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there is a surreal to president trump's relentless war on america's mainstream media. the disgruntled president responds to negative with cheesy and nicknames for his perceived adversaries: there's "psycho" joe scarborough and "low i.q. crazy" mika brzezinski of msnbc, the "failing" new york times and the washington post (for the record, we're both doing pretty well in the age of trump), and trump's favorite target, "fake" or "fraud" cnn. on sunday, trump, who was sitting at a golf course he owns in new jersey, a childish clip of him wrestling down a person representing cnn. at a time when a politician has actually a journalist, it wasn't funny. brian stelter, cnn's media reporter, a cnn statement saying it was "a sad day when the president of the united states encourages violence against reporters." watch more! president trump renewed his attacks against cnn, which he has repeatedly called "fake news," with a tweet on christmas eve. (jenny washington post) but for trump, the relentless drumbeat of anger against the press is a clear political tactic, designed to stoke his base and build up a narrative of victimization. the president has complained virtually nonstop since taking office about the supposedly unfair coverage surrounding the white house, casting journalists as the opposition. he has also repeatedly broken assumed conventions of decency in american politics, fanned the flames of extremism among his support, and shamelessly spouted numerous falsehoods on both trivial and consequential matters. his behavior has compelled the press coverage he now decries. of course, there's a legitimate conversation to be had about whether the media is "biased" against trump, a president who radically reshaped the political climate in washington. this week, for instance, cnn was forced to retract a botched investigative story on the trump camp's russian connections. the network even let go three senior journalists associated with the piece. trump and his supporters crowed about the mistake, but pointedly ignored cnn's willingness to hold itself accountable for its mistakes a willingness trump never has displayed over his own misstatements and incendiary remarks. the president instead keeps using his social media megaphone and his proxies in the media bubble to denounce the entire media establishment as enemies of the american people. sen. ben sasse (r-neb.) warned trump against "trying to distrust" of the media. but no matter the (softly spoken) censure from fellow republican politicians, trump can't seem to do any wrong in the eyes of his core supporters. "they like him, they believe in him, they have not to any large degree been shaken from him, and the more the media attacks him, the more it becomes a prophecy on the side of the trump supporters who fervently believe the media treat him unfairly," said tony fabrizio, the chief pollster for trump's campaign, to my colleagues. "it's like, 'beat me with that sword some more!'" trump is hardly the first politician to distrust" of the media. in the wake of trump's sunday tweet, richard haass, the president of the indisputably bipartisan council on foreign relations, likened trump's rhetoric to that of a more practiced strongman president. the stakes in turkey are, of course, profoundly greater. turkish president withstood a violent coup attempt a year ago, which prompted his government to embark on a vast purge of state institutions and civil society. more than 100 journalists have been thrown into prison or forced into exile. dozens of media outlets have been closed or taken over by state authorities. newspapers that were once titans of the establishment have seen their editors criminalized and offices raided. but there are some important similarities to bear in mind. both and trump channel a kind of majoritarian nationalism anchored in grievance at cosmopolitan elites. and both paint their critics as threats to the nation. over the weekend, labeled a peaceful opposition protest march from ankara to istanbul as the work of "terrorist" sympathizers. the echoes of in trump's political style offer an uncomfortable new reality for americans, suggested financial times columnist gideon. "it is that, given enough time, any democratic system is vulnerable to assaults from a determined, dictatorial leader," wrote earlier this year. "mr. became prime minister in 2003 and, over time, utterly changed his country. as one turkish intellectual put it to me ... 'things that i would once have thought impossible are now happening on a daily basis.'" "trump is not yet going nearly as far as, who jails journalists, but the preliminary logic is the same an attempt to undermine the credibility of those who hold power to account," wrote brian klaas, a fellow at the london school of economics and author of a recent book on the erosion of democracies, in january. the german newsweekly der spiegel put it most starkly in a february editorial: and trump are positioning themselves as the only ones capable of truly understanding the people and speaking for them. it's their view that freedom of the press does not protect democracy and that the press isn't reverent enough to them and is therefore useless. they believe that the words that come from their mouths as powerful leaders are the truth and that the media, when it strays from them, is telling lies. that's autocratic thinking and it is how you sustain a dictatorship." tellingly, the two leaders have defended the other from their critics. in the wake of's purge, trump said the united states didn't have much right to criticize the turkish president's crackdown; in the wake of trump's inauguration, described protests against the new president as "disrespectful" and applauded trump's singling out cnn as "fake news" during a testy exchange at a news conference. that day, congratulated trump for putting the cnn reporter "in his place." it's the same sentiment many trump supporters probably feel with every new hashtag and barbed insult hurled at journalists. want smart analysis of the most important news in your every weekday along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know? sign up for the today's newsletter. ishaan writes about foreign affairs for the washington post. he previously was a senior editor and correspondent at time magazine, based first in hong kong and later in new york. post recommends	ðɛr ɪz ə sərˈil tɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmps rɪˈlɛntlɪs wɔr ɔn əˈmɛrɪkəz ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə. ðə dɪsˈgrənəld ˈprɛzɪdənt rɪˈspɑndz tɪ ˈnɛgətɪv wɪθ ˈʧizi ənd ˈnɪkˌneɪmz fər hɪz pərˈsivd ˈædvərˌsɛriz: ðɛrz "ˈsaɪkoʊ" ʤoʊ ˈskɑrˌbəroʊ ənd "loʊ i.q. ˈkreɪzi" ˈmikə brɪˈzɪnski əv msnbc, ðə "ˈfeɪlɪŋ" nu jɔrk taɪmz ənd ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst (fər ðə ˈrɛkərd, wɪr boʊθ duɪŋ ˈprɪti wɛl ɪn ðə eɪʤ əv trəmp), ənd trəmps ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈtərgət, "feɪk" ər "frɔd" ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn. ɔn ˈsənˌdi, trəmp, hu wɑz ˈsɪtɪŋ æt ə gɔlf kɔrs hi oʊnz ɪn nu ˈʤərzi, ə ˈʧaɪldɪʃ klɪp əv ɪm ˈrɛsəlɪŋ daʊn ə ˈpərsən ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn. æt ə taɪm wɪn ə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən həz ˈæˌkʧuəli ə ˈʤərnəlɪst, ɪt ˈwəzənt ˈfəni. braɪən ˈstɛltər, ˈsiˈɛˈnɛnz ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrtər, ə ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˈsteɪtmənt seɪɪŋ ɪt wɑz "ə sæd deɪ wɪn ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪnˈkərəʤəz ˈvaɪələns əˈgɛnst rɪˈpɔrtərz." wɔʧ mɔr! ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp rɪˈnud hɪz əˈtæks əˈgɛnst ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn, wɪʧ hi həz rɪˈpitɪdli kɔld "feɪk nuz," wɪθ ə twit ɔn ˈkrɪsməs iv. (ˈʤɛni ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst) bət fər trəmp, ðə rɪˈlɛntlɪs ˈdrəmˌbit əv ˈæŋgər əˈgɛnst ðə prɛs ɪz ə klɪr pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈtæktɪk, dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ stoʊk hɪz beɪs ənd bɪld əp ə ˈnɛrətɪv əv ˌvɪktəməˈzeɪʃən. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt həz kəmˈpleɪnd ˈvərʧuəli ˌnɑnˈstɑp sɪns ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɔfəs əˈbaʊt ðə səˈpoʊzədli ˌɔnˈfɛr ˈkəvərɪʤ sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə waɪt haʊs, ˈkæstɪŋ ˈʤərnəlɪsts ɛz ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən. hi həz ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈpitɪdli ˈbroʊkən əˈsumd kənˈvɛnʃənz əv ˈdisənsi ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpɑləˌtɪks, fænd ðə fleɪmz əv ˌɪkˈstrɛmɪzəm əˈməŋ hɪz səˈpɔrt, ənd ˈʃeɪmləsli ˈspaʊtəd ˈnumərəs ˈfælsˌhʊdz ɔn boʊθ ˈtrɪviəl ənd ˌkɑnsəkˈwɛnʃəl ˈmætərz. hɪz bɪˈheɪvjər həz kəmˈpɛld ðə prɛs ˈkəvərɪʤ hi naʊ dɪˈkraɪz. əv kɔrs, ðɛrz ə ləˈʤɪtəmət ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən tɪ bi hæd əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ðə ˈmidiə ɪz "baɪəst" əˈgɛnst trəmp, ə ˈprɛzɪdənt hu ˈrædɪkli riˈʃeɪpt ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈklaɪmɪt ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. ðɪs wik, fər ˈɪnstəns, ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn wɑz fɔrst tɪ riˈtrækt ə bɑʧt ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv ˈstɔri ɔn ðə trəmp kæmps ˈrəʃən kəˈnɛkʃənz. ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈivɪn lɛt goʊ θri ˈsinjər ˈʤərnəlɪsts əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə pis. trəmp ənd hɪz səˈpɔrtərz kroʊd əˈbaʊt ðə mɪˈsteɪk, bət ˈpɔɪntɪˌdli ˌɪgˈnɔrd ˈsiˈɛˈnɛnz ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ hoʊld ˌɪtˈsɛlf əˈkaʊntəbəl fər ɪts mɪˈsteɪks ə ˈwɪlɪŋnəs trəmp ˈnɛvər həz dɪˈspleɪd ˈoʊvər hɪz oʊn mɪˈsteɪtmənts ənd ˌɪnˈsɛndiɛri rɪˈmɑrks. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌɪnˈstɛd kips ˈjuzɪŋ hɪz ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈmɛgəˌfoʊn ənd hɪz ˈprɑksiz ɪn ðə ˈmidiə ˈbəbəl tɪ dɪˈnaʊns ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈmidiə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ɛz ˈɛnəmiz əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl. sɛn. bɛn sæs (r-neb*.) wɔrnd trəmp əˈgɛnst "traɪɪŋ tɪ dɪˈstrəst" əv ðə ˈmidiə. bət noʊ ˈmætər ðə (ˈsɔftli ˈspoʊkən) ˈsɛnʃər frəm ˈfɛloʊ rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz, trəmp kænt sim tɪ du ˈɛni rɔŋ ɪn ðə aɪz əv hɪz kɔr səˈpɔrtərz. "ðeɪ laɪk ɪm, ðeɪ bɪˈliv ɪn ɪm, ðeɪ hæv nɑt tɪ ˈɛni lɑrʤ dɪˈgri bɪn ˈʃeɪkən frəm ɪm, ənd ðə mɔr ðə ˈmidiə əˈtæks ɪm, ðə mɔr ɪt bɪˈkəmz ə ˈprɑfəsi ɔn ðə saɪd əv ðə trəmp səˈpɔrtərz hu ˈfərvəntli bɪˈliv ðə ˈmidiə trit ɪm ənˈfɛrli," sɛd ˈtoʊni fɑˈbritsioʊ, ðə ʧif ˈpoʊlstər fər trəmps kæmˈpeɪn, tɪ maɪ ˈkɑligz. "ɪts laɪk, 'bit mi wɪθ ðət sɔrd səm mɔr!'" trəmp ɪz ˈhɑrdli ðə fərst ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən tɪ dɪˈstrəst" əv ðə ˈmidiə. ɪn ðə weɪk əv trəmps ˈsənˌdi twit, ˈrɪʧərd hɑs, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˌɪnˈdɪspjuˌtæˌbli baɪˈpɑrtɪzən ˈkaʊnsəl ɔn ˈfɔrən riˈleɪʃənz, ˈlaɪkənd trəmps ˈrɛtərɪk tɪ ðət əv ə mɔr ˈpræktɪst ˈstrɔŋˌmæn ˈprɛzɪdənt. ðə steɪks ɪn ˈtərki ər, əv kɔrs, proʊˈfaʊndli ˈgreɪtər. ˈtərkɪʃ ˈprɛzɪdənt wɪθˈstʊd ə ˈvaɪələnt ku əˈtɛmpt ə jɪr əˈgoʊ, wɪʧ ˈprɑmptɪd hɪz ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ ɪmˈbɑrk ɔn ə væst pərʤ əv steɪt ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ənd ˈsɪvəl soʊˈsaɪɪti. mɔr ðən 100 ˈʤərnəlɪsts hæv bɪn θroʊn ˈɪntu ˈprɪzən ər fɔrst ˈɪntu ˈɛkˌsaɪl. ˈdəzənz əv ˈmidiə ˈaʊˌtlɛts hæv bɪn kloʊzd ər ˈteɪkən ˈoʊvər baɪ steɪt əˈθɔrətiz. ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz ðət wər wəns ˈtaɪtənz əv ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt hæv sin ðɛr ˈɛdɪtərz ˈkrɪmənəˌlaɪzd ənd ˈɔfəsɪz ˈreɪdɪd. bət ðɛr ər səm ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˌsɪməˈlɛrətiz tɪ bɛr ɪn maɪnd. boʊθ ənd trəmp ˈʧænəl ə kaɪnd əv ˌmæʤərɪˈtɛriən ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm ˈæŋkərd ɪn ˈgrivəns æt ˌkɑzməˈpɑlətən ɪˈlits. ənd boʊθ peɪnt ðɛr ˈkrɪtɪks ɛz θrɛts tɪ ðə ˈneɪʃən. ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd, ˈleɪbəld ə ˈpisfəl ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈproʊˌtɛst mɑrʧ frəm ˈæŋkərə tɪ ˌɪstɑnˈbul ɛz ðə wərk əv "ˈtɛrərɪst" ˈsɪmpəˌθaɪzərz. ðə ˈɛkoʊz əv ɪn trəmps pəˈlɪtɪkəl staɪl ˈɔfər ən ənˈkəmfərtəbəl nu ˌriˈæləˌti fər əˈmɛrɪkənz, səˈʤɛstɪd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl taɪmz ˈkɑləmnəst ˈgɪdiən. "ɪt ɪz ðət, ˈgɪvɪn ɪˈnəf taɪm, ˈɛni ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈsɪstəm ɪz ˈvəlnərəbəl tɪ əˈsɔlts frəm ə dɪˈtərmənd, ˌdɪktəˈtɔriəl ˈlidər," roʊt ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr. "ˈmɪstər. bɪˈkeɪm praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ɪn 2003 ənd, ˈoʊvər taɪm, ˈətərli ʧeɪnʤd hɪz ˈkəntri. ɛz wən ˈtərkɪʃ ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl pʊt ɪt tɪ mi 'θɪŋz ðət aɪ wʊd wəns hæv θɔt ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl ər naʊ ˈhæpənɪŋ ɔn ə ˈdeɪli ˈbeɪsɪs.'" "trəmp ɪz nɑt jɛt goʊɪŋ ˈnɪrli ɛz fɑr ɛz, hu ʤeɪlz ˈʤərnəlɪsts, bət ðə prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˈlɑʤɪk ɪz ðə seɪm ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈəndərˌmaɪn ðə ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti əv ðoʊz hu hoʊld paʊər tɪ əˈkaʊnt," roʊt braɪən klɑs, ə ˈfɛloʊ æt ðə ˈləndən skul əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks ənd ˈɔθər əv ə ˈrisənt bʊk ɔn ðə ɪˈroʊʒən əv dɪˈmɑkrəsiz, ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri. ðə ˈʤərmən ˈnuzˌwikli dər ˈspigəl pʊt ɪt moʊst ˈstɑrkli ɪn ə ˈfɛbruˌɛri ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl: ənd trəmp ər pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz ðə ˈoʊnli wənz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈtruli ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ðə ˈpipəl ənd ˈspikɪŋ fər ðɛm. ɪts ðɛr vju ðət ˈfridəm əv ðə prɛs dɪz nɑt prəˈtɛkt dɪˈmɑkrəsi ənd ðət ðə prɛs ˈɪzənt ˈrɛvərənt ɪˈnəf tɪ ðɛm ənd ɪz ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈjusləs. ðeɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðə wərdz ðət kəm frəm ðɛr maʊðz ɛz ˈpaʊərfəl ˈlidərz ər ðə truθ ənd ðət ðə ˈmidiə, wɪn ɪt streɪz frəm ðɛm, ɪz ˈtɛlɪŋ laɪz. ðæts ˌɔtəˈkrætɪk ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ənd ɪt ɪz haʊ ju səˈsteɪn ə dɪkˈteɪtərˌʃɪp." ˈtɛlɪŋli, ðə tu ˈlidərz hæv dɪˈfɛndɪd ðə ˈəðər frəm ðɛr ˈkrɪtɪks. ɪn ðə weɪk əv pərʤ, trəmp sɛd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈdɪdənt hæv məʧ raɪt tɪ ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz ðə ˈtərkɪʃ ˈprɛzɪdənts ˈkrækˌdaʊn; ɪn ðə weɪk əv trəmps ˌɪˌnɔgjəˈreɪʃən, dɪˈskraɪbd ˈproʊˌtɛsts əˈgɛnst ðə nu ˈprɛzɪdənt ɛz "ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfəl" ənd əˈplɔdɪd trəmps ˈsɪŋgəlɪŋ aʊt ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ɛz "feɪk nuz" ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈtɛsti ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ æt ə nuz ˈkɑnfərəns. ðət deɪ, kənˈgræʧəˌleɪtɪd trəmp fər ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn rɪˈpɔrtər "ɪn hɪz pleɪs." ɪts ðə seɪm ˈsɛnəmənt ˈmɛni trəmp səˈpɔrtərz ˈprɑbəˌbli fil wɪθ ˈɛvəri nu ˈhæʃˌtæg ənd bɑrbd ˌɪnˈsəlt hərld æt ˈʤərnəlɪsts. wɔnt smɑrt æˈnælɪsɪs əv ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt nuz ɪn jʊr ˈɛvəri ˈwikˌdeɪ əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈəðər ˈgloʊbəl ridz, ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ aɪˈdiəz ənd əˈpɪnjənz tɪ noʊ? saɪn əp fər ðə ˈtudeɪz ˈnuzˌlɛtər. raɪts əˈbaʊt ˈfɔrən əˈfɛrz fər ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst. hi ˈpriviəsli wɑz ə ˈsinjər ˈɛdɪtər ənd ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt æt taɪm ˈmægəˌzin, beɪst fərst ɪn hɔŋ kɔŋg ənd ˈleɪtər ɪn nu jɔrk. poʊst ˌrɛkəˈmɛndz
haku suvi korhonen suomalainen ontuloksista.konejätti ilmoittaa, että sisältö ole omaperäistä tai painavaa, että löytyäkoneella etsimällä. miten 2009 on yhtäkkiä roskasisällöksi? lautapeliopas.fi:n saari sai ilmoituksen, että koko on köykäistä (thin content) ja että setuloksista. saari ajatteli, että asia merkitsemällä niin, ettäkone niitä. mutta. päästäkoneen sai vastauksen. ”oletin, että uudelleenarviointipyyntö heittämällä ja että virheestä.,. on indeksistä”, saari harmittelee. nyt ”lautapeliopas” ensimmäisenä:n, sekä facebook-profiili. saari on lohikäärmeellä jan ylläpitämisestä. ”googlen yhtään,kä ilmi, että olen hyödyke, enkä asiakas”, saari sanoo. kävijämäärä tivi tapaukseen. yhtiö vain linkkiä ohjesivulle, ilmoitti, että enempää asiaa. ohjesivulla, että thin content sisältää verkkosivut, omaperäistä sisältöä mainossivut, sekäkulkusivut. googletuloksissa ja välttää kyhättyjäja. saaren sisältöä ole. ”lautapelioppaan sisältöä, arvostaa., että puolivälissä algoritmipäivitykseen; kylläille, on pitkiä artikkeleita. on arkistosivuja, ne indeksistä ennen uudelleenarviointipyyntöä. näitä on wordpress-sivustoista. [thin kuvaukset]vät lautapelioppaaseen”, saari vastaa. diktaattorimaisestittäytyvän on suuri. saari kirjoituksessa, ettäsivat kohtalokkaita, josessä verkkosivut. on harrastusprojekti. joulun alla ja lautapeleistä. 10 000jää päivässä. heistä googlesta.lla 3000jää päivässä.jöitä on 1000 päivässä. ole hyvä ja javascript kommentit.	haku* ˈkɔrhənən ɔn hakutuloksista. ilmoittaa, ettää sisältöö ˌoʊˈleɪ omaperäistää taɪ painavaa, ettää löytyää etsimällää. 2009 ɔn yhtäkkiää roskasisällöksi? ˈsɑri ˈɛˈseɪˈaɪ ilmoituksen, ettää ˈkoʊkoʊ ɔn köykäistää (θɪn ˈkɑntɛnt) jɑ ettää seɪ hakutuloksista. ˈsɑri ajatteli, ettää ˈeɪʒə merkitsemällää niin, ettää niitää.. päästää ˈɛˈseɪˈaɪ vastauksen. ””oletin, ettää uudelleenarviointipyyntöö heittämällää jɑ ettää virheestää.,. ɔn indeksistä”ä”, ˈsɑri harmittelee. ””lautapeliopas”” ensimmäisenää, sekää facebook-profiili. ˈsɑri ɔn lohikäärmeellää jɑ ylläpitämisestää. yhtään, eikää ilmi, ettää ˈɑlən hyödyke, enkää asiakas””, ˈsɑri sanoo. kävijämäärää tapaukseen. yhtiöö veɪn linkkiää ohjesivulle, ilmoitti, ettää enempääää asiaa., ettää θɪn ˈkɑntɛnt sisältääää verkkosivut, omaperäistää sisältöäöä mainossivut, sekää läpikulkusivut. ˈgugəl jɑ välttääää kyhättyjää sivustoja. sisältöäöä ˌoʊˈleɪ. sisältöäöä, arvostaa., ettää puolivälissää algoritmipäivitykseen; kyllää sivustoille, ɔn pitkiää artikkeleita. ɔn arkistosivuja, ni indeksistää ˈɛnən uudelleenarviointipyyntöäöä. näitää ɔn wordpress-sivustoista. [θɪn kuvaukset] lautapelioppaaseen””, ˈsɑri vastaa. ɔn suuri. ˈsɑri kirjoituksessa, ettää kohtalokkaita, ʤoʊz kyseessää verkkosivut. ɔn harrastusprojekti. ˈɑlə jɑ lautapeleistää. 10 000 kävijääää päivässää. heistää googlesta. 3000 kävijääää päivässää. kävijöitää ɔn 1000 päivässää. ˌoʊˈleɪ hyvää jɑ ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt kommentit.
well not literally of course. not even metaphorically either this going to be a petty indirect dig at a fashion frenemy. more like a new pair of snake skin booties that i take on a stroll on these concrete streets mixed with the soggy fall grass however grateful we are hitting mid november without premature is something so luxurious and fashion forward about any accessory mocking the snake skin. the faux snake skin look is perfect for keeping peta and your wallet happy. i have been getting a lot of compliments on these booties followed by a jaw dropping shock when they find out they are from shoes. yes,, e- c-c-o, no not an old lady store and they have really caught up with trends and making it not only comfortable, but very versatile for a wider age boots are part of there shape collection which includes their highest heel yet (see more about the collection here). these booties stuck out the most to me because shockingly sometimes nice to step away from a classic all black look and these booties are a perfect example of that. the navy blue snake skin still keep it fairly dark and neutral allowing you to match with almost all of your wardrobe. not to mention with a 35 heel and structured feel it allows you to dress it up but also comfortable and neutral enough to go with your everyday look. what more could you want out a shoe? i got a peak into the upcoming holiday and spring 2017 collection and let me tell you how impressive the heels, classic take on sneakers- functional and stylish with an incredible color range and, athletic wear and winter boots. check out all the amazing new shoes available at. connect with me advertisements	wɛl nɑt ˈlɪtərəli əv kɔrs. nɑt ˈivɪn ˌmɛtəˈfɔrɪkli ˈiðər ðɪs goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə ˈpɛˌti ˌɪndərˈɛkt dɪg æt ə ˈfæʃən frenemy. mɔr laɪk ə nu pɛr əv sneɪk skɪn ˈbutiz ðət aɪ teɪk ɔn ə stroʊl ɔn ðiz ˈkɑnkrit strits mɪkst wɪθ ðə ˈsɑgi fɔl græs ˌhaʊˈɛvər ˈgreɪtfəl wi ər ˈhɪtɪŋ mɪd noʊˈvɛmbər wɪˈθaʊt ˌpriməˈʧʊr ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ soʊ ləgˈʒəriəs ənd ˈfæʃən ˈfɔrwərd əˈbaʊt ˈɛni ækˈsɛsəri ˈmɑkɪŋ ðə sneɪk skɪn. ðə foʊ sneɪk skɪn lʊk ɪz ˈpərˌfɪkt fər ˈkipɪŋ ˈpitə ənd jʊr ˈwɔlət ˈhæpi. aɪ hæv bɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ ə lɔt əv ˈkɑmpləmɛnts ɔn ðiz ˈbutiz ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə ʤɔ ˈdrɑpɪŋ ʃɑk wɪn ðeɪ faɪnd aʊt ðeɪ ər frəm ʃuz. jɛs,, i- c-c-o, noʊ nɑt ən oʊld ˈleɪdi stɔr ənd ðeɪ hæv ˈrɪli kɔt əp wɪθ trɛnz ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈkəmfərtəbəl, bət ˈvɛri ˈvərsətəl fər ə ˈwaɪdər eɪʤ buts ər pɑrt əv ðɛr ʃeɪp kəˈlɛkʃən wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz ðɛr haɪəst hil jɛt (si mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə kəˈlɛkʃən hir). ðiz ˈbutiz stək aʊt ðə moʊst tɪ mi bɪˈkəz ˈʃɑkɪŋli ˈsəmˌtaɪmz nis tɪ stɛp əˈweɪ frəm ə ˈklæsɪk ɔl blæk lʊk ənd ðiz ˈbutiz ər ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðət. ðə ˈneɪvi blu sneɪk skɪn stɪl kip ɪt ˈfɛrli dɑrk ənd ˈnutrəl əˈlaʊɪŋ ju tɪ mæʧ wɪθ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl əv jʊr ˈwɔrˌdroʊb. nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən wɪθ ə 35 hil ənd ˈstrəkʧərd fil ɪt əˈlaʊz ju tɪ drɛs ɪt əp bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkəmfərtəbəl ənd ˈnutrəl ɪˈnəf tɪ goʊ wɪθ jʊr ˈɛvriˈdeɪ lʊk. wət mɔr kʊd ju wɔnt aʊt ə ʃu? aɪ gɑt ə pik ˈɪntu ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ənd spərɪŋ 2017 kəˈlɛkʃən ənd lɛt mi tɛl ju haʊ ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ðə hilz, ˈklæsɪk teɪk ɔn sˈnikərz- ˈfəŋkʃənəl ənd ˈstaɪlɪʃ wɪθ ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˈkələr reɪnʤ ənd, æθˈlɛtɪk wɛr ənd ˈwɪntər buts. ʧɛk aʊt ɔl ðə əˈmeɪzɪŋ nu ʃuz əˈveɪləbəl æt. kəˈnɛkt wɪθ mi ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts
0 there are a lot of superhero series on tv. freeform hopes to stand apart from the rest with cloak & dagger, a new series that adapts a relatively obscure superhero team in a manner for the audience. far from being about a lone hero tasked with defending a city, or a team of battling super-villains, or a agency operating in a world populated by the super-powered, or even a troubled but powerful hero questioning the reality of his own mind, cloak & dagger aims to be a story for two young adults who find each other despite class differences, racial divides, and their burgeoning superpowers. speaking of superpowers, for the uninitiated, tandy bowen (a.k.a. dagger) can emit light daggers while tyrone johnson (a.k.a. cloak) has the ability to engulf others in darkness. officially been announced that olivia holt will play tandy and aubrey joseph will become cloak. marvel also confirmed the synopsis, but a premiere date has yet to be announced. here’s official press release: the stars have aligned with “marvel’s cloak & dagger” for freeform! former disney channel star and hollywood records recording artist olivia holt and aubrey joseph (“the night of,” “run all night”) will star as tandy bowen, a.k.a. dagger, and tyrone johnson, a.k.a. cloak! “the characters of tandy and tyrone have always stood out to me ever since i first met them in the pages of marvel comics when i was a boy. when olivia and aubrey read for the roles, these characters leapt off the page. so excited to see what these talented young actors bring to the marvel universe,” said and executive producer joe pokaski. “marvel is delighted to have found our cloak and dagger. olivia holt and aubrey joseph encompass the true essence of the characters and we are excited for the audience to see them in these roles,” said loeb, head of marvel television and executive producer. “marvel’s cloak & dagger” is a series based on the beloved marvel characters. tandy bowen and tyrone johnson come from starkly different backgrounds, each growing up with a secret they never dared share with another soul. once a privileged little girl, tandy bowen watched as her family was destroyed by a disastrous storm that uprooted her life. now in her late teens, an unexpected encounter with a boy named tyrone sparks a life changing event. young tyrone johnson wanted nothing more than to prove he was fearless. but when everything he held close was taken away, life taught tyrone to be afraid. now older and more sheltered, tyrone closes himself off. but when he meets a girl named tandy his life changes forever. “marvel’s cloak & dagger” is produced by marvel television and abc signature studios. for more on cloak & dagger, be sure to take a look at some of our related articles below:	0 ðɛr ər ə lɔt əv ˌsupərˈhiroʊ ˈsɪriz ɔn ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən. ˈfriˌfɔrm hoʊps tɪ stænd əˈpɑrt frəm ðə rɛst wɪθ kloʊk ˈdægər, ə nu ˈsɪriz ðət əˈdæpts ə ˈrɛlətɪvli əbˈskjʊr ˌsupərˈhiroʊ tim ɪn ə ˈmænər fər ðə ˈɔdiəns. fɑr frəm biɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə loʊn ˈhɪroʊ tæskt wɪθ dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ə ˈsɪti, ər ə tim əv ˈbætəlɪŋ super-villains, ər ə ˈeɪʤənsi ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪn ə wərld ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtəd baɪ ðə super-powered, ər ˈivɪn ə ˈtrəbəld bət ˈpaʊərfəl ˈhɪroʊ kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ðə ˌriˈæləˌti əv hɪz oʊn maɪnd, kloʊk ˈdægər eɪmz tɪ bi ə ˈstɔri fər tu jəŋ ˈædəlts hu faɪnd iʧ ˈəðər dɪˈspaɪt klæs ˈdɪfərənsɪz, ˈreɪʃəl dɪˈvaɪdz, ənd ðɛr ˈbərʤənɪŋ ˌsupərˈpaʊərz. ˈspikɪŋ əv ˌsupərˈpaʊərz, fər ðə ˌənɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd, ˈtændi boʊən (a.k.a. ˈdægər) kən ɪˈmɪt laɪt ˈdægərz waɪl ˌtaɪˈroʊn ˈʤɑnsən (a.k.a. kloʊk) həz ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ɪnˈgəlf ˈəðərz ɪn ˈdɑrknəs. əˈfɪʃəli bɪn əˈnaʊnst ðət oʊˈlɪviə hoʊlt wɪl pleɪ ˈtændi ənd ˈɔbri ˈʤoʊzəf wɪl bɪˈkəm kloʊk. ˈmɑrvəl ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈfərmd ðə sɪˈnɑpsɪs, bət ə prɛˈmɪr deɪt həz jɛt tɪ bi əˈnaʊnst. əˈfɪʃəl prɛs riˈlis: ðə stɑrz hæv əˈlaɪnd wɪθ kloʊk dagger”” fər ˈfriˌfɔrm! ˈfɔrmər ˈdɪzni ˈʧænəl stɑr ənd ˈhɑliˌwʊd ˈrɛkərdz rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ˈɑrtɪst oʊˈlɪviə hoʊlt ənd ˈɔbri ˈʤoʊzəf naɪt of,”,” ɔl night””) wɪl stɑr ɛz ˈtændi boʊən, a.k.a. ˈdægər, ənd ˌtaɪˈroʊn ˈʤɑnsən, a.k.a. kloʊk! ˈkɛrɪktərz əv ˈtændi ənd ˌtaɪˈroʊn hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz stʊd aʊt tɪ mi ˈɛvər sɪns aɪ fərst mɛt ðɛm ɪn ðə ˈpeɪʤɪz əv ˈmɑrvəl ˈkɑmɪks wɪn aɪ wɑz ə bɔɪ. wɪn oʊˈlɪviə ənd ˈɔbri rɛd fər ðə roʊlz, ðiz ˈkɛrɪktərz lɛpt ɔf ðə peɪʤ. soʊ ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ si wət ðiz ˈtæləntɪd jəŋ ˈæktərz brɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈmɑrvəl universe,”,” sɛd ənd ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusər ʤoʊ pokaski. ɪz dɪˈlaɪtɪd tɪ hæv faʊnd ɑr kloʊk ənd ˈdægər. oʊˈlɪviə hoʊlt ənd ˈɔbri ˈʤoʊzəf ɛnˈkəmpəs ðə tru ˈɛsəns əv ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz ənd wi ər ɪkˈsaɪtɪd fər ðə ˈɔdiəns tɪ si ðɛm ɪn ðiz roles,”,” sɛd loʊb, hɛd əv ˈmɑrvəl ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ənd ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusər. kloʊk dagger”” ɪz ə ˈsɪriz beɪst ɔn ðə bɪˈləvəd ˈmɑrvəl ˈkɛrɪktərz. ˈtændi boʊən ənd ˌtaɪˈroʊn ˈʤɑnsən kəm frəm ˈstɑrkli ˈdɪfərənt ˈbækˌgraʊndz, iʧ groʊɪŋ əp wɪθ ə ˈsikrɪt ðeɪ ˈnɛvər dɛrd ʃɛr wɪθ əˈnəðər soʊl. wəns ə ˈprɪvɪlɪʤd ˈlɪtəl gərl, ˈtændi boʊən wɔʧt ɛz hər ˈfæməli wɑz dɪˈstrɔɪd baɪ ə dɪˈzæstrəs stɔrm ðət əˈprutɪd hər laɪf. naʊ ɪn hər leɪt tinz, ən ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ɪnˈkaʊnər wɪθ ə bɔɪ neɪmd ˌtaɪˈroʊn spɑrks ə laɪf ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ɪˈvɛnt. jəŋ ˌtaɪˈroʊn ˈʤɑnsən ˈwɔntɪd ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən tɪ pruv hi wɑz ˈfɪrləs. bət wɪn ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ hi hɛld kloʊz wɑz ˈteɪkən əˈweɪ, laɪf tɔt ˌtaɪˈroʊn tɪ bi əˈfreɪd. naʊ ˈoʊldər ənd mɔr ˈʃɛltərd, ˌtaɪˈroʊn ˈkloʊzɪz hɪmˈsɛlf ɔf. bət wɪn hi mits ə gərl neɪmd ˈtændi hɪz laɪf ˈʧeɪnʤɪz fərˈɛvər. kloʊk dagger”” ɪz prəˈdust baɪ ˈmɑrvəl ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ənd ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈstudiˌoʊz. fər mɔr ɔn kloʊk ˈdægər, bi ʃʊr tɪ teɪk ə lʊk æt səm əv ɑr rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈɑrtɪkəlz bɪˈloʊ:
delhi will file 16 cases against washington for violating treaties, local media report. india says some american programs in the renewable energy sector are “inconsistent” with global standards. when asked whether delhi is planning to “to file 16 cases against the us for violating treaties," commerce and industry minister replied positively. india to file 16 cases against us for treaty violation hindustan times (@httweets) may 11, 2016 according to the indian minister, quoted by local media, the american programs at the level are inconsistent with rules, in particular with the gatt (general agreement on tariff and trade) 1994, the agreement on subsidies and countervailing measures the trims investment measures) agreement. read more: ukraine to file complaint with over trade embargo in february, the us won a ruling against india at the. washington accused delhi of allowing procurements for solar panels entirely produced in india, which hurt american exports. the us said its solar exports to india had fallen by 90 percent from 2011, when india introduced the restrictive rules. the panel found the requirement under national solar programme to be inconsistent with its treaty rules.	ˈdɛli wɪl faɪl 16 ˈkeɪsɪz əˈgɛnst ˈwɔʃɪŋtən fər ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ ˈtritiz, ˈloʊkəl ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrt. ˈɪndiə sɪz səm əˈmɛrɪkən ˈproʊˌgræmz ɪn ðə riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi ˈsɛktər ər ““inconsistent”” wɪθ ˈgloʊbəl ˈstændərdz. wɪn æst ˈwɛðər ˈdɛli ɪz ˈplænɪŋ tɪ faɪl 16 ˈkeɪsɪz əˈgɛnst ðə ˈjuˈɛs fər ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ ˈtritiz," ˈkɑmərs ənd ˈɪndəstri ˈmɪnɪstər rɪˈplaɪd ˈpɑzətɪvli. ˈɪndiə tɪ faɪl 16 ˈkeɪsɪz əˈgɛnst ˈjuˈɛs fər ˈtriti vaɪəˈleɪʃən ˈhɪnduˌstæn taɪmz (@httweets) meɪ 11 2016 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈɪndiən ˈmɪnɪstər, kˈwoʊtɪd baɪ ˈloʊkəl ˈmidiə, ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈproʊˌgræmz æt ðə ˈlɛvəl ər ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt wɪθ rulz, ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr wɪθ ðə gæt (ˈʤɛnərəl əˈgrimənt ɔn ˈtɛrəf ənd treɪd) 1994 ðə əˈgrimənt ɔn ˈsəbsɪdiz ənd ˈkaʊntərˌveɪlɪŋ ˈmɛʒərz ðə trɪmz ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈmɛʒərz) əˈgrimənt. rɛd mɔr: juˈkreɪn tɪ faɪl kəmˈpleɪnt wɪθ ˈoʊvər treɪd ɛmˈbɑrgoʊ ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri, ðə ˈjuˈɛs wən ə ˈrulɪŋ əˈgɛnst ˈɪndiə æt ðə. ˈwɔʃɪŋtən əˈkjuzd ˈdɛli əv əˈlaʊɪŋ proʊˈkjʊrmənts fər ˈsoʊlər ˈpænəlz ɪnˈtaɪərli prəˈdust ɪn ˈɪndiə, wɪʧ hərt əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɛkspɔrts. ðə ˈjuˈɛs sɛd ɪts ˈsoʊlər ˈɛkspɔrts tɪ ˈɪndiə hæd ˈfɑlən baɪ 90 pərˈsɛnt frəm 2011 wɪn ˈɪndiə ˌɪntrəˈdust ðə riˈstrɪktɪv rulz. ðə ˈpænəl faʊnd ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənt ˈəndər ˈnæʃənəl ˈsoʊlər ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ bi ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ɪts ˈtriti rulz.
[+]enlarge experiments and computations suggest that edges of (green and gray) can abstract hydrogen from propane to begin to form (product not shown). credit: science boron nitride has made news repeatedly in recent years as a material with an appealing mix of structural and physical properties. but it made news as a catalyst, and certainly not one with the potential to drive industrial chemical processes. that all just changed. researchers have demonstrated that boron nitride (bn) selectively conversion of propane to, a valuable chemical used worldwide on the scale (science 2016, doi:). researchers have mainly studied and forms of that boast high strength, heat resistance, and unique electronic properties. a team at the university of wisconsin, madison, including joseph t. grant and hermans, have shown that unexpectedly works well as a catalyst that drives of propane (odhp). this process strips hydrogen from propane to form and the hydrogen to form water. manufacturers typically produce by “cracking” large hydrocarbons in naphtha, a component of crude oil, with steam. but steam cracking plants have started to use shale gas instead of naphtha as a feedstock, a process that yields less. this has forced manufacturers to look for alternative ways to boost output. several methods that do not use an oxidizer can drive the reaction. but these methods up the catalysts, shortening their lifetimes. also, and steam cracking are both highly endothermic, and therefore energy intensive. in contrast, is exothermic and can run efficiently at hundreds of degrees lower than the other processes. according to industry estimates, a reaction running at relatively low temperatures such as these could reduce energy input by 45%. but the many catalysts that have been studied, forming unwanted yet stable co and co 2 . not. the wisconsin team finds that in the presence of oxygen,s and convert propane to and generate ethene, a valuable commodity, as the main by-product. under one set of conditions, the reaction generated roughly 80% and 12% ethene. “the discovery that boron nitride is not only a competent catalyst, but immediately takes the top position among all known catalysts, is absolutely remarkable,” says henrique teles, a senior research manager at basf. “i would never have imagined that this material could be a competent catalyst for anything. i am positively sure, that this will open whole new avenues in catalysis.”	[+]ˌɛnˈlɑrʤ ɪkˈspɛrəmənts ənd ˌkɑmpjuˈteɪʃənz səˈʤɛst ðət ˈɛʤɪz əv (grin ənd greɪ) kən ˈæbˌstrækt ˈhaɪdrəʤən frəm ˈproʊˌpeɪn tɪ bɪˈgɪn tɪ fɔrm (ˈprɑdəkt nɑt ʃoʊn). ˈkrɛdɪt: saɪəns ˈbɔˌrɑn ˈnaɪtraɪd həz meɪd nuz rɪˈpitɪdli ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz ɛz ə məˈtɪriəl wɪθ ən əˈpilɪŋ mɪks əv ˈstrəkʧərəl ənd ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈprɑpərtiz. bət ɪt meɪd nuz ɛz ə ˈkætəˌlɪst, ənd ˈsərtənli nɑt wən wɪθ ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ draɪv ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈprɑsɛsəz. ðət ɔl ʤɪst ʧeɪnʤd. ˈrisərʧərz hæv ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ðət ˈbɔˌrɑn ˈnaɪtraɪd (bn) səˈlɛktɪvli kənˈvərʒən əv ˈproʊˌpeɪn tɪ, ə ˈvæljəbəl ˈkɛmɪkəl juzd ˈwərldˈwaɪd ɔn ðə skeɪl (saɪəns 2016 dɔɪ: ˈrisərʧərz hæv ˈmeɪnli ˈstədid ənd fɔrmz əv ðət boʊst haɪ strɛŋθ, hit rɪˈzɪstəns, ənd juˈnik ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈprɑpərtiz. ə tim æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv wɪˈskɑnsən, ˈmædɪsən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈʤoʊzəf ti. grænt ənd ˈhərmənz, hæv ʃoʊn ðət ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪdli wərks wɛl ɛz ə ˈkætəˌlɪst ðət draɪvz əv ˈproʊˌpeɪn (odhp). ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs strɪps ˈhaɪdrəʤən frəm ˈproʊˌpeɪn tɪ fɔrm ənd ðə ˈhaɪdrəʤən tɪ fɔrm ˈwɔtər. ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈproʊdus baɪ ““cracking”” lɑrʤ ˌhaɪdroʊˈkɑrbənz ɪn ˈnæfθə, ə kəmˈpoʊnənt əv krud ɔɪl, wɪθ stim. bət stim ˈkrækɪŋ plænts hæv ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ juz ʃeɪl gæs ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈnæfθə ɛz ə ˈfidˌstɑk, ə ˈprɔˌsɛs ðət jildz lɛs. ðɪs həz fɔrst ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz tɪ lʊk fər ɔlˈtərnətɪv weɪz tɪ bust ˈaʊtˌpʊt. ˈsɛvərəl ˈmɛθədz ðət du nɑt juz ən ˈɑksɪˌdaɪzər kən draɪv ðə riˈækʃən. bət ðiz ˈmɛθədz əp ðə ˈkætəˌlɪsts, ˈʃɔrtənɪŋ ðɛr ˈlaɪfˌtaɪmz. ˈɔlsoʊ, ənd stim ˈkrækɪŋ ər boʊθ ˈhaɪli ˌɛndoʊˈθərmɪk, ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈɛnərʤi ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv. ɪn ˈkɑntræst, ɪz ˌɛksoʊˈθərmɪk ənd kən rən ɪˈfɪʃəntli æt ˈhənərdz əv dɪˈgriz loʊər ðən ðə ˈəðər ˈprɑsɛsəz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈɪndəstri ˈɛstəˌmeɪts, ə riˈækʃən ˈrənɪŋ æt ˈrɛlətɪvli loʊ ˈtɛmpərəʧərz səʧ ɛz ðiz kʊd rɪˈdus ˈɛnərʤi ˈɪnˌpʊt baɪ 45 bət ðə ˈmɛni ˈkætəˌlɪsts ðət hæv bɪn ˈstədid, ˈfɔrmɪŋ ənˈwɔntɪd jɛt ˈsteɪbəl koʊ ənd koʊ 2 nɑt. ðə wɪˈskɑnsən tim faɪndz ðət ɪn ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ˈɑksɪʤən, ənd ˈkɑnvərt ˈproʊˌpeɪn tɪ ənd ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ˈɛˌθin, ə ˈvæljəbəl kəˈmɑdəti, ɛz ðə meɪn by-product. ˈəndər wən sɛt əv kənˈdɪʃənz, ðə riˈækʃən ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd ˈrəfli 80 ənd 12 ˈɛˌθin. ˌdɪˈskəvri ðət ˈbɔˌrɑn ˈnaɪtraɪd ɪz nɑt ˈoʊnli ə ˈkɑmpətɪnt ˈkætəˌlɪst, bət ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli teɪks ðə tɔp pəˈzɪʃən əˈməŋ ɔl noʊn ˈkætəˌlɪsts, ɪz ˌæbsəˈlutli remarkable,”,” sɪz ɑnˈrik teles, ə ˈsinjər ˈrisərʧ ˈmænɪʤər æt basf. wʊd ˈnɛvər hæv ˌɪˈmæʤənd ðət ðɪs məˈtɪriəl kʊd bi ə ˈkɑmpətɪnt ˈkætəˌlɪst fər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. aɪ æm ˈpɑzətɪvli ʃʊr, ðət ðɪs wɪl ˈoʊpən hoʊl nu ˈævəˌnuz ɪn catalysis.”.”
© unknown the most fatal mistake that any american can make is to call the police. police violence against the public soars new tactic: kill the dog who's the real danger ? armed for daily battle the police have become like wall street and the federal government. the police serve no public interest. ferguson, mo. is a small overwhelmingly black town whose government and police are white. the ferguson police murdered an 18 year old black kid who has his hands over his head. moreover, it is unclear that the kid had committed any offense. if you take a look at the photo of the three goon thugs pointing military rifles in his face at point blank range, any one of the goons unarmed could have restrained the small what did the police goons do? they shot him to is murder. there is no question whatsoever that it is murder. but it will be covered up by the white government and the white police force if protests are limited to the black small town population of ferguson. who cares about them? justice? that's only for the is another astonishing aspect to the murder. unarmed protesters in ferguson are confronting a small town police force that is as well or better armed than america's combat troops on battlefields in countries invaded by washington. the only reason there is any trouble in ferguson is that the cops murdered in cold blood a kid without cause or justification, and the black community knows that the white murderer will be given a pass by the white government. the part-time black us attorney general, eric holder, has not sent in the feds to are a huge number of murders by police in "the home of liberty and democracy." during the course of washington's war in iraq, american police murdered more innocent american civilians than america lost troops in the american police murder so many civilians that it would take several thick volumes to record the police atrocities. the ones mentioned in this article are merely among the most recent that are constitution reports that a white old woman having a reaction to prescribed medication tried to call 911 for help but got instead a police goon thug who shot her dead up against the wall in her own bedroom. the police have put out the fake story that the woman in medical distress threatened the goon thug with a newspaper reports that the woman's husband also called 911, but fails to report that the husband said that he was headed home and would see that the emergency was dealt with only medically and not to send any police. but the goon thugs couldn't miss the opportunity to murder another innocent american victims have no rights, and in the vast majority of cases neither do the families of the murdered police victims. compensation to the families of murdered police victims is rare as is accountability for the police murderers. in america a police badge is a license to the past decade, perhaps longer, the federal government has systematically militarized local and state police forces in all 50 states. the police have been trained by federally contracted trainers to regard the american public as the enemy. the police are trained that they must not take the risk of encountering members of the public on a trusting basis, but must regard the public as armed and determined to murder the have observed on a number of occasions fully militarily equipped police training by 30 of them lining up and emptying high capacity magazines at the same target. like most small towns in america, doraville, georgia, population, has a swat team armed with the weapons of the us military congress should hold hearings to determine which federal budget was used to train state and local police to murder americans. america has been at war for 13 years at vast costs against muslims deemed to be a threat to our safety; yet american police have murdered more americans than we lost in the iraq need to discover who trained our police to murder us, and we must hold both the criminals responsible for the "training" and the criminals in the government who financed the permission i my contribution to the summer issue of gerald trends the 1960s, there was an effort in new york city to establish a civilian police review board. complaints about police violence and harassment of black new yorkers had grown to the point that the reality of the problem was obvious. new york mayor john lindsay was amenable, but conservatives led by william f. buckley and the police rose up in arms. the conservative media called the police review board "the property of bleeding hearts and cop-haters." was used to rally white voters, who were told that the review board would coddle criminals, demoralize the police, and lead to an upsurge in lindsay established a review board by executive order, but rising opposition forced the supporters of the review board to put it to a vote. fear had done its job, and the review board was abolished by a vote of 63 percent against and 36 percent in favor. this from "liberal new the that has passed, gratuitous police violence has spread to the public in general. today it is not only blacks and hispanics who experience police brutality. everyone suffers from it. being white is no longer a protection. in a recent column, "call the cops at your peril," i reported a few of the recent atrocities police have committed against the public. golden was shot down in her front yard in hearne, texas. in miami, 23 police officers fired 377 bullets, literally blowing away two men trapped inside a wrecked car. the police were under no threat whatsoever from the woman or from the two men trapped inside a wrecked car. in cornelia, georgia, a swat team made a entry at 3 a.m. and threw a concussion grenade into a baby's crib. the grenade blew up in the baby's face, leaving him disfigured, unable to breathe without a ventilator, and with a 50 percent chance of survival. according to the atlanta constitution-journal, the raid produced no drugs, no weapons, no bundles of cash, and no suspected drug dealer. it was just another of the thousands of mistakes routinely made by swat goons who put american citizens at risk every time they break unannounced into a home, usually a wrong police favorite is to murder the family's pets. when the middletons, ranchers in rains county, texas, called the sheriff's department to report a burglary of their home and the theft of firearms, the first thing the deputy did when he arrived was to shoot the three-year-old, australian cattle dog, candy, in the head. in prince george's county, maryland, cops on a mistaken drug raid broke into the mayor's home and murdered his two black while holding the mayor and his mother-in-law at gun police favorite is to humiliate their arrested victim, especially women, by stripping them naked. the abuse of women has become routine. in a recent case, a white mother of four in new albany, indiana, was arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after a fight with her estranged husband. in police parlance, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest mean that the woman protested the false arrest and raised her voice. as most americans have no idea about the police, they are shocked and disbelieving when they experience a police encounter. until they have an encounter with the police, they are big supporters of the police. unable to believe what was happening to her, she was stripped of her clothing by two male and two female cops, paraded around the jail naked in front of the police, and thrown naked into a cell. she became hysterical as a result of this treatment. enjoying their torment of their victim, the cops pepper sprayed her. the county sheriff said that he does not believe jail policies or procedures were violated. in other words, the sheriff admitted that abuse, humiliation and excessive use of force are routine as i write, i googled "videos of us police brutality" and results appeared in seconds. there are more cases of gratuitous police violence, almost always against the innocent, than a person can absorb in a lifetime. police body slam elderly infirm people, taser cripples in wheel chairs, pepper spray, taser, and mace kids, young women, and mothers with babes in their arms. just the other day police shot and killed a kid who was walking down the street with a toy rifle doing no harm to anyone. only the goon cops regarded the as a threat. the goon cops simply couldn't let the opportunity pass to experience the thrill of killing a see the same thing in the us military video released by bradley manning of the us helicopter gunship murdering journalists and citizens walking peacefully along a street and then murdering a father with two babies who stopped to help the wounded. nothing happened to the murderers, but bradley manning was imprisoned for telling on are at the point that the police try to murder teenagers making out in a parked car the cases of gratuitous police violence against the public are so numerous that it is impossible to report on them. all that can be done is to categorize them into types. the conclusion is that the police are a far greater danger to the public than are criminals.moreover, the police are unaccountable. they can murder with impunity, but if you even accidentally or reflexively touch one of them, it is off to prison with you if you survive the beating. mcmillan, about whom i recently wrote, was an occupy protester. her breasts were seized from behind by a cop. reflexively, her elbow came up as she swung around and her elbow hit the cop. recently a cowardly or corrupt jury, egged on by a corrupt judge and prosecutor, found her guilty of assaulting an officer and she was sentenced to prison. nothing happened to the cop who sexually assaulted and falsely arrested are interested in convictions, not justice. prosecutors routinely indict the innocent on the basis of the false charges brought by police, and judges often are complicit in the false convictions. no honest prosecutor would have brought the case against mcmillan. her trial was a political trial, and her conviction was a foregone conclusion. the purpose was to send the message that regardless of constitutional rights, protests against the establishment are not permitted. the judge guaranteed her conviction by ruling that no evidence of the injury to her breast could be presented in her defense and that the jurors could not be informed of the arresting officer's record of excessive use of force and abuse of citizens. the jury was unwilling to stand up for an innocent person. instead of serving justice, the jury served the corrupt purpose of the police state. the "war on terror" has removed any remaining constraints on police. the federal government has militarized state and local police and equipped them as if they were a military force. the police are trained to regard the public as a danger and to take no risk with their lives when confronting citizens. the police are taught that politely asking questions in order to arrive at an assessment of a situation could expose them to danger and that they should avoid all risk to themselves by dominating the situation with force just as an army or marine unit would do when confronting an have witnessed training exercises at which 30 police officers line up and empty high capacity magazines at the same target. we are talking about 450 shots in a few seconds at one target. it was this type of training that resulted in 23 cops pouring 377 bullets into two men in miami, one of whom was totally innocent of any teams have become ubiquitous and they are armed with tanks, with ambush protected armored fighting vehicles), and ballistic engineered armored response counter attack trucks. these military vehicles are in routine use, and the swat team breaking down your door has replaced the policeman knocking to present a summons it once was the case that joining the police force implied low-level risk. an officer could, and occasionally did, die in performing his duty. today no level of risk is acceptable for police. therefore, all risk has been shifted to the public anytime members of the public have encounters, mistaken or not, with the police. consequently, police kill far more innocent members of the public than criminals kill i was growing up in the forties and fifties, we understood that the police force attracted bullies because of the power of the badge, but unlike today the police did not have carte blanche. in the forties and fifties the american people had not been reduced to powerlessness or to the that they are today. newspapers were still independently owned and served as a constraint on police power. blacks did not always get this protection, but in large southern cities, such as atlanta, where ralph mcgill was editor and publisher of the atlanta constitution, blacks, too, had the protection of the press. i remember the first civil rights march in atlanta. there were no police and no dogs set on the marchers. i know because i was were one thing, but there was not the hostility toward the public that is ingrained in police training today. standing up for one's constitutional rights in a police encounter today is a perfect way to enrage a bully whose authority is questioned. the likely result is a beating and arrest. subservience is the easiest way to survive a police encounter. you might be a brain surgeon or a former high government official and the cop might be someone who barely made it out of high school. but if you want to get out of it without damage to your body and charges on your record, act like a peasant confronted by a baron, earl or duke centuries ago. this is america else and you might be history.so, are police review boards the answer? apparently not. in 1993, 27 years after new york mayor failed attempt to impose some accountability on police, mayor david dinkins established the largely powerless civilian complaint review board. the police rose up in opposition and were egged on by rudy giuliani, who when he became mayor gave the police carte blanche. white new yorkers applauded giuliani. finally, they were safe again - as long as they did not have a with the police or the swat team didn't go to the wrong address, perhaps a more likely occurrence than a criminal showing up at the number of cities today have review boards. some have powers. most don't. even those with powers have been made hesitant to use them. when terror is such a threat that the country remains on orange alert, one step below red alert, for years, only a would want to restrain the long as the us remains in the hands of the establishment, police review boards will be ineffective. wikipedia reports that in 2006, eight years ago, the civilian complaint review board received complaints, approximately 6% resulted in a "substantiated disposition." in other words, 94% of the cases went police have been set loose on us by "law and order" conservatives and by the "war on terror." the police are doing us far more damage than are the criminals and the remains to be seen whether americans survive theirn the meantime the will continue to pay the salaries of those who pose the greatest threat to them.dr. paul craig roberts was assistant secretary of the treasury for economic policy and associate editor of the wall street journal. he was columnist for business week, scripps howard news service, and creators syndicate. he has had many university appointments. his internet columns have attracted a worldwide following. roberts' latest books are the failure of laissez faire capitalism and economic dissolution of the west and how america was lost	©* ənˈnoʊn ðə moʊst ˈfeɪtəl mɪˈsteɪk ðət ˈɛni əˈmɛrɪkən kən meɪk ɪz tɪ kɔl ðə pəˈlis. pəˈlis ˈvaɪələns əˈgɛnst ðə ˈpəblɪk sɔrz nu ˈtæktɪk: kɪl ðə dɔg huz ðə ril ˈdeɪnʤər ɑrmd fər ˈdeɪli ˈbætəl ðə pəˈlis hæv bɪˈkəm laɪk wɔl strit ənd ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt. ðə pəˈlis sərv noʊ ˈpəblɪk ˈɪntəˌrɛst. ˈfərgəsən, moʊ. ɪz ə smɔl ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli blæk taʊn huz ˈgəvərnmənt ənd pəˈlis ər waɪt. ðə ˈfərgəsən pəˈlis ˈmərdərd ən 18 jɪr oʊld blæk kɪd hu həz hɪz hænz ˈoʊvər hɪz hɛd. mɔˈroʊvər, ɪt ɪz ənˈklɪr ðət ðə kɪd hæd kəˈmɪtɪd ˈɛni əˈfɛns. ɪf ju teɪk ə lʊk æt ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv ðə θri gun θəgz ˈpɔɪntɪŋ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈraɪfəlz ɪn hɪz feɪs æt pɔɪnt blæŋk reɪnʤ, ˈɛni wən əv ðə gunz əˈnɑrmd kʊd hæv riˈstreɪnd ðə smɔl wət dɪd ðə pəˈlis gunz du? ðeɪ ʃɑt ɪm tɪ ɪz ˈmərdər. ðɛr ɪz noʊ kˈwɛʃən ˌwətsoʊˈɛvər ðət ɪt ɪz ˈmərdər. bət ɪt wɪl bi ˈkəvərd əp baɪ ðə waɪt ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ðə waɪt pəˈlis fɔrs ɪf ˈproʊˌtɛsts ər ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ðə blæk smɔl taʊn ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ˈfərgəsən. hu kɛrz əˈbaʊt ðɛm? ˈʤəstɪs? ðæts ˈoʊnli fər ðə ɪz əˈnəðər əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ ˈæˌspɛkt tɪ ðə ˈmərdər. əˈnɑrmd ˈproʊˌtɛstərz ɪn ˈfərgəsən ər kənˈfrəntɪŋ ə smɔl taʊn pəˈlis fɔrs ðət ɪz ɛz wɛl ər ˈbɛtər ɑrmd ðən əˈmɛrɪkəz ˈkɑmbæt trups ɔn ˈbætəlˌfildz ɪn ˈkəntriz ˌɪnˈveɪdɪd baɪ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈrizən ðɛr ɪz ˈɛni ˈtrəbəl ɪn ˈfərgəsən ɪz ðət ðə kɑps ˈmərdərd ɪn koʊld bləd ə kɪd wɪˈθaʊt kɔz ər ˌʤəstəfəˈkeɪʃən, ənd ðə blæk kəmˈjunɪti noʊz ðət ðə waɪt ˈmərdərər wɪl bi ˈgɪvɪn ə pæs baɪ ðə waɪt ˈgəvərnmənt. ðə ˈpɑrtˈtaɪm blæk ˈjuˈɛs əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl, ˈɛrɪk ˈhoʊldər, həz nɑt sɛnt ɪn ðə fɛdz tɪ ər ə juʤ ˈnəmbər əv ˈmərdərz baɪ pəˈlis ɪn "ðə hoʊm əv ˈlɪbərˌti ənd dɪˈmɑkrəsi." ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kɔrs əv ˈwɔʃɪŋtənz wɔr ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk, əˈmɛrɪkən pəˈlis ˈmərdərd mɔr ˈɪnəsənt əˈmɛrɪkən səˈvɪljənz ðən əˈmɛrɪkə lɔst trups ɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən pəˈlis ˈmərdər soʊ ˈmɛni səˈvɪljənz ðət ɪt wʊd teɪk ˈsɛvərəl θɪk ˈvɑljumz tɪ ˈrɛkərd ðə pəˈlis əˈtrɑsətiz. ðə wənz ˈmɛnʃənd ɪn ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ər ˈmɪrli əˈməŋ ðə moʊst ˈrisənt ðət ər ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən rɪˈpɔrts ðət ə waɪt oʊld ˈwʊmən ˈhævɪŋ ə riˈækʃən tɪ priˈskraɪbd ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən traɪd tɪ kɔl 911 fər hɛlp bət gɑt ˌɪnˈstɛd ə pəˈlis gun θəg hu ʃɑt hər dɛd əp əˈgɛnst ðə wɔl ɪn hər oʊn ˈbɛˌdrum. ðə pəˈlis hæv pʊt aʊt ðə feɪk ˈstɔri ðət ðə ˈwʊmən ɪn ˈmɛdɪkəl dɪˈstrɛs θˈrɛtənd ðə gun θəg wɪθ ə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər rɪˈpɔrts ðət ðə ˈwʊmənz ˈhəzbənd ˈɔlsoʊ kɔld 911 bət feɪlz tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ðət ðə ˈhəzbənd sɛd ðət hi wɑz ˈhɛdɪd hoʊm ənd wʊd si ðət ðə ˈimərʤənsi wɑz dɛlt wɪθ ˈoʊnli ˈmɛdɪkəli ənd nɑt tɪ sɛnd ˈɛni pəˈlis. bət ðə gun θəgz ˈkʊdənt mɪs ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ˈmərdər əˈnəðər ˈɪnəsənt əˈmɛrɪkən ˈvɪktɪmz hæv noʊ raɪts, ənd ɪn ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈkeɪsɪz ˈniðər du ðə ˈfæməliz əv ðə ˈmərdərd pəˈlis ˈvɪktɪmz. ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈfæməliz əv ˈmərdərd pəˈlis ˈvɪktɪmz ɪz rɛr ɛz ɪz əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti fər ðə pəˈlis ˈmərdərərz. ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə ə pəˈlis bæʤ ɪz ə ˈlaɪsəns tɪ ðə pæst ˈdɛkeɪd, pərˈhæps ˈlɔŋgər, ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt həz ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli ˈmɪlətərˌaɪzd ˈloʊkəl ənd steɪt pəˈlis ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn ɔl 50 steɪts. ðə pəˈlis hæv bɪn treɪnd baɪ ˈfɛdərəli ˈkɑntræktəd ˈtreɪnərz tɪ rɪˈgɑrd ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpəblɪk ɛz ðə ˈɛnəmi. ðə pəˈlis ər treɪnd ðət ðeɪ məst nɑt teɪk ðə rɪsk əv ɛnˈkaʊnərɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈpəblɪk ɔn ə ˈtrəstɪŋ ˈbeɪsɪs, bət məst rɪˈgɑrd ðə ˈpəblɪk ɛz ɑrmd ənd dɪˈtərmənd tɪ ˈmərdər ðə hæv əbˈzərvd ɔn ə ˈnəmbər əv ɔˈkeɪʒənz ˈfʊli ˌmɪləˈtɛrəli ɪkˈwɪpt pəˈlis ˈtreɪnɪŋ baɪ 30 əv ðɛm ˈlaɪnɪŋ əp ənd ˈɛmtiɪŋ haɪ kəˈpæsɪti ˈmægəˌzinz æt ðə seɪm ˈtərgət. laɪk moʊst smɔl taʊnz ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə, ˈdɔrəvɪl, ˈʤɔrʤə, ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən həz ə swɑt tim ɑrmd wɪθ ðə ˈwɛpənz əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈkɑŋgrəs ʃʊd hoʊld ˈhirɪŋz tɪ dɪˈtərmən wɪʧ ˈfɛdərəl ˈbəʤɪt wɑz juzd tɪ treɪn steɪt ənd ˈloʊkəl pəˈlis tɪ ˈmərdər əˈmɛrɪkənz. əˈmɛrɪkə həz bɪn æt wɔr fər 13 jɪrz æt væst kɔsts əˈgɛnst ˈməzlɪmz dimd tɪ bi ə θrɛt tɪ ɑr ˈseɪfti; jɛt əˈmɛrɪkən pəˈlis hæv ˈmərdərd mɔr əˈmɛrɪkənz ðən wi lɔst ɪn ðə ˌɪˈrɑk nid tɪ dɪˈskəvər hu treɪnd ɑr pəˈlis tɪ ˈmərdər ˈjuˈɛs, ənd wi məst hoʊld boʊθ ðə ˈkrɪmənəlz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə "ˈtreɪnɪŋ" ənd ðə ˈkrɪmənəlz ɪn ðə ˈgəvərnmənt hu ˈfaɪˌnænst ðə pərˈmɪʃən aɪ maɪ ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən tɪ ðə ˈsəmər ˈɪʃu əv ˈʤɛrəld trɛnz ðə 1960s, ðɛr wɑz ən ˈɛfərt ɪn nu jɔrk ˈsɪti tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ə səˈvɪljən pəˈlis ˌrivˈju bɔrd. kəmˈpleɪnts əˈbaʊt pəˈlis ˈvaɪələns ənd hərˈæsmənt əv blæk nu ˈjɔrkərz hæd groʊn tɪ ðə pɔɪnt ðət ðə ˌriˈæləˌti əv ðə ˈprɑbləm wɑz ˈɑbviəs. nu jɔrk meɪər ʤɑn ˈlɪndzi wɑz əˈmɛnəbəl, bət kənˈsərvətɪvz lɛd baɪ ˈwɪljəm ɛf. ˈbəkli ənd ðə pəˈlis roʊz əp ɪn ɑrmz. ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈmidiə kɔld ðə pəˈlis ˌrivˈju bɔrd "ðə ˈprɑpərti əv ˈblidɪŋ hɑrts ənd cop-haters." wɑz juzd tɪ ˈræli waɪt ˈvoʊtərz, hu wər toʊld ðət ðə ˌrivˈju bɔrd wʊd ˈkɑdəl ˈkrɪmənəlz, dɪˈmɔrəˌlaɪz ðə pəˈlis, ənd lɛd tɪ ən ˈəpˌsərʤ ɪn ˈlɪndzi ɪˈstæblɪʃt ə ˌrivˈju bɔrd baɪ ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər, bət ˈraɪzɪŋ ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən fɔrst ðə səˈpɔrtərz əv ðə ˌrivˈju bɔrd tɪ pʊt ɪt tɪ ə voʊt. fɪr hæd dən ɪts ʤɑb, ənd ðə ˌrivˈju bɔrd wɑz əˈbɑlɪʃt baɪ ə voʊt əv 63 pərˈsɛnt əˈgɛnst ənd 36 pərˈsɛnt ɪn ˈfeɪvər. ðɪs frəm "ˈlɪˌbərəl nu ðə ðət həz pæst, grəˈtuətəs pəˈlis ˈvaɪələns həz sprɛd tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl. təˈdeɪ ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈoʊnli blæks ənd hɪˈspænɪks hu ɪkˈspɪriəns pəˈlis bruˈtælɪti. ˈɛvriˌwən ˈsəfərz frəm ɪt. biɪŋ waɪt ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ə prəˈtɛkʃən. ɪn ə ˈrisənt ˈkɑləm, "kɔl ðə kɑps æt jʊr ˈpɛrəl," aɪ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ə fju əv ðə ˈrisənt əˈtrɑsətiz pəˈlis hæv kəˈmɪtɪd əˈgɛnst ðə ˈpəblɪk. ˈgoʊldən wɑz ʃɑt daʊn ɪn hər frənt jɑrd ɪn hərn, ˈtɛksəs. ɪn maɪˈæmi, 23 pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz faɪərd 377 ˈbʊləts, ˈlɪtərəli bloʊɪŋ əˈweɪ tu mɛn træpt ˌɪnˈsaɪd ə rɛkt kɑr. ðə pəˈlis wər ˈəndər noʊ θrɛt ˌwətsoʊˈɛvər frəm ðə ˈwʊmən ər frəm ðə tu mɛn træpt ˌɪnˈsaɪd ə rɛkt kɑr. ɪn kɔrˈniljə, ˈʤɔrʤə, ə swɑt tim meɪd ə ˈɛntri æt 3 a.m. ənd θru ə kənˈkəʃən grəˈneɪd ˈɪntu ə ˈbeɪbiz krɪb. ðə grəˈneɪd blu əp ɪn ðə ˈbeɪbiz feɪs, ˈlivɪŋ ɪm dɪsˈfɪgjərd, əˈneɪbəl tɪ brið wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈvɛntɪˌleɪtər, ənd wɪθ ə 50 pərˈsɛnt ʧæns əv sərˈvaɪvəl. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə æˈtlæntə constitution-journal, ðə reɪd prəˈdust noʊ drəgz, noʊ ˈwɛpənz, noʊ ˈbəndəlz əv kæʃ, ənd noʊ səˈspɛktɪd drəg ˈdilər. ɪt wɑz ʤɪst əˈnəðər əv ðə ˈθaʊzənz əv mɪˈsteɪks ruˈtinli meɪd baɪ swɑt gunz hu pʊt əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɪtɪzənz æt rɪsk ˈɛvəri taɪm ðeɪ breɪk ˌənəˈnaʊnst ˈɪntu ə hoʊm, ˈjuʒəwəli ə rɔŋ pəˈlis ˈfeɪvərɪt ɪz tɪ ˈmərdər ðə ˈfæməliz pɛts. wɪn ðə middletons, ˈrænʧərz ɪn reɪnz ˈkaʊnti, ˈtɛksəs, kɔld ðə ˈʃɛrɪfs dɪˈpɑrtmənt tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ə ˈbərgləri əv ðɛr hoʊm ənd ðə θɛft əv ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz, ðə fərst θɪŋ ðə ˈdɛpjəti dɪd wɪn hi əraɪvd wɑz tɪ ʃut ðə three-year-old, ɔˈstreɪljən ˈkætəl dɔg, ˈkændi, ɪn ðə hɛd. ɪn prɪns ˈʤɔrʤɪz ˈkaʊnti, ˈmɛrələnd, kɑps ɔn ə mɪˈsteɪkən drəg reɪd broʊk ˈɪntu ðə meɪərz hoʊm ənd ˈmərdərd hɪz tu blæk waɪl ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə meɪər ənd hɪz ˈməðərɪnˌlɔ æt gən pəˈlis ˈfeɪvərɪt ɪz tɪ hjuˈmɪliˌeɪt ðɛr ərˈɛstɪd ˈvɪktɪm, əˈspɛʃəli ˈwɪmən, baɪ ˈstrɪpɪŋ ðɛm ˈneɪkəd. ðə əˈbjuz əv ˈwɪmən həz bɪˈkəm ruˈtin. ɪn ə ˈrisənt keɪs, ə waɪt ˈməðər əv fɔr ɪn nu ˈɔlbəni, ˌɪndiˈænə, wɑz ərˈɛstɪd fər dɪˈsɔrdərli ˈkɑndəkt ənd rɪˈzɪstɪŋ ərˈɛst ˈæftər ə faɪt wɪθ hər ɛˈstreɪnʤd ˈhəzbənd. ɪn pəˈlis ˈpɑrləns, dɪˈsɔrdərli ˈkɑndəkt ənd rɪˈzɪstɪŋ ərˈɛst min ðət ðə ˈwʊmən ˈproʊˌtɛstəd ðə fɔls ərˈɛst ənd reɪzd hər vɔɪs. ɛz moʊst əˈmɛrɪkənz hæv noʊ aɪˈdiə əˈbaʊt ðə pəˈlis, ðeɪ ər ʃɑkt ənd dɪsbɪˈlivɪŋ wɪn ðeɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ə pəˈlis ɪnˈkaʊnər. ənˈtɪl ðeɪ hæv ən ɪnˈkaʊnər wɪθ ðə pəˈlis, ðeɪ ər bɪg səˈpɔrtərz əv ðə pəˈlis. əˈneɪbəl tɪ bɪˈliv wət wɑz ˈhæpənɪŋ tɪ hər, ʃi wɑz strɪpt əv hər ˈkloʊðɪŋ baɪ tu meɪl ənd tu ˈfiˌmeɪl kɑps, pərˈeɪdɪd əraʊnd ðə ʤeɪl ˈneɪkəd ɪn frənt əv ðə pəˈlis, ənd θroʊn ˈneɪkəd ˈɪntu ə sɛl. ʃi bɪˈkeɪm hɪˈstɛrɪkəl ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðɪs ˈtritmənt. ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ ðɛr ˈtɔrˌmɛnt əv ðɛr ˈvɪktɪm, ðə kɑps ˈpɛpər spreɪd hər. ðə ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪf sɛd ðət hi dɪz nɑt bɪˈliv ʤeɪl ˈpɑləsiz ər prəˈsiʤərz wər ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ðə ˈʃɛrɪf ədˈmɪtəd ðət əˈbjuz, hjuˌmɪliˈeɪʃən ənd ɪkˈsɛsɪv juz əv fɔrs ər ruˈtin ɛz aɪ raɪt, aɪ ˈgugəld "ˈvɪdioʊz əv ˈjuˈɛs pəˈlis bruˈtælɪti" ənd rɪˈzəlts əˈpɪrd ɪn ˈsɛkəndz. ðɛr ər mɔr ˈkeɪsɪz əv grəˈtuətəs pəˈlis ˈvaɪələns, ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɔlˌweɪz əˈgɛnst ðə ˈɪnəsənt, ðən ə ˈpərsən kən əbˈzɔrb ɪn ə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm. pəˈlis ˈbɑdi slæm ˈɛldərli ɪnˈfərm ˈpipəl, ˈteɪzər ˈkrɪpəlz ɪn wil ʧɛrz, ˈpɛpər spreɪ, ˈteɪzər, ənd meɪs kɪdz, jəŋ ˈwɪmən, ənd ˈməðərz wɪθ beɪbz ɪn ðɛr ɑrmz. ʤɪst ðə ˈəðər deɪ pəˈlis ʃɑt ənd kɪld ə kɪd hu wɑz ˈwɔkɪŋ daʊn ðə strit wɪθ ə tɔɪ ˈraɪfəl duɪŋ noʊ hɑrm tɪ ˈɛniˌwən. ˈoʊnli ðə gun kɑps rɪˈgɑrdɪd ðə ɛz ə θrɛt. ðə gun kɑps ˈsɪmpli ˈkʊdənt lɛt ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti pæs tɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ðə θrɪl əv ˈkɪlɪŋ ə si ðə seɪm θɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈvɪdioʊ riˈlist baɪ ˈbrædli ˈmænɪŋ əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər ˈgənˌʃɪp ˈmərdərɪŋ ˈʤərnəlɪsts ənd ˈsɪtɪzənz ˈwɔkɪŋ ˈpisfəli əˈlɔŋ ə strit ənd ðɛn ˈmərdərɪŋ ə ˈfɑðər wɪθ tu ˈbeɪbiz hu stɑpt tɪ hɛlp ðə ˈwundɪd. ˈnəθɪŋ ˈhæpənd tɪ ðə ˈmərdərərz, bət ˈbrædli ˈmænɪŋ wɑz ˌɪmˈprɪzənd fər ˈtɛlɪŋ ɔn ər æt ðə pɔɪnt ðət ðə pəˈlis traɪ tɪ ˈmərdər ˈtiˌneɪʤərz ˈmeɪkɪŋ aʊt ɪn ə pɑrkt kɑr ðə ˈkeɪsɪz əv grəˈtuətəs pəˈlis ˈvaɪələns əˈgɛnst ðə ˈpəblɪk ər soʊ ˈnumərəs ðət ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ðɛm. ɔl ðət kən bi dən ɪz tɪ ˈkætəgərˌaɪz ðɛm ˈɪntu taɪps. ðə kənˈkluʒən ɪz ðət ðə pəˈlis ər ə fɑr ˈgreɪtər ˈdeɪnʤər tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk ðən ər criminals.moreover, ðə pəˈlis ər ˌənəˈkaʊntəbəl. ðeɪ kən ˈmərdər wɪθ ˌɪmˈpjunɪti, bət ɪf ju ˈivɪn ˌæksəˈdɛnəli ər riˈflɛksɪvli təʧ wən əv ðɛm, ɪt ɪz ɔf tɪ ˈprɪzən wɪθ ju ɪf ju sərˈvaɪv ðə ˈbitɪŋ. məkˈmɪlən, əˈbaʊt hum aɪ ˈrisəntli roʊt, wɑz ən ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ˈproʊˌtɛstər. hər brɛsts wər sizd frəm bɪˈhaɪnd baɪ ə kɑp. riˈflɛksɪvli, hər ˈɛlˌboʊ keɪm əp ɛz ʃi swəŋ əraʊnd ənd hər ˈɛlˌboʊ hɪt ðə kɑp. ˈrisəntli ə ˈkaʊərdli ər kərəpt ˈʤʊri, ɛgd ɔn baɪ ə kərəpt ʤəʤ ənd ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər, faʊnd hər ˈgɪlti əv əˈsɔltɪŋ ən ˈɔfɪsər ənd ʃi wɑz ˈsɛntənst tɪ ˈprɪzən. ˈnəθɪŋ ˈhæpənd tɪ ðə kɑp hu ˈsɛkʃuəli əˈsɔltɪd ənd ˈfɔlsli ərˈɛstɪd ər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn kənˈvɪkʃənz, nɑt ˈʤəstɪs. ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz ruˈtinli ˌɪnˈdaɪt ðə ˈɪnəsənt ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv ðə fɔls ˈʧɑrʤɪz brɔt baɪ pəˈlis, ənd ˈʤəʤɪz ˈɔfən ər kəmˈplɪsət ɪn ðə fɔls kənˈvɪkʃənz. noʊ ˈɑnəst ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər wʊd hæv brɔt ðə keɪs əˈgɛnst məkˈmɪlən. hər traɪəl wɑz ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl traɪəl, ənd hər kənˈvɪkʃən wɑz ə ˈfɔrˈgɔn kənˈkluʒən. ðə ˈpərpəs wɑz tɪ sɛnd ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ ðət rəˈgɑrdləs əv ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl raɪts, ˈproʊˌtɛsts əˈgɛnst ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ər nɑt pərˈmɪtɪd. ðə ʤəʤ ˌgɛrənˈtid hər kənˈvɪkʃən baɪ ˈrulɪŋ ðət noʊ ˈɛvədəns əv ðə ˈɪnʤəri tɪ hər brɛst kʊd bi pərˈzɛnəd ɪn hər dɪˈfɛns ənd ðət ðə ˈʤʊrərz kʊd nɑt bi ˌɪnˈfɔrmd əv ðə ərˈɛstɪŋ ˈɔfɪsərz ˈrɛkərd əv ɪkˈsɛsɪv juz əv fɔrs ənd əˈbjuz əv ˈsɪtɪzənz. ðə ˈʤʊri wɑz ənˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ stænd əp fər ən ˈɪnəsənt ˈpərsən. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈsərvɪŋ ˈʤəstɪs, ðə ˈʤʊri sərvd ðə kərəpt ˈpərpəs əv ðə pəˈlis steɪt. ðə "wɔr ɔn ˈtɛrər" həz riˈmuvd ˈɛni rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ kənˈstreɪnts ɔn pəˈlis. ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt həz ˈmɪlətərˌaɪzd steɪt ənd ˈloʊkəl pəˈlis ənd ɪkˈwɪpt ðɛm ɛz ɪf ðeɪ wər ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri fɔrs. ðə pəˈlis ər treɪnd tɪ rɪˈgɑrd ðə ˈpəblɪk ɛz ə ˈdeɪnʤər ənd tɪ teɪk noʊ rɪsk wɪθ ðɛr lɪvz wɪn kənˈfrəntɪŋ ˈsɪtɪzənz. ðə pəˈlis ər tɔt ðət pəˈlaɪtli ˈæskɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əraɪv æt ən əˈsɛsmənt əv ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən kʊd ɪkˈspoʊz ðɛm tɪ ˈdeɪnʤər ənd ðət ðeɪ ʃʊd əˈvɔɪd ɔl rɪsk tɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz baɪ ˈdɑməˌneɪtɪŋ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɪθ fɔrs ʤɪst ɛz ən ˈɑrmi ər mərˈin ˈjunɪt wʊd du wɪn kənˈfrəntɪŋ ən hæv ˈwɪtnəst ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz æt wɪʧ 30 pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz laɪn əp ənd ˈɛmti haɪ kəˈpæsɪti ˈmægəˌzinz æt ðə seɪm ˈtərgət. wi ər ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt 450 ʃɑts ɪn ə fju ˈsɛkəndz æt wən ˈtərgət. ɪt wɑz ðɪs taɪp əv ˈtreɪnɪŋ ðət rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn 23 kɑps ˈpɔrɪŋ 377 ˈbʊləts ˈɪntu tu mɛn ɪn maɪˈæmi, wən əv hum wɑz ˈtoʊtəli ˈɪnəsənt əv ˈɛni timz hæv bɪˈkəm juˈbɪkwɪtəs ənd ðeɪ ər ɑrmd wɪθ tæŋks, wɪθ ˈæmˌbʊʃ prəˈtɛktɪd ˈɑrmərd ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈviɪkəlz), ənd bəˈlɪstɪk ˌɛnʤəˈnird ˈɑrmərd rɪˈspɑns ˈkaʊntər əˈtæk trəks. ðiz ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈviɪkəlz ər ɪn ruˈtin juz, ənd ðə swɑt tim ˈbreɪkɪŋ daʊn jʊr dɔr həz ˌriˈpleɪst ðə pəˈlismən ˈnɑkɪŋ tɪ ˈprɛzənt ə ˈsəmənz ɪt wəns wɑz ðə keɪs ðət ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə pəˈlis fɔrs ˌɪmˈplaɪd ˌloʊˈlɛvəl rɪsk. ən ˈɔfɪsər kʊd, ənd ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli dɪd, daɪ ɪn pərˈfɔrmɪŋ hɪz ˈduti. təˈdeɪ noʊ ˈlɛvəl əv rɪsk ɪz əkˈsɛptəbəl fər pəˈlis. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ɔl rɪsk həz bɪn ˈʃɪftɪd tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈɛniˌtaɪm ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈpəblɪk hæv ɪnˈkaʊnərz, mɪˈsteɪkən ər nɑt, wɪθ ðə pəˈlis. ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛntli, pəˈlis kɪl fɑr mɔr ˈɪnəsənt ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈpəblɪk ðən ˈkrɪmənəlz kɪl aɪ wɑz groʊɪŋ əp ɪn ðə ˈfɔrtiz ənd ˈfɪftiz, wi ˌəndərˈstʊd ðət ðə pəˈlis fɔrs əˈtræktəd ˈbʊliz bɪˈkəz əv ðə paʊər əv ðə bæʤ, bət ənˈlaɪk təˈdeɪ ðə pəˈlis dɪd nɑt hæv kɑrt blænʧ. ɪn ðə ˈfɔrtiz ənd ˈfɪftiz ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl hæd nɑt bɪn rɪˈdust tɪ ˈpaʊərləsnəs ər tɪ ðə ðət ðeɪ ər təˈdeɪ. ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz wər stɪl ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli oʊnd ənd sərvd ɛz ə kənˈstreɪnt ɔn pəˈlis paʊər. blæks dɪd nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz gɪt ðɪs prəˈtɛkʃən, bət ɪn lɑrʤ ˈsəðərn ˈsɪtiz, səʧ ɛz æˈtlæntə, wɛr rælf məˈgɪl wɑz ˈɛdɪtər ənd ˈpəblɪʃər əv ðə æˈtlæntə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən, blæks, tu, hæd ðə prəˈtɛkʃən əv ðə prɛs. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðə fərst ˈsɪvəl raɪts mɑrʧ ɪn æˈtlæntə. ðɛr wər noʊ pəˈlis ənd noʊ dɔgz sɛt ɔn ðə ˈmɑrʧərz. aɪ noʊ bɪˈkəz aɪ wɑz wər wən θɪŋ, bət ðɛr wɑz nɑt ðə hɑˈstɪləti təˈwɔrd ðə ˈpəblɪk ðət ɪz ˌɪnˈgreɪnd ɪn pəˈlis ˈtreɪnɪŋ təˈdeɪ. ˈstændɪŋ əp fər wənz ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl raɪts ɪn ə pəˈlis ɪnˈkaʊnər təˈdeɪ ɪz ə ˈpərˌfɪkt weɪ tɪ ɛnˈreɪʤ ə ˈbʊli huz əˈθɔrəti ɪz kˈwɛsʧənd. ðə ˈlaɪkli rɪˈzəlt ɪz ə ˈbitɪŋ ənd ərˈɛst. səbˈsərviəns ɪz ðə ˈiziəst weɪ tɪ sərˈvaɪv ə pəˈlis ɪnˈkaʊnər. ju maɪt bi ə breɪn ˈsərʤɪn ər ə ˈfɔrmər haɪ ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəl ənd ðə kɑp maɪt bi ˈsəmˌwən hu ˈbɛrli meɪd ɪt aʊt əv haɪ skul. bət ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ gɪt aʊt əv ɪt wɪˈθaʊt ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ jʊr ˈbɑdi ənd ˈʧɑrʤɪz ɔn jʊr ˈrɛkərd, ækt laɪk ə ˈpɛzənt kənˈfrəntɪd baɪ ə ˈbɛrən, ərl ər duk ˈsɛnʧəriz əˈgoʊ. ðɪs ɪz əˈmɛrɪkə ɛls ənd ju maɪt bi history.so, ər pəˈlis ˌrivˈju bɔrdz ðə ˈænsər? əˈpɛrəntli nɑt. ɪn 1993 27 jɪrz ˈæftər nu jɔrk meɪər feɪld əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˌɪmˈpoʊz səm əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ɔn pəˈlis, meɪər ˈdeɪvɪd ˈdɪŋkɪnz ɪˈstæblɪʃt ðə ˈlɑrʤli ˈpaʊərləs səˈvɪljən kəmˈpleɪnt ˌrivˈju bɔrd. ðə pəˈlis roʊz əp ɪn ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ənd wər ɛgd ɔn baɪ ˈrudi ˌʤuliˈɑni, hu wɪn hi bɪˈkeɪm meɪər geɪv ðə pəˈlis kɑrt blænʧ. waɪt nu ˈjɔrkərz əˈplɔdɪd ˌʤuliˈɑni. ˈfaɪnəli, ðeɪ wər seɪf əˈgɛn ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðeɪ dɪd nɑt hæv ə wɪθ ðə pəˈlis ər ðə swɑt tim ˈdɪdənt goʊ tɪ ðə rɔŋ ˈæˌdrɛs, pərˈhæps ə mɔr ˈlaɪkli əˈkərəns ðən ə ˈkrɪmənəl ʃoʊɪŋ əp æt ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈsɪtiz təˈdeɪ hæv ˌrivˈju bɔrdz. səm hæv paʊərz. moʊst doʊnt. ˈivɪn ðoʊz wɪθ paʊərz hæv bɪn meɪd ˈhɛzɪtənt tɪ juz ðɛm. wɪn ˈtɛrər ɪz səʧ ə θrɛt ðət ðə ˈkəntri rɪˈmeɪnz ɔn ˈɔrɪnʤ əˈlərt, wən stɛp bɪˈloʊ rɛd əˈlərt, fər jɪrz, ˈoʊnli ə wʊd wɔnt tɪ riˈstreɪn ðə lɔŋ ɛz ðə ˈjuˈɛs rɪˈmeɪnz ɪn ðə hænz əv ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt, pəˈlis ˌrivˈju bɔrdz wɪl bi ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv. ˈwɪkiˌpiˌdiə rɪˈpɔrts ðət ɪn 2006 eɪt jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ðə səˈvɪljən kəmˈpleɪnt ˌrivˈju bɔrd rɪˈsivd kəmˈpleɪnts, əˈprɑksəmətli 6 rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ə "səbˈstænʧiˌeɪtɪd ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən." ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, 94 əv ðə ˈkeɪsɪz wɛnt pəˈlis hæv bɪn sɛt lus ɔn ˈjuˈɛs baɪ "lɔ ənd ˈɔrdər" kənˈsərvətɪvz ənd baɪ ðə "wɔr ɔn ˈtɛrər." ðə pəˈlis ər duɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs fɑr mɔr ˈdæmɪʤ ðən ər ðə ˈkrɪmənəlz ənd ðə rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi sin ˈwɛðər əˈmɛrɪkənz sərˈvaɪv ðɛr ðə ˈminˌtaɪm ðə wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ peɪ ðə ˈsæləriz əv ðoʊz hu poʊz ðə ˈgreɪtəst θrɛt tɪ them.dr*. pɔl kreɪg ˈrɑbərts wɑz əˈsɪstənt ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv ðə ˈtrɛʒəri fər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈpɑləsi ənd əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt ˈɛdɪtər əv ðə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl. hi wɑz ˈkɑləmnəst fər ˈbɪznɪs wik, skrɪps haʊərd nuz ˈsərvɪs, ənd kriˈeɪtərz ˈsɪndɪkət. hi həz hæd ˈmɛni ˌjunəˈvərsəti əˈpɔɪntmənts. hɪz ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈkɑləmz hæv əˈtræktəd ə ˈwərldˈwaɪd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ. ˈrɑbərts' ˈleɪtəst bʊks ər ðə ˈfeɪljər əv ˈlɛˌzeɪ fɛr ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌdɪsəˈluʃən əv ðə wɛst ənd haʊ əˈmɛrɪkə wɑz lɔst
remember lemmings? odds are against it. like the suicidal animals on which the classic video game drew inspiration, the lemmings brand has in recent years gone off a cliff the cliff of public awareness! there is a chance that you do remember lemmings, and that the game has very special nook in your heart, a comfy spot warmed by the fluffy blanket of childhood memories. maybe it's you who is represented by the tiny hills and valleys on the right side of the graph. you're still searching "lemmings + game" every now and then, hoping for a big return that never comes. i do, sometimes. i played lemmings to death on my school's computer, and became academically obsessed with actual lemmings, writing a third grade report on the critters. as i learned, lemmings don't follow one another blindly to their deaths as popularly believed. that notion was fabricated by none other than a walt disney film crew for the academy doc, white wilderness. a cbc documentary, cruel camera, later revealed the disney filmmakers flew a batch lemmings to a new location, where they were forced off a cliff with cameras rolling. i digress. we must think happier thoughts on the anniversary of the game's release on amiga. let's watch a of the original game, before all its follow-ups, on dos. correction: lemmings was first released on amiga. the original version of this article did not mention the amiga hardware.	rɪˈmɛmbər ˈlɛmɪŋz? ɑdz ər əˈgɛnst ɪt. laɪk ðə ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl ˈænəməlz ɔn wɪʧ ðə ˈklæsɪk ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm dru ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən, ðə ˈlɛmɪŋz brænd həz ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz gɔn ɔf ə klɪf ðə klɪf əv ˈpəblɪk əˈwɛrnəs! ðɛr ɪz ə ʧæns ðət ju du rɪˈmɛmbər ˈlɛmɪŋz, ənd ðət ðə geɪm həz ˈvɛri ˈspɛʃəl nʊk ɪn jʊr hɑrt, ə ˈkəmfi spɑt wɔrmd baɪ ðə ˈfləfi ˈblæŋkɪt əv ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd ˈmɛməriz. ˈmeɪbi ɪts ju hu ɪz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd baɪ ðə ˈtaɪni hɪlz ənd ˈvæliz ɔn ðə raɪt saɪd əv ðə græf. jʊr stɪl ˈsərʧɪŋ "ˈlɛmɪŋz geɪm" ˈɛvəri naʊ ənd ðɛn, ˈhoʊpɪŋ fər ə bɪg rɪˈtərn ðət ˈnɛvər kəmz. aɪ du, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz. aɪ pleɪd ˈlɛmɪŋz tɪ dɛθ ɔn maɪ skulz kəmˈpjutər, ənd bɪˈkeɪm ˌækəˈdɛmɪkli əbˈsɛst wɪθ ˈækʧəwəl ˈlɛmɪŋz, ˈraɪtɪŋ ə θərd greɪd rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ðə ˈkrɪtərz. ɛz aɪ ˈlərnɪd, ˈlɛmɪŋz doʊnt ˈfɑloʊ wən əˈnəðər ˈblaɪndli tɪ ðɛr dɛθs ɛz ˈpɑpjələrli bɪˈlivd. ðət ˈnoʊʃən wɑz ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪd baɪ nən ˈəðər ðən ə wɔlt ˈdɪzni fɪlm kru fər ðə əˈkædəmi dɑk, waɪt ˈwɪldərnəs. ə ˈsiˌbiˈsi ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri, kruəl ˈkæmərə, ˈleɪtər rɪˈvild ðə ˈdɪzni ˈfɪlˌmeɪkərz flu ə bæʧ ˈlɛmɪŋz tɪ ə nu loʊˈkeɪʃən, wɛr ðeɪ wər fɔrst ɔf ə klɪf wɪθ ˈkæmərəz ˈroʊlɪŋ. aɪ daɪˈgrɛs. wi məst θɪŋk ˈhæpiər θɔts ɔn ðə ˌænəˈvərsəri əv ðə geɪmz riˈlis ɔn əˈmigə. lɛts wɔʧ ə əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl geɪm, ˌbiˈfɔr ɔl ɪts follow-ups*, ɔn dɔs. kərˈɛkʃən: ˈlɛmɪŋz wɑz fərst riˈlist ɔn əˈmigə. ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈvərʒən əv ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl dɪd nɑt ˈmɛnʃən ðə əˈmigə ˈhɑrdˌwɛr.
canuck pale ale photo contest true patriot love to say that great lakes brewery is excited about the upcoming canada day long weekend is an understatement. this is our favourite time of year. the time for cottaging, for backyard get-togethers, ribfests, for getting outside and experiencing the vast beauty that this land has to offer… and doing so with our favourite son, gordie levesque and his canuck pale ale. that’s how be celebrating. all. weekend. long. but, we want to see how you celebrate birthday. we want to see where you take gordie, what kind of activities you all get up to, what kind of shenanigans you pull together. want to play? how you can… post your best canadian themed canuck pale ale images on your social media account(s), tagging and using the hashtag #truepatriotlove. tell us where you took the picture and how the beer tasted. acceptable social media channels: instagram, facebook, twitter. tell your friends and see if you can them over the long weekend. the prizes glb staff will pore over all the submissions on thursday july and select three winners gold, silver, bronze. gold an unreal package, personal tasting at the tasting bar with staff, complimentary street food fridays lunch with staff and a silver an unreal package and a bronze a collection of glassware currently available at the retail a the rules – no limits on photo submissions – must be resident of ontario, canada – must be 19 years of age – contest closes on tuesday july – not responsible for expenses related to travel for gold winner the winners	ˈkeɪnək peɪl eɪl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkɑntɛst tru ˈpeɪtriət ləv tɪ seɪ ðət greɪt leɪks ˈbruəri ɪz ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈkænədə deɪ lɔŋ ˈwiˌkɪnd ɪz ən ˈəndərˌsteɪtmənt. ðɪs ɪz ɑr ˈfeɪvərɪt taɪm əv jɪr. ðə taɪm fər cottaging, fər ˈbæˌkjɑrd ˈgɛtəˈgɛðərz, ribfests, fər ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ənd ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ ðə væst ˈbjuti ðət ðɪs lænd həz tɪ offer…… ənd duɪŋ soʊ wɪθ ɑr ˈfeɪvərɪt sən, ˈgɔrdi lɪˈvɛsk ənd hɪz ˈkeɪnək peɪl eɪl. haʊ bi ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ. ɔl. ˈwiˌkɪnd. lɔŋ. bət, wi wɔnt tɪ si haʊ ju ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ˈbərθˌdeɪ. wi wɔnt tɪ si wɛr ju teɪk ˈgɔrdi, wət kaɪnd əv ækˈtɪvɪtiz ju ɔl gɪt əp tɪ, wət kaɪnd əv ʃəˈnænɪgənz ju pʊl təˈgɛðər. wɔnt tɪ pleɪ? haʊ ju can…… poʊst jʊr bɛst kəˈneɪdiən θimd ˈkeɪnək peɪl eɪl ˈɪmɪʤɪz ɔn jʊr ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə account(s), ˈtægɪŋ ənd ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈhæʃˌtæg #truepatriotlove. tɛl ˈjuˈɛs wɛr ju tʊk ðə ˈpɪkʧər ənd haʊ ðə bɪr ˈteɪstɪd. əkˈsɛptəbəl ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈʧænəlz: instagram*, ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, tˈwɪtər. tɛl jʊr frɛndz ənd si ɪf ju kən ðɛm ˈoʊvər ðə lɔŋ ˈwiˌkɪnd. ðə ˈpraɪzɪz stæf wɪl pɔr ˈoʊvər ɔl ðə səbˈmɪʃənz ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˌʤuˈlaɪ ənd səˈlɛkt θri ˈwɪnərz goʊld, ˈsɪlvər, brɑnz. goʊld ən ənˈril ˈpækɪʤ, ˈpərsɪnəl ˈteɪstɪŋ æt ðə ˈteɪstɪŋ bɑr wɪθ stæf, ˌkɑmpləˈmɛntəri strit fud ˈfraɪˌdeɪz lənʧ wɪθ stæf ənd ə ˈsɪlvər ən ənˈril ˈpækɪʤ ənd ə brɑnz ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˈglæsˌwɛr ˈkərəntli əˈveɪləbəl æt ðə ˈriˌteɪl ə ðə rulz noʊ ˈlɪmɪts ɔn ˈfoʊˌtoʊ səbˈmɪʃənz məst bi ˈrɛzɪdənt əv ɑnˈtɛrioʊ, ˈkænədə məst bi 19 jɪrz əv eɪʤ ˈkɑntɛst ˈkloʊzɪz ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˌʤuˈlaɪ nɑt riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ɪkˈspɛnsɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈtrævəl fər goʊld ˈwɪnər ðə ˈwɪnərz
to paraphrase a certain scruffy looking herder, flown from one side of the galaxy to the other, and seen a lot of cool stuff… but nothing as cool as star wars weekends. this event is shaping up to be among the best, with a new show, new locations for merchandise and autograph opportunities and a galaxy of stars that includes returning favorites and luminaries making their first hyperspace jump to star wars weekends! so shall we dispense with the pleasantries? here are the celebrities scheduled to appear for star wars weekends 2015 (entertainment is subject to change): weekend i (may 15 17) ian mcdiarmid: (star wars: the phantom menace; star wars: attack of the clones; star wars: revenge of the sith, star wars: the empire strikes back, star wars: return of the jedi) senator/emperor (star wars: the phantom menace; star wars: attack of the clones; star wars: revenge of the sith, star wars: the empire strikes back, star wars: return of the jedi) amy allen: (star wars: attack of the clones, star wars: revenge of the sith) aayla (star wars: attack of the clones, star wars: revenge of the sith) sircar: sabine wren (star wars rebels) weekend (may 22 24) warwick davis: wald, wicket w. warrick (star wars: the phantom menace; star wars: return of the jedi) wald, wicket w. warrick (star wars: the phantom menace; star wars: return of the jedi) silas carson: ki-adi-mundi, nute (star wars: the phantom menace; star wars: attack of the clones; star wars: revenge of the sith) ki-adi-mundi, nute (star wars: the phantom menace; star wars: attack of the clones; star wars: revenge of the sith) vanessa marshall: hera (star wars rebels) weekendi (may 29 31) warwick davis: wald, wicket w. warrick (star wars: the phantom menace; star wars: return of the jedi) wald, wicket w. warrick (star wars: the phantom menace; star wars: return of the jedi) daniel logan: fett (star wars: attack of the clones) boba fett (star wars: attack of the clones) steve blum: (star wars rebels) weekend (june 5 7) ray park: darth maul (star wars: the phantom menace) darth maul (star wars: the phantom menace) jeremy bulloch: fett (star wars: the empire strikes back; star wars: return of the jedi) boba fett (star wars: the empire strikes back; star wars: return of the jedi) ashley eckstein: (star wars: the clone wars; star wars rebels) weekend v (june 12 14) frank oz: yoda (star wars: the phantom menace; star wars: attack of the clones; star wars: revenge of the sith, star wars: the empire strikes back, star wars: return of the jedi; star wars rebels) yoda (star wars: the phantom menace; star wars: attack of the clones; star wars: revenge of the sith, star wars: the empire strikes back, star wars: return of the jedi; star wars rebels) ray park: darth maul (star wars: the phantom menace) darth maul (star wars: the phantom menace) peter mayhew: (star wars: revenge of the sith; star wars: a new hope; star wars: the empire strikes back; star wars: return of the jedi) chewbacca (star wars: revenge of the sith; star wars: a new hope; star wars: the empire strikes back; star wars: return of the jedi) taylor gray: ezra bridger (star wars rebels) of course, star wars weekends host james arnold taylor kenobi in star wars: the clone wars and star wars rebels) will be appearing every week, and in addition to ashley weekend guest spot, she will also be joining us every day of the event as host of “padawan mind challenge family edition.” details are still coming together for the event, but some of the highlights of new for star wars weekends 2015 include: “star wars: rebels” relive the adventurous twists and turns of the first exciting season of the disney series “star wars: rebels,” in an show with star wars weekends host james arnold taylor and a special guest from the voice cast… along with a few surprises! relive the adventurous twists and turns of the first exciting season of the disney series “star wars: rebels,” in an show with star wars weekends host james arnold taylor and a special guest from the voice cast… along with a few surprises! autograph opportunities for the first time, autograph sessions with star wars celebrities will be held in an indoor location, just off commissary lane near star tours. for complete details about autograph opportunities, be sure to visit prior to your visit. for the first time, autograph sessions with star wars celebrities will be held in an indoor location, just off commissary lane near star tours. for complete details about autograph opportunities, be sure to visit prior to your visit. mall find the droids looking for? head over to this new complex of shops near streets of america for the best selection of star wars merchandise in this galaxy or any other! all this, plus dozens of star wars characters appearing throughout the park, yummy star treats and the spectacular fireworks finale, “symphony in the stars.” it just goes to show you that star wars weekends is as close to the force as you can get! believe it or not, we still have more to share with you in the weeks ahead, so keep checking disney parks blog and for updates, and keep the conversation going on social media using!	tɪ ˈpɛrəˌfreɪz ə ˈsərtən ˈskrəfi ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈhɛrdər, floʊn frəm wən saɪd əv ðə ˈgæləksi tɪ ðə ˈəðər, ənd sin ə lɔt əv kul stuff…… bət ˈnəθɪŋ ɛz kul ɛz stɑr wɔrz ˈwiˌkɛndz. ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt ɪz ˈʃeɪpɪŋ əp tɪ bi əˈməŋ ðə bɛst, wɪθ ə nu ʃoʊ, nu loʊˈkeɪʃənz fər ˈmərʧənˌdaɪz ənd ˈɔtəˌgræf ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ənd ə ˈgæləksi əv stɑrz ðət ˌɪnˈkludz rɪˈtərnɪŋ ˈfeɪvərɪts ənd ˈluməˌnɛriz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛr fərst ˌhaɪpərˈspeɪs ʤəmp tɪ stɑr wɔrz ˈwiˌkɛndz! soʊ ʃæl wi dɪˈspɛns wɪθ ðə ˈplɛzəntriz? hir ər ðə səˈlɛbrɪtiz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ əˈpɪr fər stɑr wɔrz ˈwiˌkɛndz 2015 (ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ɪz ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ʧeɪnʤ): ˈwiˌkɪnd aɪ (meɪ 15 17 ˈiən məkˈdɛrməd: (stɑr wɔrz: ðə ˈfænəm ˈmɛnɪs; stɑr wɔrz: əˈtæk əv ðə kloʊnz; stɑr wɔrz: riˈvɛnʤ əv ðə sith, stɑr wɔrz: ðə ˈɛmpaɪər straɪks bæk, stɑr wɔrz: rɪˈtərn əv ðə ˈʤɛˌdi) (stɑr wɔrz: ðə ˈfænəm ˈmɛnɪs; stɑr wɔrz: əˈtæk əv ðə kloʊnz; stɑr wɔrz: riˈvɛnʤ əv ðə sith, stɑr wɔrz: ðə ˈɛmpaɪər straɪks bæk, stɑr wɔrz: rɪˈtərn əv ðə ˈʤɛˌdi) ˈeɪmi ˈælən: (stɑr wɔrz: əˈtæk əv ðə kloʊnz, stɑr wɔrz: riˈvɛnʤ əv ðə sith) (stɑr wɔrz: əˈtæk əv ðə kloʊnz, stɑr wɔrz: riˈvɛnʤ əv ðə sith) sircar: səˈbin rɛn (stɑr wɔrz ˈrɛbəlz) ˈwiˌkɪnd (meɪ 22 24 ˈwɔrwɪk ˈdeɪvɪs: wɔld, ˈwɪkət ˈdəbəlju. ˈwɔrɪk (stɑr wɔrz: ðə ˈfænəm ˈmɛnɪs; stɑr wɔrz: rɪˈtərn əv ðə ˈʤɛˌdi) wɔld, ˈwɪkət ˈdəbəlju. ˈwɔrɪk (stɑr wɔrz: ðə ˈfænəm ˈmɛnɪs; stɑr wɔrz: rɪˈtərn əv ðə ˈʤɛˌdi) ˈsaɪləs ˈkɑrzən: ki-adi-mundi, njut (stɑr wɔrz: ðə ˈfænəm ˈmɛnɪs; stɑr wɔrz: əˈtæk əv ðə kloʊnz; stɑr wɔrz: riˈvɛnʤ əv ðə sith) ki-adi-mundi, njut (stɑr wɔrz: ðə ˈfænəm ˈmɛnɪs; stɑr wɔrz: əˈtæk əv ðə kloʊnz; stɑr wɔrz: riˈvɛnʤ əv ðə sith) vəˈnɛsə ˈmɑrʃəl: ˈhɪrə (stɑr wɔrz ˈrɛbəlz) ˈwiˌkɪnd (meɪ 29 31 ˈwɔrwɪk ˈdeɪvɪs: wɔld, ˈwɪkət ˈdəbəlju. ˈwɔrɪk (stɑr wɔrz: ðə ˈfænəm ˈmɛnɪs; stɑr wɔrz: rɪˈtərn əv ðə ˈʤɛˌdi) wɔld, ˈwɪkət ˈdəbəlju. ˈwɔrɪk (stɑr wɔrz: ðə ˈfænəm ˈmɛnɪs; stɑr wɔrz: rɪˈtərn əv ðə ˈʤɛˌdi) ˈdænjəl ˈloʊgən: fɛt (stɑr wɔrz: əˈtæk əv ðə kloʊnz) fɛt (stɑr wɔrz: əˈtæk əv ðə kloʊnz) stiv blum: (stɑr wɔrz ˈrɛbəlz) ˈwiˌkɪnd (ʤun 5 7 reɪ pɑrk: dɑrθ mɔl (stɑr wɔrz: ðə ˈfænəm ˈmɛnɪs) dɑrθ mɔl (stɑr wɔrz: ðə ˈfænəm ˈmɛnɪs) ˈʤɛrəˌmi ˈbʊlək: fɛt (stɑr wɔrz: ðə ˈɛmpaɪər straɪks bæk; stɑr wɔrz: rɪˈtərn əv ðə ˈʤɛˌdi) fɛt (stɑr wɔrz: ðə ˈɛmpaɪər straɪks bæk; stɑr wɔrz: rɪˈtərn əv ðə ˈʤɛˌdi) ˈæʃli ˈɛkˌstin: (stɑr wɔrz: ðə kloʊn wɔrz; stɑr wɔrz ˈrɛbəlz) ˈwiˌkɪnd vi (ʤun 12 14 fræŋk ɑz: ˈjoʊdə (stɑr wɔrz: ðə ˈfænəm ˈmɛnɪs; stɑr wɔrz: əˈtæk əv ðə kloʊnz; stɑr wɔrz: riˈvɛnʤ əv ðə sith, stɑr wɔrz: ðə ˈɛmpaɪər straɪks bæk, stɑr wɔrz: rɪˈtərn əv ðə ˈʤɛˌdi; stɑr wɔrz ˈrɛbəlz) ˈjoʊdə (stɑr wɔrz: ðə ˈfænəm ˈmɛnɪs; stɑr wɔrz: əˈtæk əv ðə kloʊnz; stɑr wɔrz: riˈvɛnʤ əv ðə sith, stɑr wɔrz: ðə ˈɛmpaɪər straɪks bæk, stɑr wɔrz: rɪˈtərn əv ðə ˈʤɛˌdi; stɑr wɔrz ˈrɛbəlz) reɪ pɑrk: dɑrθ mɔl (stɑr wɔrz: ðə ˈfænəm ˈmɛnɪs) dɑrθ mɔl (stɑr wɔrz: ðə ˈfænəm ˈmɛnɪs) ˈpitər ˈmeɪhju: (stɑr wɔrz: riˈvɛnʤ əv ðə sith; stɑr wɔrz: ə nu hoʊp; stɑr wɔrz: ðə ˈɛmpaɪər straɪks bæk; stɑr wɔrz: rɪˈtərn əv ðə ˈʤɛˌdi) (stɑr wɔrz: riˈvɛnʤ əv ðə sith; stɑr wɔrz: ə nu hoʊp; stɑr wɔrz: ðə ˈɛmpaɪər straɪks bæk; stɑr wɔrz: rɪˈtərn əv ðə ˈʤɛˌdi) ˈteɪlər greɪ: ˈɛzrə ˈbrɪʤər (stɑr wɔrz ˈrɛbəlz) əv kɔrs, stɑr wɔrz ˈwiˌkɛndz hoʊst ʤeɪmz ˈɑrnəld ˈteɪlər kəˈnoʊˌbi ɪn stɑr wɔrz: ðə kloʊn wɔrz ənd stɑr wɔrz ˈrɛbəlz) wɪl bi əˈpɪrɪŋ ˈɛvəri wik, ənd ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈæʃli ˈwiˌkɪnd gɛst spɑt, ʃi wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ˈɛvəri deɪ əv ðə ɪˈvɛnt ɛz hoʊst əv maɪnd ˈʧælənʤ ˈfæməli edition.”.” ˈditeɪlz ər stɪl ˈkəmɪŋ təˈgɛðər fər ðə ɪˈvɛnt, bət səm əv ðə ˈhaɪˌlaɪts əv nu fər stɑr wɔrz ˈwiˌkɛndz 2015 ˌɪnˈklud: wɔrz: rebels”” riˈlɪv ðə ædˈvɛnʧərəs twɪsts ənd tərnz əv ðə fərst ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈsizən əv ðə ˈdɪzni ˈsɪriz wɔrz: rebels,”,” ɪn ən ʃoʊ wɪθ stɑr wɔrz ˈwiˌkɛndz hoʊst ʤeɪmz ˈɑrnəld ˈteɪlər ənd ə ˈspɛʃəl gɛst frəm ðə vɔɪs cast…… əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə fju səˈpraɪzɪz! riˈlɪv ðə ædˈvɛnʧərəs twɪsts ənd tərnz əv ðə fərst ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈsizən əv ðə ˈdɪzni ˈsɪriz wɔrz: rebels,”,” ɪn ən ʃoʊ wɪθ stɑr wɔrz ˈwiˌkɛndz hoʊst ʤeɪmz ˈɑrnəld ˈteɪlər ənd ə ˈspɛʃəl gɛst frəm ðə vɔɪs cast…… əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə fju səˈpraɪzɪz! ˈɔtəˌgræf ˌɑpərˈtunətiz fər ðə fərst taɪm, ˈɔtəˌgræf ˈsɛʃənz wɪθ stɑr wɔrz səˈlɛbrɪtiz wɪl bi hɛld ɪn ən ˈɪnˌdɔr loʊˈkeɪʃən, ʤɪst ɔf ˈkɑməˌsɛri leɪn nɪr stɑr tʊrz. fər kəmˈplit ˈditeɪlz əˈbaʊt ˈɔtəˌgræf ˌɑpərˈtunətiz, bi ʃʊr tɪ ˈvɪzɪt praɪər tɪ jʊr ˈvɪzɪt. fər ðə fərst taɪm, ˈɔtəˌgræf ˈsɛʃənz wɪθ stɑr wɔrz səˈlɛbrɪtiz wɪl bi hɛld ɪn ən ˈɪnˌdɔr loʊˈkeɪʃən, ʤɪst ɔf ˈkɑməˌsɛri leɪn nɪr stɑr tʊrz. fər kəmˈplit ˈditeɪlz əˈbaʊt ˈɔtəˌgræf ˌɑpərˈtunətiz, bi ʃʊr tɪ ˈvɪzɪt praɪər tɪ jʊr ˈvɪzɪt. mɔl faɪnd ðə drɔɪdz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər? hɛd ˈoʊvər tɪ ðɪs nu ˈkɑmplɛks əv ʃɑps nɪr strits əv əˈmɛrɪkə fər ðə bɛst səˈlɛkʃən əv stɑr wɔrz ˈmərʧənˌdaɪz ɪn ðɪs ˈgæləksi ər ˈɛni ˈəðər! ɔl ðɪs, pləs ˈdəzənz əv stɑr wɔrz ˈkɛrɪktərz əˈpɪrɪŋ θruaʊt ðə pɑrk, ˈjəmi stɑr trits ənd ðə spɛkˈtækjələr ˈfaɪrˌwərks fəˈnæli, ɪn ðə stars.”*.” ɪt ʤɪst goʊz tɪ ʃoʊ ju ðət stɑr wɔrz ˈwiˌkɛndz ɪz ɛz kloʊz tɪ ðə fɔrs ɛz ju kən gɪt! bɪˈliv ɪt ər nɑt, wi stɪl hæv mɔr tɪ ʃɛr wɪθ ju ɪn ðə wiks əˈhɛd, soʊ kip ˈʧɛkɪŋ ˈdɪzni pɑrks blɔg ənd fər ˈəpˌdeɪts, ənd kip ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən goʊɪŋ ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈjuzɪŋ
the stock market is not the economy. a simple financial truth, but hard to keep in mind in the midst of a like the one we saw last monday, especially with headlines screaming about a “bloodbath in global markets.” so, even as the market rallied last week, concerns lingered over the possibility that the sharp decline in stock prices ill for the u.s. economy as a whole, giving us stories fretting about the “real threat to the american economy” and warning of “a leaner era ahead.” these worries are almost certainly unfounded. the market in the u.s. just a matter of reflected investors’ genuine anxieties about the future. but those anxieties have surprisingly little to do with the current state of the american economy. the was driven mainly by the turmoil in china, which is dealing with the precipitous deflation of a bubble and is struggling to maintain its economic growth. this has led many to believe that china will grow more slowly than anticipated, while chinese leaders’ sometimes policy moves in recent months have raised questions about their ability to manage the economy. given how much we hear about economic importance, you might think that these problems would have a big impact on the u.s. they won’t. in fact, total u.s. exports to china are just a hundred and billion dollars, less than one per cent of g.d.p. there are certainly commodity producers, microchip makers, and which china is a huge market today. but for most firms the prospect of selling billions of products to chinese consumers remains more of a promise than a reality. goldman sachs, for instance, estimates that just two per cent of the s. & p. revenues come from sales to china. so, while a significant economic downturn in china would squeeze apple, yum! brands (e.g., pizza hut), and iowa farmers, most americans, and most american companies, would barely notice it, at least in the short term. (goldman sachs estimates that a drop in growth rate translates into a mere drop in the united g.d.p.) and the flow of goods we import from china is unlikely to be affected by the downturn at all. globally, slowing pace of growth has certainly had spillover effects. in the past decade, its boom has created a voracious appetite for commodities of all kinds, from iron ore and copper to oil. as growth there has slowed, the price of these commodities has fallen, and the price of oil has been pushed down further by a production glut. this has been bad for energy and mining stocks, and been very hard on developing economies, like those in latin america, which relied on commodity exports to china. but for the u.s. economy cheaper commodities are a good thing, putting more money in consumers’ pockets and lowering production costs for american firms. some pundits worry that all this market turmoil could presage something like the meltdown of or the asian financial crisis of. yet those were ultimately severe insolvency crises, involving enormous piles of debt that were not going to be repaid, companies and countries going bust, and economies that were deep in recession. the situation today analogous. unlike the asian countries that got in trouble in the late nineteen-nineties, china is a creditor to the rest of the world, not a debtor. it has plenty of debt to enormous by corporations and local those are largely internal issues, unlikely to go global. as for the struggling economies, they, too, are in much better shape than they were in the late nineties. nowadays, these countries typically have sizable dollar reserves and, instead of running big deficits, are mostly running surpluses with the rest of the world. so the ingredients for a full-blown financial crisis seem to be in place. this mean that the correction was irrational. it reflected concerns about the long-term future, particularly when it comes to china. china hugely important to u.s. companies or exporters today. but the expectation has been that it will become so, before long. now investors are wondering if the scenario of a billion consumers happily carrying iphones will take a lot longer to arrive. and there are similar concerns about emerging markets in general. as the level of uncertainty among investors rises, their tolerance for risk falls, which means pay less for risky assets, and so stock prices go down. to say that the stock market the economy mean that crises become contagious; they can dampen what keynes called the “animal spirits” of managers and consumers, leading them to cut back on investment and spending. stock prices do have some impact on consumer spending (the richer consumers feel, the more willing they are to spend). still, market moves need to be severe and to make a real difference. the 1987 crash, for instance, saw stocks drop more than twenty-two per cent in a single day. yet it had no measurable impact on corporate investment, and only a short-lived effect on consumer spending. americans’ are a bit lighter than they were two weeks ago. economy looks pretty much the same.	ðə stɑk ˈmɑrkɪt ɪz nɑt ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi. ə ˈsɪmpəl ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl truθ, bət hɑrd tɪ kip ɪn maɪnd ɪn ðə mɪst əv ə laɪk ðə wən wi sɔ læst ˈmənˌdeɪ, əˈspɛʃəli wɪθ ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz ˈskrimɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə ɪn ˈgloʊbəl markets.”.” soʊ, ˈivɪn ɛz ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ˈrælid læst wik, kənˈsərnz ˈlɪŋgərd ˈoʊvər ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət ðə ʃɑrp dɪˈklaɪn ɪn stɑk ˈpraɪsɪz ɪl fər ðə juz. ɪˈkɑnəmi ɛz ə hoʊl, ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ˈstɔriz ˈfrɛtɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə θrɛt tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən economy”” ənd ˈwɔrnɪŋ əv ˈlinər ˈɪrə ahead.”.” ðiz ˈwəriz ər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli ənˈfaʊndɪd. ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ɪn ðə juz. ʤɪst ə ˈmætər əv rɪˈflɛktɪd investors’’ ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn æŋˈzaɪətiz əˈbaʊt ðə fˈjuʧər. bət ðoʊz æŋˈzaɪətiz hæv səˈpraɪzɪŋli ˈlɪtəl tɪ du wɪθ ðə ˈkɑrənt steɪt əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ɪˈkɑnəmi. ðə wɑz ˈdrɪvən ˈmeɪnli baɪ ðə ˈtərˌmɔɪl ɪn ˈʧaɪnə, wɪʧ ɪz ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ðə prɪˈsɪpɪtəs dɪˈfleɪʃən əv ə ˈbəbəl ənd ɪz ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ɪts ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ. ðɪs həz lɛd ˈmɛni tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ˈʧaɪnə wɪl groʊ mɔr sˈloʊli ðən ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd, waɪl ʧaɪˈniz leaders’’ ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈpɑləsi muvz ɪn ˈrisənt mənθs hæv reɪzd kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ðɛr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi. ˈgɪvɪn haʊ məʧ wi hir əˈbaʊt ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns, ju maɪt θɪŋk ðət ðiz ˈprɑbləmz wʊd hæv ə bɪg ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə juz. ðeɪ won’t. ɪn fækt, ˈtoʊtəl juz. ˈɛkspɔrts tɪ ˈʧaɪnə ər ʤɪst ə ˈhənərd ənd ˈbɪljən ˈdɔlərz, lɛs ðən wən pər sɛnt əv g.d.p. ðɛr ər ˈsərtənli kəˈmɑdəti prəˈdusərz, ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈʧɪp ˈmeɪkərz, ənd wɪʧ ˈʧaɪnə ɪz ə juʤ ˈmɑrkɪt təˈdeɪ. bət fər moʊst fərmz ðə ˈprɑspɛkt əv ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈbɪljənz əv ˈprɑdəkts tɪ ʧaɪˈniz kənˈsumərz rɪˈmeɪnz mɔr əv ə ˈprɑməs ðən ə ˌriˈæləˌti. ˈgoʊldmən sɑks, fər ˈɪnstəns, ˈɛstəˌmeɪts ðət ʤɪst tu pər sɛnt əv ðə ɛs. pi. ˈrɛvəˌnuz kəm frəm seɪlz tɪ ˈʧaɪnə. soʊ, waɪl ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈdaʊnˌtərn ɪn ˈʧaɪnə wʊd skwiz ˈæpəl, jəm! brændz (e.g., ˈpitsə hət), ənd ˈaɪəwə ˈfɑrmərz, moʊst əˈmɛrɪkənz, ənd moʊst əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkəmpəˌniz, wʊd ˈbɛrli ˈnoʊtɪs ɪt, æt list ɪn ðə ʃɔrt tərm. (ˈgoʊldmən sɑks ˈɛstəˌmeɪts ðət ə drɔp ɪn groʊθ reɪt ˈtrænsˌleɪts ˈɪntu ə mɪr drɔp ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd g.d.p.) ənd ðə floʊ əv gʊdz wi ˌɪmˈpɔrt frəm ˈʧaɪnə ɪz ənˈlaɪkli tɪ bi əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˈdaʊnˌtərn æt ɔl. ˈgloʊbəli, sloʊɪŋ peɪs əv groʊθ həz ˈsərtənli hæd ˈspɪˌloʊvər ˈifɛkts. ɪn ðə pæst ˈdɛkeɪd, ɪts bum həz kriˈeɪtɪd ə vɔˈreɪʃəs ˈæpəˌtaɪt fər kəˈmɑdətiz əv ɔl kaɪnz, frəm aɪərn ɔr ənd ˈkɑpər tɪ ɔɪl. ɛz groʊθ ðɛr həz sloʊd, ðə praɪs əv ðiz kəˈmɑdətiz həz ˈfɑlən, ənd ðə praɪs əv ɔɪl həz bɪn pʊʃt daʊn ˈfərðər baɪ ə pərˈdəkʃən glət. ðɪs həz bɪn bæd fər ˈɛnərʤi ənd ˈmaɪnɪŋ stɑks, ənd bɪn ˈvɛri hɑrd ɔn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ɪˈkɑnəmiz, laɪk ðoʊz ɪn ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə, wɪʧ rɪˈlaɪd ɔn kəˈmɑdəti ˈɛkspɔrts tɪ ˈʧaɪnə. bət fər ðə juz. ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈʧipər kəˈmɑdətiz ər ə gʊd θɪŋ, ˈpʊtɪŋ mɔr ˈməni ɪn consumers’’ ˈpɑkəts ənd loʊərɪŋ pərˈdəkʃən kɔsts fər əˈmɛrɪkən fərmz. səm ˈpəndɪts ˈwəri ðət ɔl ðɪs ˈmɑrkɪt ˈtərˌmɔɪl kʊd ˈprɛsɪʤ ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðə ˈmɛltˌdaʊn əv ər ðə ˈeɪʒən ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkraɪsəs əv jɛt ðoʊz wər ˈəltəmətli səˈvɪr ˌɪnˈsɑlvənsi ˈkraɪsiz, ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ɪˈnɔrmɪs paɪlz əv dɛt ðət wər nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi riˈpeɪd, ˈkəmpəˌniz ənd ˈkəntriz goʊɪŋ bəst, ənd ɪˈkɑnəmiz ðət wər dip ɪn ˌriˈsɛʃən. ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən təˈdeɪ əˈnæləgəs. ənˈlaɪk ðə ˈeɪʒən ˈkəntriz ðət gɑt ɪn ˈtrəbəl ɪn ðə leɪt nineteen-nineties, ˈʧaɪnə ɪz ə ˈkrɛdɪtər tɪ ðə rɛst əv ðə wərld, nɑt ə ˈdɛtər. ɪt həz ˈplɛnti əv dɛt tɪ ɪˈnɔrmɪs baɪ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz ənd ˈloʊkəl ðoʊz ər ˈlɑrʤli ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈɪʃuz, ənˈlaɪkli tɪ goʊ ˈgloʊbəl. ɛz fər ðə ˈstrəgəlɪŋ ɪˈkɑnəmiz, ðeɪ, tu, ər ɪn məʧ ˈbɛtər ʃeɪp ðən ðeɪ wər ɪn ðə leɪt ˈnaɪntiz. ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz, ðiz ˈkəntriz ˈtɪpɪkəli hæv ˈsaɪzəbəl ˈdɔlər rɪˈzərvz ənd, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈrənɪŋ bɪg ˈdɛfɪsɪts, ər ˈmoʊstli ˈrənɪŋ ˈsərpləsɪz wɪθ ðə rɛst əv ðə wərld. soʊ ðə ˌɪnˈgridiənts fər ə ˌfʊlˈbloʊn ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkraɪsəs sim tɪ bi ɪn pleɪs. ðɪs min ðət ðə kərˈɛkʃən wɑz ˌɪˈræʃənəl. ɪt rɪˈflɛktɪd kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm fˈjuʧər, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈʧaɪnə. ˈʧaɪnə ˈhjuʤli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ juz. ˈkəmpəˌniz ər ɪkˈspɔrtərz təˈdeɪ. bət ðə ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən həz bɪn ðət ɪt wɪl bɪˈkəm soʊ, ˌbiˈfɔr lɔŋ. naʊ ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ər ˈwəndərɪŋ ɪf ðə sɪˈnɛrioʊ əv ə ˈbɪljən kənˈsumərz ˈhæpəli ˈkɛriɪŋ ˈaɪˌfoʊnz wɪl teɪk ə lɔt ˈlɔŋgər tɪ əraɪv. ənd ðɛr ər ˈsɪmələr kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ˈimərʤɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪts ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl. ɛz ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ənˈsərtənti əˈməŋ ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ˈraɪzɪz, ðɛr ˈtɑlərəns fər rɪsk fɔlz, wɪʧ minz peɪ lɛs fər ˈrɪski ˈæˌsɛts, ənd soʊ stɑk ˈpraɪsɪz goʊ daʊn. tɪ seɪ ðət ðə stɑk ˈmɑrkɪt ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi min ðət ˈkraɪsiz bɪˈkəm kənˈteɪʤəs; ðeɪ kən ˈdæmpən wət keɪnz kɔld ðə spirits”” əv ˈmænɪʤərz ənd kənˈsumərz, ˈlidɪŋ ðɛm tɪ kət bæk ɔn ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ənd ˈspɛndɪŋ. stɑk ˈpraɪsɪz du hæv səm ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn kənˈsumər ˈspɛndɪŋ (ðə ˈrɪʧər kənˈsumərz fil, ðə mɔr ˈwɪlɪŋ ðeɪ ər tɪ spɛnd). stɪl, ˈmɑrkɪt muvz nid tɪ bi səˈvɪr ənd tɪ meɪk ə ril ˈdɪfərəns. ðə 1987 kræʃ, fər ˈɪnstəns, sɔ stɑks drɔp mɔr ðən tˈwɛntiˌtu pər sɛnt ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl deɪ. jɛt ɪt hæd noʊ ˈmɛʒərəbəl ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ˈkɔrpərət ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt, ənd ˈoʊnli ə ˌʃɔrˈtlɪvd ˈifɛkt ɔn kənˈsumər ˈspɛndɪŋ. americans’*’ ər ə bɪt ˈlaɪtər ðən ðeɪ wər tu wiks əˈgoʊ. ɪˈkɑnəmi lʊks ˈprɪti məʧ ðə seɪm.
a ties to the bush family may go a long way toward explaining why george w. bush would listen to grover norquist and embrace leaders of muslim brotherhood front groups after. norquist is still very much a power player in american politics asesident and founder of americans for tax reform (atr). this is so despite his verifiable connections to nefarious muslim groups and individuals. as has written about on more than one occasion, it simply make sense that bush would get in bed with enemies just days after the century equivalent of pearl harbor. sadly, it makes far more sense these years later. one of partners was a man named othman, a who served as chairman of the islamic free market institute (islamic institute) for several years. when the attacks happened, connections to george w. and his father george h.w. had already gone back several years. check out the opening two paragraphs of a wall street journal article dated december 6, 1991, when george h.w. bush wasesident: two years ago, othman have the ear. but since august 1990, the chicago investor has attended three white house meetings withesident bush to discuss middle east policy. mr. political access coincides with the remarkable ascendance of a little texas oil company on whose board he serves alongside george w. bush, the oldest son. that company, harken energy corp. though it had never drilled a single well overseas or in water recently won the rights to drill potentially lucrative offshore wildcat wells in a contract bestowed by the government of bahrain. at the 2000 republican national convention, othman was introduced by chairman jim nicholson to deliver a muslimayer to close the firstoceedings. take note of all the people in the audience bowing their heads: in 2008, there were several figures tied to then candidate barack obama that the campaign of republicanesidential nominee john mccain refused to go after. one of those individuals was antonin “tony” with whom obama engaged in a shady land deal that should have ended campaign. another was rashid, a palestinian who used to serve as a media spokesman for the and yasser arafat. both and khalid are connected directly to othman. according to a 2005 article that appeared in the arab american media services, it was othman who first introduced to illinois politics: rezko also became an adviser to former gov. george ryan, who was later indicted on unrelated government corruption charges, and to blagojevich. was introduced to state politics andedecessor, jim edgar, by othman, a longtime fundraiser for state and city government officials. edgar is now an associate of the firm hired to represent him. years later, when the scandal involving an illegal land deal between obama and was revealed as a perfect way to hurt obama, there was very little focus placed on it. one reason why very well may have been that greatly aided political career in a way similar to how buddy othman aided’s. there was this one ad which helped to explain theoblem but once you see it, wonder why this beaten on like a drum: another obama colleague the 2008 mccain campaign seemed happy to avoid discussing was rashid, a former spokesman for yasser arafat and collegeofessor. in 2002, and othman attended an event in chicago with. in this photo, othman can be seen standing next to: here is a photo of othman with at a dinner honoring in 1999: a year later, was leaving chicago to take a job at columbia university. obama, along with terrorist bill ayers, attended the dinner. in one of the more outrageous events of the 2008esidential campaign, a videotape of obama, ayers and at that dinner was confirmed to be in the possession of the los angeles times. despite it being on the eve of aesidential election, the times refused to release the tape. here is a photo from the dinner that shows obama and sharing a table: years later, when sarah palin was able to talk about her time on the 2008 campaign trail with john mccain, she explained to greta van susteren that during the campaign, she was not permitted to talk about bill ayers, jeremiah wright and other scandals: joining norquist, othman and khaled was another named tomeh. tomeh, a syrian, has expressedo-hamas views as has reported. on september 13, 2001,esident george w. bush became understandably very emotional when asked to discuss his thoughts about the largest terror attack on u.s. soil. hard to believe that he did not consider his relationships with people like grover norquist and othman. nonetheless, the next day, bush would share a podium with theesident of the islamic society of north america (isna) at the national cathedral. a few days after that, he would join the of islamic institute and the executive director of awad inside the washington islamic center to tell the american people that ‘islam is peace’. had theesident come clean about his relationships then, no telling where america would be today but one thing is likely;obably be in a much better place than we are. this is sad on many, many levels: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jopgfjjg8a&t=1m27s print	ə taɪz tɪ ðə bʊʃ ˈfæməli meɪ goʊ ə lɔŋ weɪ təˈwɔrd ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ waɪ ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ wʊd ˈlɪsən tɪ ˈgroʊvər ˈnɔrkwɪst ənd ɪmˈbreɪs ˈlidərz əv ˈməzlɪm ˈbrəðərˌhʊd frənt grups ˈæftər ˈnɔrkwɪst ɪz stɪl ˈvɛri məʧ ə paʊər pleɪər ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ˈfaʊndər əv əˈmɛrɪkənz fər tæks rɪˈfɔrm (atr). ðɪs ɪz soʊ dɪˈspaɪt hɪz ˈvɛrəˌfaɪəbəl kəˈnɛkʃənz tɪ nəˈfɛriəs ˈməzlɪm grups ənd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz. ɛz həz ˈrɪtən əˈbaʊt ɔn mɔr ðən wən əˈkeɪʒən, ɪt ˈsɪmpli meɪk sɛns ðət bʊʃ wʊd gɪt ɪn bɛd wɪθ ˈɛnəmiz ʤɪst deɪz ˈæftər ðə ˈsɛnʧəri ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv pərl ˈhɑrbər. ˈsædli, ɪt meɪks fɑr mɔr sɛns ðiz jɪrz ˈleɪtər. wən əv ˈpɑrtnərz wɑz ə mæn neɪmd ˈɑθmən, ə hu sərvd ɛz ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk fri ˈmɑrkɪt ˈɪnstɪˌtut (ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈɪnstɪˌtut) fər ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz. wɪn ðə əˈtæks ˈhæpənd, kəˈnɛkʃənz tɪ ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. ənd hɪz ˈfɑðər ʤɔrʤ h.w. hæd ɔˈrɛdi gɔn bæk ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz. ʧɛk aʊt ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ tu ˈpɛrəˌgræfs əv ə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈdeɪtɪd dɪˈsɛmbər 6 1991 wɪn ʤɔrʤ h.w. bʊʃ wɑz ˈprɛzɪdənt: tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ˈɑθmən hæv ðə ɪr. bət sɪns ˈɔgəst 1990 ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˌɪnˈvɛstər həz əˈtɛndəd θri waɪt haʊs ˈmitɪŋz wɪθ ˈprɛzɪdənt bʊʃ tɪ dɪˈskəs ˈmɪdəl ist ˈpɑləsi. ˈmɪstər. pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈækˌsɛs ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪdz wɪθ ðə rɪˈmɑrkəbəl əˈsɛndəns əv ə ˈlɪtəl ˈtɛksəs ɔɪl ˈkəmpəˌni ɔn huz bɔrd hi sərvz əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ, ðə ˈoʊldəst sən. ðət ˈkəmpəˌni, ˈhɑrkən ˈɛnərʤi ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən. ðoʊ ɪt hæd ˈnɛvər drɪld ə ˈsɪŋgəl wɛl ˈoʊvərˈsiz ər ɪn ˈwɔtər ˈrisəntli wən ðə raɪts tɪ drɪl pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈlukrətɪv ˈɔfˈʃɔr ˈwaɪldˌkæt wɛlz ɪn ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt bɪˈstoʊd baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əv bɑˈreɪn. æt ðə 2000 rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈnæʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən, ˈɑθmən wɑz ˌɪntrəˈdust baɪ ˈʧɛrmən ʤɪm ˈnɪkəlsən tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ə ˈməzlɪm prɛr tɪ kloʊz ðə fərst prəˈsidɪŋz. teɪk noʊt əv ɔl ðə ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ˈɔdiəns boʊɪŋ ðɛr hɛdz: ɪn 2008 ðɛr wər ˈsɛvərəl ˈfɪgjərz taɪd tɪ ðɛn ˈkænədɪt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ðət ðə kæmˈpeɪn əv rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni ʤɑn məˈkeɪn rɪfˈjuzd tɪ goʊ ˈæftər. wən əv ðoʊz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz wɑz ˈæntənɪn ““tony”” wɪθ hum ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ə ˈʃeɪdi lænd dil ðət ʃʊd hæv ˈɛndɪd kæmˈpeɪn. əˈnəðər wɑz rəˈʃid, ə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən hu juzd tɪ sərv ɛz ə ˈmidiə ˈspoʊksmən fər ðə ənd ˈjɑsər ˈɑrəˌfɑt. boʊθ ənd ˈkɑlɪd ər kəˈnɛktɪd dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ˈɑθmən. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə 2005 ˈɑrtɪkəl ðət əˈpɪrd ɪn ðə ˈærəb əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmidiə ˈsərvɪsɪz, ɪt wɑz ˈɑθmən hu fərst ˌɪntrəˈdust tɪ ˌɪləˈnɔɪz ˈpɑləˌtɪks: ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkeɪm ən ædˈvaɪzər tɪ ˈfɔrmər gəv. ʤɔrʤ raɪən, hu wɑz ˈleɪtər ˌɪnˈdaɪtɪd ɔn ˌənrɪˈleɪtɪd ˈgəvərnmənt kərˈəpʃən ˈʧɑrʤɪz, ənd tɪ blagojevich. wɑz ˌɪntrəˈdust tɪ steɪt ˈpɑləˌtɪks ənd ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər, ʤɪm ˈɛdgər, baɪ ˈɑθmən, ə ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˈfənˌdreɪzər fər steɪt ənd ˈsɪti ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəlz. ˈɛdgər ɪz naʊ ən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt əv ðə fərm haɪərd tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ɪm. jɪrz ˈleɪtər, wɪn ðə ˈskændəl ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ən ˌɪˈligəl lænd dil bɪtˈwin ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd wɑz rɪˈvild ɛz ə ˈpərˌfɪkt weɪ tɪ hərt ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ðɛr wɑz ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl ˈfoʊkɪs pleɪst ɔn ɪt. wən ˈrizən waɪ ˈvɛri wɛl meɪ hæv bɪn ðət ˈgreɪtli ˈeɪdɪd pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərɪr ɪn ə weɪ ˈsɪmələr tɪ haʊ ˈbədi ˈɑθmən ˈeɪdɪd rezko’s. ðɛr wɑz ðɪs wən æd wɪʧ hɛlpt tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ðə ˈprɑbləm bət wəns ju si ɪt, ˈwəndər waɪ ðɪs ˈbitən ɔn laɪk ə drəm: əˈnəðər ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈkɑlig ðə 2008 məˈkeɪn kæmˈpeɪn simd ˈhæpi tɪ əˈvɔɪd dɪˈskəsɪŋ wɑz rəˈʃid, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈspoʊksmən fər ˈjɑsər ˈɑrəˌfɑt ənd ˈkɑlɪʤ prəˈfɛsər. ɪn 2002 ənd ˈɑθmən əˈtɛndəd ən ɪˈvɛnt ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ wɪθ. ɪn ðɪs ˈfoʊˌtoʊ, ˈɑθmən kən bi sin ˈstændɪŋ nɛkst tɪ: hir ɪz ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv ˈɑθmən wɪθ æt ə ˈdɪnər ˈɑnərɪŋ ɪn 1999 ə jɪr ˈleɪtər, wɑz ˈlivɪŋ ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ tɪ teɪk ə ʤɑb æt kəˈləmbiə ˌjunəˈvərsəti. ˌoʊˈbɑmə, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈtɛrərɪst bɪl eɪərz, əˈtɛndəd ðə ˈdɪnər. ɪn wən əv ðə mɔr aʊˈtreɪʤəs ɪˈvɛnts əv ðə 2008 ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn, ə ˈvɪdioʊˈteɪp əv ˌoʊˈbɑmə, eɪərz ənd æt ðət ˈdɪnər wɑz kənˈfərmd tɪ bi ɪn ðə pəˈzɛʃən əv ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs taɪmz. dɪˈspaɪt ɪt biɪŋ ɔn ðə iv əv ə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən, ðə taɪmz rɪfˈjuzd tɪ riˈlis ðə teɪp. hir ɪz ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ frəm ðə ˈdɪnər ðət ʃoʊz ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd ˈʃɛrɪŋ ə ˈteɪbəl: jɪrz ˈleɪtər, wɪn ˈsɛrə ˈpælɪn wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt hər taɪm ɔn ðə 2008 kæmˈpeɪn treɪl wɪθ ʤɑn məˈkeɪn, ʃi ɪkˈspleɪnd tɪ ˈgritə væn səˈstɛrən ðət ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kæmˈpeɪn, ʃi wɑz nɑt pərˈmɪtɪd tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt bɪl eɪərz, ˌʤɛrəˈmaɪə raɪt ənd ˈəðər ˈskændəlz: ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ˈnɔrkwɪst, ˈɑθmən ənd ˈkələd wɑz əˈnəðər neɪmd tomeh. tomeh, ə ˈsɪriən, həz ɪkˈsprɛst vjuz ɛz həz ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 13 2001 ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ bɪˈkeɪm ˌəndərˈstændəbli ˈvɛri ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl wɪn æst tɪ dɪˈskəs hɪz θɔts əˈbaʊt ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈtɛrər əˈtæk ɔn juz. sɔɪl. hɑrd tɪ bɪˈliv ðət hi dɪd nɑt kənˈsɪdər hɪz riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps wɪθ ˈpipəl laɪk ˈgroʊvər ˈnɔrkwɪst ənd ˈɑθmən. ˌnənðəˈlɛs, ðə nɛkst deɪ, bʊʃ wʊd ʃɛr ə ˈpoʊdiəm wɪθ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk soʊˈsaɪɪti əv nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə (isna) æt ðə ˈnæʃənəl kəˈθidrəl. ə fju deɪz ˈæftər ðət, hi wʊd ʤɔɪn ðə əv ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈɪnstɪˌtut ənd ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv əˈwɑd ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈsɛnər tɪ tɛl ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl ðət ɪz peace’’. hæd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt kəm klin əˈbaʊt hɪz riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ðɛn, noʊ ˈtɛlɪŋ wɛr əˈmɛrɪkə wʊd bi təˈdeɪ bət wən θɪŋ ɪz ˈlaɪkli; ˈprɑbəˌbli bi ɪn ə məʧ ˈbɛtər pleɪs ðən wi ər. ðɪs ɪz sæd ɔn ˈmɛni, ˈmɛni ˈlɛvəlz: prɪnt
elaine kurtenbach, the associated press bali, indonesia -- talks on a trade pact are forging ahead with hopes of meeting a deadline, officials said saturday, despite u.s. president barack obama's absence due to the government shutdown. obama had intended to thrash out issues with leaders of the 11 other partnership, or, member countries on the sidelines of the regional summit in bali on monday and tuesday. instead he ended up shelving the trip to focus on resolving the standoff over funding the u.s. government. "i do want to make clear none of what is happening in washington diminishes by one iota our commitment to our partners in asia, including our efforts to promote trade and investment throughout the region," secretary of state john kerry, who is standing in for obama, said saturday. both kerry and u.s. trade representative michael froman said saturday that ministers were determined to put together a framework for the, a trading bloc that obama considers a vital part of the "rebalancing" of u.s. strategy toward asia. "the countries are strongly committed to working to conclude negotiations this year," froman said. the has been billed as a "21st century" trade agreement: an attempt not just to slash tariffs but tackle barriers to trade, while protecting labour rights. participants, which account for 40 per cent of world trade, include australia, brunei, canada, chile, japan, malaysia, mexico, new zealand, peru, singapore, the united states and vietnam. complex hurdles remain both in reaching consensus among the 12 nations and in persuading citizens and businesses in each country that the is in their national interest. japan, which only formally joined the negotiations in july, is under pressure from the u.s. to open up its auto and insurance markets. prime minister abe, meanwhile, faces stiff domestic opposition, including from japanese farmers who fear that foreign imports could drive them out of business. despite bipartisan support for the in congress, labour groups fear job losses, while digital rights activists say the ambitious standards likely to be required could compromise online privacy.	ˌiˈleɪn ˈkərtɪnbɑk, ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ˈbɑli, ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə tɔks ɔn ə treɪd pækt ər ˈfɔrʤɪŋ əˈhɛd wɪθ hoʊps əv ˈmitɪŋ ə ˈdɛˌdlaɪn, əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, dɪˈspaɪt juz. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑməz ˈæbsəns du tɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈʃətˌdaʊn. ˌoʊˈbɑmə hæd ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ θræʃ aʊt ˈɪʃuz wɪθ ˈlidərz əv ðə 11 ˈəðər ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp, ər, ˈmɛmbər ˈkəntriz ɔn ðə ˈsaɪˌdlaɪnz əv ðə ˈriʤənəl ˈsəmɪt ɪn ˈbɑli ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ənd ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ˌɪnˈstɛd hi ˈɛndɪd əp ˈʃɛlvɪŋ ðə trɪp tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn riˈzɑlvɪŋ ðə ˈstænˌdɔf ˈoʊvər ˈfəndɪŋ ðə juz. ˈgəvərnmənt. "aɪ du wɔnt tɪ meɪk klɪr nən əv wət ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪz baɪ wən ˌaɪˈoʊtə ɑr kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ɑr ˈpɑrtnərz ɪn ˈeɪʒə, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɑr ˈɛfərts tɪ prəˈmoʊt treɪd ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt θruaʊt ðə ˈriʤən," ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ʤɑn ˈkɛri, hu ɪz ˈstændɪŋ ɪn fər ˌoʊˈbɑmə, sɛd ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. boʊθ ˈkɛri ənd juz. treɪd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ˈmaɪkəl ˈfroʊmən sɛd ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ðət ˈmɪnɪstərz wər dɪˈtərmənd tɪ pʊt təˈgɛðər ə ˈfreɪmˌwərk fər ðə, ə ˈtreɪdɪŋ blɑk ðət ˌoʊˈbɑmə kənˈsɪdərz ə ˈvaɪtəl pɑrt əv ðə "riˈbælənsɪŋ" əv juz. ˈstrætəʤi təˈwɔrd ˈeɪʒə. "ðə ˈkəntriz ər ˈstrɔŋli kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ kənˈklud nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ðɪs jɪr," ˈfroʊmən sɛd. ðə həz bɪn bɪld ɛz ə ˈsɛnʧəri" treɪd əˈgrimənt: ən əˈtɛmpt nɑt ʤɪst tɪ slæʃ ˈtɛrəfs bət ˈtækəl ˈbɛriərz tɪ treɪd, waɪl prəˈtɛktɪŋ ˈleɪbər raɪts. pɑrˈtɪsəpənts, wɪʧ əˈkaʊnt fər 40 pər sɛnt əv wərld treɪd, ˌɪnˈklud ɔˈstreɪljə, bruˈnaɪ, ˈkænədə, ˈʧɪli, ʤəˈpæn, məˈleɪʒə, ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ, nu ˈzilənd, pəru, ˈsɪŋəˌpɔr, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd viˌɛtˈnɑm. ˈkɑmplɛks ˈhərdəlz rɪˈmeɪn boʊθ ɪn ˈriʧɪŋ kənˈsɛnsəs əˈməŋ ðə 12 ˈneɪʃənz ənd ɪn pərsˈweɪdɪŋ ˈsɪtɪzənz ənd ˈbɪznɪsɪz ɪn iʧ ˈkəntri ðət ðə ɪz ɪn ðɛr ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst. ʤəˈpæn, wɪʧ ˈoʊnli ˈfɔrməli ʤɔɪnd ðə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ɪz ˈəndər ˈprɛʃər frəm ðə juz. tɪ ˈoʊpən əp ɪts ˈɔtoʊ ənd ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈmɑrkɪts. praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər eɪb, ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈfeɪsɪz stɪf dəˈmɛstɪk ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ frəm ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈfɑrmərz hu fɪr ðət ˈfɔrən ˌɪmˈpɔrts kʊd draɪv ðɛm aʊt əv ˈbɪznɪs. dɪˈspaɪt baɪˈpɑrtɪzən səˈpɔrt fər ðə ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs, ˈleɪbər grups fɪr ʤɑb ˈlɔsɪz, waɪl ˈdɪʤɪtəl raɪts ˈæktɪvɪsts seɪ ðə æmˈbɪʃəs ˈstændərdz ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi rikˈwaɪərd kʊd ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈpraɪvəsi.
copyright by kron - all rights reserved dublin (kron) -- reports of an intruder at a u.s. army facility in dublin tuesday morning were unfounded, according to the alameda county sheriff's office. sheriff's officials began investigating reports of an intruder at around a.m. at the army training facility located at 620 street, according to the alameda county sheriff's office. the parks reserve forces training area, commonly known as camp parks, was on lockdown due to a possible intruder. multiple law enforcement agencies responded and conducted searches of the area. there were no confirmed shots fired and no intruder was located, authorities said. deputies contained the scene and stated there was no immediate threat. multiple law enforcement agencies continued to search the area for any possible threat. the sheriff's officer was using a drone in the search. copyright by kron - all rights reserved is on the scene. copyright by kron - all rights reserved is on the scene. around a.m., dublin schools in the area with summer school and daycare programs were told to shelter in place after reports of the situation, according to dublin unified school district officials. dublin's community and schools were not on lockdown. students in the schools were released to parents who arrive to pick them up, according to the school district. the order was lifted at about p.m. the sheriff's office, which runs nearby santa rita jail, also said that reports of an escape at the jail are false and that the jail has nothing to do with the situation at camp parks. further details are unavailable at this time. stay with news for updates on this developing story. using to expedite search. media stage at arnold and gleason area. scene contained no immediate threat - (@acsosheriffs) june 21, 2016	ˈkɑpiˌraɪt baɪ krɑn ɔl raɪts rɪˈzərvd ˈdəblɪn (krɑn) rɪˈpɔrts əv ən ˌɪnˈtrudər æt ə juz. ˈɑrmi fəˈsɪlɪti ɪn ˈdəblɪn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ wər ənˈfaʊndɪd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌæləˈmidə ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈɔfəs. ˈʃɛrɪfs əˈfɪʃəlz bɪˈgæn ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ rɪˈpɔrts əv ən ˌɪnˈtrudər æt əraʊnd a.m. æt ðə ˈɑrmi ˈtreɪnɪŋ fəˈsɪlɪti ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd æt 620 strit, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌæləˈmidə ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈɔfəs. ðə pɑrks rɪˈzərv ˈfɔrsɪz ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈɛriə, ˈkɑmənli noʊn ɛz kæmp pɑrks, wɑz ɔn ˈlɑkˌdaʊn du tɪ ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˌɪnˈtrudər. ˈməltəpəl lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz rɪˈspɑndɪd ənd kənˈdəktəd ˈsərʧɪz əv ðə ˈɛriə. ðɛr wər noʊ kənˈfərmd ʃɑts faɪərd ənd noʊ ˌɪnˈtrudər wɑz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd, əˈθɔrətiz sɛd. ˈdɛpjətiz kənˈteɪnd ðə sin ənd ˈsteɪtɪd ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˌɪˈmiˌdiət θrɛt. ˈməltəpəl lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz kənˈtɪnjud tɪ sərʧ ðə ˈɛriə fər ˈɛni ˈpɑsəbəl θrɛt. ðə ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈɔfɪsər wɑz ˈjuzɪŋ ə droʊn ɪn ðə sərʧ. ˈkɑpiˌraɪt baɪ krɑn ɔl raɪts rɪˈzərvd ɪz ɔn ðə sin. ˈkɑpiˌraɪt baɪ krɑn ɔl raɪts rɪˈzərvd ɪz ɔn ðə sin. əraʊnd a.m., ˈdəblɪn skulz ɪn ðə ˈɛriə wɪθ ˈsəmər skul ənd ˈdeɪˌkɛr ˈproʊˌgræmz wər toʊld tɪ ˈʃɛltər ɪn pleɪs ˈæftər rɪˈpɔrts əv ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdəblɪn ˈjunəˌfaɪd skul ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈfɪʃəlz. ˈdəblɪnz kəmˈjunɪti ənd skulz wər nɑt ɔn ˈlɑkˌdaʊn. ˈstudənts ɪn ðə skulz wər riˈlist tɪ ˈpɛrənts hu əraɪv tɪ pɪk ðɛm əp, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə skul ˈdɪstrɪkt. ðə ˈɔrdər wɑz ˈlɪftɪd æt əˈbaʊt p.m. ðə ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈɔfəs, wɪʧ rənz ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈsænə ˈritə ʤeɪl, ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət rɪˈpɔrts əv ən ɪˈskeɪp æt ðə ʤeɪl ər fɔls ənd ðət ðə ʤeɪl həz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən æt kæmp pɑrks. ˈfərðər ˈditeɪlz ər ˌənəˈveɪləbəl æt ðɪs taɪm. steɪ wɪθ nuz fər ˈəpˌdeɪts ɔn ðɪs dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈstɔri. ˈjuzɪŋ tɪ ˈɛkspɪˌdaɪt sərʧ. ˈmidiə steɪʤ æt ˈɑrnəld ənd ˈglisən ˈɛriə. sin kənˈteɪnd noʊ ˌɪˈmiˌdiət θrɛt (@acsosheriffs) ʤun 21 2016
washington, d.c. youth homelessness in america is nearing epidemic levels, and the problem among the transgender community is disproportionately acute. at least one in five transgender young people have experienced homelessness, and many of them have encountered discrimination, harassment, and abuse in shelters and other services meant to serve as safe spaces when there is nowhere else to go. the center for american progress released a report today that outlines the unique difficulties that homeless transgender young people face, including housing, employment, and education discrimination; inadequate health and social services; and family rejection that can trap youth in a cycle of homelessness. the report also analyzes state, local, and federal policies that are inadequately serving transgender homeless youth and makes recommendations for improvements. “transgender young people who are homeless face significant challenges to their health, safety, and these disparities often begin before they leave home,” said hannah hussey, research associate for progress at cap and author of the report. “in order for these young people to reach their full potential, we need a comprehensive approach that provides equal and adequate access to services and that addresses the systemic problems of poverty, violence, and discrimination that cause housing instability in the first place.” the report makes the following recommendations: provide the resources needed for homeless and transgender youth to stabilize their lives, including shelters and transitional living programs, opportunities, health promotion programs, and family intervention services. implement strong nondiscrimination policies and eliminate barriers to services in shelters, health care, vital records, and law enforcement. address the root causes of homelessness through changes to the interlocking systems that hold transgender youth back from reaching their full potential, including housing, employment, education, public accommodations, juvenile justice, and foster care. expand efforts to include gender identity in respectful and confidential ways. click here to read the report. for more information on this topic or to speak with an expert, contact tom at ‮g‍r‍o‍.‍s‍s‍e‍r‍g‍o‍r‍p‍n‍a‍c‍i‍r‍e‍m‍a‍@‍a‍z‍z‍a‍i‍a‍c‍t‭ or.	ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c. juθ ˈhoʊmləsnəs ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə ɪz ˈnɪrɪŋ ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk ˈlɛvəlz, ənd ðə ˈprɑbləm əˈməŋ ðə ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər kəmˈjunɪti ɪz ˌdɪsprəˈpɔrʃənətli əˈkjut. æt list wən ɪn faɪv ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər jəŋ ˈpipəl hæv ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈhoʊmləsnəs, ənd ˈmɛni əv ðɛm hæv ɪnˈkaʊnərd dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən, hərˈæsmənt, ənd əˈbjuz ɪn ˈʃɛltərz ənd ˈəðər ˈsərvɪsɪz mɛnt tɪ sərv ɛz seɪf ˈspeɪsɪz wɪn ðɛr ɪz ˈnoʊˌwɛr ɛls tɪ goʊ. ðə ˈsɛnər fər əˈmɛrɪkən ˈprɑˌgrɛs riˈlist ə rɪˈpɔrt təˈdeɪ ðət ˈaʊˌtlaɪnz ðə juˈnik ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz ðət ˈhoʊmləs ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər jəŋ ˈpipəl feɪs, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈhaʊzɪŋ, ɪmˈplɔɪmənt, ənd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən; ˌɪˈnædəkˌweɪt hɛlθ ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz; ənd ˈfæməli rɪˈʤɛkʃən ðət kən træp juθ ɪn ə ˈsaɪkəl əv ˈhoʊmləsnəs. ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈænəˌlaɪzɪz steɪt, ˈloʊkəl, ənd ˈfɛdərəl ˈpɑləsiz ðət ər ˌɪˈnædəkwətli ˈsərvɪŋ ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər ˈhoʊmləs juθ ənd meɪks ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz fər ˌɪmˈpruvmənts. jəŋ ˈpipəl hu ər ˈhoʊmləs feɪs sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈʧælənʤɪz tɪ ðɛr hɛlθ, ˈseɪfti, ənd ðiz dɪˈspɛrətiz ˈɔfən bɪˈgɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ liv home,”,” sɛd ˈhænə ˈhəsi, ˈrisərʧ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt fər ˈprɑˌgrɛs æt kæp ənd ˈɔθər əv ðə rɪˈpɔrt. ˈɔrdər fər ðiz jəŋ ˈpipəl tɪ riʧ ðɛr fʊl pəˈtɛnʃəl, wi nid ə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv əˈproʊʧ ðət prəˈvaɪdz ˈikwəl ənd ˈædəkˌweɪt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈsərvɪsɪz ənd ðət ˈæˈdrɛsɪz ðə sɪˈstɛmɪk ˈprɑbləmz əv ˈpɑvərti, ˈvaɪələns, ənd dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən ðət kɔz ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti ɪn ðə fərst place.”.” ðə rɪˈpɔrt meɪks ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz: prəˈvaɪd ðə ˈrisɔrsɪz ˈnidɪd fər ˈhoʊmləs ənd ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər juθ tɪ ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪz ðɛr lɪvz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈʃɛltərz ənd trænˈzɪʃənəl ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræmz, ˌɑpərˈtunətiz, hɛlθ pərˈmoʊʃən ˈproʊˌgræmz, ənd ˈfæməli ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən ˈsərvɪsɪz. ˈɪmpləmənt strɔŋ nɑnˌdɪskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən ˈpɑləsiz ənd ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ˈbɛriərz tɪ ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪn ˈʃɛltərz, hɛlθ kɛr, ˈvaɪtəl ˈrɛkərdz, ənd lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt. ˈæˌdrɛs ðə rut ˈkɔzɪz əv ˈhoʊmləsnəs θru ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðə ˈɪntərˌlɑkɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz ðət hoʊld ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər juθ bæk frəm ˈriʧɪŋ ðɛr fʊl pəˈtɛnʃəl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈhaʊzɪŋ, ɪmˈplɔɪmənt, ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ˈpəblɪk əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃənz, ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl ˈʤəstɪs, ənd ˈfɑstər kɛr. ɪkˈspænd ˈɛfərts tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ˈʤɛndər aɪˈdɛntəˌti ɪn rɪˈspɛktfəl ənd ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl weɪz. klɪk hir tɪ rɛd ðə rɪˈpɔrt. fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ðɪs ˈtɑpɪk ər tɪ spik wɪθ ən ˈɛkspərt, ˈkɑnˌtækt tɑm æt ‮‮g‍r‍o‍.‍s‍s‍e‍r‍g‍o‍r‍p‍n‍a‍c‍i‍r‍e‍m‍a‍@‍a‍z‍z‍a‍i‍a‍c‍t‭‭ ər
i have not played this game's multiplayer, nor do i intend to do it. if you want a critical opinion of the multiplayer you won't find one here. this will be a review of the campaign. if i'm not mistaken, doom is the first game i played that came out this year. as such, i am going to call it the best campaign of a shooter this year. this game is fun. bloody (pun intended), glorious (also intended) fun. if you're a person who just cares about a stranger's opinion on if a game is fun or not, well, there's your opinion. i'll be going in a little bit more, though. i have played through the game's campaign, about half in difficulty and the last half on difficulty. the difficulty switch was because the game got a bit too hard, for some reason... stupid me didn't get certain enemies had body armor and had to be hit on their weak spots in order to be damaged until much later in the game. thank the last for that :p to get the garbage out of the way, this game is graphically beautiful, although a bit demanding, especially in the foundry level. i ran the game on ultra until the foundry level with various drops down below 30. it's not because it's badly optimized, not at all: it's because of the lighting. the lighting in this game is absolutely beautiful. actually, the graphics are absolutely beautiful. it's a very pretty game, indeed. i have an old 7950, so that explains the drops. even then, though, i ran the game absolutely fine on the high pre-set, with a stable 60 with only occasional drops to 30, never below it. never tested it in the foundry, though, which is, admiteddly, the prettiest level in the game. sound quality is very high, as well, and the guns sound like guns. apart from the pistol, every gun sounds like they have an impact and, coupled with the dismemberment and gore, makes them look really damn powerful. and with reason! you are really damn powerful. now, getting to the actual stuff that matters... the story in this game is surprisingly good! admittedly, you can ignore the whole thing and rip & tear your way through hordes of demons, but it's quite worth paying attention to. also, unlike most silent protagonists, the doom marine actually has a personality that, instead of being through voice, is through actions. i'm not going to spoil anything here, but just know that he absolutely despises hell and everything involved with it, and it's not because you make him despise it. plus, the ending felt like there is a lot more to be explored, leaving open the possibility of a sequel but tying it up nicely if id never make one. unlike most shooters the past few years, this isn't focused around aiming and cover. in fact, you're ♥♥♥♥ed if you do any of those things. this game is heavily based around mobility, much like the original games, and you need to stay on the move in order to survive. the levels were made to fit this kind of movement, with battles happening mainly in zones with ample space and verticality. sometimes there are also in the arena, like megahealth, haste, berserk, quad damage and i might be missing another one. the levels are linear, but with various you can explore in order to find secrets. secrets aren't just there for show, though; many of them offer you weapon or armor points which are used to improve your abilities and your weapons. there are also service around the place that will... ahm... "give you" (well, you steal them, basically) weapon that give your guns extra abilities. for instance, one weapon mod for the rifle allows you to fire rockets. you generally have 2 weapon for each weapon (with exception of the pistol and the super shotgun, which have no weapon, and the and chainsaw, which i'll be talking about in a minute) that you are able to switch between by pressing a key, default r. you also upgrade these with the weapon points you acquire, with the exception of the pistol and the super shotgun, where you upgrade the weapons themselves. there is also no reload button, and for a reason: you don't reload in this game. technically, the only weapon that reloads is the super shotgun, but it's automatic every time you fire. with all other weapons you just fire until you're out of ammo. there are also two more weapons, special weapons, which are the chainsaw and the. the chainsaw you can bring out by pressing a specific button. depending on the size of the demon, you might need more fuel to kill them, but an attack with the chainsaw is always an instant kill. small demons only require one fuel to use, medium ones two fuel, and so on. kills with the chainsaw, also, always drop a surplus of ammo, so if you're running out just bring out your old friend and slaughter someone and you'll have nearly all of your weapons refilled. never counted the total amount of fuel you can have, though... the is the most powerful weapon in your arsenal, balanced by its limited and rare ammunition. the fires a slow orb of argent plasma that, on impact, with homing area of effect damage, killing any demon around the blast zone instantly. you only have 3 bullets, though, and they are rare to find, so it's really only used when you're in desperate situations. the campaign has a nice feel of progress, and never gets repetitve. throughout the game and at a very good pace, it throws new types of demons and new weapons at you. i was surprised, i thought many times i'd seen all the demons the game had and that i already had all the weapons. many times, i was wrong. eventually, when all the demons are known to you, you get hit with boss fights. first boss fight was 9 hours after i started playing, and there were 2 more until the end. they're not particularly hard... they're ok. the real meat of the game is the rest of it. there are also different types of demons, from the week possessed and unwilling to the powerful baron of hell. some of these demons have body armor: the, the and the pinky, and they have to be shot in certain weak spots in order to be efficiently killed. if anything else has a head, though... yeah, that's their weak spot. i also forgot to mention that, in your arsenal, there are 3 different accessories: a hand grenade, a hologram dummy thing and a grenade that the life out of the demons and gives it to you. they aren't all that useful, though... so just use them whenever you feel like it, they don't make much of a difference. overall, doom is a very fun first person shooter, a good reboot (?) and a good story that is well worth paying attention to. play it, you'd be missing out if you didn't ;) [b] i have not played this game's multiplayer, nor do i intend to do it. if you want a critical opinion of the multiplayer you won't find one here. this will be a review of the campaign. [/b] if i'm not mistaken, doom is the first game i played that came out this year. as such, i am going to call it the best campaign of a shooter this year. this game is fun. bloody (pun intended), glorious (also intended) fun. if you're a person who just cares about a stranger's opinion on if a game is fun or not, well, there's your opinion. i'll be going in a little bit more, though. i have played through the game's campaign, about half in difficulty and the last half on difficulty. the difficulty switch was because the game got a bit too hard, for some reason... stupid me didn't get certain enemies had body armor and had to be hit on their weak spots in order to be damaged until much later in the game. thank the last for that :p to get the garbage out of the way, this game is graphically beautiful, although a bit demanding, especially in the foundry level. i ran the game on ultra until the foundry level with various drops down below 30. it's not because it's badly optimized, not at all: it's because of the lighting. the lighting in this game is absolutely beautiful. actually, the graphics are absolutely beautiful. it's a very pretty game, indeed. i have an old 7950, so that explains the drops. even then, though, i ran the game absolutely fine on the high pre-set, with a stable 60 with only occasional drops to 30, never below it. never tested it in the foundry, though, which is, admiteddly, the prettiest level in the game. sound quality is very high, as well, and the guns sound like guns. apart from the pistol, every gun sounds like they have an impact and, coupled with the dismemberment and gore, makes them look really damn powerful. and with reason! you are really damn powerful. now, getting to the actual stuff that matters... the story in this game is surprisingly good! admittedly, you can ignore the whole thing and rip & tear your way through hordes of demons, but it's quite worth paying attention to. also, unlike most silent protagonists, the doom marine actually has a personality that, instead of being through voice, is through actions. i'm not going to spoil anything here, but just know that he absolutely despises hell and everything involved with it, and it's not because you make him despise it. plus, the ending felt like there is a lot more to be explored, leaving open the possibility of a sequel but tying it up nicely if id never make one. unlike most shooters the past few years, this isn't focused around aiming and cover. in fact, you're fucked if you do any of those things. this game is heavily based around mobility, much like the original games, and you need to stay on the move in order to survive. the levels were made to fit this kind of movement, with battles happening mainly in zones with ample space and verticality. sometimes there are also in the arena, like megahealth, haste, berserk, quad damage and i might be missing another one. the levels are linear, but with various you can explore in order to find secrets. secrets aren't just there for show, though; many of them offer you weapon or armor points which are used to improve your abilities and your weapons. there are also service around the place that will... ahm... "give you" (well, you steal them, basically) weapon that give your guns extra abilities. for instance, one weapon mod for the rifle allows you to fire rockets. you generally have 2 weapon for each weapon (with exception of the pistol and the super shotgun, which have no weapon, and the and chainsaw, which i'll be talking about in a minute) that you are able to switch between by pressing a key, default r. you also upgrade these with the weapon points you acquire, with the exception of the pistol and the super shotgun, where you upgrade the weapons themselves. there is also no reload button, and for a reason: you don't reload in this game. technically, the only weapon that reloads is the super shotgun, but it's automatic every time you fire. with all other weapons you just fire until you're out of ammo. there are also two more weapons, special weapons, which are the chainsaw and the. the chainsaw you can bring out by pressing a specific button. depending on the size of the demon, you might need more fuel to kill them, but an attack with the chainsaw is always an instant kill. small demons only require one fuel to use, medium ones two fuel, and so on. kills with the chainsaw, also, always drop a surplus of ammo, so if you're running out just bring out your old friend and slaughter someone and you'll have nearly all of your weapons refilled. never counted the total amount of fuel you can have, though... the is the most powerful weapon in your arsenal, balanced by its limited and rare ammunition. the fires a slow orb of argent plasma that, on impact, with homing area of effect damage, killing any demon around the blast zone instantly. you only have 3 bullets, though, and they are rare to find, so it's really only used when you're in desperate situations. the campaign has a nice feel of progress, and never gets repetitve. throughout the game and at a very good pace, it throws new types of demons and new weapons at you. i was surprised, i thought many times i'd seen all the demons the game had and that i already had all the weapons. many times, i was wrong. eventually, when all the demons are known to you, you get hit with boss fights. first boss fight was 9 hours after i started playing, and there were 2 more until the end. they're not particularly hard... they're ok. the real meat of the game is the rest of it. there are also different types of demons, from the week possessed and unwilling to the powerful baron of hell. some of these demons have body armor: the, the and the pinky, and they have to be shot in certain weak spots in order to be efficiently killed. if anything else has a head, though... yeah, that's their weak spot. i also forgot to mention that, in your arsenal, there are 3 different accessories: a hand grenade, a hologram dummy thing and a grenade that the life out of the demons and gives it to you. they aren't all that useful, though... so just use them whenever you feel like it, they don't make much of a difference. overall, doom is a very fun first person shooter, a good reboot (?) and a good story that is well worth paying attention to. play it, you'd be missing out if you didn't ;) check this box if you received this product for free (?) do you recommend this game? yes no cancel save changes	aɪ hæv nɑt pleɪd ðɪs geɪmz ˈməltiˌpleɪər, nɔr du aɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnd tɪ du ɪt. ɪf ju wɔnt ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl əˈpɪnjən əv ðə ˈməltiˌpleɪər ju woʊnt faɪnd wən hir. ðɪs wɪl bi ə ˌrivˈju əv ðə kæmˈpeɪn. ɪf əm nɑt mɪˈsteɪkən, dum ɪz ðə fərst geɪm aɪ pleɪd ðət keɪm aʊt ðɪs jɪr. ɛz səʧ, aɪ æm goʊɪŋ tɪ kɔl ɪt ðə bɛst kæmˈpeɪn əv ə ˈʃutər ðɪs jɪr. ðɪs geɪm ɪz fən. ˈblədi (pən ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd), ˈglɔriəs (ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd) fən. ɪf jʊr ə ˈpərsən hu ʤɪst kɛrz əˈbaʊt ə ˈstreɪnʤərz əˈpɪnjən ɔn ɪf ə geɪm ɪz fən ər nɑt, wɛl, ðɛrz jʊr əˈpɪnjən. aɪl bi goʊɪŋ ɪn ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt mɔr, ðoʊ. aɪ hæv pleɪd θru ðə geɪmz kæmˈpeɪn, əˈbaʊt hæf ɪn ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ənd ðə læst hæf ɔn ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti. ðə ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti swɪʧ wɑz bɪˈkəz ðə geɪm gɑt ə bɪt tu hɑrd, fər səm ˈrizən... ˈstupɪd mi ˈdɪdənt gɪt ˈsərtən ˈɛnəmiz hæd ˈbɑdi ˈɑrmər ənd hæd tɪ bi hɪt ɔn ðɛr wik spɑts ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ bi ˈdæmɪʤd ənˈtɪl məʧ ˈleɪtər ɪn ðə geɪm. θæŋk ðə læst fər ðət :pi tɪ gɪt ðə ˈgɑrbɪʤ aʊt əv ðə weɪ, ðɪs geɪm ɪz ˈgræfɪkli ˈbjutəfəl, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ə bɪt dɪˈmændɪŋ, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ðə ˈfaʊndri ˈlɛvəl. aɪ ræn ðə geɪm ɔn ˈəltrə ənˈtɪl ðə ˈfaʊndri ˈlɛvəl wɪθ ˈvɛriəs drɑps daʊn bɪˈloʊ 30 ɪts nɑt bɪˈkəz ɪts ˈbædli optimized, nɑt æt ɔl: ɪts bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈlaɪtɪŋ. ðə ˈlaɪtɪŋ ɪn ðɪs geɪm ɪz ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈbjutəfəl. ˈæˌkʧuəli, ðə ˈgræfɪks ər ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈbjutəfəl. ɪts ə ˈvɛri ˈprɪti geɪm, ˌɪnˈdid. aɪ hæv ən oʊld 7950 soʊ ðət ɪkˈspleɪnz ðə drɑps. ˈivɪn ðɛn, ðoʊ, aɪ ræn ðə geɪm ˌæbsəˈlutli faɪn ɔn ðə haɪ pre-set, wɪθ ə ˈsteɪbəl 60 wɪθ ˈoʊnli ɔˈkeɪʒənəl drɑps tɪ 30 ˈnɛvər bɪˈloʊ ɪt. ˈnɛvər ˈtɛstɪd ɪt ɪn ðə ˈfaʊndri, ðoʊ, wɪʧ ɪz, admiteddly, ðə ˈprɪtiəst ˈlɛvəl ɪn ðə geɪm. saʊnd kˈwɑləti ɪz ˈvɛri haɪ, ɛz wɛl, ənd ðə gənz saʊnd laɪk gənz. əˈpɑrt frəm ðə ˈpɪstəl, ˈɛvəri gən saʊnz laɪk ðeɪ hæv ən ˌɪmˈpækt ənd, ˈkəpəld wɪθ ðə dɪsˈmɛmbərmənt ənd gɔr, meɪks ðɛm lʊk ˈrɪli dæm ˈpaʊərfəl. ənd wɪθ ˈrizən! ju ər ˈrɪli dæm ˈpaʊərfəl. naʊ, ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈækʧəwəl stəf ðət ˈmætərz... ðə ˈstɔri ɪn ðɪs geɪm ɪz səˈpraɪzɪŋli gʊd! ædˈmɪtɪdli, ju kən ˌɪgˈnɔr ðə hoʊl θɪŋ ənd rɪp tɪr jʊr weɪ θru hɔrdz əv ˈdimənz, bət ɪts kwaɪt wərθ peɪɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ. ˈɔlsoʊ, ənˈlaɪk moʊst ˈsaɪlənt proʊˈtægənəsts, ðə dum mərˈin ˈæˌkʧuəli həz ə ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ðət, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv biɪŋ θru vɔɪs, ɪz θru ˈækʃənz. əm nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ spɔɪl ˈɛniˌθɪŋ hir, bət ʤɪst noʊ ðət hi ˌæbsəˈlutli dɪˈspaɪzɪz hɛl ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ ɪt, ənd ɪts nɑt bɪˈkəz ju meɪk ɪm dɪˈspaɪz ɪt. pləs, ðə ˈɛndɪŋ fɛlt laɪk ðɛr ɪz ə lɔt mɔr tɪ bi ɪkˈsplɔrd, ˈlivɪŋ ˈoʊpən ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ə ˈsikwəl bət taɪɪŋ ɪt əp ˈnaɪsli ɪf ˈaɪˈdi ˈnɛvər meɪk wən. ənˈlaɪk moʊst ˈʃutərz ðə pæst fju jɪrz, ðɪs ˈɪzənt ˈfoʊkɪst əraʊnd ˈeɪmɪŋ ənd ˈkəvər. ɪn fækt, jʊr ɪf ju du ˈɛni əv ðoʊz θɪŋz. ðɪs geɪm ɪz ˈhɛvəli beɪst əraʊnd moʊˈbɪlɪti, məʧ laɪk ðə ərˈɪʤənəl geɪmz, ənd ju nid tɪ steɪ ɔn ðə muv ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ sərˈvaɪv. ðə ˈlɛvəlz wər meɪd tɪ fɪt ðɪs kaɪnd əv ˈmuvmənt, wɪθ ˈbætəlz ˈhæpənɪŋ ˈmeɪnli ɪn zoʊnz wɪθ ˈæmpəl speɪs ənd verticality. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ðə ərˈinə, laɪk megahealth, heɪst, bərˈsərk, kwɑd ˈdæmɪʤ ənd aɪ maɪt bi ˈmɪsɪŋ əˈnəðər wən. ðə ˈlɛvəlz ər ˈlɪniər, bət wɪθ ˈvɛriəs ju kən ɪkˈsplɔr ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ faɪnd ˈsikrɪts. ˈsikrɪts ˈɑrənt ʤɪst ðɛr fər ʃoʊ, ðoʊ; ˈmɛni əv ðɛm ˈɔfər ju ˈwɛpən ər ˈɑrmər pɔɪnts wɪʧ ər juzd tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv jʊr əˈbɪləˌtiz ənd jʊr ˈwɛpənz. ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsərvɪs əraʊnd ðə pleɪs ðət wɪl... ahm... "gɪv ju" (wɛl, ju stil ðɛm, ˈbeɪsɪkli) ˈwɛpən ðət gɪv jʊr gənz ˈɛkstrə əˈbɪləˌtiz. fər ˈɪnstəns, wən ˈwɛpən mɔd fər ðə ˈraɪfəl əˈlaʊz ju tɪ faɪər ˈrɑkəts. ju ˈʤɛnərəli hæv 2 ˈwɛpən fər iʧ ˈwɛpən (wɪθ ɪkˈsɛpʃən əv ðə ˈpɪstəl ənd ðə ˈsupər ˈʃɑtˌgən, wɪʧ hæv noʊ ˈwɛpən, ənd ðə ənd ˈʧeɪnˌsɔ, wɪʧ aɪl bi ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪn ə ˈmɪnət) ðət ju ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ swɪʧ bɪtˈwin baɪ ˈprɛsɪŋ ə ki, dɪˈfɔlt ɑr. ju ˈɔlsoʊ ˈəpˈgreɪd ðiz wɪθ ðə ˈwɛpən pɔɪnts ju əkˈwaɪər, wɪθ ðə ɪkˈsɛpʃən əv ðə ˈpɪstəl ənd ðə ˈsupər ˈʃɑtˌgən, wɛr ju ˈəpˈgreɪd ðə ˈwɛpənz ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ noʊ riˈloʊd ˈbətən, ənd fər ə ˈrizən: ju doʊnt riˈloʊd ɪn ðɪs geɪm. ˈtɛknɪkəli, ðə ˈoʊnli ˈwɛpən ðət ˌriˈloʊdz ɪz ðə ˈsupər ˈʃɑtˌgən, bət ɪts ˌɔtəˈmætɪk ˈɛvəri taɪm ju faɪər. wɪθ ɔl ˈəðər ˈwɛpənz ju ʤɪst faɪər ənˈtɪl jʊr aʊt əv ˈæˌmoʊ. ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ tu mɔr ˈwɛpənz, ˈspɛʃəl ˈwɛpənz, wɪʧ ər ðə ˈʧeɪnˌsɔ ənd ðə. ðə ˈʧeɪnˌsɔ ju kən brɪŋ aʊt baɪ ˈprɛsɪŋ ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈbətən. dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə saɪz əv ðə ˈdimən, ju maɪt nid mɔr fjuəl tɪ kɪl ðɛm, bət ən əˈtæk wɪθ ðə ˈʧeɪnˌsɔ ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ən ˈɪnstənt kɪl. smɔl ˈdimənz ˈoʊnli ˌrikˈwaɪər wən fjuəl tɪ juz, ˈmidiəm wənz tu fjuəl, ənd soʊ ɔn. kɪlz wɪθ ðə ˈʧeɪnˌsɔ, ˈɔlsoʊ, ˈɔlˌweɪz drɔp ə ˈsərpləs əv ˈæˌmoʊ, soʊ ɪf jʊr ˈrənɪŋ aʊt ʤɪst brɪŋ aʊt jʊr oʊld frɛnd ənd sˈlɔtər ˈsəmˌwən ənd jul hæv ˈnɪrli ɔl əv jʊr ˈwɛpənz riˈfɪld. ˈnɛvər ˈkaʊntɪd ðə ˈtoʊtəl əˈmaʊnt əv fjuəl ju kən hæv, ðoʊ... ðə ɪz ðə moʊst ˈpaʊərfəl ˈwɛpən ɪn jʊr ˈɑrsənəl, ˈbælənst baɪ ɪts ˈlɪmɪtɪd ənd rɛr ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən. ðə faɪərz ə sloʊ ɔrb əv ˈɑrʤɪnt ˈplæzmə ðət, ɔn ˌɪmˈpækt, wɪθ ˈhoʊmɪŋ ˈɛriə əv ˈifɛkt ˈdæmɪʤ, ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈɛni ˈdimən əraʊnd ðə blæst zoʊn ˈɪnstəntli. ju ˈoʊnli hæv 3 ˈbʊləts, ðoʊ, ənd ðeɪ ər rɛr tɪ faɪnd, soʊ ɪts ˈrɪli ˈoʊnli juzd wɪn jʊr ɪn ˈdɛspərɪt ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz. ðə kæmˈpeɪn həz ə nis fil əv ˈprɑˌgrɛs, ənd ˈnɛvər gɪts repetitve. θruaʊt ðə geɪm ənd æt ə ˈvɛri gʊd peɪs, ɪt θroʊz nu taɪps əv ˈdimənz ənd nu ˈwɛpənz æt ju. aɪ wɑz səˈpraɪzd, aɪ θɔt ˈmɛni taɪmz aɪd sin ɔl ðə ˈdimənz ðə geɪm hæd ənd ðət aɪ ɔˈrɛdi hæd ɔl ðə ˈwɛpənz. ˈmɛni taɪmz, aɪ wɑz rɔŋ. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, wɪn ɔl ðə ˈdimənz ər noʊn tɪ ju, ju gɪt hɪt wɪθ bɔs faɪts. fərst bɔs faɪt wɑz 9 aʊərz ˈæftər aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd pleɪɪŋ, ənd ðɛr wər 2 mɔr ənˈtɪl ðə ɛnd. ðɛr nɑt ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli hɑrd... ðɛr ˈoʊˈkeɪ. ðə ril mit əv ðə geɪm ɪz ðə rɛst əv ɪt. ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdɪfərənt taɪps əv ˈdimənz, frəm ðə wik pəˈzɛst ənd ənˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈpaʊərfəl ˈbɛrən əv hɛl. səm əv ðiz ˈdimənz hæv ˈbɑdi ˈɑrmər: ðə, ðə ənd ðə ˈpɪŋki, ənd ðeɪ hæv tɪ bi ʃɑt ɪn ˈsərtən wik spɑts ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ bi ɪˈfɪʃəntli kɪld. ɪf ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls həz ə hɛd, ðoʊ... jæ, ðæts ðɛr wik spɑt. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ fərˈgɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðət, ɪn jʊr ˈɑrsənəl, ðɛr ər 3 ˈdɪfərənt ækˈsɛsəriz: ə hænd grəˈneɪd, ə ˈhɔloʊˌgræm ˈdəmi θɪŋ ənd ə grəˈneɪd ðət ðə laɪf aʊt əv ðə ˈdimənz ənd gɪvz ɪt tɪ ju. ðeɪ ˈɑrənt ɔl ðət ˈjusfəl, ðoʊ... soʊ ʤɪst juz ðɛm wɛˈnɛvər ju fil laɪk ɪt, ðeɪ doʊnt meɪk məʧ əv ə ˈdɪfərəns. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, dum ɪz ə ˈvɛri fən fərst ˈpərsən ˈʃutər, ə gʊd riˈbut ənd ə gʊd ˈstɔri ðət ɪz wɛl wərθ peɪɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ. pleɪ ɪt, jʊd bi ˈmɪsɪŋ aʊt ɪf ju ˈdɪdənt [bi] aɪ hæv nɑt pleɪd ðɪs geɪmz ˈməltiˌpleɪər, nɔr du aɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnd tɪ du ɪt. ɪf ju wɔnt ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl əˈpɪnjən əv ðə ˈməltiˌpleɪər ju woʊnt faɪnd wən hir. ðɪs wɪl bi ə ˌrivˈju əv ðə kæmˈpeɪn. [/bi] ɪf əm nɑt mɪˈsteɪkən, dum ɪz ðə fərst geɪm aɪ pleɪd ðət keɪm aʊt ðɪs jɪr. ɛz səʧ, aɪ æm goʊɪŋ tɪ kɔl ɪt ðə bɛst kæmˈpeɪn əv ə ˈʃutər ðɪs jɪr. ðɪs geɪm ɪz fən. ˈblədi (pən ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd), ˈglɔriəs (ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd) fən. ɪf jʊr ə ˈpərsən hu ʤɪst kɛrz əˈbaʊt ə ˈstreɪnʤərz əˈpɪnjən ɔn ɪf ə geɪm ɪz fən ər nɑt, wɛl, ðɛrz jʊr əˈpɪnjən. aɪl bi goʊɪŋ ɪn ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt mɔr, ðoʊ. aɪ hæv pleɪd θru ðə geɪmz kæmˈpeɪn, əˈbaʊt hæf ɪn ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ənd ðə læst hæf ɔn ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti. ðə ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti swɪʧ wɑz bɪˈkəz ðə geɪm gɑt ə bɪt tu hɑrd, fər səm ˈrizən... ˈstupɪd mi ˈdɪdənt gɪt ˈsərtən ˈɛnəmiz hæd ˈbɑdi ˈɑrmər ənd hæd tɪ bi hɪt ɔn ðɛr wik spɑts ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ bi ˈdæmɪʤd ənˈtɪl məʧ ˈleɪtər ɪn ðə geɪm. θæŋk ðə læst fər ðət :pi tɪ gɪt ðə ˈgɑrbɪʤ aʊt əv ðə weɪ, ðɪs geɪm ɪz ˈgræfɪkli ˈbjutəfəl, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ə bɪt dɪˈmændɪŋ, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ðə ˈfaʊndri ˈlɛvəl. aɪ ræn ðə geɪm ɔn ˈəltrə ənˈtɪl ðə ˈfaʊndri ˈlɛvəl wɪθ ˈvɛriəs drɑps daʊn bɪˈloʊ 30 ɪts nɑt bɪˈkəz ɪts ˈbædli optimized, nɑt æt ɔl: ɪts bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈlaɪtɪŋ. ðə ˈlaɪtɪŋ ɪn ðɪs geɪm ɪz ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈbjutəfəl. ˈæˌkʧuəli, ðə ˈgræfɪks ər ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈbjutəfəl. ɪts ə ˈvɛri ˈprɪti geɪm, ˌɪnˈdid. aɪ hæv ən oʊld 7950 soʊ ðət ɪkˈspleɪnz ðə drɑps. ˈivɪn ðɛn, ðoʊ, aɪ ræn ðə geɪm ˌæbsəˈlutli faɪn ɔn ðə haɪ pre-set, wɪθ ə ˈsteɪbəl 60 wɪθ ˈoʊnli ɔˈkeɪʒənəl drɑps tɪ 30 ˈnɛvər bɪˈloʊ ɪt. ˈnɛvər ˈtɛstɪd ɪt ɪn ðə ˈfaʊndri, ðoʊ, wɪʧ ɪz, admiteddly, ðə ˈprɪtiəst ˈlɛvəl ɪn ðə geɪm. saʊnd kˈwɑləti ɪz ˈvɛri haɪ, ɛz wɛl, ənd ðə gənz saʊnd laɪk gənz. əˈpɑrt frəm ðə ˈpɪstəl, ˈɛvəri gən saʊnz laɪk ðeɪ hæv ən ˌɪmˈpækt ənd, ˈkəpəld wɪθ ðə dɪsˈmɛmbərmənt ənd gɔr, meɪks ðɛm lʊk ˈrɪli dæm ˈpaʊərfəl. ənd wɪθ ˈrizən! ju ər ˈrɪli dæm ˈpaʊərfəl. naʊ, ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈækʧəwəl stəf ðət ˈmætərz... ðə ˈstɔri ɪn ðɪs geɪm ɪz səˈpraɪzɪŋli gʊd! ædˈmɪtɪdli, ju kən ˌɪgˈnɔr ðə hoʊl θɪŋ ənd rɪp tɪr jʊr weɪ θru hɔrdz əv ˈdimənz, bət ɪts kwaɪt wərθ peɪɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ. ˈɔlsoʊ, ənˈlaɪk moʊst ˈsaɪlənt proʊˈtægənəsts, ðə dum mərˈin ˈæˌkʧuəli həz ə ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ðət, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv biɪŋ θru vɔɪs, ɪz θru ˈækʃənz. əm nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ spɔɪl ˈɛniˌθɪŋ hir, bət ʤɪst noʊ ðət hi ˌæbsəˈlutli dɪˈspaɪzɪz hɛl ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ ɪt, ənd ɪts nɑt bɪˈkəz ju meɪk ɪm dɪˈspaɪz ɪt. pləs, ðə ˈɛndɪŋ fɛlt laɪk ðɛr ɪz ə lɔt mɔr tɪ bi ɪkˈsplɔrd, ˈlivɪŋ ˈoʊpən ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ə ˈsikwəl bət taɪɪŋ ɪt əp ˈnaɪsli ɪf ˈaɪˈdi ˈnɛvər meɪk wən. ənˈlaɪk moʊst ˈʃutərz ðə pæst fju jɪrz, ðɪs ˈɪzənt ˈfoʊkɪst əraʊnd ˈeɪmɪŋ ənd ˈkəvər. ɪn fækt, jʊr fəkt ɪf ju du ˈɛni əv ðoʊz θɪŋz. ðɪs geɪm ɪz ˈhɛvəli beɪst əraʊnd moʊˈbɪlɪti, məʧ laɪk ðə ərˈɪʤənəl geɪmz, ənd ju nid tɪ steɪ ɔn ðə muv ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ sərˈvaɪv. ðə ˈlɛvəlz wər meɪd tɪ fɪt ðɪs kaɪnd əv ˈmuvmənt, wɪθ ˈbætəlz ˈhæpənɪŋ ˈmeɪnli ɪn zoʊnz wɪθ ˈæmpəl speɪs ənd verticality. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ðə ərˈinə, laɪk megahealth, heɪst, bərˈsərk, kwɑd ˈdæmɪʤ ənd aɪ maɪt bi ˈmɪsɪŋ əˈnəðər wən. ðə ˈlɛvəlz ər ˈlɪniər, bət wɪθ ˈvɛriəs ju kən ɪkˈsplɔr ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ faɪnd ˈsikrɪts. ˈsikrɪts ˈɑrənt ʤɪst ðɛr fər ʃoʊ, ðoʊ; ˈmɛni əv ðɛm ˈɔfər ju ˈwɛpən ər ˈɑrmər pɔɪnts wɪʧ ər juzd tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv jʊr əˈbɪləˌtiz ənd jʊr ˈwɛpənz. ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsərvɪs əraʊnd ðə pleɪs ðət wɪl... ahm... "gɪv ju" (wɛl, ju stil ðɛm, ˈbeɪsɪkli) ˈwɛpən ðət gɪv jʊr gənz ˈɛkstrə əˈbɪləˌtiz. fər ˈɪnstəns, wən ˈwɛpən mɔd fər ðə ˈraɪfəl əˈlaʊz ju tɪ faɪər ˈrɑkəts. ju ˈʤɛnərəli hæv 2 ˈwɛpən fər iʧ ˈwɛpən (wɪθ ɪkˈsɛpʃən əv ðə ˈpɪstəl ənd ðə ˈsupər ˈʃɑtˌgən, wɪʧ hæv noʊ ˈwɛpən, ənd ðə ənd ˈʧeɪnˌsɔ, wɪʧ aɪl bi ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪn ə ˈmɪnət) ðət ju ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ swɪʧ bɪtˈwin baɪ ˈprɛsɪŋ ə ki, dɪˈfɔlt ɑr. ju ˈɔlsoʊ ˈəpˈgreɪd ðiz wɪθ ðə ˈwɛpən pɔɪnts ju əkˈwaɪər, wɪθ ðə ɪkˈsɛpʃən əv ðə ˈpɪstəl ənd ðə ˈsupər ˈʃɑtˌgən, wɛr ju ˈəpˈgreɪd ðə ˈwɛpənz ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ noʊ riˈloʊd ˈbətən, ənd fər ə ˈrizən: ju doʊnt riˈloʊd ɪn ðɪs geɪm. ˈtɛknɪkəli, ðə ˈoʊnli ˈwɛpən ðət ˌriˈloʊdz ɪz ðə ˈsupər ˈʃɑtˌgən, bət ɪts ˌɔtəˈmætɪk ˈɛvəri taɪm ju faɪər. wɪθ ɔl ˈəðər ˈwɛpənz ju ʤɪst faɪər ənˈtɪl jʊr aʊt əv ˈæˌmoʊ. ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ tu mɔr ˈwɛpənz, ˈspɛʃəl ˈwɛpənz, wɪʧ ər ðə ˈʧeɪnˌsɔ ənd ðə. ðə ˈʧeɪnˌsɔ ju kən brɪŋ aʊt baɪ ˈprɛsɪŋ ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈbətən. dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə saɪz əv ðə ˈdimən, ju maɪt nid mɔr fjuəl tɪ kɪl ðɛm, bət ən əˈtæk wɪθ ðə ˈʧeɪnˌsɔ ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ən ˈɪnstənt kɪl. smɔl ˈdimənz ˈoʊnli ˌrikˈwaɪər wən fjuəl tɪ juz, ˈmidiəm wənz tu fjuəl, ənd soʊ ɔn. kɪlz wɪθ ðə ˈʧeɪnˌsɔ, ˈɔlsoʊ, ˈɔlˌweɪz drɔp ə ˈsərpləs əv ˈæˌmoʊ, soʊ ɪf jʊr ˈrənɪŋ aʊt ʤɪst brɪŋ aʊt jʊr oʊld frɛnd ənd sˈlɔtər ˈsəmˌwən ənd jul hæv ˈnɪrli ɔl əv jʊr ˈwɛpənz riˈfɪld. ˈnɛvər ˈkaʊntɪd ðə ˈtoʊtəl əˈmaʊnt əv fjuəl ju kən hæv, ðoʊ... ðə ɪz ðə moʊst ˈpaʊərfəl ˈwɛpən ɪn jʊr ˈɑrsənəl, ˈbælənst baɪ ɪts ˈlɪmɪtɪd ənd rɛr ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən. ðə faɪərz ə sloʊ ɔrb əv ˈɑrʤɪnt ˈplæzmə ðət, ɔn ˌɪmˈpækt, wɪθ ˈhoʊmɪŋ ˈɛriə əv ˈifɛkt ˈdæmɪʤ, ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈɛni ˈdimən əraʊnd ðə blæst zoʊn ˈɪnstəntli. ju ˈoʊnli hæv 3 ˈbʊləts, ðoʊ, ənd ðeɪ ər rɛr tɪ faɪnd, soʊ ɪts ˈrɪli ˈoʊnli juzd wɪn jʊr ɪn ˈdɛspərɪt ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz. ðə kæmˈpeɪn həz ə nis fil əv ˈprɑˌgrɛs, ənd ˈnɛvər gɪts repetitve. θruaʊt ðə geɪm ənd æt ə ˈvɛri gʊd peɪs, ɪt θroʊz nu taɪps əv ˈdimənz ənd nu ˈwɛpənz æt ju. aɪ wɑz səˈpraɪzd, aɪ θɔt ˈmɛni taɪmz aɪd sin ɔl ðə ˈdimənz ðə geɪm hæd ənd ðət aɪ ɔˈrɛdi hæd ɔl ðə ˈwɛpənz. ˈmɛni taɪmz, aɪ wɑz rɔŋ. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, wɪn ɔl ðə ˈdimənz ər noʊn tɪ ju, ju gɪt hɪt wɪθ bɔs faɪts. fərst bɔs faɪt wɑz 9 aʊərz ˈæftər aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd pleɪɪŋ, ənd ðɛr wər 2 mɔr ənˈtɪl ðə ɛnd. ðɛr nɑt ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli hɑrd... ðɛr ˈoʊˈkeɪ. ðə ril mit əv ðə geɪm ɪz ðə rɛst əv ɪt. ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdɪfərənt taɪps əv ˈdimənz, frəm ðə wik pəˈzɛst ənd ənˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈpaʊərfəl ˈbɛrən əv hɛl. səm əv ðiz ˈdimənz hæv ˈbɑdi ˈɑrmər: ðə, ðə ənd ðə ˈpɪŋki, ənd ðeɪ hæv tɪ bi ʃɑt ɪn ˈsərtən wik spɑts ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ bi ɪˈfɪʃəntli kɪld. ɪf ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls həz ə hɛd, ðoʊ... jæ, ðæts ðɛr wik spɑt. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ fərˈgɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðət, ɪn jʊr ˈɑrsənəl, ðɛr ər 3 ˈdɪfərənt ækˈsɛsəriz: ə hænd grəˈneɪd, ə ˈhɔloʊˌgræm ˈdəmi θɪŋ ənd ə grəˈneɪd ðət ðə laɪf aʊt əv ðə ˈdimənz ənd gɪvz ɪt tɪ ju. ðeɪ ˈɑrənt ɔl ðət ˈjusfəl, ðoʊ... soʊ ʤɪst juz ðɛm wɛˈnɛvər ju fil laɪk ɪt, ðeɪ doʊnt meɪk məʧ əv ə ˈdɪfərəns. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, dum ɪz ə ˈvɛri fən fərst ˈpərsən ˈʃutər, ə gʊd riˈbut ənd ə gʊd ˈstɔri ðət ɪz wɛl wərθ peɪɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ. pleɪ ɪt, jʊd bi ˈmɪsɪŋ aʊt ɪf ju ˈdɪdənt ʧɛk ðɪs bɑks ɪf ju rɪˈsivd ðɪs ˈprɑdəkt fər fri du ju ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ðɪs geɪm? jɛs noʊ ˈkænsəl seɪv ˈʧeɪnʤɪz
we are super happy to officially release the patch today! this major patch brings a long list of and user interface improvements, more stability on mac computers, better performance, new languages, many bug fixes, and several new features. new features include the functionality, railway double slip switches, track speed limit and street traffic layers, person names, vehicle cargo weight simulation and more. in addition, several new features have been added, including a new camera tool to record camera movement as sequences. on top of that, we >fulfilled< the request of players who want to earn achievements also when are enabled. please find the complete release notes >here<. we hope that you like our newest developments and send the best wishes from the whole urban games team!	wi ər ˈsupər ˈhæpi tɪ əˈfɪʃəli riˈlis ðə pæʧ təˈdeɪ! ðɪs ˈmeɪʤər pæʧ brɪŋz ə lɔŋ lɪst əv ənd ˈjuzər ˈɪnərˌfeɪs ˌɪmˈpruvmənts, mɔr stəˈbɪlɪti ɔn mæk kəmˈpjutərz, ˈbɛtər pərˈfɔrməns, nu ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz, ˈmɛni bəg ˈfɪksɪz, ənd ˈsɛvərəl nu ˈfiʧərz. nu ˈfiʧərz ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti, ˈreɪlˌweɪ ˈdəbəl slɪp sˈwɪʧɪz, træk spid ˈlɪmət ənd strit ˈtræfɪk leɪərz, ˈpərsən neɪmz, ˈviɪkəl ˈkɑrˌgoʊ weɪt ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən ənd mɔr. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ˈsɛvərəl nu ˈfiʧərz hæv bɪn ˈædɪd, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə nu ˈkæmərə tul tɪ ˈrɛkərd ˈkæmərə ˈmuvmənt ɛz ˈsikwənsɪz. ɔn tɔp əv ðət, wi >fʊlˈfɪld< ðə rɪkˈwɛst əv pleɪərz hu wɔnt tɪ ərn əˈʧivmənts ˈɔlsoʊ wɪn ər ɪˈneɪbəld. pliz faɪnd ðə kəmˈplit riˈlis noʊts >hir<. wi hoʊp ðət ju laɪk ɑr nuəst dɪˈvɛləpmənts ənd sɛnd ðə bɛst ˈwɪʃɪz frəm ðə hoʊl ˈərbən geɪmz tim!
close former cincinnati police chief tom streicher video camera systems at a sharonville, ohio, seminar. the cincinnati enquirer effective but expensive tool could bust some police budgets. former city of cincinnati police chief tom streicher talks to police chiefs, officers and safety administrators about the benefits of video cameras at a seminar by taser international in sharonville, ohio, on tuesday, april 9, 2013.: glenn hartong, the cincinnati enquirer) story highlights some police camera models are as small as a cigarette lighter high-end versions can cost $1,000 per officer, plus fees studies have shown officers and citizens tend to treat each other better if they know they're being videotaped cincinnati -- just as "cruiser" did, tiny cameras worn on officers' uniforms can make a big difference in police work -- if public safety agencies can afford the pricey little gadgets. cincinnati's former police chief, thomas streicher, calls the devices "the next giant step in the evolution of policing." some models are as small as a cigarette lighter and can be worn on sunglasses, caps or lapels. "five years from now, i can't imagine being in this field and not having this equipment," said streicher, now a consultant. but the cameras cost more than some shrinking police budgets can bear. high-end versions can cost $1,000 per officer, plus fees. units run as little as $100 or so. but convinced that the value of recording every interaction far outweighs the cost. "identifying, collecting and preserving the best evidence about every encounter between the police officer and the community is a duty. it's an ethical, legal and moral responsibility," streicher said. "you can't afford not to have it." flex camera made by taser international.: taser international) ensuring that justice is served is the main reason to buy the cameras, says delhi police chief jim howarth, who listened to an april 9 presentation streicher made about the body . howarth, president of the hamilton county association of chiefs of police, says so far body haven't yet become a topic of discussion. he suspects that's because of budget constraints. but after seminar, "it's more on my radar now," he said. "the videos don't lie," howarth said. "the biggest positive would be to see any incident through the eyes of the officer." in fact, the units could save money in the long run, streicher contends. officers and citizens tend to treat each other better if they know they're being videotaped, studies have shown. after one year with the body cameras, police in rialto, calif., saw an 88 percent drop in complaints against officers -- and a 59 percent drop in instances. such evidence suggests video technology can cut not only the number of lawsuits filed against police but any settlements paid out as well, streicher said. and if courts allow videos to replace officer testimony in some cases, that could cut overtime costs. in cincinnati, as much as 65 percent of overtime comes from "officers sitting in court waiting for a case to be called," streicher said, amounting to $4.5 million a year. despite the advantages, streicher and other advocates concede that widespread acceptance of the body could take time -- and will require navigation of thorny legal, technical and practical issues. scott greenwood, attorney for the american civil liberties union of ohio, predicts that the tiny cameras will "be another disruptive technology when it comes to policing and enhancing accountability." nearly two decades ago, when cruiser cameras, or "dash," began popping up in police agencies across the nation, officers bristled, greenwood said. "they called them 'indict-a-cams' because they thought they were going to be used to play 'big brother' to monitor what officers were doing," greenwood said. what happened instead: "officers realized that dash usually supported what officers said was going on. and they vindicated them sometimes, when people would make false allegations about misconduct or discourtesy. so there was a sea change in opinion from line officers in acceptance of those cameras," he said. the shift took a few years. since then, most americans have equipped themselves with cellphones that take photographs and videos. "we know now that these devices are everywhere," greenwood said, "and for better or worse, that's the reality." as for officers being outfitted with body, "there are mostly positives," he said, "because we know most of what happens in policing isn't in front of a cruiser, and there might not be a better witness than the video camera." the biggest concerns surround privacy, he said, because officers would be shooting videos inside people's homes. and safeguards would need to be in place to make sure that images aren't misused. "you don't want these videos to be uploaded to youtube," greenwood said. in covington, police started using lapel cameras in 2011, thanks to a $10,000 donation from a businessman. police chief spike jones is a fan -- sort of. "the cameras, when they work, are wonderful," jones said. "unfortunately, the version that was purchased a number of years ago didn't turn out to be the rugged model we'd hoped it would be." the units were "very fragile," he said, and "very susceptible to the effects of the weather." "if you get in a foot pursuit and they fall off or they get wet, that's it," jones said, adding that he's trying to buy upgraded models to equip his force. "the officers themselves want them; they're asking for them," he said. contributing: enquirer reporter terry read or share this story:	kloʊz ˈfɔrmər ˌsɪnsəˈnæti pəˈlis ʧif tɑm ˈstraɪkər ˈvɪdioʊ ˈkæmərə ˈsɪstəmz æt ə sharonville, oʊˈhaɪoʊ, ˈsɛməˌnɑr. ðə ˌsɪnsəˈnæti ɪnkˈwaɪrər ˈifɛktɪv bət ɪkˈspɛnsɪv tul kʊd bəst səm pəˈlis ˈbəʤɪts. ˈfɔrmər ˈsɪti əv ˌsɪnsəˈnæti pəˈlis ʧif tɑm ˈstraɪkər tɔks tɪ pəˈlis ʧifs, ˈɔfɪsərz ənd ˈseɪfti ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts əv ˈvɪdioʊ ˈkæmərəz æt ə ˈsɛməˌnɑr baɪ ˈteɪzər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ɪn sharonville, oʊˈhaɪoʊ, ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ˈeɪprəl 9 2013 glɛn ˈhɑrtɔŋ, ðə ˌsɪnsəˈnæti ɪnkˈwaɪrər) ˈstɔri ˈhaɪˌlaɪts səm pəˈlis ˈkæmərə ˈmɑdəlz ər ɛz smɔl ɛz ə ˌsɪgəˈrɛt ˈlaɪtər haɪɛnd ˈvərʒənz kən kɔst pər ˈɔfɪsər, pləs fiz ˈstədiz hæv ʃoʊn ˈɔfɪsərz ənd ˈsɪtɪzənz tɛnd tɪ trit iʧ ˈəðər ˈbɛtər ɪf ðeɪ noʊ ðɛr biɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊˈteɪpt ˌsɪnsəˈnæti ʤɪst ɛz "ˈkruzər" dɪd, ˈtaɪni ˈkæmərəz wɔrn ɔn ˈɔfɪsərz' ˈjunəˌfɔrmz kən meɪk ə bɪg ˈdɪfərəns ɪn pəˈlis wərk ɪf ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti ˈeɪʤənsiz kən əˈfɔrd ðə ˈpraɪsi ˈlɪtəl ˈgæʤəts. ˌsɪnsɪˈnætiz ˈfɔrmər pəˈlis ʧif, ˈtɑməs ˈstraɪkər, kɔlz ðə dɪˈvaɪsɪz "ðə nɛkst ʤaɪənt stɛp ɪn ðə ˌɛvəˈluʃən əv pəˈlisɪŋ." səm ˈmɑdəlz ər ɛz smɔl ɛz ə ˌsɪgəˈrɛt ˈlaɪtər ənd kən bi wɔrn ɔn ˈsənˌglæsɪz, kæps ər ləˈpɛlz. "faɪv jɪrz frəm naʊ, aɪ kænt ˌɪˈmæʤən biɪŋ ɪn ðɪs fild ənd nɑt ˈhævɪŋ ðɪs ɪkˈwɪpmənt," sɛd ˈstraɪkər, naʊ ə kənˈsəltənt. bət ðə ˈkæmərəz kɔst mɔr ðən səm ʃˈrɪŋkɪŋ pəˈlis ˈbəʤɪts kən bɛr. haɪɛnd ˈvərʒənz kən kɔst pər ˈɔfɪsər, pləs fiz. ˈjunɪts rən ɛz ˈlɪtəl ɛz 100 ər soʊ. bət kənˈvɪnst ðət ðə ˈvælju əv rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ˈɛvəri ˌɪnərˈækʃən fɑr ˈaʊtˌweɪz ðə kɔst. "aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ, kəˈlɛktɪŋ ənd prɪˈzərvɪŋ ðə bɛst ˈɛvədəns əˈbaʊt ˈɛvəri ɪnˈkaʊnər bɪtˈwin ðə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ənd ðə kəmˈjunɪti ɪz ə ˈduti. ɪts ən ˈɛθɪkəl, ˈligəl ənd ˈmɔrəl riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti," ˈstraɪkər sɛd. "ju kænt əˈfɔrd nɑt tɪ hæv ɪt." flɛks ˈkæmərə meɪd baɪ ˈteɪzər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl. ˈteɪzər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl) ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðət ˈʤəstɪs ɪz sərvd ɪz ðə meɪn ˈrizən tɪ baɪ ðə ˈkæmərəz, sɪz ˈdɛli pəˈlis ʧif ʤɪm haʊɑrθ, hu ˈlɪsənd tɪ ən ˈeɪprəl 9 ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən ˈstraɪkər meɪd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈbɑdi haʊɑrθ, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˈhæməltən ˈkaʊnti əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv ʧifs əv pəˈlis, sɪz soʊ fɑr ˈbɑdi ˈhævənt jɛt bɪˈkəm ə ˈtɑpɪk əv dɪˈskəʃən. hi ˈsəˌspɛkts ðæts bɪˈkəz əv ˈbəʤɪt kənˈstreɪnts. bət ˈæftər ˈsɛməˌnɑr, "ɪts mɔr ɔn maɪ ˈreɪˌdɑr naʊ," hi sɛd. "ðə ˈvɪdioʊz doʊnt laɪ," haʊɑrθ sɛd. "ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈpɑzətɪv wʊd bi tɪ si ˈɛni ˈɪnsədənt θru ðə aɪz əv ðə ˈɔfɪsər." ɪn fækt, ðə ˈjunɪts kʊd seɪv ˈməni ɪn ðə lɔŋ rən, ˈstraɪkər kənˈtɛndz. ˈɔfɪsərz ənd ˈsɪtɪzənz tɛnd tɪ trit iʧ ˈəðər ˈbɛtər ɪf ðeɪ noʊ ðɛr biɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊˈteɪpt, ˈstədiz hæv ʃoʊn. ˈæftər wən jɪr wɪθ ðə ˈbɑdi ˈkæmərəz, pəˈlis ɪn rialto, ˈkælɪf., sɔ ən 88 pərˈsɛnt drɔp ɪn kəmˈpleɪnts əˈgɛnst ˈɔfɪsərz ənd ə 59 pərˈsɛnt drɔp ɪn ˈɪnstənsɪz. səʧ ˈɛvədəns səˈʤɛsts ˈvɪdioʊ tɛkˈnɑləʤi kən kət nɑt ˈoʊnli ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈlɔˌsuts faɪld əˈgɛnst pəˈlis bət ˈɛni ˈsɛtəlmənts peɪd aʊt ɛz wɛl, ˈstraɪkər sɛd. ənd ɪf kɔrts əˈlaʊ ˈvɪdioʊz tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ˈɔfɪsər ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz, ðət kʊd kət ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm kɔsts. ɪn ˌsɪnsəˈnæti, ɛz məʧ ɛz 65 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm kəmz frəm "ˈɔfɪsərz ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn kɔrt ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ə keɪs tɪ bi kɔld," ˈstraɪkər sɛd, əˈmaʊnɪŋ tɪ ˈmɪljən ə jɪr. dɪˈspaɪt ðə ædˈvæntɪʤɪz, ˈstraɪkər ənd ˈəðər ˈædvəˌkeɪts kənˈsid ðət ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd əkˈsɛptəns əv ðə ˈbɑdi kʊd teɪk taɪm ənd wɪl ˌrikˈwaɪər ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən əv ˈθɔrni ˈligəl, ˈtɛknɪkəl ənd ˈpræktɪkəl ˈɪʃuz. skɑt ˈgrinˌwʊd, əˈtərni fər ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɪvəl ˈlɪbərˌtiz ˈjunjən əv oʊˈhaɪoʊ, prɪˈdɪkts ðət ðə ˈtaɪni ˈkæmərəz wɪl "bi əˈnəðər dɪsˈrəptɪv tɛkˈnɑləʤi wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ pəˈlisɪŋ ənd ɛnˈhænsɪŋ əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti." ˈnɪrli tu ˈdɛkeɪdz əˈgoʊ, wɪn ˈkruzər ˈkæmərəz, ər "dæʃ," bɪˈgæn ˈpɑpɪŋ əp ɪn pəˈlis ˈeɪʤənsiz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈneɪʃən, ˈɔfɪsərz ˈbrɪsəld, ˈgrinˌwʊd sɛd. "ðeɪ kɔld ðɛm 'indict-a-cams' bɪˈkəz ðeɪ θɔt ðeɪ wər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi juzd tɪ pleɪ 'bɪg ˈbrəðər' tɪ ˈmɑnətər wət ˈɔfɪsərz wər duɪŋ," ˈgrinˌwʊd sɛd. wət ˈhæpənd ˌɪnˈstɛd: "ˈɔfɪsərz ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət dæʃ ˈjuʒəwəli səˈpɔrtɪd wət ˈɔfɪsərz sɛd wɑz goʊɪŋ ɔn. ənd ðeɪ ˈvɪndəkeɪtɪd ðɛm ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, wɪn ˈpipəl wʊd meɪk fɔls ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əˈbaʊt mɪˈskɑndəkt ər discourtesy*. soʊ ðɛr wɑz ə si ʧeɪnʤ ɪn əˈpɪnjən frəm laɪn ˈɔfɪsərz ɪn əkˈsɛptəns əv ðoʊz ˈkæmərəz," hi sɛd. ðə ʃɪft tʊk ə fju jɪrz. sɪns ðɛn, moʊst əˈmɛrɪkənz hæv ɪkˈwɪpt ðɛmˈsɛlvz wɪθ ˈsɛlˌfoʊnz ðət teɪk ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs ənd ˈvɪdioʊz. "wi noʊ naʊ ðət ðiz dɪˈvaɪsɪz ər ˈɛvriˌwɛr," ˈgrinˌwʊd sɛd, "ənd fər ˈbɛtər ər wərs, ðæts ðə ˌriˈæləˌti." ɛz fər ˈɔfɪsərz biɪŋ ˈaʊtˌfɪtɪd wɪθ ˈbɑdi, "ðɛr ər ˈmoʊstli ˈpɑzətɪvz," hi sɛd, "bɪˈkəz wi noʊ moʊst əv wət ˈhæpənz ɪn pəˈlisɪŋ ˈɪzənt ɪn frənt əv ə ˈkruzər, ənd ðɛr maɪt nɑt bi ə ˈbɛtər ˈwɪtnəs ðən ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈkæmərə." ðə ˈbɪgəst kənˈsərnz səraʊnd ˈpraɪvəsi, hi sɛd, bɪˈkəz ˈɔfɪsərz wʊd bi ˈʃutɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈpipəlz hoʊmz. ənd ˈseɪfˌgɑrdz wʊd nid tɪ bi ɪn pleɪs tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈɑrənt mɪsˈjuzd. "ju doʊnt wɔnt ðiz ˈvɪdioʊz tɪ bi ˈəˌploʊdɪd tɪ ˈjuˌtub," ˈgrinˌwʊd sɛd. ɪn ˈkəvɪŋtən, pəˈlis ˈstɑrtɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ləˈpɛl ˈkæmərəz ɪn 2011 θæŋks tɪ ə doʊˈneɪʃən frəm ə ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn. pəˈlis ʧif spaɪk ʤoʊnz ɪz ə fæn sɔrt əv. "ðə ˈkæmərəz, wɪn ðeɪ wərk, ər ˈwəndərfəl," ʤoʊnz sɛd. "ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðə ˈvərʒən ðət wɑz ˈpərʧəst ə ˈnəmbər əv jɪrz əˈgoʊ ˈdɪdənt tərn aʊt tɪ bi ðə ˈrəgəd ˈmɑdəl wid hoʊpt ɪt wʊd bi." ðə ˈjunɪts wər "ˈvɛri ˈfræʤəl," hi sɛd, ənd "ˈvɛri səˈsɛptəbəl tɪ ðə ˈifɛkts əv ðə ˈwɛðər." "ɪf ju gɪt ɪn ə fʊt pərˈsut ənd ðeɪ fɔl ɔf ər ðeɪ gɪt wɛt, ðæts ɪt," ʤoʊnz sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət hiz traɪɪŋ tɪ baɪ ˈəpˌgreɪdɪd ˈmɑdəlz tɪ ɪkˈwɪp hɪz fɔrs. "ðə ˈɔfɪsərz ðɛmˈsɛlvz wɔnt ðɛm; ðɛr ˈæskɪŋ fər ðɛm," hi sɛd. kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ: ɪnkˈwaɪrər rɪˈpɔrtər ˈtɛri rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri:
chung / getty images pedestrians in seoul's shopping district on nov. 21, 2008 by 2010, seoul's women should officially be happy at least the ones with driver's licenses. in may, the city government started to paint public and private parking places pink throughout the city, with thousands more slated to go under the brush next year. the pink parking spots, reserved for women drivers so they don't have to walk so far to work or the mall, are part of the south korean capital's women friendly seoul project, an effort for the notoriously macho asian city of more than 10 million to transform itself into a safer, more "space for women." a nice idea, but the plan may end up reasserting south korean women's secondary status more than boosting it. led by mayor oh se hoon, the $104 million program launched in 2007 under the slogan "happy women, happy seoul," with a focus on mothers of young children and the unemployed. assistant mayor of women and family policy affairs cho hee says the program will be, among other things, helping to find work for jobless women, paving streets to make them friendly, building more women's public restrooms, improving lighting in public spaces, creating safe parks for women, expanding a women's taxi service and adding more public centers. cho says the project aims to eliminate "the inconveniences, anxiety and discomfort that women in seoul experience on a daily basis." (see 10 things to do in seoul.) it's not that working women in south korea couldn't use the help. though south korea is asia's fourth largest economy, only about half of its women have full-time jobs; in june, nearly 10 million women were employed nationwide, according to the national statistics office, compared to almost 14 million men. in seoul, many women work long hours, with employers offering few systems to help working mothers keep a manageable balance between their jobs and families. "because of the very high price of in korea, it may prove more economical to stay behind helping children to do better in the school," says professor chang pil of seoul's university. finding a job after maternity leave can also be an uphill battle. while seoul's project may help women "worry less about harassment or violence," chang says, "the question remains about how to share the household chores and responsibilities" so that women can more freely enter and stay in the labor market.young cho, a who will be leaving seoul this fall to pursue a degree in economics at the university of california, davis, also questions its efficacy, saying the project seems more political than personal. "the policies make the citizens feel that their mayor is doing something, but they do not feel the changes in their lives," cho says. "president lee myung bak got huge political fame during his term as the mayor of seoul. he reformed the public transportation system and constructed a big park in the center of the city. i guess mayor oh wants to follow in president lee's footsteps." (see pictures of seoul.) to be fair to the mayor, president lee hasn't done much either to improve a better sense of gender equality in south korea. in the gender empowerment measure of the united nations human development report office, south korea ranked low at 64 out of 93 countries. james turnbull, who writes about korean gender issues in his blog, grand narrative, says that at an emergency economy management council meeting in january, lee was quoted by the press as saying, "the most urgent issue on our hands is to create jobs for the heads of households." in other words: men. in 2008, lee considered dissolving the government's ministry of gender equality, established in 2002 to promote women's rights, into the health and welfare ministry, a move that he backed off from when it ran up against criticism. (see 50 essential travel tips.) cho, the economics student, hopes to eventually return to south korea as a professor, a position that would enable her to pursue a career and, one day, a family. but she knows that other korean women may not be as lucky, and their needs aren't being met by a plan that accommodates shoe choice over equal opportunity in the workplace. "they are saying that they are doing many things for women, but we do not see any noticeable changes," she says. "they are wasting citizens' money out of the tax that they pay. we don't want pink parking spots."t south korean women do want, says cho, is to see more choices for child care so that they don't lose jobs to men when they have families. and a few more female taxi drivers wouldn't hurt either. see time's pictures of the week.	ʧəŋ ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz pəˈdɛstriənz ɪn soʊlz ˈʃɑpɪŋ ˈdɪstrɪkt ɔn noʊv. 21 2008 baɪ 2010 soʊlz ˈwɪmən ʃʊd əˈfɪʃəli bi ˈhæpi æt list ðə wənz wɪθ ˈdraɪvərz ˈlaɪsənsɪz. ɪn meɪ, ðə ˈsɪti ˈgəvərnmənt ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ peɪnt ˈpəblɪk ənd ˈpraɪvət ˈpɑrkɪŋ ˈpleɪsɪz pɪŋk θruaʊt ðə ˈsɪti, wɪθ ˈθaʊzənz mɔr sˈleɪtɪd tɪ goʊ ˈəndər ðə brəʃ nɛkst jɪr. ðə pɪŋk ˈpɑrkɪŋ spɑts, rɪˈzərvd fər ˈwɪmən ˈdraɪvərz soʊ ðeɪ doʊnt hæv tɪ wɔk soʊ fɑr tɪ wərk ər ðə mɔl, ər pɑrt əv ðə saʊθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈkæpɪtəlz ˈwɪmən ˈfrɛndli soʊl ˈprɑʤɛkt, ən ˈɛfərt fər ðə noʊˈtɔriəsli ˈmɑʧoʊ ˈeɪʒən ˈsɪti əv mɔr ðən 10 ˈmɪljən tɪ ˈtrænsfɔrm ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈɪntu ə ˈseɪfər, mɔr "speɪs fər ˈwɪmən." ə nis aɪˈdiə, bət ðə plæn meɪ ɛnd əp ˌriəˈsərtɪŋ saʊθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈwɪmənz ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈstætəs mɔr ðən ˈbustɪŋ ɪt. lɛd baɪ meɪər oʊ seɪ hun, ðə 104 ˈmɪljən ˈproʊˌgræm lɔnʧt ɪn 2007 ˈəndər ðə sˈloʊgən "ˈhæpi ˈwɪmən, ˈhæpi soʊl," wɪθ ə ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈməðərz əv jəŋ ˈʧɪldrən ənd ðə ˌənɛmˈplɔɪd. əˈsɪstənt meɪər əv ˈwɪmən ənd ˈfæməli ˈpɑləsi əˈfɛrz ʧoʊ hi sɪz ðə ˈproʊˌgræm wɪl bi, əˈməŋ ˈəðər θɪŋz, ˈhɛlpɪŋ tɪ faɪnd wərk fər ˈʤɑbləs ˈwɪmən, ˈpeɪvɪŋ strits tɪ meɪk ðɛm ˈfrɛndli, ˈbɪldɪŋ mɔr ˈwɪmənz ˈpəblɪk ˈrɛˌstrumz, ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ˈlaɪtɪŋ ɪn ˈpəblɪk ˈspeɪsɪz, kriˈeɪtɪŋ seɪf pɑrks fər ˈwɪmən, ɪkˈspændɪŋ ə ˈwɪmənz ˈtæksi ˈsərvɪs ənd ˈædɪŋ mɔr ˈpəblɪk ˈsɛnərz. ʧoʊ sɪz ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt eɪmz tɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt "ðə ˌɪnkənˈvinjənsɪz, æŋˈzaɪəti ənd dɪˈskəmfərt ðət ˈwɪmən ɪn soʊl ɪkˈspɪriəns ɔn ə ˈdeɪli ˈbeɪsɪs." (si 10 θɪŋz tɪ du ɪn soʊl.) ɪts nɑt ðət ˈwərkɪŋ ˈwɪmən ɪn saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə ˈkʊdənt juz ðə hɛlp. ðoʊ saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə ɪz ˈeɪʒəz fɔrθ ˈlɑrʤəst ɪˈkɑnəmi, ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt hæf əv ɪts ˈwɪmən hæv ˈfʊlˌtaɪm ʤɑbz; ɪn ʤun, ˈnɪrli 10 ˈmɪljən ˈwɪmən wər ɪmˈplɔɪd ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl stəˈtɪstɪks ˈɔfəs, kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst 14 ˈmɪljən mɛn. ɪn soʊl, ˈmɛni ˈwɪmən wərk lɔŋ aʊərz, wɪθ ɪmˈplɔɪərz ˈɔfərɪŋ fju ˈsɪstəmz tɪ hɛlp ˈwərkɪŋ ˈməðərz kip ə ˈmænɪʤəbəl ˈbæləns bɪtˈwin ðɛr ʤɑbz ənd ˈfæməliz. "bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈvɛri haɪ praɪs əv ɪn ˌkɔˈriə, ɪt meɪ pruv mɔr ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkəl tɪ steɪ bɪˈhaɪnd ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈʧɪldrən tɪ du ˈbɛtər ɪn ðə skul," sɪz prəˈfɛsər ʧæŋ pɪl əv soʊlz ˌjunəˈvərsəti. ˈfaɪndɪŋ ə ʤɑb ˈæftər məˈtərnɪti liv kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi ən ˈəˈphɪl ˈbætəl. waɪl soʊlz ˈprɑʤɛkt meɪ hɛlp ˈwɪmən "ˈwəri lɛs əˈbaʊt hərˈæsmənt ər ˈvaɪələns," ʧæŋ sɪz, "ðə kˈwɛʃən rɪˈmeɪnz əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ ʃɛr ðə ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ʧɔrz ənd riˌspɑnsəˈbɪlətiz" soʊ ðət ˈwɪmən kən mɔr ˈfrili ˈɛnər ənd steɪ ɪn ðə ˈleɪbər ˈmɑrkɪt. ʧoʊ, ə hu wɪl bi ˈlivɪŋ soʊl ðɪs fɔl tɪ pərˈsu ə dɪˈgri ɪn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ˈdeɪvɪs, ˈɔlsoʊ kˈwɛsʧənz ɪts ˈɛfɪˌkæsi, seɪɪŋ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt simz mɔr pəˈlɪtɪkəl ðən ˈpərsɪnəl. "ðə ˈpɑləsiz meɪk ðə ˈsɪtɪzənz fil ðət ðɛr meɪər ɪz duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ, bət ðeɪ du nɑt fil ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðɛr lɪvz," ʧoʊ sɪz. "ˈprɛzɪdənt li mjəŋ bæk gɑt juʤ pəˈlɪtɪkəl feɪm ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz tərm ɛz ðə meɪər əv soʊl. hi rɪˈfɔrmd ðə ˈpəblɪk ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈsɪstəm ənd kənˈstrəktɪd ə bɪg pɑrk ɪn ðə ˈsɛnər əv ðə ˈsɪti. aɪ gɛs meɪər oʊ wɔnts tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ɪn ˈprɛzɪdənt liz ˈfʊtˌstɛps." (si ˈpɪkʧərz əv soʊl.) tɪ bi fɛr tɪ ðə meɪər, ˈprɛzɪdənt li ˈhæzənt dən məʧ ˈiðər tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ə ˈbɛtər sɛns əv ˈʤɛndər ɪkˈwɑləti ɪn saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə. ɪn ðə ˈʤɛndər ɪmˈpaʊərmənt ˈmɛʒər əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ˈjumən dɪˈvɛləpmənt rɪˈpɔrt ˈɔfəs, saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə ræŋkt loʊ æt 64 aʊt əv 93 ˈkəntriz. ʤeɪmz ˈtərnˌbʊl, hu raɪts əˈbaʊt ˌkɔˈriən ˈʤɛndər ˈɪʃuz ɪn hɪz blɔg, grænd ˈnɛrətɪv, sɪz ðət æt ən ˈimərʤənsi ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈkaʊnsəl ˈmitɪŋ ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri, li wɑz kˈwoʊtɪd baɪ ðə prɛs ɛz seɪɪŋ, "ðə moʊst ˈərʤənt ˈɪʃu ɔn ɑr hænz ɪz tɪ kriˈeɪt ʤɑbz fər ðə hɛdz əv ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz." ɪn ˈəðər wərdz: mɛn. ɪn 2008 li kənˈsɪdərd dɪˈzɔlvɪŋ ðə ˈgəvərnmənts ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˈʤɛndər ɪkˈwɑləti, ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn 2002 tɪ prəˈmoʊt ˈwɪmənz raɪts, ˈɪntu ðə hɛlθ ənd ˈwɛlˌfɛr ˈmɪnɪstri, ə muv ðət hi bækt ɔf frəm wɪn ɪt ræn əp əˈgɛnst ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm. (si 50 ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈtrævəl tɪps.) ʧoʊ, ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks ˈstudənt, hoʊps tɪ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli rɪˈtərn tɪ saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə ɛz ə prəˈfɛsər, ə pəˈzɪʃən ðət wʊd ɪˈneɪbəl hər tɪ pərˈsu ə kərɪr ənd, wən deɪ, ə ˈfæməli. bət ʃi noʊz ðət ˈəðər ˌkɔˈriən ˈwɪmən meɪ nɑt bi ɛz ˈləki, ənd ðɛr nidz ˈɑrənt biɪŋ mɛt baɪ ə plæn ðət əˈkɑməˌdeɪts ʃu ʧɔɪs ˈoʊvər ˈikwəl ˌɑpərˈtunəti ɪn ðə ˈwərkˌpleɪs. "ðeɪ ər seɪɪŋ ðət ðeɪ ər duɪŋ ˈmɛni θɪŋz fər ˈwɪmən, bət wi du nɑt si ˈɛni ˈnoʊtəsəbəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz," ʃi sɪz. "ðeɪ ər ˈweɪstɪŋ ˈsɪtɪzənz' ˈməni aʊt əv ðə tæks ðət ðeɪ peɪ. wi doʊnt wɔnt pɪŋk ˈpɑrkɪŋ spɑts." wət saʊθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈwɪmən du wɔnt, sɪz ʧoʊ, ɪz tɪ si mɔr ˈʧɔɪsɪz fər ʧaɪld kɛr soʊ ðət ðeɪ doʊnt luz ʤɑbz tɪ mɛn wɪn ðeɪ hæv ˈfæməliz. ənd ə fju mɔr ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈtæksi ˈdraɪvərz ˈwʊdənt hərt ˈiðər. si taɪmz ˈpɪkʧərz əv ðə wik.
my old decided he needed to do some and printing last night. except for the few moments where i sped the process along (we were encroaching onto bed time), it was all his effort. his younger brother then decided he wanted to, too. this was very gratifying because, just earlier during the day, i was discussing the future of printing and modeling with a skeptic who was convinced that only the rarest person would use the technology. in our conversation, i drew parallels between the evolution of printers to that of (inkjet/laser) printers. he argued that printers are popular because everyone understands writing words and drawing on paper; but not everyone "gets" building things in, so printing would never be popular. at the time, i didn't get a chance to respond directly to that point, but i'm convinced that future tools will make creating things in far more accessible. it's just a matter of time before that happens. and, as i pondered that point, i remembered a story i once heard (in the late 90's) about the introduction of word processing to a secretary. the secretary would complain about the extra effort to learn and use software that she didn't need when she previously typed directly to paper. that went on for months until the day her employer had asked for a addition early in a document. before the word processor, she would have had to manually and the entire document. instead, she was able to make her additions and let the computer and printer do the rest of the work. the word processor was essentially a tool for wordsmiths. only a small group of people used such tools at first. but with time, the technology evolved and became more accessible to a wider audience. the efficiency and productivity gains alone made the tools worthwhile. but the tools also unlocked gains in creativity. and those with the tools had an advantage over those who did not. can you imagine trying to survive today without knowing how to use a word processor? in the same way, being able to create things in will become an essential skill -- because if you can't do it, you won't be able to keep up with your peers. new techniques and better tools will come with time, because people will need them. it's not a question of if. it's when.	maɪ oʊld ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd hi ˈnidɪd tɪ du səm ənd ˈprɪnɪŋ læst naɪt. ɪkˈsɛpt fər ðə fju ˈmoʊmənts wɛr aɪ spɛd ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əˈlɔŋ (wi wər ɪnˈkroʊʧɪŋ ˈɔntu bɛd taɪm), ɪt wɑz ɔl hɪz ˈɛfərt. hɪz ˈjəŋgər ˈbrəðər ðɛn ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ, tu. ðɪs wɑz ˈvɛri ˈgrætəˌfaɪɪŋ bɪˈkəz, ʤɪst ˈərliər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə deɪ, aɪ wɑz dɪˈskəsɪŋ ðə fˈjuʧər əv ˈprɪnɪŋ ənd ˈmɑdəlɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈskɛptɪk hu wɑz kənˈvɪnst ðət ˈoʊnli ðə ˈrɛrəst ˈpərsən wʊd juz ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi. ɪn ɑr ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən, aɪ dru ˈpɛrəˌlɛlz bɪtˈwin ðə ˌɛvəˈluʃən əv ˈprɪnərz tɪ ðət əv (inkjet/laser) ˈprɪnərz. hi ˈɑrgjud ðət ˈprɪnərz ər ˈpɑpjələr bɪˈkəz ˈɛvriˌwən ˌəndərˈstændz ˈraɪtɪŋ wərdz ənd drɔɪŋ ɔn ˈpeɪpər; bət nɑt ˈɛvriˌwən "gɪts" ˈbɪldɪŋ θɪŋz ɪn, soʊ ˈprɪnɪŋ wʊd ˈnɛvər bi ˈpɑpjələr. æt ðə taɪm, aɪ ˈdɪdənt gɪt ə ʧæns tɪ rɪˈspɑnd dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ðət pɔɪnt, bət əm kənˈvɪnst ðət fˈjuʧər tulz wɪl meɪk kriˈeɪtɪŋ θɪŋz ɪn fɑr mɔr ækˈsɛsəbəl. ɪts ʤɪst ə ˈmætər əv taɪm ˌbiˈfɔr ðət ˈhæpənz. ənd, ɛz aɪ ˈpɑndərd ðət pɔɪnt, aɪ rɪˈmɛmbərd ə ˈstɔri aɪ wəns hərd (ɪn ðə leɪt 90's) əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv wərd ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ tɪ ə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri. ðə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri wʊd kəmˈpleɪn əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɛkstrə ˈɛfərt tɪ lərn ənd juz ˈsɔfˌwɛr ðət ʃi ˈdɪdənt nid wɪn ʃi ˈpriviəsli taɪpt dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ˈpeɪpər. ðət wɛnt ɔn fər mənθs ənˈtɪl ðə deɪ hər ɪmˈplɔɪər hæd æst fər ə əˈdɪʃən ˈərli ɪn ə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt. ˌbiˈfɔr ðə wərd ˈprɑˌsɛsər, ʃi wʊd hæv hæd tɪ ˈmænjuəli ənd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈdɑkjəmɛnt. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ʃi wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ meɪk hər əˈdɪʃənz ənd lɛt ðə kəmˈpjutər ənd ˈprɪnər du ðə rɛst əv ðə wərk. ðə wərd ˈprɑˌsɛsər wɑz ɛˈsɛnʃəli ə tul fər wordsmiths*. ˈoʊnli ə smɔl grup əv ˈpipəl juzd səʧ tulz æt fərst. bət wɪθ taɪm, ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪˈvɑlvd ənd bɪˈkeɪm mɔr ækˈsɛsəbəl tɪ ə ˈwaɪdər ˈɔdiəns. ðə ɪˈfɪʃənsi ənd ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti geɪnz əˈloʊn meɪd ðə tulz ˈwərθˈwaɪl. bət ðə tulz ˈɔlsoʊ ənˈlɑkt geɪnz ɪn ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti. ənd ðoʊz wɪθ ðə tulz hæd ən ædˈvæntɪʤ ˈoʊvər ðoʊz hu dɪd nɑt. kən ju ˌɪˈmæʤən traɪɪŋ tɪ sərˈvaɪv təˈdeɪ wɪˈθaʊt noʊɪŋ haʊ tɪ juz ə wərd ˈprɑˌsɛsər? ɪn ðə seɪm weɪ, biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ kriˈeɪt θɪŋz ɪn wɪl bɪˈkəm ən ɛˈsɛnʃəl skɪl bɪˈkəz ɪf ju kænt du ɪt, ju woʊnt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kip əp wɪθ jʊr pɪrz. nu tɛkˈniks ənd ˈbɛtər tulz wɪl kəm wɪθ taɪm, bɪˈkəz ˈpipəl wɪl nid ðɛm. ɪts nɑt ə kˈwɛʃən əv ɪf. ɪts wɪn.
the 2001 earthquake occurred at local time on february 28, 2001. the earthquake had a moment magnitude of and a maximum intensity of (severe). the epicenter was in the southern puget sound, northeast of olympia, but the shock was felt in oregon, canada, eastern washington, and] this was one of several large earthquakes that occurred in the puget sound region in the prior 52 years and caused property damage valued at between one and four billion dollars. one person died of a heart attack and several hundred were injured. earthquake [ edit ] the puget sound area is prone to deep earthquakes due to the juan de tectonic under the north american plate at to a] as part of the zone, which causes stress in the north american plate as the juan de plate sinks into the mantle. similar significant earthquakes occurred in the same general region on april 29, 1965 (magnitude, depth 59 (37 mi)), and april 13, 1949 (magnitude, depth 50 (31 mi)). damage [ edit ] a large van was crushed by bricks in a seattle parking lot. although there were no deaths, local news outlets reported that there was one death from a heart] about 400 people were] most of the property damage occurred very near the epicenter or in concrete or masonry buildings, such as those in the first hill, pioneer square and neighborhoods of seattle. the trinity parish church on first hill was severely] the air traffic control tower at airport was heavily damaged; it has since been replaced with a more tower. the quake splintered a buttress under the dome of the capitol building in olympia, but previous work prevented more serious harm to the] additionally, power outages affected downtown] the u.s. military's ft. lewis and air force base received damage and there was very slight damage in victoria, british] the fourth avenue bridge in olympia was severely damaged. in the is a piling for a temporary bridge. following the quake, many buildings and structures in the area were closed temporarily for inspection. this included several bridges, all state offices in olympia, and boeing's factories in the seattle area. various schools in the state also closed for the day. the fourth avenue bridge in downtown olympia was heavily damaged and was later torn down and] in seattle, the alaskan way viaduct and its were damaged, forcing the viaduct to close for emergency repairs and ultimately factoring into the decision to replace the viaduct] approximately $305 million of insured losses and a total of $2 billion worth of damage was caused in the state of washington. the area was declared a natural disaster area by president george w. bush and was therefore able to receive federal recovery assistance. the number of businesses in the heavily affected region was relatively] at least 20% of businesses surrounding the heavily affected area took direct losses, while 2% had direct losses of over $10,000. none of these businesses received money for direct damage from federal aid or] many businesses did not receive any aid at all. those that did receive aid had no help with indirect losses. indirect losses varied from inventory or data corruption, disruption in the workplace, productivity, etc. data and inventory losses were possibly the most damaging, especially for retail stores. retail stores lost inventory as well as people's interest for a period of time after the quake. one of the vital elements to prevent damage and injury were well structured buildings. this can prevent the loss of life as well as] businesses that did not sustain very much damage also gained a sense of security that may be unreliable as the moment magnitude was high but the was deep under the earth. this earthquake was a moment magnitude that caused $2 billion damage while the northridge earthquake was a moment magnitude, but caused more than $20 billion worth of damage as the of the northridge earthquake was much shallower and closer to the surface of the] ground effects [ edit ] named after the delta, this earthquake hit the southern end of puget sound causing damage to the ports of seattle and] in the month following the earthquake, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration and the assembled a team to map the of the deltas near the epicenter. this revealed multiple submarine failures on the and delta fronts. in other areas liquefaction, sand boils, landslides, and soil slumping] liquefaction was also determined to be a main contributor to increased stream flows. with multiple stream gauges collecting data before and after the earthquake there was a regular pattern of higher increased stream flow around areas where liquefaction] soil liquefaction was also observed at a wildlife refuge causing damage to the buildings] response [ edit ] a rapid response plan was developed a year later. the region realized how they avoided a potential extremely damaging catastrophe. many businesses, organizations, hospitals, etc. were asked to sign a regional disaster plan. this would allow disaster relief teams to locate and aid places much faster than before. it would also be able to direct limited resources to places with greatest immediate] see also [ edit ]	ðə 2001 ˈərθkˌweɪk əˈkərd æt ˈloʊkəl taɪm ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 28 2001 ðə ˈərθkˌweɪk hæd ə ˈmoʊmənt ˈmægnəˌtud əv ənd ə ˈmæksəməm ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti əv (səˈvɪr). ðə ˈɛpəˌsɛntər wɑz ɪn ðə ˈsəðərn ˈpjuʤɪt saʊnd, ˌnɔrˈθist əv oʊˈlɪmpiə, bət ðə ʃɑk wɑz fɛlt ɪn ˈɔrəˌgɑn, ˈkænədə, ˈistərn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ənd ðɪs wɑz wən əv ˈsɛvərəl lɑrʤ ˈərθkˌweɪks ðət əˈkərd ɪn ðə ˈpjuʤɪt saʊnd ˈriʤən ɪn ðə praɪər 52 jɪrz ənd kɔzd ˈprɑpərti ˈdæmɪʤ ˈvæljud æt bɪtˈwin wən ənd fɔr ˈbɪljən ˈdɔlərz. wən ˈpərsən daɪd əv ə hɑrt əˈtæk ənd ˈsɛvərəl ˈhənərd wər ˈɪnʤərd. ˈərθkˌweɪk ˈɛdət ðə ˈpjuʤɪt saʊnd ˈɛriə ɪz proʊn tɪ dip ˈərθkˌweɪks du tɪ ðə wɑn də tɛkˈtɑnɪk ˈəndər ðə nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən pleɪt æt tɪ ə ɛz pɑrt əv ðə zoʊn, wɪʧ ˈkɔzɪz strɛs ɪn ðə nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən pleɪt ɛz ðə wɑn də pleɪt sɪŋks ˈɪntu ðə ˈmæntəl. ˈsɪmələr sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈərθkˌweɪks əˈkərd ɪn ðə seɪm ˈʤɛnərəl ˈriʤən ɔn ˈeɪprəl 29 1965 (ˈmægnəˌtud dɛpθ 59 37 mi)), ənd ˈeɪprəl 13 1949 (ˈmægnəˌtud dɛpθ 50 31 mi)). ˈdæmɪʤ ˈɛdət ə lɑrʤ væn wɑz krəʃt baɪ brɪks ɪn ə siˈætəl ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɔt. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɛr wər noʊ dɛθs, ˈloʊkəl nuz ˈaʊˌtlɛts ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðɛr wɑz wən dɛθ frəm ə hɑrt əˈbaʊt 400 ˈpipəl wər moʊst əv ðə ˈprɑpərti ˈdæmɪʤ əˈkərd ˈvɛri nɪr ðə ˈɛpəˌsɛntər ər ɪn ˈkɑnkrit ər ˈmeɪsənri ˈbɪldɪŋz, səʧ ɛz ðoʊz ɪn ðə fərst hɪl, ˌpaɪəˈnɪr skwɛr ənd ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz əv siˈætəl. ðə ˈtrɪnɪti ˈpɛrɪʃ ʧərʧ ɔn fərst hɪl wɑz səˈvɪrli ðə ɛr ˈtræfɪk kənˈtroʊl taʊər æt ˈɛrˌpɔrt wɑz ˈhɛvəli ˈdæmɪʤd; ɪt həz sɪns bɪn ˌriˈpleɪst wɪθ ə mɔr taʊər. ðə kweɪk ˈsplɪntərd ə ˈbətrəs ˈəndər ðə doʊm əv ðə ˈkæpɪtəl ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪn oʊˈlɪmpiə, bət ˈpriviəs wərk prɪˈvɛnɪd mɔr ˈsɪriəs hɑrm tɪ ðə əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, paʊər ˈaʊtɪʤɪz əˈfɛktɪd ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ðə juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛriz ft*. luɪs ənd ɛr fɔrs beɪs rɪˈsivd ˈdæmɪʤ ənd ðɛr wɑz ˈvɛri slaɪt ˈdæmɪʤ ɪn vɪkˈtɔriə, ˈbrɪtɪʃ ðə fɔrθ ˈævəˌnu brɪʤ ɪn oʊˈlɪmpiə wɑz səˈvɪrli ˈdæmɪʤd. ɪn ðə ɪz ə ˈpaɪlɪŋ fər ə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri brɪʤ. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə kweɪk, ˈmɛni ˈbɪldɪŋz ənd ˈstrəkʧərz ɪn ðə ˈɛriə wər kloʊzd ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli fər ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən. ðɪs ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈsɛvərəl ˈbrɪʤɪz, ɔl steɪt ˈɔfəsɪz ɪn oʊˈlɪmpiə, ənd boʊɪŋz ˈfæktəriz ɪn ðə siˈætəl ˈɛriə. ˈvɛriəs skulz ɪn ðə steɪt ˈɔlsoʊ kloʊzd fər ðə deɪ. ðə fɔrθ ˈævəˌnu brɪʤ ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn oʊˈlɪmpiə wɑz ˈhɛvəli ˈdæmɪʤd ənd wɑz ˈleɪtər tɔrn daʊn ənd ɪn siˈætəl, ðə əˈlæskən weɪ ˈvaɪədəkt ənd ɪts wər ˈdæmɪʤd, ˈfɔrsɪŋ ðə ˈvaɪədəkt tɪ kloʊz fər ˈimərʤənsi rɪˈpɛrz ənd ˈəltəmətli ˈfæktərɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ðə ˈvaɪədəkt əˈprɑksəmətli 305 ˈmɪljən əv ˌɪnˈʃʊrd ˈlɔsɪz ənd ə ˈtoʊtəl əv 2 ˈbɪljən wərθ əv ˈdæmɪʤ wɑz kɔzd ɪn ðə steɪt əv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. ðə ˈɛriə wɑz dɪˈklɛrd ə ˈnæʧərəl dɪˈzæstər ˈɛriə baɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ ənd wɑz ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɪˈsiv ˈfɛdərəl rɪˈkəvəri əˈsɪstəns. ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈbɪznɪsɪz ɪn ðə ˈhɛvəli əˈfɛktɪd ˈriʤən wɑz ˈrɛlətɪvli æt list 20 əv ˈbɪznɪsɪz sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə ˈhɛvəli əˈfɛktɪd ˈɛriə tʊk dɪˈrɛkt ˈlɔsɪz, waɪl 2 hæd dɪˈrɛkt ˈlɔsɪz əv ˈoʊvər nən əv ðiz ˈbɪznɪsɪz rɪˈsivd ˈməni fər dɪˈrɛkt ˈdæmɪʤ frəm ˈfɛdərəl eɪd ər ˈmɛni ˈbɪznɪsɪz dɪd nɑt rɪˈsiv ˈɛni eɪd æt ɔl. ðoʊz ðət dɪd rɪˈsiv eɪd hæd noʊ hɛlp wɪθ ˌɪndərˈɛkt ˈlɔsɪz. ˌɪndərˈɛkt ˈlɔsɪz ˈvɛrid frəm ˌɪnvənˈtɔri ər ˈdætə kərˈəpʃən, dɪsˈrəpʃən ɪn ðə ˈwərkˌpleɪs, ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ˈdætə ənd ˌɪnvənˈtɔri ˈlɔsɪz wər ˈpɑsəbli ðə moʊst ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ, əˈspɛʃəli fər ˈriˌteɪl stɔrz. ˈriˌteɪl stɔrz lɔst ˌɪnvənˈtɔri ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈpipəlz ˈɪntəˌrɛst fər ə ˈpɪriəd əv taɪm ˈæftər ðə kweɪk. wən əv ðə ˈvaɪtəl ˈɛləmənts tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈdæmɪʤ ənd ˈɪnʤəri wər wɛl ˈstrəkʧərd ˈbɪldɪŋz. ðɪs kən prɪˈvɛnt ðə lɔs əv laɪf ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈbɪznɪsɪz ðət dɪd nɑt səˈsteɪn ˈvɛri məʧ ˈdæmɪʤ ˈɔlsoʊ geɪnd ə sɛns əv sɪˈkjʊrəti ðət meɪ bi ˌənrɪˈlaɪəbəl ɛz ðə ˈmoʊmənt ˈmægnəˌtud wɑz haɪ bət ðə wɑz dip ˈəndər ðə ərθ. ðɪs ˈərθkˌweɪk wɑz ə ˈmoʊmənt ˈmægnəˌtud ðət kɔzd 2 ˈbɪljən ˈdæmɪʤ waɪl ðə ˈnɔrθˌrɪʤ ˈərθkˌweɪk wɑz ə ˈmoʊmənt ˈmægnəˌtud, bət kɔzd mɔr ðən 20 ˈbɪljən wərθ əv ˈdæmɪʤ ɛz ðə əv ðə ˈnɔrθˌrɪʤ ˈərθkˌweɪk wɑz məʧ ˈʃæloʊər ənd ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðə ˈsərfəs əv ðə graʊnd ˈifɛkts ˈɛdət neɪmd ˈæftər ðə ˈdɛltə, ðɪs ˈərθkˌweɪk hɪt ðə ˈsəðərn ɛnd əv ˈpjuʤɪt saʊnd ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðə pɔrts əv siˈætəl ənd ɪn ðə mənθ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈərθkˌweɪk, ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˌoʊʃiˈænɪk ənd ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ənd ðə əˈsɛmbəld ə tim tɪ mæp ðə əv ðə ˈdɛltəz nɪr ðə ˈɛpəˌsɛntər. ðɪs rɪˈvild ˈməltəpəl ˌsəbmərˈin ˈfeɪljərz ɔn ðə ənd ˈdɛltə frənts. ɪn ˈəðər ˈɛriəz ˌlɪkwəˈfækʃən, sænd bɔɪlz, ˈlænsˌlaɪdz, ənd sɔɪl sˈləmpɪŋ ˌlɪkwəˈfækʃən wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈtərmənd tɪ bi ə meɪn kənˈtrɪbjətər tɪ ˌɪnˈkrist strim floʊz. wɪθ ˈməltəpəl strim ˈgeɪʤɪz kəˈlɛktɪŋ ˈdætə ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ˈæftər ðə ˈərθkˌweɪk ðɛr wɑz ə ˈrɛgjələr ˈpætərn əv haɪər ˌɪnˈkrist strim floʊ əraʊnd ˈɛriəz wɛr ˌlɪkwəˈfækʃən sɔɪl ˌlɪkwəˈfækʃən wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ əbˈzərvd æt ə ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ˈrɛfjuʤ ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz rɪˈspɑns ˈɛdət ə ˈræpɪd rɪˈspɑns plæn wɑz dɪˈvɛləpt ə jɪr ˈleɪtər. ðə ˈriʤən ˈriəˌlaɪzd haʊ ðeɪ əˈvɔɪdɪd ə pəˈtɛnʃəl ɪkˈstrimli ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ kəˈtæstrəfi. ˈmɛni ˈbɪznɪsɪz, ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz, ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. wər æst tɪ saɪn ə ˈriʤənəl dɪˈzæstər plæn. ðɪs wʊd əˈlaʊ dɪˈzæstər rɪˈlif timz tɪ ˈloʊˌkeɪt ənd eɪd ˈpleɪsɪz məʧ ˈfæstər ðən ˌbiˈfɔr. ɪt wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ dɪˈrɛkt ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈrisɔrsɪz tɪ ˈpleɪsɪz wɪθ ˈgreɪtəst ˌɪˈmiˌdiət si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət
the owner of a wisconsin company invited to move to minnesota in protest of its new “right-to-work” law says he plans to at least expand in theher state provided enough contracts come his way to support the business. james hoffman, owner of black river hoffman construction co., which works mostly on highway construction projects, said his current plans are to more than double the size of his office by the end of the year. hoffman said monday night that the reason is twofold: he believes the law will ultimately cost his company money, and he sees proposal to increase transportation funding as offering greater business opportunities. by the end of 2015, the office would add at least another two salaried positions to the current two and add another 15 to 20 hourly positions to the current 10 to 12. but the expansion would depend on being successful on competitive bids, hoffman added. over the past year, the company has expanded more than 50 percent and added 200 workers. it now has 50 salaried and 300 hourly positions across wisconsin and minnesota, hoffman said. currently, 45 percent of business comes from the wisconsin department of transportation, and 15 percent comes from the minnesota department of transportation. the wisconsin legislature approved the measure friday, and republican gov. scott walker on monday signed it into law. it prohibits organized labor from forcing all workers to pay union dues or fees. in late february, hoffman testified before the wisconsin legislature against the bill, saying it would create tension among his employees and would be an “unproductive distraction for our company.” on monday, hoffman said the law will make it more difficult to gain skilled workers, which he depends on when calculating productivity in his bids. “if i get as productive a worker, it will ultimately cost me more. in my opinion, there will be no savings to the owner, and no savings to the dot in the long run,” hoffman said. according to its website, hoffman works with the international union of operating engineers locals 139 and 49, along with some minnesota unions. last week, minnesota state rep. pat garofalo, r-farmington, called measure “heavy-handed and wrong” and said it would hurt business owners who want to work with unions. he invited two wisconsin companies that had spoken out against the bill to come to minnesota, and he offered to help them make the move. one of them was hoffman. garofalo declined to comment on the news late monday evening. many minnesota republicans support legislation, and some lawmakers pushed for a amendment to constitution in 2012. it died in committee. rachel e. contributed to this report. tad can be reached at.	ðə ˈoʊnər əv ə wɪˈskɑnsən ˈkəmpəˌni ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ muv tɪ ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ɪn ˈproʊˌtɛst əv ɪts nu ““right-to-work”” lɔ sɪz hi plænz tɪ æt list ɪkˈspænd ɪn ðə ˈgoʊfər steɪt prəˈvaɪdɪd ɪˈnəf ˈkɑnˌtrækts kəm hɪz weɪ tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə ˈbɪznɪs. ʤeɪmz ˈhɔfmən, ˈoʊnər əv blæk ˈrɪvər ˈhɔfmən kənˈstrəkʃən koʊ., wɪʧ wərks ˈmoʊstli ɔn ˈhaɪˌweɪ kənˈstrəkʃən ˈprɑʤɛkts, sɛd hɪz ˈkɑrənt plænz ər tɪ mɔr ðən ˈdəbəl ðə saɪz əv hɪz ˈɔfəs baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə jɪr. ˈhɔfmən sɛd ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt ðət ðə ˈrizən ɪz ˈtuˈfoʊld: hi bɪˈlivz ðə lɔ wɪl ˈəltəmətli kɔst hɪz ˈkəmpəˌni ˈməni, ənd hi siz prəˈpoʊzəl tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈfəndɪŋ ɛz ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈgreɪtər ˈbɪznɪs ˌɑpərˈtunətiz. baɪ ðə ɛnd əv 2015 ðə ˈɔfəs wʊd æd æt list əˈnəðər tu ˈsælərid pəˈzɪʃənz tɪ ðə ˈkɑrənt tu ənd æd əˈnəðər 15 tɪ 20 ˈaʊrli pəˈzɪʃənz tɪ ðə ˈkɑrənt 10 tɪ 12 bət ðə ɪkˈspænʧən wʊd dɪˈpɛnd ɔn biɪŋ səkˈsɛsfəl ɔn kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv bɪdz, ˈhɔfmən ˈædɪd. ˈoʊvər ðə pæst jɪr, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni həz ɪkˈspændɪd mɔr ðən 50 pərˈsɛnt ənd ˈædɪd 200 ˈwərkərz. ɪt naʊ həz 50 ˈsælərid ənd 300 ˈaʊrli pəˈzɪʃənz əˈkrɔs wɪˈskɑnsən ənd ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə, ˈhɔfmən sɛd. ˈkərəntli, 45 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈbɪznɪs kəmz frəm ðə wɪˈskɑnsən dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən, ənd 15 pərˈsɛnt kəmz frəm ðə ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən. ðə wɪˈskɑnsən ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər əˈpruvd ðə ˈmɛʒər ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ənd rɪˈpəblɪkən gəv. skɑt ˈwɔkər ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ saɪnd ɪt ˈɪntu lɔ. ɪt proʊˈhɪbəts ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ˈleɪbər frəm ˈfɔrsɪŋ ɔl ˈwərkərz tɪ peɪ ˈjunjən duz ər fiz. ɪn leɪt ˈfɛbruˌɛri, ˈhɔfmən ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə wɪˈskɑnsən ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər əˈgɛnst ðə bɪl, seɪɪŋ ɪt wʊd kriˈeɪt ˈtɛnʃən əˈməŋ hɪz ɪmˈplɔɪiz ənd wʊd bi ən dɪˈstrækʃən fər ɑr company.”.” ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˈhɔfmən sɛd ðə lɔ wɪl meɪk ɪt mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ geɪn skɪld ˈwərkərz, wɪʧ hi dɪˈpɛndz ɔn wɪn ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti ɪn hɪz bɪdz. aɪ gɪt ɛz pərˈdəktɪv ə ˈwərkər, ɪt wɪl ˈəltəmətli kɔst mi mɔr. ɪn maɪ əˈpɪnjən, ðɛr wɪl bi noʊ ˈseɪvɪŋz tɪ ðə ˈoʊnər, ənd noʊ ˈseɪvɪŋz tɪ ðə dɑt ɪn ðə lɔŋ run,”,” ˈhɔfmən sɛd. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ɪts ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, ˈhɔfmən wərks wɪθ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈjunjən əv ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ˈloʊkəlz 139 ənd 49 əˈlɔŋ wɪθ səm ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ˈjunjənz. læst wik, ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə steɪt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. pæt gɑroʊˈfɑloʊ, r-farmington, kɔld ˈmɛʒər ənd wrong”*” ənd sɛd ɪt wʊd hərt ˈbɪznɪs ˈoʊnərz hu wɔnt tɪ wərk wɪθ ˈjunjənz. hi ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tu wɪˈskɑnsən ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət hæd ˈspoʊkən aʊt əˈgɛnst ðə bɪl tɪ kəm tɪ ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə, ənd hi ˈɔfərd tɪ hɛlp ðɛm meɪk ðə muv. wən əv ðɛm wɑz ˈhɔfmən. gɑroʊˈfɑloʊ dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə nuz leɪt ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ. ˈmɛni ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə rɪˈpəblɪkənz səˈpɔrt ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən, ənd səm ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz pʊʃt fər ə əˈmɛndmənt tɪ ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ɪn 2012 ɪt daɪd ɪn kəˈmɪti. ˈreɪʧəl i. kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt. tæd kən bi riʧt æt
prfc will host group d at juan stadium starting march 14 san juan, puerto rico- puerto rico is excited and proud to announce that it will take part in the 2017 caribbean club championship, and will host group d. after many days of diligence and hard work by president tom payne and the entire club staff, along with several top executives from,'s qualification to the region's most important competition was solidified. "we are excited to be a part of this prestigious tournament that is so important to our organization and our fans. this is a unique opportunity for the entire island to come together and show the rest of the caribbean what puerto rican football is all about. we look forward to seeing all the fans of soccer here on the island come out and support your puerto rico." said payne prfc will host group d in the first round of the 2017 caribbean club championship at juan ramon stadium. action is set for tuesday, march and thursday, march 16th, and the final matches on saturday, march 18th. the group will consist of united (jam), scholars international (cay) and transvaal (sur) in a round robin format in which the winner will move on to the final round for a chance to qualify for the champions league. stay tuned to for more information about tickets and the full match schedule. the 2017 season saturday, march at juan stadium. get your season tickets now by calling or go to/tickets and find more about our exclusive season ticket holder benefits.	prfc* wɪl hoʊst grup di æt wɑn ˈsteɪdiəm ˈstɑrtɪŋ mɑrʧ 14 sæn wɑn, ˈpɔrtər ˈrikoʊ- ˈpɔrtər ˈrikoʊ ɪz ɪkˈsaɪtɪd ənd praʊd tɪ əˈnaʊns ðət ɪt wɪl teɪk pɑrt ɪn ðə 2017 ˌkɛrɪˈbiən kləb ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp, ənd wɪl hoʊst grup di. ˈæftər ˈmɛni deɪz əv ˈdɪlɪʤəns ənd hɑrd wərk baɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt tɑm peɪn ənd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər kləb stæf, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈsɛvərəl tɔp ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz frəm, kˌwɑləfəˈkeɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈriʤənz moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən wɑz səˈlɪdəˌfaɪd. "wi ər ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ bi ə pɑrt əv ðɪs pərˈstiʤəs ˈtʊrnəmənt ðət ɪz soʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ɑr ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ənd ɑr fænz. ðɪs ɪz ə juˈnik ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈaɪlənd tɪ kəm təˈgɛðər ənd ʃoʊ ðə rɛst əv ðə ˌkɛrɪˈbiən wət ˈpɔrtər ˈrikən ˈfʊtˌbɔl ɪz ɔl əˈbaʊt. wi lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ siɪŋ ɔl ðə fænz əv ˈsɑkər hir ɔn ðə ˈaɪlənd kəm aʊt ənd səˈpɔrt jʊr ˈpɔrtər ˈrikoʊ." sɛd peɪn wɪl hoʊst grup di ɪn ðə fərst raʊnd əv ðə 2017 ˌkɛrɪˈbiən kləb ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp æt wɑn rəˈmoʊn ˈsteɪdiəm. ˈækʃən ɪz sɛt fər ˈtuzˌdeɪ, mɑrʧ ənd ˈθərzˌdeɪ, mɑrʧ 16th, ənd ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈmæʧɪz ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, mɑrʧ 18th. ðə grup wɪl kənˈsɪst əv juˈnaɪtɪd (ʤæm), ˈskɑlərz ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl (keɪ) ənd trænzˈvɑl (sər) ɪn ə raʊnd ˈrɑbɪn ˈfɔrˌmæt ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈwɪnər wɪl muv ɔn tɪ ðə ˈfaɪnəl raʊnd fər ə ʧæns tɪ kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ðə ˈʧæmpiənz lig. steɪ tund tɪ fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ˈtɪkɪts ənd ðə fʊl mæʧ ˈskɛʤʊl. ðə 2017 ˈsizən ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, mɑrʧ æt wɑn ˈsteɪdiəm. gɪt jʊr ˈsizən ˈtɪkɪts naʊ baɪ ˈkɔlɪŋ ər goʊ tɪ ənd faɪnd mɔr əˈbaʊt ɑr ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈsizən ˈtɪkɪt ˈhoʊldər ˈbɛnəfɪts.
by george friedman the current italian banking crisis carries with it the possibility of bank failures. the consequences of these failures pyramid the crisis because ofropean union regulations. essentially, the position of theropean union is that theropean central bank (ecb) and the central banks of member countries cannot bail out failing banks by recapitalizing them in other words, injecting money to keep them solvent. regulations go so far as to prohibit italy from using its state funds to shield investors and shareholders of banks from losses, unless there is risk of “very extraordinary” systemic stress. rather, theropean union has adopted a strategy. the strategy is in theory a mechanism for ensuring fair competition and stability in the financial sector across therozone. it protects countries, like germany, from spending their money on bank failures in other countries, and keeps the from printing extra money and exposingrope to inflation that would reduce the position of creditors. the fear of inflation is remote at this moment but it still is an institutional principle of the. and controlling national expenditures on banks imposes fiscal discipline on countries that seek to bail out not just banks, but the equity holdings of investors, who will lose their investment when the bank fails. the issue is this: who is considered an investor? in the view of the, depositors are, in cases of a bank resolution, investors in the bank. the process can potentially apply to any liabilities of the institution not backed by assets or collateral. there is some insurance available, and there are regulations on deposit insurance, but there is no-wide system of deposit insurance. this is because creditor nations do not want to share the liability for bank failures in other nations. this means that while the firstros ($111,000) in deposits are protected, in the sense that they cannot be seized, any money above that amount can be. on the surface,ros is a substantial amount of savings. but if you consider the position of a professional who has saved all his life for retirement, he may have substantially more. and at interest rates available today, even a bank account with a millionros would not generate enough income through interest to sustain a planned retirement. the principal would have to be used, and in a, both the planned income and principal (aboveros) would be dissolved. as for businesses, particularly small and enterprises (smes), the could evaporate payroll accounts and other working capital. the idea of the obliterates a distinction that has become fundamental toropean and american banking since the massive banking failures of the and 1930s. it was understood that the purpose of a savings account was to find a safe haven for your savings or your operating capital. the depositor paid for the safe haven by accepting extremely modest interest rates. in contrast, an investor takes on greater risk and is responsible for evaluating the financials of an investment. the bank is an institution that is an alternative to riskier investments. we saw the consequence of a procedure during the cypriot banking crisis. claiming informally that cypriot banks contained primarily russian money meant for laundering, germany insisted that the process should prevail. there was undoubtedly illegal russian money in cypriot banks, but there were also retirement funds for british expatriates who retired to cyprus and accounts held by cypriot businesses. the result was devastating. money that had been prudently deposited in a bank so the depositor believed was lost as depositors discovered they were considered investors. employees of hotels, for example, were not paid for a month and then received about half a paycheck for a while. the hotels lost their investments in the banks, without ever having realized that they were investors and without any opportunity to participate in the banks’ success, while unwittingly being exposed to failure. there is one tremendous consequence in this strategy. it increases the possibility of runs on banks, particularly by large depositors. as it becomes known that depositors are investors rather than creditors and that their assets will be forfeited to pay debtors, the bank ceases to be a safe haven. the more aware the depositor becomes that he will be treated as an investor, the more he will behave like an investor. realizing that his bank deposit is all risk with no upside, any indication that risks are mounting will cause a rational actor to withdraw his money, and this will increase the risk of a run and collapse. it is not clear what the is thinking. the american approach to the 2008 banking crisis was that some companies and banks were “too big to fail.” the concept operated on many levels. one was that the federal government ensured that the federal deposit insurance corporation (fdic) had enough money to cover all guarantees. the relatively generous guarantees of the might not have been sufficient to deal with the crisis. the insures $250,000 in individual deposits and $500,000 for a married couple. in addition, it insures the same amount at the same bank in different types of accounts. so, if an individual had a personal account, a small corporate account and a foundation account, he could have $750,000 in guarantees at the same bank. and if he had more money, he could open accounts at another bank. the would cover all of it and the federal government was prepared to ensure the was able to do so. another aspect of the american approach was the infusion of capital into banks to guarantee that the banks could honor their debts. this protected liabilities between financial institutions. it also protected and individual depositors. whatever the vices of the bank management, it guaranteed not only that interbank debt was secure, but that the depositors were treated as depositors and not investors nor even creditors. this, plus aggressive intervention as banks failed, reduced the possibility that depositors would panic, and prevented the economic and political meltdown that a solution might create. this was possible because the united states is a single country. texans might not be happy stabilizing banks in california, but there is no systemic way for texas to withdraw from the process. in some wild theoretical sense, texas might have the option to secede, but in practical terms, there is no difference between texas’ liabilities and california’s. it is a single integrated system. europe, for all the discussion of integration, is not integrated. italy is not germany, and problems are not problems. there is no-wide deposit insurance system because liability is not distributed a an level. nor, as there is only one currency, are the devices available to the available to italy. and finally, theropean ethos of austerity creates liabilities among the most vulnerable classes. the consequence of large banks failing is significant. the destruction of large numbers of deposits in what was regarded as a safe haven can also have significant consequences, and not just financial ones. the sense of vulnerability that the concept creates among individuals has two consequences. one is a shift in the pattern of saving. some will decide that if savings are investments without an upside, they might as well get into the equity markets. the risk in these markets is high. or they may decide that they are better off with their money in gold or hidden under their mattresses. the consequences of that on a large scale are also substantial. but the biggest consequence is political. if retirees and others lose their savings, and are unable to pay their staff, the political impact on the established parties, which are already under attack, could transformrope. if this strategy works to contain the crisis in italy, fine. but if it spreads into a panic, which is not unlikely, it will resonate for a long time.	baɪ ʤɔrʤ ˈfridmən ðə ˈkɑrənt ˌɪˈtæljən ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈkraɪsəs ˈkɛriz wɪθ ɪt ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv bæŋk ˈfeɪljərz. ðə ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz əv ðiz ˈfeɪljərz ˈpɪrəmɪd ðə ˈkraɪsəs bɪˈkəz əv ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz. ɛˈsɛnʃəli, ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən ɪz ðət ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈsɛntrəl bæŋk (ecb) ənd ðə ˈsɛntrəl bæŋks əv ˈmɛmbər ˈkəntriz ˈkænɑt beɪl aʊt ˈfeɪlɪŋ bæŋks baɪ ˌriˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðɛm ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ˌɪnˈʤɛktɪŋ ˈməni tɪ kip ðɛm ˈsɑlvənt. ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz goʊ soʊ fɑr ɛz tɪ proʊˈhɪbət ˈɪtəli frəm ˈjuzɪŋ ɪts steɪt fəndz tɪ ʃild ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ənd ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldərz əv bæŋks frəm ˈlɔsɪz, ənˈlɛs ðɛr ɪz rɪsk əv extraordinary”” sɪˈstɛmɪk strɛs. ˈrəðər, ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən həz əˈdɑptəd ə ˈstrætəʤi. ðə ˈstrætəʤi ɪz ɪn ˈθɪri ə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm fər ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ fɛr ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ənd stəˈbɪlɪti ɪn ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɛktər əˈkrɔs ðə eurozone. ɪt prəˈtɛkts ˈkəntriz, laɪk ˈʤərməni, frəm ˈspɛndɪŋ ðɛr ˈməni ɔn bæŋk ˈfeɪljərz ɪn ˈəðər ˈkəntriz, ənd kips ðə frəm ˈprɪnɪŋ ˈɛkstrə ˈməni ənd ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ ˈjʊrəp tɪ ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən ðət wʊd rɪˈdus ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv ˈkrɛdɪtərz. ðə fɪr əv ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən ɪz rɪˈmoʊt æt ðɪs ˈmoʊmənt bət ɪt stɪl ɪz ən ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənəl ˈprɪnsəpəl əv ðə. ənd kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ˈnæʃənəl ɪkˈspɛndɪʧərz ɔn bæŋks ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪz ˈfɪskəl ˈdɪsəplən ɔn ˈkəntriz ðət sik tɪ beɪl aʊt nɑt ʤɪst bæŋks, bət ðə ˈɛkwəti ˈhoʊldɪŋz əv ˌɪnˈvɛstərz, hu wɪl luz ðɛr ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt wɪn ðə bæŋk feɪlz. ðə ˈɪʃu ɪz ðɪs: hu ɪz kənˈsɪdərd ən ˌɪnˈvɛstər? ɪn ðə vju əv ðə, dəˈpɑzɪtərz ər, ɪn ˈkeɪsɪz əv ə bæŋk ˌrɛzəˈluʃən, ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ɪn ðə bæŋk. ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs kən pəˈtɛnʃəli əˈplaɪ tɪ ˈɛni ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtiz əv ðə ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən nɑt bækt baɪ ˈæˌsɛts ər kəˈlætərəl. ðɛr ɪz səm ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns əˈveɪləbəl, ənd ðɛr ər ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ɔn dɪˈpɑzət ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns, bət ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈsɪstəm əv dɪˈpɑzət ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns. ðɪs ɪz bɪˈkəz ˈkrɛdɪtər ˈneɪʃənz du nɑt wɔnt tɪ ʃɛr ðə ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti fər bæŋk ˈfeɪljərz ɪn ˈəðər ˈneɪʃənz. ðɪs minz ðət waɪl ðə fərst ˈjuˌroʊz ɪn dɪˈpɑzəts ər prəˈtɛktɪd, ɪn ðə sɛns ðət ðeɪ ˈkænɑt bi sizd, ˈɛni ˈməni əˈbəv ðət əˈmaʊnt kən bi. ɔn ðə ˈsərfəs, ˈjuˌroʊz ɪz ə səbˈstænʃəl əˈmaʊnt əv ˈseɪvɪŋz. bət ɪf ju kənˈsɪdər ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv ə prəˈfɛʃənəl hu həz seɪvd ɔl hɪz laɪf fər rɪˈtaɪərmənt, hi meɪ hæv səbˈstænʃəli mɔr. ənd æt ˈɪntəˌrɛst reɪts əˈveɪləbəl təˈdeɪ, ˈivɪn ə bæŋk əˈkaʊnt wɪθ ə ˈmɪljən ˈjuˌroʊz wʊd nɑt ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ɪˈnəf ˈɪnˌkəm θru ˈɪntəˌrɛst tɪ səˈsteɪn ə plænd rɪˈtaɪərmənt. ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl wʊd hæv tɪ bi juzd, ənd ɪn ə, boʊθ ðə plænd ˈɪnˌkəm ənd ˈprɪnsəpəl (əˈbəv ˈjuˌroʊz) wʊd bi dɪˈzɑlvd. ɛz fər ˈbɪznɪsɪz, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli smɔl ənd ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz (smes), ðə kʊd ɪˈvæpərˌeɪt ˈpeɪˌroʊl əˈkaʊnts ənd ˈəðər ˈwərkɪŋ ˈkæpɪtəl. ðə aɪˈdiə əv ðə əˈblɪtərˌeɪts ə dɪˈstɪŋkʃən ðət həz bɪˈkəm ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl tɪ ˌjʊrəˈpiən ənd əˈmɛrɪkən ˈbæŋkɪŋ sɪns ðə ˈmæsɪv ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈfeɪljərz əv ðə ənd 1930s. ɪt wɑz ˌəndərˈstʊd ðət ðə ˈpərpəs əv ə ˈseɪvɪŋz əˈkaʊnt wɑz tɪ faɪnd ə seɪf ˈheɪvən fər jʊr ˈseɪvɪŋz ər jʊr ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈkæpɪtəl. ðə dəˈpɑzɪtər peɪd fər ðə seɪf ˈheɪvən baɪ əkˈsɛptɪŋ ɪkˈstrimli ˈmɑdəst ˈɪntəˌrɛst reɪts. ɪn ˈkɑntræst, ən ˌɪnˈvɛstər teɪks ɔn ˈgreɪtər rɪsk ənd ɪz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtɪŋ ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəlz əv ən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt. ðə bæŋk ɪz ən ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən ðət ɪz ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ ˈrɪskiər ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts. wi sɔ ðə ˈkɑnsəkwəns əv ə prəˈsiʤər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsɪpriˌɑt ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈkraɪsəs. ˈkleɪmɪŋ ˌɪnˈfɔrməli ðət ˈsɪpriˌɑt bæŋks kənˈteɪnd praɪˈmɛrəli ˈrəʃən ˈməni mɛnt fər ˈlɔndərɪŋ, ˈʤərməni ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ʃʊd prɪˈveɪl. ðɛr wɑz ənˈdaʊtɪdli ˌɪˈligəl ˈrəʃən ˈməni ɪn ˈsɪpriˌɑt bæŋks, bət ðɛr wər ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈtaɪərmənt fəndz fər ˈbrɪtɪʃ ɛkˈspeɪtriˌeɪts hu rɪˈtaɪrd tɪ ˈsaɪprəs ənd əˈkaʊnts hɛld baɪ ˈsɪpriˌɑt ˈbɪznɪsɪz. ðə rɪˈzəlt wɑz ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ. ˈməni ðət hæd bɪn ˈprudəntli dɪˈpɑzətəd ɪn ə bæŋk soʊ ðə dəˈpɑzɪtər bɪˈlivd wɑz lɔst ɛz dəˈpɑzɪtərz dɪˈskəvərd ðeɪ wər kənˈsɪdərd ˌɪnˈvɛstərz. ɪmˈplɔɪiz əv hoʊˈtɛlz, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, wər nɑt peɪd fər ə mənθ ənd ðɛn rɪˈsivd əˈbaʊt hæf ə ˈpeɪˌʧɛk fər ə waɪl. ðə hoʊˈtɛlz lɔst ðɛr ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ɪn ðə bæŋks, wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛvər ˈhævɪŋ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət ðeɪ wər ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ənd wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ðə banks’’ səkˈsɛs, waɪl ənˈwɪtɪŋli biɪŋ ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ ˈfeɪljər. ðɛr ɪz wən trɪˈmɛndəs ˈkɑnsəkwəns ɪn ðɪs ˈstrætəʤi. ɪt ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv rənz ɔn bæŋks, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli baɪ lɑrʤ dəˈpɑzɪtərz. ɛz ɪt bɪˈkəmz noʊn ðət dəˈpɑzɪtərz ər ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ˈrəðər ðən ˈkrɛdɪtərz ənd ðət ðɛr ˈæˌsɛts wɪl bi ˈfɔrfɪtɪd tɪ peɪ ˈdɛtərz, ðə bæŋk ˈsisɪz tɪ bi ə seɪf ˈheɪvən. ðə mɔr əˈwɛr ðə dəˈpɑzɪtər bɪˈkəmz ðət hi wɪl bi ˈtritɪd ɛz ən ˌɪnˈvɛstər, ðə mɔr hi wɪl bɪˈheɪv laɪk ən ˌɪnˈvɛstər. ˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðət hɪz bæŋk dɪˈpɑzət ɪz ɔl rɪsk wɪθ noʊ ˈəpˈsaɪd, ˈɛni ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən ðət rɪsks ər ˈmaʊntɪŋ wɪl kɔz ə ˈræʃənəl ˈæktər tɪ wɪθˈdrɔ hɪz ˈməni, ənd ðɪs wɪl ˌɪnˈkris ðə rɪsk əv ə rən ənd kəˈlæps. ɪt ɪz nɑt klɪr wət ðə ɪz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ. ðə əˈmɛrɪkən əˈproʊʧ tɪ ðə 2008 ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈkraɪsəs wɑz ðət səm ˈkəmpəˌniz ənd bæŋks wər bɪg tɪ fail.”.” ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd ɔn ˈmɛni ˈlɛvəlz. wən wɑz ðət ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ɪnˈʃʊrd ðət ðə ˈfɛdərəl dɪˈpɑzət ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən (fdic) hæd ɪˈnəf ˈməni tɪ ˈkəvər ɔl ˌgɛrənˈtiz. ðə ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈʤɛnərəs ˌgɛrənˈtiz əv ðə maɪt nɑt hæv bɪn səˈfɪʃənt tɪ dil wɪθ ðə ˈkraɪsəs. ðə ˌɪnˈʃʊrz ɪn ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl dɪˈpɑzəts ənd fər ə ˈmɛrid ˈkəpəl. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ɪt ˌɪnˈʃʊrz ðə seɪm əˈmaʊnt æt ðə seɪm bæŋk ɪn ˈdɪfərənt taɪps əv əˈkaʊnts. soʊ, ɪf ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl hæd ə ˈpərsɪnəl əˈkaʊnt, ə smɔl ˈkɔrpərət əˈkaʊnt ənd ə faʊnˈdeɪʃən əˈkaʊnt, hi kʊd hæv ɪn ˌgɛrənˈtiz æt ðə seɪm bæŋk. ənd ɪf hi hæd mɔr ˈməni, hi kʊd ˈoʊpən əˈkaʊnts æt əˈnəðər bæŋk. ðə wʊd ˈkəvər ɔl əv ɪt ənd ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz priˈpɛrd tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðə wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ du soʊ. əˈnəðər ˈæˌspɛkt əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən əˈproʊʧ wɑz ðə ˌɪnfˈjuʒən əv ˈkæpɪtəl ˈɪntu bæŋks tɪ ˌgɛrənˈti ðət ðə bæŋks kʊd ˈɑnər ðɛr dɛts. ðɪs prəˈtɛktɪd ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtiz bɪtˈwin ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈtɛktɪd ənd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl dəˈpɑzɪtərz. ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə ˈvaɪsɪz əv ðə bæŋk ˈmænɪʤmənt, ɪt ˌgɛrənˈtid nɑt ˈoʊnli ðət ˌɪntərˈbæŋk dɛt wɑz sɪˈkjʊr, bət ðət ðə dəˈpɑzɪtərz wər ˈtritɪd ɛz dəˈpɑzɪtərz ənd nɑt ˌɪnˈvɛstərz nɔr ˈivɪn ˈkrɛdɪtərz. ðɪs, pləs əˈgrɛsɪv ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən ɛz bæŋks feɪld, rɪˈdust ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət dəˈpɑzɪtərz wʊd ˈpænɪk, ənd prɪˈvɛnɪd ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈmɛltˌdaʊn ðət ə səˈluʃən maɪt kriˈeɪt. ðɪs wɑz ˈpɑsəbəl bɪˈkəz ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪz ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈkəntri. ˈtɛksənz maɪt nɑt bi ˈhæpi ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪzɪŋ bæŋks ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, bət ðɛr ɪz noʊ sɪˈstɛmɪk weɪ fər ˈtɛksəs tɪ wɪθˈdrɔ frəm ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ɪn səm waɪld ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl sɛns, ˈtɛksəs maɪt hæv ðə ˈɔpʃən tɪ sɪˈsid, bət ɪn ˈpræktɪkəl tərmz, ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin texas’’ ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtiz ənd california’s. ɪt ɪz ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈsɪstəm. ˈjʊrəp, fər ɔl ðə dɪˈskəʃən əv ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən, ɪz nɑt ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd. ˈɪtəli ɪz nɑt ˈʤərməni, ənd ˈprɑbləmz ər nɑt ˈprɑbləmz. ðɛr ɪz noʊ dɪˈpɑzət ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈsɪstəm bɪˈkəz ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti ɪz nɑt dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ə ən ˈlɛvəl. nɔr, ɛz ðɛr ɪz ˈoʊnli wən ˈkərənsi, ər ðə dɪˈvaɪsɪz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ðə əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ˈɪtəli. ənd ˈfaɪnəli, ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈiθɑs əv ˌɔˈstɛrɪti kriˈeɪts ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtiz əˈməŋ ðə moʊst ˈvəlnərəbəl ˈklæsɪz. ðə ˈkɑnsəkwəns əv lɑrʤ bæŋks ˈfeɪlɪŋ ɪz sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt. ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv lɑrʤ ˈnəmbərz əv dɪˈpɑzəts ɪn wət wɑz rɪˈgɑrdɪd ɛz ə seɪf ˈheɪvən kən ˈɔlsoʊ hæv sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz, ənd nɑt ʤɪst ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl wənz. ðə sɛns əv ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪti ðət ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt kriˈeɪts əˈməŋ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz həz tu ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz. wən ɪz ə ʃɪft ɪn ðə ˈpætərn əv ˈseɪvɪŋ. səm wɪl ˌdɪˈsaɪd ðət ɪf ˈseɪvɪŋz ər ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts wɪˈθaʊt ən ˈəpˈsaɪd, ðeɪ maɪt ɛz wɛl gɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈɛkwəti ˈmɑrkɪts. ðə rɪsk ɪn ðiz ˈmɑrkɪts ɪz haɪ. ər ðeɪ meɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd ðət ðeɪ ər ˈbɛtər ɔf wɪθ ðɛr ˈməni ɪn goʊld ər ˈhɪdən ˈəndər ðɛr ˈmætrəsɪz. ðə ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz əv ðət ɔn ə lɑrʤ skeɪl ər ˈɔlsoʊ səbˈstænʃəl. bət ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈkɑnsəkwəns ɪz pəˈlɪtɪkəl. ɪf riˈtaɪˈriz ənd ˈəðərz luz ðɛr ˈseɪvɪŋz, ənd ər əˈneɪbəl tɪ peɪ ðɛr stæf, ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈpɑrtiz, wɪʧ ər ɔˈrɛdi ˈəndər əˈtæk, kʊd ˈtrænsfɔrm ˈjʊrəp. ɪf ðɪs ˈstrætəʤi wərks tɪ kənˈteɪn ðə ˈkraɪsəs ɪn ˈɪtəli, faɪn. bət ɪf ɪt sprɛdz ˈɪntu ə ˈpænɪk, wɪʧ ɪz nɑt ənˈlaɪkli, ɪt wɪl ˈrɛzəˌneɪt fər ə lɔŋ taɪm.
the group of contributors behind core, the reference implementation of the protocol, have taken a lot of heat in the past year or so due to the misunderstandings related to the development process. the project has made strides towards improving their communications over the past six months, but there are many in the community who believe there is still room for improvement. one of the key improvements for core lately has been the introduction of ceo eric as the spokesperson for the project. is a longtime contributor to the project, and been tasked with the job of clarifying various aspects of core with the media and the general public as a whole. coinjournal recently chatted with to get a better understanding of current and future improvements to the core development process. development on higher protocol layers as many have come to learn over the past year, most core contributors now view the as a settlement layer. protocols, such as the lightning network, are expected to improve the of the network this year, but this focus on layered protocols also has implications for the development process. explained: “changes to consensus rules involve significant logistics challenges and can be contentious. it would be better if we could avoid having to change them frequently.” when developers are able to experiment with the protocol in ways that do not break consensus, there should be an increase in experimentation and flexibility for new contributors to. stated, “the way i see it, the consensus layer should focus on dispute resolution and short proofs with all the application logic in higher layers.” new protocol layers, such as advanced payment channels and, could allow developers to bring new features to in a fashion. segregated witness, bip 9, and are helpful in addition to the and lightning network, segregated witness (segwit) and bip 9 may also be helpful in creating a more efficient development process. in the past, has spoken about the benefits of bip 9 and its ability to allow many soft forks to be deployed simultaneously. johnson lau, who is a relatively new contributor to core, is currently working on a new system for that could enable some useful features such as better privacy and trustless, exchanges. he recently told, “segwit and bip 9 (version bits) makes introduction of new system like mast much easier than before.” lau also noted that certain has been discussed for years, and he think he would be able to implement new without the and bip 9 framework.’s ability to simplify the process of updating’s language has been touted as a key benefit of the improvement in the past, and the fact that this is first c++ project is a testament to that simplification. figure out governance first of course, before a complete upgrade to development process can take place, much more needs to be figured out in regards to’s system of governance.s are still an extremely new area of study, so not many people (if anyone) completely understand how these systems should be governed at this point in time. although core is attempting to create a development process, falls short of saying developers should be able to push new changes to’s consensus rules directly to miners for their approval. he explained, “there needs to be a vetting process prior to deployment. we should not be deploying soft forks that are unlikely to activate.” closer collaboration between core contributors and the worldwide mining community appears to have led to a more efficient model of governance in 2016, but have to see how the bip 9 of and segregated witness do over the next few weeks and months. according to, miners have the power to enforce soft forks but not hard forks, which makes them (hard forks) a far more complicated tool for governance. developers for other proposals, such as classic and xt, tend to disagree with this view, but they have not gained anywhere near the necessary levels of support to implement their proposed changes. once more options for experimentation are available for developers, the pace of innovation on top of should increase.	ðə grup əv kənˈtrɪbjətərz bɪˈhaɪnd kɔr, ðə ˈrɛfərəns ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv ðə ˈproʊtəˌkɔl, hæv ˈteɪkən ə lɔt əv hit ɪn ðə pæst jɪr ər soʊ du tɪ ðə ˌmɪsəndərˈstændɪŋz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈprɔˌsɛs. ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt həz meɪd straɪdz təˈwɔrdz ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ðɛr kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈoʊvər ðə pæst sɪks mənθs, bət ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ɪn ðə kəmˈjunɪti hu bɪˈliv ðɛr ɪz stɪl rum fər ˌɪmˈpruvmənt. wən əv ðə ki ˌɪmˈpruvmənts fər kɔr ˈleɪtli həz bɪn ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈɛrɪk ɛz ðə ˈspoʊkspərsən fər ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. ɪz ə ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm kənˈtrɪbjətər tɪ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt, ənd bɪn tæskt wɪθ ðə ʤɑb əv ˈklɛrəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈvɛriəs ˈæˌspɛkts əv kɔr wɪθ ðə ˈmidiə ənd ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpəblɪk ɛz ə hoʊl. ˈrisəntli ˈʧætɪd wɪθ tɪ gɪt ə ˈbɛtər ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ˈkɑrənt ənd fˈjuʧər ˌɪmˈpruvmənts tɪ ðə kɔr dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈprɔˌsɛs. dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɔn haɪər ˈproʊtəˌkɔl leɪərz ɛz ˈmɛni hæv kəm tɪ lərn ˈoʊvər ðə pæst jɪr, moʊst kɔr kənˈtrɪbjətərz naʊ vju ðə ɛz ə ˈsɛtəlmənt leɪər. ˈproʊtəˌkɔlz, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərk, ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə əv ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk ðɪs jɪr, bət ðɪs ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn leɪərd ˈproʊtəˌkɔlz ˈɔlsoʊ həz ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈprɔˌsɛs. ɪkˈspleɪnd: tɪ kənˈsɛnsəs rulz ˌɪnˈvɑlv sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ləˈʤɪstɪks ˈʧælənʤɪz ənd kən bi kənˈtɛnʃəs. ɪt wʊd bi ˈbɛtər ɪf wi kʊd əˈvɔɪd ˈhævɪŋ tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðɛm frequently.”.” wɪn dɪˈvɛləpərz ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ɪkˈspɛrəmənt wɪθ ðə ˈproʊtəˌkɔl ɪn weɪz ðət du nɑt breɪk kənˈsɛnsəs, ðɛr ʃʊd bi ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ɪkˌspɛrəmənˈteɪʃən ənd ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti fər nu kənˈtrɪbjətərz tɪ. ˈsteɪtɪd, weɪ aɪ si ɪt, ðə kənˈsɛnsəs leɪər ʃʊd ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn dɪˈspjut ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ənd ʃɔrt prufs wɪθ ɔl ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˈlɑʤɪk ɪn haɪər layers.”.” nu ˈproʊtəˌkɔl leɪərz, səʧ ɛz ədˈvænst ˈpeɪmənt ˈʧænəlz ənd, kʊd əˈlaʊ dɪˈvɛləpərz tɪ brɪŋ nu ˈfiʧərz tɪ ɪn ə ˈfæʃən. ˈsɛgrəˌgeɪtɪd ˈwɪtnəs, bɪp 9 ənd ər ˈhɛlpfəl ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə ənd ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərk, ˈsɛgrəˌgeɪtɪd ˈwɪtnəs (segwit) ənd bɪp 9 meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈhɛlpfəl ɪn kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə mɔr ɪˈfɪʃənt dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈprɔˌsɛs. ɪn ðə pæst, həz ˈspoʊkən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts əv bɪp 9 ənd ɪts əˈbɪləˌti tɪ əˈlaʊ ˈmɛni sɔft fɔrks tɪ bi dɪˈplɔɪd ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli. ˈʤɑnsən laʊ, hu ɪz ə ˈrɛlətɪvli nu kənˈtrɪbjətər tɪ kɔr, ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ə nu ˈsɪstəm fər ðət kʊd ɪˈneɪbəl səm ˈjusfəl ˈfiʧərz səʧ ɛz ˈbɛtər ˈpraɪvəsi ənd trustless, ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz. hi ˈrisəntli toʊld, ənd bɪp 9 (ˈvərʒən bɪts) meɪks ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv nu ˈsɪstəm laɪk mæst məʧ ˈiziər ðən before.”.” laʊ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ˈsərtən həz bɪn dɪˈskəst fər jɪrz, ənd hi θɪŋk hi wʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt nu wɪˈθaʊt ðə ənd bɪp 9 ˈfreɪmˌwərk. əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪ ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˈəpˌdeɪtɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ həz bɪn ˈtaʊtɪd ɛz ə ki ˈbɛnəfɪt əv ðə ˌɪmˈpruvmənt ɪn ðə pæst, ənd ðə fækt ðət ðɪs ɪz fərst si++ ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz ə ˈtɛstəmənt tɪ ðət ˌsɪmpləfɪˈkeɪʃən. ˈfɪgjər aʊt ˈgəvərnəns fərst əv kɔrs, ˌbiˈfɔr ə kəmˈplit ˈəpˈgreɪd tɪ dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈprɔˌsɛs kən teɪk pleɪs, məʧ mɔr nidz tɪ bi ˈfɪgjərd aʊt ɪn rɪˈgɑrdz tɪ ˈsɪstəm əv ˈgəvərnəns. ər stɪl ən ɪkˈstrimli nu ˈɛriə əv ˈstədi, soʊ nɑt ˈmɛni ˈpipəl (ɪf ˈɛniˌwən) kəmˈplitli ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ ðiz ˈsɪstəmz ʃʊd bi ˈgəvərnd æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪn taɪm. ˌɔlˈðoʊ kɔr ɪz əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ kriˈeɪt ə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈprɔˌsɛs, fɔlz ʃɔrt əv seɪɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpərz ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ pʊʃ nu ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ kənˈsɛnsəs rulz dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ˈmaɪnərz fər ðɛr əˈpruvəl. hi ɪkˈspleɪnd, nidz tɪ bi ə ˈvɛtɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs praɪər tɪ dɪˈplɔɪmənt. wi ʃʊd nɑt bi dɪˈplɔɪɪŋ sɔft fɔrks ðət ər ənˈlaɪkli tɪ activate.”.” ˈkloʊzər kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən bɪtˈwin kɔr kənˈtrɪbjətərz ənd ðə ˈwərldˈwaɪd ˈmaɪnɪŋ kəmˈjunɪti əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv lɛd tɪ ə mɔr ɪˈfɪʃənt ˈmɑdəl əv ˈgəvərnəns ɪn 2016 bət hæv tɪ si haʊ ðə bɪp 9 əv ənd ˈsɛgrəˌgeɪtɪd ˈwɪtnəs du ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst fju wiks ənd mənθs. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ, ˈmaɪnərz hæv ðə paʊər tɪ ɛnˈfɔrs sɔft fɔrks bət nɑt hɑrd fɔrks, wɪʧ meɪks ðɛm (hɑrd fɔrks) ə fɑr mɔr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd tul fər ˈgəvərnəns. dɪˈvɛləpərz fər ˈəðər prəˈpoʊzəlz, səʧ ɛz ˈklæsɪk ənd xt*, tɛnd tɪ dɪsəˈgri wɪθ ðɪs vju, bət ðeɪ hæv nɑt geɪnd ˈɛniˌwɛr nɪr ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈlɛvəlz əv səˈpɔrt tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ðɛr prəˈpoʊzd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. wəns mɔr ˈɔpʃənz fər ɪkˌspɛrəmənˈteɪʃən ər əˈveɪləbəl fər dɪˈvɛləpərz, ðə peɪs əv ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ɔn tɔp əv ʃʊd ˌɪnˈkris.
just when it seemed there couldn't be any more good news for south redevelopment efforts, plans have emerged for the restoration and of the old atlanta constitution building. according to an invest atlanta document, developer pope & land, in collaboration with place properties, is proposing a nearly $40-million overhaul of the historic building. to say the work is needed is an understatement. for decades, the shell of the streamlined art moderne building has languished at the western edge of underground atlanta. trees grow on the roof, and its and windows have shielded homeless encampments over the years. the newspaper left the building in 1953, and it was last occupied by georgia power staff in the early 1970s, per the ajc. the building will be sold to the development team for $2 million, capping off a nearly yearlong process, which caused consternation in preservationist circles. plans call for the building to house square feet of loft office space, square feet of ground floor retail, and a rooftop restaurant. an adjoining residential building will be constructed, with 112 residential units and 142 parking spaces. thirty-percent of the units will be to 80 percent of the area median income. the housing is guaranteed for 30 years, according to documents. a rendering shows the restored brick building, with the new modern glass residential building behind, facing the gulch (which is also rumored to soon undergo a major transformation). the sales process could take up to four months, meaning work likely begin until next year.	ʤɪst wɪn ɪt simd ðɛr ˈkʊdənt bi ˈɛni mɔr gʊd nuz fər saʊθ ˌridɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈɛfərts, plænz hæv ˈimərʤd fər ðə ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən ənd əv ðə oʊld æˈtlæntə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ˈbɪldɪŋ. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ən ˌɪnˈvɛst æˈtlæntə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt, dɪˈvɛləpər poʊp lænd, ɪn kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən wɪθ pleɪs ˈprɑpərtiz, ɪz prəˈpoʊzɪŋ ə ˈnɪrli ˈoʊvərˌhɔl əv ðə hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈbɪldɪŋ. tɪ seɪ ðə wərk ɪz ˈnidɪd ɪz ən ˈəndərˌsteɪtmənt. fər ˈdɛkeɪdz, ðə ʃɛl əv ðə ˈstrimˌlaɪnd ɑrt moʊˈdɛrn ˈbɪldɪŋ həz ˈlæŋgwɪʃt æt ðə ˈwɛstərn ɛʤ əv ˈəndərˌgraʊnd æˈtlæntə. triz groʊ ɔn ðə rʊf, ənd ɪts ənd ˈwɪndoʊz hæv ˈʃildɪd ˈhoʊmləs ɪnˈkæmpmɪnts ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz. ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər lɛft ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪn 1953 ənd ɪt wɑz læst ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd baɪ ˈʤɔrʤə paʊər stæf ɪn ðə ˈərli 1970s, pər ðə ajc. ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ wɪl bi soʊld tɪ ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt tim fər 2 ˈmɪljən, ˈkæpɪŋ ɔf ə ˈnɪrli ˈjɪˈrlɔŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs, wɪʧ kɔzd ˌkɑnstərˈneɪʃən ɪn ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃənɪst ˈsərkəlz. plænz kɔl fər ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ tɪ haʊs skwɛr fit əv lɔft ˈɔfəs speɪs, skwɛr fit əv graʊnd flɔr ˈriˌteɪl, ənd ə ˈrufˌtɑp ˈrɛˌstrɑnt. ən əˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈbɪldɪŋ wɪl bi kənˈstrəktɪd, wɪθ 112 ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈjunɪts ənd 142 ˈpɑrkɪŋ ˈspeɪsɪz. əv ðə ˈjunɪts wɪl bi tɪ 80 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈɛriə ˈmidiən ˈɪnˌkəm. ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ɪz ˌgɛrənˈtid fər 30 jɪrz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdɑkjəmənts. ə ˈrɛndərɪŋ ʃoʊz ðə rɪˈstɔrd brɪk ˈbɪldɪŋ, wɪθ ðə nu ˈmɑdərn glæs ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈbɪldɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd, ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə gəlʧ (wɪʧ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrumərd tɪ sun ˌəndərˈgoʊ ə ˈmeɪʤər ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən). ðə seɪlz ˈprɔˌsɛs kʊd teɪk əp tɪ fɔr mənθs, ˈminɪŋ wərk ˈlaɪkli bɪˈgɪn ənˈtɪl nɛkst jɪr.
cranes move loads of materials at dusk at the hudson yards construction site in new york. julie without the onerous zoning that has made it hard to build in places like new york city and san francisco, lagging regions might be even worse off than they already are. for a growing chorus of and city-builders, the key to rebuilding our cities, reigniting innovation, and improving productivity lies in getting rid of the onerous zoning codes and restrictions that are holding back leading superstar cities and tech hubs like new york and san francisco. in a much cited and highly influential study of a year or so ago, two economists, hsieh of the university of chicago and enrico moretti of the university of california at berkeley estimated that restrictions reduced u.s. as a whole by roughly 9 percent a $1.5 trillion a year in dollars. a big bite. now, an update to that study by the two extends their research and takes a deeper dive into the so-called “spatial misallocation” of people, jobs, and productivity that results from such restrictions. one big, which supports their previous findings, is that such housing constraints lowered the aggregate growth by more than half between 1964 and 2009. another huge number which understandably many and pundits have focused on, with some agreeing and some questioning their model. leave that as it may, my reading is that the study makes two other very important contributions to the debate over the future of cities that have largely been ignored. a better case for investment in transit and high-speed rail first, the study makes a powerful potentially investing in mass transit, light rail, subways and even high-speed rail to connect places together. near the very end of the study the authors point out that such investments in transit are likely to have a much bigger positive economic impact than eliminating land use restrictions. why? because transit can link outlying places, where land is relatively cheap and housing more affordable, to the more expensive cores of these places. as they put it, “[a]n alternative is the development of public transportation that links local labor markets characterized by high productivity and high nominal wages to local labor markets characterized by low nominal wages.” and then they get specific: for example, a possible benefit of high speed train currently under construction in california is to connect low wage cities in central valley—sacramento, stockton, modesto, high productivity jobs in the san francisco bay area. this could allow the labor supply to the san francisco economy to increase overnight without changing san francisco housing supply constraints. an extreme example is the london metropolitan area. a vast network of trains and buses allows residents of many cities in southern far away cities like reading, brighton and commute to high employers located in downtown london. another example is the tokyo metropolitan area. while london and tokyo wages are significantly above the u.k. and japan averages, they would arguably be even higher in the absence of these rich transportation networks. our argument suggests that u.k. and japan are significantly larger due to the transportation network. their factoring in of the effects on productivity and economic growth would seem to change the terms of the debate over transit. most leading economists dismiss high-speed rail, on the grounds that the (huge) immediate costs exceed its immediate benefits. (the latest estimate to build line is $64 billion.) but hsieh and moretti are effectively arguing that the long gains in productivity and economic in creating more and better even more enormous, adding up to a huge share of foregone productivity and economic growth. framed in these terms, investments in transit are more than just a short-term stimulus or way to alleviate congestion: they are a way to improve the long-term capacity of the economy to generate greater productivity, increase growth, and create more good jobs. without land use restrictions in superstar cities, geographic inequality would be worse the second big from the study is that strict restrictions in superstar cities and tech hubs like new york city and san francisco have functioned to shift employment growth to other places, mitigating and staving off to some degree the growing geographic inequality of urbanism. cities are changing fast. keep up with the daily newsletter. the best way to follow issues you care about. subscribe loading... you need to read all the sophisticated math in their paper to grasp the basic logic about spatial misallocation. if there were fewer impediments to building in new york and san francisco, more companies, jobs, and people would flow there, and less would be left over for a whole bunch of parts of the rust belt that have been so hard hit by the economic crisis and broader economic transformation of the u.s. and global economies. restrictions have functioned as a policy, mitigating the adverse effects of geographic inequality. they have probably helped to stave off the worst of decline. in fact, their models seem to suggest that, in the absence of land use restrictions, the contribution of new york and the bay area over the past few decades would rise from 5 to 12 percent of growth. rust belt, on the other hand, would decline from 15 to roughly 11 percent of growth. when it comes to jobs, the study finds that between 1964 and 2009, employment growth would have been more than a thousand percent higher in the new york metro; almost 700 percent more in san francisco; and nearly 250 percent higher in san jose, in the heart of silicon valley. meanwhile, the rust belt would be that much more rusty: employment would be roughly 170 percent lower in binghamton, new york, and muncie, indiana; roughly 200 percent lower in mansfield and youngstown, ohio; and almost 300 percent lower in kokomo, indiana. another way to think about these restriction is that they have functioned as a policy, mitigating the adverse effects of geographic inequality. they have probably helped to stave off the worst of rust belt decline. they might have given the sunbelt a boost, too. while the study estimates that the rate of growth and contribution of growth of sunbelt (with their more liberal land use policies), would stay roughly the same, the logic of their argument and much of the conventional wisdom suggests that the harsh land sue restrictions and high housing costs of coastal has at least in part contributed to the great sunbelt migration. in other words, restrictions not only have effects on productivity and growth, they have significant effects as well. even as they have put the brakes on the development of most vibrant, reducing the productivity and growth of the u.s. economy as a whole, they have simultaneously eased the spatial inequality. just try to imagine how bad our geographic divide might be if new york and san francisco were even more dominant than they are they had captured an even greater share of national productivity and growth of the sort outlined by these models? if you think and populism are bad, those divides might have produced an even stronger and more enduring backlash. blue progressive america would be even more concentrated, surrounded by an even larger sea of red. something to keep in mind, even as activists in places like the bay area, seattle, and portland work hard to overcome onerous restrictions that have limited the supply of affordable housing. were it not for those regulations, likely be an even more unequal and divided nation than we are today.	kreɪnz muv loʊdz əv məˈtɪriəlz æt dəsk æt ðə ˈhədsən jɑrdz kənˈstrəkʃən saɪt ɪn nu jɔrk. ˈʤuli wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈoʊnərəs ˈzoʊnɪŋ ðət həz meɪd ɪt hɑrd tɪ bɪld ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ənd sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, ˈlægɪŋ ˈriʤənz maɪt bi ˈivɪn wərs ɔf ðən ðeɪ ɔˈrɛdi ər. fər ə groʊɪŋ ˈkɔrəs əv ənd city-builders, ðə ki tɪ riˈbɪldɪŋ ɑr ˈsɪtiz, ˌriɪgˈnaɪtɪŋ ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən, ənd ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti laɪz ɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ rɪd əv ðə ˈoʊnərəs ˈzoʊnɪŋ koʊdz ənd riˈstrɪkʃənz ðət ər ˈhoʊldɪŋ bæk ˈlidɪŋ ˌsupərˈstɑr ˈsɪtiz ənd tɛk həbz laɪk nu jɔrk ənd sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ. ɪn ə məʧ ˈsaɪtɪd ənd ˈhaɪli ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˈstədi əv ə jɪr ər soʊ əˈgoʊ, tu ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts, ʃiɛ əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ənd ɛnˈrikoʊ mɔˈrɛti əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə æt ˈbərkli ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðət riˈstrɪkʃənz rɪˈdust juz. ɛz ə hoʊl baɪ ˈrəfli 9 pərˈsɛnt ə ˈtrɪljən ə jɪr ɪn ˈdɔlərz. ə bɪg baɪt. naʊ, ən ˈəpˌdeɪt tɪ ðət ˈstədi baɪ ðə tu ɪkˈstɛndz ðɛr ˈrisərʧ ənd teɪks ə ˈdipər daɪv ˈɪntu ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld misallocation”” əv ˈpipəl, ʤɑbz, ənd ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti ðət rɪˈzəlts frəm səʧ riˈstrɪkʃənz. wən bɪg, wɪʧ səˈpɔrts ðɛr ˈpriviəs ˈfaɪndɪŋz, ɪz ðət səʧ ˈhaʊzɪŋ kənˈstreɪnts loʊərd ðə ˈægrəgət groʊθ baɪ mɔr ðən hæf bɪtˈwin 1964 ənd 2009 əˈnəðər juʤ ˈnəmbər wɪʧ ˌəndərˈstændəbli ˈmɛni ənd ˈpəndɪts hæv ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn, wɪθ səm əˈgriɪŋ ənd səm kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ðɛr ˈmɑdəl. liv ðət ɛz ɪt meɪ, maɪ ˈrɛdɪŋ ɪz ðət ðə ˈstədi meɪks tu ˈəðər ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz tɪ ðə dəˈbeɪt ˈoʊvər ðə fˈjuʧər əv ˈsɪtiz ðət hæv ˈlɑrʤli bɪn ˌɪgˈnɔrd. ə ˈbɛtər keɪs fər ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn ˈtrænzɪt ənd ˈhaɪˌspid reɪl fərst, ðə ˈstədi meɪks ə ˈpaʊərfəl pəˈtɛnʃəli ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ɪn mæs ˈtrænzɪt, laɪt reɪl, ˈsəbˌweɪz ənd ˈivɪn ˈhaɪˌspid reɪl tɪ kəˈnɛkt ˈpleɪsɪz təˈgɛðər. nɪr ðə ˈvɛri ɛnd əv ðə ˈstədi ðə ˈɔθərz pɔɪnt aʊt ðət səʧ ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ɪn ˈtrænzɪt ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ hæv ə məʧ ˈbɪgər ˈpɑzətɪv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌɪmˈpækt ðən ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪŋ lænd juz riˈstrɪkʃənz. waɪ? bɪˈkəz ˈtrænzɪt kən lɪŋk ˈaʊˌtlaɪɪŋ ˈpleɪsɪz, wɛr lænd ɪz ˈrɛlətɪvli ʧip ənd ˈhaʊzɪŋ mɔr əˈfɔrdəbəl, tɪ ðə mɔr ɪkˈspɛnsɪv kɔrz əv ðiz ˈpleɪsɪz. ɛz ðeɪ pʊt ɪt, ɔlˈtərnətɪv ɪz ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˈpəblɪk ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ðət lɪŋks ˈloʊkəl ˈleɪbər ˈmɑrkɪts ˈkɛrɪktərˌaɪzd baɪ haɪ ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti ənd haɪ ˈnɑmənəl ˈweɪʤɪz tɪ ˈloʊkəl ˈleɪbər ˈmɑrkɪts ˈkɛrɪktərˌaɪzd baɪ loʊ ˈnɑmənəl wages.”.” ənd ðɛn ðeɪ gɪt spɪˈsɪfɪk: fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈbɛnəfɪt əv haɪ spid treɪn ˈkərəntli ˈəndər kənˈstrəkʃən ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ɪz tɪ kəˈnɛkt loʊ weɪʤ ˈsɪtiz ɪn ˈsɛntrəl valley—sacramento, ˈstɑktən, moʊˈdɛstoʊ, haɪ ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti ʤɑbz ɪn ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ beɪ ˈɛriə. ðɪs kʊd əˈlaʊ ðə ˈleɪbər səˈplaɪ tɪ ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ɪˈkɑnəmi tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt wɪˈθaʊt ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈhaʊzɪŋ səˈplaɪ kənˈstreɪnts. ən ɪkˈstrim ɪgˈzæmpəl ɪz ðə ˈləndən ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən ˈɛriə. ə væst ˈnɛtˌwərk əv treɪnz ənd ˈbəsɪz əˈlaʊz ˈrɛzɪdənts əv ˈmɛni ˈsɪtiz ɪn ˈsəðərn fɑr əˈweɪ ˈsɪtiz laɪk ˈrɛdɪŋ, ˈbraɪtən ənd kəmˈjut tɪ haɪ ɪmˈplɔɪərz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈləndən. əˈnəðər ɪgˈzæmpəl ɪz ðə ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən ˈɛriə. waɪl ˈləndən ənd ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ ˈweɪʤɪz ər sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli əˈbəv ðə u.k. ənd ʤəˈpæn ˈævrɪʤɪz, ðeɪ wʊd ˈɑrgjuəbli bi ˈivɪn haɪər ɪn ðə ˈæbsəns əv ðiz rɪʧ ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈnɛtˌwərks. ɑr ˈɑrgjəmənt səˈʤɛsts ðət u.k. ənd ʤəˈpæn ər sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈlɑrʤər du tɪ ðə ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈnɛtˌwərk. ðɛr ˈfæktərɪŋ ɪn əv ðə ˈifɛkts ɔn ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ wʊd sim tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə tərmz əv ðə dəˈbeɪt ˈoʊvər ˈtrænzɪt. moʊst ˈlidɪŋ ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts dɪsˈmɪs ˈhaɪˌspid reɪl, ɔn ðə graʊnz ðət ðə (juʤ) ˌɪˈmiˌdiət kɔsts ɪkˈsid ɪts ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈbɛnəfɪts. (ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈɛstəˌmeɪt tɪ bɪld laɪn ɪz 64 ˈbɪljən.) bət ʃiɛ ənd mɔˈrɛti ər ˈifɛktɪvli ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət ðə lɔŋ geɪnz ɪn ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ɪn kriˈeɪtɪŋ mɔr ənd ˈbɛtər ˈivɪn mɔr ɪˈnɔrmɪs, ˈædɪŋ əp tɪ ə juʤ ʃɛr əv ˈfɔrˈgɔn ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ. freɪmd ɪn ðiz tərmz, ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ɪn ˈtrænzɪt ər mɔr ðən ʤɪst ə ˌʃɔrtˈtərm ˈstɪmjələs ər weɪ tɪ əˈliviˌeɪt kənˈʤɛsʧən: ðeɪ ər ə weɪ tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm kəˈpæsɪti əv ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ˈgreɪtər ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti, ˌɪnˈkris groʊθ, ənd kriˈeɪt mɔr gʊd ʤɑbz. wɪˈθaʊt lænd juz riˈstrɪkʃənz ɪn ˌsupərˈstɑr ˈsɪtiz, ˌʤiəˈgræfɪk ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti wʊd bi wərs ðə ˈsɛkənd bɪg frəm ðə ˈstədi ɪz ðət strɪkt riˈstrɪkʃənz ɪn ˌsupərˈstɑr ˈsɪtiz ənd tɛk həbz laɪk nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ənd sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ hæv ˈfəŋkʃənd tɪ ʃɪft ɪmˈplɔɪmənt groʊθ tɪ ˈəðər ˈpleɪsɪz, ˈmɪtəˌgeɪtɪŋ ənd ˈsteɪvɪŋ ɔf tɪ səm dɪˈgri ðə groʊɪŋ ˌʤiəˈgræfɪk ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti əv ˈərbənɪzm. ˈsɪtiz ər ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ fæst. kip əp wɪθ ðə ˈdeɪli ˈnuzˌlɛtər. ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ˈɪʃuz ju kɛr əˈbaʊt. səbˈskraɪb ˈloʊdɪŋ... ju nid tɪ rɛd ɔl ðə səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd mæθ ɪn ðɛr ˈpeɪpər tɪ græsp ðə ˈbeɪsɪk ˈlɑʤɪk əˈbaʊt ˈspeɪʃəl mɪˌsæləˈkeɪʃən. ɪf ðɛr wər fjuər ˌɪmˈpɛdəmənts tɪ ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪn nu jɔrk ənd sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, mɔr ˈkəmpəˌniz, ʤɑbz, ənd ˈpipəl wʊd floʊ ðɛr, ənd lɛs wʊd bi lɛft ˈoʊvər fər ə hoʊl bənʧ əv pɑrts əv ðə rəst bɛlt ðət hæv bɪn soʊ hɑrd hɪt baɪ ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkraɪsəs ənd ˈbrɔdər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən əv ðə juz. ənd ˈgloʊbəl ɪˈkɑnəmiz. riˈstrɪkʃənz hæv ˈfəŋkʃənd ɛz ə ˈpɑləsi, ˈmɪtəˌgeɪtɪŋ ðə ˌædˈvərs ˈifɛkts əv ˌʤiəˈgræfɪk ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti. ðeɪ hæv ˈprɑbəˌbli hɛlpt tɪ steɪv ɔf ðə wərst əv dɪˈklaɪn. ɪn fækt, ðɛr ˈmɑdəlz sim tɪ səˈʤɛst ðət, ɪn ðə ˈæbsəns əv lænd juz riˈstrɪkʃənz, ðə ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən əv nu jɔrk ənd ðə beɪ ˈɛriə ˈoʊvər ðə pæst fju ˈdɛkeɪdz wʊd raɪz frəm 5 tɪ 12 pərˈsɛnt əv groʊθ. rəst bɛlt, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, wʊd dɪˈklaɪn frəm 15 tɪ ˈrəfli 11 pərˈsɛnt əv groʊθ. wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ʤɑbz, ðə ˈstədi faɪndz ðət bɪtˈwin 1964 ənd 2009 ɪmˈplɔɪmənt groʊθ wʊd hæv bɪn mɔr ðən ə ˈθaʊzənd pərˈsɛnt haɪər ɪn ðə nu jɔrk ˈmɛˌtroʊ; ˈɔlˌmoʊst 700 pərˈsɛnt mɔr ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ; ənd ˈnɪrli 250 pərˈsɛnt haɪər ɪn sæn ˌhoʊˈzeɪ, ɪn ðə hɑrt əv ˈsɪləkən ˈvæli. ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə rəst bɛlt wʊd bi ðət məʧ mɔr ˈrəsti: ɪmˈplɔɪmənt wʊd bi ˈrəfli 170 pərˈsɛnt loʊər ɪn ˈbɪŋgəmtən, nu jɔrk, ənd ˈmənsi, ˌɪndiˈænə; ˈrəfli 200 pərˈsɛnt loʊər ɪn ˈmænzˌfild ənd ˈjəŋzˌtaʊn, oʊˈhaɪoʊ; ənd ˈɔlˌmoʊst 300 pərˈsɛnt loʊər ɪn ˈkoʊkəˌmoʊ, ˌɪndiˈænə. əˈnəðər weɪ tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðiz riˈstrɪkʃən ɪz ðət ðeɪ hæv ˈfəŋkʃənd ɛz ə ˈpɑləsi, ˈmɪtəˌgeɪtɪŋ ðə ˌædˈvərs ˈifɛkts əv ˌʤiəˈgræfɪk ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti. ðeɪ hæv ˈprɑbəˌbli hɛlpt tɪ steɪv ɔf ðə wərst əv rəst bɛlt dɪˈklaɪn. ðeɪ maɪt hæv ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈsənˌbɛlt ə bust, tu. waɪl ðə ˈstədi ˈɛstəˌmeɪts ðət ðə reɪt əv groʊθ ənd ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən əv groʊθ əv ˈsənˌbɛlt (wɪθ ðɛr mɔr ˈlɪˌbərəl lænd juz ˈpɑləsiz), wʊd steɪ ˈrəfli ðə seɪm, ðə ˈlɑʤɪk əv ðɛr ˈɑrgjəmənt ənd məʧ əv ðə kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈwɪzdəm səˈʤɛsts ðət ðə hɑrʃ lænd su riˈstrɪkʃənz ənd haɪ ˈhaʊzɪŋ kɔsts əv ˈkoʊstəl həz æt list ɪn pɑrt kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðə greɪt ˈsənˌbɛlt maɪˈgreɪʃən. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, riˈstrɪkʃənz nɑt ˈoʊnli hæv ˈifɛkts ɔn ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti ənd groʊθ, ðeɪ hæv sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈifɛkts ɛz wɛl. ˈivɪn ɛz ðeɪ hæv pʊt ðə breɪks ɔn ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv moʊst ˈvaɪbrənt, rɪˈdusɪŋ ðə ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti ənd groʊθ əv ðə juz. ɪˈkɑnəmi ɛz ə hoʊl, ðeɪ hæv ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli izd ðə ˈspeɪʃəl ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti. ʤɪst traɪ tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən haʊ bæd ɑr ˌʤiəˈgræfɪk dɪˈvaɪd maɪt bi ɪf nu jɔrk ənd sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ wər ˈivɪn mɔr ˈdɑmənənt ðən ðeɪ ər ðeɪ hæd ˈkæpʧərd ən ˈivɪn ˈgreɪtər ʃɛr əv ˈnæʃənəl ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti ənd groʊθ əv ðə sɔrt ˈaʊˌtlaɪnd baɪ ðiz ˈmɑdəlz? ɪf ju θɪŋk ənd ˈpɑpjəˌlɪzəm ər bæd, ðoʊz dɪˈvaɪdz maɪt hæv prəˈdust ən ˈivɪn ˈstrɔŋgər ənd mɔr ɪnˈdʊrɪŋ ˈbæˌklæʃ. blu prəˈgrɛsɪv əˈmɛrɪkə wʊd bi ˈivɪn mɔr ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd, sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ ən ˈivɪn ˈlɑrʤər si əv rɛd. ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ kip ɪn maɪnd, ˈivɪn ɛz ˈæktɪvɪsts ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk ðə beɪ ˈɛriə, siˈætəl, ənd ˈpɔrtlənd wərk hɑrd tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm ˈoʊnərəs riˈstrɪkʃənz ðət hæv ˈlɪmɪtɪd ðə səˈplaɪ əv əˈfɔrdəbəl ˈhaʊzɪŋ. wər ɪt nɑt fər ðoʊz ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz, ˈlaɪkli bi ən ˈivɪn mɔr əˈnikwəl ənd dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈneɪʃən ðən wi ər təˈdeɪ.
suicide most likely on mondays, according to study by kevin caruso august 25, 2005 a study recently published in "health statistics quarterly" indicated that more people die by suicide on monday than on any other day of the week. clinicians studied suicides in great britain from 1993 to 2002, and found there were an average of suicides on mondays and an average of suicides for the other days of the week. by percentages, and including gender, 16 percent of british male suicides and 17 percent of british female suicides occurred on mondays. the study confirms previous data indicating that there are more suicides on mondays. however, in contrast to previous studies which indicated that the "monday effect" was due to despair over to work, this study indicated that the employment status of the individuals who died by suicide was not germane, and, further, age was not a factor. thus, whether employed or unemployed, old or young, suicidal individuals are more likely to die by suicide on mondays. it should be noted that although there is a statistically significant jump on mondays, the disparity in the numbers is not that large (9.6 to). we can thus conclude that there is a slightly greater chance that a suicidal person will die by suicide on monday, rather that any other day. as always, suicidal individuals need to receive treatment, and there needs to be great vigilance in monitoring them. if you or someone you know is suicidal, please go to the home page of this website for immediate help. thank you. i love you. take care, kevin caruso	ˈsuɪˌsaɪd moʊst ˈlaɪkli ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈstədi baɪ ˈkɛvɪn kərˈusoʊ ˈɔgəst 25 2005 ə ˈstədi ˈrisəntli ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn "hɛlθ stəˈtɪstɪks kˈwɔrtərli" ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət mɔr ˈpipəl daɪ baɪ ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ðən ɔn ˈɛni ˈəðər deɪ əv ðə wik. klɪˈnɪʃənz ˈstədid ˈsuəˌsaɪdz ɪn greɪt ˈbrɪtən frəm 1993 tɪ 2002 ənd faʊnd ðɛr wər ən ˈævərɪʤ əv ˈsuəˌsaɪdz ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪz ənd ən ˈævərɪʤ əv ˈsuəˌsaɪdz fər ðə ˈəðər deɪz əv ðə wik. baɪ pərˈsɛnɪʤɪz, ənd ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈʤɛndər, 16 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈbrɪtɪʃ meɪl ˈsuəˌsaɪdz ənd 17 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈsuəˌsaɪdz əˈkərd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪz. ðə ˈstədi kənˈfərmz ˈpriviəs ˈdætə ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðət ðɛr ər mɔr ˈsuəˌsaɪdz ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪn ˈkɑntræst tɪ ˈpriviəs ˈstədiz wɪʧ ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət ðə "ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈifɛkt" wɑz du tɪ dɪˈspɛr ˈoʊvər tɪ wərk, ðɪs ˈstədi ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət ðə ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈstætəs əv ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu daɪd baɪ ˈsuɪˌsaɪd wɑz nɑt ʤərˈmeɪn, ənd, ˈfərðər, eɪʤ wɑz nɑt ə ˈfæktər. ðəs, ˈwɛðər ɪmˈplɔɪd ər ˌənɛmˈplɔɪd, oʊld ər jəŋ, ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ər mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ daɪ baɪ ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪz. ɪt ʃʊd bi ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɛr ɪz ə stəˈtɪstɪkəli sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ʤəmp ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪz, ðə dɪˈspɛrəti ɪn ðə ˈnəmbərz ɪz nɑt ðət lɑrʤ tɪ wi kən ðəs kənˈklud ðət ðɛr ɪz ə sˈlaɪtli ˈgreɪtər ʧæns ðət ə ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl ˈpərsən wɪl daɪ baɪ ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˈrəðər ðət ˈɛni ˈəðər deɪ. ɛz ˈɔlˌweɪz, ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz nid tɪ rɪˈsiv ˈtritmənt, ənd ðɛr nidz tɪ bi greɪt ˈvɪʤələns ɪn ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ðɛm. ɪf ju ər ˈsəmˌwən ju noʊ ɪz ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl, pliz goʊ tɪ ðə hoʊm peɪʤ əv ðɪs ˈwɛbˌsaɪt fər ˌɪˈmiˌdiət hɛlp. θæŋk ju. aɪ ləv ju. teɪk kɛr, ˈkɛvɪn kərˈusoʊ
exclusive: and woodward reunited... 10 years after world cup triumph: winning that final was the problem with my career... i've never watched a replay of that winning kick against australia ten years after winning the world cup for england, wilkinson bares his soul to sir clive woodward in an astonishing interview. sir clive woodward:, 10 years already since that world cup final! but for both of us the long journey to sydney started six years earlier. you know this but i first watched you play at abbey with the unbeaten england schoolboys’ team in 1997. just got the job and i came to watch you play. jonny wilkinson: really? we were never told the new england coach was coming... head to head: clive woodward and wilkinson relive the memories of england's world cup win in 2003 good to talk: woodward and wilkinson masterminded england's win over australia 10 years ago woodward: you have known who i was! but you came into the senior set-up six months after that. you were an without any caps… six years later you swung your wrong foot to drop the goal that won the world cup. wilkinson: it sounds simple, it? i was very fortunate that at that young age i had a huge amount of security and support around me. the security was not ‘you’re going to play every game’ but being put in a situation where my development and confidence was of huge concern. woodward: people forget how daunting it is for a young man to walk into the england changing room, do you remember doing it? wilkinson: you never forget. i walked in and saw martin intimidating frown and thought: ‘they hate me’. but at the same time, had that face in 2003 and i think he liked me by then! i was brought in during the 1998 five nations. i watched you guys smash wales and thought: ‘great, be doing a lot of watching because they certainly need me!’ then came ireland. there long to go when somebody called me over, ‘jonny, get back to the bench, needed’. glad it happened that quickly: i ran over, heart pounding, and took my jacket off. i just stood on the wing for five minutes it was perfect! waiting game: wilkinson prepares to make his england debut against ireland in april 1998 woodward: during the week you used to sit at the back of the class, not saying anything. i told you i needed you at the front, presenting on this and that, talking. at the time i was tough on you because i needed my quarterback to lead. you know got a good group of players but trying to produce something special. did you feel that? wilkinson: absolutely. i had no frame of reference, i only knew your england, but the whole thing fuelled itself there was a depth of thought and an emphasis of getting the right people to do the right jobs. the no 1 reason behind the success in australia was the culture that was created. the idea was to look after everyone enough to ensure that all the most technical and intimidating parts of the game became instinctive and natural. you put the codes and rules in place but then it was driven by the players. even for team meetings, it a case of ‘i want to be late,’ it was a case of ‘i bear to be late’. woodward: anything less than 10 minutes early was late on england time! but it was the players who agreed to all that and there were hundreds of similar things. my ultimate plan was that if every individual could become the best player in the world in their position, a real superstar player, then the team would become a great team. so we brought in specialists for every individual and for every element of the game, from peripheral vision to tackling technique to footwork. wilkinson: that balance is the golden ticket finding the line between the coach directing but also empowering the players. i want to go on to the pitch with a plan, then the empowerment part is me working out what to do with that plan once it comes under fire. i liked the fact that five years down the line i was still being told on a tuesday how to tackle properly. you gave us the weaponry to attack the game. training days: woodward and wilkinson discuss tactics ahead of an england game woodward: do you remember those ‘murderball’ sessions? defensive drills for a set time. i used to absolutely hate them because i wanted everyone fit and i had a real row with phil larder (the defence coach) over you. i said we could do ‘murderball’ but i wanted you in a yellow bib. i even physically put you in the bib. you were quite stressed about it, you hate special treatment, but i said: ‘no, head coach, wearing the bib’. i walked away thinking ‘that showed him’, but of course i turn around, see the bib on the floor 20 yards away and you go and smash a forward. it was a seminal moment that summed you up. wilkinson: but now want to wear the yellow bib! it makes sense. i look back now and think: i was playing against my friends, in the same team, and i was trying to smash them. if you called a ‘murderball’ session tomorrow, be the first guy in your ear to say: ‘listen, if you want me fit on saturday, you better leave me out. woodward: there was one match that stands out for me in the build-up to 2003. it was against the french in the six nations. we got beaten and i was furious. you hit rucks a ridiculous but i had to sit you down and say: ‘jonny, the fly-half, we need you fighting, rucking, smashing people. we need you in the line.’ you are the ultimate team player, it is in your dna, but what i had to get across to you was that for the sake of the team they need you to be throwing yourself into every ruck. it was a very significant moment. was there a similar tipping point for you? main man: wilkinson scored five penalties, a conversion and a drop goal as england beat france in 2003 wilkinson: i felt something building when we went down under in the summer of99 to play the centenary game in australia. they were a big team and a good team but i remember feeling in control, knowing if we got off to a good start, there was no reason why we would lose. and it started to build from there. they came over a year later and dan luger scored in the corner in the last minute. it was like the roger bannister mile it was our marker towards the world cup. woodward: earlier that year, after we lost the grand slam up in murrayfield, we spent a long time reinforcing the mantra: ‘it only takes 20 seconds to score’. that australia match summed it up with spooky precision. it just the winning, it was that everybody held their cool. wilkinson: another spooky story. i remember a meeting, years before 2003, and you came over to where i was sat with mike catt and asked me: ‘if you set up for a drop goal every time you went into the opposition territory, how many points could you feasibly score?’ i was trying to add the threes up in my head, at which point catty chirps up with ‘how many “f”s are there in bothered?’ i looked at him and laughed but the point stuck: drop goals can win games. axis: wilkinson with mike catt after the world cup woodward: rightly or wrongly, i always compare teams to that 2003 team. our axis was amazing you working alongside mike catt or will greenwood, who were such good talkers. we had an explosive back three and a celebrated back row, but another key element was the supreme ability of our forwards. woodman, thompson, vickery were big and tough but they could really run and pass the ball and traditionally a very thing to do. wilkinson: catty and greenwood were certainly great talkers if they were here now we get a word in! but that communication was the key. i remember coming off the pitch at and doing tv interviews with the media being very flattering and i was feeling like a fraud, thinking: ‘are you kidding me? not a genius i just heard someone say give him the ball, so i gave him the ball!’ my games were when someone was in my ear for 80 minutes telling me what to do, whereas my actual best games were when it was backs to the wall, dogging it out, coming up with something. woodward: for me it always came down to pressure and my aim was always to build a team that could withstand anything and keep their composure. the most week i remember was the build-up to our opening game of the world cup against south africa. i thought if we won then, we would make the final and never seen more tension in the whole team than that week. wilkinson: for me, pressure was half-time against wales in the (wales were leading). it was one of the worst feelings ever had in a changing room. but talking about it now it feels like one of the best because never felt anything more intense than that team talk. everybody thinking: this supposed to be happening, this cannot finish now. half the guys want to scream and shout, half are speechless, but it was an intensive, re-gathering. even the structure of half-time was meticulous. two minutes to get your kit, then into groups: who would talk when and what about. when it really counts, that structure really means something. relief: england almost came unstuck against wales in the world cup before edging through woodward: the week building up to the final was decidedly calm. the night before the final the locals were horns and singing until the early hours, screaming ‘aussie, aussie, aussie’ and wearing t-shirts with ‘keep awake’. wilkinson: my memory of the build-up was the wall of white every time we left the hotel. when you travel abroad supporters wear the colours, so half of manly felt english and we were cheered whenever we walked on to the coach for training. woodward: on the day of the final i woke up ridiculously early and went for a walk on the beach on my own at 5.30am. the breakfast routine was normal and we did that session on manly beach which got a huge crowd. i went out for lunch with some friends on manly pier but was quickly surrounded by supporters asking me what on earth i was doing. i said: ‘where do you want me to be for seven hours!’ we got on the coach a little earlier than usual because it was a long journey. it was an unusually cold night for november in australia and the difference with the for a world cup final is that everyone is already in their seats. wilkinson: i remember a huge amount from that night but for me an emotional memory. i can recall all the action, but what i remember is what it felt like at the time. the changing room beforehand was both incredibly calm and incredibly tense, everybody going through their usual habits. then came the in front of a packed house and the anthems. i remember the images, what everything looked like, but how i remember them is by recalling the senses the sight, the sound, the smell, the feel of everything that happened in that game. there were certainly ups and downs. we conceded that early try after only six minutes, to, but we stayed totally calm. the went against us and we just get two scores ahead. setback: scored an early try for australia in the world cup final against england pinged: england were consistently in the as they battled with australia in the final woodward: we played well. the was me intensely we were the stronger pack but being endlessly pinged but it the time to throw your toys out of the pram. half-time was calm it was just about reinforcing messages. the problem is the referee stopped us really playing, because the sets up your attack. the big call was bringing on jason leonard and i only did that to sort out the. the first thing he did was put his arm round andre watson, saying: ‘listen, the bestmager on the planet, there will be no more problems’. he deserves a huge amount of credit. as coaches we allowed on the touchline, but with seconds to go i saw (australia coach) eddie jones on the side, so i was out of my seat and legging it downstairs. by the time down it was the full-time whistle (score: australia 14 england 14) and the guys had gone into a huddle. gave his speech and i knew he would be saying the right things that this was not about emotion but thinking correctly under intense pressure in a match. but you go into the huddle. i saw you go and practise your kicking but i wanted a quick word with you. i walked over and said: ‘jonny, just to say got to play down their half, got another great kicker in catty with you now, just kick and keep the ball down there.’ you looked at me and said… wilkinson: ‘no s***!’ pep talk: woodward had a chat with wilkinson before the start of extra time in the world cup final woodward:you apologised for swearing afterwards. i just remember smiling at the time. you were in control and i knew the whole team would be in control because of the amount of time we had spent talking about this exact situation. so i went up to and said: ‘this is going to be won by a penalty or a drop goal, so keep kicking’. the other spooky thing is where you were from, which is quite far out for you. exactly the spot where you kicked a penalty two minutes later at the start of extra time. wilkinson: i first went into that huddle but i just handle it. in a world cup final, got two minutes until extra time and doing a huddle on the pitch. next i was expecting somebody to run out with the oranges! i thought, ‘i do this’. all i ever had in my head was exactly what you said. already missed a few drop goals and i knew that, more than likely, it would fall on my shoulders. thinking: ‘seven years been telling me this, got it!’ woodward: towards the end of extra time, lewis moody nearly charged down a kick by matt rogers and he ended up slicing his punt. we have one left and it all comes down to ‘zig zig’ the drop goal routine planned for years. the mindset is to score between the posts. you go wide, you just keep punching forward, left and right of the ruck. keep the ball in the channel in the middle of the pitch. ben kay saw moody unmarked at the back and brilliantly changed the call. wilkinson: quite often, when i make a call, also be running through with everyone what they have to do. turn to the centre, the winger and talk them through, even though they know. yet with that one play, the most important play had in my career, we called it once and i say anything to mike catt, i say anything to the forwards. everyone just did it. all the key lessons from the last six years came down to that moment. under the most severe pressure is normally when teams fall apart but that one play summed up everything. even after i struck that drop goal i was checking to see if the referee had given a penalty for anything before the ball went over. lift off: wilkinson takes the drop kick that would win the world cup and seal his place in the history books woodward: i watching you. i was watching everybody else. the ball sails over and all screaming is ‘re-start, re-start’. if australia win that ball then we can lose the world cup. most of the team in their right positions! trevor woodman should never have been in the middle of the park to catch that ball. the saw him isolated and kicked short to try to win it back. but he leapt like a salmon to take an amazing catch! wilkinson: then catty kicks it out and i watch the ball in the air... you know, never watched it again. love to watch a load of those games but only watch them when the emotional memories drop off a bit, but for the moment i love the fact that when i think about it i still get the emotion with it. i want to watch things in black and white because it will take away from it. woodward: the celebrations went on for a long time. you dare think about them beforehand. you take your medal and spend time with your and family, just trying to take it in. i remember still being pretty cranky with the referee! the changing room was open, everyone was invited in. and the australians were brilliant. they were devastated but they were so gracious. the plane journey home stands out just a totally unscripted party. the whole plane was full of england fans. british airways were brilliant and from the moment we took off everyone stood up and just mingled, passing the trophy around! there was beer everywhere. when we landed, you just get back to your seat, so everybody sat anywhere. one fan was asleep in mine. then on the leg from singapore to london, everyone just passed out. do you remember the day we got back from australia? we were welcomed by supporters at heathrow then we jumped on the coach to park, where we were mobbed by yet more fans. we were all saying goodbye and i asked you where you were going. you said you were jumping in a taxi to take you to heathrow and flying back to newcastle. i believe it. i was sponsored by jaguar at the time and i told my driver: ‘you’re not taking me home, driving back up to newcastle!’ you still learn when you got there, though. you went shopping at your local supermarket and caused a mini-riot. video: sir clive woodward england's world cup triumph party time: england celebrate their late, dramatic and historic victory over australia in the world cup final golden boy: wilkinson's life changed over night as he became a sporting superstar after england's win royalty: woodward celebrates with prince harry in the england dressing room following the country's win wilkinson: i swap it for anything in my career, but that one night changed everything. life stopped being simple. i have a very unhealthy fear of being celebrated. it feel right. if i had my time again after the world cup i would face up to it more. i remember walking into my house in a hat, then sending my mate out in my car wearing the same hat, so me and my brother could drive off in his car and escape out the back. maybe i should have gone out there and got used to the fact my life had changed, but at the same time showing people that i hadn’t. but i. instead, i hid from it and that kept the problems going. it made me feel fragile. woodward: the years that followed brought an incredibly unlucky run of injuries for you. it just a question of dealing with becoming a poster boy of british sport. wilkinson: the adjustment would certainly have been easier but for the injuries. i should have turned around in 2003 and said: ‘that’s that done, life get any better, just enjoy it.’ but i and because i play, everything was related to that night. i made it a burden. thought a lot about the first half of my career, then the obvious break with all the injuries, then the second half, which includes my time now with. things made a lot more sense in that first period. as time goes on how precious those years were. in a way, the problem in my career was winning the world cup. life changing: wilkinson and his england were met by hordes of fans back in england nation rejoices: fans of all ages lined up to welcome their heroes home from australia woodward: you know your website hardly mentions the world cup. is that a conscious thing? wilkinson: i tend to stay away from anything too celebratory and that was my issue with the world cup. it was the ultimate experience, but i needed to put it behind me so that i could move on. my first game after sydney was up in newcastle against northampton, and it was a relief. but i got injured. and for the next 10 months i got lost. woodward: you say you got lost but you always had a remarkable temperament to keep dealing with the setbacks. after i left england it sounds like your injuries took over your career for a short time. wilkinson: i had 14 injuries before i was able to get back on the field with england and i lost that feeling of everything making sense. i missed all of 2004,05 and06, so the 2007 world cup was my comeback. then i missed all of 2008 and09 and there had been a generation change. i know whether i was trying to hold on or chase my way back. at one point i tried to pretend i was 18 again, trying to pretend that never played for england, but nobody else was going to give me that freedom. being dropped for a game made sense before the 2003 world cup, but after it felt like, ‘oh my god, what has my life come to?’ i had to sit and watch charlie hodgson play brilliantly. i remember going down to play gloucester at the shed one year, after being injured god knows how many times. i thought: ‘great, they always give you a kicking in the.’ a gloucester welcome is one to relish. but it was different. it was almost like, ‘oh here he comes, give him a cheer, had a tough time.’ but i wanted them to shout at me, i want pity. blow: injuries have blighted wilkinson's career since his defining moment in the world cup final woodward: but, all these years later, you have achieved a remarkable thing in your career with two great highs. by winning the heineken cup with you achieved the two biggest things a rugby player can, but a decade apart. i think of any rugby player, or indeed many athletes, who have achieved anything similar in that time frame... wilkinson: i realise now that a career is about the day-to-day journey. a few guys in the pub may want to talk about who was better than who, who won what, but for me it is about the constant desire of wanting to get better, regardless of the setbacks. what matters in your career comes from the attitude, desire, relationships, ambitions of you and your. it is those things that make for a great life and productivity will come from these things. woodward: you talk about yourself as an obsessive person and i consider myself totally obsessive i think a great trait. you have been writing things down and making notes since you were seven and that detail and focus is what makes you the player you are. you would make a brilliant coach. is it something you plan to do? wilkinson: i have a few ideas a clothing line and a nutrition line but i also love to see guys get the best out of their skills, so in that way i love coaching. spent a lot of time thinking and researching how best to do things, on and off the field. we have some talented young no at and i would love to guide them. at the same time, it would be great to work with props on left-hand spin passing, to help second rows attack the line not just the guys who play fly-half. still going strong: wilkinson helped win the heineken cup final last season woodward: your last world cup was 2011, which was a very different experience to03. can you put your finger on what actually happened? looking in from the outside, there were plenty of guys with incredible status there, so how did it go so wrong? wilkinson: in any team you need a basic understanding to be there. there was a connection in 2003, guys just got on with each other. but even if we occasionally, if there was a little bit of this or that, it just made training a bit more intense. it actually kind of helped. but in 2011, that simple connection there, and then everything you do feels like trying to force it. i was playing with guys who had never even seen me play rugby because been injured so long. guys know how to talk to each other: ‘apparently this guy played in 2003 and supposed to respect him but never met him.’ i was supposed to tell these guys what to do, but i know if they believed in me yet, and on the pitch i know where the ball was going to go. a lot of that falls on my shoulders: i find that connection either and for only the second time in my career the amount of external pressure from the media just got into my head enough to get me lost. woodward: you were always dogmatic and stern. that was a huge strength of yours, not a weakness or a problem. bad memories: wilkinson is dejected as england crash out to france in the world cup in 2011 wilkinson: but in new zealand i had to ask myself: ‘am i just a guy who is super uptight? are my thinking, “he’s killing us and killing the mood?” i think getting on with everyone but then out at my kicking. i know how to get on with the team, but as the central hub at no 10 you need to know all that. you can be sure as hell everyone got up in the morning and tried to make it work, but it still working. woodward: my final question: what is the most valuable lesson you have learned in your career? wilkinson: the support of the player has to be such that it a case of the higher you strive the further you fall. with the right support, players know they can aim for the 10 out of 10 performance and land on a seven at worst. but if that system there and you ask a player to go for a 10, he because afraid of falling on a two. if not sure of a situation you go for an eight, but who wants to finish their career and look back at those days they just got by? that drop goal was a case in point. the severity of the lessons on the way to 2003 like those missed grand slam was key to our understanding of what to do in extra time, of what to aim for. all the lessons came down to those 60 seconds. it was made to be, it was set up for that final play. all the lessons were encapsulated. sir clive woodward and wilkinson were speaking to luke benedict	ɪkˈsklusɪv: ənd ˈwʊdˌwɔrd ˌriuˈnaɪtɪd... 10 jɪrz ˈæftər wərld kəp traɪəmf: ˈwɪnɪŋ ðət ˈfaɪnəl wɑz ðə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ maɪ kərɪr... aɪv ˈnɛvər wɔʧt ə riˈpleɪ əv ðət ˈwɪnɪŋ kɪk əˈgɛnst ɔˈstreɪljə tɛn jɪrz ˈæftər ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə wərld kəp fər ˈɪŋglənd, ˈwɪlkɪnsən bɛrz hɪz soʊl tɪ sər klaɪv ˈwʊdˌwɔrd ɪn ən əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ ˈɪntərvˌju. sər klaɪv ˈwʊdˌwɔrd:, 10 jɪrz ɔˈrɛdi sɪns ðət wərld kəp ˈfaɪnəl! bət fər boʊθ əv ˈjuˈɛs ðə lɔŋ ˈʤərni tɪ ˈsɪdni ˈstɑrtɪd sɪks jɪrz ˈərliər. ju noʊ ðɪs bət aɪ fərst wɔʧt ju pleɪ æt ˈæbi wɪθ ðə ənˈbitən ˈɪŋglənd schoolboys’’ tim ɪn 1997 ʤɪst gɑt ðə ʤɑb ənd aɪ keɪm tɪ wɔʧ ju pleɪ. ˈwɪlkɪnsən: ˈrɪli? wi wər ˈnɛvər toʊld ðə nu ˈɪŋglənd koʊʧ wɑz ˈkəmɪŋ... hɛd tɪ hɛd: klaɪv ˈwʊdˌwɔrd ənd ˈwɪlkɪnsən riˈlɪv ðə ˈmɛməriz əv ˈɪŋgləndz wərld kəp wɪn ɪn 2003 gʊd tɪ tɔk: ˈwʊdˌwɔrd ənd ˈwɪlkɪnsən ˈmæstərˌmaɪndɪd ˈɪŋgləndz wɪn ˈoʊvər ɔˈstreɪljə 10 jɪrz əˈgoʊ ˈwʊdˌwɔrd: ju hæv noʊn hu aɪ wɑz! bət ju keɪm ˈɪntu ðə ˈsinjər ˈsɛˌtəp sɪks mənθs ˈæftər ðət. ju wər ən wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni caps…… sɪks jɪrz ˈleɪtər ju swəŋ jʊr rɔŋ fʊt tɪ drɔp ðə goʊl ðət wən ðə wərld kəp. ˈwɪlkɪnsən: ɪt saʊnz ˈsɪmpəl, ɪt? aɪ wɑz ˈvɛri ˈfɔrʧənət ðət æt ðət jəŋ eɪʤ aɪ hæd ə juʤ əˈmaʊnt əv sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd səˈpɔrt əraʊnd mi. ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti wɑz nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ pleɪ ˈɛvəri game’’ bət biɪŋ pʊt ɪn ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɛr maɪ dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd ˈkɑnfədɛns wɑz əv juʤ kənˈsərn. ˈwʊdˌwɔrd: ˈpipəl fərˈgɛt haʊ ˈdɔntɪŋ ɪt ɪz fər ə jəŋ mæn tɪ wɔk ˈɪntu ðə ˈɪŋglənd ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ rum, du ju rɪˈmɛmbər duɪŋ ɪt? ˈwɪlkɪnsən: ju ˈnɛvər fərˈgɛt. aɪ wɔkt ɪn ənd sɔ ˈmɑrtɪn ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪŋ fraʊn ənd θɔt: heɪt me’’. bət æt ðə seɪm taɪm, hæd ðət feɪs ɪn 2003 ənd aɪ θɪŋk hi laɪkt mi baɪ ðɛn! aɪ wɑz brɔt ɪn ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 1998 faɪv ˈneɪʃənz. aɪ wɔʧt ju gaɪz smæʃ weɪlz ənd θɔt: ‘‘great, bi duɪŋ ə lɔt əv ˈwɑʧɪŋ bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ˈsərtənli nid me!’!’ ðɛn keɪm ˈaɪərlənd. ðɛr lɔŋ tɪ goʊ wɪn ˈsəmˌbɑdi kɔld mi ˈoʊvər, ‘‘jonny, gɪt bæk tɪ ðə bɛnʧ, needed’’. glæd ɪt ˈhæpənd ðət kˈwɪkli: aɪ ræn ˈoʊvər, hɑrt ˈpaʊndɪŋ, ənd tʊk maɪ ˈʤækɪt ɔf. aɪ ʤɪst stʊd ɔn ðə wɪŋ fər faɪv ˈmɪnəts ɪt wɑz ˈpərˌfɪkt! ˈweɪtɪŋ geɪm: ˈwɪlkɪnsən pərˈpɛrz tɪ meɪk hɪz ˈɪŋglənd ˈdeɪbju əˈgɛnst ˈaɪərlənd ɪn ˈeɪprəl 1998 ˈwʊdˌwɔrd: ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə wik ju juzd tɪ sɪt æt ðə bæk əv ðə klæs, nɑt seɪɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. aɪ toʊld ju aɪ ˈnidɪd ju æt ðə frənt, prɪˈzɛntɪŋ ɔn ðɪs ənd ðət, ˈtɔkɪŋ. æt ðə taɪm aɪ wɑz təf ɔn ju bɪˈkəz aɪ ˈnidɪd maɪ kˈwɔrtərˌbæk tɪ lɛd. ju noʊ gɑt ə gʊd grup əv pleɪərz bət traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈproʊdus ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈspɛʃəl. dɪd ju fil ðət? ˈwɪlkɪnsən: ˌæbsəˈlutli. aɪ hæd noʊ freɪm əv ˈrɛfərəns, aɪ ˈoʊnli nu jʊr ˈɪŋglənd, bət ðə hoʊl θɪŋ fjuəld ˌɪtˈsɛlf ðɛr wɑz ə dɛpθ əv θɔt ənd ən ˈɛmfəsɪs əv ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə raɪt ˈpipəl tɪ du ðə raɪt ʤɑbz. ðə noʊ 1 ˈrizən bɪˈhaɪnd ðə səkˈsɛs ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə wɑz ðə ˈkəlʧər ðət wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd. ðə aɪˈdiə wɑz tɪ lʊk ˈæftər ˈɛvriˌwən ɪˈnəf tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ɔl ðə moʊst ˈtɛknɪkəl ənd ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪŋ pɑrts əv ðə geɪm bɪˈkeɪm ˌɪnˈstɪŋktɪv ənd ˈnæʧərəl. ju pʊt ðə koʊdz ənd rulz ɪn pleɪs bət ðɛn ɪt wɑz ˈdrɪvən baɪ ðə pleɪərz. ˈivɪn fər tim ˈmitɪŋz, ɪt ə keɪs əv wɔnt tɪ bi late,’,’ ɪt wɑz ə keɪs əv bɛr tɪ bi late’’. ˈwʊdˌwɔrd: ˈɛniˌθɪŋ lɛs ðən 10 ˈmɪnəts ˈərli wɑz leɪt ɔn ˈɪŋglənd taɪm! bət ɪt wɑz ðə pleɪərz hu əˈgrid tɪ ɔl ðət ənd ðɛr wər ˈhənərdz əv ˈsɪmələr θɪŋz. maɪ ˈəltəmət plæn wɑz ðət ɪf ˈɛvəri ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl kʊd bɪˈkəm ðə bɛst pleɪər ɪn ðə wərld ɪn ðɛr pəˈzɪʃən, ə ril ˌsupərˈstɑr pleɪər, ðɛn ðə tim wʊd bɪˈkəm ə greɪt tim. soʊ wi brɔt ɪn ˈspɛʃəlɪsts fər ˈɛvəri ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ənd fər ˈɛvəri ˈɛləmənt əv ðə geɪm, frəm pərˈɪfərəl ˈvɪʒən tɪ ˈtækəlɪŋ tɛkˈnik tɪ ˈfʊtˌwərk. ˈwɪlkɪnsən: ðət ˈbæləns ɪz ðə ˈgoʊldən ˈtɪkɪt ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðə laɪn bɪtˈwin ðə koʊʧ dɪˈrɛktɪŋ bət ˈɔlsoʊ ɪmˈpaʊərɪŋ ðə pleɪərz. aɪ wɔnt tɪ goʊ ɔn tɪ ðə pɪʧ wɪθ ə plæn, ðɛn ðə ɪmˈpaʊərmənt pɑrt ɪz mi ˈwərkɪŋ aʊt wət tɪ du wɪθ ðət plæn wəns ɪt kəmz ˈəndər faɪər. aɪ laɪkt ðə fækt ðət faɪv jɪrz daʊn ðə laɪn aɪ wɑz stɪl biɪŋ toʊld ɔn ə ˈtuzˌdeɪ haʊ tɪ ˈtækəl ˈprɑpərli. ju geɪv ˈjuˈɛs ðə ˈwɛpənri tɪ əˈtæk ðə geɪm. ˈtreɪnɪŋ deɪz: ˈwʊdˌwɔrd ənd ˈwɪlkɪnsən dɪˈskəs ˈtæktɪks əˈhɛd əv ən ˈɪŋglənd geɪm ˈwʊdˌwɔrd: du ju rɪˈmɛmbər ðoʊz ‘‘murderball’’ ˈsɛʃənz? dɪˈfɛnsɪv drɪlz fər ə sɛt taɪm. aɪ juzd tɪ ˌæbsəˈlutli heɪt ðɛm bɪˈkəz aɪ ˈwɔntɪd ˈɛvriˌwən fɪt ənd aɪ hæd ə ril roʊ wɪθ fɪl ˈlɑrdər (ðə dɪˈfɛns koʊʧ) ˈoʊvər ju. aɪ sɛd wi kʊd du ‘‘murderball’’ bət aɪ ˈwɔntɪd ju ɪn ə ˈjɛloʊ bɪb. aɪ ˈivɪn ˈfɪzɪkəli pʊt ju ɪn ðə bɪb. ju wər kwaɪt strɛst əˈbaʊt ɪt, ju heɪt ˈspɛʃəl ˈtritmənt, bət aɪ sɛd:, hɛd koʊʧ, ˈwɛrɪŋ ðə bib’’. aɪ wɔkt əˈweɪ ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ʃoʊd him’’, bət əv kɔrs aɪ tərn əraʊnd, si ðə bɪb ɔn ðə flɔr 20 jɑrdz əˈweɪ ənd ju goʊ ənd smæʃ ə ˈfɔrwərd. ɪt wɑz ə ˈsɛmənəl ˈmoʊmənt ðət səmd ju əp. ˈwɪlkɪnsən: bət naʊ wɔnt tɪ wɛr ðə ˈjɛloʊ bɪb! ɪt meɪks sɛns. aɪ lʊk bæk naʊ ənd θɪŋk: aɪ wɑz pleɪɪŋ əˈgɛnst maɪ frɛndz, ɪn ðə seɪm tim, ənd aɪ wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ smæʃ ðɛm. ɪf ju kɔld ə ‘‘murderball’’ ˈsɛʃən təˈmɑˌroʊ, bi ðə fərst gaɪ ɪn jʊr ɪr tɪ seɪ: ‘‘listen, ɪf ju wɔnt mi fɪt ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ju ˈbɛtər liv mi aʊt ˈwʊdˌwɔrd: ðɛr wɑz wən mæʧ ðət stændz aʊt fər mi ɪn ðə ˈbɪlˌdəp tɪ 2003 ɪt wɑz əˈgɛnst ðə frɛnʧ ɪn ðə sɪks ˈneɪʃənz. wi gɑt ˈbitən ənd aɪ wɑz fˈjʊriəs. ju hɪt rəks ə rɪˈdɪkjələs bət aɪ hæd tɪ sɪt ju daʊn ənd seɪ: ‘‘jonny, ðə fly-half, wi nid ju ˈfaɪtɪŋ, rucking, sˈmæʃɪŋ ˈpipəl. wi nid ju ɪn ðə line.’.’ ju ər ðə ˈəltəmət tim pleɪər, ɪt ɪz ɪn jʊr ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ, bət wət aɪ hæd tɪ gɪt əˈkrɔs tɪ ju wɑz ðət fər ðə seɪk əv ðə tim ðeɪ nid ju tɪ bi θroʊɪŋ ˈjɔrsɛlf ˈɪntu ˈɛvəri rək. ɪt wɑz ə ˈvɛri sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈmoʊmənt. wɑz ðɛr ə ˈsɪmələr ˈtɪpɪŋ pɔɪnt fər ju? meɪn mæn: ˈwɪlkɪnsən skɔrd faɪv ˈpɛnəltiz, ə kənˈvərʒən ənd ə drɔp goʊl ɛz ˈɪŋglənd bit fræns ɪn 2003 ˈwɪlkɪnsən: aɪ fɛlt ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈbɪldɪŋ wɪn wi wɛnt daʊn ˈəndər ɪn ðə ˈsəmər əv tɪ pleɪ ðə ˈsɛntəˌnɛri geɪm ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə. ðeɪ wər ə bɪg tim ənd ə gʊd tim bət aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ˈfilɪŋ ɪn kənˈtroʊl, noʊɪŋ ɪf wi gɑt ɔf tɪ ə gʊd stɑrt, ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈrizən waɪ wi wʊd luz. ənd ɪt ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ bɪld frəm ðɛr. ðeɪ keɪm ˈoʊvər ə jɪr ˈleɪtər ənd dæn ˈlugər skɔrd ɪn ðə ˈkɔrnər ɪn ðə læst ˈmɪnət. ɪt wɑz laɪk ðə ˈrɑʤər ˈbænɪstər maɪl ɪt wɑz ɑr ˈmɑrkər təˈwɔrdz ðə wərld kəp. ˈwʊdˌwɔrd: ˈərliər ðət jɪr, ˈæftər wi lɔst ðə grænd slæm əp ɪn murrayfield, wi spɛnt ə lɔŋ taɪm ˌriɪnˈfɔrsɪŋ ðə ˈmæntrə: ˈoʊnli teɪks 20 ˈsɛkəndz tɪ score’’. ðət ɔˈstreɪljə mæʧ səmd ɪt əp wɪθ ˈspuki priˈsɪʒən. ɪt ʤɪst ðə ˈwɪnɪŋ, ɪt wɑz ðət ˈɛvriˌbɑdi hɛld ðɛr kul. ˈwɪlkɪnsən: əˈnəðər ˈspuki ˈstɔri. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ə ˈmitɪŋ, jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr 2003 ənd ju keɪm ˈoʊvər tɪ wɛr aɪ wɑz sæt wɪθ maɪk kæt ənd æst mi: ju sɛt əp fər ə drɔp goʊl ˈɛvəri taɪm ju wɛnt ˈɪntu ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri, haʊ ˈmɛni pɔɪnts kʊd ju ˈfizəbli score?’?’ aɪ wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ æd ðə θriz əp ɪn maɪ hɛd, æt wɪʧ pɔɪnt ˈkæti ʧərps əp wɪθ ˈmɛni ər ðɛr ɪn bothered?’?’ aɪ lʊkt æt ɪm ənd læft bət ðə pɔɪnt stək: drɔp goʊlz kən wɪn geɪmz. ˈæksəs: ˈwɪlkɪnsən wɪθ maɪk kæt ˈæftər ðə wərld kəp ˈwʊdˌwɔrd: ˈraɪtli ər ˈrɔŋli, aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz kəmˈpɛr timz tɪ ðət 2003 tim. ɑr ˈæksəs wɑz əˈmeɪzɪŋ ju ˈwərkɪŋ əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd maɪk kæt ər wɪl ˈgrinˌwʊd, hu wər səʧ gʊd ˈtɔkərz. wi hæd ən ɪkˈsploʊsɪv bæk θri ənd ə ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd bæk roʊ, bət əˈnəðər ki ˈɛləmənt wɑz ðə səˈprim əˈbɪləˌti əv ɑr ˈfɔrwərdz. ˈwʊdmən, ˈtɑmsən, vɪˈskəri wər bɪg ənd təf bət ðeɪ kʊd ˈrɪli rən ənd pæs ðə bɔl ənd trəˈdɪʃənəli ə ˈvɛri θɪŋ tɪ du. ˈwɪlkɪnsən: ˈkæti ənd ˈgrinˌwʊd wər ˈsərtənli greɪt ˈtɔkərz ɪf ðeɪ wər hir naʊ wi gɪt ə wərd ɪn! bət ðət kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən wɑz ðə ki. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf ðə pɪʧ æt ənd duɪŋ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈɪntərvˌjuz wɪθ ðə ˈmidiə biɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈflætərɪŋ ənd aɪ wɑz ˈfilɪŋ laɪk ə frɔd, ˈθɪŋkɪŋ: ju ˈkɪdɪŋ mi? nɑt ə ˈʤinjəs aɪ ʤɪst hərd ˈsəmˌwən seɪ gɪv ɪm ðə bɔl, soʊ aɪ geɪv ɪm ðə ball!’!’ maɪ geɪmz wər wɪn ˈsəmˌwən wɑz ɪn maɪ ɪr fər 80 ˈmɪnəts ˈtɛlɪŋ mi wət tɪ du, wɛˈræz maɪ ˈækʧəwəl bɛst geɪmz wər wɪn ɪt wɑz bæks tɪ ðə wɔl, ˈdɔgɪŋ ɪt aʊt, ˈkəmɪŋ əp wɪθ ˈsəmθɪŋ. ˈwʊdˌwɔrd: fər mi ɪt ˈɔlˌweɪz keɪm daʊn tɪ ˈprɛʃər ənd maɪ eɪm wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz tɪ bɪld ə tim ðət kʊd wɪθˈstænd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ənd kip ðɛr kəmˈpoʊʒər. ðə moʊst wik aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər wɑz ðə ˈbɪlˌdəp tɪ ɑr ˈoʊpənɪŋ geɪm əv ðə wərld kəp əˈgɛnst saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ. aɪ θɔt ɪf wi wən ðɛn, wi wʊd meɪk ðə ˈfaɪnəl ənd ˈnɛvər sin mɔr ˈtɛnʃən ɪn ðə hoʊl tim ðən ðət wik. ˈwɪlkɪnsən: fər mi, ˈprɛʃər wɑz ˈhæfˌtaɪm əˈgɛnst weɪlz ɪn ðə (weɪlz wər ˈlidɪŋ ɪt wɑz wən əv ðə wərst ˈfilɪŋz ˈɛvər hæd ɪn ə ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ rum. bət ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt naʊ ɪt filz laɪk wən əv ðə bɛst bɪˈkəz ˈnɛvər fɛlt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ mɔr ˌɪnˈtɛns ðən ðət tim tɔk. ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ˈθɪŋkɪŋ: ðɪs səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ˈhæpənɪŋ, ðɪs ˈkænɑt ˈfɪnɪʃ naʊ. hæf ðə gaɪz wɔnt tɪ skrim ənd ʃaʊt, hæf ər ˈspiʧləs, bət ɪt wɑz ən ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv, re-gathering. ˈivɪn ðə ˈstrəkʧər əv ˈhæfˌtaɪm wɑz məˈtɪkjələs. tu ˈmɪnəts tɪ gɪt jʊr kɪt, ðɛn ˈɪntu grups: hu wʊd tɔk wɪn ənd wət əˈbaʊt. wɪn ɪt ˈrɪli kaʊnts, ðət ˈstrəkʧər ˈrɪli minz ˈsəmθɪŋ. rɪˈlif: ˈɪŋglənd ˈɔlˌmoʊst keɪm ənˈstək əˈgɛnst weɪlz ɪn ðə wərld kəp ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛʤɪŋ θru ˈwʊdˌwɔrd: ðə wik ˈbɪldɪŋ əp tɪ ðə ˈfaɪnəl wɑz ˌdɪˈsaɪdədli kɑm. ðə naɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈfaɪnəl ðə ˈloʊkəlz wər hɔrnz ənd ˈsɪŋɪŋ ənˈtɪl ðə ˈərli aʊərz, ˈskrimɪŋ ‘‘aussie, ˈɔsi, aussie’’ ənd ˈwɛrɪŋ ˈtiˌsərts wɪθ awake’’. ˈwɪlkɪnsən: maɪ ˈmɛməri əv ðə ˈbɪlˌdəp wɑz ðə wɔl əv waɪt ˈɛvəri taɪm wi lɛft ðə hoʊˈtɛl. wɪn ju ˈtrævəl əˈbrɔd səˈpɔrtərz wɛr ðə colours, soʊ hæf əv ˈmænli fɛlt ˈɪŋlɪʃ ənd wi wər ʧɪrd wɛˈnɛvər wi wɔkt ɔn tɪ ðə koʊʧ fər ˈtreɪnɪŋ. ˈwʊdˌwɔrd: ɔn ðə deɪ əv ðə ˈfaɪnəl aɪ woʊk əp rəˈdɪkjələsli ˈərli ənd wɛnt fər ə wɔk ɔn ðə biʧ ɔn maɪ oʊn æt 5.30am. ðə ˈbrɛkfəst ruˈtin wɑz ˈnɔrməl ənd wi dɪd ðət ˈsɛʃən ɔn ˈmænli biʧ wɪʧ gɑt ə juʤ kraʊd. aɪ wɛnt aʊt fər lənʧ wɪθ səm frɛndz ɔn ˈmænli pɪr bət wɑz kˈwɪkli sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ səˈpɔrtərz ˈæskɪŋ mi wət ɔn ərθ aɪ wɑz duɪŋ. aɪ sɛd: du ju wɔnt mi tɪ bi fər ˈsɛvən hours!’!’ wi gɑt ɔn ðə koʊʧ ə ˈlɪtəl ˈərliər ðən ˈjuʒəwəl bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz ə lɔŋ ˈʤərni. ɪt wɑz ən ənˈjuˌʒuəli koʊld naɪt fər noʊˈvɛmbər ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə ənd ðə ˈdɪfərəns wɪθ ðə fər ə wərld kəp ˈfaɪnəl ɪz ðət ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ɪn ðɛr sits. ˈwɪlkɪnsən: aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ə juʤ əˈmaʊnt frəm ðət naɪt bət fər mi ən ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈmɛməri. aɪ kən ˈriˌkɔl ɔl ðə ˈækʃən, bət wət aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ɪz wət ɪt fɛlt laɪk æt ðə taɪm. ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ rum bɪˈfɔˌrhænd wɑz boʊθ ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli kɑm ənd ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli tɛns, ˈɛvriˌbɑdi goʊɪŋ θru ðɛr ˈjuʒəwəl ˈhæbəts. ðɛn keɪm ðə ɪn frənt əv ə pækt haʊs ənd ðə ˈænθəmz. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðə ˈɪmɪʤɪz, wət ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ lʊkt laɪk, bət haʊ aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðɛm ɪz baɪ rɪˈkɔlɪŋ ðə ˈsɛnsɪz ðə saɪt, ðə saʊnd, ðə smɛl, ðə fil əv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət ˈhæpənd ɪn ðət geɪm. ðɛr wər ˈsərtənli əps ənd daʊnz. wi kənˈsidɪd ðət ˈərli traɪ ˈæftər ˈoʊnli sɪks ˈmɪnəts, tɪ, bət wi steɪd ˈtoʊtəli kɑm. ðə wɛnt əˈgɛnst ˈjuˈɛs ənd wi ʤɪst gɪt tu skɔrz əˈhɛd. ˈsɛtˌbæk: skɔrd ən ˈərli traɪ fər ɔˈstreɪljə ɪn ðə wərld kəp ˈfaɪnəl əˈgɛnst ˈɪŋglənd pɪŋd: ˈɪŋglənd wər kənˈsɪstəntli ɪn ðə ɛz ðeɪ ˈbætəld wɪθ ɔˈstreɪljə ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈwʊdˌwɔrd: wi pleɪd wɛl. ðə wɑz mi ˌɪnˈtɛnsli wi wər ðə ˈstrɔŋgər pæk bət biɪŋ ˈɛndləsli pɪŋd bət ɪt ðə taɪm tɪ θroʊ jʊr tɔɪz aʊt əv ðə pram. ˈhæfˌtaɪm wɑz kɑm ɪt wɑz ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˌriɪnˈfɔrsɪŋ ˈmɛsɪʤɪz. ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz ðə ˌrɛfərˈi stɑpt ˈjuˈɛs ˈrɪli pleɪɪŋ, bɪˈkəz ðə sɛts əp jʊr əˈtæk. ðə bɪg kɔl wɑz ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ɔn ˈʤeɪsən ˈlɛnərd ənd aɪ ˈoʊnli dɪd ðət tɪ sɔrt aʊt ðə. ðə fərst θɪŋ hi dɪd wɑz pʊt hɪz ɑrm raʊnd ˈɑnˌdreɪ ˈwɑtsən, seɪɪŋ: ‘‘listen, ðə bɛst ɔn ðə ˈplænət, ðɛr wɪl bi noʊ mɔr problems’’. hi dɪˈzərvz ə juʤ əˈmaʊnt əv ˈkrɛdɪt. ɛz ˈkoʊʧɪz wi əˈlaʊd ɔn ðə touchline, bət wɪθ ˈsɛkəndz tɪ goʊ aɪ sɔ (ɔˈstreɪljə koʊʧ) ˈɛdi ʤoʊnz ɔn ðə saɪd, soʊ aɪ wɑz aʊt əv maɪ sit ənd ˈlɛgɪŋ ɪt ˈdaʊnˈstɛrz. baɪ ðə taɪm daʊn ɪt wɑz ðə ˈfʊlˌtaɪm ˈwɪsəl (skɔr: ɔˈstreɪljə 14 ˈɪŋglənd 14 ənd ðə gaɪz hæd gɔn ˈɪntu ə ˈhədəl. geɪv hɪz spiʧ ənd aɪ nu hi wʊd bi seɪɪŋ ðə raɪt θɪŋz ðət ðɪs wɑz nɑt əˈbaʊt ˈiˌmoʊʃən bət ˈθɪŋkɪŋ kərˈɛktli ˈəndər ˌɪnˈtɛns ˈprɛʃər ɪn ə mæʧ. bət ju goʊ ˈɪntu ðə ˈhədəl. aɪ sɔ ju goʊ ənd ˈpræktɪs jʊr ˈkɪkɪŋ bət aɪ ˈwɔntɪd ə kwɪk wərd wɪθ ju. aɪ wɔkt ˈoʊvər ənd sɛd: ‘‘jonny, ʤɪst tɪ seɪ gɑt tɪ pleɪ daʊn ðɛr hæf, gɑt əˈnəðər greɪt ˈkɪkər ɪn ˈkæti wɪθ ju naʊ, ʤɪst kɪk ənd kip ðə bɔl daʊn there.’.’ ju lʊkt æt mi ənd said…… ˈwɪlkɪnsən: s!’*!’ pɛp tɔk: ˈwʊdˌwɔrd hæd ə ʧæt wɪθ ˈwɪlkɪnsən ˌbiˈfɔr ðə stɑrt əv ˈɛkstrə taɪm ɪn ðə wərld kəp ˈfaɪnəl əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzd fər sˈwɛrɪŋ ˈæftərwərdz. aɪ ʤɪst rɪˈmɛmbər sˈmaɪlɪŋ æt ðə taɪm. ju wər ɪn kənˈtroʊl ənd aɪ nu ðə hoʊl tim wʊd bi ɪn kənˈtroʊl bɪˈkəz əv ðə əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm wi hæd spɛnt ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðɪs ɪgˈzækt ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. soʊ aɪ wɛnt əp tɪ ənd sɛd: ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi wən baɪ ə ˈpɛnəlti ər ə drɔp goʊl, soʊ kip kicking’’. ðə ˈəðər ˈspuki θɪŋ ɪz wɛr ju wər frəm, wɪʧ ɪz kwaɪt fɑr aʊt fər ju. ɪgˈzæktli ðə spɑt wɛr ju kɪkt ə ˈpɛnəlti tu ˈmɪnəts ˈleɪtər æt ðə stɑrt əv ˈɛkstrə taɪm. ˈwɪlkɪnsən: aɪ fərst wɛnt ˈɪntu ðət ˈhədəl bət aɪ ʤɪst ˈhændəl ɪt. ɪn ə wərld kəp ˈfaɪnəl, gɑt tu ˈmɪnəts ənˈtɪl ˈɛkstrə taɪm ənd duɪŋ ə ˈhədəl ɔn ðə pɪʧ. nɛkst aɪ wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ˈsəmˌbɑdi tɪ rən aʊt wɪθ ðə ˈɔrɪnʤɪz! aɪ θɔt, du this’’. ɔl aɪ ˈɛvər hæd ɪn maɪ hɛd wɑz ɪgˈzæktli wət ju sɛd. ɔˈrɛdi mɪst ə fju drɔp goʊlz ənd aɪ nu ðət, mɔr ðən ˈlaɪkli, ɪt wʊd fɔl ɔn maɪ ˈʃoʊldərz. ˈθɪŋkɪŋ: jɪrz bɪn ˈtɛlɪŋ mi ðɪs, gɑt it!’!’ ˈwʊdˌwɔrd: təˈwɔrdz ðə ɛnd əv ˈɛkstrə taɪm, luɪs ˈmudi ˈnɪrli ʧɑrʤd daʊn ə kɪk baɪ mæt ˈrɑʤərz ənd hi ˈɛndɪd əp sˈlaɪsɪŋ hɪz pənt. wi hæv wən lɛft ənd ɪt ɔl kəmz daʊn tɪ zig’’ ðə drɔp goʊl ruˈtin plænd fər jɪrz. ðə ˈmaɪndˌsɛt ɪz tɪ skɔr bɪtˈwin ðə poʊsts. ju goʊ waɪd, ju ʤɪst kip ˈpənʧɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd, lɛft ənd raɪt əv ðə rək. kip ðə bɔl ɪn ðə ˈʧænəl ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə pɪʧ. bɛn keɪ sɔ ˈmudi ənˈmɑrkt æt ðə bæk ənd ˈbrɪljəntli ʧeɪnʤd ðə kɔl. ˈwɪlkɪnsən: kwaɪt ˈɔfən, wɪn aɪ meɪk ə kɔl, ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈrənɪŋ θru wɪθ ˈɛvriˌwən wət ðeɪ hæv tɪ du. tərn tɪ ðə ˈsɛntər, ðə ˈwɪŋər ənd tɔk ðɛm θru, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðeɪ noʊ. jɛt wɪθ ðət wən pleɪ, ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pleɪ hæd ɪn maɪ kərɪr, wi kɔld ɪt wəns ənd aɪ seɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ maɪk kæt, aɪ seɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈfɔrwərdz. ˈɛvriˌwən ʤɪst dɪd ɪt. ɔl ðə ki ˈlɛsənz frəm ðə læst sɪks jɪrz keɪm daʊn tɪ ðət ˈmoʊmənt. ˈəndər ðə moʊst səˈvɪr ˈprɛʃər ɪz ˈnɔrməli wɪn timz fɔl əˈpɑrt bət ðət wən pleɪ səmd əp ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. ˈivɪn ˈæftər aɪ strək ðət drɔp goʊl aɪ wɑz ˈʧɛkɪŋ tɪ si ɪf ðə ˌrɛfərˈi hæd ˈgɪvɪn ə ˈpɛnəlti fər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə bɔl wɛnt ˈoʊvər. lɪft ɔf: ˈwɪlkɪnsən teɪks ðə drɔp kɪk ðət wʊd wɪn ðə wərld kəp ənd sil hɪz pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri bʊks ˈwʊdˌwɔrd: aɪ ˈwɑʧɪŋ ju. aɪ wɑz ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ɛls. ðə bɔl seɪlz ˈoʊvər ənd ɔl ˈskrimɪŋ ɪz ‘‘re-start, re-start’’. ɪf ɔˈstreɪljə wɪn ðət bɔl ðɛn wi kən luz ðə wərld kəp. moʊst əv ðə tim ɪn ðɛr raɪt pəˈzɪʃənz! ˈtrɛvər ˈwʊdmən ʃʊd ˈnɛvər hæv bɪn ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə pɑrk tɪ kæʧ ðət bɔl. ðə sɔ ɪm ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ənd kɪkt ʃɔrt tɪ traɪ tɪ wɪn ɪt bæk. bət hi lɛpt laɪk ə ˈsæmən tɪ teɪk ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ kæʧ! ˈwɪlkɪnsən: ðɛn ˈkæti kɪks ɪt aʊt ənd aɪ wɔʧ ðə bɔl ɪn ðə ɛr... ju noʊ, ˈnɛvər wɔʧt ɪt əˈgɛn. ləv tɪ wɔʧ ə loʊd əv ðoʊz geɪmz bət ˈoʊnli wɔʧ ðɛm wɪn ðə ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈmɛməriz drɔp ɔf ə bɪt, bət fər ðə ˈmoʊmənt aɪ ləv ðə fækt ðət wɪn aɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɪt aɪ stɪl gɪt ðə ˈiˌmoʊʃən wɪθ ɪt. aɪ wɔnt tɪ wɔʧ θɪŋz ɪn blæk ənd waɪt bɪˈkəz ɪt wɪl teɪk əˈweɪ frəm ɪt. ˈwʊdˌwɔrd: ðə ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃənz wɛnt ɔn fər ə lɔŋ taɪm. ju dɛr θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðɛm bɪˈfɔˌrhænd. ju teɪk jʊr ˈmɛdəl ənd spɛnd taɪm wɪθ jʊr ənd ˈfæməli, ʤɪst traɪɪŋ tɪ teɪk ɪt ɪn. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər stɪl biɪŋ ˈprɪti ˈkræŋki wɪθ ðə ˌrɛfərˈi! ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ rum wɑz ˈoʊpən, ˈɛvriˌwən wɑz ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ɪn. ənd ðə ɔˈstreɪljənz wər ˈbrɪljənt. ðeɪ wər ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪd bət ðeɪ wər soʊ ˈgreɪʃəs. ðə pleɪn ˈʤərni hoʊm stændz aʊt ʤɪst ə ˈtoʊtəli ənˈskrɪptɪd ˈpɑrti. ðə hoʊl pleɪn wɑz fʊl əv ˈɪŋglənd fænz. ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈɛrˌweɪz wər ˈbrɪljənt ənd frəm ðə ˈmoʊmənt wi tʊk ɔf ˈɛvriˌwən stʊd əp ənd ʤɪst ˈmɪŋgəld, ˈpæsɪŋ ðə ˈtroʊfi əraʊnd! ðɛr wɑz bɪr ˈɛvriˌwɛr. wɪn wi ˈlændɪd, ju ʤɪst gɪt bæk tɪ jʊr sit, soʊ ˈɛvriˌbɑdi sæt ˈɛniˌwɛr. wən fæn wɑz əsˈlip ɪn maɪn. ðɛn ɔn ðə lɛg frəm ˈsɪŋəˌpɔr tɪ ˈləndən, ˈɛvriˌwən ʤɪst pæst aʊt. du ju rɪˈmɛmbər ðə deɪ wi gɑt bæk frəm ɔˈstreɪljə? wi wər ˈwɛlkəmd baɪ səˈpɔrtərz æt ˈhiθroʊ ðɛn wi ʤəmpt ɔn ðə koʊʧ tɪ pɑrk, wɛr wi wər mɑbd baɪ jɛt mɔr fænz. wi wər ɔl seɪɪŋ ˌgʊdˈbaɪ ənd aɪ æst ju wɛr ju wər goʊɪŋ. ju sɛd ju wər ˈʤəmpɪŋ ɪn ə ˈtæksi tɪ teɪk ju tɪ ˈhiθroʊ ənd flaɪɪŋ bæk tɪ ˈnuˌkæsəl. aɪ bɪˈliv ɪt. aɪ wɑz ˈspɑnsərd baɪ ˈʤægˌwɑr æt ðə taɪm ənd aɪ toʊld maɪ ˈdraɪvər: nɑt ˈteɪkɪŋ mi hoʊm, ˈdraɪvɪŋ bæk əp tɪ newcastle!’!’ ju stɪl lərn wɪn ju gɑt ðɛr, ðoʊ. ju wɛnt ˈʃɑpɪŋ æt jʊr ˈloʊkəl ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt ənd kɔzd ə mini-riot. ˈvɪdioʊ: sər klaɪv ˈwʊdˌwɔrd ˈɪŋgləndz wərld kəp traɪəmf ˈpɑrti taɪm: ˈɪŋglənd ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ðɛr leɪt, drəˈmætɪk ənd hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈvɪktəri ˈoʊvər ɔˈstreɪljə ɪn ðə wərld kəp ˈfaɪnəl ˈgoʊldən bɔɪ: ˈwɪlkɪnsənz laɪf ʧeɪnʤd ˈoʊvər naɪt ɛz hi bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈspɔrtɪŋ ˌsupərˈstɑr ˈæftər ˈɪŋgləndz wɪn ˈrɔɪəlti: ˈwʊdˌwɔrd ˈsɛləˌbreɪts wɪθ prɪns ˈhɛri ɪn ðə ˈɪŋglənd ˈdrɛsɪŋ rum ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈkəntriz wɪn ˈwɪlkɪnsən: aɪ swɑp ɪt fər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɪn maɪ kərɪr, bət ðət wən naɪt ʧeɪnʤd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. laɪf stɑpt biɪŋ ˈsɪmpəl. aɪ hæv ə ˈvɛri ənˈhɛlθi fɪr əv biɪŋ ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd. ɪt fil raɪt. ɪf aɪ hæd maɪ taɪm əˈgɛn ˈæftər ðə wərld kəp aɪ wʊd feɪs əp tɪ ɪt mɔr. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ˈwɔkɪŋ ˈɪntu maɪ haʊs ɪn ə hæt, ðɛn ˈsɛndɪŋ maɪ meɪt aʊt ɪn maɪ kɑr ˈwɛrɪŋ ðə seɪm hæt, soʊ mi ənd maɪ ˈbrəðər kʊd draɪv ɔf ɪn hɪz kɑr ənd ɪˈskeɪp aʊt ðə bæk. ˈmeɪbi aɪ ʃʊd hæv gɔn aʊt ðɛr ənd gɑt juzd tɪ ðə fækt maɪ laɪf hæd ʧeɪnʤd, bət æt ðə seɪm taɪm ʃoʊɪŋ ˈpipəl ðət aɪ hadn’t. bət aɪ. ˌɪnˈstɛd, aɪ hɪd frəm ɪt ənd ðət kɛpt ðə ˈprɑbləmz goʊɪŋ. ɪt meɪd mi fil ˈfræʤəl. ˈwʊdˌwɔrd: ðə jɪrz ðət ˈfɑloʊd brɔt ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ənˈləki rən əv ˈɪnʤəriz fər ju. ɪt ʤɪst ə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈpoʊstər bɔɪ əv ˈbrɪtɪʃ spɔrt. ˈwɪlkɪnsən: ðə əˈʤəstmənt wʊd ˈsərtənli hæv bɪn ˈiziər bət fər ðə ˈɪnʤəriz. aɪ ʃʊd hæv tərnd əraʊnd ɪn 2003 ənd sɛd: ðət dən, laɪf gɪt ˈɛni ˈbɛtər, ʤɪst ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ it.’.’ bət aɪ ənd bɪˈkəz aɪ pleɪ, ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wɑz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðət naɪt. aɪ meɪd ɪt ə ˈbərdən. θɔt ə lɔt əˈbaʊt ðə fərst hæf əv maɪ kərɪr, ðɛn ðə ˈɑbviəs breɪk wɪθ ɔl ðə ˈɪnʤəriz, ðɛn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz maɪ taɪm naʊ wɪθ. θɪŋz meɪd ə lɔt mɔr sɛns ɪn ðət fərst ˈpɪriəd. ɛz taɪm goʊz ɔn haʊ ˈprɛʃəs ðoʊz jɪrz wər. ɪn ə weɪ, ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪn maɪ kərɪr wɑz ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə wərld kəp. laɪf ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ: ˈwɪlkɪnsən ənd hɪz ˈɪŋglənd wər mɛt baɪ hɔrdz əv fænz bæk ɪn ˈɪŋglənd ˈneɪʃən rejoices: fænz əv ɔl ˈeɪʤɪz laɪnd əp tɪ ˈwɛlkəm ðɛr ˈhɪroʊz hoʊm frəm ɔˈstreɪljə ˈwʊdˌwɔrd: ju noʊ jʊr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈhɑrdli ˈmɛnʃənz ðə wərld kəp. ɪz ðət ə ˈkɑnʃəs θɪŋ? ˈwɪlkɪnsən: aɪ tɛnd tɪ steɪ əˈweɪ frəm ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tu səˈlɛbrəˌtɔri ənd ðət wɑz maɪ ˈɪʃu wɪθ ðə wərld kəp. ɪt wɑz ðə ˈəltəmət ɪkˈspɪriəns, bət aɪ ˈnidɪd tɪ pʊt ɪt bɪˈhaɪnd mi soʊ ðət aɪ kʊd muv ɔn. maɪ fərst geɪm ˈæftər ˈsɪdni wɑz əp ɪn ˈnuˌkæsəl əˈgɛnst ˌnɔrˈθæmptən, ənd ɪt wɑz ə rɪˈlif. bət aɪ gɑt ˈɪnʤərd. ənd fər ðə nɛkst 10 mənθs aɪ gɑt lɔst. ˈwʊdˌwɔrd: ju seɪ ju gɑt lɔst bət ju ˈɔlˌweɪz hæd ə rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ˈtɛmpərmənt tɪ kip ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈsɛtˌbæks. ˈæftər aɪ lɛft ˈɪŋglənd ɪt saʊnz laɪk jʊr ˈɪnʤəriz tʊk ˈoʊvər jʊr kərɪr fər ə ʃɔrt taɪm. ˈwɪlkɪnsən: aɪ hæd 14 ˈɪnʤəriz ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt bæk ɔn ðə fild wɪθ ˈɪŋglənd ənd aɪ lɔst ðət ˈfilɪŋ əv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈmeɪkɪŋ sɛns. aɪ mɪst ɔl əv 2004 ənd soʊ ðə 2007 wərld kəp wɑz maɪ ˈkəmˌbæk. ðɛn aɪ mɪst ɔl əv 2008 ənd ənd ðɛr hæd bɪn ə ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ʧeɪnʤ. aɪ noʊ ˈwɛðər aɪ wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ hoʊld ɔn ər ʧeɪs maɪ weɪ bæk. æt wən pɔɪnt aɪ traɪd tɪ priˈtɛnd aɪ wɑz 18 əˈgɛn, traɪɪŋ tɪ priˈtɛnd ðət ˈnɛvər pleɪd fər ˈɪŋglənd, bət ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ɛls wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪv mi ðət ˈfridəm. biɪŋ drɑpt fər ə geɪm meɪd sɛns ˌbiˈfɔr ðə 2003 wərld kəp, bət ˈæftər ɪt fɛlt laɪk, maɪ gɑd, wət həz maɪ laɪf kəm to?’?’ aɪ hæd tɪ sɪt ənd wɔʧ ˈʧɑrli ˈhɑʤsən pleɪ ˈbrɪljəntli. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər goʊɪŋ daʊn tɪ pleɪ ˈglɔstər æt ðə ʃɛd wən jɪr, ˈæftər biɪŋ ˈɪnʤərd gɑd noʊz haʊ ˈmɛni taɪmz. aɪ θɔt: ‘‘great, ðeɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz gɪv ju ə ˈkɪkɪŋ ɪn ðə warm-up.’.’ ə ˈglɔstər ˈwɛlkəm ɪz wən tɪ ˈrɛlɪʃ. bət ɪt wɑz ˈdɪfərənt. ɪt wɑz ˈɔlˌmoʊst laɪk, hir hi kəmz, gɪv ɪm ə ʧɪr, hæd ə təf time.’.’ bət aɪ ˈwɔntɪd ðɛm tɪ ʃaʊt æt mi, aɪ wɔnt ˈpɪti. bloʊ: ˈɪnʤəriz hæv ˈblaɪtɪd ˈwɪlkɪnsənz kərɪr sɪns hɪz dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ ˈmoʊmənt ɪn ðə wərld kəp ˈfaɪnəl ˈwʊdˌwɔrd: bət, ɔl ðiz jɪrz ˈleɪtər, ju hæv əˈʧivd ə rɪˈmɑrkəbəl θɪŋ ɪn jʊr kərɪr wɪθ tu greɪt haɪz. baɪ ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə ˈhaɪnəkən kəp wɪθ ju əˈʧivd ðə tu ˈbɪgəst θɪŋz ə ˈrəgbi pleɪər kən, bət ə ˈdɛkeɪd əˈpɑrt. aɪ θɪŋk əv ˈɛni ˈrəgbi pleɪər, ər ˌɪnˈdid ˈmɛni ˈæθˌlits, hu hæv əˈʧivd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈsɪmələr ɪn ðət taɪm freɪm... ˈwɪlkɪnsən: aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz naʊ ðət ə kərɪr ɪz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈdeɪtuˌdeɪ ˈʤərni. ə fju gaɪz ɪn ðə pəb meɪ wɔnt tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt hu wɑz ˈbɛtər ðən hu, hu wən wət, bət fər mi ɪt ɪz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkɑnstənt dɪˈzaɪər əv ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈbɛtər, rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə ˈsɛtˌbæks. wət ˈmætərz ɪn jʊr kərɪr kəmz frəm ðə ˈætəˌtud, dɪˈzaɪər, riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps, æmˈbɪʃənz əv ju ənd jʊr. ɪt ɪz ðoʊz θɪŋz ðət meɪk fər ə greɪt laɪf ənd ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti wɪl kəm frəm ðiz θɪŋz. ˈwʊdˌwɔrd: ju tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈjɔrsɛlf ɛz ən əbˈsɛsɪv ˈpərsən ənd aɪ kənˈsɪdər ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈtoʊtəli əbˈsɛsɪv aɪ θɪŋk ə greɪt treɪt. ju hæv bɪn ˈraɪtɪŋ θɪŋz daʊn ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ noʊts sɪns ju wər ˈsɛvən ənd ðət ˈditeɪl ənd ˈfoʊkɪs ɪz wət meɪks ju ðə pleɪər ju ər. ju wʊd meɪk ə ˈbrɪljənt koʊʧ. ɪz ɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ ju plæn tɪ du? ˈwɪlkɪnsən: aɪ hæv ə fju aɪˈdiəz ə ˈkloʊðɪŋ laɪn ənd ə nuˈtrɪʃən laɪn bət aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ləv tɪ si gaɪz gɪt ðə bɛst aʊt əv ðɛr skɪlz, soʊ ɪn ðət weɪ aɪ ləv ˈkoʊʧɪŋ. spɛnt ə lɔt əv taɪm ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ənd riˈsərʧɪŋ haʊ bɛst tɪ du θɪŋz, ɔn ənd ɔf ðə fild. wi hæv səm ˈtæləntɪd jəŋ noʊ æt ənd aɪ wʊd ləv tɪ gaɪd ðɛm. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ɪt wʊd bi greɪt tɪ wərk wɪθ prɑps ɔn ˌlɛfˈthænd spɪn ˈpæsɪŋ, tɪ hɛlp ˈsɛkənd roʊz əˈtæk ðə laɪn nɑt ʤɪst ðə gaɪz hu pleɪ fly-half. stɪl goʊɪŋ strɔŋ: ˈwɪlkɪnsən hɛlpt wɪn ðə ˈhaɪnəkən kəp ˈfaɪnəl læst ˈsizən ˈwʊdˌwɔrd: jʊr læst wərld kəp wɑz 2011 wɪʧ wɑz ə ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt ɪkˈspɪriəns tɪ kən ju pʊt jʊr ˈfɪŋgər ɔn wət ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈhæpənd? ˈlʊkɪŋ ɪn frəm ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, ðɛr wər ˈplɛnti əv gaɪz wɪθ ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˈstætəs ðɛr, soʊ haʊ dɪd ɪt goʊ soʊ rɔŋ? ˈwɪlkɪnsən: ɪn ˈɛni tim ju nid ə ˈbeɪsɪk ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ tɪ bi ðɛr. ðɛr wɑz ə kəˈnɛkʃən ɪn 2003 gaɪz ʤɪst gɑt ɔn wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər. bət ˈivɪn ɪf wi ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli, ɪf ðɛr wɑz ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv ðɪs ər ðət, ɪt ʤɪst meɪd ˈtreɪnɪŋ ə bɪt mɔr ˌɪnˈtɛns. ɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli kaɪnd əv hɛlpt. bət ɪn 2011 ðət ˈsɪmpəl kəˈnɛkʃən ðɛr, ənd ðɛn ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju du filz laɪk traɪɪŋ tɪ fɔrs ɪt. aɪ wɑz pleɪɪŋ wɪθ gaɪz hu hæd ˈnɛvər ˈivɪn sin mi pleɪ ˈrəgbi bɪˈkəz bɪn ˈɪnʤərd soʊ lɔŋ. gaɪz noʊ haʊ tɪ tɔk tɪ iʧ ˈəðər: ðɪs gaɪ pleɪd ɪn 2003 ənd səˈpoʊzd tɪ rɪˈspɛkt ɪm bət ˈnɛvər mɛt him.’.’ aɪ wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ tɛl ðiz gaɪz wət tɪ du, bət aɪ noʊ ɪf ðeɪ bɪˈlivd ɪn mi jɛt, ənd ɔn ðə pɪʧ aɪ noʊ wɛr ðə bɔl wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ goʊ. ə lɔt əv ðət fɔlz ɔn maɪ ˈʃoʊldərz: aɪ faɪnd ðət kəˈnɛkʃən ˈiðər ənd fər ˈoʊnli ðə ˈsɛkənd taɪm ɪn maɪ kərɪr ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ɪkˈstərnəl ˈprɛʃər frəm ðə ˈmidiə ʤɪst gɑt ˈɪntu maɪ hɛd ɪˈnəf tɪ gɪt mi lɔst. ˈwʊdˌwɔrd: ju wər ˈɔlˌweɪz dɔgˈmætɪk ənd stərn. ðət wɑz ə juʤ strɛŋθ əv jʊrz, nɑt ə ˈwiknəs ər ə ˈprɑbləm. bæd ˈmɛməriz: ˈwɪlkɪnsən ɪz dɪˈʤɛktɪd ɛz ˈɪŋglənd kræʃ aʊt tɪ fræns ɪn ðə wərld kəp ɪn 2011 ˈwɪlkɪnsən: bət ɪn nu ˈzilənd aɪ hæd tɪ æsk ˌmaɪˈsɛlf: aɪ ʤɪst ə gaɪ hu ɪz ˈsupər əpˈtaɪt? ər maɪ ˈθɪŋkɪŋ, ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ənd ˈkɪlɪŋ ðə mood?”*?” aɪ θɪŋk ˈgɪtɪŋ ɔn wɪθ ˈɛvriˌwən bət ðɛn aʊt æt maɪ ˈkɪkɪŋ. aɪ noʊ haʊ tɪ gɪt ɔn wɪθ ðə tim, bət ɛz ðə ˈsɛntrəl həb æt noʊ 10 ju nid tɪ noʊ ɔl ðət. ju kən bi ʃʊr ɛz hɛl ˈɛvriˌwən gɑt əp ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ ənd traɪd tɪ meɪk ɪt wərk, bət ɪt stɪl ˈwərkɪŋ. ˈwʊdˌwɔrd: maɪ ˈfaɪnəl kˈwɛʃən: wət ɪz ðə moʊst ˈvæljəbəl ˈlɛsən ju hæv ˈlərnɪd ɪn jʊr kərɪr? ˈwɪlkɪnsən: ðə səˈpɔrt əv ðə pleɪər həz tɪ bi səʧ ðət ɪt ə keɪs əv ðə haɪər ju straɪv ðə ˈfərðər ju fɔl. wɪθ ðə raɪt səˈpɔrt, pleɪərz noʊ ðeɪ kən eɪm fər ðə 10 aʊt əv 10 pərˈfɔrməns ənd lænd ɔn ə ˈsɛvən æt wərst. bət ɪf ðət ˈsɪstəm ðɛr ənd ju æsk ə pleɪər tɪ goʊ fər ə 10 hi bɪˈkəz əˈfreɪd əv ˈfɑlɪŋ ɔn ə tu. ɪf nɑt ʃʊr əv ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ju goʊ fər ən eɪt, bət hu wɔnts tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ðɛr kərɪr ənd lʊk bæk æt ðoʊz deɪz ðeɪ ʤɪst gɑt baɪ? ðət drɔp goʊl wɑz ə keɪs ɪn pɔɪnt. ðə sɪˈvɛrɪti əv ðə ˈlɛsənz ɔn ðə weɪ tɪ 2003 laɪk ðoʊz mɪst grænd slæm wɑz ki tɪ ɑr ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv wət tɪ du ɪn ˈɛkstrə taɪm, əv wət tɪ eɪm fər. ɔl ðə ˈlɛsənz keɪm daʊn tɪ ðoʊz 60 ˈsɛkəndz. ɪt wɑz meɪd tɪ bi, ɪt wɑz sɛt əp fər ðət ˈfaɪnəl pleɪ. ɔl ðə ˈlɛsənz wər ɛnˈkæpsəˌleɪtɪd. sər klaɪv ˈwʊdˌwɔrd ənd ˈwɪlkɪnsən wər ˈspikɪŋ tɪ luk ˈbɛnəˌdɪkt
after the senate broke a filibuster on ask, tell earlier today, sen. joe released a statement saying he had concerns about the “timing” and “implementation” of a repeal. but it seems he took even more issue with the timing of the vote itself, seeing as he skipped the vote altogether to attend a christmas slideshow: over: senate repeals ask, tell] sen. joe lieberman (i-ct) told reporters at a press conference that said he had an “family thing” and make the votes, according to the washington post. manchin spokesman sara payne scarbro elaborated to the charleston gazette in an email, saying that he and his wife “planned a holiday gathering over a year ago with all their children and grandchildren as they will not all be together on christmas day.” “while he regrets missing the votes, it was a family obligation that he just could not break,” scarbro said. “however, he has been clear on where he stands on the issues.” christmas has been a rather touchy subject among some senators this season, with republicans jon kyl (az) and jim demint (sc) expressing outrage that reid suggested the senate work the week of christmas. demint even called it “sacrilegious.” reid responded: “i need to hear the sanctimonious lectures of sen. kyl and [sen. jim] demint to remind me of what christmas means.” which might be why communications director brian walsh put out a rather sarcastic statement about’s absence: i’m sure that most senators, as well as the hundreds of staffers who had to come to work today, would have rather been at a christmas party like joe. but perhaps in joe’s world today was a win-win not only was he able to skip work and party, but he was also able to avoid voting on two very sensitive political issues. for a senator who has only been on the job a few weeks,’s absence today, and the apparent lack of seriousness with which he takes the job he was elected to do, speaks volumes. despite’s absence, the senate broke the’s filibuster on earlier today, and then passed a full repeal. the dream act died.	ˈæftər ðə ˈsɛnɪt broʊk ə ˈfɪləˌbəstər ɔn æsk, tɛl ˈərliər təˈdeɪ, sɛn. ʤoʊ riˈlist ə ˈsteɪtmənt seɪɪŋ hi hæd kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ðə ““timing”” ənd ““implementation”” əv ə rɪˈpil. bət ɪt simz hi tʊk ˈivɪn mɔr ˈɪʃu wɪθ ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ əv ðə voʊt ˌɪtˈsɛlf, siɪŋ ɛz hi skɪpt ðə voʊt ˌɔltəˈgɛðər tɪ əˈtɛnd ə ˈkrɪsməs slideshow: ˈoʊvər: ˈsɛnɪt riˈpilz æsk, tɛl] sɛn. ʤoʊ ˈlibərmən (i-ct) toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz æt ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns ðət sɛd hi hæd ən thing”” ənd meɪk ðə voʊts, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst. ˈspoʊksmən ˈsɛrə peɪn ˈskɑrbroʊ ɪˈlæbəreɪtəd tɪ ðə ˈʧɑrəlstən gəˈzɛt ɪn ən iˈmeɪl, seɪɪŋ ðət hi ənd hɪz waɪf ə ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈgæðərɪŋ ˈoʊvər ə jɪr əˈgoʊ wɪθ ɔl ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən ənd ˈgrænˌʧɪldrən ɛz ðeɪ wɪl nɑt ɔl bi təˈgɛðər ɔn ˈkrɪsməs day.”.” hi rɪˈgrɛts ˈmɪsɪŋ ðə voʊts, ɪt wɑz ə ˈfæməli ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən ðət hi ʤɪst kʊd nɑt break,”,” ˈskɑrbroʊ sɛd. ““however, hi həz bɪn klɪr ɔn wɛr hi stændz ɔn ðə issues.”.” ˈkrɪsməs həz bɪn ə ˈrəðər ˈtəʧi ˈsəbʤɪkt əˈməŋ səm ˈsɛnətərz ðɪs ˈsizən, wɪθ rɪˈpəblɪkənz ʤɑn kaɪl (az) ənd ʤɪm ˈdeɪmint (sc) ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ ðət rid səˈʤɛstɪd ðə ˈsɛnɪt wərk ðə wik əv ˈkrɪsməs. ˈdeɪmint ˈivɪn kɔld ɪt ““sacrilegious.”.” rid rɪˈspɑndɪd: nid tɪ hir ðə ˌsæŋktəˈmoʊniəs ˈlɛkʧərz əv sɛn. kaɪl ənd [sɛn. ʤɪm] ˈdeɪmint tɪ riˈmaɪnd mi əv wət ˈkrɪsməs means.”*.” wɪʧ maɪt bi waɪ kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz dɪˈrɛktər braɪən wɔlʃ pʊt aʊt ə ˈrəðər sɑrˈkæstɪk ˈsteɪtmənt əˈbaʊt ˈæbsəns: ʃʊr ðət moʊst ˈsɛnətərz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈhənərdz əv ˈstæfərz hu hæd tɪ kəm tɪ wərk təˈdeɪ, wʊd hæv ˈrəðər bɪn æt ə ˈkrɪsməs ˈpɑrti laɪk ʤoʊ. bət pərˈhæps ɪn ʤoʊ wərld təˈdeɪ wɑz ə ˌwɪnˈwɪn nɑt ˈoʊnli wɑz hi ˈeɪbəl tɪ skɪp wərk ənd ˈpɑrti, bət hi wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈvoʊtɪŋ ɔn tu ˈvɛri ˈsɛnsɪtɪv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɪʃuz. fər ə ˈsɛnətər hu həz ˈoʊnli bɪn ɔn ðə ʤɑb ə fju wiks, ˈæbsəns təˈdeɪ, ənd ðə əˈpɛrənt læk əv ˈsɪriəsnəs wɪθ wɪʧ hi teɪks ðə ʤɑb hi wɑz ɪˈlɛktɪd tɪ du, spiks ˈvɑljumz. dɪˈspaɪt ˈæbsəns, ðə ˈsɛnɪt broʊk ðə ˈfɪləˌbəstər ɔn ˈərliər təˈdeɪ ənd ðɛn pæst ə fʊl rɪˈpil ðə drim ækt daɪd
whatever happened to the american dream of going to college, landing a great job and living happily ever after? college is supposed to be about getting off to a great start, but a financial noose that threatens to kill our young and everybody else too. the u.s. has the dubious distinction of now having more than $1 trillion in outstanding student loan debt. the crisis has the full attention of the consumer financial protection bureau which in a recent blog , presented its sobering findings. “unlike other consumer credit products, student debt keeps growing at a steady clip. students borrowed $117 billion in just federal student loans last year. and students continue to borrow private student loans, which lack the repayment and deferment options of federal student loans. if current trends continue, there will be consequences not just for young people, but for all of us,” wrote student loan ombudsman chophra. worse still, he writes, "according to data from the department of education, federal student loan debt isn't growing just with new originations -- with so many borrowers unable to keep up with interest payments, debt is growing even for many who have left school. too much debt means too much risk for a generation of young people, many of whom are struggling in today's economy." what’s the impact? excessive student debt slows a recovery still trying to find its sea legs. study after study has shown that young people are delaying the traditional rite of passage of launching out on their own and starting families. with so much debt, on average about $26,000 for undergrads, and many unemployed or underemployed, they are running back home, instead of looking for their first apartment or home. a decidedly grim picture could get worse. in july, if congress doesn't get its act together and takes some of the momentum of a crisis with explosive potential, a 2007 law that kept federally subsidized stafford loan interest rates low will expire this summer, meaning the rates will double from to percent. this is more bad news on top of the real possibility that proposals to financial aid may become reality the pell grants could move from mandatory to discretionary spending, meaning who knows what will happen, but likely none too good. there is also a bill to repeal the expanded repayment program, that lessens the sting of college students by letting them pay back what they own in proportion to their salaries. the is working with the department of education, and launched a know before you owe project , to solicit input on a “financial aid shopping sheet”. the sheet is designed to help students understand the debt implications of their college choice. is supervising private student loan providers to ensure they comply with federal consumer financial protection laws and is providing tools for borrowers to help them navigate their student loan repayment options. a newly established student loan complaint system will help ensure that private student lenders and are responsive to potential mistakes and problems that borrowers encounter. this summer, the will release the full results of its private student loan market. where is the outrage over the continue increase in tuition at a time when some colleges are raising salaries for their presidents? just this week a plan was approved to give pay raises to two university presidents in california. this comes at a time when the california state university system is grappling with a $750 million budget shortfall and is considering limiting enrollment for the spring something so wrong with this picture. students will pay the price, families will pay the price, society will feel the ramifications for some time to come. also on forbes:	ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈhæpənd tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən drim əv goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈkɑlɪʤ, ˈlændɪŋ ə greɪt ʤɑb ənd ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈhæpəli ˈɛvər ˈæftər? ˈkɑlɪʤ ɪz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi əˈbaʊt ˈgɪtɪŋ ɔf tɪ ə greɪt stɑrt, bət ə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl nus ðət θˈrɛtənz tɪ kɪl ɑr jəŋ ənd ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ɛls tu. ðə juz. həz ðə ˈdubiəs dɪˈstɪŋkʃən əv naʊ ˈhævɪŋ mɔr ðən 1 ˈtrɪljən ɪn ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ ˈstudənt loʊn dɛt. ðə ˈkraɪsəs həz ðə fʊl əˈtɛnʃən əv ðə kənˈsumər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl prəˈtɛkʃən ˈbjʊroʊ wɪʧ ɪn ə ˈrisənt blɔg pərˈzɛnəd ɪts ˈsoʊbərɪŋ ˈfaɪndɪŋz. ˈəðər kənˈsumər ˈkrɛdɪt ˈprɑdəkts, ˈstudənt dɛt kips groʊɪŋ æt ə ˈstɛdi klɪp. ˈstudənts ˈbɑˌroʊd 117 ˈbɪljən ɪn ʤɪst ˈfɛdərəl ˈstudənt loʊnz læst jɪr. ənd ˈstudənts kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈbɑˌroʊ ˈpraɪvət ˈstudənt loʊnz, wɪʧ læk ðə riˈpeɪmənt ənd dɪˈfərmənt ˈɔpʃənz əv ˈfɛdərəl ˈstudənt loʊnz. ɪf ˈkɑrənt trɛnz kənˈtɪnju, ðɛr wɪl bi ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz nɑt ʤɪst fər jəŋ ˈpipəl, bət fər ɔl əv us,”,” roʊt ˈstudənt loʊn ˈɑmbədzmən chophra. wərs stɪl, hi raɪts, "əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdætə frəm ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ˈfɛdərəl ˈstudənt loʊn dɛt ˈɪzənt groʊɪŋ ʤɪst wɪθ nu ərˌɪʤəˈneɪʃənz wɪθ soʊ ˈmɛni ˈbɑroʊərz əˈneɪbəl tɪ kip əp wɪθ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ˈpeɪmənts, dɛt ɪz groʊɪŋ ˈivɪn fər ˈmɛni hu hæv lɛft skul. tu məʧ dɛt minz tu məʧ rɪsk fər ə ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv jəŋ ˈpipəl, ˈmɛni əv hum ər ˈstrəgəlɪŋ ɪn ˈtudeɪz ɪˈkɑnəmi." ðə ˌɪmˈpækt? ɪkˈsɛsɪv ˈstudənt dɛt sloʊz ə rɪˈkəvəri stɪl traɪɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ɪts si lɛgz. ˈstədi ˈæftər ˈstədi həz ʃoʊn ðət jəŋ ˈpipəl ər dɪˈleɪɪŋ ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl raɪt əv ˈpæsɪʤ əv ˈlɔnʧɪŋ aʊt ɔn ðɛr oʊn ənd ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈfæməliz. wɪθ soʊ məʧ dɛt, ɔn ˈævərɪʤ əˈbaʊt fər undergrads, ənd ˈmɛni ˌənɛmˈplɔɪd ər ˈəndərɪmˈplɔɪd, ðeɪ ər ˈrənɪŋ bæk hoʊm, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ðɛr fərst əˈpɑrtmənt ər hoʊm. ə ˌdɪˈsaɪdədli grɪm ˈpɪkʧər kʊd gɪt wərs. ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ɪf ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈdəzənt gɪt ɪts ækt təˈgɛðər ənd teɪks səm əv ðə moʊˈmɛntəm əv ə ˈkraɪsəs wɪθ ɪkˈsploʊsɪv pəˈtɛnʃəl, ə 2007 lɔ ðət kɛpt ˈfɛdərəli ˈsəbsɪˌdaɪzd ˈstæfərd loʊn ˈɪntəˌrɛst reɪts loʊ wɪl ɪkˈspaɪr ðɪs ˈsəmər, ˈminɪŋ ðə reɪts wɪl ˈdəbəl frəm tɪ pərˈsɛnt. ðɪs ɪz mɔr bæd nuz ɔn tɔp əv ðə ril ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət prəˈpoʊzəlz tɪ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl eɪd meɪ bɪˈkəm ˌriˈæləˌti ðə pɛl grænts kʊd muv frəm ˈmændəˌtɔri tɪ dɪˈskrɛʃəˌnɛri ˈspɛndɪŋ, ˈminɪŋ hu noʊz wət wɪl ˈhæpən, bət ˈlaɪkli nən tu gʊd. ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə bɪl tɪ rɪˈpil ðə ɪkˈspændɪd riˈpeɪmənt ˈproʊˌgræm, ðət ˈlɛsənz ðə stɪŋ əv ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənts baɪ ˈlɛtɪŋ ðɛm peɪ bæk wət ðeɪ oʊn ɪn prəˈpɔrʃən tɪ ðɛr ˈsæləriz. ðə ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ənd lɔnʧt ə noʊ ˌbiˈfɔr ju oʊ ˈprɑʤɛkt tɪ səˈlɪsɪt ˈɪnˌpʊt ɔn ə eɪd ˈʃɑpɪŋ sheet””. ðə ʃit ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ hɛlp ˈstudənts ˌəndərˈstænd ðə dɛt ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz əv ðɛr ˈkɑlɪʤ ʧɔɪs. ɪz ˈsupərˌvaɪzɪŋ ˈpraɪvət ˈstudənt loʊn prəˈvaɪdərz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðeɪ kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ˈfɛdərəl kənˈsumər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl prəˈtɛkʃən lɔz ənd ɪz prəˈvaɪdɪŋ tulz fər ˈbɑroʊərz tɪ hɛlp ðɛm ˈnævəˌgeɪt ðɛr ˈstudənt loʊn riˈpeɪmənt ˈɔpʃənz. ə ˈnuli ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈstudənt loʊn kəmˈpleɪnt ˈsɪstəm wɪl hɛlp ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ˈpraɪvət ˈstudənt ˈlɛndərz ənd ər rɪˈspɑnsɪv tɪ pəˈtɛnʃəl mɪˈsteɪks ənd ˈprɑbləmz ðət ˈbɑroʊərz ɪnˈkaʊnər. ðɪs ˈsəmər, ðə wɪl riˈlis ðə fʊl rɪˈzəlts əv ɪts ˈpraɪvət ˈstudənt loʊn ˈmɑrkɪt. wɛr ɪz ðə ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ ˈoʊvər ðə kənˈtɪnju ˌɪnˈkris ɪn tjuˈɪʃən æt ə taɪm wɪn səm ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ər ˈreɪzɪŋ ˈsæləriz fər ðɛr ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts? ʤɪst ðɪs wik ə plæn wɑz əˈpruvd tɪ gɪv peɪ ˈreɪzɪz tɪ tu ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ðɪs kəmz æt ə taɪm wɪn ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈsɪstəm ɪz ˈgræpəlɪŋ wɪθ ə 750 ˈmɪljən ˈbəʤɪt ˈʃɔrtˌfɔl ənd ɪz kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ˈlɪmətɪŋ ɛnˈroʊlmənt fər ðə spərɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ soʊ rɔŋ wɪθ ðɪs ˈpɪkʧər. ˈstudənts wɪl peɪ ðə praɪs, ˈfæməliz wɪl peɪ ðə praɪs, soʊˈsaɪɪti wɪl fil ðə ˌræməfəˈkeɪʃənz fər səm taɪm tɪ kəm. ˈɔlsoʊ ɔn fɔrbz:
by: follow billionaire businessman mark cuban, owner of the dallas mavericks, said in a fox news interview that if he runs for president in 2020, it will "probably" be as a republican. when asked in an interview with harvey levin on "objectified" if he would run as a democrat, republican, or independent candidate, cuban said, "probably republican." he added that his family is split on whether he should run for president. "my kids love it, my wife hates it," cuban said. "so that's an influencing factor. my family is everything to me." when levin asked how likely he was to run on a one to 10 scale, the investor said "it's a four." "if your wife says yes?" levin asked. "five," cuban said. cuban has talked previously about how he's considering a presidential run. the billionaire has said that for him to run, he would want to have solutions to offer on issues like tax reform that people could get behind. "if it comes down to, ‘do i think i can win because i can convince more people to vote for me?' then no, i won't run," he said. watch the interview with cuban here:	baɪ: ˈfɑloʊ ˌbɪljəˈnɛr ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn mɑrk ˈkjubən, ˈoʊnər əv ðə ˈdæləs ˈmævərɪks, sɛd ɪn ə fɑks nuz ˈɪntərvˌju ðət ɪf hi rənz fər ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪn 2020 ɪt wɪl "ˈprɑbəˌbli" bi ɛz ə rɪˈpəblɪkən. wɪn æst ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈhɑrvi ˈlɛvɪn ɔn "objectified*" ɪf hi wʊd rən ɛz ə ˈdɛməˌkræt, rɪˈpəblɪkən, ər ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈkænədɪt, ˈkjubən sɛd, "ˈprɑbəˌbli rɪˈpəblɪkən." hi ˈædɪd ðət hɪz ˈfæməli ɪz splɪt ɔn ˈwɛðər hi ʃʊd rən fər ˈprɛzɪdənt. "maɪ kɪdz ləv ɪt, maɪ waɪf heɪts ɪt," ˈkjubən sɛd. "soʊ ðæts ən ˈɪnˌfluənsɪŋ ˈfæktər. maɪ ˈfæməli ɪz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ tɪ mi." wɪn ˈlɛvɪn æst haʊ ˈlaɪkli hi wɑz tɪ rən ɔn ə wən tɪ 10 skeɪl, ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstər sɛd "ɪts ə fɔr." "ɪf jʊr waɪf sɪz jɛs?" ˈlɛvɪn æst. "faɪv," ˈkjubən sɛd. ˈkjubən həz tɔkt ˈpriviəsli əˈbaʊt haʊ hiz kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl rən. ðə ˌbɪljəˈnɛr həz sɛd ðət fər ɪm tɪ rən, hi wʊd wɔnt tɪ hæv səˈluʃənz tɪ ˈɔfər ɔn ˈɪʃuz laɪk tæks rɪˈfɔrm ðət ˈpipəl kʊd gɪt bɪˈhaɪnd. "ɪf ɪt kəmz daʊn tɪ, aɪ θɪŋk aɪ kən wɪn bɪˈkəz aɪ kən kənˈvɪns mɔr ˈpipəl tɪ voʊt fər mi?' ðɛn noʊ, aɪ woʊnt rən," hi sɛd. wɔʧ ðə ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈkjubən hir:
awkward: merkel asks for a handshake, trump doesn't respond close president donald trump is hosting german chancellor angela merkel at the white house. the two met in the oval office for a discussion about nato and the islamic state group, among other topics. (march 17) ap amid the chaos of president trump and germany chancellor angela first meeting in the oval office on friday, a request was made. photographers wondered if the world leaders would shake hands. merkel turned to trump. "do you want a handshake?" she asked. trump didn't respond. (to be fair, it seemed loud in the room.) and then merkel made a face. german chancellor angela merkel asked trump: “do you want to have a handshake?” trump’s response: michael schwab) march 17, 2017 awkward. read or share this story:	ˈɔkwərd: ˈmərkəl æsks fər ə ˈhændˌʃeɪk, trəmp ˈdəzənt rɪˈspɑnd kloʊz ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪz ˈhoʊstɪŋ ˈʤərmən ˈʧænsələr ˈænʤələ ˈmərkəl æt ðə waɪt haʊs. ðə tu mɛt ɪn ðə ˈoʊvəl ˈɔfəs fər ə dɪˈskəʃən əˈbaʊt ˈneɪtoʊ ənd ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt grup, əˈməŋ ˈəðər ˈtɑpɪks. (mɑrʧ 17 ˌeɪˈpi əˈmɪd ðə keɪɑs əv ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp ənd ˈʤərməni ˈʧænsələr ˈænʤələ fərst ˈmitɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈoʊvəl ˈɔfəs ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ə rɪkˈwɛst wɑz meɪd. fəˈtɑgrəfərz ˈwəndərd ɪf ðə wərld ˈlidərz wʊd ʃeɪk hænz. ˈmərkəl tərnd tɪ trəmp. "du ju wɔnt ə ˈhændˌʃeɪk?" ʃi æst. trəmp ˈdɪdənt rɪˈspɑnd. (tɪ bi fɛr, ɪt simd laʊd ɪn ðə rum.) ənd ðɛn ˈmərkəl meɪd ə feɪs. ˈʤərmən ˈʧænsələr ˈænʤələ ˈmərkəl æst trəmp: ju wɔnt tɪ hæv ə handshake?”*?” rɪˈspɑns: ˈmaɪkəl ʃwɑb mɑrʧ 17 2017 ˈɔkwərd. rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri:
this post may contain affiliate links. affiliate links use cookies to track clicks and qualifying purchases for earnings. please read my disclosure policy, terms of service, and privacy policy for specific details. as a parent, i have found that many people do not know how to work effectively with my autistic children. my children respond well to visuals and become easily bored. situations that rely on solely on auditory input (sitting still, listening, and discussions) are very difficulty for them. typical discipline approaches will not work and may even backfire, triggering a melt down. from my education and experiences in working with children on the spectrum, i have learned quite a bit about what generally is and is not effective. as every child and situation is unique, i asked other parents of autistic children for their input. i also sought out input from autistic adults. the following tips are a compilation of the information gathered. 7 tips for working with autistic children 1) have a positive attitude about autism. a positive attitude goes a long way. focus on each strengths and what they can do. learn about autism. adopt the perception that different wrong or broken, just different. when adults have a positive attitude about differences, all children will feel accepted and are less likely to be bullied. avoid comments about what children “should” be doing by certain ages. we all have things we are good at and things that will take longer to learn. every child should feel loved and accepted regardless of differences. 2) develop rapport with the child. an autistic child may need extra time to become comfortable in a new environment. respect their space and individual needs. be kind, friendly, and use a calm tone of voice. treat the child as an intelligent person. social, processing, and sensory differences are not an intellectual difference. 3) create an autism friendly environment. keep a consistent routine. writing out a schedule of activities may reduce stress in an autistic child. it can help to see what activities will occur in what order. it can also help to see when the activity will be finished. a visual timer can also help provide this information. if there are going to be changes in the routine, let the child know in advance. a visual schedule can also help the child be aware of coming changes. certain types of events and activities may provide a lot of stress for autistic individuals. you may need to avoid games where there are winners and losers. you will also need to avoid taking things away from them. 4) be sensitive to sensory needs. many autistic children have sensory sensitivities. their bodies may be over- or under- responsive to sensory input. this is neurological and not something they can control. it is just the way they are. although each child is different, sensory input including sounds, smells, lights or other visual distractions, may be aversive and create stress. allow a child to use hats, sunglasses, ear plugs, or other devices to deal with sensory sensitivities. avoid using perfumes, soaps, or lotions with strong odors. click here to read more about sensory processing differences that can occur with autism. 5) do not expect behavior. eye contact may be uncomfortable for an autistic individuals. other autistic children may not find eye contact relevant. it may be very difficult for a child to make eye contact and pay attention to auditory information at the same time. do not demand eye contact. many autistic children will need to do something with their hands while they are listening. allow the use of fidget toys or other objects to keep their hands busy. 6) understand communication differences. autistic individuals understand language literally. when communicating with an autistic child, keep in mind that idioms, sarcasm, figurative, or imprecise language may be confusing. non-verbal social cues may be completely missed. provide logical and concrete explanations. due to social differences, autistic behavior and communication may come across as rude. literal responses to your language is not meant as disrespect. be understanding. autistic children do not intend to be rude. they just do not instinctively pick up on social rules. some autistic children also have a processing delay. allow extra time after asking a question before requesting a response. 7) be observant and sensitive to needs. an autistic child may not be able to communicate that they are having a hard time and a meltdown may follow. a meltdown occurs due to a stress overload. if you are observant, you may see signs that something is wrong and be able to prevent a meltdown. be kind and respectful and help the child meet their immediate needs. do not take things away from them. the proactive and collaborative solutions model provides a way to find out what the problem is and to come up with a solution in a respectful way.* if a meltdown happens, stop talking. auditory information may exacerbate the situation. provide a quiet area for the child to calm down. parents know their children and will be able to help them during and after a meltdown. summary autism spectrum disorder is a neurological condition that affects the way individuals think and behave. autistic individuals have differences in the areas of social communication and behavior. respecting and accommodating neurological differences will allow autistic individuals to successfully join group situations. download a free file of the 7 tips for working with autistic children here: 7tipsforworkingwithasd. footnote: *here is an example of the proactive and collaborative solutions model in action: child is refusing to go into the classroom. ask, “i noticed you seem to want to go in the classroom. can you tell me why?” the child responds, “it is too loud.” you reply, “so you want to go in because it is too loud.” if the child replies affirmatively, you could ask them for ideas or suggest some solutions. for example, “would you be okay going in after the classroom quiets down?” if they agree, you have your solution. references greene, r. w. (2014). the explosive child: a new approach for understanding and parenting easily frustrated, chronically inflexible children (5th ed.). harper publishing. winter, p. (n.d.). a guide for teachers of students. join our facebook support group! this group is for anyone who works with or supports a child with learning or behavioral challenges. sharing is caring!	ðɪs poʊst meɪ kənˈteɪn əˈfɪliˌeɪt lɪŋks. əˈfɪliˌeɪt lɪŋks juz ˈkʊkiz tɪ træk klɪks ənd kˈwɑləˌfaɪɪŋ ˈpərʧəsɪz fər ˈərnɪŋz. pliz rɛd maɪ dɪˈskloʊʒər ˈpɑləsi, tərmz əv ˈsərvɪs, ənd ˈpraɪvəsi ˈpɑləsi fər spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈditeɪlz. ɛz ə ˈpɛrənt, aɪ hæv faʊnd ðət ˈmɛni ˈpipəl du nɑt noʊ haʊ tɪ wərk ˈifɛktɪvli wɪθ maɪ ɔˈtɪstɪk ˈʧɪldrən. maɪ ˈʧɪldrən rɪˈspɑnd wɛl tɪ ˈvɪʒwəlz ənd bɪˈkəm ˈizəli bɔrd. ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz ðət rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ˈsoʊəli ɔn ˈɔdɪˌtɔri ˈɪnˌpʊt (ˈsɪtɪŋ stɪl, ˈlɪsənɪŋ, ənd dɪˈskəʃənz) ər ˈvɛri ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti fər ðɛm. ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈdɪsəplən əˈproʊʧɪz wɪl nɑt wərk ənd meɪ ˈivɪn ˈbækˌfaɪr, ˈtrɪgərɪŋ ə mɛlt daʊn. frəm maɪ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ɪn ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈʧɪldrən ɔn ðə ˈspɛktrəm, aɪ hæv ˈlərnɪd kwaɪt ə bɪt əˈbaʊt wət ˈʤɛnərəli ɪz ənd ɪz nɑt ˈifɛktɪv. ɛz ˈɛvəri ʧaɪld ənd ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪz juˈnik, aɪ æst ˈəðər ˈpɛrənts əv ɔˈtɪstɪk ˈʧɪldrən fər ðɛr ˈɪnˌpʊt. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ sɔt aʊt ˈɪnˌpʊt frəm ɔˈtɪstɪk ˈædəlts. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ tɪps ər ə ˌkɑmpəˈleɪʃən əv ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈgæðərd. 7 tɪps fər ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ɔˈtɪstɪk ˈʧɪldrən 1 hæv ə ˈpɑzətɪv ˈætəˌtud əˈbaʊt ˈɔˌtɪzəm. ə ˈpɑzətɪv ˈætəˌtud goʊz ə lɔŋ weɪ. ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn iʧ strɛŋθs ənd wət ðeɪ kən du. lərn əˈbaʊt ˈɔˌtɪzəm. əˈdɑpt ðə pərˈsɛpʃən ðət ˈdɪfərənt rɔŋ ər ˈbroʊkən, ʤɪst ˈdɪfərənt. wɪn ˈædəlts hæv ə ˈpɑzətɪv ˈætəˌtud əˈbaʊt ˈdɪfərənsɪz, ɔl ˈʧɪldrən wɪl fil ækˈsɛptɪd ənd ər lɛs ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ˈbʊlid. əˈvɔɪd ˈkɑmɛnts əˈbaʊt wət ˈʧɪldrən ““should”” bi duɪŋ baɪ ˈsərtən ˈeɪʤɪz. wi ɔl hæv θɪŋz wi ər gʊd æt ənd θɪŋz ðət wɪl teɪk ˈlɔŋgər tɪ lərn. ˈɛvəri ʧaɪld ʃʊd fil ləvd ənd ækˈsɛptɪd rəˈgɑrdləs əv ˈdɪfərənsɪz. 2 dɪˈvɛləp ræˈpɔr wɪθ ðə ʧaɪld. ən ɔˈtɪstɪk ʧaɪld meɪ nid ˈɛkstrə taɪm tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈkəmfərtəbəl ɪn ə nu ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. rɪˈspɛkt ðɛr speɪs ənd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl nidz. bi kaɪnd, ˈfrɛndli, ənd juz ə kɑm toʊn əv vɔɪs. trit ðə ʧaɪld ɛz ən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt ˈpərsən. ˈsoʊʃəl, ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ, ənd ˈsɛnsəri ˈdɪfərənsɪz ər nɑt ən ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈdɪfərəns. 3 kriˈeɪt ən ˈɔˌtɪzəm ˈfrɛndli ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. kip ə kənˈsɪstənt ruˈtin. ˈraɪtɪŋ aʊt ə ˈskɛʤʊl əv ækˈtɪvɪtiz meɪ rɪˈdus strɛs ɪn ən ɔˈtɪstɪk ʧaɪld. ɪt kən hɛlp tɪ si wət ækˈtɪvɪtiz wɪl əˈkər ɪn wət ˈɔrdər. ɪt kən ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlp tɪ si wɪn ðə ækˈtɪvɪti wɪl bi ˈfɪnɪʃt. ə ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈtaɪmər kən ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlp prəˈvaɪd ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ɪf ðɛr ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðə ruˈtin, lɛt ðə ʧaɪld noʊ ɪn ədˈvæns. ə ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈskɛʤʊl kən ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlp ðə ʧaɪld bi əˈwɛr əv ˈkəmɪŋ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. ˈsərtən taɪps əv ɪˈvɛnts ənd ækˈtɪvɪtiz meɪ prəˈvaɪd ə lɔt əv strɛs fər ɔˈtɪstɪk ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz. ju meɪ nid tɪ əˈvɔɪd geɪmz wɛr ðɛr ər ˈwɪnərz ənd ˈluzərz. ju wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ nid tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈteɪkɪŋ θɪŋz əˈweɪ frəm ðɛm. 4 bi ˈsɛnsɪtɪv tɪ ˈsɛnsəri nidz. ˈmɛni ɔˈtɪstɪk ˈʧɪldrən hæv ˈsɛnsəri ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪtiz. ðɛr ˈbɑdiz meɪ bi ˈoʊvər- ər ˈəndər- rɪˈspɑnsɪv tɪ ˈsɛnsəri ˈɪnˌpʊt. ðɪs ɪz ˌnʊrəˈlɑʤɪkəl ənd nɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ ðeɪ kən kənˈtroʊl. ɪt ɪz ʤɪst ðə weɪ ðeɪ ər. ˌɔlˈðoʊ iʧ ʧaɪld ɪz ˈdɪfərənt, ˈsɛnsəri ˈɪnˌpʊt ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ saʊnz, smɛlz, laɪts ər ˈəðər ˈvɪʒəwəl dɪˈstrækʃənz, meɪ bi əˈvərsəv ənd kriˈeɪt strɛs. əˈlaʊ ə ʧaɪld tɪ juz hæts, ˈsənˌglæsɪz, ɪr pləgz, ər ˈəðər dɪˈvaɪsɪz tɪ dil wɪθ ˈsɛnsəri ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪtiz. əˈvɔɪd ˈjuzɪŋ pərfˈjumz, soʊps, ər ˈloʊʃənz wɪθ strɔŋ ˈoʊdərz. klɪk hir tɪ rɛd mɔr əˈbaʊt ˈsɛnsəri ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ ˈdɪfərənsɪz ðət kən əˈkər wɪθ ˈɔˌtɪzəm. 5 du nɑt ɪkˈspɛkt bɪˈheɪvjər. aɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt meɪ bi ənˈkəmfərtəbəl fər ən ɔˈtɪstɪk ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz. ˈəðər ɔˈtɪstɪk ˈʧɪldrən meɪ nɑt faɪnd aɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈrɛləvənt. ɪt meɪ bi ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ə ʧaɪld tɪ meɪk aɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ənd peɪ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ˈɔdɪˌtɔri ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən æt ðə seɪm taɪm. du nɑt dɪˈmænd aɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt. ˈmɛni ɔˈtɪstɪk ˈʧɪldrən wɪl nid tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪθ ðɛr hænz waɪl ðeɪ ər ˈlɪsənɪŋ. əˈlaʊ ðə juz əv ˈfɪʤɪt tɔɪz ər ˈəðər ˈɑbʤɛkts tɪ kip ðɛr hænz ˈbɪzi. 6 ˌəndərˈstænd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ˈdɪfərənsɪz. ɔˈtɪstɪk ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ˌəndərˈstænd ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈlɪtərəli. wɪn kəmˈjunəˌkeɪtɪŋ wɪθ ən ɔˈtɪstɪk ʧaɪld, kip ɪn maɪnd ðət ˈɪdiəmz, ˈsɑrˌkæzəm, ˈfɪgjərətɪv, ər ˈɪmprəˌsaɪs ˈlæŋgwɪʤ meɪ bi kənfˈjuzɪŋ. nɑnˈvərbəl ˈsoʊʃəl kjuz meɪ bi kəmˈplitli mɪst. prəˈvaɪd ˈlɑʤɪkəl ənd ˈkɑnkrit ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz. du tɪ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈdɪfərənsɪz, ɔˈtɪstɪk bɪˈheɪvjər ənd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən meɪ kəm əˈkrɔs ɛz rud. ˈlɪtərəl rɪˈspɑnsɪz tɪ jʊr ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪz nɑt mɛnt ɛz ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛkt. bi ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ. ɔˈtɪstɪk ˈʧɪldrən du nɑt ˌɪnˈtɛnd tɪ bi rud. ðeɪ ʤɪst du nɑt ˌɪnˈstɪŋktɪvˌli pɪk əp ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl rulz. səm ɔˈtɪstɪk ˈʧɪldrən ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ə ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ dɪˈleɪ. əˈlaʊ ˈɛkstrə taɪm ˈæftər ˈæskɪŋ ə kˈwɛʃən ˌbiˈfɔr rɪkˈwɛstɪŋ ə rɪˈspɑns. 7 bi əbˈzərvənt ənd ˈsɛnsɪtɪv tɪ nidz. ən ɔˈtɪstɪk ʧaɪld meɪ nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt ðət ðeɪ ər ˈhævɪŋ ə hɑrd taɪm ənd ə ˈmɛltˌdaʊn meɪ ˈfɑloʊ. ə ˈmɛltˌdaʊn əˈkərz du tɪ ə strɛs ˈoʊvərˌloʊd. ɪf ju ər əbˈzərvənt, ju meɪ si saɪnz ðət ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪz rɔŋ ənd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ə ˈmɛltˌdaʊn. bi kaɪnd ənd rɪˈspɛktfəl ənd hɛlp ðə ʧaɪld mit ðɛr ˌɪˈmiˌdiət nidz. du nɑt teɪk θɪŋz əˈweɪ frəm ðɛm. ðə ˌproʊˈæktɪv ənd kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪv səˈluʃənz ˈmɑdəl prəˈvaɪdz ə weɪ tɪ faɪnd aʊt wət ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz ənd tɪ kəm əp wɪθ ə səˈluʃən ɪn ə rɪˈspɛktfəl ɪf ə ˈmɛltˌdaʊn ˈhæpənz, stɑp ˈtɔkɪŋ. ˈɔdɪˌtɔri ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən meɪ ɪgˈzæsərˌbeɪt ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. prəˈvaɪd ə kwaɪət ˈɛriə fər ðə ʧaɪld tɪ kɑm daʊn. ˈpɛrənts noʊ ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən ənd wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ hɛlp ðɛm ˈdʊrɪŋ ənd ˈæftər ə ˈmɛltˌdaʊn. ˈsəməri ˈɔˌtɪzəm ˈspɛktrəm dɪˈsɔrdər ɪz ə ˌnʊrəˈlɑʤɪkəl kənˈdɪʃən ðət əˈfɛkts ðə weɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz θɪŋk ənd bɪˈheɪv. ɔˈtɪstɪk ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hæv ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn ðə ˈɛriəz əv ˈsoʊʃəl kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ənd bɪˈheɪvjər. riˈspɛktɪŋ ənd əˈkɑməˌdeɪtɪŋ ˌnʊrəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈdɪfərənsɪz wɪl əˈlaʊ ɔˈtɪstɪk ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz tɪ səkˈsɛsfəli ʤɔɪn grup ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz. ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ə fri faɪl əv ðə 7 tɪps fər ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ɔˈtɪstɪk ˈʧɪldrən hir: 7tipsforworkingwithasd. ˈfʊtˌnoʊt: hir ɪz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðə ˌproʊˈæktɪv ənd kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪv səˈluʃənz ˈmɑdəl ɪn ˈækʃən: ʧaɪld ɪz rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ goʊ ˈɪntu ðə ˈklæsˌrum. æsk, ˈnoʊtɪst ju sim tɪ wɔnt tɪ goʊ ɪn ðə ˈklæsˌrum. kən ju tɛl mi why?”?” ðə ʧaɪld rɪˈspɑndz, ɪz tu loud.”.” ju rɪˈplaɪ, ju wɔnt tɪ goʊ ɪn bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz tu loud.”.” ɪf ðə ʧaɪld rɪˈplaɪz əˈfərmətɪvli, ju kʊd æsk ðɛm fər aɪˈdiəz ər səˈʤɛst səm səˈluʃənz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ju bi ˌoʊˈkeɪ goʊɪŋ ɪn ˈæftər ðə ˈklæsˌrum kwaɪəts down?”?” ɪf ðeɪ əˈgri, ju hæv jʊr səˈluʃən. ˈrɛfərənsɪz grin, ɑr. ˈdəbəlju. 2014 ðə ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ʧaɪld: ə nu əˈproʊʧ fər ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ənd ˈpɛrəntɪŋ ˈizəli ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd, ˈkrɑnɪkəli ˌɪnˈflɛksəbəl ˈʧɪldrən ɛd.). ˈhɑrpər ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ. ˈwɪntər, pi. (n.d.). ə gaɪd fər ˈtiʧərz əv ˈstudənts. ʤɔɪn ɑr ˈfeɪsˌbʊk səˈpɔrt grup! ðɪs grup ɪz fər ˈɛniˌwən hu wərks wɪθ ər səˈpɔrts ə ʧaɪld wɪθ ˈlərnɪŋ ər bɪˈheɪvjərəl ˈʧælənʤɪz. ˈʃɛrɪŋ ɪz ˈkɛrɪŋ!
if houston needs anything post-harvey, salami houston, tx, is still in the early stages of recovery after hurricane harvey ripped through coastal texas, killing dozens and leaving tens of thousands more homeless. to put it mildly, houston is a city hurting. but if one thing that helps heal all wounds, meat. large chunks of salty, kosher meat. enter seth leavitt, ceo of abeles & heymann and purveyor of “kosher deli provisions.” leavitt is the brains behind the (only serving) “send a kosher salami to houston” campaign, which is raising funds to, yes, bombard houston with thousands and thousands of kosher for each sold by a&h. “our goal is to raise $15,360 by september 14th,” leavitt explained. “in just two weeks we plan to ship (that amount is equal to two full pallets), of kosher salami to the kosher community of houston just in time for the jewish new year.” while i imagine the jewish community of houston is probably in need of things like “houses” and “dry clothes,” salami is certainly good too. and, to date, campaign has raised nearly a third of its goal. “there is still time to purchase a salami if you have not done so already,” leavitt wrote in an online update. “all it takes is 1 minute and ten dollars. we will match your purchase.” so, give a salami, get a salami. seems like a pretty good deal. and feel free to send some spicy mustard along, too.	ɪf ˈhjustən nidz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ post-harvey, səˈlɑmi ˈhjustən, tx, ɪz stɪl ɪn ðə ˈərli ˈsteɪʤɪz əv rɪˈkəvəri ˈæftər ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈhɑrvi rɪpt θru ˈkoʊstəl ˈtɛksəs, ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈdəzənz ənd ˈlivɪŋ tɛnz əv ˈθaʊzənz mɔr ˈhoʊmləs. tɪ pʊt ɪt ˈmaɪldli, ˈhjustən ɪz ə ˈsɪti ˈhərtɪŋ. bət ɪf wən θɪŋ ðət hɛlps hil ɔl wundz, mit. lɑrʤ ʧəŋks əv ˈsɔlti, ˈkoʊʃər mit. ˈɛnər sɛθ ˈlɛvɪt, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ˈeɪbəˌliz ˈheɪmən ənd pərˈveɪər əv ˈdɛli provisions.”.” ˈlɛvɪt ɪz ðə breɪnz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə (ˈoʊnli ˈsərvɪŋ) ə ˈkoʊʃər səˈlɑmi tɪ houston”” kæmˈpeɪn, wɪʧ ɪz ˈreɪzɪŋ fəndz tɪ, jɛs, bɑmˈbɑrd ˈhjustən wɪθ ˈθaʊzənz ənd ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈkoʊʃər fər iʧ soʊld baɪ a&h. goʊl ɪz tɪ reɪz baɪ sɛpˈtɛmbər 14th,”,” ˈlɛvɪt ɪkˈspleɪnd. ʤɪst tu wiks wi plæn tɪ ʃɪp (ðət əˈmaʊnt ɪz ˈikwəl tɪ tu fʊl ˈpæləts), əv ˈkoʊʃər səˈlɑmi tɪ ðə ˈkoʊʃər kəmˈjunɪti əv ˈhjustən ʤɪst ɪn taɪm fər ðə ʤuɪʃ nu year.”.” waɪl aɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ðə ʤuɪʃ kəmˈjunɪti əv ˈhjustən ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ɪn nid əv θɪŋz laɪk ““houses”” ənd clothes,”,” səˈlɑmi ɪz ˈsərtənli gʊd tu. ənd, tɪ deɪt, kæmˈpeɪn həz reɪzd ˈnɪrli ə θərd əv ɪts goʊl. ɪz stɪl taɪm tɪ ˈpərʧəs ə səˈlɑmi ɪf ju hæv nɑt dən soʊ already,”,” ˈlɛvɪt roʊt ɪn ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈəpˌdeɪt. ɪt teɪks ɪz 1 ˈmɪnət ənd tɛn ˈdɔlərz. wi wɪl mæʧ jʊr purchase.”*.” soʊ, gɪv ə səˈlɑmi, gɪt ə səˈlɑmi. simz laɪk ə ˈprɪti gʊd dil. ənd fil fri tɪ sɛnd səm ˈspaɪsi ˈməstərd əˈlɔŋ, tu.
posted 23 april 2014 - am come test the launch module! 6:00pm wait times (this will automatically be longer due to smaller population on test servers) weight class restrictions (3 of each weight class) successful 12 vs 12 matches (did everyone get in ? did every one finish the match?) perceived fairness we are specifically keen to see testing in the public queue play 5 public matches on public test and earn 1 day premium time on your live account play solo play in groups play with various classes the test will take place on thursday, april 24th, 2014, from (3:00pm to who have registered to before (1:00pm edt) on wednesday, april 23rd, 2014 will be eligible to participate in the public taking part in the test will be asked to provide us their qualitative and personal experience on the launch module will be gathering telemetry on all this data, though your feedback posts and bug reports will still be greatly matches and private matches are both available,. with that in mind we are offering an incentive to free premium time will allow you to try out the premium private match options when the launch module is available on test will take place exclusively on our public test server, which requires a separate installation of. please click here to download the public test installer in preparation for the new launch module, we are looking to gather additional telemetry on the new public matchmaking logic. this will also give us an opportunity to find bugs, as well as gather feedback on how we can further improve the module in the future. download and install the public test version ! on the scheduled date and time, boot up the public test version and as you would on your normal participating in the public test are asked to focus their attention on dropping in the public public test account will be based on a snapshot of your live account taken at on wednesday, april 23rd, changes made to your account after this time will not be reflected in the public test. likewise, any changes made to your account within the public test version will not be reflected in the live installer is available here: please fill out the bug report form thread for any issues take a moment to fill in our feedback poll when you are done leave us your qualitative analysis and feedback in the following thread:	ˈpoʊstɪd 23 ˈeɪprəl 2014 æm kəm tɛst ðə lɔnʧ ˈmɑʤul! weɪt taɪmz (ðɪs wɪl ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli bi ˈlɔŋgər du tɪ sˈmɔlər ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɔn tɛst ˈsərvərz) weɪt klæs riˈstrɪkʃənz 3 əv iʧ weɪt klæs) səkˈsɛsfəl 12 ˈvərsəz 12 ˈmæʧɪz (dɪd ˈɛvriˌwən gɪt ɪn dɪd ˈɛvəri wən ˈfɪnɪʃ ðə mæʧ?) pərˈsivd ˈfɛrnəs wi ər spəˈsɪfɪkli kin tɪ si ˈtɛstɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk kju pleɪ 5 ˈpəblɪk ˈmæʧɪz ɔn ˈpəblɪk tɛst ənd ərn 1 deɪ ˈprimiəm taɪm ɔn jʊr lɪv əˈkaʊnt pleɪ ˈsoʊˌloʊ pleɪ ɪn grups pleɪ wɪθ ˈvɛriəs ˈklæsɪz ðə tɛst wɪl teɪk pleɪs ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈeɪprəl 24th, 2014 frəm tɪ hu hæv ˈrɛʤɪstərd tɪ ˌbiˈfɔr edt) ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈeɪprəl 23rd, 2014 wɪl bi ˈɛlɪʤəbəl tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈteɪkɪŋ pɑrt ɪn ðə tɛst wɪl bi æst tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈjuˈɛs ðɛr kˈwɑləˌteɪtɪv ənd ˈpərsɪnəl ɪkˈspɪriəns ɔn ðə lɔnʧ ˈmɑʤul wɪl bi ˈgæðərɪŋ təˈlɛmətri ɔn ɔl ðɪs ˈdætə, ðoʊ jʊr ˈfidˌbæk poʊsts ənd bəg rɪˈpɔrts wɪl stɪl bi ˈgreɪtli ˈmæʧɪz ənd ˈpraɪvət ˈmæʧɪz ər boʊθ əˈveɪləbəl,. wɪθ ðət ɪn maɪnd wi ər ˈɔfərɪŋ ən ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv tɪ fri ˈprimiəm taɪm wɪl əˈlaʊ ju tɪ traɪ aʊt ðə ˈprimiəm ˈpraɪvət mæʧ ˈɔpʃənz wɪn ðə lɔnʧ ˈmɑʤul ɪz əˈveɪləbəl ɔn tɛst wɪl teɪk pleɪs ɪkˈsklusɪvli ɔn ɑr ˈpəblɪk tɛst ˈsərvər, wɪʧ rikˈwaɪərz ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən əv. pliz klɪk hir tɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðə ˈpəblɪk tɛst ˌɪnˈstɔlər ɪn ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən fər ðə nu lɔnʧ ˈmɑʤul, wi ər ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ˈgæðər əˈdɪʃənəl təˈlɛmətri ɔn ðə nu ˈpəblɪk ˈmæʧˌmeɪkɪŋ ˈlɑʤɪk. ðɪs wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ gɪv ˈjuˈɛs ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ faɪnd bəgz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈgæðər ˈfidˌbæk ɔn haʊ wi kən ˈfərðər ˌɪmˈpruv ðə ˈmɑʤul ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ənd ˌɪnˈstɔl ðə ˈpəblɪk tɛst ˈvərʒən ɔn ðə ˈskɛʤʊld deɪt ənd taɪm, but əp ðə ˈpəblɪk tɛst ˈvərʒən ənd ɛz ju wʊd ɔn jʊr ˈnɔrməl pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk tɛst ər æst tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ðɛr əˈtɛnʃən ɔn ˈdrɑpɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈpəblɪk tɛst əˈkaʊnt wɪl bi beɪst ɔn ə sˈnæpˌʃɑt əv jʊr lɪv əˈkaʊnt ˈteɪkən æt ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈeɪprəl 23rd, ˈʧeɪnʤɪz meɪd tɪ jʊr əˈkaʊnt ˈæftər ðɪs taɪm wɪl nɑt bi rɪˈflɛktɪd ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk tɛst. ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz, ˈɛni ˈʧeɪnʤɪz meɪd tɪ jʊr əˈkaʊnt wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk tɛst ˈvərʒən wɪl nɑt bi rɪˈflɛktɪd ɪn ðə lɪv ˌɪnˈstɔlər ɪz əˈveɪləbəl hir: pliz fɪl aʊt ðə bəg rɪˈpɔrt fɔrm θrɛd fər ˈɛni ˈɪʃuz teɪk ə ˈmoʊmənt tɪ fɪl ɪn ɑr ˈfidˌbæk poʊl wɪn ju ər dən liv ˈjuˈɛs jʊr kˈwɑləˌteɪtɪv æˈnælɪsɪs ənd ˈfidˌbæk ɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ θrɛd:
duke energy corp. said monday it is expanding its renewable energy from livestock waste, adding poop power to investments the largest electric company has made in whirring wind turbines and acres of solar arrays. the north carolina utility said it contracted with carbon cycle energy to build plant that collects methane from pig and chicken waste and refines and delivers enough gas to generate enough electricity to power about homes a year. “we’re collecting something that goes to waste; putting it to good use and at the same time reducing smell, reducing negative environmental impact,” carbon cycle energy thomas mulholland said. the project is one of the largest in a growing number of efforts spurred by a 2007 state law that requires electric utilities to get percent of their power from renewable energy and energy efficiency by 2021. more than half the states have similar requirements. but north carolina, the pork producing state, with about million hogs, is one of the few that requires utilities to produce some power from swine and poultry waste.	duk ˈɛnərʤi ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən. sɛd ˈmənˌdeɪ ɪt ɪz ɪkˈspændɪŋ ɪts riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi frəm ˈlaɪvˌstɑk weɪst, ˈædɪŋ pup paʊər tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈkəmpəˌni həz meɪd ɪn wərɪŋ wɪnd ˈtərbaɪnz ənd ˈeɪkərz əv ˈsoʊlər əreɪz. ðə nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə juˈtɪləti sɛd ɪt ˈkɑntræktəd wɪθ ˈkɑrbən ˈsaɪkəl ˈɛnərʤi tɪ bɪld plænt ðət kəˈlɛkts ˈmɛˌθeɪn frəm pɪg ənd ˈʧɪkən weɪst ənd rɪˈfaɪnz ənd dɪˈlɪvərz ɪˈnəf gæs tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ɪˈnəf ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti tɪ paʊər əˈbaʊt hoʊmz ə jɪr. kəˈlɛktɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət goʊz tɪ weɪst; ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪt tɪ gʊd juz ənd æt ðə seɪm taɪm rɪˈdusɪŋ smɛl, rɪˈdusɪŋ ˈnɛgətɪv ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl impact,”*,” ˈkɑrbən ˈsaɪkəl ˈɛnərʤi ˈtɑməs ˌməˈlhɑlənd sɛd. ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz wən əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ɪn ə groʊɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv ˈɛfərts spərd baɪ ə 2007 steɪt lɔ ðət rikˈwaɪərz ɪˈlɛktrɪk juˈtɪlətiz tɪ gɪt pərˈsɛnt əv ðɛr paʊər frəm riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi ənd ˈɛnərʤi ɪˈfɪʃənsi baɪ 2021 mɔr ðən hæf ðə steɪts hæv ˈsɪmələr rɪkˈwaɪrmənts. bət nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə, ðə pɔrk prəˈdusɪŋ steɪt, wɪθ əˈbaʊt ˈmɪljən hɑgz, ɪz wən əv ðə fju ðət rikˈwaɪərz juˈtɪlətiz tɪ ˈproʊdus səm paʊər frəm swaɪn ənd ˈpoʊltri weɪst.
charles “lucky” luciano is one of the most researched, discussed and dissected american mobsters of all time. his name has become synonymous with new york city's high drama days of prohibition bootlegging, the formation of the infamous five families, and controversy over his alleged last testament. however, there exist many fascinating and lurid tales and theories regarding lucky's rise and fall from the top spot. some of these stories are known, but still incite debate, such as the origins of his nickname and menacing facial scars. other legends are not so well known to the general public with information culled from rare news articles, government documents and numerous books written on the subject, author christian brings you the book lucky luciano: mysterious tales of a legend. its release is scheduled for next month. this book will give readers a chance to discover luciano in a way that engages the mystery of his pop culture status, while encouraging further debate over the facts and fallacies that exist about his true role in the history of the american mafia structure. follow gangsters inc. on twitter and facebook. if you enjoyed this article you might also enjoy reading: copyright	ˈʧɑrəlz ““lucky”*” luʧiˈɑnoʊ ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst riˈsərʧt, dɪˈskəst ənd daɪˈsɛktəd əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmɑbstərz əv ɔl taɪm. hɪz neɪm həz bɪˈkəm səˈnɑnəməs wɪθ nu jɔrk ˈsɪtiz haɪ ˈdrɑmə deɪz əv ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən ˈbuˌtlɛgɪŋ, ðə fɔrˈmeɪʃən əv ðə ˈɪnfəməs faɪv ˈfæməliz, ənd ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ˈoʊvər hɪz əˈlɛʤd læst ˈtɛstəmənt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛr ɪgˈzɪst ˈmɛni ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ ənd ˈlʊrəd teɪlz ənd ˈθɪriz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈləkiz raɪz ənd fɔl frəm ðə tɔp spɑt. səm əv ðiz ˈstɔriz ər noʊn, bət stɪl ˌɪnˈsaɪt dəˈbeɪt, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈɔrəʤɪnz əv hɪz ˈnɪkˌneɪm ənd ˈmɛnəsɪŋ ˈfeɪʃəl skɑrz. ˈəðər ˈlɛʤəndz ər nɑt soʊ wɛl noʊn tɪ ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpəblɪk wɪθ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən kəld frəm rɛr nuz ˈɑrtɪkəlz, ˈgəvərnmənt ˈdɑkjəmənts ənd ˈnumərəs bʊks ˈrɪtən ɔn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt, ˈɔθər ˈkrɪsʧɪn brɪŋz ju ðə bʊk ˈləki luʧiˈɑnoʊ: mɪˈstɪriəs teɪlz əv ə ˈlɛʤənd. ɪts riˈlis ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld fər nɛkst mənθ. ðɪs bʊk wɪl gɪv ˈridərz ə ʧæns tɪ dɪˈskəvər luʧiˈɑnoʊ ɪn ə weɪ ðət ɪnˈgeɪʤɪz ðə ˈmɪstəri əv hɪz pɑp ˈkəlʧər ˈstætəs, waɪl ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ˈfərðər dəˈbeɪt ˈoʊvər ðə fækts ənd ˈfæləsiz ðət ɪgˈzɪst əˈbaʊt hɪz tru roʊl ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmɑfiə ˈstrəkʧər. ˈfɑloʊ ˈgæŋstərz ɪŋk. ɔn tˈwɪtər ənd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. ɪf ju ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ju maɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈrɛdɪŋ: ˈkɑpiˌraɪt
they have been at this a long time. in 1994 republicans, newly in charge of congress, held hearings on what would come to be called “dynamic scoring”. bills, they said, should be evaluated using the predictive power of macroeconomic models. if the model predicts more growth, then it could be inferred that the growth would produce more tax revenue. during the hearings, however, came an awkward moment. alan greenspan, then in charge of the federal reserve, told congress that macroeconomic models were “deficient”. that is, their predictive power, though interesting, was not good enough to rely on. last year, after the election of donald trump, your blogger contacted mr greenspan to see whether the models were good enough yet. mr greenspan, his office responded, had not yet changed his opinion. neither have republicans. over the past two decades, in and out of control of congress, the party has nudged dynamic scoring successively closer to the official policy process until we arrived, yesterday evening, at as dramatic a moment as macroeconomic analysis ever gets. the joint committee on taxation, the nonpartisan congressional body responsible for evaluating tax proposals, hurried its study (pdf) out on a thursday afternoon as the senate was preparing to approve a tax cut. that cut, using the dynamic scoring method republicans had championed since the age of newt gingrich, would still cost $1trn. get our daily newsletter upgrade your and get our daily dispatch and editor's picks. as of friday morning, the future of that tax bill remained uncertain. it is now up to american conservatives to decide whether their economic policies are social science or market magic. lurk near phd economists online or at conferences, and you will hear them talk about “crisis in macro”. they mean that the models and assumptions most dominant among have failed repeatedly since 2007 to predict or even describe happening. a defence, popular among academics, goes like this: we did get it wrong, but as responsible social scientists, busy and fascinated right now, trying to figure out what was broken and how to fix it. it is a fair defence. in particular young have been using bigger and faster computers to more accurately predict human behaviour. economists are more likely to accept now, for example, that people with and without access to credit or wealth react differently to the same policy, an idea that is slowly working its way into models at central banks and even at the joint committee on taxation. this progress is unfortunate for republicans. in the social science was on their side. because data and computing power were harder to come by, macroeconomic models relied on thought experiments. the seminal model showing the ideal tax rate as zero, for example, dates to 1986. it assumes that the economy consists of only one person. also, she is immortal. the wonder woman economy, if you will. that model is now interesting only for a lecture on the history of economic thought. moved on, protest. but economists have. and republicans haven’t. it’s still worth asking whether a country should rely on macroeconomic models at all. not completely clear how well they work. to strap yourself into one for predictions ten years in the future is a little like climbing into an experimental airplane. perhaps fine for a test pilot without a family, but you recommend it for 300 commercial passengers. or, in this case, citizens. but if you are going to insist on modeling the future and then planning around it, you have to do it right. the economists at the joint committee on taxation are thoughtful. they read the most recent research. they examine their own models and, when they can, update them—conservatively. if, as republicans have been insisting for 20 years, we have to assess our tax policies with dynamic scoring, there is no better way to do it than through the jct. unfortunately, as modeling has improved, it has not improved in the direction republicans prefer, which leaves them where they are now. they wanted social science in policy-making, and they got it, in the form of a $1trn tax bill. so when this bill comes to a vote in the full senate, have an answer. if it becomes law, know that dynamic scoring was never about economics. it was about tax cuts. a huge difference. it is the difference between social science and magic.	ðeɪ hæv bɪn æt ðɪs ə lɔŋ taɪm. ɪn 1994 rɪˈpəblɪkənz, ˈnuli ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ˈkɑŋgrəs, hɛld ˈhirɪŋz ɔn wət wʊd kəm tɪ bi kɔld scoring””. bɪlz, ðeɪ sɛd, ʃʊd bi ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd ˈjuzɪŋ ðə prɪˈdɪktɪv paʊər əv ˌmækroʊɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈmɑdəlz. ɪf ðə ˈmɑdəl prɪˈdɪkts mɔr groʊθ, ðɛn ɪt kʊd bi ˌɪnˈfərd ðət ðə groʊθ wʊd ˈproʊdus mɔr tæks ˈrɛvəˌnu. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈhirɪŋz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, keɪm ən ˈɔkwərd ˈmoʊmənt. ˈælən ˈgrinˌspæn, ðɛn ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ðə ˈfɛdərəl rɪˈzərv, toʊld ˈkɑŋgrəs ðət ˌmækroʊɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈmɑdəlz wər ““deficient””. ðət ɪz, ðɛr prɪˈdɪktɪv paʊər, ðoʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ, wɑz nɑt gʊd ɪˈnəf tɪ rɪˈlaɪ ɔn. læst jɪr, ˈæftər ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən əv ˈdɑnəld trəmp, jʊr ˈblɔgər ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd ˈmɪstər ˈgrinˌspæn tɪ si ˈwɛðər ðə ˈmɑdəlz wər gʊd ɪˈnəf jɛt. ˈmɪstər ˈgrinˌspæn, hɪz ˈɔfəs rɪˈspɑndɪd, hæd nɑt jɛt ʧeɪnʤd hɪz əˈpɪnjən. ˈniðər hæv rɪˈpəblɪkənz. ˈoʊvər ðə pæst tu ˈdɛkeɪdz, ɪn ənd aʊt əv kənˈtroʊl əv ˈkɑŋgrəs, ðə ˈpɑrti həz nəʤd daɪˈnæmɪk ˈskɔrɪŋ səkˈsɛsɪvli ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈpɑləsi ˈprɔˌsɛs ənˈtɪl wi əraɪvd, ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ, æt ɛz drəˈmætɪk ə ˈmoʊmənt ɛz ˌmækroʊɛkəˈnɑmɪk æˈnælɪsɪs ˈɛvər gɪts. ðə ʤɔɪnt kəˈmɪti ɔn tækˈseɪʃən, ðə nɑnˈpɑrtəzən kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈbɑdi riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtɪŋ tæks prəˈpoʊzəlz, ˈhərid ɪts ˈstədi (pdf) aʊt ɔn ə ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun ɛz ðə ˈsɛnɪt wɑz pərˈpɛrɪŋ tɪ əˈpruv ə tæks kət. ðət kət, ˈjuzɪŋ ðə daɪˈnæmɪk ˈskɔrɪŋ ˈmɛθəd rɪˈpəblɪkənz hæd ˈʧæmpiənd sɪns ðə eɪʤ əv nut ˈgɪŋgrɪʧ, wʊd stɪl kɔst. gɪt ɑr ˈdeɪli ˈnuzˌlɛtər ˈəpˈgreɪd jʊr ənd gɪt ɑr ˈdeɪli dɪˈspæʧ ənd ˈɛdɪtərz pɪks. ɛz əv ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ðə fˈjuʧər əv ðət tæks bɪl rɪˈmeɪnd ənˈsərtən. ɪt ɪz naʊ əp tɪ əˈmɛrɪkən kənˈsərvətɪvz tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd ˈwɛðər ðɛr ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈpɑləsiz ər ˈsoʊʃəl saɪəns ər ˈmɑrkɪt ˈmæʤɪk. lərk nɪr ˈpiˌeɪʧˈdi ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts ˈɔnˌlaɪn ər æt ˈkɑnfərənsəz, ənd ju wɪl hir ðɛm tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪn macro””. ðeɪ min ðət ðə ˈmɑdəlz ənd əˈsəmpʃənz moʊst ˈdɑmənənt əˈməŋ hæv feɪld rɪˈpitɪdli sɪns 2007 tɪ prɪˈdɪkt ər ˈivɪn dɪˈskraɪb ˈhæpənɪŋ. ə dɪˈfɛns, ˈpɑpjələr əˈməŋ ˌækəˈdɛmɪks, goʊz laɪk ðɪs: wi dɪd gɪt ɪt rɔŋ, bət ɛz riˈspɑnsəbəl ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsaɪəntɪsts, ˈbɪzi ənd ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪd raɪt naʊ, traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt wət wɑz ˈbroʊkən ənd haʊ tɪ fɪks ɪt. ɪt ɪz ə fɛr dɪˈfɛns. ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr jəŋ hæv bɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ˈbɪgər ənd ˈfæstər kəmˈpjutərz tɪ mɔr ˈækjərətli prɪˈdɪkt ˈjumən bɪˈheɪvjər. ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts ər mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ əkˈsɛpt naʊ, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðət ˈpipəl wɪθ ənd wɪˈθaʊt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈkrɛdɪt ər wɛlθ riækt ˈdɪfərˈɛntli tɪ ðə seɪm ˈpɑləsi, ən aɪˈdiə ðət ɪz sˈloʊli ˈwərkɪŋ ɪts weɪ ˈɪntu ˈmɑdəlz æt ˈsɛntrəl bæŋks ənd ˈivɪn æt ðə ʤɔɪnt kəˈmɪti ɔn tækˈseɪʃən. ðɪs ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪz ənˈfɔrʧənət fər rɪˈpəblɪkənz. ɪn ðə ˈsoʊʃəl saɪəns wɑz ɔn ðɛr saɪd. bɪˈkəz ˈdætə ənd kəmˈpjutɪŋ paʊər wər ˈhɑrdər tɪ kəm baɪ, ˌmækroʊɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈmɑdəlz rɪˈlaɪd ɔn θɔt ɪkˈspɛrəmənts. ðə ˈsɛmənəl ˈmɑdəl ʃoʊɪŋ ðə aɪˈdil tæks reɪt ɛz ˈziroʊ, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, deɪts tɪ 1986 ɪt əˈsumz ðət ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi kənˈsɪsts əv ˈoʊnli wən ˈpərsən. ˈɔlsoʊ, ʃi ɪz ˌɪˈmɔrtəl. ðə ˈwəndər ˈwʊmən ɪˈkɑnəmi, ɪf ju wɪl. ðət ˈmɑdəl ɪz naʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈoʊnli fər ə ˈlɛkʧər ɔn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk θɔt. muvd ɔn, ˈproʊˌtɛst. bət ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts hæv. ənd rɪˈpəblɪkənz haven’t. stɪl wərθ ˈæskɪŋ ˈwɛðər ə ˈkəntri ʃʊd rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ˌmækroʊɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈmɑdəlz æt ɔl. nɑt kəmˈplitli klɪr haʊ wɛl ðeɪ wərk. tɪ stræp ˈjɔrsɛlf ˈɪntu wən fər priˈdɪkʃənz tɛn jɪrz ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər ɪz ə ˈlɪtəl laɪk ˈklaɪmɪŋ ˈɪntu ən ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈɛrˌpleɪn. pərˈhæps faɪn fər ə tɛst ˈpaɪlət wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈfæməli, bət ju ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ɪt fər 300 kəˈmərʃəl ˈpæsənʤərz. ər, ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ˈsɪtɪzənz. bət ɪf ju ər goʊɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈsɪst ɔn ˈmɑdəlɪŋ ðə fˈjuʧər ənd ðɛn ˈplænɪŋ əraʊnd ɪt, ju hæv tɪ du ɪt raɪt. ðə ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts æt ðə ʤɔɪnt kəˈmɪti ɔn tækˈseɪʃən ər ˈθɔtfəl. ðeɪ rɛd ðə moʊst ˈrisənt ˈrisərʧ. ðeɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn ðɛr oʊn ˈmɑdəlz ənd, wɪn ðeɪ kən, ˈəpˌdeɪt them—conservatively. ɪf, ɛz rɪˈpəblɪkənz hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈsɪstɪŋ fər 20 jɪrz, wi hæv tɪ əˈsɛs ɑr tæks ˈpɑləsiz wɪθ daɪˈnæmɪk ˈskɔrɪŋ, ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈbɛtər weɪ tɪ du ɪt ðən θru ðə jct. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ɛz ˈmɑdəlɪŋ həz ˌɪmˈpruvd, ɪt həz nɑt ˌɪmˈpruvd ɪn ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn rɪˈpəblɪkənz prɪˈfər, wɪʧ livz ðɛm wɛr ðeɪ ər naʊ. ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd ˈsoʊʃəl saɪəns ɪn policy-making, ənd ðeɪ gɑt ɪt, ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ə tæks bɪl. soʊ wɪn ðɪs bɪl kəmz tɪ ə voʊt ɪn ðə fʊl ˈsɛnɪt, hæv ən ˈænsər. ɪf ɪt bɪˈkəmz lɔ, noʊ ðət daɪˈnæmɪk ˈskɔrɪŋ wɑz ˈnɛvər əˈbaʊt ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks. ɪt wɑz əˈbaʊt tæks kəts. ə juʤ ˈdɪfərəns. ɪt ɪz ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˈsoʊʃəl saɪəns ənd ˈmæʤɪk.
a proposed law that would make it illegal for protesters to cover their faces during a riot or unlawful assembly isn't necessary because there's already a law against wearing a disguise to commit an, heard today. but the who wrote the bill says that current law isn't strong enough. bill is intended to make it easier for police to identify and charge violent rioters, conservative blake richards says. but james, an associate professor at york university's hall law school, told on the house justice committee that the criminal code already makes it illegal for anyone to wear a disguise to commit an. it's also important to be careful the law doesn't infringe on the rights of those who are in the area with no intent to riot, and that police don't arrest lawful protesters who are wearing masks, said. the committee also heard from former officer patrick webb, who said the bill would give police an extra tool to prosecute people who trash property or get violent during riots. webb worked for the for 31 years, including at several summits and other public events that drew large crowds and protests. it's difficult to charge and prosecute somebody, webb told the committee, if you can't identify them and link them to the crime. masks make it harder to successfully identify rioters. richards says police officers have told him the existing law is designed more to catch people who wear a mask to rob a bank than rioters who cover their faces. "they've been very clear with me that it's a very difficult section for them to be able to apply to these types of events, unlawful assemblies and riots," he said. "so there actually is a need for a tool that is specifically amending the sections of the criminal code that deal with unlawful assemblies and riots so that it can be applied to this type of situation." participating in a riot is an that would be covered under the existing provision. but taking part in an unlawful assembly is a less serious crime, which wouldn't be covered. an unlawful assembly is a gathering that causes fear. it's up to city officials to decide what constitutes a riot, richards said. opposition ran out the clock opposition talked for the full hour set aside tuesday to go through the bill one clause at a time. that's the last step in a committee before returning legislation to the house of commons for a vote. richards said he was disappointed because the bill is an important measure to protect citizens and some of the businesses in major cities. "i'm hopeful that in the end we'll see the bill pass through committee and move on with what it's designed to do," he told cbc news. new democrat boivin proposed changing the bill to include intent to riot as one of the factors in the crime. richards' bill leaves the wording as anyone who "commits an" by taking part in a riot, which the opposition says is too broad. richards says he isn't interested in the amendment, which he says will "gut" the intention of the bill. the committee will meet again thursday to continue review. bill would mean up to 5 years in prison the new provisions would allow for penalties of up to five years in prison or a fine of up to $5,000 for rioters who wear a mask or disguise. justice minister rob nicholson announced sunday that the conservative majority formally supports the legislation, meaning it is all but assured of becoming law. the bill would create two classes of. those who incite a riot wearing a mask "without lawful excuse" face an with prison terms of up to five years. for those "who participate in an unlawful assembly while wearing a mask or disguise to conceal identity," the charge could be an or a summary. under the summary, penalties range up to six months in jail and fines up to $5,000.	ə prəˈpoʊzd lɔ ðət wʊd meɪk ɪt ˌɪˈligəl fər ˈproʊˌtɛstərz tɪ ˈkəvər ðɛr ˈfeɪsɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ ə raɪət ər ənˈlɔfəl əˈsɛmbli ˈɪzənt ˈnɛsəˌsɛri bɪˈkəz ðɛrz ɔˈrɛdi ə lɔ əˈgɛnst ˈwɛrɪŋ ə dɪsˈgaɪz tɪ kəˈmɪt ən, hərd təˈdeɪ. bət ðə hu roʊt ðə bɪl sɪz ðət ˈkɑrənt lɔ ˈɪzənt strɔŋ ɪˈnəf. bɪl ɪz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈiziər fər pəˈlis tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ənd ʧɑrʤ ˈvaɪələnt ˈraɪətərz, kənˈsərvətɪv bleɪk ˈrɪʧərdz sɪz. bət ʤeɪmz, ən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt prəˈfɛsər æt jɔrk ˌjunəˈvərsətiz hɔl lɔ skul, toʊld ɔn ðə haʊs ˈʤəstɪs kəˈmɪti ðət ðə ˈkrɪmənəl koʊd ɔˈrɛdi meɪks ɪt ˌɪˈligəl fər ˈɛniˌwən tɪ wɛr ə dɪsˈgaɪz tɪ kəˈmɪt ən. ɪts ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ bi ˈkɛrfəl ðə lɔ ˈdəzənt ˌɪnˈfrɪnʤ ɔn ðə raɪts əv ðoʊz hu ər ɪn ðə ˈɛriə wɪθ noʊ ˌɪnˈtɛnt tɪ raɪət, ənd ðət pəˈlis doʊnt ərˈɛst ˈlɔfəl ˈproʊˌtɛstərz hu ər ˈwɛrɪŋ mæsks, sɛd. ðə kəˈmɪti ˈɔlsoʊ hərd frəm ˈfɔrmər ˈɔfɪsər ˈpætrɪk wɛb, hu sɛd ðə bɪl wʊd gɪv pəˈlis ən ˈɛkstrə tul tɪ ˈprɑsəˌkjut ˈpipəl hu træʃ ˈprɑpərti ər gɪt ˈvaɪələnt ˈdʊrɪŋ raɪəts. wɛb wərkt fər ðə fər 31 jɪrz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ æt ˈsɛvərəl ˈsəmɪts ənd ˈəðər ˈpəblɪk ɪˈvɛnts ðət dru lɑrʤ kraʊdz ənd ˈproʊˌtɛsts. ɪts ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ʧɑrʤ ənd ˈprɑsəˌkjut ˈsəmˌbɑdi, wɛb toʊld ðə kəˈmɪti, ɪf ju kænt aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðɛm ənd lɪŋk ðɛm tɪ ðə kraɪm. mæsks meɪk ɪt ˈhɑrdər tɪ səkˈsɛsfəli aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˈraɪətərz. ˈrɪʧərdz sɪz pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz hæv toʊld ɪm ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ lɔ ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd mɔr tɪ kæʧ ˈpipəl hu wɛr ə mæsk tɪ rɑb ə bæŋk ðən ˈraɪətərz hu ˈkəvər ðɛr ˈfeɪsɪz. "ðeɪv bɪn ˈvɛri klɪr wɪθ mi ðət ɪts ə ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈsɛkʃən fər ðɛm tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈplaɪ tɪ ðiz taɪps əv ɪˈvɛnts, ənˈlɔfəl əˈsɛmbliz ənd raɪəts," hi sɛd. "soʊ ðɛr ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪz ə nid fər ə tul ðət ɪz spəˈsɪfɪkli əˈmɛndɪŋ ðə ˈsɛkʃənz əv ðə ˈkrɪmənəl koʊd ðət dil wɪθ ənˈlɔfəl əˈsɛmbliz ənd raɪəts soʊ ðət ɪt kən bi əˈplaɪd tɪ ðɪs taɪp əv ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən." pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ə raɪət ɪz ən ðət wʊd bi ˈkəvərd ˈəndər ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ prəˈvɪʒən. bət ˈteɪkɪŋ pɑrt ɪn ən ənˈlɔfəl əˈsɛmbli ɪz ə lɛs ˈsɪriəs kraɪm, wɪʧ ˈwʊdənt bi ˈkəvərd. ən ənˈlɔfəl əˈsɛmbli ɪz ə ˈgæðərɪŋ ðət ˈkɔzɪz fɪr. ɪts əp tɪ ˈsɪti əˈfɪʃəlz tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd wət ˈkɑnstəˌtuts ə raɪət, ˈrɪʧərdz sɛd. ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ræn aʊt ðə klɑk ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɔkt fər ðə fʊl aʊər sɛt əˈsaɪd ˈtuzˌdeɪ tɪ goʊ θru ðə bɪl wən klɔz æt ə taɪm. ðæts ðə læst stɛp ɪn ə kəˈmɪti ˌbiˈfɔr rɪˈtərnɪŋ ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən tɪ ðə haʊs əv ˈkɑmənz fər ə voʊt. ˈrɪʧərdz sɛd hi wɑz ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd bɪˈkəz ðə bɪl ɪz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈmɛʒər tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈsɪtɪzənz ənd səm əv ðə ˈbɪznɪsɪz ɪn ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɪtiz. "əm ˈhoʊpfəl ðət ɪn ðə ɛnd wɪl si ðə bɪl pæs θru kəˈmɪti ənd muv ɔn wɪθ wət ɪts dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ du," hi toʊld ˈsiˌbiˈsi nuz. nu ˈdɛməˌkræt bɔɪˈvæn prəˈpoʊzd ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə bɪl tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ˌɪnˈtɛnt tɪ raɪət ɛz wən əv ðə ˈfæktərz ɪn ðə kraɪm. ˈrɪʧərdz' bɪl livz ðə ˈwərdɪŋ ɛz ˈɛniˌwən hu "kəˈmɪts ən" baɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ pɑrt ɪn ə raɪət, wɪʧ ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən sɪz ɪz tu brɔd. ˈrɪʧərdz sɪz hi ˈɪzənt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ðə əˈmɛndmənt, wɪʧ hi sɪz wɪl "gət" ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən əv ðə bɪl. ðə kəˈmɪti wɪl mit əˈgɛn ˈθərzˌdeɪ tɪ kənˈtɪnju ˌrivˈju. bɪl wʊd min əp tɪ 5 jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən ðə nu prəˈvɪʒənz wʊd əˈlaʊ fər ˈpɛnəltiz əv əp tɪ faɪv jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən ər ə faɪn əv əp tɪ fər ˈraɪətərz hu wɛr ə mæsk ər dɪsˈgaɪz. ˈʤəstɪs ˈmɪnɪstər rɑb ˈnɪkəlsən əˈnaʊnst ˈsənˌdi ðət ðə kənˈsərvətɪv məˈʤɔrəti ˈfɔrməli səˈpɔrts ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən, ˈminɪŋ ɪt ɪz ɔl bət əˈʃʊrd əv bɪˈkəmɪŋ lɔ. ðə bɪl wʊd kriˈeɪt tu ˈklæsɪz əv. ðoʊz hu ˌɪnˈsaɪt ə raɪət ˈwɛrɪŋ ə mæsk "wɪˈθaʊt ˈlɔfəl ɪkˈskjuz" feɪs ən wɪθ ˈprɪzən tərmz əv əp tɪ faɪv jɪrz. fər ðoʊz "hu pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ən ənˈlɔfəl əˈsɛmbli waɪl ˈwɛrɪŋ ə mæsk ər dɪsˈgaɪz tɪ kənˈsil aɪˈdɛntəˌti," ðə ʧɑrʤ kʊd bi ən ər ə ˈsəməri. ˈəndər ðə ˈsəməri, ˈpɛnəltiz reɪnʤ əp tɪ sɪks mənθs ɪn ʤeɪl ənd faɪnz əp tɪ
beijing: minister of dr. harsh on friday said that india was carrying out a verifiable scientific research to establish the benefits derived from 'panchagavya' which also has medicinal values. 'panchgavya' is a mixture of five cow products -- cow dung, cow urine, cow milk, curd and clarified butter 'ghee'. it is used in some traditional indian rituals. harsh was attending a clean energy ministerial meet in the chinese capital, where he said his ministry has taken up research in this field in a bid to "settle controversies" over the benefits of cow milk and urine. the visiting minister said his ministry has asked scientists to come up with verifiable findings. he told media here last night that scientists are working to validate 'panchagavya' efficacy. "if you have to talk about it to the whole world, even for 'ayurveda', we know it is well defined and good and people can live for hundred years, but we have to scientifically validate it to prove it to the rest of the world. "for 'ayurveda' also, our laboratories in jammu are doing this. when we established 'ayush' (ministry). we have put in for the ministry and there is a lot of scope," the minister said. "if you say anything spoken by someone about importance of cow milk, or the 'panchagavya', you will be surprised very senior scientists in delhi and all across the country are working on this issue and the importance of cow is well established in our literature and well proven," he said. about the paris climate deal,, who is also the environment minister, said india would its climate change commitments under the accord and derive 40 per cent of its energy from fuels by 2030 regardless of the us decision to pull out of the agreement last week by us president donald trump. (with inputs from pti)	ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ: ˈmɪnɪstər əv ˈdɑktər. hɑrʃ ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ sɛd ðət ˈɪndiə wɑz ˈkɛriɪŋ aʊt ə ˈvɛrəˌfaɪəbəl ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈrisərʧ tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts dəraɪvd frəm 'panchagavya' wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ həz məˈdɪsənəl ˈvæljuz. 'panchgavya' ɪz ə ˈmɪksʧər əv faɪv kaʊ ˈprɑdəkts kaʊ dəŋ, kaʊ ˈjʊrən, kaʊ mɪlk, kərd ənd ˈklɛrəˌfaɪd ˈbətər 'gi'. ɪt ɪz juzd ɪn səm trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈɪndiən ˈrɪʧuəlz. hɑrʃ wɑz əˈtɛndɪŋ ə klin ˈɛnərʤi ˌmɪnɪˈstiriəl mit ɪn ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈkæpɪtəl, wɛr hi sɛd hɪz ˈmɪnɪstri həz ˈteɪkən əp ˈrisərʧ ɪn ðɪs fild ɪn ə bɪd tɪ "ˈsɛtəl ˈkɑntrəˌvərsiz" ˈoʊvər ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts əv kaʊ mɪlk ənd ˈjʊrən. ðə ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ˈmɪnɪstər sɛd hɪz ˈmɪnɪstri həz æst ˈsaɪəntɪsts tɪ kəm əp wɪθ ˈvɛrəˌfaɪəbəl ˈfaɪndɪŋz. hi toʊld ˈmidiə hir læst naɪt ðət ˈsaɪəntɪsts ər ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ ˈvælədeɪt 'panchagavya' ˈɛfɪˌkæsi. "ɪf ju hæv tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt tɪ ðə hoʊl wərld, ˈivɪn fər 'ayurveda', wi noʊ ɪt ɪz wɛl dɪˈfaɪnd ənd gʊd ənd ˈpipəl kən lɪv fər ˈhənərd jɪrz, bət wi hæv tɪ ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪkəli ˈvælədeɪt ɪt tɪ pruv ɪt tɪ ðə rɛst əv ðə wərld. "fər 'ayurveda' ˈɔlsoʊ, ɑr ˈlæbrəˌtɔriz ɪn ʤəˈmu ər duɪŋ ðɪs. wɪn wi ɪˈstæblɪʃt 'ayush' (ˈmɪnɪstri). wi hæv pʊt ɪn fər ðə ˈmɪnɪstri ənd ðɛr ɪz ə lɔt əv skoʊp," ðə ˈmɪnɪstər sɛd. "ɪf ju seɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈspoʊkən baɪ ˈsəmˌwən əˈbaʊt ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv kaʊ mɪlk, ər ðə 'panchagavya', ju wɪl bi səˈpraɪzd ˈvɛri ˈsinjər ˈsaɪəntɪsts ɪn ˈdɛli ənd ɔl əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri ər ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðɪs ˈɪʃu ənd ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv kaʊ ɪz wɛl ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn ɑr ˈlɪtərəʧər ənd wɛl ˈpruvən," hi sɛd. əˈbaʊt ðə ˈpɛrɪs ˈklaɪmɪt dil,, hu ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ˈmɪnɪstər, sɛd ˈɪndiə wʊd ɪts ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ kəˈmɪtmənts ˈəndər ðə əˈkɔrd ənd dəraɪv 40 pər sɛnt əv ɪts ˈɛnərʤi frəm fjuəlz baɪ 2030 rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ pʊl aʊt əv ðə əˈgrimənt læst wik baɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp. (wɪθ ˈɪnˌpʊts frəm pti)
email share +1 245 shares the u.s. house on friday passed major defense budget legislation aimed at authorizing funds for the pentagon that was inclusive of language restricting rights. by a vote of, the house approved its version of the fiscal year 2013 defense authorization bill. the $642 billion package aims to provide funding for military programs and pay for service members, but includes provisions that were adopted by the house armed services committee during its markup of the legislation. one provision in the bill, the “conscience protections,” is for military personnel and chaplains who object to homosexuality. under the language, service members could harass gay colleagues and chaplains could discriminate against service members by religion, gender, sexual orientation or race. aubrey sarvis, executive director of the legal defense network, said “disappointed” the language was included in the legislation passed by the house. “the fact of the matter is, there are already in place adequate protections for chaplains and service members in this area,” sarvis said. “this language weakens implementation of ‘don’t ask, tell’ repeal, which americans support and which our military leaders have said is being implementing smoothly.” another provision in the bill would prohibit same-sex couples from holding marriage ceremonies on defense department property. the pentagon has previously issued guidance saying such facilities should be available on a sexual orientation neutral basis. sarvis also objected to this language in the legislation. “this is yet another attempt by a few opponents of military equality who are looking to turn the clock back on progress and relegate gay and lesbian service members to status,” sarvis said. the white house office of management & budget issued a statement of administration policy earlier this week objecting to the provisions, calling language barring same-sex couples from marrying on military bases “potentially unconstitutional.” the white house issued a veto threat on the legislation based on certain provision in the bill, included provisions related to the detention of detainees, but stopped short of explicitly stating the language merited a veto. the senate has yet to take action on its version of defense authorization legislation for the upcoming fiscal year. next week, the senate armed forces committee will begin its markup. differences between the house and senate versions will be addressed in conference committee later this year. similar language was included last year in the previous house version of the defense authorization bill. the language was ultimately removed in conference committee before each chamber voted again to approve the final version of the legislation. correction: an initial version of this article incorrectly stated service members could opt out working gay colleagues under the “conscience protections” in the legislation. the blade regrets the error.	iˈmeɪl ʃɛr 1 245 ʃɛrz ðə juz. haʊs ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ pæst ˈmeɪʤər dɪˈfɛns ˈbəʤɪt ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən eɪmd æt ˈɔθərˌaɪzɪŋ fəndz fər ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ðət wɑz ˌɪnˈklusɪv əv ˈlæŋgwɪʤ riˈstrɪktɪŋ raɪts. baɪ ə voʊt əv ðə haʊs əˈpruvd ɪts ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈfɪskəl jɪr 2013 dɪˈfɛns ˌɔθərəˈzeɪʃən bɪl. ðə 642 ˈbɪljən ˈpækɪʤ eɪmz tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈfəndɪŋ fər ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈproʊˌgræmz ənd peɪ fər ˈsərvɪs ˈmɛmbərz, bət ˌɪnˈkludz prəˈvɪʒənz ðət wər əˈdɑptəd baɪ ðə haʊs ɑrmd ˈsərvɪsɪz kəˈmɪti ˈdʊrɪŋ ɪts ˈmɑrˌkəp əv ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən. wən prəˈvɪʒən ɪn ðə bɪl, ðə protections,”,” ɪz fər ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌpərsəˈnɛl ənd ˈʧæplənz hu ˈɑbʤɛkt tɪ ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti. ˈəndər ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, ˈsərvɪs ˈmɛmbərz kʊd həræs geɪ ˈkɑligz ənd ˈʧæplənz kʊd dɪˈskrɪməˌneɪt əˈgɛnst ˈsərvɪs ˈmɛmbərz baɪ rɪˈlɪʤən, ˈʤɛndər, ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən ər reɪs. ˈɔbri ˈsɑrvɪs, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈligəl dɪˈfɛns ˈnɛtˌwərk, sɛd ““disappointed”” ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ wɑz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən pæst baɪ ðə haʊs. fækt əv ðə ˈmætər ɪz, ðɛr ər ɔˈrɛdi ɪn pleɪs ˈædəkˌweɪt prəˈtɛkʃənz fər ˈʧæplənz ənd ˈsərvɪs ˈmɛmbərz ɪn ðɪs area,”,” ˈsɑrvɪs sɛd. ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈwikənz ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv æsk, tell’’ rɪˈpil, wɪʧ əˈmɛrɪkənz səˈpɔrt ənd wɪʧ ɑr ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈlidərz hæv sɛd ɪz biɪŋ ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ smoothly.”.” əˈnəðər prəˈvɪʒən ɪn ðə bɪl wʊd proʊˈhɪbət ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈkəpəlz frəm ˈhoʊldɪŋ ˈmɛrɪʤ ˈsɛrəˌmoʊniz ɔn dɪˈfɛns dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈprɑpərti. ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn həz ˈpriviəsli ˈɪʃud ˈgaɪdəns seɪɪŋ səʧ fəˈsɪlɪtiz ʃʊd bi əˈveɪləbəl ɔn ə ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən ˈnutrəl ˈbeɪsɪs. ˈsɑrvɪs ˈɔlsoʊ əˈbʤɛktəd tɪ ðɪs ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪn ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən. ɪz jɛt əˈnəðər əˈtɛmpt baɪ ə fju əˈpoʊnənts əv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ɪkˈwɑləti hu ər ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ tərn ðə klɑk bæk ɔn ˈprɑˌgrɛs ənd ˈrɛləˌgeɪt geɪ ənd ˈlɛzbiən ˈsərvɪs ˈmɛmbərz tɪ status,”,” ˈsɑrvɪs sɛd. ðə waɪt haʊs ˈɔfəs əv ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈbəʤɪt ˈɪʃud ə ˈsteɪtmənt əv ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈpɑləsi ˈərliər ðɪs wik əˈbʤɛktɪŋ tɪ ðə prəˈvɪʒənz, ˈkɔlɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈbɑrɪŋ ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈkəpəlz frəm ˈmɛriɪŋ ɔn ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈbeɪsɪz unconstitutional.”.” ðə waɪt haʊs ˈɪʃud ə ˈviˌtoʊ θrɛt ɔn ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən beɪst ɔn ˈsərtən prəˈvɪʒən ɪn ðə bɪl, ˌɪnˈkludɪd prəˈvɪʒənz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə dɪˈtɛnʃən əv dɪˌteɪˈniz, bət stɑpt ʃɔrt əv ɪkˈsplɪsətli ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈmɛrɪtɪd ə ˈviˌtoʊ. ðə ˈsɛnɪt həz jɛt tɪ teɪk ˈækʃən ɔn ɪts ˈvərʒən əv dɪˈfɛns ˌɔθərəˈzeɪʃən ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən fər ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈfɪskəl jɪr. nɛkst wik, ðə ˈsɛnɪt ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz kəˈmɪti wɪl bɪˈgɪn ɪts ˈmɑrˌkəp. ˈdɪfərənsɪz bɪtˈwin ðə haʊs ənd ˈsɛnɪt ˈvərʒənz wɪl bi əˈdrɛst ɪn ˈkɑnfərəns kəˈmɪti ˈleɪtər ðɪs jɪr. ˈsɪmələr ˈlæŋgwɪʤ wɑz ˌɪnˈkludɪd læst jɪr ɪn ðə ˈpriviəs haʊs ˈvərʒən əv ðə dɪˈfɛns ˌɔθərəˈzeɪʃən bɪl. ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ wɑz ˈəltəmətli riˈmuvd ɪn ˈkɑnfərəns kəˈmɪti ˌbiˈfɔr iʧ ˈʧeɪmbər ˈvoʊtɪd əˈgɛn tɪ əˈpruv ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən. kərˈɛkʃən: ən ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈvərʒən əv ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ˌɪnkərˈɛktli ˈsteɪtɪd ˈsərvɪs ˈmɛmbərz kʊd ɑpt aʊt ˈwərkɪŋ geɪ ˈkɑligz ˈəndər ðə protections”” ɪn ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən. ðə bleɪd rɪˈgrɛts ðə ˈɛrər.
youtube updates have been rolling out about every week or two for the last couple of months. most of the changes haven't been very big, but they're polishing up little aspects of the app in notable ways. the latest version bump doesn't bring significant modifications, either, but it's continuing the trend of small but visible changes. a permanent cast button has been placed in the action bar and there are updated icons in the privacy for. a quick also reveals that we might finally be able to choose to download just the audio track for offline playback, which should make it much easier to store music for the road. what's new permanent cast icon left: old version, right: new version the first change should stand out almost immediately after starting up youtube. a cast button has been permanently affixed to the action bar, even if there's not a or android tv around. it's present in almost every screen of the app, except for settings and the video upload workflow. if there's no cast target available, the icon will simply remain out and doesn't respond to taps. it's not clear if this is a bug or if the icon was intentionally made permanent. perhaps google wanted to avoid the experience of having the cast button pop into existence a second or two after youtube launched, or maybe this is just a branding decision to remind people that they should use their more often. whatever the case may be, i imagine many users without a cast receiver of some kind are going to see the new icon as an obnoxious waste of pixels that takes up space that should belong to titles. i hate to be the person that calls out design issues, but i think this might be getting a little over the top. here's the screen, with 4 buttons stacked in the action bar. new icons for video privacy left: old version, right: new version if you're adding any content to youtube through the android app, you're going to see a slightly cleaned up privacy picker. the icons representing public, unlisted, and private have been replaced with sharper looking and more communicative versions. the box has also been made a little larger for easier tapping, and the background color has also been turned from gray to white to up the visibility a bit. teardown disclaimer:s are necessarily speculative and usually based on incomplete evidence. it's possible that the guesses made here are totally and completely wrong. there is always a chance that details may change or plans may be cancelled prior to the launch of a new feature discovered in a. much like rumors, nothing is certain until it's officially announced. :s are necessarily speculative and usually based on incomplete evidence. it's possible that the guesses made here are totally and completely wrong. there is always a chance that details may change or plans may be cancelled prior to the launch of a new feature discovered in a. much like rumors, nothing is certain until it's officially announced. upcoming: downloads for offline playback it looks like youtube is about to add a new option to the quality for storing content offline. there's a new string that suggests we'll have the option to grab just the audio track from a video, and leave the visual component behind. the name for the string matches the naming pattern for the current offlines, and the feature makes perfect sense, so there's not much guesswork here. the only question is how long we have to wait before this feature goes live. new: <string only</string> old: <string name="offline_video_quality_360p">360p</string> <string (hd)</string> this has been a pretty heavily requested feature, since music videos needlessly take up a lot of space when many people only want the audio to play back with the screen turned off. no doubt, this will make a lot of music key subscribers very happy. for reference, these are the current options as seen in the settings screen or while making a request to add a video to offline storage. download the is signed by google and upgrades your existing app. the signature guarantees that the file is safe to install and was not tampered with in any way. rather than wait for google to push this download to your devices, which can take days, download and install it just like any other. file name: version: (101953130) md5:	ˈjuˌtub ˈəpˌdeɪts hæv bɪn ˈroʊlɪŋ aʊt əˈbaʊt ˈɛvəri wik ər tu fər ðə læst ˈkəpəl əv mənθs. moʊst əv ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈhævənt bɪn ˈvɛri bɪg, bət ðɛr ˈpɑlɪʃɪŋ əp ˈlɪtəl ˈæˌspɛkts əv ðə æp ɪn ˈnoʊtəbəl weɪz. ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈvərʒən bəmp ˈdəzənt brɪŋ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌmɑdəfəˈkeɪʃənz, ˈiðər, bət ɪts kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ðə trɛnd əv smɔl bət ˈvɪzəbəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. ə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt kæst ˈbətən həz bɪn pleɪst ɪn ðə ˈækʃən bɑr ənd ðɛr ər ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ˈaɪˌkɑnz ɪn ðə ˈpraɪvəsi fər. ə kwɪk ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈvilz ðət wi maɪt ˈfaɪnəli bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ʧuz tɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ʤɪst ðə ˈɑdiˌoʊ træk fər ˈɔˌflaɪn ˈpleɪˌbæk, wɪʧ ʃʊd meɪk ɪt məʧ ˈiziər tɪ stɔr mˈjuzɪk fər ðə roʊd. wəts nu ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt kæst ˈaɪkɑn lɛft: oʊld ˈvərʒən, raɪt: nu ˈvərʒən ðə fərst ʧeɪnʤ ʃʊd stænd aʊt ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈæftər ˈstɑrtɪŋ əp ˈjuˌtub. ə kæst ˈbətən həz bɪn ˈpərmɑˌnɛnˌtli əˈfɪkst tɪ ðə ˈækʃən bɑr, ˈivɪn ɪf ðɛrz nɑt ə ər ˈænˌdrɔɪd ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən əraʊnd. ɪts ˈprɛzənt ɪn ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri skrin əv ðə æp, ɪkˈsɛpt fər ˈsɛtɪŋz ənd ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈəˌploʊd ˈwərkˌfloʊ. ɪf ðɛrz noʊ kæst ˈtərgət əˈveɪləbəl, ðə ˈaɪkɑn wɪl ˈsɪmpli rɪˈmeɪn aʊt ənd ˈdəzənt rɪˈspɑnd tɪ tæps. ɪts nɑt klɪr ɪf ðɪs ɪz ə bəg ər ɪf ðə ˈaɪkɑn wɑz ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli meɪd ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt. pərˈhæps ˈgugəl ˈwɔntɪd tɪ əˈvɔɪd ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns əv ˈhævɪŋ ðə kæst ˈbətən pɑp ˈɪntu ɪgˈzɪstəns ə ˈsɛkənd ər tu ˈæftər ˈjuˌtub lɔnʧt, ər ˈmeɪbi ðɪs ɪz ʤɪst ə ˈbrændɪŋ dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ riˈmaɪnd ˈpipəl ðət ðeɪ ʃʊd juz ðɛr mɔr ˈɔfən. ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə keɪs meɪ bi, aɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ˈmɛni ˈjuzərz wɪˈθaʊt ə kæst rɪˈsivər əv səm kaɪnd ər goʊɪŋ tɪ si ðə nu ˈaɪkɑn ɛz ən ɑbˈnɑkʃəs weɪst əv ˈpɪksəlz ðət teɪks əp speɪs ðət ʃʊd bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ ˈtaɪtəlz. aɪ heɪt tɪ bi ðə ˈpərsən ðət kɔlz aʊt dɪˈzaɪn ˈɪʃuz, bət aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs maɪt bi ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ˈlɪtəl ˈoʊvər ðə tɔp. hɪrz ðə skrin, wɪθ 4 ˈbətənz stækt ɪn ðə ˈækʃən bɑr. nu ˈaɪˌkɑnz fər ˈvɪdioʊ ˈpraɪvəsi lɛft: oʊld ˈvərʒən, raɪt: nu ˈvərʒən ɪf jʊr ˈædɪŋ ˈɛni ˈkɑntɛnt tɪ ˈjuˌtub θru ðə ˈænˌdrɔɪd æp, jʊr goʊɪŋ tɪ si ə sˈlaɪtli klind əp ˈpraɪvəsi ˈpɪkər. ðə ˈaɪˌkɑnz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ˈpəblɪk, ənˈlɪstɪd, ənd ˈpraɪvət hæv bɪn ˌriˈpleɪst wɪθ ˈʃɑrpər ˈlʊkɪŋ ənd mɔr kəmˈjunəkətɪv ˈvərʒənz. ðə bɑks həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn meɪd ə ˈlɪtəl ˈlɑrʤər fər ˈiziər ˈtæpɪŋ, ənd ðə ˈbækˌgraʊnd ˈkələr həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn tərnd frəm greɪ tɪ waɪt tɪ əp ðə ˌvɪzəˈbɪlɪti ə bɪt. dɪˈskleɪmər: ər ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ˈspɛkjələtɪv ənd ˈjuʒəwəli beɪst ɔn ˌɪnkəmˈplit ˈɛvədəns. ɪts ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ðə ˈgɛsɪz meɪd hir ər ˈtoʊtəli ənd kəmˈplitli rɔŋ. ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ə ʧæns ðət ˈditeɪlz meɪ ʧeɪnʤ ər plænz meɪ bi ˈkænsəld praɪər tɪ ðə lɔnʧ əv ə nu ˈfiʧər dɪˈskəvərd ɪn ə. məʧ laɪk ˈrumərz, ˈnəθɪŋ ɪz ˈsərtən ənˈtɪl ɪts əˈfɪʃəli əˈnaʊnst. ər ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ˈspɛkjələtɪv ənd ˈjuʒəwəli beɪst ɔn ˌɪnkəmˈplit ˈɛvədəns. ɪts ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ðə ˈgɛsɪz meɪd hir ər ˈtoʊtəli ənd kəmˈplitli rɔŋ. ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ə ʧæns ðət ˈditeɪlz meɪ ʧeɪnʤ ər plænz meɪ bi ˈkænsəld praɪər tɪ ðə lɔnʧ əv ə nu ˈfiʧər dɪˈskəvərd ɪn ə. məʧ laɪk ˈrumərz, ˈnəθɪŋ ɪz ˈsərtən ənˈtɪl ɪts əˈfɪʃəli əˈnaʊnst. ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ: ˈdaʊnˌloʊdz fər ˈɔˌflaɪn ˈpleɪˌbæk ɪt lʊks laɪk ˈjuˌtub ɪz əˈbaʊt tɪ æd ə nu ˈɔpʃən tɪ ðə kˈwɑləti fər ˈstɔrɪŋ ˈkɑntɛnt ˈɔˌflaɪn. ðɛrz ə nu strɪŋ ðət səˈʤɛsts wɪl hæv ðə ˈɔpʃən tɪ græb ʤɪst ðə ˈɑdiˌoʊ træk frəm ə ˈvɪdioʊ, ənd liv ðə ˈvɪʒəwəl kəmˈpoʊnənt bɪˈhaɪnd. ðə neɪm fər ðə strɪŋ ˈmæʧɪz ðə ˈneɪmɪŋ ˈpætərn fər ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈɔˌflaɪn selectors, ənd ðə ˈfiʧər meɪks ˈpərˌfɪkt sɛns, soʊ ðɛrz nɑt məʧ ˈgɛsˌwərk hir. ðə ˈoʊnli kˈwɛʃən ɪz haʊ lɔŋ wi hæv tɪ weɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ðɪs ˈfiʧər goʊz lɪv. nu: <strɪŋ only</string> oʊld: <strɪŋ name="offline_video_quality_360p">360p</string> <strɪŋ (hd)</string> ðɪs həz bɪn ə ˈprɪti ˈhɛvəli rɪkˈwɛstɪd ˈfiʧər, sɪns mˈjuzɪk ˈvɪdioʊz ˈnidləsli teɪk əp ə lɔt əv speɪs wɪn ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ˈoʊnli wɔnt ðə ˈɑdiˌoʊ tɪ pleɪ bæk wɪθ ðə skrin tərnd ɔf. noʊ daʊt, ðɪs wɪl meɪk ə lɔt əv mˈjuzɪk ki səbˈskraɪbərz ˈvɛri ˈhæpi. fər ˈrɛfərəns, ðiz ər ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈɔpʃənz ɛz sin ɪn ðə ˈsɛtɪŋz skrin ər waɪl ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə rɪkˈwɛst tɪ æd ə ˈvɪdioʊ tɪ ˈɔˌflaɪn ˈstɔrɪʤ. ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðə ɪz saɪnd baɪ ˈgugəl ənd ˈəpˌgreɪdz jʊr ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ æp. ðə ˈsɪgnəʧər ˌgɛrənˈtiz ðət ðə faɪl ɪz seɪf tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl ənd wɑz nɑt ˈtæmpərd wɪθ ɪn ˈɛni weɪ. ˈrəðər ðən weɪt fər ˈgugəl tɪ pʊʃ ðɪs ˈdaʊnˌloʊd tɪ jʊr dɪˈvaɪsɪz, wɪʧ kən teɪk deɪz, ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ənd ˌɪnˈstɔl ɪt ʤɪst laɪk ˈɛni ˈəðər. faɪl neɪm: ˈvərʒən: 101953130
here's some advice on how to get some time off from work: have your daughter send a really cute letter to your employer, asking them to give you a day off. bonus points if the letter is written in crayon. one little girl decided to give her dad a hand. she wrote his employer, which happens to be google, a letter, asking that they cut him some slack with the work schedule. imgur the letter reads: dear google worker, can you please make sure when daddy goes to work, he gets one day off. like he can get a day off on wednesday. because daddy only gets a day off on saturday. from, katie p.s. it is daddy's birthday p.p.s. it is summer, you know perhaps it was the crayon, or perhaps it was that final nudge about it being summer, but google obliged. in a letter back to katie, her dad's boss, senior design manager daniel shiplacoff, not only complimented katie's dad on his hard work, but also gave him a bonus week off. since it is summer, after all. imgur a google spokesman confirmed to the blaze that the letter is, in fact, the real deal.	hɪrz səm ədˈvaɪs ɔn haʊ tɪ gɪt səm taɪm ɔf frəm wərk: hæv jʊr ˈdɔtər sɛnd ə ˈrɪli kjut ˈlɛtər tɪ jʊr ɪmˈplɔɪər, ˈæskɪŋ ðɛm tɪ gɪv ju ə deɪ ɔf. ˈboʊnəs pɔɪnts ɪf ðə ˈlɛtər ɪz ˈrɪtən ɪn kreɪɑn. wən ˈlɪtəl gərl ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ gɪv hər dæd ə hænd. ʃi roʊt hɪz ɪmˈplɔɪər, wɪʧ ˈhæpənz tɪ bi ˈgugəl, ə ˈlɛtər, ˈæskɪŋ ðət ðeɪ kət ɪm səm slæk wɪθ ðə wərk ˈskɛʤʊl. ðə ˈlɛtər ridz: dɪr ˈgugəl ˈwərkər, kən ju pliz meɪk ʃʊr wɪn ˈdædi goʊz tɪ wərk, hi gɪts wən deɪ ɔf. laɪk hi kən gɪt ə deɪ ɔf ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. bɪˈkəz ˈdædi ˈoʊnli gɪts ə deɪ ɔf ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. frəm, ˈkeɪti piz. ɪt ɪz ˈdædiz ˈbərθˌdeɪ p.p.s. ɪt ɪz ˈsəmər, ju noʊ pərˈhæps ɪt wɑz ðə kreɪɑn, ər pərˈhæps ɪt wɑz ðət ˈfaɪnəl nəʤ əˈbaʊt ɪt biɪŋ ˈsəmər, bət ˈgugəl əˈblaɪʤd. ɪn ə ˈlɛtər bæk tɪ ˈkeɪti, hər dædz bɔs, ˈsinjər dɪˈzaɪn ˈmænɪʤər ˈdænjəl shiplacoff, nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈkɑmpləˌmɛntɪd ˈkeɪtiz dæd ɔn hɪz hɑrd wərk, bət ˈɔlsoʊ geɪv ɪm ə ˈboʊnəs wik ɔf. sɪns ɪt ɪz ˈsəmər, ˈæftər ɔl. ə ˈgugəl ˈspoʊksmən kənˈfərmd tɪ ðə bleɪz ðət ðə ˈlɛtər ɪz, ɪn fækt, ðə ril dil.
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"upholding fair voter access and protecting voting rights should not be a partisan issue," he explains. "in our decentralized system however, some states do a better job at protecting these rights than others." for instance, in nine states, citizens can register and vote on election day. in others, they must go through an often complex process weeks before the election, and then hope that the paperwork was processed correctly and delivered to the right polling place. needless to say, states that allow election day voter registration have significantly higher voter turnout significantly fewer problems making sure that eligible voters are able to cast ballots. there is no universal standard for voter registration, no universal standard for counting votes, no universal standard for recounting votes and no universal standard for resolving elections. some states are models of efficiency and good practice (minnesota, for instance), while others are disasters waiting to happen. what this means is that, in any given election cycle, millions of americans who would like to vote are because of barriers to registration, confusing rules, uneven standards for resolving disputes over eligibility, machinery that does not alert voters when a bad ballot is cast and practices that undermine the ability of voters to assure that their sentiments are recorded. in close presidential elections, this creates an uneven circumstance where voters in states that maintain best practices are significantly more likely to influence the result than voters in states that are less serious about democracy. it also means that members of the house and senate are elected by different though their authority is equal once they arrive in washington. of course, some of them arrive in washington via the ballot box while others come via political states have different rules for filling senate vacancies. with all due respect to federalism, there remains a crying need for reforms that address what is now separate but unequal democracy. what sort of reforms? here are five that make practical and democratic sense: 1. guarantee the right to vote in the constitution as justice antonin scalia noted in the bush v. gore deliberations, americans have no right to vote or to have those votes counted. as a result, we have no universal standards for holding elections or tabulating results. there are no guarantees from state to state, and sometimes even from jurisdiction to jurisdiction within a state, that americans will be able to cast a ballot or that their sentiments will be registered in support of the candidate they want to see elected. this makes the united states an international outlier, and allows for many of the challenges we continue to face with regard to elections. congressman jesse jackson, d-illinois, proposed a amendment to the constitution in 2001 and has continued to submit it in each new congress. it is time for every member who takes democracy seriously to sign on as a cosponsor. the liberty tree foundation for the democratic revolution does a great job of promoting the right to vote amendment. 2. enact universal voter registration fair vote says: "universal voter registration would modernize voter registration in the us so the government shares responsibility for registration with its citizens to ensure full and accurate voter rolls. complete registration will significantly reduce duplications and omissions on the voter rolls and help create a system that balances the twin goals of election accessibility and security." "[while] complete and accurate voter rolls are the international norm, in the us nearly 1 out of every 3 eligible citizens are not registered and thus unable to vote on election day. to some this might sound shocking, but a simple examination of our voting system reveals why so many americans are not registered to vote. voter registration is a voluntary act, much like voting itself. neither the federal, state nor local governments are required to register citizens. instead, state and local boards of election rely on individual citizens, non-partisan and partisan voter registration organizations, and political parties to register voters. not surprisingly, this decentralized system leaves many unregistered," continues. to address the problem, has developed a list of seven recommendations that can be adopted on a federal, state or local basis to move the united states closer to 100 percent registration. they include: * use existing government databases to automatically register all citizens to vote. * 2. create a fail-safe policy to ensure voters left off the rolls can register and vote on election day. * 3. set a uniform voter registration age of to systematically register youth. tie this policy with a national "voting curriculum" in every high school. * 4. require us citizens to register to vote when completing taxes or actively opt out of the process. * 5. tie post office forms to the voter registration database * 6. require state or local governments to send every residence a notice of those registered at that location. residents may then make changes as needed and return the updated form. * 7. provide every us citizen, upon birth or after naturalization, a voter registration number similar to a social security number to be used in all elections and activated when a voter turns 18. 3. end discrimination against former florida secretary of state katherine harris famously developed a variety of strategies to disenfranchise in the state prior to the 2000 election. harris was so "successful" that she ended up innocent voters who happened to have the names similar to those of. harris took advantage of uneven and confusing laws in states across the country regarding the voting rights of. while two states (maine and vermont) allow all felons to vote even when they are incarcerated, many other states go to extreme lengths to deny voting rights to men and women who run into trouble with the law. in two states, virginia and kentucky, individuals who are convicted of felonies are permanently disenfranchised. what’s the bottom line? "nationally," according to the sentencing project, "an estimated million americans are denied the right to vote because of laws that prohibit voting by people with felony convictions. felony disenfranchisement is an obstacle to participation in democratic life which is exacerbated by racial disparities in the criminal justice system, resulting in an estimated 13% of black men unable to vote." the sentencing project and the american civil liberties, working with many other groups, have succeeded in addressing some of the worst abuses. according to a new sentencing project report, an estimated people with felony convictions have gained the right to vote as a result of changes in felony disenfranchisement policies in twenty-three states. chicago tribune columnist stephen chapman observes that "in a period of often bitter divisions, we have a rare case of simple good sense overcoming partisan impulses." that’s true. but much more needs to be done at the state level to end not just the specific disenfranchisement of those who have paid their debts to society but the broader use of disenfranchisement as a voter- suppression tool. 4. address voter suppression and intimidation the national association for the advancement of colored people and other groups documented multiple instances of voter suppression and intimidation in florida in 2000. in addition to official scheming, there were incidents outside polling places that recalled the worst days of the "jim crow" south. since 2000, there has been more attention to voter suppression and intimidation. but the problem persists. karl rove even got us attorneys into the act. legislators in some states have begun crafting legislation to make it illegal to intentionally deceive voters about their eligibility and to launch coordinated campaigns of suppression and intimidation. to keep abreast of efforts to assure that every citizen knows their voting rights and feels comfortable exercising them, check out the brennan important work on this front. 5. eliminate the electoral college if the united states elected presidents by popular vote, al gore would have assumed the presidency in january 2001. after all, he won by margin almost five times that of john kennedy over richard nixon in 1960. unfortunately, america actually elects its presidents by electoral college votes. the only reason that the florida recount mattered in 2000; governor jeb bush and secretary of state katherine harris needed to game the system to deliver the necessary electoral college votes to brother. a vestige of the compromises at the founding of the american experiment that allowed slavery to continue, the electoral college was never a good idea. now, it is now widely identified as one of the more (and incomprehensible) institutions on the planet. efforts to eliminate the electoral college go back more than a century and have been supported by leaders of both major parties. unfortunately, it has been difficult to get the constitutional amendment through small- and states see maintenance of the electoral college as a tool to maintain influence in presidential elections. an innovative campaign, the national popular vote interstate compact, seeks to reduce the influence of the electoral college by together an agreement among the states that would effectively replace the electoral college with a direct, nationwide vote of the people. according to the national popular vote campaign: "nationwide popular election of the president can be implemented if the states join together to pass identical state laws awarding all of their electoral votes to the presidential candidate receiving the most popular votes in all 50 states and the district of columbia. the proposed state legislation would come into effect only when it has been enacted, in identical form, by enough states to elect a is, by states possessing a majority (270) of the 538 electoral votes." hawaii, illinois, maryland, massachusetts, new jersey and 73 electoral formally joined the compact, while many other states are considering doing so. for more on the campaign, go to the national popular vote campaign website. to follow all the campaigns for fair elections. visit the site. —————————— john nichols is the author of jews for buchanan (the new press) a study of the florida recount fight about which publishers weekly says: "nichols dryly build a case; he tells compelling stories revolving around the deeper, more troubling notion that the american people and democracy itself were robbed."	ˈrɛdi tɪ faɪt bæk? saɪn əp fər teɪk ˈækʃən naʊ ənd gɪt θri ˈækʃənz ɪn jʊr ˈɛvəri wik. ju wɪl rɪˈsiv ɔˈkeɪʒənəl pərˈmoʊʃənəl ˈɔfərz fər ˈproʊˌgræmz ðət səˈpɔrt ðə ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm. ju kən rɛd ɑr ˈpraɪvəsi ˈpɑləsi hir. saɪn əp fər teɪk ˈækʃən naʊ ənd gɪt θri ˈækʃənz ɪn jʊr ˈɛvəri wik. θæŋk ju fər ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp. fər mɔr frəm ðə ˈneɪʃən, ʧɛk aʊt ɑr ˈleɪtəst ˈɪʃu səbˈskraɪb naʊ fər ɛz ˈlɪtəl ɛz 2 ə mənθ! səˈpɔrt prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ðə ˈneɪʃən ɪz ˈridər səˈpɔrtɪd: ʧɪp ɪn 10 ər mɔr tɪ hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs kənˈtɪnju tɪ raɪt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪʃuz ðət ˈmætər. ðə ˈneɪʃən ɪz ˈridər səˈpɔrtɪd: ʧɪp ɪn 10 ər mɔr tɪ hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs kənˈtɪnju tɪ raɪt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪʃuz ðət ˈmætər. faɪt bæk! saɪn əp fər teɪk ˈækʃən naʊ ənd sɛnd ju θri ˈminɪŋfəl ˈækʃənz ju kən teɪk iʧ wik. ju wɪl rɪˈsiv ɔˈkeɪʒənəl pərˈmoʊʃənəl ˈɔfərz fər ˈproʊˌgræmz ðət səˈpɔrt ðə ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm. ju kən rɛd ɑr ˈpraɪvəsi ˈpɑləsi hir. saɪn əp fər teɪk ˈækʃən naʊ ənd sɛnd ju θri ˈminɪŋfəl ˈækʃənz ju kən teɪk iʧ wik. θæŋk ju fər ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp. fər mɔr frəm ðə ˈneɪʃən, ʧɛk aʊt ɑr ˈleɪtəst ˈɪʃu ˈtrævəl wɪθ ðə ˈneɪʃən bi ðə fərst tɪ hir əˈbaʊt ˈneɪʃən ˈtrævəlz ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃənz, ənd ɪkˈsplɔr ðə wərld wɪθ ˈkɪndrɪd ˈspɪrɪts. bi ðə fərst tɪ hir əˈbaʊt ˈneɪʃən ˈtrævəlz ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃənz, ənd ɪkˈsplɔr ðə wərld wɪθ ˈkɪndrɪd ˈspɪrɪts. saɪn əp fər ɑr waɪn kləb təˈdeɪ. dɪd ju noʊ ju kən səˈpɔrt ðə ˈneɪʃən baɪ ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ waɪn? tɛn jɪrz ˈæftər ðə ˈjuˈɛs səˈprim kɔrt bɑrd ə ril ˌriˈkaʊnt əv ˈflɔrɪdə ˈbæləts ənd ˈhændɪd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi tɪ ðə ˈkænədɪt hu hæd lɔst ðə ˈpɑpjələr voʊt əv ðə ðə ərˈɪʤənəl sɪn əv ðə læst juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts stɪl həz ən ənˈsteɪbəl ənd əˈnikwəl ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈsɪstəm ðət ɪz raɪp fər ˈgeɪmɪŋ baɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz ənd ðət tu ˈfrikwɛntli rɪˈwɔrdz ˈməni ənd paʊər ˈrəðər ðən ˈfɑstərɪŋ dɪˈmɑkrəsi. æd ˈpɑləsi ðə ˈflɔrɪdə faɪt ɪkˈspoʊzd səm əv ðə wərst pəˈθɑləʤiz əv ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈprɔˌsɛs: ənd ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt rulz fər riˈzɑlvɪŋ dɪˈspjuts ˈoʊvər ˈvoʊtər ˌɛlɪʤəˈbɪlɪti, ˈdɪfərənt ˈbælət dɪˈzaɪnz frəm ˈkaʊnti tɪ ˈkaʊnti, ˈdɪfərənt ˈvoʊtɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤiz (ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm ˈpeɪpər ˈbæləts tɪ ðə moʊst ədˈvænst ˈskænərz) frəm ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən tɪ ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən, ənˈklɪr rɪkˈwaɪrmənts fər wɪn ənd haʊ ˌriˈkaʊnts ʃʊd əˈkər, ˈpɑrtəzən kənˈtroʊl əv ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ənd əˈnivən ˈtaɪmlaɪnz ənd rɪkˈwaɪrmənts fər ˈgɪtɪŋ ə rɪˈzəlt ənd ˈsərtəˌfaɪɪŋ ɪt. ðə rɪˈzəlt wɑz ən ˌɪˈmæʤənd ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn keɪɑs, ɛz ɔl ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz kʊd hæv bɪn əˈdrɛst ənd riˈzɑlvd ɪf ˈflɔrɪdə əˈfɪʃəlz hæd bɪn ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd tɪ du prəˈvaɪdɪd ən ˈoʊpənɪŋ fər ən ˈæktɪvɪst haɪ kɔrt məˈʤɔrəti tɪ ˌɪntərˈvin ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ɪts prɪˈfərd ˈkænədɪt. ˈæftər æl gɔr (ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk kənˈtɛndər hu wən ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑpjələr voʊt baɪ mɔr ðən ˈbæləts ənd wɑz ðə klɪr ʧɔɪs əv ðə plərˈælɪti əv flɔˈrɪdiənz hu wɛnt tɪ ðə poʊlz ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 7 2000 əˈnaʊnst ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 13 2001 ðət hi wɑz ˈgɪvɪŋ əp ðə faɪt tɪ hæv ɔl əv voʊts ˈkaʊntɪd, ðɛr wɑz ə gʊd dil əv tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈgɪtɪŋ θɪŋz raɪt. nu lɔz wər ˈrɪtən. nu ˈməni wɑz ɪkˈspɛndɪd. nu tɛkˈnɑləʤiz wər dɪˈvɛləpt. ənd ˈminɪŋfəl, ɪf nɑt ˈprɑˌgrɛs wɑz meɪd ɔn səm ˈɪʃuz ənd ɪn səm steɪts. bət, ə ˈdɛkeɪd ɔn, wi stɪl hæv ðə oʊld ˈprɑbləm əv ən əˈnivən ənd əˈnikwəl ɪˈlɛkʃən mæp ðət əˈlaʊz fər mɔr dɪˈmɑkrəsi ɪn səm steɪts ənd lɛs ɪn ˈəðərz. ɛz fɛr rɑb ˈrɪʧi noʊts, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts stɪl læks səm əv ðə moʊst ˈbeɪsɪk ˈstændərdz ənd ˈpræktɪsɪz wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈvoʊtɪŋ ənd ɪˈlɛkʃənz. "əˈphoʊldɪŋ fɛr ˈvoʊtər ˈækˌsɛs ənd prəˈtɛktɪŋ ˈvoʊtɪŋ raɪts ʃʊd nɑt bi ə ˈpɑrtəzən ˈɪʃu," hi ɪkˈspleɪnz. "ɪn ɑr dɪˈsɛntrəˌlaɪzd ˈsɪstəm ˌhaʊˈɛvər, səm steɪts du ə ˈbɛtər ʤɑb æt prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðiz raɪts ðən ˈəðərz." fər ˈɪnstəns, ɪn naɪn steɪts, ˈsɪtɪzənz kən ˈrɛʤɪstər ənd voʊt ɔn ɪˈlɛkʃən deɪ. ɪn ˈəðərz, ðeɪ məst goʊ θru ən ˈɔfən ˈkɑmplɛks ˈprɔˌsɛs wiks ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən, ənd ðɛn hoʊp ðət ðə ˈpeɪpərˌwərk wɑz ˈprɑsɛst kərˈɛktli ənd dɪˈlɪvərd tɪ ðə raɪt ˈpoʊlɪŋ pleɪs. ˈnidləs tɪ seɪ, steɪts ðət əˈlaʊ ɪˈlɛkʃən deɪ ˈvoʊtər ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən hæv sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli haɪər ˈvoʊtər ˈtərˌnaʊt sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli fjuər ˈprɑbləmz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr ðət ˈɛlɪʤəbəl ˈvoʊtərz ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ kæst ˈbæləts. ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈstændərd fər ˈvoʊtər ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən, noʊ ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈstændərd fər ˈkaʊntɪŋ voʊts, noʊ ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈstændərd fər ˌriˈkaʊntɪŋ voʊts ənd noʊ ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈstændərd fər riˈzɑlvɪŋ ɪˈlɛkʃənz. səm steɪts ər ˈmɑdəlz əv ɪˈfɪʃənsi ənd gʊd ˈpræktɪs (ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə, fər ˈɪnstəns), waɪl ˈəðərz ər dɪˈzæstərz ˈweɪtɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən. wət ðɪs minz ɪz ðət, ɪn ˈɛni ˈgɪvɪn ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈsaɪkəl, ˈmɪljənz əv əˈmɛrɪkənz hu wʊd laɪk tɪ voʊt ər bɪˈkəz əv ˈbɛriərz tɪ ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən, kənfˈjuzɪŋ rulz, əˈnivən ˈstændərdz fər riˈzɑlvɪŋ dɪˈspjuts ˈoʊvər ˌɛlɪʤəˈbɪlɪti, məˈʃinəri ðət dɪz nɑt əˈlərt ˈvoʊtərz wɪn ə bæd ˈbælət ɪz kæst ənd ˈpræktɪsɪz ðət ˈəndərˌmaɪn ðə əˈbɪləˌti əv ˈvoʊtərz tɪ əˈʃʊr ðət ðɛr ˈsɛnəmənts ər rɪˈkɔrdɪd. ɪn kloʊz ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃənz, ðɪs kriˈeɪts ən əˈnivən ˈsərkəmˌstæns wɛr ˈvoʊtərz ɪn steɪts ðət meɪnˈteɪn bɛst ˈpræktɪsɪz ər sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈɪnfluəns ðə rɪˈzəlt ðən ˈvoʊtərz ɪn steɪts ðət ər lɛs ˈsɪriəs əˈbaʊt dɪˈmɑkrəsi. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ minz ðət ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə haʊs ənd ˈsɛnɪt ər ɪˈlɛktɪd baɪ ˈdɪfərənt ðoʊ ðɛr əˈθɔrəti ɪz ˈikwəl wəns ðeɪ əraɪv ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. əv kɔrs, səm əv ðɛm əraɪv ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈviə ðə ˈbælət bɑks waɪl ˈəðərz kəm ˈviə pəˈlɪtɪkəl steɪts hæv ˈdɪfərənt rulz fər ˈfɪlɪŋ ˈsɛnɪt ˈveɪkənsiz. wɪθ ɔl du rɪˈspɛkt tɪ ˈfɛdərəˌlɪzəm, ðɛr rɪˈmeɪnz ə kraɪɪŋ nid fər rɪˈfɔrmz ðət ˈæˌdrɛs wət ɪz naʊ ˈsɛpərˌeɪt bət əˈnikwəl dɪˈmɑkrəsi. wət sɔrt əv rɪˈfɔrmz? hir ər faɪv ðət meɪk ˈpræktɪkəl ənd ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk sɛns: 1 ˌgɛrənˈti ðə raɪt tɪ voʊt ɪn ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ɛz ˈʤəstɪs ˈæntənɪn ˈskɑljə ˈnoʊtɪd ɪn ðə bʊʃ vi. gɔr dɪˌlɪbərˈeɪʃənz, əˈmɛrɪkənz hæv noʊ raɪt tɪ voʊt ər tɪ hæv ðoʊz voʊts ˈkaʊntɪd. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, wi hæv noʊ ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈstændərdz fər ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɪˈlɛkʃənz ər ˈtæbjəˌleɪtɪŋ rɪˈzəlts. ðɛr ər noʊ ˌgɛrənˈtiz frəm steɪt tɪ steɪt, ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈivɪn frəm ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən tɪ ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən wɪˈθɪn ə steɪt, ðət əˈmɛrɪkənz wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kæst ə ˈbælət ər ðət ðɛr ˈsɛnəmənts wɪl bi ˈrɛʤɪstərd ɪn səˈpɔrt əv ðə ˈkænədɪt ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ si ɪˈlɛktɪd. ðɪs meɪks ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈaʊtlaɪər, ənd əˈlaʊz fər ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz wi kənˈtɪnju tɪ feɪs wɪθ rɪˈgɑrd tɪ ɪˈlɛkʃənz. ˈkɑŋgrəsmən ˈʤɛsi ˈʤæksən, d-illinois*, prəˈpoʊzd ə əˈmɛndmənt tɪ ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ɪn 2001 ənd həz kənˈtɪnjud tɪ səbˈmɪt ɪt ɪn iʧ nu ˈkɑŋgrəs. ɪt ɪz taɪm fər ˈɛvəri ˈmɛmbər hu teɪks dɪˈmɑkrəsi ˈsɪriəsli tɪ saɪn ɔn ɛz ə ˌkoʊˈspɔnsər. ðə ˈlɪbərˌti tri faʊnˈdeɪʃən fər ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌrɛvəˈluʃən dɪz ə greɪt ʤɑb əv prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ðə raɪt tɪ voʊt əˈmɛndmənt. 2 ɪˈnækt ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈvoʊtər ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən fɛr voʊt sɪz: "ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈvoʊtər ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən wʊd ˈmɑdərˌnaɪz ˈvoʊtər ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs soʊ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ʃɛrz riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən wɪθ ɪts ˈsɪtɪzənz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr fʊl ənd ˈækjərət ˈvoʊtər roʊlz. kəmˈplit ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən wɪl sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli rɪˈdus ˌduplɪˈkeɪʃənz ənd oʊˈmɪʃənz ɔn ðə ˈvoʊtər roʊlz ənd hɛlp kriˈeɪt ə ˈsɪstəm ðət ˈbælənsɪz ðə twɪn goʊlz əv ɪˈlɛkʃən ˌæksɛsəˈbɪlɪti ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti." "[waɪl] kəmˈplit ənd ˈækjərət ˈvoʊtər roʊlz ər ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl nɔrm, ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈnɪrli 1 aʊt əv ˈɛvəri 3 ˈɛlɪʤəbəl ˈsɪtɪzənz ər nɑt ˈrɛʤɪstərd ənd ðəs əˈneɪbəl tɪ voʊt ɔn ɪˈlɛkʃən deɪ. tɪ səm ðɪs maɪt saʊnd ˈʃɑkɪŋ, bət ə ˈsɪmpəl ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən əv ɑr ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm rɪˈvilz waɪ soʊ ˈmɛni əˈmɛrɪkənz ər nɑt ˈrɛʤɪstərd tɪ voʊt. ˈvoʊtər ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ɪz ə ˈvɑləntɛri ækt, məʧ laɪk ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ˈniðər ðə ˈfɛdərəl, steɪt nɔr ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənts ər rikˈwaɪərd tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər ˈsɪtɪzənz. ˌɪnˈstɛd, steɪt ənd ˈloʊkəl bɔrdz əv ɪˈlɛkʃən rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈsɪtɪzənz, nɑnˈpɑrtəzən ənd ˈpɑrtəzən ˈvoʊtər ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz, ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrtiz tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər ˈvoʊtərz. nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋli, ðɪs dɪˈsɛntrəˌlaɪzd ˈsɪstəm livz ˈmɛni ənˈrɛʤɪstərd," kənˈtɪnjuz. tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈprɑbləm, həz dɪˈvɛləpt ə lɪst əv ˈsɛvən ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ðət kən bi əˈdɑptəd ɔn ə ˈfɛdərəl, steɪt ər ˈloʊkəl ˈbeɪsɪs tɪ muv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈkloʊzər tɪ 100 pərˈsɛnt ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən. ðeɪ ˌɪnˈklud: juz ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈgəvərnmənt ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz tɪ ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli ˈrɛʤɪstər ɔl ˈsɪtɪzənz tɪ voʊt. 2 kriˈeɪt ə ˈfeɪlˌseɪf ˈpɑləsi tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ˈvoʊtərz lɛft ɔf ðə roʊlz kən ˈrɛʤɪstər ənd voʊt ɔn ɪˈlɛkʃən deɪ. 3 sɛt ə ˈjunəˌfɔrm ˈvoʊtər ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən eɪʤ əv tɪ ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli ˈrɛʤɪstər juθ. taɪ ðɪs ˈpɑləsi wɪθ ə ˈnæʃənəl "ˈvoʊtɪŋ kərˈɪkjələm" ɪn ˈɛvəri haɪ skul. 4 ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɪtɪzənz tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər tɪ voʊt wɪn kəmˈplitɪŋ ˈtæksɪz ər ˈæktɪvli ɑpt aʊt əv ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. 5 taɪ poʊst ˈɔfəs fɔrmz tɪ ðə ˈvoʊtər ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ˈdætəˌbeɪs 6 ˌrikˈwaɪər steɪt ər ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənts tɪ sɛnd ˈɛvəri ˈrɛzɪdəns ə ˈnoʊtɪs əv ðoʊz ˈrɛʤɪstərd æt ðət loʊˈkeɪʃən. ˈrɛzɪdənts meɪ ðɛn meɪk ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɛz ˈnidɪd ənd rɪˈtərn ðə ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd fɔrm. 7 prəˈvaɪd ˈɛvəri ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɪtɪzən, əˈpɑn bərθ ər ˈæftər ˈnæˌʧərəlɪˈzeɪʃən, ə ˈvoʊtər ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ˈnəmbər ˈsɪmələr tɪ ə ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈnəmbər tɪ bi juzd ɪn ɔl ɪˈlɛkʃənz ənd ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd wɪn ə ˈvoʊtər tərnz 18 3 ɛnd dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən əˈgɛnst ˈfɔrmər ˈflɔrɪdə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ˈkæθərɪn ˈhɛrɪs ˈfeɪməsli dɪˈvɛləpt ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈstrætəʤiz tɪ dɪsɪnˈfrænˌʧaɪz ɪn ðə steɪt praɪər tɪ ðə 2000 ɪˈlɛkʃən. ˈhɛrɪs wɑz soʊ "səkˈsɛsfəl" ðət ʃi ˈɛndɪd əp ˈɪnəsənt ˈvoʊtərz hu ˈhæpənd tɪ hæv ðə neɪmz ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðoʊz əv. ˈhɛrɪs tʊk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv əˈnivən ənd kənfˈjuzɪŋ lɔz ɪn steɪts əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˈvoʊtɪŋ raɪts əv. waɪl tu steɪts (meɪn ənd vərˈmɑnt) əˈlaʊ ɔl ˈfɛlənz tɪ voʊt ˈivɪn wɪn ðeɪ ər ˌɪnˈkɑrsərˌeɪtɪd, ˈmɛni ˈəðər steɪts goʊ tɪ ɪkˈstrim lɛŋθs tɪ dɪˈnaɪ ˈvoʊtɪŋ raɪts tɪ mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən hu rən ˈɪntu ˈtrəbəl wɪθ ðə lɔ. ɪn tu steɪts, vərˈʤɪnjə ənd kənˈtəki, ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu ər kənˈvɪktəd əv ˈfɛləniz ər ˈpərmɑˌnɛnˌtli dɪsɪnˈfrænˌʧaɪzd. ðə ˈbɑtəm laɪn? "ˈnæʃənəli," əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈsɛntənsɪŋ ˈprɑʤɛkt, "ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˈmɪljən əˈmɛrɪkənz ər dɪˈnaɪd ðə raɪt tɪ voʊt bɪˈkəz əv lɔz ðət proʊˈhɪbət ˈvoʊtɪŋ baɪ ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈfɛləni kənˈvɪkʃənz. ˈfɛləni dɪsɪnˈfrænˌʧaɪzmənt ɪz ən ˈɑbstəkəl tɪ pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ɪn ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk laɪf wɪʧ ɪz ɪgˈzæsərˌbeɪtɪd baɪ ˈreɪʃəl dɪˈspɛrətiz ɪn ðə ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs ˈsɪstəm, rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 13 əv blæk mɛn əˈneɪbəl tɪ voʊt." ðə ˈsɛntənsɪŋ ˈprɑʤɛkt ənd ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɪvəl ˈlɪbərˌtiz, ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈmɛni ˈəðər grups, hæv səkˈsidɪd ɪn æˈdrɛsɪŋ səm əv ðə wərst əˈbjuzɪz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə nu ˈsɛntənsɪŋ ˈprɑʤɛkt rɪˈpɔrt, ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈfɛləni kənˈvɪkʃənz hæv geɪnd ðə raɪt tɪ voʊt ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˈfɛləni dɪsɪnˈfrænˌʧaɪzmənt ˈpɑləsiz ɪn tˈwɛntiθˌri steɪts. ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˈtrɪbjun ˈkɑləmnəst ˈstivən ˈʧæpmən əbˈzərvz ðət "ɪn ə ˈpɪriəd əv ˈɔfən ˈbɪtər dɪˈvɪʒənz, wi hæv ə rɛr keɪs əv ˈsɪmpəl gʊd sɛns ˈoʊvərˌkəmɪŋ ˈpɑrtəzən ˌɪmˈpəlsɪz." tru. bət məʧ mɔr nidz tɪ bi dən æt ðə steɪt ˈlɛvəl tɪ ɛnd nɑt ʤɪst ðə spɪˈsɪfɪk dɪsɪnˈfrænˌʧaɪzmənt əv ðoʊz hu hæv peɪd ðɛr dɛts tɪ soʊˈsaɪɪti bət ðə ˈbrɔdər juz əv dɪsɪnˈfrænˌʧaɪzmənt ɛz ə ˈvoʊtər- səˈprɛʃən tul. 4 ˈæˌdrɛs ˈvoʊtər səˈprɛʃən ənd ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən ðə ˈnæʃənəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən fər ðə ədˈvænsmənt əv ˈkələrd ˈpipəl ənd ˈəðər grups ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd ˈməltəpəl ˈɪnstənsɪz əv ˈvoʊtər səˈprɛʃən ənd ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə ɪn 2000 ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ əˈfɪʃəl ˈskimɪŋ, ðɛr wər ˈɪnsədənts ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈpoʊlɪŋ ˈpleɪsɪz ðət rɪˈkɔld ðə wərst deɪz əv ðə "ʤɪm kroʊ" saʊθ. sɪns 2000 ðɛr həz bɪn mɔr əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ˈvoʊtər səˈprɛʃən ənd ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən. bət ðə ˈprɑbləm pərˈsɪsts. kɑrl roʊv ˈivɪn gɑt ˈjuˈɛs əˈtərniz ˈɪntu ðə ækt. ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtərz ɪn səm steɪts hæv ˈbeɪgən ˈkræftɪŋ ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən tɪ meɪk ɪt ˌɪˈligəl tɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli dɪˈsiv ˈvoʊtərz əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˌɛlɪʤəˈbɪlɪti ənd tɪ lɔnʧ koʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd kæmˈpeɪnz əv səˈprɛʃən ənd ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən. tɪ kip əˈbrɛst əv ˈɛfərts tɪ əˈʃʊr ðət ˈɛvəri ˈsɪtɪzən noʊz ðɛr ˈvoʊtɪŋ raɪts ənd filz ˈkəmfərtəbəl ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪŋ ðɛm, ʧɛk aʊt ðə ˈbrɛnən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt wərk ɔn ðɪs frənt. 5 ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ɪf ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts baɪ ˈpɑpjələr voʊt, æl gɔr wʊd hæv əˈsumd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2001 ˈæftər ɔl, hi wən baɪ ˈmɑrʤən ˈɔlˌmoʊst faɪv taɪmz ðət əv ʤɑn ˈkɛnədi ˈoʊvər ˈrɪʧərd ˈnɪksən ɪn 1960 ənˈfɔrʧənətli, əˈmɛrɪkə ˈæˌkʧuəli ˌɪˈlɛkts ɪts ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts baɪ ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ voʊts. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈrizən ðət ðə ˈflɔrɪdə ˌriˈkaʊnt ˈmætərd ɪn 2000 ˈgəvərnər ʤɛb bʊʃ ənd ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ˈkæθərɪn ˈhɛrɪs ˈnidɪd tɪ geɪm ðə ˈsɪstəm tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ voʊts tɪ ˈbrəðər. ə ˈvɛstɪʤ əv ðə ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzɪz æt ðə ˈfaʊndɪŋ əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ðət əˈlaʊd sˈleɪvəri tɪ kənˈtɪnju, ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ wɑz ˈnɛvər ə gʊd aɪˈdiə. naʊ, ɪt ɪz naʊ ˈwaɪdli aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz wən əv ðə mɔr (ənd ˌɪŋˌkɑmprəˈhɛnsɪbəl) ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ɔn ðə ˈplænət. ˈɛfərts tɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ goʊ bæk mɔr ðən ə ˈsɛnʧəri ənd hæv bɪn səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ˈlidərz əv boʊθ ˈmeɪʤər ˈpɑrtiz. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ɪt həz bɪn ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ gɪt ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl əˈmɛndmənt θru smɔl- ənd steɪts si ˈmeɪntənəns əv ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ɛz ə tul tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ˈɪnfluəns ɪn ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃənz. ən ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv kæmˈpeɪn, ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑpjələr voʊt ˌɪntərˈsteɪt ˈkɑmpækt, siks tɪ rɪˈdus ðə ˈɪnfluəns əv ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ baɪ təˈgɛðər ən əˈgrimənt əˈməŋ ðə steɪts ðət wʊd ˈifɛktɪvli ˌriˈpleɪs ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ wɪθ ə dɪˈrɛkt, ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd voʊt əv ðə ˈpipəl. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑpjələr voʊt kæmˈpeɪn: "ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ˈpɑpjələr ɪˈlɛkʃən əv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt kən bi ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ɪf ðə steɪts ʤɔɪn təˈgɛðər tɪ pæs aɪˈdɛntɪkəl steɪt lɔz əˈwɔrdɪŋ ɔl əv ðɛr ɪˈlɛktərəl voʊts tɪ ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt rɪˈsivɪŋ ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr voʊts ɪn ɔl 50 steɪts ənd ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əv kəˈləmbiə. ðə prəˈpoʊzd steɪt ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən wʊd kəm ˈɪntu ˈifɛkt ˈoʊnli wɪn ɪt həz bɪn ɛˈnæktəd, ɪn aɪˈdɛntɪkəl fɔrm, baɪ ɪˈnəf steɪts tɪ ɪˈlɛkt ə ɪz, baɪ steɪts pəˈzɛsɪŋ ə məˈʤɔrəti 270 əv ðə 538 ɪˈlɛktərəl voʊts." həˈwaɪˌi, ˌɪləˈnɔɪz, ˈmɛrələnd, ˌmæsəˈʧusəts, nu ˈʤərzi ənd 73 ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈfɔrməli ʤɔɪnd ðə ˈkɑmpækt, waɪl ˈmɛni ˈəðər steɪts ər kənˈsɪdərɪŋ duɪŋ soʊ. fər mɔr ɔn ðə kæmˈpeɪn, goʊ tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑpjələr voʊt kæmˈpeɪn ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ɔl ðə kæmˈpeɪnz fər fɛr ɪˈlɛkʃənz. ˈvɪzɪt ðə saɪt. ʤɑn ˈnɪkəlz ɪz ðə ˈɔθər əv ʤuz fər bjuˈkænən (ðə nu prɛs) ə ˈstədi əv ðə ˈflɔrɪdə ˌriˈkaʊnt faɪt əˈbaʊt wɪʧ ˈpəblɪʃərz ˈwikli sɪz: "ˈnɪkəlz ˈdraɪli bɪld ə keɪs; hi tɛlz kəmˈpɛlɪŋ ˈstɔriz riˈvɑlvɪŋ əraʊnd ðə ˈdipər, mɔr ˈtrəbəlɪŋ ˈnoʊʃən ðət ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl ənd dɪˈmɑkrəsi ˌɪtˈsɛlf wər rɑbd."
president hamid has condemned a nato air strike in afghanistan's lawless east that afghan officials say may have killed up to eight civilians, the latest evidence of friction between the president and his international backers. karzai's office also lashed out on sunday at the senior u.s. diplomat for afghanistan and pakistan, james dobbins, after dobbins referred to the afghan conflict as a "civil war". "president hamid termed the attack on women and children against all internationally agreed principles and strongly condemned it,"'s office said in a statement. civilian deaths have been a source of friction with afghan leader's international backers. he has forbidden afghan troops from calling for foreign air strikes, though that ban is not always adhered to, and nato advises crews not to fire at or bomb populated areas. the air strike was targeting insurgents in the border province of, a mountainous province that shares a long and porous border with lawless tribal areas of pakistan. the province has long been considered a hub for foreign insurgents, including members of al qaeda. "we can confirm that we undertook a precision strike in ..., and are able to confirm 10 enemy forces killed," said a spokeswoman for the force in afghanistan, first lieutenant ann marie annicelli. nato had received no reports of civilian casualties, she said. kunar police chief abdul habib sayed and provincial governor ul said at least eight civilians, including three women, four children and a truck driver, had been caught up in an air strike targeting taliban fighters. they said the truck was hit after the driver gave the taliban fighters a lift. the strike occurred at about on saturday, said. insurgency karzai's criticism of the nato strike came within hours of him reacting angrily to an interview with dobbins on voice of america on thursday. in the interview dobbins was asked if he expected civil war to break out in afghanistan next year if the afghan government is unable to reconcile with the taliban, who have been fighting forces since being ousted from power in 2001. "there already is, of course, a civil war in afghanistan. the question is, will it intensify?" dobbins responded. the afghan state is sensitive to suggestions the war with the taliban is a civil war, as it suggests foreign troops are in the country to bolster, not to fight terrorism. "if (this war) is an insurgency, then it is an internal issue for afghanistan which would require no u.s. military involvement in afghanistan,"'s spokesman aimal said in a statement. "afghanistan is the victim of terrorism and we believe that the war in our country is the fight against terrorism that has roots outside our soil. "the reason for the u.s. and nato presence in afghanistan as mandated by the united nations is to fight against terrorism only." get the monitor stories you care about delivered to your inbox. by signing up, you agree to our privacy policy the u.s. appeared to retreat from the remarks in a statement posted on the website of its kabul embassy. "recent remarks that referenced afghanistan currently being in a state of civil war were not intended to reflect all of the sources of conflict in afghanistan," the statement said. (editing by clarence fernandez and patrick graham)	ˈprɛzɪdənt həˈmid həz kənˈdɛmd ə ˈneɪtoʊ ɛr straɪk ɪn æfˈgænəˌstænz ˈlɔləs ist ðət ˈæfˌgæn əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ meɪ hæv kɪld əp tɪ eɪt səˈvɪljənz, ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈɛvədəns əv ˈfrɪkʃən bɪtˈwin ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd hɪz ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈbækərz. ˈɔfəs ˈɔlsoʊ læʃt aʊt ɔn ˈsənˌdi æt ðə ˈsinjər juz. ˈdɪpləˌmæt fər æfˈgænəˌstæn ənd ˈpækɪˌstæn, ʤeɪmz ˈdɑbɪnz, ˈæftər ˈdɑbɪnz rɪˈfərd tɪ ðə ˈæfˌgæn ˈkɑnflɪkt ɛz ə "ˈsɪvəl wɔr". "ˈprɛzɪdənt həˈmid tərmd ðə əˈtæk ɔn ˈwɪmən ənd ˈʧɪldrən əˈgɛnst ɔl ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli əˈgrid ˈprɪnsəpəlz ənd ˈstrɔŋli kənˈdɛmd ɪt," ˈɔfəs sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. səˈvɪljən dɛθs hæv bɪn ə sɔrs əv ˈfrɪkʃən wɪθ ˈæfˌgæn ˈlidər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈbækərz. hi həz ˈfɔrbɪdən ˈæfˌgæn trups frəm ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ˈfɔrən ɛr straɪks, ðoʊ ðət bæn ɪz nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz æˈdhɪrd tɪ, ənd ˈneɪtoʊ ædˈvaɪzɪz kruz nɑt tɪ faɪər æt ər bɔm ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtəd ˈɛriəz. ðə ɛr straɪk wɑz ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˌɪnˈsərʤənts ɪn ðə ˈbɔrdər ˈprɑvɪns əv, ə ˈmaʊntənəs ˈprɑvɪns ðət ʃɛrz ə lɔŋ ənd ˈpɔrəs ˈbɔrdər wɪθ ˈlɔləs ˈtraɪbəl ˈɛriəz əv ˈpækɪˌstæn. ðə ˈprɑvɪns həz lɔŋ bɪn kənˈsɪdərd ə həb fər ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈsərʤənts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz əv æl qaeda. "wi kən kənˈfərm ðət wi ˌəndərˈtʊk ə priˈsɪʒən straɪk ɪn , ənd ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ kənˈfərm 10 ˈɛnəmi ˈfɔrsɪz kɪld," sɛd ə ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən fər ðə fɔrs ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn, fərst luˈtɛnənt æn mərˈi annicelli. ˈneɪtoʊ hæd rɪˈsivd noʊ rɪˈpɔrts əv səˈvɪljən ˈkæʒəwəltiz, ʃi sɛd. pəˈlis ʧif æbˈdul həˈbib ˌsɑˈjɛd ənd prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈgəvərnər əl sɛd æt list eɪt səˈvɪljənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ θri ˈwɪmən, fɔr ˈʧɪldrən ənd ə trək ˈdraɪvər, hæd bɪn kɔt əp ɪn ən ɛr straɪk ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˈtælɪˌbæn ˈfaɪtərz. ðeɪ sɛd ðə trək wɑz hɪt ˈæftər ðə ˈdraɪvər geɪv ðə ˈtælɪˌbæn ˈfaɪtərz ə lɪft. ðə straɪk əˈkərd æt əˈbaʊt ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, sɛd. ˌɪnˈsərʤənsi ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ðə ˈneɪtoʊ straɪk keɪm wɪˈθɪn aʊərz əv ɪm riˈæktɪŋ ˈæŋgrəli tɪ ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈdɑbɪnz ɔn vɔɪs əv əˈmɛrɪkə ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ɪn ðə ˈɪntərvˌju ˈdɑbɪnz wɑz æst ɪf hi ɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈsɪvəl wɔr tɪ breɪk aʊt ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn nɛkst jɪr ɪf ðə ˈæfˌgæn ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl wɪθ ðə ˈtælɪˌbæn, hu hæv bɪn ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈfɔrsɪz sɪns biɪŋ ˈaʊstɪd frəm paʊər ɪn 2001 "ðɛr ɔˈrɛdi ɪz, əv kɔrs, ə ˈsɪvəl wɔr ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn. ðə kˈwɛʃən ɪz, wɪl ɪt ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪ?" ˈdɑbɪnz rɪˈspɑndɪd. ðə ˈæfˌgæn steɪt ɪz ˈsɛnsɪtɪv tɪ səˈʤɛsʧənz ðə wɔr wɪθ ðə ˈtælɪˌbæn ɪz ə ˈsɪvəl wɔr, ɛz ɪt səˈʤɛsts ˈfɔrən trups ər ɪn ðə ˈkəntri tɪ ˈboʊlstər, nɑt tɪ faɪt ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm. "ɪf (ðɪs wɔr) ɪz ən ˌɪnˈsərʤənsi, ðɛn ɪt ɪz ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈɪʃu fər æfˈgænəˌstæn wɪʧ wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər noʊ juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn," ˈspoʊksmən ˈaɪməl sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. "æfˈgænəˌstæn ɪz ðə ˈvɪktɪm əv ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ənd wi bɪˈliv ðət ðə wɔr ɪn ɑr ˈkəntri ɪz ðə faɪt əˈgɛnst ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ðət həz ruts ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ɑr sɔɪl. "ðə ˈrizən fər ðə juz. ənd ˈneɪtoʊ ˈprɛzəns ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn ɛz ˈmænˌdeɪtɪd baɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ɪz tɪ faɪt əˈgɛnst ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ˈoʊnli." gɪt ðə ˈmɑnətər ˈstɔriz ju kɛr əˈbaʊt dɪˈlɪvərd tɪ jʊr inbox*. baɪ ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp, ju əˈgri tɪ ɑr ˈpraɪvəsi ˈpɑləsi ðə juz. əˈpɪrd tɪ riˈtrit frəm ðə rɪˈmɑrks ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt əv ɪts ˈkɑbʊl ˈɛmbəsi. "ˈrisənt rɪˈmɑrks ðət ˈrɛfərənst æfˈgænəˌstæn ˈkərəntli biɪŋ ɪn ə steɪt əv ˈsɪvəl wɔr wər nɑt ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ rɪˈflɛkt ɔl əv ðə ˈsɔrsəz əv ˈkɑnflɪkt ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn," ðə ˈsteɪtmənt sɛd. (ˈɛdɪtɪŋ baɪ ˈklɛrəns fɛrˈnɑndɛz ənd ˈpætrɪk græm)
is it important that more people speak english? only this week, david cameron launched a new scheme encouraging more muslim women to learn the language, one argument being that the inability of many to do so weakens their voice , and in doing so strengthens radicalisation. it’s true that ignorance of english is a personal cost for anyone living here, perhaps a personal tragedy, but i doubt a long-term social problem. the vast majority of immigrants do learn english, and while immigration discontent can be fuelled by the language issue, as in catalonia, where migrants tend to learn castilian, our tongue is hardly under threat. english is so in fact, that it has even replaced arabic as the lingua franca of jihad, and recordings of foreign fighters in syria show chechens, turks, arabs and brits communicating in the language of the king james bible. isis has even opened two english language schools in for the families of foreign fighters. so on the same page as the prime minister, in that regard at least. i’m much more worried about the number of people learning the other historic language of england; the language used at the first parliament, spoken at in 1215, a language that still features in much of our legal system and which, until 1858, was the only one on british passports: french. last year, just people took french in britain, a fall from in 2010; german has also declined sharply and, although spanish has increased, the overall number taking the three largest european languages had gone down by. the story is the same withs, with last year seeing declines of 6% in french and 10% in german; this was despite the coalition briefly reversing the long-term fall by including a foreign language in the ebacc. much of the blame for this can be placed with the blair government, which dropped the requirement for foreign languages at level. as a result, the number of people taking them soon went down by almost a half. but the same trend is noticeable in the us, where in just five years french college applications fell by almost a quarter. it’s probably not an exaggeration to say that the study of french is dying in the world; and who can blame pupils for dropping what is a difficult subject? i certainly would have. i hated french at school, mainly because i was no good at it, and only in my late fell in love with all things gallic, and started taking evening classes. by then, of course, it was an uphill struggle: life gets busier, and the brain finds it harder to absorb new ideas which is why, one-by-one, our musical tastes, political views and haircuts get stuck at whatever age we gave up on trying new things. not quitting: after all, alfred the great learned latin in his 40s, and he had the vikings to contend with.) my reading has improved but my spoken french is still reminiscent of the undercover british agent in ‘allo ‘allo. it’s oddly paradoxical that this decline in linguistic decline happened at the same time that a new generation of progressive britons embraced and cultural diversity. it often seems that this enthusiasm was more in the abstract. one can be keen on having lots of foreign restaurants nearby yet still be strangely about other cultures. our ignorance of the other 23 tongues help the british europhile cause. from its outset, the european project was an institution shaped by from border regions: robert schuman came from luxembourg, the son of an alsatian; konrad adenauer was a rhinelander, belgian, and alcide de a tyrolean. the monolingual british have always been left out of the conversation and edward mangled, awkward attempts at french how, deep down, we never really fitted in (by contrast his opponent, the cassandra enoch powell, spoke up to a dozen languages, and in the week of the 1975 referendum gave speeches in german, french and italian). and while britons have become complacently used to the cultural dominance of the anglophone united states, recently been caught unaware by how much news is now made in france and germany, where the great questions of the century are being asked and answered. the refugee crisis how dependent english are for their news on a shrinking minority of people who understand german. i even raised the numerous ways in which knowledge of french can improve our lives, such as an appreciation of literature, film or music; nor the famous charlemagne quote that a new language gives one a new soul something rather echoed by findings in neuroscience that suggest bilingualism allows the brain to look at ideas in a fresh way. the cameron government ruled that from 2014 all children aged must reach some proficiency in a foreign language, which is good news, but french will increasingly slide. my daughters’ primary school teaches only spanish. having found this out, i promptly decided to take them to a french school every saturday. i appreciate this is possibly just one more thing that hate me for me when older. and it is partly an act of stubbornness on my part, raging against the modern world like that french farmer who drove his tractor into mcdonald’s. it’s also my inner reactionary, crying out for a more era when french was the language of diplomacy and culture, and the european aristocracy all spoke the language rather than mtv english a little known fact that french is the mother tongue of the german aristocrat prince philip). but i also like to hope that this is also the start of a long love affair with the language for my children, and that french does not follow latin into becoming a niche cultural pursuit understood by a tiny minority. for once a tradition is broken it is very hard to resurrect, except as kitsch.	ɪz ɪt ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət mɔr ˈpipəl spik ˈɪŋlɪʃ? ˈoʊnli ðɪs wik, ˈdeɪvɪd ˈkæmərən lɔnʧt ə nu skim ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ mɔr ˈməzlɪm ˈwɪmən tɪ lərn ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, wən ˈɑrgjəmənt biɪŋ ðət ðə ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti əv ˈmɛni tɪ du soʊ ˈwikənz ðɛr vɔɪs ənd ɪn duɪŋ soʊ ˈstrɛŋθənz radicalisation. tru ðət ˈɪgnərəns əv ˈɪŋlɪʃ ɪz ə ˈpərsɪnəl kɔst fər ˈɛniˌwən ˈlɪvɪŋ hir, pərˈhæps ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈtræʤədi, bət aɪ daʊt ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈsoʊʃəl ˈprɑbləm. ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈɪməgrənts du lərn ˈɪŋlɪʃ, ənd waɪl ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən dɪskənˈtɛnt kən bi fjuəld baɪ ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈɪʃu, ɛz ɪn ˌkætəˈloʊnjə, wɛr ˈmaɪgrənts tɛnd tɪ lərn castilian, ɑr təŋ ɪz ˈhɑrdli ˈəndər θrɛt. ˈɪŋlɪʃ ɪz soʊ ɪn fækt, ðət ɪt həz ˈivɪn ˌriˈpleɪst ˈɛrəbɪk ɛz ðə ˈlɪŋgwə ˈfræŋkə əv ˈʤihɑd, ənd rɪˈkɔrdɪŋz əv ˈfɔrən ˈfaɪtərz ɪn ˈsɪriə ʃoʊ ˈʧɛʧɪnz, tərks, ˈærəbz ənd brɪts kəmˈjunəˌkeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əv ðə kɪŋ ʤeɪmz ˈbaɪbəl. ˈaɪsəs həz ˈivɪn ˈoʊpənd tu ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ skulz ɪn fər ðə ˈfæməliz əv ˈfɔrən ˈfaɪtərz. soʊ ɔn ðə seɪm peɪʤ ɛz ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər, ɪn ðət rɪˈgɑrd æt list. məʧ mɔr ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl ˈlərnɪŋ ðə ˈəðər hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əv ˈɪŋglənd; ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ juzd æt ðə fərst ˈpɑrləmɛnt, ˈspoʊkən æt ɪn 1215 ə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ðət stɪl ˈfiʧərz ɪn məʧ əv ɑr ˈligəl ˈsɪstəm ənd wɪʧ, ənˈtɪl 1858 wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli wən ɔn ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈpæˌspɔrts: frɛnʧ. læst jɪr, ʤɪst ˈpipəl tʊk frɛnʧ ɪn ˈbrɪtən, ə fɔl frəm ɪn 2010 ˈʤərmən həz ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈklaɪnd ˈʃɑrpli ənd, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈspænɪʃ həz ˌɪnˈkrist, ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈnəmbər ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə θri ˈlɑrʤəst ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz hæd gɔn daʊn baɪ ðə ˈstɔri ɪz ðə seɪm wɪθ gcses, wɪθ læst jɪr siɪŋ dɪˈklaɪnz əv 6 ɪn frɛnʧ ənd 10 ɪn ˈʤərmən; ðɪs wɑz dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ˈbrifli rɪˈvərsɪŋ ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm fɔl baɪ ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈfɔrən ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪn ðə ebacc. məʧ əv ðə bleɪm fər ðɪs kən bi pleɪst wɪθ ðə blɛr ˈgəvərnmənt, wɪʧ drɑpt ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənt fər ˈfɔrən ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz æt ˈlɛvəl. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɛm sun wɛnt daʊn baɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə hæf. bət ðə seɪm trɛnd ɪz ˈnoʊtəsəbəl ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs, wɛr ɪn ʤɪst faɪv jɪrz frɛnʧ ˈkɑlɪʤ ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz fɛl baɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə kˈwɔrtər. ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt ən ɪgˌzæʤərˈeɪʃən tɪ seɪ ðət ðə ˈstədi əv frɛnʧ ɪz daɪɪŋ ɪn ðə wərld; ənd hu kən bleɪm ˈpjupəlz fər ˈdrɑpɪŋ wət ɪz ə ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈsəbʤɪkt? aɪ ˈsərtənli wʊd hæv. aɪ ˈheɪtɪd frɛnʧ æt skul, ˈmeɪnli bɪˈkəz aɪ wɑz noʊ gʊd æt ɪt, ənd ˈoʊnli ɪn maɪ leɪt fɛl ɪn ləv wɪθ ɔl θɪŋz ˈgælɪk, ənd ˈstɑrtɪd ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈivnɪŋ ˈklæsɪz. baɪ ðɛn, əv kɔrs, ɪt wɑz ən ˈəˈphɪl ˈstrəgəl: laɪf gɪts ˈbɪziər, ənd ðə breɪn faɪndz ɪt ˈhɑrdər tɪ əbˈzɔrb nu aɪˈdiəz wɪʧ ɪz waɪ, one-by-one, ɑr mˈjuzɪkəl teɪsts, pəˈlɪtɪkəl vjuz ənd ˈhɛrˌkəts gɪt stək æt ˌwəˈtɛvər eɪʤ wi geɪv əp ɔn traɪɪŋ nu θɪŋz. nɑt kˈwɪtɪŋ: ˈæftər ɔl, ˈælfrɪd ðə greɪt ˈlərnɪd ˈlætən ɪn hɪz 40s, ənd hi hæd ðə ˈvaɪkɪŋz tɪ kənˈtɛnd wɪθ.) maɪ ˈrɛdɪŋ həz ˌɪmˈpruvd bət maɪ ˈspoʊkən frɛnʧ ɪz stɪl ˌrɛməˈnɪsənt əv ðə ˌəndərˈkəvər ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈeɪʤənt ɪn. ˈɑdli ˌpɛrəˈdɑksɪkəl ðət ðɪs dɪˈklaɪn ɪn lɪŋgˈwɪstɪk dɪˈklaɪn ˈhæpənd æt ðə seɪm taɪm ðət ə nu ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈbrɪtənz ɛmˈbreɪst ənd ˈkəlʧərəl dɪˈvərsɪti. ɪt ˈɔfən simz ðət ðɪs ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm wɑz mɔr ɪn ðə ˈæbˌstrækt. wən kən bi kin ɔn ˈhævɪŋ lɑts əv ˈfɔrən ˈrɛˌstrɑnts ˈnɪrˈbaɪ jɛt stɪl bi ˈstreɪnʤli əˈbaʊt ˈəðər ˈkəlʧərz. ɑr ˈɪgnərəns əv ðə ˈəðər 23 təŋz hɛlp ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈjʊroʊfaɪl kɔz. frəm ɪts ˈaʊtˌsɛt, ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈprɑʤɛkt wɑz ən ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən ʃeɪpt baɪ frəm ˈbɔrdər ˈriʤənz: ˈrɑbərt ˈʃumən keɪm frəm ˈləksəmˌbɔrg, ðə sən əv ən ælˈseɪʃən; ˈkɑnrəd ˈædəˌnaʊr wɑz ə rhinelander, ˈbɛlʤən, ənd ˈælˌsaɪd də ə tyrolean. ðə ˌmɑnəˈlɪŋgwəl ˈbrɪtɪʃ hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn lɛft aʊt əv ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ənd ˈɛdwərd ˈmæŋgəld, ˈɔkwərd əˈtɛmpts æt frɛnʧ haʊ, dip daʊn, wi ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli ˈfɪtɪd ɪn (baɪ ˈkɑntræst hɪz əˈpoʊnənt, ðə kəˈsændrə ˈinək ˈpɑwɛl, spoʊk əp tɪ ə ˈdəzən ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz, ənd ɪn ðə wik əv ðə 1975 ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm geɪv ˈspiʧɪz ɪn ˈʤərmən, frɛnʧ ənd ˌɪˈtæljən). ənd waɪl ˈbrɪtənz hæv bɪˈkəm kəmˈpleɪsəntli juzd tɪ ðə ˈkəlʧərəl ˈdɑmənəns əv ðə ˈængləˌfoʊn juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ˈrisəntli bɪn kɔt ˌənəˈwɛr baɪ haʊ məʧ nuz ɪz naʊ meɪd ɪn fræns ənd ˈʤərməni, wɛr ðə greɪt kˈwɛsʧənz əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri ər biɪŋ æst ənd ˈænsərd. ðə ˈrɛfjuʤi ˈkraɪsəs haʊ dɪˈpɛndənt ˈɪŋlɪʃ ər fər ðɛr nuz ɔn ə ʃˈrɪŋkɪŋ məˈnɔrəti əv ˈpipəl hu ˌəndərˈstænd ˈʤərmən. aɪ ˈivɪn reɪzd ðə ˈnumərəs weɪz ɪn wɪʧ ˈnɑlɪʤ əv frɛnʧ kən ˌɪmˈpruv ɑr lɪvz, səʧ ɛz ən əˌpriʃiˈeɪʃən əv ˈlɪtərəʧər, fɪlm ər mˈjuzɪk; nɔr ðə ˈfeɪməs ˈʃɑrləˌmeɪn kwoʊt ðət ə nu ˈlæŋgwɪʤ gɪvz wən ə nu soʊl ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈrəðər ˈɛkoʊd baɪ ˈfaɪndɪŋz ɪn nˈjʊroʊˌsaɪəns ðət səˈʤɛst baɪˈlɪŋgwəˌlɪzəm əˈlaʊz ðə breɪn tɪ lʊk æt aɪˈdiəz ɪn ə frɛʃ weɪ. ðə ˈkæmərən ˈgəvərnmənt ruld ðət frəm 2014 ɔl ˈʧɪldrən ˈeɪʤɪd məst riʧ səm prəˈfɪʃənsi ɪn ə ˈfɔrən ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, wɪʧ ɪz gʊd nuz, bət frɛnʧ wɪl ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli slaɪd. maɪ daughters’’ ˈpraɪˌmɛri skul ˈtiʧɪz ˈoʊnli ˈspænɪʃ. ˈhævɪŋ faʊnd ðɪs aʊt, aɪ ˈprɑmptli ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ teɪk ðɛm tɪ ə frɛnʧ skul ˈɛvəri ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. aɪ əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ðɪs ɪz ˈpɑsəbli ʤɪst wən mɔr θɪŋ ðət heɪt mi fər mi wɪn ˈoʊldər. ənd ɪt ɪz ˈpɑrtli ən ækt əv ˈstəbərnəs ɔn maɪ pɑrt, ˈreɪʤɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə ˈmɑdərn wərld laɪk ðət frɛnʧ ˈfɑrmər hu droʊv hɪz ˈtræktər ˈɪntu mcdonald’s. ˈɔlsoʊ maɪ ˈɪnər riˈækʃəˌnɛri, kraɪɪŋ aʊt fər ə mɔr ˈɪrə wɪn frɛnʧ wɑz ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əv dɪˈploʊməsi ənd ˈkəlʧər, ənd ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˌɛrəˈstɑkrəsi ɔl spoʊk ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈrəðər ðən ˈɛmˈtiˈvi ˈɪŋlɪʃ ə ˈlɪtəl noʊn fækt ðət frɛnʧ ɪz ðə ˈməðər təŋ əv ðə ˈʤərmən ərˈɪstəˌkræt prɪns ˈfɪlɪp). bət aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ laɪk tɪ hoʊp ðət ðɪs ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə stɑrt əv ə lɔŋ ləv əˈfɛr wɪθ ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ fər maɪ ˈʧɪldrən, ənd ðət frɛnʧ dɪz nɑt ˈfɑloʊ ˈlætən ˈɪntu bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə nɪʧ ˈkəlʧərəl pərˈsut ˌəndərˈstʊd baɪ ə ˈtaɪni məˈnɔrəti. fər wəns ə trəˈdɪʃən ɪz ˈbroʊkən ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri hɑrd tɪ ˌrɛzərˈɛkt, ɪkˈsɛpt ɛz kɪʧ.
while good that the supreme court refused feb. 22 to hear cases put forward by some kentucky counties looking for judicial sanction of their public display thus leaving intact a lower ruling banning it unfortunate that such debates yet been settled. in 2005, the same counties were told to take down the ten commandments, but have since put them into a larger display that includes other public documents, such as the mayflower compact and the declaration of independence, that use the term “god.” the argued that the counties were simply trying to change the content of the display so that they could legally convey the same message: america is a faithful, religious nation. the have a hard case to argue: the litigants admitted this as their goal. the fact of the matter is that, while the word “god” appears here and there on federal documents, this was never a nation built on any single religion or faith. it also a nation whose founders were unanimously religious. some were christians, some were opposed to christianity and some were anti-religious. this bears repeating: a good portion of our founders were or anti-religious. thomas jefferson wrote in 1800 in his journal, “gouverneur morris had often told me that general washington believed no more of [christianity] than did he himself.” at another time jefferson said that he find any “redeeming feature” in christianity, and even went so far as to rewrite the bible, taking out references to the divinity of jesus. benjamin franklin, believed to be a deist, said that he wished christianity “were more productive of good works i mean real good works not keeping, or making long prayers, filled with and compliments despised by wise men, and much less capable of pleasing the deity.” these quoted founders would likely be as appalled at judaism, islam or any other religion as they were of christianity. the point here to bash any particular religion. if to bash anything, it should be attempts to force any belief system on the american people. here is where another argument creeps in: the ten commandments, supporters of their public inscription insist, are not simply religious dogma but the basis of morality. this is nonsense. to talk about the ten commandments, first necessary to ask, “which version?” the exodus version or the deuteronomy? both are slightly different not a good quality in the bedrock of your morality and hard to figure out where to actually divide them to make them into “ten” commandments, instead of the more than 15 directives in each set of biblical verses. let’s look at the list most people think of when they consider the, as listed by wikipedia. even this list is suspect, as it shows different numbering systems for jews, catholics and lutherans, other protestants and the orthodox. the first three or four (depending on whether counting the ban on making idols separately), all say the same thing in different ways: make sure you honor only the god, and do it correctly. (this a viable option for atheists, hindus, buddhists and many millions of others, and it certainly compatible with the constitution.) some of the commandments are good: kill, steal (“steal” may only refer to kidnapping, based on some interpretations, so it might be okay to pocket a few things at the store). good to honor your parents, though hard not to feel bad for the victims of child abuse. the commandment have an “except” clause. most people are against adultery, but is it really in the same league as murder? and then there are the commandments that forbid thought crimes. thou supposed to covet your stuff (anyone, apparently, wishing they had the same lawnmower as the people across the street is guilty of a something akin to murder). nor are you supposed to covet his wife. (only men count, apparently.) thankfully, these commandments are not the basis of american law, nor are they the basis of our morality. it be awful if they were? nearly half of all our rules would be in violation of the first amendment, and a fifth of our laws would, in the spirit of 1984, ban thought crimes. the beauty of the u.s. is that, unlike britain or france, it was set up as a secular state. all people, regardless of their beliefs, enjoy the same rights. under our constitution, a catholic, an atheist, a jew, a muslim whomever have the right to believe what they wish. but better not try to make it the law.	waɪl gʊd ðət ðə səˈprim kɔrt rɪfˈjuzd ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 22 tɪ hir ˈkeɪsɪz pʊt ˈfɔrwərd baɪ səm kənˈtəki ˈkaʊntiz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈsæŋkʃən əv ðɛr ˈpəblɪk dɪˈspleɪ ðəs ˈlivɪŋ ˌɪnˈtækt ə loʊər ˈrulɪŋ ˈbænɪŋ ɪt ənˈfɔrʧənət ðət səʧ dəˈbeɪts jɛt bɪn ˈsɛtəld. ɪn 2005 ðə seɪm ˈkaʊntiz wər toʊld tɪ teɪk daʊn ðə tɛn kəˈmændmənts, bət hæv sɪns pʊt ðɛm ˈɪntu ə ˈlɑrʤər dɪˈspleɪ ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ˈəðər ˈpəblɪk ˈdɑkjəmənts, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈmeɪˌflaʊər ˈkɑmpækt ənd ðə ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən əv ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns, ðət juz ðə tərm ““god.”.” ðə ˈɑrgjud ðət ðə ˈkaʊntiz wər ˈsɪmpli traɪɪŋ tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈkɑntɛnt əv ðə dɪˈspleɪ soʊ ðət ðeɪ kʊd ˈligəli kənˈveɪ ðə seɪm ˈmɛsɪʤ: əˈmɛrɪkə ɪz ə ˈfeɪθfəl, rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈneɪʃən. ðə hæv ə hɑrd keɪs tɪ ˈɑrgju: ðə ˈlɪtɪgənts ədˈmɪtəd ðɪs ɛz ðɛr goʊl. ðə fækt əv ðə ˈmætər ɪz ðət, waɪl ðə wərd ““god”” əˈpɪrz hir ənd ðɛr ɔn ˈfɛdərəl ˈdɑkjəmənts, ðɪs wɑz ˈnɛvər ə ˈneɪʃən bɪlt ɔn ˈɛni ˈsɪŋgəl rɪˈlɪʤən ər feɪθ. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈneɪʃən huz ˈfaʊndərz wər juˈnænəməsli rɪˈlɪʤəs. səm wər ˈkrɪsʧɪnz, səm wər əˈpoʊzd tɪ ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti ənd səm wər anti-religious. ðɪs bɛrz rɪˈpitɪŋ: ə gʊd ˈpɔrʃən əv ɑr ˈfaʊndərz wər ər anti-religious. ˈtɑməs ˈʤɛfərsən roʊt ɪn 1800 ɪn hɪz ˈʤərnəl, ˈmɔrɪs hæd ˈɔfən toʊld mi ðət ˈʤɛnərəl ˈwɔʃɪŋtən bɪˈlivd noʊ mɔr əv [ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti] ðən dɪd hi himself.”.” æt əˈnəðər taɪm ˈʤɛfərsən sɛd ðət hi faɪnd ˈɛni feature”” ɪn ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti, ənd ˈivɪn wɛnt soʊ fɑr ɛz tɪ ˈriˌraɪt ðə ˈbaɪbəl, ˈteɪkɪŋ aʊt ˈrɛfərənsɪz tɪ ðə dɪˈvɪnəti əv ˈʤizəs. ˈbɛnʤəmən ˈfræŋklɪn, bɪˈlivd tɪ bi ə diɪst, sɛd ðət hi wɪʃt ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti mɔr pərˈdəktɪv əv gʊd wərks aɪ min ril gʊd wərks nɑt ˈkipɪŋ, ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ lɔŋ prɛrz, fɪld wɪθ ənd ˈkɑmpləmɛnts dɪˈspaɪzd baɪ waɪz mɛn, ənd məʧ lɛs ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈplizɪŋ ðə deity.”.” ðiz kˈwoʊtɪd ˈfaʊndərz wʊd ˈlaɪkli bi ɛz əˈpɔld æt ˈʤudiˌɪzəm, ˌɪsˈlɑm ər ˈɛni ˈəðər rɪˈlɪʤən ɛz ðeɪ wər əv ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti. ðə pɔɪnt hir tɪ bæʃ ˈɛni ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr rɪˈlɪʤən. ɪf tɪ bæʃ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, ɪt ʃʊd bi əˈtɛmpts tɪ fɔrs ˈɛni bɪˈlif ˈsɪstəm ɔn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl. hir ɪz wɛr əˈnəðər ˈɑrgjəmənt krips ɪn: ðə tɛn kəˈmændmənts, səˈpɔrtərz əv ðɛr ˈpəblɪk ˌɪnˈskrɪpʃən ˌɪnˈsɪst, ər nɑt ˈsɪmpli rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈdɑgmə bət ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv ˌmɔˈræləˌti. ðɪs ɪz ˈnɑnsɛns. tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə tɛn kəˈmændmənts, fərst ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ æsk, version?”?” ðə ˈɛksədəs ˈvərʒən ər ðə deuteronomy? boʊθ ər sˈlaɪtli ˈdɪfərənt nɑt ə gʊd kˈwɑləti ɪn ðə ˈbɛˌdrɑk əv jʊr ˌmɔˈræləˌti ənd hɑrd tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt wɛr tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli dɪˈvaɪd ðɛm tɪ meɪk ðɛm ˈɪntu ““ten”” kəˈmændmənts, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə mɔr ðən 15 dɪˈrɛktɪvz ɪn iʧ sɛt əv ˈbɪblɪkəl ˈvərsɪz. lʊk æt ðə lɪst moʊst ˈpipəl θɪŋk əv wɪn ðeɪ kənˈsɪdər ðə, ɛz ˈlɪstɪd baɪ ˈwɪkiˌpiˌdiə. ˈivɪn ðɪs lɪst ɪz ˈsəˌspɛkt, ɛz ɪt ʃoʊz ˈdɪfərənt ˈnəmbərɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz fər ʤuz, ˈkæθlɪks ənd ˈluθərənz, ˈəðər ˈprɑtəstənts ənd ðə ˈɔrθəˌdɑks. ðə fərst θri ər fɔr (dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ˈwɛðər ˈkaʊntɪŋ ðə bæn ɔn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈaɪdəlz ˈsɛpərətli), ɔl seɪ ðə seɪm θɪŋ ɪn ˈdɪfərənt weɪz: meɪk ʃʊr ju ˈɑnər ˈoʊnli ðə gɑd, ənd du ɪt kərˈɛktli. (ðɪs ə ˈvaɪəbəl ˈɔpʃən fər ˈeɪθiəsts, ˈhɪnˌduz, ˈbudəsts ənd ˈmɛni ˈmɪljənz əv ˈəðərz, ənd ɪt ˈsərtənli kəmˈpætəbəl wɪθ ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən.) səm əv ðə kəˈmændmənts ər gʊd: kɪl, stil (““steal”” meɪ ˈoʊnli rɪˈfər tɪ ˈkɪdˌnæpɪŋ, beɪst ɔn səm ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃənz, soʊ ɪt maɪt bi ˌoʊˈkeɪ tɪ ˈpɑkət ə fju θɪŋz æt ðə stɔr). gʊd tɪ ˈɑnər jʊr ˈpɛrənts, ðoʊ hɑrd nɑt tɪ fil bæd fər ðə ˈvɪktɪmz əv ʧaɪld əˈbjuz. ðə kəˈmændmənt hæv ən ““except”” klɔz. moʊst ˈpipəl ər əˈgɛnst əˈdəltəri, bət ɪz ɪt ˈrɪli ɪn ðə seɪm lig ɛz ˈmərdər? ənd ðɛn ðɛr ər ðə kəˈmændmənts ðət fərˈbɪd θɔt kraɪmz. ðaʊ səˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈkəvət jʊr stəf (ˈɛniˌwən, əˈpɛrəntli, ˈwɪʃɪŋ ðeɪ hæd ðə seɪm ˈlɔnmoʊər ɛz ðə ˈpipəl əˈkrɔs ðə strit ɪz ˈgɪlti əv ə ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈeɪkɪn tɪ ˈmərdər). nɔr ər ju səˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈkəvət hɪz waɪf. (ˈoʊnli mɛn kaʊnt, əˈpɛrəntli.) ˈθæŋkfəli, ðiz kəˈmændmənts ər nɑt ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv əˈmɛrɪkən lɔ, nɔr ər ðeɪ ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv ɑr ˌmɔˈræləˌti. ɪt bi ˈɔfəl ɪf ðeɪ wər? ˈnɪrli hæf əv ɔl ɑr rulz wʊd bi ɪn vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ðə fərst əˈmɛndmənt, ənd ə fɪθ əv ɑr lɔz wʊd, ɪn ðə ˈspɪrɪt əv 1984 bæn θɔt kraɪmz. ðə ˈbjuti əv ðə juz. ɪz ðət, ənˈlaɪk ˈbrɪtən ər fræns, ɪt wɑz sɛt əp ɛz ə ˈsɛkjələr steɪt. ɔl ˈpipəl, rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðɛr bɪˈlifs, ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə seɪm raɪts. ˈəndər ɑr ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən, ə ˈkæθlɪk, ən ˈeɪθiəst, ə ʤu, ə ˈməzlɪm huˈmɛvər hæv ðə raɪt tɪ bɪˈliv wət ðeɪ wɪʃ. bət ˈbɛtər nɑt traɪ tɪ meɪk ɪt ðə lɔ.
the latin american region, made up of mexico, central america, south america and the caribbean, installed 625 megawatts of solar photovoltaics (pv) in 2014, a 370 percent increase in annual growth over 2013. according to the newly released 2014 latin america playbook from research. figure: latin america installations, source: research latin america playbook with its strong market, chile led the region in installations in 2014, making up more than three-quarters of the latin american total. in the fourth quarter alone, chile installed double the amount of latin annual total in 2013. the report ranks mexico and brazil in second and third place, respectively. mexico installed 67 megawatts of in 2014, down from the 72 megawatts installed in 2013. however, count the mexican market out. research solar analyst adam james notes in the report, “the real opportunity for mexico lies ahead.” james cites a forecasted 84 percent growth rate through 2018, with a cumulative capacity of at that point. despite ranking third in the region this year, brazil did not live up to expectations. the report cites net metering problems and a lack of financing as constraining the distributed generation market in the country. brazil installed 21 megawatts of in 2014, up from 19 megawatts the year prior. “next year,” writes james, “may improve with the introduction of capital from the brazilian development bank (bndes), tax breaks at the national and state levels, and increased access to financing for distributed generation.” latin america is beginning another breakthrough year, solidifying its position as the region in the history of the solar market. research forecasts the market to install of in 2015. key findings from the 2014 report include: 625 megawatts of were installed in latin america in 2014, representing 370 percent annual growth over 2013 the largest regional markets for solar in 2014 were chile, mexico and brazil gtm research expects the region to install in 2015, a 237 percent increase in annual growth over 2014 the largest markets in 2015 are expected to be chile, honduras and mexico the total project pipeline for latin america now exceeds 30 for more information and key findings, download the brochure here. *** about the latin america playbook latin america is the global frontier for unsubsidized markets. eyeing its potential, research introduced the latin america playbook, the most analysis of the budding market. the playbook is delivered quarterly and includes installation figures, forecasts, market and policy analysis, and an ongoing project database.	ðə ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈriʤən, meɪd əp əv ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ, ˈsɛntrəl əˈmɛrɪkə, saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ðə ˌkɛrɪˈbiən, ˌɪnˈstɔld 625 ˈmɛgəˌwɑts əv ˈsoʊlər ˈfoʊtoʊvoʊlˈteɪɪks (pv) ɪn 2014 ə 370 pərˈsɛnt ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈænjuəl groʊθ ˈoʊvər 2013 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈnuli riˈlist 2014 ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə ˈpleɪbʊk frəm ˈrisərʧ. ˈfɪgjər: ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃənz, sɔrs: ˈrisərʧ ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə ˈpleɪbʊk wɪθ ɪts strɔŋ ˈmɑrkɪt, ˈʧɪli lɛd ðə ˈriʤən ɪn ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃənz ɪn 2014 ˈmeɪkɪŋ əp mɔr ðən θˌrikˈwɔrtərz əv ðə ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈtoʊtəl. ɪn ðə fɔrθ kˈwɔrtər əˈloʊn, ˈʧɪli ˌɪnˈstɔld ˈdəbəl ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˈlætən ˈænjuəl ˈtoʊtəl ɪn 2013 ðə rɪˈpɔrt ræŋks ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ənd brəˈzɪl ɪn ˈsɛkənd ənd θərd pleɪs, rɪˈspɛktɪvli. ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ˌɪnˈstɔld 67 ˈmɛgəˌwɑts əv ɪn 2014 daʊn frəm ðə 72 ˈmɛgəˌwɑts ˌɪnˈstɔld ɪn 2013 ˌhaʊˈɛvər, kaʊnt ðə ˈmɛksəkən ˈmɑrkɪt aʊt. ˈrisərʧ ˈsoʊlər ˈænəlɪst ˈædəm ʤeɪmz noʊts ɪn ðə rɪˈpɔrt, ril ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ laɪz ahead.”.” ʤeɪmz saɪts ə ˈfɔrˌkæstɪd 84 pərˈsɛnt groʊθ reɪt θru 2018 wɪθ ə ˈkjumjələtɪv kəˈpæsɪti əv æt ðət pɔɪnt. dɪˈspaɪt ˈræŋkɪŋ θərd ɪn ðə ˈriʤən ðɪs jɪr, brəˈzɪl dɪd nɑt lɪv əp tɪ ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz. ðə rɪˈpɔrt saɪts nɛt ˈmitərɪŋ ˈprɑbləmz ənd ə læk əv fɪˈnænsɪŋ ɛz kənˈstreɪnɪŋ ðə dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ˈmɑrkɪt ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. brəˈzɪl ˌɪnˈstɔld 21 ˈmɛgəˌwɑts əv ɪn 2014 əp frəm 19 ˈmɛgəˌwɑts ðə jɪr praɪər. year,”,” raɪts ʤeɪmz, ˌɪmˈpruv wɪθ ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv ˈkæpɪtəl frəm ðə brəˈzɪljən dɪˈvɛləpmənt bæŋk (bndes), tæks breɪks æt ðə ˈnæʃənəl ənd steɪt ˈlɛvəlz, ənd ˌɪnˈkrist ˈækˌsɛs tɪ fɪˈnænsɪŋ fər dɪˈstrɪbjətəd generation.”*.” ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə ɪz bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əˈnəðər ˈbreɪkθˌru jɪr, səˈlɪdəˌfaɪɪŋ ɪts pəˈzɪʃən ɛz ðə ˈriʤən ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ˈsoʊlər ˈmɑrkɪt. ˈrisərʧ ˈfɔrˌkæsts ðə ˈmɑrkɪt tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl əv ɪn 2015 ki ˈfaɪndɪŋz frəm ðə 2014 rɪˈpɔrt ˌɪnˈklud: 625 ˈmɛgəˌwɑts əv wər ˌɪnˈstɔld ɪn ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə ɪn 2014 ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ 370 pərˈsɛnt ˈænjuəl groʊθ ˈoʊvər 2013 ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈriʤənəl ˈmɑrkɪts fər ˈsoʊlər ɪn 2014 wər ˈʧɪli, ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ənd brəˈzɪl ˈrisərʧ ɪkˈspɛkts ðə ˈriʤən tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl ɪn 2015 ə 237 pərˈsɛnt ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈænjuəl groʊθ ˈoʊvər 2014 ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈmɑrkɪts ɪn 2015 ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi ˈʧɪli, hɑnˈdʊrəs ənd ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈpaɪˌplaɪn fər ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə naʊ ɪkˈsidz 30 fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd ki ˈfaɪndɪŋz, ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðə broʊˈʃʊr hir. əˈbaʊt ðə ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə ˈpleɪbʊk ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə ɪz ðə ˈgloʊbəl frənˈtɪr fər ənˈsəbsəˌdaɪzd ˈmɑrkɪts. aɪɪŋ ɪts pəˈtɛnʃəl, ˈrisərʧ ˌɪntrəˈdust ðə ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə ˈpleɪbʊk, ðə moʊst æˈnælɪsɪs əv ðə ˈbədɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt. ðə ˈpleɪbʊk ɪz dɪˈlɪvərd kˈwɔrtərli ənd ˌɪnˈkludz ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən ˈfɪgjərz, ˈfɔrˌkæsts, ˈmɑrkɪt ənd ˈpɑləsi æˈnælɪsɪs, ənd ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈdætəˌbeɪs.
yesterday i was looking at my hangar in and noticed i still had two left from last months bellicose bash, high time i lost those i decided. so i a bellicose and set a course up the pipe to an entirely uneventful trip that only involved dodging an camp that was reported in intel. on the way i decide to sidetrack into where i picked up an eight month old harbinger on, i decide to try and find it. and find it i did in belt, i engaged but when i hit half armour i had only taken like 5% of his armour off so i used to escape. which was a good move as local spiked as i disengaged and suddenly the pilot had plenty of friends in local. the pilot called my mighty bellicose a shitty cruiser in local. very mean a of his later informed me in local the pilot had been sitting in the belt while going for a piss, protip; do that people, it always be ‘just’ a bellicose that finds you. i later ran into the same pilot alone on a gate he me, i burned back and jumped and that was that. so now i had been out for an hour and a half and had still not managed to lose my bellicose. so i punched in a course for in molden heath, you can get fights around that area. i took the long route through lower molden heath, where i found a on so i hunted that for a bit, no i am not crazy, if you never hunt juicy targets in less juicy ships you never get those epic either, it is really that simple. my ‘shitty cruiser’ apparently intimidated the pilot so much he went and in his pos. oh well. i finally made it to after two and a half hours still in possession of my ship, i spotted a and promptly killed it dead. as i was sitting in a waiting for my to wear off i narrow down a daredevil that appears to be sitting on the star. this guy wants to fight, local reveals he has a in system but i see anything on so i decide to go for it, i did want to loose this ship after all. i land on the star of him. he is sitting still, suspicious, i figure out where he warped to the sun from, warp to the celestial and warp back in to land closer, still there when i land. we lock each other up, tackle, and and start blazing, to my surprise no in a falcon on top of me \o/ the daredevil initially manages to ‘hug’ me and rips through my shields in seconds flat, also -90% webbed, not good. i overheat my afterburner and try to leverage my own two webs so i can get enough range for my to get damage on the devil, my single rocket launcher and medium going to win this for me… the distance actually grows to about and with two webs on the my guns start hitting him properly. he enters armour as i hit the 20% mark on my own armour and then it goes fast, seems my killed enough cap to shut down his defences, armour comes flying of the daredevil and he quickly pops, just in time as my overheated afterburner burns out about two seconds after. the pilot turns out to be a nice chap and is quite cavalier about the loss; “next time sunshine!”. at this point midnight for me and i dock up and log off. losing a bellicose is a lot harder then you think!	ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ aɪ wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt maɪ ˈhæŋər ɪn ənd ˈnoʊtɪst aɪ stɪl hæd tu lɛft frəm læst mənθs ˈbɛləˌkoʊs bæʃ, haɪ taɪm aɪ lɔst ðoʊz aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd. soʊ aɪ ə ˈbɛləˌkoʊs ənd sɛt ə kɔrs əp ðə paɪp tɪ ən ɪnˈtaɪərli ˌəniˈvɛntfəl trɪp ðət ˈoʊnli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈdɑʤɪŋ ən kæmp ðət wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ˌɪnˈtɛl. ɔn ðə weɪ aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ ˈsaɪdˌtræk ˈɪntu wɛr aɪ pɪkt əp ən eɪt mənθ oʊld ˈhɑrbɪnʤər ɔn, aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ traɪ ənd faɪnd ɪt. ənd faɪnd ɪt aɪ dɪd ɪn bɛlt aɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤd bət wɪn aɪ hɪt hæf ˈɑrmər aɪ hæd ˈoʊnli ˈteɪkən laɪk 5 əv hɪz ˈɑrmər ɔf soʊ aɪ juzd tɪ ɪˈskeɪp. wɪʧ wɑz ə gʊd muv ɛz ˈloʊkəl spaɪkt ɛz aɪ dɪsɪnˈgeɪʤd ənd ˈsədənli ðə ˈpaɪlət hæd ˈplɛnti əv frɛndz ɪn ˈloʊkəl. ðə ˈpaɪlət kɔld maɪ ˈmaɪti ˈbɛləˌkoʊs ə ˈʃɪˌti ˈkruzər ɪn ˈloʊkəl. ˈvɛri min ə əv hɪz ˈleɪtər ˌɪnˈfɔrmd mi ɪn ˈloʊkəl ðə ˈpaɪlət hæd bɪn ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə bɛlt waɪl goʊɪŋ fər ə pɪs, protip; du ðət ˈpipəl, ɪt ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ‘‘just’’ ə ˈbɛləˌkoʊs ðət faɪndz ju. aɪ ˈleɪtər ræn ˈɪntu ðə seɪm ˈpaɪlət əˈloʊn ɔn ə geɪt hi mi, aɪ bərnd bæk ənd ʤəmpt ənd ðət wɑz ðət. soʊ naʊ aɪ hæd bɪn aʊt fər ən aʊər ənd ə hæf ənd hæd stɪl nɑt ˈmænɪʤd tɪ luz maɪ ˈbɛləˌkoʊs. soʊ aɪ pənʧt ɪn ə kɔrs fər ɪn ˈmoʊldən hiθ, ju kən gɪt faɪts əraʊnd ðət ˈɛriə. aɪ tʊk ðə lɔŋ rut θru loʊər ˈmoʊldən hiθ, wɛr aɪ faʊnd ə ɔn soʊ aɪ ˈhənɪd ðət fər ə bɪt, noʊ aɪ æm nɑt ˈkreɪzi, ɪf ju ˈnɛvər hənt ˈʤusi ˈtɑrgəts ɪn lɛs ˈʤusi ʃɪps ju ˈnɛvər gɪt ðoʊz ˈɛpɪk ˈiðər, ɪt ɪz ˈrɪli ðət ˈsɪmpəl. maɪ cruiser’’ əˈpɛrəntli ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪd ðə ˈpaɪlət soʊ məʧ hi wɛnt ənd ɪn hɪz ˈpiˈoʊˈɛs. oʊ wɛl. aɪ ˈfaɪnəli meɪd ɪt tɪ ˈæftər tu ənd ə hæf aʊərz stɪl ɪn pəˈzɛʃən əv maɪ ʃɪp, aɪ ˈspɑtɪd ə ənd ˈprɑmptli kɪld ɪt dɛd. ɛz aɪ wɑz ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ə ˈweɪtɪŋ fər maɪ tɪ wɛr ɔf aɪ ˈnɛroʊ daʊn ə ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl ðət əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə stɑr. ðɪs gaɪ wɔnts tɪ faɪt, ˈloʊkəl rɪˈvilz hi həz ə ɪn ˈsɪstəm bət aɪ si ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɔn soʊ aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ goʊ fər ɪt, aɪ dɪd wɔnt tɪ lus ðɪs ʃɪp ˈæftər ɔl. aɪ lænd ɔn ðə stɑr əv ɪm. hi ɪz ˈsɪtɪŋ stɪl, səˈspɪʃəs, aɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt wɛr hi wɔrpt tɪ ðə sən frəm, wɔrp tɪ ðə səˈlɛsʧəl ənd wɔrp bæk ɪn tɪ lænd ˈkloʊzər, stɪl ðɛr wɪn aɪ lænd. wi lɑk iʧ ˈəðər əp, ˈtækəl, ənd ənd stɑrt ˈbleɪzɪŋ, tɪ maɪ səˈpraɪz noʊ ɪn ə ˈfælkən ɔn tɔp əv mi \oʊ/ ðə ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈmænɪʤɪz tɪ ‘‘hug’’ mi ənd rɪps θru maɪ ʃildz ɪn ˈsɛkəndz flæt, ˈɔlsoʊ 90 wɛbd, nɑt gʊd. aɪ ˈoʊvərˌhit maɪ ˈæftərˌbərnər ənd traɪ tɪ ˈlɛvərɪʤ maɪ oʊn tu wɛbz soʊ aɪ kən gɪt ɪˈnəf reɪnʤ fər maɪ tɪ gɪt ˈdæmɪʤ ɔn ðə ˈdɛvəl, maɪ ˈsɪŋgəl ˈrɑkət ˈlɔnʧər ənd ˈmidiəm goʊɪŋ tɪ wɪn ðɪs fər me…… ðə ˈdɪstəns ˈæˌkʧuəli groʊz tɪ əˈbaʊt ənd wɪθ tu wɛbz ɔn ðə maɪ gənz stɑrt ˈhɪtɪŋ ɪm ˈprɑpərli. hi ˈɛnərz ˈɑrmər ɛz aɪ hɪt ðə 20 mɑrk ɔn maɪ oʊn ˈɑrmər ənd ðɛn ɪt goʊz fæst, simz maɪ kɪld ɪˈnəf kæp tɪ ʃət daʊn hɪz defences, ˈɑrmər kəmz flaɪɪŋ əv ðə ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl ənd hi kˈwɪkli pɑps, ʤɪst ɪn taɪm ɛz maɪ ˈoʊvərˌhitɪd ˈæftərˌbərnər bərnz aʊt əˈbaʊt tu ˈsɛkəndz ˈæftər. ðə ˈpaɪlət tərnz aʊt tɪ bi ə nis ʧæp ənd ɪz kwaɪt ˌkævəˈlɪr əˈbaʊt ðə lɔs; taɪm sunshine!”*!”. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ˈmɪdˌnaɪt fər mi ənd aɪ dɑk əp ənd lɔg ɔf. ˈluzɪŋ ə ˈbɛləˌkoʊs ɪz ə lɔt ˈhɑrdər ðɛn ju θɪŋk!
british columbia's transportation minister has ruled out any reforms to the controversial vancouver region transit authority to help mayors and their allies win a plebiscite on a new tax to finance transit expansion, dismissing concerns about the issue as a "red herring." todd stone's comments tuesday come amid polls and public comment that suggest anger over is driving some voters to oppose the proposal to add per cent in the lower mainland to the provincial sales tax, to raise money for such new projects as a new vancouver subway and light rail in surrey. "at this point in time, the province has no plans to make any further improvements to governance at. this particular issue, we believe, is a red herring in this campaign and we believe it's a distraction," mr. stone told reporters during a news conference in stanley park. story continues below advertisement he was answering a question about whether he might help out the mayors, who have largely drawn together to campaign for a yes vote, making their case in news conferences, telephone town halls and interviews. this week, more than million ballots have been mailed to voters across the lower mainland. the deadline for returning them to elections by mail or at agency offices is the end of may. the mayors and a yes coalition argue the tax is key to generating funds for $7.5-billion in projects to clear congestion and facilitate movement of current and future residents. the referendum has come about because premier christy clark, facing an uphill battle for in the 2013 provincial election, promised voters they would have a say on spending options for new transit if her liberals were re-elected. the liberals won the election. george heyman, the critic for the provincial ndp, said tuesday that mr. stone's comments helped reinforce the view that while the minister and ms. clark publicly say they hope for a yes vote, their political behaviour suggests otherwise. "to call people's concerns about a red herring when it has become a issue is misguided at best," mr. heyman said. "it's obvious people considering how to vote are seriously concerned about the accountability of the board and the transparency of its decision-making." last month, demoted its ceo to an adviser's post and appointed an interim leader to run the organization while a search was launched for a permanent ceo a move cheered by the mayors, who have said that reform was necessary. the mayors, attentive to public skepticism about getting value for the new tax, have also recruited billionaire jim pattison to lead a committee that would police spending if the tax is approved. the province basically holds the reins over. in 2007, the province stripped the mayors of their ability to control the agency and gave that power to an appointed board. story continues below advertisement story continues below advertisement mr. stone unveiling a $2.5-billion transportation plan called b.c. on the move during a speech to the vancouver board of trade on tuesday said he and ms. clark are hoping for a yes vote. in remarks to reporters later, he added that he has delivered speeches making the case for yes, but he said he is leaving the heavy lifting to the mayors and their allies in the yes coalition. "the premier and i have said, very consistently, that this campaign is for the mayors council and the yes coalition to lead," he said. "it's fundamentally up to the mayors and their coalition to get out there and sell their plan." mr. stone dismissed polls suggesting the yes side is heading for defeat, recalling the liberals came from behind to win another term in 2013 despite negative polls. "has it been that long since the lessons we learned in the last provincial campaign?" he asked rhetorically. "it's far too premature to suggest that one side has this in the bag over the other." also tuesday, the minister restated a provincial government commitment to fund one-third of the cost of new projects and the bridge as long as they be accommodated within the province's fiscal plan and are supported by a business case. the province and mayors are hoping for another third from the federal government and other funds would come from local sources. mr. stone said there are only three options ahead: the tax at the centre of the plebiscite, "alternate sources of funding" or the status quo. "it's very much in the best interest of most people who live in this region to support a yes vote," he said. *** story continues below advertisement on tuesday, b.c. transportation minister todd stone announced b.c. on the move, a transportation plan that will cost $2.5 billion. components of the plan include: -$800 million over three years for existing infrastructure and $1-billion to expand major highways and the province's road network. the province will annually resurface kilometres of provincial highway. -a provincial trucking strategy to increase the economic efficiency and safety of the commercial trucking sector. -$18-million over three years to build new bike lanes and trails, plus such measures as widening highway shoulders for bikes.	ˈbrɪtɪʃ kəˈləmbiəz ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈmɪnɪstər həz ruld aʊt ˈɛni rɪˈfɔrmz tɪ ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl vænˈkuvər ˈriʤən ˈtrænzɪt əˈθɔrəti tɪ hɛlp meɪərz ənd ðɛr ˈælaɪz wɪn ə ˈplɛbəˌsaɪt ɔn ə nu tæks tɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈtrænzɪt ɪkˈspænʧən, dɪsˈmɪsɪŋ kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪʃu ɛz ə "rɛd ˈhɛrɪŋ." tɑd stoʊnz ˈkɑmɛnts ˈtuzˌdeɪ kəm əˈmɪd poʊlz ənd ˈpəblɪk ˈkɑmɛnt ðət səˈʤɛst ˈæŋgər ˈoʊvər ɪz ˈdraɪvɪŋ səm ˈvoʊtərz tɪ əˈpoʊz ðə prəˈpoʊzəl tɪ æd pər sɛnt ɪn ðə loʊər ˈmeɪnˌlænd tɪ ðə prəˈvɪnʃəl seɪlz tæks, tɪ reɪz ˈməni fər səʧ nu ˈprɑʤɛkts ɛz ə nu vænˈkuvər ˈsəbˌweɪ ənd laɪt reɪl ɪn ˈsəri. "æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪn taɪm, ðə ˈprɑvɪns həz noʊ plænz tɪ meɪk ˈɛni ˈfərðər ˌɪmˈpruvmənts tɪ ˈgəvərnəns æt. ðɪs ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈɪʃu, wi bɪˈliv, ɪz ə rɛd ˈhɛrɪŋ ɪn ðɪs kæmˈpeɪn ənd wi bɪˈliv ɪts ə dɪˈstrækʃən," ˈmɪstər. stoʊn toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ə nuz ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ˈstænli pɑrk. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt hi wɑz ˈænsərɪŋ ə kˈwɛʃən əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər hi maɪt hɛlp aʊt ðə meɪərz, hu hæv ˈlɑrʤli drɔn təˈgɛðər tɪ kæmˈpeɪn fər ə jɛs voʊt, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛr keɪs ɪn nuz ˈkɑnfərənsəz, ˈtɛləˌfoʊn taʊn hɔlz ənd ˈɪntərvˌjuz. ðɪs wik, mɔr ðən ˈmɪljən ˈbæləts hæv bɪn meɪld tɪ ˈvoʊtərz əˈkrɔs ðə loʊər ˈmeɪnˌlænd. ðə ˈdɛˌdlaɪn fər rɪˈtərnɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ɪˈlɛkʃənz baɪ meɪl ər æt ˈeɪʤənsi ˈɔfəsɪz ɪz ðə ɛnd əv meɪ. ðə meɪərz ənd ə jɛs ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ˈɑrgju ðə tæks ɪz ki tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ fəndz fər ɪn ˈprɑʤɛkts tɪ klɪr kənˈʤɛsʧən ənd fəˈsɪləˌteɪt ˈmuvmənt əv ˈkɑrənt ənd fˈjuʧər ˈrɛzɪdənts. ðə ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm həz kəm əˈbaʊt bɪˈkəz prɛˈmɪr ˈkrɪsti klɑrk, ˈfeɪsɪŋ ən ˈəˈphɪl ˈbætəl fər ɪn ðə 2013 prəˈvɪnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən, ˈprɑməst ˈvoʊtərz ðeɪ wʊd hæv ə seɪ ɔn ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈɔpʃənz fər nu ˈtrænzɪt ɪf hər ˈlɪˌbərəlz wər re-elected. ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz wən ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən. ʤɔrʤ ˈheɪmən, ðə ˈkrɪtɪk fər ðə prəˈvɪnʃəl ndp, sɛd ˈtuzˌdeɪ ðət ˈmɪstər. stoʊnz ˈkɑmɛnts hɛlpt ˌriɪnˈfɔrs ðə vju ðət waɪl ðə ˈmɪnɪstər ənd mɪz. klɑrk ˈpəblɪkli seɪ ðeɪ hoʊp fər ə jɛs voʊt, ðɛr pəˈlɪtɪkəl bɪˈheɪvjər səˈʤɛsts ˈəðərˌwaɪz. "tɪ kɔl ˈpipəlz kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ə rɛd ˈhɛrɪŋ wɪn ɪt həz bɪˈkəm ə ˈɪʃu ɪz mɪsˈgaɪdɪd æt bɛst," ˈmɪstər. ˈheɪmən sɛd. "ɪts ˈɑbviəs ˈpipəl kənˈsɪdərɪŋ haʊ tɪ voʊt ər ˈsɪriəsli kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ðə əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti əv ðə bɔrd ənd ðə trænˈspɛrənsi əv ɪts dɪˈsɪʒənˌmeɪkɪŋ." læst mənθ, dɪˈmoʊtɪd ɪts ˈsiˌiˈoʊ tɪ ən ədˈvaɪzərz poʊst ənd əˈpɔɪntɪd ən ˈɪnərəm ˈlidər tɪ rən ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən waɪl ə sərʧ wɑz lɔnʧt fər ə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ə muv ʧɪrd baɪ ðə meɪərz, hu hæv sɛd ðət rɪˈfɔrm wɑz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. ðə meɪərz, əˈtɛntɪv tɪ ˈpəblɪk ˈskɛptɪˌsɪzəm əˈbaʊt ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈvælju fər ðə nu tæks, hæv ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈkrutɪd ˌbɪljəˈnɛr ʤɪm ˈpætɪsən tɪ lɛd ə kəˈmɪti ðət wʊd pəˈlis ˈspɛndɪŋ ɪf ðə tæks ɪz əˈpruvd. ðə ˈprɑvɪns ˈbeɪsɪkli hoʊldz ðə reɪnz ˈoʊvər. ɪn 2007 ðə ˈprɑvɪns strɪpt ðə meɪərz əv ðɛr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kənˈtroʊl ðə ˈeɪʤənsi ənd geɪv ðət paʊər tɪ ən əˈpɔɪntɪd bɔrd. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈmɪstər. stoʊn ənˈveɪlɪŋ ə ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən plæn kɔld b.c. ɔn ðə muv ˈdʊrɪŋ ə spiʧ tɪ ðə vænˈkuvər bɔrd əv treɪd ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ sɛd hi ənd mɪz. klɑrk ər ˈhoʊpɪŋ fər ə jɛs voʊt. ɪn rɪˈmɑrks tɪ rɪˈpɔrtərz ˈleɪtər, hi ˈædɪd ðət hi həz dɪˈlɪvərd ˈspiʧɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə keɪs fər jɛs, bət hi sɛd hi ɪz ˈlivɪŋ ðə ˈhɛvi ˈlɪftɪŋ tɪ ðə meɪərz ənd ðɛr ˈælaɪz ɪn ðə jɛs ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən. "ðə prɛˈmɪr ənd aɪ hæv sɛd, ˈvɛri kənˈsɪstəntli, ðət ðɪs kæmˈpeɪn ɪz fər ðə meɪərz ˈkaʊnsəl ənd ðə jɛs ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən tɪ lɛd," hi sɛd. "ɪts ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli əp tɪ ðə meɪərz ənd ðɛr ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən tɪ gɪt aʊt ðɛr ənd sɛl ðɛr plæn." ˈmɪstər. stoʊn dɪsˈmɪst poʊlz səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðə jɛs saɪd ɪz ˈhɛdɪŋ fər dɪˈfit, rɪˈkɔlɪŋ ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz keɪm frəm bɪˈhaɪnd tɪ wɪn əˈnəðər tərm ɪn 2013 dɪˈspaɪt ˈnɛgətɪv poʊlz. "həz ɪt bɪn ðət lɔŋ sɪns ðə ˈlɛsənz wi ˈlərnɪd ɪn ðə læst prəˈvɪnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn?" hi æst rəˈtɔrɪkli. "ɪts fɑr tu ˌpriməˈʧʊr tɪ səˈʤɛst ðət wən saɪd həz ðɪs ɪn ðə bæg ˈoʊvər ðə ˈəðər." ˈɔlsoʊ ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ðə ˈmɪnɪstər riˈsteɪtɪd ə prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈgəvərnmənt kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ fənd ˌwənˈθərd əv ðə kɔst əv nu ˈprɑʤɛkts ənd ðə brɪʤ ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðeɪ bi əˈkɑməˌdeɪtəd wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈprɑvənsɪz ˈfɪskəl plæn ənd ər səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ə ˈbɪznɪs keɪs. ðə ˈprɑvɪns ənd meɪərz ər ˈhoʊpɪŋ fər əˈnəðər θərd frəm ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˈəðər fəndz wʊd kəm frəm ˈloʊkəl ˈsɔrsəz. ˈmɪstər. stoʊn sɛd ðɛr ər ˈoʊnli θri ˈɔpʃənz əˈhɛd: ðə tæks æt ðə ˈsɛntər əv ðə ˈplɛbəˌsaɪt, "ˈɔltərˌneɪt ˈsɔrsəz əv ˈfəndɪŋ" ər ðə ˈstætəs kwoʊ. "ɪts ˈvɛri məʧ ɪn ðə bɛst ˈɪntəˌrɛst əv moʊst ˈpipəl hu lɪv ɪn ðɪs ˈriʤən tɪ səˈpɔrt ə jɛs voʊt," hi sɛd. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, b.c. ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈmɪnɪstər tɑd stoʊn əˈnaʊnst b.c*. ɔn ðə muv, ə ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən plæn ðət wɪl kɔst ˈbɪljən. kəmˈpoʊnənts əv ðə plæn ˌɪnˈklud: 800 ˈmɪljən ˈoʊvər θri jɪrz fər ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ənd tɪ ɪkˈspænd ˈmeɪʤər ˈhaɪˌweɪz ənd ðə ˈprɑvənsɪz roʊd ˈnɛtˌwərk. ðə ˈprɑvɪns wɪl ˈænjuəli riˈsərfəs ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətərz əv prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈhaɪˌweɪ. -ə prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈtrəkɪŋ ˈstrætəʤi tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ɪˈfɪʃənsi ənd ˈseɪfti əv ðə kəˈmərʃəl ˈtrəkɪŋ ˈsɛktər. ˈoʊvər θri jɪrz tɪ bɪld nu baɪk leɪnz ənd treɪlz, pləs səʧ ˈmɛʒərz ɛz ˈwaɪdənɪŋ ˈhaɪˌweɪ ˈʃoʊldərz fər baɪks.
if you want a big swig of despair, listen to the people who know something about the global economy. roger altman, a former deputy treasury secretary, is arguing that america and europe are on the verge of a disastrous recession . various economists say it will be at least another three years before we see serious job growth. others say european banks are teetering if not now, then early next year. walter russell mead , who teaches foreign policy at bard college , recently laid out some worst-case scenarios on his blog: “it is about whether the international financial system will survive the next six months in the form we now know it. it is about whether the foundations of the postwar order are cracking in europe. it is about whether a global financial crash will further destabilize the middle east . ... it is about whether the incipient signs of a bubble burst in china signal the start of an extended economic and perhaps even political crisis there. it is about whether the american middle class is about to be knocked off its feet once again.” the prognosis for the next few years is bad with a chance of worse. and the economic conditions are not even the scary part. the scary part is the political inability to think about the economy in a realistic way. this crisis has many currents, which merge and feed off each other. there is the lack of consumer demand, the credit crunch, the continuing slide in housing prices, the freeze in business investment , the still hefty consumer debt levels and the skills mismatch not to mention regulatory burdens, the business utter lack of confidence in the white house, the looming explosion of entitlement costs, the lack of confidence in institutions across the board. advertisement continue reading the main story no single one of these currents prolongs the crisis. it is the product of the complex interplay between them. to put it in fancy terms, the crisis is an emergent condition even more terrible than the sum of its parts.	ɪf ju wɔnt ə bɪg swɪg əv dɪˈspɛr, ˈlɪsən tɪ ðə ˈpipəl hu noʊ ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈgloʊbəl ɪˈkɑnəmi. ˈrɑʤər ˈɔltmən, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈdɛpjəti ˈtrɛʒəri ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri, ɪz ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ˈjʊrəp ər ɔn ðə vərʤ əv ə dɪˈzæstrəs ˌriˈsɛʃən ˈvɛriəs ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts seɪ ɪt wɪl bi æt list əˈnəðər θri jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr wi si ˈsɪriəs ʤɑb groʊθ. ˈəðərz seɪ ˌjʊrəˈpiən bæŋks ər ˈtitərɪŋ ɪf nɑt naʊ, ðɛn ˈərli nɛkst jɪr. ˈwɔltər ˈrəsəl mid hu ˈtiʧɪz ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi æt bɑrd ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈrisəntli leɪd aʊt səm ˈwərstˈkeɪs sɪˈnɛrioʊz ɔn hɪz blɔg: ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɪstəm wɪl sərˈvaɪv ðə nɛkst sɪks mənθs ɪn ðə fɔrm wi naʊ noʊ ɪt. ɪt ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃənz əv ðə ˈpoʊstˈwɔr ˈɔrdər ər ˈkrækɪŋ ɪn ˈjʊrəp. ɪt ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ə ˈgloʊbəl ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl kræʃ wɪl ˈfərðər dɪˈsteɪbəˌlaɪz ðə ˈmɪdəl ist ɪt ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ðə ˌɪnˈsɪpiənt saɪnz əv ə ˈbəbəl bərst ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ˈsɪgnəl ðə stɑrt əv ən ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd pərˈhæps ˈivɪn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkraɪsəs ðɛr. ɪt ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmɪdəl klæs ɪz əˈbaʊt tɪ bi nɑkt ɔf ɪts fit wəns again.”*.” ðə prɑgˈnoʊsəs fər ðə nɛkst fju jɪrz ɪz bæd wɪθ ə ʧæns əv wərs. ənd ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk kənˈdɪʃənz ər nɑt ˈivɪn ðə ˈskɛri pɑrt. ðə ˈskɛri pɑrt ɪz ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪn ə ˌriəˈlɪstɪk weɪ. ðɪs ˈkraɪsəs həz ˈmɛni kərənts, wɪʧ mərʤ ənd fid ɔf iʧ ˈəðər. ðɛr ɪz ðə læk əv kənˈsumər dɪˈmænd, ðə ˈkrɛdɪt krənʧ, ðə kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ slaɪd ɪn ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈpraɪsɪz, ðə friz ɪn ˈbɪznɪs ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ðə stɪl ˈhɛfti kənˈsumər dɛt ˈlɛvəlz ənd ðə skɪlz ˈmɪsˌmæʧ nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈbərdənz, ðə ˈbɪznɪs ˈətər læk əv ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn ðə waɪt haʊs, ðə ˈlumɪŋ ɪkˈsploʊʒən əv ɛnˈtaɪtəlmənt kɔsts, ðə læk əv ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz əˈkrɔs ðə bɔrd. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri noʊ ˈsɪŋgəl wən əv ðiz kərənts prəˈlɔŋz ðə ˈkraɪsəs. ɪt ɪz ðə ˈprɑdəkt əv ðə ˈkɑmplɛks ˈɪntərˌpleɪ bɪtˈwin ðɛm. tɪ pʊt ɪt ɪn ˈfænsi tərmz, ðə ˈkraɪsəs ɪz ən ˈimərʤənt kənˈdɪʃən ˈivɪn mɔr ˈtɛrəbəl ðən ðə səm əv ɪts pɑrts.
again, england suffered the ignominy of being booed inside their own stadium. they had lost for the second time in five days and when the shortcomings are this obvious, with the world cup draw just round the corner, the only possible consolation can be that nobody surely will be foolish enough to heap unrealistic expectations on this team. germany, like chile, simply reminded everyone about the standard of opposition in england's qualifying programme. joachim team did not even have to play particularly well, with their manager acknowledging afterwards he was not fully satisfied. yet germany could lope through the match and still expose some old failings in their opponents. andros townsend offered a few flickers of encouragement and joe hart, barring one moment of near-embarrassment, can reflect on a restorative performance, but it is difficult to be too positive when the opposition goalkeeper walks off the pitch at the final whistle without a mark on his kit. england did not manage a single shot on target, the first time in a home game since losing to scotland in november 1999. they have not beaten germany since colin bell and malcolm macdonald scored the goals in a win over helmut team in 1975 and it is the first time since 1977 they have lost successive matches on their own ground. between them, chile and germany have made team look ordinary. the fact is germany won, through per headed goal, while projecting the sense they were playing a good two or three notches below their optimum. at times, especially in the first half, they showed little appetite to give everything to the occasion. it was when they decided to take the game a touch more seriously that they were comfortably the more distinguished team. all this from a side that left manuel neuer, özil and philipp lahm at home, with thomas never required to remove his substitutes' top. a better side than england would have taken control during that period in the first half when germany were misplacing enough passes to agitate and leave the clear feeling that a shock might be possible if men could start to move the ball with more authority. instead, england were susceptible to a cross into the penalty area, just as they had been for alexis first goal for chile on friday, and took advantage despite the close proximity of chris smalling, wayne rooney and tom cleverley, all going for the same ball. had an outstanding night and this was not the only occasion he evaded smalling in england's penalty area. hodgson, insisting smalling had put in a strong performance, was either protecting his player or sorely mistaken hopefully the former. england simply cannot expect to get away with defending this generously in brazil. at least hart showed the force of personality that was required on his return to the team. his first save of the night, from another header, was one of the game's moments, even if england were behind within 30 seconds. the ball was never fully cleared and toni kroos, a considerable influence for the winning side, clipped another cross into the penalty area. attacked it with more intent than his opponents and his header flashed past hart into the opposite corner. early in the second half, hart was quickly off his to smother marco effort and later there was a splendid save from mario drive. in between, however, there was another of those dashes outside his penalty area that have undermined his performances. wembley held its breath as he collided with smalling and the pair were fortunate germany did not have anyone to capitalise. hart's was impressive but in that moment everything could have gone horribly wrong. townsend was probably the only other england player to emerge with any real distinction, always willing to drive forward from his position on the right and cracking a shot against a post, from 25 yards, with their best attacking moment. steven and ashley cole came off because of the injuries that have troubled them recently. daniel, perhaps surprisingly, stayed on, despite his own fitness issues. he was off the pace and his partnership with rooney continues to rather than fully ignite. rooney put in the usual hard running but it is all huff and puff sometimes and it had no impact against a defence superbly marshalled by and boateng. adam drew praise from hodgson as "a major find" but there were times when he was peripheral, particularly in the first half, and there was something telling about the loud cheers when jack replaced cleverley. jordan henderson was also brought on and responsible for the one occasion when germany's defence was almost opened up. his pass was wonderfully measured and a decent touch would have left clean through. the striker's anticipation was poor and the chance was gone. the booing was more voluble than it had been against chile and hodgson, with only one more game before he names his squad, has plenty to consider.	əˈgɛn, ˈɪŋglənd ˈsəfərd ðə ˈɪgnoʊˌmɪni əv biɪŋ bud ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðɛr oʊn ˈsteɪdiəm. ðeɪ hæd lɔst fər ðə ˈsɛkənd taɪm ɪn faɪv deɪz ənd wɪn ðə ˈʃɔrtˌkəmɪŋz ər ðɪs ˈɑbviəs, wɪθ ðə wərld kəp drɔ ʤɪst raʊnd ðə ˈkɔrnər, ðə ˈoʊnli ˈpɑsəbəl ˌkɑnsəˈleɪʃən kən bi ðət ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ˈʃʊrli wɪl bi ˈfulɪʃ ɪˈnəf tɪ hip ənˌriˈlɪstɪk ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz ɔn ðɪs tim. ˈʤərməni, laɪk ˈʧɪli, ˈsɪmpli riˈmaɪndɪd ˈɛvriˌwən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈstændərd əv ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ɪn ˈɪŋgləndz kˈwɑləˌfaɪɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm. ˌwɑˈkim tim dɪd nɑt ˈivɪn hæv tɪ pleɪ ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli wɛl, wɪθ ðɛr ˈmænɪʤər ækˈnɑlɪʤɪŋ ˈæftərwərdz hi wɑz nɑt ˈfʊli ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd. jɛt ˈʤərməni kʊd loʊp θru ðə mæʧ ənd stɪl ɪkˈspoʊz səm oʊld ˈfeɪlɪŋz ɪn ðɛr əˈpoʊnənts. ˈændrɑs ˈtaʊnzənd ˈɔfərd ə fju ˈflɪkərz əv ɛnˈkərɪʤmənt ənd ʤoʊ hɑrt, ˈbɑrɪŋ wən ˈmoʊmənt əv near-embarrassment, kən rɪˈflɛkt ɔn ə rəˈstɔrətɪv pərˈfɔrməns, bət ɪt ɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ bi tu ˈpɑzətɪv wɪn ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈgoʊlˌkipər wɔks ɔf ðə pɪʧ æt ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈwɪsəl wɪˈθaʊt ə mɑrk ɔn hɪz kɪt. ˈɪŋglənd dɪd nɑt ˈmænɪʤ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ʃɑt ɔn ˈtərgət, ðə fərst taɪm ɪn ə hoʊm geɪm sɪns ˈluzɪŋ tɪ ˈskɑtlənd ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 1999 ðeɪ hæv nɑt ˈbitən ˈʤərməni sɪns ˈkoʊlɪn bɛl ənd ˈmælkəm məkˈdɑnəld skɔrd ðə goʊlz ɪn ə wɪn ˈoʊvər ˈhɛlmət tim ɪn 1975 ənd ɪt ɪz ðə fərst taɪm sɪns 1977 ðeɪ hæv lɔst səkˈsɛsɪv ˈmæʧɪz ɔn ðɛr oʊn graʊnd. bɪtˈwin ðɛm, ˈʧɪli ənd ˈʤərməni hæv meɪd tim lʊk ˈɔrdəˌnɛri. ðə fækt ɪz ˈʤərməni wən, θru pər ˈhɛdɪd goʊl, waɪl prɑˈʤɛktɪŋ ðə sɛns ðeɪ wər pleɪɪŋ ə gʊd tu ər θri ˈnɑʧɪz bɪˈloʊ ðɛr ˈɑptɪməm. æt taɪmz, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ðə fərst hæf, ðeɪ ʃoʊd ˈlɪtəl ˈæpəˌtaɪt tɪ gɪv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈkeɪʒən. ɪt wɑz wɪn ðeɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ teɪk ðə geɪm ə təʧ mɔr ˈsɪriəsli ðət ðeɪ wər ˈkəmfərtəbli ðə mɔr dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt tim. ɔl ðɪs frəm ə saɪd ðət lɛft mɑnˈwɛl nɔɪər, ənd ˈfɪlɪp læm æt hoʊm, wɪθ ˈtɑməs ˈnɛvər rikˈwaɪərd tɪ riˈmuv hɪz ˈsəbstəˌtuts' tɔp. ə ˈbɛtər saɪd ðən ˈɪŋglənd wʊd hæv ˈteɪkən kənˈtroʊl ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət ˈpɪriəd ɪn ðə fərst hæf wɪn ˈʤərməni wər mɪˈspleɪsɪŋ ɪˈnəf ˈpæsɪz tɪ ˈæʤəˌteɪt ənd liv ðə klɪr ˈfilɪŋ ðət ə ʃɑk maɪt bi ˈpɑsəbəl ɪf mɛn kʊd stɑrt tɪ muv ðə bɔl wɪθ mɔr əˈθɔrəti. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ˈɪŋglənd wər səˈsɛptəbəl tɪ ə krɔs ˈɪntu ðə ˈpɛnəlti ˈɛriə, ʤɪst ɛz ðeɪ hæd bɪn fər əˈlɛksɪs fərst goʊl fər ˈʧɪli ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ənd tʊk ædˈvæntɪʤ dɪˈspaɪt ðə kloʊz prɑkˈsɪməti əv krɪs sˈmɔlɪŋ, weɪn ˈruni ənd tɑm cleverley, ɔl goʊɪŋ fər ðə seɪm bɔl. hæd ən ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ naɪt ənd ðɪs wɑz nɑt ðə ˈoʊnli əˈkeɪʒən hi ɪˈveɪdɪd sˈmɔlɪŋ ɪn ˈɪŋgləndz ˈpɛnəlti ˈɛriə. ˈhɑʤsən, ˌɪnˈsɪstɪŋ sˈmɔlɪŋ hæd pʊt ɪn ə strɔŋ pərˈfɔrməns, wɑz ˈiðər prəˈtɛktɪŋ hɪz pleɪər ər ˈsɔrli mɪˈsteɪkən ˈhoʊpfəli ðə ˈfɔrmər. ˈɪŋglənd ˈsɪmpli ˈkænɑt ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ gɪt əˈweɪ wɪθ dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ðɪs ˈʤɛnərəsli ɪn brəˈzɪl. æt list hɑrt ʃoʊd ðə fɔrs əv ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ðət wɑz rikˈwaɪərd ɔn hɪz rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə tim. hɪz fərst seɪv əv ðə naɪt, frəm əˈnəðər ˈhɛdər, wɑz wən əv ðə geɪmz ˈmoʊmənts, ˈivɪn ɪf ˈɪŋglənd wər bɪˈhaɪnd wɪˈθɪn 30 ˈsɛkəndz. ðə bɔl wɑz ˈnɛvər ˈfʊli klɪrd ənd ˈtoʊni kroos, ə kənˈsɪdərəbəl ˈɪnfluəns fər ðə ˈwɪnɪŋ saɪd, klɪpt əˈnəðər krɔs ˈɪntu ðə ˈpɛnəlti ˈɛriə. əˈtækt ɪt wɪθ mɔr ˌɪnˈtɛnt ðən hɪz əˈpoʊnənts ənd hɪz ˈhɛdər flæʃt pæst hɑrt ˈɪntu ðə ˈɑpəzɪt ˈkɔrnər. ˈərli ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf, hɑrt wɑz kˈwɪkli ɔf hɪz tɪ sˈməðər ˈmɑrkoʊ ˈɛfərt ənd ˈleɪtər ðɛr wɑz ə ˈsplɛndɪd seɪv frəm ˈmɑrioʊ draɪv. ɪn bɪtˈwin, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛr wɑz əˈnəðər əv ðoʊz ˈdæʃɪz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd hɪz ˈpɛnəlti ˈɛriə ðət hæv ˌəndərˈmaɪnd hɪz pərˈfɔrmənsɪz. ˈwɛmbli hɛld ɪts brɛθ ɛz hi kəˈlaɪdɪd wɪθ sˈmɔlɪŋ ənd ðə pɛr wər ˈfɔrʧənət ˈʤərməni dɪd nɑt hæv ˈɛniˌwən tɪ capitalise. hɑrts wɑz ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv bət ɪn ðət ˈmoʊmənt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ kʊd hæv gɔn ˈhɔrəbli rɔŋ. ˈtaʊnzənd wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə ˈoʊnli ˈəðər ˈɪŋglənd pleɪər tɪ ˈimərʤ wɪθ ˈɛni ril dɪˈstɪŋkʃən, ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ draɪv ˈfɔrwərd frəm hɪz pəˈzɪʃən ɔn ðə raɪt ənd ˈkrækɪŋ ə ʃɑt əˈgɛnst ə poʊst, frəm 25 jɑrdz, wɪθ ðɛr bɛst əˈtækɪŋ ˈmoʊmənt. ˈstivən ənd ˈæʃli koʊl keɪm ɔf bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈɪnʤəriz ðət hæv ˈtrəbəld ðɛm ˈrisəntli. ˈdænjəl, pərˈhæps səˈpraɪzɪŋli, steɪd ɔn, dɪˈspaɪt hɪz oʊn ˈfɪtnəs ˈɪʃuz. hi wɑz ɔf ðə peɪs ənd hɪz ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈruni kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ ˈrəðər ðən ˈfʊli ˌɪgˈnaɪt. ˈruni pʊt ɪn ðə ˈjuʒəwəl hɑrd ˈrənɪŋ bət ɪt ɪz ɔl həf ənd pəf ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ənd ɪt hæd noʊ ˌɪmˈpækt əˈgɛnst ə dɪˈfɛns ˈsupərbli ˈmɑrʃəld baɪ ənd boateng. ˈædəm dru preɪz frəm ˈhɑʤsən ɛz "ə ˈmeɪʤər faɪnd" bət ðɛr wər taɪmz wɪn hi wɑz pərˈɪfərəl, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn ðə fərst hæf, ənd ðɛr wɑz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈtɛlɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə laʊd ʧɪrz wɪn ʤæk ˌriˈpleɪst cleverley. ˈʤɔrdən ˈhɛndərsən wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ brɔt ɔn ənd riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə wən əˈkeɪʒən wɪn ˈʤərməniz dɪˈfɛns wɑz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈoʊpənd əp. hɪz pæs wɑz ˈwəndərfəli ˈmɛʒərd ənd ə ˈdisənt təʧ wʊd hæv lɛft klin θru. ðə ˈstraɪkərz ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən wɑz pur ənd ðə ʧæns wɑz gɔn. ðə buɪŋ wɑz mɔr ˈvɑljəbəl ðən ɪt hæd bɪn əˈgɛnst ˈʧɪli ənd ˈhɑʤsən, wɪθ ˈoʊnli wən mɔr geɪm ˌbiˈfɔr hi neɪmz hɪz skwɑd, həz ˈplɛnti tɪ kənˈsɪdər.
get the biggest celebs 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 lady gaga absolute killed the super bowl half-time show - but despite her incredible performance, some viewers were left a little disappointed. the singer's performance had promised to be politically charged in the wake of protests against donald trump. but, although her lyrics reference 'black, white and beige' and 'gay, straight, or bi, lesbian, life', there appeared to be no direct attack on the us president. fans took to twitter to question why there was no reference to the controversial muslim ban, or the women's march or, apparently, anything. but was gaga really going to pass up an opportunity on the world's biggest stage to throw some serious shade at trump? well, no. and she didn't. the dig at trump was simple and subtle but effective. gaga opened the half-time show with a poignant medley of “america the beautiful” and “this land is our land” - an alternative national anthem. the woody guthrie american classic has also become an anthem for protestors fighting against proposed immigration bans and border walls. as she perched on the roof of the stadium, the sky behind her illuminated with red, white and blue stars. (image: bbc) (image: bbc) at the start of the performance, the stars were divided in half - but as she continued to sing the patriotic medley, the stars aligned. the subtle dig wasn't missed by one viewer in particular - hillary clinton. the former presidential candidate, who lost out to trump in a heartbreaking election defeat, her praise for gaga. the star then belted out a medley of her greatest hits, including poker face, just dance, born this way, bad romance and more. dressed in an embellished blue and silver and matching boots, gaga look amazing as she her stuff on stage. half way through her performance, she slowed the pace down as she sat down to play the piano for million reasons. (image: rex features) (image: rex features) "america, how you doing tonight? we're here to make you feel good. do you want to feel good?" she told the audience. and half way through the song she also gave a shout out to her parents who were in the audience. she then hugged her fans as she returned to the stage to sing bad romance, and also managed a quick outfit change. (image: getty images north america) (image: getty images north america) ditching the, gaga then flashed her tummy in a pair of silver hot pants and a white top. fireworks went off above the stadium as she finished up her performance with an epic mic drop and jump off stage. (image: getty images north america) hours before taking to the field, gaga took to to reveal she would be performing solo despite rumours beyonce might be making an appearance. "i want to say thank you to my fans for cheering me on all these years," she wrote. "there will not be any guest performers tonight, i'm doing these 13 minutes solo! (image: rex features) (image: wireimage) "i dedicate every second to the love, diversity, compassion, and wild spirit of our fan base. to that kid who felt unwanted, or the grown up who remembers how hard it was to find acceptance. this is for you. it is also for those whose hearts and minds have opened to our message. "thank you for believing in us so we could be here today little monsters this is your stage. and i'm gonna leave my heart on it so you never forget it. let's do this. love, gaga p.s i love you so much."	gɪt ðə ˈbɪgəst səˈlɛbz ˈstɔriz baɪ iˈmeɪl səbˈskraɪb θæŋk ju fər səbˈskraɪbɪŋ wi hæv mɔr ˈnuzˌlɛtərz ʃoʊ mi si ɑr ˈpraɪvəsi ˈnoʊtɪs kʊd nɑt səbˈskraɪb, traɪ əˈgɛn ˈleɪtər ˌɪnˈvæləd iˈmeɪl ˈleɪdi ˈgɑˌgə ˈæbsəˌlut kɪld ðə ˈsupər boʊl ˈhæfˌtaɪm ʃoʊ bət dɪˈspaɪt hər ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl pərˈfɔrməns, səm vjuərz wər lɛft ə ˈlɪtəl ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd. ðə ˈsɪŋərz pərˈfɔrməns hæd ˈprɑməst tɪ bi ˈplɪtɪkli ʧɑrʤd ɪn ðə weɪk əv ˈproʊˌtɛsts əˈgɛnst ˈdɑnəld trəmp. bət, ˌɔlˈðoʊ hər ˈlɪrɪks ˈrɛfərəns 'blæk, waɪt ənd beɪʒ' ənd 'geɪ, streɪt, ər baɪ, ˈlɛzbiən, laɪf', ðɛr əˈpɪrd tɪ bi noʊ dɪˈrɛkt əˈtæk ɔn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzɪdənt. fænz tʊk tɪ tˈwɪtər tɪ kˈwɛʃən waɪ ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈməzlɪm bæn, ər ðə ˈwɪmənz mɑrʧ ər, əˈpɛrəntli, ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. bət wɑz ˈgɑˌgə ˈrɪli goʊɪŋ tɪ pæs əp ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti ɔn ðə wərldz ˈbɪgəst steɪʤ tɪ θroʊ səm ˈsɪriəs ʃeɪd æt trəmp? wɛl, noʊ. ənd ʃi ˈdɪdənt. ðə dɪg æt trəmp wɑz ˈsɪmpəl ənd ˈsətəl bət ˈifɛktɪv. ˈgɑˌgə ˈoʊpənd ðə ˈhæfˌtaɪm ʃoʊ wɪθ ə ˈpɔɪnjənt ˈmɛdli əv ðə beautiful”” ənd lænd ɪz ɑr land”” ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈnæʃənəl ˈænθəm. ðə ˈwʊdi ˈgəθri əˈmɛrɪkən ˈklæsɪk həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkəm ən ˈænθəm fər ˈproʊˌtɛstərz ˈfaɪtɪŋ əˈgɛnst prəˈpoʊzd ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən bænz ənd ˈbɔrdər wɔlz. ɛz ʃi pərʧt ɔn ðə rʊf əv ðə ˈsteɪdiəm, ðə skaɪ bɪˈhaɪnd hər ˌɪˈluməˌneɪtəd wɪθ rɛd, waɪt ənd blu stɑrz. (ˈɪmɪʤ: ˌbibiˈsi) (ˈɪmɪʤ: ˌbibiˈsi) æt ðə stɑrt əv ðə pərˈfɔrməns, ðə stɑrz wər dɪˈvaɪdɪd ɪn hæf bət ɛz ʃi kənˈtɪnjud tɪ sɪŋ ðə ˌpeɪtriˈɑtɪk ˈmɛdli, ðə stɑrz əˈlaɪnd. ðə ˈsətəl dɪg ˈwəzənt mɪst baɪ wən vjuər ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən. ðə ˈfɔrmər ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt, hu lɔst aʊt tɪ trəmp ɪn ə ˈhɑrtˌbreɪkɪŋ ɪˈlɛkʃən dɪˈfit, hər preɪz fər ˈgɑˌgə. ðə stɑr ðɛn ˈbɛltɪd aʊt ə ˈmɛdli əv hər ˈgreɪtəst hɪts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈpoʊkər feɪs, ʤɪst dæns, bɔrn ðɪs weɪ, bæd ˈroʊmæns ənd mɔr. drɛst ɪn ən ɛmˈbɛlɪʃt blu ənd ˈsɪlvər ənd ˈmæʧɪŋ buts, ˈgɑˌgə lʊk əˈmeɪzɪŋ ɛz ʃi hər stəf ɔn steɪʤ. hæf weɪ θru hər pərˈfɔrməns, ʃi sloʊd ðə peɪs daʊn ɛz ʃi sæt daʊn tɪ pleɪ ðə piˈænə fər ˈmɪljən ˈrizənz. (ˈɪmɪʤ: rɛks ˈfiʧərz) (ˈɪmɪʤ: rɛks ˈfiʧərz) "əˈmɛrɪkə, haʊ ju duɪŋ təˈnaɪt? wɪr hir tɪ meɪk ju fil gʊd. du ju wɔnt tɪ fil gʊd?" ʃi toʊld ðə ˈɔdiəns. ənd hæf weɪ θru ðə sɔŋ ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ geɪv ə ʃaʊt aʊt tɪ hər ˈpɛrənts hu wər ɪn ðə ˈɔdiəns. ʃi ðɛn həgd hər fænz ɛz ʃi rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə steɪʤ tɪ sɪŋ bæd ˈroʊmæns, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmænɪʤd ə kwɪk ˈaʊtˌfɪt ʧeɪnʤ. (ˈɪmɪʤ: ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə) (ˈɪmɪʤ: ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə) ˈdɪʧɪŋ ðə, ˈgɑˌgə ðɛn flæʃt hər ˈtəmi ɪn ə pɛr əv ˈsɪlvər hɑt pænts ənd ə waɪt tɔp. ˈfaɪrˌwərks wɛnt ɔf əˈbəv ðə ˈsteɪdiəm ɛz ʃi ˈfɪnɪʃt əp hər pərˈfɔrməns wɪθ ən ˈɛpɪk mɪk drɔp ənd ʤəmp ɔf steɪʤ. (ˈɪmɪʤ: ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə) aʊərz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈteɪkɪŋ tɪ ðə fild, ˈgɑˌgə tʊk tɪ tɪ rɪˈvil ʃi wʊd bi pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ˈsoʊˌloʊ dɪˈspaɪt ˈrumərz bɪˌjɔnˈseɪ maɪt bi ˈmeɪkɪŋ ən əˈpɪrəns. "aɪ wɔnt tɪ seɪ θæŋk ju tɪ maɪ fænz fər ˈʧɪrɪŋ mi ɔn ɔl ðiz jɪrz," ʃi roʊt. "ðɛr wɪl nɑt bi ˈɛni gɛst pərˈfɔrmərz təˈnaɪt, əm duɪŋ ðiz 13 ˈmɪnəts ˈsoʊˌloʊ! (ˈɪmɪʤ: rɛks ˈfiʧərz) (ˈɪmɪʤ: wireimage*) "aɪ ˈdɛdəˌkeɪt ˈɛvəri ˈsɛkənd tɪ ðə ləv, dɪˈvərsɪti, kəmˈpæʃən, ənd waɪld ˈspɪrɪt əv ɑr fæn beɪs. tɪ ðət kɪd hu fɛlt ənˈwɔntɪd, ər ðə groʊn əp hu rɪˈmɛmbərz haʊ hɑrd ɪt wɑz tɪ faɪnd əkˈsɛptəns. ðɪs ɪz fər ju. ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ fər ðoʊz huz hɑrts ənd maɪndz hæv ˈoʊpənd tɪ ɑr ˈmɛsɪʤ. "θæŋk ju fər bɪˈlivɪŋ ɪn ˈjuˈɛs soʊ wi kʊd bi hir təˈdeɪ ˈlɪtəl ˈmɑnstərz ðɪs ɪz jʊr steɪʤ. ənd əm ˈgɑnə liv maɪ hɑrt ɔn ɪt soʊ ju ˈnɛvər fərˈgɛt ɪt. lɛts du ðɪs. ləv, ˈgɑˌgə piz aɪ ləv ju soʊ məʧ."
we’ve found another print to join mask from the legend of korra: this electrified glove, preferred weapon of the equalists. created by central, the printed parts are made to be glued to a youngstown kevlar glove. this means that it can still be worn as a glove, unlike the they recently made. files to make your own gloves and can be found for free on and thingiverse. central also maintains an store where they sell their latest designs. since this is one of the older ones they made, no longer in stock, but you could always shoot them a message and request it. this story brings us to a close of our short-lived celebration around the avatar franchise. we kicked it off a few days ago as the the last recently had its anniversary. we started things off with 12 prints from the original show.	we’ve* faʊnd əˈnəðər prɪnt tɪ ʤɔɪn mæsk frəm ðə ˈlɛʤənd əv korra: ðɪs ɪˈlɛktrəˌfaɪd gləv, prɪˈfərd ˈwɛpən əv ðə equalists. kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ˈsɛntrəl, ðə ˈprɪnɪd pɑrts ər meɪd tɪ bi glud tɪ ə ˈjəŋzˌtaʊn ˈkɛvlər gləv. ðɪs minz ðət ɪt kən stɪl bi wɔrn ɛz ə gləv, ənˈlaɪk ðə ðeɪ ˈrisəntli meɪd. faɪlz tɪ meɪk jʊr oʊn gləvz ənd kən bi faʊnd fər fri ɔn ənd thingiverse*. ˈsɛntrəl ˈɔlsoʊ meɪnˈteɪnz ən stɔr wɛr ðeɪ sɛl ðɛr ˈleɪtəst dɪˈzaɪnz. sɪns ðɪs ɪz wən əv ðə ˈoʊldər wənz ðeɪ meɪd, noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ɪn stɑk, bət ju kʊd ˈɔlˌweɪz ʃut ðɛm ə ˈmɛsɪʤ ənd rɪkˈwɛst ɪt. ðɪs ˈstɔri brɪŋz ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ə kloʊz əv ɑr ˌʃɔrˈtlɪvd ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən əraʊnd ðə ˈævəˌtɑr ˈfrænˌʧaɪz. wi kɪkt ɪt ɔf ə fju deɪz əˈgoʊ ɛz ðə ðə læst ˈrisəntli hæd ɪts ˌænəˈvərsəri. wi ˈstɑrtɪd θɪŋz ɔf wɪθ 12 prɪnts frəm ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ʃoʊ.
in a speech on tuesday, iranian president hassan said iran would not allow donald trump to scrap the nuclear deal as he said he would during his campaign. rouhani said trump “wants to do many things, but none of his actions would affect us” in a speech at the university of tehran, carried live on iranian state television. “do you think he can rip up the? do you think we and our nation will let him do that?” said, according to a reuters report. stands for “joint comprehensive plan of action,” the formal name of the iran nuclear deal. nbc news notes the iranian president pointedly refused to say name during the speech, referring to him as “some man… elected in the u.s.” rouhani also criticized vote to extend the iran sanctions act for another 10 years, a bill president obama is expected to sign. “there is no doubt that the united states is our enemy. if obama signs isa but uses waiver rights to cease its implementation, it still infringes the nuclear agreement and we will react to it,” said, who is the great “moderate” hope of iran, according to the obama administration. in an address to the iranian parliament on sunday, said it would be “a blatant violation of the iran deal, and it will lead to our ultimate answer” if obama signs the isa extension. the parliament broke into chants of “death to america!” as he was speaking. iran received some support from china, whose foreign minister, wang yi, said the nuclear deal should “not be affected by any changes in the domestic situations of the countries concerned.” “what is important is to honor commitments and place emphasis on good faith when it comes to differences or possible differences,” said wang, as quoted by afp. wang spoke at a press conference after meeting with iranian foreign minister mohammad, who declared that iran “will not allow any party to unilaterally undertake any actions that are in violation of the nuclear agreement.” as for relationship with china, said it had “no reservation and no ceiling,” because tehran and beijing “share common principles and a common agenda for the future of the global system.”	ɪn ə spiʧ ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈprɛzɪdənt həˈsɑn sɛd ˌɪˈrɑn wʊd nɑt əˈlaʊ ˈdɑnəld trəmp tɪ skræp ðə ˈnukliər dil ɛz hi sɛd hi wʊd ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz kæmˈpeɪn. sɛd trəmp tɪ du ˈmɛni θɪŋz, bət nən əv hɪz ˈækʃənz wʊd əˈfɛkt us”” ɪn ə spiʧ æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌteɪˈrɑn, ˈkɛrid lɪv ɔn ˌɪˈrɑniən steɪt ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən. ju θɪŋk hi kən rɪp əp ðə? du ju θɪŋk wi ənd ɑr ˈneɪʃən wɪl lɛt ɪm du that?”?” sɛd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈrɔɪtərz rɪˈpɔrt. stændz fər ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv plæn əv action,”,” ðə ˈfɔrməl neɪm əv ðə ˌɪˈrɑn ˈnukliər dil. ˈɛnˌbiˈsi nuz noʊts ðə ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈpɔɪntɪˌdli rɪfˈjuzd tɪ seɪ neɪm ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə spiʧ, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ɪm ɛz man…… ɪˈlɛktɪd ɪn ðə u.s.”.” ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd voʊt tɪ ɪkˈstɛnd ðə ˌɪˈrɑn ˈsæŋkʃənz ækt fər əˈnəðər 10 jɪrz, ə bɪl ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ saɪn. ɪz noʊ daʊt ðət ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪz ɑr ˈɛnəmi. ɪf ˌoʊˈbɑmə saɪnz ˈisə bət ˈjuzɪz ˈweɪvər raɪts tɪ sis ɪts ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən, ɪt stɪl ˌɪnˈfrɪnʤɪz ðə ˈnukliər əˈgrimənt ənd wi wɪl riækt tɪ it,”,” sɛd, hu ɪz ðə greɪt ““moderate”” hoʊp əv ˌɪˈrɑn, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. ɪn ən ˈæˌdrɛs tɪ ðə ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈpɑrləmɛnt ɔn ˈsənˌdi, sɛd ɪt wʊd bi ˈbleɪtənt vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ðə ˌɪˈrɑn dil, ənd ɪt wɪl lɛd tɪ ɑr ˈəltəmət answer”” ɪf ˌoʊˈbɑmə saɪnz ðə ˈisə ɪkˈstɛnʃən. ðə ˈpɑrləmɛnt broʊk ˈɪntu ʧænts əv tɪ america!”!” ɛz hi wɑz ˈspikɪŋ. ˌɪˈrɑn rɪˈsivd səm səˈpɔrt frəm ˈʧaɪnə, huz ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər, wæŋ ji, sɛd ðə ˈnukliər dil ʃʊd bi əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ˈɛni ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðə dəˈmɛstɪk ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz əv ðə ˈkəntriz concerned.”.” ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪz tɪ ˈɑnər kəˈmɪtmənts ənd pleɪs ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn gʊd feɪθ wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈdɪfərənsɪz ər ˈpɑsəbəl differences,”,” sɛd wæŋ, ɛz kˈwoʊtɪd baɪ afp. wæŋ spoʊk æt ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns ˈæftər ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər moʊˈhɑmɛd, hu dɪˈklɛrd ðət ˌɪˈrɑn nɑt əˈlaʊ ˈɛni ˈpɑrti tɪ ˌjunəˈlætərəli ˈəndərˌteɪk ˈɛni ˈækʃənz ðət ər ɪn vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ðə ˈnukliər agreement.”.” ɛz fər riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈʧaɪnə, sɛd ɪt hæd ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən ənd noʊ ceiling,”,” bɪˈkəz ˌteɪˈrɑn ənd ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ˈkɑmən ˈprɪnsəpəlz ənd ə ˈkɑmən əˈʤɛndə fər ðə fˈjuʧər əv ðə ˈgloʊbəl system.”*.”
note i sometimes plan out my own suicide. i wonder who would be affected, my mom would be the worst off. her first son offing himself. i would hope she blame herself for it. perhaps my recently ex-girlfriend. she might try and blame herself for it too, perhaps think that if she broken up with me it been avoided. or if talked to me more after the breakup. truth is, relieved she broke up with me. it saves me the hassle of breaking up with her before doing it, or doing it while we were still together and leaving her in relationship limbo. my father would be stoic. sure i was viewed as a failure in his eyes, i was never good enough for his standards. move on, try again. that would be his feeling toward it, besides, he had his second chance anyway. my younger brother. sure cry at least a bit. i was his role model, someone who he looked up to, someone who pushed him away. i sometimes wonder if the reason i never attempted to get close to him, i knew one day have to cut ties and do this. i think cry, but forget about me eventually. we have much in common. a smart kid and probably do something great with his life. the family dog, probably would wonder where i was. perhaps walk into my room expecting me to be there, but the room changed since done it. the next question would be how i would do it. i would want to lessen the blow on my friends, family and relatives. if i could, i would simply erase myself from history. never born. there would be no pain involved, simply someone who never was. i have that luxury. the first option that always thought would be the simplest; buy a gun, aim at head, pull trigger. but that would leave a mess. the mental scarring of seeing your sons head blown to bits would probably be enough to drive my mother insane. the next option is hanging, but there is too much struggling if i snap my own neck. i want to suffer more than i have already. then i thought about myself in the bath. it would probably be the quickest and cleanest if i could devise a way to do it. if going off the electrocution suicide, already thought of how to execute it. step one would be leaving a note personally to each family member, trying to explain it in terms understand, my own mindset behind it. tell them sorry they had to know me and i had to rip myself away like a bandage. leave these notes in my room, perhaps tidy up a bit, this place is beginning to look like a mess. step two would be to staple a note to the outside of the bathroom door, before closing and locking it. this one would be for the police. it would tell them not to let my family into the bathroom, i want them to see my dead naked body, again, mental scarring thing. step three, make sure to call the police, report my own suicide. there was something poetic about it being done that way. step four, i would send a message to my now ex-girlfriend. tell her it her fault and this would have happened whether we were together or not. i know going through a depression of her own, i want her to be more depressed over something so trivial and inevitable. send it off, and drop the toaster into the bath. something joked about with my friends. a zap, and be over. i think about this often, but not ready to commit. for now, a fantasy. something i wish be able to do if it for all the variables. i want to cause others pain, so for now, i live for them. for my mom, for my brother, for the family dog, perhaps to try and prove my father wrong. show him not a and even if i make it through college i can still do something with my life. i also still think suicide is a cowardly thing. how could it be that bad that there is no other option than to kill yourself? so now i think about just running away. getting in my car, leaving for a month, maybe more, maybe a year, maybe forever. drive until i get to a place where no one knows me and start again. perhaps during this drive though, i realize that my life so bad. i decide to turn around, come back, finish what i started, maybe work things out with my ex. if something change fast in my mindset though, i see a future where truly happy. play this computer keyboard like a piano and create the saddest tales from my anxiety ridden and depressed soul. no one even reads these, just for me. to read over and realize how dumb been, how egotistical and selfish. how it really is my fault and no one else can be blamed for the predicament in. maybe before i take the final bath, reread this, and think, why i do it sooner? but then again, maybe decide that this is just like any other bath, and dry myself off, move on, try again.	noʊt aɪ ˈsəmˌtaɪmz plæn aʊt maɪ oʊn ˈsuɪˌsaɪd. aɪ ˈwəndər hu wʊd bi əˈfɛktɪd, maɪ mɑm wʊd bi ðə wərst ɔf. hər fərst sən ˈɔfɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf. aɪ wʊd hoʊp ʃi bleɪm hərˈsɛlf fər ɪt. pərˈhæps maɪ ˈrisəntli ˈɛkzˈgərlˌfrɛnd. ʃi maɪt traɪ ənd bleɪm hərˈsɛlf fər ɪt tu, pərˈhæps θɪŋk ðət ɪf ʃi ˈbroʊkən əp wɪθ mi ɪt bɪn əˈvɔɪdɪd. ər ɪf tɔkt tɪ mi mɔr ˈæftər ðə ˈbreɪˌkəp. truθ ɪz, rɪˈlivd ʃi broʊk əp wɪθ mi. ɪt seɪvz mi ðə ˈhæsəl əv ˈbreɪkɪŋ əp wɪθ hər ˌbiˈfɔr duɪŋ ɪt, ər duɪŋ ɪt waɪl wi wər stɪl təˈgɛðər ənd ˈlivɪŋ hər ɪn riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ˈlɪmboʊ. maɪ ˈfɑðər wʊd bi stoʊɪk. ʃʊr aɪ wɑz vjud ɛz ə ˈfeɪljər ɪn hɪz aɪz, aɪ wɑz ˈnɛvər gʊd ɪˈnəf fər hɪz ˈstændərdz. muv ɔn, traɪ əˈgɛn. ðət wʊd bi hɪz ˈfilɪŋ təˈwɔrd ɪt, ˌbiˈsaɪdz, hi hæd hɪz ˈsɛkənd ʧæns ˈɛniˌweɪ. maɪ ˈjəŋgər ˈbrəðər. ʃʊr kraɪ æt list ə bɪt. aɪ wɑz hɪz roʊl ˈmɑdəl, ˈsəmˌwən hu hi lʊkt əp tɪ, ˈsəmˌwən hu pʊʃt ɪm əˈweɪ. aɪ ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈwəndər ɪf ðə ˈrizən aɪ ˈnɛvər əˈtɛmptəd tɪ gɪt kloʊz tɪ ɪm, aɪ nu wən deɪ hæv tɪ kət taɪz ənd du ðɪs. aɪ θɪŋk kraɪ, bət fərˈgɛt əˈbaʊt mi ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli. wi hæv məʧ ɪn ˈkɑmən. ə smɑrt kɪd ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli du ˈsəmθɪŋ greɪt wɪθ hɪz laɪf. ðə ˈfæməli dɔg, ˈprɑbəˌbli wʊd ˈwəndər wɛr aɪ wɑz. pərˈhæps wɔk ˈɪntu maɪ rum ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ mi tɪ bi ðɛr, bət ðə rum ʧeɪnʤd sɪns dən ɪt. ðə nɛkst kˈwɛʃən wʊd bi haʊ aɪ wʊd du ɪt. aɪ wʊd wɔnt tɪ ˈlɛsən ðə bloʊ ɔn maɪ frɛndz, ˈfæməli ənd ˈrɛlətɪvz. ɪf aɪ kʊd, aɪ wʊd ˈsɪmpli ɪˈreɪs ˌmaɪˈsɛlf frəm ˈhɪstəri. ˈnɛvər bɔrn. ðɛr wʊd bi noʊ peɪn ˌɪnˈvɑlvd, ˈsɪmpli ˈsəmˌwən hu ˈnɛvər wɑz. aɪ hæv ðət ˈləgʒəri. ðə fərst ˈɔpʃən ðət ˈɔlˌweɪz θɔt wʊd bi ðə ˈsɪmpləst; baɪ ə gən, eɪm æt hɛd, pʊl ˈtrɪgər. bət ðət wʊd liv ə mɛs. ðə ˈmɛntəl ˈskɑrɪŋ əv siɪŋ jʊr sənz hɛd bloʊn tɪ bɪts wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli bi ɪˈnəf tɪ draɪv maɪ ˈməðər ˌɪnˈseɪn. ðə nɛkst ˈɔpʃən ɪz ˈhæŋɪŋ, bət ðɛr ɪz tu məʧ ˈstrəgəlɪŋ ɪf aɪ snæp maɪ oʊn nɛk. aɪ wɔnt tɪ ˈsəfər mɔr ðən aɪ hæv ɔˈrɛdi. ðɛn aɪ θɔt əˈbaʊt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ɪn ðə bæθ. ɪt wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli bi ðə kˈwɪkɪst ənd ˈklinəst ɪf aɪ kʊd dɪˈvaɪz ə weɪ tɪ du ɪt. ɪf goʊɪŋ ɔf ðə ˌɪˌlɛktrəˈkjuʃən ˈsuɪˌsaɪd, ɔˈrɛdi θɔt əv haʊ tɪ ˈɛksəˌkjut ɪt. stɛp wən wʊd bi ˈlivɪŋ ə noʊt ˈpərsənəli tɪ iʧ ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbər, traɪɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ɪt ɪn tərmz ˌəndərˈstænd, maɪ oʊn ˈmaɪndˌsɛt bɪˈhaɪnd ɪt. tɛl ðɛm ˈsɑri ðeɪ hæd tɪ noʊ mi ənd aɪ hæd tɪ rɪp ˌmaɪˈsɛlf əˈweɪ laɪk ə ˈbændɪʤ. liv ðiz noʊts ɪn maɪ rum, pərˈhæps ˈtaɪdi əp ə bɪt, ðɪs pleɪs ɪz bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ lʊk laɪk ə mɛs. stɛp tu wʊd bi tɪ ˈsteɪpəl ə noʊt tɪ ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ˈbæθˌrum dɔr, ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkloʊzɪŋ ənd ˈlɑkɪŋ ɪt. ðɪs wən wʊd bi fər ðə pəˈlis. ɪt wʊd tɛl ðɛm nɑt tɪ lɛt maɪ ˈfæməli ˈɪntu ðə ˈbæθˌrum, aɪ wɔnt ðɛm tɪ si maɪ dɛd ˈneɪkəd ˈbɑdi, əˈgɛn, ˈmɛntəl ˈskɑrɪŋ θɪŋ. stɛp θri, meɪk ʃʊr tɪ kɔl ðə pəˈlis, rɪˈpɔrt maɪ oʊn ˈsuɪˌsaɪd. ðɛr wɑz ˈsəmθɪŋ poʊˈɛtɪk əˈbaʊt ɪt biɪŋ dən ðət weɪ. stɛp fɔr, aɪ wʊd sɛnd ə ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ maɪ naʊ ˈɛkzˈgərlˌfrɛnd. tɛl hər ɪt hər fɔlt ənd ðɪs wʊd hæv ˈhæpənd ˈwɛðər wi wər təˈgɛðər ər nɑt. aɪ noʊ goʊɪŋ θru ə dɪˈprɛʃən əv hər oʊn, aɪ wɔnt hər tɪ bi mɔr dɪˈprɛst ˈoʊvər ˈsəmθɪŋ soʊ ˈtrɪviəl ənd ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl. sɛnd ɪt ɔf, ənd drɔp ðə ˈtoʊstər ˈɪntu ðə bæθ. ˈsəmθɪŋ ʤoʊkt əˈbaʊt wɪθ maɪ frɛndz. ə zæp, ənd bi ˈoʊvər. aɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈɔfən, bət nɑt ˈrɛdi tɪ kəˈmɪt. fər naʊ, ə ˈfænəsi. ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪ wɪʃ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ du ɪf ɪt fər ɔl ðə ˈvɛriəbəlz. aɪ wɔnt tɪ kɔz ˈəðərz peɪn, soʊ fər naʊ, aɪ lɪv fər ðɛm. fər maɪ mɑm, fər maɪ ˈbrəðər, fər ðə ˈfæməli dɔg, pərˈhæps tɪ traɪ ənd pruv maɪ ˈfɑðər rɔŋ. ʃoʊ ɪm nɑt ə ənd ˈivɪn ɪf aɪ meɪk ɪt θru ˈkɑlɪʤ aɪ kən stɪl du ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪθ maɪ laɪf. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ stɪl θɪŋk ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ɪz ə ˈkaʊərdli θɪŋ. haʊ kʊd ɪt bi ðət bæd ðət ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈəðər ˈɔpʃən ðən tɪ kɪl ˈjɔrsɛlf? soʊ naʊ aɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ʤɪst ˈrənɪŋ əˈweɪ. ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪn maɪ kɑr, ˈlivɪŋ fər ə mənθ, ˈmeɪbi mɔr, ˈmeɪbi ə jɪr, ˈmeɪbi fərˈɛvər. draɪv ənˈtɪl aɪ gɪt tɪ ə pleɪs wɛr noʊ wən noʊz mi ənd stɑrt əˈgɛn. pərˈhæps ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs draɪv ðoʊ, aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət maɪ laɪf soʊ bæd. aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ tərn əraʊnd, kəm bæk, ˈfɪnɪʃ wət aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd, ˈmeɪbi wərk θɪŋz aʊt wɪθ maɪ ɛks. ɪf ˈsəmθɪŋ ʧeɪnʤ fæst ɪn maɪ ˈmaɪndˌsɛt ðoʊ, aɪ si ə fˈjuʧər wɛr ˈtruli ˈhæpi. pleɪ ðɪs kəmˈpjutər ˈkiˌbɔrd laɪk ə piˈænə ənd kriˈeɪt ðə ˈsædəst teɪlz frəm maɪ æŋˈzaɪəti ˈrɪdən ənd dɪˈprɛst soʊl. noʊ wən ˈivɪn ridz ðiz, ʤɪst fər mi. tɪ rɛd ˈoʊvər ənd ˈriəˌlaɪz haʊ dəm bɪn, haʊ ˌigəˈtɪstɪkəl ənd ˈsɛlfɪʃ. haʊ ɪt ˈrɪli ɪz maɪ fɔlt ənd noʊ wən ɛls kən bi bleɪmd fər ðə prɪˈdɪkəmənt ɪn. ˈmeɪbi ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ teɪk ðə ˈfaɪnəl bæθ, ˈriˈrid ðɪs, ənd θɪŋk, waɪ aɪ du ɪt ˈsunər? bət ðɛn əˈgɛn, ˈmeɪbi ˌdɪˈsaɪd ðət ðɪs ɪz ʤɪst laɪk ˈɛni ˈəðər bæθ, ənd draɪ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ɔf, muv ɔn, traɪ əˈgɛn.
i have delayed an elevator and held the door open for a stranger. i have delayed an elevator and held the door open for a stranger. never i have delayed an elevator and held the door open for a stranger. once i have delayed an elevator and held the door open for a stranger. more than once i have delayed an elevator and held the door open for a stranger. often i have delayed an elevator and held the door open for a stranger. very often i have before being asked, voluntarily looked after a pets or children without being paid for it. i have before being asked, voluntarily looked after a pets or children without being paid for it. never i have before being asked, voluntarily looked after a pets or children without being paid for it. once i have before being asked, voluntarily looked after a pets or children without being paid for it. more than once i have before being asked, voluntarily looked after a pets or children without being paid for it. often i have before being asked, voluntarily looked after a pets or children without being paid for it. very often i have bought ‘charity” christmas cards deliberately because i knew it was a good cause. i have bought ‘charity” christmas cards deliberately because i knew it was a good cause. never i have bought ‘charity” christmas cards deliberately because i knew it was a good cause. once i have bought ‘charity” christmas cards deliberately because i knew it was a good cause. more than once i have bought ‘charity” christmas cards deliberately because i knew it was a good cause. often i have bought ‘charity” christmas cards deliberately because i knew it was a good cause. very often i have offered to help a handicapped or elderly stranger across a street. i have offered to help a handicapped or elderly stranger across a street. never i have offered to help a handicapped or elderly stranger across a street. once i have offered to help a handicapped or elderly stranger across a street. more than once i have offered to help a handicapped or elderly stranger across a street. often i have offered to help a handicapped or elderly stranger across a street. very often i have donated goods or clothes to a charity. i have donated goods or clothes to a charity. never i have donated goods or clothes to a charity. once i have donated goods or clothes to a charity. more than once i have donated goods or clothes to a charity. often i have donated goods or clothes to a charity. very often i have helped push a car out of the snow. i have helped push a car out of the snow. never i have helped push a car out of the snow. once i have helped push a car out of the snow. more than once i have helped push a car out of the snow. often i have helped push a car out of the snow. very often i have helped an acquaintance to move households. i have helped an acquaintance to move households. never i have helped an acquaintance to move households. once i have helped an acquaintance to move households. more than once i have helped an acquaintance to move households. often i have helped an acquaintance to move households. very often i have given a stranger a lift in my car. i have given a stranger a lift in my car. never i have given a stranger a lift in my car. once i have given a stranger a lift in my car. more than once i have given a stranger a lift in my car. often i have given a stranger a lift in my car. very often i have helped carry a belongings (books, parcels, etc.). i have helped carry a belongings (books, parcels, etc.). never i have helped carry a belongings (books, parcels, etc.). once i have helped carry a belongings (books, parcels, etc.). more than once i have helped carry a belongings (books, parcels, etc.). often i have helped carry a belongings (books, parcels, etc.). very often i have given money to a charity. i have given money to a charity. never i have given money to a charity. once i have given money to a charity. more than once i have given money to a charity. often i have given money to a charity. very often i have pointed out a error (in a bank, at the supermarket) in me for an item. i have pointed out a error (in a bank, at the supermarket) in me for an item. never i have pointed out a error (in a bank, at the supermarket) in me for an item. once i have pointed out a error (in a bank, at the supermarket) in me for an item. more than once i have pointed out a error (in a bank, at the supermarket) in me for an item. often i have pointed out a error (in a bank, at the supermarket) in me for an item. very often i have offered my seat on a bus or train to a stranger who was standing. i have offered my seat on a bus or train to a stranger who was standing. never i have offered my seat on a bus or train to a stranger who was standing. once i have offered my seat on a bus or train to a stranger who was standing. more than once i have offered my seat on a bus or train to a stranger who was standing. often i have offered my seat on a bus or train to a stranger who was standing. very often i have given money to a stranger who needed it (or asked me for it). i have given money to a stranger who needed it (or asked me for it). never i have given money to a stranger who needed it (or asked me for it). once i have given money to a stranger who needed it (or asked me for it). more than once i have given money to a stranger who needed it (or asked me for it). often i have given money to a stranger who needed it (or asked me for it). very often i have donated blood. i have donated blood. never i have donated blood. once i have donated blood. more than once i have donated blood. often i have donated blood. very often i have done volunteer work for a charity. i have done volunteer work for a charity. never i have done volunteer work for a charity. once i have done volunteer work for a charity. more than once i have done volunteer work for a charity. often i have done volunteer work for a charity. very often i have helped a classmate who i did not know that well with a homework assignment when my knowledge was greater than his or hers. i have helped a classmate who i did not know that well with a homework assignment when my knowledge was greater than his or hers. never i have helped a classmate who i did not know that well with a homework assignment when my knowledge was greater than his or hers. once i have helped a classmate who i did not know that well with a homework assignment when my knowledge was greater than his or hers. more than once i have helped a classmate who i did not know that well with a homework assignment when my knowledge was greater than his or hers. often i have helped a classmate who i did not know that well with a homework assignment when my knowledge was greater than his or hers. very often i have let a neighbour whom i know too well borrow an item of some value to me (e.g., a dish, tools, etc.) i have let a neighbour whom i know too well borrow an item of some value to me (e.g., a dish, tools, etc.) never i have let a neighbour whom i know too well borrow an item of some value to me (e.g., a dish, tools, etc.) once i have let a neighbour whom i know too well borrow an item of some value to me (e.g., a dish, tools, etc.) more than once i have let a neighbour whom i know too well borrow an item of some value to me (e.g., a dish, tools, etc.) often i have let a neighbour whom i know too well borrow an item of some value to me (e.g., a dish, tools, etc.) very often i have made change (i.e. small cash) for a stranger. i have made change (i.e. small cash) for a stranger. never i have made change (i.e. small cash) for a stranger. once i have made change (i.e. small cash) for a stranger. more than once i have made change (i.e. small cash) for a stranger. often i have made change (i.e. small cash) for a stranger. very often	aɪ hæv dɪˈleɪd ən ˈɛləˌveɪtər ənd hɛld ðə dɔr ˈoʊpən fər ə ˈstreɪnʤər. aɪ hæv dɪˈleɪd ən ˈɛləˌveɪtər ənd hɛld ðə dɔr ˈoʊpən fər ə ˈstreɪnʤər. ˈnɛvər aɪ hæv dɪˈleɪd ən ˈɛləˌveɪtər ənd hɛld ðə dɔr ˈoʊpən fər ə ˈstreɪnʤər. wəns aɪ hæv dɪˈleɪd ən ˈɛləˌveɪtər ənd hɛld ðə dɔr ˈoʊpən fər ə ˈstreɪnʤər. mɔr ðən wəns aɪ hæv dɪˈleɪd ən ˈɛləˌveɪtər ənd hɛld ðə dɔr ˈoʊpən fər ə ˈstreɪnʤər. ˈɔfən aɪ hæv dɪˈleɪd ən ˈɛləˌveɪtər ənd hɛld ðə dɔr ˈoʊpən fər ə ˈstreɪnʤər. ˈvɛri ˈɔfən aɪ hæv ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ æst, ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli lʊkt ˈæftər ə pɛts ər ˈʧɪldrən wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ peɪd fər ɪt. aɪ hæv ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ æst, ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli lʊkt ˈæftər ə pɛts ər ˈʧɪldrən wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ peɪd fər ɪt. ˈnɛvər aɪ hæv ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ æst, ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli lʊkt ˈæftər ə pɛts ər ˈʧɪldrən wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ peɪd fər ɪt. wəns aɪ hæv ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ æst, ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli lʊkt ˈæftər ə pɛts ər ˈʧɪldrən wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ peɪd fər ɪt. mɔr ðən wəns aɪ hæv ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ æst, ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli lʊkt ˈæftər ə pɛts ər ˈʧɪldrən wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ peɪd fər ɪt. ˈɔfən aɪ hæv ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ æst, ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli lʊkt ˈæftər ə pɛts ər ˈʧɪldrən wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ peɪd fər ɪt. ˈvɛri ˈɔfən aɪ hæv bɔt ‘‘charity”” ˈkrɪsməs kɑrdz dɪˈlɪbərətli bɪˈkəz aɪ nu ɪt wɑz ə gʊd kɔz. aɪ hæv bɔt ‘‘charity”” ˈkrɪsməs kɑrdz dɪˈlɪbərətli bɪˈkəz aɪ nu ɪt wɑz ə gʊd kɔz. ˈnɛvər aɪ hæv bɔt ‘‘charity”” ˈkrɪsməs kɑrdz dɪˈlɪbərətli bɪˈkəz aɪ nu ɪt wɑz ə gʊd kɔz. wəns aɪ hæv bɔt ‘‘charity”” ˈkrɪsməs kɑrdz dɪˈlɪbərətli bɪˈkəz aɪ nu ɪt wɑz ə gʊd kɔz. mɔr ðən wəns aɪ hæv bɔt ‘‘charity”” ˈkrɪsməs kɑrdz dɪˈlɪbərətli bɪˈkəz aɪ nu ɪt wɑz ə gʊd kɔz. ˈɔfən aɪ hæv bɔt ‘‘charity”” ˈkrɪsməs kɑrdz dɪˈlɪbərətli bɪˈkəz aɪ nu ɪt wɑz ə gʊd kɔz. ˈvɛri ˈɔfən aɪ hæv ˈɔfərd tɪ hɛlp ə ˈhændiˌkæpt ər ˈɛldərli ˈstreɪnʤər əˈkrɔs ə strit. aɪ hæv ˈɔfərd tɪ hɛlp ə ˈhændiˌkæpt ər ˈɛldərli ˈstreɪnʤər əˈkrɔs ə strit. ˈnɛvər aɪ hæv ˈɔfərd tɪ hɛlp ə ˈhændiˌkæpt ər ˈɛldərli ˈstreɪnʤər əˈkrɔs ə strit. wəns aɪ hæv ˈɔfərd tɪ hɛlp ə ˈhændiˌkæpt ər ˈɛldərli ˈstreɪnʤər əˈkrɔs ə strit. mɔr ðən wəns aɪ hæv ˈɔfərd tɪ hɛlp ə ˈhændiˌkæpt ər ˈɛldərli ˈstreɪnʤər əˈkrɔs ə strit. ˈɔfən aɪ hæv ˈɔfərd tɪ hɛlp ə ˈhændiˌkæpt ər ˈɛldərli ˈstreɪnʤər əˈkrɔs ə strit. ˈvɛri ˈɔfən aɪ hæv ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd gʊdz ər kloʊðz tɪ ə ˈʧɛrɪti. aɪ hæv ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd gʊdz ər kloʊðz tɪ ə ˈʧɛrɪti. ˈnɛvər aɪ hæv ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd gʊdz ər kloʊðz tɪ ə ˈʧɛrɪti. wəns aɪ hæv ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd gʊdz ər kloʊðz tɪ ə ˈʧɛrɪti. mɔr ðən wəns aɪ hæv ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd gʊdz ər kloʊðz tɪ ə ˈʧɛrɪti. ˈɔfən aɪ hæv ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd gʊdz ər kloʊðz tɪ ə ˈʧɛrɪti. ˈvɛri ˈɔfən aɪ hæv hɛlpt pʊʃ ə kɑr aʊt əv ðə snoʊ. aɪ hæv hɛlpt pʊʃ ə kɑr aʊt əv ðə snoʊ. ˈnɛvər aɪ hæv hɛlpt pʊʃ ə kɑr aʊt əv ðə snoʊ. wəns aɪ hæv hɛlpt pʊʃ ə kɑr aʊt əv ðə snoʊ. mɔr ðən wəns aɪ hæv hɛlpt pʊʃ ə kɑr aʊt əv ðə snoʊ. ˈɔfən aɪ hæv hɛlpt pʊʃ ə kɑr aʊt əv ðə snoʊ. ˈvɛri ˈɔfən aɪ hæv hɛlpt ən əkˈweɪntəns tɪ muv ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz. aɪ hæv hɛlpt ən əkˈweɪntəns tɪ muv ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz. ˈnɛvər aɪ hæv hɛlpt ən əkˈweɪntəns tɪ muv ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz. wəns aɪ hæv hɛlpt ən əkˈweɪntəns tɪ muv ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz. mɔr ðən wəns aɪ hæv hɛlpt ən əkˈweɪntəns tɪ muv ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz. ˈɔfən aɪ hæv hɛlpt ən əkˈweɪntəns tɪ muv ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz. ˈvɛri ˈɔfən aɪ hæv ˈgɪvɪn ə ˈstreɪnʤər ə lɪft ɪn maɪ kɑr. aɪ hæv ˈgɪvɪn ə ˈstreɪnʤər ə lɪft ɪn maɪ kɑr. ˈnɛvər aɪ hæv ˈgɪvɪn ə ˈstreɪnʤər ə lɪft ɪn maɪ kɑr. wəns aɪ hæv ˈgɪvɪn ə ˈstreɪnʤər ə lɪft ɪn maɪ kɑr. mɔr ðən wəns aɪ hæv ˈgɪvɪn ə ˈstreɪnʤər ə lɪft ɪn maɪ kɑr. ˈɔfən aɪ hæv ˈgɪvɪn ə ˈstreɪnʤər ə lɪft ɪn maɪ kɑr. ˈvɛri ˈɔfən aɪ hæv hɛlpt ˈkɛri ə bɪˈlɔŋɪŋz (bʊks, ˈpɑrsəlz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.). aɪ hæv hɛlpt ˈkɛri ə bɪˈlɔŋɪŋz (bʊks, ˈpɑrsəlz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.). ˈnɛvər aɪ hæv hɛlpt ˈkɛri ə bɪˈlɔŋɪŋz (bʊks, ˈpɑrsəlz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.). wəns aɪ hæv hɛlpt ˈkɛri ə bɪˈlɔŋɪŋz (bʊks, ˈpɑrsəlz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.). mɔr ðən wəns aɪ hæv hɛlpt ˈkɛri ə bɪˈlɔŋɪŋz (bʊks, ˈpɑrsəlz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.). ˈɔfən aɪ hæv hɛlpt ˈkɛri ə bɪˈlɔŋɪŋz (bʊks, ˈpɑrsəlz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.). ˈvɛri ˈɔfən aɪ hæv ˈgɪvɪn ˈməni tɪ ə ˈʧɛrɪti. aɪ hæv ˈgɪvɪn ˈməni tɪ ə ˈʧɛrɪti. ˈnɛvər aɪ hæv ˈgɪvɪn ˈməni tɪ ə ˈʧɛrɪti. wəns aɪ hæv ˈgɪvɪn ˈməni tɪ ə ˈʧɛrɪti. mɔr ðən wəns aɪ hæv ˈgɪvɪn ˈməni tɪ ə ˈʧɛrɪti. ˈɔfən aɪ hæv ˈgɪvɪn ˈməni tɪ ə ˈʧɛrɪti. ˈvɛri ˈɔfən aɪ hæv ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ə ˈɛrər (ɪn ə bæŋk, æt ðə ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt) ɪn mi fər ən ˈaɪtəm. aɪ hæv ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ə ˈɛrər (ɪn ə bæŋk, æt ðə ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt) ɪn mi fər ən ˈaɪtəm. ˈnɛvər aɪ hæv ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ə ˈɛrər (ɪn ə bæŋk, æt ðə ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt) ɪn mi fər ən ˈaɪtəm. wəns aɪ hæv ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ə ˈɛrər (ɪn ə bæŋk, æt ðə ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt) ɪn mi fər ən ˈaɪtəm. mɔr ðən wəns aɪ hæv ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ə ˈɛrər (ɪn ə bæŋk, æt ðə ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt) ɪn mi fər ən ˈaɪtəm. ˈɔfən aɪ hæv ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ə ˈɛrər (ɪn ə bæŋk, æt ðə ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt) ɪn mi fər ən ˈaɪtəm. ˈvɛri ˈɔfən aɪ hæv ˈɔfərd maɪ sit ɔn ə bəs ər treɪn tɪ ə ˈstreɪnʤər hu wɑz ˈstændɪŋ. aɪ hæv ˈɔfərd maɪ sit ɔn ə bəs ər treɪn tɪ ə ˈstreɪnʤər hu wɑz ˈstændɪŋ. ˈnɛvər aɪ hæv ˈɔfərd maɪ sit ɔn ə bəs ər treɪn tɪ ə ˈstreɪnʤər hu wɑz ˈstændɪŋ. wəns aɪ hæv ˈɔfərd maɪ sit ɔn ə bəs ər treɪn tɪ ə ˈstreɪnʤər hu wɑz ˈstændɪŋ. mɔr ðən wəns aɪ hæv ˈɔfərd maɪ sit ɔn ə bəs ər treɪn tɪ ə ˈstreɪnʤər hu wɑz ˈstændɪŋ. ˈɔfən aɪ hæv ˈɔfərd maɪ sit ɔn ə bəs ər treɪn tɪ ə ˈstreɪnʤər hu wɑz ˈstændɪŋ. ˈvɛri ˈɔfən aɪ hæv ˈgɪvɪn ˈməni tɪ ə ˈstreɪnʤər hu ˈnidɪd ɪt (ər æst mi fər ɪt). aɪ hæv ˈgɪvɪn ˈməni tɪ ə ˈstreɪnʤər hu ˈnidɪd ɪt (ər æst mi fər ɪt). ˈnɛvər aɪ hæv ˈgɪvɪn ˈməni tɪ ə ˈstreɪnʤər hu ˈnidɪd ɪt (ər æst mi fər ɪt). wəns aɪ hæv ˈgɪvɪn ˈməni tɪ ə ˈstreɪnʤər hu ˈnidɪd ɪt (ər æst mi fər ɪt). mɔr ðən wəns aɪ hæv ˈgɪvɪn ˈməni tɪ ə ˈstreɪnʤər hu ˈnidɪd ɪt (ər æst mi fər ɪt). ˈɔfən aɪ hæv ˈgɪvɪn ˈməni tɪ ə ˈstreɪnʤər hu ˈnidɪd ɪt (ər æst mi fər ɪt). ˈvɛri ˈɔfən aɪ hæv ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd bləd. aɪ hæv ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd bləd. ˈnɛvər aɪ hæv ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd bləd. wəns aɪ hæv ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd bləd. mɔr ðən wəns aɪ hæv ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd bləd. ˈɔfən aɪ hæv ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd bləd. ˈvɛri ˈɔfən aɪ hæv dən ˌvɑlənˈtɪr wərk fər ə ˈʧɛrɪti. aɪ hæv dən ˌvɑlənˈtɪr wərk fər ə ˈʧɛrɪti. ˈnɛvər aɪ hæv dən ˌvɑlənˈtɪr wərk fər ə ˈʧɛrɪti. wəns aɪ hæv dən ˌvɑlənˈtɪr wərk fər ə ˈʧɛrɪti. mɔr ðən wəns aɪ hæv dən ˌvɑlənˈtɪr wərk fər ə ˈʧɛrɪti. ˈɔfən aɪ hæv dən ˌvɑlənˈtɪr wərk fər ə ˈʧɛrɪti. ˈvɛri ˈɔfən aɪ hæv hɛlpt ə ˈklæsˌmeɪt hu aɪ dɪd nɑt noʊ ðət wɛl wɪθ ə ˈhoʊmˌwərk əˈsaɪnmənt wɪn maɪ ˈnɑlɪʤ wɑz ˈgreɪtər ðən hɪz ər hərz. aɪ hæv hɛlpt ə ˈklæsˌmeɪt hu aɪ dɪd nɑt noʊ ðət wɛl wɪθ ə ˈhoʊmˌwərk əˈsaɪnmənt wɪn maɪ ˈnɑlɪʤ wɑz ˈgreɪtər ðən hɪz ər hərz. ˈnɛvər aɪ hæv hɛlpt ə ˈklæsˌmeɪt hu aɪ dɪd nɑt noʊ ðət wɛl wɪθ ə ˈhoʊmˌwərk əˈsaɪnmənt wɪn maɪ ˈnɑlɪʤ wɑz ˈgreɪtər ðən hɪz ər hərz. wəns aɪ hæv hɛlpt ə ˈklæsˌmeɪt hu aɪ dɪd nɑt noʊ ðət wɛl wɪθ ə ˈhoʊmˌwərk əˈsaɪnmənt wɪn maɪ ˈnɑlɪʤ wɑz ˈgreɪtər ðən hɪz ər hərz. mɔr ðən wəns aɪ hæv hɛlpt ə ˈklæsˌmeɪt hu aɪ dɪd nɑt noʊ ðət wɛl wɪθ ə ˈhoʊmˌwərk əˈsaɪnmənt wɪn maɪ ˈnɑlɪʤ wɑz ˈgreɪtər ðən hɪz ər hərz. ˈɔfən aɪ hæv hɛlpt ə ˈklæsˌmeɪt hu aɪ dɪd nɑt noʊ ðət wɛl wɪθ ə ˈhoʊmˌwərk əˈsaɪnmənt wɪn maɪ ˈnɑlɪʤ wɑz ˈgreɪtər ðən hɪz ər hərz. ˈvɛri ˈɔfən aɪ hæv lɛt ə ˈneɪbər hum aɪ noʊ tu wɛl ˈbɑˌroʊ ən ˈaɪtəm əv səm ˈvælju tɪ mi (e.g., ə dɪʃ, tulz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.) aɪ hæv lɛt ə ˈneɪbər hum aɪ noʊ tu wɛl ˈbɑˌroʊ ən ˈaɪtəm əv səm ˈvælju tɪ mi (e.g., ə dɪʃ, tulz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.) ˈnɛvər aɪ hæv lɛt ə ˈneɪbər hum aɪ noʊ tu wɛl ˈbɑˌroʊ ən ˈaɪtəm əv səm ˈvælju tɪ mi (e.g., ə dɪʃ, tulz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.) wəns aɪ hæv lɛt ə ˈneɪbər hum aɪ noʊ tu wɛl ˈbɑˌroʊ ən ˈaɪtəm əv səm ˈvælju tɪ mi (e.g., ə dɪʃ, tulz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.) mɔr ðən wəns aɪ hæv lɛt ə ˈneɪbər hum aɪ noʊ tu wɛl ˈbɑˌroʊ ən ˈaɪtəm əv səm ˈvælju tɪ mi (e.g., ə dɪʃ, tulz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.) ˈɔfən aɪ hæv lɛt ə ˈneɪbər hum aɪ noʊ tu wɛl ˈbɑˌroʊ ən ˈaɪtəm əv səm ˈvælju tɪ mi (e.g., ə dɪʃ, tulz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.) ˈvɛri ˈɔfən aɪ hæv meɪd ʧeɪnʤ (i.e. smɔl kæʃ) fər ə ˈstreɪnʤər. aɪ hæv meɪd ʧeɪnʤ (i.e. smɔl kæʃ) fər ə ˈstreɪnʤər. ˈnɛvər aɪ hæv meɪd ʧeɪnʤ (i.e. smɔl kæʃ) fər ə ˈstreɪnʤər. wəns aɪ hæv meɪd ʧeɪnʤ (i.e. smɔl kæʃ) fər ə ˈstreɪnʤər. mɔr ðən wəns aɪ hæv meɪd ʧeɪnʤ (i.e. smɔl kæʃ) fər ə ˈstreɪnʤər. ˈɔfən aɪ hæv meɪd ʧeɪnʤ (i.e. smɔl kæʃ) fər ə ˈstreɪnʤər. ˈvɛri ˈɔfən
she was one of the longest serving members of the justice society of america, and the latest in a pantheon of heroes going back to the original golden age hero of star man. but for all of that, is only a teenager. and could be her biggest strength. dc’s was recently inducted into the justice league of america team by geoff johns and david finch, serving as one of the youngest members ever. despite her age however, the young woman born courtney whitmore has a long history in comics. was created by a young geoff johns in stars and s.t.r.i.p.e.s. #0, and based lovingly on johns’ own sister who died tragically in the 1995 flight 800 accident. on numerous occasions johns has been quoted as saying his favorite character in the dcu, and now with him as the chief writer and chief creative officer she is getting her biggest stage yet to go into action. in this where do i start?, i look back at the 14 year history in comics and pull together five texts that will give you all you need to know on young starlet. stars & s.t.r.i.p.e. vol. 1 & vol. 2: before geoff johns was “geoff johns,” he was a young comics writer trying to make his way in the industry. dc gave him that chance by doing a modern day revamp of the classic heroic duo of the kid and stripesy, and thus came stars & s.t.r.i.p.e. partnering with artists lee moder, scott and chris weston, johns introduced (then going by the mantle name of kid) as an enterprising heroine who found her superhero gear and takes up the family business. her stepfather, the original stripesy, builds a suit of armor to stand by her and protect her as s.t.r.i.p.e. special tactics robotic integrated power enhancer. through fifteen issues collected in these 2 trades, johns and co. tell a great little hero story that stands on its own as great comics. jsa: fair play (vol. 4) : shortly after her debut in stars & s.t.r.i.p.e.s., joins with other legacy heroes in the historic justice society of america title,. this fourth volume shows her very early on in her membership, including one particularly great issue #29 where she and thunder are left alone to fend off solomon grundy the villain who killed her predecessor, kid. grundy is even more vicious than usual thanks to a dose of the chemicals, but and finally fend him off in a last ditch effort that leaves grundy charred from the inside out by thunderbolt. sins of youth: & the jr.: this is part of the excellent “sins of youth” crossover that has own collection, but just one story really focuses on or rather,. in this story, was transformed into an older version of herself and forced to live up to the of the original sister, merry pemberton, who feels never lived up to the family mantle. eventually proves herself, and is a major moment for her on her path to becoming a hero. jsa: black vengeance: it all begins with the murder of’s parents by the time traveling villain per degaton. determined, and the go back in time themselves to the to save her family. the story features fighting for family, but also dealing with her on-again, romance with the traitorous atom smasher. justice society of america: black adam & isis (vol. 5): this collection of stories has a trio of great-centric stories, most notably #26 “black adam ruined my birthday!” in it, is bummed about how a recent battle with black adam spoiled her plans for a birthday party only to be given a surprise party by the. some great moments here for all of the characters, including one of starman bestowing with her own costume and cosmic rod. the climax of the story is when goes to the dentist to finally remove her braces but i spoil that ending.	ʃi wɑz wən əv ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst ˈsərvɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈʤəstɪs soʊˈsaɪɪti əv əˈmɛrɪkə, ənd ðə ˈleɪtəst ɪn ə ˈpænθiˌɑn əv ˈhɪroʊz goʊɪŋ bæk tɪ ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈgoʊldən eɪʤ ˈhɪroʊ əv stɑr mæn. bət fər ɔl əv ðət, ɪz ˈoʊnli ə ˈtiˌneɪʤər. ənd kʊd bi hər ˈbɪgəst strɛŋθ. wɑz ˈrisəntli ˌɪnˈdəktɪd ˈɪntu ðə ˈʤəstɪs lig əv əˈmɛrɪkə tim baɪ ʤɛf ʤɑnz ənd ˈdeɪvɪd fɪnʧ, ˈsərvɪŋ ɛz wən əv ðə ˈjəŋgəst ˈmɛmbərz ˈɛvər. dɪˈspaɪt hər eɪʤ ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə jəŋ ˈwʊmən bɔrn ˈkɔrtni ˈwɪtmɔr həz ə lɔŋ ˈhɪstəri ɪn ˈkɑmɪks. wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ə jəŋ ʤɛf ʤɑnz ɪn stɑrz ənd s.t.r.i.p.e.s. 0 ənd beɪst ˈləvɪŋli ɔn johns’’ oʊn ˈsɪstər hu daɪd ˈtræʤɪkli ɪn ðə 1995 flaɪt 800 ˈæksədənt. ɔn ˈnumərəs ɔˈkeɪʒənz ʤɑnz həz bɪn kˈwoʊtɪd ɛz seɪɪŋ hɪz ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈkɛrɪktər ɪn ðə dcu, ənd naʊ wɪθ ɪm ɛz ðə ʧif ˈraɪtər ənd ʧif kriˈeɪtɪv ˈɔfɪsər ʃi ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ hər ˈbɪgəst steɪʤ jɛt tɪ goʊ ˈɪntu ˈækʃən. ɪn ðɪs wɛr du aɪ stɑrt?, aɪ lʊk bæk æt ðə 14 jɪr ˈhɪstəri ɪn ˈkɑmɪks ənd pʊl təˈgɛðər faɪv tɛksts ðət wɪl gɪv ju ɔl ju nid tɪ noʊ ɔn jəŋ ˈstɑrlət. stɑrz s.t.r.i.p.e. vol. 1 vol. 2 ˌbiˈfɔr ʤɛf ʤɑnz wɑz johns,”,” hi wɑz ə jəŋ ˈkɑmɪks ˈraɪtər traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk hɪz weɪ ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri. ˌdiˈsi geɪv ɪm ðət ʧæns baɪ duɪŋ ə ˈmɑdərn deɪ riˈvæmp əv ðə ˈklæsɪk hɪˈroʊɪk ˈduoʊ əv ðə kɪd ənd stripesy, ənd ðəs keɪm stɑrz s.t.r.i.p.e. ˈpɑrtnərɪŋ wɪθ ˈɑrtɪsts li ˈmoʊdər, skɑt ənd krɪs ˈwɛstən, ʤɑnz ˌɪntrəˈdust (ðɛn goʊɪŋ baɪ ðə ˈmæntəl neɪm əv kɪd) ɛz ən ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪŋ ˈhɛroʊən hu faʊnd hər ˌsupərˈhiroʊ gɪr ənd teɪks əp ðə ˈfæməli ˈbɪznɪs. hər ˈstɛpˌfɑðər, ðə ərˈɪʤənəl stripesy, bɪldz ə sut əv ˈɑrmər tɪ stænd baɪ hər ənd prəˈtɛkt hər ɛz s.t.r.i.p.e. ˈspɛʃəl ˈtæktɪks ˌroʊˈbɑtɪk ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd paʊər ɛnˈhænsər. θru ˈfɪfˈtin ˈɪʃuz kəˈlɛktəd ɪn ðiz 2 treɪdz, ʤɑnz ənd koʊ. tɛl ə greɪt ˈlɪtəl ˈhɪroʊ ˈstɔri ðət stændz ɔn ɪts oʊn ɛz greɪt ˈkɑmɪks.: fɛr pleɪ (vol. 4 ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər hər ˈdeɪbju ɪn stɑrz s.t.r.i.p.e.s., ʤɔɪnz wɪθ ˈəðər ˈlɛgəsi ˈhɪroʊz ɪn ðə hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈʤəstɪs soʊˈsaɪɪti əv əˈmɛrɪkə ˈtaɪtəl,. ðɪs fɔrθ ˈvɑljum ʃoʊz hər ˈvɛri ˈərli ɔn ɪn hər ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wən ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli greɪt ˈɪʃu 29 wɛr ʃi ənd ˈθəndər ər lɛft əˈloʊn tɪ fɛnd ɔf ˈsɑləmən ˈgrəndi ðə ˈvɪlən hu kɪld hər ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər, kɪd. ˈgrəndi ɪz ˈivɪn mɔr ˈvɪʃəs ðən ˈjuʒəwəl θæŋks tɪ ə doʊs əv ðə ˈkɛmɪkəlz, bət ənd ˈfaɪnəli fɛnd ɪm ɔf ɪn ə læst dɪʧ ˈɛfərt ðət livz ˈgrəndi ʧɑrd frəm ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd aʊt baɪ ˈθəndərˌbɔlt. sɪnz əv juθ: ðə jr.: ðɪs ɪz pɑrt əv ðə ˈɛksələnt əv youth”” ˈkrɔˌsoʊvər ðət həz oʊn kəˈlɛkʃən, bət ʤɪst wən ˈstɔri ˈrɪli ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn ər ˈrəðər,. ɪn ðɪs ˈstɔri, wɑz trænsˈfɔrmd ˈɪntu ən ˈoʊldər ˈvərʒən əv hərˈsɛlf ənd fɔrst tɪ lɪv əp tɪ ðə əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈsɪstər, ˈmɛri ˈpɛmbərtən, hu filz ˈnɛvər lɪvd əp tɪ ðə ˈfæməli ˈmæntəl. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli pruvz hərˈsɛlf, ənd ɪz ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈmoʊmənt fər hər ɔn hər pæθ tɪ bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈhɪroʊ.: blæk ˈvɛnʤəns: ɪt ɔl bɪˈgɪnz wɪθ ðə ˈmərdər əv ˈpɛrənts baɪ ðə taɪm ˈtrævəlɪŋ ˈvɪlən pər degaton. dɪˈtərmənd, ənd ðə goʊ bæk ɪn taɪm ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ ðə tɪ seɪv hər ˈfæməli. ðə ˈstɔri ˈfiʧərz ˈfaɪtɪŋ fər ˈfæməli, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ hər on-again, ˈroʊmæns wɪθ ðə ˈtreɪtərəs ˈætəm sˈmæʃər. ˈʤəstɪs soʊˈsaɪɪti əv əˈmɛrɪkə: blæk ˈædəm ˈaɪsəs (vol. 5 ðɪs kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˈstɔriz həz ə ˈtriˌoʊ əv greɪt ˈstɔriz, moʊst ˈnoʊtəbli 26 ˈædəm ruɪnd maɪ birthday!”*!” ɪn ɪt, ɪz bəmd əˈbaʊt haʊ ə ˈrisənt ˈbætəl wɪθ blæk ˈædəm spɔɪld hər plænz fər ə ˈbərθˌdeɪ ˈpɑrti ˈoʊnli tɪ bi ˈgɪvɪn ə səˈpraɪz ˈpɑrti baɪ ðə. səm greɪt ˈmoʊmənts hir fər ɔl əv ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wən əv ˈstɑrmən bɪˈstoʊɪŋ wɪθ hər oʊn ˈkɑstum ənd ˈkɑzmɪk rɑd. ðə ˈklaɪˌmæks əv ðə ˈstɔri ɪz wɪn goʊz tɪ ðə ˈdɛntɪst tɪ ˈfaɪnəli riˈmuv hər ˈbreɪsɪz bət aɪ spɔɪl ðət ˈɛndɪŋ.
new visualization and hate crime mapping tool can help prevent genocide we are now ready to launch a visualization of the persecution against the community in iran, our longest standing situation of concern being monitored at the sentinel project. since november we have been using, a genocide risk tracking and visualization platform to help monitor communities at risk of genocide around the world. this tool is an integral part of our early warning system to help us identify communities at risk of genocide. what is role in identifying risk? operational process monitoring is a continuous process of tracking events in a situation of concern (soc) to identify event patterns and key actors involved. events are classified according to the stages of genocide model, which defines nine processes that underlie every historical instance of genocide. the events tracked in are indicators that help us assess the risk of genocide and help us see how far the genocidal process has progressed. interested in learning more? for technical details of this data visualization project, take a look at blog for information on using d3.js, and crossfilter. want to join us? the technology team is currently looking for volunteers to continue the development of, create new data visualization and work on our other it projects such as hatebase. get in touch with us at [email protected]	nu ˌvɪʒwələˈzeɪʃən ənd heɪt kraɪm ˈmæpɪŋ tul kən hɛlp prɪˈvɛnt ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪd wi ər naʊ ˈrɛdi tɪ lɔnʧ ə ˌvɪʒwələˈzeɪʃən əv ðə ˌpərsəˈkjuʃən əˈgɛnst ðə kəmˈjunɪti ɪn ˌɪˈrɑn, ɑr ˈlɔŋgɪst ˈstændɪŋ ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən əv kənˈsərn biɪŋ ˈmɑnətərd æt ðə ˈsɛntənəl ˈprɑʤɛkt. sɪns noʊˈvɛmbər wi hæv bɪn ˈjuzɪŋ, ə ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪd rɪsk ˈtrækɪŋ ənd ˌvɪʒwələˈzeɪʃən ˈplætˌfɔrm tɪ hɛlp ˈmɑnətər kəmˈjunɪtiz æt rɪsk əv ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪd əraʊnd ðə wərld. ðɪs tul ɪz ən ˈɪnəgrəl pɑrt əv ɑr ˈərli ˈwɔrnɪŋ ˈsɪstəm tɪ hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ kəmˈjunɪtiz æt rɪsk əv ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪd. wət ɪz roʊl ɪn aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ rɪsk? ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ɪz ə kənˈtɪnjuəs ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˈtrækɪŋ ɪˈvɛnts ɪn ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən əv kənˈsərn (soc) tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ɪˈvɛnt ˈpætərnz ənd ki ˈæktərz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. ɪˈvɛnts ər ˈklæsəˌfaɪd əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈsteɪʤɪz əv ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪd ˈmɑdəl, wɪʧ dɪˈfaɪnz naɪn ˈprɑsɛsəz ðət ˌəndərˈlaɪ ˈɛvəri hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈɪnstəns əv ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪd. ðə ɪˈvɛnts trækt ɪn ər ˈɪndəˌkeɪtərz ðət hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs əˈsɛs ðə rɪsk əv ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪd ənd hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs si haʊ fɑr ðə ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪdəl ˈprɔˌsɛs həz prəˈgrɛst. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈlərnɪŋ mɔr? fər ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈditeɪlz əv ðɪs ˈdætə ˌvɪʒwələˈzeɪʃən ˈprɑʤɛkt, teɪk ə lʊk æt blɔg fər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ˈjuzɪŋ d3.js, ənd crossfilter. wɔnt tɪ ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs? ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi tim ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz tɪ kənˈtɪnju ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv, kriˈeɪt nu ˈdætə ˌvɪʒwələˈzeɪʃən ənd wərk ɔn ɑr ˈəðər ɪt ˈprɑʤɛkts səʧ ɛz hatebase. gɪt ɪn təʧ wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs æt [iˈmeɪl prəˈtɛktɪd]
the hull of the royal canadian navy ship was damaged when it broke loose from its tow line last week and went adrift off island in cape breton, cbc news has learned. the destroyer, which is currently docked in north sydney, has at least seven holes in its hull along with several dents and scrapes. it also appears the ship's frame may be warped along the waterline. the royal canadian navy declined to comment to cbc news about the extent of the damage. hmcs was in st. catharines, ont., for a refit and was on its way to halifax for the winter when it went adrift on friday night. the tow line to the vessel was reconnected with the help of a cormorant helicopter from the airbase in greenwood, n.s. there was no one on the ship at the time of the incident. hmcs went adrift off the same island where the bulk carrier miner went aground in september 2011. the miner was on its way to europe when the tow line snapped. the rusting ship is still beached off island despite several attempts to it.	ðə həl əv ðə rɔɪəl kəˈneɪdiən ˈneɪvi ʃɪp wɑz ˈdæmɪʤd wɪn ɪt broʊk lus frəm ɪts toʊ laɪn læst wik ənd wɛnt əˈdrɪft ɔf ˈaɪlənd ɪn keɪp ˈbrɛtən, ˈsiˌbiˈsi nuz həz ˈlərnɪd. ðə dɪˈstrɔɪər, wɪʧ ɪz ˈkərəntli dɑkt ɪn nɔrθ ˈsɪdni, həz æt list ˈsɛvən hoʊlz ɪn ɪts həl əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈsɛvərəl dɛnts ənd skreɪps. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpɪrz ðə ʃɪps freɪm meɪ bi wɔrpt əˈlɔŋ ðə waterline. ðə rɔɪəl kəˈneɪdiən ˈneɪvi dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt tɪ ˈsiˌbiˈsi nuz əˈbaʊt ðə ɪkˈstɛnt əv ðə ˈdæmɪʤ. wɑz ɪn st. ˈkæθərɪnz, ont*., fər ə riˈfɪt ənd wɑz ɔn ɪts weɪ tɪ ˈhælɪˌfæks fər ðə ˈwɪntər wɪn ɪt wɛnt əˈdrɪft ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt. ðə toʊ laɪn tɪ ðə ˈvɛsəl wɑz rikəˈnɛktɪd wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv ə ˈkɔrmərənt ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər frəm ðə ˈɛrˌbeɪs ɪn ˈgrinˌwʊd, ɛnz. ðɛr wɑz noʊ wən ɔn ðə ʃɪp æt ðə taɪm əv ðə ˈɪnsədənt. wɛnt əˈdrɪft ɔf ðə seɪm ˈaɪlənd wɛr ðə bəlk ˈkɛriər ˈmaɪnər wɛnt əˈgraʊnd ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2011 ðə ˈmaɪnər wɑz ɔn ɪts weɪ tɪ ˈjʊrəp wɪn ðə toʊ laɪn snæpt. ðə ˈrəstɪŋ ʃɪp ɪz stɪl biʧt ɔf ˈaɪlənd dɪˈspaɪt ˈsɛvərəl əˈtɛmpts tɪ ɪt.
the reality is i was working on a new animation for today, but because of a busy family weekend i wound up not having the time to finish it. i had a great weekend though. my wife and i took my oldest to see toy story 3 on saturday. though, there is one scene in that movie that was downright disturbing to me. i elaborate for those who seen it, but those who have should know exactly what talking about. also, the carnival was in town. so we all went there as well. and then went to a parents’ pool yesterday to go swimming. the temperature was 109 degrees and 101 degrees in the shade and on top of that hampton roads is the humidity capital of the world so that only compounded it further. nonetheless, it was a fun filled family weekend that i change for the world, but it did detail what was originally planned. well, poop. in the meantime, enjoy this comic and i will shoot for the animation on thursday.	ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz aɪ wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ə nu ˌænəˈmeɪʃən fər təˈdeɪ, bət bɪˈkəz əv ə ˈbɪzi ˈfæməli ˈwiˌkɪnd aɪ wund əp nɑt ˈhævɪŋ ðə taɪm tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ɪt. aɪ hæd ə greɪt ˈwiˌkɪnd ðoʊ. maɪ waɪf ənd aɪ tʊk maɪ ˈoʊldəst tɪ si tɔɪ ˈstɔri 3 ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. ðoʊ, ðɛr ɪz wən sin ɪn ðət ˈmuvi ðət wɑz ˈdaʊnˌraɪt dɪˈstərbɪŋ tɪ mi. aɪ ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt fər ðoʊz hu sin ɪt, bət ðoʊz hu hæv ʃʊd noʊ ɪgˈzæktli wət ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt. ˈɔlsoʊ, ðə ˈkɑrnəvəl wɑz ɪn taʊn. soʊ wi ɔl wɛnt ðɛr ɛz wɛl. ənd ðɛn wɛnt tɪ ə parents’*’ pul ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ tɪ goʊ sˈwɪmɪŋ. ðə ˈtɛmpərəʧər wɑz 109 dɪˈgriz ənd 101 dɪˈgriz ɪn ðə ʃeɪd ənd ɔn tɔp əv ðət ˈhæmptən roʊdz ɪz ðə hjuˈmɪdəti ˈkæpɪtəl əv ðə wərld soʊ ðət ˈoʊnli kəmˈpaʊndɪd ɪt ˈfərðər. ˌnənðəˈlɛs, ɪt wɑz ə fən fɪld ˈfæməli ˈwiˌkɪnd ðət aɪ ʧeɪnʤ fər ðə wərld, bət ɪt dɪd ˈditeɪl wət wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli plænd. wɛl, pup. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðɪs ˈkɑmɪk ənd aɪ wɪl ʃut fər ðə ˌænəˈmeɪʃən ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ.
is a programming language for writing physical simulations. ebb programs are performance portable: they can be efficiently executed on both and gpus. ebb is embedded in the lua programming language using terra, which can itself be embedded in c/c++ programs as a library. ebb code looks like this: import "ebb" local l = require "ebblib" -- load the triangle mesh local = require 'ebb.domains.iooff' local = require 'ebb.lib.pathname' local mesh =.loadtrimesh(.scriptdir() .. 'bunny.off' ) -- define and constants local = l.constant(l.double,) local k = l.constant(l.double,) local = l.global(l.double,) -- define fields: temperature and change in temperature:newfield('t',):load(function(index) if index == 0 then return else return end end):newfield('d_t',) -- functions executed vertex local ebb ( v : ) count = for in do += * k * -) count += end = / count end local ebb ( v : ) += max= l.fabs(v.d_t) = end -- the simulation loop for i = do if i % 30 == 0 then:set(0.0) end:foreach(compute_diffusion):foreach(apply_update) if i % 30 == 0 then #'..i,:get()) end end adding visualization routines, (in repository version) we can see the result of the above simulation. ebb was designed with a flexible data model that allows for encoding a range of different domains. as a list, ebb supports triangle meshes, grids, tetrahedral meshes, and particles. for example, here is a similar heat diffusion program written for a grid: import 'ebb' local l = require 'ebblib' local = require 'ebb.domains.grid' local n = 40 local grid =.newgrid2d { size = {n, n}, origin =,}, width = {n, n}, = {true,true}, } -- define constants, and fields local = l.constant(l.double,) local conduction = l.constant(l.double,) local = l.global(l.double,):newfield('t',):load(function(x_idx,) if == 4 and == 6 then return 1000 else return 0 end end):newfield('new_t',) -- compute diffusion local ebb ( c : ) = (1.0/4.0) * ( + + + ) diff = - = + * conduction * diff end -- measure statistic local ebb ( c : ) = (1.0/4.0) * ( + + + ) diff = - max= l.fabs(diff) end -- simulation loop for do.interior:foreach(update_temperature):swap('t', 'new_t') if i % 10 == 0 then -- measure statistics every 10 steps:set(0).interior:foreach(measure_max_diff) print( 'iteration #'..tostring(i), 'max gradient: ',:get() ) end end again, we can visualize this simulation furthermore, domain libraries are and can be coupled together in user code. for example, ebb seamlessly supports coupling particles to a grid, or coupling the vertices of a mesh to a grid. by adding the following code to the preceding heat diffusion, we can set up a particleion driven by the heat gradient. -- create and initialize particle relation local particles = { name = "particles", size = nn, } local = {} for do for do[ + yi + 1 ] = { xi +, yi + } end end particles:newfield('pos', l.vec2d):load(particle_positions) -- establish link from particles to cells particles:newfield('cell',) grid.locate_in_cells(particles, 'pos', 'cell') -- define particleion local ebb wrap( x : ) return + 100n, n) end local ebb ( p : particles ) -- estimate heat gradient using a finite difference c = = { -, - } -- and move the particle downwards along the gradient pos = - * * -- wrap around the position... = {]),]) } end to the particles, we add two lines to the simulation loop: for do:foreach(update_temperature):swap('t', 'new_t') particles:foreach(advect_particle_position) grid.locate_in_cells(particles, 'pos', 'cell') if i % 10 == 0 then -- measure statistics every 10 steps ... end end a visualization of theion the tutorials and code repository contain both simpler and more elaborate examples, explained in more detail. liszt is a project at stanford university to develop languages for physical simulation. liszt is focused on performance portability. performance portable programs are programs that can be run efficiently on aiety of different parallel systems/platforms/architectures. (e.g. cpu, gpu, multi-core, clusters, supercomputers) documentation and artifacts for the original liszt language can be found online. ebb is the primary for the liszt project, with specializeds for collision detection and other problems in the works. ebb contributors gilbert bernstein shah crystal lemire matthew fisher zach devito phil levis pat hanrahan	ɪz ə ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ fər ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈfɪzɪkəl ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃənz. ɛb ˈproʊˌgræmz ər pərˈfɔrməns ˈpɔrtəbəl: ðeɪ kən bi ɪˈfɪʃəntli ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd ɔn boʊθ ənd gpus. ɛb ɪz ɛmˈbɛdɪd ɪn ðə luə ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈjuzɪŋ ˈtɛˌrɑ, wɪʧ kən ˌɪtˈsɛlf bi ɛmˈbɛdɪd ɪn c/c++ ˈproʊˌgræmz ɛz ə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri. ɛb koʊd lʊks laɪk ðɪs: ˌɪmˈpɔrt "ɛb" ˈloʊkəl ɛl ˌrikˈwaɪər "ebblib" loʊd ðə ˈtraɪˌæŋgəl mɛʃ ˈloʊkəl ˌrikˈwaɪər 'ebb.domains.iooff' ˈloʊkəl ˌrikˈwaɪər 'ebb.lib.pathname' ˈloʊkəl mɛʃ iooff.loadtrimesh( pn.scriptdir() 'bunny.off' dɪˈfaɪn ənd ˈkɑnstənts ˈloʊkəl l.constant(l.double, ˈloʊkəl keɪ l.constant(l.double, ˈloʊkəl l.global(l.double, dɪˈfaɪn fildz: ˈtɛmpərəʧər ənd ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ˈtɛmpərəʧər mesh.vertices:newfield('t', l.double):load(function(index) ɪf ˈɪndɛks 0 ðɛn rɪˈtərn ɛls rɪˈtərn ɛnd ɛnd) mesh.vertices:newfield('d_t', ˈfəŋkʃənz ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd ˈvərˌtɛks ˈloʊkəl ɛb vi kaʊnt fər ɪn du keɪ ) kaʊnt ɛnd kaʊnt ɛnd ˈloʊkəl ɛb vi mæks= l.fabs(v.d_t) ɛnd ðə ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən lup fər aɪ du ɪf aɪ 30 0 ðɛn ɛnd mesh.vertices:foreach(compute_diffusion) mesh.vertices:foreach(apply_update) ɪf aɪ 30 0 ðɛn #'..aɪ, max_change:get()) ɛnd ɛnd ˈædɪŋ ˌvɪʒwələˈzeɪʃən ruˈtinz, (ɪn riˈpɑzəˌtɔri ˈvərʒən) wi kən si ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə əˈbəv ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən. ɛb wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd wɪθ ə ˈflɛksəbəl ˈdætə ˈmɑdəl ðət əˈlaʊz fər ɛnˈkoʊdɪŋ ə reɪnʤ əv ˈdɪfərənt doʊˈmeɪnz. ɛz ə lɪst, ɛb səˈpɔrts ˈtraɪˌæŋgəl ˈmɛʃɪz, grɪdz, ˌtɛtrəˈhidrəl ˈmɛʃɪz, ənd ˈpɑrtɪkəlz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, hir ɪz ə ˈsɪmələr hit dɪfˈjuʒən ˈproʊˌgræm ˈrɪtən fər ə grɪd: ˌɪmˈpɔrt 'ɛb' ˈloʊkəl ɛl ˌrikˈwaɪər 'ebblib' ˈloʊkəl ˌrikˈwaɪər 'ebb.domains.grid' ˈloʊkəl ɛn 40 ˈloʊkəl grɪd saɪz {ɛn, ɛn}, ˈɔrəʤən wɪdθ {ɛn, ɛn}, {true,true}, dɪˈfaɪn ˈkɑnstənts, ənd fildz ˈloʊkəl l.constant(l.double, ˈloʊkəl kənˈdəkʃən l.constant(l.double, ˈloʊkəl l.global(l.double, grid.cells:newfield('t', l.double):load(function(x_idx,) ɪf 4 ənd 6 ðɛn rɪˈtərn 1000 ɛls rɪˈtərn 0 ɛnd ɛnd) grid.cells:newfield('new_t', kəmˈpjut dɪfˈjuʒən ˈloʊkəl ɛb si dɪf kənˈdəkʃən dɪf ɛnd ˈmɛʒər stəˈtɪstɪk ˈloʊkəl ɛb si dɪf mæks= l.fabs(diff) ɛnd ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən lup fər du grid.cells.interior:foreach(update_temperature) grid.cells:swap('t', 'new_t') ɪf aɪ 10 0 ðɛn ˈmɛʒər stəˈtɪstɪks ˈɛvəri 10 stɛps grid.cells.interior:foreach(measure_max_diff) prɪnt( 'ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən #'..tostring(i), 'mæks ˈgreɪdiənt: max_diff:get() ɛnd ɛnd əˈgɛn, wi kən ˈvɪʒwəˌlaɪz ðɪs ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən ˈfərðərˌmɔr, doʊˈmeɪn ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz ər ənd kən bi ˈkəpəld təˈgɛðər ɪn ˈjuzər koʊd. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɛb ˈsimləsli səˈpɔrts ˈkəplɪŋ ˈpɑrtɪkəlz tɪ ə grɪd, ər ˈkəplɪŋ ðə ˈvərtɪˌsiz əv ə mɛʃ tɪ ə grɪd. baɪ ˈædɪŋ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ koʊd tɪ ðə priˈsidɪŋ hit dɪfˈjuʒən, wi kən sɛt əp ə ˈpɑrtɪkəl ædˈvɛkʃən ˈdrɪvən baɪ ðə hit ˈgreɪdiənt. kriˈeɪt ənd ˌɪˈnɪʃəˌlaɪz ˈpɑrtɪkəl riˈleɪʃən ˈloʊkəl ˈpɑrtɪkəlz neɪm "ˈpɑrtɪkəlz", saɪz nn, ˈloʊkəl fər du fər du[ ji 1 ʃi ji ɛnd ɛnd particles:newfield('pos', l.vec2d):load(particle_positions) ɪˈstæblɪʃ lɪŋk frəm ˈpɑrtɪkəlz tɪ sɛlz particles:newfield('cell',) grid.locate_in_cells(particles, 'ˈpiˈoʊˈɛs', 'sɛl') dɪˈfaɪn ˈpɑrtɪkəl ædˈvɛkʃən ˈloʊkəl ɛb ræp( ɛks rɪˈtərn 100n, ɛn) ɛnd ˈloʊkəl ɛb pi ˈpɑrtɪkəlz ˈɛstəˌmeɪt hit ˈgreɪdiənt ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈfaɪˌnaɪt ˈdɪfərəns si , ənd muv ðə ˈpɑrtɪkəl ˈdaʊnwərdz əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈgreɪdiənt ˈpiˈoʊˈɛs ræp əraʊnd ðə pəˈzɪʃən... ɛnd tɪ ðə ˈpɑrtɪkəlz, wi æd tu laɪnz tɪ ðə ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən lup: fər du grid.cells:foreach(update_temperature) grid.cells:swap('t', 'new_t') particles:foreach(advect_particle_position) grid.locate_in_cells(particles, 'ˈpiˈoʊˈɛs', 'sɛl') ɪf aɪ 10 0 ðɛn ˈmɛʒər stəˈtɪstɪks ˈɛvəri 10 stɛps ɛnd ɛnd ə ˌvɪʒwələˈzeɪʃən əv ðə ædˈvɛkʃən ðə tuˈtɔriəlz ənd koʊd riˈpɑzəˌtɔri kənˈteɪn boʊθ ˈsɪmpələr ənd mɔr ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt ɪgˈzæmpəlz, ɪkˈspleɪnd ɪn mɔr ˈditeɪl. lɪst ɪz ə ˈprɑʤɛkt æt ˈstænfərd ˌjunəˈvərsəti tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz fər ˈfɪzɪkəl ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən. lɪst ɪz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn pərˈfɔrməns ˌpɔrtəˈbɪlɪti. pərˈfɔrməns ˈpɔrtəbəl ˈproʊˌgræmz ər ˈproʊˌgræmz ðət kən bi rən ɪˈfɪʃəntli ɔn ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈpɛrəˌlɛl systems/platforms/architectures. (e.g. cpu, gpu, multi-core, ˈkləstərz, ˌsupərkəmˈpjutərz) ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən ənd ˈɑrtəˌfækts fər ðə ərˈɪʤənəl lɪst ˈlæŋgwɪʤ kən bi faʊnd ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ɛb ɪz ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri fər ðə lɪst ˈprɑʤɛkt, wɪθ ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd fər kəˈlɪʒən dɪˈtɛkʃən ənd ˈəðər ˈprɑbləmz ɪn ðə wərks. ɛb kənˈtrɪbjətərz ˈgɪlbərt ˈbərnstin ʃɑ ˈkrɪstəl leɪˈmɪreɪ ˈmæθju ˈfɪʃər zæk dɪˈvitoʊ fɪl ˈlɛvɪs pæt ˈhænrəhæn
raptors adding two new jerseys next season they call it “the six” for nothing. according to a report we touched upon earlier, the toronto raptors will be wearing a new alternate “stretch” uniform in the nba season and, as learned since, will also be wearing a throwback look (no, not that one). with their four existing uniforms this will bring the total jersey count to six for the season. the new “stretch” uniform will reportedly follow the colour and trim design of the current red away uniform while the lone change will involve the front. our sources have told us that it will be a design to honour the chinese new year 2017 celebration. the nba has taken part in this celebration for the past two seasons with the houston rockets, golden state warriors, and washington wizards have all worn special alternate uniforms. using this information and speculation, put together a of what a raptors chinese new year uniform might look like in 2017. as for the throwback uniform? it looks like an homage to the old toronto, first pro basketball team and an original member of the nba during inaugural season. in fact, the first game in league history was a match between the and new york knicks at maple leaf gardens; will be the anniversary of that game and season. previously worn during the season and season. unlike the 1997 and 2010 versions, this one looks like be blue: give us your thoughts on this new development in the comments below. additional photos courtesy of nba.com, usa today, and	ˈræptərz ˈædɪŋ tu nu ˈʤərziz nɛkst ˈsizən ðeɪ kɔl ɪt six”” fər ˈnəθɪŋ. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə rɪˈpɔrt wi təʧt əˈpɑn ˈərliər, ðə tərˈɑntoʊ ˈræptərz wɪl bi ˈwɛrɪŋ ə nu ˈɔltərˌneɪt ““stretch”” ˈjunəˌfɔrm ɪn ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈsizən ənd, ɛz ˈlərnɪd sɪns, wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈwɛrɪŋ ə θˈroʊˌbæk lʊk (noʊ, nɑt ðət wən). wɪθ ðɛr fɔr ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈjunəˌfɔrmz ðɪs wɪl brɪŋ ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈʤərzi kaʊnt tɪ sɪks fər ðə ˈsizən. ðə nu ““stretch”” ˈjunəˌfɔrm wɪl rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈfɑloʊ ðə ˈkələr ənd trɪm dɪˈzaɪn əv ðə ˈkɑrənt rɛd əˈweɪ ˈjunəˌfɔrm waɪl ðə loʊn ʧeɪnʤ wɪl ˌɪnˈvɑlv ðə frənt. ɑr ˈsɔrsəz hæv toʊld ˈjuˈɛs ðət ɪt wɪl bi ə dɪˈzaɪn tɪ ˈɑnər ðə ʧaɪˈniz nu jɪr 2017 ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən. ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ həz ˈteɪkən pɑrt ɪn ðɪs ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən fər ðə pæst tu ˈsizənz wɪθ ðə ˈhjustən ˈrɑkəts, ˈgoʊldən steɪt ˈwɔrjərz, ənd ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈwɪzərdz hæv ɔl wɔrn ˈspɛʃəl ˈɔltərˌneɪt ˈjunəˌfɔrmz. ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən, pʊt təˈgɛðər ə əv wət ə ˈræptərz ʧaɪˈniz nu jɪr ˈjunəˌfɔrm maɪt lʊk laɪk ɪn 2017 ɛz fər ðə θˈroʊˌbæk ˈjunəˌfɔrm? ɪt lʊks laɪk ən ˈɑməʤ tɪ ðə oʊld tərˈɑntoʊ, fərst proʊ ˈbæskətˌbɔl tim ənd ən ərˈɪʤənəl ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ ˌɪˈnɔgərəl ˈsizən. ɪn fækt, ðə fərst geɪm ɪn lig ˈhɪstəri wɑz ə mæʧ bɪtˈwin ðə ənd nu jɔrk nɪks æt ˈmeɪpəl lif ˈgɑrdənz; wɪl bi ðə ˌænəˈvərsəri əv ðət geɪm ənd ˈsizən. ˈpriviəsli wɔrn ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsizən ənd ˈsizən. ənˈlaɪk ðə 1997 ənd 2010 ˈvərʒənz, ðɪs wən lʊks laɪk bi blu: gɪv ˈjuˈɛs jʊr θɔts ɔn ðɪs nu dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts bɪˈloʊ. əˈdɪʃənəl ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ˈkərtəsi əv nba.com, ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ, ənd
* bridges, roads could be washed away, hitting harvest transport * “high degree of confidence” weather extremes linked to climate change * enough food, but problem is distribution - professor by environment correspondent alister doyle oslo, aug 15 (reuters) - downpours and caused by climate change could disrupt food supplies from the fields to the supermarkets, raising the risk of more price spikes such as this leap triggered by drought in the united states. food security experts working on a chapter in a u.n. overview of global warming due in 2014 said governments should take more account of how extremes of heat, droughts or floods could affect food supplies from seeds to consumers’ plates. “it has not been properly recognised yet that we are dealing with a food system here. there is a whole chain that is also going to be affected by climate change,” professor dr john porter of the university of copenhagen said. “it is more than just the fact that there are droughts in the united states that will reduce yields,” he said. like the other experts, he said was giving personal opinions, not those of the u.n. panel. after harvest, floods could wash away roads or bridges, for instance, between fields and factories processing the crop. or warehouses storing food could be damaged by more powerful storms. such factors were likely to hit poor nations hardest. “there are reasons to expect more frequent (price) spikes, given that it will be more common to see conditions that are considered extreme,” said david lobell, an assistant professor at stanford university in california. grain storage other factors could dampen rises, however, “including responses such as raising grain storage or changing trade policies”. he said stanford was trying to produce models of the likelihood of price spikes to understand the risks. “it’s a problem - there is enough food in the world. but the distribution work,” said bruce mccarl, a professor at texas university. climate extremes could aggravate food price swings, he said. the worst drought in five decades in the united states has pushed up corn prices by more than 50 percent from late may to record highs above $8 a bushel. hot, dry weather has also hit crops in southern europe. a u.n. report on climate extremes in march said it was “virtually certain” that days with extreme heat would increase. among other findings, it said it was likely that downpours would increase as a percentage of total rainfall. scientists are traditionally wary of linking individual extremes such as the u.s. drought to climate change - weather events from to dust storms have happened throughout history. but james hansen, director of the nasa goddard institute for space studies, expressed “a high degree of confidence” this month that the european of 2003, the russian of 2010 and the texas and oklahoma droughts of 2011 were “a consequence of climate change” because they were so extreme. his conclusion was challenged as too definite, even by some experts who say risks of such events are rising with greenhouse gas emissions, led by china and the united states. on the positive side for food output, a slight rise in temperatures is likely to help plant growth overall. rising temperatures but long-term net benefits are doubtful, especially because u.n. studies say rising greenhouse gas emissions are on track to push temperatures up by more than 2 celsius (3.6 fahrenheit) above times, set by 200 nations as a threshold for dangerous change. temperatures have already risen by almost 1 degree (1.6f). nations such as australia could lose out more than others benefit. “in australia there are huge areas where you can grow wheat. if that goes, i think there are northern areas that can take up the huge production lost,” said hakala, of research finland. with more frequent climate extremes, researchers said there would be hard choices with a projected rise in the world population to 9 billion people by 2050 from 7 billion now. they urged more research into drought- or crops. “we may be hitting a point where getting harder to get technological progress” in raising yields, mccarl said. annual yield growth for u.s. corn had slowed to about percent from stellar rates of about percent in the early 1970s. porter said the world had so far escaped predictions that population growth would outstrip food production, most famously by english writer thomas in 1798. but he said the world now had triple goals of producing food for people, crops for and feed for animals, often raised for their meat. “in my view we can have two out of those three and not all three,” he said. a shift towards more vegetarian diets would help, he said.	ˈbrɪʤɪz, roʊdz kʊd bi wɑʃt əˈweɪ, ˈhɪtɪŋ ˈhɑrvəst ˈtrænspɔrt dɪˈgri əv confidence”” ˈwɛðər ɪkˈstrimz lɪŋkt tɪ ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ɪˈnəf fud, bət ˈprɑbləm ɪz ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən prəˈfɛsər baɪ ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt ˈælɪstər dɔɪl ˈɑzloʊ, ˈɔgəst 15 (ˈrɔɪtərz) ˈdaʊnˌpɔrz ənd kɔzd baɪ ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ kʊd dɪsˈrəpt fud səˈplaɪz frəm ðə fildz tɪ ðə ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪts, ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə rɪsk əv mɔr praɪs spaɪks səʧ ɛz ðɪs lip ˈtrɪgərd baɪ draʊt ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. fud sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɛkspərts ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ə ˈʧæptər ɪn ə u.n. ˈoʊvərvˌju əv ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ du ɪn 2014 sɛd ˈgəvərnmənts ʃʊd teɪk mɔr əˈkaʊnt əv haʊ ɪkˈstrimz əv hit, draʊts ər flədz kʊd əˈfɛkt fud səˈplaɪz frəm sidz tɪ consumers’’ pleɪts. həz nɑt bɪn ˈprɑpərli ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd jɛt ðət wi ər ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ə fud ˈsɪstəm hir. ðɛr ɪz ə hoʊl ʧeɪn ðət ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ goʊɪŋ tɪ bi əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ˈklaɪmɪt change,”,” prəˈfɛsər ˈdɑktər ʤɑn ˈpɔrtər əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈkoʊpənˌhɑgən sɛd. ɪz mɔr ðən ʤɪst ðə fækt ðət ðɛr ər draʊts ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ðət wɪl rɪˈdus yields,”,” hi sɛd. laɪk ðə ˈəðər ˈɛkspərts, hi sɛd wɑz ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈpərsɪnəl əˈpɪnjənz, nɑt ðoʊz əv ðə u.n. ˈpænəl. ˈæftər ˈhɑrvəst, flədz kʊd wɑʃ əˈweɪ roʊdz ər ˈbrɪʤɪz, fər ˈɪnstəns, bɪtˈwin fildz ənd ˈfæktəriz ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ ðə krɑp. ər ˈwɛˌrhaʊzɪz ˈstɔrɪŋ fud kʊd bi ˈdæmɪʤd baɪ mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl stɔrmz. səʧ ˈfæktərz wər ˈlaɪkli tɪ hɪt pur ˈneɪʃənz ˈhɑrdəst. ər ˈrizənz tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt mɔr ˈfrikˌwɛnt (praɪs) spaɪks, ˈgɪvɪn ðət ɪt wɪl bi mɔr ˈkɑmən tɪ si kənˈdɪʃənz ðət ər kənˈsɪdərd extreme,”,” sɛd ˈdeɪvɪd loʊˈbɛl, ən əˈsɪstənt prəˈfɛsər æt ˈstænfərd ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. greɪn ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈəðər ˈfæktərz kʊd ˈdæmpən ˈraɪzɪz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, rɪˈspɑnsɪz səʧ ɛz ˈreɪzɪŋ greɪn ˈstɔrɪʤ ər ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ treɪd policies””. hi sɛd ˈstænfərd wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈproʊdus ˈmɑdəlz əv ðə ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd əv praɪs spaɪks tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə rɪsks. ə ˈprɑbləm ðɛr ɪz ɪˈnəf fud ɪn ðə wərld. bət ðə ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən work,”,” sɛd brus məˈkɑrl, ə prəˈfɛsər æt ˈtɛksəs ˌjunəˈvərsəti. ˈklaɪmɪt ɪkˈstrimz kʊd ˈægrəˌveɪt fud praɪs swɪŋz, hi sɛd. ðə wərst draʊt ɪn faɪv ˈdɛkeɪdz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts həz pʊʃt əp kɔrn ˈpraɪsɪz baɪ mɔr ðən 50 pərˈsɛnt frəm leɪt meɪ tɪ ˈrɛkərd haɪz əˈbəv 8 ə ˈbʊʃəl. hɑt, draɪ ˈwɛðər həz ˈɔlsoʊ hɪt krɑps ɪn ˈsəðərn ˈjʊrəp. ə u.n. rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ˈklaɪmɪt ɪkˈstrimz ɪn mɑrʧ sɛd ɪt wɑz certain”” ðət deɪz wɪθ ɪkˈstrim hit wʊd ˌɪnˈkris. əˈməŋ ˈəðər ˈfaɪndɪŋz, ɪt sɛd ɪt wɑz ˈlaɪkli ðət ˈdaʊnˌpɔrz wʊd ˌɪnˈkris ɛz ə pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈtoʊtəl ˈreɪnˌfɔl. ˈsaɪəntɪsts ər trəˈdɪʃənəli ˈwɛri əv ˈlɪŋkɪŋ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ɪkˈstrimz səʧ ɛz ðə juz. draʊt tɪ ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ˈwɛðər ɪˈvɛnts frəm tɪ dəst stɔrmz hæv ˈhæpənd θruaʊt ˈhɪstəri. bət ʤeɪmz ˈhænsən, dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈnæsə ˈgɑdərd ˈɪnstɪˌtut fər speɪs ˈstədiz, ɪkˈsprɛst haɪ dɪˈgri əv confidence”” ðɪs mənθ ðət ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən əv 2003 ðə ˈrəʃən əv 2010 ənd ðə ˈtɛksəs ənd ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə draʊts əv 2011 wər ˈkɑnsəkwəns əv ˈklaɪmɪt change”” bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wər soʊ ɪkˈstrim. hɪz kənˈkluʒən wɑz ˈʧælənʤd ɛz tu ˈdɛfənət, ˈivɪn baɪ səm ˈɛkspərts hu seɪ rɪsks əv səʧ ɪˈvɛnts ər ˈraɪzɪŋ wɪθ ˈgrinˌhaʊs gæs ɪˈmɪʃənz, lɛd baɪ ˈʧaɪnə ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ɔn ðə ˈpɑzətɪv saɪd fər fud ˈaʊtˌpʊt, ə slaɪt raɪz ɪn ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ hɛlp plænt groʊθ ˈoʊvərˌɔl. ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈtɛmpərəʧərz bət ˈlɔŋˈtərm nɛt ˈbɛnəfɪts ər ˈdaʊtfəl, əˈspɛʃəli bɪˈkəz u.n. ˈstədiz seɪ ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈgrinˌhaʊs gæs ɪˈmɪʃənz ər ɔn træk tɪ pʊʃ ˈtɛmpərəʧərz əp baɪ mɔr ðən 2 ˈsɛlsiəs ˈfɛrənˌhaɪt) əˈbəv taɪmz, sɛt baɪ 200 ˈneɪʃənz ɛz ə θˈrɛˌʃoʊld fər ˈdeɪnʤərəs ʧeɪnʤ. ˈtɛmpərəʧərz hæv ɔˈrɛdi ˈrɪzən baɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst 1 dɪˈgri 1.6f). ˈneɪʃənz səʧ ɛz ɔˈstreɪljə kʊd luz aʊt mɔr ðən ˈəðərz ˈbɛnəfɪt. ɔˈstreɪljə ðɛr ər juʤ ˈɛriəz wɛr ju kən groʊ wit. ɪf ðət goʊz, aɪ θɪŋk ðɛr ər ˈnɔrðərn ˈɛriəz ðət kən teɪk əp ðə juʤ pərˈdəkʃən lost,”,” sɛd həˈkɑlə, əv ˈrisərʧ ˈfɪnˌlænd. wɪθ mɔr ˈfrikˌwɛnt ˈklaɪmɪt ɪkˈstrimz, ˈrisərʧərz sɛd ðɛr wʊd bi hɑrd ˈʧɔɪsɪz wɪθ ə prɑˈʤɛktəd raɪz ɪn ðə wərld ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən tɪ 9 ˈbɪljən ˈpipəl baɪ 2050 frəm 7 ˈbɪljən naʊ. ðeɪ ərʤd mɔr ˈrisərʧ ˈɪntu draʊt- ər krɑps. meɪ bi ˈhɪtɪŋ ə pɔɪnt wɛr ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈhɑrdər tɪ gɪt ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl progress”” ɪn ˈreɪzɪŋ jildz, məˈkɑrl sɛd. ˈænjuəl jild groʊθ fər juz. kɔrn hæd sloʊd tɪ əˈbaʊt pərˈsɛnt frəm ˈstɛlər reɪts əv əˈbaʊt pərˈsɛnt ɪn ðə ˈərli 1970s. ˈpɔrtər sɛd ðə wərld hæd soʊ fɑr ɪˈskeɪpt priˈdɪkʃənz ðət ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən groʊθ wʊd aʊtˈstrɪp fud pərˈdəkʃən, moʊst ˈfeɪməsli baɪ ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈraɪtər ˈtɑməs ɪn 1798 bət hi sɛd ðə wərld naʊ hæd ˈtrɪpəl goʊlz əv prəˈdusɪŋ fud fər ˈpipəl, krɑps fər ənd fid fər ˈænəməlz, ˈɔfən reɪzd fər ðɛr mit. maɪ vju wi kən hæv tu aʊt əv ðoʊz θri ənd nɑt ɔl three,”*,” hi sɛd. ə ʃɪft təˈwɔrdz mɔr ˌvɛʤəˈtɛˌriən daɪɪts wʊd hɛlp, hi sɛd.
tom is nothing if not versatile. tackled shakespeare, appearing as in an acclaimed stage version of othello opposite ejiofor; portrayed writer f. scott fitzgerald in woody midnight in paris; took the role of a kind soldier in steven war horse; and, last but not least, inhabited the villainous in thor and its upcoming sequel, thor: the dark world, as well as the, winning best villain at the mtv movie awards for the latter. the latest role sees him switch gears once more, portraying a tormented, in jim only lovers left alive. adam (hiddleston) is a suicidal vampire living in detroit, which is now a desolate wasteland, where he produces moody music for his own consumption. his lover, eve (tilda swinton), lives out in tangiers, and has a more positive outlook on the life. when eve pays adam a visit, his melancholy dissipates. hiddleston, a genial fellow, looks mighty dapper in a suit. he sat down with the daily beast at tiff to discuss his myriad projects. were you like, “ok, i get to play a rocker/vampire. you even need to show me the script. in.” [laughs] honestly, everything. i met jim in november 2011 and just finished shooting. i was doing press for war horse, and was about to start the hollow crown for the bbc and pbs. in this swirl of superheroes and soldiers and shakespeare, here was one of the great american indie auteurs, and we sat, and he pitched it to me. he said, “this is a love story about two old souls who are refined, sophisticated, delicate, and in danger. very poetic, and it will be you and tilda swinton, and a musician and a bohemian… and by the way, vampires.” it was the easiest “yes” in the world. and always wanted to make a love story, because never made one like this, which is basically a love song. much of the film is set in detroit, which is depicted as this wasteland, which is interesting because detroit was not bankrupt yet while you were filming. pretty prescient. it’s funny when i mention it in the states, because people are like, “oh, you were in detroit…,” as if it was some hard thing, but i love because it was exotic to me. as a city in the united states, about as close as you can get to ancient, in a strange way. like one of those videos of a flower growing from a seed, blossoming, then fading and dying. what happened to detroit. but it still has this incredible soul with the music, motown, jack white, and marshall mathers. jim has a great affection for detroit and it rubbed off on me, too. had you ever fantasized about being a rock star? [laughs] not a good enough musician, honestly. when i was a teenager, i played the guitar and the piano, and played sports, and i acted, but acting was the thing that i kept wanting to do most. but always loved music. and jim and i, for months on end, talked about music, his friends tom waits and pop, mick jagger in his early days in nick performance… …oh, performance is a fantastic film. such an interesting social commentary— contrasting the hippie jagger and the gangster. that was a big reference point for dilapidated old house, living in it and being bohemian. back to all the dabbling as a did you choose acting over sports and music? i think it offered the most complete experience for me to be creative, and probably suited my talents, in a way. acting, for me, is so many things. i love entertaining, but an intellectual curiosity that i get to there, and a great research element where learning all the time about people, experiences, literature, and art, as well as meeting new people. acting is a total art form because it just demand that you bring your brain to bear on the material, it demands that you bring your body, and your heart, and often your brain can get in the way. i remember a specific time in my teens in a cinema where i believed being an actor was a very noble thing. the actors and directors i was watching showed me different things about the world; about life. spielberg, gilliam, tarantino, nanni moretti. when i was a teenager, those were the people making exciting work. i just wanted to be a part of this amazing community of people. is it intimidating to work with vampire tilda swinton? she’s not. she is one of the most people ever worked with. a very infectious rebelliousness of spirit about her. not a conventional actress, and never has been, and i think ever wanted to be. it all feels like an extension of herself, or her curiosity, in a way. she had been working on this with jim for eight years before i came on. but it must have been a little intimidating to shoot that scene where you two are lying on the bed naked staring at each other. it reminded me of the recent moma demonstration she did, where she rested in a transparent box. not at all! i remember at the time, she said, “this is who we are… all born this way.” there was no self-consciousness or vanity to it. adam and eve are opposites, but very much in love. adam is a tortured soul that feels cursed by his “affliction,” while eve sees the bright side to every situation. so much of our definition of love, as a human race, is founded upon the rock of the idea of idea that we know going to die. so, you want to find someone to share your life with because you know short. but what if your life was not short? what if it was eternal? how would that change the way that you love, and the way that you see and accept your lover? adam also looks down on humans, or “zombies,” as he calls them, and the state of humanity makes him sad. how do you feel about the state of the world, and does it make you sad? it’s a strange world, for sure. we live in a great age, truly. just the ease with which we travel and many of us, we have such a high standard of living. i love that louis sketch where someone is complaining about the wifi breaking down on an airplane and he goes, “you are sitting on a chair in the sky! experiencing the miracle of human flight!” so in one way, the world is a miracle of invention and imagination. in another way, it would be nice if we could stop fighting each other. have you seen the twilight movies? i saw the first one, which i enjoyed. i thought it was a really interesting piece about adolescence, and high school, and the eternal position of a teenager feeling on the fringes of life. unlike the twilight kids, you some young actor who was thrown into a blockbuster and became an instant star. you really worked your way up the ladder. what would you consider your big break? i did, yeah. there was a production of othello in london with ejiofor, who is one of the greatest actors ever shared a stage with, and that production was, apart from being one of the proudest moments of my career, everyone came to see it and it really dictated the course of the next four years of my life. kenneth branagh and joss whedon came to see othello, and those men are pretty much responsible for everything else that happened. i spent a year with branagh on ivanov and wallander and thor, and then joss wrote me a fantastic part in. and, from my work with ken, i did midnight in paris and war horse. not every actor can take on such a wide variety of roles, going from shakespeare to winning mtv video movie awards as a supervillain, to a. the thing is: i love so many different types of films. honestly, four years ago on a friday night, i went to see the proposal, the romantic comedy with ryan reynolds and sandra bullock, which i loved, and on the next night, i went with a different friend to see antichrist. i tell you on sunday morning which one i enjoyed more. i genuinely enjoyed them both for what they were. i think to have a varied palate is good. it keeps you sharp. and got thor: the dark world coming out soon. what’s interesting is a new dynamic. in thor, i was the who turned into a villain; in, the bad guy; and in thor: the dark world, malekith, played by christopher eccleston, is the villain, so i occupy a unique position because sort of an ally. are we going to see you pop up in the sequel? i think so. i think james got that one sewn up. did spader come to you with any questions about? no, james spader need my advice! a great actor and do a wonderful job. you could just ask him about spanking, or something. [laughs] yeah, say, “don’t spank the hulk!”	tɑm ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ ɪf nɑt ˈvərsətəl. ˈtækəld ˈʃeɪkˌspir, əˈpɪrɪŋ ɛz ɪn ən əˈkleɪmd steɪʤ ˈvərʒən əv əˈθɛloʊ ˈɑpəzɪt ejiofor; pɔrˈtreɪd ˈraɪtər ɛf. skɑt fɪtsˈʤɛrəld ɪn ˈwʊdi ˈmɪdˌnaɪt ɪn ˈpɛrɪs; tʊk ðə roʊl əv ə kaɪnd ˈsoʊlʤər ɪn ˈstivən wɔr hɔrs; ənd, læst bət nɑt list, ˌɪnˈhæbətəd ðə ˈvɪlənəs ɪn θɔr ənd ɪts ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈsikwəl, θɔr: ðə dɑrk wərld, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə, ˈwɪnɪŋ bɛst ˈvɪlən æt ðə ˈɛmˈtiˈvi ˈmuvi əˈwɔrdz fər ðə ˈlætər. ðə ˈleɪtəst roʊl siz ɪm swɪʧ gɪrz wəns mɔr, pɔrˈtreɪɪŋ ə ˈtɔrˌmɛntɪd, ɪn ʤɪm ˈoʊnli ˈləvərz lɛft əˈlaɪv. ˈædəm (hiddleston) ɪz ə ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl ˈvæmpaɪr ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt, wɪʧ ɪz naʊ ə ˈdɛzələt ˈweɪˌstlænd, wɛr hi prəˈdusɪz ˈmudi mˈjuzɪk fər hɪz oʊn kənˈsəmʃən. hɪz ˈləvər, iv (ˈtɪldə sˈwɪntən), lɪvz aʊt ɪn ˌtænˈʤɪrz, ənd həz ə mɔr ˈpɑzətɪv ˈaʊˌtlʊk ɔn ðə laɪf. wɪn iv peɪz ˈædəm ə ˈvɪzɪt, hɪz ˈmɛlənˌkɑli ˈdɪsəˌpeɪts., ə ˈʤinjəl ˈfɛloʊ, lʊks ˈmaɪti ˈdæpər ɪn ə sut. hi sæt daʊn wɪθ ðə ˈdeɪli bist æt tɪf tɪ dɪˈskəs hɪz ˈmɪriəd ˈprɑʤɛkts. wər ju laɪk, ““ok, aɪ gɪt tɪ pleɪ ə rocker/vampire. ju ˈivɪn nid tɪ ʃoʊ mi ðə skrɪpt. in.”.” [læfs] ˈɑnəstli, ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. aɪ mɛt ʤɪm ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2011 ənd ʤɪst ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈʃutɪŋ. aɪ wɑz duɪŋ prɛs fər wɔr hɔrs, ənd wɑz əˈbaʊt tɪ stɑrt ðə ˈhɑloʊ kraʊn fər ðə ˌbibiˈsi ənd pbs. ɪn ðɪs swərl əv ˌsupərˈhiroʊz ənd ˈsoʊlʤərz ənd ˈʃeɪkˌspir, hir wɑz wən əv ðə greɪt əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɪndi auteurs, ənd wi sæt, ənd hi pɪʧt ɪt tɪ mi. hi sɛd, ɪz ə ləv ˈstɔri əˈbaʊt tu oʊld soʊlz hu ər rɪˈfaɪnd, səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd, ˈdɛləkət, ənd ɪn ˈdeɪnʤər. ˈvɛri poʊˈɛtɪk, ənd ɪt wɪl bi ju ənd ˈtɪldə sˈwɪntən, ənd ə mjuˈzɪʃən ənd ə bohemian…… ənd baɪ ðə weɪ, vampires.”.” ɪt wɑz ðə ˈiziəst ““yes”” ɪn ðə wərld. ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwɔntɪd tɪ meɪk ə ləv ˈstɔri, bɪˈkəz ˈnɛvər meɪd wən laɪk ðɪs, wɪʧ ɪz ˈbeɪsɪkli ə ləv sɔŋ. məʧ əv ðə fɪlm ɪz sɛt ɪn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt, wɪʧ ɪz dɪˈpɪktɪd ɛz ðɪs ˈweɪˌstlænd, wɪʧ ɪz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ bɪˈkəz ˈdiˌtrɔɪt wɑz nɑt ˈbæŋkrəpt jɛt waɪl ju wər ˈfɪlmɪŋ. ˈprɪti ˈprɛsiənt. ˈfəni wɪn aɪ ˈmɛnʃən ɪt ɪn ðə steɪts, bɪˈkəz ˈpipəl ər laɪk, ““oh, ju wər ɪn detroit…,”…,” ɛz ɪf ɪt wɑz səm hɑrd θɪŋ, bət aɪ ləv bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz ɪgˈzɑtɪk tɪ mi. ɛz ə ˈsɪti ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, əˈbaʊt ɛz kloʊz ɛz ju kən gɪt tɪ ˈeɪnʧənt, ɪn ə streɪnʤ weɪ. laɪk wən əv ðoʊz ˈvɪdioʊz əv ə flaʊər groʊɪŋ frəm ə sid, ˈblɑsəmɪŋ, ðɛn ˈfeɪdɪŋ ənd daɪɪŋ. wət ˈhæpənd tɪ ˈdiˌtrɔɪt. bət ɪt stɪl həz ðɪs ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl soʊl wɪθ ðə mˈjuzɪk, ˈmoʊˌtaʊn, ʤæk waɪt, ənd ˈmɑrʃəl ˈmæðərz. ʤɪm həz ə greɪt əˈfɛkʃən fər ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ənd ɪt rəbd ɔf ɔn mi, tu. hæd ju ˈɛvər ˈfænɪˌsaɪzd əˈbaʊt biɪŋ ə rɑk stɑr? [læfs] nɑt ə gʊd ɪˈnəf mjuˈzɪʃən, ˈɑnəstli. wɪn aɪ wɑz ə ˈtiˌneɪʤər, aɪ pleɪd ðə gɪˈtɑr ənd ðə piˈænə, ənd pleɪd spɔrts, ənd aɪ ˈæktɪd, bət ˈæktɪŋ wɑz ðə θɪŋ ðət aɪ kɛpt ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ du moʊst. bət ˈɔlˌweɪz ləvd mˈjuzɪk. ənd ʤɪm ənd aɪ, fər mənθs ɔn ɛnd, tɔkt əˈbaʊt mˈjuzɪk, hɪz frɛndz tɑm weɪts ənd pɑp, mɪk ˈʤægər ɪn hɪz ˈərli deɪz ɪn nɪk performance…… ……oh, pərˈfɔrməns ɪz ə fænˈtæstɪk fɪlm. səʧ ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈsoʊʃəl commentary—— kənˈtræstɪŋ ðə ˈhɪpi ˈʤægər ənd ðə ˈgæŋstər. ðət wɑz ə bɪg ˈrɛfərəns pɔɪnt fər dɪˈlæpəˌdeɪtɪd oʊld haʊs, ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ɪt ənd biɪŋ boʊˈhimiən. bæk tɪ ɔl ðə ˈdæbəlɪŋ ɛz ə dɪd ju ʧuz ˈæktɪŋ ˈoʊvər spɔrts ənd mˈjuzɪk? aɪ θɪŋk ɪt ˈɔfərd ðə moʊst kəmˈplit ɪkˈspɪriəns fər mi tɪ bi kriˈeɪtɪv, ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈsutɪd maɪ ˈtælənts, ɪn ə weɪ. ˈæktɪŋ, fər mi, ɪz soʊ ˈmɛni θɪŋz. aɪ ləv ˌɛnərˈteɪnɪŋ, bət ən ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti ðət aɪ gɪt tɪ ðɛr, ənd ə greɪt ˈrisərʧ ˈɛləmənt wɛr ˈlərnɪŋ ɔl ðə taɪm əˈbaʊt ˈpipəl, ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz, ˈlɪtərəʧər, ənd ɑrt, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈmitɪŋ nu ˈpipəl. ˈæktɪŋ ɪz ə ˈtoʊtəl ɑrt fɔrm bɪˈkəz ɪt ʤɪst dɪˈmænd ðət ju brɪŋ jʊr breɪn tɪ bɛr ɔn ðə məˈtɪriəl, ɪt dɪˈmændz ðət ju brɪŋ jʊr ˈbɑdi, ənd jʊr hɑrt, ənd ˈɔfən jʊr breɪn kən gɪt ɪn ðə weɪ. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ə spɪˈsɪfɪk taɪm ɪn maɪ tinz ɪn ə ˈsɪnəmə wɛr aɪ bɪˈlivd biɪŋ ən ˈæktər wɑz ə ˈvɛri ˈnoʊbəl θɪŋ. ðə ˈæktərz ənd dɪˈrɛktərz aɪ wɑz ˈwɑʧɪŋ ʃoʊd mi ˈdɪfərənt θɪŋz əˈbaʊt ðə wərld; əˈbaʊt laɪf. ˈspilbərg, ˈgɪliəm, tɑrɑnˈtinoʊ, ˈnæni mɔˈrɛti. wɪn aɪ wɑz ə ˈtiˌneɪʤər, ðoʊz wər ðə ˈpipəl ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ wərk. aɪ ʤɪst ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi ə pɑrt əv ðɪs əˈmeɪzɪŋ kəmˈjunɪti əv ˈpipəl. ɪz ɪt ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪŋ tɪ wərk wɪθ ˈvæmpaɪr ˈtɪldə sˈwɪntən? nɑt. ʃi ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst ˈpipəl ˈɛvər wərkt wɪθ. ə ˈvɛri ˌɪnˈfɛkʃəs rəˈbɛliəsnəs əv ˈspɪrɪt əˈbaʊt hər. nɑt ə kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈæktrəs, ənd ˈnɛvər həz bɪn, ənd aɪ θɪŋk ˈɛvər ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi. ɪt ɔl filz laɪk ən ɪkˈstɛnʃən əv hərˈsɛlf, ər hər ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti, ɪn ə weɪ. ʃi hæd bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðɪs wɪθ ʤɪm fər eɪt jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ keɪm ɔn. bət ɪt məst hæv bɪn ə ˈlɪtəl ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪŋ tɪ ʃut ðət sin wɛr ju tu ər laɪɪŋ ɔn ðə bɛd ˈneɪkəd ˈstɛrɪŋ æt iʧ ˈəðər. ɪt riˈmaɪndɪd mi əv ðə ˈrisənt ˈmoʊmə ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən ʃi dɪd, wɛr ʃi ˈrɛstɪd ɪn ə trænˈspɛrənt bɑks. nɑt æt ɔl! aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər æt ðə taɪm, ʃi sɛd, ɪz hu wi are…… ɔl bɔrn ðɪs way.”.” ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˌsɛlfˈkɑnʃəsnəs ər ˈvænɪti tɪ ɪt. ˈædəm ənd iv ər ˈɑpəzɪts, bət ˈvɛri məʧ ɪn ləv. ˈædəm ɪz ə ˈtɔrʧərd soʊl ðət filz kərst baɪ hɪz ““affliction,”,” waɪl iv siz ðə braɪt saɪd tɪ ˈɛvəri ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. soʊ məʧ əv ɑr ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ləv, ɛz ə ˈjumən reɪs, ɪz ˈfaʊndɪd əˈpɑn ðə rɑk əv ðə aɪˈdiə əv aɪˈdiə ðət wi noʊ goʊɪŋ tɪ daɪ. soʊ, ju wɔnt tɪ faɪnd ˈsəmˌwən tɪ ʃɛr jʊr laɪf wɪθ bɪˈkəz ju noʊ ʃɔrt. bət wət ɪf jʊr laɪf wɑz nɑt ʃɔrt? wət ɪf ɪt wɑz ɪˈtərnəl? haʊ wʊd ðət ʧeɪnʤ ðə weɪ ðət ju ləv, ənd ðə weɪ ðət ju si ənd əkˈsɛpt jʊr ˈləvər? ˈædəm ˈɔlsoʊ lʊks daʊn ɔn ˈjumənz, ər ““zombies,”,” ɛz hi kɔlz ðɛm, ənd ðə steɪt əv juˈmænɪti meɪks ɪm sæd. haʊ du ju fil əˈbaʊt ðə steɪt əv ðə wərld, ənd dɪz ɪt meɪk ju sæd? ə streɪnʤ wərld, fər ʃʊr. wi lɪv ɪn ə greɪt eɪʤ, ˈtruli. ʤɪst ðə iz wɪθ wɪʧ wi ˈtrævəl ənd ˈmɛni əv ˈjuˈɛs, wi hæv səʧ ə haɪ ˈstændərd əv ˈlɪvɪŋ. aɪ ləv ðət luɪs skɛʧ wɛr ˈsəmˌwən ɪz kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈwiˌfi ˈbreɪkɪŋ daʊn ɔn ən ˈɛrˌpleɪn ənd hi goʊz, ər ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn ə ʧɛr ɪn ðə skaɪ! ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ ðə ˈmɪrəkəl əv ˈjumən flight!”!” soʊ ɪn wən weɪ, ðə wərld ɪz ə ˈmɪrəkəl əv ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən ənd ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən. ɪn əˈnəðər weɪ, ɪt wʊd bi nis ɪf wi kʊd stɑp ˈfaɪtɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər. hæv ju sin ðə tˈwaɪˌlaɪt ˈmuviz? aɪ sɔ ðə fərst wən, wɪʧ aɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd. aɪ θɔt ɪt wɑz ə ˈrɪli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ pis əˈbaʊt ˌædəˈlɛsəns, ənd haɪ skul, ənd ðə ɪˈtərnəl pəˈzɪʃən əv ə ˈtiˌneɪʤər ˈfilɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈfrɪnʤɪz əv laɪf. ənˈlaɪk ðə tˈwaɪˌlaɪt kɪdz, ju səm jəŋ ˈæktər hu wɑz θroʊn ˈɪntu ə ˈblɑkˌbəstər ənd bɪˈkeɪm ən ˈɪnstənt stɑr. ju ˈrɪli wərkt jʊr weɪ əp ðə ˈlædər. wət wʊd ju kənˈsɪdər jʊr bɪg breɪk? aɪ dɪd, jæ. ðɛr wɑz ə pərˈdəkʃən əv əˈθɛloʊ ɪn ˈləndən wɪθ ejiofor, hu ɪz wən əv ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈæktərz ˈɛvər ʃɛrd ə steɪʤ wɪθ, ənd ðət pərˈdəkʃən wɑz, əˈpɑrt frəm biɪŋ wən əv ðə ˈpraʊdəst ˈmoʊmənts əv maɪ kərɪr, ˈɛvriˌwən keɪm tɪ si ɪt ənd ɪt ˈrɪli ˈdɪkˌteɪtɪd ðə kɔrs əv ðə nɛkst fɔr jɪrz əv maɪ laɪf. ˈkɛnɪθ ˈbrænəg ənd ʤɔs ˈwɛdən keɪm tɪ si əˈθɛloʊ, ənd ðoʊz mɛn ər ˈprɪti məʧ riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls ðət ˈhæpənd. aɪ spɛnt ə jɪr wɪθ ˈbrænəg ɔn ˈɪvənɑv ənd ˈwɔləndər ənd θɔr, ənd ðɛn ʤɔs roʊt mi ə fænˈtæstɪk pɑrt ɪn. ənd, frəm maɪ wərk wɪθ kɛn, aɪ dɪd ˈmɪdˌnaɪt ɪn ˈpɛrɪs ənd wɔr hɔrs. nɑt ˈɛvəri ˈæktər kən teɪk ɔn səʧ ə waɪd vərˈaɪəti əv roʊlz, goʊɪŋ frəm ˈʃeɪkˌspir tɪ ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈɛmˈtiˈvi ˈvɪdioʊ ˈmuvi əˈwɔrdz ɛz ə supervillain, tɪ ə. ðə θɪŋ ɪz: aɪ ləv soʊ ˈmɛni ˈdɪfərənt taɪps əv fɪlmz. ˈɑnəstli, fɔr jɪrz əˈgoʊ ɔn ə ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt, aɪ wɛnt tɪ si ðə prəˈpoʊzəl, ðə roʊˈmæntɪk ˈkɑmədi wɪθ raɪən ˈrɛnəldz ənd ˈsændrə ˈbʊlək, wɪʧ aɪ ləvd, ənd ɔn ðə nɛkst naɪt, aɪ wɛnt wɪθ ə ˈdɪfərənt frɛnd tɪ si antichrist. aɪ tɛl ju ɔn ˈsənˌdi ˈmɔrnɪŋ wɪʧ wən aɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd mɔr. aɪ ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪnli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ðɛm boʊθ fər wət ðeɪ wər. aɪ θɪŋk tɪ hæv ə ˈvɛrid ˈpælɪt ɪz gʊd. ɪt kips ju ʃɑrp. ənd gɑt θɔr: ðə dɑrk wərld ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt sun. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ɪz ə nu daɪˈnæmɪk. ɪn θɔr, aɪ wɑz ðə hu tərnd ˈɪntu ə ˈvɪlən; ɪn, ðə bæd gaɪ; ənd ɪn θɔr: ðə dɑrk wərld, malekith, pleɪd baɪ ˈkrɪstəfər ˈɛkəlstɑn, ɪz ðə ˈvɪlən, soʊ aɪ ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ə juˈnik pəˈzɪʃən bɪˈkəz sɔrt əv ən ˈælaɪ. ər wi goʊɪŋ tɪ si ju pɑp əp ɪn ðə ˈsikwəl? aɪ θɪŋk soʊ. aɪ θɪŋk ʤeɪmz gɑt ðət wən soʊn əp. dɪd ˈspeɪdər kəm tɪ ju wɪθ ˈɛni kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt? noʊ, ʤeɪmz ˈspeɪdər nid maɪ ədˈvaɪs! ə greɪt ˈæktər ənd du ə ˈwəndərfəl ʤɑb. ju kʊd ʤɪst æsk ɪm əˈbaʊt ˈspæŋkɪŋ, ər ˈsəmθɪŋ. [læfs] jæ, seɪ, spæŋk ðə hulk!”*!”
for years, east austin residents have decried gentrification. as austin property values appreciate exponentially, developers have descended upon the city to capitalize on the hot real estate market. but the positive impact of renewal and the rebuilding of deteriorating neighborhoods is having a corrosive side effect on longtime, residents, in many cases forcing their displacement from neighborhoods they've long called home. the lower is increasingly dotted with high-end restaurants and chic bars where homes once stood. many residents seem surprised at the brisk pace of new development. long seen as home to a largely latino working class, the area is quickly being transformed to appeal to an affluent customer base. "i was born and raised here for the past 35 years, and i am heartbroken," said bertha delgado, president of the east town lake citizens neighborhood association. "i'm also angry. all of our businesses that we valued are gone. it's more of a devastation to see everything rapidly go without anything slowing down." the transformation has taken place over the course of several years, dating to the early when property values began to blow up, but the february demolition of a longtime shop arrived as a resounding riptide. in their rush to capitalize on by staging a party on the land, real estate ventures by darius fisher and jordan french simply demolished the party supplies store at 1401 e. cesar chavez, with no effective notice to sergio and monica, the couple who had operated the store for the last eight years. the demolition is seen by community leaders as a clear illustration of developer greed and insensitivity to established neighborhoods from which they now seek to profit. subsequent comments by french in an interview with comparing the to roaches and implying may have actually been a front for illicit activity had an unsavory undertone of bigotry. along the way, the has emerged as ground zero in the reignited gentrification debate. "i think that community was a little slow in recognizing where this whole thing was going to go," said mercedes lynn de uriarte, associate professor at the school of journalism, who led a three-year study on the sector's gentrification with her graduate students. she pinpoints bolstered commercial development in the area as more recent: "they started gentrifying there in 2008, and there were early warning signs with spikes in property taxes." de uriarte said displacement of residents often disproportionately affects minorities. moreover, austin's history of segregation concentrated latinos and african-americans on the via the 1928 austin master plan. "it has to do with class more than anything," de uriarte said. "but because class falls along racial and ethnic lines, minorities are often the first victims." according to neighborhood scout a portal detailing neighborhood statistics the east cesar chavez neighborhood is not only predominantly hispanic, but one of the most mexican enclaves in the country, with% of residents with mexican ancestry. academic studies reinforce the conclusion. in february, the university of martin prosperity institute named the rock area as the most economically segregated large metro area in the u.s. the gap between rich and poor is growing nationwide, according to the report, but it's more dramatically seen in austin, with its high population density. what'siking about the report is that the division is primarily between the east and the west but if west austin and its accompanying suburbs have long been out of the question for families, the is becoming unaffordable as well. scout weighs in with its statistics to illustrate this widening chasm: the east cesar chavez "median real estate price is $314,236, which is more expensive than% of the neighborhoods in texas and% of the neighborhoods in the u.s." an earlier study by's institute for urban policy research and analysis showed a% decline in the city's african-american population between 2000 and 2010 a trend partially attributable to gentrification. austin earned the distinction of being the only city in america losing african-americans. in the neighborhood, but not of it cody symington, a of the popular cafe at 1010 e. cesar chavez, acknowledges his own role in adding to the neighborhood's gentrification. but in arriving to the neighborhood with a new eatery, he said he tries to be sensitive to the community an attribute likely informed from spending his formative years on the eastside. he reached out to the owners of shortly after their business was demolished to offer his space for a fundraiser for rebuilding costs. on march 28, the raised nearly $2,000 in sales of diminutive keepsakes and cascarones. a concurrent fundraiser on has raised more than $5,000. the couple hopes to find a new site for their business and is currently operating at a borrowed site at 4926 e. cesar chavez. "we were, for lack of a better term, when we moved into east cesar chavez," symington said. "but we knew we were moving into a community that was already there." rather than razing a building to suit his needs, symington set out to preserve the older building where is now located, once a private home. he quickly learned the city's rules particularly those related to parking make preservation difficult. "we moved here in 2010, but opened in 2012," he said, attributing the gap between and opening to discussions related to parking issues. "unfortunately," he said, "the city does make it extremely difficult to preserve a building. it boils down to parking." but he knew saving the old building was an important part of entering into the established neighborhood: "our goal was not to be, but we knew that's what people would call us. i actually lived in the neighborhood in 2007. i can't now; i can't afford it." that sensitivity coupled with's goodwill toward their former neighbor, has helped ingratiate the into the neighborhood. but often, residents feel slighted at the of other recent arrivals clumsily trying to assimilate into the neighborhood culture. amy thompson, a neighborhood advocate, recently contacted to inquire about the fate of the landmark la mural, only to discover it had been painted over by an artist commissioned by organizers ahead of the music festival. the resulting artwork by graphic artist rone was culturally out of sync, she said. "according to rone, he was told to paint something respectful of the neighborhood," thompson wrote in an email. "so he chose a portrait of a local girl. he obviously meant well, but this is nothing more than tokenism and further insult to injury." the new mural was commissioned by pow! wow! hawaii, which with and to create murals at four austin locations for the impos- sible wall project. according to the description of the project on the website, it "brings together local artists and international artists to transform ordinary walls throughout the downtown area into large public works of art for the austin community." cycleast owner russell who reopened his shop at 1619 e. cesar chavez last year acknowledged that painting over the mural was his idea. while he understands residents' concerns about gentrification, he prefers to see the trend in a positive light given its tactics of renewal and refurbishment of older neighborhoods. "i am the one who requested it get painted over; it's all on my shoulders," said, noting the idea was met with enthusiastic approval from his landlord, property owner louis joseph. "the mural had been there for a long time, and i wanted to revitalize this space and show people we were here. murals naturally fade over time. you can touch it up, but if you touch it up, aren't you remaking it? i wanted to continue the heritage of the painted wall. my thought was to continue that tradition of a mural on a wall, but every year doing a new mural." now that the old, recognizable mural is gone, also conceded he may have been too hasty in not fully considering its cultural currency: "where i was shortsighted is that i didn't think about the fact the people who painted it might still be in the neighborhood. i definitely know part of me made a mistake. i'm aware i've hurt some people. but this is being in the middle of trying to maintain the cultural heritage of the community and have new art and have it continue to be vibrant. that was my intention." graffiti artist armando "lace" martinez sees the increasing eradication of the neighborhood's artistic expressions as further evidence of a changing landscape in the neighborhood where he's spent his entire life. the mural "has nothing to do with culture," he said. "it looks nice and neat and real good, but it doesn't fit the neighborhood. we've had murals up but they've been painted over once the buildings are gone or they change owners." he and other artists are now joining delgado in an effort to save the community's remaining murals. for his part, noted he has offered to bring in the original artists to paint a new mural in the rotating artwork plan. he also notes his commitment to his new neighborhood, pointing to the large community space he included in the shop four times the size of his previous location at 501 as further evidence of his genuine respect. french's own theories about it as a possible front for illegal activity offer up yet another example, an extreme one, of not only but complete lack of understanding of minority enclaves. "probably their livelihood was selling helium and stolen bicycles," french theorized in an interview with. "they weren't making a living sellings; they were selling something else. i don't want to speculate what that is. that's just my opinion, though." but even as an outsider, french would've come to learn that such businesses are part and parcel of the latino fabric had he done his due diligence on his tenants' livelihood. he would've learned thats have a rich history dating to century spain where they were used primarily during the season. he would've learned hows were later introduced into mexico in the century, and still remain popular in mostly hispanic households for use at children's birthdays, marking a young woman's coming of age at turning 15, or during las posadas, a celebration running december. but if such research were too much to handle, french could've resorted to entrepreneur.com, which lists a business as one of its lucrative start-up ideas: "what a great business and concept," the website reads. "home based, unique, low overhead, minimal startup costs, virtually no competition and no limitations on business growth and expansion." in a previous interview, sergio said there was more to it than that: "when you talk about a store, people think there's no investment and they're produced like magic," he said in his native spanish. "but a store is not only maintained with sales ofs but party supply rentals. we offered a service for bounce houses, tents, tables, chairs,s, margarita and popcorn machines, balloons. it gave us enough to live," he said of the business he and his wife, monica, started eight years ago. "we saw an increase in sales before it fell to the ground." lack of oversight in identifying the gentrification wave, bo mccarver was indirectly ahead of the curve. after spearheading fights against eastward annexation by in the eighties, he helped create a nonprofit solely for the purpose of buying neighborhood homes and preserving them as affordable housing as a shield against commercial encroachment. block by block, his nonprofit development corp. purchased at least one home creating a homestead patchwork that served to complicate any future efforts by developers to buy entire of real estate for commercial development. today, that prescient tactic is tangible with the collection of dozens of little homes designated as affordable housing. "you spread your bets," mccarver said of the piecemeal approach the nonprofit undertook 25 years ago a move he calls the poisoned watermelonategy. "if someone is stealing watermelons, you don't want to poison the whole field. it makes it very difficult for a developer who wants to have the whole block. we have 49 units now, some duplexes. we also have a little enclave with six cottages in robert shaw village." but he conceded this approach would be difficult to replicate today, given the inflated property values. delgado sees a similar buying pattern in the east cesar chavez neighborhood, but with a different aim. instead of preserving homes as affordable housing, residential properties are increasingly being purchased by outside investors only to be torn down and converted into short-term rentals for visitors, she said. the increased abundance of in the neighborhoods' midst illustrates how austin's music scene, and its attendant festivals, have actually helped spur gentrification in established neighborhoods. "they're demolishing our homes and building and turning them into short-term rentals," she said. "at least 10 homes have been demolished in the past month, and, so far, 51 have been demolished," she added, noting the most recent pair of felled homes were along canterburyeet. while decrying the process, she also wonders why the city hasn't made any overtures in exerting control through historical preservation particularly given the neighborhood's roots in municipally sanctioned segregation of minorities. city officials say the cottage industry centered on development of is difficult to regulate, with such projects spread out throughout the city and just 65 code compliance officers to ensure the rules to develop them are being followed. last year alone, the city had complaints from residents related to in their midst, said public information and marketing manager candice cooper. "within probably the last six months or so, we're starting to see our properties that are operating starting to take on a different form, if you will," cooper said. and that form is not often in the best interests of established neighborhoods and runs contrary to the spirit of the experience. f&f ventures emerges yet again, as a case study of an unchecked cottage industry. a year or so before buying the property where once stood, along with an adjacent property at 95, the real estate tycoons also bought three small homes in the same neighborhood, which are now listed on as, and were heavily promoted during this year's. a pair of those homes are near where once stood: one at 93 directly behind the demolished site, and another at 206 san marcos st. after the chronicle alerted city officials to the drastic transformation of those homes into, they began investigating ventures' practices in that realm as well. "you, through your email to us on the san marcos property, actually prompted us to open up a case," cooper said. "because of your sending information to us, we're opening a new case and starting to open a second." the san marcoseet property somehow converted from its original 2-bedroom, configuration into the 7-bedroom, setup advertised on was particularly concerning, cooper said. after the chronicle's inquiry, city staffers read the descriptions for themselves not a traditional practice for them, she acknowledged and learned each partition had its own lock, which only heightened their concerns. "we have city codes and ordinances that the city council has passed, and we have a responsibility to make sure residents are safe," cooper said. "that's the big picture; that's the main goal. we want to maintain austin as a livable city but also make sure residents are safe." senior public information specialist jacqueline later confirmed that the city is also looking into possible violations at ventures' property at 93, where an trailer was parked as further housing, in apparent violation of city rules. "our neighborhood team and our enforcement team is working together to make sure this property comes into compliance," wrote in an april 2 update via email in reference to the san marcos property. "we have discovered a number of violations at the property, one being for work without permit, the other for over occupancy." f&f ventures listed its room rates during the recent, asking as much as $1,800 to rent out an entireucture. among past complaints listed by tenants staying in the houses were ongoing construction, no hot water, dirty sheets, cramped quarters, no window covering, and a shared bathroom for up to eight people. turning back the tide district 3 council member pio renteria acknowledged the growing presence of in a landscape that once was a largely latino enclave comprising established homes. he conceded he, too, is an operator, converting one of two houses he owns with his wife to accommodate short-term rental guests. but unlike commercial operators, his is a type 1, granted a homestead exemption requiring that its owners live at least 51% of the time. he and his wife are in compliance, given they now live in a converted garage apartment behind the property, which is located across from martin middle school. it's the type 2 variety he labels as being run by "absentee owners" that's become a city scourge, he suggested. "i saw that coming," he said of gentrification that prompted him to diversify his real estate holdings as an alternativeeam of income. "so what i did was get a loan and buy a secondary unit because we were going to need some kind of revenue because taxes were starting to increase by the thousands. we rented it out as a vacation rental and made $3,000 on it, and now i had some kind of extra revenue." like other residents, the council member and his family also have been touched by gentrification. two years ago, his son sold his own house on cesar chavez which had increased in value from $165,000 when he first bought it to $375,000 when he sold to find a bigger replacement to house his growing family. he opted to move to the city's southwest side, where he bought a home for $214,000, renteria said. those fluctuating values illustrate the demand for housing on the suddenly trendy, he noted. how times have changed: "fifteen years ago, you couldn't even get a pizza delivered in that neighborhood," he observed. sometimes, residents feel the city itself has a bias toward developers' interests rather than theirs. the case to them exemplifies this bias, given that no steps were taken to ensure the business was vacant. in the city's protocol for demolition permits, making sure tenants have been properly notified of imminent demolition or eviction is not part of the process. "there's nothing in our applications that says this building is occupied," conceded historic preservation officer steve sadowsky. "that's the responsibility of the person applying for the demolition permit. i think that's a policy decision, and that's not mine to make." the city's main area of focus as it relates to demolition permits is to ensure the property about to be demolished has no historical value. but even here, somers wonder why greater effort wasn't made to prevent the demolition, given the building's early, manifestation as a phillips 66 gas station that helped form part of the community's early fabric. given seemingly inexorable advance, residents wonder if anything can be done to stop it, or at least to mitigate its most negative side effects. mccarver has suggested persuading some people (should they have no other heirs) to will their homesteads to a nonprofit, ensuring that even after death a piece of their neighborhood's history might survive. state rep. eddie rodriguez suggests that an effort to freeze property rates for longtime residents could, in theory, become state legislation. but the former prescription would, by its nature, have only limited application. the latter would require a constitutional amendment, and potentially mean broad revision of the residential property tax system both formidable tasks. instead, rodriguez is hoping to reignite an idea he first espoused in 2005, centered on using tax increment financing to create more affordable housing amidst rising property rates. city council approved such an ordinance in 2008, enabling the first tax increment reinvestment zone, east austin's homestead preservation district. it wouldilizes, land trusts, and land banks to create an affordable housing buffer against gentrification. but the executing details, in particular of the districts, have never been implemented, even as property values continue to climb. (land trusts or land banks work by holding the land in trust, meaning the homeowner's cost is confined to the housing itself;s reinvest incremental gains in property taxes into the defined district, directly for affordable units or other improvements.) renteria said he will reintroduce the idea during the next meeting of the housing and community development committee he heads, with hopes of city action to implement the measure. rodriguez remains hopeful, but laments the time lost since the idea was first proposed, amid the continually changing landscape of the where he lives four blocks from the former site. "i think it's [the preservation district] always been a good idea, but the component has never happened," he said. "ten years later, [the city is] still debating it." next month marks the anniversary of the east cesar chavez neighborhood plan's adoption by city council. its summary paints a neighborhood picture palpably celebrating the cultural richness of the latino enclave: "the neighborhood wants to remain a place where people sit on their front porches and wave to their neighbors or lend a helping hand, and where working people, the elderly and young families can afford to live. it hopes to be a neighborhood that flourishes and supports all types of people, from artists to day laborers, from the elderly to newborns." but that was then. since its may 13, 1999 adoption, the idealism of that master plan seems increasingly anachronistic, a curious relic of days gone by. the gentrification wave is just too powerful, the prevailing market forces entirely tooong.	fər jɪrz, ist ˈɔstən ˈrɛzɪdənts hæv dɪˈkraɪd ˌʤɛntrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən. ɛz ˈɔstən ˈprɑpərti ˈvæljuz əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ˌɛkspoʊˈnɛnʃəli, dɪˈvɛləpərz hæv dɪˈsɛndɪd əˈpɑn ðə ˈsɪti tɪ ˈkæpətəˌlaɪz ɔn ðə hɑt ril ɛˈsteɪt ˈmɑrkɪt. bət ðə ˈpɑzətɪv ˌɪmˈpækt əv rɪˈnuəl ənd ðə riˈbɪldɪŋ əv dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz ɪz ˈhævɪŋ ə kərˈoʊsɪv saɪd ˈifɛkt ɔn ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm, ˈrɛzɪdənts, ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkeɪsɪz ˈfɔrsɪŋ ðɛr dɪˈspleɪsmənt frəm ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz ðeɪv lɔŋ kɔld hoʊm. ðə loʊər ɪz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈdɑtɪd wɪθ haɪɛnd ˈrɛˌstrɑnts ənd ʃik bɑrz wɛr hoʊmz wəns stʊd. ˈmɛni ˈrɛzɪdənts sim səˈpraɪzd æt ðə brɪsk peɪs əv nu dɪˈvɛləpmənt. lɔŋ sin ɛz hoʊm tɪ ə ˈlɑrʤli ləˈtinoʊ ˈwərkɪŋ klæs, ðə ˈɛriə ɪz kˈwɪkli biɪŋ trænsˈfɔrmd tɪ əˈpil tɪ ən ˈæfluənt ˈkəstəmər beɪs. "aɪ wɑz bɔrn ənd reɪzd hir fər ðə pæst 35 jɪrz, ənd aɪ æm ˈhɑrtˌbroʊkən," sɛd ˈbərθə dɛlˈgɑdoʊ, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ist taʊn leɪk ˈsɪtɪzənz ˈneɪbərˌhʊd əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən. "əm ˈɔlsoʊ ˈæŋgri. ɔl əv ɑr ˈbɪznɪsɪz ðət wi ˈvæljud ər gɔn. ɪts mɔr əv ə ˌdɛvəˈsteɪʃən tɪ si ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈræpədli goʊ wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ sloʊɪŋ daʊn." ðə ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən həz ˈteɪkən pleɪs ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz, ˈdeɪtɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈərli wɪn ˈprɑpərti ˈvæljuz bɪˈgæn tɪ bloʊ əp, bət ðə ˈfɛbruˌɛri ˌdɛməˈlɪʃən əv ə ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ʃɑp əraɪvd ɛz ə riˈsaʊndɪŋ riptide. ɪn ðɛr rəʃ tɪ ˈkæpətəˌlaɪz ɔn baɪ ˈsteɪʤɪŋ ə ˈpɑrti ɔn ðə lænd, ril ɛˈsteɪt ˈvɛnʧərz baɪ dəraɪəs ˈfɪʃər ənd ˈʤɔrdən frɛnʧ ˈsɪmpli dɪˈmɑlɪʃt ðə ˈpɑrti səˈplaɪz stɔr æt 1401 i. ˈsizər ˈʧæˌvɛz, wɪθ noʊ ˈifɛktɪv ˈnoʊtɪs tɪ ˈsərˌʤjoʊ ənd ˈmɑnɪkə, ðə ˈkəpəl hu hæd ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd ðə stɔr fər ðə læst eɪt jɪrz. ðə ˌdɛməˈlɪʃən ɪz sin baɪ kəmˈjunɪti ˈlidərz ɛz ə klɪr ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən əv dɪˈvɛləpər grid ənd ˌɪnˌsɛnsəˈtɪvəti tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz frəm wɪʧ ðeɪ naʊ sik tɪ ˈprɑfɪt. ˈsəbsəkwənt ˈkɑmɛnts baɪ frɛnʧ ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ kəmˈpɛrɪŋ ðə tɪ ˈroʊʧɪz ənd ˌɪmˈplaɪɪŋ meɪ hæv ˈæˌkʧuəli bɪn ə frənt fər ˌɪˈlɪsət ækˈtɪvɪti hæd ən ənˈseɪvəri ˈəndərˌtoʊn əv ˈbɪgətri. əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ, ðə həz ˈimərʤd ɛz graʊnd ˈziroʊ ɪn ðə ˌriɪgˈnaɪtɪd ˌʤɛntrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən dəˈbeɪt. "aɪ θɪŋk ðət kəmˈjunɪti wɑz ə ˈlɪtəl sloʊ ɪn ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪŋ wɛr ðɪs hoʊl θɪŋ wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ goʊ," sɛd mərˈseɪdiz lɪn də ˈjəriˈɑrti, əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt prəˈfɛsər æt ðə skul əv ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm, hu lɛd ə θˈriˌjɪr ˈstədi ɔn ðə ˈsɛktərz ˌʤɛntrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən wɪθ hər ˈgræʤəˌweɪt ˈstudənts. ʃi ˈpɪnˌpɔɪnts ˈboʊlstərd kəˈmərʃəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪn ðə ˈɛriə ɛz mɔr ˈrisənt: "ðeɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈʤɛntrɪˌfaɪɪŋ ðɛr ɪn 2008 ənd ðɛr wər ˈərli ˈwɔrnɪŋ saɪnz wɪθ spaɪks ɪn ˈprɑpərti ˈtæksɪz." də ˈjəriˈɑrti sɛd dɪˈspleɪsmənt əv ˈrɛzɪdənts ˈɔfən ˌdɪsprəˈpɔrʃənətli əˈfɛkts məˈnɔrətiz. mɔˈroʊvər, ˈɔstənz ˈhɪstəri əv ˌsɛgrəˈgeɪʃən ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd lɑˈtinoʊs ənd ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkənz ɔn ðə ˈviə ðə 1928 ˈɔstən ˈmæstər plæn. "ɪt həz tɪ du wɪθ klæs mɔr ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ," də ˈjəriˈɑrti sɛd. "bət bɪˈkəz klæs fɔlz əˈlɔŋ ˈreɪʃəl ənd ˈɛθnɪk laɪnz, məˈnɔrətiz ər ˈɔfən ðə fərst ˈvɪktɪmz." əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈneɪbərˌhʊd skaʊt ə ˈpɔrtəl dɪˈteɪlɪŋ ˈneɪbərˌhʊd stəˈtɪstɪks ðə ist ˈsizər ˈʧæˌvɛz ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ɪz nɑt ˈoʊnli ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli hɪˈspænɪk, bət wən əv ðə moʊst ˈmɛksəkən ˈɛnˌkleɪvz ɪn ðə ˈkəntri, wɪθ əv ˈrɛzɪdənts wɪθ ˈmɛksəkən ˈænsɛstri. ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈstədiz ˌriɪnˈfɔrs ðə kənˈkluʒən. ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri, ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈmɑrtɪn prɑˈspɛrəti ˈɪnstɪˌtut neɪmd ðə rɑk ˈɛriə ɛz ðə moʊst ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkli ˈsɛgrəˌgeɪtɪd lɑrʤ ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˈɛriə ɪn ðə juz. ðə gæp bɪtˈwin rɪʧ ənd pur ɪz groʊɪŋ ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə rɪˈpɔrt, bət ɪts mɔr drəˈmætɪkəli sin ɪn ˈɔstən, wɪθ ɪts haɪ ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˈdɛnsɪti. wəts ˈstraɪkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə rɪˈpɔrt ɪz ðət ðə dɪˈvɪʒən ɪz praɪˈmɛrəli bɪtˈwin ðə ist ənd ðə wɛst bət ɪf wɛst ˈɔstən ənd ɪts əˈkəmpəniɪŋ ˈsəbərbz hæv lɔŋ bɪn aʊt əv ðə kˈwɛʃən fər ˈfæməliz, ðə ɪz bɪˈkəmɪŋ ənəˈfɔrdəbəl ɛz wɛl. skaʊt weɪz ɪn wɪθ ɪts stəˈtɪstɪks tɪ ˈɪləˌstreɪt ðɪs ˈwaɪdənɪŋ ˈkæzəm: ðə ist ˈsizər ˈʧæˌvɛz "ˈmidiən ril ɛˈsteɪt praɪs ɪz wɪʧ ɪz mɔr ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ðən əv ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz ɪn ˈtɛksəs ənd əv ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz ɪn ðə juz." ən ˈərliər ˈstədi baɪ ˈɪnstɪˌtut fər ˈərbən ˈpɑləsi ˈrisərʧ ənd æˈnælɪsɪs ʃoʊd ə dɪˈklaɪn ɪn ðə ˈsɪtiz ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkən ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən bɪtˈwin 2000 ənd 2010 ə trɛnd ˈpɑrʃəli əˈtrɪbjətəbəl tɪ ˌʤɛntrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən. ˈɔstən ərnd ðə dɪˈstɪŋkʃən əv biɪŋ ðə ˈoʊnli ˈsɪti ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə ˈluzɪŋ ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkənz. ɪn ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, bət nɑt əv ɪt ˈkoʊdi ˈsɪmɪŋtən, ə əv ðə ˈpɑpjələr kəˈfeɪ æt 1010 i. ˈsizər ˈʧæˌvɛz, ækˈnɑlɪʤɪz hɪz oʊn roʊl ɪn ˈædɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz ˌʤɛntrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən. bət ɪn ərˈaɪvɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd wɪθ ə nu ˈitəri, hi sɛd hi traɪz tɪ bi ˈsɛnsɪtɪv tɪ ðə kəmˈjunɪti ən əˈtrɪˌbjut ˈlaɪkli ˌɪnˈfɔrmd frəm ˈspɛndɪŋ hɪz ˈfɔrmətɪv jɪrz ɔn ðə eastside. hi riʧt aʊt tɪ ðə ˈoʊnərz əv ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ðɛr ˈbɪznɪs wɑz dɪˈmɑlɪʃt tɪ ˈɔfər hɪz speɪs fər ə ˈfənˌdreɪzər fər riˈbɪldɪŋ kɔsts. ɔn mɑrʧ 28 ðə reɪzd ˈnɪrli ɪn seɪlz əv dɪˈmɪnjətɪv ˈkipˌseɪk ənd cascarones. ə kənˈkərənt ˈfənˌdreɪzər ɔn həz reɪzd mɔr ðən ðə ˈkəpəl hoʊps tɪ faɪnd ə nu saɪt fər ðɛr ˈbɪznɪs ənd ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ æt ə ˈbɑˌroʊd saɪt æt 4926 i. ˈsizər ˈʧæˌvɛz. "wi wər, fər læk əv ə ˈbɛtər tərm, wɪn wi muvd ˈɪntu ist ˈsizər ˈʧæˌvɛz," ˈsɪmɪŋtən sɛd. "bət wi nu wi wər ˈmuvɪŋ ˈɪntu ə kəmˈjunɪti ðət wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ðɛr." ˈrəðər ðən ˈreɪzɪŋ ə ˈbɪldɪŋ tɪ sut hɪz nidz, ˈsɪmɪŋtən sɛt aʊt tɪ prɪˈzərv ðə ˈoʊldər ˈbɪldɪŋ wɛr ɪz naʊ ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd, wəns ə ˈpraɪvət hoʊm. hi kˈwɪkli ˈlərnɪd ðə ˈsɪtiz rulz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ðoʊz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈpɑrkɪŋ meɪk ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən ˈdɪfəkəlt. "wi muvd hir ɪn 2010 bət ˈoʊpənd ɪn 2012 hi sɛd, əˈtrɪbjətɪŋ ðə gæp bɪtˈwin ənd ˈoʊpənɪŋ tɪ dɪˈskəʃənz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈpɑrkɪŋ ˈɪʃuz. "unfortunately," hi sɛd, "ðə ˈsɪti dɪz meɪk ɪt ɪkˈstrimli ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ prɪˈzərv ə ˈbɪldɪŋ. ɪt bɔɪlz daʊn tɪ ˈpɑrkɪŋ." bət hi nu ˈseɪvɪŋ ðə oʊld ˈbɪldɪŋ wɑz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pɑrt əv ˈɛnərɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈneɪbərˌhʊd: "ɑr goʊl wɑz nɑt tɪ bi, bət wi nu ðæts wət ˈpipəl wʊd kɔl ˈjuˈɛs. aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli lɪvd ɪn ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ɪn 2007 aɪ kænt naʊ; aɪ kænt əˈfɔrd ɪt." ðət ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti ˈkəpəld wɪθ ˈgʊdˈwɪl təˈwɔrd ðɛr ˈfɔrmər ˈneɪbər, həz hɛlpt ˌɪŋˈgreɪʃiˌeɪt ðə ˈɪntu ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd. bət ˈɔfən, ˈrɛzɪdənts fil sˈlaɪtɪd æt ðə əv ˈəðər ˈrisənt ərˈaɪvəlz ˈkləmsəli traɪɪŋ tɪ əˈsɪməˌleɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ˈkəlʧər. ˈeɪmi ˈtɑmsən, ə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ˈædvəˌkeɪt, ˈrisəntli ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd tɪ ˌɪnkˈwaɪr əˈbaʊt ðə feɪt əv ðə ˈlændˌmɑrk lɑ mˈjʊrəl, ˈoʊnli tɪ dɪˈskəvər ɪt hæd bɪn ˈpeɪnɪd ˈoʊvər baɪ ən ˈɑrtɪst kəˈmɪʃənd baɪ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz əˈhɛd əv ðə mˈjuzɪk ˈfɛstɪvəl. ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ ˈɑrtˌwərk baɪ ˈgræfɪk ˈɑrtɪst roʊn wɑz ˈkəlʧərəˌli aʊt əv sɪŋk, ʃi sɛd. "əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ roʊn, hi wɑz toʊld tɪ peɪnt ˈsəmθɪŋ rɪˈspɛktfəl əv ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd," ˈtɑmsən roʊt ɪn ən iˈmeɪl. "soʊ hi ʧoʊz ə ˈpɔrtrət əv ə ˈloʊkəl gərl. hi ˈɑbviəsli mɛnt wɛl, bət ðɪs ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən ˈtoʊkəˌnɪzəm ənd ˈfərðər ˌɪnˈsəlt tɪ ˈɪnʤəri." ðə nu mˈjʊrəl wɑz kəˈmɪʃənd baɪ paʊ! waʊ! həˈwaɪˌi, wɪʧ wɪθ ənd tɪ kriˈeɪt mˈjʊrəlz æt fɔr ˈɔstən loʊˈkeɪʃənz fər ðə impos- ˈsaɪbəl wɔl ˈprɑʤɛkt. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə dɪˈskrɪpʃən əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɔn ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, ɪt "brɪŋz təˈgɛðər ˈloʊkəl ˈɑrtɪsts ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɑrtɪsts tɪ ˈtrænsfɔrm ˈɔrdəˌnɛri wɔlz θruaʊt ðə ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈɛriə ˈɪntu lɑrʤ ˈpəblɪk wərks əv ɑrt fər ðə ˈɔstən kəmˈjunɪti." ˈoʊnər ˈrəsəl hu riˈoʊpənd hɪz ʃɑp æt 1619 i. ˈsizər ˈʧæˌvɛz læst jɪr ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðət ˈpeɪnɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə mˈjʊrəl wɑz hɪz aɪˈdiə. waɪl hi ˌəndərˈstændz ˈrɛzɪdənts' kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ˌʤɛntrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən, hi prɪˈfərz tɪ si ðə trɛnd ɪn ə ˈpɑzətɪv laɪt ˈgɪvɪn ɪts ˈtæktɪks əv rɪˈnuəl ənd riˈfərbɪʃmənt əv ˈoʊldər ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz. "aɪ æm ðə wən hu rɪkˈwɛstɪd ɪt gɪt ˈpeɪnɪd ˈoʊvər; ɪts ɔl ɔn maɪ ˈʃoʊldərz," sɛd, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðə aɪˈdiə wɑz mɛt wɪθ ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk əˈpruvəl frəm hɪz ˈlænˌdlɔrd, ˈprɑpərti ˈoʊnər luɪs ˈʤoʊzəf. "ðə mˈjʊrəl hæd bɪn ðɛr fər ə lɔŋ taɪm, ənd aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ riˈvaɪtəˌlaɪz ðɪs speɪs ənd ʃoʊ ˈpipəl wi wər hir. mˈjʊrəlz ˈnæʧərəli feɪd ˈoʊvər taɪm. ju kən təʧ ɪt əp, bət ɪf ju təʧ ɪt əp, ˈɑrənt ju ˈriˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt? aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ kənˈtɪnju ðə ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ əv ðə ˈpeɪnɪd wɔl. maɪ θɔt wɑz tɪ kənˈtɪnju ðət trəˈdɪʃən əv ə mˈjʊrəl ɔn ə wɔl, bət ˈɛvəri jɪr duɪŋ ə nu mˈjʊrəl." naʊ ðət ðə oʊld, ˌrɛkəgˈnaɪzəbəl mˈjʊrəl ɪz gɔn, ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈsidɪd hi meɪ hæv bɪn tu ˈheɪsti ɪn nɑt ˈfʊli kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ɪts ˈkəlʧərəl ˈkərənsi: "wɛr aɪ wɑz ˈʃɔrtˈsaɪtɪd ɪz ðət aɪ ˈdɪdənt θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðə fækt ðə ˈpipəl hu ˈpeɪnɪd ɪt maɪt stɪl bi ɪn ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd. aɪ ˈdɛfənətli noʊ pɑrt əv mi meɪd ə mɪˈsteɪk. əm əˈwɛr aɪv hərt səm ˈpipəl. bət ðɪs ɪz biɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ðə ˈkəlʧərəl ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ əv ðə kəmˈjunɪti ənd hæv nu ɑrt ənd hæv ɪt kənˈtɪnju tɪ bi ˈvaɪbrənt. ðət wɑz maɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən." grəˈfiti ˈɑrtɪst ɑrˈmɑndoʊ "leɪs" mɑrˈtinɛz siz ðə ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ɪˌrædəˈkeɪʃən əv ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz ɑrˈtɪstɪk ɪkˈsprɛʃənz ɛz ˈfərðər ˈɛvədəns əv ə ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈlænˌskeɪp ɪn ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd wɛr hiz spɛnt hɪz ɪnˈtaɪər laɪf. ðə mˈjʊrəl "həz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ˈkəlʧər," hi sɛd. "ɪt lʊks nis ənd nit ənd ril gʊd, bət ɪt ˈdəzənt fɪt ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd. wiv hæd mˈjʊrəlz əp bət ðeɪv bɪn ˈpeɪnɪd ˈoʊvər wəns ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz ər gɔn ər ðeɪ ʧeɪnʤ ˈoʊnərz." hi ənd ˈəðər ˈɑrtɪsts ər naʊ ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ dɛlˈgɑdoʊ ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ seɪv ðə kəmˈjunɪtiz rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ mˈjʊrəlz. fər hɪz pɑrt, ˈnoʊtɪd hi həz ˈɔfərd tɪ brɪŋ ɪn ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈɑrtɪsts tɪ peɪnt ə nu mˈjʊrəl ɪn ðə ˈroʊˌteɪtɪŋ ˈɑrtˌwərk plæn. hi ˈɔlsoʊ noʊts hɪz kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ hɪz nu ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, ˈpɔɪntɪŋ tɪ ðə lɑrʤ kəmˈjunɪti speɪs hi ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ðə ʃɑp fɔr taɪmz ðə saɪz əv hɪz ˈpriviəs loʊˈkeɪʃən æt 501 ɛz ˈfərðər ˈɛvədəns əv hɪz ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn rɪˈspɛkt. ˈfrɛnʧɪz oʊn ˈθɪriz əˈbaʊt ɪt ɛz ə ˈpɑsəbəl frənt fər ˌɪˈligəl ækˈtɪvɪti ˈɔfər əp jɛt əˈnəðər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ən ɪkˈstrim wən, əv nɑt ˈoʊnli bət kəmˈplit læk əv ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv məˈnɔrəti ˈɛnˌkleɪvz. "ˈprɑbəˌbli ðɛr ˈlaɪvliˌhʊd wɑz ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈhiliəm ənd ˈstoʊlən ˈbaɪsɪkəlz," frɛnʧ θiəraɪzd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ. "ðeɪ wərənt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈsɛlɪŋ; ðeɪ wər ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls. aɪ doʊnt wɔnt tɪ ˈspɛkjəˌleɪt wət ðət ɪz. ðæts ʤɪst maɪ əˈpɪnjən, ðoʊ." bət ˈivɪn ɛz ən aʊtˈsaɪdər, frɛnʧ ˈwʊdəv kəm tɪ lərn ðət səʧ ˈbɪznɪsɪz ər pɑrt ənd ˈpɑrsəl əv ðə ləˈtinoʊ ˈfæbrɪk hæd hi dən hɪz du ˈdɪlɪʤəns ɔn hɪz ˈtɛnənts' ˈlaɪvliˌhʊd. hi ˈwʊdəv ˈlərnɪd ðət hæv ə rɪʧ ˈhɪstəri ˈdeɪtɪŋ tɪ ˈsɛnʧəri speɪn wɛr ðeɪ wər juzd praɪˈmɛrəli ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsizən. hi ˈwʊdəv ˈlərnɪd haʊ wər ˈleɪtər ˌɪntrəˈdust ˈɪntu ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ɪn ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, ənd stɪl rɪˈmeɪn ˈpɑpjələr ɪn ˈmoʊstli hɪˈspænɪk ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz fər juz æt ˈʧɪldrənz ˈbərθˌdeɪz, ˈmɑrkɪŋ ə jəŋ ˈwʊmənz ˈkəmɪŋ əv eɪʤ æt ˈtərnɪŋ 15 ər ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs posadas, ə ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən ˈrənɪŋ dɪˈsɛmbər bət ɪf səʧ ˈrisərʧ wər tu məʧ tɪ ˈhændəl, frɛnʧ ˈkʊdəv rɪˈzɔrtɪd tɪ entrepreneur.com, wɪʧ lɪsts ə ˈbɪznɪs ɛz wən əv ɪts ˈlukrətɪv ˈstɑrˌtəp aɪˈdiəz: "wət ə greɪt ˈbɪznɪs ənd ˈkɑnsɛpt," ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ridz. "hoʊm beɪst, juˈnik, loʊ ˈoʊvərˈhɛd, ˈmɪnəməl ˈstɑrˌtəp kɔsts, ˈvərʧuəli noʊ ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ənd noʊ ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz ɔn ˈbɪznɪs groʊθ ənd ɪkˈspænʧən." ɪn ə ˈpriviəs ˈɪntərvˌju, ˈsərˌʤjoʊ sɛd ðɛr wɑz mɔr tɪ ɪt ðən ðət: "wɪn ju tɔk əˈbaʊt ə stɔr, ˈpipəl θɪŋk ðɛrz noʊ ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ənd ðɛr prəˈdust laɪk ˈmæʤɪk," hi sɛd ɪn hɪz ˈneɪtɪv ˈspænɪʃ. "bət ə stɔr ɪz nɑt ˈoʊnli meɪnˈteɪnd wɪθ seɪlz əv bət ˈpɑrti səˈplaɪ ˈrɛntəlz. wi ˈɔfərd ə ˈsərvɪs fər baʊns ˈhaʊsɪz, tɛnts, ˈteɪbəlz, ʧɛrz,, ˌmɑrgərˈitə ənd ˈpɑpˌkɔrn məˈʃinz, bəˈlunz. ɪt geɪv ˈjuˈɛs ɪˈnəf tɪ lɪv," hi sɛd əv ðə ˈbɪznɪs hi ənd hɪz waɪf, ˈmɑnɪkə, ˈstɑrtɪd eɪt jɪrz əˈgoʊ. "wi sɔ ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn seɪlz ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt fɛl tɪ ðə graʊnd." læk əv ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt ɪn aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ðə ˌʤɛntrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən weɪv, boʊ məˈkɑrvər wɑz ˌɪndərˈɛkˌtli əˈhɛd əv ðə kərv. ˈæftər ˈspɪˌrhɛdɪŋ faɪts əˈgɛnst ˈistwərd ˌænɛkˈseɪʃən baɪ ɪn ðə ˈeɪtiz, hi hɛlpt kriˈeɪt ə nɑnˈprɑfət ˈsoʊəli fər ðə ˈpərpəs əv baɪɪŋ ˈneɪbərˌhʊd hoʊmz ənd prɪˈzərvɪŋ ðɛm ɛz əˈfɔrdəbəl ˈhaʊzɪŋ ɛz ə ʃild əˈgɛnst kəˈmərʃəl ɛnˈkroʊʧmənt. blɑk baɪ blɑk, hɪz nɑnˈprɑfət dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən. ˈpərʧəst æt list wən hoʊm kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈhoʊmˌstɛd ˈpæʧˌwərk ðət sərvd tɪ ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪt ˈɛni fˈjuʧər ˈɛfərts baɪ dɪˈvɛləpərz tɪ baɪ ɪnˈtaɪər əv ril ɛˈsteɪt fər kəˈmərʃəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt. təˈdeɪ, ðət ˈprɛsiənt ˈtæktɪk ɪz ˈtænʤəbəl wɪθ ðə kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˈdəzənz əv ˈlɪtəl hoʊmz ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd ɛz əˈfɔrdəbəl ˈhaʊzɪŋ. "ju sprɛd jʊr bɛts," məˈkɑrvər sɛd əv ðə ˈpisˌmil əˈproʊʧ ðə nɑnˈprɑfət ˌəndərˈtʊk 25 jɪrz əˈgoʊ ə muv hi kɔlz ðə ˈpɔɪzənd ˈwɔtərˌmɛlən ˈstrætəʤi. "ɪf ˈsəmˌwən ɪz ˈstilɪŋ ˈwɔtərˌmɛlənz, ju doʊnt wɔnt tɪ ˈpɔɪzən ðə hoʊl fild. ɪt meɪks ɪt ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ə dɪˈvɛləpər hu wɔnts tɪ hæv ðə hoʊl blɑk. wi hæv 49 ˈjunɪts naʊ, səm duplexes. wi ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ə ˈlɪtəl ˈɛnˌkleɪv wɪθ sɪks ˈkɑtɪʤɪz ɪn ˈrɑbərt ʃɔ ˈvɪlɪʤ." bət hi kənˈsidɪd ðɪs əˈproʊʧ wʊd bi ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt təˈdeɪ, ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˌɪnˈfleɪtɪd ˈprɑpərti ˈvæljuz. dɛlˈgɑdoʊ siz ə ˈsɪmələr baɪɪŋ ˈpætərn ɪn ðə ist ˈsizər ˈʧæˌvɛz ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, bət wɪθ ə ˈdɪfərənt eɪm. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv prɪˈzərvɪŋ hoʊmz ɛz əˈfɔrdəbəl ˈhaʊzɪŋ, ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈprɑpərtiz ər ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli biɪŋ ˈpərʧəst baɪ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ˈoʊnli tɪ bi tɔrn daʊn ənd kənˈvərtɪd ˈɪntu ˌʃɔrtˈtərm ˈrɛntəlz fər ˈvɪzɪtərz, ʃi sɛd. ðə ˌɪnˈkrist əˈbəndəns əv ɪn ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz' mɪst ˈɪləˌstreɪts haʊ ˈɔstənz mˈjuzɪk sin, ənd ɪts əˈtɛndənt ˈfɛstɪvəlz, hæv ˈæˌkʧuəli hɛlpt spər ˌʤɛntrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən ɪn ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz. "ðɛr dɪˈmɑlɪʃɪŋ ɑr hoʊmz ənd ˈbɪldɪŋ ənd ˈtərnɪŋ ðɛm ˈɪntu ˌʃɔrtˈtərm ˈrɛntəlz," ʃi sɛd. "æt list 10 hoʊmz hæv bɪn dɪˈmɑlɪʃt ɪn ðə pæst mənθ, ənd, soʊ fɑr, 51 hæv bɪn dɪˈmɑlɪʃt," ʃi ˈædɪd, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðə moʊst ˈrisənt pɛr əv fɛld hoʊmz wər əˈlɔŋ ˈkæntərˌbɛri strit. waɪl dɪˈkraɪɪŋ ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs, ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwəndərz waɪ ðə ˈsɪti ˈhæzənt meɪd ˈɛni ˈoʊvərˌʧʊrz ɪn ɪgˈzərtɪŋ kənˈtroʊl θru hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz ruts ɪn mjuˈnɪsɪpəli ˈsæŋkʃənd ˌsɛgrəˈgeɪʃən əv məˈnɔrətiz. ˈsɪti əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ ðə ˈkɑtɪʤ ˈɪndəstri ˈsɛntərd ɔn dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt, wɪθ səʧ ˈprɑʤɛkts sprɛd aʊt θruaʊt ðə ˈsɪti ənd ʤɪst 65 koʊd kəmˈplaɪəns ˈɔfɪsərz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðə rulz tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ðɛm ər biɪŋ ˈfɑloʊd. læst jɪr əˈloʊn, ðə ˈsɪti hæd kəmˈpleɪnts frəm ˈrɛzɪdənts rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ɪn ðɛr mɪst, sɛd ˈpəblɪk ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈmænɪʤər ˈkændɪs ˈkupər. "wɪˈθɪn ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə læst sɪks mənθs ər soʊ, wɪr ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ si ɑr ˈprɑpərtiz ðət ər ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ teɪk ɔn ə ˈdɪfərənt fɔrm, ɪf ju wɪl," ˈkupər sɛd. ənd ðət fɔrm ɪz nɑt ˈɔfən ɪn ðə bɛst ˈɪntərɪsts əv ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz ənd rənz ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ðə ˈspɪrɪt əv ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns. ˈvɛnʧərz ˈimərʤɪz jɛt əˈgɛn, ɛz ə keɪs ˈstədi əv ən ənˈʧɛkt ˈkɑtɪʤ ˈɪndəstri. ə jɪr ər soʊ ˌbiˈfɔr baɪɪŋ ðə ˈprɑpərti wɛr wəns stʊd, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ən əˈʤeɪsənt ˈprɑpərti æt 95, ðə ril ɛˈsteɪt taɪˈkunz ˈɔlsoʊ bɔt θri smɔl hoʊmz ɪn ðə seɪm ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, wɪʧ ər naʊ ˈlɪstɪd ɔn ɛz, ənd wər ˈhɛvəli prəˈmoʊtəd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs jɪrz. ə pɛr əv ðoʊz hoʊmz ər nɪr wɛr wəns stʊd: wən æt 93 dɪˈrɛkli bɪˈhaɪnd ðə dɪˈmɑlɪʃt saɪt, ənd əˈnəðər æt 206 sæn ˈmɑrkoʊs st. ˈæftər ðə ˈkrɑnɪkəl əˈlərtɪd ˈsɪti əˈfɪʃəlz tɪ ðə ˈdræstɪk ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən əv ðoʊz hoʊmz ˈɪntu, ðeɪ bɪˈgæn ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ˈvɛnʧərz' ˈpræktɪsɪz ɪn ðət rɛlm ɛz wɛl. "ju, θru jʊr iˈmeɪl tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ɔn ðə sæn ˈmɑrkoʊs ˈprɑpərti, ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈprɑmptɪd ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˈoʊpən əp ə keɪs," ˈkupər sɛd. "bɪˈkəz əv jʊr ˈsɛndɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ ˈjuˈɛs, wɪr ˈoʊpənɪŋ ə nu keɪs ənd ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ ˈoʊpən ə ˈsɛkənd." ðə sæn ˈmɑrkoʊs strit ˈprɑpərti ˈsəmˌhaʊ kənˈvərtɪd frəm ɪts ərˈɪʤənəl 2-bedroom, kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə 7-bedroom*, ˈsɛˌtəp ˌædvərˈtaɪzd ɔn wɑz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli kənˈsərnɪŋ, ˈkupər sɛd. ˈæftər ðə ˈkrɑnɪkəlz ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri, ˈsɪti ˈstæfərz rɛd ðə dɪˈskrɪpʃənz fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz nɑt ə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈpræktɪs fər ðɛm, ʃi ækˈnɑlɪʤd ənd ˈlərnɪd iʧ pɑrˈtɪʃən hæd ɪts oʊn lɑk, wɪʧ ˈoʊnli ˈhaɪtənd ðɛr kənˈsərnz. "wi hæv ˈsɪti koʊdz ənd ˈɔrdənənsɪz ðət ðə ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl həz pæst, ənd wi hæv ə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ˈrɛzɪdənts ər seɪf," ˈkupər sɛd. "ðæts ðə bɪg ˈpɪkʧər; ðæts ðə meɪn goʊl. wi wɔnt tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ˈɔstən ɛz ə ˈlɪvəbəl ˈsɪti bət ˈɔlsoʊ meɪk ʃʊr ˈrɛzɪdənts ər seɪf." ˈsinjər ˈpəblɪk ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈspɛʃəlɪst ˈʤækəlɪn ˈleɪtər kənˈfərmd ðət ðə ˈsɪti ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈpɑsəbəl vaɪəˈleɪʃənz æt ˈvɛnʧərz' ˈprɑpərti æt 93, wɛr ən ˈtreɪlər wɑz pɑrkt ɛz ˈfərðər ˈhaʊzɪŋ, ɪn əˈpɛrənt vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ˈsɪti rulz. "ɑr ˈneɪbərˌhʊd tim ənd ɑr ɛnˈfɔrsmənt tim ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ təˈgɛðər tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðɪs ˈprɑpərti kəmz ˈɪntu kəmˈplaɪəns," roʊt ɪn ən ˈeɪprəl 2 ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈviə iˈmeɪl ɪn ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ðə sæn ˈmɑrkoʊs ˈprɑpərti. "wi hæv dɪˈskəvərd ə ˈnəmbər əv vaɪəˈleɪʃənz æt ðə ˈprɑpərti, wən biɪŋ fər wərk wɪˈθaʊt ˈpərˌmɪt, ðə ˈəðər fər ˈoʊvər ˈɑkjəpənsi." ˈvɛnʧərz ˈlɪstɪd ɪts rum reɪts ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈrisənt, ˈæskɪŋ ɛz məʧ ɛz tɪ rɛnt aʊt ən ɪnˈtaɪər ˈstrəkʧər. əˈməŋ pæst kəmˈpleɪnts ˈlɪstɪd baɪ ˈtɛnənts steɪɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈhaʊsɪz wər ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ kənˈstrəkʃən, noʊ hɑt ˈwɔtər, ˈdərti ʃits, kræmpt kˈwɔrtərz, noʊ ˈwɪndoʊ ˈkəvərɪŋ, ənd ə ʃɛrd ˈbæθˌrum fər əp tɪ eɪt ˈpipəl. ˈtərnɪŋ bæk ðə taɪd ˈdɪstrɪkt 3 ˈkaʊnsəl ˈmɛmbər paɪoʊ rɛnˈtɛriə ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðə groʊɪŋ ˈprɛzəns əv ɪn ə ˈlænˌskeɪp ðət wəns wɑz ə ˈlɑrʤli ləˈtinoʊ ˈɛnˌkleɪv kəmˈpraɪzɪŋ ɪˈstæblɪʃt hoʊmz. hi kənˈsidɪd hi, tu, ɪz ən ˈɑpərˌeɪtər, kənˈvərtɪŋ wən əv tu ˈhaʊsɪz hi oʊnz wɪθ hɪz waɪf tɪ əˈkɑməˌdeɪt ˌʃɔrtˈtərm ˈrɛntəl gɛsts. bət ənˈlaɪk kəˈmərʃəl ˈɔpərˌeɪtərz, hɪz ɪz ə taɪp 1, ˈgrænɪd ə ˈhoʊmˌstɛd ɪgˈzɛmpʃən rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ðət ɪts ˈoʊnərz lɪv æt list 51 əv ðə taɪm. hi ənd hɪz waɪf ər ɪn kəmˈplaɪəns, ˈgɪvɪn ðeɪ naʊ lɪv ɪn ə kənˈvərtɪd gərɑʒ əˈpɑrtmənt bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈprɑpərti, wɪʧ ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd əˈkrɔs frəm ˈmɑrtɪn ˈmɪdəl skul. ɪts ðə taɪp 2 vərˈaɪəti hi ˈleɪbəlz ɛz biɪŋ rən baɪ "ˌæbsənˈti ˈoʊnərz" ðæts bɪˈkəm ə ˈsɪti skərʤ, hi səˈʤɛstɪd. "aɪ sɔ ðət ˈkəmɪŋ," hi sɛd əv ˌʤɛntrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən ðət ˈprɑmptɪd ɪm tɪ dɪˈvərsəˌfaɪ hɪz ril ɛˈsteɪt ˈhoʊldɪŋz ɛz ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv strim əv ˈɪnˌkəm. "soʊ wət aɪ dɪd wɑz gɪt ə loʊn ənd baɪ ə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈjunɪt bɪˈkəz wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ nid səm kaɪnd əv ˈrɛvəˌnu bɪˈkəz ˈtæksɪz wər ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈkris baɪ ðə ˈθaʊzənz. wi ˈrɛntɪd ɪt aʊt ɛz ə veɪˈkeɪʃən ˈrɛntəl ənd meɪd ɔn ɪt, ənd naʊ aɪ hæd səm kaɪnd əv ˈɛkstrə ˈrɛvəˌnu." laɪk ˈəðər ˈrɛzɪdənts, ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ˈmɛmbər ənd hɪz ˈfæməli ˈɔlsoʊ hæv bɪn təʧt baɪ ˌʤɛntrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən. tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ, hɪz sən soʊld hɪz oʊn haʊs ɔn ˈsizər ˈʧæˌvɛz wɪʧ hæd ˌɪnˈkrist ɪn ˈvælju frəm wɪn hi fərst bɔt ɪt tɪ wɪn hi soʊld tɪ faɪnd ə ˈbɪgər rɪˈpleɪsmənt tɪ haʊs hɪz groʊɪŋ ˈfæməli. hi ˈɑptɪd tɪ muv tɪ ðə ˈsɪtiz ˌsaʊθˈwɛst saɪd, wɛr hi bɔt ə hoʊm fər rɛnˈtɛriə sɛd. ðoʊz ˈfləkʧəˌweɪtɪŋ ˈvæljuz ˈɪləˌstreɪt ðə dɪˈmænd fər ˈhaʊzɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈsədənli ˈtrɛndi, hi ˈnoʊtɪd. haʊ taɪmz hæv ʧeɪnʤd: "ˈfɪfˈtin jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ju ˈkʊdənt ˈivɪn gɪt ə ˈpitsə dɪˈlɪvərd ɪn ðət ˈneɪbərˌhʊd," hi əbˈzərvd. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, ˈrɛzɪdənts fil ðə ˈsɪti ˌɪtˈsɛlf həz ə baɪəs təˈwɔrd dɪˈvɛləpərz' ˈɪntərɪsts ˈrəðər ðən ðɛrz. ðə keɪs tɪ ðɛm ɪgˈzɛmpləˌfaɪz ðɪs baɪəs, ˈgɪvɪn ðət noʊ stɛps wər ˈteɪkən tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðə ˈbɪznɪs wɑz ˈveɪkənt. ɪn ðə ˈsɪtiz ˈproʊtəˌkɔl fər ˌdɛməˈlɪʃən ˈpərˌmɪts, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr ˈtɛnənts hæv bɪn ˈprɑpərli ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd əv ˈɪmənənt ˌdɛməˈlɪʃən ər ɪˈvɪkʃən ɪz nɑt pɑrt əv ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. "ðɛrz ˈnəθɪŋ ɪn ɑr ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ðət sɪz ðɪs ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪz ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd," kənˈsidɪd hɪˈstɔrɪk ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən ˈɔfɪsər stiv səˈdaʊski. "ðæts ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti əv ðə ˈpərsən əˈplaɪɪŋ fər ðə ˌdɛməˈlɪʃən ˈpərˌmɪt. aɪ θɪŋk ðæts ə ˈpɑləsi dɪˈsɪʒən, ənd ðæts nɑt maɪn tɪ meɪk." ðə ˈsɪtiz meɪn ˈɛriə əv ˈfoʊkɪs ɛz ɪt rɪˈleɪts tɪ ˌdɛməˈlɪʃən ˈpərˌmɪts ɪz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðə ˈprɑpərti əˈbaʊt tɪ bi dɪˈmɑlɪʃt həz noʊ hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈvælju. bət ˈivɪn hir, səm ˈwəndər waɪ ˈgreɪtər ˈɛfərt ˈwəzənt meɪd tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ðə ˌdɛməˈlɪʃən, ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz ˈərli, ˌmænəfɛˈsteɪʃən ɛz ə ˈfɪlɪps 66 gæs ˈsteɪʃən ðət hɛlpt fɔrm pɑrt əv ðə kəmˈjunɪtiz ˈərli ˈfæbrɪk. ˈgɪvɪn ˈsimɪŋli ˌɪˈnɛksərəbəl ədˈvæns, ˈrɛzɪdənts ˈwəndər ɪf ˈɛniˌθɪŋ kən bi dən tɪ stɑp ɪt, ər æt list tɪ ˈmɪtəˌgeɪt ɪts moʊst ˈnɛgətɪv saɪd ˈifɛkts. məˈkɑrvər həz səˈʤɛstɪd pərsˈweɪdɪŋ səm ˈpipəl (ʃʊd ðeɪ hæv noʊ ˈəðər ɛrz) tɪ wɪl ðɛr ˈhoʊmˌstɛdz tɪ ə nɑnˈprɑfət, ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðət ˈivɪn ˈæftər dɛθ ə pis əv ðɛr ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz ˈhɪstəri maɪt sərˈvaɪv. steɪt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈɛdi rɑˈdrigɛz səˈʤɛsts ðət ən ˈɛfərt tɪ friz ˈprɑpərti reɪts fər ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˈrɛzɪdənts kʊd, ɪn ˈθɪri, bɪˈkəm steɪt ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən. bət ðə ˈfɔrmər prəˈskrɪpʃən wʊd, baɪ ɪts ˈneɪʧər, hæv ˈoʊnli ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. ðə ˈlætər wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər ə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl əˈmɛndmənt, ənd pəˈtɛnʃəli min brɔd riˈvɪʒən əv ðə ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈprɑpərti tæks ˈsɪstəm boʊθ ˌfɔrˈmɪdəbəl tæsks. ˌɪnˈstɛd, rɑˈdrigɛz ɪz ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ ˌriɪgˈnaɪt ən aɪˈdiə hi fərst ɪˈspaʊzd ɪn 2005 ˈsɛntərd ɔn ˈjuzɪŋ tæks ˈɪnkrəmənt fɪˈnænsɪŋ tɪ kriˈeɪt mɔr əˈfɔrdəbəl ˈhaʊzɪŋ əˈmɪdst ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈprɑpərti reɪts. ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl əˈpruvd səʧ ən ˈɔrdənəns ɪn 2008 ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ ðə fərst tæks ˈɪnkrəmənt ˌriɪnˈvɛstmənt zoʊn, ist ˈɔstənz ˈhoʊmˌstɛd ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən ˈdɪstrɪkt. ɪt wʊd ˈjutəˌlaɪz, lænd trəsts, ənd lænd bæŋks tɪ kriˈeɪt ən əˈfɔrdəbəl ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈbəfər əˈgɛnst ˌʤɛntrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən. bət ðə ˈɛksəˌkjutɪŋ ˈditeɪlz, ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr əv ðə ˈdɪstrɪkts, hæv ˈnɛvər bɪn ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd, ˈivɪn ɛz ˈprɑpərti ˈvæljuz kənˈtɪnju tɪ klaɪm. (lænd trəsts ər lænd bæŋks wərk baɪ ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə lænd ɪn trəst, ˈminɪŋ ðə ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərz kɔst ɪz kənˈfaɪnd tɪ ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˌɪtˈsɛlf; ˌriɪnˈvɛst ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəl geɪnz ɪn ˈprɑpərti ˈtæksɪz ˈɪntu ðə dɪˈfaɪnd ˈdɪstrɪkt, dɪˈrɛkli fər əˈfɔrdəbəl ˈjunɪts ər ˈəðər ˌɪmˈpruvmənts.) rɛnˈtɛriə sɛd hi wɪl ˌriɪntrəˈdus ðə aɪˈdiə ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə nɛkst ˈmitɪŋ əv ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ənd kəmˈjunɪti dɪˈvɛləpmənt kəˈmɪti hi hɛdz, wɪθ hoʊps əv ˈsɪti ˈækʃən tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ðə ˈmɛʒər. rɑˈdrigɛz rɪˈmeɪnz ˈhoʊpfəl, bət ləˈmɛnts ðə taɪm lɔst sɪns ðə aɪˈdiə wɑz fərst prəˈpoʊzd, əˈmɪd ðə kənˈtɪnjuəli ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈlænˌskeɪp əv ðə wɛr hi lɪvz fɔr blɑks frəm ðə ˈfɔrmər saɪt. "aɪ θɪŋk ɪts [ðə ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən ˈdɪstrɪkt] ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ə gʊd aɪˈdiə, bət ðə kəmˈpoʊnənt həz ˈnɛvər ˈhæpənd," hi sɛd. "tɛn jɪrz ˈleɪtər, [ðə ˈsɪti ɪz] stɪl dəˈbeɪtɪŋ ɪt." nɛkst mənθ mɑrks ðə ˌænəˈvərsəri əv ðə ist ˈsizər ˈʧæˌvɛz ˈneɪbərˌhʊd plænz əˈdɑpʃən baɪ ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl. ɪts ˈsəməri peɪnts ə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ˈpɪkʧər ˈpælpəbli ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ ðə ˈkəlʧərəl ˈrɪʧnəs əv ðə ləˈtinoʊ ˈɛnˌkleɪv: "ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd wɔnts tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ə pleɪs wɛr ˈpipəl sɪt ɔn ðɛr frənt ˈpɔrʧɪz ənd weɪv tɪ ðɛr ˈneɪbərz ər lɛnd ə ˈhɛlpɪŋ hænd, ənd wɛr ˈwərkɪŋ ˈpipəl, ðə ˈɛldərli ənd jəŋ ˈfæməliz kən əˈfɔrd tɪ lɪv. ɪt hoʊps tɪ bi ə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ðət ˈflərɪʃɪz ənd səˈpɔrts ɔl taɪps əv ˈpipəl, frəm ˈɑrtɪsts tɪ deɪ ˈleɪbərərz, frəm ðə ˈɛldərli tɪ ˈnuˌbɔrnz." bət ðət wɑz ðɛn. sɪns ɪts meɪ 13 1999 əˈdɑpʃən, ðə aɪˈdilɪzəm əv ðət ˈmæstər plæn simz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk, ə ˈkjʊriəs ˈrɛlɪk əv deɪz gɔn baɪ. ðə ˌʤɛntrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən weɪv ɪz ʤɪst tu ˈpaʊərfəl, ðə prɪˈveɪlɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt ˈfɔrsɪz ɪnˈtaɪərli tu strɔŋ.
olivia commanding lead in toronto mayoral polls has slipped, setting up a potential battle between resilient rob ford and consensus builder john tory, according to a new forum research survey. “this race is up for grabs,” forum president lorne said in an interview wednesday. “there is no now. ‘who has the best vision for toronto?’ this could be a real battle for the ages.” john potential entry into the mayoral race could make it significantly more challenging for others, a new poll finds. ( steve russell / toronto star file photo ) article continued below · attorney general can't clarify which law keeps bill blair mum on rob ford interactive map: 2010 mayoral election results chow, the mp, still wins all of the various two-way, three-way and 2014 mayoral matchups that forum put to in an automated phone survey tuesday. but margin in a match has slipped to 53 per cent to mayor 42 per cent support, with 5 per cent undecided. down from her 60 per cent support in to 39 per cent, with 7 per cent undecided. the margin of error is plus or minus 3 per cent, 19 times out of 20. the oct. 27, 2014, election campaign does not officially start until jan. 1, but ford constantly speaks of his bid as other potential candidates are starting to draft campaign teams and fundraisers. article continued below public excitement over potential candidacy she says only mulling a run appears to have faded a bit, said forum president lorne. ford, meanwhile, benefited from a lull in the crack video scandal that has failed to shake his hardcore support. also from thestar.com: pilot resignations hit air ambulances teachers’ sick days up along with long weekends new condo buyers could face big bills at time john tory, the radio host, former ontario pc leader and failed 2003 mayoral candidate now gauging support for a 2014 run, would handily beat ford in a contest 52 per cent to 35 per cent, the poll suggests. putting all three heavyweights in the ring, if the election were held now, would see chow win with 40 per cent, trailed by ford at 30 per cent and 25 per cent for tory. “when tory is in the race, a real toss-up,” said. “any of them could win. “all three are veteran politicians with a certain amount of baggage. this would be a tough, tough campaign very aggressive with no stone left unturned.” reputation as a conservative with appeal could help him steal support from both rivals, said. his support had faded since he opted to sit out the 2010 campaign. “tory can promise the concern for taxpayers without the theatrics we have seen with ford,” said, adding that, to clinch, ford needs an extra 10 to 15 per cent support on top of his “ford nation” diehards. the star recently reported that chair karen, the fiscally conservative who split with ford over transit expansion, has begun to build a campaign team for her 2014 election bid. polled last in the various matchups proposed by forum. they range from 23 per cent support in a three-way race that would have ford and tory virtually tied, at 33 per cent and 32 respectively, to only 9 per cent in a race led by chow with 36 per cent, ford 32 per cent and tory 19 per cent. “stintz at the moment is a candidate while the other three are all said. “many voters consider her, i think, a downtown candidate, not a suburbanite. i think she connects with ford nation. just not from their ’hood.” the poll also included combinations with public works chair denzil (ward 34, don valley east)., who was considering a run for mayor if conflict of interest case thrust the city into a mayoral byelection, polled well behind the others, with support as low as 2 per cent. has privately urged tory to run for mayor, sources say, and would likely be a key figure in his 2014 campaign team. read more about:	oʊˈlɪviə kəˈmændɪŋ lɛd ɪn tərˈɑntoʊ meɪərəl poʊlz həz slɪpt, ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈbætəl bɪtˈwin rɪˈzɪljənt rɑb fɔrd ənd kənˈsɛnsəs ˈbɪldər ʤɑn ˈtɔri, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə nu ˈfɔrəm ˈrisərʧ ˈsərˌveɪ. reɪs ɪz əp fər grabs,”,” ˈfɔrəm ˈprɛzɪdənt lɔrn sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ɪz noʊ naʊ. həz ðə bɛst ˈvɪʒən fər toronto?’?’ ðɪs kʊd bi ə ril ˈbætəl fər ðə ages.”.” ʤɑn pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈɛntri ˈɪntu ðə meɪərəl reɪs kʊd meɪk ɪt sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli mɔr ˈʧælənʤɪŋ fər ˈəðərz, ə nu poʊl faɪndz. stiv ˈrəsəl tərˈɑntoʊ stɑr faɪl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈɑrtɪkəl kənˈtɪnjud bɪˈloʊ əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl kænt ˈklɛrəˌfaɪ wɪʧ lɔ kips bɪl blɛr məm ɔn rɑb fɔrd ˌɪnərˈæktɪv mæp: 2010 meɪərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən rɪˈzəlts ʧaʊ, ðə mp, stɪl wɪnz ɔl əv ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈtuˌweɪ, θˈriˌweɪ ənd 2014 meɪərəl ˈmæʧəps ðət ˈfɔrəm pʊt tɪ ɪn ən ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪd foʊn ˈsərˌveɪ ˈtuzˌdeɪ. bət ˈmɑrʤən ɪn ə mæʧ həz slɪpt tɪ 53 pər sɛnt tɪ meɪər 42 pər sɛnt səˈpɔrt, wɪθ 5 pər sɛnt ˌəndɪˈsaɪdɪd. daʊn frəm hər 60 pər sɛnt səˈpɔrt ɪn tɪ 39 pər sɛnt, wɪθ 7 pər sɛnt ˌəndɪˈsaɪdɪd. ðə ˈmɑrʤən əv ˈɛrər ɪz pləs ər ˈmaɪnəs 3 pər sɛnt, 19 taɪmz aʊt əv 20 ðə ɔkt. 27 2014 ɪˈlɛkʃən kæmˈpeɪn dɪz nɑt əˈfɪʃəli stɑrt ənˈtɪl ʤæn. 1 bət fɔrd ˈkɑnstəntli spiks əv hɪz bɪd ɛz ˈəðər pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪts ər ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ dræft kæmˈpeɪn timz ənd ˈfənˌdreɪzərz. ˈɑrtɪkəl kənˈtɪnjud bɪˈloʊ ˈpəblɪk ɪkˈsaɪtmənt ˈoʊvər pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈkændɪdəsi ʃi sɪz ˈoʊnli ˈməlɪŋ ə rən əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv ˈfeɪdɪd ə bɪt, sɛd ˈfɔrəm ˈprɛzɪdənt lɔrn. fɔrd, ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd frəm ə ləl ɪn ðə kræk ˈvɪdioʊ ˈskændəl ðət həz feɪld tɪ ʃeɪk hɪz ˈhɑrdˈkɔr səˈpɔrt. ˈɔlsoʊ frəm thestar.com: ˈpaɪlət ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃənz hɪt ɛr ˈæmbjələnsɪz teachers’’ sɪk deɪz əp əˈlɔŋ wɪθ lɔŋ ˈwiˌkɛndz nu ˈkɑndoʊ baɪərz kʊd feɪs bɪg bɪlz æt taɪm ʤɑn ˈtɔri, ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ hoʊst, ˈfɔrmər ɑnˈtɛrioʊ ˈpiˈsi ˈlidər ənd feɪld 2003 meɪərəl ˈkænədɪt naʊ ˈgeɪʤɪŋ səˈpɔrt fər ə 2014 rən, wʊd ˈhændəli bit fɔrd ɪn ə ˈkɑntɛst 52 pər sɛnt tɪ 35 pər sɛnt, ðə poʊl səˈʤɛsts. ˈpʊtɪŋ ɔl θri ˈhɛviˌweɪts ɪn ðə rɪŋ, ɪf ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən wər hɛld naʊ, wʊd si ʧaʊ wɪn wɪθ 40 pər sɛnt, treɪld baɪ fɔrd æt 30 pər sɛnt ənd 25 pər sɛnt fər ˈtɔri. ˈtɔri ɪz ɪn ðə reɪs, ə ril toss-up,”,” sɛd. əv ðɛm kʊd wɪn. θri ər ˈvɛtərən ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz wɪθ ə ˈsərtən əˈmaʊnt əv ˈbægɪʤ. ðɪs wʊd bi ə təf, təf kæmˈpeɪn ˈvɛri əˈgrɛsɪv wɪθ noʊ stoʊn lɛft unturned.”.” ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ɛz ə kənˈsərvətɪv wɪθ əˈpil kʊd hɛlp ɪm stil səˈpɔrt frəm boʊθ ˈraɪvəlz, sɛd. hɪz səˈpɔrt hæd ˈfeɪdɪd sɪns hi ˈɑptɪd tɪ sɪt aʊt ðə 2010 kæmˈpeɪn. kən ˈprɑməs ðə kənˈsərn fər ˈtækˌspeɪərz wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈθitrɪks wi hæv sin wɪθ ford,”,” sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət, tɪ klɪnʧ, fɔrd nidz ən ˈɛkstrə 10 tɪ 15 pər sɛnt səˈpɔrt ɔn tɔp əv hɪz nation”” ˈdaɪˌhɑrdz. ðə stɑr ˈrisəntli ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ʧɛr ˈkɛrən, ðə ˈfɪskəli kənˈsərvətɪv hu splɪt wɪθ fɔrd ˈoʊvər ˈtrænzɪt ɪkˈspænʧən, həz ˈbeɪgən tɪ bɪld ə kæmˈpeɪn tim fər hər 2014 ɪˈlɛkʃən bɪd. poʊld læst ɪn ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈmæʧəps prəˈpoʊzd baɪ ˈfɔrəm. ðeɪ reɪnʤ frəm 23 pər sɛnt səˈpɔrt ɪn ə θˈriˌweɪ reɪs ðət wʊd hæv fɔrd ənd ˈtɔri ˈvərʧuəli taɪd, æt 33 pər sɛnt ənd 32 rɪˈspɛktɪvli, tɪ ˈoʊnli 9 pər sɛnt ɪn ə reɪs lɛd baɪ ʧaʊ wɪθ 36 pər sɛnt, fɔrd 32 pər sɛnt ənd ˈtɔri 19 pər sɛnt. æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt ɪz ə ˈkænədɪt waɪl ðə ˈəðər θri ər ɔl sɛd. ˈvoʊtərz kənˈsɪdər hər, aɪ θɪŋk, ə ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈkænədɪt, nɑt ə səˈbərbəˌnaɪt. aɪ θɪŋk ʃi kəˈnɛkts wɪθ fɔrd ˈneɪʃən. ʤɪst nɑt frəm ðɛr ’’hood.”.” ðə poʊl ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃənz wɪθ ˈpəblɪk wərks ʧɛr ˈdɛnzəl (wɔrd 34 dɑn ˈvæli ist)., hu wɑz kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ə rən fər meɪər ɪf ˈkɑnflɪkt əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst keɪs θrəst ðə ˈsɪti ˈɪntu ə meɪərəl byelection, poʊld wɛl bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈəðərz, wɪθ səˈpɔrt ɛz loʊ ɛz 2 pər sɛnt. həz ˈpraɪvətli ərʤd ˈtɔri tɪ rən fər meɪər, ˈsɔrsəz seɪ, ənd wʊd ˈlaɪkli bi ə ki ˈfɪgjər ɪn hɪz 2014 kæmˈpeɪn tim. rɛd mɔr əˈbaʊt:
author's note: warning this chapter contains explicit sexual content. chapter 6 pyrrha awoke to feel a weight on her arm and breath on the top of her head. she lifted her head to look nora in the eyes and only just managed to avoid screaming when she saw it was sun. it took her a few seconds to process the situation but she was quickly able to calm down. nora had probably been the first one to wake up, then had slipped out without waking sun or herself. sun was pretty cute when he was sleeping, messy hair and drool included. still a bit tired and discouraged from getting up by the room's cold air, into sun as he unconsciously reached out and embraced her, and soon she fell back to sleep. some time later sun woke up. he felt hair against his chest and an arm draped over him. he opened his eyes, expecting nora, but got instead.!" he gasped, somehow keeping his exclamation a whisper. "shit…" was probably not going to be thrilled about them ending up this close. and where was nora? click. sun raised his head a bit to see nora standing at the foot of the bed, grinning ear to ear. she had her phone out and was snapping pictures. no doubt she had engineered the situation on purpose. pyrrha stirred, looking up at sun as he looked at nora. "oh, morning sun." said. she rolled away from him and stretched. "sleep well?" "hey, i'm really sorry…" sun started. "there's nothing to apologize for." cut him off. "waking up in your arms was a surprisingly enjoyable experience." "aw...so cute." nora squealed. "so you're not mad?" sun asked. "no, not at all." confirmed. think i have my answer." sat up and looked nora in the eyes. nora lowered her phone. "nora, sun...yes." "awesome!" nora cheered. "and i want to be a part of it." continued. "if this is happening, it's going to be with all three of us." "sweet!" nora exclaimed. "three-way!" "yes nora, three-way." laughed. "that is if sun's onboard." "you're sure?" sun asked. nodded. "completely?" nodded again. "well, i guess this is happening." "are you certain?" asked. "oh yeah." sun said. "i made my choice a while ago. didn't want to influence your decision though." "that's very thoughtful." smiled. "thank you." "nah, it's the least i could do." sun shook his head. "so, shall we get this party started?!" nora asked as she whipped off her shirt. "sorry nora, but it'll have to wait." sun declined. "i have a class to teach in an hour and i don't want to rush this. you're both welcome to attend if you'd like." "i'd love to." agreed. "i'll pass." nora sighed. "i'll let this be your thing." "sun and a thing?" asked. "i guess so." sun laughed. "that's...pretty cool." chuckled. "hopefully i don't forcefully embrace the concrete this week." "i gotta' call yang!" nora exclaimed. "i can brag again." she skipped out of the room, leaving sun and alone. they shared a laugh before falling into a comfortable silence. "you're really ready for this?" sun asked after some time had passed. "ready?" sighed. "not entirely." she leaned against sun who slid his left arm around her waist. she took his right hand in her own. "there are a few things we'll need to talk about, things we'll need to work through, but i do want this sun. i'm confident in that now. together we can make this work." she faced sun, smiling warmly, his cheek with her left hand before closing in for a kiss. pyrrha had a great time at the class, and managed to avoid any serious falls. she signed up to attend regularly, and though sun was against it, she insisted on paying like everyone else. after a quick change of clothes the pair headed out, picking up some food on the way home. when they arrived they were in for a surprise. rose petals scattered on the floor made a path from the front door to the bedroom. sun diverted to leave the food in the kitchen before rejoining at the bedroom door. "well, i think it's safe to say nora's eager." joked. "i'm almost afraid to see what she has in store." sun said. pyrrha pushed the door open to see nora reclining, nude, on a bed covered with red satin sheets. candles burned all around the room. "welcome back." nora smirked. "let's make a baby." "nora...we don't own satin sheets." observed. "i called in a favor from yang and winter." nora explained. sun sniffed the air. "banana?" he gasped. "seriously?" "i also got strawberry and mint!" nora cheered. "they make so many kinds of scented candle, i couldn't choose just one! now come on. drop those pants and let's get this show on the road." "nora, slow down." requested. "aw...well...oh!" nora gasped. "oh, i'm sorry. i didn't mean to rush things." she jumped up and started around the room, blowing out the candles. "it's alright." smiled. "i probably should have said something to you this morning." "i'm still sorry." nora said. "don't be." said. "now, we brought lunch. we can talk about things over a nice meal." "sweet!" nora cheered. without putting on any clothes, she rushed for the kitchen. "she's going to eat naked, isn't she?" sun asked. pyrrha laughed. "you have no idea how hard it is to get that girl to put clothes on." pyrrha sat in the middle of the couch, sun and nora on either side of her, holding her hands. "i have fear of...penetration." admitted. "oh shit!" nora exclaimed. "i forgot!" "well, to be fair, i never told you it was a fear." said. "just that i didn't like it as much things, and it's more focused male penetration." "o-oh!" nora gasped., you don't have to…" "but i do!" protested. "god i want to! i don't want this stupid phobia ruling me, just another shadow my parents cast over me even now." "pyrrha, breathe." sun advised. pyrrha took a few deep breaths to calm herself, pulling sun and nora closer as she did. "of all the things they did, all the lies, all the insecurities they fostered in me, this is the most...humiliating." groaned.'s voice cracked and intensified as she continued, tears welling in her eyes. "i was terrified during high school. then, when i finally got away from them in college, and finally had a relationship, i was too scared to ask for sex, and he lacked the confidence to do it himself. it was a nightmare. i was too scared to even pleasure myself. i spent so much time aroused and unable to do anything about it. i was terrified of putting a fucking tampon in for crying out loud!" the crying and wavering was gone, replaced by anger and yelling. "don't touch yourself, it's dirty! don't bleed on the sheets! don't ever have sex, it's painful and you'll catch a disease! well isn't that a lovely thing to tell a fourteen year old?!" "pyrrha…" nora started. she and sun wrapped in a closer embrace as she sobbed. "i'm done letting them hurt me." declared. "i love you nora, and sun, i know in time i'll love you too. i want to do this, i want to heal. i just need to prepare myself first. i don't know how long it'll take, but i'll get there. i promise." "so no touching?" nora asked. "maybe a little." chuckled. "baby steps and all that." "heh, literal baby steps." sun laughed. "first yang and nora, now you with the puns?" laughed. "how will my sanity survive?" they all laughed before settling into a comfortable silence. wiped her tears on her sleeve. "hey,...i thought you were okay with masturbation when we met." nora said. "ah, yes…" sighed. "well, helped me a lot when we met, including setting me straight about that sort of also bought me a vibrator…" "i'm having a very hard time picturing that." sun shook his head. "emphasis on hard!" nora cheered. "god, you two…" giggled. "was it that little ball massage i found in your sock drawer?" nora asked. "nora!" gasped. "...yes." sun decided to stay at nora's house for the time being. he made a quick trip home to pack a bag of clothes and other things he would need before returning. in the meantime had told nora about her kiss with sun. nora demanded kisses of her own, kisses she soon received. over the next few days she would continue kissing both of them, seemingly at random. when it came time to shower nora tried to drag both of them in with her, but sun did not feel right joining her. out of respect for sun, did not join nora either. nora did manage to talk them into letting her sleep in the nude, even though sun would again share the bed. on sunday nora insisted the trio go shopping. she wanted her house to seem more homey for sun, and the shopping trip would provide the chance to get a few things to help with that. that night they shared the bed again, as they would continue to do over the next few days. it was all beginning to seem more natural and comfortable. on monday and tuesday both sun and had jobs to go to. things went back to the old normal to a degree, but nora was even more over the moon than usual. on wednesday they would finally get another opportunity to spend more time together. in the afternoon had no appointments, and sun had only one class to teach, which he passed off to sage just this once. over the previous few days the trio had been ramping up their intimacy. it took several forms, increased and more intense making out, lots of physical contact and wandering hands. there was only one last step to take, but it was a large and precipitous one, and once taken there would be no going back. nora had been ready from the beginning and was eager to go, particularly given that had stopped their sex to avoid causing sun to feel left out. having made his decision, sun was ready. that just left. sun's back slammed against the front door as hungrily attacked his lips, her hands his shirt. sun her rear with one hand and fumbled for the door with the other. it opened before he could locate the knob, and he very nearly fell backwards into nora. she latched onto the pair, barely missing a beat as she shifted her kiss from sun to nora. the trio slowly shuffled in, unwilling to split up, a mess of groping hands and labored breaths. nora shifted her lips to sun's as trailed kisses down nora's neck. pyrrha suddenly pulled away. "sun, ready." she declared. "really?" nora cheered. "you're sure?" sun asked. pyrrha kissed both in turn before nodding shakily. "i am." she said, her voice cracking. "i am. i want to do this. just need some help." "we'll take things slowly." sun promised. "i'll get the room ready!" nora exclaimed before rushing into the bedroom. pyrrha smiled, more strongly this time.…" sun started. "sun, i do want this." assured him. "i promise. right now my body really wants this, wants you sun. i'm ready, just a little scared." pyrrha pulled sun into a tight embrace as sun ran his fingers through her hair. he lightly tugged her hair to pull her head up so he could look her in the eyes. "you've got nothing to be scared of here." sun encouraged. "we're gonna' take things slow and gentle, and if at any point you wanna' stop we will, no questions asked. okay?" "okay." nodded. "i can do this. we can do this." "sex nest ready!" nora yelled from the bedroom. "ready?" sun asked. pyrrha smiled. "as i'll ever be." "how did i get into this position?" groaned. she sat on the bed nude, an equally naked nora pressed up against her back, a and erect sun standing before her. "well, we were making out, then i sat behind you, and spread your legs." nora answered. "nora...it's staring at me." complained, not sure if she should look at sun's erection or avert her eyes. "it's just a dick." nora laughed. "say hello." "h-hello?" as nora stifled a giggle. "touch it." nora encouraged. "touch the dick." pyrrha as she reached a trembling hand to grasp sun's length. she ran her fingers over it, feeling the texture of his skin. "this weird." sun sighed. "and yet you remain erect." nora observed. "it's a good kinda' weird." sun chuckled. pyrrha's face turned beet red. "isn't it so tiny and cute?" nora squealed. "it's huge!" exclaimed. "thank you!" sun said. "pshh." nora scoffed. "it's scary." sighed. "it won't hurt you." nora assured her. "but everyone says it does the first time." countered. "mine was painless, and it was with ren!" nora declared. "forgive me for not trusting your perception of pain." huffed. thought they were supposed to have extra…" "sadly he's the of the litter." nora teased. "she's talking about foreskin nora." sun groaned. "well that too." nora shrugged. pyrrha ran her hand up to the tip and sun flinched. "ah!" he gasped. "gentle, it's sensitive." "so...like a clitoris?" asked. "exactly, except with a small shaft to massage you with." nora added. "that's...interesting…" said. "i'm not small nora." sun countered. "ren was just huge." "god yes he was…" nora reminisced. pyrrha carefully ran her hand along and squeezed the tip. "it's spongy." she giggled. sun shook his head. "funny thing is i've had stranger sex." he laughed. "haven't we all?" nora joked. "no." said flatly. "pyrrha, how are you feeling?" nora asked. "a little less worried." replied. think we should try now." "you sure?" sun asked. "positive." confirmed. "alright, let's start with some rubbing then." nora suggested. "o-okay…". she let go of sun, taking nora's hand instead. sun gently rubbed the head of his penis against's lips. she up, whimpering and nora kissed on the cheek, murmuring words of encouragement in her ear.'s whimpering turned into small squeaks as her anxiety faded and pleasure took its place. she lay her head back, her breath growing heavier. "sun…" "is this okay?" sun asked. "yeah…" gasped. can try…" "you wanna' try and go in?" nora asked. pyrrha nodded, nora's hand harder. "i'm ready." declared. sun adjusted his angle, slowly pushing the tip in. jerked, grunting, and sun slowly eased in as relaxed somewhat, only for her to jerk again when sun encountered an obstruction. my…" "it's okay, just wait a minute." nora soothed. "try and get used to the feeling. if you think you can't, if you want to stop, we still can." pyrrha nodded and worked on slowing her breathing. nora trailed gentle kisses along's neck as sun massaged her thighs. took a deep, shuddering breath, before closing her eyes. "now." nodded. she then groaned as sun pushed himself in. she wrapped her legs around him and arched her back. squeaked as she felt sun move slightly within her, then felt a small smile grow across her face. did it!" "you okay?" sun asked. "does it hurt?" "a-a little." replied. "it's not sharp anymore though. like an ache, but it's fading. this feels...warm." "it's his blood's pumpin'!" nora cheered. "it's what makes him hard." "yeah, yeah, i remember." said. "sun?" "yeah?" sun asked. pyrrha released nora's hand and sun shifted to lean lower, allowing her to cup his face, pulling him in for a long kiss. "r-ready?" she asked. "yeah." sun nodded. "nora?" "buckled in." nora smirked. pyrrha chuckled and sun grinned before pulling out., gasping slightly as he pushed back in. she wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him in close, every thrust drawing more and more vocal expression of her pleasure. sun increased his speed and power as's volume increased. i'm…" sun started, cut off by her building moans. nora's hands wandered, massaging and teasing's breasts before she reached a hand down between her legs to toy with her clit. pushed over the edge, let out a cry, wrapping herself around sun as tightly as possible as her orgasm sent shudders of bliss through her body. she became vaguely aware of the warmth pooling in her pelvis, but as her orgasm faded exhaustion began to set in. she felt herself slowly fading away. "oh god, is she alright?" sun gasped. unnerving did not begin to describe the situation. orgasmed, sun orgasmed, then after having him wrapped up so tightly, just went limp. "she'll be fine." nora assured him as she slipped out from beneath. "she did the same thing the first time we did it." "uhn...nora…" groaned. "see, she's fine." nora declared. "hey sleepy head." pyrrha sat up. i pass out again?" she asked. "yep, scared poor sun half to death." nora confirmed. "how are you feeling?" "great...i love it when that happens." smiled. "all thanks to my magic fingers." nora laughed, holding up her hands and wiggling her fingers. "sun...you look...concerned." observed. "are you alright?" "just a little worried about you." sun replied. "i've never before. and kind of came in you. i'm really sorry. i tried to pull out but you had me wrapped up pretty tight." "don't worry about it." shook her head. "yeah, we'll just get some pills." nora suggested. "good idea." agreed. "just to be safe. from now on we should probably use a condom too." "well...is there anything i can get you now?" sun asked. "no, i'm okay." answered. tired. i think i'll run to the bathroom then take a nap." "alright." sun said. "i'll need a break anyway. mind grabbing me a towel while you're in there? i still don't feel right walking around your house naked." "no problem." said. after a short trip to the bathroom returned with the promised towel. she passed it to sun. give me an hour." "sure thing." sun nodded. flopped down on the bed, falling asleep almost as soon as she made contact. sun and nora left the bedroom, sun quietly shutting the door behind himself before he followed nora to the living room. nora jumped onto the couch and giggled, rubbing her hand between her legs. "you know, there are a lot of ways we can pass the time." nora smirked. "i'm still gonna' need a while nora." sun reminded her. "junior might, but you've still got your your tongue." nora persisted. "you're not selfish are you? gonna' leave little ol' me all pent up?" "oh, like i've been every night this week?" sun countered. "you could have gotten naked too!" nora protested. "someone had to take mercy on." sun joked. "oh, she would have loved it." nora laughed. "she usually ends up sleepin' naked i'm finished with her." sun headed to the kitchen and grabbed two bottles of water. nora moved to the edge of the couch, allowing sun to sit beside her. he passed her one of the bottles and started downing the other. after a few big gulps he looked over at nora who was in the process of giving him her patented eyes. "what?" sun asked. "i'm really horny." nora replied. sun laughed and put his arm around nora's shoulders. "come here."	ˈɔθərz noʊt: ˈwɔrnɪŋ ðɪs ˈʧæptər kənˈteɪnz ɪkˈsplɪsət ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈkɑntɛnt. ˈʧæptər 6 əˈwoʊk tɪ fil ə weɪt ɔn hər ɑrm ənd brɛθ ɔn ðə tɔp əv hər hɛd. ʃi ˈlɪftɪd hər hɛd tɪ lʊk ˈnɔrə ɪn ðə aɪz ənd ˈoʊnli ʤɪst ˈmænɪʤd tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈskrimɪŋ wɪn ʃi sɔ ɪt wɑz sən. ɪt tʊk hər ə fju ˈsɛkəndz tɪ ˈprɔˌsɛs ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən bət ʃi wɑz kˈwɪkli ˈeɪbəl tɪ kɑm daʊn. ˈnɔrə hæd ˈprɑbəˌbli bɪn ðə fərst wən tɪ weɪk əp, ðɛn hæd slɪpt aʊt wɪˈθaʊt ˈweɪkɪŋ sən ər hərˈsɛlf. sən wɑz ˈprɪti kjut wɪn hi wɑz sˈlipɪŋ, ˈmɛsi hɛr ənd drul ˌɪnˈkludɪd. stɪl ə bɪt taɪərd ənd dɪˈskərɪʤd frəm ˈgɪtɪŋ əp baɪ ðə rumz koʊld ɛr, ˈɪntu sən ɛz hi ˌənˈkɑnʃəsli riʧt aʊt ənd ɛmˈbreɪst hər, ənd sun ʃi fɛl bæk tɪ slip. səm taɪm ˈleɪtər sən woʊk əp. hi fɛlt hɛr əˈgɛnst hɪz ʧɛst ənd ən ɑrm dreɪpt ˈoʊvər ɪm. hi ˈoʊpənd hɪz aɪz, ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ˈnɔrə, bət gɑt ˌɪnˈstɛd.!" hi gæspt, ˈsəmˌhaʊ ˈkipɪŋ hɪz ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃən ə ˈwɪspər. "shit……" wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi θrɪld əˈbaʊt ðɛm ˈɛndɪŋ əp ðɪs kloʊz. ənd wɛr wɑz ˈnɔrə? klɪk. sən reɪzd hɪz hɛd ə bɪt tɪ si ˈnɔrə ˈstændɪŋ æt ðə fʊt əv ðə bɛd, ˈgrɪnɪŋ ɪr tɪ ɪr. ʃi hæd hər foʊn aʊt ənd wɑz sˈnæpɪŋ ˈpɪkʧərz. noʊ daʊt ʃi hæd ˌɛnʤəˈnird ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɔn ˈpərpəs. stərd, ˈlʊkɪŋ əp æt sən ɛz hi lʊkt æt ˈnɔrə. "oʊ, ˈmɔrnɪŋ sən." sɛd. ʃi roʊld əˈweɪ frəm ɪm ənd strɛʧt. "slip wɛl?" "heɪ, əm ˈrɪli sorry……" sən ˈstɑrtɪd. "ðɛrz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz fər." kət ɪm ɔf. "ˈweɪkɪŋ əp ɪn jʊr ɑrmz wɑz ə səˈpraɪzɪŋli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪəbəl ɪkˈspɪriəns." kjut." ˈnɔrə squealed. "soʊ jʊr nɑt mæd?" sən æst. "noʊ, nɑt æt ɔl." kənˈfərmd. θɪŋk aɪ hæv maɪ ˈænsər." sæt əp ənd lʊkt ˈnɔrə ɪn ðə aɪz. ˈnɔrə loʊərd hər foʊn. "ˈnɔrə, sun...yes." "ˈɔsəm!" ˈnɔrə ʧɪrd. "ənd aɪ wɔnt tɪ bi ə pɑrt əv ɪt." kənˈtɪnjud. "ɪf ðɪs ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ, ɪts goʊɪŋ tɪ bi wɪθ ɔl θri əv ˈjuˈɛs." "swit!" ˈnɔrə ɪkˈskleɪmd. "θˈriˌweɪ!" "jɛs ˈnɔrə, θˈriˌweɪ." læft. "ðət ɪz ɪf sənz ˈɑnˌbɔrd." "jʊr ʃʊr?" sən æst. ˈnɑdɪd. "kəmˈplitli?" ˈnɑdɪd əˈgɛn. "wɛl, aɪ gɛs ðɪs ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ." "ər ju ˈsərtən?" æst. "oʊ jæ." sən sɛd. "aɪ meɪd maɪ ʧɔɪs ə waɪl əˈgoʊ. ˈdɪdənt wɔnt tɪ ˈɪnfluəns jʊr dɪˈsɪʒən ðoʊ." "ðæts ˈvɛri ˈθɔtfəl." smaɪld. "θæŋk ju." "nɑ, ɪts ðə list aɪ kʊd du." sən ʃʊk hɪz hɛd. "soʊ, ʃæl wi gɪt ðɪs ˈpɑrti ˈstɑrtɪd?!" ˈnɔrə æst ɛz ʃi wɪpt ɔf hər ʃərt. "ˈsɑri ˈnɔrə, bət ˈɪtəl hæv tɪ weɪt." sən dɪˈklaɪnd. "aɪ hæv ə klæs tɪ tiʧ ɪn ən aʊər ənd aɪ doʊnt wɔnt tɪ rəʃ ðɪs. jʊr boʊθ ˈwɛlkəm tɪ əˈtɛnd ɪf jʊd laɪk." "aɪd ləv tɪ." əˈgrid. "aɪl pæs." ˈnɔrə saɪd. "aɪl lɛt ðɪs bi jʊr θɪŋ." "sən ənd ə θɪŋ?" æst. "aɪ gɛs soʊ." sən læft. kul." ˈʧəkəld. "ˈhoʊpfəli aɪ doʊnt ˈfɔrsfəli ɪmˈbreɪs ðə ˈkɑnkrit ðɪs wik." "aɪ ˈgɑtə' kɔl jæŋ!" ˈnɔrə ɪkˈskleɪmd. "aɪ kən bræg əˈgɛn." ʃi skɪpt aʊt əv ðə rum, ˈlivɪŋ sən ənd əˈloʊn. ðeɪ ʃɛrd ə læf ˌbiˈfɔr ˈfɑlɪŋ ˈɪntu ə ˈkəmfərtəbəl ˈsaɪləns. "jʊr ˈrɪli ˈrɛdi fər ðɪs?" sən æst ˈæftər səm taɪm hæd pæst. "ˈrɛdi?" saɪd. "nɑt ɪnˈtaɪərli." ʃi lind əˈgɛnst sən hu slɪd hɪz lɛft ɑrm əraʊnd hər weɪst. ʃi tʊk hɪz raɪt hænd ɪn hər oʊn. "ðɛr ər ə fju θɪŋz wɪl nid tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt, θɪŋz wɪl nid tɪ wərk θru, bət aɪ du wɔnt ðɪs sən. əm ˈkɑnfədənt ɪn ðət naʊ. təˈgɛðər wi kən meɪk ðɪs wərk." ʃi feɪst sən, sˈmaɪlɪŋ ˈwɔrmli, hɪz ʧik wɪθ hər lɛft hænd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkloʊzɪŋ ɪn fər ə kɪs. hæd ə greɪt taɪm æt ðə klæs, ənd ˈmænɪʤd tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈɛni ˈsɪriəs fɔlz. ʃi saɪnd əp tɪ əˈtɛnd ˈrɛgjələrli, ənd ðoʊ sən wɑz əˈgɛnst ɪt, ʃi ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ɔn peɪɪŋ laɪk ˈɛvriˌwən ɛls. ˈæftər ə kwɪk ʧeɪnʤ əv kloʊðz ðə pɛr ˈhɛdɪd aʊt, ˈpɪkɪŋ əp səm fud ɔn ðə weɪ hoʊm. wɪn ðeɪ əraɪvd ðeɪ wər ɪn fər ə səˈpraɪz. roʊz ˈpɛtəlz ˈskætərd ɔn ðə flɔr meɪd ə pæθ frəm ðə frənt dɔr tɪ ðə ˈbɛˌdrum. sən dɪˈvərtɪd tɪ liv ðə fud ɪn ðə ˈkɪʧən ˌbiˈfɔr riˈʤɔɪnɪŋ æt ðə ˈbɛˌdrum dɔr. "wɛl, aɪ θɪŋk ɪts seɪf tɪ seɪ ˈnɔrəz ˈigər." ʤoʊkt. "əm ˈɔlˌmoʊst əˈfreɪd tɪ si wət ʃi həz ɪn stɔr." sən sɛd. pʊʃt ðə dɔr ˈoʊpən tɪ si ˈnɔrə rɪˈklaɪnɪŋ, nud, ɔn ə bɛd ˈkəvərd wɪθ rɛd ˈsætən ʃits. ˈkændəlz bərnd ɔl əraʊnd ðə rum. "ˈwɛlkəm bæk." ˈnɔrə smirked. "lɛts meɪk ə ˈbeɪbi." doʊnt oʊn ˈsætən ʃits." əbˈzərvd. "aɪ kɔld ɪn ə ˈfeɪvər frəm jæŋ ənd ˈwɪntər." ˈnɔrə ɪkˈspleɪnd. sən snɪft ðə ɛr. "bəˈnænə?" hi gæspt. "ˈsɪriəsli?" "aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ gɑt ˈstrɔˌbɛri ənd mɪnt!" ˈnɔrə ʧɪrd. "ðeɪ meɪk soʊ ˈmɛni kaɪnz əv ˈsɛntɪd ˈkændəl, aɪ ˈkʊdənt ʧuz ʤɪst wən! naʊ kəm ɔn. drɔp ðoʊz pænts ənd lɛts gɪt ðɪs ʃoʊ ɔn ðə roʊd." "ˈnɔrə, sloʊ daʊn." rɪkˈwɛstɪd. "aw...well...oh!" ˈnɔrə gæspt. "oʊ, əm ˈsɑri. aɪ ˈdɪdənt min tɪ rəʃ θɪŋz." ʃi ʤəmpt əp ənd ˈstɑrtɪd əraʊnd ðə rum, bloʊɪŋ aʊt ðə ˈkændəlz. "ɪts ˌɔˈlraɪt." smaɪld. "aɪ ˈprɑbəˌbli ʃʊd hæv sɛd ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ ju ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ." "əm stɪl ˈsɑri." ˈnɔrə sɛd. "doʊnt bi." sɛd. "naʊ, wi brɔt lənʧ. wi kən tɔk əˈbaʊt θɪŋz ˈoʊvər ə nis mil." "swit!" ˈnɔrə ʧɪrd. wɪˈθaʊt ˈpʊtɪŋ ɔn ˈɛni kloʊðz, ʃi rəʃt fər ðə ˈkɪʧən. "ʃiz goʊɪŋ tɪ it ˈneɪkəd, ˈɪzənt ʃi?" sən æst. læft. "ju hæv noʊ aɪˈdiə haʊ hɑrd ɪt ɪz tɪ gɪt ðət gərl tɪ pʊt kloʊðz ɔn." sæt ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə kaʊʧ, sən ənd ˈnɔrə ɔn ˈiðər saɪd əv hər, ˈhoʊldɪŋ hər hænz. "aɪ hæv fɪr of...penetration." ədˈmɪtəd. "oʊ ʃɪt!" ˈnɔrə ɪkˈskleɪmd. "aɪ fərˈgɑt!" "wɛl, tɪ bi fɛr, aɪ ˈnɛvər toʊld ju ɪt wɑz ə fɪr." sɛd. "ʤɪst ðət aɪ ˈdɪdənt laɪk ɪt ɛz məʧ θɪŋz, ənd ɪts mɔr ˈfoʊkɪst meɪl ˌpɛnəˈtreɪʃən." "o-oh!" ˈnɔrə gæspt., ju doʊnt hæv to……" "bət aɪ du!" ˈproʊˌtɛstəd. "gɑd aɪ wɔnt tɪ! aɪ doʊnt wɔnt ðɪs ˈstupɪd ˈfoʊbiə ˈrulɪŋ mi, ʤɪst əˈnəðər ˈʃæˌdoʊ maɪ ˈpɛrənts kæst ˈoʊvər mi ˈivɪn naʊ.", brið." sən ədˈvaɪzd. tʊk ə fju dip brɛθs tɪ kɑm hərˈsɛlf, ˈpʊlɪŋ sən ənd ˈnɔrə ˈkloʊzər ɛz ʃi dɪd. "əv ɔl ðə θɪŋz ðeɪ dɪd, ɔl ðə laɪz, ɔl ðə ˌɪnsəˈkjʊrɪtiz ðeɪ ˈfɑstərd ɪn mi, ðɪs ɪz ðə most...humiliating." groʊnd. vɔɪs krækt ənd ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪd ɛz ʃi kənˈtɪnjud, tɪrz ˈwɛlɪŋ ɪn hər aɪz. "aɪ wɑz ˈtɛrəˌfaɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ haɪ skul. ðɛn, wɪn aɪ ˈfaɪnəli gɑt əˈweɪ frəm ðɛm ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ, ənd ˈfaɪnəli hæd ə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp, aɪ wɑz tu skɛrd tɪ æsk fər sɛks, ənd hi lækt ðə ˈkɑnfədɛns tɪ du ɪt hɪmˈsɛlf. ɪt wɑz ə ˈnaɪtˌmɛr. aɪ wɑz tu skɛrd tɪ ˈivɪn ˈplɛʒər ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. aɪ spɛnt soʊ məʧ taɪm əraʊzd ənd əˈneɪbəl tɪ du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt. aɪ wɑz ˈtɛrəˌfaɪd əv ˈpʊtɪŋ ə ˈfəkɪŋ ˈtæmpɑn ɪn fər kraɪɪŋ aʊt laʊd!" ðə kraɪɪŋ ənd ˈweɪvərɪŋ wɑz gɔn, ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ˈæŋgər ənd ˈjɛlɪŋ. "doʊnt təʧ ˈjɔrsɛlf, ɪts ˈdərti! doʊnt blid ɔn ðə ʃits! doʊnt ˈɛvər hæv sɛks, ɪts ˈpeɪnfəl ənd jul kæʧ ə dɪˈziz! wɛl ˈɪzənt ðət ə ˈləvli θɪŋ tɪ tɛl ə ˌfɔrˈtin jɪr oʊld?!" "pyrrha……" ˈnɔrə ˈstɑrtɪd. ʃi ənd sən ræpt ɪn ə ˈkloʊzər ɪmˈbreɪs ɛz ʃi sɑbd. "əm dən ˈlɛtɪŋ ðɛm hərt mi." dɪˈklɛrd. "aɪ ləv ju ˈnɔrə, ənd sən, aɪ noʊ ɪn taɪm aɪl ləv ju tu. aɪ wɔnt tɪ du ðɪs, aɪ wɔnt tɪ hil. aɪ ʤɪst nid tɪ priˈpɛr ˌmaɪˈsɛlf fərst. aɪ doʊnt noʊ haʊ lɔŋ ˈɪtəl teɪk, bət aɪl gɪt ðɛr. aɪ ˈprɑməs." "soʊ noʊ ˈtəʧɪŋ?" ˈnɔrə æst. "ˈmeɪbi ə ˈlɪtəl." ˈʧəkəld. "ˈbeɪbi stɛps ənd ɔl ðət." "hɛ, ˈlɪtərəl ˈbeɪbi stɛps." sən læft. "fərst jæŋ ənd ˈnɔrə, naʊ ju wɪθ ðə pənz?" læft. "haʊ wɪl maɪ ˈsænəti sərˈvaɪv?" ðeɪ ɔl læft ˌbiˈfɔr ˈsɛtəlɪŋ ˈɪntu ə ˈkəmfərtəbəl ˈsaɪləns. waɪpt hər tɪrz ɔn hər sliv. "heɪ, θɔt ju wər ˌoʊˈkeɪ wɪθ ˌmæstərˈbeɪʃən wɪn wi mɛt." ˈnɔrə sɛd. "ɑ, yes……" saɪd. "wɛl, hɛlpt mi ə lɔt wɪn wi mɛt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsɛtɪŋ mi streɪt əˈbaʊt ðət sɔrt əv ˈɔlsoʊ bɔt mi ə vibrator……" "əm ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈvɛri hɑrd taɪm ˈpɪkʧərɪŋ ðət." sən ʃʊk hɪz hɛd. "ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn hɑrd!" ˈnɔrə ʧɪrd. "gɑd, ju two……" ˈgɪgəld. "wɑz ɪt ðət ˈlɪtəl bɔl məˈsɑʒ aɪ faʊnd ɪn jʊr sɑk drɔr?" ˈnɔrə æst. "ˈnɔrə!" gæspt. "...jɛs." sən ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ steɪ æt ˈnɔrəz haʊs fər ðə taɪm biɪŋ. hi meɪd ə kwɪk trɪp hoʊm tɪ pæk ə bæg əv kloʊðz ənd ˈəðər θɪŋz hi wʊd nid ˌbiˈfɔr rɪˈtərnɪŋ. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm hæd toʊld ˈnɔrə əˈbaʊt hər kɪs wɪθ sən. ˈnɔrə dɪˈmændɪd ˈkɪsɪz əv hər oʊn, ˈkɪsɪz ʃi sun rɪˈsivd. ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst fju deɪz ʃi wʊd kənˈtɪnju ˈkɪsɪŋ boʊθ əv ðɛm, ˈsimɪŋli æt ˈrændəm. wɪn ɪt keɪm taɪm tɪ ʃaʊər ˈnɔrə traɪd tɪ dræg boʊθ əv ðɛm ɪn wɪθ hər, bət sən dɪd nɑt fil raɪt ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ hər. aʊt əv rɪˈspɛkt fər sən, dɪd nɑt ʤɔɪn ˈnɔrə ˈiðər. ˈnɔrə dɪd ˈmænɪʤ tɪ tɔk ðɛm ˈɪntu ˈlɛtɪŋ hər slip ɪn ðə nud, ˈivɪn ðoʊ sən wʊd əˈgɛn ʃɛr ðə bɛd. ɔn ˈsənˌdi ˈnɔrə ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðə ˈtriˌoʊ goʊ ˈʃɑpɪŋ. ʃi ˈwɔntɪd hər haʊs tɪ sim mɔr ˈhoʊmi fər sən, ənd ðə ˈʃɑpɪŋ trɪp wʊd prəˈvaɪd ðə ʧæns tɪ gɪt ə fju θɪŋz tɪ hɛlp wɪθ ðət. ðət naɪt ðeɪ ʃɛrd ðə bɛd əˈgɛn, ɛz ðeɪ wʊd kənˈtɪnju tɪ du ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst fju deɪz. ɪt wɑz ɔl bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ sim mɔr ˈnæʧərəl ənd ˈkəmfərtəbəl. ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ənd ˈtuzˌdeɪ boʊθ sən ənd hæd ʤɑbz tɪ goʊ tɪ. θɪŋz wɛnt bæk tɪ ðə oʊld ˈnɔrməl tɪ ə dɪˈgri, bət ˈnɔrə wɑz ˈivɪn mɔr ˈoʊvər ðə mun ðən ˈjuʒəwəl. ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ðeɪ wʊd ˈfaɪnəli gɪt əˈnəðər ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ spɛnd mɔr taɪm təˈgɛðər. ɪn ðə ˌæftərˈnun hæd noʊ əˈpɔɪntmənts, ənd sən hæd ˈoʊnli wən klæs tɪ tiʧ, wɪʧ hi pæst ɔf tɪ seɪʤ ʤɪst ðɪs wəns. ˈoʊvər ðə ˈpriviəs fju deɪz ðə ˈtriˌoʊ hæd bɪn ˈræmpɪŋ əp ðɛr ˈɪntəməsi. ɪt tʊk ˈsɛvərəl fɔrmz, ˌɪnˈkrist ənd mɔr ˌɪnˈtɛns ˈmeɪkɪŋ aʊt, lɑts əv ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈkɑnˌtækt ənd ˈwɑndərɪŋ hænz. ðɛr wɑz ˈoʊnli wən læst stɛp tɪ teɪk, bət ɪt wɑz ə lɑrʤ ənd prɪˈsɪpɪtəs wən, ənd wəns ˈteɪkən ðɛr wʊd bi noʊ goʊɪŋ bæk. ˈnɔrə hæd bɪn ˈrɛdi frəm ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ənd wɑz ˈigər tɪ goʊ, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈgɪvɪn ðət hæd stɑpt ðɛr sɛks tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈkɔzɪŋ sən tɪ fil lɛft aʊt. ˈhævɪŋ meɪd hɪz dɪˈsɪʒən, sən wɑz ˈrɛdi. ðət ʤɪst lɛft. sənz bæk slæmd əˈgɛnst ðə frənt dɔr ɛz ˈhəŋgrəli əˈtækt hɪz lɪps, hər hænz hɪz ʃərt. sən hər rɪr wɪθ wən hænd ənd ˈfəmbəld fər ðə dɔr wɪθ ðə ˈəðər. ɪt ˈoʊpənd ˌbiˈfɔr hi kʊd ˈloʊˌkeɪt ðə nɑb, ənd hi ˈvɛri ˈnɪrli fɛl ˈbækwərdz ˈɪntu ˈnɔrə. ʃi læʧt ˈɔntu ðə pɛr, ˈbɛrli ˈmɪsɪŋ ə bit ɛz ʃi ˈʃɪftɪd hər kɪs frəm sən tɪ ˈnɔrə. ðə ˈtriˌoʊ sˈloʊli ˈʃəfəld ɪn, ənˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ splɪt əp, ə mɛs əv ˈgroʊpɪŋ hænz ənd ˈleɪbərd brɛθs. ˈnɔrə ˈʃɪftɪd hər lɪps tɪ sənz ɛz treɪld ˈkɪsɪz daʊn ˈnɔrəz nɛk. ˈsədənli pʊld əˈweɪ. "sən, ˈrɛdi." ʃi dɪˈklɛrd. "ˈrɪli?" ˈnɔrə ʧɪrd. "jʊr ʃʊr?" sən æst. kɪst boʊθ ɪn tərn ˌbiˈfɔr ˈnɑdɪŋ shakily. "aɪ æm." ʃi sɛd, hər vɔɪs ˈkrækɪŋ. "aɪ æm. aɪ wɔnt tɪ du ðɪs. ʤɪst nid səm hɛlp." "wɪl teɪk θɪŋz sˈloʊli." sən ˈprɑməst. "aɪl gɪt ðə rum ˈrɛdi!" ˈnɔrə ɪkˈskleɪmd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈrəʃɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈbɛˌdrum. smaɪld, mɔr ˈstrɔŋli ðɪs taɪm. "pyrrha……" sən ˈstɑrtɪd. "sən, aɪ du wɔnt ðɪs." əˈʃʊrd ɪm. "aɪ ˈprɑməs. raɪt naʊ maɪ ˈbɑdi ˈrɪli wɔnts ðɪs, wɔnts ju sən. əm ˈrɛdi, ʤɪst ə ˈlɪtəl skɛrd." pʊld sən ˈɪntu ə taɪt ɪmˈbreɪs ɛz sən ræn hɪz ˈfɪŋgərz θru hər hɛr. hi ˈlaɪtli təgd hər hɛr tɪ pʊl hər hɛd əp soʊ hi kʊd lʊk hər ɪn ðə aɪz. "juv gɑt ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ bi skɛrd əv hir." sən ɪnˈkərəʤd. "wɪr ˈgɑnə' teɪk θɪŋz sloʊ ənd ˈʤɛnəl, ənd ɪf æt ˈɛni pɔɪnt ju ˈwɑnə' stɑp wi wɪl, noʊ kˈwɛsʧənz æst. ˌoʊˈkeɪ?" "ˌoʊˈkeɪ." ˈnɑdɪd. "aɪ kən du ðɪs. wi kən du ðɪs." "sɛks nɛst ˈrɛdi!" ˈnɔrə jɛld frəm ðə ˈbɛˌdrum. "ˈrɛdi?" sən æst. smaɪld. "ɛz aɪl ˈɛvər bi." "haʊ dɪd aɪ gɪt ˈɪntu ðɪs pəˈzɪʃən?" groʊnd. ʃi sæt ɔn ðə bɛd nud, ən ˈikwəli ˈneɪkəd ˈnɔrə prɛst əp əˈgɛnst hər bæk, ə ənd ɪˈrɛkt sən ˈstændɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr hər. "wɛl, wi wər ˈmeɪkɪŋ aʊt, ðɛn aɪ sæt bɪˈhaɪnd ju, ənd sprɛd jʊr lɛgz." ˈnɔrə ˈænsərd. ˈstɛrɪŋ æt mi." kəmˈpleɪnd, nɑt ʃʊr ɪf ʃi ʃʊd lʊk æt sənz ɪˈrɛkʃən ər əˈvərt hər aɪz. "ɪts ʤɪst ə dɪk." ˈnɔrə læft. "seɪ hɛˈloʊ." "h-hello?" ɛz ˈnɔrə ˈstaɪfəld ə ˈgɪgəl. "təʧ ɪt." ˈnɔrə ɪnˈkərəʤd. "təʧ ðə dɪk." ɛz ʃi riʧt ə ˈtrɛmbəlɪŋ hænd tɪ græsp sənz lɛŋθ. ʃi ræn hər ˈfɪŋgərz ˈoʊvər ɪt, ˈfilɪŋ ðə ˈtɛksʧər əv hɪz skɪn. "ðɪs wɪrd." sən saɪd. "ənd jɛt ju rɪˈmeɪn ɪˈrɛkt." ˈnɔrə əbˈzərvd. "ɪts ə gʊd ˈkɪndə' wɪrd." sən ˈʧəkəld. feɪs tərnd bit rɛd. "ˈɪzənt ɪt soʊ ˈtaɪni ənd kjut?" ˈnɔrə squealed. "ɪts juʤ!" ɪkˈskleɪmd. "θæŋk ju!" sən sɛd. "pshh." ˈnɔrə skɔft. "ɪts ˈskɛri." saɪd. "ɪt woʊnt hərt ju." ˈnɔrə əˈʃʊrd hər. "bət ˈɛvriˌwən sɪz ɪt dɪz ðə fərst taɪm." ˈkaʊnərd. "maɪn wɑz ˈpeɪnləs, ənd ɪt wɑz wɪθ rɛn!" ˈnɔrə dɪˈklɛrd. "fərˈgɪv mi fər nɑt ˈtrəstɪŋ jʊr pərˈsɛpʃən əv peɪn." həft. θɔt ðeɪ wər səˈpoʊzd tɪ hæv extra……" "ˈsædli hiz ðə əv ðə ˈlɪtər." ˈnɔrə tizd. "ʃiz ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈfoʊrˌskɪn ˈnɔrə." sən groʊnd. "wɛl ðət tu." ˈnɔrə ʃrəgd. ræn hər hænd əp tɪ ðə tɪp ənd sən flɪnʧt. "ɑ!" hi gæspt. "ˈʤɛnəl, ɪts ˈsɛnsɪtɪv." ə klaɪˈtɔrɪs?" æst. "ɪgˈzæktli, ɪkˈsɛpt wɪθ ə smɔl ʃæft tɪ məˈsɑʒ ju wɪθ." ˈnɔrə ˈædɪd. "that's...interesting……" sɛd. "əm nɑt smɔl ˈnɔrə." sən ˈkaʊnərd. "rɛn wɑz ʤɪst juʤ." "gɑd jɛs hi was……" ˈnɔrə ˌrɛməˈnɪst. ˈkɛrfəli ræn hər hænd əˈlɔŋ ənd skwizd ðə tɪp. "ɪts ˈspənʤi." ʃi ˈgɪgəld. sən ʃʊk hɪz hɛd. "ˈfəni θɪŋ ɪz aɪv hæd ˈstreɪnʤər sɛks." hi læft. "ˈhævənt wi ɔl?" ˈnɔrə ʤoʊkt. "noʊ." sɛd ˈflætli., haʊ ər ju ˈfilɪŋ?" ˈnɔrə æst. "ə ˈlɪtəl lɛs ˈwərid." rɪˈplaɪd. θɪŋk wi ʃʊd traɪ naʊ." "ju ʃʊr?" sən æst. "ˈpɑzətɪv." kənˈfərmd. "ˌɔˈlraɪt, lɛts stɑrt wɪθ səm ˈrəbɪŋ ðɛn." ˈnɔrə səˈʤɛstɪd. "o-okay……". ʃi lɛt goʊ əv sən, ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈnɔrəz hænd ˌɪnˈstɛd. sən ˈʤɛntli rəbd ðə hɛd əv hɪz ˈpinɪs əˈgɛnst lɪps. ʃi əp, ˈwɪmpərɪŋ ənd ˈnɔrə kɪst ɔn ðə ʧik, ˈmərmərɪŋ wərdz əv ɛnˈkərɪʤmənt ɪn hər ɪr. ˈwɪmpərɪŋ tərnd ˈɪntu smɔl skwiks ɛz hər æŋˈzaɪəti ˈfeɪdɪd ənd ˈplɛʒər tʊk ɪts pleɪs. ʃi leɪ hər hɛd bæk, hər brɛθ groʊɪŋ ˈhɛviər. "sun……" "ɪz ðɪs ˌoʊˈkeɪ?" sən æst. "yeah……" gæspt. kən try……" "ju ˈwɑnə' traɪ ənd goʊ ɪn?" ˈnɔrə æst. ˈnɑdɪd, ˈnɔrəz hænd ˈhɑrdər. "əm ˈrɛdi." dɪˈklɛrd. sən əˈʤəstɪd hɪz ˈæŋgəl, sˈloʊli ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðə tɪp ɪn. ʤərkt, ˈgrəntɪŋ, ənd sən sˈloʊli izd ɪn ɛz rɪˈlækst ˈsəmˈwət, ˈoʊnli fər hər tɪ ʤərk əˈgɛn wɪn sən ɪnˈkaʊnərd ən əbˈstrəkʃən. my……" "ɪts ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ʤɪst weɪt ə ˈmɪnət." ˈnɔrə suðd. "traɪ ənd gɪt juzd tɪ ðə ˈfilɪŋ. ɪf ju θɪŋk ju kænt, ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ stɑp, wi stɪl kən." ˈnɑdɪd ənd wərkt ɔn sloʊɪŋ hər ˈbriðɪŋ. ˈnɔrə treɪld ˈʤɛnəl ˈkɪsɪz əˈlɔŋ nɛk ɛz sən məˈsɑʒd hər θaɪz. tʊk ə dip, ˈʃədərɪŋ brɛθ, ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkloʊzɪŋ hər aɪz. "naʊ." ˈnɑdɪd. ʃi ðɛn groʊnd ɛz sən pʊʃt hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn. ʃi ræpt hər lɛgz əraʊnd ɪm ənd ɑrʧt hər bæk. skwikt ɛz ʃi fɛlt sən muv sˈlaɪtli wɪˈθɪn hər, ðɛn fɛlt ə smɔl smaɪl groʊ əˈkrɔs hər feɪs. dɪd ɪt!" "ju ˌoʊˈkeɪ?" sən æst. "dɪz ɪt hərt?" ˈlɪtəl." rɪˈplaɪd. "ɪts nɑt ʃɑrp ˌɛniˈmɔr ðoʊ. laɪk ən eɪk, bət ɪts ˈfeɪdɪŋ. ðɪs feels...warm." "ɪts hɪz blədz pumpin'!" ˈnɔrə ʧɪrd. "ɪts wət meɪks ɪm hɑrd." "jæ, jæ, aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər." sɛd. "sən?" "jæ?" sən æst. riˈlist ˈnɔrəz hænd ənd sən ˈʃɪftɪd tɪ lin loʊər, əˈlaʊɪŋ hər tɪ kəp hɪz feɪs, ˈpʊlɪŋ ɪm ɪn fər ə lɔŋ kɪs. "r-ready?" ʃi æst. "jæ." sən ˈnɑdɪd. "ˈnɔrə?" "ˈbəkəld ɪn." ˈnɔrə smirked. ˈʧəkəld ənd sən grɪnd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈpʊlɪŋ aʊt., ˈgæspɪŋ sˈlaɪtli ɛz hi pʊʃt bæk ɪn. ʃi ræpt hər ɑrmz əraʊnd hɪz nɛk, ˈpʊlɪŋ ɪm ɪn kloʊz, ˈɛvəri θrəst drɔɪŋ mɔr ənd mɔr ˈvoʊkəl ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv hər ˈplɛʒər. sən ˌɪnˈkrist hɪz spid ənd paʊər ɛz ˈvɑljum ˌɪnˈkrist. i'm……" sən ˈstɑrtɪd, kət ɔf baɪ hər ˈbɪldɪŋ moʊnz. ˈnɔrəz hænz ˈwɑndərd, məˈsɑʒɪŋ ənd ˈtizɪŋ brɛsts ˌbiˈfɔr ʃi riʧt ə hænd daʊn bɪtˈwin hər lɛgz tɪ tɔɪ wɪθ hər clit. pʊʃt ˈoʊvər ðə ɛʤ, lɛt aʊt ə kraɪ, ˈræpɪŋ hərˈsɛlf əraʊnd sən ɛz ˈtaɪtli ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl ɛz hər ˈɔrgæzəm sɛnt ˈʃədərz əv blɪs θru hər ˈbɑdi. ʃi bɪˈkeɪm ˈveɪgli əˈwɛr əv ðə wɔrmθ ˈpulɪŋ ɪn hər ˈpɛlvəs, bət ɛz hər ˈɔrgæzəm ˈfeɪdɪd ɪgˈzɔsʧən bɪˈgæn tɪ sɛt ɪn. ʃi fɛlt hərˈsɛlf sˈloʊli ˈfeɪdɪŋ əˈweɪ. "oʊ gɑd, ɪz ʃi ˌɔˈlraɪt?" sən gæspt. əˈnərvɪŋ dɪd nɑt bɪˈgɪn tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. orgasmed, sən orgasmed, ðɛn ˈæftər ˈhævɪŋ ɪm ræpt əp soʊ ˈtaɪtli, ʤɪst wɛnt lɪmp. "ʃil bi faɪn." ˈnɔrə əˈʃʊrd ɪm ɛz ʃi slɪpt aʊt frəm bɪˈniθ. "ʃi dɪd ðə seɪm θɪŋ ðə fərst taɪm wi dɪd ɪt." "uhn...nora……" groʊnd. "si, ʃiz faɪn." ˈnɔrə dɪˈklɛrd. "heɪ sˈlipi hɛd." sæt əp. aɪ pæs aʊt əˈgɛn?" ʃi æst. "jɛp, skɛrd pur sən hæf tɪ dɛθ." ˈnɔrə kənˈfərmd. "haʊ ər ju ˈfilɪŋ?" ləv ɪt wɪn ðət ˈhæpənz." smaɪld. "ɔl θæŋks tɪ maɪ ˈmæʤɪk ˈfɪŋgərz." ˈnɔrə læft, ˈhoʊldɪŋ əp hər hænz ənd ˈwɪgəlɪŋ hər ˈfɪŋgərz. look...concerned." əbˈzərvd. "ər ju ˌɔˈlraɪt?" "ʤɪst ə ˈlɪtəl ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ju." sən rɪˈplaɪd. "aɪv ˈnɛvər ˌbiˈfɔr. ənd kaɪnd əv keɪm ɪn ju. əm ˈrɪli ˈsɑri. aɪ traɪd tɪ pʊl aʊt bət ju hæd mi ræpt əp ˈprɪti taɪt." "doʊnt ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ɪt." ʃʊk hər hɛd. "jæ, wɪl ʤɪst gɪt səm pɪlz." ˈnɔrə səˈʤɛstɪd. "gʊd aɪˈdiə." əˈgrid. "ʤɪst tɪ bi seɪf. frəm naʊ ɔn wi ʃʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli juz ə ˈkɑndəm tu." ðɛr ˈɛniˌθɪŋ aɪ kən gɪt ju naʊ?" sən æst. "noʊ, əm ˌoʊˈkeɪ." ˈænsərd. taɪərd. aɪ θɪŋk aɪl rən tɪ ðə ˈbæθˌrum ðɛn teɪk ə næp." "ˌɔˈlraɪt." sən sɛd. "aɪl nid ə breɪk ˈɛniˌweɪ. maɪnd ˈgræbɪŋ mi ə taʊəl waɪl jʊr ɪn ðɛr? aɪ stɪl doʊnt fil raɪt ˈwɔkɪŋ əraʊnd jʊr haʊs ˈneɪkəd." "noʊ ˈprɑbləm." sɛd. ˈæftər ə ʃɔrt trɪp tɪ ðə ˈbæθˌrum rɪˈtərnd wɪθ ðə ˈprɑməst taʊəl. ʃi pæst ɪt tɪ sən. gɪv mi ən aʊər." "ʃʊr θɪŋ." sən ˈnɑdɪd. flɑpt daʊn ɔn ðə bɛd, ˈfɑlɪŋ əsˈlip ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɛz sun ɛz ʃi meɪd ˈkɑnˌtækt. sən ənd ˈnɔrə lɛft ðə ˈbɛˌdrum, sən kˈwaɪətli ˈʃətɪŋ ðə dɔr bɪˈhaɪnd hɪmˈsɛlf ˌbiˈfɔr hi ˈfɑloʊd ˈnɔrə tɪ ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ rum. ˈnɔrə ʤəmpt ˈɔntu ðə kaʊʧ ənd ˈgɪgəld, ˈrəbɪŋ hər hænd bɪtˈwin hər lɛgz. "ju noʊ, ðɛr ər ə lɔt əv weɪz wi kən pæs ðə taɪm." ˈnɔrə smirked. "əm stɪl ˈgɑnə' nid ə waɪl ˈnɔrə." sən riˈmaɪndɪd hər. "ˈʤunjər maɪt, bət juv stɪl gɑt jʊr jʊr təŋ." ˈnɔrə pərˈsɪstɪd. "jʊr nɑt ˈsɛlfɪʃ ər ju? ˈgɑnə' liv ˈlɪtəl ol' mi ɔl pɛnt əp?" "oʊ, laɪk aɪv bɪn ˈɛvəri naɪt ðɪs wik?" sən ˈkaʊnərd. "ju kʊd hæv ˈgɔtən ˈneɪkəd tu!" ˈnɔrə ˈproʊˌtɛstəd. "ˈsəmˌwən hæd tɪ teɪk ˈmərsi ɔn." sən ʤoʊkt. "oʊ, ʃi wʊd hæv ləvd ɪt." ˈnɔrə læft. "ʃi ˈjuʒəwəli ɛndz əp sleepin' ˈneɪkəd əm ˈfɪnɪʃt wɪθ hər." sən ˈhɛdɪd tɪ ðə ˈkɪʧən ənd græbd tu ˈbɑtəlz əv ˈwɔtər. ˈnɔrə muvd tɪ ðə ɛʤ əv ðə kaʊʧ, əˈlaʊɪŋ sən tɪ sɪt ˌbiˈsaɪd hər. hi pæst hər wən əv ðə ˈbɑtəlz ənd ˈstɑrtɪd ˈdaʊnɪŋ ðə ˈəðər. ˈæftər ə fju bɪg gəlps hi lʊkt ˈoʊvər æt ˈnɔrə hu wɑz ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪm hər ˈpætəntɪd aɪz. "wət?" sən æst. "əm ˈrɪli ˈhɔrni." ˈnɔrə rɪˈplaɪd. sən læft ənd pʊt hɪz ɑrm əraʊnd ˈnɔrəz ˈʃoʊldərz. "kəm hir."
for over 30 years promoters of green energy have proclaimed the hydrogen economy is around the corner. now this could finally become true. while some energy experts claim that hydrogen from renewable energy is prohibitively expensive, companies like in the are proving in the market that this technology is already competitive. they produce hydrogen for use in cars and in the form of to be used in the gas network. energy journalist and author david thorpe has the exciting story. ever thought what will happen to the’s gas network when the moves towards its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent of 1990 values by 2050? the owners of these networks, which serve almost half the population, want to ensure it has a life beyond carbon. so been busy commissioning studies on the options available. several of these claim it is possible to convert the gas grid to take hydrogen. yes, one day you could be cooking on hydrogen, and certainly if not that, or syngas. these reports are: a-wide conversion of the grid to hydrogen gas could, claimed by, reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with domestic heating and cooking currently over 30 per cent of the’s total emissions by a minimum of 73 per cent, as well as supporting of transport and local electricity generation. barking up the wrong tree however, over 90 per cent of hydrogen is mainly produced by a process called steam reforming, which uses fossil fuels natural gas, oil or coal as a source of the hydrogen. a typical steam methane reforming hydrogen plant with a production rate of one million cubic metres of hydrogen a day produces million standard cubic meters of a day, which is normally vented into the atmosphere. hydrogen produced from gas this way is two to three times the cost of the original fuel. its global warming potential is-e per of hydrogen produced. coal gasification, another major production method, delivers even worse emission levels. to fully obtain the benefits of using hydrogen, we must therefore either produce it from renewable energy or capture and store somewhere the carbon dioxide removed during steam reforming a process called carbon capture and storage. and all the other reports are proposing the latter. however, ever since ccs was first proposed over 15 years ago the economic and technical case has not been made. moreover the government has cancelled its billion support programme for the technology. ccs has always seemed to me a card to permit business as usual in terms of fossil fuels and energy use while seeming to tackle climate change. there are two alternatives: producing hydrogen using electrolysis from renewable energy, dismissed in the reports as too expensive, and using steam reforming of methane but instead of storing the carbon underground, using it as a feedstock in other industrial processes. this is called carbon storage and (ccu). none of the reports above mention it. carbon storage and (ccu) carbon dioxide is valuable as a feedstock in many ways: for fuels, chemistry, foods like drinks and polymers even used as a component in a replacement for concrete. so why not make use of it? “ccs is basically a non-profit technology, where every step is costly. however has the potential to produce products that have a market and can generate a profit.” says dr mennicken, german federal ministry of education and research. the economics are also a function of the value placed on greening up the gas grid the report in the green economy from the centre for low carbon futures shows can be profitable with short payback times on investment. it says: “although only a partial solution to the co 2 problem, under some conditions using co 2 for rather than storing it underground can add value as well as offsetting some of the ccs costs.” so that could take care of some of the problem. but to solve the rest we can turn to and solve another problem along the way the of wind and solar. towards the hydrogen economy the reports cited above dismiss producing hydrogen by electrolysis using as too expensive. but not. the most recent british source for the cost of producing hydrogen using this method is an apparently reliable one: the energy institute of university college london, who produced a report in april last year authored by samuel l. weeks about using hydrogen as a fuel source in internal combustion engines. this states: “hydrogen produced by electrolysis of water is extremely expensive, around $1500/kwh”. the editor of the ecologist magazine, oliver tickell, observes that it struck him as being way too expensive. professor weeks and the energy institute were unable to give me the source for the $1500 figure. so i turned to a company which is already making hydrogen from renewable electricity for grid balancing and fuel cell powered cars: power. they provided me with another professor, marcus, who is their development director. he gave me a much lower figure. much, much lower. he said: “we are currently selling high purity hydrogen at our stations for fuel cell cars at0/kg of hydrogen. each contains of energy, so about 25 or $0.33/kwh. the ambition is to decrease the value as more stations are manufactured and more cars are in circulation. so yes the $1500/kwh number looks absurd to us.” indeed it does. it is times larger, if we are comparing like with like. and still mighty curious as to why energy institute got it so wrong. not only is using the gas for hydrogen car filling stations, a chain of which it is opening in the (on a full tank of hydrogen a fuel cell car can drive up to 300 miles), it is also using it to inject into the grid. power-to-gas the process is called (p2g) and it is useful when too much renewable electricity is being produced compared to the demand which exists at that moment. instead of it going to waste it could be used to produce hydrogen as a form of energy storage and used when required. professor told me that, “the approach is a form of energy storage and (in the) there are various assessments and discussions ongoing (via (the new government department dealing with energy and industry), (the british energy regulator), national grid, energy in brussels (the european department dealing with energy) and the european association for storage of energy (ease) etc) but no conclusive economic framework yet for energy storage to operate within.” he said that is particularly advantageous for its following abilities: to respond to an instruction from the grid operator to charge up or absorb electricity to hold on to the stored energy for a significant period without incurring energy losses to discharge energy on demand at a desired rate to be scaled up in number or capacity as we head towards a much more renewable electricity system. “p2g is part of this alongside batteries, pumped storage etc.,” he said. “fundamentally the economic benefit is greatest for those technologies that possess the operational advantages of being able to respond very rapidly hold onto the energy for a long period discharge energy at a controllable rate across a very long period. now is particularly advantageous in each of these respects.” the european potential, in 2050, of this value would be “in the hundreds of gigawatts”. massive itm has a pilot system operational in frankfurt with 12 other companies that together form the group. at the end of 2013, this plant injected hydrogen for the first time into the frankfurt gas distribution network. it therefore became the first plant to inject electrolytic generated hydrogen into the german gas distribution network, and possibly anywhere in the world. final acceptance of the plant was achieved at the end of march 2014. overall efficiency is said to be over 70% and the plant is now participating in secondary control (grid balancing) market. the conditions for being allowed to do this are extremely stringent. systems have to respond in under one second when they receive a command to increase to maximum power or decrease to zero power to demonstrate that they are suitable for frequency regulation. the energy is discharged as hydrogen and should be available for as long as required. the frankfurt system has been shown to do this and can react to variable loads in the network. work is ongoing to see how the plant can be integrated into an increasingly intelligent future energy system. “for the duration of the demonstration, we want to integrate the plant so that it actively contributes to compensating for the differences between renewable energy generation and power consumption,” says michael riechel, the ceo of aktiengesellschaft. the regulatory framework is playing professor told me that the payment structures for providing such services have yet to emerge. in the, the national grid is introducing an enhanced frequency response service to pay energy storage technology operators to provide response. “itm has already to provide such a service,” he says. they are also introducing a demand turn up service which will pay operators for operating overnight and on summer afternoons to absorb excess wind and solar power. “clearly the economics of are a function of such balancing services payments from the grid operator and the electricity tariff,” he continued, “but in addition offers a greening agent to the gas grid operator in the form of injecting hydrogen at low concentrations into natural gas.” the mckinsey report warns that current regulations lag behind the potential of these technologies. reviewing them is the key to unlocking this enormous opportunity, something for governments and regulators to look at “so the economics are also a function of the value placed on greening up the gas grid. by analogy we have seen in recent years in france, germany and the, tariffs for injecting into the gas grid as a greening agent and these have been up to four times the value of a of natural gas.” “the economic case therefore depends on a combination of value propositions and costs providing services to the electricity grid, the electricity tariff paid, the value of green gas for the gas grid and the capital cost of the plant. in this context it is not possible to state firm figures at this time, but equally it is important to state the underpinning factors as described above.” advantages of hydrogen over batteries a report on energy storage undertaken by mckinsey and co last year found that using variable renewable electricity this way could use nearly all excess renewable energy in a scenario in the future in which there was a high installed capacity of renewable electricity generation. reusing this stored energy in the gas grid, for transport or in industry it said, would provide a valuable contribution to these sectors. the european potential, in 2050, of this value would be “in the hundreds of gigawatts”. that’s massive. this future scenario, in which countries are reliant for much of the electricity on, is likely to be common. the mckinsey report contrasts the use of hydrogen with the use of batteries, which it calls or because its electricity rather than gas which comes out. in this situation hydrogen scores better as a storage medium because batteries can either be emptied (in which case they supply the demand) or full (in which case they can not be charged even if the generator is generating). by contrast, hydrogen can continue to be pumped into the grid or into vehicles and the limiting factor instead is the limit of local demand for the distance to the demand from the generator. this is shown in the following diagram: caption: how low energy storage capacity is a limiting factor for the use of batteries. nevertheless the mckinsey report warns that current regulations lag behind the potential of these technologies. reviewing them is the key to unlocking this enormous opportunity, something for governments and regulators to look at. so it now seems that the most likely route to creating the hydrogen that goes into our gas grids could be from electrolysis using after all. yet, like many cutting-edge low carbon technologies, early days. the germans are pioneering this method as part of their transition strategy. one part of the picture. for over 30 years the prophets of green energy have been promoting the idea that the ‘hydrogen age’ is just around the corner. the gas is abundant in the form of water, molecules of which possess two hydrogen atoms for every oxygen atom. making it from water using electrolysis releases only oxygen and no pollutants. it can then be burnt in any suitable boiler, cooker or vehicle and used in fuel cells. all we have to do is get it to the right place at the right time at the right price. the problem has always been the right price, that provides the market incentive for investment in the necessary infrastructure. perhaps that time is almost here. with the met office saying that we have already reached temperature rise since the beginning of the industrial revolution and the paris agreement aspiring to keeping that rise to the task of mainstreaming these technologies becomes even more urgent. editor’s note david thorpe is the author of:	fər ˈoʊvər 30 jɪrz prəˈmoʊtərz əv grin ˈɛnərʤi hæv proʊˈkleɪmd ðə ˈhaɪdrəʤən ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪz əraʊnd ðə ˈkɔrnər. naʊ ðɪs kʊd ˈfaɪnəli bɪˈkəm tru. waɪl səm ˈɛnərʤi ˈɛkspərts kleɪm ðət ˈhaɪdrəʤən frəm riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi ɪz proʊˈhɪbətɪvli ɪkˈspɛnsɪv, ˈkəmpəˌniz laɪk ɪn ðə ər ˈpruvɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ðət ðɪs tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪz ɔˈrɛdi kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv. ðeɪ ˈproʊdus ˈhaɪdrəʤən fər juz ɪn kɑz ənd ɪn ðə fɔrm əv tɪ bi juzd ɪn ðə gæs ˈnɛtˌwərk. ˈɛnərʤi ˈʤərnəlɪst ənd ˈɔθər ˈdeɪvɪd θɔrp həz ðə ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈstɔri. ˈɛvər θɔt wət wɪl ˈhæpən tɪ ðə gæs ˈnɛtˌwərk wɪn ðə muvz təˈwɔrdz ɪts ˈtərgət əv rɪˈdusɪŋ ˈgrinˌhaʊs gæs ɪˈmɪʃənz baɪ 80 pər sɛnt əv 1990 ˈvæljuz baɪ 2050 ðə ˈoʊnərz əv ðiz ˈnɛtˌwərks, wɪʧ sərv ˈɔlˌmoʊst hæf ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, wɔnt tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ɪt həz ə laɪf bɪɔnd ˈkɑrbən. soʊ bɪn ˈbɪzi kəˈmɪʃənɪŋ ˈstədiz ɔn ðə ˈɔpʃənz əˈveɪləbəl. ˈsɛvərəl əv ðiz kleɪm ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈkɑnvərt ðə gæs grɪd tɪ teɪk ˈhaɪdrəʤən. jɛs, wən deɪ ju kʊd bi ˈkʊkɪŋ ɔn ˈhaɪdrəʤən, ənd ˈsərtənli ɪf nɑt ðət, ər syngas. ðiz rɪˈpɔrts ər: ə kənˈvərʒən əv ðə grɪd tɪ ˈhaɪdrəʤən gæs kʊd, kleɪmd baɪ rɪˈdus ˈgrinˌhaʊs gæs ɪˈmɪʃənz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ dəˈmɛstɪk ˈhitɪŋ ənd ˈkʊkɪŋ ˈkərəntli ˈoʊvər 30 pər sɛnt əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl ɪˈmɪʃənz baɪ ə ˈmɪnəməm əv 73 pər sɛnt, ɛz wɛl ɛz səˈpɔrtɪŋ əv ˈtrænspɔrt ənd ˈloʊkəl ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən. ˈbɑrkɪŋ əp ðə rɔŋ tri ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈoʊvər 90 pər sɛnt əv ˈhaɪdrəʤən ɪz ˈmeɪnli prəˈdust baɪ ə ˈprɔˌsɛs kɔld stim rɪˈfɔrmɪŋ, wɪʧ ˈjuzɪz ˈfɑsəl fjuəlz ˈnæʧərəl gæs, ɔɪl ər koʊl ɛz ə sɔrs əv ðə ˈhaɪdrəʤən. ə ˈtɪpɪkəl stim ˈmɛˌθeɪn rɪˈfɔrmɪŋ ˈhaɪdrəʤən plænt wɪθ ə pərˈdəkʃən reɪt əv wən ˈmɪljən ˈkjubɪk ˈmitərz əv ˈhaɪdrəʤən ə deɪ prəˈdusɪz ˈmɪljən ˈstændərd ˈkjubɪk ˈmitərz əv ə deɪ, wɪʧ ɪz ˈnɔrməli ˈvɛntɪd ˈɪntu ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr. ˈhaɪdrəʤən prəˈdust frəm gæs ðɪs weɪ ɪz tu tɪ θri taɪmz ðə kɔst əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl fjuəl. ɪts ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ pəˈtɛnʃəl ɪz pər əv ˈhaɪdrəʤən prəˈdust. koʊl ˌgæsəfəˈkeɪʃən, əˈnəðər ˈmeɪʤər pərˈdəkʃən ˈmɛθəd, dɪˈlɪvərz ˈivɪn wərs ɪˈmɪʃən ˈlɛvəlz. tɪ ˈfʊli əbˈteɪn ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts əv ˈjuzɪŋ ˈhaɪdrəʤən, wi məst ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈiðər ˈproʊdus ɪt frəm riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi ər ˈkæpʧər ənd stɔr ˈsəmˌwɛr ðə ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd riˈmuvd ˈdʊrɪŋ stim rɪˈfɔrmɪŋ ə ˈprɔˌsɛs kɔld ˈkɑrbən ˈkæpʧər ənd ˈstɔrɪʤ. ənd ɔl ðə ˈəðər rɪˈpɔrts ər prəˈpoʊzɪŋ ðə ˈlætər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈɛvər sɪns ˈsiˈsiˈɛs wɑz fərst prəˈpoʊzd ˈoʊvər 15 jɪrz əˈgoʊ ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd ˈtɛknɪkəl keɪs həz nɑt bɪn meɪd. mɔˈroʊvər ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz ˈkænsəld ɪts ˈbɪljən səˈpɔrt ˈproʊˌgræm fər ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi. ˈsiˈsiˈɛs həz ˈɔlˌweɪz simd tɪ mi ə kɑrd tɪ ˈpərˌmɪt ˈbɪznɪs ɛz ˈjuʒəwəl ɪn tərmz əv ˈfɑsəl fjuəlz ənd ˈɛnərʤi juz waɪl ˈsimɪŋ tɪ ˈtækəl ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ. ðɛr ər tu ɔlˈtərnətɪvz: prəˈdusɪŋ ˈhaɪdrəʤən ˈjuzɪŋ ˌɛˌlɛkˈtrɑləsɪs frəm riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi, dɪsˈmɪst ɪn ðə rɪˈpɔrts ɛz tu ɪkˈspɛnsɪv, ənd ˈjuzɪŋ stim rɪˈfɔrmɪŋ əv ˈmɛˌθeɪn bət ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈstɔrɪŋ ðə ˈkɑrbən ˈəndərˌgraʊnd, ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt ɛz ə ˈfidˌstɑk ɪn ˈəðər ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈprɑsɛsəz. ðɪs ɪz kɔld ˈkɑrbən ˈstɔrɪʤ ənd (ccu). nən əv ðə rɪˈpɔrts əˈbəv ˈmɛnʃən ɪt. ˈkɑrbən ˈstɔrɪʤ ənd (ccu) ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd ɪz ˈvæljəbəl ɛz ə ˈfidˌstɑk ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz: fər fjuəlz, ˈkɛmɪstri, fudz laɪk drɪŋks ənd ˈpɑlɪmərz ˈivɪn juzd ɛz ə kəmˈpoʊnənt ɪn ə rɪˈpleɪsmənt fər ˈkɑnkrit. soʊ waɪ nɑt meɪk juz əv ɪt? ɪz ˈbeɪsɪkli ə ˌnɑnˈprɔfɪt tɛkˈnɑləʤi, wɛr ˈɛvəri stɛp ɪz ˈkɔstli. ˌhaʊˈɛvər həz ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ ˈproʊdus ˈprɑdəkts ðət hæv ə ˈmɑrkɪt ənd kən ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ə profit.”.” sɪz ˈdɑktər mennicken, ˈʤərmən ˈfɛdərəl ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˈrisərʧ. ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks ər ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈfəŋkʃən əv ðə ˈvælju pleɪst ɔn ˈgrinɪŋ əp ðə gæs grɪd ðə rɪˈpɔrt ɪn ðə grin ɪˈkɑnəmi frəm ðə ˈsɛntər fər loʊ ˈkɑrbən fˈjuʧərz ʃoʊz kən bi ˈprɑfətəbəl wɪθ ʃɔrt ˈpeɪˌbæk taɪmz ɔn ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt. ɪt sɪz: ˈoʊnli ə ˈpɑrʃəl səˈluʃən tɪ ðə koʊ 2 ˈprɑbləm, ˈəndər səm kənˈdɪʃənz ˈjuzɪŋ koʊ 2 fər ˈrəðər ðən ˈstɔrɪŋ ɪt ˈəndərˌgraʊnd kən æd ˈvælju ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈɔfˌsɛtɪŋ səm əv ðə ˈsiˈsiˈɛs costs.”.” soʊ ðət kʊd teɪk kɛr əv səm əv ðə ˈprɑbləm. bət tɪ sɑlv ðə rɛst wi kən tərn tɪ ənd sɑlv əˈnəðər ˈprɑbləm əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ ðə əv wɪnd ənd ˈsoʊlər. təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈhaɪdrəʤən ɪˈkɑnəmi ðə rɪˈpɔrts ˈsaɪtɪd əˈbəv dɪsˈmɪs prəˈdusɪŋ ˈhaɪdrəʤən baɪ ˌɛˌlɛkˈtrɑləsɪs ˈjuzɪŋ ɛz tu ɪkˈspɛnsɪv. bət nɑt. ðə moʊst ˈrisənt ˈbrɪtɪʃ sɔrs fər ðə kɔst əv prəˈdusɪŋ ˈhaɪdrəʤən ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs ˈmɛθəd ɪz ən əˈpɛrəntli rɪˈlaɪəbəl wən: ðə ˈɛnərʤi ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈləndən, hu prəˈdust ə rɪˈpɔrt ɪn ˈeɪprəl læst jɪr ˈɔθərd baɪ ˈsæmjul ɛl. wiks əˈbaʊt ˈjuzɪŋ ˈhaɪdrəʤən ɛz ə fjuəl sɔrs ɪn ˌɪnˈtərnəl kəmˈbəsʧən ˈɛnʤənz. ðɪs steɪts: prəˈdust baɪ ˌɛˌlɛkˈtrɑləsɪs əv ˈwɔtər ɪz ɪkˈstrimli ɪkˈspɛnsɪv, əraʊnd 1500/kwh””. ðə ˈɛdɪtər əv ðə ɪˈkɑləʤɪst ˈmægəˌzin, ˈɑlɪvər tickell, əbˈzərvz ðət ɪt strək ɪm ɛz biɪŋ weɪ tu ɪkˈspɛnsɪv. prəˈfɛsər wiks ənd ðə ˈɛnərʤi ˈɪnstɪˌtut wər əˈneɪbəl tɪ gɪv mi ðə sɔrs fər ðə 1500 ˈfɪgjər. soʊ aɪ tərnd tɪ ə ˈkəmpəˌni wɪʧ ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈhaɪdrəʤən frəm riˈnuəbəl ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti fər grɪd ˈbælənsɪŋ ənd fjuəl sɛl paʊərd kɑz: paʊər. ðeɪ prəˈvaɪdɪd mi wɪθ əˈnəðər prəˈfɛsər, ˈmɑrkəs, hu ɪz ðɛr dɪˈvɛləpmənt dɪˈrɛktər. hi geɪv mi ə məʧ loʊər ˈfɪgjər. məʧ, məʧ loʊər. hi sɛd: ər ˈkərəntli ˈsɛlɪŋ haɪ ˈpjʊrɪti ˈhaɪdrəʤən æt ɑr ˈsteɪʃənz fər fjuəl sɛl kɑz æt əv ˈhaɪdrəʤən. iʧ kənˈteɪnz əv ˈɛnərʤi, soʊ əˈbaʊt 25 ər 0.33/kwh. ðə æmˈbɪʃən ɪz tɪ ˈdiˌkris ðə ˈvælju ɛz mɔr ˈsteɪʃənz ər ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd ənd mɔr kɑz ər ɪn ˈsərkjəˌleɪʃən. soʊ jɛs ðə ˈnəmbər lʊks əbˈsərd tɪ us.”.” ˌɪnˈdid ɪt dɪz. ɪt ɪz taɪmz ˈlɑrʤər, ɪf wi ər kəmˈpɛrɪŋ laɪk wɪθ laɪk. ənd stɪl ˈmaɪti ˈkjʊriəs ɛz tɪ waɪ ˈɛnərʤi ˈɪnstɪˌtut gɑt ɪt soʊ rɔŋ. nɑt ˈoʊnli ɪz ˈjuzɪŋ ðə gæs fər ˈhaɪdrəʤən kɑr ˈfɪlɪŋ ˈsteɪʃənz, ə ʧeɪn əv wɪʧ ɪt ɪz ˈoʊpənɪŋ ɪn ðə (ɔn ə fʊl tæŋk əv ˈhaɪdrəʤən ə fjuəl sɛl kɑr kən draɪv əp tɪ 300 maɪəlz), ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt tɪ ˌɪnˈʤɛkt ˈɪntu ðə grɪd. ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪz kɔld (p2g) ənd ɪt ɪz ˈjusfəl wɪn tu məʧ riˈnuəbəl ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ɪz biɪŋ prəˈdust kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə dɪˈmænd wɪʧ ɪgˈzɪsts æt ðət ˈmoʊmənt. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ɪt goʊɪŋ tɪ weɪst ɪt kʊd bi juzd tɪ ˈproʊdus ˈhaɪdrəʤən ɛz ə fɔrm əv ˈɛnərʤi ˈstɔrɪʤ ənd juzd wɪn rikˈwaɪərd. prəˈfɛsər toʊld mi ðət, əˈproʊʧ ɪz ə fɔrm əv ˈɛnərʤi ˈstɔrɪʤ ənd (ɪn ðə) ðɛr ər ˈvɛriəs əˈsɛsmənts ənd dɪˈskəʃənz ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ (ˈviə (ðə nu ˈgəvərnmənt dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ˈɛnərʤi ənd ˈɪndəstri), (ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈɛnərʤi ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtər), ˈnæʃənəl grɪd, ˈɛnərʤi ɪn ˈbrəsəlz (ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ˈɛnərʤi) ənd ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən fər ˈstɔrɪʤ əv ˈɛnərʤi (iz) ˌɛtˈsɛtərə) bət noʊ kənˈklusɪv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈfreɪmˌwərk jɛt fər ˈɛnərʤi ˈstɔrɪʤ tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt within.”.” hi sɛd ðət ɪz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˌædvənˈteɪʤəs fər ɪts ˈfɑloʊɪŋ əˈbɪləˌtiz: tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ən ˌɪnˈstrəkʃən frəm ðə grɪd ˈɑpərˌeɪtər tɪ ʧɑrʤ əp ər əbˈzɔrb ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti tɪ hoʊld ɔn tɪ ðə stɔrd ˈɛnərʤi fər ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈpɪriəd wɪˈθaʊt ˌɪnˈkərɪŋ ˈɛnərʤi ˈlɔsɪz tɪ ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ ˈɛnərʤi ɔn dɪˈmænd æt ə dɪˈzaɪərd reɪt tɪ bi skeɪld əp ɪn ˈnəmbər ər kəˈpæsɪti ɛz wi hɛd təˈwɔrdz ə məʧ mɔr riˈnuəbəl ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ˈsɪstəm. ɪz pɑrt əv ðɪs əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˈbætəriz, pəmpt ˈstɔrɪʤ etc.,”.,” hi sɛd. ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈbɛnəfɪt ɪz ˈgreɪtəst fər ðoʊz tɛkˈnɑləʤiz ðət pəˈzɛs ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl ædˈvæntɪʤɪz əv biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɪˈspɑnd ˈvɛri ˈræpədli hoʊld ˈɔntu ðə ˈɛnərʤi fər ə lɔŋ ˈpɪriəd ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ ˈɛnərʤi æt ə kənˈtroʊləbəl reɪt əˈkrɔs ə ˈvɛri lɔŋ ˈpɪriəd. naʊ ɪz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˌædvənˈteɪʤəs ɪn iʧ əv ðiz respects.”.” ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən pəˈtɛnʃəl, ɪn 2050 əv ðɪs ˈvælju wʊd bi ðə ˈhənərdz əv gigawatts””. ˈmæsɪv həz ə ˈpaɪlət ˈsɪstəm ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl ɪn ˈfræŋkfərt wɪθ 12 ˈəðər ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət təˈgɛðər fɔrm ðə grup. æt ðə ɛnd əv 2013 ðɪs plænt ˌɪnˈʤɛktɪd ˈhaɪdrəʤən fər ðə fərst taɪm ˈɪntu ðə ˈfræŋkfərt gæs ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ˈnɛtˌwərk. ɪt ˈðɛrˌfɔr bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst plænt tɪ ˌɪnˈʤɛkt ˌɪˌlɛktrəˈlɪtɪk ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd ˈhaɪdrəʤən ˈɪntu ðə ˈʤərmən gæs ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ˈnɛtˌwərk, ənd ˈpɑsəbli ˈɛniˌwɛr ɪn ðə wərld. ˈfaɪnəl əkˈsɛptəns əv ðə plænt wɑz əˈʧivd æt ðə ɛnd əv mɑrʧ 2014 ˈoʊvərˌɔl ɪˈfɪʃənsi ɪz sɛd tɪ bi ˈoʊvər 70 ənd ðə plænt ɪz naʊ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ˈsɛkənˌdɛri kənˈtroʊl (grɪd ˈbælənsɪŋ) ˈmɑrkɪt. ðə kənˈdɪʃənz fər biɪŋ əˈlaʊd tɪ du ðɪs ər ɪkˈstrimli ˈstrɪnʤənt. ˈsɪstəmz hæv tɪ rɪˈspɑnd ɪn ˈəndər wən ˈsɛkənd wɪn ðeɪ rɪˈsiv ə kəˈmænd tɪ ˌɪnˈkris tɪ ˈmæksəməm paʊər ər ˈdiˌkris tɪ ˈziroʊ paʊər tɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ðət ðeɪ ər ˈsutəbəl fər ˈfrikwənsi ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən. ðə ˈɛnərʤi ɪz ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤd ɛz ˈhaɪdrəʤən ənd ʃʊd bi əˈveɪləbəl fər ɛz lɔŋ ɛz rikˈwaɪərd. ðə ˈfræŋkfərt ˈsɪstəm həz bɪn ʃoʊn tɪ du ðɪs ənd kən riækt tɪ ˈvɛriəbəl loʊdz ɪn ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk. wərk ɪz ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ tɪ si haʊ ðə plænt kən bi ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈɪntu ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt fˈjuʧər ˈɛnərʤi ˈsɪstəm. ðə ˈdʊˈreɪʃən əv ðə ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən, wi wɔnt tɪ ˈɪnəˌgreɪt ðə plænt soʊ ðət ɪt ˈæktɪvli kənˈtrɪbjuts tɪ ˈkɑmpənˌseɪtɪŋ fər ðə ˈdɪfərənsɪz bɪtˈwin riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ənd paʊər consumption,”,” sɪz ˈmaɪkəl riechel, ðə ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv aktiengesellschaft. ðə ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈfreɪmˌwərk ɪz pleɪɪŋ prəˈfɛsər toʊld mi ðət ðə ˈpeɪmənt ˈstrəkʧərz fər prəˈvaɪdɪŋ səʧ ˈsərvɪsɪz hæv jɛt tɪ ˈimərʤ. ɪn ðə, ðə ˈnæʃənəl grɪd ɪz ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ən ɛnˈhænst ˈfrikwənsi rɪˈspɑns ˈsərvɪs tɪ peɪ ˈɛnərʤi ˈstɔrɪʤ tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈɔpərˌeɪtərz tɪ prəˈvaɪd rɪˈspɑns. həz ɔˈrɛdi tɪ prəˈvaɪd səʧ ə service,”,” hi sɪz. ðeɪ ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ə dɪˈmænd tərn əp ˈsərvɪs wɪʧ wɪl peɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪtərz fər ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt ənd ɔn ˈsəmər ˌæftərˈnunz tɪ əbˈzɔrb ˈɛkˌsɛs wɪnd ənd ˈsoʊlər paʊər. ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks əv ər ə ˈfəŋkʃən əv səʧ ˈbælənsɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈpeɪmənts frəm ðə grɪd ˈɑpərˌeɪtər ənd ðə ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti tariff,”,” hi kənˈtɪnjud, ɪn əˈdɪʃən ˈɔfərz ə ˈgrinɪŋ ˈeɪʤənt tɪ ðə gæs grɪd ˈɑpərˌeɪtər ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ˌɪnˈʤɛktɪŋ ˈhaɪdrəʤən æt loʊ ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃənz ˈɪntu ˈnæʧərəl gas.”.” ðə məˈkɪnzi rɪˈpɔrt wɔrnz ðət ˈkɑrənt ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz læg bɪˈhaɪnd ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl əv ðiz tɛkˈnɑləʤiz. rivˈjuɪŋ ðɛm ɪz ðə ki tɪ ənˈlɑkɪŋ ðɪs ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˌɑpərˈtunəti, ˈsəmθɪŋ fər ˈgəvərnmənts ənd ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz tɪ lʊk æt ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks ər ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈfəŋkʃən əv ðə ˈvælju pleɪst ɔn ˈgrinɪŋ əp ðə gæs grɪd. baɪ əˈnæləʤi wi hæv sin ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz ɪn fræns, ˈʤərməni ənd ðə, ˈtɛrəfs fər ˌɪnˈʤɛktɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə gæs grɪd ɛz ə ˈgrinɪŋ ˈeɪʤənt ənd ðiz hæv bɪn əp tɪ fɔr taɪmz ðə ˈvælju əv ə əv ˈnæʧərəl gas.”.” ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk keɪs ˈðɛrˌfɔr dɪˈpɛndz ɔn ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ˈvælju ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃənz ənd kɔsts prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz tɪ ðə ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti grɪd, ðə ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ˈtɛrəf peɪd, ðə ˈvælju əv grin gæs fər ðə gæs grɪd ənd ðə ˈkæpɪtəl kɔst əv ðə plænt. ɪn ðɪs ˈkɑntɛkst ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ steɪt fərm ˈfɪgjərz æt ðɪs taɪm, bət ˈikwəli ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ steɪt ðə ˈəndərˌpɪnɪŋ ˈfæktərz ɛz dɪˈskraɪbd above.”.” ædˈvæntɪʤɪz əv ˈhaɪdrəʤən ˈoʊvər ˈbætəriz ə rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ˈɛnərʤi ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈəndərˌteɪkən baɪ məˈkɪnzi ənd koʊ læst jɪr faʊnd ðət ˈjuzɪŋ ˈvɛriəbəl riˈnuəbəl ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ðɪs weɪ kʊd juz ˈnɪrli ɔl ˈɛkˌsɛs riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi ɪn ə sɪˈnɛrioʊ ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər ɪn wɪʧ ðɛr wɑz ə haɪ ˌɪnˈstɔld kəˈpæsɪti əv riˈnuəbəl ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən. riˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs stɔrd ˈɛnərʤi ɪn ðə gæs grɪd, fər ˈtrænspɔrt ər ɪn ˈɪndəstri ɪt sɛd, wʊd prəˈvaɪd ə ˈvæljəbəl ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən tɪ ðiz ˈsɛktərz. ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən pəˈtɛnʃəl, ɪn 2050 əv ðɪs ˈvælju wʊd bi ðə ˈhənərdz əv gigawatts””. ˈmæsɪv. ðɪs fˈjuʧər sɪˈnɛrioʊ, ɪn wɪʧ ˈkəntriz ər rɪˈlaɪənt fər məʧ əv ðə ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ɔn, ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ˈkɑmən. ðə məˈkɪnzi rɪˈpɔrt ˈkɑntræsts ðə juz əv ˈhaɪdrəʤən wɪθ ðə juz əv ˈbætəriz, wɪʧ ɪt kɔlz ər bɪˈkəz ɪts ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ˈrəðər ðən gæs wɪʧ kəmz aʊt. ɪn ðɪs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ˈhaɪdrəʤən skɔrz ˈbɛtər ɛz ə ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈmidiəm bɪˈkəz ˈbætəriz kən ˈiðər bi ˈɛmtid (ɪn wɪʧ keɪs ðeɪ səˈplaɪ ðə dɪˈmænd) ər fʊl (ɪn wɪʧ keɪs ðeɪ kən nɑt bi ʧɑrʤd ˈivɪn ɪf ðə ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtər ɪz ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ). baɪ ˈkɑntræst, ˈhaɪdrəʤən kən kənˈtɪnju tɪ bi pəmpt ˈɪntu ðə grɪd ər ˈɪntu ˈviɪkəlz ənd ðə ˈlɪmətɪŋ ˈfæktər ˌɪnˈstɛd ɪz ðə ˈlɪmət əv ˈloʊkəl dɪˈmænd fər ðə ˈdɪstəns tɪ ðə dɪˈmænd frəm ðə ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtər. ðɪs ɪz ʃoʊn ɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈdaɪəˌgræm: ˈkæpʃən: haʊ loʊ ˈɛnərʤi ˈstɔrɪʤ kəˈpæsɪti ɪz ə ˈlɪmətɪŋ ˈfæktər fər ðə juz əv ˈbætəriz. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs ðə məˈkɪnzi rɪˈpɔrt wɔrnz ðət ˈkɑrənt ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz læg bɪˈhaɪnd ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl əv ðiz tɛkˈnɑləʤiz. rivˈjuɪŋ ðɛm ɪz ðə ki tɪ ənˈlɑkɪŋ ðɪs ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˌɑpərˈtunəti, ˈsəmθɪŋ fər ˈgəvərnmənts ənd ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz tɪ lʊk æt. soʊ ɪt naʊ simz ðət ðə moʊst ˈlaɪkli rut tɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈhaɪdrəʤən ðət goʊz ˈɪntu ɑr gæs grɪdz kʊd bi frəm ˌɛˌlɛkˈtrɑləsɪs ˈjuzɪŋ ˈæftər ɔl. jɛt, laɪk ˈmɛni ˈkətɪˌŋɛʤ loʊ ˈkɑrbən tɛkˈnɑləʤiz, ˈərli deɪz. ðə ˈʤərmənz ər ˌpaɪəˈnɪrɪŋ ðɪs ˈmɛθəd ɛz pɑrt əv ðɛr trænˈzɪʃən ˈstrætəʤi. wən pɑrt əv ðə ˈpɪkʧər. fər ˈoʊvər 30 jɪrz ðə ˈprɑfəts əv grin ˈɛnərʤi hæv bɪn prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ðə age’*’ ɪz ʤɪst əraʊnd ðə ˈkɔrnər. ðə gæs ɪz əˈbəndənt ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ˈwɔtər, ˈmɑləˌkjulz əv wɪʧ pəˈzɛs tu ˈhaɪdrəʤən ˈætəmz fər ˈɛvəri ˈɑksɪʤən ˈætəm. ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt frəm ˈwɔtər ˈjuzɪŋ ˌɛˌlɛkˈtrɑləsɪs rɪˈlisɪz ˈoʊnli ˈɑksɪʤən ənd noʊ pəˈlutənts. ɪt kən ðɛn bi bərnt ɪn ˈɛni ˈsutəbəl ˈbɔɪlər, ˈkʊkər ər ˈviɪkəl ənd juzd ɪn fjuəl sɛlz. ɔl wi hæv tɪ du ɪz gɪt ɪt tɪ ðə raɪt pleɪs æt ðə raɪt taɪm æt ðə raɪt praɪs. ðə ˈprɑbləm həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ðə raɪt praɪs, ðət prəˈvaɪdz ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv fər ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər. pərˈhæps ðət taɪm ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst hir. wɪθ ðə mɛt ˈɔfəs seɪɪŋ ðət wi hæv ɔˈrɛdi riʧt ˈtɛmpərəʧər raɪz sɪns ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˌrɛvəˈluʃən ənd ðə ˈpɛrɪs əˈgrimənt əˈspaɪrɪŋ tɪ ˈkipɪŋ ðət raɪz tɪ ðə tæsk əv ˈmeɪnˌstrimɪŋ ðiz tɛkˈnɑləʤiz bɪˈkəmz ˈivɪn mɔr ˈərʤənt. noʊt ˈdeɪvɪd θɔrp ɪz ðə ˈɔθər əv:
washington (reuters) - president barack obama, leading in the polls among women voters, said on friday he wants to help working women fight discrimination and juggle the demands of motherhood but stopped short of making promises on gender equality if he wins. u.s. president barack obama waves after delivering remarks at the white house forum on women and the economy in the eisenhower executive office building in washington april 6, 2012. at a white house event on women and the economy, obama noted “there has been a lot of talk about women and issues lately,” a nod to the emergence of contraceptive rights, working women and establishments as heated issues in his race for in november. “but i do think that the conversation has been oversimplified,” obama said. “women are not some monolithic bloc. women are not an interest group. you be treated that way.” a usa poll released this week showed obama with a strong edge over republican mitt romney, his most likely rival for the white house, among women voters in electoral battleground states including new york, ohio and virginia. obama won 56 percent of votes in 2008, giving him the edge he needed to win the election over republican contender john mccain. his fellow democrats have accused republicans of waging a “war on women,” with proposed cuts to healthcare and the birth control group planned parenthood. the white house, meanwhile, has sought to cement support for women with moves such as a policy requiring employers to give women free birth control. obama, who was raised by a single mother, said that for him issues were not a passing concern. “women are over half this country and its workforce, not to mention 80 percent of my household if you count my mother-in-law,” the father of two girls told the group. “every decision i make is about making sure they, and all our daughters, and our sons, grow up in a country that gives them the chance to be anything they set their minds to.” the president said he was pushing for legislation to equip working women with more tools to fight pay discrimination, given that women in the united states still earn 77 cents for every dollar a man does for the same work, despite legislation he signed in 2009. small steps “when more women are bringing home the bacon, but bringing home less of it than men who are doing the same work, that weakens families, it weakens communities, tough on our kids, it weakens our entire economy,” he said. white house officials said they were focused on encouraging companies to give women more flexible working hours, including telecommuting options, and other small steps to help mothers care for their children while advancing their careers. more ambitious plans, including increasing the length of maternity and paternity leave in the united states, which is a fraction of that afforded to parents in europe, canada and other advanced economies, is not on the immediate agenda. “extending parental leave is really something that requires congress to act,” a senior administration official said, saying gridlock on capitol hill and a fractious relationship between republicans and the white house made such an agreement unlikely. obama has yet to outline much of his agenda for a second term. as the campaign has gained momentum, he has focused on blaming republicans in an unpopular congress for blocking key initiatives and warned voters that republicans would hurt the middle class and repeal health and retirement programs. on thursday, white house press secretary jay carney said the president supported admission to the augusta golf club, which is currently under pressure to allow in the female chief executive of ibm. romney then said he also thought women should be allowed in.	ˈwɔʃɪŋtən (ˈrɔɪtərz) ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ˈlidɪŋ ɪn ðə poʊlz əˈməŋ ˈwɪmən ˈvoʊtərz, sɛd ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ hi wɔnts tɪ hɛlp ˈwərkɪŋ ˈwɪmən faɪt dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən ənd ˈʤəgəl ðə dɪˈmændz əv ˈməðərˌhʊd bət stɑpt ʃɔrt əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈprɑməsəz ɔn ˈʤɛndər ɪkˈwɑləti ɪf hi wɪnz. juz. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə weɪvz ˈæftər dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ rɪˈmɑrks æt ðə waɪt haʊs ˈfɔrəm ɔn ˈwɪmən ənd ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪn ðə ˈaɪzənˌhaʊər ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔfəs ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈeɪprəl 6 2012 æt ə waɪt haʊs ɪˈvɛnt ɔn ˈwɪmən ənd ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi, ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈnoʊtɪd həz bɪn ə lɔt əv tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈwɪmən ənd ˈɪʃuz lately,”,” ə nɑd tɪ ðə ˈimərʤəns əv ˌkɑntrəˈsɛptɪv raɪts, ˈwərkɪŋ ˈwɪmən ənd ɛˈstæblɪʃmənts ɛz ˈhitɪd ˈɪʃuz ɪn hɪz reɪs fər ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər. aɪ du θɪŋk ðət ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən həz bɪn oversimplified,”,” ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd. ər nɑt səm ˌmɑnəˈlɪθɪk blɑk. ˈwɪmən ər nɑt ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst grup. ju bi ˈtritɪd ðət way.”.” ə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ poʊl riˈlist ðɪs wik ʃoʊd ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɪθ ə strɔŋ ɛʤ ˈoʊvər rɪˈpəblɪkən mɪt ˈrɑmni, hɪz moʊst ˈlaɪkli ˈraɪvəl fər ðə waɪt haʊs, əˈməŋ ˈwɪmən ˈvoʊtərz ɪn ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈbætəlˌgraʊnd steɪts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ nu jɔrk, oʊˈhaɪoʊ ənd vərˈʤɪnjə. ˌoʊˈbɑmə wən 56 pərˈsɛnt əv voʊts ɪn 2008 ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪm ðə ɛʤ hi ˈnidɪd tɪ wɪn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈoʊvər rɪˈpəblɪkən kənˈtɛndər ʤɑn məˈkeɪn. hɪz ˈfɛloʊ ˈdɛməˌkræts hæv əˈkjuzd rɪˈpəblɪkənz əv ˈweɪʤɪŋ ə ɔn women,”,” wɪθ prəˈpoʊzd kəts tɪ ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ənd ðə bərθ kənˈtroʊl grup plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd. ðə waɪt haʊs, ˈminˌwaɪl, həz sɔt tɪ sɪˈmɛnt səˈpɔrt fər ˈwɪmən wɪθ muvz səʧ ɛz ə ˈpɑləsi rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ɪmˈplɔɪərz tɪ gɪv ˈwɪmən fri bərθ kənˈtroʊl. ˌoʊˈbɑmə, hu wɑz reɪzd baɪ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈməðər, sɛd ðət fər ɪm ˈɪʃuz wər nɑt ə ˈpæsɪŋ kənˈsərn. ər ˈoʊvər hæf ðɪs ˈkəntri ənd ɪts ˈwərkˌfɔrs, nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən 80 pərˈsɛnt əv maɪ ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ɪf ju kaʊnt maɪ mother-in-law,”,” ðə ˈfɑðər əv tu gərlz toʊld ðə grup. dɪˈsɪʒən aɪ meɪk ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr ðeɪ, ənd ɔl ɑr ˈdɔtərz, ənd ɑr sənz, groʊ əp ɪn ə ˈkəntri ðət gɪvz ðɛm ðə ʧæns tɪ bi ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðeɪ sɛt ðɛr maɪndz to.”.” ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt sɛd hi wɑz ˈpʊʃɪŋ fər ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən tɪ ɪkˈwɪp ˈwərkɪŋ ˈwɪmən wɪθ mɔr tulz tɪ faɪt peɪ dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən, ˈgɪvɪn ðət ˈwɪmən ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts stɪl ərn 77 sɛnts fər ˈɛvəri ˈdɔlər ə mæn dɪz fər ðə seɪm wərk, dɪˈspaɪt ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən hi saɪnd ɪn 2009 smɔl stɛps mɔr ˈwɪmən ər ˈbrɪŋɪŋ hoʊm ðə ˈbeɪkən, bət ˈbrɪŋɪŋ hoʊm lɛs əv ɪt ðən mɛn hu ər duɪŋ ðə seɪm wərk, ðət ˈwikənz ˈfæməliz, ɪt ˈwikənz kəmˈjunɪtiz, təf ɔn ɑr kɪdz, ɪt ˈwikənz ɑr ɪnˈtaɪər economy,”,” hi sɛd. waɪt haʊs əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd ðeɪ wər ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ gɪv ˈwɪmən mɔr ˈflɛksəbəl ˈwərkɪŋ aʊərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ tɛləkəmˈjutɪŋ ˈɔpʃənz, ənd ˈəðər smɔl stɛps tɪ hɛlp ˈməðərz kɛr fər ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən waɪl ədˈvænsɪŋ ðɛr kərɪrz. mɔr æmˈbɪʃəs plænz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ðə lɛŋθ əv məˈtərnɪti ənd pəˈtərnɪti liv ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈfrækʃən əv ðət əˈfɔrdəd tɪ ˈpɛrənts ɪn ˈjʊrəp, ˈkænədə ənd ˈəðər ədˈvænst ɪˈkɑnəmiz, ɪz nɑt ɔn ðə ˌɪˈmiˌdiət əˈʤɛndə. pərˈɛntəl liv ɪz ˈrɪli ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət rikˈwaɪərz ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ act,”,” ə ˈsinjər ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əˈfɪʃəl sɛd, seɪɪŋ ˈgrɪˌdlɑk ɔn ˈkæpɪtəl hɪl ənd ə ˈfrækʃəs riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin rɪˈpəblɪkənz ənd ðə waɪt haʊs meɪd səʧ ən əˈgrimənt ənˈlaɪkli. ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz jɛt tɪ ˈaʊˌtlaɪn məʧ əv hɪz əˈʤɛndə fər ə ˈsɛkənd tərm. ɛz ðə kæmˈpeɪn həz geɪnd moʊˈmɛntəm, hi həz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈbleɪmɪŋ rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɪn ən ˌənˈpɑpjələr ˈkɑŋgrəs fər ˈblɑkɪŋ ki ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz ənd wɔrnd ˈvoʊtərz ðət rɪˈpəblɪkənz wʊd hərt ðə ˈmɪdəl klæs ənd rɪˈpil hɛlθ ənd rɪˈtaɪərmənt ˈproʊˌgræmz. ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, waɪt haʊs prɛs ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ʤeɪ ˈkɑrni sɛd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt səˈpɔrtɪd ədˈmɪʃən tɪ ðə əˈgəstə gɔlf kləb, wɪʧ ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈəndər ˈprɛʃər tɪ əˈlaʊ ɪn ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv əv ibm*. ˈrɑmni ðɛn sɛd hi ˈɔlsoʊ θɔt ˈwɪmən ʃʊd bi əˈlaʊd ɪn.
gothic architecture brought a revolution in the history of medieval architecture. just to be clear here that gothic architecture has nothing to do with goth. it is not also originated from any religious influence. gothic architecture is a comparatively newyle of architecture evolved from romanesque architecture in france and succeeded by the renaissance. gothic architecture became popular and quickly adopted by all western europe. gothic unique and bizarreyle easily differentiate it from other medieval architectures. it has some signature characteristics like pointed arch, ribbed vault and flying buttress. versatility and light have a great importance in gothic art. gothicyle was prominent from the century to the century. over a period of four centuries many cathedrals, churches and other buildings were built in gothicyle in europe. 10 famous gothic cathedrals of medieval europe: gothic cathedrals of medieval europe is some of the priceless work of art. here is our list of top 10 famous gothic cathedrals of medieval europe that will amaze you with their incredible architectural beauty. 10.ephen’s cathedral stephen’s cathedral is regarded as the most important religious building in vienna. this gothic cathedral becomes one of most recognizable icons for its presence in many important events in habsburg and austrian history. two churches were built here before the construction of this gothic cathedral. since its construction in 1147, it has undergone a continuous process of preservation and restoration. over the centuries, the interior of this gothic cathedral architecture was changed again and again. it has four towers. the tallest of all is the south tower. it was seriously damaged during second world war. the diamond patterned tile roof was added in 1962. around one million people visit this gothic architecture every year. also read: top 10 most attractive cities in europe 9. burgos cathedral burgos cathedral is a roman catholic cathedral in burgos, spain. declared a world heritage site by unesco, this one of the important gothic cathedrals of medieval europe is one of the best tourist attractions in spain. king ferdinand of and mauricio ordered its construction. it was built over on the site of the former romanesque cathedral. after a two centuries break, the construction was complete in 1567. 8. reims cathedral reims cathedral or de reims (our lady of reims) is famous for being the place where kings of france were crowned. it was completed in the century. this one of the major goth cathedrals of medieval europe is a major tourist spot, attracting one million tourists every year. the cathedral was celebrated its 800 years in 2011. the central portal, surmounted by a rose window is dedicated to the virgin mary. it is enlisted as unesco world heritage sites in 1991. also read: top 10 most favorite places to travel alone 7. milan cathedral this gothic architectural wonder is the church in the world. it took around six centuries to complete this gigantic creation. the cathedral is the seat of the archbishop of milan. the roof of the cathedral is open for the tourist. it gives a panoramic view across milan. this is one of the best tourist attractions in milan. the famousatue of the virgin mary, the atop cathedral. it has been both praised and criticized by the artists for the centuries. a new lighting system, based on led lights has been developed recently to this medieval gothic cathedral. also read: top 10 most attractive places to visit in italy 6. seville cathedral seville cathedral is a medieval wonder of gothic architecture. built in the early 16 centuries, this is the largest cathedral in the world. the significance of this gothic art is not merely bound to its colossal beauty. it exhibits the post power and wealth of the city. the gothic cathedral was built on the site of a large mosque. it got its recognition of world heritage site by unesco in 1987. the cathedral has the same large, of the replacing mosque but they added extra dimension of height. some columns and other elements from the earlier mosque was used. the most interesting fact is the tower bell known as la which they converted from the minaret, is now the most well-known icon. also read: top 10 incredible roman monuments 5. york minster york minster is one of the finest cathedrals of medieval europe. built over 250 years, it is the largest of its kind in this region. limestone (a colored rock) was used for the buildings. the north of the cathedral is famous for its “five sisters”. five elegant lancet windows topped by five smaller gabled lancets. the chapter house is a splendid example of the gothic decoratedyle. the wooden roof is a real beauty and remarkable art of medieval europe. it has a long tradition of creating wonderfulained glass and has a huge collection ofained glass. york minster is among the first to have a carillon of bells. this one of the top gothic cathedrals plays an important role in the history of england. also read: top 10 tourist attractions in england 4. notre dame de paris the cathedral is one of the finest examples of gothic architecture in france. over 13 million people visit this medieval gothic cathedral makes it even more popular than eiffel tower. it was a victim of french revolution and an extensive restoration work was necessary to get the perfect shape. its houses some of most important relics including the purported crown of thorns, one of the holy nails and a fragment of the true cross. on december 2, 1804, napoleon bonaparte was crowned emperor in this cathedral. also read: top 10 tourist places in france 3. cologne cathedral cologne cathedral is one of the greatest masterpiece of gothic art of medieval europe. it is a roman catholic cathedral in cologne, germany and was the seat of the archbishop of cologne for a long time. its splendid gothic art work earns it aatus of world heritage site and attracts people every day. it took over seven centuries to build this masterpiece. obviously the work was not continuous but it got a chance to flourish by many eras art work. it is now a symbolic figure of the city. notable art works of the cathedral are shrine of the three king, a wooden sculpture depicting the blessed virgin mary and the infant jesus. the cathedral was dedicated to the saints peter and mary. like many other european architecture, it also had to suffer the same fate and needed to restoration. also read: top 10 most visited places in germany 2. santa maria del fiore santa maria del fiore or commonly known as florence cathedral is one of the largest gothic cathedral of medieval europe. designed by italian architect di cambio, this one of the finest gothic cathedrals was completed in 1473. it is the main church of italian city florence. along with baptistery and campanile, this gothic art is enlisted in unesco world heritage. this gothic cathedrals has a great historical importance. it has been the seat of the council of florence. it was the place where giuliano di piero de’ medici was murdered in the conspiracy. renowned preacher girolamo used to preach here. its was built later in ayle and dedicated to the mother of christ. also read: top 10 most famous city squares in the world 1. chartres cathedral chartres cathedral is without a doubt, the most famous gothic cathedrals of medieval europe. it is also known as also known as cathedral of our lady of chartres. for its extraordinary architectural magnificence, it is enlisted in world heritage site. built between 1194 and 1250, it is one of the few architectures thatands with its original shape and design. it is a pilgrimage to the believers and same important place for the architecture connoisseur. according to legend, since 876, chartres cathedral has accommodated the tunic of the blessed virgin mary, the camisia. the antiquity was said to have been given to the cathedral by charles the great. the king received it as a gift during a trip to jerusalem. the christians have venerated the cathedral especially for this reason. during the second world war, the gothic cathedral was severely damaged. also read: top 10 famous christian monasteries	ˈgɑθɪk ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər brɔt ə ˌrɛvəˈluʃən ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv mɪˈdjivəl ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər. ʤɪst tɪ bi klɪr hir ðət ˈgɑθɪk ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər həz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ gɑθ. ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈɔlsoʊ ərˈɪʤəˌneɪtəd frəm ˈɛni rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈɪnfluəns. ˈgɑθɪk ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ɪz ə kəmˈpærətɪvˌli nu staɪl əv ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ɪˈvɑlvd frəm ˌroʊməˈnɛsk ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ɪn fræns ənd səkˈsidɪd baɪ ðə ˌrɛnəˈsɑns. ˈgɑθɪk ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər bɪˈkeɪm ˈpɑpjələr ənd kˈwɪkli əˈdɑptəd baɪ ɔl ˈwɛstərn ˈjʊrəp. ˈgɑθɪk juˈnik ənd bɪˈzɑr staɪl ˈizəli ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪt ɪt frəm ˈəðər mɪˈdjivəl ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧərz. ɪt həz səm ˈsɪgnəʧər ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks laɪk ˈpɔɪntɪd ɑrʧ, rɪbd vɔlt ənd flaɪɪŋ ˈbətrəs. ˌvərsəˈtɪləti ənd laɪt hæv ə greɪt ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns ɪn ˈgɑθɪk ɑrt. ˈgɑθɪk staɪl wɑz ˈprɑmənənt frəm ðə ˈsɛnʧəri tɪ ðə ˈsɛnʧəri. ˈoʊvər ə ˈpɪriəd əv fɔr ˈsɛnʧəriz ˈmɛni kəˈθidrəlz, ˈʧərʧɪz ənd ˈəðər ˈbɪldɪŋz wər bɪlt ɪn ˈgɑθɪk staɪl ɪn ˈjʊrəp. 10 ˈfeɪməs ˈgɑθɪk kəˈθidrəlz əv mɪˈdjivəl ˈjʊrəp: ˈgɑθɪk kəˈθidrəlz əv mɪˈdjivəl ˈjʊrəp ɪz səm əv ðə ˈpraɪsləs wərk əv ɑrt. hir ɪz ɑr lɪst əv tɔp 10 ˈfeɪməs ˈgɑθɪk kəˈθidrəlz əv mɪˈdjivəl ˈjʊrəp ðət wɪl əˈmeɪz ju wɪθ ðɛr ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˌɑrkəˈtɛkʧərəl ˈbjuti. 10 kəˈθidrəl kəˈθidrəl ɪz rɪˈgɑrdɪd ɛz ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪn viˈɛnə. ðɪs ˈgɑθɪk kəˈθidrəl bɪˈkəmz wən əv moʊst ˌrɛkəgˈnaɪzəbəl ˈaɪˌkɑnz fər ɪts ˈprɛzəns ɪn ˈmɛni ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪˈvɛnts ɪn ˈhæpsbərg ənd ˈɔstriən ˈhɪstəri. tu ˈʧərʧɪz wər bɪlt hir ˌbiˈfɔr ðə kənˈstrəkʃən əv ðɪs ˈgɑθɪk kəˈθidrəl. sɪns ɪts kənˈstrəkʃən ɪn 1147 ɪt həz ˌəndərˈgɔn ə kənˈtɪnjuəs ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən ənd ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən. ˈoʊvər ðə ˈsɛnʧəriz, ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər əv ðɪs ˈgɑθɪk kəˈθidrəl ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər wɑz ʧeɪnʤd əˈgɛn ənd əˈgɛn. ɪt həz fɔr taʊərz. ðə ˈtɔlɪst əv ɔl ɪz ðə saʊθ taʊər. ɪt wɑz ˈsɪriəsli ˈdæmɪʤd ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈsɛkənd wərld wɔr. ðə ˈdaɪmənd ˈpætərnd taɪl rʊf wɑz ˈædɪd ɪn 1962 əraʊnd wən ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl ˈvɪzɪt ðɪs ˈgɑθɪk ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ˈɛvəri jɪr. ˈɔlsoʊ rɛd: tɔp 10 moʊst əˈtræktɪv ˈsɪtiz ɪn ˈjʊrəp 9 ˈbərgoʊz kəˈθidrəl ˈbərgoʊz kəˈθidrəl ɪz ə ˈroʊmən ˈkæθlɪk kəˈθidrəl ɪn ˈbərgoʊz, speɪn. dɪˈklɛrd ə wərld ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ saɪt baɪ juˈnɛˌskoʊ, ðɪs wən əv ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈgɑθɪk kəˈθidrəlz əv mɪˈdjivəl ˈjʊrəp ɪz wən əv ðə bɛst ˈtʊrɪst əˈtrækʃənz ɪn speɪn. kɪŋ ˈfərdɪˌnænd əv ənd maʊˈrisioʊ ˈɔrdərd ɪts kənˈstrəkʃən. ɪt wɑz bɪlt ˈoʊvər ɔn ðə saɪt əv ðə ˈfɔrmər ˌroʊməˈnɛsk kəˈθidrəl. ˈæftər ə tu ˈsɛnʧəriz breɪk, ðə kənˈstrəkʃən wɑz kəmˈplit ɪn 1567 8 rimz kəˈθidrəl rimz kəˈθidrəl ər də rimz (ɑr ˈleɪdi əv rimz) ɪz ˈfeɪməs fər biɪŋ ðə pleɪs wɛr kɪŋz əv fræns wər kraʊnd. ɪt wɑz kəmˈplitɪd ɪn ðə ˈsɛnʧəri. ðɪs wən əv ðə ˈmeɪʤər gɑθ kəˈθidrəlz əv mɪˈdjivəl ˈjʊrəp ɪz ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈtʊrɪst spɑt, əˈtræktɪŋ wən ˈmɪljən ˈtʊrɪsts ˈɛvəri jɪr. ðə kəˈθidrəl wɑz ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd ɪts 800 jɪrz ɪn 2011 ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈpɔrtəl, sərˈmaʊntɪd baɪ ə roʊz ˈwɪndoʊ ɪz ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ðə ˈvərʤɪn ˈmɛri. ɪt ɪz ˌɛnˈlɪstɪd ɛz juˈnɛˌskoʊ wərld ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ saɪts ɪn 1991 ˈɔlsoʊ rɛd: tɔp 10 moʊst ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈpleɪsɪz tɪ ˈtrævəl əˈloʊn 7 ˈmaɪˌlæn kəˈθidrəl ðɪs ˈgɑθɪk ˌɑrkəˈtɛkʧərəl ˈwəndər ɪz ðə ʧərʧ ɪn ðə wərld. ɪt tʊk əraʊnd sɪks ˈsɛnʧəriz tɪ kəmˈplit ðɪs ʤaɪˈgænɪk kriˈeɪʃən. ðə kəˈθidrəl ɪz ðə sit əv ðə ˈɑrʧˈbɪʃəp əv ˈmaɪˌlæn. ðə rʊf əv ðə kəˈθidrəl ɪz ˈoʊpən fər ðə ˈtʊrɪst. ɪt gɪvz ə ˌpænərˈæmɪk vju əˈkrɔs ˈmaɪˌlæn. ðɪs ɪz wən əv ðə bɛst ˈtʊrɪst əˈtrækʃənz ɪn ˈmaɪˌlæn. ðə ˈfeɪməs ˈstæˌʧu əv ðə ˈvərʤɪn ˈmɛri, ðə əˈtɑp kəˈθidrəl. ɪt həz bɪn boʊθ preɪzd ənd ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd baɪ ðə ˈɑrtɪsts fər ðə ˈsɛnʧəriz. ə nu ˈlaɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm, beɪst ɔn lɛd laɪts həz bɪn dɪˈvɛləpt ˈrisəntli tɪ ðɪs mɪˈdjivəl ˈgɑθɪk kəˈθidrəl. ˈɔlsoʊ rɛd: tɔp 10 moʊst əˈtræktɪv ˈpleɪsɪz tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ɪn ˈɪtəli 6 səˈvɪl kəˈθidrəl səˈvɪl kəˈθidrəl ɪz ə mɪˈdjivəl ˈwəndər əv ˈgɑθɪk ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər. bɪlt ɪn ðə ˈərli 16 ˈsɛnʧəriz, ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst kəˈθidrəl ɪn ðə wərld. ðə sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns əv ðɪs ˈgɑθɪk ɑrt ɪz nɑt ˈmɪrli baʊnd tɪ ɪts kəˈlɑsəl ˈbjuti. ɪt ɪgˈzɪbəts ðə poʊst paʊər ənd wɛlθ əv ðə ˈsɪti. ðə ˈgɑθɪk kəˈθidrəl wɑz bɪlt ɔn ðə saɪt əv ə lɑrʤ mɔsk. ɪt gɑt ɪts ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən əv wərld ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ saɪt baɪ juˈnɛˌskoʊ ɪn 1987 ðə kəˈθidrəl həz ðə seɪm lɑrʤ, əv ðə rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ mɔsk bət ðeɪ ˈædɪd ˈɛkstrə dɪˈmɛnʃən əv haɪt. səm ˈkɑləmz ənd ˈəðər ˈɛləmənts frəm ðə ˈərliər mɔsk wɑz juzd. ðə moʊst ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ fækt ɪz ðə taʊər bɛl noʊn ɛz lɑ wɪʧ ðeɪ kənˈvərtɪd frəm ðə ˌmɪnərˈɛt, ɪz naʊ ðə moʊst ˈwɛlˈnoʊn ˈaɪkɑn. ˈɔlsoʊ rɛd: tɔp 10 ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˈroʊmən ˈmɑnjəmənts 5 jɔrk ˈmɪnstər jɔrk ˈmɪnstər ɪz wən əv ðə ˈfaɪnəst kəˈθidrəlz əv mɪˈdjivəl ˈjʊrəp. bɪlt ˈoʊvər 250 jɪrz, ɪt ɪz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst əv ɪts kaɪnd ɪn ðɪs ˈriʤən. ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn (ə ˈkələrd rɑk) wɑz juzd fər ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz. ðə nɔrθ əv ðə kəˈθidrəl ɪz ˈfeɪməs fər ɪts sisters””. faɪv ˈɛləgənt ˈlænsət ˈwɪndoʊz tɑpt baɪ faɪv sˈmɔlər ˈgeɪbəld ˈlænsəts. ðə ˈʧæptər haʊs ɪz ə ˈsplɛndɪd ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðə ˈgɑθɪk ˈdɛkərˌeɪtɪd staɪl. ðə ˈwʊdən rʊf ɪz ə ril ˈbjuti ənd rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ɑrt əv mɪˈdjivəl ˈjʊrəp. ɪt həz ə lɔŋ trəˈdɪʃən əv kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈwəndərfəl steɪnd glæs ənd həz ə juʤ kəˈlɛkʃən əv steɪnd glæs. jɔrk ˈmɪnstər ɪz əˈməŋ ðə fərst tɪ hæv ə ˈkɛrəˌlɑn əv bɛlz. ðɪs wən əv ðə tɔp ˈgɑθɪk kəˈθidrəlz pleɪz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt roʊl ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈɪŋglənd. ˈɔlsoʊ rɛd: tɔp 10 ˈtʊrɪst əˈtrækʃənz ɪn ˈɪŋglənd 4 ˈnoʊtər deɪm də ˈpɛrɪs ðə kəˈθidrəl ɪz wən əv ðə ˈfaɪnəst ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv ˈgɑθɪk ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ɪn fræns. ˈoʊvər 13 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl ˈvɪzɪt ðɪs mɪˈdjivəl ˈgɑθɪk kəˈθidrəl meɪks ɪt ˈivɪn mɔr ˈpɑpjələr ðən ˈaɪfəl taʊər. ɪt wɑz ə ˈvɪktɪm əv frɛnʧ ˌrɛvəˈluʃən ənd ən ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən wərk wɑz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ gɪt ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt ʃeɪp. ɪts ˈhaʊsɪz səm əv moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈrɛlɪks ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə pərˈpɔrtɪd kraʊn əv θɔrnz, wən əv ðə ˈhoʊli neɪlz ənd ə ˈfrægmənt əv ðə tru krɔs. ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 2 1804 nəˈpoʊljən ˈboʊnəˌpɑrt wɑz kraʊnd ˈɛmpərər ɪn ðɪs kəˈθidrəl. ˈɔlsoʊ rɛd: tɔp 10 ˈtʊrɪst ˈpleɪsɪz ɪn fræns 3 kəˈloʊn kəˈθidrəl kəˈloʊn kəˈθidrəl ɪz wən əv ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈmæstərˌpis əv ˈgɑθɪk ɑrt əv mɪˈdjivəl ˈjʊrəp. ɪt ɪz ə ˈroʊmən ˈkæθlɪk kəˈθidrəl ɪn kəˈloʊn, ˈʤərməni ənd wɑz ðə sit əv ðə ˈɑrʧˈbɪʃəp əv kəˈloʊn fər ə lɔŋ taɪm. ɪts ˈsplɛndɪd ˈgɑθɪk ɑrt wərk ərnz ɪt ə ˈstætəs əv wərld ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ saɪt ənd əˈtrækts ˈpipəl ˈɛvəri deɪ. ɪt tʊk ˈoʊvər ˈsɛvən ˈsɛnʧəriz tɪ bɪld ðɪs ˈmæstərˌpis. ˈɑbviəsli ðə wərk wɑz nɑt kənˈtɪnjuəs bət ɪt gɑt ə ʧæns tɪ flərɪʃ baɪ ˈmɛni ˈɪrəz ɑrt wərk. ɪt ɪz naʊ ə sɪmˈbɑlɪk ˈfɪgjər əv ðə ˈsɪti. ˈnoʊtəbəl ɑrt wərks əv ðə kəˈθidrəl ər ʃraɪn əv ðə θri kɪŋ, ə ˈwʊdən ˈskəlpʧər dɪˈpɪktɪŋ ðə blɛst ˈvərʤɪn ˈmɛri ənd ðə ˈɪnfənt ˈʤizəs. ðə kəˈθidrəl wɑz ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ðə seɪnts ˈpitər ənd ˈmɛri. laɪk ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər, ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ hæd tɪ ˈsəfər ðə seɪm feɪt ənd ˈnidɪd tɪ ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən. ˈɔlsoʊ rɛd: tɔp 10 moʊst ˈvɪzɪtɪd ˈpleɪsɪz ɪn ˈʤərməni 2 ˈsænə mərˈiə dɛl fiˈɔri ˈsænə mərˈiə dɛl fiˈɔri ər ˈkɑmənli noʊn ɛz ˈflɔrəns kəˈθidrəl ɪz wən əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈgɑθɪk kəˈθidrəl əv mɪˈdjivəl ˈjʊrəp. dɪˈzaɪnd baɪ ˌɪˈtæljən ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt di cambio, ðɪs wən əv ðə ˈfaɪnəst ˈgɑθɪk kəˈθidrəlz wɑz kəmˈplitɪd ɪn 1473 ɪt ɪz ðə meɪn ʧərʧ əv ˌɪˈtæljən ˈsɪti ˈflɔrəns. əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈbæptəstri ənd campanile, ðɪs ˈgɑθɪk ɑrt ɪz ˌɛnˈlɪstɪd ɪn juˈnɛˌskoʊ wərld ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ. ðɪs ˈgɑθɪk kəˈθidrəlz həz ə greɪt hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns. ɪt həz bɪn ðə sit əv ðə ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˈflɔrəns. ɪt wɑz ðə pleɪs wɛr ˌʤuliˈɑnoʊ di ˈpiroʊ de’’ mɛˈdisi wɑz ˈmərdərd ɪn ðə kənˈspɪrəsi. rɪˈnaʊnd ˈpriʧər ʤɪroʊˈlɑmoʊ juzd tɪ priʧ hir. ɪts wɑz bɪlt ˈleɪtər ɪn ə staɪl ənd ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ðə ˈməðər əv kraɪst. ˈɔlsoʊ rɛd: tɔp 10 moʊst ˈfeɪməs ˈsɪti skwɛrz ɪn ðə wərld 1 ˈʧɑrtriz kəˈθidrəl ˈʧɑrtriz kəˈθidrəl ɪz wɪˈθaʊt ə daʊt, ðə moʊst ˈfeɪməs ˈgɑθɪk kəˈθidrəlz əv mɪˈdjivəl ˈjʊrəp. ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz kəˈθidrəl əv ɑr ˈleɪdi əv ˈʧɑrtriz. fər ɪts ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˌɑrkəˈtɛkʧərəl magnificence, ɪt ɪz ˌɛnˈlɪstɪd ɪn wərld ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ saɪt. bɪlt bɪtˈwin 1194 ənd 1250 ɪt ɪz wən əv ðə fju ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧərz ðət stændz wɪθ ɪts ərˈɪʤənəl ʃeɪp ənd dɪˈzaɪn. ɪt ɪz ə ˈpɪlgrəmɪʤ tɪ ðə bɪˈlivərz ənd seɪm ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pleɪs fər ðə ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ˌkɑnəˈsər. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈlɛʤənd, sɪns 876 ˈʧɑrtriz kəˈθidrəl həz əˈkɑməˌdeɪtəd ðə ˈtunɪk əv ðə blɛst ˈvərʤɪn ˈmɛri, ðə camisia. ðə ænˈtɪkwəti wɑz sɛd tɪ hæv bɪn ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ðə kəˈθidrəl baɪ ˈʧɑrəlz ðə greɪt. ðə kɪŋ rɪˈsivd ɪt ɛz ə gɪft ˈdʊrɪŋ ə trɪp tɪ ʤərˈusələm. ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪnz hæv ˈvɛnərˌeɪtɪd ðə kəˈθidrəl əˈspɛʃəli fər ðɪs ˈrizən. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsɛkənd wərld wɔr, ðə ˈgɑθɪk kəˈθidrəl wɑz səˈvɪrli ˈdæmɪʤd. ˈɔlsoʊ rɛd: tɔp 10 ˈfeɪməs ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈmɑnəˌstɛriz
msnbc “hardball” host chris matthews much for keeping his promises of transparency when it involves political contributions to his congressional campaign. last june, the commentator insisted on his show that he would be “transparent and fair in our coverage” after his wife, kathleen, announced that she was running as a democrat for the open seat in district. since then, kathleen matthews, a former news anchor and marriott exec, has received a total of $79,050 in campaign contributions from prominent former and current politicians featured on her show. “as a journalist, i also know how important it is to respect certain boundaries on my support for her both in my public role and here on,” her husband said on his program. “and while most of you know that our show typically cover congressional races, i will continue to fully disclose my relationship with her as part of’s commitment to being transparent and fair in our coverage,” added matthews. but matthews, who has made glowing references to kathleen on his show without mentioning her campaign, uttered a word about the contributions his wife has received from his tv guests. the revelation is another black eye for nbc, which bounced brian williams as anchor of the network news last year and dispatched him to after he fabricated details of stories he covered. the intercept, which broke the story of the “hardball” campaign connection friday, compiled a laundry list of questionable donations. it showed some political heavyweights making contributions just before or after their appearances on the show. the political action committee for sen. kirsten (d-ny) gave $10,000 to campaign on june 20, 2015 two days before appeared on “hardball.” sen. barbara boxer (d-calif.) contributed $1,000 on jan. 11, 2016, one day before she was interviewed on the program. chris matthews’ guests, their spouses or their pacs donated $79,050 as of dec. 31 about 5 percent of the $1.5 million kathleen had raised as of then. at least 11 of the donations came from guests after they appeared on matthews’ show. paul pelosi, husband of house democratic leader nancy pelosi (d-calif.), put $1,000 into coffers. jackie clegg-dodd, wife of chris dodd, a former connecticut senator and president of the motion picture association of america, gave $500. dick blum, husband of sen. dianne feinstein (d-calif.), maxed out with a $2,700 donation. msnbc issued a statement saying it “does not book guests on the basis of political contributions. that would violate not only our ethical obligation as journalists, but also violate the standards of nbc news.” chris matthews did not return calls for comment. “working women know it is possible to have their own career and not depend on their spouse for success,” said kathleen matthews’ campaign manager, ethan susseles.	msnbc* ““hardball”” hoʊst krɪs ˈmæθjuz məʧ fər ˈkipɪŋ hɪz ˈprɑməsəz əv trænˈspɛrənsi wɪn ɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvz pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz tɪ hɪz kənˈgrɛʃənəl kæmˈpeɪn. læst ʤun, ðə ˈkɑmənˌteɪtər ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ɔn hɪz ʃoʊ ðət hi wʊd bi ənd fɛr ɪn ɑr coverage”” ˈæftər hɪz waɪf, kæθˈlin, əˈnaʊnst ðət ʃi wɑz ˈrənɪŋ ɛz ə ˈdɛməˌkræt fər ðə ˈoʊpən sit ɪn ˈdɪstrɪkt. sɪns ðɛn, kæθˈlin ˈmæθjuz, ə ˈfɔrmər nuz ˈæŋkər ənd ˈmɛriət ˌɛgˈzɛk, həz rɪˈsivd ə ˈtoʊtəl əv ɪn kæmˈpeɪn ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz frəm ˈprɑmənənt ˈfɔrmər ənd ˈkɑrənt ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ˈfiʧərd ɔn hər ʃoʊ. ə ˈʤərnəlɪst, aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ noʊ haʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪt ɪz tɪ rɪˈspɛkt ˈsərtən ˈbaʊndəriz ɔn maɪ səˈpɔrt fər hər boʊθ ɪn maɪ ˈpəblɪk roʊl ənd hir ɔn msnbc,”,” hər ˈhəzbənd sɛd ɔn hɪz ˈproʊˌgræm. waɪl moʊst əv ju noʊ ðət ɑr ʃoʊ ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈkəvər kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈreɪsɪz, aɪ wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈfʊli dɪˈskloʊz maɪ riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ hər ɛz pɑrt əv kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ biɪŋ trænˈspɛrənt ənd fɛr ɪn ɑr coverage,”,” ˈædɪd ˈmæθjuz. bət ˈmæθjuz, hu həz meɪd gloʊɪŋ ˈrɛfərənsɪz tɪ kæθˈlin ɔn hɪz ʃoʊ wɪˈθaʊt ˈmɛnʃənɪŋ hər kæmˈpeɪn, ˈətərd ə wərd əˈbaʊt ðə ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz hɪz waɪf həz rɪˈsivd frəm hɪz ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən gɛsts. ðə ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən ɪz əˈnəðər blæk aɪ fər ˈɛnˌbiˈsi, wɪʧ baʊnst braɪən ˈwɪljəmz ɛz ˈæŋkər əv ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk nuz læst jɪr ənd dɪˈspæʧt ɪm tɪ ˈæftər hi ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪd ˈditeɪlz əv ˈstɔriz hi ˈkəvərd. ðə ˌɪnərˈsɛpt, wɪʧ broʊk ðə ˈstɔri əv ðə ““hardball”” kæmˈpeɪn kəˈnɛkʃən ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, kəmˈpaɪld ə ˈlɔndri lɪst əv kˈwɛsʧənəbəl doʊˈneɪʃənz. ɪt ʃoʊd səm pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈhɛviˌweɪts ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz ʤɪst ər ˈæftər ðɛr əˈpɪrənsəz ɔn ðə ʃoʊ. ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈækʃən kəˈmɪti fər sɛn. ˈkərstən (d-ny) geɪv tɪ kæmˈpeɪn ɔn ʤun 20 2015 tu deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr əˈpɪrd ɔn ““hardball.”.” sɛn. ˈbɑrbərə ˈbɑksər (d-calif.) kənˈtrɪbjutɪd ɔn ʤæn. 11 2016 wən deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ʃi wɑz ˈɪntərvˌjud ɔn ðə ˈproʊˌgræm. krɪs matthews’’ gɛsts, ðɛr ˈspaʊsɪz ər ðɛr pæks ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd ɛz əv dɛk. 31 əˈbaʊt 5 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈmɪljən kæθˈlin hæd reɪzd ɛz əv ðɛn. æt list 11 əv ðə doʊˈneɪʃənz keɪm frəm gɛsts ˈæftər ðeɪ ɔn matthews’’ ʃoʊ. pɔl pɛˈloʊsi, ˈhəzbənd əv haʊs ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈlidər ˈnænsi pɛˈloʊsi (d-calif.), pʊt ˈɪntu ˈkɔfərz. ˈʤæki clegg-dodd, waɪf əv krɪs dɑd, ə ˈfɔrmər kəˈnɛtəkət ˈsɛnətər ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˈmoʊʃən ˈpɪkʧər əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv əˈmɛrɪkə, geɪv 500 dɪk blum, ˈhəzbənd əv sɛn. daɪæn ˈfaɪnˌstin (d-calif.), mækst aʊt wɪθ ə doʊˈneɪʃən. ˈɪʃud ə ˈsteɪtmənt seɪɪŋ ɪt nɑt bʊk gɛsts ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz. ðət wʊd ˈvaɪəleɪt nɑt ˈoʊnli ɑr ˈɛθɪkəl ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən ɛz ˈʤərnəlɪsts, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈvaɪəleɪt ðə ˈstændərdz əv ˈɛnˌbiˈsi news.”.” krɪs ˈmæθjuz dɪd nɑt rɪˈtərn kɔlz fər ˈkɑmɛnt. ˈwɪmən noʊ ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ hæv ðɛr oʊn kərɪr ənd nɑt dɪˈpɛnd ɔn ðɛr spaʊs fər success,”,” sɛd kæθˈlin matthews’’ kæmˈpeɪn ˈmænɪʤər, ˈiθən susseles*.
canada's move to impose sanctions on 30 russian officials was "senseless and reprehensible" and has led to retaliatory measures, russian officials said. canada announced the sanctions on friday against russian officials it accused of complicity in the death of lawyer sergei in 2009 while he was in prison after alleging state tax fraud. kirill, a spokesman for the russian diplomatic mission in ottawa, told the official tass news agency late on friday retaliatory actions against canadians had already been set in motion. "canada's decision on extending sanctions under a false pretext of a hypocritical protection of human rights is absolutely senseless and reprehensible," said. ottawa's move "is isolating itself from one of the key global powers" and "pushes canada's foreign policy back to the narrow world view, incompatible with modern geopolitics", he added. "dozens of canadians" have now been barred from entering russia in response, said, without specifying who would be affected. russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman maria confirmed: "the list is long, with dozens of names on it". the foreign ministry said in a statement those targeted are canadian citizens who have consistently worked to destroy bilateral relations." {articleguid} in 2008, the accused russian interior ministry officials of a $235m tax scam, but he was then charged with the crimes he claimed to have uncovered. human rights groups allege he was beaten in prison before he died under unclear circumstances. his detention and death ignited serious diplomatic tensions between russia and some western countries, including the united states. canada last month passed a sergei law, which targets russian officials for human rights violations. ottawa followed the act passed by the us that led to sanctions on more than 40 russian officials.	ˈkænədəz muv tɪ ˌɪmˈpoʊz ˈsæŋkʃənz ɔn 30 ˈrəʃən əˈfɪʃəlz wɑz "ˈsɛnsləs ənd ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəbəl" ənd həz lɛd tɪ riˈtæljəˌtɔri ˈmɛʒərz, ˈrəʃən əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd. ˈkænədə əˈnaʊnst ðə ˈsæŋkʃənz ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ əˈgɛnst ˈrəʃən əˈfɪʃəlz ɪt əˈkjuzd əv kəmˈplɪsɪti ɪn ðə dɛθ əv ˈlɔjər ˈsɛrˌgeɪ ɪn 2009 waɪl hi wɑz ɪn ˈprɪzən ˈæftər əˈlɛʤɪŋ steɪt tæks frɔd., ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ðə ˈrəʃən ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ˈmɪʃən ɪn ˈɑtəˌwɑ, toʊld ðə əˈfɪʃəl tæs nuz ˈeɪʤənsi leɪt ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ riˈtæljəˌtɔri ˈækʃənz əˈgɛnst kəˈneɪdiənz hæd ɔˈrɛdi bɪn sɛt ɪn ˈmoʊʃən. "ˈkænədəz dɪˈsɪʒən ɔn ɪkˈstɛndɪŋ ˈsæŋkʃənz ˈəndər ə fɔls ˈpriˌtɛkst əv ə ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl prəˈtɛkʃən əv ˈjumən raɪts ɪz ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈsɛnsləs ənd ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəbəl," sɛd. ˈɑtəwəz muv "ɪz ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪŋ ˌɪtˈsɛlf frəm wən əv ðə ki ˈgloʊbəl paʊərz" ənd "ˈpʊʃɪz ˈkænədəz ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi bæk tɪ ðə ˈnɛroʊ wərld vju, ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbəl wɪθ ˈmɑdərn ˌʤioʊˈpɑlətɪks", hi ˈædɪd. "ˈdəzənz əv kəˈneɪdiənz" hæv naʊ bɪn bɑrd frəm ˈɛnərɪŋ ˈrəʃə ɪn rɪˈspɑns, sɛd, wɪˈθaʊt ˈspɛsəˌfaɪɪŋ hu wʊd bi əˈfɛktɪd. ˈrəʃəz ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstri ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən mərˈiə kənˈfərmd: "ðə lɪst ɪz lɔŋ, wɪθ ˈdəzənz əv neɪmz ɔn ɪt". ðə ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstri sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ðoʊz ˈtɑrgətɪd ər kəˈneɪdiən ˈsɪtɪzənz hu hæv kənˈsɪstəntli wərkt tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ baɪˈlætərəl riˈleɪʃənz." {articleguid*} ɪn 2008 ðə əˈkjuzd ˈrəʃən ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈmɪnɪstri əˈfɪʃəlz əv ə tæks skæm, bət hi wɑz ðɛn ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ðə kraɪmz hi kleɪmd tɪ hæv ənˈkəvərd. ˈjumən raɪts grups əˈlɛʤ hi wɑz ˈbitən ɪn ˈprɪzən ˌbiˈfɔr hi daɪd ˈəndər ənˈklɪr ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz. hɪz dɪˈtɛnʃən ənd dɛθ ˌɪgˈnaɪtɪd ˈsɪriəs ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ˈtɛnʧənz bɪtˈwin ˈrəʃə ənd səm ˈwɛstərn ˈkəntriz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ˈkænədə læst mənθ pæst ə ˈsɛrˌgeɪ lɔ, wɪʧ ˈtɑrgəts ˈrəʃən əˈfɪʃəlz fər ˈjumən raɪts vaɪəˈleɪʃənz. ˈɑtəˌwɑ ˈfɑloʊd ðə ækt pæst baɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ðət lɛd tɪ ˈsæŋkʃənz ɔn mɔr ðən 40 ˈrəʃən əˈfɪʃəlz.
jacksonville senior writer john examines what we learned from the jaguars’ loss to the tennessee titans at field sunday 1. the jaguars need to lead. all teams like to lead. all teams want to lead. considering how the 2017 jaguars are built to run, play defense and rush the passer they really need to lead. this team is going to have a tough time coming from behind. it sunday. 2. leonard is the real deal. forget the rookie running stat line sunday: 14 carries, 40 yards, one touchdown. as was the case in week 1, early sunday showed the power, strength and instincts that made him the no. 4 overall selection in the 2017 nfl draft. those same traits will make him one of the best at his position sooner rather than later. 3. blake struggled sunday no other way to say it: the jaguars’ quarterback finished sunday completing 20 of 34 passes for 223 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions, but he was 9 of 9 in the fourth quarter for 134 yards and a touchdown. entering the fourth quarter, he was 11 of 25 for 89 yards and two interceptions. the interceptions came on tipped passes and completely his fault, but the inability to make plays in the passing game hurts this offense. 4. and the jaguars do miss allen robinson. the no. 1 receiver and out for the season. he also was usually good for at least two or three converting receptions a game. those were missed in the second and third quarters sunday as the game slipped away. 5. the jaguars have to stay close. ok, this is kind of a combination of nos. 1 and 2, but if the jaguars lead, they need to at least stay close. staying close will allow them to utilize. when he was a factor sunday, the jaguars were in it. when he wasn’t, the game felt out of control. 6. the titans’ offensive line is good we knew this already, but it was evident how sunday how much better the titans’ offensive line was than that of the texans in week 1. the result was the jaguars’ defensive line dominate. the jaguars expect the 10 sacks and three they registered the texans every week. but for this team to compete, it needs to pressure the passer better than it did sunday. another reason this team must stay close; hard to pressure the passer when the opponent need to throw. 7. the jaguars are still in first place. yes, sunday was difficult. and yes, giving up 30 consecutive points was disturbing. but just as winning by 22 points in week 1 make the jaguars a super bowl contender, losing by 21 in week 2 end the season. the jaguars are. same as the texans. same as the titans. and tied for first with those two teams. 8. jaguars safety barry church hits hard. man 9. even injured, teams want to test ramsey. the jaguars’ cornerback missed all three days of practice with an ankle issue. he started sunday. the titans threw in his direction once. probably smart. 10. this team commit turnovers and win the jaguars were in week 1 against houston and won by 22 points; they were in week 2 against tennessee and lost by 21 points. not a coincidence. 11. and it commit crucial penalties and win, either. this was more telling than the turnover statistic. the jaguars committed 10 penalties for 99 yards sunday, but it was when they committed them that mattered. the jaguars offensively committed a major penalty on five of six possessions from the middle of the second quarter through the end of the third quarter. they did not score on any of the possessions and the titans turned a tie into a lead. head coach doug marrone and several jaguars players hammered the postgame theme: this not a team that can “play behind the chains” and expect to win. 12.special teams lapses still kill. big plays against the jaguars’ special teams were a recurring theme last season during a season-defining, losing streak. the area hurt in a big way sunday, with adoree’ jackson catching a punt by brad in the middle of the field and returning it 46 yards. the play seemed to take the fight out of the jaguars’ defense. titans running back derrick touchdown run came two plays later, and the titans scored touchdowns on three consecutive possessions after that. 13. the jaguars must follow their formula. *we maybe knew this already, but sunday drove the point home: the jaguars must limit mistakes, play swarming defense, run well and win the turnover margin to be successful this season. they started sunday running well and playing good defense, but mistakes led to too many negative situations they overcome.	ˈʤæksənˌvɪl ˈsinjər ˈraɪtər ʤɑn ɪgˈzæmənz wət wi ˈlərnɪd frəm ðə jaguars’’ lɔs tɪ ðə ˌtɛnəˈsi ˈtaɪtənz æt fild ˈsənˌdi 1 ðə ˈʤægˌwɑrz nid tɪ lɛd. ɔl timz laɪk tɪ lɛd. ɔl timz wɔnt tɪ lɛd. kənˈsɪdərɪŋ haʊ ðə 2017 ˈʤægˌwɑrz ər bɪlt tɪ rən, pleɪ dɪˈfɛns ənd rəʃ ðə ˈpæsər ðeɪ ˈrɪli nid tɪ lɛd. ðɪs tim ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv ə təf taɪm ˈkəmɪŋ frəm bɪˈhaɪnd. ɪt ˈsənˌdi. 2 ˈlɛnərd ɪz ðə ril dil. fərˈgɛt ðə ˈrʊki ˈrənɪŋ stæt laɪn ˈsənˌdi: 14 ˈkɛriz, 40 jɑrdz, wən ˈtəʧˌdaʊn. ɛz wɑz ðə keɪs ɪn wik 1 ˈərli ˈsənˌdi ʃoʊd ðə paʊər, strɛŋθ ənd ˈɪnstɪŋkts ðət meɪd ɪm ðə noʊ. 4 ˈoʊvərˌɔl səˈlɛkʃən ɪn ðə 2017 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl dræft. ðoʊz seɪm treɪts wɪl meɪk ɪm wən əv ðə bɛst æt hɪz pəˈzɪʃən ˈsunər ˈrəðər ðən ˈleɪtər. 3 bleɪk ˈstrəgəld ˈsənˌdi noʊ ˈəðər weɪ tɪ seɪ ɪt: ðə jaguars’’ kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈsənˌdi kəmˈplitɪŋ 20 əv 34 ˈpæsɪz fər 223 jɑrdz ənd ə ˈtəʧˌdaʊn wɪθ tu ˌɪnərˈsɛpʃənz, bət hi wɑz 9 əv 9 ɪn ðə fɔrθ kˈwɔrtər fər 134 jɑrdz ənd ə ˈtəʧˌdaʊn. ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə fɔrθ kˈwɔrtər, hi wɑz 11 əv 25 fər 89 jɑrdz ənd tu ˌɪnərˈsɛpʃənz. ðə ˌɪnərˈsɛpʃənz keɪm ɔn tɪpt ˈpæsɪz ənd kəmˈplitli hɪz fɔlt, bət ðə ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ meɪk pleɪz ɪn ðə ˈpæsɪŋ geɪm hərts ðɪs əˈfɛns. 4 ənd ðə ˈʤægˌwɑrz du mɪs ˈælən ˈrɑbənsən. ðə noʊ. 1 rɪˈsivər ənd aʊt fər ðə ˈsizən. hi ˈɔlsoʊ wɑz ˈjuʒəwəli gʊd fər æt list tu ər θri kənˈvərtɪŋ rɪˈsɛpʃənz ə geɪm. ðoʊz wər mɪst ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd ənd θərd kˈwɔrtərz ˈsənˌdi ɛz ðə geɪm slɪpt əˈweɪ. 5 ðə ˈʤægˌwɑrz hæv tɪ steɪ kloʊz. ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ðɪs ɪz kaɪnd əv ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv nos. 1 ənd 2 bət ɪf ðə ˈʤægˌwɑrz lɛd, ðeɪ nid tɪ æt list steɪ kloʊz. steɪɪŋ kloʊz wɪl əˈlaʊ ðɛm tɪ ˈjutəˌlaɪz. wɪn hi wɑz ə ˈfæktər ˈsənˌdi, ðə ˈʤægˌwɑrz wər ɪn ɪt. wɪn hi wasn’t, ðə geɪm fɛlt aʊt əv kənˈtroʊl. 6 ðə titans’’ əˈfɛnsɪv laɪn ɪz gʊd wi nu ðɪs ɔˈrɛdi, bət ɪt wɑz ˈɛvədənt haʊ ˈsənˌdi haʊ məʧ ˈbɛtər ðə titans’’ əˈfɛnsɪv laɪn wɑz ðən ðət əv ðə ˈtɛksənz ɪn wik 1 ðə rɪˈzəlt wɑz ðə jaguars’’ dɪˈfɛnsɪv laɪn ˈdɑməˌneɪt. ðə ˈʤægˌwɑrz ɪkˈspɛkt ðə 10 sæks ənd θri ðeɪ ˈrɛʤɪstərd ðə ˈtɛksənz ˈɛvəri wik. bət fər ðɪs tim tɪ kəmˈpit, ɪt nidz tɪ ˈprɛʃər ðə ˈpæsər ˈbɛtər ðən ɪt dɪd ˈsənˌdi. əˈnəðər ˈrizən ðɪs tim məst steɪ kloʊz; hɑrd tɪ ˈprɛʃər ðə ˈpæsər wɪn ðə əˈpoʊnənt nid tɪ θroʊ. 7 ðə ˈʤægˌwɑrz ər stɪl ɪn fərst pleɪs. jɛs, ˈsənˌdi wɑz ˈdɪfəkəlt. ənd jɛs, ˈgɪvɪŋ əp 30 kənˈsɛkjətɪv pɔɪnts wɑz dɪˈstərbɪŋ. bət ʤɪst ɛz ˈwɪnɪŋ baɪ 22 pɔɪnts ɪn wik 1 meɪk ðə ˈʤægˌwɑrz ə ˈsupər boʊl kənˈtɛndər, ˈluzɪŋ baɪ 21 ɪn wik 2 ɛnd ðə ˈsizən. ðə ˈʤægˌwɑrz ər seɪm ɛz ðə ˈtɛksənz. seɪm ɛz ðə ˈtaɪtənz. ənd taɪd fər fərst wɪθ ðoʊz tu timz. 8 ˈʤægˌwɑrz ˈseɪfti ˈbɛri ʧərʧ hɪts hɑrd. mæn 9 ˈivɪn ˈɪnʤərd, timz wɔnt tɪ tɛst ˈræmzi. ðə jaguars’’ ˈkɔrnərˌbæk mɪst ɔl θri deɪz əv ˈpræktɪs wɪθ ən ˈæŋkəl ˈɪʃu. hi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈsənˌdi. ðə ˈtaɪtənz θru ɪn hɪz dɪˈrɛkʃɪn wəns. ˈprɑbəˌbli smɑrt. 10 ðɪs tim kəˈmɪt ˈtərˌnoʊvərz ənd wɪn ðə ˈʤægˌwɑrz wər ɪn wik 1 əˈgɛnst ˈhjustən ənd wən baɪ 22 pɔɪnts; ðeɪ wər ɪn wik 2 əˈgɛnst ˌtɛnəˈsi ənd lɔst baɪ 21 pɔɪnts. nɑt ə koʊˈɪnsɪdəns. 11 ənd ɪt kəˈmɪt ˈkruʃəl ˈpɛnəltiz ənd wɪn, ˈiðər. ðɪs wɑz mɔr ˈtɛlɪŋ ðən ðə ˈtərˌnoʊvər stəˈtɪstɪk. ðə ˈʤægˌwɑrz kəˈmɪtɪd 10 ˈpɛnəltiz fər 99 jɑrdz ˈsənˌdi, bət ɪt wɑz wɪn ðeɪ kəˈmɪtɪd ðɛm ðət ˈmætərd. ðə ˈʤægˌwɑrz əˈfɛnsɪvli kəˈmɪtɪd ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈpɛnəlti ɔn faɪv əv sɪks pəˈzɛʃənz frəm ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə ˈsɛkənd kˈwɔrtər θru ðə ɛnd əv ðə θərd kˈwɔrtər. ðeɪ dɪd nɑt skɔr ɔn ˈɛni əv ðə pəˈzɛʃənz ənd ðə ˈtaɪtənz tərnd ə taɪ ˈɪntu ə lɛd. hɛd koʊʧ dəg mɑˈroʊni ənd ˈsɛvərəl ˈʤægˌwɑrz pleɪərz ˈhæmərd ðə ˌpoʊstˈgeɪm θim: ðɪs nɑt ə tim ðət kən bɪˈhaɪnd ðə chains”” ənd ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ wɪn. timz ˈlæpsɪz stɪl kɪl. bɪg pleɪz əˈgɛnst ðə jaguars’’ ˈspɛʃəl timz wər ə rɪˈkərɪŋ θim læst ˈsizən ˈdʊrɪŋ ə season-defining, ˈluzɪŋ strik. ðə ˈɛriə hərt ɪn ə bɪg weɪ ˈsənˌdi, wɪθ adoree’’ ˈʤæksən ˈkæʧɪŋ ə pənt baɪ bræd ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə fild ənd rɪˈtərnɪŋ ɪt 46 jɑrdz. ðə pleɪ simd tɪ teɪk ðə faɪt aʊt əv ðə jaguars’’ dɪˈfɛns. ˈtaɪtənz ˈrənɪŋ bæk ˈdɛrɪk ˈtəʧˌdaʊn rən keɪm tu pleɪz ˈleɪtər, ənd ðə ˈtaɪtənz skɔrd ˈtəʧˌdaʊnz ɔn θri kənˈsɛkjətɪv pəˈzɛʃənz ˈæftər ðət. 13 ðə ˈʤægˌwɑrz məst ˈfɑloʊ ðɛr ˈfɔrmjələ. wi ˈmeɪbi nu ðɪs ɔˈrɛdi, bət ˈsənˌdi droʊv ðə pɔɪnt hoʊm: ðə ˈʤægˌwɑrz məst ˈlɪmət mɪˈsteɪks, pleɪ sˈwɔrmɪŋ dɪˈfɛns, rən wɛl ənd wɪn ðə ˈtərˌnoʊvər ˈmɑrʤən tɪ bi səkˈsɛsfəl ðɪs ˈsizən. ðeɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈsənˌdi ˈrənɪŋ wɛl ənd pleɪɪŋ gʊd dɪˈfɛns, bət mɪˈsteɪks lɛd tɪ tu ˈmɛni ˈnɛgətɪv ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz ðeɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm.
vertcoin has become the second do deploy lightning network technology after its activation this weekend. in a series of on sunday, developers confirmed both enhancements had successfully begun,’s price spiking over 50 percent as a result. segwit successfully activated on network as of block! (@vertcoin) may 7, 2017 in activating lightning network (ln) transactions, becomes the only other than pioneers to embrace the full benefits of an upgrade the community is still debating. the move clearly met with approval from investors. at press time on monday,’s market cap was almost $16 with the price of a coin nearing $0.50. similar consequences came as a result of’s ln activation at the end of april. its price has continued to grow since the initial announcement. first mover advantage regarding both and ln has come in the form of significant value addition, leading to suggestions that upgrading could provide an easy method for developers to turn coins into “get-rich-quick” schemes. only three currencies have committed to so far, however, with and coming after the start of transition. litecoin is due to activate on wednesday, its price hovering at around $30 in anticipation.	vertcoin* həz bɪˈkəm ðə ˈsɛkənd du dɪˈplɔɪ ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərk tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈæftər ɪts ˌæktəˈveɪʃən ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd. ɪn ə ˈsɪriz əv ɔn ˈsənˌdi, dɪˈvɛləpərz kənˈfərmd boʊθ ɛnˈhænsmənts hæd səkˈsɛsfəli ˈbeɪgən, praɪs ˈspaɪkɪŋ ˈoʊvər 50 pərˈsɛnt ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt. səkˈsɛsfəli ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd ɔn ˈnɛtˌwərk ɛz əv blɑk (@vertcoin) meɪ 7 2017 ɪn ˈæktəˌveɪtɪŋ ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərk (leɪn) trænˈzækʃənz, bɪˈkəmz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈəðər ðən ˌpaɪəˈnɪrz tɪ ɪmˈbreɪs ðə fʊl ˈbɛnəfɪts əv ən ˈəpˈgreɪd ðə kəmˈjunɪti ɪz stɪl dəˈbeɪtɪŋ. ðə muv ˈklɪrli mɛt wɪθ əˈpruvəl frəm ˌɪnˈvɛstərz. æt prɛs taɪm ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˈmɑrkɪt kæp wɑz ˈɔlˌmoʊst 16 wɪθ ðə praɪs əv ə kɔɪn ˈnɪrɪŋ ˈsɪmələr ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz keɪm ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv leɪn ˌæktəˈveɪʃən æt ðə ɛnd əv ˈeɪprəl. ɪts praɪs həz kənˈtɪnjud tɪ groʊ sɪns ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl əˈnaʊnsmɛnt. fərst ˈmuvər ædˈvæntɪʤ rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ boʊθ ənd leɪn həz kəm ɪn ðə fɔrm əv sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈvælju əˈdɪʃən, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ səˈʤɛsʧənz ðət ˈəpˌgreɪdɪŋ kʊd prəˈvaɪd ən ˈizi ˈmɛθəd fər dɪˈvɛləpərz tɪ tərn kɔɪnz ˈɪntu ““get-rich-quick”” skimz. ˈoʊnli θri ˈkərənsiz hæv kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ soʊ fɑr, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪθ ənd ˈkəmɪŋ ˈæftər ðə stɑrt əv trænˈzɪʃən. ɪz du tɪ ˈæktəˌveɪt ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ɪts praɪs ˈhəvərɪŋ æt əraʊnd 30 ɪn ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən.
by james m. dorsey an expected decision by egyptian football authorities to ban as terrorist organisations groups of militant football fans builds on the definition by arab of legitimate, democratic opposition forces as violent threats to their grip on power. by leaving youth with ever fewer, if any, options for venting anger and frustration, it risks pushing them towards violent, militant islamist groups. in banning the groups of fervent, well-organised, street football fans authorities would outlaw a social force that in appeal the muslim brotherhood that was last year as a terrorist organisation with the military coup that toppled mohamed morsi, the only democratically elected president. the proposed ban constitutes a response to the of football pitches across north africa as venues of protest. it also entrenches a policy that egyptian abdel has in common with rulers such as bahraini king hamad bin isa al-khalifa, king abdullah of saudi arabia, and syrian president bashar who have redefined the concept of terrorism by incorporating alternative voices that in any unbiased assessment would fail to meet the criteria. it a policy that is designed to force domestic public opinion and the united states to choose between autocracy or democracy and the threat of terrorism. it echoes the argument used by ousted including hosni mubarak, zine el ben ali and ali abdullah saleh to justify their repressive policies. a formal ban is expected during a forthcoming meeting of the senior sporting clubs committee (sscc) that groups the heads of major clubs. mansour, the head and president of, one of two storied and crowned cairo clubs, has accused white knights (uwk), militant support group, of last month trying to assassinate him. in a to the to mr downfall and the subsequent protests, said recently on its facebook page that has more than followers: “the truth is, we took the streets because we cannot be quiet in the face of injustice.” a recent song accused mr of being a stooge of the. uwk last month stormed headquarters and demanded mr resignation for reneging on a promise to lift a nationwide year ban on spectators attending football matches. authorities last week remanded 36 in custody for 15 days after a clash with security forces in which the fans were demanding the release of fans suspected of the attempted murder. the 36 were accused of breaking law, belonging to a group opposed to the law and the constitution, creating chaos, damaging public and private property, interrupting traffic and illegal possession of firearms. “article 3 of the charter of the committee makes it necessary for armed football fan groups to be dissolved. there is no hope in the members of white knights. the relationship between these members and the officials of our club has reached the point of blood and gunfire,” mr mansour said. in separate remarks, mr mansour said he had secured the support of mr for his fight against terrorism. he said he had asked the president to convene a meeting of the sscc. the call to ban the groups that are largely akin to similar controversial but legal football fan groups in europe, latin america and elsewhere in the world follows the killing years ago of 74 members of ahlawy, the militant support group of, arch rival one of egypt and most storied and crowned clubs, in a politically loaded football brawl in the suez canal city of port said. the brawl was widely seen as an attempt by the military and the security forces that got out of hand to cut down to size a force that played a key role to the toppling in 2011 of president hosni mubarak and subsequent opposition to military rule. constituted the foremost group in the waning years of the mubarak regime and subsequent military rule capable of sustained physical resistance. fiercely independent, passionately loyal to their club, and aggressive in support for their team, the constituted the one force that refused to shy away from sustained confrontation with security forces whose strategy was limited to intimidation and brute force. the expected banning also comes among repeated clashes in recent months between the and security forces, fuelled by a ban since port said on spectators attending matches; repeated harassment of the football groups and attempts by authorities to portray them as criminals, thugs and hooligans; and mounting agitation by the against football authorities. the coming week will tell whether the will resist their potential banning. the lifting of the ban on spectators for a 10 september african cup of nations qualifier in cairo between egypt and tunisia could offer the an opportunity to make a stand. the retrial of those held responsible for the port said incident, including 21 supporters of the canal who were sentenced to death, constitutes a second potential flashpoint. while there is little doubt that pride themselves on their violent confrontations with security forces on the principle shared by their brethren across the globe of acab, all cops are bastards, the militants insist that they exclusively resort to violence in self-defence. that is more often than not the case with regimes that refuse to engage with their critics and opt instead for often bloody repression. in the absence of due process, the assertion that are terrorists has yet to be substantiated. although egyptians constitute the second largest contingent of foreign fighters in syria and iraq, the outing of some football fighters like younes, a 22 student at citadel of islamic learning at university, who joined the islamic state (is) the jihadist group that controls a swath of syria and iraq, fails to prove the’ association as a group with terrorism. more alarming for mr al is the cooperation between is and beit al-maqdis, a group that has killed hundreds of members of the egyptian security forces over the last year. “we will not be able to change the situation in egypt from inside, but egypt is to be opened from abroad,” younes said in a facebook interview with reuters speaking as an islamist fighter rather than a football fan. james m. dorsey is a senior fellow at the s. rajaratnamhool of international studies as technological university in singapore, of the institute of fan culture of the university of and the author of the blog, the turbulent world of middle east soccer, and a forthcoming book with the same title.	baɪ ʤeɪmz ɛm. ˈdɔrsi ən ɪkˈspɛktɪd dɪˈsɪʒən baɪ ɪˈʤɪpʃən ˈfʊtˌbɔl əˈθɔrətiz tɪ bæn ɛz ˈtɛrərɪst ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz grups əv ˈmɪlətənt ˈfʊtˌbɔl fænz bɪldz ɔn ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən baɪ ˈærəb əv ləˈʤɪtəmət, ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈfɔrsɪz ɛz ˈvaɪələnt θrɛts tɪ ðɛr grɪp ɔn paʊər. baɪ ˈlivɪŋ juθ wɪθ ˈɛvər fjuər, ɪf ˈɛni, ˈɔpʃənz fər ˈvɛntɪŋ ˈæŋgər ənd frəˈstreɪʃən, ɪt rɪsks ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðɛm təˈwɔrdz ˈvaɪələnt, ˈmɪlətənt ˈɪsləmɪst grups. ɪn ˈbænɪŋ ðə grups əv ˈfərvənt, well-organised, strit ˈfʊtˌbɔl fænz əˈθɔrətiz wʊd ˈaʊˌtlɔ ə ˈsoʊʃəl fɔrs ðət ɪn əˈpil ðə ˈməzlɪm ˈbrəðərˌhʊd ðət wɑz læst jɪr ɛz ə ˈtɛrərɪst ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ku ðət ˈtɑpəld moʊˈhɑmɛd morsi, ðə ˈoʊnli ˌdɛməˈkrætɪkli ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈprɛzɪdənt. ðə prəˈpoʊzd bæn ˈkɑnstəˌtuts ə rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə əv ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈpɪʧɪz əˈkrɔs nɔrθ ˈæfrɪkɑ ɛz ˈvɛnuz əv ˈproʊˌtɛst. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ɛnˈtrɛnʧɪz ə ˈpɑləsi ðət ɪˈʤɪpʃən ˈæbˌdɛl həz ɪn ˈkɑmən wɪθ ˈrulərz səʧ ɛz bərˈeɪni kɪŋ ˈhæməd bɪn ˈisə al-khalifa, kɪŋ ˌæbˈdələ əv ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə, ənd ˈsɪriən ˈprɛzɪdənt bəˈʃɑr hu hæv ridɪˈfaɪnd ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm baɪ ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈvɔɪsɪz ðət ɪn ˈɛni ˌənˈbaɪəst əˈsɛsmənt wʊd feɪl tɪ mit ðə kraɪˈtɪriə. ɪt ə ˈpɑləsi ðət ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ fɔrs dəˈmɛstɪk ˈpəblɪk əˈpɪnjən ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts tɪ ʧuz bɪtˈwin ɔˈtɑkrəsi ər dɪˈmɑkrəsi ənd ðə θrɛt əv ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm. ɪt ˈɛkoʊz ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt juzd baɪ ˈaʊstɪd ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈhɔsni muˈbɑrɪk, zaɪn ɛl bɛn ˈɑli ənd ˈɑli ˌæbˈdələ ˈsɑlɛh tɪ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ðɛr riˈprɛsɪv ˈpɑləsiz. ə ˈfɔrməl bæn ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈfɔrθˈkəmɪŋ ˈmitɪŋ əv ðə ˈsinjər ˈspɔrtɪŋ kləbz kəˈmɪti (sscc) ðət grups ðə hɛdz əv ˈmeɪʤər kləbz. ˈmænsər, ðə hɛd ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt əv, wən əv tu ˈstɔrid ənd kraʊnd ˈkaɪroʊ kləbz, həz əˈkjuzd waɪt naɪts (uwk), ˈmɪlətənt səˈpɔrt grup, əv læst mənθ traɪɪŋ tɪ əˈsæsəˌneɪt ɪm. ɪn ə tɪ ðə tɪ ˈmɪstər ˈdaʊnˌfɔl ənd ðə ˈsəbsəkwənt ˈproʊˌtɛsts, sɛd ˈrisəntli ɔn ɪts ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ ðət həz mɔr ðən ˈfɑloʊərz: truθ ɪz, wi tʊk ðə strits bɪˈkəz wi ˈkænɑt bi kwaɪət ɪn ðə feɪs əv injustice.”.” ə ˈrisənt sɔŋ əˈkjuzd ˈmɪstər əv biɪŋ ə stuʤ əv ðə. læst mənθ stɔrmd ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ənd dɪˈmændɪd ˈmɪstər ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən fər rɪˈnɪgɪŋ ɔn ə ˈprɑməs tɪ lɪft ə ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd jɪr bæn ɔn ˈspɛkteɪtərz əˈtɛndɪŋ ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈmæʧɪz. əˈθɔrətiz læst wik rɪˈmændɪd 36 ɪn ˈkəstədi fər 15 deɪz ˈæftər ə klæʃ wɪθ sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn wɪʧ ðə fænz wər dɪˈmændɪŋ ðə riˈlis əv fænz səˈspɛktɪd əv ðə əˈtɛmptəd ˈmərdər. ðə 36 wər əˈkjuzd əv ˈbreɪkɪŋ lɔ, bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ tɪ ə grup əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðə lɔ ənd ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən, kriˈeɪtɪŋ keɪɑs, ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ənd ˈpraɪvət ˈprɑpərti, ˌɪntərˈəptɪŋ ˈtræfɪk ənd ˌɪˈligəl pəˈzɛʃən əv ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz. 3 əv ðə ˈʧɑrtər əv ðə kəˈmɪti meɪks ɪt ˈnɛsəˌsɛri fər ɑrmd ˈfʊtˌbɔl fæn grups tɪ bi dɪˈzɑlvd. ðɛr ɪz noʊ hoʊp ɪn ðə ˈmɛmbərz əv waɪt naɪts. ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ðiz ˈmɛmbərz ənd ðə əˈfɪʃəlz əv ɑr kləb həz riʧt ðə pɔɪnt əv bləd ənd gunfire,”,” ˈmɪstər ˈmænsər sɛd. ɪn ˈsɛpərˌeɪt rɪˈmɑrks, ˈmɪstər ˈmænsər sɛd hi hæd sɪˈkjʊrd ðə səˈpɔrt əv ˈmɪstər fər hɪz faɪt əˈgɛnst ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm. hi sɛd hi hæd æst ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt tɪ kənˈvin ə ˈmitɪŋ əv ðə sscc. ðə kɔl tɪ bæn ðə grups ðət ər ˈlɑrʤli ˈeɪkɪn tɪ ˈsɪmələr ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl bət ˈligəl ˈfʊtˌbɔl fæn grups ɪn ˈjʊrəp, ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ˈɛlsˌwɛr ɪn ðə wərld ˈfɑloʊz ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ jɪrz əˈgoʊ əv 74 ˈmɛmbərz əv ahlawy, ðə ˈmɪlətənt səˈpɔrt grup əv, ɑrʧ ˈraɪvəl wən əv ˈiʤɪpt ənd moʊst ˈstɔrid ənd kraʊnd kləbz, ɪn ə ˈplɪtɪkli ˈloʊdɪd ˈfʊtˌbɔl brɔl ɪn ðə ˈsuɛz kəˈnæl ˈsɪti əv pɔrt sɛd. ðə brɔl wɑz ˈwaɪdli sin ɛz ən əˈtɛmpt baɪ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz ðət gɑt aʊt əv hænd tɪ kət daʊn tɪ saɪz ə fɔrs ðət pleɪd ə ki roʊl tɪ ðə ˈtɑpəlɪŋ ɪn 2011 əv ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈhɔsni muˈbɑrɪk ənd ˈsəbsəkwənt ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri rul. ˈkɑnstəˌtutəd ðə ˈfɔrˌmoʊst grup ɪn ðə ˈweɪnɪŋ jɪrz əv ðə muˈbɑrɪk rəˈʒim ənd ˈsəbsəkwənt ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri rul ˈkeɪpəbəl əv səˈsteɪnd ˈfɪzɪkəl rɪˈzɪstəns. ˈfɪrsli ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt, ˈpæʃənətli lɔɪəl tɪ ðɛr kləb, ənd əˈgrɛsɪv ɪn səˈpɔrt fər ðɛr tim, ðə ˈkɑnstəˌtutəd ðə wən fɔrs ðət rɪfˈjuzd tɪ ʃaɪ əˈweɪ frəm səˈsteɪnd ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən wɪθ sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz huz ˈstrætəʤi wɑz ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən ənd brut fɔrs. ðə ɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈbænɪŋ ˈɔlsoʊ kəmz əˈməŋ rɪˈpitɪd ˈklæʃɪz ɪn ˈrisənt mənθs bɪtˈwin ðə ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz, fjuəld baɪ ə bæn sɪns pɔrt sɛd ɔn ˈspɛkteɪtərz əˈtɛndɪŋ ˈmæʧɪz; rɪˈpitɪd hərˈæsmənt əv ðə ˈfʊtˌbɔl grups ənd əˈtɛmpts baɪ əˈθɔrətiz tɪ pɔrˈtreɪ ðɛm ɛz ˈkrɪmənəlz, θəgz ənd ˈhulɪgənz; ənd ˈmaʊntɪŋ ˌæʤəˈteɪʃən baɪ ðə əˈgɛnst ˈfʊtˌbɔl əˈθɔrətiz. ðə ˈkəmɪŋ wik wɪl tɛl ˈwɛðər ðə wɪl rɪˈzɪst ðɛr pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈbænɪŋ. ðə ˈlɪftɪŋ əv ðə bæn ɔn ˈspɛkteɪtərz fər ə 10 sɛpˈtɛmbər ˈæfrɪkɑn kəp əv ˈneɪʃənz kˈwɑləˌfaɪər ɪn ˈkaɪroʊ bɪtˈwin ˈiʤɪpt ənd ˌtuˈniʒə kʊd ˈɔfər ðə ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ meɪk ə stænd. ðə riˈtraɪəl əv ðoʊz hɛld riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə pɔrt sɛd ˈɪnsədənt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ 21 səˈpɔrtərz əv ðə kəˈnæl hu wər ˈsɛntənst tɪ dɛθ, ˈkɑnstəˌtuts ə ˈsɛkənd pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈflæʃˌpɔɪnt. waɪl ðɛr ɪz ˈlɪtəl daʊt ðət praɪd ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɔn ðɛr ˈvaɪələnt ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃənz wɪθ sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz ɔn ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl ʃɛrd baɪ ðɛr ˈbrɛðrən əˈkrɔs ðə gloʊb əv acab, ɔl kɑps ər ˈbæstərdz, ðə ˈmɪlətənts ˌɪnˈsɪst ðət ðeɪ ɪkˈsklusɪvli rɪˈzɔrt tɪ ˈvaɪələns ɪn ˌsɛlfdɪˈfɛns. ðət ɪz mɔr ˈɔfən ðən nɑt ðə keɪs wɪθ rəˈʒimz ðət ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ wɪθ ðɛr ˈkrɪtɪks ənd ɑpt ˌɪnˈstɛd fər ˈɔfən ˈblədi riˈprɛʃən. ɪn ðə ˈæbsəns əv du ˈprɔˌsɛs, ðə əˈsərʃən ðət ər ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts həz jɛt tɪ bi səbˈstænʧiˌeɪtɪd. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪˈʤɪpʃənz ˈkɑnstəˌtut ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈlɑrʤəst kənˈtɪnʤənt əv ˈfɔrən ˈfaɪtərz ɪn ˈsɪriə ənd ˌɪˈrɑk, ðə ˈaʊtɪŋ əv səm ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈfaɪtərz laɪk jənz, ə 22 ˈstudənt æt ˈsɪtəˌdɛl əv ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈlərnɪŋ æt ˌjunəˈvərsəti, hu ʤɔɪnd ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt (ɪz) ðə ʤiˈhɑˌdɪst grup ðət kənˈtroʊlz ə swɑθ əv ˈsɪriə ənd ˌɪˈrɑk, feɪlz tɪ pruv ðə ultras’’ əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ɛz ə grup wɪθ ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm. mɔr əˈlɑrmɪŋ fər ˈmɪstər æl ɪz ðə kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ɪz ənd beɪt al-maqdis, ə grup ðət həz kɪld ˈhənərdz əv ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ɪˈʤɪpʃən sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz ˈoʊvər ðə læst jɪr. wɪl nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈiʤɪpt frəm ˌɪnˈsaɪd, bət ˈiʤɪpt ɪz tɪ bi ˈoʊpənd frəm abroad,”*,” jənz sɛd ɪn ə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈrɔɪtərz ˈspikɪŋ ɛz ən ˈɪsləmɪst ˈfaɪtər ˈrəðər ðən ə ˈfʊtˌbɔl fæn. ʤeɪmz ɛm. ˈdɔrsi ɪz ə ˈsinjər ˈfɛloʊ æt ðə ɛs. rɑʤərˈɑtnɑm skul əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈstədiz ɛz ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn ˈsɪŋəˌpɔr, əv ðə ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv fæn ˈkəlʧər əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ənd ðə ˈɔθər əv ðə blɔg, ðə ˈtərbjələnt wərld əv ˈmɪdəl ist ˈsɑkər, ənd ə ˈfɔrθˈkəmɪŋ bʊk wɪθ ðə seɪm ˈtaɪtəl.
hello there! after a hiatus, i'm very pleased to be writing one of these posts again and delighted to reintroduce the show. as i mentioned in the post announcing that we were putting the project on hold for a few weeks, we felt the show as it existed wasn't really doing what we wanted it to do; which is to say sparking conversation, getting some of our lovely staff writers in front of the lens and, most importantly, helping you get to know us. not that i'm saying sticking face into homefront: the revolution wasn't fun, of course, but it wasn't the best way to give you a feel for our personalities, or to help bring you into the conversations we'd otherwise be having in the kitchen while waiting for the slightly intimidating coffee machine to do its thing. what i'm trying to say is that we've stripped the show back. we've made it more relaxed, more focused and, hopefully, more interesting. here's the first episode, in which christian donlan shares a story of an unusual bug and asks the question 'when should we review games?'	hɛˈloʊ ðɛr! ˈæftər ə haɪˈeɪtəs, əm ˈvɛri plizd tɪ bi ˈraɪtɪŋ wən əv ðiz poʊsts əˈgɛn ənd dɪˈlaɪtɪd tɪ ˌriɪntrəˈdus ðə ʃoʊ. ɛz aɪ ˈmɛnʃənd ɪn ðə poʊst əˈnaʊnsɪŋ ðət wi wər ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɔn hoʊld fər ə fju wiks, wi fɛlt ðə ʃoʊ ɛz ɪt ɪgˈzɪstəd ˈwəzənt ˈrɪli duɪŋ wət wi ˈwɔntɪd ɪt tɪ du; wɪʧ ɪz tɪ seɪ ˈspɑrkɪŋ ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən, ˈgɪtɪŋ səm əv ɑr ˈləvli stæf ˈraɪtərz ɪn frənt əv ðə lɛnz ənd, moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ˈhɛlpɪŋ ju gɪt tɪ noʊ ˈjuˈɛs. nɑt ðət əm seɪɪŋ ˈstɪkɪŋ feɪs ˈɪntu ˈhoʊmfrənt: ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃən ˈwəzənt fən, əv kɔrs, bət ɪt ˈwəzənt ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ gɪv ju ə fil fər ɑr ˌpərsəˈnælɪtiz, ər tɪ hɛlp brɪŋ ju ˈɪntu ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz wid ˈəðərˌwaɪz bi ˈhævɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈkɪʧən waɪl ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ðə sˈlaɪtli ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪŋ ˈkɔfi məˈʃin tɪ du ɪts θɪŋ. wət əm traɪɪŋ tɪ seɪ ɪz ðət wiv strɪpt ðə ʃoʊ bæk. wiv meɪd ɪt mɔr rɪˈlækst, mɔr ˈfoʊkɪst ənd, ˈhoʊpfəli, mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. hɪrz ðə fərst ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd, ɪn wɪʧ ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈdɑnlən ʃɛrz ə ˈstɔri əv ən ənˈjuˌʒuəl bəg ənd æsks ðə kˈwɛʃən 'wɪn ʃʊd wi ˌrivˈju geɪmz?'
it appears as though phil davis is on the verge of signing with. according to sources close to the situation, davis, 30, is very close to a new contract with the promotion, and the deal could be officially announced as soon as wednesday. davis, whose contract expired after his january loss to ryan bader at on fox 14, has a (1 nc) record. he started his career an impressive before losing to rashad evans at on fox 2 in january 2012. "mr. wonderful" holds notable wins in the over alexander gustafsson, brian stann, tim boetsch, antonio nogueira, machida and glover teixeira. he is currently ranked no. 7 in the's rankings. mma sun first about the possibility of the signing last week. a division i wrestler at penn state university, davis is managed by entertainment, who's long had a great working relationship with president scott coker. no word just yet on when davis is currently scheduled to debut for the organization. update: has announced the signing of davis. “i wait to be fighting in and wreck shop on everyone,” said davis in a statement. “i am the absolute best and most dominant to ever fight in and excited to get in there and compete at my new home.”	ɪt əˈpɪrz ɛz ðoʊ fɪl ˈdeɪvɪs ɪz ɔn ðə vərʤ əv ˈsaɪnɪŋ wɪθ. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈsɔrsəz kloʊz tɪ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, ˈdeɪvɪs, 30 ɪz ˈvɛri kloʊz tɪ ə nu ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ðə pərˈmoʊʃən, ənd ðə dil kʊd bi əˈfɪʃəli əˈnaʊnst ɛz sun ɛz ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ˈdeɪvɪs, huz ˈkɑnˌtrækt ɪkˈspaɪrd ˈæftər hɪz ˈʤænjuˌɛri lɔs tɪ raɪən ˈbædər æt ɔn fɑks 14 həz ə 1 nc) ˈrɛkərd. hi ˈstɑrtɪd hɪz kərɪr ən ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˌbiˈfɔr ˈluzɪŋ tɪ rəˈʃɑd ˈɛvənz æt ɔn fɑks 2 ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2012 "ˈmɪstər. ˈwəndərfəl" hoʊldz ˈnoʊtəbəl wɪnz ɪn ðə ˈoʊvər ˌælɪgˈzændər ˈgustɑfsən, braɪən stæn, tɪm boetsch, ænˈtoʊnioʊ noʊˈgeɪrɑ, məˈʧidə ənd ˈgləvər təkˈsɛrə. hi ɪz ˈkərəntli ræŋkt noʊ. 7 ɪn ðə ˈræŋkɪŋz. sən fərst əˈbaʊt ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ðə ˈsaɪnɪŋ læst wik. ə dɪˈvɪʒən aɪ ˈrɛsələr æt pɛn steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti, ˈdeɪvɪs ɪz ˈmænɪʤd baɪ ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt, huz lɔŋ hæd ə greɪt ˈwərkɪŋ riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈprɛzɪdənt skɑt ˈkoʊkər. noʊ wərd ʤɪst jɛt ɔn wɪn ˈdeɪvɪs ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ ˈdeɪbju fər ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən. ˈəpˌdeɪt: həz əˈnaʊnst ðə ˈsaɪnɪŋ əv ˈdeɪvɪs. weɪt tɪ bi ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɪn ənd rɛk ʃɑp ɔn everyone,”,” sɛd ˈdeɪvɪs ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. æm ðə ˈæbsəˌlut bɛst ənd moʊst ˈdɑmənənt tɪ ˈɛvər faɪt ɪn ənd ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ gɪt ɪn ðɛr ənd kəmˈpit æt maɪ nu home.”.”
we’reill in dubai as this episode of real housewives of melbourne opens honestly, this trip isretching out even longer than sex & the city 2. for the last afternoon of their holiday, booked out the extravagant ‘bridge suite’ at their hotel for the ladies to try on a bunch of expensive jewellery, drink, and fight. last real housewives recap: ‘you maliciously ruin families’ janet’s more than thrilled with the idea: chyka, resplendent in a power-caftan, tells the others that lydia is joining them in the suite despite their massive fight of last episode but that she has no intention of causing a scene with her. once lydia arrives, it appears she has other ideas. it’s a frosty atmosphere that greets lydia, made all the more awkward by the fact that and lydia are wearing very similar outfits. “lydia arrives wearing the same outfit to. the timing of it was just susie trails off, but clear she knows broken one of the ten housewife commandments: thou shalt not rock similarly printed to housewife thou art feuding with. “it was pretty intense, i almost felt like she want me there,” says lydia, her ability to pick up on the most basic of social cues coming along in leaps and bounds. “we’ve brought only the best of the best, for the best,” the diamond saleswoman tells them as they try on their million dollar pieces. she seems to be working under the misunderstanding meeting heads ofate and not a bunch of housewives. in among this orgy of mindless consumerism, lydia decides got a plan,an: she wants to resolve her issues with, right there and then. chyka shuts her down in politeyle, saying she just wants to enjoy the remainder of their holiday and they can sort it out when back in melbourne but careful to specify that lydia “really hurt” her and she “knows what done.” chyka retires to a sofa with jackie but joins them, and asks jackie outright if she feels “responsible” for creating all this tension. bless her, response is just toart her champers: spying the from across the room, lydia then over to join them. basically, the exact thing said mere minutes ago she want to happen is now happening. she and jackie quickly shut the confrontation down, rising to leave, but not before lydia and jackie cause a bit of a scene: jackie: you come over? you come over? lydia: because i have a friend here, why. jackie: actually not. actually not. and not a friend to her. lydia: oh really? oh really? whatever jackie, cos you know everything. jackie: i do. a know it all. it’s schoolyard bickering of the highest order, but the best bit is gamble, roused from her trance by the commotion, looking around in a daze and asking, ‘what’s going on…?’ that’s it for dubai in the next scene, the ladies are back home, and we can only predict the dubai jaunt blew the budget so much their big season four trip will be to world. back in melbourne, catching up for dinner with ex-husband brian. crunch time for the pair been dancing around the idea of reconciling all season, and they need to make their minds up.ill so much affection there, and actually love these two crazy kids to work it out historical affection for holiday notwithstanding). but alas, not meant to be. both agree better off as friends and friends they will be, as they finish dinner with a laugh and a warm hug. “it was a great night and it was a good 17 years,” says janet, in what is one of the more bittersweet dare we say, human moments seen in three whole seasons of rhom. next, with jackie and ben as they visit a fertility doctor to get the medical ahead of their burgeoning family plans. asked if birth control, ben says they “use an interesting form of contraception,” but elaborate further. yes? what is this ‘interesting’ form of contraception? glad wrap? now time for ben to produce an, ahem, specimen. this is the moment we know was coming (pardon the pun) but never quite recover from, folks: former drummer ben gillies and his psychic wife retire to a small room for a good old fashioned hj. incredible scenes: in a restaurant mercifully far away from all this filth, lydia meets janet and gina for lunch and a spot of advice on how best to approach the situation. “how is? you know, iill know actually what done or what said. i actually know,” lydia insists. janet thinks this is a lie: “it’s like all piled up like a big pile of st, and now put her little head out the top of it and just drowning in st,” says janet, with no small amount of glee. they even ordered aarter when lydia, feeling the pressure to admit to her wrongdoings, rises suddenly from the table, mid-sentence, and walks out. a bizarre over-reaction. back at house, she asserts that “sick of hearing all this negativeuff about dubai.” got bigger fish to fry after all, not going to harass himself: she’s also got to her birthday party. on hand to help, which gives lydia an opportunity to drop this pearler: “i love having johanna around she learns so much, and i think really good for her. in fact, when johanna says goodbye after an day, i look at her and think ‘why are you going?ay longer!’” we’re at house next, where enlisted the services of a professional ‘life coach to thears’ to help heray on top of her busy schedule. holistic life coach ‘teymara’ has worked with clients including lionel richie, joel madden, lionel richie, the hiltons, lionel richie, and lionel richie. seriously, drops name into just about every sentence. a perfectionist. shades of quincy. teymara informs gina that she “actually from that soul group that has come onto the planet to make a difference. the same as lionel, in that soul group. like lionel.” lionel? lionel richie is it? oh have you worked with him have you doll? ginaarts to look a little concerned at the mention of lionel richie: as mentions lionel richie three, four, five more times in a row, gina interjects, pointing out that not quite in the same as grammy winner lionel richie. “yes but you will be!” shoots back. gina, our advice: get out of there before you come to in’s basement sutured to lionel richie human centipede-style. finally this week, at the opening of and new restaurant, glasshouse. as the girls arrive and pose for the paparazzi, janet encounters a little housewife job hazard: “jackie, push my tits up, be able to see my implants!op that!” “let’s have a lovely night, drama-free!” jackie announces, which as we all know is the international housewife incantation for summoning drama. it take long, as lydia soon insists not worried about seeing because actually already cleared the air privately. the others all call on this because it is, in fact,. “do i have to explain myself again?” asks lydia in a piece to camera. “if so, gonna make something else up.” great plan, what could go wrong. pettifleur then goes in to bat for her friend, defending lydia rather aggressively to the rest of the group. this into an argument between and gina about whether or not ok to point your finger in face, while both point their fingers in each faces. lydia,anding directly between them, seems to be preserving her battery life as sheares off into the middle distance: “why the hell do i keep going to support lydia over and over again, when she gives me nothing in return?” asks. brewing between these two. sitting down to dinner, confronts lydia. “i just went in batting so hard for you, and i got eaten alive. you said nothing. i put my soul out for you,” she says. lydia’s having none of it. “it’s like, shut up squirrel. not going to fight like a dirty girl in a gutter.” pettifleur says questioning their entire friendship because of earlier silence. “seriously? oh my god. you know what? shut up, shut up,” lydia shouts. “you’re an idiot. a idiot. off.” by this time, the rest of the table is listening in with keen interest, quietly munching on their dinner rolls. “pettifleur and lydia, best of friends at a beautiful event, having a kerfuffle?” excellent use of the word ‘kerfuffle’, jackie. with that,orms out, the dramatic impact of her exit only slightly dulled by the fact that, from the back, her outfit makes her look more than a little like mcduff from johnson and friends. gamble sums up the prevailing mood among the housewives as we sail next season finale: “it’d be a pretty lonely place being lydia right now ...” next week: season finale time! the girls force hand on her behaviour, and she has an explosive confrontation with both jackie and. jackie promises to “talk the real s**t” bring it. the real housewives of melbourne screens sundays on arena channel, and check back here right after each episode airs for our full recap. in the meantime, chat all things housewives with nick bond who often gets mistaken in thereet for alfred from johnson and friends on twitter at @bondnickbond.	we’re* stɪl ɪn duˈbaɪ ɛz ðɪs ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ril ˈhaʊsˌwaɪvz əv ˈmɛlbərn ˈoʊpənz ˈɑnəstli, ðɪs trɪp ɪz ˈstrɛʧɪŋ aʊt ˈivɪn ˈlɔŋgər ðən sɛks ðə ˈsɪti 2 fər ðə læst ˌæftərˈnun əv ðɛr ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ, bʊkt aʊt ðə ɛkˈstrævəgənt suite’’ æt ðɛr hoʊˈtɛl fər ðə ˈleɪdiz tɪ traɪ ɔn ə bənʧ əv ɪkˈspɛnsɪv jewellery, drɪŋk, ənd faɪt. læst ril ˈhaʊsˌwaɪvz ˈriˌkæp: məˈlɪʃɪsli ruɪn families’’ mɔr ðən θrɪld wɪθ ðə aɪˈdiə:, riˈsplɛndənt ɪn ə power-caftan, tɛlz ðə ˈəðərz ðət ˈlɪdiə ɪz ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðɛm ɪn ðə swit dɪˈspaɪt ðɛr ˈmæsɪv faɪt əv læst ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd bət ðət ʃi həz noʊ ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən əv ˈkɔzɪŋ ə sin wɪθ hər. wəns ˈlɪdiə əraɪvz, ɪt əˈpɪrz ʃi həz ˈəðər aɪˈdiəz. ə ˈfrɔsti ˈætməsˌfɪr ðət grits ˈlɪdiə, meɪd ɔl ðə mɔr ˈɔkwərd baɪ ðə fækt ðət ənd ˈlɪdiə ər ˈwɛrɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈsɪmələr ˈaʊtˌfɪts. əraɪvz ˈwɛrɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈaʊtˌfɪt tɪ. ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ əv ɪt wɑz ʤɪst ˈsuzi treɪlz ɔf, bət klɪr ʃi noʊz ˈbroʊkən wən əv ðə tɛn ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf kəˈmændmənts: ðaʊ ʃælt nɑt rɑk ˈsɪmələrli ˈprɪnɪd tɪ ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf ðaʊ ɑrt fˈjudɪŋ wɪθ. wɑz ˈprɪti ˌɪnˈtɛns, aɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst fɛlt laɪk ʃi wɔnt mi there,”,” sɪz ˈlɪdiə, hər əˈbɪləˌti tɪ pɪk əp ɔn ðə moʊst ˈbeɪsɪk əv ˈsoʊʃəl kjuz ˈkəmɪŋ əˈlɔŋ ɪn lips ənd baʊndz. brɔt ˈoʊnli ðə bɛst əv ðə bɛst, fər ðə best,”,” ðə ˈdaɪmənd ˈseɪlzˌwʊmən tɛlz ðɛm ɛz ðeɪ traɪ ɔn ðɛr ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlər ˈpisɪz. ʃi simz tɪ bi ˈwərkɪŋ ˈəndər ðə ˌmɪsəndərˈstændɪŋ ˈmitɪŋ hɛdz əv steɪt ənd nɑt ə bənʧ əv ˈhaʊsˌwaɪvz. ɪn əˈməŋ ðɪs ˈɔrʤi əv ˈmaɪndləs kənˈsumərˌɪzəm, ˈlɪdiə ˌdɪˈsaɪdz gɑt ə plæn, stæn: ʃi wɔnts tɪ riˈzɑlv hər ˈɪʃuz wɪθ, raɪt ðɛr ənd ðɛn. ʃəts hər daʊn ɪn pəˈlaɪt staɪl, seɪɪŋ ʃi ʤɪst wɔnts tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə rɪˈmeɪndər əv ðɛr ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ənd ðeɪ kən sɔrt ɪt aʊt wɪn bæk ɪn ˈmɛlbərn bət ˈkɛrfəl tɪ ˈspɛsəˌfaɪ ðət ˈlɪdiə hurt”” hər ənd ʃi wət done.”.” rɪˈtaɪrz tɪ ə ˈsoʊfə wɪθ ˈʤæki bət ʤɔɪnz ðɛm, ənd æsks ˈʤæki ˈaʊˈtraɪt ɪf ʃi filz ““responsible”” fər kriˈeɪtɪŋ ɔl ðɪs ˈtɛnʃən. blɛs hər, rɪˈspɑns ɪz ʤɪst tɪ stɑrt hər champers: spaɪɪŋ ðə frəm əˈkrɔs ðə rum, ˈlɪdiə ðɛn ˈoʊvər tɪ ʤɔɪn ðɛm. ˈbeɪsɪkli, ðə ɪgˈzækt θɪŋ sɛd mɪr ˈmɪnəts əˈgoʊ ʃi wɔnt tɪ ˈhæpən ɪz naʊ ˈhæpənɪŋ. ʃi ənd ˈʤæki kˈwɪkli ʃət ðə ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən daʊn, ˈraɪzɪŋ tɪ liv, bət nɑt ˌbiˈfɔr ˈlɪdiə ənd ˈʤæki kɔz ə bɪt əv ə sin: ˈʤæki: ju kəm ˈoʊvər? ju kəm ˈoʊvər? ˈlɪdiə: bɪˈkəz aɪ hæv ə frɛnd hir, waɪ. ˈʤæki: ˈæˌkʧuəli nɑt. ˈæˌkʧuəli nɑt. ənd nɑt ə frɛnd tɪ hər. ˈlɪdiə: oʊ ˈrɪli? oʊ ˈrɪli? ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈʤæki, kɔs ju noʊ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. ˈʤæki: aɪ du. ə noʊ ɪt ɔl. ˈskuˌljɑrd ˈbɪkərɪŋ əv ðə haɪəst ˈɔrdər, bət ðə bɛst bɪt ɪz ˈgæmbəl, raʊzd frəm hər træns baɪ ðə kəˈmoʊʃən, ˈlʊkɪŋ əraʊnd ɪn ə deɪz ənd ˈæskɪŋ, goʊɪŋ on…?’…?’ ɪt fər duˈbaɪ ɪn ðə nɛkst sin, ðə ˈleɪdiz ər bæk hoʊm, ənd wi kən ˈoʊnli prɪˈdɪkt ðə duˈbaɪ ʤɔnt blu ðə ˈbəʤɪt soʊ məʧ ðɛr bɪg ˈsizən fɔr trɪp wɪl bi tɪ wərld. bæk ɪn ˈmɛlbərn, ˈkæʧɪŋ əp fər ˈdɪnər wɪθ ˈɛksˈhəzbənd braɪən. krənʧ taɪm fər ðə pɛr bɪn ˈdænsɪŋ əraʊnd ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈrɛkənˌsaɪlɪŋ ɔl ˈsizən, ənd ðeɪ nid tɪ meɪk ðɛr maɪndz əp. stɪl soʊ məʧ əˈfɛkʃən ðɛr, ənd ˈæˌkʧuəli ləv ðiz tu ˈkreɪzi kɪdz tɪ wərk ɪt aʊt hɪˈstɔrɪkəl əˈfɛkʃən fər ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˌnɑtwɪθˈstændɪŋ). bət əˈlæs, nɑt mɛnt tɪ bi. boʊθ əˈgri ˈbɛtər ɔf ɛz frɛndz ənd frɛndz ðeɪ wɪl bi, ɛz ðeɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ˈdɪnər wɪθ ə læf ənd ə wɔrm həg. wɑz ə greɪt naɪt ənd ɪt wɑz ə gʊd 17 years,”,” sɪz ˈʤænɪt, ɪn wət ɪz wən əv ðə mɔr ˈbɪtərsˌwit dɛr wi seɪ, ˈjumən ˈmoʊmənts sin ɪn θri hoʊl ˈsizənz əv rhom. nɛkst, wɪθ ˈʤæki ənd bɛn ɛz ðeɪ ˈvɪzɪt ə fərˈtɪlɪti ˈdɔktər tɪ gɪt ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl əˈhɛd əv ðɛr ˈbərʤənɪŋ ˈfæməli plænz. æst ɪf bərθ kənˈtroʊl, bɛn sɪz ðeɪ ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ fɔrm əv contraception,”,” bət ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt ˈfərðər. jɛs? wət ɪz ðɪs ‘‘interesting’’ fɔrm əv ˌkɑntrəˈsɛpʃən? glæd ræp? naʊ taɪm fər bɛn tɪ ˈproʊdus ən, ahem, ˈspɛsəmən. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈmoʊmənt wi noʊ wɑz ˈkəmɪŋ (ˈpɑrdən ðə pən) bət ˈnɛvər kwaɪt rɪˈkəvər frəm, foʊks: ˈfɔrmər ˈdrəmər bɛn ˈgɪliz ənd hɪz ˈsaɪkɪk waɪf ˌriˈtaɪər tɪ ə smɔl rum fər ə gʊd oʊld ˈfæʃənd hj. ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl sinz: ɪn ə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ˈmərsɪfəˌli fɑr əˈweɪ frəm ɔl ðɪs fɪlθ, ˈlɪdiə mits ˈʤænɪt ənd ˈʤinə fər lənʧ ənd ə spɑt əv ədˈvaɪs ɔn haʊ bɛst tɪ əˈproʊʧ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. ɪz? ju noʊ, aɪ stɪl noʊ ˈæˌkʧuəli wət dən ər wət sɛd. aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli know,”,” ˈlɪdiə ˌɪnˈsɪsts. ˈʤænɪt θɪŋks ðɪs ɪz ə laɪ: laɪk ɔl paɪld əp laɪk ə bɪg paɪl əv s*t, ənd naʊ pʊt hər ˈlɪtəl hɛd aʊt ðə tɔp əv ɪt ənd ʤɪst ˈdraʊnɪŋ ɪn s*t,”,” sɪz ˈʤænɪt, wɪθ noʊ smɔl əˈmaʊnt əv gli. ðeɪ ˈivɪn ˈɔrdərd ə ˈstɑrtər wɪn ˈlɪdiə, ˈfilɪŋ ðə ˈprɛʃər tɪ ədˈmɪt tɪ hər rɔŋˈduɪŋz, ˈraɪzɪz ˈsədənli frəm ðə ˈteɪbəl, mid-sentence, ənd wɔks aʊt. ə bɪˈzɑr over-reaction. bæk æt haʊs, ʃi əˈsərts ðət əv ˈhirɪŋ ɔl ðɪs ˈnɛgətɪv stəf əˈbaʊt dubai.”.” gɑt ˈbɪgər fɪʃ tɪ fraɪ ˈæftər ɔl, nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ həræs hɪmˈsɛlf: ˈɔlsoʊ gɑt tɪ hər ˈbərθˌdeɪ ˈpɑrti. ɔn hænd tɪ hɛlp, wɪʧ gɪvz ˈlɪdiə ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ drɔp ðɪs pearler: ləv ˈhævɪŋ ʤəˈhænə əraʊnd ʃi lərnz soʊ məʧ, ənd aɪ θɪŋk ˈrɪli gʊd fər hər. ɪn fækt, wɪn ʤəˈhænə sɪz ˌgʊdˈbaɪ ˈæftər ən deɪ, aɪ lʊk æt hər ənd θɪŋk ər ju goʊɪŋ? steɪ longer!’”!’” æt haʊs nɛkst, wɛr ˌɛnˈlɪstɪd ðə ˈsərvɪsɪz əv ə prəˈfɛʃənəl koʊʧ tɪ ðə stars’’ tɪ hɛlp hər steɪ ɔn tɔp əv hər ˈbɪzi ˈskɛʤʊl. hoʊˈlɪstɪk laɪf koʊʧ ‘‘teymara’’ həz wərkt wɪθ klaɪənts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈlaɪənəl ˈrɪʧi, ʤoʊəl ˈmædən, ˈlaɪənəl ˈrɪʧi, ðə ˈhɪltənz, ˈlaɪənəl ˈrɪʧi, ənd ˈlaɪənəl ˈrɪʧi. ˈsɪriəsli, drɑps neɪm ˈɪntu ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛvəri ˈsɛntəns. ə pərˈfɛkʃənɪst. ʃeɪdz əv kˈwɪnsi. ˌɪnˈfɔrmz ˈʤinə ðət ʃi frəm ðət soʊl grup ðət həz kəm ˈɔntu ðə ˈplænət tɪ meɪk ə ˈdɪfərəns. ðə seɪm ɛz ˈlaɪənəl, ɪn ðət soʊl grup. laɪk lionel.”.” ˈlaɪənəl? ˈlaɪənəl ˈrɪʧi ɪz ɪt? oʊ hæv ju wərkt wɪθ ɪm hæv ju dɑl? ˈʤinə stɑrts tɪ lʊk ə ˈlɪtəl kənˈsərnd æt ðə ˈmɛnʃən əv ˈlaɪənəl ˈrɪʧi: ɛz ˈmɛnʃənz ˈlaɪənəl ˈrɪʧi θri, fɔr, faɪv mɔr taɪmz ɪn ə roʊ, ˈʤinə ˌɪntərˈʤɛkts, ˈpɔɪntɪŋ aʊt ðət nɑt kwaɪt ɪn ðə seɪm ɛz ˈgræmi ˈwɪnər ˈlaɪənəl ˈrɪʧi. bət ju wɪl be!”!” ʃuts bæk. ˈʤinə, ɑr ədˈvaɪs: gɪt aʊt əv ðɛr ˌbiˈfɔr ju kəm tɪ ɪn ˈbeɪsmənt ˈsuʧərd tɪ ˈlaɪənəl ˈrɪʧi ˈjumən centipede-style. ˈfaɪnəli ðɪs wik, æt ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ əv ənd nu ˈrɛˌstrɑnt, glasshouse. ɛz ðə gərlz əraɪv ənd poʊz fər ðə ˌpɑpɑˈrɔˌzi, ˈʤænɪt ɪnˈkaʊnərz ə ˈlɪtəl ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf ʤɑb ˈhæzərd: ““jackie, pʊʃ maɪ tɪts əp, bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ si maɪ ˌɪmˈplænts! stɑp that!”!” hæv ə ˈləvli naɪt, drama-free!”!” ˈʤæki əˈnaʊnsɪz, wɪʧ ɛz wi ɔl noʊ ɪz ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf ˌɪnˈkænˈteɪʃən fər ˈsəmənɪŋ ˈdrɑmə. ɪt teɪk lɔŋ, ɛz ˈlɪdiə sun ˌɪnˈsɪsts nɑt ˈwərid əˈbaʊt siɪŋ bɪˈkəz ˈæˌkʧuəli ɔˈrɛdi klɪrd ðə ɛr ˈpraɪvətli. ðə ˈəðərz ɔl kɔl ɔn ðɪs bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz, ɪn fækt,. aɪ hæv tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ˌmaɪˈsɛlf again?”?” æsks ˈlɪdiə ɪn ə pis tɪ ˈkæmərə. soʊ, ˈgɑnə meɪk ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls up.”.” greɪt plæn, wət kʊd goʊ rɔŋ. ðɛn goʊz ɪn tɪ bæt fər hər frɛnd, dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ˈlɪdiə ˈrəðər əˈgrɛsɪvli tɪ ðə rɛst əv ðə grup. ðɪs ˈɪntu ən ˈɑrgjəmənt bɪtˈwin ənd ˈʤinə əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ˈoʊˈkeɪ tɪ pɔɪnt jʊr ˈfɪŋgər ɪn feɪs, waɪl boʊθ pɔɪnt ðɛr ˈfɪŋgərz ɪn iʧ ˈfeɪsɪz. ˈlɪdiə, ˈstændɪŋ dɪˈrɛkli bɪtˈwin ðɛm, simz tɪ bi prɪˈzərvɪŋ hər ˈbætəri laɪf ɛz ʃi stɛrz ɔf ˈɪntu ðə ˈmɪdəl ˈdɪstəns: ðə hɛl du aɪ kip goʊɪŋ tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈlɪdiə ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn, wɪn ʃi gɪvz mi ˈnəθɪŋ ɪn return?”?” æsks. bruɪŋ bɪtˈwin ðiz tu. ˈsɪtɪŋ daʊn tɪ ˈdɪnər, kənˈfrənts ˈlɪdiə. ʤɪst wɛnt ɪn ˈbætɪŋ soʊ hɑrd fər ju, ənd aɪ gɑt ˈitən əˈlaɪv. ju sɛd ˈnəθɪŋ. aɪ pʊt maɪ soʊl aʊt fər you,”,” ʃi sɪz. ˈhævɪŋ nən əv ɪt. laɪk, ʃət əp skwərəl. nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ faɪt laɪk ə ˈdərti gərl ɪn ə gutter.”.” sɪz kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ðɛr ɪnˈtaɪər ˈfrɛndʃɪp bɪˈkəz əv ˈərliər ˈsaɪləns. ““seriously? oʊ maɪ gɑd. ju noʊ wət? ʃət əp, ʃət up,”,” ˈlɪdiə ʃaʊts. ən ˈɪˌdiət. ə ˈɪˌdiət. off.”.” baɪ ðɪs taɪm, ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈteɪbəl ɪz ˈlɪsənɪŋ ɪn wɪθ kin ˈɪntəˌrɛst, kˈwaɪətli ˈmənʧɪŋ ɔn ðɛr ˈdɪnər roʊlz. ənd ˈlɪdiə, bɛst əv frɛndz æt ə ˈbjutəfəl ɪˈvɛnt, ˈhævɪŋ ə kerfuffle?”?” ˈɛksələnt juz əv ðə wərd ‘‘kerfuffle’’, ˈʤæki. wɪθ ðət, stɔrmz aʊt, ðə drəˈmætɪk ˌɪmˈpækt əv hər ˈɛksət ˈoʊnli sˈlaɪtli dəld baɪ ðə fækt ðət, frəm ðə bæk, hər ˈaʊtˌfɪt meɪks hər lʊk mɔr ðən ə ˈlɪtəl laɪk məkˈdəf frəm ˈʤɑnsən ənd frɛndz. ˈgæmbəl səmz əp ðə prɪˈveɪlɪŋ mud əˈməŋ ðə ˈhaʊsˌwaɪvz ɛz wi seɪl nɛkst ˈsizən fəˈnæli: bi ə ˈprɪti ˈloʊnli pleɪs biɪŋ ˈlɪdiə raɪt naʊ nɛkst wik: ˈsizən fəˈnæli taɪm! ðə gərlz fɔrs hænd ɔn hər bɪˈheɪvjər, ənd ʃi həz ən ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən wɪθ boʊθ ˈʤæki ənd. ˈʤæki ˈprɑməsəz tɪ ðə ril s*t”” brɪŋ ɪt. ðə ril ˈhaʊsˌwaɪvz əv ˈmɛlbərn skrinz ˈsənˌdiz ɔn ərˈinə ˈʧænəl, ənd ʧɛk bæk hir raɪt ˈæftər iʧ ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ɛrz fər ɑr fʊl ˈriˌkæp. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, ʧæt ɔl θɪŋz ˈhaʊsˌwaɪvz wɪθ nɪk bɑnd hu ˈɔfən gɪts mɪˈsteɪkən ɪn ðə strit fər ˈælfrɪd frəm ˈʤɑnsən ənd frɛndz ɔn tˈwɪtər æt @bondnickbond*.
there are times you wanna yell. enough! put petty interests aside and do right. because the world can't take another tragedy. alabama can't. tuscaloosa can't. our consciences can't. we can't accept another megan. or we'll have to accept the blame. not just for what happened to her, but for what happens to others like her. for what's sure to happen to more and more women at the most vulnerable points of their lives. enough. rondini's the woman who said she was raped while a student at the university of alabama. her story appeared in last week, a gripping tale of betrayal by all the institutions that were supposedly there to protect her. the police failed her. the university failed her. regional medical center did not provide services she needed. in the end megan took her own life. she killed herself. a community pushed her away when it should have pulled her close. megan (facebook) you can say rape happens everywhere, and it sadly does. you can say there are two sides to the story, and there always are. you can blame the women for what they wear, or how much they had to drink, or where they happen to be, but live with your own complicity if you do. there must be change. for the women. for our souls. but it has been hard to come by in tuscaloosa. danielle fincher, a young doctor who worked at while in medical school, spent two years in tuscaloosa pushing the hospital to institute a sane (sexual assault nurse examiners) program, which treats victims with sensitivity and provides the resources they need. she was met with resistance she couldn't understand. "the attitude was that if we don't talk about it, it doesn't exist," she said. so she set out, through a university research project, to show how much it was needed. she collected data from 2010 to 2015, demonstrating, among other things, that only 6 percent of rape victims coming to the hospital in tuscaloosa got the treatment recommended by the centers for disease control. just 22 women out of 400 got what they needed. previous: alabama turns rape victims into suspects she and other advocates came up with a plan for a non-profit to house the program and provide all the care for rape victims and all the paperwork that would follow. it, like several other proposals over the last several decades, was ignored. promises were made, but nothing happened. "it was not a priority because it's an ugly topic," fincher said. "in my experience they were not interested in being helpful." it didn't make sense because the sane program helps hospitals and women. it is endorsed by the big medical organizations and the and is present, fincher said, in the schools or cities of every other southeastern conference school. but not tuscaloosa. there wasn't enough interest. not until megan. maybe. last week, after the pressure of bad national press and a speech about megan on the floor of the u.s. house of representatives, the university and sat to talk about finally making it happen. on friday, in a joint press release, they said this: "a community group that includes the university of alabama, regional medical center, victim advocates, the tuscaloosa district attorney's office, and area law enforcement is working together to establish a sexual assault nurse examiner (sane) program and a sexual assault response team (sart) in tuscaloosa county. since last fall, the group has been working to implement the best model to have care for victims of sexual assault in the tuscaloosa community. while this long-term solution is being implemented, is training its staff in the sane course curriculum." fincher remains skeptical. she will believe it when she sees it. there have been too many broken promises, and too little interest. i hope she's wrong. because it's past time to yell enough! it's time to do the right thing, to stop women and start respecting them. we'll hope for the best, and believe it when we finally see it. john column appears in the birmingham news, the huntsville times, the mobile register and al.com. write him at jarchibald@al.com.	ðɛr ər taɪmz ju ˈwɑnə jɛl. ɪˈnəf! pʊt ˈpɛˌti ˈɪntərɪsts əˈsaɪd ənd du raɪt. bɪˈkəz ðə wərld kænt teɪk əˈnəðər ˈtræʤədi. ˌæləˈbæmə kænt. ˌtəskəˈlusə kænt. ɑr ˈkɑnʧɪnsɪz kænt. wi kænt əkˈsɛpt əˈnəðər ˈmeɪgən. ər wɪl hæv tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðə bleɪm. nɑt ʤɪst fər wət ˈhæpənd tɪ hər, bət fər wət ˈhæpənz tɪ ˈəðərz laɪk hər. fər wəts ʃʊr tɪ ˈhæpən tɪ mɔr ənd mɔr ˈwɪmən æt ðə moʊst ˈvəlnərəbəl pɔɪnts əv ðɛr lɪvz. ɪˈnəf. ðə ˈwʊmən hu sɛd ʃi wɑz reɪpt waɪl ə ˈstudənt æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌæləˈbæmə. hər ˈstɔri əˈpɪrd ɪn læst wik, ə ˈgrɪpɪŋ teɪl əv bɪˈtreɪəl baɪ ɔl ðə ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ðət wər səˈpoʊzədli ðɛr tɪ prəˈtɛkt hər. ðə pəˈlis feɪld hər. ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti feɪld hər. ˈriʤənəl ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɛnər dɪd nɑt prəˈvaɪd ˈsərvɪsɪz ʃi ˈnidɪd. ɪn ðə ɛnd ˈmeɪgən tʊk hər oʊn laɪf. ʃi kɪld hərˈsɛlf. ə kəmˈjunɪti pʊʃt hər əˈweɪ wɪn ɪt ʃʊd hæv pʊld hər kloʊz. ˈmeɪgən (ˈfeɪsˌbʊk) ju kən seɪ reɪp ˈhæpənz ˈɛvriˌwɛr, ənd ɪt ˈsædli dɪz. ju kən seɪ ðɛr ər tu saɪdz tɪ ðə ˈstɔri, ənd ðɛr ˈɔlˌweɪz ər. ju kən bleɪm ðə ˈwɪmən fər wət ðeɪ wɛr, ər haʊ məʧ ðeɪ hæd tɪ drɪŋk, ər wɛr ðeɪ ˈhæpən tɪ bi, bət lɪv wɪθ jʊr oʊn kəmˈplɪsɪti ɪf ju du. ðɛr məst bi ʧeɪnʤ. fər ðə ˈwɪmən. fər ɑr soʊlz. bət ɪt həz bɪn hɑrd tɪ kəm baɪ ɪn ˌtəskəˈlusə. ˌdænˈjɛl ˈfɪnʧər, ə jəŋ ˈdɔktər hu wərkt æt waɪl ɪn ˈmɛdɪkəl skul, spɛnt tu jɪrz ɪn ˌtəskəˈlusə ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl tɪ ˈɪnstɪˌtut ə seɪn (ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt nərs ɪgˈzæmɪnərz) ˈproʊˌgræm, wɪʧ trits ˈvɪktɪmz wɪθ ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti ənd prəˈvaɪdz ðə ˈrisɔrsɪz ðeɪ nid. ʃi wɑz mɛt wɪθ rɪˈzɪstəns ʃi ˈkʊdənt ˌəndərˈstænd. "ðə ˈætəˌtud wɑz ðət ɪf wi doʊnt tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt, ɪt ˈdəzənt ɪgˈzɪst," ʃi sɛd. soʊ ʃi sɛt aʊt, θru ə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈrisərʧ ˈprɑʤɛkt, tɪ ʃoʊ haʊ məʧ ɪt wɑz ˈnidɪd. ʃi kəˈlɛktəd ˈdætə frəm 2010 tɪ 2015 ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪŋ, əˈməŋ ˈəðər θɪŋz, ðət ˈoʊnli 6 pərˈsɛnt əv reɪp ˈvɪktɪmz ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ɪn ˌtəskəˈlusə gɑt ðə ˈtritmənt ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd baɪ ðə ˈsɛnərz fər dɪˈziz kənˈtroʊl. ʤɪst 22 ˈwɪmən aʊt əv 400 gɑt wət ðeɪ ˈnidɪd. ˈpriviəs: ˌæləˈbæmə tərnz reɪp ˈvɪktɪmz ˈɪntu ˈsəˌspɛkts ʃi ənd ˈəðər ˈædvəˌkeɪts keɪm əp wɪθ ə plæn fər ə ˌnɑnˈprɔfɪt tɪ haʊs ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ənd prəˈvaɪd ɔl ðə kɛr fər reɪp ˈvɪktɪmz ənd ɔl ðə ˈpeɪpərˌwərk ðət wʊd ˈfɑloʊ. ɪt, laɪk ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər prəˈpoʊzəlz ˈoʊvər ðə læst ˈsɛvərəl ˈdɛkeɪdz, wɑz ˌɪgˈnɔrd. ˈprɑməsəz wər meɪd, bət ˈnəθɪŋ ˈhæpənd. "ɪt wɑz nɑt ə praɪˈɔrəti bɪˈkəz ɪts ən ˈəgli ˈtɑpɪk," ˈfɪnʧər sɛd. "ɪn maɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ðeɪ wər nɑt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn biɪŋ ˈhɛlpfəl." ɪt ˈdɪdənt meɪk sɛns bɪˈkəz ðə seɪn ˈproʊˌgræm hɛlps ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz ənd ˈwɪmən. ɪt ɪz ɛnˈdɔrst baɪ ðə bɪg ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ənd ðə ənd ɪz ˈprɛzənt, ˈfɪnʧər sɛd, ɪn ðə skulz ər ˈsɪtiz əv ˈɛvəri ˈəðər ˌsaʊˈθistərn ˈkɑnfərəns skul. bət nɑt ˌtəskəˈlusə. ðɛr ˈwəzənt ɪˈnəf ˈɪntəˌrɛst. nɑt ənˈtɪl ˈmeɪgən. ˈmeɪbi. læst wik, ˈæftər ðə ˈprɛʃər əv bæd ˈnæʃənəl prɛs ənd ə spiʧ əˈbaʊt ˈmeɪgən ɔn ðə flɔr əv ðə juz. haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz, ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ənd sæt tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈfaɪnəli ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈhæpən. ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ɪn ə ʤɔɪnt prɛs riˈlis, ðeɪ sɛd ðɪs: "ə kəmˈjunɪti grup ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌæləˈbæmə, ˈriʤənəl ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɛnər, ˈvɪktɪm ˈædvəˌkeɪts, ðə ˌtəskəˈlusə ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərniz ˈɔfəs, ənd ˈɛriə lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ təˈgɛðər tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ə ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt nərs ɪgˈzæmənər (seɪn) ˈproʊˌgræm ənd ə ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt rɪˈspɑns tim (sart) ɪn ˌtəskəˈlusə ˈkaʊnti. sɪns læst fɔl, ðə grup həz bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ðə bɛst ˈmɑdəl tɪ hæv kɛr fər ˈvɪktɪmz əv ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt ɪn ðə ˌtəskəˈlusə kəmˈjunɪti. waɪl ðɪs ˈlɔŋˈtərm səˈluʃən ɪz biɪŋ ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd, ɪz ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɪts stæf ɪn ðə seɪn kɔrs kərˈɪkjələm." ˈfɪnʧər rɪˈmeɪnz ˈskɛptɪkəl. ʃi wɪl bɪˈliv ɪt wɪn ʃi siz ɪt. ðɛr hæv bɪn tu ˈmɛni ˈbroʊkən ˈprɑməsəz, ənd tu ˈlɪtəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst. aɪ hoʊp ʃiz rɔŋ. bɪˈkəz ɪts pæst taɪm tɪ jɛl ɪˈnəf! ɪts taɪm tɪ du ðə raɪt θɪŋ, tɪ stɑp ˈwɪmən ənd stɑrt riˈspɛktɪŋ ðɛm. wɪl hoʊp fər ðə bɛst, ənd bɪˈliv ɪt wɪn wi ˈfaɪnəli si ɪt. ʤɑn ˈkɑləm əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbərmɪŋˌhæm nuz, ðə ˈhəntsvɪl taɪmz, ðə ˈmoʊbəl ˈrɛʤɪstər ənd al.com. raɪt ɪm æt jarchibald@al.com*.
indonesia is reportedly studying the possibility of seeking international arbitration. this was after a chinese vessel prevented jakarta from impounding over the weekend a fishing boat that was caught in the natuna sea the waters surrounding province. indonesia detained the eight chinese crewmembers. it was not the first such incident. in 2010 and 2013, chinese vessels also demanded the release of chinese fishermen and a trawler apprehended by indonesia in the natuna sea. the incident over the weekend comes on the heels of reports that 11 filipino fishermen were shooed away from off by the chinese. in 2012, the philippine navy apprehended eight chinese fishing vessels around. one of the vessels was found with a cargo of illegally collected corals, giant clams and live sharks. chinese maritime surveillance ships, however, prevented the philippine navy from arresting the fishermen. the incident contributed to the decision of the philippines to ask the united tribunal in the hague to define the maritime entitlements under the un convention on the law of the sea. a decision is expected within the year. recent reports said vietnam, japan and now indonesia are studying a similar approach to settle its maritime disputes with china. this is what happens when response to its neighbors’ protests against its expansive maritime territorial claims is met with even more aggressive moves in disputed waters. beijing is painting its activities as part of efforts to protect the environment, marine resources and freedom of navigation in the south china sea. but this is belied by numerous incidents in which chinese maritime vessels, almost always armed, deprive marginalized fishermen of their livelihood, in waters that are a long way from exclusive economic zone as defined under unclos. beijing should not wonder why its avowed peaceful rise rings hollow, especially among several nations in its own backyard.	ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə ɪz rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈstədiɪŋ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ˈsikɪŋ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌɑrbɪˈtreɪʃən. ðɪs wɑz ˈæftər ə ʧaɪˈniz ˈvɛsəl prɪˈvɛnɪd ʤəˈkɑrtə frəm ˌɪmˈpaʊndɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd ə ˈfɪʃɪŋ boʊt ðət wɑz kɔt ɪn ðə nəˈtunə si ðə ˈwɔtərz sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˈprɑvɪns. ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə dɪˈteɪnd ðə eɪt ʧaɪˈniz crewmembers. ɪt wɑz nɑt ðə fərst səʧ ˈɪnsədənt. ɪn 2010 ənd 2013 ʧaɪˈniz ˈvɛsəlz ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈmændɪd ðə riˈlis əv ʧaɪˈniz ˈfɪʃərmɪn ənd ə ˈtrɔlər ˌæprɪˈhɛndəd baɪ ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə ɪn ðə nəˈtunə si. ðə ˈɪnsədənt ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd kəmz ɔn ðə hilz əv rɪˈpɔrts ðət 11 ˌfɪləˈpinoʊ ˈfɪʃərmɪn wər ʃud əˈweɪ frəm ɔf baɪ ðə ʧaɪˈniz. ɪn 2012 ðə ˈfɪləˌpin ˈneɪvi ˌæprɪˈhɛndəd eɪt ʧaɪˈniz ˈfɪʃɪŋ ˈvɛsəlz əraʊnd. wən əv ðə ˈvɛsəlz wɑz faʊnd wɪθ ə ˈkɑrˌgoʊ əv ˌɪˈligəli kəˈlɛktəd ˈkɔrəlz, ʤaɪənt klæmz ənd lɪv ʃɑrks. ʧaɪˈniz ˈmærəˌtaɪm sərˈveɪləns ʃɪps, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, prɪˈvɛnɪd ðə ˈfɪləˌpin ˈneɪvi frəm ərˈɛstɪŋ ðə ˈfɪʃərmɪn. ðə ˈɪnsədənt kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðə dɪˈsɪʒən əv ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz tɪ æsk ðə juˈnaɪtɪd trəˈbjunəl ɪn ðə heɪg tɪ dɪˈfaɪn ðə ˈmærəˌtaɪm ɛnˈtaɪtəlmənts ˈəndər ðə ˈjuˈɛn kənˈvɛnʃən ɔn ðə lɔ əv ðə si. ə dɪˈsɪʒən ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd wɪˈθɪn ðə jɪr. ˈrisənt rɪˈpɔrts sɛd viˌɛtˈnɑm, ʤəˈpæn ənd naʊ ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə ər ˈstədiɪŋ ə ˈsɪmələr əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˈsɛtəl ɪts ˈmærəˌtaɪm dɪˈspjuts wɪθ ˈʧaɪnə. ðɪs ɪz wət ˈhæpənz wɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ɪts neighbors’’ ˈproʊˌtɛsts əˈgɛnst ɪts ɪkˈspænsɪv ˈmærəˌtaɪm ˌtɛrɪˈtɔriəl kleɪmz ɪz mɛt wɪθ ˈivɪn mɔr əˈgrɛsɪv muvz ɪn dɪˈspjutɪd ˈwɔtərz. ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ɪz ˈpeɪnɪŋ ɪts ækˈtɪvɪtiz ɛz pɑrt əv ˈɛfərts tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, mərˈin ˈrisɔrsɪz ənd ˈfridəm əv ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən ɪn ðə saʊθ ˈʧaɪnə si. bət ðɪs ɪz bɪˈlaɪd baɪ ˈnumərəs ˈɪnsədənts ɪn wɪʧ ʧaɪˈniz ˈmærəˌtaɪm ˈvɛsəlz, ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɔlˌweɪz ɑrmd, dɪˈpraɪv ˈmɑrʤənəˌlaɪzd ˈfɪʃərmɪn əv ðɛr ˈlaɪvliˌhʊd, ɪn ˈwɔtərz ðət ər ə lɔŋ weɪ frəm ɪkˈsklusɪv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk zoʊn ɛz dɪˈfaɪnd ˈəndər unclos*. ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ʃʊd nɑt ˈwəndər waɪ ɪts əˈvaʊd ˈpisfəl raɪz rɪŋz ˈhɑloʊ, əˈspɛʃəli əˈməŋ ˈsɛvərəl ˈneɪʃənz ɪn ɪts oʊn ˈbæˌkjɑrd.
a rash of “fake news” articles, spread by russia, was the reason hillary clinton lost the so the mainstream media and the left tells us. but the term “fake news” has been poorly defined and attached to so many articles that it is essentially meaningless at this point. this might actually be by definition, as the term “fake news” should reasonably mean completely made up stories, but can now be applied to articles with perspectives that differ from the mainstream, such as conservative news outlets. i recently wrote about the mainstream own “fake news” problem over at the hill, and i may have been in my own definition of the problem. what i wrote about fits into the current ambiguous definition of fake news, but the stories i included neatly fit into what should be the commonly understood meaning of the term. as such, i think we should differentiate between different types of “fake news” to better understand really being discussed. actual “fake news” this should only apply to stories that are completely made up. one of the most famous examples of this would be stephen glass’ “hack heaven,” the article that finally brought down his fake reporting. the article claimed that a computer hacker broke into micronics’ computer network, and was subsequently hired as a consultant for the software company. the problem was that micronics exist not even sure if the hacker existed either); glass made everything up and even had his brother pose as an executive for the company when his article was questioned. it then turned out that glass made up quotes from alleged sources for other articles and even created fake business cards and websites for them. that should be what is considered fake news: fabricated stories designed for clicks. “fake news” that is actually satire while the onion is obviously best at this game, there are other websites out there trying to copy the recipe. these articles are fake, and are supposed to be humorous. one of my favorite onion headlines this year was “report: getting out of bed in morning sharply increases risk of things getting even worse.” clearly fake, but not supposed to seem contrast to glass’ work. poorly-reported news that fits an agenda i would say this is the biggest problem the media currently faces. the most recent example would be the washington article, originally titled: “russian hackers penetrated u.s. electricity grid through a utility in vermont, officials say.” the author get a comment from the vermont facility, but did include quotes from numerous congressmen who wanted to appear tough against russia and continue to spread a narrative that russia is trying to harm the u.s. burlington electric issued a statement to burlington free press that made it clear the whole story was a nothingburger: “we detected the malware in a single burlington electric department laptop not connected to our grid systems.” (emphasis original.) the post eventually retracted the article, admitting that “the incident is not linked to any russian government effort to target or hack the utility.” in addition, there may not have even been malware on the laptop in question. the story was badly reported, but not wholly made up. this was an example of extremely sloppy reporting that appeared to support the much of the mainstream—narrative about russia. another famous example of this in recent years is rolling article about an alleged at the university of virginia. the story relied on a single source whose tale of sexual assault fit every preconceived notion the author—and, again, the mainstream about the issue: fraternity members are rapists, college women are in constant danger, and schools care. the author, sabrina erdely, not only failed to independently confirm the story by talking to the friends who were there the night of the alleged also confirm the alleged rapist even existed. the story turned out to be completely wrong—but, again, it wholly made up by the author. instead, she investigated only what she needed to in order to fit her narrative. misleading news designed to promote a narrative this is slightly different, i would say, from the previous the “russia hacked the election” narrative perpetuated by the media is a perfect example. reading phrases like this, one could reasonably assume that government somehow hacked into u.s. voting machines and altered votes in order to help donald trump win the election. a recent poll found that 52 percent of democrats actually believe this (though not pretend we should start trusting polls based on how they performed in 2016, i point this out merely as an interesting anecdote). the idea of russia “hacking” the election to help trump actually refers to the belief held by many democrats (and some in u.s. intelligence agencies, though so far there appear to be concrete evidence of this) that russian hackers were behind the leak of democratic national committee emails. but founder julian has denied the connection, and so the more likely scenario now appears to be that hillary campaign chairman john podesta simply fell for a phishing scam that allowed access to the emails. of course, admitting that russia may have “hacked” the election by simply releasing authentic dnc emails contradicts the conspiracy theory that the election was stolen from clinton by hacked voting booths. further, another method by which the mainstream media can pretend that the no way contributed to loss. instead they blame russia, election fraud, “fake news” and james decision to continue the fbi investigation into private email the very real possibility that none of these things actually influenced the electorate. hard to imagine a factory worker in michigan being more upset about donna brazile giving clinton debate questions in advance than the loss of his livelihood due to dwindling jobs or overseas manufacturing. because the media will continue to console itself with claims of “fake news,” we should all understand how best to discern between what is fake and what is sloppy, misleading reporting.	ə ræʃ əv news”” ˈɑrtɪkəlz, sprɛd baɪ ˈrəʃə, wɑz ðə ˈrizən ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən lɔst ðə soʊ ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə ənd ðə lɛft tɛlz ˈjuˈɛs. bət ðə tərm news”” həz bɪn ˈpurli dɪˈfaɪnd ənd əˈtæʧt tɪ soʊ ˈmɛni ˈɑrtɪkəlz ðət ɪt ɪz ɛˈsɛnʃəli ˈminɪŋləs æt ðɪs pɔɪnt. ðɪs maɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli bi baɪ ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən, ɛz ðə tərm news”” ʃʊd ˈrizənəbli min kəmˈplitli meɪd əp ˈstɔriz, bət kən naʊ bi əˈplaɪd tɪ ˈɑrtɪkəlz wɪθ pərˈspɛktɪvz ðət ˈdɪfər frəm ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim, səʧ ɛz kənˈsərvətɪv nuz ˈaʊˌtlɛts. aɪ ˈrisəntli roʊt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim oʊn news”” ˈprɑbləm ˈoʊvər æt ðə hɪl, ənd aɪ meɪ hæv bɪn ɪn maɪ oʊn ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ðə ˈprɑbləm. wət aɪ roʊt əˈbaʊt fɪts ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɑrənt æmˈbɪgjuəs ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv feɪk nuz, bət ðə ˈstɔriz aɪ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈnitli fɪt ˈɪntu wət ʃʊd bi ðə ˈkɑmənli ˌəndərˈstʊd ˈminɪŋ əv ðə tərm. ɛz səʧ, aɪ θɪŋk wi ʃʊd ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪt bɪtˈwin ˈdɪfərənt taɪps əv news”” tɪ ˈbɛtər ˌəndərˈstænd ˈrɪli biɪŋ dɪˈskəst. ˈækʧəwəl news”” ðɪs ʃʊd ˈoʊnli əˈplaɪ tɪ ˈstɔriz ðət ər kəmˈplitli meɪd əp. wən əv ðə moʊst ˈfeɪməs ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv ðɪs wʊd bi ˈstivən glass’’ heaven,”,” ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl ðət ˈfaɪnəli brɔt daʊn hɪz feɪk rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ. ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl kleɪmd ðət ə kəmˈpjutər ˈhækər broʊk ˈɪntu micronics’’ kəmˈpjutər ˈnɛtˌwərk, ənd wɑz ˈsəbsəkwəntli haɪərd ɛz ə kənˈsəltənt fər ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈkəmpəˌni. ðə ˈprɑbləm wɑz ðət ˌmaɪˈkrɔˌnɪks ɪgˈzɪst nɑt ˈivɪn ʃʊr ɪf ðə ˈhækər ɪgˈzɪstəd ˈiðər); glæs meɪd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ əp ənd ˈivɪn hæd hɪz ˈbrəðər poʊz ɛz ən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv fər ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɪn hɪz ˈɑrtɪkəl wɑz kˈwɛsʧənd. ɪt ðɛn tərnd aʊt ðət glæs meɪd əp kwoʊts frəm əˈlɛʤd ˈsɔrsəz fər ˈəðər ˈɑrtɪkəlz ənd ˈivɪn kriˈeɪtɪd feɪk ˈbɪznɪs kɑrdz ənd ˈwɛbˌsaɪts fər ðɛm. ðət ʃʊd bi wət ɪz kənˈsɪdərd feɪk nuz: ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪd ˈstɔriz dɪˈzaɪnd fər klɪks. news”” ðət ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈsæˌtaɪər waɪl ðə ˈənjən ɪz ˈɑbviəsli bɛst æt ðɪs geɪm, ðɛr ər ˈəðər ˈwɛbˌsaɪts aʊt ðɛr traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈkɑpi ðə ˈrɛsəpi. ðiz ˈɑrtɪkəlz ər feɪk, ənd ər səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ˈhjumərəs. wən əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈənjən ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz ðɪs jɪr wɑz ““report: ˈgɪtɪŋ aʊt əv bɛd ɪn ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈʃɑrpli ˌɪnˈkrisɪz rɪsk əv θɪŋz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈivɪn worse.”.” ˈklɪrli feɪk, bət nɑt səˈpoʊzd tɪ sim ˈkɑntræst tɪ glass’’ wərk. nuz ðət fɪts ən əˈʤɛndə aɪ wʊd seɪ ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈprɑbləm ðə ˈmidiə ˈkərəntli ˈfeɪsɪz. ðə moʊst ˈrisənt ɪgˈzæmpəl wʊd bi ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈɑrtɪkəl, ərˈɪʤənəli ˈtaɪtəld: ˈhækərz ˈpɛnəˌtreɪtɪd juz. ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti grɪd θru ə juˈtɪləti ɪn vərˈmɑnt, əˈfɪʃəlz say.”.” ðə ˈɔθər gɪt ə ˈkɑmɛnt frəm ðə vərˈmɑnt fəˈsɪlɪti, bət dɪd ˌɪnˈklud kwoʊts frəm ˈnumərəs ˈkɑŋgrəsmɪn hu ˈwɔntɪd tɪ əˈpɪr təf əˈgɛnst ˈrəʃə ənd kənˈtɪnju tɪ sprɛd ə ˈnɛrətɪv ðət ˈrəʃə ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ hɑrm ðə juz. ˈbərlɪŋtən ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈɪʃud ə ˈsteɪtmənt tɪ ˈbərlɪŋtən fri prɛs ðət meɪd ɪt klɪr ðə hoʊl ˈstɔri wɑz ə nothingburger: dɪˈtɛktɪd ðə ˈmælˌwɛr ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈbərlɪŋtən ɪˈlɛktrɪk dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈlæpˌtɑp nɑt kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ɑr grɪd systems.”.” (ˈɛmfəsɪs ərˈɪʤənəl.) ðə poʊst ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli riˈtræktəd ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl, ədˈmɪtɪŋ ðət ˈɪnsədənt ɪz nɑt lɪŋkt tɪ ˈɛni ˈrəʃən ˈgəvərnmənt ˈɛfərt tɪ ˈtərgət ər hæk ðə utility.”.” ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðɛr meɪ nɑt hæv ˈivɪn bɪn ˈmælˌwɛr ɔn ðə ˈlæpˌtɑp ɪn kˈwɛʃən. ðə ˈstɔri wɑz ˈbædli ˌriˈpɔrtəd, bət nɑt ˈhoʊli meɪd əp. ðɪs wɑz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ɪkˈstrimli sˈlɑpi rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ðət əˈpɪrd tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə məʧ əv ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim əˈbaʊt ˈrəʃə. əˈnəðər ˈfeɪməs ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðɪs ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz ɪz ˈroʊlɪŋ ˈɑrtɪkəl əˈbaʊt ən əˈlɛʤd æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv vərˈʤɪnjə. ðə ˈstɔri rɪˈlaɪd ɔn ə ˈsɪŋgəl sɔrs huz teɪl əv ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt fɪt ˈɛvəri ˌprikənˈsivd ˈnoʊʃən ðə author—and, əˈgɛn, ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪʃu: frəˈtərnɪti ˈmɛmbərz ər ˈreɪpɪsts, ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈwɪmən ər ɪn ˈkɑnstənt ˈdeɪnʤər, ənd skulz kɛr. ðə ˈɔθər, səˈbrinə erdely, nɑt ˈoʊnli feɪld tɪ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli kənˈfərm ðə ˈstɔri baɪ ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ðə frɛndz hu wər ðɛr ðə naɪt əv ðə əˈlɛʤd ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈfərm ðə əˈlɛʤd ˈreɪpɪst ˈivɪn ɪgˈzɪstəd. ðə ˈstɔri tərnd aʊt tɪ bi kəmˈplitli wrong—but, əˈgɛn, ɪt ˈhoʊli meɪd əp baɪ ðə ˈɔθər. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ʃi ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd ˈoʊnli wət ʃi ˈnidɪd tɪ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ fɪt hər ˈnɛrətɪv. mɪsˈlidɪŋ nuz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ prəˈmoʊt ə ˈnɛrətɪv ðɪs ɪz sˈlaɪtli ˈdɪfərənt, aɪ wʊd seɪ, frəm ðə ˈpriviəs ðə hækt ðə election”” ˈnɛrətɪv pərˈpɛʧəˌweɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈmidiə ɪz ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ɪgˈzæmpəl. ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈfreɪzɪz laɪk ðɪs, wən kʊd ˈrizənəbli əˈsum ðət ˈgəvərnmənt ˈsəmˌhaʊ hækt ˈɪntu juz. ˈvoʊtɪŋ məˈʃinz ənd ˈɔltərd voʊts ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ hɛlp ˈdɑnəld trəmp wɪn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən. ə ˈrisənt poʊl faʊnd ðət 52 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈæˌkʧuəli bɪˈliv ðɪs (ðoʊ nɑt priˈtɛnd wi ʃʊd stɑrt ˈtrəstɪŋ poʊlz beɪst ɔn haʊ ðeɪ pərˈfɔrmd ɪn 2016 aɪ pɔɪnt ðɪs aʊt ˈmɪrli ɛz ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈænɪkˌdoʊt). ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈrəʃə ““hacking”” ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən tɪ hɛlp trəmp ˈæˌkʧuəli rɪˈfərz tɪ ðə bɪˈlif hɛld baɪ ˈmɛni ˈdɛməˌkræts (ənd səm ɪn juz. ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsiz, ðoʊ soʊ fɑr ðɛr əˈpɪr tɪ bi ˈkɑnkrit ˈɛvədəns əv ðɪs) ðət ˈrəʃən ˈhækərz wər bɪˈhaɪnd ðə lik əv ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈnæʃənəl kəˈmɪti iˈmeɪlz. bət ˈfaʊndər ˈʤuljən həz dɪˈnaɪd ðə kəˈnɛkʃən, ənd soʊ ðə mɔr ˈlaɪkli sɪˈnɛrioʊ naʊ əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ðət ˈhɪləri kæmˈpeɪn ˈʧɛrmən ʤɑn poʊˈdɛstə ˈsɪmpli fɛl fər ə ˈfɪʃɪŋ skæm ðət əˈlaʊd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə iˈmeɪlz. əv kɔrs, ədˈmɪtɪŋ ðət ˈrəʃə meɪ hæv ““hacked”” ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən baɪ ˈsɪmpli riˈlisɪŋ əˈθɛnɪk ˈdiˌɛnˌsi iˈmeɪlz ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkts ðə kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪri ðət ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən wɑz ˈstoʊlən frəm ˈklɪntən baɪ hækt ˈvoʊtɪŋ buθs. ˈfərðər, əˈnəðər ˈmɛθəd baɪ wɪʧ ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə kən priˈtɛnd ðət ðə noʊ weɪ kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ lɔs. ˌɪnˈstɛd ðeɪ bleɪm ˈrəʃə, ɪˈlɛkʃən frɔd, news”” ənd ʤeɪmz dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ kənˈtɪnju ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ˈpraɪvət iˈmeɪl ðə ˈvɛri ril ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət nən əv ðiz θɪŋz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈɪnfluənst ðə ɪˈlɛktərət. hɑrd tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ə ˈfæktəri ˈwərkər ɪn ˈmɪʃɪgən biɪŋ mɔr ˈəpˌsɛt əˈbaʊt ˈdɑnə ˈbrɑzaɪl ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈklɪntən dəˈbeɪt kˈwɛsʧənz ɪn ədˈvæns ðən ðə lɔs əv hɪz ˈlaɪvliˌhʊd du tɪ dˈwɪndəlɪŋ ʤɑbz ər ˈoʊvərˈsiz ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ. bɪˈkəz ðə ˈmidiə wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈkɑnsoʊl ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɪθ kleɪmz əv news,”*,” wi ʃʊd ɔl ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ bɛst tɪ dɪˈsərn bɪtˈwin wət ɪz feɪk ənd wət ɪz sˈlɑpi, mɪsˈlidɪŋ rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ.
es football newsletter enter your email address please enter an email address email address is invalid fill out this field email address is invalid you already have an account. please log in or register with your social account when erik samuelson was dragged to watch wimbledon at plough lane by his son back in 1987 he could scarcely have imagined that almost three decades later he would be masterminding the return to their spiritual home. since then there has been an cup victory, the demise of plough lane, temporary lodgings at park and the move to milton keynes before the rise of wimbledon. now, within the next few weeks, wimbledon will lodge a planning application for a stadium on the site of the current greyhound track in merton, a throw from what used to be plough lane where wimbledon played until 1991. afc are confident they will be successful they should find out if that is the case in the spring and if all goes well they will be playing in the stadium by the start of the season. with a capacity of that could be expanded to if they progress through the leagues, the potential stadium move would complete an astonishing journey. “we started with nothing; no ground, no team, no manager, no kit, no training ground,” said samuelson,’s chief executive. “now in the football league, looking solid and are hoping to build a new ground. the story of the old wimbledon was quite romantic, and it would be romantic for us to come home, to be back in the heart of our community where we belong.” afc are based at stadium with a capacity of and situated six miles from the proposed new home. the swift ascent through the football pyramid is in danger of being stymied by their current ground and the lessons have been learned after the dilapidated state of plough lane eventually led to demise. “the last thing we want is to be as successful as the old club were and then choke to death as the old club did due to the stadium,” said samuelson. the proposals make great play on the potential of coming home to a community where much of the work is still done. the scheme includes plans for 600 homes and it is hoped it will help regenerate the area in much the same manner as move to emirates stadium. yet there are rival plans to expand the greyhound stadium to a seat arena while some local residents have made their objections to’s plans clear. samuelson acknowledges there is a debate to be had but said: “they will continue to make their case but we expect to be successful. “if we are successful we will be improving that particular part of the borough and will be the catalyst for development and improvement around it. “it is about coming back to where our hearts are. wimbledon and merton should have a proper football league team. we did a detailed market survey and there are a huge amount of existingns in the area who come any more, or people who follow the club from merton but have never been. our records show households have been connected to us in one way or another over the last three years. “the percentage of people from merton need to come to give us a decent average gate is not very high. a year from now there could be spades in the ground, and 2017 is frighteningly close.”	ɛs ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈnuzˌlɛtər ˈɛnər jʊr iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs pliz ˈɛnər ən iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs ɪz ˌɪnˈvæləd fɪl aʊt ðɪs fild iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs ɪz ˌɪnˈvæləd ju ɔˈrɛdi hæv ən əˈkaʊnt. pliz lɔg ɪn ər ˈrɛʤɪstər wɪθ jʊr ˈsoʊʃəl əˈkaʊnt wɪn ˈɛrɪk ˈsæmjuəlsən wɑz drægd tɪ wɔʧ ˈwɪmbəldən æt ploʊ leɪn baɪ hɪz sən bæk ɪn 1987 hi kʊd ˈskɛrsli hæv ˌɪˈmæʤənd ðət ˈɔlˌmoʊst θri ˈdɛkeɪdz ˈleɪtər hi wʊd bi ˈmæstərˌmaɪndɪŋ ðə rɪˈtərn tɪ ðɛr ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl hoʊm. sɪns ðɛn ðɛr həz bɪn ən kəp ˈvɪktəri, ðə dɪˈmaɪz əv ploʊ leɪn, ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈlɑʤɪŋz æt pɑrk ənd ðə muv tɪ ˈmɪltən keɪnz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə raɪz əv ˈwɪmbəldən. naʊ, wɪˈθɪn ðə nɛkst fju wiks, ˈwɪmbəldən wɪl lɑʤ ə ˈplænɪŋ ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən fər ə ˈsteɪdiəm ɔn ðə saɪt əv ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈgreɪˌhaʊnd træk ɪn ˈmərtən, ə θroʊ frəm wət juzd tɪ bi ploʊ leɪn wɛr ˈwɪmbəldən pleɪd ənˈtɪl 1991 ər ˈkɑnfədənt ðeɪ wɪl bi səkˈsɛsfəl ðeɪ ʃʊd faɪnd aʊt ɪf ðət ɪz ðə keɪs ɪn ðə spərɪŋ ənd ɪf ɔl goʊz wɛl ðeɪ wɪl bi pleɪɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈsteɪdiəm baɪ ðə stɑrt əv ðə ˈsizən. wɪθ ə kəˈpæsɪti əv ðət kʊd bi ɪkˈspændɪd tɪ ɪf ðeɪ ˈprɑˌgrɛs θru ðə ligz, ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈsteɪdiəm muv wʊd kəmˈplit ən əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ ˈʤərni. ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ ˈnəθɪŋ; noʊ graʊnd, noʊ tim, noʊ ˈmænɪʤər, noʊ kɪt, noʊ ˈtreɪnɪŋ ground,”,” sɛd ˈsæmjuəlsən, ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv. ɪn ðə ˈfʊtˌbɔl lig, ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈsɑləd ənd ər ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ bɪld ə nu graʊnd. ðə ˈstɔri əv ðə oʊld ˈwɪmbəldən wɑz kwaɪt roʊˈmæntɪk, ənd ɪt wʊd bi roʊˈmæntɪk fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ kəm hoʊm, tɪ bi bæk ɪn ðə hɑrt əv ɑr kəmˈjunɪti wɛr wi belong.”.” ər beɪst æt ˈsteɪdiəm wɪθ ə kəˈpæsɪti əv ənd ˈsɪʧuˌeɪtɪd sɪks maɪəlz frəm ðə prəˈpoʊzd nu hoʊm. ðə swɪft əˈsɛnt θru ðə ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈpɪrəmɪd ɪz ɪn ˈdeɪnʤər əv biɪŋ ˈstaɪmid baɪ ðɛr ˈkɑrənt graʊnd ənd ðə ˈlɛsənz hæv bɪn ˈlərnɪd ˈæftər ðə dɪˈlæpəˌdeɪtɪd steɪt əv ploʊ leɪn ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli lɛd tɪ dɪˈmaɪz. læst θɪŋ wi wɔnt ɪz tɪ bi ɛz səkˈsɛsfəl ɛz ðə oʊld kləb wər ənd ðɛn ʧoʊk tɪ dɛθ ɛz ðə oʊld kləb dɪd du tɪ ðə stadium,”,” sɛd ˈsæmjuəlsən. ðə prəˈpoʊzəlz meɪk greɪt pleɪ ɔn ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl əv ˈkəmɪŋ hoʊm tɪ ə kəmˈjunɪti wɛr məʧ əv ðə wərk ɪz stɪl dən. ðə skim ˌɪnˈkludz plænz fər 600 hoʊmz ənd ɪt ɪz hoʊpt ɪt wɪl hɛlp riˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ðə ˈɛriə ɪn məʧ ðə seɪm ˈmænər ɛz muv tɪ ˈɛmərˌeɪts ˈsteɪdiəm. jɛt ðɛr ər ˈraɪvəl plænz tɪ ɪkˈspænd ðə ˈgreɪˌhaʊnd ˈsteɪdiəm tɪ ə sit ərˈinə waɪl səm ˈloʊkəl ˈrɛzɪdənts hæv meɪd ðɛr əˈbʤɛkʃənz tɪ plænz klɪr. ˈsæmjuəlsən ækˈnɑlɪʤɪz ðɛr ɪz ə dəˈbeɪt tɪ bi hæd bət sɛd: wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ meɪk ðɛr keɪs bət wi ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ bi səkˈsɛsfəl. wi ər səkˈsɛsfəl wi wɪl bi ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ðət ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr pɑrt əv ðə bəroʊ ənd wɪl bi ðə ˈkætəˌlɪst fər dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd ˌɪmˈpruvmənt əraʊnd ɪt. ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈkəmɪŋ bæk tɪ wɛr ɑr hɑrts ər. ˈwɪmbəldən ənd ˈmərtən ʃʊd hæv ə ˈprɑpər ˈfʊtˌbɔl lig tim. wi dɪd ə dɪˈteɪld ˈmɑrkɪt ˈsərˌveɪ ənd ðɛr ər ə juʤ əˈmaʊnt əv ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ fænz ɪn ðə ˈɛriə hu kəm ˈɛni mɔr, ər ˈpipəl hu ˈfɑloʊ ðə kləb frəm ˈmərtən bət hæv ˈnɛvər bɪn. ɑr ˈrɛkərdz ʃoʊ ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz hæv bɪn kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ɪn wən weɪ ər əˈnəðər ˈoʊvər ðə læst θri jɪrz. pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈpipəl frəm ˈmərtən nid tɪ kəm tɪ gɪv ˈjuˈɛs ə ˈdisənt ˈævərɪʤ geɪt ɪz nɑt ˈvɛri haɪ. ə jɪr frəm naʊ ðɛr kʊd bi speɪdz ɪn ðə graʊnd, ənd 2017 ɪz ˈfraɪtənɪŋli close.”.”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 we break down some of the most ways to improve your creative process, from your monitoring system to adding affordable new tools to your setup. it’s all too easy to fall into the trap of thinking you need to spend a lot of money to make good music. the truth, as thomas cox explained in his recent attack column, is that expensive gear matter so much as good ideas and creativity. tempting to think that spending thousands on new and drum machines will automatically make your music better or that you just make good music until you buy that fancy new piece of hardware but that have to be the case. nevertheless, sometimes you do need a little something to your creativity, force you down a new direction or just improve your ability to get the most out of what you already have. the great news is that there are plenty of cheap ways to do exactly that. improving your workflow on a budget could be as simple as downloading a free piece of software, improving your studio setup or simply rethinking part of your approach. not always the most glamorous options, but glamour alone never produced a great track. join us as we run through some of the most affordable ways to and refine your creative process… free where better to start than with the cheapest option of all? the old adage may tell us that no such thing as a free lunch, but the sole exception to that rule might be in the digital world. the landscape is wide and varied, with much publicity given to the latest and greatest instruments and effects from the big players. often but not always commercial software companies can afford to employ the best designers to create the interfaces, or hook up with hardware manufacturers to deliver an ‘authorised’ emulation. however, there are also some fantastic cheap (or entirely free) options. here are some of our favourites: togu audio line (tal) is now best known for its excellent roland and emulations, but the company began life making free. the pick of the bunch are the and effect. quite as realistic as the paid emulation, but still a great in its own right. is exactly the same as the excellent chorus in u-no-lx. for anyone into classic analogue sounds, and available for both mac and pc. melda is a huge package of tools and utilities in windows and mac and au formats. the range of filters, modulation effects and dynamics tools on offer is fairly straightforward, but these effects offer a useful addition to the standard found in your daw. for pc users, the variety of sound collection offers a similar collection of eqs, reverbs, tape emulation and more. e-phonic’s 4 is a very affordable drumesis tool for mac and pc, but if your even more limited (and on a pc) then version 3 is the way to go still available as donationware. there are now hundreds of free instruments, effects and sample packs on the market, but one important thing to remember: not all of them are any good! fall into the trap of thinking more in your menu must be better. remember that sometimes too much choice can be just as bad as not enough. related 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 wi breɪk daʊn səm əv ðə moʊst weɪz tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv jʊr kriˈeɪtɪv ˈprɔˌsɛs, frəm jʊr ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ˈsɪstəm tɪ ˈædɪŋ əˈfɔrdəbəl nu tulz tɪ jʊr ˈsɛˌtəp. ɔl tu ˈizi tɪ fɔl ˈɪntu ðə træp əv ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ju nid tɪ spɛnd ə lɔt əv ˈməni tɪ meɪk gʊd mˈjuzɪk. ðə truθ, ɛz ˈtɑməs kɑks ɪkˈspleɪnd ɪn hɪz ˈrisənt əˈtæk ˈkɑləm, ɪz ðət ɪkˈspɛnsɪv gɪr ˈmætər soʊ məʧ ɛz gʊd aɪˈdiəz ənd ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti. ˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ θɪŋk ðət ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈθaʊzənz ɔn nu ənd drəm məˈʃinz wɪl ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli meɪk jʊr mˈjuzɪk ˈbɛtər ər ðət ju ʤɪst meɪk gʊd mˈjuzɪk ənˈtɪl ju baɪ ðət ˈfænsi nu pis əv ˈhɑrdˌwɛr bət ðət hæv tɪ bi ðə keɪs. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ju du nid ə ˈlɪtəl ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ jʊr ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti, fɔrs ju daʊn ə nu dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ər ʤɪst ˌɪmˈpruv jʊr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ gɪt ðə moʊst aʊt əv wət ju ɔˈrɛdi hæv. ðə greɪt nuz ɪz ðət ðɛr ər ˈplɛnti əv ʧip weɪz tɪ du ɪgˈzæktli ðət. ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ jʊr ˈwərkˌfloʊ ɔn ə ˈbəʤɪt kʊd bi ɛz ˈsɪmpəl ɛz ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪŋ ə fri pis əv ˈsɔfˌwɛr, ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ jʊr ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈsɛˌtəp ər ˈsɪmpli riˈθɪŋkɪŋ pɑrt əv jʊr əˈproʊʧ. nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz ðə moʊst ˈglæmərəs ˈɔpʃənz, bət ˈglæmər əˈloʊn ˈnɛvər prəˈdust ə greɪt træk. ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs ɛz wi rən θru səm əv ðə moʊst əˈfɔrdəbəl weɪz tɪ ənd rɪˈfaɪn jʊr kriˈeɪtɪv process…… fri wɛr ˈbɛtər tɪ stɑrt ðən wɪθ ðə ˈʧipəst ˈɔpʃən əv ɔl? ðə oʊld ˈædəʤ meɪ tɛl ˈjuˈɛs ðət noʊ səʧ θɪŋ ɛz ə fri lənʧ, bət ðə soʊl ɪkˈsɛpʃən tɪ ðət rul maɪt bi ɪn ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl wərld. ðə ˈlænˌskeɪp ɪz waɪd ənd ˈvɛrid, wɪθ məʧ pəˈblɪsɪti ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ðə ˈleɪtəst ənd ˈgreɪtəst ˈɪnstrəmənts ənd ˈifɛkts frəm ðə bɪg pleɪərz. ˈɔfən bət nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz kəˈmərʃəl ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈkəmpəˌniz kən əˈfɔrd tɪ ɪmˈplɔɪ ðə bɛst dɪˈzaɪnərz tɪ kriˈeɪt ðə ˈɪnərˌfeɪsɪz, ər hʊk əp wɪθ ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ən ‘‘authorised’’ ˌɛmjəˈleɪʃən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ səm fænˈtæstɪk ʧip (ər ɪnˈtaɪərli fri) ˈɔpʃənz. hir ər səm əv ɑr favourites: ˈɑdiˌoʊ laɪn (tɑl) ɪz naʊ bɛst noʊn fər ɪts ˈɛksələnt ˈroʊlənd ənd emulations, bət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni bɪˈgæn laɪf ˈmeɪkɪŋ fri. ðə pɪk əv ðə bənʧ ər ðə ənd ˈifɛkt. kwaɪt ɛz ˌriəˈlɪstɪk ɛz ðə peɪd ˌɛmjəˈleɪʃən, bət stɪl ə greɪt ɪn ɪts oʊn raɪt. ɪz ɪgˈzæktli ðə seɪm ɛz ðə ˈɛksələnt ˈkɔrəs ɪn u-no-lx. fər ˈɛniˌwən ˈɪntu ˈklæsɪk ˈænəˌlɔg saʊnz, ənd əˈveɪləbəl fər boʊθ mæk ənd ˈpiˈsi. ɪz ə juʤ ˈpækɪʤ əv tulz ənd juˈtɪlətiz ɪn ˈwɪndoʊz ənd mæk ənd oʊ ˈfɔrˌmæts. ðə reɪnʤ əv ˈfɪltərz, ˌmɑʤəˈleɪʃən ˈifɛkts ənd daɪˈnæmɪks tulz ɔn ˈɔfər ɪz ˈfɛrli ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd, bət ðiz ˈifɛkts ˈɔfər ə ˈjusfəl əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈstændərd faʊnd ɪn jʊr dɔ. fər ˈpiˈsi ˈjuzərz, ðə vərˈaɪəti əv saʊnd kəˈlɛkʃən ˈɔfərz ə ˈsɪmələr kəˈlɛkʃən əv eqs, reverbs, teɪp ˌɛmjəˈleɪʃən ənd mɔr. 4 ɪz ə ˈvɛri əˈfɔrdəbəl drəm ˈsɪnθəsəs tul fər mæk ənd ˈpiˈsi, bət ɪf jʊr ˈivɪn mɔr ˈlɪmɪtɪd (ənd ɔn ə ˈpiˈsi) ðɛn ˈvərʒən 3 ɪz ðə weɪ tɪ goʊ stɪl əˈveɪləbəl ɛz donationware. ðɛr ər naʊ ˈhənərdz əv fri ˈɪnstrəmənts, ˈifɛkts ənd ˈsæmpəl pæks ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt, bət wən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋ tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər: nɑt ɔl əv ðɛm ər ˈɛni gʊd! fɔl ˈɪntu ðə træp əv ˈθɪŋkɪŋ mɔr ɪn jʊr ˈmɛnju məst bi ˈbɛtər. rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz tu məʧ ʧɔɪs kən bi ʤɪst ɛz bæd ɛz nɑt ɪˈnəf. rɪˈleɪtɪd 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
there’s no such thing as “books for boys” and “books for girls.” but because is a cultural phenomenon, brought on by social beliefs that there are inherent and important differences between boys and girls, impossible to escape those ideas. this is why adults continue to lament the lack of books “for boys” in the world. why there are continuous articles and think pieces about what happened to the books “for boys” in kid lit. even the most well-meaning, adults fall into this trap, believing that the boys are being left behind and that girls and girl interests “dominate” the book world. but what does it mean for a book to be “for boys?” is it a male author? is it a male main character? is it a book that appeals to the interests of boys specifically, whatever those are? today, amazon released their 2014 titles. take a look at what the hits in kids and teens were. it’s a nice mix of books for very young readers, as well as books for those who are older teen readers. me where the women are dominating here? if we were to break down the books by gender which is subjective and ridiculous, but going to do it then we could note that male authors constituted 11 of the 20 authors on the list. there were 7 female authors listed and there were two books from scholastic, with no authorship attached. i did not count kathryn limbaugh because the books selling on her authorship in the least all rush), and i did not count michael chamberlain because a narrator, not the writer. if you rolled the books into the male author category, which makes sense since is a “boy” thing, then show 13 “books for boys” and 7 “books for girls.” but wait! veronica four about a female character. a collection of short stories about four, a main male character in her divergent series. so move that book over to the “books for boys” category, too. now up to 14 “books for boys” and 6 “books for girls.” if going to play by that game, too, then r. j. the julian chapter is also a “book for boys,” since the main character is a boy and featured on the cover. since hollow city has a girl on the cover, despite being written by a male author, is it a “book for boys” or is it a “book for girls?” i guess because grey and spooky looking and the girl really there she has a hole through her! then maybe fine as a “book for boys” title. remember when people talked about how ya was? take a moment to check out the ya book covers featured. of the “books for girls” segment of the ya titles, just one book features a girl in a big, fancy dress. the other “books for girls” covers feature a back of a girl and her long braid, and two feature a cast of characters, so not just a girl or group of girls. and what of that frozen book? frozen about girls? interesting to see that the frozen title most frequently purchased by amazon customers feature elsa or anna prominently, but olaf. what if we looked at the ways that the books are coded? are there more “girl books” by appearance or more “boy books?” even cinder, which features a girl on it, coded as a feminine read. dark, no face nor body squarely on it, and the font particularly gender friendly one way or another. it’s mad to try to label books or fit them into gender boxes. more, mad to insist that a hole in the book market for boys because simply not true. a choice to suggest otherwise. so, where are the “books for boys?” buying them. sign up to today in books to receive daily news and miscellany from the world of books. thank you for signing up! keep an eye on your inbox. by signing up you agree to our terms of service	there’s* noʊ səʧ θɪŋ ɛz fər boys”” ənd fər girls.”.” bət bɪˈkəz ɪz ə ˈkəlʧərəl fəˈnɑməˌnɑn, brɔt ɔn baɪ ˈsoʊʃəl bɪˈlifs ðət ðɛr ər ˌɪnˈhɛrənt ənd ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈdɪfərənsɪz bɪtˈwin bɔɪz ənd gərlz, ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ɪˈskeɪp ðoʊz aɪˈdiəz. ðɪs ɪz waɪ ˈædəlts kənˈtɪnju tɪ ləˈmɛnt ðə læk əv bʊks boys”” ɪn ðə wərld. waɪ ðɛr ər kənˈtɪnjuəs ˈɑrtɪkəlz ənd θɪŋk ˈpisɪz əˈbaʊt wət ˈhæpənd tɪ ðə bʊks boys”” ɪn kɪd lɪt. ˈivɪn ðə moʊst well-meaning, ˈædəlts fɔl ˈɪntu ðɪs træp, bɪˈlivɪŋ ðət ðə bɔɪz ər biɪŋ lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd ənd ðət gərlz ənd gərl ˈɪntərɪsts ““dominate”” ðə bʊk wərld. bət wət dɪz ɪt min fər ə bʊk tɪ bi boys?”?” ɪz ɪt ə meɪl ˈɔθər? ɪz ɪt ə meɪl meɪn ˈkɛrɪktər? ɪz ɪt ə bʊk ðət əˈpilz tɪ ðə ˈɪntərɪsts əv bɔɪz spəˈsɪfɪkli, ˌwəˈtɛvər ðoʊz ər? təˈdeɪ, ˈæməˌzɑn riˈlist ðɛr 2014 ˈtaɪtəlz. teɪk ə lʊk æt wət ðə hɪts ɪn kɪdz ənd tinz wər. ə nis mɪks əv bʊks fər ˈvɛri jəŋ ˈridərz, ɛz wɛl ɛz bʊks fər ðoʊz hu ər ˈoʊldər tin ˈridərz. mi wɛr ðə ˈwɪmən ər ˈdɑməˌneɪtɪŋ hir? ɪf wi wər tɪ breɪk daʊn ðə bʊks baɪ ˈʤɛndər wɪʧ ɪz səˈbʤɛktɪv ənd rɪˈdɪkjələs, bət goʊɪŋ tɪ du ɪt ðɛn wi kʊd noʊt ðət meɪl ˈɔθərz ˈkɑnstəˌtutəd 11 əv ðə 20 ˈɔθərz ɔn ðə lɪst. ðɛr wər 7 ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈɔθərz ˈlɪstɪd ənd ðɛr wər tu bʊks frəm skəˈlæstɪk, wɪθ noʊ ˈɔθərˌʃɪp əˈtæʧt. aɪ dɪd nɑt kaʊnt ˈkæθrɪn ˈlɪmˌbɔ bɪˈkəz ðə bʊks ˈsɛlɪŋ ɔn hər ˈɔθərˌʃɪp ɪn ðə list ɔl rəʃ), ənd aɪ dɪd nɑt kaʊnt ˈmaɪkəl ˈʧeɪmbərlɪn bɪˈkəz ə ˈnɛreɪtər, nɑt ðə ˈraɪtər. ɪf ju roʊld ðə bʊks ˈɪntu ðə meɪl ˈɔθər ˈkætəˌgɔri, wɪʧ meɪks sɛns sɪns ɪz ə ““boy”” θɪŋ, ðɛn ʃoʊ 13 fər boys”” ənd 7 fər girls.”.” bət weɪt! vərˈɑnɪkə fɔr əˈbaʊt ə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈkɛrɪktər. ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv ʃɔrt ˈstɔriz əˈbaʊt fɔr, ə meɪn meɪl ˈkɛrɪktər ɪn hər dɪˈvərʤənt ˈsɪriz. soʊ muv ðət bʊk ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə fər boys”” ˈkætəˌgɔri, tu. naʊ əp tɪ 14 fər boys”” ənd 6 fər girls.”.” ɪf goʊɪŋ tɪ pleɪ baɪ ðət geɪm, tu, ðɛn ɑr. ʤeɪ. ðə ˈʤuljən ˈʧæptər ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə fər boys,”,” sɪns ðə meɪn ˈkɛrɪktər ɪz ə bɔɪ ənd ˈfiʧərd ɔn ðə ˈkəvər. sɪns ˈhɑloʊ ˈsɪti həz ə gərl ɔn ðə ˈkəvər, dɪˈspaɪt biɪŋ ˈrɪtən baɪ ə meɪl ˈɔθər, ɪz ɪt ə fər boys”” ər ɪz ɪt ə fər girls?”?” aɪ gɛs bɪˈkəz greɪ ənd ˈspuki ˈlʊkɪŋ ənd ðə gərl ˈrɪli ðɛr ʃi həz ə hoʊl θru hər! ðɛn ˈmeɪbi faɪn ɛz ə fər boys”” ˈtaɪtəl. rɪˈmɛmbər wɪn ˈpipəl tɔkt əˈbaʊt haʊ jɑ wɑz? teɪk ə ˈmoʊmənt tɪ ʧɛk aʊt ðə jɑ bʊk ˈkəvərz ˈfiʧərd. əv ðə fər girls”” ˌsɛgˈmɛnt əv ðə jɑ ˈtaɪtəlz, ʤɪst wən bʊk ˈfiʧərz ə gərl ɪn ə bɪg, ˈfænsi drɛs. ðə ˈəðər fər girls”” ˈkəvərz ˈfiʧər ə bæk əv ə gərl ənd hər lɔŋ breɪd, ənd tu ˈfiʧər ə kæst əv ˈkɛrɪktərz, soʊ nɑt ʤɪst ə gərl ər grup əv gərlz. ənd wət əv ðət ˈfroʊzən bʊk? ˈfroʊzən əˈbaʊt gərlz? ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ si ðət ðə ˈfroʊzən ˈtaɪtəl moʊst ˈfrikwɛntli ˈpərʧəst baɪ ˈæməˌzɑn ˈkəstəmərz ˈfiʧər ˈɛlsə ər ˈænə ˈprɑmənəntli, bət ˈoʊlɑf. wət ɪf wi lʊkt æt ðə weɪz ðət ðə bʊks ər ˈkoʊdɪd? ər ðɛr mɔr books”” baɪ əˈpɪrəns ər mɔr books?”?” ˈivɪn ˈsɪndər, wɪʧ ˈfiʧərz ə gərl ɔn ɪt, ˈkoʊdɪd ɛz ə ˈfɛmənən rɛd. dɑrk, noʊ feɪs nɔr ˈbɑdi skˈwɛrli ɔn ɪt, ənd ðə fɑnt ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈʤɛndər ˈfrɛndli wən weɪ ər əˈnəðər. mæd tɪ traɪ tɪ ˈleɪbəl bʊks ər fɪt ðɛm ˈɪntu ˈʤɛndər ˈbɑksɪz. mɔr, mæd tɪ ˌɪnˈsɪst ðət ə hoʊl ɪn ðə bʊk ˈmɑrkɪt fər bɔɪz bɪˈkəz ˈsɪmpli nɑt tru. ə ʧɔɪs tɪ səˈʤɛst ˈəðərˌwaɪz. soʊ, wɛr ər ðə fər boys?”?” baɪɪŋ ðɛm. saɪn əp tɪ təˈdeɪ ɪn bʊks tɪ rɪˈsiv ˈdeɪli nuz ənd ˈmɪsəˌleɪni frəm ðə wərld əv bʊks. θæŋk ju fər ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp! kip ən aɪ ɔn jʊr inbox*. baɪ ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp ju əˈgri tɪ ɑr tərmz əv ˈsərvɪs
nano-hologram paves way for integration of into everyday electronics (w/video) news) an research team has created the world's thinnest hologram, paving the way towards the integration of into everyday electronics like smart phones, computers and tvs (nature communications, holograms based on a topological insulator material"). interactive holograms are a staple of science fiction - from star wars to avatar - but the challenge for scientists trying to turn them into reality is developing holograms that are thin enough to work with modern electronics. now a pioneering team led by university's distinguished professor min gu has designed a that is simple to make, can be seen without goggles and is 1000 times thinner than a human hair. "conventional computer-generated holograms are too big for electronic devices but our hologram overcomes those size barriers," gu said. "our is also fabricated using a simple and fast direct laser writing system, which makes our design suitable for large-scale uses and mass manufacture. "integrating into everyday electronics would make screen size irrelevant - a hologram can display a wealth of data that doesn't neatly fit on a phone or watch. "from medical diagnostics to education, data storage, defence and cyber security, has the potential to transform a range of industries and this research brings that revolution one critical step closer." conventional holograms modulate the phase of light to give the illusion of three-dimensional depth. but to generate enough phase shifts, those holograms need to be at the thickness of optical wavelengths. the research team, working with the beijing institute of technology (bit), has broken this thickness limit with a 25 hologram based on a topological insulator material - a novel quantum material that holds the low refractive index in the surface layer but the refractive index in the bulk. the topological insulator thin film acts as an intrinsic optical resonant cavity, which can enhance the phase shifts for holographic imaging. dr yue, who the paper with xue, said: "the next stage for this research will be developing a rigid thin film that could be laid onto an screen to enable holographic display. "this involves shrinking our's pixel size, making it at least 10 times smaller.	nano-hologram* peɪvz weɪ fər ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən əv ˈɪntu ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks (w/video*) nuz) ən ˈrisərʧ tim həz kriˈeɪtɪd ðə wərldz ˈθɪnɪst ˈhɔloʊˌgræm, ˈpeɪvɪŋ ðə weɪ təˈwɔrdz ðə ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən əv ˈɪntu ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks laɪk smɑrt foʊnz, kəmˈpjutərz ənd ˈtiˈviz (ˈneɪʧər kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz, ˈhɔloʊˌgræmz beɪst ɔn ə təpəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈɪnsəˌleɪtər məˈtɪriəl"). ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˈhɔloʊˌgræmz ər ə ˈsteɪpəl əv saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən frəm stɑr wɔrz tɪ ˈævəˌtɑr bət ðə ˈʧælənʤ fər ˈsaɪəntɪsts traɪɪŋ tɪ tərn ðɛm ˈɪntu ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈhɔloʊˌgræmz ðət ər θɪn ɪˈnəf tɪ wərk wɪθ ˈmɑdərn ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks. naʊ ə ˌpaɪəˈnɪrɪŋ tim lɛd baɪ ˌjunəˈvərsətiz dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt prəˈfɛsər mɪn gu həz dɪˈzaɪnd ə ðət ɪz ˈsɪmpəl tɪ meɪk, kən bi sin wɪˈθaʊt ˈgɑgəlz ənd ɪz 1000 taɪmz ˈθɪnər ðən ə ˈjumən hɛr. "kənˈvɛnʃənəl kəmˈpjutərˈʤɛnərˌeɪtəd ˈhɔloʊˌgræmz ər tu bɪg fər ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk dɪˈvaɪsɪz bət ɑr ˈhɔloʊˌgræm ˈoʊvərˌkəmz ðoʊz saɪz ˈbɛriərz," gu sɛd. "ɑr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈsɪmpəl ənd fæst dɪˈrɛkt ˈleɪzər ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm, wɪʧ meɪks ɑr dɪˈzaɪn ˈsutəbəl fər ˈlɑrʤˌskeɪl ˈjuzɪz ənd mæs ˌmænjəˈfækʧər. "ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks wʊd meɪk skrin saɪz ˌɪˈrɛləvənt ə ˈhɔloʊˌgræm kən dɪˈspleɪ ə wɛlθ əv ˈdætə ðət ˈdəzənt ˈnitli fɪt ɔn ə foʊn ər wɔʧ. "frəm ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌdaɪəgˈnɑstɪks tɪ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ˈdætə ˈstɔrɪʤ, dɪˈfɛns ənd ˈsaɪbər sɪˈkjʊrəti, həz ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ ˈtrænsfɔrm ə reɪnʤ əv ˈɪndəstriz ənd ðɪs ˈrisərʧ brɪŋz ðət ˌrɛvəˈluʃən wən ˈkrɪtɪkəl stɛp ˈkloʊzər." kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈhɔloʊˌgræmz ˈmɔʤuleɪt ðə feɪz əv laɪt tɪ gɪv ðə ˌɪˈluʒən əv θˌrizdɪˈmɛnʃənəl dɛpθ. bət tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ɪˈnəf feɪz ʃɪfts, ðoʊz ˈhɔloʊˌgræmz nid tɪ bi æt ðə ˈθɪknəs əv ˈɑptɪkəl ˈweɪvˌlɛŋθs. ðə ˈrisərʧ tim, ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi (bɪt), həz ˈbroʊkən ðɪs ˈθɪknəs ˈlɪmət wɪθ ə 25 ˈhɔloʊˌgræm beɪst ɔn ə təpəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈɪnsəˌleɪtər məˈtɪriəl ə ˈnɑvəl kˈwɑntəm məˈtɪriəl ðət hoʊldz ðə loʊ rəˈfræktɪv ˈɪndɛks ɪn ðə ˈsərfəs leɪər bət ðə rəˈfræktɪv ˈɪndɛks ɪn ðə bəlk. ðə təpəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈɪnsəˌleɪtər θɪn fɪlm ækts ɛz ən ˌɪnˈtrɪnsɪk ˈɑptɪkəl ˈrɛzənənt ˈkævəti, wɪʧ kən ɛnˈhæns ðə feɪz ʃɪfts fər ˌhɔloʊˈgræfɪk ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ. ˈdɑktər ju, hu ðə ˈpeɪpər wɪθ zu, sɛd: "ðə nɛkst steɪʤ fər ðɪs ˈrisərʧ wɪl bi dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ə ˈrɪʤɪd θɪn fɪlm ðət kʊd bi leɪd ˈɔntu ən skrin tɪ ɪˈneɪbəl ˌhɔloʊˈgræfɪk dɪˈspleɪ. "ðɪs ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ʃˈrɪŋkɪŋ ɑr ˈpɪksəl saɪz, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt æt list 10 taɪmz sˈmɔlər.
orchard park, n.y. the script for the buffalo bills' week 15 game against the green bay packers was supposed to go something like this: aaron rodgers would lead an unstoppable offense into ralph wilson stadium and continue on his pace. the packers would head back to wisconsin with a winning streak, leaving the bills' final two games as a formality on the way to their straight season without the playoffs. but the bills flipped the script. rodgers not only wasn't his self, he was reduced to a pedestrian final stat line of 17 of 42 for 185 yards, zero touchdowns, two interceptions and a fumble. the bills came up with big plays on defense and special teams (a punt return for touchdown), and it was just enough to give the bills' a win and their first season since 2004. » game recap \| just when the bills looked dead in the water, they were able to a team many consider to be a favorite for the super bowl. they held rodgers to zero touchdowns and two interceptions, something no other team has done to him in his entire career. he finished with the worst quarterback rating of his career. for those counting at home, the bills have now limited peyton manning and rodgers to a combined zero touchdowns and four interceptions the last two weeks. the bills' offense was still less than impressive, but the defense is good enough to steal wins, and they did it again on sunday. 1. kyle orton struggles while rodgers' struggles were somewhat unexpected, kyle struggles weren't a surprise. even against a packers' defense that seemed beatable, orton completed just 14 of his 27 passes for 158 yards, no touchdowns and one interception. his string of terrible games continues. 2. gilmore dominates part of the reason the bills were able to shutdown rodgers was because of how effective their were. gilmore in particular was outstanding, blanketing jordy nelson at times and making it tough for rodgers to connect on plays down the field. gilmore gets criticized by fans often, but he has the look of a shutdown corner on sunday. corey graham wasn't too bad, either. 3. bills run defense looks vulnerable a week after allowing c.j. anderson to rush for three touchdowns, the bills allowed over 150 yards rushing on sunday. eddie lacy often had huge holes to run through and piled up 108 yards from scrimmage. the bills were able to escape with a win, but the run defense is starting to look beatable. 4. special teams comes through despite kickoff specialist jordan gay booting a kickoff out of bounds, the bills had an excellent day on special teams. marcus thigpen returned a punt for a touchdown, and mario williams blocked a field goal. the bills needed to score points in unconventional ways, and that's exactly what they did sunday. 5. penalties still an issue the bills again had a tough time staying out of trouble. they were penalized 10 times a week after taking 11 penalties against the broncos. this time, the penalties didn't come back to bite them, but it's still something buffalo needs to get cleaned up.	ˈɔrʧərd pɑrk, n.y. ðə skrɪpt fər ðə ˈbəfəˌloʊ bɪlz' wik 15 geɪm əˈgɛnst ðə grin beɪ ˈpækərz wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ goʊ ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs: ˈɛrən ˈrɑʤərz wʊd lɛd ən ənˈstɑpəbəl əˈfɛns ˈɪntu rælf ˈwɪlsən ˈsteɪdiəm ənd kənˈtɪnju ɔn hɪz peɪs. ðə ˈpækərz wʊd hɛd bæk tɪ wɪˈskɑnsən wɪθ ə ˈwɪnɪŋ strik, ˈlivɪŋ ðə bɪlz' ˈfaɪnəl tu geɪmz ɛz ə fɔrˈmæləti ɔn ðə weɪ tɪ ðɛr streɪt ˈsizən wɪˈθaʊt ðə pleɪɔfs. bət ðə bɪlz flɪpt ðə skrɪpt. ˈrɑʤərz nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈwəzənt hɪz sɛlf, hi wɑz rɪˈdust tɪ ə pəˈdɛstriən ˈfaɪnəl stæt laɪn əv 17 əv 42 fər 185 jɑrdz, ˈziroʊ ˈtəʧˌdaʊnz, tu ˌɪnərˈsɛpʃənz ənd ə ˈfəmbəl. ðə bɪlz keɪm əp wɪθ bɪg pleɪz ɔn dɪˈfɛns ənd ˈspɛʃəl timz (ə pənt rɪˈtərn fər ˈtəʧˌdaʊn), ənd ɪt wɑz ʤɪst ɪˈnəf tɪ gɪv ðə bɪlz' ə wɪn ənd ðɛr fərst ˈsizən sɪns 2004 geɪm ˈriˌkæp ʤɪst wɪn ðə bɪlz lʊkt dɛd ɪn ðə ˈwɔtər, ðeɪ wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ə tim ˈmɛni kənˈsɪdər tɪ bi ə ˈfeɪvərɪt fər ðə ˈsupər boʊl. ðeɪ hɛld ˈrɑʤərz tɪ ˈziroʊ ˈtəʧˌdaʊnz ənd tu ˌɪnərˈsɛpʃənz, ˈsəmθɪŋ noʊ ˈəðər tim həz dən tɪ ɪm ɪn hɪz ɪnˈtaɪər kərɪr. hi ˈfɪnɪʃt wɪθ ðə wərst kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ˈreɪtɪŋ əv hɪz kərɪr. fər ðoʊz ˈkaʊntɪŋ æt hoʊm, ðə bɪlz hæv naʊ ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈpeɪtən ˈmænɪŋ ənd ˈrɑʤərz tɪ ə kəmˈbaɪnd ˈziroʊ ˈtəʧˌdaʊnz ənd fɔr ˌɪnərˈsɛpʃənz ðə læst tu wiks. ðə bɪlz' əˈfɛns wɑz stɪl lɛs ðən ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv, bət ðə dɪˈfɛns ɪz gʊd ɪˈnəf tɪ stil wɪnz, ənd ðeɪ dɪd ɪt əˈgɛn ɔn ˈsənˌdi. 1 kaɪl ˈɔrtən ˈstrəgəlz waɪl ˈrɑʤərz' ˈstrəgəlz wər ˈsəmˈwət ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd, kaɪl ˈstrəgəlz wərənt ə səˈpraɪz. ˈivɪn əˈgɛnst ə ˈpækərz' dɪˈfɛns ðət simd beatable, ˈɔrtən kəmˈplitɪd ʤɪst 14 əv hɪz 27 ˈpæsɪz fər 158 jɑrdz, noʊ ˈtəʧˌdaʊnz ənd wən ˌɪnərˈsɛpʃən. hɪz strɪŋ əv ˈtɛrəbəl geɪmz kənˈtɪnjuz. 2 ˈgɪlmɔr ˈdɑməˌneɪts pɑrt əv ðə ˈrizən ðə bɪlz wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈʃətˌdaʊn ˈrɑʤərz wɑz bɪˈkəz əv haʊ ˈifɛktɪv ðɛr wər. ˈgɪlmɔr ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr wɑz ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ, ˈblæŋkətɪŋ ˈʤɔrdi ˈnɛlsən æt taɪmz ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt təf fər ˈrɑʤərz tɪ kəˈnɛkt ɔn pleɪz daʊn ðə fild. ˈgɪlmɔr gɪts ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd baɪ fænz ˈɔfən, bət hi həz ðə lʊk əv ə ˈʃətˌdaʊn ˈkɔrnər ɔn ˈsənˌdi. ˈkɔri græm ˈwəzənt tu bæd, ˈiðər. 3 bɪlz rən dɪˈfɛns lʊks ˈvəlnərəbəl ə wik ˈæftər əˈlaʊɪŋ c.j. ˈændərsən tɪ rəʃ fər θri ˈtəʧˌdaʊnz, ðə bɪlz əˈlaʊd ˈoʊvər 150 jɑrdz ˈrəʃɪŋ ɔn ˈsənˌdi. ˈɛdi ˈleɪsi ˈɔfən hæd juʤ hoʊlz tɪ rən θru ənd paɪld əp 108 jɑrdz frəm ˈskrɪmɪʤ. ðə bɪlz wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ɪˈskeɪp wɪθ ə wɪn, bət ðə rən dɪˈfɛns ɪz ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ lʊk beatable. 4 ˈspɛʃəl timz kəmz θru dɪˈspaɪt ˈkɪˌkɔf ˈspɛʃəlɪst ˈʤɔrdən geɪ ˈbutɪŋ ə ˈkɪˌkɔf aʊt əv baʊndz, ðə bɪlz hæd ən ˈɛksələnt deɪ ɔn ˈspɛʃəl timz. ˈmɑrkəs ˈθɪgpən rɪˈtərnd ə pənt fər ə ˈtəʧˌdaʊn, ənd ˈmɑrioʊ ˈwɪljəmz blɑkt ə fild goʊl. ðə bɪlz ˈnidɪd tɪ skɔr pɔɪnts ɪn ˌənkənˈvɛnʃənəl weɪz, ənd ðæts ɪgˈzæktli wət ðeɪ dɪd ˈsənˌdi. 5 ˈpɛnəltiz stɪl ən ˈɪʃu ðə bɪlz əˈgɛn hæd ə təf taɪm steɪɪŋ aʊt əv ˈtrəbəl. ðeɪ wər ˈpinəˌlaɪzd 10 taɪmz ə wik ˈæftər ˈteɪkɪŋ 11 ˈpɛnəltiz əˈgɛnst ðə ˈbrɑŋkoʊz. ðɪs taɪm, ðə ˈpɛnəltiz ˈdɪdənt kəm bæk tɪ baɪt ðɛm, bət ɪts stɪl ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈbəfəˌloʊ nidz tɪ gɪt klind əp.
we’re three games into the nba finals, and everything is upside down. the whole world told us to get ready for a veritable repeat of spurs-heat, but this is more heat-mavericks. the warriors look frozen and lost. the are wreaking havoc with killer defense and one great player making history on offense, and though it seems to be working to perfection, it quite seem real. is lebron seriously averaging 41 points, 12 boards, and eight assists in 47 minutes a game? is this real life? is matthew a real person? when did the nba finals turn into fan fiction? this series is great because completely baffling. but if trying to understand how we got here, go back to the 2011 finals. in that series, we watched one of the most incredible upsets the nba has ever seen, and it came with a performance that changed one legacy forever. but as much as anything dirk did, the reason the mavs had a chance was because shawn marion and tyson chandler were everywhere, disrupting everything. that’s what tristan thompson is doing for the. making the warriors just vulnerable enough for lebron to kill them. thompson’s offense reminds me of charles quote about jordan “if you left jordan in the gym all night and told him he dunk, have six points in the morning” but besides the point. he dominates all the little battles that the are currently winning. on defense, he and have made the warriors look hopeless at the rim, and thompson has been quick enough to hang with golden guards when switched onto them off picks. on offense, crashing the boards, and been so good that forcing the warriors to keep close to the rim instead of leaking out for fast breaks. destroying that “pace” piece of the juggernaut we saw in golden state all year. thompson is averaging 14 boards a game in these finals, and even that number feels misleading. just watch him for a few minutes at a time. almost no missed shot that he get his hands on, and as big as he is, also quick enough to throw his body all over the court to create loose balls. it adds a security blanket to an offense full of shots. if lebron is the wrecking ball, thompson is the chain allowing him to swing over and over again. so what if we spent the entire season worshiping the wrong restricted free agent power forward? that’s the subplot shaping these games. thompson has been invaluable for the, while green has been mostly invisible for the warriors. noah via getty images after game 3, it was reported that dray been battling a sore back after a fall in game 2, so a partial explanation. but it may not be all of it. struggled in game 1 too. been getting abused on the boards, which was expected, but also been rushing things on offense and missing shots from all over the court. you know how people look at the warriors lineup and say you have to pick your poison? so far, is the’ choice. through three games, shooting 27 percent from the field, and from 3. these would be horrible numbers for any starter, but it hurts twice as much for the warriors. just yesterday, half of zach column on the kevin love trade talks last summer was dedicated to golden state personnel expressing satisfaction with their decision to go with instead. “he just fill the power forward position,” bob myers told zach. “he it.” if you look at how the warriors went from a good sixth seed to the team that spent most of this season with the defense and its offense, the conversation starts with green, not golden new coach, and not even its mvp. it was who created the flexibility that made them terrifying on both ends of the court. his ability to shoot and make plays allowed them to play fast and space the floor. his passing and penetration meant they could run the offense through their big men, letting steph curry and klay thompson spend a lot of time playing off the ball. on defense, his quickness allowed the warriors to play an aggressive switching style that created turnovers, which led to fast breaks and more easy points. in general, he gave the whole team an edge that been there before. right now, that edge is gone. draymond’s shooting is off, and rushing his playmaking, which contributes to how lost golden state looks on offense. on defense, the are pounding the ball with isos, making golden aggressive switching and’s signature skill more or less irrelevant. hurt or not, game 3 was the first time all year that playing david lee felt like a smarter alternative. noah via getty images i’ve been shamelessly in the tank for all year long. until a month ago, i thought of tristan thompson since laughed at the for taking him in the top five in the 2011 draft. but here we are. add this to the list of baffling finals developments. green and thompson even guarding each other most of the time, but no question making a bigger impact. what if thompson is just the better player? what if it turns out that height still matters in the nba? what if this series is exposing’s limits? these are the two most critical role players for either team, and while one struggles like never really seen before, the other is out here channeling the ghost of ben wallace every night. this over, obviously. dangerous to count out green, spent his career rising to the occasion and proving people wrong. one reason warriors fans should feel some hope. but until then, if you want to know why it looks like the have been dictating terms in these games, start with tristan thompson.	we’re* θri geɪmz ˈɪntu ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈfaɪnəlz, ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz ˈəpˈsaɪd daʊn. ðə hoʊl wərld toʊld ˈjuˈɛs tɪ gɪt ˈrɛdi fər ə ˈvɛrɪtəbəl rɪˈpit əv spurs-heat, bət ðɪs ɪz mɔr heat-mavericks. ðə ˈwɔrjərz lʊk ˈfroʊzən ənd lɔst. ðə ər ˈrikɪŋ ˈhævək wɪθ ˈkɪlər dɪˈfɛns ənd wən greɪt pleɪər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈhɪstəri ɔn əˈfɛns, ənd ðoʊ ɪt simz tɪ bi ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ pərˈfɛkʃən, ɪt kwaɪt sim ril. ɪz ˈlɛbrən ˈsɪriəsli ˈævrɪʤɪŋ 41 pɔɪnts, 12 bɔrdz, ənd eɪt əˈsɪsts ɪn 47 ˈmɪnəts ə geɪm? ɪz ðɪs ril laɪf? ɪz ˈmæθju ə ril ˈpərsən? wɪn dɪd ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈfaɪnəlz tərn ˈɪntu fæn ˈfɪkʃən? ðɪs ˈsɪriz ɪz greɪt bɪˈkəz kəmˈplitli ˈbæfəlɪŋ. bət ɪf traɪɪŋ tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ wi gɑt hir, goʊ bæk tɪ ðə 2011 ˈfaɪnəlz. ɪn ðət ˈsɪriz, wi wɔʧt wən əv ðə moʊst ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˈəpˌsɛts ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ həz ˈɛvər sin, ənd ɪt keɪm wɪθ ə pərˈfɔrməns ðət ʧeɪnʤd wən ˈlɛgəsi fərˈɛvər. bət ɛz məʧ ɛz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ dərk dɪd, ðə ˈrizən ðə mɑvz hæd ə ʧæns wɑz bɪˈkəz ʃɔn ˈmɛriən ənd ˈtaɪsən ˈʧændlər wər ˈɛvriˌwɛr, dɪsˈrəptɪŋ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. wət ˈtrɪˌstæn ˈtɑmsən ɪz duɪŋ fər ðə. ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈwɔrjərz ʤɪst ˈvəlnərəbəl ɪˈnəf fər ˈlɛbrən tɪ kɪl ðɛm. əˈfɛns riˈmaɪndz mi əv ˈʧɑrəlz kwoʊt əˈbaʊt ˈʤɔrdən ju lɛft ˈʤɔrdən ɪn ðə ʤɪm ɔl naɪt ənd toʊld ɪm hi dəŋk, hæv sɪks pɔɪnts ɪn ðə morning”” bət ˌbiˈsaɪdz ðə pɔɪnt. hi ˈdɑməˌneɪts ɔl ðə ˈlɪtəl ˈbætəlz ðət ðə ər ˈkərəntli ˈwɪnɪŋ. ɔn dɪˈfɛns, hi ənd hæv meɪd ðə ˈwɔrjərz lʊk ˈhoʊpləs æt ðə rɪm, ənd ˈtɑmsən həz bɪn kwɪk ɪˈnəf tɪ hæŋ wɪθ ˈgoʊldən gɑrdz wɪn swɪʧt ˈɔntu ðɛm ɔf pɪks. ɔn əˈfɛns, ˈkræʃɪŋ ðə bɔrdz, ənd bɪn soʊ gʊd ðət ˈfɔrsɪŋ ðə ˈwɔrjərz tɪ kip kloʊz tɪ ðə rɪm ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈlikɪŋ aʊt fər fæst breɪks. dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ðət ““pace”” pis əv ðə ˈʤəgərˌnɔt wi sɔ ɪn ˈgoʊldən steɪt ɔl jɪr. ˈtɑmsən ɪz ˈævrɪʤɪŋ 14 bɔrdz ə geɪm ɪn ðiz ˈfaɪnəlz, ənd ˈivɪn ðət ˈnəmbər filz mɪsˈlidɪŋ. ʤɪst wɔʧ ɪm fər ə fju ˈmɪnəts æt ə taɪm. ˈɔlˌmoʊst noʊ mɪst ʃɑt ðət hi gɪt hɪz hænz ɔn, ənd ɛz bɪg ɛz hi ɪz, ˈɔlsoʊ kwɪk ɪˈnəf tɪ θroʊ hɪz ˈbɑdi ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrt tɪ kriˈeɪt lus bɔlz. ɪt ædz ə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈblæŋkɪt tɪ ən əˈfɛns fʊl əv ʃɑts. ɪf ˈlɛbrən ɪz ðə ˈrɛkɪŋ bɔl, ˈtɑmsən ɪz ðə ʧeɪn əˈlaʊɪŋ ɪm tɪ swɪŋ ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn. soʊ wət ɪf wi spɛnt ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈsizən ˈwərʃəˌpɪŋ ðə rɔŋ riˈstrɪktɪd fri ˈeɪʤənt paʊər ˈfɔrwərd? ðə ˈsəbplɑt ˈʃeɪpɪŋ ðiz geɪmz. ˈtɑmsən həz bɪn ˌɪnˈvæljəbəl fər ðə, waɪl grin həz bɪn ˈmoʊstli ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl fər ðə ˈwɔrjərz. noʊə ˈviə ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈæftər geɪm 3 ɪt wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət dreɪ bɪn ˈbætəlɪŋ ə sɔr bæk ˈæftər ə fɔl ɪn geɪm 2 soʊ ə ˈpɑrʃəl ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən. bət ɪt meɪ nɑt bi ɔl əv ɪt. ˈstrəgəld ɪn geɪm 1 tu. bɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ əˈbjuzd ɔn ðə bɔrdz, wɪʧ wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪd, bət ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ˈrəʃɪŋ θɪŋz ɔn əˈfɛns ənd ˈmɪsɪŋ ʃɑts frəm ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrt. ju noʊ haʊ ˈpipəl lʊk æt ðə ˈwɔrjərz ˈlaɪˌnəp ənd seɪ ju hæv tɪ pɪk jʊr ˈpɔɪzən? soʊ fɑr, ɪz ðə cavs’’ ʧɔɪs. θru θri geɪmz, ˈʃutɪŋ 27 pərˈsɛnt frəm ðə fild, ənd frəm 3 ðiz wʊd bi ˈhɔrəbəl ˈnəmbərz fər ˈɛni ˈstɑrtər, bət ɪt hərts twaɪs ɛz məʧ fər ðə ˈwɔrjərz. ʤɪst ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, hæf əv zæk ˈkɑləm ɔn ðə ˈkɛvɪn ləv treɪd tɔks læst ˈsəmər wɑz ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ˈgoʊldən steɪt ˌpərsəˈnɛl ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən wɪθ ðɛr dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ goʊ wɪθ ˌɪnˈstɛd. ʤɪst fɪl ðə paʊər ˈfɔrwərd position,”,” bɑb maɪərz toʊld zæk. it.”.” ɪf ju lʊk æt haʊ ðə ˈwɔrjərz wɛnt frəm ə gʊd sɪksθ sid tɪ ðə tim ðət spɛnt moʊst əv ðɪs ˈsizən wɪθ ðə dɪˈfɛns ənd ɪts əˈfɛns, ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən stɑrts wɪθ grin, nɑt ˈgoʊldən nu koʊʧ, ənd nɑt ˈivɪn ɪts mvp. ɪt wɑz hu kriˈeɪtɪd ðə ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti ðət meɪd ðɛm ˈtɛrəˌfaɪɪŋ ɔn boʊθ ɛndz əv ðə kɔrt. hɪz əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ʃut ənd meɪk pleɪz əˈlaʊd ðɛm tɪ pleɪ fæst ənd speɪs ðə flɔr. hɪz ˈpæsɪŋ ənd ˌpɛnəˈtreɪʃən mɛnt ðeɪ kʊd rən ðə əˈfɛns θru ðɛr bɪg mɛn, ˈlɛtɪŋ stɛf ˈkəri ənd kleɪ ˈtɑmsən spɛnd ə lɔt əv taɪm pleɪɪŋ ɔf ðə bɔl. ɔn dɪˈfɛns, hɪz kˈwɪknəs əˈlaʊd ðə ˈwɔrjərz tɪ pleɪ ən əˈgrɛsɪv sˈwɪʧɪŋ staɪl ðət kriˈeɪtɪd ˈtərˌnoʊvərz, wɪʧ lɛd tɪ fæst breɪks ənd mɔr ˈizi pɔɪnts. ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, hi geɪv ðə hoʊl tim ən ɛʤ ðət bɪn ðɛr ˌbiˈfɔr. raɪt naʊ, ðət ɛʤ ɪz gɔn. ˈʃutɪŋ ɪz ɔf, ənd ˈrəʃɪŋ hɪz playmaking, wɪʧ kənˈtrɪbjuts tɪ haʊ lɔst ˈgoʊldən steɪt lʊks ɔn əˈfɛns. ɔn dɪˈfɛns, ðə ər ˈpaʊndɪŋ ðə bɔl wɪθ isos, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈgoʊldən əˈgrɛsɪv sˈwɪʧɪŋ ənd ˈsɪgnəʧər skɪl mɔr ər lɛs ˌɪˈrɛləvənt. hərt ər nɑt, geɪm 3 wɑz ðə fərst taɪm ɔl jɪr ðət pleɪɪŋ ˈdeɪvɪd li fɛlt laɪk ə sˈmɑrtər ɔlˈtərnətɪv. noʊə ˈviə ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz bɪn ˈʃeɪmləsli ɪn ðə tæŋk fər ɔl jɪr lɔŋ. ənˈtɪl ə mənθ əˈgoʊ, aɪ θɔt əv ˈtrɪˌstæn ˈtɑmsən sɪns læft æt ðə fər ˈteɪkɪŋ ɪm ɪn ðə tɔp faɪv ɪn ðə 2011 dræft. bət hir wi ər. æd ðɪs tɪ ðə lɪst əv ˈbæfəlɪŋ ˈfaɪnəlz dɪˈvɛləpmənts. grin ənd ˈtɑmsən ˈivɪn ˈgɑrdɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər moʊst əv ðə taɪm, bət noʊ kˈwɛʃən ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈbɪgər ˌɪmˈpækt. wət ɪf ˈtɑmsən ɪz ʤɪst ðə ˈbɛtər pleɪər? wət ɪf ɪt tərnz aʊt ðət haɪt stɪl ˈmætərz ɪn ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ? wət ɪf ðɪs ˈsɪriz ɪz ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ ˈlɪmɪts? ðiz ər ðə tu moʊst ˈkrɪtɪkəl roʊl pleɪərz fər ˈiðər tim, ənd waɪl wən ˈstrəgəlz laɪk ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli sin ˌbiˈfɔr, ðə ˈəðər ɪz aʊt hir ˈʧænəlɪŋ ðə goʊst əv bɛn ˈwɔlɪs ˈɛvəri naɪt. ðɪs ˈoʊvər, ˈɑbviəsli. ˈdeɪnʤərəs tɪ kaʊnt aʊt grin, spɛnt hɪz kərɪr ˈraɪzɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈkeɪʒən ənd ˈpruvɪŋ ˈpipəl rɔŋ. wən ˈrizən ˈwɔrjərz fænz ʃʊd fil səm hoʊp. bət ənˈtɪl ðɛn, ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ noʊ waɪ ɪt lʊks laɪk ðə hæv bɪn ˈdɪkˌteɪtɪŋ tərmz ɪn ðiz geɪmz, stɑrt wɪθ ˈtrɪˌstæn ˈtɑmsən.
the balik scientist bill seeks to institutionalize the program of the department of science and technology that encourages overseas filipino scientists to return and serve the country published pm, may 13, 2017 manila, philippines the philippines needs more scientists to be a significant force in research and development, senator paulo benigno "bam" aquino said on saturday, may 13. the united nations educational, scientific, and cultural organization (unesco) suggests a ratio of 380 scientists per every million population. during a hearing on senate bill no. 175 or "balik scientist bill", it was discovered that the country only has 189 scientists per million, far from the ideal figure. there are about 110 million filipinos based on the latest census. (read: can the philippines produce its own einsteins?) “paano sa sa research at development kung ng scientists?” asked aquino, author of the bill and the current chair of the senatee on science and technology. (how do we keep up with other countries in terms of research and development if we lack scientists?) the balik scientist bill seeks to institutionalize the program of the department of science and technology. the program provides overseas filipino scientists with financial benefits and incentives to encourage them to return and contribute to research that will address development gaps in the country. “sa ng ito, ang filipino scientist sa na sa at sa ng research and development,” aquino said. (with the help of this measure, we can encourage filipino scientists abroad to return to the philippines and help boost research and development.) the balik scientist program is among the priority measures of the senatee on science and technology. data from the senate shows that the country pales in comparison with other countries in terms of the number of scientists in the government and private sector. according to thee, south korea and the us have and scientists per million, respectively. in southeast asia, malaysia has scientists per million way higher than the philippines' 189 per million. a 2015 report from unesco institute for statistics shows that among 157 countries, israel has the biggest number of scientists per million population at. in asia, south korea is tops with scientists per million as of 2015. meanwhile, singapore and malaysia each have and, respectively. they are the top two countries in southeast asia with scientists. higher budget according to assistant secretary teodoro of the department of science and technology (dost), current funding for the balik scientist program will increase significantly if passed into law. the dost has a budget of million for the program this 2017. the increase will attract more filipinos in the field to return home and serve the country, said. (read: making policy decisions on the philippine scientific enterprise system) the balik scientist program under the dost was first established in 1975 under presidential decree no. 819 under the administration of former president ferdinand e. marcos. it was implemented until 1986. former president fidel v. ramos revived the program in 1993 and put it under the dost through executive order no. 130.	ðə ˈbɑlɪk ˈsaɪəntɪst bɪl siks tɪ ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənəˌlaɪz ðə ˈproʊˌgræm əv ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv saɪəns ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi ðət ɪnˈkərəʤəz ˈoʊvərˈsiz ˌfɪləˈpinoʊ ˈsaɪəntɪsts tɪ rɪˈtərn ənd sərv ðə ˈkəntri ˈpəblɪʃt piɛm, meɪ 13 2017 məˈnɪlə, ˈfɪləˌpinz ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz nidz mɔr ˈsaɪəntɪsts tɪ bi ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt fɔrs ɪn ˈrisərʧ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ˈsɛnətər ˈpɔˌloʊ ˌbɛˈninjoʊ "bæm" əˈkinoʊ sɛd ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, meɪ 13 ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl, ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk, ənd ˈkəlʧərəl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən (juˈnɛˌskoʊ) səˈʤɛsts ə ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ əv 380 ˈsaɪəntɪsts pər ˈɛvəri ˈmɪljən ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən. ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈhirɪŋ ɔn ˈsɛnɪt bɪl noʊ. 175 ər "ˈbɑlɪk ˈsaɪəntɪst bɪl", ɪt wɑz dɪˈskəvərd ðət ðə ˈkəntri ˈoʊnli həz 189 ˈsaɪəntɪsts pər ˈmɪljən, fɑr frəm ðə aɪˈdil ˈfɪgjər. ðɛr ər əˈbaʊt 110 ˈmɪljən ˌfɪləˈpinoʊz beɪst ɔn ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈsɛnsəs. (rɛd: kən ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz ˈproʊdus ɪts oʊn einsteins?) sɑ sɑ ˈrisərʧ æt dɪˈvɛləpmənt kəŋ ɪŋ scientists?”?” æst əˈkinoʊ, ˈɔθər əv ðə bɪl ənd ðə ˈkɑrənt ʧɛr əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt kəˈmɪti ɔn saɪəns ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi. (haʊ du wi kip əp wɪθ ˈəðər ˈkəntriz ɪn tərmz əv ˈrisərʧ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪf wi læk ˈsaɪəntɪsts?) ðə ˈbɑlɪk ˈsaɪəntɪst bɪl siks tɪ ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənəˌlaɪz ðə ˈproʊˌgræm əv ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv saɪəns ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi. ðə ˈproʊˌgræm prəˈvaɪdz ˈoʊvərˈsiz ˌfɪləˈpinoʊ ˈsaɪəntɪsts wɪθ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈbɛnəfɪts ənd ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ðɛm tɪ rɪˈtərn ənd kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ˈrisərʧ ðət wɪl ˈæˌdrɛs dɪˈvɛləpmənt gæps ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. ɪŋ ˈiˌtoʊ, æŋ ˌfɪləˈpinoʊ ˈsaɪəntɪst sɑ nɑ sɑ æt sɑ ɪŋ ˈrisərʧ ənd development,”*,” əˈkinoʊ sɛd. (wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv ðɪs ˈmɛʒər, wi kən ɪnˈkərəʤ ˌfɪləˈpinoʊ ˈsaɪəntɪsts əˈbrɔd tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz ənd hɛlp bust ˈrisərʧ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt.) ðə ˈbɑlɪk ˈsaɪəntɪst ˈproʊˌgræm ɪz əˈməŋ ðə praɪˈɔrəti ˈmɛʒərz əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt kəˈmɪti ɔn saɪəns ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi. ˈdætə frəm ðə ˈsɛnɪt ʃoʊz ðət ðə ˈkəntri peɪlz ɪn kəmˈpɛrəsən wɪθ ˈəðər ˈkəntriz ɪn tərmz əv ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈsaɪəntɪsts ɪn ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə kəˈmɪti, saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə ənd ðə ˈjuˈɛs hæv ənd ˈsaɪəntɪsts pər ˈmɪljən, rɪˈspɛktɪvli. ɪn ˌsaʊˈθist ˈeɪʒə, məˈleɪʒə həz ˈsaɪəntɪsts pər ˈmɪljən weɪ haɪər ðən ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz' 189 pər ˈmɪljən. ə 2015 rɪˈpɔrt frəm juˈnɛˌskoʊ ˈɪnstɪˌtut fər stəˈtɪstɪks ʃoʊz ðət əˈməŋ 157 ˈkəntriz, ˈɪzriəl həz ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈnəmbər əv ˈsaɪəntɪsts pər ˈmɪljən ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən æt ɪn ˈeɪʒə, saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə ɪz tɑps wɪθ ˈsaɪəntɪsts pər ˈmɪljən ɛz əv 2015 ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈsɪŋəˌpɔr ənd məˈleɪʒə iʧ hæv ənd rɪˈspɛktɪvli. ðeɪ ər ðə tɔp tu ˈkəntriz ɪn ˌsaʊˈθist ˈeɪʒə wɪθ ˈsaɪəntɪsts. haɪər ˈbəʤɪt əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ əˈsɪstənt ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˌtioʊˈdɔroʊ əv ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv saɪəns ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi (dɑst), ˈkɑrənt ˈfəndɪŋ fər ðə ˈbɑlɪk ˈsaɪəntɪst ˈproʊˌgræm wɪl ˌɪnˈkris sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ɪf pæst ˈɪntu lɔ. ðə dɑst həz ə ˈbəʤɪt əv ˈmɪljən fər ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ðɪs 2017 ðə ˌɪnˈkris wɪl əˈtrækt mɔr ˌfɪləˈpinoʊz ɪn ðə fild tɪ rɪˈtərn hoʊm ənd sərv ðə ˈkəntri, sɛd. (rɛd: ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈpɑləsi dɪˈsɪʒənz ɔn ðə ˈfɪləˌpin ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ˈsɪstəm) ðə ˈbɑlɪk ˈsaɪəntɪst ˈproʊˌgræm ˈəndər ðə dɑst wɑz fərst ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn 1975 ˈəndər ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl dɪˈkri noʊ. 819 ˈəndər ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əv ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈfərdɪˌnænd i. ˈmɑrkoʊs. ɪt wɑz ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ənˈtɪl 1986 ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt fɪˈdɛl vi. ˈrɑmoʊs rɪˈvaɪvd ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ɪn 1993 ənd pʊt ɪt ˈəndər ðə dɑst θru ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər noʊ. 130
(scott lynch / flickr) dot commissioner polly appeared before the city council's transportation committee yesterday to talk about the state of cycling infrastructure in the city and the de administration's commitment to the cause. pledged to build 50 miles of bike lanes each same pace that bloomberg politburo member janette made them. only 5 of those 50 will be protected bike lanes, which studies show decrease the amount of injuries suffered by all road users by 20%. only 35 of the 960 miles of bike lanes in the city are protected; 650 are lanes, and 310 are on greenways, parks, and bridges. "in manhattan, [5 miles] is the equivalent of about 100 city blocks," said when manhattan rodriguez asked why the administration wasn't building more protected lanes. "there's a fair amount of intensive work that goes into a safely designed protected bike with the community groups, engineers, merchant groups, work that we think is very important." the administration has already built 43 miles of bike lanes this year, including the protected lane on lafayette street. avenue in and fort george hill in washington heights will soon be getting two-way protected lanes, and franklin avenue in crown heights as well as street in east harlem will also sport lanes. "even though there are some highly visible bike lanes in manhattan and brooklyn, conditions for cyclists are not good in most parts of the city, which is exemplified by the intolerably high death toll among cyclists this year," transportation alternatives' executive director, paul steely white, testified. "the city has seen 18 bike deaths so far in 2014. we can and must bring those numbers down, and building more protected bike lanes an important way to do that as we work toward the goal of vision zero." trottenberg acknowledged the criticism. "if we want to accelerate that rate, i think that's a discussion for us at some point. with our existing resources, we think we're moving as aggressively as we can and that new york city is moving more aggressively than any other city in the country." (though as one advocate points out, seattle is building more than 6 miles of protected lanes each year until 2020). trottenberg also reiterated multiple times that her agency has "been really trying to work closely with the nypd," and stressed how important their participation is in keeping the streets safe for all new yorkers. yet no one from the police department bothered to show up to the hearing. "i can promise you, it's a really active dialogue we're having with the nypd," said. almost all thes who spoke at the hearing pleaded for citi bike to hurry up and expand to their neighborhoods, even if that meant scaring up public funds to do the job. new yorkers use the bikes twice as much as residents of other cities with bikeshare, and of the bike trips made every day are on bikeshare. "for now, the mayor has made it a principle that it is not going to be a program," said. "i'm not ready to make an announcement on that today, but certainly we want to press ahead on phase three." josh benson, the director of bicycle and pedestrian programs, added that phase two of citi bike would be in construction "by early 2015." the dot also announced a "bridges on bikes" campaign that would reengineer bike crossing on bridges, especially the harlem river crossing. another pilot will allow cyclists to strap a bike to an bus and cross the bridge.	(skɑt lɪnʧ ˈflɪkər) dɑt kəˈmɪʃənər ˈpɑli əˈpɪrd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəlz ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən kəˈmɪti ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə steɪt əv ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ɪn ðə ˈsɪti ənd ðə də ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃənz kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ðə kɔz. plɛʤd tɪ bɪld 50 maɪəlz əv baɪk leɪnz iʧ seɪm peɪs ðət ˈblumbərg ˈpɑlətˌbjʊroʊ ˈmɛmbər ʤəˈnɛt meɪd ðɛm. ˈoʊnli 5 əv ðoʊz 50 wɪl bi prəˈtɛktɪd baɪk leɪnz, wɪʧ ˈstədiz ʃoʊ ˈdiˌkris ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˈɪnʤəriz ˈsəfərd baɪ ɔl roʊd ˈjuzərz baɪ 20 ˈoʊnli 35 əv ðə 960 maɪəlz əv baɪk leɪnz ɪn ðə ˈsɪti ər prəˈtɛktɪd; 650 ər leɪnz, ənd 310 ər ɔn greenways, pɑrks, ənd ˈbrɪʤɪz. "ɪn mænˈhætən, 5 maɪəlz] ɪz ðə ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv əˈbaʊt 100 ˈsɪti blɑks," sɛd wɪn mænˈhætən rɑˈdrigɛz æst waɪ ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈwəzənt ˈbɪldɪŋ mɔr prəˈtɛktɪd leɪnz. "ðɛrz ə fɛr əˈmaʊnt əv ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv wərk ðət goʊz ˈɪntu ə ˈseɪfli dɪˈzaɪnd prəˈtɛktɪd baɪk wɪθ ðə kəmˈjunɪti grups, ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz, ˈmərʧənt grups, wərk ðət wi θɪŋk ɪz ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt." ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪlt 43 maɪəlz əv baɪk leɪnz ðɪs jɪr, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə prəˈtɛktɪd leɪn ɔn ˌlɑfiˈɛt strit. ˈævəˌnu ɪn ənd fɔrt ʤɔrʤ hɪl ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən haɪts wɪl sun bi ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈtuˌweɪ prəˈtɛktɪd leɪnz, ənd ˈfræŋklɪn ˈævəˌnu ɪn kraʊn haɪts ɛz wɛl ɛz strit ɪn ist ˈhɑrləm wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ spɔrt leɪnz. "ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðɛr ər səm ˈhaɪli ˈvɪzəbəl baɪk leɪnz ɪn mænˈhætən ənd ˈbrʊklɪn, kənˈdɪʃənz fər ˈsaɪkəlɪsts ər nɑt gʊd ɪn moʊst pɑrts əv ðə ˈsɪti, wɪʧ ɪz ɪgˈzɛmpləˌfaɪd baɪ ðə ˌɪnˈtɑlərəbli haɪ dɛθ toʊl əˈməŋ ˈsaɪkəlɪsts ðɪs jɪr," ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ɔlˈtərnətɪvz' ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər, pɔl ˈstili waɪt, ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd. "ðə ˈsɪti həz sin 18 baɪk dɛθs soʊ fɑr ɪn 2014 wi kən ənd məst brɪŋ ðoʊz ˈnəmbərz daʊn, ənd ˈbɪldɪŋ mɔr prəˈtɛktɪd baɪk leɪnz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt weɪ tɪ du ðət ɛz wi wərk təˈwɔrd ðə goʊl əv ˈvɪʒən ˈziroʊ." ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðə ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm. "ɪf wi wɔnt tɪ ækˈsɛlərˌeɪt ðət reɪt, aɪ θɪŋk ðæts ə dɪˈskəʃən fər ˈjuˈɛs æt səm pɔɪnt. wɪθ ɑr ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈrisɔrsɪz, wi θɪŋk wɪr ˈmuvɪŋ ɛz əˈgrɛsɪvli ɛz wi kən ənd ðət nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ɪz ˈmuvɪŋ mɔr əˈgrɛsɪvli ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈsɪti ɪn ðə ˈkəntri." (ðoʊ ɛz wən ˈædvəˌkeɪt pɔɪnts aʊt, siˈætəl ɪz ˈbɪldɪŋ mɔr ðən 6 maɪəlz əv prəˈtɛktɪd leɪnz iʧ jɪr ənˈtɪl 2020 ˈɔlsoʊ riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪd ˈməltəpəl taɪmz ðət hər ˈeɪʤənsi həz "bɪn ˈrɪli traɪɪŋ tɪ wərk ˈkloʊsli wɪθ ðə ˌɛnˈwaɪˌpiˌdi," ənd strɛst haʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðɛr pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ɪz ɪn ˈkipɪŋ ðə strits seɪf fər ɔl nu ˈjɔrkərz. jɛt noʊ wən frəm ðə pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈbɑðərd tɪ ʃoʊ əp tɪ ðə ˈhirɪŋ. "aɪ kən ˈprɑməs ju, ɪts ə ˈrɪli ˈæktɪv ˈdaɪəˌlɔg wɪr ˈhævɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˌɛnˈwaɪˌpiˌdi," sɛd. ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl ðə hu spoʊk æt ðə ˈhirɪŋ ˈplidɪd fər ˈsɪti baɪk tɪ ˈhəri əp ənd ɪkˈspænd tɪ ðɛr ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz, ˈivɪn ɪf ðət mɛnt ˈskɛrɪŋ əp ˈpəblɪk fəndz tɪ du ðə ʤɑb. nu ˈjɔrkərz juz ðə baɪks twaɪs ɛz məʧ ɛz ˈrɛzɪdənts əv ˈəðər ˈsɪtiz wɪθ bikeshare, ənd əv ðə baɪk trɪps meɪd ˈɛvəri deɪ ər ɔn bikeshare*. "fər naʊ, ðə meɪər həz meɪd ɪt ə ˈprɪnsəpəl ðət ɪt ɪz nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə ˈproʊˌgræm," sɛd. "əm nɑt ˈrɛdi tɪ meɪk ən əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ɔn ðət təˈdeɪ, bət ˈsərtənli wi wɔnt tɪ prɛs əˈhɛd ɔn feɪz θri." ʤɑʃ ˈbɛnsən, ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈbaɪsɪkəl ənd pəˈdɛstriən ˈproʊˌgræmz, ˈædɪd ðət feɪz tu əv ˈsɪti baɪk wʊd bi ɪn kənˈstrəkʃən "baɪ ˈərli 2015 ðə dɑt ˈɔlsoʊ əˈnaʊnst ə "ˈbrɪʤɪz ɔn baɪks" kæmˈpeɪn ðət wʊd riˌɛnʤəˈnɪr baɪk ˈkrɔsɪŋ ɔn ˈbrɪʤɪz, əˈspɛʃəli ðə ˈhɑrləm ˈrɪvər ˈkrɔsɪŋ. əˈnəðər ˈpaɪlət wɪl əˈlaʊ ˈsaɪkəlɪsts tɪ stræp ə baɪk tɪ ən bəs ənd krɔs ðə brɪʤ.
vote-buying or genuine public service in? last october 16, 2014 the city government conducted conferences for four (4) projects that will supply items to be given out as christmas giveaways in the coming december. nothing wrong with giving christmas gifts per se, but is spending million just a bit too much? p260 million for “groceries, canned goods, t-shirts and bags”? the official website of the city government shows the official “invitation to bid” for four projects with an aggregate approved budget for the contract (abc) of million to procure “groceries, canned goods, t-shirts, bags, and other christmas giveways” that will be distributed to residents and public school students by december 2014. here’s a of the summary of bid invitations from the city official website. the four (4) projects to be bid out, and their corresponding budget allocations, are as follows: 4 christmas giveaway projects in city approved budget for the contract "groceries and canned goods for christmas giveaways - 2014" "t-shirts and bags for christmas giveaways - 2014" "christmas giveaways for public high school students of" "christmas giveaways for public elementary and students of" total sure, thousands of residents will benefit from the giveaways, but is it prudent to spend million on one-time dole outs? this, considering that other government agencies scrimp on their approved annual budgets that pale in comparison to the total amount of the christmas giveaways this year. take a look at the meager annual budgets of some government agencies and compare this with the humongous amount for christmas giveaways by city mayor binay. makati christmas giveaways vs. budget of other government units government agency / institution approved budget for the entire year 2014 mindanao development authority national commission philippine sports commission (psc) philippine overseas employment administration (poea) polytechnic university of the philippines (pup) total of city's 4 christmas giveaways for example, the contract to purchase “groceries and canned goods for christmas giveaways” is bigger than the entire budget of the mindanao development authority (minda). scrimping on a budget less than million in 2014, the minda is an agency mandated to “promote, coordinate and facilitate the active participation of all sectors to effect socioeconomic development of mindanao.” surely more people from mindanao would benefit, in the long run, if the million christmas giveaway allotment was merely given as additional budget to the minda agency. also the million total of the four christmas giveaway projects easily dwarfs the 2014 budgets of two other government agencies: the national commission (2014 budget of million) and the philippine sports commission (2014 budget of million). perhaps if the additional money were given to them instead, have more funds to reduce poverty in the country and to improve the sports environment and plight of our national athletes. without a doubt, thousands of city residents will be happy and thankful for the city giveaways this christmas. but you be the judge: is this a case of genuine public service or early electioneering in city? vote and join the poll below!	vote-buying* ər ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪs ɪn? læst ɑkˈtoʊbər 16 2014 ðə ˈsɪti ˈgəvərnmənt kənˈdəktəd ˈkɑnfərənsəz fər fɔr 4 ˈprɑʤɛkts ðət wɪl səˈplaɪ ˈaɪtəmz tɪ bi ˈgɪvɪn aʊt ɛz ˈkrɪsməs ˈgɪvəˌweɪz ɪn ðə ˈkəmɪŋ dɪˈsɛmbər. ˈnəθɪŋ rɔŋ wɪθ ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈkrɪsməs gɪfts pər seɪ, bət ɪz ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈmɪljən ʤɪst ə bɪt tu məʧ? ˈmɪljən fər, kænd gʊdz, ˈtiˌsərts ənd bags””? ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈwɛbˌsaɪt əv ðə ˈsɪti ˈgəvərnmənt ʃoʊz ðə əˈfɪʃəl tɪ bid”” fər fɔr ˈprɑʤɛkts wɪθ ən ˈægrəgət əˈpruvd ˈbəʤɪt fər ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt (ˈeɪˌbiˌsi) əv ˈmɪljən tɪ proʊˈkjʊr, kænd gʊdz, ˈtiˌsərts, bægz, ənd ˈəðər ˈkrɪsməs giveways”” ðət wɪl bi dɪˈstrɪbjətəd tɪ ˈrɛzɪdənts ənd ˈpəblɪk skul ˈstudənts baɪ dɪˈsɛmbər 2014 ə əv ðə ˈsəməri əv bɪd ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃənz frəm ðə ˈsɪti əˈfɪʃəl ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ðə fɔr 4 ˈprɑʤɛkts tɪ bi bɪd aʊt, ənd ðɛr ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ ˈbəʤɪt ˌæləˈkeɪʃənz, ər ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: 4 ˈkrɪsməs ˈgɪvəˌweɪ ˈprɑʤɛkts ɪn ˈsɪti əˈpruvd ˈbəʤɪt fər ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt "ˈgroʊsəriz ənd kænd gʊdz fər ˈkrɪsməs ˈgɪvəˌweɪz 2014 "ˈtiˌsərts ənd bægz fər ˈkrɪsməs ˈgɪvəˌweɪz 2014 "ˈkrɪsməs ˈgɪvəˌweɪz fər ˈpəblɪk haɪ skul ˈstudənts əv" "ˈkrɪsməs ˈgɪvəˌweɪz fər ˈpəblɪk ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri ənd ˈstudənts əv" ˈtoʊtəl ʃʊr, ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈrɛzɪdənts wɪl ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ðə ˈgɪvəˌweɪz, bət ɪz ɪt ˈprudənt tɪ spɛnd ˈmɪljən ɔn ˈwəˌtaɪm doʊl aʊts? ðɪs, kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðət ˈəðər ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz skrɪmp ɔn ðɛr əˈpruvd ˈænjuəl ˈbəʤɪts ðət peɪl ɪn kəmˈpɛrəsən tɪ ðə ˈtoʊtəl əˈmaʊnt əv ðə ˈkrɪsməs ˈgɪvəˌweɪz ðɪs jɪr. teɪk ə lʊk æt ðə ˈmigər ˈænjuəl ˈbəʤɪts əv səm ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz ənd kəmˈpɛr ðɪs wɪθ ðə hjuˈmɔŋgəs əˈmaʊnt fər ˈkrɪsməs ˈgɪvəˌweɪz baɪ ˈsɪti meɪər binay. ˈkrɪsməs ˈgɪvəˌweɪz ˈvərsəz. ˈbəʤɪt əv ˈəðər ˈgəvərnmənt ˈjunɪts ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsi ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən əˈpruvd ˈbəʤɪt fər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər jɪr 2014 ˌmɪndəˈneɪoʊ dɪˈvɛləpmənt əˈθɔrəti ˈnæʃənəl kəˈmɪʃən ˈfɪləˌpin spɔrts kəˈmɪʃən (psc) ˈfɪləˌpin ˈoʊvərˈsiz ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən (poea) ˌpɑˌliˈtɛknɪk ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz (pəp) ˈtoʊtəl əv ˈsɪtiz 4 ˈkrɪsməs ˈgɪvəˌweɪz fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt tɪ ˈpərʧəs ənd kænd gʊdz fər ˈkrɪsməs giveaways”” ɪz ˈbɪgər ðən ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈbəʤɪt əv ðə ˌmɪndəˈneɪoʊ dɪˈvɛləpmənt əˈθɔrəti (ˈmɪndə). ˈskrɪmpɪŋ ɔn ə ˈbəʤɪt lɛs ðən ˈmɪljən ɪn 2014 ðə ˈmɪndə ɪz ən ˈeɪʤənsi ˈmænˌdeɪtɪd tɪ ““promote, koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt ənd fəˈsɪləˌteɪt ðə ˈæktɪv pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən əv ɔl ˈsɛktərz tɪ ˈifɛkt soʊˌsiˌoʊˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv mindanao.”*.” ˈʃʊrli mɔr ˈpipəl frəm ˌmɪndəˈneɪoʊ wʊd ˈbɛnəfɪt, ɪn ðə lɔŋ rən, ɪf ðə ˈmɪljən ˈkrɪsməs ˈgɪvəˌweɪ əˈlɑtmənt wɑz ˈmɪrli ˈgɪvɪn ɛz əˈdɪʃənəl ˈbəʤɪt tɪ ðə ˈmɪndə ˈeɪʤənsi. ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈmɪljən ˈtoʊtəl əv ðə fɔr ˈkrɪsməs ˈgɪvəˌweɪ ˈprɑʤɛkts ˈizəli dwɔrfs ðə 2014 ˈbəʤɪts əv tu ˈəðər ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz: ðə ˈnæʃənəl kəˈmɪʃən 2014 ˈbəʤɪt əv ˈmɪljən) ənd ðə ˈfɪləˌpin spɔrts kəˈmɪʃən 2014 ˈbəʤɪt əv ˈmɪljən). pərˈhæps ɪf ðə əˈdɪʃənəl ˈməni wər ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ðɛm ˌɪnˈstɛd, hæv mɔr fəndz tɪ rɪˈdus ˈpɑvərti ɪn ðə ˈkəntri ənd tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə spɔrts ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ənd plaɪt əv ɑr ˈnæʃənəl ˈæθˌlits. wɪˈθaʊt ə daʊt, ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈsɪti ˈrɛzɪdənts wɪl bi ˈhæpi ənd ˈθæŋkfəl fər ðə ˈsɪti ˈgɪvəˌweɪz ðɪs ˈkrɪsməs. bət ju bi ðə ʤəʤ: ɪz ðɪs ə keɪs əv ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪs ər ˈərli ɪˌlɛkʃəˈnɪrɪŋ ɪn ˈsɪti? voʊt ənd ʤɔɪn ðə poʊl bɪˈloʊ!
server deployments: week 10 as always, please refer to the server deployment thread in the forums for the latest updates / changes. main (sls) channel on tuesday march 4th, the main channel was updated with the infrastructure update deployed the channels in week 9. release candidate channels on wednesday march 5th, the three channels should be updated as follows: bluesteel and should receive a new server maintenance project which contains the following bug fixes: fixed a bug in which the server release notes link inabout second life” would sometimes fail to appear fixed a bug in which certain objects had incorrect status when crossing between regions fixed a crash mode magnum will remain on the same version as week 9, which comprises the infrastructure update and enables support for a new version of the inventory service,. to make use of this new feature, with the sunshine project viewer. sl viewer updates the merchant viewer appeared as a release candidate (version) on monday march 3rd. this viewer addresses some of the problems affecting some users when using the merchant, as specified in the release notes and my report here. a new snowstorm viewer is expected to surface in the viewer release channel as an the near future. among other things, this should contain, which is designed to improve syntax highlighting in the editor by allowing the viewer to obtain the information required for syntax highlighting directly from the simulator the viewer is connected to. the support for this was deployed at the start of 2014, and the viewer code, contribution from mechanic with help from oz linden, has been a little in making its way through the process. however, referring to it at the simulator user group meeting on tuesday march 4th, oz indicated the code is now on thehome stretch”. jira there is still no news as to when this week the will be re-opened. there is also a question as to whether the will allow all reports to be viewed by anyone, or whether it will only apply to those reports filed once it has been reopened. note that this is currently a question over the, not an actual official statement from the lab. doubtless learn more once the necessary changes have been made to the system once more. other items llsetkeyframedmotion: object stalls and defeats prior to his departure from the lab, andrew linden was approached by about issues with llsetkeyframedmotion. essentially, a number of issues have been reported with objects (such as vehicles) using the function, including: svc-7556 objects with llsetkeyframedmotion() stop running after region (talarus’ issue) svc-7787 objects using llsetkeyframedmotion() can defeat a if they travel to and from another parcel bug-1624 responding to the issue of, simon linden said,suspending in the middle of motion and resuming with that huge time jump sounds really ugly. i tried it, but if you want to code for that, it might be best to detect the region restart event, reset the position and the key frame motion.” in terms of the lab dealing with it, he admitted,given the other things that need attention, not likely to get to the top of the list soon.” with regards to, his news was in a similar vein,that is how parcel timing is designed it measures the current time in the parcel, so if you leave and come back, reset. so a loophole there, yes and i think come up with a good alternative. advertisements	ˈsərvər dɪˈplɔɪmənts: wik 10 ɛz ˈɔlˌweɪz, pliz rɪˈfər tɪ ðə ˈsərvər dɪˈplɔɪmənt θrɛd ɪn ðə ˈfɔrəmz fər ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈəpˌdeɪts ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. meɪn (sls) ˈʧænəl ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ mɑrʧ 4th, ðə meɪn ˈʧænəl wɑz ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd wɪθ ðə ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˈəpˌdeɪt dɪˈplɔɪd ðə ˈʧænəlz ɪn wik 9 riˈlis ˈkænədɪt ˈʧænəlz ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ mɑrʧ 5th, ðə θri ˈʧænəlz ʃʊd bi ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: ənd ʃʊd rɪˈsiv ə nu ˈsərvər ˈmeɪntənəns ˈprɑʤɛkt wɪʧ kənˈteɪnz ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ bəg ˈfɪksɪz: fɪkst ə bəg ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈsərvər riˈlis noʊts lɪŋk ɪn ˈsɛkənd life”” wʊd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz feɪl tɪ əˈpɪr fɪkst ə bəg ɪn wɪʧ ˈsərtən ˈɑbʤɛkts hæd ˌɪnkərˈɛkt ˈstætəs wɪn ˈkrɔsɪŋ bɪtˈwin ˈriʤənz fɪkst ə kræʃ moʊd ˈmægnəm wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ɔn ðə seɪm ˈvərʒən ɛz wik 9 wɪʧ kəmˈpraɪzɪz ðə ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˈəpˌdeɪt ənd ɪˈneɪbəlz səˈpɔrt fər ə nu ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˌɪnvənˈtɔri ˈsərvɪs, tɪ meɪk juz əv ðɪs nu ˈfiʧər, wɪθ ðə ˈsənˌʃaɪn ˈprɑʤɛkt vjuər. vjuər ˈəpˌdeɪts ðə ˈmərʧənt vjuər əˈpɪrd ɛz ə riˈlis ˈkænədɪt (ˈvərʒən ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ mɑrʧ 3rd. ðɪs vjuər ˈæˈdrɛsɪz səm əv ðə ˈprɑbləmz əˈfɛktɪŋ səm ˈjuzərz wɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈmərʧənt, ɛz ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ɪn ðə riˈlis noʊts ənd maɪ rɪˈpɔrt hir. ə nu sˈnoʊˌstɔrm vjuər ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˈsərfəs ɪn ðə vjuər riˈlis ˈʧænəl ɛz ən ðə nɪr fˈjuʧər. əˈməŋ ˈəðər θɪŋz, ðɪs ʃʊd kənˈteɪn wɪʧ ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ˈsɪnˌtæks ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈɛdɪtər baɪ əˈlaʊɪŋ ðə vjuər tɪ əbˈteɪn ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən rikˈwaɪərd fər ˈsɪnˌtæks ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪŋ dɪˈrɛkli frəm ðə ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtər ðə vjuər ɪz kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ. ðə səˈpɔrt fər ðɪs wɑz dɪˈplɔɪd æt ðə stɑrt əv 2014 ənd ðə vjuər koʊd, ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən frəm mɪˈkænɪk wɪθ hɛlp frəm ɑz ˈlɪndən, həz bɪn ə ˈlɪtəl ɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪts weɪ θru ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ɪt æt ðə ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtər ˈjuzər grup ˈmitɪŋ ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ mɑrʧ 4th, ɑz ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðə koʊd ɪz naʊ ɔn ðə stretch””. ðɛr ɪz stɪl noʊ nuz ɛz tɪ wɪn ðɪs wik ðə wɪl bi re-opened. ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə kˈwɛʃən ɛz tɪ ˈwɛðər ðə wɪl əˈlaʊ ɔl rɪˈpɔrts tɪ bi vjud baɪ ˈɛniˌwən, ər ˈwɛðər ɪt wɪl ˈoʊnli əˈplaɪ tɪ ðoʊz rɪˈpɔrts faɪld wəns ɪt həz bɪn riˈoʊpənd. noʊt ðət ðɪs ɪz ˈkərəntli ə kˈwɛʃən ˈoʊvər ðə, nɑt ən ˈækʧəwəl əˈfɪʃəl ˈsteɪtmənt frəm ðə læb. ˈdaʊtləs lərn mɔr wəns ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈʧeɪnʤɪz hæv bɪn meɪd tɪ ðə ˈsɪstəm wəns mɔr. ˈəðər ˈaɪtəmz llsetkeyframedmotion: ˈɑbʤɛkt stɔlz ənd dɪˈfits praɪər tɪ hɪz dɪˈpɑrʧər frəm ðə læb, ˈændru ˈlɪndən wɑz əˈproʊʧt baɪ əˈbaʊt ˈɪʃuz wɪθ llsetkeyframedmotion. ɛˈsɛnʃəli, ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈɪʃuz hæv bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd wɪθ ˈɑbʤɛkts (səʧ ɛz ˈviɪkəlz) ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈfəŋkʃən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ: ˈɑbʤɛkts wɪθ llsetkeyframedmotion() stɑp ˈrənɪŋ ˈæftər ˈriʤən (talarus’’ ˈɪʃu) ˈɑbʤɛkts ˈjuzɪŋ llsetkeyframedmotion() kən dɪˈfit ə ɪf ðeɪ ˈtrævəl tɪ ənd frəm əˈnəðər ˈpɑrsəl rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈɪʃu əv ˈsaɪmən ˈlɪndən sɛd, ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ˈmoʊʃən ənd rɪˈzumɪŋ wɪθ ðət juʤ taɪm ʤəmp saʊnz ˈrɪli ˈəgli. aɪ traɪd ɪt, bət ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ koʊd fər ðət, ɪt maɪt bi bɛst tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ðə ˈriʤən riˈstɑrt ɪˈvɛnt, ˈrisɛt ðə pəˈzɪʃən ənd ðə ki freɪm motion.”.” ɪn tərmz əv ðə læb ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ɪt, hi ədˈmɪtəd, ðə ˈəðər θɪŋz ðət nid əˈtɛnʃən, nɑt ˈlaɪkli tɪ gɪt tɪ ðə tɔp əv ðə lɪst soon.”*.” wɪθ rɪˈgɑrdz tɪ hɪz nuz wɑz ɪn ə ˈsɪmələr veɪn, ɪz haʊ ˈpɑrsəl ˈtaɪmɪŋ ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd ɪt ˈmɛʒərz ðə ˈkɑrənt taɪm ɪn ðə ˈpɑrsəl, soʊ ɪf ju liv ənd kəm bæk, ˈrisɛt. soʊ ə ˈluˌphoʊl ðɛr, jɛs ənd aɪ θɪŋk kəm əp wɪθ ə gʊd ɔlˈtərnətɪv. ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts
after getting selected by the raptors in the 2014 nba draft, nba draft expert fran stated that bruno was "two years away from being two years away". although that statement might have been taken with a negative connotation, the move was an example of the raptors' pursuit of "low risk, high reward" players. for, that journey was quickly off to a bumpy ride as the brazilian forward was stuck in a state of basketball purgatory. as the raptors were sharing the fort wayne mad ants with 13 other squads, they really didn't have any control over how much playing time that got in the. averaging mpg in just 7 games, never got an opportunity to even get a taste of what it's like to compete against solid competition. that lack of playing time was explained, by ants assistant coach jackson in an interview with canada: "the experience was tough in fort wayne for bruno, it was," says jackson, who won a championship with the san antonio spurs in 1999. "we didn't have a one-on-one affiliate like some other teams do, and it meant we had different priorities [than the raptors]," he says. "we were an experienced team. we had a number of veteran players brought down to us, players who we could throw out there and say ‘go' and they could contribute and help us win. but a younger player like bruno sometimes gets lost on assignments figuring out who he's supposed to defend, situations like that where he walks away feeling uncomfortable." "there's so much upside that i could see immediately why [the raptors] took him in the draft," jackson continues, "but he came to us essentially as a college freshman. and so he fits what the is all about: he needs to play in the and evolve as a player, to be able to play through his mistakes." weary of repeating those same problems, masai and the raptors acquired their own affiliate, in the raptors 905. located in mississauga, 20 minutes away from downtown toronto, the raptors' brass would easily be able to keep track of's day-by-day developments in the. those developments became positive for and the raptors organization, as he had a solid campaign. in a vastly improved 34 minutes per game, put up points, rebounds and blocks per game on 40% from the field and 33% from beyond the arc. although those numbers aren't exactly awe-inspiring, it's impressive for a player that only played 355 minutes of organized ball (international, college,, nba) before this season. for being such an inexperienced player, it was notable to see how comfortable appeared on both ends of the floor. that was extremely evident on the offensive end as acted as the "swiss army knife" of the raptors 905. with a wide array of offensive skills: cutting, perimeter shooting, crashing the boards and facilitating. caboclo's defining skill is currently as an cutter, as 40% of his shots came from inside the inside the paint. he was extremely efficient from inside the restricted area, as he shot 71%. the raptors forward was able to accomplish such efficiency due to the combination of his solid speed and incredible length. in a similar mold to antetokounmpo, moves to the paint like a gazelle, as he can move from the perimeter to the paint in around steps. alongside that, his wingspan has allows him to finish in ways that most players aren't able to. even when he's not able to speed past his guy, has some impressive handles which allows him to work past an opponent as he cuts to the basket. as evident in the play below, is able to use a pretty spin move to maneuver his way past an inside defender and get an easy dunk. although's offensive game is headlined by his ability as a cutter, his developing ability as a shooter could push him from being a solid prospect to a bonafide stud. that progression was apparent over the course of the season. he closed the season shooting 33% from 3, actually shot 36% from beyond the arc once the calendar turned to 2016. that improvement was due to perfecting his shooting stroke. he's showcased an ability to either shoot or off catch-and-shoots. particularly with his work, can become a dangerous offensive weapon combined with his ability as a cutter. no matter how skilled becomes on the offensive end, his bread and butter will always be on the defensive end. standing at with a wingspan and supreme athleticism, has the kind of body that nba teams can only dream about. the reasoning behind that is that's frame gives coaches an opportunity to put him at multiple positions. while he worked mainly as a small forward, raptors 905 head coach jesse slotted him in as a power forward and even as a center over the course of the season. bruno was able to effectively utilize that frame and athleticism on the defensive end, as he averaged blocks and steals per game. those blocks per game put amongrs. an example of those defensive skills is evident in the clip below as sticks with a cutting james ennis until he's able to use his incredible wingspan to make the clean block. for a player with such limited experience, showcases incredible defensive fundamentals. looking past his ability to make the big block or steal, showcases tremendous defensive awareness. was able to quickly recognize where he was on the court and what he needed to do. that awareness was evident as was comfortable with implementing as the team's free safety, allowing him to create all kinds of chaos. those risks paid off, as opponents average 5 points per 100 possessions less when was on the court (103.1) compared to when he was on the bench (108.7). the improvements that made over the course of the season with the 905 has made it not so to think that he can become a contributor to the raptors next season. in an interview with's blake murphy, coach jesse said the following about that possibility: "so much can happen in an nba summer, but absolutely," says. "he's moved himself so much further along. it's not like where it was, where there's no way you could put him in a game. it's not out of the question that he could go into a game and possibly impact a game with his length and his shooting." realistically,' statements seem to be more optimistic than realistic at this point while he made some huge strides during the season, still needs to gain some more playing time before you'd be comfortable with become a member of the big league club's rotation. despite the solid play, still had his issues with trying to stay out of foul trouble, as he committed fouls per game. a lot of those issues rests on's lack of experience, as he still had mental lapses which is pretty common in young players. caboclo's still definitely a work in progress but i don't think even the most hopeful person would expect him to already be this solid.'s sheer ability to stand out as one of the's best forwards in is a huge accomplishment. in a span of 12 months, went from getting with the mad ants to averaging points and boards post all-star break. with that kind of progress, it would seem only right for to have nba aspirations in the near future.	ˈæftər ˈgɪtɪŋ səˈlɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˈræptərz ɪn ðə 2014 ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ dræft, ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ dræft ˈɛkspərt fræn ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ˈbrunoʊ wɑz "tu jɪrz əˈweɪ frəm biɪŋ tu jɪrz əˈweɪ". ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðət ˈsteɪtmənt maɪt hæv bɪn ˈteɪkən wɪθ ə ˈnɛgətɪv ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃən, ðə muv wɑz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðə ˈræptərz' pərˈsut əv "loʊ rɪsk, haɪ rɪˈwɔrd" pleɪərz. fər, ðət ˈʤərni wɑz kˈwɪkli ɔf tɪ ə ˈbəmpi raɪd ɛz ðə brəˈzɪljən ˈfɔrwərd wɑz stək ɪn ə steɪt əv ˈbæskətˌbɔl ˈpərgəˌtɔri. ɛz ðə ˈræptərz wər ˈʃɛrɪŋ ðə fɔrt weɪn mæd ænts wɪθ 13 ˈəðər skwɑdz, ðeɪ ˈrɪli ˈdɪdənt hæv ˈɛni kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər haʊ məʧ pleɪɪŋ taɪm ðət gɑt ɪn ðə. ˈævrɪʤɪŋ ˈɛmˈpiˈʤi ɪn ʤɪst 7 geɪmz, ˈnɛvər gɑt ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ˈivɪn gɪt ə teɪst əv wət ɪts laɪk tɪ kəmˈpit əˈgɛnst ˈsɑləd ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. ðət læk əv pleɪɪŋ taɪm wɑz ɪkˈspleɪnd, baɪ ænts əˈsɪstənt koʊʧ ˈʤæksən ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈkænədə: "ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns wɑz təf ɪn fɔrt weɪn fər ˈbrunoʊ, ɪt wɑz," sɪz ˈʤæksən, hu wən ə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə sæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ spərz ɪn 1999 "wi ˈdɪdənt hæv ə ˌwənɔnˈwən əˈfɪliˌeɪt laɪk səm ˈəðər timz du, ənd ɪt mɛnt wi hæd ˈdɪfərənt praɪˈɔrətiz [ðən ðə ˈræptərz]," hi sɪz. "wi wər ən ɪkˈspɪriənst tim. wi hæd ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈvɛtərən pleɪərz brɔt daʊn tɪ ˈjuˈɛs, pleɪərz hu wi kʊd θroʊ aʊt ðɛr ənd seɪ ‘‘go' ənd ðeɪ kʊd kənˈtrɪbjut ənd hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs wɪn. bət ə ˈjəŋgər pleɪər laɪk ˈbrunoʊ ˈsəmˌtaɪmz gɪts lɔst ɔn əˈsaɪnmənts ˈfɪgjərɪŋ aʊt hu hiz səˈpoʊzd tɪ dɪˈfɛnd, ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz laɪk ðət wɛr hi wɔks əˈweɪ ˈfilɪŋ ənˈkəmfərtəbəl." "ðɛrz soʊ məʧ ˈəpˈsaɪd ðət aɪ kʊd si ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli waɪ [ðə ˈræptərz] tʊk ɪm ɪn ðə dræft," ˈʤæksən kənˈtɪnjuz, "bət hi keɪm tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ɛˈsɛnʃəli ɛz ə ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈfrɛʃmən. ənd soʊ hi fɪts wət ðə ɪz ɔl əˈbaʊt: hi nidz tɪ pleɪ ɪn ðə ənd ɪˈvɑlv ɛz ə pleɪər, tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ pleɪ θru hɪz mɪˈsteɪks." ˈwɪri əv rɪˈpitɪŋ ðoʊz seɪm ˈprɑbləmz, mɑˈsɑi ənd ðə ˈræptərz əkˈwaɪərd ðɛr oʊn əˈfɪliˌeɪt, ɪn ðə ˈræptərz 905 ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ˌmɪsɪˈsɔgə, 20 ˈmɪnəts əˈweɪ frəm ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn tərˈɑntoʊ, ðə ˈræptərz' bræs wʊd ˈizəli bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kip træk əv ˈdeɪbaɪˌdeɪ dɪˈvɛləpmənts ɪn ðə. ðoʊz dɪˈvɛləpmənts bɪˈkeɪm ˈpɑzətɪv fər ənd ðə ˈræptərz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, ɛz hi hæd ə ˈsɑləd kæmˈpeɪn. ɪn ə ˈvæstli ˌɪmˈpruvd 34 ˈmɪnəts pər geɪm, pʊt əp pɔɪnts, ˈriˌbaʊndz ənd blɑks pər geɪm ɔn 40 frəm ðə fild ənd 33 frəm bɪɔnd ðə ɑrk. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðoʊz ˈnəmbərz ˈɑrənt ɪgˈzæktli awe-inspiring, ɪts ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv fər ə pleɪər ðət ˈoʊnli pleɪd 355 ˈmɪnəts əv ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd bɔl (ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl, ˈkɑlɪʤ,, ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ) ˌbiˈfɔr ðɪs ˈsizən. fər biɪŋ səʧ ən ˌɪnɛkˈspɪriənst pleɪər, ɪt wɑz ˈnoʊtəbəl tɪ si haʊ ˈkəmfərtəbəl əˈpɪrd ɔn boʊθ ɛndz əv ðə flɔr. ðət wɑz ɪkˈstrimli ˈɛvədənt ɔn ðə əˈfɛnsɪv ɛnd ɛz ˈæktɪd ɛz ðə "swɪs ˈɑrmi naɪf" əv ðə ˈræptərz 905 wɪθ ə waɪd əreɪ əv əˈfɛnsɪv skɪlz: ˈkətɪŋ, pərˈɪmətər ˈʃutɪŋ, ˈkræʃɪŋ ðə bɔrdz ənd fəˈsɪləˌteɪtɪŋ. dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ skɪl ɪz ˈkərəntli ɛz ən ˈkətər, ɛz 40 əv hɪz ʃɑts keɪm frəm ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə peɪnt. hi wɑz ɪkˈstrimli ɪˈfɪʃənt frəm ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə riˈstrɪktɪd ˈɛriə, ɛz hi ʃɑt 71 ðə ˈræptərz ˈfɔrwərd wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈkɑmplɪʃ səʧ ɪˈfɪʃənsi du tɪ ðə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv hɪz ˈsɑləd spid ənd ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl lɛŋθ. ɪn ə ˈsɪmələr moʊld tɪ antetokounmpo, muvz tɪ ðə peɪnt laɪk ə gəˈzɛl, ɛz hi kən muv frəm ðə pərˈɪmətər tɪ ðə peɪnt ɪn əraʊnd stɛps. əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðət, hɪz ˈwɪŋˌspæn həz əˈlaʊz ɪm tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ɪn weɪz ðət moʊst pleɪərz ˈɑrənt ˈeɪbəl tɪ. ˈivɪn wɪn hiz nɑt ˈeɪbəl tɪ spid pæst hɪz gaɪ, həz səm ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈhændəlz wɪʧ əˈlaʊz ɪm tɪ wərk pæst ən əˈpoʊnənt ɛz hi kəts tɪ ðə ˈbæskət. ɛz ˈɛvədənt ɪn ðə pleɪ bɪˈloʊ, ɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ juz ə ˈprɪti spɪn muv tɪ məˈnuvər hɪz weɪ pæst ən ˌɪnˈsaɪd dɪˈfɛndər ənd gɪt ən ˈizi dəŋk. ˌɔlˈðoʊ əˈfɛnsɪv geɪm ɪz ˈhɛˌdlaɪnd baɪ hɪz əˈbɪləˌti ɛz ə ˈkətər, hɪz dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ əˈbɪləˌti ɛz ə ˈʃutər kʊd pʊʃ ɪm frəm biɪŋ ə ˈsɑləd ˈprɑspɛkt tɪ ə ˈbɑnəˌfaɪd stəd. ðət prəˈgrɛʃən wɑz əˈpɛrənt ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ðə ˈsizən. hi kloʊzd ðə ˈsizən ˈʃutɪŋ 33 frəm 3 ˈæˌkʧuəli ʃɑt 36 frəm bɪɔnd ðə ɑrk wəns ðə ˈkæləndər tərnd tɪ 2016 ðət ˌɪmˈpruvmənt wɑz du tɪ pərˈfɛktɪŋ hɪz ˈʃutɪŋ stroʊk. hiz ˈʃoʊˌkeɪst ən əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈiðər ʃut ər ɔf catch-and-shoots. ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli wɪθ hɪz wərk, kən bɪˈkəm ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs əˈfɛnsɪv ˈwɛpən kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ hɪz əˈbɪləˌti ɛz ə ˈkətər. noʊ ˈmætər haʊ skɪld bɪˈkəmz ɔn ðə əˈfɛnsɪv ɛnd, hɪz brɛd ənd ˈbətər wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ɔn ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪv ɛnd. ˈstændɪŋ æt wɪθ ə ˈwɪŋˌspæn ənd səˈprim æθˈlɛtɪˌsɪzm, həz ðə kaɪnd əv ˈbɑdi ðət ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ timz kən ˈoʊnli drim əˈbaʊt. ðə ˈrizənɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ðət ɪz ðət freɪm gɪvz ˈkoʊʧɪz ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ pʊt ɪm æt ˈməltəpəl pəˈzɪʃənz. waɪl hi wərkt ˈmeɪnli ɛz ə smɔl ˈfɔrwərd, ˈræptərz 905 hɛd koʊʧ ˈʤɛsi sˈlɑtɪd ɪm ɪn ɛz ə paʊər ˈfɔrwərd ənd ˈivɪn ɛz ə ˈsɛnər ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ðə ˈsizən. ˈbrunoʊ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈifɛktɪvli ˈjutəˌlaɪz ðət freɪm ənd æθˈlɛtɪˌsɪzm ɔn ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪv ɛnd, ɛz hi ˈævrɪʤd blɑks ənd stilz pər geɪm. ðoʊz blɑks pər geɪm pʊt əˈməŋ d-leaguers*. ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðoʊz dɪˈfɛnsɪv skɪlz ɪz ˈɛvədənt ɪn ðə klɪp bɪˈloʊ ɛz stɪks wɪθ ə ˈkətɪŋ ʤeɪmz ˈɛnɪs ənˈtɪl hiz ˈeɪbəl tɪ juz hɪz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˈwɪŋˌspæn tɪ meɪk ðə klin blɑk. fər ə pleɪər wɪθ səʧ ˈlɪmɪtɪd ɪkˈspɪriəns, ˈʃoʊˌkeɪsɪz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˌfəndəˈmɛnəlz. ˈlʊkɪŋ pæst hɪz əˈbɪləˌti tɪ meɪk ðə bɪg blɑk ər stil, ˈʃoʊˌkeɪsɪz trɪˈmɛndəs dɪˈfɛnsɪv əˈwɛrnəs. wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ kˈwɪkli ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz wɛr hi wɑz ɔn ðə kɔrt ənd wət hi ˈnidɪd tɪ du. ðət əˈwɛrnəs wɑz ˈɛvədənt ɛz wɑz ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ɛz ðə timz fri ˈseɪfti, əˈlaʊɪŋ ɪm tɪ kriˈeɪt ɔl kaɪnz əv keɪɑs. ðoʊz rɪsks peɪd ɔf, ɛz əˈpoʊnənts ˈævərɪʤ 5 pɔɪnts pər 100 pəˈzɛʃənz lɛs wɪn wɑz ɔn ðə kɔrt kəmˈpɛrd tɪ wɪn hi wɑz ɔn ðə bɛnʧ ðə ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ðət meɪd ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ðə ˈsizən wɪθ ðə 905 həz meɪd ɪt nɑt soʊ tɪ θɪŋk ðət hi kən bɪˈkəm ə kənˈtrɪbjətər tɪ ðə ˈræptərz nɛkst ˈsizən. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ bleɪk ˈmərfi, koʊʧ ˈʤɛsi sɛd ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðət ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti: "soʊ məʧ kən ˈhæpən ɪn ən ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈsəmər, bət ˌæbsəˈlutli," sɪz. "hiz muvd hɪmˈsɛlf soʊ məʧ ˈfərðər əˈlɔŋ. ɪts nɑt laɪk wɛr ɪt wɑz, wɛr ðɛrz noʊ weɪ ju kʊd pʊt ɪm ɪn ə geɪm. ɪts nɑt aʊt əv ðə kˈwɛʃən ðət hi kʊd goʊ ˈɪntu ə geɪm ənd ˈpɑsəbli ˌɪmˈpækt ə geɪm wɪθ hɪz lɛŋθ ənd hɪz ˈʃutɪŋ." ˌriəˈlɪstɪkli,' ˈsteɪtmənts sim tɪ bi mɔr ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk ðən ˌriəˈlɪstɪk æt ðɪs pɔɪnt waɪl hi meɪd səm juʤ straɪdz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsizən, stɪl nidz tɪ geɪn səm mɔr pleɪɪŋ taɪm ˌbiˈfɔr jʊd bi ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ bɪˈkəm ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə bɪg lig kləbz roʊˈteɪʃən. dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈsɑləd pleɪ, stɪl hæd hɪz ˈɪʃuz wɪθ traɪɪŋ tɪ steɪ aʊt əv faʊl ˈtrəbəl, ɛz hi kəˈmɪtɪd faʊlz pər geɪm. ə lɔt əv ðoʊz ˈɪʃuz rɛsts ɔn læk əv ɪkˈspɪriəns, ɛz hi stɪl hæd ˈmɛntəl ˈlæpsɪz wɪʧ ɪz ˈprɪti ˈkɑmən ɪn jəŋ pleɪərz. stɪl ˈdɛfənətli ə wərk ɪn ˈprɑˌgrɛs bət aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ˈivɪn ðə moʊst ˈhoʊpfəl ˈpərsən wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt ɪm tɪ ɔˈrɛdi bi ðɪs ˈsɑləd. ʃɪr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ stænd aʊt ɛz wən əv ðə bɛst ˈfɔrwərdz ɪn ɪz ə juʤ əˈkɑmplɪʃmənt. ɪn ə spæn əv 12 mənθs, wɛnt frəm ˈgɪtɪŋ wɪθ ðə mæd ænts tɪ ˈævrɪʤɪŋ pɔɪnts ənd bɔrdz poʊst ˌɔlˈstɑr breɪk. wɪθ ðət kaɪnd əv ˈprɑˌgrɛs, ɪt wʊd sim ˈoʊnli raɪt fər tɪ hæv ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˌæspərˈeɪʃənz ɪn ðə nɪr fˈjuʧər.
the socialist market economy of the people's republic of] is the world's second largest economy by nominal] and the world's largest economy by purchasing power] until 2015, china was the world's major economy, with growth rates averaging 6% over 30] due to historical and political facts of china's developing economy, china's public sector accounts for a bigger share of the national economy than the burgeoning private] according to the, on a per capita income basis china ranked by (nominal) and by (ppp) per capita in 2016. the country has an estimated $23 trillion worth of natural resources, 90% of which are coal and rare earth] china also has the world's largest total banking sector assets of $39.9 trillion (252 trillion) with $26.54 trillion in total] china is the world's largest manufacturing economy and exporter of] it is also the world's consumer market and importer of] china is a net importer of services] it is the largest trading nation in the world and plays a prominent role in international] and has increasingly engaged in trade organizations and treaties in recent years. china became a member of the world trade organization in] it also has free trade agreements with several nations, including asean, australia, new zealand, pakistan, south korea and] the provinces in the coastal regions of] tend to be more industrialized while regions in the hinterland are less developed. as china's economic importance has grown, so has attention to the structure and health of the] to avoid the long-term socioeconomic] of environmental pollution in] it has been suggested by nicholas stern and fergus green of the grantham research institute on climate change and the environment that the economy of china be shifted to more advanced industrial development with low carbon dioxide emissions and better allocation of national resources to innovation and for sustainable economic growth in order to reduce the impact of china's heavy industry. this is in accord with the planning goals of the central] xi chinese dream is described as achieving the "two 100s", namely the material goal of china becoming a "moderately society" by 2021, the anniversary of the founding of the communist party and the modernization goal of china becoming a fully developed nation by 2049, the anniversary of the founding of the people's] the internationalization of the chinese economy continues to affect the standardized economic forecast officially launched in china by the purchasing managers index in 2005. as china's economy grows, so does china's renminbi, which undergoes the process needed for its] china initiated the founding of the asian infrastructure investment bank in 2015. the economic development of shenzhen is dubbed as the next silicon valley in the] in recent years, government claimed growth numbers have come under increased scrutiny, with both native and foreign financial and economic observers, as well as chinese government officials, claiming that the government has been overstating its economic output. examples include the provincial government in publicly admitting that the government had been overstating by 20% when publishing its economic data from 2011 to 2014. trillion yuan claim for 2016 was in fact a third lower, at 665 billion yuan ($103] some analysts believe china's official figures for growth are inflated by at least] a wall street journal survey of 64 select economists found that 96% of respondents think china's estimates do not "accurately reflect the state of the chinese] however, a paper by the national bureau of economic research in 2017 argued in the opposite] regarding the credibility of official data, china's premier (then party secretary of province) has been quoted as saying the numbers are "man-made" and unreliable and should be used "for reference] regional economies [ edit ] distribution of in china (except taiwan) in 2007 china's unequal transportation with important differences in the availability of natural and human resources and in industrial produced significant variations in the regional economies of china. economic development has generally been more rapid in coastal provinces than in the interior and there are large disparities in per capita income between regions. the three wealthiest regions are along the southeast coast, centered on the pearl river delta; along the east coast, centered on the lower yangtze river; and near the gulf, in the region. it is the rapid development of these areas that is expected to have the most significant effect on the asian regional economy as a whole and chinese government policy is designed to remove the obstacles to accelerated growth in these wealthier regions. gdp by administrative division [ edit ] there are 33 administrative divisions in china. below are the top administrative divisions in china ranked by in] as was converted from to using a rate of/usd.[61] hong kong and macau [ edit ] in accordance with the one country, two systems policy, the economies of the former british colony of hong kong and portuguese colony of macau are separate from the rest of china and each other. both hong kong and macau are free to conduct and engage in economic negotiations with foreign countries, as well as participating as full members in various international economic organizations such as the worldstoms organization, the world trade organization and the economic cooperation forum, often under the names "hong kong, china" and "macau, china". development [ edit ] see also: list of administrative divisions by human development index (hdi). the economic reforms implemented in 1979 helped to propel china into the ranks of the world's major economic powers. china shows a great development potential from its remarkable economic growth rate in these needed] [63] china vs world by nominal per capita to guide economic development, the chinese central government adopts "five-year plans" that detail its economic priorities and essential policies. the thirteenth five-year plan (2016–2020) isrrently being needed] like japan and south korea before it, china has grown steadily, raising the income levels and living standards of its citizens while producing goods that are consumed globally. between 1978 and 2005, china's per capita grew from $153 to $1,284. itsrrent account surplus increased more than between 1982 and 2004, from $5.7 billion to $71 billion. during this time, china also became an industrial powerhouse, moving beyond initial successes in sectors like clothing and footwear to the increasingly sophisticated production of computers, pharmaceuticals, and needed] however, it remains unclear how long the chinese economy can maintain this trajectory. according to the five-year plan, china needed to sustain an annual growth rate of 8% for the foreseeable future. only with such levels of growth, the leadership argued, could china continue to develop its industrial prowess, raise its citizen's standard of living, and redress the inequalities that were cropping up across the country. yet no country had ever before maintained the kind of growth that china was predicting. moreover, china had to some extent already undergone the easier parts of development. in the, it had transformed its vast and inefficient agricultural sector, freeing its peasants from the confines of central planning and winning them to the cause of reform. in the, it had likewise started to restructure its stagnant industrial sector, wooing foreign investors for the first time. these policies had the country's phenomenal growth. instead, china had to take what many regarded as the final step toward the market, liberalizing the banking sector and launching the beginnings of a real capital market. according to an article in journal of the asia pacific economy by mete of university of greenwich business school and abdul from wuhan university in china, financial development leads to a reduction in the income inequality in] this process, however, would not be easy. as of 2004, china's enterprises were still only partially reorganized, and its banks were dealing with the burden of over $205 billion (1.7 trillion) in non-performing loans, monies that had little chance of ever being repaid. the country had a floating exchange rate, and strict controls on both therrent and capital needed] in china announced it was taking steps to boost the economy, which at the time was running at a rate% per annum, but was slowing. the measures included plans to build a transport network, comprising railways, roads and airports, to create a new economic belt alongside the yangtze] issues with [ edit ] chinese provinces and cities have long been suspected of cooking up numbers, with the focus on local government officials, whose performance are often assessed based on how well their respective economies have] in recent years, china claimed growth numbers have come under increased scrutiny, with both financial and economic observers as well as chinese government officials claiming the government has been inflating its economic] instances of officially came to light when: binhai new area in the northern chinese city of tianjin. trillion yuan claim for 2016, was in fact a third lower, at 665 billion yuan ($103 billion). inner government also stated, that about 40% of the reported industrial output in 2016, as well as 26% of reported fiscal revenues, did not exist. the provincial government in publicly admitted that the government has been cooking the books when publishing it's economic data from 2011 to 2014., frequently called china's rust belt, admitted in 2017, that local numbers from 2011 to 2014 had been inflated artificially by about 20%. regarding the credibility, a team of bloomberg economists wrote "we don't have total confidence in the numbers, and we are surprised by the acceleration in services output given the collapse in the equity market,". a wall street journal survey of 64 select economists found that 96% of respondents think china's estimates don't "accurately reflect the state of the chinese] according to some analysts, chinese officials likely "overstate by about 2 to 3 percentage] china's own premier has previously said he's far from confident in the country's estimates, calling them "man-made" and unreliable, according to a leaked document from 2007 obtained by wikileaks. he said government data releases, especially the numbers, should be used "for reference] analyst gary shilling suggests that china's official figures are off by as much as 50%; he estimates an actual growth rate of% rather than 7%. other analysts like wilbur ross and donald straszheim agree with this assessment, and estimate a growth rate at around 4% or less. donald straszheim even went as far to say that growth rates in what he describes as old china are as low as 0%, while explaining that the "new" china of services and consumer spending is tough to measure in the absence of robust data from the private] regional development [ edit ] these strategies are aimed at the relatively poorer regions in china in an attempt to prevent widening inequalities: foreign investment abroad: go global, to encourage its enterprises to invest overseas. key national projects [ edit ] the electricity transmission", the gas transmission", and the water transfer project" are the government's three key strategic projects, aimed at realigning overall of 12 billion m per year. construction of the water diversion" project was officially launched on 27 december 2002 and completion of phase i is scheduled for 2010; this will relieve serious water shortfall in northern china and realize a rational distribution of the water resources of the yangtze, yellow, huaihe, and river valleys. macroeconomic trends [ edit ] in january 1985, the state council of china approved to establish a (system of national accounting), use the gross domestic product (gdp) to measure the national economy. china started the study of theoretical foundation, guiding, and accounting model etc., for establishing a new system of national economic accounting. in 1986, as the first citizen of the people's republic of china to receive a ph.d. in economics from an overseas country, dr. zhang headed chinese macroeconomic research the key research project of the seventh five-year plan of china, as well as completing and publishing the china data by china's own research. the summary of the above has been included in the book chinese macroeconomic structure and policy (1988) editor: zhang, collectively authored by the research center of the state council of china. this is the first data published by china. the state council of china issued "the notice regarding implementation of system of national accounting" in august 1992, the system officially is introduced to china, replaced soviet union's system, western economic indicator became china's most important economic indicator (wikichina: china, the first china). the table below shows the trend of the of china at market prices estimated by the international monetary fund (imf) with figures in millions (chinese] see] for purchasing power parity comparisons, the us dollar is exchanged at only. china's historical for 1952present[77](sna2008)[78] (purchasing power parity of chinese yuan, as based on april]) year per capita (gdppc) based on population reference index in billions real growth (%)pc real growth (%) population in thousands exchange rate 1 foreignrrency to (int'l$.) (int'l$.) 1 int'l$. 1 (ppp)063022491428503 2013932769 2012125508 2011588055 2010695 2005 2000 959 1990 348 977026 1980 468 312 313 1970 279 113618 1960 220 90 -0.2618 1952 119 54 the following table shows important economic indicators in] year total investment (in % of) inflation rate (in percent) unemployment (in percent) budget balance (in % of) government debt (in % of)rrent account (in % of) 1980 % % 1981 % % % 1982 % % % % 1983 % % % % 1984 % % % % 1985 % % % % 1986 % % % % 1987 % % % % 1988 % % % % 1989 % % % % 1990 % % % % 1991 % % % % 1992 % % % % 1993 % % % % 1994 % % % % 1995 % % % % % 1996 % % % % % 1997 % % % % % % 1998 % % % % % % 1999 % % % % % % 2000 % % % % % % 2001 % % % % % % 2002 % % % % % % 2003 % % % % % % 2004 % % % % % % 2005 % % % % % % 2006 % % % % % % 2007 % % % % % % 2008 % % % % % % 2009 % % % % % % 2010 % % % % % % 2011 % % % % % % 2012 % % % % % % 2013 % % % % % % 2014 % % % % % % 2015 % % % % % % 2016 % % % % % % 2017 % % % % % % systemic issues and environment [ edit ] over the years, large subsidies were built into the price structure of certain commodities and these subsidies grew substantially in the late and] by 2010, rapidly rising wages and a general increase in the standard of living had put increased energy use on a collision course with the need to reduce carbon emissions in order to control global warming. there were diligent efforts to increase energy efficiency and increase use of renewable sources; over inefficient power plants had been closed, but projections continued to show a dramatic rise in carbon emissions from burning fossil] national debt [ edit ] the international monetary fund, the federal reserve bank of st.] and other sources, such as the article consultation] state that, at the end of 2014, the "general government gross ratio for china was] with china's 2014 being us$] this makes the government debt of china approximately us$ trillion. by the mid-2010s, many analysts have expressed concern over the overall "size" of the chinese government] a 2015 international monetary fund report concluded that china's public debt is relatively low "and on a stable path in all standard stress tests except for the scenario with contingent liability shocks", such as "a large-scale bank recapitalization or financial system bailout to deal, for example, with a potential rise in from] "shadow banking" has risen in china, posing risks to the financial] chinese authorities have dismissed analysts' worries, insisting "the country still has room to increase government] former fed chairman ben bernanke, earlier in 2016, commented that "the ... debt pile facing china [is] an 'internal' problem, given the majority of the borrowings was issued in localrrency.[95] many economists have expressed the same views as] regulatory environment and tax system [ edit ] though china's economy has expanded rapidly, its regulatory environment has not kept pace. since deng xiaoping's open market reforms, the growth of new businesses has outpaced the government's ability to regulate them. this has created a situation where businesses, faced with mounting competition and poor oversight, take drastic measures to increase profit margins, often at the expense of consumer safety. this issue became more prominent in 2007, with a number of restrictions being placed on problematic chinese exports by the united] from the to the, the central government's revenues derived chiefly from the profits of the state enterprises, which were remitted to the state. some government revenues also came from taxes, of which the most important was the general industrial and commercial tax. the trend, however, has been for remitted profits of the state enterprises to be replaced with taxes on those profits. initially, this tax system was adjusted so as to allow for differences in the market capitalization and pricing situations of various firms, but tax schedules were introduced in the early. in addition, personal income and taxes were implemented at that time. inflation [ edit ] [98] consumer price inflation in china during the winter of, inflation ran about 7% on an annual basis, rising to% in statistics for february 2008, released in march] shortages of gasoline and diesel fuel developed in the fall of 2007 due to reluctance of refineries to produce fuel at low prices set by the state. these prices were slightly increased in november 2007 with fuel selling for $2.65 a gallon, still slightly below world prices. price controls were in effect on numerous basic products and services, but were ineffective with food, prices of which were rising at an annual rate of% in november] the problem of inflation has caused concern at the highest levels of the chinese government. on 9 january 2008, the government of china issued the following statement on its official website: "the chinese government decided on wednesday to take further measures to stabilize market prices and increase the severity of punishments for those guilty of driving up prices through hoarding or] pork is an important part of the chinese economy with a per capita consumption of a fifth of a pound per day. the worldwide rise in the price of animal feed associated with increased production of ethanol from corn resulted in steep rises in pork prices in china in 2007. increased cost of production interacted badly with increased demand resulting from rapidly rising wages. the state responded by subsidizing pork prices for students and the urban poor and called for increased production. release of pork from the nation's strategic pork reserve was] by january 2008, the inflation rate rose to%, which bbc news described as the highest inflation rate since 1997, due to the winter storms that] china's inflation rate jumped to a new decade high of percent in february 2008 after severe winter storms disrupted the economy and worsened food shortages, the government said 11 march] throughout the summer and fall, however, inflation fell again to a low of% in october] by november 2010, the inflation rate rose up to%, driven by an% increase in food prices year on year. according to the bureau, industrial output went up percent. as supplies have run short, prices for fuel and other commodities have] investment cycles [ edit ] chinese investment has always been highly] ever since the 1958 great leap forward, growth in fixed capital formation has typically peaked about every five years. recent peaks occurred in 1978, 1984, 1988, 1993, 2003 and 2009. the corresponding troughs were in 1981, 1986, 1989, 1997 and 2005. in china, the majority of investment is carried out by entities that are at least partially. most of these are under the control of local governments. thus booms are primarily the result of perverse incentives at the] unlike entrepreneurs in a economy, chinese local officials are motivated primarily by political considerations. as their performance evaluations are based, to a large extent, on growth within their jurisdictions, they have a strong incentive to promote large-scale investment] they also face any real bankruptcy risk. when localities get into trouble, they are invariably bailed out by banks. under these circumstances, is inevitable. a typical cycle begins with a relaxation of central government credit and industrial policy. this allows local governments to push investment aggressively, both through entities they control directly and by offering incentives to private investors and enterprises outside their] the resulting boom puts upward pressure on prices and may also result in shortages of key inputs such as coal and electricity (as was the case in] once inflation has risen to a level at which it begins to threaten social stability, the central government will intervene by tightening enforcement of industrial and credit policy. projects that went ahead without required approvals will be halted. bank lending to particular types of investors will be restricted. credit then becomes tight and investment growth begins to] eventually such busts alleviate shortages and bring inflation down to acceptable levels. at that point, the central government yields to demands for looser policy and the cycle begins again. financial and banking system [ edit ] most of china's financial institutions are state owned and] the chief instruments of financial and fiscal control are the people's bank of china (pbc) and the ministry of finance, both under the authority of the state council. the people's bank of china replaced the central bank of china in 1950 and gradually took over private banks. it fulfills many of the functions of other central and commercial banks. it issues therrency, controls circulation, and plays an important role in disbursing budgetary expenditures. additionally, it administers the accounts, payments, and receipts of government organizations and other bodies, which enables it to exert thorough supervision over their financial and general performances in consideration to the government's economic plans. the is also responsible for international trade and other overseas transactions. remittances by overseas chinese are managed by the bank of china (boc), which has a number of branch offices in several countries. other financial institutions that are crucial, include the china development bank (cdb), which funds economic development and directs foreign investment; the agricultural bank of china (abc), which provides for the agricultural sector; the china construction bank (ccb), which is responsible for capitalizing a portion of overall investment and for providing capital funds for certain industrial and construction enterprises; and the industrial and commercial bank of china (icbc), which conducts ordinary commercial transactions and acts as a savings bank for the public. china's economic reforms greatly increased the economic role of the banking system. in theory any enterprises or individuals can go to the banks to obtain loans outside the state plan, in practice 75% of state bank loans go to state owned enterprises.] even though nearly all investment capital was previously provided on a grant basis according to the state plan, policy has since the start of the reform shifted to a loan basis through the various financial institutions. it is estimated that, as of 2011, 14 trillion yuan in loans were outstanding to local governments. much of that total is believed by outside observers to be] increasing amounts of funds are made available through the banks for economic and commercial purposes. foreign sources of capital have also increased. china has received loans from the world bank and several united nations programs, as well as from countries (particularly japan) and, to a lesser extent, commercial banks. hong kong has been a major conduit of this investment, as well as a source itself. on 23 february 2012, the evinced its inclination to its capital markets when it circulated a telling] following on the heels of this development, shenzhen banks were able to launch yuan remittances for individuals, a significant shift in the's capital control strictures since chinese nationals had been previously barred from transferring their yuan to overseas] with two stock exchanges (shanghai stock exchange and shenzhen stock exchange), mainland china's stock market had a market value of $4.48 trillion as of november 2014, which makes it the second largest stock market in the] in august 2013, creation of an as yet unnamed high-level body to gather and analyze financial information and trends was announced by the central government. the central bank would participate as would people from other organizations engaged in financial matters. it would not have direct regulatory authority, but would attempt to function at the highest professional level in order to provide appropriate guidance to regulators with respect to matters such as shadow banking that are potential sources of] an article published in international review of economics & finance in 2010 by mete (university of greenwich business school) and his colleagues provide empirical evidence that financial development fosters economic growth in] stock markets [ edit ] see 2015 chinese stock market crash forrrent events people's daily commentary published 21 april 2015 touting the chinese bull market, "what's a bubble? [126] cartoon that sometimes accompanied reprints of published 21 april 2015 touting the chinese bull market, "what's a bubble? tulips and are bubbles" as of 2014 and the first quarter of 2015 the financial industry had been providing about% of china's 7% annual growth] despite slowing of the economy, as of june 2015 the chinese stock index, the csi 300 index, which is based on 300 stocks traded in the shanghai and shenzhen stock exchanges, had risen nearly 150% over the past 12 months. in an effort to forestall damage from collapse of a possible economic bubble fueled by margin trading the central government raised requirements for margin lending. economic damage from a crash in was limited due to margin lending being highly] in early july, after a fall in the markets of nearly 30% from their 12 june highs, there were efforts by blue-chip, often, firms, the chinese securities industry, and the central government to stabilize the market by buying back stock and increasing purchases of the stock of established firms; however, much of the volatility has been in smaller, firms that had been heavily invested in by unsophisticated, often working class, investors who had purchased stock based solely on its rapid increase in] 80% of chinese stocks are owned by individual investors, many] as of 10 july 2015 efforts by the china securities finance corporation,, a firm created by china's commodities and stock exchanges to finance] had apparently stabilized the] major chinese securities firms were required by the china securities regulatory commission to buy, and hold, a substantial amount of securities affected by the downturn. using funds supplied by the central bank and commercial banks the china securities finance corporation purchased enough stocks to halt the slide acquiring as much as 5% of the stock in some firms. lines of credit were extended by to 21 securities firms, some of which also purchased up to 5% of some companies stocks. some of the small cap stocks acquired may be] chinese stocks fell about 10% during the last week of july 2015 with record breaking losses on] currency system [ edit ] 1 to u.s. dollar since 1981 the renminbi ("people'srrency") is therrency of china, denominated as the yuan, subdivided into 10 or 100 fen. the renminbi is issued by the people's bank of china, the monetary authority of china. the 4217 abbreviation is, although also commonly abbreviated as "rmb". as of 2005 the yuan was generally considered by outside observers to be undervalued by about] however the stated that the yuan is now correctly] the renminbi is held in a floating system managed primarily against the us dollar. on 21 july 2005, china revalued itsrrency by% against the us dollar and, since then has moved to an exchange rate system that references a basket ofrrencies and has allowed the renminbi to fluctuate at a daily rate of up to half a percent. the rate of exchange (chinese yuan per) on 31 july 2008, was46, in was5, while in early 2006 was7:us $1=8.2793 yuan (january 2000), (1999), (1998), (1997),142 (1996),514 (1995). there is a complex relationship between china's balance of trade, inflation, measured by the consumer price index and the value of itsrrency. despite allowing the value of the yuan to "float", china's central bank has decisive ability to control its value with relationship to otherrrencies. inflation in 2007, reflecting sharply rising prices for meat and fuel, is probably related to the worldwide rise in commodities used as animal feed or as fuel. thus rapid rises in the value of the yuan permitted in december 2007 are possibly related to efforts to mitigate inflation by permitting the renminbi to be worth] an article published in international review of economics & finance in 2010 by mete (university of greenwich business school) and his colleagues provide empirical evidence that financial development fosters economic growth in] during the week of 10 august 2015, against the background of a slowing chinese economy and appreciation of the u.s. dollar, the people's bank of china devalued the renminbi by about] the devaluation was accomplished by pegging the official rate to closing market rates. a "representative" exchange rate against the u.s. dollar is one of the requirements for designation of arrency as one with special drawing rights (sdr) by the international monetary fund (imf), one of china's] since the late-2000s, china has sought to internationalize the renminbi. as of 2013, the is the most widely tradedrrency in the] in november 2015 in advance of and meetings, director christine lagarde announced her support for adding the yuan to therrency basket. the announcement gave 'green-light' to official approval at the 30 november] sectors [ edit ] agriculture [ edit ] china is the world's largest producer and consumer of agricultural products and some 300 million chinese farm workers are in the industry, mostly laboring on pieces of land about the size of u.s farms. virtually all arable land is used for food crops. china is the world's largest producer of rice and is among the principal sources of wheat, corn (maize), tobacco, soybeans, potatoes, sorghum, peanuts, tea, millet, barley, oilseed, pork, and fish. major non-food crops, including cotton, other fibers, and oilseeds, furnish china with a small proportion of its foreign trade revenue. agricultural exports, such as vegetables and fruits, fish and shellfish, grain and meat products, are exported to hong kong. yields are high because of intensiveltivation, for example, china's cropland area is only 75% of the u.s. total, but china still produces about 30% more crops and livestock than the united states. china hopes to further increase agricultural production through improved plant stocks, fertilizers, and technology. according to the government statistics issued in] after a drop in the yield of farm crops in 2000, output has been increasing annually. production of wheat from 1961 to 2004 (data from fao in 2005, y-axis: production in metric tons) according to the united nations world food program, in 2003, china fed 20 percent of the world's population with only 7 percent of the world's arable] china ranks first worldwide in farm output, and, as a result of topographic and climatic factors, only about percent of the total land area is suitable forltivation. of this, slightly more than half is unirrigated, and the remainder is divided roughly equally between paddy fields and irrigated areas. nevertheless, about 60 percent of the population lives in the rural areas, and until the a high percentage of them made their living directly from farming. since then, many have been encouraged to leave the fields and pursue other activities, such as light manufacturing, commerce, and transportation; and by the farming accounted for less than half of the value of rural output. today, agriculture contributes only 13% of china's. animal husbandry constitutes the second most important component of agricultural production. china is the world's leading producer of pigs, chickens, and eggs, and it also has sizable herds of sheep and cattle. since the mid-1970s, greater emphasis has been placed on increasing the livestock output. china has a long tradition of ocean and freshwater fishing and of aquaculture. pond raising has always been important and has been increasingly emphasized to supplement coastal and inland fisheries threatened by overfishing and to provide such valuable export commodities as prawns. timber transported from a woodlot in the hills of county , fujian environmental problems such as floods, drought, and erosion pose serious threats to farming in many parts of the country. the wholesale destruction of forests gave way to an energetic reforestation program that proved inadequate, and forest resources are still fairly] the principal forests are found in the qin mountains and the central mountains and on the plateau. because they are inaccessible, the forests are not worked extensively, and much of the country's timber comes from heilongjiang, jilin, sichuan, and. western china, comprising tibet, xinjiang, and qinghai, has little agricultural significance except for areas of and cattle raising. rice, china's most important crop, is dominant in the southern provinces and many of the farms here yield two harvests a year. in the north, wheat is of the greatest importance, while in central china wheat and rice vie with each other for the top place. millet and (a variety of grain sorghum) are grown mainly in the northeast and some central provinces, which, together with some northern areas, also provide considerable quantities of barley. most of the soybean crop is derived from the north and the northeast; corn (maize) is grown in the center and the north, while tea comes mainly from the warm and humid hilly areas of the south. cotton is grown extensively in the central provinces, but it is also found to a lesser extent in the southeast and in the north. tobacco comes from the center and parts of the south. other important crops are potatoes, sugar beets, and oilseeds. in the past decade, the government has been encouraging agricultural mechanization and land consolidation to raise yields and compensate for the loss of rural workers who have migrated to the] according to the most recent statistics by the un food and agriculture organization, the annual growth rate of agricultural mechanization in china is8 percent. by 2014, the integrated mechanization rate had risen to nearly 60 percent, with the rate for wheat surpassing 90 percent and that for maize approaching 80] in addition to standard agricultural equipment like tractors, china's agriculture cooperatives have begun using high-tech equipment, including unmanned aerial vehicles, which are used to spay crops with] good progress has been made in increasing water conservancy, and about half theltivated land is under irrigation. in the late and early, economic reforms were introduced. first of all this began with the shift of farming work to a system of household responsibility and a phasing out of collectivized agriculture. later this expanded to include a gradual liberalization of price controls; fiscal decentralization; massive privatization of state enterprises, thereby allowing a wide variety of private enterprises in the services and light manufacturing; the foundation of a diversified banking system (but with large amounts of state control); the development of a stock market; and the opening of the economy to increased foreign trade and foreign investment. housing and construction [ edit ] the real estate industry is about 20% of the chinese] energy and mineral resources [ edit ] electricity: production: trillion (2017) [151] consumption:248 trillion (2006) exports: billion (2015) [152] imports: billion (2015)[152] electricity production by source: [153] this chart shows the chinese electricity production by source in time thermal: (67.1% from coal) (2017) [151] hydro:% (2017) renewables:% (2017) nuclear:% (2017) other:% (2017) oil: production: (577,300 m 3 /d) (2005) /d) (2005) consumption: (1,038,800 m 3 /d) (2005) and expected (1,480,000 m 3 /d) in 2030 /d) (2005) and expected (1,480,000 m /d) in 2030 exports: (70,480 m 3 /d) (2005) /d) (2005) imports: (505,700 m 3 /d) (2005) /d) (2005) net imports: barrels per day (436,000 m 3 /d) (2005) /d) (2005) proved reserves: (2.59 10 ^ 9 m3) (1 january 2006) natural gas: production:8 3 (2005 est.) (2005 est.) consumption: 3 (2005 est.) (2005 est.) exports:44 3 (2005) (2005) imports: 0 m 3 (2005) (2005) proved reserves:3 (1 january 2006 est.) since 1980, china's energy production has grown dramatically, as has the proportion allocated to domestic consumption. some 80 percent of all power is generated from fossil fuel at thermal plants, with about 17 percent at hydroelectric installations; only about two percent is from nuclear energy, mainly from plants located in guangdong and] though china has rich overall energy potential, most have yet to be developed. in addition, the geographical distribution of energy puts most of these resources relatively far from their major industrial users. basically the northeast is rich in coal and oil, the central part of north china has abundant coal, and the southwest has immense hydroelectric potential. but the industrialized regions around guangzhou and the lower yangtze region around shanghai have too little energy, while there is relatively little heavy industry located near major energy resource areas other than in the southern part of the northeast. due in large part to environmental concerns, china has wanted to shift china'srrent energy mix from a heavy reliance on coal, which accounts for% of china's energy, toward greater reliance on oil, natural gas, renewable energy, and nuclear power. china has closed thousands of coal mines over the past five to ten years tot overproduction. according to chinese statistics, this has reduced coal production by over 25%. since 1993, china has been a net importer of oil, a large portion of which comes from the middle east. imported oil accounts for 20% of the processed crude in china. net imports are expected to rise to million barrels (560,000 m3) per day by 2010. china is interested in diversifying the sources of its oil imports and has invested in oil fields around the world. china is developing oil imports from central asia and has invested in oil fields. beijing also plans to increase china's natural gas production, whichrrently accounts for only 3% of china's total energy consumption and incorporated a natural gas strategy in its five-year plan (2001–2005), with the goal of expanding gas use from a 2% share of total energy production to 4% by 2005 (gas accounts for 25% of u.s. energy production). analysts expect china's consumption of natural gas to more than double by 2010. the five-year program (2006–10), announced in 2005 and approved by the national people's congress in march 2006, called for greater energy conservation measures, including development of renewable energy sources and increased attention to environmental protection. guidelines called for a 20% reduction in energy consumption per unit of by 2010. moving away from coal towards cleaner energy sources including oil, natural gas, renewable energy, and nuclear power is an important component of china's development program. beijing also intends to continue to improve energy efficiency and promote the use of clean coal technology. china has abundant hydroelectric resources; the three gorges dam, for example, will have a total capacity of 18 when fully on-line (projected for 2009). in addition, the share of electricity generated by nuclear power is projected to grow from 1% in 2000 to 5% in 2030. china's renewable energy law, which went into effect in 2006, calls for 10% of its energy to come from renewable energy sources by 2020. mining [ edit ] energy and mineral resources outdated mining and technologies are being replaced with modern techniques, but china's rapid industrialization requires imports of minerals from abroad. in particular, iron ore imports from australia and the united states have soared in the early as steel production rapidly outstripped domestic iron ore production. also china has become increasingly active in several african countries to mine the reserves it requires for economic growth, particularly in countries such as the democratic republic of the congo and gabon. the major areas of production in 2004 were coal (nearly 2 billion tons), iron ore (310 million tons), crude petroleum (175 million tons), natural gas (41 millionbic meters), ore (110,000 tons), tin concentrates (110,000 tons), nickel ore (64,000 tons), tungsten concentrates (67,000 tons), unrefined salt (37 million tons), vanadium (40,000 tons), and molybdenum ore (29,000 tons). in order of magnitude, produced minerals were bauxite, gypsum, barite, magnesite, talc and related minerals, manganese ore, fluorspar, and zinc. in addition, china produced tons of silver and 215 tons of gold in 2004. the mining sector accounted for less than% of total employment in 2002 but produced about% of total industrial production. hydroelectric resources [ edit ] three gorges dam china has an abundant potential for hydroelectric power production due to its considerable river network and mountainous terrain. most of the total hydroelectric capacity is situated in the southwest of the country, where coal supplies are poor but demand for energy is rising swiftly. the potential in the northeast is fairly small, but it was there that the first hydroelectric stations were the japanese during its occupation of] due to considerable seasonal fluctuations in rainfall, the flow of rivers tends to drop during the winter, forcing many power stations to operate at less than normal capacity, while in the summer, on the other hand, floods often interfere with generation. thirteen years in construction at a cost of $24 billion, the immense three gorges dam across the yangtze river was essentially completed in 2006 and will revolutionize electrification and flood control in the area. coal [ edit ] coal mining in inner mongolia china is well endowed with mineral] the most important of which is coal. china's mineral resources include large reserves of coal and iron ore, plus adequate to abundant supplies of nearly all other industrial minerals. although coal deposits are widely scattered (some coal is found in every province), most of the total is located in the northern part of the country. the province of, in fact, is thought to contain about half of the total; other important provinces include heilongjiang,, jilin, hebei, and] apart from these northern provinces, significant quantities of coal are present in sichuan, and there are some deposits of importance in guangdong, guangxi,, and] a large part of the country's reserves consists of good bituminous coal, but there are also large deposits of lignite. anthracite is present in several places (especially, guizhou, and), but overall it is not very] to ensure a more even distribution of coal supplies and to reduce the strain on the less than adequate transportation network, the authorities pressed for the development of a large number of small, locally run mines throughout the country. this campaign was energetically pursued after the, with the result that thousands of small pits have been established, and they produce more than half the country's coal. this output, however, is typically expensive and is used for local consumption. it has also led to a less than stringent implementation of safety measures in these unregulated mines, which cause several thousands of deaths each] coal makes up the bulk of china's energy consumption (70% in 2005), and china is the largest producer and consumer of coal in the world. as china's economy continues to grow, china's coal demand is projected to rise significantly. although coal's share of china's overall energy consumption will decrease, coal consumption will continue to rise in absolute terms. china's continued and increasing reliance on coal as a power source has contributed significantly to putting china on the path to becoming the world's largest emitter of acid sulfur dioxide and greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide. as of 2015 falling coal prices resulted in layoffs at coal mines in the] oil and natural gas [ edit ] chinese oil reserves china's onshore oil resources are mostly located in the northeast and in xinjiang, gansu, qinghai, sichuan, shandong, and provinces. oil shale is found in a number of places, especially at in, where the deposits the coal reserves, as well as in guangdong. high quality light oil has been found in the pearl river estuary of the south china sea, the basin in qinghai, and the basin in xinjiang. the country consumes most of its oil output but does export some crude oil and oil products. china has explored and developed oil deposits in the south china sea and east china sea, the yellow sea, the gulf of tonkin, and the sea. in 2013, the pace of china's economic growth exceeded the domestic oil capacity and floods damaged the nation's oil fields in the middle of the year. consequently, china imported oil to compensate for the supply reduction and surpassed the us in september 2013 to become the world's largest importer of] the total extent of china's natural gas reserves is unknown, as relatively little exploration for natural gas has been] sichuan accounts for almost half of the known natural gas reserves and] most of the rest of china's natural gas is associated gas produced in the northeast's major oil fields, especially oilfield. other gas deposits have been found in the basin, hebei, jiangsu, shanghai, and zhejiang, and offshore to the southwest of hainan] according to an article published in energy economics in 2011 by economists mete (university of greenwich) and abdul (wuhan university in china), financial development in china has not taken place at the expense of environmental pollution and financial development has led to a decrease in environmental pollution. authors conclude that carbon emissions are mainly determined by income, energy consumption and trade openness and their findings confirm the existence of an environmental kuznetsrve in the case of] metals and [ edit ] iron ore reserves are found in most provinces, including hainan. gansu, guizhou, southern sichuan, and guangdong provinces have rich deposits. the largest mined reserves are located north of the yangtze river and supply neighboring iron and steel enterprises. with the exception of nickel, chromium, and cobalt, china is well supplied with and manganese. reserves of tungsten are also known to be fairly large. copper resources are moderate, and high-quality ore is present only in a few deposits. discoveries have been reported from ningxia. lead and zinc are available, and bauxite resources are thought to be plentiful. china's reserves are the largest in the world. tin resources are plentiful, and there are fairly rich deposits of gold. china is the world's fifth largest producer of gold and in the early century became an important producer and exporter of rare metals needed in industries. china also produces a fairly wide range of minerals. one of the most important of these is salt, which is derived from coastal evaporation sites in jiangsu, hebei, shandong, and, as well as from extensive salt fields in sichuan, ningxia, and the basin. there are important deposits of phosphate rock in a number of areas; jiangxi, guangxi, and hubei. production has been accelerating every year. as of 2013 china is producing metric tons of phosphate rock a] occur in several places;, hebei, shandong, and have the most important deposits. china also has large resources of fluorite (fluorspar), gypsum, asbestos, and has the world's largest reserves and production of cement, and limestone. industry and manufacturing [ edit ] china railway manufacturing company industry and construction account for[167]% of china's. between the years 2011 and 2013, china used more cement than the united states consumed during the entire] in 2009 around 8% of the total manufacturing output in the world came from china itself and china ranked third worldwide in industrial output that year (first was and second united states). research by global insight states that in 2010 china contributed to% of world's manufacturing output and became the largest manufacturer in the world that year, after the us had held that position for about 110] in november 2012 the state council of the people's republic of china mandated a "social risk assessment" for all major industrial projects. this requirement followed mass public protests in some locations for planned projects or] major industries include mining and ore processing; iron and steel; aluminium; coal; machinery; armaments; textiles and apparel; petroleum; cement; chemical; fertilizers; food processing; automobiles and other transportation equipment including rail cars and locomotives, ships, and aircraft; consumer products including footwear, toys, and electronics; telecommunications and information technology. china has become a preferred destination for the relocation of global manufacturing facilities. its strength as an export platform has contributed to incomes and employment in china. since the founding of the people's republic, industrial development has been given considerable attention; as of 2011 46% of china's national output continued to be devoted to investment; a percentage far higher than any other] among the various industrial branches the and metallurgical industries have received the highest priority. these two areas alone now account for about percent of the total gross value of industrial] in these, as in most other areas of industry, however, innovation has generally suffered at the hands of a system that has rewarded increases in gross output rather than improvements in variety, sophistication and quality. china, therefore, still imports significant quantities of specialized steels. overall industrial output has grown at an average rate of more than 10 percent per year, having surpassed all other sectors in economic growth and degree of] some heavy industries and products deemed to be of national strategic importance remain, but an increasing proportion of lighter and manufacturing firms are privately held or are joint ventures. the predominant focus of development in the chemical industry is to expand the output of chemical fertilizers, plastics, and synthetic fibers. the growth of this industry has placed china among the world's leading producers of nitrogenous fertilizers. in the consumer goods sector the main emphasis is on textiles and clothing, which also form an important part of china's exports. textile manufacturing, a rapidly growing proportion of which consists of synthetics, account for about 10 percent of the gross industrial output and continues to be important, but less so than before. the industry tends to be scattered throughout the country, but there are a number of important textile centers, including shanghai, guangzhou, and] steel industry [ edit ] in 2011, china was the largest producer of steel in the world producing 45% of the world's steel, 683 million tons, an increase of 9% from 2010. 6 of 10 of largest steel producers in the world are in china. profits are low despite continued high demand due to high debt and overproduction of high end products produced with the equipment financed by the high debt. the central government is aware of this problem but there is no easy way to resolve it as local governments strongly support local steel production. meanwhile, each firm aggressively increases] iron ore production kept pace with steel production in the early but was soon outpaced by imported iron ore and other metals in the early. steel production, an estimated 140 million tons in 2000 increased to 419 million tons in 2006. much of the country's steel output comes from a large number of producing centers, one of the largest being anshan in. china was the top exporter of steel in the world in 2008. export volumes in 2008 were million tons, a% fall over the previous] the decline ended china's steel export growth. as of 2012 steel exports faced widespread taxes and had not returned to levels. domestic demand remained strong, particularly in the developing west where steel production in xinjiang was] on 26 april 2012, a warning was issued by china's bank regulator to use caution with respect to lending money to steel companies who, as profits from the manufacture and sale of steel have fallen, have sometimes used borrowed money for speculative purposes. according to the china iron and steel association the chinese steel industry lost 1 billion in the first quarter of 2012, its first loss since] automotive industry [ edit ] chinese-made car, by 2006 china had become the world's third largest automotive vehicle manufacturer (after us and japan) and the second largest consumer (only after the us). automobile manufacturing has soared during the reform period. in 1975 only automobiles were produced annually, but by 1985 production had reached, then jumped to nearly million by 1992 and increased fairly evenly each year up until 2001, when it reached million. in 2002 production rose to nearly5 million and then jumped to million in 2003, million in 2004,1 million in 2005, million in 2006, million in 2007,5 million in 2008 and million in 2009. china has become the number-one automaker in the world in 2009. domestic sales have kept pace with production. after respectable annual increases in the mid- and late, passenger car sales soared in the early. in 2006, a total of million automobiles were sold, including8 million units of passenger cars and4 million units of commercial vehicles. in 2010, china became the world's largest automotive vehicle manufacturer as well as the largest consumer ahead of the united states with an estimated 18 million new cars] however, new car sales grew only by an estimated 1% between 2011 and 2012 due to the escalation in the islands dispute, which involved japan, the world's third largest producer of] china's automotive industry has been so successful that it began exporting car parts in 1999. china began to plan major moves into the automobile and components export business starting in 2005. a new honda factory in guangzhou was built in 2004 solely for the export market and was expected to ship passenger vehicles torope in 2005. by 2004, 12 major foreign automotive manufacturers had plants in china. they produced a wide range of automobiles, minivans, sport utility vehicles, buses, and trucks. in 2003 china exported billion worth of vehicles and components. the vehicle export was units in 2004, units in 2005, and units in 2006. the vehicle and component export is targeted to reach billion by 2010. the market for domestically produced cars, under a local name, is likely to continue to grow both inside china and outside. companies such as, and chery are constantly evaluating new international locations, both in developing and developed] other industries [ edit ] substantial investments were made in the manufacture of solar panels and wind generators by a number of companies, supported by liberal loans by banks and local governments. however, by 2012 manufacturing capacity had far outstripped domestic and global demand for both products, particularly solar panels, which were subjected to penalties by both the united states andrope. the global oversupply has resulted in bankruptcies and productiontbacks both inside and outside china. china has budgeted $50 billion to subsidize production of solar power over the two decades following 2015 but, even at the sharply reduced price resulting from oversupply, as of 2012 cost of solar power in china remained three times that of power produced by conventional power] china is the world's biggest sex toy producer and accounts for 70% of the worldwide sex toys] in the country, manufacturers are active in this industry, which generates about two billion dollars a] as of 2011, china was the world's largest market for personal] services [ edit ] the output of china's services in 2015 ranks second worldwide after the united states. high power and telecom density has ensured that the country has remained on a trajectory over the long term. in 2015 the services sector produced% of china's annual, second only to manufacturing. however, its proportion of is still low compared to the ratio in more developed countries, and the agricultural sector still employs a larger workforce. prior to the onset of economic reforms in 1978, china's services sector was characterized by shops, rationing, and regulated reform came private markets, individual entrepreneurs, and a commercial sector. the wholesale and retail trade has expanded quickly, with numerous shopping malls, retail shops, restaurant chains and hotels constructed in urban areas. public administration remains a main component of the service sector, while tourism has become a significant factor in employment and a source of foreign] chengdu, china, is home to the world's largest new century global center, which, at 100 m (328 ft) high, 500 m (1,640 ft) long, and 400 m (1,312 ft) wide, houses retail outlets, a cinema, offices, hotels, the paradise island waterpark, an artificial beach, a 150 m (164 led screen, skating rink, pirate ship, fake mediterranean village, artificial sun, and parking] telecommunications [ edit ] china possesses a diversified communications system that links all parts of the country by internet, telephone, telegraph, radio, and television. china's number of internet users or topped 137 million by the end of] an increase of% from a year before and 162 million by june 2007, making china the internet user after the united states, according to china's ministry of information industry (mii). china's mobile phone penetration rate was 34% in 2007. in 2006, mobile phone users sent 429 billion text messages (on average 967 text messages per user). for 2006, the number of grew by 79%, mainly in the rural] tourism [ edit ] china's tourism industry is one of the industries in the national economy and is also one of the industries with a very distinct global competitive edge. according to the world travel and tourism council, travel and tourism directly contributed billion billion) to the chinese economy (about% of).[190] in 2011, total international tourist arrivals was 58 million, and international tourism receipts were] domestic tourism market makes up more than 90% of the country's tourism traffic, and contributes more than 70% of total tourism revenue. in 2002, domestic tourists reached 878 million and tourism revenue was $46.9 billion. a large middle class with strong consumption power is emerging in china, especially in major cities. china's outbound tourists reached million in 2003, overtaking japan for the first time. it is forecast by the world tourism organization that china's tourism industry will take up to% of world market share to become the world's top tourism industry by 2020. chinese spending is also forecast to be the highest in the world by 2014, overtaking the united states. according to a global business travel association study, total spending is expected to reach95 billion in] it is forecast byromonitor international that china will overtake france as the leading travel destination by] luxury goods [ edit ] luxury spending in china has skyrocketed, an indicator of the country's newfound wealth. for example, the chinese bottled water industry is forecast to more than double in size in 2008, becoming a $10.5 billion industry. meanwhile, as those who once had no recourse but tap water take advantage of its availability in supermarkets, those who had little or no running water are now capitalizing on its availability. tap water production and supply is expected to grow by% in 2008, to $11.9 billion. china's automotive industry is expected to expand by% to nearly $200 billion. also, consumption of chocolate and other confectionery is to increase by%, as the industry expands to $4.6 billion. additionally china's fast food industry has been growing at a% annual rate as major players such as mcdonald's enter the market. the group, who own major luxury brands including louis vuitton apparel, & chandon wines and champagne and hennessy cognacs, reported earnings growth of over 25% in 2007 in china, with the country accounting for around 16% of's global] after an october 2012 ban on government agencies purchasing luxury goods, often used as "gifts", sales of luxury goods in china remained strong but slowed, even falling slightly for some luxury retailers in the quarter of] with sales of shark fins and edible swallow nests (once staples of lavish government banquets) down] retail sales in china account for only 7% of global retail sales of luxury consumer goods; however, chinese buyers account for 25% of global retail sales of luxury consumer goods. many shops in international travel destinations have specialized staff devoted to chinesestomers.[195] cybercrime [ edit ] as of 2016, computer crime is a lucrative illicit practice in china. an academic study released in august 2012 by the university of california (uc) institute on global conflict and cooperation, claimed that china's "cyber black market" involved over participants, cost the local economy6 billion yuan (£536m), negatively impacted upon 110 million internet users (22%), and affected million websites (20%) in] in july 2012, china's state council released a set of information security guidelines as a measure to combat cyber crime that included increased auditing, security reporting, and monitoring, and a commitment to "reduce the number of internet connection] labour and welfare [ edit ] a window washer on a skyscraper in shanghai labor makes ceramics in one of the hallmarks of china's socialist economy was its promise of employment to all able and willing to work and with virtually lifelong tenure. this socialist policy is known as the iron rice bowl. in, the state reformed factories by giving wage increases to workers, which was immediately offset by sharply rising inflation rates of%. the reforms also dismantled the iron rice bowl, which meant it witnessed a rise in unemployment in the economy. in there were 20 million unemployed] [200] this chart show the chinese employment by sectors during time china's estimated employed labor force in 2005 totaled million persons, about 60% of the total population. during 2003, 49% of the labor force worked in agriculture, forestry, and fishing; 22% in mining, manufacturing, energy, and construction industries; and 29% in the services sector and other categories. in 2004 some 25 million persons were employed by private enterprises. urban wages rose rapidly from 2004 to 2007, at a rate of 13 to 19% per year with average wages near $200/month in] by 2016 the average monthly wage for workers engaged in manufacturing goods for export was $424. this wage, combined with other costs of doing business in china, had, more or less, equalized any chinese cost advantage with respect to developed] the federation of trade unions (acftu) was established in 1925 to represent the interests of national and local trade unions and trade union councils. the reported a membership of 130 million, out of an estimated 248 million urban workers, at the end of 2002. chinese trade unions are organized on a broad industrial basis. membership is open to those who rely on wages for the whole or a large part of their income, a qualification that excludes most agricultural workers. in 2010, the issues of manufacturing wages caused a strike at a honda parts plant. this resulted in wage increases both at the struck plant and other industrial] the 2010 census found that china was now half urban and rapidly aging due to the one child policy. this is expected to lead to increased demand for labor to take care of an elderly population and a reduced supply of migrant labor from the] due to worsening pollution, the corruption and political uncertainties of the state and the limited economic freedom in an economy dominated by large enterprises, many skilled professionals are either leaving the country or preparing safety nets for themselves] in the decade up to 2014, 10 million chinese emigrated to other countries, taking assets and their technical] perceived corruption continued to grow worse in china as it dropped from to place in transparency international's index of state] a law approved february 2013 will mandate a nationwide minimum wage at 40% average urban salaries to be phased in fully by] external trade [ edit ] global distribution of chinese exports in 2006 as a percentage of the top market international trade makes up a sizeable portion of china's overall economy. being a second world country at the time, a meaningful segment of china's trade with the third world was financed through grants, credits, and other forms of assistance. the principal efforts were made in asia, especially to indonesia, burma, pakistan, and ceylon, but large loans were also granted in africa (ghana, algeria, tanzania) and in the middle east (egypt). however, after mao death in 1976, these efforts were scaled back. after which, trade with developing countries became negligible, though during that time, hong kong and taiwan both began to emerge as major trading partners. since economic reforms began in the late, china sought to decentralize its foreign trade system to integrate itself into the international trading system. in november 1991, china joined the economic cooperation (apec) group, which promotes free trade and cooperation in the economic, trade, investment, and technology spheres. china served as apec chair in 2001, and shanghai hosted the annual apec leaders meeting in october of that year. after reaching a bilateral agreement with the and other trading partners in summer 2000, china worked on a multilateral accession package. china concluded multilateral negotiations on its accession to the in september 2001. the completion of its accession protocol and working party report paved the way for its entry into the on 11 december 2001, after 16 years of negotiations, the longest in the history of the general agreement on tariffs and trade. however, u.s. exporters continue to have concerns about fair market access due to china's restrictive trade policies and u.s. export restrictions. [215] and shown here is a chinese container ship unloading its cargo at with bilateral trade exceeding billion, china is india's largest trading shown here is a chinese container ship unloading its cargo at nehru port mumbai , india china's global trade exceeded $4.16 trillion at the end of 2013. it first broke the $100 billion mark in 1988, $200 billion in 1994, $500 billion in 2001, $1 trillion mark ($1.15 trillion) in trillion mark ($2.17 trillion) in trillion mark ($3.64 trillion) in 2011, and $4 trillion mark ($4.16 trillion) in 2013. the table below shows the average annual growth (in nominal us dollar terms) of china's foreign trade during the reform era. period two-way trade exports imports +12.8% +8.6% +16.1% +10.6% +17.8% +4.8% +19.5% +19.1% +19.9% +11.0% +10.9% +11.3% +24.6% +25.0% +24.0% +15.9% +15.7% +16.1% 2015%%% the vast majority of china's imports consists of industrial supplies and capital goods, notably machinery and equipment, the majority of which comes from the developed countries, primarily needed] and the united needed]. regionally, almost half of china's imports come from east and southeast asia, and about of china's exports go to the same needed]. about 80 percent of china's exports consist of manufactured goods, most of which are textiles and electronic equipment, with agricultural products and chemicals constituting the remainder. out of the five busiest ports in the world, three are in china. the u.s. trade deficit with china reached $232.5 billion in 2006, as imports grew 18%. china's share of total u.s. imports has grown from 7% to 15% since 1996. trade volume between china and russia reached $29.1 billion in 2005, an increase of% compared with 2004. a spokesman for the ministry of commerce, van jingsun, said that the volume of trade between china and russia could exceed 40 billion dollars in] china's export of machinery and electronic goods to russia grew 70%, which is 24% of china's total export to russia in the first 11 months of 2005. during the same time, china's export of high-tech products to russia increased by 58%, and that is 7% of china's total exports to russia. also at that time period, border trade between the two countries reached $5.13 billion, growing 35% and accounting for nearly 20% of the total trade. most of china's exports to russia remain apparel and footwear. russia is china's eighth largest trade partner and china is now russia's fourth largest trade partner, and china now has over 750 investment projects in russia, involving $1.05 billion. china's contracted investment in russia totaled $368 million during 2005, twice that in 2004. chinese cars at a dealer's lot in nizhny novgorod , the traditional capital of the russian automotive industry chinese imports from russia are mainly those of energy sources, such as crude oil, which is mostly transported by rail, and electricity exports from neighboring siberian and far eastern regions. in the near future, exports of both of these commodities are set to increase, as russia is building the eastern ocean oil pipeline with a branch going to the chinese border, and russian power grid monopoly is building some of its hydropower stations with a view of future exports to china. export growth has continued to be a major component supporting china's rapid economic growth. to increase exports, china pursued policies such as fostering the rapid development of factories, which assembled imported components into consumer goods for export and liberalizing trading rights. in its five-year program, adopted in 2005, china placed greater emphasis on developing a consumer economy to sustain economic growth and address imbalances. foreign investment [ edit ] china's investment climate has changed dramatically with more than two decades of reform. in the early, china restricted foreign investments to operations and required foreign investors to form partnerships with chinese firms. the encouraged industry catalogue sets out the degree of foreign involvement allowed in various industry sectors. from the beginning of the reforms legalizing foreign investment, capital inflows expanded every year until] enterprises account for% of china's imports and] since the early, the government has allowed foreign investors to manufacture and sell a wide range of goods on the domestic market, eliminated time restrictions on the establishment of joint ventures, provided some assurances against nationalization, allowed foreign partners to become chairs of joint venture boards, and authorized the establishment of wholly enterprises, now the preferred form of. in 1991, china granted more preferential tax treatment for wholly foreign owned enterprises and contractual ventures and for foreign companies, which invested in selected economic zones or in projects encouraged by the state, such as energy, communications and needed] china also authorized some foreign banks to open branches in shanghai and allowed foreign investors to purchase special "b" shares of stock in selected companies listed on the shanghai and shenzhen securities exchanges. these "b" shares sold to foreigners carried no ownership rights in a company. in 1997, china approved foreign investment projects and received over $45 billion in foreign direct investment. china revised significantly its laws on wholly enterprises and china foreign equity joint ventures in 2000 and 2001, easing export performance and domestic content needed] the vice minister of finance zhu announced, foreign investors will be allowed to own up to 51% on domestic financial service companies. formerly foreign ownership was limited to a 49% stake in these] foreign investment remains a strong element in china's rapid expansion in world trade and has been an important factor in the growth of urban jobs. in 1998, enterprises produced about 40% of china's exports, and foreign exchange reserves totalled about $145 billion. enterprises today produce about half of china's exports (the majority of china's foreign investment come from hong kong, macau and taiwan), and china continues to attract large investment inflows. however, the chinese government's emphasis on guiding into manufacturing has led to market saturation in some industries, while leaving china's services sectors underdeveloped. from 1993 to 2001, china was the world's recipient of foreign direct investment after the united states. china received $39 billion in 1999 and $41 billion in 2000. china is now one of the leading recipients in the world, receiving almost $80 billion in 2005 according to world bank statistics. in 2006, china received $69.47 billion in foreign direct] by 2011, with the u.s. seeing a decline in foreign investment following the 2008 financial crisis, china overtook it as the top destination for, receiving over $280 billion that] amid slowing economic conditions and a weakening yuan in 2015, december of that year saw a% drop in to] while china's rank as the top receiver of continued through 2014, the slowing of inbound investment in 2015 combined with a massive rebound in foreign investment to the united states resulted in the u.s. reclaiming its position as the top investment] data from the american chamber of commerce in china's 2016 china business climate survey confirms this trend, although it also demonstrates that china remains a top investment destination. this survey of over 500 members found that "china remains a top three investment priority for six out of ten member companies," though this is a decline from the 2012 high of eight out of ten respondents considering china a top] foreign exchange reserves totaled $155 billion in 1999 and $165 billion in 2000. foreign exchange reserves exceeded $800 billion in 2005, more than doubling from 2003. foreign exchange reserves were $819 billion at the end of 2005, $1.066 trillion at the end of 2006, $1.9 trillion by june 2008. in addition, by the end of september 2008 china replaced japan for the first time as the largest foreign holder of us treasury securities with a total of $585 billion, vs japan $573 billion. china has now surpassed those of japan, making china's foreign exchange reserves the largest in the needed] as part of its accession, china undertook to eliminate certain investment measures and to open up specified sectors that had previously been closed to foreign investment. new laws, regulations, and administrative measures to implement these commitments are being issued. major remaining barriers to foreign investment include opaque and enforced laws and regulations and the lack of a legal infrastructure. warner bros., for instance, withdrew its cinema business in china as a result of a regulation that requires chinese investors to own at least a 51 percent stake or play a leading role in a foreign joint] another major development in the history of foreign investment in china was the establishment of the shanghai free trade zone in september] the zone is considered a testing ground for a number of economic and social] critically, foreign investment is controlled via a "negative list" approach, where is permitted in all sectors unless explicitly prohibited by the inclusion of a given sector on the negative list published by the shanghai municipal] chinese investment abroad [ edit ] outward foreign direct investment is a new feature of chinese globalization, where local chinese firms seek to make investments in both developing and developed] it was reported in 2011 that there was increasing investment by capital rich chinese firms in promising firms in the united states. such investments offer access to expertise in marketing and distribution potentially useful in exploiting the developing chinese domestic] since 2005 when acquired thinkpad, chinese companies have been actively expanding outside of china, in both developed and developing countries. in 2013, chinese companies invested billion globally in non-financial sectors, 16% more than] between january 2009 and december 2013, china contributed a total of $161.03bn in outward, creating almost jobs. westernrope was the largest regional recipient of chinese outward, with germany receiving the highest number of projects for any country] there are two ways chinese companies choose to enter a foreign market: organic growth and merge & acquisition (m&a). many chinese companies would prefer for the following reasons: fast. is the fastest way for a company to expand into another country by acquiring brand, distribution, talents, and technology. chinese has been used to growing at 50%+ speed and do not want to spend capital. china market. china has become the world's largest economy. many chinese acquire foreign companies and then bring their to china, anything from premium cars to fashion clothing to meat to hollywood movies. cheap capital access. the huge chinese domestic market help many chinese companies accumulated financial capital to do. chinese government also provides long-term, capital for companies to expand abroad. low risk. helped chinese companies avoid risk of failure of organic growth as they got an established company with everything in place. cheap labor. some companies may move part of the manufacturing in high labor cost countries to china to reduce the cost and make the product more attractive in price. trade and policy barrier. chinese companies in many sectors face quota limitation and high tax, which prevent them from being competitive in foreign markets. depressed assets. global economic crisis created liquidity problems for a lot of western companies and reduced their market value. chinese companies believe it is a great opportunity for them to buy these depressed assets at discount. china's direct foreign investment in non-financial sector growth from us $25 billion in 2007 to billion in 2013, more than three times. [234] china is growing in investments and influencing power overrope, and the has begun to take] at the beginning, enterprises dominate the foreign acquisition and most of the money goes to oil and minerals. since 2005, more and more private companies start to acquire non raw material foreign companies. below is a list of the top 15 outbound deals from chinese] date acquirer acquirer industry target target industry target country deal value in 3 february 2016 saturn (nl) chemicals ag chemicals switzerland 23 july 2012 canada holding ltd other financials inc oil and gas canada 1 february 2008 shining prospect ltd other financials rio tinto metals and mining united kingdom 2 june 2017 china investment corp alternative financial investments ltd non residential united kingdom 14 july 2017 nesta investment holdings ltd other financials global logistic properties ltd non residential singapore 22 august 2017 china unicom (bvi) ltd telecommunications services china unicom hong kong ltd telecommunications services hong kong 6 october 2016 park aerospace holdings ltd transportation and infrastructure c2 aviation capital transportation and infrastructure united states 14 october 2015 china tower corp ltd telecommunications services tower wireless china 21 june 2016 sa other financials oy software finland 24 june 2009 mirror lake oil & gas co ltd oil and gas petroleum corp oil and gas switzerland 1 october 2010 china petrochemical corp oil and gas repsol brasil sa oil and gas brazil 16 march 2016 insurance group co ltd insurance strategic hotels & resorts inc reits united states 24 october 2016 tourism co ltd travel services hilton worldwide holdings inc hotels and lodging united states 17 february 2016 tianjin invest co ltd transportation and infrastructure ingram micro inc computers and peripherals united states 22 march 2015 marco polo industrial spa other financials pirelli & c spa automobiles and components italy however, the fast growth and deals did not change consumers' low quality and low price perception of chinese goods and brands. according to market consecutive researches by the monogram group, a advertising agency, in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2012, american consumers' willingness to purchase chinese products across all categories except pc remained the same or became worse during. the only sector in which americans were more likely to purchase was personal computers, maybe due to the brand building of.[237] moreover, many deals have failed because companies underestimated the challenges and failed to restructure the company. case 1: shanghai auto acquired% of korean ssangyong at million in 2004, making it the most ambitious acquisition in chinese auto industry at the time. shanghai auto wanted the brand and technology to expand its footprint in china. however, theltural difference, the objection to transfer the technology and the failed sales of new suv model put shanghai auto's ambition of expansion in jeopardy. it caused huge conflict between ssangyong employees and shanghai auto as things didn't go well as planned. and the 2008 global economic crisis put ssangyong on a survival mode, let alone expansion. after the negotiation with the labor union to reduce wages failed, shanghai auto decided to exit from ssangyong and didn't get a penny back for their million] case 2: in 2004,, the largest tv manufacturer and one of the fastest growing companies in china, acquired tv business including thomson and brand from thomson electronics of france to form a joint called electronics (tte). for the coming two years, the company recorded huge loss, especially inrope. several factors contributed to the failure: failure of due diligence. right after acquired thomson's tv business, the tv market shifted to technology, put thomson out of date. as ceo of, li, said in 2012 "they on the wrong thing where the market would go. they thought thomson's could be the best choice." lack of understanding of rules and regulations. according to the book resumption of trading by chong chen, soon after acquisition, thomson found it in a situation that they recruit the talents they wanted and can't fire ones they didn't want. by chong chen, soon after acquisition, thomson found it in a situation that they recruit the talents they wanted and can't fire ones they didn't want. underestimate of the challenges inltural difference. tong, vice president of tte, said in an interview with "china operation" newspaper in 2005: "the french look down upon their chinese boss. for example, they wanted to share the design model with tte, but french just dislike it even though it is a popular one in us market. also, french feel superior in their language and don't want to speak english, which created huge problem in communication. it takes hours to discuss simple issues and can't reach agreement." according to scott markman, president of monogram, chinese companies often moved their business model to developed countries and it doesn't work. thomson has the problem, they are very good and distribution and operation in china but france andrope is a totally different world.[ citation needed ] mergers and acquisitions [ edit ] from 1993 to 2010, chinese companies have been involved as either an or acquired company in mergers and acquisitions with a total known value of] the number and value of deals hit a new record in 2010. the number of deals that happened in 2010 has been, which is an increase of 17% compared to 2009. the value of deals in 2010 was96 billion, which is an increase of 25% compared to the year before. demographics [ edit ] since the medical care, public hygiene and sanitation improved considerably, and epidemics were controlled. consecutive generations continuously experienced better health. the population growth rate surged as the mortality rate dropped more rapidly than the birth rate. china's massive population has always been a major difficulty for the government as it has struggled to provide for it. in the, food supply was inadequate and the standard of living was generally low. this spurred the authorities to initiate a major birth control program. the great leap forward industrial plan in was partially responsible for a huge famine that caused the death rate to surpass the birth rate, and by 1960, the overall population was declining. a second population control drive began in 1962 with major efforts focused on promoting late marriages and the use of contraceptives. by 1963 the country was in the beginning of recovery from the famine and the birth rate soared to its highest since 1949 with an annual population growth rate of 3%. in 1966, theltural revolution suspended this second family planning program, but resumed four years later with the third attempt by making later marriage and family size limitation an obligation. since 1970, the efforts have been much more effective. the third family planning program continued until 1979 when the one child per family policy was implemented. by the early, china's population reached around 1 billion and by the early, surpassed billion. in the, the average overall population growth was around%. in the, this fell to about 1%. today it is about] china's population growth rate is now among the lowest for a developing country, although, due to its large population, annual net population growth is still considerable. one demographic consequence of the policy is that china is now one of the most rapidly countries in the world. from 100 million to 150 million surplus rural workers are adrift between the villages and the cities, many through part-time, jobs. according to the latest forbes china rich list (2007), china had 66 billionaires, the second largest number after the united states, which had 415. in the 2006 forbes rich list it stated that there were 15 chinese] in the latest 2007 report, it lists 106 billionaires in] labor force [ edit ] in 2012, for the first time, according to statistics released by china's national bureau of statistics in january 2013, the size of the labor force, people aged 15 to 59, in china shrank slightly to million people, a decrease of5 million from 2011. this trend, resulting from china's policy of population control, is anticipated to continue to at least 2030. on 29 october 2015, xinhua, china's state news agency, reported a change in the existing law to a policy, citing a statement from the communist party of china, and the new law is effective from 1 january 2016 after it was passed in the standing committee of the national people's congress on 27 december] transportation and infrastructure [ edit ] development of the country's transportation infrastructure is given a high priority because it is so strategically tied to the national economy and national defense. regardless, the transportation infrastructure is still not fully developed in many aspects and areas, and it constitutes a major hindrance on economic growth and the efficient logistical movement of goods and people. china's transportation policy, influenced by political, military, and economic concerns, have undergone major changes since] immediately after the people's republic was founded, the primary goal was to repair existing transportation infrastructure in order to meet military transport and logistics needs as well as to strengthen territorial integrity. during most of the, new road and rail links were built, while at the same time old ones were improved. during the much of the improvement of regional transportation became the responsibility of the local governments, and many small railways were constructed. emphasis was also placed on developing transportation in remote rural, mountainous, and forested areas, in order to integrate poorer regions of the country and to help promote economies of scale in the agricultural sector. before the reform era began in the late, china's transportation links were mostly concentrated in the coastal areas and access to the inner regions was generally poor. this situation has been improved considerably since then, as railways and highways have been built in the remote and frontier regions of the northwest and southwest. at the same time, the development of international transportation was also pursued, and the scope of ocean shipping was broadened considerably. freight is mainly provided by rail transport. the rail sector is monopolized by china railway, which is controlled by the ministry of railways and there is wide variation in services provided. in late 2007 china became one of the few countries in the world to launch its own indigenously developed high-speed] as rail capacity is struggling to meet demand for the transport of goods and raw materials such as coal, air routes, roads and waterways are rapidly being developed to provide an increasing proportion of china's overall transportation] some economic experts have argued that the development gap between china and other emerging economies such as brazil, argentina and india can be attributed to a large extent to china's early focus on ambitious infrastructure projects: while china invested roughly 9% of its on infrastructure in the and, most emerging economies invested only 2% to 5% of their. this considerable spending gap allowed the chinese economy to grow at near optimal conditions while many south american economies suffered from various development bottlenecks such as poor transportation networks, aging power grids and mediocre] science and technology [ edit ] value in dollars of high-tech exports by country in value of chinese high-tech exports was more than twice that of any other nation science and technology in china has in recent decades dev	ðə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈmɑrkɪt ɪˈkɑnəmi əv ðə ˈpipəlz riˈpəblɪk əv ɪz ðə wərldz ˈsɛkənd ˈlɑrʤəst ɪˈkɑnəmi baɪ ˈnɑmənəl ənd ðə wərldz ˈlɑrʤəst ɪˈkɑnəmi baɪ ˈpərʧəsɪŋ paʊər ənˈtɪl 2015 ˈʧaɪnə wɑz ðə wərldz ˈmeɪʤər ɪˈkɑnəmi, wɪθ groʊθ reɪts ˈævrɪʤɪŋ 6 ˈoʊvər 30 du tɪ hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl fækts əv ˈʧaɪnəz 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ˈprɑvənsəz ɪn ðə ˈkoʊstəl ˈriʤənz əv tɛnd tɪ bi mɔr ˌɪnˈdəstriəˌlaɪzd waɪl ˈriʤənz ɪn ðə ˈhɪntərˌlænd ər lɛs dɪˈvɛləpt. ɛz ˈʧaɪnəz ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns həz groʊn, soʊ həz əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə ˈstrəkʧər ənd hɛlθ əv ðə tɪ əˈvɔɪd ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm soʊˌsiˌoʊˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk əv ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl pəˈluʃən ɪn ɪt həz bɪn səˈʤɛstɪd baɪ ˈnɪkələs stərn ənd ˈfərgəs grin əv ðə ˈgrænθəm ˈrisərʧ ˈɪnstɪˌtut ɔn ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ənd ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ðət ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi əv ˈʧaɪnə bi ˈʃɪftɪd tɪ mɔr ədˈvænst ˌɪnˈdəstriəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt wɪθ loʊ ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd ɪˈmɪʃənz ənd ˈbɛtər ˌæləˈkeɪʃən əv ˈnæʃənəl ˈrisɔrsɪz tɪ ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ənd fər səˈsteɪnəbəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ rɪˈdus ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˈhɛvi ˈɪndəstri. ðɪs ɪz ɪn əˈkɔrd wɪθ ðə ˈplænɪŋ goʊlz əv ðə ˈsɛntrəl ʃi ʧaɪˈniz drim ɪz dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz əˈʧivɪŋ ðə "tu 100s", ˈneɪmli ðə məˈtɪriəl goʊl əv ˈʧaɪnə bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə "ˈmɑdərətli soʊˈsaɪɪti" baɪ 2021 ðə ˌænəˈvərsəri əv ðə ˈfaʊndɪŋ əv ðə ˈkɑmjənəst ˈpɑrti ənd ðə ˌmɑdərnəˈzeɪʃən goʊl əv ˈʧaɪnə bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈfʊli dɪˈvɛləpt ˈneɪʃən baɪ 2049 ðə ˌænəˈvərsəri əv ðə ˈfaʊndɪŋ əv ðə ˈpipəlz ðə ˌɪnərˌnæʃənɑlɪˈzeɪʃən əv ðə ʧaɪˈniz ɪˈkɑnəmi kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ əˈfɛkt ðə ˈstændərˌdaɪzd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈfɔrˌkæst əˈfɪʃəli lɔnʧt ɪn ˈʧaɪnə baɪ ðə ˈpərʧəsɪŋ ˈmænɪʤərz ˈɪndɛks ɪn 2005 ɛz ˈʧaɪnəz ɪˈkɑnəmi groʊz, soʊ dɪz ˈʧaɪnəz rɛnˈmɪnbi, wɪʧ ˈəndərˌgoʊz ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈnidɪd fər ɪts ˈʧaɪnə ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd ðə ˈfaʊndɪŋ əv ðə ˈeɪʒən ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt bæŋk ɪn 2015 ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˈʃɛnˌʒɛn ɪz dəbd ɛz ðə nɛkst ˈsɪləkən ˈvæli ɪn ðə ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, ˈgəvərnmənt kleɪmd groʊθ ˈnəmbərz hæv kəm ˈəndər ˌɪnˈkrist ˈskrutəni, wɪθ boʊθ ˈneɪtɪv ənd ˈfɔrən ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk əbˈzərvərz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ʧaɪˈniz ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəlz, ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz bɪn ˈoʊvərˌsteɪtɪŋ ɪts ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈaʊtˌpʊt. ɪgˈzæmpəlz ˌɪnˈklud ðə prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ˈpəblɪkli ədˈmɪtɪŋ ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt hæd bɪn ˈoʊvərˌsteɪtɪŋ baɪ 20 wɪn ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ɪts ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈdætə frəm 2011 tɪ 2014 ˈtrɪljən juɑn kleɪm fər 2016 wɑz ɪn fækt ə θərd loʊər, æt 665 ˈbɪljən juɑn 103 səm ˈænəlɪsts bɪˈliv ˈʧaɪnəz əˈfɪʃəl ˈfɪgjərz fər groʊθ ər ˌɪnˈfleɪtɪd baɪ æt list ə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl ˈsərˌveɪ əv 64 səˈlɛkt ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts faʊnd ðət 96 əv rɪˈspɑndənts θɪŋk ˈʧaɪnəz ˈɛstəˌmeɪts du nɑt "ˈækjərətli rɪˈflɛkt ðə steɪt əv ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ə ˈpeɪpər baɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈrisərʧ ɪn 2017 ˈɑrgjud ɪn ðə ˈɑpəzɪt rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti əv əˈfɪʃəl ˈdætə, ˈʧaɪnəz prɛˈmɪr (ðɛn ˈpɑrti ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv ˈprɑvɪns) həz bɪn kˈwoʊtɪd ɛz seɪɪŋ ðə ˈnəmbərz ər "ˈmænˌmeɪd" ənd ˌənrɪˈlaɪəbəl ənd ʃʊd bi juzd "fər ˈrɛfərəns ˈriʤənəl ɪˈkɑnəmiz ˈɛdət ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv ɪn ˈʧaɪnə (ɪkˈsɛpt ˈtaɪˈwɑn) ɪn 2007 ˈʧaɪnəz əˈnikwəl ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən wɪθ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn ðə əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti əv ˈnæʧərəl ənd ˈjumən ˈrisɔrsɪz ənd ɪn ˌɪnˈdəstriəl prəˈdust sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈriʤənəl ɪˈkɑnəmiz əv ˈʧaɪnə. ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt həz ˈʤɛnərəli bɪn mɔr ˈræpɪd ɪn ˈkoʊstəl ˈprɑvənsəz ðən ɪn ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər ənd ðɛr ər lɑrʤ dɪˈspɛrətiz ɪn pər ˈkæpɪtə ˈɪnˌkəm bɪtˈwin ˈriʤənz. ðə θri ˈwɛlθiəst ˈriʤənz ər əˈlɔŋ ðə ˌsaʊˈθist koʊst, ˈsɛntərd ɔn ðə pərl ˈrɪvər ˈdɛltə; əˈlɔŋ ðə ist koʊst, ˈsɛntərd ɔn ðə loʊər ˈjæŋktˈsi ˈrɪvər; ənd nɪr ðə gəlf, ɪn ðə ˈriʤən. ɪt ɪz ðə ˈræpɪd dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðiz ˈɛriəz ðət ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ hæv ðə moʊst sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈifɛkt ɔn ðə ˈeɪʒən ˈriʤənəl ɪˈkɑnəmi ɛz ə hoʊl ənd ʧaɪˈniz ˈgəvərnmənt ˈpɑləsi ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ riˈmuv ðə ˈɑbstəkəlz tɪ ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪd groʊθ ɪn ðiz ˈwɛlθiər ˈriʤənz. baɪ ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv dɪˈvɪʒən ˈɛdət ðɛr ər 33 ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv dɪˈvɪʒənz ɪn ˈʧaɪnə. bɪˈloʊ ər ðə tɔp ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv dɪˈvɪʒənz ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ræŋkt baɪ ɪn ɛz wɑz kənˈvərtɪd frəm tɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ə reɪt əv hɔŋ kɔŋg ənd məˈkaʊ ˈɛdət ɪn əˈkɔrdəns wɪθ ðə wən ˈkəntri, tu ˈsɪstəmz ˈpɑləsi, ðə ɪˈkɑnəmiz əv ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈkɑləni əv hɔŋ kɔŋg ənd ˈpɔrʧəˌgiz ˈkɑləni əv məˈkaʊ ər ˈsɛpərˌeɪt frəm ðə rɛst əv ˈʧaɪnə ənd iʧ ˈəðər. boʊθ hɔŋ kɔŋg ənd məˈkaʊ ər fri tɪ ˈkɑndəkt ənd ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wɪθ ˈfɔrən ˈkəntriz, ɛz wɛl ɛz pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɛz fʊl ˈmɛmbərz ɪn ˈvɛriəs ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz səʧ ɛz ðə wərld ˈkəstəmz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, ðə wərld treɪd ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ənd ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən ˈfɔrəm, ˈɔfən ˈəndər ðə neɪmz "hɔŋ kɔŋg, ˈʧaɪnə" ənd "məˈkaʊ, ˈʧaɪnə". dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈɛdət si ˈɔlsoʊ: lɪst əv ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv dɪˈvɪʒənz baɪ ˈjumən dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈɪndɛks (hdi). ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk rɪˈfɔrmz ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ɪn 1979 hɛlpt tɪ prəˈpɛl ˈʧaɪnə ˈɪntu ðə ræŋks əv ðə wərldz ˈmeɪʤər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk paʊərz. ˈʧaɪnə ʃoʊz ə greɪt dɪˈvɛləpmənt pəˈtɛnʃəl frəm ɪts rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ reɪt ɪn ðiz ˈnidɪd] 63 ˈʧaɪnə ˈvərsəz wərld baɪ ˈnɑmənəl pər ˈkæpɪtə tɪ gaɪd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈsɛntrəl ˈgəvərnmənt əˈdɑpts "ˈfaɪvˌjɪr plænz" ðət ˈditeɪl ɪts ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk praɪˈɔrətiz ənd ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈpɑləsiz. ðə ˈθərˈtinθ ˈfaɪvˌjɪr plæn ɪz ˈkərəntli biɪŋ ˈnidɪd] laɪk ʤəˈpæn ənd saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt, ˈʧaɪnə həz groʊn ˈstɛdəli, ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə ˈɪnˌkəm ˈlɛvəlz ənd ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈstændərdz əv ɪts ˈsɪtɪzənz waɪl prəˈdusɪŋ gʊdz ðət ər kənˈsumd ˈgloʊbəli. bɪtˈwin 1978 ənd 2005 ˈʧaɪnəz pər ˈkæpɪtə gru frəm 153 tɪ ɪts ˈkɑrənt əˈkaʊnt ˈsərpləs ˌɪnˈkrist mɔr ðən bɪtˈwin 1982 ənd 2004 frəm ˈbɪljən tɪ 71 ˈbɪljən. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs taɪm, ˈʧaɪnə ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkeɪm ən ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈpaʊərˌhaʊs, ˈmuvɪŋ bɪɔnd ˌɪˈnɪʃəl səkˈsɛsɪz ɪn ˈsɛktərz laɪk ˈkloʊðɪŋ ənd ˈfʊtˌwɛr tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd pərˈdəkʃən əv kəmˈpjutərz, ˌfɑrməˈsutɪkəlz, ənd ˈnidɪd] ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz ənˈklɪr haʊ lɔŋ ðə ʧaɪˈniz ɪˈkɑnəmi kən meɪnˈteɪn ðɪs trəˈʤɛktəri. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈfaɪvˌjɪr plæn, ˈʧaɪnə ˈnidɪd tɪ səˈsteɪn ən ˈænjuəl groʊθ reɪt əv 8 fər ðə fɔrˈsiəbəl fˈjuʧər. ˈoʊnli wɪθ səʧ ˈlɛvəlz əv groʊθ, ðə ˈlidərˌʃɪp ˈɑrgjud, kʊd ˈʧaɪnə kənˈtɪnju tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ɪts ˌɪnˈdəstriəl praʊəs, reɪz ɪts ˈsɪtəzənz ˈstændərd əv ˈlɪvɪŋ, ənd ˈridrɛs ðə ˌɪnɪkˈwɑlɪtiz ðət wər ˈkrɑpɪŋ əp əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri. jɛt noʊ ˈkəntri hæd ˈɛvər ˌbiˈfɔr meɪnˈteɪnd ðə kaɪnd əv groʊθ ðət ˈʧaɪnə wɑz prɪˈdɪktɪŋ. mɔˈroʊvər, ˈʧaɪnə hæd tɪ səm ɪkˈstɛnt ɔˈrɛdi ˌəndərˈgɔn ðə ˈiziər pɑrts əv dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ɪn ðə, ɪt hæd trænsˈfɔrmd ɪts væst ənd ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənt ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈsɛktər, friɪŋ ɪts ˈpɛzənts frəm ðə ˈkɑnˌfaɪnz əv ˈsɛntrəl ˈplænɪŋ ənd ˈwɪnɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ðə kɔz əv rɪˈfɔrm. ɪn ðə, ɪt hæd ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ riˈstrəkʧər ɪts ˈstægnənt ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈsɛktər, wuɪŋ ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstərz fər ðə fərst taɪm. ðiz ˈpɑləsiz hæd ðə ˈkəntriz fəˈnɑmənəl groʊθ. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ˈʧaɪnə hæd tɪ teɪk wət ˈmɛni rɪˈgɑrdɪd ɛz ðə ˈfaɪnəl stɛp təˈwɔrd ðə ˈmɑrkɪt, ˈlɪˌbərəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈsɛktər ənd ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋz əv ə ril ˈkæpɪtəl ˈmɑrkɪt. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ən ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn ˈʤərnəl əv ðə ˈeɪʒə pəˈsɪfɪk ɪˈkɑnəmi baɪ ˈmɛtə əv ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈgrɛnɪʧ ˈbɪznɪs skul ənd æbˈdul frəm wuən ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn ˈʧaɪnə, ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt lidz tɪ ə rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn ðə ˈɪnˌkəm ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti ɪn ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wʊd nɑt bi ˈizi. ɛz əv 2004 ˈʧaɪnəz ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz wər stɪl ˈoʊnli ˈpɑrʃəli riˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd, ənd ɪts bæŋks wər ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈbərdən əv ˈoʊvər 205 ˈbɪljən ˈtrɪljən) ɪn nɑnpərˈfɔrmɪŋ loʊnz, ˈməniz ðət hæd ˈlɪtəl ʧæns əv ˈɛvər biɪŋ riˈpeɪd. ðə ˈkəntri hæd ə ˈfloʊtɪŋ ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ reɪt, ənd strɪkt kənˈtroʊlz ɔn boʊθ ðə ˈkɑrənt ənd ˈkæpɪtəl ˈnidɪd] ɪn ˈʧaɪnə əˈnaʊnst ɪt wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ stɛps tɪ bust ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi, wɪʧ æt ðə taɪm wɑz ˈrənɪŋ æt ə reɪt pər ˈænəm, bət wɑz sloʊɪŋ. ðə ˈmɛʒərz ˌɪnˈkludɪd plænz tɪ bɪld ə ˈtrænspɔrt ˈnɛtˌwərk, kəmˈpraɪzɪŋ ˈreɪlˌweɪz, roʊdz ənd ˈɛrˌpɔrts, tɪ kriˈeɪt ə nu ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk bɛlt əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə ˈjæŋktˈsi ˈɪʃuz wɪθ ˈɛdət ʧaɪˈniz ˈprɑvənsəz ənd ˈsɪtiz hæv lɔŋ bɪn səˈspɛktɪd əv ˈkʊkɪŋ əp ˈnəmbərz, wɪθ ðə ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəlz, huz pərˈfɔrməns ər ˈɔfən əˈsɛst beɪst ɔn haʊ wɛl ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪv ɪˈkɑnəmiz hæv ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, ˈʧaɪnə kleɪmd groʊθ ˈnəmbərz hæv kəm ˈəndər ˌɪnˈkrist ˈskrutəni, wɪθ boʊθ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk əbˈzərvərz ɛz wɛl ɛz ʧaɪˈniz ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəlz ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz bɪn ˌɪnˈfleɪtɪŋ ɪts ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈɪnstənsɪz əv əˈfɪʃəli keɪm tɪ laɪt wɪn: nu ˈɛriə ɪn ðə ˈnɔrðərn ʧaɪˈniz ˈsɪti əv tiˈænʤɪn. ˈtrɪljən juɑn kleɪm fər 2016 wɑz ɪn fækt ə θərd loʊər, æt 665 ˈbɪljən juɑn 103 ˈbɪljən). ˈɪnər ˈgəvərnmənt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsteɪtɪd, ðət əˈbaʊt 40 əv ðə ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈaʊtˌpʊt ɪn 2016 ɛz wɛl ɛz 26 əv ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈfɪskəl ˈrɛvəˌnuz, dɪd nɑt ɪgˈzɪst. ðə prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ˈpəblɪkli ədˈmɪtəd ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz bɪn ˈkʊkɪŋ ðə bʊks wɪn ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ɪts ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈdætə frəm 2011 tɪ 2014, ˈfrikwɛntli kɔld ˈʧaɪnəz rəst bɛlt, ədˈmɪtəd ɪn 2017 ðət ˈloʊkəl ˈnəmbərz frəm 2011 tɪ 2014 hæd bɪn ˌɪnˈfleɪtɪd ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəli baɪ əˈbaʊt 20 rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti, ə tim əv ˈblumbərg ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts roʊt "wi doʊnt hæv ˈtoʊtəl ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn ðə ˈnəmbərz, ənd wi ər səˈpraɪzd baɪ ðə ˌækˌsɛlərˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈaʊtˌpʊt ˈgɪvɪn ðə kəˈlæps ɪn ðə ˈɛkwəti ˈmɑrkɪt,". ə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl ˈsərˌveɪ əv 64 səˈlɛkt ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts faʊnd ðət 96 əv rɪˈspɑndənts θɪŋk ˈʧaɪnəz ˈɛstəˌmeɪts doʊnt "ˈækjərətli rɪˈflɛkt ðə steɪt əv ðə ʧaɪˈniz əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ səm ˈænəlɪsts, ʧaɪˈniz əˈfɪʃəlz ˈlaɪkli "ˈoʊvərˌsteɪt baɪ əˈbaʊt 2 tɪ 3 pərˈsɛnɪʤ ˈʧaɪnəz oʊn prɛˈmɪr həz ˈpriviəsli sɛd hiz fɑr frəm ˈkɑnfədənt ɪn ðə ˈkəntriz ˈɛstəˌmeɪts, ˈkɔlɪŋ ðɛm "ˈmænˌmeɪd" ənd ˌənrɪˈlaɪəbəl, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə likt ˈdɑkjəmɛnt frəm 2007 əbˈteɪnd baɪ wikileaks. hi sɛd ˈgəvərnmənt ˈdætə rɪˈlisɪz, əˈspɛʃəli ðə ˈnəmbərz, ʃʊd bi juzd "fər ˈrɛfərəns ˈænəlɪst ˈgɛri ˈʃɪlɪŋ səˈʤɛsts ðət ˈʧaɪnəz əˈfɪʃəl ˈfɪgjərz ər ɔf baɪ ɛz məʧ ɛz 50 hi ˈɛstəˌmeɪts ən ˈækʧəwəl groʊθ reɪt əv ˈrəðər ðən 7 ˈəðər ˈænəlɪsts laɪk ˈwɪlbər rɔs ənd ˈdɑnəld ˈstræsˌhaɪm əˈgri wɪθ ðɪs əˈsɛsmənt, ənd ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ə groʊθ reɪt æt əraʊnd 4 ər lɛs. ˈdɑnəld ˈstræsˌhaɪm ˈivɪn wɛnt ɛz fɑr tɪ seɪ ðət groʊθ reɪts ɪn wət hi dɪˈskraɪbz ɛz oʊld ˈʧaɪnə ər ɛz loʊ ɛz 0 waɪl ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ ðət ðə "nu" ˈʧaɪnə əv ˈsərvɪsɪz ənd kənˈsumər ˈspɛndɪŋ ɪz təf tɪ ˈmɛʒər ɪn ðə ˈæbsəns əv roʊˈbəst ˈdætə frəm ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈriʤənəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈɛdət ðiz ˈstrætəʤiz ər eɪmd æt ðə ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈpurər ˈriʤənz ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈwaɪdənɪŋ ˌɪnɪkˈwɑlɪtiz: ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt əˈbrɔd: goʊ ˈgloʊbəl, tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ɪts ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ˈoʊvərˈsiz. ki ˈnæʃənəl ˈprɑʤɛkts ˈɛdət ðə ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti trænzˈmɪʃən", ðə gæs trænzˈmɪʃən", ənd ðə ˈwɔtər ˈtrænsfər ˈprɑʤɛkt" ər ðə ˈgəvərnmənts θri ki strəˈtiʤɪk ˈprɑʤɛkts, eɪmd æt riəˈlaɪnɪŋ ˈoʊvərˌɔl əv 12 ˈbɪljən ɛm pər jɪr. kənˈstrəkʃən əv ðə ˈwɔtər dɪˈvərʒən" ˈprɑʤɛkt wɑz əˈfɪʃəli lɔnʧt ɔn 27 dɪˈsɛmbər 2002 ənd kəmˈpliʃən əv feɪz aɪ ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld fər 2010 ðɪs wɪl rɪˈliv ˈsɪriəs ˈwɔtər ˈʃɔrtˌfɔl ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˈʧaɪnə ənd ˈriəˌlaɪz ə ˈræʃənəl ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv ðə ˈwɔtər ˈrisɔrsɪz əv ðə ˈjæŋktˈsi, ˈjɛloʊ, huaihe, ənd ˈrɪvər ˈvæliz. ˌmækroʊɛkəˈnɑmɪk trɛnz ˈɛdət ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1985 ðə steɪt ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˈʧaɪnə əˈpruvd tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ə (ˈsɪstəm əv ˈnæʃənəl əˈkaʊnɪŋ), juz ðə groʊs dəˈmɛstɪk ˈprɑdəkt (gdp) tɪ ˈmɛʒər ðə ˈnæʃənəl ɪˈkɑnəmi. ˈʧaɪnə ˈstɑrtɪd ðə ˈstədi əv ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl faʊnˈdeɪʃən, ˈgaɪdɪŋ, ənd əˈkaʊnɪŋ ˈmɑdəl ˌɛtˈsɛtərə., fər ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ə nu ˈsɪstəm əv ˈnæʃənəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk əˈkaʊnɪŋ. ɪn 1986 ɛz ðə fərst ˈsɪtɪzən əv ðə ˈpipəlz riˈpəblɪk əv ˈʧaɪnə tɪ rɪˈsiv ə ph.d. ɪn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks frəm ən ˈoʊvərˈsiz ˈkəntri, ˈdɑktər. ʒɑŋ ˈhɛdɪd ʧaɪˈniz ˌmækroʊɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈrisərʧ ðə ki ˈrisərʧ ˈprɑʤɛkt əv ðə ˈsɛvənθ ˈfaɪvˌjɪr plæn əv ˈʧaɪnə, ɛz wɛl ɛz kəmˈplitɪŋ ənd ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ðə ˈʧaɪnə ˈdætə baɪ ˈʧaɪnəz oʊn ˈrisərʧ. ðə ˈsəməri əv ðə əˈbəv həz bɪn ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ðə bʊk ʧaɪˈniz ˌmækroʊɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈstrəkʧər ənd ˈpɑləsi 1988 ˈɛdɪtər: ʒɑŋ, kəˈlɛktɪvli ˈɔθərd baɪ ðə ˈrisərʧ ˈsɛnər əv ðə steɪt ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˈʧaɪnə. ðɪs ɪz ðə fərst ˈdætə ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ˈʧaɪnə. ðə steɪt ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˈʧaɪnə ˈɪʃud "ðə ˈnoʊtɪs rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv ˈsɪstəm əv ˈnæʃənəl əˈkaʊnɪŋ" ɪn ˈɔgəst 1992 ðə ˈsɪstəm əˈfɪʃəli ɪz ˌɪntrəˈdust tɪ ˈʧaɪnə, ˌriˈpleɪst ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈjunjənz ˈsɪstəm, ˈwɛstərn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər bɪˈkeɪm ˈʧaɪnəz moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər (wikichina: ˈʧaɪnə, ðə fərst ˈʧaɪnə). ðə ˈteɪbəl bɪˈloʊ ʃoʊz ðə trɛnd əv ðə əv ˈʧaɪnə æt ˈmɑrkɪt ˈpraɪsɪz ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmɑnəˌtɛri fənd (imf) wɪθ ˈfɪgjərz ɪn ˈmɪljənz (ʧaɪˈniz si fər ˈpərʧəsɪŋ paʊər ˈpɛrəti kəmˈpɛrəsənz, ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈdɔlər ɪz ɪksˈʧeɪnʤd æt ˈoʊnli. ˈʧaɪnəz hɪˈstɔrɪkəl fər 1952 (ˈpərʧəsɪŋ paʊər ˈpɛrəti əv ʧaɪˈniz juɑn, ɛz beɪst ɔn ˈeɪprəl jɪr pər ˈkæpɪtə (gdppc) beɪst ɔn ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˈrɛfərəns ˈɪndɛks ɪn ˈbɪljənz ril groʊθ ril groʊθ ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪn ˈθaʊzənz ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ reɪt 1 ˈfɔrən ˈkərənsi tɪ (int'l$.) (int'l$.) 1 int'l$. 1 (ppp) 2013 2012 2011 2010 2005 2000 959 1990 348 977 1980 468 312 313 1970 279 113 1960 220 90 1952 119 54 ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈteɪbəl ʃoʊz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈɪndəˌkeɪtərz ɪn jɪr ˈtoʊtəl ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt (ɪn əv) ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən reɪt (ɪn pərˈsɛnt) ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt (ɪn pərˈsɛnt) ˈbəʤɪt ˈbæləns (ɪn əv) ˈgəvərnmənt dɛt (ɪn əv) ˈkɑrənt əˈkaʊnt (ɪn əv) 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 sɪˈstɛmɪk ˈɪʃuz ənd ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ˈɛdət ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz, lɑrʤ ˈsəbsɪdiz wər bɪlt ˈɪntu ðə praɪs ˈstrəkʧər əv ˈsərtən kəˈmɑdətiz ənd ðiz ˈsəbsɪdiz gru səbˈstænʃəli ɪn ðə leɪt ənd baɪ 2010 ˈræpədli ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈweɪʤɪz ənd ə ˈʤɛnərəl ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ðə ˈstændərd əv ˈlɪvɪŋ hæd pʊt ˌɪnˈkrist ˈɛnərʤi juz ɔn ə kəˈlɪʒən kɔrs wɪθ ðə nid tɪ rɪˈdus ˈkɑrbən ɪˈmɪʃənz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ kənˈtroʊl ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ. ðɛr wər ˈdɪlɪʤənt ˈɛfərts tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˈɛnərʤi ɪˈfɪʃənsi ənd ˌɪnˈkris juz əv riˈnuəbəl ˈsɔrsəz; ˈoʊvər ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənt paʊər plænts hæd bɪn kloʊzd, bət prɑˈʤɛkʃənz kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ʃoʊ ə drəˈmætɪk raɪz ɪn ˈkɑrbən ɪˈmɪʃənz frəm ˈbərnɪŋ ˈfɑsəl ˈnæʃənəl dɛt ˈɛdət ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmɑnəˌtɛri fənd, ðə ˈfɛdərəl rɪˈzərv bæŋk əv st. ənd ˈəðər ˈsɔrsəz, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən steɪt ðət, æt ðə ɛnd əv 2014 ðə "ˈʤɛnərəl ˈgəvərnmənt groʊs ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ fər ˈʧaɪnə wɑz wɪθ ˈʧaɪnəz 2014 biɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs$ ðɪs meɪks ðə ˈgəvərnmənt dɛt əv ˈʧaɪnə əˈprɑksəmətli ˈjuˈɛs$ ˈtrɪljən. baɪ ðə mid-2010s, ˈmɛni ˈænəlɪsts hæv ɪkˈsprɛst kənˈsərn ˈoʊvər ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl "saɪz" əv ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈgəvərnmənt ə 2015 ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmɑnəˌtɛri fənd rɪˈpɔrt kənˈkludɪd ðət ˈʧaɪnəz ˈpəblɪk dɛt ɪz ˈrɛlətɪvli loʊ "ənd ɔn ə ˈsteɪbəl pæθ ɪn ɔl ˈstændərd strɛs tɛsts ɪkˈsɛpt fər ðə sɪˈnɛrioʊ wɪθ kənˈtɪnʤənt ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti ʃɑks", səʧ ɛz "ə ˈlɑrʤˌskeɪl bæŋk ˌriˌkæpɪtəlɪˈzeɪʃən ər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɪstəm ˈbeɪˌlaʊt tɪ dil, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, wɪθ ə pəˈtɛnʃəl raɪz ɪn frəm "ˈʃæˌdoʊ ˈbæŋkɪŋ" həz ˈrɪzən ɪn ˈʧaɪnə, ˈpoʊzɪŋ rɪsks tɪ ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ʧaɪˈniz əˈθɔrətiz hæv dɪsˈmɪst ˈænəlɪsts' ˈwəriz, ˌɪnˈsɪstɪŋ "ðə ˈkəntri stɪl həz rum tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˈgəvərnmənt ˈfɔrmər fɛd ˈʧɛrmən bɛn bernanke, ˈərliər ɪn 2016 ˈkɑmɛntəd ðət "ðə dɛt paɪl ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈʧaɪnə [ɪz] ən 'ˌɪnˈtərnəl' ˈprɑbləm, ˈgɪvɪn ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ˈbɑroʊɪŋz wɑz ˈɪʃud ɪn ˈloʊkəl ˈmɛni ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts hæv ɪkˈsprɛst ðə seɪm vjuz ɛz ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ənd tæks ˈsɪstəm ˈɛdət ðoʊ ˈʧaɪnəz ɪˈkɑnəmi həz ɪkˈspændɪd ˈræpədli, ɪts ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt həz nɑt kɛpt peɪs. sɪns dɛŋ ˈʒaʊˈpɪŋz ˈoʊpən ˈmɑrkɪt rɪˈfɔrmz, ðə groʊθ əv nu ˈbɪznɪsɪz həz ˈaʊtˌpeɪst ðə ˈgəvərnmənts əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt ðɛm. ðɪs həz kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɛr ˈbɪznɪsɪz, feɪst wɪθ ˈmaʊntɪŋ ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ənd pur ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt, teɪk ˈdræstɪk ˈmɛʒərz tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˈprɑfɪt ˈmɑrʤənz, ˈɔfən æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv kənˈsumər ˈseɪfti. ðɪs ˈɪʃu bɪˈkeɪm mɔr ˈprɑmənənt ɪn 2007 wɪθ ə ˈnəmbər əv riˈstrɪkʃənz biɪŋ pleɪst ɔn ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk ʧaɪˈniz ˈɛkspɔrts baɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd frəm ðə tɪ ðə, ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈgəvərnmənts ˈrɛvəˌnuz dəraɪvd ˈʧifli frəm ðə ˈprɑfɪts əv ðə steɪt ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz, wɪʧ wər riˈmɪtɪd tɪ ðə steɪt. səm ˈgəvərnmənt ˈrɛvəˌnuz ˈɔlsoʊ keɪm frəm ˈtæksɪz, əv wɪʧ ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt wɑz ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ənd kəˈmərʃəl tæks. ðə trɛnd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, həz bɪn fər riˈmɪtɪd ˈprɑfɪts əv ðə steɪt ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz tɪ bi ˌriˈpleɪst wɪθ ˈtæksɪz ɔn ðoʊz ˈprɑfɪts. ˌɪˈnɪʃəli, ðɪs tæks ˈsɪstəm wɑz əˈʤəstɪd soʊ ɛz tɪ əˈlaʊ fər ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ˌkæpɪtəlɪˈzeɪʃən ənd ˈpraɪsɪŋ ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz əv ˈvɛriəs fərmz, bət tæks ˈskɛʤʊlz wər ˌɪntrəˈdust ɪn ðə ˈərli. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ˈpərsɪnəl ˈɪnˌkəm ənd ˈtæksɪz wər ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd æt ðət taɪm. ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən ˈɛdət 98 kənˈsumər praɪs ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈwɪntər əv ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən ræn əˈbaʊt 7 ɔn ən ˈænjuəl ˈbeɪsɪs, ˈraɪzɪŋ tɪ ɪn stəˈtɪstɪks fər ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2008 riˈlist ɪn mɑrʧ ˈʃɔrtɪʤɪz əv ˈgæsəˌlin ənd ˈdizəl fjuəl dɪˈvɛləpt ɪn ðə fɔl əv 2007 du tɪ rɪˈləktəns əv rɪˈfaɪnəriz tɪ ˈproʊdus fjuəl æt loʊ ˈpraɪsɪz sɛt baɪ ðə steɪt. ðiz ˈpraɪsɪz wər sˈlaɪtli ˌɪnˈkrist ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2007 wɪθ fjuəl ˈsɛlɪŋ fər ə ˈgælən, stɪl sˈlaɪtli bɪˈloʊ wərld ˈpraɪsɪz. praɪs kənˈtroʊlz wər ɪn ˈifɛkt ɔn ˈnumərəs ˈbeɪsɪk ˈprɑdəkts ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz, bət wər ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv wɪθ fud, ˈpraɪsɪz əv wɪʧ wər ˈraɪzɪŋ æt ən ˈænjuəl reɪt əv ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər ðə ˈprɑbləm əv ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən həz kɔzd kənˈsərn æt ðə haɪəst ˈlɛvəlz əv ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈgəvərnmənt. ɔn 9 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2008 ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əv ˈʧaɪnə ˈɪʃud ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈsteɪtmənt ɔn ɪts əˈfɪʃəl ˈwɛbˌsaɪt: "ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈgəvərnmənt ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ tɪ teɪk ˈfərðər ˈmɛʒərz tɪ ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪz ˈmɑrkɪt ˈpraɪsɪz ənd ˌɪnˈkris ðə sɪˈvɛrɪti əv ˈpənɪʃmənts fər ðoʊz ˈgɪlti əv ˈdraɪvɪŋ əp ˈpraɪsɪz θru ˈhɔrdɪŋ ər pɔrk ɪz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pɑrt əv ðə ʧaɪˈniz ɪˈkɑnəmi wɪθ ə pər ˈkæpɪtə kənˈsəmʃən əv ə fɪθ əv ə paʊnd pər deɪ. ðə ˈwərldˈwaɪd raɪz ɪn ðə praɪs əv ˈænəməl fid əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˌɪnˈkrist pərˈdəkʃən əv ˈɛθəˌnɔl frəm kɔrn rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn stip ˈraɪzɪz ɪn pɔrk ˈpraɪsɪz ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ɪn 2007 ˌɪnˈkrist kɔst əv pərˈdəkʃən ˌɪnərˈæktəd ˈbædli wɪθ ˌɪnˈkrist dɪˈmænd rɪˈzəltɪŋ frəm ˈræpədli ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈweɪʤɪz. ðə steɪt rɪˈspɑndɪd baɪ ˈsəbsɪˌdaɪzɪŋ pɔrk ˈpraɪsɪz fər ˈstudənts ənd ðə ˈərbən pur ənd kɔld fər ˌɪnˈkrist pərˈdəkʃən. riˈlis əv pɔrk frəm ðə ˈneɪʃənz strəˈtiʤɪk pɔrk rɪˈzərv wɑz baɪ ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2008 ðə ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən reɪt roʊz tɪ wɪʧ ˌbibiˈsi nuz dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ðə haɪəst ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən reɪt sɪns 1997 du tɪ ðə ˈwɪntər stɔrmz ðət ˈʧaɪnəz ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən reɪt ʤəmpt tɪ ə nu ˈdɛkeɪd haɪ əv pərˈsɛnt ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2008 ˈæftər səˈvɪr ˈwɪntər stɔrmz dɪsˈrəptɪd ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd ˈwərsənd fud ˈʃɔrtɪʤɪz, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt sɛd 11 mɑrʧ θruaʊt ðə ˈsəmər ənd fɔl, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən fɛl əˈgɛn tɪ ə loʊ əv ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər baɪ noʊˈvɛmbər 2010 ðə ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən reɪt roʊz əp tɪ ˈdrɪvən baɪ ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn fud ˈpraɪsɪz jɪr ɔn jɪr. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈbjʊroʊ, ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈaʊtˌpʊt wɛnt əp pərˈsɛnt. ɛz səˈplaɪz hæv rən ʃɔrt, ˈpraɪsɪz fər fjuəl ənd ˈəðər kəˈmɑdətiz hæv ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈsaɪkəlz ˈɛdət ʧaɪˈniz ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ˈhaɪli ˈɛvər sɪns ðə 1958 greɪt lip ˈfɔrwərd, groʊθ ɪn fɪkst ˈkæpɪtəl fɔrˈmeɪʃən həz ˈtɪpɪkəli pikt əˈbaʊt ˈɛvəri faɪv jɪrz. ˈrisənt piks əˈkərd ɪn 1978 1984 1988 1993 2003 ənd 2009 ðə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ trɔfs wər ɪn 1981 1986 1989 1997 ənd 2005 ɪn ˈʧaɪnə, ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪz ˈkɛrid aʊt baɪ ˈɛntɪtiz ðət ər æt list ˈpɑrʃəli. moʊst əv ðiz ər ˈəndər ðə kənˈtroʊl əv ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənts. ðəs bumz ər praɪˈmɛrəli ðə rɪˈzəlt əv pərˈvərs ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz æt ðə ənˈlaɪk ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz ɪn ə ɪˈkɑnəmi, ʧaɪˈniz ˈloʊkəl əˈfɪʃəlz ər ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd praɪˈmɛrəli baɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃənz. ɛz ðɛr pərˈfɔrməns ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃənz ər beɪst, tɪ ə lɑrʤ ɪkˈstɛnt, ɔn groʊθ wɪˈθɪn ðɛr ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃənz, ðeɪ hæv ə strɔŋ ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv tɪ prəˈmoʊt ˈlɑrʤˌskeɪl ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ feɪs ˈɛni ril ˈbæŋkrəptsi rɪsk. wɪn loʊˈkælɪtiz gɪt ˈɪntu ˈtrəbəl, ðeɪ ər ˌɪnˈvɛriəbli beɪld aʊt baɪ bæŋks. ˈəndər ðiz ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz, ɪz ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl. ə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈsaɪkəl bɪˈgɪnz wɪθ ə ˌrilækˈseɪʃən əv ˈsɛntrəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈkrɛdɪt ənd ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈpɑləsi. ðɪs əˈlaʊz ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənts tɪ pʊʃ ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt əˈgrɛsɪvli, boʊθ θru ˈɛntɪtiz ðeɪ kənˈtroʊl dɪˈrɛkli ənd baɪ ˈɔfərɪŋ ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz tɪ ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ənd ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðɛr ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ bum pʊts ˈəpwərd ˈprɛʃər ɔn ˈpraɪsɪz ənd meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈzəlt ɪn ˈʃɔrtɪʤɪz əv ki ˈɪnˌpʊts səʧ ɛz koʊl ənd ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti (ɛz wɑz ðə keɪs ɪn wəns ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən həz ˈrɪzən tɪ ə ˈlɛvəl æt wɪʧ ɪt bɪˈgɪnz tɪ θˈrɛtən ˈsoʊʃəl stəˈbɪlɪti, ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈgəvərnmənt wɪl ˌɪntərˈvin baɪ ˈtaɪtənɪŋ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt əv ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ənd ˈkrɛdɪt ˈpɑləsi. ˈprɑʤɛkts ðət wɛnt əˈhɛd wɪˈθaʊt rikˈwaɪərd əˈpruvəlz wɪl bi ˈhɔltɪd. bæŋk ˈlɛndɪŋ tɪ ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr taɪps əv ˌɪnˈvɛstərz wɪl bi riˈstrɪktɪd. ˈkrɛdɪt ðɛn bɪˈkəmz taɪt ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt groʊθ bɪˈgɪnz tɪ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli səʧ bəsts əˈliviˌeɪt ˈʃɔrtɪʤɪz ənd brɪŋ ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən daʊn tɪ əkˈsɛptəbəl ˈlɛvəlz. æt ðət pɔɪnt, ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈgəvərnmənt jildz tɪ dɪˈmændz fər ˈlusər ˈpɑləsi ənd ðə ˈsaɪkəl bɪˈgɪnz əˈgɛn. ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ənd ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ˈɛdət moʊst əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ər steɪt oʊnd ənd ðə ʧif ˈɪnstrəmənts əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ənd ˈfɪskəl kənˈtroʊl ər ðə ˈpipəlz bæŋk əv ˈʧaɪnə (pbc) ənd ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˈfaɪˌnæns, boʊθ ˈəndər ðə əˈθɔrəti əv ðə steɪt ˈkaʊnsəl. ðə ˈpipəlz bæŋk əv ˈʧaɪnə ˌriˈpleɪst ðə ˈsɛntrəl bæŋk əv ˈʧaɪnə ɪn 1950 ənd ˈgræʤuəli tʊk ˈoʊvər ˈpraɪvət bæŋks. ɪt fʊlˈfɪlz ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈfəŋkʃənz əv ˈəðər ˈsɛntrəl ənd kəˈmərʃəl bæŋks. ɪt ˈɪʃuz ðə ˈkərənsi, kənˈtroʊlz ˈsərkjəˌleɪʃən, ənd pleɪz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt roʊl ɪn dɪsˈbərsɪŋ ˈbəʤɪˌtɛri ɪkˈspɛndɪʧərz. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ɪt ædˈmɪnɪstərz ðə əˈkaʊnts, ˈpeɪmənts, ənd rɪˈsits əv ˈgəvərnmənt ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ənd ˈəðər ˈbɑdiz, wɪʧ ɪˈneɪbəlz ɪt tɪ ɪgˈzərt θəroʊ ˌsupərˈvɪʒən ˈoʊvər ðɛr ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ənd ˈʤɛnərəl pərˈfɔrmənsɪz ɪn kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənts ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk plænz. ðə ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl treɪd ənd ˈəðər ˈoʊvərˈsiz trænˈzækʃənz. rəˈmɪtənsɪz baɪ ˈoʊvərˈsiz ʧaɪˈniz ər ˈmænɪʤd baɪ ðə bæŋk əv ˈʧaɪnə (boc), wɪʧ həz ə ˈnəmbər əv brænʧ ˈɔfəsɪz ɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˈkəntriz. ˈəðər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ðət ər ˈkruʃəl, ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈʧaɪnə dɪˈvɛləpmənt bæŋk (cdb), wɪʧ fəndz ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd dɪˈrɛkts ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt; ðə ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl bæŋk əv ˈʧaɪnə (ˈeɪˌbiˌsi), wɪʧ prəˈvaɪdz fər ðə ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈsɛktər; ðə ˈʧaɪnə kənˈstrəkʃən bæŋk (ccb), wɪʧ ɪz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪzɪŋ ə ˈpɔrʃən əv ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ənd fər prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈkæpɪtəl fəndz fər ˈsərtən ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ənd kənˈstrəkʃən ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz; ənd ðə ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ənd kəˈmərʃəl bæŋk əv ˈʧaɪnə (icbc), wɪʧ kənˈdəkts ˈɔrdəˌnɛri kəˈmərʃəl trænˈzækʃənz ənd ækts ɛz ə ˈseɪvɪŋz bæŋk fər ðə ˈpəblɪk. ˈʧaɪnəz ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk rɪˈfɔrmz ˈgreɪtli ˌɪnˈkrist ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk roʊl əv ðə ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈsɪstəm. ɪn ˈθɪri ˈɛni ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz ər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz kən goʊ tɪ ðə bæŋks tɪ əbˈteɪn loʊnz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə steɪt plæn, ɪn ˈpræktɪs 75 əv steɪt bæŋk loʊnz goʊ tɪ steɪt oʊnd ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz. ˈivɪn ðoʊ ˈnɪrli ɔl ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈkæpɪtəl wɑz ˈpriviəsli prəˈvaɪdɪd ɔn ə grænt ˈbeɪsɪs əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə steɪt plæn, ˈpɑləsi həz sɪns ðə stɑrt əv ðə rɪˈfɔrm ˈʃɪftɪd tɪ ə loʊn ˈbeɪsɪs θru ðə ˈvɛriəs ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz. ɪt ɪz ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðət, ɛz əv 2011 14 ˈtrɪljən juɑn ɪn loʊnz wər ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ tɪ ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənts. məʧ əv ðət ˈtoʊtəl ɪz bɪˈlivd baɪ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əbˈzərvərz tɪ bi ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ əˈmaʊnts əv fəndz ər meɪd əˈveɪləbəl θru ðə bæŋks fər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd kəˈmərʃəl ˈpərpəsɪz. ˈfɔrən ˈsɔrsəz əv ˈkæpɪtəl hæv ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkrist. ˈʧaɪnə həz rɪˈsivd loʊnz frəm ðə wərld bæŋk ənd ˈsɛvərəl juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ˈproʊˌgræmz, ɛz wɛl ɛz frəm ˈkəntriz (ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ʤəˈpæn) ənd, tɪ ə ˈlɛsər ɪkˈstɛnt, kəˈmərʃəl bæŋks. hɔŋ kɔŋg həz bɪn ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈkɑnʤuɪt əv ðɪs ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt, ɛz wɛl ɛz ə sɔrs ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ɔn 23 ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2012 ðə ɪˈvɪnst ɪts ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃən tɪ ɪts ˈkæpɪtəl ˈmɑrkɪts wɪn ɪt ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪd ə ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɔn ðə hilz əv ðɪs dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ˈʃɛnˌʒɛn bæŋks wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ lɔnʧ juɑn rəˈmɪtənsɪz fər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz, ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ʃɪft ɪn ðə ˈkæpɪtəl kənˈtroʊl ˈstrɪkʧərz sɪns ʧaɪˈniz ˈnæʃənəlz hæd bɪn ˈpriviəsli bɑrd frəm trænsˈfərɪŋ ðɛr juɑn tɪ ˈoʊvərˈsiz wɪθ tu stɑk ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz (ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ stɑk ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ənd ˈʃɛnˌʒɛn stɑk ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ), ˈmeɪnˌlænd ˈʧaɪnəz stɑk ˈmɑrkɪt hæd ə ˈmɑrkɪt ˈvælju əv ˈtrɪljən ɛz əv noʊˈvɛmbər 2014 wɪʧ meɪks ɪt ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈlɑrʤəst stɑk ˈmɑrkɪt ɪn ðə ɪn ˈɔgəst 2013 kriˈeɪʃən əv ən ɛz jɛt ənˈneɪmd ˌhaɪˈlɛvəl ˈbɑdi tɪ ˈgæðər ənd ˈænəˌlaɪz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd trɛnz wɑz əˈnaʊnst baɪ ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈgəvərnmənt. ðə ˈsɛntrəl bæŋk wʊd pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɛz wʊd ˈpipəl frəm ˈəðər ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈmætərz. ɪt wʊd nɑt hæv dɪˈrɛkt ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri əˈθɔrəti, bət wʊd əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈfəŋkʃən æt ðə haɪəst prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈlɛvəl ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ prəˈvaɪd əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ˈgaɪdəns tɪ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt tɪ ˈmætərz səʧ ɛz ˈʃæˌdoʊ ˈbæŋkɪŋ ðət ər pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈsɔrsəz əv ən ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌrivˈju əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks ˈfaɪˌnæns ɪn 2010 baɪ ˈmɛtə (ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈgrɛnɪʧ ˈbɪznɪs skul) ənd hɪz ˈkɑligz prəˈvaɪd ˌɛmˈpɪrɪkəl ˈɛvədəns ðət ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈfɑstərz ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ ɪn stɑk ˈmɑrkɪts ˈɛdət si 2015 ʧaɪˈniz stɑk ˈmɑrkɪt kræʃ fər ˈkɑrənt ɪˈvɛnts ˈpipəlz ˈdeɪli ˈkɑmənˌtɛri ˈpəblɪʃt 21 ˈeɪprəl 2015 ˈtaʊtɪŋ ðə ʧaɪˈniz bʊl ˈmɑrkɪt, "wəts ə ˈbəbəl? 126 kɑrˈtun ðət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz əˈkəmpənid riˈprɪnts əv ˈpəblɪʃt 21 ˈeɪprəl 2015 ˈtaʊtɪŋ ðə ʧaɪˈniz bʊl ˈmɑrkɪt, "wəts ə ˈbəbəl? ˈtulɪps ənd ər ˈbəbəlz" ɛz əv 2014 ənd ðə fərst kˈwɔrtər əv 2015 ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈɪndəstri hæd bɪn prəˈvaɪdɪŋ əˈbaʊt əv ˈʧaɪnəz 7 ˈænjuəl groʊθ dɪˈspaɪt sloʊɪŋ əv ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi, ɛz əv ʤun 2015 ðə ʧaɪˈniz stɑk ˈɪndɛks, ðə ˈsiˌɛˈsaɪ 300 ˈɪndɛks, wɪʧ ɪz beɪst ɔn 300 stɑks ˈtreɪdɪd ɪn ðə ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ ənd ˈʃɛnˌʒɛn stɑk ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz, hæd ˈrɪzən ˈnɪrli 150 ˈoʊvər ðə pæst 12 mənθs. ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ fɔrˈstɔl ˈdæmɪʤ frəm kəˈlæps əv ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈbəbəl fjuəld baɪ ˈmɑrʤən ˈtreɪdɪŋ ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈgəvərnmənt reɪzd rɪkˈwaɪrmənts fər ˈmɑrʤən ˈlɛndɪŋ. ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈdæmɪʤ frəm ə kræʃ ɪn wɑz ˈlɪmɪtɪd du tɪ ˈmɑrʤən ˈlɛndɪŋ biɪŋ ˈhaɪli ɪn ˈərli ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ˈæftər ə fɔl ɪn ðə ˈmɑrkɪts əv ˈnɪrli 30 frəm ðɛr 12 ʤun haɪz, ðɛr wər ˈɛfərts baɪ blue-chip, ˈɔfən, fərmz, ðə ʧaɪˈniz sɪˈkjʊrətiz ˈɪndəstri, ənd ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪz ðə ˈmɑrkɪt baɪ baɪɪŋ bæk stɑk ənd ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈpərʧəsɪz əv ðə stɑk əv ɪˈstæblɪʃt fərmz; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, məʧ əv ðə ˌvɑləˈtɪləti həz bɪn ɪn sˈmɔlər, fərmz ðət hæd bɪn ˈhɛvəli ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn baɪ ˌənsəˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtɪd, ˈɔfən ˈwərkɪŋ klæs, ˌɪnˈvɛstərz hu hæd ˈpərʧəst stɑk beɪst ˈsoʊəli ɔn ɪts ˈræpɪd ˌɪnˈkris ɪn 80 əv ʧaɪˈniz stɑks ər oʊnd baɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˌɪnˈvɛstərz, ˈmɛni ɛz əv 10 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2015 ˈɛfərts baɪ ðə ˈʧaɪnə sɪˈkjʊrətiz ˈfaɪˌnæns ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən,, ə fərm kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ˈʧaɪnəz kəˈmɑdətiz ənd stɑk ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns hæd əˈpɛrəntli ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪzd ðə ˈmeɪʤər ʧaɪˈniz sɪˈkjʊrətiz fərmz wər rikˈwaɪərd baɪ ðə ˈʧaɪnə sɪˈkjʊrətiz ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri kəˈmɪʃən tɪ baɪ, ənd hoʊld, ə səbˈstænʃəl əˈmaʊnt əv sɪˈkjʊrətiz əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˈdaʊnˌtərn. ˈjuzɪŋ fəndz səˈplaɪd baɪ ðə ˈsɛntrəl bæŋk ənd kəˈmərʃəl bæŋks ðə ˈʧaɪnə sɪˈkjʊrətiz ˈfaɪˌnæns ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ˈpərʧəst ɪˈnəf stɑks tɪ hɔlt ðə slaɪd əkˈwaɪərɪŋ ɛz məʧ ɛz 5 əv ðə stɑk ɪn səm fərmz. laɪnz əv ˈkrɛdɪt wər ɪkˈstɛndɪd baɪ tɪ 21 sɪˈkjʊrətiz fərmz, səm əv wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpərʧəst əp tɪ 5 əv səm ˈkəmpəˌniz stɑks. səm əv ðə smɔl kæp stɑks əkˈwaɪərd meɪ bi ʧaɪˈniz stɑks fɛl əˈbaʊt 10 ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə læst wik əv ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2015 wɪθ ˈrɛkərd ˈbreɪkɪŋ ˈlɔsɪz ɔn ˈkərənsi ˈsɪstəm ˈɛdət 1 tɪ juz. ˈdɔlər sɪns 1981 ðə rɛnˈmɪnbi ("ˈpipəlz ˈkərənsi") ɪz ðə ˈkərənsi əv ˈʧaɪnə, dɪˈnɑməˌneɪtɪd ɛz ðə juɑn, ˌsəbdɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈɪntu 10 ər 100 fɛn. ðə rɛnˈmɪnbi ɪz ˈɪʃud baɪ ðə ˈpipəlz bæŋk əv ˈʧaɪnə, ðə ˈmɑnəˌtɛri əˈθɔrəti əv ˈʧaɪnə. ðə 4217 əˌbriviˈeɪʃən ɪz, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkɑmənli əˈbriviˌeɪtɪd ɛz "rmb". ɛz əv 2005 ðə juɑn wɑz ˈʤɛnərəli kənˈsɪdərd baɪ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əbˈzərvərz tɪ bi ˈəndərˌvæljud baɪ əˈbaʊt ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðə ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðə juɑn ɪz naʊ kərˈɛktli ðə rɛnˈmɪnbi ɪz hɛld ɪn ə ˈfloʊtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ˈmænɪʤd praɪˈmɛrəli əˈgɛnst ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈdɔlər. ɔn 21 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2005 ˈʧaɪnə riˈvæljud ɪts ˈkərənsi baɪ əˈgɛnst ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈdɔlər ənd, sɪns ðɛn həz muvd tɪ ən ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ reɪt ˈsɪstəm ðət ˈrɛfərənsɪz ə ˈbæskət əv ˈkərənsiz ənd həz əˈlaʊd ðə rɛnˈmɪnbi tɪ ˈfləkʧəˌweɪt æt ə ˈdeɪli reɪt əv əp tɪ hæf ə pərˈsɛnt. ðə reɪt əv ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ (ʧaɪˈniz juɑn pər ɔn 31 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2008 wɑz ɪn wɑz waɪl ɪn ˈərli 2006 wɑz juɑn (ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 ðɛr ɪz ə ˈkɑmplɛks riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈʧaɪnəz ˈbæləns əv treɪd, ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən, ˈmɛʒərd baɪ ðə kənˈsumər praɪs ˈɪndɛks ənd ðə ˈvælju əv ɪts ˈkərənsi. dɪˈspaɪt əˈlaʊɪŋ ðə ˈvælju əv ðə juɑn tɪ "floʊt", ˈʧaɪnəz ˈsɛntrəl bæŋk həz dɪˈsaɪsɪv əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kənˈtroʊl ɪts ˈvælju wɪθ riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp tɪ ˈəðər ˈkərənsiz. ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən ɪn 2007 rɪˈflɛktɪŋ ˈʃɑrpli ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈpraɪsɪz fər mit ənd fjuəl, ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈwərldˈwaɪd raɪz ɪn kəˈmɑdətiz juzd ɛz ˈænəməl fid ər ɛz fjuəl. ðəs ˈræpɪd ˈraɪzɪz ɪn ðə ˈvælju əv ðə juɑn pərˈmɪtɪd ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2007 ər ˈpɑsəbli rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈɛfərts tɪ ˈmɪtəˌgeɪt ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən baɪ pərˈmɪtɪŋ ðə rɛnˈmɪnbi tɪ bi wərθ ən ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌrivˈju əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks ˈfaɪˌnæns ɪn 2010 baɪ ˈmɛtə (ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈgrɛnɪʧ ˈbɪznɪs skul) ənd hɪz ˈkɑligz prəˈvaɪd ˌɛmˈpɪrɪkəl ˈɛvədəns ðət ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈfɑstərz ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ ɪn ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə wik əv 10 ˈɔgəst 2015 əˈgɛnst ðə ˈbækˌgraʊnd əv ə sloʊɪŋ ʧaɪˈniz ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd əˌpriʃiˈeɪʃən əv ðə juz. ˈdɔlər, ðə ˈpipəlz bæŋk əv ˈʧaɪnə dɪˈvæˌljud ðə rɛnˈmɪnbi baɪ əˈbaʊt ðə ˌdivæljuˈeɪʃən wɑz əˈkɑmplɪʃt baɪ ˈpɛgɪŋ ðə əˈfɪʃəl reɪt tɪ ˈkloʊzɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt reɪts. ə "ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv" ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ reɪt əˈgɛnst ðə juz. ˈdɔlər ɪz wən əv ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənts fər ˌdɛzɪgˈneɪʃən əv ə ˈkərənsi ɛz wən wɪθ ˈspɛʃəl drɔɪŋ raɪts (sdr) baɪ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmɑnəˌtɛri fənd (imf), wən əv ˈʧaɪnəz sɪns ðə late-2000s, ˈʧaɪnə həz sɔt tɪ ˌɪnərˈnæʃəˈnɑˌlaɪz ðə rɛnˈmɪnbi. ɛz əv 2013 ðə ɪz ðə moʊst ˈwaɪdli ˈtreɪdɪd ˈkərənsi ɪn ðə ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2015 ɪn ədˈvæns əv ənd ˈmitɪŋz, dɪˈrɛktər krɪˈstin lɑˈgɑrdi əˈnaʊnst hər səˈpɔrt fər ˈædɪŋ ðə juɑn tɪ ðə ˈkərənsi ˈbæskət. ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt geɪv 'green-light' tɪ əˈfɪʃəl əˈpruvəl æt ðə 30 noʊˈvɛmbər ˈsɛktərz ˈɛdət ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ˈɛdət ˈʧaɪnə ɪz ðə wərldz ˈlɑrʤəst prəˈdusər ənd kənˈsumər əv ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈprɑdəkts ənd səm 300 ˈmɪljən ʧaɪˈniz fɑrm ˈwərkərz ər ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri, ˈmoʊstli ˈleɪbərɪŋ ɔn ˈpisɪz əv lænd əˈbaʊt ðə saɪz əv juz fɑrmz. ˈvərʧuəli ɔl ˈærəbəl lænd ɪz juzd fər fud krɑps. ˈʧaɪnə ɪz ðə wərldz ˈlɑrʤəst prəˈdusər əv raɪs ənd ɪz əˈməŋ ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈsɔrsəz əv wit, kɔrn (meɪz), təˈbæˌkoʊ, ˈsɔɪˌbinz, pəˈteɪtoʊz, ˈsɔrgəm, ˈpiˌnəts, ti, ˈmɪlət, ˈbɑrli, ˈɔɪlˌsid, pɔrk, ənd fɪʃ. ˈmeɪʤər ˈnɑnˈfud krɑps, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈkɔtən, ˈəðər ˈfaɪbərz, ənd ˈɔɪlˌsidz, ˈfərnɪʃ ˈʧaɪnə wɪθ ə smɔl prəˈpɔrʃən əv ɪts ˈfɔrən treɪd ˈrɛvəˌnu. ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈɛkspɔrts, səʧ ɛz ˈvɛʤtəbəlz ənd fruts, fɪʃ ənd ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ, greɪn ənd mit ˈprɑdəkts, ər ɪkˈspɔrtəd tɪ hɔŋ kɔŋg. jildz ər haɪ bɪˈkəz əv ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv ˌkəltɪˈveɪʃən, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈʧaɪnəz ˈkrɑˌplænd ˈɛriə ɪz ˈoʊnli 75 əv ðə juz. ˈtoʊtəl, bət ˈʧaɪnə stɪl prəˈdusɪz əˈbaʊt 30 mɔr krɑps ənd ˈlaɪvˌstɑk ðən ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ˈʧaɪnə hoʊps tɪ ˈfərðər ˌɪnˈkris ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl pərˈdəkʃən θru ˌɪmˈpruvd plænt stɑks, ˈfərtəˌlaɪzərz, ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt stəˈtɪstɪks ˈɪʃud ɪn ˈæftər ə drɔp ɪn ðə jild əv fɑrm krɑps ɪn 2000 ˈaʊtˌpʊt həz bɪn ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈænjuəli. pərˈdəkʃən əv wit frəm 1961 tɪ 2004 (ˈdætə frəm faʊ ɪn 2005 y-axis: pərˈdəkʃən ɪn ˈmɛtrɪk tənz) əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz wərld fud ˈproʊˌgræm, ɪn 2003 ˈʧaɪnə fɛd 20 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə wərldz ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən wɪθ ˈoʊnli 7 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə wərldz ˈærəbəl ˈʧaɪnə ræŋks fərst ˈwərldˈwaɪd ɪn fɑrm ˈaʊtˌpʊt, ənd, ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ˌtɑpəˈgræfɪk ənd klaɪˈmætɪk ˈfæktərz, ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl lænd ˈɛriə ɪz ˈsutəbəl fər ˌkəltɪˈveɪʃən. əv ðɪs, sˈlaɪtli mɔr ðən hæf ɪz unirrigated, ənd ðə rɪˈmeɪndər ɪz dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈrəfli ˈikwəli bɪtˈwin ˈpædi fildz ənd ˈɪrəˌgeɪtɪd ˈɛriəz. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, əˈbaʊt 60 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən lɪvz ɪn ðə ˈrʊrəl ˈɛriəz, ənd ənˈtɪl ðə ə haɪ pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ðɛm meɪd ðɛr ˈlɪvɪŋ dɪˈrɛkli frəm ˈfɑrmɪŋ. sɪns ðɛn, ˈmɛni hæv bɪn ɪnˈkərəʤd tɪ liv ðə fildz ənd pərˈsu ˈəðər ækˈtɪvɪtiz, səʧ ɛz laɪt ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ, ˈkɑmərs, ənd ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən; ənd baɪ ðə ˈfɑrmɪŋ əˈkaʊntɪd fər lɛs ðən hæf əv ðə ˈvælju əv ˈrʊrəl ˈaʊtˌpʊt. təˈdeɪ, ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər kənˈtrɪbjuts ˈoʊnli 13 əv ˈʧaɪnəz. ˈænəməl ˈhəzbəndri ˈkɑnstəˌtuts ðə ˈsɛkənd moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt kəmˈpoʊnənt əv ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl pərˈdəkʃən. ˈʧaɪnə ɪz ðə wərldz ˈlidɪŋ prəˈdusər əv pɪgz, ˈʧɪkənz, ənd ɛgz, ənd ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ həz ˈsaɪzəbəl hərdz əv ʃip ənd ˈkætəl. sɪns ðə mid-1970s, ˈgreɪtər ˈɛmfəsɪs həz bɪn pleɪst ɔn ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ðə ˈlaɪvˌstɑk ˈaʊtˌpʊt. ˈʧaɪnə həz ə lɔŋ trəˈdɪʃən əv ˈoʊʃən ənd ˈfrɛʃˌwɔtər ˈfɪʃɪŋ ənd əv ˈækwəˌkəlʧər. pɑnd ˈreɪzɪŋ həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ənd həz bɪn ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd tɪ ˌsəpləˈmɛnt ˈkoʊstəl ənd ˈɪnˌlænd ˈfɪʃəriz θˈrɛtənd baɪ ˈoʊvərˌfɪʃɪŋ ənd tɪ prəˈvaɪd səʧ ˈvæljəbəl ˈɛkspɔrt kəˈmɑdətiz ɛz prɔnz. ˈtɪmbər trænˈspɔrtəd frəm ə ˈwʊˌdlɑt ɪn ðə hɪlz əv ˈkaʊnti ˌfuˈʤiən ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈprɑbləmz səʧ ɛz flədz, draʊt, ənd ɪˈroʊʒən poʊz ˈsɪriəs θrɛts tɪ ˈfɑrmɪŋ ɪn ˈmɛni pɑrts əv ðə ˈkəntri. ðə ˈhoʊlˌseɪl dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ˈfɔrəsts geɪv weɪ tɪ ən ˌɛnərˈʤɛtɪk ˌrifɔrəˈsteɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræm ðət pruvd ˌɪˈnædəkˌweɪt, ənd ˈfɔrɪst ˈrisɔrsɪz ər stɪl ˈfɛrli ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈfɔrəsts ər faʊnd ɪn ðə kɪn ˈmaʊntənz ənd ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈmaʊntənz ənd ɔn ðə plæˈtoʊ. bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər ˌɪnəkˈsɛsəbəl, ðə ˈfɔrəsts ər nɑt wərkt ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli, ənd məʧ əv ðə ˈkəntriz ˈtɪmbər kəmz frəm heilongjiang, jilin, ˌsɪʧˈwɑn, ənd. ˈwɛstərn ˈʧaɪnə, kəmˈpraɪzɪŋ təˈbɛt, ˈzɪnʤiˈæŋ, ənd qinghai, həz ˈlɪtəl ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns ɪkˈsɛpt fər ˈɛriəz əv ənd ˈkætəl ˈreɪzɪŋ. raɪs, ˈʧaɪnəz moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt krɑp, ɪz ˈdɑmənənt ɪn ðə ˈsəðərn ˈprɑvənsəz ənd ˈmɛni əv ðə fɑrmz hir jild tu ˈhɑrvəsts ə jɪr. ɪn ðə nɔrθ, wit ɪz əv ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns, waɪl ɪn ˈsɛntrəl ˈʧaɪnə wit ənd raɪs vaɪ wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər fər ðə tɔp pleɪs. ˈmɪlət ənd (ə vərˈaɪəti əv greɪn ˈsɔrgəm) ər groʊn ˈmeɪnli ɪn ðə ˌnɔrˈθist ənd səm ˈsɛntrəl ˈprɑvənsəz, wɪʧ, təˈgɛðər wɪθ səm ˈnɔrðərn ˈɛriəz, ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈvaɪd kənˈsɪdərəbəl kˈwɑntətiz əv ˈbɑrli. moʊst əv ðə ˈsɔɪˌbin krɑp ɪz dəraɪvd frəm ðə nɔrθ ənd ðə ˌnɔrˈθist; kɔrn (meɪz) ɪz groʊn ɪn ðə ˈsɛnər ənd ðə nɔrθ, waɪl ti kəmz ˈmeɪnli frəm ðə wɔrm ənd ˈjumɪd ˈhɪli ˈɛriəz əv ðə saʊθ. ˈkɔtən ɪz groʊn ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli ɪn ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈprɑvənsəz, bət ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ faʊnd tɪ ə ˈlɛsər ɪkˈstɛnt ɪn ðə ˌsaʊˈθist ənd ɪn ðə nɔrθ. təˈbæˌkoʊ kəmz frəm ðə ˈsɛnər ənd pɑrts əv ðə saʊθ. ˈəðər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt krɑps ər pəˈteɪtoʊz, ˈʃʊgər bits, ənd ˈɔɪlˌsidz. ɪn ðə pæst ˈdɛkeɪd, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz bɪn ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˌmɛkənəˈzeɪʃən ənd lænd kənˌsɑləˈdeɪʃən tɪ reɪz jildz ənd ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt fər ðə lɔs əv ˈrʊrəl ˈwərkərz hu hæv ˈmaɪˌgreɪtɪd tɪ ðə əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə moʊst ˈrisənt stəˈtɪstɪks baɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛn fud ənd ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, ðə ˈænjuəl groʊθ reɪt əv ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˌmɛkənəˈzeɪʃən ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ɪz pərˈsɛnt. baɪ 2014 ðə ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˌmɛkənəˈzeɪʃən reɪt hæd ˈrɪzən tɪ ˈnɪrli 60 pərˈsɛnt, wɪθ ðə reɪt fər wit sərˈpæsɪŋ 90 pərˈsɛnt ənd ðət fər meɪz əˈproʊʧɪŋ 80 ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈstændərd ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ɪkˈwɪpmənt laɪk ˈtræktərz, ˈʧaɪnəz ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər koʊˈɑprətɪvz hæv ˈbeɪgən ˈjuzɪŋ ˌhaɪˈtɛk ɪkˈwɪpmənt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ənˈmænd ˈɛriəl ˈviɪkəlz, wɪʧ ər juzd tɪ speɪ krɑps wɪθ gʊd ˈprɑˌgrɛs həz bɪn meɪd ɪn ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈwɔtər kənˈsərvənsi, ənd əˈbaʊt hæf ðə ˈkəltəˌveɪtɪd lænd ɪz ˈəndər ˌɪrəˈgeɪʃən. ɪn ðə leɪt ənd ˈərli, ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk rɪˈfɔrmz wər ˌɪntrəˈdust. fərst əv ɔl ðɪs bɪˈgæn wɪθ ðə ʃɪft əv ˈfɑrmɪŋ wərk tɪ ə ˈsɪstəm əv ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ənd ə ˈfeɪzɪŋ aʊt əv kəˈlɛktɪˌvaɪzd ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər. ˈleɪtər ðɪs ɪkˈspændɪd tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ə ˈgræʤuəl ˌlɪˌbərəlɪˈzeɪʃən əv praɪs kənˈtroʊlz; ˈfɪskəl dɪˌsɛntrəlɪˈzeɪʃən; ˈmæsɪv ˈpraɪvətəˈzeɪʃən əv steɪt ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz, ˈðɛrˈbaɪ əˈlaʊɪŋ ə waɪd vərˈaɪəti əv ˈpraɪvət ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz ɪn ðə ˈsərvɪsɪz ənd laɪt ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ; ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən əv ə dɪˈvərsəˌfaɪd ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈsɪstəm (bət wɪθ lɑrʤ əˈmaʊnts əv steɪt kənˈtroʊl); ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ə stɑk ˈmɑrkɪt; ənd ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ əv ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi tɪ ˌɪnˈkrist ˈfɔrən treɪd ənd ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt. ˈhaʊzɪŋ ənd kənˈstrəkʃən ˈɛdət ðə ril ɛˈsteɪt ˈɪndəstri ɪz əˈbaʊt 20 əv ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈɛnərʤi ənd ˈmɪnərəl ˈrisɔrsɪz ˈɛdət ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti: pərˈdəkʃən: ˈtrɪljən 2017 151 kənˈsəmʃən: ˈtrɪljən 2006 ˈɛkspɔrts: ˈbɪljən 2015 152 ˌɪmˈpɔrts: ˈbɪljən ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti pərˈdəkʃən baɪ sɔrs: 153 ðɪs ʧɑrt ʃoʊz ðə ʧaɪˈniz ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti pərˈdəkʃən baɪ sɔrs ɪn taɪm ˈθərməl: frəm koʊl) 2017 151 ˈhaɪˌdroʊ: 2017 renewables: 2017 ˈnukliər: 2017 ˈəðər: 2017 ɔɪl: pərˈdəkʃən: ɛm 3 /di) 2005 /di) 2005 kənˈsəmʃən: ɛm 3 /di) 2005 ənd ɪkˈspɛktɪd ɛm 3 /di) ɪn 2030 /di) 2005 ənd ɪkˈspɛktɪd ɛm /di) ɪn 2030 ˈɛkspɔrts: ɛm 3 /di) 2005 /di) 2005 ˌɪmˈpɔrts: ɛm 3 /di) 2005 /di) 2005 nɛt ˌɪmˈpɔrts: ˈbɛrəlz pər deɪ ɛm 3 /di) 2005 /di) 2005 pruvd rɪˈzərvz: 10 9 ˈɛmθˈri 1 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2006 ˈnæʧərəl gæs: pərˈdəkʃən: 3 2005 ɛst.) 2005 ɛst.) kənˈsəmʃən: 3 2005 ɛst.) 2005 ɛst.) ˈɛkspɔrts: 3 2005 2005 ˌɪmˈpɔrts: 0 ɛm 3 2005 2005 pruvd rɪˈzərvz: 1 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2006 ɛst.) sɪns 1980 ˈʧaɪnəz ˈɛnərʤi pərˈdəkʃən həz groʊn drəˈmætɪkəli, ɛz həz ðə prəˈpɔrʃən ˈæləˌkeɪtɪd tɪ dəˈmɛstɪk kənˈsəmʃən. səm 80 pərˈsɛnt əv ɔl paʊər ɪz ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd frəm ˈfɑsəl fjuəl æt ˈθərməl plænts, wɪθ əˈbaʊt 17 pərˈsɛnt æt ˌhaɪdroʊɪˈlɛktrɪk ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃənz; ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt tu pərˈsɛnt ɪz frəm ˈnukliər ˈɛnərʤi, ˈmeɪnli frəm plænts ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn gˈwɑŋˈdɔŋ ənd ðoʊ ˈʧaɪnə həz rɪʧ ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈɛnərʤi pəˈtɛnʃəl, moʊst hæv jɛt tɪ bi dɪˈvɛləpt. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðə ˌʤiəˈgræfɪkəl ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv ˈɛnərʤi pʊts moʊst əv ðiz ˈrisɔrsɪz ˈrɛlətɪvli fɑr frəm ðɛr ˈmeɪʤər ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈjuzərz. ˈbeɪsɪkli ðə ˌnɔrˈθist ɪz rɪʧ ɪn koʊl ənd ɔɪl, ðə ˈsɛntrəl pɑrt əv nɔrθ ˈʧaɪnə həz əˈbəndənt koʊl, ənd ðə ˌsaʊθˈwɛst həz ˌɪˈmɛns ˌhaɪdroʊɪˈlɛktrɪk pəˈtɛnʃəl. bət ðə ˌɪnˈdəstriəˌlaɪzd ˈriʤənz əraʊnd gˈwæŋˌzu ənd ðə loʊər ˈjæŋktˈsi ˈriʤən əraʊnd ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ hæv tu ˈlɪtəl ˈɛnərʤi, waɪl ðɛr ɪz ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈlɪtəl ˈhɛvi ˈɪndəstri ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd nɪr ˈmeɪʤər ˈɛnərʤi ˈrisɔrs ˈɛriəz ˈəðər ðən ɪn ðə ˈsəðərn pɑrt əv ðə ˌnɔrˈθist. du ɪn lɑrʤ pɑrt tɪ ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl kənˈsərnz, ˈʧaɪnə həz ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ʃɪft ˈʧaɪnəz ˈkɑrənt ˈɛnərʤi mɪks frəm ə ˈhɛvi rɪˈlaɪəns ɔn koʊl, wɪʧ əˈkaʊnts fər əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˈɛnərʤi, təˈwɔrd ˈgreɪtər rɪˈlaɪəns ɔn ɔɪl, ˈnæʧərəl gæs, riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi, ənd ˈnukliər paʊər. ˈʧaɪnə həz kloʊzd ˈθaʊzənz əv koʊl maɪnz ˈoʊvər ðə pæst faɪv tɪ tɛn jɪrz tɪ kət ˈoʊvərprəˈdəkʃən. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ʧaɪˈniz stəˈtɪstɪks, ðɪs həz rɪˈdust koʊl pərˈdəkʃən baɪ ˈoʊvər 25 sɪns 1993 ˈʧaɪnə həz bɪn ə nɛt ˌɪmˈpɔrtər əv ɔɪl, ə lɑrʤ ˈpɔrʃən əv wɪʧ kəmz frəm ðə ˈmɪdəl ist. ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd ɔɪl əˈkaʊnts fər 20 əv ðə ˈprɑsɛst krud ɪn ˈʧaɪnə. nɛt ˌɪmˈpɔrts ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ raɪz tɪ ˈmɪljən ˈbɛrəlz ˈɛmθˈri pər deɪ baɪ 2010 ˈʧaɪnə ɪz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn dɪˈvərsəˌfaɪɪŋ ðə ˈsɔrsəz əv ɪts ɔɪl ˌɪmˈpɔrts ənd həz ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn ɔɪl fildz əraʊnd ðə wərld. ˈʧaɪnə ɪz dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ɔɪl ˌɪmˈpɔrts frəm ˈsɛntrəl ˈeɪʒə ənd həz ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn ɔɪl fildz. ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ˈɔlsoʊ plænz tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˈʧaɪnəz ˈnæʧərəl gæs pərˈdəkʃən, wɪʧ ˈkərəntli əˈkaʊnts fər ˈoʊnli 3 əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˈtoʊtəl ˈɛnərʤi kənˈsəmʃən ənd ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪd ə ˈnæʧərəl gæs ˈstrætəʤi ɪn ɪts ˈfaɪvˌjɪr plæn wɪθ ðə goʊl əv ɪkˈspændɪŋ gæs juz frəm ə 2 ʃɛr əv ˈtoʊtəl ˈɛnərʤi pərˈdəkʃən tɪ 4 baɪ 2005 (gæs əˈkaʊnts fər 25 əv juz. ˈɛnərʤi pərˈdəkʃən). ˈænəlɪsts ɪkˈspɛkt ˈʧaɪnəz kənˈsəmʃən əv ˈnæʧərəl gæs tɪ mɔr ðən ˈdəbəl baɪ 2010 ðə ˈfaɪvˌjɪr ˈproʊˌgræm əˈnaʊnst ɪn 2005 ənd əˈpruvd baɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈpipəlz ˈkɑŋgrəs ɪn mɑrʧ 2006 kɔld fər ˈgreɪtər ˈɛnərʤi ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən ˈmɛʒərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi ˈsɔrsəz ənd ˌɪnˈkrist əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl prəˈtɛkʃən. ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz kɔld fər ə 20 rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn ˈɛnərʤi kənˈsəmʃən pər ˈjunɪt əv baɪ 2010 ˈmuvɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm koʊl təˈwɔrdz ˈklinər ˈɛnərʤi ˈsɔrsəz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɔɪl, ˈnæʧərəl gæs, riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi, ənd ˈnukliər paʊər ɪz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt kəmˈpoʊnənt əv ˈʧaɪnəz dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈproʊˌgræm. ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈtɛndz tɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ˈɛnərʤi ɪˈfɪʃənsi ənd prəˈmoʊt ðə juz əv klin koʊl tɛkˈnɑləʤi. ˈʧaɪnə həz əˈbəndənt ˌhaɪdroʊɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈrisɔrsɪz; ðə θri ˈgɔrʤɪz dæm, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, wɪl hæv ə ˈtoʊtəl kəˈpæsɪti əv 18 wɪn ˈfʊli ˈɔnˌlaɪn (prɑˈʤɛktəd fər 2009 ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðə ʃɛr əv ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ˈnukliər paʊər ɪz prɑˈʤɛktəd tɪ groʊ frəm 1 ɪn 2000 tɪ 5 ɪn 2030 ˈʧaɪnəz riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi lɔ, wɪʧ wɛnt ˈɪntu ˈifɛkt ɪn 2006 kɔlz fər 10 əv ɪts ˈɛnərʤi tɪ kəm frəm riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi ˈsɔrsəz baɪ 2020 ˈmaɪnɪŋ ˈɛdət ˈɛnərʤi ənd ˈmɪnərəl ˈrisɔrsɪz ˈaʊtˌdeɪtɪd ˈmaɪnɪŋ ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤiz ər biɪŋ ˌriˈpleɪst wɪθ ˈmɑdərn tɛkˈniks, bət ˈʧaɪnəz ˈræpɪd ˌɪnˌdəstriəlɪˈzeɪʃən rikˈwaɪərz ˌɪmˈpɔrts əv ˈmɪnərəlz frəm əˈbrɔd. ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, aɪərn ɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrts frəm ɔˈstreɪljə ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts hæv sɔrd ɪn ðə ˈərli ɛz stil pərˈdəkʃən ˈræpədli aʊtˈstrɪpt dəˈmɛstɪk aɪərn ɔr pərˈdəkʃən. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈʧaɪnə həz bɪˈkəm ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈæktɪv ɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈkəntriz tɪ maɪn ðə rɪˈzərvz ɪt rikˈwaɪərz fər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn ˈkəntriz səʧ ɛz ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk riˈpəblɪk əv ðə ˈkɑŋgoʊ ənd gəˈbɑn. ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈɛriəz əv pərˈdəkʃən ɪn 2004 wər koʊl (ˈnɪrli 2 ˈbɪljən tənz), aɪərn ɔr 310 ˈmɪljən tənz), krud pəˈtroʊliəm 175 ˈmɪljən tənz), ˈnæʧərəl gæs 41 ˈmɪljən ˈkjubɪk ˈmitərz), ɔr tənz), tɪn ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪts tənz), ˈnɪkəl ɔr tənz), ˈtəŋstən ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪts tənz), ˌənriˈfaɪnd sɔlt 37 ˈmɪljən tənz), vəˈneɪdiəm tənz), ənd məˈlɪbdɪnəm ɔr tənz). ɪn ˈɔrdər əv ˈmægnəˌtud, prəˈdust ˈmɪnərəlz wər ˈbɔksaɪt, ˈʤɪpsəm, ˈbɛraɪt, ˈmægnəˌsaɪt, tælk ənd rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈmɪnərəlz, ˈmæŋgəˌniz ɔr, ˈflʊrˌspɑr, ənd zɪŋk. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ˈʧaɪnə prəˈdust tənz əv ˈsɪlvər ənd 215 tənz əv goʊld ɪn 2004 ðə ˈmaɪnɪŋ ˈsɛktər əˈkaʊntɪd fər lɛs ðən əv ˈtoʊtəl ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ɪn 2002 bət prəˈdust əˈbaʊt əv ˈtoʊtəl ˌɪnˈdəstriəl pərˈdəkʃən. ˌhaɪdroʊɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈrisɔrsɪz ˈɛdət θri ˈgɔrʤɪz dæm ˈʧaɪnə həz ən əˈbəndənt pəˈtɛnʃəl fər ˌhaɪdroʊɪˈlɛktrɪk paʊər pərˈdəkʃən du tɪ ɪts kənˈsɪdərəbəl ˈrɪvər ˈnɛtˌwərk ənd ˈmaʊntənəs təreɪn. moʊst əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˌhaɪdroʊɪˈlɛktrɪk kəˈpæsɪti ɪz ˈsɪʧuˌeɪtɪd ɪn ðə ˌsaʊθˈwɛst əv ðə ˈkəntri, wɛr koʊl səˈplaɪz ər pur bət dɪˈmænd fər ˈɛnərʤi ɪz ˈraɪzɪŋ sˈwɪftli. ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ɪn ðə ˌnɔrˈθist ɪz ˈfɛrli smɔl, bət ɪt wɑz ðɛr ðət ðə fərst ˌhaɪdroʊɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈsteɪʃənz wər ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈdʊrɪŋ ɪts ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən əv du tɪ kənˈsɪdərəbəl ˈsizənəl ˌfləkʧuˈeɪʃənz ɪn ˈreɪnˌfɔl, ðə floʊ əv ˈrɪvərz tɛndz tɪ drɔp ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈwɪntər, ˈfɔrsɪŋ ˈmɛni paʊər ˈsteɪʃənz tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt æt lɛs ðən ˈnɔrməl kəˈpæsɪti, waɪl ɪn ðə ˈsəmər, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, flədz ˈɔfən ˌɪnərˈfɪr wɪθ ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən. ˈθərˈtin jɪrz ɪn kənˈstrəkʃən æt ə kɔst əv 24 ˈbɪljən, ðə ˌɪˈmɛns θri ˈgɔrʤɪz dæm əˈkrɔs ðə ˈjæŋktˈsi ˈrɪvər wɑz ɛˈsɛnʃəli kəmˈplitɪd ɪn 2006 ənd wɪl ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnaɪz ɪˌlɛktrəfɪˈkeɪʃən ənd fləd kənˈtroʊl ɪn ðə ˈɛriə. koʊl ˈɛdət koʊl ˈmaɪnɪŋ ɪn ˈɪnər mɑŋˈgoʊljə ˈʧaɪnə ɪz wɛl ɛnˈdaʊd wɪθ ˈmɪnərəl ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt əv wɪʧ ɪz koʊl. ˈʧaɪnəz ˈmɪnərəl ˈrisɔrsɪz ˌɪnˈklud lɑrʤ rɪˈzərvz əv koʊl ənd aɪərn ɔr, pləs ˈædəkˌweɪt tɪ əˈbəndənt səˈplaɪz əv ˈnɪrli ɔl ˈəðər ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈmɪnərəlz. ˌɔlˈðoʊ koʊl dɪˈpɑzəts ər ˈwaɪdli ˈskætərd (səm koʊl ɪz faʊnd ɪn ˈɛvəri ˈprɑvɪns), moʊst əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ðə ˈnɔrðərn pɑrt əv ðə ˈkəntri. ðə ˈprɑvɪns əv, ɪn fækt, ɪz θɔt tɪ kənˈteɪn əˈbaʊt hæf əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl; ˈəðər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈprɑvənsəz ˌɪnˈklud heilongjiang,, jilin, ˈhibi, ənd əˈpɑrt frəm ðiz ˈnɔrðərn ˈprɑvənsəz, sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt kˈwɑntətiz əv koʊl ər ˈprɛzənt ɪn ˌsɪʧˈwɑn, ənd ðɛr ər səm dɪˈpɑzəts əv ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns ɪn gˈwɑŋˈdɔŋ, guangxi,, ənd ə lɑrʤ pɑrt əv ðə ˈkəntriz rɪˈzərvz kənˈsɪsts əv gʊd bɪˈtumənəs koʊl, bət ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ lɑrʤ dɪˈpɑzəts əv ˈlɪgˌnaɪt. ˈænθrəˌsaɪt ɪz ˈprɛzənt ɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˈpleɪsɪz (əˈspɛʃəli, guizhou, ənd), bət ˈoʊvərˌɔl ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈvɛri tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ə mɔr ˈivɪn ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv koʊl səˈplaɪz ənd tɪ rɪˈdus ðə streɪn ɔn ðə lɛs ðən ˈædəkˌweɪt ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈnɛtˌwərk, ðə əˈθɔrətiz prɛst fər ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv smɔl, ˈloʊkəli rən maɪnz θruaʊt ðə ˈkəntri. ðɪs kæmˈpeɪn wɑz ˌɛnərˈʤɛtɪkli pərˈsud ˈæftər ðə, wɪθ ðə rɪˈzəlt ðət ˈθaʊzənz əv smɔl pɪts hæv bɪn ɪˈstæblɪʃt, ənd ðeɪ ˈproʊdus mɔr ðən hæf ðə ˈkəntriz koʊl. ðɪs ˈaʊtˌpʊt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz ˈtɪpɪkəli ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ənd ɪz juzd fər ˈloʊkəl kənˈsəmʃən. ɪt həz ˈɔlsoʊ lɛd tɪ ə lɛs ðən ˈstrɪnʤənt ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv ˈseɪfti ˈmɛʒərz ɪn ðiz ənˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd maɪnz, wɪʧ kɔz ˈsɛvərəl ˈθaʊzənz əv dɛθs iʧ koʊl meɪks əp ðə bəlk əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˈɛnərʤi kənˈsəmʃən 70 ɪn 2005 ənd ˈʧaɪnə ɪz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst prəˈdusər ənd kənˈsumər əv koʊl ɪn ðə wərld. ɛz ˈʧaɪnəz ɪˈkɑnəmi kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ groʊ, ˈʧaɪnəz koʊl dɪˈmænd ɪz prɑˈʤɛktəd tɪ raɪz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli. ˌɔlˈðoʊ koʊlz ʃɛr əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈɛnərʤi kənˈsəmʃən wɪl ˈdiˌkris, koʊl kənˈsəmʃən wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ raɪz ɪn ˈæbsəˌlut tərmz. ˈʧaɪnəz kənˈtɪnjud ənd ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ rɪˈlaɪəns ɔn koʊl ɛz ə paʊər sɔrs həz kənˈtrɪbjutɪd sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli tɪ ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈʧaɪnə ɔn ðə pæθ tɪ bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə wərldz ˈlɑrʤəst ɪˈmɪtər əv ˈæsəd ˈsəlfər daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd ənd ˈgrinˌhaʊs ˈgæsɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd. ɛz əv 2015 ˈfɑlɪŋ koʊl ˈpraɪsɪz rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn leɪɔfs æt koʊl maɪnz ɪn ðə ɔɪl ənd ˈnæʧərəl gæs ˈɛdət ʧaɪˈniz ɔɪl rɪˈzərvz ˈʧaɪnəz ˈɑnˌʃɔr ɔɪl ˈrisɔrsɪz ər ˈmoʊstli ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ðə ˌnɔrˈθist ənd ɪn ˈzɪnʤiˈæŋ, gansu, qinghai, ˌsɪʧˈwɑn, ˌʃɑnˈdoʊŋ, ənd ˈprɑvənsəz. ɔɪl ʃeɪl ɪz faʊnd ɪn ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpleɪsɪz, əˈspɛʃəli æt ɪn, wɛr ðə dɪˈpɑzəts ðə koʊl rɪˈzərvz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ɪn gˈwɑŋˈdɔŋ. haɪ kˈwɑləti laɪt ɔɪl həz bɪn faʊnd ɪn ðə pərl ˈrɪvər ˈɛsʧuˌɛri əv ðə saʊθ ˈʧaɪnə si, ðə ˈbeɪsən ɪn qinghai, ənd ðə ˈbeɪsən ɪn ˈzɪnʤiˈæŋ. ðə ˈkəntri kənˈsumz moʊst əv ɪts ɔɪl ˈaʊtˌpʊt bət dɪz ˈɛkspɔrt səm krud ɔɪl ənd ɔɪl ˈprɑdəkts. ˈʧaɪnə həz ɪkˈsplɔrd ənd dɪˈvɛləpt ɔɪl dɪˈpɑzəts ɪn ðə saʊθ ˈʧaɪnə si ənd ist ˈʧaɪnə si, ðə ˈjɛloʊ si, ðə gəlf əv ˈtɑŋkɪn, ənd ðə si. ɪn 2013 ðə peɪs əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ ɪkˈsidɪd ðə dəˈmɛstɪk ɔɪl kəˈpæsɪti ənd flədz ˈdæmɪʤd ðə ˈneɪʃənz ɔɪl fildz ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə jɪr. ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛntli, ˈʧaɪnə ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd ɔɪl tɪ ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt fər ðə səˈplaɪ rɪˈdəkʃən ənd sərˈpæst ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2013 tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə wərldz ˈlɑrʤəst ˌɪmˈpɔrtər əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl ɪkˈstɛnt əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˈnæʧərəl gæs rɪˈzərvz ɪz ənˈnoʊn, ɛz ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈlɪtəl ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən fər ˈnæʧərəl gæs həz bɪn ˌsɪʧˈwɑn əˈkaʊnts fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst hæf əv ðə noʊn ˈnæʧərəl gæs rɪˈzərvz ənd moʊst əv ðə rɛst əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˈnæʧərəl gæs ɪz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd gæs prəˈdust ɪn ðə ˌnɔrˈθists ˈmeɪʤər ɔɪl fildz, əˈspɛʃəli ˈɔɪlˌfild. ˈəðər gæs dɪˈpɑzəts hæv bɪn faʊnd ɪn ðə ˈbeɪsən, ˈhibi, ˈʤjɑŋsu, ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ, ənd ˈʒiˈʤɑŋ, ənd ˈɔfˈʃɔr tɪ ðə ˌsaʊθˈwɛst əv ˈheɪnən əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ən ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ˈɛnərʤi ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks ɪn 2011 baɪ ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts ˈmɛtə (ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈgrɛnɪʧ) ənd æbˈdul (wuən ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn ˈʧaɪnə), ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪn ˈʧaɪnə həz nɑt ˈteɪkən pleɪs æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl pəˈluʃən ənd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt həz lɛd tɪ ə ˈdiˌkris ɪn ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl pəˈluʃən. ˈɔθərz kənˈklud ðət ˈkɑrbən ɪˈmɪʃənz ər ˈmeɪnli dɪˈtərmənd baɪ ˈɪnˌkəm, ˈɛnərʤi kənˈsəmʃən ənd treɪd ˈoʊpənəs ənd ðɛr ˈfaɪndɪŋz kənˈfərm ðə ɪgˈzɪstəns əv ən ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈkəzˌnɛts kərv ɪn ðə keɪs əv ˈmɛtəlz ənd ˈɛdət aɪərn ɔr rɪˈzərvz ər faʊnd ɪn moʊst ˈprɑvənsəz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈheɪnən. gansu, guizhou, ˈsəðərn ˌsɪʧˈwɑn, ənd gˈwɑŋˈdɔŋ ˈprɑvənsəz hæv rɪʧ dɪˈpɑzəts. ðə ˈlɑrʤəst maɪnd rɪˈzərvz ər ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd nɔrθ əv ðə ˈjæŋktˈsi ˈrɪvər ənd səˈplaɪ ˈneɪbərɪŋ aɪərn ənd stil ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz. wɪθ ðə ɪkˈsɛpʃən əv ˈnɪkəl, ˈkroʊmiəm, ənd ˈkoʊˌbɔlt, ˈʧaɪnə ɪz wɛl səˈplaɪd wɪθ ənd ˈmæŋgəˌniz. rɪˈzərvz əv ˈtəŋstən ər ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn tɪ bi ˈfɛrli lɑrʤ. ˈkɑpər ˈrisɔrsɪz ər ˈmɑdərˌeɪt, ənd ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti ɔr ɪz ˈprɛzənt ˈoʊnli ɪn ə fju dɪˈpɑzəts. dɪˈskəvəriz hæv bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd frəm ningxia. lɛd ənd zɪŋk ər əˈveɪləbəl, ənd ˈbɔksaɪt ˈrisɔrsɪz ər θɔt tɪ bi ˈplɛnɪfəl. ˈʧaɪnəz rɪˈzərvz ər ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ɪn ðə wərld. tɪn ˈrisɔrsɪz ər ˈplɛnɪfəl, ənd ðɛr ər ˈfɛrli rɪʧ dɪˈpɑzəts əv goʊld. ˈʧaɪnə ɪz ðə wərldz fɪθ ˈlɑrʤəst prəˈdusər əv goʊld ənd ɪn ðə ˈərli ˈsɛnʧəri bɪˈkeɪm ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt prəˈdusər ənd ɪkˈspɔrtər əv rɛr ˈmɛtəlz ˈnidɪd ɪn ˈɪndəstriz. ˈʧaɪnə ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈdusɪz ə ˈfɛrli waɪd reɪnʤ əv ˈmɪnərəlz. wən əv ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt əv ðiz ɪz sɔlt, wɪʧ ɪz dəraɪvd frəm ˈkoʊstəl ɪˌvæpərˈeɪʃən saɪts ɪn ˈʤjɑŋsu, ˈhibi, ˌʃɑnˈdoʊŋ, ənd, ɛz wɛl ɛz frəm ɪkˈstɛnsɪv sɔlt fildz ɪn ˌsɪʧˈwɑn, ningxia, ənd ðə ˈbeɪsən. ðɛr ər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt dɪˈpɑzəts əv ˈfɑsfeɪt rɑk ɪn ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈɛriəz; jiangxi, guangxi, ənd hubei. pərˈdəkʃən həz bɪn ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈɛvəri jɪr. ɛz əv 2013 ˈʧaɪnə ɪz prəˈdusɪŋ ˈmɛtrɪk tənz əv ˈfɑsfeɪt rɑk ə əˈkər ɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˈpleɪsɪz;, ˈhibi, ˌʃɑnˈdoʊŋ, ənd hæv ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt dɪˈpɑzəts. ˈʧaɪnə ˈɔlsoʊ həz lɑrʤ ˈrisɔrsɪz əv ˈflʊˌraɪt (ˈflʊrˌspɑr), ˈʤɪpsəm, æsˈbɛstəs, ənd həz ðə wərldz ˈlɑrʤəst rɪˈzərvz ənd pərˈdəkʃən əv sɪˈmɛnt, ənd ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn. ˈɪndəstri ənd ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˈɛdət ˈʧaɪnə ˈreɪlˌweɪ ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni ˈɪndəstri ənd kənˈstrəkʃən əˈkaʊnt fər əv ˈʧaɪnəz. bɪtˈwin ðə jɪrz 2011 ənd 2013 ˈʧaɪnə juzd mɔr sɪˈmɛnt ðən ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts kənˈsumd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ɪn 2009 əraʊnd 8 əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˈaʊtˌpʊt ɪn ðə wərld keɪm frəm ˈʧaɪnə ˌɪtˈsɛlf ənd ˈʧaɪnə ræŋkt θərd ˈwərldˈwaɪd ɪn ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈaʊtˌpʊt ðət jɪr (fərst wɑz ənd ˈsɛkənd juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts). ˈrisərʧ baɪ ˈgloʊbəl ˈɪnˌsaɪt steɪts ðət ɪn 2010 ˈʧaɪnə kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ əv wərldz ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˈaʊtˌpʊt ənd bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər ɪn ðə wərld ðət jɪr, ˈæftər ðə ˈjuˈɛs hæd hɛld ðət pəˈzɪʃən fər əˈbaʊt 110 ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2012 ðə steɪt ˈkaʊnsəl əv ðə ˈpipəlz riˈpəblɪk əv ˈʧaɪnə ˈmænˌdeɪtɪd ə "ˈsoʊʃəl rɪsk əˈsɛsmənt" fər ɔl ˈmeɪʤər ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈprɑʤɛkts. ðɪs rɪkˈwaɪrmənt ˈfɑloʊd mæs ˈpəblɪk ˈproʊˌtɛsts ɪn səm loʊˈkeɪʃənz fər plænd ˈprɑʤɛkts ər ˈmeɪʤər ˈɪndəstriz ˌɪnˈklud ˈmaɪnɪŋ ənd ɔr ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ; aɪərn ənd stil; ˌæˈljumɪnəm; koʊl; məˈʃinəri; ˈɑrməmənts; ˈtɛkˌstaɪlz ənd əˈpærəl; pəˈtroʊliəm; sɪˈmɛnt; ˈkɛmɪkəl; ˈfərtəˌlaɪzərz; fud ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ; ˌɔtəmoʊˈbilz ənd ˈəðər ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ɪkˈwɪpmənt ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ reɪl kɑz ənd ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtɪvz, ʃɪps, ənd ˈɛrˌkræft; kənˈsumər ˈprɑdəkts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈfʊtˌwɛr, tɔɪz, ənd ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks; ˌtɛləkəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ənd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɛkˈnɑləʤi. ˈʧaɪnə həz bɪˈkəm ə prɪˈfərd ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən fər ðə ˌriˈloʊˈkeɪʃən əv ˈgloʊbəl ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ fəˈsɪlɪtiz. ɪts strɛŋθ ɛz ən ˈɛkspɔrt ˈplætˌfɔrm həz kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ˈɪnˌkəmz ənd ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ɪn ˈʧaɪnə. sɪns ðə ˈfaʊndɪŋ əv ðə ˈpipəlz riˈpəblɪk, ˌɪnˈdəstriəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt həz bɪn ˈgɪvɪn kənˈsɪdərəbəl əˈtɛnʃən; ɛz əv 2011 46 əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˈnæʃənəl ˈaʊtˌpʊt kənˈtɪnjud tɪ bi dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt; ə pərˈsɛnɪʤ fɑr haɪər ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər əˈməŋ ðə ˈvɛriəs ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈbrænʧɪz ðə ənd ˌmɛtəˈlərʤɪkəl ˈɪndəstriz hæv rɪˈsivd ðə haɪəst praɪˈɔrəti. ðiz tu ˈɛriəz əˈloʊn naʊ əˈkaʊnt fər əˈbaʊt pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl groʊs ˈvælju əv ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ɪn ðiz, ɛz ɪn moʊst ˈəðər ˈɛriəz əv ˈɪndəstri, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən həz ˈʤɛnərəli ˈsəfərd æt ðə hænz əv ə ˈsɪstəm ðət həz rɪˈwɔrdɪd ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ɪn groʊs ˈaʊtˌpʊt ˈrəðər ðən ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ɪn vərˈaɪəti, səˌfɪstəˈkeɪʃən ənd kˈwɑləti. ˈʧaɪnə, ˈðɛrˌfɔr, stɪl ˌɪmˈpɔrts sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt kˈwɑntətiz əv ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd stilz. ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈaʊtˌpʊt həz groʊn æt ən ˈævərɪʤ reɪt əv mɔr ðən 10 pərˈsɛnt pər jɪr, ˈhævɪŋ sərˈpæst ɔl ˈəðər ˈsɛktərz ɪn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ ənd dɪˈgri əv səm ˈhɛvi ˈɪndəstriz ənd ˈprɑdəkts dimd tɪ bi əv ˈnæʃənəl strəˈtiʤɪk ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns rɪˈmeɪn, bət ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ prəˈpɔrʃən əv ˈlaɪtər ənd ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ fərmz ər ˈpraɪvətli hɛld ər ər ʤɔɪnt ˈvɛnʧərz. ðə prɪˈdɑmənənt ˈfoʊkɪs əv dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪn ðə ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈɪndəstri ɪz tɪ ɪkˈspænd ðə ˈaʊtˌpʊt əv ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈfərtəˌlaɪzərz, ˈplæstɪks, ənd sɪnˈθɛtɪk ˈfaɪbərz. ðə groʊθ əv ðɪs ˈɪndəstri həz pleɪst ˈʧaɪnə əˈməŋ ðə wərldz ˈlidɪŋ prəˈdusərz əv naɪˈtrɑʤənəs ˈfərtəˌlaɪzərz. ɪn ðə kənˈsumər gʊdz ˈsɛktər ðə meɪn ˈɛmfəsɪs ɪz ɔn ˈtɛkˌstaɪlz ənd ˈkloʊðɪŋ, wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ fɔrm ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pɑrt əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˈɛkspɔrts. ˈtɛkˌstaɪl ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ, ə ˈræpədli groʊɪŋ prəˈpɔrʃən əv wɪʧ kənˈsɪsts əv sɪnˈθɛtɪks, əˈkaʊnt fər əˈbaʊt 10 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə groʊs ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈaʊtˌpʊt ənd kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ bi ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, bət lɛs soʊ ðən ˌbiˈfɔr. ðə ˈɪndəstri tɛndz tɪ bi ˈskætərd θruaʊt ðə ˈkəntri, bət ðɛr ər ə ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈtɛkˌstaɪl ˈsɛnərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ, gˈwæŋˌzu, ənd stil ˈɪndəstri ˈɛdət ɪn 2011 ˈʧaɪnə wɑz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst prəˈdusər əv stil ɪn ðə wərld prəˈdusɪŋ 45 əv ðə wərldz stil, 683 ˈmɪljən tənz, ən ˌɪnˈkris əv 9 frəm 2010 6 əv 10 əv ˈlɑrʤəst stil prəˈdusərz ɪn ðə wərld ər ɪn ˈʧaɪnə. ˈprɑfɪts ər loʊ dɪˈspaɪt kənˈtɪnjud haɪ dɪˈmænd du tɪ haɪ dɛt ənd ˈoʊvərprəˈdəkʃən əv haɪ ɛnd ˈprɑdəkts prəˈdust wɪθ ðə ɪkˈwɪpmənt ˈfaɪˌnænst baɪ ðə haɪ dɛt. ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz əˈwɛr əv ðɪs ˈprɑbləm bət ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈizi weɪ tɪ riˈzɑlv ɪt ɛz ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənts ˈstrɔŋli səˈpɔrt ˈloʊkəl stil pərˈdəkʃən. ˈminˌwaɪl, iʧ fərm əˈgrɛsɪvli ˌɪnˈkrisɪz aɪərn ɔr pərˈdəkʃən kɛpt peɪs wɪθ stil pərˈdəkʃən ɪn ðə ˈərli bət wɑz sun ˈaʊtˌpeɪst baɪ ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd aɪərn ɔr ənd ˈəðər ˈmɛtəlz ɪn ðə ˈərli. stil pərˈdəkʃən, ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 140 ˈmɪljən tənz ɪn 2000 ˌɪnˈkrist tɪ 419 ˈmɪljən tənz ɪn 2006 məʧ əv ðə ˈkəntriz stil ˈaʊtˌpʊt kəmz frəm ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv prəˈdusɪŋ ˈsɛnərz, wən əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst biɪŋ ˈænʃən ɪn. ˈʧaɪnə wɑz ðə tɔp ɪkˈspɔrtər əv stil ɪn ðə wərld ɪn 2008 ˈɛkspɔrt ˈvɑljumz ɪn 2008 wər ˈmɪljən tənz, ə fɔl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈpriviəs ðə dɪˈklaɪn ˈɛndɪd ˈʧaɪnəz stil ˈɛkspɔrt groʊθ. ɛz əv 2012 stil ˈɛkspɔrts feɪst ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˈtæksɪz ənd hæd nɑt rɪˈtərnd tɪ ˈlɛvəlz. dəˈmɛstɪk dɪˈmænd rɪˈmeɪnd strɔŋ, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn ðə dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ wɛst wɛr stil pərˈdəkʃən ɪn ˈzɪnʤiˈæŋ wɑz ɔn 26 ˈeɪprəl 2012 ə ˈwɔrnɪŋ wɑz ˈɪʃud baɪ ˈʧaɪnəz bæŋk ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtər tɪ juz ˈkɔʃən wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt tɪ ˈlɛndɪŋ ˈməni tɪ stil ˈkəmpəˌniz hu, ɛz ˈprɑfɪts frəm ðə ˌmænjəˈfækʧər ənd seɪl əv stil hæv ˈfɑlən, hæv ˈsəmˌtaɪmz juzd ˈbɑˌroʊd ˈməni fər ˈspɛkjələtɪv ˈpərpəsɪz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈʧaɪnə aɪərn ənd stil əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ðə ʧaɪˈniz stil ˈɪndəstri lɔst 1 ˈbɪljən ɪn ðə fərst kˈwɔrtər əv 2012 ɪts fərst lɔs sɪns ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv ˈɪndəstri ˈɛdət kɑr, baɪ 2006 ˈʧaɪnə hæd bɪˈkəm ðə wərldz θərd ˈlɑrʤəst ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv ˈviɪkəl ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər (ˈæftər ˈjuˈɛs ənd ʤəˈpæn) ənd ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈlɑrʤəst kənˈsumər (ˈoʊnli ˈæftər ðə ˈjuˈɛs). ˌɔtəmoʊˈbil ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ həz sɔrd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə rɪˈfɔrm ˈpɪriəd. ɪn 1975 ˈoʊnli ˌɔtəmoʊˈbilz wər prəˈdust ˈænjuəli, bət baɪ 1985 pərˈdəkʃən hæd riʧt ðɛn ʤəmpt tɪ ˈnɪrli ˈmɪljən baɪ 1992 ənd ˌɪnˈkrist ˈfɛrli ˈivənli iʧ jɪr əp ənˈtɪl 2001 wɪn ɪt riʧt ˈmɪljən. ɪn 2002 pərˈdəkʃən roʊz tɪ ˈnɪrli ˈmɪljən ənd ðɛn ʤəmpt tɪ ˈmɪljən ɪn 2003 ˈmɪljən ɪn 2004 ˈmɪljən ɪn 2005 ˈmɪljən ɪn 2006 ˈmɪljən ɪn 2007 ˈmɪljən ɪn 2008 ənd ˈmɪljən ɪn 2009 ˈʧaɪnə həz bɪˈkəm ðə ˌnəmbərˈwən ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪkər ɪn ðə wərld ɪn 2009 dəˈmɛstɪk seɪlz hæv kɛpt peɪs wɪθ pərˈdəkʃən. ˈæftər rɪˈspɛktəbəl ˈænjuəl ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ɪn ðə mɪd- ənd leɪt, ˈpæsənʤər kɑr seɪlz sɔrd ɪn ðə ˈərli. ɪn 2006 ə ˈtoʊtəl əv ˈmɪljən ˌɔtəmoʊˈbilz wər soʊld, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmɪljən ˈjunɪts əv ˈpæsənʤər kɑz ənd ˈmɪljən ˈjunɪts əv kəˈmərʃəl ˈviɪkəlz. ɪn 2010 ˈʧaɪnə bɪˈkeɪm ðə wərldz ˈlɑrʤəst ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv ˈviɪkəl ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst kənˈsumər əˈhɛd əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɪθ ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 18 ˈmɪljən nu kɑz ˌhaʊˈɛvər, nu kɑr seɪlz gru ˈoʊnli baɪ ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 1 bɪtˈwin 2011 ənd 2012 du tɪ ðə ˌɛskəˈleɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈaɪləndz dɪˈspjut, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ʤəˈpæn, ðə wərldz θərd ˈlɑrʤəst prəˈdusər əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv ˈɪndəstri həz bɪn soʊ səkˈsɛsfəl ðət ɪt bɪˈgæn ɪkˈspɔrtɪŋ kɑr pɑrts ɪn 1999 ˈʧaɪnə bɪˈgæn tɪ plæn ˈmeɪʤər muvz ˈɪntu ðə ˌɔtəmoʊˈbil ənd kəmˈpoʊnənts ˈɛkspɔrt ˈbɪznɪs ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪn 2005 ə nu ˈhɔndə ˈfæktəri ɪn gˈwæŋˌzu wɑz bɪlt ɪn 2004 ˈsoʊəli fər ðə ˈɛkspɔrt ˈmɑrkɪt ənd wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ʃɪp ˈpæsənʤər ˈviɪkəlz tɪ ˈjʊrəp ɪn 2005 baɪ 2004 12 ˈmeɪʤər ˈfɔrən ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz hæd plænts ɪn ˈʧaɪnə. ðeɪ prəˈdust ə waɪd reɪnʤ əv ˌɔtəmoʊˈbilz, ˈmɪniˈvænz, spɔrt juˈtɪləti ˈviɪkəlz, ˈbəsɪz, ənd trəks. ɪn 2003 ˈʧaɪnə ɪkˈspɔrtəd ˈbɪljən wərθ əv ˈviɪkəlz ənd kəmˈpoʊnənts. ðə ˈviɪkəl ˈɛkspɔrt wɑz ˈjunɪts ɪn 2004 ˈjunɪts ɪn 2005 ənd ˈjunɪts ɪn 2006 ðə ˈviɪkəl ənd kəmˈpoʊnənt ˈɛkspɔrt ɪz ˈtɑrgətɪd tɪ riʧ ˈbɪljən baɪ 2010 ðə ˈmɑrkɪt fər dəˈmɛstɪkli prəˈdust kɑz, ˈəndər ə ˈloʊkəl neɪm, ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ groʊ boʊθ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈʧaɪnə ənd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd. ˈkəmpəˌniz səʧ ɛz, ənd ˈʧɛri ər ˈkɑnstəntli ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtɪŋ nu ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl loʊˈkeɪʃənz, boʊθ ɪn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ənd dɪˈvɛləpt ˈəðər ˈɪndəstriz ˈɛdət səbˈstænʃəl ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts wər meɪd ɪn ðə ˌmænjəˈfækʧər əv ˈsoʊlər ˈpænəlz ənd wɪnd ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtərz baɪ ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈkəmpəˌniz, səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ˈlɪˌbərəl loʊnz baɪ bæŋks ənd ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənts. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, baɪ 2012 ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ kəˈpæsɪti hæd fɑr aʊtˈstrɪpt dəˈmɛstɪk ənd ˈgloʊbəl dɪˈmænd fər boʊθ ˈprɑdəkts, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈsoʊlər ˈpænəlz, wɪʧ wər səˈbʤɛktɪd tɪ ˈpɛnəltiz baɪ boʊθ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ˈjʊrəp. ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˌoʊvərsəˈplaɪ həz rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ˈbæŋkrəptsiz ənd pərˈdəkʃən ˈkətˌbæks boʊθ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ənd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈʧaɪnə. ˈʧaɪnə həz ˈbəʤɪtɪd 50 ˈbɪljən tɪ ˈsəbsɪˌdaɪz pərˈdəkʃən əv ˈsoʊlər paʊər ˈoʊvər ðə tu ˈdɛkeɪdz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ 2015 bət, ˈivɪn æt ðə ˈʃɑrpli rɪˈdust praɪs rɪˈzəltɪŋ frəm ˌoʊvərsəˈplaɪ, ɛz əv 2012 kɔst əv ˈsoʊlər paʊər ɪn ˈʧaɪnə rɪˈmeɪnd θri taɪmz ðət əv paʊər prəˈdust baɪ kənˈvɛnʃənəl paʊər ˈʧaɪnə ɪz ðə wərldz ˈbɪgəst sɛks tɔɪ prəˈdusər ənd əˈkaʊnts fər 70 əv ðə ˈwərldˈwaɪd sɛks tɔɪz ɪn ðə ˈkəntri, ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz ər ˈæktɪv ɪn ðɪs ˈɪndəstri, wɪʧ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪts əˈbaʊt tu ˈbɪljən ˈdɔlərz ə ɛz əv 2011 ˈʧaɪnə wɑz ðə wərldz ˈlɑrʤəst ˈmɑrkɪt fər ˈpərsɪnəl ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈɛdət ðə ˈaʊtˌpʊt əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪn 2015 ræŋks ˈsɛkənd ˈwərldˈwaɪd ˈæftər ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. haɪ paʊər ənd ˈtɛləkɑm ˈdɛnsɪti həz ɪnˈʃʊrd ðət ðə ˈkəntri həz rɪˈmeɪnd ɔn ə trəˈʤɛktəri ˈoʊvər ðə lɔŋ tərm. ɪn 2015 ðə ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈsɛktər prəˈdust əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˈænjuəl, ˈsɛkənd ˈoʊnli tɪ ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪts prəˈpɔrʃən əv ɪz stɪl loʊ kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ ɪn mɔr dɪˈvɛləpt ˈkəntriz, ənd ðə ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈsɛktər stɪl ɪmˈplɔɪz ə ˈlɑrʤər ˈwərkˌfɔrs. praɪər tɪ ðə ˈɔnˌsɛt əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk rɪˈfɔrmz ɪn 1978 ˈʧaɪnəz ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈsɛktər wɑz ˈkɛrɪktərˌaɪzd baɪ ʃɑps, ˈræʃənɪŋ, ənd ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd rɪˈfɔrm keɪm ˈpraɪvət ˈmɑrkɪts, ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz, ənd ə kəˈmərʃəl ˈsɛktər. ðə ˈhoʊlˌseɪl ənd ˈriˌteɪl treɪd həz ɪkˈspændɪd kˈwɪkli, wɪθ ˈnumərəs ˈʃɑpɪŋ mɔlz, ˈriˌteɪl ʃɑps, ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ʧeɪnz ənd hoʊˈtɛlz kənˈstrəktɪd ɪn ˈərbən ˈɛriəz. ˈpəblɪk ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən rɪˈmeɪnz ə meɪn kəmˈpoʊnənt əv ðə ˈsərvɪs ˈsɛktər, waɪl ˈtʊˌrɪzəm həz bɪˈkəm ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈfæktər ɪn ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ənd ə sɔrs əv ˈfɔrən ˌʧɛŋˈdu, ˈʧaɪnə, ɪz hoʊm tɪ ðə wərldz ˈlɑrʤəst nu ˈsɛnʧəri ˈgloʊbəl ˈsɛnər, wɪʧ, æt 100 ɛm 328 ft) haɪ, 500 ɛm ft) lɔŋ, ənd 400 ɛm ft) waɪd, ˈhaʊsɪz ˈriˌteɪl ˈaʊˌtlɛts, ə ˈsɪnəmə, ˈɔfəsɪz, hoʊˈtɛlz, ðə ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs ˈaɪlənd waterpark, ən ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl biʧ, ə 150 ɛm 164 lɛd skrin, ˈskeɪtɪŋ rɪŋk, ˈpaɪrət ʃɪp, feɪk ˌmɛdətərˈeɪniən ˈvɪlɪʤ, ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl sən, ənd ˈpɑrkɪŋ ˌtɛləkəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈɛdət ˈʧaɪnə pəˈzɛsɪz ə dɪˈvərsəˌfaɪd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈsɪstəm ðət lɪŋks ɔl pɑrts əv ðə ˈkəntri baɪ ˈɪntərˌnɛt, ˈtɛləˌfoʊn, ˈtɛləˌgræf, ˈreɪdiˌoʊ, ənd ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən. ˈʧaɪnəz ˈnəmbər əv ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈjuzərz ər tɑpt 137 ˈmɪljən baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ən ˌɪnˈkris əv frəm ə jɪr ˌbiˈfɔr ənd 162 ˈmɪljən baɪ ʤun 2007 ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈʧaɪnə ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈjuzər ˈæftər ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈʧaɪnəz ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈɪndəstri (mii). ˈʧaɪnəz ˈmoʊbəl foʊn ˌpɛnəˈtreɪʃən reɪt wɑz 34 ɪn 2007 ɪn 2006 ˈmoʊbəl foʊn ˈjuzərz sɛnt 429 ˈbɪljən tɛkst ˈmɛsɪʤɪz (ɔn ˈævərɪʤ 967 tɛkst ˈmɛsɪʤɪz pər ˈjuzər). fər 2006 ðə ˈnəmbər əv gru baɪ 79 ˈmeɪnli ɪn ðə ˈrʊrəl ˈtʊˌrɪzəm ˈɛdət ˈʧaɪnəz ˈtʊˌrɪzəm ˈɪndəstri ɪz wən əv ðə ˈɪndəstriz ɪn ðə ˈnæʃənəl ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ wən əv ðə ˈɪndəstriz wɪθ ə ˈvɛri dɪˈstɪŋkt ˈgloʊbəl kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ɛʤ. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə wərld ˈtrævəl ənd ˈtʊˌrɪzəm ˈkaʊnsəl, ˈtrævəl ənd ˈtʊˌrɪzəm dɪˈrɛkli kənˈtrɪbjutɪd ˈbɪljən ˈbɪljən) tɪ ðə ʧaɪˈniz ɪˈkɑnəmi (əˈbaʊt əv ɪn 2011 ˈtoʊtəl ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈtʊrɪst ərˈaɪvəlz wɑz 58 ˈmɪljən, ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈtʊˌrɪzəm rɪˈsits wər dəˈmɛstɪk ˈtʊˌrɪzəm ˈmɑrkɪt meɪks əp mɔr ðən 90 əv ðə ˈkəntriz ˈtʊˌrɪzəm ˈtræfɪk, ənd kənˈtrɪbjuts mɔr ðən 70 əv ˈtoʊtəl ˈtʊˌrɪzəm ˈrɛvəˌnu. ɪn 2002 dəˈmɛstɪk ˈtʊrɪsts riʧt 878 ˈmɪljən ənd ˈtʊˌrɪzəm ˈrɛvəˌnu wɑz ˈbɪljən. ə lɑrʤ ˈmɪdəl klæs wɪθ strɔŋ kənˈsəmʃən paʊər ɪz ˈimərʤɪŋ ɪn ˈʧaɪnə, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɪtiz. ˈʧaɪnəz ˈaʊtˌbaʊnd ˈtʊrɪsts riʧt ˈmɪljən ɪn 2003 ˈoʊvərˌteɪkɪŋ ʤəˈpæn fər ðə fərst taɪm. ɪt ɪz ˈfɔrˌkæst baɪ ðə wərld ˈtʊˌrɪzəm ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ðət ˈʧaɪnəz ˈtʊˌrɪzəm ˈɪndəstri wɪl teɪk əp tɪ əv wərld ˈmɑrkɪt ʃɛr tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə wərldz tɔp ˈtʊˌrɪzəm ˈɪndəstri baɪ 2020 ʧaɪˈniz ˈspɛndɪŋ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfɔrˌkæst tɪ bi ðə haɪəst ɪn ðə wərld baɪ 2014 ˈoʊvərˌteɪkɪŋ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈgloʊbəl ˈbɪznɪs ˈtrævəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˈstədi, ˈtoʊtəl ˈspɛndɪŋ ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ riʧ ˈbɪljən ɪn ɪt ɪz ˈfɔrˌkæst baɪ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ðət ˈʧaɪnə wɪl ˈoʊvərˌteɪk fræns ɛz ðə ˈlidɪŋ ˈtrævəl ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən baɪ ˈləgʒəri gʊdz ˈɛdət ˈləgʒəri ˈspɛndɪŋ ɪn ˈʧaɪnə həz ˈskaɪˌrɑkətɪd, ən ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər əv ðə ˈkəntriz ˈnuˈfaʊnd wɛlθ. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈbɑtəld ˈwɔtər ˈɪndəstri ɪz ˈfɔrˌkæst tɪ mɔr ðən ˈdəbəl ɪn saɪz ɪn 2008 bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈbɪljən ˈɪndəstri. ˈminˌwaɪl, ɛz ðoʊz hu wəns hæd noʊ ˈrikɔrs bət tæp ˈwɔtər teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ɪts əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti ɪn ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪts, ðoʊz hu hæd ˈlɪtəl ər noʊ ˈrənɪŋ ˈwɔtər ər naʊ ˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪzɪŋ ɔn ɪts əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti. tæp ˈwɔtər pərˈdəkʃən ənd səˈplaɪ ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ groʊ baɪ ɪn 2008 tɪ ˈbɪljən. ˈʧaɪnəz ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv ˈɪndəstri ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ɪkˈspænd baɪ tɪ ˈnɪrli 200 ˈbɪljən. ˈɔlsoʊ, kənˈsəmʃən əv ˈʧɔklət ənd ˈəðər kənˈfɛkʃəˌnɛri ɪz tɪ ˌɪnˈkris baɪ ɛz ðə ˈɪndəstri ɪkˈspændz tɪ ˈbɪljən. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli ˈʧaɪnəz fæst fud ˈɪndəstri həz bɪn groʊɪŋ æt ə ˈænjuəl reɪt ɛz ˈmeɪʤər pleɪərz səʧ ɛz məkˈdɑnəldz ˈɛnər ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. ðə grup, hu oʊn ˈmeɪʤər ˈləgʒəri brændz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ luɪs ˌvʊˈtɔn əˈpærəl, ˌʃænˈdɑn waɪnz ənd ʃæmˈpeɪn ənd ˈhɛnəsi cognacs, ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈərnɪŋz groʊθ əv ˈoʊvər 25 ɪn 2007 ɪn ˈʧaɪnə, wɪθ ðə ˈkəntri əˈkaʊnɪŋ fər əraʊnd 16 əv ˈgloʊbəl ˈæftər ən ɑkˈtoʊbər 2012 bæn ɔn ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz ˈpərʧəsɪŋ ˈləgʒəri gʊdz, ˈɔfən juzd ɛz "gɪfts", seɪlz əv ˈləgʒəri gʊdz ɪn ˈʧaɪnə rɪˈmeɪnd strɔŋ bət sloʊd, ˈivɪn ˈfɑlɪŋ sˈlaɪtli fər səm ˈləgʒəri ˈriˌteɪlərz ɪn ðə kˈwɔrtər əv wɪθ seɪlz əv ʃɑrk fɪnz ənd ˈɛdəbəl sˈwɔloʊ nɛsts (wəns ˈsteɪpəlz əv ˈlævɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt ˈbæŋkwəts) daʊn ˈriˌteɪl seɪlz ɪn ˈʧaɪnə əˈkaʊnt fər ˈoʊnli 7 əv ˈgloʊbəl ˈriˌteɪl seɪlz əv ˈləgʒəri kənˈsumər gʊdz; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ʧaɪˈniz baɪərz əˈkaʊnt fər 25 əv ˈgloʊbəl ˈriˌteɪl seɪlz əv ˈləgʒəri kənˈsumər gʊdz. ˈmɛni ʃɑps ɪn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈtrævəl ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃənz hæv ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd stæf dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ ʧaɪˈniz ˈɛdət ɛz əv 2016 kəmˈpjutər kraɪm ɪz ə ˈlukrətɪv ˌɪˈlɪsət ˈpræktɪs ɪn ˈʧaɪnə. ən ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈstədi riˈlist ɪn ˈɔgəst 2012 baɪ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə (uc) ˈɪnstɪˌtut ɔn ˈgloʊbəl ˈkɑnflɪkt ənd kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən, kleɪmd ðət ˈʧaɪnəz "ˈsaɪbər blæk ˈmɑrkɪt" ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈoʊvər pɑrˈtɪsəpənts, kɔst ðə ˈloʊkəl ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈbɪljən juɑn £536m), ˈnɛgətɪvli ˌɪmˈpæktɪd əˈpɑn 110 ˈmɪljən ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈjuzərz 22 ənd əˈfɛktɪd ˈmɪljən ˈwɛbˌsaɪts 20 ɪn ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2012 ˈʧaɪnəz steɪt ˈkaʊnsəl riˈlist ə sɛt əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz ɛz ə ˈmɛʒər tɪ ˈkɑmbæt ˈsaɪbər kraɪm ðət ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˌɪnˈkrist ˈɑdətɪŋ, sɪˈkjʊrəti rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ, ənd ˈmɑnətərɪŋ, ənd ə kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ "rɪˈdus ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈɪntərˌnɛt kəˈnɛkʃən ˈleɪbər ənd ˈwɛlˌfɛr ˈɛdət ə ˈwɪndoʊ ˈwɑʃər ɔn ə ˈskaɪˌskreɪpər ɪn ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ ˈleɪbər meɪks sərˈæmɪks ɪn wən əv ðə ˈhɔlˌmɑrks əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ɪˈkɑnəmi wɑz ɪts ˈprɑməs əv ɪmˈplɔɪmənt tɪ ɔl ˈeɪbəl ənd ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ wərk ənd wɪθ ˈvərʧuəli ˈlaɪˈflɔŋ ˈtɛnjər. ðɪs ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈpɑləsi ɪz noʊn ɛz ðə aɪərn raɪs boʊl. ɪn ðə steɪt rɪˈfɔrmd ˈfæktəriz baɪ ˈgɪvɪŋ weɪʤ ˌɪnˈkrisɪz tɪ ˈwərkərz, wɪʧ wɑz ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈɔfˌsɛt baɪ ˈʃɑrpli ˈraɪzɪŋ ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən reɪts əv ðə rɪˈfɔrmz ˈɔlsoʊ dɪsˈmænəld ðə aɪərn raɪs boʊl, wɪʧ mɛnt ɪt ˈwɪtnəst ə raɪz ɪn ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt ɪn ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi. ɪn ðɛr wər 20 ˈmɪljən ˌənɛmˈplɔɪd 200 ðɪs ʧɑrt ʃoʊ ðə ʧaɪˈniz ɪmˈplɔɪmənt baɪ ˈsɛktərz ˈdʊrɪŋ taɪm ˈʧaɪnəz ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ɪmˈplɔɪd ˈleɪbər fɔrs ɪn 2005 ˈtoʊtəld ˈmɪljən ˈpərsənz, əˈbaʊt 60 əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən. ˈdʊrɪŋ 2003 49 əv ðə ˈleɪbər fɔrs wərkt ɪn ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər, ˈfɔrəstri, ənd ˈfɪʃɪŋ; 22 ɪn ˈmaɪnɪŋ, ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ, ˈɛnərʤi, ənd kənˈstrəkʃən ˈɪndəstriz; ənd 29 ɪn ðə ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈsɛktər ənd ˈəðər ˈkætəˌgɔriz. ɪn 2004 səm 25 ˈmɪljən ˈpərsənz wər ɪmˈplɔɪd baɪ ˈpraɪvət ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz. ˈərbən ˈweɪʤɪz roʊz ˈræpədli frəm 2004 tɪ 2007 æt ə reɪt əv 13 tɪ 19 pər jɪr wɪθ ˈævərɪʤ ˈweɪʤɪz nɪr ɪn baɪ 2016 ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈmənθli weɪʤ fər ˈwərkərz ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ gʊdz fər ˈɛkspɔrt wɑz 424 ðɪs weɪʤ, kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ˈəðər kɔsts əv duɪŋ ˈbɪznɪs ɪn ˈʧaɪnə, hæd, mɔr ər lɛs, ˈikwəˌlaɪzd ˈɛni ʧaɪˈniz kɔst ædˈvæntɪʤ wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt tɪ dɪˈvɛləpt ðə ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən əv treɪd ˈjunjənz (acftu) wɑz ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn 1925 tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə ˈɪntərɪsts əv ˈnæʃənəl ənd ˈloʊkəl treɪd ˈjunjənz ənd treɪd ˈjunjən ˈkaʊnsɪlz. ðə ˌriˈpɔrtəd ə ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp əv 130 ˈmɪljən, aʊt əv ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 248 ˈmɪljən ˈərbən ˈwərkərz, æt ðə ɛnd əv 2002 ʧaɪˈniz treɪd ˈjunjənz ər ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ɔn ə brɔd ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈbeɪsɪs. ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp ɪz ˈoʊpən tɪ ðoʊz hu rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ˈweɪʤɪz fər ðə hoʊl ər ə lɑrʤ pɑrt əv ðɛr ˈɪnˌkəm, ə kˌwɑləfəˈkeɪʃən ðət ɪkˈskludz moʊst ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈwərkərz. ɪn 2010 ðə ˈɪʃuz əv ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˈweɪʤɪz kɔzd ə straɪk æt ə ˈhɔndə pɑrts plænt. ðɪs rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn weɪʤ ˌɪnˈkrisɪz boʊθ æt ðə strək plænt ənd ˈəðər ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ðə 2010 ˈsɛnsəs faʊnd ðət ˈʧaɪnə wɑz naʊ hæf ˈərbən ənd ˈræpədli ˈeɪʤɪŋ du tɪ ðə wən ʧaɪld ˈpɑləsi. ðɪs ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ lɛd tɪ ˌɪnˈkrist dɪˈmænd fər ˈleɪbər tɪ teɪk kɛr əv ən ˈɛldərli ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ənd ə rɪˈdust səˈplaɪ əv ˈmaɪgrənt ˈleɪbər frəm ðə du tɪ ˈwərsənɪŋ pəˈluʃən, ðə kərˈəpʃən ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ənˈsərtəntiz əv ðə steɪt ənd ðə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈfridəm ɪn ən ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd baɪ lɑrʤ ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz, ˈmɛni skɪld prəˈfɛʃənəlz ər ˈiðər ˈlivɪŋ ðə ˈkəntri ər pərˈpɛrɪŋ ˈseɪfti nɛts fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪn ðə ˈdɛkeɪd əp tɪ 2014 10 ˈmɪljən ʧaɪˈniz ˈɛməˌgreɪtɪd tɪ ˈəðər ˈkəntriz, ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈæˌsɛts ənd ðɛr ˈtɛknɪkəl pərˈsivd kərˈəpʃən kənˈtɪnjud tɪ groʊ wərs ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ɛz ɪt drɑpt frəm tɪ pleɪs ɪn trænˈspɛrənsi ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑlz ˈɪndɛks əv steɪt ə lɔ əˈpruvd ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2013 wɪl ˈmænˌdeɪt ə ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ æt 40 ˈævərɪʤ ˈərbən ˈsæləriz tɪ bi feɪzd ɪn ˈfʊli baɪ ɪkˈstərnəl treɪd ˈɛdət ˈgloʊbəl ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv ʧaɪˈniz ˈɛkspɔrts ɪn 2006 ɛz ə pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ðə tɔp ˈmɑrkɪt ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl treɪd meɪks əp ə ˈsaɪzəbəl ˈpɔrʃən əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˈoʊvərˌɔl ɪˈkɑnəmi. biɪŋ ə ˈsɛkənd wərld ˈkəntri æt ðə taɪm, ə ˈminɪŋfəl ˌsɛgˈmɛnt əv ˈʧaɪnəz treɪd wɪθ ðə θərd wərld wɑz ˈfaɪˌnænst θru grænts, ˈkrɛdɪts, ənd ˈəðər fɔrmz əv əˈsɪstəns. ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈɛfərts wər meɪd ɪn ˈeɪʒə, əˈspɛʃəli tɪ ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə, ˈbərmə, ˈpækɪˌstæn, ənd sɪˈlɑn, bət lɑrʤ loʊnz wər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈgrænɪd ɪn ˈæfrɪkɑ (ˈgænə, æˈlʤɪriə, ˌtænˈzeɪnjə) ənd ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist (ˈiʤɪpt). ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈæftər maʊ dɛθ ɪn 1976 ðiz ˈɛfərts wər skeɪld bæk. ˈæftər wɪʧ, treɪd wɪθ dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈkəntriz bɪˈkeɪm ˈnɛglɪʤəbəl, ðoʊ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət taɪm, hɔŋ kɔŋg ənd ˈtaɪˈwɑn boʊθ bɪˈgæn tɪ ˈimərʤ ɛz ˈmeɪʤər ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈpɑrtnərz. sɪns ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk rɪˈfɔrmz bɪˈgæn ɪn ðə leɪt, ˈʧaɪnə sɔt tɪ dɪˈsɛntrəˌlaɪz ɪts ˈfɔrən treɪd ˈsɪstəm tɪ ˈɪnəˌgreɪt ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈɪntu ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈsɪstəm. ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 1991 ˈʧaɪnə ʤɔɪnd ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən (ˈeɪˌpɛk) grup, wɪʧ prəˈmoʊts fri treɪd ənd kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən ɪn ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk, treɪd, ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt, ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi sfɪrz. ˈʧaɪnə sərvd ɛz ˈeɪˌpɛk ʧɛr ɪn 2001 ənd ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ ˈhoʊstɪd ðə ˈænjuəl ˈeɪˌpɛk ˈlidərz ˈmitɪŋ ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər əv ðət jɪr. ˈæftər ˈriʧɪŋ ə baɪˈlætərəl əˈgrimənt wɪθ ðə ənd ˈəðər ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈpɑrtnərz ɪn ˈsəmər 2000 ˈʧaɪnə wərkt ɔn ə ˌməltɪˈlætərəl əkˈsɛʃən ˈpækɪʤ. ˈʧaɪnə kənˈkludɪd ˌməltɪˈlætərəl nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ɔn ɪts əkˈsɛʃən tɪ ðə ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2001 ðə kəmˈpliʃən əv ɪts əkˈsɛʃən ˈproʊtəˌkɔl ənd ˈwərkɪŋ ˈpɑrti rɪˈpɔrt peɪvd ðə weɪ fər ɪts ˈɛntri ˈɪntu ðə ɔn 11 dɪˈsɛmbər 2001 ˈæftər 16 jɪrz əv nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz, ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ˈʤɛnərəl əˈgrimənt ɔn ˈtɛrəfs ənd treɪd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, juz. ɪkˈspɔrtərz kənˈtɪnju tɪ hæv kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt fɛr ˈmɑrkɪt ˈækˌsɛs du tɪ ˈʧaɪnəz riˈstrɪktɪv treɪd ˈpɑləsiz ənd juz. ˈɛkspɔrt riˈstrɪkʃənz. 215 ənd ʃoʊn hir ɪz ə ʧaɪˈniz kənˈteɪnər ʃɪp ənˈloʊdɪŋ ɪts ˈkɑrˌgoʊ æt wɪθ baɪˈlætərəl treɪd ɪkˈsidɪŋ ˈbɪljən, ˈʧaɪnə ɪz ˈɪndiəz ˈlɑrʤəst ˈtreɪdɪŋ ʃoʊn hir ɪz ə ʧaɪˈniz kənˈteɪnər ʃɪp ənˈloʊdɪŋ ɪts ˈkɑrˌgoʊ æt ˈneɪˌru pɔrt ˌmʊmˈbaɪ ˈɪndiə ˈʧaɪnəz ˈgloʊbəl treɪd ɪkˈsidɪd ˈtrɪljən æt ðə ɛnd əv 2013 ɪt fərst broʊk ðə 100 ˈbɪljən mɑrk ɪn 1988 200 ˈbɪljən ɪn 1994 500 ˈbɪljən ɪn 2001 1 ˈtrɪljən mɑrk ˈtrɪljən) ɪn ˈtrɪljən mɑrk ˈtrɪljən) ɪn ˈtrɪljən mɑrk ˈtrɪljən) ɪn 2011 ənd 4 ˈtrɪljən mɑrk ˈtrɪljən) ɪn 2013 ðə ˈteɪbəl bɪˈloʊ ʃoʊz ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈænjuəl groʊθ (ɪn ˈnɑmənəl ˈjuˈɛs ˈdɔlər tərmz) əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˈfɔrən treɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə rɪˈfɔrm ˈɪrə. ˈpɪriəd ˈtuˌweɪ treɪd ˈɛkspɔrts ˌɪmˈpɔrts 2015 ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˌɪmˈpɔrts kənˈsɪsts əv ˌɪnˈdəstriəl səˈplaɪz ənd ˈkæpɪtəl gʊdz, ˈnoʊtəbli məˈʃinəri ənd ɪkˈwɪpmənt, ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv wɪʧ kəmz frəm ðə dɪˈvɛləpt ˈkəntriz, praɪˈmɛrəli ˈnidɪd] ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈnidɪd]. ˈriʤənəli, ˈɔlˌmoʊst hæf əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˌɪmˈpɔrts kəm frəm ist ənd ˌsaʊˈθist ˈeɪʒə, ənd əˈbaʊt əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˈɛkspɔrts goʊ tɪ ðə seɪm ˈnidɪd]. əˈbaʊt 80 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˈɛkspɔrts kənˈsɪst əv ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd gʊdz, moʊst əv wɪʧ ər ˈtɛkˌstaɪlz ənd ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ɪkˈwɪpmənt, wɪθ ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈprɑdəkts ənd ˈkɛmɪkəlz ˈkɑnstəˌtutɪŋ ðə rɪˈmeɪndər. aʊt əv ðə faɪv ˈbɪziəst pɔrts ɪn ðə wərld, θri ər ɪn ˈʧaɪnə. ðə juz. treɪd ˈdɛfəsət wɪθ ˈʧaɪnə riʧt ˈbɪljən ɪn 2006 ɛz ˌɪmˈpɔrts gru 18 ˈʧaɪnəz ʃɛr əv ˈtoʊtəl juz. ˌɪmˈpɔrts həz groʊn frəm 7 tɪ 15 sɪns 1996 treɪd ˈvɑljum bɪtˈwin ˈʧaɪnə ənd ˈrəʃə riʧt ˈbɪljən ɪn 2005 ən ˌɪnˈkris əv kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ 2004 ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˈkɑmərs, væn jingsun, sɛd ðət ðə ˈvɑljum əv treɪd bɪtˈwin ˈʧaɪnə ənd ˈrəʃə kʊd ɪkˈsid 40 ˈbɪljən ˈdɔlərz ɪn ˈʧaɪnəz ˈɛkspɔrt əv məˈʃinəri ənd ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk gʊdz tɪ ˈrəʃə gru 70 wɪʧ ɪz 24 əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˈtoʊtəl ˈɛkspɔrt tɪ ˈrəʃə ɪn ðə fərst 11 mənθs əv 2005 ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə seɪm taɪm, ˈʧaɪnəz ˈɛkspɔrt əv ˌhaɪˈtɛk ˈprɑdəkts tɪ ˈrəʃə ˌɪnˈkrist baɪ 58 ənd ðət ɪz 7 əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˈtoʊtəl ˈɛkspɔrts tɪ ˈrəʃə. ˈɔlsoʊ æt ðət taɪm ˈpɪriəd, ˈbɔrdər treɪd bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈkəntriz riʧt ˈbɪljən, groʊɪŋ 35 ənd əˈkaʊnɪŋ fər ˈnɪrli 20 əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl treɪd. moʊst əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˈɛkspɔrts tɪ ˈrəʃə rɪˈmeɪn əˈpærəl ənd ˈfʊtˌwɛr. ˈrəʃə ɪz ˈʧaɪnəz eɪθ ˈlɑrʤəst treɪd ˈpɑrtnər ənd ˈʧaɪnə ɪz naʊ ˈrəʃəz fɔrθ ˈlɑrʤəst treɪd ˈpɑrtnər, ənd ˈʧaɪnə naʊ həz ˈoʊvər 750 ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈprɑʤɛkts ɪn ˈrəʃə, ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈbɪljən. ˈʧaɪnəz ˈkɑntræktəd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn ˈrəʃə ˈtoʊtəld 368 ˈmɪljən ˈdʊrɪŋ 2005 twaɪs ðət ɪn 2004 ʧaɪˈniz kɑz æt ə ˈdilərz lɔt ɪn ˈnɪʒni ˈnɑvgərˌɑd ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈkæpɪtəl əv ðə ˈrəʃən ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv ˈɪndəstri ʧaɪˈniz ˌɪmˈpɔrts frəm ˈrəʃə ər ˈmeɪnli ðoʊz əv ˈɛnərʤi ˈsɔrsəz, səʧ ɛz krud ɔɪl, wɪʧ ɪz ˈmoʊstli trænˈspɔrtəd baɪ reɪl, ənd ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ˈɛkspɔrts frəm ˈneɪbərɪŋ saɪˈbɪriən ənd fɑr ˈistərn ˈriʤənz. ɪn ðə nɪr fˈjuʧər, ˈɛkspɔrts əv boʊθ əv ðiz kəˈmɑdətiz ər sɛt tɪ ˌɪnˈkris, ɛz ˈrəʃə ɪz ˈbɪldɪŋ ðə ˈistərn ˈoʊʃən ɔɪl ˈpaɪˌplaɪn wɪθ ə brænʧ goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈbɔrdər, ənd ˈrəʃən paʊər grɪd məˈnɑpəli ɪz ˈbɪldɪŋ səm əv ɪts ˈhaɪdroʊˌpaʊr ˈsteɪʃənz wɪθ ə vju əv fˈjuʧər ˈɛkspɔrts tɪ ˈʧaɪnə. ˈɛkspɔrt groʊθ həz kənˈtɪnjud tɪ bi ə ˈmeɪʤər kəmˈpoʊnənt səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈʧaɪnəz ˈræpɪd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ. tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˈɛkspɔrts, ˈʧaɪnə pərˈsud ˈpɑləsiz səʧ ɛz ˈfɑstərɪŋ ðə ˈræpɪd dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˈfæktəriz, wɪʧ əˈsɛmbəld ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd kəmˈpoʊnənts ˈɪntu kənˈsumər gʊdz fər ˈɛkspɔrt ənd ˈlɪˌbərəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˈtreɪdɪŋ raɪts. ɪn ɪts ˈfaɪvˌjɪr ˈproʊˌgræm, əˈdɑptəd ɪn 2005 ˈʧaɪnə pleɪst ˈgreɪtər ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ə kənˈsumər ɪˈkɑnəmi tɪ səˈsteɪn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ ənd ˈæˌdrɛs ɪmˈbælənsɪz. ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈɛdət ˈʧaɪnəz ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈklaɪmɪt həz ʧeɪnʤd drəˈmætɪkəli wɪθ mɔr ðən tu ˈdɛkeɪdz əv rɪˈfɔrm. ɪn ðə ˈərli, ˈʧaɪnə riˈstrɪktɪd ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts tɪ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ənd rikˈwaɪərd ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstərz tɪ fɔrm ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪps wɪθ ʧaɪˈniz fərmz. ðə ɪnˈkərəʤd ˈɪndəstri ˈkætəˌlɔg sɛts aʊt ðə dɪˈgri əv ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt əˈlaʊd ɪn ˈvɛriəs ˈɪndəstri ˈsɛktərz. frəm ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə rɪˈfɔrmz ˈligəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt, ˈkæpɪtəl ˈɪnˌfloʊz ɪkˈspændɪd ˈɛvəri jɪr ənˈtɪl ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz əˈkaʊnt fər əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˌɪmˈpɔrts ənd sɪns ðə ˈərli, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz əˈlaʊd ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstərz tɪ ˌmænjəˈfækʧər ənd sɛl ə waɪd reɪnʤ əv gʊdz ɔn ðə dəˈmɛstɪk ˈmɑrkɪt, ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd taɪm riˈstrɪkʃənz ɔn ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt əv ʤɔɪnt ˈvɛnʧərz, prəˈvaɪdɪd səm əˈʃʊrəntsɪz əˈgɛnst ˌnæʃənələˈzeɪʃən, əˈlaʊd ˈfɔrən ˈpɑrtnərz tɪ bɪˈkəm ʧɛrz əv ʤɔɪnt ˈvɛnʧər bɔrdz, ənd ˈɔθərˌaɪzd ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt əv ˈhoʊli ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz, naʊ ðə prɪˈfərd fɔrm əv. ɪn 1991 ˈʧaɪnə ˈgrænɪd mɔr ˌprɛfərˈɛnʃəl tæks ˈtritmənt fər ˈhoʊli ˈfɔrən oʊnd ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz ənd kənˈtrækʧuəl ˈvɛnʧərz ənd fər ˈfɔrən ˈkəmpəˌniz, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn səˈlɛktɪd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk zoʊnz ər ɪn ˈprɑʤɛkts ɪnˈkərəʤd baɪ ðə steɪt, səʧ ɛz ˈɛnərʤi, kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ənd ˈnidɪd] ˈʧaɪnə ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɔθərˌaɪzd səm ˈfɔrən bæŋks tɪ ˈoʊpən ˈbrænʧɪz ɪn ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ ənd əˈlaʊd ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstərz tɪ ˈpərʧəs ˈspɛʃəl "bi" ʃɛrz əv stɑk ɪn səˈlɛktɪd ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈlɪstɪd ɔn ðə ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ ənd ˈʃɛnˌʒɛn sɪˈkjʊrətiz ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz. ðiz "bi" ʃɛrz soʊld tɪ ˈfɔrənərz ˈkɛrid noʊ ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp raɪts ɪn ə ˈkəmpəˌni. ɪn 1997 ˈʧaɪnə əˈpruvd ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈprɑʤɛkts ənd rɪˈsivd ˈoʊvər 45 ˈbɪljən ɪn ˈfɔrən dɪˈrɛkt ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt. ˈʧaɪnə rɪˈvaɪzd sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ɪts lɔz ɔn ˈhoʊli ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz ənd ˈʧaɪnə ˈfɔrən ˈɛkwəti ʤɔɪnt ˈvɛnʧərz ɪn 2000 ənd 2001 ˈizɪŋ ˈɛkspɔrt pərˈfɔrməns ənd dəˈmɛstɪk ˈkɑntɛnt ˈnidɪd] ðə vaɪs ˈmɪnɪstər əv ˈfaɪˌnæns ʒu əˈnaʊnst, ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstərz wɪl bi əˈlaʊd tɪ oʊn əp tɪ 51 ɔn dəˈmɛstɪk ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsərvɪs ˈkəmpəˌniz. ˈfɔrmərli ˈfɔrən ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp wɑz ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ə 49 steɪk ɪn ðiz ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt rɪˈmeɪnz ə strɔŋ ˈɛləmənt ɪn ˈʧaɪnəz ˈræpɪd ɪkˈspænʧən ɪn wərld treɪd ənd həz bɪn ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈfæktər ɪn ðə groʊθ əv ˈərbən ʤɑbz. ɪn 1998 ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz prəˈdust əˈbaʊt 40 əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˈɛkspɔrts, ənd ˈfɔrən ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ rɪˈzərvz ˈtoʊtəld əˈbaʊt 145 ˈbɪljən. ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz təˈdeɪ ˈproʊdus əˈbaʊt hæf əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˈɛkspɔrts (ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt kəm frəm hɔŋ kɔŋg, məˈkaʊ ənd ˈtaɪˈwɑn), ənd ˈʧaɪnə kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ əˈtrækt lɑrʤ ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈɪnˌfloʊz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈgəvərnmənts ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn ˈgaɪdɪŋ ˈɪntu ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ həz lɛd tɪ ˈmɑrkɪt ˌsæʧərˈeɪʃən ɪn səm ˈɪndəstriz, waɪl ˈlivɪŋ ˈʧaɪnəz ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈsɛktərz ˌəndərdɪˈvɛləpt. frəm 1993 tɪ 2001 ˈʧaɪnə wɑz ðə wərldz rɪˈsɪpiənt əv ˈfɔrən dɪˈrɛkt ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈæftər ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ˈʧaɪnə rɪˈsivd 39 ˈbɪljən ɪn 1999 ənd 41 ˈbɪljən ɪn 2000 ˈʧaɪnə ɪz naʊ wən əv ðə ˈlidɪŋ rɪˈsɪpiənts ɪn ðə wərld, rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈɔlˌmoʊst 80 ˈbɪljən ɪn 2005 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ wərld bæŋk stəˈtɪstɪks. ɪn 2006 ˈʧaɪnə rɪˈsivd ˈbɪljən ɪn ˈfɔrən dɪˈrɛkt baɪ 2011 wɪθ ðə juz. siɪŋ ə dɪˈklaɪn ɪn ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə 2008 ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkraɪsəs, ˈʧaɪnə ˌoʊvərˈtʊk ɪt ɛz ðə tɔp ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən fər, rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈoʊvər 280 ˈbɪljən ðət əˈmɪd sloʊɪŋ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk kənˈdɪʃənz ənd ə ˈwikənɪŋ juɑn ɪn 2015 dɪˈsɛmbər əv ðət jɪr sɔ ə drɔp ɪn tɪ waɪl ˈʧaɪnəz ræŋk ɛz ðə tɔp rɪˈsivər əv kənˈtɪnjud θru 2014 ðə sloʊɪŋ əv ˌɪnˈbaʊnd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn 2015 kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ə ˈmæsɪv riˈbaʊnd ɪn ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ðə juz. riˈkleɪmɪŋ ɪts pəˈzɪʃən ɛz ðə tɔp ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈdætə frəm ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈʧeɪmbər əv ˈkɑmərs ɪn ˈʧaɪnəz 2016 ˈʧaɪnə ˈbɪznɪs ˈklaɪmɪt ˈsərˌveɪ kənˈfərmz ðɪs trɛnd, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts ðət ˈʧaɪnə rɪˈmeɪnz ə tɔp ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən. ðɪs ˈsərˌveɪ əv ˈoʊvər 500 ˈmɛmbərz faʊnd ðət "ˈʧaɪnə rɪˈmeɪnz ə tɔp θri ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt praɪˈɔrəti fər sɪks aʊt əv tɛn ˈmɛmbər ˈkəmpəˌniz," ðoʊ ðɪs ɪz ə dɪˈklaɪn frəm ðə 2012 haɪ əv eɪt aʊt əv tɛn rɪˈspɑndənts kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ˈʧaɪnə ə tɔp ˈfɔrən ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ rɪˈzərvz ˈtoʊtəld 155 ˈbɪljən ɪn 1999 ənd 165 ˈbɪljən ɪn 2000 ˈfɔrən ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ rɪˈzərvz ɪkˈsidɪd 800 ˈbɪljən ɪn 2005 mɔr ðən ˈdəbəlɪŋ frəm 2003 ˈfɔrən ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ rɪˈzərvz wər 819 ˈbɪljən æt ðə ɛnd əv 2005 ˈtrɪljən æt ðə ɛnd əv 2006 ˈtrɪljən baɪ ʤun 2008 ɪn əˈdɪʃən, baɪ ðə ɛnd əv sɛpˈtɛmbər 2008 ˈʧaɪnə ˌriˈpleɪst ʤəˈpæn fər ðə fərst taɪm ɛz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈfɔrən ˈhoʊldər əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈtrɛʒəri sɪˈkjʊrətiz wɪθ ə ˈtoʊtəl əv 585 ˈbɪljən, ˈvərsəz ʤəˈpæn 573 ˈbɪljən. ˈʧaɪnə həz naʊ sərˈpæst ðoʊz əv ʤəˈpæn, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈʧaɪnəz ˈfɔrən ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ rɪˈzərvz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ɪn ðə ˈnidɪd] ɛz pɑrt əv ɪts əkˈsɛʃən, ˈʧaɪnə ˌəndərˈtʊk tɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ˈsərtən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈmɛʒərz ənd tɪ ˈoʊpən əp ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ˈsɛktərz ðət hæd ˈpriviəsli bɪn kloʊzd tɪ ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt. nu lɔz, ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz, ənd ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˈmɛʒərz tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ðiz kəˈmɪtmənts ər biɪŋ ˈɪʃud. ˈmeɪʤər rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈbɛriərz tɪ ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˌɪnˈklud oʊˈpeɪk ənd ɛnˈfɔrst lɔz ənd ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ənd ðə læk əv ə ˈligəl ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər. ˈwɔrnər bros., fər ˈɪnstəns, wɪθˈdru ɪts ˈsɪnəmə ˈbɪznɪs ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ə ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ðət rikˈwaɪərz ʧaɪˈniz ˌɪnˈvɛstərz tɪ oʊn æt list ə 51 pərˈsɛnt steɪk ər pleɪ ə ˈlidɪŋ roʊl ɪn ə ˈfɔrən ʤɔɪnt əˈnəðər ˈmeɪʤər dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn ˈʧaɪnə wɑz ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt əv ðə ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ fri treɪd zoʊn ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər ðə zoʊn ɪz kənˈsɪdərd ə ˈtɛstɪŋ graʊnd fər ə ˈnəmbər əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈkrɪtɪkəli, ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪz kənˈtroʊld ˈviə ə "ˈnɛgətɪv lɪst" əˈproʊʧ, wɛr ɪz pərˈmɪtɪd ɪn ɔl ˈsɛktərz ənˈlɛs ɪkˈsplɪsətli proʊˈhɪbətəd baɪ ðə ˌɪnˈkluʒən əv ə ˈgɪvɪn ˈsɛktər ɔn ðə ˈnɛgətɪv lɪst ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ðə ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ mjuˈnɪsəpəl ʧaɪˈniz ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt əˈbrɔd ˈɛdət ˈaʊtwərd ˈfɔrən dɪˈrɛkt ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪz ə nu ˈfiʧər əv ʧaɪˈniz ˌgloʊbəlɪˈzeɪʃən, wɛr ˈloʊkəl ʧaɪˈniz fərmz sik tɪ meɪk ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ɪn boʊθ dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ənd dɪˈvɛləpt ɪt wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn 2011 ðət ðɛr wɑz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt baɪ ˈkæpɪtəl rɪʧ ʧaɪˈniz fərmz ɪn ˈprɑməsɪŋ fərmz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. səʧ ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ˈɔfər ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˌɛkspərˈtiz ɪn ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ənd ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈjusfəl ɪn ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtɪŋ ðə dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ʧaɪˈniz dəˈmɛstɪk sɪns 2005 wɪn əkˈwaɪərd ˈθɪŋkˌpæd, ʧaɪˈniz ˈkəmpəˌniz hæv bɪn ˈæktɪvli ɪkˈspændɪŋ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈʧaɪnə, ɪn boʊθ dɪˈvɛləpt ənd dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈkəntriz. ɪn 2013 ʧaɪˈniz ˈkəmpəˌniz ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ˈbɪljən ˈgloʊbəli ɪn nɑnfəˈnænʃəl ˈsɛktərz, 16 mɔr ðən bɪtˈwin ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2009 ənd dɪˈsɛmbər 2013 ˈʧaɪnə kənˈtrɪbjutɪd ə ˈtoʊtəl əv ɪn ˈaʊtwərd, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ʤɑbz. ˈwɛstərn ˈjʊrəp wɑz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈriʤənəl rɪˈsɪpiənt əv ʧaɪˈniz ˈaʊtwərd, wɪθ ˈʤərməni rɪˈsivɪŋ ðə haɪəst ˈnəmbər əv ˈprɑʤɛkts fər ˈɛni ˈkəntri ðɛr ər tu weɪz ʧaɪˈniz ˈkəmpəˌniz ʧuz tɪ ˈɛnər ə ˈfɔrən ˈmɑrkɪt: ɔrˈgænɪk groʊθ ənd mərʤ ˌækwəˈzɪʃən (m&a). ˈmɛni ʧaɪˈniz ˈkəmpəˌniz wʊd prɪˈfər fər ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈrizənz: fæst. ɪz ðə ˈfæstəst weɪ fər ə ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ ɪkˈspænd ˈɪntu əˈnəðər ˈkəntri baɪ əkˈwaɪərɪŋ brænd, ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən, ˈtælənts, ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi. ʧaɪˈniz həz bɪn juzd tɪ groʊɪŋ æt 50 spid ənd du nɑt wɔnt tɪ spɛnd ˈkæpɪtəl. ˈʧaɪnə ˈmɑrkɪt. ˈʧaɪnə həz bɪˈkəm ðə wərldz ˈlɑrʤəst ɪˈkɑnəmi. ˈmɛni ʧaɪˈniz əkˈwaɪər ˈfɔrən ˈkəmpəˌniz ənd ðɛn brɪŋ ðɛr tɪ ˈʧaɪnə, ˈɛniˌθɪŋ frəm ˈprimiəm kɑz tɪ ˈfæʃən ˈkloʊðɪŋ tɪ mit tɪ ˈhɑliˌwʊd ˈmuviz. ʧip ˈkæpɪtəl ˈækˌsɛs. ðə juʤ ʧaɪˈniz dəˈmɛstɪk ˈmɑrkɪt hɛlp ˈmɛni ʧaɪˈniz ˈkəmpəˌniz əˈkjumjəˌleɪtɪd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkæpɪtəl tɪ du. ʧaɪˈniz ˈgəvərnmənt ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈvaɪdz ˈlɔŋˈtərm, ˈkæpɪtəl fər ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ ɪkˈspænd əˈbrɔd. loʊ rɪsk. hɛlpt ʧaɪˈniz ˈkəmpəˌniz əˈvɔɪd rɪsk əv ˈfeɪljər əv ɔrˈgænɪk groʊθ ɛz ðeɪ gɑt ən ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈkəmpəˌni wɪθ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪn pleɪs. ʧip ˈleɪbər. səm ˈkəmpəˌniz meɪ muv pɑrt əv ðə ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ɪn haɪ ˈleɪbər kɔst ˈkəntriz tɪ ˈʧaɪnə tɪ rɪˈdus ðə kɔst ənd meɪk ðə ˈprɑdəkt mɔr əˈtræktɪv ɪn praɪs. treɪd ənd ˈpɑləsi ˈbɛriər. ʧaɪˈniz ˈkəmpəˌniz ɪn ˈmɛni ˈsɛktərz feɪs kˈwoʊtə ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən ənd haɪ tæks, wɪʧ prɪˈvɛnt ðɛm frəm biɪŋ kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ɪn ˈfɔrən ˈmɑrkɪts. dɪˈprɛst ˈæˌsɛts. ˈgloʊbəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkraɪsəs kriˈeɪtɪd lɪkˈwɪdɪti ˈprɑbləmz fər ə lɔt əv ˈwɛstərn ˈkəmpəˌniz ənd rɪˈdust ðɛr ˈmɑrkɪt ˈvælju. ʧaɪˈniz ˈkəmpəˌniz bɪˈliv ɪt ɪz ə greɪt ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər ðɛm tɪ baɪ ðiz dɪˈprɛst ˈæˌsɛts æt ˈdɪskaʊnt. ˈʧaɪnəz dɪˈrɛkt ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn nɑnfəˈnænʃəl ˈsɛktər groʊθ frəm ˈjuˈɛs 25 ˈbɪljən ɪn 2007 tɪ ˈbɪljən ɪn 2013 mɔr ðən θri taɪmz. 234 ˈʧaɪnə ɪz groʊɪŋ ɪn ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ənd ˈɪnˌfluənsɪŋ paʊər ˈoʊvər ˈjʊrəp, ənd ðə həz ˈbeɪgən tɪ teɪk æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ, ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz ˈdɑməˌneɪt ðə ˈfɔrən ˌækwəˈzɪʃən ənd moʊst əv ðə ˈməni goʊz tɪ ɔɪl ənd ˈmɪnərəlz. sɪns 2005 mɔr ənd mɔr ˈpraɪvət ˈkəmpəˌniz stɑrt tɪ əkˈwaɪər nɑn rɑ məˈtɪriəl ˈfɔrən ˈkəmpəˌniz. bɪˈloʊ ɪz ə lɪst əv ðə tɔp 15 ˈaʊtˌbaʊnd dilz frəm ʧaɪˈniz deɪt əkˈwaɪərər əkˈwaɪərər ˈɪndəstri ˈtərgət ˈtərgət ˈɪndəstri ˈtərgət ˈkəntri dil ˈvælju ɪn 3 ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2016 ˈsætərn (nl) ˈkɛmɪkəlz ˈeɪˈgi ˈkɛmɪkəlz sˈwɪtsərlənd 23 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2012 ˈkænədə ˈhoʊldɪŋ ˈɛlˈtiˈdi ˈəðər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəlz ɪŋk ɔɪl ənd 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1 ɑkˈtoʊbər 2010 ˈʧaɪnə ˌpɛtroʊˈkɛmɪkəl ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ɔɪl ənd gæs ˈrɛpsɑl ˈbræsəl sɑ ɔɪl ənd gæs brəˈzɪl 16 mɑrʧ 2016 ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns grup koʊ ˈɛlˈtiˈdi ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns strəˈtiʤɪk hoʊˈtɛlz rɪˈzɔrts ɪŋk raɪts juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts 24 ɑkˈtoʊbər 2016 ˈtʊˌrɪzəm koʊ ˈɛlˈtiˈdi ˈtrævəl ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈhɪltən ˈwərldˈwaɪd ˈhoʊldɪŋz ɪŋk hoʊˈtɛlz ənd ˈlɑʤɪŋ juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts 17 ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2016 tiˈænʤɪn ˌɪnˈvɛst koʊ ˈɛlˈtiˈdi ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ənd ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˈɪŋgrəm ˈmaɪˌkroʊ ɪŋk kəmˈpjutərz ənd pərˈɪfərəlz juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts 22 mɑrʧ 2015 ˈmɑrkoʊ ˈpoʊloʊ ˌɪnˈdəstriəl spɑ ˈəðər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəlz pɪˈrɛli si spɑ ˌɔtəmoʊˈbilz ənd kəmˈpoʊnənts ˈɪtəli ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə fæst groʊθ ənd dilz dɪd nɑt ʧeɪnʤ kənˈsumərz' loʊ kˈwɑləti ənd loʊ praɪs pərˈsɛpʃən əv ʧaɪˈniz gʊdz ənd brændz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈmɑrkɪt kənˈsɛkjətɪv riˈsərʧɪz baɪ ðə ˈmɑnəˌgræm grup, ə ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ˈeɪʤənsi, ɪn 2007 2009 2011 ənd 2012 əˈmɛrɪkən kənˈsumərz' ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ ˈpərʧəs ʧaɪˈniz ˈprɑdəkts əˈkrɔs ɔl ˈkætəˌgɔriz ɪkˈsɛpt ˈpiˈsi rɪˈmeɪnd ðə seɪm ər bɪˈkeɪm wərs ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈoʊnli ˈsɛktər ɪn wɪʧ əˈmɛrɪkənz wər mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈpərʧəs wɑz ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutərz, ˈmeɪbi du tɪ ðə brænd ˈbɪldɪŋ əv mɔˈroʊvər, ˈmɛni dilz hæv feɪld bɪˈkəz ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈəndərˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz ənd feɪld tɪ riˈstrəkʧər ðə ˈkəmpəˌni. keɪs 1 ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ ˈɔtoʊ əkˈwaɪərd əv ˌkɔˈriən ˈsæŋˌjɔŋ æt ˈmɪljən ɪn 2004 ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ðə moʊst æmˈbɪʃəs ˌækwəˈzɪʃən ɪn ʧaɪˈniz ˈɔtoʊ ˈɪndəstri æt ðə taɪm. ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ ˈɔtoʊ ˈwɔntɪd ðə brænd ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi tɪ ɪkˈspænd ɪts ˈfʊtˌprɪnt ɪn ˈʧaɪnə. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈkəlʧərəl ˈdɪfərəns, ðə əˈbʤɛkʃən tɪ ˈtrænsfər ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd ðə feɪld seɪlz əv nu ˌɛsˌjuˈvi ˈmɑdəl pʊt ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ ˈɔtoʊz æmˈbɪʃən əv ɪkˈspænʧən ɪn ˈʤɛpərdi. ɪt kɔzd juʤ ˈkɑnflɪkt bɪtˈwin ˈsæŋˌjɔŋ ɪmˈplɔɪiz ənd ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ ˈɔtoʊ ɛz θɪŋz ˈdɪdənt goʊ wɛl ɛz plænd. ənd ðə 2008 ˈgloʊbəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkraɪsəs pʊt ˈsæŋˌjɔŋ ɔn ə sərˈvaɪvəl moʊd, lɛt əˈloʊn ɪkˈspænʧən. ˈæftər ðə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˈleɪbər ˈjunjən tɪ rɪˈdus ˈweɪʤɪz feɪld, ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ ˈɔtoʊ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˈɛksət frəm ˈsæŋˌjɔŋ ənd ˈdɪdənt gɪt ə ˈpɛni bæk fər ðɛr ˈmɪljən keɪs 2 ɪn 2004, ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər ənd wən əv ðə ˈfæstəst groʊɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌniz ɪn ˈʧaɪnə, əkˈwaɪərd ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈbɪznɪs ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈtɑmsən ənd brænd frəm ˈtɑmsən ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks əv fræns tɪ fɔrm ə ʤɔɪnt kɔld ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks (tte). fər ðə ˈkəmɪŋ tu jɪrz, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni rɪˈkɔrdɪd juʤ lɔs, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ˈjʊrəp. ˈsɛvərəl ˈfæktərz kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðə ˈfeɪljər: ˈfeɪljər əv du ˈdɪlɪʤəns. raɪt ˈæftər əkˈwaɪərd ˈtɑmsənz ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈbɪznɪs, ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈmɑrkɪt ˈʃɪftɪd tɪ tɛkˈnɑləʤi, pʊt ˈtɑmsən aʊt əv deɪt. ɛz ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv, li, sɛd ɪn 2012 "ðeɪ ɔn ðə rɔŋ θɪŋ wɛr ðə ˈmɑrkɪt wʊd goʊ. ðeɪ θɔt ˈtɑmsənz kʊd bi ðə bɛst ʧɔɪs." læk əv ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv rulz ənd ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə bʊk rɪˈzəmʃən əv ˈtreɪdɪŋ baɪ ʧɔŋ ʧɛn, sun ˈæftər ˌækwəˈzɪʃən, ˈtɑmsən faʊnd ɪt ɪn ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ðət ðeɪ rɪˈkrut ðə ˈtælənts ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd ənd kænt faɪər wənz ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt wɔnt. baɪ ʧɔŋ ʧɛn, sun ˈæftər ˌækwəˈzɪʃən, ˈtɑmsən faʊnd ɪt ɪn ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ðət ðeɪ rɪˈkrut ðə ˈtælənts ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd ənd kænt faɪər wənz ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt wɔnt. ˈəndərˈɛstəˌmeɪt əv ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz ɪn ˈkəlʧərəl ˈdɪfərəns. tɔŋ, vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt əv tte, sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ "ˈʧaɪnə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən" ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ɪn 2005 "ðə frɛnʧ lʊk daʊn əˈpɑn ðɛr ʧaɪˈniz bɔs. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ʃɛr ðə dɪˈzaɪn ˈmɑdəl wɪθ tte, bət frɛnʧ ʤɪst dɪsˈlaɪk ɪt ˈivɪn ðoʊ ɪt ɪz ə ˈpɑpjələr wən ɪn ˈjuˈɛs ˈmɑrkɪt. ˈɔlsoʊ, frɛnʧ fil suˈpɪriər ɪn ðɛr ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ənd doʊnt wɔnt tɪ spik ˈɪŋlɪʃ, wɪʧ kriˈeɪtɪd juʤ ˈprɑbləm ɪn kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən. ɪt teɪks aʊərz tɪ dɪˈskəs ˈsɪmpəl ˈɪʃuz ənd kænt riʧ əˈgrimənt." əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ skɑt ˈmɑrkmən, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈmɑnəˌgræm, ʧaɪˈniz ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈɔfən muvd ðɛr ˈbɪznɪs ˈmɑdəl tɪ dɪˈvɛləpt ˈkəntriz ənd ɪt ˈdəzənt wərk. ˈtɑmsən həz ðə ˈprɑbləm, ðeɪ ər ˈvɛri gʊd ənd ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ənd ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈʧaɪnə bət fræns ənd ˈjʊrəp ɪz ə ˈtoʊtəli ˈdɪfərənt wərld.[ saɪˈteɪʃən ˈnidɪd ˈmərʤərz ənd ˌækwəˈzɪʃənz ˈɛdət frəm 1993 tɪ 2010 ʧaɪˈniz ˈkəmpəˌniz hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɛz ˈiðər ən ər əkˈwaɪərd ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn ˈmərʤərz ənd ˌækwəˈzɪʃənz wɪθ ə ˈtoʊtəl noʊn ˈvælju əv ðə ˈnəmbər ənd ˈvælju əv dilz hɪt ə nu ˈrɛkərd ɪn 2010 ðə ˈnəmbər əv dilz ðət ˈhæpənd ɪn 2010 həz bɪn wɪʧ ɪz ən ˌɪnˈkris əv 17 kəmˈpɛrd tɪ 2009 ðə ˈvælju əv dilz ɪn 2010 wɑz ˈbɪljən, wɪʧ ɪz ən ˌɪnˈkris əv 25 kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə jɪr ˌbiˈfɔr. ˌdɛməˈgræfɪks ˈɛdət sɪns ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl kɛr, ˈpəblɪk ˈhaɪˌʤin ənd ˌsænɪˈteɪʃən ˌɪmˈpruvd kənˈsɪdərəbli, ənd ˌɛpəˈdɛmɪks wər kənˈtroʊld. kənˈsɛkjətɪv ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz kənˈtɪnjuəsli ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈbɛtər hɛlθ. ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən groʊθ reɪt sərʤd ɛz ðə mɔrˈtæləti reɪt drɑpt mɔr ˈræpədli ðən ðə bərθ reɪt. ˈʧaɪnəz ˈmæsɪv ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti fər ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɛz ɪt həz ˈstrəgəld tɪ prəˈvaɪd fər ɪt. ɪn ðə, fud səˈplaɪ wɑz ˌɪˈnædəkˌweɪt ənd ðə ˈstændərd əv ˈlɪvɪŋ wɑz ˈʤɛnərəli loʊ. ðɪs spərd ðə əˈθɔrətiz tɪ ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt ə ˈmeɪʤər bərθ kənˈtroʊl ˈproʊˌgræm. ðə greɪt lip ˈfɔrwərd ˌɪnˈdəstriəl plæn ɪn wɑz ˈpɑrʃəli riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ə juʤ ˈfæmən ðət kɔzd ðə dɛθ reɪt tɪ sərˈpæs ðə bərθ reɪt, ənd baɪ 1960 ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən wɑz dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ. ə ˈsɛkənd ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən kənˈtroʊl draɪv bɪˈgæn ɪn 1962 wɪθ ˈmeɪʤər ˈɛfərts ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn prəˈmoʊtɪŋ leɪt ˈmɛrɪʤɪz ənd ðə juz əv ˌkɑntrəˈsɛptɪvz. baɪ 1963 ðə ˈkəntri wɑz ɪn ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv rɪˈkəvəri frəm ðə ˈfæmən ənd ðə bərθ reɪt sɔrd tɪ ɪts haɪəst sɪns 1949 wɪθ ən ˈænjuəl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən groʊθ reɪt əv 3 ɪn 1966 ðə ˈkəlʧərəl ˌrɛvəˈluʃən səˈspɛndɪd ðɪs ˈsɛkənd ˈfæməli ˈplænɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm, bət rɪˈzumd fɔr jɪrz ˈleɪtər wɪθ ðə θərd əˈtɛmpt baɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈleɪtər ˈmɛrɪʤ ənd ˈfæməli saɪz ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən ən ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən. sɪns 1970 ðə ˈɛfərts hæv bɪn məʧ mɔr ˈifɛktɪv. ðə θərd ˈfæməli ˈplænɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm kənˈtɪnjud ənˈtɪl 1979 wɪn ðə wən ʧaɪld pər ˈfæməli ˈpɑləsi wɑz ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd. baɪ ðə ˈərli, ˈʧaɪnəz ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən riʧt əraʊnd 1 ˈbɪljən ənd baɪ ðə ˈərli, sərˈpæst ˈbɪljən. ɪn ðə, ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən groʊθ wɑz əraʊnd ɪn ðə, ðɪs fɛl tɪ əˈbaʊt 1 təˈdeɪ ɪt ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈʧaɪnəz ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən groʊθ reɪt ɪz naʊ əˈməŋ ðə loʊəst fər ə dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈkəntri, ˌɔlˈðoʊ, du tɪ ɪts lɑrʤ ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, ˈænjuəl nɛt ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən groʊθ ɪz stɪl kənˈsɪdərəbəl. wən ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk ˈkɑnsəkwəns əv ðə ˈpɑləsi ɪz ðət ˈʧaɪnə ɪz naʊ wən əv ðə moʊst ˈræpədli ˈkəntriz ɪn ðə wərld. frəm 100 ˈmɪljən tɪ 150 ˈmɪljən ˈsərpləs ˈrʊrəl ˈwərkərz ər əˈdrɪft bɪtˈwin ðə ˈvɪlɪʤɪz ənd ðə ˈsɪtiz, ˈmɛni θru ˈpɑrtˈtaɪm, ʤɑbz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈleɪtəst fɔrbz ˈʧaɪnə rɪʧ lɪst 2007 ˈʧaɪnə hæd 66 ˌbɪljəˈnɛrz, ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈlɑrʤəst ˈnəmbər ˈæftər ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, wɪʧ hæd 415 ɪn ðə 2006 fɔrbz rɪʧ lɪst ɪt ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðɛr wər 15 ʧaɪˈniz ɪn ðə ˈleɪtəst 2007 rɪˈpɔrt, ɪt lɪsts 106 ˌbɪljəˈnɛrz ɪn ˈleɪbər fɔrs ˈɛdət ɪn 2012 fər ðə fərst taɪm, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ stəˈtɪstɪks riˈlist baɪ ˈʧaɪnəz ˈnæʃənəl ˈbjʊroʊ əv stəˈtɪstɪks ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2013 ðə saɪz əv ðə ˈleɪbər fɔrs, ˈpipəl ˈeɪʤɪd 15 tɪ 59 ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ʃræŋk sˈlaɪtli tɪ ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl, ə ˈdiˌkris əv ˈmɪljən frəm 2011 ðɪs trɛnd, rɪˈzəltɪŋ frəm ˈʧaɪnəz ˈpɑləsi əv ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən kənˈtroʊl, ɪz ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd tɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ æt list 2030 ɔn 29 ɑkˈtoʊbər 2015 ˈzɪnhjuə, ˈʧaɪnəz steɪt nuz ˈeɪʤənsi, ˌriˈpɔrtəd ə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ lɔ tɪ ə ˈpɑləsi, ˈsaɪtɪŋ ə ˈsteɪtmənt frəm ðə ˈkɑmjənəst ˈpɑrti əv ˈʧaɪnə, ənd ðə nu lɔ ɪz ˈifɛktɪv frəm 1 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2016 ˈæftər ɪt wɑz pæst ɪn ðə ˈstændɪŋ kəˈmɪti əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈpipəlz ˈkɑŋgrəs ɔn 27 dɪˈsɛmbər ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ənd ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˈɛdət dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðə ˈkəntriz ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ɪz ˈgɪvɪn ə haɪ praɪˈɔrəti bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz soʊ strəˈtiʤɪkli taɪd tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd ˈnæʃənəl dɪˈfɛns. rəˈgɑrdləs, ðə ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ɪz stɪl nɑt ˈfʊli dɪˈvɛləpt ɪn ˈmɛni ˈæˌspɛkts ənd ˈɛriəz, ənd ɪt ˈkɑnstəˌtuts ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈhɪndrəns ɔn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ ənd ðə ɪˈfɪʃənt ləˈʤɪstɪkəl ˈmuvmənt əv gʊdz ənd ˈpipəl. ˈʧaɪnəz ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈpɑləsi, ˈɪnfluənst baɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl, ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri, ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk kənˈsərnz, hæv ˌəndərˈgɔn ˈmeɪʤər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz sɪns ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈæftər ðə ˈpipəlz riˈpəblɪk wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd, ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri goʊl wɑz tɪ rɪˈpɛr ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ mit ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈtrænspɔrt ənd ləˈʤɪstɪks nidz ɛz wɛl ɛz tɪ ˈstrɛŋθən ˌtɛrɪˈtɔriəl ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti. ˈdʊrɪŋ moʊst əv ðə, nu roʊd ənd reɪl lɪŋks wər bɪlt, waɪl æt ðə seɪm taɪm oʊld wənz wər ˌɪmˈpruvd. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə məʧ əv ðə ˌɪmˈpruvmənt əv ˈriʤənəl ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən bɪˈkeɪm ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti əv ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənts, ənd ˈmɛni smɔl ˈreɪlˌweɪz wər kənˈstrəktɪd. ˈɛmfəsɪs wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ pleɪst ɔn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ɪn rɪˈmoʊt ˈrʊrəl, ˈmaʊntənəs, ənd ˈfɔrəstəd ˈɛriəz, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈɪnəˌgreɪt ˈpurər ˈriʤənz əv ðə ˈkəntri ənd tɪ hɛlp prəˈmoʊt ɪˈkɑnəmiz əv skeɪl ɪn ðə ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈsɛktər. ˌbiˈfɔr ðə rɪˈfɔrm ˈɪrə bɪˈgæn ɪn ðə leɪt, ˈʧaɪnəz ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən lɪŋks wər ˈmoʊstli ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd ɪn ðə ˈkoʊstəl ˈɛriəz ənd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ˈɪnər ˈriʤənz wɑz ˈʤɛnərəli pur. ðɪs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən həz bɪn ˌɪmˈpruvd kənˈsɪdərəbli sɪns ðɛn, ɛz ˈreɪlˌweɪz ənd ˈhaɪˌweɪz hæv bɪn bɪlt ɪn ðə rɪˈmoʊt ənd frənˈtɪr ˈriʤənz əv ðə ˌnɔrθˈwɛst ənd ˌsaʊθˈwɛst. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ pərˈsud, ənd ðə skoʊp əv ˈoʊʃən ˈʃɪpɪŋ wɑz ˈbrɔdənd kənˈsɪdərəbli. freɪt ɪz ˈmeɪnli prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ reɪl ˈtrænspɔrt. ðə reɪl ˈsɛktər ɪz məˈnɑpəˌlaɪzd baɪ ˈʧaɪnə ˈreɪlˌweɪ, wɪʧ ɪz kənˈtroʊld baɪ ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˈreɪlˌweɪz ənd ðɛr ɪz waɪd ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈsərvɪsɪz prəˈvaɪdɪd. ɪn leɪt 2007 ˈʧaɪnə bɪˈkeɪm wən əv ðə fju ˈkəntriz ɪn ðə wərld tɪ lɔnʧ ɪts oʊn ˌɪnˈdɪʤənəsˌli dɪˈvɛləpt ˈhaɪˌspid ɛz reɪl kəˈpæsɪti ɪz ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ mit dɪˈmænd fər ðə ˈtrænspɔrt əv gʊdz ənd rɑ məˈtɪriəlz səʧ ɛz koʊl, ɛr rʊts, roʊdz ənd ˈwɔtərˌweɪz ər ˈræpədli biɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpt tɪ prəˈvaɪd ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ prəˈpɔrʃən əv ˈʧaɪnəz ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən səm ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈɛkspərts hæv ˈɑrgjud ðət ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt gæp bɪtˈwin ˈʧaɪnə ənd ˈəðər ˈimərʤɪŋ ɪˈkɑnəmiz səʧ ɛz brəˈzɪl, ˌɑrʤənˈtinə ənd ˈɪndiə kən bi əˈtrɪbjətəd tɪ ə lɑrʤ ɪkˈstɛnt tɪ ˈʧaɪnəz ˈərli ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn æmˈbɪʃəs ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˈprɑʤɛkts: waɪl ˈʧaɪnə ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ˈrəfli 9 əv ɪts ɔn ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ɪn ðə ənd, moʊst ˈimərʤɪŋ ɪˈkɑnəmiz ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ˈoʊnli 2 tɪ 5 əv ðɛr. ðɪs kənˈsɪdərəbəl ˈspɛndɪŋ gæp əˈlaʊd ðə ʧaɪˈniz ɪˈkɑnəmi tɪ groʊ æt nɪr ˈɑptɪməl kənˈdɪʃənz waɪl ˈmɛni saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkən ɪˈkɑnəmiz ˈsəfərd frəm ˈvɛriəs dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈbɑtəlˌnɛks səʧ ɛz pur ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈnɛtˌwərks, ˈeɪʤɪŋ paʊər grɪdz ənd ˌmidiˈoʊkər saɪəns ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈɛdət ˈvælju ɪn ˈdɔlərz əv ˌhaɪˈtɛk ˈɛkspɔrts baɪ ˈkəntri ɪn ˈvælju əv ʧaɪˈniz ˌhaɪˈtɛk ˈɛkspɔrts wɑz mɔr ðən twaɪs ðət əv ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈneɪʃən saɪəns ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪn ˈʧaɪnə həz ɪn ˈrisənt ˈdɛkeɪdz dɛv
overland park, kan. december 14, 2017 in response to federal communications (fcc) vote today to repeal net neutrality regulations, sprint (nyse: s) issued the following statement: “sprint applauds the efforts to simplify a complex and challenging issue, while balancing multiple stakeholder interests in this important proceeding. our position has been and continues to be that competition is the best way to promote an open internet. complex and vague regulations previously created uncertainties around net neutrality compliance. the decision today eliminates those uncertainties and appears to allow sprint to manage our network and offer competitive products.” about sprint sprint (nyse: s) is a communications services company that creates more and better ways to connect its customers to the things they care about most. sprint served 54 million connections as of sept. 30, 2017 and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including the first wireless service from a national carrier in the united states; leading brands including virgin mobile usa, boost mobile, and assurance wireless; instant national and international capabilities; and a global tier 1 internet backbone. you can learn more and visit sprint at or and www.twitter.com/sprint. ###	ˈoʊvərˌlænd pɑrk, kæn. dɪˈsɛmbər 14 2017 ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ˈfɛdərəl kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz (fcc) voʊt təˈdeɪ tɪ rɪˈpil nɛt nuˈtræləti ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz, sprɪnt (nyse: ɛs) ˈɪʃud ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈsteɪtmənt: əˈplɔdz ðə ˈɛfərts tɪ ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪ ə ˈkɑmplɛks ənd ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ˈɪʃu, waɪl ˈbælənsɪŋ ˈməltəpəl ˈsteɪˌkhoʊldər ˈɪntərɪsts ɪn ðɪs ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt prəˈsidɪŋ. ɑr pəˈzɪʃən həz bɪn ənd kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ bi ðət ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ɪz ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ prəˈmoʊt ən ˈoʊpən ˈɪntərˌnɛt. ˈkɑmplɛks ənd veɪg ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ˈpriviəsli kriˈeɪtɪd ənˈsərtəntiz əraʊnd nɛt nuˈtræləti kəmˈplaɪəns. ðə dɪˈsɪʒən təˈdeɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪts ðoʊz ənˈsərtəntiz ənd əˈpɪrz tɪ əˈlaʊ sprɪnt tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ɑr ˈnɛtˌwərk ənd ˈɔfər kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv products.”.” əˈbaʊt sprɪnt sprɪnt (nyse: ɛs) ɪz ə kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈkəmpəˌni ðət kriˈeɪts mɔr ənd ˈbɛtər weɪz tɪ kəˈnɛkt ɪts ˈkəstəmərz tɪ ðə θɪŋz ðeɪ kɛr əˈbaʊt moʊst. sprɪnt sərvd 54 ˈmɪljən kəˈnɛkʃənz ɛz əv sɛpt. 30 2017 ənd ɪz ˈwaɪdli ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd fər dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ, ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ənd dɪˈplɔɪɪŋ ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv tɛkˈnɑləʤiz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə fərst ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈsərvɪs frəm ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈkɛriər ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts; ˈlidɪŋ brændz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈvərʤɪn ˈmoʊbəl ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ, bust ˈmoʊbəl, ənd əˈʃʊrəns ˈwaɪrlɪs; ˈɪnstənt ˈnæʃənəl ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz; ənd ə ˈgloʊbəl tir 1 ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈbækˌboʊn. ju kən lərn mɔr ənd ˈvɪzɪt sprɪnt æt ər ənd www.twitter.com/sprint*.
warning, this game suffers from poor controls and often unfair gameplay. blind drops into pits of acid or lava, or just bumping against enemies or being hit by them when entering a room without having a moment to counter or avoid. often the controls are frankly unwieldy, forcing you to have precise aim whilst using the grappling beam to swing from point to point over a pool of lava that warning, this game suffers from poor controls and often unfair gameplay. blind drops into pits of acid or lava, or just bumping against enemies or being hit by them when entering a room without having a moment to counter or avoid. often the controls are frankly unwieldy, forcing you to have precise aim whilst using the grappling beam to swing from point to point over a pool of lava that does insane damage. in this scenario even the exact order of aim and button presses needs to be precise or you'll wind up doing something totally different from what you intended. control direction that is sometimes from what you would expect when using spider ball. juggling to switch between powers with the whilst holding the shoulder buttons and circle pad to aim whilst pressing face buttons to fire, it can be a bit too much. and quite frankly it brings back really bad memories from bad control schemes back in the nes & era. add to that that the environment is extremely repetitive and boring, with no story and world building at all. and the most annoying part that the environment is built like a maze to be extremely obtuse to traverse, which is only made slightly easier down the line when extra abilities are unlocked. but unlike prime, where your abilities are keys to doors, here your abilities from even late game are needed for normal in all areas. so be prepared to take that detour in a stupid morph ball maze for the first 6 hours of the game until you finally get the ability you need to just open the door to bypass that horrible experience. prime games never ever used ability in that way, because that is very poor gameplay design. i will also challenge you to tell me the difference between each colour block you can blast or each door icon on your minimap. it's impossible. they are extremely non descript. again, prime was simple in this regard, each color door corresponds to each beam type using the same color. color association. it works. here in returns they chose to throw that out of the window. i'm also baffled by why every bit or crack is hidden with little or even no sign that it is there. it's integral to actually playing the game. if it weren't for the scan pulse, you would be blasting and bombing every cell of the level to find where the exit of a room is. yet again what's wrong with showing cracked walls ? zelda does it, prime does it. seems like great game design. yet returns ignores that too. in the grand scheme of things these are annoyances that can be largely overcome or ignored, but there is one point in the game where all these bits come together in a glorious cocktail of infuriating madness. it's like it is specifically designed to test your determination to actually finish this game. all the bad parts meld together, punishing difficulty, controls that never seem to do exactly what you want. unfair blind drops. level design that is a horrible maze mess and annoying to traverse. it all comes together in this part where you'll genuinely question this is worth the effort. i also take issue with the and environment. it is extremely repetitive, as are the boss fights and all enemies for that matter. there is no logic at all to the setting of the environment. gone are the regions of prime. with ruins, ice temples, crash sites, underwater areas, etc. each area having defense areas, installations, power facilities, laboratories with a logical reason for it being there. in returns it's just level arenas dressed up to resemble a jungle theme, ruins theme, lava theme. but with none of the intricate detail and, and logic. just some generic hallways in maze form to connect it all. it's a gigantic step down from prime in this regard. i'm terribly afraid of what this means for prime 4 if retro is not at the helm and returns is heralded as being one of the best games in years. to me this is watered down. it's not a terrible game but there are things in there that i deem unacceptable. if the gameplay wasn't it would have received a 7. …	ˈwɔrnɪŋ, ðɪs geɪm ˈsəfərz frəm pur kənˈtroʊlz ənd ˈɔfən ˌɔnˈfɛr ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ. blaɪnd drɑps ˈɪntu pɪts əv ˈæsəd ər ˈlɑvə, ər ʤɪst ˈbəmpɪŋ əˈgɛnst ˈɛnəmiz ər biɪŋ hɪt baɪ ðɛm wɪn ˈɛnərɪŋ ə rum wɪˈθaʊt ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈmoʊmənt tɪ ˈkaʊntər ər əˈvɔɪd. ˈɔfən ðə kənˈtroʊlz ər ˈfræŋkli ənˈwildi, ˈfɔrsɪŋ ju tɪ hæv prɪˈsaɪs eɪm waɪlst ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈgræpəlɪŋ bim tɪ swɪŋ frəm pɔɪnt tɪ pɔɪnt ˈoʊvər ə pul əv ˈlɑvə ðət ˈwɔrnɪŋ, ðɪs geɪm ˈsəfərz frəm pur kənˈtroʊlz ənd ˈɔfən ˌɔnˈfɛr ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ. blaɪnd drɑps ˈɪntu pɪts əv ˈæsəd ər ˈlɑvə, ər ʤɪst ˈbəmpɪŋ əˈgɛnst ˈɛnəmiz ər biɪŋ hɪt baɪ ðɛm wɪn ˈɛnərɪŋ ə rum wɪˈθaʊt ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈmoʊmənt tɪ ˈkaʊntər ər əˈvɔɪd. ˈɔfən ðə kənˈtroʊlz ər ˈfræŋkli ənˈwildi, ˈfɔrsɪŋ ju tɪ hæv prɪˈsaɪs eɪm waɪlst ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈgræpəlɪŋ bim tɪ swɪŋ frəm pɔɪnt tɪ pɔɪnt ˈoʊvər ə pul əv ˈlɑvə ðət dɪz ˌɪnˈseɪn ˈdæmɪʤ. ɪn ðɪs sɪˈnɛrioʊ ˈivɪn ðə ɪgˈzækt ˈɔrdər əv eɪm ənd ˈbətən ˈprɛsɪz nidz tɪ bi prɪˈsaɪs ər jul wɪnd əp duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈtoʊtəli ˈdɪfərənt frəm wət ju ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd. kənˈtroʊl dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ðət ɪz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz frəm wət ju wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt wɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ˈspaɪdər bɔl. ˈʤəgəlɪŋ tɪ swɪʧ bɪtˈwin paʊərz wɪθ ðə waɪlst ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə ˈʃoʊldər ˈbətənz ənd ˈsərkəl pæd tɪ eɪm waɪlst ˈprɛsɪŋ feɪs ˈbətənz tɪ faɪər, ɪt kən bi ə bɪt tu məʧ. ənd kwaɪt ˈfræŋkli ɪt brɪŋz bæk ˈrɪli bæd ˈmɛməriz frəm bæd kənˈtroʊl skimz bæk ɪn ðə nɛs ˈɪrə. æd tɪ ðət ðət ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ɪz ɪkˈstrimli rɪˈpɛtɪtɪv ənd ˈbɔrɪŋ, wɪθ noʊ ˈstɔri ənd wərld ˈbɪldɪŋ æt ɔl. ənd ðə moʊst əˈnɔɪɪŋ pɑrt ðət ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ɪz bɪlt laɪk ə meɪz tɪ bi ɪkˈstrimli ɑbˈtus tɪ ˈtrævərs, wɪʧ ɪz ˈoʊnli meɪd sˈlaɪtli ˈiziər daʊn ðə laɪn wɪn ˈɛkstrə əˈbɪləˌtiz ər ənˈlɑkt. bət ənˈlaɪk praɪm, wɛr jʊr əˈbɪləˌtiz ər kiz tɪ dɔrz, hir jʊr əˈbɪləˌtiz frəm ˈivɪn leɪt geɪm ər ˈnidɪd fər ˈnɔrməl ɪn ɔl ˈɛriəz. soʊ bi priˈpɛrd tɪ teɪk ðət ˈditʊr ɪn ə ˈstupɪd mɔrf bɔl meɪz fər ðə fərst 6 aʊərz əv ðə geɪm ənˈtɪl ju ˈfaɪnəli gɪt ðə əˈbɪləˌti ju nid tɪ ʤɪst ˈoʊpən ðə dɔr tɪ ˈbaɪˌpæs ðət ˈhɔrəbəl ɪkˈspɪriəns. praɪm geɪmz ˈnɛvər ˈɛvər juzd əˈbɪləˌti ɪn ðət weɪ, bɪˈkəz ðət ɪz ˈvɛri pur ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ dɪˈzaɪn. aɪ wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈʧælənʤ ju tɪ tɛl mi ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin iʧ ˈkələr blɑk ju kən blæst ər iʧ dɔr ˈaɪkɑn ɔn jʊr minimap. ɪts ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl. ðeɪ ər ɪkˈstrimli nɑn descript. əˈgɛn, praɪm wɑz ˈsɪmpəl ɪn ðɪs rɪˈgɑrd, iʧ ˈkələr dɔr ˌkɔrəˈspɑndz tɪ iʧ bim taɪp ˈjuzɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈkələr. ˈkələr əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən. ɪt wərks. hir ɪn rɪˈtərnz ðeɪ ʧoʊz tɪ θroʊ ðət aʊt əv ðə ˈwɪndoʊ. əm ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbæfəld baɪ waɪ ˈɛvəri bɪt ər kræk ɪz ˈhɪdən wɪθ ˈlɪtəl ər ˈivɪn noʊ saɪn ðət ɪt ɪz ðɛr. ɪts ˈɪnəgrəl tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli pleɪɪŋ ðə geɪm. ɪf ɪt wərənt fər ðə skæn pəls, ju wʊd bi ˈblæstɪŋ ənd ˈbɑmɪŋ ˈɛvəri sɛl əv ðə ˈlɛvəl tɪ faɪnd wɛr ðə ˈɛksət əv ə rum ɪz. jɛt əˈgɛn wəts rɔŋ wɪθ ʃoʊɪŋ krækt wɔlz ˈzɛldə dɪz ɪt, praɪm dɪz ɪt. simz laɪk greɪt geɪm dɪˈzaɪn. jɛt rɪˈtərnz ˌɪgˈnɔrz ðət tu. ɪn ðə grænd skim əv θɪŋz ðiz ər əˈnɔɪənsɪz ðət kən bi ˈlɑrʤli ˈoʊvərˌkəm ər ˌɪgˈnɔrd, bət ðɛr ɪz wən pɔɪnt ɪn ðə geɪm wɛr ɔl ðiz bɪts kəm təˈgɛðər ɪn ə ˈglɔriəs ˈkɑkˌteɪl əv ˌɪnfˈjʊriˌeɪtɪŋ ˈmædnəs. ɪts laɪk ɪt ɪz spəˈsɪfɪkli dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ tɛst jʊr dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈfɪnɪʃ ðɪs geɪm. ɔl ðə bæd pɑrts mɛld təˈgɛðər, ˈpənɪʃɪŋ ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti, kənˈtroʊlz ðət ˈnɛvər sim tɪ du ɪgˈzæktli wət ju wɔnt. ˌɔnˈfɛr blaɪnd drɑps. ˈlɛvəl dɪˈzaɪn ðət ɪz ə ˈhɔrəbəl meɪz mɛs ənd əˈnɔɪɪŋ tɪ ˈtrævərs. ɪt ɔl kəmz təˈgɛðər ɪn ðɪs pɑrt wɛr jul ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪnli kˈwɛʃən ðɪs ɪz wərθ ðə ˈɛfərt. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ teɪk ˈɪʃu wɪθ ðə ənd ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. ɪt ɪz ɪkˈstrimli rɪˈpɛtɪtɪv, ɛz ər ðə bɔs faɪts ənd ɔl ˈɛnəmiz fər ðət ˈmætər. ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈlɑʤɪk æt ɔl tɪ ðə ˈsɛtɪŋ əv ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. gɔn ər ðə ˈriʤənz əv praɪm. wɪθ ruɪnz, aɪs ˈtɛmpəlz, kræʃ saɪts, ˈəndərˌwɔtər ˈɛriəz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. iʧ ˈɛriə ˈhævɪŋ dɪˈfɛns ˈɛriəz, ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃənz, paʊər fəˈsɪlɪtiz, ˈlæbrəˌtɔriz wɪθ ə ˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈrizən fər ɪt biɪŋ ðɛr. ɪn rɪˈtərnz ɪts ʤɪst ˈlɛvəl ərˈinəz drɛst əp tɪ rɪˈzɛmbəl ə ˈʤəŋgəl θim, ruɪnz θim, ˈlɑvə θim. bət wɪθ nən əv ðə ˈɪntrəkət ˈditeɪl ənd, ənd ˈlɑʤɪk. ʤɪst səm ʤəˈnɛrɪk ˈhɔlˌweɪz ɪn meɪz fɔrm tɪ kəˈnɛkt ɪt ɔl. ɪts ə ʤaɪˈgænɪk stɛp daʊn frəm praɪm ɪn ðɪs rɪˈgɑrd. əm ˈtɛrəbli əˈfreɪd əv wət ðɪs minz fər praɪm 4 ɪf ˈrɛtroʊ ɪz nɑt æt ðə hɛlm ənd rɪˈtərnz ɪz ˈhɛrəldɪd ɛz biɪŋ wən əv ðə bɛst geɪmz ɪn jɪrz. tɪ mi ðɪs ɪz ˈwɔtərd daʊn. ɪts nɑt ə ˈtɛrəbəl geɪm bət ðɛr ər θɪŋz ɪn ðɛr ðət aɪ dim ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl. ɪf ðə ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ˈwəzənt ɪt wʊd hæv rɪˈsivd ə 7
the dust is settling over the great sauce debacle of 2017, spectacular failure of a promotional event. last saturday, the giant tried to capitalize on rick and morty fans’ obsession with obsession, but either anticipate the overwhelming because no one in the marketing department bothered to so much as glance at twitter in the days before the figured that people who love a cartoon get in a if they were ultimately denied said sauce. they were wrong on both counts. in the cold light of another day, some fans have threatened suits against for the emotional duress of traveling, in some cases across state lines, to compete for one packet of a limited number that reportedly varied from 5 to 20. (the employee hoarding theories will have to be taken up with hr.) and while a bit much, even rick and morty justin thrilled with the way it all went down, which he posted about on twitter. advertisement roiland clarified that the show had nothing to do with the stunt, and that he “happy” with how ran the whole thing. he also urged fans to “please be cool to employees not their fault,” advice that really need stating, especially since talking about a mix of ketchup and teriyaki sauce.	ðə dəst ɪz ˈsɛtəlɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə greɪt sɔs dəˈbɑkəl əv 2017 spɛkˈtækjələr ˈfeɪljər əv ə pərˈmoʊʃənəl ɪˈvɛnt. læst ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ðə ʤaɪənt traɪd tɪ ˈkæpətəˌlaɪz ɔn rɪk ənd ˈmɔrti fans’’ əbˈsɛʃən wɪθ əbˈsɛʃən, bət ˈiðər ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ðə ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ bɪˈkəz noʊ wən ɪn ðə ˈmɑrkətɪŋ dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈbɑðərd tɪ soʊ məʧ ɛz glæns æt tˈwɪtər ɪn ðə deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈfɪgjərd ðət ˈpipəl hu ləv ə kɑrˈtun gɪt ɪn ə ɪf ðeɪ wər ˈəltəmətli dɪˈnaɪd sɛd sɔs. ðeɪ wər rɔŋ ɔn boʊθ kaʊnts. ɪn ðə koʊld laɪt əv əˈnəðər deɪ, səm fænz hæv θˈrɛtənd suts əˈgɛnst fər ðə ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈdʊrɛs əv ˈtrævəlɪŋ, ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz əˈkrɔs steɪt laɪnz, tɪ kəmˈpit fər wən ˈpækɪt əv ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈnəmbər ðət rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈvɛrid frəm 5 tɪ 20 (ðə ɪmˈplɔɪi ˈhɔrdɪŋ ˈθɪriz wɪl hæv tɪ bi ˈteɪkən əp wɪθ hr.) ənd waɪl ə bɪt məʧ, ˈivɪn rɪk ənd ˈmɔrti ˈʤəstɪn θrɪld wɪθ ðə weɪ ɪt ɔl wɛnt daʊn, wɪʧ hi ˈpoʊstɪd əˈbaʊt ɔn tˈwɪtər. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈklɛrəˌfaɪd ðət ðə ʃoʊ hæd ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ðə stənt, ənd ðət hi ““happy”” wɪθ haʊ ræn ðə hoʊl θɪŋ. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ərʤd fænz tɪ bi kul tɪ ɪmˈplɔɪiz nɑt ðɛr fault,”,” ədˈvaɪs ðət ˈrɪli nid ˈsteɪtɪŋ, əˈspɛʃəli sɪns ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə mɪks əv ˈkɛʧəp ənd ˌtɛrɪˈjɑki sɔs.
england are looking to improve on their finish at the 2015 women's world cup england can still improve despite thumping scotland in their opening match at women's euro 2017, says manager mark sampson. jodie taylor scored a, while ellen white, jordan and toni duggan were also on target. the lionesses, who are fifth in the world rankings, face spain and portugal in their remaining group games. "this team is a work in progress - we're not the finished product yet," said sampson. "the exciting part for me is how good we can become over the next five matches. these players enjoy the pressure, they thrive in it and this was the stage they were born to be at. "with every good performance they put in, it excites me more for how far they can go. we could be the best team in the world." taylor had 'tough ride' since 2015 media playback is not supported on this device women's euro 2017: jodie taylor & mark sampson react to england's win over scotland taylor's was the first by an england women player at the finals of a major tournament, and the first any nation has scored at the women's euros since 1997. the arsenal forward, who was left out of england squads by former boss hope powell, had turned down a chance to play for her country in 2010 because she "needed a break" from the game. the 31-year-old, who scored once at the 2015 world cup, has had several injuries since joining arsenal. "the meant a lot to me," she said. "the last two years have been a tough ride. just to be here fit and healthy is a huge achievement. "i want to thanks the medics for getting me in a good place, and for mark for still believing in me and having confidence in me because without that i wouldn't be here." sampson added: "ever since we've known jodie, i think everyone has known she is a world-class player. "i've not seen better in the game at anticipating passes in behind, moving into positions to receive the ball. "of course, you need the service, but what jodie has added to her game in the last 12 months in particular is her ability to be an instinctive finisher." analysis - 'taylor's movement is phenomenal' former england goalkeeper rachel on bbc radio 5 live: jodie taylor is hungry for success in this wonderful set-up. she spent so long in exile under hope powell for whatever reasons, but it spurred her on. it has shaped her as a person. former scotland winger pat nevin on bbc radio 5 live: jodie taylor is one the best and most intelligent movers in the game. her movement is phenomenal, the timing of it was perfect. she was so calm with the finish.	ˈɪŋglənd ər ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ɔn ðɛr ˈfɪnɪʃ æt ðə 2015 ˈwɪmənz wərld kəp ˈɪŋglənd kən stɪl ˌɪmˈpruv dɪˈspaɪt ˈθəmpɪŋ ˈskɑtlənd ɪn ðɛr ˈoʊpənɪŋ mæʧ æt ˈwɪmənz ˈjʊrə 2017 sɪz ˈmænɪʤər mɑrk ˈsæmpsən. ˈʤoʊdi ˈteɪlər skɔrd ə, waɪl ˈɛlən waɪt, ˈʤɔrdən ənd ˈtoʊni ˈdəgən wər ˈɔlsoʊ ɔn ˈtərgət. ðə lionesses, hu ər fɪθ ɪn ðə wərld ˈræŋkɪŋz, feɪs speɪn ənd ˈpɔrʧəgəl ɪn ðɛr rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ grup geɪmz. "ðɪs tim ɪz ə wərk ɪn ˈprɑˌgrɛs wɪr nɑt ðə ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈprɑdəkt jɛt," sɛd ˈsæmpsən. "ðə ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ pɑrt fər mi ɪz haʊ gʊd wi kən bɪˈkəm ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst faɪv ˈmæʧɪz. ðiz pleɪərz ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə ˈprɛʃər, ðeɪ θraɪv ɪn ɪt ənd ðɪs wɑz ðə steɪʤ ðeɪ wər bɔrn tɪ bi æt. "wɪθ ˈɛvəri gʊd pərˈfɔrməns ðeɪ pʊt ɪn, ɪt ɪkˈsaɪts mi mɔr fər haʊ fɑr ðeɪ kən goʊ. wi kʊd bi ðə bɛst tim ɪn ðə wərld." ˈteɪlər hæd 'təf raɪd' sɪns 2015 ˈmidiə ˈpleɪˌbæk ɪz nɑt səˈpɔrtɪd ɔn ðɪs dɪˈvaɪs ˈwɪmənz ˈjʊrə 2017 ˈʤoʊdi ˈteɪlər mɑrk ˈsæmpsən riækt tɪ ˈɪŋgləndz wɪn ˈoʊvər ˈskɑtlənd ˈteɪlərz wɑz ðə fərst baɪ ən ˈɪŋglənd ˈwɪmən pleɪər æt ðə ˈfaɪnəlz əv ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈtʊrnəmənt, ənd ðə fərst ˈɛni ˈneɪʃən həz skɔrd æt ðə ˈwɪmənz ˈjuˌroʊz sɪns 1997 ðə ˈɑrsənəl ˈfɔrwərd, hu wɑz lɛft aʊt əv ˈɪŋglənd skwɑdz baɪ ˈfɔrmər bɔs hoʊp ˈpɑwɛl, hæd tərnd daʊn ə ʧæns tɪ pleɪ fər hər ˈkəntri ɪn 2010 bɪˈkəz ʃi "ˈnidɪd ə breɪk" frəm ðə geɪm. ðə 31-year-old, hu skɔrd wəns æt ðə 2015 wərld kəp, həz hæd ˈsɛvərəl ˈɪnʤəriz sɪns ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ˈɑrsənəl. "ðə mɛnt ə lɔt tɪ mi," ʃi sɛd. "ðə læst tu jɪrz hæv bɪn ə təf raɪd. ʤɪst tɪ bi hir fɪt ənd ˈhɛlθi ɪz ə juʤ əˈʧivmənt. "aɪ wɔnt tɪ θæŋks ðə ˈmɛdɪks fər ˈgɪtɪŋ mi ɪn ə gʊd pleɪs, ənd fər mɑrk fər stɪl bɪˈlivɪŋ ɪn mi ənd ˈhævɪŋ ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn mi bɪˈkəz wɪˈθaʊt ðət aɪ ˈwʊdənt bi hir." ˈsæmpsən ˈædɪd: "ˈɛvər sɪns wiv noʊn ˈʤoʊdi, aɪ θɪŋk ˈɛvriˌwən həz noʊn ʃi ɪz ə ˈwərldˌklæs pleɪər. "aɪv nɑt sin ˈbɛtər ɪn ðə geɪm æt ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ˈpæsɪz ɪn bɪˈhaɪnd, ˈmuvɪŋ ˈɪntu pəˈzɪʃənz tɪ rɪˈsiv ðə bɔl. "əv kɔrs, ju nid ðə ˈsərvɪs, bət wət ˈʤoʊdi həz ˈædɪd tɪ hər geɪm ɪn ðə læst 12 mənθs ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ɪz hər əˈbɪləˌti tɪ bi ən ˌɪnˈstɪŋktɪv ˈfɪnɪʃər." æˈnælɪsɪs 'ˈteɪlərz ˈmuvmənt ɪz fəˈnɑmənəl' ˈfɔrmər ˈɪŋglənd ˈgoʊlˌkipər ˈreɪʧəl ɔn ˌbibiˈsi ˈreɪdiˌoʊ 5 lɪv: ˈʤoʊdi ˈteɪlər ɪz ˈhəŋgri fər səkˈsɛs ɪn ðɪs ˈwəndərfəl ˈsɛˌtəp. ʃi spɛnt soʊ lɔŋ ɪn ˈɛkˌsaɪl ˈəndər hoʊp ˈpɑwɛl fər ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈrizənz, bət ɪt spərd hər ɔn. ɪt həz ʃeɪpt hər ɛz ə ˈpərsən. ˈfɔrmər ˈskɑtlənd ˈwɪŋər pæt ˈnɛvɪn ɔn ˌbibiˈsi ˈreɪdiˌoʊ 5 lɪv: ˈʤoʊdi ˈteɪlər ɪz wən ðə bɛst ənd moʊst ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt ˈmuvərz ɪn ðə geɪm. hər ˈmuvmənt ɪz fəˈnɑmənəl, ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ əv ɪt wɑz ˈpərˌfɪkt. ʃi wɑz soʊ kɑm wɪθ ðə ˈfɪnɪʃ.
i’ve come to expect all sorts of things that have me scratching my head when i scan the morning headlines. like many of you, when i get up each morning, i take time to check various media sites, both traditional and non-traditional, look at social media and let the brain start working. almost every morning, at least one story strikes me in such a way that i wonder what sort of world we are going to leave our children and grandchildren. no, this another post about the bombing in manchester. this is a post about an example of going too far to make sure we label someone. fresh from the state of washington, we have an internal memo from acting department of corrections secretary dick morgan renaming those incarcerated in the prison system there as “students”. yes, you read that right, people like gary ridgway, the infamous green river killer, are now “students” according to the doc. why? according to morgan, “the term ‘offender’ does have a negative connotation and significantly impacts a broad group of people and communities.” wait, “offender” has negative connotations that impact a broad group of people because someone has been convicted of a felony. so, to avoid that negative connotation, you are going to call those convicted “students”. what about all those students enrolled in college you are now lumping in under the same label as the convicted felons? are we going to have to find a new name for them so they be negatively impacted as a result of this idiocy? yes, a stupid question but so is the ruling. morgan is worried about communities being tied with a crime or criminal and the negative impact that has on the area or on families. well, who is it hat this connection? the media. in most cases, it is the media that gives a suspected serial a name, the green river killer. it is the media that focuses on the family and community instead of on the victims. but it is much easier to take the stigma away from the ones who were actually convicted of the crime. while morgan might have nothing but good intentions with this idiotic memo, it is and will do nothing to deal with what he perceives as being a problem. what you call the criminal matter as long as the media continues its coverage. but it is all about the feels. for once, like someone to consider how their actions will impact others. morgan wants to call those in the state penal system students to keep their families and communities from suffering by being called “offender-communities” or “offender-families” (terms never heard used). say the new doc agrees and leaves this order in place when he or she takes office. somewhere down the road, someone is going to walk into an interview, be it for a job or volunteer position or college admission interview. they sit down and across the desk from them sits someone who is looking at their resume/application. “mr. jones, i see you were a student before you applied here. tell me, were you a student in the state education system, home school or in our glorious penal system?” mr. jones sits there, wondering whether the interviewer is joking or has lost his mind because he know convicted felons were called “students” instead of prisoners or offenders or anything else. “ummm, state education system.” “excellent. did you attend or institution?” you get my drift. silly and stupid and more than a little sad. why not just call them what they are? convicted felons. as for the impact on their families or communities, on the media and, be honest, on the felons themselves. calling them “students” or “zebras” or anything else going to change that. so, mr. morgan, apply a bandage to your bleeding heart and focus on real issues within the doc instead of idiotic things like this. oh, and if that enough to make you wonder what the hell is going on in the state of washington, a story from two days ago recounts how seattle police are no longer allowed to refer to alleged criminals as suspects but must refer to them as community members.	i’ve* kəm tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ɔl sɔrts əv θɪŋz ðət hæv mi ˈskræʧɪŋ maɪ hɛd wɪn aɪ skæn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz. laɪk ˈmɛni əv ju, wɪn aɪ gɪt əp iʧ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, aɪ teɪk taɪm tɪ ʧɛk ˈvɛriəs ˈmidiə saɪts, boʊθ trəˈdɪʃənəl ənd ˌnɑntrəˈdɪʃənəl, lʊk æt ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ənd lɛt ðə breɪn stɑrt ˈwərkɪŋ. ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri ˈmɔrnɪŋ, æt list wən ˈstɔri straɪks mi ɪn səʧ ə weɪ ðət aɪ ˈwəndər wət sɔrt əv wərld wi ər goʊɪŋ tɪ liv ɑr ˈʧɪldrən ənd ˈgrænˌʧɪldrən. noʊ, ðɪs əˈnəðər poʊst əˈbaʊt ðə ˈbɑmɪŋ ɪn ˈmænˌʧɛstər. ðɪs ɪz ə poʊst əˈbaʊt ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv goʊɪŋ tu fɑr tɪ meɪk ʃʊr wi ˈleɪbəl ˈsəmˌwən. frɛʃ frəm ðə steɪt əv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, wi hæv ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈmɛˌmoʊ frəm ˈæktɪŋ dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv kərˈɛkʃənz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri dɪk ˈmɔrgən riˈneɪmɪŋ ðoʊz ˌɪnˈkɑrsərˌeɪtɪd ɪn ðə ˈprɪzən ˈsɪstəm ðɛr ɛz ““students””. jɛs, ju rɛd ðət raɪt, ˈpipəl laɪk ˈgɛri ˈrɪʤˌweɪ, ðə ˈɪnfəməs grin ˈrɪvər ˈkɪlər, ər naʊ ““students”” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə dɑk. waɪ? əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈmɔrgən, tərm ‘‘offender’’ dɪz hæv ə ˈnɛgətɪv ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃən ənd sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˌɪmˈpækts ə brɔd grup əv ˈpipəl ənd communities.”.” weɪt, ““offender”” həz ˈnɛgətɪv ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃənz ðət ˌɪmˈpækt ə brɔd grup əv ˈpipəl bɪˈkəz ˈsəmˌwən həz bɪn kənˈvɪktəd əv ə ˈfɛləni. soʊ, tɪ əˈvɔɪd ðət ˈnɛgətɪv ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃən, ju ər goʊɪŋ tɪ kɔl ðoʊz kənˈvɪktəd ““students””. wət əˈbaʊt ɔl ðoʊz ˈstudənts ɛnˈroʊld ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ ju ər naʊ ˈləmpɪŋ ɪn ˈəndər ðə seɪm ˈleɪbəl ɛz ðə kənˈvɪktəd ˈfɛlənz? ər wi goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ faɪnd ə nu neɪm fər ðɛm soʊ ðeɪ bi ˈnɛgətɪvli ˌɪmˈpæktɪd ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðɪs ˈɪdiəsi? jɛs, ə ˈstupɪd kˈwɛʃən bət soʊ ɪz ðə ˈrulɪŋ. ˈmɔrgən ɪz ˈwərid əˈbaʊt kəmˈjunɪtiz biɪŋ taɪd wɪθ ə kraɪm ər ˈkrɪmənəl ənd ðə ˈnɛgətɪv ˌɪmˈpækt ðət həz ɔn ðə ˈɛriə ər ɔn ˈfæməliz. wɛl, hu ɪz ɪt hæt ðɪs kəˈnɛkʃən? ðə ˈmidiə. ɪn moʊst ˈkeɪsɪz, ɪt ɪz ðə ˈmidiə ðət gɪvz ə səˈspɛktɪd ˈsɪˌriəl ə neɪm, ðə grin ˈrɪvər ˈkɪlər. ɪt ɪz ðə ˈmidiə ðət ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn ðə ˈfæməli ənd kəmˈjunɪti ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ɔn ðə ˈvɪktɪmz. bət ɪt ɪz məʧ ˈiziər tɪ teɪk ðə ˈstɪgmə əˈweɪ frəm ðə wənz hu wər ˈæˌkʧuəli kənˈvɪktəd əv ðə kraɪm. waɪl ˈmɔrgən maɪt hæv ˈnəθɪŋ bət gʊd ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz wɪθ ðɪs ˌɪdiˈɑtɪk ˈmɛˌmoʊ, ɪt ɪz ənd wɪl du ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ dil wɪθ wət hi pərˈsivz ɛz biɪŋ ə ˈprɑbləm. wət ju kɔl ðə ˈkrɪmənəl ˈmætər ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðə ˈmidiə kənˈtɪnjuz ɪts ˈkəvərɪʤ. bət ɪt ɪz ɔl əˈbaʊt ðə filz. fər wəns, laɪk ˈsəmˌwən tɪ kənˈsɪdər haʊ ðɛr ˈækʃənz wɪl ˌɪmˈpækt ˈəðərz. ˈmɔrgən wɔnts tɪ kɔl ðoʊz ɪn ðə steɪt ˈpinəl ˈsɪstəm ˈstudənts tɪ kip ðɛr ˈfæməliz ənd kəmˈjunɪtiz frəm ˈsəfərɪŋ baɪ biɪŋ kɔld ““offender-communities”” ər ““offender-families”” (tərmz ˈnɛvər hərd juzd). seɪ ðə nu dɑk əˈgriz ənd livz ðɪs ˈɔrdər ɪn pleɪs wɪn hi ər ʃi teɪks ˈɔfəs. ˈsəmˌwɛr daʊn ðə roʊd, ˈsəmˌwən ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ wɔk ˈɪntu ən ˈɪntərvˌju, bi ɪt fər ə ʤɑb ər ˌvɑlənˈtɪr pəˈzɪʃən ər ˈkɑlɪʤ ədˈmɪʃən ˈɪntərvˌju. ðeɪ sɪt daʊn ənd əˈkrɔs ðə dɛsk frəm ðɛm sɪts ˈsəmˌwən hu ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðɛr resume/application. ““mr. ʤoʊnz, aɪ si ju wər ə ˈstudənt ˌbiˈfɔr ju əˈplaɪd hir. tɛl mi, wər ju ə ˈstudənt ɪn ðə steɪt ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈsɪstəm, hoʊm skul ər ɪn ɑr ˈglɔriəs ˈpinəl system?”?” ˈmɪstər. ʤoʊnz sɪts ðɛr, ˈwəndərɪŋ ˈwɛðər ðə ˈɪntərvˌjuər ɪz ˈʤoʊkɪŋ ər həz lɔst hɪz maɪnd bɪˈkəz hi noʊ kənˈvɪktəd ˈfɛlənz wər kɔld ““students”” ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈprɪzənərz ər əˈfɛndərz ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls. ““ummm, steɪt ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən system.”.” ““excellent. dɪd ju əˈtɛnd ər institution?”?” ju gɪt maɪ drɪft. ˈsɪli ənd ˈstupɪd ənd mɔr ðən ə ˈlɪtəl sæd. waɪ nɑt ʤɪst kɔl ðɛm wət ðeɪ ər? kənˈvɪktəd ˈfɛlənz. ɛz fər ðə ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðɛr ˈfæməliz ər kəmˈjunɪtiz, ɔn ðə ˈmidiə ənd, bi ˈɑnəst, ɔn ðə ˈfɛlənz ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ˈkɔlɪŋ ðɛm ““students”” ər ““zebras”” ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls goʊɪŋ tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðət. soʊ, ˈmɪstər. ˈmɔrgən, əˈplaɪ ə ˈbændɪʤ tɪ jʊr ˈblidɪŋ hɑrt ənd ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ril ˈɪʃuz wɪˈθɪn ðə dɑk ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˌɪdiˈɑtɪk θɪŋz laɪk ðɪs. oʊ, ənd ɪf ðət ɪˈnəf tɪ meɪk ju ˈwəndər wət ðə hɛl ɪz goʊɪŋ ɔn ɪn ðə steɪt əv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ə ˈstɔri frəm tu deɪz əˈgoʊ ˌriˈkaʊnts haʊ siˈætəl pəˈlis ər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər əˈlaʊd tɪ rɪˈfər tɪ əˈlɛʤd ˈkrɪmənəlz ɛz ˈsəˌspɛkts bət məst rɪˈfər tɪ ðɛm ɛz kəmˈjunɪti ˈmɛmbərz.

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