŋ ˌkɑnfləˈgreɪʃən ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈbərlɪŋtən ˈkɑlɪʤ. ðɛr ər soʊ ˈmɛni weɪz tɪ goʊ wɪθ ðɪs ˈstɔri, ɛz ɪt ˈreɪzɪz soʊ ˈmɛni goʊsts əv ˈdɛməˌkræt ˈskændəlz pæst. ðə waɪf əv ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts' nu ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈstændərdˈbɛrər, hu dɪˈmændɪd fri ˈkɑlɪʤ fər ɔl ɪn hɪz ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn, dɪˈstrɔɪd ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ ʃi ræn wɪθ ˌɪnsərˈmaʊntəbəl dɛt. laɪk, hər dil ˈprɑməst məʧ bət ˈɛndɪd əp ˈsævɪʤɪŋ ðoʊz ɪt wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ hɛlp. ðə əˈlɛʤd loʊn ˈdɑkjəmɛnt frɔd ˈoʊvər ə lænd ˈpərʧəs riˈmaɪndz ˈjuˈɛs əv ðə ˈklɪntənz' ˈwaɪtˌwɔtər lænd dilz. ɪf ˈbərni dɪd prɛs ðə bæŋk tɪ ˈɪʃu ðə loʊn, wən kænt hɛlp bət rɪˈmɛmbər ðə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz hu prɛst bæŋks tɪ ˈɪʃu ˈmɔrgɪʤɪz tɪ ənkˈwɑlɪˌfaɪd ˈbɑroʊərz, wɪʧ kræʃt ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ɪn 2008 ənd əv kɔrs, ðɛr ər ðə ˈstoʊlən ˈbərlɪŋtən ˈkɑlɪʤ kəmˈpjutərz ənd ˈsərvər. dɪz ˈɛniˌwən noʊ əv ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntənz ˈwɛrəˌbaʊts ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2016 ˈwɪljəm ɛf. ˈmɑrʃəl həz bɪn ən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈænəlɪst ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər ɪn ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, ˈpraɪvət, ənd ˌnɑnˈprɔfɪt ˈsɛktərz fər ˈoʊvər 30 jɪrz. ˈprɛzəntli, hi ɪz ə ˈsinjər ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər fər ʤuˈdɪʃəl wɔʧ, ɪŋk. (ðə vjuz ɪkˈsprɛst ər ðə ˈɔθərz əˈloʊn ənd nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ðoʊz əv ʤuˈdɪʃəl wɔʧ.)
disclaimer: i do not own or any of its material which includes, but is not limited to, characters, setting, items, which are owned by their respective owners. all preparations were complete. dimensional tethers were strong and stable. containment energy at percent. safety goggles on. schedule for the next three weeks emptied. pudding stock fortune refilled. ensured nothing could possibly interrupt her sensitive experiment, for any lapse in concentration would mean the destruction of not one, but two entire dimensions. her goal today was to create a portal between her dimension and another. the conventional method of using magic and share energy took too long and was unreliable, so she searched for another way of creating portals using technology. with the help of her own observations of the portal between her and worlds and notes she "borrowed" from mages. (she would return them later), created her prototype portal. today was the day of its initial test run. in order to ensure that the experiment will stop before anything unexpected occurs, decided to slowly feed power into the portal. as she steadily cranked the power supply on, the conglomeration of wires and metal molded into the shape of a ring began to hum quietly. sparks began to erupt from the center of the ring, then the dimensional fabric opened into a small, circular rift. continued to crank the lever on the generator up, from level 4 to level 5. as the machine received more power, the portal it created began to expand. all was going according to plan. "hiya, jr.! doin' in your lab!"tune suddenly barged in, literally kicking the door off its hinges. "oopsies! i'll fix that later." "w-what the goodness!" exclaimed, being startled by her older sister. unknowingly, she also cranked the lever past level 10 onto the hastily scribbled level 11. the portal within the machine suddenly expanded and began acting like a vortex, sucking in the air around and its machine. by the time noticed her experiment had gone wrong, the generator within her laboratory had already been sucked into the vortex. "ooo! jr., are you trying to create a black hole? it would make cleaning the much faster."tune remarked. "oh no… sis, this isn't the time for jokes! you have to get out of here!" yelled, shovingtune out of the room. however, before herself could escape, the vortex sucked the unhinged door right into her face, taking her, the door, and the power generator inside of itself. with no power or machine left to sustain it, the vortex closed with a blinding flash of light, the dimensional fabric repairing itself. "nepgear?!"tune hastily dashed into the lab she was shoved out of, and found and a beam saber where the vortex was. she was missing her safety goggles. "wake up,! speak to me!" "ngh…tune?" came to her senses and looked around. the tile was scorched from what appeared to be an explosion that centered on her. the room appeared to be empty save for her, her beam saber, andtune, who was currently holding in her arms. "what happened? i remember a portal expanding while i was doing some lab work." "we'll worry about that later, sis. for now, we need to get you some rest."tune helped get up, and the two exited the now barren room. "thank you, little sis." nepgear awoke. her safety goggles were covered in soot, so she lifted them from her eyes and onto her head. she looked around. she was on her laboratory door, and bits of charred scrap metal and frayed wiring were strewn about in the room she was in. she stood up and dusted herself off. she then heard the sound of desperate knocking from the hinged door. "nepgear, open up! i heard a loud noise. what happened in there?"tune yelled through the door, her voice getting muffled in the process. she then proceed to kick the door open without tearing it from its hinges. "everything was going fine,tune, until you barged in," replied. "i didn't do anything this time! maybe the fumes in the lab and the office are making you hallucinate. you'll be as right as sunshine after a nice bath and a dose of pudding. you've been working two laps around the clock, and dr. says that is unhealthy,"tune uttered her rant without taking a breath, and was unable to get a single word in. nepgear up astune attempted to drag her out of the room, presumably to a bath and pudding. "relax for once,, we can talk about what happened later." "o-okay. thank you, big sis." author's notes: phew, first chapter under the belt! a little ambitious for my first to not be a oneshot, but i could not focus on anything else with this in my head. feedback would be appreciated!	dɪˈskleɪmər: aɪ du nɑt oʊn ər ˈɛni əv ɪts məˈtɪriəl wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz, bət ɪz nɑt ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ, ˈkɛrɪktərz, ˈsɛtɪŋ, ˈaɪtəmz, wɪʧ ər oʊnd baɪ ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪv ˈoʊnərz. ɔl ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃənz wər kəmˈplit. dɪˈmɛnʃənəl ˈtɛðərz wər strɔŋ ənd ˈsteɪbəl. kənˈteɪnmənt ˈɛnərʤi æt pərˈsɛnt. ˈseɪfti ˈgɑgəlz ɔn. ˈskɛʤʊl fər ðə nɛkst θri wiks ˈɛmtid. ˈpʊdɪŋ stɑk fər ˈnɛptun riˈfɪld. ɪnˈʃʊrd ˈnəθɪŋ kʊd ˈpɑsəbli ˌɪntərˈəpt hər ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ɪkˈspɛrəmənt, fər ˈɛni læps ɪn ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən wʊd min ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv nɑt wən, bət tu ɪnˈtaɪər dɪˈmɛnʃənz. hər goʊl təˈdeɪ wɑz tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈpɔrtəl bɪtˈwin hər dɪˈmɛnʃən ənd əˈnəðər. ðə kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈmɛθəd əv ˈjuzɪŋ ˈmæʤɪk ənd ʃɛr ˈɛnərʤi tʊk tu lɔŋ ənd wɑz ˌənrɪˈlaɪəbəl, soʊ ʃi sərʧt fər əˈnəðər weɪ əv kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈpɔrtəlz ˈjuzɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤi. wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv hər oʊn ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz əv ðə ˈpɔrtəl bɪtˈwin hər ənd wərldz ənd noʊts ʃi "ˈbɑˌroʊd" frəm ˈmeɪʤɪz. (ʃi wʊd rɪˈtərn ðɛm ˈleɪtər), kriˈeɪtɪd hər ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp ˈpɔrtəl. təˈdeɪ wɑz ðə deɪ əv ɪts ˌɪˈnɪʃəl tɛst rən. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ðə ɪkˈspɛrəmənt wɪl stɑp ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd əˈkərz, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ sˈloʊli fid paʊər ˈɪntu ðə ˈpɔrtəl. ɛz ʃi ˈstɛdəli kræŋkt ðə paʊər səˈplaɪ ɔn, ðə kənˌglɑmərˈeɪʃən əv waɪərz ənd ˈmɛtəl ˈmoʊldɪd ˈɪntu ðə ʃeɪp əv ə rɪŋ bɪˈgæn tɪ həm kˈwaɪətli. spɑrks bɪˈgæn tɪ ˈirəpt frəm ðə ˈsɛnər əv ðə rɪŋ, ðɛn ðə dɪˈmɛnʃənəl ˈfæbrɪk ˈoʊpənd ˈɪntu ə smɔl, ˈsərkjələr rɪft. kənˈtɪnjud tɪ kræŋk ðə ˈlɛvər ɔn ðə ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtər əp, frəm ˈlɛvəl 4 tɪ ˈlɛvəl 5 ɛz ðə məˈʃin rɪˈsivd mɔr paʊər, ðə ˈpɔrtəl ɪt kriˈeɪtɪd bɪˈgæn tɪ ɪkˈspænd. ɔl wɑz goʊɪŋ əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ plæn. "hiya, jr.! doin' ɪn jʊr læb!" ˈnɛptun ˈsədənli bɑrʤd ɪn, ˈlɪtərəli ˈkɪkɪŋ ðə dɔr ɔf ɪts ˈhɪnʤɪz. "oopsies! aɪl fɪks ðət ˈleɪtər." ðə ˈgʊdnɪs!" ɪkˈskleɪmd, biɪŋ ˈstɑrtəld baɪ hər ˈoʊldər ˈsɪstər. ənˈnoʊɪŋli, ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ kræŋkt ðə ˈlɛvər pæst ˈlɛvəl 10 ˈɔntu ðə ˈheɪstəli ˈskrɪbəld ˈlɛvəl 11 ðə ˈpɔrtəl wɪˈθɪn ðə məˈʃin ˈsədənli ɪkˈspændɪd ənd bɪˈgæn ˈæktɪŋ laɪk ə ˈvɔrtɛks, ˈsəkɪŋ ɪn ðə ɛr əraʊnd ənd ɪts məˈʃin. baɪ ðə taɪm ˈnoʊtɪst hər ɪkˈspɛrəmənt hæd gɔn rɔŋ, ðə ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtər wɪˈθɪn hər ˈlæbrəˌtɔri hæd ɔˈrɛdi bɪn səkt ˈɪntu ðə ˈvɔrtɛks. "ooo! jr., ər ju traɪɪŋ tɪ kriˈeɪt ə blæk hoʊl? ɪt wʊd meɪk ˈklinɪŋ ðə məʧ ˈfæstər." ˈnɛptun rɪˈmɑrkt. "oʊ no…… sɪs, ðɪs ˈɪzənt ðə taɪm fər ʤoʊks! ju hæv tɪ gɪt aʊt əv hir!" jɛld, ˈʃəvɪŋ ˈnɛptun aʊt əv ðə rum. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌbiˈfɔr hərˈsɛlf kʊd ɪˈskeɪp, ðə ˈvɔrtɛks səkt ðə ənˈhɪnʤd dɔr raɪt ˈɪntu hər feɪs, ˈteɪkɪŋ hər, ðə dɔr, ənd ðə paʊər ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtər ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv ˌɪtˈsɛlf. wɪθ noʊ paʊər ər məˈʃin lɛft tɪ səˈsteɪn ɪt, ðə ˈvɔrtɛks kloʊzd wɪθ ə ˈblaɪndɪŋ flæʃ əv laɪt, ðə dɪˈmɛnʃənəl ˈfæbrɪk rɪˈpɛrɪŋ ˌɪtˈsɛlf. "nepgear?!" ˈnɛptun ˈheɪstəli dæʃt ˈɪntu ðə læb ʃi wɑz ʃəvd aʊt əv, ənd faʊnd ənd ə bim ˈseɪbər wɛr ðə ˈvɔrtɛks wɑz. ʃi wɑz ˈmɪsɪŋ hər ˈseɪfti ˈgɑgəlz. "weɪk əp,! spik tɪ mi!" "ngh…… ˈnɛptun?" keɪm tɪ hər ˈsɛnsɪz ənd lʊkt əraʊnd. ðə taɪl wɑz skɔrʧt frəm wət əˈpɪrd tɪ bi ən ɪkˈsploʊʒən ðət ˈsɛntərd ɔn hər. ðə rum əˈpɪrd tɪ bi ˈɛmti seɪv fər hər, hər bim ˈseɪbər, ənd ˈnɛptun, hu wɑz ˈkərəntli ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɪn hər ɑrmz. "wət ˈhæpənd? aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ə ˈpɔrtəl ɪkˈspændɪŋ waɪl aɪ wɑz duɪŋ səm læb wərk." "wɪl ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ðət ˈleɪtər, sɪs. fər naʊ, wi nid tɪ gɪt ju səm rɛst." ˈnɛptun hɛlpt gɪt əp, ənd ðə tu ˈɛgzətɪd ðə naʊ ˈbɛrən rum. "θæŋk ju, ˈlɪtəl sɪs." əˈwoʊk. hər ˈseɪfti ˈgɑgəlz wər ˈkəvərd ɪn sʊt, soʊ ʃi ˈlɪftɪd ðɛm frəm hər aɪz ənd ˈɔntu hər hɛd. ʃi lʊkt əraʊnd. ʃi wɑz ɔn hər ˈlæbrəˌtɔri dɔr, ənd bɪts əv ʧɑrd skræp ˈmɛtəl ənd freɪd ˈwaɪrɪŋ wər strun əˈbaʊt ɪn ðə rum ʃi wɑz ɪn. ʃi stʊd əp ənd ˈdəstɪd hərˈsɛlf ɔf. ʃi ðɛn hərd ðə saʊnd əv ˈdɛspərɪt ˈnɑkɪŋ frəm ðə hɪnʤd dɔr. "nepgear, ˈoʊpən əp! aɪ hərd ə laʊd nɔɪz. wət ˈhæpənd ɪn ðɛr?" ˈnɛptun jɛld θru ðə dɔr, hər vɔɪs ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈməfəld ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ʃi ðɛn pərˈsid tɪ kɪk ðə dɔr ˈoʊpən wɪˈθaʊt ˈtɪrɪŋ ɪt frəm ɪts ˈhɪnʤɪz. "ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wɑz goʊɪŋ faɪn, ˈnɛptun, ənˈtɪl ju bɑrʤd ɪn," rɪˈplaɪd. "aɪ ˈdɪdənt du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðɪs taɪm! ˈmeɪbi ðə fjumz ɪn ðə læb ənd ðə ˈɔfəs ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ju həˈlusəneɪt. jul bi ɛz raɪt ɛz ˈsənˌʃaɪn ˈæftər ə nis bæθ ənd ə doʊs əv ˈpʊdɪŋ. juv bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ tu læps əraʊnd ðə klɑk, ənd ˈdɑktər. sɪz ðət ɪz ənˈhɛlθi," ˈnɛptun ˈətərd hər rænt wɪˈθaʊt ˈteɪkɪŋ ə brɛθ, ənd wɑz əˈneɪbəl tɪ gɪt ə ˈsɪŋgəl wərd ɪn. əp ɛz ˈnɛptun əˈtɛmptəd tɪ dræg hər aʊt əv ðə rum, prɪˈzuməbli tɪ ə bæθ ənd ˈpʊdɪŋ. "rɪˈlæks fər wəns,, wi kən tɔk əˈbaʊt wət ˈhæpənd ˈleɪtər." "o-okay. θæŋk ju, bɪg sɪs." ˈɔθərz noʊts: fju, fərst ˈʧæptər ˈəndər ðə bɛlt! ə ˈlɪtəl æmˈbɪʃəs fər maɪ fərst tɪ nɑt bi ə oneshot, bət aɪ kʊd nɑt ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls wɪθ ðɪs ɪn maɪ hɛd. ˈfidˌbæk wʊd bi əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪd!
are those north korean long-range missiles for real? enlarge this image toggle caption ng han ng han when president obama met with south korean president park on tuesday, one item was high on the agenda: how to handle north korea, which has in recent months threatened to strike both countries. obama called such threats "a dead end." "we remain open to north korea taking a peaceful path of denuclearization," the president told reporters. but could the north's missiles reach u.s. territory? that question has proved hard to answer. north korea has demonstrated its ability to build short- and missiles, and it has launched a small satellite into space. but neither of these achievements would necessarily allow it to reach the u.s. with a warhead. at a parade in april 2012, north korea unveiled a new kind of missile. the so-called sat on an enormous military truck, which would allow it to be moved around the country. and it looked like it had been designed to deliver a warhead to a distant target, even as far as the u.s. everyone knew north korea was working toward this kind of missile, but nobody knew whether it could actually build one. "at first i thought, 'wow, they finally managed it,' " says markus schiller, an aerospace engineer working for schmucker technologie, a german company that consults on security issues. as soon as he heard about the parade, schiller started looking for images of the missiles. "it's unbelievable how much [information] you can actually get out of the internet," he says. looking at videos and still photos online, schiller started to notice that some things seemed off. six of the new missiles were in the parade, but each looked a little different from the next. enlarge this image toggle caption ng han ng han "the first stage of missile one was longer than the first stage of missile two, and so on," he says. schiller wasn't the only one to see discrepancies. david wright, a rocket expert at the union of concerned scientists, has spent a lot of time studying north korea's missile technology. "there were a lot of little details that if you looked carefully not only didn't make sense on each missile but didn't agree between the missiles," he says. fuel ports were in weird places, for example. cables looked like they weren't laid correctly. and the missile's warheads appeared to be made of cheap metal sheeting, or perhaps wood. in fact, there were so many problems that most experts agree: the missiles on parade weren't real. "the complicating factor is that it is a normal thing to make simulators before you make real missiles," says jeffrey lewis, director of the east asian nonproliferation program at the james martin center for nonproliferation studies at the monterey institute of international studies. engineers everywhere routinely use dummy missiles to figure out how to fit the real ones together. crews can train with them. so the question is, were the missiles on parade pure fiction, or built as part of a real weapons program? the u.s. intelligence community believes the latter. speaking at a press briefing in march, admiral james winnefeld, vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, said the intelligence community does believe this missile program is real, even if the missiles in the parade turn out to be fake. but he wouldn't say how far along he thinks north korea's program has developed. "our assessment of where it exists in its lifetime is something that would remain classified," he said. those without access to military data remain divided. jeffrey lewis says he believes the missiles are part of a real program, but schiller, the aerospace engineer who first spotted the problems, is doubtful. if these really were, he says, all the missiles would look identical. the fact that they don't makes him think it's a ruse. these kinds of uncertainties, wright says, will make it that much more difficult to decide how to respond to north korea the next time tensions flare.	ər ðoʊz nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈlɔŋˈreɪnʤ ˈmɪsəlz fər ril? ˌɛnˈlɑrʤ ðɪs ˈɪmɪʤ ˈtɑgəl ˈkæpʃən ɪŋ hɑn ɪŋ hɑn wɪn ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə mɛt wɪθ saʊθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈprɛzɪdənt pɑrk ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, wən ˈaɪtəm wɑz haɪ ɔn ðə əˈʤɛndə: haʊ tɪ ˈhændəl nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə, wɪʧ həz ɪn ˈrisənt mənθs θˈrɛtənd tɪ straɪk boʊθ ˈkəntriz. ˌoʊˈbɑmə kɔld səʧ θrɛts "ə dɛd ɛnd." "wi rɪˈmeɪn ˈoʊpən tɪ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ˈpisfəl pæθ əv diˌnukliˌərəˈzeɪʃən," ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz. bət kʊd ðə nɔrθs ˈmɪsəlz riʧ juz. ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri? ðət kˈwɛʃən həz pruvd hɑrd tɪ ˈænsər. nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə həz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ɪts əˈbɪləˌti tɪ bɪld ʃɔrt- ənd ˈmɪsəlz, ənd ɪt həz lɔnʧt ə smɔl ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˈɪntu speɪs. bət ˈniðər əv ðiz əˈʧivmənts wʊd ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli əˈlaʊ ɪt tɪ riʧ ðə juz. wɪθ ə ˈwɔˌrhɛd. æt ə pəreɪd ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2012 nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ənˈveɪld ə nu kaɪnd əv ˈmɪsəl. ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld sæt ɔn ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri trək, wɪʧ wʊd əˈlaʊ ɪt tɪ bi muvd əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri. ənd ɪt lʊkt laɪk ɪt hæd bɪn dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ə ˈwɔˌrhɛd tɪ ə ˈdɪstənt ˈtərgət, ˈivɪn ɛz fɑr ɛz ðə juz. ˈɛvriˌwən nu nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ təˈwɔrd ðɪs kaɪnd əv ˈmɪsəl, bət ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi nu ˈwɛðər ɪt kʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli bɪld wən. "æt fərst aɪ θɔt, 'waʊ, ðeɪ ˈfaɪnəli ˈmænɪʤd ɪt,' sɪz ˈmɑrkəs ˈʃɪlər, ən ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr ˈwərkɪŋ fər ʃˈməkər technologie, ə ˈʤərmən ˈkəmpəˌni ðət kənˈsəlts ɔn sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɪʃuz. ɛz sun ɛz hi hərd əˈbaʊt ðə pəreɪd, ˈʃɪlər ˈstɑrtɪd ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv ðə ˈmɪsəlz. "ɪts ˌənbəˈlivəbəl haʊ məʧ [ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən] ju kən ˈæˌkʧuəli gɪt aʊt əv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt," hi sɪz. ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˈvɪdioʊz ənd stɪl ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ˈʃɪlər ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ˈnoʊtɪs ðət səm θɪŋz simd ɔf. sɪks əv ðə nu ˈmɪsəlz wər ɪn ðə pəreɪd, bət iʧ lʊkt ə ˈlɪtəl ˈdɪfərənt frəm ðə nɛkst. ˌɛnˈlɑrʤ ðɪs ˈɪmɪʤ ˈtɑgəl ˈkæpʃən ɪŋ hɑn ɪŋ hɑn "ðə fərst steɪʤ əv ˈmɪsəl wən wɑz ˈlɔŋgər ðən ðə fərst steɪʤ əv ˈmɪsəl tu, ənd soʊ ɔn," hi sɪz. ˈʃɪlər ˈwəzənt ðə ˈoʊnli wən tɪ si dɪˈskrɛpənsiz. ˈdeɪvɪd raɪt, ə ˈrɑkət ˈɛkspərt æt ðə ˈjunjən əv kənˈsərnd ˈsaɪəntɪsts, həz spɛnt ə lɔt əv taɪm ˈstədiɪŋ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriəz ˈmɪsəl tɛkˈnɑləʤi. "ðɛr wər ə lɔt əv ˈlɪtəl ˈditeɪlz ðət ɪf ju lʊkt ˈkɛrfəli nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈdɪdənt meɪk sɛns ɔn iʧ ˈmɪsəl bət ˈdɪdənt əˈgri bɪtˈwin ðə ˈmɪsəlz," hi sɪz. fjuəl pɔrts wər ɪn wɪrd ˈpleɪsɪz, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl. ˈkeɪbəlz lʊkt laɪk ðeɪ wərənt leɪd kərˈɛktli. ənd ðə ˈmɪsəlz ˈwɔˌrhɛdz əˈpɪrd tɪ bi meɪd əv ʧip ˈmɛtəl ˈʃitɪŋ, ər pərˈhæps wʊd. ɪn fækt, ðɛr wər soʊ ˈmɛni ˈprɑbləmz ðət moʊst ˈɛkspərts əˈgri: ðə ˈmɪsəlz ɔn pəreɪd wərənt ril. "ðə ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtɪŋ ˈfæktər ɪz ðət ɪt ɪz ə ˈnɔrməl θɪŋ tɪ meɪk ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtərz ˌbiˈfɔr ju meɪk ril ˈmɪsəlz," sɪz ˈʤɛfri luɪs, dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ist ˈeɪʒən nɑnprəˌlɪfərˈeɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræm æt ðə ʤeɪmz ˈmɑrtɪn ˈsɛnər fər nɑnprəˌlɪfərˈeɪʃən ˈstədiz æt ðə ˌmɑntəˈreɪ ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈstədiz. ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ˈɛvriˌwɛr ruˈtinli juz ˈdəmi ˈmɪsəlz tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ tɪ fɪt ðə ril wənz təˈgɛðər. kruz kən treɪn wɪθ ðɛm. soʊ ðə kˈwɛʃən ɪz, wər ðə ˈmɪsəlz ɔn pəreɪd pjʊr ˈfɪkʃən, ər bɪlt ɛz pɑrt əv ə ril ˈwɛpənz ˈproʊˌgræm? ðə juz. ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəmˈjunɪti bɪˈlivz ðə ˈlætər. ˈspikɪŋ æt ə prɛs ˈbrifɪŋ ɪn mɑrʧ, ˈædmərəl ʤeɪmz winnefeld, vaɪs ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə ʤɔɪnt ʧifs əv stæf, sɛd ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəmˈjunɪti dɪz bɪˈliv ðɪs ˈmɪsəl ˈproʊˌgræm ɪz ril, ˈivɪn ɪf ðə ˈmɪsəlz ɪn ðə pəreɪd tərn aʊt tɪ bi feɪk. bət hi ˈwʊdənt seɪ haʊ fɑr əˈlɔŋ hi θɪŋks nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriəz ˈproʊˌgræm həz dɪˈvɛləpt. "ɑr əˈsɛsmənt əv wɛr ɪt ɪgˈzɪsts ɪn ɪts ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wʊd rɪˈmeɪn ˈklæsəˌfaɪd," hi sɛd. ðoʊz wɪˈθaʊt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈdætə rɪˈmeɪn dɪˈvaɪdɪd. ˈʤɛfri luɪs sɪz hi bɪˈlivz ðə ˈmɪsəlz ər pɑrt əv ə ril ˈproʊˌgræm, bət ˈʃɪlər, ðə ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr hu fərst ˈspɑtɪd ðə ˈprɑbləmz, ɪz ˈdaʊtfəl. ɪf ðiz ˈrɪli wər, hi sɪz, ɔl ðə ˈmɪsəlz wʊd lʊk aɪˈdɛntɪkəl. ðə fækt ðət ðeɪ doʊnt meɪks ɪm θɪŋk ɪts ə ruz. ðiz kaɪnz əv ənˈsərtəntiz, raɪt sɪz, wɪl meɪk ɪt ðət məʧ mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd haʊ tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ðə nɛkst taɪm ˈtɛnʧənz flɛr.
a voice for men (avfm), founded by paul elam in the usa, is the worlds largest group dedicated to rights, whereas the canadian association for equality (cafe) has quickly emerged as the leading issues organization in canada. from website: “cafe is a human rights group that advocates equality for all members of society. our focus is currently on men and boys because that issue receives much less attention than equal rights for women.” http://equalitycanada.com/ avfm’s website offers a detailed explanation of their views and goals (http://www.avoiceformen.com/ policies/mission-statement/), which include a radical disagreement with feminist theory and practice, and a belief that “gynocentrism” has been the dominant force in all cultures for millennia. please join our live hangout with iain dwyer from cafe and paul elam, founder of avfm, hosted by steve brulé, while we discuss the highlights and achievements of the past year, and explore their different approaches to addressing issues. you will be able to view the discussion live here via streaming video, or directly on the studio brulé youtube channel here, on thursday, december 12, 2013 at pm est, central and pacific. bring your insight, most challenging questions, or comments and we will do our best to address as many as we can during this session. publisher’s note: i encourage all those interested in rights and issues to put this important discussion on your calendar. not only will this be a very important exploration of the past year in activism, i will be making an announcement regarding a future event that is groundbreaking.	ə vɔɪs fər mɛn (avfm), ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ pɔl ˈɛləm ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ, ɪz ðə wərldz ˈlɑrʤəst grup ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ raɪts, wɛˈræz ðə kəˈneɪdiən əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən fər ɪkˈwɑləti (kəˈfeɪ) həz kˈwɪkli ˈimərʤd ɛz ðə ˈlidɪŋ ˈɪʃuz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ɪn ˈkænədə. frəm ˈwɛbˌsaɪt: ɪz ə ˈjumən raɪts grup ðət ˈædvəˌkeɪts ɪkˈwɑləti fər ɔl ˈmɛmbərz əv soʊˈsaɪɪti. ɑr ˈfoʊkɪs ɪz ˈkərəntli ɔn mɛn ənd bɔɪz bɪˈkəz ðət ˈɪʃu rɪˈsivz məʧ lɛs əˈtɛnʃən ðən ˈikwəl raɪts fər women.”.” http://equalitycanada.com/ ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈɔfərz ə dɪˈteɪld ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən əv ðɛr vjuz ənd goʊlz (http://www.avoiceformen.com/ policies/mission-statement/), wɪʧ ˌɪnˈklud ə ˈrædɪkəl dɪsəˈgrimənt wɪθ ˈfɛmənɪst ˈθɪri ənd ˈpræktɪs, ənd ə bɪˈlif ðət ““gynocentrism”” həz bɪn ðə ˈdɑmənənt fɔrs ɪn ɔl ˈkəlʧərz fər məˈlɛniə. pliz ʤɔɪn ɑr lɪv ˈhæˌŋaʊt wɪθ iˈeɪn dwaɪər frəm kəˈfeɪ ənd pɔl ˈɛləm, ˈfaʊndər əv avfm, ˈhoʊstɪd baɪ stiv bruléé, waɪl wi dɪˈskəs ðə ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ənd əˈʧivmənts əv ðə pæst jɪr, ənd ɪkˈsplɔr ðɛr ˈdɪfərənt əˈproʊʧɪz tɪ æˈdrɛsɪŋ ˈɪʃuz. ju wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ vju ðə dɪˈskəʃən lɪv hir ˈviə ˈstrimɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ, ər dɪˈrɛkli ɔn ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ brulé*é ˈjuˌtub ˈʧænəl hir, ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, dɪˈsɛmbər 12 2013 æt piɛm ɛst, ˈsɛntrəl ənd pəˈsɪfɪk. brɪŋ jʊr ˈɪnˌsaɪt, moʊst ˈʧælənʤɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz, ər ˈkɑmɛnts ənd wi wɪl du ɑr bɛst tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ɛz ˈmɛni ɛz wi kən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs ˈsɛʃən. noʊt: aɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ɔl ðoʊz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn raɪts ənd ˈɪʃuz tɪ pʊt ðɪs ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt dɪˈskəʃən ɔn jʊr ˈkæləndər. nɑt ˈoʊnli wɪl ðɪs bi ə ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən əv ðə pæst jɪr ɪn ˈæktɪˌvɪzəm, aɪ wɪl bi ˈmeɪkɪŋ ən əˈnaʊnsmɛnt rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ə fˈjuʧər ɪˈvɛnt ðət ɪz ˈgraʊnˌbreɪkɪŋ.
you might be surprised to learn that i am not on a first name basis with peter. everything that i know about myself tells me that he and i would enjoy each others company at least i would, and 87% of the reason he and i should be hanging out. interestingly enough, when i find some downtime and i want to randomly search the internet, i start with peter. most recently, i stumbled upon an article that i enjoyed quite a bit and it ended with a quote that cemented my logic for why he and i should be internet best friends. the article i read was on peter and his zinc mine museum project in norway, and i found it in the digital version of icon magazine. in this article, discusses the project and addresses the numerous delays some of which can be attributed to’s legendary perfectionism. what i really enjoyed was the final two paragraphs that explained’s take on the sometimes timely process of creating architecture in a methodical and exacting method. i want to be slow,” explains of his uncompromising method, taking a sip of his cappuccino. “i’m a fast thinker, and i want it to take more time than it takes. but sometimes it takes a while to develop something, you have to make samples and mock-ups, sometimes it takes time to find out what the building really wants to be. i imagine my buildings so completely, i unconsciously live in them. and all of a sudden i feel, hey shit, wrong. “there’s this corner that work or whatever. the artistic process. grounded to artists, and it should also be grounded to architects who work like building artists. this is not slowness, this is just working like an architect-artist. this is how i need to work and i need a client who understands it, and wants it, and knows that this can get on your nerves sometimes.” “the finished building,” he adds, with a chuckle, “is your best argument.” how can you not love that? despite the process taking a long time, which can quite honestly get on nerves, his response is “the finished building is your best argument.” … going to be my new motto. chuckling, for the entire article, head over to icon	ju maɪt bi səˈpraɪzd tɪ lərn ðət aɪ æm nɑt ɔn ə fərst neɪm ˈbeɪsɪs wɪθ ˈpitər. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət aɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf tɛlz mi ðət hi ənd aɪ wʊd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ iʧ ˈəðərz ˈkəmpəˌni æt list aɪ wʊd, ənd 87 əv ðə ˈrizən hi ənd aɪ ʃʊd bi ˈhæŋɪŋ aʊt. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋli ɪˈnəf, wɪn aɪ faɪnd səm ˈdaʊnˌtaɪm ənd aɪ wɔnt tɪ ˈrændəmli sərʧ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt, aɪ stɑrt wɪθ ˈpitər. moʊst ˈrisəntli, aɪ ˈstəmbəld əˈpɑn ən ˈɑrtɪkəl ðət aɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd kwaɪt ə bɪt ənd ɪt ˈɛndɪd wɪθ ə kwoʊt ðət sɪˈmɛntɪd maɪ ˈlɑʤɪk fər waɪ hi ənd aɪ ʃʊd bi ˈɪntərˌnɛt bɛst frɛndz. ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl aɪ rɛd wɑz ɔn ˈpitər ənd hɪz zɪŋk maɪn mˈjuziəm ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪn ˈnɔrˌweɪ, ənd aɪ faʊnd ɪt ɪn ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈvərʒən əv ˈaɪkɑn ˈmægəˌzin. ɪn ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl, dɪˈskəsɪz ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ənd ˈæˈdrɛsɪz ðə ˈnumərəs dɪˈleɪz səm əv wɪʧ kən bi əˈtrɪbjətəd tɪ ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri pərˈfɛkʃəˌnɪzəm. wət aɪ ˈrɪli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd wɑz ðə ˈfaɪnəl tu ˈpɛrəˌgræfs ðət ɪkˈspleɪnd teɪk ɔn ðə ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈtaɪmli ˈprɔˌsɛs əv kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ɪn ə məˈθɑdɪkəl ənd ɪgˈzæktɪŋ ˈmɛθəd. aɪ wɔnt tɪ bi slow,”,” ɪkˈspleɪnz əv hɪz ənˈkɑmprəmaɪzɪŋ ˈmɛθəd, ˈteɪkɪŋ ə sɪp əv hɪz ˌkæˌpuˈʧinoʊ. ə fæst ˈθɪŋkər, ənd aɪ wɔnt ɪt tɪ teɪk mɔr taɪm ðən ɪt teɪks. bət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ɪt teɪks ə waɪl tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˈsəmθɪŋ, ju hæv tɪ meɪk ˈsæmpəlz ənd mock-ups, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ɪt teɪks taɪm tɪ faɪnd aʊt wət ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈrɪli wɔnts tɪ bi. aɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən maɪ ˈbɪldɪŋz soʊ kəmˈplitli, aɪ ˌənˈkɑnʃəsli lɪv ɪn ðɛm. ənd ɔl əv ə ˈsədən aɪ fil, heɪ ʃɪt, rɔŋ. ðɪs ˈkɔrnər ðət wərk ər ˌwəˈtɛvər. ðə ɑrˈtɪstɪk ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˈgraʊndɪd tɪ ˈɑrtɪsts, ənd ɪt ʃʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈgraʊndɪd tɪ ˈɑrkəˌtɛkts hu wərk laɪk ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈɑrtɪsts. ðɪs ɪz nɑt sˈloʊnəs, ðɪs ɪz ʤɪst ˈwərkɪŋ laɪk ən architect-artist. ðɪs ɪz haʊ aɪ nid tɪ wərk ənd aɪ nid ə klaɪənt hu ˌəndərˈstændz ɪt, ənd wɔnts ɪt, ənd noʊz ðət ðɪs kən gɪt ɔn jʊr nərvz sometimes.”.” ˈfɪnɪʃt building,”,” hi ædz, wɪθ ə ˈʧəkəl, jʊr bɛst argument.”.” haʊ kən ju nɑt ləv ðət? dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈteɪkɪŋ ə lɔŋ taɪm, wɪʧ kən kwaɪt ˈɑnəstli gɪt ɔn nərvz, hɪz rɪˈspɑns ɪz ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪz jʊr bɛst argument.”*.” goʊɪŋ tɪ bi maɪ nu ˈmɑtoʊ. ˈʧəklɪŋ, fər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈɑrtɪkəl, hɛd ˈoʊvər tɪ ˈaɪkɑn
you've heard the car is coming. thirteen of the world's 14 largest automakers, including audi, bmw, ford, gm, and tesla, have said they will bring autonomous vehicles to market within the next five or so years. twelve of the 14 largest technology companies, such as apple, google, intel, and samsung, plan to build the technologies needed to support and operate autonomous vehicles. combined, they are spending billions to develop advanced sensor and battery technologies, futuristic interfaces, intelligent driving computers, and other technologies that are essential to removing the human element (you) from the driving equation in the name safety. or so they'd like you to think. "you have to also build one with clean ip. that is nearly be impossible." these companies are not doing all this for purely altruistic reasons. like any transformative technology, the revenue opportunities in the av space are enormous. according to a recent study by intel and research firm strategy analytics, will be the backbone of a $7 a year marketplace by 2050. "once money is involved, as innovators transition into commercial enterprises, things get complicated," says bryan reimer, research scientist in the and the associate director of the new england university transportation center at mit. one way things are starting to get complicated is that innovators seem to be more interested in protecting their inventions or innovations rather than transforming the future of mobility, the goal of all of the research and development. the fear is that courts will soon get clogged with patent lawsuits and innovation grinds to a halt. you've seen what patent wars have done in the sphere, as apple and samsung sued and countersued each other, which is whys haven't evolved significantly in the past decade. what if the car gets stalled in the courtroom? can you build an autonomous car without stepping on a patent? ideally, there would be collaborative contractual development to further the av cause. you've got chocolate. i have peanut butter. let's work together for the betterment of humanity. reimer says this type of concerted effort is the only way mobility can really to be transformed, if indeed these vehicles are going to "communicate and work together over a standard network that has not yet been defined." in fact, some consolidation is appearing. and volvo have teamed up to form a new company zenutity. bosch and daimler have a new agreement. others could follow. even google has patterned plenty with the big three automakers and said it now plans to partner with other companies rather than trying to build the car all by itself. unfortunately, all av innovators aren't ready to play well together. "instead, they are primed to vehemently protect their intellectual property, or more broadly, talent, as usual," says reimer. "look at the impending fireworks between google and uber, for instance." john krafcik, ceo of speaks at a press conference at the 2017 north american international auto show in detroit, michigan, january 8, 2017. geoff robins ap google's car project is widely considered to have the autonomous evolution in 2009. since its inception, google has amassed hundreds of patents covering every aspect of software, hardware, and behavior, especially in the vehicle-to-vehicle, side. in 2016, parent company alphabet consolidated the company's car division under one banner,. its primary mission is to commercialize past and future efforts in the sector and protect the product it creates. protect is the key word here. one of's first acts was to file a lawsuit against giant uber in federal court, accusing it of patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation. the suit claims that engineer anthony levandowski downloaded technical documents from an internal google server before resigning from the company to start his own, a truck company called otto, in early 2016. otto was then acquired by uber a few months later for a reported $680 million. insists that levandowski stole its technology with knowledge, and now as the director of autonomous efforts, is currently using that research as the basis for driverless efforts. uber and levandowski deny the claims. "use it and we will crush you in court, too." "this case is the first major battles over driverless car technology, and it promises to be a real nasty," says jeanne fromer, professor of law at new york university, of the engelberg center on innovation law & policy at nyu. while filing such a suit might seem like business as usual, fromer says it is a much bigger deal than one might think: "innovation in such as environment is typically cumulative when there is an awful lot of companies or people working in the same space at the same time. one innovation builds on another, builds on another. the consequence is that everybody is going to be infringing everybody's patents eventually." for example, say you were to get a patent for creating a chair. no one has ever made a chair before. then, i come along with the idea for a rocking chair. i patent it. unfortunately, i can't build it. to make a rocking chair, i would have to build a chair, for which you have the patent. the same goes for you; you can't make a rocking chair because i have the patent for the rocker. "the implication, in this case, is that everybody will be blocked from building the best version of the product being developed unless all participants play well together," explains fromer, "thus stifling innovation." companies could have learned from the 2012 legal battle (and subsequent battles) between apple and samsung over alleged patent infringement, which has retarded innovation in the market. but they haven't. "if wins, it could reach a settlement with uber, agreeing to the technology in question," explains fromer. "each company would benefit from the sharing information and you get a great marketplace because everyone is offering the best of all technologies. it's good for the patent holders and for consumers." however, could use such a ruling to not only halt progress in, but take away the fruits of its labors. "this would essentially be a warning to others thinking about using technology: "use it and we will crush you in court too," says fromer. a host of players autonomous ford fusion hybrid test vehicle ford is the fight for that intellectual property worth it, even if the resulting have the potential to slow innovation in the space down to a crawl? one has to wonder if the leaders in driverless car development seem to think so. it looks like the leaders in this space be are willing spend more time in court over the next five or so years protecting their patents than perfecting the driverless car the road. the transition from driven to driverless have many implications. and there are many big players involved. beyond uber, challengers to and its google ip are mushrooming. competition ranges from in-house programs at automakers toyota, nissan, volkswagen and volvo, to $581 million acquisition of cruise automation, rapidly evolving autopilot system and ford's $1 billion backing of argo ai, a pittsburgh startup led by another former google car engineer. "the consequence is that everybody is going to be infringing everybody's patents eventually." patent disputes happen. it's a part of our system. they happen with plain old everyday cars, when automakers fight over intellectual property. these just get solved behind closed door. with so much money and the very future of mobility at stake with the rise of vehicles, things won't be so easy. if one organization wins a key patent and doesn't want to share with others, or shares it at a price that makes it worthwhile difficult for others to continue development, then "no longer will it good enough to build an autonomous solution that can survive to become ubiquitous," says reimer. "you have to also build one with clean ip. that is nearly be impossible, and will likely delay that the future of mobility promised by autonomy for decades."	juv hərd ðə kɑr ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ. ˈθərˈtin əv ðə wərldz 14 ˈlɑrʤəst ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪkərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈɔdi, ˈbiˌɛmˈdəbəlju, fɔrd, gm, ənd ˈtɛzlə, hæv sɛd ðeɪ wɪl brɪŋ ɔˈtɑnəməs ˈviɪkəlz tɪ ˈmɑrkɪt wɪˈθɪn ðə nɛkst faɪv ər soʊ jɪrz. twɛlv əv ðə 14 ˈlɑrʤəst tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈkəmpəˌniz, səʧ ɛz ˈæpəl, ˈgugəl, ˌɪnˈtɛl, ənd ˈsæmˌsəŋ, plæn tɪ bɪld ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤiz ˈnidɪd tɪ səˈpɔrt ənd ˈɔpərˌeɪt ɔˈtɑnəməs ˈviɪkəlz. kəmˈbaɪnd, ðeɪ ər ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈbɪljənz tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ədˈvænst ˈsɛnsər ənd ˈbætəri tɛkˈnɑləʤiz, fˌjuʧərˈɪstɪk ˈɪnərˌfeɪsɪz, ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt ˈdraɪvɪŋ kəmˈpjutərz, ənd ˈəðər tɛkˈnɑləʤiz ðət ər ɛˈsɛnʃəl tɪ riˈmuvɪŋ ðə ˈjumən ˈɛləmənt (ju) frəm ðə ˈdraɪvɪŋ ɪkˈweɪʒən ɪn ðə neɪm ˈseɪfti. ər soʊ ðeɪd laɪk ju tɪ θɪŋk. "ju hæv tɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bɪld wən wɪθ klin ˌaɪˌpi. ðət ɪz ˈnɪrli bi ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl." ðiz ˈkəmpəˌniz ər nɑt duɪŋ ɔl ðɪs fər ˈpjʊrli ˌɔltruˈɪstɪk ˈrizənz. laɪk ˈɛni ˌtrænsˈfɔrmɑˌtɪv tɛkˈnɑləʤi, ðə ˈrɛvəˌnu ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ɪn ðə ˌeɪˈvi speɪs ər ɪˈnɔrmɪs. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈrisənt ˈstədi baɪ ˌɪnˈtɛl ənd ˈrisərʧ fərm ˈstrætəʤi ˌænəˈlɪtɪks, wɪl bi ðə ˈbækˌboʊn əv ə 7 ə jɪr ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs baɪ 2050 "wəns ˈməni ɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd, ɛz ˈɪnəˌveɪtərz trænˈzɪʃən ˈɪntu kəˈmərʃəl ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz, θɪŋz gɪt ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd," sɪz braɪən ˈraɪmər, ˈrisərʧ ˈsaɪəntɪst ɪn ðə ənd ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə nu ˈɪŋglənd ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈsɛnər æt ˈɛˈmaɪˈti. wən weɪ θɪŋz ər ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ɪz ðət ˈɪnəˌveɪtərz sim tɪ bi mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðɛr ˌɪnˈvɛnʃənz ər ˌɪnəˈveɪʃənz ˈrəðər ðən trænsˈfɔrmɪŋ ðə fˈjuʧər əv moʊˈbɪlɪti, ðə goʊl əv ɔl əv ðə ˈrisərʧ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ðə fɪr ɪz ðət kɔrts wɪl sun gɪt klɔgd wɪθ ˈpætənt ˈlɔˌsuts ənd ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən graɪndz tɪ ə hɔlt. juv sin wət ˈpætənt wɔrz hæv dən ɪn ðə sfɪr, ɛz ˈæpəl ənd ˈsæmˌsəŋ sud ənd ˈkaʊntərˌsud iʧ ˈəðər, wɪʧ ɪz waɪ ˈhævənt ɪˈvɑlvd sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ɪn ðə pæst ˈdɛkeɪd. wət ɪf ðə kɑr gɪts stɔld ɪn ðə ˈkɔrˌtrum? kən ju bɪld ən ɔˈtɑnəməs kɑr wɪˈθaʊt ˈstɛpɪŋ ɔn ə ˈpætənt? aɪˈdili, ðɛr wʊd bi kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪv kənˈtrækʧuəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt tɪ ˈfərðər ðə ˌeɪˈvi kɔz. juv gɑt ˈʧɔklət. aɪ hæv ˈpiˌnət ˈbətər. lɛts wərk təˈgɛðər fər ðə ˈbɛtərmənt əv juˈmænɪti. ˈraɪmər sɪz ðɪs taɪp əv kənˈsərtɪd ˈɛfərt ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ moʊˈbɪlɪti kən ˈrɪli tɪ bi trænsˈfɔrmd, ɪf ˌɪnˈdid ðiz ˈviɪkəlz ər goʊɪŋ tɪ "kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt ənd wərk təˈgɛðər ˈoʊvər ə ˈstændərd ˈnɛtˌwərk ðət həz nɑt jɛt bɪn dɪˈfaɪnd." ɪn fækt, səm kənˌsɑləˈdeɪʃən ɪz əˈpɪrɪŋ. ənd ˈvoʊlvoʊ hæv timd əp tɪ fɔrm ə nu ˈkəmpəˌni zenutity. bɔʃ ənd ˈdɛmlər hæv ə nu əˈgrimənt. ˈəðərz kʊd ˈfɑloʊ. ˈivɪn ˈgugəl həz ˈpætərnd ˈplɛnti wɪθ ðə bɪg θri ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪkərz ənd sɛd ɪt naʊ plænz tɪ ˈpɑrtnər wɪθ ˈəðər ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈrəðər ðən traɪɪŋ tɪ bɪld ðə kɑr ɔl baɪ ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ɔl ˌeɪˈvi ˈɪnəˌveɪtərz ˈɑrənt ˈrɛdi tɪ pleɪ wɛl təˈgɛðər. "ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðeɪ ər praɪmd tɪ ˈviəməntli prəˈtɛkt ðɛr ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈprɑpərti, ər mɔr ˈbrɔdli, ˈtælənt, ɛz ˈjuʒəwəl," sɪz ˈraɪmər. "lʊk æt ðə ˌɪmˈpɛndɪŋ ˈfaɪrˌwərks bɪtˈwin ˈgugəl ənd ˈubər, fər ˈɪnstəns." ʤɑn krafcik, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv spiks æt ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns æt ðə 2017 nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɔtoʊ ʃoʊ ɪn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt, ˈmɪʃɪgən, ˈʤænjuˌɛri 8 2017 ʤɛf ˈrɑbənz ˌeɪˈpi kɑr ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz ˈwaɪdli kənˈsɪdərd tɪ hæv ðə ɔˈtɑnəməs ˌɛvəˈluʃən ɪn 2009 sɪns ɪts ˌɪnˈsɛpʃən, ˈgugəl həz əˈmæst ˈhənərdz əv ˈpætənts ˈkəvərɪŋ ˈɛvəri ˈæˌspɛkt əv ˈsɔfˌwɛr, ˈhɑrdˌwɛr, ənd bɪˈheɪvjər, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ðə vehicle-to-vehicle, saɪd. ɪn 2016 ˈpɛrənt ˈkəmpəˌni ˈælfəˌbɛt kənˈsɑləˌdeɪtəd ðə ˈkəmpəniz kɑr dɪˈvɪʒən ˈəndər wən ˈbænər,. ɪts ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈmɪʃən ɪz tɪ kəˈmərʃəˌlaɪz pæst ənd fˈjuʧər ˈɛfərts ɪn ðə ˈsɛktər ənd prəˈtɛkt ðə ˈprɑdəkt ɪt kriˈeɪts. prəˈtɛkt ɪz ðə ki wərd hir. wən əv fərst ækts wɑz tɪ faɪl ə ˈlɔˌsut əˈgɛnst ʤaɪənt ˈubər ɪn ˈfɛdərəl kɔrt, əˈkjuzɪŋ ɪt əv ˈpætənt ˌɪnˈfrɪnʤmənt ənd treɪd ˈsikrɪt ˌmɪsəˌproʊpriˈeɪʃən. ðə sut kleɪmz ðət ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr ˈænθɔˌni lɪvənˈdɔfski ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪd ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈdɑkjəmənts frəm ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈgugəl ˈsərvər ˌbiˈfɔr rɪˈzaɪnɪŋ frəm ðə ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ stɑrt hɪz oʊn, ə trək ˈkəmpəˌni kɔld ˈɑˌtoʊ, ɪn ˈərli 2016 ˈɑˌtoʊ wɑz ðɛn əkˈwaɪərd baɪ ˈubər ə fju mənθs ˈleɪtər fər ə ˌriˈpɔrtəd 680 ˈmɪljən. ˌɪnˈsɪsts ðət lɪvənˈdɔfski stoʊl ɪts tɛkˈnɑləʤi wɪθ ˈnɑlɪʤ, ənd naʊ ɛz ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv ɔˈtɑnəməs ˈɛfərts, ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈjuzɪŋ ðət ˈrisərʧ ɛz ðə ˈbeɪsɪs fər ˈdraɪvərlɪs ˈɛfərts. ˈubər ənd lɪvənˈdɔfski dɪˈnaɪ ðə kleɪmz. "juz ɪt ənd wi wɪl krəʃ ju ɪn kɔrt, tu." "ðɪs keɪs ɪz ðə fərst ˈmeɪʤər ˈbætəlz ˈoʊvər ˈdraɪvərlɪs kɑr tɛkˈnɑləʤi, ənd ɪt ˈprɑməsəz tɪ bi ə ril ˈnæsti," sɪz ʤin ˈfroʊmər, prəˈfɛsər əv lɔ æt nu jɔrk ˌjunəˈvərsəti, əv ðə ˈɛŋgəlbərg ˈsɛnər ɔn ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən lɔ ˈpɑləsi æt nyu*. waɪl ˈfaɪlɪŋ səʧ ə sut maɪt sim laɪk ˈbɪznɪs ɛz ˈjuʒəwəl, ˈfroʊmər sɪz ɪt ɪz ə məʧ ˈbɪgər dil ðən wən maɪt θɪŋk: "ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ɪn səʧ ɛz ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ɪz ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈkjumjələtɪv wɪn ðɛr ɪz ən ˈɔfəl lɔt əv ˈkəmpəˌniz ər ˈpipəl ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðə seɪm speɪs æt ðə seɪm taɪm. wən ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən bɪldz ɔn əˈnəðər, bɪldz ɔn əˈnəðər. ðə ˈkɑnsəkwəns ɪz ðət ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˌɪnˈfrɪnʤɪŋ ˈɛvriˌbɑdiz ˈpætənts ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli." fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, seɪ ju wər tɪ gɪt ə ˈpætənt fər kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ʧɛr. noʊ wən həz ˈɛvər meɪd ə ʧɛr ˌbiˈfɔr. ðɛn, aɪ kəm əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə aɪˈdiə fər ə ˈrɑkɪŋ ʧɛr. aɪ ˈpætənt ɪt. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, aɪ kænt bɪld ɪt. tɪ meɪk ə ˈrɑkɪŋ ʧɛr, aɪ wʊd hæv tɪ bɪld ə ʧɛr, fər wɪʧ ju hæv ðə ˈpætənt. ðə seɪm goʊz fər ju; ju kænt meɪk ə ˈrɑkɪŋ ʧɛr bɪˈkəz aɪ hæv ðə ˈpætənt fər ðə ˈrɑkər. "ðə ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən, ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ɪz ðət ˈɛvriˌbɑdi wɪl bi blɑkt frəm ˈbɪldɪŋ ðə bɛst ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈprɑdəkt biɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpt ənˈlɛs ɔl pɑrˈtɪsəpənts pleɪ wɛl təˈgɛðər," ɪkˈspleɪnz ˈfroʊmər, "ðəs ˈstaɪfəlɪŋ ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən." ˈkəmpəˌniz kʊd hæv ˈlərnɪd frəm ðə 2012 ˈligəl ˈbætəl (ənd ˈsəbsəkwənt ˈbætəlz) bɪtˈwin ˈæpəl ənd ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˈoʊvər əˈlɛʤd ˈpætənt ˌɪnˈfrɪnʤmənt, wɪʧ həz rɪˈtɑrdɪd ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. bət ðeɪ ˈhævənt. "ɪf wɪnz, ɪt kʊd riʧ ə ˈsɛtəlmənt wɪθ ˈubər, əˈgriɪŋ tɪ ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪn kˈwɛʃən," ɪkˈspleɪnz ˈfroʊmər. "iʧ ˈkəmpəˌni wʊd ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ðə ˈʃɛrɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd ju gɪt ə greɪt ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs bɪˈkəz ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz ˈɔfərɪŋ ðə bɛst əv ɔl tɛkˈnɑləʤiz. ɪts gʊd fər ðə ˈpætənt ˈhoʊldərz ənd fər kənˈsumərz." ˌhaʊˈɛvər, kʊd juz səʧ ə ˈrulɪŋ tɪ nɑt ˈoʊnli hɔlt ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪn, bət teɪk əˈweɪ ðə fruts əv ɪts ˈleɪbərz. "ðɪs wʊd ɛˈsɛnʃəli bi ə ˈwɔrnɪŋ tɪ ˈəðərz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈjuzɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤi: "juz ɪt ənd wi wɪl krəʃ ju ɪn kɔrt tu," sɪz ˈfroʊmər. ə hoʊst əv pleɪərz ɔˈtɑnəməs fɔrd fˈjuʒən ˈhaɪbrɪd tɛst ˈviɪkəl fɔrd ɪz ðə faɪt fər ðət ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈprɑpərti wərθ ɪt, ˈivɪn ɪf ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ hæv ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ sloʊ ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ɪn ðə speɪs daʊn tɪ ə krɔl? wən həz tɪ ˈwəndər ɪf ðə ˈlidərz ɪn ˈdraɪvərlɪs kɑr dɪˈvɛləpmənt sim tɪ θɪŋk soʊ. ɪt lʊks laɪk ðə ˈlidərz ɪn ðɪs speɪs bi ər ˈwɪlɪŋ spɛnd mɔr taɪm ɪn kɔrt ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst faɪv ər soʊ jɪrz prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðɛr ˈpætənts ðən pərˈfɛktɪŋ ðə ˈdraɪvərlɪs kɑr ðə roʊd. ðə trænˈzɪʃən frəm ˈdrɪvən tɪ ˈdraɪvərlɪs hæv ˈmɛni ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz. ənd ðɛr ər ˈmɛni bɪg pleɪərz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. bɪɔnd ˈubər, ˈʧælənʤərz tɪ ənd ɪts ˈgugəl ˌaɪˌpi ər ˈməʃˌrʊmɪŋ. ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ˈreɪnʤɪz frəm ˌɪnˈhaʊs ˈproʊˌgræmz æt ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪkərz toʊˈjoʊtə, ˈnisɑn, ˈvoʊlksˌwægən ənd ˈvoʊlvoʊ, tɪ 581 ˈmɪljən ˌækwəˈzɪʃən əv kruz ɔtəˈmeɪʃən, ˈræpədli ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈɔtoʊˌpaɪlət ˈsɪstəm ənd fɔrdz 1 ˈbɪljən ˈbækɪŋ əv ˈɑrgoʊ eɪaɪ, ə ˈpɪtsbərg ˈstɑrˌtəp lɛd baɪ əˈnəðər ˈfɔrmər ˈgugəl kɑr ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr. "ðə ˈkɑnsəkwəns ɪz ðət ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˌɪnˈfrɪnʤɪŋ ˈɛvriˌbɑdiz ˈpætənts ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli." ˈpætənt dɪˈspjuts ˈhæpən. ɪts ə pɑrt əv ɑr ˈsɪstəm. ðeɪ ˈhæpən wɪθ pleɪn oʊld ˈɛvriˈdeɪ kɑz, wɪn ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪkərz faɪt ˈoʊvər ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈprɑpərti. ðiz ʤɪst gɪt sɑlvd bɪˈhaɪnd kloʊzd dɔr. wɪθ soʊ məʧ ˈməni ənd ðə ˈvɛri fˈjuʧər əv moʊˈbɪlɪti æt steɪk wɪθ ðə raɪz əv ˈviɪkəlz, θɪŋz woʊnt bi soʊ ˈizi. ɪf wən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən wɪnz ə ki ˈpætənt ənd ˈdəzənt wɔnt tɪ ʃɛr wɪθ ˈəðərz, ər ʃɛrz ɪt æt ə praɪs ðət meɪks ɪt ˈwərθˈwaɪl ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ˈəðərz tɪ kənˈtɪnju dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ðɛn "noʊ ˈlɔŋgər wɪl ɪt gʊd ɪˈnəf tɪ bɪld ən ɔˈtɑnəməs səˈluʃən ðət kən sərˈvaɪv tɪ bɪˈkəm juˈbɪkwɪtəs," sɪz ˈraɪmər. "ju hæv tɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bɪld wən wɪθ klin ˌaɪˌpi. ðət ɪz ˈnɪrli bi ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl, ənd wɪl ˈlaɪkli dɪˈleɪ ðət ðə fˈjuʧər əv moʊˈbɪlɪti ˈprɑməst baɪ əˈtɑnəmi fər ˈdɛkeɪdz."
get the biggest daily stories by email subscribe thank you for subscribing we have more newsletters show me see our privacy notice could not subscribe, try again later invalid email angry former rover workers have reacted fury at news their former bosses are to receive million each. and many said the shock windfall should be handed back to the workforce who lost their jobs when the car firm collapsed. the mail had told how the phoenix four john towers, nick stephenson, peter beale and john edwards and ex rover chief executive kevin howe are to receive the huge payouts nearly a decade after the car firm closed with debts of more than billion. it follows a agreement between the pensions regulator and liquidators traynor. giovanni esposito, 50, once a chassis design engineer who worked at rover for 25 years, said: “if these people were even half decent they would put it back into the pension pot and say ‘we deserve this.’ “or they could distribute it between the workers. million between employees everyone would get a,000 christmas bonus. but it happen because they care.” after he lost his job the dad-of-two, from rednal, went on to become birmingham poet laureate for and has performed at twice. but many former rover workers have struggled to find work. readers and workers responded to our story on facebook and joined the wave of condemnation. andrew graham said: “as an i am angry to think that they are still benefitting from this whilst there are still employees out of work still struggling but have a job. “i think they could help those families with this money or donate it all to a charity.” brenda said: “they should do the decent thing and hand it over to the workers. if they then shame on them, and may they never have another peace of mind.” and carol smith said: “a lot of people were left broke, in debt and everything else that comes with losing their job. yet these four people can benefit from destroying families’ lives. disgusting world we live in!!!!” heather added: “what about the hard workers, like my hubby lee who was there for more than 15 years? worked really hard and worked nights for years. disgusting.” and caines said: “we went through a rough time money wise when rover closed we both lost our jobs. a little money would have helped.”	gɪt ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈdeɪli ˈstɔriz baɪ iˈmeɪl səbˈskraɪb θæŋk ju fər səbˈskraɪbɪŋ wi hæv mɔr ˈnuzˌlɛtərz ʃoʊ mi si ɑr ˈpraɪvəsi ˈnoʊtɪs kʊd nɑt səbˈskraɪb, traɪ əˈgɛn ˈleɪtər ˌɪnˈvæləd iˈmeɪl ˈæŋgri ˈfɔrmər ˈroʊvər ˈwərkərz hæv riˈæktɪd fˈjʊri æt nuz ðɛr ˈfɔrmər ˈbɔsɪz ər tɪ rɪˈsiv ˈmɪljən iʧ. ənd ˈmɛni sɛd ðə ʃɑk ˈwɪndˌfɔl ʃʊd bi ˈhændɪd bæk tɪ ðə ˈwərkˌfɔrs hu lɔst ðɛr ʤɑbz wɪn ðə kɑr fərm kəˈlæpst. ðə meɪl hæd toʊld haʊ ðə ˈfinɪks fɔr ʤɑn taʊərz, nɪk ˈstivənsən, ˈpitər bil ənd ʤɑn ˈɛdwərdz ənd ɛks ˈroʊvər ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈkɛvɪn haʊ ər tɪ rɪˈsiv ðə juʤ peɪaʊts ˈnɪrli ə ˈdɛkeɪd ˈæftər ðə kɑr fərm kloʊzd wɪθ dɛts əv mɔr ðən ˈbɪljən. ɪt ˈfɑloʊz ə əˈgrimənt bɪtˈwin ðə ˈpɛnʃənz ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtər ənd ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪtərz ˈtreɪnər. ˌʤioʊˈvɑni ɛspəˈzitoʊ, 50 wəns ə ˈʧæsi dɪˈzaɪn ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr hu wərkt æt ˈroʊvər fər 25 jɪrz, sɛd: ðiz ˈpipəl wər ˈivɪn hæf ˈdisənt ðeɪ wʊd pʊt ɪt bæk ˈɪntu ðə ˈpɛnʃən pɑt ənd seɪ dɪˈzərv this.’.’ ðeɪ kʊd dɪˈstrɪbjut ɪt bɪtˈwin ðə ˈwərkərz. ˈmɪljən bɪtˈwin ɪmˈplɔɪiz ˈɛvriˌwən wʊd gɪt ə ˈkrɪsməs ˈboʊnəs. bət ɪt ˈhæpən bɪˈkəz ðeɪ care.”.” ˈæftər hi lɔst hɪz ʤɑb ðə dad-of-two, frəm rednal, wɛnt ɔn tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈbərmɪŋˌhæm poʊət ˈlɔriət fər ənd həz pərˈfɔrmd æt twaɪs. bət ˈmɛni ˈfɔrmər ˈroʊvər ˈwərkərz hæv ˈstrəgəld tɪ faɪnd wərk. ˈridərz ənd ˈwərkərz rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ɑr ˈstɔri ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd ʤɔɪnd ðə weɪv əv ˌkɑndəmˈneɪʃən. ˈændru græm sɛd: ən aɪ æm ˈæŋgri tɪ θɪŋk ðət ðeɪ ər stɪl ˈbɛnəfɪtɪŋ frəm ðɪs waɪlst ðɛr ər stɪl ɪmˈplɔɪiz aʊt əv wərk stɪl ˈstrəgəlɪŋ bət hæv ə ʤɑb. θɪŋk ðeɪ kʊd hɛlp ðoʊz ˈfæməliz wɪθ ðɪs ˈməni ər ˈdoʊˌneɪt ɪt ɔl tɪ ə charity.”.” ˈbrɛndə sɛd: ʃʊd du ðə ˈdisənt θɪŋ ənd hænd ɪt ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə ˈwərkərz. ɪf ðeɪ ðɛn ʃeɪm ɔn ðɛm, ənd meɪ ðeɪ ˈnɛvər hæv əˈnəðər pis əv mind.”.” ənd ˈkɛrəl smɪθ sɛd: lɔt əv ˈpipəl wər lɛft broʊk, ɪn dɛt ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls ðət kəmz wɪθ ˈluzɪŋ ðɛr ʤɑb. jɛt ðiz fɔr ˈpipəl kən ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ families’’ lɪvz. dɪsˈgəstɪŋ wərld wi lɪv in!!!!”!!!!” ˈhɛðər ˈædɪd: əˈbaʊt ðə hɑrd ˈwərkərz, laɪk maɪ ˈhəbi li hu wɑz ðɛr fər mɔr ðən 15 jɪrz? wərkt ˈrɪli hɑrd ənd wərkt naɪts fər jɪrz. disgusting.”.” ənd keɪnz sɛd: wɛnt θru ə rəf taɪm ˈməni waɪz wɪn ˈroʊvər kloʊzd wi boʊθ lɔst ɑr ʤɑbz. ə ˈlɪtəl ˈməni wʊd hæv helped.”.”
nine palestinian militants have been killed in israeli air raids on gaza following rocket attacks on israel. hamas said six members of its military wing died in a strike near, in the south. three others died in separate air strikes in response to rocket and mortar fire on israel. later, a rocket struck near the southern israeli city of. tensions in the region are high following the murder of palestinian teenager mohammed abu last week. on sunday, police said they had arrested six jewish suspects in connection with the killing. police told the bbc the was apparently "murdered because of his nationality". details have not been divulged because the case is subject to a order. mohammed abu's killing followed the murder of three israeli teenagers in the occupied west bank, whose bodies were found a week ago. israel says two members of hamas abducted and killed the youths, but it has denied any involvement. call for revenge emergency services in gaza confirmed only two deaths from the air strike in but four others are believed to be buried under the collapsed site. a seventh victim was reported killed in another attack. earlier, two other palestinian militants were killed in a separate air attack near a refugee camp in central gaza. the israeli military said the strikes were in response to at least 25 rocket and mortar attacks on israel on sunday. it said the air raids targeted "terror" sites and concealed rocket launchers. image copyright reuters image caption these women in gaza were mourning the deaths of two palestinians killed in sunday's air strike image copyright ap image caption in israel is on the front line of rocket fire from gaza but military wing, the brigades, vowed that israel would pay "a tremendous price". on monday morning, the israeli military said a rocket had struck the area, (31 miles) from gaza. an israeli military patrol had also been attacked near the security fence along the border with gaza, apparently with an missile and fire-arms, it added. the bbc's kevin connolly in jerusalem says israel has arrested hundreds of members of hamas during its search for the kidnappers of the three israeli teenagers. that may help to explain the sudden intensification of rocket fire from gaza, he says. 'brutal behaviour' israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has promised to bring to justice the killers of mohammed abu. mr netanyahu's office said on monday that he had spoken with the teenager's father, hussein, offering his condolences and expressing his outrage at "the reprehensible murder". "we acted immediately to apprehend the murderers. we will bring them to trial and they will be dealt with to the fullest extent of the law," it quoted him as telling mr abu. "we denounce all brutal behaviour. the murder of your son is abhorrent and cannot be countenanced by any human being," mr netanyahu said. mohammed abu was abducted on wednesday morning and found dead hours later. he had reportedly been burnt to death. his funeral in east jerusalem on friday triggered repeated clashes between police and palestinian youths there and in towns in the north of israel. earlier in the week, the three israeli teenagers frenkel, shaer - both 16 years old - and yifrach, 19 were buried, their funerals attended by thousands of people, including mr netanyahu. they were abducted while in the west bank and their bodies were found last monday. image copyright image caption violent protests have broken out in northern israel sparked by the murder of mohammed abu image copyright getty images image caption israel has deployed more forces along the gaza border as rocket strikes continue justice minister said her department was investigating some of the incitement seen on social media last week. "these things need to be cut when they are small," she told channel 2 tv. "at this moment, everybody's job should be to lower the flames." image copyright reuters image caption tariq (right), cousin of mohammed abu (left), was allegedly beaten by israeli police israeli officials said the six suspects remained in custody and were being interrogated. they were described as young males, including some minors, all of whom live in the jerusalem area. about 50 people have been arrested in protests following mohammed abu's death, officials say. among them was the victim's cousin - a us citizen - whose family says he was beaten by israeli security forces. the boy, tariq, who attends a school in florida, was bailed after appearing in court on sunday, accused of attacking police officers during the unrest. his parents deny that he was involved in the riots.	naɪn ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈmɪlətənts hæv bɪn kɪld ɪn ˌɪzˈreɪli ɛr reɪdz ɔn ˈgɑzə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈrɑkət əˈtæks ɔn ˈɪzriəl. ˌhɑˈmɑs sɛd sɪks ˈmɛmbərz əv ɪts ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri wɪŋ daɪd ɪn ə straɪk nɪr, ɪn ðə saʊθ. θri ˈəðərz daɪd ɪn ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ɛr straɪks ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ˈrɑkət ənd ˈmɔrtər faɪər ɔn ˈɪzriəl. ˈleɪtər, ə ˈrɑkət strək nɪr ðə ˈsəðərn ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈsɪti əv. ˈtɛnʧənz ɪn ðə ˈriʤən ər haɪ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈmərdər əv ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈtiˌneɪʤər moʊˈhæmɪd ˈæbu læst wik. ɔn ˈsənˌdi, pəˈlis sɛd ðeɪ hæd ərˈɛstɪd sɪks ʤuɪʃ ˈsəˌspɛkts ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ. pəˈlis toʊld ðə ˌbibiˈsi ðə wɑz əˈpɛrəntli "ˈmərdərd bɪˈkəz əv hɪz ˌnæʃəˈnælɪti". ˈditeɪlz hæv nɑt bɪn dɪˈvəlʤd bɪˈkəz ðə keɪs ɪz ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ə ˈɔrdər. moʊˈhæmɪd ˈæbu ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈfɑloʊd ðə ˈmərdər əv θri ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈtiˌneɪʤərz ɪn ðə ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd wɛst bæŋk, huz ˈbɑdiz wər faʊnd ə wik əˈgoʊ. ˈɪzriəl sɪz tu ˈmɛmbərz əv ˌhɑˈmɑs əbˈdəktɪd ənd kɪld ðə juθs, bət ɪt həz dɪˈnaɪd ˈɛni ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt. kɔl fər riˈvɛnʤ ˈimərʤənsi ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪn ˈgɑzə kənˈfərmd ˈoʊnli tu dɛθs frəm ðə ɛr straɪk ɪn bət fɔr ˈəðərz ər bɪˈlivd tɪ bi ˈbɛrid ˈəndər ðə kəˈlæpst saɪt. ə ˈsɛvənθ ˈvɪktɪm wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd kɪld ɪn əˈnəðər əˈtæk. ˈərliər, tu ˈəðər ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈmɪlətənts wər kɪld ɪn ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ɛr əˈtæk nɪr ə ˈrɛfjuʤi kæmp ɪn ˈsɛntrəl ˈgɑzə. ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri sɛd ðə straɪks wər ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ æt list 25 ˈrɑkət ənd ˈmɔrtər əˈtæks ɔn ˈɪzriəl ɔn ˈsənˌdi. ɪt sɛd ðə ɛr reɪdz ˈtɑrgətɪd "ˈtɛrər" saɪts ənd kənˈsild ˈrɑkət ˈlɔnʧərz. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈrɔɪtərz ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ðiz ˈwɪmən ɪn ˈgɑzə wər ˈmɔrnɪŋ ðə dɛθs əv tu ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz kɪld ɪn ˈsənˌdiz ɛr straɪk ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˌeɪˈpi ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ɪn ˈɪzriəl ɪz ɔn ðə frənt laɪn əv ˈrɑkət faɪər frəm ˈgɑzə bət ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri wɪŋ, ðə brɪˈgeɪdz, vaʊd ðət ˈɪzriəl wʊd peɪ "ə trɪˈmɛndəs praɪs". ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri sɛd ə ˈrɑkət hæd strək ðə ˈɛriə, 31 maɪəlz) frəm ˈgɑzə. ən ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri pəˈtroʊl hæd ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn əˈtækt nɪr ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti fɛns əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈbɔrdər wɪθ ˈgɑzə, əˈpɛrəntli wɪθ ən ˈmɪsəl ənd fire-arms, ɪt ˈædɪd. ðə ˌbibiˈsis ˈkɛvɪn ˈkɔnəli ɪn ʤərˈusələm sɪz ˈɪzriəl həz ərˈɛstɪd ˈhənərdz əv ˈmɛmbərz əv ˌhɑˈmɑs ˈdʊrɪŋ ɪts sərʧ fər ðə ˈkɪdˌnæpərz əv ðə θri ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈtiˌneɪʤərz. ðət meɪ hɛlp tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ðə ˈsədən ˌɪnˌtɛnsɪfəˈkeɪʃən əv ˈrɑkət faɪər frəm ˈgɑzə, hi sɪz. 'ˈbrutəl bɪˈheɪvjər' ˌɪzˈreɪli praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈbɛnʤəmən ˌnɛtənˈjɑˌhu həz ˈprɑməst tɪ brɪŋ tɪ ˈʤəstɪs ðə ˈkɪlərz əv moʊˈhæmɪd ˈæbu. ˈmɪstər ˌnɛtənˈjɑˌhuz ˈɔfəs sɛd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ðət hi hæd ˈspoʊkən wɪθ ðə ˈtiˌneɪʤərz ˈfɑðər, huˈseɪn, ˈɔfərɪŋ hɪz kənˈdoʊlənsəz ənd ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ hɪz ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ æt "ðə ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəbəl ˈmərdər". "wi ˈæktɪd ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli tɪ ˌæprɪˈhɛnd ðə ˈmərdərərz. wi wɪl brɪŋ ðɛm tɪ traɪəl ənd ðeɪ wɪl bi dɛlt wɪθ tɪ ðə ˈfʊləst ɪkˈstɛnt əv ðə lɔ," ɪt kˈwoʊtɪd ɪm ɛz ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈmɪstər ˈæbu. "wi dɪˈnaʊns ɔl ˈbrutəl bɪˈheɪvjər. ðə ˈmərdər əv jʊr sən ɪz æˈbhɔrənt ənd ˈkænɑt bi ˈkaʊntənənst baɪ ˈɛni ˈjumən biɪŋ," ˈmɪstər ˌnɛtənˈjɑˌhu sɛd. moʊˈhæmɪd ˈæbu wɑz əbˈdəktɪd ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ənd faʊnd dɛd aʊərz ˈleɪtər. hi hæd rɪˈpɔrtədli bɪn bərnt tɪ dɛθ. hɪz fˈjunərəl ɪn ist ʤərˈusələm ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈtrɪgərd rɪˈpitɪd ˈklæʃɪz bɪtˈwin pəˈlis ənd ˌpælɪˈstɪniən juθs ðɛr ənd ɪn taʊnz ɪn ðə nɔrθ əv ˈɪzriəl. ˈərliər ɪn ðə wik, ðə θri ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈtiˌneɪʤərz ˈfrɛŋkəl, ʃeɪər boʊθ 16 jɪrz oʊld ənd yifrach, 19 wər ˈbɛrid, ðɛr fˈjunərəlz əˈtɛndəd baɪ ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpipəl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmɪstər ˌnɛtənˈjɑˌhu. ðeɪ wər əbˈdəktɪd waɪl ɪn ðə wɛst bæŋk ənd ðɛr ˈbɑdiz wər faʊnd læst ˈmənˌdeɪ. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈvaɪələnt ˈproʊˌtɛsts hæv ˈbroʊkən aʊt ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˈɪzriəl spɑrkt baɪ ðə ˈmərdər əv moʊˈhæmɪd ˈæbu ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈɪzriəl həz dɪˈplɔɪd mɔr ˈfɔrsɪz əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈgɑzə ˈbɔrdər ɛz ˈrɑkət straɪks kənˈtɪnju ˈʤəstɪs ˈmɪnɪstər sɛd hər dɪˈpɑrtmənt wɑz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ səm əv ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪtmənt sin ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə læst wik. "ðiz θɪŋz nid tɪ bi kət wɪn ðeɪ ər smɔl," ʃi toʊld ˈʧænəl 2 ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən. "æt ðɪs ˈmoʊmənt, ˈɛvriˌbɑdiz ʤɑb ʃʊd bi tɪ loʊər ðə fleɪmz." ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈrɔɪtərz ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˌtɑˈrik (raɪt), ˈkəzən əv moʊˈhæmɪd ˈæbu (lɛft), wɑz əˈlɛʤədli ˈbitən baɪ ˌɪzˈreɪli pəˈlis ˌɪzˈreɪli əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd ðə sɪks ˈsəˌspɛkts rɪˈmeɪnd ɪn ˈkəstədi ənd wər biɪŋ ˌɪnˈtɛrəˌgeɪtɪd. ðeɪ wər dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz jəŋ meɪlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ səm ˈmaɪnərz, ɔl əv hum lɪv ɪn ðə ʤərˈusələm ˈɛriə. əˈbaʊt 50 ˈpipəl hæv bɪn ərˈɛstɪd ɪn ˈproʊˌtɛsts ˈfɑloʊɪŋ moʊˈhæmɪd ˈæbu dɛθ, əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ. əˈməŋ ðɛm wɑz ðə ˈvɪktɪmz ˈkəzən ə ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɪtɪzən huz ˈfæməli sɪz hi wɑz ˈbitən baɪ ˌɪzˈreɪli sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz. ðə bɔɪ, ˌtɑˈrik, hu əˈtɛndz ə skul ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə, wɑz beɪld ˈæftər əˈpɪrɪŋ ɪn kɔrt ɔn ˈsənˌdi, əˈkjuzd əv əˈtækɪŋ pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ənˈrɛst. hɪz ˈpɛrənts dɪˈnaɪ ðət hi wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə raɪəts.
since this is the first “live” review done on other homebrew, going to give you a slight intro on what goes through my mind: i love trying other beer. it allows a glimpse into another brewers world and methods. really excited to try out beers he sent me this past week. he and i go way back (ha) to several months ago when we were selected to beta test for the yeast bay. since starting the yeast bay testing, i joined and started reading his blog as well as ales of the (the other beta tester, ed.) i mention this because even more fun to try beer from people you read about or quasi- work with (even if it is on separate coasts.) that being said, i did try to take an objective view on these beers. i always remind myself that the point is to provide insightful feedback rather than patting each other on the back all the time. lets face it, we all producing the or rose de gambrinus’. it’s hard to judge other beer. personally, i do as much of an impartial stance and pretend judging a beer i bought off the shelf. i know it takes time to make these brews especially one that ages as long as these styles do. nevertheless, i think it is important to be critical and brutally honest, its the only way we push the hobby further. my grading scale tries to describe the brew, and then give you a rating based on something we can all understand. i rate based upon how far drive for this beer & what pay for this beer. rather than a bunch of stupid numbers that try to quantify feelings, tastes, and urges to get more, i try to put a personal value on the beer. how much of my worth and what shell out for it. there a specific scale, but get the idea. here we go! flanders red w/ in a nutshell, i found this beer to be a one dimensional sour explosion [i sugar coat things.] it was interesting to try another take on the flanders red style. this particular beer was very tart and i really had a hard time getting past how tart it really was. the complexity and you would expect to find in this style present. my pointers would be a more complex malt bill. if that the case, then check temps, fermentation temps methods. hard to tell since i aware of the exact methodology. higher temps tend to result in more bacteria being present. after speaking with marshall, he said he tossed in some dregs from the around months. guessing these dregs dominated whatever else was going on and produced the insane citric taste this beer provides. is a foul mistress and sour as fast as some other strains, if at all. think got some acidity, but for the most part is quite balanced with its malt character. aroma acidity, some vanilla, very light plum, very light flavor a slight plum flavor, but not much other fruit. a good deal of acidity going on in this beer, slightly harsh if i was going to say anything critical about it. acidity seems citric or lactic in nature, somewhat one dimensional. similar to the acidity of a lemon. not a lemon flavor, but the acid level reminds me of sipping lemon juice. not much flavor going on. no hop flavors. in the last sip i thought i perceived a hint of diacetyl. mouthfeel definitely sour with a dry finish. good carbonation. medium to low body. somewhat astringent. overall impressions somewhat of a one dimensional flanders red. too much acidity for easy drinking. i can tell a good attempt at the style, but i would be curious as to what the malt bill was, there should be much more and complexity to the final product. would blend well with a less sour flanders. how far drive for this beer: local beer store, while running another errand. what pay for this beer: drink it if i found it in cooler at a party. flanders red a well balanced beer overall. much better than the other half with balanced with some malt sweetness. is moderately present and pleasant on the palate. not much to on this one, just change the malt bill to increase those classic flavors. i personally enjoy a more velvety (found in grand cru) and i think with more caramel & wheat malts this could be achieved. just personal preference. i also think it could easily bump another percent and have a little more punch. aroma very slight fruit flavors -tart cherry, plum, figs. moderate acidity. no hop aroma. flavor moderate sourness. light fruit notes, again cherry, plum, fig. well balanced between the malt and hops. no hop flavors. mouthfeel warm carbonation. moderately dry finish. medium body. low astringency. overall impressions much, much smoother than the blend. how far drive for this beer: a ‘special trip’ local beer store (but wait in line for it.) what pay for this beer: $10/6pack the sour blonde this beer was fun to try i really know what to expect as the interpretation of a sour blond is totally up the brewer and varies wildly (wildly…haha…) this beer did not dissapoint. it as sour as i originally anticipated (since the previous bottle marked “roselare” was a sour patch kid on crack), but really had a nice balance of malt, funk, and acidity. it was easy drinking with minimal hop flavors and a smooth malt bill. the part i enjoyed the most was that as the beer warmed there were some neat belgian flavors caramel, and even a hint of banana. i chose to wait even longer and sipped this slowly over the next 45 minutes. well done. aroma -plums, caramelized apricots, slight fig. as it warms some nice belgian style esters slight banana,, flavor light sourness, medium funk. mouthfeel warm carbonation. smooth creamy feel. overall impressions a fun beer. i started out cool around and it was a neutral sour beer. as it warmed it started to remind me of a belgian ale, with warm esters on the nose and tongue. really a cool brew. how far drive for this beer: a ‘special trip’ to the local beer store. even make a second trip and try again if they were out of it. what pay for this beer: $12/6pack want your beer reviewed with blunt honesty and brevity? email me directly, comment, or contact however else you can!	sɪns ðɪs ɪz ðə fərst ““live”” ˌrivˈju dən ɔn ˈəðər homebrew, goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪv ju ə slaɪt ˈɪntroʊ ɔn wət goʊz θru maɪ maɪnd: aɪ ləv traɪɪŋ ˈəðər bɪr. ɪt əˈlaʊz ə glɪmps ˈɪntu əˈnəðər bruərz wərld ənd ˈmɛθədz. ˈrɪli ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ traɪ aʊt bɪrz hi sɛnt mi ðɪs pæst wik. hi ənd aɪ goʊ weɪ bæk (hɑ) tɪ ˈsɛvərəl mənθs əˈgoʊ wɪn wi wər səˈlɛktɪd tɪ ˈbeɪtə tɛst fər ðə jist beɪ. sɪns ˈstɑrtɪŋ ðə jist beɪ ˈtɛstɪŋ, aɪ ʤɔɪnd ənd ˈstɑrtɪd ˈrɛdɪŋ hɪz blɔg ɛz wɛl ɛz eɪlz əv ðə (ðə ˈəðər ˈbeɪtə ˈtɛstər, ɛd.) aɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðɪs bɪˈkəz ˈivɪn mɔr fən tɪ traɪ bɪr frəm ˈpipəl ju rɛd əˈbaʊt ər kˈwɑsi- wərk wɪθ (ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt ɪz ɔn ˈsɛpərˌeɪt koʊsts.) ðət biɪŋ sɛd, aɪ dɪd traɪ tɪ teɪk ən əˈbʤɛktɪv vju ɔn ðiz bɪrz. aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz riˈmaɪnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ðət ðə pɔɪnt ɪz tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈɪnˌsaɪtfəl ˈfidˌbæk ˈrəðər ðən ˈpætɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər ɔn ðə bæk ɔl ðə taɪm. lɛts feɪs ɪt, wi ɔl prəˈdusɪŋ ðə ər roʊz də gambrinus’’. hɑrd tɪ ʤəʤ ˈəðər bɪr. ˈpərsənəli, aɪ du ɛz məʧ əv ən ˌɪmˈpɑrʃəl stæns ənd priˈtɛnd ˈʤəʤɪŋ ə bɪr aɪ bɔt ɔf ðə ʃɛlf. aɪ noʊ ɪt teɪks taɪm tɪ meɪk ðiz bruz əˈspɛʃəli wən ðət ˈeɪʤɪz ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðiz staɪlz du. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, aɪ θɪŋk ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ bi ˈkrɪtɪkəl ənd ˈbrutəli ˈɑnəst, ɪts ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ wi pʊʃ ðə ˈhɑbi ˈfərðər. maɪ ˈgreɪdɪŋ skeɪl traɪz tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ðə bru, ənd ðɛn gɪv ju ə ˈreɪtɪŋ beɪst ɔn ˈsəmθɪŋ wi kən ɔl ˌəndərˈstænd. aɪ reɪt beɪst əˈpɑn haʊ fɑr draɪv fər ðɪs bɪr wət peɪ fər ðɪs bɪr. ˈrəðər ðən ə bənʧ əv ˈstupɪd ˈnəmbərz ðət traɪ tɪ kˈwɑntɪˌfaɪ ˈfilɪŋz, teɪsts, ənd ˈərʤɪz tɪ gɪt mɔr, aɪ traɪ tɪ pʊt ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈvælju ɔn ðə bɪr. haʊ məʧ əv maɪ wərθ ənd wət ʃɛl aʊt fər ɪt. ðɛr ə spɪˈsɪfɪk skeɪl, bət gɪt ðə aɪˈdiə. hir wi goʊ! ˈflændərz rɛd ˈdəbəlju/ ɪn ə ˈnətˌʃɛl, aɪ faʊnd ðɪs bɪr tɪ bi ə wən dɪˈmɛnʃənəl saʊər ɪkˈsploʊʒən [aɪ ˈʃʊgər koʊt θɪŋz.] ɪt wɑz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ traɪ əˈnəðər teɪk ɔn ðə ˈflændərz rɛd staɪl. ðɪs ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr bɪr wɑz ˈvɛri tɑrt ənd aɪ ˈrɪli hæd ə hɑrd taɪm ˈgɪtɪŋ pæst haʊ tɑrt ɪt ˈrɪli wɑz. ðə kəmˈplɛksɪti ənd ju wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ faɪnd ɪn ðɪs staɪl ˈprɛzənt. maɪ ˈpɔɪntərz wʊd bi ə mɔr ˈkɑmplɛks mɔlt bɪl. ɪf ðət ðə keɪs, ðɛn ʧɛk tɛmps, ˌfərmənˈteɪʃən tɛmps ˈmɛθədz. hɑrd tɪ tɛl sɪns aɪ əˈwɛr əv ðə ɪgˈzækt ˌmɛθəˈdɑləʤi. haɪər tɛmps tɛnd tɪ rɪˈzəlt ɪn mɔr bækˈtɪriə biɪŋ ˈprɛzənt. ˈæftər ˈspikɪŋ wɪθ ˈmɑrʃəl, hi sɛd hi tɔst ɪn səm drɛgz frəm ðə əraʊnd mənθs. ˈgɛsɪŋ ðiz drɛgz ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd ˌwəˈtɛvər ɛls wɑz goʊɪŋ ɔn ənd prəˈdust ðə ˌɪnˈseɪn ˈsɪtrɪk teɪst ðɪs bɪr prəˈvaɪdz. ɪz ə faʊl ˈmɪstrəs ənd saʊər ɛz fæst ɛz səm ˈəðər streɪnz, ɪf æt ɔl. θɪŋk gɑt səm əˈsɪdəti, bət fər ðə moʊst pɑrt ɪz kwaɪt ˈbælənst wɪθ ɪts mɔlt ˈkɛrɪktər. ərˈoʊmə əˈsɪdəti, səm vəˈnɪlə, ˈvɛri laɪt pləm, ˈvɛri laɪt ˈfleɪvər ə slaɪt pləm ˈfleɪvər, bət nɑt məʧ ˈəðər frut. ə gʊd dil əv əˈsɪdəti goʊɪŋ ɔn ɪn ðɪs bɪr, sˈlaɪtli hɑrʃ ɪf aɪ wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ seɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈkrɪtɪkəl əˈbaʊt ɪt. əˈsɪdəti simz ˈsɪtrɪk ər ˈlæktɪk ɪn ˈneɪʧər, ˈsəmˈwət wən dɪˈmɛnʃənəl. ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə əˈsɪdəti əv ə ˈlɛmən. nɑt ə ˈlɛmən ˈfleɪvər, bət ðə ˈæsəd ˈlɛvəl riˈmaɪndz mi əv ˈsɪpɪŋ ˈlɛmən ʤus. nɑt məʧ ˈfleɪvər goʊɪŋ ɔn. noʊ hɑp ˈfleɪvərz. ɪn ðə læst sɪp aɪ θɔt aɪ pərˈsivd ə hɪnt əv diacetyl. ˈdɛfənətli saʊər wɪθ ə draɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ. gʊd carbonation. ˈmidiəm tɪ loʊ ˈbɑdi. ˈsəmˈwət əˈstrɪnʤənt. ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˌɪmˈprɛʃənz ˈsəmˈwət əv ə wən dɪˈmɛnʃənəl ˈflændərz rɛd. tu məʧ əˈsɪdəti fər ˈizi ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ. aɪ kən tɛl ə gʊd əˈtɛmpt æt ðə staɪl, bət aɪ wʊd bi ˈkjʊriəs ɛz tɪ wət ðə mɔlt bɪl wɑz, ðɛr ʃʊd bi məʧ mɔr ənd kəmˈplɛksɪti tɪ ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈprɑdəkt. wʊd blɛnd wɛl wɪθ ə lɛs saʊər ˈflændərz. haʊ fɑr draɪv fər ðɪs bɪr: ˈloʊkəl bɪr stɔr, waɪl ˈrənɪŋ əˈnəðər ˈɛrənd. wət peɪ fər ðɪs bɪr: drɪŋk ɪt ɪf aɪ faʊnd ɪt ɪn ˈkulər æt ə ˈpɑrti. ˈflændərz rɛd ə wɛl ˈbælənst bɪr ˈoʊvərˌɔl. məʧ ˈbɛtər ðən ðə ˈəðər hæf wɪθ ˈbælənst wɪθ səm mɔlt sˈwitnəs. ɪz ˈmɑdərətli ˈprɛzənt ənd ˈplɛzənt ɔn ðə ˈpælɪt. nɑt məʧ tɪ ɔn ðɪs wən, ʤɪst ʧeɪnʤ ðə mɔlt bɪl tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ðoʊz ˈklæsɪk ˈfleɪvərz. aɪ ˈpərsənəli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ə mɔr ˈvɛlvəti (faʊnd ɪn grænd cru) ənd aɪ θɪŋk wɪθ mɔr ˈkɛrəməl wit mɔlts ðɪs kʊd bi əˈʧivd. ʤɪst ˈpərsɪnəl ˈprɛfərəns. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ θɪŋk ɪt kʊd ˈizəli bəmp əˈnəðər pərˈsɛnt ənd hæv ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr pənʧ. ərˈoʊmə ˈvɛri slaɪt frut ˈfleɪvərz -tɑrt ˈʧɛri, pləm, fɪgz. ˈmɑdərˌeɪt əˈsɪdəti. noʊ hɑp ərˈoʊmə. ˈfleɪvər ˈmɑdərˌeɪt sourness. laɪt frut noʊts, əˈgɛn ˈʧɛri, pləm, fɪg. wɛl ˈbælənst bɪtˈwin ðə mɔlt ənd hɑps. noʊ hɑp ˈfleɪvərz. wɔrm carbonation. ˈmɑdərətli draɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ. ˈmidiəm ˈbɑdi. loʊ astringency. ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˌɪmˈprɛʃənz məʧ, məʧ sˈmuðər ðən ðə blɛnd. haʊ fɑr draɪv fər ðɪs bɪr: ə trip’’ ˈloʊkəl bɪr stɔr (bət weɪt ɪn laɪn fər ɪt.) wət peɪ fər ðɪs bɪr: ðə saʊər blɑnd ðɪs bɪr wɑz fən tɪ traɪ aɪ ˈrɪli noʊ wət tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ɛz ðə ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən əv ə saʊər blɑnd ɪz ˈtoʊtəli əp ðə bruər ənd ˈvɛriz ˈwaɪldli (wildly…haha……) ðɪs bɪr dɪd nɑt dissapoint. ɪt ɛz saʊər ɛz aɪ ərˈɪʤənəli ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd (sɪns ðə ˈpriviəs ˈbɑtəl mɑrkt ““roselare”” wɑz ə saʊər pæʧ kɪd ɔn kræk), bət ˈrɪli hæd ə nis ˈbæləns əv mɔlt, fəŋk, ənd əˈsɪdəti. ɪt wɑz ˈizi ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ wɪθ ˈmɪnəməl hɑp ˈfleɪvərz ənd ə smuð mɔlt bɪl. ðə pɑrt aɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ðə moʊst wɑz ðət ɛz ðə bɪr wɔrmd ðɛr wər səm nit ˈbɛlʤən ˈfleɪvərz ˈkɛrəməl, ənd ˈivɪn ə hɪnt əv bəˈnænə. aɪ ʧoʊz tɪ weɪt ˈivɪn ˈlɔŋgər ənd sɪpt ðɪs sˈloʊli ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst 45 ˈmɪnəts. wɛl dən. ərˈoʊmə -pləmz, ˈkɛrəməˌlaɪzd ˈæprəˌkɑts, slaɪt fɪg. ɛz ɪt wɔrmz səm nis ˈbɛlʤən staɪl ˈɛstərz slaɪt bəˈnænə,, ˈfleɪvər laɪt sourness, ˈmidiəm fəŋk. wɔrm carbonation. smuð ˈkrimi fil. ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˌɪmˈprɛʃənz ə fən bɪr. aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd aʊt kul əraʊnd ənd ɪt wɑz ə ˈnutrəl saʊər bɪr. ɛz ɪt wɔrmd ɪt ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ riˈmaɪnd mi əv ə ˈbɛlʤən eɪl, wɪθ wɔrm ˈɛstərz ɔn ðə noʊz ənd təŋ. ˈrɪli ə kul bru. haʊ fɑr draɪv fər ðɪs bɪr: ə trip’’ tɪ ðə ˈloʊkəl bɪr stɔr. ˈivɪn meɪk ə ˈsɛkənd trɪp ənd traɪ əˈgɛn ɪf ðeɪ wər aʊt əv ɪt. wət peɪ fər ðɪs bɪr: wɔnt jʊr bɪr rivˈjud wɪθ blənt ˈɑnəsti ənd ˈbrɛvəti? iˈmeɪl mi dɪˈrɛkli, ˈkɑmɛnt, ər ˈkɑnˌtækt ˌhaʊˈɛvər ɛls ju kən!
for my introductory post i have begun with a list of ten principles which i have found particularly influential on my journey of self development. the ideas here are presented in a list format for the sake of brevity, as i do have a tendency to be a bit verbose. these are thoughts or in some instances quotes which have assisted in shifting my perspective, or which have brought clarity to a situation. it is not however a rigid charter of behavior, or code of ethics. there is a fantastic bit of dialogue from the film “dogma” in which two characters are discussing the purpose of belief, which i feel is fitting. “rufus: christ said humanity took a good idea and, like always, built a belief structure on it.” “bethany: having beliefs good?” “rufus: i think better to have ideas. you can change an idea. changing a belief is trickier.” i think that little bit of conversation holds the essence of what i would like the share with have a code of ethics you live by, and upon discovering that i am living by a different set of values you begin to encounter internal friction or angst. afterall are we not all the heros of our own story? everyone you meet believes they are absolutely doing the right things. you may encounter all kinds of interesting reactions within yourself when confronted with differences in belief. perhaps you become angry and combative. or maybe you feel fearful and defensive. perhaps you make an outward gesture of acceptance of this person with the different idea, but within your mind you slap a label on them. all of these things are a reality you have created, your emotions and thoughts coloring in the blank i ask that you approach this collection of thoughts with an open mind. no one has carved this onto stone tablets. these are not beliefs. these are ideas. everyone you meet has something to teach you. emerson said it in a slightly different way: “in my walks, every man i meet is my superior in some way, and in that i learn from him.” embrace the opportunities to get to know people. each person has skills and insights you have not come to just yet on your journey. clever people tend to fall into a mental trap of believing there are the smartest person in the room and therefore stop engaging with those around them. this leads you to stop absorbing information and pretty soon you will not be the one in the room. the “self” is an illusion. it is natural to develop a sense of self. that sense of where “we” end and the universe begins is an important process as we try to navigate through a world with a multitude of stimuli. unfortunately that process tends to get away from us and we all begin to see ourselves as islands in a vast sea of alone. the idea that there is a “self” is an elaborate story we crafted for had an experience in my early twenties in which i became aware that the capital “i” i perceived myself to be was not true. that which i identified as “me” was simply a collection of belief, assumptions, memories. but none of it was being terrified of what i was experiencing i realized that this moment was an opportunity. this is what non attachment felt like and i was given a few moments of forgetting everything i believed. i refer to this as my ego death. the capital “i” perspective is an illusion, a story in which we cast our self as a hero. ego death is not some permanent state i have achieved, it is something that comes and goes, and sometimes i am still telling myself stories about myself. but it is a reminder to remain aware. i encourage you to experiment for one day and notice when you begin telling yourself those stories about about yourself. bring your attention to those moments, let them pass, and carry on to the next moment with awareness. live in the moment. i know, i know it is the most cliché thing one could say here. everyone seems to say this. at some point i realized that each day, each moment i have the choice about who i am becoming. if i want to become a doctor or a circus clown the only thing standing in my way is myself. past events may have guided you to this moment but it is not the sum of you. i can put down the baggage i have carried with me from that past and leave it right here. that is my choice. every single moment is an opportunity to create the exactly future i want. invest in the future version of you; create that kind of authentic and life you want with your actions. not tomorrow. not after breakfast. right now. you can create the life you want through visualization. the mind is a powerful thing. there are studies which suggest thoughts we have for extended periods of time rewire the neural pathways of the brain, effectively changing how we perceive things. ( colotla, victor a.; bach-y-rita, paul (2002). “shepherd ivory franz: his contributions to and rehabilitation”) anyone who has experienced a bought with depression can relate to this. when you are in the doldrums of depression it feels as though the world has always been and will always be that way. and there is evidence to suggest if we do not use certain neural pathways they can deteriorate. so if we do not practice awareness, or non judgment or being happy, the brain can forget how. now i am not talking about “the secret” or refering to “the 48 laws of power”. i am referring to an actual practice of goal setting and follow through. visualization of the goals you have set your sites on is a fantastic beginning. labels separate us. beliefs and labels are the we shove in between “us” and “them”. sure labels are an easy way to compartmentalize, and came about as a way to organize the world. but this is another one of the ways our minds warp concepts into something that stifles growth. in order to seek truth and freedom it is important to start taking down these beliefs. beliefs or assumptions about religion, love, family, and self. question everything you believe is “supposed” to be a certain way. as you begin to deconstruct the ideas it is easier to see the connection between people who previously seemed vastly different than you. i am not any of the various labels i paste on myself in order to describe my proclivities. i am a human being. and the differences between you and me are very small compared to the similarities. no matter where you go, there you are. this is an idea my father suggested to me during a stressful time in my life. i had an intense desire to pack up my things and leave when a situation became overwhelming. have you ever noticed yourself repeating the same cycles, dating the same types of people, getting caught up in the same feelings? your environment may change, your hairstyle and clothing may change, but you are the constant factor in the equation. unless you practice awareness, and make adjustments to the things that are destructive in your life, you will find much of life to be a rerun of an episode you do not particularly enjoy. if you learn the lesson of a given cycle you have to repeat it, you know the solution and you do not get sucked into the external drama. be aware of patterns you notice in your behavior and begin to adjust your thoughts and actions to produce a different and desirable outcome. everything you need is already inside of you. there was no fall from paradise, no expulsion from eden, there is no magrathea. one of the fallacies i have encountered in my study philosophy is the idea that humanity is on some heroic quest to return home. we take cues from literature such as “odyssey” and “catcher in the rye”; the idea that we have been sent away from some great love or understanding and our job is to return home. i must disagree. we are already home. the quest for understanding is an internal one. every tool you need to create an authentic life is inside of you. there is nothing wrong with seeking advice or assistance in understanding or accessing those tools, but understand that those outside forces are not more powerful than you. you are the authority on your life, i cannot presume to know your life better than you. it is entirely up to you to accept responsibility for your life and make the changes you want to create balance. the cause of suffering is and ignorance. this is the second of the four noble truths put forward by buddha in his teachings. he suggests that all things are temporary and clinging to them is what causes the suffering we experience in the world. i have struggled with this concept on and off again, fearing that if i became attached to people or my own existence, or if i desired something it was hindering my progress. but i do not believe that is what this truth is implying. it is a reminder. suffering is a symptom of these irrational sorts of behaviors, so if you find yourself suffering examine what you are clinging to. this does not mean we should pull away from the world, or not express love for others, or become interpret to mean we should take a moment to examine the why behind the feeling. the opposition of love is not hate, it is apathy. i am not talking about romantic love. i am talking about compassion. i perceive the currency of the universe to be compassion and understanding, and taking action to see beyond the capital “i”. and the corrosive force in the world hatred, or ignorance, it is apathy. to do nothing with yourself is a travesty. one of the worst things i have ever heard comes from an episode of the show “derek” created by ricky gervais. a character who shows no real ambition or direction remarks: “i am not a failure because i failed. i am a failure because i did not try.” this resonated with me immensely as one who has been paralyzed by fear of failure to the point of non action. this is your life and you have the ability in each moment to change the direction if you want. do not let apathy eat into your motivation. “the important thing is not to stop questioning. curiosity has its own reason for existing.” –albert einstein curiosity is one of the most fascinating parts of the mind. it is this brilliant piece of us which allows us to create, explore and grow exponentially. the most influential people i have encountered in my life seem to have a natural curiosity about the world which encourages them to ask unconventional questions and more importantly come to unconventional conclusions. the practice of finding things which interest you and asking the right questions, of pushing yourself beyond your mental comfort zone is one of the most beneficial skills one can develop. i encourage you to investigate the things you are genuinely curious about, use those curiosities to find that which fills your with purpose. begin in small ways if this seems intimidating. dedicate half an hour a day to researching something that tugs at your curiosity and after a week of this practice examine how your perspective is different. as you practice, diversify your research; examine ideas which are contrary to your perspective. most importantly; enjoy the process. that is the point after all.	fər maɪ ˌɪntrəˈdəktəri poʊst aɪ hæv ˈbeɪgən wɪθ ə lɪst əv tɛn ˈprɪnsəpəlz wɪʧ aɪ hæv faʊnd ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ɔn maɪ ˈʤərni əv sɛlf dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ðə aɪˈdiəz hir ər pərˈzɛnəd ɪn ə lɪst ˈfɔrˌmæt fər ðə seɪk əv ˈbrɛvəti, ɛz aɪ du hæv ə ˈtɛndənsi tɪ bi ə bɪt verbose. ðiz ər θɔts ər ɪn səm ˈɪnstənsɪz kwoʊts wɪʧ hæv əˈsɪstɪd ɪn ˈʃɪftɪŋ maɪ pərˈspɛktɪv, ər wɪʧ hæv brɔt ˈklɛrɪti tɪ ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. ɪt ɪz nɑt ˌhaʊˈɛvər ə ˈrɪʤɪd ˈʧɑrtər əv bɪˈheɪvjər, ər koʊd əv ˈɛθɪks. ðɛr ɪz ə fænˈtæstɪk bɪt əv ˈdaɪəˌlɔg frəm ðə fɪlm ““dogma”” ɪn wɪʧ tu ˈkɛrɪktərz ər dɪˈskəsɪŋ ðə ˈpərpəs əv bɪˈlif, wɪʧ aɪ fil ɪz ˈfɪtɪŋ. ““rufus: kraɪst sɛd juˈmænɪti tʊk ə gʊd aɪˈdiə ənd, laɪk ˈɔlˌweɪz, bɪlt ə bɪˈlif ˈstrəkʧər ɔn it.”.” ““bethany: ˈhævɪŋ bɪˈlifs good?”?” ““rufus: aɪ θɪŋk ˈbɛtər tɪ hæv aɪˈdiəz. ju kən ʧeɪnʤ ən aɪˈdiə. ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ə bɪˈlif ɪz trickier.”.” aɪ θɪŋk ðət ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən hoʊldz ðə ˈɛsəns əv wət aɪ wʊd laɪk ðə ʃɛr wɪθ hæv ə koʊd əv ˈɛθɪks ju lɪv baɪ, ənd əˈpɑn dɪˈskəvərɪŋ ðət aɪ æm ˈlɪvɪŋ baɪ ə ˈdɪfərənt sɛt əv ˈvæljuz ju bɪˈgɪn tɪ ɪnˈkaʊnər ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈfrɪkʃən ər ɑŋkst. ˈæftərˌɑl ər wi nɑt ɔl ðə ˈhɪroʊz əv ɑr oʊn ˈstɔri? ˈɛvriˌwən ju mit bɪˈlivz ðeɪ ər ˌæbsəˈlutli duɪŋ ðə raɪt θɪŋz. ju meɪ ɪnˈkaʊnər ɔl kaɪnz əv ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ riˈækʃənz wɪˈθɪn ˈjɔrsɛlf wɪn kənˈfrəntɪd wɪθ ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn bɪˈlif. pərˈhæps ju bɪˈkəm ˈæŋgri ənd ˌkɑmˈbæˌtɪv. ər ˈmeɪbi ju fil ˈfɪrfəl ənd dɪˈfɛnsɪv. pərˈhæps ju meɪk ən ˈaʊtwərd ˈʤɛsʧər əv əkˈsɛptəns əv ðɪs ˈpərsən wɪθ ðə ˈdɪfərənt aɪˈdiə, bət wɪˈθɪn jʊr maɪnd ju slæp ə ˈleɪbəl ɔn ðɛm. ɔl əv ðiz θɪŋz ər ə ˌriˈæləˌti ju hæv kriˈeɪtɪd, jʊr ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz ənd θɔts ˈkələrɪŋ ɪn ðə blæŋk aɪ æsk ðət ju əˈproʊʧ ðɪs kəˈlɛkʃən əv θɔts wɪθ ən ˈoʊpən maɪnd. noʊ wən həz kɑrvd ðɪs ˈɔntu stoʊn ˈtæbləts. ðiz ər nɑt bɪˈlifs. ðiz ər aɪˈdiəz. ˈɛvriˌwən ju mit həz ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ tiʧ ju. ˈɛmərsən sɛd ɪt ɪn ə sˈlaɪtli ˈdɪfərənt weɪ: maɪ wɔks, ˈɛvəri mæn aɪ mit ɪz maɪ suˈpɪriər ɪn səm weɪ, ənd ɪn ðət aɪ lərn frəm him.”.” ɪmˈbreɪs ðə ˌɑpərˈtunətiz tɪ gɪt tɪ noʊ ˈpipəl. iʧ ˈpərsən həz skɪlz ənd ˈɪnˌsaɪts ju hæv nɑt kəm tɪ ʤɪst jɛt ɔn jʊr ˈʤərni. ˈklɛvər ˈpipəl tɛnd tɪ fɔl ˈɪntu ə ˈmɛntəl træp əv bɪˈlivɪŋ ðɛr ər ðə sˈmɑrtəst ˈpərsən ɪn ðə rum ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr stɑp ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ wɪθ ðoʊz əraʊnd ðɛm. ðɪs lidz ju tɪ stɑp əbˈzɔrbɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd ˈprɪti sun ju wɪl nɑt bi ðə wən ɪn ðə rum. ðə ““self”” ɪz ən ˌɪˈluʒən. ɪt ɪz ˈnæʧərəl tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ə sɛns əv sɛlf. ðət sɛns əv wɛr ““we”” ɛnd ənd ðə ˈjunəˌvərs bɪˈgɪnz ɪz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈprɔˌsɛs ɛz wi traɪ tɪ ˈnævəˌgeɪt θru ə wərld wɪθ ə ˈməltəˌtud əv ˈstɪmjəˌlaɪ. ənˈfɔrʧənətli ðət ˈprɔˌsɛs tɛndz tɪ gɪt əˈweɪ frəm ˈjuˈɛs ənd wi ɔl bɪˈgɪn tɪ si ɑrˈsɛlvz ɛz ˈaɪləndz ɪn ə væst si əv əˈloʊn. ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ðɛr ɪz ə ““self”” ɪz ən ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt ˈstɔri wi ˈkræftɪd fər hæd ən ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn maɪ ˈərli tˈwɛntiz ɪn wɪʧ aɪ bɪˈkeɪm əˈwɛr ðət ðə ˈkæpɪtəl ““i”” aɪ pərˈsivd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf tɪ bi wɑz nɑt tru. ðət wɪʧ aɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz ““me”” wɑz ˈsɪmpli ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv bɪˈlif, əˈsəmpʃənz, ˈmɛməriz. bət nən əv ɪt wɑz biɪŋ ˈtɛrəˌfaɪd əv wət aɪ wɑz ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət ðɪs ˈmoʊmənt wɑz ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti. ðɪs ɪz wət nɑn əˈtæʧmənt fɛlt laɪk ənd aɪ wɑz ˈgɪvɪn ə fju ˈmoʊmənts əv fərˈgɛtɪŋ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ aɪ bɪˈlivd. aɪ rɪˈfər tɪ ðɪs ɛz maɪ ˈigoʊ dɛθ. ðə ˈkæpɪtəl ““i”” pərˈspɛktɪv ɪz ən ˌɪˈluʒən, ə ˈstɔri ɪn wɪʧ wi kæst ɑr sɛlf ɛz ə ˈhɪroʊ. ˈigoʊ dɛθ ɪz nɑt səm ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt steɪt aɪ hæv əˈʧivd, ɪt ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət kəmz ənd goʊz, ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz aɪ æm stɪl ˈtɛlɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈstɔriz əˈbaʊt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. bət ɪt ɪz ə riˈmaɪndər tɪ rɪˈmeɪn əˈwɛr. aɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ju tɪ ɪkˈspɛrəmənt fər wən deɪ ənd ˈnoʊtɪs wɪn ju bɪˈgɪn ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈjɔrsɛlf ðoʊz ˈstɔriz əˈbaʊt əˈbaʊt ˈjɔrsɛlf. brɪŋ jʊr əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðoʊz ˈmoʊmənts, lɛt ðɛm pæs, ənd ˈkɛri ɔn tɪ ðə nɛkst ˈmoʊmənt wɪθ əˈwɛrnəs. lɪv ɪn ðə ˈmoʊmənt. aɪ noʊ, aɪ noʊ ɪt ɪz ðə moʊst clichéé θɪŋ wən kʊd seɪ hir. ˈɛvriˌwən simz tɪ seɪ ðɪs. æt səm pɔɪnt aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət iʧ deɪ, iʧ ˈmoʊmənt aɪ hæv ðə ʧɔɪs əˈbaʊt hu aɪ æm bɪˈkəmɪŋ. ɪf aɪ wɔnt tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˈdɔktər ər ə ˈsərkəs klaʊn ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ˈstændɪŋ ɪn maɪ weɪ ɪz ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. pæst ɪˈvɛnts meɪ hæv ˈgaɪdɪd ju tɪ ðɪs ˈmoʊmənt bət ɪt ɪz nɑt ðə səm əv ju. aɪ kən pʊt daʊn ðə ˈbægɪʤ aɪ hæv ˈkɛrid wɪθ mi frəm ðət pæst ənd liv ɪt raɪt hir. ðət ɪz maɪ ʧɔɪs. ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl ˈmoʊmənt ɪz ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ kriˈeɪt ðə ɪgˈzæktli fˈjuʧər aɪ wɔnt. ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər ˈvərʒən əv ju; kriˈeɪt ðət kaɪnd əv əˈθɛnɪk ənd laɪf ju wɔnt wɪθ jʊr ˈækʃənz. nɑt təˈmɑˌroʊ. nɑt ˈæftər ˈbrɛkfəst. raɪt naʊ. ju kən kriˈeɪt ðə laɪf ju wɔnt θru ˌvɪʒwələˈzeɪʃən. ðə maɪnd ɪz ə ˈpaʊərfəl θɪŋ. ðɛr ər ˈstədiz wɪʧ səˈʤɛst θɔts wi hæv fər ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈpɪriədz əv taɪm riˈwaɪər ðə ˈnʊrəl ˈpæθˌweɪz əv ðə breɪn, ˈifɛktɪvli ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ haʊ wi pərˈsiv θɪŋz. colotla, ˈvɪktər ə.; bach-y-rita, pɔl 2002 ˈaɪvəri frænz: hɪz ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz tɪ ənd rehabilitation””) ˈɛniˌwən hu həz ɪkˈspɪriənst ə bɔt wɪθ dɪˈprɛʃən kən rɪˈleɪt tɪ ðɪs. wɪn ju ər ɪn ðə ˈdoʊldrəmz əv dɪˈprɛʃən ɪt filz ɛz ðoʊ ðə wərld həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ənd wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ðət weɪ. ənd ðɛr ɪz ˈɛvədəns tɪ səˈʤɛst ɪf wi du nɑt juz ˈsərtən ˈnʊrəl ˈpæθˌweɪz ðeɪ kən dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪt. soʊ ɪf wi du nɑt ˈpræktɪs əˈwɛrnəs, ər nɑn ˈʤəʤmənt ər biɪŋ ˈhæpi, ðə breɪn kən fərˈgɛt haʊ. naʊ aɪ æm nɑt ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt secret”” ər rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ 48 lɔz əv power””. aɪ æm rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ən ˈækʧəwəl ˈpræktɪs əv goʊl ˈsɛtɪŋ ənd ˈfɑloʊ θru. ˌvɪʒwələˈzeɪʃən əv ðə goʊlz ju hæv sɛt jʊr saɪts ɔn ɪz ə fænˈtæstɪk bɪˈgɪnɪŋ. ˈleɪbəlz ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈjuˈɛs. bɪˈlifs ənd ˈleɪbəlz ər ðə wi ʃəv ɪn bɪtˈwin ““us”” ənd ““them””. ʃʊr ˈleɪbəlz ər ən ˈizi weɪ tɪ kəmˌpɑrtˈmɛntəˌlaɪz, ənd keɪm əˈbaʊt ɛz ə weɪ tɪ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz ðə wərld. bət ðɪs ɪz əˈnəðər wən əv ðə weɪz ɑr maɪndz wɔrp ˈkɑnsɛpts ˈɪntu ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈstaɪfəlz groʊθ. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ sik truθ ənd ˈfridəm ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ stɑrt ˈteɪkɪŋ daʊn ðiz bɪˈlifs. bɪˈlifs ər əˈsəmpʃənz əˈbaʊt rɪˈlɪʤən, ləv, ˈfæməli, ənd sɛlf. kˈwɛʃən ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju bɪˈliv ɪz ““supposed”” tɪ bi ə ˈsərtən weɪ. ɛz ju bɪˈgɪn tɪ ˌdikənˈstrəkt ðə aɪˈdiəz ɪt ɪz ˈiziər tɪ si ðə kəˈnɛkʃən bɪtˈwin ˈpipəl hu ˈpriviəsli simd ˈvæstli ˈdɪfərənt ðən ju. aɪ æm nɑt ˈɛni əv ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈleɪbəlz aɪ peɪst ɔn ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ dɪˈskraɪb maɪ proʊˈklɪvətiz. aɪ æm ə ˈjumən biɪŋ. ənd ðə ˈdɪfərənsɪz bɪtˈwin ju ənd mi ər ˈvɛri smɔl kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˌsɪməˈlɛrətiz. noʊ ˈmætər wɛr ju goʊ, ðɛr ju ər. ðɪs ɪz ən aɪˈdiə maɪ ˈfɑðər səˈʤɛstɪd tɪ mi ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈstrɛsfəl taɪm ɪn maɪ laɪf. aɪ hæd ən ˌɪnˈtɛns dɪˈzaɪər tɪ pæk əp maɪ θɪŋz ənd liv wɪn ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən bɪˈkeɪm ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ. hæv ju ˈɛvər ˈnoʊtɪst ˈjɔrsɛlf rɪˈpitɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈsaɪkəlz, ˈdeɪtɪŋ ðə seɪm taɪps əv ˈpipəl, ˈgɪtɪŋ kɔt əp ɪn ðə seɪm ˈfilɪŋz? jʊr ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt meɪ ʧeɪnʤ, jʊr ˈhɛrˌstaɪl ənd ˈkloʊðɪŋ meɪ ʧeɪnʤ, bət ju ər ðə ˈkɑnstənt ˈfæktər ɪn ðə ɪkˈweɪʒən. ənˈlɛs ju ˈpræktɪs əˈwɛrnəs, ənd meɪk əˈʤəstmənts tɪ ðə θɪŋz ðət ər dɪˈstrəktɪv ɪn jʊr laɪf, ju wɪl faɪnd məʧ əv laɪf tɪ bi ə ˈriˈrən əv ən ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ju du nɑt ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ. ɪf ju lərn ðə ˈlɛsən əv ə ˈgɪvɪn ˈsaɪkəl ju hæv tɪ rɪˈpit ɪt, ju noʊ ðə səˈluʃən ənd ju du nɑt gɪt səkt ˈɪntu ðə ɪkˈstərnəl ˈdrɑmə. bi əˈwɛr əv ˈpætərnz ju ˈnoʊtɪs ɪn jʊr bɪˈheɪvjər ənd bɪˈgɪn tɪ əˈʤəst jʊr θɔts ənd ˈækʃənz tɪ ˈproʊdus ə ˈdɪfərənt ənd dɪˈzaɪərəbəl ˈaʊtˌkəm. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju nid ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv ju. ðɛr wɑz noʊ fɔl frəm ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs, noʊ ɪkˈspəlʃən frəm ˈidən, ðɛr ɪz noʊ magrathea. wən əv ðə ˈfæləsiz aɪ hæv ɪnˈkaʊnərd ɪn maɪ ˈstədi fəˈlɑsəfi ɪz ðə aɪˈdiə ðət juˈmænɪti ɪz ɔn səm hɪˈroʊɪk kwɛst tɪ rɪˈtərn hoʊm. wi teɪk kjuz frəm ˈlɪtərəʧər səʧ ɛz ““odyssey”” ənd ɪn ðə rye””; ðə aɪˈdiə ðət wi hæv bɪn sɛnt əˈweɪ frəm səm greɪt ləv ər ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ənd ɑr ʤɑb ɪz tɪ rɪˈtərn hoʊm. aɪ məst dɪsəˈgri. wi ər ɔˈrɛdi hoʊm. ðə kwɛst fər ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ɪz ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl wən. ˈɛvəri tul ju nid tɪ kriˈeɪt ən əˈθɛnɪk laɪf ɪz ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv ju. ðɛr ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ rɔŋ wɪθ ˈsikɪŋ ədˈvaɪs ər əˈsɪstəns ɪn ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ər ˈækˌsɛsɪŋ ðoʊz tulz, bət ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ðoʊz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈfɔrsɪz ər nɑt mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl ðən ju. ju ər ðə əˈθɔrəti ɔn jʊr laɪf, aɪ ˈkænɑt prɪˈzum tɪ noʊ jʊr laɪf ˈbɛtər ðən ju. ɪt ɪz ɪnˈtaɪərli əp tɪ ju tɪ əkˈsɛpt riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər jʊr laɪf ənd meɪk ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ju wɔnt tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈbæləns. ðə kɔz əv ˈsəfərɪŋ ɪz ənd ˈɪgnərəns. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈsɛkənd əv ðə fɔr ˈnoʊbəl truθs pʊt ˈfɔrwərd baɪ ˈbudə ɪn hɪz ˈtiʧɪŋz. hi səˈʤɛsts ðət ɔl θɪŋz ər ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ənd ˈklɪŋɪŋ tɪ ðɛm ɪz wət ˈkɔzɪz ðə ˈsəfərɪŋ wi ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ðə wərld. aɪ hæv ˈstrəgəld wɪθ ðɪs ˈkɑnsɛpt ɔn ənd ɔf əˈgɛn, ˈfɪrɪŋ ðət ɪf aɪ bɪˈkeɪm əˈtæʧt tɪ ˈpipəl ər maɪ oʊn ɪgˈzɪstəns, ər ɪf aɪ dɪˈzaɪərd ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪt wɑz ˈhɪndərɪŋ maɪ ˈprɑˌgrɛs. bət aɪ du nɑt bɪˈliv ðət ɪz wət ðɪs truθ ɪz ˌɪmˈplaɪɪŋ. ɪt ɪz ə riˈmaɪndər. ˈsəfərɪŋ ɪz ə ˈsɪmptəm əv ðiz ˌɪˈræʃənəl sɔrts əv bɪˈheɪvjərz, soʊ ɪf ju faɪnd ˈjɔrsɛlf ˈsəfərɪŋ ɪgˈzæmɪn wət ju ər ˈklɪŋɪŋ tɪ. ðɪs dɪz nɑt min wi ʃʊd pʊl əˈweɪ frəm ðə wərld, ər nɑt ɪkˈsprɛs ləv fər ˈəðərz, ər bɪˈkəm ˌɪnˈtərprət tɪ min wi ʃʊd teɪk ə ˈmoʊmənt tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn ðə waɪ bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈfilɪŋ. ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən əv ləv ɪz nɑt heɪt, ɪt ɪz ˈæpəθi. aɪ æm nɑt ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt roʊˈmæntɪk ləv. aɪ æm ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt kəmˈpæʃən. aɪ pərˈsiv ðə ˈkərənsi əv ðə ˈjunəˌvərs tɪ bi kəmˈpæʃən ənd ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ, ənd ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈækʃən tɪ si bɪɔnd ðə ˈkæpɪtəl ““i””. ənd ðə kərˈoʊsɪv fɔrs ɪn ðə wərld ˈheɪtrəd, ər ˈɪgnərəns, ɪt ɪz ˈæpəθi. tɪ du ˈnəθɪŋ wɪθ ˈjɔrsɛlf ɪz ə ˈtrævəsti. wən əv ðə wərst θɪŋz aɪ hæv ˈɛvər hərd kəmz frəm ən ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ðə ʃoʊ ““derek”” kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ˈrɪˌki ʒərˈveɪ. ə ˈkɛrɪktər hu ʃoʊz noʊ ril æmˈbɪʃən ər dɪˈrɛkʃɪn rɪˈmɑrks: æm nɑt ə ˈfeɪljər bɪˈkəz aɪ feɪld. aɪ æm ə ˈfeɪljər bɪˈkəz aɪ dɪd nɑt try.”.” ðɪs ˈrɛzəˌneɪtɪd wɪθ mi ˌɪˈmɛnsli ɛz wən hu həz bɪn ˈpɛrəˌlaɪzd baɪ fɪr əv ˈfeɪljər tɪ ðə pɔɪnt əv nɑn ˈækʃən. ðɪs ɪz jʊr laɪf ənd ju hæv ðə əˈbɪləˌti ɪn iʧ ˈmoʊmənt tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ɪf ju wɔnt. du nɑt lɛt ˈæpəθi it ˈɪntu jʊr ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən. ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋ ɪz nɑt tɪ stɑp kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ. ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti həz ɪts oʊn ˈrizən fər existing.”*.” ˈaɪnstaɪn ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ pɑrts əv ðə maɪnd. ɪt ɪz ðɪs ˈbrɪljənt pis əv ˈjuˈɛs wɪʧ əˈlaʊz ˈjuˈɛs tɪ kriˈeɪt, ɪkˈsplɔr ənd groʊ ˌɛkspoʊˈnɛnʃəli. ðə moʊst ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˈpipəl aɪ hæv ɪnˈkaʊnərd ɪn maɪ laɪf sim tɪ hæv ə ˈnæʧərəl ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti əˈbaʊt ðə wərld wɪʧ ɪnˈkərəʤəz ðɛm tɪ æsk ˌənkənˈvɛnʃənəl kˈwɛsʧənz ənd mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli kəm tɪ ˌənkənˈvɛnʃənəl kənˈkluʒənz. ðə ˈpræktɪs əv ˈfaɪndɪŋ θɪŋz wɪʧ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ju ənd ˈæskɪŋ ðə raɪt kˈwɛsʧənz, əv ˈpʊʃɪŋ ˈjɔrsɛlf bɪɔnd jʊr ˈmɛntəl ˈkəmfərt zoʊn ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl skɪlz wən kən dɪˈvɛləp. aɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ju tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðə θɪŋz ju ər ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪnli ˈkjʊriəs əˈbaʊt, juz ðoʊz ˌkjʊriˈɑsətiz tɪ faɪnd ðət wɪʧ fɪlz jʊr wɪθ ˈpərpəs. bɪˈgɪn ɪn smɔl weɪz ɪf ðɪs simz ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪŋ. ˈdɛdəˌkeɪt hæf ən aʊər ə deɪ tɪ riˈsərʧɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət təgz æt jʊr ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti ənd ˈæftər ə wik əv ðɪs ˈpræktɪs ɪgˈzæmɪn haʊ jʊr pərˈspɛktɪv ɪz ˈdɪfərənt. ɛz ju ˈpræktɪs, dɪˈvərsəˌfaɪ jʊr ˈrisərʧ; ɪgˈzæmɪn aɪˈdiəz wɪʧ ər ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ jʊr pərˈspɛktɪv. moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli; ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ðət ɪz ðə pɔɪnt ˈæftər ɔl.
exactly how many protesters flooded central moscow last saturday to demand a "russia without putin" is difficult to pin down. the police put the total at; protest leaders claim. i can say that in my particular square meter not far from the stage there were at least six people and one dog, and the chants echoing up the broad avenue suggested a very large crowd indeed. the turnout may have been low compared to the demonstrations last december. but given that during the first 12 years of vladimir rule, russia never saw a single protest with more than a few dozen people, this was still a hefty display of displeasure about the march 4 election that installed vladimir putin as president once again, this time with 63 percent of the vote. walking toward the protest venue an hour before the event kicked off, i caught a whiff of revolution in the freezing air. the street was lined with buses full of riot police, demonstrators were converging from all corners, and coordinators were testing the pa system with bob dylan songs. but by the time i left -- after the coordinators declared the rally over, an hour ahead of schedule -- the mood was deflated. the protesters' hopes that a wave of mass discontent might push putin from power had fizzled. organizers discussed, in vague terms, plans of another protest in may. the crowd receded, and the riot police passed around cigarettes, many of them looking relieved that they would not appear on the evening news whacking civilians with their truncheons. opposition leaders all spoke of the "long, hard road ahead," of months or years of painstaking work building their movement and fighting on. but after three months of unprecedented agitation, they faced the frigid reality that putin would soon embark on his third term as president, and there was nothing any person on the central moscow streets could do about it. the protest leaders had decided that ordinary election observers should take	ɪgˈzæktli haʊ ˈmɛni ˈproʊˌtɛstərz ˈflədɪd ˈsɛntrəl ˈmɔˌskaʊ læst ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ tɪ dɪˈmænd ə "ˈrəʃə wɪˈθaʊt ˈputɪn" ɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ pɪn daʊn. ðə pəˈlis pʊt ðə ˈtoʊtəl æt ˈproʊˌtɛst ˈlidərz kleɪm aɪ kən seɪ ðət ɪn maɪ ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr skwɛr ˈmitər nɑt fɑr frəm ðə steɪʤ ðɛr wər æt list sɪks ˈpipəl ənd wən dɔg, ənd ðə ʧænts ˈɛkoʊɪŋ əp ðə brɔd ˈævəˌnu səˈʤɛstɪd ə ˈvɛri lɑrʤ kraʊd ˌɪnˈdid. ðə ˈtərˌnaʊt meɪ hæv bɪn loʊ kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz læst dɪˈsɛmbər. bət ˈgɪvɪn ðət ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fərst 12 jɪrz əv vˈlædəmɪr rul, ˈrəʃə ˈnɛvər sɔ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈproʊˌtɛst wɪθ mɔr ðən ə fju ˈdəzən ˈpipəl, ðɪs wɑz stɪl ə ˈhɛfti dɪˈspleɪ əv dɪˈsplɛʒər əˈbaʊt ðə mɑrʧ 4 ɪˈlɛkʃən ðət ˌɪnˈstɔld vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt wəns əˈgɛn, ðɪs taɪm wɪθ 63 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə voʊt. ˈwɔkɪŋ təˈwɔrd ðə ˈproʊˌtɛst ˈvɛnju ən aʊər ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɪˈvɛnt kɪkt ɔf, aɪ kɔt ə wɪf əv ˌrɛvəˈluʃən ɪn ðə ˈfrizɪŋ ɛr. ðə strit wɑz laɪnd wɪθ ˈbəsɪz fʊl əv raɪət pəˈlis, ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtərz wər kənˈvərʤɪŋ frəm ɔl ˈkɔrnərz, ənd koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtərz wər ˈtɛstɪŋ ðə pɑ ˈsɪstəm wɪθ bɑb ˈdɪlən sɔŋz. bət baɪ ðə taɪm aɪ lɛft ˈæftər ðə koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtərz dɪˈklɛrd ðə ˈræli ˈoʊvər, ən aʊər əˈhɛd əv ˈskɛʤʊl ðə mud wɑz dɪˈfleɪtɪd. ðə ˈproʊˌtɛstərz' hoʊps ðət ə weɪv əv mæs dɪskənˈtɛnt maɪt pʊʃ ˈputɪn frəm paʊər hæd ˈfɪzəld. ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz dɪˈskəst, ɪn veɪg tərmz, plænz əv əˈnəðər ˈproʊˌtɛst ɪn meɪ. ðə kraʊd rɪˈsidɪd, ənd ðə raɪət pəˈlis pæst əraʊnd ˌsɪgəˈrɛts, ˈmɛni əv ðɛm ˈlʊkɪŋ rɪˈlivd ðət ðeɪ wʊd nɑt əˈpɪr ɔn ðə ˈivnɪŋ nuz ˈwækɪŋ səˈvɪljənz wɪθ ðɛr ˈtrənʧɪnz. ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈlidərz ɔl spoʊk əv ðə "lɔŋ, hɑrd roʊd əˈhɛd," əv mənθs ər jɪrz əv ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋ wərk ˈbɪldɪŋ ðɛr ˈmuvmənt ənd ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɔn. bət ˈæftər θri mənθs əv ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ˌæʤəˈteɪʃən, ðeɪ feɪst ðə ˈfrɪʤəd ˌriˈæləˌti ðət ˈputɪn wʊd sun ɪmˈbɑrk ɔn hɪz θərd tərm ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt, ənd ðɛr wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ ˈɛni ˈpərsən ɔn ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈmɔˌskaʊ strits kʊd du əˈbaʊt ɪt. ðə ˈproʊˌtɛst ˈlidərz hæd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ɪˈlɛkʃən əbˈzərvərz ʃʊd teɪk
the lead research economist at the world bank, branko, will be reporting soon, in the journal global policy, the first calculation of global income-inequality, and he has found that the top 8% of global earners are drawing 50% of all of this income. he notes: “global inequality is much greater than inequality within any individual country,” because the stark inequality between countries adds to the inequality within any one of them, and because most people live in extremely poor countries, largely the nations within three thousand miles of the equator, where already too hot, even without the global warming that scientists say will heat the world much more from now on. for example, the world list of “gdp per capita (current us$)” shows that in 2011 this figure ranged from $231 in democratic republic of congo at the equator, to $171,465 in monaco within europe. the and countries respectively were $271 in burundi at the equator, and $114,232 in luxembourg within europe. for comparisons, the u.s. was $48,112, and china was $5,445. those few examples indicate how widely income ranges between nations, and how more heat means more poverty. wealth-inequality is always far higher than income-inequality, and therefore a reasonable estimate of personal wealth throughout the world would probably be somewhere on the order of the wealthiest 1% of people owning roughly half of all personal assets. these individuals might be considered the current aristocracy, insofar as their economic clout is about equal to that of all of the remaining 99% of the population. milanovich says: “among the global top 1 per cent, we find the richest 12 per cent of americans, and between 3 and 6 per cent of the richest britons, japanese, germans and french. it is a ‘club’ that is still overwhelmingly composed of the ‘old rich’,” who pass on to their children in the many countries that have no estate-taxes) the fortunes that they have accumulated, and who help set them up in businesses of their own often after having sent them first to the most prestigious universities (many in the united states), where those children meet and make friends of others who are similarly situated as themselves. for example, on 22 april 2004, the new york times headlined “as wealthy fill top colleges, concerns grow over fairness,” and reported that 55% of freshman students at the 250 most selective colleges and universities came from parents in the top 25% of this income. only 12% of students had parents in the bottom 25% of income. even at an elite public, state, college, the university of michigan, “more members of this freshman class have parents making at least $200,000 a year [then top 2%] than have parents making less than the national median of about $53,000 bottom most of the redistribution that favors more than just the top 1% has occurred in the “developing” countries, such as china. however, a larger proportion of the population live in nations of central and south america, africa, etc., where leading families tend overwhelmingly to be the same as in the previous generation. they, too, near the equator, are members of the “club,” but there are fewer of them. milanovic finds that globally, “the top 1 per cent has seen its real income rise by more than 60 per cent over those two decades [1988-2008],” while “the poorest 5 per cent” have received incomes which “have remained the same” the desperately poor are simply remaining desperately poor. maybe too much heat where they live. this article originally appeared on:	ðə lɛd ˈrisərʧ ɪˈkɑnəmɪst æt ðə wərld bæŋk, ˈbræŋkoʊ, wɪl bi rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ sun, ɪn ðə ˈʤərnəl ˈgloʊbəl ˈpɑləsi, ðə fərst ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən əv ˈgloʊbəl income-inequality, ənd hi həz faʊnd ðət ðə tɔp 8 əv ˈgloʊbəl ˈərnərz ər drɔɪŋ 50 əv ɔl əv ðɪs ˈɪnˌkəm. hi noʊts: ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti ɪz məʧ ˈgreɪtər ðən ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti wɪˈθɪn ˈɛni ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl country,”,” bɪˈkəz ðə stɑrk ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti bɪtˈwin ˈkəntriz ædz tɪ ðə ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti wɪˈθɪn ˈɛni wən əv ðɛm, ənd bɪˈkəz moʊst ˈpipəl lɪv ɪn ɪkˈstrimli pur ˈkəntriz, ˈlɑrʤli ðə ˈneɪʃənz wɪˈθɪn θri ˈθaʊzənd maɪəlz əv ðə ɪkˈweɪtər, wɛr ɔˈrɛdi tu hɑt, ˈivɪn wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ ðət ˈsaɪəntɪsts seɪ wɪl hit ðə wərld məʧ mɔr frəm naʊ ɔn. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə wərld lɪst əv pər ˈkæpɪtə (ˈkɑrənt us$)”$)” ʃoʊz ðət ɪn 2011 ðɪs ˈfɪgjər reɪnʤd frəm 231 ɪn ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk riˈpəblɪk əv ˈkɑŋgoʊ æt ðə ɪkˈweɪtər, tɪ ɪn ˈmɑnəˌkoʊ wɪˈθɪn ˈjʊrəp. ðə ənd ˈkəntriz rɪˈspɛktɪvli wər 271 ɪn bərˈəndi æt ðə ɪkˈweɪtər, ənd ɪn ˈləksəmˌbɔrg wɪˈθɪn ˈjʊrəp. fər kəmˈpɛrəsənz, ðə juz. wɑz ənd ˈʧaɪnə wɑz ðoʊz fju ɪgˈzæmpəlz ˈɪndəˌkeɪt haʊ ˈwaɪdli ˈɪnˌkəm ˈreɪnʤɪz bɪtˈwin ˈneɪʃənz, ənd haʊ mɔr hit minz mɔr ˈpɑvərti. ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz fɑr haɪər ðən income-inequality, ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ə ˈrizənəbəl ˈɛstəˌmeɪt əv ˈpərsɪnəl wɛlθ θruaʊt ðə wərld wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli bi ˈsəmˌwɛr ɔn ðə ˈɔrdər əv ðə ˈwɛlθiəst 1 əv ˈpipəl ˈoʊnɪŋ ˈrəfli hæf əv ɔl ˈpərsɪnəl ˈæˌsɛts. ðiz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz maɪt bi kənˈsɪdərd ðə ˈkɑrənt ˌɛrəˈstɑkrəsi, ˈɪnsəfɑr ɛz ðɛr ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk klaʊt ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈikwəl tɪ ðət əv ɔl əv ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ 99 əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən. sɪz: ðə ˈgloʊbəl tɔp 1 pər sɛnt, wi faɪnd ðə ˈrɪʧəst 12 pər sɛnt əv əˈmɛrɪkənz, ənd bɪtˈwin 3 ənd 6 pər sɛnt əv ðə ˈrɪʧəst ˈbrɪtənz, ˌʤæpəˈniz, ˈʤərmənz ənd frɛnʧ. ɪt ɪz ə ‘‘club’’ ðət ɪz stɪl ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli kəmˈpoʊzd əv ðə rich’,”’,” hu pæs ɔn tɪ ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ðə ˈmɛni ˈkəntriz ðət hæv noʊ estate-taxes) ðə ˈfɔrʧənz ðət ðeɪ hæv əˈkjumjəˌleɪtɪd, ənd hu hɛlp sɛt ðɛm əp ɪn ˈbɪznɪsɪz əv ðɛr oʊn ˈɔfən ˈæftər ˈhævɪŋ sɛnt ðɛm fərst tɪ ðə moʊst pərˈstiʤəs ˌjunəˈvərsətiz (ˈmɛni ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts), wɛr ðoʊz ˈʧɪldrən mit ənd meɪk frɛndz əv ˈəðərz hu ər ˈsɪmələrli ˈsɪʧuˌeɪtɪd ɛz ðɛmˈsɛlvz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɔn 22 ˈeɪprəl 2004 ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈhɛˌdlaɪnd ˈwɛlθi fɪl tɔp ˈkɑlɪʤɪz, kənˈsərnz groʊ ˈoʊvər fairness,”,” ənd ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət 55 əv ˈfrɛʃmən ˈstudənts æt ðə 250 moʊst səˈlɛktɪv ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˌjunəˈvərsətiz keɪm frəm ˈpɛrənts ɪn ðə tɔp 25 əv ðɪs ˈɪnˌkəm. ˈoʊnli 12 əv ˈstudənts hæd ˈpɛrənts ɪn ðə ˈbɑtəm 25 əv ˈɪnˌkəm. ˈivɪn æt ən ɪˈlit ˈpəblɪk, steɪt, ˈkɑlɪʤ, ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈmɪʃɪgən, ˈmɛmbərz əv ðɪs ˈfrɛʃmən klæs hæv ˈpɛrənts ˈmeɪkɪŋ æt list ə jɪr [ðɛn tɔp 2 ðən hæv ˈpɛrənts ˈmeɪkɪŋ lɛs ðən ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈmidiən əv əˈbaʊt ˈbɑtəm moʊst əv ðə ˌridɪstrəˈbjuʃən ðət ˈfeɪvərz mɔr ðən ʤɪst ðə tɔp 1 həz əˈkərd ɪn ðə ““developing”” ˈkəntriz, səʧ ɛz ˈʧaɪnə. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ə ˈlɑrʤər prəˈpɔrʃən əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən lɪv ɪn ˈneɪʃənz əv ˈsɛntrəl ənd saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkə, ˈæfrɪkɑ, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə., wɛr ˈlidɪŋ ˈfæməliz tɛnd ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli tɪ bi ðə seɪm ɛz ɪn ðə ˈpriviəs ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən. ðeɪ, tu, nɪr ðə ɪkˈweɪtər, ər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ““club,”,” bət ðɛr ər fjuər əv ðɛm. faɪndz ðət ˈgloʊbəli, tɔp 1 pər sɛnt həz sin ɪts ril ˈɪnˌkəm raɪz baɪ mɔr ðən 60 pər sɛnt ˈoʊvər ðoʊz tu ˈdɛkeɪdz waɪl ˈpurɪst 5 pər cent”” hæv rɪˈsivd ˈɪnˌkəmz wɪʧ rɪˈmeɪnd ðə same”” ðə ˈdɛspərətli pur ər ˈsɪmpli rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈdɛspərətli pur. ˈmeɪbi tu məʧ hit wɛr ðeɪ lɪv. ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ərˈɪʤənəli əˈpɪrd ɔn:
(reuters) - the united states on thursday launched a challenge to use of quotas (trqs) for rice, wheat and corn at the world trade organization, charging that administration of the program breached its commitments and hurt u.s. farm exports. file photo - a man loads rice onto a cart for a agent in tay mo village, outside hanoi november 27, 2012. the said global prices for the three commodities were lower than domestic prices, yet the country did not maximize its use of, which offer lower duties on a certain volume of imported grains every year. the said that limited market access for shipments from the united states, the largest grain exporter, and other countries. the for the three commodities were worth more than $7 billion in 2015, according to the u.s. department of agriculture. china would have imported up to $3.5 billion more of the crops last year if the quotas had been fully used, the office of the u.s. trade representative said on thursday. “the united states will aggressively pursue this challenge on behalf of american rice, wheat, and corn farmers,” u.s. trade representative michael froman said in a statement. it was the second challenge to agricultural policies by the u.s. trade representative since september and the latest in a series of trade disputes between the largest economies. china on monday launched a complaint at the against the united states and europe after they failed to treat china as a market economy and ease their calculations of duties on chinese goods. the united states in september charged that domestic grain price supports exceeded agreed upon limits when beijing joined the in 2001. the has since requested that the launch a dispute settlement panel to investigate the matter. industry groups said action would benefit all global grain exporters that have struggled recently with low prices and historically large supplies. “this troublesome administration of wheat is restraining export opportunities for u.s. wheat farmers and farmers from canada, australia and other wheat exporting countries to the detriment of chinese consumers,” said alan tracy, president of the trade promoting group u.s. wheat associates. china is second largest importer of u.s. agricultural products behind canada, with $20.3 billion in purchases last year, according to data. thursday’s action was the trade enforcement challenge against china by the obama administration at the since 2009.	(ˈrɔɪtərz) ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ lɔnʧt ə ˈʧælənʤ tɪ juz əv kˈwoʊtəz (trqs) fər raɪs, wit ənd kɔrn æt ðə wərld treɪd ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ðət ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əv ðə ˈproʊˌgræm briʧt ɪts kəˈmɪtmənts ənd hərt juz. fɑrm ˈɛkspɔrts. faɪl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ə mæn loʊdz raɪs ˈɔntu ə kɑrt fər ə ˈeɪʤənt ɪn teɪ moʊ ˈvɪlɪʤ, ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈhænɔɪ noʊˈvɛmbər 27 2012 ðə sɛd ˈgloʊbəl ˈpraɪsɪz fər ðə θri kəˈmɑdətiz wər loʊər ðən dəˈmɛstɪk ˈpraɪsɪz, jɛt ðə ˈkəntri dɪd nɑt ˈmæksəˌmaɪz ɪts juz əv, wɪʧ ˈɔfər loʊər ˈdutiz ɔn ə ˈsərtən ˈvɑljum əv ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd greɪnz ˈɛvəri jɪr. ðə sɛd ðət ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈmɑrkɪt ˈækˌsɛs fər ˈʃɪpmənts frəm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ðə ˈlɑrʤəst greɪn ɪkˈspɔrtər, ənd ˈəðər ˈkəntriz. ðə fər ðə θri kəˈmɑdətiz wər wərθ mɔr ðən 7 ˈbɪljən ɪn 2015 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə juz. dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər. ˈʧaɪnə wʊd hæv ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd əp tɪ ˈbɪljən mɔr əv ðə krɑps læst jɪr ɪf ðə kˈwoʊtəz hæd bɪn ˈfʊli juzd, ðə ˈɔfəs əv ðə juz. treɪd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv sɛd ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɪl əˈgrɛsɪvli pərˈsu ðɪs ˈʧælənʤ ɔn bɪˈhæf əv əˈmɛrɪkən raɪs, wit, ənd kɔrn farmers,”,” juz. treɪd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ˈmaɪkəl ˈfroʊmən sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ɪt wɑz ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈʧælənʤ tɪ ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈpɑləsiz baɪ ðə juz. treɪd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv sɪns sɛpˈtɛmbər ənd ðə ˈleɪtəst ɪn ə ˈsɪriz əv treɪd dɪˈspjuts bɪtˈwin ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ɪˈkɑnəmiz. ˈʧaɪnə ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ lɔnʧt ə kəmˈpleɪnt æt ðə əˈgɛnst ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ˈjʊrəp ˈæftər ðeɪ feɪld tɪ trit ˈʧaɪnə ɛz ə ˈmɑrkɪt ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd iz ðɛr ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz əv ˈdutiz ɔn ʧaɪˈniz gʊdz. ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər ʧɑrʤd ðət dəˈmɛstɪk greɪn praɪs səˈpɔrts ɪkˈsidɪd əˈgrid əˈpɑn ˈlɪmɪts wɪn ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ʤɔɪnd ðə ɪn 2001 ðə həz sɪns rɪkˈwɛstɪd ðət ðə lɔnʧ ə dɪˈspjut ˈsɛtəlmənt ˈpænəl tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðə ˈmætər. ˈɪndəstri grups sɛd ˈækʃən wʊd ˈbɛnəfɪt ɔl ˈgloʊbəl greɪn ɪkˈspɔrtərz ðət hæv ˈstrəgəld ˈrisəntli wɪθ loʊ ˈpraɪsɪz ənd hɪˈstɔrɪkəli lɑrʤ səˈplaɪz. ˈtrəbəlsəm ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əv wit ɪz riˈstreɪnɪŋ ˈɛkspɔrt ˌɑpərˈtunətiz fər juz. wit ˈfɑrmərz ənd ˈfɑrmərz frəm ˈkænədə, ɔˈstreɪljə ənd ˈəðər wit ɪkˈspɔrtɪŋ ˈkəntriz tɪ ðə ˈdɛtrəmənt əv ʧaɪˈniz consumers,”*,” sɛd ˈælən ˈtreɪsi, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə treɪd prəˈmoʊtɪŋ grup juz. wit əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts. ˈʧaɪnə ɪz ˈsɛkənd ˈlɑrʤəst ˌɪmˈpɔrtər əv juz. ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈprɑdəkts bɪˈhaɪnd ˈkænədə, wɪθ ˈbɪljən ɪn ˈpərʧəsɪz læst jɪr, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdætə. ˈækʃən wɑz ðə treɪd ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈʧælənʤ əˈgɛnst ˈʧaɪnə baɪ ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən æt ðə sɪns 2009
cross-posted from update i weep for humanity, i really do. now has a long posting on this story, as if it's all something so incredibly profound. the hill has decided to on it, like it's discovered the holy grail. and the house oversight committee has ordered to preserve the posts, even though every single one is already preserved on the machine. every member of these organization's it departments is laughing their heads off right now. why? because all it was, was a simple question asking how to delete an email address in meta data. the only component of hillary clinton's emails that wasn't relevant then, and isn't relevant now. earlier an anonymous twitter user has cracked a new clinton email scandal. not. a new story in the hill about the clinton emails appeared on my radar today. evidently the house oversight committee is, in all seriousness, investigating a post. a deleted post. this post was dug up out of the archives by an anonymous twitter account. yeah, a deleted, anonymous account, dug up by an anonymous twitter account. what passes for deep throat in the social media age. the post is from a person with a handle of. our intrepid reporters at the hill and their little pundit minions have loosely connected the handle to paul. paul who? paul is an it specialist currently employed by platte river networks. he was involved in the maintenance of the clinton email server when it moved to prn. he's the guy who told the fbi, "oh sh.." because he didn't establish a new protocol to only save emails for 60 days, and when he realized it later, deleted the emails. remember and trump's acid wash? yeah, that it guy. anyway, the recovered post is asking for tech help: ↓ story continues below “hello all- i may be facing a very interesting situation where i need to strip out a (very vip) email address from a bunch of email that i have both in a live exchange mailbox, as well as a file,” wrote. “basically, they want the email address exposed to anyone, and want to be able to either strip out or replace the email address in the fields in all of the emails we want to send out. i am not sure if something like this is possible with powershell, or exporting all of the emails to and doing with a batch processing program of some sort. does anyone have experience with something like this, suggestions on how this might be accomplished?” the date on the post is july 23, 2014, the day after the house committee and state reached an agreement on producing clinton's emails. all the little tin hats are just having a field day with this. so much so that i hate to burst their bubble. but i'm going to burst their bubble. whether is or not, all this post tells us is that an it person was trying to strip out an email address from a bunch of emails. were they clinton emails? probably not, but it doesn't matter. i can say this because a) hillary clinton was no longer using the email address at the time the emails were turned over, b) clinton's email address was already known at the time, and c) the clinton emails published by state all display clinton's old email address. the email address wasn't stripped. you strip out an email address because you don't want the public to get access to it. other than that, there's no reason to do so. it made absolutely no difference in the clinton emails. that isn't to say that our friends at judicial watch didn't do their usual misrepresentation of the non-story. notice the reference to delete ‘very vip’ emails. no longer deleting email address...emails. hillary network host asked how to delete ‘very vip’ emails judicial watch (@judicialwatch) september 20, 2016 don't these people have a life?	cross-posted* frəm ˈəpˌdeɪt aɪ wip fər juˈmænɪti, aɪ ˈrɪli du. naʊ həz ə lɔŋ ˈpoʊstɪŋ ɔn ðɪs ˈstɔri, ɛz ɪf ɪts ɔl ˈsəmθɪŋ soʊ ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli proʊˈfaʊnd. ðə hɪl həz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ɔn ɪt, laɪk ɪts dɪˈskəvərd ðə ˈhoʊli greɪl. ənd ðə haʊs ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt kəˈmɪti həz ˈɔrdərd tɪ prɪˈzərv ðə poʊsts, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl wən ɪz ɔˈrɛdi prɪˈzərvd ɔn ðə məˈʃin. ˈɛvəri ˈmɛmbər əv ðiz ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz ɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənts ɪz ˈlæfɪŋ ðɛr hɛdz ɔf raɪt naʊ. waɪ? bɪˈkəz ɔl ɪt wɑz, wɑz ə ˈsɪmpəl kˈwɛʃən ˈæskɪŋ haʊ tɪ dɪˈlit ən iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs ɪn ˈmitə ˈdætə. ðə ˈoʊnli kəmˈpoʊnənt əv ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntənz iˈmeɪlz ðət ˈwəzənt ˈrɛləvənt ðɛn, ənd ˈɪzənt ˈrɛləvənt naʊ. ˈərliər ən əˈnɑnəməs tˈwɪtər ˈjuzər həz krækt ə nu ˈklɪntən iˈmeɪl ˈskændəl. nɑt. ə nu ˈstɔri ɪn ðə hɪl əˈbaʊt ðə ˈklɪntən iˈmeɪlz əˈpɪrd ɔn maɪ ˈreɪˌdɑr təˈdeɪ. ˈɛvədəntli ðə haʊs ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt kəˈmɪti ɪz, ɪn ɔl ˈsɪriəsnəs, ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ə poʊst. ə dɪˈlitəd poʊst. ðɪs poʊst wɑz dəg əp aʊt əv ðə ˈɑrˌkaɪvz baɪ ən əˈnɑnəməs tˈwɪtər əˈkaʊnt. jæ, ə dɪˈlitəd, əˈnɑnəməs əˈkaʊnt, dəg əp baɪ ən əˈnɑnəməs tˈwɪtər əˈkaʊnt. wət ˈpæsɪz fər dip θroʊt ɪn ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə eɪʤ. ðə poʊst ɪz frəm ə ˈpərsən wɪθ ə ˈhændəl əv. ɑr ˌɪnˈtrɛpəd rɪˈpɔrtərz æt ðə hɪl ənd ðɛr ˈlɪtəl ˈpəndət ˈmɪnjənz hæv ˈlusli kəˈnɛktɪd ðə ˈhændəl tɪ pɔl. pɔl hu? pɔl ɪz ən ɪt ˈspɛʃəlɪst ˈkərəntli ɪmˈplɔɪd baɪ plæt ˈrɪvər ˈnɛtˌwərks. hi wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈmeɪntənəns əv ðə ˈklɪntən iˈmeɪl ˈsərvər wɪn ɪt muvd tɪ prn. hiz ðə gaɪ hu toʊld ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ, "oʊ sh.." bɪˈkəz hi ˈdɪdənt ɪˈstæblɪʃ ə nu ˈproʊtəˌkɔl tɪ ˈoʊnli seɪv iˈmeɪlz fər 60 deɪz, ənd wɪn hi ˈriəˌlaɪzd ɪt ˈleɪtər, dɪˈlitəd ðə iˈmeɪlz. rɪˈmɛmbər ənd trəmps ˈæsəd wɑʃ? jæ, ðət ɪt gaɪ. ˈɛniˌweɪ, ðə rɪˈkəvərd poʊst ɪz ˈæskɪŋ fər tɛk hɛlp: ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ɔl- aɪ meɪ bi ˈfeɪsɪŋ ə ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɛr aɪ nid tɪ strɪp aʊt ə (ˈvɛri ˌviˌaɪˈpi) iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs frəm ə bənʧ əv iˈmeɪl ðət aɪ hæv boʊθ ɪn ə lɪv ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ˈmeɪlˌbɑks, ɛz wɛl ɛz ə file,”,” roʊt. ““basically, ðeɪ wɔnt ðə iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ ˈɛniˌwən, ənd wɔnt tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈiðər strɪp aʊt ər ˌriˈpleɪs ðə iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs ɪn ðə fildz ɪn ɔl əv ðə iˈmeɪlz wi wɔnt tɪ sɛnd aʊt. aɪ æm nɑt ʃʊr ɪf ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl wɪθ powershell, ər ɪkˈspɔrtɪŋ ɔl əv ðə iˈmeɪlz tɪ ənd duɪŋ wɪθ ə bæʧ ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm əv səm sɔrt. dɪz ˈɛniˌwən hæv ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs, səˈʤɛsʧənz ɔn haʊ ðɪs maɪt bi accomplished?”?” ðə deɪt ɔn ðə poʊst ɪz ˌʤuˈlaɪ 23 2014 ðə deɪ ˈæftər ðə haʊs kəˈmɪti ənd steɪt riʧt ən əˈgrimənt ɔn prəˈdusɪŋ ˈklɪntənz iˈmeɪlz. ɔl ðə ˈlɪtəl tɪn hæts ər ʤɪst ˈhævɪŋ ə fild deɪ wɪθ ðɪs. soʊ məʧ soʊ ðət aɪ heɪt tɪ bərst ðɛr ˈbəbəl. bət əm goʊɪŋ tɪ bərst ðɛr ˈbəbəl. ˈwɛðər ɪz ər nɑt, ɔl ðɪs poʊst tɛlz ˈjuˈɛs ɪz ðət ən ɪt ˈpərsən wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ strɪp aʊt ən iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs frəm ə bənʧ əv iˈmeɪlz. wər ðeɪ ˈklɪntən iˈmeɪlz? ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt, bət ɪt ˈdəzənt ˈmætər. aɪ kən seɪ ðɪs bɪˈkəz ə) ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən wɑz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈjuzɪŋ ðə iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs æt ðə taɪm ðə iˈmeɪlz wər tərnd ˈoʊvər, bi) ˈklɪntənz iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs wɑz ɔˈrɛdi noʊn æt ðə taɪm, ənd si) ðə ˈklɪntən iˈmeɪlz ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ steɪt ɔl dɪˈspleɪ ˈklɪntənz oʊld iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs. ðə iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs ˈwəzənt strɪpt. ju strɪp aʊt ən iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs bɪˈkəz ju doʊnt wɔnt ðə ˈpəblɪk tɪ gɪt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ɪt. ˈəðər ðən ðət, ðɛrz noʊ ˈrizən tɪ du soʊ. ɪt meɪd ˌæbsəˈlutli noʊ ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ðə ˈklɪntən iˈmeɪlz. ðət ˈɪzənt tɪ seɪ ðət ɑr frɛndz æt ʤuˈdɪʃəl wɔʧ ˈdɪdənt du ðɛr ˈjuʒəwəl mɪsˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən əv ðə non-story. ˈnoʊtɪs ðə ˈrɛfərəns tɪ dɪˈlit vip’’ iˈmeɪlz. noʊ ˈlɔŋgər dɪˈlitɪŋ iˈmeɪl address...emails. ˈhɪləri ˈnɛtˌwərk hoʊst æst haʊ tɪ dɪˈlit vip’’ iˈmeɪlz ʤuˈdɪʃəl wɔʧ (@judicialwatch*) sɛpˈtɛmbər 20 2016 doʊnt ðiz ˈpipəl hæv ə laɪf?
the future, then, was often invoked by politicians. gough was not the only man suffering from visions, whose speeches sought to describe a future australia and to talk of present policies as preparations for it. made ample reference to the now, and to the hip pocket, but he was also selling hope as well as charity to an extent mainstream australian politicians since have not been able to match. the government transformed public health insurance, national primary and secondary school policy, access to universities, and a rethinking of the social welfare system. in effect, they doubled the public investment in it, even if their spending never reached 20 per cent of gnp, and involved no public debt. the future was also in the service of defence. one of the contentious phrases of the day, repeated in consecutive strategic assessments was that there was then no sign of a credible threat to australian sovereignty over the next 10 years. our military guardians had access to satellite and other intelligence technology which made it reasonably clear that no nation anywhere near from china or india down had the capacity even the shipping to invade australia with a force they could sustain while we were fighting back. it would take a decade, at least, time to build such a fleet from scratch, longer to have the power to keep it afloat against our defences. even if we were deceived about political signs of aggressive intent, we would know when attack was possible. hence one could plan the nation's defence, including our alliances, not against immediate short-term contingencies, but in a slow and deliberate manner best designed to protect and advance our interests. the "no threat for 10 years" phrase was political trouble, no matter who said it. defence lobbyists, colonels, and oppositions invariably said that it was all too complacent. a threat could arrive at any moment, leaving australia naked and alone. the solution, inevitably, involved spending a lot more than whatever it was at the moment. and in distorting defence expenditure towards the here and now (particularly in toys and military salaries) and away from major long-term and integrated investment in defence capital, which might not be in service until after it was needed. as it happens, hardly any of the (now obsolete) defence capital, and even fewer of the defence personnel, of 1975 were ever to be in zones of war. there were any number of scenarios of impending military disaster, and a good many involved,) indonesia. or china. south vietnam had just fallen to the north, and the other countries of indochina came under communist control, but no one much was talking, any longer, about the domino theory, by which the nations of asia were doomed, one by one, to fall into the thrall of russia or china (or both there were still some who believed that the split, already 15 years old was a feint designed to trick us). indonesia has just invaded east timor, after australia had signalled that it would make only token protests. from either end of the 1975 telescope, no one foresaw the soviet invasion of afghanistan (which has caused most of the national security trouble in which we are now embroiled). that happened within five years, though nothing australia did as a result made much difference to anything. we did not foresee the collapse of the soviet union, the drifting of continent australia into the east china sea, or a further (post vietnam) series of humiliating defeats of american, and western, arms and policies within 1000 miles of jerusalem over the next 40 years, none directly involving the integrity of israel itself. the government transformed public health insurance, national primary and secondary school policy, access to universities, and a rethinking of the social welfare system. in 1975, australia, and its fiscal calculations, were reeling from the first oil shock of 1973. it was that, rather more than economic under, which was to have the biggest effect on political and economic ideas. it forced a long and painful economic restructuring. australia could no longer have a future protected by some economic quarantine fence, not subject to the forces of world markets. but it was not something 1975 politicians, on either side of the fence, yet realised. 1975 had, like now, an army of lobbyists and screaming for abolition of labour market controls, deregulation to save business from the dead hand of government, big cuts to government expenditure, and tax cuts, incentives and entitlements for distressed rich people. without these we were on the road to hell. just emerging was a concerted attack on a supposed outbreak of scrounging, and unwillingness to work for whatever was offered, and a culture of distrust in what government, even with the best of intentions, could achieve. a good deal of politics began to appeal to mean spirits and resentment of allegedly privileged groupings of poorer people. in the "real world," unskilled were finding it harder to get jobs. but the electric typewriter, the photocopy machine and the facsimile machine were not yet in common use. big businesses the canberra times locally was one, then had telex machines. ordinary members of the public waited on average about three months to have a telephone connected (although the word "landline" was not, then, in use). most white collar workers, other than those in shops, were engaged in what one would now call data processing work work of a type that has now almost entirely disappeared. the personal computer was ages away, the mobile telephone even further; the internet and its potential and the whole array of modern social media had hardly been conceptualised, let alone invented. now between a third and a half of the australian population has no memory of a life before the mobile phone or google. in 1975, the structure (and size) of the australian family, were in a state of revolution. more clever, articulate, demanding and well-educated women were entering the workforce and were taking less shit. these were women who, on average, were marrying later than their mothers and older sisters, and who were to have fewer children. had a royal commission into relationships to examine the implications. the rate of family was seeming to increase, but despite what some later said, the first big bulge of divorces ands, under the 1975 family law act, were of the generation older than the baby boomers. the new citizenship for women saw demands for help with childcare, maternity leave, paid parental leave, equal pay, an end to discrimination and fair representation in the high councils of government and business. it became part of a wider social agenda: for justice for aborigines, aged care, pre-schools, dignity for single parents, and equal rights for homosexuals. hitherto these had been "single issue", "advocacy" politics; it moved into the mainstream, even of talk. verbal of 1975 politicians, whether on the left or (particularly) on the right, now seem embarrassing, naive, reactionary or just plain silly. likewise with the social attitudes of many representative australians to the rights of blacks in south africa (or rhodesia) or aboriginal land rights. whether from the beginning of 1975 (when bill hayden as treasurer began winding back the economy) or at its end (after the adults had returned, thanks to sir john kerr) that period saw the beginning of a time when the state of the economy, and the level of government spending, dominated day to day political discourse. at all times over the next 40 years, the and the cutters, the or, as some would insist, the economisers, were at all stages in the ascendancy. it is often forgotten that australian government, under, spent only two-thirds as much of the gross domestic product as national government does today. as it happened, did produce intergenerational reports, such as professor inquiry into population, which still stands up fairly well, unlike a host of exercises in economic prognostication, from the 1967 vernon report of economic enquiry. no one in treasury, for example, anticipated (or advocated) a floating exchange rate in 1983, or any number of other significant economic changes of that era let alone that many of them would be implemented by labor governments. the politicians of 1975 did make a difference, one that matters still. they redoubled efforts to increase numbers in universities, further education and training. they help stop most australians leaving school at about age 15 and instead saw most go on, at least, to matriculation. the key to the transformation of the australian economy over the past 40 years was the fresh investment and reinvestment in education four decades ago spending regarded as excessive, reckless and unsustainable by the clerks of the day. the investment in pure education (and pure research) was as profitable and critical as the investment in directly preparing women and men for the labour market. some of it, in retrospect, could have been managed better; anything at all was at the time fiercely resisted. why should it be different 40 years hence? even in 1995, one could hardly have predicted much of the technology we take for granted today. we have learned little from a tedious, dismal economics, particularly of the directly political sort, dominated by dogma and unaffected by evidence or experience. the lesson from looking back is that the best investments one can make in the future, and in future generations, is by intelligent and thoughtful spending now. investment in the health, education and happiness of the general population, not least the emerging one. and in the geographic cultural and social environment in which we live. it's the people and the land who are this nation's great capital asset, and they are assets we are letting depreciate. if we cannot afford our present (if needs be by richer and more benefited australians reaching deeper into their wallets) we won't deserve our future. the biggest reproach on modern politicians is that there is a serious prospect that the younger generation of 2155 may be materially worse off than their parents and grandparents.	ðə fˈjuʧər, ðɛn, wɑz ˈɔfən ˌɪnˈvoʊkt baɪ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz. gɔf wɑz nɑt ðə ˈoʊnli mæn ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm ˈvɪʒənz, huz ˈspiʧɪz sɔt tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ə fˈjuʧər ɔˈstreɪljə ənd tɪ tɔk əv ˈprɛzənt ˈpɑləsiz ɛz ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃənz fər ɪt. meɪd ˈæmpəl ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ðə naʊ, ənd tɪ ðə hɪp ˈpɑkət, bət hi wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsɛlɪŋ hoʊp ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈʧɛrɪti tɪ ən ɪkˈstɛnt ˈmeɪnˌstrim ɔˈstreɪljən ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz sɪns hæv nɑt bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ mæʧ. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt trænsˈfɔrmd ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns, ˈnæʃənəl ˈpraɪˌmɛri ənd ˈsɛkənˌdɛri skul ˈpɑləsi, ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˌjunəˈvərsətiz, ənd ə riˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈwɛlˌfɛr ˈsɪstəm. ɪn ˈifɛkt, ðeɪ ˈdəbəld ðə ˈpəblɪk ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn ɪt, ˈivɪn ɪf ðɛr ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈnɛvər riʧt 20 pər sɛnt əv gnp, ənd ˌɪnˈvɑlvd noʊ ˈpəblɪk dɛt. ðə fˈjuʧər wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ðə ˈsərvɪs əv dɪˈfɛns. wən əv ðə kənˈtɛnʃəs ˈfreɪzɪz əv ðə deɪ, rɪˈpitɪd ɪn kənˈsɛkjətɪv strəˈtiʤɪk əˈsɛsmənts wɑz ðət ðɛr wɑz ðɛn noʊ saɪn əv ə ˈkrɛdəbəl θrɛt tɪ ɔˈstreɪljən ˈsɑvrənti ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst 10 jɪrz. ɑr ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈgɑrdiənz hæd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈsætəˌlaɪt ənd ˈəðər ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns tɛkˈnɑləʤi wɪʧ meɪd ɪt ˈrizənəbli klɪr ðət noʊ ˈneɪʃən ˈɛniˌwɛr nɪr frəm ˈʧaɪnə ər ˈɪndiə daʊn hæd ðə kəˈpæsɪti ˈivɪn ðə ˈʃɪpɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈveɪd ɔˈstreɪljə wɪθ ə fɔrs ðeɪ kʊd səˈsteɪn waɪl wi wər ˈfaɪtɪŋ bæk. ɪt wʊd teɪk ə ˈdɛkeɪd, æt list, taɪm tɪ bɪld səʧ ə flit frəm skræʧ, ˈlɔŋgər tɪ hæv ðə paʊər tɪ kip ɪt əˈfloʊt əˈgɛnst ɑr defences. ˈivɪn ɪf wi wər dɪˈsivd əˈbaʊt pəˈlɪtɪkəl saɪnz əv əˈgrɛsɪv ˌɪnˈtɛnt, wi wʊd noʊ wɪn əˈtæk wɑz ˈpɑsəbəl. hɛns wən kʊd plæn ðə ˈneɪʃənz dɪˈfɛns, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɑr əˈlaɪənsɪz, nɑt əˈgɛnst ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˌʃɔrtˈtərm kənˈtɪnʤənsiz, bət ɪn ə sloʊ ənd dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt ˈmænər bɛst dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ prəˈtɛkt ənd ədˈvæns ɑr ˈɪntərɪsts. ðə "noʊ θrɛt fər 10 jɪrz" freɪz wɑz pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈtrəbəl, noʊ ˈmætər hu sɛd ɪt. dɪˈfɛns ˈlɑbiɪsts, ˈkərnəlz, ənd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃənz ˌɪnˈvɛriəbli sɛd ðət ɪt wɑz ɔl tu kəmˈpleɪsənt. ə θrɛt kʊd əraɪv æt ˈɛni ˈmoʊmənt, ˈlivɪŋ ɔˈstreɪljə ˈneɪkəd ənd əˈloʊn. ðə səˈluʃən, ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli, ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈspɛndɪŋ ə lɔt mɔr ðən ˌwəˈtɛvər ɪt wɑz æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt. ənd ɪn dɪˈstɔrtɪŋ dɪˈfɛns ɪkˈspɛndɪʧər təˈwɔrdz ðə hir ənd naʊ (ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn tɔɪz ənd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈsæləriz) ənd əˈweɪ frəm ˈmeɪʤər ˈlɔŋˈtərm ənd ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn dɪˈfɛns ˈkæpɪtəl, wɪʧ maɪt nɑt bi ɪn ˈsərvɪs ənˈtɪl ˈæftər ɪt wɑz ˈnidɪd. ɛz ɪt ˈhæpənz, ˈhɑrdli ˈɛni əv ðə (naʊ ˌɑbsəˈlit) dɪˈfɛns ˈkæpɪtəl, ənd ˈivɪn fjuər əv ðə dɪˈfɛns ˌpərsəˈnɛl, əv 1975 wər ˈɛvər tɪ bi ɪn zoʊnz əv wɔr. ðɛr wər ˈɛni ˈnəmbər əv sɪˈnɛrioʊz əv ˌɪmˈpɛndɪŋ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri dɪˈzæstər, ənd ə gʊd ˈmɛni ˌɪnˈvɑlvd,) ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə. ər ˈʧaɪnə. saʊθ viˌɛtˈnɑm hæd ʤɪst ˈfɑlən tɪ ðə nɔrθ, ənd ðə ˈəðər ˈkəntriz əv ˌɪndoʊˈʧaɪnə keɪm ˈəndər ˈkɑmjənəst kənˈtroʊl, bət noʊ wən məʧ wɑz ˈtɔkɪŋ, ˈɛni ˈlɔŋgər, əˈbaʊt ðə ˈdɑmɪˌnoʊ ˈθɪri, baɪ wɪʧ ðə ˈneɪʃənz əv ˈeɪʒə wər dumd, wən baɪ wən, tɪ fɔl ˈɪntu ðə θrɔl əv ˈrəʃə ər ˈʧaɪnə (ər boʊθ ðɛr wər stɪl səm hu bɪˈlivd ðət ðə splɪt, ɔˈrɛdi 15 jɪrz oʊld wɑz ə feɪnt dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ trɪk ˈjuˈɛs). ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə həz ʤɪst ˌɪnˈveɪdɪd ist tiˈmɔr, ˈæftər ɔˈstreɪljə hæd ˈsɪgnəld ðət ɪt wʊd meɪk ˈoʊnli ˈtoʊkən ˈproʊˌtɛsts. frəm ˈiðər ɛnd əv ðə 1975 ˈtɛləˌskoʊp, noʊ wən ˌfɔrˈsɔ ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˌɪnˈveɪʒən əv æfˈgænəˌstæn (wɪʧ həz kɔzd moʊst əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈtrəbəl ɪn wɪʧ wi ər naʊ ɛmˈbrɔɪld). ðət ˈhæpənd wɪˈθɪn faɪv jɪrz, ðoʊ ˈnəθɪŋ ɔˈstreɪljə dɪd ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt meɪd məʧ ˈdɪfərəns tɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. wi dɪd nɑt fɔrˈsi ðə kəˈlæps əv ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈjunjən, ðə ˈdrɪftɪŋ əv ˈkɑntənənt ɔˈstreɪljə ˈɪntu ðə ist ˈʧaɪnə si, ər ə ˈfərðər (poʊst viˌɛtˈnɑm) ˈsɪriz əv hjuˈmɪliˌeɪtɪŋ dɪˈfits əv əˈmɛrɪkən, ənd ˈwɛstərn, ɑrmz ənd ˈpɑləsiz wɪˈθɪn 1000 maɪəlz əv ʤərˈusələm ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst 40 jɪrz, nən dɪˈrɛkli ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti əv ˈɪzriəl ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt trænsˈfɔrmd ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns, ˈnæʃənəl ˈpraɪˌmɛri ənd ˈsɛkənˌdɛri skul ˈpɑləsi, ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˌjunəˈvərsətiz, ənd ə riˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈwɛlˌfɛr ˈsɪstəm. ɪn 1975 ɔˈstreɪljə, ənd ɪts ˈfɪskəl ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz, wər ˈrilɪŋ frəm ðə fərst ɔɪl ʃɑk əv 1973 ɪt wɑz ðət, ˈrəðər mɔr ðən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈəndər, wɪʧ wɑz tɪ hæv ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈifɛkt ɔn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk aɪˈdiəz. ɪt fɔrst ə lɔŋ ənd ˈpeɪnfəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk riˈstrəkʧərɪŋ. ɔˈstreɪljə kʊd noʊ ˈlɔŋgər hæv ə fˈjuʧər prəˈtɛktɪd baɪ səm ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk kˈwɔrənˌtin fɛns, nɑt ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ðə ˈfɔrsɪz əv wərld ˈmɑrkɪts. bət ɪt wɑz nɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ 1975 ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz, ɔn ˈiðər saɪd əv ðə fɛns, jɛt ˈriəˌlaɪzd. 1975 hæd, laɪk naʊ, ən ˈɑrmi əv ˈlɑbiɪsts ənd ˈskrimɪŋ fər ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv ˈleɪbər ˈmɑrkɪt kənˈtroʊlz, diˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən tɪ seɪv ˈbɪznɪs frəm ðə dɛd hænd əv ˈgəvərnmənt, bɪg kəts tɪ ˈgəvərnmənt ɪkˈspɛndɪʧər, ənd tæks kəts, ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz ənd ɛnˈtaɪtəlmənts fər dɪˈstrɛst rɪʧ ˈpipəl. wɪˈθaʊt ðiz wi wər ɔn ðə roʊd tɪ hɛl. ʤɪst ˈimərʤɪŋ wɑz ə kənˈsərtɪd əˈtæk ɔn ə səˈpoʊzd ˈaʊtˌbreɪk əv ˈskraʊnʤɪŋ, ənd ənˈwɪlɪŋnɪs tɪ wərk fər ˌwəˈtɛvər wɑz ˈɔfərd, ənd ə ˈkəlʧər əv dɪˈstrəst ɪn wət ˈgəvərnmənt, ˈivɪn wɪθ ðə bɛst əv ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz, kʊd əˈʧiv. ə gʊd dil əv ˈpɑləˌtɪks bɪˈgæn tɪ əˈpil tɪ min ˈspɪrɪts ənd rɪˈzɛntmənt əv əˈlɛʤədli ˈprɪvɪlɪʤd ˈgrupɪŋz əv ˈpurər ˈpipəl. ɪn ðə "ril wərld," ənˈskɪld wər ˈfaɪndɪŋ ɪt ˈhɑrdər tɪ gɪt ʤɑbz. bət ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈtaɪˌpraɪtər, ðə ˈfoʊtoʊˌkɑpi məˈʃin ənd ðə fækˈsɪməli məˈʃin wər nɑt jɛt ɪn ˈkɑmən juz. bɪg ˈbɪznɪsɪz ðə ˌkænˈbɛrə taɪmz ˈloʊkəli wɑz wən, ðɛn hæd ˈtɛˌlɛks məˈʃinz. ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈweɪtɪd ɔn ˈævərɪʤ əˈbaʊt θri mənθs tɪ hæv ə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn kəˈnɛktɪd (ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə wərd "landline" wɑz nɑt, ðɛn, ɪn juz). moʊst waɪt ˈkɑlər ˈwərkərz, ˈəðər ðən ðoʊz ɪn ʃɑps, wər ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn wət wən wʊd naʊ kɔl ˈdætə ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ wərk wərk əv ə taɪp ðət həz naʊ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɪnˈtaɪərli ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd. ðə ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər wɑz ˈeɪʤɪz əˈweɪ, ðə ˈmoʊbəl ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ˈivɪn ˈfərðər; ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ənd ɪts pəˈtɛnʃəl ənd ðə hoʊl əreɪ əv ˈmɑdərn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə hæd ˈhɑrdli bɪn conceptualised, lɛt əˈloʊn ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd. naʊ bɪtˈwin ə θərd ənd ə hæf əv ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən həz noʊ ˈmɛməri əv ə laɪf ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈmoʊbəl foʊn ər ˈgugəl. ɪn 1975 ðə ˈstrəkʧər (ənd saɪz) əv ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈfæməli, wər ɪn ə steɪt əv ˌrɛvəˈluʃən. mɔr ˈklɛvər, ɑrˈtɪkjəˌleɪt, dɪˈmændɪŋ ənd ˈwɛˈlɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd ˈwɪmən wər ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə ˈwərkˌfɔrs ənd wər ˈteɪkɪŋ lɛs ʃɪt. ðiz wər ˈwɪmən hu, ɔn ˈævərɪʤ, wər ˈmɛriɪŋ ˈleɪtər ðən ðɛr ˈməðərz ənd ˈoʊldər ˈsɪstərz, ənd hu wər tɪ hæv fjuər ˈʧɪldrən. hæd ə rɔɪəl kəˈmɪʃən ˈɪntu riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn ðə ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz. ðə reɪt əv ˈfæməli wɑz ˈsimɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈkris, bət dɪˈspaɪt wət səm ˈleɪtər sɛd, ðə fərst bɪg bəlʤ əv dɪˈvɔrsɪz ənd break-ups, ˈəndər ðə 1975 ˈfæməli lɔ ækt, wər əv ðə ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ˈoʊldər ðən ðə ˈbeɪbi ˈbumərz. ðə nu ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp fər ˈwɪmən sɔ dɪˈmændz fər hɛlp wɪθ ˈʧaɪldˌkɛr, məˈtərnɪti liv, peɪd pərˈɛntəl liv, ˈikwəl peɪ, ən ɛnd tɪ dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən ənd fɛr ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən ɪn ðə haɪ ˈkaʊnsɪlz əv ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˈbɪznɪs. ɪt bɪˈkeɪm pɑrt əv ə ˈwaɪdər ˈsoʊʃəl əˈʤɛndə: fər ˈʤəstɪs fər ˌæbərˈɪʤəniz, ˈeɪʤɪd kɛr, pre-schools, ˈdɪgnəti fər ˈsɪŋgəl ˈpɛrənts, ənd ˈikwəl raɪts fər ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkˌʃuəlz. ˈhɪˌðərˈtu ðiz hæd bɪn "ˈsɪŋgəl ˈɪʃu", "ˈædvəkəsi" ˈpɑləˌtɪks; ɪt muvd ˈɪntu ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim, ˈivɪn əv tɔk. ˈvərbəl əv 1975 ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz, ˈwɛðər ɔn ðə lɛft ər (ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli) ɔn ðə raɪt, naʊ sim ɪmˈbɛrəsɪŋ, naɪiv, riˈækʃəˌnɛri ər ʤɪst pleɪn ˈsɪli. ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz wɪθ ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈætəˌtudz əv ˈmɛni ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ɔˈstreɪljənz tɪ ðə raɪts əv blæks ɪn saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ (ər roʊˈdiʒə) ər ˌæbərˈɪʤənəl lænd raɪts. ˈwɛðər frəm ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv 1975 (wɪn bɪl ˈheɪdən ɛz ˈtrɛʒərər bɪˈgæn ˈwaɪndɪŋ bæk ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi) ər æt ɪts ɛnd (ˈæftər ðə ˈædəlts hæd rɪˈtərnd, θæŋks tɪ sər ʤɑn kər) ðət ˈpɪriəd sɔ ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ə taɪm wɪn ðə steɪt əv ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi, ənd ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ˈgəvərnmənt ˈspɛndɪŋ, ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd deɪ tɪ deɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈdɪskɔrs. æt ɔl taɪmz ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst 40 jɪrz, ðə ənd ðə ˈkətərz, ðə ər, ɛz səm wʊd ˌɪnˈsɪst, ðə economisers, wər æt ɔl ˈsteɪʤɪz ɪn ðə əˈsɛndənsi. ɪt ɪz ˈɔfən fərˈgɑtən ðət ɔˈstreɪljən ˈgəvərnmənt, ˈəndər, spɛnt ˈoʊnli ˌtuˈθərdz ɛz məʧ əv ðə groʊs dəˈmɛstɪk ˈprɑdəkt ɛz ˈnæʃənəl ˈgəvərnmənt dɪz təˈdeɪ. ɛz ɪt ˈhæpənd, dɪd ˈproʊdus ˌɪntərˈʤɛnərˈeɪʃənəl rɪˈpɔrts, səʧ ɛz prəˈfɛsər ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri ˈɪntu ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, wɪʧ stɪl stændz əp ˈfɛrli wɛl, ənˈlaɪk ə hoʊst əv ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz ɪn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk prɑgˌnɑstəˈkeɪʃən, frəm ðə 1967 ˈvərnən rɪˈpɔrt əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ɪnkˈwaɪˌri. noʊ wən ɪn ˈtrɛʒəri, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd (ər ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪd) ə ˈfloʊtɪŋ ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ reɪt ɪn 1983 ər ˈɛni ˈnəmbər əv ˈəðər sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈʧeɪnʤɪz əv ðət ˈɪrə lɛt əˈloʊn ðət ˈmɛni əv ðɛm wʊd bi ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd baɪ ˈleɪbər ˈgəvərnmənts. ðə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz əv 1975 dɪd meɪk ə ˈdɪfərəns, wən ðət ˈmætərz stɪl. ðeɪ riˈdəbəld ˈɛfərts tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˈnəmbərz ɪn ˌjunəˈvərsətiz, ˈfərðər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˈtreɪnɪŋ. ðeɪ hɛlp stɑp moʊst ɔˈstreɪljənz ˈlivɪŋ skul æt əˈbaʊt eɪʤ 15 ənd ˌɪnˈstɛd sɔ moʊst goʊ ɔn, æt list, tɪ matriculation. ðə ki tɪ ðə ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən əv ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈoʊvər ðə pæst 40 jɪrz wɑz ðə frɛʃ ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ənd ˌriɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən fɔr ˈdɛkeɪdz əˈgoʊ ˈspɛndɪŋ rɪˈgɑrdɪd ɛz ɪkˈsɛsɪv, ˈrɛkləs ənd ˌənsəˈsteɪnəbəl baɪ ðə klərks əv ðə deɪ. ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn pjʊr ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən (ənd pjʊr ˈrisərʧ) wɑz ɛz ˈprɑfətəbəl ənd ˈkrɪtɪkəl ɛz ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn dɪˈrɛkli pərˈpɛrɪŋ ˈwɪmən ənd mɛn fər ðə ˈleɪbər ˈmɑrkɪt. səm əv ɪt, ɪn ˈrɛtrəˌspɛkt, kʊd hæv bɪn ˈmænɪʤd ˈbɛtər; ˈɛniˌθɪŋ æt ɔl wɑz æt ðə taɪm ˈfɪrsli rɪˈzɪstɪd. waɪ ʃʊd ɪt bi ˈdɪfərənt 40 jɪrz hɛns? ˈivɪn ɪn 1995 wən kʊd ˈhɑrdli hæv prɪˈdɪktɪd məʧ əv ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi wi teɪk fər ˈgrænɪd təˈdeɪ. wi hæv ˈlərnɪd ˈlɪtəl frəm ə ˈtidiəs, ˈdɪzməl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli əv ðə dɪˈrɛkli pəˈlɪtɪkəl sɔrt, ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd baɪ ˈdɑgmə ənd ˌənəˈfɛktɪd baɪ ˈɛvədəns ər ɪkˈspɪriəns. ðə ˈlɛsən frəm ˈlʊkɪŋ bæk ɪz ðət ðə bɛst ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts wən kən meɪk ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər, ənd ɪn fˈjuʧər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz, ɪz baɪ ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt ənd ˈθɔtfəl ˈspɛndɪŋ naʊ. ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn ðə hɛlθ, ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˈhæpinəs əv ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, nɑt list ðə ˈimərʤɪŋ wən. ənd ɪn ðə ˌʤiəˈgræfɪk ˈkəlʧərəl ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ɪn wɪʧ wi lɪv. ɪts ðə ˈpipəl ənd ðə lænd hu ər ðɪs ˈneɪʃənz greɪt ˈkæpɪtəl ˈæˌsɛt, ənd ðeɪ ər ˈæˌsɛts wi ər ˈlɛtɪŋ dɪˈpriʃiˌeɪt. ɪf wi ˈkænɑt əˈfɔrd ɑr ˈprɛzənt (ɪf nidz bi baɪ ˈrɪʧər ənd mɔr ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd ɔˈstreɪljənz ˈriʧɪŋ ˈdipər ˈɪntu ðɛr ˈwɔləts) wi woʊnt dɪˈzərv ɑr fˈjuʧər. ðə ˈbɪgəst riˈproʊʧ ɔn ˈmɑdərn ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ɪz ðət ðɛr ɪz ə ˈsɪriəs ˈprɑspɛkt ðət ðə ˈjəŋgər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv 2155 meɪ bi məˈtɪriəli wərs ɔf ðən ðɛr ˈpɛrənts ənd ˈgrændˌpɛrənts.
google’s secretive google x laboratory is where some of the brightest minds go to work so-called “moonshot” projects such as google glass and cars. a new profile on google x makes it clear that there are limits to what the lab will put resources into researching, however. for example, reveals that google engineers gave serious thought to starting a research project on but ultimately decided to nix it “in part because any unique item that you would want to teleport… would have to be completely destroyed before it could be reconstituted on the other end.” but just because google has for now given up on studying that mean it have other bizarre projects in the works. among other things, says that google is pondering research on levitation and “inflatable robots” and aerial drones.	google’s* ˈsikrətɪv ˈgugəl ɛks ˈlæbrəˌtɔri ɪz wɛr səm əv ðə ˈbraɪtəst maɪndz goʊ tɪ wərk ˈsoʊˈkɔld ““moonshot”” ˈprɑʤɛkts səʧ ɛz ˈgugəl glæs ənd kɑz. ə nu ˈproʊˌfaɪl ɔn ˈgugəl ɛks meɪks ɪt klɪr ðət ðɛr ər ˈlɪmɪts tɪ wət ðə læb wɪl pʊt ˈrisɔrsɪz ˈɪntu riˈsərʧɪŋ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, rɪˈvilz ðət ˈgugəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz geɪv ˈsɪriəs θɔt tɪ ˈstɑrtɪŋ ə ˈrisərʧ ˈprɑʤɛkt ɔn bət ˈəltəmətli ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ nɪks ɪt pɑrt bɪˈkəz ˈɛni juˈnik ˈaɪtəm ðət ju wʊd wɔnt tɪ teleport…… wʊd hæv tɪ bi kəmˈplitli dɪˈstrɔɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt kʊd bi riˈkɑnstəˌtutɪd ɔn ðə ˈəðər end.”.” bət ʤɪst bɪˈkəz ˈgugəl həz fər naʊ ˈgɪvɪn əp ɔn ˈstədiɪŋ ðət min ɪt hæv ˈəðər bɪˈzɑr ˈprɑʤɛkts ɪn ðə wərks. əˈməŋ ˈəðər θɪŋz, sɪz ðət ˈgugəl ɪz ˈpɑndərɪŋ ˈrisərʧ ɔn ˌlɛvɪˈteɪʃən ənd robots”” ənd ˈɛriəl droʊnz.
we are pleased to announce reach technology, inc. is being acquired by, a leading global supplier of industrial and healthcare technology solutions. reach will continue to provide you with the highest quality products and customer support that continue to be the hallmarks of our business. shares our standards of service and operations. our customers will benefit as we leverage their global resources. answers to common questions: why did reach sell to? reach has grown to the point where additional resources are needed to provide our high level of service to an expanding customer base. reach management saw the opportunity to join forces with a company that shares the same values. how do i place orders? your ordering process change. we still support phone, email, web shopping cart, and fax orders. all phone numbers and email addresses will remain the same. will my sales contact change? no, we are not making any changes; you will continue to contact to place orders. will support change? no, technical and software support will continue to be handled from our oregon office. are we still going to be able to get my product? yes. no changes are being made to the reach product line, or to our commitment to product longevity. will lead times change? no. will you still have the same long term support/availability? yes. will products change? all current products will continue to be produced, with new ones as they finish development. about novanta (formerly group) is a leading global supplier of core technology solutions that give advanced industrial and healthcare a competitive advantage. combines deep expertise at the intersection of and motion with a proven ability to solve complex technical challenges. this enables to engineer core components and that deliver extreme precision and performance, tailored to our customers’ demanding applications. the company delivers highly engineered laser, vision and precision motion solutions to customers around the world. the driving force behind its growth is the team of innovative professionals who share a commitment to innovation and customer success.’s common shares are quoted on nasdaq under the ticker symbol “novt”..com	wi ər plizd tɪ əˈnaʊns riʧ tɛkˈnɑləʤi, ɪŋk. ɪz biɪŋ əkˈwaɪərd baɪ, ə ˈlidɪŋ ˈgloʊbəl səˈplaɪər əv ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ənd ˈhɛlθˌkɛr tɛkˈnɑləʤi səˈluʃənz. riʧ wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ prəˈvaɪd ju wɪθ ðə haɪəst kˈwɑləti ˈprɑdəkts ənd ˈkəstəmər səˈpɔrt ðət kənˈtɪnju tɪ bi ðə ˈhɔlˌmɑrks əv ɑr ˈbɪznɪs. ʃɛrz ɑr ˈstændərdz əv ˈsərvɪs ənd ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ɑr ˈkəstəmərz wɪl ˈbɛnəfɪt ɛz wi ˈlɛvərɪʤ ðɛr ˈgloʊbəl ˈrisɔrsɪz. ˈænsərz tɪ ˈkɑmən kˈwɛsʧənz: waɪ dɪd riʧ sɛl tɪ? riʧ həz groʊn tɪ ðə pɔɪnt wɛr əˈdɪʃənəl ˈrisɔrsɪz ər ˈnidɪd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ɑr haɪ ˈlɛvəl əv ˈsərvɪs tɪ ən ɪkˈspændɪŋ ˈkəstəmər beɪs. riʧ ˈmænɪʤmənt sɔ ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ʤɔɪn ˈfɔrsɪz wɪθ ə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət ʃɛrz ðə seɪm ˈvæljuz. haʊ du aɪ pleɪs ˈɔrdərz? jʊr ˈɔrdərɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs ʧeɪnʤ. wi stɪl səˈpɔrt foʊn, iˈmeɪl, wɛb ˈʃɑpɪŋ kɑrt, ənd fæks ˈɔrdərz. ɔl foʊn ˈnəmbərz ənd iˈmeɪl ˈæˈdrɛsɪz wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ðə seɪm. wɪl maɪ seɪlz ˈkɑnˌtækt ʧeɪnʤ? noʊ, wi ər nɑt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈɛni ˈʧeɪnʤɪz; ju wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt tɪ pleɪs ˈɔrdərz. wɪl səˈpɔrt ʧeɪnʤ? noʊ, ˈtɛknɪkəl ənd ˈsɔfˌwɛr səˈpɔrt wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ bi ˈhændəld frəm ɑr ˈɔrəˌgɑn ˈɔfəs. ər wi stɪl goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt maɪ ˈprɑdəkt? jɛs. noʊ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ər biɪŋ meɪd tɪ ðə riʧ ˈprɑdəkt laɪn, ər tɪ ɑr kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ˈprɑdəkt lɔnˈʤɛvəti. wɪl lɛd taɪmz ʧeɪnʤ? noʊ. wɪl ju stɪl hæv ðə seɪm lɔŋ tərm support/availability? jɛs. wɪl ˈprɑdəkts ʧeɪnʤ? ɔl ˈkɑrənt ˈprɑdəkts wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ bi prəˈdust, wɪθ nu wənz ɛz ðeɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ dɪˈvɛləpmənt. əˈbaʊt (ˈfɔrmərli grup) ɪz ə ˈlidɪŋ ˈgloʊbəl səˈplaɪər əv kɔr tɛkˈnɑləʤi səˈluʃənz ðət gɪv ədˈvænst ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ənd ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ə kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ædˈvæntɪʤ. kəmˈbaɪnz dip ˌɛkspərˈtiz æt ðə ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən əv ənd ˈmoʊʃən wɪθ ə ˈpruvən əˈbɪləˌti tɪ sɑlv ˈkɑmplɛks ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈʧælənʤɪz. ðɪs ɪˈneɪbəlz tɪ ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr kɔr kəmˈpoʊnənts ənd ðət dɪˈlɪvər ɪkˈstrim priˈsɪʒən ənd pərˈfɔrməns, ˈteɪlərd tɪ ɑr customers’’ dɪˈmændɪŋ ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni dɪˈlɪvərz ˈhaɪli ˌɛnʤəˈnird ˈleɪzər, ˈvɪʒən ənd priˈsɪʒən ˈmoʊʃən səˈluʃənz tɪ ˈkəstəmərz əraʊnd ðə wərld. ðə ˈdraɪvɪŋ fɔrs bɪˈhaɪnd ɪts groʊθ ɪz ðə tim əv ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv prəˈfɛʃənəlz hu ʃɛr ə kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ənd ˈkəstəmər səkˈsɛs. ˈkɑmən ʃɛrz ər kˈwoʊtɪd ɔn ˈnæzdæk ˈəndər ðə ˈtɪkər ˈsɪmbəl ““novt”*”.
image courtesy of the society “the sound and the fury” is acknowledged as one of the masterpieces of 20th-century. it is also one of william most difficult books. it is told from multiple points of view and the narrative jumps across multiple time frames with little indication of doing so. it is confusing enough that, according to the la times, faulkner wanted to color code the book: but when faulkner was working on the book in the “the sound and the fury” was published in 1929 he imagined a way to make the section clearer to readers. “i wish publishing was advanced enough to use colored ink,” faulkner wrote to his editor, “as i argued with you and hal in the that day… just have to save the idea until publishing grows up,” he added, inadvertently launching a challenge to future publishers. today the society has published the book the way that faulkner always wanted. unfortunately, it is only a limited run of copies that will cost you $345.00 a pop.	ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkərtəsi əv ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti saʊnd ənd ðə fury”” ɪz ækˈnɑlɪʤd ɛz wən əv ðə ˈmæstərˌpisɪz əv 20th-century. ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ wən əv ˈwɪljəm moʊst ˈdɪfəkəlt bʊks. ɪt ɪz toʊld frəm ˈməltəpəl pɔɪnts əv vju ənd ðə ˈnɛrətɪv ʤəmps əˈkrɔs ˈməltəpəl taɪm freɪmz wɪθ ˈlɪtəl ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən əv duɪŋ soʊ. ɪt ɪz kənfˈjuzɪŋ ɪˈnəf ðət, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə lɑ taɪmz, ˈfɔknər ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˈkələr koʊd ðə bʊk: bət wɪn ˈfɔknər wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə bʊk ɪn ðə saʊnd ənd ðə fury”” wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn 1929 hi ˌɪˈmæʤənd ə weɪ tɪ meɪk ðə ˈsɛkʃən ˈklɪrər tɪ ˈridərz. wɪʃ ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ wɑz ədˈvænst ɪˈnəf tɪ juz ˈkələrd ink,”,” ˈfɔknər roʊt tɪ hɪz ˈɛdɪtər, aɪ ˈɑrgjud wɪθ ju ənd hæl ɪn ðə ðət day…… ʤɪst hæv tɪ seɪv ðə aɪˈdiə ənˈtɪl ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ groʊz up,”,” hi ˈædɪd, ˌɪnədˈvərtəntli ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ə ˈʧælənʤ tɪ fˈjuʧər ˈpəblɪʃərz. təˈdeɪ ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti həz ˈpəblɪʃt ðə bʊk ðə weɪ ðət ˈfɔknər ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwɔntɪd. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ɪt ɪz ˈoʊnli ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd rən əv ˈkɑpiz ðət wɪl kɔst ju ə pɑp.
the members of the 2014 public accounts committee (pac) are refusing to accept responsibility for the difficulties experienced by angela kerins. the former ceo of the rehab group claims the line of questioning adopted by the committee during a hearing she attended was beyond its remit. she wants any mention of her name to be removed from the public record and also claiming damages for the effect it had on her health. ms kerins waited outside the court room this morning as video footage from the pac hearing on april 2014 was played. rehab’s board of directors were asked if she was a “dominant” or “forceful” chief executive before the then chairman john mcguinness brought proceedings to an end. ms kerins was unable to attend that day because of poor health. mr mcguinness finished by declaring “this is money” and rejecting her claims that a meeting attended the previous month was a witchhunt and a smokescreen to allow members make judgemental statements about her salary and other matters she considered to be “wholly private”. john rogers, acting for ms kerins, said these parting words were delivered in the nature of a ruling and ignored the boundaries of the public spending watchdog. last week, the court heard that ms kerins was following the hearing she attended and tried to take her own life 15 days later because she felt it was the only way to end the controversy surrounding the charity group. paul gallagher, senior counsel for the pac members, began his defence of the action this morning. he opened by saying his clients are “clearly conscious of and sympathetic to difficulties experienced by angela kerins”. he said they did not intend to make things more difficult for her but added that they did not accept responsibility for her difficulties.	ðə ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə 2014 ˈpəblɪk əˈkaʊnts kəˈmɪti (pæk) ər rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ əkˈsɛpt riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ðə ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz ɪkˈspɪriənst baɪ ˈænʤələ ˈkɛrɪnz. ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ðə rihæb grup kleɪmz ðə laɪn əv kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ əˈdɑptəd baɪ ðə kəˈmɪti ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈhirɪŋ ʃi əˈtɛndəd wɑz bɪɔnd ɪts riˈmɪt. ʃi wɔnts ˈɛni ˈmɛnʃən əv hər neɪm tɪ bi riˈmuvd frəm ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈrɛkərd ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkleɪmɪŋ ˈdæmɪʤɪz fər ðə ˈifɛkt ɪt hæd ɔn hər hɛlθ. mɪz ˈkɛrɪnz ˈweɪtɪd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə kɔrt rum ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ ɛz ˈvɪdioʊ ˈfʊtɪʤ frəm ðə pæk ˈhirɪŋ ɔn ˈeɪprəl 2014 wɑz pleɪd. bɔrd əv dɪˈrɛktərz wər æst ɪf ʃi wɑz ə ““dominant”” ər ““forceful”” ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ðɛn ˈʧɛrmən ʤɑn məˈgɪnəs brɔt prəˈsidɪŋz tɪ ən ɛnd. mɪz ˈkɛrɪnz wɑz əˈneɪbəl tɪ əˈtɛnd ðət deɪ bɪˈkəz əv pur hɛlθ. ˈmɪstər məˈgɪnəs ˈfɪnɪʃt baɪ dɪˈklɛrɪŋ ɪz money”” ənd rɪˈʤɛktɪŋ hər kleɪmz ðət ə ˈmitɪŋ əˈtɛndəd ðə ˈpriviəs mənθ wɑz ə ˈwɪˌʧhənt ənd ə sˈmoʊkˌskrin tɪ əˈlaʊ ˈmɛmbərz meɪk ʤəʤˈmɛntəl ˈsteɪtmənts əˈbaʊt hər ˈsæləri ənd ˈəðər ˈmætərz ʃi kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi private””. ʤɑn ˈrɑʤərz, ˈæktɪŋ fər mɪz ˈkɛrɪnz, sɛd ðiz ˈpɑrtɪŋ wərdz wər dɪˈlɪvərd ɪn ðə ˈneɪʧər əv ə ˈrulɪŋ ənd ˌɪgˈnɔrd ðə ˈbaʊndəriz əv ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈwɑʧˌdɔg. læst wik, ðə kɔrt hərd ðət mɪz ˈkɛrɪnz wɑz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈhirɪŋ ʃi əˈtɛndəd ənd traɪd tɪ teɪk hər oʊn laɪf 15 deɪz ˈleɪtər bɪˈkəz ʃi fɛlt ɪt wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ tɪ ɛnd ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə ˈʧɛrɪti grup. pɔl ˈgæləgər, ˈsinjər ˈkaʊnsəl fər ðə pæk ˈmɛmbərz, bɪˈgæn hɪz dɪˈfɛns əv ðə ˈækʃən ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ. hi ˈoʊpənd baɪ seɪɪŋ hɪz klaɪənts ər ˈkɑnʃəs əv ənd ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk tɪ ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz ɪkˈspɪriənst baɪ ˈænʤələ kerins”*”. hi sɛd ðeɪ dɪd nɑt ˌɪnˈtɛnd tɪ meɪk θɪŋz mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt fər hər bət ˈædɪd ðət ðeɪ dɪd nɑt əkˈsɛpt riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər hər ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz.
biddeford the pickup truck driver who allegedly hit a family of bicyclists in last week had been drinking, police said thursday, a day after the father struck by the truck died of his injuries. an analysis of the blood taken at the hospital showed he had been drinking, despite being forbidden to have any trace of alcohol in his system while driving, police said. additional photos rescuers attend to one of the victims at the scene of the crash in on friday. elliott, 52, who was hit by a pickup truck while cycling with his family last friday has died from his injuries. his son is still in critical condition. victor dorais photo related headlines witness: driver who hit bicyclists appeared to be asleep david labonte, 56, who has not been charged, at first refused to let police administer a breath or blood test after the 6 p.m. crash friday on elm street, said police chief roger beaupre. but an assistant york county district attorney drafted a search warrant showing probable cause that labonte had been drinking, based on reports from rescue workers and other first responders at the scene, beaupre said. “we had probable cause (to believe) the person had been drinking prior to the accident,” beaupre said. “we have a ballpark idea what his numbers are going to be.” beaupre noted that the hospital ran an analysis on a sample of blood, and a sample was also sent to the state crime lab in augusta for testing. he said he has been asked by prosecutors not to release the actual content in the sample analyzed by the hospital, but that it tested positive for the presence of alcohol. labonte has been staying with his parents in. a man who identified himself as his brother answered the door at the home on thursday. he said labonte was not home and he declined to speak for his brother. he also said he did not know the name of his attorney. labonte did not respond to a message left with his brother. meanwhile thursday, family and friends mourned the death of elliott. the father had been listed in critical condition for five days and undergone multiple surgeries at maine medical center in portland, but succumbed to his injuries late wednesday afternoon, police said. his son, elliott, 15 months old, remains in critical condition. lavarice’s mother, brennan, 30, was treated and released the day of the crash and has been keeping a vigil at maine med. jamerico elliott, known to his friends as “rico,” was a friend and a dedicated father, recalled lisa allen, who has lived for several months in the same apartment building as the family. “he played with him, he napped with him, he made sure the baby had everything he needed,” allen said. “lavarice always came first.” elliott would play blocks with his son, or with the favorite elmo doll, she said. elliott also was helpful around the building, and looked after allen after she burned her hand badly in a grease fire, she said. the family was out for a bike ride, which they did regularly, when the truck driver apparently crossed three lanes of traffic and hit them, breaking bicycle in two and throwing the child from the child seat in which he was riding. police found no skid marks at the scene that would indicate labonte tried to brake. labonte initially told rescue workers that he had a heart attack, beaupre said. he later told a reporter for the portland press herald that he was returning from his job as a painter, had been coughing, had an asthma attack and fainted. police have subpoenaed medical records as part of the investigation. officials have said he had a cooler in the truck with a small number of unopened beers. an officer rode with labonte in the ambulance to the hospital after the crash and stayed with him until about three hours later when the blood sample was taken, beaupre said. labonte was not legally allowed to refuse a blood test. state law dictates that whenever a crash causes serious injury or death, drivers must consent to a blood test, beaupre said. the blood sample delivered to the state crime lab is not scheduled to be processed until monday. results could be available late monday or tuesday, beaupre said. the department has repeatedly requested the results, but because of staff vacations and blood samples from other cases that also need to be tested, the blood sample from labonte was not processed this week, he said. once the results are released, labonte would face charges if any alcohol was in his system at the time of the crash, since he has a conditional license prohibiting any level of alcohol. his license was restricted because he has four drunken driving convictions on his record dating back to the 1980s. david hench can be contacted at or: [email protected] share	biddeford* ðə ˈpɪˌkəp trək ˈdraɪvər hu əˈlɛʤədli hɪt ə ˈfæməli əv ˈbaɪˌsɪklɪsts ɪn læst wik hæd bɪn ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ, pəˈlis sɛd ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ə deɪ ˈæftər ðə ˈfɑðər strək baɪ ðə trək daɪd əv hɪz ˈɪnʤəriz. ən æˈnælɪsɪs əv ðə bləd ˈteɪkən æt ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ʃoʊd hi hæd bɪn ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ, dɪˈspaɪt biɪŋ ˈfɔrbɪdən tɪ hæv ˈɛni treɪs əv ˈælkəˌhɑl ɪn hɪz ˈsɪstəm waɪl ˈdraɪvɪŋ, pəˈlis sɛd. əˈdɪʃənəl ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ˈrɛˌskjuərz əˈtɛnd tɪ wən əv ðə ˈvɪktɪmz æt ðə sin əv ðə kræʃ ɪn ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ˈɛliət, 52 hu wɑz hɪt baɪ ə ˈpɪˌkəp trək waɪl ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ wɪθ hɪz ˈfæməli læst ˈfraɪˌdeɪ həz daɪd frəm hɪz ˈɪnʤəriz. hɪz sən ɪz stɪl ɪn ˈkrɪtɪkəl kənˈdɪʃən. ˈvɪktər dəreɪ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz ˈwɪtnəs: ˈdraɪvər hu hɪt ˈbaɪˌsɪklɪsts əˈpɪrd tɪ bi əsˈlip ˈdeɪvɪd ləˈbɑnti, 56 hu həz nɑt bɪn ʧɑrʤd, æt fərst rɪfˈjuzd tɪ lɛt pəˈlis ədˈmɪnɪstər ə brɛθ ər bləd tɛst ˈæftər ðə 6 p.m. kræʃ ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ɔn ɛlm strit, sɛd pəˈlis ʧif ˈrɑʤər boʊˈpreɪ. bət ən əˈsɪstənt jɔrk ˈkaʊnti ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni ˈdræftɪd ə sərʧ ˈwɔrənt ʃoʊɪŋ ˈprɑbəbəl kɔz ðət ləˈbɑnti hæd bɪn ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ, beɪst ɔn rɪˈpɔrts frəm ˈrɛskju ˈwərkərz ənd ˈəðər fərst rɪˈspɑndərz æt ðə sin, boʊˈpreɪ sɛd. hæd ˈprɑbəbəl kɔz (tɪ bɪˈliv) ðə ˈpərsən hæd bɪn ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ praɪər tɪ ðə accident,”,” boʊˈpreɪ sɛd. hæv ə ˈbɔlˌpɑrk aɪˈdiə wət hɪz ˈnəmbərz ər goʊɪŋ tɪ be.”.” boʊˈpreɪ ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ræn ən æˈnælɪsɪs ɔn ə ˈsæmpəl əv bləd, ənd ə ˈsæmpəl wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ sɛnt tɪ ðə steɪt kraɪm læb ɪn əˈgəstə fər ˈtɛstɪŋ. hi sɛd hi həz bɪn æst baɪ ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz nɑt tɪ riˈlis ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈkɑntɛnt ɪn ðə ˈsæmpəl ˈænəˌlaɪzd baɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, bət ðət ɪt ˈtɛstɪd ˈpɑzətɪv fər ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ˈælkəˌhɑl. ləˈbɑnti həz bɪn steɪɪŋ wɪθ hɪz ˈpɛrənts ɪn. ə mæn hu aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz hɪz ˈbrəðər ˈænsərd ðə dɔr æt ðə hoʊm ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. hi sɛd ləˈbɑnti wɑz nɑt hoʊm ənd hi dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ spik fər hɪz ˈbrəðər. hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd hi dɪd nɑt noʊ ðə neɪm əv hɪz əˈtərni. ləˈbɑnti dɪd nɑt rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ə ˈmɛsɪʤ lɛft wɪθ hɪz ˈbrəðər. ˈminˌwaɪl ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈfæməli ənd frɛndz mɔrnd ðə dɛθ əv ˈɛliət. ðə ˈfɑðər hæd bɪn ˈlɪstɪd ɪn ˈkrɪtɪkəl kənˈdɪʃən fər faɪv deɪz ənd ˌəndərˈgɔn ˈməltəpəl ˈsərʤəriz æt meɪn ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɛnər ɪn ˈpɔrtlənd, bət səˈkəmd tɪ hɪz ˈɪnʤəriz leɪt ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun, pəˈlis sɛd. hɪz sən, ˈɛliət, 15 mənθs oʊld, rɪˈmeɪnz ɪn ˈkrɪtɪkəl kənˈdɪʃən. ˈməðər, ˈbrɛnən, 30 wɑz ˈtritɪd ənd riˈlist ðə deɪ əv ðə kræʃ ənd həz bɪn ˈkipɪŋ ə ˈvɪʤəl æt meɪn mɛd. ˈɛliət, noʊn tɪ hɪz frɛndz ɛz ““rico,”,” wɑz ə frɛnd ənd ə ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd ˈfɑðər, rɪˈkɔld ˈlisə ˈælən, hu həz lɪvd fər ˈsɛvərəl mənθs ɪn ðə seɪm əˈpɑrtmənt ˈbɪldɪŋ ɛz ðə ˈfæməli. pleɪd wɪθ ɪm, hi næpt wɪθ ɪm, hi meɪd ʃʊr ðə ˈbeɪbi hæd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ hi needed,”,” ˈælən sɛd. ˈɔlˌweɪz keɪm first.”.” ˈɛliət wʊd pleɪ blɑks wɪθ hɪz sən, ər wɪθ ðə ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈɛlmoʊ dɑl, ʃi sɛd. ˈɛliət ˈɔlsoʊ wɑz ˈhɛlpfəl əraʊnd ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ, ənd lʊkt ˈæftər ˈælən ˈæftər ʃi bərnd hər hænd ˈbædli ɪn ə gris faɪər, ʃi sɛd. ðə ˈfæməli wɑz aʊt fər ə baɪk raɪd, wɪʧ ðeɪ dɪd ˈrɛgjələrli, wɪn ðə trək ˈdraɪvər əˈpɛrəntli krɔst θri leɪnz əv ˈtræfɪk ənd hɪt ðɛm, ˈbreɪkɪŋ ˈbaɪsɪkəl ɪn tu ənd θroʊɪŋ ðə ʧaɪld frəm ðə ʧaɪld sit ɪn wɪʧ hi wɑz ˈraɪdɪŋ. pəˈlis faʊnd noʊ skɪd mɑrks æt ðə sin ðət wʊd ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ləˈbɑnti traɪd tɪ breɪk. ləˈbɑnti ˌɪˈnɪʃəli toʊld ˈrɛskju ˈwərkərz ðət hi hæd ə hɑrt əˈtæk, boʊˈpreɪ sɛd. hi ˈleɪtər toʊld ə rɪˈpɔrtər fər ðə ˈpɔrtlənd prɛs ˈhɛrəld ðət hi wɑz rɪˈtərnɪŋ frəm hɪz ʤɑb ɛz ə ˈpeɪnər, hæd bɪn ˈkɑfɪŋ, hæd ən ˈæzmə əˈtæk ənd ˈfeɪntɪd. pəˈlis hæv səˈpinəd ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈrɛkərdz ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. əˈfɪʃəlz hæv sɛd hi hæd ə ˈkulər ɪn ðə trək wɪθ ə smɔl ˈnəmbər əv əˈnoʊpənd bɪrz. ən ˈɔfɪsər roʊd wɪθ ləˈbɑnti ɪn ðə ˈæmbjələns tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈæftər ðə kræʃ ənd steɪd wɪθ ɪm ənˈtɪl əˈbaʊt θri aʊərz ˈleɪtər wɪn ðə bləd ˈsæmpəl wɑz ˈteɪkən, boʊˈpreɪ sɛd. ləˈbɑnti wɑz nɑt ˈligəli əˈlaʊd tɪ ˈrɛfˌjuz ə bləd tɛst. steɪt lɔ ˈdɪkˌteɪts ðət wɛˈnɛvər ə kræʃ ˈkɔzɪz ˈsɪriəs ˈɪnʤəri ər dɛθ, ˈdraɪvərz məst kənˈsɛnt tɪ ə bləd tɛst, boʊˈpreɪ sɛd. ðə bləd ˈsæmpəl dɪˈlɪvərd tɪ ðə steɪt kraɪm læb ɪz nɑt ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ bi ˈprɑsɛst ənˈtɪl ˈmənˌdeɪ. rɪˈzəlts kʊd bi əˈveɪləbəl leɪt ˈmənˌdeɪ ər ˈtuzˌdeɪ, boʊˈpreɪ sɛd. ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt həz rɪˈpitɪdli rɪkˈwɛstɪd ðə rɪˈzəlts, bət bɪˈkəz əv stæf veɪˈkeɪʃənz ənd bləd ˈsæmpəlz frəm ˈəðər ˈkeɪsɪz ðət ˈɔlsoʊ nid tɪ bi ˈtɛstɪd, ðə bləd ˈsæmpəl frəm ləˈbɑnti wɑz nɑt ˈprɑsɛst ðɪs wik, hi sɛd. wəns ðə rɪˈzəlts ər riˈlist, ləˈbɑnti wʊd feɪs ˈʧɑrʤɪz ɪf ˈɛni ˈælkəˌhɑl wɑz ɪn hɪz ˈsɪstəm æt ðə taɪm əv ðə kræʃ, sɪns hi həz ə kənˈdɪʃənəl ˈlaɪsəns proʊˈhɪbətɪŋ ˈɛni ˈlɛvəl əv ˈælkəˌhɑl. hɪz ˈlaɪsəns wɑz riˈstrɪktɪd bɪˈkəz hi həz fɔr ˈdrəŋkən ˈdraɪvɪŋ kənˈvɪkʃənz ɔn hɪz ˈrɛkərd ˈdeɪtɪŋ bæk tɪ ðə 1980s*. ˈdeɪvɪd hɛnʧ kən bi ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd æt ər: [iˈmeɪl prəˈtɛktɪd] ʃɛr
no house republican enrages the wing of the more than justin. but members and operatives who hoped to end his political career are running out of time and moxie before michigan's aug. 5 primary. so far, many of critics have passed on investing substantial resources in his rival, former east grand rapids school trustee brian ellis. at the same time, allies such as the club for growth and sen. ted cruz, r-texas, have tangibly backed the libertarian in the district. amash rankles house leadership and members over issues ranging from national security to parochial legislation. he's often at odds with much of his conference, and privately, many members and their aides say their capacity to govern would be easier if he was no longer in congress. but on capitol hill, it's still taboo to try to oust a fellow member even someone who frustrates leadership as much as. as a result, almost no one in congress will publicly challenge his. for example, ellis' sole donor in the michigan delegation is house intelligence committee chairman mike rogers and he's retiring this year. "brian will be an effective advocate in washington, not an ineffective, celebrity politician who works against the republican party at every turn," rogers press secretary kelsey knight added in a statement. ellis' other congressional donor is rep. devin nunes, a republican who represents a district more than miles away in california. nunes is at odds with in part because of nunes' opposition to water legislation affecting his the golden state district. but at least 22 of's allies in congress have rallied behind him, including many of his 2010 classmates like reps. david schweikert of arizona, tim huelskamp of kansas, r. labrador of idaho, and mick mulvaney of south carolina. he boasts additional conservative backers: cruz, sen. rand paul, r-ky., and house financial services chairman jeb hensarling. cruz also cut a radio ad that the campaign has used to swamp the airwaves. the michigan delegation is sitting on its hands. in a state that boasts four committee chairman, was kicked off the house budget committee in 2012. “there’s not a concerted effort among the michigan delegation to oust, but not a concerted effort to help him either,” said a michigan republican consultant, who was granted anonymity to speak candidly about. what's more, members are reluctant to pick a fight with tea party groups by publicly donating to ellis' campaign, multiple operatives on capitol hill told roll call. even without congressional help and the traditional pac donations bestowed on incumbents, ellis could still spend more than in the race by self-funding. ellis loaned his campaign $1 million, according to his latest fundraising report , and raised a total of almost $1.7 million. ellis is running an organized campaign with a recognized team of consultants. state and national allies insist there is a path to victory citing local support and low turnout. the michigan primary comes in early august, when many of the district's residence head north for vacation. as a result, michigan operatives expect only the most passionate and organized to vote. ellis has no shortage of republican endorsements in michigan. he also boasts support from michigan right to life, former rep. pete hoekstra, the michigan chamber of commerce, the grand rapids chamber of commerce and, most notably, the u.s. chamber of commerce. but as of friday morning, none of those organizations made a serious financial investment in the race. fundraising reports did show several groups made significant investments in ellis' campaign. ellis has one other great hope: the u.s. chamber of commerce makes a substantial, last-minute television blitz. the group's perfect streak of spending in primaries ended tuesday, when rep. jack kingston, r-ga., lost the runoff for senate. the chamber had spent more on bid than any other primary campaign this cycle. meanwhile, outside groups have come in big and early for. the club for growth's independent expenditure arm which has a mixed record this cycle is credited with recognizing the ellis threat early and protecting. they spent $368,000 on the airwaves and bundled $274,000 in contributions for's campaign, according to spokesman barney keller. "club for growth action's most recent tv ad buy ended on monday," keller said via email. "we are confident that congressman is in a very strong position for reelection, but we continue to closely monitor the race, and we might or might not return to the tv airwaves prior to election day." americans for prosperity also made a positive buy for early this year, and citizens united directly donated to his campaign. but if wins the primary next week as most republicans expect his hill adversaries will watch his margin. if he wins by less than 10 percent, and he continues to aggravate his own conference, things might be different next cycle. "it takes a long time to get people to focus and to be willing to take that plunge, because going against an incumbent is a risk,” the republican said. "but given his voting record, in this case, there really is no risk." related stories: u.s. chamber backs justin primary opponent conservatives regroup to force leadership to change kingston counts on hill connections in senate runoff club for growth stumbles with mississippi senate loss (video) roll call election map: race ratings for every seat get breaking news alerts and more from roll call in your or on your iphone.	noʊ haʊs rɪˈpəblɪkən ɛnˈreɪʤəz ðə wɪŋ əv ðə mɔr ðən ˈʤəstɪn. bət ˈmɛmbərz ənd ˈɑpərətɪvz hu hoʊpt tɪ ɛnd hɪz pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərɪr ər ˈrənɪŋ aʊt əv taɪm ənd ˈmɑksi ˌbiˈfɔr ˈmɪʃɪgənz ˈɔgəst. 5 ˈpraɪˌmɛri. soʊ fɑr, ˈmɛni əv ˈkrɪtɪks hæv pæst ɔn ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ səbˈstænʃəl ˈrisɔrsɪz ɪn hɪz ˈraɪvəl, ˈfɔrmər ist grænd ˈræpɪdz skul ˌtrəˈsti braɪən ˈɛlɪs. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ˈælaɪz səʧ ɛz ðə kləb fər groʊθ ənd sɛn. tɛd kruz, r-texas, hæv ˈtænʤəbli bækt ðə ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən ɪn ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt. ˈræŋkəlz haʊs ˈlidərˌʃɪp ənd ˈmɛmbərz ˈoʊvər ˈɪʃuz ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti tɪ pərˈoʊkiəl ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən. hiz ˈɔfən æt ɑdz wɪθ məʧ əv hɪz ˈkɑnfərəns, ənd ˈpraɪvətli, ˈmɛni ˈmɛmbərz ənd ðɛr eɪdz seɪ ðɛr kəˈpæsɪti tɪ ˈgəvərn wʊd bi ˈiziər ɪf hi wɑz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs. bət ɔn ˈkæpɪtəl hɪl, ɪts stɪl tæˈbu tɪ traɪ tɪ aʊst ə ˈfɛloʊ ˈmɛmbər ˈivɪn ˈsəmˌwən hu ˈfrəˌstreɪts ˈlidərˌʃɪp ɛz məʧ ɛz. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ˈɔlˌmoʊst noʊ wən ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs wɪl ˈpəblɪkli ˈʧælənʤ hɪz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈɛlɪs' soʊl ˈdoʊnər ɪn ðə ˈmɪʃɪgən ˌdɛləˈgeɪʃən ɪz haʊs ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəˈmɪti ˈʧɛrmən maɪk ˈrɑʤərz ənd hiz rɪˈtaɪrɪŋ ðɪs jɪr. "braɪən wɪl bi ən ˈifɛktɪv ˈædvəˌkeɪt ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, nɑt ən ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv, səˈlɛbrɪti ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən hu wərks əˈgɛnst ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti æt ˈɛvəri tərn," ˈrɑʤərz prɛs ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈkɛlsi naɪt ˈædɪd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ˈɛlɪs' ˈəðər kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈdoʊnər ɪz rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈdɛvɪn nunz, ə rɪˈpəblɪkən hu ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ə ˈdɪstrɪkt mɔr ðən maɪəlz əˈweɪ ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. nunz ɪz æt ɑdz wɪθ ɪn pɑrt bɪˈkəz əv nunz' ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈwɔtər ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən əˈfɛktɪŋ hɪz ðə ˈgoʊldən steɪt ˈdɪstrɪkt. bət æt list 22 əv ˈælaɪz ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs hæv ˈrælid bɪˈhaɪnd ɪm, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmɛni əv hɪz 2010 ˈklæsˌmeɪts laɪk rɛps. ˈdeɪvɪd ʃˈwaɪkərt əv ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə, tɪm ˈhʊlskæmp əv ˈkænzəs, ɑr. ˈlæbrəˌdɔr əv ˈaɪdəˌhoʊ, ənd mɪk ˌməlˈveɪni əv saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə. hi boʊsts əˈdɪʃənəl kənˈsərvətɪv ˈbækərz: kruz, sɛn. rænd pɔl, r-ky., ənd haʊs ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈʧɛrmən ʤɛb ˈhɛnsɑrlɪŋ. kruz ˈɔlsoʊ kət ə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ æd ðət ðə kæmˈpeɪn həz juzd tɪ swɔmp ðə ˈɛrˌweɪvz. ðə ˈmɪʃɪgən ˌdɛləˈgeɪʃən ɪz ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn ɪts hænz. ɪn ə steɪt ðət boʊsts fɔr kəˈmɪti ˈʧɛrmən, wɑz kɪkt ɔf ðə haʊs ˈbəʤɪt kəˈmɪti ɪn 2012 nɑt ə kənˈsərtɪd ˈɛfərt əˈməŋ ðə ˈmɪʃɪgən ˌdɛləˈgeɪʃən tɪ aʊst, bət nɑt ə kənˈsərtɪd ˈɛfərt tɪ hɛlp ɪm either,”,” sɛd ə ˈmɪʃɪgən rɪˈpəblɪkən kənˈsəltənt, hu wɑz ˈgrænɪd ˌænəˈnɪmɪti tɪ spik ˈkændɪdli əˈbaʊt. wəts mɔr, ˈmɛmbərz ər rɪˈləktənt tɪ pɪk ə faɪt wɪθ ti ˈpɑrti grups baɪ ˈpəblɪkli ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪŋ tɪ ˈɛlɪs' kæmˈpeɪn, ˈməltəpəl ˈɑpərətɪvz ɔn ˈkæpɪtəl hɪl toʊld roʊl kɔl. ˈivɪn wɪˈθaʊt kənˈgrɛʃənəl hɛlp ənd ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl pæk doʊˈneɪʃənz bɪˈstoʊd ɔn ˌɪnˈkəmbənts, ˈɛlɪs kʊd stɪl spɛnd mɔr ðən ɪn ðə reɪs baɪ self-funding. ˈɛlɪs loʊnd hɪz kæmˈpeɪn 1 ˈmɪljən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ hɪz ˈleɪtəst ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ rɪˈpɔrt ənd reɪzd ə ˈtoʊtəl əv ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈmɪljən. ˈɛlɪs ɪz ˈrənɪŋ ən ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd kæmˈpeɪn wɪθ ə ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd tim əv kənˈsəltənts. steɪt ənd ˈnæʃənəl ˈælaɪz ˌɪnˈsɪst ðɛr ɪz ə pæθ tɪ ˈvɪktəri ˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈloʊkəl səˈpɔrt ənd loʊ ˈtərˌnaʊt. ðə ˈmɪʃɪgən ˈpraɪˌmɛri kəmz ɪn ˈərli ˈɔgəst, wɪn ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈdɪstrɪkts ˈrɛzɪdəns hɛd nɔrθ fər veɪˈkeɪʃən. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ˈmɪʃɪgən ˈɑpərətɪvz ɪkˈspɛkt ˈoʊnli ðə moʊst ˈpæʃənət ənd ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd tɪ voʊt. ˈɛlɪs həz noʊ ˈʃɔrtɪʤ əv rɪˈpəblɪkən ɛnˈdɔrsmənts ɪn ˈmɪʃɪgən. hi ˈɔlsoʊ boʊsts səˈpɔrt frəm ˈmɪʃɪgən raɪt tɪ laɪf, ˈfɔrmər rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. pit ˈhoʊkstrə, ðə ˈmɪʃɪgən ˈʧeɪmbər əv ˈkɑmərs, ðə grænd ˈræpɪdz ˈʧeɪmbər əv ˈkɑmərs ənd, moʊst ˈnoʊtəbli, ðə juz. ˈʧeɪmbər əv ˈkɑmərs. bət ɛz əv ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, nən əv ðoʊz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz meɪd ə ˈsɪriəs ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn ðə reɪs. ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ rɪˈpɔrts dɪd ʃoʊ ˈsɛvərəl grups meɪd sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ɪn ˈɛlɪs' kæmˈpeɪn. ˈɛlɪs həz wən ˈəðər greɪt hoʊp: ðə juz. ˈʧeɪmbər əv ˈkɑmərs meɪks ə səbˈstænʃəl, ˌlæsˈmɪnət ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən blɪts. ðə grups ˈpərˌfɪkt strik əv ˈspɛndɪŋ ɪn ˈpraɪˌmɛriz ˈɛndɪd ˈtuzˌdeɪ, wɪn rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ʤæk ˈkɪŋstən, r-ga., lɔst ðə ˈrəˌnɔf fər ˈsɛnɪt. ðə ˈʧeɪmbər hæd spɛnt mɔr ɔn bɪd ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈpraɪˌmɛri kæmˈpeɪn ðɪs ˈsaɪkəl. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈaʊtˈsaɪd grups hæv kəm ɪn bɪg ənd ˈərli fər. ðə kləb fər groʊθs ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ɪkˈspɛndɪʧər ɑrm wɪʧ həz ə mɪkst ˈrɛkərd ðɪs ˈsaɪkəl ɪz ˈkrɛdɪtɪd wɪθ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈɛlɪs θrɛt ˈərli ənd prəˈtɛktɪŋ. ðeɪ spɛnt ɔn ðə ˈɛrˌweɪvz ənd ˈbəndəld ɪn ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz fər kæmˈpeɪn, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈspoʊksmən ˈbɑrni ˈkɛlər. "kləb fər groʊθ ˈækʃənz moʊst ˈrisənt ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən æd baɪ ˈɛndɪd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ," ˈkɛlər sɛd ˈviə iˈmeɪl. "wi ər ˈkɑnfədənt ðət ˈkɑŋgrəsmən ɪz ɪn ə ˈvɛri strɔŋ pəˈzɪʃən fər riɪˈlɛkʃən, bət wi kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈkloʊsli ˈmɑnətər ðə reɪs, ənd wi maɪt ər maɪt nɑt rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈɛrˌweɪvz praɪər tɪ ɪˈlɛkʃən deɪ." əˈmɛrɪkənz fər prɑˈspɛrəti ˈɔlsoʊ meɪd ə ˈpɑzətɪv baɪ fər ˈərli ðɪs jɪr, ənd ˈsɪtɪzənz juˈnaɪtɪd dɪˈrɛkli ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd tɪ hɪz kæmˈpeɪn. bət ɪf wɪnz ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri nɛkst wik ɛz moʊst rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɪkˈspɛkt hɪz hɪl ˈædvərˌsɛriz wɪl wɔʧ hɪz ˈmɑrʤən. ɪf hi wɪnz baɪ lɛs ðən 10 pərˈsɛnt, ənd hi kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ ˈægrəˌveɪt hɪz oʊn ˈkɑnfərəns, θɪŋz maɪt bi ˈdɪfərənt nɛkst ˈsaɪkəl. "ɪt teɪks ə lɔŋ taɪm tɪ gɪt ˈpipəl tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ənd tɪ bi ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ teɪk ðət plənʤ, bɪˈkəz goʊɪŋ əˈgɛnst ən ˌɪnˈkəmbənt ɪz ə risk,”,” ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən sɛd. "bət ˈgɪvɪn hɪz ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˈrɛkərd, ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ðɛr ˈrɪli ɪz noʊ rɪsk." rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈstɔriz: juz. ˈʧeɪmbər bæks ˈʤəstɪn ˈpraɪˌmɛri əˈpoʊnənt kənˈsərvətɪvz riˈgrup tɪ fɔrs ˈlidərˌʃɪp tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ˈkɪŋstən kaʊnts ɔn hɪl kəˈnɛkʃənz ɪn ˈsɛnɪt ˈrəˌnɔf kləb fər groʊθ ˈstəmbəlz wɪθ ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi ˈsɛnɪt lɔs (ˈvɪdioʊ) roʊl kɔl ɪˈlɛkʃən mæp: reɪs ˈreɪtɪŋz fər ˈɛvəri sit gɪt ˈbreɪkɪŋ nuz əˈlərts ənd mɔr frəm roʊl kɔl ɪn jʊr ər ɔn jʊr ˈaɪˌfoʊn.
the new chinese commerce minister would soon sign a set of guidelines that would further boost bilateral ties between china and the philippines and even “stand the test of laws,” the chinese envoy to manila said yesterday. chinese ambassador zhao told businessmen and policymakers in an investment forum in that the cooperation between the two countries must be and mutually beneficial. advertisement “it is a very important part for the coming visit of the new commerce minister of china. he will sign together with his counterparts guidelines which would guarantee that proper and legal procedures to be followed,” he said in his speech. test of laws he did not expound on the details of the guidelines but noted that the “cooperation between both sides would be rule-based, transparent and will stand the test of time, stand the test of laws.” trade secretary ramon m. lopez said that this explained the last-minute postponement of chinese commerce minister manila visit, which was initially suspected to be due to rising tensions between the asian powerhouse and the philippines following recent comments by foreign affairs secretary yasay. internal meetings “that’s why the visit was postponed. they had those internal meetings that would decide on the new reassignments,” he said in a text message to reporters also yesterday. according to francis t. chua, chair emeritus of the philippine chamber of commerce and industry, the new chinese minister was named shan. tourist arrivals in his speech, the chinese envoy said that tourist arrivals of chinese nationals would hopefully reach close to a million this year from only in the previous of the lowest among asian countries when compared to nearly 10 million chinese tourists in thailand and close to 6 million chinese visitors in japan. advertisement he also said that investments would soon be “balanced” as he noted that there were more filipino investments in china instead of the other way around. this comes as president signed agreements late last year that generated pledges for projects in the a change in foreign policy that previously favored the united states over the regional powerhouse. shan is expected to make his visit to the philippines next month. —roy stephen c. read next latest stories most read	ðə nu ʧaɪˈniz ˈkɑmərs ˈmɪnɪstər wʊd sun saɪn ə sɛt əv ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz ðət wʊd ˈfərðər bust baɪˈlætərəl taɪz bɪtˈwin ˈʧaɪnə ənd ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz ənd ˈivɪn ðə tɛst əv laws,”,” ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈɛnvɔɪ tɪ məˈnɪlə sɛd ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ. ʧaɪˈniz æmˈbæsədər ʤaʊ toʊld ˈbɪznɪsˌmɛn ənd ˈpɑləsiˌmeɪkərz ɪn ən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈfɔrəm ɪn ðət ðə kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈkəntriz məst bi ənd mˈjuʧuəli ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pɑrt fər ðə ˈkəmɪŋ ˈvɪzɪt əv ðə nu ˈkɑmərs ˈmɪnɪstər əv ˈʧaɪnə. hi wɪl saɪn təˈgɛðər wɪθ hɪz ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrts ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz wɪʧ wʊd ˌgɛrənˈti ðət ˈprɑpər ənd ˈligəl prəˈsiʤərz tɪ bi followed,”,” hi sɛd ɪn hɪz spiʧ. tɛst əv lɔz hi dɪd nɑt ɪkˈspaʊnd ɔn ðə ˈditeɪlz əv ðə ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz bət ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðə bɪtˈwin boʊθ saɪdz wʊd bi rule-based, trænˈspɛrənt ənd wɪl stænd ðə tɛst əv taɪm, stænd ðə tɛst əv laws.”.” treɪd ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri rəˈmoʊn ɛm. ˈloʊpɛz sɛd ðət ðɪs ɪkˈspleɪnd ðə ˌlæsˈmɪnət poʊstˈpoʊnmənt əv ʧaɪˈniz ˈkɑmərs ˈmɪnɪstər məˈnɪlə ˈvɪzɪt, wɪʧ wɑz ˌɪˈnɪʃəli səˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi du tɪ ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈtɛnʧənz bɪtˈwin ðə ˈeɪʒən ˈpaʊərˌhaʊs ənd ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈrisənt ˈkɑmɛnts baɪ ˈfɔrən əˈfɛrz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri yasay. ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈmitɪŋz waɪ ðə ˈvɪzɪt wɑz poʊstˈpoʊnd. ðeɪ hæd ðoʊz ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈmitɪŋz ðət wʊd ˌdɪˈsaɪd ɔn ðə nu reassignments,”,” hi sɛd ɪn ə tɛkst ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ rɪˈpɔrtərz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈfrænsɪs ti. kwɑ, ʧɛr ɪˈmɛrətəs əv ðə ˈfɪləˌpin ˈʧeɪmbər əv ˈkɑmərs ənd ˈɪndəstri, ðə nu ʧaɪˈniz ˈmɪnɪstər wɑz neɪmd ʃæn. ˈtʊrɪst ərˈaɪvəlz ɪn hɪz spiʧ, ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈɛnvɔɪ sɛd ðət ˈtʊrɪst ərˈaɪvəlz əv ʧaɪˈniz ˈnæʃənəlz wʊd ˈhoʊpfəli riʧ kloʊz tɪ ə ˈmɪljən ðɪs jɪr frəm ˈoʊnli ɪn ðə ˈpriviəs əv ðə loʊəst əˈməŋ ˈeɪʒən ˈkəntriz wɪn kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈnɪrli 10 ˈmɪljən ʧaɪˈniz ˈtʊrɪsts ɪn ˈtaɪˌlænd ənd kloʊz tɪ 6 ˈmɪljən ʧaɪˈniz ˈvɪzɪtərz ɪn ʤəˈpæn. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts wʊd sun bi ““balanced”*” ɛz hi ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðɛr wər mɔr ˌfɪləˈpinoʊ ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə ˈəðər weɪ əraʊnd. ðɪs kəmz ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt saɪnd əˈgrimənts leɪt læst jɪr ðət ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd ˈplɛʤɪz fər ˈprɑʤɛkts ɪn ðə ə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi ðət ˈpriviəsli ˈfeɪvərd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈoʊvər ðə ˈriʤənəl ˈpaʊərˌhaʊs. ʃæn ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ meɪk hɪz ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz nɛkst mənθ. ˈstivən si. rɛd nɛkst ˈleɪtəst ˈstɔriz moʊst rɛd
edmonton one person is dead and another is in critical condition following an explosion at an site in northern alberta friday. the explosion happened inside a building in the compressed gas area at the long lake facility at around p.m. as workers were changing out valves on a compressor. “a on site may have caused the explosion. early indications, of course,” acting staff sgt. landry said friday night. rcmp were called to the site, which is about 80 south of fort mcmurrary, just before 5 p.m. “our emergency response plan has been activated and response personnel, including first responders from the regional municipality of wood buffalo, are on site,” energy said in a statement friday evening. “we are deeply saddened to confirm one fatality and a second person is at (the) hospital. all other personnel are accounted for.” brad grainger, deputy chief of operations with the regional municipality of wood buffalo, said the person sent to hospital suffered severe burns. that person was transferred to the burn centre at the university of alberta hospital in edmonton. in critical condition. his identity known. the other person was pronounced dead at the scene. nexen said one of the darkest days in its history. “every day we strive to send our employees home safe to their families, and yesterday we did not live up to that,” ron bailey, senior vice-president of canadian operations, said. from above the site, a section of the building appeared to be extensively damaged because of the blast. here is the explosion site at's long lake facility. half of a building's roof and wall blown off. reid fiest (@reidfiest) january 16, 2016 a large portion of the plant was already not in operation because of a pipeline rupture last july, which resulted in about five million of bitumen, sand and produced water being leaked. the break occurred about one kilometre from the long lake plant. nexen had still been making repairs under the watch of the alberta energy regulator. the aer ordered to suspend operations at 95 of its pipelines, due to “noncompliant activities at long lake operations” to do with pipeline maintenance and monitoring. in september 2015, the aer allowed energy to partially resume operations. after fatal explosion, the facility was shut down. there is no immediate danger to the neighbouring communities or anyone on site, the company said. occupational health and safety said operations will remain suspended “until it is safe to return to work.” aer said monday it was still working to safely shut down the plant, but the cold weather was presenting a challenge since the pipes cannot freeze. aer is working to ensure all regulatory and safety requirements are met. ohs has control of the site. landry said at this point there is no reason to believe the explosion was a criminal act. read more:’s fort mcmurray pipeline spill one of biggest ever calgary-based energy was acquired by ltd. more than two years ago. long lake is designed to produce up to barrels of bitumen per day. with files from the canadian press.	ˈɛdməntən wən ˈpərsən ɪz dɛd ənd əˈnəðər ɪz ɪn ˈkrɪtɪkəl kənˈdɪʃən ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ən ɪkˈsploʊʒən æt ən saɪt ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ælˈbərtə ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ðə ɪkˈsploʊʒən ˈhæpənd ˌɪnˈsaɪd ə ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪn ðə kəmˈprɛst gæs ˈɛriə æt ðə lɔŋ leɪk fəˈsɪlɪti æt əraʊnd p.m. ɛz ˈwərkərz wər ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ aʊt vælvz ɔn ə kəmˈprɛsər. ɔn saɪt meɪ hæv kɔzd ðə ɪkˈsploʊʒən. ˈərli ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃənz, əv course,”,” ˈæktɪŋ stæf ˈsɑrʤənt. ˈlændri sɛd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt. wər kɔld tɪ ðə saɪt, wɪʧ ɪz əˈbaʊt 80 saʊθ əv fɔrt mcmurrary, ʤɪst ˌbiˈfɔr 5 p.m. ˈimərʤənsi rɪˈspɑns plæn həz bɪn ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd ənd rɪˈspɑns ˌpərsəˈnɛl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ fərst rɪˈspɑndərz frəm ðə ˈriʤənəl mˌjunɪsəˈpæləti əv wʊd ˈbəfəˌloʊ, ər ɔn site,”,” ˈɛnərʤi sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ. ər ˈdipli ˈsædənd tɪ kənˈfərm wən fəˈtælɪti ənd ə ˈsɛkənd ˈpərsən ɪz æt (ðə) ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. ɔl ˈəðər ˌpərsəˈnɛl ər əˈkaʊntɪd for.”.” bræd ˈgreɪŋʤər, ˈdɛpjəti ʧif əv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz wɪθ ðə ˈriʤənəl mˌjunɪsəˈpæləti əv wʊd ˈbəfəˌloʊ, sɛd ðə ˈpərsən sɛnt tɪ ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈsəfərd səˈvɪr bərnz. ðət ˈpərsən wɑz ˈtrænsfərd tɪ ðə bərn ˈsɛntər æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ælˈbərtə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ɪn ˈɛdməntən. ɪn ˈkrɪtɪkəl kənˈdɪʃən. hɪz aɪˈdɛntəˌti noʊn. ðə ˈəðər ˈpərsən wɑz prəˈnaʊnst dɛd æt ðə sin. sɛd wən əv ðə ˈdɑrkəst deɪz ɪn ɪts ˈhɪstəri. deɪ wi straɪv tɪ sɛnd ɑr ɪmˈplɔɪiz hoʊm seɪf tɪ ðɛr ˈfæməliz, ənd ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ wi dɪd nɑt lɪv əp tɪ that,”,” rɑn ˈbeɪli, ˈsinjər ˈvaɪˈsprɛzədənt əv kəˈneɪdiən ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz, sɛd. frəm əˈbəv ðə saɪt, ə ˈsɛkʃən əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ əˈpɪrd tɪ bi ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli ˈdæmɪʤd bɪˈkəz əv ðə blæst. hir ɪz ðə ɪkˈsploʊʒən saɪt æt lɔŋ leɪk fəˈsɪlɪti. hæf əv ə ˈbɪldɪŋz rʊf ənd wɔl bloʊn ɔf. rid fiɪst (@reidfiest) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 16 2016 ə lɑrʤ ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə plænt wɑz ɔˈrɛdi nɑt ɪn ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən bɪˈkəz əv ə ˈpaɪˌplaɪn ˈrəpʧər læst ˌʤuˈlaɪ, wɪʧ rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn əˈbaʊt faɪv ˈmɪljən əv ˌbɪˈtumən, sænd ənd prəˈdust ˈwɔtər biɪŋ likt. ðə breɪk əˈkərd əˈbaʊt wən ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətər frəm ðə lɔŋ leɪk plænt. hæd stɪl bɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ rɪˈpɛrz ˈəndər ðə wɔʧ əv ðə ælˈbərtə ˈɛnərʤi ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtər. ðə ɛr ˈɔrdərd tɪ səˈspɛnd ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz æt 95 əv ɪts ˈpaɪˌplaɪnz, du tɪ ækˈtɪvɪtiz æt lɔŋ leɪk operations”” tɪ du wɪθ ˈpaɪˌplaɪn ˈmeɪntənəns ənd ˈmɑnətərɪŋ. ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2015 ðə ɛr əˈlaʊd ˈɛnərʤi tɪ ˈpɑrʃəli ˈrɛzəˌmeɪ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ˈæftər ˈfeɪtəl ɪkˈsploʊʒən, ðə fəˈsɪlɪti wɑz ʃət daʊn. ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈdeɪnʤər tɪ ðə ˈneɪbərɪŋ kəmˈjunɪtiz ər ˈɛniˌwən ɔn saɪt, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni sɛd. ɑkjəˈpeɪʃənəl hɛlθ ənd ˈseɪfti sɛd ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz wɪl rɪˈmeɪn səˈspɛndɪd ɪt ɪz seɪf tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ work.”.” ɛr sɛd ˈmənˌdeɪ ɪt wɑz stɪl ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ ˈseɪfli ʃət daʊn ðə plænt, bət ðə koʊld ˈwɛðər wɑz prɪˈzɛntɪŋ ə ˈʧælənʤ sɪns ðə paɪps ˈkænɑt friz. ɛr ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ɔl ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ənd ˈseɪfti rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ər mɛt. oʊz həz kənˈtroʊl əv ðə saɪt. ˈlændri sɛd æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈrizən tɪ bɪˈliv ðə ɪkˈsploʊʒən wɑz ə ˈkrɪmənəl ækt. rɛd mɔr: fɔrt məkˈməreɪ ˈpaɪˌplaɪn spɪl wən əv ˈbɪgəst ˈɛvər ˈɛnərʤi wɑz əkˈwaɪərd baɪ ˈɛlˈtiˈdi. mɔr ðən tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ. lɔŋ leɪk ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˈproʊdus əp tɪ ˈbɛrəlz əv ˌbɪˈtumən pər deɪ. wɪθ faɪlz frəm ðə kəˈneɪdiən prɛs.
donald trump is running on a plan to dramatically cut taxes for the while talking up his willingness to raise taxes on the same group. sooner or later, going to get him into trouble. “do you believe on raising taxes on the wealthy?” trump was asked on the today show on thursday morning. “i do,” he said. “i do. including myself, i do.” this is in line with rhetoric when he first started running for president, and he rankled conservative groups last summer by talking up his willingness to raise taxes at the top. conservative activists, who have long been united in their demands for a lower tax burden at the top, reacted with horror. related: cruz attacks trump for transgender bathroom comments but then trump released his actual tax plan one of the most detailed policy proposals put out of any kind and, instead, it was everything they wanted. trump’s proposal would cut taxes for everyone, but especially the richest of the rich. if enacted, the top income tax rate would drop from percent to 25 percent. it would also create an even lower 15 percent rate for income that economists predicted rich individuals would their finances to qualify for instead. the corporate tax rate would drop from 35 percent to 15 percent. and wealthy individuals like trump would be able to leave their fortunes to their kids without paying any estate tax at all, which only affects greater than $5.45 million in 2016 and tops out at 40 percent. view photo essay political theatre: the presidential campaign of donald trump “make america great again.” tax policy center analyzed proposal and, in addition to putting its price tag at $9.5 trillion over 10 years, found the biggest gains would go to taxpayers like trump. for the top 1 percent of earners, the average reduction in their tax bill would be percent, about $275,000, while for the top percent it would be percent and $1.3 million. for the bottom 20 percent of earners, their tax bill would be reduced by just percent and $128 and percent and $969 for the next highest 20 percent. trump tried to gloss over this by emphasizing select areas where raise taxes on some wealthy investors an example he cites often is his plan to end the carried interest loophole, which allows hedge fund managers to pay lower rates on their profits. but small change compared to the net tax cuts elsewhere that would generate only around $17 billion in new revenue over the next decade with current tax rates and even less with lowered rates. up until now, trump has faced few challenges to his budget math on the tax end, however. because top rivals all proposed similarly tax cuts with big benefits for the top 1 percent. they also promise that unleash explosive growth to cover up the staggering cost. the same tax policy center pegged the price tag of sen. ted plan to overhaul the tax code at $8.6 trillion and estimated it would give the top percent of earners an average $2 million tax cut. but that cone of silence gets removed as soon as the general election begins. hillary clinton is running on a plan to raise taxes for the top 1 percent by $78,000 per person for a total of $1.1 trillion, according to a tax policy center analysis, and then use the money to finance benefits like paid leave for americans further down the income ladder. whoever wins the nomination will face regular attacks from democrats over how to square their populist message with their plan to pad plutocrat bank accounts. in case, his personal wealth would make the attacks more pointed, especially if he ever gets around to releasing his tax returns, which would allow budget wonks to measure exactly how much personally gain from his proposals. that makes this issue one to watch closely, even if no one is talking about it in the primary.	ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪz ˈrənɪŋ ɔn ə plæn tɪ drəˈmætɪkəli kət ˈtæksɪz fər ðə waɪl ˈtɔkɪŋ əp hɪz ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ reɪz ˈtæksɪz ɔn ðə seɪm grup. ˈsunər ər ˈleɪtər, goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt ɪm ˈɪntu ˈtrəbəl. ju bɪˈliv ɔn ˈreɪzɪŋ ˈtæksɪz ɔn ðə wealthy?”?” trəmp wɑz æst ɔn ðə təˈdeɪ ʃoʊ ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ. do,”,” hi sɛd. du. ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, aɪ do.”.” ðɪs ɪz ɪn laɪn wɪθ ˈrɛtərɪk wɪn hi fərst ˈstɑrtɪd ˈrənɪŋ fər ˈprɛzɪdənt, ənd hi ˈræŋkəld kənˈsərvətɪv grups læst ˈsəmər baɪ ˈtɔkɪŋ əp hɪz ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ reɪz ˈtæksɪz æt ðə tɔp. kənˈsərvətɪv ˈæktɪvɪsts, hu hæv lɔŋ bɪn juˈnaɪtɪd ɪn ðɛr dɪˈmændz fər ə loʊər tæks ˈbərdən æt ðə tɔp, riˈæktɪd wɪθ ˈhɔrər. rɪˈleɪtɪd: kruz əˈtæks trəmp fər ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər ˈbæθˌrum ˈkɑmɛnts bət ðɛn trəmp riˈlist hɪz ˈækʧəwəl tæks plæn wən əv ðə moʊst dɪˈteɪld ˈpɑləsi prəˈpoʊzəlz pʊt aʊt əv ˈɛni kaɪnd ənd, ˌɪnˈstɛd, ɪt wɑz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd. prəˈpoʊzəl wʊd kət ˈtæksɪz fər ˈɛvriˌwən, bət əˈspɛʃəli ðə ˈrɪʧəst əv ðə rɪʧ. ɪf ɛˈnæktəd, ðə tɔp ˈɪnˌkəm tæks reɪt wʊd drɔp frəm pərˈsɛnt tɪ 25 pərˈsɛnt. ɪt wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ kriˈeɪt ən ˈivɪn loʊər 15 pərˈsɛnt reɪt fər ˈɪnˌkəm ðət ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts prɪˈdɪktɪd rɪʧ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz wʊd ðɛr ˈfaɪˌnænsɪz tɪ kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ˌɪnˈstɛd. ðə ˈkɔrpərət tæks reɪt wʊd drɔp frəm 35 pərˈsɛnt tɪ 15 pərˈsɛnt. ənd ˈwɛlθi ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz laɪk trəmp wʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ liv ðɛr ˈfɔrʧənz tɪ ðɛr kɪdz wɪˈθaʊt peɪɪŋ ˈɛni ɛˈsteɪt tæks æt ɔl, wɪʧ ˈoʊnli əˈfɛkts ˈgreɪtər ðən ˈmɪljən ɪn 2016 ənd tɑps aʊt æt 40 pərˈsɛnt. vju ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈɛˌseɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈθiətər: ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn əv ˈdɑnəld trəmp əˈmɛrɪkə greɪt again.”.” tæks ˈpɑləsi ˈsɛnər ˈænəˌlaɪzd prəˈpoʊzəl ənd, ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪts praɪs tæg æt ˈtrɪljən ˈoʊvər 10 jɪrz, faʊnd ðə ˈbɪgəst geɪnz wʊd goʊ tɪ ˈtækˌspeɪərz laɪk trəmp. fər ðə tɔp 1 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈərnərz, ðə ˈævərɪʤ rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn ðɛr tæks bɪl wʊd bi pərˈsɛnt, əˈbaʊt waɪl fər ðə tɔp pərˈsɛnt ɪt wʊd bi pərˈsɛnt ənd ˈmɪljən. fər ðə ˈbɑtəm 20 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈərnərz, ðɛr tæks bɪl wʊd bi rɪˈdust baɪ ʤɪst pərˈsɛnt ənd 128 ənd pərˈsɛnt ənd 969 fər ðə nɛkst haɪəst 20 pərˈsɛnt. trəmp traɪd tɪ glɔs ˈoʊvər ðɪs baɪ ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzɪŋ səˈlɛkt ˈɛriəz wɛr reɪz ˈtæksɪz ɔn səm ˈwɛlθi ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl hi saɪts ˈɔfən ɪz hɪz plæn tɪ ɛnd ðə ˈkɛrid ˈɪntəˌrɛst ˈluˌphoʊl, wɪʧ əˈlaʊz hɛʤ fənd ˈmænɪʤərz tɪ peɪ loʊər reɪts ɔn ðɛr ˈprɑfɪts. bət smɔl ʧeɪnʤ kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə nɛt tæks kəts ˈɛlsˌwɛr ðət wʊd ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ˈoʊnli əraʊnd 17 ˈbɪljən ɪn nu ˈrɛvəˌnu ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst ˈdɛkeɪd wɪθ ˈkɑrənt tæks reɪts ənd ˈivɪn lɛs wɪθ loʊərd reɪts. əp ənˈtɪl naʊ, trəmp həz feɪst fju ˈʧælənʤɪz tɪ hɪz ˈbəʤɪt mæθ ɔn ðə tæks ɛnd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər. bɪˈkəz tɔp ˈraɪvəlz ɔl prəˈpoʊzd ˈsɪmələrli tæks kəts wɪθ bɪg ˈbɛnəfɪts fər ðə tɔp 1 pərˈsɛnt. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈprɑməs ðət ənˈliʃ ɪkˈsploʊsɪv groʊθ tɪ ˈkəvər əp ðə ˈstægərˌɪŋ kɔst. ðə seɪm tæks ˈpɑləsi ˈsɛnər pɛgd ðə praɪs tæg əv sɛn. tɛd plæn tɪ ˈoʊvərˌhɔl ðə tæks koʊd æt ˈtrɪljən ənd ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ɪt wʊd gɪv ðə tɔp pərˈsɛnt əv ˈərnərz ən ˈævərɪʤ 2 ˈmɪljən tæks kət. bət ðət koʊn əv ˈsaɪləns gɪts riˈmuvd ɛz sun ɛz ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən bɪˈgɪnz. ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ɪz ˈrənɪŋ ɔn ə plæn tɪ reɪz ˈtæksɪz fər ðə tɔp 1 pərˈsɛnt baɪ pər ˈpərsən fər ə ˈtoʊtəl əv ˈtrɪljən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə tæks ˈpɑləsi ˈsɛnər æˈnælɪsɪs, ənd ðɛn juz ðə ˈməni tɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈbɛnəfɪts laɪk peɪd liv fər əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈfərðər daʊn ðə ˈɪnˌkəm ˈlædər. huˈɛvər wɪnz ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən wɪl feɪs ˈrɛgjələr əˈtæks frəm ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈoʊvər haʊ tɪ skwɛr ðɛr ˈpɑpjələst ˈmɛsɪʤ wɪθ ðɛr plæn tɪ pæd ˈplutəˌkræt bæŋk əˈkaʊnts. ɪn keɪs, hɪz ˈpərsɪnəl wɛlθ wʊd meɪk ðə əˈtæks mɔr ˈpɔɪntɪd, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf hi ˈɛvər gɪts əraʊnd tɪ riˈlisɪŋ hɪz tæks rɪˈtərnz, wɪʧ wʊd əˈlaʊ ˈbəʤɪt wɑnks tɪ ˈmɛʒər ɪgˈzæktli haʊ məʧ ˈpərsənəli geɪn frəm hɪz prəˈpoʊzəlz. ðət meɪks ðɪs ˈɪʃu wən tɪ wɔʧ ˈkloʊsli, ˈivɪn ɪf noʊ wən ɪz ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt ɪn ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri.
antwerp - scientists found a deadly parasite with some of its chromosomes in duplicate, others in triplicate, while still others are present four or even five times. moreover, the copy number varies between individuals. such a bizarre occurrence has never before been found in nature, in any organism. as a rule, chromosomes should come in couples. the scientists, from the institute of tropical medicine (itg) and the wellcome trust sanger institute, made the striking discovery while deciphering the genetic code of a series of-parasites. their findings are reported in the respected journal genome research. leishmania, a unicellular parasite of humans and animals, is reputed amongst biomedical scientists as a bit of a character, being an expert in adaptation to its environment and manipulation of its host cell, the macrophage. the causessis, one of the most important parasitic diseases after malaria: transmitted by a mosquito bite, it affects about 2 millions of persons in 88 countries (including southern european countries) and annually kills more than people worldwide. the chromosome juggling should be weird enough for one organism, but and sanger scientists also discovered that individual parasites of (the species causing the deadly disease, visceralsis) that are genetically very close, still react completely differently to the same medicine. the researchers studied parasites from nepal and (india), all descending from a few survivors of the in the sixties and therefore having little genetic variation. taking advantage of the most recent developments in dna sequencing technologies (also known as next generation sequencing), they deciphered the complete genome of 17 l. strains that differed in their response to drugs. the investigators compared the 17 genomes, looking for mutations (termed single nucleotide polymorphisms, or snps, in biomedicine) that could explain why some strains were resistant to drugs, and others weren't. they found only a few. but they did find two other things. they discovered circular pieces of dna that had extricated themselves from the chromosomes and could correspond to 'first aid kits' allowing the parasite to adapt to the drug pressure. but most important: the chromosomes of the parasites did not occur as pairs, as is customary in nature. in laboratory strains under experimental conditions it was already demonstrated that parasites can survive with 'unnatural' numbers of a few chromosomes, but the and sanger scientists now showed that the parasites do the same in real life - and to an unexpected extent. up to now, it was assumed that the cellular machinery of a cell could not function correctly with chromosomes that are present in a different number of copies. chromosomes ought to occur in pairs, the sex chromosomes x and y also forming a pair. some plants have them in fours, but then all chromosomes appear in fourfold. in exceptional cases an organism survives with a single or a triplicate chromosome. as reminded by dr dujardin, senior author from itm, "most of the time abnormalities in chromosome number are problematic for the organism. for instance, people with down's syndrome have three specimens of chromosome 21. more radical deviations are not viable. or at least this was the rule until now. can live perfectly well with several chromosomes in triplicate, others in and even a few in fivefold. and with each of the 17 examined strains the numbers were different!" it is not completely clear why this parasite behaves so differently from other living organisms, but investigators believe that juggling with the copy number of chromosomes could be a weapon in the harsh battle of the parasite against the huge stresses imposed by drugs and the minefield of the human immune system. "our work highlights how research changes our perspectives about these parasites," says dr matt berriman, the senior author from the sanger institute. "we show that the evolution of these organisms is driven not only by changes in their genetic codes, but also by larger mutations in the copy numbers of genes and entire chromosomes. the findings have enabled us to discover more about its natural variation and genetic structure which is vital for the further development of effective treatments." at the moment, clinicians in nepal and india are isolating hundreds of new strains of the parasite which will ultimately be all for analysis of their chromosome content among others. this long-term work is of uppermost importance for health professionals worldwide. as highlighted by dr sundar hindu university, varanasi, india), of the study and authority in clinical research on visceralsis in the indian sub-continent: "genome sequence will lead to better understanding of drug targets and designing of new approaches to chemotherapy, it will help in identification of parasite genetic variations leading to drug resistance, ultimately leading to better control of the visceralsis epidemic." ###	ˈæntwərp ˈsaɪəntɪsts faʊnd ə ˈdɛdli ˈpɛrəˌsaɪt wɪθ səm əv ɪts ˈkroʊməˌzoʊmz ɪn ˈdupləˌkeɪt, ˈəðərz ɪn ˈtrɪplɪkət, waɪl stɪl ˈəðərz ər ˈprɛzənt fɔr ər ˈivɪn faɪv taɪmz. mɔˈroʊvər, ðə ˈkɑpi ˈnəmbər ˈvɛriz bɪtˈwin ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz. səʧ ə bɪˈzɑr əˈkərəns həz ˈnɛvər ˌbiˈfɔr bɪn faʊnd ɪn ˈneɪʧər, ɪn ˈɛni ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəm. ɛz ə rul, ˈkroʊməˌzoʊmz ʃʊd kəm ɪn ˈkəpəlz. ðə ˈsaɪəntɪsts, frəm ðə ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv ˈtrɑpɪkəl ˈmɛdəsən (itg) ənd ðə ˈwɛlˌkəm trəst ˈsæŋər ˈɪnstɪˌtut, meɪd ðə ˈstraɪkɪŋ ˌdɪˈskəvri waɪl dəˈsaɪfərɪŋ ðə ʤəˈnɛtɪk koʊd əv ə ˈsɪriz əv leishmania-parasites. ðɛr ˈfaɪndɪŋz ər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ðə rɪˈspɛktɪd ˈʤərnəl ˈʤiˌnoʊm ˈrisərʧ., ə ˌjunɪˈsɛljələr ˈpɛrəˌsaɪt əv ˈjumənz ənd ˈænəməlz, ɪz rɪˈpjutɪd əˈməŋst ˌbaɪoʊˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsaɪəntɪsts ɛz ə bɪt əv ə ˈkɛrɪktər, biɪŋ ən ˈɛkspərt ɪn ˌædəpˈteɪʃən tɪ ɪts ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ənd məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən əv ɪts hoʊst sɛl, ðə ˈmækroʊˌfeɪʤ. ðə ˈkɔzɪz, wən əv ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˌpɛrəˈsɪtɪk dɪˈzizɪz ˈæftər məˈlɛriə: trænzˈmɪtəd baɪ ə məˈskitoʊ baɪt, ɪt əˈfɛkts əˈbaʊt 2 ˈmɪljənz əv ˈpərsənz ɪn 88 ˈkəntriz (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsəðərn ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkəntriz) ənd ˈænjuəli kɪlz mɔr ðən ˈpipəl ˈwərldˈwaɪd. ðə ˈkroʊməˌzoʊm ˈʤəgəlɪŋ ʃʊd bi wɪrd ɪˈnəf fər wən ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəm, bət ənd ˈsæŋər ˈsaɪəntɪsts ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈskəvərd ðət ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈpɛrəˌsaɪts əv (ðə ˈspiʃiz ˈkɔzɪŋ ðə ˈdɛdli dɪˈziz, ˈvɪsərəl) ðət ər ʤəˈnɛtɪkli ˈvɛri kloʊz, stɪl riækt kəmˈplitli ˈdɪfərˈɛntli tɪ ðə seɪm ˈmɛdəsən. ðə ˈrisərʧərz ˈstədid ˈpɛrəˌsaɪts frəm nəˈpɔl ənd (ˈɪndiə), ɔl dɪˈsɛndɪŋ frəm ə fju sərˈvaɪvərz əv ðə ɪn ðə ˈsɪkstiz ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈhævɪŋ ˈlɪtəl ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən. ˈteɪkɪŋ ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðə moʊst ˈrisənt dɪˈvɛləpmənts ɪn ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ˈsikwənsɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤiz (ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz nɛkst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ˈsikwənsɪŋ), ðeɪ dɪˈsaɪfərd ðə kəmˈplit ˈʤiˌnoʊm əv 17 ɛl. streɪnz ðət ˈdɪfərd ɪn ðɛr rɪˈspɑns tɪ drəgz. ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz kəmˈpɛrd ðə 17 genomes, ˈlʊkɪŋ fər mjuˈteɪʃənz (tərmd ˈsɪŋgəl ˈnukliəˌtaɪd polymorphisms, ər snps, ɪn biomedicine) ðət kʊd ɪkˈspleɪn waɪ səm streɪnz wər rɪˈzɪstənt tɪ drəgz, ənd ˈəðərz wərənt. ðeɪ faʊnd ˈoʊnli ə fju. bət ðeɪ dɪd faɪnd tu ˈəðər θɪŋz. ðeɪ dɪˈskəvərd ˈsərkjələr ˈpisɪz əv ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ðət hæd ˈɛkstrəˌkeɪtɪd ðɛmˈsɛlvz frəm ðə ˈkroʊməˌzoʊmz ənd kʊd ˌkɔrəˈspɑnd tɪ 'fərst eɪd kɪts' əˈlaʊɪŋ ðə ˈpɛrəˌsaɪt tɪ əˈdæpt tɪ ðə drəg ˈprɛʃər. bət moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt: ðə ˈkroʊməˌzoʊmz əv ðə ˈpɛrəˌsaɪts dɪd nɑt əˈkər ɛz pɛrz, ɛz ɪz ˈkəstəˌmɛri ɪn ˈneɪʧər. ɪn ˈlæbrəˌtɔri streɪnz ˈəndər ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl kənˈdɪʃənz ɪt wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ðət ˈpɛrəˌsaɪts kən sərˈvaɪv wɪθ 'ənˈnæʧərəl' ˈnəmbərz əv ə fju ˈkroʊməˌzoʊmz, bət ðə ənd ˈsæŋər ˈsaɪəntɪsts naʊ ʃoʊd ðət ðə ˈpɛrəˌsaɪts du ðə seɪm ɪn ril laɪf ənd tɪ ən ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ɪkˈstɛnt. əp tɪ naʊ, ɪt wɑz əˈsumd ðət ðə ˈsɛljələr məˈʃinəri əv ə sɛl kʊd nɑt ˈfəŋkʃən kərˈɛktli wɪθ ˈkroʊməˌzoʊmz ðət ər ˈprɛzənt ɪn ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈnəmbər əv ˈkɑpiz. ˈkroʊməˌzoʊmz ɔt tɪ əˈkər ɪn pɛrz, ðə sɛks ˈkroʊməˌzoʊmz ɛks ənd waɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfɔrmɪŋ ə pɛr. səm plænts hæv ðɛm ɪn fɔrz, bət ðɛn ɔl ˈkroʊməˌzoʊmz əˈpɪr ɪn ˌfɔrˈfoʊld. ɪn ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl ˈkeɪsɪz ən ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəm sərˈvaɪvz wɪθ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ər ə ˈtrɪplɪkət ˈkroʊməˌzoʊm. ɛz riˈmaɪndɪd baɪ ˈdɑktər dujardin, ˈsinjər ˈɔθər frəm itm, "moʊst əv ðə taɪm ˌæbnɔrˈmælətiz ɪn ˈkroʊməˌzoʊm ˈnəmbər ər ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk fər ðə ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəm. fər ˈɪnstəns, ˈpipəl wɪθ daʊnz ˈsɪnˌdroʊm hæv θri ˈspɛsəmənz əv ˈkroʊməˌzoʊm 21 mɔr ˈrædɪkəl diviˈeɪʃənz ər nɑt ˈvaɪəbəl. ər æt list ðɪs wɑz ðə rul ənˈtɪl naʊ. kən lɪv ˈpərfəktli wɛl wɪθ ˈsɛvərəl ˈkroʊməˌzoʊmz ɪn ˈtrɪplɪkət, ˈəðərz ɪn ənd ˈivɪn ə fju ɪn ˈfaɪvˌfoʊld. ənd wɪθ iʧ əv ðə 17 ɪgˈzæmənd streɪnz ðə ˈnəmbərz wər ˈdɪfərənt!" ɪt ɪz nɑt kəmˈplitli klɪr waɪ ðɪs ˈpɛrəˌsaɪt bɪˈheɪvz soʊ ˈdɪfərˈɛntli frəm ˈəðər ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəmz, bət ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz bɪˈliv ðət ˈʤəgəlɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈkɑpi ˈnəmbər əv ˈkroʊməˌzoʊmz kʊd bi ə ˈwɛpən ɪn ðə hɑrʃ ˈbætəl əv ðə ˈpɛrəˌsaɪt əˈgɛnst ðə juʤ ˈstrɛsɪz ˌɪmˈpoʊzd baɪ drəgz ənd ðə ˈmaɪnˌfild əv ðə ˈjumən ˌɪmˈjun ˈsɪstəm. "ɑr wərk ˈhaɪˌlaɪts haʊ ˈrisərʧ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɑr pərˈspɛktɪvz əˈbaʊt ðiz ˈpɛrəˌsaɪts," sɪz ˈdɑktər mæt berriman, ðə ˈsinjər ˈɔθər frəm ðə ˈsæŋər ˈɪnstɪˌtut. "wi ʃoʊ ðət ðə ˌɛvəˈluʃən əv ðiz ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəmz ɪz ˈdrɪvən nɑt ˈoʊnli baɪ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðɛr ʤəˈnɛtɪk koʊdz, bət ˈɔlsoʊ baɪ ˈlɑrʤər mjuˈteɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈkɑpi ˈnəmbərz əv ʤinz ənd ɪnˈtaɪər ˈkroʊməˌzoʊmz. ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz hæv ɪˈneɪbəld ˈjuˈɛs tɪ dɪˈskəvər mɔr əˈbaʊt ɪts ˈnæʧərəl ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən ənd ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˈstrəkʧər wɪʧ ɪz ˈvaɪtəl fər ðə ˈfərðər dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˈifɛktɪv ˈtritmənts." æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt, klɪˈnɪʃənz ɪn nəˈpɔl ənd ˈɪndiə ər ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪŋ ˈhənərdz əv nu streɪnz əv ðə ˈpɛrəˌsaɪt wɪʧ wɪl ˈəltəmətli bi ɔl fər æˈnælɪsɪs əv ðɛr ˈkroʊməˌzoʊm ˈkɑntɛnt əˈməŋ ˈəðərz. ðɪs ˈlɔŋˈtərm wərk ɪz əv ˈəpərˌmoʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns fər hɛlθ prəˈfɛʃənəlz ˈwərldˈwaɪd. ɛz ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd baɪ ˈdɑktər ˈsundɑr ˈhɪnˌdu ˌjunəˈvərsəti, varanasi, ˈɪndiə), əv ðə ˈstədi ənd əˈθɔrəti ɪn ˈklɪnɪkəl ˈrisərʧ ɔn ˈvɪsərəl ɪn ðə ˈɪndiən sub-continent*: "ˈʤiˌnoʊm ˈsikwəns wɪl lɛd tɪ ˈbɛtər ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv drəg ˈtɑrgəts ənd dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ əv nu əˈproʊʧɪz tɪ ˌkimoʊˈθɛrəpi, ɪt wɪl hɛlp ɪn aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən əv ˈpɛrəˌsaɪt ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz ˈlidɪŋ tɪ drəg rɪˈzɪstəns, ˈəltəmətli ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ˈbɛtər kənˈtroʊl əv ðə ˈvɪsərəl ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk."
election 2015: have liberal culture warriors met their waterloo? tammy and jeff brown cast their ballots at kavanaugh precincts tuesday, nov. 3, 2015 in henderson, ky. voters head to the polls to cast ballots for statewide races including governor. mike lawrence \| ap photo it supposed to happen this way. even the political party that was designed to protect the civil society and fight the pagan inquisition has no desire to fight or even win the culture war anymore. yet, the people have had enough of the social and societal transformation without representation being foisted on them by unelected judges and bureaucrats at a state and federal level. and it showed last night. consider the following results: kentucky republican matt bevin defeated jack conway by a margin in the kentucky gubernatorial race, becoming the first republican elected governor in the state in 40 years. despite making some key campaign blunders and being down in the polls headed into the election, he won a stunning victory, causing for the democrats. he won 106 of 120 counties, even though he was grossly outspent statewide. while there are many factors involved in the victory, including the ubiquitous hatred for (a hatred the establishment refuses to see), local reporters are playing up “the kim davis effect.” philip baily of the louisville courier journal said on a local radio program that a number of democrats he spoke to in the state were drawn to bevin on the issue of religious conscience. kim davis was making robo calls for bevin. his lt. gov., hampton is a strong conservative grassroots leader, as head of the bowling green tea party. ohio in ohio, the crony capitalist ballot measure to legalize pot and use the proceeds to grow government was defeated. this, despite the proponents of the measure outspending the opponents. texas in houston, the bathroom bill (known as the hero act) was defeated despite having the support of the entire hollywood community and vastly outspending opponents of the measure. important to note that houston itself is overwhelmingly democrat. notice how when the people actually get to decide societal issues, and not the courts and unelected executive agencies, the results are far different. it’s also important to observe last results as part of the broader consequences of all the elections since 2008. democrats have been wiped out in the house, state legislatures, governors, and are on the precipice of losing all their national talent across the country. if republicans nominated two duds against obama himself, the results would have likely been different on the presidential side, especially in 2012. last election results were also yet another repudiation of. kentucky was touted as the great success. so much for that. now, imagine if we actually had a party willing to harness this opportunity and embrace the opportunity to fight the democrat social agenda? imagine if we had a party and a presidential nominee willing to run ads on religious liberty, the judicial tyranny, and the democrat agenda? republicans refused to fight similar homosexual agenda bills in d.c. and they have failed to markup a single piece of legislation protecting religious liberty or stripping the courts of their power following the judicial coup in june. what we are witnessing is the waterloo of the pagan marxists. we have hit rock bottom and are now rebounding. we have reached ‘peak licentiousness’ and ‘peak political correctness.’ the people feel disenfranchised from the social transformation without representation. according to recent polling, voters overwhelmingly support religious liberty. percent of independents and even 43% of democrats say they are uncomfortable with the societal transformations, according to a washington post poll. the road to victory runs through a candidate who will revitalize the party to stand for sovereignty, security, and society by making this election about immigration, religious liberty,, islamic terror, judicial reform, and law and order all the silent majority issues. republicans will not win enough democrat voters with the agenda of democrat-lite, k priorities, and avoiding social issues. they will win by using matt message to kentucky democrats: vote your values, not your party. now all we need is a party actually willing to go on offense.	ɪˈlɛkʃən 2015 hæv ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈkəlʧər ˈwɔrjərz mɛt ðɛr ˈwɔtərˌlu? ˈtæmi ənd ʤɛf braʊn kæst ðɛr ˈbæləts æt ˈkævəˌnɔ ˈpriˌsɪŋkts ˈtuzˌdeɪ, noʊv. 3 2015 ɪn ˈhɛndərsən, ky. ˈvoʊtərz hɛd tɪ ðə poʊlz tɪ kæst ˈbæləts fər ˈsteɪtˌwaɪd ˈreɪsɪz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈgəvərnər. maɪk ˈlɔrəns ˌeɪˈpi ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ɪt səˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈhæpən ðɪs weɪ. ˈivɪn ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrti ðət wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə ˈsɪvəl soʊˈsaɪɪti ənd faɪt ðə ˈpeɪgən ˌɪnkwəˈzɪʃən həz noʊ dɪˈzaɪər tɪ faɪt ər ˈivɪn wɪn ðə ˈkəlʧər wɔr ˌɛniˈmɔr. jɛt, ðə ˈpipəl hæv hæd ɪˈnəf əv ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ənd səˈsaɪɪtəl ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən wɪˈθaʊt ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən biɪŋ ˈfɔɪstɪd ɔn ðɛm baɪ ˌənɪˈlɛktɪd ˈʤəʤɪz ənd ˈbjʊrəˌkræts æt ə steɪt ənd ˈfɛdərəl ˈlɛvəl. ənd ɪt ʃoʊd læst naɪt. kənˈsɪdər ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ rɪˈzəlts: kənˈtəki rɪˈpəblɪkən mæt ˈbɛvɪn dɪˈfitɪd ʤæk ˈkɑnˌweɪ baɪ ə ˈmɑrʤən ɪn ðə kənˈtəki guˌbərnəˈtɔˌriəl reɪs, bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə fərst rɪˈpəblɪkən ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈgəvərnər ɪn ðə steɪt ɪn 40 jɪrz. dɪˈspaɪt ˈmeɪkɪŋ səm ki kæmˈpeɪn ˈbləndərz ənd biɪŋ daʊn ɪn ðə poʊlz ˈhɛdɪd ˈɪntu ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən, hi wən ə ˈstənɪŋ ˈvɪktəri, ˈkɔzɪŋ fər ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts. hi wən 106 əv 120 ˈkaʊntiz, ˈivɪn ðoʊ hi wɑz ˈgroʊsli aʊtˈspɛnt ˈsteɪtˌwaɪd. waɪl ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ˈfæktərz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈvɪktəri, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə juˈbɪkwɪtəs ˈheɪtrəd fər (ə ˈheɪtrəd ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt rɪfˈjuzɪz tɪ si), ˈloʊkəl rɪˈpɔrtərz ər pleɪɪŋ əp kɪm ˈdeɪvɪs effect.”.” ˈfɪlɪp ˈbeɪli əv ðə ˈluiˌvɪl ˈkəriər ˈʤərnəl sɛd ɔn ə ˈloʊkəl ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈproʊˌgræm ðət ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈdɛməˌkræts hi spoʊk tɪ ɪn ðə steɪt wər drɔn tɪ ˈbɛvɪn ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu əv rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈkɑnʃəns. kɪm ˈdeɪvɪs wɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈroʊboʊ kɔlz fər ˈbɛvɪn. hɪz lt. gəv., ˈhæmptən ɪz ə strɔŋ kənˈsərvətɪv ˈgræsˈruts ˈlidər, ɛz hɛd əv ðə ˈboʊlɪŋ grin ti ˈpɑrti. oʊˈhaɪoʊ ɪn oʊˈhaɪoʊ, ðə ˈkroʊni ˈkæpətəlɪst ˈbælət ˈmɛʒər tɪ ˈligəˌlaɪz pɑt ənd juz ðə prəˈsidz tɪ groʊ ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz dɪˈfitɪd ðɪs, dɪˈspaɪt ðə prəˈpoʊnənts əv ðə ˈmɛʒər ˈaʊtˌspɛndɪŋ ðə əˈpoʊnənts ˈtɛksəs ɪn ˈhjustən, ðə ˈbæθˌrum bɪl (noʊn ɛz ðə ˈhɪroʊ ækt) wɑz dɪˈfitɪd dɪˈspaɪt ˈhævɪŋ ðə səˈpɔrt əv ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈhɑliˌwʊd kəmˈjunɪti ənd ˈvæstli ˈaʊtˌspɛndɪŋ əˈpoʊnənts əv ðə ˈmɛʒər. ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ noʊt ðət ˈhjustən ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli ˈdɛməˌkræt. ˈnoʊtɪs haʊ wɪn ðə ˈpipəl ˈæˌkʧuəli gɪt tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd səˈsaɪɪtəl ˈɪʃuz, ənd nɑt ðə kɔrts ənd ˌənɪˈlɛktɪd ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈeɪʤənsiz, ðə rɪˈzəlts ər fɑr ˈdɪfərənt. ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ əbˈzərv læst rɪˈzəlts ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈbrɔdər ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz əv ɔl ðə ɪˈlɛkʃənz sɪns 2008 ˈdɛməˌkræts hæv bɪn waɪpt aʊt ɪn ðə haʊs, steɪt ˈlɛʤɪsˌleɪʧərz, ˈgəvərnərz, ənd ər ɔn ðə ˈprɛsɪpəs əv ˈluzɪŋ ɔl ðɛr ˈnæʃənəl ˈtælənt əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri. ɪf rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd tu dədz əˈgɛnst ˌoʊˈbɑmə hɪmˈsɛlf, ðə rɪˈzəlts wʊd hæv ˈlaɪkli bɪn ˈdɪfərənt ɔn ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl saɪd, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn 2012 læst ɪˈlɛkʃən rɪˈzəlts wər ˈɔlsoʊ jɛt əˈnəðər rɪˌpjudiˈeɪʃən əv. kənˈtəki wɑz ˈtaʊtɪd ɛz ðə greɪt səkˈsɛs. soʊ məʧ fər ðət. naʊ, ˌɪˈmæʤən ɪf wi ˈæˌkʧuəli hæd ə ˈpɑrti ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ˈhɑrnɪs ðɪs ˌɑpərˈtunəti ənd ɪmˈbreɪs ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ faɪt ðə ˈdɛməˌkræt ˈsoʊʃəl əˈʤɛndə? ˌɪˈmæʤən ɪf wi hæd ə ˈpɑrti ənd ə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ rən ædz ɔn rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈlɪbərˌti, ðə ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈtɪrəni, ənd ðə ˈdɛməˌkræt əˈʤɛndə? rɪˈpəblɪkənz rɪfˈjuzd tɪ faɪt ˈsɪmələr ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl əˈʤɛndə bɪlz ɪn d.c. ənd ðeɪ hæv feɪld tɪ ˈmɑrˌkəp ə ˈsɪŋgəl pis əv ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən prəˈtɛktɪŋ rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈlɪbərˌti ər ˈstrɪpɪŋ ðə kɔrts əv ðɛr paʊər ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ʤuˈdɪʃəl ku ɪn ʤun. wət wi ər ˈwɪtnəsɪŋ ɪz ðə ˈwɔtərˌlu əv ðə ˈpeɪgən ˈmɑrksɪsts. wi hæv hɪt rɑk ˈbɑtəm ənd ər naʊ riˈbaʊndɪŋ. wi hæv riʧt licentiousness’’ ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl correctness.’.’ ðə ˈpipəl fil dɪsɪnˈfrænˌʧaɪzd frəm ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən wɪˈθaʊt ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈrisənt ˈpoʊlɪŋ, ˈvoʊtərz ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli səˈpɔrt rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈlɪbərˌti. pərˈsɛnt əv ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənts ənd ˈivɪn 43 əv ˈdɛməˌkræts seɪ ðeɪ ər ənˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ ðə səˈsaɪɪtəl ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃənz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst poʊl. ðə roʊd tɪ ˈvɪktəri rənz θru ə ˈkænədɪt hu wɪl riˈvaɪtəˌlaɪz ðə ˈpɑrti tɪ stænd fər ˈsɑvrənti, sɪˈkjʊrəti, ənd soʊˈsaɪɪti baɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃən əˈbaʊt ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən, rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈlɪbərˌti,, ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈtɛrər, ʤuˈdɪʃəl rɪˈfɔrm, ənd lɔ ənd ˈɔrdər ɔl ðə ˈsaɪlənt məˈʤɔrəti ˈɪʃuz. rɪˈpəblɪkənz wɪl nɑt wɪn ɪˈnəf ˈdɛməˌkræt ˈvoʊtərz wɪθ ðə əˈʤɛndə əv democrat-lite*, keɪ praɪˈɔrətiz, ənd əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈɪʃuz. ðeɪ wɪl wɪn baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ mæt ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ kənˈtəki ˈdɛməˌkræts: voʊt jʊr ˈvæljuz, nɑt jʊr ˈpɑrti. naʊ ɔl wi nid ɪz ə ˈpɑrti ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ goʊ ɔn əˈfɛns.
if you read my translation of the “letter from leningrad” written by boris in 1975 here, you will definitely be interested in this 1975 recording of viola sonata dedicated to and performed by fyodor (read more about fyodor [фёдор] here), piano accompaniment by mikhail. excerpt from b.’s letter: shostakovich’s love was an important engine of his artistic might; artistic might was also the reason for his being loved. proof of his love and his remarkable ability to listen and admire music of others is evident in his viola sonata. in it exists, thinned to the limits, series; shostakovich in his late works used musical quotations. a smart and tactful quotation exists in the finale of the viola sonata: the characteristic point from movement of the “mondschein” sonata.,, only transcribed from triple into quadruple metre. play stop next» hide x concert premier fyodor fyodor mikhail 1975 fyodor 1975 the complete lp catalog is: m. glinka (1804-1857) sonata for alto and piano in d-moll; a. rubinstein (1829-1894) sonata for alto and piano in f-moll,; d. shostakovich (1906-1975) sonata for viola and piano,. total time; sonata recorded in 1975; glinka and rubinstein recorded in 1979. piano accompaniment by and mikhail.	ɪf ju rɛd maɪ trænzˈleɪʃən əv ðə frəm leningrad”” ˈrɪtən baɪ ˈbɔrɪs ɪn 1975 hir, ju wɪl ˈdɛfənətli bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ðɪs 1975 rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ əv viˈoʊlə səˈnɑtə ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ənd pərˈfɔrmd baɪ fˈjoʊdər (rɛd mɔr əˈbaʊt fˈjoʊdər hir), piˈænə əˈkəmpnɪmənt baɪ mɪˈkeɪl. ˈɛksərpt frəm bi. ˈlɛtər: ləv wɑz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈɪnʤən əv hɪz ɑrˈtɪstɪk maɪt; ɑrˈtɪstɪk maɪt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈrizən fər hɪz biɪŋ ləvd. pruf əv hɪz ləv ənd hɪz rɪˈmɑrkəbəl əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈlɪsən ənd ædˈmaɪr mˈjuzɪk əv ˈəðərz ɪz ˈɛvədənt ɪn hɪz viˈoʊlə səˈnɑtə. ɪn ɪt ɪgˈzɪsts, θɪnd tɪ ðə ˈlɪmɪts, ˈsɪriz; ˌʃɔstəˈkoʊvɪʧ ɪn hɪz leɪt wərks juzd mˈjuzɪkəl kwoʊˈteɪʃənz. ə smɑrt ənd ˈtæktfəl kwoʊˈteɪʃən ɪgˈzɪsts ɪn ðə fəˈnæli əv ðə viˈoʊlə səˈnɑtə: ðə ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪk pɔɪnt frəm ˈmuvmənt əv ðə ““mondschein”” səˈnɑtə ˈoʊnli trænˈskraɪbd frəm ˈtrɪpəl ˈɪntu kwɑˈdrupəl ˈmitər. pleɪ stɑp nɛkst» haɪd ɛks ˈkɑnsərt prɛˈmɪr fˈjoʊdər fˈjoʊdər mɪˈkeɪl 1975 fˈjoʊdər 1975 ðə kəmˈplit ˈɛlˈpi ˈkætəlɔg ɪz: ɛm. ˈglɪŋkə səˈnɑtə fər ˈæltoʊ ənd piˈænə ɪn d-moll; ə. ˈrubɪnˌstin səˈnɑtə fər ˈæltoʊ ənd piˈænə ɪn f-moll, di. ˌʃɔstəˈkoʊvɪʧ səˈnɑtə fər viˈoʊlə ənd piˈænə, ˈtoʊtəl taɪm səˈnɑtə rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɪn 1975 ˈglɪŋkə ənd ˈrubɪnˌstin rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɪn 1979 piˈænə əˈkəmpnɪmənt baɪ ənd mɪˈkeɪl.
forrest blue dies after years of dementia center's brain to be donated to trauma study former center forrest blue, a pick in the 1968 nfl draft who was a pro bowl selection, died saturday at 65 after spending the past with dementia believed to be connected to his playing career. brittney blue said her father's brain will be sent to boston university where researchers are studying chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a progressive degenerative disease linked to those who have sustained repeated head trauma. is tied to memory loss, depression and dementia, and has been found in the brains of more than 20 former nfl players, including bears safety dave duerson, 50, who committed suicide in february. the brains of former running backs joe perry and john henry johnson also have been sent to boston university after their deaths this year. perry, 84, and johnson, 81, endured severe memory loss in the years prior to their deaths. brittney blue said her father began having hallucinations in the mid-'90s, and they became more frequent and elaborate about seven years ago. mr. blue, who worked as a general contractor in rocklin (placer county) after his playing career, spent the past 22 months at an facility in carmichael (sacramento county), where he often talked about "little people that lived in the walls," blue said. she said he also became extremely paranoid and believed people were using his contracting license to perform illegal work at the facility. 49ers center forrest blue, 1975. center forrest blue, 1975. photo: chronicle staff photo: chronicle staff image 1 of / 3 caption close forrest blue dies after years of dementia 1 / 3 back to gallery the care for its retired players has been one of the issues discussed during the league's lockout. have railed against inadequate pensions and medical benefits for years, and it appears their calls for reform were heard this week. on monday, nfl owners and the reportedly agreed to add at least $900 million in benefits for retirees in the new agreement. of that total, $620 million is expected to be earmarked for the legacy fund, which benefits retirees. mr. blue was covered under the 88 plan, which provides up to $88,000 a year for dealing with dementia connected to their career. the plan was named in honor of hall of fame tight end john mackey, 69, who died july 6 after being diagnosed with dementia in 2000. mr. blue spent the first seven seasons of his career with the before playing with the baltimore colts from 1975 through '78. he was named to four straight pro bowls with the,. mr. blue, listed at, 261 pounds by pro football reference, thrived, in part, because of his size. former tight end ted, who played six seasons (1969-74) with blue, said his teammate was an imposing figure. "forrest was big back then, for that era," said. "he was a big center and he did a great job. i think he was really dominant. you take a guy like forrest blue and john matuszak, who i played with on the raiders - and these guys were 270, 280 (pounds). but they didn't have bellies. that was unheard of back then." blue, who was married twice, is survived by two daughters,, 38, and brandi, 40, and a grandchild, micah, 16. a memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. july 30 in sacramento. for more information, call (916) or e-mail forrestblue49er@yahoo.com.	ˈfɔrəst blu daɪz ˈæftər jɪrz əv dɪˈmɛnʃiə ˈsɛnərz breɪn tɪ bi ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd tɪ ˈtrɔmə ˈstədi ˈfɔrmər ˈsɛnər ˈfɔrəst blu, ə pɪk ɪn ðə 1968 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl dræft hu wɑz ə proʊ boʊl səˈlɛkʃən, daɪd ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ æt 65 ˈæftər ˈspɛndɪŋ ðə pæst wɪθ dɪˈmɛnʃiə bɪˈlivd tɪ bi kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ hɪz pleɪɪŋ kərɪr. blu sɛd hər ˈfɑðərz breɪn wɪl bi sɛnt tɪ ˈbɔstən ˌjunəˈvərsəti wɛr ˈrisərʧərz ər ˈstədiɪŋ ˈkrɑnɪk trɔˈmætɪk ɛnˌsɛfəˈlɔpəθi, ə prəˈgrɛsɪv dɪˈʤɛnərətɪv dɪˈziz lɪŋkt tɪ ðoʊz hu hæv səˈsteɪnd rɪˈpitɪd hɛd ˈtrɔmə. ɪz taɪd tɪ ˈmɛməri lɔs, dɪˈprɛʃən ənd dɪˈmɛnʃiə, ənd həz bɪn faʊnd ɪn ðə breɪnz əv mɔr ðən 20 ˈfɔrmər ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl pleɪərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ bɛrz ˈseɪfti deɪv ˈdʊrsən, 50 hu kəˈmɪtɪd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri. ðə breɪnz əv ˈfɔrmər ˈrənɪŋ bæks ʤoʊ ˈpɛri ənd ʤɑn ˈhɛnri ˈʤɑnsən ˈɔlsoʊ hæv bɪn sɛnt tɪ ˈbɔstən ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈæftər ðɛr dɛθs ðɪs jɪr. ˈpɛri, 84 ənd ˈʤɑnsən, 81 ɪnˈdʊrd səˈvɪr ˈmɛməri lɔs ɪn ðə jɪrz praɪər tɪ ðɛr dɛθs. blu sɛd hər ˈfɑðər bɪˈgæn ˈhævɪŋ həˌlusəˈneɪʃənz ɪn ðə mid-'90s, ənd ðeɪ bɪˈkeɪm mɔr ˈfrikˌwɛnt ənd ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt əˈbaʊt ˈsɛvən jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ˈmɪstər. blu, hu wərkt ɛz ə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈkɑnˌtræktər ɪn ˈrɑklɪn (ˈplæsər ˈkaʊnti) ˈæftər hɪz pleɪɪŋ kərɪr, spɛnt ðə pæst 22 mənθs æt ən fəˈsɪlɪti ɪn ˈkɑrˌmaɪkəl (ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ ˈkaʊnti), wɛr hi ˈɔfən tɔkt əˈbaʊt "ˈlɪtəl ˈpipəl ðət lɪvd ɪn ðə wɔlz," blu sɛd. ʃi sɛd hi ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkeɪm ɪkˈstrimli ˈpɛrəˌnɔɪd ənd bɪˈlivd ˈpipəl wər ˈjuzɪŋ hɪz ˈkɑntræktɪŋ ˈlaɪsəns tɪ pərˈfɔrm ˌɪˈligəl wərk æt ðə fəˈsɪlɪti. ˈsɛnər ˈfɔrəst blu, 1975 ˈsɛnər ˈfɔrəst blu, 1975 ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈkrɑnɪkəl stæf ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈkrɑnɪkəl stæf ˈɪmɪʤ 1 əv 3 ˈkæpʃən kloʊz ˈfɔrəst blu daɪz ˈæftər jɪrz əv dɪˈmɛnʃiə 1 3 bæk tɪ ˈgæləri ðə kɛr fər ɪts rɪˈtaɪrd pleɪərz həz bɪn wən əv ðə ˈɪʃuz dɪˈskəst ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ligz ˈlɑˌkaʊt. hæv reɪld əˈgɛnst ˌɪˈnædəkˌweɪt ˈpɛnʃənz ənd ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈbɛnəfɪts fər jɪrz, ənd ɪt əˈpɪrz ðɛr kɔlz fər rɪˈfɔrm wər hərd ðɪs wik. ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈoʊnərz ənd ðə rɪˈpɔrtədli əˈgrid tɪ æd æt list 900 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈbɛnəfɪts fər riˈtaɪˈriz ɪn ðə nu əˈgrimənt. əv ðət ˈtoʊtəl, 620 ˈmɪljən ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi ˈɪrˌmɑrkt fər ðə ˈlɛgəsi fənd, wɪʧ ˈbɛnəfɪts riˈtaɪˈriz. ˈmɪstər. blu wɑz ˈkəvərd ˈəndər ðə 88 plæn, wɪʧ prəˈvaɪdz əp tɪ ə jɪr fər ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ dɪˈmɛnʃiə kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðɛr kərɪr. ðə plæn wɑz neɪmd ɪn ˈɑnər əv hɔl əv feɪm taɪt ɛnd ʤɑn ˈmæki, 69 hu daɪd ˌʤuˈlaɪ 6 ˈæftər biɪŋ ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst wɪθ dɪˈmɛnʃiə ɪn 2000 ˈmɪstər. blu spɛnt ðə fərst ˈsɛvən ˈsizənz əv hɪz kərɪr wɪθ ðə ˌbiˈfɔr pleɪɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈbɔltəˌmɔr koʊlts frəm 1975 θru 78 hi wɑz neɪmd tɪ fɔr streɪt proʊ boʊlz wɪθ ðə, ˈmɪstər. blu, ˈlɪstɪd æt 261 paʊnz baɪ proʊ ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈrɛfərəns, θraɪvd, ɪn pɑrt, bɪˈkəz əv hɪz saɪz. ˈfɔrmər taɪt ɛnd tɛd, hu pleɪd sɪks ˈsizənz wɪθ blu, sɛd hɪz ˈtiˌmeɪt wɑz ən ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ ˈfɪgjər. "ˈfɔrəst wɑz bɪg bæk ðɛn, fər ðət ˈɪrə," sɛd. "hi wɑz ə bɪg ˈsɛnər ənd hi dɪd ə greɪt ʤɑb. aɪ θɪŋk hi wɑz ˈrɪli ˈdɑmənənt. ju teɪk ə gaɪ laɪk ˈfɔrəst blu ənd ʤɑn məˈtəʃək, hu aɪ pleɪd wɪθ ɔn ðə ˈreɪdərz ənd ðiz gaɪz wər 270 280 (paʊnz). bət ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt hæv ˈbɛliz. ðət wɑz ənˈhərd əv bæk ðɛn." blu, hu wɑz ˈmɛrid twaɪs, ɪz sərˈvaɪvd baɪ tu ˈdɔtərz,, 38 ənd ˈbrændi, 40 ənd ə ˈgrænˌʧaɪld, ˈmaɪkə, 16 ə məˈmɔriəl ˈsərvɪs wɪl bi hɛld æt 2 p.m. ˌʤuˈlaɪ 30 ɪn ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ. fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, kɔl 916 ər ˈiˌmeɪl forrestblue49er@yahoo.com*.
allegri to leave juve in summer? by football italia staff it is reported that and coach max could part ways in the summer, with paulo sousa a possible replacement. gazzetta sport claim that a number of factors are currently combining to create tension between the a champions and their current boss, who is in his third season in charge in turin. these include the former milan anger at his performance in their recent italiana defeat, perceived disagreements between and certain member of his squad and the fact the is being linked with the arsenal job. the upcoming january transfer window, as well as the eventual outcome of’ champions league campaign, are set to be decisive factors in determining whether or not remains at stadium beyond next summer. according to the italian daily, coach sousa would be preferred choice should depart. other names mentioned by the report include eusebio di francesco and leonardo jardim. allegri has won the italian league and cup double in each of his two full seasons at the helm, while he also guided the to the 2015 champions league final.	allegri* tɪ liv ʤuv ɪn ˈsəmər? baɪ ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˌɪˈtæljə stæf ɪt ɪz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ənd koʊʧ mæks kʊd pɑrt weɪz ɪn ðə ˈsəmər, wɪθ ˈpɔˌloʊ ˈsuzə ə ˈpɑsəbəl rɪˈpleɪsmənt. spɔrt kleɪm ðət ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈfæktərz ər ˈkərəntli kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈtɛnʃən bɪtˈwin ðə ə ˈʧæmpiənz ənd ðɛr ˈkɑrənt bɔs, hu ɪz ɪn hɪz θərd ˈsizən ɪn ʧɑrʤ ɪn ˈtʊrɪn. ðiz ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈmaɪˌlæn ˈæŋgər æt hɪz pərˈfɔrməns ɪn ðɛr ˈrisənt ˌɪˌtæliˈænə dɪˈfit, pərˈsivd ˌdɪsəˈgrimənts bɪtˈwin ənd ˈsərtən ˈmɛmbər əv hɪz skwɑd ənd ðə fækt ðə ɪz biɪŋ lɪŋkt wɪθ ðə ˈɑrsənəl ʤɑb. ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈʤænjuˌɛri ˈtrænsfər ˈwɪndoʊ, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə əˈvɛnʧuəl ˈaʊtˌkəm əv juventus’’ ˈʧæmpiənz lig kæmˈpeɪn, ər sɛt tɪ bi dɪˈsaɪsɪv ˈfæktərz ɪn dɪˈtərmənɪŋ ˈwɛðər ər nɑt rɪˈmeɪnz æt ˈsteɪdiəm bɪɔnd nɛkst ˈsəmər. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌɪˈtæljən ˈdeɪli, koʊʧ ˈsuzə wʊd bi prɪˈfərd ʧɔɪs ʃʊd dɪˈpɑrt. ˈəðər neɪmz ˈmɛnʃənd baɪ ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˌɪnˈklud ˌjuˈsibioʊ di frænˈʧɛskoʊ ənd ˌliəˈnɑrdoʊ jardim. həz wən ðə ˌɪˈtæljən lig ənd kəp ˈdəbəl ɪn iʧ əv hɪz tu fʊl ˈsizənz æt ðə hɛlm, waɪl hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈgaɪdɪd ðə tɪ ðə 2015 ˈʧæmpiənz lig ˈfaɪnəl.
for those worried about an increasingly intrusive state, supreme court has served notice in one key area at least that it has no further plans to clip the wings. the top court ruled wednesday that the so-called security certificate system, under which ottawa can detain and determine their fate before a secret tribunal, is legal and constitutional. mohamed and his wife, sophie lamarche, are escorted by as they leave the supreme court of canada after it delivered its decision on his case wednesday. ( adrian / the canadian press ) since, through an earlier ruling, the supreme court had more or less designed the current security certificate system, the decision was not surprising. yet for mohamed, an algerian refugee who has been under some form of detention for 12 of his 19 years in canada, it was a bitter blow. the justices ruled that a lower court judge acted properly when he found that is a terrorist sleeper agent who should be deported. article continued below the only hope left for the former pizza delivery man is an oblique reference in decision suggesting that he might be able to challenge any deportation order on the grounds that he faces torture or death in algeria. “the constitutionality of his deportation in such circumstances is not before us in the present appeal,” chief justice beverley wrote. canada has long had in place a mechanism by which the government can deport foreigners deemed security risks. in the cold war, it was used against suspected communist spies. but after, the system of detaining was expanded to give the federal government more leeway. this was part of the dramatic growth in western countries of what has been called the surveillance state. convinced that enemies lurked everywhere, nervous politicians expanded the powers of the security services in order to prevent terror attacks. and indeed, there were plots including one to set off bombs in downtown toronto. article continued below interestingly, that so-called toronto 18 plot was stymied through standard intelligence and police work. still, the pressure to give the state more surveillance and detention powers continued. most canadians care when these special powers were levelled at such as. there was more dismay when it was revealed that the had wrongly targeted canadian citizen maher arar, an operation that resulted in his imprisonment and torture in syria. but now ottawa is targeting almost everyone. a new bill before the commons would give telecom and internet companies carte blanche to voluntarily turn over subscriber information requested by the government for any purpose. under bill, the companies would be relieved of any legal or financial liability. the bill is ostensibly aimed at cyberbullying. it comes in the wake of federal privacy commissioner chantal revelation that federal authorities already routinely ask for and receive user data from telecom and internet companies. in 2011 alone, there were million data requests. bernier has also revealed that federal agencies, including security services, routinely monitor social media such as facebook and twitter. treasury board president tony implausible explanation is that the government just wants to know how its programs are going over with the public. and we know, thanks to testimony before a senate committee, that the communications security establishment, which is mandated to eavesdrop on foreigners, routinely collects about canadians all without judicial authorization. as ontario privacy commissioner ann wrote last year, snooping is not minor. it can “facilitate the power to instantaneously create a detailed digital profile of the life of anyone swept up.” what does all of this have to do with suspected terrorist? think of it this way: the surveillance state always starts out small. it begins by targeting those who have the fewest allies, and then it expands its reach slowly and carefully for reasons that always sound plausible. for a while, the courts push back. but they too reach their limits. and then bingo suddenly in place never thought be. thomas column appears wednesday, thursday and saturday. read more about:	fər ðoʊz ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˌɪnˈtrusɪv steɪt, səˈprim kɔrt həz sərvd ˈnoʊtɪs ɪn wən ki ˈɛriə æt list ðət ɪt həz noʊ ˈfərðər plænz tɪ klɪp ðə wɪŋz. ðə tɔp kɔrt ruld ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ðət ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld sɪˈkjʊrəti sərˈtɪfɪkət ˈsɪstəm, ˈəndər wɪʧ ˈɑtəˌwɑ kən dɪˈteɪn ənd dɪˈtərmən ðɛr feɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ə ˈsikrɪt trəˈbjunəl, ɪz ˈligəl ənd ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl. moʊˈhɑmɛd ənd hɪz waɪf, ˈsoʊfi lɑˈmɑrki, ər ɛˈskɔrtɪd baɪ ɛz ðeɪ liv ðə səˈprim kɔrt əv ˈkænədə ˈæftər ɪt dɪˈlɪvərd ɪts dɪˈsɪʒən ɔn hɪz keɪs ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ˈeɪdriən ðə kəˈneɪdiən prɛs sɪns, θru ən ˈərliər ˈrulɪŋ, ðə səˈprim kɔrt hæd mɔr ər lɛs dɪˈzaɪnd ðə ˈkɑrənt sɪˈkjʊrəti sərˈtɪfɪkət ˈsɪstəm, ðə dɪˈsɪʒən wɑz nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋ. jɛt fər moʊˈhɑmɛd, ən æˈlʤɪriən ˈrɛfjuʤi hu həz bɪn ˈəndər səm fɔrm əv dɪˈtɛnʃən fər 12 əv hɪz 19 jɪrz ɪn ˈkænədə, ɪt wɑz ə ˈbɪtər bloʊ. ðə ˈʤəstɪsɪz ruld ðət ə loʊər kɔrt ʤəʤ ˈæktɪd ˈprɑpərli wɪn hi faʊnd ðət ɪz ə ˈtɛrərɪst sˈlipər ˈeɪʤənt hu ʃʊd bi dɪˈpɔrtəd. ˈɑrtɪkəl kənˈtɪnjud bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈoʊnli hoʊp lɛft fər ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈpitsə dɪˈlɪvəri mæn ɪz ən əˈblik ˈrɛfərəns ɪn dɪˈsɪʒən səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət hi maɪt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈʧælənʤ ˈɛni ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃən ˈɔrdər ɔn ðə graʊnz ðət hi ˈfeɪsɪz ˈtɔrʧər ər dɛθ ɪn æˈlʤɪriə. ˌkɑnstɪˌtuʃəˈnælɪti əv hɪz ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃən ɪn səʧ ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ɪz nɑt ˌbiˈfɔr ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ðə ˈprɛzənt appeal,”,” ʧif ˈʤəstɪs ˈbɛvərli roʊt. ˈkænədə həz lɔŋ hæd ɪn pleɪs ə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm baɪ wɪʧ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt kən dɪˈpɔrt ˈfɔrənərz dimd sɪˈkjʊrəti rɪsks. ɪn ðə koʊld wɔr, ɪt wɑz juzd əˈgɛnst səˈspɛktɪd ˈkɑmjənəst spaɪz. bət ˈæftər ðə ˈsɪstəm əv dɪˈteɪnɪŋ wɑz ɪkˈspændɪd tɪ gɪv ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt mɔr ˈliˌweɪ. ðɪs wɑz pɑrt əv ðə drəˈmætɪk groʊθ ɪn ˈwɛstərn ˈkəntriz əv wət həz bɪn kɔld ðə sərˈveɪləns steɪt. kənˈvɪnst ðət ˈɛnəmiz lərkt ˈɛvriˌwɛr, ˈnərvəs ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ɪkˈspændɪd ðə paʊərz əv ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈtɛrər əˈtæks. ənd ˌɪnˈdid, ðɛr wər plɑts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wən tɪ sɛt ɔf bɑmz ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn tərˈɑntoʊ. ˈɑrtɪkəl kənˈtɪnjud bɪˈloʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋli, ðət ˈsoʊˈkɔld tərˈɑntoʊ 18 plɑt wɑz ˈstaɪmid θru ˈstændərd ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ənd pəˈlis wərk. stɪl, ðə ˈprɛʃər tɪ gɪv ðə steɪt mɔr sərˈveɪləns ənd dɪˈtɛnʃən paʊərz kənˈtɪnjud. moʊst kəˈneɪdiənz kɛr wɪn ðiz ˈspɛʃəl paʊərz wər ˈlɛvəld æt səʧ ɛz. ðɛr wɑz mɔr dɪsˈmeɪ wɪn ɪt wɑz rɪˈvild ðət ðə hæd ˈrɔŋli ˈtɑrgətɪd kəˈneɪdiən ˈsɪtɪzən mɑr arar, ən ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ðət rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn hɪz ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt ənd ˈtɔrʧər ɪn ˈsɪriə. bət naʊ ˈɑtəˌwɑ ɪz ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvriˌwən. ə nu bɪl ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈkɑmənz wʊd gɪv ˈtɛləkɑm ənd ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈkəmpəˌniz kɑrt blænʧ tɪ ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli tərn ˈoʊvər səbˈskraɪbər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən rɪkˈwɛstɪd baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt fər ˈɛni ˈpərpəs. ˈəndər bɪl ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz wʊd bi rɪˈlivd əv ˈɛni ˈligəl ər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti. ðə bɪl ɪz ɑˈstɛnsəbli eɪmd æt cyberbullying. ɪt kəmz ɪn ðə weɪk əv ˈfɛdərəl ˈpraɪvəsi kəˈmɪʃənər ˈʧæntəl ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən ðət ˈfɛdərəl əˈθɔrətiz ɔˈrɛdi ruˈtinli æsk fər ənd rɪˈsiv ˈjuzər ˈdætə frəm ˈtɛləkɑm ənd ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈkəmpəˌniz. ɪn 2011 əˈloʊn, ðɛr wər ˈmɪljən ˈdætə rɪkˈwɛsts. ˈbərniər həz ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈvild ðət ˈfɛdərəl ˈeɪʤənsiz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərvɪsɪz, ruˈtinli ˈmɑnətər ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə səʧ ɛz ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd tˈwɪtər. ˈtrɛʒəri bɔrd ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈtoʊni ˌɪmˈplɔzəbəl ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən ɪz ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ʤɪst wɔnts tɪ noʊ haʊ ɪts ˈproʊˌgræmz ər goʊɪŋ ˈoʊvər wɪθ ðə ˈpəblɪk. ənd wi noʊ, θæŋks tɪ ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni ˌbiˈfɔr ə ˈsɛnɪt kəˈmɪti, ðət ðə kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz sɪˈkjʊrəti ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt, wɪʧ ɪz ˈmænˌdeɪtɪd tɪ ˈivzˌdrɑp ɔn ˈfɔrənərz, ruˈtinli kəˈlɛkts əˈbaʊt kəˈneɪdiənz ɔl wɪˈθaʊt ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˌɔθərəˈzeɪʃən. ɛz ɑnˈtɛrioʊ ˈpraɪvəsi kəˈmɪʃənər æn roʊt læst jɪr, sˈnupɪŋ ɪz nɑt ˈmaɪnər. ɪt kən ðə paʊər tɪ ˌɪnstənˈtæniəsli kriˈeɪt ə dɪˈteɪld ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈproʊˌfaɪl əv ðə laɪf əv ˈɛniˌwən swɛpt up.”.” wət dɪz ɔl əv ðɪs hæv tɪ du wɪθ səˈspɛktɪd ˈtɛrərɪst? θɪŋk əv ɪt ðɪs weɪ: ðə sərˈveɪləns steɪt ˈɔlˌweɪz stɑrts aʊt smɔl. ɪt bɪˈgɪnz baɪ ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ðoʊz hu hæv ðə fjuəst ˈælaɪz, ənd ðɛn ɪt ɪkˈspændz ɪts riʧ sˈloʊli ənd ˈkɛrfəli fər ˈrizənz ðət ˈɔlˌweɪz saʊnd ˈplɔzəbəl. fər ə waɪl, ðə kɔrts pʊʃ bæk. bət ðeɪ tu riʧ ðɛr ˈlɪmɪts. ənd ðɛn ˈbɪŋgoʊ ˈsədənli ɪn pleɪs ˈnɛvər θɔt bi. ˈtɑməs ˈkɑləm əˈpɪrz ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈθərzˌdeɪ ənd ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. rɛd mɔr əˈbaʊt:
frank serpico was the new york cop who blew the whistle on police corruption, survived an assassination attempt and was played by al pacino but whatever happened to the man who would only shoot straight? #703139 / frank 1952 western is rightfully regarded as one of the mightiest, if not the mightiest, of its genre. in the movie, for which he deservedly won an oscar, gary cooper plays marshal will kane, lawman of a drowsy western town. he wakes up on the day he is due to marry a woman half his age, played by the impossibly beautiful grace kelly. meanwhile, trouble is brewing. waiting at the station are three outlaws, the of convicted murderer frank miller. fresh out of the slammer, miller is due in on the noon train with only one thing in mind: to take revenge on kane, the man who sent him to jail. kane hastily attempts to enlist the support of his neighbours in standing up to the imminent threat, but no-one wants to know. as the decisive hour approaches, kane accepts that he has to act and act alone. not that he have his doubts. but overriding those doubts is the darkest understanding of that maxim: character is destiny. head tells him to flee town in the direction of a safe future with his new bride. his heart tells him that failure to act will consign him to a future without self-respect or peace of mind. therefore he must face his enemies with moral courage his only defence. advertisement thanks for watching! visit website advertisement thanks for watching! visit website advertisement thanks for watching! visit website like marshal will kane, frank serpico was a man with an instinctive understanding of the relationship between character and destiny. in 1971, after a decade spent as a scrupulously honest new york cop, after ten years of refusing to go along with the bribes and that went with the job, serpico finally blew the whistle. losing all patience with the police bureaucracy and political machinations that thwarted his efforts, putting aside all thoughts of personal safety, he became the first officer in the history of the nypd to not only report entrenched corruption in its ranks but to voluntarily testify about it in court. al pacino, who famously played serpico in sidney 1973 movie, once asked the hero why he chose to go the way he did, why he just keep quiet or walk away rather than create a world of trouble for himself. “because,” replied serpico, if i had just walked away, then who would i be when i listened to beethoven?” in other words, his character was his destiny. at the decisive moment, serpico get out of his own way. blowing the whistle at considerable risk to himself was not a matter of choice. self-interest was never an issue. the only motivating force was to be true to himself in order that he be carried forward independently and unequivocally to test the depth of his conviction and the quality of his moral will, to realise his own human potential, to meet his destiny. simply, he did the right thing. to do the right thing he needed to keep his own promises. twelve months after breaking the so-called “blue wall of silence” and seeing his testimony bring down scores of plainclothes cops and police officials, serpico was shot in the face during a routine drug raid in a brooklyn apartment building. the circumstances were ambiguous but it was widely believed that been set up by fellow cops. serpico recovered but his career as a cop was over. one of his last duties was to collect the gold shield awarded to him by the police commissioner as part of his belated promotion to detective. at the end of the movie high noon, following the climactic showdown with the four gunmen, gary character rides off into the sunset, bitterly throwing his badge into the dirt as he leaves town. serpico simply threw his badge into a drawer and forgot all about it. the threat of reprisals meant that he could never feel completely safe wherever he travelled. occasionally emerge from under the radar to comment on law enforcement issues but, mostly, the second half of his life has been one of silence, exile and a fair amount of cunning. the more invisible he became, so the mythology surrounding him grew exponentially. but serpico found no solace or rescue in myths, least of all his own. serpico believe in personal glory. serpico refused to buy into his own enigma. only actions counted. more... smack city: thirty years of hurt on is quentin tarantino the most creative director of our era? as far back as he can remember, frank serpico wanted to be a cop. as a young kid growing up in brooklyn, he was gripped by cop shows on the radio, imagining a future where he would be paid to fight the good fight and uphold the law. he often told the story of how a cop once wandered into his shoe shop for a shine and left without paying. it is said that there is always a moment in childhood when a door opens and lets the future in. that sounds like door opening. “i know why it was wrong for the cop to leave without paying,” say, “but i knew it right. something told me it was a dishonest thing to do. my idea of a cop was someone who was even more honest than the average joe. i knew i was going to be a cop and i knew with equal certainty that be a good, honest one.” at eighteen he enlisted in the us army and served two years in korea. he then worked as a part-time private investigator and as a youth counsellor while attending brooklyn college. he was sworn in as a nypd probationary patrolman in september 1959 and started work in plainclothes the following march. from the very beginning he learned that not every cop believed it was incumbent to adhere to a strict code of conduct. graft was accepted practice. early into his police career, a fellow cop stuffed an envelope containing $300 into his hand and wandered off. serpico was faced with the choice of keeping the cash and becoming a part of a corrupt system, or reporting the incident to a superior officer. there was only one option. his sergeant kept the cash for himself. word quickly got round that serpico was not like other cops, was not to be trusted. meanwhile he kept his head down, refusing even to accept the customary free meals offered to cops around brooklyn. he further alienated his colleagues by growing his hair long, wearing a scruffy beard and dressing like a hippie. in 1966 he requested a transfer to the bronx where he was assigned to narcotics. here, cop corruption was even more rampant. one particularly lucrative enterprise involved prostitutes and bookmakers contributing to the cops’ payroll to stay in business. refusal to accept the grease made him a despised and increasingly figure in the force. serpico was now a lonely furrow and the stress was beginning to affect his health. having moved to a bohemian apartment in greenwich village with his pet cricket, he kept his occupation secret for fear that neighbours would think he was just another cop on the take. becoming more and more isolated in the force he feared that become a marked man. his girlfriend of the time later remarked, “the worst thing was watching him to go to work, dreading it. but he let go of it either. i guess what he wanted more than anything else was just to be a good cop. you think be so hard.” he persevered, began to speak up, sharing his concerns with officials at police and with bigwigs at city hall, only to be bounced between departments, off with lame excuses. he was getting nowhere fast he teamed up with fellow cop, david durk, and together they took their story to the new york times. the ensuing headlines caused a sensation, forcing the resignation of the police commissioner and leading to mayor john lindsay appointing a special commission to probe police wrongdoing. throughout the force is was common knowledge that serpico was due to testify before a grand jury about systematic corruption amounting to millions of dollars. in speaking out against fellow police, he was about to violate the holiest of cop codes. if serpico was expecting to be on the end of intimidation within the force he was not to be disappointed. reporting for duty one morning, an irish cop confronted him, pulled out a knife and chillingly remarked, “i ought to cut your tongue out.” undaunted, serpico pulled out his automatic, pushed the cop to the floor, pressed the gun to his head and screamed, “move you motherfucker and blow your brains out.” long before his face got in the way of a bullet during the 1971 drug bust, serpico must have known that his position in the force was untenable. the aftermath of the shooting simply confirmed it. in his 1973 biography serpico, peter maas described the scenes in the brooklyn precinct houses as news spread of shooting. “crudely scrawled notices appeared on bulletin boards sardonically asking for contributions to hire a lawyer to defend ‘the guy who shot serpico’ and to pay for lessons to teach him to shoot better.” serpico was permanently in his left ear by the gunshot and suffered chronic pain from bullet fragments lodged in his brain. while recuperating in hospital he received a number of hostile messages. one note simply read, “die you scumbag”. he received a traditional condolence card, amended to read, “with sincere you get your brains blown out, you rat bastard.” a friendly colleague dropped round and, in attempting to lift spirits, told him that 35 cops had offered to donate blood the night he was shot. “isn’t that great,” serpico replied. “out of cops got a total of 32 friends.” questions continued to be asked about police involvement in the shooting of serpico but no charges were brought and a police investigation found no evidence of a conspiracy. meanwhile, rumours circulated that the mafia had put out a contract on his life as a result of a wire tap on a mob phone picking up the comment that, “the cop with the beard in the village was gonna be hit.” after twelve years of service, it was time for serpico to stop being a cop. he officially retired on june 1972 on a paltry pension of $12,000 and headed straight to europe. if he had never been heard of again, his reputation might have been confined to new york where his was a household name, a for honest policing. then hollywood came calling. the lead role in sidney serpico movie was first offered to robert redford, who turned it down. it was next offered to al pacino, fresh off the back of the godfather, who grabbed it and made it one of his most iconic roles. serpico was lured back from his exile in europe by the studio that warned him if he around to supervise filming, then he be able to complain about the finished movie. stay on the set was brief. “they wanted me to act in the movie,” he later recalled. “they told me it would make things interesting. i said, ‘i’m already interesting. and not an actor, the real thing.’ then i walked off the set because they were doing a scene i didn't recognise. i asked the director where they got it from and he said, 'it's real, it happened in my life'. i said 'well, when you're making a movie about your life, you can put it in, but leave it out of mine!' that was it for me. i walked out and never went back.” upon release, the movie was an instant critical and commercial success. to his horror, frank serpico became an overnight celebrity. “that side of things was unexpected,” he would say. “suddenly, wherever i was, people wanted to buy me things. i was recognized all the time. be sitting in a restaurant and strangers would invite me over to join them. but they were more interested in the image than they were in me. i found myself the unwitting victim of fantasies. i'd be talking to someone for a while, when all of a sudden realise they're not really speaking to me, they're speaking to al pacino.” he quickly returned to europe and remained there for the rest of the 1970s. a large chunk of time was spent in holland where he settled on a remote farm with his fourth wife. said to be suffering from post-traumatic stress, his soul disturbed but not destroyed, he lived quietly but comfortably off the royalties from the serpico biography, movie and short-lived tv series. in 1974, a reporter upon him in an amsterdam café where he was sipping on gin. asked how he passed his time serpico claimed that his days were mostly spent contrasting animal and human behaviour. his principal concern appeared to be the health of swans in polluted canals. for a period he moved to north wales, founding a spiritual group called the order of the star which reportedly took care of the bulk of his savings. following the death of his wife from cancer he returned to the us in 1980, optimistically resolving to live quietly and safely, away from the glare of newspaper headlines. within the year his cover was broken during a paternity battle in which he claimed been used as a and tricked into making a flight attendant pregnant. the courts decided against him and he was ordered to pay child support out of his police pension. for a number of years he traveled through the us, canada and mexico in a small camper van, with only a and a pet mouse for company, himself from ordinary life and from fame. tracked down by one reporter he admitted that sold all his possessions and was mainly interested in learning to play the harmonica and dance the cha-cha-cha. “people think running away from life and that bitter,” he said, “but maybe i have a right to all that.” asked whether he still feared reprisals from other cops he was evasive, saying only that he was more scared of “being discovered” than “getting whacked”. on other occasions he has made veiled references to episodes of persecution, including being forced by the fbi to flee switzerland naked in the snow. in the he settled into a small, cabin in the woods of albany, a hundred miles or so from manhattan. down the years his interests have grown ever more esoteric. he has dabbled in eastern philosophy and widely studied alternative medical treatments. for a period he worked as a massage therapist. a keen language student, claiming to be fluent in german, spanish, french and italian. he practices meditation and studies african drumming. having taken lessons at an art school in massachusetts he is said to be an enthusiastic sculptor. occasionally he has acted on stage in local theatrical productions. as the years have flown by, he claims to spend less and less time looking over his shoulder but maintains that his privacy is paramount. in terms of reclusiveness, hardly in the salinger league, even allowing a film crew into his home on one occasion. then known to make unannounced appearances at public events. the first of these came in 1997 when he turned up at new city hall to lend his support for a new independent body that would investigate complaints made by police about corruption in the local department. sporting a and wearing a conservative business suit tucked into cowboy boots, he might have passed for a roadie with willie touring band. as he began to speak, there was no mistaking that the fire within remained undimmed, that he still had a compulsive need to speak what he saw as the truth. sixteen years had passed since retirement and, while crime figures plummeted in new york, the general public perception was that the nypd had meanwhile evolved into one of the cleanest forces. serpico had arrived back in town to remind anyone who would listen that police corruption in new york was not exactly a thing of the past. citing the notorious cases of precinct in 1992 and the so-called “harlem dirty in 1994 he argued that, “the mentality today is just the same. ok to be corrupt. just get caught. we must create an atmosphere where the crooked cop fears the honest cop, and not the other way around. this is not the time to be complacent.” his warning was nothing if not timely as a new wave of corruption scandals were about to break in the us. there was the scandal in which more than seventy lapd officers, some of them on the of hip-hop mogul knight, were implicated in serious ranging from unprovoked beatings and framing of suspects to bank robbery. in 2003 federal law enforcers uncovered new biggest corruption cases in years, involving a ring of rogue cops who had stolen more than $2m from drug dealers. in 2005, two nypd detectives were charged with misusing the authority of their badges to become hit men for the mob. in the past ten years serpico has avoided the public glare, preferring to put the world to rights via his official blog. in january 2010 he was briefly lured out of the shadows, granting an interview with the new york times during which he revealed that he had finally started work on his autobiography, provisionally entitled before i go. “it’s getting close to the line,” he says, referring to the fact he turns 74 in april, “so i figure i better get busy.” as much as his distant past defines him, it continues to haunt him. “i still have nightmares. i open a door a little bit and it explodes in my face. or in a jam and i call the police, and guess who shows up? my old cop buddies who hated me.” to the dirty cops he brought down serpico will always be a rat. to the rest of us, always be a hero albeit, like gary high noon lawman, a most reluctant sort of hero. “the only thing i feel i ever accomplished,” serpico has always maintained, “is that i did what i had to do. to improve the world, all of us must begin with ourselves.”	fræŋk sərˈpikoʊ wɑz ðə nu jɔrk kɑp hu blu ðə ˈwɪsəl ɔn pəˈlis kərˈəpʃən, sərˈvaɪvd ən əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən əˈtɛmpt ənd wɑz pleɪd baɪ æl pəˈsinoʊ bət ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈhæpənd tɪ ðə mæn hu wʊd ˈoʊnli ʃut streɪt? 703139 fræŋk 1952 ˈwɛstərn ɪz ˈraɪtfəli rɪˈgɑrdɪd ɛz wən əv ðə ˈmaɪtiəst, ɪf nɑt ðə ˈmaɪtiəst, əv ɪts ˈʒɑnrə. ɪn ðə ˈmuvi, fər wɪʧ hi dɪˈzərvədli wən ən ˈɔskər, ˈgɛri ˈkupər pleɪz ˈmɑrʃəl wɪl keɪn, ˈlɔmən əv ə ˈdraʊzi ˈwɛstərn taʊn. hi weɪks əp ɔn ðə deɪ hi ɪz du tɪ ˈmɛri ə ˈwʊmən hæf hɪz eɪʤ, pleɪd baɪ ðə ˌɪmˈpɑsəbli ˈbjutəfəl greɪs ˈkɛli. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈtrəbəl ɪz bruɪŋ. ˈweɪtɪŋ æt ðə ˈsteɪʃən ər θri ˈaʊˌtlɔz, ðə əv kənˈvɪktəd ˈmərdərər fræŋk ˈmɪlər. frɛʃ aʊt əv ðə sˈlæmər, ˈmɪlər ɪz du ɪn ɔn ðə nun treɪn wɪθ ˈoʊnli wən θɪŋ ɪn maɪnd: tɪ teɪk riˈvɛnʤ ɔn keɪn, ðə mæn hu sɛnt ɪm tɪ ʤeɪl. keɪn ˈheɪstəli əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˌɛnˈlɪst ðə səˈpɔrt əv hɪz ˈneɪbərz ɪn ˈstændɪŋ əp tɪ ðə ˈɪmənənt θrɛt, bət ˈnoʊwən wɔnts tɪ noʊ. ɛz ðə dɪˈsaɪsɪv aʊər əˈproʊʧɪz, keɪn ækˈsɛpts ðət hi həz tɪ ækt ənd ækt əˈloʊn. nɑt ðət hi hæv hɪz daʊts. bət ˈoʊvərˌraɪdɪŋ ðoʊz daʊts ɪz ðə ˈdɑrkəst ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðət ˈmæksəm: ˈkɛrɪktər ɪz ˈdɛstəni. hɛd tɛlz ɪm tɪ fli taʊn ɪn ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ə seɪf fˈjuʧər wɪθ hɪz nu braɪd. hɪz hɑrt tɛlz ɪm ðət ˈfeɪljər tɪ ækt wɪl kənˈsaɪn ɪm tɪ ə fˈjuʧər wɪˈθaʊt ˌsɛlfrɪˈspɛkt ər pis əv maɪnd. ˈðɛrˌfɔr hi məst feɪs hɪz ˈɛnəmiz wɪθ ˈmɔrəl kərɪʤ hɪz ˈoʊnli dɪˈfɛns. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt θæŋks fər ˈwɑʧɪŋ! ˈvɪzɪt ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt θæŋks fər ˈwɑʧɪŋ! ˈvɪzɪt ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt θæŋks fər ˈwɑʧɪŋ! ˈvɪzɪt ˈwɛbˌsaɪt laɪk ˈmɑrʃəl wɪl keɪn, fræŋk sərˈpikoʊ wɑz ə mæn wɪθ ən ˌɪnˈstɪŋktɪv ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈkɛrɪktər ənd ˈdɛstəni. ɪn 1971 ˈæftər ə ˈdɛkeɪd spɛnt ɛz ə ˈskrupjələsli ˈɑnəst nu jɔrk kɑp, ˈæftər tɛn jɪrz əv rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ goʊ əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə braɪbz ənd ðət wɛnt wɪθ ðə ʤɑb, sərˈpikoʊ ˈfaɪnəli blu ðə ˈwɪsəl. ˈluzɪŋ ɔl ˈpeɪʃəns wɪθ ðə pəˈlis bjʊˈrɑkrəsi ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌmæʃəˈneɪʃənz ðət θˈwɔrtɪd hɪz ˈɛfərts, ˈpʊtɪŋ əˈsaɪd ɔl θɔts əv ˈpərsɪnəl ˈseɪfti, hi bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst ˈɔfɪsər ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ˌɛnˈwaɪˌpiˌdi tɪ nɑt ˈoʊnli rɪˈpɔrt ɪnˈtrɛnʧt kərˈəpʃən ɪn ɪts ræŋks bət tɪ ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ əˈbaʊt ɪt ɪn kɔrt. æl pəˈsinoʊ, hu ˈfeɪməsli pleɪd sərˈpikoʊ ɪn ˈsɪdni 1973 ˈmuvi, wəns æst ðə ˈhɪroʊ waɪ hi ʧoʊz tɪ goʊ ðə weɪ hi dɪd, waɪ hi ʤɪst kip kwaɪət ər wɔk əˈweɪ ˈrəðər ðən kriˈeɪt ə wərld əv ˈtrəbəl fər hɪmˈsɛlf. ““because,”,” rɪˈplaɪd sərˈpikoʊ, ɪf aɪ hæd ʤɪst wɔkt əˈweɪ, ðɛn hu wʊd aɪ bi wɪn aɪ ˈlɪsənd tɪ beethoven?”?” ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, hɪz ˈkɛrɪktər wɑz hɪz ˈdɛstəni. æt ðə dɪˈsaɪsɪv ˈmoʊmənt, sərˈpikoʊ gɪt aʊt əv hɪz oʊn weɪ. bloʊɪŋ ðə ˈwɪsəl æt kənˈsɪdərəbəl rɪsk tɪ hɪmˈsɛlf wɑz nɑt ə ˈmætər əv ʧɔɪs. ˌsɛlˈfɪntəˌrɛst wɑz ˈnɛvər ən ˈɪʃu. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtɪŋ fɔrs wɑz tɪ bi tru tɪ hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ˈɔrdər ðət hi bi ˈkɛrid ˈfɔrwərd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli ənd ˌənikˈwɪvəkəli tɪ tɛst ðə dɛpθ əv hɪz kənˈvɪkʃən ənd ðə kˈwɑləti əv hɪz ˈmɔrəl wɪl, tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz hɪz oʊn ˈjumən pəˈtɛnʃəl, tɪ mit hɪz ˈdɛstəni. ˈsɪmpli, hi dɪd ðə raɪt θɪŋ. tɪ du ðə raɪt θɪŋ hi ˈnidɪd tɪ kip hɪz oʊn ˈprɑməsəz. twɛlv mənθs ˈæftər ˈbreɪkɪŋ ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld wɔl əv silence”” ənd siɪŋ hɪz ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni brɪŋ daʊn skɔrz əv ˈpleɪnˈkloʊz kɑps ənd pəˈlis əˈfɪʃəlz, sərˈpikoʊ wɑz ʃɑt ɪn ðə feɪs ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ruˈtin drəg reɪd ɪn ə ˈbrʊklɪn əˈpɑrtmənt ˈbɪldɪŋ. ðə ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz wər æmˈbɪgjuəs bət ɪt wɑz ˈwaɪdli bɪˈlivd ðət bɪn sɛt əp baɪ ˈfɛloʊ kɑps. sərˈpikoʊ rɪˈkəvərd bət hɪz kərɪr ɛz ə kɑp wɑz ˈoʊvər. wən əv hɪz læst ˈdutiz wɑz tɪ kəˈlɛkt ðə goʊld ʃild əˈwɔrdɪd tɪ ɪm baɪ ðə pəˈlis kəˈmɪʃənər ɛz pɑrt əv hɪz bɪˈleɪtɪd pərˈmoʊʃən tɪ dɪˈtɛktɪv. æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈmuvi haɪ nun, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə klaɪˈmæktɪk ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn wɪθ ðə fɔr ˈgənˌmɛn, ˈgɛri ˈkɛrɪktər raɪdz ɔf ˈɪntu ðə ˈsənˌsɛt, ˈbɪtərli θroʊɪŋ hɪz bæʤ ˈɪntu ðə dərt ɛz hi livz taʊn. sərˈpikoʊ ˈsɪmpli θru hɪz bæʤ ˈɪntu ə drɔr ənd fərˈgɑt ɔl əˈbaʊt ɪt. ðə θrɛt əv rɪˈpraɪzəlz mɛnt ðət hi kʊd ˈnɛvər fil kəmˈplitli seɪf wɛˈrɛvər hi ˈtrævəld. ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli ˈimərʤ frəm ˈəndər ðə ˈreɪˌdɑr tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɪʃuz bət, ˈmoʊstli, ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf əv hɪz laɪf həz bɪn wən əv ˈsaɪləns, ˈɛkˌsaɪl ənd ə fɛr əˈmaʊnt əv ˈkənɪŋ. ðə mɔr ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl hi bɪˈkeɪm, soʊ ðə məˈθɑləˌʤi sərˈaʊndɪŋ ɪm gru ˌɛkspoʊˈnɛnʃəli. bət sərˈpikoʊ faʊnd noʊ ˈsɑləs ər ˈrɛskju ɪn mɪθs, list əv ɔl hɪz oʊn. sərˈpikoʊ bɪˈliv ɪn ˈpərsɪnəl ˈglɔri. sərˈpikoʊ rɪfˈjuzd tɪ baɪ ˈɪntu hɪz oʊn ɪˈnɪgmə. ˈoʊnli ˈækʃənz ˈkaʊntɪd. mɔr... smæk ˈsɪti: ˈθərˌdi jɪrz əv hərt ɔn ɪz kˈwɛntɪn tɑrɑnˈtinoʊ ðə moʊst kriˈeɪtɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ɑr ˈɪrə? ɛz fɑr bæk ɛz hi kən rɪˈmɛmbər, fræŋk sərˈpikoʊ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi ə kɑp. ɛz ə jəŋ kɪd groʊɪŋ əp ɪn ˈbrʊklɪn, hi wɑz grɪpt baɪ kɑp ʃoʊz ɔn ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ, ˌɪˈmæʤənɪŋ ə fˈjuʧər wɛr hi wʊd bi peɪd tɪ faɪt ðə gʊd faɪt ənd əˈphoʊld ðə lɔ. hi ˈɔfən toʊld ðə ˈstɔri əv haʊ ə kɑp wəns ˈwɑndərd ˈɪntu hɪz ʃu ʃɑp fər ə ʃaɪn ənd lɛft wɪˈθaʊt peɪɪŋ. ɪt ɪz sɛd ðət ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ə ˈmoʊmənt ɪn ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd wɪn ə dɔr ˈoʊpənz ənd lɛts ðə fˈjuʧər ɪn. ðət saʊnz laɪk dɔr ˈoʊpənɪŋ. noʊ waɪ ɪt wɑz rɔŋ fər ðə kɑp tɪ liv wɪˈθaʊt paying,”,” seɪ, aɪ nu ɪt raɪt. ˈsəmθɪŋ toʊld mi ɪt wɑz ə dɪˈsɑnəst θɪŋ tɪ du. maɪ aɪˈdiə əv ə kɑp wɑz ˈsəmˌwən hu wɑz ˈivɪn mɔr ˈɑnəst ðən ðə ˈævərɪʤ ʤoʊ. aɪ nu aɪ wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə kɑp ənd aɪ nu wɪθ ˈikwəl ˈsərtənti ðət bi ə gʊd, ˈɑnəst one.”.” æt ˈeɪˈtin hi ˌɛnˈlɪstɪd ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈɑrmi ənd sərvd tu jɪrz ɪn ˌkɔˈriə. hi ðɛn wərkt ɛz ə ˈpɑrtˈtaɪm ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər ənd ɛz ə juθ ˈkaʊnsələr waɪl əˈtɛndɪŋ ˈbrʊklɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ. hi wɑz swɔrn ɪn ɛz ə ˌɛnˈwaɪˌpiˌdi proʊˈbeɪʃəˌnɛˌri pəˈtroʊlˌmæn ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 1959 ənd ˈstɑrtɪd wərk ɪn ˈpleɪnˈkloʊz ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ mɑrʧ. frəm ðə ˈvɛri bɪˈgɪnɪŋ hi ˈlərnɪd ðət nɑt ˈɛvəri kɑp bɪˈlivd ɪt wɑz ˌɪnˈkəmbənt tɪ əˈdhɪr tɪ ə strɪkt koʊd əv ˈkɑndəkt. græft wɑz ækˈsɛptɪd ˈpræktɪs. ˈərli ˈɪntu hɪz pəˈlis kərɪr, ə ˈfɛloʊ kɑp stəft ən ˈɛnvəˌloʊp kənˈteɪnɪŋ 300 ˈɪntu hɪz hænd ənd ˈwɑndərd ɔf. sərˈpikoʊ wɑz feɪst wɪθ ðə ʧɔɪs əv ˈkipɪŋ ðə kæʃ ənd bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə pɑrt əv ə kərəpt ˈsɪstəm, ər rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə ˈɪnsədənt tɪ ə suˈpɪriər ˈɔfɪsər. ðɛr wɑz ˈoʊnli wən ˈɔpʃən. hɪz ˈsɑrʤənt kɛpt ðə kæʃ fər hɪmˈsɛlf. wərd kˈwɪkli gɑt raʊnd ðət sərˈpikoʊ wɑz nɑt laɪk ˈəðər kɑps, wɑz nɑt tɪ bi ˈtrəstɪd. ˈminˌwaɪl hi kɛpt hɪz hɛd daʊn, rɪfˈjuzɪŋ ˈivɪn tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðə ˈkəstəˌmɛri fri milz ˈɔfərd tɪ kɑps əraʊnd ˈbrʊklɪn. hi ˈfərðər ˈeɪliəˌneɪtɪd hɪz ˈkɑligz baɪ groʊɪŋ hɪz hɛr lɔŋ, ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ˈskrəfi bɪrd ənd ˈdrɛsɪŋ laɪk ə ˈhɪpi. ɪn 1966 hi rɪkˈwɛstɪd ə ˈtrænsfər tɪ ðə brɑŋks wɛr hi wɑz əˈsaɪnd tɪ nɑrˈkɑtɪks. hir, kɑp kərˈəpʃən wɑz ˈivɪn mɔr ˈræmpənt. wən ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈlukrətɪv ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈprɑstəˌtuts ənd ˈbʊkmeɪkərz kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ tɪ ðə cops’’ ˈpeɪˌroʊl tɪ steɪ ɪn ˈbɪznɪs. rɪfˈjuzəl tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðə gris meɪd ɪm ə dɪˈspaɪzd ənd ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈfɪgjər ɪn ðə fɔrs. sərˈpikoʊ wɑz naʊ ə ˈloʊnli fəroʊ ənd ðə strɛs wɑz bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ əˈfɛkt hɪz hɛlθ. ˈhævɪŋ muvd tɪ ə boʊˈhimiən əˈpɑrtmənt ɪn ˈgrɛnɪʧ ˈvɪlɪʤ wɪθ hɪz pɛt ˈkrɪkɪt, hi kɛpt hɪz ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən ˈsikrɪt fər fɪr ðət ˈneɪbərz wʊd θɪŋk hi wɑz ʤɪst əˈnəðər kɑp ɔn ðə teɪk. bɪˈkəmɪŋ mɔr ənd mɔr ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ɪn ðə fɔrs hi fɪrd ðət bɪˈkəm ə mɑrkt mæn. hɪz ˈgərlˌfrɛnd əv ðə taɪm ˈleɪtər rɪˈmɑrkt, wərst θɪŋ wɑz ˈwɑʧɪŋ ɪm tɪ goʊ tɪ wərk, ˈdrɛdɪŋ ɪt. bət hi lɛt goʊ əv ɪt ˈiðər. aɪ gɛs wət hi ˈwɔntɪd mɔr ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls wɑz ʤɪst tɪ bi ə gʊd kɑp. ju θɪŋk bi soʊ hard.”.” hi ˌpərsəˈvɪrd, bɪˈgæn tɪ spik əp, ˈʃɛrɪŋ hɪz kənˈsərnz wɪθ əˈfɪʃəlz æt pəˈlis ənd wɪθ ˈbɪgˌwɪgz æt ˈsɪti hɔl, ˈoʊnli tɪ bi baʊnst bɪtˈwin dɪˈpɑrtmənts, ɔf wɪθ leɪm ɪkˈskjuzɪz. hi wɑz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈnoʊˌwɛr fæst hi timd əp wɪθ ˈfɛloʊ kɑp, ˈdeɪvɪd durk, ənd təˈgɛðər ðeɪ tʊk ðɛr ˈstɔri tɪ ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz. ðə ˈɛnsuɪŋ ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz kɔzd ə sɛnˈseɪʃən, ˈfɔrsɪŋ ðə ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən əv ðə pəˈlis kəˈmɪʃənər ənd ˈlidɪŋ tɪ meɪər ʤɑn ˈlɪndzi əˈpɔɪntɪŋ ə ˈspɛʃəl kəˈmɪʃən tɪ proʊb pəˈlis ˈrɔŋduɪŋ. θruaʊt ðə fɔrs ɪz wɑz ˈkɑmən ˈnɑlɪʤ ðət sərˈpikoʊ wɑz du tɪ ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ə grænd ˈʤʊri əˈbaʊt ˌsɪstəˈmætɪk kərˈəpʃən əˈmaʊnɪŋ tɪ ˈmɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz. ɪn ˈspikɪŋ aʊt əˈgɛnst ˈfɛloʊ pəˈlis, hi wɑz əˈbaʊt tɪ ˈvaɪəleɪt ðə ˈhoʊliɪst əv kɑp koʊdz. ɪf sərˈpikoʊ wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ tɪ bi ɔn ðə ɛnd əv ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən wɪˈθɪn ðə fɔrs hi wɑz nɑt tɪ bi ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd. rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ fər ˈduti wən ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ən ˈaɪrɪʃ kɑp kənˈfrəntɪd ɪm, pʊld aʊt ə naɪf ənd ˈʧɪlɪŋli rɪˈmɑrkt, ɔt tɪ kət jʊr təŋ out.”.” ənˈdɔntɪd, sərˈpikoʊ pʊld aʊt hɪz ˌɔtəˈmætɪk, pʊʃt ðə kɑp tɪ ðə flɔr, prɛst ðə gən tɪ hɪz hɛd ənd skrimd, ju ˈməðərˌfəkər ənd bloʊ jʊr breɪnz out.”.” lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz feɪs gɑt ɪn ðə weɪ əv ə ˈbʊlət ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 1971 drəg bəst, sərˈpikoʊ məst hæv noʊn ðət hɪz pəˈzɪʃən ɪn ðə fɔrs wɑz ənˈtɛnəbəl. ðə ˈæftərˌmæθ əv ðə ˈʃutɪŋ ˈsɪmpli kənˈfərmd ɪt. ɪn hɪz 1973 baɪˈɑgrəfi sərˈpikoʊ, ˈpitər mɑz dɪˈskraɪbd ðə sinz ɪn ðə ˈbrʊklɪn ˈpriˌsɪŋkt ˈhaʊsɪz ɛz nuz sprɛd əv ˈʃutɪŋ. skrɔld ˈnoʊtɪsɪz əˈpɪrd ɔn ˈbʊlɪtən bɔrdz sɑrˈdɑnɪkəli ˈæskɪŋ fər ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz tɪ haɪər ə ˈlɔjər tɪ dɪˈfɛnd gaɪ hu ʃɑt serpico’’ ənd tɪ peɪ fər ˈlɛsənz tɪ tiʧ ɪm tɪ ʃut better.”.” sərˈpikoʊ wɑz ˈpərmɑˌnɛnˌtli ɪn hɪz lɛft ɪr baɪ ðə ˈgənˌʃɑt ənd ˈsəfərd ˈkrɑnɪk peɪn frəm ˈbʊlət ˈfrægmənts lɑʤd ɪn hɪz breɪn. waɪl rɪˈkupərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪn ˈhɑˌspɪtəl hi rɪˈsivd ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈhɑstəl ˈmɛsɪʤɪz. wən noʊt ˈsɪmpli rɛd, ju scumbag””. hi rɪˈsivd ə trəˈdɪʃənəl kənˈdoʊləns kɑrd, əˈmɛndɪd tɪ rɛd, sɪnˈsɪr ju gɪt jʊr breɪnz bloʊn aʊt, ju ræt bastard.”.” ə ˈfrɛndli ˈkɑlig drɑpt raʊnd ənd, ɪn əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ lɪft ˈspɪrɪts, toʊld ɪm ðət 35 kɑps hæd ˈɔfərd tɪ ˈdoʊˌneɪt bləd ðə naɪt hi wɑz ʃɑt. ðət great,”,” sərˈpikoʊ rɪˈplaɪd. əv kɑps gɑt ə ˈtoʊtəl əv 32 friends.”.” kˈwɛsʧənz kənˈtɪnjud tɪ bi æst əˈbaʊt pəˈlis ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ əv sərˈpikoʊ bət noʊ ˈʧɑrʤɪz wər brɔt ənd ə pəˈlis ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən faʊnd noʊ ˈɛvədəns əv ə kənˈspɪrəsi. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈrumərz ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪd ðət ðə ˈmɑfiə hæd pʊt aʊt ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt ɔn hɪz laɪf ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ə waɪər tæp ɔn ə mɑb foʊn ˈpɪkɪŋ əp ðə ˈkɑmɛnt ðət, kɑp wɪθ ðə bɪrd ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ wɑz ˈgɑnə bi hit.”.” ˈæftər twɛlv jɪrz əv ˈsərvɪs, ɪt wɑz taɪm fər sərˈpikoʊ tɪ stɑp biɪŋ ə kɑp. hi əˈfɪʃəli rɪˈtaɪrd ɔn ʤun 1972 ɔn ə ˈpɔltri ˈpɛnʃən əv ənd ˈhɛdɪd streɪt tɪ ˈjʊrəp. ɪf hi hæd ˈnɛvər bɪn hərd əv əˈgɛn, hɪz ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən maɪt hæv bɪn kənˈfaɪnd tɪ nu jɔrk wɛr hɪz wɑz ə ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld neɪm, ə fər ˈɑnəst pəˈlisɪŋ. ðɛn ˈhɑliˌwʊd keɪm ˈkɔlɪŋ. ðə lɛd roʊl ɪn ˈsɪdni sərˈpikoʊ ˈmuvi wɑz fərst ˈɔfərd tɪ ˈrɑbərt ˈrɛdfərd, hu tərnd ɪt daʊn. ɪt wɑz nɛkst ˈɔfərd tɪ æl pəˈsinoʊ, frɛʃ ɔf ðə bæk əv ðə ˈgɑdˌfɑðər, hu græbd ɪt ənd meɪd ɪt wən əv hɪz moʊst ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk roʊlz. sərˈpikoʊ wɑz lʊrd bæk frəm hɪz ˈɛkˌsaɪl ɪn ˈjʊrəp baɪ ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ ðət wɔrnd ɪm ɪf hi əraʊnd tɪ ˈsupərˌvaɪz ˈfɪlmɪŋ, ðɛn hi bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kəmˈpleɪn əˈbaʊt ðə ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈmuvi. steɪ ɔn ðə sɛt wɑz brif. ˈwɔntɪd mi tɪ ækt ɪn ðə movie,”,” hi ˈleɪtər rɪˈkɔld. toʊld mi ɪt wʊd meɪk θɪŋz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. aɪ sɛd, ɔˈrɛdi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. ənd nɑt ən ˈæktər, ðə ril thing.’.’ ðɛn aɪ wɔkt ɔf ðə sɛt bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wər duɪŋ ə sin aɪ ˈdɪdənt ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz. aɪ æst ðə dɪˈrɛktər wɛr ðeɪ gɑt ɪt frəm ənd hi sɛd, 'ɪts ril, ɪt ˈhæpənd ɪn maɪ laɪf'. aɪ sɛd 'wɛl, wɪn jʊr ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈmuvi əˈbaʊt jʊr laɪf, ju kən pʊt ɪt ɪn, bət liv ɪt aʊt əv maɪn!' ðət wɑz ɪt fər mi. aɪ wɔkt aʊt ənd ˈnɛvər wɛnt back.”.” əˈpɑn riˈlis, ðə ˈmuvi wɑz ən ˈɪnstənt ˈkrɪtɪkəl ənd kəˈmərʃəl səkˈsɛs. tɪ hɪz ˈhɔrər, fræŋk sərˈpikoʊ bɪˈkeɪm ən ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt səˈlɛbrɪti. saɪd əv θɪŋz wɑz unexpected,”,” hi wʊd seɪ. ““suddenly, wɛˈrɛvər aɪ wɑz, ˈpipəl ˈwɔntɪd tɪ baɪ mi θɪŋz. aɪ wɑz ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ɔl ðə taɪm. bi ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ənd ˈstreɪnʤərz wʊd ˌɪnˈvaɪt mi ˈoʊvər tɪ ʤɔɪn ðɛm. bət ðeɪ wər mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ðə ˈɪmɪʤ ðən ðeɪ wər ɪn mi. aɪ faʊnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ðə ənˈwɪtɪŋ ˈvɪktɪm əv ˈfænəsiz. aɪd bi ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ˈsəmˌwən fər ə waɪl, wɪn ɔl əv ə ˈsədən ˈriəˌlaɪz ðɛr nɑt ˈrɪli ˈspikɪŋ tɪ mi, ðɛr ˈspikɪŋ tɪ æl pacino.”.” hi kˈwɪkli rɪˈtərnd tɪ ˈjʊrəp ənd rɪˈmeɪnd ðɛr fər ðə rɛst əv ðə 1970s. ə lɑrʤ ʧəŋk əv taɪm wɑz spɛnt ɪn ˈhɑlənd wɛr hi ˈsɛtəld ɔn ə rɪˈmoʊt fɑrm wɪθ hɪz fɔrθ waɪf. sɛd tɪ bi ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm ˌpoʊstrɔˈmætɪk strɛs, hɪz soʊl dɪˈstərbd bət nɑt dɪˈstrɔɪd, hi lɪvd kˈwaɪətli bət ˈkəmfərtəbli ɔf ðə ˈrɔɪəltiz frəm ðə sərˈpikoʊ baɪˈɑgrəfi, ˈmuvi ənd ˌʃɔrˈtlɪvd ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsɪriz. ɪn 1974 ə rɪˈpɔrtər əˈpɑn ɪm ɪn ən ˈæmstərˌdæm caféé wɛr hi wɑz ˈsɪpɪŋ ɔn ʤɪn. æst haʊ hi pæst hɪz taɪm sərˈpikoʊ kleɪmd ðət hɪz deɪz wər ˈmoʊstli spɛnt kənˈtræstɪŋ ˈænəməl ənd ˈjumən bɪˈheɪvjər. hɪz ˈprɪnsəpəl kənˈsərn əˈpɪrd tɪ bi ðə hɛlθ əv swɔnz ɪn pəˈlutɪd kəˈnælz. fər ə ˈpɪriəd hi muvd tɪ nɔrθ weɪlz, ˈfaʊndɪŋ ə ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl grup kɔld ðə ˈɔrdər əv ðə stɑr wɪʧ rɪˈpɔrtədli tʊk kɛr əv ðə bəlk əv hɪz ˈseɪvɪŋz. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə dɛθ əv hɪz waɪf frəm ˈkænsər hi rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɪn 1980 ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪkəli riˈzɑlvɪŋ tɪ lɪv kˈwaɪətli ənd ˈseɪfli, əˈweɪ frəm ðə glɛr əv ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz. wɪˈθɪn ðə jɪr hɪz ˈkəvər wɑz ˈbroʊkən ˈdʊrɪŋ ə pəˈtərnɪti ˈbætəl ɪn wɪʧ hi kleɪmd bɪn juzd ɛz ə ənd trɪkt ˈɪntu ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə flaɪt əˈtɛndənt ˈprɛgnənt. ðə kɔrts ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd əˈgɛnst ɪm ənd hi wɑz ˈɔrdərd tɪ peɪ ʧaɪld səˈpɔrt aʊt əv hɪz pəˈlis ˈpɛnʃən. fər ə ˈnəmbər əv jɪrz hi ˈtrævəld θru ðə ˈjuˈɛs, ˈkænədə ənd ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ɪn ə smɔl ˈkæmpər væn, wɪθ ˈoʊnli ə ənd ə pɛt maʊs fər ˈkəmpəˌni, hɪmˈsɛlf frəm ˈɔrdəˌnɛri laɪf ənd frəm feɪm. trækt daʊn baɪ wən rɪˈpɔrtər hi ədˈmɪtəd ðət soʊld ɔl hɪz pəˈzɛʃənz ənd wɑz ˈmeɪnli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈlərnɪŋ tɪ pleɪ ðə hɑrˈmɑnɪkə ənd dæns ðə cha-cha-cha. θɪŋk ˈrənɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm laɪf ənd ðət bitter,”,” hi sɛd, ˈmeɪbi aɪ hæv ə raɪt tɪ ɔl that.”.” æst ˈwɛðər hi stɪl fɪrd rɪˈpraɪzəlz frəm ˈəðər kɑps hi wɑz ɪˈveɪzɪv, seɪɪŋ ˈoʊnli ðət hi wɑz mɔr skɛrd əv discovered”” ðən whacked””. ɔn ˈəðər ɔˈkeɪʒənz hi həz meɪd veɪld ˈrɛfərənsɪz tɪ ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz əv ˌpərsəˈkjuʃən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ biɪŋ fɔrst baɪ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ tɪ fli sˈwɪtsərlənd ˈneɪkəd ɪn ðə snoʊ. ɪn ðə hi ˈsɛtəld ˈɪntu ə smɔl, ˈkæbən ɪn ðə wʊdz əv ˈɔlbəni, ə ˈhənərd maɪəlz ər soʊ frəm mænˈhætən. daʊn ðə jɪrz hɪz ˈɪntərɪsts hæv groʊn ˈɛvər mɔr ˌɛsəˈtɛrɪk. hi həz ˈdæbəld ɪn ˈistərn fəˈlɑsəfi ənd ˈwaɪdli ˈstədid ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈtritmənts. fər ə ˈpɪriəd hi wərkt ɛz ə məˈsɑʒ ˈθɛrəpɪst. ə kin ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈstudənt, ˈkleɪmɪŋ tɪ bi fluənt ɪn ˈʤərmən, ˈspænɪʃ, frɛnʧ ənd ˌɪˈtæljən. hi ˈpræktɪsɪz ˌmɛdəˈteɪʃən ənd ˈstədiz ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈdrəmɪŋ. ˈhævɪŋ ˈteɪkən ˈlɛsənz æt ən ɑrt skul ɪn ˌmæsəˈʧusəts hi ɪz sɛd tɪ bi ən ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk ˈskəlptər. ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli hi həz ˈæktɪd ɔn steɪʤ ɪn ˈloʊkəl θiˈætrɪkəl pərˈdəkʃənz. ɛz ðə jɪrz hæv floʊn baɪ, hi kleɪmz tɪ spɛnd lɛs ənd lɛs taɪm ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈoʊvər hɪz ˈʃoʊldər bət meɪnˈteɪnz ðət hɪz ˈpraɪvəsi ɪz ˈpɛrəˌmaʊnt. ɪn tərmz əv reclusiveness, ˈhɑrdli ɪn ðə ˈsælɪnʤər lig, ˈivɪn əˈlaʊɪŋ ə fɪlm kru ˈɪntu hɪz hoʊm ɔn wən əˈkeɪʒən. ðɛn noʊn tɪ meɪk ˌənəˈnaʊnst əˈpɪrənsəz æt ˈpəblɪk ɪˈvɛnts. ðə fərst əv ðiz keɪm ɪn 1997 wɪn hi tərnd əp æt nu ˈsɪti hɔl tɪ lɛnd hɪz səˈpɔrt fər ə nu ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈbɑdi ðət wʊd ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt kəmˈpleɪnts meɪd baɪ pəˈlis əˈbaʊt kərˈəpʃən ɪn ðə ˈloʊkəl dɪˈpɑrtmənt. ˈspɔrtɪŋ ə ənd ˈwɛrɪŋ ə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈbɪznɪs sut təkt ˈɪntu ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ buts, hi maɪt hæv pæst fər ə ˈroʊdi wɪθ ˈwɪli ˈtʊrɪŋ bænd. ɛz hi bɪˈgæn tɪ spik, ðɛr wɑz noʊ mɪˈsteɪkɪŋ ðət ðə faɪər wɪˈθɪn rɪˈmeɪnd undimmed, ðət hi stɪl hæd ə kəmˈpəlsɪv nid tɪ spik wət hi sɔ ɛz ðə truθ. ˈsɪkˈstin jɪrz hæd pæst sɪns rɪˈtaɪərmənt ənd, waɪl kraɪm ˈfɪgjərz ˈpləmətɪd ɪn nu jɔrk, ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpəblɪk pərˈsɛpʃən wɑz ðət ðə ˌɛnˈwaɪˌpiˌdi hæd ˈminˌwaɪl ɪˈvɑlvd ˈɪntu wən əv ðə ˈklinəst ˈfɔrsɪz. sərˈpikoʊ hæd əraɪvd bæk ɪn taʊn tɪ riˈmaɪnd ˈɛniˌwən hu wʊd ˈlɪsən ðət pəˈlis kərˈəpʃən ɪn nu jɔrk wɑz nɑt ɪgˈzæktli ə θɪŋ əv ðə pæst. ˈsaɪtɪŋ ðə noʊˈtɔriəs ˈkeɪsɪz əv ˈpriˌsɪŋkt ɪn 1992 ənd ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈdərti ɪn 1994 hi ˈɑrgjud ðət, mɛnˈtælɪti təˈdeɪ ɪz ʤɪst ðə seɪm. ˈoʊˈkeɪ tɪ bi kərəpt. ʤɪst gɪt kɔt. wi məst kriˈeɪt ən ˈætməsˌfɪr wɛr ðə ˈkrʊkəd kɑp fɪrz ðə ˈɑnəst kɑp, ənd nɑt ðə ˈəðər weɪ əraʊnd. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ðə taɪm tɪ bi complacent.”.” hɪz ˈwɔrnɪŋ wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ ɪf nɑt ˈtaɪmli ɛz ə nu weɪv əv kərˈəpʃən ˈskændəlz wər əˈbaʊt tɪ breɪk ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs. ðɛr wɑz ðə ˈskændəl ɪn wɪʧ mɔr ðən ˈsɛvənti ˈɛˈleɪˈpiˈdi ˈɔfɪsərz, səm əv ðɛm ɔn ðə əv ˈhɪˌphɔp ˈmoʊgəl naɪt, wər ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪtɪd ɪn ˈsɪriəs ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm ˌənprəˈvoʊkt ˈbitɪŋz ənd ˈfreɪmɪŋ əv ˈsəˌspɛkts tɪ bæŋk ˈrɑbəri. ɪn 2003 ˈfɛdərəl lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsərz ənˈkəvərd nu ˈbɪgəst kərˈəpʃən ˈkeɪsɪz ɪn jɪrz, ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ə rɪŋ əv roʊg kɑps hu hæd ˈstoʊlən mɔr ðən frəm drəg ˈdilərz. ɪn 2005 tu ˌɛnˈwaɪˌpiˌdi dɪˈtɛktɪvz wər ʧɑrʤd wɪθ mɪsˈjuzɪŋ ðə əˈθɔrəti əv ðɛr ˈbæʤɪz tɪ bɪˈkəm hɪt mɛn fər ðə mɑb. ɪn ðə pæst tɛn jɪrz sərˈpikoʊ həz əˈvɔɪdɪd ðə ˈpəblɪk glɛr, prɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ pʊt ðə wərld tɪ raɪts ˈviə hɪz əˈfɪʃəl blɔg. ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2010 hi wɑz ˈbrifli lʊrd aʊt əv ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊz, ˈgrænɪŋ ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈdʊrɪŋ wɪʧ hi rɪˈvild ðət hi hæd ˈfaɪnəli ˈstɑrtɪd wərk ɔn hɪz ˌɔtəbaɪˈɑgrəfi, prəˈvɪʒənəli ɛnˈtaɪtəld ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ goʊ. ˈgɪtɪŋ kloʊz tɪ ðə line,”,” hi sɪz, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə fækt hi tərnz 74 ɪn ˈeɪprəl, aɪ ˈfɪgjər aɪ ˈbɛtər gɪt busy.”.” ɛz məʧ ɛz hɪz ˈdɪstənt pæst dɪˈfaɪnz ɪm, ɪt kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ hɔnt ɪm. stɪl hæv ˈnaɪtˌmɛrz. aɪ ˈoʊpən ə dɔr ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ənd ɪt ɪkˈsploʊdz ɪn maɪ feɪs. ər ɪn ə ʤæm ənd aɪ kɔl ðə pəˈlis, ənd gɛs hu ʃoʊz əp? maɪ oʊld kɑp ˈbədiz hu ˈheɪtɪd me.”.” tɪ ðə ˈdərti kɑps hi brɔt daʊn sərˈpikoʊ wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ə ræt. tɪ ðə rɛst əv ˈjuˈɛs, ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ə ˈhɪroʊ ɔlˈbiɪt, laɪk ˈgɛri haɪ nun ˈlɔmən, ə moʊst rɪˈləktənt sɔrt əv ˈhɪroʊ. ˈoʊnli θɪŋ aɪ fil aɪ ˈɛvər accomplished,”,” sərˈpikoʊ həz ˈɔlˌweɪz meɪnˈteɪnd, ðət aɪ dɪd wət aɪ hæd tɪ du. tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə wərld, ɔl əv ˈjuˈɛs məst bɪˈgɪn wɪθ ourselves.”.”
the following very interesting memorandum was received on april 2013 from grant h. palmer, and is shared here with his permission. grant is a renowned historian, and is author of “an view of mormon origins”, which is referred to in the following memorandum. further details of that book may be found here: http://signaturebooks.com/2010/02/an-insiders-view-of-mormon-origins-2/ three meetings with a general authority, 2012- 2013 grant h. palmer in 2012, a returned mission president contacted me to arrange a meeting. several days later, he called again and said that a member of the first quorum of the seventy also wished to attend. he said the general authority would attend on condition that i not name him or repeat any stories that would identify him. he explained that neither of them, including the wife, believed the founding claims of the restoration were true. he clarified that they had read my book, an view of mormon origins, and had concluded that the church was not true; was not what it claimed to be. the ga often went to the website for information and there discovered my book. the mission president said he received my book from the ga. we have at this writing met three times. we first met on tuesday, october 23, 2012 and again february 14, 2013 at my house. on march 26, 2013 we convened at the gas house. upon entering my home for the first meeting the ga said, “we are here to learn.” i recognized him. he has been a member of the first quorum of the seventy for a number of years. he has served in several high profile assignments during this period. the following are the more important statements made by the ga during our first three meetings. we now meet monthly. he said that each new member of the quorum of the twelve apostles is given one million dollars to take care of any financial obligations they have. this money gift allows them to fully focus on the ministry. he said that the overriding consideration of who is chosen is whether they are “church broke,” meaning, will they do whatever they are told. he said the senior six apostles make the agenda and do most of the talking. the junior six are told to observe, listen and learn and really only comment if they are asked. he said that it takes about two to three years before the new apostle discovers that the church is not true. he said it took dieter f. a little longer because he was an outsider. he said they privately talk among themselves and know the foundational claims of the restoration are not true, but continue on boldly “because the people need it,” meaning the people need the church. when the mission president voiced skepticism and named ___ as one who surely did believe, the ga said: “no, he.” the one million dollar gift, plus their totally obedient attitude makes it easy for them to go along when they find out the church is not true. for these reasons and others, he expect any apostle to ever expose the truth about the foundational claims. when i asked the ga how he knew these things, he answered by saying that the quorum of the twelve today is more isolated from the quorums of the seventies now because there are several of them. when only one quorum of the seventy existed, there was more intimacy. during his one on one assignments with an apostle, conversations were more familiar. he said that none of the apostles ever said to him directly that they did not believe; but that it was his opinion based on “my interactions with them.” also, that none of the twelve want to discuss “truth issues,” meaning issues regarding the foundational claims of the church. he said that the lives are so completely and entirely enmeshed in every detail of their lives in the church, that many of them would probably die defending the church rather than admit the truth about joseph smith and the foundations of the church. the ga stated that my disciplinary action (which would have occurred on the final sunday of october 2010 had i not resigned), was by the first presidency of the church. i said that if the apostles know the church is not true and yet order a disciplinary hearing for my writing a book that is almost certainly true regarding the foundational claims of the church, then they are corrupt even evil. he replied, “that’s right!” the ga said the church is like a weakened dam. at first you see cracks on the face; nevertheless, things are happening behind the scenes. eventually, small cracks appear, and then the dam will “explode.” when it does, he said, the members are going to be “shocked” and will need like me to educate them regarding the mormon past. the mission president and the ga both said they attend church every sunday and feel like “a hypocrite and trapped.” the ga said his ward treats him like a king and when he gives and speaks to congregations they have high expectations of him. he would like to do more in getting the truth out besides raising a few questions when speaking and gifting my book to others when feeling comfortable. perhaps this is why he has reached out to me. the ga is a man of integrity and very loving. upon leaving each time, he always gives me a big hug. do the following statements support the disclosures of the ga? apostle boyd k. packer said to michael quinn when interviewing him for a history position at byu in 1976, “i have a hard time with historians because they idolize the truth. the truth is not uplifting, it destroys,” quoted in, faithful history: essays on writing mormon history, editor, george d. smith, (salt lake city, utah: signature books, 1992),. gregory prince, who wrote a seminal biography of president david o. mckay, related to me that when he interviewed hugh nibley, a professor at byu in 1995, that “at one point in the interview he [nibley] asked that i turn off the tape recorder, which i did. he then related a curious anecdote relating to mckay and the book of mormon,” indicating that mckay did not believe in the of the book of mormon (emails exchanged between me and greg prince on june 22, 2005. these documents are located in the grant h. palmer papers, 2071, manuscripts division, marriott library, university of utah, salt lake city, utah). thomas stuart ferguson, a california lawyer, church member and avid amateur archeologist, took the egyptian that was gifted to the church in 1967 to several at berkeley, and as i recall brown university and had them independently translated. all said the were common funerary rites from the book of the dead. ferguson then took their statements to apostle hugh b. brown, and after reviewing the evidence “with brother brown he said that brother brown agreed with him that it was not scripture. that hugh b. brown did not believe the book of abraham was what the church said it was” (journal entry of ronald o. barney concerning thomas stuart ferguson on 19 april, 1984. barney, now retired, worked at the library and archives at church headquarters, in salt lake city). ferguson also said the same to gerald and sandra tanner on december 2, 1970: “mr. ferguson had just visited with mormon apostle hugh b. brown before coming to our house, and said that brown has also come to the conclusion that the book of abraham was false” (letter of gerald tanner to dee jay nelson, december 10, 1970, published by modern microfilm co., slc, utah). advertisements	ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˌmɛmərˈændəm wɑz rɪˈsivd ɔn ˈeɪprəl 2013 frəm grænt eɪʧ. ˈpɑmər, ənd ɪz ʃɛrd hir wɪθ hɪz pərˈmɪʃən. grænt ɪz ə rɪˈnaʊnd hɪˈstɔriən, ənd ɪz ˈɔθər əv vju əv ˈmɔrmən origins””, wɪʧ ɪz rɪˈfərd tɪ ɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˌmɛmərˈændəm. ˈfərðər ˈditeɪlz əv ðət bʊk meɪ bi faʊnd hir: θri ˈmitɪŋz wɪθ ə ˈʤɛnərəl əˈθɔrəti, 2012 2013 grænt eɪʧ. ˈpɑmər ɪn 2012 ə rɪˈtərnd ˈmɪʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd mi tɪ əreɪnʤ ə ˈmitɪŋ. ˈsɛvərəl deɪz ˈleɪtər, hi kɔld əˈgɛn ənd sɛd ðət ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə fərst kˈwɔrəm əv ðə ˈsɛvənti ˈɔlsoʊ wɪʃt tɪ əˈtɛnd. hi sɛd ðə ˈʤɛnərəl əˈθɔrəti wʊd əˈtɛnd ɔn kənˈdɪʃən ðət aɪ nɑt neɪm ɪm ər rɪˈpit ˈɛni ˈstɔriz ðət wʊd aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ɪm. hi ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət ˈniðər əv ðɛm, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə waɪf, bɪˈlivd ðə ˈfaʊndɪŋ kleɪmz əv ðə ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən wər tru. hi ˈklɛrəˌfaɪd ðət ðeɪ hæd rɛd maɪ bʊk, ən vju əv ˈmɔrmən ˈɔrəʤɪnz, ənd hæd kənˈkludɪd ðət ðə ʧərʧ wɑz nɑt tru; wɑz nɑt wət ɪt kleɪmd tɪ bi. ðə ˈʤɔrʤə ˈɔfən wɛnt tɪ ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt fər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd ðɛr dɪˈskəvərd maɪ bʊk. ðə ˈmɪʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt sɛd hi rɪˈsivd maɪ bʊk frəm ðə ˈʤɔrʤə. wi hæv æt ðɪs ˈraɪtɪŋ mɛt θri taɪmz. wi fərst mɛt ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ɑkˈtoʊbər 23 2012 ənd əˈgɛn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 14 2013 æt maɪ haʊs. ɔn mɑrʧ 26 2013 wi kənˈvind æt ðə gæs haʊs. əˈpɑn ˈɛnərɪŋ maɪ hoʊm fər ðə fərst ˈmitɪŋ ðə ˈʤɔrʤə sɛd, ər hir tɪ learn.”.” aɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ɪm. hi həz bɪn ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə fərst kˈwɔrəm əv ðə ˈsɛvənti fər ə ˈnəmbər əv jɪrz. hi həz sərvd ɪn ˈsɛvərəl haɪ ˈproʊˌfaɪl əˈsaɪnmənts ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs ˈpɪriəd. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ər ðə mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈsteɪtmənts meɪd baɪ ðə ˈʤɔrʤə ˈdʊrɪŋ ɑr fərst θri ˈmitɪŋz. wi naʊ mit ˈmənθli. hi sɛd ðət iʧ nu ˈmɛmbər əv ðə kˈwɔrəm əv ðə twɛlv əˈpɔsəlz ɪz ˈgɪvɪn wən ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlərz tɪ teɪk kɛr əv ˈɛni ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz ðeɪ hæv. ðɪs ˈməni gɪft əˈlaʊz ðɛm tɪ ˈfʊli ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə ˈmɪnɪstri. hi sɛd ðət ðə ˈoʊvərˌraɪdɪŋ kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən əv hu ɪz ˈʧoʊzən ɪz ˈwɛðər ðeɪ ər broke,”,” ˈminɪŋ, wɪl ðeɪ du ˌwəˈtɛvər ðeɪ ər toʊld. hi sɛd ðə ˈsinjər sɪks əˈpɔsəlz meɪk ðə əˈʤɛndə ənd du moʊst əv ðə ˈtɔkɪŋ. ðə ˈʤunjər sɪks ər toʊld tɪ əbˈzərv, ˈlɪsən ənd lərn ənd ˈrɪli ˈoʊnli ˈkɑmɛnt ɪf ðeɪ ər æst. hi sɛd ðət ɪt teɪks əˈbaʊt tu tɪ θri jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə nu əˈpɔsəl dɪˈskəvərz ðət ðə ʧərʧ ɪz nɑt tru. hi sɛd ɪt tʊk ˈditər ɛf. ə ˈlɪtəl ˈlɔŋgər bɪˈkəz hi wɑz ən aʊtˈsaɪdər. hi sɛd ðeɪ ˈpraɪvətli tɔk əˈməŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz ənd noʊ ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃənəl kleɪmz əv ðə ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən ər nɑt tru, bət kənˈtɪnju ɔn ˈboʊldli ðə ˈpipəl nid it,”,” ˈminɪŋ ðə ˈpipəl nid ðə ʧərʧ. wɪn ðə ˈmɪʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt vɔɪst ˈskɛptɪˌsɪzəm ənd neɪmd ɛz wən hu ˈʃʊrli dɪd bɪˈliv, ðə ˈʤɔrʤə sɛd: ““no, hi doesn’t.”.” ðə wən ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlər gɪft, pləs ðɛr ˈtoʊtəli oʊˈbidiənt ˈætəˌtud meɪks ɪt ˈizi fər ðɛm tɪ goʊ əˈlɔŋ wɪn ðeɪ faɪnd aʊt ðə ʧərʧ ɪz nɑt tru. fər ðiz ˈrizənz ənd ˈəðərz, hi ɪkˈspɛkt ˈɛni əˈpɔsəl tɪ ˈɛvər ɪkˈspoʊz ðə truθ əˈbaʊt ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃənəl kleɪmz. wɪn aɪ æst ðə ˈʤɔrʤə haʊ hi nu ðiz θɪŋz, hi ˈænsərd baɪ seɪɪŋ ðət ðə kˈwɔrəm əv ðə twɛlv təˈdeɪ ɪz mɔr ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd frəm ðə kˈwɔrəmz əv ðə ˈsɛvəntiz naʊ bɪˈkəz ðɛr ər ˈsɛvərəl əv ðɛm. wɪn ˈoʊnli wən kˈwɔrəm əv ðə ˈsɛvənti ɪgˈzɪstəd, ðɛr wɑz mɔr ˈɪntəməsi. ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz wən ɔn wən əˈsaɪnmənts wɪθ ən əˈpɔsəl, ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz wər mɔr fəˈmɪljər. hi sɛd ðət nən əv ðə əˈpɔsəlz ˈɛvər sɛd tɪ ɪm dɪˈrɛkli ðət ðeɪ dɪd nɑt bɪˈliv; bət ðət ɪt wɑz hɪz əˈpɪnjən beɪst ɔn ˌɪnərˈækʃənz wɪθ them.”.” ˈɔlsoʊ, ðət nən əv ðə twɛlv wɔnt tɪ dɪˈskəs issues,”,” ˈminɪŋ ˈɪʃuz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃənəl kleɪmz əv ðə ʧərʧ. hi sɛd ðət ðə lɪvz ər soʊ kəmˈplitli ənd ɪnˈtaɪərli ɛnˈmɛʃt ɪn ˈɛvəri ˈditeɪl əv ðɛr lɪvz ɪn ðə ʧərʧ, ðət ˈmɛni əv ðɛm wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli daɪ dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ðə ʧərʧ ˈrəðər ðən ədˈmɪt ðə truθ əˈbaʊt ˈʤoʊzəf smɪθ ənd ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃənz əv ðə ʧərʧ. ðə ˈʤɔrʤə ˈsteɪtɪd ðət maɪ ˈdɪsəpləˌnɛri ˈækʃən (wɪʧ wʊd hæv əˈkərd ɔn ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈsənˌdi əv ɑkˈtoʊbər 2010 hæd aɪ nɑt rɪˈzaɪnd), wɑz baɪ ðə fərst ˈprɛzɪdənsi əv ðə ʧərʧ. aɪ sɛd ðət ɪf ðə əˈpɔsəlz noʊ ðə ʧərʧ ɪz nɑt tru ənd jɛt ˈɔrdər ə ˈdɪsəpləˌnɛri ˈhirɪŋ fər maɪ ˈraɪtɪŋ ə bʊk ðət ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli tru rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃənəl kleɪmz əv ðə ʧərʧ, ðɛn ðeɪ ər kərəpt ˈivɪn ˈivəl. hi rɪˈplaɪd, right!”!” ðə ˈʤɔrʤə sɛd ðə ʧərʧ ɪz laɪk ə ˈwikənd dæm. æt fərst ju si kræks ɔn ðə feɪs; ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, θɪŋz ər ˈhæpənɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ðə sinz. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, smɔl kræks əˈpɪr, ənd ðɛn ðə dæm wɪl ““explode.”.” wɪn ɪt dɪz, hi sɛd, ðə ˈmɛmbərz ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ““shocked”” ənd wɪl nid laɪk mi tɪ ˈɛʤəˌkeɪt ðɛm rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˈmɔrmən pæst. ðə ˈmɪʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ðə ˈʤɔrʤə boʊθ sɛd ðeɪ əˈtɛnd ʧərʧ ˈɛvəri ˈsənˌdi ənd fil laɪk ˈhɪpəˌkrɪt ənd trapped.”.” ðə ˈʤɔrʤə sɛd hɪz wɔrd trits ɪm laɪk ə kɪŋ ənd wɪn hi gɪvz ənd spiks tɪ ˌkɑŋgrəˈgeɪʃənz ðeɪ hæv haɪ ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz əv ɪm. hi wʊd laɪk tɪ du mɔr ɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə truθ aʊt ˌbiˈsaɪdz ˈreɪzɪŋ ə fju kˈwɛsʧənz wɪn ˈspikɪŋ ənd ˈgɪftɪŋ maɪ bʊk tɪ ˈəðərz wɪn ˈfilɪŋ ˈkəmfərtəbəl. pərˈhæps ðɪs ɪz waɪ hi həz riʧt aʊt tɪ mi. ðə ˈʤɔrʤə ɪz ə mæn əv ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti ənd ˈvɛri ˈləvɪŋ. əˈpɑn ˈlivɪŋ iʧ taɪm, hi ˈɔlˌweɪz gɪvz mi ə bɪg həg. du ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈsteɪtmənts səˈpɔrt ðə dɪˈskloʊʒərz əv ðə ˈʤɔrʤə? əˈpɔsəl bɔɪd keɪ. ˈpækər sɛd tɪ ˈmaɪkəl kwɪn wɪn ˈɪntərvˌjuɪŋ ɪm fər ə ˈhɪstəri pəˈzɪʃən æt ˈbiˈwaɪˈju ɪn 1976 hæv ə hɑrd taɪm wɪθ hɪˈstɔriənz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ˈaɪdəˌlaɪz ðə truθ. ðə truθ ɪz nɑt ˈəˌplɪftɪŋ, ɪt destroys,”,” kˈwoʊtɪd ɪn, ˈfeɪθfəl ˈhɪstəri: ˈɛˌseɪz ɔn ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈmɔrmən ˈhɪstəri, ˈɛdɪtər, ʤɔrʤ di. smɪθ, (sɔlt leɪk ˈsɪti, ˈjuˌtɔ: ˈsɪgnəʧər bʊks, 1992 ˈgrɛgəri prɪns, hu roʊt ə ˈsɛmənəl baɪˈɑgrəfi əv ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdeɪvɪd oʊ. məˈkeɪ, rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ mi ðət wɪn hi ˈɪntərvˌjud ju nibley, ə prəˈfɛsər æt ˈbiˈwaɪˈju ɪn 1995 ðət wən pɔɪnt ɪn ðə ˈɪntərvˌju hi [nibley] æst ðət aɪ tərn ɔf ðə teɪp rɪˈkɔrdər, wɪʧ aɪ dɪd. hi ðɛn rɪˈleɪtɪd ə ˈkjʊriəs ˈænɪkˌdoʊt rɪˈleɪtɪŋ tɪ məˈkeɪ ənd ðə bʊk əv mormon,”,” ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðət məˈkeɪ dɪd nɑt bɪˈliv ɪn ðə əv ðə bʊk əv ˈmɔrmən (iˈmeɪlz ɪksˈʧeɪnʤd bɪtˈwin mi ənd grɛg prɪns ɔn ʤun 22 2005 ðiz ˈdɑkjəmənts ər ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ðə grænt eɪʧ. ˈpɑmər ˈpeɪpərz, 2071 ˈmænjəˌskrɪpts dɪˈvɪʒən, ˈmɛriət ˈlaɪbrɛˌri, ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈjuˌtɔ, sɔlt leɪk ˈsɪti, ˈjuˌtɔ). ˈtɑməs stɔrt ˈfərgəsən, ə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈlɔjər, ʧərʧ ˈmɛmbər ənd ˈævɪd ˈæməˌʧər archeologist, tʊk ðə ɪˈʤɪpʃən ðət wɑz ˈgɪftɪd tɪ ðə ʧərʧ ɪn 1967 tɪ ˈsɛvərəl æt ˈbərkli, ənd ɛz aɪ ˈriˌkɔl braʊn ˌjunəˈvərsəti ənd hæd ðɛm ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli trænzˈleɪtəd. ɔl sɛd ðə wər ˈkɑmən fˈjunərˌɛri raɪts frəm ðə bʊk əv ðə dɛd. ˈfərgəsən ðɛn tʊk ðɛr ˈsteɪtmənts tɪ əˈpɔsəl ju bi. braʊn, ənd ˈæftər rivˈjuɪŋ ðə ˈɛvədəns ˈbrəðər braʊn hi sɛd ðət ˈbrəðər braʊn əˈgrid wɪθ ɪm ðət ɪt wɑz nɑt ˈskrɪpʧər ðət ju bi. braʊn dɪd nɑt bɪˈliv ðə bʊk əv ˈeɪbrəˌhæm wɑz wət ðə ʧərʧ sɛd ɪt was”” (ˈʤərnəl ˈɛntri əv ˈrɑnəld oʊ. ˈbɑrni kənˈsərnɪŋ ˈtɑməs stɔrt ˈfərgəsən ɔn 19 ˈeɪprəl, 1984 ˈbɑrni, naʊ rɪˈtaɪrd, wərkt æt ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ənd ˈɑrˌkaɪvz æt ʧərʧ ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz, ɪn sɔlt leɪk ˈsɪti). ˈfərgəsən ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðə seɪm tɪ ˈʤɛrəld ənd ˈsændrə ˈtænər ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 2 1970 ““mr. ˈfərgəsən hæd ʤɪst ˈvɪzɪtɪd wɪθ ˈmɔrmən əˈpɔsəl ju bi. braʊn ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ɑr haʊs, ənd sɛd ðət braʊn həz ˈɔlsoʊ kəm tɪ ðə kənˈkluʒən ðət ðə bʊk əv ˈeɪbrəˌhæm wɑz false”” (ˈlɛtər əv ˈʤɛrəld ˈtænər tɪ di ʤeɪ ˈnɛlsən, dɪˈsɛmbər 10 1970 ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ˈmɑdərn ˈmaɪkrəˌfɪlm koʊ., slc*, ˈjuˌtɔ). ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts
wisconsin, like the rest of the united states, has made great strides in soil conservation since the dust bowl years of the when drought and poor farming practices led to the loss of millions of acres of topsoil. but 80 years later, scientists say some of that progress is being reversed and threatened by climate change. as woody guthrie was singing his dust bowl ballads and former president franklin roosevelt warned "a nation that destroys its soils, destroys itself," historian jerry apps was growing up on his farm in wild rose. "i recall from my childhood the dust storms that visited this part of wisconsin. they were fierce. they were terrible. they were dramatic, and they raised all kinds of havoc," apps said. the aftermath of those storms is still visible in the central sands region of the state in the form of pine tree rows planted north to south on the borders of farm fields. "it was then that people saw the need to try and plant wind breaks, trying to stop the winds blowing from the west and tearing up the sandy soil and moving it east," apps recalled. some scientists say climate change is bringing drought and dust storms back to the western states. in july, researchers at princeton university and the national oceanic and atmospheric geophysical fluid dynamics laboratory published a report that predicts, "climate change will increase dust activity in the southern great plains from spring to fall in the late half of the century." but in wisconsin, the warming climate is instead producing more frequent heavy rain, according to a 2011 report by the wisconsin initiative on climate change impacts. the study predicts, "soil erosion in wisconsin could more than double by 2050 compared with the 1990s, as a result of predicted changes in hydro-climate." soil erosion is already a problem. according to the study, tons of soil were estimated to have eroded from wisconsin fields in 2003, amounting to an average for the entire state of more than 3 tons per acre. the statistic alarms don radtke, farm operations manager, and steve krueger, crop science instructor at technical agriculture center for excellence. crop science instructor steve krueger, left, and farm operations manager don radtke of technical agriculture center for excellence. glen "three tons is a pretty big pile of soil, correct? it takes a long time to replace it," krueger said. "so what we're really trying to do is not ship all of our dirt down the mississippi river and put it in the delta, because that's where it ends up." radtke said he worries about the erosion caused when too much rain falls too quickly, regardless of the cause. "when you have a 9 inch rain event in three hours, is that climate change or is that just the weather?" radtke asked. "once the soil is saturated, it's almost like falling on cement or blacktop, it's going to run off, and that's where the erosion starts." the agriculture center for excellence is a working farm and hands-on classroom north of wausau. glen students at the agriculture center for excellence a working farm and hands-on classroom north of wausau are learning about the benefits of stopping erosion. the working farm has joined the soil health partnership, an initiative of the national corn growers association, with the goal of preserving and improving topsoil. "if you've got a handful of soil, you've got 10 billion creatures living in it," krueger said. "so if we can put something in the soil, some kind of a root structure to keep it there, it just makes my 10 billion animals a lot happier, because they're the ones that break down the nutrients and make them available for the plants to grow." to preserve root structure and stop erosion, the agriculture center is teaching the farmers of tomorrow about and cover crop agriculture. with farming, the soil plowed between harvests from year to year. instead farmers use special tools to plant seeds each year without disturbing soil ecosystems. "you dig up the ground before you plant," radtke said. "we have special planters that have a disc on the front that will open the soil, put the seed in place, and pack it in place without disturbing the rest of the soil." in addition to techniques, cover crops usually planted after the fall harvest also protect from erosion. "when we take our corn off we usually put a cover crop of some type on just so there's something always growing in the soil. we try to plant winter wheat or winter rye that will survive over the winter," radtke said. on a demonstration field at the farm, even on a cold november day, tender green shoots of winter wheat could be seen poking up between the rows where corn had been harvested. the corn stalk stubble and plant residue remained in place. although only about 20 percent of the farms in wisconsin use and cover cropping techniques, the idea is beginning to catch on. john eron, who farms 800 acres in portage county and leads the farm bureau, said the practices are saving him money. "we want to keep as much nutrients in soil on the land, where it's at. obviously as a farmer we don't want to see runoff and see fertilizer that we've spent money to apply leave our property," eron said. "we're not digging up the soil in fall and we're not digging it up in spring." krueger believes that like the that followed the dust bowl years, new planting and harvesting techniques can keep soil in place even if wisconsin is heading toward a wetter climate. "when we look back to the great dust bowls you'll see a lot of pine tree rows to try to keep the soil down," krueger said. "what we're doing with this whole process is we're putting something on top of the soil to make sure it doesn't move." krueger said that makes sense regardless of what the future holds. "i can't control climate change, but we can control erosion just through our farming practices," he said. this story is part of a yearlong reporting project at called state of change: water, food, and the future of wisconsin. find stories on morning edition, all things considered, the ideas network and online.	wɪˈskɑnsən, laɪk ðə rɛst əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, həz meɪd greɪt straɪdz ɪn sɔɪl ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən sɪns ðə dəst boʊl jɪrz əv ðə wɪn draʊt ənd pur ˈfɑrmɪŋ ˈpræktɪsɪz lɛd tɪ ðə lɔs əv ˈmɪljənz əv ˈeɪkərz əv ˈtɑpˌsɔɪl. bət 80 jɪrz ˈleɪtər, ˈsaɪəntɪsts seɪ səm əv ðət ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪz biɪŋ rɪˈvərst ənd θˈrɛtənd baɪ ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ. ɛz ˈwʊdi ˈgəθri wɑz ˈsɪŋɪŋ hɪz dəst boʊl ˈbælədz ənd ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈfræŋklɪn ˈruzəˌvɛlt wɔrnd "ə ˈneɪʃən ðət dɪˈstrɔɪz ɪts sɔɪlz, dɪˈstrɔɪz ˌɪtˈsɛlf," hɪˈstɔriən ˈʤɛri æps wɑz groʊɪŋ əp ɔn hɪz fɑrm ɪn waɪld roʊz. "aɪ ˈriˌkɔl frəm maɪ ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd ðə dəst stɔrmz ðət ˈvɪzɪtɪd ðɪs pɑrt əv wɪˈskɑnsən. ðeɪ wər fɪrs. ðeɪ wər ˈtɛrəbəl. ðeɪ wər drəˈmætɪk, ənd ðeɪ reɪzd ɔl kaɪnz əv ˈhævək," æps sɛd. ðə ˈæftərˌmæθ əv ðoʊz stɔrmz ɪz stɪl ˈvɪzəbəl ɪn ðə ˈsɛntrəl sændz ˈriʤən əv ðə steɪt ɪn ðə fɔrm əv paɪn tri roʊz ˈplænɪd nɔrθ tɪ saʊθ ɔn ðə ˈbɔrdərz əv fɑrm fildz. "ɪt wɑz ðɛn ðət ˈpipəl sɔ ðə nid tɪ traɪ ənd plænt wɪnd breɪks, traɪɪŋ tɪ stɑp ðə wɪndz bloʊɪŋ frəm ðə wɛst ənd ˈtɪrɪŋ əp ðə ˈsændi sɔɪl ənd ˈmuvɪŋ ɪt ist," æps rɪˈkɔld. səm ˈsaɪəntɪsts seɪ ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ɪz ˈbrɪŋɪŋ draʊt ənd dəst stɔrmz bæk tɪ ðə ˈwɛstərn steɪts. ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ˈrisərʧərz æt ˈprɪnstən ˌjunəˈvərsəti ənd ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˌoʊʃiˈænɪk ənd ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk ˌʤioʊˈfɪzəkəl fluɪd daɪˈnæmɪks ˈlæbrəˌtɔri ˈpəblɪʃt ə rɪˈpɔrt ðət prɪˈdɪkts, "ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ wɪl ˌɪnˈkris dəst ækˈtɪvɪti ɪn ðə ˈsəðərn greɪt pleɪnz frəm spərɪŋ tɪ fɔl ɪn ðə leɪt hæf əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri." bət ɪn wɪˈskɑnsən, ðə ˈwɔrmɪŋ ˈklaɪmɪt ɪz ˌɪnˈstɛd prəˈdusɪŋ mɔr ˈfrikˌwɛnt ˈhɛvi reɪn, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə 2011 rɪˈpɔrt baɪ ðə wɪˈskɑnsən ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv ɔn ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ˌɪmˈpækts. ðə ˈstədi prɪˈdɪkts, "sɔɪl ɪˈroʊʒən ɪn wɪˈskɑnsən kʊd mɔr ðən ˈdəbəl baɪ 2050 kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ðə 1990s, ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv prɪˈdɪktɪd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn hydro-climate." sɔɪl ɪˈroʊʒən ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ə ˈprɑbləm. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈstədi, tənz əv sɔɪl wər ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd tɪ hæv ɪˈroʊdɪd frəm wɪˈskɑnsən fildz ɪn 2003 əˈmaʊnɪŋ tɪ ən ˈævərɪʤ fər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər steɪt əv mɔr ðən 3 tənz pər ˈeɪkər. ðə stəˈtɪstɪk əˈlɑrmz dɑn ˈrædki, fɑrm ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˈmænɪʤər, ənd stiv ˈkrugər, krɑp saɪəns ˌɪnˈstrəktər æt ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ˈsɛnər fər ˈɛksələns. krɑp saɪəns ˌɪnˈstrəktər stiv ˈkrugər, lɛft, ənd fɑrm ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˈmænɪʤər dɑn ˈrædki əv ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ˈsɛnər fər ˈɛksələns. glɛn "θri tənz ɪz ə ˈprɪti bɪg paɪl əv sɔɪl, kərˈɛkt? ɪt teɪks ə lɔŋ taɪm tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ɪt," ˈkrugər sɛd. "soʊ wət wɪr ˈrɪli traɪɪŋ tɪ du ɪz nɑt ʃɪp ɔl əv ɑr dərt daʊn ðə ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi ˈrɪvər ənd pʊt ɪt ɪn ðə ˈdɛltə, bɪˈkəz ðæts wɛr ɪt ɛndz əp." ˈrædki sɛd hi ˈwəriz əˈbaʊt ðə ɪˈroʊʒən kɔzd wɪn tu məʧ reɪn fɔlz tu kˈwɪkli, rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə kɔz. "wɪn ju hæv ə 9 ɪnʧ reɪn ɪˈvɛnt ɪn θri aʊərz, ɪz ðət ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ər ɪz ðət ʤɪst ðə ˈwɛðər?" ˈrædki æst. "wəns ðə sɔɪl ɪz ˈsæʧərˌeɪtɪd, ɪts ˈɔlˌmoʊst laɪk ˈfɑlɪŋ ɔn sɪˈmɛnt ər ˈblækˌtɑp, ɪts goʊɪŋ tɪ rən ɔf, ənd ðæts wɛr ðə ɪˈroʊʒən stɑrts." ðə ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ˈsɛnər fər ˈɛksələns ɪz ə ˈwərkɪŋ fɑrm ənd ˌhænˈzɔn ˈklæsˌrum nɔrθ əv ˈwɔsɔ. glɛn ˈstudənts æt ðə ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ˈsɛnər fər ˈɛksələns ə ˈwərkɪŋ fɑrm ənd ˌhænˈzɔn ˈklæsˌrum nɔrθ əv ˈwɔsɔ ər ˈlərnɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts əv ˈstɑpɪŋ ɪˈroʊʒən. ðə ˈwərkɪŋ fɑrm həz ʤɔɪnd ðə sɔɪl hɛlθ ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp, ən ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl kɔrn groʊərz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, wɪθ ðə goʊl əv prɪˈzərvɪŋ ənd ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ˈtɑpˌsɔɪl. "ɪf juv gɑt ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv sɔɪl, juv gɑt 10 ˈbɪljən ˈkriʧərz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ɪt," ˈkrugər sɛd. "soʊ ɪf wi kən pʊt ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪn ðə sɔɪl, səm kaɪnd əv ə rut ˈstrəkʧər tɪ kip ɪt ðɛr, ɪt ʤɪst meɪks maɪ 10 ˈbɪljən ˈænəməlz ə lɔt ˈhæpiər, bɪˈkəz ðɛr ðə wənz ðət breɪk daʊn ðə ˈnutriənts ənd meɪk ðɛm əˈveɪləbəl fər ðə plænts tɪ groʊ." tɪ prɪˈzərv rut ˈstrəkʧər ənd stɑp ɪˈroʊʒən, ðə ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ˈsɛnər ɪz ˈtiʧɪŋ ðə ˈfɑrmərz əv təˈmɑˌroʊ əˈbaʊt ənd ˈkəvər krɑp ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər. wɪθ ˈfɑrmɪŋ, ðə sɔɪl plaʊd bɪtˈwin ˈhɑrvəsts frəm jɪr tɪ jɪr. ˌɪnˈstɛd ˈfɑrmərz juz ˈspɛʃəl tulz tɪ plænt sidz iʧ jɪr wɪˈθaʊt dɪˈstərbɪŋ sɔɪl ˈikoʊˌsɪstəmz. "ju dɪg əp ðə graʊnd ˌbiˈfɔr ju plænt," ˈrædki sɛd. "wi hæv ˈspɛʃəl ˈplæntərz ðət hæv ə dɪsk ɔn ðə frənt ðət wɪl ˈoʊpən ðə sɔɪl, pʊt ðə sid ɪn pleɪs, ənd pæk ɪt ɪn pleɪs wɪˈθaʊt dɪˈstərbɪŋ ðə rɛst əv ðə sɔɪl." ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ tɛkˈniks, ˈkəvər krɑps ˈjuʒəwəli ˈplænɪd ˈæftər ðə fɔl ˈhɑrvəst ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈtɛkt frəm ɪˈroʊʒən. "wɪn wi teɪk ɑr kɔrn ɔf wi ˈjuʒəwəli pʊt ə ˈkəvər krɑp əv səm taɪp ɔn ʤɪst soʊ ðɛrz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈɔlˌweɪz groʊɪŋ ɪn ðə sɔɪl. wi traɪ tɪ plænt ˈwɪntər wit ər ˈwɪntər raɪ ðət wɪl sərˈvaɪv ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwɪntər," ˈrædki sɛd. ɔn ə ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən fild æt ðə fɑrm, ˈivɪn ɔn ə koʊld noʊˈvɛmbər deɪ, ˈtɛndər grin ʃuts əv ˈwɪntər wit kʊd bi sin ˈpoʊkɪŋ əp bɪtˈwin ðə roʊz wɛr kɔrn hæd bɪn ˈhɑrvəstɪd. ðə kɔrn stɔk ˈstəbəl ənd plænt ˈrɛzəˌdu rɪˈmeɪnd ɪn pleɪs. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt 20 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə fɑrmz ɪn wɪˈskɑnsən juz ənd ˈkəvər ˈkrɑpɪŋ tɛkˈniks, ðə aɪˈdiə ɪz bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ kæʧ ɔn. ʤɑn ˈɪrɑn, hu fɑrmz 800 ˈeɪkərz ɪn ˈpɔrtɪʤ ˈkaʊnti ənd lidz ðə fɑrm ˈbjʊroʊ, sɛd ðə ˈpræktɪsɪz ər ˈseɪvɪŋ ɪm ˈməni. "wi wɔnt tɪ kip ɛz məʧ ˈnutriənts ɪn sɔɪl ɔn ðə lænd, wɛr ɪts æt. ˈɑbviəsli ɛz ə ˈfɑrmər wi doʊnt wɔnt tɪ si ˈrəˌnɔf ənd si ˈfərtəˌlaɪzər ðət wiv spɛnt ˈməni tɪ əˈplaɪ liv ɑr ˈprɑpərti," ˈɪrɑn sɛd. "wɪr nɑt ˈdɪgɪŋ əp ðə sɔɪl ɪn fɔl ənd wɪr nɑt ˈdɪgɪŋ ɪt əp ɪn spərɪŋ." ˈkrugər bɪˈlivz ðət laɪk ðə ðət ˈfɑloʊd ðə dəst boʊl jɪrz, nu ˈplæntɪŋ ənd ˈhɑrvəstɪŋ tɛkˈniks kən kip sɔɪl ɪn pleɪs ˈivɪn ɪf wɪˈskɑnsən ɪz ˈhɛdɪŋ təˈwɔrd ə ˈwɛtər ˈklaɪmɪt. "wɪn wi lʊk bæk tɪ ðə greɪt dəst boʊlz jul si ə lɔt əv paɪn tri roʊz tɪ traɪ tɪ kip ðə sɔɪl daʊn," ˈkrugər sɛd. "wət wɪr duɪŋ wɪθ ðɪs hoʊl ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪz wɪr ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ɔn tɔp əv ðə sɔɪl tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ɪt ˈdəzənt muv." ˈkrugər sɛd ðət meɪks sɛns rəˈgɑrdləs əv wət ðə fˈjuʧər hoʊldz. "aɪ kænt kənˈtroʊl ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ, bət wi kən kənˈtroʊl ɪˈroʊʒən ʤɪst θru ɑr ˈfɑrmɪŋ ˈpræktɪsɪz," hi sɛd. ðɪs ˈstɔri ɪz pɑrt əv ə ˈjɪˈrlɔŋ rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈprɑʤɛkt æt kɔld steɪt əv ʧeɪnʤ: ˈwɔtər, fud, ənd ðə fˈjuʧər əv wɪˈskɑnsən. faɪnd ˈstɔriz ɔn ˈmɔrnɪŋ ɪˈdɪʃən, ɔl θɪŋz kənˈsɪdərd, ðə aɪˈdiəz ˈnɛtˌwərk ənd ˈɔnˌlaɪn.
james mangold came to the aid of his old pal hugh jackman at a critical moment during the making of “the greatest showman.” the “logan” director was enlisted to help oversee a week of on the lavish movie musical last fall after century fox, the studio behind the film, became concerned that michael gracey was overwhelmed with the scope of the picture. gracey, who is making his feature film directorial debut with “the greatest showman,” had an extensive resume of commercials work, but struggled to adjust to the pressure of calling the shots on an $84 million film. it was also determined that he could use a assistance with the process. to that end, mangold helped edit the picture. he was given an executive producer credit for his work and was paid a salary for his contributions. a source close to the studio disputed any notion that gracey had lost control of the picture. the source said that gracey directed all of the principal photography and the re-shoots, noting that the filmmaker was on the set and in the editing bay throughout the production. input, though extensive, was likened to more of an advisory role. related hugh jackman to open brit awards with 'greatest showman' performance meet the 'masked singer' costume designer behind those elaborate looks mangold’s selection made sense on several levels. he had handled musical numbers in “walk the line” and enjoys a long association with jackman. the two men have worked together on three films “logan,” “the wolverine,” and “kate & leopold.” the testing improved after were incorporated. “the greatest showman” opened wednesday and is one of big holiday season offerings. it centers on p.t. barnum, the legendary circus promoter, and his rise from street urchin to society fixture. along with jackman, the cast includes efron, zendaya, and michelle williams. reviews for the film have been mixed, with some critics the picture for its plotting and pacing, but it did pick up three golden globe nominations, including a nod for best musical or comedy. audiences also seem to like the movie better than reviewers, having handed it an a cinemascore. gracey worked on the picture for seven years, as “greatest showman” struggled to get a greenlight. he first met jackman on the set of a 2010 lipton iced tea commercial. mangold and fox both declined to comment on this article. ramin contributed to this article.	ʤeɪmz ˈmænˌgoʊld keɪm tɪ ðə eɪd əv hɪz oʊld pæl ju ˈʤækmən æt ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈmoʊmənt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋ əv ˈgreɪtəst showman.”.” ðə ““logan”” dɪˈrɛktər wɑz ˌɛnˈlɪstɪd tɪ hɛlp ˈoʊvərˌsi ə wik əv ɔn ðə ˈlævɪʃ ˈmuvi mˈjuzɪkəl læst fɔl ˈæftər ˈsɛnʧəri fɑks, ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ bɪˈhaɪnd ðə fɪlm, bɪˈkeɪm kənˈsərnd ðət ˈmaɪkəl ˈgreɪsi wɑz ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd wɪθ ðə skoʊp əv ðə ˈpɪkʧər. ˈgreɪsi, hu ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ hɪz ˈfiʧər fɪlm dɪrɛkˈtɔriəl ˈdeɪbju wɪθ ˈgreɪtəst showman,”,” hæd ən ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈrɛzəˌmeɪ əv kəˈmərʃəlz wərk, bət ˈstrəgəld tɪ əˈʤəst tɪ ðə ˈprɛʃər əv ˈkɔlɪŋ ðə ʃɑts ɔn ən 84 ˈmɪljən fɪlm. ɪt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈtərmənd ðət hi kʊd juz ə əˈsɪstəns wɪθ ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. tɪ ðət ɛnd, ˈmænˌgoʊld hɛlpt ˈɛdət ðə ˈpɪkʧər. hi wɑz ˈgɪvɪn ən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusər ˈkrɛdɪt fər hɪz wərk ənd wɑz peɪd ə ˈsæləri fər hɪz ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz. ə sɔrs kloʊz tɪ ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ dɪˈspjutɪd ˈɛni ˈnoʊʃən ðət ˈgreɪsi hæd lɔst kənˈtroʊl əv ðə ˈpɪkʧər. ðə sɔrs sɛd ðət ˈgreɪsi dɪˈrɛktɪd ɔl əv ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl fəˈtɑgrəfi ənd ðə re-shoots, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ðə ˈfɪlˌmeɪkər wɑz ɔn ðə sɛt ənd ɪn ðə ˈɛdɪtɪŋ beɪ θruaʊt ðə pərˈdəkʃən. ˈɪnˌpʊt, ðoʊ ɪkˈstɛnsɪv, wɑz ˈlaɪkənd tɪ mɔr əv ən ædˈvaɪzəri roʊl. rɪˈleɪtɪd ju ˈʤækmən tɪ ˈoʊpən brɪt əˈwɔrdz wɪθ 'ˈgreɪtəst ˈʃoʊmən' pərˈfɔrməns mit ðə 'mæskt ˈsɪŋər' ˈkɑstum dɪˈzaɪnər bɪˈhaɪnd ðoʊz ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt lʊks səˈlɛkʃən meɪd sɛns ɔn ˈsɛvərəl ˈlɛvəlz. hi hæd ˈhændəld mˈjuzɪkəl ˈnəmbərz ɪn ðə line”” ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪz ə lɔŋ əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən wɪθ ˈʤækmən. ðə tu mɛn hæv wərkt təˈgɛðər ɔn θri fɪlmz ““logan,”,” wolverine,”,” ənd leopold.”.” ðə ˈtɛstɪŋ ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈæftər wər ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪd. ˈgreɪtəst showman”” ˈoʊpənd ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ənd ɪz wən əv bɪg ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈsizən ˈɔfərɪŋz. ɪt ˈsɛnərz ɔn p.t. ˈbɑrnəm, ðə ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri ˈsərkəs prəˈmoʊtər, ənd hɪz raɪz frəm strit ˈərʧən tɪ soʊˈsaɪɪti ˈfɪksʧər. əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈʤækmən, ðə kæst ˌɪnˈkludz ˈɛfrən, zendaya, ənd mɪˈʃɛl ˈwɪljəmz. rəvˈjuz fər ðə fɪlm hæv bɪn mɪkst, wɪθ səm ˈkrɪtɪks ðə ˈpɪkʧər fər ɪts ˈplɑtɪŋ ənd ˈpeɪsɪŋ, bət ɪt dɪd pɪk əp θri ˈgoʊldən gloʊb ˌnɑməˈneɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə nɑd fər bɛst mˈjuzɪkəl ər ˈkɑmədi. ˈɔdiənsəz ˈɔlsoʊ sim tɪ laɪk ðə ˈmuvi ˈbɛtər ðən rivˈjuərz, ˈhævɪŋ ˈhændɪd ɪt ən ə cinemascore. ˈgreɪsi wərkt ɔn ðə ˈpɪkʧər fər ˈsɛvən jɪrz, ɛz showman”” ˈstrəgəld tɪ gɪt ə greenlight. hi fərst mɛt ˈʤækmən ɔn ðə sɛt əv ə 2010 ˈlɪptən aɪst ti kəˈmərʃəl. ˈmænˌgoʊld ənd fɑks boʊθ dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl. kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl.
as announced on tonight, media is bringing their english dub premiere of hunter x hunter to on april at 1 am. even though this has been one of the top 5 most requested shows before, no one thought would pull the trigger and get another series. we will be posting up press release here as well once we get it. what do you guys think of this big news? like the show choice and does it matter that a series? let us know by commenting below. update: jason demarco answered a question on his about hunter x hunter and this is what he said: seems hunter x hunter will stay as long as ratings are good so it may not run 148 episodes if we watch. comment below and let us know what you think.	ɛz əˈnaʊnst ɔn təˈnaɪt, ˈmidiə ɪz ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðɛr ˈɪŋlɪʃ dəb prɛˈmɪr əv ˈhəntər ɛks ˈhəntər tɪ ɔn ˈeɪprəl æt 1 æm. ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðɪs həz bɪn wən əv ðə tɔp 5 moʊst rɪkˈwɛstɪd ʃoʊz ˌbiˈfɔr, noʊ wən θɔt wʊd pʊl ðə ˈtrɪgər ənd gɪt əˈnəðər ˈsɪriz. wi wɪl bi ˈpoʊstɪŋ əp prɛs riˈlis hir ɛz wɛl wəns wi gɪt ɪt. wət du ju gaɪz θɪŋk əv ðɪs bɪg nuz? laɪk ðə ʃoʊ ʧɔɪs ənd dɪz ɪt ˈmætər ðət ə ˈsɪriz? lɛt ˈjuˈɛs noʊ baɪ ˈkɑmɛntɪŋ bɪˈloʊ. ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈʤeɪsən dɪˈmɑrkoʊ ˈænsərd ə kˈwɛʃən ɔn hɪz əˈbaʊt ˈhəntər ɛks ˈhəntər ənd ðɪs ɪz wət hi sɛd: simz ˈhəntər ɛks ˈhəntər wɪl steɪ ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ˈreɪtɪŋz ər gʊd soʊ ɪt meɪ nɑt rən 148 ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz ɪf wi wɔʧ. ˈkɑmɛnt bɪˈloʊ ənd lɛt ˈjuˈɛs noʊ wət ju θɪŋk.
cleveland, ohio lebron james said his son has "a chance" to perhaps play the in the nba one day, speaking about lebron jr. one day after an online video of him dominating a youth tournament in houston last weekend went viral. "he's got a chance," james said tuesday at the q following the cavaliers' morning in preparation for a game against minnesota. "if he loves the game, and he works at it, he has a chance to be good. but he's still young, just play for the love of the game, don't worry about nothing else." on monday, james a youtube video featuring his son playing for the gulf coast blue chips at a tournament in houston. james said tuesday that the team is a travel team, but "we'll get the akron team soon." proud of you son! great job in houston and congrats on bringing home place. lebron james (@kingjames) december 22, 2014 junior looked like his old man in the video, running the fastbreak, finishing on drives, knocking down floor shots, and drawing multiple defenders to him before throwing passes over his head to teammates. as of saturday, the video had been viewed more than million million times. the video was produced by it's not immediately clear how the website is connected to james. on tuesday, james said his son wasn't aware of the stir the video caused, and that's a good thing. "he's got an ipad but i try to keep him away from it as much as possible," james said. "as far as what he's doing i don't want him to get involved in that stuff right now. too young. "his father knows exactly what could happen." updated dec. 27 -- on christmas day, nba fans were treated to another classic duel between james and his friend and former teammate wade. james scored 30 points in cleveland's loss to miami -- in james' first game there since he left the heat to return to the -- and wade scored 31 points. it was the seventh time the two had scored at least 30 points in games against each other. perhaps their sons will have a similar rivalry. james also said zaire wade, son of james' close friend, the miami heat's wade, "is pretty good too." zaire wade is one of the youth players (yes, there is such a ranking) in the country. "d-wade's son could go as well," james said. wade said last week that "we're lucky we have kids that love the game we love it. "at their age, right now, they're talented," wade said. "you don't know what that's going to lead to, but it's fun for us to be able to share that with our kids. right now i'm excited for him that his oldest son is taking after him in the sense of the way he plays the game, and my older son as well. it's fun times from the standpoint of being a dad, and the kids loving what you love." james has a younger son, bryce, 7, and newborn daughter, zhuri. this story was updated with additional information.	ˈklivlənd, oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˈlɛbrən ʤeɪmz sɛd hɪz sən həz "ə ʧæns" tɪ pərˈhæps pleɪ ðə ɪn ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ wən deɪ, ˈspikɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈlɛbrən jr. wən deɪ ˈæftər ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈvɪdioʊ əv ɪm ˈdɑməˌneɪtɪŋ ə juθ ˈtʊrnəmənt ɪn ˈhjustən læst ˈwiˌkɪnd wɛnt ˈvaɪrəl. "hiz gɑt ə ʧæns," ʤeɪmz sɛd ˈtuzˌdeɪ æt ðə kju ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˌkævəˈlɪrz' ˈmɔrnɪŋ ɪn ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən fər ə geɪm əˈgɛnst ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə. "ɪf hi ləvz ðə geɪm, ənd hi wərks æt ɪt, hi həz ə ʧæns tɪ bi gʊd. bət hiz stɪl jəŋ, ʤɪst pleɪ fər ðə ləv əv ðə geɪm, doʊnt ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ˈnəθɪŋ ɛls." ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ʤeɪmz ə ˈjuˌtub ˈvɪdioʊ ˈfiʧərɪŋ hɪz sən pleɪɪŋ fər ðə gəlf koʊst blu ʧɪps æt ə ˈtʊrnəmənt ɪn ˈhjustən. ʤeɪmz sɛd ˈtuzˌdeɪ ðət ðə tim ɪz ə ˈtrævəl tim, bət "wɪl gɪt ðə ˈækrən tim sun." praʊd əv ju sən! greɪt ʤɑb ɪn ˈhjustən ənd kənˈgræts ɔn ˈbrɪŋɪŋ hoʊm pleɪs. ˈlɛbrən ʤeɪmz (@kingjames) dɪˈsɛmbər 22 2014 ˈʤunjər lʊkt laɪk hɪz oʊld mæn ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ, ˈrənɪŋ ðə fastbreak, ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ ɔn draɪvz, ˈnɑkɪŋ daʊn flɔr ʃɑts, ənd drɔɪŋ ˈməltəpəl dɪˈfɛndərz tɪ ɪm ˌbiˈfɔr θroʊɪŋ ˈpæsɪz ˈoʊvər hɪz hɛd tɪ ˈtimˌmeɪts. ɛz əv ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ðə ˈvɪdioʊ hæd bɪn vjud mɔr ðən ˈmɪljən ˈmɪljən taɪmz. ðə ˈvɪdioʊ wɑz prəˈdust baɪ ɪts nɑt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli klɪr haʊ ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɪz kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ʤeɪmz. ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ʤeɪmz sɛd hɪz sən ˈwəzənt əˈwɛr əv ðə stər ðə ˈvɪdioʊ kɔzd, ənd ðæts ə gʊd θɪŋ. "hiz gɑt ən ˈaɪˌpæd bət aɪ traɪ tɪ kip ɪm əˈweɪ frəm ɪt ɛz məʧ ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl," ʤeɪmz sɛd. "ɛz fɑr ɛz wət hiz duɪŋ aɪ doʊnt wɔnt ɪm tɪ gɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðət stəf raɪt naʊ. tu jəŋ. "hɪz ˈfɑðər noʊz ɪgˈzæktli wət kʊd ˈhæpən." ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd dɛk. 27 ɔn ˈkrɪsməs deɪ, ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ fænz wər ˈtritɪd tɪ əˈnəðər ˈklæsɪk duəl bɪtˈwin ʤeɪmz ənd hɪz frɛnd ənd ˈfɔrmər ˈtiˌmeɪt weɪd. ʤeɪmz skɔrd 30 pɔɪnts ɪn ˈklivləndz lɔs tɪ maɪˈæmi ɪn ʤeɪmz' fərst geɪm ðɛr sɪns hi lɛft ðə hit tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə ənd weɪd skɔrd 31 pɔɪnts. ɪt wɑz ðə ˈsɛvənθ taɪm ðə tu hæd skɔrd æt list 30 pɔɪnts ɪn geɪmz əˈgɛnst iʧ ˈəðər. pərˈhæps ðɛr sənz wɪl hæv ə ˈsɪmələr ˈraɪvəlri. ʤeɪmz ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd zaɪɪr weɪd, sən əv ʤeɪmz' kloʊz frɛnd, ðə maɪˈæmi hits weɪd, "ɪz ˈprɪti gʊd tu." zaɪɪr weɪd ɪz wən əv ðə juθ pleɪərz (jɛs, ðɛr ɪz səʧ ə ˈræŋkɪŋ) ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. sən kʊd goʊ ɛz wɛl," ʤeɪmz sɛd. weɪd sɛd læst wik ðət "wɪr ˈləki wi hæv kɪdz ðət ləv ðə geɪm wi ləv ɪt. "æt ðɛr eɪʤ, raɪt naʊ, ðɛr ˈtæləntɪd," weɪd sɛd. "ju doʊnt noʊ wət ðæts goʊɪŋ tɪ lɛd tɪ, bət ɪts fən fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ʃɛr ðət wɪθ ɑr kɪdz. raɪt naʊ əm ɪkˈsaɪtɪd fər ɪm ðət hɪz ˈoʊldəst sən ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈæftər ɪm ɪn ðə sɛns əv ðə weɪ hi pleɪz ðə geɪm, ənd maɪ ˈoʊldər sən ɛz wɛl. ɪts fən taɪmz frəm ðə ˈstændˌpɔɪnt əv biɪŋ ə dæd, ənd ðə kɪdz ˈləvɪŋ wət ju ləv." ʤeɪmz həz ə ˈjəŋgər sən, braɪs, 7 ənd ˈnubɔrn ˈdɔtər, zhuri. ðɪs ˈstɔri wɑz ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd wɪθ əˈdɪʃənəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən.
you swing a severed arm laced with these days without hitting someone who has a new podcast. gotten into the game these days and wolverine is no exception. beginning next year, marvel will launch the long night, its first scripted podcast styled after serial. and star the richard armitage. today, marvel announced partnering with audio to produce the scripted podcast writer ben percy described as a blend of programs like serial, s-town, true detective, and unforgiven. he said the show is meant specifically to pull audiences in as the characters slowly begin to piece together the elements of a larger mystery. said percy: “if you look at the success of serial and s-town, it has everything to do i think with their investigative formats, the way the listeners become complicit in the narrative. co-authors, literary detectives, because piecing together the clues alongside the reporters, and i wanted to take a similar approach to that.” advertisement so the actual story about? the long night will find two special agents investigating a series of gruesome murders taking place in burns, a fictional alaskan town. an amnesiac wolverine (armitage) is the agents’ top suspect for the killings, but as they begin to dig into the mysteries, they soon learn that all necessarily as it seems. according to percy, the long night will borrow some narrative elements from popular murder mystery podcasts, but the story will also incorporate a number of themes more common to comic books to set itself apart. there will be murder, there will be cults, and there will be claws. said percy: “i’m also drawing from the native legends in the area and from mythology. there is a compound set up outside of the town of burns, alaska, where the aurora cult is located. and unclear at first whether they are implicated in the murders that are occurring here and whether they might have powers, as they purport to a connection to and a control over the fabric of light that plays over the winter skies.” as it turns out, armitage was in the studio working on this new project just a few days ago. advertisement [mashable]	ju swɪŋ ə ˈsɛvərd ɑrm leɪst wɪθ ðiz deɪz wɪˈθaʊt ˈhɪtɪŋ ˈsəmˌwən hu həz ə nu ˈpɔdˌkæst. ˈgɔtən ˈɪntu ðə geɪm ðiz deɪz ənd ˌwʊlvərˈin ɪz noʊ ɪkˈsɛpʃən. bɪˈgɪnɪŋ nɛkst jɪr, ˈmɑrvəl wɪl lɔnʧ ðə lɔŋ naɪt, ɪts fərst ˈskrɪptɪd ˈpɔdˌkæst staɪld ˈæftər ˈsɪˌriəl. ənd stɑr ðə ˈrɪʧərd ˈɑrmɪtɪʤ. təˈdeɪ, ˈmɑrvəl əˈnaʊnst ˈpɑrtnərɪŋ wɪθ ˈɑdiˌoʊ tɪ ˈproʊdus ðə ˈskrɪptɪd ˈpɔdˌkæst ˈraɪtər bɛn ˈpərsi dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ə blɛnd əv ˈproʊˌgræmz laɪk ˈsɪˌriəl, s-town, tru dɪˈtɛktɪv, ənd ˌənfərˈgɪvən. hi sɛd ðə ʃoʊ ɪz mɛnt spəˈsɪfɪkli tɪ pʊl ˈɔdiənsəz ɪn ɛz ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz sˈloʊli bɪˈgɪn tɪ pis təˈgɛðər ðə ˈɛləmənts əv ə ˈlɑrʤər ˈmɪstəri. sɛd ˈpərsi: ju lʊk æt ðə səkˈsɛs əv ˈsɪˌriəl ənd s-town, ɪt həz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ tɪ du aɪ θɪŋk wɪθ ðɛr ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv ˈfɔrˌmæts, ðə weɪ ðə ˈlɪsənərz bɪˈkəm kəmˈplɪsət ɪn ðə ˈnɛrətɪv. co-authors, ˈlɪtərˌɛri dɪˈtɛktɪvz, bɪˈkəz ˈpisɪŋ təˈgɛðər ðə kluz əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə rɪˈpɔrtərz, ənd aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ teɪk ə ˈsɪmələr əˈproʊʧ tɪ that.”.” ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt soʊ ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈstɔri əˈbaʊt? ðə lɔŋ naɪt wɪl faɪnd tu ˈspɛʃəl ˈeɪʤənts ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈgrusəm ˈmərdərz ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs ɪn bərnz, ə ˈfɪkʃənəl əˈlæskən taʊn. ən æmˈniziˌæk ˌwʊlvərˈin (ˈɑrmɪtɪʤ) ɪz ðə agents’’ tɔp ˈsəˌspɛkt fər ðə ˈkɪlɪŋz, bət ɛz ðeɪ bɪˈgɪn tɪ dɪg ˈɪntu ðə ˈmɪstəriz, ðeɪ sun lərn ðət ɔl ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ɛz ɪt simz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈpərsi, ðə lɔŋ naɪt wɪl ˈbɑˌroʊ səm ˈnɛrətɪv ˈɛləmənts frəm ˈpɑpjələr ˈmərdər ˈmɪstəri podcasts, bət ðə ˈstɔri wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪt ə ˈnəmbər əv θimz mɔr ˈkɑmən tɪ ˈkɑmɪk bʊks tɪ sɛt ˌɪtˈsɛlf əˈpɑrt. ðɛr wɪl bi ˈmərdər, ðɛr wɪl bi kəlts, ənd ðɛr wɪl bi klɔz. sɛd ˈpərsi: ˈɔlsoʊ drɔɪŋ frəm ðə ˈneɪtɪv ˈlɛʤəndz ɪn ðə ˈɛriə ənd frəm məˈθɑləˌʤi. ðɛr ɪz ə ˈkɑmpaʊnd sɛt əp ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə taʊn əv bərnz, əˈlæskə, wɛr ðə ərˈɔrə kəlt ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd. ənd ənˈklɪr æt fərst ˈwɛðər ðeɪ ər ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪtɪd ɪn ðə ˈmərdərz ðət ər əˈkərɪŋ hir ənd ˈwɛðər ðeɪ maɪt hæv paʊərz, ɛz ðeɪ ˈpərˌpɔrt tɪ ə kəˈnɛkʃən tɪ ənd ə kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈfæbrɪk əv laɪt ðət pleɪz ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwɪntər skies.”.” ɛz ɪt tərnz aʊt, ˈɑrmɪtɪʤ wɑz ɪn ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðɪs nu ˈprɑʤɛkt ʤɪst ə fju deɪz əˈgoʊ. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt [mashable]
sen. lindsey graham, r-s.c., with his sister, darline, on june 24, 2015, at a ceremony marking his retirement from the air force reserve.: lindsey graham 2016) washington sen. lindsey graham is using photos of himself in uniform to win votes in his presidential campaign, something he's free to do as long as he includes a disclaimer saying the photos don't mean the pentagon endorses his candidacy. military regulations bar members of the armed forces, including retired members and reservists, from wearing their uniforms "during or in connection with furthering political activities ... when an inference of official sponsorship for the activity or interest may be drawn." but there's an exception for service members who are candidates themselves. images of those candidates in uniform must include a disclaimer and not be the "primary graphic representation" on a campaign billboard, brochure, website or ad. "sen. graham's 33 years of service in the u.s. air force and the u.s. air force reserve are an important part of who he is as a person and shaped the fundamentals of how he would lead as our nation's commander-in-chief," said brittany bramell, spokeswoman for graham's presidential campaign. the pentagon's rules, cited by graham's campaign, say candidates can use or mention their military rank or affiliation in campaign materials as long as they clearly indicate their retired or reserve status. they also are allowed to use photos of themselves in uniform with the disclaimer. graham's disclaimer says, "senator lindsey graham is a retired member of the air force reserve. use of senator graham's military rank, job titles, and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement by the department of the air force or the department of defense." graham retired as a colonel from the air force reserve, effective june 1, the same day he announced his campaign for president. a video biography on his campaign website includes several images of graham on military duty. and his campaign sent out a press release on june 25 with a photo of him in uniform at his retirement ceremony in washington. the press release also quoted air force judge advocate general christopher burne commending graham's service and integrity. in addition to his time as a reservist, graham was a military lawyer for six years of active duty with the air force, plus five years with the south carolina air national guard. he has been an elected official for 23 of his 33 years of military service, but this is his first campaign as a military retiree. sen. lindsey graham, r-s.c., greets supporters after announcing his presidential bid on june 1, 2015, in central, s.c.: rainier ehrhardt, ap) of the announced presidential candidates, only graham and former texas governor rick perry have military experience, so it's not surprising graham would highlight that experience on the campaign trail, said geoffrey skelley of the university of virginia center for politics. "graham will spend a lot of time in this campaign talking about the importance of having a strong military and a proactive foreign policy, and it probably helps his cause to emphasize his military background," skelley said. but service alone isn't enough to guarantee a candidate's popularity. perry is polling nationally at about 3%, and graham is just over 1%. "a candidate's issue positions, ideology, past actions as an elected official, electability, and other factors will help determine voter support," skelley said. "military service is more of a 'cherry on top' reason to support a candidate than a critical in how someone votes." the pentagon regularly issues guidance on political activity for service members and civilians working in the military. defense officials have noted that in 2012, an army reserve soldier improperly endorsed a political candidate in public while wearing his uniform. and in 2011, a retiree from the army reserves running for the senate was criticized for wearing his uniform to a political fundraiser. in june, a video promoting a book by an army chaplain was taken down by the book's publisher because the author appeared in uniform without a disclaimer. read or share this story:	sɛn. ˈlɪndzi græm, r-s.c., wɪθ hɪz ˈsɪstər, ˈdɑˌrlaɪn, ɔn ʤun 24 2015 æt ə ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni ˈmɑrkɪŋ hɪz rɪˈtaɪərmənt frəm ðə ɛr fɔrs rɪˈzərv. ˈlɪndzi græm 2016 ˈwɔʃɪŋtən sɛn. ˈlɪndzi græm ɪz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ˈjunəˌfɔrm tɪ wɪn voʊts ɪn hɪz ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn, ˈsəmθɪŋ hiz fri tɪ du ɛz lɔŋ ɛz hi ˌɪnˈkludz ə dɪˈskleɪmər seɪɪŋ ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊz doʊnt min ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ɛnˈdɔrsɪz hɪz ˈkændɪdəsi. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz bɑr ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ rɪˈtaɪrd ˈmɛmbərz ənd rɪˈzərvɪsts, frəm ˈwɛrɪŋ ðɛr ˈjunəˌfɔrmz "ˈdʊrɪŋ ər ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ˈfərðərɪŋ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ækˈtɪvɪtiz wɪn ən ˈɪnfərəns əv əˈfɪʃəl ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪp fər ðə ækˈtɪvɪti ər ˈɪntəˌrɛst meɪ bi drɔn." bət ðɛrz ən ɪkˈsɛpʃən fər ˈsərvɪs ˈmɛmbərz hu ər ˈkænədɪts ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv ðoʊz ˈkænədɪts ɪn ˈjunəˌfɔrm məst ˌɪnˈklud ə dɪˈskleɪmər ənd nɑt bi ðə "ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈgræfɪk ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən" ɔn ə kæmˈpeɪn ˈbɪlˌbɔrd, broʊˈʃʊr, ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ər æd. "sɛn. græmz 33 jɪrz əv ˈsərvɪs ɪn ðə juz. ɛr fɔrs ənd ðə juz. ɛr fɔrs rɪˈzərv ər ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pɑrt əv hu hi ɪz ɛz ə ˈpərsən ənd ʃeɪpt ðə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəlz əv haʊ hi wʊd lɛd ɛz ɑr ˈneɪʃənz commander-in-chief," sɛd ˈbrɪtəni bramell, ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən fər græmz ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn. ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑnz rulz, ˈsaɪtɪd baɪ græmz kæmˈpeɪn, seɪ ˈkænədɪts kən juz ər ˈmɛnʃən ðɛr ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ræŋk ər əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən ɪn kæmˈpeɪn məˈtɪriəlz ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðeɪ ˈklɪrli ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðɛr rɪˈtaɪrd ər rɪˈzərv ˈstætəs. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ər əˈlaʊd tɪ juz ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪn ˈjunəˌfɔrm wɪθ ðə dɪˈskleɪmər. græmz dɪˈskleɪmər sɪz, "ˈsɛnətər ˈlɪndzi græm ɪz ə rɪˈtaɪrd ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ɛr fɔrs rɪˈzərv. juz əv ˈsɛnətər græmz ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ræŋk, ʤɑb ˈtaɪtəlz, ənd ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs ɪn ˈjunəˌfɔrm dɪz nɑt ˌɪmˈplaɪ ɛnˈdɔrsmənt baɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ðə ɛr fɔrs ər ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv dɪˈfɛns." græm rɪˈtaɪrd ɛz ə ˈkərnəl frəm ðə ɛr fɔrs rɪˈzərv, ˈifɛktɪv ʤun 1 ðə seɪm deɪ hi əˈnaʊnst hɪz kæmˈpeɪn fər ˈprɛzɪdənt. ə ˈvɪdioʊ baɪˈɑgrəfi ɔn hɪz kæmˈpeɪn ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˌɪnˈkludz ˈsɛvərəl ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv græm ɔn ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈduti. ənd hɪz kæmˈpeɪn sɛnt aʊt ə prɛs riˈlis ɔn ʤun 25 wɪθ ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv ɪm ɪn ˈjunəˌfɔrm æt hɪz rɪˈtaɪərmənt ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. ðə prɛs riˈlis ˈɔlsoʊ kˈwoʊtɪd ɛr fɔrs ʤəʤ ˈædvəˌkeɪt ˈʤɛnərəl ˈkrɪstəfər bərn kəˈmɛndɪŋ græmz ˈsərvɪs ənd ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ hɪz taɪm ɛz ə rɪˈzərvɪst, græm wɑz ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈlɔjər fər sɪks jɪrz əv ˈæktɪv ˈduti wɪθ ðə ɛr fɔrs, pləs faɪv jɪrz wɪθ ðə saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ɛr ˈnæʃənəl gɑrd. hi həz bɪn ən ɪˈlɛktɪd əˈfɪʃəl fər 23 əv hɪz 33 jɪrz əv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈsərvɪs, bət ðɪs ɪz hɪz fərst kæmˈpeɪn ɛz ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri riˈtaɪˈri. sɛn. ˈlɪndzi græm, r-s.c., grits səˈpɔrtərz ˈæftər əˈnaʊnsɪŋ hɪz ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl bɪd ɔn ʤun 1 2015 ɪn ˈsɛntrəl, s.c*. reɪˈnɪr ˈɛrhɑrt, ˌeɪˈpi) əv ðə əˈnaʊnst ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪts, ˈoʊnli græm ənd ˈfɔrmər ˈtɛksəs ˈgəvərnər rɪk ˈpɛri hæv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ɪkˈspɪriəns, soʊ ɪts nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋ græm wʊd ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ðət ɪkˈspɪriəns ɔn ðə kæmˈpeɪn treɪl, sɛd ˈʤɛfri ˈskɛli əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv vərˈʤɪnjə ˈsɛnər fər ˈpɑləˌtɪks. "græm wɪl spɛnd ə lɔt əv taɪm ɪn ðɪs kæmˈpeɪn ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ˈhævɪŋ ə strɔŋ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd ə ˌproʊˈæktɪv ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi, ənd ɪt ˈprɑbəˌbli hɛlps hɪz kɔz tɪ ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz hɪz ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈbækˌgraʊnd," ˈskɛli sɛd. bət ˈsərvɪs əˈloʊn ˈɪzənt ɪˈnəf tɪ ˌgɛrənˈti ə ˈkændədeɪts ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti. ˈpɛri ɪz ˈpoʊlɪŋ ˈnæʃənəli æt əˈbaʊt 3 ənd græm ɪz ʤɪst ˈoʊvər 1 "ə ˈkændədeɪts ˈɪʃu pəˈzɪʃənz, ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi, pæst ˈækʃənz ɛz ən ɪˈlɛktɪd əˈfɪʃəl, ɪˌlɛktəˈbɪləti, ənd ˈəðər ˈfæktərz wɪl hɛlp dɪˈtərmən ˈvoʊtər səˈpɔrt," ˈskɛli sɛd. "ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈsərvɪs ɪz mɔr əv ə 'ˈʧɛri ɔn tɔp' ˈrizən tɪ səˈpɔrt ə ˈkænədɪt ðən ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl ɪn haʊ ˈsəmˌwən voʊts." ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ˈrɛgjələrli ˈɪʃuz ˈgaɪdəns ɔn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ækˈtɪvɪti fər ˈsərvɪs ˈmɛmbərz ənd səˈvɪljənz ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri. dɪˈfɛns əˈfɪʃəlz hæv ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ɪn 2012 ən ˈɑrmi rɪˈzərv ˈsoʊlʤər ˌɪmˈprɑpərli ɛnˈdɔrst ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkænədɪt ɪn ˈpəblɪk waɪl ˈwɛrɪŋ hɪz ˈjunəˌfɔrm. ənd ɪn 2011 ə riˈtaɪˈri frəm ðə ˈɑrmi rɪˈzərvz ˈrənɪŋ fər ðə ˈsɛnɪt wɑz ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd fər ˈwɛrɪŋ hɪz ˈjunəˌfɔrm tɪ ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈfənˌdreɪzər. ɪn ʤun, ə ˈvɪdioʊ prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ə bʊk baɪ ən ˈɑrmi ˈʧæplən wɑz ˈteɪkən daʊn baɪ ðə bʊks ˈpəblɪʃər bɪˈkəz ðə ˈɔθər əˈpɪrd ɪn ˈjunəˌfɔrm wɪˈθaʊt ə dɪˈskleɪmər. rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri:
halifax's first residential care hospice will soon be nestled along a street and among expensive homes near point pleasant park in the city's south end. dr. robert horton, a palliative care doctor and board member of hospice halifax the group behind the plans says the facility should open in 2017. "it means more than anything that people are going to have a choice other than resorting to going to the hospital at the end of their life when they can no longer manage their symptoms at home, in the community, with the supports that are currently in place," he said. hospice halifax has secured two buildings, located at 618 and 620 francklyn street on the campus of the atlantic school of theology. the buildings will be extensively renovated and joined together to create a 10-bed, hospice that will also include family and children's rooms. horton says halifax is one of the last major cities in canada without a residential hospice. a 'peaceful and tranquil' setting research indicates the majority of people would prefer to die at home. while resources are in place to help them do this, it may not be a possibility for some because of the level of care they require or changes in their medication. "eighty per cent of us want to die at home and only 20 per cent of us are actually able to," said wendy fraser, the ceo of hospice halifax. she said most people would like to die somewhere that has a more setting. "this gives them the opportunity to be in a setting that is peaceful and tranquil and have all their needs met while they can really spend that precious time with their family," said fraser. horton says hospitals are not the ideal environment for people to die. "it can be noisy. it can be lacking in privacy," he said. hospice halifax will soon launch a $4-million campaign to finance the renovations. 'they've been very receptive' once it's up and running, the plan is for the facility to split operating costs with the province. the hospice would raise money to pay for its half. the hospice will renovate the buildings located at 618 and 620 francklyn street and join them together. (google maps) horton says talks with the province regarding the funding model have been well received. "they've been very receptive of that," he said. hospices, he says, make sense from both a financial and moral perspective. on the financial side, the cost to provide care in a hospice works out to about $475 per day, compared to more than $1,000 in an setting, he says. "regardless of the cost savings, this is actually more appropriate care and it's care that's more consistent with the kind of environment and kind of care that patients and families say that they want at the end of their life," said horton.	halifax's* fərst ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kɛr ˈhɑspəs wɪl sun bi ˈnɛsəld əˈlɔŋ ə strit ənd əˈməŋ ɪkˈspɛnsɪv hoʊmz nɪr pɔɪnt ˈplɛzənt pɑrk ɪn ðə ˈsɪtiz saʊθ ɛnd. ˈdɑktər. ˈrɑbərt ˈhɔrtən, ə ˈpæliətɪv kɛr ˈdɔktər ənd bɔrd ˈmɛmbər əv ˈhɑspəs ˈhælɪˌfæks ðə grup bɪˈhaɪnd ðə plænz sɪz ðə fəˈsɪlɪti ʃʊd ˈoʊpən ɪn 2017 "ɪt minz mɔr ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət ˈpipəl ər goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv ə ʧɔɪs ˈəðər ðən rɪˈzɔrtɪŋ tɪ goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl æt ðə ɛnd əv ðɛr laɪf wɪn ðeɪ kən noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈmænɪʤ ðɛr ˈsɪmptəmz æt hoʊm, ɪn ðə kəmˈjunɪti, wɪθ ðə səˈpɔrts ðət ər ˈkərəntli ɪn pleɪs," hi sɛd. ˈhɑspəs ˈhælɪˌfæks həz sɪˈkjʊrd tu ˈbɪldɪŋz, ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd æt 618 ənd 620 ˈfræŋklɪn strit ɔn ðə ˈkæmpəs əv ðə əˈtlæntɪk skul əv θiˈɑləʤi. ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz wɪl bi ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli ˈrɛnəˌveɪtɪd ənd ʤɔɪnd təˈgɛðər tɪ kriˈeɪt ə 10-bed*, ˈhɑspəs ðət wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈklud ˈfæməli ənd ˈʧɪldrənz rumz. ˈhɔrtən sɪz ˈhælɪˌfæks ɪz wən əv ðə læst ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɪtiz ɪn ˈkænədə wɪˈθaʊt ə ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈhɑspəs. ə 'ˈpisfəl ənd ˈtræŋkwɪl' ˈsɛtɪŋ ˈrisərʧ ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈpipəl wʊd prɪˈfər tɪ daɪ æt hoʊm. waɪl ˈrisɔrsɪz ər ɪn pleɪs tɪ hɛlp ðɛm du ðɪs, ɪt meɪ nɑt bi ə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti fər səm bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈlɛvəl əv kɛr ðeɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər ər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðɛr ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən. "ˈeɪti pər sɛnt əv ˈjuˈɛs wɔnt tɪ daɪ æt hoʊm ənd ˈoʊnli 20 pər sɛnt əv ˈjuˈɛs ər ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈeɪbəl tɪ," sɛd ˈwɛndi ˈfreɪzər, ðə ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ˈhɑspəs ˈhælɪˌfæks. ʃi sɛd moʊst ˈpipəl wʊd laɪk tɪ daɪ ˈsəmˌwɛr ðət həz ə mɔr ˈsɛtɪŋ. "ðɪs gɪvz ðɛm ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ bi ɪn ə ˈsɛtɪŋ ðət ɪz ˈpisfəl ənd ˈtræŋkwɪl ənd hæv ɔl ðɛr nidz mɛt waɪl ðeɪ kən ˈrɪli spɛnd ðət ˈprɛʃəs taɪm wɪθ ðɛr ˈfæməli," sɛd ˈfreɪzər. ˈhɔrtən sɪz ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz ər nɑt ðə aɪˈdil ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt fər ˈpipəl tɪ daɪ. "ɪt kən bi ˈnɔɪzi. ɪt kən bi ˈlækɪŋ ɪn ˈpraɪvəsi," hi sɛd. ˈhɑspəs ˈhælɪˌfæks wɪl sun lɔnʧ ə kæmˈpeɪn tɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns ðə ˈrɛnəˌveɪʃənz. 'ðeɪv bɪn ˈvɛri rɪˈsɛptɪv' wəns ɪts əp ənd ˈrənɪŋ, ðə plæn ɪz fər ðə fəˈsɪlɪti tɪ splɪt ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ kɔsts wɪθ ðə ˈprɑvɪns. ðə ˈhɑspəs wʊd reɪz ˈməni tɪ peɪ fər ɪts hæf. ðə ˈhɑspəs wɪl ˈrɛnəˌveɪt ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd æt 618 ənd 620 ˈfræŋklɪn strit ənd ʤɔɪn ðɛm təˈgɛðər. (ˈgugəl mæps) ˈhɔrtən sɪz tɔks wɪθ ðə ˈprɑvɪns rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˈfəndɪŋ ˈmɑdəl hæv bɪn wɛl rɪˈsivd. "ðeɪv bɪn ˈvɛri rɪˈsɛptɪv əv ðət," hi sɛd. ˈhɑspəsɪz, hi sɪz, meɪk sɛns frəm boʊθ ə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ənd ˈmɔrəl pərˈspɛktɪv. ɔn ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl saɪd, ðə kɔst tɪ prəˈvaɪd kɛr ɪn ə ˈhɑspəs wərks aʊt tɪ əˈbaʊt 475 pər deɪ, kəmˈpɛrd tɪ mɔr ðən ɪn ən ˈsɛtɪŋ, hi sɪz. "rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə kɔst ˈseɪvɪŋz, ðɪs ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli mɔr əˈproʊpriˌeɪt kɛr ənd ɪts kɛr ðæts mɔr kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ðə kaɪnd əv ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ənd kaɪnd əv kɛr ðət ˈpeɪʃənz ənd ˈfæməliz seɪ ðət ðeɪ wɔnt æt ðə ɛnd əv ðɛr laɪf," sɛd ˈhɔrtən.
story highlights louis c.k. will host "saturday night live" on november 3 the group fun. will join louis c.k. as the musical guest nbc announced the news during this weekend's broadcast the comedian is currently in the midst of a national standup tour louis c.k. will host "saturday night live" on november 3 along with musical guest fun., nbc announced during the show's saturday broadcast. while the episode will mark debut as an "snl" host, he's no stranger to the show, having worked as a writer for robert animated "saturday tv funhouse." the comedian, who is currently in the midst of a national standup tour, recently announced that he will be taking an extended hiatus from "louie," the show that he writes, directs, produces, edits and stars in. he expects to resume shooting in october 2013 with a return to the air in may 2014. his "snl" appearance will come just after the end of his standup tour's run in new york city.	ˈstɔri ˈhaɪˌlaɪts luɪs c.k. wɪl hoʊst "ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt lɪv" ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 3 ðə grup fən. wɪl ʤɔɪn luɪs c.k. ɛz ðə mˈjuzɪkəl gɛst ˈɛnˌbiˈsi əˈnaʊnst ðə nuz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs ˈwiˌkɛndz ˈbrɔdˌkæst ðə kəˈmidiən ɪz ˈkərəntli ɪn ðə mɪst əv ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈstænˌdəp tʊr luɪs c.k. wɪl hoʊst "ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt lɪv" ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 3 əˈlɔŋ wɪθ mˈjuzɪkəl gɛst fən., ˈɛnˌbiˈsi əˈnaʊnst ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ʃoʊz ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈbrɔdˌkæst. waɪl ðə ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd wɪl mɑrk ˈdeɪbju ɛz ən "snl" hoʊst, hiz noʊ ˈstreɪnʤər tɪ ðə ʃoʊ, ˈhævɪŋ wərkt ɛz ə ˈraɪtər fər ˈrɑbərt ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd "ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən funhouse." ðə kəˈmidiən, hu ɪz ˈkərəntli ɪn ðə mɪst əv ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈstænˌdəp tʊr, ˈrisəntli əˈnaʊnst ðət hi wɪl bi ˈteɪkɪŋ ən ɪkˈstɛndɪd haɪˈeɪtəs frəm "lui," ðə ʃoʊ ðət hi raɪts, dɪˈrɛkts, prəˈdusɪz, ˈɛdɪts ənd stɑrz ɪn. hi ɪkˈspɛkts tɪ ˈrɛzəˌmeɪ ˈʃutɪŋ ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2013 wɪθ ə rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə ɛr ɪn meɪ 2014 hɪz "snl" əˈpɪrəns wɪl kəm ʤɪst ˈæftər ðə ɛnd əv hɪz ˈstænˌdəp tʊrz rən ɪn nu jɔrk ˈsɪti.
tiny and cable clown around on the 2 set as 2 location filming continues in vancouver, star ryan reynolds has taken to social media to post a bizarre set pic featuring josh cable and… tiny? is it a young fan visiting the set? is it some wacky turn of events where wade wilson becomes a child again? check out the full photo in the gallery below and speculate! here’ are some of reynolds’ quotes about the photo: the camera really does add 10 pounds. josh brolin and i love to just hang out and chat between takes. he calls me his lil’ shake weight™. quick timeout with my man, cable. amazing. even though sometimes it feel like he know i exist. but drinking milk. which means grow up someday and pull all the blood out of his body. ryan reynolds is his role as the merc with a mouth alongside as the mutant domino and josh brolin as cable, the son of the cyclops. jack (the strain, baywatch) is attached to play the central villain, which, while unconfirmed, is rumored to be irish mutant black tom cassidy. japanese actress and julian dennison (hunt for the wilderpeople) have also joined the film in mystery roles. other stars returning from the first include leslie as blind al, morena as vanessa, brianna hildebrand as teenage warhead, and stefan as the voice of colossus. deadpool 2 is set to debut in theaters on june 1, 2018. what do you think of the tiny and cable set photos from 2 filming? let us know your thoughts in the comments below and check back for 2 updates as they become available.	ˈtaɪni ənd ˈkeɪbəl klaʊn əraʊnd ɔn ðə 2 sɛt ɛz 2 loʊˈkeɪʃən ˈfɪlmɪŋ kənˈtɪnjuz ɪn vænˈkuvər, stɑr raɪən ˈrɛnəldz həz ˈteɪkən tɪ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə tɪ poʊst ə bɪˈzɑr sɛt pɪk ˈfiʧərɪŋ ʤɑʃ ˈkeɪbəl and…… ˈtaɪni? ɪz ɪt ə jəŋ fæn ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ðə sɛt? ɪz ɪt səm ˈwæki tərn əv ɪˈvɛnts wɛr weɪd ˈwɪlsən bɪˈkəmz ə ʧaɪld əˈgɛn? ʧɛk aʊt ðə fʊl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ɪn ðə ˈgæləri bɪˈloʊ ənd ˈspɛkjəˌleɪt! here’’ ər səm əv reynolds’’ kwoʊts əˈbaʊt ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ðə ˈkæmərə ˈrɪli dɪz æd 10 paʊnz. ʤɑʃ ˈbroʊlɪn ənd aɪ ləv tɪ ʤɪst hæŋ aʊt ənd ʧæt bɪtˈwin teɪks. hi kɔlz mi hɪz lil’’ ʃeɪk weight™™. kwɪk ˈtaɪˌmaʊt wɪθ maɪ mæn, ˈkeɪbəl. əˈmeɪzɪŋ. ˈivɪn ðoʊ ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ɪt fil laɪk hi noʊ aɪ ɪgˈzɪst. bət ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ mɪlk. wɪʧ minz groʊ əp ˈsəmˌdeɪ ənd pʊl ɔl ðə bləd aʊt əv hɪz ˈbɑdi. raɪən ˈrɛnəldz ɪz hɪz roʊl ɛz ðə mərk wɪθ ə maʊθ əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ɛz ðə mˈjutənt ˈdɑmɪˌnoʊ ənd ʤɑʃ ˈbroʊlɪn ɛz ˈkeɪbəl, ðə sən əv ðə ˈsaɪˌklɔps. ʤæk (ðə streɪn, ˈbeɪwɑʧ) ɪz əˈtæʧt tɪ pleɪ ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈvɪlən, wɪʧ, waɪl ˌənkənˈfərmd, ɪz ˈrumərd tɪ bi ˈaɪrɪʃ mˈjutənt blæk tɑm ˈkæsɪdi. ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈæktrəs ənd ˈʤuljən ˈdɛnɪsən (hənt fər ðə wilderpeople) hæv ˈɔlsoʊ ʤɔɪnd ðə fɪlm ɪn ˈmɪstəri roʊlz. ˈəðər stɑrz rɪˈtərnɪŋ frəm ðə fərst ˌɪnˈklud ˈlɛsli ɛz blaɪnd æl, mɔˈreɪnə ɛz vəˈnɛsə, briˈænə ˈhɪldɪˌbrænd ɛz ˈtiˌneɪʤ ˈwɔˌrhɛd, ənd ˈstɛfɑn ɛz ðə vɔɪs əv kəˈlɑsəs. 2 ɪz sɛt tɪ ˈdeɪbju ɪn ˈθiətərz ɔn ʤun 1 2018 wət du ju θɪŋk əv ðə ˈtaɪni ənd ˈkeɪbəl sɛt ˈfoʊˌtoʊz frəm 2 ˈfɪlmɪŋ? lɛt ˈjuˈɛs noʊ jʊr θɔts ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts bɪˈloʊ ənd ʧɛk bæk fər 2 ˈəpˌdeɪts ɛz ðeɪ bɪˈkəm əˈveɪləbəl.
no nation is more keen to have the world adopt its tongue than china, which spends heavily to subsidize language studies and has pushed for international recognition of its "intangible cultural heritage." but even government largesse from the world's economic power hasn't been enough to build global hunger for the language that has more native speakers than any others. in recent years, mainland chinese language schools have shut their doors, entrepreneurs have sold their businesses and western students have stayed away from china. faltering interest in chinese offers a unique window into the ways china is struggling to make itself attractive, its image tarnished by rampant pollution, an authoritarian government and leaders who have adopted an increasingly aggressive and suspicious posture toward neighbours and rivals alike. story continues below advertisement "china still has not won the game and that's why the language is so fragile," said david moser, a china commentator who is academic director at chinese studies at beijing capital normal. there's plenty of reason to study chinese: even at its more sluggish current growth rates, china remains a potent global economic power, a country reshaping international institutions and using its economic might to devour companies around the world. it is possessed of an extraordinary culinary culture and blessed with a remarkable literary endowment. but u.s. interest in chinese has fallen precipitously following a surge that preceded the beijing olympics. nearly 50 per cent fewer u.s. university students enrolled in mandarin classes in 2013 compared to 2009, according to the modern language association. (south korea's massively successful and soap operas have brought a rapid rise in the number of u.s. students studying korean.) in hong kong, which is administered by beijing, aversion toward mandarin the language of the communist mainland has risen dramatically in the past decade, local polling shows. even inside china, those teaching mandarin have fallen on hard times. of 10 schools in beijing and shanghai called by the globe and mail, only four appeared to actually still be in business. chinese companies are hiring fewer expats. heavy censorship means chinese books, movies and tv shows and the language in which they're created often have less appeal to outsiders. and the strong yuan has chased away students from countries like russia. several years ago, linguist john watched language entrepreneurs flood the market "because they heard chinese was the next big thing. now a lot of them are being driven out because they're realizing the market isn't as good as was promised, or it's not growing as promised." story continues below advertisement story continues below advertisement fewer people are even interested in travelling to china. last year, the number of foreign tourists coming to china fell, even as global international tourist arrivals rose 4 per cent. and in 2014, the latest year numbers are available, the number of american students in the country contracted for the first time in a decade, according to data from the institute of international education. numbers of japanese and south korean students are down, too, according to china scholarship council figures. indian, indonesian and russian students have filled the gap, and the overall number of foreign students in china continues to rise, although at its slowest pace in a decade. one bank study even suggested african countries could make french a more widely spoken language than mandarin by 2050. the problems inside china come as the country struggles to plant its flag abroad. universities in canada, the u.s., sweden, germany, france, the u.k. and russia have kicked out confucius institutes, the language and culture centres built and funded by china as a way to spread global influence. described by one official in beijing as "part of china's foreign propaganda strategy," the institutes have drawn anger for interfering with academic freedoms. and outside subsidized instruction, teaching chinese has been a tough sell. in 2012, mandarin teacher li ye secured a teaching position at a beijing college only to have the entire department cut a year later. then he took work at beijing language and culture university press, which publishes chinese textbooks. but sales "were not good," he said, estimating a drop in recent years. meanwhile, chinese universities continue to pump out teachers. in mr. li's hometown of daqing, a local university has roughly 100 students studying mandarin instruction. but "i doubt there are more than 100 foreigners in total in daqing," he said. story continues below advertisement students once flew to china for a year of studies, but that is now "very, very unusual," said mark lenhart, executive director of academic programs, which organizes studies abroad in numerous countries, including china. today, "they might go for two or three weeks and hit a few major cities and then come a student contemplating a semester abroad, "a place like london or paris or florence sounds like a lot more fun," mr. lenhart said. mr., the linguist, sees another reason: too many chinese teachers still teach like they were taught, demanding westerners learn by rote. the founder of allset learning, he has put considerable effort into creating his own study materials. but "the field of teaching chinese to foreigners is still at really early stages, and chinese don't really know what to do," he said. in 2005, hank launched chinesepod, a popular tool offering audio lessons that is among the more accessible ways to learn chinese. but he sold it in 2014. "the reality is the only language market that really matters is the market," he said teaching english to chinese speakers, rather than the other way around. it's partly a question of motivation, he said. chinese is, simply, not an easy language for most outsiders. for many, the question is: why bother particularly when so many young chinese now speak english that it's easy to find others to bridge linguistic barriers. "the thing about learning chinese is that foreigners (and their families) don't have the commitment level that chinese (and their families) have to their children becoming proficient in english," mr. said. story continues below advertisement with a report from yu mei	noʊ ˈneɪʃən ɪz mɔr kin tɪ hæv ðə wərld əˈdɑpt ɪts təŋ ðən ˈʧaɪnə, wɪʧ spɛnz ˈhɛvəli tɪ ˈsəbsɪˌdaɪz ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈstədiz ənd həz pʊʃt fər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən əv ɪts "ˌɪnˈtænʤəbəl ˈkəlʧərəl ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ." bət ˈivɪn ˈgəvərnmənt lɑrˈgɛs frəm ðə wərldz ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk paʊər ˈhæzənt bɪn ɪˈnəf tɪ bɪld ˈgloʊbəl ˈhəŋgər fər ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ðət həz mɔr ˈneɪtɪv ˈspikərz ðən ˈɛni ˈəðərz. ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, ˈmeɪnˌlænd ʧaɪˈniz ˈlæŋgwɪʤ skulz hæv ʃət ðɛr dɔrz, ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz hæv soʊld ðɛr ˈbɪznɪsɪz ənd ˈwɛstərn ˈstudənts hæv steɪd əˈweɪ frəm ˈʧaɪnə. ˈfɔltərɪŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ʧaɪˈniz ˈɔfərz ə juˈnik ˈwɪndoʊ ˈɪntu ðə weɪz ˈʧaɪnə ɪz ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ meɪk ˌɪtˈsɛlf əˈtræktɪv, ɪts ˈɪmɪʤ ˈtɑrnɪʃt baɪ ˈræmpənt pəˈluʃən, ən əˌθɔrəˈtɛriən ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˈlidərz hu hæv əˈdɑptəd ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli əˈgrɛsɪv ənd səˈspɪʃəs ˈpɑsʧər təˈwɔrd ˈneɪbərz ənd ˈraɪvəlz əˈlaɪk. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt "ˈʧaɪnə stɪl həz nɑt wən ðə geɪm ənd ðæts waɪ ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪz soʊ ˈfræʤəl," sɛd ˈdeɪvɪd ˈmoʊzər, ə ˈʧaɪnə ˈkɑmənˌteɪtər hu ɪz ˌækəˈdɛmɪk dɪˈrɛktər æt ʧaɪˈniz ˈstədiz æt ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ˈkæpɪtəl ˈnɔrməl. ðɛrz ˈplɛnti əv ˈrizən tɪ ˈstədi ʧaɪˈniz: ˈivɪn æt ɪts mɔr sˈləgɪʃ ˈkɑrənt groʊθ reɪts, ˈʧaɪnə rɪˈmeɪnz ə ˈpoʊtənt ˈgloʊbəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk paʊər, ə ˈkəntri riˈʃeɪpɪŋ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ənd ˈjuzɪŋ ɪts ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk maɪt tɪ dɪˈvaʊər ˈkəmpəˌniz əraʊnd ðə wərld. ɪt ɪz pəˈzɛst əv ən ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈkjulɪˌnɛri ˈkəlʧər ənd blɛst wɪθ ə rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ˈlɪtərˌɛri ɛnˈdaʊmənt. bət juz. ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ʧaɪˈniz həz ˈfɑlən ˌpriˈsɪpɪtəsli ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə sərʤ ðət prɪˈsidɪd ðə ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ oʊˈlɪmpɪks. ˈnɪrli 50 pər sɛnt fjuər juz. ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈstudənts ɛnˈroʊld ɪn ˈmændərən ˈklæsɪz ɪn 2013 kəmˈpɛrd tɪ 2009 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈmɑdərn ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən. (saʊθ ˌkɔˈriəz ˈmæsɪvli səkˈsɛsfəl ənd soʊp ˈɑprəz hæv brɔt ə ˈræpɪd raɪz ɪn ðə ˈnəmbər əv juz. ˈstudənts ˈstədiɪŋ ˌkɔˈriən.) ɪn hɔŋ kɔŋg, wɪʧ ɪz ədˈmɪnɪstərd baɪ ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ, əˈvərʒən təˈwɔrd ˈmændərən ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əv ðə ˈkɑmjənəst ˈmeɪnˌlænd həz ˈrɪzən drəˈmætɪkəli ɪn ðə pæst ˈdɛkeɪd, ˈloʊkəl ˈpoʊlɪŋ ʃoʊz. ˈivɪn ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈʧaɪnə, ðoʊz ˈtiʧɪŋ ˈmændərən hæv ˈfɑlən ɔn hɑrd taɪmz. əv 10 skulz ɪn ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ənd ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ kɔld baɪ ðə gloʊb ənd meɪl, ˈoʊnli fɔr əˈpɪrd tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli stɪl bi ɪn ˈbɪznɪs. ʧaɪˈniz ˈkəmpəˌniz ər ˈhaɪrɪŋ fjuər expats. ˈhɛvi ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp minz ʧaɪˈniz bʊks, ˈmuviz ənd ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ʃoʊz ənd ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪn wɪʧ ðɛr kriˈeɪtɪd ˈɔfən hæv lɛs əˈpil tɪ aʊtˈsaɪdərz. ənd ðə strɔŋ juɑn həz ʧeɪst əˈweɪ ˈstudənts frəm ˈkəntriz laɪk ˈrəʃə. ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ˈlɪŋgwɪst ʤɑn wɔʧt ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz fləd ðə ˈmɑrkɪt "bɪˈkəz ðeɪ hərd ʧaɪˈniz wɑz ðə nɛkst bɪg θɪŋ. naʊ ə lɔt əv ðɛm ər biɪŋ ˈdrɪvən aʊt bɪˈkəz ðɛr ˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ˈɪzənt ɛz gʊd ɛz wɑz ˈprɑməst, ər ɪts nɑt groʊɪŋ ɛz ˈprɑməst." ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt fjuər ˈpipəl ər ˈivɪn ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈtrævəlɪŋ tɪ ˈʧaɪnə. læst jɪr, ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈfɔrən ˈtʊrɪsts ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ˈʧaɪnə fɛl, ˈivɪn ɛz ˈgloʊbəl ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈtʊrɪst ərˈaɪvəlz roʊz 4 pər sɛnt. ənd ɪn 2014 ðə ˈleɪtəst jɪr ˈnəmbərz ər əˈveɪləbəl, ðə ˈnəmbər əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈstudənts ɪn ðə ˈkəntri ˈkɑntræktəd fər ðə fərst taɪm ɪn ə ˈdɛkeɪd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdætə frəm ðə ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. ˈnəmbərz əv ˌʤæpəˈniz ənd saʊθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈstudənts ər daʊn, tu, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈʧaɪnə ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp ˈkaʊnsəl ˈfɪgjərz. ˈɪndiən, ˌɪndoʊˈniʒən ənd ˈrəʃən ˈstudənts hæv fɪld ðə gæp, ənd ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈnəmbər əv ˈfɔrən ˈstudənts ɪn ˈʧaɪnə kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ raɪz, ˌɔlˈðoʊ æt ɪts sloʊəst peɪs ɪn ə ˈdɛkeɪd. wən bæŋk ˈstədi ˈivɪn səˈʤɛstɪd ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈkəntriz kʊd meɪk frɛnʧ ə mɔr ˈwaɪdli ˈspoʊkən ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ðən ˈmændərən baɪ 2050 ðə ˈprɑbləmz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈʧaɪnə kəm ɛz ðə ˈkəntri ˈstrəgəlz tɪ plænt ɪts flæg əˈbrɔd. ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ɪn ˈkænədə, ðə juz., sˈwidən, ˈʤərməni, fræns, ðə u.k. ənd ˈrəʃə hæv kɪkt aʊt kənfˈjuʃəs ˈɪnstɪˌtuts, ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ənd ˈkəlʧər ˈsɛntərz bɪlt ənd ˈfəndɪd baɪ ˈʧaɪnə ɛz ə weɪ tɪ sprɛd ˈgloʊbəl ˈɪnfluəns. dɪˈskraɪbd baɪ wən əˈfɪʃəl ɪn ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ɛz "pɑrt əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˈfɔrən ˌprɑpəˈgændə ˈstrætəʤi," ðə ˈɪnstɪˌtuts hæv drɔn ˈæŋgər fər ˌɪnərˈfɪrɪŋ wɪθ ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈfridəmz. ənd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈsəbsɪˌdaɪzd ˌɪnˈstrəkʃən, ˈtiʧɪŋ ʧaɪˈniz həz bɪn ə təf sɛl. ɪn 2012 ˈmændərən ˈtiʧər li jɛ sɪˈkjʊrd ə ˈtiʧɪŋ pəˈzɪʃən æt ə ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈoʊnli tɪ hæv ðə ɪnˈtaɪər dɪˈpɑrtmənt kət ə jɪr ˈleɪtər. ðɛn hi tʊk wərk æt ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ənd ˈkəlʧər ˌjunəˈvərsəti prɛs, wɪʧ ˈpəblɪʃɪz ʧaɪˈniz ˈtɛkstˌbʊks. bət seɪlz "wər nɑt gʊd," hi sɛd, ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪŋ ə drɔp ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz. ˈminˌwaɪl, ʧaɪˈniz ˌjunəˈvərsətiz kənˈtɪnju tɪ pəmp aʊt ˈtiʧərz. ɪn ˈmɪstər. liz ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn əv daqing, ə ˈloʊkəl ˌjunəˈvərsəti həz ˈrəfli 100 ˈstudənts ˈstədiɪŋ ˈmændərən ˌɪnˈstrəkʃən. bət "aɪ daʊt ðɛr ər mɔr ðən 100 ˈfɔrənərz ɪn ˈtoʊtəl ɪn daqing," hi sɛd. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈstudənts wəns flu tɪ ˈʧaɪnə fər ə jɪr əv ˈstədiz, bət ðət ɪz naʊ "ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri ənˈjuˌʒuəl," sɛd mɑrk ˈlɛnˌhɑrt, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈproʊˌgræmz, wɪʧ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪz ˈstədiz əˈbrɔd ɪn ˈnumərəs ˈkəntriz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈʧaɪnə. təˈdeɪ, "ðeɪ maɪt goʊ fər tu ər θri wiks ənd hɪt ə fju ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɪtiz ənd ðɛn kəm ə ˈstudənt ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪtɪŋ ə səˈmɛstər əˈbrɔd, "ə pleɪs laɪk ˈləndən ər ˈpɛrɪs ər ˈflɔrəns saʊnz laɪk ə lɔt mɔr fən," ˈmɪstər. ˈlɛnˌhɑrt sɛd. ˈmɪstər., ðə ˈlɪŋgwɪst, siz əˈnəðər ˈrizən: tu ˈmɛni ʧaɪˈniz ˈtiʧərz stɪl tiʧ laɪk ðeɪ wər tɔt, dɪˈmændɪŋ ˈwɛstərnərz lərn baɪ roʊt. ðə ˈfaʊndər əv ɔlˈsɛt ˈlərnɪŋ, hi həz pʊt kənˈsɪdərəbəl ˈɛfərt ˈɪntu kriˈeɪtɪŋ hɪz oʊn ˈstədi məˈtɪriəlz. bət "ðə fild əv ˈtiʧɪŋ ʧaɪˈniz tɪ ˈfɔrənərz ɪz stɪl æt ˈrɪli ˈərli ˈsteɪʤɪz, ənd ʧaɪˈniz doʊnt ˈrɪli noʊ wət tɪ du," hi sɛd. ɪn 2005 hæŋk lɔnʧt chinesepod*, ə ˈpɑpjələr tul ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˈlɛsənz ðət ɪz əˈməŋ ðə mɔr ækˈsɛsəbəl weɪz tɪ lərn ʧaɪˈniz. bət hi soʊld ɪt ɪn 2014 "ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈmɑrkɪt ðət ˈrɪli ˈmætərz ɪz ðə ˈmɑrkɪt," hi sɛd ˈtiʧɪŋ ˈɪŋlɪʃ tɪ ʧaɪˈniz ˈspikərz, ˈrəðər ðən ðə ˈəðər weɪ əraʊnd. ɪts ˈpɑrtli ə kˈwɛʃən əv ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən, hi sɛd. ʧaɪˈniz ɪz, ˈsɪmpli, nɑt ən ˈizi ˈlæŋgwɪʤ fər moʊst aʊtˈsaɪdərz. fər ˈmɛni, ðə kˈwɛʃən ɪz: waɪ ˈbɑðər ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli wɪn soʊ ˈmɛni jəŋ ʧaɪˈniz naʊ spik ˈɪŋlɪʃ ðət ɪts ˈizi tɪ faɪnd ˈəðərz tɪ brɪʤ lɪŋgˈwɪstɪk ˈbɛriərz. "ðə θɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈlərnɪŋ ʧaɪˈniz ɪz ðət ˈfɔrənərz (ənd ðɛr ˈfæməliz) doʊnt hæv ðə kəˈmɪtmənt ˈlɛvəl ðət ʧaɪˈniz (ənd ðɛr ˈfæməliz) hæv tɪ ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən bɪˈkəmɪŋ prɑˈfɪʃənt ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ," ˈmɪstər. sɛd. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt wɪθ ə rɪˈpɔrt frəm ju meɪ
air traffic control games are not new, as they first appeared on the iphone, one of the first with a full touchscreen. the game rules are simple... there are certain runways on the map, and multiple types of planes (each of which can only land on certain runways). usually, they are jets, small planes, and helicopters. land as many of them as you can without them crashing into each other, by drawing them a route from where they are to landing end. that's it, really. the original on the iphone is by firemint. who has cloned the game since, and what other features have they introduced? we round up five of the current games available on android os and see who comes out on top. review platform: motorola droid running android os or android os. note: only the free versions were tested here.	ɛr ˈtræfɪk kənˈtroʊl geɪmz ər nɑt nu, ɛz ðeɪ fərst əˈpɪrd ɔn ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn, wən əv ðə fərst wɪθ ə fʊl touchscreen. ðə geɪm rulz ər ˈsɪmpəl... ðɛr ər ˈsərtən ˈrənˌweɪz ɔn ðə mæp, ənd ˈməltəpəl taɪps əv pleɪnz (iʧ əv wɪʧ kən ˈoʊnli lænd ɔn ˈsərtən ˈrənˌweɪz). ˈjuʒəwəli, ðeɪ ər ʤɛts, smɔl pleɪnz, ənd ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptərz. lænd ɛz ˈmɛni əv ðɛm ɛz ju kən wɪˈθaʊt ðɛm ˈkræʃɪŋ ˈɪntu iʧ ˈəðər, baɪ drɔɪŋ ðɛm ə rut frəm wɛr ðeɪ ər tɪ ˈlændɪŋ ɛnd. ðæts ɪt, ˈrɪli. ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ɔn ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn ɪz baɪ firemint. hu həz kloʊnd ðə geɪm sɪns, ənd wət ˈəðər ˈfiʧərz hæv ðeɪ ˌɪntrəˈdust? wi raʊnd əp faɪv əv ðə ˈkɑrənt geɪmz əˈveɪləbəl ɔn ˈænˌdrɔɪd ɑs ənd si hu kəmz aʊt ɔn tɔp. ˌrivˈju ˈplætˌfɔrm: ˌmoʊtərˈoʊlə drɔɪd ˈrənɪŋ ˈænˌdrɔɪd ɑs ər ˈænˌdrɔɪd ɑs noʊt: ˈoʊnli ðə fri ˈvərʒənz wər ˈtɛstɪd hir.
president trump announced 11 new appointments to high-profile courts on wednesday, his fourth round of appointments to the judiciary during his young presidency. the nominations were met with conservative praise. advertisement the list sent to the senate for confirmation includes the nomination of colorado supreme court justice allison eid to the u.s. circuit court of appeals, the post previously held by u.s. supreme court justice neil gorsuch, pick for the u.s. supreme court. eid held her position on supreme court since 2006, and was also included on the list of potential supreme court nominees presented to voters prior to the 2016 election. carrie severino, chief counsel and policy director of the judicial crisis network, complimented latest round of judicial nominations, writing in the conservative national review that “it’s a fantastic list, again drawing from his previous success from his supreme court list… many of the nominees are well known in the conservative legal movement…” severino said that these nominations are a “major victory” for americans concerned with in the judiciary. trump also nominated university of pennsylvania law professor for the u.s. circuit court of appeals. the white house called “one of the leading experts in criminal law and procedure.” also nominated is ralph erickson of north dakota for the u.s. circuit court of appeals. eid and are both listed by the conservative federalist society as “legal experts.” jonathan alder, a professor at case western reserve university school of law, stated “president trump continues to put forward superlative judicial nominees with sterling credentials and impressive intellects.” but alliance for justice, a liberal legal group, urged the senate to scrutinize latest nominees. "president trump's judicial nominees thus far have had troubling records that raise serious concerns about their ability to act independently from the executive branch and to dispense equal justice to all, as well as whether they possess the requisite judicial temperament,” nan aron, the president, said in a statement. “like trump's previous nominees, these nominees have the burden to show that they are qualified for lifetime appointments to the federal bench, especially since this white house continues to rely on ultraconservative special interest groups for its pool of judicial picks," she said. because eid was on list of potential supreme court picks, aron said she must have passed the litmus test regarding abortion rights and opposition to gun safety.	ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp əˈnaʊnst 11 nu əˈpɔɪntmənts tɪ ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl kɔrts ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, hɪz fɔrθ raʊnd əv əˈpɔɪntmənts tɪ ðə ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz jəŋ ˈprɛzɪdənsi. ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃənz wər mɛt wɪθ kənˈsərvətɪv preɪz. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə lɪst sɛnt tɪ ðə ˈsɛnɪt fər ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən ˌɪnˈkludz ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən əv ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ səˈprim kɔrt ˈʤəstɪs ˈælɪsən aɪd tɪ ðə juz. ˈsərkət kɔrt əv əˈpilz, ðə poʊst ˈpriviəsli hɛld baɪ juz. səˈprim kɔrt ˈʤəstɪs nil ˈgɔrsəʧ, pɪk fər ðə juz. səˈprim kɔrt. aɪd hɛld hər pəˈzɪʃən ɔn səˈprim kɔrt sɪns 2006 ənd wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɔn ðə lɪst əv pəˈtɛnʃəl səˈprim kɔrt ˌnɑməˈniz pərˈzɛnəd tɪ ˈvoʊtərz praɪər tɪ ðə 2016 ɪˈlɛkʃən. ˈkɛri sɛvərˈinoʊ, ʧif ˈkaʊnsəl ənd ˈpɑləsi dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈkraɪsəs ˈnɛtˌwərk, ˈkɑmpləˌmɛntɪd ˈleɪtəst raʊnd əv ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˌnɑməˈneɪʃənz, ˈraɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈnæʃənəl ˌrivˈju ðət ə fænˈtæstɪk lɪst, əˈgɛn drɔɪŋ frəm hɪz ˈpriviəs səkˈsɛs frəm hɪz səˈprim kɔrt list…… ˈmɛni əv ðə ˌnɑməˈniz ər wɛl noʊn ɪn ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈligəl movement…”…” sɛvərˈinoʊ sɛd ðət ðiz ˌnɑməˈneɪʃənz ər ə victory”” fər əˈmɛrɪkənz kənˈsərnd wɪθ ɪn ðə ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri. trəmp ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə lɔ prəˈfɛsər fər ðə juz. ˈsərkət kɔrt əv əˈpilz. ðə waɪt haʊs kɔld əv ðə ˈlidɪŋ ˈɛkspərts ɪn ˈkrɪmənəl lɔ ənd procedure.”.” ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd ɪz rælf ˈɛrɪksən əv nɔrθ dəˈkoʊtə fər ðə juz. ˈsərkət kɔrt əv əˈpilz. aɪd ənd ər boʊθ ˈlɪstɪd baɪ ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈfɛdərəlɪst soʊˈsaɪɪti ɛz experts.”.” ˈʤɑnəθən ˈɔldər, ə prəˈfɛsər æt keɪs ˈwɛstərn rɪˈzərv ˌjunəˈvərsəti skul əv lɔ, ˈsteɪtɪd trəmp kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ pʊt ˈfɔrwərd sʊˈpərlətɪv ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˌnɑməˈniz wɪθ ˈstərlɪŋ krəˈdɛnʃəlz ənd ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv intellects.”.” bət əˈlaɪəns fər ˈʤəstɪs, ə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈligəl grup, ərʤd ðə ˈsɛnɪt tɪ ˈskrutəˌnaɪz ˈleɪtəst ˌnɑməˈniz. "ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmps ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˌnɑməˈniz ðəs fɑr hæv hæd ˈtrəbəlɪŋ ˈrɛkərdz ðət reɪz ˈsɪriəs kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ðɛr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ækt ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli frəm ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv brænʧ ənd tɪ dɪˈspɛns ˈikwəl ˈʤəstɪs tɪ ɔl, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈwɛðər ðeɪ pəˈzɛs ðə ˈrɛkwəzət ʤuˈdɪʃəl temperament,”*,” næn ˈɛrən, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt, sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. trəmps ˈpriviəs ˌnɑməˈniz, ðiz ˌnɑməˈniz hæv ðə ˈbərdən tɪ ʃoʊ ðət ðeɪ ər kˈwɑləˌfaɪd fər ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm əˈpɔɪntmənts tɪ ðə ˈfɛdərəl bɛnʧ, əˈspɛʃəli sɪns ðɪs waɪt haʊs kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ˌəltrəkənˈsərvətɪv ˈspɛʃəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst grups fər ɪts pul əv ʤuˈdɪʃəl pɪks," ʃi sɛd. bɪˈkəz aɪd wɑz ɔn lɪst əv pəˈtɛnʃəl səˈprim kɔrt pɪks, ˈɛrən sɛd ʃi məst hæv pæst ðə ˈlɪtməs tɛst rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ əˈbɔrʃən raɪts ənd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ gən ˈseɪfti.
north korea has manufactured three solar powered leisure boats, according to images released by korea today, a monthly periodical published for foreign audiences. the vessels were built by an unnamed company at the shipyard on the east coast and were unveiled in a feature highlighting recent advances in the civilian shipbuilding industry. “(the north korean company) built three sophisticated pleasure boats with intelligent functions in only a few months. the boats are driven by solar power under an automatic control system,” the article reads. the accompanying images show three small craft lined up near a dock. two small additional photographs of the interior show very minimal controls, and rows of seats indicating the vessels are intended to carry small groups. satellite imagery of the site taken in may this year shows two similar craft docked at the shipyard. the satellite photos appear to show a matching green bow at the front of the ship, which juts out from the main body of the vessel. the discrepancy indicates a further vessel was built in the intervening time period, or that one was added digitally. the image released by korea today appears to show some signs of tampering, though the extent and reasons for the editing are unclear. but the design of the vessels matches a computer graphics render published by today on june 13 this year. the article claims the solar boats use no fossil fuels and had successfully finished their testing phase. solar boats are not an especially new technology, but they are not widely used given the panels and all accompanying electrical infrastructure must be thoroughly and regularly cleaned. one expert expressed skepticism the vessels were fully powered by solar. “i think the boat is run only by solar panels. maybe they are for the electricity supplies inside the boat,” lee at the korea institute for industrial economics and trade told news. “but it be run entirely by the power.” korea today claims the company that built the solar boats did so after finishing the ja, one of the relatively few domestically produced cargo ships. previous analysis by pro indicated the ja could be the only north korean vessel made to sail in international waters this decade. examination of the build dates of the fleet built over the last 40 years indicates that domestically produced commercial ships are rare, with construction declining and commercial fleets comprised mainly of aging vessels. while the solar boats will do little to stem the decline, they are not the first type of solar vehicle highlighted by media. in june this year, the korean central news agency (kcna) claimed that solar powered buses were operating in nampho. additional reporting by ahn edited by: oliver featured image: korea today	nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə həz ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd θri ˈsoʊlər paʊərd ˈlɛʒər boʊts, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈɪmɪʤɪz riˈlist baɪ ˌkɔˈriə təˈdeɪ, ə ˈmənθli ˌpɪriˈɑdɪkəl ˈpəblɪʃt fər ˈfɔrən ˈɔdiənsəz. ðə ˈvɛsəlz wər bɪlt baɪ ən ənˈneɪmd ˈkəmpəˌni æt ðə ˈʃɪˌpjɑrd ɔn ðə ist koʊst ənd wər ənˈveɪld ɪn ə ˈfiʧər ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪŋ ˈrisənt ədˈvænsɪz ɪn ðə səˈvɪljən ˈʃɪpˌbɪldɪŋ ˈɪndəstri. nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈkəmpəˌni) bɪlt θri səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ˈplɛʒər boʊts wɪθ ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt ˈfəŋkʃənz ɪn ˈoʊnli ə fju mənθs. ðə boʊts ər ˈdrɪvən baɪ ˈsoʊlər paʊər ˈəndər ən ˌɔtəˈmætɪk kənˈtroʊl system,”,” ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl ridz. ðə əˈkəmpəniɪŋ ˈɪmɪʤɪz ʃoʊ θri smɔl kræft laɪnd əp nɪr ə dɑk. tu smɔl əˈdɪʃənəl ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs əv ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər ʃoʊ ˈvɛri ˈmɪnəməl kənˈtroʊlz, ənd roʊz əv sits ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈvɛsəlz ər ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ ˈkɛri smɔl grups. ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˈɪmɪʤri əv ðə saɪt ˈteɪkən ɪn meɪ ðɪs jɪr ʃoʊz tu ˈsɪmələr kræft dɑkt æt ðə ˈʃɪˌpjɑrd. ðə ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əˈpɪr tɪ ʃoʊ ə ˈmæʧɪŋ grin boʊ æt ðə frənt əv ðə ʃɪp, wɪʧ ʤəts aʊt frəm ðə meɪn ˈbɑdi əv ðə ˈvɛsəl. ðə dɪˈskrɛpənsi ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ə ˈfərðər ˈvɛsəl wɑz bɪlt ɪn ðə ˌɪntərˈvinɪŋ taɪm ˈpɪriəd, ər ðət wən wɑz ˈædɪd ˈdɪʤətəli. ðə ˈɪmɪʤ riˈlist baɪ ˌkɔˈriə təˈdeɪ əˈpɪrz tɪ ʃoʊ səm saɪnz əv ˈtæmpərɪŋ, ðoʊ ðə ɪkˈstɛnt ənd ˈrizənz fər ðə ˈɛdɪtɪŋ ər ənˈklɪr. bət ðə dɪˈzaɪn əv ðə ˈvɛsəlz ˈmæʧɪz ə kəmˈpjutər ˈgræfɪks ˈrɛndər ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ təˈdeɪ ɔn ʤun 13 ðɪs jɪr. ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl kleɪmz ðə ˈsoʊlər boʊts juz noʊ ˈfɑsəl fjuəlz ənd hæd səkˈsɛsfəli ˈfɪnɪʃt ðɛr ˈtɛstɪŋ feɪz. ˈsoʊlər boʊts ər nɑt ən əˈspɛʃəli nu tɛkˈnɑləʤi, bət ðeɪ ər nɑt ˈwaɪdli juzd ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈpænəlz ənd ɔl əˈkəmpəniɪŋ ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər məst bi ˈθəroʊli ənd ˈrɛgjələrli klind. wən ˈɛkspərt ɪkˈsprɛst ˈskɛptɪˌsɪzəm ðə ˈvɛsəlz wər ˈfʊli paʊərd baɪ ˈsoʊlər. θɪŋk ðə boʊt ɪz rən ˈoʊnli baɪ ˈsoʊlər ˈpænəlz. ˈmeɪbi ðeɪ ər fər ðə ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti səˈplaɪz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə boat,”,” li æt ðə ˌkɔˈriə ˈɪnstɪˌtut fər ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks ənd treɪd toʊld nuz. ɪt bi rən ɪnˈtaɪərli baɪ ðə power.”.” ˌkɔˈriə təˈdeɪ kleɪmz ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət bɪlt ðə ˈsoʊlər boʊts dɪd soʊ ˈæftər ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ ðə jɑ, wən əv ðə ˈrɛlətɪvli fju dəˈmɛstɪkli prəˈdust ˈkɑrˌgoʊ ʃɪps. ˈpriviəs æˈnælɪsɪs baɪ proʊ ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðə jɑ kʊd bi ðə ˈoʊnli nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈvɛsəl meɪd tɪ seɪl ɪn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈwɔtərz ðɪs ˈdɛkeɪd. ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən əv ðə bɪld deɪts əv ðə flit bɪlt ˈoʊvər ðə læst 40 jɪrz ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðət dəˈmɛstɪkli prəˈdust kəˈmərʃəl ʃɪps ər rɛr, wɪθ kənˈstrəkʃən dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ ənd kəˈmərʃəl flits kəmˈpraɪzd ˈmeɪnli əv ˈeɪʤɪŋ ˈvɛsəlz. waɪl ðə ˈsoʊlər boʊts wɪl du ˈlɪtəl tɪ stɛm ðə dɪˈklaɪn, ðeɪ ər nɑt ðə fərst taɪp əv ˈsoʊlər ˈviɪkəl ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd baɪ ˈmidiə. ɪn ʤun ðɪs jɪr, ðə ˌkɔˈriən ˈsɛntrəl nuz ˈeɪʤənsi (kcna) kleɪmd ðət ˈsoʊlər paʊərd ˈbəsɪz wər ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪn nampho*. əˈdɪʃənəl rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ baɪ æn ˈɛdɪtɪd baɪ: ˈɑlɪvər ˈfiʧərd ˈɪmɪʤ: ˌkɔˈriə təˈdeɪ
reports: missing indian priest in yemen may have been crucified on goodiday international oi-sandra sana'a/, march 26: after indian priest tom, 56 was believed to be abducted by isis militantsom aden, yemen on march 4, a report in stated that many religious groups fear that isis militants may have crucified the indian priest on goodiday. though there is no confirmation on the same, external affairs minister on saturday said: tom - an indian nationalom kerala was abducted by a terror group in yemen. we are making all efforts to secure his release." also read: trying to release kidnapped indian priest in yemen: earlier this week, a group of nuns posted on social media that they believe that is being subjected to torture and may be crucified on goodiday. however, members belonging to's order in have denied reports that he was due to be crucified. on march 4, a group of terrorists stormed the missionaries of charity old age home in aden and sprayed bullets on residents killing four including an indian nurse, cecilia minz. officials in yemen believe that was abducted by these militants. swaraj on saturday said that the government is making all efforts to secure the release ofom his captors in yemen. yemen is a conflict zone and hence there is no indian embassy there making it even more difficult for's release. oneindia news	rɪˈpɔrts: ˈmɪsɪŋ ˈɪndiən prist ɪn ˈjɛmən meɪ hæv bɪn ˈkrusəˌfaɪd ɔn gʊd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl sana'a/, mɑrʧ 26 ˈæftər ˈɪndiən prist tɑm, 56 wɑz bɪˈlivd tɪ bi əbˈdəktɪd baɪ ˈaɪsəs ˈmɪlətənts frəm ˈeɪdən, ˈjɛmən ɔn mɑrʧ 4 ə rɪˈpɔrt ɪn ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ˈmɛni rɪˈlɪʤəs grups fɪr ðət ˈaɪsəs ˈmɪlətənts meɪ hæv ˈkrusəˌfaɪd ðə ˈɪndiən prist ɔn gʊd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ðoʊ ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən ɔn ðə seɪm, ɪkˈstərnəl əˈfɛrz ˈmɪnɪstər ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ sɛd: tɑm ən ˈɪndiən ˈnæʃənəl frəm ˌkɛˈrɑlə wɑz əbˈdəktɪd baɪ ə ˈtɛrər grup ɪn ˈjɛmən. wi ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɔl ˈɛfərts tɪ sɪˈkjʊr hɪz riˈlis." ˈɔlsoʊ rɛd: traɪɪŋ tɪ riˈlis ˈkɪdˌnæpt ˈɪndiən prist ɪn ˈjɛmən: ˈərliər ðɪs wik, ə grup əv nənz ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ðət ðeɪ bɪˈliv ðət ɪz biɪŋ səˈbʤɛktɪd tɪ ˈtɔrʧər ənd meɪ bi ˈkrusəˌfaɪd ɔn gʊd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈmɛmbərz bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ tɪ ˈɔrdər ɪn hæv dɪˈnaɪd rɪˈpɔrts ðət hi wɑz du tɪ bi ˈkrusəˌfaɪd. ɔn mɑrʧ 4 ə grup əv ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts stɔrmd ðə ˈmɪʃəˌnɛriz əv ˈʧɛrɪti oʊld eɪʤ hoʊm ɪn ˈeɪdən ənd spreɪd ˈbʊləts ɔn ˈrɛzɪdənts ˈkɪlɪŋ fɔr ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ən ˈɪndiən nərs, sɪˈsiljə minz. əˈfɪʃəlz ɪn ˈjɛmən bɪˈliv ðət wɑz əbˈdəktɪd baɪ ðiz ˈmɪlətənts. ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ sɛd ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɔl ˈɛfərts tɪ sɪˈkjʊr ðə riˈlis əv frəm hɪz ˈkæptərz ɪn ˈjɛmən. ˈjɛmən ɪz ə ˈkɑnflɪkt zoʊn ənd hɛns ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈɪndiən ˈɛmbəsi ðɛr ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈivɪn mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt fər riˈlis. nuz
i received an email the other day asking how long it took to get my coding chops back when i moved from management back to development. the author asked: once you adopted your â€˜write code’ mantra, how difficult was it to reverse the â€˜management lobotomy’ (an excuse a prior manager had when he no longer could provide detailed technical value). did you find yourself struggling to get back into â€˜for loops’, â€˜if statements’, â€˜datasets’, and the like? chops allow me to answer this simple question with a story only moderately related to software development. i’ve played the guitar since college. played in several bands, written a few dozen songs, and performed in front of tens of people (not a typo). i played seriously in almost 4 years, but i can still pick up a guitar and sound pretty good. the thing with the guitar easy to play; hard to be good (sounds a bit like writing software). if you compare my proficiency today with the “me” of 5 years ago, we are worlds apart. five years ago i played at least an hour a day, and often practiced with other musicians. playing the guitar every day has an amazing effect: the scent of the wood becomes tantalizing, the tone of your playing becomes warmer, strumming and picking becomes effortless, and your muscle memory allows you to play difficult pieces with no conscious thought. you begin to feel tied to your instrument, as if an extension of your body instead of a big piece of wood and strings. almost as if the guitar plays itself. but these days a struggle. my fingers and wrist hurt after about 5 minutes, my strumming is stiff, and my feels like it has arthritis. but even as far as fallen, i could get back to my glory days with about 8 weeks of daily playing. the similarities between guitar playing and coding are obvious so not going to discuss them here. one of the differences that i think is important: not playing the guitar for 4 years means you lose muscle memory and a few songs, but leaving programming for 4 years is like a death sentence to your technical knowledge. not because forget what an if statement is, but because programming languages move so quickly that 4 years could include 2 or 3 new versions of your language. think of a developer who took 4 years off between 2001 and 2005 and tried to pick up .net based on his existing knowledge. we still put in, right? returning to the guitar after 4 years is a lot like going back to programming after 4 lost is muscle memory. but return to programming from management after 4 years and lost something else: knowledge of the new technology released (seemingly) every few months. a point around months where returning to coding becomes exponentially more difficult. this is good to know if approaching the point where your technical skills are about to fall a full version behind. realize falling off a technology cliff that you will have to scale if you ever decide to code again. the real answer back to the original question: the first time i returned to development was after a management hiatus, and it took weeks to get back to full speed. the second time was noticeably worse; i was a technical lead for nearly 2 years. when i emerged from my cave i was almost two .net framework releases behind, and not only did i face getting up to speed with new language features like generics and linq, i ‘d missed out on a slew of new controls, and concepts like and had started their rapid move to the forefront of the .net development community. as expected, i got back to coding within 6 weeks, but it was at least 6 months before i climbed back up the cliff. [tags]programming, management, guitar[/tags]	aɪ rɪˈsivd ən iˈmeɪl ðə ˈəðər deɪ ˈæskɪŋ haʊ lɔŋ ɪt tʊk tɪ gɪt maɪ ˈkoʊdɪŋ ʧɑps bæk wɪn aɪ muvd frəm ˈmænɪʤmənt bæk tɪ dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ðə ˈɔθər æst: wəns ju əˈdɑptəd jʊr code’’ ˈmæntrə, haʊ ˈdɪfəkəlt wɑz ɪt tɪ rɪˈvərs ðə lobotomy’’ (ən ɪkˈskjuz ə praɪər ˈmænɪʤər hæd wɪn hi noʊ ˈlɔŋgər kʊd prəˈvaɪd dɪˈteɪld ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈvælju). dɪd ju faɪnd ˈjɔrsɛlf ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ gɪt bæk ˈɪntu loops’’, statements’’, â€˜â€˜datasets’’, ənd ðə laɪk? ʧɑps əˈlaʊ mi tɪ ˈænsər ðɪs ˈsɪmpəl kˈwɛʃən wɪθ ə ˈstɔri ˈoʊnli ˈmɑdərətli rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈsɔfˌwɛr dɪˈvɛləpmənt. pleɪd ðə gɪˈtɑr sɪns ˈkɑlɪʤ. pleɪd ɪn ˈsɛvərəl bændz, ˈrɪtən ə fju ˈdəzən sɔŋz, ənd pərˈfɔrmd ɪn frənt əv tɛnz əv ˈpipəl (nɑt ə ˈtaɪpoʊ). aɪ pleɪd ˈsɪriəsli ɪn ˈɔlˌmoʊst 4 jɪrz, bət aɪ kən stɪl pɪk əp ə gɪˈtɑr ənd saʊnd ˈprɪti gʊd. ðə θɪŋ wɪθ ðə gɪˈtɑr ˈizi tɪ pleɪ; hɑrd tɪ bi gʊd (saʊnz ə bɪt laɪk ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈsɔfˌwɛr). ɪf ju kəmˈpɛr maɪ prəˈfɪʃənsi təˈdeɪ wɪθ ðə ““me”” əv 5 jɪrz əˈgoʊ, wi ər wərldz əˈpɑrt. faɪv jɪrz əˈgoʊ aɪ pleɪd æt list ən aʊər ə deɪ, ənd ˈɔfən ˈpræktɪst wɪθ ˈəðər mjuˈzɪʃənz. pleɪɪŋ ðə gɪˈtɑr ˈɛvəri deɪ həz ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈifɛkt: ðə sɛnt əv ðə wʊd bɪˈkəmz ˈtænəˌlaɪzɪŋ, ðə toʊn əv jʊr pleɪɪŋ bɪˈkəmz ˈwɔrmər, ˈstrəmɪŋ ənd ˈpɪkɪŋ bɪˈkəmz ˈɛfərtləs, ənd jʊr ˈməsəl ˈmɛməri əˈlaʊz ju tɪ pleɪ ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈpisɪz wɪθ noʊ ˈkɑnʃəs θɔt. ju bɪˈgɪn tɪ fil taɪd tɪ jʊr ˈɪnstrəmənt, ɛz ɪf ən ɪkˈstɛnʃən əv jʊr ˈbɑdi ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ə bɪg pis əv wʊd ənd strɪŋz. ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɛz ɪf ðə gɪˈtɑr pleɪz ˌɪtˈsɛlf. bət ðiz deɪz ə ˈstrəgəl. maɪ ˈfɪŋgərz ənd rɪst hərt ˈæftər əˈbaʊt 5 ˈmɪnəts, maɪ ˈstrəmɪŋ ɪz stɪf, ənd maɪ filz laɪk ɪt həz ɑrθˈraɪtɪs. bət ˈivɪn ɛz fɑr ɛz ˈfɑlən, aɪ kʊd gɪt bæk tɪ maɪ ˈglɔri deɪz wɪθ əˈbaʊt 8 wiks əv ˈdeɪli pleɪɪŋ. ðə ˌsɪməˈlɛrətiz bɪtˈwin gɪˈtɑr pleɪɪŋ ənd ˈkoʊdɪŋ ər ˈɑbviəs soʊ nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ dɪˈskəs ðɛm hir. wən əv ðə ˈdɪfərənsɪz ðət aɪ θɪŋk ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt: nɑt pleɪɪŋ ðə gɪˈtɑr fər 4 jɪrz minz ju luz ˈməsəl ˈmɛməri ənd ə fju sɔŋz, bət ˈlivɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ fər 4 jɪrz ɪz laɪk ə dɛθ ˈsɛntəns tɪ jʊr ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈnɑlɪʤ. nɑt bɪˈkəz fərˈgɛt wət ən ɪf ˈsteɪtmənt ɪz, bət bɪˈkəz ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz muv soʊ kˈwɪkli ðət 4 jɪrz kʊd ˌɪnˈklud 2 ər 3 nu ˈvərʒənz əv jʊr ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. θɪŋk əv ə dɪˈvɛləpər hu tʊk 4 jɪrz ɔf bɪtˈwin 2001 ənd 2005 ənd traɪd tɪ pɪk əp .nɛt beɪst ɔn hɪz ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈnɑlɪʤ. wi stɪl pʊt ɪn raɪt? rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ðə gɪˈtɑr ˈæftər 4 jɪrz ɪz ə lɔt laɪk goʊɪŋ bæk tɪ ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈæftər 4 lɔst ɪz ˈməsəl ˈmɛməri. bət rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ frəm ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈæftər 4 jɪrz ənd lɔst ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls: ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə nu tɛkˈnɑləʤi riˈlist (ˈsimɪŋli) ˈɛvəri fju mənθs. ə pɔɪnt əraʊnd mənθs wɛr rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ˈkoʊdɪŋ bɪˈkəmz ˌɛkspoʊˈnɛnʃəli mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt. ðɪs ɪz gʊd tɪ noʊ ɪf əˈproʊʧɪŋ ðə pɔɪnt wɛr jʊr ˈtɛknɪkəl skɪlz ər əˈbaʊt tɪ fɔl ə fʊl ˈvərʒən bɪˈhaɪnd. ˈriəˌlaɪz ˈfɑlɪŋ ɔf ə tɛkˈnɑləʤi klɪf ðət ju wɪl hæv tɪ skeɪl ɪf ju ˈɛvər ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ koʊd əˈgɛn. ðə ril ˈænsər bæk tɪ ðə ərˈɪʤənəl kˈwɛʃən: ðə fərst taɪm aɪ rɪˈtərnd tɪ dɪˈvɛləpmənt wɑz ˈæftər ə ˈmænɪʤmənt haɪˈeɪtəs, ənd ɪt tʊk wiks tɪ gɪt bæk tɪ fʊl spid. ðə ˈsɛkənd taɪm wɑz ˈnoʊtɪsəbli wərs; aɪ wɑz ə ˈtɛknɪkəl lɛd fər ˈnɪrli 2 jɪrz. wɪn aɪ ˈimərʤd frəm maɪ keɪv aɪ wɑz ˈɔlˌmoʊst tu .nɛt ˈfreɪmˌwərk rɪˈlisɪz bɪˈhaɪnd, ənd nɑt ˈoʊnli dɪd aɪ feɪs ˈgɪtɪŋ əp tɪ spid wɪθ nu ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈfiʧərz laɪk ʤəˈnɛrɪks ənd linq, aɪ mɪst aʊt ɔn ə slu əv nu kənˈtroʊlz, ənd ˈkɑnsɛpts laɪk ənd hæd ˈstɑrtɪd ðɛr ˈræpɪd muv tɪ ðə ˈfɔrˌfrənt əv ðə .nɛt dɪˈvɛləpmənt kəmˈjunɪti. ɛz ɪkˈspɛktɪd, aɪ gɑt bæk tɪ ˈkoʊdɪŋ wɪˈθɪn 6 wiks, bət ɪt wɑz æt list 6 mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ klaɪmd bæk əp ðə klɪf. [tags]programming, ˈmænɪʤmənt, guitar[/tags*]
giant $1.4 billion solar project will almost double total u.s. capacity from 2010 june 24th, 2011 by tina casey standalone solar energy and land use one obstacle for large solar projects is the disruption of land that could be used for other purposes including nature conservation and farming. the u.s. land alternative energy program provides one solution, which is to use abandoned superfund sites and other classified lands for solar and wind installations. the nature conservancy also recently commissioned a wind power land use study suggesting that ample sites exist for alternative energy installations. distributed solar energy at least one major u.s. utility, duke energy, is becoming a huge fan of distributed rooftop solar power. in this model, the electricity generated by the individual installation does not supply the building directly. instead, it is networked into the grid. this is the model that project amp will follow. among the advantages, the model offers building owners the potential for energy storage (particularly useful for facilities that operate at night) along with reliability of supply if something goes haywire on the roof. the grid model also offers a more attractive degree of energy security compared to large centralized power plants, which are vulnerable to natural disasters and other catastrophic circumstances. project amp the department of energy is relying on some heavy hitters for project amp. the 750 rooftops are all on buildings managed by the global industrial real estate developer prologis, the solar panels will be installed by the leading energy company nrg, and financing is through bank of america merrill lynch (yes, that bank of america) the project will start in california, then move on to about 28 states and the district of columbia. image: rooftop solar power by pink dispatcher on	ʤaɪənt ˈbɪljən ˈsoʊlər ˈprɑʤɛkt wɪl ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈdəbəl ˈtoʊtəl juz. kəˈpæsɪti frəm 2010 ʤun 24th, 2011 baɪ ˈtinə ˈkeɪsi ˈsoʊlər ˈɛnərʤi ənd lænd juz wən ˈɑbstəkəl fər lɑrʤ ˈsoʊlər ˈprɑʤɛkts ɪz ðə dɪsˈrəpʃən əv lænd ðət kʊd bi juzd fər ˈəðər ˈpərpəsɪz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈneɪʧər ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən ənd ˈfɑrmɪŋ. ðə juz. lænd ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈɛnərʤi ˈproʊˌgræm prəˈvaɪdz wən səˈluʃən, wɪʧ ɪz tɪ juz əˈbændənd ˌsupərˈfənd saɪts ənd ˈəðər ˈklæsəˌfaɪd lændz fər ˈsoʊlər ənd wɪnd ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃənz. ðə ˈneɪʧər kənˈsərvənsi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrisəntli kəˈmɪʃənd ə wɪnd paʊər lænd juz ˈstədi səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət ˈæmpəl saɪts ɪgˈzɪst fər ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈɛnərʤi ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃənz. dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ˈsoʊlər ˈɛnərʤi æt list wən ˈmeɪʤər juz. juˈtɪləti, duk ˈɛnərʤi, ɪz bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə juʤ fæn əv dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ˈrufˌtɑp ˈsoʊlər paʊər. ɪn ðɪs ˈmɑdəl, ðə ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən dɪz nɑt səˈplaɪ ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ dɪˈrɛkli. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ɪt ɪz ˈnɛtˌwərkt ˈɪntu ðə grɪd. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈmɑdəl ðət ˈprɑʤɛkt æmp wɪl ˈfɑloʊ. əˈməŋ ðə ædˈvæntɪʤɪz, ðə ˈmɑdəl ˈɔfərz ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈoʊnərz ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl fər ˈɛnərʤi ˈstɔrɪʤ (ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈjusfəl fər fəˈsɪlɪtiz ðət ˈɔpərˌeɪt æt naɪt) əˈlɔŋ wɪθ riˌlaɪəˈbɪləti əv səˈplaɪ ɪf ˈsəmθɪŋ goʊz ˈheɪˌwaɪr ɔn ðə rʊf. ðə grɪd ˈmɑdəl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɔfərz ə mɔr əˈtræktɪv dɪˈgri əv ˈɛnərʤi sɪˈkjʊrəti kəmˈpɛrd tɪ lɑrʤ ˈsɛntrəˌlaɪzd paʊər plænts, wɪʧ ər ˈvəlnərəbəl tɪ ˈnæʧərəl dɪˈzæstərz ənd ˈəðər ˌkætəˈstrɑfɪk ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz. ˈprɑʤɛkt æmp ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈɛnərʤi ɪz riˈlaɪɪŋ ɔn səm ˈhɛvi ˈhɪtərz fər ˈprɑʤɛkt æmp. ðə 750 ˈrufˌtɑps ər ɔl ɔn ˈbɪldɪŋz ˈmænɪʤd baɪ ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ril ɛˈsteɪt dɪˈvɛləpər prologis, ðə ˈsoʊlər ˈpænəlz wɪl bi ˌɪnˈstɔld baɪ ðə ˈlidɪŋ ˈɛnərʤi ˈkəmpəˌni nrg*, ənd fɪˈnænsɪŋ ɪz θru bæŋk əv əˈmɛrɪkə ˈmɛrəl lɪnʧ (jɛs, ðət bæŋk əv əˈmɛrɪkə) ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt wɪl stɑrt ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ðɛn muv ɔn tɪ əˈbaʊt 28 steɪts ənd ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əv kəˈləmbiə. ˈɪmɪʤ: ˈrufˌtɑp ˈsoʊlər paʊər baɪ pɪŋk ˈdɪˌspæʧər ɔn
nebraska nuclear power plant still holding out against midwest floods among the places surrounded by floodwaters in the american midwest: nebraska's fort calhoun nuclear power station. and when i say "surrounded," i mean literally. the power plant is a berm- and island in the middle of temporary lake. this has not ever happened to an american nuclear power plant before. so far, it sounds like things are going fine (though, of course, the power plant's owners are the primary source of information here, along with government regulators). overall, there are some good reasons to be nervous, and some good reasons not to be too terrified. first, on the positive side, the power plant's single reactor has been in cold shutdown since april for maintenance. but that's not a guarantee against problems. after all, fukushima reactor 4 was also down for maintenance, and the spent fuel in its cooling ponds still overheated and caused problems with hydrogen explosions and fires. that said, a reactor in cold shutdown is significantly less vulnerable than one that's operating. second, on the downside, the power plant got into trouble with federal regulators last year, because its flood defenses weren't up to standards. but, on the positive side, that's ended up meaning that the flood defenses that fort calhoun is currently dependent upon are newly improved and results of mandated upgrades. floods also happen at a slower place than earthquakes and tsunamis, and fort calhoun has had time to really double down on preparedness. they've built dams around not only the plant itself, but also the electrical that supply its primary source of power. and they've stockpiled weeks worth of fuel for the backup generators, so that in case those power lines go down the fuel rods will continue to be cooled. on the other hand, all that preparedness is kind of dependent on conditions. according to the omaha world herald, the army corps of engineers expects the river to crest no higher than feet elevation, and the flood barriers would protect the power plant to feet. but that doesn't leave a lot of margin for error. if rainfall becomes extraordinarily heavy again, the river could crest higher. if that happened, fort calhoun would be at much greater risk. hopefully, the container around its reactor would be as watertight as advertised, and the water wouldn't reach the spent fuel pool, which is on higher ground at feet. there've also been a couple of small accidents. on june 7th, the cooling pools lost power for an hour and a half because of an electrical fire. and, on the 26th, one segment of secondary flood berm collapsed. the berm was water-filled, and so its collapse caused some flooding in the plant, even though the floodwaters, proper, remained at bay. that accident forced a temporary switch to backup power. shorter version: from the information available, it sounds like things are currently under control and that the power plants owners are prepared for the situation they're dealing with. but it's also too soon to know how this will play out, or whether "prepared for the situation they're dealing with" is the same as "prepared for a scenario." image:	nəˈbræskə ˈnukliər paʊər plænt stɪl ˈhoʊldɪŋ aʊt əˈgɛnst ˌmɪdˈwɛst flədz əˈməŋ ðə ˈpleɪsɪz sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ ˈflədˌwɔtərz ɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˌmɪdˈwɛst: nəˈbræskəz fɔrt kæˈlhun ˈnukliər paʊər ˈsteɪʃən. ənd wɪn aɪ seɪ "sərˈaʊndɪd," aɪ min ˈlɪtərəli. ðə paʊər plænt ɪz ə bərm- ənd ˈaɪlənd ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ˈtɛmpərˌɛri leɪk. ðɪs həz nɑt ˈɛvər ˈhæpənd tɪ ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈnukliər paʊər plænt ˌbiˈfɔr. soʊ fɑr, ɪt saʊnz laɪk θɪŋz ər goʊɪŋ faɪn (ðoʊ, əv kɔrs, ðə paʊər plænts ˈoʊnərz ər ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri sɔrs əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən hir, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈgəvərnmənt ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz). ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ðɛr ər səm gʊd ˈrizənz tɪ bi ˈnərvəs, ənd səm gʊd ˈrizənz nɑt tɪ bi tu ˈtɛrəˌfaɪd. fərst, ɔn ðə ˈpɑzətɪv saɪd, ðə paʊər plænts ˈsɪŋgəl riˈæktər həz bɪn ɪn koʊld ˈʃətˌdaʊn sɪns ˈeɪprəl fər ˈmeɪntənəns. bət ðæts nɑt ə ˌgɛrənˈti əˈgɛnst ˈprɑbləmz. ˈæftər ɔl, fukuˈʃimə riˈæktər 4 wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ daʊn fər ˈmeɪntənəns, ənd ðə spɛnt fjuəl ɪn ɪts ˈkulɪŋ pɑndz stɪl ˈoʊvərˌhitɪd ənd kɔzd ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ˈhaɪdrəʤən ɪkˈsploʊʒənz ənd faɪərz. ðət sɛd, ə riˈæktər ɪn koʊld ˈʃətˌdaʊn ɪz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli lɛs ˈvəlnərəbəl ðən wən ðæts ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ. ˈsɛkənd, ɔn ðə ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd, ðə paʊər plænt gɑt ˈɪntu ˈtrəbəl wɪθ ˈfɛdərəl ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz læst jɪr, bɪˈkəz ɪts fləd dɪˈfɛnsɪz wərənt əp tɪ ˈstændərdz. bət, ɔn ðə ˈpɑzətɪv saɪd, ðæts ˈɛndɪd əp ˈminɪŋ ðət ðə fləd dɪˈfɛnsɪz ðət fɔrt kæˈlhun ɪz ˈkərəntli dɪˈpɛndənt əˈpɑn ər ˈnuli ˌɪmˈpruvd ənd rɪˈzəlts əv ˈmænˌdeɪtɪd ˈəpˌgreɪdz. flədz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhæpən æt ə sloʊər pleɪs ðən ˈərθkˌweɪks ənd tsunamis, ənd fɔrt kæˈlhun həz hæd taɪm tɪ ˈrɪli ˈdəbəl daʊn ɔn priˈpɛrədnəs. ðeɪv bɪlt dæmz əraʊnd nɑt ˈoʊnli ðə plænt ˌɪtˈsɛlf, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ðət səˈplaɪ ɪts ˈpraɪˌmɛri sɔrs əv paʊər. ənd ðeɪv ˈstɑkˌpaɪld wiks wərθ əv fjuəl fər ðə ˈbæˌkəp ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtərz, soʊ ðət ɪn keɪs ðoʊz paʊər laɪnz goʊ daʊn ðə fjuəl rɑdz wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ bi kuld. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ɔl ðət priˈpɛrədnəs ɪz kaɪnd əv dɪˈpɛndənt ɔn kənˈdɪʃənz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈoʊməˌhɑ wərld ˈhɛrəld, ðə ˈɑrmi kɔrz əv ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ɪkˈspɛkts ðə ˈrɪvər tɪ krɛst noʊ haɪər ðən fit ˌɛləˈveɪʃən, ənd ðə fləd ˈbɛriərz wʊd prəˈtɛkt ðə paʊər plænt tɪ fit. bət ðət ˈdəzənt liv ə lɔt əv ˈmɑrʤən fər ˈɛrər. ɪf ˈreɪnˌfɔl bɪˈkəmz ɛkˌstrɔrdəˈnɛrəli ˈhɛvi əˈgɛn, ðə ˈrɪvər kʊd krɛst haɪər. ɪf ðət ˈhæpənd, fɔrt kæˈlhun wʊd bi æt məʧ ˈgreɪtər rɪsk. ˈhoʊpfəli, ðə kənˈteɪnər əraʊnd ɪts riˈæktər wʊd bi ɛz ˈwɔtərˌtaɪt ɛz ˌædvərˈtaɪzd, ənd ðə ˈwɔtər ˈwʊdənt riʧ ðə spɛnt fjuəl pul, wɪʧ ɪz ɔn haɪər graʊnd æt fit. ðɛrv ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ə ˈkəpəl əv smɔl ˈæksədənts. ɔn ʤun 7th, ðə ˈkulɪŋ pulz lɔst paʊər fər ən aʊər ənd ə hæf bɪˈkəz əv ən ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl faɪər. ənd, ɔn ðə 26th, wən ˌsɛgˈmɛnt əv ˈsɛkənˌdɛri fləd bərm kəˈlæpst. ðə bərm wɑz water-filled, ənd soʊ ɪts kəˈlæps kɔzd səm ˈflədɪŋ ɪn ðə plænt, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə ˈflədˌwɔtərz, ˈprɑpər, rɪˈmeɪnd æt beɪ. ðət ˈæksədənt fɔrst ə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri swɪʧ tɪ ˈbæˌkəp paʊər. ˈʃɔrtər ˈvərʒən: frəm ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈveɪləbəl, ɪt saʊnz laɪk θɪŋz ər ˈkərəntli ˈəndər kənˈtroʊl ənd ðət ðə paʊər plænts ˈoʊnərz ər priˈpɛrd fər ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ðɛr ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ. bət ɪts ˈɔlsoʊ tu sun tɪ noʊ haʊ ðɪs wɪl pleɪ aʊt, ər ˈwɛðər "priˈpɛrd fər ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ðɛr ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ" ɪz ðə seɪm ɛz "priˈpɛrd fər ə sɪˈnɛrioʊ." ˈɪmɪʤ:
get the biggest aston villa stories by email subscribe thank you for subscribing we have more newsletters show me see our privacy notice could not subscribe, try again later invalid email shay given is a doubt for the cup final after picking up a groin injury in training. the veteran irish stopper was ruled out of defeat to burnley and nowces an anxious wait ahead of the wembley clash with arsenal on saturday. boss tim sherwood opted to play jed steer ahead of brad to see what the young stopper was made of. however he confirmed will start in the national stadium showpiece if given make it. “brad will play (in the final if given misses out)” he said. “i have no idea what his chances are right now. we are assessing him each day. we are not ruling him out yet. as for chances in the final, sherwood added: “you want to throw jed in, not got a lot of experience in cup finals. “the injury to shay gave us an opportunity to look at jed. “if shay to make it and brad was to get injured we would have a problem.”	gɪt ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈæstən ˈvɪlə ˈstɔriz baɪ iˈmeɪl səbˈskraɪb θæŋk ju fər səbˈskraɪbɪŋ wi hæv mɔr ˈnuzˌlɛtərz ʃoʊ mi si ɑr ˈpraɪvəsi ˈnoʊtɪs kʊd nɑt səbˈskraɪb, traɪ əˈgɛn ˈleɪtər ˌɪnˈvæləd iˈmeɪl ʃeɪ ˈgɪvɪn ɪz ə daʊt fər ðə kəp ˈfaɪnəl ˈæftər ˈpɪkɪŋ əp ə grɔɪn ˈɪnʤəri ɪn ˈtreɪnɪŋ. ðə ˈvɛtərən ˈaɪrɪʃ ˈstɑpər wɑz ruld aʊt əv dɪˈfit tɪ ˈbərnli ənd naʊ ˈfeɪsɪz ən ˈæŋʃəs weɪt əˈhɛd əv ðə ˈwɛmbli klæʃ wɪθ ˈɑrsənəl ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. bɔs tɪm ˈʃərˌwʊd ˈɑptɪd tɪ pleɪ ʤɛd stɪr əˈhɛd əv bræd tɪ si wət ðə jəŋ ˈstɑpər wɑz meɪd əv. ˌhaʊˈɛvər hi kənˈfərmd wɪl stɑrt ɪn ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈsteɪdiəm ˈʃoʊˌpis ɪf ˈgɪvɪn meɪk ɪt. wɪl pleɪ (ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl ɪf ˈgɪvɪn ˈmɪsɪz out)”)” hi sɛd. hæv noʊ aɪˈdiə wət hɪz ˈʧænsɪz ər raɪt naʊ. wi ər əˈsɛsɪŋ ɪm iʧ deɪ. wi ər nɑt ˈrulɪŋ ɪm aʊt jɛt. ɛz fər ˈʧænsɪz ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl, ˈʃərˌwʊd ˈædɪd: wɔnt tɪ θroʊ ʤɛd ɪn, nɑt gɑt ə lɔt əv ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn kəp ˈfaɪnəlz. ˈɪnʤəri tɪ ʃeɪ geɪv ˈjuˈɛs ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ lʊk æt ʤɛd. ʃeɪ tɪ meɪk ɪt ənd bræd wɑz tɪ gɪt ˈɪnʤərd wi wʊd hæv ə problem.”.”
disclaimer: this is a post discussing a current rumor and will be filled with speculation and takes. take from it what you will the rumor: jay has talked to michigan about job opening now another power play is in place, and it appears griffin might actually win once again. as noted in the above washington post article and other outlets, could very well be a coach in the nation's capital. if he is going to play the "it's him or me" card, he's losing that war with his four of clubs against griffin's king of diamonds. one source i trust tipped me off to a potential landing spot for: the university of michigan. this source, who is intimately familiar with the wolverines' rapidly emerging coaching search, informed me on thursday that initial contact has been made between the parties and that's representation was enthusiastically open to the potential. i can't put a figure on the likelihood of fleeing to ann arbor, and another um source i trust refused to confirm anything i asked, but it's an interesting leverage point nonetheless. on and um: i can't tell you if it's going to happen, i can only verify the two sides have talked. um has talked to others too. jeff risdon (@jeffrisdon) december 8, 2014 why it makes sense: jay is as a rookie head coach, and reportedly has major issues with robert griffin. says that he is on the same page with team manager bruce allen and team owner daniel snyder when it comes to the team's starting quarterback. if has truly seen all he needs to see from robert griffin and has determined the team will be better off without him, the team has a major decision to make. bruce allen was a key figure in acquiring both robert griffin, and jay. if it has become a true one or the other situation, there are more that i won't go into) ways for this to end for the redskins. the redskins trade and continues to work with bruce allen the redskins "one and done" and continues to be developed by a head coach dan snyder uses the nuclear option and fires and allen damn that's 2 out of 3 options that say will be fired, by my scientific reasoning, this means that will be available for michigan. michigan is also reportedly interested in getting jim harbaugh to be their next head coach . several other names are being thrown out there. san francisco head coach jim harbaugh is the betting favorite to become michigan's next head coach with odds, according to via si. lsu head coach les miles is second at odds, while tennessee head coach butch jones and oklahoma state head mike gundy both have odds. former buccaneers and rutgers head coach greg schiano rounds out the group with odds. no odds listed yet for jay... why it doesn't make sense: jay signed a 5 year contract with the washington redskins in january, reportedly worth more than $20 million guaranteed. that will leave 4 years and over $16 million left at the end of this season. everyone claims that dan snyder spends his money liberally when it comes to the team, but that is generally when it comes to salary cap money. when it comes to other things like the field, the scouting department, and until mike shanahan came along, practice and workout facilities, the money does not flow as liberally. yes, snyder did fire mike shanahan with 1 year left on his contract, letting him suntan at his leisure with $7 million in his pocket. but that was after 4 years with the redskins, three 10+ loss season, and an obvious fracture between shanahan and griffin. is snyder willing to "shoot and hammer" out of ashburn with that much money in his pocket. does he need to his reputation as an impulsive owner who chooses players over coaches and quick fixes over long-term rebuilds? will there be a coach willing to take control of the team next year if griffin is fired? obviously they will find someone, but how much does firing after one year limit the coaches available to snyder? odds jay is coaching michigan in 2015: three weeks ago when i was asked by a friend of mine in england if there was a chance that jay gets fired at the end of the year, i said it wasn't going to happen. he was stunned by this based on his loose knowledge of snyder's history, and also the ever growing number of losses for the redskins. three weeks later and i am not so resolute in my stance that will survive his rookie year. i still don't think snyder will pull the trigger on after a year, but if he does, and brings in someone else just to work with robert griffin, it's a bad sign for the future of the team. now whether or not michigan is serious about their interest, or if this rumor is even legit, i have no idea. i do know the redskins though, and that means i don't actually know what dan snyder will do. for now i'm leaning towards jay getting another year in washington. here is a look at what oddsmakers think of current coaches on the hot seat as of. 1. tony sparano - oak 2. rex ryan - 3. jim harbaugh - 4. ron rivera - car 5. mike smith - 6. gus bradley - jac 7. marc - chi 8. tom coughlin - 9. lovie smith - tb 10. jay - was	dɪˈskleɪmər: ðɪs ɪz ə poʊst dɪˈskəsɪŋ ə ˈkɑrənt ˈrumər ənd wɪl bi fɪld wɪθ ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən ənd teɪks. teɪk frəm ɪt wət ju ðə ˈrumər: ʤeɪ həz tɔkt tɪ ˈmɪʃɪgən əˈbaʊt ʤɑb ˈoʊpənɪŋ naʊ əˈnəðər paʊər pleɪ ɪz ɪn pleɪs, ənd ɪt əˈpɪrz ˈgrɪfɪn maɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli wɪn wəns əˈgɛn. ɛz ˈnoʊtɪd ɪn ðə əˈbəv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst ˈɑrtɪkəl ənd ˈəðər ˈaʊˌtlɛts, kʊd ˈvɛri wɛl bi ə koʊʧ ɪn ðə ˈneɪʃənz ˈkæpɪtəl. ɪf hi ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ pleɪ ðə "ɪts ɪm ər mi" kɑrd, hiz ˈluzɪŋ ðət wɔr wɪθ hɪz fɔr əv kləbz əˈgɛnst ˈgrɪfɪnz kɪŋ əv ˈdaɪməndz. wən sɔrs aɪ trəst tɪpt mi ɔf tɪ ə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈlændɪŋ spɑt fər: ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈmɪʃɪgən. ðɪs sɔrs, hu ɪz ˈɪntɪmətli fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə wolverines' ˈræpədli ˈimərʤɪŋ ˈkoʊʧɪŋ sərʧ, ˌɪnˈfɔrmd mi ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðət ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈkɑnˌtækt həz bɪn meɪd bɪtˈwin ðə ˈpɑrtiz ənd ðət ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən wɑz ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪkli ˈoʊpən tɪ ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl. aɪ kænt pʊt ə ˈfɪgjər ɔn ðə ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd əv fliɪŋ tɪ æn ˈɑrbər, ənd əˈnəðər əm sɔrs aɪ trəst rɪfˈjuzd tɪ kənˈfərm ˈɛniˌθɪŋ aɪ æst, bət ɪts ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈlɛvərɪʤ pɔɪnt ˌnənðəˈlɛs. ɔn ənd əm: aɪ kænt tɛl ju ɪf ɪts goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən, aɪ kən ˈoʊnli ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ ðə tu saɪdz hæv tɔkt. əm həz tɔkt tɪ ˈəðərz tu. ʤɛf ˈrɪsdən (@jeffrisdon*) dɪˈsɛmbər 8 2014 waɪ ɪt meɪks sɛns: ʤeɪ ɪz ɛz ə ˈrʊki hɛd koʊʧ, ənd rɪˈpɔrtədli həz ˈmeɪʤər ˈɪʃuz wɪθ ˈrɑbərt ˈgrɪfɪn. sɪz ðət hi ɪz ɔn ðə seɪm peɪʤ wɪθ tim ˈmænɪʤər brus ˈælən ənd tim ˈoʊnər ˈdænjəl sˈnaɪdər wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə timz ˈstɑrtɪŋ kˈwɔrtərˌbæk. ɪf həz ˈtruli sin ɔl hi nidz tɪ si frəm ˈrɑbərt ˈgrɪfɪn ənd həz dɪˈtərmənd ðə tim wɪl bi ˈbɛtər ɔf wɪˈθaʊt ɪm, ðə tim həz ə ˈmeɪʤər dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ meɪk. brus ˈælən wɑz ə ki ˈfɪgjər ɪn əkˈwaɪərɪŋ boʊθ ˈrɑbərt ˈgrɪfɪn, ənd ʤeɪ. ɪf ɪt həz bɪˈkəm ə tru wən ər ðə ˈəðər ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, ðɛr ər mɔr ðət aɪ woʊnt goʊ ˈɪntu) weɪz fər ðɪs tɪ ɛnd fər ðə ˈrɛdˌskɪnz. ðə ˈrɛdˌskɪnz treɪd ənd kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ wərk wɪθ brus ˈælən ðə ˈrɛdˌskɪnz "wən ənd dən" ənd kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ bi dɪˈvɛləpt baɪ ə hɛd koʊʧ dæn sˈnaɪdər ˈjuzɪz ðə ˈnukliər ˈɔpʃən ənd faɪərz ənd ˈælən dæm ðæts 2 aʊt əv 3 ˈɔpʃənz ðət seɪ wɪl bi faɪərd, baɪ maɪ ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈrizənɪŋ, ðɪs minz ðət wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈmɪʃɪgən. ˈmɪʃɪgən ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ ʤɪm ˈhɑrˌbɔ tɪ bi ðɛr nɛkst hɛd koʊʧ ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər neɪmz ər biɪŋ θroʊn aʊt ðɛr. sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ hɛd koʊʧ ʤɪm ˈhɑrˌbɔ ɪz ðə ˈbɛtɪŋ ˈfeɪvərɪt tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈmɪʃɪgənz nɛkst hɛd koʊʧ wɪθ ɑdz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈviə si. hɛd koʊʧ lɛs maɪəlz ɪz ˈsɛkənd æt ɑdz, waɪl ˌtɛnəˈsi hɛd koʊʧ bʊʧ ʤoʊnz ənd ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə steɪt hɛd maɪk ˈgəndi boʊθ hæv ɑdz. ˈfɔrmər ˌbəkəˈnirz ənd ˈrətgərz hɛd koʊʧ grɛg skiˈɑnoʊ raʊnz aʊt ðə grup wɪθ ɑdz. noʊ ɑdz ˈlɪstɪd jɛt fər ʤeɪ... waɪ ɪt ˈdəzənt meɪk sɛns: ʤeɪ saɪnd ə 5 jɪr ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈrɛdˌskɪnz ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri, rɪˈpɔrtədli wərθ mɔr ðən 20 ˈmɪljən ˌgɛrənˈtid. ðət wɪl liv 4 jɪrz ənd ˈoʊvər 16 ˈmɪljən lɛft æt ðə ɛnd əv ðɪs ˈsizən. ˈɛvriˌwən kleɪmz ðət dæn sˈnaɪdər spɛnz hɪz ˈməni ˈlɪˌbərəˌli wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə tim, bət ðət ɪz ˈʤɛnərəli wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈsæləri kæp ˈməni. wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈəðər θɪŋz laɪk ðə fild, ðə ˈskaʊtɪŋ dɪˈpɑrtmənt, ənd ənˈtɪl maɪk ˈʃænəhæn keɪm əˈlɔŋ, ˈpræktɪs ənd ˈwərˌkaʊt fəˈsɪlɪtiz, ðə ˈməni dɪz nɑt floʊ ɛz ˈlɪˌbərəˌli. jɛs, sˈnaɪdər dɪd faɪər maɪk ˈʃænəhæn wɪθ 1 jɪr lɛft ɔn hɪz ˈkɑnˌtrækt, ˈlɛtɪŋ ɪm ˈsənˌtæn æt hɪz ˈlɛʒər wɪθ 7 ˈmɪljən ɪn hɪz ˈpɑkət. bət ðət wɑz ˈæftər 4 jɪrz wɪθ ðə ˈrɛdˌskɪnz, θri 10 lɔs ˈsizən, ənd ən ˈɑbviəs ˈfrækʧər bɪtˈwin ˈʃænəhæn ənd ˈgrɪfɪn. ɪz sˈnaɪdər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ "ʃut ənd ˈhæmər" aʊt əv ˈæʃbərn wɪθ ðət məʧ ˈməni ɪn hɪz ˈpɑkət. dɪz hi nid tɪ hɪz ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ɛz ən ˌɪmˈpəlsɪv ˈoʊnər hu ˈʧuzɪz pleɪərz ˈoʊvər ˈkoʊʧɪz ənd kwɪk ˈfɪksɪz ˈoʊvər ˈlɔŋˈtərm riˈbɪldz? wɪl ðɛr bi ə koʊʧ ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ teɪk kənˈtroʊl əv ðə tim nɛkst jɪr ɪf ˈgrɪfɪn ɪz faɪərd? ˈɑbviəsli ðeɪ wɪl faɪnd ˈsəmˌwən, bət haʊ məʧ dɪz ˈfaɪərrɪŋ ˈæftər wən jɪr ˈlɪmət ðə ˈkoʊʧɪz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ sˈnaɪdər? ɑdz ʤeɪ ɪz ˈkoʊʧɪŋ ˈmɪʃɪgən ɪn 2015 θri wiks əˈgoʊ wɪn aɪ wɑz æst baɪ ə frɛnd əv maɪn ɪn ˈɪŋglənd ɪf ðɛr wɑz ə ʧæns ðət ʤeɪ gɪts faɪərd æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə jɪr, aɪ sɛd ɪt ˈwəzənt goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən. hi wɑz stənd baɪ ðɪs beɪst ɔn hɪz lus ˈnɑlɪʤ əv sˈnaɪdərz ˈhɪstəri, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈɛvər groʊɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv ˈlɔsɪz fər ðə ˈrɛdˌskɪnz. θri wiks ˈleɪtər ənd aɪ æm nɑt soʊ ˈrɛzəˌlut ɪn maɪ stæns ðət wɪl sərˈvaɪv hɪz ˈrʊki jɪr. aɪ stɪl doʊnt θɪŋk sˈnaɪdər wɪl pʊl ðə ˈtrɪgər ɔn ˈæftər ə jɪr, bət ɪf hi dɪz, ənd brɪŋz ɪn ˈsəmˌwən ɛls ʤɪst tɪ wərk wɪθ ˈrɑbərt ˈgrɪfɪn, ɪts ə bæd saɪn fər ðə fˈjuʧər əv ðə tim. naʊ ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ˈmɪʃɪgən ɪz ˈsɪriəs əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈɪntəˌrɛst, ər ɪf ðɪs ˈrumər ɪz ˈivɪn ˈlɛʤɪt, aɪ hæv noʊ aɪˈdiə. aɪ du noʊ ðə ˈrɛdˌskɪnz ðoʊ, ənd ðət minz aɪ doʊnt ˈæˌkʧuəli noʊ wət dæn sˈnaɪdər wɪl du. fər naʊ əm ˈlinɪŋ təˈwɔrdz ʤeɪ ˈgɪtɪŋ əˈnəðər jɪr ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. hir ɪz ə lʊk æt wət ˈɑdzˌmeɪkərz θɪŋk əv ˈkɑrənt ˈkoʊʧɪz ɔn ðə hɑt sit ɛz əv 1 ˈtoʊni spərˈænoʊ oʊk 2 rɛks raɪən 3 ʤɪm ˈhɑrˌbɔ 4 rɑn rɪˈvɛrə kɑr 5 maɪk smɪθ 6 gəs ˈbrædli ʤæk 7 mɑrk kaɪ 8 tɑm ˈkɔglɪn 9 ˈləvi smɪθ ˈtiˈbi 10 ʤeɪ wɑz
tonight's blue moon will dazzle viewers all over the world. but for a truly unique experience, watch this live space camera show to get incredible telescopic of the lunar surface and a special tribute to neil armstrong starting at 3 p.m. (6 p.m. et). the term blue moon comes with a fair amount of confusion the moon will not actually be turning blue tonight. a blue moon occurs whenever there are two full moons in a single month, a relatively rare celestial event that happens on average every years. (the first full moon in august took place the night of the in the americas, and on the in europe, africa, asia, and australia.) the next blue moon won't happen until july 2015. the origin of the modern version of this phrase dates to march 1946, when amateur astronomer james hugh pruett made a calendar error in an article for sky & telescope magazine. before then, the definition of a blue moon wasn't quite set in stone. it meant different things, including an obvious absurdity, a symbol for sadness and loneliness, a gin and cocktail, or a rare event. in some very unusual cases the moon will actually appear blue, generally because of dust resulting from a volcanic eruption, forest fire, or dust storm. the full moon definition has now become the standard. in addition to doling out interesting facts such as the above, tonight's show will include zoomed-in, live feeds of the moon from their telescope in the canary islands as well as images of solar flares on the sun from prescott observatory in arizona. because of their distant locations on earth, the telescopes will be able to simultaneously show the moon and sun live in true color. befitting this blue moon event, editor bob berman and documentary filmmaker duncan copp will also be on hand to talk about the legacy of the apollo program and the late neil armstrong, who passed away on aug. 25. video: space camera collaboration	təˈnaɪts blu mun wɪl ˈdæzəl vjuərz ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə wərld. bət fər ə ˈtruli juˈnik ɪkˈspɪriəns, wɔʧ ðɪs lɪv speɪs ˈkæmərə ʃoʊ tɪ gɪt ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˌtɛləˈskɔpɪk əv ðə ˈlunər ˈsərfəs ənd ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈtrɪbjut tɪ nil ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ ˈstɑrtɪŋ æt 3 p.m. 6 p.m. ɛt). ðə tərm blu mun kəmz wɪθ ə fɛr əˈmaʊnt əv kənfˈjuʒən ðə mun wɪl nɑt ˈæˌkʧuəli bi ˈtərnɪŋ blu təˈnaɪt. ə blu mun əˈkərz wɛˈnɛvər ðɛr ər tu fʊl munz ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl mənθ, ə ˈrɛlətɪvli rɛr səˈlɛsʧəl ɪˈvɛnt ðət ˈhæpənz ɔn ˈævərɪʤ ˈɛvəri jɪrz. (ðə fərst fʊl mun ɪn ˈɔgəst tʊk pleɪs ðə naɪt əv ðə ɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkəz, ənd ɔn ðə ɪn ˈjʊrəp, ˈæfrɪkɑ, ˈeɪʒə, ənd ɔˈstreɪljə.) ðə nɛkst blu mun woʊnt ˈhæpən ənˈtɪl ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2015 ðə ˈɔrəʤən əv ðə ˈmɑdərn ˈvərʒən əv ðɪs freɪz deɪts tɪ mɑrʧ 1946 wɪn ˈæməˌʧər əˈstrɑnəmər ʤeɪmz ju prut meɪd ə ˈkæləndər ˈɛrər ɪn ən ˈɑrtɪkəl fər skaɪ ˈtɛləˌskoʊp ˈmægəˌzin. ˌbiˈfɔr ðɛn, ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ə blu mun ˈwəzənt kwaɪt sɛt ɪn stoʊn. ɪt mɛnt ˈdɪfərənt θɪŋz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ən ˈɑbviəs əbˈsərdəti, ə ˈsɪmbəl fər ˈsædnəs ənd ˈloʊnlinəs, ə ʤɪn ənd ˈkɑkˌteɪl, ər ə rɛr ɪˈvɛnt. ɪn səm ˈvɛri ənˈjuˌʒuəl ˈkeɪsɪz ðə mun wɪl ˈæˌkʧuəli əˈpɪr blu, ˈʤɛnərəli bɪˈkəz əv dəst rɪˈzəltɪŋ frəm ə vɑlˈkænɪk ˌɪˈrəpʃən, ˈfɔrɪst faɪər, ər dəst stɔrm. ðə fʊl mun ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən həz naʊ bɪˈkəm ðə ˈstændərd. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈdoʊlɪŋ aʊt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ fækts səʧ ɛz ðə əˈbəv, təˈnaɪts ʃoʊ wɪl ˌɪnˈklud zoomed-in*, lɪv fidz əv ðə mun frəm ðɛr ˈtɛləˌskoʊp ɪn ðə kəˈnɛri ˈaɪləndz ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv ˈsoʊlər flɛrz ɔn ðə sən frəm ˈprɛskɑt əbˈzərvəˌtɔri ɪn ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə. bɪˈkəz əv ðɛr ˈdɪstənt loʊˈkeɪʃənz ɔn ərθ, ðə ˈtɛləˌskoʊps wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli ʃoʊ ðə mun ənd sən lɪv ɪn tru ˈkələr. bɪˈfɪtɪŋ ðɪs blu mun ɪˈvɛnt, ˈɛdɪtər bɑb ˈbərmən ənd ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri ˈfɪlˌmeɪkər ˈdəŋkən kɑp wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi ɔn hænd tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə ˈlɛgəsi əv ðə əˈpɑloʊ ˈproʊˌgræm ənd ðə leɪt nil ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ, hu pæst əˈweɪ ɔn ˈɔgəst. 25 ˈvɪdioʊ: speɪs ˈkæmərə kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən
for the fourth year in a row, scientology has aired one of its ads in some local markets during the super bowl. and, as usual, the ad has produced a lot of hilarity on twitter as viewers around the country react in pretty much the same way: “was that really a scientology ad i just saw?” this year is no different, as see in the twitter reactions below. but first, review the ad itself first. as in past years, scientology saved money by only buying spots in some areas, which we have been told adds up to about a $1 million cost, rather than airing a national ad, which this year ran about $5 million. which cities got the ad? have to judge from the twitter reactions. but in the past, scientology leader david miscavige has aired the ads in cities where his local members have put up the cash to open an “ideal org” as a way to punish those cities that yet ponied up for a new church. do these ads actually help the church recruit new people? probably not. just too hilariously bizarre to rope in newbies. our experts tell us the ad is really aimed at existing members, to convince them that their donations are being spent to propagate scientology. advertisement ok, so the version of the ad you saw on television… we live in an age of technological wonder extended life endless connections limitless possibilities at the touch of a button in a fraction of a second the knowledge at our fingertips a seemingly infinite source of answers to any question we might ask except for one the one we thirst for the one that leads to understanding our world our choices ourselves the question that lies at the intersection of technology and spirituality advertisement who am i? and some reactions… ——————– posted by tony ortega on february 7, 2016 at e-mail tips and story ideas to at dot com or follow us on twitter. we post updates at our facebook author page. after every new story we send out an alert to our e-mail list and our page. our book, the unbreakable miss lovely: how the church of scientology tried to destroy paulette cooper, is on sale at amazon in paperback and kindle editions. posted photographs of paulette and scenes from her life at a separate location. reader put together a complete index. more information about the book, and our 2015 book tour, can also be found at the dedicated page. learn about scientology with our numerous series with experts… blogging dianetics: we read founding text cover to cover with the help of l.a. attorney and former church member vance woodward up the bridge: claire headley and bruce hines train us as scientologists getting our ethics in: jefferson hawkins explains system of justice scientology mythbusting: historian jon discusses key scientology concepts other links: shelly miscavige, ten years gone \| the lisa mcpherson story told in real time \| the white stories \| the leah ‘knowledge reports’ \| hear audio of a scientology excommunication \| little day care of horrors \| whatever happened to steve fishman? \| felony charges for drug rehab scam \| why scientology digs vaults in the desert \| myers reads l. ron “a history of man” \| master spies \| private dancer \| the mystery of the richest scientologist and his wayward sons \| shocking mistreatment of the mentally ill \| scientology boasts about assistance from google \| the underground official theme song \| the underground bunker our guide to alex film ‘going clear,’ and our pages about its principal figures… jason \| tom \| sara goldberg \| paul \| mark “marty” rathbun \| mike \| spanky taylor \| hana whitfield	fər ðə fɔrθ jɪr ɪn ə roʊ, ˌsaɪənˈtɑləʤi həz ɛrd wən əv ɪts ædz ɪn səm ˈloʊkəl ˈmɑrkɪts ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsupər boʊl. ənd, ɛz ˈjuʒəwəl, ðə æd həz prəˈdust ə lɔt əv hɪˈlɛrəti ɔn tˈwɪtər ɛz vjuərz əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri riækt ɪn ˈprɪti məʧ ðə seɪm weɪ: ðət ˈrɪli ə ˌsaɪənˈtɑləʤi æd aɪ ʤɪst saw?”?” ðɪs jɪr ɪz noʊ ˈdɪfərənt, ɛz si ɪn ðə tˈwɪtər riˈækʃənz bɪˈloʊ. bət fərst, ˌrivˈju ðə æd ˌɪtˈsɛlf fərst. ɛz ɪn pæst jɪrz, ˌsaɪənˈtɑləʤi seɪvd ˈməni baɪ ˈoʊnli baɪɪŋ spɑts ɪn səm ˈɛriəz, wɪʧ wi hæv bɪn toʊld ædz əp tɪ əˈbaʊt ə 1 ˈmɪljən kɔst, ˈrəðər ðən ˈɛrɪŋ ə ˈnæʃənəl æd, wɪʧ ðɪs jɪr ræn əˈbaʊt 5 ˈmɪljən. wɪʧ ˈsɪtiz gɑt ðə æd? hæv tɪ ʤəʤ frəm ðə tˈwɪtər riˈækʃənz. bət ɪn ðə pæst, ˌsaɪənˈtɑləʤi ˈlidər ˈdeɪvɪd mɪˈskæˈvɪʤ həz ɛrd ðə ædz ɪn ˈsɪtiz wɛr hɪz ˈloʊkəl ˈmɛmbərz hæv pʊt əp ðə kæʃ tɪ ˈoʊpən ən org”” ɛz ə weɪ tɪ ˈpənɪʃ ðoʊz ˈsɪtiz ðət jɛt ˈpoʊnid əp fər ə nu ʧərʧ. du ðiz ædz ˈæˌkʧuəli hɛlp ðə ʧərʧ rɪˈkrut nu ˈpipəl? ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt. ʤɪst tu hɪˈlɛriəsli bɪˈzɑr tɪ roʊp ɪn newbies. ɑr ˈɛkspərts tɛl ˈjuˈɛs ðə æd ɪz ˈrɪli eɪmd æt ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz, tɪ kənˈvɪns ðɛm ðət ðɛr doʊˈneɪʃənz ər biɪŋ spɛnt tɪ ˈprɑpəˌgeɪt ˌsaɪənˈtɑləʤi. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈoʊˈkeɪ, soʊ ðə ˈvərʒən əv ðə æd ju sɔ ɔn television…… wi lɪv ɪn ən eɪʤ əv ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈwəndər ɪkˈstɛndɪd laɪf ˈɛndləs kəˈnɛkʃənz ˈlɪmətləs ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz æt ðə təʧ əv ə ˈbətən ɪn ə ˈfrækʃən əv ə ˈsɛkənd ðə ˈnɑlɪʤ æt ɑr ˈfɪŋgərˌtɪps ə ˈsimɪŋli ˈɪnfənət sɔrs əv ˈænsərz tɪ ˈɛni kˈwɛʃən wi maɪt æsk ɪkˈsɛpt fər wən ðə wən wi θərst fər ðə wən ðət lidz tɪ ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ɑr wərld ɑr ˈʧɔɪsɪz ɑrˈsɛlvz ðə kˈwɛʃən ðət laɪz æt ðə ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd ˌspɪrɪˌʧuˈæləˌti ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt hu æm aɪ? ənd səm reactions…… ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ ˈtoʊni ɔrˈteɪgə ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 7 2016 æt ˈiˌmeɪl tɪps ənd ˈstɔri aɪˈdiəz tɪ æt dɑt kɑm ər ˈfɑloʊ ˈjuˈɛs ɔn tˈwɪtər. wi poʊst ˈəpˌdeɪts æt ɑr ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈɔθər peɪʤ. ˈæftər ˈɛvəri nu ˈstɔri wi sɛnd aʊt ən əˈlərt tɪ ɑr ˈiˌmeɪl lɪst ənd ɑr peɪʤ. ɑr bʊk, ðə ənˈbreɪkəbəl mɪs ˈləvli: haʊ ðə ʧərʧ əv ˌsaɪənˈtɑləʤi traɪd tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ pɔˈlɛt ˈkupər, ɪz ɔn seɪl æt ˈæməˌzɑn ɪn ˈpeɪpərˌbæk ənd ˈkɪndəl ɪˈdɪʃənz. ˈpoʊstɪd ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs əv pɔˈlɛt ənd sinz frəm hər laɪf æt ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt loʊˈkeɪʃən. ˈridər pʊt təˈgɛðər ə kəmˈplit ˈɪndɛks. mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə bʊk, ənd ɑr 2015 bʊk tʊr, kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi faʊnd æt ðə ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd peɪʤ. lərn əˈbaʊt ˌsaɪənˈtɑləʤi wɪθ ɑr ˈnumərəs ˈsɪriz wɪθ experts…… ˈblɔgɪŋ ˌdaɪəˈnɛtɪks: wi rɛd ˈfaʊndɪŋ tɛkst ˈkəvər tɪ ˈkəvər wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv l.a. əˈtərni ənd ˈfɔrmər ʧərʧ ˈmɛmbər væns ˈwʊdˌwɔrd əp ðə brɪʤ: klɛr ˈhɛdli ənd brus haɪnz treɪn ˈjuˈɛs ɛz ˌsaɪənˈtɑləʤəsts ˈgɪtɪŋ ɑr ˈɛθɪks ɪn: ˈʤɛfərsən ˈhɔkɪnz ɪkˈspleɪnz ˈsɪstəm əv ˈʤəstɪs ˌsaɪənˈtɑləʤi mythbusting: hɪˈstɔriən ʤɑn dɪˈskəsɪz ki ˌsaɪənˈtɑləʤi ˈkɑnsɛpts ˈəðər lɪŋks: ˈʃɛli mɪˈskæˈvɪʤ, tɛn jɪrz gɔn ðə ˈlisə məkˈfərsən ˈstɔri toʊld ɪn ril taɪm ðə waɪt ˈstɔriz ðə ˈliə reports’’ hir ˈɑdiˌoʊ əv ə ˌsaɪənˈtɑləʤi ˌɛkskəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ˈlɪtəl deɪ kɛr əv ˈhɔrərz ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈhæpənd tɪ stiv ˈfɪʃˌmæn? ˈfɛləni ˈʧɑrʤɪz fər drəg rihæb skæm waɪ ˌsaɪənˈtɑləʤi dɪgz vɔlts ɪn ðə ˈdɛzərt maɪərz ridz ɛl. rɑn ˈhɪstəri əv man”” ˈmæstər spaɪz ˈpraɪvət ˈdænsər ðə ˈmɪstəri əv ðə ˈrɪʧəst ˌsaɪənˈtɑləʤəst ənd hɪz ˈweɪwərd sənz ˈʃɑkɪŋ mɪˈstritmənt əv ðə ˈmɛnəli ɪl ˌsaɪənˈtɑləʤi boʊsts əˈbaʊt əˈsɪstəns frəm ˈgugəl ðə ˈəndərˌgraʊnd əˈfɪʃəl θim sɔŋ ðə ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ˈbəŋkər ɑr gaɪd tɪ ˈæləks fɪlm clear,’,’ ənd ɑr ˈpeɪʤɪz əˈbaʊt ɪts ˈprɪnsəpəl figures…… ˈʤeɪsən tɑm ˈsɛrə ˈgoʊldbərg pɔl mɑrk ““marty”*” ˈræθbən maɪk ˈspænˌki ˈteɪlər ˈhænə ˈwɪtfild
pauly comtois is the vp of at hearst business media. before that, he was own vp of it operations. we recently caught up with pauly and asked him about his time as director of operations and application support at a software company of about 200 people, where he introduced chef and the culture. a story that will be familiar to many who have made the journey away from manual processes and the negative effects of silos. story is below. the situation initially, i was responsible for only two teams. this grew to eight teams and a strong focus on. one group was the admins, who were strictly about infrastructure. they handled the network and sans, configured the hardware, went to the data center to rack and stack things, the usual stuff. this predates the cloud, or at least the cloud was in its infancy. the other group was the app team, which was also part of operations. the team existed because the application developers want to be responsible for the application once it was deployed. they said, “we’re not going to be on call, not responsible for running the code. once in operations, operations’ responsibility.” of course, that completely contradicts one of the main tenets of– responsible for what you create. so, why we created an app team in operations. they were former developers, support andtems administrators who were interested in operations. their whole job was to maintain the application after it was deployed. they released the code, monitored the application and were on call for any application problem. this team operated alongside the other operations teams. later, we formed a third team, the release team. they took over the job of deployments. the release team was a team. their backgrounds were from varying disciplines; one developer, one person, some admins, and a project manager who made sure that the features that were in the were the ones that were in the pipeline. when the release team first started we did everything manually and we used a package called controltier. there were six server pods, and it used to take about 12 hours on a weekend to deploy to one of them. it was miserable. nine times out of ten, we ended up rolling back. i used to joke that operations’ job is rolling back code. the code tested by the developers, the focus was on features and not bug fixes and had basically given up on the feedback loop. we would deploy it and roll it right back because it just work. the wholetem was broken. in the next part of this story, coming the week of, pauly will reveal the proposed solution to his situation and how it was actually implemented. stay tuned!	ˈpɔli kəmtˈwɑ ɪz ðə ˌviˈpi əv æt hərst ˈbɪznɪs ˈmidiə. ˌbiˈfɔr ðət, hi wɑz oʊn ˌviˈpi əv ɪt ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. wi ˈrisəntli kɔt əp wɪθ ˈpɔli ənd æst ɪm əˈbaʊt hɪz taɪm ɛz dɪˈrɛktər əv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ənd ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən səˈpɔrt æt ə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈkəmpəˌni əv əˈbaʊt 200 ˈpipəl, wɛr hi ˌɪntrəˈdust ʃɛf ənd ðə ˈkəlʧər. ə ˈstɔri ðət wɪl bi fəˈmɪljər tɪ ˈmɛni hu hæv meɪd ðə ˈʤərni əˈweɪ frəm ˈmænjuəl ˈprɑsɛsəz ənd ðə ˈnɛgətɪv ˈifɛkts əv ˈsaɪˌloʊz. ˈstɔri ɪz bɪˈloʊ. ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ˌɪˈnɪʃəli, aɪ wɑz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈoʊnli tu timz. ðɪs gru tɪ eɪt timz ənd ə strɔŋ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn. wən grup wɑz ðə ˈædmɪnz, hu wər ˈstrɪktli əˈbaʊt ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər. ðeɪ ˈhændəld ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk ənd sænz, kənˈfɪgjərd ðə ˈhɑrdˌwɛr, wɛnt tɪ ðə ˈdætə ˈsɛnər tɪ ræk ənd stæk θɪŋz, ðə ˈjuʒəwəl stəf. ðɪs ˈpriˈdeɪts ðə klaʊd, ər æt list ðə klaʊd wɑz ɪn ɪts ˈɪnfənsi. ðə ˈəðər grup wɑz ðə æp tim, wɪʧ wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ pɑrt əv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ðə tim ɪgˈzɪstəd bɪˈkəz ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən dɪˈvɛləpərz wɔnt tɪ bi riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən wəns ɪt wɑz dɪˈplɔɪd. ðeɪ sɛd, nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ɔn kɔl, nɑt riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈrənɪŋ ðə koʊd. wəns ɪn ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz, operations’’ responsibility.”.” əv kɔrs, ðət kəmˈplitli ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkts wən əv ðə meɪn ˈtɛnəts əv devops–– riˈspɑnsəbəl fər wət ju kriˈeɪt. soʊ, waɪ wi kriˈeɪtɪd ən æp tim ɪn ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ðeɪ wər ˈfɔrmər dɪˈvɛləpərz, səˈpɔrt ənd ˈsɪstəmz ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz hu wər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ðɛr hoʊl ʤɑb wɑz tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˈæftər ɪt wɑz dɪˈplɔɪd. ðeɪ riˈlist ðə koʊd, ˈmɑnətərd ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ənd wər ɔn kɔl fər ˈɛni ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˈprɑbləm. ðɪs tim ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə ˈəðər ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz timz. ˈleɪtər, wi fɔrmd ə θərd tim, ðə riˈlis tim. ðeɪ tʊk ˈoʊvər ðə ʤɑb əv dɪˈplɔɪmənts. ðə riˈlis tim wɑz ə tim. ðɛr ˈbækˌgraʊndz wər frəm ˈvɛriɪŋ ˈdɪsəplənz; wən dɪˈvɛləpər, wən ˈpərsən, səm ˈædmɪnz, ənd ə ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈmænɪʤər hu meɪd ʃʊr ðət ðə ˈfiʧərz ðət wər ɪn ðə wər ðə wənz ðət wər ɪn ðə ˈpaɪˌplaɪn. wɪn ðə riˈlis tim fərst ˈstɑrtɪd wi dɪd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈmænjuəli ənd wi juzd ə ˈpækɪʤ kɔld controltier. ðɛr wər sɪks ˈsərvər pɑdz, ənd ɪt juzd tɪ teɪk əˈbaʊt 12 aʊərz ɔn ə ˈwiˌkɪnd tɪ dɪˈplɔɪ tɪ wən əv ðɛm. ɪt wɑz ˈmɪzərəbəl. naɪn taɪmz aʊt əv tɛn, wi ˈɛndɪd əp ˈroʊlɪŋ bæk. aɪ juzd tɪ ʤoʊk ðət operations’*’ ʤɑb ɪz ˈroʊlɪŋ bæk koʊd. ðə koʊd ˈtɛstɪd baɪ ðə dɪˈvɛləpərz, ðə ˈfoʊkɪs wɑz ɔn ˈfiʧərz ənd nɑt bəg ˈfɪksɪz ənd hæd ˈbeɪsɪkli ˈgɪvɪn əp ɔn ðə ˈfidˌbæk lup. wi wʊd dɪˈplɔɪ ɪt ənd roʊl ɪt raɪt bæk bɪˈkəz ɪt ʤɪst wərk. ðə hoʊl ˈsɪstəm wɑz ˈbroʊkən. ɪn ðə nɛkst pɑrt əv ðɪs ˈstɔri, ˈkəmɪŋ ðə wik əv ˈpɔli wɪl rɪˈvil ðə prəˈpoʊzd səˈluʃən tɪ hɪz ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ənd haʊ ɪt wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd. steɪ tund!
[email protected] en el 11 de la torre de de guatemala, al a un de que resolverá si es a, javier duarte de ochoa se identificó como “doctor en y ex”. en el de la torre, al a una de asesinos, mareros, juveniles, narcotraficantes, ladrones, asaltantes, y de de la criminal guatemalteca, a duarte se le calificó como “basura”. en en las alturas escuchó un de los cargos de y de con de que en su como de, de 2010 a 2016. en la oyó a una que, sin cara a cara, a las y para y de la torre con una de con un de gritos. allí, en los dos por el, al y al de la torre,los de la criminal de guatemala le como “basura”. duarte cumplió una de haber una que inició el 14 de de 2016 y, su ante el de, con seis escondido en guatemala. pero el 19 de abril de 2017, al 43 y de edad, el “doctor en y ex” vivió una para el olvido. tras su el 15 de abril, una del ex de y ocurrió el 19. caída. la de lo que hasta ha la de duarte en guatemala se que, a las, descendió de una con en una calle de a la torre, hasta las, cayó de de pies y manos a la espalda— en una del de móvil, al al para a matamoros. antes y de la audiencia, guardó silencio. en únicamente habló en el del, del tribunal quinto de penal, y contra el ambiente, a cargo del caso, como respondió su identificación, las de sus parientes, y de sus cargos y estudios. fue el ex de, de pie por de, y de los pies por del, con un antibalas, se mostró yeno un —rostroio, molesto— de la calle de al 11, con en el y en un saturado, y dijo: “doctor en y ex”. en un de la audiencia, duarte salió de la sala con sus —a su mexicano, pablo monsanto de la mora, se le autorizó observador, sin ni voto— para a en una del del tribunal. en el pasó sonriente, como entró a matamoros. de regreso, yio, se instaló ante y anunció la su. allí se topó con las de e en un proceso que, el tribunal, en en un “exagerado” de 10 días, u y para, por lo que siguió en un camino as alternativas. su: “en este no allanarme, sino hasta que la formal de y sea por mi. no que no lo a hacer, sino que me hasta que la formal de y una la que está a cargo de este caso, el que me allanar. por lo cual, en este me este hasta que la por parte del mexicano de la de”. aparte dear en matamoros ys de procedimiento, el tribunal informó los a la de la corte de de guatemala, que el 21, a las, comunicó de lo a la guatemalteca. la ruta del proceso es de a, a y a tribunal, que deberá a los pasos.	[iˈmeɪl prəˈtɛktɪd] ɛn ɛl 11 də lɑ tɔr də də gˌwɑtəˈmɑlə, æl ə ˈjuˈɛn də kju resolveráá si ɛs ə, ˌhɑviˈɛr dˈwɑrˌteɪ də ˌɑˈʧoʊə seɪ identificóó ˈkoʊmoʊ ɛn waɪ ɛks público””. ɛn ɛl də lɑ tɔr, æl ə ˈunə də asesinos, mareros, ˈʤuvəˌnaɪlz, narcotraficantes, ladrones, asaltantes, waɪ də də lɑ ˈkrɪmənəl guatemalteca, ə dˈwɑrˌteɪ seɪ lə calificóó ˈkoʊmoʊ ““basura””. ɛn ɛn ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ɑlˈtʊrəs escuchóó ˈjuˈɛn də lɔs ˈkɑrˌgoʊz də waɪ də kɑn də kju ɛn su ˈkoʊmoʊ də, də 2010 ə 2016 ɛn lɑ oyóó ə ˈunə kju, sɪn ˈkɛrə ə ˈkɛrə, ə ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs waɪ ˈpɛrə waɪ də lɑ tɔr kɑn ˈunə də kɑn ˈjuˈɛn də gritos. allíí, ɛn lɔs dɔs pɔr ɛl, æl waɪ æl də lɑ tɔr, də lɑ ˈkrɪmənəl də gˌwɑtəˈmɑlə lə ˈkoʊmoʊ ““basura””. dˈwɑrˌteɪ cumplióó ˈunə də ˈheɪbər ˈunə kju inicióó ɛl 14 də də 2016 waɪ, su ˈænti ɛl də, kɑn sis ˌɛskɑnˈdidoʊ ɛn gˌwɑtəˈmɑlə. pəroʊ ɛl 19 də əˈbrɪl də 2017 æl 43 waɪ də edad, ɛl ɛn waɪ ɛks funcionario”” vivióó ˈunə ˈpɛrə ɛl olvido. su ɛl 15 də əˈbrɪl, ˈunə dɛl ɛks də waɪ ocurrióó ɛl 19 caída. lɑ də loʊ kju ˈɑstə hɑ lɑ də dˈwɑrˌteɪ ɛn gˌwɑtəˈmɑlə seɪ kju, ə ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs descendióó də ˈunə kɑn ɛn ˈunə keɪl də ə lɑ tɔr, ˈɑstə ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs cayóó də də paɪz waɪ ˈmeɪnoʊz ə lɑ espalda—— ɛn ˈunə dɛl də móvil, æl æl ˈpɛrə ə mɑtɑˈmɔroʊs. ˈæntiz waɪ də lɑ audiencia, guardóó silencio. ɛn hablóó ɛn ɛl dɛl, dɛl trəˈbjunəl kˈwɪntoʊ də ˈpinəl, waɪ ˈkɑntrə ɛl ambiente, ə ˈkɑrˌgoʊ dɛl ˈkɑsoʊ, ˈkoʊmoʊ respondióó su identificación, ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs də səs parientes, waɪ də səs ˈkɑrˌgoʊz waɪ estudios. ɛl ɛks də, də paɪ pɔr də, waɪ də lɔs paɪz pɔr dɛl, kɑn ˈjuˈɛn antibalas, seɪ mostróó waɪ sɛˈreɪnoʊ ˈjuˈɛn ˈsirioʊ, molesto—— də lɑ keɪl də æl 11 kɑn ɛn ɛl waɪ ɛn ˈjuˈɛn saturado, waɪ dijo: ɛn waɪ ɛks público””. ɛn ˈjuˈɛn də lɑ audiencia, dˈwɑrˌteɪ salióó də lɑ ˈsɑlə kɑn səs su ˌmɛksɪˈkɑnoʊ, ˈpɑbloʊ ˌmɑnˈsæntoʊ də lɑ ˈmɔrə, seɪ lə autorizóó observador, sɪn ni voto—— ˈpɛrə ə ɛn ˈunə dɛl dɛl trəˈbjunəl. ɛn ɛl pasóó sonriente, ˈkoʊmoʊ entróó ə mɑtɑˈmɔroʊs. də regreso, waɪ ˈsirioʊ, seɪ instalóó ˈænti waɪ anuncióó lɑ su. allíí seɪ topóó kɑn ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs də i ɛn ˈjuˈɛn ˌproʊˈsɛsoʊ kju, ɛl trəˈbjunəl, ɛn ɛn ˈjuˈɛn ““exagerado”” də 10 días, ju waɪ ˈpɛrə, pɔr loʊ kju siguióó ɛn ˈjuˈɛn kəˈminoʊ ə alternativas. su: ˈɛsteɪ noʊ allanarme, ˈsaɪnoʊ ˈɑstə kju lɑ ˈfɔrməl də waɪ si pɔr mi. noʊ kju noʊ loʊ ə hacer, ˈsaɪnoʊ kju mi ˈɑstə kju lɑ ˈfɔrməl də waɪ ˈunə lɑ kju estáá ə ˈkɑrˌgoʊ də ˈɛsteɪ ˈkɑsoʊ, ɛl kju mi allanar. pɔr loʊ cual, ɛn ˈɛsteɪ mi ˈɛsteɪ ˈɑstə kju lɑ pɔr ˈpɑrteɪ dɛl ˌmɛksɪˈkɑnoʊ də lɑ də extradición””. də ɛn mɑtɑˈmɔroʊs waɪ də procedimiento, ɛl trəˈbjunəl informóó lɔs ə lɑ də lɑ kɔrt də də gˌwɑtəˈmɑlə, kju ɛl 21 ə ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs comunicóó də loʊ ə lɑ guatemalteca. lɑ ˈrutə dɛl ˌproʊˈsɛsoʊ ɛs də ə, ə waɪ ə trəˈbjunəl, kju deberáá ə lɔs pasos.
though definitions vary, always comprises and interpersonal skills in particular, high adjustment, sociability, sensitivity, and prudence. however, there are downsides to any human trait. the drawbacks of higher include lower levels of creativity and innovation potential. people with high tend to be great at building relations and working with others but may lack the necessary levels of nonconformity and to challenge the status quo. because of their high interpersonal sensitivity, people with high struggle to give negative feedback, and their and means they also have difficulty receiving it. they can be reluctant to ruffle feathers, which puts them at a disadvantage when they need to make unpopular choices or bring about change. high individuals can also have a ability to manipulate others. they risk overusing their social skills by focusing heavily on the emotional aspects of communication while neglecting logical arguments. lastly, these employees can have higher levels of and are therefore averse to risk. although is unquestionably a desirable and highly adaptive trait, obsessing over it can create an overly diplomatic workforce that fails to drive change and innovation. gemma is extremely caring and sensitive. she pays a great deal of attention to others’ emotions and is kind and considerate. gemma is also quite optimistic. she is usually upbeat and remains positive even in the face of bad news. her colleagues love working with her because they see her as a beacon of calm. no matter how much stress and pressure there is at work, gemma is enthusiastic and never loses her cool. gemma’s manager enjoys dealing with her, as she rarely complains about anything, is reliable and dependable, and shows great levels of organizational citizenship. indeed, gemma is extremely trustworthy and ethical. furthermore, personality also means that she is generally engaged at work, even when her boss is not doing a great job at managing her. who want to hire gemma? in many ways, she seems like the ideal employee, someone with excellent potential for a career in management. if you agree, you are not alone: most people would find personality a great asset, and not just in a work context. the main reason for this is high emotional intelligence (eq), which explains all of the qualities described above. though definitions vary, always comprises and interpersonal skills in particular high adjustment, sociability, sensitivity, and prudence. thousands of scientific studies have tested the importance of in various domains of life, providing compelling evidence for the benefits of higher with regards to work, health, and relationships. for example, is positively correlated with leadership, job performance, job satisfaction, happiness, and well-being (both physical and emotional). moreover, is negatively correlated with counterproductive work behaviors, psychopathy, and stress proclivity. but is higher always beneficial? although the downside of higher remains largely unexplored, there are many reasons for being cautious about a or take on. most things are better in moderation, and there is a downside to every human trait. focus again on gemma and explore some of the less favorable implications of her high. lower levels of creativity and innovation potential. there is a negative correlation between and many of the traits that predispose individuals toward creativity and innovation. creativity has long been associated with attributes that are characteristic of low: artistic moodiness, nonconformism, hostile impulsivity, and an excitable (“up-and-down”) personality. while it is of course possible for creative people to be emotionally intelligent, the more common pattern for people like gemma is to be great at following processes, building relations, and working with others but to lack the necessary levels of nonconformity and that can drive them to challenge the status quo and replace it with something new. difficulty giving and receiving negative feedback. at first glance, high scorers like gemma may seem to do well when it comes to giving and receiving feedback, for both involve social interaction. scratch under the surface, however, and you will see that high interpersonal sensitivity and concern may make it hard for her to deliver critical or negative feedback to others. in addition, high scorers like gemma can be so highly adjusted and that they may be indifferent to any negative feedback they receive. indeed, high scores can be hard to shake up, since they are generally so calm, adjusted, and positive. reluctance to ruffle feathers. one of the main reasons for the appeal of personality is that it epitomizes many of the qualities we look for in followers. although people like gemma are psychologically for or midlevel management jobs, senior leadership roles will require the ability to make unpopular choices often, bring about change, and focus on driving results, even at the expense of sacrificing employee relations. furthermore, senior leaders and executives will only have a substantial impact on their organizations if they can act to pursue innovation and growth. this requires unpopular decisions, and people like gemma, who are more focused on getting along than getting ahead, are less likely to make them. a ability to manipulate others. high may help her empathize and deliver a message that feels right to the audience this is often a good thing. taken too far, however, it can slide from influencing others to engaging in tactics of manipulation. the risk of overusing social skills is in focusing heavily on the emotional aspects of communication while neglecting logical arguments and the more aspects of communication. in that sense, the darker side of is helping people with bad intentions to be overly persuasive and get their way. as with charisma, we tend to regard as a positive trait, but it can be used to achieve unethical goals as well as ethical ones. an aversion to risk. most innovative ventures require a balance between risk taking and risk avoidance. people like gemma are much more likely to play it safe and avoid bold choices. this is because high is associated with higher levels of. in other words, the higher your, the more likely it is that you resist your impulses and make measured decisions.uates with more self-control, yet extreme levels of self-control will translate into counterproductive perfectionism and risk avoidance. to be clear, gemma is no doubt a highly desirable employee, but her extremely high makes her more suited to roles where regulating her own emotions and being able to sense and adapt to the emotional needs of others are pivotal. salespeople, real-estate agents, customer support reps, counselors, and psychologists all benefit from like. in contrast, profile may not be advantageous, and may even be a handicap, in jobs focused on creativity, innovation, leading change, or taking risks. that is not to say that someone like gemma aspire to a senior leadership role. she could, but it would require a fair amount of self-coaching. for example, she would need to start seeking out negative feedback and take it seriously, stop being concerned about avoiding confrontation, and challenge the status quo (or recruit people who do and pay attention to them). there is no question that is a desirable and highly adaptive trait, and it is understandable that we generally prefer to be high rather than low. however, obsessing over high will create a workforce of emotionally stable, happy, and diplomatic people who potter along and follow rules enthusiastically instead of driving change and innovation. they will be great followers and good managers, but expect them to be visionary leaders or change agents.	ðoʊ ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz ˈvɛri, ˈɔlˌweɪz kəmˈpraɪzɪz ənd ˌɪntərˈpərsənəl skɪlz ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, haɪ əˈʤəstmənt, sociability, ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti, ənd ˈprudəns. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛr ər ˈdaʊnˌsaɪdz tɪ ˈɛni ˈjumən treɪt. ðə ˈdrɔˌbæks əv haɪər ˌɪnˈklud loʊər ˈlɛvəlz əv ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti ənd ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən pəˈtɛnʃəl. ˈpipəl wɪθ haɪ tɛnd tɪ bi greɪt æt ˈbɪldɪŋ riˈleɪʃənz ənd ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈəðərz bət meɪ læk ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈlɛvəlz əv ˌnɑnkənˈfɔrməti ənd tɪ ˈʧælənʤ ðə ˈstætəs kwoʊ. bɪˈkəz əv ðɛr haɪ ˌɪntərˈpərsənəl ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti, ˈpipəl wɪθ haɪ ˈstrəgəl tɪ gɪv ˈnɛgətɪv ˈfidˌbæk, ənd ðɛr ənd minz ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti rɪˈsivɪŋ ɪt. ðeɪ kən bi rɪˈləktənt tɪ ˈrəfəl ˈfɛðərz, wɪʧ pʊts ðɛm æt ə ˌdɪsədˈvænɪʤ wɪn ðeɪ nid tɪ meɪk ˌənˈpɑpjələr ˈʧɔɪsɪz ər brɪŋ əˈbaʊt ʧeɪnʤ. haɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz kən ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt ˈəðərz. ðeɪ rɪsk ˌoʊvərˈjuzɪŋ ðɛr ˈsoʊʃəl skɪlz baɪ ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ˈhɛvəli ɔn ðə ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈæˌspɛkts əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən waɪl nɪˈglɛktɪŋ ˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈɑrgjəmənts. ˈlæstli, ðiz ɪmˈplɔɪiz kən hæv haɪər ˈlɛvəlz əv ənd ər ˈðɛrˌfɔr əˈvərs tɪ rɪsk. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪz ənkˈwɛsʧənəbli ə dɪˈzaɪərəbəl ənd ˈhaɪli əˈdæptɪv treɪt, əbˈsɛsɪŋ ˈoʊvər ɪt kən kriˈeɪt ən ˈoʊvərli ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ˈwərkˌfɔrs ðət feɪlz tɪ draɪv ʧeɪnʤ ənd ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən. ˈʤɛmə ɪz ɪkˈstrimli ˈkɛrɪŋ ənd ˈsɛnsɪtɪv. ʃi peɪz ə greɪt dil əv əˈtɛnʃən tɪ others’’ ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz ənd ɪz kaɪnd ənd kənˈsɪdərət. ˈʤɛmə ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ kwaɪt ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk. ʃi ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli ˈəpˌbit ənd rɪˈmeɪnz ˈpɑzətɪv ˈivɪn ɪn ðə feɪs əv bæd nuz. hər ˈkɑligz ləv ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ hər bɪˈkəz ðeɪ si hər ɛz ə ˈbikən əv kɑm. noʊ ˈmætər haʊ məʧ strɛs ənd ˈprɛʃər ðɛr ɪz æt wərk, ˈʤɛmə ɪz ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk ənd ˈnɛvər ˈluzɪz hər kul. ˈmænɪʤər ˌɛnˈʤɔɪz ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ hər, ɛz ʃi ˈrɛrli kəmˈpleɪnz əˈbaʊt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, ɪz rɪˈlaɪəbəl ənd dɪˈpɛndəbəl, ənd ʃoʊz greɪt ˈlɛvəlz əv ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənəl ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp. ˌɪnˈdid, ˈʤɛmə ɪz ɪkˈstrimli ˈtrəstˌwərði ənd ˈɛθɪkəl. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ˈɔlsoʊ minz ðət ʃi ɪz ˈʤɛnərəli ɪnˈgeɪʤd æt wərk, ˈivɪn wɪn hər bɔs ɪz nɑt duɪŋ ə greɪt ʤɑb æt ˈmænəʤɪŋ hər. hu wɔnt tɪ haɪər ˈʤɛmə? ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz, ʃi simz laɪk ðə aɪˈdil ɪmˈplɔɪi, ˈsəmˌwən wɪθ ˈɛksələnt pəˈtɛnʃəl fər ə kərɪr ɪn ˈmænɪʤmənt. ɪf ju əˈgri, ju ər nɑt əˈloʊn: moʊst ˈpipəl wʊd faɪnd ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ə greɪt ˈæˌsɛt, ənd nɑt ʤɪst ɪn ə wərk ˈkɑntɛkst. ðə meɪn ˈrizən fər ðɪs ɪz haɪ ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns (eq), wɪʧ ɪkˈspleɪnz ɔl əv ðə kˈwɑlətiz dɪˈskraɪbd əˈbəv. ðoʊ ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz ˈvɛri, ˈɔlˌweɪz kəmˈpraɪzɪz ənd ˌɪntərˈpərsənəl skɪlz ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr haɪ əˈʤəstmənt, sociability, ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti, ənd ˈprudəns. ˈθaʊzənz əv ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈstədiz hæv ˈtɛstɪd ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ɪn ˈvɛriəs doʊˈmeɪnz əv laɪf, prəˈvaɪdɪŋ kəmˈpɛlɪŋ ˈɛvədəns fər ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts əv haɪər wɪθ rɪˈgɑrdz tɪ wərk, hɛlθ, ənd riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪz ˈpɑzətɪvli ˈkɔrəˌleɪtəd wɪθ ˈlidərˌʃɪp, ʤɑb pərˈfɔrməns, ʤɑb ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən, ˈhæpinəs, ənd ˌwɛlˈbiɪŋ (boʊθ ˈfɪzɪkəl ənd ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl). mɔˈroʊvər, ɪz ˈnɛgətɪvli ˈkɔrəˌleɪtəd wɪθ ˈkaʊnərprəˌdəktɪv wərk bɪˈheɪvjərz, saɪˈkɑpəθi, ənd strɛs proʊˈklɪvəti. bət ɪz haɪər ˈɔlˌweɪz ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl? ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd əv haɪər rɪˈmeɪnz ˈlɑrʤli ˌənɪkˈsplɔrd, ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ˈrizənz fər biɪŋ ˈkɔʃəs əˈbaʊt ə ər teɪk ɔn. moʊst θɪŋz ər ˈbɛtər ɪn ˌmɑdərˈeɪʃən, ənd ðɛr ɪz ə ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd tɪ ˈɛvəri ˈjumən treɪt. ˈfoʊkɪs əˈgɛn ɔn ˈʤɛmə ənd ɪkˈsplɔr səm əv ðə lɛs ˈfeɪvərəbəl ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz əv hər haɪ. loʊər ˈlɛvəlz əv ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti ənd ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən pəˈtɛnʃəl. ðɛr ɪz ə ˈnɛgətɪv ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən bɪtˈwin ənd ˈmɛni əv ðə treɪts ðət ˌpridɪˈspoʊz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz təˈwɔrd ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti ənd ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən. ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti həz lɔŋ bɪn əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ əˈtrɪˌbjuts ðət ər ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪk əv loʊ: ɑrˈtɪstɪk moodiness, nonconformism, ˈhɑstəl impulsivity, ənd ən ɪkˈsaɪtəbəl (““up-and-down””) ˌpərsəˈnælɪti. waɪl ɪt ɪz əv kɔrs ˈpɑsəbəl fər kriˈeɪtɪv ˈpipəl tɪ bi ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt, ðə mɔr ˈkɑmən ˈpætərn fər ˈpipəl laɪk ˈʤɛmə ɪz tɪ bi greɪt æt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈprɑsɛsəz, ˈbɪldɪŋ riˈleɪʃənz, ənd ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈəðərz bət tɪ læk ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈlɛvəlz əv ˌnɑnkənˈfɔrməti ənd ðət kən draɪv ðɛm tɪ ˈʧælənʤ ðə ˈstætəs kwoʊ ənd ˌriˈpleɪs ɪt wɪθ ˈsəmθɪŋ nu. ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ˈgɪvɪŋ ənd rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈnɛgətɪv ˈfidˌbæk. æt fərst glæns, haɪ ˈskɔrərz laɪk ˈʤɛmə meɪ sim tɪ du wɛl wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈgɪvɪŋ ənd rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈfidˌbæk, fər boʊθ ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɪnərˈækʃən. skræʧ ˈəndər ðə ˈsərfəs, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ənd ju wɪl si ðət haɪ ˌɪntərˈpərsənəl ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti ənd kənˈsərn meɪ meɪk ɪt hɑrd fər hər tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ˈkrɪtɪkəl ər ˈnɛgətɪv ˈfidˌbæk tɪ ˈəðərz. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, haɪ ˈskɔrərz laɪk ˈʤɛmə kən bi soʊ ˈhaɪli əˈʤəstɪd ənd ðət ðeɪ meɪ bi ˌɪnˈdɪfərənt tɪ ˈɛni ˈnɛgətɪv ˈfidˌbæk ðeɪ rɪˈsiv. ˌɪnˈdid, haɪ skɔrz kən bi hɑrd tɪ ʃeɪk əp, sɪns ðeɪ ər ˈʤɛnərəli soʊ kɑm, əˈʤəstɪd, ənd ˈpɑzətɪv. rɪˈləktəns tɪ ˈrəfəl ˈfɛðərz. wən əv ðə meɪn ˈrizənz fər ðə əˈpil əv ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ɪz ðət ɪt ɪˈpɪtəˌmaɪzɪz ˈmɛni əv ðə kˈwɑlətiz wi lʊk fər ɪn ˈfɑloʊərz. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈpipəl laɪk ˈʤɛmə ər ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkli fər ər ˈmɪdləvəl ˈmænɪʤmənt ʤɑbz, ˈsinjər ˈlidərˌʃɪp roʊlz wɪl ˌrikˈwaɪər ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ meɪk ˌənˈpɑpjələr ˈʧɔɪsɪz ˈɔfən, brɪŋ əˈbaʊt ʧeɪnʤ, ənd ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈdraɪvɪŋ rɪˈzəlts, ˈivɪn æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv ˈsækrəˌfaɪsɪŋ ɪmˈplɔɪi riˈleɪʃənz. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, ˈsinjər ˈlidərz ənd ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz wɪl ˈoʊnli hæv ə səbˈstænʃəl ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðɛr ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ɪf ðeɪ kən ækt tɪ pərˈsu ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ənd groʊθ. ðɪs rikˈwaɪərz ˌənˈpɑpjələr dɪˈsɪʒənz, ənd ˈpipəl laɪk ˈʤɛmə, hu ər mɔr ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈgɪtɪŋ əˈlɔŋ ðən ˈgɪtɪŋ əˈhɛd, ər lɛs ˈlaɪkli tɪ meɪk ðɛm. ə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt ˈəðərz. haɪ meɪ hɛlp hər ˈɛmpəˌθaɪz ənd dɪˈlɪvər ə ˈmɛsɪʤ ðət filz raɪt tɪ ðə ˈɔdiəns ðɪs ɪz ˈɔfən ə gʊd θɪŋ. ˈteɪkən tu fɑr, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt kən slaɪd frəm ˈɪnˌfluənsɪŋ ˈəðərz tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn ˈtæktɪks əv məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən. ðə rɪsk əv ˌoʊvərˈjuzɪŋ ˈsoʊʃəl skɪlz ɪz ɪn ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ˈhɛvəli ɔn ðə ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈæˌspɛkts əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən waɪl nɪˈglɛktɪŋ ˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈɑrgjəmənts ənd ðə mɔr ˈæˌspɛkts əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən. ɪn ðət sɛns, ðə ˈdɑrkər saɪd əv ɪz ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈpipəl wɪθ bæd ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz tɪ bi ˈoʊvərli pərsˈweɪsɪv ənd gɪt ðɛr weɪ. ɛz wɪθ kərˈɪzmə, wi tɛnd tɪ rɪˈgɑrd ɛz ə ˈpɑzətɪv treɪt, bət ɪt kən bi juzd tɪ əˈʧiv əˈnɛθɪkəl goʊlz ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈɛθɪkəl wənz. ən əˈvərʒən tɪ rɪsk. moʊst ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv ˈvɛnʧərz ˌrikˈwaɪər ə ˈbæləns bɪtˈwin rɪsk ˈteɪkɪŋ ənd rɪsk əˈvɔɪdəns. ˈpipəl laɪk ˈʤɛmə ər məʧ mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ pleɪ ɪt seɪf ənd əˈvɔɪd boʊld ˈʧɔɪsɪz. ðɪs ɪz bɪˈkəz haɪ ɪz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ haɪər ˈlɛvəlz əv. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ðə haɪər jʊr, ðə mɔr ˈlaɪkli ɪt ɪz ðət ju rɪˈzɪst jʊr ˌɪmˈpəlsɪz ənd meɪk ˈmɛʒərd dɪˈsɪʒənz. ɪkˈweɪts wɪθ mɔr ˌsɛlfkənˈtroʊl, jɛt ɪkˈstrim ˈlɛvəlz əv ˌsɛlfkənˈtroʊl wɪl trænzˈleɪt ˈɪntu ˈkaʊnərprəˌdəktɪv pərˈfɛkʃəˌnɪzəm ənd rɪsk əˈvɔɪdəns. tɪ bi klɪr, ˈʤɛmə ɪz noʊ daʊt ə ˈhaɪli dɪˈzaɪərəbəl ɪmˈplɔɪi, bət hər ɪkˈstrimli haɪ meɪks hər mɔr ˈsutɪd tɪ roʊlz wɛr ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪŋ hər oʊn ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz ənd biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ sɛns ənd əˈdæpt tɪ ðə ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl nidz əv ˈəðərz ər ˈpɪvətəl. ˈseɪlzˌpipəl, ˈrilɪˌsteɪt ˈeɪʤənts, ˈkəstəmər səˈpɔrt rɛps, ˈkaʊnsələrz, ənd saɪˈkɑləʤəsts ɔl ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm laɪk. ɪn ˈkɑntræst, ˈproʊˌfaɪl meɪ nɑt bi ˌædvənˈteɪʤəs, ənd meɪ ˈivɪn bi ə ˈhændiˌkæp, ɪn ʤɑbz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti, ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən, ˈlidɪŋ ʧeɪnʤ, ər ˈteɪkɪŋ rɪsks. ðət ɪz nɑt tɪ seɪ ðət ˈsəmˌwən laɪk ˈʤɛmə əˈspaɪr tɪ ə ˈsinjər ˈlidərˌʃɪp roʊl. ʃi kʊd, bət ɪt wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər ə fɛr əˈmaʊnt əv self-coaching*. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ʃi wʊd nid tɪ stɑrt ˈsikɪŋ aʊt ˈnɛgətɪv ˈfidˌbæk ənd teɪk ɪt ˈsɪriəsli, stɑp biɪŋ kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən, ənd ˈʧælənʤ ðə ˈstætəs kwoʊ (ər rɪˈkrut ˈpipəl hu du ənd peɪ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðɛm). ðɛr ɪz noʊ kˈwɛʃən ðət ɪz ə dɪˈzaɪərəbəl ənd ˈhaɪli əˈdæptɪv treɪt, ənd ɪt ɪz ˌəndərˈstændəbəl ðət wi ˈʤɛnərəli prɪˈfər tɪ bi haɪ ˈrəðər ðən loʊ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, əbˈsɛsɪŋ ˈoʊvər haɪ wɪl kriˈeɪt ə ˈwərkˌfɔrs əv ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli ˈsteɪbəl, ˈhæpi, ənd ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ˈpipəl hu ˈpɑtər əˈlɔŋ ənd ˈfɑloʊ rulz ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪkli ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈdraɪvɪŋ ʧeɪnʤ ənd ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən. ðeɪ wɪl bi greɪt ˈfɑloʊərz ənd gʊd ˈmænɪʤərz, bət ɪkˈspɛkt ðɛm tɪ bi ˈvɪʒəˌnɛri ˈlidərz ər ʧeɪnʤ ˈeɪʤənts.
enlarge by jacquelyn martin, ap by cutting back on spending, the post office had a net operating income of $2.7b in '08, but still ended up in the red because of a costly health benefit fund for retirees. washington (ap) the postal service ended its fiscal year $2.8 billion in the red, battered by a faltering economy that cut the amount of mail being sent. postmaster general john potter said the agency is making sharp cuts in hours and overtime, but added there are no plans for layoffs. the mail being sent dropped by billion items. federal government: year opens with $237.2b record deficit "we expect the new fiscal year to be another difficult one," potter said, adding: "we're not panicking here." by cutting back on spending the post office had a net operating income of $2.7 billion in 2008, but still ended up in the red because of the requirement for a $5.6 billion payment to a health benefit fund for retirees. even so, the $2.8 billion loss was well short of last year's $5.1 billion postal deficit. the postal service does not receive a tax subsidy for its operations potter welcomed recent reductions in the cost of fuel a major expense for the post office and said his agency is continuing to cut overtime and working hours as it seeks to increase efficiency. he said the agency reduced working hours by 50 million in 2008 and hopes to double that to 100 million hours cut this year. "we are working hard to do everything that we possibly can to avoid layoffs," potter added in an interview following the board meeting. the post office has been offering early retirement, which has been accepted by workers. asked about the possibility of cuts in service, potter was emphatic in saying no: "when you're in tough economic times, the last thing you want to do is back away from your customers." the cost of first class postage went up to 42 cents in may and potter said the annual increases for letters will continue to occur in may, with the new price being announced 90 days in advance. the increase is based on the rate of inflation. for packages, however, rates will increase in january so the post office will be in step with its major competitors, which generally announce new rates in january, he said. planned rate increases are express mail,%; priority mail,%; parcel select,%; parcel return service,% and international shipping,%. potter said the agency plans to ask congress to restructure the way it handles payments for retiree health care. a 2006 law requires the post office to create a fund to cover retiree health care, contributing several billion dollars annually for 10 years. at the same time the agency is paying about $2 billion annually for retiree health care. the postmaster general said the agency would like to start funding retiree health care from the new account, which it will continue to build up. but it would like to eliminate the need to pay the extra $2 billion for current costs. standard mail, mostly advertising and the largest mail category at billion items, was down% in 2008. first class mail dropped% to billion cards and letters and periodicals fell% to billion. overall, the post office had revenue of $74.9 billion, operating expenses of $72.1 billion and a health benefit fund payment of $5.6 billion for a net loss of $2.8 billion. the fiscal year began oct. 1. "this has been a very challenging year for the postal service," chief financial officer h. glen walker told the agency's governing board on thursday. copyright 2008 the associated press. all rights reserved. this material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. guidelines: you share in the usa today community, so please keep your comments smart and civil. don't attack other readers personally, and keep your language decent. use the "report abuse" button to make a difference. you share in the usa today community, so please keep your comments smart and civil. don't attack other readers personally, and keep your language decent. use the "report abuse" button to make a difference. read more	ˌɛnˈlɑrʤ baɪ ˈʤækwɪlɪn ˈmɑrtɪn, ˌeɪˈpi baɪ ˈkətɪŋ bæk ɔn ˈspɛndɪŋ, ðə poʊst ˈɔfəs hæd ə nɛt ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈɪnˌkəm əv ɪn 08 bət stɪl ˈɛndɪd əp ɪn ðə rɛd bɪˈkəz əv ə ˈkɔstli hɛlθ ˈbɛnəfɪt fənd fər riˈtaɪˈriz. ˈwɔʃɪŋtən (ˌeɪˈpi) ðə ˈpoʊstəl ˈsərvɪs ˈɛndɪd ɪts ˈfɪskəl jɪr ˈbɪljən ɪn ðə rɛd, ˈbætərd baɪ ə ˈfɔltərɪŋ ɪˈkɑnəmi ðət kət ðə əˈmaʊnt əv meɪl biɪŋ sɛnt. ˈpoʊstˌmæstər ˈʤɛnərəl ʤɑn ˈpɑtər sɛd ðə ˈeɪʤənsi ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃɑrp kəts ɪn aʊərz ənd ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm, bət ˈædɪd ðɛr ər noʊ plænz fər leɪɔfs. ðə meɪl biɪŋ sɛnt drɑpt baɪ ˈbɪljən ˈaɪtəmz. ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt: jɪr ˈoʊpənz wɪθ ˈrɛkərd ˈdɛfəsət "wi ɪkˈspɛkt ðə nu ˈfɪskəl jɪr tɪ bi əˈnəðər ˈdɪfəkəlt wən," ˈpɑtər sɛd, ˈædɪŋ: "wɪr nɑt ˈpænɪkɪŋ hir." baɪ ˈkətɪŋ bæk ɔn ˈspɛndɪŋ ðə poʊst ˈɔfəs hæd ə nɛt ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈɪnˌkəm əv ˈbɪljən ɪn 2008 bət stɪl ˈɛndɪd əp ɪn ðə rɛd bɪˈkəz əv ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənt fər ə ˈbɪljən ˈpeɪmənt tɪ ə hɛlθ ˈbɛnəfɪt fənd fər riˈtaɪˈriz. ˈivɪn soʊ, ðə ˈbɪljən lɔs wɑz wɛl ʃɔrt əv læst jɪrz ˈbɪljən ˈpoʊstəl ˈdɛfəsət. ðə ˈpoʊstəl ˈsərvɪs dɪz nɑt rɪˈsiv ə tæks ˈsəbsɪdi fər ɪts ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˈpɑtər ˈwɛlkəmd ˈrisənt rɪˈdəkʃənz ɪn ðə kɔst əv fjuəl ə ˈmeɪʤər ɪkˈspɛns fər ðə poʊst ˈɔfəs ənd sɛd hɪz ˈeɪʤənsi ɪz kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ kət ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm ənd ˈwərkɪŋ aʊərz ɛz ɪt siks tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ɪˈfɪʃənsi. hi sɛd ðə ˈeɪʤənsi rɪˈdust ˈwərkɪŋ aʊərz baɪ 50 ˈmɪljən ɪn 2008 ənd hoʊps tɪ ˈdəbəl ðət tɪ 100 ˈmɪljən aʊərz kət ðɪs jɪr. "wi ər ˈwərkɪŋ hɑrd tɪ du ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət wi ˈpɑsəbli kən tɪ əˈvɔɪd leɪɔfs," ˈpɑtər ˈædɪd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə bɔrd ˈmitɪŋ. ðə poʊst ˈɔfəs həz bɪn ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈərli rɪˈtaɪərmənt, wɪʧ həz bɪn ækˈsɛptɪd baɪ ˈwərkərz. æst əˈbaʊt ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv kəts ɪn ˈsərvɪs, ˈpɑtər wɑz ɛmˈfætɪk ɪn seɪɪŋ noʊ: "wɪn jʊr ɪn təf ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk taɪmz, ðə læst θɪŋ ju wɔnt tɪ du ɪz bæk əˈweɪ frəm jʊr ˈkəstəmərz." ðə kɔst əv fərst klæs ˈpoʊstɪʤ wɛnt əp tɪ 42 sɛnts ɪn meɪ ənd ˈpɑtər sɛd ðə ˈænjuəl ˌɪnˈkrisɪz fər ˈlɛtərz wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ əˈkər ɪn meɪ, wɪθ ðə nu praɪs biɪŋ əˈnaʊnst 90 deɪz ɪn ədˈvæns. ðə ˌɪnˈkris ɪz beɪst ɔn ðə reɪt əv ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən. fər ˈpækɪʤɪz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, reɪts wɪl ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri soʊ ðə poʊst ˈɔfəs wɪl bi ɪn stɛp wɪθ ɪts ˈmeɪʤər kəmˈpɛtɪtərz, wɪʧ ˈʤɛnərəli əˈnaʊns nu reɪts ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri, hi sɛd. plænd reɪt ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ər ɪkˈsprɛs meɪl, praɪˈɔrəti meɪl, ˈpɑrsəl səˈlɛkt, ˈpɑrsəl rɪˈtərn ˈsərvɪs, ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈʃɪpɪŋ, ˈpɑtər sɛd ðə ˈeɪʤənsi plænz tɪ æsk ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ riˈstrəkʧər ðə weɪ ɪt ˈhændəlz ˈpeɪmənts fər riˈtaɪˈri hɛlθ kɛr. ə 2006 lɔ rikˈwaɪərz ðə poʊst ˈɔfəs tɪ kriˈeɪt ə fənd tɪ ˈkəvər riˈtaɪˈri hɛlθ kɛr, kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ ˈsɛvərəl ˈbɪljən ˈdɔlərz ˈænjuəli fər 10 jɪrz. æt ðə seɪm taɪm ðə ˈeɪʤənsi ɪz peɪɪŋ əˈbaʊt 2 ˈbɪljən ˈænjuəli fər riˈtaɪˈri hɛlθ kɛr. ðə ˈpoʊstˌmæstər ˈʤɛnərəl sɛd ðə ˈeɪʤənsi wʊd laɪk tɪ stɑrt ˈfəndɪŋ riˈtaɪˈri hɛlθ kɛr frəm ðə nu əˈkaʊnt, wɪʧ ɪt wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ bɪld əp. bət ɪt wʊd laɪk tɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ðə nid tɪ peɪ ðə ˈɛkstrə 2 ˈbɪljən fər ˈkɑrənt kɔsts. ˈstændərd meɪl, ˈmoʊstli ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ənd ðə ˈlɑrʤəst meɪl ˈkætəˌgɔri æt ˈbɪljən ˈaɪtəmz, wɑz daʊn ɪn 2008 fərst klæs meɪl drɑpt tɪ ˈbɪljən kɑrdz ənd ˈlɛtərz ənd ˌpɪriˈɑdɪkəlz fɛl tɪ ˈbɪljən. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ðə poʊst ˈɔfəs hæd ˈrɛvəˌnu əv ˈbɪljən, ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪkˈspɛnsɪz əv ˈbɪljən ənd ə hɛlθ ˈbɛnəfɪt fənd ˈpeɪmənt əv ˈbɪljən fər ə nɛt lɔs əv ˈbɪljən. ðə ˈfɪskəl jɪr bɪˈgæn ɔkt. 1 "ðɪs həz bɪn ə ˈvɛri ˈʧælənʤɪŋ jɪr fər ðə ˈpoʊstəl ˈsərvɪs," ʧif ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈɔfɪsər eɪʧ. glɛn ˈwɔkər toʊld ðə ˈeɪʤənsiz ˈgəvərnɪŋ bɔrd ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ˈkɑpiˌraɪt 2008 ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs. ɔl raɪts rɪˈzərvd. ðɪs məˈtɪriəl meɪ nɑt bi ˈpəblɪʃt, ˈbrɔdˌkæst, riˈrɪtən ər ˌridɪˈstrɪbjətɪd. ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz: ju ʃɛr ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ kəmˈjunɪti, soʊ pliz kip jʊr ˈkɑmɛnts smɑrt ənd ˈsɪvəl. doʊnt əˈtæk ˈəðər ˈridərz ˈpərsənəli, ənd kip jʊr ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈdisənt. juz ðə "rɪˈpɔrt əˈbjuz" ˈbətən tɪ meɪk ə ˈdɪfərəns. ju ʃɛr ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ kəmˈjunɪti, soʊ pliz kip jʊr ˈkɑmɛnts smɑrt ənd ˈsɪvəl. doʊnt əˈtæk ˈəðər ˈridərz ˈpərsənəli, ənd kip jʊr ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈdisənt. juz ðə "rɪˈpɔrt əˈbjuz" ˈbətən tɪ meɪk ə ˈdɪfərəns. rɛd mɔr
hugh hewitt and joan walsh faced off on how russian hacking may have affected the u.s. presidential election and democrats are using it to "delegitimize" trump. hewitt accused walsh of being in the "election-denier" camp. hewitt said it is not donald trump's fault that clinton had a private server and the obama administration conducted poor foreign policy. "i want to take issue with something that hugh said earlier," walsh said. "donald trump did not merely said i don't believe that the russians intervened on my side. he said he doesn't believe it plain and simple. it could be russia, hugh, it could be china, it could be somebody in their bed. i don't know where he gets these images from they're kind of creepy. but he absolutely denied what his friends in the republican party and what you yourself, hugh, have been saying. he refuses to accept the reality that this is the consensus of the intelligence agencies." "have you noticed in the way that donald trump is reacting to these revelations, to the news of at least what the cia is claiming right now here? does he seem too defensive? does he seem too hostile to the apparent conclusions of the intelligence community?" steve kornacki asked hugh hewitt. "no, i think he seems abrupt because it's silly," hewitt responded. "i think the whole thing is silly. "it's silly?" an incredulous walsh reacted. "what we face here, steve, and joan knows this too, is an attempt to a trump election by saying it's [fbi] director fault," hewitt said to a visually stunned joan walsh. "secretary clinton came out and said 'fake news' last week. this week their blaming the russians when we all should be recognizing, and not being an, it sounds like joan is going in the camp. "no, i'm not," walsh responded. "this is a really serious issue!" "there was an election," hewitt said. "donald trump won. i agree with leader mcconnell and speaker ryan that the house intelligence committee and the senate intelligence committee need to get the bottom to what the russians did, if it was the russians alone or through actors. find out and then take reprisals." "none of this would have happened if the had not been erased," hewitt said of president obama's infamous remarks on syria, "if north korea, when they hacked sony, had felt sanctions." "the fact is the weakness of the obama years led to increasing amounts of on america and now they are paying the piper," he said. "oh, come on," walsh reacted. "it's not donald trump's fault that secretary clinton had a server in her basement," hewitt said. "that's not the issue," walsh responded. "what the left is trying to do, and joan is very good at it, is to progressively donald trump's presidency. he won and fake news doesn't change it and director doesn't change it. "he lost by almost 3 million votes," walsh shot back. "and the popular vote also doesn't matter because the constitutional majority is the electoral college and next week the electoral college makes him president for final and for good," hewitt reminded her.	ju hjuɪt ənd ʤoʊn wɔlʃ feɪst ɔf ɔn haʊ ˈrəʃən ˈhækɪŋ meɪ hæv əˈfɛktɪd ðə juz. ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən ənd ˈdɛməˌkræts ər ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt tɪ "delegitimize" trəmp. hjuɪt əˈkjuzd wɔlʃ əv biɪŋ ɪn ðə "election-denier" kæmp. hjuɪt sɛd ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈdɑnəld trəmps fɔlt ðət ˈklɪntən hæd ə ˈpraɪvət ˈsərvər ənd ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən kənˈdəktəd pur ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi. "aɪ wɔnt tɪ teɪk ˈɪʃu wɪθ ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ju sɛd ˈərliər," wɔlʃ sɛd. "ˈdɑnəld trəmp dɪd nɑt ˈmɪrli sɛd aɪ doʊnt bɪˈliv ðət ðə ˈrəʃənz ˌɪntərˈvind ɔn maɪ saɪd. hi sɛd hi ˈdəzənt bɪˈliv ɪt pleɪn ənd ˈsɪmpəl. ɪt kʊd bi ˈrəʃə, ju, ɪt kʊd bi ˈʧaɪnə, ɪt kʊd bi ˈsəmˌbɑdi ɪn ðɛr bɛd. aɪ doʊnt noʊ wɛr hi gɪts ðiz ˈɪmɪʤɪz frəm ðɛr kaɪnd əv ˈkripi. bət hi ˌæbsəˈlutli dɪˈnaɪd wət hɪz frɛndz ɪn ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti ənd wət ju ˈjɔrsɛlf, ju, hæv bɪn seɪɪŋ. hi rɪfˈjuzɪz tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ðət ðɪs ɪz ðə kənˈsɛnsəs əv ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsiz." "hæv ju ˈnoʊtɪst ɪn ðə weɪ ðət ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪz riˈæktɪŋ tɪ ðiz ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz, tɪ ðə nuz əv æt list wət ðə siaɪeɪ ɪz ˈkleɪmɪŋ raɪt naʊ hir? dɪz hi sim tu dɪˈfɛnsɪv? dɪz hi sim tu ˈhɑstəl tɪ ðə əˈpɛrənt kənˈkluʒənz əv ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəmˈjunɪti?" stiv kərˈnɑtski æst ju hjuɪt. "noʊ, aɪ θɪŋk hi simz əˈbrəpt bɪˈkəz ɪts ˈsɪli," hjuɪt rɪˈspɑndɪd. "aɪ θɪŋk ðə hoʊl θɪŋ ɪz ˈsɪli. "ɪts ˈsɪli?" ən ˌɪnˈkrɛʤələs wɔlʃ riˈæktɪd. "wət wi feɪs hir, stiv, ənd ʤoʊn noʊz ðɪs tu, ɪz ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ ə trəmp ɪˈlɛkʃən baɪ seɪɪŋ ɪts [ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ] dɪˈrɛktər fɔlt," hjuɪt sɛd tɪ ə ˈvɪʒwəli stənd ʤoʊn wɔlʃ. "ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈklɪntən keɪm aʊt ənd sɛd 'feɪk nuz' læst wik. ðɪs wik ðɛr ˈbleɪmɪŋ ðə ˈrəʃənz wɪn wi ɔl ʃʊd bi ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪŋ, ənd nɑt biɪŋ ən, ɪt saʊnz laɪk ʤoʊn ɪz goʊɪŋ ɪn ðə kæmp. "noʊ, əm nɑt," wɔlʃ rɪˈspɑndɪd. "ðɪs ɪz ə ˈrɪli ˈsɪriəs ˈɪʃu!" "ðɛr wɑz ən ɪˈlɛkʃən," hjuɪt sɛd. "ˈdɑnəld trəmp wən. aɪ əˈgri wɪθ ˈlidər məˈkɑnəl ənd ˈspikər raɪən ðət ðə haʊs ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəˈmɪti ənd ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəˈmɪti nid tɪ gɪt ðə ˈbɑtəm tɪ wət ðə ˈrəʃənz dɪd, ɪf ɪt wɑz ðə ˈrəʃənz əˈloʊn ər θru ˈæktərz. faɪnd aʊt ənd ðɛn teɪk rɪˈpraɪzəlz." "nən əv ðɪs wʊd hæv ˈhæpənd ɪf ðə hæd nɑt bɪn ɪˈreɪst," hjuɪt sɛd əv ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑməz ˈɪnfəməs rɪˈmɑrks ɔn ˈsɪriə, "ɪf nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə, wɪn ðeɪ hækt ˈsoʊni, hæd fɛlt ˈsæŋkʃənz." "ðə fækt ɪz ðə ˈwiknəs əv ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə jɪrz lɛd tɪ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ əˈmaʊnts əv ɔn əˈmɛrɪkə ənd naʊ ðeɪ ər peɪɪŋ ðə ˈpaɪpər," hi sɛd. "oʊ, kəm ɔn," wɔlʃ riˈæktɪd. "ɪts nɑt ˈdɑnəld trəmps fɔlt ðət ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈklɪntən hæd ə ˈsərvər ɪn hər ˈbeɪsmənt," hjuɪt sɛd. "ðæts nɑt ðə ˈɪʃu," wɔlʃ rɪˈspɑndɪd. "wət ðə lɛft ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ du, ənd ʤoʊn ɪz ˈvɛri gʊd æt ɪt, ɪz tɪ prɑˈgrɛsɪvli ˈdɑnəld trəmps ˈprɛzɪdənsi. hi wən ənd feɪk nuz ˈdəzənt ʧeɪnʤ ɪt ənd dɪˈrɛktər ˈdəzənt ʧeɪnʤ ɪt. "hi lɔst baɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst 3 ˈmɪljən voʊts," wɔlʃ ʃɑt bæk. "ənd ðə ˈpɑpjələr voʊt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdəzənt ˈmætər bɪˈkəz ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl məˈʤɔrəti ɪz ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ənd nɛkst wik ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ meɪks ɪm ˈprɛzɪdənt fər ˈfaɪnəl ənd fər gʊd," hjuɪt riˈmaɪndɪd hər.
does posture matter? it turns out that people naturally avoid the most ineffective responses to most significant challenges, because homo sapiens is naturally allergic to physical stress. and although laziness might seem obviously people also naturally tend to keep up their fitness for the things they care about (if you like playing sports, you play them). so the “problem” of poor posture is mostly minor and self-limiting. the worst problems are avoided naturally, instinctively. the fitness that matters the most is taken care of almost automatically. what remains is usually fairly trivial. doing it the hard way! how long do you think you could work like this without regretting it? that said, homo sapiens can also be surprisingly self-defeating! in fact, this seems to be a weird feature of “higher” human beings do not always avoid unnecessary stress. we can be surprisingly prone to doing things the hard way. so we probably do make some mistakes and develop bad habits, because we are careless, or our big brain is placing too much emphasis on another priority, or because even know that doing something wrong (like the example). fortunately, the scientific evidence strongly suggests that doing things the hard way,ly speaking, is probably not all that harmful. here are some interesting examples for instance, a leg length difference is portrayed by many therapists, especially chiropractors and massage therapists, as a serious problem that is pretty much guaranteed to cause pain. and yet been proven that people with significant leg length differences suffer from no more back pain than anyone (not that minor differences can even be reliably diagnosed in the first) and soccer athletes with large differences in the mass of their low back and hip muscles exactly the kind of “imbalance” that is targeted for repair by therapists everywhere actually get hurt any more often than soccer players with more evenly distributed muscle or consider this study of coordination exercises for the neck: it showed that the exercises had exactly the intended effect on coordination and posture but no effect on neck pain at the point of posture exercise if it actually help with pain problems? maybe none! the point. all of this flies in the face of “posturology.” the cheesy, popular term for the mostly “discipline” of studying the relationship between posture and pain, and even between posture and (i can barely type that word with a straight face) tend to assume their own conclusion: they assume that poor posture causes pain, and then look for confirmation of that. and so there are many, many scientific papers that seem to present evidence of a connection between posture and pain, but most of them suck a nice appalling and “posturology” is mostly a pseudoscientific research backwater. if research was of better quality, we might actually learn something from it. but most of it must be chucked or taken with a huge grain of salt, at best. posture is only one of many hypothetical factors that contribute to pain problems, but in many cases it probably contributing at all. this is obvious from a simple observation: there are a lot of people with nice posture who are in terrible pain, and also many people with lousy posture but no pain. the most stereotypical poor posture of them all a hunched upper back, with the shoulders rolled forward is widely assumed to be a cause of shoulder and back pain but the assumption is almost certainly wrong. this has been studied to death (for a posture problem). according the collective results of ten different experiments it is almost certainly not a cause of shoulder a large 1994 study of in older women found no connection either: not even the 10% with the worst had “substantial chronic back pain, disability, or poor just nothing there. are just not wrecking their shoulders and backs. more exotically, i had a truly patient, an elderly woman with a blatant in her spine that she has had since she was a child. despite this obvious stress, she suffered nothing worse than annoying back stiffness in her whole life. another much younger woman, but with extreme scoliosis, was also amazingly meanwhile, in my career as a massage therapist, i had a steady stream of people through my office with severe, debilitating back pain and perfectly ordinary posture. the difference between these patients? research has shown that abnormal curvature of the cervical spine is actually not closely associated with neck pain. another good example: a client with a pronounced (“wry neck”), and who was even little deformed by but, once again, this middle-aged patient suffers from no more than irritating chronic discomfort, while many people with much more normal head posture are just about driven nuts by neck pain (including yours truly, which is why i wrote a book about neck pain). there are many stories like this, like the case of a serious traumatic cervical dislocation reported in new england journal of medicine in 2010, notable for being mostly asymptomatic: just and stiffness, but no pain, weakness, or altered sensation. that such a serious injury could ever have that little impact on a person is quite interesting, and it puts the hazard of “poor posture” in some research has shown that abnormal curvature of the cervical spine is not closely associated with neck and is probably not clinically a particularly larger 2016 study of 1100 australian teenagers showed that there was no correlation none at all between their neck posture and neck pain, contrary to all the heard about “text neck” in the last couple a similar 2018 study of brazilian youths came to the same for balance, acknowledge there are studies that say but mostly just crappy studies in my and regardless they do not remotely prove that abnormal curvature actually causes there’s no correlation between this behaviour & neck pain or headaches in teenagers. in general, the story is the same for the low back the other posture hot spot. for instance, you could hardly ask for a more notion about posture than the idea that slouching is bad for your back. teens slouch a lot, and they do get back pain (though much less than adults do), so if posture is an important factor in back pain, it be too hard to find a connection. but a 2011 study did not: “a greater degree of slump in sitting was only weakly associated with adolescent back no smoking gun there! physical therapists tend to make too much fuss over extremely subtle “problems,” which match up even more poorly with pain than the obvious the popularity of such theories generally suggests to me that posture is often a therapeutic red herring. both its importance and its “fixability” are routinely overestimated by professionals in a way. and yet that mean there still something of interest going on. health problems have to be severe to be of interest.	dɪz ˈpɑsʧər ˈmætər? ɪt tərnz aʊt ðət ˈpipəl ˈnæʧərəli əˈvɔɪd ðə moʊst ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv rɪˈspɑnsɪz tɪ moʊst sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈʧælənʤɪz, bɪˈkəz ˈhoʊmoʊ ˈseɪpiənz ɪz ˈnæʧərəli əˈlərʤɪk tɪ ˈfɪzɪkəl strɛs. ənd ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈleɪzinəs maɪt sim ˈɑbviəsli ˈpipəl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnæʧərəli tɛnd tɪ kip əp ðɛr ˈfɪtnəs fər ðə θɪŋz ðeɪ kɛr əˈbaʊt (ɪf ju laɪk pleɪɪŋ spɔrts, ju pleɪ ðɛm). soʊ ðə ““problem”” əv pur ˈpɑsʧər ɪz ˈmoʊstli ˈmaɪnər ənd self-limiting. ðə wərst ˈprɑbləmz ər əˈvɔɪdɪd ˈnæʧərəli, ˌɪnˈstɪŋktɪvˌli. ðə ˈfɪtnəs ðət ˈmætərz ðə moʊst ɪz ˈteɪkən kɛr əv ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli. wət rɪˈmeɪnz ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli ˈfɛrli ˈtrɪviəl. duɪŋ ɪt ðə hɑrd weɪ! haʊ lɔŋ du ju θɪŋk ju kʊd wərk laɪk ðɪs wɪˈθaʊt rɪˈgrɛtɪŋ ɪt? ðət sɛd, ˈhoʊmoʊ ˈseɪpiənz kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi səˈpraɪzɪŋli self-defeating! ɪn fækt, ðɪs simz tɪ bi ə wɪrd ˈfiʧər əv ““higher”” ˈjumən biɪŋz du nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz əˈvɔɪd ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri strɛs. wi kən bi səˈpraɪzɪŋli proʊn tɪ duɪŋ θɪŋz ðə hɑrd weɪ. soʊ wi ˈprɑbəˌbli du meɪk səm mɪˈsteɪks ənd dɪˈvɛləp bæd ˈhæbəts, bɪˈkəz wi ər ˈkɛrlɛs, ər ɑr bɪg breɪn ɪz ˈpleɪsɪŋ tu məʧ ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn əˈnəðər praɪˈɔrəti, ər bɪˈkəz ˈivɪn noʊ ðət duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ rɔŋ (laɪk ðə ɪgˈzæmpəl). ˈfɔrʧənətli, ðə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈɛvədəns ˈstrɔŋli səˈʤɛsts ðət duɪŋ θɪŋz ðə hɑrd weɪ, ˈspikɪŋ, ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt ɔl ðət ˈhɑrmfəl. hir ər səm ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ɪgˈzæmpəlz fər ˈɪnstəns, ə lɛg lɛŋθ ˈdɪfərəns ɪz pɔrˈtreɪd baɪ ˈmɛni ˈθɛrəpɪsts, əˈspɛʃəli ˈkaɪrəˌpræktərz ənd məˈsɑʒ ˈθɛrəpɪsts, ɛz ə ˈsɪriəs ˈprɑbləm ðət ɪz ˈprɪti məʧ ˌgɛrənˈtid tɪ kɔz peɪn. ənd jɛt bɪn ˈpruvən ðət ˈpipəl wɪθ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt lɛg lɛŋθ ˈdɪfərənsɪz ˈsəfər frəm noʊ mɔr bæk peɪn ðən ˈɛniˌwən (nɑt ðət ˈmaɪnər ˈdɪfərənsɪz kən ˈivɪn bi rɪˈlaɪəbli ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst ɪn ðə fərst ənd ˈsɑkər ˈæθˌlits wɪθ lɑrʤ ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn ðə mæs əv ðɛr loʊ bæk ənd hɪp ˈməsəlz ɪgˈzæktli ðə kaɪnd əv ““imbalance”” ðət ɪz ˈtɑrgətɪd fər rɪˈpɛr baɪ ˈθɛrəpɪsts ˈɛvriˌwɛr ˈæˌkʧuəli gɪt hərt ˈɛni mɔr ˈɔfən ðən ˈsɑkər pleɪərz wɪθ mɔr ˈivənli dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ˈməsəl ər kənˈsɪdər ðɪs ˈstədi əv koʊˌɔrdəˈneɪʃən ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz fər ðə nɛk: ɪt ʃoʊd ðət ðə ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz hæd ɪgˈzæktli ðə ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ˈifɛkt ɔn koʊˌɔrdəˈneɪʃən ənd ˈpɑsʧər bət noʊ ˈifɛkt ɔn nɛk peɪn æt ðə pɔɪnt əv ˈpɑsʧər ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ɪf ɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli hɛlp wɪθ peɪn ˈprɑbləmz? ˈmeɪbi nən! ðə pɔɪnt. ɔl əv ðɪs flaɪz ɪn ðə feɪs əv ““posturology.”.” ðə ˈʧizi, ˈpɑpjələr tərm fər ðə ˈmoʊstli ““discipline”” əv ˈstədiɪŋ ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈpɑsʧər ənd peɪn, ənd ˈivɪn bɪtˈwin ˈpɑsʧər ənd (aɪ kən ˈbɛrli taɪp ðət wərd wɪθ ə streɪt feɪs) tɛnd tɪ əˈsum ðɛr oʊn kənˈkluʒən: ðeɪ əˈsum ðət pur ˈpɑsʧər ˈkɔzɪz peɪn, ənd ðɛn lʊk fər ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən əv ðət. ənd soʊ ðɛr ər ˈmɛni, ˈmɛni ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈpeɪpərz ðət sim tɪ ˈprɛzənt ˈɛvədəns əv ə kəˈnɛkʃən bɪtˈwin ˈpɑsʧər ənd peɪn, bət moʊst əv ðɛm sək ə nis əˈpɔlɪŋ ənd ““posturology”” ɪz ˈmoʊstli ə ˌsudoʊˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈrisərʧ ˈbækˌwɔtər. ɪf ˈrisərʧ wɑz əv ˈbɛtər kˈwɑləti, wi maɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli lərn ˈsəmθɪŋ frəm ɪt. bət moʊst əv ɪt məst bi ʧəkt ər ˈteɪkən wɪθ ə juʤ greɪn əv sɔlt, æt bɛst. ˈpɑsʧər ɪz ˈoʊnli wən əv ˈmɛni ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl ˈfæktərz ðət kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ peɪn ˈprɑbləmz, bət ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkeɪsɪz ɪt ˈprɑbəˌbli kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ æt ɔl. ðɪs ɪz ˈɑbviəs frəm ə ˈsɪmpəl ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən: ðɛr ər ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl wɪθ nis ˈpɑsʧər hu ər ɪn ˈtɛrəbəl peɪn, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈlaʊzi ˈpɑsʧər bət noʊ peɪn. ðə moʊst ˌstɛrioʊˈtɪpɪkəl pur ˈpɑsʧər əv ðɛm ɔl ə hənʧt ˈəpər bæk, wɪθ ðə ˈʃoʊldərz roʊld ˈfɔrwərd ɪz ˈwaɪdli əˈsumd tɪ bi ə kɔz əv ˈʃoʊldər ənd bæk peɪn bət ðə əˈsəmpʃən ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli rɔŋ. ðɪs həz bɪn ˈstədid tɪ dɛθ (fər ə ˈpɑsʧər ˈprɑbləm). əˈkɔrdɪŋ ðə kəˈlɛktɪv rɪˈzəlts əv tɛn ˈdɪfərənt ɪkˈspɛrəmənts ɪt ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli nɑt ə kɔz əv ˈʃoʊldər ə lɑrʤ 1994 ˈstədi əv ɪn ˈoʊldər ˈwɪmən faʊnd noʊ kəˈnɛkʃən ˈiðər: nɑt ˈivɪn ðə 10 wɪθ ðə wərst hæd ˈkrɑnɪk bæk peɪn, ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti, ər pur ʤɪst ˈnəθɪŋ ðɛr. ər ʤɪst nɑt ˈrɛkɪŋ ðɛr ˈʃoʊldərz ənd bæks. mɔr exotically, aɪ hæd ə ˈtruli ˈpeɪʃənt, ən ˈɛldərli ˈwʊmən wɪθ ə ˈbleɪtənt ɪn hər spaɪn ðət ʃi həz hæd sɪns ʃi wɑz ə ʧaɪld. dɪˈspaɪt ðɪs ˈɑbviəs strɛs, ʃi ˈsəfərd ˈnəθɪŋ wərs ðən əˈnɔɪɪŋ bæk ˈstɪfnəs ɪn hər hoʊl laɪf. əˈnəðər məʧ ˈjəŋgər ˈwʊmən, bət wɪθ ɪkˈstrim scoliosis, wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈmeɪzɪŋli ˈminˌwaɪl, ɪn maɪ kərɪr ɛz ə məˈsɑʒ ˈθɛrəpɪst, aɪ hæd ə ˈstɛdi strim əv ˈpipəl θru maɪ ˈɔfəs wɪθ səˈvɪr, dəˈbɪləˌteɪtɪŋ bæk peɪn ənd ˈpərfəktli ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈpɑsʧər. ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðiz ˈpeɪʃənz? ˈrisərʧ həz ʃoʊn ðət æbˈnɔrməl ˈkərvəʧər əv ðə ˈsərvɪkəl spaɪn ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli nɑt ˈkloʊsli əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ nɛk peɪn. əˈnəðər gʊd ɪgˈzæmpəl: ə klaɪənt wɪθ ə prəˈnaʊnst neck””), ənd hu wɑz ˈivɪn ˈlɪtəl dɪˈfɔrmd baɪ bət, wəns əˈgɛn, ðɪs ˈmɪdəˌleɪgd ˈpeɪʃənt ˈsəfərz frəm noʊ mɔr ðən ˈɪrəˌteɪtɪŋ ˈkrɑnɪk dɪˈskəmfərt, waɪl ˈmɛni ˈpipəl wɪθ məʧ mɔr ˈnɔrməl hɛd ˈpɑsʧər ər ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈdrɪvən nəts baɪ nɛk peɪn (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ jʊrz ˈtruli, wɪʧ ɪz waɪ aɪ roʊt ə bʊk əˈbaʊt nɛk peɪn). ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ˈstɔriz laɪk ðɪs, laɪk ðə keɪs əv ə ˈsɪriəs trɔˈmætɪk ˈsərvɪkəl dɪsˈloʊˈkeɪʃən ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn nu ˈɪŋglənd ˈʤərnəl əv ˈmɛdəsən ɪn 2010 ˈnoʊtəbəl fər biɪŋ ˈmoʊstli ˌeɪˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk: ʤɪst ənd ˈstɪfnəs, bət noʊ peɪn, ˈwiknəs, ər ˈɔltərd sɛnˈseɪʃən. ðət səʧ ə ˈsɪriəs ˈɪnʤəri kʊd ˈɛvər hæv ðət ˈlɪtəl ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ə ˈpərsən ɪz kwaɪt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ, ənd ɪt pʊts ðə ˈhæzərd əv posture”” ɪn səm ˈrisərʧ həz ʃoʊn ðət æbˈnɔrməl ˈkərvəʧər əv ðə ˈsərvɪkəl spaɪn ɪz nɑt ˈkloʊsli əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ nɛk ənd ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt ˈklɪnɪkəli ə ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈlɑrʤər 2016 ˈstədi əv 1100 ɔˈstreɪljən ˈtiˌneɪʤərz ʃoʊd ðət ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən nən æt ɔl bɪtˈwin ðɛr nɛk ˈpɑsʧər ənd nɛk peɪn, ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ɔl ðə hərd əˈbaʊt neck”” ɪn ðə læst ˈkəpəl ə ˈsɪmələr 2018 ˈstədi əv brəˈzɪljən juθs keɪm tɪ ðə seɪm fər ˈbæləns, ækˈnɑlɪʤ ðɛr ər ˈstədiz ðət seɪ bət ˈmoʊstli ʤɪst ˈkræˌpi ˈstədiz ɪn maɪ ənd rəˈgɑrdləs ðeɪ du nɑt riˈmoʊtli pruv ðət æbˈnɔrməl ˈkərvəʧər ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈkɔzɪz noʊ ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən bɪtˈwin ðɪs bɪˈheɪvjər nɛk peɪn ər ˈhɛˌdeɪks ɪn ˈtiˌneɪʤərz. ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, ðə ˈstɔri ɪz ðə seɪm fər ðə loʊ bæk ðə ˈəðər ˈpɑsʧər hɑt spɑt. fər ˈɪnstəns, ju kʊd ˈhɑrdli æsk fər ə mɔr ˈnoʊʃən əˈbaʊt ˈpɑsʧər ðən ðə aɪˈdiə ðət sˈlaʊʧɪŋ ɪz bæd fər jʊr bæk. tinz slaʊʧ ə lɔt, ənd ðeɪ du gɪt bæk peɪn (ðoʊ məʧ lɛs ðən ˈædəlts du), soʊ ɪf ˈpɑsʧər ɪz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈfæktər ɪn bæk peɪn, ɪt bi tu hɑrd tɪ faɪnd ə kəˈnɛkʃən. bət ə 2011 ˈstədi dɪd nɑt: ˈgreɪtər dɪˈgri əv sləmp ɪn ˈsɪtɪŋ wɑz ˈoʊnli ˈwikli əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˌædəˈlɛsənt bæk noʊ sˈmoʊkɪŋ gən ðɛr! ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈθɛrəpɪsts tɛnd tɪ meɪk tu məʧ fəs ˈoʊvər ɪkˈstrimli ˈsətəl ““problems,”,” wɪʧ mæʧ əp ˈivɪn mɔr ˈpurli wɪθ peɪn ðən ðə ˈɑbviəs ðə ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti əv səʧ ˈθɪriz ˈʤɛnərəli səˈʤɛsts tɪ mi ðət ˈpɑsʧər ɪz ˈɔfən ə ˌθɛrəˈpjutɪk rɛd ˈhɛrɪŋ. boʊθ ɪts ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns ənd ɪts ““fixability”*” ər ruˈtinli ˌoʊvərˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd baɪ prəˈfɛʃənəlz ɪn ə weɪ. ənd jɛt ðət min ðɛr stɪl ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst goʊɪŋ ɔn. hɛlθ ˈprɑbləmz hæv tɪ bi səˈvɪr tɪ bi əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst.
former cia officer speaks out against new clandestine service chief this week we learned that an undercover cia officer who signed off on a controversial decision to destroy videotapes of prisoners being tortured in 2005 has ascended to the top job within the clandestine service. now, a former senior cia officer is speaking out against the newly promoted director for the first time. "appointing someone who directly supported the enhanced interrogation program as opposed to having been part of the system that engaged in it would be a mistake," glenn carle, the former deputy national intelligence officer for transnational threats, told foreign policy. "we should repudiate these sorts of practices, whatever the pressures and judgments of the moment were." the name of the newly promoted director remains a secret, but the contours of her career were made public by the washington greg miller and julie tate in paper. the report explained that in 2005 the new director signed off on the destruction of dozens of interrogation tapes of al members including abu and an incident that is still seen by some today as a concerted cover-up. in new york times, the paper reported that the new director and her boss, former clandestine service chief jose rodriguez, "were the two main drivers for years for getting the tapes destroyed." the new director also helped run the interrogation and detention program, and oversaw one of the secret prisons. in justifying her ascent to the top of the clandestine service, a former cia official told the post that having a female lead the department "would be a home run from a diversity standpoint." carle rejected that rationale. "being a ‘home run from a diversity standpoint’ is not a qualification for the job," he told. carle, who served 23 years in the clandestine service, dealt firsthand with the enhanced interrogation program in the aftermath of and discussed it at length in his 2011 book the interrogator. he is the first former cia officer to speak out publicly about the promotion. "my understanding is that the united states prosecuted japanese soldiers after world war for having allied soldiers," he said. "perhaps we should avoid raising to the highest position in the clandestine services someone so directly implicated in the same practice this time engaged in by americans." since the director in question remains undercover and cannot defend herself, we reached out to the cia to speak on her behalf. spokeswoman jennifer youngblood told that the acting director "is one of the most senior and respected officers in the agency and is, of course, a strong candidate for the job." currently, the woman in question is under consideration to retain the position of acting director permanently. the clandestine service is the most glamorized and, arguably, important part of the cia. the acting director is in charge of deploying spies abroad and executing covert operations, which include the drone program. the decision to promote her is politically contentious for the new director john brennan, who faced uncomfortable questions about his own role in the enhanced interrogation program during his senate confirmation. at the february hearing, brennan denied playing a central role in the program. "i did not take steps to stop the use of those techniques. i was not in the chain of command of that program," he said. preempting a potential controversy, brennan appointed a group of three former cia officials (john mclaughlin, stephen kappes, and mary margaret graham) to evaluate the list of top candidates to permanently lead the clandestine service. when the post noted that appointing a committee to vet potential candidates to lead the clandestine service was unorthodox and suggested that brennan was seeking political cover, cia officials rejected that characterization. "given the importance of the position of the director of the national clandestine service, director brennan has asked a few highly respected former senior agency officers to review the candidates considering for the job," said cia spokesman preston golson. "asking former senior agency officers to review the candidates will undoubtedly aid the selection process by making sure the director has the benefit of the additional perspectives from these highly experienced and respected intelligence officers."	ˈfɔrmər siaɪeɪ ˈɔfɪsər spiks aʊt əˈgɛnst nu klænˈdɛstɪn ˈsərvɪs ʧif ðɪs wik wi ˈlərnɪd ðət ən ˌəndərˈkəvər siaɪeɪ ˈɔfɪsər hu saɪnd ɔf ɔn ə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ ˈvɪdioʊˈteɪps əv ˈprɪzənərz biɪŋ ˈtɔrʧərd ɪn 2005 həz əˈsɛndəd tɪ ðə tɔp ʤɑb wɪˈθɪn ðə klænˈdɛstɪn ˈsərvɪs. naʊ, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈsinjər siaɪeɪ ˈɔfɪsər ɪz ˈspikɪŋ aʊt əˈgɛnst ðə ˈnuli prəˈmoʊtəd dɪˈrɛktər fər ðə fərst taɪm. "əˈpɔɪntɪŋ ˈsəmˌwən hu dɪˈrɛkli səˈpɔrtɪd ðə ɛnˈhænst ˌɪnˌtɛrəˈgeɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræm ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈhævɪŋ bɪn pɑrt əv ðə ˈsɪstəm ðət ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ɪt wʊd bi ə mɪˈsteɪk," glɛn ˈkɑrəl, ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈdɛpjəti ˈnæʃənəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈɔfɪsər fər trænsˈnæʃənəl θrɛts, toʊld ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi. "wi ʃʊd riˈpjudiˌeɪt ðiz sɔrts əv ˈpræktɪsɪz, ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə ˈprɛʃərz ənd ˈʤəʤmənts əv ðə ˈmoʊmənt wər." ðə neɪm əv ðə ˈnuli prəˈmoʊtəd dɪˈrɛktər rɪˈmeɪnz ə ˈsikrɪt, bət ðə ˈkɑnˌtʊrz əv hər kərɪr wər meɪd ˈpəblɪk baɪ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən grɛg ˈmɪlər ənd ˈʤuli teɪt ɪn ˈpeɪpər. ðə rɪˈpɔrt ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət ɪn 2005 ðə nu dɪˈrɛktər saɪnd ɔf ɔn ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ˈdəzənz əv ˌɪnˌtɛrəˈgeɪʃən teɪps əv æl ˈmɛmbərz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈæbu ənd ən ˈɪnsədənt ðət ɪz stɪl sin baɪ səm təˈdeɪ ɛz ə kənˈsərtɪd ˈkəvərˌəp. ɪn nu jɔrk taɪmz, ðə ˈpeɪpər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðə nu dɪˈrɛktər ənd hər bɔs, ˈfɔrmər klænˈdɛstɪn ˈsərvɪs ʧif ˌhoʊˈzeɪ rɑˈdrigɛz, "wər ðə tu meɪn ˈdraɪvərz fər jɪrz fər ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə teɪps dɪˈstrɔɪd." ðə nu dɪˈrɛktər ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlpt rən ðə ˌɪnˌtɛrəˈgeɪʃən ənd dɪˈtɛnʃən ˈproʊˌgræm, ənd ˈoʊvərˌsɔ wən əv ðə ˈsikrɪt ˈprɪzənz. ɪn ˈʤəstəˌfaɪɪŋ hər əˈsɛnt tɪ ðə tɔp əv ðə klænˈdɛstɪn ˈsərvɪs, ə ˈfɔrmər siaɪeɪ əˈfɪʃəl toʊld ðə poʊst ðət ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈfiˌmeɪl lɛd ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt "wʊd bi ə hoʊm rən frəm ə dɪˈvərsɪti ˈstændˌpɔɪnt." ˈkɑrəl rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðət ˌræʃəˈnæl. "biɪŋ ə rən frəm ə dɪˈvərsɪti standpoint’*’ ɪz nɑt ə kˌwɑləfəˈkeɪʃən fər ðə ʤɑb," hi toʊld. ˈkɑrəl, hu sərvd 23 jɪrz ɪn ðə klænˈdɛstɪn ˈsərvɪs, dɛlt ˈfərsthænd wɪθ ðə ɛnˈhænst ˌɪnˌtɛrəˈgeɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræm ɪn ðə ˈæftərˌmæθ əv ənd dɪˈskəst ɪt æt lɛŋθ ɪn hɪz 2011 bʊk ðə ˌɪnˈtɛrəˌgeɪtər. hi ɪz ðə fərst ˈfɔrmər siaɪeɪ ˈɔfɪsər tɪ spik aʊt ˈpəblɪkli əˈbaʊt ðə pərˈmoʊʃən. "maɪ ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ɪz ðət ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪd ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈsoʊlʤərz ˈæftər wərld wɔr fər ˈhævɪŋ ˈæˌlaɪd ˈsoʊlʤərz," hi sɛd. "pərˈhæps wi ʃʊd əˈvɔɪd ˈreɪzɪŋ tɪ ðə haɪəst pəˈzɪʃən ɪn ðə klænˈdɛstɪn ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈsəmˌwən soʊ dɪˈrɛkli ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪtɪd ɪn ðə seɪm ˈpræktɪs ðɪs taɪm ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn baɪ əˈmɛrɪkənz." sɪns ðə dɪˈrɛktər ɪn kˈwɛʃən rɪˈmeɪnz ˌəndərˈkəvər ənd ˈkænɑt dɪˈfɛnd hərˈsɛlf, wi riʧt aʊt tɪ ðə siaɪeɪ tɪ spik ɔn hər bɪˈhæf. ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən ˈʤɛnəfər ˈjəŋˌbləd toʊld ðət ðə ˈæktɪŋ dɪˈrɛktər "ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst ˈsinjər ənd rɪˈspɛktɪd ˈɔfɪsərz ɪn ðə ˈeɪʤənsi ənd ɪz, əv kɔrs, ə strɔŋ ˈkænədɪt fər ðə ʤɑb." ˈkərəntli, ðə ˈwʊmən ɪn kˈwɛʃən ɪz ˈəndər kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən tɪ rɪˈteɪn ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv ˈæktɪŋ dɪˈrɛktər ˈpərmɑˌnɛnˌtli. ðə klænˈdɛstɪn ˈsərvɪs ɪz ðə moʊst ˈglæməraɪzd ənd, ˈɑrgjuəbli, ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pɑrt əv ðə siaɪeɪ. ðə ˈæktɪŋ dɪˈrɛktər ɪz ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv dɪˈplɔɪɪŋ spaɪz əˈbrɔd ənd ˈɛksəˌkjutɪŋ ˈkoʊvərt ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈklud ðə droʊn ˈproʊˌgræm. ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ prəˈmoʊt hər ɪz ˈplɪtɪkli kənˈtɛnʃəs fər ðə nu dɪˈrɛktər ʤɑn ˈbrɛnən, hu feɪst ənˈkəmfərtəbəl kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt hɪz oʊn roʊl ɪn ðə ɛnˈhænst ˌɪnˌtɛrəˈgeɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræm ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈsɛnɪt ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən. æt ðə ˈfɛbruˌɛri ˈhirɪŋ, ˈbrɛnən dɪˈnaɪd pleɪɪŋ ə ˈsɛntrəl roʊl ɪn ðə ˈproʊˌgræm. "aɪ dɪd nɑt teɪk stɛps tɪ stɑp ðə juz əv ðoʊz tɛkˈniks. aɪ wɑz nɑt ɪn ðə ʧeɪn əv kəˈmænd əv ðət ˈproʊˌgræm," hi sɛd. priˈɛmptɪŋ ə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi, ˈbrɛnən əˈpɔɪntɪd ə grup əv θri ˈfɔrmər siaɪeɪ əˈfɪʃəlz (ʤɑn məˈglɑklən, ˈstivən kæps, ənd ˈmɛri ˈmɑrgərɪt græm) tɪ ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt ðə lɪst əv tɔp ˈkænədɪts tɪ ˈpərmɑˌnɛnˌtli lɛd ðə klænˈdɛstɪn ˈsərvɪs. wɪn ðə poʊst ˈnoʊtɪd ðət əˈpɔɪntɪŋ ə kəˈmɪti tɪ vɛt pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪts tɪ lɛd ðə klænˈdɛstɪn ˈsərvɪs wɑz əˈnɔrθəˌdɑks ənd səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ˈbrɛnən wɑz ˈsikɪŋ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkəvər, siaɪeɪ əˈfɪʃəlz rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðət ˌkɛrɪktərɪˈzeɪʃən. "ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl klænˈdɛstɪn ˈsərvɪs, dɪˈrɛktər ˈbrɛnən həz æst ə fju ˈhaɪli rɪˈspɛktɪd ˈfɔrmər ˈsinjər ˈeɪʤənsi ˈɔfɪsərz tɪ ˌrivˈju ðə ˈkænədɪts kənˈsɪdərɪŋ fər ðə ʤɑb," sɛd siaɪeɪ ˈspoʊksmən ˈprɛstən ˈgoʊlsən. "ˈæskɪŋ ˈfɔrmər ˈsinjər ˈeɪʤənsi ˈɔfɪsərz tɪ ˌrivˈju ðə ˈkænədɪts wɪl ənˈdaʊtɪdli eɪd ðə səˈlɛkʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs baɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr ðə dɪˈrɛktər həz ðə ˈbɛnəfɪt əv ðə əˈdɪʃənəl pərˈspɛktɪvz frəm ðiz ˈhaɪli ɪkˈspɪriənst ənd rɪˈspɛktɪd ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈɔfɪsərz."
hillary clinton donald trump after a federal appeals court rejected his travel ban. (file) highlights hillary clinton's tweet simply reads '3-0' it refers to the unanimous ruling by a panel against travel ban ban aims at stopping entry of citizens from 7 countries see you in court, the security of our nation is at stake! donald j. trump (@realdonaldtrump) february 9, 2017 hillary clinton us president donald trump after a federal appeals court rejected his bid to reinstate a temporary ban on citizens from seven nations, the media reported. her tweet simply read, "3-0", a reference to the unanimous decision by the panel at the us court of appeals for the ninth circuit, san ruling came in a challenge to mr trump's order filed by the states of washington and minnesota. the us supreme court will likely determine the case's final trump's january 27 executive order barred entry for citizens from iran, iraq, libya, somalia, sudan, syria and yemen for 90 days and imposed a halt on all refugees, except refugees from syria who are barred after the ruling, mr trump clinton was not the only critic celebrating the decision, politicians, pundits and activists around the country celebrated the victory against the trump ought to see the handwriting on the wall that his executive order is unconstitutional. he should abandon this proposal, roll up his sleeves and come up with a real, bipartisan plan to keep us safe," said senate minority leader chuck house minority leader nancy pelosi, called the ruling "a victory for our constitution and our fight against the sake of our values and the security of america, democrats will continue to press for president trump's dangerous and unconstitutional ban to be withdrawn," ms pelosi jadwat, director of the american civil liberties union's (aclu) immigrants' rights project, applauded the ruling. "the government's erratic and chaotic attempts to enforce this unconstitutional ban have taken a tremendous toll on innocent individuals, our country's values, and our standing in the world," he said in a marks a victory for american freedom over presidential tyranny," said steven goldstein, the executive director of the anne frank centre for mutual district judge james robart suspended mr trump's order last ruling from the circuit, which followed a hearing on the case on tuesday, does not resolve the lawsuit, but relates instead to whether mr trump's order should be suspended while litigation proceeds. the government could ask the entire circuit court to review the decision "en banc" or appeal directly to the us supreme three judges said the states had shown that even temporary reinstatement of the ban would cause the ruling, they said they acknowledged the competing public interests of national security and free flow of travel but that the us government had not offered "any evidence" of national security concerns to justify banning the seven countries.	ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˈæftər ə ˈfɛdərəl əˈpilz kɔrt rɪˈʤɛktɪd hɪz ˈtrævəl bæn. (faɪl) ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntənz twit ˈsɪmpli ridz ɪt rɪˈfərz tɪ ðə juˈnænəməs ˈrulɪŋ baɪ ə ˈpænəl əˈgɛnst ˈtrævəl bæn bæn eɪmz æt ˈstɑpɪŋ ˈɛntri əv ˈsɪtɪzənz frəm 7 ˈkəntriz si ju ɪn kɔrt, ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti əv ɑr ˈneɪʃən ɪz æt steɪk! ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp (@realdonaldtrump) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 9 2017 ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˈæftər ə ˈfɛdərəl əˈpilz kɔrt rɪˈʤɛktɪd hɪz bɪd tɪ ˌriɪnˈsteɪt ə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri bæn ɔn ˈsɪtɪzənz frəm ˈsɛvən ˈneɪʃənz, ðə ˈmidiə ˌriˈpɔrtəd. hər twit ˈsɪmpli rɛd, ə ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ðə juˈnænəməs dɪˈsɪʒən baɪ ðə ˈpænəl æt ðə ˈjuˈɛs kɔrt əv əˈpilz fər ðə naɪnθ ˈsərkət, sæn ˈrulɪŋ keɪm ɪn ə ˈʧælənʤ tɪ ˈmɪstər trəmps ˈɔrdər faɪld baɪ ðə steɪts əv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə. ðə ˈjuˈɛs səˈprim kɔrt wɪl ˈlaɪkli dɪˈtərmən ðə ˈkeɪsɪz ˈfaɪnəl trəmps ˈʤænjuˌɛri 27 ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər bɑrd ˈɛntri fər ˈsɪtɪzənz frəm ˌɪˈrɑn, ˌɪˈrɑk, ˈlɪˌbiə, səˈmɑljə, suˈdæn, ˈsɪriə ənd ˈjɛmən fər 90 deɪz ənd ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ə hɔlt ɔn ɔl ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz, ɪkˈsɛpt ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz frəm ˈsɪriə hu ər bɑrd ˈæftər ðə ˈrulɪŋ, ˈmɪstər trəmp ˈklɪntən wɑz nɑt ðə ˈoʊnli ˈkrɪtɪk ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ ðə dɪˈsɪʒən, ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz, ˈpəndɪts ənd ˈæktɪvɪsts əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd ðə ˈvɪktəri əˈgɛnst ðə trəmp ɔt tɪ si ðə ˈhænˌdraɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə wɔl ðət hɪz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər ɪz ˌənˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl. hi ʃʊd əˈbændən ðɪs prəˈpoʊzəl, roʊl əp hɪz slivz ənd kəm əp wɪθ ə ril, baɪˈpɑrtɪzən plæn tɪ kip ˈjuˈɛs seɪf," sɛd ˈsɛnɪt məˈnɔrəti ˈlidər ʧək haʊs məˈnɔrəti ˈlidər ˈnænsi pɛˈloʊsi, kɔld ðə ˈrulɪŋ "ə ˈvɪktəri fər ɑr ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ənd ɑr faɪt əˈgɛnst ðə seɪk əv ɑr ˈvæljuz ənd ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti əv əˈmɛrɪkə, ˈdɛməˌkræts wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ prɛs fər ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmps ˈdeɪnʤərəs ənd ˌənˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl bæn tɪ bi wɪθˈdrɔn," mɪz pɛˈloʊsi jadwat, dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɪvəl ˈlɪbərˌtiz ˈjunjənz (aclu*) ˈɪməgrənts' raɪts ˈprɑʤɛkt, əˈplɔdɪd ðə ˈrulɪŋ. "ðə ˈgəvərnmənts ɪˈrætɪk ənd keɪˈɑtɪk əˈtɛmpts tɪ ɛnˈfɔrs ðɪs ˌənˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl bæn hæv ˈteɪkən ə trɪˈmɛndəs toʊl ɔn ˈɪnəsənt ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz, ɑr ˈkəntriz ˈvæljuz, ənd ɑr ˈstændɪŋ ɪn ðə wərld," hi sɛd ɪn ə mɑrks ə ˈvɪktəri fər əˈmɛrɪkən ˈfridəm ˈoʊvər ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈtɪrəni," sɛd ˈstivən ˈgoʊldˌstin, ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə æn fræŋk ˈsɛntər fər mˈjuʧuəl ˈdɪstrɪkt ʤəʤ ʤeɪmz ˈrɑˌbɑrt səˈspɛndɪd ˈmɪstər trəmps ˈɔrdər læst ˈrulɪŋ frəm ðə ˈsərkət, wɪʧ ˈfɑloʊd ə ˈhirɪŋ ɔn ðə keɪs ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, dɪz nɑt riˈzɑlv ðə ˈlɔˌsut, bət rɪˈleɪts ˌɪnˈstɛd tɪ ˈwɛðər ˈmɪstər trəmps ˈɔrdər ʃʊd bi səˈspɛndɪd waɪl ˌlɪtəˈgeɪʃən prəˈsidz. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt kʊd æsk ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈsərkət kɔrt tɪ ˌrivˈju ðə dɪˈsɪʒən "ɛn bæŋk" ər əˈpil dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs səˈprim θri ˈʤəʤɪz sɛd ðə steɪts hæd ʃoʊn ðət ˈivɪn ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˌriɪnˈsteɪtmənt əv ðə bæn wʊd kɔz ðə ˈrulɪŋ, ðeɪ sɛd ðeɪ ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðə kəmˈpitɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ˈɪntərɪsts əv ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd fri floʊ əv ˈtrævəl bət ðət ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt hæd nɑt ˈɔfərd "ˈɛni ˈɛvədəns" əv ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti kənˈsərnz tɪ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ˈbænɪŋ ðə ˈsɛvən ˈkəntriz.
by steve kim promoter bob arum, who this past weekend staged a major fight featuring manny without the help of hbo or showtime, says that he has good relationships with both networks. given that he's done the bulk of his business with hbo throughout the years, that's no surprise. but it's been a long time since he's done anything with showtime. you could say that for the past five years or so that the relationship between arum and showtime was non-existent, if not downright hostile. top rank has been persona non grata on the network since 2012. but arum says that efforts have been made to mend fences. the ceo of top rank is confident that any animosity that may have existed is a thing of the past. "i've had nice conversations with stephen espinoza (showtime's executive vice president and general manager of showtime sports and event programming) and les moonves (ceo of cbs corporation). actually i ran into [moonves] at a party, it's very, very cordial," explained the veteran promoter. "it does not mean we're going to do dates with showtime, i don't know. they didn't mention that, but the animosity that existed no longer exists. and i feel espinoza feels the same way." recently, there is a detente between arum and al haymon that could lead to more fights pitting boxers who are represented by both men. they recently finalized a match for december on hbo, where terence crawford [of top rank] will defend his junior welterweight titles against john molina [represented by haymon]. steve kim is the news editor for boxingscene.com.	baɪ stiv kɪm prəˈmoʊtər bɑb ˈɛrəm, hu ðɪs pæst ˈwiˌkɪnd steɪʤd ə ˈmeɪʤər faɪt ˈfiʧərɪŋ ˈmæni wɪˈθaʊt ðə hɛlp əv ˈeɪʧbiˈoʊ ər ˈʃoʊˌtaɪm, sɪz ðət hi həz gʊd riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps wɪθ boʊθ ˈnɛtˌwərks. ˈgɪvɪn ðət hiz dən ðə bəlk əv hɪz ˈbɪznɪs wɪθ ˈeɪʧbiˈoʊ θruaʊt ðə jɪrz, ðæts noʊ səˈpraɪz. bət ɪts bɪn ə lɔŋ taɪm sɪns hiz dən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ wɪθ ˈʃoʊˌtaɪm. ju kʊd seɪ ðət fər ðə pæst faɪv jɪrz ər soʊ ðət ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈɛrəm ənd ˈʃoʊˌtaɪm wɑz ˌnɑnəgˈzɪstənt, ɪf nɑt ˈdaʊnˌraɪt ˈhɑstəl. tɔp ræŋk həz bɪn pərˈsoʊnə nɑn ˈgrɑtə ɔn ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk sɪns 2012 bət ˈɛrəm sɪz ðət ˈɛfərts hæv bɪn meɪd tɪ mɛnd ˈfɛnsɪz. ðə ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv tɔp ræŋk ɪz ˈkɑnfədənt ðət ˈɛni ˌænəˈmɑsəti ðət meɪ hæv ɪgˈzɪstəd ɪz ə θɪŋ əv ðə pæst. "aɪv hæd nis ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz wɪθ ˈstivən eɪspiˈnoʊzə (ˈʃoʊˌtaɪmz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər əv ˈʃoʊˌtaɪm spɔrts ənd ɪˈvɛnt ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ) ənd lɛs ˈmunvɛz (ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ˈsiˌbiˌɛs ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən). ˈæˌkʧuəli aɪ ræn ˈɪntu [ˈmunvɛz] æt ə ˈpɑrti, ɪts ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri ˈkɔrʤəl," ɪkˈspleɪnd ðə ˈvɛtərən prəˈmoʊtər. "ɪt dɪz nɑt min wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ du deɪts wɪθ ˈʃoʊˌtaɪm, aɪ doʊnt noʊ. ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt ˈmɛnʃən ðət, bət ðə ˌænəˈmɑsəti ðət ɪgˈzɪstəd noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ɪgˈzɪsts. ənd aɪ fil eɪspiˈnoʊzə filz ðə seɪm weɪ." ˈrisəntli, ðɛr ɪz ə deɪˈtɑnt bɪtˈwin ˈɛrəm ənd æl ˈheɪmən ðət kʊd lɛd tɪ mɔr faɪts ˈpɪtɪŋ ˈbɑksərz hu ər ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd baɪ boʊθ mɛn. ðeɪ ˈrisəntli ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪzd ə mæʧ fər dɪˈsɛmbər ɔn ˈeɪʧbiˈoʊ, wɛr ˈtɛrəns ˈkrɔfərd [əv tɔp ræŋk] wɪl dɪˈfɛnd hɪz ˈʤunjər ˈwɛltərˌweɪt ˈtaɪtəlz əˈgɛnst ʤɑn məˈlinə [ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd baɪ ˈheɪmən]. stiv kɪm ɪz ðə nuz ˈɛdɪtər fər boxingscene.com*.
income and fertility is the association between monetary gain on one hand, and the tendency to produce offspring on the other. there is generally an inverse correlation between income and the total fertility rate within and between nations. the higher the degree of education and per capita of a human population, or social stratum, the fewer children are born in any industrialized] in a 1974 un population conference in bucharest, karan singh, a former minister of population in india, illustrated this trend by stating "development is the best] paradox [ edit ] the inverse relationship between income and fertility has been termed a paradox. thomas, in his book an essay on the principle of population, proposed that greater means (higher income) would enable the production of more offspring (a higher fertility rate). however, roughly speaking, nations ors with higher per capita are observed to have a lower fertility rate (see the chart). this is the] malthus held that in order to prevent widespread suffering, from famine for example, what he called "moral restraint" (which included abstinence) was required. the paradox suggests that reproductive restraint arises naturally as a consequence of economic progress. thomas robert was born at dorking, a place near london in the year of 1766. he was a student of the enlightenment movement, who studied at] individual level observances [ edit ] in the years after the revolutions of 1989 in russia, people who were more affected by labour market crises seemed to have a higher probability of having another child than those who were less] causes and related factors [ edit ] coale's three preconditions for decline in fertility comes from the saying ready, willing and able. societal changes may induce fertility declines, but they will do so only if three preconditions are met: ready, willing and able. a person and the population must have a reason to want to limit fertility. if people have economic and social opportunities that make it advantageous to limit fertility they will be more willing to limit it. there must be economic and psychosocial costs involved such as the cost of birth control or] it is hypothesized that the observed trend in many countries of having fewer children has come about as a response to increased life expectancy, reduced childhood mortality, improved female literacy and independence, and urbanization that all result from increased per] consistent with the demographic transition model. the increase in in eastern europe after 1990 has been correlated with childbearing postponement and a sharp decline in] in advanced countries where birth control is the norm, increased income is likewise associated with decreased fertility. theories behind this include: people earning more have a higher opportunity cost if they focus on childbirth and parenting rather than their continued career [10] women who can economically sustain themselves have less incentive to become married. [10] higher-income parents value quality over quantity and so spend their resources on fewer] religion sometimes modifies the effect; higher income is associated with slightly increased fertility among catholic couples but associated with slightly decreased fertility among protestant] generally, a developed country has a lower fertility rate while a less economically developed country has a higher fertility rate. for example, the total fertility rate for japan, a more developed country, with per capita of $32,600 in 2009, was children born per woman. but total fertility rate in ethiopia, with a per capita of $900 in 2009, was children born per] consequences [ edit ] across countries, there is a strong negative correlation between gross domestic product and fertility, and ultimately it is proven that a strong negative correlation between household income and fertility. a reduction in fertility can lead to an aging population, which can lead to a variety of problems. see for example the demographics of japan. a related concern is that high birth rates tend to place a greater burden of child rearing and education on populations already struggling with poverty. consequently, inequality lowers average education and hampers economic] also, in countries with a high burden of this kind, a reduction in fertility can hamper economic growth as well as the other way] richer countries have a lower fertility rate than poorer ones, and high income families have fewer kids than low-income] contrary findings [ edit ] a united nations report in 2002 came to the conclusion that sharp declines in fertility rates in india, nigeria, and mexico occurred despite low levels of economic] every country could differ in their respective relationship between income and fertility. some countries show that income and fertility are directly related but other countries show a directly inverse] increased unemployment is generally associated with lower] a study in france came to the result that employment instability has a strong and persistent negative effect on the final number of children for both men and women and contributes to fertility postponement for men. it also came to the result that employment instability has a negative influence on fertility among those with more egalitarian views about the division of labor but still a positive influence for women with more traditional] fertility declines have been seen during economic recessions. this phenomenon is seen as a result of pregnancy postponement, especially of first births. however, this effect can be short-term and largely compensated for during later times of economic] two recent studies in the united states show, that in some circumstances, families whose income has increased will have more] fertility [ edit ] some scholars have recently questioned the assumption that economic development and fertility are correlated in a simple negative manner. a study published in nature in 2009 found that when using the human development index instead of the as measure for economic development, fertility follows a curve: with rising economic development, fertility rates indeed do drop at first but then begin to rise again as the level of social and economic development increases while still remaining below the replacement] tfr vs showing "j curve", from un human development report 2009 in an article published in nature, myrskylä et al. pointed out that “unprecedented increases” in social and economic development in the century had been accompanied by considerable declines in population growth rates and fertility. this negative association between human fertility and development has been “one of the most solidly established and generally accepted empirical in the social] the researchers used and longitudinal analyses to examine the relationship between total fertility rate (tfr) and the human development index (hdi). the main finding of the study was that, in highly developed countries with an above, further development halts the declining fertility rates. this means that the previously negative association is reversed; the graph becomes. myrskylä et al. contend that there has occurred “a fundamental change in the negative relationship between fertility and development as the global population entered the twenty-first] some researchers doubt relationship fertility and development and thevenon,], 2009). for example, (2009) employed a regression analysis to examine the relationship between total fertility rate and human development index. however, he found no empirical evidence to support the proposition that advances in development are able to reverse declining fertility rates. more precisely, the empirical findings of’s 2009 study indicate that in countries with a low human development index, higher levels of tend to be associated with lower fertility rates. likewise, in countries with a high human development index, higher levels of are associated with lower fertility rates, although the relationship is weaker.'s findings support the "conventional wisdom" that higher development is consistently correlated with lower overall] see also [ edit ] references [ edit ]	ˈɪnˌkəm ənd fərˈtɪlɪti ɪz ðə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈmɑnəˌtɛri geɪn ɔn wən hænd, ənd ðə ˈtɛndənsi tɪ ˈproʊdus ˈɔfˌsprɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈəðər. ðɛr ɪz ˈʤɛnərəli ən ˌɪnˈvərs ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈɪnˌkəm ənd ðə ˈtoʊtəl fərˈtɪlɪti reɪt wɪˈθɪn ənd bɪtˈwin ˈneɪʃənz. ðə haɪər ðə dɪˈgri əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd pər ˈkæpɪtə əv ə ˈjumən ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, ər ˈsoʊʃəl ˈstrætəm, ðə fjuər ˈʧɪldrən ər bɔrn ɪn ˈɛni ˌɪnˈdəstriəˌlaɪzd ɪn ə 1974 ˈjuˈɛn ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ˈbukəˌrɛst, ˈkɛrən sɪŋ, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈmɪnɪstər əv ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪn ˈɪndiə, ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪd ðɪs trɛnd baɪ ˈsteɪtɪŋ "dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪz ðə bɛst ˈpɛrəˌdɑks ˈɛdət ðə ˌɪnˈvərs riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈɪnˌkəm ənd fərˈtɪlɪti həz bɪn tərmd ə ˈpɛrəˌdɑks. ˈtɑməs, ɪn hɪz bʊk ən ˈɛˌseɪ ɔn ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl əv ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, prəˈpoʊzd ðət ˈgreɪtər minz (haɪər ˈɪnˌkəm) wʊd ɪˈneɪbəl ðə pərˈdəkʃən əv mɔr ˈɔfˌsprɪŋ (ə haɪər fərˈtɪlɪti reɪt). ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈrəfli ˈspikɪŋ, ˈneɪʃənz ər wɪθ haɪər pər ˈkæpɪtə ər əbˈzərvd tɪ hæv ə loʊər fərˈtɪlɪti reɪt (si ðə ʧɑrt). ðɪs ɪz ðə hɛld ðət ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˈsəfərɪŋ, frəm ˈfæmən fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, wət hi kɔld "ˈmɔrəl rɪˈstreɪnt" (wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈæbstənəns) wɑz rikˈwaɪərd. ðə ˈpɛrəˌdɑks səˈʤɛsts ðət ˌriprəˈdəktɪv rɪˈstreɪnt ərˈaɪzɪz ˈnæʧərəli ɛz ə ˈkɑnsəkwəns əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈprɑˌgrɛs. ˈtɑməs ˈrɑbərt wɑz bɔrn æt dorking, ə pleɪs nɪr ˈləndən ɪn ðə jɪr əv 1766 hi wɑz ə ˈstudənt əv ðə ˌɛnˈlaɪtənmənt ˈmuvmənt, hu ˈstədid æt ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈlɛvəl əbˈzərvənsɪz ˈɛdət ɪn ðə jɪrz ˈæftər ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃənz əv 1989 ɪn ˈrəʃə, ˈpipəl hu wər mɔr əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ˈleɪbər ˈmɑrkɪt ˈkraɪsiz simd tɪ hæv ə haɪər ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti əv ˈhævɪŋ əˈnəðər ʧaɪld ðən ðoʊz hu wər lɛs ˈkɔzɪz ənd rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈfæktərz ˈɛdət θri ˌprikənˈdɪʃənz fər dɪˈklaɪn ɪn fərˈtɪlɪti kəmz frəm ðə seɪɪŋ ˈrɛdi, ˈwɪlɪŋ ənd ˈeɪbəl. səˈsaɪɪtəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz meɪ ˌɪnˈdus fərˈtɪlɪti dɪˈklaɪnz, bət ðeɪ wɪl du soʊ ˈoʊnli ɪf θri ˌprikənˈdɪʃənz ər mɛt: ˈrɛdi, ˈwɪlɪŋ ənd ˈeɪbəl. ə ˈpərsən ənd ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən məst hæv ə ˈrizən tɪ wɔnt tɪ ˈlɪmət fərˈtɪlɪti. ɪf ˈpipəl hæv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ðət meɪk ɪt ˌædvənˈteɪʤəs tɪ ˈlɪmət fərˈtɪlɪti ðeɪ wɪl bi mɔr ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ˈlɪmət ɪt. ðɛr məst bi ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd ˈsaɪkoʊˌsoʊʃəl kɔsts ˌɪnˈvɑlvd səʧ ɛz ðə kɔst əv bərθ kənˈtroʊl ər ɪt ɪz haɪˈpɑθəˌsaɪzd ðət ðə əbˈzərvd trɛnd ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkəntriz əv ˈhævɪŋ fjuər ˈʧɪldrən həz kəm əˈbaʊt ɛz ə rɪˈspɑns tɪ ˌɪnˈkrist laɪf ɪkˈspɛktənsi, rɪˈdust ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd mɔrˈtæləti, ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈlɪtərəsi ənd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns, ənd ˌərbənɪˈzeɪʃən ðət ɔl rɪˈzəlt frəm ˌɪnˈkrist pər kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ðə ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk trænˈzɪʃən ˈmɑdəl. ðə ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ɪn ˈistərn ˈjʊrəp ˈæftər 1990 həz bɪn ˈkɔrəˌleɪtəd wɪθ ˈʧaɪldˌbɛrɪŋ poʊstˈpoʊnmənt ənd ə ʃɑrp dɪˈklaɪn ɪn ɪn ədˈvænst ˈkəntriz wɛr bərθ kənˈtroʊl ɪz ðə nɔrm, ˌɪnˈkrist ˈɪnˌkəm ɪz ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈdiˌkrist fərˈtɪlɪti. ˈθɪriz bɪˈhaɪnd ðɪs ˌɪnˈklud: ˈpipəl ˈərnɪŋ mɔr hæv ə haɪər ˌɑpərˈtunəti kɔst ɪf ðeɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈʧaɪldˌbərθ ənd ˈpɛrəntɪŋ ˈrəðər ðən ðɛr kənˈtɪnjud kərɪr 10 ˈwɪmən hu kən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkli səˈsteɪn ðɛmˈsɛlvz hæv lɛs ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈmɛrid. 10 ˈpɛrənts ˈvælju kˈwɑləti ˈoʊvər kˈwɑntəti ənd soʊ spɛnd ðɛr ˈrisɔrsɪz ɔn fjuər rɪˈlɪʤən ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈmɑdəˌfaɪz ðə ˈifɛkt; haɪər ˈɪnˌkəm ɪz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ sˈlaɪtli ˌɪnˈkrist fərˈtɪlɪti əˈməŋ ˈkæθlɪk ˈkəpəlz bət əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ sˈlaɪtli ˈdiˌkrist fərˈtɪlɪti əˈməŋ ˈprɑtəstənt ˈʤɛnərəli, ə dɪˈvɛləpt ˈkəntri həz ə loʊər fərˈtɪlɪti reɪt waɪl ə lɛs ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkli dɪˈvɛləpt ˈkəntri həz ə haɪər fərˈtɪlɪti reɪt. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə ˈtoʊtəl fərˈtɪlɪti reɪt fər ʤəˈpæn, ə mɔr dɪˈvɛləpt ˈkəntri, wɪθ pər ˈkæpɪtə əv ɪn 2009 wɑz ˈʧɪldrən bɔrn pər ˈwʊmən. bət ˈtoʊtəl fərˈtɪlɪti reɪt ɪn ˌiθiˈoʊpiə, wɪθ ə pər ˈkæpɪtə əv 900 ɪn 2009 wɑz ˈʧɪldrən bɔrn pər ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz ˈɛdət əˈkrɔs ˈkəntriz, ðɛr ɪz ə strɔŋ ˈnɛgətɪv ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən bɪtˈwin groʊs dəˈmɛstɪk ˈprɑdəkt ənd fərˈtɪlɪti, ənd ˈəltəmətli ɪt ɪz ˈpruvən ðət ə strɔŋ ˈnɛgətɪv ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ˈɪnˌkəm ənd fərˈtɪlɪti. ə rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn fərˈtɪlɪti kən lɛd tɪ ən ˈeɪʤɪŋ ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, wɪʧ kən lɛd tɪ ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈprɑbləmz. si fər ɪgˈzæmpəl ðə ˌdɛməˈgræfɪks əv ʤəˈpæn. ə rɪˈleɪtɪd kənˈsərn ɪz ðət haɪ bərθ reɪts tɛnd tɪ pleɪs ə ˈgreɪtər ˈbərdən əv ʧaɪld ˈrɪrɪŋ ənd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɔn ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz ɔˈrɛdi ˈstrəgəlɪŋ wɪθ ˈpɑvərti. ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛntli, ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti loʊərz ˈævərɪʤ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˈhæmpərz ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈɔlsoʊ, ɪn ˈkəntriz wɪθ ə haɪ ˈbərdən əv ðɪs kaɪnd, ə rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn fərˈtɪlɪti kən ˈhæmpər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈəðər weɪ ˈrɪʧər ˈkəntriz hæv ə loʊər fərˈtɪlɪti reɪt ðən ˈpurər wənz, ənd haɪ ˈɪnˌkəm ˈfæməliz hæv fjuər kɪdz ðən ˌloʊˈɪnkəm ˈkɑntrɛri ˈfaɪndɪŋz ˈɛdət ə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz rɪˈpɔrt ɪn 2002 keɪm tɪ ðə kənˈkluʒən ðət ʃɑrp dɪˈklaɪnz ɪn fərˈtɪlɪti reɪts ɪn ˈɪndiə, naɪˈʤɪriə, ənd ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ əˈkərd dɪˈspaɪt loʊ ˈlɛvəlz əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈɛvəri ˈkəntri kʊd ˈdɪfər ɪn ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪv riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈɪnˌkəm ənd fərˈtɪlɪti. səm ˈkəntriz ʃoʊ ðət ˈɪnˌkəm ənd fərˈtɪlɪti ər dɪˈrɛkli rɪˈleɪtɪd bət ˈəðər ˈkəntriz ʃoʊ ə dɪˈrɛkli ˌɪnˈvərs ˌɪnˈkrist ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt ɪz ˈʤɛnərəli əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ loʊər ə ˈstədi ɪn fræns keɪm tɪ ðə rɪˈzəlt ðət ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti həz ə strɔŋ ənd pərˈsɪstənt ˈnɛgətɪv ˈifɛkt ɔn ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈnəmbər əv ˈʧɪldrən fər boʊθ mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən ənd kənˈtrɪbjuts tɪ fərˈtɪlɪti poʊstˈpoʊnmənt fər mɛn. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ keɪm tɪ ðə rɪˈzəlt ðət ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti həz ə ˈnɛgətɪv ˈɪnfluəns ɔn fərˈtɪlɪti əˈməŋ ðoʊz wɪθ mɔr ɪˌgæləˈtɛriən vjuz əˈbaʊt ðə dɪˈvɪʒən əv ˈleɪbər bət stɪl ə ˈpɑzətɪv ˈɪnfluəns fər ˈwɪmən wɪθ mɔr trəˈdɪʃənəl fərˈtɪlɪti dɪˈklaɪnz hæv bɪn sin ˈdʊrɪŋ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk rɪˈsɛʃənz. ðɪs fəˈnɑməˌnɑn ɪz sin ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ˈprɛgnənsi poʊstˈpoʊnmənt, əˈspɛʃəli əv fərst bərθs. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɪs ˈifɛkt kən bi ˌʃɔrtˈtərm ənd ˈlɑrʤli ˈkɑmpənˌseɪtəd fər ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈleɪtər taɪmz əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk tu ˈrisənt ˈstədiz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ʃoʊ, ðət ɪn səm ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz, ˈfæməliz huz ˈɪnˌkəm həz ˌɪnˈkrist wɪl hæv mɔr fərˈtɪlɪti ˈɛdət səm ˈskɑlərz hæv ˈrisəntli kˈwɛsʧənd ðə əˈsəmpʃən ðət ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd fərˈtɪlɪti ər ˈkɔrəˌleɪtəd ɪn ə ˈsɪmpəl ˈnɛgətɪv ˈmænər. ə ˈstədi ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ˈneɪʧər ɪn 2009 faʊnd ðət wɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈjumən dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈɪndɛks ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə ɛz ˈmɛʒər fər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt, fərˈtɪlɪti ˈfɑloʊz ə kərv: wɪθ ˈraɪzɪŋ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt, fərˈtɪlɪti reɪts ˌɪnˈdid du drɔp æt fərst bət ðɛn bɪˈgɪn tɪ raɪz əˈgɛn ɛz ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ˈsoʊʃəl ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˌɪnˈkrisɪz waɪl stɪl rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ bɪˈloʊ ðə rɪˈpleɪsmənt ˈvərsəz ʃoʊɪŋ "ʤeɪ kərv", frəm ˈjuˈɛn ˈjumən dɪˈvɛləpmənt rɪˈpɔrt 2009 ɪn ən ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ˈneɪʧər, myrskylää ɛt æl. ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət increases”” ɪn ˈsoʊʃəl ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪn ðə ˈsɛnʧəri hæd bɪn əˈkəmpənid baɪ kənˈsɪdərəbəl dɪˈklaɪnz ɪn ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən groʊθ reɪts ənd fərˈtɪlɪti. ðɪs ˈnɛgətɪv əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈjumən fərˈtɪlɪti ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt həz bɪn əv ðə moʊst ˈsɑlədli ɪˈstæblɪʃt ənd ˈʤɛnərəli ækˈsɛptɪd ˌɛmˈpɪrɪkəl ɪn ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ðə ˈrisərʧərz juzd ənd ˌlɑnʤəˈtudənəl æˈnælɪˌsiz tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈtoʊtəl fərˈtɪlɪti reɪt (tfr) ənd ðə ˈjumən dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈɪndɛks (hdi). ðə meɪn ˈfaɪndɪŋ əv ðə ˈstədi wɑz ðət, ɪn ˈhaɪli dɪˈvɛləpt ˈkəntriz wɪθ ən əˈbəv ˈfərðər dɪˈvɛləpmənt hɔlts ðə dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ fərˈtɪlɪti reɪts. ðɪs minz ðət ðə ˈpriviəsli ˈnɛgətɪv əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ɪz rɪˈvərst; ðə græf bɪˈkəmz. myrskylää ɛt æl. kənˈtɛnd ðət ðɛr həz əˈkərd ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə ˈnɛgətɪv riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin fərˈtɪlɪti ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɛz ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˈɛnərd ðə tˈwɛntiˌfərst səm ˈrisərʧərz daʊt riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp fərˈtɪlɪti ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd thevenon*,, 2009 fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, 2009 ɪmˈplɔɪd ə rəˈgrɛʃən æˈnælɪsɪs tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈtoʊtəl fərˈtɪlɪti reɪt ənd ˈjumən dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈɪndɛks. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hi faʊnd noʊ ˌɛmˈpɪrɪkəl ˈɛvədəns tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃən ðət ədˈvænsɪz ɪn dɪˈvɛləpmənt ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɪˈvərs dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ fərˈtɪlɪti reɪts. mɔr prɪˈsaɪsli, ðə ˌɛmˈpɪrɪkəl ˈfaɪndɪŋz əv 2009 ˈstədi ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðət ɪn ˈkəntriz wɪθ ə loʊ ˈjumən dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈɪndɛks, haɪər ˈlɛvəlz əv tɛnd tɪ bi əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ loʊər fərˈtɪlɪti reɪts. ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz, ɪn ˈkəntriz wɪθ ə haɪ ˈjumən dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈɪndɛks, haɪər ˈlɛvəlz əv ər əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ loʊər fərˈtɪlɪti reɪts, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ɪz ˈwikər. ˈfaɪndɪŋz səˈpɔrt ðə "kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈwɪzdəm" ðət haɪər dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪz kənˈsɪstəntli ˈkɔrəˌleɪtəd wɪθ loʊər ˈoʊvərˌɔl si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət
the july issue of manga time carat magazine will announce on monday that the high school edition of manga will end in the next issue in june. since april of 2011, the high school edition has been following azusa, ui, jun, and the other characters who are still in high school after the other characters graduated. the college edition will end in the july issue of the main manga time magazine on june 9. kakifly's original comedy manga follows a group of high school girls who form an rock band. the manga had ended its first run in september 2010. yen press began publishing the manga in north america in november 2010. k-on!!, the second television series based on the manga, ran in japan in 2010, and the! film premiered last december. bandai entertainment released the's first season in north america in 2011 before it stopped releasing new titles this past february. sentai licensed the sequel and the accompanying ova. the company will begin releasing the series on dvd and disc in north america on june 19. the! film will ship on disc and dvd in japan on july 18. [via 0takomu]	ðə ˌʤuˈlaɪ ˈɪʃu əv ˈmæŋgə taɪm ˈkɛrət ˈmægəˌzin wɪl əˈnaʊns ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ðət ðə haɪ skul ɪˈdɪʃən əv ˈmæŋgə wɪl ɛnd ɪn ðə nɛkst ˈɪʃu ɪn ʤun. sɪns ˈeɪprəl əv 2011 ðə haɪ skul ɪˈdɪʃən həz bɪn ˈfɑloʊɪŋ azusa, ui, ʤən, ənd ðə ˈəðər ˈkɛrɪktərz hu ər stɪl ɪn haɪ skul ˈæftər ðə ˈəðər ˈkɛrɪktərz ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪd. ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ ɪˈdɪʃən wɪl ɛnd ɪn ðə ˌʤuˈlaɪ ˈɪʃu əv ðə meɪn ˈmæŋgə taɪm ˈmægəˌzin ɔn ʤun 9 ərˈɪʤənəl ˈkɑmədi ˈmæŋgə ˈfɑloʊz ə grup əv haɪ skul gərlz hu fɔrm ən rɑk bænd. ðə ˈmæŋgə hæd ˈɛndɪd ɪts fərst rən ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2010 jɛn prɛs bɪˈgæn ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ðə ˈmæŋgə ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2010!!, ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsɪriz beɪst ɔn ðə ˈmæŋgə, ræn ɪn ʤəˈpæn ɪn 2010 ənd ðə! fɪlm prɛˈmɪrd læst dɪˈsɛmbər. ˌbænˈdaɪ ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt riˈlist ðə fərst ˈsizən ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə ɪn 2011 ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt stɑpt riˈlisɪŋ nu ˈtaɪtəlz ðɪs pæst ˈfɛbruˌɛri. ˈlaɪsənst ðə ˈsikwəl ənd ðə əˈkəmpəniɪŋ ˈoʊvə. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɪl bɪˈgɪn riˈlisɪŋ ðə ˈsɪriz ɔn ˌdiˌviˈdi ənd dɪsk ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə ɔn ʤun 19 ðə! fɪlm wɪl ʃɪp ɔn dɪsk ənd ˌdiˌviˈdi ɪn ʤəˈpæn ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 18 [ˈviə 0takomu*]
indianapolis the broncos combusted. then they were busted. the roof at lucas oil stadium fall on the broncos. they fell on their own volition, and they raise high the roofbeams. in an case, the retractable ceiling was not closed for the sunday game, despite temperatures that dipped into the by the second half. indianapolis colts owner jim, who makes the final decision on the roof, obviously was playing gamesmanship with his former quarterback. apparently believed the chill could affect peyton manning negatively. the broncos were cold enough on offense and defense without provocation. they fell behind. and, even though the broncos tied the colts at 17 and 24, they would fail to tie again, or win first on a manning interception with remaining and, finally, in an effort(less) attempt to get another chance. shoddy defense interspersed four penalties two on allowing indy to keep possession for the final six minutes and 16 plays. and andrew luck, the successor, beat the predecessor for the third time in four matches with a kneel at the broncos’ line. manning in, likely, his last game ever “back home in indiana” shrugged afterward. “we obviously play well enough,” he said and walked from the locker room with head bowed. he stopped en route to the bus for a meet-and- greet with a u.s. marine corps color guard. but his wish to set the nfl passing record fell short by 3 yards, and the nfl victory total remains shy by one. those marks will have to wait until sunday at home against kansas city. but the undefeated streak falls, and the broncos fall behind new england and cincinnati in the game of thrones. when i asked broncos coach gary kubiak if the broncos lost their cool as they lost the game, he suggested the broncos made a gallant gallop to come back but mistakes caused them to come undone. and as he does, kubiak put the blame on himself. “did we lose our cool?’ i thought we kept our composure in the second half . did we do some not very smart things at the end? i agree with that. we just able to close the deal after battling our way back.” three pro bowlers in the broncos’ secondary accepted the responsibility. “we played awful,” cornerback chris harris said. “we put ourselves in a hole, and we dig out,” safety t.j. ward said. “we play well defensively, and we gave them too much. it was our fault,” cornerback said. harris left the game at one point because of nfl concussion protocol, but returned. he wanted to cover colts’ receiver t.y. hilton, but hilton, questionable with a leg injury, caught like ritz, and luck threw like carlton. ward, who had to sit briefly with a leg issue, drew a critical defensive holding flag on the colts’ final possession. and was found guilty of unnecessary roughness during a dead ball when the colts were in position to get a field goal with to go. the personal foul, poking tight end dwayne allen in the face, gave indianapolis a first down. talib was removed by the coaching staff to the sideline, then went back on the field after a timeout and drew another unsportsmanlike penalty and was ejected. in the meantime, linebacker danny trevathan, who was credited with 19 tackles (seven solo), was called for defensive holding on a field goal attempt, and the colts got a first down and the victory. kubiak would not single out anyone on either side of the ball for the loss manning for the interception, the defense for not stopping the colts or committing foolish penalties. however, as impressive as the team triumph over green bay was a week ago, this defeat was just as unimpressive. if the colts pulled off a stupid human trick and to omar bolden on the last play of the first half, they could have won in a walk. instead, after touchdown sprint, the score was. the colts good. and the packers feel so fine, either, after a loss at carolina. “we’re all right,” ward said. “we’ll get back to work on monday, and start another streak.” but, on sunday, the broncos were not all right, and they flamed out. woody paige: or	ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs ðə ˈbrɑŋkoʊz combusted. ðɛn ðeɪ wər ˈbəstɪd. ðə rʊf æt ˈlukəs ɔɪl ˈsteɪdiəm fɔl ɔn ðə ˈbrɑŋkoʊz. ðeɪ fɛl ɔn ðɛr oʊn voʊˈlɪʃən, ənd ðeɪ reɪz haɪ ðə roofbeams. ɪn ən keɪs, ðə riˈtræktəbəl ˈsilɪŋ wɑz nɑt kloʊzd fər ðə ˈsənˌdi geɪm, dɪˈspaɪt ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ðət dɪpt ˈɪntu ðə baɪ ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf. ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs koʊlts ˈoʊnər ʤɪm, hu meɪks ðə ˈfaɪnəl dɪˈsɪʒən ɔn ðə rʊf, ˈɑbviəsli wɑz pleɪɪŋ ˈgeɪmzmənˌʃɪp wɪθ hɪz ˈfɔrmər kˈwɔrtərˌbæk. əˈpɛrəntli bɪˈlivd ðə ʧɪl kʊd əˈfɛkt ˈpeɪtən ˈmænɪŋ ˈnɛgətɪvli. ðə ˈbrɑŋkoʊz wər koʊld ɪˈnəf ɔn əˈfɛns ənd dɪˈfɛns wɪˈθaʊt ˌprɑvəˈkeɪʃən. ðeɪ fɛl bɪˈhaɪnd ənd, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə ˈbrɑŋkoʊz taɪd ðə koʊlts æt 17 ənd 24 ðeɪ wʊd feɪl tɪ taɪ əˈgɛn, ər wɪn fərst ɔn ə ˈmænɪŋ ˌɪnərˈsɛpʃən wɪθ rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ənd, ˈfaɪnəli, ɪn ən effort(less) əˈtɛmpt tɪ gɪt əˈnəðər ʧæns. ˈʃɑdi dɪˈfɛns ˌɪntərˈspərst fɔr ˈpɛnəltiz tu ɔn əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈɪndi tɪ kip pəˈzɛʃən fər ðə ˈfaɪnəl sɪks ˈmɪnəts ənd 16 pleɪz. ənd ˈændru lək, ðə səkˈsɛsər, bit ðə ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər fər ðə θərd taɪm ɪn fɔr ˈmæʧɪz wɪθ ə nil æt ðə broncos’’ laɪn. ˈmænɪŋ ɪn, ˈlaɪkli, hɪz læst geɪm ˈɛvər hoʊm ɪn indiana”” ʃrəgd ˈæftərwərd. ˈɑbviəsli pleɪ wɛl enough,”,” hi sɛd ənd wɔkt frəm ðə ˈlɑkər rum wɪθ hɛd boʊd. hi stɑpt ɛn rut tɪ ðə bəs fər ə meet-and- grit wɪθ ə juz. mərˈin kɔrz ˈkələr gɑrd. bət hɪz wɪʃ tɪ sɛt ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈpæsɪŋ ˈrɛkərd fɛl ʃɔrt baɪ 3 jɑrdz, ənd ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈvɪktəri ˈtoʊtəl rɪˈmeɪnz ʃaɪ baɪ wən. ðoʊz mɑrks wɪl hæv tɪ weɪt ənˈtɪl ˈsənˌdi æt hoʊm əˈgɛnst ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti. bət ðə ˌəndɪˈfitɪd strik fɔlz, ənd ðə ˈbrɑŋkoʊz fɔl bɪˈhaɪnd nu ˈɪŋglənd ənd ˌsɪnsəˈnæti ɪn ðə geɪm əv thrones. wɪn aɪ æst ˈbrɑŋkoʊz koʊʧ ˈgɛri ˈkubiæk ɪf ðə ˈbrɑŋkoʊz lɔst ðɛr kul ɛz ðeɪ lɔst ðə geɪm, hi səˈʤɛstɪd ðə ˈbrɑŋkoʊz meɪd ə ˈgælənt ˈgæləp tɪ kəm bæk bət mɪˈsteɪks kɔzd ðɛm tɪ kəm ənˈdən. ənd ɛz hi dɪz, ˈkubiæk pʊt ðə bleɪm ɔn hɪmˈsɛlf. wi luz ɑr cool?’?’ aɪ θɔt wi kɛpt ɑr kəmˈpoʊʒər ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf dɪd wi du səm nɑt ˈvɛri smɑrt θɪŋz æt ðə ɛnd? aɪ əˈgri wɪθ ðət. wi ʤɪst ˈeɪbəl tɪ kloʊz ðə dil ˈæftər ˈbætəlɪŋ ɑr weɪ back.”.” θri proʊ ˈboʊlərz ɪn ðə broncos’’ ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ækˈsɛptɪd ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti. pleɪd awful,”,” ˈkɔrnərˌbæk krɪs ˈhɛrɪs sɛd. pʊt ɑrˈsɛlvz ɪn ə hoʊl, ənd wi dɪg out,”,” ˈseɪfti t.j. wɔrd sɛd. pleɪ wɛl dɪˈfɛnsɪvli, ənd wi geɪv ðɛm tu məʧ. ɪt wɑz ɑr fault,”,” ˈkɔrnərˌbæk sɛd. ˈhɛrɪs lɛft ðə geɪm æt wən pɔɪnt bɪˈkəz əv ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl kənˈkəʃən ˈproʊtəˌkɔl, bət rɪˈtərnd. hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˈkəvər colts’’ rɪˈsivər t.y. ˈhɪltən, bət ˈhɪltən, kˈwɛsʧənəbəl wɪθ ə lɛg ˈɪnʤəri, kɔt laɪk rɪts, ənd lək θru laɪk ˈkɑrltən. wɔrd, hu hæd tɪ sɪt ˈbrifli wɪθ ə lɛg ˈɪʃu, dru ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈhoʊldɪŋ flæg ɔn ðə colts’’ ˈfaɪnəl pəˈzɛʃən. ənd wɑz faʊnd ˈgɪlti əv ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈrəfnəs ˈdʊrɪŋ ə dɛd bɔl wɪn ðə koʊlts wər ɪn pəˈzɪʃən tɪ gɪt ə fild goʊl wɪθ tɪ goʊ. ðə ˈpərsɪnəl faʊl, ˈpoʊkɪŋ taɪt ɛnd dweɪn ˈælən ɪn ðə feɪs, geɪv ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs ə fərst daʊn. wɑz riˈmuvd baɪ ðə ˈkoʊʧɪŋ stæf tɪ ðə ˈsaɪˌdlaɪn, ðɛn wɛnt bæk ɔn ðə fild ˈæftər ə ˈtaɪˌmaʊt ənd dru əˈnəðər ənˈspɔrtsmənˌlaɪk ˈpɛnəlti ənd wɑz ɪˈʤɛktɪd. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, ˈlaɪnˌbækər ˈdæni ˈtrɛvəθən, hu wɑz ˈkrɛdɪtɪd wɪθ 19 ˈtækəlz (ˈsɛvən ˈsoʊˌloʊ), wɑz kɔld fər dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɔn ə fild goʊl əˈtɛmpt, ənd ðə koʊlts gɑt ə fərst daʊn ənd ðə ˈvɪktəri. ˈkubiæk wʊd nɑt ˈsɪŋgəl aʊt ˈɛniˌwən ɔn ˈiðər saɪd əv ðə bɔl fər ðə lɔs ˈmænɪŋ fər ðə ˌɪnərˈsɛpʃən, ðə dɪˈfɛns fər nɑt ˈstɑpɪŋ ðə koʊlts ər kəˈmɪtɪŋ ˈfulɪʃ ˈpɛnəltiz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɛz ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ɛz ðə tim traɪəmf ˈoʊvər grin beɪ wɑz ə wik əˈgoʊ, ðɪs dɪˈfit wɑz ʤɪst ɛz ˌənɪmˈprɛsɪv. ɪf ðə koʊlts pʊld ɔf ə ˈstupɪd ˈjumən trɪk ənd tɪ ˈoʊmɑr ˈboʊldən ɔn ðə læst pleɪ əv ðə fərst hæf, ðeɪ kʊd hæv wən ɪn ə wɔk. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ˈæftər ˈtəʧˌdaʊn sprɪnt, ðə skɔr wɑz ðə koʊlts gʊd. ənd ðə ˈpækərz fil soʊ faɪn, ˈiðər, ˈæftər ə lɔs æt ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə. ɔl right,”,” wɔrd sɛd. gɪt bæk tɪ wərk ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ənd stɑrt əˈnəðər streak.”.” bət, ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ðə ˈbrɑŋkoʊz wər nɑt ɔl raɪt, ənd ðeɪ fleɪmd aʊt. ˈwʊdi peɪʤ: ər
in 2004 the swedish inheritance tax and gift tax was abolished by a unanimous vote in the riksdag. in a new book ”ten years without the swedish inheritance tax. mourned by no one missed by few”, by amanda and myself, we tell the history of the inheritance tax, its abolition and what consequences it had on swedish business owners and tax revenues. the swedish inheritance tax has existed in various permutations since the century. the tax was assessed against property acquired through inheritance, bequest and, in some cases, life insurance. the tax was calculated on the value of the share of the estate, was progressive and varied depending upon the tax class to which the heir belonged. the inheritance tax rate reached a record high in 1983, with a top rate of 70 percent applicable to spouses and children. the commenced a few years later. in 2004, the year when it was repealed, the tax rate was 30 percent. the gift tax was calculated likewise. inheritance and gift taxes were never a substantial source of income for the swedish state. revenue from inheritance and gift taxes reached its zenith in the at about percent of. when the inheritance tax was repealed, the income equaled about percent of. the main reasons have instead been based on notions of fairness and wealth redistribution, and to complement and other tax legislation, such as the wealth tax. the classic example of the destructive impact of inheritance tax was the surviving spouse who could no longer afford to live in the heavily taxed family home because all assets were tied up in the property. likewise, many families were forced to sell family homes and holiday cottages. such cases were far from unusual and even relatively low sums of tax due could cause tremendous personal harm. this may partly be because swedes are, by international comparison, considered as having little readily available capital. the household savings rate is also low, perhaps due to high trust in collective welfare systems and the social safety net. the major problem with inheritance tax arose in family businesses in connection with intergenerational succession. these problems had much more profound consequences upon society in general and the swedish economy. the basis for taxation, even with the relief rules introduced on several occasions specifically to lighten the burden on small and family businesses, often consisted of tied assets. business owners were compelled to withdraw liquid assets from the business. the income, taxed as dividends, was then used to pay inheritance tax. even if the company had prepared for the distribution of the estate, tax planning takes time, energy and sometimes money away from the core operations of the business. it was not unusual that inheritance tax drained companies of so much capital that their future development was endangered. families like the changed their core business into a foundation to secure its future. others simply left the country, taking their fortunes and businesses with them. tetra pak founder ruben rausing, ikea founder ingvar and industrialist lundberg all chose to emigrate, mainly due to swedish tax policy. in 2002, the social democratic government appointed a parliamentary inquiry to review and evaluate taxes on ownership. there seems to have been growing understanding among social democrats of the problems related to these taxes. there was also rising concern about how swedish taxes on capital worked in a world. the parliamentary inquiry suggested in june 2004 substantial reductions of the inheritance and gift tax. but this was certainly not enough. protests from entrepreneurs were huge and the response to the proposal was very critical. in september 2004 the social democrats, the green party and the left party presented the news about the budget bill for 2005. they had all agreed to repeal the inheritance and gift tax altogether. the government wrote, “for reasons including improving conditions for running a business, the inheritance and gift tax is repealed, which will facilitate generational succession.” the ongoing attempts to craft exemptions and provide relief to small enterprises and businesses had proven inadequate. politicians finally realised that it was not possible to exempt, in any simple or predictable way, certain companies from the destructive effects of the inheritance tax without simultaneously undermining the foundations of the tax as a whole. i think german politicians, after verdict, now face the same challenge. the abolition of inheritance and gift tax marked the start of a broader debate on ownership issues in sweden, a debate that eventually led to the abolition of wealth tax in 2007 and a more reasonable taxation of corporations. these reforms were made by both a social democratic government led by persson, and followed up upon by government. the repeal of these destructive taxes has given sweden a smarter tax system and has brought entrepreneurs and investment capital back to the country. a smarter tax system generates higher economic growth and thus higher tax revenues. the tax ratio declined from 51% of in 2000 to 44% in 2014, even as tax income increased by 260bn, adjusted for inflation. this is the result of several measures including the repeal of gift, inheritance and net wealth taxes and the institution of the tax credit, which has meant that more people have jobs to go to. today ingvar and other entrepreneurs have moved back to sweden and swedish family business owners do not need to worry any more about inheritance tax planning. the political support for these reforms is strong, only the left party has changed its policy since 2004. sweden still has the highest marginal tax rate in the world and taxes savings at nearly double the rate in effect elsewhere. we still desperately need lower taxes. but foreign readers of our new book might find some interesting facts and experiences from the swedish inheritance tax reform in 2004. anders is a partner at strategy advisors, which advises major swedish industry and business organisations. in 2004, he worked as a campaign manager at the confederation of swedish enterprise against the inheritance tax.	ɪn 2004 ðə sˈwidɪʃ ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns tæks ənd gɪft tæks wɑz əˈbɑlɪʃt baɪ ə juˈnænəməs voʊt ɪn ðə ˈrɪksdæg. ɪn ə nu bʊk jɪrz wɪˈθaʊt ðə sˈwidɪʃ ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns tæks. mɔrnd baɪ noʊ wən mɪst baɪ few””, baɪ əˈmændə ənd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, wi tɛl ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns tæks, ɪts ˌæbəˈlɪʃən ənd wət ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz ɪt hæd ɔn sˈwidɪʃ ˈbɪznɪs ˈoʊnərz ənd tæks ˈrɛvəˌnuz. ðə sˈwidɪʃ ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns tæks həz ɪgˈzɪstəd ɪn ˈvɛriəs ˌpərmjuˈteɪʃənz sɪns ðə ˈsɛnʧəri. ðə tæks wɑz əˈsɛst əˈgɛnst ˈprɑpərti əkˈwaɪərd θru ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns, bɪkˈwɛst ənd, ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz, laɪf ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns. ðə tæks wɑz ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd ɔn ðə ˈvælju əv ðə ʃɛr əv ðə ɛˈsteɪt, wɑz prəˈgrɛsɪv ənd ˈvɛrid dɪˈpɛndɪŋ əˈpɑn ðə tæks klæs tɪ wɪʧ ðə ɛr bɪˈlɔŋd. ðə ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns tæks reɪt riʧt ə ˈrɛkərd haɪ ɪn 1983 wɪθ ə tɔp reɪt əv 70 pərˈsɛnt ˈæpləkəbəl tɪ ˈspaʊsɪz ənd ˈʧɪldrən. ðə kəˈmɛnst ə fju jɪrz ˈleɪtər. ɪn 2004 ðə jɪr wɪn ɪt wɑz rɪˈpild, ðə tæks reɪt wɑz 30 pərˈsɛnt. ðə gɪft tæks wɑz ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz. ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns ənd gɪft ˈtæksɪz wər ˈnɛvər ə səbˈstænʃəl sɔrs əv ˈɪnˌkəm fər ðə sˈwidɪʃ steɪt. ˈrɛvəˌnu frəm ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns ənd gɪft ˈtæksɪz riʧt ɪts ˈzinɪθ ɪn ðə æt əˈbaʊt pərˈsɛnt əv. wɪn ðə ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns tæks wɑz rɪˈpild, ðə ˈɪnˌkəm ˈikwəld əˈbaʊt pərˈsɛnt əv. ðə meɪn ˈrizənz hæv ˌɪnˈstɛd bɪn beɪst ɔn ˈnoʊʃənz əv ˈfɛrnəs ənd wɛlθ ˌridɪstrəˈbjuʃən, ənd tɪ ˈkɑmpləmənt ənd ˈəðər tæks ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən, səʧ ɛz ðə wɛlθ tæks. ðə ˈklæsɪk ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðə dɪˈstrəktɪv ˌɪmˈpækt əv ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns tæks wɑz ðə sərˈvaɪvɪŋ spaʊs hu kʊd noʊ ˈlɔŋgər əˈfɔrd tɪ lɪv ɪn ðə ˈhɛvəli tækst ˈfæməli hoʊm bɪˈkəz ɔl ˈæˌsɛts wər taɪd əp ɪn ðə ˈprɑpərti. ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz, ˈmɛni ˈfæməliz wər fɔrst tɪ sɛl ˈfæməli hoʊmz ənd ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈkɑtɪʤɪz. səʧ ˈkeɪsɪz wər fɑr frəm ənˈjuˌʒuəl ənd ˈivɪn ˈrɛlətɪvli loʊ səmz əv tæks du kʊd kɔz trɪˈmɛndəs ˈpərsɪnəl hɑrm. ðɪs meɪ ˈpɑrtli bi bɪˈkəz swidz ər, baɪ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kəmˈpɛrəsən, kənˈsɪdərd ɛz ˈhævɪŋ ˈlɪtəl ˈrɛdəli əˈveɪləbəl ˈkæpɪtəl. ðə ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ˈseɪvɪŋz reɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ loʊ, pərˈhæps du tɪ haɪ trəst ɪn kəˈlɛktɪv ˈwɛlˌfɛr ˈsɪstəmz ənd ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈseɪfti nɛt. ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns tæks əroʊz ɪn ˈfæməli ˈbɪznɪsɪz ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ˌɪntərˈʤɛnərˈeɪʃənəl səkˈsɛʃən. ðiz ˈprɑbləmz hæd məʧ mɔr proʊˈfaʊnd ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz əˈpɑn soʊˈsaɪɪti ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl ənd ðə sˈwidɪʃ ɪˈkɑnəmi. ðə ˈbeɪsɪs fər tækˈseɪʃən, ˈivɪn wɪθ ðə rɪˈlif rulz ˌɪntrəˈdust ɔn ˈsɛvərəl ɔˈkeɪʒənz spəˈsɪfɪkli tɪ ˈlaɪtən ðə ˈbərdən ɔn smɔl ənd ˈfæməli ˈbɪznɪsɪz, ˈɔfən kənˈsɪstɪd əv taɪd ˈæˌsɛts. ˈbɪznɪs ˈoʊnərz wər kəmˈpɛld tɪ wɪθˈdrɔ ˈlɪkwɪd ˈæˌsɛts frəm ðə ˈbɪznɪs. ðə ˈɪnˌkəm, tækst ɛz ˈdɪvɪˌdɛndz, wɑz ðɛn juzd tɪ peɪ ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns tæks. ˈivɪn ɪf ðə ˈkəmpəˌni hæd priˈpɛrd fər ðə ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv ðə ɛˈsteɪt, tæks ˈplænɪŋ teɪks taɪm, ˈɛnərʤi ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈməni əˈweɪ frəm ðə kɔr ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz əv ðə ˈbɪznɪs. ɪt wɑz nɑt ənˈjuˌʒuəl ðət ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns tæks dreɪnd ˈkəmpəˌniz əv soʊ məʧ ˈkæpɪtəl ðət ðɛr fˈjuʧər dɪˈvɛləpmənt wɑz ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd. ˈfæməliz laɪk ðə ʧeɪnʤd ðɛr kɔr ˈbɪznɪs ˈɪntu ə faʊnˈdeɪʃən tɪ sɪˈkjʊr ɪts fˈjuʧər. ˈəðərz ˈsɪmpli lɛft ðə ˈkəntri, ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɛr ˈfɔrʧənz ənd ˈbɪznɪsɪz wɪθ ðɛm. ˈtɛtrə pæk ˈfaʊndər ˈrubən rausing, ˌaɪˈkiə ˈfaʊndər ˈɪŋvɑr ənd ˌɪnˈdəstriəlɪst ˈləndbərg ɔl ʧoʊz tɪ ˈɛməˌgreɪt, ˈmeɪnli du tɪ sˈwidɪʃ tæks ˈpɑləsi. ɪn 2002 ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈgəvərnmənt əˈpɔɪntɪd ə ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri tɪ ˌrivˈju ənd ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt ˈtæksɪz ɔn ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp. ðɛr simz tɪ hæv bɪn groʊɪŋ ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əˈməŋ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈdɛməˌkræts əv ðə ˈprɑbləmz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðiz ˈtæksɪz. ðɛr wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈraɪzɪŋ kənˈsərn əˈbaʊt haʊ sˈwidɪʃ ˈtæksɪz ɔn ˈkæpɪtəl wərkt ɪn ə wərld. ðə ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri səˈʤɛstɪd ɪn ʤun 2004 səbˈstænʃəl rɪˈdəkʃənz əv ðə ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns ənd gɪft tæks. bət ðɪs wɑz ˈsərtənli nɑt ɪˈnəf. ˈproʊˌtɛsts frəm ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz wər juʤ ənd ðə rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə prəˈpoʊzəl wɑz ˈvɛri ˈkrɪtɪkəl. ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2004 ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈdɛməˌkræts, ðə grin ˈpɑrti ənd ðə lɛft ˈpɑrti pərˈzɛnəd ðə nuz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈbəʤɪt bɪl fər 2005 ðeɪ hæd ɔl əˈgrid tɪ rɪˈpil ðə ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns ənd gɪft tæks ˌɔltəˈgɛðər. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt roʊt, ˈrizənz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz fər ˈrənɪŋ ə ˈbɪznɪs, ðə ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns ənd gɪft tæks ɪz rɪˈpild, wɪʧ wɪl fəˈsɪləˌteɪt ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənəl succession.”.” ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ əˈtɛmpts tɪ kræft ɪgˈzɛmpʃənz ənd prəˈvaɪd rɪˈlif tɪ smɔl ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz ənd ˈbɪznɪsɪz hæd ˈpruvən ˌɪˈnædəkˌweɪt. ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ˈfaɪnəli ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət ɪt wɑz nɑt ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ɪgˈzɛmpt, ɪn ˈɛni ˈsɪmpəl ər prɪˈdɪktəbəl weɪ, ˈsərtən ˈkəmpəˌniz frəm ðə dɪˈstrəktɪv ˈifɛkts əv ðə ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns tæks wɪˈθaʊt ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli ˈəndərˌmaɪnɪŋ ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃənz əv ðə tæks ɛz ə hoʊl. aɪ θɪŋk ˈʤərmən ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz, ˈæftər ˈvərdɪkt, naʊ feɪs ðə seɪm ˈʧælənʤ. ðə ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns ənd gɪft tæks mɑrkt ðə stɑrt əv ə ˈbrɔdər dəˈbeɪt ɔn ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ˈɪʃuz ɪn sˈwidən, ə dəˈbeɪt ðət ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli lɛd tɪ ðə ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv wɛlθ tæks ɪn 2007 ənd ə mɔr ˈrizənəbəl tækˈseɪʃən əv ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz. ðiz rɪˈfɔrmz wər meɪd baɪ boʊθ ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈgəvərnmənt lɛd baɪ ˈpərsən, ənd ˈfɑloʊd əp əˈpɑn baɪ ˈgəvərnmənt. ðə rɪˈpil əv ðiz dɪˈstrəktɪv ˈtæksɪz həz ˈgɪvɪn sˈwidən ə sˈmɑrtər tæks ˈsɪstəm ənd həz brɔt ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈkæpɪtəl bæk tɪ ðə ˈkəntri. ə sˈmɑrtər tæks ˈsɪstəm ˈʤɛnərˌeɪts haɪər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ ənd ðəs haɪər tæks ˈrɛvəˌnuz. ðə tæks ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ dɪˈklaɪnd frəm 51 əv ɪn 2000 tɪ 44 ɪn 2014 ˈivɪn ɛz tæks ˈɪnˌkəm ˌɪnˈkrist baɪ 260bn, əˈʤəstɪd fər ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən. ðɪs ɪz ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ˈsɛvərəl ˈmɛʒərz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə rɪˈpil əv gɪft, ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns ənd nɛt wɛlθ ˈtæksɪz ənd ðə ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən əv ðə tæks ˈkrɛdɪt, wɪʧ həz mɛnt ðət mɔr ˈpipəl hæv ʤɑbz tɪ goʊ tɪ. təˈdeɪ ˈɪŋvɑr ənd ˈəðər ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz hæv muvd bæk tɪ sˈwidən ənd sˈwidɪʃ ˈfæməli ˈbɪznɪs ˈoʊnərz du nɑt nid tɪ ˈwəri ˈɛni mɔr əˈbaʊt ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns tæks ˈplænɪŋ. ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl səˈpɔrt fər ðiz rɪˈfɔrmz ɪz strɔŋ, ˈoʊnli ðə lɛft ˈpɑrti həz ʧeɪnʤd ɪts ˈpɑləsi sɪns 2004 sˈwidən stɪl həz ðə haɪəst ˈmɑrʤənəl tæks reɪt ɪn ðə wərld ənd ˈtæksɪz ˈseɪvɪŋz æt ˈnɪrli ˈdəbəl ðə reɪt ɪn ˈifɛkt ˈɛlsˌwɛr. wi stɪl ˈdɛspərətli nid loʊər ˈtæksɪz. bət ˈfɔrən ˈridərz əv ɑr nu bʊk maɪt faɪnd səm ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ fækts ənd ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz frəm ðə sˈwidɪʃ ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns tæks rɪˈfɔrm ɪn 2004 ˈændərz ɪz ə ˈpɑrtnər æt ˈstrætəʤi ædˈvaɪzərz, wɪʧ ædˈvaɪzɪz ˈmeɪʤər sˈwidɪʃ ˈɪndəstri ənd ˈbɪznɪs ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz. ɪn 2004 hi wərkt ɛz ə kæmˈpeɪn ˈmænɪʤər æt ðə kənˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən əv sˈwidɪʃ ˈɛnərˌpraɪz əˈgɛnst ðə ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns tæks.
now in an era where the entire entertainment landscape is choose your own adventure, tougher to argue for comic legacy ones that rely on years of history. but being the oldster that i am, i am going to make an argument for the ultimate oldster book: in 1984, when marvel premiered its crossover, secret wars, i was lost. i know many of the heroes, and only knew half the villains. i read it because i had to. i was a child and my parents owned one tv and that tv had six channels. we had no vcr. (what you have heard is am quite old.) worrying about “continuity” and whether i would “understand” were rich problems. reading anything, for me meant getting lost. and so very often, i found myself taking on at understand. it was either be lost or be bored. and boredom was the enemy, and the enemy was always advancing. marvel’s ongoing secret wars series written by jonathan hickman and illustrated by ribic. the basic premise finds dr. doom defeating a has destroyed much of human existence. doom then robs this enemy of its power, and restructures what remains of the into a world. doom is the undisputed cosmic power in this world. everything i usually hate is parallel worlds, and multiple versions of the same character. (there is an entire legion of “thors.”) but secret wars is that story does not make the writer, writer makes the story. doom is a nod to the doom of the original secret sensitive thug of galactic proportions. “i help but notice decided to put yourself on a throne,” main antagonist, reed richards says. “a throne?” doom responds. “a throne was my birthright. placed myself a good bit higher than that.” indeed, he has. and so has jonathan hickman, who has been working to this end point, through various marvel books, for years now. read this series. fret about you know. get lost. again.	naʊ ɪn ən ˈɪrə wɛr ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈlænˌskeɪp ɪz ʧuz jʊr oʊn ədˈvɛnʧər, ˈtəfər tɪ ˈɑrgju fər ˈkɑmɪk ˈlɛgəsi wənz ðət rɪˈlaɪ ɔn jɪrz əv ˈhɪstəri. bət biɪŋ ðə ˈoʊldstər ðət aɪ æm, aɪ æm goʊɪŋ tɪ meɪk ən ˈɑrgjəmənt fər ðə ˈəltəmət ˈoʊldstər bʊk: ɪn 1984 wɪn ˈmɑrvəl prɛˈmɪrd ɪts ˈkrɔˌsoʊvər, ˈsikrɪt wɔrz, aɪ wɑz lɔst. aɪ noʊ ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈhɪroʊz, ənd ˈoʊnli nu hæf ðə ˈvɪlənz. aɪ rɛd ɪt bɪˈkəz aɪ hæd tɪ. aɪ wɑz ə ʧaɪld ənd maɪ ˈpɛrənts oʊnd wən ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ənd ðət ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən hæd sɪks ˈʧænəlz. wi hæd noʊ vcr. (wət ju hæv hərd ɪz æm kwaɪt oʊld.) ˈwəriɪŋ əˈbaʊt ““continuity”” ənd ˈwɛðər aɪ wʊd ““understand”” wər rɪʧ ˈprɑbləmz. ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, fər mi mɛnt ˈgɪtɪŋ lɔst. ənd soʊ ˈvɛri ˈɔfən, aɪ faʊnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔn æt ˌəndərˈstænd. ɪt wɑz ˈiðər bi lɔst ər bi bɔrd. ənd ˈbɔrdəm wɑz ðə ˈɛnəmi, ənd ðə ˈɛnəmi wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ədˈvænsɪŋ. ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈsikrɪt wɔrz ˈsɪriz ˈrɪtən baɪ ˈʤɑnəθən ˈhɪkmən ənd ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪd baɪ ribic. ðə ˈbeɪsɪk ˈprɛmɪs faɪndz ˈdɑktər. dum dɪˈfitɪŋ ə həz dɪˈstrɔɪd məʧ əv ˈjumən ɪgˈzɪstəns. dum ðɛn rɑbz ðɪs ˈɛnəmi əv ɪts paʊər, ənd riˈstrəkʧərz wət rɪˈmeɪnz əv ðə ˈɪntu ə wərld. dum ɪz ðə ˌəndɪˈspjutɪd ˈkɑzmɪk paʊər ɪn ðɪs wərld. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ aɪ ˈjuʒəwəli heɪt ɪz ˈpɛrəˌlɛl wərldz, ənd ˈməltəpəl ˈvərʒənz əv ðə seɪm ˈkɛrɪktər. (ðɛr ɪz ən ɪnˈtaɪər ˈliʤən əv ““thors.”.”) bət ˈsikrɪt wɔrz ɪz ðət ˈstɔri dɪz nɑt meɪk ðə ˈraɪtər, ˈraɪtər meɪks ðə ˈstɔri. dum ɪz ə nɑd tɪ ðə dum əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈsikrɪt ˈsɛnsɪtɪv θəg əv gəˈlæktɪk prəˈpɔrʃənz. hɛlp bət ˈnoʊtɪs ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ pʊt ˈjɔrsɛlf ɔn ə throne,”,” meɪn ænˈtægənəst, rid ˈrɪʧərdz sɪz. throne?”?” dum rɪˈspɑndz. θroʊn wɑz maɪ ˈbərθˌraɪt. pleɪst ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ə gʊd bɪt haɪər ðən that.”.” ˌɪnˈdid, hi həz. ənd soʊ həz ˈʤɑnəθən ˈhɪkmən, hu həz bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ ðɪs ɛnd pɔɪnt, θru ˈvɛriəs ˈmɑrvəl bʊks, fər jɪrz naʊ. rɛd ðɪs ˈsɪriz. frɛt əˈbaʊt ju noʊ. gɪt lɔst. əˈgɛn.
welcome! if you could simply flick a switch and then begin to make lasting changes to your life, there would be no reason for this guidebook to exist. the fact is, making lasting changes to your life is tough, which is probably why 92% of people fail at their new resolutions every what drove me and a few friends to put together this guide. who worked on this guide, and a little about my a year of productivity project, which i started eight months ago.) this guidebook will walk you through everything you need to do to keep your resolutions this year, including stepping back from your life to pick your resolutions, making a plan, and then working to keep that plan by clearing your mind, cutting out distractions, and getting it done. so confident in in these pages that make you a personal guarantee: if you follow everything contained within this book, you will keep your new resolutions this year. i promise you that it will be easy to keep your resolutions, because to be honest, a lot of the time it be. but if you are willing to put in the time and effort, i promise i will give you the tools you need to make the changes you want to make. alright, ready to jump in? do this.	ˈwɛlkəm! ɪf ju kʊd ˈsɪmpli flɪk ə swɪʧ ənd ðɛn bɪˈgɪn tɪ meɪk ˈlæstɪŋ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ jʊr laɪf, ðɛr wʊd bi noʊ ˈrizən fər ðɪs ˈgaɪdˌbʊk tɪ ɪgˈzɪst. ðə fækt ɪz, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈlæstɪŋ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ jʊr laɪf ɪz təf, wɪʧ ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli waɪ 92 əv ˈpipəl feɪl æt ðɛr nu ˌrɛzəˈluʃənz ˈɛvəri wət droʊv mi ənd ə fju frɛndz tɪ pʊt təˈgɛðər ðɪs gaɪd. hu wərkt ɔn ðɪs gaɪd, ənd ə ˈlɪtəl əˈbaʊt maɪ ə jɪr əv ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti ˈprɑʤɛkt, wɪʧ aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd eɪt mənθs əˈgoʊ.) ðɪs ˈgaɪdˌbʊk wɪl wɔk ju θru ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju nid tɪ du tɪ kip jʊr ˌrɛzəˈluʃənz ðɪs jɪr, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈstɛpɪŋ bæk frəm jʊr laɪf tɪ pɪk jʊr ˌrɛzəˈluʃənz, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə plæn, ənd ðɛn ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ kip ðət plæn baɪ ˈklɪrɪŋ jʊr maɪnd, ˈkətɪŋ aʊt dɪˈstrækʃənz, ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪt dən. soʊ ˈkɑnfədənt ɪn ɪn ðiz ˈpeɪʤɪz ðət meɪk ju ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˌgɛrənˈti: ɪf ju ˈfɑloʊ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ kənˈteɪnd wɪˈθɪn ðɪs bʊk, ju wɪl kip jʊr nu ˌrɛzəˈluʃənz ðɪs jɪr. aɪ ˈprɑməs ju ðət ɪt wɪl bi ˈizi tɪ kip jʊr ˌrɛzəˈluʃənz, bɪˈkəz tɪ bi ˈɑnəst, ə lɔt əv ðə taɪm ɪt bi. bət ɪf ju ər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ pʊt ɪn ðə taɪm ənd ˈɛfərt, aɪ ˈprɑməs aɪ wɪl gɪv ju ðə tulz ju nid tɪ meɪk ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ju wɔnt tɪ meɪk. ˌɔˈlraɪt, ˈrɛdi tɪ ʤəmp ɪn? du ðɪs.
an extremely rare mineral has been found in a western wisconsin meteorite crater, offering a new glimpse into an astronomical event that happened long before the age of the dinosaurs. university of puerto rico geologist aaron discovered in a rock sample taken from the rock elm meteorite impact structure in pierce county, wis., a find that makes the rock elm site one of only four places on earth all meteorite craters where has been discovered. “it’s a significant find scientifically,” said, adding that it tells scientists new things about the pressures the meteorite presented at impact. “when you find a mineral that has only been reported from three other localities on the entire planet of any age, it is a very rare occurrence.” the was not brought to the planet by the meteorite. rather, it was formed during the impact, and it tells scientists new things about an ancient geological instant in the town of rock elm. the meteorite, estimated to have been two football fields wide, struck the planet about 450 million years ago. the impact released the energy equivalent of hiroshima atomic bombs an event that would have been felt regionally, said william, a retired university of falls geology professor. “if you take something of that size moving at supersonic speeds and it hits the earth, which is (also) going through space at supersonic speeds, that energy gets released at once at one spot, and pretty spectacular,” said. it’s likely that the site was a shallow sea at the time, and the meteorite would have caused a tsunami. it also created pressures so intense that rock at the site was altered at the atomic level. much of that altered rock was swept away during hundreds of millions of years of erosion that left the rock elm site appearing unlike what most people think of as a meteorite crater. “that’s what surprises people they expect to see this huge smoking hole in the ground,” said. “it was initially, but it filled with sediment.” the tides of time did not completely wipe away the geology created by the impact, however. the site already had been of interest to geologists when began mapping it in 1983, and a 2004 paper he established the site as a meteorite crater. cavosie brought students from the university of puerto rico to the site in summer 2013 for research. they took samples, and was looking at the tiny minerals with a scanning electron microscope at the university of where he earned his doctorate when he found the in december. he sent the mineral to geologists timmons erickson and nick timms with curtin university in western australia, and they confirmed that it was in fact. the discovery was announced in october. when he made the find,, who called it “a classic case of an accidental discovery,” was looking for tiny features in the mineral zircon, a common mineral found in sandstone, which is widely exposed at the center of the rock elm site. those features form under extremely high pressures, but with high enough pressures the atoms are rearranged, changing zircon into a new, denser mineral. “rocks in crust do not experience these kinds of pressures from any known process other than an extraterrestrial impact,” said. with present at the rock elm site, scientists now know the pressures at impact were at least three times greater than what had been previously known. while most of the would have eroded away, believes the tiny grains he discovered were pushed deep underground in cracks caused by the impact. hundreds of millions of years and possibly hundreds of meters of erosion later, they were revealed. the rock elm the oldest known on earth is the first time the mineral has been found in sandstone, and said it opens the door to investigating whether other impact craters also have the mineral. “i think we just cracked the lid in being able to identify in a much more common rock that occurs in many more impact craters,” he said. cordua said the find also means more recognition for the rock elm site and possibly more research there, such as searching for other strange minerals and surveys looking deep below the surface. “there’s other work to do there,” he said, “and hoping that this spurs it.” andy rathbun can be reached at. follow him at twitter.com/andyrathbun.	ən ɪkˈstrimli rɛr ˈmɪnərəl həz bɪn faʊnd ɪn ə ˈwɛstərn wɪˈskɑnsən ˈmitiɔˌraɪt ˈkreɪtər, ˈɔfərɪŋ ə nu glɪmps ˈɪntu ən ˌæstrəˈnɑmɪkəl ɪˈvɛnt ðət ˈhæpənd lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə eɪʤ əv ðə ˈdaɪnəˌsɔrz. ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈpɔrtər ˈrikoʊ ʤiˈɑləʤəst ˈɛrən dɪˈskəvərd ɪn ə rɑk ˈsæmpəl ˈteɪkən frəm ðə rɑk ɛlm ˈmitiɔˌraɪt ˌɪmˈpækt ˈstrəkʧər ɪn pɪrs ˈkaʊnti, wɪs., ə faɪnd ðət meɪks ðə rɑk ɛlm saɪt wən əv ˈoʊnli fɔr ˈpleɪsɪz ɔn ərθ ɔl ˈmitiɔˌraɪt ˈkreɪtərz wɛr həz bɪn dɪˈskəvərd. ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt faɪnd scientifically,”,” sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət ɪt tɛlz ˈsaɪəntɪsts nu θɪŋz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɛʃərz ðə ˈmitiɔˌraɪt pərˈzɛnəd æt ˌɪmˈpækt. ju faɪnd ə ˈmɪnərəl ðət həz ˈoʊnli bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd frəm θri ˈəðər loʊˈkælɪtiz ɔn ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈplænət əv ˈɛni eɪʤ, ɪt ɪz ə ˈvɛri rɛr occurrence.”.” ðə wɑz nɑt brɔt tɪ ðə ˈplænət baɪ ðə ˈmitiɔˌraɪt. ˈrəðər, ɪt wɑz fɔrmd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌɪmˈpækt, ənd ɪt tɛlz ˈsaɪəntɪsts nu θɪŋz əˈbaʊt ən ˈeɪnʧənt ˌʤiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈɪnstənt ɪn ðə taʊn əv rɑk ɛlm. ðə ˈmitiɔˌraɪt, ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd tɪ hæv bɪn tu ˈfʊtˌbɔl fildz waɪd, strək ðə ˈplænət əˈbaʊt 450 ˈmɪljən jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ðə ˌɪmˈpækt riˈlist ðə ˈɛnərʤi ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv ˌhɪˈroʊʃɪmə əˈtɑmɪk bɑmz ən ɪˈvɛnt ðət wʊd hæv bɪn fɛlt ˈriʤənəli, sɛd ˈwɪljəm, ə rɪˈtaɪrd ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv fɔlz ʤiˈɑləʤi prəˈfɛsər. ju teɪk ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ðət saɪz ˈmuvɪŋ æt ˌsupərˈsɑnɪk spidz ənd ɪt hɪts ðə ərθ, wɪʧ ɪz (ˈɔlsoʊ) goʊɪŋ θru speɪs æt ˌsupərˈsɑnɪk spidz, ðət ˈɛnərʤi gɪts riˈlist æt wəns æt wən spɑt, ənd ˈprɪti spectacular,”,” sɛd. ˈlaɪkli ðət ðə saɪt wɑz ə ˈʃæloʊ si æt ðə taɪm, ənd ðə ˈmitiɔˌraɪt wʊd hæv kɔzd ə tsuˈnɑmi. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ kriˈeɪtɪd ˈprɛʃərz soʊ ˌɪnˈtɛns ðət rɑk æt ðə saɪt wɑz ˈɔltərd æt ðə əˈtɑmɪk ˈlɛvəl. məʧ əv ðət ˈɔltərd rɑk wɑz swɛpt əˈweɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈhənərdz əv ˈmɪljənz əv jɪrz əv ɪˈroʊʒən ðət lɛft ðə rɑk ɛlm saɪt əˈpɪrɪŋ ənˈlaɪk wət moʊst ˈpipəl θɪŋk əv ɛz ə ˈmitiɔˌraɪt ˈkreɪtər. wət səˈpraɪzɪz ˈpipəl ðeɪ ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ si ðɪs juʤ sˈmoʊkɪŋ hoʊl ɪn ðə ground,”,” sɛd. wɑz ˌɪˈnɪʃəli, bət ɪt fɪld wɪθ sediment.”.” ðə taɪdz əv taɪm dɪd nɑt kəmˈplitli waɪp əˈweɪ ðə ʤiˈɑləʤi kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˌɪmˈpækt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər. ðə saɪt ɔˈrɛdi hæd bɪn əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst tɪ ʤiˈɑləʤɪsts wɪn bɪˈgæn ˈmæpɪŋ ɪt ɪn 1983 ənd ə 2004 ˈpeɪpər hi ɪˈstæblɪʃt ðə saɪt ɛz ə ˈmitiɔˌraɪt ˈkreɪtər. brɔt ˈstudənts frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈpɔrtər ˈrikoʊ tɪ ðə saɪt ɪn ˈsəmər 2013 fər ˈrisərʧ. ðeɪ tʊk ˈsæmpəlz, ənd wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə ˈtaɪni ˈmɪnərəlz wɪθ ə ˈskænɪŋ ˌɪˈlɛktrɑn ˈmaɪkrəˌskoʊp æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv wɛr hi ərnd hɪz ˈdɑktərət wɪn hi faʊnd ðə ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər. hi sɛnt ðə ˈmɪnərəl tɪ ʤiˈɑləʤɪsts ˈtɪmənz ˈɛrɪksən ənd nɪk tɪmz wɪθ ˈkərtɪn ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn ˈwɛstərn ɔˈstreɪljə, ənd ðeɪ kənˈfərmd ðət ɪt wɑz ɪn fækt. ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri wɑz əˈnaʊnst ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər. wɪn hi meɪd ðə faɪnd,, hu kɔld ɪt ˈklæsɪk keɪs əv ən ˌæksəˈdɛnəl discovery,”,” wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈtaɪni ˈfiʧərz ɪn ðə ˈmɪnərəl ˈzərkən, ə ˈkɑmən ˈmɪnərəl faʊnd ɪn ˈsænˌstoʊn, wɪʧ ɪz ˈwaɪdli ɪkˈspoʊzd æt ðə ˈsɛnər əv ðə rɑk ɛlm saɪt. ðoʊz ˈfiʧərz fɔrm ˈəndər ɪkˈstrimli haɪ ˈprɛʃərz, bət wɪθ haɪ ɪˈnəf ˈprɛʃərz ðə ˈætəmz ər riəreɪnʤd, ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈzərkən ˈɪntu ə nu, ˈdɛnsər ˈmɪnərəl. ɪn krəst du nɑt ɪkˈspɪriəns ðiz kaɪnz əv ˈprɛʃərz frəm ˈɛni noʊn ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈəðər ðən ən ˌɛkstrətərˈɛstriəl impact,”,” sɛd. wɪθ ˈprɛzənt æt ðə rɑk ɛlm saɪt, ˈsaɪəntɪsts naʊ noʊ ðə ˈprɛʃərz æt ˌɪmˈpækt wər æt list θri taɪmz ˈgreɪtər ðən wət hæd bɪn ˈpriviəsli noʊn. waɪl moʊst əv ðə wʊd hæv ɪˈroʊdɪd əˈweɪ, bɪˈlivz ðə ˈtaɪni greɪnz hi dɪˈskəvərd wər pʊʃt dip ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ɪn kræks kɔzd baɪ ðə ˌɪmˈpækt. ˈhənərdz əv ˈmɪljənz əv jɪrz ənd ˈpɑsəbli ˈhənərdz əv ˈmitərz əv ɪˈroʊʒən ˈleɪtər, ðeɪ wər rɪˈvild. ðə rɑk ɛlm ðə ˈoʊldəst noʊn ɔn ərθ ɪz ðə fərst taɪm ðə ˈmɪnərəl həz bɪn faʊnd ɪn ˈsænˌstoʊn, ənd sɛd ɪt ˈoʊpənz ðə dɔr tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ˈwɛðər ˈəðər ˌɪmˈpækt ˈkreɪtərz ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ðə ˈmɪnərəl. θɪŋk wi ʤɪst krækt ðə lɪd ɪn biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ɪn ə məʧ mɔr ˈkɑmən rɑk ðət əˈkərz ɪn ˈmɛni mɔr ˌɪmˈpækt craters,”,” hi sɛd. sɛd ðə faɪnd ˈɔlsoʊ minz mɔr ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən fər ðə rɑk ɛlm saɪt ənd ˈpɑsəbli mɔr ˈrisərʧ ðɛr, səʧ ɛz ˈsərʧɪŋ fər ˈəðər streɪnʤ ˈmɪnərəlz ənd ˈsərˌveɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ dip bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈsərfəs. ˈəðər wərk tɪ du there,”,” hi sɛd, ˈhoʊpɪŋ ðət ðɪs spərz it.”.” ˈændi ˈræθbən kən bi riʧt æt ˈfɑloʊ ɪm æt twitter.com/andyrathbun*.
we’ve got sad news to report to fans. it appears that the swedish superstar producer and will be cancelling all future shows, including his headlining performance at this tomorrowworld, due to health reasons. while the extent to which’s health is affected remains unclear, it appears that even his recent surgery during this and the resting time that followed was not sufficient for recovery from his ongoing health problems. during this winter music conference, was urged to undergo an emergency surgery because of problems with his gall bladder, causing him to cancel his ultra music festival performance, resulting in substitution. it was later revealed that also had his appendix removed during that time. following the surgery, took some time off to rest and recover from the strain of his surgeries. from the statement below, it does appear that tim did not fully recuperate and needs more time to regain his health. here is the official statement: at night management has tabled all touring and promotional activities for, aka tim bergling, until further notice so that he can fully recuperate from lingering health issues related to surgeries that removed his gall bladder and appendix earlier this year. the international superstar, who is the #1 most influential artist under 25 according to spotify, is taking a break at home in stockholm so he can regain his strength and physical well-being before the release of a new album project next year. the news is all the more saddening considering that today happens to be’s birthday. on behalf of the entire your team, i wish a speedy recovery so that he may further pursue his passion and rejoin fans at events around the world. the performances had scheduled for the rest of the year can be viewed here:.com	we’ve* gɑt sæd nuz tɪ rɪˈpɔrt tɪ fænz. ɪt əˈpɪrz ðət ðə sˈwidɪʃ ˌsupərˈstɑr prəˈdusər ənd wɪl bi ˈkænsəlɪŋ ɔl fˈjuʧər ʃoʊz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hɪz ˈhɛˌdlaɪnɪŋ pərˈfɔrməns æt ðɪs tomorrowworld, du tɪ hɛlθ ˈrizənz. waɪl ðə ɪkˈstɛnt tɪ wɪʧ hɛlθ ɪz əˈfɛktɪd rɪˈmeɪnz ənˈklɪr, ɪt əˈpɪrz ðət ˈivɪn hɪz ˈrisənt ˈsərʤəri ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs ənd ðə ˈrɛstɪŋ taɪm ðət ˈfɑloʊd wɑz nɑt səˈfɪʃənt fər rɪˈkəvəri frəm hɪz ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ hɛlθ ˈprɑbləmz. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs ˈwɪntər mˈjuzɪk ˈkɑnfərəns, wɑz ərʤd tɪ ˌəndərˈgoʊ ən ˈimərʤənsi ˈsərʤəri bɪˈkəz əv ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ hɪz gɔl ˈblædər, ˈkɔzɪŋ ɪm tɪ ˈkænsəl hɪz ˈəltrə mˈjuzɪk ˈfɛstɪvəl pərˈfɔrməns, rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ˌsəbstɪˈtuʃən. ɪt wɑz ˈleɪtər rɪˈvild ðət ˈɔlsoʊ hæd hɪz əˈpɛndɪks riˈmuvd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət taɪm. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈsərʤəri, tʊk səm taɪm ɔf tɪ rɛst ənd rɪˈkəvər frəm ðə streɪn əv hɪz ˈsərʤəriz. frəm ðə ˈsteɪtmənt bɪˈloʊ, ɪt dɪz əˈpɪr ðət tɪm dɪd nɑt ˈfʊli rɪˈkupərˌeɪt ənd nidz mɔr taɪm tɪ rɪˈgeɪn hɪz hɛlθ. hir ɪz ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈsteɪtmənt: æt naɪt ˈmænɪʤmənt həz ˈteɪbəld ɔl ˈtʊrɪŋ ənd pərˈmoʊʃənəl ækˈtɪvɪtiz fər, ˈɑkə tɪm ˈbərglɪŋ, ənˈtɪl ˈfərðər ˈnoʊtɪs soʊ ðət hi kən ˈfʊli rɪˈkupərˌeɪt frəm ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ hɛlθ ˈɪʃuz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈsərʤəriz ðət riˈmuvd hɪz gɔl ˈblædər ənd əˈpɛndɪks ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr. ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌsupərˈstɑr, hu ɪz ðə 1 moʊst ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˈɑrtɪst ˈəndər 25 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ spotify, ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ ə breɪk æt hoʊm ɪn ˈstɑˌkhoʊlm soʊ hi kən rɪˈgeɪn hɪz strɛŋθ ənd ˈfɪzɪkəl ˌwɛlˈbiɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə riˈlis əv ə nu ˈælbəm ˈprɑʤɛkt nɛkst jɪr. ðə nuz ɪz ɔl ðə mɔr ˈsædənɪŋ kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðət təˈdeɪ ˈhæpənz tɪ bi ˈbərθˌdeɪ. ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ðə ɪnˈtaɪər jʊr tim, aɪ wɪʃ ə ˈspiˌdi rɪˈkəvəri soʊ ðət hi meɪ ˈfərðər pərˈsu hɪz ˈpæʃən ənd riˈʤɔɪn fænz æt ɪˈvɛnts əraʊnd ðə wərld. ðə pərˈfɔrmənsɪz hæd ˈskɛʤʊld fər ðə rɛst əv ðə jɪr kən bi vjud hir:
whatever happened to compassionate conservatism? banished to the outer fringes of david cameron's universe, to judge from the tory conference in manchester. "hug a hoodie" and "vote blue, go green" are distant memories. nigel and cameron's australian lobbyist and chief lynton crosby are driving the tories ever further to the right. five more years of austerity in the cause of a budget surplus; another fuel tax freeze; a marriage tax allowance that benefits less than a third of married couples; more failed workfare for the long-term jobless, undercutting the employed with pay rates of an hour; abolition of the human rights act; and deportation of foreign criminals without appeal. it's a package as retro as the tweeds, thatcher memorabilia and "beware the socialist serpent" postcards on sale in the conference exhibition hall. but with's nationalists ("give us back our country," he bellowed to a packed town hall on monday) threatening to overrun the conservative in next year's european elections, the "modernisers" have been dumped or marginalised. instead, owen paterson, the environment secretary, has been hailing the "advantages" of climate change. cameron has made his peace with his rightwing rival boris johnson, paving the way for the london mayor's return to parliament. there are even some on the tory right who say privately that they would prefer another coalition with the liberal democrats to outright victory, for fear of an rightward lurch. that is of course the mirror image of what the tories and their media allies accused ed of doing last week when he unveiled plans to freeze energy bills and bring in new compulsory purchase powers for speculators who refuse to release land for housebuilding. "red ed" hadn't just lurched left, it was claimed, and abandoned the "centre ground". he was "reviving socialism", unleashing "class warfare" and a "stalinist land grab" worthy of the war against the kulaks, even "hurtling in the direction of marxist robert mugabe". the energy monopolies howled that investment would collapse and the lights go out if they weren't allowed to charge whatever they wanted, even for 20 months. in the real world,'s programme has more in common with us of the early century than socialism. but it's a measure of how narrow the terms of political trade have become. if the reaction to a historically modest social democratic package is as extreme as this, what would it be to the more policies needed to rebuild britain's economy and public realm? in the event, the attacks came unstuck. polling showed's policies had popular support across the board. in fact, the majority of voters want to go further than labour and the energy giants, along with rail and the royal mail. most people thought the companies were bluffing about power cuts and investment. so the political and media attack switched to's dangerous "populism". the air in manchester is still thick with talk of marxism, but the penny has dropped that policies which break, even gingerly, with the political consensus and challenge corporate greed and immunity may attract mass support. both cameron and his education secretary, michael gove, have started to backpedal on the energy price freeze. it's likely to be a temporary reprieve. the repulsive attack by the daily mail in recent days on the labour leader's father, the socialist academic ralph, as a "man who hated britain" and had an "evil" legacy this from a paper that supported the nazis in the 1930s, about a jewish refugee who fought them in the british navy is surely a taste of poison to come. cameron and george osborne have already been panicked on to territory, rustling up a fuel tax freeze and bringing forward their own mortgage subsidy scheme. but whatever the prime minister says in his conference speech about "capitalist excess", there will be no challenge to the corporate interests that are the tory bedrock. as the reality of his government's policies are played out in growing hunger among schoolchildren, spreading cuts and charges in the health service, payday loans and food banks, it's hard to see how the promise of 10 years of austerity will propel the tories back to power, even sweetened by tax cuts and a housing bubble. but whoever wins the next general election, it's now clear it won't be from the fabled "centre ground". for three decades politicians and pundits have decreed that electoral success can only be achieved on the basis of an establishment corporate orthodoxy they decreed to be "the centre". public opinion has long been well to the left of it on privatisation, taxation and regulation, and arguably to the right of it on immigration. but the crisis has cut the ground from beneath it. may not have lurched left, but he's begun to break with that failed consensus. cameron is heading rightwards. nick clegg claims to be in the centre, but in terms of public opinion he's nowhere near it. whatever the politicians say, the stampede for the centre ground is over which can only be a boon for democracy. twitter:	ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈhæpənd tɪ kəmˈpæʃənət kənˈsərvəˌtɪzəm? ˈbænɪʃt tɪ ðə ˈaʊtər ˈfrɪnʤɪz əv ˈdeɪvɪd ˈkæmərənz ˈjunəˌvərs, tɪ ʤəʤ frəm ðə ˈtɔri ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ˈmænˌʧɛstər. "həg ə hoodie" ənd "voʊt blu, goʊ grin" ər ˈdɪstənt ˈmɛməriz. ˈnaɪʤəl ənd ˈkæmərənz ɔˈstreɪljən ˈlɑbiəst ənd ʧif ˈlɪntən ˈkrɔzbi ər ˈdraɪvɪŋ ðə ˈtɔˌriz ˈɛvər ˈfərðər tɪ ðə raɪt. faɪv mɔr jɪrz əv ˌɔˈstɛrɪti ɪn ðə kɔz əv ə ˈbəʤɪt ˈsərpləs; əˈnəðər fjuəl tæks friz; ə ˈmɛrɪʤ tæks əˈlaʊəns ðət ˈbɛnəfɪts lɛs ðən ə θərd əv ˈmɛrid ˈkəpəlz; mɔr feɪld ˈwərkˌfɛr fər ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈʤɑbləs, ˈəndərˌkətɪŋ ðə ɪmˈplɔɪd wɪθ peɪ reɪts əv ən aʊər; ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv ðə ˈjumən raɪts ækt; ənd ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃən əv ˈfɔrən ˈkrɪmənəlz wɪˈθaʊt əˈpil. ɪts ə ˈpækɪʤ ɛz ˈrɛtroʊ ɛz ðə tweeds, ˈθæʧər ˌmɛmərəˈbiljə ənd "bɪˈwɛr ðə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈsərpənt" ˈpoʊˌskɑrdz ɔn seɪl ɪn ðə ˈkɑnfərəns ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən hɔl. bət wɪθ ˈnæʃənəlɪsts ("gɪv ˈjuˈɛs bæk ɑr ˈkəntri," hi ˈbɛloʊd tɪ ə pækt taʊn hɔl ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ) θˈrɛtənɪŋ tɪ ˈoʊvərˌrən ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ɪn nɛkst jɪrz ˌjʊrəˈpiən ɪˈlɛkʃənz, ðə "modernisers" hæv bɪn dəmpt ər marginalised. ˌɪnˈstɛd, oʊən ˈpætərsən, ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri, həz bɪn ˈheɪlɪŋ ðə "ædˈvæntɪʤɪz" əv ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ. ˈkæmərən həz meɪd hɪz pis wɪθ hɪz ˈraɪtˌwɪŋ ˈraɪvəl ˈbɔrɪs ˈʤɑnsən, ˈpeɪvɪŋ ðə weɪ fər ðə ˈləndən meɪərz rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈpɑrləmɛnt. ðɛr ər ˈivɪn səm ɔn ðə ˈtɔri raɪt hu seɪ ˈpraɪvətli ðət ðeɪ wʊd prɪˈfər əˈnəðər ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈdɛməˌkræts tɪ ˈaʊˈtraɪt ˈvɪktəri, fər fɪr əv ən ˈraɪtwərd lərʧ. ðət ɪz əv kɔrs ðə ˈmɪrər ˈɪmɪʤ əv wət ðə ˈtɔˌriz ənd ðɛr ˈmidiə ˈælaɪz əˈkjuzd ɛd əv duɪŋ læst wik wɪn hi ənˈveɪld plænz tɪ friz ˈɛnərʤi bɪlz ənd brɪŋ ɪn nu kəmˈpəlsəri ˈpərʧəs paʊərz fər ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtərz hu ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ riˈlis lænd fər housebuilding. "rɛd ɛd" ˈhædənt ʤɪst lərʧt lɛft, ɪt wɑz kleɪmd, ənd əˈbændənd ðə "ˈsɛntər graʊnd". hi wɑz "rɪˈvaɪvɪŋ ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm", ənˈliʃɪŋ "klæs ˈwɔrˌfɛr" ənd ə "ˈstɑlɪnɪst lænd græb" ˈwərði əv ðə wɔr əˈgɛnst ðə kulaks, ˈivɪn "ˈhərtlɪŋ ɪn ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ˈmɑrksɪst ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ". ðə ˈɛnərʤi məˈnɑpəliz haʊld ðət ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt wʊd kəˈlæps ənd ðə laɪts goʊ aʊt ɪf ðeɪ wərənt əˈlaʊd tɪ ʧɑrʤ ˌwəˈtɛvər ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd, ˈivɪn fər 20 mənθs. ɪn ðə ril wərld, ˈproʊˌgræm həz mɔr ɪn ˈkɑmən wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs əv ðə ˈərli ˈsɛnʧəri ðən ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm. bət ɪts ə ˈmɛʒər əv haʊ ˈnɛroʊ ðə tərmz əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl treɪd hæv bɪˈkəm. ɪf ðə riˈækʃən tɪ ə hɪˈstɔrɪkəli ˈmɑdəst ˈsoʊʃəl ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpækɪʤ ɪz ɛz ɪkˈstrim ɛz ðɪs, wət wʊd ɪt bi tɪ ðə mɔr ˈpɑləsiz ˈnidɪd tɪ riˈbɪld ˈbrɪtənz ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd ˈpəblɪk rɛlm? ɪn ðə ɪˈvɛnt, ðə əˈtæks keɪm ənˈstək. ˈpoʊlɪŋ ʃoʊd ˈpɑləsiz hæd ˈpɑpjələr səˈpɔrt əˈkrɔs ðə bɔrd. ɪn fækt, ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈvoʊtərz wɔnt tɪ goʊ ˈfərðər ðən ˈleɪbər ənd ðə ˈɛnərʤi ʤaɪənts, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ reɪl ənd ðə rɔɪəl meɪl. moʊst ˈpipəl θɔt ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz wər ˈbləfɪŋ əˈbaʊt paʊər kəts ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt. soʊ ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ənd ˈmidiə əˈtæk swɪʧt tɪ ˈdeɪnʤərəs "ˈpɑpjəˌlɪzəm". ðə ɛr ɪn ˈmænˌʧɛstər ɪz stɪl θɪk wɪθ tɔk əv ˈmɑrksɪzəm, bət ðə ˈpɛni həz drɑpt ðət ˈpɑləsiz wɪʧ breɪk, ˈivɪn ˈʤɪnʤərli, wɪθ ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl kənˈsɛnsəs ənd ˈʧælənʤ ˈkɔrpərət grid ənd ˌɪmˈjunɪti meɪ əˈtrækt mæs səˈpɔrt. boʊθ ˈkæmərən ənd hɪz ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri, ˈmaɪkəl goʊv, hæv ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ˈbækˌpɛdəl ɔn ðə ˈɛnərʤi praɪs friz. ɪts ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri riˈpriv. ðə riˈpəlsɪv əˈtæk baɪ ðə ˈdeɪli meɪl ɪn ˈrisənt deɪz ɔn ðə ˈleɪbər ˈlidərz ˈfɑðər, ðə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˌækəˈdɛmɪk rælf, ɛz ə "mæn hu ˈheɪtɪd ˈbrɪtən" ənd hæd ən "ˈivəl" ˈlɛgəsi ðɪs frəm ə ˈpeɪpər ðət səˈpɔrtɪd ðə ˈnɑtsiz ɪn ðə 1930s, əˈbaʊt ə ʤuɪʃ ˈrɛfjuʤi hu fɔt ðɛm ɪn ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈneɪvi ɪz ˈʃʊrli ə teɪst əv ˈpɔɪzən tɪ kəm. ˈkæmərən ənd ʤɔrʤ ˈɔzˌbɔrn hæv ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ˈpænɪkt ɔn tɪ ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri, ˈrəslɪŋ əp ə fjuəl tæks friz ənd ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd ðɛr oʊn ˈmɔrgɪʤ ˈsəbsɪdi skim. bət ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər sɪz ɪn hɪz ˈkɑnfərəns spiʧ əˈbaʊt "ˈkæpətəlɪst ˈɛkˌsɛs", ðɛr wɪl bi noʊ ˈʧælənʤ tɪ ðə ˈkɔrpərət ˈɪntərɪsts ðət ər ðə ˈtɔri ˈbɛˌdrɑk. ɛz ðə ˌriˈæləˌti əv hɪz ˈgəvərnmənts ˈpɑləsiz ər pleɪd aʊt ɪn groʊɪŋ ˈhəŋgər əˈməŋ ˈskuˌlʧɪldrən, ˈsprɛdɪŋ kəts ənd ˈʧɑrʤɪz ɪn ðə hɛlθ ˈsərvɪs, ˈpeɪˌdeɪ loʊnz ənd fud bæŋks, ɪts hɑrd tɪ si haʊ ðə ˈprɑməs əv 10 jɪrz əv ˌɔˈstɛrɪti wɪl prəˈpɛl ðə ˈtɔˌriz bæk tɪ paʊər, ˈivɪn sˈwitənd baɪ tæks kəts ənd ə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈbəbəl. bət huˈɛvər wɪnz ðə nɛkst ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən, ɪts naʊ klɪr ɪt woʊnt bi frəm ðə ˈfeɪbəld "ˈsɛntər graʊnd". fər θri ˈdɛkeɪdz ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ənd ˈpəndɪts hæv dɪˈkrid ðət ɪˈlɛktərəl səkˈsɛs kən ˈoʊnli bi əˈʧivd ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv ən ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ˈkɔrpərət ˈɔrθəˌdɑksi ðeɪ dɪˈkrid tɪ bi "ðə ˈsɛntər". ˈpəblɪk əˈpɪnjən həz lɔŋ bɪn wɛl tɪ ðə lɛft əv ɪt ɔn ˈpraɪvətəˈzeɪʃən, tækˈseɪʃən ənd ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən, ənd ˈɑrgjuəbli tɪ ðə raɪt əv ɪt ɔn ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən. bət ðə ˈkraɪsəs həz kət ðə graʊnd frəm bɪˈniθ ɪt. meɪ nɑt hæv lərʧt lɛft, bət hiz ˈbeɪgən tɪ breɪk wɪθ ðət feɪld kənˈsɛnsəs. ˈkæmərən ɪz ˈhɛdɪŋ rightwards. nɪk klɛg kleɪmz tɪ bi ɪn ðə ˈsɛntər, bət ɪn tərmz əv ˈpəblɪk əˈpɪnjən hiz ˈnoʊˌwɛr nɪr ɪt. ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz seɪ, ðə stæmˈpid fər ðə ˈsɛntər graʊnd ɪz ˈoʊvər wɪʧ kən ˈoʊnli bi ə bun fər dɪˈmɑkrəsi. tˈwɪtər:
from business insider: ‘don’t put that guy in front of the cameras again’: fox news host unloads on stephen miller after altercation with cnn reporter mark abadi fox news commentator eric bolling harshly criticized white house adviser stephen miller for his altercation with a cnn reporter at press briefing. “listen, a brilliant guy, a great policy adviser,” bolling said on “the fox news specialists.” “he is not a communications person. put that guy in front of the cameras again.” at the briefing, acosta questioned whether the white new immigration policy, unveiled earlier on wednesday, was “trying to change what it means to be an immigrant” by favoring immigrants who spoke english and had higher levels of education and job skills. in his question, acosta cited an inscription on the statue of liberty that reads “give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” “i want to get off into a whole thing about history here, but the statue of liberty is a symbol of liberty and lighting in the world, a symbol of american liberty lighting the world,” miller said. “the poem that referring to was added later. not actually part of the statue of liberty.” for bolling, spat was a distraction from an immigration policy he praised as “really, really important for the country.” “the message gets stepped on because everyone is going to play that interchange with acosta instead of talking about how great this immigration policy is,” bolling said.	frəm ˈbɪznɪs ˌɪnˈsaɪdər: pʊt ðət gaɪ ɪn frənt əv ðə ˈkæmərəz again’’: fɑks nuz hoʊst ənˈloʊdz ɔn ˈstivən ˈmɪlər ˈæftər ˌɑltərˈkeɪʃən wɪθ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn rɪˈpɔrtər mɑrk əˈbædi fɑks nuz ˈkɑmənˌteɪtər ˈɛrɪk ˈboʊlɪŋ ˈhɑrʃli ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd waɪt haʊs ædˈvaɪzər ˈstivən ˈmɪlər fər hɪz ˌɑltərˈkeɪʃən wɪθ ə ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn rɪˈpɔrtər æt prɛs ˈbrifɪŋ. ““listen, ə ˈbrɪljənt gaɪ, ə greɪt ˈpɑləsi adviser,”,” ˈboʊlɪŋ sɛd ɔn fɑks nuz specialists.”.” ɪz nɑt ə kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈpərsən. pʊt ðət gaɪ ɪn frənt əv ðə ˈkæmərəz again.”.” æt ðə ˈbrifɪŋ, əˈkɔstə kˈwɛsʧənd ˈwɛðər ðə waɪt nu ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈpɑləsi, ənˈveɪld ˈərliər ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, wɑz tɪ ʧeɪnʤ wət ɪt minz tɪ bi ən immigrant”” baɪ ˈfeɪvərɪŋ ˈɪməgrənts hu spoʊk ˈɪŋlɪʃ ənd hæd haɪər ˈlɛvəlz əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ʤɑb skɪlz. ɪn hɪz kˈwɛʃən, əˈkɔstə ˈsaɪtɪd ən ˌɪnˈskrɪpʃən ɔn ðə ˈstæˌʧu əv ˈlɪbərˌti ðət ridz mi jʊr taɪərd, jʊr pur, jʊr ˈhədəld ˈmæsɪz ˈjərnɪŋ tɪ brið free.”.” wɔnt tɪ gɪt ɔf ˈɪntu ə hoʊl θɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈhɪstəri hir, bət ðə ˈstæˌʧu əv ˈlɪbərˌti ɪz ə ˈsɪmbəl əv ˈlɪbərˌti ənd ˈlaɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə wərld, ə ˈsɪmbəl əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈlɪbərˌti ˈlaɪtɪŋ ðə world,”,” ˈmɪlər sɛd. poʊəm ðət rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ wɑz ˈædɪd ˈleɪtər. nɑt ˈæˌkʧuəli pɑrt əv ðə ˈstæˌʧu əv liberty.”.” fər ˈboʊlɪŋ, spæt wɑz ə dɪˈstrækʃən frəm ən ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈpɑləsi hi preɪzd ɛz ““really, ˈrɪli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər ðə country.”.” ˈmɛsɪʤ gɪts stɛpt ɔn bɪˈkəz ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ pleɪ ðət ˌɪnərˈʧeɪnʤ wɪθ əˈkɔstə ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt haʊ greɪt ðɪs ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈpɑləsi is,”,” ˈboʊlɪŋ sɛd.
annual leave when even the word holiday is thought to sound too frivolous and hedonistic, so that people on their holidays set their to announce grandly that they are instead on annual leave, then surely we have entered a downward spiral of capitalist. backfill after someone has been sacked sorry, "transitioned" they tend to leave a hole in the landscape. what do you do with a hole, especially a one that reminds you a bit of a hastily dug grave? you fill it in in other words, you (verb), or address the (noun). originally, was an engineering term, meaning to fill a hole or trench with excavated earth, gravel, sand or other material. now it means "replacement" or "replace", eg: "we are recruiting for tom's" or "we will have to richard." meanwhile, a job vacancy that exists to replace an ex-employee, as opposed to a newly created role, is called a position, even if that sounds more like something an adventurous type might adopt at an club. close of play the curious strain of in bureaucratese perhaps stems from a hope that workers are more docile. a manager who tells you to do something by end of play or by close of play in other words, today is trying to you into thinking you are having fun. this is not a game of cricket. though, actually, it appears that the phrase originates from the genteel confines of the british civil service, when there might well have been cricket, or at least a very long lunch, on the day's agenda. synonymous with asking for something by close of play is requesting it by the end of the day. end of whose day, exactly? perhaps the boss is off at while everyone else will have to stay till in order to get it done. a day can be an awfully long time in office politics. drill down far be it from me to suggest that managers prefer metaphors that evoke huge pieces of phallic machinery, but why else say drill down if you just mean "look at in detail"? like many examples of bureaucratese, drill down has a specific sense in information technology: to follow the hierarchical ladder of a menu down through to the individual datum. in accounting software, not only can you drill down, drill up and drill in, but you can even drill around, much as a disturbingly incompetent dentist might, or as old-school texas oil speculators used to do. expectations expectations are flexible things, and people will no doubt carry on having them even if the lingo surrounding them is logically complete nonsense. for example, one source reports: "in a team meeting a few months ago, the said: 'there's no reason that all of you shouldn't get a rating of exceeds expectations every review if you all work hard.' she didn't like it when i pointed out that if she expected us to exceed expectations, it was then literally impossible for us to do so." touché! it would be good if employees were able to manage the expectations of their managers, but managing expectations usually means something more and defeatist: preparing your clients or customers psychologically for the inevitable fact that the" will be rubbish. flagpole, run this up the let's run this up the flagpole! using this exhortation to mean "give it a try" or "test it" came to prominence in the madison avenue advertising industry. it derived from a yarn that was doing the rounds about the first us president, george washington. when betsy ross presented the new american flag to him, he was supposed to have quipped: "let's run it up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes it." the original sense was to test something an ad campaign) in public, or at least in front of the clients, rather than just around the office: a nuance that has since been lost. later variations on the theme include: "let's cross the sidewalk and see what the view looks like from over there", or "let's put it on the radiator and see if it melts", or even (so i am assured) "let's it and see what comes out". (comes out from where? that's disgusting.) there seems no end to the forced (and implied exclamation mark) of such constructions. going forward top of many people's is this way of saying "from now on" or "in future". it has the added sly rhetorical aim of wiping clean the slate of the past; indeed, it is a kind of incantation or threat aimed at shutting down conversation about whatever bad thing has happened. this aspect of the phrase proves to be especially attractive to politicians, who like to accuse their critics of being mired in the past. the official pronouncements of barack obama's administration are littered with going forward, or its sibling moving forward, which at the time of writing have been deployed nearly 600 times in the past year in official white house transcripts and press releases. photograph: getty montage heads-up "i just wanted to give you a heads-up on" is now the correctly way to say "i just wanted to tell you about". its origin, in american engineering and military circles of the early century, is an exhortation for all the members of your squad or crew to pay attention because something potentially dangerous is about to happen. they should literally straighten their necks and raise their heads. so the call "heads up!" means "watch out!" the saw the invention of the military technology called a heads-up display: crucial information from a fighter jet's instruments was projected on to the cockpit windshield. so heads-up originated in situations where something hairy was about to happen, or where information was being provided to an elite warrior. naturally, neither of those things is ever true when the noun phrase "a heads-up" is used in the modern office. time, perhaps, for a heads-down, when everyone takes a quiet snooze at their desks. issues to call something a "problem" is utterly verboten in the office: it's bound to a) scare the horses and b), even worse, focus responsibility on the bosses. so let us instead deploy the compassionate of "issues". the critic (and manager) robert potts translates "there are some issues around x" as: "there is a problem so big that we are scared to even talk about it directly." what if something is more serious than an issue an incipient catastrophe that might bring down the whole business? you still can't call it a "problem". but you can express the very deep way in which you personally care about it by referring to it as a concern. journey there's something peculiarly horrible about the modern bureaucratic habit of turning everything into a journey, with its ersatz thrill of adventurous tourism and its therapeutic implications of personal growth. sometimes the journey is a group affair, like a school outing. so businesses their employees by saying they have all been on a fascinating voyage together, when in fact many of their colleagues have been brutally thrown from the bus. as one infuriated correspondent explains: "the 'journey we have been on' really refers to 'the ongoing cuts and redundancies in the organisation that i work for.'" software and web designers will often talk about the user journey, which at least correlates with the metaphor of and interface "navigation". but the british government also explains the process of claiming disability benefit under the rubric "the claimant journey", which might be thought rather insensitive to those claimants actually unable to travel. key with your key core competencies, you can no doubt achieve the key performance indicators, take on key challenges, and overcome key issues to meet key milestones and placate our key stakeholders, going forward. but why the hell is everything key? is there some kind of subliminal phallic titillation to the image of key things penetrating the welcoming oiled openings of locks? you can even have key asks, which are not small shops that sell newspapers or develop film. i'm tempted to start up a business that supplies key keys. once you start calling so many things key, of course, semantic inflation dissolves its sense almost entirely. leverage the critic robert potts reports this but deathly real example: "we need to leverage our synergies." other things you can leverage, according to recent news and business reports, are expertise, cloud infrastructure, "the federal data", training and "hong kong's advantages". to leverage, in such examples, usually means nothing more than "to use" or "exploit". thus, "leverage support" means "ask bob in it"; and i suggest "leverage the infrastructure" as a stylish new way to say "make the coffee". the appropriation of this financial metaphor doesn't quite seem to have been thought through. the verb "leverage" began to be used in the late specifically for a technique of speculating with borrowed money. so executives who dream of leveraging synergies seem to be unconsciously conveying the message that they are taking a huge gamble that might result in disaster. after all, since the crash, major financial institutions around the world have been carefully in order to meet new capital requirements. it's also, frankly, a bit foolish-sounding. give me a place to stand and i will move the world, said archimedes. he didn't say he would leverage the matrix". matrix the matrix is everywhere you look in the modern office. you can have an accountability matrix (aka a responsibility assignment matrix), a functional matrix, a project matrix and so on ad nauseam. of course, there is even a of management called you guessed it matrix management. are all these matrices separate universes of virtual reality in which workers are drugged and asleep in a world, with a virtual reconstruction of human beamed directly into their brains so the evil masters of each matrix can use their bodies as batteries? the truth is not so interesting. what is the matrix? basically, it's a spreadsheet. no-brainer the phrase "a no-brainer" originated in sport, to describe a physical action in football or tennis that was so it required no conscious thought. its subsequent office adoption to mean "obviously a good idea", however, is both inverted boast and threat. "this is a no-brainer!" means not only "i did not engage my brain for a second in coming up with this idea", but also "you should not engage your brain in any attempt to argue with it". it is thus an announcement and a recommendation for perfect stupidity. photograph: rex montage offline, take this "hey, can we take this offline?" this is a truly bizarre modern way to say: "let's talk about it later or in private." oh, i'm sorry! i thought we were human beings in the same room communicating with each other by making noises with our faces! i didn't realise we were online. are we all living in the matrix now? and if we just go down the corridor to the coffee machine and talk in pairs, we'll suddenly be offline? the machines didn't really think this through, did they, if that's all you have to do to escape from your prison of virtual reality? it's a wonder they managed to take over the world in the first place. paradigm shift the term paradigm shift was made famous by thomas 1962 book the structure of scientific revolutions. there, a paradigm is a whole way of understanding the world, and a paradigm shift is a dramatic in that understanding. paradigm shifts are hugely important intellectual developments such as "the copernican, newtonian, chemical and revolutions". sadly, owing to the widespread phenomenon of linguistic deflation, it has since become possible to call a much less change a paradigm shift. one educational article in forbes ambitiously begins by sketching historic paradigm shifts the copernican revolution, genetics and the guy who discovered that peptic ulcers are caused by bacteria and then gets down to business. now, the author claims, "a paradigm shift in management is happening. it's a shift from a view of the world in which the firm's purpose is to make money for its shareholders, to a view of the world in which the purpose of the firm is to add value for customers." it probably would be a paradigm shift (to an economic epic fail) if firms really were going to abandon all hope of making money, but that is not quite the claim here. instead, firms are going to pretend that they are not completely and really care about their customers. in the service, of course, of making more money. quality the ubiquitous business use of quality has become a kind of totem. now it has been cut loose from having to be the quality of anything in particular, we can all sit around happily chanting that quality is our aim or, in other words, that we want stuff to be er, good? the hopeful invocation of quality is magical speech that hopes to conjure into being something that is indefinable but definitely better than rubbishness. but the insertion of quality into a business slogan or mission statement is also sometimes camouflage for less sunny intentions. in 2011, the bbc grandly announced that its plan over the next six years would be called "delivering quality first". (rather than delivering tv and radio first? or perhaps they meant delivering quality first and garbage later?) but this slogan was merely a euphemistic for a programme of mass redundancies. delivering quality first actually meant sacking workers. revert "let me revert" is a common way now of promising to do something. reply? respond? whatever was wrong with those? (to be fair, revert could mean "to return to a person" in medieval times, so it's not a wholly novel usage.) while revert is less circuitous than "circle back", there is still something rather about it. (perhaps it is the echo of "pervert".) i do recommend that if anyone ever promises to revert back to you, you should shout as loudly as you can that this means "get back back", and then start doing a bad chimp dance with optional noises. sunset this is an "we're going to sunset that project/service/version" that sounds more humane and poetic than "cancel" or "kill" or "stop supporting". when faced with the choice between calling a spade a spade or using a cloying euphemism, you know which the bosses will choose. happily, also sounds less smelly than the venerable old mothballing. thought shower the term "brainstorm" is now discouraged, since some people think it's insensitive to people with epilepsy, on the dubious basis that an epileptic attack is like a storm in the brain. in fact, the national society for epilepsy surveyed its members in 2005 as to whether they found the term "brainstorming" offensive, and a large majority said no. nevertheless, it is more common these days to be invited to a thought shower, which no doubt sounds like a naked romp among scandinavian intellectuals only to those with already dirty minds. the more serious problem with is that it is rarely effective. according to the author and psychologist keith sawyer's account of brainstorming, "in most cases this popular technique is a waste of time". unless thought showers are carefully planned and directed, they tend to encourage group conformity and repress individual creativity. that rather puts the on things, doesn't it? upskill have you beened lately? it's an odd idea. to say that you will a person seems to figure the subject as a kind of cyborg assistant, into which new programs may, at any time, be uploaded so as to improve its contribution to profit. we are thus invited to imagine a glorious ascent of a virtual ladder of "competencies", the better to forget thating usually means demanding more work for the same pay. vertical oh, right, the. yep, we need to "leverage" the "learnings" across all the. i'm totally on board with that. oh, we need to talk about "content strategy in a difficult vertical"? sure, good idea! voce] what the hell are again? according to forbes, a vertical is: "a specific area of expertise. if you make software for the manufacturing industry (as opposed to the retail industry), you might say: 'we serve the manufacturing vertical.' in so saying, you would make everyone around you flee the conversation." in business, there is a distinction between horizontal and vertical organisation. apple, for example, is sometimes thought of as a vertical company because it makes "the whole widget" both hardware and software. vertical integration can also be a matter of owning the factories that supply your components, and so forth. in consulting lingo, meanwhile, a vertical can just be a new industry that you want to move into, by setting up a separate business unit. the upshot of all this is that vertical in ordinary office use can almost always be replaced with "market", which has the advantage of being a word that everyone understands, and the concomitant disadvantage (for the machiavellian jargon-wielder) that it won't serve to browbeat and intimidate workers. oh, you know what else is vertical right now? my middle finger. workshop "we're going to have to workshop that issue." really? office types who use workshop as a verb probably imagine doing tough things with hammers and saws and vices in a shed, so picturing the frustrating of most modern work as something physical and mechanical. but to workshop as a verb is actually a theatrical usage that dates from the; according to the oed, it means: "to present a workshop performance of (a dramatic work), esp. in order to explore aspects of the production before it is staged formally." so next time a boss suggests something needs workshopping, gird your for the solemn enactment of a brutal revenge tragedy. x, theory in the, the psychologist douglas mcgregor published the human side of enterprise, which outlined two approaches to management. the first approach assumes that people hate working and crave security, and have to be forced with threats of punishment to do what you want. the second approach assumes that people like to make an effort, are better motivated by rewards and are naturally creative. mcgregor called these two approaches theory x and theory y. to my ears, that x makes the nasty theory x sound rather mysterious and magical, the arena of arcane experts in the fields of physics or vast alien conspiracies (x-rays, x-files), and so it fits perfectly with the general tone of modern office jargon. but it is also, of course, a boon to compilers of lexicons who otherwise wouldn't have anything to put under x, so you won't hear me complaining any further about it. yield don't ever say that your plan will "give" or "cause" or "result in" great things; the only verb to use here is yield. the word probably appeals to management types for two reasons. the first and more obvious is that yield is also a noun in finance meaning the expected income from a bond or other holding. the second reason, i suspect, is an martial or one: because to yield also means to give way or to admit defeat, the thrusting manager who sees everything yielding before him is subconsciously picturing the ground strewn with defeated enemies or willingly passive sex-partners. zero cycles zero cycles is how many bicycles you have when you don't have any bicycles. perhaps you are a sad clown whose entire clown act is about lamenting the lack of bicycles in your clown life. alternatively, you can speak as though you were a computer that has a finite number of "cycles" of its internal clock to perform calculations within a given time. so you can say, in response to a request that you do some extra work: "sorry, i have zero cycles for this." it's a splendidly polite and technical way of saying: "bugger off and don't ask me again." extracted from who touched base in my thought shower?: a treasury of unbearable office jargon by steven poole, to be published by sceptre at on 31 october 2013. order a copy for with free from	ˈænjuəl liv wɪn ˈivɪn ðə wərd ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ɪz θɔt tɪ saʊnd tu ˈfrɪvələs ənd ˌhidəˈnɪstɪk, soʊ ðət ˈpipəl ɔn ðɛr ˈhɑləˌdeɪz sɛt ðɛr tɪ əˈnaʊns ˈgrændli ðət ðeɪ ər ˌɪnˈstɛd ɔn ˈænjuəl liv, ðɛn ˈʃʊrli wi hæv ˈɛnərd ə ˈdaʊnwərd ˈspaɪrəl əv ˈkæpətəlɪst. ˈæftər ˈsəmˌwən həz bɪn sækt ˈsɑri, "transitioned" ðeɪ tɛnd tɪ liv ə hoʊl ɪn ðə ˈlænˌskeɪp. wət du ju du wɪθ ə hoʊl, əˈspɛʃəli ə wən ðət riˈmaɪndz ju ə bɪt əv ə ˈheɪstəli dəg greɪv? ju fɪl ɪt ɪn ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ju (vərb), ər ˈæˌdrɛs ðə (naʊn). ərˈɪʤənəli, wɑz ən ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ tərm, ˈminɪŋ tɪ fɪl ə hoʊl ər trɛnʧ wɪθ ˈɛkskəˌveɪtɪd ərθ, ˈgrævəl, sænd ər ˈəðər məˈtɪriəl. naʊ ɪt minz "rɪˈpleɪsmənt" ər "ˌriˈpleɪs", eg: "wi ər rɪˈkrutɪŋ fər tɑmz" ər "wi wɪl hæv tɪ ˈrɪʧərd." ˈminˌwaɪl, ə ʤɑb ˈveɪkənsi ðət ɪgˈzɪsts tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ən ex-employee, ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ə ˈnuli kriˈeɪtɪd roʊl, ɪz kɔld ə pəˈzɪʃən, ˈivɪn ɪf ðət saʊnz mɔr laɪk ˈsəmθɪŋ ən ædˈvɛnʧərəs taɪp maɪt əˈdɑpt æt ən kləb. kloʊz əv pleɪ ðə ˈkjʊriəs streɪn əv ɪn ˈbjʊrəkræˌtiz pərˈhæps stɛmz frəm ə hoʊp ðət ˈwərkərz ər mɔr ˈdɑsəl. ə ˈmænɪʤər hu tɛlz ju tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ baɪ ɛnd əv pleɪ ər baɪ kloʊz əv pleɪ ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, təˈdeɪ ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ ju ˈɪntu ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ju ər ˈhævɪŋ fən. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ə geɪm əv ˈkrɪkɪt. ðoʊ, ˈæˌkʧuəli, ɪt əˈpɪrz ðət ðə freɪz ərˈɪʤəˌneɪts frəm ðə ʤɛnˈtil ˈkɑnˌfaɪnz əv ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈsɪvəl ˈsərvɪs, wɪn ðɛr maɪt wɛl hæv bɪn ˈkrɪkɪt, ər æt list ə ˈvɛri lɔŋ lənʧ, ɔn ðə deɪz əˈʤɛndə. səˈnɑnəməs wɪθ ˈæskɪŋ fər ˈsəmθɪŋ baɪ kloʊz əv pleɪ ɪz rɪkˈwɛstɪŋ ɪt baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə deɪ. ɛnd əv huz deɪ, ɪgˈzæktli? pərˈhæps ðə bɔs ɪz ɔf æt waɪl ˈɛvriˌwən ɛls wɪl hæv tɪ steɪ tɪl ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ gɪt ɪt dən. ə deɪ kən bi ən ˈɔfəli lɔŋ taɪm ɪn ˈɔfəs ˈpɑləˌtɪks. drɪl daʊn fɑr bi ɪt frəm mi tɪ səˈʤɛst ðət ˈmænɪʤərz prɪˈfər ˈmɛtəfɔrz ðət ɪˈvoʊk juʤ ˈpisɪz əv ˈfælɪk məˈʃinəri, bət waɪ ɛls seɪ drɪl daʊn ɪf ju ʤɪst min "lʊk æt ɪn ˈditeɪl"? laɪk ˈmɛni ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv ˈbjʊrəkræˌtiz, drɪl daʊn həz ə spɪˈsɪfɪk sɛns ɪn ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɛkˈnɑləʤi: tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ðə ˌhaɪˈrɑrkəkəl ˈlædər əv ə ˈmɛnju daʊn θru tɪ ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈdætəm. ɪn əˈkaʊnɪŋ ˈsɔfˌwɛr, nɑt ˈoʊnli kən ju drɪl daʊn, drɪl əp ənd drɪl ɪn, bət ju kən ˈivɪn drɪl əraʊnd, məʧ ɛz ə dɪˈstərbɪŋli ˌɪnˈkɑmpətənt ˈdɛntɪst maɪt, ər ɛz ˌoʊldˈskul ˈtɛksəs ɔɪl ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtərz juzd tɪ du. ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz ər ˈflɛksəbəl θɪŋz, ənd ˈpipəl wɪl noʊ daʊt ˈkɛri ɔn ˈhævɪŋ ðɛm ˈivɪn ɪf ðə ˈlɪŋgoʊ sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðɛm ɪz ˈlɑʤɪkli kəmˈplit ˈnɑnsɛns. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, wən sɔrs rɪˈpɔrts: "ɪn ə tim ˈmitɪŋ ə fju mənθs əˈgoʊ, ðə sɛd: 'ðɛrz noʊ ˈrizən ðət ɔl əv ju ˈʃʊdənt gɪt ə ˈreɪtɪŋ əv ɪkˈsidz ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz ˈɛvəri ˌrivˈju ɪf ju ɔl wərk hɑrd.' ʃi ˈdɪdənt laɪk ɪt wɪn aɪ ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət ɪf ʃi ɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ɪkˈsid ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz, ɪt wɑz ðɛn ˈlɪtərəli ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ du soʊ." touchéé! ɪt wʊd bi gʊd ɪf ɪmˈplɔɪiz wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ðə ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz əv ðɛr ˈmænɪʤərz, bət ˈmænəʤɪŋ ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz ˈjuʒəwəli minz ˈsəmθɪŋ mɔr ənd dɪˈfitɪst: pərˈpɛrɪŋ jʊr klaɪənts ər ˈkəstəmərz ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkli fər ðə ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl fækt ðət ðə" wɪl bi ˈrəbɪʃ. ˈflægˌpoʊl, rən ðɪs əp ðə lɛts rən ðɪs əp ðə ˈflægˌpoʊl! ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs ˌɛgˌzɔrˈteɪʃən tɪ min "gɪv ɪt ə traɪ" ər "tɛst ɪt" keɪm tɪ ˈprɑmənəns ɪn ðə ˈmædɪsən ˈævəˌnu ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ˈɪndəstri. ɪt dəraɪvd frəm ə jɑrn ðət wɑz duɪŋ ðə raʊnz əˈbaʊt ðə fərst ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzɪdənt, ʤɔrʤ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. wɪn ˈbɛtsi rɔs pərˈzɛnəd ðə nu əˈmɛrɪkən flæg tɪ ɪm, hi wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ hæv kwɪpt: "lɛts rən ɪt əp ðə ˈflægˌpoʊl ənd si ɪf ˈɛniˌwən səˈluts ɪt." ðə ərˈɪʤənəl sɛns wɑz tɪ tɛst ˈsəmθɪŋ ən æd kæmˈpeɪn) ɪn ˈpəblɪk, ər æt list ɪn frənt əv ðə klaɪənts, ˈrəðər ðən ʤɪst əraʊnd ðə ˈɔfəs: ə nuɑns ðət həz sɪns bɪn lɔst. ˈleɪtər ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz ɔn ðə θim ˌɪnˈklud: "lɛts krɔs ðə ˈsaɪdˌwɔk ənd si wət ðə vju lʊks laɪk frəm ˈoʊvər ðɛr", ər "lɛts pʊt ɪt ɔn ðə ˈreɪdiˌeɪtər ənd si ɪf ɪt mɛlts", ər ˈivɪn (soʊ aɪ æm əˈʃʊrd) "lɛts ɪt ənd si wət kəmz aʊt". (kəmz aʊt frəm wɛr? ðæts dɪsˈgəstɪŋ.) ðɛr simz noʊ ɛnd tɪ ðə fɔrst (ənd ˌɪmˈplaɪd ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃən mɑrk) əv səʧ kənˈstrəkʃənz. goʊɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɔp əv ˈmɛni ˈpipəlz ɪz ðɪs weɪ əv seɪɪŋ "frəm naʊ ɔn" ər "ɪn fˈjuʧər". ɪt həz ðə ˈædɪd slaɪ rɪˈtɔrɪkəl eɪm əv ˈwaɪpɪŋ klin ðə sleɪt əv ðə pæst; ˌɪnˈdid, ɪt ɪz ə kaɪnd əv ˌɪnˈkænˈteɪʃən ər θrɛt eɪmd æt ˈʃətɪŋ daʊn ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən əˈbaʊt ˌwəˈtɛvər bæd θɪŋ həz ˈhæpənd. ðɪs ˈæˌspɛkt əv ðə freɪz pruvz tɪ bi əˈspɛʃəli əˈtræktɪv tɪ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz, hu laɪk tɪ əˈkjuz ðɛr ˈkrɪtɪks əv biɪŋ maɪrd ɪn ðə pæst. ðə əˈfɪʃəl prəˈnaʊnsmənts əv ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑməz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ər ˈlɪtərd wɪθ goʊɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd, ər ɪts ˈsɪblɪŋ ˈmuvɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd, wɪʧ æt ðə taɪm əv ˈraɪtɪŋ hæv bɪn dɪˈplɔɪd ˈnɪrli 600 taɪmz ɪn ðə pæst jɪr ɪn əˈfɪʃəl waɪt haʊs ˈtrænˌskrɪpts ənd prɛs rɪˈlisɪz. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: ˈgɛti mɑnˈtɑʒ ˈhɛdˌzəp "aɪ ʤɪst ˈwɔntɪd tɪ gɪv ju ə ˈhɛdˌzəp ɔn ɪz naʊ ðə kərˈɛktli weɪ tɪ seɪ "aɪ ʤɪst ˈwɔntɪd tɪ tɛl ju əˈbaʊt ɪts ˈɔrəʤən, ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ənd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈsərkəlz əv ðə ˈərli ˈsɛnʧəri, ɪz ən ˌɛgˌzɔrˈteɪʃən fər ɔl ðə ˈmɛmbərz əv jʊr skwɑd ər kru tɪ peɪ əˈtɛnʃən bɪˈkəz ˈsəmθɪŋ pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈdeɪnʤərəs ɪz əˈbaʊt tɪ ˈhæpən. ðeɪ ʃʊd ˈlɪtərəli ˈstreɪtən ðɛr nɛks ənd reɪz ðɛr hɛdz. soʊ ðə kɔl "hɛdz əp!" minz "wɔʧ aʊt!" ðə sɔ ðə ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən əv ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri tɛkˈnɑləʤi kɔld ə ˈhɛdˌzəp dɪˈspleɪ: ˈkruʃəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ə ˈfaɪtər ʤɛts ˈɪnstrəmənts wɑz prɑˈʤɛktəd ɔn tɪ ðə ˈkɑkˌpɪt ˈwɪndˌʃild. soʊ ˈhɛdˌzəp ərˈɪʤəˌneɪtəd ɪn ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz wɛr ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈhɛri wɑz əˈbaʊt tɪ ˈhæpən, ər wɛr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɑz biɪŋ prəˈvaɪdɪd tɪ ən ɪˈlit ˈwɔrjər. ˈnæʧərəli, ˈniðər əv ðoʊz θɪŋz ɪz ˈɛvər tru wɪn ðə naʊn freɪz "ə ˈhɛdˌzəp" ɪz juzd ɪn ðə ˈmɑdərn ˈɔfəs. taɪm, pərˈhæps, fər ə heads-down, wɪn ˈɛvriˌwən teɪks ə kwaɪət snuz æt ðɛr dɛsks. ˈɪʃuz tɪ kɔl ˈsəmθɪŋ ə "ˈprɑbləm" ɪz ˈətərli vərˈboʊtən ɪn ðə ˈɔfəs: ɪts baʊnd tɪ ə) skɛr ðə ˈhɔrsɪz ənd bi), ˈivɪn wərs, ˈfoʊkɪs riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ɔn ðə ˈbɔsɪz. soʊ lɛt ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪnˈstɛd dɪˈplɔɪ ðə kəmˈpæʃənət əv "ˈɪʃuz". ðə ˈkrɪtɪk (ənd ˈmænɪʤər) ˈrɑbərt pɑts ˈtrænsˌleɪts "ðɛr ər səm ˈɪʃuz əraʊnd ɛks" ɛz: "ðɛr ɪz ə ˈprɑbləm soʊ bɪg ðət wi ər skɛrd tɪ ˈivɪn tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt dɪˈrɛkli." wət ɪf ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪz mɔr ˈsɪriəs ðən ən ˈɪʃu ən ˌɪnˈsɪpiənt kəˈtæstrəfi ðət maɪt brɪŋ daʊn ðə hoʊl ˈbɪznɪs? ju stɪl kænt kɔl ɪt ə "ˈprɑbləm". bət ju kən ɪkˈsprɛs ðə ˈvɛri dip weɪ ɪn wɪʧ ju ˈpərsənəli kɛr əˈbaʊt ɪt baɪ rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ɪt ɛz ə kənˈsərn. ˈʤərni ðɛrz ˈsəmθɪŋ pɪˈkjuljərli ˈhɔrəbəl əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmɑdərn ˌbjʊrəˈkrætɪk ˈhæbət əv ˈtərnɪŋ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈɪntu ə ˈʤərni, wɪθ ɪts ˈɛrˌzɑts θrɪl əv ædˈvɛnʧərəs ˈtʊˌrɪzəm ənd ɪts ˌθɛrəˈpjutɪk ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz əv ˈpərsɪnəl groʊθ. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðə ˈʤərni ɪz ə grup əˈfɛr, laɪk ə skul ˈaʊtɪŋ. soʊ ˈbɪznɪsɪz ðɛr ɪmˈplɔɪiz baɪ seɪɪŋ ðeɪ hæv ɔl bɪn ɔn ə ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ vɔɪəʤ təˈgɛðər, wɪn ɪn fækt ˈmɛni əv ðɛr ˈkɑligz hæv bɪn ˈbrutəli θroʊn frəm ðə bəs. ɛz wən ˌɪnfˈjʊriˌeɪtɪd ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt ɪkˈspleɪnz: "ðə 'ˈʤərni wi hæv bɪn ɔn' ˈrɪli rɪˈfərz tɪ 'ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ kəts ənd rɪˈdəndənsiz ɪn ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən ðət aɪ wərk fər.'" ˈsɔfˌwɛr ənd wɛb dɪˈzaɪnərz wɪl ˈɔfən tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə ˈjuzər ˈʤərni, wɪʧ æt list ˈkɔrələts wɪθ ðə ˈmɛtəfɔr əv ənd ˈɪnərˌfeɪs "ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən". bət ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspleɪnz ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˈkleɪmɪŋ ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti ˈbɛnəfɪt ˈəndər ðə ˈrubrɪk "ðə ˈkleɪmənt ˈʤərni", wɪʧ maɪt bi θɔt ˈrəðər ˌɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪv tɪ ðoʊz ˈkleɪmənts ˈæˌkʧuəli əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˈtrævəl. ki wɪθ jʊr ki kɔr ˈkɑmpətɪnsiz, ju kən noʊ daʊt əˈʧiv ðə ki pərˈfɔrməns ˈɪndəˌkeɪtərz, teɪk ɔn ki ˈʧælənʤɪz, ənd ˈoʊvərˌkəm ki ˈɪʃuz tɪ mit ki ˈmaɪlˌstoʊnz ənd ˈpleɪkeɪt ɑr ki ˈsteɪˌkhoʊldərz, goʊɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd. bət waɪ ðə hɛl ɪz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ki? ɪz ðɛr səm kaɪnd əv səˈblɪmɪnəl ˈfælɪk ˌtɪtɪˈleɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈɪmɪʤ əv ki θɪŋz ˈpɛnəˌtreɪtɪŋ ðə ˈwɛlkəmɪŋ ɔɪld ˈoʊpənɪŋz əv lɑks? ju kən ˈivɪn hæv ki æsks, wɪʧ ər nɑt smɔl ʃɑps ðət sɛl ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz ər dɪˈvɛləp fɪlm. əm ˈtɛmptɪd tɪ stɑrt əp ə ˈbɪznɪs ðət səˈplaɪz ki kiz. wəns ju stɑrt ˈkɔlɪŋ soʊ ˈmɛni θɪŋz ki, əv kɔrs, sɪˈmæntɪk ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən dɪˈzɑlvz ɪts sɛns ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɪnˈtaɪərli. ˈlɛvərɪʤ ðə ˈkrɪtɪk ˈrɑbərt pɑts rɪˈpɔrts ðɪs bət ˈdɛθli ril ɪgˈzæmpəl: "wi nid tɪ ˈlɛvərɪʤ ɑr ˈsɪnərʤiz." ˈəðər θɪŋz ju kən ˈlɛvərɪʤ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈrisənt nuz ənd ˈbɪznɪs rɪˈpɔrts, ər ˌɛkspərˈtiz, klaʊd ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər, "ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈdætə", ˈtreɪnɪŋ ənd "hɔŋ kɔŋz ædˈvæntɪʤɪz". tɪ ˈlɛvərɪʤ, ɪn səʧ ɪgˈzæmpəlz, ˈjuʒəwəli minz ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən "tɪ juz" ər "ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt". ðəs, "ˈlɛvərɪʤ səˈpɔrt" minz "æsk bɑb ɪn ɪt"; ənd aɪ səˈʤɛst "ˈlɛvərɪʤ ðə ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər" ɛz ə ˈstaɪlɪʃ nu weɪ tɪ seɪ "meɪk ðə ˈkɔfi". ðə əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃən əv ðɪs ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈmɛtəfɔr ˈdəzənt kwaɪt sim tɪ hæv bɪn θɔt θru. ðə vərb "ˈlɛvərɪʤ" bɪˈgæn tɪ bi juzd ɪn ðə leɪt spəˈsɪfɪkli fər ə tɛkˈnik əv ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪŋ wɪθ ˈbɑˌroʊd ˈməni. soʊ ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz hu drim əv ˈlɛvərɪʤɪŋ ˈsɪnərʤiz sim tɪ bi ˌənˈkɑnʃəsli kənˈveɪɪŋ ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ ðət ðeɪ ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ə juʤ ˈgæmbəl ðət maɪt rɪˈzəlt ɪn dɪˈzæstər. ˈæftər ɔl, sɪns ðə kræʃ, ˈmeɪʤər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz əraʊnd ðə wərld hæv bɪn ˈkɛrfəli ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ mit nu ˈkæpɪtəl rɪkˈwaɪrmənts. ɪts ˈɔlsoʊ, ˈfræŋkli, ə bɪt foolish-sounding. gɪv mi ə pleɪs tɪ stænd ənd aɪ wɪl muv ðə wərld, sɛd ˌɑrkəˈmidiz. hi ˈdɪdənt seɪ hi wʊd ˈlɛvərɪʤ ðə ˈmeɪtrɪks". ˈmeɪtrɪks ðə ˈmeɪtrɪks ɪz ˈɛvriˌwɛr ju lʊk ɪn ðə ˈmɑdərn ˈɔfəs. ju kən hæv ən əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ˈmeɪtrɪks (ˈɑkə ə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti əˈsaɪnmənt ˈmeɪtrɪks), ə ˈfəŋkʃənəl ˈmeɪtrɪks, ə ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈmeɪtrɪks ənd soʊ ɔn æd ˈnaʊˌzim. əv kɔrs, ðɛr ɪz ˈivɪn ə əv ˈmænɪʤmənt kɔld ju gɛst ɪt ˈmeɪtrɪks ˈmænɪʤmənt. ər ɔl ðiz ˈmeɪtrɪsɪz ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈjunəˌvərsɪz əv ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti ɪn wɪʧ ˈwərkərz ər drəgd ənd əsˈlip ɪn ə wərld, wɪθ ə ˈvərʧuəl ˌrikənˈstrəkʃən əv ˈjumən bimd dɪˈrɛkli ˈɪntu ðɛr breɪnz soʊ ðə ˈivəl ˈmæstərz əv iʧ ˈmeɪtrɪks kən juz ðɛr ˈbɑdiz ɛz ˈbætəriz? ðə truθ ɪz nɑt soʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. wət ɪz ðə ˈmeɪtrɪks? ˈbeɪsɪkli, ɪts ə ˈsprɛdˌʃit. ˌnoʊˈbreɪnər ðə freɪz "ə ˌnoʊˈbreɪnər" ərˈɪʤəˌneɪtəd ɪn spɔrt, tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ə ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈækʃən ɪn ˈfʊtˌbɔl ər ˈtɛnɪs ðət wɑz soʊ ɪt rikˈwaɪərd noʊ ˈkɑnʃəs θɔt. ɪts ˈsəbsəkwənt ˈɔfəs əˈdɑpʃən tɪ min "ˈɑbviəsli ə gʊd aɪˈdiə", ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz boʊθ ˌɪnˈvərtɪd boʊst ənd θrɛt. "ðɪs ɪz ə ˌnoʊˈbreɪnər!" minz nɑt ˈoʊnli "aɪ dɪd nɑt ɪnˈgeɪʤ maɪ breɪn fər ə ˈsɛkənd ɪn ˈkəmɪŋ əp wɪθ ðɪs aɪˈdiə", bət ˈɔlsoʊ "ju ʃʊd nɑt ɪnˈgeɪʤ jʊr breɪn ɪn ˈɛni əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈɑrgju wɪθ ɪt". ɪt ɪz ðəs ən əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ənd ə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən fər ˈpərˌfɪkt stuˈpɪdɪˌti. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: rɛks mɑnˈtɑʒ ˈɔˌflaɪn, teɪk ðɪs "heɪ, kən wi teɪk ðɪs ˈɔˌflaɪn?" ðɪs ɪz ə ˈtruli bɪˈzɑr ˈmɑdərn weɪ tɪ seɪ: "lɛts tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt ˈleɪtər ər ɪn ˈpraɪvət." oʊ, əm ˈsɑri! aɪ θɔt wi wər ˈjumən biɪŋz ɪn ðə seɪm rum kəmˈjunəˌkeɪtɪŋ wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər baɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈnɔɪzɪz wɪθ ɑr ˈfeɪsɪz! aɪ ˈdɪdənt ˈriəˌlaɪz wi wər ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ər wi ɔl ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmeɪtrɪks naʊ? ənd ɪf wi ʤɪst goʊ daʊn ðə ˈkɔrɪdər tɪ ðə ˈkɔfi məˈʃin ənd tɔk ɪn pɛrz, wɪl ˈsədənli bi ˈɔˌflaɪn? ðə məˈʃinz ˈdɪdənt ˈrɪli θɪŋk ðɪs θru, dɪd ðeɪ, ɪf ðæts ɔl ju hæv tɪ du tɪ ɪˈskeɪp frəm jʊr ˈprɪzən əv ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti? ɪts ə ˈwəndər ðeɪ ˈmænɪʤd tɪ teɪk ˈoʊvər ðə wərld ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm ʃɪft ðə tərm ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm ʃɪft wɑz meɪd ˈfeɪməs baɪ ˈtɑməs 1962 bʊk ðə ˈstrəkʧər əv ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˌrɛvəˈluʃənz. ðɛr, ə ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm ɪz ə hoʊl weɪ əv ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ðə wərld, ənd ə ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm ʃɪft ɪz ə drəˈmætɪk ɪn ðət ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ. ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm ʃɪfts ər ˈhjuʤli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl dɪˈvɛləpmənts səʧ ɛz "ðə kəˈpərnəkən, nuˈtoʊniən, ˈkɛmɪkəl ənd ˌrɛvəˈluʃənz". ˈsædli, oʊɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd fəˈnɑməˌnɑn əv lɪŋgˈwɪstɪk dɪˈfleɪʃən, ɪt həz sɪns bɪˈkəm ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ kɔl ə məʧ lɛs ʧeɪnʤ ə ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm ʃɪft. wən ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn fɔrbz æmˈbɪʃəsli bɪˈgɪnz baɪ ˈskɛʧɪŋ hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm ʃɪfts ðə kəˈpərnəkən ˌrɛvəˈluʃən, ʤəˈnɛtɪks ənd ðə gaɪ hu dɪˈskəvərd ðət ˈpɛptɪk ˈəlsərz ər kɔzd baɪ bækˈtɪriə ənd ðɛn gɪts daʊn tɪ ˈbɪznɪs. naʊ, ðə ˈɔθər kleɪmz, "ə ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm ʃɪft ɪn ˈmænɪʤmənt ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ. ɪts ə ʃɪft frəm ə vju əv ðə wərld ɪn wɪʧ ðə fərmz ˈpərpəs ɪz tɪ meɪk ˈməni fər ɪts ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldərz, tɪ ə vju əv ðə wərld ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈpərpəs əv ðə fərm ɪz tɪ æd ˈvælju fər ˈkəstəmərz." ɪt ˈprɑbəˌbli wʊd bi ə ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm ʃɪft (tɪ ən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈɛpɪk feɪl) ɪf fərmz ˈrɪli wər goʊɪŋ tɪ əˈbændən ɔl hoʊp əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈməni, bət ðət ɪz nɑt kwaɪt ðə kleɪm hir. ˌɪnˈstɛd, fərmz ər goʊɪŋ tɪ priˈtɛnd ðət ðeɪ ər nɑt kəmˈplitli ənd ˈrɪli kɛr əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈkəstəmərz. ɪn ðə ˈsərvɪs, əv kɔrs, əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ mɔr ˈməni. kˈwɑləti ðə juˈbɪkwɪtəs ˈbɪznɪs juz əv kˈwɑləti həz bɪˈkəm ə kaɪnd əv ˈtoʊtəm. naʊ ɪt həz bɪn kət lus frəm ˈhævɪŋ tɪ bi ðə kˈwɑləti əv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, wi kən ɔl sɪt əraʊnd ˈhæpəli ˈʧæntɪŋ ðət kˈwɑləti ɪz ɑr eɪm ər, ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ðət wi wɔnt stəf tɪ bi ər, gʊd? ðə ˈhoʊpfəl ˌɪnvəˈkeɪʃən əv kˈwɑləti ɪz ˈmæʤɪkəl spiʧ ðət hoʊps tɪ ˈkɑnʤər ˈɪntu biɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ɪz ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbəl bət ˈdɛfənətli ˈbɛtər ðən rubbishness. bət ðə ˌɪnˈsərʃən əv kˈwɑləti ˈɪntu ə ˈbɪznɪs sˈloʊgən ər ˈmɪʃən ˈsteɪtmənt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈkæməˌflɑʒ fər lɛs ˈsəni ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz. ɪn 2011 ðə ˌbibiˈsi ˈgrændli əˈnaʊnst ðət ɪts plæn ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst sɪks jɪrz wʊd bi kɔld "dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ kˈwɑləti fərst". (ˈrəðər ðən dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ənd ˈreɪdiˌoʊ fərst? ər pərˈhæps ðeɪ mɛnt dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ kˈwɑləti fərst ənd ˈgɑrbɪʤ ˈleɪtər?) bət ðɪs sˈloʊgən wɑz ˈmɪrli ə ˌjufəˈmɪstɪk fər ə ˈproʊˌgræm əv mæs rɪˈdəndənsiz. dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ kˈwɑləti fərst ˈæˌkʧuəli mɛnt ˈsækɪŋ ˈwərkərz. rɪˈvərt "lɛt mi rɪˈvərt ɪz ə ˈkɑmən weɪ naʊ əv ˈprɑməsɪŋ tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ. rɪˈplaɪ? rɪˈspɑnd? ˌwəˈtɛvər wɑz rɔŋ wɪθ ðoʊz? (tɪ bi fɛr, rɪˈvərt kʊd min "tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ə ˈpərsən" ɪn mɪˈdjivəl taɪmz, soʊ ɪts nɑt ə ˈhoʊli ˈnɑvəl ˈjusɪʤ.) waɪl rɪˈvərt ɪz lɛs sərˈkjuɪtəs ðən "ˈsərkəl bæk", ðɛr ɪz stɪl ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈrəðər əˈbaʊt ɪt. (pərˈhæps ɪt ɪz ðə ˈɛkoʊ əv "ˈpərvərt".) aɪ du ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ðət ɪf ˈɛniˌwən ˈɛvər ˈprɑməsəz tɪ rɪˈvərt bæk tɪ ju, ju ʃʊd ʃaʊt ɛz ˈlaʊdli ɛz ju kən ðət ðɪs minz "gɪt bæk bæk", ənd ðɛn stɑrt duɪŋ ə bæd ʧɪmp dæns wɪθ ˈɔpʃənəl ˈnɔɪzɪz. ˈsənˌsɛt ðɪs ɪz ən "wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈsənˌsɛt ðət project/service/version" ðət saʊnz mɔr hjuˈmeɪn ənd poʊˈɛtɪk ðən "ˈkænsəl" ər "kɪl" ər "stɑp səˈpɔrtɪŋ". wɪn feɪst wɪθ ðə ʧɔɪs bɪtˈwin ˈkɔlɪŋ ə speɪd ə speɪd ər ˈjuzɪŋ ə klɔɪɪŋ ˈjufəˌmɪzəm, ju noʊ wɪʧ ðə ˈbɔsɪz wɪl ʧuz. ˈhæpəli, ˈɔlsoʊ saʊnz lɛs sˈmɛli ðən ðə ˈvɛnərəbəl oʊld ˈmɔθˈbɔlɪŋ. θɔt ʃaʊər ðə tərm "ˈbreɪnˌstɔrm" ɪz naʊ dɪˈskərɪʤd, sɪns səm ˈpipəl θɪŋk ɪts ˌɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪv tɪ ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈɛpɪˌlɛpsi, ɔn ðə ˈdubiəs ˈbeɪsɪs ðət ən ˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪk əˈtæk ɪz laɪk ə stɔrm ɪn ðə breɪn. ɪn fækt, ðə ˈnæʃənəl soʊˈsaɪɪti fər ˈɛpɪˌlɛpsi ˈsərˌveɪd ɪts ˈmɛmbərz ɪn 2005 ɛz tɪ ˈwɛðər ðeɪ faʊnd ðə tərm "ˈbreɪnˌstɔrmɪŋ" əˈfɛnsɪv, ənd ə lɑrʤ məˈʤɔrəti sɛd noʊ. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, ɪt ɪz mɔr ˈkɑmən ðiz deɪz tɪ bi ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ ə θɔt ʃaʊər, wɪʧ noʊ daʊt saʊnz laɪk ə ˈneɪkəd rɑmp əˈməŋ ˌskændɪˈneɪviən ˌɪntəˈlɛkʧuəlz ˈoʊnli tɪ ðoʊz wɪθ ɔˈrɛdi ˈdərti maɪndz. ðə mɔr ˈsɪriəs ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ɪz ðət ɪt ɪz ˈrɛrli ˈifɛktɪv. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈɔθər ənd saɪˈkɑləʤəst kiθ ˈsɔjərz əˈkaʊnt əv ˈbreɪnˌstɔrmɪŋ, "ɪn moʊst ˈkeɪsɪz ðɪs ˈpɑpjələr tɛkˈnik ɪz ə weɪst əv taɪm". ənˈlɛs θɔt ʃaʊərz ər ˈkɛrfəli plænd ənd dɪˈrɛktɪd, ðeɪ tɛnd tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ grup kənˈfɔrməti ənd riˈprɛs ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti. ðət ˈrəðər pʊts ðə ɔn θɪŋz, ˈdəzənt ɪt? hæv ju bɪn ˈleɪtli? ɪts ən ɑd aɪˈdiə. tɪ seɪ ðət ju wɪl ə ˈpərsən simz tɪ ˈfɪgjər ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt ɛz ə kaɪnd əv ˈsaɪbɔrg əˈsɪstənt, ˈɪntu wɪʧ nu ˈproʊˌgræmz meɪ, æt ˈɛni taɪm, bi ˈəˌploʊdɪd soʊ ɛz tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ɪts ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən tɪ ˈprɑfɪt. wi ər ðəs ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ə ˈglɔriəs əˈsɛnt əv ə ˈvərʧuəl ˈlædər əv "ˈkɑmpətɪnsiz", ðə ˈbɛtər tɪ fərˈgɛt ðət ˈjuʒəwəli minz dɪˈmændɪŋ mɔr wərk fər ðə seɪm peɪ. ˈvərtɪkəl oʊ, raɪt, ðə. jɛp, wi nid tɪ "ˈlɛvərɪʤ" ðə "learnings" əˈkrɔs ɔl ðə. əm ˈtoʊtəli ɔn bɔrd wɪθ ðət. oʊ, wi nid tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt "ˈkɑntɛnt ˈstrætəʤi ɪn ə ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈvərtɪkəl"? ʃʊr, gʊd aɪˈdiə! voce] wət ðə hɛl ər əˈgɛn? əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ fɔrbz, ə ˈvərtɪkəl ɪz: "ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈɛriə əv ˌɛkspərˈtiz. ɪf ju meɪk ˈsɔfˌwɛr fər ðə ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˈɪndəstri (ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðə ˈriˌteɪl ˈɪndəstri), ju maɪt seɪ: 'wi sərv ðə ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˈvərtɪkəl.' ɪn soʊ seɪɪŋ, ju wʊd meɪk ˈɛvriˌwən əraʊnd ju fli ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən." ɪn ˈbɪznɪs, ðɛr ɪz ə dɪˈstɪŋkʃən bɪtˈwin ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl ənd ˈvərtɪkəl ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən. ˈæpəl, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz θɔt əv ɛz ə ˈvərtɪkəl ˈkəmpəˌni bɪˈkəz ɪt meɪks "ðə hoʊl ˈwɪʤɪt" boʊθ ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ənd ˈsɔfˌwɛr. ˈvərtɪkəl ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi ə ˈmætər əv ˈoʊnɪŋ ðə ˈfæktəriz ðət səˈplaɪ jʊr kəmˈpoʊnənts, ənd soʊ fɔrθ. ɪn kənˈsəltɪŋ ˈlɪŋgoʊ, ˈminˌwaɪl, ə ˈvərtɪkəl kən ʤɪst bi ə nu ˈɪndəstri ðət ju wɔnt tɪ muv ˈɪntu, baɪ ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈbɪznɪs ˈjunɪt. ðə ˈəpˌʃɑt əv ɔl ðɪs ɪz ðət ˈvərtɪkəl ɪn ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈɔfəs juz kən ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ˌriˈpleɪst wɪθ "ˈmɑrkɪt", wɪʧ həz ðə ædˈvæntɪʤ əv biɪŋ ə wərd ðət ˈɛvriˌwən ˌəndərˈstændz, ənd ðə ˌkɑnˈkɑmətənt ˌdɪsədˈvænɪʤ (fər ðə ˌmɑkjəˈvɛliən jargon-wielder) ðət ɪt woʊnt sərv tɪ ˈbraʊˌbit ənd ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪt ˈwərkərz. oʊ, ju noʊ wət ɛls ɪz ˈvərtɪkəl raɪt naʊ? maɪ ˈmɪdəl ˈfɪŋgər. ˈwərkˌʃɑp "wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ ˈwərkˌʃɑp ðət ˈɪʃu." ˈrɪli? ˈɔfəs taɪps hu juz ˈwərkˌʃɑp ɛz ə vərb ˈprɑbəˌbli ˌɪˈmæʤən duɪŋ təf θɪŋz wɪθ ˈhæmərz ənd sɔz ənd ˈvaɪsɪz ɪn ə ʃɛd, soʊ ˈpɪkʧərɪŋ ðə ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ əv moʊst ˈmɑdərn wərk ɛz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈfɪzɪkəl ənd məˈkænɪkəl. bət tɪ ˈwərkˌʃɑp ɛz ə vərb ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ə θiˈætrɪkəl ˈjusɪʤ ðət deɪts frəm ðə; əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə oed, ɪt minz: "tɪ ˈprɛzənt ə ˈwərkˌʃɑp pərˈfɔrməns əv (ə drəˈmætɪk wərk), esp. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ˈæˌspɛkts əv ðə pərˈdəkʃən ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt ɪz steɪʤd ˈfɔrməli." soʊ nɛkst taɪm ə bɔs səˈʤɛsts ˈsəmθɪŋ nidz workshopping, gərd jʊr fər ðə ˈsɑləm ɛˈnæktmənt əv ə ˈbrutəl riˈvɛnʤ ˈtræʤədi. ɛks, ˈθɪri ɪn ðə, ðə saɪˈkɑləʤəst ˈdəgləs məˈgrɛgər ˈpəblɪʃt ðə ˈjumən saɪd əv ˈɛnərˌpraɪz, wɪʧ ˈaʊˌtlaɪnd tu əˈproʊʧɪz tɪ ˈmænɪʤmənt. ðə fərst əˈproʊʧ əˈsumz ðət ˈpipəl heɪt ˈwərkɪŋ ənd kreɪv sɪˈkjʊrəti, ənd hæv tɪ bi fɔrst wɪθ θrɛts əv ˈpənɪʃmənt tɪ du wət ju wɔnt. ðə ˈsɛkənd əˈproʊʧ əˈsumz ðət ˈpipəl laɪk tɪ meɪk ən ˈɛfərt, ər ˈbɛtər ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd baɪ rɪˈwɔrdz ənd ər ˈnæʧərəli kriˈeɪtɪv. məˈgrɛgər kɔld ðiz tu əˈproʊʧɪz ˈθɪri ɛks ənd ˈθɪri waɪ. tɪ maɪ ɪrz, ðət ɛks meɪks ðə ˈnæsti ˈθɪri ɛks saʊnd ˈrəðər mɪˈstɪriəs ənd ˈmæʤɪkəl, ðə ərˈinə əv ˌɑrˈkeɪn ˈɛkspərts ɪn ðə fildz əv ˈfɪzɪks ər væst ˈeɪliən kənˈspɪrəsiz (ˈɛksˌreɪz, x-files), ənd soʊ ɪt fɪts ˈpərfəktli wɪθ ðə ˈʤɛnərəl toʊn əv ˈmɑdərn ˈɔfəs ˈʤɑrgən. bət ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ, əv kɔrs, ə bun tɪ kəmˈpaɪlərz əv ˈlɛksɪˌkɑnz hu ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈwʊdənt hæv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ pʊt ˈəndər ɛks, soʊ ju woʊnt hir mi kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ ˈɛni ˈfərðər əˈbaʊt ɪt. jild doʊnt ˈɛvər seɪ ðət jʊr plæn wɪl "gɪv" ər "kɔz" ər "rɪˈzəlt ɪn" greɪt θɪŋz; ðə ˈoʊnli vərb tɪ juz hir ɪz jild. ðə wərd ˈprɑbəˌbli əˈpilz tɪ ˈmænɪʤmənt taɪps fər tu ˈrizənz. ðə fərst ənd mɔr ˈɑbviəs ɪz ðət jild ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə naʊn ɪn ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈminɪŋ ðə ɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈɪnˌkəm frəm ə bɑnd ər ˈəðər ˈhoʊldɪŋ. ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈrizən, aɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt, ɪz ən ˈmɑrʃəl ər wən: bɪˈkəz tɪ jild ˈɔlsoʊ minz tɪ gɪv weɪ ər tɪ ədˈmɪt dɪˈfit, ðə θˈrəstɪŋ ˈmænɪʤər hu siz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈjildɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ɪm ɪz səbˈkɑnʃəsli ˈpɪkʧərɪŋ ðə graʊnd strun wɪθ dɪˈfitɪd ˈɛnəmiz ər ˈwɪlɪŋli ˈpæsɪv sex-partners. ˈziroʊ ˈsaɪkəlz ˈziroʊ ˈsaɪkəlz ɪz haʊ ˈmɛni ˈbaɪsɪkəlz ju hæv wɪn ju doʊnt hæv ˈɛni ˈbaɪsɪkəlz. pərˈhæps ju ər ə sæd klaʊn huz ɪnˈtaɪər klaʊn ækt ɪz əˈbaʊt ləˈmɛntɪŋ ðə læk əv ˈbaɪsɪkəlz ɪn jʊr klaʊn laɪf. ɔlˈtərnətɪvli, ju kən spik ɛz ðoʊ ju wər ə kəmˈpjutər ðət həz ə ˈfaɪˌnaɪt ˈnəmbər əv "ˈsaɪkəlz" əv ɪts ˌɪnˈtərnəl klɑk tɪ pərˈfɔrm ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz wɪˈθɪn ə ˈgɪvɪn taɪm. soʊ ju kən seɪ, ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ə rɪkˈwɛst ðət ju du səm ˈɛkstrə wərk: "ˈsɑri, aɪ hæv ˈziroʊ ˈsaɪkəlz fər ðɪs." ɪts ə ˈsplɛndədli pəˈlaɪt ənd ˈtɛknɪkəl weɪ əv seɪɪŋ: "ˈbəgər ɔf ənd doʊnt æsk mi əˈgɛn." ɛkˈstræktɪd frəm hu təʧt beɪs ɪn maɪ θɔt ʃaʊər?: ə ˈtrɛʒəri əv ənˈbɛrəbəl ˈɔfəs ˈʤɑrgən baɪ ˈstivən pul, tɪ bi ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ˈsɛptər æt ɔn 31 ɑkˈtoʊbər 2013 ˈɔrdər ə ˈkɑpi fər wɪθ fri frəm
[this unedited press release is made available courtesy of and its partnership with notable game resource gamespress.] seoul, korea january 19 th, 2017, a global developer and publisher of games, has announced the dates of the 2 closed beta phase for its upcoming action mu legend. the second closed beta will take place for a week, from february 21 to february 28 th, 2017. this new closed beta will focus on localization implementation. it will be fully localized in 5 new languages in order to thoroughly cater to global fans of the mu franchise. unlike the initial closed beta, people from all around the world will now be able to unravel the mysteries of the continent of mu in the following languages: french, german, brazilian-portuguese, spanish and polish mu first received more than pre-registrations, and warmly welcomes players that have not yet signed up to for the next one at http://mulegend.webzen.com. richard moon, head of global business at, commented: "the first closed beta was a massive success, with great community engagement and the collection of precious data." he continued: "it's now time to go oneep further in the publishing of the global version of mu legend and to please our fans worldwide with a. this will allow both existing and new players to enjoy the mu legend experience to its fullest! we highly encourage everybody who did not participate in first global test due to language limitation to sign up now! last but not least, we are excited to exclusively announce additional media partner in early february in order to make our precious global fans happy!" also announced there would be no of the first in order to allow players from every level bracket to participate during the week. after this week of testing, the developers will work with the localization department to make sure the highest level of quality is achieved and will continue to work on the content revealed during 2016 for the open beta release. players are also invited to discuss the game and join the official facebook community at: http://facebook.com/mulegendglobal. to learn more about mu legend, the different classes and features of the game, or to for the second global beta test, visit the official website: http://mulegend.webzen.com. about mu legend mu legend is the highly anticipated action and follow-up to mu online. it features fluid andunning hack 'n' slash combat, content that caters to both solo and party play, and a deep and intriguing world that will satisfy new players and fans alike. players can choose from four distinct classes - dark lord, whisperer, blader, and war - and engage in the endless battle between the world of mu and pandemonium. mu legend offers spectacular visuals that will run on systems and boasts detailed art design withunning effects. about inc. (kosdaq) is a global developer and publisher ofs mu origin, mu online, continent of the ninth seal), the series and an array of exciting game titles slated for release in the global game market. has expanded its service to europe, north and south america and other countries by operating its global game portal.com with 60 million players from all over the world. is currently working on the releases of pc mu legend and mobile golf game shot online m, amongst other game titles. further information on and its games can be found at .	[ðɪs əˈnɛdətɪd prɛs riˈlis ɪz meɪd əˈveɪləbəl ˈkərtəsi əv ənd ɪts ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈnoʊtəbəl geɪm ˈrisɔrs gamespress.] soʊl, ˌkɔˈriə ˈʤænjuˌɛri 19 ˈtiˈeɪʧ, 2017, ə ˈgloʊbəl dɪˈvɛləpər ənd ˈpəblɪʃər əv geɪmz, həz əˈnaʊnst ðə deɪts əv ðə 2 kloʊzd ˈbeɪtə feɪz fər ɪts ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈækʃən mu ˈlɛʤənd. ðə ˈsɛkənd kloʊzd ˈbeɪtə wɪl teɪk pleɪs fər ə wik, frəm ˈfɛbruˌɛri 21 tɪ ˈfɛbruˌɛri 28 ˈtiˈeɪʧ, 2017 ðɪs nu kloʊzd ˈbeɪtə wɪl ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˌloʊkələˈzeɪʃən ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən. ɪt wɪl bi ˈfʊli ˈloʊkəˌlaɪzd ɪn 5 nu ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈθəroʊli ˈkeɪtər tɪ ˈgloʊbəl fænz əv ðə mu ˈfrænˌʧaɪz. ənˈlaɪk ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl kloʊzd ˈbeɪtə, ˈpipəl frəm ɔl əraʊnd ðə wərld wɪl naʊ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ənˈrævəl ðə ˈmɪstəriz əv ðə ˈkɑntənənt əv mu ɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz: frɛnʧ, ˈʤərmən, brazilian-portuguese, ˈspænɪʃ ənd ˈpɑlɪʃ mu fərst rɪˈsivd mɔr ðən pre-registrations, ənd ˈwɔrmli ˈwɛlkəmz pleɪərz ðət hæv nɑt jɛt saɪnd əp tɪ fər ðə nɛkst wən æt http://mulegend.webzen.com. ˈrɪʧərd mun, hɛd əv ˈgloʊbəl ˈbɪznɪs æt, ˈkɑmɛntəd: "ðə fərst kloʊzd ˈbeɪtə wɑz ə ˈmæsɪv səkˈsɛs, wɪθ greɪt kəmˈjunɪti ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt ənd ðə kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˈprɛʃəs ˈdætə." hi kənˈtɪnjud: "ɪts naʊ taɪm tɪ goʊ wən stɛp ˈfərðər ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ əv ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈvərʒən əv mu ˈlɛʤənd ənd tɪ pliz ɑr fænz ˈwərldˈwaɪd wɪθ ə. ðɪs wɪl əˈlaʊ boʊθ ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ənd nu pleɪərz tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə mu ˈlɛʤənd ɪkˈspɪriəns tɪ ɪts ˈfʊləst! wi ˈhaɪli ɪnˈkərəʤ ˈɛvriˌbɑdi hu dɪd nɑt pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn fərst ˈgloʊbəl tɛst du tɪ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən tɪ saɪn əp naʊ! læst bət nɑt list, wi ər ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ ɪkˈsklusɪvli əˈnaʊns əˈdɪʃənəl ˈmidiə ˈpɑrtnər ɪn ˈərli ˈfɛbruˌɛri ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ meɪk ɑr ˈprɛʃəs ˈgloʊbəl fænz ˈhæpi!" ˈɔlsoʊ əˈnaʊnst ðɛr wʊd bi noʊ əv ðə fərst ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əˈlaʊ pleɪərz frəm ˈɛvəri ˈlɛvəl ˈbrækɪt tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə wik. ˈæftər ðɪs wik əv ˈtɛstɪŋ, ðə dɪˈvɛləpərz wɪl wərk wɪθ ðə ˌloʊkələˈzeɪʃən dɪˈpɑrtmənt tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðə haɪəst ˈlɛvəl əv kˈwɑləti ɪz əˈʧivd ənd wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ wərk ɔn ðə ˈkɑntɛnt rɪˈvild ˈdʊrɪŋ 2016 fər ðə ˈoʊpən ˈbeɪtə riˈlis. pleɪərz ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə geɪm ənd ʤɔɪn ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈfeɪsˌbʊk kəmˈjunɪti æt: http://facebook.com/mulegendglobal. tɪ lərn mɔr əˈbaʊt mu ˈlɛʤənd, ðə ˈdɪfərənt ˈklæsɪz ənd ˈfiʧərz əv ðə geɪm, ər tɪ fər ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈgloʊbəl ˈbeɪtə tɛst, ˈvɪzɪt ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈwɛbˌsaɪt: http://mulegend.webzen.com. əˈbaʊt mu ˈlɛʤənd mu ˈlɛʤənd ɪz ðə ˈhaɪli ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ˈækʃən ənd ˈfɑloʊˌəp tɪ mu ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ɪt ˈfiʧərz fluɪd ənd ˈstənɪŋ hæk 'ɛn' slæʃ ˈkɑmbæt, ˈkɑntɛnt ðət ˈkeɪtərz tɪ boʊθ ˈsoʊˌloʊ ənd ˈpɑrti pleɪ, ənd ə dip ənd ˌɪnˈtrigɪŋ wərld ðət wɪl ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ nu pleɪərz ənd fænz əˈlaɪk. pleɪərz kən ʧuz frəm fɔr dɪˈstɪŋkt ˈklæsɪz dɑrk lɔrd, ˈwɪspəˌrər, blader, ənd wɔr ənd ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ðə ˈɛndləs ˈbætəl bɪtˈwin ðə wərld əv mu ənd ˌpændɪˈmoʊniəm. mu ˈlɛʤənd ˈɔfərz spɛkˈtækjələr ˈvɪʒwəlz ðət wɪl rən ɔn ˈsɪstəmz ənd boʊsts dɪˈteɪld ɑrt dɪˈzaɪn wɪθ ˈstənɪŋ ˈifɛkts. əˈbaʊt ɪŋk. (kosdaq) ɪz ə ˈgloʊbəl dɪˈvɛləpər ənd ˈpəblɪʃər əv mu ˈɔrəʤən, mu ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ˈkɑntənənt əv ðə naɪnθ sil ðə ˈsɪriz ənd ən əreɪ əv ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ geɪm ˈtaɪtəlz sˈleɪtɪd fər riˈlis ɪn ðə ˈgloʊbəl geɪm ˈmɑrkɪt. həz ɪkˈspændɪd ɪts ˈsərvɪs tɪ ˈjʊrəp, nɔrθ ənd saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ˈəðər ˈkəntriz baɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪts ˈgloʊbəl geɪm ˈpɔrtəl wɪθ 60 ˈmɪljən pleɪərz frəm ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə wərld. ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə rɪˈlisɪz əv ˈpiˈsi mu ˈlɛʤənd ənd ˈmoʊbəl gɔlf geɪm ʃɑt ˈɔnˌlaɪn ɛm, əˈməŋst ˈəðər geɪm ˈtaɪtəlz. ˈfərðər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ənd ɪts geɪmz kən bi faʊnd æt
new zealand government digs in after breakdown of trade talks by john braddock 8 august 2015 many in new ruling circles cautiously welcomed, at this stage, last failure of the intensive negotiations in hawaii to seal the partnership (tpp) trade and investment pact. the reaction points to the broader fissures between countries involved in the talks. two of the main unresolved points were among those deemed most important to new zealand: improved access for dairy products into the us, canada and japan, and the demands of us pharmaceutical firms for longer patent terms for new drug treatments. while new zealand accounts for just 3 percent of world dairy production, it is the largest global exporter. dairy products account for over 20 percent of the exports. business and media outlets exerted considerable pressure on the government not to sign up to a deal unless it significantly opened dairy markets in competing countries. new zealand herald columnist fran declared bluntly on august 1 that trade minister tim should “pack up and leave” the without a good dairy deal. john wilson, chairman of fonterra, the largest dairy exporting company, flew to hawaii to personally lobby the talks. prime minister john key also came in for criticism for failing to give sufficient assurance over potential costs for drugs and medicines. any increase in the current five-year life for drug us is demanding 12 cause major problems for new agency, pharmac, which controls the purchase of pharmaceuticals for the public health system. after the collapse of the talks, government adopted a nationalist posture as the defender of “new interests.” told the final media conference he was “extremely confident” countries resisting opening their markets to competitive dairy trade would eventually be won over. dairy industry spokesman andrew hoggard commended him for holding out for “good trade liberalisation.” protectionist opponents of the also declared their satisfaction over the breakdown of the negotiations. robert reid, head of the first union, told news that the new zealand negotiators adopted a “shambolic stance” throughout the talks, but he was glad that “we possibly do not now have a.” leader of the nationalist first party, winston peters, flatly declared the a failure and said should now look elsewhere for fresh deals. despite the fact that the talks broke down amid worsening global economic conditions, intensifying the conflicts between the governments involved, a prominent critic, auckland professor jane kelsey, claimed that the underlying reason for the gridlock was the domestic opposition in almost all the countries. in new zealand, opposition to the has seen repeated protests attracting many thousands, since 2012. the protests have tapped into growing concerns over the increasing powers that the will give to global conglomerates, particularly those based in the us. however, the campaign have sought to divert these concerns into reactionary nationalist channels, labeling the a threat to new “sovereignty.” the protests have been by an assortment of trade unions, academics, greens, and the maori nationalist mana dedicated to the defence of new zealand capitalism. they represent sections of business that fear that the will cut across their own operations. companies, which have significant stakes in tourism, forestry, fishing and agriculture, are adamantly opposed to any “foreign” threats to their profits. the labour party, which launched the negotiations when in government in 2006, two years before the us moved into the trade pact, has hedged its bets over the agreement, saying it would not declare a final position until it saw the text. last week, labour leader andrew little suddenly announced “red lines.” in particular, he demanded legislation to stop chinese new zealand houses. all these organisations have attempted to obscure the fundamental forces driving the. falsely presented as a “free trade” deal, the is aimed at creating a vast economic bloc. the obama administration considers the, which will involve 12 pacific rim nations but exclude china, to be the vital economic component of its “pivot” to asia to counter china. obama has insisted that if the us does not “write the rules” on trade for the twenty-first century, then they will be written by china. the would require its members to scrap all legal, regulatory and government impediments to american investment and corporate operations. many governments in south east asia, including new, confront a strategic dilemma. they have close security ties with the united states, but their major trading partner is china. the beijing leadership has sought to its economic influence to counter the diplomatic and military pressure it faces from washington. china has advanced, as an alternative to the, the establishment of a regional comprehensive economic partnership. it would comprise australia, japan, india, south korea, china and new zealand, as well as the 10 members of the association of south east asian nations. trade minister warned in a television interview in june that if the should stall until 2018, the “the rest of us will move on to other opportunities.” this prospect has begun to alarm an increasingly bellicose and xenophobic layer around the labour party, unions and groups, who are ramping up sentiment in order to divert blame for the soaring cost of housing and the deepening social crisis, while seeking to further integrate new zealand into the war aims of us imperialism. in a post on the trade the daily blog on july 29, prominent columnist chris trotter announced an on his previous stance. two days later, he warned his friends on the “left” to “be careful what you wish for.” trotter noted a looming collapse of the chinese economy, which, he claimed, threatens to “panic leaders into a series of distractions in the south china sea or along the border.” he concluded: “having all our economic (and most of our diplomatic) eggs in a single chinese basket could prove to be very awkward.” trotter and others in this milieu are raising the spectre of the country being “colonised” by chinese claims that dovetail with pentagon propaganda about chinese “expansionism”—in order to support for us war plans throughout the region. please enable javascript to view the comments powered by disqus.	nu ˈzilənd ˈgəvərnmənt dɪgz ɪn ˈæftər ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn əv treɪd tɔks baɪ ʤɑn ˈbrædək 8 ˈɔgəst 2015 ˈmɛni ɪn nu ˈrulɪŋ ˈsərkəlz ˈkɔʃəsli ˈwɛlkəmd, æt ðɪs steɪʤ, læst ˈfeɪljər əv ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ɪn həˈwaɪˌi tɪ sil ðə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp (tpp) treɪd ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt pækt. ðə riˈækʃən pɔɪnts tɪ ðə ˈbrɔdər ˈfɪʃərz bɪtˈwin ˈkəntriz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə tɔks. tu əv ðə meɪn ənrɪˈzɑlvd pɔɪnts wər əˈməŋ ðoʊz dimd moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ nu ˈzilənd: ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈækˌsɛs fər ˈdɛri ˈprɑdəkts ˈɪntu ðə ˈjuˈɛs, ˈkænədə ənd ʤəˈpæn, ənd ðə dɪˈmændz əv ˈjuˈɛs ˌfɑrməˈsutɪkəl fərmz fər ˈlɔŋgər ˈpætənt tərmz fər nu drəg ˈtritmənts. waɪl nu ˈzilənd əˈkaʊnts fər ʤɪst 3 pərˈsɛnt əv wərld ˈdɛri pərˈdəkʃən, ɪt ɪz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈgloʊbəl ɪkˈspɔrtər. ˈdɛri ˈprɑdəkts əˈkaʊnt fər ˈoʊvər 20 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈɛkspɔrts. ˈbɪznɪs ənd ˈmidiə ˈaʊˌtlɛts ɪgˈzərtɪd kənˈsɪdərəbəl ˈprɛʃər ɔn ðə ˈgəvərnmənt nɑt tɪ saɪn əp tɪ ə dil ənˈlɛs ɪt sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈoʊpənd ˈdɛri ˈmɑrkɪts ɪn kəmˈpitɪŋ ˈkəntriz. nu ˈzilənd ˈhɛrəld ˈkɑləmnəst fræn dɪˈklɛrd ˈbləntli ɔn ˈɔgəst 1 ðət treɪd ˈmɪnɪstər tɪm ʃʊd əp ənd leave”” ðə wɪˈθaʊt ə gʊd ˈdɛri dil. ʤɑn ˈwɪlsən, ˈʧɛrmən əv fonterra, ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈdɛri ɪkˈspɔrtɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni, flu tɪ həˈwaɪˌi tɪ ˈpərsənəli ˈlɑbi ðə tɔks. praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ʤɑn ki ˈɔlsoʊ keɪm ɪn fər ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm fər ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ gɪv səˈfɪʃənt əˈʃʊrəns ˈoʊvər pəˈtɛnʃəl kɔsts fər drəgz ənd ˈmɛdəsənz. ˈɛni ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈfaɪvˌjɪr laɪf fər drəg ˈjuˈɛs ɪz dɪˈmændɪŋ 12 kɔz ˈmeɪʤər ˈprɑbləmz fər nu ˈeɪʤənsi, pharmac, wɪʧ kənˈtroʊlz ðə ˈpərʧəs əv ˌfɑrməˈsutɪkəlz fər ðə ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ ˈsɪstəm. ˈæftər ðə kəˈlæps əv ðə tɔks, ˈgəvərnmənt əˈdɑptəd ə ˈnæʃənəlɪst ˈpɑsʧər ɛz ðə dɪˈfɛndər əv interests.”.” toʊld ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈmidiə ˈkɑnfərəns hi wɑz confident”” ˈkəntriz rɪˈzɪstɪŋ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ðɛr ˈmɑrkɪts tɪ kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈdɛri treɪd wʊd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli bi wən ˈoʊvər. ˈdɛri ˈɪndəstri ˈspoʊksmən ˈændru ˈhɑgərd kəˈmɛndɪd ɪm fər ˈhoʊldɪŋ aʊt fər treɪd liberalisation.”.” prəˈtɛkʃənɪst əˈpoʊnənts əv ðə ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈklɛrd ðɛr ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən ˈoʊvər ðə ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn əv ðə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz. ˈrɑbərt rid, hɛd əv ðə fərst ˈjunjən, toʊld nuz ðət ðə nu ˈzilənd nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtərz əˈdɑptəd ə stance”” θruaʊt ðə tɔks, bət hi wɑz glæd ðət ˈpɑsəbli du nɑt naʊ hæv ə tpp.”.” ˈlidər əv ðə ˈnæʃənəlɪst fərst ˈpɑrti, ˈwɪnstən ˈpitərz, ˈflætli dɪˈklɛrd ðə ə ˈfeɪljər ənd sɛd ʃʊd naʊ lʊk ˈɛlsˌwɛr fər frɛʃ dilz. dɪˈspaɪt ðə fækt ðət ðə tɔks broʊk daʊn əˈmɪd ˈwərsənɪŋ ˈgloʊbəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk kənˈdɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪɪŋ ðə ˈkɑnflɪkts bɪtˈwin ðə ˈgəvərnmənts ˌɪnˈvɑlvd, ə ˈprɑmənənt ˈkrɪtɪk, ˈɑklənd prəˈfɛsər ʤeɪn ˈkɛlsi, kleɪmd ðət ðə ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˈrizən fər ðə ˈgrɪˌdlɑk wɑz ðə dəˈmɛstɪk ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ɪn ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl ðə ˈkəntriz. ɪn nu ˈzilənd, ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ðə həz sin rɪˈpitɪd ˈproʊˌtɛsts əˈtræktɪŋ ˈmɛni ˈθaʊzənz, sɪns 2012 ðə ˈproʊˌtɛsts hæv tæpt ˈɪntu groʊɪŋ kənˈsərnz ˈoʊvər ðə ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ paʊərz ðət ðə wɪl gɪv tɪ ˈgloʊbəl kənˈglɑmərəts, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ðoʊz beɪst ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə kæmˈpeɪn hæv sɔt tɪ dɪˈvərt ðiz kənˈsərnz ˈɪntu riˈækʃəˌnɛri ˈnæʃənəlɪst ˈʧænəlz, ˈleɪbəlɪŋ ðə ə θrɛt tɪ nu ““sovereignty.”.” ðə ˈproʊˌtɛsts hæv bɪn baɪ ən əˈsɔrtmənt əv treɪd ˈjunjənz, ˌækəˈdɛmɪks, grinz, ənd ðə ˈmaʊri ˈnæʃənəlɪst ˈmɑnə ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ðə dɪˈfɛns əv nu ˈzilənd ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm. ðeɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ˈsɛkʃənz əv ˈbɪznɪs ðət fɪr ðət ðə wɪl kət əˈkrɔs ðɛr oʊn ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ˈkəmpəˌniz, wɪʧ hæv sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt steɪks ɪn ˈtʊˌrɪzəm, ˈfɔrəstri, ˈfɪʃɪŋ ənd ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər, ər ˈædəməntli əˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈɛni ““foreign”” θrɛts tɪ ðɛr ˈprɑfɪts. ðə ˈleɪbər ˈpɑrti, wɪʧ lɔnʧt ðə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wɪn ɪn ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn 2006 tu jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈjuˈɛs muvd ˈɪntu ðə treɪd pækt, həz hɛʤd ɪts bɛts ˈoʊvər ðə əˈgrimənt, seɪɪŋ ɪt wʊd nɑt dɪˈklɛr ə ˈfaɪnəl pəˈzɪʃən ənˈtɪl ɪt sɔ ðə tɛkst. læst wik, ˈleɪbər ˈlidər ˈændru ˈlɪtəl ˈsədənli əˈnaʊnst lines.”.” ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, hi dɪˈmændɪd ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən tɪ stɑp ʧaɪˈniz nu ˈzilənd ˈhaʊsɪz. ɔl ðiz ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz hæv əˈtɛmptəd tɪ əbˈskjʊr ðə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈfɔrsɪz ˈdraɪvɪŋ ðə. ˈfɔlsli pərˈzɛnəd ɛz ə trade”” dil, ðə ɪz eɪmd æt kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə væst ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk blɑk. ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən kənˈsɪdərz ðə, wɪʧ wɪl ˌɪnˈvɑlv 12 pəˈsɪfɪk rɪm ˈneɪʃənz bət ɪkˈsklud ˈʧaɪnə, tɪ bi ðə ˈvaɪtəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk kəmˈpoʊnənt əv ɪts ““pivot”” tɪ ˈeɪʒə tɪ ˈkaʊntər ˈʧaɪnə. ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət ɪf ðə ˈjuˈɛs dɪz nɑt ðə rules”” ɔn treɪd fər ðə tˈwɛntiˌfərst ˈsɛnʧəri, ðɛn ðeɪ wɪl bi ˈrɪtən baɪ ˈʧaɪnə. ðə wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər ɪts ˈmɛmbərz tɪ skræp ɔl ˈligəl, ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ənd ˈgəvərnmənt ˌɪmˈpɛdəmənts tɪ əˈmɛrɪkən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ənd ˈkɔrpərət ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ˈmɛni ˈgəvərnmənts ɪn saʊθ ist ˈeɪʒə, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ nu, kənˈfrənt ə strəˈtiʤɪk dɪˈlɛmə. ðeɪ hæv kloʊz sɪˈkjʊrəti taɪz wɪθ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, bət ðɛr ˈmeɪʤər ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈpɑrtnər ɪz ˈʧaɪnə. ðə ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ˈlidərˌʃɪp həz sɔt tɪ ɪts ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈɪnfluəns tɪ ˈkaʊntər ðə ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ənd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈprɛʃər ɪt ˈfeɪsɪz frəm ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. ˈʧaɪnə həz ədˈvænst, ɛz ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ ðə, ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt əv ə ˈriʤənəl ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp. ɪt wʊd kəmˈpraɪz ɔˈstreɪljə, ʤəˈpæn, ˈɪndiə, saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə, ˈʧaɪnə ənd nu ˈzilənd, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə 10 ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv saʊθ ist ˈeɪʒən ˈneɪʃənz. treɪd ˈmɪnɪstər wɔrnd ɪn ə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈɪntərvˌju ɪn ʤun ðət ɪf ðə ʃʊd stɔl ənˈtɪl 2018 ðə rɛst əv ˈjuˈɛs wɪl muv ɔn tɪ ˈəðər opportunities.”.” ðɪs ˈprɑspɛkt həz ˈbeɪgən tɪ əˈlɑrm ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈbɛləˌkoʊs ənd ˌzɛnəˈfɑbɪk leɪər əraʊnd ðə ˈleɪbər ˈpɑrti, ˈjunjənz ənd grups, hu ər ˈræmpɪŋ əp ˈsɛnəmənt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ dɪˈvərt bleɪm fər ðə ˈsɔrɪŋ kɔst əv ˈhaʊzɪŋ ənd ðə ˈdipənɪŋ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈkraɪsəs, waɪl ˈsikɪŋ tɪ ˈfərðər ˈɪnəˌgreɪt nu ˈzilənd ˈɪntu ðə wɔr eɪmz əv ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪmˈpɪriəˌlɪzəm. ɪn ə poʊst ɔn ðə treɪd ðə ˈdeɪli blɔg ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 29 ˈprɑmənənt ˈkɑləmnəst krɪs ˈtrɑtər əˈnaʊnst ən ɔn hɪz ˈpriviəs stæns. tu deɪz ˈleɪtər, hi wɔrnd hɪz frɛndz ɔn ðə ““left”” tɪ ˈkɛrfəl wət ju wɪʃ for.”.” ˈtrɑtər ˈnoʊtɪd ə ˈlumɪŋ kəˈlæps əv ðə ʧaɪˈniz ɪˈkɑnəmi, wɪʧ, hi kleɪmd, θˈrɛtənz tɪ ˈlidərz ˈɪntu ə ˈsɪriz əv dɪˈstrækʃənz ɪn ðə saʊθ ˈʧaɪnə si ər əˈlɔŋ ðə border.”.” hi kənˈkludɪd: ɔl ɑr ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk (ənd moʊst əv ɑr ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk) ɛgz ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl ʧaɪˈniz ˈbæskət kʊd pruv tɪ bi ˈvɛri awkward.”.” ˈtrɑtər ənd ˈəðərz ɪn ðɪs mɪˈljʊ ər ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə ˈspɛktər əv ðə ˈkəntri biɪŋ ““colonised”” baɪ ʧaɪˈniz kleɪmz ðət ˈdəvˌteɪl wɪθ ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ˌprɑpəˈgændə əˈbaʊt ʧaɪˈniz ˈɔrdər tɪ səˈpɔrt fər ˈjuˈɛs wɔr plænz θruaʊt ðə ˈriʤən. pliz ɪˈneɪbəl ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt tɪ vju ðə ˈkɑmɛnts paʊərd baɪ disqus.
0 cobb county police identify pilot in deadly plane crash cobb county, ga. - cobb county police have identified the pilot who crashed into a house in marietta as robert westlake, 78, of atlanta. investigators from the national transportation safety board arrived saturday at the scene of a deadly plane crash in a cobb county neighborhood. westlake was killed when the plane crashed into a home on lane in marietta friday night. [the latest: police identify pilot in deadly plane crash] westlake was the only person on the plane and no one was in the house at the time of the crash. two investigators now on scene of jet plane crash in cobb co steve (@stevegwsb) march 25, 2017 the federal aviation administration said a cessna citation i aircraft en route to the fulton county airport went down east of the cobb county international field around p.m. [download the news app for breaking news alerts] fire officials said the plane landed in the home's front yard and sent the house up in flames. "from what it looks like at this point, it came over from the top of the house and landed in the front yard," said danell boyd, with the cobb county fire department. the family was at church at the time of the crash. witnesses said the plane spun out and to the ground. channel 2 action news viewers reported seeing smoke from the kennesaw state university football stadium. "i heard a swoosh and then a clap and an explosion and i pretty much knew before i looked outside that it was a plane crash," neighbor joe thomas said. a few homes were evacuated while firefighters investigated. the neighborhood will be blocked off for a time as investigators look into the crash. "seeing that, seeing a plane on fire and a house starting to burn and wondering if your neighbors are ok, it's not just something you hear on the news," neighbor samantha strickland said. the will investigate and the will determine the cause of the crash. @wsbtv plane just crashed into a home in kennesaw 2 houses down from my brother. he just sent me this photo. cops just arrived on the scene. amy gravley (@amy_gravley) march 24, 2017 people say they watched in horror -- as the plane came crashing down. the story @ 11. #developing (@nefertitiwsb) march 25, 2017 © 2019 cox media group.	0 kɑb ˈkaʊnti pəˈlis aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˈpaɪlət ɪn ˈdɛdli pleɪn kræʃ kɑb ˈkaʊnti, ˈʤɔrʤə. kɑb ˈkaʊnti pəˈlis hæv aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ðə ˈpaɪlət hu kræʃt ˈɪntu ə haʊs ɪn ˌmɛriˈɛtə ɛz ˈrɑbərt ˈwɛˌstleɪk, 78 əv æˈtlæntə. ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz frəm ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈseɪfti bɔrd əraɪvd ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ æt ðə sin əv ə ˈdɛdli pleɪn kræʃ ɪn ə kɑb ˈkaʊnti ˈneɪbərˌhʊd. ˈwɛˌstleɪk wɑz kɪld wɪn ðə pleɪn kræʃt ˈɪntu ə hoʊm ɔn leɪn ɪn ˌmɛriˈɛtə ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt. [ðə ˈleɪtəst: pəˈlis aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˈpaɪlət ɪn ˈdɛdli pleɪn kræʃ] ˈwɛˌstleɪk wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈpərsən ɔn ðə pleɪn ənd noʊ wən wɑz ɪn ðə haʊs æt ðə taɪm əv ðə kræʃ. tu ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz naʊ ɔn sin əv ʤɛt pleɪn kræʃ ɪn kɑb koʊ stiv (@stevegwsb) mɑrʧ 25 2017 ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən sɛd ə ˈsɛznə saɪˈteɪʃən aɪ ˈɛrˌkræft ɛn rut tɪ ðə ˈfʊltən ˈkaʊnti ˈɛrˌpɔrt wɛnt daʊn ist əv ðə kɑb ˈkaʊnti ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl fild əraʊnd p.m. [ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðə nuz æp fər ˈbreɪkɪŋ nuz əˈlərts] faɪər əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd ðə pleɪn ˈlændɪd ɪn ðə hoʊmz frənt jɑrd ənd sɛnt ðə haʊs əp ɪn fleɪmz. "frəm wət ɪt lʊks laɪk æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, ɪt keɪm ˈoʊvər frəm ðə tɔp əv ðə haʊs ənd ˈlændɪd ɪn ðə frənt jɑrd," sɛd dəˈnɛl bɔɪd, wɪθ ðə kɑb ˈkaʊnti faɪər dɪˈpɑrtmənt. ðə ˈfæməli wɑz æt ʧərʧ æt ðə taɪm əv ðə kræʃ. ˈwɪtnəsɪz sɛd ðə pleɪn spən aʊt ənd tɪ ðə graʊnd. ˈʧænəl 2 ˈækʃən nuz vjuərz ˌriˈpɔrtəd siɪŋ smoʊk frəm ðə ˈkɛnəˌsɔ steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈsteɪdiəm. "aɪ hərd ə swuʃ ənd ðɛn ə klæp ənd ən ɪkˈsploʊʒən ənd aɪ ˈprɪti məʧ nu ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ lʊkt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðət ɪt wɑz ə pleɪn kræʃ," ˈneɪbər ʤoʊ ˈtɑməs sɛd. ə fju hoʊmz wər ɪˈvækjəˌweɪtɪd waɪl ˈfaɪərˌfaɪtərz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd. ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd wɪl bi blɑkt ɔf fər ə taɪm ɛz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz lʊk ˈɪntu ðə kræʃ. "siɪŋ ðət, siɪŋ ə pleɪn ɔn faɪər ənd ə haʊs ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ bərn ənd ˈwəndərɪŋ ɪf jʊr ˈneɪbərz ər ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ɪts nɑt ʤɪst ˈsəmθɪŋ ju hir ɔn ðə nuz," ˈneɪbər səˈmænθə ˈstrɪklənd sɛd. ðə wɪl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ənd ðə wɪl dɪˈtərmən ðə kɔz əv ðə kræʃ. pleɪn ʤɪst kræʃt ˈɪntu ə hoʊm ɪn ˈkɛnəˌsɔ 2 ˈhaʊsɪz daʊn frəm maɪ ˈbrəðər. hi ʤɪst sɛnt mi ðɪs ˈfoʊˌtoʊ. kɑps ʤɪst əraɪvd ɔn ðə sin. ˈeɪmi ˈgrævli (@amy_gravley) mɑrʧ 24 2017 ˈpipəl seɪ ðeɪ wɔʧt ɪn ˈhɔrər ɛz ðə pleɪn keɪm ˈkræʃɪŋ daʊn. ðə ˈstɔri 11. #dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ (@nefertitiwsb) mɑrʧ 25 2017 2019 kɑks ˈmidiə grup.
now that every team in the united soccer league has played at least one home game (and i have all the data points), our first complete look at the attendance figures for the division league through the games of may 31: team g total average median high low sacramento republic 6 louisville city 6 tulsa roughnecks 5 rochester rhinos 3 saint louis 5 charleston battery 6 energy 4 arizona united 4 portland timbers 2 4 richmond kickers 6 real monarchs 5 austin 7 wilmington 5 colorado springs 3 harrisburg city islanders 2 seattle 2 5 charlotte independence 4 vancouver 2 5 pittsburgh 6 995 orange county blues 6 963 674 toronto 1 986 986 986 986 986 la galaxy 8 905 845 533 new york red bulls 8 592 503 355 montreal 5 453 265 112 total 119 112 notes:	naʊ ðət ˈɛvəri tim ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈsɑkər lig həz pleɪd æt list wən hoʊm geɪm (ənd aɪ hæv ɔl ðə ˈdætə pɔɪnts), ɑr fərst kəmˈplit lʊk æt ðə əˈtɛndəns ˈfɪgjərz fər ðə dɪˈvɪʒən lig θru ðə geɪmz əv meɪ 31 tim ʤi ˈtoʊtəl ˈævərɪʤ ˈmidiən haɪ loʊ ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ riˈpəblɪk 6 ˈluiˌvɪl ˈsɪti 6 ˈtəlsə ˈrəfˌnɛks 5 ˈrɑˌʧɛstər ˈraɪˌnoʊz 3 seɪnt luɪs 5 ˈʧɑrəlstən ˈbætəri 6 ˈɛnərʤi 4 ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə juˈnaɪtɪd 4 ˈpɔrtlənd ˈtɪmbərz 2 4 ˈrɪʧmənd ˈkɪkərz 6 ril ˈmɑˌnɑrks 5 ˈɔstən 7 ˈwɪlmɪŋtən 5 ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ spərɪŋz 3 ˈhɛrɪsbərg ˈsɪti ˈaɪləndərz 2 siˈætəl 2 5 ˈʃɑrlət ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns 4 vænˈkuvər 2 5 ˈpɪtsbərg 6 995 ˈɔrɪnʤ ˈkaʊnti bluz 6 963 674 tərˈɑntoʊ 1 986 986 986 986 986 lɑ ˈgæləksi 8 905 845 533 nu jɔrk rɛd bʊlz 8 592 503 355 ˌməntriˈɔl 5 453 265 112 ˈtoʊtəl 119 112 noʊts:
lasers are pretty darn cool. capps with state-of-the-art equipment and courses on printing and personal prototyping, could change the face of manufacturing. doug donegan has been a member for about a month and a or less ever since one opened in a nearby d.c. suburb. in that time, he's built an adirondack chair from scratch, using the lab's advanced fabrication machinery and sophisticated design technology. "it took me about 50 hours to do it," he says. "i screwed up a lot." donegan is one of about 300 veterans who have found their way to in crystal city, virginia. he says that the space has been a crucial transition point for a lot of veterans. (in fact, the veterans administration has with several spaces to provide memberships for vets.) donegan describes as an open space for projects, a place to be creative and to put some of his training to use. when i meet him, he's working on a bedside table. "i live in a condo. there's no garage," donegan says. "even if i wanted to build something like this at home, i couldn't." "it's a lot of self-learning," says isabella, general manager of the crystal city location. the eighth and latest to open, the crystal city studio is situated in a part of the suburb, sandwiched between two popular locally owned eateries, we the pizza and good stuff. the storefront space looks like it could fit on any city block. yet at nearly square feet, is deceptively large, with studios for textiles, metalworking, printing, electronics, design, and more. you could think of as a dream garage. you could also think of as the factory floor of the maker movement. at this point in time, the maker movement itself doesn't need much introduction, even if its computer numerically controlled (cnc) devices and require some unpacking. in june, president barack obama gave a talk about the future of manufacturing and innovation at pittsburgh's. and he hosted the white house maker faire, where he messed with a robot giraffe and a printer that produced pancakes, among other gizmos. while the endorsement of the president speaks to the promise of digital manufacturing, for many people, the tools might as well belong to a wizard. people who have access to a washington, d.c., that's actually anyone with a library not have the software training or even a good reason to do much with it. so the conversation about making, at a national or economic level, is largely concerned with what comes next, once consumers catch up with the technology. and the competition to be there when they get there is fierce. walmart may be printing its own supplies soon, cutting costs for inventory on things like auto parts or school supplies. for amazon, printing will change its services (and its supply chain) every bit as much. meanwhile, seeks to turn printers into familiar appliances, versions of the microwave oven. "the barrier for entry for someone to design, create, and manufacture a product that they want is the lowest in human history," says mark hatch, ceo of and author of the maker movement manifesto. he describes the maker movement as the third industrial the personal industrial he's quick to describe manufacturing successes that got their start at. dodocase, for example: the president's preferred ipad case was made by a company that launched through. within 90 days of joining, hatch says, the founder of dodocase, patrick buckley, had "sold a million in product." a table router. what differentiates from other personal manufacturing what makes it so useful for the emphasis on process, rather than on product. the printing studio is only one aspect of the services that offers. (albeit a popular one, according to. the only thing that's more popular is the laser cutter. "you can toast," she says. "you can chocolate.) "it's really great for people looking to prototype," says, during our tour of the facility. "you can rent an office, use the space, and grow your business here." the world's fastest electric motorcycle was built, snout to tail, at a, an example boosters love to highlight. but the services are also designed for folks who want to build a bedside table, or don't necessarily know what they want to do. techshop offers both classes and memberships. users need to take introductory classes before they can pursue specific courses in, say, vinyl cutting. you don't need to be a member to take a class at, but you do need to be a member to make use of the equipment. so before you can carve through 8 inches of marble with the powerful waterjet, you'll go through basic safety training. a turner's cube two ways: machined and printed. at $125 to $175 per month, or $1,395 per year, membership at the d.c. is pricey. hatch compares it to a addiction" in scale. membership does come with benefits: the workshop is open 9 a.m. to midnight every day of the week, and members can use the loading bay and forklift to transport materials. there's free popcorn and coffee at night. plus, that waterjet. mills in the metalworking studio. it's hard to tell which is the biggest draw for members: access to more than $1 million in equipment, instruction from people who can show you how to use it, or the space to do all these things. for some of the cities where operates, it might be that last one. the in detroit is sponsored in part by ford, which provides incentives for employees to join and invent the space. that's not exactly "tinkering." the computer studio comes fully equipped with autodesk, adobe, and other software suites, with professional licenses. an doodad. the printing studio. this unit was busy printing an iphone case. the instructors are there to teach people how to use the machines, at different skill light tinkering to full-scale inventing. also employs "dream consultants," mostly part-time technicians who work on the floor, answering people's questions about projects. (by the numbers: has 130 full-time employees and 250 part-time employees. the company expects to do $10 million in sales this year and open four new locations, including one in los angeles and one in st. louis. the d.c. location has more than 550 members.) one dream consultant, darcy bender, tells me that is her dream job: she has a background in architecture, woodworking, and graphic design, and she uses the shop herself to make "full-on, signs without having to invest in equipment." bender helped me to the sign below. the whole process, maybe 20 minutes all told, involved using a software program not much more complicated than photoshop to capture the design, then hitting start on the laser to cut a few different logos on plywood. cities are changing fast. keep up with the daily newsletter. the best way to follow issues you care about. subscribe loading... "it's the same logic as an printer," bender tells me, explaining how the software converts a raster image into instructions for the laser. "but instead of dropping droplets of ink, it's dropping droplets of heat." if i sound bullish on, it's because something that donegan said rings true to me: is the garage that i'll never have (and never knew i wanted). and while i don't need to a thingy that i designed and about $50 in is a space in this city and others where that can happen. it's the concentration and of equipment and services, and the prospect that these services could become even more localized and accessible as amenities, that marks as the future for cities.	ˈleɪzərz ər ˈprɪti dɑrn kul. kæps wɪθ ˌsteɪtəvðɪˈɑrt ɪkˈwɪpmənt ənd ˈkɔrsɪz ɔn ˈprɪnɪŋ ənd ˈpərsɪnəl ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪpɪŋ, kʊd ʧeɪnʤ ðə feɪs əv ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ. dəg ˈdɑnɪgæn həz bɪn ə ˈmɛmbər fər əˈbaʊt ə mənθ ənd ə ər lɛs ˈɛvər sɪns wən ˈoʊpənd ɪn ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ d.c. ˈsəbərb. ɪn ðət taɪm, hiz bɪlt ən ˌædərˈɑndæk ʧɛr frəm skræʧ, ˈjuzɪŋ ðə læbz ədˈvænst ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃən məˈʃinəri ənd səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd dɪˈzaɪn tɛkˈnɑləʤi. "ɪt tʊk mi əˈbaʊt 50 aʊərz tɪ du ɪt," hi sɪz. "aɪ skrud əp ə lɔt." ˈdɑnɪgæn ɪz wən əv əˈbaʊt 300 ˈvɛtərənz hu hæv faʊnd ðɛr weɪ tɪ ɪn ˈkrɪstəl ˈsɪti, vərˈʤɪnjə. hi sɪz ðət ðə speɪs həz bɪn ə ˈkruʃəl trænˈzɪʃən pɔɪnt fər ə lɔt əv ˈvɛtərənz. (ɪn fækt, ðə ˈvɛtərənz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz wɪθ ˈsɛvərəl ˈspeɪsɪz tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪps fər vɛts.) ˈdɑnɪgæn dɪˈskraɪbz ɛz ən ˈoʊpən speɪs fər ˈprɑʤɛkts, ə pleɪs tɪ bi kriˈeɪtɪv ənd tɪ pʊt səm əv hɪz ˈtreɪnɪŋ tɪ juz. wɪn aɪ mit ɪm, hiz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ə ˈbɛdˌsaɪd ˈteɪbəl. "aɪ lɪv ɪn ə ˈkɑndoʊ. ðɛrz noʊ gərɑʒ," ˈdɑnɪgæn sɪz. "ˈivɪn ɪf aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bɪld ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs æt hoʊm, aɪ ˈkʊdənt." "ɪts ə lɔt əv self-learning," sɪz ˌɪzəˈbɛlə, ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər əv ðə ˈkrɪstəl ˈsɪti loʊˈkeɪʃən. ðə eɪθ ənd ˈleɪtəst tɪ ˈoʊpən, ðə ˈkrɪstəl ˈsɪti ˈstudiˌoʊ ɪz ˈsɪʧuˌeɪtɪd ɪn ə pɑrt əv ðə ˈsəbərb, ˈsænˌwɪʧt bɪtˈwin tu ˈpɑpjələr ˈloʊkəli oʊnd ˈitəriz, wi ðə ˈpitsə ənd gʊd stəf. ðə ˈstɔrˌfrɑnt speɪs lʊks laɪk ɪt kʊd fɪt ɔn ˈɛni ˈsɪti blɑk. jɛt æt ˈnɪrli skwɛr fit, ɪz dɪˈsɛptɪvli lɑrʤ, wɪθ ˈstudiˌoʊz fər ˈtɛkˌstaɪlz, ˈmɛtəlˌwərkɪŋ, ˈprɪnɪŋ, ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks, dɪˈzaɪn, ənd mɔr. ju kʊd θɪŋk əv ɛz ə drim gərɑʒ. ju kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ θɪŋk əv ɛz ðə ˈfæktəri flɔr əv ðə ˈmeɪkər ˈmuvmənt. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪn taɪm, ðə ˈmeɪkər ˈmuvmənt ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈdəzənt nid məʧ ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən, ˈivɪn ɪf ɪts kəmˈpjutər nuˈmɛrɪkli kənˈtroʊld (cnc) dɪˈvaɪsɪz ənd ˌrikˈwaɪər səm ənˈpækɪŋ. ɪn ʤun, ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə geɪv ə tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə fˈjuʧər əv ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ənd ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən æt ˈpɪtsbərgz. ənd hi ˈhoʊstɪd ðə waɪt haʊs ˈmeɪkər fɛr, wɛr hi mɛst wɪθ ə ˈroʊˌbət ʤəræf ənd ə ˈprɪnər ðət prəˈdust ˈpænˌkeɪks, əˈməŋ ˈəðər ˈgɪzmoʊz. waɪl ðə ɛnˈdɔrsmənt əv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt spiks tɪ ðə ˈprɑməs əv ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ, fər ˈmɛni ˈpipəl, ðə tulz maɪt ɛz wɛl bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ ə ˈwɪzərd. ˈpipəl hu hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c., ðæts ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ ə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri nɑt hæv ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈtreɪnɪŋ ər ˈivɪn ə gʊd ˈrizən tɪ du məʧ wɪθ ɪt. soʊ ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən əˈbaʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ, æt ə ˈnæʃənəl ər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈlɛvəl, ɪz ˈlɑrʤli kənˈsərnd wɪθ wət kəmz nɛkst, wəns kənˈsumərz kæʧ əp wɪθ ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi. ənd ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən tɪ bi ðɛr wɪn ðeɪ gɪt ðɛr ɪz fɪrs. ˈwɔlˌmɑrt meɪ bi ˈprɪnɪŋ ɪts oʊn səˈplaɪz sun, ˈkətɪŋ kɔsts fər ˌɪnvənˈtɔri ɔn θɪŋz laɪk ˈɔtoʊ pɑrts ər skul səˈplaɪz. fər ˈæməˌzɑn, ˈprɪnɪŋ wɪl ʧeɪnʤ ɪts ˈsərvɪsɪz (ənd ɪts səˈplaɪ ʧeɪn) ˈɛvəri bɪt ɛz məʧ. ˈminˌwaɪl, siks tɪ tərn ˈprɪnərz ˈɪntu fəˈmɪljər əˈplaɪənsɪz, ˈvərʒənz əv ðə ˈmaɪkrəˌweɪv ˈəvən. "ðə ˈbɛriər fər ˈɛntri fər ˈsəmˌwən tɪ dɪˈzaɪn, kriˈeɪt, ənd ˌmænjəˈfækʧər ə ˈprɑdəkt ðət ðeɪ wɔnt ɪz ðə loʊəst ɪn ˈjumən ˈhɪstəri," sɪz mɑrk hæʧ, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ənd ˈɔθər əv ðə ˈmeɪkər ˈmuvmənt ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ. hi dɪˈskraɪbz ðə ˈmeɪkər ˈmuvmənt ɛz ðə θərd ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ðə ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˈdəstriəl hiz kwɪk tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ səkˈsɛsɪz ðət gɑt ðɛr stɑrt æt. dodocase, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl: ðə ˈprɛzɪdənts prɪˈfərd ˈaɪˌpæd keɪs wɑz meɪd baɪ ə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət lɔnʧt θru. wɪˈθɪn 90 deɪz əv ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ, hæʧ sɪz, ðə ˈfaʊndər əv dodocase, ˈpætrɪk ˈbəkli, hæd "soʊld ə ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈprɑdəkt." ə ˈteɪbəl ˈrutər. wət ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪts frəm ˈəðər ˈpərsɪnəl ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ wət meɪks ɪt soʊ ˈjusfəl fər ðə ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn ˈprɔˌsɛs, ˈrəðər ðən ɔn ˈprɑdəkt. ðə ˈprɪnɪŋ ˈstudiˌoʊ ɪz ˈoʊnli wən ˈæˌspɛkt əv ðə ˈsərvɪsɪz ðət ˈɔfərz. (ɔlˈbiɪt ə ˈpɑpjələr wən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ. ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ðæts mɔr ˈpɑpjələr ɪz ðə ˈleɪzər ˈkətər. "ju kən toʊst," ʃi sɪz. "ju kən ˈʧɔklət.) "ɪts ˈrɪli greɪt fər ˈpipəl ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp," sɪz, ˈdʊrɪŋ ɑr tʊr əv ðə fəˈsɪlɪti. "ju kən rɛnt ən ˈɔfəs, juz ðə speɪs, ənd groʊ jʊr ˈbɪznɪs hir." ðə wərldz ˈfæstəst ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈmoʊtərˌsaɪkəl wɑz bɪlt, snaʊt tɪ teɪl, æt ə, ən ɪgˈzæmpəl ˈbustərz ləv tɪ ˈhaɪˌlaɪt. bət ðə ˈsərvɪsɪz ər ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈzaɪnd fər foʊks hu wɔnt tɪ bɪld ə ˈbɛdˌsaɪd ˈteɪbəl, ər doʊnt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli noʊ wət ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ du. ˈɔfərz boʊθ ˈklæsɪz ənd ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪps. ˈjuzərz nid tɪ teɪk ˌɪntrəˈdəktəri ˈklæsɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ kən pərˈsu spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈkɔrsɪz ɪn, seɪ, ˈvaɪnəl ˈkətɪŋ. ju doʊnt nid tɪ bi ə ˈmɛmbər tɪ teɪk ə klæs æt, bət ju du nid tɪ bi ə ˈmɛmbər tɪ meɪk juz əv ðə ɪkˈwɪpmənt. soʊ ˌbiˈfɔr ju kən kɑrv θru 8 ˈɪnʧɪz əv ˈmɑrbəl wɪθ ðə ˈpaʊərfəl waterjet, jul goʊ θru ˈbeɪsɪk ˈseɪfti ˈtreɪnɪŋ. ə ˈtərnərz kjub tu weɪz: məˈʃind ənd ˈprɪnɪd. æt 125 tɪ 175 pər mənθ, ər pər jɪr, ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp æt ðə d.c. ɪz ˈpraɪsi. hæʧ kəmˈpɛrz ɪt tɪ ə əˈdɪkʃən" ɪn skeɪl. ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp dɪz kəm wɪθ ˈbɛnəfɪts: ðə ˈwərkˌʃɑp ɪz ˈoʊpən 9 a.m. tɪ ˈmɪdˌnaɪt ˈɛvəri deɪ əv ðə wik, ənd ˈmɛmbərz kən juz ðə ˈloʊdɪŋ beɪ ənd ˈfɔrˌklɪft tɪ ˈtrænspɔrt məˈtɪriəlz. ðɛrz fri ˈpɑpˌkɔrn ənd ˈkɔfi æt naɪt. pləs, ðət waterjet. mɪlz ɪn ðə ˈmɛtəlˌwərkɪŋ ˈstudiˌoʊ. ɪts hɑrd tɪ tɛl wɪʧ ɪz ðə ˈbɪgəst drɔ fər ˈmɛmbərz: ˈækˌsɛs tɪ mɔr ðən 1 ˈmɪljən ɪn ɪkˈwɪpmənt, ˌɪnˈstrəkʃən frəm ˈpipəl hu kən ʃoʊ ju haʊ tɪ juz ɪt, ər ðə speɪs tɪ du ɔl ðiz θɪŋz. fər səm əv ðə ˈsɪtiz wɛr ˈɑpərˌeɪts, ɪt maɪt bi ðət læst wən. ðə ɪn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ɪz ˈspɑnsərd ɪn pɑrt baɪ fɔrd, wɪʧ prəˈvaɪdz ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz fər ɪmˈplɔɪiz tɪ ʤɔɪn ənd ˌɪnˈvɛnt ðə speɪs. ðæts nɑt ɪgˈzæktli "ˈtɪŋkərɪŋ." ðə kəmˈpjutər ˈstudiˌoʊ kəmz ˈfʊli ɪkˈwɪpt wɪθ ˈɔtoʊˌdɛsk, əˈdoʊbi, ənd ˈəðər ˈsɔfˌwɛr swits, wɪθ prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈlaɪsənsɪz. ən ˈduˌdæd. ðə ˈprɪnɪŋ ˈstudiˌoʊ. ðɪs ˈjunɪt wɑz ˈbɪzi ˈprɪnɪŋ ən ˈaɪˌfoʊn keɪs. ðə ˌɪnˈstrəktərz ər ðɛr tɪ tiʧ ˈpipəl haʊ tɪ juz ðə məˈʃinz, æt ˈdɪfərənt skɪl laɪt ˈtɪŋkərɪŋ tɪ ˌfʊlˈskeɪl ˌɪnˈvɛntɪŋ. ˈɔlsoʊ ɪmˈplɔɪz "drim kənˈsəltənts," ˈmoʊstli ˈpɑrtˈtaɪm tɛkˈnɪʃənz hu wərk ɔn ðə flɔr, ˈænsərɪŋ ˈpipəlz kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ˈprɑʤɛkts. (baɪ ðə ˈnəmbərz: həz 130 ˈfʊlˌtaɪm ɪmˈplɔɪiz ənd 250 ˈpɑrtˈtaɪm ɪmˈplɔɪiz. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪkˈspɛkts tɪ du 10 ˈmɪljən ɪn seɪlz ðɪs jɪr ənd ˈoʊpən fɔr nu loʊˈkeɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wən ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ənd wən ɪn st. luɪs. ðə d.c. loʊˈkeɪʃən həz mɔr ðən 550 ˈmɛmbərz.) wən drim kənˈsəltənt, ˈdɑrsi ˈbɛndər, tɛlz mi ðət ɪz hər drim ʤɑb: ʃi həz ə ˈbækˌgraʊnd ɪn ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər, ˈwʊdˌwərkɪŋ, ənd ˈgræfɪk dɪˈzaɪn, ənd ʃi ˈjuzɪz ðə ʃɑp hərˈsɛlf tɪ meɪk "full-on*, saɪnz wɪˈθaʊt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn ɪkˈwɪpmənt." ˈbɛndər hɛlpt mi tɪ ðə saɪn bɪˈloʊ. ðə hoʊl ˈprɔˌsɛs, ˈmeɪbi 20 ˈmɪnəts ɔl toʊld, ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈproʊˌgræm nɑt məʧ mɔr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ðən ˈfoʊˌtoʊˌʃɑp tɪ ˈkæpʧər ðə dɪˈzaɪn, ðɛn ˈhɪtɪŋ stɑrt ɔn ðə ˈleɪzər tɪ kət ə fju ˈdɪfərənt ˈloʊˌgoʊz ɔn ˈplaɪˌwʊd. ˈsɪtiz ər ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ fæst. kip əp wɪθ ðə ˈdeɪli ˈnuzˌlɛtər. ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ˈɪʃuz ju kɛr əˈbaʊt. səbˈskraɪb ˈloʊdɪŋ... "ɪts ðə seɪm ˈlɑʤɪk ɛz ən ˈprɪnər," ˈbɛndər tɛlz mi, ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ haʊ ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈkɑnvərts ə ˈræstər ˈɪmɪʤ ˈɪntu ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz fər ðə ˈleɪzər. "bət ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈdrɑpɪŋ ˈdrɑpləts əv ɪŋk, ɪts ˈdrɑpɪŋ ˈdrɑpləts əv hit." ɪf aɪ saʊnd ˈbʊlɪʃ ɔn, ɪts bɪˈkəz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈdɑnɪgæn sɛd rɪŋz tru tɪ mi: ɪz ðə gərɑʒ ðət aɪl ˈnɛvər hæv (ənd ˈnɛvər nu aɪ ˈwɔntɪd). ənd waɪl aɪ doʊnt nid tɪ ə ˈθɪŋi ðət aɪ dɪˈzaɪnd ənd əˈbaʊt 50 ɪn ɪz ə speɪs ɪn ðɪs ˈsɪti ənd ˈəðərz wɛr ðət kən ˈhæpən. ɪts ðə ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən ənd əv ɪkˈwɪpmənt ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz, ənd ðə ˈprɑspɛkt ðət ðiz ˈsərvɪsɪz kʊd bɪˈkəm ˈivɪn mɔr ˈloʊkəˌlaɪzd ənd ækˈsɛsəbəl ɛz əˈmɛnətiz, ðət mɑrks ɛz ðə fˈjuʧər fər ˈsɪtiz.
manila, philippines technical divers have recovered the body of interior secretary jesse, transportation and communication secretary manuel “mar” said on tuesday. an emotional broke the “sad news” at a briefing at., saying that body was found 800 meters from the shore at a depth of 180 feet at . advertisement “the body has indications that it belongs to sec. jess,” said as he tried to fight off tears. the remains of the department of interior and local government chief has been pulled from the fuselage and brought by rubber boat to one of philippine coast vessels. it is now on its way to city, said. recovery was difficult as the fuselage had overturned but operations continued to retrieve the bodies of the two pilots who were found inside the piper seneca plane. “nakasubsob ‘yung sa ng cockpit kaya si sec. jesse ang ng diver (the two pilots were inside the cockpit why they recovered sec. body first),” said. “sa nina captain [jessup] and the nepalese [flight student chand], po ang recovery operations. hindi ito para lang kay sec. jesse (the recovery operations for the remains of captain and the nepalese are ongoing. this is not only for sec. jesse),” said. president benigno aquino has been told about the development and has personally informed the dilg wife, lawyer. “the president has already called mrs.,” said. roxas asked the media and the public to give the family time to cope with what has happened. he also told them not to disrupt forensic experts who will be examining the bodies. the official confirmation came after four days of massive search and rescue operations headed no less by president aquino. with a report from jonas soltes, inquirer southern luzon advertisement originally posted at am \| tuesday, august 21, 2012 read next latest stories most read	məˈnɪlə, ˈfɪləˌpinz ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈdaɪvərz hæv rɪˈkəvərd ðə ˈbɑdi əv ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈʤɛsi, ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ənd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri mɑnˈwɛl ““mar”” sɛd ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ən ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl broʊk ðə news”” æt ə ˈbrifɪŋ æt., seɪɪŋ ðət ˈbɑdi wɑz faʊnd 800 ˈmitərz frəm ðə ʃɔr æt ə dɛpθ əv 180 fit æt ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈbɑdi həz ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃənz ðət ɪt bɪˈlɔŋz tɪ sɛk. jess,”,” sɛd ɛz hi traɪd tɪ faɪt ɔf tɪrz. ðə rɪˈmeɪnz əv ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌɪnˈtɪriər ənd ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənt ʧif həz bɪn pʊld frəm ðə fˈjusəˌlɑʤ ənd brɔt baɪ ˈrəbər boʊt tɪ wən əv ˈfɪləˌpin koʊst ˈvɛsəlz. ɪt ɪz naʊ ɔn ɪts weɪ tɪ ˈsɪti, sɛd. rɪˈkəvəri wɑz ˈdɪfəkəlt ɛz ðə fˈjusəˌlɑʤ hæd ˈoʊvərˌtərnd bət ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz kənˈtɪnjud tɪ rɪˈtriv ðə ˈbɑdiz əv ðə tu ˈpaɪləts hu wər faʊnd ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈpaɪpər ˈsɛnəkə pleɪn. sɑ ɪŋ ˈkɑkˌpɪt ˈkɑjə si sɛk. ˈʤɛsi æŋ ɪŋ ˈdaɪvər (ðə tu ˈpaɪləts wər ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈkɑkˌpɪt waɪ ðeɪ rɪˈkəvərd sɛk. ˈbɑdi first),”),” sɛd. ˈninə ˈkæptən [ˈʤɛˌsəp] ənd ðə ˌnɛpəˈliz [flaɪt ˈstudənt ʧænd], poʊ æŋ rɪˈkəvəri ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ˈhɪndi ˈiˌtoʊ ˈpɛrə læŋ keɪ sɛk. ˈʤɛsi (ðə rɪˈkəvəri ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz fər ðə rɪˈmeɪnz əv ˈkæptən ənd ðə ˌnɛpəˈliz ər ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ˈoʊnli fər sɛk. jesse),”),” sɛd. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌbɛˈninjoʊ əˈkinoʊ həz bɪn toʊld əˈbaʊt ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd həz ˈpərsənəli ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ðə dɪlg waɪf, ˈlɔjər. ˈprɛzɪdənt həz ɔˈrɛdi kɔld ˈmɪsɪz. leni,”,” sɛd. æst ðə ˈmidiə ənd ðə ˈpəblɪk tɪ gɪv ðə ˈfæməli taɪm tɪ koʊp wɪθ wət həz ˈhæpənd. hi ˈɔlsoʊ toʊld ðɛm nɑt tɪ dɪsˈrəpt ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk ˈɛkspərts hu wɪl bi ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ ðə ˈbɑdiz. ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən keɪm ˈæftər fɔr deɪz əv ˈmæsɪv sərʧ ənd ˈrɛskju ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˈhɛdɪd noʊ lɛs baɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt əˈkinoʊ. wɪθ ə rɪˈpɔrt frəm ˈʤoʊnəs soʊlts, ˌɪnkˈwaɪrər ˈsəðərn ˈluzɑn ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ərˈɪʤənəli ˈpoʊstɪd æt æm ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ˈɔgəst 21 2012 rɛd nɛkst ˈleɪtəst ˈstɔriz moʊst rɛd
singer halsey has always been open. she's open about her sexuality, her past struggles, and her emotions. she has said in the past, "i'm not always going to be entitled to my emotions." today, halsey has spoken up regarding a recent article penned about her. the article, titled "what does a queer pop star look like in 2016," is a lengthy essay that analyzes sexuality in conjunction with her celeb status. halsey, who is openly bisexual, has taken issue with the article, claiming that it plays into, or the minimizing of bisexuality in the queer narrative. in a lengthy twitter rant, halsey has called out for the article, saying, "sorry i'm not gay enough for you." she went on to write, "tiresome analysis of my 1 year in the public eye and the ignorance of 8+ years of sexual discovery to determine if i'm truly queer. [and it] is part of a mentality so in the of bisexual 'credibility' even within the community." the article in question starts off by describing how halsey has kissed women at her concerts and then into a commentary of her songs and music videos, particularly focusing on the lack of same-sex romance in each. the article discusses recent performance with andrew taggart of the chainsmokers, saying, "hers outfit, however, was one of her most traditionally feminine picks: sparkly white bell bottoms and a tiny matching crop top showing a peek of underboob, the look topped off with a plain long brown wig. she and taggart might have looked like an unremarkable straight couple to anyone who know better." the essay goes on to dissect social life, song lyrics, and presence, saying that they all raise "complicated questions about her constructed identity." the author poses the question, is halsey a kind of girl" or a bro?" the article concludes in an open-ended manner, leaving the reader to ponder the future of image. "perhaps halsey will avoid incorporating too much into her image in the future.... or perhaps prove that being an androgynous, bisexual pop star is a real possibility in the mainstream." while the article might have had the intention of making us think about the spectrum of, it's clear that halsey has been deeply offended by the tone. many of the comments also call the essay out for an overwhelming "she's not gay enough" message. halsey ended her tweet storm by saying, "you've been an ally and this article just makes me sad. even in its laughable self awareness of its own stereotyping." bi-erasure is a real thing that many bisexual women face and struggle with, every day. the notion that someone's sexuality is a phase, or not real, can be endlessly depressing and damaging to one's identity. studies have shown that bisexual women are at a higher risk for depression and anxiety, and halsey herself has opened up about dealing with depression in the past. presence in pop culture is important for bisexual girls growing up today. representation matters, and halsey has proven that sexual identity doesn't have to take one particular form. everyone's sexuality is different, and no one should ever tell you that you aren't "enough" of anything to fit into a label. related: halsey opens up about having a miscarriage check this out:	ˈsɪŋər ˈhælsi həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ˈoʊpən. ʃiz ˈoʊpən əˈbaʊt hər ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti, hər pæst ˈstrəgəlz, ənd hər ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz. ʃi həz sɛd ɪn ðə pæst, "əm nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ɛnˈtaɪtəld tɪ maɪ ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz." təˈdeɪ, ˈhælsi həz ˈspoʊkən əp rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ə ˈrisənt ˈɑrtɪkəl pɛnd əˈbaʊt hər. ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl, ˈtaɪtəld "wət dɪz ə kwɪr pɑp stɑr lʊk laɪk ɪn 2016 ɪz ə ˈlɛŋθi ˈɛˌseɪ ðət ˈænəˌlaɪzɪz ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti ɪn kənˈʤəŋkʃən wɪθ hər səˈlɛb ˈstætəs. ˈhælsi, hu ɪz ˈoʊpənli ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl, həz ˈteɪkən ˈɪʃu wɪθ ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl, ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ɪt pleɪz ˈɪntu, ər ðə ˈmɪnəˌmaɪzɪŋ əv ˌbaɪsɛkʃuˈæləti ɪn ðə kwɪr ˈnɛrətɪv. ɪn ə ˈlɛŋθi tˈwɪtər rænt, ˈhælsi həz kɔld aʊt fər ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl, seɪɪŋ, "ˈsɑri əm nɑt geɪ ɪˈnəf fər ju." ʃi wɛnt ɔn tɪ raɪt, "ˈtaɪərsəm æˈnælɪsɪs əv maɪ 1 jɪr ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk aɪ ənd ðə ˈɪgnərəns əv 8 jɪrz əv ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌdɪˈskəvri tɪ dɪˈtərmən ɪf əm ˈtruli kwɪr. [ənd ɪt] ɪz pɑrt əv ə mɛnˈtælɪti soʊ ɪn ðə əv ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl 'ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti' ˈivɪn wɪˈθɪn ðə kəmˈjunɪti." ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn kˈwɛʃən stɑrts ɔf baɪ dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ haʊ ˈhælsi həz kɪst ˈwɪmən æt hər ˈkɑnsərts ənd ðɛn ˈɪntu ə ˈkɑmənˌtɛri əv hər sɔŋz ənd mˈjuzɪk ˈvɪdioʊz, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ðə læk əv ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈroʊmæns ɪn iʧ. ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl dɪˈskəsɪz ˈrisənt pərˈfɔrməns wɪθ ˈændru ˈtægərt əv ðə chainsmokers, seɪɪŋ, "hər ˈaʊtˌfɪt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɑz wən əv hər moʊst trəˈdɪʃənəli ˈfɛmənən pɪks: ˈspɑrkli waɪt bɛl ˈbɑtəmz ənd ə ˈtaɪni ˈmæʧɪŋ krɑp tɔp ʃoʊɪŋ ə pik əv underboob, ðə lʊk tɑpt ɔf wɪθ ə pleɪn lɔŋ braʊn wɪg. ʃi ənd ˈtægərt maɪt hæv lʊkt laɪk ən ənrɪˈmɑrkəbəl streɪt ˈkəpəl tɪ ˈɛniˌwən hu noʊ ˈbɛtər." ðə ˈɛˌseɪ goʊz ɔn tɪ daɪˈsɛkt ˈsoʊʃəl laɪf, sɔŋ ˈlɪrɪks, ənd ˈprɛzəns, seɪɪŋ ðət ðeɪ ɔl reɪz "ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt hər kənˈstrəktɪd aɪˈdɛntəˌti." ðə ˈɔθər ˈpoʊzɪz ðə kˈwɛʃən, ɪz ˈhælsi ə kaɪnd əv gərl" ər ə broʊ?" ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl kənˈkludz ɪn ən ˈoʊpəˌnɛndəd ˈmænər, ˈlivɪŋ ðə ˈridər tɪ ˈpɑndər ðə fˈjuʧər əv ˈɪmɪʤ. "pərˈhæps ˈhælsi wɪl əˈvɔɪd ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪŋ tu məʧ ˈɪntu hər ˈɪmɪʤ ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər.... ər pərˈhæps pruv ðət biɪŋ ən ænˈdrɔʤənəs, ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl pɑp stɑr ɪz ə ril ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ɪn ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim." waɪl ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl maɪt hæv hæd ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðə ˈspɛktrəm əv, ɪts klɪr ðət ˈhælsi həz bɪn ˈdipli əˈfɛndɪd baɪ ðə toʊn. ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ˈɔlsoʊ kɔl ðə ˈɛˌseɪ aʊt fər ən ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ "ʃiz nɑt geɪ ɪˈnəf" ˈmɛsɪʤ. ˈhælsi ˈɛndɪd hər twit stɔrm baɪ seɪɪŋ, "juv bɪn ən ˈælaɪ ənd ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ʤɪst meɪks mi sæd. ˈivɪn ɪn ɪts ˈlæfəbəl sɛlf əˈwɛrnəs əv ɪts oʊn ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪpɪŋ." ɪz ə ril θɪŋ ðət ˈmɛni ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl ˈwɪmən feɪs ənd ˈstrəgəl wɪθ, ˈɛvəri deɪ. ðə ˈnoʊʃən ðət ˈsəmˌwənz ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti ɪz ə feɪz, ər nɑt ril, kən bi ˈɛndləsli dɪˈprɛsɪŋ ənd ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ tɪ wənz aɪˈdɛntəˌti. ˈstədiz hæv ʃoʊn ðət ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl ˈwɪmən ər æt ə haɪər rɪsk fər dɪˈprɛʃən ənd æŋˈzaɪəti, ənd ˈhælsi hərˈsɛlf həz ˈoʊpənd əp əˈbaʊt ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ dɪˈprɛʃən ɪn ðə pæst. ˈprɛzəns ɪn pɑp ˈkəlʧər ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl gərlz groʊɪŋ əp təˈdeɪ. ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən ˈmætərz, ənd ˈhælsi həz ˈpruvən ðət ˈsɛkʃuəl aɪˈdɛntəˌti ˈdəzənt hæv tɪ teɪk wən ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr fɔrm. ˈɛvriˌwənz ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti ɪz ˈdɪfərənt, ənd noʊ wən ʃʊd ˈɛvər tɛl ju ðət ju ˈɑrənt "ɪˈnəf" əv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ fɪt ˈɪntu ə ˈleɪbəl. rɪˈleɪtɪd: ˈhælsi ˈoʊpənz əp əˈbaʊt ˈhævɪŋ ə mɪˈskɛrəʤ ʧɛk ðɪs aʊt:
the number of people known to have attended the controversial june 2016 meeting at trump tower has grown to eight, including a lobbyist who confirmed his attendance, and two more unnamed participants. the meeting, which paired donald trump jr. and attorney natalia reportedly lasted just 20 minutes, but has caused massive headaches for the trump white house by reigniting claims the trump campaign colluded with russia. trump jr., his brother-in-law jared kushner and manager paul manafort were known to have attended the meeting withya and music publicist rob goldstone, who brokered the get-together promising campaign dirt on hillary clinton. rinat, who nbc identified as a lobbyist, confirmed his participation to the associated press. denied reports he has ties to russian intelligence agencies. he told the ap trump jr. askedya for evidence of illicit money flowing to the democratic national committee, butya said she did not have that information. akhmetshin also reportedly said that “they wait for the meeting to end,” referring to trump jr., manafort and kushner. two more men are believed to have attended the meeting, including former state department contractor anatoli, who has ties toya, and another man. a state department source said was never an employee and that the department does not provide translators for non-government private meetings. trump attorney, alan futerfas, told fox news he could not confirm was at the meeting, but said one of the two other attendees was a u.s. citizen. other reports characterized an unnamed attendee as a “former russian officer” and a friend of russian singer and billionaire scion agalarov. rep. adam schiff, d-calif., said the growing and still mysterious meeting roster “adds another deeply disturbing fact about this secret meeting.” “whether the additional party or parties present during the meeting with these top trump campaign personnel at the time donald trump had seized the nomination were connected directly with russia intelligence or not, it is clear the kremlin got the message that donald trump welcomed the help of the russian government in providing dirt on hillary clinton,” schiff said. neither attorney nor spokesperson, have commented on this. goldstone and manafort did not respond to fox news' request to comment. the associated press contributed to this report.	ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl noʊn tɪ hæv əˈtɛndəd ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ʤun 2016 ˈmitɪŋ æt trəmp taʊər həz groʊn tɪ eɪt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈlɑbiəst hu kənˈfərmd hɪz əˈtɛndəns, ənd tu mɔr ənˈneɪmd pɑrˈtɪsəpənts. ðə ˈmitɪŋ, wɪʧ pɛrd ˈdɑnəld trəmp jr. ənd əˈtərni nəˈtɑljə rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈlæstɪd ʤɪst 20 ˈmɪnəts, bət həz kɔzd ˈmæsɪv ˈhɛˌdeɪks fər ðə trəmp waɪt haʊs baɪ ˌriɪgˈnaɪtɪŋ kleɪmz ðə trəmp kæmˈpeɪn kəˈludɪd wɪθ ˈrəʃə. trəmp jr., hɪz ˈbrəðərɪnˌlɔ ˈʤɛrɪd ˈkəʃnər ənd ˈmænɪʤər pɔl ˈmænəfɔrt wər noʊn tɪ hæv əˈtɛndəd ðə ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ ənd mˈjuzɪk ˈpəblɪsɪst rɑb ˈgoʊldˌstoʊn, hu ˈbroʊkərd ðə ˈgɛtəˈgɛðər ˈprɑməsɪŋ kæmˈpeɪn dərt ɔn ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən., hu ˈɛnˌbiˈsi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz ə ˈlɑbiəst, kənˈfərmd hɪz pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən tɪ ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs. dɪˈnaɪd rɪˈpɔrts hi həz taɪz tɪ ˈrəʃən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsiz. hi toʊld ðə ˌeɪˈpi trəmp jr. æst fər ˈɛvədəns əv ˌɪˈlɪsət ˈməni floʊɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈnæʃənəl kəˈmɪti, bət sɛd ʃi dɪd nɑt hæv ðət ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈpɔrtədli sɛd ðət weɪt fər ðə ˈmitɪŋ tɪ end,”,” rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ trəmp jr., ˈmænəfɔrt ənd ˈkəʃnər. tu mɔr mɛn ər bɪˈlivd tɪ hæv əˈtɛndəd ðə ˈmitɪŋ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈfɔrmər steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈkɑnˌtræktər ˌænəˈtoʊli, hu həz taɪz tɪ, ənd əˈnəðər mæn. ə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt sɔrs sɛd wɑz ˈnɛvər ən ɪmˈplɔɪi ənd ðət ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt dɪz nɑt prəˈvaɪd trænzˈleɪtərz fər nɑnˈgəvərnmənt ˈpraɪvət ˈmitɪŋz. trəmp əˈtərni, ˈælən futerfas, toʊld fɑks nuz hi kʊd nɑt kənˈfərm wɑz æt ðə ˈmitɪŋ, bət sɛd wən əv ðə tu ˈəðər əˈtɛnˈdiz wɑz ə juz. ˈsɪtɪzən. ˈəðər rɪˈpɔrts ˈkɛrɪktərˌaɪzd ən ənˈneɪmd əˈtɛnˈdi ɛz ə ˈrəʃən officer”” ənd ə frɛnd əv ˈrəʃən ˈsɪŋər ənd ˌbɪljəˈnɛr saɪən agalarov. rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈædəm ʃɪf, d-calif., sɛd ðə groʊɪŋ ənd stɪl mɪˈstɪriəs ˈmitɪŋ ˈrɑstər əˈnəðər ˈdipli dɪˈstərbɪŋ fækt əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈsikrɪt meeting.”.” ðə əˈdɪʃənəl ˈpɑrti ər ˈpɑrtiz ˈprɛzənt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ ðiz tɔp trəmp kæmˈpeɪn ˌpərsəˈnɛl æt ðə taɪm ˈdɑnəld trəmp hæd sizd ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən wər kəˈnɛktɪd dɪˈrɛkli wɪθ ˈrəʃə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ər nɑt, ɪt ɪz klɪr ðə ˈkrɛmlɪn gɑt ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ ðət ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˈwɛlkəmd ðə hɛlp əv ðə ˈrəʃən ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn prəˈvaɪdɪŋ dərt ɔn ˈhɪləri clinton,”*,” ʃɪf sɛd. ˈniðər əˈtərni nɔr ˈspoʊkspərsən, hæv ˈkɑmɛntəd ɔn ðɪs. ˈgoʊldˌstoʊn ənd ˈmænəfɔrt dɪd nɑt rɪˈspɑnd tɪ fɑks nuz' rɪkˈwɛst tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt. ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt.
people gather at the blast site in alexandria, egypt source: sipa images updated the islamic state group has claimed responsibility for bombing two egyptian churches as worshippers gathered to mark palm sunday, killing at least 44 people in the deadliest attacks on theic christian minority in recent memory. the attacks followed a cairo church bombing in december and came weeks ahead of a planned visit by catholic pope francis intended to show support for the christian minority. the first bombing struck the mar girgis church in the city of north of cairo, killing 27 people, the health ministry said. “i just felt fire grabbing my face. i pushed my brother who was sitting next to me and then i heard people saying: ‘explosion’,” one of the wounded told state television. emergency services had scrambled to the scene when another bombing rocked the saint church in alexandria whereic pope had been leading a palm sunday service. seventeen people including at least four police officers were killed in that attack, which the interior ministry said was caused by a suicide bomber who blew himself up when prevented from entering the church. the ministry said was unharmed, and a church official said he had left the church before the bombing. the scene outside the church in. source: images the private cbc extra channel aired footage of the alexandria blast, with cctv showing what appeared to be the church entrance engulfed in flame and flying concrete moments after a guard turned away a man. eyewitnesses said a police officer detected the bomber before he blew himself up. at least 78 people were wounded in and another 40 wounded in alexandria, the health ministry said. a un security council statement condemned the bombings as “heinous” and “cowardly”. egyptian officials denounced the violence as an attempt to sow divisions in the country, while francis sent his “deep condolences” to. egyptian officials denounced the violence as an attempt to sow divisions, and francis sent his “deep condolences” to. is claimed two egyptian suicide bombers carried out both attacks and threatened further attacks in a statement published on social media. relatives and onlookers gather outside the church in. source: images after the bombings, president abdel ordered military deployments to guard “vital and important infrastructure”, his office said. state television reported that the interior minister sacked the provincial head of security and replaced him after the attack. on march 29, the mar girgis facebook page said a “suspicious” device had been found outside the building that security services removed. “i heard the blast and came running. i found people torn up… some people, only half of their bodies remained,” nabil nader, who lives in front of the church, said sunday. worshippers had been celebrating palm sunday, one of the holiest days in the christian calendar, marking triumphant entrance to jerusalem. pope prays for victims pope francis, who is due in cairo on 28 april, offered prayers for the victims. “let us pray for the victims of the attack unfortunately carried out today,” he said. may the lord convert the heart of those who sow terror, violence and death and also the heart of those who make weapons and trade in them. copts, who make up about one tenth of population of more than 92 million and who celebrate easter next weekend, have been targeted by several attacks in recent months. jihadists and islamists accuse of supporting the military overthrow of islamist president mohamed in 2013, which ushered in a deadly crackdown on his supporters. in december, a suicide bombing claimed by is killed 29 worshippers in a cairo church. the group later released a video threatening christians with more attacks. a spate of attacks in the restive sinai peninsula, including the murder of a in the city of el arish, led someic families to flee. about 250 christians took refuge in the suez canal city of after is in february called for attacks on the minority. us president donald trump led international condemnation of attacks. “so sad to hear of the terrorist attack in egypt. us strongly condemns. i have great confidence that president al will handle situation properly,” he tweeted. string of attacks egyptian prime minister ismail stressed the authorities’ determination to “eliminate terrorism”. the al-azhar, an influential sunni muslim authority, said the attacks aimed to “destabilise security and… the unity of egyptians”. egypt’s have endured successive attacks since’s ousting in july 2013. more than 40 churches were targeted nationwide in the two weeks after the deadly dispersal by security forces of two protest camps in cairo on august 14 that year, human rights watch said. sisi, who as then army chief helped remove, has defended his security forces and accused jihadists of attacking in order to divide the country. in october 2011, almost 30 people mostlyic christians were killed outside the state television building in cairo after the army charged at protesters denouncing the torching of a church in southern egypt. a few months earlier, the unclaimed new day bombing of aic church killed more than 20 people in second city alexandria. © afp, 2017	ˈpipəl ˈgæðər æt ðə blæst saɪt ɪn ˌæləgˈzændriə, ˈiʤɪpt sɔrs: ˈsipə ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt grup həz kleɪmd riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ˈbɑmɪŋ tu ɪˈʤɪpʃən ˈʧərʧɪz ɛz ˈwərʃɪpərz ˈgæðərd tɪ mɑrk pɑm ˈsənˌdi, ˈkɪlɪŋ æt list 44 ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ˈdɛdliəst əˈtæks ɔn ðə ˈkɑptɪk ˈkrɪsʧɪn məˈnɔrəti ɪn ˈrisənt ˈmɛməri. ðə əˈtæks ˈfɑloʊd ə ˈkaɪroʊ ʧərʧ ˈbɑmɪŋ ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər ənd keɪm wiks əˈhɛd əv ə plænd ˈvɪzɪt baɪ ˈkæθlɪk poʊp ˈfrænsɪs ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ ʃoʊ səˈpɔrt fər ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪn məˈnɔrəti. ðə fərst ˈbɑmɪŋ strək ðə mɑr ˈgərgɪs ʧərʧ ɪn ðə ˈsɪti əv nɔrθ əv ˈkaɪroʊ, ˈkɪlɪŋ 27 ˈpipəl, ðə hɛlθ ˈmɪnɪstri sɛd. ʤɪst fɛlt faɪər ˈgræbɪŋ maɪ feɪs. aɪ pʊʃt maɪ ˈbrəðər hu wɑz ˈsɪtɪŋ nɛkst tɪ mi ənd ðɛn aɪ hərd ˈpipəl seɪɪŋ: ‘‘explosion’,”’,” wən əv ðə ˈwundɪd toʊld steɪt ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən. ˈimərʤənsi ˈsərvɪsɪz hæd ˈskræmbəld tɪ ðə sin wɪn əˈnəðər ˈbɑmɪŋ rɑkt ðə seɪnt ʧərʧ ɪn ˌæləgˈzændriə wɛr ˈkɑptɪk poʊp hæd bɪn ˈlidɪŋ ə pɑm ˈsənˌdi ˈsərvɪs. ˈsɛvənˈtin ˈpipəl ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ æt list fɔr pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz wər kɪld ɪn ðət əˈtæk, wɪʧ ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈmɪnɪstri sɛd wɑz kɔzd baɪ ə ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ˈbɑmər hu blu hɪmˈsɛlf əp wɪn prɪˈvɛnɪd frəm ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə ʧərʧ. ðə ˈmɪnɪstri sɛd wɑz ənˈhɑrmd, ənd ə ʧərʧ əˈfɪʃəl sɛd hi hæd lɛft ðə ʧərʧ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈbɑmɪŋ. ðə sin ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ʧərʧ ɪn. sɔrs: ˈɪmɪʤɪz ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈsiˌbiˈsi ˈɛkstrə ˈʧænəl ɛrd ˈfʊtɪʤ əv ðə ˌæləgˈzændriə blæst, wɪθ ˈsiˌsiˈtiˌvi ʃoʊɪŋ wət əˈpɪrd tɪ bi ðə ʧərʧ ˈɛntrəns ɪnˈgəlft ɪn fleɪm ənd flaɪɪŋ ˈkɑnkrit ˈmoʊmənts ˈæftər ə gɑrd tərnd əˈweɪ ə mæn. ˈaɪˌwɪtnəsɪz sɛd ə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər dɪˈtɛktɪd ðə ˈbɑmər ˌbiˈfɔr hi blu hɪmˈsɛlf əp. æt list 78 ˈpipəl wər ˈwundɪd ɪn ənd əˈnəðər 40 ˈwundɪd ɪn ˌæləgˈzændriə, ðə hɛlθ ˈmɪnɪstri sɛd. ə ˈjuˈɛn sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl ˈsteɪtmənt kənˈdɛmd ðə ˈbɑmɪŋz ɛz ““heinous”” ənd ““cowardly””. ɪˈʤɪpʃən əˈfɪʃəlz dɪˈnaʊnst ðə ˈvaɪələns ɛz ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ soʊ dɪˈvɪʒənz ɪn ðə ˈkəntri, waɪl ˈfrænsɪs sɛnt hɪz condolences”” tɪ. ɪˈʤɪpʃən əˈfɪʃəlz dɪˈnaʊnst ðə ˈvaɪələns ɛz ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ soʊ dɪˈvɪʒənz, ənd ˈfrænsɪs sɛnt hɪz condolences”” tɪ. ɪz kleɪmd tu ɪˈʤɪpʃən ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ˈbɑmərz ˈkɛrid aʊt boʊθ əˈtæks ənd θˈrɛtənd ˈfərðər əˈtæks ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə. ˈrɛlətɪvz ənd ˈɔnˌlʊkərz ˈgæðər ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ʧərʧ ɪn. sɔrs: ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈæftər ðə ˈbɑmɪŋz, ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈæbˌdɛl ˈɔrdərd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri dɪˈplɔɪmənts tɪ gɑrd ənd ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt infrastructure””, hɪz ˈɔfəs sɛd. steɪt ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈmɪnɪstər sækt ðə prəˈvɪnʃəl hɛd əv sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˌriˈpleɪst ɪm ˈæftər ðə əˈtæk. ɔn mɑrʧ 29 ðə mɑr ˈgərgɪs ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ sɛd ə ““suspicious”” dɪˈvaɪs hæd bɪn faʊnd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ðət sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərvɪsɪz riˈmuvd. hərd ðə blæst ənd keɪm ˈrənɪŋ. aɪ faʊnd ˈpipəl tɔrn up…… səm ˈpipəl, ˈoʊnli hæf əv ðɛr ˈbɑdiz remained,”,” nɑˈbi ˈneɪdər, hu lɪvz ɪn frənt əv ðə ʧərʧ, sɛd ˈsənˌdi. ˈwərʃɪpərz hæd bɪn ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ pɑm ˈsənˌdi, wən əv ðə ˈhoʊliɪst deɪz ɪn ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈkæləndər, ˈmɑrkɪŋ traɪˈəmfənt ˈɛntrəns tɪ ʤərˈusələm. poʊp preɪz fər ˈvɪktɪmz poʊp ˈfrænsɪs, hu ɪz du ɪn ˈkaɪroʊ ɔn 28 ˈeɪprəl, ˈɔfərd prɛrz fər ðə ˈvɪktɪmz. ˈjuˈɛs preɪ fər ðə ˈvɪktɪmz əv ðə əˈtæk ənˈfɔrʧənətli ˈkɛrid aʊt today,”,” hi sɛd. meɪ ðə lɔrd ˈkɑnvərt ðə hɑrt əv ðoʊz hu soʊ ˈtɛrər, ˈvaɪələns ənd dɛθ ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ðə hɑrt əv ðoʊz hu meɪk ˈwɛpənz ənd treɪd ɪn ðɛm., hu meɪk əp əˈbaʊt wən tɛnθ əv ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv mɔr ðən 92 ˈmɪljən ənd hu ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ˈistər nɛkst ˈwiˌkɪnd, hæv bɪn ˈtɑrgətɪd baɪ ˈsɛvərəl əˈtæks ɪn ˈrisənt mənθs. ʤiˈhɑˌdɪsts ənd ˈɪsləmɪsts əˈkjuz əv səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈoʊvərθˌroʊ əv ˈɪsləmɪst ˈprɛzɪdənt moʊˈhɑmɛd ɪn 2013 wɪʧ ˈəʃərd ɪn ə ˈdɛdli ˈkrækˌdaʊn ɔn hɪz səˈpɔrtərz. ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər, ə ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ˈbɑmɪŋ kleɪmd baɪ ɪz kɪld 29 ˈwərʃɪpərz ɪn ə ˈkaɪroʊ ʧərʧ. ðə grup ˈleɪtər riˈlist ə ˈvɪdioʊ θˈrɛtənɪŋ ˈkrɪsʧɪnz wɪθ mɔr əˈtæks. ə speɪt əv əˈtæks ɪn ðə ˈrɛstɪv ˈsaɪˌnaɪ pəˈnɪnsələ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈmərdər əv ə ɪn ðə ˈsɪti əv ɛl arish, lɛd səm ˈkɑptɪk ˈfæməliz tɪ fli. əˈbaʊt 250 ˈkrɪsʧɪnz tʊk ˈrɛfjuʤ ɪn ðə ˈsuɛz kəˈnæl ˈsɪti əv ˈæftər ɪz ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri kɔld fər əˈtæks ɔn ðə məˈnɔrəti. ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp lɛd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌkɑndəmˈneɪʃən əv əˈtæks. sæd tɪ hir əv ðə ˈtɛrərɪst əˈtæk ɪn ˈiʤɪpt. ˈjuˈɛs ˈstrɔŋli kənˈdɛmz. aɪ hæv greɪt ˈkɑnfədɛns ðət ˈprɛzɪdənt æl wɪl ˈhændəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən properly,”,” hi tweeted. strɪŋ əv əˈtæks ɪˈʤɪpʃən praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈɪsmeɪl strɛst ðə authorities’’ dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən tɪ terrorism””. ðə al-azhar, ən ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˈsuni ˈməzlɪm əˈθɔrəti, sɛd ðə əˈtæks eɪmd tɪ sɪˈkjʊrəti and…… ðə ˈjunɪti əv egyptians””. hæv ɪnˈdʊrd səkˈsɛsɪv əˈtæks sɪns ˈaʊstɪŋ ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2013 mɔr ðən 40 ˈʧərʧɪz wər ˈtɑrgətɪd ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ɪn ðə tu wiks ˈæftər ðə ˈdɛdli dɪˈspərsəl baɪ sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz əv tu ˈproʊˌtɛst kæmps ɪn ˈkaɪroʊ ɔn ˈɔgəst 14 ðət jɪr, ˈjumən raɪts wɔʧ sɛd., hu ɛz ðɛn ˈɑrmi ʧif hɛlpt riˈmuv, həz dɪˈfɛndɪd hɪz sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz ənd əˈkjuzd ʤiˈhɑˌdɪsts əv əˈtækɪŋ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ dɪˈvaɪd ðə ˈkəntri. ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2011 ˈɔlˌmoʊst 30 ˈpipəl ˈmoʊstli ˈkɑptɪk ˈkrɪsʧɪnz wər kɪld ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə steɪt ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪn ˈkaɪroʊ ˈæftər ðə ˈɑrmi ʧɑrʤd æt ˈproʊˌtɛstərz dɪˈnaʊnsɪŋ ðə ˈtɔrʧɪŋ əv ə ʧərʧ ɪn ˈsəðərn ˈiʤɪpt. ə fju mənθs ˈərliər, ðə ənˈkleɪmd nu deɪ ˈbɑmɪŋ əv ə ˈkɑptɪk ʧərʧ kɪld mɔr ðən 20 ˈpipəl ɪn ˈsɛkənd ˈsɪti ˌæləgˈzændriə. afp*, 2017
india's deputy consul general in new york (file pic) high-ranking indian diplomat was arrested and handcuffed in public in new york on thursday for allegedly lying on the visa application for an indian national who worked for her for less than four dollars an, deputy consul general at the indian consulate in new york, was reportedly arrested on the street while she was dropping her daughter to school. she was later released on a $250,000 was arrested on the orders of bharara, manhattan's top federal prosecutor, who said ms had presented false documents for the woman who worked as a babysitter and housekeeper at her home in new york from november to june this alleged the woman, richard, had been exploited and made to work for "less than fair" wages. "this type of fraud on the united states and exploitation of an individual will not be tolerated," he, 39, who has two young daughters, is in charge of political, economic, commercial and women's affairs at the consulate. the charges against her carry a maximum sentence of 15 years in has asked the us to resolve the matter with "sensitivity", taking into account ms's diplomatic status. in a statement, the indian embassy in washington said richard had been "absconding since june" and faces an arrest warrant for cheating and extortion. ( read richard has alleged that she was to be paid $ per month according to the employment contract furnished for her visa, but ms later changed it to $ 537 a month. she also complained that she was forced to work more than 40 hours a week. ms's lawyers argue that with her own salary of $ a month, she can hardly pay her help more than that. they also said her arrest on the street, without being given a chance to explain, was "shocking and unprecedented."	ˈɪndiəz ˈdɛpjəti ˈkɑnsəl ˈʤɛnərəl ɪn nu jɔrk (faɪl pɪk) ˈɪndiən ˈdɪpləˌmæt wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ənd ˈhændˌkəft ɪn ˈpəblɪk ɪn nu jɔrk ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ fər əˈlɛʤədli laɪɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈvizə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən fər ən ˈɪndiən ˈnæʃənəl hu wərkt fər hər fər lɛs ðən fɔr ˈdɔlərz ən, ˈdɛpjəti ˈkɑnsəl ˈʤɛnərəl æt ðə ˈɪndiən ˈkɑnsələt ɪn nu jɔrk, wɑz rɪˈpɔrtədli ərˈɛstɪd ɔn ðə strit waɪl ʃi wɑz ˈdrɑpɪŋ hər ˈdɔtər tɪ skul. ʃi wɑz ˈleɪtər riˈlist ɔn ə wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ɔn ðə ˈɔrdərz əv bharara*, mænˈhætənz tɔp ˈfɛdərəl ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər, hu sɛd mɪz hæd pərˈzɛnəd fɔls ˈdɑkjəmənts fər ðə ˈwʊmən hu wərkt ɛz ə ˈbeɪbiˌsɪtər ənd ˈhaʊˌskipər æt hər hoʊm ɪn nu jɔrk frəm noʊˈvɛmbər tɪ ʤun ðɪs əˈlɛʤd ðə ˈwʊmən, ˈrɪʧərd, hæd bɪn ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtəd ənd meɪd tɪ wərk fər "lɛs ðən fɛr" ˈweɪʤɪz. "ðɪs taɪp əv frɔd ɔn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən əv ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl wɪl nɑt bi ˈtɑlərˌeɪtəd," hi, 39 hu həz tu jəŋ ˈdɔtərz, ɪz ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl, ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk, kəˈmərʃəl ənd ˈwɪmənz əˈfɛrz æt ðə ˈkɑnsələt. ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪz əˈgɛnst hər ˈkɛri ə ˈmæksəməm ˈsɛntəns əv 15 jɪrz ɪn həz æst ðə ˈjuˈɛs tɪ riˈzɑlv ðə ˈmætər wɪθ "ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti", ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt mɪz ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ˈstætəs. ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt, ðə ˈɪndiən ˈɛmbəsi ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən sɛd ˈrɪʧərd hæd bɪn "æbˈskɑndɪŋ sɪns ʤun" ənd ˈfeɪsɪz ən ərˈɛst ˈwɔrənt fər ˈʧitɪŋ ənd ɛkˈstɔrʃən. rɛd ˈrɪʧərd həz əˈlɛʤd ðət ʃi wɑz tɪ bi peɪd pər mənθ əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈkɑnˌtrækt ˈfərnɪʃt fər hər ˈvizə, bət mɪz ˈleɪtər ʧeɪnʤd ɪt tɪ 537 ə mənθ. ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ kəmˈpleɪnd ðət ʃi wɑz fɔrst tɪ wərk mɔr ðən 40 aʊərz ə wik. mɪz ˈlɔjərz ˈɑrgju ðət wɪθ hər oʊn ˈsæləri əv ə mənθ, ʃi kən ˈhɑrdli peɪ hər hɛlp mɔr ðən ðət. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd hər ərˈɛst ɔn ðə strit, wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ ˈgɪvɪn ə ʧæns tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn, wɑz "ˈʃɑkɪŋ ənd ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd."
a young mba pass out has decided not to accept his degree at the first convocation of islamic university of science and technology (iust) in kashmir from union minister irani as a protest against "diminishing freedoms" in the country. "though, for a student, receiving a master's degree is no less than any prestigious award. but on october 19, (the convocation day) i sameer won't accept it,", who completed his mba from the in 2008, wrote on his facebook page. gojwari's post came in response to unconfirmed reports that irani will be giving out degrees to the pass outs of the at the first ever convocation on monday. "when india's writers are returning literary awards to protest diminishing freedoms and 41 writers across the country have given back most prestigious awards; unofficial reports say that islamic university of science & technology on its convocation have chaired a minister from central ministry #bjp, most likely mrs irani," he said. the union minister is scheduled to lay the foundation stone of central university kashmir complex at on tuesday.	ə jəŋ ˈɛmˈbiˈeɪ pæs aʊt həz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd nɑt tɪ əkˈsɛpt hɪz dɪˈgri æt ðə fərst ˌkɑnvəˈkeɪʃən əv ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv saɪəns ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi (iust) ɪn ˈkæʃmɪr frəm ˈjunjən ˈmɪnɪstər ˌɪˈrɑni ɛz ə ˈproʊˌtɛst əˈgɛnst "dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ ˈfridəmz" ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. "ðoʊ, fər ə ˈstudənt, rɪˈsivɪŋ ə ˈmæstərz dɪˈgri ɪz noʊ lɛs ðən ˈɛni pərˈstiʤəs əˈwɔrd. bət ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 19 (ðə ˌkɑnvəˈkeɪʃən deɪ) aɪ ˌsɑˈmɪr woʊnt əkˈsɛpt ɪt,", hu kəmˈplitɪd hɪz ˈɛmˈbiˈeɪ frəm ðə ɪn 2008 roʊt ɔn hɪz ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ. poʊst keɪm ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ˌənkənˈfərmd rɪˈpɔrts ðət ˌɪˈrɑni wɪl bi ˈgɪvɪŋ aʊt dɪˈgriz tɪ ðə pæs aʊts əv ðə æt ðə fərst ˈɛvər ˌkɑnvəˈkeɪʃən ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. "wɪn ˈɪndiəz ˈraɪtərz ər rɪˈtərnɪŋ ˈlɪtərˌɛri əˈwɔrdz tɪ ˈproʊˌtɛst dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ ˈfridəmz ənd 41 ˈraɪtərz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri hæv ˈgɪvɪn bæk moʊst pərˈstiʤəs əˈwɔrdz; ˌənəˈfɪʃəl rɪˈpɔrts seɪ ðət ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv saɪəns tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɔn ɪts ˌkɑnvəˈkeɪʃən hæv ʧɛrd ə ˈmɪnɪstər frəm ˈsɛntrəl ˈmɪnɪstri #bjp, moʊst ˈlaɪkli ˈmɪsɪz ˌɪˈrɑni," hi sɛd. ðə ˈjunjən ˈmɪnɪstər ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ leɪ ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən stoʊn əv ˈsɛntrəl ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈkæʃmɪr ˈkɑmplɛks æt ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ.

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