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in may 2011, before the project got shelved due to budget issues, before took over, but after robinson took his turn, albert hughes (from hell, the book of eli and more with brother allen) walked away from plans to direct a hollywood adaptation of the akira/manga. tommy lee edwards (the book of eli) has now posted a pair of design illustrations from the hughes iteration.
last november, artist rodolfo dimaggio (hulk, iron man, green lantern, indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull) posted a trio of concept pieces, as well as a look at its rather version of kaneda.
before that, in september, from artist jeffrey errico emerged online.
there were also from concept artist sylvain (gladiator, alien resurrection) 2008 work on the project.
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scott green is editor and reporter for and manga at geek entertainment site ain't it cool news. follow him on twitter at @aicnanime.
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ɪn meɪ 2011 ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt gɑt ʃɛlvd du tɪ ˈbəʤɪt ˈɪʃuz, ˌbiˈfɔr tʊk ˈoʊvər, bət ˈæftər ˈrɑbənsən tʊk hɪz tərn, ˈælbərt juz (frəm hɛl, ðə bʊk əv ˈilaɪ ənd mɔr wɪθ ˈbrəðər ˈælən) wɔkt əˈweɪ frəm plænz tɪ dɪˈrɛkt ə ˈhɑliˌwʊd ˌædəpˈteɪʃən əv ðə əˈkirə anime/manga*. ˈtɑmi li ˈɛdwərdz (ðə bʊk əv ˈilaɪ) həz naʊ ˈpoʊstɪd ə pɛr əv dɪˈzaɪn ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz frəm ðə juz ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən. læst noʊˈvɛmbər, ˈɑrtɪst roʊˈdɑlfoʊ dɪˈmæʤiˌoʊ (həlk, aɪərn mæn, grin ˈlæntərn, ˌɪndiˈænə ʤoʊnz ənd ðə ˈkɪŋdəm əv ðə ˈkrɪstəl skəl) ˈpoʊstɪd ə ˈtriˌoʊ əv ˈkɑnsɛpt ˈpisɪz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ə lʊk æt ɪts ˈrəðər ˈvərʒən əv kaneda*. ˌbiˈfɔr ðət, ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər, frəm ˈɑrtɪst ˈʤɛfri ərˈikoʊ ˈimərʤd ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ðɛr wər ˈɔlsoʊ frəm ˈkɑnsɛpt ˈɑrtɪst sɪlˈveɪn (ˈglædiˌeɪtər, ˈeɪliən ˌrɛzərˈɛkʃən) 2008 wərk ɔn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. ˈviə skɑt grin ɪz ˈɛdɪtər ənd rɪˈpɔrtər fər ənd ˈmæŋgə æt gik ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt saɪt eɪnt ɪt kul nuz. ˈfɑloʊ ɪm ɔn tˈwɪtər æt @aicnanime*.
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the u.s. government agency that manages federal government buildings is set to announce tuesday it is scrapping the contentious, push to build a new headquarters for the federal bureau of investigation.
the move comes three years after the general services administration decided on three potential locations in the washington suburbs for a new secure campus that could house the fbi's headquarters employees.
currently only about half of those workers operate out of the j. edgar hoover building on pennsylvania avenue. the rest are spread out at a number of other locations, increasing the amount of money it costs to run the bureau while also making it more difficult for it to meet its objectives efficiently.
the building's location in downtown washington also raises security concerns. fbi police patrol outside and heavy concrete planters ring the site, but residents and tourists can walk past the building's doors at all hours of the day.
one stated goal of the new facility was to upgrade the security level to that of facilities such as the pentagon and the headquarters of the central intelligence agency, with a secure perimeter separating the public from the actual building.
a new fbi headquarters would also vastly upgrade working conditions from the hoover building, which opened in 1974 and now has netting around some of its upper sections to prevent pieces of concrete from falling on the sidewalk below.
but at nearly $2 billion, the project faced opposition from congress, which has not come close to appropriating enough to fulfill the plan that also involved handing over the hoover building site to whichever developer constructed the new campus in the suburbs.
with the already having received bids from developers as it weighed which of the three potential sites it would ultimately choose, there have also been concerns raised about ties between president donald trump's family and companies involved in the bidding.
one of the reported finalists in the process was developer vornado, a company headed by stephen roth who had advised trump and with him and son-in-law jared kushner in other real estate deals.
members of congress from virginia and maryland, the two states where the potential headquarters sites are located, criticized the government's decision ahead of the formal announcement.
"reports that the federal government is pulling the plug on a new fbi headquarters reveals insurmountable trump conflicts with, fbi, and vornado," rep. gerry connolly, a democrat from virginia, said on twitter. "this is devastating news. conflicts have consequences."
"the trump administration and republicans in congress are putting the safety and security of our country at risk," said house minority whip steny hoyer, a democrat from maryland.
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ðə juz. ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsi ðət ˈmænɪʤɪz ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈbɪldɪŋz ɪz sɛt tɪ əˈnaʊns ˈtuzˌdeɪ ɪt ɪz ˈskræpɪŋ ðə kənˈtɛnʃəs, pʊʃ tɪ bɪld ə nu ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz fər ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. ðə muv kəmz θri jɪrz ˈæftər ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈsərvɪsɪz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ɔn θri pəˈtɛnʃəl loʊˈkeɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈsəbərbz fər ə nu sɪˈkjʊr ˈkæmpəs ðət kʊd haʊs ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪz ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ɪmˈplɔɪiz. ˈkərəntli ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt hæf əv ðoʊz ˈwərkərz ˈɔpərˌeɪt aʊt əv ðə ʤeɪ. ˈɛdgər ˈhuvər ˈbɪldɪŋ ɔn ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə ˈævəˌnu. ðə rɛst ər sprɛd aʊt æt ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈəðər loʊˈkeɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˈməni ɪt kɔsts tɪ rən ðə ˈbjʊroʊ waɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ɪt tɪ mit ɪts əˈbʤɛktɪvz ɪˈfɪʃəntli. ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz loʊˈkeɪʃən ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈɔlsoʊ ˈreɪzɪz sɪˈkjʊrəti kənˈsərnz. ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ pəˈlis pəˈtroʊl ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ənd ˈhɛvi ˈkɑnkrit ˈplæntərz rɪŋ ðə saɪt, bət ˈrɛzɪdənts ənd ˈtʊrɪsts kən wɔk pæst ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz dɔrz æt ɔl aʊərz əv ðə deɪ. wən ˈsteɪtɪd goʊl əv ðə nu fəˈsɪlɪti wɑz tɪ ˈəpˈgreɪd ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈlɛvəl tɪ ðət əv fəˈsɪlɪtiz səʧ ɛz ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ənd ðə ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz əv ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsi, wɪθ ə sɪˈkjʊr pərˈɪmətər ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈpəblɪk frəm ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈbɪldɪŋ. ə nu ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈvæstli ˈəpˈgreɪd ˈwərkɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz frəm ðə ˈhuvər ˈbɪldɪŋ, wɪʧ ˈoʊpənd ɪn 1974 ənd naʊ həz ˈnɛtɪŋ əraʊnd səm əv ɪts ˈəpər ˈsɛkʃənz tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈpisɪz əv ˈkɑnkrit frəm ˈfɑlɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈsaɪdˌwɔk bɪˈloʊ. bət æt ˈnɪrli 2 ˈbɪljən, ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt feɪst ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən frəm ˈkɑŋgrəs, wɪʧ həz nɑt kəm kloʊz tɪ əˈproʊpriˌeɪtɪŋ ɪˈnəf tɪ fʊlˈfɪl ðə plæn ðət ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈhændɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə ˈhuvər ˈbɪldɪŋ saɪt tɪ wɪˈʧɛvər dɪˈvɛləpər kənˈstrəktɪd ðə nu ˈkæmpəs ɪn ðə ˈsəbərbz. wɪθ ðə ɔˈrɛdi ˈhævɪŋ rɪˈsivd bɪdz frəm dɪˈvɛləpərz ɛz ɪt weɪd wɪʧ əv ðə θri pəˈtɛnʃəl saɪts ɪt wʊd ˈəltəmətli ʧuz, ðɛr hæv ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn kənˈsərnz reɪzd əˈbaʊt taɪz bɪtˈwin ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmps ˈfæməli ənd ˈkəmpəˌniz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈbɪdɪŋ. wən əv ðə ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈfaɪnəlɪsts ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs wɑz dɪˈvɛləpər ˌvɔrˈnɑdoʊ, ə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈhɛdɪd baɪ ˈstivən rɔθ hu hæd ədˈvaɪzd trəmp ənd wɪθ ɪm ənd ˈsənɪnˌlɔ ˈʤɛrɪd ˈkəʃnər ɪn ˈəðər ril ɛˈsteɪt dilz. ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs frəm vərˈʤɪnjə ənd ˈmɛrələnd, ðə tu steɪts wɛr ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz saɪts ər ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd, ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ðə ˈgəvərnmənts dɪˈsɪʒən əˈhɛd əv ðə ˈfɔrməl əˈnaʊnsmɛnt. "rɪˈpɔrts ðət ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ˈpʊlɪŋ ðə pləg ɔn ə nu ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz rɪˈvilz ˌɪnsərˈmaʊntəbəl trəmp ˈkɑnflɪkts wɪθ, ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ, ənd ˌvɔrˈnɑdoʊ," rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈʤɛri ˈkɔnəli, ə ˈdɛməˌkræt frəm vərˈʤɪnjə, sɛd ɔn tˈwɪtər. "ðɪs ɪz ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ nuz. ˈkɑnflɪkts hæv ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz." "ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ənd rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs ər ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə ˈseɪfti ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti əv ɑr ˈkəntri æt rɪsk," sɛd haʊs məˈnɔrəti wɪp ˈstɛni hɔɪər, ə ˈdɛməˌkræt frəm ˈmɛrələnd.
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the temperate winter climate of miami, florida is serving as a pleasing backdrop for the numerous attendees of the north american conference.
the symposium, being held at the miami beach convention center this weekend, brought a huge crowd. many of the talks were held with all seats full.
in the afternoon, the second hall, used in the morning for merchant vendor workshops, was used as an additional seating area with the speakers being on a large video screen.
here are some highlights from day one of the conference.
cash used more than for crime
they say that crime pay. it probably in the long-term. but criminals still use monetary instruments in order to break laws.
and despite the media exposure has received regarding scams, thefts and the sale of illicit goods, most crooks still use cash.
david aylor is a south carolina attorney who is involved with what is likely the first case where the federal government has seized.
his presentation ‘bitcoin, dirtier than real money?’ made the argument that plenty of good to be had with cryptocurrencies, and that it is going to attract bad actors just like any other technology would.
craigslist was an example that aylor used as a tool that can be used for good as well as bad. can be used the same way and the portrayal of is one of the reasons that some people “think is evil”, he said.
aylor advocated for candor and transparency within the economy in order to propel it forward. a lack of honesty is a problem that could thwart’s success.
“we want to become a rouge industry based on secrecy,” he said.
eric benz, vp of business development for, made the case that there is a business use for, and that it is inevitable that the negative news as it relates to will result in compliance policies coming from governments.
“we need smart regulation that does not stifle innovation,” he said. should know. the company allows people to complete online transactions with cash in thousands of physical locations around the globe.
bitcoin opportunities
bitcoin conferences are usually an exciting time for enthusiasts to get together and talk about potential. day venture capital panel did just that.
roger ver the ceo of and an angel investor, marc van der a partner at capital, matthew roszak the of equity and willard who is founder of all offered opinions about interests.
investor willard made it clear that virtual currencies will bring “a lot of things you even think of yet”.
roger ver echoed that sentiment, saying that’s opportunities scale globally. “bitcoin care where you come from,” he said.
ver made clear that could become a legitimate worldwide method of exchanging value. “bitcoin has the potential to be a universal currency.”
economist jeffery tucker, the founder of liberty.me, took to task traditional economists who do not have favorable views of, specifically a certain author of new york times op-eds.
“does it really matter what paul krugman thinks?” he asked the audience.
tony, the ceo of bitpay, pointed specifically to miami as a place where a prosperous hub for-related activity could happen. “miami is an amazing city for international business,” he said during his presentation.
gallippi pointed out that tigerdirect, an online retailer that recently started acceptings, is based in miami.
bitlicenses and the future
how burgeoning businesses should be operating in the face of possible regulatory sanctions dominated the startup panel that featured leaders from several different-related businesses.
wendell davis the founder of hive wallet, steve beauregard the founder and ceo of gocoin, dan held the product manager of zeroblock, the founder and lead developer of robot and paul vernon the ceo of were the panelists.
interestingly enough, only was incorporated in the united states. the other companies on the panel cited different countries for incorporation because of somewhat murky us policies in regards to cryptocurrencies.
paul vernon,’s ceo, welcomed the idea of, a regulatory framework that the state of new york is considering.
“i think the is a great idea. i hope that every state does that,” he said.
roger ver on the price and mining
day one of the conference was capped off by angel investor and advocate roger ver and he did not disappoint. when asked about the future value of, ver was understandably bullish about price.
“it’s very, very clear that it is going to be higher than it is today,” he said.
perhaps the most intriguing though that ver conveyed was his opinion on mining. “it’s a market that has huge potential,” he said. ver pegged mining as a $1 billion industry given the roughly one million coins that will be rewarded over the next year.
“i think anyone understands how big this industry will be,” he said.
keep checking back with for highlights from day two of the north american conference in miami.
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ðə ˈtɛmpərət ˈwɪntər ˈklaɪmɪt əv maɪˈæmi, ˈflɔrɪdə ɪz ˈsərvɪŋ ɛz ə ˈplizɪŋ ˈbækˌdrɑp fər ðə ˈnumərəs əˈtɛnˈdiz əv ðə nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkɑnfərəns. ðə sɪmˈpoʊziəm, biɪŋ hɛld æt ðə maɪˈæmi biʧ kənˈvɛnʃən ˈsɛnər ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd, brɔt ə juʤ kraʊd. ˈmɛni əv ðə tɔks wər hɛld wɪθ ɔl sits fʊl. ɪn ðə ˌæftərˈnun, ðə ˈsɛkənd hɔl, juzd ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ fər ˈmərʧənt ˈvɛndər ˈwərkˌʃɑps, wɑz juzd ɛz ən əˈdɪʃənəl ˈsitɪŋ ˈɛriə wɪθ ðə ˈspikərz biɪŋ ɔn ə lɑrʤ ˈvɪdioʊ skrin. hir ər səm ˈhaɪˌlaɪts frəm deɪ wən əv ðə ˈkɑnfərəns. kæʃ juzd mɔr ðən fər kraɪm ðeɪ seɪ ðət kraɪm peɪ. ɪt ˈprɑbəˌbli ɪn ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm. bət ˈkrɪmənəlz stɪl juz ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ˈɪnstrəmənts ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ breɪk lɔz. ənd dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈmidiə ɪkˈspoʊʒər həz rɪˈsivd rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ skæmz, θɛfts ənd ðə seɪl əv ˌɪˈlɪsət gʊdz, moʊst krʊks stɪl juz kæʃ. ˈdeɪvɪd ˈeɪlər ɪz ə saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə əˈtərni hu ɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ wət ɪz ˈlaɪkli ðə fərst keɪs wɛr ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt həz sizd. hɪz ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən ‘‘bitcoin*, ˈdərtiər ðən ril money?’*?’ meɪd ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt ðət ˈplɛnti əv gʊd tɪ bi hæd wɪθ cryptocurrencies*, ənd ðət ɪt ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ əˈtrækt bæd ˈæktərz ʤɪst laɪk ˈɛni ˈəðər tɛkˈnɑləʤi wʊd. ˈkreɪgzˌlɪst wɑz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl ðət ˈeɪlər juzd ɛz ə tul ðət kən bi juzd fər gʊd ɛz wɛl ɛz bæd. kən bi juzd ðə seɪm weɪ ənd ðə pɔrˈtreɪəl əv ɪz wən əv ðə ˈrizənz ðət səm ˈpipəl ɪz evil”*”, hi sɛd. ˈeɪlər ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪd fər ˈkændər ənd trænˈspɛrənsi wɪˈθɪn ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ prəˈpɛl ɪt ˈfɔrwərd. ə læk əv ˈɑnəsti ɪz ə ˈprɑbləm ðət kʊd θwɔrt səkˈsɛs. wɔnt tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ruʒ ˈɪndəstri beɪst ɔn secrecy,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈɛrɪk bɛnz, ˌviˈpi əv ˈbɪznɪs dɪˈvɛləpmənt fər, meɪd ðə keɪs ðət ðɛr ɪz ə ˈbɪznɪs juz fər, ənd ðət ɪt ɪz ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl ðət ðə ˈnɛgətɪv nuz ɛz ɪt rɪˈleɪts tɪ wɪl rɪˈzəlt ɪn kəmˈplaɪəns ˈpɑləsiz ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ˈgəvərnmənts. nid smɑrt ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ðət dɪz nɑt ˈstaɪfəl innovation,”*,” hi sɛd. ʃʊd noʊ. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni əˈlaʊz ˈpipəl tɪ kəmˈplit ˈɔnˌlaɪn trænˈzækʃənz wɪθ kæʃ ɪn ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈfɪzɪkəl loʊˈkeɪʃənz əraʊnd ðə gloʊb. ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ˈkɑnfərənsəz ər ˈjuʒəwəli ən ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ taɪm fər ɛnˈθuziˌæsts tɪ gɪt təˈgɛðər ənd tɔk əˈbaʊt pəˈtɛnʃəl. deɪ ˈvɛnʧər ˈkæpɪtəl ˈpænəl dɪd ʤɪst ðət. ˈrɑʤər vər ðə ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ənd ən ˈeɪnʤəl ˌɪnˈvɛstər, mɑrk væn dər ə ˈpɑrtnər æt ˈkæpɪtəl, ˈmæθju ˈrɑʃək ðə əv ˈɛkwəti ənd ˈwɪlərd hu ɪz ˈfaʊndər əv ɔl ˈɔfərd əˈpɪnjənz əˈbaʊt ˈɪntərɪsts. ˌɪnˈvɛstər ˈwɪlərd meɪd ɪt klɪr ðət ˈvərʧuəl ˈkərənsiz wɪl brɪŋ lɔt əv θɪŋz ju ˈivɪn θɪŋk əv yet”*”. ˈrɑʤər vər ˈɛkoʊd ðət ˈsɛnəmənt, seɪɪŋ ðət ˌɑpərˈtunətiz skeɪl ˈgloʊbəli. kɛr wɛr ju kəm from,”*,” hi sɛd. vər meɪd klɪr ðət kʊd bɪˈkəm ə ləˈʤɪtəmət ˈwərldˈwaɪd ˈmɛθəd əv ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈvælju. həz ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ bi ə ˌjunəˈvərsəl currency.”*.” ɪˈkɑnəmɪst ˈʤɛfəri ˈtəkər, ðə ˈfaʊndər əv liberty.me*, tʊk tɪ tæsk trəˈdɪʃənəl ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts hu du nɑt hæv ˈfeɪvərəbəl vjuz əv, spəˈsɪfɪkli ə ˈsərtən ˈɔθər əv nu jɔrk taɪmz op-eds*. ɪt ˈrɪli ˈmætər wət pɔl ˈkrəgmən thinks?”*?” hi æst ðə ˈɔdiəns. ˈtoʊni, ðə ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv bitpay*, ˈpɔɪntɪd spəˈsɪfɪkli tɪ maɪˈæmi ɛz ə pleɪs wɛr ə ˈprɑspərəs həb fər ækˈtɪvɪti kʊd ˈhæpən. ɪz ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈsɪti fər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl business,”*,” hi sɛd ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən. ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət tigerdirect*, ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈriˌteɪlər ðət ˈrisəntli ˈstɑrtɪd əkˈsɛptɪŋ bitcoins*, ɪz beɪst ɪn maɪˈæmi. ənd ðə fˈjuʧər haʊ ˈbərʤənɪŋ ˈbɪznɪsɪz ʃʊd bi ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə feɪs əv ˈpɑsəbəl ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈsæŋkʃənz ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd ðə ˈstɑrˌtəp ˈpænəl ðət ˈfiʧərd ˈlidərz frəm ˈsɛvərəl ˈdɪfərənt ˈbɪznɪsɪz. ˈwɛndəl ˈdeɪvɪs ðə ˈfaʊndər əv haɪv ˈwɔlət, stiv ˈbɔrɪˌgɑrd ðə ˈfaʊndər ənd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv gocoin*, dæn hɛld ðə ˈprɑdəkt ˈmænɪʤər əv zeroblock*, ðə ˈfaʊndər ənd lɛd dɪˈvɛləpər əv ˈroʊˌbət ənd pɔl ˈvərnən ðə ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv wər ðə ˈpænəlɪsts. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋli ɪˈnəf, ˈoʊnli wɑz ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪd ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ðə ˈəðər ˈkəmpəˌniz ɔn ðə ˈpænəl ˈsaɪtɪd ˈdɪfərənt ˈkəntriz fər ˌɪnˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən bɪˈkəz əv ˈsəmˈwət ˈmərki ˈjuˈɛs ˈpɑləsiz ɪn rɪˈgɑrdz tɪ cryptocurrencies*. pɔl ˈvərnən, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ, ˈwɛlkəmd ðə aɪˈdiə əv, ə ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈfreɪmˌwərk ðət ðə steɪt əv nu jɔrk ɪz kənˈsɪdərɪŋ. θɪŋk ðə ɪz ə greɪt aɪˈdiə. aɪ hoʊp ðət ˈɛvəri steɪt dɪz that,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈrɑʤər vər ɔn ðə praɪs ənd ˈmaɪnɪŋ deɪ wən əv ðə ˈkɑnfərəns wɑz kæpt ɔf baɪ ˈeɪnʤəl ˌɪnˈvɛstər ənd ˈædvəˌkeɪt ˈrɑʤər vər ənd hi dɪd nɑt ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt. wɪn æst əˈbaʊt ðə fˈjuʧər ˈvælju əv, vər wɑz ˌəndərˈstændəbli ˈbʊlɪʃ əˈbaʊt praɪs. ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri klɪr ðət ɪt ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi haɪər ðən ɪt ɪz today,”*,” hi sɛd. pərˈhæps ðə moʊst ˌɪnˈtrigɪŋ ðoʊ ðət vər kənˈveɪd wɑz hɪz əˈpɪnjən ɔn ˈmaɪnɪŋ. ə ˈmɑrkɪt ðət həz juʤ potential,”*,” hi sɛd. vər pɛgd ˈmaɪnɪŋ ɛz ə 1 ˈbɪljən ˈɪndəstri ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈrəfli wən ˈmɪljən kɔɪnz ðət wɪl bi rɪˈwɔrdɪd ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst jɪr. θɪŋk ˈɛniˌwən ˌəndərˈstændz haʊ bɪg ðɪs ˈɪndəstri wɪl be,”*,” hi sɛd. kip ˈʧɛkɪŋ bæk wɪθ fər ˈhaɪˌlaɪts frəm deɪ tu əv ðə nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn maɪˈæmi.
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perry is looking forward to sharing with students the challenges that he faced and empowering them to be advocates in their education through regular informal sessions such as “perry’s power hour.” photo: nick / rutgers university
when perry n., the incoming dean at rutgers school of public health, is asked to discuss the accomplishments that make him most proud, his research in/aids, his of young scholars and practitioners, and his roles as senior associate dean of new york college of global public health and director of the center for health, identity, behavior and prevention studies come to the fore. but equal to those achievements is his identity as an openly gay man in academia and a college student.
halkitis, who will join rutgers in august, is enthusiastic about furthering the research he pursued at nyu, which includes a longitudinal investigation delineating the risk and of young gay and bisexual men as they emerge into adulthood; a study examining how young gay men relate to health care as they transition from adolescence to young adulthood; and a study of the health and resilience of men and women over age 50.
rutgers today spoke with about what it means to be an openly gay leader in higher education, the importance of role models and the state of gay and bisexual health in crisis america.
discuss the significance of being an openly gay man in higher education leadership.
there is still a glass ceiling for people in higher education. we like to believe that academia is a liberal bastion, but in fact it is not. it has taken women and racial and ethnic minorities decades to achieve some stature in higher education administration. although gay men have had leadership roles throughout the history of academia, in our country, being an openly gay man who conducts work on gay issues is a very different phenomenon. few of us have been able to achieve the level in higher education administration that i have been so honored to have with this position at rutgers.
it is one thing to be an person in higher education administration who exhibits only a sliver of that as your identity and another to have your identity as the cornerstone of your work. my work is defined by public health. so, yes, to have an openly gay man as an administrator is a big deal. we only got to this point in 2017 because of the fight for rights that people have been undertaking for decades. i hope just the beginning of openly proud people in university administrations.
how does your appointment position you as a role model for students?
like many of the students at rutgers, i am a college student. my parents came to the united states from greece in the with minimal education. empowering for students with similar family backgrounds to see what i have achieved in one generation. i want to commit myself to those types of students and let them know they can succeed.
during my time at nyu, being an openly gay man made a real difference in the lives of students. they could say they had a role model who is a successful, respected academic who also could talk about his life openly without any shame. looking forward to sharing my experiences, challenges and knowledge with rutgers students.
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perry with his husband, bobby, a teacher with the new york city department of education. courtesy perry n.
since new jersey experiences health disparities at extremely high rates, i see the school playing a critical role in delivering programming and advocating for these populations. for example, the school has a newark location that has the opportunity to develop into a great urban public health program.
i’ve been talking to researchers across rutgers about developing a center on research like the fenway institute in boston, which does policy work, research and health care provision for the community. i also plan on developing a research center similar to the center for health, identity, behavior and prevention studies at nyu. the tenets will be the same: community-based, participatory public health research for people and an interdisciplinary team of professionals in public health, psychology, social work, medicine and nursing. at chibs, one of the things i treasured the most was watching my students going out and being hands-on in the world. i want this new center likewise to be a training ground for the next generation of scholars.
what are the most pressing issues today in gay health?
there is a misunderstanding in society about that not there and is not a problem. be clear: we have a cure. each year, there are new infections in the united states mostly gay and bisexual men of color in the south. the good news is that we have tools besides condoms to fight this disease. there are to treat people who are positive; when people are on medication and are suppressed, they cannot transmit the virus. (prep) is an antiviral that prevents-negative people from acquiring. close to 100 percent effective when taken on a daily basis.
despite these advances, only about 40 percent of americans who are positive are suppressed, and only 10 percent of-negative gay men are on prep. shortsighted of us to expect a new generation of gay men to worry about the way my generation did. while still a problem, not a death sentence. public health needs to play a key role in determining how we ensure that we get these tools in the hands of health care providers and remove the impediment for people to access these powerful tools.
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ˈpɛri ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈʃɛrɪŋ wɪθ ˈstudənts ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz ðət hi feɪst ənd ɪmˈpaʊərɪŋ ðɛm tɪ bi ˈædvəˌkeɪts ɪn ðɛr ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən θru ˈrɛgjələr ˌɪnˈfɔrməl ˈsɛʃənz səʧ ɛz paʊər hour.”*.” ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: nɪk ˈrətgərz ˌjunəˈvərsəti wɪn ˈpɛri ɛn., ðə ˈɪnˌkəmɪŋ din æt ˈrətgərz skul əv ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ, ɪz æst tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə əˈkɑmplɪʃmənts ðət meɪk ɪm moʊst praʊd, hɪz ˈrisərʧ ɪn hiv/aids*, hɪz əv jəŋ ˈskɑlərz ənd prækˈtɪʃənərz, ənd hɪz roʊlz ɛz ˈsinjər əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt din əv nu jɔrk ˈkɑlɪʤ əv ˈgloʊbəl ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ ənd dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈsɛnər fər hɛlθ, aɪˈdɛntəˌti, bɪˈheɪvjər ənd priˈvɛnʃən ˈstədiz kəm tɪ ðə fɔr. bət ˈikwəl tɪ ðoʊz əˈʧivmənts ɪz hɪz aɪˈdɛntəˌti ɛz ən ˈoʊpənli geɪ mæn ɪn ˌækəˈdimiə ənd ə ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənt., hu wɪl ʤɔɪn ˈrətgərz ɪn ˈɔgəst, ɪz ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk əˈbaʊt ˈfərðərɪŋ ðə ˈrisərʧ hi pərˈsud æt nyu*, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz ə ˌlɑnʤəˈtudənəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən dɪˈlɪniˌeɪtɪŋ ðə rɪsk ənd əv jəŋ geɪ ənd ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl mɛn ɛz ðeɪ ˈimərʤ ˈɪntu əˈdəlˌthʊd; ə ˈstədi ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ haʊ jəŋ geɪ mɛn rɪˈleɪt tɪ hɛlθ kɛr ɛz ðeɪ trænˈzɪʃən frəm ˌædəˈlɛsəns tɪ jəŋ əˈdəlˌthʊd; ənd ə ˈstədi əv ðə hɛlθ ənd rɪˈzɪljəns əv mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən ˈoʊvər eɪʤ 50 ˈrətgərz təˈdeɪ spoʊk wɪθ əˈbaʊt wət ɪt minz tɪ bi ən ˈoʊpənli geɪ ˈlidər ɪn haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv roʊl ˈmɑdəlz ənd ðə steɪt əv geɪ ənd ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl hɛlθ ɪn ˈkraɪsəs əˈmɛrɪkə. dɪˈskəs ðə sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns əv biɪŋ ən ˈoʊpənli geɪ mæn ɪn haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈlidərˌʃɪp. ðɛr ɪz stɪl ə glæs ˈsilɪŋ fər ˈpipəl ɪn haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. wi laɪk tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ˌækəˈdimiə ɪz ə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈbæsʧən, bət ɪn fækt ɪt ɪz nɑt. ɪt həz ˈteɪkən ˈwɪmən ənd ˈreɪʃəl ənd ˈɛθnɪk məˈnɔrətiz ˈdɛkeɪdz tɪ əˈʧiv səm ˈstæʧər ɪn haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. ˌɔlˈðoʊ geɪ mɛn hæv hæd ˈlidərˌʃɪp roʊlz θruaʊt ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˌækəˈdimiə, ɪn ɑr ˈkəntri, biɪŋ ən ˈoʊpənli geɪ mæn hu kənˈdəkts wərk ɔn geɪ ˈɪʃuz ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt fəˈnɑməˌnɑn. fju əv ˈjuˈɛs hæv bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈʧiv ðə ˈlɛvəl ɪn haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ðət aɪ hæv bɪn soʊ ˈɑnərd tɪ hæv wɪθ ðɪs pəˈzɪʃən æt ˈrətgərz. ɪt ɪz wən θɪŋ tɪ bi ən ˈpərsən ɪn haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən hu ɪgˈzɪbəts ˈoʊnli ə sˈlɪvər əv ðət ɛz jʊr aɪˈdɛntəˌti ənd əˈnəðər tɪ hæv jʊr aɪˈdɛntəˌti ɛz ðə ˈkɔrnərˌstoʊn əv jʊr wərk. maɪ wərk ɪz dɪˈfaɪnd baɪ ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ. soʊ, jɛs, tɪ hæv ən ˈoʊpənli geɪ mæn ɛz ən ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər ɪz ə bɪg dil. wi ˈoʊnli gɑt tɪ ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪn 2017 bɪˈkəz əv ðə faɪt fər raɪts ðət ˈpipəl hæv bɪn ˈəndərˌteɪkɪŋ fər ˈdɛkeɪdz. aɪ hoʊp ʤɪst ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ˈoʊpənli praʊd ˈpipəl ɪn ˌjunəˈvərsəti ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃənz. haʊ dɪz jʊr əˈpɔɪntmənt pəˈzɪʃən ju ɛz ə roʊl ˈmɑdəl fər ˈstudənts? laɪk ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈstudənts æt ˈrətgərz, aɪ æm ə ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənt. maɪ ˈpɛrənts keɪm tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts frəm gris ɪn ðə wɪθ ˈmɪnəməl ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. ɪmˈpaʊərɪŋ fər ˈstudənts wɪθ ˈsɪmələr ˈfæməli ˈbækˌgraʊndz tɪ si wət aɪ hæv əˈʧivd ɪn wən ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən. aɪ wɔnt tɪ kəˈmɪt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf tɪ ðoʊz taɪps əv ˈstudənts ənd lɛt ðɛm noʊ ðeɪ kən səkˈsid. ˈdʊrɪŋ maɪ taɪm æt nyu*, biɪŋ ən ˈoʊpənli geɪ mæn meɪd ə ril ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ðə lɪvz əv ˈstudənts. ðeɪ kʊd seɪ ðeɪ hæd ə roʊl ˈmɑdəl hu ɪz ə səkˈsɛsfəl, rɪˈspɛktɪd ˌækəˈdɛmɪk hu ˈɔlsoʊ kʊd tɔk əˈbaʊt hɪz laɪf ˈoʊpənli wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ʃeɪm. ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈʃɛrɪŋ maɪ ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz, ˈʧælənʤɪz ənd ˈnɑlɪʤ wɪθ ˈrətgərz ˈstudənts. rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈstɔriz: ˈpɛri wɪθ hɪz ˈhəzbənd, ˈbɑbi, ə ˈtiʧər wɪθ ðə nu jɔrk ˈsɪti dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. ˈkərtəsi ˈpɛri ɛn. sɪns nu ˈʤərzi ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz hɛlθ dɪˈspɛrətiz æt ɪkˈstrimli haɪ reɪts, aɪ si ðə skul pleɪɪŋ ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl roʊl ɪn dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ənd ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪŋ fər ðiz ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə skul həz ə nuərk loʊˈkeɪʃən ðət həz ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˈɪntu ə greɪt ˈərbən ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ ˈproʊˌgræm. bɪn ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ˈrisərʧərz əˈkrɔs ˈrətgərz əˈbaʊt dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ə ˈsɛnər ɔn ˈrisərʧ laɪk ðə ˈfɛnˌweɪ ˈɪnstɪˌtut ɪn ˈbɔstən, wɪʧ dɪz ˈpɑləsi wərk, ˈrisərʧ ənd hɛlθ kɛr prəˈvɪʒən fər ðə kəmˈjunɪti. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ plæn ɔn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ə ˈrisərʧ ˈsɛnər ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə ˈsɛnər fər hɛlθ, aɪˈdɛntəˌti, bɪˈheɪvjər ənd priˈvɛnʃən ˈstədiz æt nyu*. ðə ˈtɛnəts wɪl bi ðə seɪm: community-based*, ˌpɑrˈtɪsəpəˌtɔri ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ ˈrisərʧ fər ˈpipəl ənd ən ˌɪntərˈdɪsəpləˌnɛri tim əv prəˈfɛʃənəlz ɪn ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ, saɪˈkɑləʤi, ˈsoʊʃəl wərk, ˈmɛdəsən ənd ˈnərsɪŋ. æt chibs*, wən əv ðə θɪŋz aɪ ˈtrɛʒərd ðə moʊst wɑz ˈwɑʧɪŋ maɪ ˈstudənts goʊɪŋ aʊt ənd biɪŋ ˌhænˈzɔn ɪn ðə wərld. aɪ wɔnt ðɪs nu ˈsɛnər ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz tɪ bi ə ˈtreɪnɪŋ graʊnd fər ðə nɛkst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ˈskɑlərz. wət ər ðə moʊst ˈprɛsɪŋ ˈɪʃuz təˈdeɪ ɪn geɪ hɛlθ? ðɛr ɪz ə ˌmɪsəndərˈstændɪŋ ɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti əˈbaʊt ðət nɑt ðɛr ənd ɪz nɑt ə ˈprɑbləm. bi klɪr: wi hæv ə kjʊr. iʧ jɪr, ðɛr ər nu ˌɪnˈfɛkʃənz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈmoʊstli geɪ ənd ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl mɛn əv ˈkələr ɪn ðə saʊθ. ðə gʊd nuz ɪz ðət wi hæv tulz ˌbiˈsaɪdz ˈkɑndəmz tɪ faɪt ðɪs dɪˈziz. ðɛr ər tɪ trit ˈpipəl hu ər ˈpɑzətɪv; wɪn ˈpipəl ər ɔn ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən ənd ər səˈprɛst, ðeɪ ˈkænɑt trænzˈmɪt ðə ˈvaɪrəs. (prɛp) ɪz ən ˌæntiˈvaɪrəl ðət prɪˈvɛnts ˈpipəl frəm əkˈwaɪərɪŋ. kloʊz tɪ 100 pərˈsɛnt ˈifɛktɪv wɪn ˈteɪkən ɔn ə ˈdeɪli ˈbeɪsɪs. dɪˈspaɪt ðiz ədˈvænsɪz, ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt 40 pərˈsɛnt əv əˈmɛrɪkənz hu ər ˈpɑzətɪv ər səˈprɛst, ənd ˈoʊnli 10 pərˈsɛnt əv geɪ mɛn ər ɔn prɛp. ˈʃɔrtˈsaɪtɪd əv ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ə nu ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv geɪ mɛn tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ðə weɪ maɪ ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən dɪd. waɪl stɪl ə ˈprɑbləm, nɑt ə dɛθ ˈsɛntəns. ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ nidz tɪ pleɪ ə ki roʊl ɪn dɪˈtərmənɪŋ haʊ wi ɪnˈʃʊr ðət wi gɪt ðiz tulz ɪn ðə hænz əv hɛlθ kɛr prəˈvaɪdərz ənd riˈmuv ðə ˌɪmˈpɛdəmənt fər ˈpipəl tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ðiz ˈpaʊərfəl tulz. ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈmidiə ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈɪntərvˌjuɪŋ ˈpɛri kən ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈpæti æt ər
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the writer and director bryan forbes, whose films included whistle down the wind and horror classic the wives, has died aged 86 following a long illness, a family friend has said.
forbes, who began his career in film as an actor and screenwriter and became one of the most important figures in the british film industry, died surrounded by his family at his home in virginia water, surrey, friend matthew said.
he was married to actor nanette newman, who appeared in several of his films, and with whom he had two daughters the tv presenter emma forbes and the journalist sarah standing.
d'ancona said: "bryan forbes was a titan of cinema, known and loved by people around the world in the film and theatre industries and known in other fields including politics. he is simply irreplaceable and it is wholly apt that he died surrounded by his family."
forbes, who was made in 2004 for services to the arts and the national youth theatre of great britain, was born john theobald clarke in stratford, london in 1926. he began acting in the late after changing his professional name, playing a number of supporting roles in notable british films including an inspector calls and the story. but he soon became better known as a screenwriter and director.
his notable screenwriting credits included i was double (1958) and the league of gentlemen (1959), about a group of former army officers who use their wartime skills to plan a daring bank robbery.
his directing debut was the acclaimed whistle down the wind (1961), about three lancashire children who believe a criminal they discover hiding in their barn is a reincarnation of christ.
in 1969 forbes became chief of production and managing director of film studio associated british. although the venture produced a few classics, including the railway children (1970) and the (1970), many other projects were either disappointments or were frustrated due to financial problems and forbes resigned in 1971.
but forbes had enjoyed success in hollywood in 1965 with the film king rat, a prisoner of war drama, and 10 years later he returned to the us and directed the wives (1975), based on the novel by ira levin.
in his later years, forbes turned to writing novels, including his latest, the soldier's story, published last year, and two volumes of autobiography.
he was awarded the powell award for outstanding contribution to cinema at the london film critics' circle awards in 2006.
interviewed by the daily mail last june, forbes said he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1975 but doctors later told him it was a misdiagnosis.
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ðə ˈraɪtər ənd dɪˈrɛktər braɪən fɔrbz, huz fɪlmz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈwɪsəl daʊn ðə wɪnd ənd ˈhɔrər ˈklæsɪk ðə waɪvz, həz daɪd ˈeɪʤɪd 86 ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə lɔŋ ˈɪlnəs, ə ˈfæməli frɛnd həz sɛd. fɔrbz, hu bɪˈgæn hɪz kərɪr ɪn fɪlm ɛz ən ˈæktər ənd ˈskrinˌraɪtər ənd bɪˈkeɪm wən əv ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈfɪgjərz ɪn ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ fɪlm ˈɪndəstri, daɪd sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ hɪz ˈfæməli æt hɪz hoʊm ɪn vərˈʤɪnjə ˈwɔtər, ˈsəri, frɛnd ˈmæθju sɛd. hi wɑz ˈmɛrid tɪ ˈæktər nəˈnɛt ˈnumən, hu əˈpɪrd ɪn ˈsɛvərəl əv hɪz fɪlmz, ənd wɪθ hum hi hæd tu ˈdɔtərz ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈprɛzəntər ˈɛmə fɔrbz ənd ðə ˈʤərnəlɪst ˈsɛrə ˈstændɪŋ. sɛd: "braɪən fɔrbz wɑz ə ˈtaɪtən əv ˈsɪnəmə, noʊn ənd ləvd baɪ ˈpipəl əraʊnd ðə wərld ɪn ðə fɪlm ənd ˈθiətər ˈɪndəstriz ənd noʊn ɪn ˈəðər fildz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈpɑləˌtɪks. hi ɪz ˈsɪmpli ˌɪrəˈpleɪsəbəl ənd ɪt ɪz ˈhoʊli æpt ðət hi daɪd sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ hɪz ˈfæməli." fɔrbz, hu wɑz meɪd ɪn 2004 fər ˈsərvɪsɪz tɪ ðə ɑrts ənd ðə ˈnæʃənəl juθ ˈθiətər əv greɪt ˈbrɪtən, wɑz bɔrn ʤɑn ˈθiəˌbɑld klɑrk ɪn ˈstrætfərd, ˈləndən ɪn 1926 hi bɪˈgæn ˈæktɪŋ ɪn ðə leɪt ˈæftər ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ hɪz prəˈfɛʃənəl neɪm, pleɪɪŋ ə ˈnəmbər əv səˈpɔrtɪŋ roʊlz ɪn ˈnoʊtəbəl ˈbrɪtɪʃ fɪlmz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ən ˌɪnˈspɛktər kɔlz ənd ðə ˈstɔri. bət hi sun bɪˈkeɪm ˈbɛtər noʊn ɛz ə ˈskrinˌraɪtər ənd dɪˈrɛktər. hɪz ˈnoʊtəbəl ˈskrinˌraɪtɪŋ ˈkrɛdɪts ˌɪnˈkludɪd aɪ wɑz ˈdəbəl 1958 ənd ðə lig əv ˈʤɛnəlmɪn 1959 əˈbaʊt ə grup əv ˈfɔrmər ˈɑrmi ˈɔfɪsərz hu juz ðɛr ˈwɔrˌtaɪm skɪlz tɪ plæn ə ˈdɛrɪŋ bæŋk ˈrɑbəri. hɪz dɪˈrɛktɪŋ ˈdeɪbju wɑz ðə əˈkleɪmd ˈwɪsəl daʊn ðə wɪnd 1961 əˈbaʊt θri ˈlæŋkəˌʃaɪr ˈʧɪldrən hu bɪˈliv ə ˈkrɪmənəl ðeɪ dɪˈskəvər ˈhaɪdɪŋ ɪn ðɛr bɑrn ɪz ə ˌriɪnkɑrˈneɪʃən əv kraɪst. ɪn 1969 fɔrbz bɪˈkeɪm ʧif əv pərˈdəkʃən ənd ˈmænəʤɪŋ dɪˈrɛktər əv fɪlm ˈstudiˌoʊ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd ˈbrɪtɪʃ. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈvɛnʧər prəˈdust ə fju ˈklæsɪks, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈreɪlˌweɪ ˈʧɪldrən 1970 ənd ðə 1970 ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈprɑʤɛkts wər ˈiðər dɪsəˈpɔɪntmənts ər wər ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd du tɪ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈprɑbləmz ənd fɔrbz rɪˈzaɪnd ɪn 1971 bət fɔrbz hæd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd səkˈsɛs ɪn ˈhɑliˌwʊd ɪn 1965 wɪθ ðə fɪlm kɪŋ ræt, ə ˈprɪzənər əv wɔr ˈdrɑmə, ənd 10 jɪrz ˈleɪtər hi rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd dɪˈrɛktɪd ðə waɪvz 1975 beɪst ɔn ðə ˈnɑvəl baɪ ˌaɪˌɑˈreɪ ˈlɛvɪn. ɪn hɪz ˈleɪtər jɪrz, fɔrbz tərnd tɪ ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈnɑvəlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hɪz ˈleɪtəst, ðə ˈsoʊlʤərz ˈstɔri, ˈpəblɪʃt læst jɪr, ənd tu ˈvɑljumz əv ˌɔtəbaɪˈɑgrəfi. hi wɑz əˈwɔrdɪd ðə ˈpɑwɛl əˈwɔrd fər ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən tɪ ˈsɪnəmə æt ðə ˈləndən fɪlm ˈkrɪtɪks' ˈsərkəl əˈwɔrdz ɪn 2006 ˈɪntərvˌjud baɪ ðə ˈdeɪli meɪl læst ʤun, fɔrbz sɛd hi wɑz ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst wɪθ ˈməltəpəl sklərˈoʊsəs ɪn 1975 bət ˈdɑktərz ˈleɪtər toʊld ɪm ɪt wɑz ə mɪsˌdaɪɪgˈnoʊsəs.
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"the proper function of man is to live, not exist. i shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. i shall use my time."
although at the time, he probably didn't realize it, jack london would come to fulfill his own words during a life full of adventure, controversy and undeniable tragedy. jack london was an adventurer stuck in a world of convention. he was the successor to a long line of aryan warriors, intellects, and conquerors. in his 1914 novel, the mutiny of the elsinore, he wrote "i know, now, that my forebears were vikings. i was seed of them in their own day. with them i have raided english coasts, dared the pillars of hercules, forayed the mediterranean, and sat in the high place of government over the soft peoples." such racial awareness as this is extraordinary no matter in what time it manifests itself. what made jack london special, as you will see, was his ability to express in words what had taken centuries to in the aryan soul.
jack was born out of wedlock to flora wellman and professor william h. chaney on january 22, 1876 in san francisco, california. flora, the estranged, somewhat rambunctious daughter of a wealthy eastern family, would never marry chaney. when jack was eight months old, flora married a by the name of john london. he would be the only father jack ever knew. his early years were filled with poverty. as a thirteen year-old, he worked along children of six and seven in a pickle cannery for 10 cents an hour, often sixteen hours a day. these early experiences would fuel his life long hatred for capitalism. he eventually quit his job and become an oyster pirate, sailing his own ship. always the restless wander, at age 21 he set sail for the klondike with the hope of striking it rich. his experience in the klondike, though rather miserable, would greatly influence his later literary work.
when jack returned to his home town of oakland, he was determined to start his literary career. he would religiously write one thousand words per day, rain or shine. for several years he spent much of his money on postage stamps for the hundreds of manuscripts he sent to magazines around the country. jack london could have wallpapered his house several times over with the rejection papers he received, but he didn't give up. his work was too brutally honest, with an emphasis on brutal, for most of the pulp magazines he was trying to write for. finally in 1897, the overland monthly published one of his stories, for which he was paid five dollars. jack soon realized that his fortunes would lay in the publishing of his books.
in 1903, jack's first commercially successful book, the call of the wild, was published. the story is a deceptively simple one about a kidnapped dog, named buck, who is taken to the yukon and sold as a sled-dog. in truth, it's the story of race, the superiority of one race over the other, and the survival of the fittest. although jack is writing about a dog, his theories also relate to humans. buck knew that, "he must master or be mastered; while to show mercy was weakness. mercy did not exist in the primordial life. it was misunderstood for fear, and such misunderstandings made for death. kill or be killed, eat or be eaten, was the law; and this mandate, down out of the depths of time, he obeyed." this excerpt sums up much of jack london's philosophy. genetics - the will to survive - was the factor in his view of life. it decided what race, species, or individual would survive to pass on their genes. jack would revisit this topic over and over again in his work. as he expressed, the year earlier, in his sociological work the people of the abyss, jack had an incredible amount of compassion for the poor. this compassion was not of the and charitable type, but of the steel fisted revolutionary sort. in 1905, while addressing a group of wealthy capitalists in new york, jack said: "look at us! we are strong! consider our hands! they are strong hands, and even now they are reaching forth for all you have, and they will take it, take it by the power of their strong hands; take it from your feeble grasp." jack believed that revolution was the only possible answer to the problem of capitalist domination. jack wrote eight months before his death, "my final word is that liberty, freedom, and independence, are royal things that cannot be presented to, nor thrust upon, races or classes. if races and classes cannot rise up and by their own strength of brain and brawn wrest from the world liberty, freedom, and independence, they come to these royal possessions."
"... ours is a lordly history, and though we may be doomed to pass, in our time we shall have trod on the faces of all peoples, disciplined them to obedience, taught them government, and dwelt in the palaces ..."
in jack's next novel, the sea-wolf, he would again consider the influence of genetics on the human condition. the novel tells the story of humphrey van who transforms himself from weakling to warrior during his stay on the sea-wolf. in the middle of a dangerous seal hunting expedition, humphrey thinks to himself: "the youth of the race seemed burgeoning in me, man that i was, and i lived for myself the old hunting days and forest nights of my remote and forgotten ancestry." a similar instance occurs in the short story in the forests of the north. it follows, "he, alone, was saxon, and his blood was pounding fiercely through his veins to the traditions of his race." jack was incredibly proud of his racial heritage, and he was not afraid to express it through his novels and short stories.
with the war raging in the far east, the hearst newspapers offered jack the assignment of covering the conflict for them. on january 7, 1904, he set sail for yokohama, on board the s.s. siberia. upon arriving in japan, jack quickly disobeyed the orders of the japanese government that no reporters be present at the korean front. he sneaked into korea by chartering a rickety sampan to take him across the yellow sea. once there he was immediately struck by the cruel treatment inflicted upon the russian prisoners by the japanese. in one of his dispatches he wrote, "these men were my kind." he also stated that he would have preferably joined the russians "in their captivity, rather than remain outside in freedom amongst aliens." when jack returned to america, many, including his fellow socialists, questioned his vehement attacks on the japanese and the "yellow peril." he answered them simply: "i am first of all a white man and only then a socialist."
in the iron heel, released in 1908, jack records the events surrounding the rise of the and their bloody attempt to destroy capitalism. the story is told by the wife of revolutionary, ernest. ernest is described as "...a superman, a blond beast such as nietzsche described." the book was universally mocked by the critics and many socialists. the independent concluded that "semi-barbarians, to whom this sort of stuff appeals, may possibly tear down our civilization." we certainly hope so. the most prophetic part of the book comes at the end. after a failed uprising in chicago, many revolutionaries are murdered by the iron heel. in our own time we have seen mini coups at island, ruby ridge, waco and oklahoma city that have failed to ignite the multitudes in a national revolution. from the ashes of this failed revolution rise terrorists groups more radical than ernest could have imagined. jack describes some of these groups: "the were women. they were the most terrible of all. no woman was eligible for membership who had not lost near relatives at the hands of the oligarchy. they were guilty of torturing their prisoners to death. a companion organization to the was the berserkers. these men placed no value whatever upon their own lives, and it was they who totally destroyed the great mercenary city of along with its population of over a hundred thousand souls." i am sure one can name at least ten contemporary groups with similar goals. after the death of robert mathews and other comrades, the american government has made many in the revolutionary movement even more radical. the more something is suppressed, the more dangerous and powerful it becomes.
another highly racial novel was the valley of the moon. the two main characters are billy roberts and his wife saxon. they are a couple living in oakland during the early century. as life becomes increasingly difficult for the urban working class, and a revolutionary friend of theirs is murdered, billy and saxon decide to abandon city life and go in search of an unknown paradise in the countryside they call the valley of the moon. when billy and saxon first meet, she explains to him the origin of her unusual name: "my mother gave it to me ... the saxons were a race of people - she told me all about them when i was a little girl. they were wild, like indians, only they were white. and they had blue eyes, and yellow hair, and they were awful fighters." she continued: "they were the first english, and you know the americans came from the english. we're saxons, you an' me, an' mary, an' bert..." racial pride is something jack london's characters are always willing to exhibit. also racial loyalty, something we rarely see in the white man today, is a in the valley of the moon.
billy and saxon's friend bert becomes increasingly revolutionary in his thinking as the living conditions of the in oakland sink deeper into poverty. he said: "what chance have we got? we lose. there's nothin' left for us in this country we've made and our fathers an' mothers before us. we're all shot to pieces. we can see our finish-we, the old stock, the children of the white people that broke away from england..." after billy asks bert what we should do about it, bert responds, "fight. that's all. the country's in the hands of a gang of robbers." it is more true today than it was then.
one of jack's last novels, the mutiny of the elsinore, was written in 1914. the main character is a young playwright, much like jack london, who is a passenger on the elsinore in route from baltimore to seattle. the novel is an allegory for the history of the white man. i cannot add much to what is jack's greatest racial achievement therefore i will quote chapter 22 at length. it follows, "every one of us who sits aft in the high place is blond aryan. for'ard, leavened with a ten per cent. of degenerate blondes, the remaining ninety per cent. of the slaves that toil for us are brunettes." the struggle between the aryan masters and the crew on board the ship represents the same universal struggle in miniature.
as far as i know, jack london, in the mutiny of the elsinore, is the first articulate spokesman for racial separation in modern times. after the mutiny has occurred, the mutineers, which included jews, are trapped by the blondes in the aft. the blondes keep themselves protected in the ship's forward with their cache of guns, ammo and food. the plan is to starve the out until they surrender. after the mutiny, the young playwright notices a change in the mood of the passengers. he wrote, "all our voyage from baltimore south to the horn and around the horn has been marked by violence and death. and now that it has culminated in open mutiny there is no more violence, much less death. we keep to ourselves aft, and the mutineers keep to themselves for'ard. there is no more harshness, no more snarling and bellowing of commands, and in this fine weather a general festival obtains." jack was trying to explain how it is that racial separation is the peaceful and human solution to the world's problems. when the races are separated, as on the elsinore, there is much less conflict.
in one of his greatest insights, jack summarizes the achievements, failures, and possible future of the aryan race, "and i look at the four of us at table - captain west, his daughter, mr. pike and myself - all fair-skinned, blue-eyed, and perishing, yet mastering and commanding, like our fathers before us, to the end of our type on the earth. ah, well, ours is a lordly history, and though we may be doomed to pass, in our time we shall have trod on the faces of all peoples, disciplined them to obedience, taught them government, and dwelt in the palaces we have compelled them by the weight of our own right arms to build for us." jack saw the future of our race as hopeful and full of possibilities. after the death of the captain west and mr. pike, it is the aryan playwright that, by superior intellect and by violence, takes back the elsinore. in this instance, our race won.
as his fame grew, jack traveled the world; always returning to the calming influence of the sea. his second wife, charmian, now accompanied him. he also continued with his interest in politics, mainly socialism. his relationship with the socialist party had always been a rocky one. jack's extreme revolutionary ideas, which were often violent in nature, and his racism brought him to constant blows with many other socialists. during his reporting of the mexican revolution in 1914, he referred to the revolutionaries as "stupid anarchists" and "half-breeds" mentally incapable of government rule. as the american socialists did a slow burn back in the states, jack continued to write scathing racial articles about the mexicans. he wrote, "the mixed breed always is - neither fish, flesh, nor fowl. they are neither white men nor indians. like the eurasians, they possess all the vices of their commingled bloods and none of the virtues." as the alien hordes of have swept across aryan lands, we have seen this statement become all too true. jack believed that the natural resources of mexico should be used for the betterment of the white race. this infuriated the socialists in america. jack had carved an impasse between himself and the socialist party that would never be bridged. in 1916, the year of his death, he resigned from the socialist labor party. at this point in his short life, almost sensing his premature death, he became a revolutionary. he felt that the socialist party had lost its "fire and fight."
many jack london biographers and scholars have made the mistake of believing that as jack grew older his racial views lessened in intensity. to support their theory they point to the fact that jack and charmian felt sympathy for the plight of the native polynesians, then under white capitalist control. during their attempted around the world trek in, they witnessed the suffering of the natives. as jack stated later in the mutiny of the elsinore, he and charmian felt that racial separation was to the betterment of the white, as well as, the dark races. jack's last major novel, the little lady of the big house, was published the same year of his death. he wrote "you are successes. your muscles are muscles, your vital organs are organs. and from all this emanates your philosophy. that's why you are brass tacks and preach realism, and practice realism, shouldering and shoving and walking over lesser and creatures who don't dare talk back."
jack london's writings stand as a testimony to a dying breed of white man, determined to exert his will to power over those who would let him. london was a proud and loyal member of our folk, and whereas he died young, his wisdom shall transcend time and endure as in the eyes of the young and old alike, warmed by his poetic expressions of aryandom.
jack london - a white man of whom we are proud.
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"ðə ˈprɑpər ˈfəŋkʃən əv mæn ɪz tɪ lɪv, nɑt ɪgˈzɪst. aɪ ʃæl nɑt weɪst maɪ deɪz ɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ prəˈlɔŋ ðɛm. aɪ ʃæl juz maɪ taɪm." ˌɔlˈðoʊ æt ðə taɪm, hi ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈdɪdənt ˈriəˌlaɪz ɪt, ʤæk ˈləndən wʊd kəm tɪ fʊlˈfɪl hɪz oʊn wərdz ˈdʊrɪŋ ə laɪf fʊl əv ədˈvɛnʧər, ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ənd ˌəndɪˈnaɪəbəl ˈtræʤədi. ʤæk ˈləndən wɑz ən ədˈvɛnʧərər stək ɪn ə wərld əv kənˈvɛnʃən. hi wɑz ðə səkˈsɛsər tɪ ə lɔŋ laɪn əv ˈɑriən ˈwɔrjərz, ˈɪnəˌlɛkts, ənd ˈkɑŋkərərz. ɪn hɪz 1914 ˈnɑvəl, ðə mˈjutəni əv ðə ˈɛlsəˌnɔr, hi roʊt "aɪ noʊ, naʊ, ðət maɪ ˈfɔrˌbɛrz wər ˈvaɪkɪŋz. aɪ wɑz sid əv ðɛm ɪn ðɛr oʊn deɪ. wɪθ ðɛm aɪ hæv ˈreɪdɪd ˈɪŋlɪʃ koʊsts, dɛrd ðə ˈpɪlərz əv ˈhərkjəˌliz, ˈfɔreɪd ðə ˌmɛdətərˈeɪniən, ənd sæt ɪn ðə haɪ pleɪs əv ˈgəvərnmənt ˈoʊvər ðə sɔft ˈpipəlz." səʧ ˈreɪʃəl əˈwɛrnəs ɛz ðɪs ɪz ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri noʊ ˈmætər ɪn wət taɪm ɪt ˈmænəˌfɛsts ˌɪtˈsɛlf. wət meɪd ʤæk ˈləndən ˈspɛʃəl, ɛz ju wɪl si, wɑz hɪz əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ɪkˈsprɛs ɪn wərdz wət hæd ˈteɪkən ˈsɛnʧəriz tɪ ɪn ðə ˈɑriən soʊl. ʤæk wɑz bɔrn aʊt əv ˈwɛˌdlɑk tɪ ˈflɔrə ˈwɛlmən ənd prəˈfɛsər ˈwɪljəm eɪʧ. ˈʧeɪni ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 22 1876 ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ˈflɔrə, ðə ɛˈstreɪnʤd, ˈsəmˈwət ræmˈbəŋkʃəs ˈdɔtər əv ə ˈwɛlθi ˈistərn ˈfæməli, wʊd ˈnɛvər ˈmɛri ˈʧeɪni. wɪn ʤæk wɑz eɪt mənθs oʊld, ˈflɔrə ˈmɛrid ə baɪ ðə neɪm əv ʤɑn ˈləndən. hi wʊd bi ðə ˈoʊnli ˈfɑðər ʤæk ˈɛvər nu. hɪz ˈərli jɪrz wər fɪld wɪθ ˈpɑvərti. ɛz ə ˈθərˈtin year-old*, hi wərkt əˈlɔŋ ˈʧɪldrən əv sɪks ənd ˈsɛvən ɪn ə ˈpɪkəl ˈkænəri fər 10 sɛnts ən aʊər, ˈɔfən ˈsɪkˈstin aʊərz ə deɪ. ðiz ˈərli ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz wʊd fjuəl hɪz laɪf lɔŋ ˈheɪtrəd fər ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm. hi ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli kwɪt hɪz ʤɑb ənd bɪˈkəm ən ˈɔɪstər ˈpaɪrət, ˈseɪlɪŋ hɪz oʊn ʃɪp. ˈɔlˌweɪz ðə ˈrɛstləs ˈwɑndər, æt eɪʤ 21 hi sɛt seɪl fər ðə ˈklɑnˌdaɪk wɪθ ðə hoʊp əv ˈstraɪkɪŋ ɪt rɪʧ. hɪz ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ðə ˈklɑnˌdaɪk, ðoʊ ˈrəðər ˈmɪzərəbəl, wʊd ˈgreɪtli ˈɪnfluəns hɪz ˈleɪtər ˈlɪtərˌɛri wərk. wɪn ʤæk rɪˈtərnd tɪ hɪz hoʊm taʊn əv ˈoʊklənd, hi wɑz dɪˈtərmənd tɪ stɑrt hɪz ˈlɪtərˌɛri kərɪr. hi wʊd rɪˈlɪʤəsli raɪt wən ˈθaʊzənd wərdz pər deɪ, reɪn ər ʃaɪn. fər ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz hi spɛnt məʧ əv hɪz ˈməni ɔn ˈpoʊstɪʤ stæmps fər ðə ˈhənərdz əv ˈmænjəˌskrɪpts hi sɛnt tɪ ˈmægəˌzinz əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri. ʤæk ˈləndən kʊd hæv ˈwɔlˌpeɪpərd hɪz haʊs ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz ˈoʊvər wɪθ ðə rɪˈʤɛkʃən ˈpeɪpərz hi rɪˈsivd, bət hi ˈdɪdənt gɪv əp. hɪz wərk wɑz tu ˈbrutəli ˈɑnəst, wɪθ ən ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn ˈbrutəl, fər moʊst əv ðə pəlp ˈmægəˌzinz hi wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ raɪt fər. ˈfaɪnəli ɪn 1897 ðə ˈoʊvərˌlænd ˈmənθli ˈpəblɪʃt wən əv hɪz ˈstɔriz, fər wɪʧ hi wɑz peɪd faɪv ˈdɔlərz. ʤæk sun ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət hɪz ˈfɔrʧənz wʊd leɪ ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ əv hɪz bʊks. ɪn 1903 ʤæks fərst kəˈmərʃəli səkˈsɛsfəl bʊk, ðə kɔl əv ðə waɪld, wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt. ðə ˈstɔri ɪz ə dɪˈsɛptɪvli ˈsɪmpəl wən əˈbaʊt ə ˈkɪdˌnæpt dɔg, neɪmd bək, hu ɪz ˈteɪkən tɪ ðə ˈjuˌkɑn ənd soʊld ɛz ə sled-dog*. ɪn truθ, ɪts ðə ˈstɔri əv reɪs, ðə ˌsupɪriˈɔrɪti əv wən reɪs ˈoʊvər ðə ˈəðər, ənd ðə sərˈvaɪvəl əv ðə ˈfɪtəst. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ʤæk ɪz ˈraɪtɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə dɔg, hɪz ˈθɪriz ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈleɪt tɪ ˈjumənz. bək nu ðət, "hi məst ˈmæstər ər bi ˈmæstərd; waɪl tɪ ʃoʊ ˈmərsi wɑz ˈwiknəs. ˈmərsi dɪd nɑt ɪgˈzɪst ɪn ðə prɪˈmɔrdiəl laɪf. ɪt wɑz ˌmɪsəndərˈstʊd fər fɪr, ənd səʧ ˌmɪsəndərˈstændɪŋz meɪd fər dɛθ. kɪl ər bi kɪld, it ər bi ˈitən, wɑz ðə lɔ; ənd ðɪs ˈmænˌdeɪt, daʊn aʊt əv ðə dɛpθs əv taɪm, hi oʊˈbeɪd." ðɪs ˈɛksərpt səmz əp məʧ əv ʤæk ˈləndənz fəˈlɑsəfi. ʤəˈnɛtɪks ðə wɪl tɪ sərˈvaɪv wɑz ðə ˈfæktər ɪn hɪz vju əv laɪf. ɪt ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd wət reɪs, ˈspiʃiz, ər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl wʊd sərˈvaɪv tɪ pæs ɔn ðɛr ʤinz. ʤæk wʊd riˈvɪzɪt ðɪs ˈtɑpɪk ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn ɪn hɪz wərk. ɛz hi ɪkˈsprɛst, ðə jɪr ˈərliər, ɪn hɪz ˌsoʊsiəˈlɑʤɪkəl wərk ðə ˈpipəl əv ðə əˈbɪs, ʤæk hæd ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl əˈmaʊnt əv kəmˈpæʃən fər ðə pur. ðɪs kəmˈpæʃən wɑz nɑt əv ðə ənd ˈʧɛrətəbəl taɪp, bət əv ðə stil ˈfɪstɪd ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri sɔrt. ɪn 1905 waɪl æˈdrɛsɪŋ ə grup əv ˈwɛlθi ˈkæpətəlɪsts ɪn nu jɔrk, ʤæk sɛd: "lʊk æt ˈjuˈɛs! wi ər strɔŋ! kənˈsɪdər ɑr hænz! ðeɪ ər strɔŋ hænz, ənd ˈivɪn naʊ ðeɪ ər ˈriʧɪŋ fɔrθ fər ɔl ju hæv, ənd ðeɪ wɪl teɪk ɪt, teɪk ɪt baɪ ðə paʊər əv ðɛr strɔŋ hænz; teɪk ɪt frəm jʊr ˈfibəl græsp." ʤæk bɪˈlivd ðət ˌrɛvəˈluʃən wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈpɑsəbəl ˈænsər tɪ ðə ˈprɑbləm əv ˈkæpətəlɪst ˌdɑməˈneɪʃən. ʤæk roʊt eɪt mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz dɛθ, "maɪ ˈfaɪnəl wərd ɪz ðət ˈlɪbərˌti, ˈfridəm, ənd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns, ər rɔɪəl θɪŋz ðət ˈkænɑt bi pərˈzɛnəd tɪ, nɔr θrəst əˈpɑn, ˈreɪsɪz ər ˈklæsɪz. ɪf ˈreɪsɪz ənd ˈklæsɪz ˈkænɑt raɪz əp ənd baɪ ðɛr oʊn strɛŋθ əv breɪn ənd brɔn rɛst frəm ðə wərld ˈlɪbərˌti, ˈfridəm, ənd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns, ðeɪ kəm tɪ ðiz rɔɪəl pəˈzɛʃənz." ɑrz ɪz ə ˈlɔrˌdli ˈhɪstəri, ənd ðoʊ wi meɪ bi dumd tɪ pæs, ɪn ɑr taɪm wi ʃæl hæv trɑd ɔn ðə ˈfeɪsɪz əv ɔl ˈpipəlz, ˈdɪsəplənd ðɛm tɪ oʊˈbidiəns, tɔt ðɛm ˈgəvərnmənt, ənd dwɛlt ɪn ðə ˈpæləsɪz ɪn ʤæks nɛkst ˈnɑvəl, ðə sea-wolf*, hi wʊd əˈgɛn kənˈsɪdər ðə ˈɪnfluəns əv ʤəˈnɛtɪks ɔn ðə ˈjumən kənˈdɪʃən. ðə ˈnɑvəl tɛlz ðə ˈstɔri əv ˈhəmfri væn hu trænsˈfɔrmz hɪmˈsɛlf frəm ˈwiklɪŋ tɪ ˈwɔrjər ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz steɪ ɔn ðə sea-wolf*. ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs sil ˈhəntɪŋ ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃən, ˈhəmfri θɪŋks tɪ hɪmˈsɛlf: "ðə juθ əv ðə reɪs simd ˈbərʤənɪŋ ɪn mi, mæn ðət aɪ wɑz, ənd aɪ lɪvd fər ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ðə oʊld ˈhəntɪŋ deɪz ənd ˈfɔrɪst naɪts əv maɪ rɪˈmoʊt ənd fərˈgɑtən ˈænsɛstri." ə ˈsɪmələr ˈɪnstəns əˈkərz ɪn ðə ʃɔrt ˈstɔri ɪn ðə ˈfɔrəsts əv ðə nɔrθ. ɪt ˈfɑloʊz, "hi, əˈloʊn, wɑz ˈsæksən, ənd hɪz bləd wɑz ˈpaʊndɪŋ ˈfɪrsli θru hɪz veɪnz tɪ ðə trəˈdɪʃənz əv hɪz reɪs." ʤæk wɑz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli praʊd əv hɪz ˈreɪʃəl ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ, ənd hi wɑz nɑt əˈfreɪd tɪ ɪkˈsprɛs ɪt θru hɪz ˈnɑvəlz ənd ʃɔrt ˈstɔriz. wɪθ ðə wɔr ˈreɪʤɪŋ ɪn ðə fɑr ist, ðə hərst ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz ˈɔfərd ʤæk ðə əˈsaɪnmənt əv ˈkəvərɪŋ ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt fər ðɛm. ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 7 1904 hi sɛt seɪl fər ˌjoʊkəˈhɑmə, ɔn bɔrd ðə s.s*. saɪˈbɪriə. əˈpɑn ərˈaɪvɪŋ ɪn ʤəˈpæn, ʤæk kˈwɪkli ˌdɪsoʊˈbeɪd ðə ˈɔrdərz əv ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈgəvərnmənt ðət noʊ rɪˈpɔrtərz bi ˈprɛzənt æt ðə ˌkɔˈriən frənt. hi snikt ˈɪntu ˌkɔˈriə baɪ ˈʧɑrtərɪŋ ə ˈrɪkəti ˈsæmpæn tɪ teɪk ɪm əˈkrɔs ðə ˈjɛloʊ si. wəns ðɛr hi wɑz ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli strək baɪ ðə kruəl ˈtritmənt ˌɪnˈflɪktɪd əˈpɑn ðə ˈrəʃən ˈprɪzənərz baɪ ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz. ɪn wən əv hɪz dɪˈspæʧɪz hi roʊt, "ðiz mɛn wər maɪ kaɪnd." hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsteɪtɪd ðət hi wʊd hæv ˈprɛfərəbli ʤɔɪnd ðə ˈrəʃənz "ɪn ðɛr kæpˈtɪvəti, ˈrəðər ðən rɪˈmeɪn ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ɪn ˈfridəm əˈməŋst ˈeɪliənz." wɪn ʤæk rɪˈtərnd tɪ əˈmɛrɪkə, ˈmɛni, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hɪz ˈfɛloʊ ˈsoʊʃəlɪsts, kˈwɛsʧənd hɪz ˈviəmənt əˈtæks ɔn ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ənd ðə "ˈjɛloʊ ˈpɛrəl." hi ˈænsərd ðɛm ˈsɪmpli: "aɪ æm fərst əv ɔl ə waɪt mæn ənd ˈoʊnli ðɛn ə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst." ɪn ðə aɪərn hil, riˈlist ɪn 1908 ʤæk ˈrɛkərdz ðə ɪˈvɛnts sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə raɪz əv ðə ənd ðɛr ˈblədi əˈtɛmpt tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm. ðə ˈstɔri ɪz toʊld baɪ ðə waɪf əv ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri, ˈərnɪst. ˈərnɪst ɪz dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz "...ə ˈsupərˌmæn, ə blɑnd bist səʧ ɛz ˈniʧi dɪˈskraɪbd." ðə bʊk wɑz ˌjunəˈvərsəli mɑkt baɪ ðə ˈkrɪtɪks ənd ˈmɛni ˈsoʊʃəlɪsts. ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt kənˈkludɪd ðət "semi-barbarians*, tɪ hum ðɪs sɔrt əv stəf əˈpilz, meɪ ˈpɑsəbli tɪr daʊn ɑr ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən." wi ˈsərtənli hoʊp soʊ. ðə moʊst prəˈfɛtɪk pɑrt əv ðə bʊk kəmz æt ðə ɛnd. ˈæftər ə feɪld ˈəˌpraɪzɪŋ ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, ˈmɛni ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛriz ər ˈmərdərd baɪ ðə aɪərn hil. ɪn ɑr oʊn taɪm wi hæv sin ˈmɪni kuz æt ˈaɪlənd, ˈrubi rɪʤ, ˈweɪkoʊ ənd ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ˈsɪti ðət hæv feɪld tɪ ˌɪgˈnaɪt ðə ˈməltəˌtjudz ɪn ə ˈnæʃənəl ˌrɛvəˈluʃən. frəm ðə ˈæʃɪz əv ðɪs feɪld ˌrɛvəˈluʃən raɪz ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts grups mɔr ˈrædɪkəl ðən ˈərnɪst kʊd hæv ˌɪˈmæʤənd. ʤæk dɪˈskraɪbz səm əv ðiz grups: "ðə wər ˈwɪmən. ðeɪ wər ðə moʊst ˈtɛrəbəl əv ɔl. noʊ ˈwʊmən wɑz ˈɛlɪʤəbəl fər ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp hu hæd nɑt lɔst nɪr ˈrɛlətɪvz æt ðə hænz əv ðə ˈɑləˌgɑrki. ðeɪ wər ˈgɪlti əv ˈtɔrʧərɪŋ ðɛr ˈprɪzənərz tɪ dɛθ. ə kəmˈpænjən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən tɪ ðə wɑz ðə berserkers*. ðiz mɛn pleɪst noʊ ˈvælju ˌwəˈtɛvər əˈpɑn ðɛr oʊn lɪvz, ənd ɪt wɑz ðeɪ hu ˈtoʊtəli dɪˈstrɔɪd ðə greɪt ˈmərsəˌnɛri ˈsɪti əv əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ɪts ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ˈoʊvər ə ˈhənərd ˈθaʊzənd soʊlz." aɪ æm ʃʊr wən kən neɪm æt list tɛn kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri grups wɪθ ˈsɪmələr goʊlz. ˈæftər ðə dɛθ əv ˈrɑbərt ˈmæθjuz ənd ˈəðər ˈkɑmˌrædz, ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈgəvərnmənt həz meɪd ˈmɛni ɪn ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˈmuvmənt ˈivɪn mɔr ˈrædɪkəl. ðə mɔr ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪz səˈprɛst, ðə mɔr ˈdeɪnʤərəs ənd ˈpaʊərfəl ɪt bɪˈkəmz. əˈnəðər ˈhaɪli ˈreɪʃəl ˈnɑvəl wɑz ðə ˈvæli əv ðə mun. ðə tu meɪn ˈkɛrɪktərz ər ˈbɪli ˈrɑbərts ənd hɪz waɪf ˈsæksən. ðeɪ ər ə ˈkəpəl ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈoʊklənd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈərli ˈsɛnʧəri. ɛz laɪf bɪˈkəmz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ðə ˈərbən ˈwərkɪŋ klæs, ənd ə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri frɛnd əv ðɛrz ɪz ˈmərdərd, ˈbɪli ənd ˈsæksən ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ əˈbændən ˈsɪti laɪf ənd goʊ ɪn sərʧ əv ən ənˈnoʊn ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs ɪn ðə ˈkəntriˌsaɪd ðeɪ kɔl ðə ˈvæli əv ðə mun. wɪn ˈbɪli ənd ˈsæksən fərst mit, ʃi ɪkˈspleɪnz tɪ ɪm ðə ˈɔrəʤən əv hər ənˈjuˌʒuəl neɪm: "maɪ ˈməðər geɪv ɪt tɪ mi ðə ˈsæksənz wər ə reɪs əv ˈpipəl ʃi toʊld mi ɔl əˈbaʊt ðɛm wɪn aɪ wɑz ə ˈlɪtəl gərl. ðeɪ wər waɪld, laɪk ˈɪndiənz, ˈoʊnli ðeɪ wər waɪt. ənd ðeɪ hæd blu aɪz, ənd ˈjɛloʊ hɛr, ənd ðeɪ wər ˈɔfəl ˈfaɪtərz." ʃi kənˈtɪnjud: "ðeɪ wər ðə fərst ˈɪŋlɪʃ, ənd ju noʊ ðə əˈmɛrɪkənz keɪm frəm ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ. wɪr ˈsæksənz, ju ən' mi, ən' ˈmɛri, ən' bərt..." ˈreɪʃəl praɪd ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ʤæk ˈləndənz ˈkɛrɪktərz ər ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ɪgˈzɪbɪt. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈreɪʃəl ˈlɔɪəlti, ˈsəmθɪŋ wi ˈrɛrli si ɪn ðə waɪt mæn təˈdeɪ, ɪz ə ɪn ðə ˈvæli əv ðə mun. ˈbɪli ənd ˈsæksənz frɛnd bərt bɪˈkəmz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ɪn hɪz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɛz ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz əv ðə ɪn ˈoʊklənd sɪŋk ˈdipər ˈɪntu ˈpɑvərti. hi sɛd: "wət ʧæns hæv wi gɑt? wi luz. ðɛrz ˈnɑθɪn' lɛft fər ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri wiv meɪd ənd ɑr ˈfɑðərz ən' ˈməðərz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈjuˈɛs. wɪr ɔl ʃɑt tɪ ˈpisɪz. wi kən si ɑr finish-we*, ðə oʊld stɑk, ðə ˈʧɪldrən əv ðə waɪt ˈpipəl ðət broʊk əˈweɪ frəm ˈɪŋglənd..." ˈæftər ˈbɪli æsks bərt wət wi ʃʊd du əˈbaʊt ɪt, bərt rɪˈspɑndz, "faɪt. ðæts ɔl. ðə ˈkəntriz ɪn ðə hænz əv ə gæŋ əv ˈrɑbərz." ɪt ɪz mɔr tru təˈdeɪ ðən ɪt wɑz ðɛn. wən əv ʤæks læst ˈnɑvəlz, ðə mˈjutəni əv ðə ˈɛlsəˌnɔr, wɑz ˈrɪtən ɪn 1914 ðə meɪn ˈkɛrɪktər ɪz ə jəŋ ˈpleɪˌraɪt, məʧ laɪk ʤæk ˈləndən, hu ɪz ə ˈpæsənʤər ɔn ðə ˈɛlsəˌnɔr ɪn rut frəm ˈbɔltəˌmɔr tɪ siˈætəl. ðə ˈnɑvəl ɪz ən ˈæləˌgɔri fər ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə waɪt mæn. aɪ ˈkænɑt æd məʧ tɪ wət ɪz ʤæks ˈgreɪtəst ˈreɪʃəl əˈʧivmənt ˈðɛrˌfɔr aɪ wɪl kwoʊt ˈʧæptər 22 æt lɛŋθ. ɪt ˈfɑloʊz, "ˈɛvəri wən əv ˈjuˈɛs hu sɪts æft ɪn ðə haɪ pleɪs ɪz blɑnd ˈɑriən. for'ard*, ˈlɛvənd wɪθ ə tɛn pər sɛnt. əv dɪˈʤɛnərˌeɪt blɑndz, ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈnaɪnti pər sɛnt. əv ðə sleɪvz ðət tɔɪl fər ˈjuˈɛs ər bruˈnɛts." ðə ˈstrəgəl bɪtˈwin ðə ˈɑriən ˈmæstərz ənd ðə kru ɔn bɔrd ðə ʃɪp ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ðə seɪm ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈstrəgəl ɪn ˈmɪnɪˌʧʊr. ɛz fɑr ɛz aɪ noʊ, ʤæk ˈləndən, ɪn ðə mˈjutəni əv ðə ˈɛlsəˌnɔr, ɪz ðə fərst ɑrˈtɪkjəˌleɪt ˈspoʊksmən fər ˈreɪʃəl ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈmɑdərn taɪmz. ˈæftər ðə mˈjutəni həz əˈkərd, ðə mˌjutɪˈnɪrz, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ʤuz, ər træpt baɪ ðə blɑndz ɪn ðə æft. ðə blɑndz kip ðɛmˈsɛlvz prəˈtɛktɪd ɪn ðə ʃɪps ˈfɔrwərd wɪθ ðɛr kæˈʃeɪ əv gənz, ˈæˌmoʊ ənd fud. ðə plæn ɪz tɪ stɑrv ðə aʊt ənˈtɪl ðeɪ sərˈɛndər. ˈæftər ðə mˈjutəni, ðə jəŋ ˈpleɪˌraɪt ˈnoʊtɪsɪz ə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə mud əv ðə ˈpæsənʤərz. hi roʊt, "ɔl ɑr vɔɪəʤ frəm ˈbɔltəˌmɔr saʊθ tɪ ðə hɔrn ənd əraʊnd ðə hɔrn həz bɪn mɑrkt baɪ ˈvaɪələns ənd dɛθ. ənd naʊ ðət ɪt həz ˈkəlməˌneɪtɪd ɪn ˈoʊpən mˈjutəni ðɛr ɪz noʊ mɔr ˈvaɪələns, məʧ lɛs dɛθ. wi kip tɪ ɑrˈsɛlvz æft, ənd ðə mˌjutɪˈnɪrz kip tɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz for'ard*. ðɛr ɪz noʊ mɔr ˈhɑrʃnəs, noʊ mɔr sˈnɑrlɪŋ ənd ˈbɛloʊɪŋ əv kəˈmændz, ənd ɪn ðɪs faɪn ˈwɛðər ə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈfɛstɪvəl əbˈteɪnz." ʤæk wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn haʊ ɪt ɪz ðət ˈreɪʃəl ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən ɪz ðə ˈpisfəl ənd ˈjumən səˈluʃən tɪ ðə wərldz ˈprɑbləmz. wɪn ðə ˈreɪsɪz ər ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd, ɛz ɔn ðə ˈɛlsəˌnɔr, ðɛr ɪz məʧ lɛs ˈkɑnflɪkt. ɪn wən əv hɪz ˈgreɪtəst ˈɪnˌsaɪts, ʤæk ˈsəmərˌaɪzɪz ðə əˈʧivmənts, ˈfeɪljərz, ənd ˈpɑsəbəl fˈjuʧər əv ðə ˈɑriən reɪs, "ənd aɪ lʊk æt ðə fɔr əv ˈjuˈɛs æt ˈteɪbəl ˈkæptən wɛst, hɪz ˈdɔtər, ˈmɪstər. paɪk ənd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ɔl fair-skinned*, blue-eyed*, ənd ˈpɛrɪʃɪŋ, jɛt ˈmæstərɪŋ ənd kəˈmændɪŋ, laɪk ɑr ˈfɑðərz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈjuˈɛs, tɪ ðə ɛnd əv ɑr taɪp ɔn ðə ərθ. ɑ, wɛl, ɑrz ɪz ə ˈlɔrˌdli ˈhɪstəri, ənd ðoʊ wi meɪ bi dumd tɪ pæs, ɪn ɑr taɪm wi ʃæl hæv trɑd ɔn ðə ˈfeɪsɪz əv ɔl ˈpipəlz, ˈdɪsəplənd ðɛm tɪ oʊˈbidiəns, tɔt ðɛm ˈgəvərnmənt, ənd dwɛlt ɪn ðə ˈpæləsɪz wi hæv kəmˈpɛld ðɛm baɪ ðə weɪt əv ɑr oʊn raɪt ɑrmz tɪ bɪld fər ˈjuˈɛs." ʤæk sɔ ðə fˈjuʧər əv ɑr reɪs ɛz ˈhoʊpfəl ənd fʊl əv ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz. ˈæftər ðə dɛθ əv ðə ˈkæptən wɛst ənd ˈmɪstər. paɪk, ɪt ɪz ðə ˈɑriən ˈpleɪˌraɪt ðət, baɪ suˈpɪriər ˈɪnəˌlɛkt ənd baɪ ˈvaɪələns, teɪks bæk ðə ˈɛlsəˌnɔr. ɪn ðɪs ˈɪnstəns, ɑr reɪs wən. ɛz hɪz feɪm gru, ʤæk ˈtrævəld ðə wərld; ˈɔlˌweɪz rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈkɑmɪŋ ˈɪnfluəns əv ðə si. hɪz ˈsɛkənd waɪf, ˈʧɑrmiən, naʊ əˈkəmpənid ɪm. hi ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈtɪnjud wɪθ hɪz ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈpɑləˌtɪks, ˈmeɪnli ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm. hɪz riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈpɑrti hæd ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ə ˈrɑki wən. ʤæks ɪkˈstrim ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri aɪˈdiəz, wɪʧ wər ˈɔfən ˈvaɪələnt ɪn ˈneɪʧər, ənd hɪz ˈreɪˌsɪzəm brɔt ɪm tɪ ˈkɑnstənt bloʊz wɪθ ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈsoʊʃəlɪsts. ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ əv ðə ˈmɛksəkən ˌrɛvəˈluʃən ɪn 1914 hi rɪˈfərd tɪ ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛriz ɛz "ˈstupɪd ˈænərˌkɪsts" ənd "half-breeds*" ˈmɛnəli ˌɪnˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈgəvərnmənt rul. ɛz ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsoʊʃəlɪsts dɪd ə sloʊ bərn bæk ɪn ðə steɪts, ʤæk kənˈtɪnjud tɪ raɪt ˈskeɪðɪŋ ˈreɪʃəl ˈɑrtɪkəlz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmɛksɪkənz. hi roʊt, "ðə mɪkst brid ˈɔlˌweɪz ɪz ˈniðər fɪʃ, flɛʃ, nɔr faʊl. ðeɪ ər ˈniðər waɪt mɛn nɔr ˈɪndiənz. laɪk ðə eurasians*, ðeɪ pəˈzɛs ɔl ðə ˈvaɪsɪz əv ðɛr kɑˈmɪŋgəld blədz ənd nən əv ðə ˈvərʧuz." ɛz ðə ˈeɪliən hɔrdz əv hæv swɛpt əˈkrɔs ˈɑriən lændz, wi hæv sin ðɪs ˈsteɪtmənt bɪˈkəm ɔl tu tru. ʤæk bɪˈlivd ðət ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈrisɔrsɪz əv ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ʃʊd bi juzd fər ðə ˈbɛtərmənt əv ðə waɪt reɪs. ðɪs ˌɪnfˈjʊriˌeɪtɪd ðə ˈsoʊʃəlɪsts ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. ʤæk hæd kɑrvd ən ˌɪmˈpæs bɪtˈwin hɪmˈsɛlf ənd ðə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈpɑrti ðət wʊd ˈnɛvər bi brɪʤd. ɪn 1916 ðə jɪr əv hɪz dɛθ, hi rɪˈzaɪnd frəm ðə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈleɪbər ˈpɑrti. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪn hɪz ʃɔrt laɪf, ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsɛnsɪŋ hɪz ˌpriməˈʧʊr dɛθ, hi bɪˈkeɪm ə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri. hi fɛlt ðət ðə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈpɑrti hæd lɔst ɪts "faɪər ənd faɪt." ˈmɛni ʤæk ˈləndən baɪˈɑgrəfərz ənd ˈskɑlərz hæv meɪd ðə mɪˈsteɪk əv bɪˈlivɪŋ ðət ɛz ʤæk gru ˈoʊldər hɪz ˈreɪʃəl vjuz ˈlɛsənd ɪn ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti. tɪ səˈpɔrt ðɛr ˈθɪri ðeɪ pɔɪnt tɪ ðə fækt ðət ʤæk ənd ˈʧɑrmiən fɛlt ˈsɪmpəθi fər ðə plaɪt əv ðə ˈneɪtɪv polynesians*, ðɛn ˈəndər waɪt ˈkæpətəlɪst kənˈtroʊl. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɛr əˈtɛmptəd əraʊnd ðə wərld trɛk ɪn ðeɪ ˈwɪtnəst ðə ˈsəfərɪŋ əv ðə ˈneɪtɪvz. ɛz ʤæk ˈsteɪtɪd ˈleɪtər ɪn ðə mˈjutəni əv ðə ˈɛlsəˌnɔr, hi ənd ˈʧɑrmiən fɛlt ðət ˈreɪʃəl ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən wɑz tɪ ðə ˈbɛtərmənt əv ðə waɪt, ɛz wɛl ɛz, ðə dɑrk ˈreɪsɪz. ʤæks læst ˈmeɪʤər ˈnɑvəl, ðə ˈlɪtəl ˈleɪdi əv ðə bɪg haʊs, wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt ðə seɪm jɪr əv hɪz dɛθ. hi roʊt "ju ər səkˈsɛsɪz. jʊr ˈməsəlz ər ˈməsəlz, jʊr ˈvaɪtəl ˈɔrgənz ər ˈɔrgənz. ənd frəm ɔl ðɪs ˈɛməneɪts jʊr fəˈlɑsəfi. ðæts waɪ ju ər bræs tæks ənd priʧ ˈriəlɪzm, ənd ˈpræktɪs ˈriəlɪzm, ˈʃoʊldərɪŋ ənd ˈʃəvɪŋ ənd ˈwɔkɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈlɛsər ənd ˈkriʧərz hu doʊnt dɛr tɔk bæk." ʤæk ˈləndənz ˈraɪtɪŋz stænd ɛz ə ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni tɪ ə daɪɪŋ brid əv waɪt mæn, dɪˈtərmənd tɪ ɪgˈzərt hɪz wɪl tɪ paʊər ˈoʊvər ðoʊz hu wʊd lɛt ɪm. ˈləndən wɑz ə praʊd ənd lɔɪəl ˈmɛmbər əv ɑr foʊk, ənd wɛˈræz hi daɪd jəŋ, hɪz ˈwɪzdəm ʃæl trænˈsɛnd taɪm ənd ɪnˈdʊr ɛz ɪn ðə aɪz əv ðə jəŋ ənd oʊld əˈlaɪk, wɔrmd baɪ hɪz poʊˈɛtɪk ɪkˈsprɛʃənz əv aryandom*. ʤæk ˈləndən ə waɪt mæn əv hum wi ər praʊd.
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former british dies of cancer, aged 30
"the news of the death of elena, one of the shining lights of british women's tennis of recent generations, is devastating to everyone who has ever had the privilege to know her, play against her, or call her a friend or team mate," a statement on the website said.
"it leaves a huge hole within our sport. bally gave new meaning to the word 'fighter.' she fought tirelessly during her career against opposition on court, and never gave in to the struggles she endured off it."
baltacha, who was born in kiev but moved to britain where her father sergei was a professional soccer player for town, turned professional in 1997 and reached a ranking of 49 in 2010.
she competed at the 2012 london olympics but retired at the end of the following year because of persistent knee injuries. she married her coach nino severino in december 2013 before being diagnosed with cancer in january this year.
even before quitting the tour, had set up an academy for young players in.
"words simply cannot express how saddened we are by this news. all our thoughts are with nino and the rest of elena's family. we will miss you bal," head of women's tennis iain bates said.
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ˈfɔrmər ˈbrɪtɪʃ daɪz əv ˈkænsər, ˈeɪʤɪd 30 "ðə nuz əv ðə dɛθ əv ˌɛˈleɪnɑ, wən əv ðə ˈʃaɪnɪŋ laɪts əv ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈwɪmənz ˈtɛnɪs əv ˈrisənt ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz, ɪz ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən hu həz ˈɛvər hæd ðə ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ tɪ noʊ hər, pleɪ əˈgɛnst hər, ər kɔl hər ə frɛnd ər tim meɪt," ə ˈsteɪtmənt ɔn ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt sɛd. "ɪt livz ə juʤ hoʊl wɪˈθɪn ɑr spɔrt. ˈbæli geɪv nu ˈminɪŋ tɪ ðə wərd 'ˈfaɪtər.' ʃi fɔt ˈtaɪrləsli ˈdʊrɪŋ hər kərɪr əˈgɛnst ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ɔn kɔrt, ənd ˈnɛvər geɪv ɪn tɪ ðə ˈstrəgəlz ʃi ɪnˈdʊrd ɔf ɪt.", hu wɑz bɔrn ɪn kiɛv bət muvd tɪ ˈbrɪtən wɛr hər ˈfɑðər ˈsɛrˌgeɪ wɑz ə prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈsɑkər pleɪər fər taʊn, tərnd prəˈfɛʃənəl ɪn 1997 ənd riʧt ə ˈræŋkɪŋ əv 49 ɪn 2010 ʃi kəmˈpitɪd æt ðə 2012 ˈləndən oʊˈlɪmpɪks bət rɪˈtaɪrd æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ jɪr bɪˈkəz əv pərˈsɪstənt ni ˈɪnʤəriz. ʃi ˈmɛrid hər koʊʧ ˈninoʊ sɛvərˈinoʊ ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2013 ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst wɪθ ˈkænsər ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri ðɪs jɪr. ˈivɪn ˌbiˈfɔr kˈwɪtɪŋ ðə tʊr, hæd sɛt əp ən əˈkædəmi fər jəŋ pleɪərz ɪn. "wərdz ˈsɪmpli ˈkænɑt ɪkˈsprɛs haʊ ˈsædənd wi ər baɪ ðɪs nuz. ɔl ɑr θɔts ər wɪθ ˈninoʊ ənd ðə rɛst əv ˈɛlənɑz ˈfæməli. wi wɪl mɪs ju bæl," hɛd əv ˈwɪmənz ˈtɛnɪs iˈeɪn beɪts sɛd. ɛnd.
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update on cash
adam white blocked follow following aug 3, 2017
we wanted to give our customers an update on the recent hard fork.
forks enable innovation and improvements to digital assets. we believe that we will see an increasing number of forks in the future and expect this to be a vibrant and innovative part of the community.
when a digital currency forks, it creates a new digital asset. adding new digital assets to, however, must be approached with caution. not every asset is immediately safe to add to due to technical stability, security, and compliance considerations.
our top priority is always the safety of customer funds and we spend extensive time designing, building, testing and auditing our systems to ensure that the digital assets we support remain safe and secure. we may not always be first in adding an asset, but if we do, you can be sure that we have invested significant time and care into supporting that digital asset securely. we believe this is the best approach for us to maintain customer trust and ensure a fair and orderly market.
in the case of cash, we made clear to our customers that we did not feel we could safely support it on the day it was launched. for customers who wanted immediate access to their cash, we advised them to withdraw their from. there are several points we want to further clarify for our customers:
both and cash remain safely stored on. customers with balances of at the time of the fork now have an equal quantity of cash stored by. we operate by the general principle that our customers should benefit to the greatest extent possible from hard forks or other unexpected events.
over the last several days, examined all of the relevant issues and have decided to work on adding support for cash for all customers. we made this decision based on factors such as the security of the network, customer demand, trading volumes, and regulatory considerations.
we are planning to have support for cash by january 1, 2018, assuming no additional risks emerge during that time.
once supported, customers will be able to withdraw cash from. make a determination at a later date whether or not we will also support trading of cash. in the meantime, all cash will remain safely stored on.
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ˈəpˌdeɪt ɔn kæʃ ˈædəm waɪt blɑkt ˈfɑloʊ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈɔgəst 3 2017 wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ gɪv ɑr ˈkəstəmərz ən ˈəpˌdeɪt ɔn ðə ˈrisənt hɑrd fɔrk. fɔrks ɪˈneɪbəl ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ənd ˌɪmˈpruvmənts tɪ ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈæˌsɛts. wi bɪˈliv ðət wi wɪl si ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv fɔrks ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər ənd ɪkˈspɛkt ðɪs tɪ bi ə ˈvaɪbrənt ənd ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv pɑrt əv ðə kəmˈjunɪti. wɪn ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkərənsi fɔrks, ɪt kriˈeɪts ə nu ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈæˌsɛt. ˈædɪŋ nu ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈæˌsɛts tɪ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, məst bi əˈproʊʧt wɪθ ˈkɔʃən. nɑt ˈɛvəri ˈæˌsɛt ɪz ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli seɪf tɪ æd tɪ du tɪ ˈtɛknɪkəl stəˈbɪlɪti, sɪˈkjʊrəti, ənd kəmˈplaɪəns kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃənz. ɑr tɔp praɪˈɔrəti ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ðə ˈseɪfti əv ˈkəstəmər fəndz ənd wi spɛnd ɪkˈstɛnsɪv taɪm dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ, ˈbɪldɪŋ, ˈtɛstɪŋ ənd ˈɑdətɪŋ ɑr ˈsɪstəmz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈæˌsɛts wi səˈpɔrt rɪˈmeɪn seɪf ənd sɪˈkjʊr. wi meɪ nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz bi fərst ɪn ˈædɪŋ ən ˈæˌsɛt, bət ɪf wi du, ju kən bi ʃʊr ðət wi hæv ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt taɪm ənd kɛr ˈɪntu səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðət ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈæˌsɛt sɪˈkjʊrli. wi bɪˈliv ðɪs ɪz ðə bɛst əˈproʊʧ fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ˈkəstəmər trəst ənd ɪnˈʃʊr ə fɛr ənd ˈɔrdərli ˈmɑrkɪt. ɪn ðə keɪs əv kæʃ, wi meɪd klɪr tɪ ɑr ˈkəstəmərz ðət wi dɪd nɑt fil wi kʊd ˈseɪfli səˈpɔrt ɪt ɔn ðə deɪ ɪt wɑz lɔnʧt. fər ˈkəstəmərz hu ˈwɔntɪd ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðɛr kæʃ, wi ədˈvaɪzd ðɛm tɪ wɪθˈdrɔ ðɛr frəm. ðɛr ər ˈsɛvərəl pɔɪnts wi wɔnt tɪ ˈfərðər ˈklɛrəˌfaɪ fər ɑr ˈkəstəmərz: boʊθ ənd kæʃ rɪˈmeɪn ˈseɪfli stɔrd ɔn. ˈkəstəmərz wɪθ ˈbælənsɪz əv æt ðə taɪm əv ðə fɔrk naʊ hæv ən ˈikwəl kˈwɑntəti əv kæʃ stɔrd baɪ. wi ˈɔpərˌeɪt baɪ ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈprɪnsəpəl ðət ɑr ˈkəstəmərz ʃʊd ˈbɛnəfɪt tɪ ðə ˈgreɪtəst ɪkˈstɛnt ˈpɑsəbəl frəm hɑrd fɔrks ər ˈəðər ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ɪˈvɛnts. ˈoʊvər ðə læst ˈsɛvərəl deɪz, ɪgˈzæmənd ɔl əv ðə ˈrɛləvənt ˈɪʃuz ənd hæv ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ wərk ɔn ˈædɪŋ səˈpɔrt fər kæʃ fər ɔl ˈkəstəmərz. wi meɪd ðɪs dɪˈsɪʒən beɪst ɔn ˈfæktərz səʧ ɛz ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti əv ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk, ˈkəstəmər dɪˈmænd, ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈvɑljumz, ənd ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃənz. wi ər ˈplænɪŋ tɪ hæv səˈpɔrt fər kæʃ baɪ ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1 2018 əˈsumɪŋ noʊ əˈdɪʃənəl rɪsks ˈimərʤ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət taɪm. wəns səˈpɔrtɪd, ˈkəstəmərz wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ wɪθˈdrɔ kæʃ frəm. meɪk ə dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən æt ə ˈleɪtər deɪt ˈwɛðər ər nɑt wi wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ səˈpɔrt ˈtreɪdɪŋ əv kæʃ. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, ɔl kæʃ wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ˈseɪfli stɔrd ɔn.
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cleveland, dec 12 (reuters) - the death of a cleveland boy fatally shot by police in november has been formally ruled a homicide, according to a cuyahoga county medical examiner's autopsy report released on friday that found he was struck once in the abdomen.
tamir rice, who was black, was shot on nov. 22 by police responding to a call of a suspect waving a handgun around in a cleveland park. the weapon turned out to be a replica that typically fires plastic pellets. he died the next day.
the autopsy report said that rice sustained a single wound to the left side of his abdomen that traveled from front to back and lodged in his pelvis.
the shooting came at a time of heightened national scrutiny of police use of force and two days before a grand jury declined to indict a white police officer in the fatal shooting of michael brown in ferguson, missouri, in august.
rice was shot less than two seconds after the police car pulled up beside him in the park, police have said. they also released a security video of rice in the park before and during the shooting.
rice's mother, samaria rice, said on monday the officers involved should be convicted. the family filed a lawsuit last week against the city of cleveland and the two officers involved in rice's shooting. the officers are on administrative leave.
below is the autopsy report via wkyc.
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ˈklivlənd, dɛk 12 (ˈrɔɪtərz) ðə dɛθ əv ə ˈklivlənd bɔɪ ˈfeɪtəli ʃɑt baɪ pəˈlis ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər həz bɪn ˈfɔrməli ruld ə ˈhɑməˌsaɪd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˌkaɪəˈhoʊgə ˈkaʊnti ˈmɛdɪkəl ɛgˈzæmənərz ˈɔˌtɑpsi rɪˈpɔrt riˈlist ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ðət faʊnd hi wɑz strək wəns ɪn ðə ˈæbdəmən. raɪs, hu wɑz blæk, wɑz ʃɑt ɔn noʊv. 22 baɪ pəˈlis rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ə kɔl əv ə ˈsəˌspɛkt ˈweɪvɪŋ ə ˈhændˌgən əraʊnd ɪn ə ˈklivlənd pɑrk. ðə ˈwɛpən tərnd aʊt tɪ bi ə ˈrɛplɪkə ðət ˈtɪpɪkəli faɪərz ˈplæstɪk ˈpɛləts. hi daɪd ðə nɛkst deɪ. ðə ˈɔˌtɑpsi rɪˈpɔrt sɛd ðət raɪs səˈsteɪnd ə ˈsɪŋgəl wund tɪ ðə lɛft saɪd əv hɪz ˈæbdəmən ðət ˈtrævəld frəm frənt tɪ bæk ənd lɑʤd ɪn hɪz ˈpɛlvəs. ðə ˈʃutɪŋ keɪm æt ə taɪm əv ˈhaɪtənd ˈnæʃənəl ˈskrutəni əv pəˈlis juz əv fɔrs ənd tu deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ə grænd ˈʤʊri dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˌɪnˈdaɪt ə waɪt pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ɪn ðə ˈfeɪtəl ˈʃutɪŋ əv ˈmaɪkəl braʊn ɪn ˈfərgəsən, məˈzʊri, ɪn ˈɔgəst. raɪs wɑz ʃɑt lɛs ðən tu ˈsɛkəndz ˈæftər ðə pəˈlis kɑr pʊld əp ˌbiˈsaɪd ɪm ɪn ðə pɑrk, pəˈlis hæv sɛd. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ riˈlist ə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈvɪdioʊ əv raɪs ɪn ðə pɑrk ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈʃutɪŋ. ˈraɪsɪz ˈməðər, ˌseɪmərˈiə raɪs, sɛd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ðə ˈɔfɪsərz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ʃʊd bi kənˈvɪktəd. ðə ˈfæməli faɪld ə ˈlɔˌsut læst wik əˈgɛnst ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈklivlənd ənd ðə tu ˈɔfɪsərz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈraɪsɪz ˈʃutɪŋ. ðə ˈɔfɪsərz ər ɔn ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv liv. bɪˈloʊ ɪz ðə ˈɔˌtɑpsi rɪˈpɔrt ˈviə wkyc*.
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the danish ambassador to germany singled out the us for criticism for not taking more refugees, and said that danes do not want more refugees than they already have.
© reuters / tough legislation allowed denmark to reduce influx of migrants
the danish ambassador to germany has said that his country does not want to accept more refugees, and criticized other western countries for so far failing to the promises they made to take asylum seekers.
"we don't want to take more refugees than we have already taken," friis arne petersen said, ria novosti reported.
"the population doesn't want to take more refugees."
petersen added that he sees the resolution of the migrant crisis in a "commonropean approach," but that "that will be a difficult, very difficult path," and "europe is split on the migration question."
he also expressed disquiet about the agreement the reached with turkey to stem migration torope, and the prospects of turkeyling the necessary criteria for membership.
the renewal of talks on turkey's accession to the was one of the political concessions to ankara in return for cracking down on illegal migration and people smuggling.
in november the promised to pay three billionros ($3.3 bilion) in financial aid to pay for refugees in turkey, and during further negotiations last week ankara demanded at least an additional three billionros.
"we need turkey as a strategic partner and member on the condition, of course, that it can adhere to the copenhagen criteria," petersen said.
we have to make that happen, but how to do so is a big question."
petersen also called on all western countries to take joint responsibility for the migration crisis, and singled out the us for particular criticism.
"obama promised to take refugees, but still taken them," he said, and added britain, france, spain, italy and poland to the list of countries that are reluctant to accept more refugees.
© 2018 / claus / denmark denmark extends control on border with germany for another month
petersen's comments about denmark's attitude towards refugees are consistent with severe legislation on asylum passed by the danish government in january.
the law requires asylum seekers to hand over money and valuables to the authorities in exchange for state provisions while their asylum request is being processed.
such measures may have contributed to relatively lower numbers of refugees and migrants seeking asylum in denmark. in comparison to neighboring sweden, which received around asylum applications during 2015, denmark received just.
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ðə ˈdeɪnɪʃ æmˈbæsədər tɪ ˈʤərməni ˈsɪŋgəld aʊt ðə ˈjuˈɛs fər ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm fər nɑt ˈteɪkɪŋ mɔr ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz, ənd sɛd ðət deɪnz du nɑt wɔnt mɔr ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ðən ðeɪ ɔˈrɛdi hæv. ˈrɔɪtərz təf ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən əˈlaʊd ˈdɛnˌmɑrk tɪ rɪˈdus ˈɪnˌfləks əv ˈmaɪgrənts ðə ˈdeɪnɪʃ æmˈbæsədər tɪ ˈʤərməni həz sɛd ðət hɪz ˈkəntri dɪz nɑt wɔnt tɪ əkˈsɛpt mɔr ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz, ənd ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ˈəðər ˈwɛstərn ˈkəntriz fər soʊ fɑr ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈprɑməsəz ðeɪ meɪd tɪ teɪk əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz. "wi doʊnt wɔnt tɪ teɪk mɔr ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ðən wi hæv ɔˈrɛdi ˈteɪkən," friz ɑrn ˈpitərsən sɛd, ˈriə noʊˈvɔsti ˌriˈpɔrtəd. "ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˈdəzənt wɔnt tɪ teɪk mɔr ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz." ˈpitərsən ˈædɪd ðət hi siz ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən əv ðə ˈmaɪgrənt ˈkraɪsəs ɪn ə "ˈkɑmən ˌjʊrəˈpiən əˈproʊʧ," bət ðət "ðət wɪl bi ə ˈdɪfəkəlt, ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt pæθ," ənd "ˈjʊrəp ɪz splɪt ɔn ðə maɪˈgreɪʃən kˈwɛʃən." hi ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈsprɛst dɪskˈwaɪət əˈbaʊt ðə əˈgrimənt ðə riʧt wɪθ ˈtərki tɪ stɛm maɪˈgreɪʃən tɪ ˈjʊrəp, ənd ðə ˈprɑspɛkts əv ˈtərki fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri kraɪˈtɪriə fər ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp. ðə rɪˈnuəl əv tɔks ɔn ˈtərkiz əkˈsɛʃən tɪ ðə wɑz wən əv ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl kənˈsɛʃənz tɪ ˈæŋkərə ɪn rɪˈtərn fər ˈkrækɪŋ daʊn ɔn ˌɪˈligəl maɪˈgreɪʃən ənd ˈpipəl sˈməgəlɪŋ. ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər ðə ˈprɑməst tɪ peɪ θri ˈbɪljən ˈjuˌroʊz bilion*) ɪn ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl eɪd tɪ peɪ fər ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ɪn ˈtərki, ənd ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈfərðər nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz læst wik ˈæŋkərə dɪˈmændɪd æt list ən əˈdɪʃənəl θri ˈbɪljən ˈjuˌroʊz. "wi nid ˈtərki ɛz ə strəˈtiʤɪk ˈpɑrtnər ənd ˈmɛmbər ɔn ðə kənˈdɪʃən, əv kɔrs, ðət ɪt kən əˈdhɪr tɪ ðə ˈkoʊpənˌhɑgən kraɪˈtɪriə," ˈpitərsən sɛd. wi hæv tɪ meɪk ðət ˈhæpən, bət haʊ tɪ du soʊ ɪz ə bɪg kˈwɛʃən." ˈpitərsən ˈɔlsoʊ kɔld ɔn ɔl ˈwɛstərn ˈkəntriz tɪ teɪk ʤɔɪnt riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ðə maɪˈgreɪʃən ˈkraɪsəs, ənd ˈsɪŋgəld aʊt ðə ˈjuˈɛs fər ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm. "ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈprɑməst tɪ teɪk ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz, bət stɪl ˈteɪkən ðɛm," hi sɛd, ənd ˈædɪd ˈbrɪtən, fræns, speɪn, ˈɪtəli ənd ˈpoʊlənd tɪ ðə lɪst əv ˈkəntriz ðət ər rɪˈləktənt tɪ əkˈsɛpt mɔr ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz. 2018 klɔz ˈdɛnˌmɑrk ˈdɛnˌmɑrk ɪkˈstɛndz kənˈtroʊl ɔn ˈbɔrdər wɪθ ˈʤərməni fər əˈnəðər mənθ ˈpitərsənz ˈkɑmɛnts əˈbaʊt ˈdɛnˌmɑrks ˈætəˌtud təˈwɔrdz ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ər kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ səˈvɪr ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɔn əˈsaɪləm pæst baɪ ðə ˈdeɪnɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri. ðə lɔ rikˈwaɪərz əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz tɪ hænd ˈoʊvər ˈməni ənd ˈvæljəbəlz tɪ ðə əˈθɔrətiz ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər steɪt prəˈvɪʒənz waɪl ðɛr əˈsaɪləm rɪkˈwɛst ɪz biɪŋ ˈprɑsɛst. səʧ ˈmɛʒərz meɪ hæv kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ˈrɛlətɪvli loʊər ˈnəmbərz əv ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ənd ˈmaɪgrənts ˈsikɪŋ əˈsaɪləm ɪn ˈdɛnˌmɑrk. ɪn kəmˈpɛrəsən tɪ ˈneɪbərɪŋ sˈwidən, wɪʧ rɪˈsivd əraʊnd əˈsaɪləm ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ˈdʊrɪŋ 2015 ˈdɛnˌmɑrk rɪˈsivd ʤɪst
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the new tax year, starting on 6 april (2016) will see record numbers of workers, according to new data published by.
the not alone report tracks current levels of and the ways in which can help freelancers meet shared needs. key findings are:
at 15% of the workforce, government statistics show that million people are now the highest numbers in the since records began
one in four people (27%) of employees in firms in the would like to work in (22% in small firms, 14% in the public sector)
the number of freelancers is likely to grow further over the next year, reflecting a significant change in the pattern of work in the economy
ed mayo, secretary general of, said: “more and more people are turning to, whether out of choice or necessity. our data shows this is likely to grow, with a significant number of people who are currently in employment interested in going freelance.
"self-employment offers freedom and, by coming together in, freelancers can share the risks and responsibility.”
in line with this growth in, the report identifies examples of freelancers coming together to form for shared services, from support, debt management and contract advice to access to finance and sickness insurance and the shared use of equipment and access to workspace.
there are a number of examples across the of of workers, from 50 music teachers forming a co-operative to market their services to schools, to interpreters laid off by capita providing interpretation services in judicial courts through a co-op.
"working as a private peripatetic music teacher can be a very isolating experience. the music co-operative enables our members to feel part of something, and to feel connected to other professionals." janet hodgson, music co-operative
but the report also identifies considerable scope for the growth of services in the, pointing to approaches overseas. in the usa, the freelancers union provides its members with advice and insurance. in belgium, smart is a co-op offering invoicing and payments for freelancer members. in france, new legislation allows workers to access the sickness pay and benefits of conventional employees through.
tuc general secretary frances said: "this research shows how the world of work is rapidly changing and becoming more precarious.
"while some choose to be, many people are forced into it. the lack of stable income and poor job security often associated with can make it hard for workers to pay their bills and spend quality time with their families.
"that’s why people have joined trade unions in the to get better rights at work. many more could benefit from being part of and unions, and as a movement we need to reach out to them.”
pat conaty, of the report and a freelancer himself, said: is at a record level, but it is not yet at the high water mark. the pressure and the promise that lead people to go freelance will continue to swell the ranks of the over the coming year.
"working alone can be aspirational, but it can also be lonely and anxious. there is an extraordinary opportunity for new co-operative solutions for people, giving them the freedom of freelancing with the muscle of mutuality."
the not alone report has been produced in partnership with wales co-operative centre and unity trust bank. the full report and a summary can be downloaded here.
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ðə nu tæks jɪr, ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɔn 6 ˈeɪprəl 2016 wɪl si ˈrɛkərd ˈnəmbərz əv ˈwərkərz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ nu ˈdætə ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ. ðə nɑt əˈloʊn rɪˈpɔrt træks ˈkɑrənt ˈlɛvəlz əv ənd ðə weɪz ɪn wɪʧ kən hɛlp ˈfriˌlænsərz mit ʃɛrd nidz. ki ˈfaɪndɪŋz ər: æt 15 əv ðə ˈwərkˌfɔrs, ˈgəvərnmənt stəˈtɪstɪks ʃoʊ ðət ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl ər naʊ ðə haɪəst ˈnəmbərz ɪn ðə sɪns ˈrɛkərdz bɪˈgæn wən ɪn fɔr ˈpipəl 27 əv ɪmˈplɔɪiz ɪn fərmz ɪn ðə wʊd laɪk tɪ wərk ɪn 22 ɪn smɔl fərmz, 14 ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsɛktər) ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈfriˌlænsərz ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ groʊ ˈfərðər ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst jɪr, rɪˈflɛktɪŋ ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə ˈpætərn əv wərk ɪn ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɛd meɪoʊ, ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈʤɛnərəl əv, sɛd: ənd mɔr ˈpipəl ər ˈtərnɪŋ tɪ, ˈwɛðər aʊt əv ʧɔɪs ər nəˈsɛsɪti. ɑr ˈdætə ʃoʊz ðɪs ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ groʊ, wɪθ ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl hu ər ˈkərəntli ɪn ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn goʊɪŋ ˈfriˌlæns. ˈɔfərz ˈfridəm ənd, baɪ ˈkəmɪŋ təˈgɛðər ɪn, ˈfriˌlænsərz kən ʃɛr ðə rɪsks ənd responsibility.”*.” ɪn laɪn wɪθ ðɪs groʊθ ɪn, ðə rɪˈpɔrt aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪz ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv ˈfriˌlænsərz ˈkəmɪŋ təˈgɛðər tɪ fɔrm fər ʃɛrd ˈsərvɪsɪz, frəm səˈpɔrt, dɛt ˈmænɪʤmənt ənd ˈkɑnˌtrækt ədˈvaɪs tɪ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns ənd ˈsɪknəs ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ənd ðə ʃɛrd juz əv ɪkˈwɪpmənt ənd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ workspace*. ðɛr ər ə ˈnəmbər əv ɪgˈzæmpəlz əˈkrɔs ðə əv əv ˈwərkərz, frəm 50 mˈjuzɪk ˈtiʧərz ˈfɔrmɪŋ ə ˌkoʊˈɑˌpərətɪv tɪ ˈmɑrkɪt ðɛr ˈsərvɪsɪz tɪ skulz, tɪ ˌɪnˈtərprətərz leɪd ɔf baɪ ˈkæpɪtə prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪn ʤuˈdɪʃəl kɔrts θru ə koʊɑp. "ˈwərkɪŋ ɛz ə ˈpraɪvət ˌpɛrəpəˈtɛtɪk mˈjuzɪk ˈtiʧər kən bi ə ˈvɛri ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns. ðə mˈjuzɪk ˌkoʊˈɑˌpərətɪv ɪˈneɪbəlz ɑr ˈmɛmbərz tɪ fil pɑrt əv ˈsəmθɪŋ, ənd tɪ fil kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ˈəðər prəˈfɛʃənəlz." ˈʤænɪt ˈhɑʤsən, mˈjuzɪk ˌkoʊˈɑˌpərətɪv bət ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈɔlsoʊ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪz kənˈsɪdərəbəl skoʊp fər ðə groʊθ əv ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪn ðə, ˈpɔɪntɪŋ tɪ əˈproʊʧɪz ˈoʊvərˈsiz. ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ, ðə ˈfriˌlænsərz ˈjunjən prəˈvaɪdz ɪts ˈmɛmbərz wɪθ ədˈvaɪs ənd ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns. ɪn ˈbɛlʤəm, smɑrt ɪz ə koʊɑp ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈɪnˌvɔɪsɪŋ ənd ˈpeɪmənts fər ˈfriˌlænsər ˈmɛmbərz. ɪn fræns, nu ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən əˈlaʊz ˈwərkərz tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ðə ˈsɪknəs peɪ ənd ˈbɛnəfɪts əv kənˈvɛnʃənəl ɪmˈplɔɪiz θru. ˈʤɛnərəl ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈfrænsɪs sɛd: "ðɪs ˈrisərʧ ʃoʊz haʊ ðə wərld əv wərk ɪz ˈræpədli ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ənd bɪˈkəmɪŋ mɔr priˈkɛriəs. "waɪl səm ʧuz tɪ bi, ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ər fɔrst ˈɪntu ɪt. ðə læk əv ˈsteɪbəl ˈɪnˌkəm ənd pur ʤɑb sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɔfən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ kən meɪk ɪt hɑrd fər ˈwərkərz tɪ peɪ ðɛr bɪlz ənd spɛnd kˈwɑləti taɪm wɪθ ðɛr ˈfæməliz. waɪ ˈpipəl hæv ʤɔɪnd treɪd ˈjunjənz ɪn ðə tɪ gɪt ˈbɛtər raɪts æt wərk. ˈmɛni mɔr kʊd ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm biɪŋ pɑrt əv ənd ˈjunjənz, ənd ɛz ə ˈmuvmənt wi nid tɪ riʧ aʊt tɪ them.”*.” pæt ˈkɑnəti, əv ðə rɪˈpɔrt ənd ə ˈfriˌlænsər hɪmˈsɛlf, sɛd: ɪz æt ə ˈrɛkərd ˈlɛvəl, bət ɪt ɪz nɑt jɛt æt ðə haɪ ˈwɔtər mɑrk. ðə ˈprɛʃər ənd ðə ˈprɑməs ðət lɛd ˈpipəl tɪ goʊ ˈfriˌlæns wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ swɛl ðə ræŋks əv ðə ˈoʊvər ðə ˈkəmɪŋ jɪr. "ˈwərkɪŋ əˈloʊn kən bi aspirational*, bət ɪt kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈloʊnli ənd ˈæŋʃəs. ðɛr ɪz ən ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər nu ˌkoʊˈɑˌpərətɪv səˈluʃənz fər ˈpipəl, ˈgɪvɪŋ ðɛm ðə ˈfridəm əv ˈfriˌlænsɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈməsəl əv mˌjuʧuˈæˌlɪti." ðə nɑt əˈloʊn rɪˈpɔrt həz bɪn prəˈdust ɪn ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ weɪlz ˌkoʊˈɑˌpərətɪv ˈsɛntər ənd ˈjunɪti trəst bæŋk. ðə fʊl rɪˈpɔrt ənd ə ˈsəməri kən bi ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪd hir.
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7 ways to support a friend who's questioning their sexuality
being a supportive, helpful friend is the best thing you can do for someone who is questioning their sexuality.
if you proudly identify as a member of the community, you may have a friend secretly tell you that they're questioning their sexuality. while your natural response is to scream “one of us” and deploy the rainbow confetti from overhead, recommend taking a step back.
here are some positive ways to support a friend questioning their sexuality.
1. use labels
labels are fucking terrifying, especially for people who are questioning. even if they say they're interested in someone of the same gender, still no need to use the word gay or bisexual. let them be the one to use it when they're ready.
2. avoid asking yes or no questions
“what type of thoughts have you been having?” “how have they affected you?” try to get them to open up a little bit. sometimes, the mere act of saying the words aloud is enough to clarify our hazy thoughts. give them an opportunity to express their thoughts and feelings.
3. listen, and then, if appropriate, advise
yes, been there, and going to have a mighty urge to give advice. hold back. initially spew advice the moment they talk to you. listen to them first. then, after they're all out of words, ask if you can tell them what was helpful for you. if they say yes, then feel free to advise lightly.
4. realize their path is different
but there are so many similarities between you and them. you had identical thoughts when questioning. that might be the case, but they grow up in your household. they have the same friends. their life is different. treat it as such.
5. hook up with them
this need to be said, but i will still say it because seen it happen. your friend is not coming to you to experiment. they're coming to you for help. help is not taking advantage of a vulnerable and confused friend by shoving your lips on their face.
6. push them in any direction
encourage acceptance, open-mindedness, and exploration. emphasize the importance of living without self-judgment. do not push them in a “straighter” or “gayer” direction. not your job as a friend.
7. expand your concept of "straightness"
a straight person can acknowledge that a gay person is cute. that mean they're gay or bi. push the limits of what straight can be. even go as far as to say that straight people can have a little crush on someone of the same sex and still consider themselves straight. a sexual identity erupt because of a single thought. that do any good for straight or folks.
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7 weɪz tɪ səˈpɔrt ə frɛnd huz kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ðɛr ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti biɪŋ ə səˈpɔrtɪv, ˈhɛlpfəl frɛnd ɪz ðə bɛst θɪŋ ju kən du fər ˈsəmˌwən hu ɪz kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ðɛr ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti. ɪf ju ˈpraʊdli aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ɛz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə kəmˈjunɪti, ju meɪ hæv ə frɛnd ˈsikrɪtli tɛl ju ðət ðɛr kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ðɛr ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti. waɪl jʊr ˈnæʧərəl rɪˈspɑns ɪz tɪ skrim əv us”*” ənd dɪˈplɔɪ ðə ˈreɪnˌboʊ kənˈfɛti frəm ˈoʊvərˈhɛd, ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ˈteɪkɪŋ ə stɛp bæk. hir ər səm ˈpɑzətɪv weɪz tɪ səˈpɔrt ə frɛnd kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ðɛr ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti. 1 juz ˈleɪbəlz ˈleɪbəlz ər ˈfəkɪŋ ˈtɛrəˌfaɪɪŋ, əˈspɛʃəli fər ˈpipəl hu ər kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ. ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ seɪ ðɛr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈsəmˌwən əv ðə seɪm ˈʤɛndər, stɪl noʊ nid tɪ juz ðə wərd geɪ ər ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl. lɛt ðɛm bi ðə wən tɪ juz ɪt wɪn ðɛr ˈrɛdi. 2 əˈvɔɪd ˈæskɪŋ jɛs ər noʊ kˈwɛsʧənz taɪp əv θɔts hæv ju bɪn having?”*?” hæv ðeɪ əˈfɛktɪd you?”*?” traɪ tɪ gɪt ðɛm tɪ ˈoʊpən əp ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, ðə mɪr ækt əv seɪɪŋ ðə wərdz əˈlaʊd ɪz ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈklɛrəˌfaɪ ɑr ˈheɪzi θɔts. gɪv ðɛm ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ɪkˈsprɛs ðɛr θɔts ənd ˈfilɪŋz. 3 ˈlɪsən, ənd ðɛn, ɪf əˈproʊpriˌeɪt, ədˈvaɪz jɛs, bɪn ðɛr, ənd goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv ə ˈmaɪti ərʤ tɪ gɪv ədˈvaɪs. hoʊld bæk. ˌɪˈnɪʃəli spju ədˈvaɪs ðə ˈmoʊmənt ðeɪ tɔk tɪ ju. ˈlɪsən tɪ ðɛm fərst. ðɛn, ˈæftər ðɛr ɔl aʊt əv wərdz, æsk ɪf ju kən tɛl ðɛm wət wɑz ˈhɛlpfəl fər ju. ɪf ðeɪ seɪ jɛs, ðɛn fil fri tɪ ədˈvaɪz ˈlaɪtli. 4 ˈriəˌlaɪz ðɛr pæθ ɪz ˈdɪfərənt bət ðɛr ər soʊ ˈmɛni ˌsɪməˈlɛrətiz bɪtˈwin ju ənd ðɛm. ju hæd aɪˈdɛntɪkəl θɔts wɪn kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ. ðət maɪt bi ðə keɪs, bət ðeɪ groʊ əp ɪn jʊr ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld. ðeɪ hæv ðə seɪm frɛndz. ðɛr laɪf ɪz ˈdɪfərənt. trit ɪt ɛz səʧ. 5 hʊk əp wɪθ ðɛm ðɪs nid tɪ bi sɛd, bət aɪ wɪl stɪl seɪ ɪt bɪˈkəz sin ɪt ˈhæpən. jʊr frɛnd ɪz nɑt ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ju tɪ ɪkˈspɛrəmənt. ðɛr ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ju fər hɛlp. hɛlp ɪz nɑt ˈteɪkɪŋ ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ə ˈvəlnərəbəl ənd kənfˈjuzd frɛnd baɪ ˈʃəvɪŋ jʊr lɪps ɔn ðɛr feɪs. 6 pʊʃ ðɛm ɪn ˈɛni dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ɪnˈkərəʤ əkˈsɛptəns, open-mindedness*, ənd ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən. ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ˈlɪvɪŋ wɪˈθaʊt self-judgment*. du nɑt pʊʃ ðɛm ɪn ə ““straighter”*” ər ““gayer”*” dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. nɑt jʊr ʤɑb ɛz ə frɛnd. 7 ɪkˈspænd jʊr ˈkɑnsɛpt əv "straightness*" ə streɪt ˈpərsən kən ækˈnɑlɪʤ ðət ə geɪ ˈpərsən ɪz kjut. ðət min ðɛr geɪ ər baɪ. pʊʃ ðə ˈlɪmɪts əv wət streɪt kən bi. ˈivɪn goʊ ɛz fɑr ɛz tɪ seɪ ðət streɪt ˈpipəl kən hæv ə ˈlɪtəl krəʃ ɔn ˈsəmˌwən əv ðə seɪm sɛks ənd stɪl kənˈsɪdər ðɛmˈsɛlvz streɪt. ə ˈsɛkʃuəl aɪˈdɛntəˌti ˈirəpt bɪˈkəz əv ə ˈsɪŋgəl θɔt. ðət du ˈɛni gʊd fər streɪt ər foʊks.
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by jean
lucy parsons is the haymarket square widow who internationalized the struggle for the day and whose work led to the may day rallies held around the world, except in the u.s., to celebrate international workers day. i have known about lucy parsons most of my adult life but have read little of what she actually said. this is probably because the chicago police and fbi burned all of her papers and books.
lucy was born probably enslaved in the oklahoma territory and married to albert parsons, a former confederate soldier, who became a radical labor organizer. i was stunned to learn she die until 1942 and is buried near the haymarket martyrs in chicago. the lesson, in my mind, from the lives of this remarkable couple is that one of the first benefits to all workers that resulted from the ending of slavery, and even though it took much more struggle, was the instituting of the day.
numerous books on the contributions and achievements of african american women rarely if ever mention lucy parsons. charlayne huntger-gault, florence griffiths joyner, shirley chisholm all worthies of course but never ever lucy parsons. who been impacted by the legalizing and enforcement of the day?
as a disclaimer here, not am i not an anarchist but i believe in anarchism. however in certain historical periods it has a positive role to play and there is a passion in the real anarchists that one has to admire.
utah phillips, the folk singer, used to tell this story about lucy parsons. “shoot or stab them” was advice that got the anarchist agitator arrested whenever she tried to speak in public. husband was among those anarchists framed and executed for the infamous 1886 haymarket bombing. lucy continued to advocate for labor rights and social change. how utah told the rest of the story:
“one time, she was speaking at a big may day rally back in the haymarket in the middle during the depression. she was incredibly old. she was led carefully up to the rostrum, a multitude of people there. she had her hair tied back in a tight white bun, her face a mass of deeply incised lines, beady black eyes. she was the image of great-grandmother. she hunched over that podium, hawk-like, and fixed that multitude with those beady black eyes, and said: “what i want is for every greasy grimy tramp to arm himself with a knife or a gun and stationing himself at the doorways of the rich shoot or stab them as they come out.”
lest her zeal need a little explaining, lucy parsons made this declaration at the founding convention of the in 1905: “never be deceived that the rich will permit you to vote away their wealth.”
very little remains of the pamphlets which parsons published over the course of her life. the authorities considered her “more dangerous than a thousand rioters.” they blocked her entrance to public halls and arrested her whenever she addressed a crowd. when parsons died, the police confiscated and destroyed her library and papers.
jean is the former western regional representative for n’cobra, national coalition of blacks for reparations in america, and a former member of the international brotherhood of sleeping car porters, taught black studies at the university of new mexico, has traveled and written extensively in cuba and africa and currently serves as a member of the steering committee of the black alliance for just immigration. email him at jdamu2@yahoo.com.
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baɪ ʤin ˈlusi ˈpɑrsənz ɪz ðə ˈheɪˌmɑrkɪt skwɛr ˈwɪdoʊ hu ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑlaɪzd ðə ˈstrəgəl fər ðə deɪ ənd huz wərk lɛd tɪ ðə meɪ deɪ ˈræliz hɛld əraʊnd ðə wərld, ɪkˈsɛpt ɪn ðə juz., tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈwərkərz deɪ. aɪ hæv noʊn əˈbaʊt ˈlusi ˈpɑrsənz moʊst əv maɪ ˈædəlt laɪf bət hæv rɛd ˈlɪtəl əv wət ʃi ˈæˌkʧuəli sɛd. ðɪs ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli bɪˈkəz ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ pəˈlis ənd ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ bərnd ɔl əv hər ˈpeɪpərz ənd bʊks. ˈlusi wɑz bɔrn ˈprɑbəˌbli ɛnsˈleɪvd ɪn ðə ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri ənd ˈmɛrid tɪ ˈælbərt ˈpɑrsənz, ə ˈfɔrmər kənˈfɛdərˌeɪt ˈsoʊlʤər, hu bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈrædɪkəl ˈleɪbər ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzər. aɪ wɑz stənd tɪ lərn ʃi daɪ ənˈtɪl 1942 ənd ɪz ˈbɛrid nɪr ðə ˈheɪˌmɑrkɪt ˈmɑrtərz ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ. ðə ˈlɛsən, ɪn maɪ maɪnd, frəm ðə lɪvz əv ðɪs rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ˈkəpəl ɪz ðət wən əv ðə fərst ˈbɛnəfɪts tɪ ɔl ˈwərkərz ðət rɪˈzəltɪd frəm ðə ˈɛndɪŋ əv sˈleɪvəri, ənd ˈivɪn ðoʊ ɪt tʊk məʧ mɔr ˈstrəgəl, wɑz ðə ˈɪnstɪˌtutɪŋ əv ðə deɪ. ˈnumərəs bʊks ɔn ðə ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz ənd əˈʧivmənts əv ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈwɪmən ˈrɛrli ɪf ˈɛvər ˈmɛnʃən ˈlusi ˈpɑrsənz. ʃɑˈrleɪn huntger-gault*, ˈflɔrəns ˈgrɪfɪθs ˈʤɔɪnər, ˈʃərli ˈʧɪzəm ɔl ˈwərðiz əv kɔrs bət ˈnɛvər ˈɛvər ˈlusi ˈpɑrsənz. hu bɪn ˌɪmˈpæktɪd baɪ ðə ˈligəˌlaɪzɪŋ ənd ɛnˈfɔrsmənt əv ðə deɪ? ɛz ə dɪˈskleɪmər hir, nɑt æm aɪ nɑt ən ˈænərˌkɪst bət aɪ bɪˈliv ɪn anarchism*. ˌhaʊˈɛvər ɪn ˈsərtən hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈpɪriədz ɪt həz ə ˈpɑzətɪv roʊl tɪ pleɪ ənd ðɛr ɪz ə ˈpæʃən ɪn ðə ril ˈænərˌkɪsts ðət wən həz tɪ ædˈmaɪr. ˈjuˌtɔ ˈfɪlɪps, ðə foʊk ˈsɪŋər, juzd tɪ tɛl ðɪs ˈstɔri əˈbaʊt ˈlusi ˈpɑrsənz. ər stæb them”*” wɑz ədˈvaɪs ðət gɑt ðə ˈænərˌkɪst ˈæʤəˌteɪtər ərˈɛstɪd wɛˈnɛvər ʃi traɪd tɪ spik ɪn ˈpəblɪk. ˈhəzbənd wɑz əˈməŋ ðoʊz ˈænərˌkɪsts freɪmd ənd ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd fər ðə ˈɪnfəməs 1886 ˈheɪˌmɑrkɪt ˈbɑmɪŋ. ˈlusi kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ˈædvəˌkeɪt fər ˈleɪbər raɪts ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ʧeɪnʤ. haʊ ˈjuˌtɔ toʊld ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈstɔri: taɪm, ʃi wɑz ˈspikɪŋ æt ə bɪg meɪ deɪ ˈræli bæk ɪn ðə ˈheɪˌmɑrkɪt ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə dɪˈprɛʃən. ʃi wɑz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli oʊld. ʃi wɑz lɛd ˈkɛrfəli əp tɪ ðə ˈrɑstrəm, ə ˈməltəˌtud əv ˈpipəl ðɛr. ʃi hæd hər hɛr taɪd bæk ɪn ə taɪt waɪt bən, hər feɪs ə mæs əv ˈdipli ˌɪnˈsaɪzd laɪnz, ˈbidi blæk aɪz. ʃi wɑz ðə ˈɪmɪʤ əv ˌgreɪtˈgrændˌməθər. ʃi hənʧt ˈoʊvər ðət ˈpoʊdiəm, hawk-like*, ənd fɪkst ðət ˈməltəˌtud wɪθ ðoʊz ˈbidi blæk aɪz, ənd sɛd: aɪ wɔnt ɪz fər ˈɛvəri ˈgrisi ˈgraɪmi træmp tɪ ɑrm hɪmˈsɛlf wɪθ ə naɪf ər ə gən ənd ˈsteɪʃənɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf æt ðə ˈdɔrˌweɪz əv ðə rɪʧ ʃut ər stæb ðɛm ɛz ðeɪ kəm out.”*.” lɛst hər zil nid ə ˈlɪtəl ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ, ˈlusi ˈpɑrsənz meɪd ðɪs ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən æt ðə ˈfaʊndɪŋ kənˈvɛnʃən əv ðə ɪn 1905 bi dɪˈsivd ðət ðə rɪʧ wɪl ˈpərˌmɪt ju tɪ voʊt əˈweɪ ðɛr wealth.”*.” ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl rɪˈmeɪnz əv ðə ˈpæmfləts wɪʧ ˈpɑrsənz ˈpəblɪʃt ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv hər laɪf. ðə əˈθɔrətiz kənˈsɪdərd hər ˈdeɪnʤərəs ðən ə ˈθaʊzənd rioters.”*.” ðeɪ blɑkt hər ˈɛntrəns tɪ ˈpəblɪk hɔlz ənd ərˈɛstɪd hər wɛˈnɛvər ʃi əˈdrɛst ə kraʊd. wɪn ˈpɑrsənz daɪd, ðə pəˈlis ˈkɑnfəˌskeɪtəd ənd dɪˈstrɔɪd hər ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ənd ˈpeɪpərz. ʤin ɪz ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈwɛstərn ˈriʤənəl ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv fər n’cobra*, ˈnæʃənəl ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən əv blæks fər ˌrɛpərˈeɪʃənz ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə, ənd ə ˈfɔrmər ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈbrəðərˌhʊd əv sˈlipɪŋ kɑr ˈpɔrtərz, tɔt blæk ˈstədiz æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv nu ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ, həz ˈtrævəld ənd ˈrɪtən ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli ɪn ˈkjubə ənd ˈæfrɪkɑ ənd ˈkərəntli sərvz ɛz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈstɪrɪŋ kəˈmɪti əv ðə blæk əˈlaɪəns fər ʤɪst ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən. iˈmeɪl ɪm æt jdamu2@yahoo.com*.
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image caption fat around the waist is a particular risk factor for health problems
christmas may be a time of indulging for many, but health experts believe it is the perfect time to tell a loved one they are overweight.
the national obesity forum and international chair on risk said it was important to be upfront because of the health risks.
being overweight - particularly around the waist - increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke.
but a poll by the groups suggests too many people shy away from the issue.
the survey of more than people found 42% of 18 to would not tell a loved one they should lose weight because of a fear they would hurt the other person's feelings.
for those aged 25 to 44 it was just over a third, while for older people it was about one in four.
men find it hardest to tell their partners, while women were more worried about bringing up the issue with a friend.
but with families and friends getting together up and down the country over the festive period, the experts believe there is an opportunity that should not be missed.
waist fat in recent years, health experts have begun talking much more about what is known as abdominal obesity - basically fat round the stomach
it is recommended that men are no larger than (37in) and women (31.5in)
fat around the waist is related to the release of proteins and hormones which affect how the body breaks down sugars and fats
prof david haslam, chair of the national obesity forum, said: "suggesting to someone that they should consider losing a few pounds may not be a comfortable conversation to have.
"but if someone close to you has a large waistline then as long as you do it sensitively, discussing it with them now could help them avoid critical health risks later down the line and could even save their life."
dr jean pierre despres, scientific director of the international chair on risk, agreed.
"start by encouraging someone close to you to make simple lifestyle changes such as becoming more active, making small alterations to their eating habits and replacing sugary drinks with water."
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ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən fæt əraʊnd ðə weɪst ɪz ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr rɪsk ˈfæktər fər hɛlθ ˈprɑbləmz ˈkrɪsməs meɪ bi ə taɪm əv ˌɪnˈdəlʤɪŋ fər ˈmɛni, bət hɛlθ ˈɛkspərts bɪˈliv ɪt ɪz ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt taɪm tɪ tɛl ə ləvd wən ðeɪ ər ˌoʊvərˈweɪt. ðə ˈnæʃənəl əˈbisəti ˈfɔrəm ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ʧɛr ɔn rɪsk sɛd ɪt wɑz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ bi ˈəpˌfrənt bɪˈkəz əv ðə hɛlθ rɪsks. biɪŋ ˌoʊvərˈweɪt ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli əraʊnd ðə weɪst ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ðə rɪsk əv ˌdaɪəˈbitiz, hɑrt dɪˈziz ənd stroʊk. bət ə poʊl baɪ ðə grups səˈʤɛsts tu ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ʃaɪ əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈɪʃu. ðə ˈsərˌveɪ əv mɔr ðən ˈpipəl faʊnd 42 əv 18 tɪ wʊd nɑt tɛl ə ləvd wən ðeɪ ʃʊd luz weɪt bɪˈkəz əv ə fɪr ðeɪ wʊd hərt ðə ˈəðər ˈpərsənz ˈfilɪŋz. fər ðoʊz ˈeɪʤɪd 25 tɪ 44 ɪt wɑz ʤɪst ˈoʊvər ə θərd, waɪl fər ˈoʊldər ˈpipəl ɪt wɑz əˈbaʊt wən ɪn fɔr. mɛn faɪnd ɪt ˈhɑrdəst tɪ tɛl ðɛr ˈpɑrtnərz, waɪl ˈwɪmən wər mɔr ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ˈbrɪŋɪŋ əp ðə ˈɪʃu wɪθ ə frɛnd. bət wɪθ ˈfæməliz ənd frɛndz ˈgɪtɪŋ təˈgɛðər əp ənd daʊn ðə ˈkəntri ˈoʊvər ðə ˈfɛstɪv ˈpɪriəd, ðə ˈɛkspərts bɪˈliv ðɛr ɪz ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti ðət ʃʊd nɑt bi mɪst. weɪst fæt ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, hɛlθ ˈɛkspərts hæv ˈbeɪgən ˈtɔkɪŋ məʧ mɔr əˈbaʊt wət ɪz noʊn ɛz əbˈdɑmənəl əˈbisəti ˈbeɪsɪkli fæt raʊnd ðə ˈstəmək ɪt ɪz ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ðət mɛn ər noʊ ˈlɑrʤər ðən 37in*) ənd ˈwɪmən 31.5in*) fæt əraʊnd ðə weɪst ɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə riˈlis əv ˈproʊˌtinz ənd ˈhɔrˌmoʊnz wɪʧ əˈfɛkt haʊ ðə ˈbɑdi breɪks daʊn ˈʃʊgərz ənd fæts ˈdeɪvɪd ˈhæsləm, ʧɛr əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl əˈbisəti ˈfɔrəm, sɛd: "səˈʤɛstɪŋ tɪ ˈsəmˌwən ðət ðeɪ ʃʊd kənˈsɪdər ˈluzɪŋ ə fju paʊnz meɪ nɑt bi ə ˈkəmfərtəbəl ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən tɪ hæv. "bət ɪf ˈsəmˌwən kloʊz tɪ ju həz ə lɑrʤ ˈweɪˌstlaɪn ðɛn ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ju du ɪt ˈsɛnsɪtɪvli, dɪˈskəsɪŋ ɪt wɪθ ðɛm naʊ kʊd hɛlp ðɛm əˈvɔɪd ˈkrɪtɪkəl hɛlθ rɪsks ˈleɪtər daʊn ðə laɪn ənd kʊd ˈivɪn seɪv ðɛr laɪf." ˈdɑktər ʤin piɛr ˈdɛspərz, ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ʧɛr ɔn rɪsk, əˈgrid. "stɑrt baɪ ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ˈsəmˌwən kloʊz tɪ ju tɪ meɪk ˈsɪmpəl ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz səʧ ɛz bɪˈkəmɪŋ mɔr ˈæktɪv, ˈmeɪkɪŋ smɔl ˌɔltərˈeɪʃənz tɪ ðɛr ˈitɪŋ ˈhæbəts ənd rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ˈʃʊgəri drɪŋks wɪθ ˈwɔtər."
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metairie, la. -- kenny vaccaro said he felt like he let his teammates down when he was suspended over the final four games of the season due to a positive test for.
especially since the new orleans saints safety said he was probably having the best season of his four-year career.
"to be honest, i just made a mistake," vaccaro told in his first interview since the suspension.
vaccaro said he did take, which is a stimulant banned by the nfl without a proper prescription. but he insisted it was not any kind of performance enhancer. he said he took it during the bye weekend as a when he was in dallas to watch his former school, texas, and his little brother kevin play against oklahoma in the red river rivalry.
"i was just tired and i really wasn't aware of the whole rule thing. the game's early in the morning, the state fair was going on," vaccaro said. "i never took it before. i just did it, and it was just a dumb mistake by me, to be honest. and then i came back in monday and had a random test. but that's the rules, and i take full responsibility.
"it wasn't worth it to get a little bit of energy to watch a game to come back and get a random test on a monday. i mean, people can say it was unlucky, but i shouldn't have done it in the first place. but i don't take it, i don't have any problems. i just wanted to be up and alert. i don't take ever."
kenny vaccaro was having the best season of his career before getting suspended. wesley images
vaccaro said coach sean payton and all of his teammates were very supportive and nobody made him feel like an "outsider." he even stayed in touch with many teammates, reviewing plays and situations that he saw on tv while watching from back in his hometown of brownwood, texas.
"i'm glad i had such a good locker room to be around," vaccaro said -- though he said message to him was basically that the game doesn't stop to wait for anybody.
"he said, 'this is how this league is. as soon as one person's out, it just keeps rolling.' and it'll blow you away, just the magnitude of it. the train never stops for no one," vaccaro said. "and that's the biggest thing i got from the whole suspension is that i'll never let this happen again. i felt like i let my teammates down. i thought i was playing at a really high level the last five games before i got suspended. probably my best year, and i only played 11 games, statistically.
"i just feel bad, because i feel like was on a roll right before i got suspended and i just wanted to see how it would have all played out if i would've gotten to play the whole season like last year.
"and i was really hurt because i felt like we could've made a run, and i feel like i really could've helped the team in a lot of ways."
it's hard to imagine many saints who are more excited to turn the page to 2017 than vaccaro, who has already been training at the proactive sports performance facility in southern california. vaccaro said he plans to spend the next few months there, training with other nfl players and draft hopefuls represented by his athletes first agency.
the suspension was a disappointing setback for vaccaro, who admittedly had to learn how to overcome some maturity issues earlier in his career -- or as he and coaches put it, "be a better pro."
vaccaro's career has been loaded with highs and lows. he was drafted in the first round in 2013 and finished third in the defensive rookie of the year voting but also suffered a broken fibula at the end of that rookie season. then he struggled in 2014 and was temporarily demoted late in the season before bouncing back with a very good 2015 season and an excellent 2016 campaign.
vaccaro's versatility as a strong was a big part of the saints' return to a alignment in 2016. he forced a four (two interceptions, two forced fumbles) and assisted on another forced fumble in a critical moment during a win at san diego. vaccaro ranked second on the team with 67 tackles at the time of his suspension, had one sack, eight quarterback hits, five tackles for loss and five pass defenses.
"[defensive coordinator dennis allen] just did a great job of, you never really knew where i was gonna be," said vaccaro, who said he concentrated on getting a bit leaner last offseason. "i was able to be disruptive a lot more than i have in the past. eleven games, i had better ball disruption than i did since i've been in new orleans."
vaccaro is equally encouraged by the progress of the saints' defense as a whole.
they made some modest gains in 2016 after two lousy seasons in 2014 and 2015. they finished in the nfl in yards allowed but were over a stretch from week. their run defense greatly improved, as did their defense.
"i hate to be like ... i don't want to repeat myself, because we said last year was a different team. but this truly is," vaccaro said. "and i think this is the first year the statistics actually prove that we're a better team."
however, vaccaro said it was tough to see the saints fire defensive assistant coaches like joe vitt, bill johnson and james willis. but he said everyone from coaches to players understand that winning is "what keeps you in this league."
"joe, he treated me like a son. he called me sonny for [former nike executive] sonny vaccaro. that hurt me, man," vaccaro said. "but i mean, they always talk about it, winning is the only thing that matters, and how productive you are. coaches and players.
"but it's just sad that had to happen, man. it will be a little different in the building not seeing those guys and the jokes they would make and the foundation and the culture we built."
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məˈtɛri, lɑ. ˈkɛˌni vəˈkɑroʊ sɛd hi fɛlt laɪk hi lɛt hɪz ˈtimˌmeɪts daʊn wɪn hi wɑz səˈspɛndɪd ˈoʊvər ðə ˈfaɪnəl fɔr geɪmz əv ðə ˈsizən du tɪ ə ˈpɑzətɪv tɛst fər. əˈspɛʃəli sɪns ðə nu ˌɔˈrlinz seɪnts ˈseɪfti sɛd hi wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈhævɪŋ ðə bɛst ˈsizən əv hɪz ˌfɔˈrjɪr kərɪr. "tɪ bi ˈɑnəst, aɪ ʤɪst meɪd ə mɪˈsteɪk," vəˈkɑroʊ toʊld ɪn hɪz fərst ˈɪntərvˌju sɪns ðə səˈspɛnʃən. vəˈkɑroʊ sɛd hi dɪd teɪk, wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈstɪmjələnt bænd baɪ ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈprɑpər prəˈskrɪpʃən. bət hi ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ɪt wɑz nɑt ˈɛni kaɪnd əv pərˈfɔrməns ɛnˈhænsər. hi sɛd hi tʊk ɪt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə baɪ ˈwiˌkɪnd ɛz ə wɪn hi wɑz ɪn ˈdæləs tɪ wɔʧ hɪz ˈfɔrmər skul, ˈtɛksəs, ənd hɪz ˈlɪtəl ˈbrəðər ˈkɛvɪn pleɪ əˈgɛnst ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ɪn ðə rɛd ˈrɪvər ˈraɪvəlri. "aɪ wɑz ʤɪst taɪərd ənd aɪ ˈrɪli ˈwəzənt əˈwɛr əv ðə hoʊl rul θɪŋ. ðə geɪmz ˈərli ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ðə steɪt fɛr wɑz goʊɪŋ ɔn," vəˈkɑroʊ sɛd. "aɪ ˈnɛvər tʊk ɪt ˌbiˈfɔr. aɪ ʤɪst dɪd ɪt, ənd ɪt wɑz ʤɪst ə dəm mɪˈsteɪk baɪ mi, tɪ bi ˈɑnəst. ənd ðɛn aɪ keɪm bæk ɪn ˈmənˌdeɪ ənd hæd ə ˈrændəm tɛst. bət ðæts ðə rulz, ənd aɪ teɪk fʊl riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti. "ɪt ˈwəzənt wərθ ɪt tɪ gɪt ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv ˈɛnərʤi tɪ wɔʧ ə geɪm tɪ kəm bæk ənd gɪt ə ˈrændəm tɛst ɔn ə ˈmənˌdeɪ. aɪ min, ˈpipəl kən seɪ ɪt wɑz ənˈləki, bət aɪ ˈʃʊdənt hæv dən ɪt ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. bət aɪ doʊnt teɪk ɪt, aɪ doʊnt hæv ˈɛni ˈprɑbləmz. aɪ ʤɪst ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi əp ənd əˈlərt. aɪ doʊnt teɪk ˈɛvər." ˈkɛˌni vəˈkɑroʊ wɑz ˈhævɪŋ ðə bɛst ˈsizən əv hɪz kərɪr ˌbiˈfɔr ˈgɪtɪŋ səˈspɛndɪd. ˈwɛsli ˈɪmɪʤɪz vəˈkɑroʊ sɛd koʊʧ ʃɔn ˈpeɪtən ənd ɔl əv hɪz ˈtimˌmeɪts wər ˈvɛri səˈpɔrtɪv ənd ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi meɪd ɪm fil laɪk ən "aʊtˈsaɪdər." hi ˈivɪn steɪd ɪn təʧ wɪθ ˈmɛni ˈtimˌmeɪts, rivˈjuɪŋ pleɪz ənd ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz ðət hi sɔ ɔn ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən waɪl ˈwɑʧɪŋ frəm bæk ɪn hɪz ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn əv brownwood*, ˈtɛksəs. "əm glæd aɪ hæd səʧ ə gʊd ˈlɑkər rum tɪ bi əraʊnd," vəˈkɑroʊ sɛd ðoʊ hi sɛd ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ ɪm wɑz ˈbeɪsɪkli ðət ðə geɪm ˈdəzənt stɑp tɪ weɪt fər ˈɛnibədi. "hi sɛd, 'ðɪs ɪz haʊ ðɪs lig ɪz. ɛz sun ɛz wən ˈpərsənz aʊt, ɪt ʤɪst kips ˈroʊlɪŋ.' ənd ˈɪtəl bloʊ ju əˈweɪ, ʤɪst ðə ˈmægnəˌtud əv ɪt. ðə treɪn ˈnɛvər stɑps fər noʊ wən," vəˈkɑroʊ sɛd. "ənd ðæts ðə ˈbɪgəst θɪŋ aɪ gɑt frəm ðə hoʊl səˈspɛnʃən ɪz ðət aɪl ˈnɛvər lɛt ðɪs ˈhæpən əˈgɛn. aɪ fɛlt laɪk aɪ lɛt maɪ ˈtimˌmeɪts daʊn. aɪ θɔt aɪ wɑz pleɪɪŋ æt ə ˈrɪli haɪ ˈlɛvəl ðə læst faɪv geɪmz ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ gɑt səˈspɛndɪd. ˈprɑbəˌbli maɪ bɛst jɪr, ənd aɪ ˈoʊnli pleɪd 11 geɪmz, stəˈtɪstɪkəli. "aɪ ʤɪst fil bæd, bɪˈkəz aɪ fil laɪk wɑz ɔn ə roʊl raɪt ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ gɑt səˈspɛndɪd ənd aɪ ʤɪst ˈwɔntɪd tɪ si haʊ ɪt wʊd hæv ɔl pleɪd aʊt ɪf aɪ ˈwʊdəv ˈgɔtən tɪ pleɪ ðə hoʊl ˈsizən laɪk læst jɪr. "ənd aɪ wɑz ˈrɪli hərt bɪˈkəz aɪ fɛlt laɪk wi ˈkʊdəv meɪd ə rən, ənd aɪ fil laɪk aɪ ˈrɪli ˈkʊdəv hɛlpt ðə tim ɪn ə lɔt əv weɪz." ɪts hɑrd tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ˈmɛni seɪnts hu ər mɔr ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ tərn ðə peɪʤ tɪ 2017 ðən vəˈkɑroʊ, hu həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ˈtreɪnɪŋ æt ðə ˌproʊˈæktɪv spɔrts pərˈfɔrməns fəˈsɪlɪti ɪn ˈsəðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. vəˈkɑroʊ sɛd hi plænz tɪ spɛnd ðə nɛkst fju mənθs ðɛr, ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪθ ˈəðər ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl pleɪərz ənd dræft ˈhoʊpfəlz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd baɪ hɪz ˈæθˌlits fərst ˈeɪʤənsi. ðə səˈspɛnʃən wɑz ə ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ ˈsɛtˌbæk fər vəˈkɑroʊ, hu ædˈmɪtɪdli hæd tɪ lərn haʊ tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm səm məˈʧʊrəti ˈɪʃuz ˈərliər ɪn hɪz kərɪr ər ɛz hi ənd ˈkoʊʧɪz pʊt ɪt, "bi ə ˈbɛtər proʊ." kərɪr həz bɪn ˈloʊdɪd wɪθ haɪz ənd loʊz. hi wɑz ˈdræftɪd ɪn ðə fərst raʊnd ɪn 2013 ənd ˈfɪnɪʃt θərd ɪn ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈrʊki əv ðə jɪr ˈvoʊtɪŋ bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsəfərd ə ˈbroʊkən ˈfɪbjələ æt ðə ɛnd əv ðət ˈrʊki ˈsizən. ðɛn hi ˈstrəgəld ɪn 2014 ənd wɑz ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli dɪˈmoʊtɪd leɪt ɪn ðə ˈsizən ˌbiˈfɔr ˈbaʊnsɪŋ bæk wɪθ ə ˈvɛri gʊd 2015 ˈsizən ənd ən ˈɛksələnt 2016 kæmˈpeɪn. ˌvərsəˈtɪləti ɛz ə strɔŋ wɑz ə bɪg pɑrt əv ðə seɪnts' rɪˈtərn tɪ ə əˈlaɪnmənt ɪn 2016 hi fɔrst ə fɔr (tu ˌɪnərˈsɛpʃənz, tu fɔrst ˈfəmbəlz) ənd əˈsɪstɪd ɔn əˈnəðər fɔrst ˈfəmbəl ɪn ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈmoʊmənt ˈdʊrɪŋ ə wɪn æt sæn diˈeɪgoʊ. vəˈkɑroʊ ræŋkt ˈsɛkənd ɔn ðə tim wɪθ 67 ˈtækəlz æt ðə taɪm əv hɪz səˈspɛnʃən, hæd wən sæk, eɪt kˈwɔrtərˌbæk hɪts, faɪv ˈtækəlz fər lɔs ənd faɪv pæs dɪˈfɛnsɪz. "[dɪˈfɛnsɪv koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər ˈdɛnɪs ˈælən] ʤɪst dɪd ə greɪt ʤɑb əv, ju ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli nu wɛr aɪ wɑz ˈgɑnə bi," sɛd vəˈkɑroʊ, hu sɛd hi ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd ɔn ˈgɪtɪŋ ə bɪt ˈlinər læst offseason*. "aɪ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ bi dɪsˈrəptɪv ə lɔt mɔr ðən aɪ hæv ɪn ðə pæst. ˈilɛvən geɪmz, aɪ hæd ˈbɛtər bɔl dɪsˈrəpʃən ðən aɪ dɪd sɪns aɪv bɪn ɪn nu ˌɔˈrlinz." vəˈkɑroʊ ɪz ˈikwəli ɪnˈkərəʤd baɪ ðə ˈprɑˌgrɛs əv ðə seɪnts' dɪˈfɛns ɛz ə hoʊl. ðeɪ meɪd səm ˈmɑdəst geɪnz ɪn 2016 ˈæftər tu ˈlaʊzi ˈsizənz ɪn 2014 ənd 2015 ðeɪ ˈfɪnɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ɪn jɑrdz əˈlaʊd bət wər ˈoʊvər ə strɛʧ frəm wik ðɛr rən dɪˈfɛns ˈgreɪtli ˌɪmˈpruvd, ɛz dɪd ðɛr dɪˈfɛns. "aɪ heɪt tɪ bi laɪk aɪ doʊnt wɔnt tɪ rɪˈpit ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, bɪˈkəz wi sɛd læst jɪr wɑz ə ˈdɪfərənt tim. bət ðɪs ˈtruli ɪz," vəˈkɑroʊ sɛd. "ənd aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs ɪz ðə fərst jɪr ðə stəˈtɪstɪks ˈæˌkʧuəli pruv ðət wɪr ə ˈbɛtər tim." ˌhaʊˈɛvər, vəˈkɑroʊ sɛd ɪt wɑz təf tɪ si ðə seɪnts faɪər dɪˈfɛnsɪv əˈsɪstənt ˈkoʊʧɪz laɪk ʤoʊ vɪt, bɪl ˈʤɑnsən ənd ʤeɪmz ˈwɪlɪs. bət hi sɛd ˈɛvriˌwən frəm ˈkoʊʧɪz tɪ pleɪərz ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ˈwɪnɪŋ ɪz "wət kips ju ɪn ðɪs lig." "ʤoʊ, hi ˈtritɪd mi laɪk ə sən. hi kɔld mi ˈsəni fər [ˈfɔrmər ˈnaɪki ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv] ˈsəni vəˈkɑroʊ. ðət hərt mi, mæn," vəˈkɑroʊ sɛd. "bət aɪ min, ðeɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt, ˈwɪnɪŋ ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ðət ˈmætərz, ənd haʊ pərˈdəktɪv ju ər. ˈkoʊʧɪz ənd pleɪərz. "bət ɪts ʤɪst sæd ðət hæd tɪ ˈhæpən, mæn. ɪt wɪl bi ə ˈlɪtəl ˈdɪfərənt ɪn ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ nɑt siɪŋ ðoʊz gaɪz ənd ðə ʤoʊks ðeɪ wʊd meɪk ənd ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ənd ðə ˈkəlʧər wi bɪlt."
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go back to previous page or be prepared for disappointment.
this series has been stopped at page 44 and won't be back to previous page or be prepared for disappointment.
i've redraw page 1, to fix some "hole" in the story, this new version shows you about how did they get into the modern world!
====================================================================================new page 1 here to read the full comic (english version):繁體中文版 (traditional chinese (spanish version) por this comic is based on video game disney disney infinity, you can play as your favorite disney character and have a great adventure!also, you can use some amazing tools to fight your favorite tool so far is the laser gun from toy is the anna gameplay trailer in disney infinity:
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goʊ bæk tɪ ˈpriviəs peɪʤ ər bi priˈpɛrd fər ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt. ðɪs ˈsɪriz həz bɪn stɑpt æt peɪʤ 44 ənd woʊnt bi bæk tɪ ˈpriviəs peɪʤ ər bi priˈpɛrd fər ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt. aɪv riˈdrɔ peɪʤ 1 tɪ fɪks səm "hoʊl" ɪn ðə ˈstɔri, ðɪs nu ˈvərʒən ʃoʊz ju əˈbaʊt haʊ dɪd ðeɪ gɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈmɑdərn wərld! ====================================================================================nu peɪʤ 1 hir tɪ rɛd ðə fʊl ˈkɑmɪk (ˈɪŋlɪʃ version):繁體中文版*):繁體中文版 (trəˈdɪʃənəl ʧaɪˈniz (ˈspænɪʃ ˈvərʒən) pɔr ðɪs ˈkɑmɪk ɪz beɪst ɔn ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈdɪzni ˈdɪzni ˌɪnˈfɪnɪti, ju kən pleɪ ɛz jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈdɪzni ˈkɛrɪktər ənd hæv ə greɪt adventure!also*, ju kən juz səm əˈmeɪzɪŋ tulz tɪ faɪt jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt tul soʊ fɑr ɪz ðə ˈleɪzər gən frəm tɔɪ ɪz ðə ˈænə ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ˈtreɪlər ɪn ˈdɪzni ˌɪnˈfɪnɪti:
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senator decries us aid to israel as ‘welfare’
washington tea party favorite sen. rand paul (r-ky) said in an interview published friday that the proposed budget cuts were inadequate and fretted that his party may not have the courage to make a dent in the deficit.
“it’s really not going to touch the problem,” paul told abc jonathan karl. “there’s a disconnect between republicans who want a balanced budget but maybe yet brave enough to talk about the cuts to come.”
the republican budget proposed thursday offers $32 billion in spending cuts from a resolution funding the government in fiscal 2011 less than the proclaimed $74 billion in cuts, and far short of promises to remove $100 from the budget prior to the november elections.
paul, an ophthalmologist and son of rep. ron paul (r-tx), was elected to the senate in november on a wave of tea party energy. last week, he unveiled a plan of his own to slash spending by $500 billion, including drastic cuts to the department of education, minor defense cuts and the elimination of all foreign aid.
even that, he told abc, was not enough: “i go to a tea party and you know what they say to me? not enough. not enough. the other trillion you need?”
the kentucky republican defended his call to slash aid to israel, calling the nation an “important ally” but saying the us simply have the money.
“should we be giving free money or welfare to a wealthy nation? i think so,” he said.
paul dismissed fears by israel advocates that the jewish state needs us support to continue defending itself from regional adversaries. “i think that their defense is very significant and probably well in advance of any of their particular enemies,” he said.
mirroring his reputation for going it alone, the younger paul was the sole holdout on a vote thursday making it illegal to aim laser pointers at airplanes.
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ˈsɛnətər dɪˈkraɪz ˈjuˈɛs eɪd tɪ ˈɪzriəl ɛz ‘‘welfare’*’ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ti ˈpɑrti ˈfeɪvərɪt sɛn. rænd pɔl (r-ky*) sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ˈpəblɪʃt ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ðət ðə prəˈpoʊzd ˈbəʤɪt kəts wər ˌɪˈnædəkˌweɪt ənd ˈfrɛtɪd ðət hɪz ˈpɑrti meɪ nɑt hæv ðə kərɪʤ tɪ meɪk ə dɛnt ɪn ðə ˈdɛfəsət. ˈrɪli nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ təʧ ðə problem,”*,” pɔl toʊld ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈʤɑnəθən kɑrl. ə dɪskəˈnɛkt bɪtˈwin rɪˈpəblɪkənz hu wɔnt ə ˈbælənst ˈbəʤɪt bət ˈmeɪbi jɛt breɪv ɪˈnəf tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə kəts tɪ come.”*.” ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈbəʤɪt prəˈpoʊzd ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈɔfərz 32 ˈbɪljən ɪn ˈspɛndɪŋ kəts frəm ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ˈfəndɪŋ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ˈfɪskəl 2011 lɛs ðən ðə proʊˈkleɪmd 74 ˈbɪljən ɪn kəts, ənd fɑr ʃɔrt əv ˈprɑməsəz tɪ riˈmuv 100 frəm ðə ˈbəʤɪt praɪər tɪ ðə noʊˈvɛmbər ɪˈlɛkʃənz. pɔl, ən ˌɑpθəˈmɑləʤɪst ənd sən əv rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. rɑn pɔl (r-tx*), wɑz ɪˈlɛktɪd tɪ ðə ˈsɛnɪt ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər ɔn ə weɪv əv ti ˈpɑrti ˈɛnərʤi. læst wik, hi ənˈveɪld ə plæn əv hɪz oʊn tɪ slæʃ ˈspɛndɪŋ baɪ 500 ˈbɪljən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈdræstɪk kəts tɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ˈmaɪnər dɪˈfɛns kəts ənd ðə ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən əv ɔl ˈfɔrən eɪd. ˈivɪn ðət, hi toʊld ˈeɪˌbiˌsi, wɑz nɑt ɪˈnəf: goʊ tɪ ə ti ˈpɑrti ənd ju noʊ wət ðeɪ seɪ tɪ mi? nɑt ɪˈnəf. nɑt ɪˈnəf. ðə ˈəðər ˈtrɪljən ju need?”*?” ðə kənˈtəki rɪˈpəblɪkən dɪˈfɛndɪd hɪz kɔl tɪ slæʃ eɪd tɪ ˈɪzriəl, ˈkɔlɪŋ ðə ˈneɪʃən ən ally”*” bət seɪɪŋ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɪmpli hæv ðə ˈməni. wi bi ˈgɪvɪŋ fri ˈməni ər ˈwɛlˌfɛr tɪ ə ˈwɛlθi ˈneɪʃən? aɪ θɪŋk so,”*,” hi sɛd. pɔl dɪsˈmɪst fɪrz baɪ ˈɪzriəl ˈædvəˌkeɪts ðət ðə ʤuɪʃ steɪt nidz ˈjuˈɛs səˈpɔrt tɪ kənˈtɪnju dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ˌɪtˈsɛlf frəm ˈriʤənəl ˈædvərˌsɛriz. θɪŋk ðət ðɛr dɪˈfɛns ɪz ˈvɛri sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli wɛl ɪn ədˈvæns əv ˈɛni əv ðɛr ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr enemies,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈmɪrərɪŋ hɪz ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən fər goʊɪŋ ɪt əˈloʊn, ðə ˈjəŋgər pɔl wɑz ðə soʊl ˈhoʊlˌdaʊt ɔn ə voʊt ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˌɪˈligəl tɪ eɪm ˈleɪzər ˈpɔɪntərz æt ˈɛrpleɪnz.
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apollo 14: science instruments (circled left) and the lunar module descent stage (circled right) are connected by a footprint trail
a us spacecraft has captured images of apollo landing sites on the moon, revealing hardware and a trail of footprints left on the lunar surface. the release of the images coincides with the anniversary of the first manned mission to land on the moon. the descent stages from the lunar modules which carried astronauts to and from the moon can clearly be seen. the image of the apollo 14 landing site shows scientific instruments and an astronaut footpath in the lunar dust. it is the first time hardware left on the moon by the apollo missions has been seen from lunar orbit. the pictures were taken by nasa's lunar reconnaissance orbiter (lro) spacecraft, which launched on 18 june. the apollo 11 mission touched down on the moon on 20 july 1969 the spacecraft is carrying three cameras on board: one camera and two cameras mounted side-by-side. these are known collectively as the lunar reconnaissance orbiter camera (lroc) instrument. "the team anxiously awaited each image," said the instrument's principal investigator mark robinson of arizona state university. "we were very interested in getting our first peek at the lunar module descent stages just for the thrill - and to see how well the cameras had come into focus. indeed, the images are fantastic and so is the focus." astronaut trail the camera instrument was able to capture five of the six apollo sites, with the remaining apollo 12 site expected to be photographed in the coming weeks. future images from these sites will have two to three times greater resolution. long shadows from a low sun angle make the locations of the lunar modules' descent stages particularly evident. a long shadow is cast by the apollo 11 descent stage the image of the apollo 14 landing site had a particularly desirable lighting condition that revealed additional details. the apollo lunar surface experiment package, a set of scientific instruments placed by the astronauts at the landing site, is discernable, as are the faint trails between the module and instrument package left by the astronauts' footprints. the satellite reached lunar orbit on 23 june and captured the apollo sites between 11 and 15 july. though it had been expected that would be able to resolve the remnants of the apollo missions, these first images were taken before the spacecraft had reached its final mapping orbit. have your say i am 63, at 23 watched spellbound as it happened w a froud, letchworth, "not only do these images reveal the great accomplishments of apollo, they also show us that lunar exploration continues," said project scientist richard vondrak of nasa's goddard space flight center in greenbelt, us. "they demonstrate how will be used to identify the best destinations for the next journeys to the moon." although the pictures provide a reminder of past lunar exploration,'s primary focus is on paving the way for the future. data returned by the mission will help nasa identify safe landing sites for future explorers, locate potential resources, describe the moon's radiation environment and demonstrate new technologies.
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əˈpɑloʊ 14 saɪəns ˈɪnstrəmənts (ˈsərkəld lɛft) ənd ðə ˈlunər ˈmɑʤul dɪˈsɛnt steɪʤ (ˈsərkəld raɪt) ər kəˈnɛktɪd baɪ ə ˈfʊtˌprɪnt treɪl ə ˈjuˈɛs ˈspeɪˌskræft həz ˈkæpʧərd ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv əˈpɑloʊ ˈlændɪŋ saɪts ɔn ðə mun, rɪˈvilɪŋ ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ənd ə treɪl əv ˈfʊtˌprɪnts lɛft ɔn ðə ˈlunər ˈsərfəs. ðə riˈlis əv ðə ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪdz wɪθ ðə ˌænəˈvərsəri əv ðə fərst mænd ˈmɪʃən tɪ lænd ɔn ðə mun. ðə dɪˈsɛnt ˈsteɪʤɪz frəm ðə ˈlunər ˈmɑʤulz wɪʧ ˈkɛrid ˈæstrəˌnɔts tɪ ənd frəm ðə mun kən ˈklɪrli bi sin. ðə ˈɪmɪʤ əv ðə əˈpɑloʊ 14 ˈlændɪŋ saɪt ʃoʊz ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈɪnstrəmənts ənd ən ˈæstrəˌnɑt ˈfʊtˌpæθ ɪn ðə ˈlunər dəst. ɪt ɪz ðə fərst taɪm ˈhɑrdˌwɛr lɛft ɔn ðə mun baɪ ðə əˈpɑloʊ ˈmɪʃənz həz bɪn sin frəm ˈlunər ˈɔrbət. ðə ˈpɪkʧərz wər ˈteɪkən baɪ ˈnæsəz ˈlunər riˈkɑnəsəns ˈɔrbətər (lro*) ˈspeɪˌskræft, wɪʧ lɔnʧt ɔn 18 ʤun. ðə əˈpɑloʊ 11 ˈmɪʃən təʧt daʊn ɔn ðə mun ɔn 20 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1969 ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft ɪz ˈkɛriɪŋ θri ˈkæmərəz ɔn bɔrd: wən ˈkæmərə ənd tu ˈkæmərəz ˈmaʊnɪd ˈsaɪdbaɪˈsaɪd. ðiz ər noʊn kəˈlɛktɪvli ɛz ðə ˈlunər riˈkɑnəsəns ˈɔrbətər ˈkæmərə (lroc*) ˈɪnstrəmənt. "ðə tim ˈæŋkʃəsli əˈweɪtɪd iʧ ˈɪmɪʤ," sɛd ðə ˈɪnstrəmənts ˈprɪnsəpəl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər mɑrk ˈrɑbənsən əv ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti. "wi wər ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ ɑr fərst pik æt ðə ˈlunər ˈmɑʤul dɪˈsɛnt ˈsteɪʤɪz ʤɪst fər ðə θrɪl ənd tɪ si haʊ wɛl ðə ˈkæmərəz hæd kəm ˈɪntu ˈfoʊkɪs. ˌɪnˈdid, ðə ˈɪmɪʤɪz ər fænˈtæstɪk ənd soʊ ɪz ðə ˈfoʊkɪs." ˈæstrəˌnɑt treɪl ðə ˈkæmərə ˈɪnstrəmənt wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈkæpʧər faɪv əv ðə sɪks əˈpɑloʊ saɪts, wɪθ ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ əˈpɑloʊ 12 saɪt ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi ˈfoʊtəˌgræft ɪn ðə ˈkəmɪŋ wiks. fˈjuʧər ˈɪmɪʤɪz frəm ðiz saɪts wɪl hæv tu tɪ θri taɪmz ˈgreɪtər ˌrɛzəˈluʃən. lɔŋ ˈʃæˌdoʊz frəm ə loʊ sən ˈæŋgəl meɪk ðə loʊˈkeɪʃənz əv ðə ˈlunər ˈmɑʤulz' dɪˈsɛnt ˈsteɪʤɪz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈɛvədənt. ə lɔŋ ˈʃæˌdoʊ ɪz kæst baɪ ðə əˈpɑloʊ 11 dɪˈsɛnt steɪʤ ðə ˈɪmɪʤ əv ðə əˈpɑloʊ 14 ˈlændɪŋ saɪt hæd ə ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli dɪˈzaɪərəbəl ˈlaɪtɪŋ kənˈdɪʃən ðət rɪˈvild əˈdɪʃənəl ˈditeɪlz. ðə əˈpɑloʊ ˈlunər ˈsərfəs ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ˈpækɪʤ, ə sɛt əv ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈɪnstrəmənts pleɪst baɪ ðə ˈæstrəˌnɔts æt ðə ˈlændɪŋ saɪt, ɪz discernable*, ɛz ər ðə feɪnt treɪlz bɪtˈwin ðə ˈmɑʤul ənd ˈɪnstrəmənt ˈpækɪʤ lɛft baɪ ðə ˈæstrəˌnɔts' ˈfʊtˌprɪnts. ðə ˈsætəˌlaɪt riʧt ˈlunər ˈɔrbət ɔn 23 ʤun ənd ˈkæpʧərd ðə əˈpɑloʊ saɪts bɪtˈwin 11 ənd 15 ˌʤuˈlaɪ. ðoʊ ɪt hæd bɪn ɪkˈspɛktɪd ðət wʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ riˈzɑlv ðə ˈrɛmnənts əv ðə əˈpɑloʊ ˈmɪʃənz, ðiz fərst ˈɪmɪʤɪz wər ˈteɪkən ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft hæd riʧt ɪts ˈfaɪnəl ˈmæpɪŋ ˈɔrbət. hæv jʊr seɪ aɪ æm 63 æt 23 wɔʧt ˈspɛlˌbaʊnd ɛz ɪt ˈhæpənd ˈdəbəlju ə froud*, ˈlɛʧwərθ, "nɑt ˈoʊnli du ðiz ˈɪmɪʤɪz rɪˈvil ðə greɪt əˈkɑmplɪʃmənts əv əˈpɑloʊ, ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ʃoʊ ˈjuˈɛs ðət ˈlunər ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən kənˈtɪnjuz," sɛd ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈsaɪəntɪst ˈrɪʧərd ˈvɑndrək əv ˈnæsəz ˈgɑdərd speɪs flaɪt ˈsɛnər ɪn ˈgrinˌbɛlt, ˈjuˈɛs. "ðeɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt haʊ wɪl bi juzd tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðə bɛst ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃənz fər ðə nɛkst ˈʤərniz tɪ ðə mun." ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈpɪkʧərz prəˈvaɪd ə riˈmaɪndər əv pæst ˈlunər ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən, ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈfoʊkɪs ɪz ɔn ˈpeɪvɪŋ ðə weɪ fər ðə fˈjuʧər. ˈdætə rɪˈtərnd baɪ ðə ˈmɪʃən wɪl hɛlp ˈnæsə aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ seɪf ˈlændɪŋ saɪts fər fˈjuʧər ɪkˈsplɔrərz, ˈloʊˌkeɪt pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈrisɔrsɪz, dɪˈskraɪb ðə munz ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ənd ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt nu tɛkˈnɑləʤiz. ˈbʊkmɑrk wɪθ: dɪˈlɪʃəs ˈfeɪsˌbʊk wət ər ðiz? ˈiˌmeɪl ðɪs tɪ ə frɛnd ˈprɪntəbəl ˈvərʒən
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yesterday, the office of the controller general of patents, designs and trademark contradicted its 2015 decision and granted a patent to the us drug company gilead for its hepatitis c drug (also known as "sofo," and sold under the name).
sovaldi had been approved for sale in the us in december 2013, but gilead had come under sharp criticism for the price it was charging: it was launched in the united states at $1,000 per pill, or $84,000 for the standard course that cured most patients. in 2014, earned gilead $10.3 billion, and powered its revenue to nearly $25 than double the figure for the previous year.
wanting to sell in india, in july 2014, gilead submitted an application for a patent for the compound to the controller general office, which came before an official named. in january 2015, just about two weeks before us president barack obama was to visit india, rejected application. this decision made headlines across the world: it meant that indian pharmaceutical companies would be free to manufacture generic versions of the drug and sell them at any price they chose. indian companies would also be free to export the drug to other countries, including places where gilead was aiming to corner the market. the outcome was also expected to indicate how welcoming india, under the modi government, would be to international business. for decades, the country had been accused of having weak protections for intellectual property of thus being of innovative foreign firms. western countries were likely to see the rejection of patent application as yet another sign that india serious about strengthening its regime.
in their march 2016 cover story, 'drug deals,' and krishnan reported on how efforts to secure the patent indicated that india may be giving into the pressure from the us government and big pharma to loosen its policy, and why that would endanger millions of patients globally. in this excerpt from the story, and krishnan recount what they learned happened to after he rejected application.
in the second week of february, we drove to sector 14 to meet with three and one the patent office, and to learn about what had happened behind the scenes when rejected patent application for.
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ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, ðə ˈɔfəs əv ðə kənˈtroʊlər ˈʤɛnərəl əv ˈpætənts, dɪˈzaɪnz ənd ˈtreɪdˌmɑrk ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktəd ɪts 2015 dɪˈsɪʒən ənd ˈgrænɪd ə ˈpætənt tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs drəg ˈkəmpəˌni gɪˈlid fər ɪts ˌhɛpəˈtaɪtəs si drəg (ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz "sofo*," ənd soʊld ˈəndər ðə neɪm). hæd bɪn əˈpruvd fər seɪl ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2013 bət gɪˈlid hæd kəm ˈəndər ʃɑrp ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm fər ðə praɪs ɪt wɑz ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ: ɪt wɑz lɔnʧt ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts æt pər pɪl, ər fər ðə ˈstændərd kɔrs ðət kjʊrd moʊst ˈpeɪʃənz. ɪn 2014 ərnd gɪˈlid ˈbɪljən, ənd paʊərd ɪts ˈrɛvəˌnu tɪ ˈnɪrli 25 ðən ˈdəbəl ðə ˈfɪgjər fər ðə ˈpriviəs jɪr. ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ sɛl ɪn ˈɪndiə, ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2014 gɪˈlid səbˈmɪtəd ən ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən fər ə ˈpætənt fər ðə ˈkɑmpaʊnd tɪ ðə kənˈtroʊlər ˈʤɛnərəl ˈɔfəs, wɪʧ keɪm ˌbiˈfɔr ən əˈfɪʃəl neɪmd. ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2015 ʤɪst əˈbaʊt tu wiks ˌbiˈfɔr ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɑz tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ˈɪndiə, rɪˈʤɛktɪd ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. ðɪs dɪˈsɪʒən meɪd ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz əˈkrɔs ðə wərld: ɪt mɛnt ðət ˈɪndiən ˌfɑrməˈsutɪkəl ˈkəmpəˌniz wʊd bi fri tɪ ˌmænjəˈfækʧər ʤəˈnɛrɪk ˈvərʒənz əv ðə drəg ənd sɛl ðɛm æt ˈɛni praɪs ðeɪ ʧoʊz. ˈɪndiən ˈkəmpəˌniz wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi fri tɪ ˈɛkspɔrt ðə drəg tɪ ˈəðər ˈkəntriz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈpleɪsɪz wɛr gɪˈlid wɑz ˈeɪmɪŋ tɪ ˈkɔrnər ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˈɪndəˌkeɪt haʊ ˈwɛlkəmɪŋ ˈɪndiə, ˈəndər ðə ˈmoʊdi ˈgəvərnmənt, wʊd bi tɪ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈbɪznɪs. fər ˈdɛkeɪdz, ðə ˈkəntri hæd bɪn əˈkjuzd əv ˈhævɪŋ wik prəˈtɛkʃənz fər ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈprɑpərti əv ðəs biɪŋ əv ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv ˈfɔrən fərmz. ˈwɛstərn ˈkəntriz wər ˈlaɪkli tɪ si ðə rɪˈʤɛkʃən əv ˈpætənt ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ɛz jɛt əˈnəðər saɪn ðət ˈɪndiə ˈsɪriəs əˈbaʊt ˈstrɛŋθənɪŋ ɪts rəˈʒim. ɪn ðɛr mɑrʧ 2016 ˈkəvər ˈstɔri, 'drəg dilz,' ənd ˈkrɪʃnən ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn haʊ ˈɛfərts tɪ sɪˈkjʊr ðə ˈpætənt ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət ˈɪndiə meɪ bi ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈprɛʃər frəm ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt ənd bɪg ˈfɑrmə tɪ ˈlusən ɪts ˈpɑləsi, ənd waɪ ðət wʊd ɛnˈdeɪnʤər ˈmɪljənz əv ˈpeɪʃənz ˈgloʊbəli. ɪn ðɪs ˈɛksərpt frəm ðə ˈstɔri, ənd ˈkrɪʃnən ˌriˈkaʊnt wət ðeɪ ˈlərnɪd ˈhæpənd tɪ ˈæftər hi rɪˈʤɛktɪd ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd wik əv ˈfɛbruˌɛri, wi droʊv tɪ ˈsɛktər 14 tɪ mit wɪθ θri ənd wən ðə ˈpætənt ˈɔfəs, ənd tɪ lərn əˈbaʊt wət hæd ˈhæpənd bɪˈhaɪnd ðə sinz wɪn rɪˈʤɛktɪd ˈpætənt ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən fər.
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sky duels #8: spain on fire
the spanish civil war was a challenging test of soviet and german technical preparedness for a major conflict. and it was in spain where many future aces saw the challenges they were yet to face in upcoming battles
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the heinkel he 112 fighter was developed by heinkel in the middle of the and was supposed to become the main fighter plane for the next 10 years. its design employed numerous decisions like wing planform, retractable landing gear and an all metal construction. the he 112 was also one of the first fighters equipped with cannon armament. but all these advantages were not enough to make command give it preference over messerschmitt. so heinkel had to choose other markets like romania and japan for its new model. the he 112 was also supplied to the infamous german condor legion, which served with the nationalists during the spanish civil war.
the republicans fielded the renowned, nicknamed ‘ishak’ (the donkey) by soviet pilots, it remained from its first flight in 1933 till the germans started mass producing the and he 112 monoplanes.s had a decisive advantage over nationalist like the he and the fiat because of the superior speed, good climb rate and bomb and rocket armament.
the spanish civil war was a challenging test of soviet and german technical preparedness for a major conflict. and it was in spain where many future aces had their baptism of fire.
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əˈtɛnʃən! ðɪs nuz wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn ðə oʊld ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ðɛr meɪ bi səm ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ nuz dɪˈspleɪ ɪn spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈbraʊzər ˈvərʒənz. skaɪ duəlz 8 speɪn ɔn faɪər ðə ˈspænɪʃ ˈsɪvəl wɔr wɑz ə ˈʧælənʤɪŋ tɛst əv ˈsoʊviˌɛt ənd ˈʤərmən ˈtɛknɪkəl priˈpɛrədnəs fər ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈkɑnflɪkt. ənd ɪt wɑz ɪn speɪn wɛr ˈmɛni fˈjuʧər ˈeɪsɪz sɔ ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz ðeɪ wər jɛt tɪ feɪs ɪn ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈbætəlz frəm ɑkˈtoʊbər tɪ ɑkˈtoʊbər (frəm ɑkˈtoʊbər tɪ ɑkˈtoʊbər) 50 ˈspɛʃəl ˈdɪskaʊnt fər 15 ˈspɛʃəl ˈdɪskaʊnt fər taɪp 18 taɪp 28 ənd kənˈvərʒən fər ənd ˈʤərməni əˈʧivmənts: waɪl flaɪɪŋ ər hi 112 dɪˈstrɔɪ 5 ənd 50 ˈɛnəmi ˈɛrˌkræft ɪn ɑrˈkeɪd ˈbætəlz waɪl flaɪɪŋ ˈɛni ˈsoʊviˌɛt ər ˈʤərmən pleɪnz dɪˈstrɔɪ 3 ənd 10 ˈɛnəmi ˈɛrˌkræft ɪn ɑrˈkeɪd ˈbætəlz dɪˈstrɔɪ 5 ˈɛrˌkræft ɪn ˈbætəlz ju meɪ ərn əp tɪ 100 000 ˈsɪlvər laɪənz (ju kən ʧɛk jʊr ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪn jʊr geɪm ˈproʊˌfaɪl əˈʧivmənts) ðə ˈhaɪŋkəl hi 112 ˈfaɪtər wɑz dɪˈvɛləpt baɪ ˈhaɪŋkəl ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə ənd wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə meɪn ˈfaɪtər pleɪn fər ðə nɛkst 10 jɪrz. ɪts dɪˈzaɪn ɪmˈplɔɪd ˈnumərəs dɪˈsɪʒənz laɪk wɪŋ planform*, riˈtræktəbəl ˈlændɪŋ gɪr ənd ən ɔl ˈmɛtəl kənˈstrəkʃən. ðə hi 112 wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ wən əv ðə fərst ˈfaɪtərz ɪkˈwɪpt wɪθ ˈkænən ˈɑrməmənt. bət ɔl ðiz ædˈvæntɪʤɪz wər nɑt ɪˈnəf tɪ meɪk kəˈmænd gɪv ɪt ˈprɛfərəns ˈoʊvər ˈmɛsərʃˌmɪt soʊ ˈhaɪŋkəl hæd tɪ ʧuz ˈəðər ˈmɑrkɪts laɪk roʊˈmeɪniə ənd ʤəˈpæn fər ɪts nu ˈmɑdəl. ðə hi 112 wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ səˈplaɪd tɪ ðə ˈɪnfəməs ˈʤərmən ˈkɑndər ˈliʤən, wɪʧ sərvd wɪθ ðə ˈnæʃənəlɪsts ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈspænɪʃ ˈsɪvəl wɔr. ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈfildɪd ðə rɪˈnaʊnd ˈnɪkˌneɪmd ‘‘ishak’*’ (ðə ˈdɔŋki) baɪ ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈpaɪləts, ɪt rɪˈmeɪnd frəm ɪts fərst flaɪt ɪn 1933 tɪl ðə ˈʤərmənz ˈstɑrtɪd mæs prəˈdusɪŋ ðə ənd hi 112 ˈmɑnəˌpleɪnz. hæd ə dɪˈsaɪsɪv ædˈvæntɪʤ ˈoʊvər ˈnæʃənəlɪst laɪk ðə hi ənd ðə faɪæt bɪˈkəz əv ðə suˈpɪriər spid, gʊd klaɪm reɪt ənd bɔm ənd ˈrɑkət ˈɑrməmənt. ðə ˈspænɪʃ ˈsɪvəl wɔr wɑz ə ˈʧælənʤɪŋ tɛst əv ˈsoʊviˌɛt ənd ˈʤərmən ˈtɛknɪkəl priˈpɛrədnəs fər ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈkɑnflɪkt. ənd ɪt wɑz ɪn speɪn wɛr ˈmɛni fˈjuʧər ˈeɪsɪz hæd ðɛr ˈbæptɪzəm əv faɪər.
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ˈkəmɪŋ sun ʧɪp pəˈteɪˌtoʊ ə pəg ənd hər maʊs stɑrt ˈkɪndərˌgɑrtən, ˈwɛlkəm nu ˈsɪblɪŋz ənd lərn tɪ bɪˈkəm pɑrt əv ðɛr kəmˈjunɪti ɪn ðɪs ˈsɪriz fər ˈpriˌskulərz. ˈʃæˌdoʊ ənd boʊn ˈsɪnɪstər ˈfɔrsɪz plɑt əˈgɛnst ə jəŋ ˈsoʊlʤər wɪn ʃi rɪˈvilz ə ˈmæʤɪkəl paʊər ðət maɪt ˈjuˌnaɪt hər wərld. beɪst ɔn li ˈnɑvəlz. əm ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv ˈɛndɪŋ θɪŋz ən ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈditʊr tərnz ə ˈkəpəlz roʊd trɪp ˈɪntu ə ˈtɛrəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈʤərni θru ðɛr ˈfræʤəl ˈsaɪkiz. əˈdæptɪd ənd dɪˈrɛktɪd baɪ ˈʧɑrli ˈkɔfmən. ˈbərti tu bərd ˈwɪmən ə ˈkɛrˌfri ənd ən ˈæŋʃəs ˈsɔŋˌbərd lɪv ɪn ðə seɪm əˈpɑrtmənt ˈbɪldɪŋ ənd ʃɛr ðɛr lɪvz ɪn ðɪs ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd ˈkɑmədi. ˌəndərˈkəvər ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈɛkstəsi prəˈdusər ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈləgʒəri ɔn ðə ˈbɔrdər ˈfeɪsɪz bɪg ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wɪn tu ˌəndərˈkəvər ˈeɪʤənts bɪˈgɪn ˈmuvɪŋ ɪn ɔn hɪz ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən. ə ˈtiˌneɪʤ bɔɪ ənd hɪz frɛndz gɪt kɔt ɪn ə klæʃ bɪtˈwin brəˈzɪljən ˈwɪʧˌkræft ənd ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈʃɪnˌtoʊ ˈspɪrɪts ɪn ðɛr ˈneɪbərˌhʊd. kˈwɪkˌsænd ˈæftər ə ˈtræʤədi æt ə ˈstɑˌkhoʊlm prɛp skul, haɪ skul ˈstudənt faɪndz hərˈsɛlf ɔn traɪəl fər ˈmərdər. beɪst ɔn ðə ˈnɑvəl. twɛlv fərˈɛvər dɪˈzaɪər tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ə ʧaɪld ɪz soʊ ˈpaʊərfəl ðət ɪt ˈoʊpənz əp ə ˈfænəsi wərld wɛr ʃi ˈnɛvər həz tɪ groʊ əp.
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last picture of tragic teenage girls killed in hit and run: victims, 14, and 16, pose happily for camera just two hours before they died
jasmine allsop, 14, and olivia, 16, died early on sunday morning
they had happily smiled and posed for the camera just two hours earlier
man, 20, who was 'going out with olivia' arrested on suspicion of murder
police have been given more time - until thursday morning - to question him
he allegedly drove into the girls and then collapsed at nearby petrolation
jasmine's mother describes holding her for hours and kissing her goodbye
'i told her she was my angel... i remember her blue eyesaring'
pictured smiling and laughing as they pose for the camera, these photographs were taken just two hours before teenagers jasmine allsop and olivia were tragically killed in a hit-and-run.
jasmine's heartbroken mother, rosemary allsop, last night revealed the poignant images as police were granted more time to question a man over their deaths.
jasmine, 14, died at the scene of the collision in ann's hill road in, hampshire, at about on sunday. olivia, 16, was taken to hospital where she died later.
tragedy: jasmine allsop, 14, left, and olivia, 16, right, pose for a photograph just two hours before they were killed in a hit-and-run
happy: jasmine, left, and olivia, right, both looked happy and smiled as they posed for photographs in the early hours on sunday
the suspect from was detained following the incident and detectives have been granted further time before deciding whether they have sufficient evidence to charge him.
a hampshire police spokesman said: 'the courts have granted more time for detectives to continue questioning a man on suspicion of murder after a fatal road traffic collision in on sunday, november 3.
'the suspect can now remain under arrest in police custody for interviewing until on the morning of thursday, november 7.
'a decision will follow on whether there is enough evidence at that time to charge the suspect with a criminal offence.'
friends: jasmine, left, died outside her home shortly after the collision. olivia, right, was taken to hospital where she later died on sunday
investigation: a local man has been charged with over the girls' deaths
mrs allsop, 37, last night revealed the moment she ran out of her house to see her daughter lying in the road, before picking her up and saying her final goodbye.
she said: 'i went out and then a neighbour covered me in a blanket. i kissed her - it was four hours before they took her body away because i did not want to let her go.
'i told her she was my angel and i'd loved her since the day she was born. i can remember her big blue eyesaring.'
the housewife, who is also the mother of a four-year-old, said the death has left her numb. she said: 'i'm empty inside and lost. i keep expecting her to come through the door.'
close: jasmine allsop (left) and olivia (right) died after they were hit by a car in, hampshire friends: the two girls are shown playing around at house in a photo provided by her mother she added: 'jasmine was a gorgeous, lovely, bubbly character. they (jasmine and olivia) were best friends.' the man - whose identity has not been confirmed by police - is believed to have been in a relationship with olivia. friends of the girls say that the suspected of killing them went to a nearby petrolation to get help and then passed out, shortly before being arrested by police.
'i can't believe she's gone': rosemary allsop is comforted by a as she looks at the floral tributes left by her daughter's friends one friend, who did not want to be named, said: 'i heard olivia was going out with the guy who has been arrested.'
the girls were apparently hit by a green honda civic around 20 yards from terraced house as they walked home at about 4.15am. jasmine known as jas died at the scene, while olivia was taken to hospital with severe injuries but died later on sunday. mother yesterday spoke outside her home where she described the moment she visited her daughter in a hospital mortuary.
i've only just been to see her body. i can't believe she's gone ,' said ms allsop, 37 'she would have loved to see all these flowers and to see how much she meant to everybody.
'it's harder for me that she died right outside my house.
'i didn't let her go for four hours when it happened.
'i was just kissing her and holding her in the road - i couldn't bear to let her go.
'i looked into her big blue eyes and told her she had always been my angel and i had always loved her.' she added: 'she had hundreds of friends and they've all been here to pay their respects.
'tonight her friends are all heading to the local park to light lanterns, play music and just remember the girls.
'i don't know if we'll go along - it was all a bit too much last night when they did something similar.
'there must have been 200 people there, even though it was pouring with rain.
'at school today they even held an assembly for jasmine and olivia and the school sent flowers to us too, which was lovely.
'the response from everyone has been amazing.
'now i just feel empty. it's awful, because i keep expecting her to walk back through the front door.'
tributes: friends have left bunches of flowers at the scene of the two girls' death, and have gathered to remember the teenagers 'sleep tight': one friend's heartfelt tribute to olivia, who has died at the age of just 16 ms allsop said earlier that she had been enjoying a night' watching horror films with the teenagers. emergency services had woken her in the middle of the night. 'it was just all a blur,' she said. 'i cannot remember what happened. i had gone to bed. i didn't see anything. i just thought they were playing cds and talking about boys and make-up.'
she added: 'i'm empty inside and lost. i keep expecting her to come through the door.
'we had a girls' night in. jasmine wasraightening my hair and plucking my eyebrows and olivia was here. jasmine was a gorgeous, lovely, bubbly character - they were best friends.'
mourners: two friends carry flowers to the scene, which was cordoned off as police continued their investigation recording every detail: forensic officers collect evidence in anne's hill road father kevin maclaughlan, 58, also paid tribute to his daughter, saying: 'she was beautiful. the most beautiful, bubbly natured girl - outgoing and affectionate, very caring and bubbly.'
the wasudying at brune park community school, where olivia used to be a pupil.
head teacher richard kelly said: 'they were both independent, individuals who lived their lives to the full with confidence and a sense of humour and a sense of fun.
'we will miss them both immensely and the unique talents which they displayed. our thoughts and prayers are with their families at this dreadful time.'
di lloyd, principal of vincent college where the older girl wasudying at the time of her death, said: 'we're sending our sincere condolences to olivia's family.
'we're very shocked and saddened. at the moment everyone is coming to terms with it and preparing to support theudents who are coming in today.'
continuing investigation: both girls wereruck by a green honda civic in this suburbanreet. etherington was arrested by police after he collapsed at a nearby petrolation call for witnesses: police officers put up a sign urging people to come forward if they have any information about events leading up to the incident friends have paid tribute to the popular schoolgirls, but hampshire constabulary was forced to delete hundreds of facebook posts amidst fears they could the police investigation. officers wrote: 'please do not post comments which could have a detrimental effect on this investigation or that speculate on the circumstances.
'remember there are grieving families who have just lost loved ones.' detective superintendent dick pearson, from hampshire constabulary, said today: 'i would like to thank members of the public for their substantial and assistance with our investigation so far.
'a dedicated team of officers andaff from a range of departments are working closely together to leads from witnesses and forensics. 'they were best friends and were always together. so sad. everyone is shocked and i think anyone can believe what has happened. they were good girls and easy to get along with. they have any enemies. they were loved by everyone. there will be a lot of tears’ - bates, friend
'the green honda civic is the subject of further examinations to ensure all potential evidence has been gathered and preserved.' friends and neighbours gathered yesterday near the scene of the tragedy to mourn the pair. bates, 16, said: ‘they were lovely, bubbly girls and everyone around here knew them. ‘they were best friends and were always together. so sad. everyone is shocked and i think anyone can believe what has happened. ‘they were good girls and easy to get along with. they have any enemies. they were loved by everyone. there will be a lot of tears.’
sasha ewing, also 16, said: ‘they were happy girls who were always out with mates and having a good time. such a shock - one minute they were here and now they are not.’ damien bannon, 19, who knew both girls, said: ‘i believe the girls had been to a party and wereanding outside the house talking when the car hit them. the driver was a friend of theirs. ‘iill believe it. such a tragedy.’ mr bannon, a decorator, said older brother reece was ‘distraught and angry’ at her death. ‘he was very fond and protective of his little sister,’ he added.
schoolfriends who asked not to be named described the girls as ‘bubbly, outgoing, and extremely popular.’ one said: ‘they loved being the centre of attention and were very sociable. they were always listening to popular chart music or dubstep.’
meanwhile devastated neighbours laid flowers at the scene and spoke of their shock.
a message on one bunch said: ‘in love and memory of olivia and jaz. thinking of you. lots of love regan, taylor, and tom.’ family friend victoria berry, 45, who lived opposite former address, described the teenager as an ‘absolutely gorgeous girl’.
she added: ‘what has happened to her and her friend is an absolute tragedy and a huge loss to all that knew and loved her. ‘it’s hard to believe that never see her again.’
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læst ˈpɪkʧər əv ˈtræʤɪk ˈtiˌneɪʤ gərlz kɪld ɪn hɪt ənd rən: ˈvɪktɪmz, 14 ənd 16 poʊz ˈhæpəli fər ˈkæmərə ʤɪst tu aʊərz ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ daɪd ˈʤæzmɪn ˈɔlˌsɑp, 14 ənd oʊˈlɪviə, 16 daɪd ˈərli ɔn ˈsənˌdi ˈmɔrnɪŋ ðeɪ hæd ˈhæpəli smaɪld ənd poʊzd fər ðə ˈkæmərə ʤɪst tu aʊərz ˈərliər mæn, 20 hu wɑz 'goʊɪŋ aʊt wɪθ oʊˈlɪviə' ərˈɛstɪd ɔn səˈspɪʃən əv ˈmərdər pəˈlis hæv bɪn ˈgɪvɪn mɔr taɪm ənˈtɪl ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ tɪ kˈwɛʃən ɪm hi əˈlɛʤədli droʊv ˈɪntu ðə gərlz ənd ðɛn kəˈlæpst æt ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈpɛtroʊl ˈsteɪʃən ˈməðər dɪˈskraɪbz ˈhoʊldɪŋ hər fər aʊərz ənd ˈkɪsɪŋ hər ˌgʊdˈbaɪ 'aɪ toʊld hər ʃi wɑz maɪ ˈeɪnʤəl... aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər hər blu aɪz ˈstɛrɪŋ' ˈpɪkʧərd sˈmaɪlɪŋ ənd ˈlæfɪŋ ɛz ðeɪ poʊz fər ðə ˈkæmərə, ðiz ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs wər ˈteɪkən ʤɪst tu aʊərz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈtiˌneɪʤərz ˈʤæzmɪn ˈɔlˌsɑp ənd oʊˈlɪviə wər ˈtræʤɪkli kɪld ɪn ə ˈhɪtænˌrən. ˈhɑrtˌbroʊkən ˈməðər, ˈroʊzˌmɛri ˈɔlˌsɑp, læst naɪt rɪˈvild ðə ˈpɔɪnjənt ˈɪmɪʤɪz ɛz pəˈlis wər ˈgrænɪd mɔr taɪm tɪ kˈwɛʃən ə mæn ˈoʊvər ðɛr dɛθs. ˈʤæzmɪn, 14 daɪd æt ðə sin əv ðə kəˈlɪʒən ɪn ænz hɪl roʊd ɪn, ˈhæmʃər, æt əˈbaʊt ɔn ˈsənˌdi. oʊˈlɪviə, 16 wɑz ˈteɪkən tɪ ˈhɑˌspɪtəl wɛr ʃi daɪd ˈleɪtər. ˈtræʤədi: ˈʤæzmɪn ˈɔlˌsɑp, 14 lɛft, ənd oʊˈlɪviə, 16 raɪt, poʊz fər ə ˈfoʊtəˌgræf ʤɪst tu aʊərz ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ wər kɪld ɪn ə ˈhɪtænˌrən ˈhæpi: ˈʤæzmɪn, lɛft, ənd oʊˈlɪviə, raɪt, boʊθ lʊkt ˈhæpi ənd smaɪld ɛz ðeɪ poʊzd fər ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs ɪn ðə ˈərli aʊərz ɔn ˈsənˌdi ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt frəm wɑz dɪˈteɪnd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈɪnsədənt ənd dɪˈtɛktɪvz hæv bɪn ˈgrænɪd ˈfərðər taɪm ˌbiˈfɔr ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ ˈwɛðər ðeɪ hæv səˈfɪʃənt ˈɛvədəns tɪ ʧɑrʤ ɪm. ə ˈhæmʃər pəˈlis ˈspoʊksmən sɛd: 'ðə kɔrts hæv ˈgrænɪd mɔr taɪm fər dɪˈtɛktɪvz tɪ kənˈtɪnju kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ə mæn ɔn səˈspɪʃən əv ˈmərdər ˈæftər ə ˈfeɪtəl roʊd ˈtræfɪk kəˈlɪʒən ɪn ɔn ˈsənˌdi, noʊˈvɛmbər 3 'ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt kən naʊ rɪˈmeɪn ˈəndər ərˈɛst ɪn pəˈlis ˈkəstədi fər ˈɪntərvˌjuɪŋ ənˈtɪl ɔn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ əv ˈθərzˌdeɪ, noʊˈvɛmbər 7 'ə dɪˈsɪʒən wɪl ˈfɑloʊ ɔn ˈwɛðər ðɛr ɪz ɪˈnəf ˈɛvədəns æt ðət taɪm tɪ ʧɑrʤ ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt wɪθ ə ˈkrɪmənəl offence*.' frɛndz: ˈʤæzmɪn, lɛft, daɪd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd hər hoʊm ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ðə kəˈlɪʒən. oʊˈlɪviə, raɪt, wɑz ˈteɪkən tɪ ˈhɑˌspɪtəl wɛr ʃi ˈleɪtər daɪd ɔn ˈsənˌdi ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən: ə ˈloʊkəl mæn həz bɪn ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈoʊvər ðə gərlz' dɛθs ˈmɪsɪz ˈɔlˌsɑp, 37 læst naɪt rɪˈvild ðə ˈmoʊmənt ʃi ræn aʊt əv hər haʊs tɪ si hər ˈdɔtər laɪɪŋ ɪn ðə roʊd, ˌbiˈfɔr ˈpɪkɪŋ hər əp ənd seɪɪŋ hər ˈfaɪnəl ˌgʊdˈbaɪ. ʃi sɛd: 'aɪ wɛnt aʊt ənd ðɛn ə ˈneɪbər ˈkəvərd mi ɪn ə ˈblæŋkɪt. aɪ kɪst hər ɪt wɑz fɔr aʊərz ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ tʊk hər ˈbɑdi əˈweɪ bɪˈkəz aɪ dɪd nɑt wɔnt tɪ lɛt hər goʊ. 'aɪ toʊld hər ʃi wɑz maɪ ˈeɪnʤəl ənd aɪd ləvd hər sɪns ðə deɪ ʃi wɑz bɔrn. aɪ kən rɪˈmɛmbər hər bɪg blu aɪz ˈstɛrɪŋ.' ðə ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf, hu ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈməðər əv ə four-year-old*, sɛd ðə dɛθ həz lɛft hər nəm. ʃi sɛd: 'əm ˈɛmti ˌɪnˈsaɪd ənd lɔst. aɪ kip ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ hər tɪ kəm θru ðə dɔr.' kloʊz: ˈʤæzmɪn ˈɔlˌsɑp (lɛft) ənd oʊˈlɪviə (raɪt) daɪd ˈæftər ðeɪ wər hɪt baɪ ə kɑr ɪn, ˈhæmʃər frɛndz: ðə tu gərlz ər ʃoʊn pleɪɪŋ əraʊnd æt haʊs ɪn ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ hər ˈməðər ʃi ˈædɪd: 'ˈʤæzmɪn wɑz ə ˈgɔrʤəs, ˈləvli, ˈbəbəli ˈkɛrɪktər. ðeɪ (ˈʤæzmɪn ənd oʊˈlɪviə) wər bɛst frɛndz.' ðə mæn huz aɪˈdɛntəˌti həz nɑt bɪn kənˈfərmd baɪ pəˈlis ɪz bɪˈlivd tɪ hæv bɪn ɪn ə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ oʊˈlɪviə. frɛndz əv ðə gərlz seɪ ðət ðə səˈspɛktɪd əv ˈkɪlɪŋ ðɛm wɛnt tɪ ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈpɛtroʊl ˈsteɪʃən tɪ gɪt hɛlp ənd ðɛn pæst aʊt, ˈʃɔrtli ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ ərˈɛstɪd baɪ pəˈlis. 'aɪ kænt bɪˈliv ʃiz gɔn': ˈroʊzˌmɛri ˈɔlˌsɑp ɪz ˈkəmfərtɪd baɪ ə ɛz ʃi lʊks æt ðə ˈflɔrəl ˈtrɪbjuts lɛft baɪ hər ˈdɔtərz frɛndz wən frɛnd, hu dɪd nɑt wɔnt tɪ bi neɪmd, sɛd: 'aɪ hərd oʊˈlɪviə wɑz goʊɪŋ aʊt wɪθ ðə gaɪ hu həz bɪn ərˈɛstɪd.' ðə gərlz wər əˈpɛrəntli hɪt baɪ ə grin ˈhɔndə ˈsɪvɪk əraʊnd 20 jɑrdz frəm ˈtɛrəst haʊs ɛz ðeɪ wɔkt hoʊm æt əˈbaʊt 4.15am*. ˈʤæzmɪn noʊn ɛz ʤæs daɪd æt ðə sin, waɪl oʊˈlɪviə wɑz ˈteɪkən tɪ ˈhɑˌspɪtəl wɪθ səˈvɪr ˈɪnʤəriz bət daɪd ˈleɪtər ɔn ˈsənˌdi. ˈməðər ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ spoʊk ˈaʊtˈsaɪd hər hoʊm wɛr ʃi dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ˈmoʊmənt ʃi ˈvɪzɪtɪd hər ˈdɔtər ɪn ə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈmɔrʧuˌɛri. aɪv ˈoʊnli ʤɪst bɪn tɪ si hər ˈbɑdi. aɪ kænt bɪˈliv ʃiz gɔn sɛd mɪz ˈɔlˌsɑp, 37 'ʃi wʊd hæv ləvd tɪ si ɔl ðiz flaʊərz ənd tɪ si haʊ məʧ ʃi mɛnt tɪ ˈɛvriˌbɑdi. 'ɪts ˈhɑrdər fər mi ðət ʃi daɪd raɪt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd maɪ haʊs. 'aɪ ˈdɪdənt lɛt hər goʊ fər fɔr aʊərz wɪn ɪt ˈhæpənd. 'aɪ wɑz ʤɪst ˈkɪsɪŋ hər ənd ˈhoʊldɪŋ hər ɪn ðə roʊd aɪ ˈkʊdənt bɛr tɪ lɛt hər goʊ. 'aɪ lʊkt ˈɪntu hər bɪg blu aɪz ənd toʊld hər ʃi hæd ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn maɪ ˈeɪnʤəl ənd aɪ hæd ˈɔlˌweɪz ləvd hər.' ʃi ˈædɪd: 'ʃi hæd ˈhənərdz əv frɛndz ənd ðeɪv ɔl bɪn hir tɪ peɪ ðɛr rɪˈspɛkts. 'təˈnaɪt hər frɛndz ər ɔl ˈhɛdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈloʊkəl pɑrk tɪ laɪt ˈlæntərnz, pleɪ mˈjuzɪk ənd ʤɪst rɪˈmɛmbər ðə gərlz. 'aɪ doʊnt noʊ ɪf wɪl goʊ əˈlɔŋ ɪt wɑz ɔl ə bɪt tu məʧ læst naɪt wɪn ðeɪ dɪd ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈsɪmələr. 'ðɛr məst hæv bɪn 200 ˈpipəl ðɛr, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ɪt wɑz ˈpɔrɪŋ wɪθ reɪn. 'æt skul təˈdeɪ ðeɪ ˈivɪn hɛld ən əˈsɛmbli fər ˈʤæzmɪn ənd oʊˈlɪviə ənd ðə skul sɛnt flaʊərz tɪ ˈjuˈɛs tu, wɪʧ wɑz ˈləvli. 'ðə rɪˈspɑns frəm ˈɛvriˌwən həz bɪn əˈmeɪzɪŋ. 'naʊ aɪ ʤɪst fil ˈɛmti. ɪts ˈɔfəl, bɪˈkəz aɪ kip ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ hər tɪ wɔk bæk θru ðə frənt dɔr.' ˈtrɪbjuts: frɛndz hæv lɛft ˈbənʧɪz əv flaʊərz æt ðə sin əv ðə tu gərlz' dɛθ, ənd hæv ˈgæðərd tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðə ˈtiˌneɪʤərz 'slip taɪt': wən frɛndz ˈhɑrtˌfɛlt ˈtrɪbjut tɪ oʊˈlɪviə, hu həz daɪd æt ðə eɪʤ əv ʤɪst 16 mɪz ˈɔlˌsɑp sɛd ˈərliər ðət ʃi hæd bɪn ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ ə naɪt' ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈhɔrər fɪlmz wɪθ ðə ˈtiˌneɪʤərz. ˈimərʤənsi ˈsərvɪsɪz hæd ˈwoʊkən hər ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə naɪt. 'ɪt wɑz ʤɪst ɔl ə blər,' ʃi sɛd. 'aɪ ˈkænɑt rɪˈmɛmbər wət ˈhæpənd. aɪ hæd gɔn tɪ bɛd. aɪ ˈdɪdənt si ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. aɪ ʤɪst θɔt ðeɪ wər pleɪɪŋ ˈsiˈdiz ənd ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt bɔɪz ənd ˈmeɪˌkəp.' ʃi ˈædɪd: 'əm ˈɛmti ˌɪnˈsaɪd ənd lɔst. aɪ kip ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ hər tɪ kəm θru ðə dɔr. 'wi hæd ə gərlz' naɪt ɪn. ˈʤæzmɪn wɑz ˈstreɪtənɪŋ maɪ hɛr ənd ˈpləkɪŋ maɪ ˈaɪˌbraʊz ənd oʊˈlɪviə wɑz hir. ˈʤæzmɪn wɑz ə ˈgɔrʤəs, ˈləvli, ˈbəbəli ˈkɛrɪktər ðeɪ wər bɛst frɛndz.' ˈmɔrnərz: tu frɛndz ˈkɛri flaʊərz tɪ ðə sin, wɪʧ wɑz ˈkɔrdənd ɔf ɛz pəˈlis kənˈtɪnjud ðɛr ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ˈɛvəri ˈditeɪl: ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk ˈɔfɪsərz kəˈlɛkt ˈɛvədəns ɪn ænz hɪl roʊd ˈfɑðər ˈkɛvɪn maclaughlan*, 58 ˈɔlsoʊ peɪd ˈtrɪbjut tɪ hɪz ˈdɔtər, seɪɪŋ: 'ʃi wɑz ˈbjutəfəl. ðə moʊst ˈbjutəfəl, ˈbəbəli ˈneɪʧərd gərl ˈaʊtˌgoʊɪŋ ənd əˈfɛkʃənət, ˈvɛri ˈkɛrɪŋ ənd ˈbəbəli.' ðə wɑz ˈstədiɪŋ æt brun pɑrk kəmˈjunɪti skul, wɛr oʊˈlɪviə juzd tɪ bi ə ˈpjupəl. hɛd ˈtiʧər ˈrɪʧərd ˈkɛli sɛd: 'ðeɪ wər boʊθ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt, ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu lɪvd ðɛr lɪvz tɪ ðə fʊl wɪθ ˈkɑnfədɛns ənd ə sɛns əv ˈhjumər ənd ə sɛns əv fən. 'wi wɪl mɪs ðɛm boʊθ ˌɪˈmɛnsli ənd ðə juˈnik ˈtælənts wɪʧ ðeɪ dɪˈspleɪd. ɑr θɔts ənd prɛrz ər wɪθ ðɛr ˈfæməliz æt ðɪs ˈdrɛdfəl taɪm.' di lɔɪd, ˈprɪnsəpəl əv ˈvɪnsɪnt ˈkɑlɪʤ wɛr ðə ˈoʊldər gərl wɑz ˈstədiɪŋ æt ðə taɪm əv hər dɛθ, sɛd: 'wɪr ˈsɛndɪŋ ɑr sɪnˈsɪr kənˈdoʊlənsəz tɪ oʊˈlɪviəz ˈfæməli. 'wɪr ˈvɛri ʃɑkt ənd ˈsædənd. æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ tərmz wɪθ ɪt ənd pərˈpɛrɪŋ tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə ˈstudənts hu ər ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn təˈdeɪ.' kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən: boʊθ gərlz wər strək baɪ ə grin ˈhɔndə ˈsɪvɪk ɪn ðɪs səˈbərbən strit. ˈɛðərɪŋtən wɑz ərˈɛstɪd baɪ pəˈlis ˈæftər hi kəˈlæpst æt ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈpɛtroʊl ˈsteɪʃən kɔl fər ˈwɪtnəsɪz: pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz pʊt əp ə saɪn ˈərʤɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ kəm ˈfɔrwərd ɪf ðeɪ hæv ˈɛni ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ɪˈvɛnts ˈlidɪŋ əp tɪ ðə ˈɪnsədənt frɛndz hæv peɪd ˈtrɪbjut tɪ ðə ˈpɑpjələr ˈskulˌgərlz, bət ˈhæmʃər kənˈstæbjəˌlɛri wɑz fɔrst tɪ dɪˈlit ˈhənərdz əv ˈfeɪsˌbʊk poʊsts əˈmɪdst fɪrz ðeɪ kʊd ðə pəˈlis ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. ˈɔfɪsərz roʊt: 'pliz du nɑt poʊst ˈkɑmɛnts wɪʧ kʊd hæv ə ˌdɛtrəˈmɛnəl ˈifɛkt ɔn ðɪs ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ər ðət ˈspɛkjəˌleɪt ɔn ðə ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz. 'rɪˈmɛmbər ðɛr ər ˈgrivɪŋ ˈfæməliz hu hæv ʤɪst lɔst ləvd wənz.' dɪˈtɛktɪv ˌsupərɪnˈtɛndənt dɪk ˈpɪrsən, frəm ˈhæmʃər kənˈstæbjəˌlɛri, sɛd təˈdeɪ: 'aɪ wʊd laɪk tɪ θæŋk ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈpəblɪk fər ðɛr səbˈstænʃəl ənd əˈsɪstəns wɪθ ɑr ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən soʊ fɑr. 'ə ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tim əv ˈɔfɪsərz ənd stæf frəm ə reɪnʤ əv dɪˈpɑrtmənts ər ˈwərkɪŋ ˈkloʊsli təˈgɛðər tɪ lidz frəm ˈwɪtnəsɪz ənd ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪks. 'ðeɪ wər bɛst frɛndz ənd wər ˈɔlˌweɪz təˈgɛðər. soʊ sæd. ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz ʃɑkt ənd aɪ θɪŋk ˈɛniˌwən kən bɪˈliv wət həz ˈhæpənd. ðeɪ wər gʊd gərlz ənd ˈizi tɪ gɪt əˈlɔŋ wɪθ. ðeɪ hæv ˈɛni ˈɛnəmiz. ðeɪ wər ləvd baɪ ˈɛvriˌwən. ðɛr wɪl bi ə lɔt əv tears’*’ beɪts, frɛnd 'ðə grin ˈhɔndə ˈsɪvɪk ɪz ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv ˈfərðər ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃənz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ɔl pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈɛvədəns həz bɪn ˈgæðərd ənd prɪˈzərvd.' frɛndz ənd ˈneɪbərz ˈgæðərd ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ nɪr ðə sin əv ðə ˈtræʤədi tɪ mɔrn ðə pɛr. beɪts, 16 sɛd: wər ˈləvli, ˈbəbəli gərlz ənd ˈɛvriˌwən əraʊnd hir nu ðɛm. wər bɛst frɛndz ənd wər ˈɔlˌweɪz təˈgɛðər. soʊ sæd. ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz ʃɑkt ənd aɪ θɪŋk ˈɛniˌwən kən bɪˈliv wət həz ˈhæpənd. wər gʊd gərlz ənd ˈizi tɪ gɪt əˈlɔŋ wɪθ. ðeɪ hæv ˈɛni ˈɛnəmiz. ðeɪ wər ləvd baɪ ˈɛvriˌwən. ðɛr wɪl bi ə lɔt əv tears.’*.’ ˈsæʃə juɪŋ, ˈɔlsoʊ 16 sɛd: wər ˈhæpi gərlz hu wər ˈɔlˌweɪz aʊt wɪθ meɪts ənd ˈhævɪŋ ə gʊd taɪm. səʧ ə ʃɑk wən ˈmɪnət ðeɪ wər hir ənd naʊ ðeɪ ər not.’*.’ ˈdeɪmiən ˈbænən, 19 hu nu boʊθ gərlz, sɛd: bɪˈliv ðə gərlz hæd bɪn tɪ ə ˈpɑrti ənd wər ˈstændɪŋ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə haʊs ˈtɔkɪŋ wɪn ðə kɑr hɪt ðɛm. ðə ˈdraɪvər wɑz ə frɛnd əv ðɛrz. stɪl bɪˈliv ɪt. səʧ ə tragedy.’*.’ ˈmɪstər ˈbænən, ə ˈdɛkərˌeɪtər, sɛd ˈoʊldər ˈbrəðər ris wɑz ənd angry’*’ æt hər dɛθ. wɑz ˈvɛri fɑnd ənd prəˈtɛktɪv əv hɪz ˈlɪtəl sister,’*,’ hi ˈædɪd. hu æst nɑt tɪ bi neɪmd dɪˈskraɪbd ðə gərlz ɛz ‘‘bubbly*, ˈaʊtˌgoʊɪŋ, ənd ɪkˈstrimli popular.’*.’ wən sɛd: ləvd biɪŋ ðə ˈsɛntər əv əˈtɛnʃən ənd wər ˈvɛri ˈsoʊʃəbəl. ðeɪ wər ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ˈpɑpjələr ʧɑrt mˈjuzɪk ər dubstep.’*.’ ˈminˌwaɪl ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪd ˈneɪbərz leɪd flaʊərz æt ðə sin ənd spoʊk əv ðɛr ʃɑk. ə ˈmɛsɪʤ ɔn wən bənʧ sɛd: ləv ənd ˈmɛməri əv oʊˈlɪviə ənd jaz*. ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv ju. lɑts əv ləv ˈrigən, ˈteɪlər, ənd tom.’*.’ ˈfæməli frɛnd vɪkˈtɔriə ˈbɛri, 45 hu lɪvd ˈɑpəzɪt ˈfɔrmər ˈæˌdrɛs, dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ˈtiˌneɪʤər ɛz ən ˈgɔrʤəs girl’*’. ʃi ˈædɪd: həz ˈhæpənd tɪ hər ənd hər frɛnd ɪz ən ˈæbsəˌlut ˈtræʤədi ənd ə juʤ lɔs tɪ ɔl ðət nu ənd ləvd hər. hɑrd tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ˈnɛvər si hər again.’*.’
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in the wake of a series of shooting deaths by local police forces in seattle, tacoma and the metropolitan region, most clearly justified, but with at least one seemingly something of a tragic mistake, local anarchist groups are going wild, calling for mores. (this in fact echoes the call of local pres. james bible justifying the killing of “occupying force” cops, in the midst of a spree that left five local police officers dead at the hands of two black supremacists. of course, the only real racists, the seattle police chief gravely intoned as five of his officers lay dead at the hands of black supremacists, are those who think race played a role in the black supremacist rampages.)
one rather nasty local anarchist group, the arctic circle collective, simply calls for the massacre of cops. (see their seattle cops kill; fuck the police, and fuck calming down! at arcticcirclecollective.info, august 31).
i have read through all of the arctic circle collective website and it is clear that this group is zionist. on their page they have a document called “bloom theory”, an ideological statement (41 pages no less, written in an incoherent style) in which they state their goal that every member of the working class should evolve into a (bloom is the main character of ulysses)., to be specific, is johann georg elser, who, the arctic circle collective asserts, is “an exemplary bloom in every respect”; he was a german jew who tried to assassinate hitler in 1939. for arctic circle, assassinating hitler is the decisive act of revolution and anyone killing a cop is both assassinating hitler and increasing anarchy. in a very real sense, arctic circle argues, to live under a [non-jewish] state is to be, like, a (an exceptional prisoner of the fuhrer). of course, as zionists, by definition, they worship israel, the jewish state: this is clear because while anarchist groups are constantly demanding the murder of police everywhere in the world, but no anarchist group ever advocates assassinating israeli police.
in their manifesto “about us” they describe as a fog that obscures and ultimately obliterates the state: it is through the process of killing hitler again and again that the “fog” of can be thickened, ultimately creating the worldwide utopia, a sort of israeli world empire, the ultimate, final and eternal (they use the french from hebrew,, instead of the english tikkun). i think calling it “fog” is a kind of in-joke, because one of their overriding operational goals is to conceal the fact that they are zionists.
oddly enough, this is essentially the same ideology as that of david frum (george w. speechwriter who put the word “crusade” in mouth to describe the wars for israel and the phrase “axis-of-evil” to designate the enemies of israel). frum is obsessed with cop killer leonard peltier. even after jews have become the ruling class in the united states, their young cannot resist the temptation to play revolutionary, always aware that they will never be faced with the consequences of their racial terrorism.
as the then acting chief of police stated after the murder of seattle police officer by a black supremacist, anyone who thinks there is anything to be learned from this act of terrorism is a racist. and in the silence imposed by the government to protect those who stand behind this terrorism, more police will be murdered.
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ɪn ðə weɪk əv ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθs baɪ ˈloʊkəl pəˈlis ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn siˈætəl, təˈkoʊmɑ ənd ðə ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən ˈriʤən, moʊst ˈklɪrli ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd, bət wɪθ æt list wən ˈsimɪŋli ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ə ˈtræʤɪk mɪˈsteɪk, ˈloʊkəl ˈænərˌkɪst grups ər goʊɪŋ waɪld, ˈkɔlɪŋ fər mɔr copkillings*. (ðɪs ɪn fækt ˈɛkoʊz ðə kɔl əv ˈloʊkəl prɛz. ʤeɪmz ˈbaɪbəl ˈʤəstəˌfaɪɪŋ ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ əv force”*” kɑps, ɪn ðə mɪst əv ə spri ðət lɛft faɪv ˈloʊkəl pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz dɛd æt ðə hænz əv tu blæk suˈprɛməsɪsts. əv kɔrs, ðə ˈoʊnli ril ˈreɪsɪsts, ðə siˈætəl pəˈlis ʧif ˈgreɪvli ˌɪnˈtoʊnd ɛz faɪv əv hɪz ˈɔfɪsərz leɪ dɛd æt ðə hænz əv blæk suˈprɛməsɪsts, ər ðoʊz hu θɪŋk reɪs pleɪd ə roʊl ɪn ðə blæk suˈprɛməsɪst ˈræmˌpeɪʤɪz.) wən ˈrəðər ˈnæsti ˈloʊkəl ˈænərˌkɪst grup, ðə ˈɑrtɪk ˈsərkəl kəˈlɛktɪv, ˈsɪmpli kɔlz fər ðə ˈmæsəkər əv kɑps. (si ðɛr siˈætəl kɑps kɪl; fək ðə pəˈlis, ənd fək ˈkɑmɪŋ daʊn! æt arcticcirclecollective.info*, ˈɔgəst 31 aɪ hæv rɛd θru ɔl əv ðə ˈɑrtɪk ˈsərkəl kəˈlɛktɪv ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ənd ɪt ɪz klɪr ðət ðɪs grup ɪz ˈzaɪənɪst. ɔn ðɛr peɪʤ ðeɪ hæv ə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt kɔld theory”*”, ən ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈsteɪtmənt 41 ˈpeɪʤɪz noʊ lɛs, ˈrɪtən ɪn ən ˌɪnkoʊˈhɪrənt staɪl) ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ steɪt ðɛr goʊl ðət ˈɛvəri ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈwərkɪŋ klæs ʃʊd ɪˈvɑlv ˈɪntu ə (blum ɪz ðə meɪn ˈkɛrɪktər əv juˈlɪsiz)., tɪ bi spɪˈsɪfɪk, ɪz ˈjoʊhɑn geɪɔrg ˈɛlsər, hu, ðə ˈɑrtɪk ˈsərkəl kəˈlɛktɪv əˈsərts, ɪz ɪgˈzɛmpləri blum ɪn ˈɛvəri respect”*”; hi wɑz ə ˈʤərmən ʤu hu traɪd tɪ əˈsæsəˌneɪt ˈhɪtlər ɪn 1939 fər ˈɑrtɪk ˈsərkəl, əˈsæsəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈhɪtlər ɪz ðə dɪˈsaɪsɪv ækt əv ˌrɛvəˈluʃən ənd ˈɛniˌwən ˈkɪlɪŋ ə kɑp ɪz boʊθ əˈsæsəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈhɪtlər ənd ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈænərˌki. ɪn ə ˈvɛri ril sɛns, ˈɑrtɪk ˈsərkəl ˈɑrgjuz, tɪ lɪv ˈəndər ə [non-jewish*] steɪt ɪz tɪ bi, laɪk, ə (ən ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl ˈprɪzənər əv ðə ˈfʊrər). əv kɔrs, ɛz ˈzaɪənɪsts, baɪ ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən, ðeɪ ˈwərʃɪp ˈɪzriəl, ðə ʤuɪʃ steɪt: ðɪs ɪz klɪr bɪˈkəz waɪl ˈænərˌkɪst grups ər ˈkɑnstəntli dɪˈmændɪŋ ðə ˈmərdər əv pəˈlis ˈɛvriˌwɛr ɪn ðə wərld, bət noʊ ˈænərˌkɪst grup ˈɛvər ˈædvəˌkeɪts əˈsæsəˌneɪtɪŋ ˌɪzˈreɪli pəˈlis. ɪn ðɛr ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ us”*” ðeɪ dɪˈskraɪb ɛz ə fɔg ðət əbˈskjʊrz ənd ˈəltəmətli əˈblɪtərˌeɪts ðə steɪt: ɪt ɪz θru ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈhɪtlər əˈgɛn ənd əˈgɛn ðət ðə ““fog”*” əv kən bi ˈθɪkənd, ˈəltəmətli kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈwərldˈwaɪd juˈtoʊpiə, ə sɔrt əv ˌɪzˈreɪli wərld ˈɛmpaɪər, ðə ˈəltəmət, ˈfaɪnəl ənd ɪˈtərnəl (ðeɪ juz ðə frɛnʧ frəm ˈhibru,, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ tikkun*). aɪ θɪŋk ˈkɔlɪŋ ɪt ““fog”*” ɪz ə kaɪnd əv in-joke*, bɪˈkəz wən əv ðɛr ˈoʊvərˌraɪdɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl goʊlz ɪz tɪ kənˈsil ðə fækt ðət ðeɪ ər ˈzaɪənɪsts. ˈɑdli ɪˈnəf, ðɪs ɪz ɛˈsɛnʃəli ðə seɪm ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi ɛz ðət əv ˈdeɪvɪd frəm (ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. ˈspiˌʧraɪtər hu pʊt ðə wərd ““crusade”*” ɪn maʊθ tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ðə wɔrz fər ˈɪzriəl ənd ðə freɪz ““axis-of-evil”*” tɪ ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪt ðə ˈɛnəmiz əv ˈɪzriəl). frəm ɪz əbˈsɛst wɪθ kɑp ˈkɪlər ˈlɛnərd ˈpɛltiər. ˈivɪn ˈæftər ʤuz hæv bɪˈkəm ðə ˈrulɪŋ klæs ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ðɛr jəŋ ˈkænɑt rɪˈzɪst ðə tɛmˈteɪʃən tɪ pleɪ ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri, ˈɔlˌweɪz əˈwɛr ðət ðeɪ wɪl ˈnɛvər bi feɪst wɪθ ðə ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz əv ðɛr ˈreɪʃəl ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm. ɛz ðə ðɛn ˈæktɪŋ ʧif əv pəˈlis ˈsteɪtɪd ˈæftər ðə ˈmərdər əv siˈætəl pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər baɪ ə blæk suˈprɛməsɪst, ˈɛniˌwən hu θɪŋks ðɛr ɪz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ bi ˈlərnɪd frəm ðɪs ækt əv ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ɪz ə ˈreɪsɪst. ənd ɪn ðə ˈsaɪləns ˌɪmˈpoʊzd baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðoʊz hu stænd bɪˈhaɪnd ðɪs ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, mɔr pəˈlis wɪl bi ˈmərdərd.
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a former ambassador to nato, he will work with both sides of urgent, deadly conflict
u.s. secretary of state rex has seen a chance for progress in the conflict in ukraine and has tapped kurt volker, executive director of the mccain institute for international leadership, a unit of arizona state university, to work with both sides in the peace process.
kurt volker
volker was named a special representative for ukraine negotiations on july 7 and immediately traveled to kiev with, meeting the president of ukraine, petro poroshenko, and other key players.
ukraine and russia have been in a violent conflict since 2014, after russia annexed crimean peninsula. the fighting has cost some lives. volker is working on convincing both sides to comply with the minsk agreement, a blueprint for ending the tensions that was negotiated by france, germany, ukraine and russia.
“this conflict has been around for over three years, and there are still daily cease-fire violations,” volker said. “there are still people dying. in fact, more people died in 2017 than in prior years. still an urgent issue that needs to be addressed.”
volker has worked in the u.s. foreign service, as a legislative fellow on the staff of sen. john mccain, as acting director for european and eurasian affairs for the national security council, and was appointed u.s. ambassador to nato by president george w. bush in 2008.
volker answered some questions from now in between trips to kiev.
question: how did secretary come to appoint you to this role?
answer: i had met secretary on a number of occasions from when he was preparing for his own confirmation hearing and also since become secretary of state.
in getting to know him, he asked me if i would be willing to take on this role of giving a new impetus to the negotiations to resolve the conflict in ukraine.
q: are you doing the work of diplomacy in this position?
a: in the sense of traveling and meeting and trying to find solutions with all of the stakeholders, what doing. if sitting at a table and scrubbing a text, adding and deleting, not what personally doing a lot of.
the issue is fundamentally a political issue rather than a textual issue. the reason there is conflict in ukraine is not that there is something wrong with the text.
we need to tackle this issue at a strategic level, not a textual level.
q: with whom did you meet?
a: on this visit to ukraine i accompanied secretary of state. i stayed on after his departure and had meetings with the president, prime minister, several members of parliament, several ambassadors, the civil civil society refers to the non-governmental organizations and institutions that work for the citizens of a country., the red cross, the international organization of migration. i also had a number of meetings at the u.s. embassy with our ambassador, marie yovanovitch.
i had a lot of meetings to understand who all the players are in ukraine and to touch base with them directly and understand the shape of the conflict and been done already.
q: will you be returning to ukraine?
a: in order to carry out this responsibility, going to travel a fair amount. i have not yet visited the line of contact, the cease-fire line in ukraine. i expect to go back in 10 days to do that. in addition need to speak with the other players.
it will be an intensive period over the next several weeks because there is a sense of momentum right now.
changing the status quo and really getting a settlement in ukraine is something be able to figure out in a year or so, or less. not going to be something that drags out forever.
q: have you been to ukraine before?
a: worked on ukraine as a substantive issue in terms of its reform, its integration into europe and nato, and i have many friends and contacts in ukraine as a result of that. a lot of this is not new, but the first time i visited there.
q: will you remain executive director of the mccain institute?
a: yes. secretary asked me to take on this responsibility, and happy to do so and doing it on a voluntary basis without compensation.
the mccain institute was created as a “do tank” and we want to get our hands dirty and actually solve our problems, and so taking on this responsibility is very consistent with that approach at the mccain institute.
top photo: st. andrews church, kiev, ukraine. photo courtesy of
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ə ˈfɔrmər æmˈbæsədər tɪ ˈneɪtoʊ, hi wɪl wərk wɪθ boʊθ saɪdz əv ˈərʤənt, ˈdɛdli ˈkɑnflɪkt juz. ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt rɛks həz sin ə ʧæns fər ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪn ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt ɪn juˈkreɪn ənd həz tæpt kərt ˈvoʊlkər, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə məˈkeɪn ˈɪnstɪˌtut fər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈlidərˌʃɪp, ə ˈjunɪt əv ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti, tɪ wərk wɪθ boʊθ saɪdz ɪn ðə pis ˈprɔˌsɛs. kərt ˈvoʊlkər ˈvoʊlkər wɑz neɪmd ə ˈspɛʃəl ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv fər juˈkreɪn nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 7 ənd ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈtrævəld tɪ kiɛv wɪθ, ˈmitɪŋ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv juˈkreɪn, ˈpɛtroʊ poroshenko*, ənd ˈəðər ki pleɪərz. juˈkreɪn ənd ˈrəʃə hæv bɪn ɪn ə ˈvaɪələnt ˈkɑnflɪkt sɪns 2014 ˈæftər ˈrəʃə ˈænɛkst ˌkraɪˈmiən pəˈnɪnsələ. ðə ˈfaɪtɪŋ həz kɔst səm lɪvz. ˈvoʊlkər ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn kənˈvɪnsɪŋ boʊθ saɪdz tɪ kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ðə mɪnsk əˈgrimənt, ə ˈbluˌprɪnt fər ˈɛndɪŋ ðə ˈtɛnʧənz ðət wɑz nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪd baɪ fræns, ˈʤərməni, juˈkreɪn ənd ˈrəʃə. ˈkɑnflɪkt həz bɪn əraʊnd fər ˈoʊvər θri jɪrz, ənd ðɛr ər stɪl ˈdeɪli ˈsisˈfaɪər violations,”*,” ˈvoʊlkər sɛd. ər stɪl ˈpipəl daɪɪŋ. ɪn fækt, mɔr ˈpipəl daɪd ɪn 2017 ðən ɪn praɪər jɪrz. stɪl ən ˈərʤənt ˈɪʃu ðət nidz tɪ bi addressed.”*.” ˈvoʊlkər həz wərkt ɪn ðə juz. ˈfɔrən ˈsərvɪs, ɛz ə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈfɛloʊ ɔn ðə stæf əv sɛn. ʤɑn məˈkeɪn, ɛz ˈæktɪŋ dɪˈrɛktər fər ˌjʊrəˈpiən ənd jʊˈreɪʒɪn əˈfɛrz fər ðə ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl, ənd wɑz əˈpɔɪntɪd juz. æmˈbæsədər tɪ ˈneɪtoʊ baɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ ɪn 2008 ˈvoʊlkər ˈænsərd səm kˈwɛsʧənz frəm naʊ ɪn bɪtˈwin trɪps tɪ kiɛv. kˈwɛʃən: haʊ dɪd ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri kəm tɪ əˈpɔɪnt ju tɪ ðɪs roʊl? ˈænsər: aɪ hæd mɛt ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ɔn ə ˈnəmbər əv ɔˈkeɪʒənz frəm wɪn hi wɑz pərˈpɛrɪŋ fər hɪz oʊn ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈhirɪŋ ənd ˈɔlsoʊ sɪns bɪˈkəm ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt. ɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ noʊ ɪm, hi æst mi ɪf aɪ wʊd bi ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ teɪk ɔn ðɪs roʊl əv ˈgɪvɪŋ ə nu ˈɪmpətəs tɪ ðə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz tɪ riˈzɑlv ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt ɪn juˈkreɪn. kju: ər ju duɪŋ ðə wərk əv dɪˈploʊməsi ɪn ðɪs pəˈzɪʃən? ə: ɪn ðə sɛns əv ˈtrævəlɪŋ ənd ˈmitɪŋ ənd traɪɪŋ tɪ faɪnd səˈluʃənz wɪθ ɔl əv ðə ˈsteɪˌkhoʊldərz, wət duɪŋ. ɪf ˈsɪtɪŋ æt ə ˈteɪbəl ənd ˈskrəbɪŋ ə tɛkst, ˈædɪŋ ənd dɪˈlitɪŋ, nɑt wət ˈpərsənəli duɪŋ ə lɔt əv. ðə ˈɪʃu ɪz ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɪʃu ˈrəðər ðən ə ˈtɛksˌʧuəl ˈɪʃu. ðə ˈrizən ðɛr ɪz ˈkɑnflɪkt ɪn juˈkreɪn ɪz nɑt ðət ðɛr ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ rɔŋ wɪθ ðə tɛkst. wi nid tɪ ˈtækəl ðɪs ˈɪʃu æt ə strəˈtiʤɪk ˈlɛvəl, nɑt ə ˈtɛksˌʧuəl ˈlɛvəl. kju: wɪθ hum dɪd ju mit? ə: ɔn ðɪs ˈvɪzɪt tɪ juˈkreɪn aɪ əˈkəmpənid ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt. aɪ steɪd ɔn ˈæftər hɪz dɪˈpɑrʧər ənd hæd ˈmitɪŋz wɪθ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt, praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər, ˈsɛvərəl ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈpɑrləmɛnt, ˈsɛvərəl æmˈbæsədərz, ðə ˈsɪvəl ˈsɪvəl soʊˈsaɪɪti rɪˈfərz tɪ ðə nɑnˌgəvərnˈmɛntəl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ənd ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ðət wərk fər ðə ˈsɪtɪzənz əv ə ˈkəntri., ðə rɛd krɔs, ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən əv maɪˈgreɪʃən. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ hæd ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈmitɪŋz æt ðə juz. ˈɛmbəsi wɪθ ɑr æmˈbæsədər, mərˈi yovanovitch*. aɪ hæd ə lɔt əv ˈmitɪŋz tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd hu ɔl ðə pleɪərz ər ɪn juˈkreɪn ənd tɪ təʧ beɪs wɪθ ðɛm dɪˈrɛkli ənd ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ʃeɪp əv ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt ənd bɪn dən ɔˈrɛdi. kju: wɪl ju bi rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ juˈkreɪn? ə: ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈkɛri aʊt ðɪs riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti, goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈtrævəl ə fɛr əˈmaʊnt. aɪ hæv nɑt jɛt ˈvɪzɪtɪd ðə laɪn əv ˈkɑnˌtækt, ðə ˈsisˈfaɪər laɪn ɪn juˈkreɪn. aɪ ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ goʊ bæk ɪn 10 deɪz tɪ du ðət. ɪn əˈdɪʃən nid tɪ spik wɪθ ðə ˈəðər pleɪərz. ɪt wɪl bi ən ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv ˈpɪriəd ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst ˈsɛvərəl wiks bɪˈkəz ðɛr ɪz ə sɛns əv moʊˈmɛntəm raɪt naʊ. ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə ˈstætəs kwoʊ ənd ˈrɪli ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ˈsɛtəlmənt ɪn juˈkreɪn ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt ɪn ə jɪr ər soʊ, ər lɛs. nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət drægz aʊt fərˈɛvər. kju: hæv ju bɪn tɪ juˈkreɪn ˌbiˈfɔr? ə: wərkt ɔn juˈkreɪn ɛz ə ˈsəbstəntɪv ˈɪʃu ɪn tərmz əv ɪts rɪˈfɔrm, ɪts ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən ˈɪntu ˈjʊrəp ənd ˈneɪtoʊ, ənd aɪ hæv ˈmɛni frɛndz ənd ˈkɑnˌtækts ɪn juˈkreɪn ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðət. ə lɔt əv ðɪs ɪz nɑt nu, bət ðə fərst taɪm aɪ ˈvɪzɪtɪd ðɛr. kju: wɪl ju rɪˈmeɪn ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə məˈkeɪn ˈɪnstɪˌtut? ə: jɛs. ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri æst mi tɪ teɪk ɔn ðɪs riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti, ənd ˈhæpi tɪ du soʊ ənd duɪŋ ɪt ɔn ə ˈvɑləntɛri ˈbeɪsɪs wɪˈθaʊt ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən. ðə məˈkeɪn ˈɪnstɪˌtut wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd ɛz ə tank”*” ənd wi wɔnt tɪ gɪt ɑr hænz ˈdərti ənd ˈæˌkʧuəli sɑlv ɑr ˈprɑbləmz, ənd soʊ ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔn ðɪs riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ɪz ˈvɛri kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ðət əˈproʊʧ æt ðə məˈkeɪn ˈɪnstɪˌtut. tɔp ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: st*. ˈænˌdruz ʧərʧ, kiɛv, juˈkreɪn. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkərtəsi əv
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on october 23, 1887, when st. albans first turned on the ladies of taylor park, the effect around town was nothing short of electric.
“those who arose early saw them amid the shining glories of the rising sun the attractive figures upon the fountain. the graceful and handsome maiden the shapely figures about the base,” the st. albans messenger the next day. “for long years to come it would remain marvelous in its beauty an inspiration and a delight the pride of st. albans.”
railroad tycoon and former vermont governor john gregory smith presumably intended that reaction when he donated the $2000 fountain to st. albans. sitting on the board of vermont central railroad, smith played no small role in the economic development.
even if the “ladies” were just a cherry on top of other contributions, they have remained iconic, standing 30 feet tall and looming large over taylor park, a green space that slopes down to main street. even the smithsonian has taken note: in 2009, a photo of the fountain appeared on the front cover of zinc sculpture in america,, a book by carol a. grissom, a senior conservator for the institution.
visible as the fountain is, it has seen better days. it consists of three sections: a fountain stem; a wide, concrete basin surrounded by a granite ring; and zinc statues (one water nymph at the top, three cherubs halfway down and four musing ladies at the base). the nymph was cast from a model originally made in paris in 1867, according to book, and no more than seven such sculptures still stand in the u.s.
since the fountain was last refurbished in 1987, the wear and tear has been so great that st. albans was forced to shut it down in spring 2012. the fingers and feet on individual statues are cracking and peeling, while water has seeped under the basin and frozen, eroding the grout that once acted as a seal.
in advance of the reenactment of the st. albans raid next october, several residents have been ramping up their efforts to restore “the pride of st. albans.” but, according to jeff young, an who manages the park and has spearheaded the restoration, not clear if the fountain will be running by that deadline.
what’s needed a approach, he believes, but for someone to disassemble the fountain completely, refurbish its individual parts and reengineer the plumbing and basin on which they sit. “it’s not a $20,000 fix. a fix,” young explains of the required work.
although the city council taken up any motions to write a bond for the restoration, it has been getting estimates from landscape architects and planners, a white river junction firm that most recently suggested costs between $250,000 and $300,000, reports st. albans city manager dominic cloud.
the city council will work on a budget to present to voters on town meeting day in march. but young predict the fountain will make the cut this year. as st. albans has revitalized its downtown, young readily admits, he and his fellow aldermen have been faced with “one bond [vote] after another.”
rather than depending on public funds, young and other residents have started looking to private and corporate donors and grants to raise the $35,000 necessary to the refurbishment. with the blessing, young says, the first step would be shipping the fountain to a metalworking firm in alabama that owns the original french molds of the statues and could recast them in aluminum. that metal is more durable than zinc but can rust easily, requiring ample waterproofing.
kathleen manahan, who has organized fundraisers for various causes around st. albans, recently created the save the ladies fountain fund. her fundraisers have included a car show and, last march, a charitable jump into lake champlain by city manager cloud and alderman chad spooner. to date, $7000 has been donated to the city for the cause.
young has been refurbishing taylor park since taking over the parks commission in 2006, and now is trying to start a nonprofit organization for the park that could allot funds to the fountain restoration. after all, he explains, the ladies are inseparable from their environment.
“when i took over, [the park] was in desperate condition, and i think made good progress,” young says. “but the fountain is the gorilla in the room. for over 100 years been the logo, and you want it looking like that.”
for more info about save the ladies fountain fund, email falcon65futura@gmail.com.
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ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 23 1887 wɪn st*. ˈælbænz fərst tərnd ɔn ðə ˈleɪdiz əv ˈteɪlər pɑrk, ðə ˈifɛkt əraʊnd taʊn wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ ʃɔrt əv ɪˈlɛktrɪk. hu əroʊz ˈərli sɔ ðɛm əˈmɪd ðə ˈʃaɪnɪŋ ˈglɔriz əv ðə ˈraɪzɪŋ sən ðə əˈtræktɪv ˈfɪgjərz əˈpɑn ðə ˈfaʊntən. ðə ˈgreɪsfəl ənd ˈhænsəm ˈmeɪdən ðə ˈʃeɪpli ˈfɪgjərz əˈbaʊt ðə base,”*,” ðə st*. ˈælbænz ˈmɛsɪnʤər ðə nɛkst deɪ. lɔŋ jɪrz tɪ kəm ɪt wʊd rɪˈmeɪn ˈmɑrvələs ɪn ɪts ˈbjuti ən ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən ənd ə dɪˈlaɪt ðə praɪd əv st*. albans.”*.” ˈreɪˌlroʊd taɪˈkun ənd ˈfɔrmər vərˈmɑnt ˈgəvərnər ʤɑn ˈgrɛgəri smɪθ prɪˈzuməbli ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ðət riˈækʃən wɪn hi ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd ðə 2000 ˈfaʊntən tɪ st*. ˈælbænz. ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə bɔrd əv vərˈmɑnt ˈsɛntrəl ˈreɪˌlroʊd, smɪθ pleɪd noʊ smɔl roʊl ɪn ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ˈivɪn ɪf ðə ““ladies”*” wər ʤɪst ə ˈʧɛri ɔn tɔp əv ˈəðər ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz, ðeɪ hæv rɪˈmeɪnd ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk, ˈstændɪŋ 30 fit tɔl ənd ˈlumɪŋ lɑrʤ ˈoʊvər ˈteɪlər pɑrk, ə grin speɪs ðət sloʊps daʊn tɪ meɪn strit. ˈivɪn ðə smɪθˈsoʊniən həz ˈteɪkən noʊt: ɪn 2009 ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv ðə ˈfaʊntən əˈpɪrd ɔn ðə frənt ˈkəvər əv zɪŋk ˈskəlpʧər ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə, ə bʊk baɪ ˈkɛrəl ə. ˈgrɪsəm, ə ˈsinjər kənˈsərvətər fər ðə ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən. ˈvɪzəbəl ɛz ðə ˈfaʊntən ɪz, ɪt həz sin ˈbɛtər deɪz. ɪt kənˈsɪsts əv θri ˈsɛkʃənz: ə ˈfaʊntən stɛm; ə waɪd, ˈkɑnkrit ˈbeɪsən sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ ə ˈgrænɪt rɪŋ; ənd zɪŋk ˈstæˌʧuz (wən ˈwɔtər nɪmf æt ðə tɔp, θri ˈʧɛrəbz ˈhæfˈweɪ daʊn ənd fɔr mˈjuzɪŋ ˈleɪdiz æt ðə beɪs). ðə nɪmf wɑz kæst frəm ə ˈmɑdəl ərˈɪʤənəli meɪd ɪn ˈpɛrɪs ɪn 1867 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ bʊk, ənd noʊ mɔr ðən ˈsɛvən səʧ ˈskəlpʧərz stɪl stænd ɪn ðə juz. sɪns ðə ˈfaʊntən wɑz læst riˈfərbɪʃt ɪn 1987 ðə wɛr ənd tɪr həz bɪn soʊ greɪt ðət st*. ˈælbænz wɑz fɔrst tɪ ʃət ɪt daʊn ɪn spərɪŋ 2012 ðə ˈfɪŋgərz ənd fit ɔn ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈstæˌʧuz ər ˈkrækɪŋ ənd ˈpilɪŋ, waɪl ˈwɔtər həz sipt ˈəndər ðə ˈbeɪsən ənd ˈfroʊzən, ɪˈroʊdɪŋ ðə graʊt ðət wəns ˈæktɪd ɛz ə sil. ɪn ədˈvæns əv ðə riɪˈnæktmənt əv ðə st*. ˈælbænz reɪd nɛkst ɑkˈtoʊbər, ˈsɛvərəl ˈrɛzɪdənts hæv bɪn ˈræmpɪŋ əp ðɛr ˈɛfərts tɪ rɪˈstɔr praɪd əv st*. albans.”*.” bət, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ʤɛf jəŋ, ən hu ˈmænɪʤɪz ðə pɑrk ənd həz ˈspɪˌrhɛdɪd ðə ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən, nɑt klɪr ɪf ðə ˈfaʊntən wɪl bi ˈrənɪŋ baɪ ðət ˈdɛˌdlaɪn. ˈnidɪd ə əˈproʊʧ, hi bɪˈlivz, bət fər ˈsəmˌwən tɪ ˌdɪsəˈsɛmbəl ðə ˈfaʊntən kəmˈplitli, riˈfərbɪʃ ɪts ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl pɑrts ənd riˌɛnʤəˈnɪr ðə ˈpləmɪŋ ənd ˈbeɪsən ɔn wɪʧ ðeɪ sɪt. nɑt ə fɪks. ə fix,”*,” jəŋ ɪkˈspleɪnz əv ðə rikˈwaɪərd wərk. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl ˈteɪkən əp ˈɛni ˈmoʊʃənz tɪ raɪt ə bɑnd fər ðə ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən, ɪt həz bɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈɛstəˌmeɪts frəm ˈlænˌskeɪp ˈɑrkəˌtɛkts ənd ˈplænərz, ə waɪt ˈrɪvər ˈʤəŋkʃən fərm ðət moʊst ˈrisəntli səˈʤɛstɪd kɔsts bɪtˈwin ənd rɪˈpɔrts st*. ˈælbænz ˈsɪti ˈmænɪʤər ˈdɑmənɪk klaʊd. ðə ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl wɪl wərk ɔn ə ˈbəʤɪt tɪ ˈprɛzənt tɪ ˈvoʊtərz ɔn taʊn ˈmitɪŋ deɪ ɪn mɑrʧ. bət jəŋ prɪˈdɪkt ðə ˈfaʊntən wɪl meɪk ðə kət ðɪs jɪr. ɛz st*. ˈælbænz həz riˈvaɪtəˌlaɪzd ɪts ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn, jəŋ ˈrɛdəli ədˈmɪts, hi ənd hɪz ˈfɛloʊ ˈɔldərmɪn hæv bɪn feɪst wɪθ bɑnd [voʊt] ˈæftər another.”*.” ˈrəðər ðən dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ˈpəblɪk fəndz, jəŋ ənd ˈəðər ˈrɛzɪdənts hæv ˈstɑrtɪd ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ˈpraɪvət ənd ˈkɔrpərət ˈdoʊnərz ənd grænts tɪ reɪz ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ ðə riˈfərbɪʃmənt. wɪθ ðə ˈblɛsɪŋ, jəŋ sɪz, ðə fərst stɛp wʊd bi ˈʃɪpɪŋ ðə ˈfaʊntən tɪ ə ˈmɛtəlˌwərkɪŋ fərm ɪn ˌæləˈbæmə ðət oʊnz ðə ərˈɪʤənəl frɛnʧ moʊldz əv ðə ˈstæˌʧuz ənd kʊd riˈkæst ðɛm ɪn əˈlumənəm. ðət ˈmɛtəl ɪz mɔr ˈdʊrəbəl ðən zɪŋk bət kən rəst ˈizəli, rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ˈæmpəl ˈwɔtərˌprufɪŋ. kæθˈlin ˈmænəhæn, hu həz ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ˈfənˌdreɪzərz fər ˈvɛriəs ˈkɔzɪz əraʊnd st*. ˈælbænz, ˈrisəntli kriˈeɪtɪd ðə seɪv ðə ˈleɪdiz ˈfaʊntən fənd. hər ˈfənˌdreɪzərz hæv ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə kɑr ʃoʊ ənd, læst mɑrʧ, ə ˈʧɛrətəbəl ʤəmp ˈɪntu leɪk ʃæmˈpleɪn baɪ ˈsɪti ˈmænɪʤər klaʊd ənd ˈɔldərmən ʧæd ˈspunər. tɪ deɪt, 7000 həz bɪn ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈsɪti fər ðə kɔz. jəŋ həz bɪn riˈfərbɪʃɪŋ ˈteɪlər pɑrk sɪns ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə pɑrks kəˈmɪʃən ɪn 2006 ənd naʊ ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ stɑrt ə nɑnˈprɑfət ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən fər ðə pɑrk ðət kʊd əˈlɑt fəndz tɪ ðə ˈfaʊntən ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən. ˈæftər ɔl, hi ɪkˈspleɪnz, ðə ˈleɪdiz ər ˌɪnˈsɛpərəbəl frəm ðɛr ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. aɪ tʊk ˈoʊvər, [ðə pɑrk] wɑz ɪn ˈdɛspərɪt kənˈdɪʃən, ənd aɪ θɪŋk meɪd gʊd progress,”*,” jəŋ sɪz. ðə ˈfaʊntən ɪz ðə gərˈɪlə ɪn ðə rum. fər ˈoʊvər 100 jɪrz bɪn ðə ˈloʊgoʊ, ənd ju wɔnt ɪt ˈlʊkɪŋ laɪk that.”*.” fər mɔr ˈɪnfoʊ əˈbaʊt seɪv ðə ˈleɪdiz ˈfaʊntən fənd, iˈmeɪl falcon65futura@gmail.com*.
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the seventh console generation was big test as a party publisher, while they were still a party during most of the sixth generation, the seventh was the first time they have home console hardware to sell from the very start. who knows how game history will see the once big console manufacture turned party during this time and while not all the games they released that generation were considered great, they did release quite a bit of overlooked gems that fans think deserve second chances. like always this is a personal opinion list of games, if one of your favorite sega published games on the 360 and playstation 3 make the list, let us know in the comments below.
note: we include the nintendo wii games that deserve pc ports because the wii was a really unique console, but we might have a list dedicated just for the nintendo wii in the near future. also titles that already had pc releases but got delisted included (aka outrun 2).
after burner climax
you probably have heard comments where people say that sega fit to make follow-up games to classic franchises, but really proved they still had it by releasing not only a sequel to out run but also a new entry in the after burner franchise. after burner climax released in the arcades in 2006 and finally got a home release on and in early 2010. the game would also later get a mobile port on both ios and android, because why not? the game had beautiful graphics old school dog shooting after burner fun. games like after burner climax the type of game i usually associate sega with and giving it another chance to attract a new audience on pc would be a good idea. i mean, that is if you cared about your internal brands…
chances of happening: i would say 0%. sadly the game has been delisted (meaning no longer on sale) on live and services since december 16, 2015 and was removed from mobile stores on may 18, 2015. this is sad, but this just how the new head care about sega legacy titles. they care, they just care about what makes money fast and easy. while the main reason to why sega delisted the games from online stores been confirmed, it could be sega not wanting to renew licenses for using a aircraft found in-game. this is the same reason sega has delisted the out run 2 games, which is the best sega in-house developed game since they went party. its a shame that he company find a way to put them on sale even without licensed vehicles… i mean i think we play after burner or out run due to the licenses involved.
vanquish
vanquish was a pretty innovative shooter that seemed very ‘cookie cutter’ from a glance, but had score mechanics that really made it stand out from all the gears of war clones of the seventh generation. it was one of the sega and games partnership titles, this one being directed by the famous (resident evil series) and was well received by fans, including your boys here at. when the game came out in 2010 it sell as well as sega would have wanted, even though the game was critically acclaimed people seemed to have overlooked the game when it came out. i think this is one of the titles that will really do good on steam and seems to be one of the higher requested games by fans.
chances of happening: i would say 90%. rumors about the type of pc ports that sega wants to bring over have suggested that vanquish is high on that list. recently platinum games’ teased that they would love to port the game to the pc. seeing this and the fact that sega of europe have confirmed that more sega pc port titles are coming in the near future, be surprised to see vanquish get another chance to suit up on steam.
yakuza series
do you enjoy manly games that have soft drama centers? you might be a fan. the series by sega has been around since late 2005 when it debuted on the playstation 2. since this list is about seventh generation consoles what we are asking for is at least pc ports of either 3, 4 5. while it might be a bit scary to release a high numbered game without the prior installments, i think most of these games do a good enough job with wrapping up prior story elements that new comers could just enjoy the games by starting with one of the later titles. sure, i feel like they will enjoy the characters more if they play all the games, but i think sega will localize just for a pc.
chances of happening: i would say 25%. i love this series of games but if you noticed, about 95% of releases are on sony consoles or handhelds. seriously, the only titles that exclusive to sony happen to be that got a wii u port (bombed) and the short lived mobile title. while sega has never came out and said it, i think the reason the series enjoys sony exclusivity is because they get free advertisement by the console manufacturer (again this is an opinion) but according to series producer its more about loyalty to sony for believing in the idea behind the game but also confirms they ‘work together’:
“at the beginning of the project we spoke to all the platform holders including sony and microsoft. every platform holder was negative about this prospect, but we kept on pushing because we believed in the potential, and as we kept going one platform holder that showed interest and saw the prospects of this title was sony. how we started working with them, and probably not going to change.”, series producer
but lets pretend that sega and sony have no contracts keeping these titles exclusive, there is also the fact that every title has bombed in sales (yes, even if it was only mobile and wii u) plus the fact that none of the titles have sold amazingly well in the west and pc being a prominent western skewed platform, i just see sega taking the risk sadly. i wish they did though, imagine all the mods.
virtua fighter 5: final showdown
while fighter series mostly enjoyed its massive popularity in japan, the brand did have a high point in america during the release of fighter 4 which sold a little over units in north america. sadly that success continue with fighter 5 which was criminally overlooked during the start of the seventh generation for a lot of reasons, which i get into in this article. sega would later the game digitally in 2012 as ‘virtua fighter: final showdown’ having, at the time, the latest arcade version on console with a budget price. sega tried to promote it the best they could, holding sega cup tournaments but the momentum for the title died out. now fighter has been stagnant without a new entry for over a decade, the longest we have been without a entry in this franchise. i think doing a pc port, with all the cosmetic items and cut content from fighter 5: r as a sega pc port will be a good way to engage and test the market. facts are that during the initial release of fighter 5, the fighting game market looking so hot, but now with tournaments are becoming huge deal i think sega should give the franchise another shot.
chances of happening: i would say 75%. this was included in a rumored short list of games that sega europe was thinking of porting over, plus was one of the headlined titles used by the sega pc ports petition of games that sega said they listened were aware of. i would say the chances of fighter 5: final showdown having some sort of port announcements might be pretty good or maybe its just me really wanting to have a port on pc. i mean, why i? this franchise needs to stay relevant and right now its looking rather grim.
bayonetta series
you probably read the top that says ‘bayonetta series‘ and got ready to write a long complaint that 2 is a nintendo game or some shit, you can just stop. you are correct, nintendo paid for the development and exclusivity of 2 on consoles and while i know the specifics in the contract about pc, even if they use the work by platinum games they can always remake the engine from scratch which seems pretty unlikely. but it has been done in the past, one publisher that is known to do this to overcome a exclusivity contract was by basically remaking the 360 exclusive ninja for the playstation 3 as ninja sigma 2 (they also did it for the first title). while seeing a 2 sega pc port seems less likely, we would 100% settle for a sega pc port of the original. who knows, if the game makes a ton of cash, sega can think of investing money on in a 2 remake for all current generations consoles and pc. come on nintendo fans, if you really are ‘huge’ fans you would want to share the awesome gameplay with everyone else, right?
chances of happening: for the original about 90%. this is one of the titles that sega fans has been demanding the most from the seventh console generation and sega themselves know fans really want to see the witch without the constraints of console hardware. as for 2, i give that about a 10% chance of it coming out to the pc. while it has demand from fans, all these contracts they stupidly signed with nintendo is tying their hands from doing a straight port. i guess that is what happens when you make stupid decisions, maybe sega should have funded 2 as a sega published title on playstation 4, one, pc and wii u. everyone wins… right?
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ðə ˈsɛvənθ ˈkɑnsoʊl ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən wɑz bɪg tɛst ɛz ə ˈpɑrti ˈpəblɪʃər, waɪl ðeɪ wər stɪl ə ˈpɑrti ˈdʊrɪŋ moʊst əv ðə sɪksθ ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən, ðə ˈsɛvənθ wɑz ðə fərst taɪm ðeɪ hæv hoʊm ˈkɑnsoʊl ˈhɑrdˌwɛr tɪ sɛl frəm ðə ˈvɛri stɑrt. hu noʊz haʊ geɪm ˈhɪstəri wɪl si ðə wəns bɪg ˈkɑnsoʊl ˌmænjəˈfækʧər tərnd ˈpɑrti ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs taɪm ənd waɪl nɑt ɔl ðə geɪmz ðeɪ riˈlist ðət ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən wər kənˈsɪdərd greɪt, ðeɪ dɪd riˈlis kwaɪt ə bɪt əv ˈoʊvərˌlʊkt ʤɛmz ðət fænz θɪŋk dɪˈzərv ˈsɛkənd ˈʧænsɪz. laɪk ˈɔlˌweɪz ðɪs ɪz ə ˈpərsɪnəl əˈpɪnjən lɪst əv geɪmz, ɪf wən əv jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈsigə ˈpəblɪʃt geɪmz ɔn ðə 360 ənd ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən 3 meɪk ðə lɪst, lɛt ˈjuˈɛs noʊ ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts bɪˈloʊ. noʊt: wi ˌɪnˈklud ðə nɪnˈtɛndoʊ wi geɪmz ðət dɪˈzərv ˈpiˈsi pɔrts bɪˈkəz ðə wi wɑz ə ˈrɪli juˈnik ˈkɑnsoʊl, bət wi maɪt hæv ə lɪst ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd ʤɪst fər ðə nɪnˈtɛndoʊ wi ɪn ðə nɪr fˈjuʧər. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈtaɪtəlz ðət ɔˈrɛdi hæd ˈpiˈsi rɪˈlisɪz bət gɑt ˌdiˈlɪstɪd ˌɪnˈkludɪd (ˈɑkə aʊˈtrən 2 ˈæftər ˈbərnər ˈklaɪˌmæks ju ˈprɑbəˌbli hæv hərd ˈkɑmɛnts wɛr ˈpipəl seɪ ðət ˈsigə fɪt tɪ meɪk ˈfɑloʊˌəp geɪmz tɪ ˈklæsɪk ˈfrænˌʧaɪzɪz, bət ˈrɪli pruvd ðeɪ stɪl hæd ɪt baɪ riˈlisɪŋ nɑt ˈoʊnli ə ˈsikwəl tɪ aʊt rən bət ˈɔlsoʊ ə nu ˈɛntri ɪn ðə ˈæftər ˈbərnər ˈfrænˌʧaɪz. ˈæftər ˈbərnər ˈklaɪˌmæks riˈlist ɪn ðə ɑrˈkeɪdz ɪn 2006 ənd ˈfaɪnəli gɑt ə hoʊm riˈlis ɔn ənd ɪn ˈərli 2010 ðə geɪm wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈleɪtər gɪt ə ˈmoʊbəl pɔrt ɔn boʊθ ˈioʊs ənd ˈænˌdrɔɪd, bɪˈkəz waɪ nɑt? ðə geɪm hæd ˈbjutəfəl ˈgræfɪks oʊld skul dɔg ˈʃutɪŋ ˈæftər ˈbərnər fən. geɪmz laɪk ˈæftər ˈbərnər ˈklaɪˌmæks ðə taɪp əv geɪm aɪ ˈjuʒəwəli əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt ˈsigə wɪθ ənd ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪt əˈnəðər ʧæns tɪ əˈtrækt ə nu ˈɔdiəns ɔn ˈpiˈsi wʊd bi ə gʊd aɪˈdiə. aɪ min, ðət ɪz ɪf ju kɛrd əˈbaʊt jʊr ˌɪnˈtərnəl brands…*… ˈʧænsɪz əv ˈhæpənɪŋ: aɪ wʊd seɪ 0 ˈsædli ðə geɪm həz bɪn ˌdiˈlɪstɪd (ˈminɪŋ noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ɔn seɪl) ɔn lɪv ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz sɪns dɪˈsɛmbər 16 2015 ənd wɑz riˈmuvd frəm ˈmoʊbəl stɔrz ɔn meɪ 18 2015 ðɪs ɪz sæd, bət ðɪs ʤɪst haʊ ðə nu hɛd kɛr əˈbaʊt ˈsigə ˈlɛgəsi ˈtaɪtəlz. ðeɪ kɛr, ðeɪ ʤɪst kɛr əˈbaʊt wət meɪks ˈməni fæst ənd ˈizi. waɪl ðə meɪn ˈrizən tɪ waɪ ˈsigə ˌdiˈlɪstɪd ðə geɪmz frəm ˈɔnˌlaɪn stɔrz bɪn kənˈfərmd, ɪt kʊd bi ˈsigə nɑt ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ rɪˈnu ˈlaɪsənsɪz fər ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈɛrˌkræft faʊnd in-game*. ðɪs ɪz ðə seɪm ˈrizən ˈsigə həz ˌdiˈlɪstɪd ðə aʊt rən 2 geɪmz, wɪʧ ɪz ðə bɛst ˈsigə ˌɪnˈhaʊs dɪˈvɛləpt geɪm sɪns ðeɪ wɛnt ˈpɑrti. ɪts ə ʃeɪm ðət hi ˈkəmpəˌni faɪnd ə weɪ tɪ pʊt ðɛm ɔn seɪl ˈivɪn wɪˈθaʊt ˈlaɪsənst vehicles…*… aɪ min aɪ θɪŋk wi pleɪ ˈæftər ˈbərnər ər aʊt rən du tɪ ðə ˈlaɪsənsɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. ˈvæŋkwɪʃ ˈvæŋkwɪʃ wɑz ə ˈprɪti ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv ˈʃutər ðət simd ˈvɛri cutter’*’ frəm ə glæns, bət hæd skɔr məˈkænɪks ðət ˈrɪli meɪd ɪt stænd aʊt frəm ɔl ðə gɪrz əv wɔr kloʊnz əv ðə ˈsɛvənθ ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən. ɪt wɑz wən əv ðə ˈsigə ənd geɪmz ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp ˈtaɪtəlz, ðɪs wən biɪŋ dɪˈrɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˈfeɪməs (ˈrɛzɪdənt ˈivəl ˈsɪriz) ənd wɑz wɛl rɪˈsivd baɪ fænz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ jʊr bɔɪz hir æt. wɪn ðə geɪm keɪm aʊt ɪn 2010 ɪt sɛl ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈsigə wʊd hæv ˈwɔntɪd, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə geɪm wɑz ˈkrɪtɪkəli əˈkleɪmd ˈpipəl simd tɪ hæv ˈoʊvərˌlʊkt ðə geɪm wɪn ɪt keɪm aʊt. aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs ɪz wən əv ðə ˈtaɪtəlz ðət wɪl ˈrɪli du gʊd ɔn stim ənd simz tɪ bi wən əv ðə haɪər rɪkˈwɛstɪd geɪmz baɪ fænz. ˈʧænsɪz əv ˈhæpənɪŋ: aɪ wʊd seɪ 90 ˈrumərz əˈbaʊt ðə taɪp əv ˈpiˈsi pɔrts ðət ˈsigə wɔnts tɪ brɪŋ ˈoʊvər hæv səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ˈvæŋkwɪʃ ɪz haɪ ɔn ðət lɪst. ˈrisəntli ˈplætənəm games’*’ tizd ðət ðeɪ wʊd ləv tɪ pɔrt ðə geɪm tɪ ðə ˈpiˈsi. siɪŋ ðɪs ənd ðə fækt ðət ˈsigə əv ˈjʊrəp hæv kənˈfərmd ðət mɔr ˈsigə ˈpiˈsi pɔrt ˈtaɪtəlz ər ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn ðə nɪr fˈjuʧər, bi səˈpraɪzd tɪ si ˈvæŋkwɪʃ gɪt əˈnəðər ʧæns tɪ sut əp ɔn stim. ˈsɪriz du ju ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈmænli geɪmz ðət hæv sɔft ˈdrɑmə ˈsɛnərz? ju maɪt bi ə fæn. ðə ˈsɪriz baɪ ˈsigə həz bɪn əraʊnd sɪns leɪt 2005 wɪn ɪt ˈdeɪbjutɪd ɔn ðə ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən 2 sɪns ðɪs lɪst ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈsɛvənθ ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən kənˈsoʊlz wət wi ər ˈæskɪŋ fər ɪz æt list ˈpiˈsi pɔrts əv ˈiðər 3 4 5 waɪl ɪt maɪt bi ə bɪt ˈskɛri tɪ riˈlis ə haɪ ˈnəmbərd geɪm wɪˈθaʊt ðə praɪər ˌɪnˈstɔlmənts, aɪ θɪŋk moʊst əv ðiz geɪmz du ə gʊd ɪˈnəf ʤɑb wɪθ ˈræpɪŋ əp praɪər ˈstɔri ˈɛləmənts ðət nu ˈkəmərz kʊd ʤɪst ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə geɪmz baɪ ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɪθ wən əv ðə ˈleɪtər ˈtaɪtəlz. ʃʊr, aɪ fil laɪk ðeɪ wɪl ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz mɔr ɪf ðeɪ pleɪ ɔl ðə geɪmz, bət aɪ θɪŋk ˈsigə wɪl ˈloʊkəˌlaɪz ʤɪst fər ə ˈpiˈsi. ˈʧænsɪz əv ˈhæpənɪŋ: aɪ wʊd seɪ 25 aɪ ləv ðɪs ˈsɪriz əv geɪmz bət ɪf ju ˈnoʊtɪst, əˈbaʊt 95 əv rɪˈlisɪz ər ɔn ˈsoʊni kənˈsoʊlz ər handhelds*. ˈsɪriəsli, ðə ˈoʊnli ˈtaɪtəlz ðət ɪkˈsklusɪv tɪ ˈsoʊni ˈhæpən tɪ bi ðət gɑt ə wi ju pɔrt (bɑmd) ənd ðə ʃɔrt lɪvd ˈmoʊbəl ˈtaɪtəl. waɪl ˈsigə həz ˈnɛvər keɪm aʊt ənd sɛd ɪt, aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˈrizən ðə ˈsɪriz ˌɛnˈʤɔɪz ˈsoʊni ˌɛkˌskluˈsɪvəti ɪz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ gɪt fri ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt baɪ ðə ˈkɑnsoʊl ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər (əˈgɛn ðɪs ɪz ən əˈpɪnjən) bət əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈsɪriz prəˈdusər ɪts mɔr əˈbaʊt ˈlɔɪəlti tɪ ˈsoʊni fər bɪˈlivɪŋ ɪn ðə aɪˈdiə bɪˈhaɪnd ðə geɪm bət ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈfərmz ðeɪ together’*’: ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt wi spoʊk tɪ ɔl ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm ˈhoʊldərz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsoʊni ənd ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft. ˈɛvəri ˈplætˌfɔrm ˈhoʊldər wɑz ˈnɛgətɪv əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈprɑspɛkt, bət wi kɛpt ɔn ˈpʊʃɪŋ bɪˈkəz wi bɪˈlivd ɪn ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl, ənd ɛz wi kɛpt goʊɪŋ wən ˈplætˌfɔrm ˈhoʊldər ðət ʃoʊd ˈɪntəˌrɛst ənd sɔ ðə ˈprɑspɛkts əv ðɪs ˈtaɪtəl wɑz ˈsoʊni. haʊ wi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðɛm, ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ change.”*.”, ˈsɪriz prəˈdusər bət lɛts priˈtɛnd ðət ˈsigə ənd ˈsoʊni hæv noʊ ˈkɑnˌtrækts ˈkipɪŋ ðiz ˈtaɪtəlz ɪkˈsklusɪv, ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə fækt ðət ˈɛvəri ˈtaɪtəl həz bɑmd ɪn seɪlz (jɛs, ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli ˈmoʊbəl ənd wi ju) pləs ðə fækt ðət nən əv ðə ˈtaɪtəlz hæv soʊld əˈmeɪzɪŋli wɛl ɪn ðə wɛst ənd ˈpiˈsi biɪŋ ə ˈprɑmənənt ˈwɛstərn skjud ˈplætˌfɔrm, aɪ ʤɪst si ˈsigə ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə rɪsk ˈsædli. aɪ wɪʃ ðeɪ dɪd ðoʊ, ˌɪˈmæʤən ɔl ðə mods*. ˈfaɪtər 5 ˈfaɪnəl ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn waɪl ˈfaɪtər ˈsɪriz ˈmoʊstli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ɪts ˈmæsɪv ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti ɪn ʤəˈpæn, ðə brænd dɪd hæv ə haɪ pɔɪnt ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə riˈlis əv ˈfaɪtər 4 wɪʧ soʊld ə ˈlɪtəl ˈoʊvər ˈjunɪts ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə. ˈsædli ðət səkˈsɛs kənˈtɪnju wɪθ ˈfaɪtər 5 wɪʧ wɑz ˈkrɪmənəli ˈoʊvərˌlʊkt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə stɑrt əv ðə ˈsɛvənθ ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən fər ə lɔt əv ˈrizənz, wɪʧ aɪ gɪt ˈɪntu ɪn ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl. ˈsigə wʊd ˈleɪtər ðə geɪm ˈdɪʤətəli ɪn 2012 ɛz ˈfaɪtər: ˈfaɪnəl showdown’*’ ˈhævɪŋ, æt ðə taɪm, ðə ˈleɪtəst ɑrˈkeɪd ˈvərʒən ɔn ˈkɑnsoʊl wɪθ ə ˈbəʤɪt praɪs. ˈsigə traɪd tɪ prəˈmoʊt ɪt ðə bɛst ðeɪ kʊd, ˈhoʊldɪŋ ˈsigə kəp ˈtərnəmənts bət ðə moʊˈmɛntəm fər ðə ˈtaɪtəl daɪd aʊt. naʊ ˈfaɪtər həz bɪn ˈstægnənt wɪˈθaʊt ə nu ˈɛntri fər ˈoʊvər ə ˈdɛkeɪd, ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst wi hæv bɪn wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈɛntri ɪn ðɪs ˈfrænˌʧaɪz. aɪ θɪŋk duɪŋ ə ˈpiˈsi pɔrt, wɪθ ɔl ðə kɑzˈmɛtɪk ˈaɪtəmz ənd kət ˈkɑntɛnt frəm ˈfaɪtər 5 ɑr ɛz ə ˈsigə ˈpiˈsi pɔrt wɪl bi ə gʊd weɪ tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ənd tɛst ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. fækts ər ðət ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl riˈlis əv ˈfaɪtər 5 ðə ˈfaɪtɪŋ geɪm ˈmɑrkɪt ˈlʊkɪŋ soʊ hɑt, bət naʊ wɪθ ˈtərnəmənts ər bɪˈkəmɪŋ juʤ dil aɪ θɪŋk ˈsigə ʃʊd gɪv ðə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz əˈnəðər ʃɑt. ˈʧænsɪz əv ˈhæpənɪŋ: aɪ wʊd seɪ 75 ðɪs wɑz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ə ˈrumərd ʃɔrt lɪst əv geɪmz ðət ˈsigə ˈjʊrəp wɑz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv ˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈoʊvər, pləs wɑz wən əv ðə ˈhɛˌdlaɪnd ˈtaɪtəlz juzd baɪ ðə ˈsigə ˈpiˈsi pɔrts pəˈtɪʃən əv geɪmz ðət ˈsigə sɛd ðeɪ ˈlɪsənd wər əˈwɛr əv. aɪ wʊd seɪ ðə ˈʧænsɪz əv ˈfaɪtər 5 ˈfaɪnəl ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn ˈhævɪŋ səm sɔrt əv pɔrt əˈnaʊnsmɛnts maɪt bi ˈprɪti gʊd ər ˈmeɪbi ɪts ʤɪst mi ˈrɪli ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ hæv ə pɔrt ɔn ˈpiˈsi. aɪ min, waɪ aɪ? ðɪs ˈfrænˌʧaɪz nidz tɪ steɪ ˈrɛləvənt ənd raɪt naʊ ɪts ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈrəðər grɪm. ˈsɪriz ju ˈprɑbəˌbli rɛd ðə tɔp ðət sɪz series‘*‘ ənd gɑt ˈrɛdi tɪ raɪt ə lɔŋ kəmˈpleɪnt ðət 2 ɪz ə nɪnˈtɛndoʊ geɪm ər səm ʃɪt, ju kən ʤɪst stɑp. ju ər kərˈɛkt, nɪnˈtɛndoʊ peɪd fər ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd ˌɛkˌskluˈsɪvəti əv 2 ɔn kənˈsoʊlz ənd waɪl aɪ noʊ ðə spɪˈsɪfɪks ɪn ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt əˈbaʊt ˈpiˈsi, ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ juz ðə wərk baɪ ˈplætənəm geɪmz ðeɪ kən ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈriˈmeɪk ðə ˈɪnʤən frəm skræʧ wɪʧ simz ˈprɪti ənˈlaɪkli. bət ɪt həz bɪn dən ɪn ðə pæst, wən ˈpəblɪʃər ðət ɪz noʊn tɪ du ðɪs tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm ə ˌɛkˌskluˈsɪvəti ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɑz baɪ ˈbeɪsɪkli ˈriˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə 360 ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈnɪnʤə fər ðə ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən 3 ɛz ˈnɪnʤə ˈsɪgmə 2 (ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ dɪd ɪt fər ðə fərst ˈtaɪtəl). waɪl siɪŋ ə 2 ˈsigə ˈpiˈsi pɔrt simz lɛs ˈlaɪkli, wi wʊd 100 ˈsɛtəl fər ə ˈsigə ˈpiˈsi pɔrt əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl. hu noʊz, ɪf ðə geɪm meɪks ə tən əv kæʃ, ˈsigə kən θɪŋk əv ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ˈməni ɔn ɪn ə 2 ˈriˈmeɪk fər ɔl ˈkɑrənt ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz kənˈsoʊlz ənd ˈpiˈsi. kəm ɔn nɪnˈtɛndoʊ fænz, ɪf ju ˈrɪli ər ‘‘huge’*’ fænz ju wʊd wɔnt tɪ ʃɛr ðə ˈɔsəm ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ wɪθ ˈɛvriˌwən ɛls, raɪt? ˈʧænsɪz əv ˈhæpənɪŋ: fər ðə ərˈɪʤənəl əˈbaʊt 90 ðɪs ɪz wən əv ðə ˈtaɪtəlz ðət ˈsigə fænz həz bɪn dɪˈmændɪŋ ðə moʊst frəm ðə ˈsɛvənθ ˈkɑnsoʊl ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ənd ˈsigə ðɛmˈsɛlvz noʊ fænz ˈrɪli wɔnt tɪ si ðə wɪʧ wɪˈθaʊt ðə kənˈstreɪnts əv ˈkɑnsoʊl ˈhɑrdˌwɛr. ɛz fər 2 aɪ gɪv ðət əˈbaʊt ə 10 ʧæns əv ɪt ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt tɪ ðə ˈpiˈsi. waɪl ɪt həz dɪˈmænd frəm fænz, ɔl ðiz ˈkɑnˌtrækts ðeɪ ˈstupəˌdli saɪnd wɪθ nɪnˈtɛndoʊ ɪz taɪɪŋ ðɛr hænz frəm duɪŋ ə streɪt pɔrt. aɪ gɛs ðət ɪz wət ˈhæpənz wɪn ju meɪk ˈstupɪd dɪˈsɪʒənz, ˈmeɪbi ˈsigə ʃʊd hæv ˈfəndɪd 2 ɛz ə ˈsigə ˈpəblɪʃt ˈtaɪtəl ɔn ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən 4 wən, ˈpiˈsi ənd wi ju. ˈɛvriˌwən wins…*… raɪt? ˈəðər ˈɑrtɪkəlz ju maɪt ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ:
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the men of france invoked the ancient law to bar women from inheriting the throne of france but this stopped women from ruling the kingdom. there is a prominent tradition of women acting as regents. louise of savoy was a formidable women well versed in politics. her son king i trusted her completely and relied on her to oversee the government of his realm while he was in france and when he was on campaign fighting wars.
louise was born on september 11, 1476. her father was philip, count of bresse who was a younger brother of the duke of savoy. her mother was marguerite of bourbon. she grew up in the family home of the castle of pont, just a few miles from and was described as lively, unusually tall with light brown hair, blue grey eyes and a rosy complexion. the count was away from home for extended periods of time and mother died of tuberculosis when louise was seven and her brother philibert was four. their father realized the castle of pont was no place for young children and sent them to be educated and brought up by anne de, the formidable daughter of king louis xi. anne herself had a successful career as regent for her young brother king charles when louis xi died in august of 1483.
while in the care of anne, louise was never more than a poor relation. a sum of eighty was allotted from the treasury to clothe louise. she received an elementary education at the of with margaret of austria, charles’s and other girls in the household. louise was an avid reader and learned the essential skills needed by ladies of high degree such as feminine deportment and manners, dress and decorum, how to manage a household or even an estate, hierarchy and kinship, how to play the lute and embroidery and christian morality. louise also learned many political lessons from anne de, the virtual ruler of france.
all of this was to prepare louise and the other girls to marry well which anne de did when she arranged for louise to marry at the age of eleven. her chosen husband was charles, count of and governor of guyenne. charles was the of king charles v so he was a prince of the blood and in line to inherit the throne if the current king of france died with no male heirs.
louise’s father traveled to paris to see to the financial and practical preparations of her marriage and to meet with her. anne de arranged for her to receive the domains of andneuf-sur-charente along with a dower of three thousand. they were married on february 16, 1488 and that spring, louise said farewell to her father and left with her year old husband for cognac. consummation of the marriage was deferred until louise was about fourteen or fifteen.
charles had a mistress antoinette de by whom he had two daughters, jeanne and madeleine. he had another illegitimate daughter named by his mistress jeanne le conte. when louise arrived at cognac, antoinette was for all intents and purposes the châtelaine. she embraced louise and the two women became allies. charles did not have a lot of income so the household was not affluent and it was a struggle to keep up appearances.
louise only learned a small amount of latin in the course of her education but she greatly desired to read and learn. her husband had a remarkable library that included many medieval classics like “lancelot” and “the roman de la rose” along with works by dante, petrarch, christine de and boccaccio. charles and louise shared a love of books and their marriage was relatively happy. for the most part they lived a quiet life in cognac. the couple visited the court of king charles in.
louise gave birth to a daughter marguerite on april 11, 1492. her son was born at cognac on september 12, 1494. this was a turning point in life. louise realized her son could one day be king of france and from that point forward, she poured her heart and soul into the life of her “caesar”.
in december of 1495, louise and her husband left cognac to head for lyon where they intended to greet king charles who was returning from the wars in italy. they got no further thanneuf-sur-charente. charles caught a chill and after being ill for a month and diligently nursed by louise, he died on january 1, 1496. charles had made louise the guardian of their children and also gave her a life interest in his assets. along with others, she was executor of his will.
charles cousin, louis contested the will and managed to gain veto power over louise regarding financial matters. she make any changes in her household without his consent. even though there was little money, she still managed to add books to her library. after her death, louise continued to take care of her own children as well as her illegitimate daughters, marrying them off as they grew older.
louise devoted her time in her small provincial court to educating intellectually, religiously and martially. this also benefited marguerite. both children wrote poetry. the family grew together and had a great deal of intimacy between them. louise was considered as a bride for several men but nothing ever materialized. she seemed determined to remain free to pursue her hopes and dreams for her son.
charles was king when her husband died and he had no male heirs. next in line for the throne was her cousin louis. king charles was married to anne, duchess of brittany. with each passing pregnancy of anne’s, louise followed anxiously. when charles died in 1498, louis became king and married anne. louise watched every pregnancy of the queen closely as a lot was at stake for her. anne only had two surviving daughters claude and renée.
two months after charles died, louise was summoned to the court of king louis in paris to attend his coronation. the family moved from cognac to in december. by christmas they had moved on to. in theory louise was mistress of her household but the king was in charge of where she lived and he put marshal de gié in place to watch over her. this caused a great deal of conflict. louise resented power over her and the queen had an irrational dislike of him. gié had a hard time pleasing both women.
king louis was ill off and on for many years. a match between king louis’ eldest daughter claude was considered early on. louis wanted her to marry son but the queen wanted her to marry charles of ghent the future habsburg emperor charles v. after louis suffered a near fatal attack of illness in 1505, he used the opportunity to make a definitive decision on the marriage of his daughter. was his choice. on january 9, 1514, anne of brittany died and entrusted louise as guardian of her daughters.
claude was deeply distressed at losing her mother. even so, conclusion of her marriage came to the forefront and plans quickly went ahead. the wedding took place on may 18, 1514 at where her father happened to be hunting.
much to dismay, king louis married mary tudor, the young sister of king henry of england. was enchanted with the new queen when she arrived in france and louise watched his behavior intently. but all the excitement of the marriage was too much for louis and he died on january 1, 1515. beloved son was now king of france. on january 25, he was crowned in reims cathedral. gave louise many powers in his realm and elevated her to the title of duchess of. he also gave her the duchy of anjou, the counties of maine, and the of. the king started his reign engaging in courtly pleasures, leaving the governance of his kingdom in her hands.
louise was a skillful negotiator and expert at choosing experienced advisors. she was always withe and claude but was careful to never take precedence over the queen and was very strict in following court etiquette. but she was treated as if she was a crowned queen by ambassadors and other notables.
later in 1515, left france with his army to press his claim to italian territory. louise was named regent in his absence. the french routed the combined forces of the papal states and the old swiss confederacy at in september and captured the italian of milan. although time as regent was short, she appointed men to offices who were devoted to her and her policies. even after the king returned in 1516, she continued to have great influence over his government. he preferred to hunt and chase women and let his mother do all the heavy lifting of ruling.
during the field of the cloth of gold meeting in june of 1520 with king henry of england, louise arrived for the festivities riding in a black velvet litter with a considerable number of ladies dressed in crimson velvet with sleeves slashed with gold. in july of 1524, queen claude died.
françois went to war in italy again in 1523 and again named his mother regent. this period of regency lasted much longer because in february of 1525, the french suffered a disastrous defeat at pavia. was captured by the holy roman emperor and imprisoned in spain. louise was distraught. it took every bit of diplomacy from louise and her daughter marguerite to work for his release. in the meantime she had to defend france from the threat of foreign invasion while the king was gone.
during this time she negotiated the treaty of moore in 1525 with king henry and cardinal wolsey, basically paying england to drop hostilities toward france. she also negotiated the league of cognac with pope clement and the venetians, and worked with the ottoman empire persuading all of them not to hamper’ invasion of italy and to keep charles v engaged while she sought the release of the king. she ultimately secured the release of with the treaty of madrid in 1526. in return for the restoration of the valuable territory of burgundy to the holy roman emperor charles v, would be released. had to marry the sister eleanor of austria and his two eldest sons and henri were to be taken hostage by the emperor to enforce the terms of the treaty. she traveled south to bayonne to exchange her grandsons for her son.
from this point on louise worked tirelessly to get her grandsons released. perhaps her greatest moment of triumph was the ladies peace of of august 1529. she negotiated with her sister-in-law, margaret of austria who represented her nephew, charles v. with this treaty, louise worked out a cash ransom for the return of her grandsons and the marriage of her son to eleanor of austria. she collected the enormous ransom and in july of 1530, the two boys were escorted back to france by eleanor.
on march 5, 1531, louise attended the coronation of queen eleanor at st. denis in paris. she had long been suffering from gout and other physical ailments. she soon became very ill and was closely attended by her daughter marguerite. she requested to see her son but he made excuses, saying he was trying to avoid pestilence. louise was heartbroken. she died on september 22, 1531. on october 17, she was interred in the basilica of st. denis.
louise was a great admirer of italian art. she learned to love it from the works that were brought back from italy by charles and louis and installed in the castles of and. louise has been criticized for her choice of some of the men she employed in the government and for appropriating money from the royal treasury. france was perpetually in debt during’ reign but his had more to do with collecting revenues in addition to malfeasance and the crippling ransom for the two princes.
louise was partly responsible for the disgrace of charles, duke of bourbon. there were rumors she wanted to marry charles to regain what she believed were family assets in the duchy. when his wife suzanne, duchess of bourbon died, there was a dispute over her holdings of bourbon which louise won thereby alienating bourbon. bourbon would eventually betray his king and began to fight for charles v.
with the help of louise, was able to assert his authority against the and the church. she was instrumental in his foreign diplomacy. after her death, lost a valuable champion for his government and for the french. he would replace her with successive mistresses. she was an industrious and able ruler. with her help, her children guided france into the renaissance.
further reading: “queen’s mate: three women of power in france on the eve of the renaissance” by pauline matarasso, “the great regent: louise of savoy, by dorothy moulton mayer, “queens and mistresses of renaissance france” by kathleen wellman, “encyclopedia of women in the renaissance: italy, france and england” edited by diana robin, anne r. larsen and carole levin, “renaissance warrior and patron: the reign of francis i” by r.j. knecht, “golden age ladies” by sylvia barbara
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ðə mɛn əv fræns ˌɪnˈvoʊkt ðə ˈeɪnʧənt lɔ tɪ bɑr ˈwɪmən frəm ˌɪnˈhɛrətɪŋ ðə θroʊn əv fræns bət ðɪs stɑpt ˈwɪmən frəm ˈrulɪŋ ðə ˈkɪŋdəm. ðɛr ɪz ə ˈprɑmənənt trəˈdɪʃən əv ˈwɪmən ˈæktɪŋ ɛz ˈriʤənts. luiz əv səˈvɔɪ wɑz ə ˌfɔrˈmɪdəbəl ˈwɪmən wɛl vərst ɪn ˈpɑləˌtɪks. hər sən kɪŋ aɪ ˈtrəstɪd hər kəmˈplitli ənd rɪˈlaɪd ɔn hər tɪ ˈoʊvərˌsi ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əv hɪz rɛlm waɪl hi wɑz ɪn fræns ənd wɪn hi wɑz ɔn kæmˈpeɪn ˈfaɪtɪŋ wɔrz. luiz wɑz bɔrn ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 11 1476 hər ˈfɑðər wɑz ˈfɪlɪp, kaʊnt əv brɛs hu wɑz ə ˈjəŋgər ˈbrəðər əv ðə duk əv səˈvɔɪ. hər ˈməðər wɑz ˌmɑrgərˈit əv ˈbərbən. ʃi gru əp ɪn ðə ˈfæməli hoʊm əv ðə ˈkæsəl əv pɑnt, ʤɪst ə fju maɪəlz frəm ənd wɑz dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ˈlaɪvli, ənˈjuˌʒuəli tɔl wɪθ laɪt braʊn hɛr, blu greɪ aɪz ənd ə ˈroʊzi kəmˈplɛkʃən. ðə kaʊnt wɑz əˈweɪ frəm hoʊm fər ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈpɪriədz əv taɪm ənd ˈməðər daɪd əv təˌbərkjəˈloʊsɪs wɪn luiz wɑz ˈsɛvən ənd hər ˈbrəðər ˈfɪlɪbərt wɑz fɔr. ðɛr ˈfɑðər ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðə ˈkæsəl əv pɑnt wɑz noʊ pleɪs fər jəŋ ˈʧɪldrən ənd sɛnt ðɛm tɪ bi ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd ənd brɔt əp baɪ æn də, ðə ˌfɔrˈmɪdəbəl ˈdɔtər əv kɪŋ luɪs ʃi. æn hərˈsɛlf hæd ə səkˈsɛsfəl kərɪr ɛz ˈriʤənt fər hər jəŋ ˈbrəðər kɪŋ ˈʧɑrəlz wɪn luɪs ʃi daɪd ɪn ˈɔgəst əv 1483 waɪl ɪn ðə kɛr əv æn, luiz wɑz ˈnɛvər mɔr ðən ə pur riˈleɪʃən. ə səm əv ˈeɪti wɑz əˈlɑtɪd frəm ðə ˈtrɛʒəri tɪ kloʊð luiz. ʃi rɪˈsivd ən ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən æt ðə əv wɪθ ˈmɑrgərɪt əv ˈɔstriə, ˈʧɑrəlz ənd ˈəðər gərlz ɪn ðə ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld. luiz wɑz ən ˈævɪd ˈridər ənd ˈlərnɪd ðə ɛˈsɛnʃəl skɪlz ˈnidɪd baɪ ˈleɪdiz əv haɪ dɪˈgri səʧ ɛz ˈfɛmənən dəˈpɔrtmənt ənd ˈmænərz, drɛs ənd dɪˈkɔrəm, haʊ tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ə ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ər ˈivɪn ən ɛˈsteɪt, ˈhaɪˌrɑrki ənd ˈkɪnˌʃɪp, haʊ tɪ pleɪ ðə lut ənd ɛmˈbrɔɪdəri ənd ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˌmɔˈræləˌti. luiz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlərnɪd ˈmɛni pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlɛsənz frəm æn də, ðə ˈvərʧuəl ˈrulər əv fræns. ɔl əv ðɪs wɑz tɪ priˈpɛr luiz ənd ðə ˈəðər gərlz tɪ ˈmɛri wɛl wɪʧ æn də dɪd wɪn ʃi əreɪnʤd fər luiz tɪ ˈmɛri æt ðə eɪʤ əv ˈilɛvən. hər ˈʧoʊzən ˈhəzbənd wɑz ˈʧɑrəlz, kaʊnt əv ənd ˈgəvərnər əv guyenne*. ˈʧɑrəlz wɑz ðə əv kɪŋ ˈʧɑrəlz vi soʊ hi wɑz ə prɪns əv ðə bləd ənd ɪn laɪn tɪ ˌɪnˈhɛrət ðə θroʊn ɪf ðə ˈkɑrənt kɪŋ əv fræns daɪd wɪθ noʊ meɪl ɛrz. ˈfɑðər ˈtrævəld tɪ ˈpɛrɪs tɪ si tɪ ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ənd ˈpræktɪkəl ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃənz əv hər ˈmɛrɪʤ ənd tɪ mit wɪθ hər. æn də əreɪnʤd fər hər tɪ rɪˈsiv ðə doʊˈmeɪnz əv ənd əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə daʊr əv θri ˈθaʊzənd. ðeɪ wər ˈmɛrid ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 16 1488 ənd ðət spərɪŋ, luiz sɛd ˌfɛrˈwɛl tɪ hər ˈfɑðər ənd lɛft wɪθ hər jɪr oʊld ˈhəzbənd fər ˈkɑnˌjæk. ˌkɑnsəˈmeɪʃən əv ðə ˈmɛrɪʤ wɑz dɪˈfərd ənˈtɪl luiz wɑz əˈbaʊt ˌfɔrˈtin ər ˈfɪfˈtin. ˈʧɑrəlz hæd ə ˈmɪstrəs ˌæntwəˈnɛt də baɪ hum hi hæd tu ˈdɔtərz, ʤin ənd ˌmædəˈlɛn. hi hæd əˈnəðər ˌɪlɪˈʤɪtəmɪt ˈdɔtər neɪmd baɪ hɪz ˈmɪstrəs ʤin lə ˈkɔnteɪ. wɪn luiz əraɪvd æt ˈkɑnˌjæk, ˌæntwəˈnɛt wɑz fər ɔl ˌɪnˈtɛnts ənd ˈpərpəsɪz ðə châtelaine*. ʃi ɛmˈbreɪst luiz ənd ðə tu ˈwɪmən bɪˈkeɪm ˈælaɪz. ˈʧɑrəlz dɪd nɑt hæv ə lɔt əv ˈɪnˌkəm soʊ ðə ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld wɑz nɑt ˈæfluənt ənd ɪt wɑz ə ˈstrəgəl tɪ kip əp əˈpɪrənsəz. luiz ˈoʊnli ˈlərnɪd ə smɔl əˈmaʊnt əv ˈlætən ɪn ðə kɔrs əv hər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən bət ʃi ˈgreɪtli dɪˈzaɪərd tɪ rɛd ənd lərn. hər ˈhəzbənd hæd ə rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ðət ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈmɛni mɪˈdjivəl ˈklæsɪks laɪk ““lancelot”*” ənd ˈroʊmən də lɑ rose”*” əˈlɔŋ wɪθ wərks baɪ ˈdɑnteɪ, petrarch*, krɪˈstin də ənd boccaccio*. ˈʧɑrəlz ənd luiz ʃɛrd ə ləv əv bʊks ənd ðɛr ˈmɛrɪʤ wɑz ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈhæpi. fər ðə moʊst pɑrt ðeɪ lɪvd ə kwaɪət laɪf ɪn ˈkɑnˌjæk. ðə ˈkəpəl ˈvɪzɪtɪd ðə kɔrt əv kɪŋ ˈʧɑrəlz ɪn luiz geɪv bərθ tɪ ə ˈdɔtər ˌmɑrgərˈit ɔn ˈeɪprəl 11 1492 hər sən wɑz bɔrn æt ˈkɑnˌjæk ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 12 1494 ðɪs wɑz ə ˈtərnɪŋ pɔɪnt ɪn laɪf. luiz ˈriəˌlaɪzd hər sən kʊd wən deɪ bi kɪŋ əv fræns ənd frəm ðət pɔɪnt ˈfɔrwərd, ʃi pɔrd hər hɑrt ənd soʊl ˈɪntu ðə laɪf əv hər ““caesar”*”. ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər əv 1495 luiz ənd hər ˈhəzbənd lɛft ˈkɑnˌjæk tɪ hɛd fər laɪən wɛr ðeɪ ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ grit kɪŋ ˈʧɑrəlz hu wɑz rɪˈtərnɪŋ frəm ðə wɔrz ɪn ˈɪtəli. ðeɪ gɑt noʊ ˈfərðər ðən. ˈʧɑrəlz kɔt ə ʧɪl ənd ˈæftər biɪŋ ɪl fər ə mənθ ənd ˈdɪləʤəntli nərst baɪ luiz, hi daɪd ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1 1496 ˈʧɑrəlz hæd meɪd luiz ðə ˈgɑrdiən əv ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən ənd ˈɔlsoʊ geɪv hər ə laɪf ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn hɪz ˈæˌsɛts. əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈəðərz, ʃi wɑz ɪgˈzɛkjətər əv hɪz wɪl. ˈʧɑrəlz ˈkəzən, luɪs kənˈtɛstəd ðə wɪl ənd ˈmænɪʤd tɪ geɪn ˈviˌtoʊ paʊər ˈoʊvər luiz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈmætərz. ʃi meɪk ˈɛni ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn hər ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld wɪˈθaʊt hɪz kənˈsɛnt. ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðɛr wɑz ˈlɪtəl ˈməni, ʃi stɪl ˈmænɪʤd tɪ æd bʊks tɪ hər ˈlaɪbrɛˌri. ˈæftər hər dɛθ, luiz kənˈtɪnjud tɪ teɪk kɛr əv hər oʊn ˈʧɪldrən ɛz wɛl ɛz hər ˌɪlɪˈʤɪtəmɪt ˈdɔtərz, ˈmɛriɪŋ ðɛm ɔf ɛz ðeɪ gru ˈoʊldər. luiz dɪˈvoʊtɪd hər taɪm ɪn hər smɔl prəˈvɪnʃəl kɔrt tɪ ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪŋ ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəli, rɪˈlɪʤəsli ənd martially*. ðɪs ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd ˌmɑrgərˈit. boʊθ ˈʧɪldrən roʊt ˈpoʊətri. ðə ˈfæməli gru təˈgɛðər ənd hæd ə greɪt dil əv ˈɪntəməsi bɪtˈwin ðɛm. luiz wɑz kənˈsɪdərd ɛz ə braɪd fər ˈsɛvərəl mɛn bət ˈnəθɪŋ ˈɛvər məˈtɪriəˌlaɪzd. ʃi simd dɪˈtərmənd tɪ rɪˈmeɪn fri tɪ pərˈsu hər hoʊps ənd drimz fər hər sən. ˈʧɑrəlz wɑz kɪŋ wɪn hər ˈhəzbənd daɪd ənd hi hæd noʊ meɪl ɛrz. nɛkst ɪn laɪn fər ðə θroʊn wɑz hər ˈkəzən luɪs. kɪŋ ˈʧɑrəlz wɑz ˈmɛrid tɪ æn, ˈdəʧəs əv ˈbrɪtəni. wɪθ iʧ ˈpæsɪŋ ˈprɛgnənsi əv anne’s*, luiz ˈfɑloʊd ˈæŋkʃəsli. wɪn ˈʧɑrəlz daɪd ɪn 1498 luɪs bɪˈkeɪm kɪŋ ənd ˈmɛrid æn. luiz wɔʧt ˈɛvəri ˈprɛgnənsi əv ðə kwin ˈkloʊsli ɛz ə lɔt wɑz æt steɪk fər hər. æn ˈoʊnli hæd tu sərˈvaɪvɪŋ ˈdɔtərz klɔd ənd renée*. tu mənθs ˈæftər ˈʧɑrəlz daɪd, luiz wɑz ˈsəmənd tɪ ðə kɔrt əv kɪŋ luɪs ɪn ˈpɛrɪs tɪ əˈtɛnd hɪz ˌkɔrəˈneɪʃən. ðə ˈfæməli muvd frəm ˈkɑnˌjæk tɪ ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər. baɪ ˈkrɪsməs ðeɪ hæd muvd ɔn tɪ. ɪn ˈθɪri luiz wɑz ˈmɪstrəs əv hər ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld bət ðə kɪŋ wɑz ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv wɛr ʃi lɪvd ənd hi pʊt ˈmɑrʃəl də gié*é ɪn pleɪs tɪ wɔʧ ˈoʊvər hər. ðɪs kɔzd ə greɪt dil əv ˈkɑnflɪkt. luiz riˈzɛnəd paʊər ˈoʊvər hər ənd ðə kwin hæd ən ˌɪˈræʃənəl dɪsˈlaɪk əv ɪm. gié*é hæd ə hɑrd taɪm ˈplizɪŋ boʊθ ˈwɪmən. kɪŋ luɪs wɑz ɪl ɔf ənd ɔn fər ˈmɛni jɪrz. ə mæʧ bɪtˈwin kɪŋ louis’*’ ˈɛldəst ˈdɔtər klɔd wɑz kənˈsɪdərd ˈərli ɔn. luɪs ˈwɔntɪd hər tɪ ˈmɛri sən bət ðə kwin ˈwɔntɪd hər tɪ ˈmɛri ˈʧɑrəlz əv gɛnt ðə fˈjuʧər ˈhæpsbərg ˈɛmpərər ˈʧɑrəlz vi. ˈæftər luɪs ˈsəfərd ə nɪr ˈfeɪtəl əˈtæk əv ˈɪlnəs ɪn 1505 hi juzd ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ meɪk ə dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv dɪˈsɪʒən ɔn ðə ˈmɛrɪʤ əv hɪz ˈdɔtər. wɑz hɪz ʧɔɪs. ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 9 1514 æn əv ˈbrɪtəni daɪd ənd ɛnˈtrəstɪd luiz ɛz ˈgɑrdiən əv hər ˈdɔtərz. klɔd wɑz ˈdipli dɪˈstrɛst æt ˈluzɪŋ hər ˈməðər. ˈivɪn soʊ, kənˈkluʒən əv hər ˈmɛrɪʤ keɪm tɪ ðə ˈfɔrˌfrənt ənd plænz kˈwɪkli wɛnt əˈhɛd. ðə ˈwɛdɪŋ tʊk pleɪs ɔn meɪ 18 1514 æt wɛr hər ˈfɑðər ˈhæpənd tɪ bi ˈhəntɪŋ. məʧ tɪ dɪsˈmeɪ, kɪŋ luɪs ˈmɛrid ˈmɛri ˈtudər, ðə jəŋ ˈsɪstər əv kɪŋ ˈhɛnri əv ˈɪŋglənd. wɑz ɛnˈʧænɪd wɪθ ðə nu kwin wɪn ʃi əraɪvd ɪn fræns ənd luiz wɔʧt hɪz bɪˈheɪvjər ˌɪnˈtɛntli. bət ɔl ðə ɪkˈsaɪtmənt əv ðə ˈmɛrɪʤ wɑz tu məʧ fər luɪs ənd hi daɪd ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1 1515 bɪˈləvəd sən wɑz naʊ kɪŋ əv fræns. ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 25 hi wɑz kraʊnd ɪn rimz kəˈθidrəl. geɪv luiz ˈmɛni paʊərz ɪn hɪz rɛlm ənd ˈɛləˌveɪtɪd hər tɪ ðə ˈtaɪtəl əv ˈdəʧəs əv. hi ˈɔlsoʊ geɪv hər ðə ˈdəʧi əv anjou*, ðə ˈkaʊntiz əv meɪn, ənd ðə əv. ðə kɪŋ ˈstɑrtɪd hɪz reɪn ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn ˈkɔrtli ˈplɛʒərz, ˈlivɪŋ ðə ˈgəvərnəns əv hɪz ˈkɪŋdəm ɪn hər hænz. luiz wɑz ə ˈskɪlfəl nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtər ənd ˈɛkspərt æt ˈʧuzɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriənst ædˈvaɪzərz. ʃi wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz wɪθ ənd klɔd bət wɑz ˈkɛrfəl tɪ ˈnɛvər teɪk ˈprɛsədəns ˈoʊvər ðə kwin ənd wɑz ˈvɛri strɪkt ɪn ˈfɑloʊɪŋ kɔrt ˈɛtəkət. bət ʃi wɑz ˈtritɪd ɛz ɪf ʃi wɑz ə kraʊnd kwin baɪ æmˈbæsədərz ənd ˈəðər ˈnoʊtəbəlz. ˈleɪtər ɪn 1515 lɛft fræns wɪθ hɪz ˈɑrmi tɪ prɛs hɪz kleɪm tɪ ˌɪˈtæljən ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri. luiz wɑz neɪmd ˈriʤənt ɪn hɪz ˈæbsəns. ðə frɛnʧ ˈrutɪd ðə kəmˈbaɪnd ˈfɔrsɪz əv ðə ˈpeɪpəl steɪts ənd ðə oʊld swɪs kənˈfɛdərəsi æt ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər ənd ˈkæpʧərd ðə ˌɪˈtæljən əv ˈmaɪˌlæn. ˌɔlˈðoʊ taɪm ɛz ˈriʤənt wɑz ʃɔrt, ʃi əˈpɔɪntɪd mɛn tɪ ˈɔfəsɪz hu wər dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ hər ənd hər ˈpɑləsiz. ˈivɪn ˈæftər ðə kɪŋ rɪˈtərnd ɪn 1516 ʃi kənˈtɪnjud tɪ hæv greɪt ˈɪnfluəns ˈoʊvər hɪz ˈgəvərnmənt. hi prɪˈfərd tɪ hənt ənd ʧeɪs ˈwɪmən ənd lɛt hɪz ˈməðər du ɔl ðə ˈhɛvi ˈlɪftɪŋ əv ˈrulɪŋ. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fild əv ðə klɔθ əv goʊld ˈmitɪŋ ɪn ʤun əv 1520 wɪθ kɪŋ ˈhɛnri əv ˈɪŋglənd, luiz əraɪvd fər ðə fɛˈstɪvətiz ˈraɪdɪŋ ɪn ə blæk ˈvɛlvət ˈlɪtər wɪθ ə kənˈsɪdərəbəl ˈnəmbər əv ˈleɪdiz drɛst ɪn ˈkrɪmzən ˈvɛlvət wɪθ slivz slæʃt wɪθ goʊld. ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ əv 1524 kwin klɔd daɪd. wɛnt tɪ wɔr ɪn ˈɪtəli əˈgɛn ɪn 1523 ənd əˈgɛn neɪmd hɪz ˈməðər ˈriʤənt. ðɪs ˈpɪriəd əv ˈriʤənsi ˈlæstɪd məʧ ˈlɔŋgər bɪˈkəz ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri əv 1525 ðə frɛnʧ ˈsəfərd ə dɪˈzæstrəs dɪˈfit æt ˈpeɪviə. wɑz ˈkæpʧərd baɪ ðə ˈhoʊli ˈroʊmən ˈɛmpərər ənd ˌɪmˈprɪzənd ɪn speɪn. luiz wɑz dɪˈstrɔt. ɪt tʊk ˈɛvəri bɪt əv dɪˈploʊməsi frəm luiz ənd hər ˈdɔtər ˌmɑrgərˈit tɪ wərk fər hɪz riˈlis. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm ʃi hæd tɪ dɪˈfɛnd fræns frəm ðə θrɛt əv ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈveɪʒən waɪl ðə kɪŋ wɑz gɔn. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs taɪm ʃi nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪd ðə ˈtriti əv mʊr ɪn 1525 wɪθ kɪŋ ˈhɛnri ənd ˈkɑrdɪnəl ˈwoʊlsi, ˈbeɪsɪkli peɪɪŋ ˈɪŋglənd tɪ drɔp hɑˈstɪlətiz təˈwɔrd fræns. ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪd ðə lig əv ˈkɑnˌjæk wɪθ poʊp ˈklɛmənt ənd ðə venetians*, ənd wərkt wɪθ ðə ˈɑtəmən ˈɛmpaɪər pərsˈweɪdɪŋ ɔl əv ðɛm nɑt tɪ ˈhæmpər françois’*’ ˌɪnˈveɪʒən əv ˈɪtəli ənd tɪ kip ˈʧɑrəlz vi ɪnˈgeɪʤd waɪl ʃi sɔt ðə riˈlis əv ðə kɪŋ. ʃi ˈəltəmətli sɪˈkjʊrd ðə riˈlis əv wɪθ ðə ˈtriti əv məˈdrɪd ɪn 1526 ɪn rɪˈtərn fər ðə ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈvæljəbəl ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri əv ˈbərgəndi tɪ ðə ˈhoʊli ˈroʊmən ˈɛmpərər ˈʧɑrəlz vi, wʊd bi riˈlist. hæd tɪ ˈmɛri ðə ˈsɪstər ˈɛlənər əv ˈɔstriə ənd hɪz tu ˈɛldəst sənz ənd ˌɔˈri wər tɪ bi ˈteɪkən ˈhɑstɪʤ baɪ ðə ˈɛmpərər tɪ ɛnˈfɔrs ðə tərmz əv ðə ˈtriti. ʃi ˈtrævəld saʊθ tɪ ˌbeɪˈjoʊn tɪ ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ hər ˈgrændˌsənz fər hər sən. frəm ðɪs pɔɪnt ɔn luiz wərkt ˈtaɪrləsli tɪ gɪt hər ˈgrændˌsənz riˈlist. pərˈhæps hər ˈgreɪtəst ˈmoʊmənt əv traɪəmf wɑz ðə ˈleɪdiz pis əv əv ˈɔgəst 1529 ʃi nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪd wɪθ hər ˈsɪstərɪnˌlɔ, ˈmɑrgərɪt əv ˈɔstriə hu ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd hər ˈnɛfju, ˈʧɑrəlz vi. wɪθ ðɪs ˈtriti, luiz wərkt aʊt ə kæʃ ˈrænsəm fər ðə rɪˈtərn əv hər ˈgrændˌsənz ənd ðə ˈmɛrɪʤ əv hər sən tɪ ˈɛlənər əv ˈɔstriə. ʃi kəˈlɛktəd ðə ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˈrænsəm ənd ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ əv 1530 ðə tu bɔɪz wər ɛˈskɔrtɪd bæk tɪ fræns baɪ ˈɛlənər. ɔn mɑrʧ 5 1531 luiz əˈtɛndəd ðə ˌkɔrəˈneɪʃən əv kwin ˈɛlənər æt st*. ˈdɛnɪs ɪn ˈpɛrɪs. ʃi hæd lɔŋ bɪn ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm gaʊt ənd ˈəðər ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈeɪlmənts. ʃi sun bɪˈkeɪm ˈvɛri ɪl ənd wɑz ˈkloʊsli əˈtɛndəd baɪ hər ˈdɔtər ˌmɑrgərˈit. ʃi rɪkˈwɛstɪd tɪ si hər sən bət hi meɪd ɪkˈskjuzɪz, seɪɪŋ hi wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈpɛstələns. luiz wɑz ˈhɑrtˌbroʊkən. ʃi daɪd ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 22 1531 ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 17 ʃi wɑz ˌɪnˈtərd ɪn ðə bəˈzɪləkə əv st*. ˈdɛnɪs. luiz wɑz ə greɪt ædˈmaɪrər əv ˌɪˈtæljən ɑrt. ʃi ˈlərnɪd tɪ ləv ɪt frəm ðə wərks ðət wər brɔt bæk frəm ˈɪtəli baɪ ˈʧɑrəlz ənd luɪs ənd ˌɪnˈstɔld ɪn ðə ˈkæsəlz əv ənd. luiz həz bɪn ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd fər hər ʧɔɪs əv səm əv ðə mɛn ʃi ɪmˈplɔɪd ɪn ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ənd fər əˈproʊpriˌeɪtɪŋ ˈməni frəm ðə rɔɪəl ˈtrɛʒəri. fræns wɑz pərˈpɛʧuəli ɪn dɛt ˈdʊrɪŋ françois’*’ reɪn bət hɪz hæd mɔr tɪ du wɪθ kəˈlɛktɪŋ ˈrɛvəˌnuz ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˌmælˈfizəns ənd ðə ˈkrɪpəlɪŋ ˈrænsəm fər ðə tu ˈprɪnsɪz. luiz wɑz ˈpɑrtli riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə dɪsˈgreɪs əv ˈʧɑrəlz, duk əv ˈbərbən. ðɛr wər ˈrumərz ʃi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˈmɛri ˈʧɑrəlz tɪ rɪˈgeɪn wət ʃi bɪˈlivd wər ˈfæməli ˈæˌsɛts ɪn ðə ˈdəʧi. wɪn hɪz waɪf suˈzæn, ˈdəʧəs əv ˈbərbən daɪd, ðɛr wɑz ə dɪˈspjut ˈoʊvər hər ˈhoʊldɪŋz əv ˈbərbən wɪʧ luiz wən ˈðɛrˈbaɪ ˈeɪliəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈbərbən. ˈbərbən wʊd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli bɪˈtreɪ hɪz kɪŋ ənd bɪˈgæn tɪ faɪt fər ˈʧɑrəlz vi. wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv luiz, wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈsərt hɪz əˈθɔrəti əˈgɛnst ðə ənd ðə ʧərʧ. ʃi wɑz ˌɪnstrəˈmɛnəl ɪn hɪz ˈfɔrən dɪˈploʊməsi. ˈæftər hər dɛθ, lɔst ə ˈvæljəbəl ˈʧæmpiən fər hɪz ˈgəvərnmənt ənd fər ðə frɛnʧ. hi wʊd ˌriˈpleɪs hər wɪθ səkˈsɛsɪv ˈmɪstrəsɪz. ʃi wɑz ən ˌɪnˈdəstriəs ənd ˈeɪbəl ˈrulər. wɪθ hər hɛlp, hər ˈʧɪldrən ˈgaɪdɪd fræns ˈɪntu ðə ˌrɛnəˈsɑns. ˈfərðər ˈrɛdɪŋ: meɪt: θri ˈwɪmən əv paʊər ɪn fræns ɔn ðə iv əv ðə renaissance”*” baɪ pɔˈlin matarasso*, greɪt ˈriʤənt: luiz əv səˈvɔɪ, baɪ ˈdɔrθi ˈmoʊltən meɪər, ənd ˈmɪstrəsɪz əv ˌrɛnəˈsɑns france”*” baɪ kæθˈlin ˈwɛlmən, əv ˈwɪmən ɪn ðə ˌrɛnəˈsɑns: ˈɪtəli, fræns ənd england”*” ˈɛdɪtɪd baɪ daɪˈænə ˈrɑbɪn, æn ɑr. ˈlɑrsən ənd ˈkɛrəl ˈlɛvɪn, ˈwɔrjər ənd ˈpeɪtrən: ðə reɪn əv ˈfrænsɪs i”*” baɪ r.j*. nɛkt, eɪʤ ladies”*” baɪ ˈsɪlviə ˈbɑrbərə
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legendo entertainment is the next studio to step up and announce that is has games on the way to apple tv.
there are three of them, in fact, each one quite different from the others. only one of them is a new game while the other two have been out on ios for some time.
still, it's better than nothing, so let's have a look...
armada of
the first one is a completely new strategy for between one and four players called armada of.
it has a caribbean setting and involves pirates.
you'll be able to use your iphone, ipad, or ipod touch as a controller while playing this one.
dracula twins
the second one,ula twins, is already out on ios (it's / $2.99 on the app store).
legendo describes it as a ghosts 'n platformer. you play as vampiric siblings and as they attempt to reclaim castle from the devious doctor lifelust.
there are zombies and other monsters to deal with inside this world.
the apple tv version will have a new feature in the form of two player co-op.
pure pinball
third and finally we have pure pinball. this is already out on the app store for ios too.
what can be said? it's a pinball game. boasts about its "table design, responsive controls, exceptional graphics and realistic ball movement."
if you like pinball then, hey, you'll be able to play it on a big screen with apple tv.
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legendo* ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ɪz ðə nɛkst ˈstudiˌoʊ tɪ stɛp əp ənd əˈnaʊns ðət ɪz həz geɪmz ɔn ðə weɪ tɪ ˈæpəl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən. ðɛr ər θri əv ðɛm, ɪn fækt, iʧ wən kwaɪt ˈdɪfərənt frəm ðə ˈəðərz. ˈoʊnli wən əv ðɛm ɪz ə nu geɪm waɪl ðə ˈəðər tu hæv bɪn aʊt ɔn ˈioʊs fər səm taɪm. stɪl, ɪts ˈbɛtər ðən ˈnəθɪŋ, soʊ lɛts hæv ə lʊk... ɑrˈmɑdə əv ðə fərst wən ɪz ə kəmˈplitli nu ˈstrætəʤi fər bɪtˈwin wən ənd fɔr pleɪərz kɔld ɑrˈmɑdə əv. ɪt həz ə ˌkɛrɪˈbiən ˈsɛtɪŋ ənd ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ˈpaɪrəts. jul bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ juz jʊr ˈaɪˌfoʊn, ˈaɪˌpæd, ər ˈaɪˌpɔd təʧ ɛz ə kənˈtroʊlər waɪl pleɪɪŋ ðɪs wən. ˈdrækjulə twɪnz ðə ˈsɛkənd wən, ˈdrækjulə twɪnz, ɪz ɔˈrɛdi aʊt ɔn ˈioʊs (ɪts ɔn ðə æp stɔr). dɪˈskraɪbz ɪt ɛz ə goʊsts 'ɛn platformer*. ju pleɪ ɛz væmˈpɪrɪk ˈsɪblɪŋz ənd ɛz ðeɪ əˈtɛmpt tɪ riˈkleɪm ˈkæsəl frəm ðə ˈdiviəs ˈdɔktər lifelust*. ðɛr ər ˈzɑmbiz ənd ˈəðər ˈmɑnstərz tɪ dil wɪθ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðɪs wərld. ðə ˈæpəl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈvərʒən wɪl hæv ə nu ˈfiʧər ɪn ðə fɔrm əv tu pleɪər koʊɑp. pjʊr ˈpɪnˌbɔl θərd ənd ˈfaɪnəli wi hæv pjʊr ˈpɪnˌbɔl. ðɪs ɪz ɔˈrɛdi aʊt ɔn ðə æp stɔr fər ˈioʊs tu. wət kən bi sɛd? ɪts ə ˈpɪnˌbɔl geɪm. boʊsts əˈbaʊt ɪts "ˈteɪbəl dɪˈzaɪn, rɪˈspɑnsɪv kənˈtroʊlz, ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl ˈgræfɪks ənd ˌriəˈlɪstɪk bɔl ˈmuvmənt." ɪf ju laɪk ˈpɪnˌbɔl ðɛn, heɪ, jul bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ pleɪ ɪt ɔn ə bɪg skrin wɪθ ˈæpəl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən.
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allen park, mich. -- when the chicago bears drafted kyle long in april, part of the reason was to look to the east, to a rival.
to detroit.
part of job sunday will be the reason why he was drafted -- to try and block suh.
“we’ll see how well he is prepared to block me when we play on sunday,” suh said. “that’s their opinion. their choice. their draft.
“it’s not anything of my concern. i just look forward to digest whoever i have in front of me.”
suh has three career sacks and 13 tackles against chicago, but as it is with a lot of his opponents, what he does is more about disruptions and pressure on opposing quarterbacks and offensive lines.
he is a strong enough player that teams have to pay attention to him even if the numbers he puts up gaudy.
“it’s always nice to be noticed, but to me not necessarily a compliment,” suh said. “it’s just, it is something that they felt they needed to do and they did it, and i look forward to the challenge.”
there is little question, though, that chicago will keep an eye on suh.
"i've been doing some early preparations," long said on "football night in chicago" on 1000. "i've been trying to sharpen my mental sword i guess you could say. i've been just trying to pick up some tendencies that i can use against their defense, hopefully.
"suh is just relentless. he is a relentless football player. he is somebody that is just going to always keep coming and give you his best. he's got that kind of presence where you're like, ‘i can't take a play off.' if you do, he will expose you. what people can't see through all the time with all the media scrutiny is truly how great of a player suh is and how great of a player (nick) fairley is and the devastation those two guys can impose on an offense."
bears coach marc also respects the lions' tandem.
“(suh is) one of the best in the business at what he does,” said. “both tackles, fairley too, both powerful guys and they penetrate and they do all the things looking for in defensive linemen.”
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ˈælən pɑrk, mɪʧ. wɪn ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ bɛrz ˈdræftɪd kaɪl lɔŋ ɪn ˈeɪprəl, pɑrt əv ðə ˈrizən wɑz tɪ lʊk tɪ ðə ist, tɪ ə ˈraɪvəl. tɪ ˈdiˌtrɔɪt. pɑrt əv ʤɑb ˈsənˌdi wɪl bi ðə ˈrizən waɪ hi wɑz ˈdræftɪd tɪ traɪ ənd blɑk sə. si haʊ wɛl hi ɪz priˈpɛrd tɪ blɑk mi wɪn wi pleɪ ɔn sunday,”*,” sə sɛd. ðɛr əˈpɪnjən. ðɛr ʧɔɪs. ðɛr dræft. nɑt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əv maɪ kənˈsərn. aɪ ʤɪst lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈdaɪʤɛst huˈɛvər aɪ hæv ɪn frənt əv me.”*.” sə həz θri kərɪr sæks ənd 13 ˈtækəlz əˈgɛnst ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, bət ɛz ɪt ɪz wɪθ ə lɔt əv hɪz əˈpoʊnənts, wət hi dɪz ɪz mɔr əˈbaʊt dɪsˈrəpʃənz ənd ˈprɛʃər ɔn əˈpoʊzɪŋ kˈwɔrtərˌbæks ənd əˈfɛnsɪv laɪnz. hi ɪz ə strɔŋ ɪˈnəf pleɪər ðət timz hæv tɪ peɪ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ɪm ˈivɪn ɪf ðə ˈnəmbərz hi pʊts əp ˈgɔdi. ˈɔlˌweɪz nis tɪ bi ˈnoʊtɪst, bət tɪ mi nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ə compliment,”*,” sə sɛd. ʤɪst, ɪt ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ðeɪ fɛlt ðeɪ ˈnidɪd tɪ du ənd ðeɪ dɪd ɪt, ənd aɪ lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ðə challenge.”*.” ðɛr ɪz ˈlɪtəl kˈwɛʃən, ðoʊ, ðət ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ wɪl kip ən aɪ ɔn sə. "aɪv bɪn duɪŋ səm ˈərli ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃənz," lɔŋ sɛd ɔn "ˈfʊtˌbɔl naɪt ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ" ɔn 1000 "aɪv bɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈʃɑrpən maɪ ˈmɛntəl sɔrd aɪ gɛs ju kʊd seɪ. aɪv bɪn ʤɪst traɪɪŋ tɪ pɪk əp səm ˈtɛndənsiz ðət aɪ kən juz əˈgɛnst ðɛr dɪˈfɛns, ˈhoʊpfəli. "sə ɪz ʤɪst rɪˈlɛntlɪs. hi ɪz ə rɪˈlɛntlɪs ˈfʊtˌbɔl pleɪər. hi ɪz ˈsəmˌbɑdi ðət ɪz ʤɪst goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz kip ˈkəmɪŋ ənd gɪv ju hɪz bɛst. hiz gɑt ðət kaɪnd əv ˈprɛzəns wɛr jʊr laɪk, kænt teɪk ə pleɪ ɔf.' ɪf ju du, hi wɪl ɪkˈspoʊz ju. wət ˈpipəl kænt si θru ɔl ðə taɪm wɪθ ɔl ðə ˈmidiə ˈskrutəni ɪz ˈtruli haʊ greɪt əv ə pleɪər sə ɪz ənd haʊ greɪt əv ə pleɪər (nɪk) ˈfɛrli ɪz ənd ðə ˌdɛvəˈsteɪʃən ðoʊz tu gaɪz kən ˌɪmˈpoʊz ɔn ən əˈfɛns." bɛrz koʊʧ mɑrk ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈspɛkts ðə laɪənz' ˈtændəm. ɪz) wən əv ðə bɛst ɪn ðə ˈbɪznɪs æt wət hi does,”*,” sɛd. ˈtækəlz, ˈfɛrli tu, boʊθ ˈpaʊərfəl gaɪz ənd ðeɪ ˈpɛnəˌtreɪt ənd ðeɪ du ɔl ðə θɪŋz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ɪn dɪˈfɛnsɪv linemen.”*.”
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about
hello! if you are here then it means you care enough spend time checking out what this is all about.
we are a band from all over the us, but we met each other studying music and recording at purchase college in ny. we are a fairly new band, but all have a love for heavy music and a really strong urge to push ourselves as far as we can musically. the purpose of this is to give all of you an introduction to who we are, and to start a relationship with everyone that is kind enough to support us.
we started recording of this in spring of 2011, and it has been a long road getting to this point. the goal is to have these tracks mixed and mastered to have them sound the best they can, followed by professional duplication because we believe music and art go hand in hand.
we are using this money solely for the funding of this and all of the fun stuff we are doing for our supporters and friends you!!). anything above what we are asking for is going directly back into this project.
here’s a break down of what spending:
$1000 mixing
$600 mastering mastering services)
$600 cds w/ artwork (http://www.bandsonabudget.com, http://support.bandsonabudget.com/customer/portal/topics/209093-cds/articles)
$200 t-shirts and supplies
$400 stickers, posters, guitar picks, artwork
$600 shipping, cut, know, miscellaneous stuff we hate but ignore.
i know it seems like a lot, but music seem to be free these days. as much as we all might like to think. our plans are straight forward, and we plan on executing them exactly as stated.
we’ll keep you updated!
throughout this whole process we will be posting videos and pictures from the recording process as well as personal updates from the members of the band about all kinds of stuff!
expect them at the dollar amounts of 25, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000 and……….. if we make achieve our goal then on top of all of the other prizes we will film ourselves singing “i’m a little teapot” in our underwear in a public place. links:
video by: phil ashby - http://vimeo.com/skateshredwrite/
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əˈbaʊt hɛˈloʊ! ɪf ju ər hir ðɛn ɪt minz ju kɛr ɪˈnəf spɛnd taɪm ˈʧɛkɪŋ aʊt wət ðɪs ɪz ɔl əˈbaʊt. wi ər ə bænd frəm ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈjuˈɛs, bət wi mɛt iʧ ˈəðər ˈstədiɪŋ mˈjuzɪk ənd rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ æt ˈpərʧəs ˈkɑlɪʤ ɪn ny*. wi ər ə ˈfɛrli nu bænd, bət ɔl hæv ə ləv fər ˈhɛvi mˈjuzɪk ənd ə ˈrɪli strɔŋ ərʤ tɪ pʊʃ ɑrˈsɛlvz ɛz fɑr ɛz wi kən mˈjuzɪkli. ðə ˈpərpəs əv ðɪs ɪz tɪ gɪv ɔl əv ju ən ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən tɪ hu wi ər, ənd tɪ stɑrt ə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈɛvriˌwən ðət ɪz kaɪnd ɪˈnəf tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈjuˈɛs. wi ˈstɑrtɪd rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ əv ðɪs ɪn spərɪŋ əv 2011 ənd ɪt həz bɪn ə lɔŋ roʊd ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ ðɪs pɔɪnt. ðə goʊl ɪz tɪ hæv ðiz træks mɪkst ənd ˈmæstərd tɪ hæv ðɛm saʊnd ðə bɛst ðeɪ kən, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ prəˈfɛʃənəl ˌdjupləˈkeɪʃən bɪˈkəz wi bɪˈliv mˈjuzɪk ənd ɑrt goʊ hænd ɪn hænd. wi ər ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs ˈməni ˈsoʊəli fər ðə ˈfəndɪŋ əv ðɪs ənd ɔl əv ðə fən stəf wi ər duɪŋ fər ɑr səˈpɔrtərz ənd frɛndz ju!!). ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈbəv wət wi ər ˈæskɪŋ fər ɪz goʊɪŋ dɪˈrɛkli bæk ˈɪntu ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt. ə breɪk daʊn əv wət ˈspɛndɪŋ: 1000 ˈmɪksɪŋ 600 ˈmæstərɪŋ ˈmæstərɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz) 600 ˈsiˈdiz ˈdəbəlju/ ˈɑrtˌwərk (http://www.bandsonabudget.com*, http://support.bandsonabudget.com/customer/portal/topics/209093-cds/articles*) 200 ˈtiˌsərts ənd səˈplaɪz 400 ˈstɪkərz, ˈpoʊstərz, gɪˈtɑr pɪks, ˈɑrtˌwərk 600 ˈʃɪpɪŋ, kət, noʊ, ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs stəf wi heɪt bət ˌɪgˈnɔr. aɪ noʊ ɪt simz laɪk ə lɔt, bət mˈjuzɪk sim tɪ bi fri ðiz deɪz. ɛz məʧ ɛz wi ɔl maɪt laɪk tɪ θɪŋk. ɑr plænz ər streɪt ˈfɔrwərd, ənd wi plæn ɔn ˈɛksəˌkjutɪŋ ðɛm ɪgˈzæktli ɛz ˈsteɪtɪd. kip ju ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd! θruaʊt ðɪs hoʊl ˈprɔˌsɛs wi wɪl bi ˈpoʊstɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊz ənd ˈpɪkʧərz frəm ðə rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈpərsɪnəl ˈəpˌdeɪts frəm ðə ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə bænd əˈbaʊt ɔl kaɪnz əv stəf! ɪkˈspɛkt ðɛm æt ðə ˈdɔlər əˈmaʊnts əv 25 50 100 200 500 1000 2000 and………*……….. ɪf wi meɪk əˈʧiv ɑr goʊl ðɛn ɔn tɔp əv ɔl əv ðə ˈəðər ˈpraɪzɪz wi wɪl fɪlm ɑrˈsɛlvz ˈsɪŋɪŋ ə ˈlɪtəl teapot”*” ɪn ɑr ˈəndərˌwɛr ɪn ə ˈpəblɪk pleɪs. lɪŋks: ˈvɪdioʊ baɪ: fɪl ˈæʃbi http://vimeo.com/skateshredwrite*/
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'dancing with the stars' taps trump ex
dancing with the stars - marla maples - the stars grace the ballroom floor for the first time on live national television with their professional partners during the season premiere of "dancing with the stars," which airs monday, march 21 (8:00-10:01 p.m., et) on the abc television network. sjodin) less dancing with the stars - marla maples - the stars grace the ballroom floor for the first time on live national television with their professional partners during the season premiere of "dancing with ... more photo: craig sjodin, abc photo: craig sjodin, abc image 1 of / 15 caption close 'dancing with the stars' taps trump ex 1 / 15 back to gallery
abc announced the cast for season 22 of "dancing with the stars" on "good morning america" tuesday, and there are some notable names on the roster.
none more so than marla maples, the former mrs. donald j. trump. she and trump, currently running roughshod over the establishment in his bid to become the party's presidential nominee, were married from 1993 to 1999. their relationship was the subject of one of the new york post's most famous front pages, which featured trump's grinning face and the headline: "marla boasts to her pals about donald: best sex i've ever had."
"dwts" also is tapping into the buzz surrounding the relaunch of "full house" on with cast member jodie joining the dance competition.
the new season of "dancing with the stars" kicks off at 7 p.m. march 21 on abc.
click through the to see the full season 22 lineup.
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'ˈdænsɪŋ wɪθ ðə stɑrz' tæps trəmp ɛks ˈdænsɪŋ wɪθ ðə stɑrz ˈmɑrlə ˈmeɪpəlz ðə stɑrz greɪs ðə ˈbɔˌlrum flɔr fər ðə fərst taɪm ɔn lɪv ˈnæʃənəl ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən wɪθ ðɛr prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈpɑrtnərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsizən prɛˈmɪr əv "ˈdænsɪŋ wɪθ ðə stɑrz," wɪʧ ɛrz ˈmənˌdeɪ, mɑrʧ 21 p.m*., ɛt) ɔn ðə ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈnɛtˌwərk. ˈʃoʊdɪn) lɛs ˈdænsɪŋ wɪθ ðə stɑrz ˈmɑrlə ˈmeɪpəlz ðə stɑrz greɪs ðə ˈbɔˌlrum flɔr fər ðə fərst taɪm ɔn lɪv ˈnæʃənəl ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən wɪθ ðɛr prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈpɑrtnərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsizən prɛˈmɪr əv "ˈdænsɪŋ wɪθ mɔr ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: kreɪg ˈʃoʊdɪn, ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: kreɪg ˈʃoʊdɪn, ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈɪmɪʤ 1 əv 15 ˈkæpʃən kloʊz 'ˈdænsɪŋ wɪθ ðə stɑrz' tæps trəmp ɛks 1 15 bæk tɪ ˈgæləri ˈeɪˌbiˌsi əˈnaʊnst ðə kæst fər ˈsizən 22 əv "ˈdænsɪŋ wɪθ ðə stɑrz" ɔn "gʊd ˈmɔrnɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkə" ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ənd ðɛr ər səm ˈnoʊtəbəl neɪmz ɔn ðə ˈrɑstər. nən mɔr soʊ ðən ˈmɑrlə ˈmeɪpəlz, ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈmɪsɪz. ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp. ʃi ənd trəmp, ˈkərəntli ˈrənɪŋ ˈrəfˈʃɑd ˈoʊvər ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ɪn hɪz bɪd tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə ˈpɑrtiz ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni, wər ˈmɛrid frəm 1993 tɪ 1999 ðɛr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɑz ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv wən əv ðə nu jɔrk poʊsts moʊst ˈfeɪməs frənt ˈpeɪʤɪz, wɪʧ ˈfiʧərd trəmps ˈgrɪnɪŋ feɪs ənd ðə ˈhɛˌdlaɪn: "ˈmɑrlə boʊsts tɪ hər pælz əˈbaʊt ˈdɑnəld: bɛst sɛks aɪv ˈɛvər hæd." "dwts*" ˈɔlsoʊ ɪz ˈtæpɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə bəz sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə riˈlɔnʧ əv "fʊl haʊs" ɔn wɪθ kæst ˈmɛmbər ˈʤoʊdi ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə dæns ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. ðə nu ˈsizən əv "ˈdænsɪŋ wɪθ ðə stɑrz" kɪks ɔf æt 7 p.m*. mɑrʧ 21 ɔn ˈeɪˌbiˌsi. klɪk θru ðə tɪ si ðə fʊl ˈsizən 22 ˈlaɪˌnəp.
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jurgen klopp insisted was ideally suited to facing dortmund after the young liverpool striker shone in the draw at the westfalenstadion.
the reds boss, who insisted the tie was still going into next second leg at anfield, played down the significance of dropping daniel for the first leg of the europa league as got the nod to start up front.
the repaid the faith with a tireless performance in germany which he capped with a precious away goal.
“divock was made for this game with the space he can make and how he can hold the ball,” klopp said.
“you have to try and imagine where you can have some small advantages and what we did it was nothing about daniel.
“he has played the last games, it is completely normal. i know people say things about me taking him from the pitch after 60 minutes, but it is completely normal and now he is fresh for the game against stoke.
“when daniel came on he immediately had a brilliant moment. it was outstanding so you could see the impact he had. i cannot say we played better with ahead of daniel.
“it was not too brave to start to be honest. he has had no rhythm because of injuries.
“he is a young lad and we have to work with him. if we have more than one player for each position then we can choose one game him, and another game him.”
klopp was delighted with display against his former club but was left to rue the lapse which allowed mats to nod home an early in the second half.
“i am satisfied with a lot of parts of the game,” he said.
“organisation was good, we were brave, disciplined, everything good. we were brilliant to be honest, we showed what we are capable of.
“of course with a team like dortmund with their quality you can not defend each pass, so you need to be fight and be and what we did.
“we did it really well and we scored a wonderful goal.
'sorry' - klopp apologises for positioning at corner
“then a set piece. how it is in football - a fault for all of us.
“i decided to have adam in this position instead of, so sorry for this. but we were still in the game and had really big chances after. it fell into an almost perfect performance.
“dortmund too clear in their performance. always they changed, so always adapting to these changes in formation was not easy, but we did well.”
asked about the reception he received on his return to dortmund, klopp added: “of course this was an unusual situation with everything around the game, it was different than we were used to.
“there was applause which i took for me and i made a small gesture in return. the people here are very special and i felt good coming back, a special place to come to.
“i think we saw the game is still and dortmund care too much about where they are playing or where they score a goal.
“they are still a very strong team, but people thought a lot about our possible performance so they are perhaps a little surprised now.
“an away goal is really good, 100% better than a. it will still be really tight, and a really interesting clash.”
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gɪt ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈlɪvərˌpul 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 ˈʤərgən klɑp ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd wɑz aɪˈdili ˈsutɪd tɪ ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈdɔrtmənd ˈæftər ðə jəŋ ˈlɪvərˌpul ˈstraɪkər ʃoʊn ɪn ðə drɔ æt ðə westfalenstadion*. ðə rɛdz bɔs, hu ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðə taɪ wɑz stɪl goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu nɛkst ˈsɛkənd lɛg æt anfield*, pleɪd daʊn ðə sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns əv ˈdrɑpɪŋ ˈdænjəl fər ðə fərst lɛg əv ðə jʊˈroʊpə lig ɛz gɑt ðə nɑd tɪ stɑrt əp frənt. ðə riˈpeɪd ðə feɪθ wɪθ ə ˈtaɪərləs pərˈfɔrməns ɪn ˈʤərməni wɪʧ hi kæpt wɪθ ə ˈprɛʃəs əˈweɪ goʊl. wɑz meɪd fər ðɪs geɪm wɪθ ðə speɪs hi kən meɪk ənd haʊ hi kən hoʊld ðə ball,”*,” klɑp sɛd. hæv tɪ traɪ ənd ˌɪˈmæʤən wɛr ju kən hæv səm smɔl ædˈvæntɪʤɪz ənd wət wi dɪd ɪt wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈdænjəl. həz pleɪd ðə læst geɪmz, ɪt ɪz kəmˈplitli ˈnɔrməl. aɪ noʊ ˈpipəl seɪ θɪŋz əˈbaʊt mi ˈteɪkɪŋ ɪm frəm ðə pɪʧ ˈæftər 60 ˈmɪnəts, bət ɪt ɪz kəmˈplitli ˈnɔrməl ənd naʊ hi ɪz frɛʃ fər ðə geɪm əˈgɛnst stoʊk. ˈdænjəl keɪm ɔn hi ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli hæd ə ˈbrɪljənt ˈmoʊmənt. ɪt wɑz ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ soʊ ju kʊd si ðə ˌɪmˈpækt hi hæd. aɪ ˈkænɑt seɪ wi pleɪd ˈbɛtər wɪθ əˈhɛd əv ˈdænjəl. wɑz nɑt tu breɪv tɪ stɑrt tɪ bi ˈɑnəst. hi həz hæd noʊ ˈrɪðəm bɪˈkəz əv ˈɪnʤəriz. ɪz ə jəŋ læd ənd wi hæv tɪ wərk wɪθ ɪm. ɪf wi hæv mɔr ðən wən pleɪər fər iʧ pəˈzɪʃən ðɛn wi kən ʧuz wən geɪm ɪm, ənd əˈnəðər geɪm him.”*.” klɑp wɑz dɪˈlaɪtɪd wɪθ dɪˈspleɪ əˈgɛnst hɪz ˈfɔrmər kləb bət wɑz lɛft tɪ ru ðə læps wɪʧ əˈlaʊd mæts tɪ nɑd hoʊm ən ˈərli ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf. æm ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd wɪθ ə lɔt əv pɑrts əv ðə game,”*,” hi sɛd. wɑz gʊd, wi wər breɪv, ˈdɪsəplənd, ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ gʊd. wi wər ˈbrɪljənt tɪ bi ˈɑnəst, wi ʃoʊd wət wi ər ˈkeɪpəbəl əv. kɔrs wɪθ ə tim laɪk ˈdɔrtmənd wɪθ ðɛr kˈwɑləti ju kən nɑt dɪˈfɛnd iʧ pæs, soʊ ju nid tɪ bi faɪt ənd bi ənd wət wi dɪd. dɪd ɪt ˈrɪli wɛl ənd wi skɔrd ə ˈwəndərfəl goʊl. 'ˈsɑri' klɑp əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzɪz fər pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ æt ˈkɔrnər ə sɛt pis. haʊ ɪt ɪz ɪn ˈfʊtˌbɔl ə fɔlt fər ɔl əv ˈjuˈɛs. ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ hæv ˈædəm ɪn ðɪs pəˈzɪʃən ˌɪnˈstɛd əv, soʊ ˈsɑri fər ðɪs. bət wi wər stɪl ɪn ðə geɪm ənd hæd ˈrɪli bɪg ˈʧænsɪz ˈæftər. ɪt fɛl ˈɪntu ən ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈpərˌfɪkt pərˈfɔrməns. tu klɪr ɪn ðɛr pərˈfɔrməns. ˈɔlˌweɪz ðeɪ ʧeɪnʤd, soʊ ˈɔlˌweɪz əˈdæptɪŋ tɪ ðiz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn fɔrˈmeɪʃən wɑz nɑt ˈizi, bət wi dɪd well.”*.” æst əˈbaʊt ðə rɪˈsɛpʃən hi rɪˈsivd ɔn hɪz rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈdɔrtmənd, klɑp ˈædɪd: kɔrs ðɪs wɑz ən ənˈjuˌʒuəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɪθ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ əraʊnd ðə geɪm, ɪt wɑz ˈdɪfərənt ðən wi wər juzd tɪ. wɑz əˈplɔz wɪʧ aɪ tʊk fər mi ənd aɪ meɪd ə smɔl ˈʤɛsʧər ɪn rɪˈtərn. ðə ˈpipəl hir ər ˈvɛri ˈspɛʃəl ənd aɪ fɛlt gʊd ˈkəmɪŋ bæk, ə ˈspɛʃəl pleɪs tɪ kəm tɪ. θɪŋk wi sɔ ðə geɪm ɪz stɪl ənd ˈdɔrtmənd kɛr tu məʧ əˈbaʊt wɛr ðeɪ ər pleɪɪŋ ər wɛr ðeɪ skɔr ə goʊl. ər stɪl ə ˈvɛri strɔŋ tim, bət ˈpipəl θɔt ə lɔt əˈbaʊt ɑr ˈpɑsəbəl pərˈfɔrməns soʊ ðeɪ ər pərˈhæps ə ˈlɪtəl səˈpraɪzd naʊ. əˈweɪ goʊl ɪz ˈrɪli gʊd, 100 ˈbɛtər ðən ə ɪt wɪl stɪl bi ˈrɪli taɪt, ənd ə ˈrɪli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ clash.”*.”
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halloween became unsettled for me after the ninja, drifting from one cultural reference and conceptual pun to the next, eventually clinging onto whatever the group was going to do. it took more than a decade to find something real to go as.
in a souk in marrakech, i met a man wearing a robe similar to the ones i'd been eyeing. he asked how much i had to spend. i told him only 350 dirham, but had no desire to buy a costume. "these aren't costumes," he corrected me as we left the shop and took an elaborate path towards what felt like the inner sanctum. an hour later, i had spent 300 for a, which hung down below my ankles, and 70 for yellow babouche. the shopkeeper indicated that i should pick out a hat. i reached for a fez. he shook his head. "that's for tourists. it doesn't go with this." ahmed, the man, who brought me, put a in my hands. his unflappable demeanor became a little bit crushed when i began folding up my new garments. "aren't you going to wear it?" he asked.
as i unfurled the robe over my cargo shorts and t-shirt, my shoulders seemed to straighten. i walked slowly. ponderously. ahmed pulled the baggy hood over my head. for the rest of the afternoon, i slipped through the medina without a second look. it was a kind of camouflage. i ended up drinking tea with ahmed several times that week. he fed me a complex background story for the berber from the atlas mountains.
but if you had to truthfully categorize my berber, it was a last-minute costume. the had been abandoned in my closet for a couple of years, until a last-minute halloween invitation that required more than a token effort at costume. i left the prayer cap at home that night, and didn't correct anyone who assumed it was a star wars thing. i also felt the most visceral sense of a soul i had encountered since morocco.
it was out of laziness that the berber from the atlas mountains reappeared the next year. i took on more of mannerisms this time. i began adding lines of dialogue right out of the medina, filling in the blanks with wikipedia and alberto sanchez poetry.
and so as the character was brought more vividly to life each year, i learned to make pumpkin and use the hood to smuggle miniature coffee crisps. i began listening to a punk band called mongoose, whose lead singer wrote a vest pocket book called "10 steps to a life uniform" in which he likens the effect of finding a permanent costume to "that feeling when people order for you and it is exactly what you wanted." at which point i realized that i'd never wear any other halloween costume.
none of this quite answered the question: why do we dress up?
in my case it was the chance to tell a joke about a mouse and a cat, which ahmed had told to everyone we met that week in marrakech. "the cat chase the mouse medina," he would always start, his face and shoulders to invoke both the concentration of the cat and the mortal fear of its prey. (you could see tables and stools and giant pyramids of saffron fly left and right in their furious wake.) "chase and chase and chase," ahmed would shriek, "until finally the mouse find the place in the wall where the paw of the cat cannot do you call it?"
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ˌhæləˈwin bɪˈkeɪm ənˈsɛtəld fər mi ˈæftər ðə ˈnɪnʤə, ˈdrɪftɪŋ frəm wən ˈkəlʧərəl ˈrɛfərəns ənd kənˈsɛpʧuəl pən tɪ ðə nɛkst, ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈklɪŋɪŋ ˈɔntu ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə grup wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ du. ɪt tʊk mɔr ðən ə ˈdɛkeɪd tɪ faɪnd ˈsəmθɪŋ ril tɪ goʊ ɛz. ɪn ə suk ɪn ˈmærəˌkɛʃ, aɪ mɛt ə mæn ˈwɛrɪŋ ə roʊb ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə wənz aɪd bɪn aɪɪŋ. hi æst haʊ məʧ aɪ hæd tɪ spɛnd. aɪ toʊld ɪm ˈoʊnli 350 dirham*, bət hæd noʊ dɪˈzaɪər tɪ baɪ ə ˈkɑstum. "ðiz ˈɑrənt ˈkɑstumz," hi kərˈɛktɪd mi ɛz wi lɛft ðə ʃɑp ənd tʊk ən ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt pæθ təˈwɔrdz wət fɛlt laɪk ðə ˈɪnər ˈsæŋktəm. ən aʊər ˈleɪtər, aɪ hæd spɛnt 300 fər ə, wɪʧ həŋ daʊn bɪˈloʊ maɪ ˈæŋkəlz, ənd 70 fər ˈjɛloʊ babouche*. ðə ˈʃɑpˌkipər ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət aɪ ʃʊd pɪk aʊt ə hæt. aɪ riʧt fər ə fɛz. hi ʃʊk hɪz hɛd. "ðæts fər ˈtʊrɪsts. ɪt ˈdəzənt goʊ wɪθ ðɪs." ˈɑmɛd, ðə mæn, hu brɔt mi, pʊt ə ɪn maɪ hænz. hɪz ənˈflæpəbəl dɪˈminər bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt krəʃt wɪn aɪ bɪˈgæn ˈfoʊldɪŋ əp maɪ nu ˈgɑrmənts. "ˈɑrənt ju goʊɪŋ tɪ wɛr ɪt?" hi æst. ɛz aɪ ənˈfərld ðə roʊb ˈoʊvər maɪ ˈkɑrˌgoʊ ʃɔrts ənd ˈtiˌsərt, maɪ ˈʃoʊldərz simd tɪ ˈstreɪtən. aɪ wɔkt sˈloʊli. ponderously*. ˈɑmɛd pʊld ðə ˈbægi hʊd ˈoʊvər maɪ hɛd. fər ðə rɛst əv ðə ˌæftərˈnun, aɪ slɪpt θru ðə məˈdinə wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈsɛkənd lʊk. ɪt wɑz ə kaɪnd əv ˈkæməˌflɑʒ. aɪ ˈɛndɪd əp ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ti wɪθ ˈɑmɛd ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz ðət wik. hi fɛd mi ə ˈkɑmplɛks ˈbækˌgraʊnd ˈstɔri fər ðə ˈbərbər frəm ðə ˈætləs ˈmaʊntənz. bət ɪf ju hæd tɪ ˈtruθfəli ˈkætəgərˌaɪz maɪ ˈbərbər, ɪt wɑz ə ˌlæsˈmɪnət ˈkɑstum. ðə hæd bɪn əˈbændənd ɪn maɪ ˈklɑzət fər ə ˈkəpəl əv jɪrz, ənˈtɪl ə ˌlæsˈmɪnət ˌhæləˈwin ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən ðət rikˈwaɪərd mɔr ðən ə ˈtoʊkən ˈɛfərt æt ˈkɑstum. aɪ lɛft ðə prɛr kæp æt hoʊm ðət naɪt, ənd ˈdɪdənt kərˈɛkt ˈɛniˌwən hu əˈsumd ɪt wɑz ə stɑr wɔrz θɪŋ. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ fɛlt ðə moʊst ˈvɪsərəl sɛns əv ə soʊl aɪ hæd ɪnˈkaʊnərd sɪns mərˈɑkoʊ. ɪt wɑz aʊt əv ˈleɪzinəs ðət ðə ˈbərbər frəm ðə ˈætləs ˈmaʊntənz ˌriəˈpɪrd ðə nɛkst jɪr. aɪ tʊk ɔn mɔr əv ˈmænərˌɪzəmz ðɪs taɪm. aɪ bɪˈgæn ˈædɪŋ laɪnz əv ˈdaɪəˌlɔg raɪt aʊt əv ðə məˈdinə, ˈfɪlɪŋ ɪn ðə blæŋks wɪθ ˈwɪkiˌpiˌdiə ənd ælˈbərtoʊ ˈsænʧɛz ˈpoʊətri. ənd soʊ ɛz ðə ˈkɛrɪktər wɑz brɔt mɔr ˈvɪvədli tɪ laɪf iʧ jɪr, aɪ ˈlərnɪd tɪ meɪk ˈpəmpkɪn ənd juz ðə hʊd tɪ sˈməgəl ˈmɪnɪˌʧʊr ˈkɔfi crisps*. aɪ bɪˈgæn ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ə pəŋk bænd kɔld ˈmɑŋgus, huz lɛd ˈsɪŋər roʊt ə vɛst ˈpɑkət bʊk kɔld 10 stɛps tɪ ə laɪf ˈjunəˌfɔrm" ɪn wɪʧ hi ˈlaɪkənz ðə ˈifɛkt əv ˈfaɪndɪŋ ə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈkɑstum tɪ "ðət ˈfilɪŋ wɪn ˈpipəl ˈɔrdər fər ju ənd ɪt ɪz ɪgˈzæktli wət ju ˈwɔntɪd." æt wɪʧ pɔɪnt aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət aɪd ˈnɛvər wɛr ˈɛni ˈəðər ˌhæləˈwin ˈkɑstum. nən əv ðɪs kwaɪt ˈænsərd ðə kˈwɛʃən: waɪ du wi drɛs əp? ɪn maɪ keɪs ɪt wɑz ðə ʧæns tɪ tɛl ə ʤoʊk əˈbaʊt ə maʊs ənd ə kæt, wɪʧ ˈɑmɛd hæd toʊld tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən wi mɛt ðət wik ɪn ˈmærəˌkɛʃ. "ðə kæt ʧeɪs ðə maʊs məˈdinə," hi wʊd ˈɔlˌweɪz stɑrt, hɪz feɪs ənd ˈʃoʊldərz tɪ ˌɪnˈvoʊk boʊθ ðə ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən əv ðə kæt ənd ðə ˈmɔrtəl fɪr əv ɪts preɪ. (ju kʊd si ˈteɪbəlz ənd stulz ənd ʤaɪənt ˈpɪrəmɪdz əv ˈsæfrən flaɪ lɛft ənd raɪt ɪn ðɛr fˈjʊriəs weɪk.) "ʧeɪs ənd ʧeɪs ənd ʧeɪs," ˈɑmɛd wʊd ʃrik, "ənˈtɪl ˈfaɪnəli ðə maʊs faɪnd ðə pleɪs ɪn ðə wɔl wɛr ðə pɔ əv ðə kæt ˈkænɑt du ju kɔl ɪt?"
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as you'll hear from the video's narration, three games are currently in production and oxide believes that these titles will represent a major leap forward for the real-time strategy genre thanks to the "epic scale" permitted by the high population limit.
"it's a difference of at least an order of magnitude," says oxide founder dan baker (who was previously graphics lead on civilization v). "take the most complex scene you've ever seen in starcraft and multiply it by 10."
there are a couple of ingredients that are essential for delivering the huge spectacles seen in star swarm. firstly, you need a robust, since processing this quantity of ai and physics relies on general computing power just as much as on graphics. unlike many games on the market, those based on nitrous will be able to make full use of all available cores at the same time. the configuration in the video includes an aging, but powerful intel core 980.
"take the most complex scene you've ever seen in starcraft and multiply it by 10."
secondly, to allow for both scale and enhanced visual effects such as motion blur, the graphics side of the system must contain a recent amd that supports the mantle programming tool. as we've reported before, mantle brings (read: brand-specific) programming to pc games, because it allows developers to code directly for graphics core next architecture without going through fluffy, middlemen like microsoft's drivers. in this instance, mantle speeds up the communication between the and, allowing multiple cores to delegate tasks to the without causing a jam. the result is a that does more, like calculating lighting effects for every object, and a that is also freed up to do more, such as simulating independent gun turrets on bigger ships. (for deeper technical detail on this, check out presentation at.)
star swarm is actually the first hard evidence we've seen of what mantle can do, and the numbers speak for themselves: with everything else being equal, enabling mantle increased the frame rate by nearly 300 percent, from an 13 to a buttery 44. amd promised as much when it launched its earlier today, adding that star swarm will run at frame rates even on versions of the (versus 95 watts for a regular desktop chip).
separately, amd claims that a forthcoming mantle update for battlefield 4 will boost performance in that title by as much as 45 percent. we've also heard some gossip that the pc version of sniper elite 3 will support mantle, likely reflecting the fact that its developer, rebellion, is making and one versions of the shooter and is therefore already accustomed to its code for architecture. all in all, if these games live up to the precedent set by star swarm, it could well be worth having some mantle juice in your gaming rig in 2014.
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ɛz jul hir frəm ðə ˈvɪdioʊz nɛˈreɪʃən, θri geɪmz ər ˈkərəntli ɪn pərˈdəkʃən ənd ˈɑkˌsaɪd bɪˈlivz ðət ðiz ˈtaɪtəlz wɪl ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ə ˈmeɪʤər lip ˈfɔrwərd fər ðə ˈrilˌtaɪm ˈstrætəʤi ˈʒɑnrə θæŋks tɪ ðə "ˈɛpɪk skeɪl" pərˈmɪtɪd baɪ ðə haɪ ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˈlɪmət. "ɪts ə ˈdɪfərəns əv æt list ən ˈɔrdər əv ˈmægnəˌtud," sɪz ˈɑkˌsaɪd ˈfaʊndər dæn ˈbeɪkər (hu wɑz ˈpriviəsli ˈgræfɪks lɛd ɔn ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən vi). "teɪk ðə moʊst ˈkɑmplɛks sin juv ˈɛvər sin ɪn ˈstɑrˌkræft ənd ˈməltəˌplaɪ ɪt baɪ 10 ðɛr ər ə ˈkəpəl əv ˌɪnˈgridiənts ðət ər ɛˈsɛnʃəl fər dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ðə juʤ ˈspɛktəkəlz sin ɪn stɑr swɔrm. ˈfərstli, ju nid ə roʊˈbəst, sɪns ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ ðɪs kˈwɑntəti əv eɪaɪ ənd ˈfɪzɪks rɪˈlaɪz ɔn ˈʤɛnərəl kəmˈpjutɪŋ paʊər ʤɪst ɛz məʧ ɛz ɔn ˈgræfɪks. ənˈlaɪk ˈmɛni geɪmz ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt, ðoʊz beɪst ɔn ˈnɪtrəs wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ meɪk fʊl juz əv ɔl əˈveɪləbəl kɔrz æt ðə seɪm taɪm. ðə kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ˌɪnˈkludz ən ˈeɪʤɪŋ, bət ˈpaʊərfəl ˌɪnˈtɛl kɔr 980 "teɪk ðə moʊst ˈkɑmplɛks sin juv ˈɛvər sin ɪn ˈstɑrˌkræft ənd ˈməltəˌplaɪ ɪt baɪ 10 ˈsɛkəndli, tɪ əˈlaʊ fər boʊθ skeɪl ənd ɛnˈhænst ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈifɛkts səʧ ɛz ˈmoʊʃən blər, ðə ˈgræfɪks saɪd əv ðə ˈsɪstəm məst kənˈteɪn ə ˈrisənt ˈeɪˌɛmˈdi ðət səˈpɔrts ðə ˈmæntəl ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ tul. ɛz wiv ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˌbiˈfɔr, ˈmæntəl brɪŋz (rɛd: brand-specific*) ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ tɪ ˈpiˈsi geɪmz, bɪˈkəz ɪt əˈlaʊz dɪˈvɛləpərz tɪ koʊd dɪˈrɛkli fər ˈgræfɪks kɔr nɛkst ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər wɪˈθaʊt goʊɪŋ θru ˈfləfi, ˈmɪdəlˌmɛn laɪk ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔfts ˈdraɪvərz. ɪn ðɪs ˈɪnstəns, ˈmæntəl spidz əp ðə kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ðə ənd, əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈməltəpəl kɔrz tɪ ˈdɛləˌgeɪt tæsks tɪ ðə wɪˈθaʊt ˈkɔzɪŋ ə ʤæm. ðə rɪˈzəlt ɪz ə ðət dɪz mɔr, laɪk ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ˈlaɪtɪŋ ˈifɛkts fər ˈɛvəri ˈɑbʤɛkt, ənd ə ðət ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ frid əp tɪ du mɔr, səʧ ɛz ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtɪŋ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt gən tərəts ɔn ˈbɪgər ʃɪps. (fər ˈdipər ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈditeɪl ɔn ðɪs, ʧɛk aʊt ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən æt stɑr swɔrm ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ðə fərst hɑrd ˈɛvədəns wiv sin əv wət ˈmæntəl kən du, ənd ðə ˈnəmbərz spik fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz: wɪθ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls biɪŋ ˈikwəl, ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ ˈmæntəl ˌɪnˈkrist ðə freɪm reɪt baɪ ˈnɪrli 300 pərˈsɛnt, frəm ən 13 tɪ ə ˈbətəri 44. ˈeɪˌɛmˈdi ˈprɑməst ɛz məʧ wɪn ɪt lɔnʧt ɪts ˈərliər təˈdeɪ, ˈædɪŋ ðət stɑr swɔrm wɪl rən æt freɪm reɪts ˈivɪn ɔn ˈvərʒənz əv ðə (ˈvərsəz 95 wɑts fər ə ˈrɛgjələr ˈdɛskˌtɑp ʧɪp). ˈsɛpərətli, ˈeɪˌɛmˈdi kleɪmz ðət ə ˈfɔrθˈkəmɪŋ ˈmæntəl ˈəpˌdeɪt fər ˈbætəlˌfild 4 wɪl bust pərˈfɔrməns ɪn ðət ˈtaɪtəl baɪ ɛz məʧ ɛz 45 pərˈsɛnt. wiv ˈɔlsoʊ hərd səm ˈgɑsəp ðət ðə ˈpiˈsi ˈvərʒən əv sˈnaɪpər ɪˈlit 3 wɪl səˈpɔrt ˈmæntəl, ˈlaɪkli rɪˈflɛktɪŋ ðə fækt ðət ɪts dɪˈvɛləpər, rɪˈbɛljən, ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ənd wən ˈvərʒənz əv ðə ˈʃutər ənd ɪz ˈðɛrˌfɔr ɔˈrɛdi əˈkəstəmd tɪ ɪts koʊd fər ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər. ɔl ɪn ɔl, ɪf ðiz geɪmz lɪv əp tɪ ðə ˈprɛsɪdənt sɛt baɪ stɑr swɔrm, ɪt kʊd wɛl bi wərθ ˈhævɪŋ səm ˈmæntəl ʤus ɪn jʊr ˈgeɪmɪŋ rɪg ɪn 2014
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dec. 25, 2013, am by alan boyle, science editor
nearly two weeks after a faulty coolant valve crippled the international space station, two nasa astronauts took on a rare christmas eve spacewalk to get things back to normal.
during tuesday's seven-hour, repair operation, rick and mike hopkins installed a coolant pump module with an assist from japanese astronaut koichi wakata, who operated the (18-meter-long) robotic arm from inside the space station.
nasa commentator rob said the new module passed an initial pressure test. "we have a pump that is alive and well," he reported on nasa tv.
the only other time nasa conducted a spacewalk on christmas eve was during a hubble repair operation in 1999. the timing lent a holiday spirit to tuesday's proceedings. "it's like christmas morning, opening up a little present here," joked as he checked his tools.
photoblog: santa never had a view like this!
two and a half hours into the job, hopkins stood at the end of the robotic arm and steadied the (355-kilogram) pump module as it was swung into position for installation. "mike hopkins taking a special sleigh ride on this christmas eve," observed.
the spacewalk didn't always go as smoothly as santa's rounds, however: after the astronauts slid the boxy apparatus into place and secured it with bolts, they had some trouble switching the cooling system's fluid lines. they had to tap and pry at one of the interim connections to free it up, and in the process they set off a of toxic ammonia "snowflakes."
the snowflakes dissipated, and all the proper connections were eventually made. but the astronauts reported that some of the frozen ammonia got onto their spacesuits. as a result, they had to take some extra time to let the chemicals "bake out" from their suits before ending the spacewalk.
essential role
tuesday's spacewalk followed up on saturday's operation to remove the faulty pump module. a valve inside that module failed on dec. 11, forcing one of the station's two ammonia coolant loops to go offline.
the cooling system plays an essential role in keeping the onboard electronics from overheating. when the first loop failed, nasa had to shut down non-essential systems and switch other systems over to the second loop, reducing the station's safety margin in the process. if the other loop had failed, that could have forced the crew to abandon the station.
a similar pump module required three difficult spacewalks in 2010, but only two were needed this time around, in part because of the lessons learned three years earlier. the astronauts who were involved in those 2010 spacewalks, doug wheelock and tracy caldwell dyson, were on hand at mission control in houston to lend advice.
when the repairs were made, wheelock told the crew, "it's the best christmas ever."
"merry christmas to everybody," hopkins replied. "it took a couple of licks to get 'er done, but we got it."
worries about water
safety concerns added some extra twists to the past week's repair operation: in july, italian astronaut luca almost drowned when water from his spacesuit cooling system backed up into his helmet. the crew overhauled the spacesuits, and nasa pronounced them "clean" but as a precaution, the helmets were equipped with absorbent pads and emergency snorkels.
neither and hopkins reported any helmet problems on saturday or on tuesday.
after saturday's spacewalk, mistakenly flipped a switch on his suit that may have sent water to a different cooling device known as a sublimator. in a worst-case scenario, that could have caused the device to freeze up during the next spacewalk.
as a result,'s suit was set aside to dry out, hopkins' suit was to fit, and a backup suit was fitted for hopkins' use. the switch required an extra day of preparation which is why the follow-up spacewalk took place on tuesday instead of monday, as originally scheduled.
getting back to normal
if further tests confirm that tuesday's repairs were successful, operations could return to normal over the next few days. nasa also could go ahead with a cargo resupply mission that had to be postponed due to the cooling system problem. the launch of orbital sciences' cygnus cargo capsule is now scheduled for jan. 7.
the station is currently at its maximum capacity of six spacefliers. in addition to, hopkins and wakata, three russians round out the crew: oleg, sergey and mikhail tyurin.
kotov and are planning a spacewalk of their own on friday, to install new equipment on the station's russian segment.
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ˈbreɪkɪŋ nuz iˈmeɪlz gɪt ˈbreɪkɪŋ nuz əˈlərts ənd ˈspɛʃəl rɪˈpɔrts. ðə nuz ənd ˈstɔriz ðət ˈmætər, dɪˈlɪvərd ˈwikˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋz. dɛk. 25 2013 æm baɪ ˈælən bɔɪl, saɪəns ˈɛdɪtər ˈnɪrli tu wiks ˈæftər ə ˈfɔlti ˈkulənt vælv ˈkrɪpəld ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl speɪs ˈsteɪʃən, tu ˈnæsə ˈæstrəˌnɔts tʊk ɔn ə rɛr ˈkrɪsməs iv ˈspeɪsˌwɑk tɪ gɪt θɪŋz bæk tɪ ˈnɔrməl. ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈtuzˌdeɪz seven-hour*, rɪˈpɛr ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən, rɪk ənd maɪk ˈhɑpkɪnz ˌɪnˈstɔld ə ˈkulənt pəmp ˈmɑʤul wɪθ ən əˈsɪst frəm ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈæstrəˌnɑt koʊˈiʧi wakata*, hu ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd ðə 18-meter-long*) ˌroʊˈbɑtɪk ɑrm frəm ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə speɪs ˈsteɪʃən. ˈnæsə ˈkɑmənˌteɪtər rɑb sɛd ðə nu ˈmɑʤul pæst ən ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈprɛʃər tɛst. "wi hæv ə pəmp ðət ɪz əˈlaɪv ənd wɛl," hi ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn ˈnæsə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈəðər taɪm ˈnæsə kənˈdəktəd ə ˈspeɪsˌwɑk ɔn ˈkrɪsməs iv wɑz ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈhəbəl rɪˈpɛr ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ɪn 1999 ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ lɛnt ə ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈspɪrɪt tɪ ˈtuzˌdeɪz prəˈsidɪŋz. "ɪts laɪk ˈkrɪsməs ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ˈoʊpənɪŋ əp ə ˈlɪtəl ˈprɛzənt hir," ʤoʊkt ɛz hi ʧɛkt hɪz tulz. photoblog*: ˈsænə ˈnɛvər hæd ə vju laɪk ðɪs! tu ənd ə hæf aʊərz ˈɪntu ðə ʤɑb, ˈhɑpkɪnz stʊd æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˌroʊˈbɑtɪk ɑrm ənd ˈstɛdid ðə 355-kilogram*) pəmp ˈmɑʤul ɛz ɪt wɑz swəŋ ˈɪntu pəˈzɪʃən fər ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən. "maɪk ˈhɑpkɪnz ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ˈspɛʃəl sleɪ raɪd ɔn ðɪs ˈkrɪsməs iv," əbˈzərvd. ðə ˈspeɪsˌwɑk ˈdɪdənt ˈɔlˌweɪz goʊ ɛz sˈmuðli ɛz ˈsæntəz raʊnz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər: ˈæftər ðə ˈæstrəˌnɔts slɪd ðə ˈbɑksi ˌæpərˈætəs ˈɪntu pleɪs ənd sɪˈkjʊrd ɪt wɪθ boʊlts, ðeɪ hæd səm ˈtrəbəl sˈwɪʧɪŋ ðə ˈkulɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz fluɪd laɪnz. ðeɪ hæd tɪ tæp ənd praɪ æt wən əv ðə ˈɪnərəm kəˈnɛkʃənz tɪ fri ɪt əp, ənd ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ðeɪ sɛt ɔf ə əv ˈtɑksɪk əˈmoʊnjə "sˈnoʊˌfleɪks." ðə sˈnoʊˌfleɪks ˈdɪsəˌpeɪtɪd, ənd ɔl ðə ˈprɑpər kəˈnɛkʃənz wər ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli meɪd. bət ðə ˈæstrəˌnɔts ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət səm əv ðə ˈfroʊzən əˈmoʊnjə gɑt ˈɔntu ðɛr ˈspeɪˌsuts. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ðeɪ hæd tɪ teɪk səm ˈɛkstrə taɪm tɪ lɛt ðə ˈkɛmɪkəlz "beɪk aʊt" frəm ðɛr suts ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛndɪŋ ðə ˈspeɪsˌwɑk. ɛˈsɛnʃəl roʊl ˈtuzˌdeɪz ˈspeɪsˌwɑk ˈfɑloʊd əp ɔn ˈsætərdiz ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən tɪ riˈmuv ðə ˈfɔlti pəmp ˈmɑʤul. ə vælv ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðət ˈmɑʤul feɪld ɔn dɛk. 11 ˈfɔrsɪŋ wən əv ðə ˈsteɪʃənz tu əˈmoʊnjə ˈkulənt lups tɪ goʊ ˈɔˌflaɪn. ðə ˈkulɪŋ ˈsɪstəm pleɪz ən ɛˈsɛnʃəl roʊl ɪn ˈkipɪŋ ðə ˈɑnˌbɔrd ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks frəm ˈoʊvərˌhitɪŋ. wɪn ðə fərst lup feɪld, ˈnæsə hæd tɪ ʃət daʊn ˌnɑnɪˈsɛnʃəl ˈsɪstəmz ənd swɪʧ ˈəðər ˈsɪstəmz ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə ˈsɛkənd lup, rɪˈdusɪŋ ðə ˈsteɪʃənz ˈseɪfti ˈmɑrʤən ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ɪf ðə ˈəðər lup hæd feɪld, ðət kʊd hæv fɔrst ðə kru tɪ əˈbændən ðə ˈsteɪʃən. ə ˈsɪmələr pəmp ˈmɑʤul rikˈwaɪərd θri ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈspeɪsˌwɑks ɪn 2010 bət ˈoʊnli tu wər ˈnidɪd ðɪs taɪm əraʊnd, ɪn pɑrt bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈlɛsənz ˈlərnɪd θri jɪrz ˈərliər. ðə ˈæstrəˌnɔts hu wər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðoʊz 2010 ˈspeɪsˌwɑks, dəg ˈwiˌlɑk ənd ˈtreɪsi ˈkɔldwɛl ˈdaɪsən, wər ɔn hænd æt ˈmɪʃən kənˈtroʊl ɪn ˈhjustən tɪ lɛnd ədˈvaɪs. wɪn ðə rɪˈpɛrz wər meɪd, ˈwiˌlɑk toʊld ðə kru, "ɪts ðə bɛst ˈkrɪsməs ˈɛvər." "ˈmɛri ˈkrɪsməs tɪ ˈɛvriˌbɑdi," ˈhɑpkɪnz rɪˈplaɪd. "ɪt tʊk ə ˈkəpəl əv lɪks tɪ gɪt 'ər dən, bət wi gɑt ɪt." ˈwəriz əˈbaʊt ˈwɔtər ˈseɪfti kənˈsərnz ˈædɪd səm ˈɛkstrə twɪsts tɪ ðə pæst wiks rɪˈpɛr ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən: ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ˌɪˈtæljən ˈæstrəˌnɑt ˈlukə ˈɔlˌmoʊst draʊnd wɪn ˈwɔtər frəm hɪz ˈspeɪˌsut ˈkulɪŋ ˈsɪstəm bækt əp ˈɪntu hɪz ˈhɛlmət. ðə kru ˈoʊvərˌhɔld ðə ˈspeɪˌsuts, ənd ˈnæsə prəˈnaʊnst ðɛm "klin" bət ɛz ə priˈkɔʃən, ðə ˈhɛlməts wər ɪkˈwɪpt wɪθ əbˈzɔrbənt pædz ənd ˈimərʤənsi snorkels*. ˈniðər ənd ˈhɑpkɪnz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈɛni ˈhɛlmət ˈprɑbləmz ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ər ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ˈæftər ˈsætərdiz ˈspeɪsˌwɑk, mɪˈsteɪkənli flɪpt ə swɪʧ ɔn hɪz sut ðət meɪ hæv sɛnt ˈwɔtər tɪ ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈkulɪŋ dɪˈvaɪs noʊn ɛz ə sublimator*. ɪn ə ˈwərstˈkeɪs sɪˈnɛrioʊ, ðət kʊd hæv kɔzd ðə dɪˈvaɪs tɪ friz əp ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə nɛkst ˈspeɪsˌwɑk. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, sut wɑz sɛt əˈsaɪd tɪ draɪ aʊt, ˈhɑpkɪnz' sut wɑz tɪ fɪt, ənd ə ˈbæˌkəp sut wɑz ˈfɪtɪd fər ˈhɑpkɪnz' juz. ðə swɪʧ rikˈwaɪərd ən ˈɛkstrə deɪ əv ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən wɪʧ ɪz waɪ ðə ˈfɑloʊˌəp ˈspeɪsˌwɑk tʊk pleɪs ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈmənˌdeɪ, ɛz ərˈɪʤənəli ˈskɛʤʊld. ˈgɪtɪŋ bæk tɪ ˈnɔrməl ɪf ˈfərðər tɛsts kənˈfərm ðət ˈtuzˌdeɪz rɪˈpɛrz wər səkˈsɛsfəl, ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz kʊd rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈnɔrməl ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst fju deɪz. ˈnæsə ˈɔlsoʊ kʊd goʊ əˈhɛd wɪθ ə ˈkɑrˌgoʊ risəˈplaɪ ˈmɪʃən ðət hæd tɪ bi poʊstˈpoʊnd du tɪ ðə ˈkulɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ˈprɑbləm. ðə lɔnʧ əv ˈɔrbətəl ˈsaɪənsɪz' ˈsɪgnəs ˈkɑrˌgoʊ ˈkæpsəl ɪz naʊ ˈskɛʤʊld fər ʤæn. 7 ðə ˈsteɪʃən ɪz ˈkərəntli æt ɪts ˈmæksəməm kəˈpæsɪti əv sɪks spacefliers*. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ, ˈhɑpkɪnz ənd wakata*, θri ˈrəʃənz raʊnd aʊt ðə kru: ˈoʊləg, ˈsɛrʤi ənd mɪˈkeɪl tyurin*. ənd ər ˈplænɪŋ ə ˈspeɪsˌwɑk əv ðɛr oʊn ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl nu ɪkˈwɪpmənt ɔn ðə ˈsteɪʃənz ˈrəʃən ˌsɛgˈmɛnt. mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə ˈspeɪsˌwɑks: ˈælən bɔɪl ɪz saɪəns ˈɛdɪtər. kəˈnɛkt wɪθ ðə ˈkɑzmɪk lɔg kəmˈjunɪti baɪ "ˈlaɪkɪŋ" ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈsi nuz saɪəns ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɔn tˈwɪtər ənd ˈædɪŋ +ˈælən bɔɪl tɪ jʊr ˈgugəl+ ˈsərkəlz. ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ ʧɛk aʊt "ðə keɪs fər ˈplutoʊ," maɪ bʊk əˈbaʊt ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl dwɔrf ˈplænət ənd ðə sərʧ fər nu wərldz.
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u.s. president donald trump arrives aboard air force one, returning to washington from a weekend in florida, at joint base andrews, maryland, u.s. march 5, 2017. ernst
washington (reuters) - republican u.s. lawmakers expect to unveil this week the text of legislation to repeal and replace the healthcare law, one of president donald top legislative priorities, a senior republican congressional aide said on sunday.
since taking office in january, trump has pressed his fellow republicans who control congress to act quickly to dismantle former democratic president barack affordable care act and pass a plan to replace it, but lawmakers in the party have differed on the specifics.
democrats have warned that republicans risk throwing the entire u.s. healthcare system into chaos by repealing the 2010 law that was passed by congressional democrats over united republican opposition. republicans condemn it as a government overreach, and trump has called it a “disaster.”
the aide cited progress in meetings and phone calls starting on friday and lasting through the weekend involving house of representatives speaker paul ryan, health and human services secretary tom price, white house budget chief mick mulvaney, trump domestic policy adviser andrew and others.
“we are in a very good place right now, and while drafting continues, we anticipate the release of final bill text early this week,” said the aide, speaking on condition of anonymity.
the aide called the expected bill a “consensus republican plan,” but offered no details.
ashlee strong, a spokeswoman for ryan, said: “we are now at the culmination of a process to keep our promise to the american people.”
the law has proven popular in many states, even some controlled by republicans, and it enabled about 20 million previously uninsured people to get medical insurance, although premium increases angered some.
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juz. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp əraɪvz əˈbɔrd ɛr fɔrs wən, rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən frəm ə ˈwiˌkɪnd ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə, æt ʤɔɪnt beɪs ˈænˌdruz, ˈmɛrələnd, juz. mɑrʧ 5 2017 ərnst ˈwɔʃɪŋtən (ˈrɔɪtərz) rɪˈpəblɪkən juz. ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ ənˈveɪl ðɪs wik ðə tɛkst əv ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən tɪ rɪˈpil ənd ˌriˈpleɪs ðə ˈhɛlθˌkɛr lɔ, wən əv ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld tɔp ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv praɪˈɔrətiz, ə ˈsinjər rɪˈpəblɪkən kənˈgrɛʃənəl eɪd sɛd ɔn ˈsənˌdi. sɪns ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɔfəs ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri, trəmp həz prɛst hɪz ˈfɛloʊ rɪˈpəblɪkənz hu kənˈtroʊl ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ ækt kˈwɪkli tɪ dɪsˈmænəl ˈfɔrmər ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək əˈfɔrdəbəl kɛr ækt ənd pæs ə plæn tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ɪt, bət ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ɪn ðə ˈpɑrti hæv ˈdɪfərd ɔn ðə spɪˈsɪfɪks. ˈdɛməˌkræts hæv wɔrnd ðət rɪˈpəblɪkənz rɪsk θroʊɪŋ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər juz. ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈsɪstəm ˈɪntu keɪɑs baɪ riˈpilɪŋ ðə 2010 lɔ ðət wɑz pæst baɪ kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈoʊvər juˈnaɪtɪd rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən. rɪˈpəblɪkənz kənˈdɛm ɪt ɛz ə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈoʊvərˌriʧ, ənd trəmp həz kɔld ɪt ə ““disaster.”*.” ðə eɪd ˈsaɪtɪd ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪn ˈmitɪŋz ənd foʊn kɔlz ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ənd ˈlæstɪŋ θru ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz ˈspikər pɔl raɪən, hɛlθ ənd ˈjumən ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri tɑm praɪs, waɪt haʊs ˈbəʤɪt ʧif mɪk ˌməlˈveɪni, trəmp dəˈmɛstɪk ˈpɑləsi ædˈvaɪzər ˈændru ənd ˈəðərz. ər ɪn ə ˈvɛri gʊd pleɪs raɪt naʊ, ənd waɪl ˈdræftɪŋ kənˈtɪnjuz, wi ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ðə riˈlis əv ˈfaɪnəl bɪl tɛkst ˈərli ðɪs week,”*,” sɛd ðə eɪd, ˈspikɪŋ ɔn kənˈdɪʃən əv ˌænəˈnɪmɪti. ðə eɪd kɔld ðə ɪkˈspɛktɪd bɪl ə rɪˈpəblɪkən plan,”*,” bət ˈɔfərd noʊ ˈditeɪlz. strɔŋ, ə ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən fər raɪən, sɛd: ər naʊ æt ðə ˌkəlməˈneɪʃən əv ə ˈprɔˌsɛs tɪ kip ɑr ˈprɑməs tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən people.”*.” ðə lɔ həz ˈpruvən ˈpɑpjələr ɪn ˈmɛni steɪts, ˈivɪn səm kənˈtroʊld baɪ rɪˈpəblɪkənz, ənd ɪt ɪˈneɪbəld əˈbaʊt 20 ˈmɪljən ˈpriviəsli ˌənɪnˈʃʊrd ˈpipəl tɪ gɪt ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈprimiəm ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ˈæŋgərd səm.
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in 2013, manhattan health policy team launched the impact interactive guide to understanding the financial impact of president obama's signature legislation. the map demonstrates the impact of the affordable care act (aca) on insurance costs state-by-state.
since the election of donald trump as the president of the united states, together with a republican majority in both houses of congress, the future of is under serious review. for the latest from mi scholars on health care policy ideas, please visit our health policy page.
about the map
the 2010 patient protection and affordable care act or) enacted numerous changes to the united states’ health insurance landscape. at its core, the law is an individual mandate requiring the purchase of health insurance, along with a system of health insurance marketplaces, also known as “exchanges.” in addition, the law provides federal subsidies to those who qualify for them. various regulations dictate the minimum benefits that insurance plans must offer, ensuring that generally, the cost of insurance increases across the country.
the impact map, a product of the manhattan institute, is a tool for policymakers, researchers, and every day americans to understand the effects of on the nation.
the map demonstrates the effects on health insurance rates, the total number of potential subsidy beneficiaries under the law, and the effect of subsidies on insurance costs.
primary authors responsible for the impact map include paul howard, senior fellow and director of health policy at the manhattan institute; roy, a senior fellow at the manhattan institute and editor of the apothecary, a forbes health care blog; and feyman, fellow and deputy director of health policy at the manhattan institute.
methodology
in order to adequately assess the information required to develop the impact map, we used three separate approaches for the three separate sets of data presented in the map.
rate changes
in order to document rate changes, we first gathered insurance rates using the federal government's website. our dataset consists of the five least expensive plans (by monthly premium) for the most populous zip code in every county. to cover a significant age range we collected rates for 27, 40, and old male and female non-smokers. we adjusted these rates to take into account those who are denied health insurance coverage as well as those who receive a surcharge. using the "denial rate" and "surcharge rate" from the federal government's repository, we assumed that those who are pay 75 percent more and those who are denied, find insurance elsewhere at three times the original rate. we used this to develop a weighted average of the five least expensive insurance plans for every zip code we identified. to develop a average, we took the average for every combination.
for aca rates, we created averages by averaging rates for the five cheapest plans across all counties in a state. the data was from healthsherpa.com, and because the aca bans denials based on conditions, there is no need to develop a weighted average of these rates. thus, rate changes at the are calculated by looking at the rate change between the average of the five cheapest plans for all counties before and after the aca.
subsidy beneficiaries
in order to tabulate the total number of potential subsidy beneficiaries we used the university of minnesota population center's integrated public use (ipums) for the census bureau's current population survey (cps). we used the 2012 march economic supplement as the primary data source.
it is important to note that we opted not to use replicate weights - instead we used the standard while using states as our strata. the reason for this is that the improvement in standard errors from using replicate weights was relatively minor given the additional computation time required to implement them.
in determining who would eligible for subsidies, we assumed a complete medicaid expansion - and therefore excluded those below 139 percent of the federal poverty level (the aca expands medicaid to 133 percent with a five percent income disregard, making it effectively up to 138 percent). while the aca will use 2013 income to determine eligibility, we used 2012 income and therefore used 2012 cutoffs to determine the federal poverty level as well. this should not make a material difference in the final results - as income grows in 2013, so does the federal poverty level.
the data is reported in two groups - the first column shows the number of uninsured, individuals as a percentage of the total uninsured population for each age group. the second column goes a step further - because individuals currently in the individual market may end up transitioning to the exchanges, we identify those currently purchasing individual health insurance who would be eligible for subsidies. we add this number together with the number of total uninsured eligible for subsidies and report it as a percent of the entire population for each age group. put simply, the and denominator for the first pie chart are: the total number of uninsured potential subsidy beneficiaries and the total number of uninsured above 138 percent of fpl, respectively (to exclude those eligible for the medicaid expansion). for the second pie chart, the is the total number of insured eligible individuals in the individual market plus the number of uninsured potential subsidy beneficiaries; the denominator is the total population. in most cases this does not include government programs - in the case of new york, however, the healthy new york population will be to the exchanges and thus was included in the count.
additionally, we report the data along five age groups - 20 and under; 21 to 30; 31 to 40; 41 to 50; and 51 and up. lastly, we use adjusted gross income (rather than modified adjusted gross income) to determine subsidy eligibility; this should not make a material difference in the findings.
your decision
the focus of the third dataset was to address the effects of premiums on the cost of insurance. to do so, we used 2012 american community survey (acs) data (also from ipums) to find median household incomes for three ages - 27, 40, and olds - as well as the median household size and found the net cost of insurance under the aca for each representative household, using the average of the five cheapest plans for this calculation (household here is defined as a "family unit"). in addition, we built "breakeven points" (more precisely, critical points) which reflect the household income level, for a given representative individual, where a rate increase (if there is one) turns into a rate decrease.
this analysis was broader than in previous sections primarily because we took into account the entire population of each of the three ages studied. taking into account the entire population allows for "churn" in insurance markets. that is, a old who is currently insured through his employer may eventually end up on the exchanges at some point. the caveat with this approach, of course, is that the focus is on the population as a whole rather than just the uninsured.
a few important notes are also in order. the breakeven point is only available for those states where we found rate increases for a median income household with subsidies. in states with a decrease, the inflection point is labeled with as "0."
*methodological caveats: additionally, the average of 5 cheapest plans in alabama ends up being more expensive than the silver plan (which is used to calculate subsidies). thus, in alabama, we assume, for the purposes of developing a net cost of insurance for the median individual, that the individual purchases the silver plan. we also excluded a number of plans from our calculations. excluded plans include those which explicitly offer vision or dental coverage, plans, plans that cover surgery, as well as catastrophic plans. lastly, it's important to note that the third and first categories are not directly comparable; the third category uses data from an older dataset and was not updated with more recent figures, and thus isn't completely comparable.
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ɪn 2013 mænˈhætən hɛlθ ˈpɑləsi tim lɔnʧt ðə ˌɪmˈpækt ˌɪnərˈæktɪv gaɪd tɪ ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪmˈpækt əv ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑməz ˈsɪgnəʧər ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən. ðə mæp ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ðə əˈfɔrdəbəl kɛr ækt (ˈækə) ɔn ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns kɔsts state-by-state*. sɪns ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən əv ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɛz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, təˈgɛðər wɪθ ə rɪˈpəblɪkən məˈʤɔrəti ɪn boʊθ ˈhaʊsɪz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs, ðə fˈjuʧər əv ɪz ˈəndər ˈsɪriəs ˌrivˈju. fər ðə ˈleɪtəst frəm mi ˈskɑlərz ɔn hɛlθ kɛr ˈpɑləsi aɪˈdiəz, pliz ˈvɪzɪt ɑr hɛlθ ˈpɑləsi peɪʤ. əˈbaʊt ðə mæp ðə 2010 ˈpeɪʃənt prəˈtɛkʃən ənd əˈfɔrdəbəl kɛr ækt ər) ɛˈnæktəd ˈnumərəs ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd states’*’ hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈlænˌskeɪp. æt ɪts kɔr, ðə lɔ ɪz ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈmænˌdeɪt rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ðə ˈpərʧəs əv hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə ˈsɪstəm əv hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈmɑrkətˌpleɪsɪz, ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ““exchanges.”*.” ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðə lɔ prəˈvaɪdz ˈfɛdərəl ˈsəbsɪdiz tɪ ðoʊz hu kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ðɛm. ˈvɛriəs ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ˈdɪkˌteɪt ðə ˈmɪnəməm ˈbɛnəfɪts ðət ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns plænz məst ˈɔfər, ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðət ˈʤɛnərəli, ðə kɔst əv ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˌɪnˈkrisɪz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri. ðə ˌɪmˈpækt mæp, ə ˈprɑdəkt əv ðə mænˈhætən ˈɪnstɪˌtut, ɪz ə tul fər ˈpɑləsiˌmeɪkərz, ˈrisərʧərz, ənd ˈɛvəri deɪ əˈmɛrɪkənz tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈifɛkts əv ɔn ðə ˈneɪʃən. ðə mæp ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts ðə ˈifɛkts ɔn hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns reɪts, ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈnəmbər əv pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈsəbsɪdi ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃiˌɛriz ˈəndər ðə lɔ, ənd ðə ˈifɛkt əv ˈsəbsɪdiz ɔn ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns kɔsts. ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈɔθərz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə ˌɪmˈpækt mæp ˌɪnˈklud pɔl haʊərd, ˈsinjər ˈfɛloʊ ənd dɪˈrɛktər əv hɛlθ ˈpɑləsi æt ðə mænˈhætən ˈɪnstɪˌtut; rɔɪ, ə ˈsinjər ˈfɛloʊ æt ðə mænˈhætən ˈɪnstɪˌtut ənd ˈɛdɪtər əv ðə əˈpɑθəˌkɛri, ə fɔrbz hɛlθ kɛr blɔg; ənd feyman*, ˈfɛloʊ ənd ˈdɛpjəti dɪˈrɛktər əv hɛlθ ˈpɑləsi æt ðə mænˈhætən ˈɪnstɪˌtut. ˌmɛθəˈdɑləʤi ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈædəkwɪtli əˈsɛs ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən rikˈwaɪərd tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ðə ˌɪmˈpækt mæp, wi juzd θri ˈsɛpərˌeɪt əˈproʊʧɪz fər ðə θri ˈsɛpərˌeɪt sɛts əv ˈdætə pərˈzɛnəd ɪn ðə mæp. reɪt ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈdɑkjəmɛnt reɪt ˈʧeɪnʤɪz, wi fərst ˈgæðərd ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns reɪts ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənts ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ɑr ˈdeɪtəˌsɛt kənˈsɪsts əv ðə faɪv list ɪkˈspɛnsɪv plænz (baɪ ˈmənθli ˈprimiəm) fər ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələs zɪp koʊd ɪn ˈɛvəri ˈkaʊnti. tɪ ˈkəvər ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt eɪʤ reɪnʤ wi kəˈlɛktəd reɪts fər 27 40 ənd oʊld meɪl ənd ˈfiˌmeɪl nɑnsˈmoʊkərz. wi əˈʤəstɪd ðiz reɪts tɪ teɪk ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt ðoʊz hu ər dɪˈnaɪd hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈkəvərɪʤ ɛz wɛl ɛz ðoʊz hu rɪˈsiv ə ˈsərˌʧɑrʤ. ˈjuzɪŋ ðə "dɪˈnaɪəl reɪt" ənd "ˈsərˌʧɑrʤ reɪt" frəm ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənts riˈpɑzəˌtɔri, wi əˈsumd ðət ðoʊz hu ər peɪ 75 pərˈsɛnt mɔr ənd ðoʊz hu ər dɪˈnaɪd, faɪnd ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈɛlsˌwɛr æt θri taɪmz ðə ərˈɪʤənəl reɪt. wi juzd ðɪs tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ə ˈweɪtɪd ˈævərɪʤ əv ðə faɪv list ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns plænz fər ˈɛvəri zɪp koʊd wi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd. tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ə ˈævərɪʤ, wi tʊk ðə ˈævərɪʤ fər ˈɛvəri ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən. fər ˈækə reɪts, wi kriˈeɪtɪd ˈævrɪʤɪz baɪ ˈævrɪʤɪŋ reɪts fər ðə faɪv ˈʧipəst plænz əˈkrɔs ɔl ˈkaʊntiz ɪn ə steɪt. ðə ˈdætə wɑz frəm healthsherpa.com*, ənd bɪˈkəz ðə ˈækə bænz dɪˈnaɪəlz beɪst ɔn kənˈdɪʃənz, ðɛr ɪz noʊ nid tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ə ˈweɪtɪd ˈævərɪʤ əv ðiz reɪts. ðəs, reɪt ˈʧeɪnʤɪz æt ðə ər ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd baɪ ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə reɪt ʧeɪnʤ bɪtˈwin ðə ˈævərɪʤ əv ðə faɪv ˈʧipəst plænz fər ɔl ˈkaʊntiz ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ˈæftər ðə ˈækə. ˈsəbsɪdi ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃiˌɛriz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈtæbjəˌleɪt ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈnəmbər əv pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈsəbsɪdi ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃiˌɛriz wi juzd ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˈsɛnərz ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈpəblɪk juz (ipums*) fər ðə ˈsɛnsəs ˈbjʊroʊz ˈkɑrənt ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˈsərˌveɪ (ˈsiˌpiˈɛs). wi juzd ðə 2012 mɑrʧ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌsəpləˈmɛnt ɛz ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈdætə sɔrs. ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ noʊt ðət wi ˈɑptɪd nɑt tɪ juz ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt weɪts ˌɪnˈstɛd wi juzd ðə ˈstændərd waɪl ˈjuzɪŋ steɪts ɛz ɑr ˈstrætə. ðə ˈrizən fər ðɪs ɪz ðət ðə ˌɪmˈpruvmənt ɪn ˈstændərd ˈɛrərz frəm ˈjuzɪŋ ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt weɪts wɑz ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈmaɪnər ˈgɪvɪn ðə əˈdɪʃənəl ˌkɑmpjəˈteɪʃən taɪm rikˈwaɪərd tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ðɛm. ɪn dɪˈtərmənɪŋ hu wʊd ˈɛlɪʤəbəl fər ˈsəbsɪdiz, wi əˈsumd ə kəmˈplit ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd ɪkˈspænʧən ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ɪkˈskludɪd ðoʊz bɪˈloʊ 139 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈpɑvərti ˈlɛvəl (ðə ˈækə ɪkˈspændz ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd tɪ 133 pərˈsɛnt wɪθ ə faɪv pərˈsɛnt ˈɪnˌkəm ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑrd, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈifɛktɪvli əp tɪ 138 pərˈsɛnt). waɪl ðə ˈækə wɪl juz 2013 ˈɪnˌkəm tɪ dɪˈtərmən ˌɛlɪʤəˈbɪlɪti, wi juzd 2012 ˈɪnˌkəm ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr juzd 2012 ˈkəˌtɔfs tɪ dɪˈtərmən ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈpɑvərti ˈlɛvəl ɛz wɛl. ðɪs ʃʊd nɑt meɪk ə məˈtɪriəl ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl rɪˈzəlts ɛz ˈɪnˌkəm groʊz ɪn 2013 soʊ dɪz ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈpɑvərti ˈlɛvəl. ðə ˈdætə ɪz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn tu grups ðə fərst ˈkɑləm ʃoʊz ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌənɪnˈʃʊrd, ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ɛz ə pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˌənɪnˈʃʊrd ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən fər iʧ eɪʤ grup. ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈkɑləm goʊz ə stɛp ˈfərðər bɪˈkəz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ˈkərəntli ɪn ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈmɑrkɪt meɪ ɛnd əp trænˈzɪʃənɪŋ tɪ ðə ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz, wi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðoʊz ˈkərəntli ˈpərʧəsɪŋ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns hu wʊd bi ˈɛlɪʤəbəl fər ˈsəbsɪdiz. wi æd ðɪs ˈnəmbər təˈgɛðər wɪθ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈtoʊtəl ˌənɪnˈʃʊrd ˈɛlɪʤəbəl fər ˈsəbsɪdiz ənd rɪˈpɔrt ɪt ɛz ə pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən fər iʧ eɪʤ grup. pʊt ˈsɪmpli, ðə ənd dɪˈnɑməˌneɪtər fər ðə fərst paɪ ʧɑrt ər: ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈnəmbər əv ˌənɪnˈʃʊrd pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈsəbsɪdi ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃiˌɛriz ənd ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈnəmbər əv ˌənɪnˈʃʊrd əˈbəv 138 pərˈsɛnt əv fpl*, rɪˈspɛktɪvli (tɪ ɪkˈsklud ðoʊz ˈɛlɪʤəbəl fər ðə ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd ɪkˈspænʧən). fər ðə ˈsɛkənd paɪ ʧɑrt, ðə ɪz ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪnˈʃʊrd ˈɛlɪʤəbəl ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ɪn ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈmɑrkɪt pləs ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌənɪnˈʃʊrd pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈsəbsɪdi ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃiˌɛriz; ðə dɪˈnɑməˌneɪtər ɪz ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən. ɪn moʊst ˈkeɪsɪz ðɪs dɪz nɑt ˌɪnˈklud ˈgəvərnmənt ˈproʊˌgræmz ɪn ðə keɪs əv nu jɔrk, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈhɛlθi nu jɔrk ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən wɪl bi tɪ ðə ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz ənd ðəs wɑz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ðə kaʊnt. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, wi rɪˈpɔrt ðə ˈdætə əˈlɔŋ faɪv eɪʤ grups 20 ənd ˈəndər; 21 tɪ 30 31 tɪ 40 41 tɪ 50 ənd 51 ənd əp. ˈlæstli, wi juz əˈʤəstɪd groʊs ˈɪnˌkəm (ˈrəðər ðən ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd əˈʤəstɪd groʊs ˈɪnˌkəm) tɪ dɪˈtərmən ˈsəbsɪdi ˌɛlɪʤəˈbɪlɪti; ðɪs ʃʊd nɑt meɪk ə məˈtɪriəl ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz. jʊr dɪˈsɪʒən ðə ˈfoʊkɪs əv ðə θərd ˈdeɪtəˌsɛt wɑz tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈifɛkts əv ˈprimiəmz ɔn ðə kɔst əv ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns. tɪ du soʊ, wi juzd 2012 əˈmɛrɪkən kəmˈjunɪti ˈsərˌveɪ (acs*) ˈdætə (ˈɔlsoʊ frəm ipums*) tɪ faɪnd ˈmidiən ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ˈɪnˌkəmz fər θri ˈeɪʤɪz 27 40 ənd oʊldz ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈmidiən ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld saɪz ənd faʊnd ðə nɛt kɔst əv ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈəndər ðə ˈækə fər iʧ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈævərɪʤ əv ðə faɪv ˈʧipəst plænz fər ðɪs ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən (ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld hir ɪz dɪˈfaɪnd ɛz ə "ˈfæməli ˈjunɪt"). ɪn əˈdɪʃən, wi bɪlt "ˈbreɪˌkivən pɔɪnts" (mɔr prɪˈsaɪsli, ˈkrɪtɪkəl pɔɪnts) wɪʧ rɪˈflɛkt ðə ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ˈɪnˌkəm ˈlɛvəl, fər ə ˈgɪvɪn ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, wɛr ə reɪt ˌɪnˈkris (ɪf ðɛr ɪz wən) tərnz ˈɪntu ə reɪt ˈdiˌkris. ðɪs æˈnælɪsɪs wɑz ˈbrɔdər ðən ɪn ˈpriviəs ˈsɛkʃənz praɪˈmɛrəli bɪˈkəz wi tʊk ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv iʧ əv ðə θri ˈeɪʤɪz ˈstədid. ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əˈlaʊz fər "ʧərn" ɪn ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈmɑrkɪts. ðət ɪz, ə oʊld hu ɪz ˈkərəntli ˌɪnˈʃʊrd θru hɪz ɪmˈplɔɪər meɪ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ɛnd əp ɔn ðə ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz æt səm pɔɪnt. ðə ˈkeɪviˌæt wɪθ ðɪs əˈproʊʧ, əv kɔrs, ɪz ðət ðə ˈfoʊkɪs ɪz ɔn ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɛz ə hoʊl ˈrəðər ðən ʤɪst ðə ˌənɪnˈʃʊrd. ə fju ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt noʊts ər ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ˈɔrdər. ðə ˈbreɪˌkivən pɔɪnt ɪz ˈoʊnli əˈveɪləbəl fər ðoʊz steɪts wɛr wi faʊnd reɪt ˌɪnˈkrisɪz fər ə ˈmidiən ˈɪnˌkəm ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld wɪθ ˈsəbsɪdiz. ɪn steɪts wɪθ ə ˈdiˌkris, ðə ˌɪnˈflɛkʃən pɔɪnt ɪz ˈleɪbəld wɪθ ɛz 0 *ˌmɛθədəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈkeɪviˌæts: əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ðə ˈævərɪʤ əv 5 ˈʧipəst plænz ɪn ˌæləˈbæmə ɛndz əp biɪŋ mɔr ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ðən ðə ˈsɪlvər plæn (wɪʧ ɪz juzd tɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ˈsəbsɪdiz). ðəs, ɪn ˌæləˈbæmə, wi əˈsum, fər ðə ˈpərpəsɪz əv dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ə nɛt kɔst əv ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns fər ðə ˈmidiən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, ðət ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈpərʧəsɪz ðə ˈsɪlvər plæn. wi ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈskludɪd ə ˈnəmbər əv plænz frəm ɑr ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz. ɪkˈskludɪd plænz ˌɪnˈklud ðoʊz wɪʧ ɪkˈsplɪsətli ˈɔfər ˈvɪʒən ər ˈdɛntəl ˈkəvərɪʤ, plænz, plænz ðət ˈkəvər ˈsərʤəri, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌkætəˈstrɑfɪk plænz. ˈlæstli, ɪts ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ noʊt ðət ðə θərd ənd fərst ˈkætəˌgɔriz ər nɑt dɪˈrɛkli ˈkɑmprəbəl; ðə θərd ˈkætəˌgɔri ˈjuzɪz ˈdætə frəm ən ˈoʊldər ˈdeɪtəˌsɛt ənd wɑz nɑt ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd wɪθ mɔr ˈrisənt ˈfɪgjərz, ənd ðəs ˈɪzənt kəmˈplitli ˈkɑmprəbəl.
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rugby league journalist paul kent has slammed jarryd return to from the gold coast, blasting the to allow a deal that “stinks” to go through.
hayne signed a one-year contract with the eels last week for a reported $500,000 a season a far cry from the $1.2 million a year he was earning at the titans. despite still being contracted to the gold coast, hayne told the club he wished to leave to be closer to his young daughter, who lives in nsw.
the reportedly must take into account a value before giving the ok to any deal and kent from the daily telegraph was furious the governing body permitted walkout with the knowledge he was taking a $700,000 pay cut to allow to remain under the salary cap.
“to be honest, i think the whole thing stinks. i think a smell about this,” kent told fox sports news.
“i see how the can justify jarryd hayne taking a $1.2 million deal, walking out on it and being allowed to get under the cap at for $500,000.
“no concept of me can figure out why a fair deal.
“the, spoken to them today about it, argued what current market value is, but how do you establish that?”
kent maintained the rage on 360 monday night, saying if any other player made a similar move the would need to investigate for a possible salary cap “rort”.
he also said being found guilty last year of cheating the salary cap added an ugly twist to the situation, which should make the even more keen to look into the specifics of return.
“how they can allow any player in the competition to go from a $1.2 million deal to another club for $500,000 and not investigate it as a salary cap (is beyond me),” kent said.
“i see how any other player in the competition can be allowed to take that pay cut and still be declared legitimate under the salary cap the way it works.
“the said if you went to the open market he would be worth $500,000 or $600,000 but the fact is not on the open market. he has a current contract worth $1.2 million then quit to take a $500,000 deal and all going to say, ‘nothing to see here, move along’ at a club which a year ago was cheated busting the salary cap.”
one of issues is hayne go on the open market, preventing other clubs from making a play for the representative superstar and offering him similar money if not more than what the eels put on the table.
“i’m thinking the says to if he wants to come back fine but you pay proper market value,” kent said.
“by the time every other club found out about it availability) been signed.
“there’s a stink that a player is allowed to sign at one club and walk out on $1.2 million, to sign at another club without going to market for half that and we even investigate it.”
hayne thanked his former side for offering him a second chance last week.
“as i said yesterday, my decision to return to sydney taken lightly so i am grateful that (coach) brad (arthur) and the eels have offered me the opportunity to return to the club,” hayne told the eels’ website on friday night.
“eels members and fans have been behind me throughout my career and i want to use this second chance to repay that faith and support.
“i look forward to returning to training in early january 2018 and am keen to work hard and play my part for the team in building on last finals run.”
it remains to be seen where hayne will fit into coach brad side. his best football has always been played while at fullback.
however, either clint or bevan french is more likely to fill the no. 1 jersey while mitch moses and corey norman would appear to have a mortgage on the halves spots.
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ˈrəgbi lig ˈʤərnəlɪst pɔl kɛnt həz slæmd ˈʤærɪd rɪˈtərn tɪ frəm ðə goʊld koʊst, ˈblæstɪŋ ðə tɪ əˈlaʊ ə dil ðət ““stinks”*” tɪ goʊ θru. heɪn saɪnd ə ˈwənˌjɪr ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ðə ilz læst wik fər ə ˌriˈpɔrtəd ə ˈsizən ə fɑr kraɪ frəm ðə ˈmɪljən ə jɪr hi wɑz ˈərnɪŋ æt ðə ˈtaɪtənz. dɪˈspaɪt stɪl biɪŋ ˈkɑntræktəd tɪ ðə goʊld koʊst, heɪn toʊld ðə kləb hi wɪʃt tɪ liv tɪ bi ˈkloʊzər tɪ hɪz jəŋ ˈdɔtər, hu lɪvz ɪn nsw*. ðə rɪˈpɔrtədli məst teɪk ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt ə ˈvælju ˌbiˈfɔr ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə ˈoʊˈkeɪ tɪ ˈɛni dil ənd kɛnt frəm ðə ˈdeɪli ˈtɛləˌgræf wɑz fˈjʊriəs ðə ˈgəvərnɪŋ ˈbɑdi pərˈmɪtɪd ˈwɔˌkaʊt wɪθ ðə ˈnɑlɪʤ hi wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ ə peɪ kət tɪ əˈlaʊ tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ˈəndər ðə ˈsæləri kæp. bi ˈɑnəst, aɪ θɪŋk ðə hoʊl θɪŋ stɪŋks. aɪ θɪŋk ə smɛl əˈbaʊt this,”*,” kɛnt toʊld fɑks spɔrts nuz. si haʊ ðə kən ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ˈʤærɪd heɪn ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ˈmɪljən dil, ˈwɔkɪŋ aʊt ɔn ɪt ənd biɪŋ əˈlaʊd tɪ gɪt ˈəndər ðə kæp æt fər ˈkɑnsɛpt əv mi kən ˈfɪgjər aʊt waɪ ə fɛr dil., ˈspoʊkən tɪ ðɛm təˈdeɪ əˈbaʊt ɪt, ˈɑrgjud wət ˈkɑrənt ˈmɑrkɪt ˈvælju ɪz, bət haʊ du ju ɪˈstæblɪʃ that?”*?” kɛnt meɪnˈteɪnd ðə reɪʤ ɔn 360 ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt, seɪɪŋ ɪf ˈɛni ˈəðər pleɪər meɪd ə ˈsɪmələr muv ðə wʊd nid tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt fər ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈsæləri kæp ““rort”*”. hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd biɪŋ faʊnd ˈgɪlti læst jɪr əv ˈʧitɪŋ ðə ˈsæləri kæp ˈædɪd ən ˈəgli twɪst tɪ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, wɪʧ ʃʊd meɪk ðə ˈivɪn mɔr kin tɪ lʊk ˈɪntu ðə spɪˈsɪfɪks əv rɪˈtərn. ðeɪ kən əˈlaʊ ˈɛni pleɪər ɪn ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən tɪ goʊ frəm ə ˈmɪljən dil tɪ əˈnəðər kləb fər ənd nɑt ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ɪt ɛz ə ˈsæləri kæp (ɪz bɪɔnd me),”*),” kɛnt sɛd. si haʊ ˈɛni ˈəðər pleɪər ɪn ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən kən bi əˈlaʊd tɪ teɪk ðət peɪ kət ənd stɪl bi dɪˈklɛrd ləˈʤɪtəmət ˈəndər ðə ˈsæləri kæp ðə weɪ ɪt wərks. sɛd ɪf ju wɛnt tɪ ðə ˈoʊpən ˈmɑrkɪt hi wʊd bi wərθ ər bət ðə fækt ɪz nɑt ɔn ðə ˈoʊpən ˈmɑrkɪt. hi həz ə ˈkɑrənt ˈkɑnˌtrækt wərθ ˈmɪljən ðɛn kwɪt tɪ teɪk ə dil ənd ɔl goʊɪŋ tɪ seɪ, tɪ si hir, muv along’*’ æt ə kləb wɪʧ ə jɪr əˈgoʊ wɑz ˈʧitɪd ˈbəstɪŋ ðə ˈsæləri cap.”*.” wən əv ˈɪʃuz ɪz heɪn goʊ ɔn ðə ˈoʊpən ˈmɑrkɪt, prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ˈəðər kləbz frəm ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə pleɪ fər ðə ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ˌsupərˈstɑr ənd ˈɔfərɪŋ ɪm ˈsɪmələr ˈməni ɪf nɑt mɔr ðən wət ðə ilz pʊt ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl. ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðə sɪz tɪ ɪf hi wɔnts tɪ kəm bæk faɪn bət ju peɪ ˈprɑpər ˈmɑrkɪt value,”*,” kɛnt sɛd. ðə taɪm ˈɛvəri ˈəðər kləb faʊnd aʊt əˈbaʊt ɪt əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti) bɪn saɪnd. ə stɪŋk ðət ə pleɪər ɪz əˈlaʊd tɪ saɪn æt wən kləb ənd wɔk aʊt ɔn ˈmɪljən, tɪ saɪn æt əˈnəðər kləb wɪˈθaʊt goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈmɑrkɪt fər hæf ðət ənd wi ˈivɪn ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt it.”*.” heɪn θæŋkt hɪz ˈfɔrmər saɪd fər ˈɔfərɪŋ ɪm ə ˈsɛkənd ʧæns læst wik. aɪ sɛd ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, maɪ dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈsɪdni ˈteɪkən ˈlaɪtli soʊ aɪ æm ˈgreɪtfəl ðət (koʊʧ) bræd (ˈɑrθər) ənd ðə ilz hæv ˈɔfərd mi ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə club,”*,” heɪn toʊld ðə eels’*’ ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt. ˈmɛmbərz ənd fænz hæv bɪn bɪˈhaɪnd mi θruaʊt maɪ kərɪr ənd aɪ wɔnt tɪ juz ðɪs ˈsɛkənd ʧæns tɪ riˈpeɪ ðət feɪθ ənd səˈpɔrt. lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɪn ˈərli ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2018 ənd æm kin tɪ wərk hɑrd ənd pleɪ maɪ pɑrt fər ðə tim ɪn ˈbɪldɪŋ ɔn læst ˈfaɪnəlz run.”*.” ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi sin wɛr heɪn wɪl fɪt ˈɪntu koʊʧ bræd saɪd. hɪz bɛst ˈfʊtˌbɔl həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn pleɪd waɪl æt ˈfʊlˌbæk. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈiðər klɪnt ər ˈbɛvən frɛnʧ ɪz mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ fɪl ðə noʊ. 1 ˈʤərzi waɪl mɪʧ ˈmoʊzɪs ənd ˈkɔri ˈnɔrmən wʊd əˈpɪr tɪ hæv ə ˈmɔrgɪʤ ɔn ðə hævz spɑts. wɪθ
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ok let's get this organized.
i've been seeing your amazing lol pumpkin carvings all over the place, and i know there are more out there i haven't seen yet!
so lets see what you got! post your best league of legends pumpkin art here and join the penguin pumpkin party!
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amazing work so far everyone! but it's only just it's time for 'riot pumpkin party' to get serious!
you have until on sunday november 5 to show us your mad pumpkin and after that, i'll open it up to a vote for the best lol pumpkin!
now let's make things going to put in a small informal wager. i will personally gift the with the winning pumpkin a juicy
that'll give the em a chance to pick up i don't headless "pumpkin head" i designed?
come on guys and gals, lets see got!
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ˈoʊˈkeɪ lɛts gɪt ðɪs ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd. aɪv bɪn siɪŋ jʊr əˈmeɪzɪŋ lɔl ˈpəmpkɪn ˈkɑrvɪŋz ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə pleɪs, ənd aɪ noʊ ðɛr ər mɔr aʊt ðɛr aɪ ˈhævənt sin jɛt! soʊ lɛts si wət ju gɑt! poʊst jʊr bɛst lig əv ˈlɛʤəndz ˈpəmpkɪn ɑrt hir ənd ʤɔɪn ðə ˈpɛŋgwən ˈpəmpkɪn ˈpɑrti! əˈmeɪzɪŋ wərk soʊ fɑr ˈɛvriˌwən! bət ɪts ˈoʊnli ʤɪst ɪts taɪm fər 'raɪət ˈpəmpkɪn ˈpɑrti' tɪ gɪt ˈsɪriəs! ju hæv ənˈtɪl ɔn ˈsənˌdi noʊˈvɛmbər 5 tɪ ʃoʊ ˈjuˈɛs jʊr mæd ˈpəmpkɪn ənd ˈæftər ðət, aɪl ˈoʊpən ɪt əp tɪ ə voʊt fər ðə bɛst lɔl ˈpəmpkɪn! naʊ lɛts meɪk θɪŋz goʊɪŋ tɪ pʊt ɪn ə smɔl ˌɪnˈfɔrməl ˈweɪʤər. aɪ wɪl ˈpərsənəli gɪft ðə wɪθ ðə ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈpəmpkɪn ə ˈʤusi ˈðætəl gɪv ðə ɛm ə ʧæns tɪ pɪk əp aɪ doʊnt ˈhɛdləs "ˈpəmpkɪn hɛd" aɪ dɪˈzaɪnd? kəm ɔn gaɪz ənd gælz, lɛts si gɑt!
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ask anyone why they wouldn't consider an electric car and they're sure to cite worries over range and a lack of chargers as key complaints - but having spent a few days with the tesla model s, i believe these concerns are about to disappear.
the model s which i drove (base price, plus around of options) had a range of approximately 250 miles and can be charged by 80% in 40 minutes at owns.
at the time of publication (late january, 2015) there are 20 stations in the uk, each with between two and eight charging bays, giving a total capacity to charge over 50 british simultaneously. the chargers are free to use, the batteries have an eight year, unlimited mileage warranty, and owners of the tesla roadster claim in miles their range has reduced by just 5%.
all of this is hugely positive for tesla and the electric car industry - but it isn't the whole picture. as it stands, a year after the model s went on sale in the uk, there are just three stations with a total of six chargers for everywhere north of northampton; one of these stations is in edinburgh, one is on warrington, and the third is in birmingham.
the south east is very well covered - there are seven stations inside the - and there are two in exeter to serve devon and the south west.
while it's theoretically possible to drive a model s from warrington to edinburgh - a distance of 216 miles - any deviation (or very cold weather) would cause the car to fall dangerously low on juice.
but that's just how things stand today; by the end of 2015 tesla hopes to have an extra six stations operating in the uk, making scotland and the north far more accessible.
staying within 100 miles of london is where the model s feels most at home.s are nearby and as a worst-case scenario, car parks and city centre streets are littered with public chargers which take longer and require payment, but will give you enough electricity to get home in an emergency.
remarkably unremarkable
here, range anxiety almost completely disappears. i drove to the reading charger and back merely for the sake of showing the model s to my housemates. it felt like a regular car, doing regular speeds, in quiet, refined comfort. not once did i worry about running out of charge.
the range falls quicker at than it does at 60, but the gauge falls progressively and doesn't suddenly tumble 20% like an iphone does when you use the for a few minutes. indeed, the most remarkable thing about driving medium to long distances in the model s is how unremarkable it all feels.
i could commute from my house in wimbledon to the office in canary wharf every day (12 miles each way) for a week, then drive 100 miles over the weekend and still only need to charge once, for one hour, each week. for that, there's a with space for four cars in canary wharf.
tesla boss musk has made a fundamental change to the electric car industry and how these vehicles are portrayed. range anxiety has become range curiosity: 'will we make it?' has become 'how much further can we go?'.
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æsk ˈɛniˌwən waɪ ðeɪ ˈwʊdənt kənˈsɪdər ən ɪˈlɛktrɪk kɑr ənd ðɛr ʃʊr tɪ saɪt ˈwəriz ˈoʊvər reɪnʤ ənd ə læk əv ˈʧɑrʤərz ɛz ki kəmˈpleɪnts bət ˈhævɪŋ spɛnt ə fju deɪz wɪθ ðə ˈtɛzlə ˈmɑdəl ɛs, aɪ bɪˈliv ðiz kənˈsərnz ər əˈbaʊt tɪ ˌdɪsəˈpɪr. ðə ˈmɑdəl ɛs wɪʧ aɪ droʊv (beɪs praɪs pləs əraʊnd əv ˈɔpʃənz) hæd ə reɪnʤ əv əˈprɑksəmətli 250 maɪəlz ənd kən bi ʧɑrʤd baɪ 80 ɪn 40 ˈmɪnəts æt oʊn. æt ðə taɪm əv ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən (leɪt ˈʤænjuˌɛri, 2015 ðɛr ər 20 ˈsteɪʃənz ɪn ðə uk*, iʧ wɪθ bɪtˈwin tu ənd eɪt ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ beɪz, ˈgɪvɪŋ ə ˈtoʊtəl kəˈpæsɪti tɪ ʧɑrʤ ˈoʊvər 50 ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli. ðə ˈʧɑrʤərz ər fri tɪ juz, ðə ˈbætəriz hæv ən eɪt jɪr, ənˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈmaɪlɪʤ ˈwɔrənti, ənd ˈoʊnərz əv ðə ˈtɛzlə ˈroʊdstər kleɪm ɪn maɪəlz ðɛr reɪnʤ həz rɪˈdust baɪ ʤɪst 5 ɔl əv ðɪs ɪz ˈhjuʤli ˈpɑzətɪv fər ˈtɛzlə ənd ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪk kɑr ˈɪndəstri bət ɪt ˈɪzənt ðə hoʊl ˈpɪkʧər. ɛz ɪt stændz, ə jɪr ˈæftər ðə ˈmɑdəl ɛs wɛnt ɔn seɪl ɪn ðə uk*, ðɛr ər ʤɪst θri ˈsteɪʃənz wɪθ ə ˈtoʊtəl əv sɪks ˈʧɑrʤərz fər ˈɛvriˌwɛr nɔrθ əv ˌnɔrˈθæmptən; wən əv ðiz ˈsteɪʃənz ɪz ɪn ˈɛdənbəroʊ, wən ɪz ɔn ˈwɔrɪŋtən, ənd ðə θərd ɪz ɪn ˈbərmɪŋˌhæm. ðə saʊθ ist ɪz ˈvɛri wɛl ˈkəvərd ðɛr ər ˈsɛvən ˈsteɪʃənz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ənd ðɛr ər tu ɪn ˈɛksɪtər tɪ sərv ˈdɛvən ənd ðə saʊθ wɛst. waɪl ɪts ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəli ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ draɪv ə ˈmɑdəl ɛs frəm ˈwɔrɪŋtən tɪ ˈɛdənbəroʊ ə ˈdɪstəns əv 216 maɪəlz ˈɛni ˌdiviˈeɪʃən (ər ˈvɛri koʊld ˈwɛðər) wʊd kɔz ðə kɑr tɪ fɔl ˈdeɪnʤərəsli loʊ ɔn ʤus. bət ðæts ʤɪst haʊ θɪŋz stænd təˈdeɪ; baɪ ðə ɛnd əv 2015 ˈtɛzlə hoʊps tɪ hæv ən ˈɛkstrə sɪks ˈsteɪʃənz ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə uk*, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈskɑtlənd ənd ðə nɔrθ fɑr mɔr ækˈsɛsəbəl. steɪɪŋ wɪˈθɪn 100 maɪəlz əv ˈləndən ɪz wɛr ðə ˈmɑdəl ɛs filz moʊst æt hoʊm. ər ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ənd ɛz ə ˈwərstˈkeɪs sɪˈnɛrioʊ, kɑr pɑrks ənd ˈsɪti ˈsɛntər strits ər ˈlɪtərd wɪθ ˈpəblɪk ˈʧɑrʤərz wɪʧ teɪk ˈlɔŋgər ənd ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈpeɪmənt, bət wɪl gɪv ju ɪˈnəf ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti tɪ gɪt hoʊm ɪn ən ˈimərʤənsi. rɪˈmɑrkəbli ənrɪˈmɑrkəbəl hir, reɪnʤ æŋˈzaɪəti ˈɔlˌmoʊst kəmˈplitli ˌdɪsəˈpɪrz. aɪ droʊv tɪ ðə ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈʧɑrʤər ənd bæk ˈmɪrli fər ðə seɪk əv ʃoʊɪŋ ðə ˈmɑdəl ɛs tɪ maɪ housemates*. ɪt fɛlt laɪk ə ˈrɛgjələr kɑr, duɪŋ ˈrɛgjələr spidz, ɪn kwaɪət, rɪˈfaɪnd ˈkəmfərt. nɑt wəns dɪd aɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ˈrənɪŋ aʊt əv ʧɑrʤ. ðə reɪnʤ fɔlz kˈwɪkər æt ðən ɪt dɪz æt 60 bət ðə geɪʤ fɔlz prɑˈgrɛsɪvli ənd ˈdəzənt ˈsədənli ˈtəmbəl 20 laɪk ən ˈaɪˌfoʊn dɪz wɪn ju juz ðə fər ə fju ˈmɪnəts. ˌɪnˈdid, ðə moʊst rɪˈmɑrkəbəl θɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˈmidiəm tɪ lɔŋ ˈdɪstənsɪz ɪn ðə ˈmɑdəl ɛs ɪz haʊ ənrɪˈmɑrkəbəl ɪt ɔl filz. aɪ kʊd kəmˈjut frəm maɪ haʊs ɪn ˈwɪmbəldən tɪ ðə ˈɔfəs ɪn kəˈnɛri wɔrf ˈɛvəri deɪ 12 maɪəlz iʧ weɪ) fər ə wik, ðɛn draɪv 100 maɪəlz ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd ənd stɪl ˈoʊnli nid tɪ ʧɑrʤ wəns, fər wən aʊər, iʧ wik. fər ðət, ðɛrz ə wɪθ speɪs fər fɔr kɑz ɪn kəˈnɛri wɔrf. ˈtɛzlə bɔs məsk həz meɪd ə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ʧeɪnʤ tɪ ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪk kɑr ˈɪndəstri ənd haʊ ðiz ˈviɪkəlz ər pɔrˈtreɪd. reɪnʤ æŋˈzaɪəti həz bɪˈkəm reɪnʤ ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti: 'wɪl wi meɪk ɪt?' həz bɪˈkəm 'haʊ məʧ ˈfərðər kən wi goʊ?'.
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expectations of a tight season have only been confirmed during the pre-season with no team winning every game and 10 of the 27 games decided by 10 points or less.
forgetting the vagaries ofs, weather conditions and the obvious selection and game time discrepancies, put together a ladder based on the and percentage after the community series.
it showed the saints helped by the thumping of an inexperienced carlton to be on top with a whopping percentage of. loss to sydney in the final game of the pre-season series was its only loss for the competition, form which is likely toand it in goodead as it aims to make finals for the first time since 2011.
those with long memories will recall a less than excited skipper lenny hayes and former coach grant thomas holding up the wizard cup after the saints won the 2004 pre-season grand final. however, the victory was a signal that the team was about to emerge.
by contrast, hawthorn only won one game in this year's pre-season, courtesy of an match winner from kadeewart in launceston. of course, if you take out of that scoreline, the hawks would have been ahead beforeewart lined up to kick, butill their form has been average as they head into round one.
kadeewart kicks goal against geelong. picture: photos
collingwood scored the most points over the three games, winning twice, but also conceded more than any other team, underlining the fact its defence is the real issue heading into 2017. it only had scott and jamie elliott for one game apiece so its scoring power should increase even further.
melbourne was arguably the most consistent team over 12 quarters while fremantle, greater western sydney, sydney and gold coast were fortunate enough to not have to leave their homeate for the series. they will all do plenty of travel during the season.
of course no one places muchore in pre-season results and the form is tough to line up but if you want some indication of what transpired over the past month on-field, here's one place toart.
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ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz əv ə taɪt ˈsizən hæv ˈoʊnli bɪn kənˈfərmd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌpriˈsizən wɪθ noʊ tim ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈɛvəri geɪm ənd 10 əv ðə 27 geɪmz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd baɪ 10 pɔɪnts ər lɛs. fərˈgɛtɪŋ ðə ˈveɪgəriz əv supergoals*, ˈwɛðər kənˈdɪʃənz ənd ðə ˈɑbviəs səˈlɛkʃən ənd geɪm taɪm dɪˈskrɛpənsiz, pʊt təˈgɛðər ə ˈlædər beɪst ɔn ðə ənd pərˈsɛnɪʤ ˈæftər ðə kəmˈjunɪti ˈsɪriz. ɪt ʃoʊd ðə seɪnts hɛlpt baɪ ðə ˈθəmpɪŋ əv ən ˌɪnɛkˈspɪriənst ˈkɑrltən tɪ bi ɔn tɔp wɪθ ə ˈwɑpɪŋ pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv lɔs tɪ ˈsɪdni ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl geɪm əv ðə ˌpriˈsizən ˈsɪriz wɑz ɪts ˈoʊnli lɔs fər ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən, fɔrm wɪʧ ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ stænd ɪt ɪn gʊd stɛd ɛz ɪt eɪmz tɪ meɪk ˈfaɪnəlz fər ðə fərst taɪm sɪns 2011 ðoʊz wɪθ lɔŋ ˈmɛməriz wɪl ˈriˌkɔl ə lɛs ðən ɪkˈsaɪtɪd ˈskɪpər ˈlɛni heɪz ənd ˈfɔrmər koʊʧ grænt ˈtɑməs ˈhoʊldɪŋ əp ðə ˈwɪzərd kəp ˈæftər ðə seɪnts wən ðə 2004 ˌpriˈsizən grænd ˈfaɪnəl. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈvɪktəri wɑz ə ˈsɪgnəl ðət ðə tim wɑz əˈbaʊt tɪ ˈimərʤ. baɪ ˈkɑntræst, ˈhɔˌθɔrn ˈoʊnli wən wən geɪm ɪn ðɪs jɪrz ˌpriˈsizən, ˈkərtəsi əv ən mæʧ ˈwɪnər frəm keɪd stuərt ɪn launceston*. əv kɔrs, ɪf ju teɪk aʊt əv ðət scoreline*, ðə hɔks wʊd hæv bɪn əˈhɛd ˌbiˈfɔr stuərt laɪnd əp tɪ kɪk, bət stɪl ðɛr fɔrm həz bɪn ˈævərɪʤ ɛz ðeɪ hɛd ˈɪntu raʊnd wən. keɪd stuərt kɪks goʊl əˈgɛnst geelong*. ˈpɪkʧər: ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ˈkɑlɪŋˌwʊd skɔrd ðə moʊst pɔɪnts ˈoʊvər ðə θri geɪmz, ˈwɪnɪŋ twaɪs, bət ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈsidɪd mɔr ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər tim, ˈəndərˌlaɪnɪŋ ðə fækt ɪts dɪˈfɛns ɪz ðə ril ˈɪʃu ˈhɛdɪŋ ˈɪntu 2017 ɪt ˈoʊnli hæd skɑt ənd ˈʤeɪmi ˈɛliət fər wən geɪm əˈpis soʊ ɪts ˈskɔrɪŋ paʊər ʃʊd ˌɪnˈkris ˈivɪn ˈfərðər. ˈmɛlbərn wɑz ˈɑrgjuəbli ðə moʊst kənˈsɪstənt tim ˈoʊvər 12 kˈwɔrtərz waɪl fremantle*, ˈgreɪtər ˈwɛstərn ˈsɪdni, ˈsɪdni ənd goʊld koʊst wər ˈfɔrʧənət ɪˈnəf tɪ nɑt hæv tɪ liv ðɛr hoʊm steɪt fər ðə ˈsɪriz. ðeɪ wɪl ɔl du ˈplɛnti əv ˈtrævəl ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsizən. əv kɔrs noʊ wən ˈpleɪsɪz məʧ stɔr ɪn ˌpriˈsizən rɪˈzəlts ənd ðə fɔrm ɪz təf tɪ laɪn əp bət ɪf ju wɔnt səm ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən əv wət trænˈspaɪərd ˈoʊvər ðə pæst mənθ on-field*, hɪrz wən pleɪs tɪ stɑrt.
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new york (reuters) - the credit crisis deepened on friday as wachovia corp reported a potential $1.7 billion loss on debt, while credit card company capital one financial corp said more customers are missing payments.
the capital one headquarters in mclean, virginia, august 21, 2007. the u.s. credit crisis deepened on friday as wachovia corp reported a $1.1 billion loss on debt in october, while capital one financial corp said more customers are missing payments.
the news helped cause losses in broader market indexes, on expectations that mounting and bad loans may plunge the economy into recession. shares of financial companies rebounded, but after weeks of heavy selling on worries about the impact of the credit downturn on their bottom lines.
bank of america corp and chase & co, the second- and u.s. banks, said the poor market conditions could hurt results.
after markets closed, online brokerage financial corp withdrew its forecast for 2007 profit of 75 cents to 90 cents per share, citing expected in its holdings. its shares fell more than 11 percent.
“this is now worse than long-term capital (management),” said jack, chief global strategist at lehman brothers inc, referring to the hedge fund whose 1998 collapse threatened to unhinge global financial markets. “this is a painful lesson in financial engineering.”
wachovia, the u.s. bank, said the value of its so-called collateralized debt obligations (cdos) linked to mortgages fell about $1.1 billion in october, to $676 million from $1.8 billion. the loss is in addition to a $347 million loss, it said.
charlotte, north wachovia also expects to boost loan losses by $500 million to $600 million this quarter, largely because of “dramatic declines” in housing values.
wachovia joined inc, merrill lynch & co, morgan stanley and other financial companies to report tens of billions of dollars of losses.
“we are not immune”
wachovia chief risk officer don truslow said at a banking conference in boston that credit problems in housing were concentrated in “several pockets” in california and florida.
“the housing market certainly has been deteriorating very, very quickly in certain parts of the country,” he said. “we are not immune.”
wachovia paid $24.2 billion in october 2006 for golden west financial corp, a california mortgage lender.
“it now becomes even more obvious that wachovia purchased the thrift at the wrong time of the cycle,” deutsche bank securities analyst mike mayo wrote.
gary townsend, a friedman, billings, ramsey & co analyst, downgraded wachovia to “underperform” from “market perform.”
“subprime is a huge issue, and going to get worse,” said ted parrish, who helps invest $1.3 billion at asset management in kennesaw, georgia. “my uncertainty is over how long it will take lenders to recover from write-offs.”
credit analysts at estimated $64 billion of industry losses from cdos. barclays on friday rejected rumors it might lose $10 billion.
separately, wachovia said it would reduce reported profit by $72 million, or 4 cents per share, to reflect its share of visa $2.1 billion antitrust settlement with american express co on wednesday.
capital one card losses
capital one, the largest independent mastercard and visa credit card issuer, said its net rate rose to percent in october from the third percent.
the rate in u.s. cards rose to percent from percent in the same periods, while card loans at least 30 days past due rose to percent from percent. capital one had on tuesday raised its forecast for 2008 credit losses.
“while management previously indicated that the u.s. card loss rate would trend north of 5 percent in the fourth quarter, we were surprised to see how fast this jumped,” credit suisse analyst moshe wrote.
standard & revised its rating outlook for mclean, capital one to “stable” from “positive.”
bank of america, also based in charlotte, said market dislocations, including those affecting cdos, will “adversely impact” results.
new, meanwhile, said it may need further this quarter, given its exposure to about $50 billion of leveraged loans, mortgages and cdos.
related coverage warns of possible
lehman’s said: “we will find out over the next three to six quarters if we are coming close to recession or may cross over the recession line.”
on friday, wachovia shares rose 35 cents to $40.65; capital one rose $1.36 to $54.26; and bank of america rose 48 cents to $43.98. fell 30 cents to $42.31. the respective stocks are down 29 percent, 29 percent, 18 percent and 12 percent this year.
e*trade, after closing 1 cent lower at $8.59, fell to $7.60 after-hours. at the close, it was down 62 percent this year.
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nu jɔrk (ˈrɔɪtərz) ðə ˈkrɛdɪt ˈkraɪsəs ˈdipənd ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ɛz wɑˈʧoʊviə ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ˌriˈpɔrtəd ə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈbɪljən lɔs ɔn dɛt, waɪl ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd ˈkəmpəˌni ˈkæpɪtəl wən ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən sɛd mɔr ˈkəstəmərz ər ˈmɪsɪŋ ˈpeɪmənts. ðə ˈkæpɪtəl wən ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ɪn məˈklin, vərˈʤɪnjə, ˈɔgəst 21 2007 ðə juz. ˈkrɛdɪt ˈkraɪsəs ˈdipənd ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ɛz wɑˈʧoʊviə ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ˌriˈpɔrtəd ə ˈbɪljən lɔs ɔn dɛt ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər, waɪl ˈkæpɪtəl wən ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən sɛd mɔr ˈkəstəmərz ər ˈmɪsɪŋ ˈpeɪmənts. ðə nuz hɛlpt kɔz ˈlɔsɪz ɪn ˈbrɔdər ˈmɑrkɪt ˈɪndɛksɪz, ɔn ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz ðət ˈmaʊntɪŋ ənd bæd loʊnz meɪ plənʤ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈɪntu ˌriˈsɛʃən. ʃɛrz əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkəmpəˌniz riˈbaʊndɪd, bət ˈæftər wiks əv ˈhɛvi ˈsɛlɪŋ ɔn ˈwəriz əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ðə ˈkrɛdɪt ˈdaʊnˌtərn ɔn ðɛr ˈbɑtəm laɪnz. bæŋk əv əˈmɛrɪkə ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ənd ʧeɪs koʊ, ðə ˈsɛkənd- ənd juz. bæŋks, sɛd ðə pur ˈmɑrkɪt kənˈdɪʃənz kʊd hərt rɪˈzəlts. ˈæftər ˈmɑrkɪts kloʊzd, ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈbroʊkərɪʤ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən wɪθˈdru ɪts ˈfɔrˌkæst fər 2007 ˈprɑfɪt əv 75 sɛnts tɪ 90 sɛnts pər ʃɛr, ˈsaɪtɪŋ ɪkˈspɛktɪd ɪn ɪts ˈhoʊldɪŋz. ɪts ʃɛrz fɛl mɔr ðən 11 pərˈsɛnt. ɪz naʊ wərs ðən ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈkæpɪtəl (management),”*),” sɛd ʤæk, ʧif ˈgloʊbəl ˈstrætɪʤɪst æt ˈlimən ˈbrəðərz ɪŋk, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə hɛʤ fənd huz 1998 kəˈlæps θˈrɛtənd tɪ ənˈhɪnʤ ˈgloʊbəl ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈmɑrkɪts. ɪz ə ˈpeɪnfəl ˈlɛsən ɪn ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl engineering.”*.” wɑˈʧoʊviə, ðə juz. bæŋk, sɛd ðə ˈvælju əv ɪts ˈsoʊˈkɔld kəˈlætərəˌlaɪzd dɛt ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz (cdos*) lɪŋkt tɪ ˈmɔrgɪʤɪz fɛl əˈbaʊt ˈbɪljən ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər, tɪ 676 ˈmɪljən frəm ˈbɪljən. ðə lɔs ɪz ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ə 347 ˈmɪljən lɔs, ɪt sɛd. ˈʃɑrlət, nɔrθ wɑˈʧoʊviə ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspɛkts tɪ bust loʊn ˈlɔsɪz baɪ 500 ˈmɪljən tɪ 600 ˈmɪljən ðɪs kˈwɔrtər, ˈlɑrʤli bɪˈkəz əv declines”*” ɪn ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈvæljuz. wɑˈʧoʊviə ʤɔɪnd ɪŋk, ˈmɛrəl lɪnʧ koʊ, ˈmɔrgən ˈstænli ənd ˈəðər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ rɪˈpɔrt tɛnz əv ˈbɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz əv ˈlɔsɪz. ər nɑt immune”*” wɑˈʧoʊviə ʧif rɪsk ˈɔfɪsər dɑn ˈtrəsloʊ sɛd æt ə ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ˈbɔstən ðət ˈkrɛdɪt ˈprɑbləmz ɪn ˈhaʊzɪŋ wər ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd ɪn pockets”*” ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ənd ˈflɔrɪdə. ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt ˈsərtənli həz bɪn dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri kˈwɪkli ɪn ˈsərtən pɑrts əv ðə country,”*,” hi sɛd. ər nɑt immune.”*.” wɑˈʧoʊviə peɪd ˈbɪljən ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2006 fər ˈgoʊldən wɛst ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən, ə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈmɔrgɪʤ ˈlɛndər. naʊ bɪˈkəmz ˈivɪn mɔr ˈɑbviəs ðət wɑˈʧoʊviə ˈpərʧəst ðə θrɪft æt ðə rɔŋ taɪm əv ðə cycle,”*,” dɔɪʧ bæŋk sɪˈkjʊrətiz ˈænəlɪst maɪk meɪoʊ roʊt. ˈgɛri ˈtaʊnzənd, ə ˈfridmən, ˈbɪlɪŋz, ˈræmzi koʊ ˈænəlɪst, ˈdaʊnˈgreɪdəd wɑˈʧoʊviə tɪ ““underperform”*” frəm perform.”*.” ɪz ə juʤ ˈɪʃu, ənd goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt worse,”*,” sɛd tɛd ˈpɛrɪʃ, hu hɛlps ˌɪnˈvɛst ˈbɪljən æt ˈæˌsɛt ˈmænɪʤmənt ɪn ˈkɛnəˌsɔ, ˈʤɔrʤə. ənˈsərtənti ɪz ˈoʊvər haʊ lɔŋ ɪt wɪl teɪk ˈlɛndərz tɪ rɪˈkəvər frəm write-offs.”*.” ˈkrɛdɪt ˈænəlɪsts æt ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 64 ˈbɪljən əv ˈɪndəstri ˈlɔsɪz frəm cdos*. ˈbɑrkliz ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ rɪˈʤɛktɪd ˈrumərz ɪt maɪt luz 10 ˈbɪljən. ˈsɛpərətli, wɑˈʧoʊviə sɛd ɪt wʊd rɪˈdus ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈprɑfɪt baɪ 72 ˈmɪljən, ər 4 sɛnts pər ʃɛr, tɪ rɪˈflɛkt ɪts ʃɛr əv ˈvizə ˈbɪljən ˌæntaɪˈtrəst ˈsɛtəlmənt wɪθ əˈmɛrɪkən ɪkˈsprɛs koʊ ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ˈkæpɪtəl wən kɑrd ˈlɔsɪz ˈkæpɪtəl wən, ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈmæstərˌkɑrd ənd ˈvizə ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd ˈɪʃuər, sɛd ɪts nɛt reɪt roʊz tɪ pərˈsɛnt ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər frəm ðə θərd pərˈsɛnt. ðə reɪt ɪn juz. kɑrdz roʊz tɪ pərˈsɛnt frəm pərˈsɛnt ɪn ðə seɪm ˈpɪriədz, waɪl kɑrd loʊnz æt list 30 deɪz pæst du roʊz tɪ pərˈsɛnt frəm pərˈsɛnt. ˈkæpɪtəl wən hæd ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ reɪzd ɪts ˈfɔrˌkæst fər 2008 ˈkrɛdɪt ˈlɔsɪz. ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈpriviəsli ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət ðə juz. kɑrd lɔs reɪt wʊd trɛnd nɔrθ əv 5 pərˈsɛnt ɪn ðə fɔrθ kˈwɔrtər, wi wər səˈpraɪzd tɪ si haʊ fæst ðɪs jumped,”*,” ˈkrɛdɪt swɪs ˈænəlɪst ˈmoʊʃə roʊt. ˈstændərd rɪˈvaɪzd ɪts ˈreɪtɪŋ ˈaʊˌtlʊk fər məˈklin, ˈkæpɪtəl wən tɪ ““stable”*” frəm ““positive.”*.” bæŋk əv əˈmɛrɪkə, ˈɔlsoʊ beɪst ɪn ˈʃɑrlət, sɛd ˈmɑrkɪt dɪsˈloʊˈkeɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðoʊz əˈfɛktɪŋ cdos*, wɪl impact”*” rɪˈzəlts. nu, ˈminˌwaɪl, sɛd ɪt meɪ nid ˈfərðər ðɪs kˈwɔrtər, ˈgɪvɪn ɪts ɪkˈspoʊʒər tɪ əˈbaʊt 50 ˈbɪljən əv ˈlɛvərɪʤd loʊnz, ˈmɔrgɪʤɪz ənd cdos*. rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈkəvərɪʤ wɔrnz əv ˈpɑsəbəl sɛd: wɪl faɪnd aʊt ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst θri tɪ sɪks kˈwɔrtərz ɪf wi ər ˈkəmɪŋ kloʊz tɪ ˌriˈsɛʃən ər meɪ krɔs ˈoʊvər ðə ˌriˈsɛʃən line.”*.” ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, wɑˈʧoʊviə ʃɛrz roʊz 35 sɛnts tɪ ˈkæpɪtəl wən roʊz tɪ ənd bæŋk əv əˈmɛrɪkə roʊz 48 sɛnts tɪ fɛl 30 sɛnts tɪ ðə rɪˈspɛktɪv stɑks ər daʊn 29 pərˈsɛnt, 29 pərˈsɛnt, 18 pərˈsɛnt ənd 12 pərˈsɛnt ðɪs jɪr., ˈæftər ˈkloʊzɪŋ 1 sɛnt loʊər æt fɛl tɪ after-hours*. æt ðə kloʊz, ɪt wɑz daʊn 62 pərˈsɛnt ðɪs jɪr.
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“and then he told me that my was ‘too sticky.’ i mean, that does that even mean?, for crying out loud! just how i make it, and if his poor stomach take that then how is it my problem? so anyway, the next morning…”
junko, for her part, sighed inwardly and rested her head in one hand, pretending to listen.
kazuko went on like this at least once a week, and her best friend has long since learned there was no stopping her once she got on a roll. better to let the brunette run herself out of steam on her own there were less headaches for everyone involved, that way.
“and so, in all men, way deep up the ass, with a totem pole,” finally finished, finishing the rest of her sake in a single gulp. “come on, what do you say,? gonna join me?”
“oh, uh…sure. definitely,” said, barely listening. “err…wait, what am i joining you for?”
“swearing off all men!” the exclaimed dramatically, raising her arm upward in a pose evocative of a hero. “when was the last time any of them did something worth a damn, huh?”
“well, our waiter seems a nice enough guy,” help but snark. “hasn’t cut off our…err, supply, anyway.”
kazuko, for her part, instantly flushed and crossed her arms, pouting at her friend. “y…you know what i mean!” she replied, probably louder than been intending. “i’m talking about dates,! the last time you had a date who turn out to be a total creep, a judgmental loser, or both?!”
“dunno. i really date the way you do, at all,” told her disinterestedly. “it’s just not something interested in.”
the other eyes widened behind her thick glasses. “that possibly be true,” she said. “i look at you,! practically sex on legs in that suit! you be telling me you have dozens of men throwing themselves at you every day! and probably a few women, too…”
“i know what to tell you,,” the woman responded with a shrug. “it’s just not on my radar. when i go to work, to work. i mean, maybe some of my coworkers are interested, but if they are i know and i wanna know. women in business have a hard enough time being taken seriously. the last thing i need is to play into some dumbass stereotype.”
kazuko just pursed her lips. “you know, you were never this uptight in college,” she reminded her friend, raising an eyebrow pointedly. “not by a long shot.”
“h…hey! not uptight!” immediately blurted out, looking offended. “and sex in college was different, anyway. there, all you had to do to get laid was go to a party, get drunk, and make out with the cutest, dumbest boy in the room for half an hour. these days, all flowers, fancy restaurants, crappy what i have time for.”
finishing off the rest of her bowl as well, the businesswoman declared in a quieter voice, “i’ve got a plan going right now, and it leave room for romance.”
“well, alright…” said, sighing deeply. “but i still say you know what missing.”
now it was’s turn to raise an eyebrow. “hold the phone. you just asking me to join you in a vow of celibacy, like a whole two minutes ago?” she asked.
“err…uhh…well, yeah! but…that’s beside the point!” the brunette attempted to argue, not at all convincingly. “urgh…what i mean is, only giving up on men because the whole buffet! and none of the dishes were worth a damn! but even make it to the table!”
completely flustered, flopped her chin down onto the table and mumbled, “that, really come out right. but you get what i mean, you?”
“i guess,” answered, shrugging again. “look…if make you feel better, join in on your whole ‘boycott the men’ crusade. same reason join in on a ‘boycott the mayonnaise’ not losing anything i cared about anyway.”
lethargy from their rather hefty drinking session slowly beginning to flood in, lazily turned her head still glued to the table between them and asked, “is my personal life really such a joke to you?”
“not always,” said, patting her best friend on the shoulder. “but when you get like this…yeah, maybe a little bit.”
getting to her feet to pay off their now tab, the young businesswoman donned what she hoped was a supportive smile and added, “cheer up,. all look better after a good sleep. and until you get back on that me intentionally dateless, not just out of disinterest. got your back, girlfriend.”
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were this a romantic comedy, known exactly come next.
such brazen tempting of fate could only result in mister right spontaneously appearing around the next corner, probably just in time for an awkward first encounter make good trailer fodder. bonus points if they literally bumped into each other complete with a mad scramble for dropped items, inevitably leading their hands to brush against each other, and their eyes to slowly meet in stunned, awed silence…
junko had to suppress the urge to gag. there was a reason she freaking hated romantic comedies. give her a horror flick or an american action movie any day.
the truly funny thing, though, was that her overly that far off the mark. they were merely a few seconds involved the wrong target.
she saw the impact coming a before it occurred. the man involved was carrying a stack of three wooden crates, limiting his field of vision as he struggled to keep his balance, while the woman looking where she was going at all, her entire focus directed downward at her phone.
junko almost shouted a warning, but by the time she thought to do so it was already too late. the young businesswoman cringed as both individuals tumbled to the ground, one of the crates popping open and emptying its contents all over the sidewalk.
the other woman, however, did not respond to this by falling in love at first sight or at least if she did, she had a rather odd way of showing it. shouting something to the effect of “watch where going, you clumsy little…!” and then several rather words, the woman picked herself off the ground, dusted off her dress, and strode off without a single glance back.
junko watched on as the man rushed to collect the items what looked from this distance to be hundreds of small, reddish balls and bit her lip. he looked pretty pathetic, honestly, hunched over and crawling on his hands and knees as the “balls” rolled away from him in every direction.
the handful of other people on the street seemed to feel similarly, around the man and averting their eyes from his frantic scramble. knew the smart thing was to follow their lead and just keep walking; even without stopping, she was gonna wind up a couple minutes late to work at this rate.
but without really deciding to, she instead bent down as she approached.
“you alright?” she asked of him. “need any help there?”
already, she was hoping say no. it was selfish, to be this was her best suit, and really prefer not mess it up for something like this.
the man, for his part, looked up from his task slowly, clearly surprised she was talking to him. chuckling nervously, he responded, “oh! oh, err…well…”
he cleared his throat and tried again. “i really appreciate the offer, ma’am, worry about it,” he said. “this sort of stuff happens to me all the time, used to it.”
“not sure you should be,” help but add. “but…if you insist. leave you to pong balls?”
the man chuckled again at her guess. “they’re tomatoes, actually,” he informed her, now picking up the last few stray handfuls. “i grow them in my garden myself. i was taking them to the market, i guess this batch is gonna need to be washed again first.”
“the market? oh, see. maybe make it over there later?” stated carefully.
she actually mean a word of it. to have some use for fresh produce, one would first need to know how to most certainly did not. she was capable of creating passable sandwiches that was about it.
“oh! d…definitely!” the man replied, looking askance as he sealed the box back shut. “my be right near the corner of pinion street you miss it. save you a free sample, miss…”
“kaname.,” she said, smiling as he stood back up. she help noting he cut a significantly more impressive figure when he was not crawling all over the sidewalk for his tomatoes.
“my inoue,” he offered, smiling warmly. as noted by a part of her mind that rarely if ever provided commentary, it was a rather nice smile. “have a wonderful day,-san.”
“err…likewise,” she mumbled, suddenly feeling more than a little strange. a quick glance at her watch, however, made it clear there was little time to spend thinking about it, so she bowed her head respectfully and began to move past him.
before he was completely out of earshot, however, was struck by an impulse, and turned back to add one more thing, her tone teasing and playful:
“just…can you make sure my sample comes from one of the other boxes, please?”
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frontier settings was a commercial real estate firm, specializing in venues ideal for small businesses or franchise outlets.
junko had managed to snag a position there directly out of college, thanks to her already substantial resume taken no less than five internships in various offices across her school career, plus a stint as editor of the student paper. bouncing around various low-level jobs within the company over the past two years, a early retirement had recently lucked her into a much more rewarding position: personal assistant to the company president.
yes, she was still more than occasionally miffed at being a glorified secretary her education had been geared toward becoming an executive in her own right, and that was still the direction her ambitions lay but the work was varied and challenging, and in any event tended to consider it a stepping stone to better things.
still, while her day-to-day tasks could range anywhere from managing the schedule to helping crunch the numbers when it came time to process the next also involved getting him tea.
“thank you,,” he said, sipping deeply into the sharp blend. president was very particular about his tea, and when started this job needed to get very good at it very quickly. rather he never learn the first cup made him was also the first cup of tea prepared, ever.
thank god for the internet.
“now, can we talk about the sea fragrance file?” he asked after a little while, as he finished the last of his cup.
inwardly, groaned. sea fragrance was a hair salon that was trying to open in the nearby city, the retail space of a small café closed down three years ago. and at this point, around the office, nearly every employee spoke of it in hushed tones the entire process having dragged on for so long, and experienced so many problems and delays, that even the steadfastly agnostic was it was cursed.
still, the president know any of that, and going to be the one to tell him. it was too alluring of an opportunity for her own career.
“yosuke just decided to drop the whole thing,-sama,” she answered, deciding a little bit of the truth was probably the best thing to offer right now. maybe it nice to rat a coworker out like that, but it her fault shown up drunk yesterday and cursed out their client as “the to end alls.”
of course, the fact that getting canned would open up a job directly above her might have been a contributing factor.
“well, see just how much he likes ‘dropping’ things when he comes up for performance review next month,” grunted the president, and’s mental image of herself practically did a backflip. “you can salvage this mess, i hope?”
“oh, definitely. you can count on me, sir!” she said, deciding told more than enough truth for one morning.
and hey, you never knew. sure, dealing with clients directly was completely outside both her job description and her practical experience, and sure, was only the fifth realtor to give up on completing this sale. but if the big boss was going to put his faith in her to make the impossible dammit, she needed to at least try to make it happen.
“wait…one more thing, before you get buried in all that,” president added after a pause.
“what is it,-sama?” she asked, leaning forward a little bit.
he leaned forward slightly as well, his voice taking on a hushed tone that made it sound as if he was sharing some kind of conspiracy.
“it’s, err…well, my ninth birthday today,” he finally told her, causing’s eyebrow to rise; she been expecting anything like this at all. “my busy making her a cake for the party tonight, but something still feels like…missing.”
junko crossed her fingers that the next question going to be “any suggestions on the recipe?” or, if it was, that give her the chance to duck out of here and call for advice.
yeah…kazuko would know all about that sort of thing. and she did owe a favor, after introducing her to that nice…
okay, bad example.
“she really loves strawberries. her favorite food,” the president went on, jolting out of her brief reverie. “hmm…yeah, work. load up the cake with ‘em, love it…”
“did me to run to the grocery store for you?” asked tentatively.
“no, my girl, it just be the cheap, kind. need some way to get ‘em fresh,” said president. eventually, his eyes brightened and he snapped his fingers. “hold on. there supposed to be some market in town today? i think i saw a flyer for it in the paper.”
junko’s inner voice groaned loudly again.
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junko believe in…well, anything, really. but fate, or destiny, or whatever the hell else you wanted to call bizarre insistence that life was more than a shitstorm of random events, topped the list.
this was what repeated, over and over in her head, as she roamed the large assortment of booths and stands selling fresh produce, her eyes narrowed in search for a vendor who might be selling freshly picked strawberries…
and, though she certainly going to admit it to anyone, least of all keeping one eye open for a certain man selling tomatoes.
she tried to rationalize it to herself the sooner she got out of here, the sooner she could get back to doing real work, and considering she had absolutely zero idea where to look, a friendly face who could point her in the right direction certainly hurt.
but the truth was that another part of her, for some utterly unfathomable kind of wanted to see him again.
it was an odd thing, because there really anything remarkable about him; nothing remarkable in a positive way, at least, since she was pretty sure she met any other guys in the course of scrambling for dropped tomatoes. but in appearance and demeanor, she think of anyone in the world more distinctly “average.”
so why the fuck was she still thinking about him?
“strawberries, not tomatoes, dammit!” she exclaimed irritably, only realizing belatedly that said the words out loud.
several onlookers paused to give her a strange glance, but one other voice sounded over them through the crowd. “err…i’m sorry? are all i have…” stated a rather awkward, and quite familiar, voice.
junko flushed crimson as the onlookers moved on, revealing that been thinking all of this not three meters from the booth of inoue. he had several crates filled with those tiny tomatoes piled next to him, with a great assortment of prepared samples spread across the booth whole, sliced, and even made into some kind of salsa.
one was on a toothpick and being offered in her general at the sound of her peculiar outburst, his outstretched arm sunk a bit.
attempting to smile, rather lamely raised his hand again, the fruit attempting to slide off its spear as he held it out to her.
“it’s, one of the other boxes. like you asked,” he said, swallowing hard. “err…unless really that set on strawberries. come to think of it, i never even asked if you liked tomatoes…”
on impulse, leaned forward and cut off his rambling by biting the tomato off the toothpick.
the truth was, she a big fan of tomatoes. or at least, she this moment.
“this…is the best fucking tomato i have ever tasted,” she blurted out, her eyes going wide as she chewed and then swallowed. “how do you do it?”
“oh! uh…well, a lot that goes into it,” answered, clearly surprised even to be receiving the question. “you need to the right soil to make them grow big and juicy like that. and not exactly easy to get that in mitakihara, so i import. same with the fertilizer the kind just cut it. trust me, tried. luckily, my brother sends me manure whenever i ask. he produces it himself!”
the gardener paused here, wondering why’s face had suddenly twisted his brain caught up with his mouth, and he flushed brilliantly.
“oooooh that came out so wrong,” he muttered, scratching his head awkwardly. “what i mean is, got a farm up near the mountains, and he keeps horses there. all…”
his face became redder and redder with each merely held one hand over her mouth, struggling to hold in a burst of laughter. and it merely a polite chuckle, trying to save his embarrassing slip of the tongue by passing it off as humor. it was sincere, loud, and unreserved.
there was simply something about the way this guy talked. the blend of knowledgeable confidence and utter, profound awkwardness came together in a manner she in any way explain, and yet she deny seemed to put her well at-ease. it a feeling she was used to experiencing around near-strangers, that was for sure.
it occurred to a couple seconds later that been silent long enough that the poor guy might be getting worried either that she listening, or that she was still disgusted by the “manure” comment and appreciated his explanation.
to put both concerns to rest, she clapped him on the shoulder and said, “well, clear your nefarious plan to ensnare me with free food has succeeded. definitely be coming back for some more of these things. really need to get those strawberries first.”
“got a craving?” he asked, his posture instantly relaxing at her use of humor.
“well, someone does,” responded with a sigh. “my boss’ kid. her birthday today, apparently.”
“ah, i gotcha. so got you playing errand girl at the last minute,” surmised. “well, nice of you. every little girl deserves to be treated like a princess on their special day.”
coming out of just about anyone mouth her own included there was no way this sentence been spoken without positively drowning in sarcasm. yet his own tone was entirely sincere; it hard to tell that he truly believed what he was saying, fully and unironically.
it was like jumped off the back of a greeting card. except that hated greeting cards with a passion, and he…
well, she hate him.
“anyway, if really set on this, i might be able to help you out,” he added after a little while, chuckling nervously. “i have a friend selling them here right now. i share my extra soil and fertilizer with him sometimes, so he owes me. say a friend of mine and he should give you a good deal.”
junko raised an eyebrow, a small smile spreading across her face. “does that mean we are friends?” she asked teasingly.
“you can never have too many,” was his remarkably quick reply. his casual, earnest smile matched hers like a mirror.
“hmm…i guess got a point there,” she said, laughing slightly as he struggled to draw a rough map showing how to get to’s booth.
he very good at dammit if he try.
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tomohisa been kidding when said owed him a favor; one mention of the name and the older man had shoved two boxes of his best berries into her hands, completely free of charge.
never one to look a good horse in the mouth though just to be on the safe side, decided to try one of the strawberries for herself, and found she was having great difficulty stopping at one hurried off with her prize in hand, politely but forcefully pushing her way through the great throngs of people gathered to sample the organic wares.
part of her wanted to get back to the office she felt be rude to leave without at least thanking, so she took a short detour down his aisle on her way back.
when she returned to his booth, she found him chatting with a high-profile corporate attorney, as well as one of the richest men. seen him around the frontier settings office a couple of times, doing consulting work or reviewing documents, though she was somewhat surprised to see him here; he exactly seem to be the “buy straight from the farmer” type.
whatever they were discussing, both clearly found it highly amusing. the two shook hands energetically, after which wandered off, chortling merrily as he tugged on his long green beard.
tomohisa noticed approaching a moment later, and he waved her over with a smile. “did you find everything you needed alright,-san?” he asked.
“call me,” she corrected him automatically, before she could stop herself; for the most part she disliked being referred to with honorifics, or indeed with any kind of “formal” speech. it occurred to her a moment later that making such a request of man just met might signals, but if found this curious he certainly show it.
instead, he merely smiled wider and said, “junko, then. get you that deal?”
junko visibly relaxed at this, her smile matching his.
“better, actually. he gave me a whole bunch for free,” she answered, taking them out of her bag to show off the bright red berries. “maybe i should be suspicious about that, but right now just giving a big fat to my good luck. really get a lot of that, so take it where i can get it.”
“if one thing can be counted on, the quality of his fruit,” told her with a chuckle. “can’t trust him to pay gambling debts on time, or drive you to the airport, or return the pruning shears you lent him eight years he grows some really good berries.”
“oh, tell me about it,” replied. “i have a friend exactly the same way. absolutely brilliant when it comes to anything studying to become a teacher but you rely on her for anything else. oh, sure, got like a thousand of these obscure european authors memorized, but i ask her one fucking time to…err, sorry. excuse my language.”
tomohisa just laughed again. “don’t apologize,” he said. “i grew up with two older sisters, and they have way mouths than you do. the a myth i never really bought into.”
“well, refreshing at least!” declared, joining in. “i mean, you still get a handful from the more traditional most of the girls i know can swear, booze, and make an ass of themselves just as much as any man. why do we have to keep pretending otherwise?”
“probably because most of the guys who do like pretending are insecure about their small penises,” responded, only half-jokingly.
the fact that he said these words in precisely the same casual, cadence as used previously, however, was too much for to bear, and her laughter intensified as she broke down completely.
“god, know what like,” she managed to choke out, still clutching her gut. “i’m pretty sure i like it, though. no wonder you had in stitches.”
at this, however, his expression shifted, becoming unexpectedly downcast. “tell you the truth, i was mostly just laughing with him to be polite. he exactly give me good news just now,” said.
“what do you mean?” asked, raising an eyebrow in concern. “c’mon, tell me. listened to me bitch about my problems practically all day.”
the gardener sighed deeply.
“basically, me,, and a couple of our other friends were throwing around the idea of…well, opening up an organic produce store together. yeah, i know it sounds stupid,” he told her, shaking his head. “but these markets are only a couple times a year, and we always sell out our stock. we just thought…well, you know…”
“hey, sound stupid to me,” stated, doing her best to sound sincere and non-sarcastic. she very good at it. “i mean, clearly demonstrated a demand for the product. why not give it a shot? not like this bursting with other places to get fresh, locally grown food.”
“it’s big step, is all,” explained. “none of us have ever run anything bigger than this stand right here. and not even getting into raising the start-up capital, drawing up a business plan, finding the right location…”
junko’s attention perked up quite abruptly at those last four words.
“so…you’re trying to start up a small business, and you need a place to open it?” she asked slowly.
“pretty much,” said. “which is why-san was laughing, afraid. we used to be friends in high school, so i asked if he knew anyone in real estate who might be able to help me. i guess you can figure out what he thought of it.”
“that’s why he was laughing so hard? pretty if you ask me,” replied, making an annoyed sound with her tongue. “some friend.”
“i did say we used to be friends,” he pointed out. “but i still think he meant any offense out of it. he just thinks a silly idea, business-wise. and i say i see where coming from.”
he looked so morose and down on himself that, instinctively, found her hand closing around his. she really sure why done as long as they were holding hands, she squeezed his, in what she hoped would come across as a comforting gesture.
“well, i say screw that,” she said, her eyes narrowing intensely. “you’re gonna see this happen,. and help. you stuck your neck out for me now my turn.”
and with that, she reached into her pocket, and replaced her hand in his palm with her business card:
junko
executive secretary
frontier settings
“mitakihara’s leader in commercial real estate”
her cell number was hastily scribbled on the back.
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ˈʧæptər tɛkst ðɛn hi toʊld mi ðət maɪ wɑz sticky.’*.’ aɪ min, ðət dɪz ðət ˈivɪn min?, fər kraɪɪŋ aʊt laʊd! ʤɪst haʊ aɪ meɪk ɪt, ənd ɪf hɪz pur ˈstəmək teɪk ðət ðɛn haʊ ɪz ɪt maɪ ˈprɑbləm? soʊ ˈɛniˌweɪ, ðə nɛkst morning…”*…”, fər hər pɑrt, saɪd ˈɪnwərdli ənd ˈrɛstɪd hər hɛd ɪn wən hænd, priˈtɛndɪŋ tɪ ˈlɪsən. wɛnt ɔn laɪk ðɪs æt list wəns ə wik, ənd hər bɛst frɛnd həz lɔŋ sɪns ˈlərnɪd ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈstɑpɪŋ hər wəns ʃi gɑt ɔn ə roʊl. ˈbɛtər tɪ lɛt ðə bruˈnɛt rən hərˈsɛlf aʊt əv stim ɔn hər oʊn ðɛr wər lɛs ˈhɛˌdeɪks fər ˈɛvriˌwən ˌɪnˈvɑlvd, ðət weɪ. soʊ, ɪn ɔl mɛn, weɪ dip əp ðə æs, wɪθ ə ˈtoʊtəm pole,”*,” ˈfaɪnəli ˈfɪnɪʃt, ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ ðə rɛst əv hər seɪk ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl gəlp. ɔn, wət du ju seɪ,? ˈgɑnə ʤɔɪn me?”*?” ““oh*, uh…sure*. definitely,”*,” sɛd, ˈbɛrli ˈlɪsənɪŋ. ““err…wait*, wət æm aɪ ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ju for?”*?” ɔf ɔl men!”*!” ðə ɪkˈskleɪmd drəˈmætɪkəli, ˈreɪzɪŋ hər ɑrm ˈəpwərd ɪn ə poʊz ɪˈvɑkətɪv əv ə ˈhɪroʊ. wɑz ðə læst taɪm ˈɛni əv ðɛm dɪd ˈsəmθɪŋ wərθ ə dæm, huh?”*?” ““well*, ɑr ˈweɪtər simz ə nis ɪˈnəf guy,”*,” hɛlp bət snark*. kət ɔf our…err*, səˈplaɪ, anyway.”*.”, fər hər pɑrt, ˈɪnstəntli fləʃt ənd krɔst hər ɑrmz, ˈpaʊtɪŋ æt hər frɛnd. noʊ wət aɪ mean!”*!” ʃi rɪˈplaɪd, ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈlaʊdər ðən bɪn ˌɪnˈtɛndɪŋ. ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt deɪts,! ðə læst taɪm ju hæd ə deɪt hu tərn aʊt tɪ bi ə ˈtoʊtəl krip, ə ʤəʤˈmɛnəl ˈluzər, ər both?!”*?!” ““dunno*. aɪ ˈrɪli deɪt ðə weɪ ju du, æt all,”*,” toʊld hər disinterestedly*. ʤɪst nɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd in.”*.” ðə ˈəðər aɪz ˈwaɪdənd bɪˈhaɪnd hər θɪk ˈglæsɪz. ˈpɑsəbli bi true,”*,” ʃi sɛd. lʊk æt ju,! ˈpræktɪkəli sɛks ɔn lɛgz ɪn ðət sut! ju bi ˈtɛlɪŋ mi ju hæv ˈdəzənz əv mɛn θroʊɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz æt ju ˈɛvəri deɪ! ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli ə fju ˈwɪmən, too…”*…” noʊ wət tɪ tɛl ju, kazuko,”*,” ðə ˈwʊmən rɪˈspɑndɪd wɪθ ə ʃrəg. ʤɪst nɑt ɔn maɪ ˈreɪˌdɑr. wɪn aɪ goʊ tɪ wərk, tɪ wərk. aɪ min, ˈmeɪbi səm əv maɪ ˈkoʊˈwərkərz ər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd, bət ɪf ðeɪ ər aɪ noʊ ənd aɪ ˈwɑnə noʊ. ˈwɪmən ɪn ˈbɪznɪs hæv ə hɑrd ɪˈnəf taɪm biɪŋ ˈteɪkən ˈsɪriəsli. ðə læst θɪŋ aɪ nid ɪz tɪ pleɪ ˈɪntu səm ˈdəˌmæs stereotype.”*.” ʤɪst pərst hər lɪps. noʊ, ju wər ˈnɛvər ðɪs əpˈtaɪt ɪn college,”*,” ʃi riˈmaɪndɪd hər frɛnd, ˈreɪzɪŋ ən ˈaɪˌbraʊ ˈpɔɪntɪˌdli. baɪ ə lɔŋ shot.”*.” ““h…hey*! nɑt uptight!”*!” ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈblərtɪd aʊt, ˈlʊkɪŋ əˈfɛndɪd. sɛks ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ wɑz ˈdɪfərənt, ˈɛniˌweɪ. ðɛr, ɔl ju hæd tɪ du tɪ gɪt leɪd wɑz goʊ tɪ ə ˈpɑrti, gɪt drəŋk, ənd meɪk aʊt wɪθ ðə ˈkjutɪst, ˈdəməst bɔɪ ɪn ðə rum fər hæf ən aʊər. ðiz deɪz, ɔl flaʊərz, ˈfænsi ˈrɛˌstrɑnts, ˈkræˌpi wət aɪ hæv taɪm for.”*.” ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ ɔf ðə rɛst əv hər boʊl ɛz wɛl, ðə ˈbɪznɪsˌwʊmən dɪˈklɛrd ɪn ə kˈwaɪətər vɔɪs, gɑt ə plæn goʊɪŋ raɪt naʊ, ənd ɪt liv rum fər romance.”*.” ““well*, alright…”*…” sɛd, saɪɪŋ ˈdipli. aɪ stɪl seɪ ju noʊ wət missing.”*.” naʊ ɪt wɑz tərn tɪ reɪz ən ˈaɪˌbraʊ. ðə foʊn. ju ʤɪst ˈæskɪŋ mi tɪ ʤɔɪn ju ɪn ə vaʊ əv ˈsɛləbəsi, laɪk ə hoʊl tu ˈmɪnəts ago?”*?” ʃi æst. ““err…uhh…well*, jæ! bət ˌbiˈsaɪd ðə point!”*!” ðə bruˈnɛt əˈtɛmptəd tɪ ˈɑrgju, nɑt æt ɔl kənˈvɪnsɪŋli. aɪ min ɪz, ˈoʊnli ˈgɪvɪŋ əp ɔn mɛn bɪˈkəz ðə hoʊl ˈbəfət! ənd nən əv ðə ˈdɪʃɪz wər wərθ ə dæm! bət ˈivɪn meɪk ɪt tɪ ðə table!”*!” kəmˈplitli ˈfləstərd, flɑpt hər ʧɪn daʊn ˈɔntu ðə ˈteɪbəl ənd ˈməmbəld,, ˈrɪli kəm aʊt raɪt. bət ju gɪt wət aɪ min, you?”*?” guess,”*,” ˈænsərd, ʃˈrəgɪŋ əˈgɛn. meɪk ju fil ˈbɛtər, ʤɔɪn ɪn ɔn jʊr hoʊl ðə men’*’ kruˈseɪd. seɪm ˈrizən ʤɔɪn ɪn ɔn ə ðə mayonnaise’*’ nɑt ˈluzɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ aɪ kɛrd əˈbaʊt anyway.”*.” ˈlɛθərʤi frəm ðɛr ˈrəðər ˈhɛfti ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈsɛʃən sˈloʊli bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ fləd ɪn, ˈlæzəli tərnd hər hɛd stɪl glud tɪ ðə ˈteɪbəl bɪtˈwin ðɛm ənd æst, maɪ ˈpərsɪnəl laɪf ˈrɪli səʧ ə ʤoʊk tɪ you?”*?” always,”*,” sɛd, ˈpætɪŋ hər bɛst frɛnd ɔn ðə ˈʃoʊldər. wɪn ju gɪt laɪk this…yeah*, ˈmeɪbi ə ˈlɪtəl bit.”*.” ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ hər fit tɪ peɪ ɔf ðɛr naʊ tæb, ðə jəŋ ˈbɪznɪsˌwʊmən dɑnd wət ʃi hoʊpt wɑz ə səˈpɔrtɪv smaɪl ənd ˈædɪd, əp,. ɔl lʊk ˈbɛtər ˈæftər ə gʊd slip. ənd ənˈtɪl ju gɪt bæk ɔn ðət mi ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli dateless*, nɑt ʤɪst aʊt əv dɪˈsɪntərəst. gɑt jʊr bæk, girlfriend.”*.” wər ðɪs ə roʊˈmæntɪk ˈkɑmədi, noʊn ɪgˈzæktli kəm nɛkst. səʧ ˈbreɪzən ˈtɛmptɪŋ əv feɪt kʊd ˈoʊnli rɪˈzəlt ɪn ˈmɪstər raɪt spɑnˈteɪniəsli əˈpɪrɪŋ əraʊnd ðə nɛkst ˈkɔrnər, ˈprɑbəˌbli ʤɪst ɪn taɪm fər ən ˈɔkwərd fərst ɪnˈkaʊnər meɪk gʊd ˈtreɪlər ˈfɑdər. ˈboʊnəs pɔɪnts ɪf ðeɪ ˈlɪtərəli bəmpt ˈɪntu iʧ ˈəðər kəmˈplit wɪθ ə mæd ˈskræmbəl fər drɑpt ˈaɪtəmz, ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli ˈlidɪŋ ðɛr hænz tɪ brəʃ əˈgɛnst iʧ ˈəðər, ənd ðɛr aɪz tɪ sˈloʊli mit ɪn stənd, ɔd silence…*… hæd tɪ səˈprɛs ðə ərʤ tɪ gæg. ðɛr wɑz ə ˈrizən ʃi ˈfrikɪŋ ˈheɪtɪd roʊˈmæntɪk ˈkɑmədiz. gɪv hər ə ˈhɔrər flɪk ər ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈækʃən ˈmuvi ˈɛni deɪ. ðə ˈtruli ˈfəni θɪŋ, ðoʊ, wɑz ðət hər ˈoʊvərli ðət fɑr ɔf ðə mɑrk. ðeɪ wər ˈmɪrli ə fju ˈsɛkəndz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ðə rɔŋ ˈtərgət. ʃi sɔ ðə ˌɪmˈpækt ˈkəmɪŋ ə ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt əˈkərd. ðə mæn ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɑz ˈkɛriɪŋ ə stæk əv θri ˈwʊdən kreɪts, ˈlɪmətɪŋ hɪz fild əv ˈvɪʒən ɛz hi ˈstrəgəld tɪ kip hɪz ˈbæləns, waɪl ðə ˈwʊmən ˈlʊkɪŋ wɛr ʃi wɑz goʊɪŋ æt ɔl, hər ɪnˈtaɪər ˈfoʊkɪs dɪˈrɛktɪd ˈdaʊnwərd æt hər foʊn. ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈʃaʊtɪd ə ˈwɔrnɪŋ, bət baɪ ðə taɪm ʃi θɔt tɪ du soʊ ɪt wɑz ɔˈrɛdi tu leɪt. ðə jəŋ ˈbɪznɪsˌwʊmən krɪnʤd ɛz boʊθ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ˈtəmbəld tɪ ðə graʊnd, wən əv ðə kreɪts ˈpɑpɪŋ ˈoʊpən ənd ˈɛmtiɪŋ ɪts ˈkɑntɛnts ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈsaɪdˌwɔk. ðə ˈəðər ˈwʊmən, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, dɪd nɑt rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ðɪs baɪ ˈfɑlɪŋ ɪn ləv æt fərst saɪt ər æt list ɪf ʃi dɪd, ʃi hæd ə ˈrəðər ɑd weɪ əv ʃoʊɪŋ ɪt. ˈʃaʊtɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈifɛkt əv wɛr goʊɪŋ, ju ˈkləmzi little…!”*…!” ənd ðɛn ˈsɛvərəl ˈrəðər wərdz, ðə ˈwʊmən pɪkt hərˈsɛlf ɔf ðə graʊnd, ˈdəstɪd ɔf hər drɛs, ənd stroʊd ɔf wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈsɪŋgəl glæns bæk. wɔʧt ɔn ɛz ðə mæn rəʃt tɪ kəˈlɛkt ðə ˈaɪtəmz wət lʊkt frəm ðɪs ˈdɪstəns tɪ bi ˈhənərdz əv smɔl, ˈrɛdɪʃ bɔlz ənd bɪt hər lɪp. hi lʊkt ˈprɪti pəˈθɛtɪk, ˈɑnəstli, hənʧt ˈoʊvər ənd ˈkrɔlɪŋ ɔn hɪz hænz ənd niz ɛz ðə ““balls”*” roʊld əˈweɪ frəm ɪm ɪn ˈɛvəri dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. ðə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈəðər ˈpipəl ɔn ðə strit simd tɪ fil ˈsɪmələrli, əraʊnd ðə mæn ənd əˈvərtɪŋ ðɛr aɪz frəm hɪz ˈfræntɪk ˈskræmbəl. nu ðə smɑrt θɪŋ wɑz tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ðɛr lɛd ənd ʤɪst kip ˈwɔkɪŋ; ˈivɪn wɪˈθaʊt ˈstɑpɪŋ, ʃi wɑz ˈgɑnə wɪnd əp ə ˈkəpəl ˈmɪnəts leɪt tɪ wərk æt ðɪs reɪt. bət wɪˈθaʊt ˈrɪli ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ tɪ, ʃi ˌɪnˈstɛd bɛnt daʊn ɛz ʃi əˈproʊʧt. alright?”*?” ʃi æst əv ɪm. ˈɛni hɛlp there?”*?” ɔˈrɛdi, ʃi wɑz ˈhoʊpɪŋ seɪ noʊ. ɪt wɑz ˈsɛlfɪʃ, tɪ bi ðɪs wɑz hər bɛst sut, ənd ˈrɪli prɪˈfər nɑt mɛs ɪt əp fər ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs. ðə mæn, fər hɪz pɑrt, lʊkt əp frəm hɪz tæsk sˈloʊli, ˈklɪrli səˈpraɪzd ʃi wɑz ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ɪm. ˈʧəklɪŋ ˈnərvəsli, hi rɪˈspɑndɪd, ““oh*! oʊ, err…well…”*…” hi klɪrd hɪz θroʊt ənd traɪd əˈgɛn. ˈrɪli əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ðə ˈɔfər, ma’am*, ˈwəri əˈbaʊt it,”*,” hi sɛd. sɔrt əv stəf ˈhæpənz tɪ mi ɔl ðə taɪm, juzd tɪ it.”*.” ʃʊr ju ʃʊd be,”*,” hɛlp bət æd. ju ˌɪnˈsɪst. liv ju tɪ pɔŋ balls?”*?” ðə mæn ˈʧəkəld əˈgɛn æt hər gɛs. təˈmɑtoʊz, actually,”*,” hi ˌɪnˈfɔrmd hər, naʊ ˈpɪkɪŋ əp ðə læst fju streɪ ˈhændˌfʊlz. groʊ ðɛm ɪn maɪ ˈgɑrdən ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. aɪ wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ðə ˈmɑrkɪt, aɪ gɛs ðɪs bæʧ ɪz ˈgɑnə nid tɪ bi wɑʃt əˈgɛn first.”*.” ˈmɑrkɪt? oʊ, si. ˈmeɪbi meɪk ɪt ˈoʊvər ðɛr later?”*?” ˈsteɪtɪd ˈkɛrfəli. ʃi ˈæˌkʧuəli min ə wərd əv ɪt. tɪ hæv səm juz fər frɛʃ ˈproʊdus, wən wʊd fərst nid tɪ noʊ haʊ tɪ moʊst ˈsərtənli dɪd nɑt. ʃi wɑz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈpæsəbəl ˈsænwɪʧɪz ðət wɑz əˈbaʊt ɪt. ““oh*! d…definitely!”*!” ðə mæn rɪˈplaɪd, ˈlʊkɪŋ əˈskæns ɛz hi sild ðə bɑks bæk ʃət. bi raɪt nɪr ðə ˈkɔrnər əv ˈpɪnjən strit ju mɪs ɪt. seɪv ju ə fri ˈsæmpəl, miss…”*…” ““kaname*. kaname,”*,” ʃi sɛd, sˈmaɪlɪŋ ɛz hi stʊd bæk əp. ʃi hɛlp ˈnoʊtɪŋ hi kət ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli mɔr ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈfɪgjər wɪn hi wɑz nɑt ˈkrɔlɪŋ ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈsaɪdˌwɔk fər hɪz təˈmɑtoʊz. inoue,”*,” hi ˈɔfərd, sˈmaɪlɪŋ ˈwɔrmli. ɛz ˈnoʊtɪd baɪ ə pɑrt əv hər maɪnd ðət ˈrɛrli ɪf ˈɛvər prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈkɑmənˌtɛri, ɪt wɑz ə ˈrəðər nis smaɪl. ə ˈwəndərfəl deɪ, kaname-san.”*.” ““err…likewise,”*,” ʃi ˈməmbəld, ˈsədənli ˈfilɪŋ mɔr ðən ə ˈlɪtəl streɪnʤ. ə kwɪk glæns æt hər wɔʧ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, meɪd ɪt klɪr ðɛr wɑz ˈlɪtəl taɪm tɪ spɛnd ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt, soʊ ʃi boʊd hər hɛd rɪˈspɛktfəli ənd bɪˈgæn tɪ muv pæst ɪm. ˌbiˈfɔr hi wɑz kəmˈplitli aʊt əv ˈɪrˌʃɑt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɑz strək baɪ ən ˌɪmˈpəls, ənd tərnd bæk tɪ æd wən mɔr θɪŋ, hər toʊn ˈtizɪŋ ənd ˈpleɪfəl: ju meɪk ʃʊr maɪ ˈsæmpəl kəmz frəm wən əv ðə ˈəðər ˈbɑksɪz, please?”*?” frənˈtɪr ˈsɛtɪŋz wɑz ə kəˈmərʃəl ril ɛˈsteɪt fərm, ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzɪŋ ɪn ˈvɛnuz aɪˈdil fər smɔl ˈbɪznɪsɪz ər ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ˈaʊˌtlɛts. hæd ˈmænɪʤd tɪ snæg ə pəˈzɪʃən ðɛr dɪˈrɛkli aʊt əv ˈkɑlɪʤ, θæŋks tɪ hər ɔˈrɛdi səbˈstænʃəl ˈrɛzəˌmeɪ ˈteɪkən noʊ lɛs ðən faɪv ˈɪntərnˌʃɪps ɪn ˈvɛriəs ˈɔfəsɪz əˈkrɔs hər skul kərɪr, pləs ə stɪnt ɛz ˈɛdɪtər əv ðə ˈstudənt ˈpeɪpər. ˈbaʊnsɪŋ əraʊnd ˈvɛriəs ˌloʊˈlɛvəl ʤɑbz wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈoʊvər ðə pæst tu jɪrz, ə ˈərli rɪˈtaɪərmənt hæd ˈrisəntli ləkt hər ˈɪntu ə məʧ mɔr rɪˈwɔrdɪŋ pəˈzɪʃən: ˈpərsɪnəl əˈsɪstənt tɪ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈprɛzɪdənt. jɛs, ʃi wɑz stɪl mɔr ðən ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli mɪft æt biɪŋ ə ˈglɔrəˌfaɪd ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri hər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən hæd bɪn gɪrd təˈwɔrd bɪˈkəmɪŋ ən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ɪn hər oʊn raɪt, ənd ðət wɑz stɪl ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn hər æmˈbɪʃənz leɪ bət ðə wərk wɑz ˈvɛrid ənd ˈʧælənʤɪŋ, ənd ɪn ˈɛni ɪˈvɛnt ˈtɛndɪd tɪ kənˈsɪdər ɪt ə ˈstɛpɪŋ stoʊn tɪ ˈbɛtər θɪŋz. stɪl, waɪl hər ˈdeɪtuˌdeɪ tæsks kʊd reɪnʤ ˈɛniˌwɛr frəm ˈmænəʤɪŋ ðə ˈskɛʤʊl tɪ ˈhɛlpɪŋ krənʧ ðə ˈnəmbərz wɪn ɪt keɪm taɪm tɪ ˈprɔˌsɛs ðə nɛkst ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪm ti. ju, junko,”*,” hi sɛd, ˈsɪpɪŋ ˈdipli ˈɪntu ðə ʃɑrp blɛnd. ˈprɛzɪdənt wɑz ˈvɛri ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr əˈbaʊt hɪz ti, ənd wɪn ˈstɑrtɪd ðɪs ʤɑb ˈnidɪd tɪ gɪt ˈvɛri gʊd æt ɪt ˈvɛri kˈwɪkli. ˈrəðər hi ˈnɛvər lərn ðə fərst kəp meɪd ɪm wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə fərst kəp əv ti priˈpɛrd, ˈɛvər. θæŋk gɑd fər ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. ““now*, kən wi tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə si ˈfreɪgrəns file?”*?” hi æst ˈæftər ə ˈlɪtəl waɪl, ɛz hi ˈfɪnɪʃt ðə læst əv hɪz kəp. ˈɪnwərdli, groʊnd. si ˈfreɪgrəns wɑz ə hɛr səˈlɑn ðət wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈoʊpən ɪn ðə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈsɪti, ðə ˈriˌteɪl speɪs əv ə smɔl café*é kloʊzd daʊn θri jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ənd æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, əraʊnd ðə ˈɔfəs, ˈnɪrli ˈɛvəri ɪmˈplɔɪi spoʊk əv ɪt ɪn həʃt toʊnz ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈhævɪŋ drægd ɔn fər soʊ lɔŋ, ənd ɪkˈspɪriənst soʊ ˈmɛni ˈprɑbləmz ənd dɪˈleɪz, ðət ˈivɪn ðə ˈstɛdˌfæstli ægˈnɑstɪk wɑz ɪt wɑz kərst. stɪl, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt noʊ ˈɛni əv ðət, ənd goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ðə wən tɪ tɛl ɪm. ɪt wɑz tu əˈlʊrɪŋ əv ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər hər oʊn kərɪr. ʤɪst ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ drɔp ðə hoʊl θɪŋ, masaoka-sama,”*,” ʃi ˈænsərd, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv ðə truθ wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə bɛst θɪŋ tɪ ˈɔfər raɪt naʊ. ˈmeɪbi ɪt nis tɪ ræt ə ˈkoʊˈwərkər aʊt laɪk ðət, bət ɪt hər fɔlt ʃoʊn əp drəŋk ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ənd kərst aʊt ðɛr klaɪənt ɛz tɪ ɛnd ɔl shitstains.”*.” əv kɔrs, ðə fækt ðət ˈgɪtɪŋ kænd wʊd ˈoʊpən əp ə ʤɑb dɪˈrɛkli əˈbəv hər maɪt hæv bɪn ə kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ ˈfæktər. ““well*, si ʤɪst haʊ məʧ hi laɪks ‘‘dropping’*’ θɪŋz wɪn hi kəmz əp fər pərˈfɔrməns ˌrivˈju nɛkst month,”*,” ˈgrəntɪd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt, ənd ˈmɛntəl ˈɪmɪʤ əv hərˈsɛlf ˈpræktɪkəli dɪd ə backflip*. kən ˈsælvɪʤ ðɪs mɛs, aɪ hope?”*?” ““oh*, ˈdɛfənətli. ju kən kaʊnt ɔn mi, sir!”*!” ʃi sɛd, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ toʊld mɔr ðən ɪˈnəf truθ fər wən ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ənd heɪ, ju ˈnɛvər nu. ʃʊr, ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ klaɪənts dɪˈrɛkli wɑz kəmˈplitli ˈaʊtˈsaɪd boʊθ hər ʤɑb dɪˈskrɪpʃən ənd hər ˈpræktɪkəl ɪkˈspɪriəns, ənd ʃʊr, wɑz ˈoʊnli ðə fɪθ ˈriəltər tɪ gɪv əp ɔn kəmˈplitɪŋ ðɪs seɪl. bət ɪf ðə bɪg bɔs wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ pʊt hɪz feɪθ ɪn hər tɪ meɪk ðə ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl ˈdæmɪt, ʃi ˈnidɪd tɪ æt list traɪ tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈhæpən. mɔr θɪŋ, ˌbiˈfɔr ju gɪt ˈbɛrid ɪn ɔl that,”*,” ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈædɪd ˈæftər ə pɔz. ɪz ɪt, masaoka-sama?”*?” ʃi æst, ˈlinɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt. hi lind ˈfɔrwərd sˈlaɪtli ɛz wɛl, hɪz vɔɪs ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔn ə həʃt toʊn ðət meɪd ɪt saʊnd ɛz ɪf hi wɑz ˈʃɛrɪŋ səm kaɪnd əv kənˈspɪrəsi., err…well*, maɪ naɪnθ ˈbərθˌdeɪ today,”*,” hi ˈfaɪnəli toʊld hər, ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈaɪˌbraʊ tɪ raɪz; ʃi bɪn ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs æt ɔl. ˈbɪzi ˈmeɪkɪŋ hər ə keɪk fər ðə ˈpɑrti təˈnaɪt, bət ˈsəmθɪŋ stɪl filz laɪk it’s…missing.”*.” krɔst hər ˈfɪŋgərz ðət ðə nɛkst kˈwɛʃən goʊɪŋ tɪ bi səˈʤɛsʧənz ɔn ðə recipe?”*?” ər, ɪf ɪt wɑz, ðət gɪv hər ðə ʧæns tɪ dək aʊt əv hir ənd kɔl fər ədˈvaɪs. wʊd noʊ ɔl əˈbaʊt ðət sɔrt əv θɪŋ. ənd ʃi dɪd oʊ ə ˈfeɪvər, ˈæftər ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ hər tɪ ðət nice…*… ˌoʊˈkeɪ, bæd ɪgˈzæmpəl. ˈrɪli ləvz ˈstrɔˌbɛriz. hər ˈfeɪvərɪt food,”*,” ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt wɛnt ɔn, ˈʤoʊltɪŋ aʊt əv hər brif ˈrɛvəri. ““hmm…yeah*, wərk. loʊd əp ðə keɪk wɪθ, ləv it…”*…” mi tɪ rən tɪ ðə ˈgroʊsəri stɔr fər you?”*?” æst ˈtɛntətɪvli. ““no*, maɪ gərl, ɪt ʤɪst bi ðə ʧip, kaɪnd. nid səm weɪ tɪ gɪt fresh,”*,” sɛd ˈprɛzɪdənt. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, hɪz aɪz ˈbraɪtənd ənd hi snæpt hɪz ˈfɪŋgərz. ɔn. ðɛr səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi səm ˈmɑrkɪt ɪn taʊn təˈdeɪ? aɪ θɪŋk aɪ sɔ ə flaɪər fər ɪt ɪn ðə paper.”*.” ˈɪnər vɔɪs groʊnd ˈlaʊdli əˈgɛn. bɪˈliv in…well*, ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, ˈrɪli. bət feɪt, ər ˈdɛstəni, ər ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə hɛl ɛls ju ˈwɔntɪd tɪ kɔl bɪˈzɑr ˌɪnˈsɪstəns ðət laɪf wɑz mɔr ðən ə ˈʃɪtˌstɔrm əv ˈrændəm ɪˈvɛnts, tɑpt ðə lɪst. ðɪs wɑz wət rɪˈpitɪd, ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər ɪn hər hɛd, ɛz ʃi roʊmd ðə lɑrʤ əˈsɔrtmənt əv buθs ənd stændz ˈsɛlɪŋ frɛʃ ˈproʊdus, hər aɪz ˈnɛroʊd ɪn sərʧ fər ə ˈvɛndər hu maɪt bi ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈfrɛʃli pɪkt strawberries…*… ənd, ðoʊ ʃi ˈsərtənli goʊɪŋ tɪ ədˈmɪt ɪt tɪ ˈɛniˌwən, list əv ɔl ˈkipɪŋ wən aɪ ˈoʊpən fər ə ˈsərtən mæn ˈsɛlɪŋ təˈmɑtoʊz. ʃi traɪd tɪ ˈræʃənəˌlaɪz ɪt tɪ hərˈsɛlf ðə ˈsunər ʃi gɑt aʊt əv hir, ðə ˈsunər ʃi kʊd gɪt bæk tɪ duɪŋ ril wərk, ənd kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ʃi hæd ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈziroʊ aɪˈdiə wɛr tɪ lʊk, ə ˈfrɛndli feɪs hu kʊd pɔɪnt hər ɪn ðə raɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ˈsərtənli hərt. bət ðə truθ wɑz ðət əˈnəðər pɑrt əv hər, fər səm ˈətərli ənˈfæðəməbəl kaɪnd əv ˈwɔntɪd tɪ si ɪm əˈgɛn. ɪt wɑz ən ɑd θɪŋ, bɪˈkəz ðɛr ˈrɪli ˈɛniˌθɪŋ rɪˈmɑrkəbəl əˈbaʊt ɪm; ˈnəθɪŋ rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ɪn ə ˈpɑzətɪv weɪ, æt list, sɪns ʃi wɑz ˈprɪti ʃʊr ʃi mɛt ˈɛni ˈəðər gaɪz ɪn ðə kɔrs əv ˈskræmbəlɪŋ fər drɑpt təˈmɑtoʊz. bət ɪn əˈpɪrəns ənd dɪˈminər, ʃi θɪŋk əv ˈɛniˌwən ɪn ðə wərld mɔr dɪˈstɪŋktli ““average.”*.” soʊ waɪ ðə fək wɑz ʃi stɪl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪm? ““strawberries*, nɑt təˈmɑtoʊz, dammit!”*!” ʃi ɪkˈskleɪmd irritably*, ˈoʊnli ˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ bɪˈleɪtədli ðət sɛd ðə wərdz aʊt laʊd. ˈsɛvərəl ˈɔnˌlʊkərz pɔzd tɪ gɪv hər ə streɪnʤ glæns, bət wən ˈəðər vɔɪs ˈsaʊndɪd ˈoʊvər ðɛm θru ðə kraʊd. ˈsɑri? ər ɔl aɪ have…”*…” ˈsteɪtɪd ə ˈrəðər ˈɔkwərd, ənd kwaɪt fəˈmɪljər, vɔɪs. fləʃt ˈkrɪmzən ɛz ðə ˈɔnˌlʊkərz muvd ɔn, rɪˈvilɪŋ ðət bɪn ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɔl əv ðɪs nɑt θri ˈmitərz frəm ðə buθ əv ˌɪˈnoʊˌeɪ. hi hæd ˈsɛvərəl kreɪts fɪld wɪθ ðoʊz ˈtaɪni təˈmɑtoʊz paɪld nɛkst tɪ ɪm, wɪθ ə greɪt əˈsɔrtmənt əv priˈpɛrd ˈsæmpəlz sprɛd əˈkrɔs ðə buθ hoʊl, slaɪst, ənd ˈivɪn meɪd ˈɪntu səm kaɪnd əv ˈsɑlsə. wən wɑz ɔn ə ˈtuθˌpɪk ənd biɪŋ ˈɔfərd ɪn hər ˈʤɛnərəl æt ðə saʊnd əv hər pɪˈkjuljər ˈaʊtˌbərst, hɪz aʊtˈstrɛʧt ɑrm səŋk ə bɪt. əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ smaɪl, ˈrəðər ˈleɪmli reɪzd hɪz hænd əˈgɛn, ðə frut əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ slaɪd ɔf ɪts spɪr ɛz hi hɛld ɪt aʊt tɪ hər., wən əv ðə ˈəðər ˈbɑksɪz. laɪk ju asked,”*,” hi sɛd, sˈwɑloʊɪŋ hɑrd. ˈrɪli ðət sɛt ɔn ˈstrɔˌbɛriz. kəm tɪ θɪŋk əv ɪt, aɪ ˈnɛvər ˈivɪn æst ɪf ju laɪkt tomatoes…”*…” ɔn ˌɪmˈpəls, lind ˈfɔrwərd ənd kət ɔf hɪz ˈræmbəlɪŋ baɪ ˈbaɪtɪŋ ðə təˈmɑˌtoʊ ɔf ðə ˈtuθˌpɪk. ðə truθ wɑz, ʃi ə bɪg fæn əv təˈmɑtoʊz. ər æt list, ʃi ðɪs ˈmoʊmənt. ðə bɛst ˈfəkɪŋ təˈmɑˌtoʊ aɪ hæv ˈɛvər tasted,”*,” ʃi ˈblərtɪd aʊt, hər aɪz goʊɪŋ waɪd ɛz ʃi ʧud ənd ðɛn sˈwɑloʊd. du ju du it?”*?” ““oh*! uh…well*, ə lɔt ðət goʊz ˈɪntu it,”*,” ˈænsərd, ˈklɪrli səˈpraɪzd ˈivɪn tɪ bi rɪˈsivɪŋ ðə kˈwɛʃən. nid tɪ ðə raɪt sɔɪl tɪ meɪk ðɛm groʊ bɪg ənd ˈʤusi laɪk ðət. ənd nɑt ɪgˈzæktli ˈizi tɪ gɪt ðət ɪn mitakihara*, soʊ aɪ ˌɪmˈpɔrt. seɪm wɪθ ðə ˈfərtəˌlaɪzər ðə kaɪnd ʤɪst kət ɪt. trəst mi, traɪd. ˈləkəli, maɪ ˈbrəðər sɛndz mi məˈnʊr wɛˈnɛvər aɪ æsk. hi prəˈdusɪz ɪt himself!”*!” ðə ˈgɑrdənər pɔzd hir, ˈwəndərɪŋ waɪ feɪs hæd ˈsədənli tˈwɪstɪd hɪz breɪn kɔt əp wɪθ hɪz maʊθ, ənd hi fləʃt ˈbrɪljəntli. ðət keɪm aʊt soʊ wrong,”*,” hi ˈmətərd, ˈskræʧɪŋ hɪz hɛd ˈɔkwərdli. aɪ min ɪz, gɑt ə fɑrm əp nɪr ðə ˈmaʊntənz, ənd hi kips ˈhɔrsɪz ðɛr. all…”*…” hɪz feɪs bɪˈkeɪm ˈrɛdər ənd ˈrɛdər wɪθ iʧ ˈmɪrli hɛld wən hænd ˈoʊvər hər maʊθ, ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ hoʊld ɪn ə bərst əv ˈlæftər. ənd ɪt ˈmɪrli ə pəˈlaɪt ˈʧəkəl, traɪɪŋ tɪ seɪv hɪz ɪmˈbɛrəsɪŋ slɪp əv ðə təŋ baɪ ˈpæsɪŋ ɪt ɔf ɛz ˈhjumər. ɪt wɑz sɪnˈsɪr, laʊd, ənd unreserved*. ðɛr wɑz ˈsɪmpli ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə weɪ ðɪs gaɪ tɔkt. ðə blɛnd əv ˈnɑləʤəbəl ˈkɑnfədɛns ənd ˈətər, proʊˈfaʊnd ˈɔkwərdnəs keɪm təˈgɛðər ɪn ə ˈmænər ʃi ɪn ˈɛni weɪ ɪkˈspleɪn, ənd jɛt ʃi dɪˈnaɪ simd tɪ pʊt hər wɛl at-ease*. ɪt ə ˈfilɪŋ ʃi wɑz juzd tɪ ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ əraʊnd near-strangers*, ðət wɑz fər ʃʊr. ɪt əˈkərd tɪ ə ˈkəpəl ˈsɛkəndz ˈleɪtər ðət bɪn ˈsaɪlənt lɔŋ ɪˈnəf ðət ðə pur gaɪ maɪt bi ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈwərid ˈiðər ðət ʃi ˈlɪsənɪŋ, ər ðət ʃi wɑz stɪl dɪsˈgəstɪd baɪ ðə ““manure”*” ˈkɑmɛnt ənd əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪd hɪz ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən. tɪ pʊt boʊθ kənˈsərnz tɪ rɛst, ʃi klæpt ɪm ɔn ðə ˈʃoʊldər ənd sɛd, ““well*, klɪr jʊr nəˈfɛriəs plæn tɪ ɪnsˈnɛr mi wɪθ fri fud həz səkˈsidɪd. ˈdɛfənətli bi ˈkəmɪŋ bæk fər səm mɔr əv ðiz θɪŋz. ˈrɪli nid tɪ gɪt ðoʊz ˈstrɔˌbɛriz first.”*.” ə craving?”*?” hi æst, hɪz ˈpɑsʧər ˈɪnstəntli rɪˈlæksɪŋ æt hər juz əv ˈhjumər. ““well*, ˈsəmˌwən does,”*,” rɪˈspɑndɪd wɪθ ə saɪ. boss’*’ kɪd. hər ˈbərθˌdeɪ təˈdeɪ, apparently.”*.” ““ah*, aɪ ˈgɑʧə. soʊ gɑt ju pleɪɪŋ ˈɛrənd gərl æt ðə læst minute,”*,” sərˈmaɪzd. ““well*, nis əv ju. ˈɛvəri ˈlɪtəl gərl dɪˈzərvz tɪ bi ˈtritɪd laɪk ə ˈprɪnsɛs ɔn ðɛr ˈspɛʃəl day.”*.” ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt əv ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛniˌwən maʊθ hər oʊn ˌɪnˈkludɪd ðɛr wɑz noʊ weɪ ðɪs ˈsɛntəns bɪn ˈspoʊkən wɪˈθaʊt ˈpɑzətɪvli ˈdraʊnɪŋ ɪn ˈsɑrˌkæzəm. jɛt hɪz oʊn toʊn wɑz ɪnˈtaɪərli sɪnˈsɪr; ɪt hɑrd tɪ tɛl ðət hi ˈtruli bɪˈlivd wət hi wɑz seɪɪŋ, ˈfʊli ənd unironically*. ɪt wɑz laɪk ʤəmpt ɔf ðə bæk əv ə ˈgritɪŋ kɑrd. ɪkˈsɛpt ðət ˈheɪtɪd ˈgritɪŋ kɑrdz wɪθ ə ˈpæʃən, ənd he…*… wɛl, ʃi heɪt ɪm. ““anyway*, ɪf ˈrɪli sɛt ɔn ðɪs, aɪ maɪt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ hɛlp ju out,”*,” hi ˈædɪd ˈæftər ə ˈlɪtəl waɪl, ˈʧəklɪŋ ˈnərvəsli. hæv ə frɛnd ˈsɛlɪŋ ðɛm hir raɪt naʊ. aɪ ʃɛr maɪ ˈɛkstrə sɔɪl ənd ˈfərtəˌlaɪzər wɪθ ɪm ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, soʊ hi oʊz mi. seɪ ə frɛnd əv maɪn ənd hi ʃʊd gɪv ju ə gʊd deal.”*.” reɪzd ən ˈaɪˌbraʊ, ə smɔl smaɪl ˈsprɛdɪŋ əˈkrɔs hər feɪs. ðət min wi ər friends?”*?” ʃi æst teasingly*. kən ˈnɛvər hæv tu many,”*,” wɑz hɪz rɪˈmɑrkəbli kwɪk rɪˈplaɪ. hɪz ˈkæʒəwəl, ˈərnɪst smaɪl mæʧt hərz laɪk ə ˈmɪrər. gɛs gɑt ə pɔɪnt there,”*,” ʃi sɛd, ˈlæfɪŋ sˈlaɪtli ɛz hi ˈstrəgəld tɪ drɔ ə rəf mæp ʃoʊɪŋ haʊ tɪ gɪt tɪ buθ. hi ˈvɛri gʊd æt ˈdæmɪt ɪf hi traɪ. bɪn ˈkɪdɪŋ wɪn sɛd oʊd ɪm ə ˈfeɪvər; wən ˈmɛnʃən əv ðə neɪm ənd ðə ˈoʊldər mæn hæd ʃəvd tu ˈbɑksɪz əv hɪz bɛst ˈbɛriz ˈɪntu hər hænz, kəmˈplitli fri əv ʧɑrʤ. ˈnɛvər wən tɪ lʊk ə gʊd hɔrs ɪn ðə maʊθ ðoʊ ʤɪst tɪ bi ɔn ðə seɪf saɪd, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ traɪ wən əv ðə ˈstrɔˌbɛriz fər hərˈsɛlf, ənd faʊnd ʃi wɑz ˈhævɪŋ greɪt ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ˈstɑpɪŋ æt wən ˈhərid ɔf wɪθ hər praɪz ɪn hænd, pəˈlaɪtli bət ˈfɔrsfəli ˈpʊʃɪŋ hər weɪ θru ðə greɪt θrɔŋz əv ˈpipəl ˈgæðərd tɪ ˈsæmpəl ðə ɔrˈgænɪk wɛrz. pɑrt əv hər ˈwɔntɪd tɪ gɪt bæk tɪ ðə ˈɔfəs ʃi fɛlt bi rud tɪ liv wɪˈθaʊt æt list ˈθæŋkɪŋ, soʊ ʃi tʊk ə ʃɔrt ˈditʊr daʊn hɪz aɪəl ɔn hər weɪ bæk. wɪn ʃi rɪˈtərnd tɪ hɪz buθ, ʃi faʊnd ɪm ˈʧætɪŋ wɪθ ə ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ˈkɔrpərət əˈtərni, ɛz wɛl ɛz wən əv ðə ˈrɪʧəst mɛn. sin ɪm əraʊnd ðə frənˈtɪr ˈsɛtɪŋz ˈɔfəs ə ˈkəpəl əv taɪmz, duɪŋ kənˈsəltɪŋ wərk ər rivˈjuɪŋ ˈdɑkjəmənts, ðoʊ ʃi wɑz ˈsəmˈwət səˈpraɪzd tɪ si ɪm hir; hi ɪgˈzæktli sim tɪ bi ðə streɪt frəm ðə farmer”*” taɪp. ˌwəˈtɛvər ðeɪ wər dɪˈskəsɪŋ, boʊθ ˈklɪrli faʊnd ɪt ˈhaɪli əmˈjuzɪŋ. ðə tu ʃʊk hænz ˌɛnərˈʤɛtɪkli, ˈæftər wɪʧ ˈwɑndərd ɔf, ˈʧɔrtəlɪŋ ˈmɛrəli ɛz hi təgd ɔn hɪz lɔŋ grin bɪrd. ˈnoʊtɪst əˈproʊʧɪŋ ə ˈmoʊmənt ˈleɪtər, ənd hi weɪvd hər ˈoʊvər wɪθ ə smaɪl. ju faɪnd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju ˈnidɪd ˌɔˈlraɪt, kaname-san?”*?” hi æst. mi junko,”*,” ʃi kərˈɛktɪd ɪm ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli, ˌbiˈfɔr ʃi kʊd stɑp hərˈsɛlf; fər ðə moʊst pɑrt ʃi dɪsˈlaɪkt biɪŋ rɪˈfərd tɪ wɪθ honorifics*, ər ˌɪnˈdid wɪθ ˈɛni kaɪnd əv ““formal”*” spiʧ. ɪt əˈkərd tɪ hər ə ˈmoʊmənt ˈleɪtər ðət ˈmeɪkɪŋ səʧ ə rɪkˈwɛst əv mæn ʤɪst mɛt maɪt ˈsɪgnəlz, bət ɪf faʊnd ðɪs ˈkjʊriəs hi ˈsərtənli ʃoʊ ɪt. ˌɪnˈstɛd, hi ˈmɪrli smaɪld ˈwaɪdər ənd sɛd, ““junko*, ðɛn. gɪt ju ðət deal?”*?” ˈvɪzəbli rɪˈlækst æt ðɪs, hər smaɪl ˈmæʧɪŋ hɪz. ““better*, ˈæˌkʧuəli. hi geɪv mi ə hoʊl bənʧ fər free,”*,” ʃi ˈænsərd, ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɛm aʊt əv hər bæg tɪ ʃoʊ ɔf ðə braɪt rɛd ˈbɛriz. aɪ ʃʊd bi səˈspɪʃəs əˈbaʊt ðət, bət raɪt naʊ ʤɪst ˈgɪvɪŋ ə bɪg fæt tɪ maɪ gʊd lək. ˈrɪli gɪt ə lɔt əv ðət, soʊ teɪk ɪt wɛr aɪ kən gɪt it.”*.” wən θɪŋ kən bi ˈkaʊntɪd ɔn, ðə kˈwɑləti əv hɪz fruit,”*,” toʊld hər wɪθ ə ˈʧəkəl. trəst ɪm tɪ peɪ ˈgæmbəlɪŋ dɛts ɔn taɪm, ər draɪv ju tɪ ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrt, ər rɪˈtərn ðə ˈprunɪŋ ʃirz ju lɛnt ɪm eɪt jɪrz hi groʊz səm ˈrɪli gʊd berries.”*.” ““oh*, tɛl mi əˈbaʊt it,”*,” rɪˈplaɪd. hæv ə frɛnd ɪgˈzæktli ðə seɪm weɪ. ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈbrɪljənt wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈstədiɪŋ tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˈtiʧər bət ju rɪˈlaɪ ɔn hər fər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls. oʊ, ʃʊr, gɑt laɪk ə ˈθaʊzənd əv ðiz əbˈskjʊr ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈɔθərz ˈmɛmərˌaɪzd, bət aɪ æsk hər wən ˈfəkɪŋ taɪm to…err*, ˈsɑri. ɪkˈskjuz maɪ language.”*.” ʤɪst læft əˈgɛn. apologize,”*,” hi sɛd. gru əp wɪθ tu ˈoʊldər ˈsɪstərz, ənd ðeɪ hæv weɪ maʊðz ðən ju du. ðə ə mɪθ aɪ ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli bɔt into.”*.” ““well*, rɪˈfrɛʃɪŋ æt least!”*!” dɪˈklɛrd, ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ɪn. min, ju stɪl gɪt ə ˈhændˌfʊl frəm ðə mɔr trəˈdɪʃənəl moʊst əv ðə gərlz aɪ noʊ kən swɛr, buz, ənd meɪk ən æs əv ðɛmˈsɛlvz ʤɪst ɛz məʧ ɛz ˈɛni mæn. waɪ du wi hæv tɪ kip priˈtɛndɪŋ otherwise?”*?” bɪˈkəz moʊst əv ðə gaɪz hu du laɪk priˈtɛndɪŋ ər ˈɪnsəkjər əˈbaʊt ðɛr smɔl penises,”*,” rɪˈspɑndɪd, ˈoʊnli half-jokingly*. ðə fækt ðət hi sɛd ðiz wərdz ɪn prɪˈsaɪsli ðə seɪm ˈkæʒəwəl, ˈkeɪdəns ɛz juzd ˈpriviəsli, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɑz tu məʧ fər tɪ bɛr, ənd hər ˈlæftər ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪd ɛz ʃi broʊk daʊn kəmˈplitli. ““god*, noʊ wət like,”*,” ʃi ˈmænɪʤd tɪ ʧoʊk aʊt, stɪl ˈkləʧɪŋ hər gət. ˈprɪti ʃʊr aɪ laɪk ɪt, ðoʊ. noʊ ˈwəndər ju hæd ɪn stitches.”*.” æt ðɪs, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hɪz ɪkˈsprɛʃən ˈʃɪftɪd, bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪdli ˈdaʊnˌkæst. ju ðə truθ, aɪ wɑz ˈmoʊstli ʤɪst ˈlæfɪŋ wɪθ ɪm tɪ bi pəˈlaɪt. hi ɪgˈzæktli gɪv mi gʊd nuz ʤɪst now,”*,” sɛd. du ju mean?”*?” æst, ˈreɪzɪŋ ən ˈaɪˌbraʊ ɪn kənˈsərn. ““c’mon*, tɛl mi. ˈlɪsənd tɪ mi bɪʧ əˈbaʊt maɪ ˈprɑbləmz ˈpræktɪkəli ɔl day.”*.” ðə ˈgɑrdənər saɪd ˈdipli. ““basically*, mi,, ənd ə ˈkəpəl əv ɑr ˈəðər frɛndz wər θroʊɪŋ əraʊnd ðə aɪˈdiə of…well*, ˈoʊpənɪŋ əp ən ɔrˈgænɪk ˈproʊdus stɔr təˈgɛðər. jæ, aɪ noʊ ɪt saʊnz stupid,”*,” hi toʊld hər, ˈʃeɪkɪŋ hɪz hɛd. ðiz ˈmɑrkɪts ər ˈoʊnli ə ˈkəpəl taɪmz ə jɪr, ənd wi ˈɔlˌweɪz sɛl aʊt ɑr stɑk. wi ʤɪst thought…well*, ju know…”*…” ““hey*, saʊnd ˈstupɪd tɪ me,”*,” ˈsteɪtɪd, duɪŋ hər bɛst tɪ saʊnd sɪnˈsɪr ənd non-sarcastic*. ʃi ˈvɛri gʊd æt ɪt. min, ˈklɪrli ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ə dɪˈmænd fər ðə ˈprɑdəkt. waɪ nɑt gɪv ɪt ə ʃɑt? nɑt laɪk ðɪs ˈbərstɪŋ wɪθ ˈəðər ˈpleɪsɪz tɪ gɪt frɛʃ, ˈloʊkəli groʊn food.”*.” bɪg stɛp, ɪz all,”*,” ɪkˈspleɪnd. əv ˈjuˈɛs hæv ˈɛvər rən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈbɪgər ðən ðɪs stænd raɪt hir. ənd nɑt ˈivɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə ˈstɑrˌtəp ˈkæpɪtəl, drɔɪŋ əp ə ˈbɪznɪs plæn, ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðə raɪt location…”*…” əˈtɛnʃən pərkt əp kwaɪt əˈbrəptli æt ðoʊz læst fɔr wərdz. traɪɪŋ tɪ stɑrt əp ə smɔl ˈbɪznɪs, ənd ju nid ə pleɪs tɪ ˈoʊpən it?”*?” ʃi æst sˈloʊli. much,”*,” sɛd. ɪz waɪ wɑz ˈlæfɪŋ, əˈfreɪd. wi juzd tɪ bi frɛndz ɪn haɪ skul, soʊ aɪ æst ɪf hi nu ˈɛniˌwən ɪn ril ɛˈsteɪt hu maɪt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ hɛlp mi. aɪ gɛs ju kən ˈfɪgjər aʊt wət hi θɔt əv it.”*.” waɪ hi wɑz ˈlæfɪŋ soʊ hɑrd? ˈprɪti ɪf ju æsk me,”*,” rɪˈplaɪd, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ən əˈnɔɪd saʊnd wɪθ hər təŋ. friend.”*.” dɪd seɪ wi juzd tɪ bi friends,”*,” hi ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt. aɪ stɪl θɪŋk hi mɛnt ˈɛni əˈfɛns aʊt əv ɪt. hi ʤɪst θɪŋks ə ˈsɪli aɪˈdiə, business-wise*. ənd aɪ seɪ aɪ si wɛr ˈkəmɪŋ from.”*.” hi lʊkt soʊ məroʊs ənd daʊn ɔn hɪmˈsɛlf ðət, ˌɪnˈstɪŋktɪvˌli, faʊnd hər hænd ˈkloʊzɪŋ əraʊnd hɪz. ʃi ˈrɪli ʃʊr waɪ dən ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðeɪ wər ˈhoʊldɪŋ hænz, ʃi skwizd hɪz, ɪn wət ʃi hoʊpt wʊd kəm əˈkrɔs ɛz ə ˈkəmfərtɪŋ ˈʤɛsʧər. ““well*, aɪ seɪ skru that,”*,” ʃi sɛd, hər aɪz ˈnɛroʊɪŋ ˌɪnˈtɛnsli. ˈgɑnə si ðɪs ˈhæpən,. ənd hɛlp. ju stək jʊr nɛk aʊt fər mi naʊ maɪ turn.”*.” ənd wɪθ ðət, ʃi riʧt ˈɪntu hər ˈpɑkət, ənd ˌriˈpleɪst hər hænd ɪn hɪz pɑm wɪθ hər ˈbɪznɪs kɑrd: ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri frənˈtɪr ˈsɛtɪŋz ˈlidər ɪn kəˈmərʃəl ril estate”*” hər sɛl ˈnəmbər wɑz ˈheɪstəli ˈskrɪbəld ɔn ðə bæk.
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this commentary aired on national public all things considered on january 16, 2008 in response to much talk about the the need to create a stimulus package to avert a recession. audio is here.
love that word—stimulus. it sounds so scientific. with the right stimulus, you can even make the leg of a dead frog twitch. a heart attack victim gets the stimulus from those chest paddles and bam. back to life. my online dictionary defines stimulus as something that “rouses or incites to activity.” sounds like the perfect prescription for an ailing economy.
but if politicians know how to stimulate the economy, why wait for a recession? if you can make the economy grow, why wait for bad times?
one answer is that a healthy patient need medicine. but the other possibility is that all hot air. maybe we know how to make a $14 trillion economy move very quickly. and if we did, it would take a lot more than an injection of even 125 billion dollars.
there’s that scientific language injection. the politicians are always going to inject some amount of money into the hands of consumers and into the economy, like a doctor giving a lifesaving blood transfusion. but where does the economic injection come from? it has to come from inside the system. not an outside stimulus like the chest paddles or the transfusion. it means taking money from someone or somewhere inside the system and giving it to someone else.
the standard stimulus package change incentives. a check from the government. the hope is that the receiver will spend it. but when you just send out checks from the government, whoever gets stimulated is likely to be offset by someone who gets unstimulated.
the money has to come from somewhere. if you raise taxes to fund the plan, the people who are taxed are poorer and spend less. if you borrow money to fund the plan, the people who buy the government bonds have less money to spend and that offsets the stimulus. like taking a bucket of water from the deep end of a pool and dumping it into the shallow end. funny water in the shallow end get any deeper.
and even the people who get the money often save more of it than they spend.
that’s why stimulus schemes based on giving people money have a poor track record of energizing the economy. usually, the only thing that gets stimulated is a approval rating.
i’m not saying that economy policy is irrelevant. economic policy matters because it affects the growth of the economy. all for policies that make us more productive or innovative by changing incentives. but those policies take time. little any economic doctor can do to move our $14 trillion organism of an economy in the next few months.
politicians who work in the oval those who seek to work be wise to remember that patience is a virtue. focus on the policies that lead to growth over time. expecting results overnight is bound to lead to disappointment.
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ðɪs ˈkɑmənˌtɛri ɛrd ɔn ˈnæʃənəl ˈpəblɪk ɔl θɪŋz kənˈsɪdərd ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 16 2008 ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ məʧ tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə ðə nid tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈstɪmjələs ˈpækɪʤ tɪ əˈvərt ə ˌriˈsɛʃən. ˈɑdiˌoʊ ɪz hir. ləv ðət word—stimulus*. ɪt saʊnz soʊ ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk. wɪθ ðə raɪt ˈstɪmjələs, ju kən ˈivɪn meɪk ðə lɛg əv ə dɛd frɑg twɪʧ. ə hɑrt əˈtæk ˈvɪktɪm gɪts ðə ˈstɪmjələs frəm ðoʊz ʧɛst ˈpædəlz ənd bæm. bæk tɪ laɪf. maɪ ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛri dɪˈfaɪnz ˈstɪmjələs ɛz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ər ˌɪnˈsaɪts tɪ activity.”*.” saʊnz laɪk ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt prəˈskrɪpʃən fər ən ˈeɪlɪŋ ɪˈkɑnəmi. bət ɪf ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz noʊ haʊ tɪ ˈstɪmjəˌleɪt ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi, waɪ weɪt fər ə ˌriˈsɛʃən? ɪf ju kən meɪk ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi groʊ, waɪ weɪt fər bæd taɪmz? wən ˈænsər ɪz ðət ə ˈhɛlθi ˈpeɪʃənt nid ˈmɛdəsən. bət ðə ˈəðər ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ɪz ðət ɔl hɑt ɛr. ˈmeɪbi wi noʊ haʊ tɪ meɪk ə 14 ˈtrɪljən ɪˈkɑnəmi muv ˈvɛri kˈwɪkli. ənd ɪf wi dɪd, ɪt wʊd teɪk ə lɔt mɔr ðən ən ˌɪnˈʤɛkʃən əv ˈivɪn 125 ˈbɪljən ˈdɔlərz. ðət ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˌɪnˈʤɛkʃən. ðə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ər ˈɔlˌweɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈʤɛkt səm əˈmaʊnt əv ˈməni ˈɪntu ðə hænz əv kənˈsumərz ənd ˈɪntu ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi, laɪk ə ˈdɔktər ˈgɪvɪŋ ə ˈlaɪfˌseɪvɪŋ bləd trænsfˈjuʒən. bət wɛr dɪz ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌɪnˈʤɛkʃən kəm frəm? ɪt həz tɪ kəm frəm ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈsɪstəm. nɑt ən ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈstɪmjələs laɪk ðə ʧɛst ˈpædəlz ər ðə trænsfˈjuʒən. ɪt minz ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈməni frəm ˈsəmˌwən ər ˈsəmˌwɛr ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈsɪstəm ənd ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪt tɪ ˈsəmˌwən ɛls. ðə ˈstændərd ˈstɪmjələs ˈpækɪʤ ʧeɪnʤ ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz. ə ʧɛk frəm ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. ðə hoʊp ɪz ðət ðə rɪˈsivər wɪl spɛnd ɪt. bət wɪn ju ʤɪst sɛnd aʊt ʧɛks frəm ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, huˈɛvər gɪts ˈstɪmjəˌleɪtɪd ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ˈɔfˌsɛt baɪ ˈsəmˌwən hu gɪts unstimulated*. ðə ˈməni həz tɪ kəm frəm ˈsəmˌwɛr. ɪf ju reɪz ˈtæksɪz tɪ fənd ðə plæn, ðə ˈpipəl hu ər tækst ər ˈpurər ənd spɛnd lɛs. ɪf ju ˈbɑˌroʊ ˈməni tɪ fənd ðə plæn, ðə ˈpipəl hu baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt bɑndz hæv lɛs ˈməni tɪ spɛnd ənd ðət ˈɔfˌsɛts ðə ˈstɪmjələs. laɪk ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ˈbəkɪt əv ˈwɔtər frəm ðə dip ɛnd əv ə pul ənd ˈdəmpɪŋ ɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈʃæloʊ ɛnd. ˈfəni ˈwɔtər ɪn ðə ˈʃæloʊ ɛnd gɪt ˈɛni ˈdipər. ənd ˈivɪn ðə ˈpipəl hu gɪt ðə ˈməni ˈɔfən seɪv mɔr əv ɪt ðən ðeɪ spɛnd. waɪ ˈstɪmjələs skimz beɪst ɔn ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈpipəl ˈməni hæv ə pur træk ˈrɛkərd əv ˈɛnərˌʤaɪzɪŋ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi. ˈjuʒəwəli, ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ðət gɪts ˈstɪmjəˌleɪtɪd ɪz ə əˈpruvəl ˈreɪtɪŋ. nɑt seɪɪŋ ðət ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈpɑləsi ɪz ˌɪˈrɛləvənt. ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈpɑləsi ˈmætərz bɪˈkəz ɪt əˈfɛkts ðə groʊθ əv ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi. ɔl fər ˈpɑləsiz ðət meɪk ˈjuˈɛs mɔr pərˈdəktɪv ər ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv baɪ ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz. bət ðoʊz ˈpɑləsiz teɪk taɪm. ˈlɪtəl ˈɛni ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈdɔktər kən du tɪ muv ɑr 14 ˈtrɪljən ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəm əv ən ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪn ðə nɛkst fju mənθs. ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz hu wərk ɪn ðə ˈoʊvəl ðoʊz hu sik tɪ wərk bi waɪz tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ˈpeɪʃəns ɪz ə ˈvərʧu. ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə ˈpɑləsiz ðət lɛd tɪ groʊθ ˈoʊvər taɪm. ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ rɪˈzəlts ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt ɪz baʊnd tɪ lɛd tɪ ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt.
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danielle brazell, executive director of arts for l.a. since 2006, was nominated by los angeles mayor eric garcetti to be the fifth general manager of the department of cultural affairs. with a core budget of $9 million, the generates and supports arts and cultural experiences through grant making, community arts programming, and partnerships with artists and arts and cultural organizations. the department also operates cultural landmarks such as frank lloyd wright's hollyhock house and the watts towers.
brazell sat down with in 2013 to speak about her work with arts for la and the influential role of arts and culture in los angeles.
arts for la advocates for communities throughout los angeles country to have access to rich arts and cultural experiences. we do that advocacy work through many, many different strategies and tactics: primarily around giving voice to communities around arts and culture and connecting communities with their public officials to voice support for arts and culture. and we do a lot of work around arts education and making sure that every student has access to arts education.
i believe access to the arts, access to arts and culture, is a civil rights issue; and i believe that because i think that communities prosper when they have access to the arts. communities and people prosper with participation or through participation with the arts through a myriad of ways. number one is that it is so much about the way in which the art stimulates local economies. i think that arts and culture also helps to create cultural identity and helps to instill cultural pride and self-esteem. and when you do that, your communities end up having more joy and more hope and through community engagement, and through hope people tend to lift up a little bit more and reach a little bit higher.
the economic crisis that the state and the country have faced over the last couple of years has impacted the arts and cultural landscape exponentially. despite that, however, we see there are great opportunities for arts and culture to contribute to the solutions that many of our economic challenges have. part of it is so much about the way in which arts and culture has transformed communities through looking at how when an arts organization or activity is built in a blighted area -- we've seen that in in california went away -- how through redevelopment, arts and culture and neighborhoods were just transformed. and yet, now, with redevelopment going away, we see that that opportunity is possibly lost. on the flip side, we can also see that cities throughout the region have maintained their commitment to making sure that there are still resources for arts and culture, primarily nonprofit organizations that are really delivering rich work for communities.
i would love to see each of the mayoral candidates come out with a platform that talks about how they would utilize the arts to create a magnificent los angeles. and when i talk about the arts, i'm not just talking about pieces of art on a wall, i'm talking about arts and culture in all of its the for-profit to the nonprofit, from the community based to the cornerstone institutions, for as part of our tourism, as part of our community anchors -- as a way to combat some of the most pressing issues that our region faces.
we often see that the arts do get put on the chopping block, first and foremost. we're working really diligently with community members, with our policy partners, with our public officials, to make sure that, look, angelenos value arts and culture across the board -- and the thing about us is that if that you're part of the cultural community, you vote. and so one of the things that folks are really starting to get the message is that we want our arts, and you really have got to start to listen to us cause we're the voters.
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ˌdænˈjɛl ˈbræzəl, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ɑrts fər l.a*. sɪns 2006 wɑz ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd baɪ lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs meɪər ˈɛrɪk ˌgɑˈrʧɛti tɪ bi ðə fɪθ ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər əv ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈkəlʧərəl əˈfɛrz. wɪθ ə kɔr ˈbəʤɪt əv 9 ˈmɪljən, ðə ˈʤɛnərˌeɪts ənd səˈpɔrts ɑrts ənd ˈkəlʧərəl ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz θru grænt ˈmeɪkɪŋ, kəmˈjunɪti ɑrts ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ, ənd ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪps wɪθ ˈɑrtɪsts ənd ɑrts ənd ˈkəlʧərəl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz. ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɑpərˌeɪts ˈkəlʧərəl ˈlændˌmɑrks səʧ ɛz fræŋk lɔɪd raɪts ˈhɑliˌhɑk haʊs ənd ðə wɑts taʊərz. ˈbræzəl sæt daʊn wɪθ ɪn 2013 tɪ spik əˈbaʊt hər wərk wɪθ ɑrts fər lɑ ənd ðə ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl roʊl əv ɑrts ənd ˈkəlʧər ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs. ɑrts fər lɑ ˈædvəˌkeɪts fər kəmˈjunɪtiz θruaʊt lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈkəntri tɪ hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ rɪʧ ɑrts ənd ˈkəlʧərəl ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz. wi du ðət ˈædvəkəsi wərk θru ˈmɛni, ˈmɛni ˈdɪfərənt ˈstrætəʤiz ənd ˈtæktɪks: praɪˈmɛrəli əraʊnd ˈgɪvɪŋ vɔɪs tɪ kəmˈjunɪtiz əraʊnd ɑrts ənd ˈkəlʧər ənd kəˈnɛktɪŋ kəmˈjunɪtiz wɪθ ðɛr ˈpəblɪk əˈfɪʃəlz tɪ vɔɪs səˈpɔrt fər ɑrts ənd ˈkəlʧər. ənd wi du ə lɔt əv wərk əraʊnd ɑrts ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr ðət ˈɛvəri ˈstudənt həz ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ɑrts ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. aɪ bɪˈliv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ɑrts, ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ɑrts ənd ˈkəlʧər, ɪz ə ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˈɪʃu; ənd aɪ bɪˈliv ðət bɪˈkəz aɪ θɪŋk ðət kəmˈjunɪtiz ˈprɑspər wɪn ðeɪ hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ɑrts. kəmˈjunɪtiz ənd ˈpipəl ˈprɑspər wɪθ pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ər θru pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən wɪθ ðə ɑrts θru ə ˈmɪriəd əv weɪz. ˈnəmbər wən ɪz ðət ɪt ɪz soʊ məʧ əˈbaʊt ðə weɪ ɪn wɪʧ ðə ɑrt ˈstɪmjəˌleɪts ˈloʊkəl ɪˈkɑnəmiz. aɪ θɪŋk ðət ɑrts ənd ˈkəlʧər ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlps tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈkəlʧərəl aɪˈdɛntəˌti ənd hɛlps tɪ ˌɪnˈstɪl ˈkəlʧərəl praɪd ənd self-esteem*. ənd wɪn ju du ðət, jʊr kəmˈjunɪtiz ɛnd əp ˈhævɪŋ mɔr ʤɔɪ ənd mɔr hoʊp ənd θru kəmˈjunɪti ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt, ənd θru hoʊp ˈpipəl tɛnd tɪ lɪft əp ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt mɔr ənd riʧ ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt haɪər. ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkraɪsəs ðət ðə steɪt ənd ðə ˈkəntri hæv feɪst ˈoʊvər ðə læst ˈkəpəl əv jɪrz həz ˌɪmˈpæktɪd ðə ɑrts ənd ˈkəlʧərəl ˈlænˌskeɪp ˌɛkspoʊˈnɛnʃəli. dɪˈspaɪt ðət, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wi si ðɛr ər greɪt ˌɑpərˈtunətiz fər ɑrts ənd ˈkəlʧər tɪ kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ðə səˈluʃənz ðət ˈmɛni əv ɑr ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈʧælənʤɪz hæv. pɑrt əv ɪt ɪz soʊ məʧ əˈbaʊt ðə weɪ ɪn wɪʧ ɑrts ənd ˈkəlʧər həz trænsˈfɔrmd kəmˈjunɪtiz θru ˈlʊkɪŋ æt haʊ wɪn ən ɑrts ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ər ækˈtɪvɪti ɪz bɪlt ɪn ə ˈblaɪtɪd ˈɛriə wiv sin ðət ɪn ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə wɛnt əˈweɪ haʊ θru ˌridɪˈvɛləpmənt, ɑrts ənd ˈkəlʧər ənd ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz wər ʤɪst trænsˈfɔrmd. ənd jɛt, naʊ, wɪθ ˌridɪˈvɛləpmənt goʊɪŋ əˈweɪ, wi si ðət ðət ˌɑpərˈtunəti ɪz ˈpɑsəbli lɔst. ɔn ðə flɪp saɪd, wi kən ˈɔlsoʊ si ðət ˈsɪtiz θruaʊt ðə ˈriʤən hæv meɪnˈteɪnd ðɛr kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr ðət ðɛr ər stɪl ˈrisɔrsɪz fər ɑrts ənd ˈkəlʧər, praɪˈmɛrəli nɑnˈprɑfət ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ðət ər ˈrɪli dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ rɪʧ wərk fər kəmˈjunɪtiz. aɪ wʊd ləv tɪ si iʧ əv ðə meɪərəl ˈkænədɪts kəm aʊt wɪθ ə ˈplætˌfɔrm ðət tɔks əˈbaʊt haʊ ðeɪ wʊd ˈjutəˌlaɪz ðə ɑrts tɪ kriˈeɪt ə mægˈnɪfɪsənt lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs. ənd wɪn aɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə ɑrts, əm nɑt ʤɪst ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈpisɪz əv ɑrt ɔn ə wɔl, əm ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɑrts ənd ˈkəlʧər ɪn ɔl əv ɪts ðə ˌfərˈprɑfɪt tɪ ðə nɑnˈprɑfət, frəm ðə kəmˈjunɪti beɪst tɪ ðə ˈkɔrnərˌstoʊn ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz, fər ɛz pɑrt əv ɑr ˈtʊˌrɪzəm, ɛz pɑrt əv ɑr kəmˈjunɪti ˈæŋkərz ɛz ə weɪ tɪ ˈkɑmbæt səm əv ðə moʊst ˈprɛsɪŋ ˈɪʃuz ðət ɑr ˈriʤən ˈfeɪsɪz. wi ˈɔfən si ðət ðə ɑrts du gɪt pʊt ɔn ðə ˈʧɑpɪŋ blɑk, fərst ənd ˈfɔrˌmoʊst. wɪr ˈwərkɪŋ ˈrɪli ˈdɪləʤəntli wɪθ kəmˈjunɪti ˈmɛmbərz, wɪθ ɑr ˈpɑləsi ˈpɑrtnərz, wɪθ ɑr ˈpəblɪk əˈfɪʃəlz, tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət, lʊk, ˌænʤəˈlɛnoʊz ˈvælju ɑrts ənd ˈkəlʧər əˈkrɔs ðə bɔrd ənd ðə θɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈjuˈɛs ɪz ðət ɪf ðət jʊr pɑrt əv ðə ˈkəlʧərəl kəmˈjunɪti, ju voʊt. ənd soʊ wən əv ðə θɪŋz ðət foʊks ər ˈrɪli ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ gɪt ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ ɪz ðət wi wɔnt ɑr ɑrts, ənd ju ˈrɪli hæv gɑt tɪ stɑrt tɪ ˈlɪsən tɪ ˈjuˈɛs kɔz wɪr ðə ˈvoʊtərz. dɪg ðɪs ˈstɔri? saɪn əp fər ɑr ˈnuzˌlɛtər tɪ gɪt juˈnik ɑrts ˈkəlʧər ˈstɔriz ənd ˈvɪdioʊz frəm əˈkrɔs ˈsəðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ɪn jʊr inbox*. ˈɔlsoʊ, ˈfɑloʊ ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd tˈwɪtər.
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we aren't too far removed from the death of windows -- sure you can still use it, but you do so at your own peril as the operating system is no longer supported by microsoft (businesses can pay for extended support -- protection money, if you will). that hasn't stopped many individuals, and indeed even businesses, from continuing to run the os despite potential for disaster. granted, that may not be huge, but it is still a very real concern.
now windows server 2003 faces a similar fate, with an impending date of july, 2015 slated to bring an end to another staple of the enterprise. like windows, customers will not be happy -- enterprises move slowly and upgrades can be costly, not to mention proprietary software that may not work once the move is complete.
estimates put the number at 39 percent for sever 2003 integration (about 20 million) and insight claims that while be able to continue using it after support has disappeared but while you may be reluctant to give up such a trusted operating system -- it isn't advisable".
meanwhile, computer business review states this transition could be even harder than the one from windows -- a move many still have not made, almost a year after its downfall. "windows server 2003 expiration could present more business risk than the end of support for did, it is claimed".
microsoft's schedule for this supposed "armageddon" goes as follows: support for service pack 1 ended quite some time ago, on april 2009, while mainstream support for all versions currently in use (we hope) will come to a crashing halt on july of this year. that includes enterprise editions, both 32 and 64-bit, standard edition, editions (32 and 64) and web edition.
msmd advisors analyst mike davis claims those affected "include some of europe, the and america's largest firms and financial institutions". he points out that "2003 migration is a bigger deal than. if is the peripheral veins then 2003 is the heart".
the real question is if businesses will take this more seriously than the end of windows, and early indications seem to say they won't. moves such as this come with a lot of kicking and screaming. for now "microsoft provides support on the current service pack, and in some cases the immediately preceding service pack". none of this is news, we've been given plenty of notice. microsoft doesn't simply kill off a product such as this without fair warning. will we see the end of usage by the prescribed date? probably not.
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wi ˈɑrənt tu fɑr riˈmuvd frəm ðə dɛθ əv ˈwɪndoʊz ʃʊr ju kən stɪl juz ɪt, bət ju du soʊ æt jʊr oʊn ˈpɛrəl ɛz ðə ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft (ˈbɪznɪsɪz kən peɪ fər ɪkˈstɛndɪd səˈpɔrt prəˈtɛkʃən ˈməni, ɪf ju wɪl). ðət ˈhæzənt stɑpt ˈmɛni ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz, ənd ˌɪnˈdid ˈivɪn ˈbɪznɪsɪz, frəm kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ rən ðə ɑs dɪˈspaɪt pəˈtɛnʃəl fər dɪˈzæstər. ˈgrænɪd, ðət meɪ nɑt bi juʤ, bət ɪt ɪz stɪl ə ˈvɛri ril kənˈsərn. naʊ ˈwɪndoʊz ˈsərvər 2003 ˈfeɪsɪz ə ˈsɪmələr feɪt, wɪθ ən ˌɪmˈpɛndɪŋ deɪt əv ˌʤuˈlaɪ, 2015 sˈleɪtɪd tɪ brɪŋ ən ɛnd tɪ əˈnəðər ˈsteɪpəl əv ðə ˈɛnərˌpraɪz. laɪk ˈwɪndoʊz, ˈkəstəmərz wɪl nɑt bi ˈhæpi ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz muv sˈloʊli ənd ˈəpˌgreɪdz kən bi ˈkɔstli, nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri ˈsɔfˌwɛr ðət meɪ nɑt wərk wəns ðə muv ɪz kəmˈplit. ˈɛstəˌmeɪts pʊt ðə ˈnəmbər æt 39 pərˈsɛnt fər ˈsɛvər 2003 ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən (əˈbaʊt 20 ˈmɪljən) ənd ˈɪnˌsaɪt kleɪmz ðət waɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kənˈtɪnju ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt ˈæftər səˈpɔrt həz ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd bət waɪl ju meɪ bi rɪˈləktənt tɪ gɪv əp səʧ ə ˈtrəstɪd ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ɪt ˈɪzənt ədˈvaɪzəbəl". ˈminˌwaɪl, kəmˈpjutər ˈbɪznɪs ˌrivˈju steɪts ðɪs trænˈzɪʃən kʊd bi ˈivɪn ˈhɑrdər ðən ðə wən frəm ˈwɪndoʊz ə muv ˈmɛni stɪl hæv nɑt meɪd, ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə jɪr ˈæftər ɪts ˈdaʊnˌfɔl. "ˈwɪndoʊz ˈsərvər 2003 ˌɛkspərˈeɪʃən kʊd ˈprɛzənt mɔr ˈbɪznɪs rɪsk ðən ðə ɛnd əv səˈpɔrt fər dɪd, ɪt ɪz kleɪmd". ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔfts ˈskɛʤʊl fər ðɪs səˈpoʊzd "ˌɑrməˈgɛdən" goʊz ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: səˈpɔrt fər ˈsərvɪs pæk 1 ˈɛndɪd kwaɪt səm taɪm əˈgoʊ, ɔn ˈeɪprəl 2009 waɪl ˈmeɪnˌstrim səˈpɔrt fər ɔl ˈvərʒənz ˈkərəntli ɪn juz (wi hoʊp) wɪl kəm tɪ ə ˈkræʃɪŋ hɔlt ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ əv ðɪs jɪr. ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ɪˈdɪʃənz, boʊθ 32 ənd 64-bit*, ˈstændərd ɪˈdɪʃən, ɪˈdɪʃənz 32 ənd 64 ənd wɛb ɪˈdɪʃən. ædˈvaɪzərz ˈænəlɪst maɪk ˈdeɪvɪs kleɪmz ðoʊz əˈfɛktɪd "ˌɪnˈklud səm əv ˈjʊrəp, ðə ənd əˈmɛrɪkəz ˈlɑrʤəst fərmz ənd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz". hi pɔɪnts aʊt ðət 2003 maɪˈgreɪʃən ɪz ə ˈbɪgər dil ðən. ɪf ɪz ðə pərˈɪfərəl veɪnz ðɛn 2003 ɪz ðə hɑrt". ðə ril kˈwɛʃən ɪz ɪf ˈbɪznɪsɪz wɪl teɪk ðɪs mɔr ˈsɪriəsli ðən ðə ɛnd əv ˈwɪndoʊz, ənd ˈərli ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃənz sim tɪ seɪ ðeɪ woʊnt. muvz səʧ ɛz ðɪs kəm wɪθ ə lɔt əv ˈkɪkɪŋ ənd ˈskrimɪŋ. fər naʊ "ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft prəˈvaɪdz səˈpɔrt ɔn ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈsərvɪs pæk, ənd ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz ðə ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli priˈsidɪŋ ˈsərvɪs pæk". nən əv ðɪs ɪz nuz, wiv bɪn ˈgɪvɪn ˈplɛnti əv ˈnoʊtɪs. ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈdəzənt ˈsɪmpli kɪl ɔf ə ˈprɑdəkt səʧ ɛz ðɪs wɪˈθaʊt fɛr ˈwɔrnɪŋ. wɪl wi si ðə ɛnd əv ˈjusɪʤ baɪ ðə priˈskraɪbd deɪt? ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt.
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golden gloves social house, 401 pearl parkway, at avenue b is open.
the bar concept is a partnership between the group (spearheaded by of the and the forthcoming the last word) and chris erck, who owns swig martini bar, the worm tequila & bar and taco land.
“it’s an amazing location and a great opportunity to do a good business in an area where there is critical mass,” said.
javier gutierrez and’s brother, jorel, will manage golden gloves social house. the spot has a dive feel, and the menu offers value in a very simple cocktail program with drinks that cost $5-$7, as well as $2-$5 canned beers, including miller high life, pearl, lone star, 4, brooklyn summer and blanche de bruxelles. there will also be a cocktail on tap.
from the outside, it looks similar to a food truck park, and there will be one or two trucks parked there to serve guests. inside, there is a small bar with a garage bay door that opens to the patio. the is minimal, but features photos of boxers and other boxing paraphernalia. the theme carries through to the cocktail names: kiss the canvas, mean left hook, street fighter, jack dempsey, glass jaw, to name a few.
the hours are 2 a.m. seven days a week. happy hour is p.m. monday-friday.
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ˈgoʊldən gləvz ˈsoʊʃəl haʊs, 401 pərl ˈpɑrkˌweɪ, æt ˈævəˌnu bi ɪz ˈoʊpən. ðə bɑr ˈkɑnsɛpt ɪz ə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ðə grup (ˈspɪˌrhɛdɪd baɪ əv ðə ənd ðə ˈfɔrθˈkəmɪŋ ðə læst wərd) ənd krɪs ərk, hu oʊnz swɪg mɑrˈtini bɑr, ðə wərm təˈkilə bɑr ənd ˈtɑkoʊ lænd. ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ loʊˈkeɪʃən ənd ə greɪt ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ du ə gʊd ˈbɪznɪs ɪn ən ˈɛriə wɛr ðɛr ɪz ˈkrɪtɪkəl mass,”*,” sɛd. ˌhɑviˈɛr guˈtjɛrɛz ənd ˈbrəðər, jorel*, wɪl ˈmænɪʤ ˈgoʊldən gləvz ˈsoʊʃəl haʊs. ðə spɑt həz ə daɪv fil, ənd ðə ˈmɛnju ˈɔfərz ˈvælju ɪn ə ˈvɛri ˈsɪmpəl ˈkɑkˌteɪl ˈproʊˌgræm wɪθ drɪŋks ðət kɔst ɛz wɛl ɛz kænd bɪrz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmɪlər haɪ laɪf, pərl, loʊn stɑr, 4 ˈbrʊklɪn ˈsəmər ənd blænʧ də brəkˈsɛləs. ðɛr wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi ə ˈkɑkˌteɪl ɔn tæp. frəm ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, ɪt lʊks ˈsɪmələr tɪ ə fud trək pɑrk, ənd ðɛr wɪl bi wən ər tu trəks pɑrkt ðɛr tɪ sərv gɛsts. ˌɪnˈsaɪd, ðɛr ɪz ə smɔl bɑr wɪθ ə gərɑʒ beɪ dɔr ðət ˈoʊpənz tɪ ðə ˈpætiˌoʊ. ðə ɪz ˈmɪnəməl, bət ˈfiʧərz ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ˈbɑksərz ənd ˈəðər ˈbɑksɪŋ ˌpɛrəfəˈneɪljə. ðə θim ˈkɛriz θru tɪ ðə ˈkɑkˌteɪl neɪmz: kɪs ðə ˈkænvəs, min lɛft hʊk, strit ˈfaɪtər, ʤæk ˈdɛmpsi, glæs ʤɔ, tɪ neɪm ə fju. ðə aʊərz ər 2 a.m*. ˈsɛvən deɪz ə wik. ˈhæpi aʊər ɪz p.m*. monday-friday*. ˈʤɛnəfər məˈkɪnəs tˈwɪtər:
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here is a look at the 222 inmates currently on texas' death row. texas, which reinstated the death penalty in 1976, has the most active execution chamber in the nation. on average, these inmates have spent 15 years, 7 months on death row. though 12 percent of the state's residents are black, 44 percent of death row inmates are.
young was convicted in the shooting deaths of two men for the use of their vehicles.
williams was convicted in the murder of cynthia mclelland, the kaufman county da's wife, during a burglary. he was also charged, but not tried, in the murders of district attorney mike mclelland and prosecutor mark haase.
will was convicted in the shooting death of a police officer who caught him attempting to burglarize a vehicle.
wheatfall was convicted in the killing of james m. fitzgerald, 62, and his wife, l.b. fitzgerald, 64, over a $50 debt.
wells was convicted in the shooting deaths of his pregnant girlfriend, her brother, and her mother in fort worth.
wardrip was convicted in the stabbing death of a woman. he is also serving three life sentences for three other murders.
turner was convicted in the stabbing deaths of two women in their home.
tong was convicted in the shooting death of an off-duty police officer during the robbery of a houston food store.
thomas was convicted in the murder of dallas civil rights attorney fred finch during a burglary. wife was also murdered.
tercero was convicted in the shooting death of an adult male in the presence of his daughter.
storey was convicted in the shooting death of a man during a robbery at a miniature golf course.
speer was convicted in the strangling death of a offender in his cell at the telford unit in bowie county.
sparks was convicted in the stabbing deaths of his wife's two sons, ages 9 and 10. his wife was also murdered.
soliz was convicted in the shooting death of a woman in the course of committing or attempting to commit burglary or robbery.
skinner was convicted in the murders of a woman and her two sons, ages 22 and 20.
sales and two were convicted in the fatal shooting of a male who was targeted so that he couldn't testify against them in another deadly conduct charge.
runnels was convicted in the stabbing death of a supervisor at the prison boot factory while incarcerated in the clements unit.
rubio was convicted in the stabbing and beheading of three children he was raising with his wife.
rockwell and two other men were convicted in the shooting deaths of two men during a convenience store robbery.
rocha was convicted in the murder of a security guard at an apartment complex in houston.
robertson was convicted in the shooting death of an woman during a robbery. he also received life sentences for the murders of the woman's grandson and a convenience store clerk, both 19.
rivers was convicted in the sexual assault and stabbing death of an boy in houston.
ripkowski was convicted in the strangling death of a female and the smothering death of her old child.
riles was convicted in the attempted robbery and murder of a used car dealer in houston.
ricks was convicted in the stabbing deaths of his girlfriend and her son.
rhodes was convicted in the murder of two brothers while they slept.
reynosa was convicted in the shooting of a woman he was attempting to rob.
ramey was convicted in the shooting deaths of an woman and two men, ages 24 and 38.
rabbani was convicted in the shooting death of mohammed hasan during the robbery of a convenience store.
prible was convicted of shooting and killing a male and a female and starting a fire that caused the death of three children.
panetti was convicted in the shooting deaths of his two in-laws inside their fredericksburg home.
ochoa was convicted in the shooting that killed his wife, his two daughters, ages 7 and 9 months, his father-in-law and his sister-in-law.
murphy and five were convicted in the shooting death of a police officer in irving while on escape from the connally unit.
mooney was convicted in the shooting death of a man during the course of a robbery.
medina was convicted in the shooting death of his two children, 3 and 8 months.
mcfarland was convicted in the robbery and murder of kenneth kwan, the owner of grocery store in houston.
mays was convicted in the shooting death of henderson county deputy sheriff tony ogborn. he was charged with the murder of a second deputy and attempted murder of a third.
matthews was convicted in the shooting of a man who did not comply after matthews demanded that he turn over his car keys.
mason was convicted in the kidnapping and murder of his wife. he was granted a new punishment hearing and to death in november 2015.
leza and a were convicted in the murder of a woman who owed them money for drugs.
lewis was convicted in the hanging death of his son. the child was found at the house of his grandmother, who was also killed.
king and two were convicted in the abduction and murder of a old man by dragging him behind their pickup truck.
kemp was convicted in the sexual assault and murder of a woman in the course of hijacking a bus.
joubert and two were convicted in the fatal shooting of a store clerk and a houston police officer while robbing a check cashing business.
jackson was convicted in the fatal shooting of a man whose vehicle he had just stolen.
irvan was convicted in the stabbing death of a woman whose home he had broken into.
irsan, a immigrant, was convicted in the "honor killings" of his son-in-law and daughter's best friend. the state said the deaths were part of a plot to kill five people, including his daughter, after she left home, converted to christianity and married a christian man.
hummel was convicted in the murders of his pregnant wife and father-in-law. he also was indicted for the death of his daughter.
hudson was convicted in the the murders of six people on a camping trip. the victims' ages ranged from six to 76.
holberg was convicted in the murder and robbery of an man in his home.
harper was convicted in the murders of his girlfriend and her two daughters, ages 15 and 7.
halprin and five were convicted in the shooting death of a police officer in irving while on escape from the connally unit.
hall was convicted in the murder of a man in his garage. the man's wife was also stabbed and survived her injuries.
gutierrez was convicted in the fatal beating of an female in her home.
guevara was convicted in the fatal shooting of two employees in a market he was trying to rob.
green was convicted in the murders of his wife and her daughter in their home.
granger was convicted in the shooting death of a bystander while he was retaliating against (and intending to kill) his daughter's mother for serving as a witness in a sexual assault case against him.
gonzalez was convicted in the shooting death of county sheriff sgt. kenneth vann. vann was shot more than 25 times with an.
gonzales was convicted in the robbery and slaying of his elderly neighbors in odessa.
gonzales was convicted in the shooting death of an woman during the course of committing or attempting to commit aggravated sexual assault, kidnapping, or robbery.
gomez was convicted in the fatal shooting of an male and two males.
gobert was convicted in the stabbing death of a woman and attempted murder of her son.
gardner was convicted in the shooting death of a woman whose home he was attempting to burglarize.
freeney was convicted in the sexual assault and murder of two women in houston.
falk was convicted in the death of a correctional officer during an attempted prison escape. susan canfield was struck by a vehicle stolen by while trying to stop the escape.
escobedo was convicted in the fatal shooting of a male during a robbery at a bus stop in houston.
devoe was convicted in the shooting deaths of a girl and a girl. he also is accused of killing the's mother and the mother's boyfriend.
delacruz was convicted in the death of his daughter, whose throat was cut during a home invasion.
davis was convicted in the murder of michael alan foster, an intellectually disabled man, at his humble apartment.
davis was convicted in the murder of a female he followed from a party in el paso.
davis was convicted in the murder of a girl who had accused him of rape.
cummings and albert love jr. were convicted in the murders of two men sitting in a vehicle.
cargill was convicted in the murder of a woman who was set to testify against her in a child protective case.
calvert was convicted in the murder of his ex-wife. after the murder, calvert kidnapped his son and fled the state.
cade was convicted in the stabbing deaths of his girlfriend and her daughter.
butler was convicted in the shooting death of a woman during the robbery of a store.
burton was convicted in the strangling death of a female whom he confronted while she was jogging through her neighborhood.
brownlow was convicted in the murder of a store clerk in terrell. he was indicted, but never tried, in the deaths of four other people on the same night, including his mother and aunt.
brown was convicted in the shooting death of his ex-wife while she was in her car with their two children.
bluntson was convicted in the shooting deaths of his son and his girlfriend's boy.
beatty was convicted in the strangling death of his mother, 62, during a burglary of a habitation.
barbee was convicted in the murders of his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her boy.
ayestas was convicted in the strangling death of a woman whose home he was burglarizing.
aranda was convicted in the shooting death of an undercover officer during a drug bust in laredo.
allen was convicted in the stabbing deaths of his ex-girlfriend and her daughter.
source: texas department of criminal justice | developed and maintained by the texas tribune | feedback
note: the images in this app were released under the texas public information act. conviction summaries are gathered from records, court documents and news articles. these inmates are all classified as death row inmates by, but some may be located in county jails if their case is being resentenced.
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hir ɪz ə lʊk æt ðə 222 ˈɪnˌmeɪts ˈkərəntli ɔn ˈtɛksəs' dɛθ roʊ. ˈtɛksəs, wɪʧ ˌriɪnˈsteɪtɪd ðə dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti ɪn 1976 həz ðə moʊst ˈæktɪv ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən ˈʧeɪmbər ɪn ðə ˈneɪʃən. ɔn ˈævərɪʤ, ðiz ˈɪnˌmeɪts hæv spɛnt 15 jɪrz, 7 mənθs ɔn dɛθ roʊ. ðoʊ 12 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə steɪts ˈrɛzɪdənts ər blæk, 44 pərˈsɛnt əv dɛθ roʊ ˈɪnˌmeɪts ər. jəŋ wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθs əv tu mɛn fər ðə juz əv ðɛr ˈviɪkəlz. ˈwɪljəmz wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈmərdər əv ˈsɪnθiə məˈklɛlənd, ðə ˈkɔfmən ˈkaʊnti ˈdiˈeɪz waɪf, ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈbərgləri. hi wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ʧɑrʤd, bət nɑt traɪd, ɪn ðə ˈmərdərz əv ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni maɪk məˈklɛlənd ənd ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər mɑrk hɑs. wɪl wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθ əv ə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər hu kɔt ɪm əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ ˈbərglərˌaɪz ə ˈviɪkəl. wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ əv ʤeɪmz ɛm. fɪtsˈʤɛrəld, 62 ənd hɪz waɪf, l.b*. fɪtsˈʤɛrəld, 64 ˈoʊvər ə 50 dɛt. wɛlz wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθs əv hɪz ˈprɛgnənt ˈgərlˌfrɛnd, hər ˈbrəðər, ənd hər ˈməðər ɪn fɔrt wərθ. ˈwɔrdrɪp wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈstæbɪŋ dɛθ əv ə ˈwʊmən. hi ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsərvɪŋ θri laɪf ˈsɛntənsɪz fər θri ˈəðər ˈmərdərz. ˈtərnər wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈstæbɪŋ dɛθs əv tu ˈwɪmən ɪn ðɛr hoʊm. tɔŋ wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθ əv ən ˌɔfˈduti pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈrɑbəri əv ə ˈhjustən fud stɔr. ˈtɑməs wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈmərdər əv ˈdæləs ˈsɪvəl raɪts əˈtərni frɛd fɪnʧ ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈbərgləri. waɪf wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmərdərd. tərˈʧɛroʊ wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθ əv ən ˈædəlt meɪl ɪn ðə ˈprɛzəns əv hɪz ˈdɔtər. ˈstɔri wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθ əv ə mæn ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈrɑbəri æt ə ˈmɪnɪˌʧʊr gɔlf kɔrs. spɪr wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈstræŋgəlɪŋ dɛθ əv ə əˈfɛndər ɪn hɪz sɛl æt ðə ˈtɛlfərd ˈjunɪt ɪn boʊi ˈkaʊnti. spɑrks wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈstæbɪŋ dɛθs əv hɪz waɪfs tu sənz, ˈeɪʤɪz 9 ənd 10 hɪz waɪf wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmərdərd. ˈsoʊliz wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθ əv ə ˈwʊmən ɪn ðə kɔrs əv kəˈmɪtɪŋ ər əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ kəˈmɪt ˈbərgləri ər ˈrɑbəri. ˈskɪnər wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈmərdərz əv ə ˈwʊmən ənd hər tu sənz, ˈeɪʤɪz 22 ənd 20 seɪlz ənd tu wər kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈfeɪtəl ˈʃutɪŋ əv ə meɪl hu wɑz ˈtɑrgətɪd soʊ ðət hi ˈkʊdənt ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ əˈgɛnst ðɛm ɪn əˈnəðər ˈdɛdli ˈkɑndəkt ʧɑrʤ. ˈrənəlz wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈstæbɪŋ dɛθ əv ə ˈsupərˌvaɪzər æt ðə ˈprɪzən but ˈfæktəri waɪl ˌɪnˈkɑrsərˌeɪtɪd ɪn ðə ˈklɛmənts ˈjunɪt. ˈrubioʊ wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈstæbɪŋ ənd bɪˈhɛdɪŋ əv θri ˈʧɪldrən hi wɑz ˈreɪzɪŋ wɪθ hɪz waɪf. ˈrɑkˌwɛl ənd tu ˈəðər mɛn wər kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθs əv tu mɛn ˈdʊrɪŋ ə kənˈvinjəns stɔr ˈrɑbəri. ˈroʊkə wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈmərdər əv ə sɪˈkjʊrəti gɑrd æt ən əˈpɑrtmənt ˈkɑmplɛks ɪn ˈhjustən. ˈrɑbərtsən wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθ əv ən ˈwʊmən ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈrɑbəri. hi ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈsivd laɪf ˈsɛntənsɪz fər ðə ˈmərdərz əv ðə ˈwʊmənz ˈgrændˌsən ənd ə kənˈvinjəns stɔr klərk, boʊθ 19 ˈrɪvərz wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt ənd ˈstæbɪŋ dɛθ əv ən bɔɪ ɪn ˈhjustən. wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈstræŋgəlɪŋ dɛθ əv ə ˈfiˌmeɪl ənd ðə sˈməðərɪŋ dɛθ əv hər oʊld ʧaɪld. raɪlz wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə əˈtɛmptəd ˈrɑbəri ənd ˈmərdər əv ə juzd kɑr ˈdilər ɪn ˈhjustən. rɪks wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈstæbɪŋ dɛθs əv hɪz ˈgərlˌfrɛnd ənd hər sən. roʊdz wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈmərdər əv tu ˈbrəðərz waɪl ðeɪ slɛpt. riˈnoʊsə wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ əv ə ˈwʊmən hi wɑz əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ rɑb. ˈræmi wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθs əv ən ˈwʊmən ənd tu mɛn, ˈeɪʤɪz 24 ənd 38 rəˈbɑni wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθ əv moʊˈhæmɪd ˌhɑˈsɑn ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈrɑbəri əv ə kənˈvinjəns stɔr. wɑz kənˈvɪktəd əv ˈʃutɪŋ ənd ˈkɪlɪŋ ə meɪl ənd ə ˈfiˌmeɪl ənd ˈstɑrtɪŋ ə faɪər ðət kɔzd ðə dɛθ əv θri ˈʧɪldrən. wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθs əv hɪz tu ˌɪnˈlɔz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðɛr ˈfrɛdərɪksbərg hoʊm. ˌɑˈʧoʊə wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ ðət kɪld hɪz waɪf, hɪz tu ˈdɔtərz, ˈeɪʤɪz 7 ənd 9 mənθs, hɪz ˈfɑðərɪnˌlɔ ənd hɪz ˈsɪstərɪnˌlɔ. ˈmərfi ənd faɪv wər kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθ əv ə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ɪn ˈərvɪŋ waɪl ɔn ɪˈskeɪp frəm ðə ˈkɑnəli ˈjunɪt. ˈmuni wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθ əv ə mæn ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kɔrs əv ə ˈrɑbəri. məˈdinə wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθ əv hɪz tu ˈʧɪldrən, 3 ənd 8 mənθs. məkˈfɑrlənd wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈrɑbəri ənd ˈmərdər əv ˈkɛnɪθ kwɑn, ðə ˈoʊnər əv ˈgroʊsəri stɔr ɪn ˈhjustən. meɪz wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθ əv ˈhɛndərsən ˈkaʊnti ˈdɛpjəti ˈʃɛrɪf ˈtoʊni ˈɑgbərn. hi wɑz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ðə ˈmərdər əv ə ˈsɛkənd ˈdɛpjəti ənd əˈtɛmptəd ˈmərdər əv ə θərd. ˈmæθjuz wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ əv ə mæn hu dɪd nɑt kəmˈplaɪ ˈæftər ˈmæθjuz dɪˈmændɪd ðət hi tərn ˈoʊvər hɪz kɑr kiz. ˈmeɪsən wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈkɪdˌnæpɪŋ ənd ˈmərdər əv hɪz waɪf. hi wɑz ˈgrænɪd ə nu ˈpənɪʃmənt ˈhirɪŋ ənd tɪ dɛθ ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2015 ənd ə wər kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈmərdər əv ə ˈwʊmən hu oʊd ðɛm ˈməni fər drəgz. luɪs wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈhæŋɪŋ dɛθ əv hɪz sən. ðə ʧaɪld wɑz faʊnd æt ðə haʊs əv hɪz ˈgrændˌməðər, hu wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ kɪld. kɪŋ ənd tu wər kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə əbˈdəkʃən ənd ˈmərdər əv ə oʊld mæn baɪ ˈdrægɪŋ ɪm bɪˈhaɪnd ðɛr ˈpɪˌkəp trək. kɛmp wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt ənd ˈmərdər əv ə ˈwʊmən ɪn ðə kɔrs əv ˈhaɪˌʤækɪŋ ə bəs. ˈjaʊbərt ənd tu wər kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈfeɪtəl ˈʃutɪŋ əv ə stɔr klərk ənd ə ˈhjustən pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər waɪl ˈrɑbɪŋ ə ʧɛk ˈkæʃɪŋ ˈbɪznɪs. ˈʤæksən wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈfeɪtəl ˈʃutɪŋ əv ə mæn huz ˈviɪkəl hi hæd ʤɪst ˈstoʊlən. wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈstæbɪŋ dɛθ əv ə ˈwʊmən huz hoʊm hi hæd ˈbroʊkən ˈɪntu. irsan*, ə ˈɪməgrənt, wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə "ˈɑnər ˈkɪlɪŋz" əv hɪz ˈsənɪnˌlɔ ənd ˈdɔtərz bɛst frɛnd. ðə steɪt sɛd ðə dɛθs wər pɑrt əv ə plɑt tɪ kɪl faɪv ˈpipəl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hɪz ˈdɔtər, ˈæftər ʃi lɛft hoʊm, kənˈvərtɪd tɪ ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti ənd ˈmɛrid ə ˈkrɪsʧɪn mæn. ˈhəməl wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈmərdərz əv hɪz ˈprɛgnənt waɪf ənd ˈfɑðərɪnˌlɔ. hi ˈɔlsoʊ wɑz ˌɪnˈdaɪtɪd fər ðə dɛθ əv hɪz ˈdɔtər. ˈhədsən wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ðə ˈmərdərz əv sɪks ˈpipəl ɔn ə ˈkæmpɪŋ trɪp. ðə ˈvɪktɪmz' ˈeɪʤɪz reɪnʤd frəm sɪks tɪ 76 ˈhoʊlbərg wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈmərdər ənd ˈrɑbəri əv ən mæn ɪn hɪz hoʊm. ˈhɑrpər wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈmərdərz əv hɪz ˈgərlˌfrɛnd ənd hər tu ˈdɔtərz, ˈeɪʤɪz 15 ənd 7 ˈhælprɪn ənd faɪv wər kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθ əv ə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ɪn ˈərvɪŋ waɪl ɔn ɪˈskeɪp frəm ðə ˈkɑnəli ˈjunɪt. hɔl wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈmərdər əv ə mæn ɪn hɪz gərɑʒ. ðə mænz waɪf wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ stæbd ənd sərˈvaɪvd hər ˈɪnʤəriz. guˈtjɛrɛz wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈfeɪtəl ˈbitɪŋ əv ən ˈfiˌmeɪl ɪn hər hoʊm. gəˈvɑrə wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈfeɪtəl ˈʃutɪŋ əv tu ɪmˈplɔɪiz ɪn ə ˈmɑrkɪt hi wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ rɑb. grin wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈmərdərz əv hɪz waɪf ənd hər ˈdɔtər ɪn ðɛr hoʊm. ˈgreɪnʤər wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθ əv ə ˈbaɪˌstændər waɪl hi wɑz rɪˈtæliˌeɪtɪŋ əˈgɛnst (ənd ˌɪnˈtɛndɪŋ tɪ kɪl) hɪz ˈdɔtərz ˈməðər fər ˈsərvɪŋ ɛz ə ˈwɪtnəs ɪn ə ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt keɪs əˈgɛnst ɪm. gɑnˈzɑləz wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθ əv ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪf ˈsɑrʤənt. ˈkɛnɪθ væn. væn wɑz ʃɑt mɔr ðən 25 taɪmz wɪθ ən gɑnˈzɑləs wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈrɑbəri ənd sleɪɪŋ əv hɪz ˈɛldərli ˈneɪbərz ɪn oʊˈdɛsə. gɑnˈzɑləs wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθ əv ən ˈwʊmən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kɔrs əv kəˈmɪtɪŋ ər əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ kəˈmɪt ˈægrəˌveɪtɪd ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt, ˈkɪdˌnæpɪŋ, ər ˈrɑbəri. ˈgoʊmɛz wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈfeɪtəl ˈʃutɪŋ əv ən meɪl ənd tu meɪlz. ˈgɑbərt wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈstæbɪŋ dɛθ əv ə ˈwʊmən ənd əˈtɛmptəd ˈmərdər əv hər sən. ˈgɑrdnər wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθ əv ə ˈwʊmən huz hoʊm hi wɑz əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ ˈbərglərˌaɪz. ˈfrini wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt ənd ˈmərdər əv tu ˈwɪmən ɪn ˈhjustən. fɔk wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə dɛθ əv ə kərˈɛkʃənəl ˈɔfɪsər ˈdʊrɪŋ ən əˈtɛmptəd ˈprɪzən ɪˈskeɪp. ˈsuzən ˈkænˌfild wɑz strək baɪ ə ˈviɪkəl ˈstoʊlən baɪ waɪl traɪɪŋ tɪ stɑp ðə ɪˈskeɪp. ɛskoʊˈbeɪdoʊ wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈfeɪtəl ˈʃutɪŋ əv ə meɪl ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈrɑbəri æt ə bəs stɑp ɪn ˈhjustən. dɪˈvoʊ wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθs əv ə gərl ənd ə gərl. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ɪz əˈkjuzd əv ˈkɪlɪŋ ðə ˈməðər ənd ðə ˈməðərz ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd. deɪˈlɑkruz wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə dɛθ əv hɪz ˈdɔtər, huz θroʊt wɑz kət ˈdʊrɪŋ ə hoʊm ˌɪnˈveɪʒən. ˈdeɪvɪs wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈmərdər əv ˈmaɪkəl ˈælən ˈfɑstər, ən ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəli dɪˈseɪbəld mæn, æt hɪz ˈhəmbəl əˈpɑrtmənt. ˈdeɪvɪs wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈmərdər əv ə ˈfiˌmeɪl hi ˈfɑloʊd frəm ə ˈpɑrti ɪn ɛl ˈpæsoʊ. ˈdeɪvɪs wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈmərdər əv ə gərl hu hæd əˈkjuzd ɪm əv reɪp. ˈkəmɪŋz ənd ˈælbərt ləv jr*. wər kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈmərdərz əv tu mɛn ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ə ˈviɪkəl. ˈkɑrˌgɪl wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈmərdər əv ə ˈwʊmən hu wɑz sɛt tɪ ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ əˈgɛnst hər ɪn ə ʧaɪld prəˈtɛktɪv keɪs. ˈkælvərt wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈmərdər əv hɪz ˈɛksˈwaɪf. ˈæftər ðə ˈmərdər, ˈkælvərt ˈkɪdˌnæpt hɪz sən ənd flɛd ðə steɪt. keɪd wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈstæbɪŋ dɛθs əv hɪz ˈgərlˌfrɛnd ənd hər ˈdɔtər. ˈbətlər wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθ əv ə ˈwʊmən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈrɑbəri əv ə stɔr. ˈbərtən wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈstræŋgəlɪŋ dɛθ əv ə ˈfiˌmeɪl hum hi kənˈfrəntɪd waɪl ʃi wɑz ˈʤɔgɪŋ θru hər ˈneɪbərˌhʊd. ˈbraʊnˌloʊ wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈmərdər əv ə stɔr klərk ɪn ˈtɛrəl. hi wɑz ˌɪnˈdaɪtɪd, bət ˈnɛvər traɪd, ɪn ðə dɛθs əv fɔr ˈəðər ˈpipəl ɔn ðə seɪm naɪt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hɪz ˈməðər ənd ɔnt. braʊn wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθ əv hɪz ˈɛksˈwaɪf waɪl ʃi wɑz ɪn hər kɑr wɪθ ðɛr tu ˈʧɪldrən. wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθs əv hɪz sən ənd hɪz ˈgərlˌfrɛndz bɔɪ. ˈbiti wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈstræŋgəlɪŋ dɛθ əv hɪz ˈməðər, 62 ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈbərgləri əv ə ˌhæbəˈteɪʃən. ˈbɑrˈbi wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈmərdərz əv hɪz ˈprɛgnənt ˈɛkzˈgərlˌfrɛnd ənd hər bɔɪ. wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈstræŋgəlɪŋ dɛθ əv ə ˈwʊmən huz hoʊm hi wɑz burglarizing*. ərˈændə wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθ əv ən ˌəndərˈkəvər ˈɔfɪsər ˈdʊrɪŋ ə drəg bəst ɪn lərˈeɪdoʊ. ˈælən wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈstæbɪŋ dɛθs əv hɪz ˈɛkzˈgərlˌfrɛnd ənd hər ˈdɔtər. sɔrs: ˈtɛksəs dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈvɛləpt ənd meɪnˈteɪnd baɪ ðə ˈtɛksəs ˈtrɪbjun ˈfidˌbæk noʊt: ðə ˈɪmɪʤɪz ɪn ðɪs æp wər riˈlist ˈəndər ðə ˈtɛksəs ˈpəblɪk ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ækt. kənˈvɪkʃən ˈsəməriz ər ˈgæðərd frəm ˈrɛkərdz, kɔrt ˈdɑkjəmənts ənd nuz ˈɑrtɪkəlz. ðiz ˈɪnˌmeɪts ər ɔl ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ɛz dɛθ roʊ ˈɪnˌmeɪts baɪ, bət səm meɪ bi ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ˈkaʊnti ʤeɪlz ɪf ðɛr keɪs ɪz biɪŋ resentenced*.
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i've been on the road here in iowa, covering the caucus and the aftermath of the outcome in the ron paul world, for an upcoming feature article in the april print issue of reason (subscribe right away!)
herewith, a through some things i've learned or seen here, on the ground, in iowa. (the ground here is cold, in case you were wondering the real truth about being on the ground in iowa.)
the paul campaign, as the media has noted, is pretty tight-lipped; i was told that "message discipline" in a campaign is of great importance to them, so the people officially authorized to speak on the campaign are limited in number and often hard to reach in a hurry. but i've gotten some comment and a much larger store of background or stuff from wandering around the speeches, caucuses, and parties of the ron paul world this week.
the most important thing for paul fans to know is: coming in third with over votes fully matched if not exceeded the campaign's hopes and expectations. even if you are bummed that he didn't win, the campaign is not. some in the paul community are even pretty sure that not coming in first will be better for paul for the long haul than coming in first would have been. (for general reasons of "less of a target for opponents and media.")
during the brief holiday period of paul's last month, that attention didn't feel good to the campaign in many ways. but there is no objective sign that he was particularly damaged by any of that yesterday. paul's percent came in pretty much exactly as he'd been polling for the ten days prior. paul didn't fail to win yesterday because his percentage shrank; he didn't win because his opponents' percentages grew.
rick santorum is one who grew, and grew, and grew, to everyone's surprise. there is some chance that part of that surprise santorum growth can be credited to the brouhaha when state chair kent sorenson, a state senator who had long been in the paul orbit (paul had done a fundraiser for him back in 2009), quit team and endorsed paul.
bachmann accused sorenson of having been paid off by the paul campaign. she provided no proof, the paul campaign and paul himself denied it, and i didn't meet any iowan who seemed to genuinely believe it. another bachmann aide denied it publicly and probably got fired for contradicting his boss. (more interesting unsubstantiated rumor, based on the paul fundraiser in 2009: that sorenson was a paul mole all along!) more than one iowa native (one of whom noted that, perhaps to their detriment, most of the people running the show for paul here day-to-day were not iowans) told me that that sort of thing just reads to many locals. one paul precinct captain just told me, unbidden, that he didn't like that sort of thing; it just isn't done, and it was the only expression of distaste with anything surrounding paul i heard from his lips.
another iowan said at the very least it might have been better if quitting bachmann and endorsing paul had a couple of days between them to avoid the old appearance of impropriety. i meet a lot of paul fans, both here and around the country, who like to believe their guy is above purely political machinations; lots of people working for him understandably believe political machinations are one of the things that make political campaigns work.
doubtless the specifics of this "staffer leaves one candidate and endorses another" story is a pretty thing that most didn't obsess about much. still, it added to the general aura of a deflating bachmann and may well have led many people who would have been bachmann voters to become santorum ones. had the split of that evangelical values voter audience been more even between michele and rick, paul would likely have been a close second.
everyone i talked to was impressed with what the paul machine achieved in iowa, working hard for what they got with likely over a million in ads over the campaign, dozens of paid staffers, many hundreds of out of state youthful troops working brutal 10 hour or more shifts everyday and stored away at a camp, doing advance work for paul's many appearances, working the phones (ferociously; everyone in the paul campaign's lists seemed to be getting multiple calls a day), doing some stuff (and keeping their eyes on the local occupiers to make sure they didn't come back to disrupt the office, as they did once.)
the good old fashioned traveling paul grassroots warriors, like "end the fed" movement founder steven vincent from los angeles, hit the ground here to do the sort of public "crawls for paul," sign the grassroots loves, even as the campaign would rather they all just be phone banking. the paul energy is "different" this time around, vincent says; "it's not as much stuff like sign waving and rallying and public outward activity. it seems more online and more phone calling and things like that, and fundraising. it is not as raucous." the days of the "ron paul revolution" banners hanging everywhere, as another activist lamented, seem to be over.
still, vincent is sure that the paul energy remains deep and spreading; he's a yoga coach himself and wandered into an iowa yoga class out of the blue, and ran into three random paul voters there when he explained what brought him to iowa. "one man, 68 years old, told me that he understands it is time for real, real change, serious change, and this ron paul seems like the guy who's gonna do it," vincent says.
could more have been done to get paul closer to number one? i heard a few bits of that seemed to have some merit. at the caucus itself, lots of people come in undecided, so a concerted effort at making sure good, sharp paul spokespeople were at as many caucus locations as possible might have paid off. that speechifying effort was laid on local precinct captains (who were provided with suggested talking points) and may not, from some accounts, have been done very effectively across the over a thousand different caucus meetings.
one iowan actually suggests that the phone was key to how rand paul, from whose winning campaign many ron paul come, won in kentucky in 2010, and thus considered pretty much the alpha and omega of how to win a campaign in the paul have been overdone. he told me he knows of at least a handful of iowans who found it overbearing and led them to decide not to caucus for paul, and from what he knows of the iowan mentality he suspects there might have been others similarly discomfited. (another touch i heard locals complain about: the official ankeny started locking its doors during office hours. bad form for someone eagerly showing up, often after driving many hours, to pick up signs or volunteer to run into a locked door. "no one in iowa locks doors," i was told, though i admit when i'm in a hotel here, i do lock my door. but i'm an out-of-towner.)
and never forget that no matter how good a job the campaign did at and getting out their base, paul has a problem with lots of voters (one i find paul mavens surprisingly unwilling to admit): they just don't actually agree with most or all of his beliefs. in that regard, given that paul's most vivid and forceful departure from conservative and republican orthodoxy is in foreign policy, the noises round the globe hyping up possible war with iran probably worked against paul's interests here in iowa. ominous splashes from the straits of hormuz may have poured cold water on paul's chances, to indulge a perfectly dreadful metaphor.
a.j. spiker, a member of the iowa republican party central committee, was state for the paul campaign. he thinks having paul on the ground in iowa so often was key to their success. "dr. paul connects well with people when he gets the opportunity to speak to people and answer their questions in a town hall format," spiker says. "people receive his answers a lot better than in 30 second debate rebuttals. when dr. paul has the opportunity to really answer questions, lots of iowans recognize a good answer, especially on foreign policy." spiker notes that paul people are working the party apparatus more and more, seeking and gaining positions of influence in local parties and helping cement paul as the leader for the conservative wing of the. paul forces did well in winning county delegate seats yesterday, spiker thinks, though he doesn't have hard numbers. he also stresses, despite things you may read, that what happened yesterday has no necessary connection at all to how iowa's delegates are eventually apportioned after they come out the wringer of county-to-state-to-national.
but what's most important is that what happened yesterday has the paul campaign coming out of iowa where they needed to be: healthy, energized, still "top tier," clearly the candidate of the young; appealing more to the independents who might actually help the republicans beat obama than any of his opponents; copping earned media about what a beloved doctor their candidate is; getting public love from rock n' rollers very old (joe perry) and slightly less old h. of social distortion; my band opened for them back in 1988, the year of paul's first presidential run--coincidence? assuredly so, especially given that h. wasn't even in the band yet then); and thinking example, launching ads in south carolina where the old evangelical values voters will likely be vital.
most importantly and immediately, paul's team is already focusing on that old ground game in new hampshire, where a strong second place to romney is being fought for with the same vigor that made paul the only force in the that more than doubled its apparent appeal since 2008 yesterday in iowa. whether fully thrilled about the iowa operation or having some misgivings, all in the paul campaign and volunteer camps seem to agree that his supporters and his ideas are more firmly entrenched in american politics today than they were two days ago.
you can, as always, learn more about paul from ron paul archives and from my forthcoming book, ron paul's revolution.
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aɪv bɪn ɔn ðə roʊd hir ɪn ˈaɪəwə, ˈkəvərɪŋ ðə ˈkɔkəs ənd ðə ˈæftərˌmæθ əv ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm ɪn ðə rɑn pɔl wərld, fər ən ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈfiʧər ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn ðə ˈeɪprəl prɪnt ˈɪʃu əv ˈrizən (səbˈskraɪb raɪt əˈweɪ!) ˈhɪrˈwɪθ, ə θru səm θɪŋz aɪv ˈlərnɪd ər sin hir, ɔn ðə graʊnd, ɪn ˈaɪəwə. (ðə graʊnd hir ɪz koʊld, ɪn keɪs ju wər ˈwəndərɪŋ ðə ril truθ əˈbaʊt biɪŋ ɔn ðə graʊnd ɪn ˈaɪəwə.) ðə pɔl kæmˈpeɪn, ɛz ðə ˈmidiə həz ˈnoʊtɪd, ɪz ˈprɪti tight-lipped*; aɪ wɑz toʊld ðət "ˈmɛsɪʤ ˈdɪsəplən" ɪn ə kæmˈpeɪn ɪz əv greɪt ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns tɪ ðɛm, soʊ ðə ˈpipəl əˈfɪʃəli ˈɔθərˌaɪzd tɪ spik ɔn ðə kæmˈpeɪn ər ˈlɪmɪtɪd ɪn ˈnəmbər ənd ˈɔfən hɑrd tɪ riʧ ɪn ə ˈhəri. bət aɪv ˈgɔtən səm ˈkɑmɛnt ənd ə məʧ ˈlɑrʤər stɔr əv ˈbækˌgraʊnd ər stəf frəm ˈwɑndərɪŋ əraʊnd ðə ˈspiʧɪz, ˈkɔkəsɪz, ənd ˈpɑrtiz əv ðə rɑn pɔl wərld ðɪs wik. ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋ fər pɔl fænz tɪ noʊ ɪz: ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn θərd wɪθ ˈoʊvər voʊts ˈfʊli mæʧt ɪf nɑt ɪkˈsidɪd ðə kæmˈpeɪnz hoʊps ənd ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz. ˈivɪn ɪf ju ər bəmd ðət hi ˈdɪdənt wɪn, ðə kæmˈpeɪn ɪz nɑt. səm ɪn ðə pɔl kəmˈjunɪti ər ˈivɪn ˈprɪti ʃʊr ðət nɑt ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn fərst wɪl bi ˈbɛtər fər pɔl fər ðə lɔŋ hɔl ðən ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn fərst wʊd hæv bɪn. (fər ˈʤɛnərəl ˈrizənz əv "lɛs əv ə ˈtərgət fər əˈpoʊnənts ənd ˈmidiə.") ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə brif ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈpɪriəd əv pɔlz læst mənθ, ðət əˈtɛnʃən ˈdɪdənt fil gʊd tɪ ðə kæmˈpeɪn ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz. bət ðɛr ɪz noʊ əˈbʤɛktɪv saɪn ðət hi wɑz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈdæmɪʤd baɪ ˈɛni əv ðət ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ. pɔlz pərˈsɛnt keɪm ɪn ˈprɪti məʧ ɪgˈzæktli ɛz hid bɪn ˈpoʊlɪŋ fər ðə tɛn deɪz praɪər. pɔl ˈdɪdənt feɪl tɪ wɪn ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ bɪˈkəz hɪz pərˈsɛnɪʤ ʃræŋk; hi ˈdɪdənt wɪn bɪˈkəz hɪz əˈpoʊnənts' pərˈsɛnɪʤɪz gru. rɪk sænˈtɔrəm ɪz wən hu gru, ənd gru, ənd gru, tɪ ˈɛvriˌwənz səˈpraɪz. ðɛr ɪz səm ʧæns ðət pɑrt əv ðət səˈpraɪz sænˈtɔrəm groʊθ kən bi ˈkrɛdɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈbruhɑˌhɑ wɪn steɪt ʧɛr kɛnt ˈsɔrənsən, ə steɪt ˈsɛnətər hu hæd lɔŋ bɪn ɪn ðə pɔl ˈɔrbət (pɔl hæd dən ə ˈfənˌdreɪzər fər ɪm bæk ɪn 2009 kwɪt tim ənd ɛnˈdɔrst pɔl. ˈbɑkmən əˈkjuzd ˈsɔrənsən əv ˈhævɪŋ bɪn peɪd ɔf baɪ ðə pɔl kæmˈpeɪn. ʃi prəˈvaɪdɪd noʊ pruf, ðə pɔl kæmˈpeɪn ənd pɔl hɪmˈsɛlf dɪˈnaɪd ɪt, ənd aɪ ˈdɪdənt mit ˈɛni ˈaɪəwən hu simd tɪ ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪnli bɪˈliv ɪt. əˈnəðər ˈbɑkmən eɪd dɪˈnaɪd ɪt ˈpəblɪkli ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli gɑt faɪərd fər ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktɪŋ hɪz bɔs. (mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˌənsəbˈstænʃiˌeɪtɪd ˈrumər, beɪst ɔn ðə pɔl ˈfənˌdreɪzər ɪn 2009 ðət ˈsɔrənsən wɑz ə pɔl moʊl ɔl əˈlɔŋ!) mɔr ðən wən ˈaɪəwə ˈneɪtɪv (wən əv hum ˈnoʊtɪd ðət, pərˈhæps tɪ ðɛr ˈdɛtrəmənt, moʊst əv ðə ˈpipəl ˈrənɪŋ ðə ʃoʊ fər pɔl hir ˈdeɪtuˌdeɪ wər nɑt ˈaɪəwənz) toʊld mi ðət ðət sɔrt əv θɪŋ ʤɪst ridz tɪ ˈmɛni ˈloʊkəlz. wən pɔl ˈpriˌsɪŋkt ˈkæptən ʤɪst toʊld mi, unbidden*, ðət hi ˈdɪdənt laɪk ðət sɔrt əv θɪŋ; ɪt ʤɪst ˈɪzənt dən, ənd ɪt wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv dɪˈsteɪst wɪθ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ sərˈaʊndɪŋ pɔl aɪ hərd frəm hɪz lɪps. əˈnəðər ˈaɪəwən sɛd æt ðə ˈvɛri list ɪt maɪt hæv bɪn ˈbɛtər ɪf kˈwɪtɪŋ ˈbɑkmən ənd ɛnˈdɔrsɪŋ pɔl hæd ə ˈkəpəl əv deɪz bɪtˈwin ðɛm tɪ əˈvɔɪd ðə oʊld əˈpɪrəns əv ˌɪmprəˈpraɪəti. aɪ mit ə lɔt əv pɔl fænz, boʊθ hir ənd əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri, hu laɪk tɪ bɪˈliv ðɛr gaɪ ɪz əˈbəv ˈpjʊrli pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌmæʃəˈneɪʃənz; lɑts əv ˈpipəl ˈwərkɪŋ fər ɪm ˌəndərˈstændəbli bɪˈliv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌmæʃəˈneɪʃənz ər wən əv ðə θɪŋz ðət meɪk pəˈlɪtɪkəl kæmˈpeɪnz wərk. ˈdaʊtləs ðə spɪˈsɪfɪks əv ðɪs "ˈstæfər livz wən ˈkænədɪt ənd ɛnˈdɔrsɪz əˈnəðər" ˈstɔri ɪz ə ˈprɪti θɪŋ ðət moʊst ˈdɪdənt əbˈsɛs əˈbaʊt məʧ. stɪl, ɪt ˈædɪd tɪ ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈɔrə əv ə dɪˈfleɪtɪŋ ˈbɑkmən ənd meɪ wɛl hæv lɛd ˈmɛni ˈpipəl hu wʊd hæv bɪn ˈbɑkmən ˈvoʊtərz tɪ bɪˈkəm sænˈtɔrəm wənz. hæd ðə splɪt əv ðət ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl ˈvæljuz ˈvoʊtər ˈɔdiəns bɪn mɔr ˈivɪn bɪtˈwin mɪˈʃɛl ənd rɪk, pɔl wʊd ˈlaɪkli hæv bɪn ə kloʊz ˈsɛkənd. ˈɛvriˌwən aɪ tɔkt tɪ wɑz ˌɪmˈprɛst wɪθ wət ðə pɔl məˈʃin əˈʧivd ɪn ˈaɪəwə, ˈwərkɪŋ hɑrd fər wət ðeɪ gɑt wɪθ ˈlaɪkli ˈoʊvər ə ˈmɪljən ɪn ædz ˈoʊvər ðə kæmˈpeɪn, ˈdəzənz əv peɪd ˈstæfərz, ˈmɛni ˈhənərdz əv aʊt əv steɪt ˈjuθfəl trups ˈwərkɪŋ ˈbrutəl 10 aʊər ər mɔr ʃɪfts ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ənd stɔrd əˈweɪ æt ə kæmp, duɪŋ ədˈvæns wərk fər pɔlz ˈmɛni əˈpɪrənsəz, ˈwərkɪŋ ðə foʊnz (fərˈoʊʃɪsli; ˈɛvriˌwən ɪn ðə pɔl kæmˈpeɪnz lɪsts simd tɪ bi ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈməltəpəl kɔlz ə deɪ), duɪŋ səm stəf (ənd ˈkipɪŋ ðɛr aɪz ɔn ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈɑkjəˌpaɪərz tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt kəm bæk tɪ dɪsˈrəpt ðə ˈɔfəs, ɛz ðeɪ dɪd wəns.) ðə gʊd oʊld ˈfæʃənd ˈtrævəlɪŋ pɔl ˈgræsˈruts ˈwɔrjərz, laɪk "ɛnd ðə fɛd" ˈmuvmənt ˈfaʊndər ˈstivən ˈvɪnsɪnt frəm lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, hɪt ðə graʊnd hir tɪ du ðə sɔrt əv ˈpəblɪk "krɔlz fər pɔl," saɪn ðə ˈgræsˈruts ləvz, ˈivɪn ɛz ðə kæmˈpeɪn wʊd ˈrəðər ðeɪ ɔl ʤɪst bi foʊn ˈbæŋkɪŋ. ðə pɔl ˈɛnərʤi ɪz "ˈdɪfərənt" ðɪs taɪm əraʊnd, ˈvɪnsɪnt sɪz; "ɪts nɑt ɛz məʧ stəf laɪk saɪn ˈweɪvɪŋ ənd ˈræliɪŋ ənd ˈpəblɪk ˈaʊtwərd ækˈtɪvɪti. ɪt simz mɔr ˈɔnˌlaɪn ənd mɔr foʊn ˈkɔlɪŋ ənd θɪŋz laɪk ðət, ənd ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ. ɪt ɪz nɑt ɛz ˈrɔkəs." ðə deɪz əv ðə "rɑn pɔl ˌrɛvəˈluʃən" ˈbænərz ˈhæŋɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwɛr, ɛz əˈnəðər ˈæktɪvɪst ləˈmɛntɪd, sim tɪ bi ˈoʊvər. stɪl, ˈvɪnsɪnt ɪz ʃʊr ðət ðə pɔl ˈɛnərʤi rɪˈmeɪnz dip ənd ˈsprɛdɪŋ; hiz ə ˈjoʊgə koʊʧ hɪmˈsɛlf ənd ˈwɑndərd ˈɪntu ən ˈaɪəwə ˈjoʊgə klæs aʊt əv ðə blu, ənd ræn ˈɪntu θri ˈrændəm pɔl ˈvoʊtərz ðɛr wɪn hi ɪkˈspleɪnd wət brɔt ɪm tɪ ˈaɪəwə. "wən mæn, 68 jɪrz oʊld, toʊld mi ðət hi ˌəndərˈstændz ɪt ɪz taɪm fər ril, ril ʧeɪnʤ, ˈsɪriəs ʧeɪnʤ, ənd ðɪs rɑn pɔl simz laɪk ðə gaɪ huz ˈgɑnə du ɪt," ˈvɪnsɪnt sɪz. kʊd mɔr hæv bɪn dən tɪ gɪt pɔl ˈkloʊzər tɪ ˈnəmbər wən? aɪ hərd ə fju bɪts əv ðət simd tɪ hæv səm ˈmɛrət. æt ðə ˈkɔkəs ˌɪtˈsɛlf, lɑts əv ˈpipəl kəm ɪn ˌəndɪˈsaɪdɪd, soʊ ə kənˈsərtɪd ˈɛfərt æt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr gʊd, ʃɑrp pɔl ˈspoʊkˌspipəl wər æt ɛz ˈmɛni ˈkɔkəs loʊˈkeɪʃənz ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl maɪt hæv peɪd ɔf. ðət ˈspiʧəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈɛfərt wɑz leɪd ɔn ˈloʊkəl ˈpriˌsɪŋkt ˈkæptənz (hu wər prəˈvaɪdɪd wɪθ səˈʤɛstɪd ˈtɔkɪŋ pɔɪnts) ənd meɪ nɑt, frəm səm əˈkaʊnts, hæv bɪn dən ˈvɛri ˈifɛktɪvli əˈkrɔs ðə ˈoʊvər ə ˈθaʊzənd ˈdɪfərənt ˈkɔkəs ˈmitɪŋz. wən ˈaɪəwən ˈæˌkʧuəli səˈʤɛsts ðət ðə foʊn wɑz ki tɪ haʊ rænd pɔl, frəm huz ˈwɪnɪŋ kæmˈpeɪn ˈmɛni rɑn pɔl kəm, wən ɪn kənˈtəki ɪn 2010 ənd ðəs kənˈsɪdərd ˈprɪti məʧ ðə ˈælfə ənd oʊˈmɛgə əv haʊ tɪ wɪn ə kæmˈpeɪn ɪn ðə pɔl hæv bɪn ˈoʊvərˈdən. hi toʊld mi hi noʊz əv æt list ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈaɪəwənz hu faʊnd ɪt ˈoʊvərˈbɛrɪŋ ənd lɛd ðɛm tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd nɑt tɪ ˈkɔkəs fər pɔl, ənd frəm wət hi noʊz əv ðə ˈaɪəwən mɛnˈtælɪti hi ˈsəˌspɛkts ðɛr maɪt hæv bɪn ˈəðərz ˈsɪmələrli discomfited*. (əˈnəðər təʧ aɪ hərd ˈloʊkəlz kəmˈpleɪn əˈbaʊt: ðə əˈfɪʃəl əŋˈkini ˈstɑrtɪd ˈlɑkɪŋ ɪts dɔrz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈɔfəs aʊərz. bæd fɔrm fər ˈsəmˌwən ˈigərli ʃoʊɪŋ əp, ˈɔfən ˈæftər ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˈmɛni aʊərz, tɪ pɪk əp saɪnz ər ˌvɑlənˈtɪr tɪ rən ˈɪntu ə lɑkt dɔr. "noʊ wən ɪn ˈaɪəwə lɑks dɔrz," aɪ wɑz toʊld, ðoʊ aɪ ədˈmɪt wɪn əm ɪn ə hoʊˈtɛl hir, aɪ du lɑk maɪ dɔr. bət əm ən out-of-towner*.) ənd ˈnɛvər fərˈgɛt ðət noʊ ˈmætər haʊ gʊd ə ʤɑb ðə kæmˈpeɪn dɪd æt ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ aʊt ðɛr beɪs, pɔl həz ə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ lɑts əv ˈvoʊtərz (wən aɪ faɪnd pɔl ˈmeɪvənz səˈpraɪzɪŋli ənˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ədˈmɪt): ðeɪ ʤɪst doʊnt ˈæˌkʧuəli əˈgri wɪθ moʊst ər ɔl əv hɪz bɪˈlifs. ɪn ðət rɪˈgɑrd, ˈgɪvɪn ðət pɔlz moʊst ˈvɪvɪd ənd ˈfɔrsfəl dɪˈpɑrʧər frəm kənˈsərvətɪv ənd rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈɔrθəˌdɑksi ɪz ɪn ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi, ðə ˈnɔɪzɪz raʊnd ðə gloʊb ˈhaɪpɪŋ əp ˈpɑsəbəl wɔr wɪθ ˌɪˈrɑn ˈprɑbəˌbli wərkt əˈgɛnst pɔlz ˈɪntərɪsts hir ɪn ˈaɪəwə. ˈɑmənəs ˈsplæʃɪz frəm ðə streɪts əv ˈhɔrmuz meɪ hæv pɔrd koʊld ˈwɔtər ɔn pɔlz ˈʧænsɪz, tɪ ˌɪnˈdəlʤ ə ˈpərfəktli ˈdrɛdfəl ˈmɛtəfɔr. a.j*. ˈspaɪkər, ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈaɪəwə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti ˈsɛntrəl kəˈmɪti, wɑz steɪt fər ðə pɔl kæmˈpeɪn. hi θɪŋks ˈhævɪŋ pɔl ɔn ðə graʊnd ɪn ˈaɪəwə soʊ ˈɔfən wɑz ki tɪ ðɛr səkˈsɛs. "ˈdɑktər. pɔl kəˈnɛkts wɛl wɪθ ˈpipəl wɪn hi gɪts ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ spik tɪ ˈpipəl ənd ˈænsər ðɛr kˈwɛsʧənz ɪn ə taʊn hɔl ˈfɔrˌmæt," ˈspaɪkər sɪz. "ˈpipəl rɪˈsiv hɪz ˈænsərz ə lɔt ˈbɛtər ðən ɪn 30 ˈsɛkənd dəˈbeɪt rɪˈbətəlz. wɪn ˈdɑktər. pɔl həz ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ˈrɪli ˈænsər kˈwɛsʧənz, lɑts əv ˈaɪəwənz ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ə gʊd ˈænsər, əˈspɛʃəli ɔn ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi." ˈspaɪkər noʊts ðət pɔl ˈpipəl ər ˈwərkɪŋ ðə ˈpɑrti ˌæpərˈætəs mɔr ənd mɔr, ˈsikɪŋ ənd ˈgeɪnɪŋ pəˈzɪʃənz əv ˈɪnfluəns ɪn ˈloʊkəl ˈpɑrtiz ənd ˈhɛlpɪŋ sɪˈmɛnt pɔl ɛz ðə ˈlidər fər ðə kənˈsərvətɪv wɪŋ əv ðə. pɔl ˈfɔrsɪz dɪd wɛl ɪn ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈkaʊnti ˈdɛləˌgeɪt sits ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, ˈspaɪkər θɪŋks, ðoʊ hi ˈdəzənt hæv hɑrd ˈnəmbərz. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈstrɛsɪz, dɪˈspaɪt θɪŋz ju meɪ rɛd, ðət wət ˈhæpənd ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ həz noʊ ˈnɛsəˌsɛri kəˈnɛkʃən æt ɔl tɪ haʊ ˈaɪəwəz ˈdɛləˌgeɪts ər ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli əˈpɔrʃənd ˈæftər ðeɪ kəm aʊt ðə ˈrɪŋər əv county-to-state-to-national*. bət wəts moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪz ðət wət ˈhæpənd ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ həz ðə pɔl kæmˈpeɪn ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt əv ˈaɪəwə wɛr ðeɪ ˈnidɪd tɪ bi: ˈhɛlθi, ˈɛnərˌʤaɪzd, stɪl "tɔp tir," ˈklɪrli ðə ˈkænədɪt əv ðə jəŋ; əˈpilɪŋ mɔr tɪ ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənts hu maɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli hɛlp ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz bit ˌoʊˈbɑmə ðən ˈɛni əv hɪz əˈpoʊnənts; ˈkɑpɪŋ ərnd ˈmidiə əˈbaʊt wət ə bɪˈləvəd ˈdɔktər ðɛr ˈkænədɪt ɪz; ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ləv frəm rɑk ɛn' ˈroʊlərz ˈvɛri oʊld (ʤoʊ ˈpɛri) ənd sˈlaɪtli lɛs oʊld eɪʧ. əv ˈsoʊʃəl dɪˈstɔrʃən; maɪ bænd ˈoʊpənd fər ðɛm bæk ɪn 1988 ðə jɪr əv pɔlz fərst ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl run--coincidence*? əˈʃʊrədli soʊ, əˈspɛʃəli ˈgɪvɪn ðət eɪʧ. ˈwəzənt ˈivɪn ɪn ðə bænd jɛt ðɛn); ənd ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ædz ɪn saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə wɛr ðə oʊld ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl ˈvæljuz ˈvoʊtərz wɪl ˈlaɪkli bi ˈvaɪtəl. moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli ənd ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli, pɔlz tim ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ðət oʊld graʊnd geɪm ɪn nu ˈhæmʃər, wɛr ə strɔŋ ˈsɛkənd pleɪs tɪ ˈrɑmni ɪz biɪŋ fɔt fər wɪθ ðə seɪm ˈvɪgər ðət meɪd pɔl ðə ˈoʊnli fɔrs ɪn ðə ðət mɔr ðən ˈdəbəld ɪts əˈpɛrənt əˈpil sɪns 2008 ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ɪn ˈaɪəwə. ˈwɛðər ˈfʊli θrɪld əˈbaʊt ðə ˈaɪəwə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ər ˈhævɪŋ səm mɪsˈgɪvɪŋz, ɔl ɪn ðə pɔl kæmˈpeɪn ənd ˌvɑlənˈtɪr kæmps sim tɪ əˈgri ðət hɪz səˈpɔrtərz ənd hɪz aɪˈdiəz ər mɔr ˈfərmli ɪnˈtrɛnʧt ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpɑləˌtɪks təˈdeɪ ðən ðeɪ wər tu deɪz əˈgoʊ. ju kən, ɛz ˈɔlˌweɪz, lərn mɔr əˈbaʊt pɔl frəm rɑn pɔl ˈɑrˌkaɪvz ənd frəm maɪ ˈfɔrθˈkəmɪŋ bʊk, rɑn pɔlz ˌrɛvəˈluʃən.
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[+]enlarge (right) sits with his attorney, thomas o’brien, in court on june 20. credit: al angeles times
settlement terms must: - acknowledge and accept responsibility for lab conditions - make no public statements denying responsibility - adhere to state employee safety standards - cooperate with state worker safety agency - pay $10,000 to grossman burn center - create and teach an organic or general chemistry course for south central scholars - speak to chemistry and biological sciences undergraduate students about importance of laboratory safety - perform 800 hours of community service to hospital health services
to see reactions to the settlement, visit http://cenblog.org/the-safety-zone/2014/06/reactions-to-the-patrick-harran-settlement-in-the-sherisangji-case/
a los angeles county judge approved on june 20 an agreement that could end a criminal case against university of california, los angeles, chemistry professor patrick g..
harran was charged with four felony violations of the state labor code. the case originated from a 2008 fire in his lab that led to the death of research assistant (sheri) sangji.
the deal mandates that complete multiple forms of community service and pay a $10,000 fine. the charges were not dismissed. instead, the case against is effectively on hold while he completes the terms of the five-year agreement.
in a written statement released after the hearing, sister, sangji, called the agreement “barely a slap on the wrist.” had faced up to years in prison.
in court, read a statement, saying he was “ultimately responsible” for the safety of people working in his lab. “i have always felt i failed sheri, and i deeply mourn her loss,” he said.
the case against started on dec. 27, 2011, when the district (da’s) office filed charges against him and the governing body. the office negotiate a deal with until after his preliminary hearing to ensure there was a public record of what happened in the accident, says deputy da craig w. hum.
as part of the community service mandated by the agreement, must develop and teach an organic or general chemistry course for the south central scholars, a volunteer organization that helps prepare los angeles high school students for college and graduate school.
the office worked with the organization to put together a project that would be “enough of a drain on’s time and energy to be a significant punishment while giving a huge benefit to the organization,” hum says.
harran must also complete 800 hours of community service in the hospital system. this service cannot involve teaching, and could include jobs such as delivering food to patients. “we wanted him to do something outside of his comfort zone,” hum says.
additionally, the agreement requires that talk with chemistry and biology undergraduate students about laboratory safety. the agreement include other safety outreach because the office felt that the case itself brought sufficient attention to safety concerns, hum says.
the office and the california division of occupational safety & health will monitor’s compliance with the agreement. if they think that meeting the requirements and a judge agrees, the original case involving the four charges will proceed to trial. judge george g. lomeli stressed this part of the agreement in court: “[harran] will be given one chance to get this right.”
at the end of the five-year term, if meets his obligations, the district office will move to dismiss all charges against him and will not pursue any further prosecution.
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[+]ˌɛnˈlɑrʤ (raɪt) sɪts wɪθ hɪz əˈtərni, ˈtɑməs o’brien*, ɪn kɔrt ɔn ʤun 20 ˈkrɛdɪt: æl ˈænʤəlɪs taɪmz ˈsɛtəlmənt tərmz məst: ækˈnɑlɪʤ ənd əkˈsɛpt riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər læb kənˈdɪʃənz meɪk noʊ ˈpəblɪk ˈsteɪtmənts dɪˈnaɪɪŋ riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti əˈdhɪr tɪ steɪt ɪmˈplɔɪi ˈseɪfti ˈstændərdz kˈwɑpərˌeɪt wɪθ steɪt ˈwərkər ˈseɪfti ˈeɪʤənsi peɪ tɪ ˈgroʊsmən bərn ˈsɛnər kriˈeɪt ənd tiʧ ən ɔrˈgænɪk ər ˈʤɛnərəl ˈkɛmɪstri kɔrs fər saʊθ ˈsɛntrəl ˈskɑlərz spik tɪ ˈkɛmɪstri ənd ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈsaɪənsɪz ˌəndərˈgræʤəwət ˈstudənts əˈbaʊt ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ˈlæbrəˌtɔri ˈseɪfti pərˈfɔrm 800 aʊərz əv kəmˈjunɪti ˈsərvɪs tɪ ˈhɑˌspɪtəl hɛlθ ˈsərvɪsɪz tɪ si riˈækʃənz tɪ ðə ˈsɛtəlmənt, ˈvɪzɪt http://cenblog.org/the-safety-zone/2014/06/reactions-to-the-patrick-harran-settlement-in-the-sherisangji-case*/ ə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈkaʊnti ʤəʤ əˈpruvd ɔn ʤun 20 ən əˈgrimənt ðət kʊd ɛnd ə ˈkrɪmənəl keɪs əˈgɛnst ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, ˈkɛmɪstri prəˈfɛsər ˈpætrɪk ʤi.. wɑz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ fɔr ˈfɛləni vaɪəˈleɪʃənz əv ðə steɪt ˈleɪbər koʊd. ðə keɪs ərˈɪʤəˌneɪtəd frəm ə 2008 faɪər ɪn hɪz læb ðət lɛd tɪ ðə dɛθ əv ˈrisərʧ əˈsɪstənt (ˈʃɛri) sangji*. ðə dil ˈmænˌdeɪts ðət kəmˈplit ˈməltəpəl fɔrmz əv kəmˈjunɪti ˈsərvɪs ənd peɪ ə faɪn. ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪz wər nɑt dɪsˈmɪst. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðə keɪs əˈgɛnst ɪz ˈifɛktɪvli ɔn hoʊld waɪl hi kəmˈplits ðə tərmz əv ðə ˈfaɪvˌjɪr əˈgrimənt. ɪn ə ˈrɪtən ˈsteɪtmənt riˈlist ˈæftər ðə ˈhirɪŋ, ˈsɪstər, sangji*, kɔld ðə əˈgrimənt ə slæp ɔn ðə wrist.”*.” hæd feɪst əp tɪ jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən. ɪn kɔrt, rɛd ə ˈsteɪtmənt, seɪɪŋ hi wɑz responsible”*” fər ðə ˈseɪfti əv ˈpipəl ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn hɪz læb. hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz fɛlt aɪ feɪld ˈʃɛri, ənd aɪ ˈdipli mɔrn hər loss,”*,” hi sɛd. ðə keɪs əˈgɛnst ˈstɑrtɪd ɔn dɛk. 27 2011 wɪn ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt (da’s*) ˈɔfəs faɪld ˈʧɑrʤɪz əˈgɛnst ɪm ənd ðə ˈgəvərnɪŋ ˈbɑdi. ðə ˈɔfəs nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt ə dil wɪθ ənˈtɪl ˈæftər hɪz prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˈhirɪŋ tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðɛr wɑz ə ˈpəblɪk ˈrɛkərd əv wət ˈhæpənd ɪn ðə ˈæksədənt, sɪz ˈdɛpjəti ˈdiˈeɪ kreɪg ˈdəbəlju. həm. ɛz pɑrt əv ðə kəmˈjunɪti ˈsərvɪs ˈmænˌdeɪtɪd baɪ ðə əˈgrimənt, məst dɪˈvɛləp ənd tiʧ ən ɔrˈgænɪk ər ˈʤɛnərəl ˈkɛmɪstri kɔrs fər ðə saʊθ ˈsɛntrəl ˈskɑlərz, ə ˌvɑlənˈtɪr ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ðət hɛlps priˈpɛr lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs haɪ skul ˈstudənts fər ˈkɑlɪʤ ənd ˈgræʤəˌweɪt skul. ðə ˈɔfəs wərkt wɪθ ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən tɪ pʊt təˈgɛðər ə ˈprɑʤɛkt ðət wʊd bi əv ə dreɪn ɔn taɪm ənd ˈɛnərʤi tɪ bi ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈpənɪʃmənt waɪl ˈgɪvɪŋ ə juʤ ˈbɛnəfɪt tɪ ðə organization,”*,” həm sɪz. məst ˈɔlsoʊ kəmˈplit 800 aʊərz əv kəmˈjunɪti ˈsərvɪs ɪn ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈsɪstəm. ðɪs ˈsərvɪs ˈkænɑt ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˈtiʧɪŋ, ənd kʊd ˌɪnˈklud ʤɑbz səʧ ɛz dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ fud tɪ ˈpeɪʃənz. ˈwɔntɪd ɪm tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv hɪz ˈkəmfərt zone,”*,” həm sɪz. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ðə əˈgrimənt rikˈwaɪərz ðət tɔk wɪθ ˈkɛmɪstri ənd baɪˈɑləʤi ˌəndərˈgræʤəwət ˈstudənts əˈbaʊt ˈlæbrəˌtɔri ˈseɪfti. ðə əˈgrimənt ˌɪnˈklud ˈəðər ˈseɪfti ˈaʊˌtriʧ bɪˈkəz ðə ˈɔfəs fɛlt ðət ðə keɪs ˌɪtˈsɛlf brɔt səˈfɪʃənt əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ˈseɪfti kənˈsərnz, həm sɪz. ðə ˈɔfəs ənd ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə dɪˈvɪʒən əv ɑkjəˈpeɪʃənəl ˈseɪfti hɛlθ wɪl ˈmɑnətər kəmˈplaɪəns wɪθ ðə əˈgrimənt. ɪf ðeɪ θɪŋk ðət ˈmitɪŋ ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ənd ə ʤəʤ əˈgriz, ðə ərˈɪʤənəl keɪs ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ðə fɔr ˈʧɑrʤɪz wɪl pərˈsid tɪ traɪəl. ʤəʤ ʤɔrʤ ʤi. loʊˈmɛli strɛst ðɪs pɑrt əv ðə əˈgrimənt ɪn kɔrt: “[“[harran*] wɪl bi ˈgɪvɪn wən ʧæns tɪ gɪt ðɪs right.”*.” æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈfaɪvˌjɪr tərm, ɪf mits hɪz ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz, ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈɔfəs wɪl muv tɪ dɪsˈmɪs ɔl ˈʧɑrʤɪz əˈgɛnst ɪm ənd wɪl nɑt pərˈsu ˈɛni ˈfərðər ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən.
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after a week off, the six nations 2019 continues with england leading the table going into round three but face second placed wales in cardiff. below we have all the fixtures, kick off times and tv channels, as well as details on how to watch online for free.
six nations 2019: fixtures & tv channels
below we have a list of all the six nations games over the five weeks. you can see the date, who's playing, time and what channel it's being broadcast on. all times are gmt.
round 3
23 feb - france vs scotland - - bbc one
23 feb - wales vs england - - bbc
24 feb - italy vs ireland - - one
round 4
9 march - scotland vs wales - - bbc
9 march - england vs italy - - one
10 march - ireland vs france - - one
round 5
16 march - italy vs france - - one
16 march - wales vs ireland - - bbc
16 march - england vs scotland - - one
round 1 (finished)
1 feb - france (19) vs wales (24) - - bbc
2 feb - scotland (33) vs italy (20) - - bbc one
2 feb - ireland (20) vs england (32) - - one
round 2 (finished)
9 feb - scotland (13) vs ireland (22) - - bbc one
9 feb - italy (15) vs wales (26) - -
10 feb - england (44) vs france (8) - - one
watch six nations online for free
every match in the tournament will be shown on bbc one or one, so you can tune in on your tv or online. all wales games will also be shown on.
to watch live on a pc, laptop, or tablet you can either use a app such as tvcatchup, or you can use the bbc or's own streaming apps, and hub.
all three apps are free to download to a phone or tablet from the app store or google play, and can be accessed in a web browser on a pc or laptop.
if you are not on an unlimited mobile data contract on your phone or tablet you should ensure that you are connected to wi-fi to avoid high data charges. to stream live rugby matches on a pc, laptop, tablet or you also need to have a valid tv licence.
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watching the six nations abroad
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ˈæftər ə wik ɔf, ðə sɪks ˈneɪʃənz 2019 kənˈtɪnjuz wɪθ ˈɪŋglənd ˈlidɪŋ ðə ˈteɪbəl goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu raʊnd θri bət feɪs ˈsɛkənd pleɪst weɪlz ɪn ˈkɑrdɪf. bɪˈloʊ wi hæv ɔl ðə ˈfɪksʧərz, kɪk ɔf taɪmz ənd ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈʧænəlz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈditeɪlz ɔn haʊ tɪ wɔʧ ˈɔnˌlaɪn fər fri. sɪks ˈneɪʃənz 2019 ˈfɪksʧərz ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈʧænəlz bɪˈloʊ wi hæv ə lɪst əv ɔl ðə sɪks ˈneɪʃənz geɪmz ˈoʊvər ðə faɪv wiks. ju kən si ðə deɪt, huz pleɪɪŋ, taɪm ənd wət ˈʧænəl ɪts biɪŋ ˈbrɔdˌkæst ɔn. ɔl taɪmz ər gmt*. raʊnd 3 23 ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri fræns ˈvərsəz ˈskɑtlənd ˌbibiˈsi wən 23 ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri weɪlz ˈvərsəz ˈɪŋglənd ˌbibiˈsi 24 ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri ˈɪtəli ˈvərsəz ˈaɪərlənd wən raʊnd 4 9 mɑrʧ ˈskɑtlənd ˈvərsəz weɪlz ˌbibiˈsi 9 mɑrʧ ˈɪŋglənd ˈvərsəz ˈɪtəli wən 10 mɑrʧ ˈaɪərlənd ˈvərsəz fræns wən raʊnd 5 16 mɑrʧ ˈɪtəli ˈvərsəz fræns wən 16 mɑrʧ weɪlz ˈvərsəz ˈaɪərlənd ˌbibiˈsi 16 mɑrʧ ˈɪŋglənd ˈvərsəz ˈskɑtlənd wən raʊnd 1 (ˈfɪnɪʃt) 1 ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri fræns 19 ˈvərsəz weɪlz 24 ˌbibiˈsi 2 ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri ˈskɑtlənd 33 ˈvərsəz ˈɪtəli 20 ˌbibiˈsi wən 2 ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri ˈaɪərlənd 20 ˈvərsəz ˈɪŋglənd 32 wən raʊnd 2 (ˈfɪnɪʃt) 9 ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri ˈskɑtlənd 13 ˈvərsəz ˈaɪərlənd 22 ˌbibiˈsi wən 9 ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri ˈɪtəli 15 ˈvərsəz weɪlz 26 10 ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri ˈɪŋglənd 44 ˈvərsəz fræns 8 wən wɔʧ sɪks ˈneɪʃənz ˈɔnˌlaɪn fər fri ˈɛvəri mæʧ ɪn ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt wɪl bi ʃoʊn ɔn ˌbibiˈsi wən ər wən, soʊ ju kən tun ɪn ɔn jʊr ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ər ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ɔl weɪlz geɪmz wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi ʃoʊn ɔn. tɪ wɔʧ lɪv ɔn ə ˈpiˈsi, ˈlæpˌtɑp, ər ˈtæblət ju kən ˈiðər juz ə æp səʧ ɛz tvcatchup*, ər ju kən juz ðə ˌbibiˈsi ər oʊn ˈstrimɪŋ æps, ənd həb. ɔl θri æps ər fri tɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd tɪ ə foʊn ər ˈtæblət frəm ðə æp stɔr ər ˈgugəl pleɪ, ənd kən bi ˈækˌsɛst ɪn ə wɛb ˈbraʊzər ɔn ə ˈpiˈsi ər ˈlæpˌtɑp. ɪf ju ər nɑt ɔn ən ənˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈmoʊbəl ˈdætə ˈkɑnˌtrækt ɔn jʊr foʊn ər ˈtæblət ju ʃʊd ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ju ər kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ˈwaɪˌfaɪ tɪ əˈvɔɪd haɪ ˈdætə ˈʧɑrʤɪz. tɪ strim lɪv ˈrəgbi ˈmæʧɪz ɔn ə ˈpiˈsi, ˈlæpˌtɑp, ˈtæblət ər ju ˈɔlsoʊ nid tɪ hæv ə ˈvælɪd ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈlaɪsəns. klɪk tɪ wɔʧ ˌbibiˈsi wən klɪk tɪ wɔʧ wən klɪk tɪ wɔʧ ʧɛk ðə rulz aʊt: du aɪ nid ə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈlaɪsəns? ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə sɪks ˈneɪʃənz əˈbrɔd ɪf ju ər ɔn ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ənd wɔnt tɪ wɔʧ ðə sɪks ˈneɪʃənz, ju kən du soʊ ˈjuzɪŋ ə. ju kən ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ə (ˈvərʧuəl ˈpraɪvət ˈnɛtˌwərk) frəm ˈsəmˌwɛr laɪk nɔrd tɪ frəm ðə uk’*’. fər fʊl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ʧɛk aʊt ɑr bɛst ˈsərvɪsɪz ʧɑrt.
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computational imaging is undergoing a revolution. this is the discipline of making images using computational techniques rather than optical ones. its best known breakthrough is the ability to record high resolution images and movies using a single pixel. but researchers have also used it to build cameras, imaging systems and more.
today, they take the technique even further by using it to mimic the way humans see the world. david phillips at the university of glasgow and a few pals say found a way to use a single pixel to create images in which the central area is recorded in high resolution while the periphery is recorded in low resolution. that exactly mimics animal vision systems in which the retina has a central region of high visual acuity called the surrounded by an area of lower resolution.
the team have even shown how to move the “foveated” region to follow objects within the field of view. the technique has the potential to change the way many imaging systems work in future.
first some background. a single pixel imaging system records light from a scene at a single point. this light has to be in some way, for example by passing it through frosted glass or reflecting it off a array which is randomly arranged.
it’s easy to think that little can be gained by recording light in this way. the trick of course is to take lots of single pixel images in this way. although each data point seems to be a random sample of light, consecutive data points are correlated because they are reflections from the same scene.
so the trick behind computational imaging is to use a data mining algorithm to find the correlation between successive images. a bit of number crunching can then recreate the original scene.
it turns out that this is relatively straightforward, provided that the light from the scene is properly each time the pixel records it. the resolution of the final image then depends on the number data points used to create it.
in other words, each data point can be thought of as recording a pixel in the final image. it is this idea that allows phillips and co to vary the resolution throughout an image.
these guys use a digital array to the light from a scene reaching their single pixel light detector. but they are also able to control the resolution of the in this array. so they can use high resolution in parts of the scene to increase the resolution of the final image. this is the “foveated image”
their array can display some patterns per second which allows them to generate 32 x 32 pixel images at the rate of about 10 per second.
to start with, the pixels are square and equal in size in each 32 x 32 image. but ated image has smaller, more densely packed pixels in the centre and larger pixels in the peripheries.
phillips and co achieve this by the light from the scene with higher resolution in the centre of the image.
and the results are impressive. the team show how the resulting images clearly have a higher resolution at the centre. “we have demonstrated that the data gathering capacity of a computational imaging system can be enhanced by mimicking the adaptiveted vision that is widespread in the animal kingdom,” they say.
but they also show how it is possible to move the to track objects of interest from one image to the next. they even show how it is possible to have two in a single image to track two different objects, thereby taking the technique beyond the capability of the animal world. and they demonstrate the technique with both visible and infrared light.
that’s interesting work that has some important potential applications. the most obvious is for imaging systems in which pixel arrays are not practical. for example, single pixels are available for frequencies but pixel arrays are not.
but the technique is more generally applicable. in all imaging systems there is a trade-off between resolution and frame rate. this technique allows this trade off to be on the fly and allows attention to focus on the parts of an image that are of greatest interest.
that could be made much more powerful by combining it with other machine vision techniques algorithms have begun to outperform humans in tasks, such as face and object recognition.
humans and animals have long outperformed machines in vision tasks. but with techniques like this, this mastery will not last for much longer.
ref: : adaptiveted imaging with dynamic
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ˌkɑmpjuˈteɪʃənəl ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ ɪz ˌəndərˈgoʊɪŋ ə ˌrɛvəˈluʃən. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈdɪsəplən əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈjuzɪŋ ˌkɑmpjuˈteɪʃənəl tɛkˈniks ˈrəðər ðən ˈɑptɪkəl wənz. ɪts bɛst noʊn ˈbreɪkθˌru ɪz ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈrɛkərd haɪ ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ˈɪmɪʤɪz ənd ˈmuviz ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈpɪksəl. bət ˈrisərʧərz hæv ˈɔlsoʊ juzd ɪt tɪ bɪld ˈkæmərəz, ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz ənd mɔr. təˈdeɪ, ðeɪ teɪk ðə tɛkˈnik ˈivɪn ˈfərðər baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt tɪ ˈmɪmɪk ðə weɪ ˈjumənz si ðə wərld. ˈdeɪvɪd ˈfɪlɪps æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈglæˌskoʊ ənd ə fju pælz seɪ faʊnd ə weɪ tɪ juz ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈpɪksəl tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈɪmɪʤɪz ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈɛriə ɪz rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɪn haɪ ˌrɛzəˈluʃən waɪl ðə pərˈɪfəri ɪz rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɪn loʊ ˌrɛzəˈluʃən. ðət ɪgˈzæktli ˈmɪmɪks ˈænəməl ˈvɪʒən ˈsɪstəmz ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈrɛtənə həz ə ˈsɛntrəl ˈriʤən əv haɪ ˈvɪʒəwəl əˈkjuəti kɔld ðə sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ ən ˈɛriə əv loʊər ˌrɛzəˈluʃən. ðə tim hæv ˈivɪn ʃoʊn haʊ tɪ muv ðə ““foveated”*” ˈriʤən tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ˈɑbʤɛkts wɪˈθɪn ðə fild əv vju. ðə tɛkˈnik həz ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə weɪ ˈmɛni ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz wərk ɪn fˈjuʧər. fərst səm ˈbækˌgraʊnd. ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈpɪksəl ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ˈrɛkərdz laɪt frəm ə sin æt ə ˈsɪŋgəl pɔɪnt. ðɪs laɪt həz tɪ bi ɪn səm weɪ, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl baɪ ˈpæsɪŋ ɪt θru ˈfrɔstɪd glæs ər rɪˈflɛktɪŋ ɪt ɔf ə əreɪ wɪʧ ɪz ˈrændəmli əreɪnʤd. ˈizi tɪ θɪŋk ðət ˈlɪtəl kən bi geɪnd baɪ rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ laɪt ɪn ðɪs weɪ. ðə trɪk əv kɔrs ɪz tɪ teɪk lɑts əv ˈsɪŋgəl ˈpɪksəl ˈɪmɪʤɪz ɪn ðɪs weɪ. ˌɔlˈðoʊ iʧ ˈdætə pɔɪnt simz tɪ bi ə ˈrændəm ˈsæmpəl əv laɪt, kənˈsɛkjətɪv ˈdætə pɔɪnts ər ˈkɔrəˌleɪtəd bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər rɪˈflɛkʃənz frəm ðə seɪm sin. soʊ ðə trɪk bɪˈhaɪnd ˌkɑmpjuˈteɪʃənəl ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ ɪz tɪ juz ə ˈdætə ˈmaɪnɪŋ ˈælgərˌɪðəm tɪ faɪnd ðə ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən bɪtˈwin səkˈsɛsɪv ˈɪmɪʤɪz. ə bɪt əv ˈnəmbər ˈkrənʧɪŋ kən ðɛn ˈrɛkriˌeɪt ðə ərˈɪʤənəl sin. ɪt tərnz aʊt ðət ðɪs ɪz ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd, prəˈvaɪdɪd ðət ðə laɪt frəm ðə sin ɪz ˈprɑpərli iʧ taɪm ðə ˈpɪksəl ˈrɛkərdz ɪt. ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən əv ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈɪmɪʤ ðɛn dɪˈpɛndz ɔn ðə ˈnəmbər ˈdætə pɔɪnts juzd tɪ kriˈeɪt ɪt. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, iʧ ˈdætə pɔɪnt kən bi θɔt əv ɛz rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ə ˈpɪksəl ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈɪmɪʤ. ɪt ɪz ðɪs aɪˈdiə ðət əˈlaʊz ˈfɪlɪps ənd koʊ tɪ ˈvɛri ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən θruaʊt ən ˈɪmɪʤ. ðiz gaɪz juz ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl əreɪ tɪ ðə laɪt frəm ə sin ˈriʧɪŋ ðɛr ˈsɪŋgəl ˈpɪksəl laɪt dɪˈtɛktər. bət ðeɪ ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈeɪbəl tɪ kənˈtroʊl ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən əv ðə ɪn ðɪs əreɪ. soʊ ðeɪ kən juz haɪ ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ɪn pɑrts əv ðə sin tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən əv ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈɪmɪʤ. ðɪs ɪz ðə image”*” ðɛr əreɪ kən dɪˈspleɪ səm ˈpætərnz pər ˈsɛkənd wɪʧ əˈlaʊz ðɛm tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt 32 ɛks 32 ˈpɪksəl ˈɪmɪʤɪz æt ðə reɪt əv əˈbaʊt 10 pər ˈsɛkənd. tɪ stɑrt wɪθ, ðə ˈpɪksəlz ər skwɛr ənd ˈikwəl ɪn saɪz ɪn iʧ 32 ɛks 32 ˈɪmɪʤ. bət ə ˈɪmɪʤ həz sˈmɔlər, mɔr ˈdɛnsli pækt ˈpɪksəlz ɪn ðə ˈsɛntər ənd ˈlɑrʤər ˈpɪksəlz ɪn ðə peripheries*. ˈfɪlɪps ənd koʊ əˈʧiv ðɪs baɪ ðə laɪt frəm ðə sin wɪθ haɪər ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ɪn ðə ˈsɛntər əv ðə ˈɪmɪʤ. ənd ðə rɪˈzəlts ər ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv. ðə tim ʃoʊ haʊ ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈklɪrli hæv ə haɪər ˌrɛzəˈluʃən æt ðə ˈsɛntər. hæv ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ðət ðə ˈdætə ˈgæðərɪŋ kəˈpæsɪti əv ə ˌkɑmpjuˈteɪʃənəl ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ ˈsɪstəm kən bi ɛnˈhænst baɪ ˈmɪmɪkɪŋ ðə əˈdæptɪv ˈvɪʒən ðət ɪz ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ɪn ðə ˈænəməl kingdom,”*,” ðeɪ seɪ. bət ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ʃoʊ haʊ ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ muv ðə tɪ træk ˈɑbʤɛkts əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst frəm wən ˈɪmɪʤ tɪ ðə nɛkst. ðeɪ ˈivɪn ʃoʊ haʊ ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ hæv tu ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈɪmɪʤ tɪ træk tu ˈdɪfərənt ˈɑbʤɛkts, ˈðɛrˈbaɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə tɛkˈnik bɪɔnd ðə ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti əv ðə ˈænəməl wərld. ənd ðeɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ðə tɛkˈnik wɪθ boʊθ ˈvɪzəbəl ənd ˌɪnfrərˈɛd laɪt. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ wərk ðət həz səm ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz. ðə moʊst ˈɑbviəs ɪz fər ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz ɪn wɪʧ ˈpɪksəl əreɪz ər nɑt ˈpræktɪkəl. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈsɪŋgəl ˈpɪksəlz ər əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈfrikwənsiz bət ˈpɪksəl əreɪz ər nɑt. bət ðə tɛkˈnik ɪz mɔr ˈʤɛnərəli ˈæpləkəbəl. ɪn ɔl ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz ðɛr ɪz ə ˈtreɪˌdɔf bɪtˈwin ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ənd freɪm reɪt. ðɪs tɛkˈnik əˈlaʊz ðɪs treɪd ɔf tɪ bi ɔn ðə flaɪ ənd əˈlaʊz əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə pɑrts əv ən ˈɪmɪʤ ðət ər əv ˈgreɪtəst ˈɪntəˌrɛst. ðət kʊd bi meɪd məʧ mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl baɪ kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ ɪt wɪθ ˈəðər məˈʃin ˈvɪʒən tɛkˈniks ˈælgərˌɪðəmz hæv ˈbeɪgən tɪ ˈaʊtpərˌfɔrm ˈjumənz ɪn tæsks, səʧ ɛz feɪs ənd ˈɑbʤɛkt ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən. ˈjumənz ənd ˈænəməlz hæv lɔŋ ˈaʊtpərˌfɔrmd məˈʃinz ɪn ˈvɪʒən tæsks. bət wɪθ tɛkˈniks laɪk ðɪs, ðɪs ˈmæstəri wɪl nɑt læst fər məʧ ˈlɔŋgər. rɛf: əˈdæptɪv ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ wɪθ daɪˈnæmɪk
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christos bid a tearful goodbye to his wicca at the montreal courthouse monday afternoon. the dog was then taken away to be euthanized.
in june, the city of montreal said wicca bit a woman and then an ambulance technician who arrived on the scene to treat her.
papakostas said his dog simply jumped at the two because she was excited.
"she got spooked. yes. she bit? we don't know. the lady never went to the hospital. she never got stitches. she only got on her," said.
his lawyer, elaine rosenberg, won a stay of execution for wicca while trying to appeal the order.
but quebec's top court ruled in favour of an execution.
rosenberg said sentencing animals without proof is too easy, which should concern all dog owners.
"all i saw was a photo of the victim, the first victim, and yes, she had been scratched, but to say that she was bitten was a stretch," said rosenberg. "there was no written testimony from her surrounding any of the facts of the case."
the city said it's satisfied with the final judgment.
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christos* bɪd ə ˈtɪrfəl ˌgʊdˈbaɪ tɪ hɪz ˈwɪkə æt ðə ˌməntriˈɔl ˈkɔrˌthaʊs ˈmənˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun. ðə dɔg wɑz ðɛn ˈteɪkən əˈweɪ tɪ bi euthanized*. ɪn ʤun, ðə ˈsɪti əv ˌməntriˈɔl sɛd ˈwɪkə bɪt ə ˈwʊmən ənd ðɛn ən ˈæmbjələns tɛkˈnɪʃən hu əraɪvd ɔn ðə sin tɪ trit hər. sɛd hɪz dɔg ˈsɪmpli ʤəmpt æt ðə tu bɪˈkəz ʃi wɑz ɪkˈsaɪtɪd. "ʃi gɑt spukt. jɛs. ʃi bɪt? wi doʊnt noʊ. ðə ˈleɪdi ˈnɛvər wɛnt tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. ʃi ˈnɛvər gɑt ˈstɪʧɪz. ʃi ˈoʊnli gɑt ɔn hər," sɛd. hɪz ˈlɔjər, ˌiˈleɪn ˈroʊzənbərg, wən ə steɪ əv ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən fər ˈwɪkə waɪl traɪɪŋ tɪ əˈpil ðə ˈɔrdər. bət kwɪˈbɛks tɔp kɔrt ruld ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ən ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən. ˈroʊzənbərg sɛd ˈsɛntənsɪŋ ˈænəməlz wɪˈθaʊt pruf ɪz tu ˈizi, wɪʧ ʃʊd kənˈsərn ɔl dɔg ˈoʊnərz. "ɔl aɪ sɔ wɑz ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv ðə ˈvɪktɪm, ðə fərst ˈvɪktɪm, ənd jɛs, ʃi hæd bɪn skræʧt, bət tɪ seɪ ðət ʃi wɑz ˈbɪtən wɑz ə strɛʧ," sɛd ˈroʊzənbərg. "ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈrɪtən ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni frəm hər sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˈɛni əv ðə fækts əv ðə keɪs." ðə ˈsɪti sɛd ɪts ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd wɪθ ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈʤəʤmənt.
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russian president breaks ranks with bashar for the first time since the start of protests in syria six months ago
the russian president, medvedev, has urged his syrian counterpart, bashar, to reform or leave office the first time the allies have publicly diverged during syria's uprising.
the surprise statement, reported by russian news agencies, came as turkey a former ally of damascus said again that it would consider all options in dealing with the ongoing violence in syria.
when pressed on what those options were, the turkish foreign minister, davutoglu, conceded that military measures would be considered if the situation threatened his country's security.
"every domestic crisis in syria will affect turkey, iraq, lebanon, israel, palestine and jordan. it affects the whole region," he said. "in this regard, there is no other country more important than syria today. so, when an internal conflict in syria poses a risk to turkey, we will take all necessary measures."
turkey has been weighing a response to the syrian crisis, which its leaders now say is being caused by a regime crackdown on protesters, some of whom have taken up arms.
ankara has said it will impose a range of cultural and economic sanctions on assad's regime, which insists it is battling terrorists backed by foreign states.
the latest russian intervention has added to mounting pressure on the syrian leader.
earlier this week moscow helped to veto a resolution before the un security council, which had threatened further sanctions on damascus.
furious lobbying by the us, britain and syrian opposition figures appeared to have done little to sway russia, which has maintained a strategic relationship with the ba'athist state since the cold war.
"if the syrian leadership is incapable of conducting such reforms, it will have to go," medvedev was reported to have said. "but this decision should be taken not in nato or certain european countries. it should be taken by the syrian people and the syrian leadership."
meanwhile, activists claimed 21 people were killed across syria on friday.
protesters in said syrian security forces were targeting mosques in an attempt to stop public gatherings from forming. friday prayers have acted as a lightning rod for dissent for the past six months and there were clashes on most fridays throughout the summer.
a kurdish leader and member of the newly formed syrian national council, which sees itself as an alternative government to the assad regime, was reportedly shot dead by security forces in the northern town of qaboun.
mesha'al timmo, the spokesperson for the kurdish future party, was meeting activists inside a private home when armed men burst in and killed him, activists said.
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ˈrəʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt breɪks ræŋks wɪθ bəˈʃɑr fər ðə fərst taɪm sɪns ðə stɑrt əv ˈproʊˌtɛsts ɪn ˈsɪriə sɪks mənθs əˈgoʊ ðə ˈrəʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈmɛdvəˌdɛv, həz ərʤd hɪz ˈsɪriən ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrt, bəˈʃɑr, tɪ rɪˈfɔrm ər liv ˈɔfəs ðə fərst taɪm ðə ˈælaɪz hæv ˈpəblɪkli daɪˈvərʤd ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈsɪriəz ˈəˌpraɪzɪŋ. ðə səˈpraɪz ˈsteɪtmənt, ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ ˈrəʃən nuz ˈeɪʤənsiz, keɪm ɛz ˈtərki ə ˈfɔrmər ˈælaɪ əv dəˈmæskəs sɛd əˈgɛn ðət ɪt wʊd kənˈsɪdər ɔl ˈɔpʃənz ɪn ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈvaɪələns ɪn ˈsɪriə. wɪn prɛst ɔn wət ðoʊz ˈɔpʃənz wər, ðə ˈtərkɪʃ ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər, davutoglu*, kənˈsidɪd ðət ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈmɛʒərz wʊd bi kənˈsɪdərd ɪf ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən θˈrɛtənd hɪz ˈkəntriz sɪˈkjʊrəti. "ˈɛvəri dəˈmɛstɪk ˈkraɪsəs ɪn ˈsɪriə wɪl əˈfɛkt ˈtərki, ˌɪˈrɑk, ˈlɛbənən, ˈɪzriəl, ˈpæləˌstaɪn ənd ˈʤɔrdən. ɪt əˈfɛkts ðə hoʊl ˈriʤən," hi sɛd. "ɪn ðɪs rɪˈgɑrd, ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈəðər ˈkəntri mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðən ˈsɪriə təˈdeɪ. soʊ, wɪn ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈkɑnflɪkt ɪn ˈsɪriə ˈpoʊzɪz ə rɪsk tɪ ˈtərki, wi wɪl teɪk ɔl ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈmɛʒərz." ˈtərki həz bɪn weɪɪŋ ə rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə ˈsɪriən ˈkraɪsəs, wɪʧ ɪts ˈlidərz naʊ seɪ ɪz biɪŋ kɔzd baɪ ə rəˈʒim ˈkrækˌdaʊn ɔn ˈproʊˌtɛstərz, səm əv hum hæv ˈteɪkən əp ɑrmz. ˈæŋkərə həz sɛd ɪt wɪl ˌɪmˈpoʊz ə reɪnʤ əv ˈkəlʧərəl ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈsæŋkʃənz ɔn əˈsɑdz rəˈʒim, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈsɪsts ɪt ɪz ˈbætəlɪŋ ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts bækt baɪ ˈfɔrən steɪts. ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈrəʃən ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən həz ˈædɪd tɪ ˈmaʊntɪŋ ˈprɛʃər ɔn ðə ˈsɪriən ˈlidər. ˈərliər ðɪs wik ˈmɔˌskaʊ hɛlpt tɪ ˈviˌtoʊ ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈjuˈɛn sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl, wɪʧ hæd θˈrɛtənd ˈfərðər ˈsæŋkʃənz ɔn dəˈmæskəs. fˈjʊriəs ˈlɑbiɪŋ baɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs, ˈbrɪtən ənd ˈsɪriən ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈfɪgjərz əˈpɪrd tɪ hæv dən ˈlɪtəl tɪ sweɪ ˈrəʃə, wɪʧ həz meɪnˈteɪnd ə strəˈtiʤɪk riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə ˈbɑθɪst steɪt sɪns ðə koʊld wɔr. "ɪf ðə ˈsɪriən ˈlidərˌʃɪp ɪz ˌɪnˈkeɪpəbəl əv kənˈdəktɪŋ səʧ rɪˈfɔrmz, ɪt wɪl hæv tɪ goʊ," ˈmɛdvəˌdɛv wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ hæv sɛd. "bət ðɪs dɪˈsɪʒən ʃʊd bi ˈteɪkən nɑt ɪn ˈneɪtoʊ ər ˈsərtən ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkəntriz. ɪt ʃʊd bi ˈteɪkən baɪ ðə ˈsɪriən ˈpipəl ənd ðə ˈsɪriən ˈlidərˌʃɪp." ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈæktɪvɪsts kleɪmd 21 ˈpipəl wər kɪld əˈkrɔs ˈsɪriə ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ˈproʊˌtɛstərz ɪn sɛd ˈsɪriən sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz wər ˈtɑrgətɪŋ mɔsks ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ stɑp ˈpəblɪk ˈgæðərɪŋz frəm ˈfɔrmɪŋ. ˈfraɪˌdeɪ prɛrz hæv ˈæktɪd ɛz ə ˈlaɪtnɪŋ rɑd fər dɪˈsɛnt fər ðə pæst sɪks mənθs ənd ðɛr wər ˈklæʃɪz ɔn moʊst ˈfraɪˌdeɪz θruaʊt ðə ˈsəmər. ə ˈkərdɪʃ ˈlidər ənd ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈnuli fɔrmd ˈsɪriən ˈnæʃənəl ˈkaʊnsəl, wɪʧ siz ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɛz ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ ðə əˈsɑd rəˈʒim, wɑz rɪˈpɔrtədli ʃɑt dɛd baɪ sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn ðə ˈnɔrðərn taʊn əv qaboun*. timmo*, ðə ˈspoʊkspərsən fər ðə ˈkərdɪʃ fˈjuʧər ˈpɑrti, wɑz ˈmitɪŋ ˈæktɪvɪsts ˌɪnˈsaɪd ə ˈpraɪvət hoʊm wɪn ɑrmd mɛn bərst ɪn ənd kɪld ɪm, ˈæktɪvɪsts sɛd.
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“hey, buddy, you need a limo into the city? seventy bucks.”
arriving at a strange airport can be unnerving, especially when some unsavory character with a chauffeur cap sidles up to you at the baggage carousel, looks furtively around the terminal, and whispers something like that.
most of us are smart enough to give guys like him a wide berth and look for safer, more legitimate means of transportation. but also when many travelers throw in the towel and head for the nearest taxi rank. “it may be a lot more expensive to take a cab,” they say to themselves, “but at least it will get me to my hotel fast.” fast? sometimes yes, sometimes no. expensive? usually. why conscientious least, those not a lot of consider whether public transit is a practical alternative.
and sometimes it is. coming into chicago from o’hare? a taxi to the loop is going to set you back as much as $40 and take up to 30 minutes. hop on the blue line train, though, and just $2.25—and the scheduled trip is only 10 minutes longer. newark to new york city can be an even bigger bargain, especially if traveling alone. for $15, the links up with new jersey trains for the trip. a taxi shaves just five minutes off that time, and costs $55. (of course, that does get you service.)
internationally, nothing makes an air traveler feel more like a local than taking public transportation to the city and avoiding long and expensive taxi rides. especially true in tokyo, where a taxi from narita costs an $220. our suggestion: take the plush narita express, where a ticket is less than $35. and in shanghai, skip the taxi trip. the ridiculously fast magnetic levitation train is a thrill ride in itself, you downtown in just eight minutes flat.
no matter which city visiting, you can check the service, where available, at airport railways of the world. still, of course, public transportation always the right choice, so decide for yourself if the convenience of a taxi outweighs the additional cost.
our opinion? it rarely does.
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““hey*, ˈbədi, ju nid ə ˈlɪmoʊ ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɪti? ˈsɛvənti bucks.”*.” ərˈaɪvɪŋ æt ə streɪnʤ ˈɛrˌpɔrt kən bi əˈnərvɪŋ, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn səm ənˈseɪvəri ˈkɛrɪktər wɪθ ə ˈʃoʊfər kæp ˈsaɪdəlz əp tɪ ju æt ðə ˈbægɪʤ ˈkɛrəˌsɛl, lʊks ˈfərtɪvli əraʊnd ðə ˈtərmənəl, ənd ˈwɪspərz ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðət. moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs ər smɑrt ɪˈnəf tɪ gɪv gaɪz laɪk ɪm ə waɪd bərθ ənd lʊk fər ˈseɪfər, mɔr ləˈʤɪtəmət minz əv ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən. bət ˈɔlsoʊ wɪn ˈmɛni ˈtrævələrz θroʊ ɪn ðə taʊəl ənd hɛd fər ðə ˈnɪrəst ˈtæksi ræŋk. meɪ bi ə lɔt mɔr ɪkˈspɛnsɪv tɪ teɪk ə cab,”*,” ðeɪ seɪ tɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz, æt list ɪt wɪl gɪt mi tɪ maɪ hoʊˈtɛl fast.”*.” fæst? ˈsəmˌtaɪmz jɛs, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz noʊ. ɪkˈspɛnsɪv? ˈjuʒəwəli. waɪ ˌkɑnʃiˈɛnʃəs list, ðoʊz nɑt ə lɔt əv kənˈsɪdər ˈwɛðər ˈpəblɪk ˈtrænzɪt ɪz ə ˈpræktɪkəl ɔlˈtərnətɪv. ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ɪt ɪz. ˈkəmɪŋ ˈɪntu ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ frəm o’hare*? ə ˈtæksi tɪ ðə lup ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ sɛt ju bæk ɛz məʧ ɛz 40 ənd teɪk əp tɪ 30 ˈmɪnəts. hɑp ɔn ðə blu laɪn treɪn, ðoʊ, ənd ʤɪst ðə ˈskɛʤʊld trɪp ɪz ˈoʊnli 10 ˈmɪnəts ˈlɔŋgər. nuərk tɪ nu jɔrk ˈsɪti kən bi ən ˈivɪn ˈbɪgər ˈbɑrgɪn, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ˈtrævəlɪŋ əˈloʊn. fər 15 ðə lɪŋks əp wɪθ nu ˈʤərzi treɪnz fər ðə trɪp. ə ˈtæksi ʃeɪvz ʤɪst faɪv ˈmɪnəts ɔf ðət taɪm, ənd kɔsts 55 (əv kɔrs, ðət dɪz gɪt ju ˈsərvɪs.) ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli, ˈnəθɪŋ meɪks ən ɛr ˈtrævələr fil mɔr laɪk ə ˈloʊkəl ðən ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈsɪti ənd əˈvɔɪdɪŋ lɔŋ ənd ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˈtæksi raɪdz. əˈspɛʃəli tru ɪn ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ, wɛr ə ˈtæksi frəm nɛˈritə kɔsts ən 220 ɑr səˈʤɛsʧən: teɪk ðə pləʃ nɛˈritə ɪkˈsprɛs, wɛr ə ˈtɪkɪt ɪz lɛs ðən 35 ənd ɪn ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ, skɪp ðə ˈtæksi trɪp. ðə rəˈdɪkjələsli fæst mægˈnɛtɪk ˌlɛvɪˈteɪʃən treɪn ɪz ə θrɪl raɪd ɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ju ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ɪn ʤɪst eɪt ˈmɪnəts flæt. noʊ ˈmætər wɪʧ ˈsɪti ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ, ju kən ʧɛk ðə ˈsərvɪs, wɛr əˈveɪləbəl, æt ˈɛrˌpɔrt ˈreɪlˌweɪz əv ðə wərld. stɪl, əv kɔrs, ˈpəblɪk ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈɔlˌweɪz ðə raɪt ʧɔɪs, soʊ ˌdɪˈsaɪd fər ˈjɔrsɛlf ɪf ðə kənˈvinjəns əv ə ˈtæksi ˈaʊtˌweɪz ðə əˈdɪʃənəl kɔst. ɑr əˈpɪnjən? ɪt ˈrɛrli dɪz.
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men and women make moral decisions differently, according to new research published in personality and social psychology bulletin but not necessarily in the ways scientists thought before.
the study, a of 40 studies with total participants, revealed a more nuanced distinction between two common schools of moral thought.
deontology vs.
“consider…a dilemma where you are hiding with other townsfolk from murderous soldiers,” says rebecca friesdorf, the corresponding author. “suddenly a baby starts to you smother it, the soldiers will find and kill everyone. should you smother the baby to prevent the soldiers from killing the townsfolk?”
according to deontology, killing the baby would be wrong because murder is wrong, despite the potential consequences. deontology puts moral norms at top priority.
according to, killing the baby is acceptable because it will save many lives in the end. considers the overall consequences more important.
deontology has long been associated with emotional responses to moral dilemmas, while is associated with cognitive, or mental, responses. previous research has claimed that the two are opposites, and that women make more deontological decisions while men make more utilitarian decisions. however, the current study suggests not so simple.
the study
the research team, comprised of scientists from three universities in three different countries, believes that deontology and are not necessarily thought process could be affected by a number of factors. in order to examine them independently, the team used a method called process dissociation (pd) to separate the variables. has been used previously to separate other controversial variables, such as racial bias in weapon identification.
“to…distinguish whether men are more utilitarian than women, or women are more deontological than men, it is necessary to measure independently,” said friesdorf.
the results
the findings from the study challenge the traditional theory that men prefer cognitive decisions and women prefer emotional ones. after separating the variables, researchers discovered that men and women use cognitive reasoning about equally. however, women were much more likely to use emotional reasoning than men when one factor is involved: harm.
when asked a moral dilemma question that did not involve harm, women and men both tended to use utilitarian (or cognitive) thinking. however, when asked a moral dilemma question involving harm, women were significantly more likely to use deontological (emotional) thinking than men.
“the current findings cast doubt on the hypothesis that men and women differ in terms of their cognitive evaluations of outcomes,” according to friesdorf. “both men and women are governed by lines of intellect— women: additionally by curves of emotion.”
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mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən meɪk ˈmɔrəl dɪˈsɪʒənz ˈdɪfərˈɛntli, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ nu ˈrisərʧ ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ənd ˈsoʊʃəl saɪˈkɑləʤi ˈbʊlɪtən bət nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ɪn ðə weɪz ˈsaɪəntɪsts θɔt ˌbiˈfɔr. ðə ˈstədi, ə əv 40 ˈstədiz wɪθ ˈtoʊtəl pɑrˈtɪsəpənts, rɪˈvild ə mɔr nuɑnst dɪˈstɪŋkʃən bɪtˈwin tu ˈkɑmən skulz əv ˈmɔrəl θɔt. diɑnˈtɑləʤi ˈvərsəz. dɪˈlɛmə wɛr ju ər ˈhaɪdɪŋ wɪθ ˈəðər ˈtaʊnzˌfoʊk frəm ˈmərdərəs soldiers,”*,” sɪz rəˈbɛkə friesdorf*, ðə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ ˈɔθər. ə ˈbeɪbi stɑrts tɪ ju sˈməðər ɪt, ðə ˈsoʊlʤərz wɪl faɪnd ənd kɪl ˈɛvriˌwən. ʃʊd ju sˈməðər ðə ˈbeɪbi tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ðə ˈsoʊlʤərz frəm ˈkɪlɪŋ ðə townsfolk?”*?” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ diɑnˈtɑləʤi, ˈkɪlɪŋ ðə ˈbeɪbi wʊd bi rɔŋ bɪˈkəz ˈmərdər ɪz rɔŋ, dɪˈspaɪt ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz. diɑnˈtɑləʤi pʊts ˈmɔrəl nɔrmz æt tɔp praɪˈɔrəti. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ, ˈkɪlɪŋ ðə ˈbeɪbi ɪz əkˈsɛptəbəl bɪˈkəz ɪt wɪl seɪv ˈmɛni lɪvz ɪn ðə ɛnd. kənˈsɪdərz ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. diɑnˈtɑləʤi həz lɔŋ bɪn əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl rɪˈspɑnsɪz tɪ ˈmɔrəl dəˈlɛməz, waɪl ɪz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈkɑgnɪtɪv, ər ˈmɛntəl, rɪˈspɑnsɪz. ˈpriviəs ˈrisərʧ həz kleɪmd ðət ðə tu ər ˈɑpəzɪts, ənd ðət ˈwɪmən meɪk mɔr ˌdiɑntəˈlɑʤɪkəl dɪˈsɪʒənz waɪl mɛn meɪk mɔr juˌtɪləˈtɛriən dɪˈsɪʒənz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈstədi səˈʤɛsts nɑt soʊ ˈsɪmpəl. ðə ˈstədi ðə ˈrisərʧ tim, kəmˈpraɪzd əv ˈsaɪəntɪsts frəm θri ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ɪn θri ˈdɪfərənt ˈkəntriz, bɪˈlivz ðət diɑnˈtɑləʤi ənd ər nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli θɔt ˈprɔˌsɛs kʊd bi əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈfæktərz. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn ðɛm ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli, ðə tim juzd ə ˈmɛθəd kɔld ˈprɔˌsɛs dɪˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən (pd*) tɪ ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ðə ˈvɛriəbəlz. həz bɪn juzd ˈpriviəsli tɪ ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈəðər ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈvɛriəbəlz, səʧ ɛz ˈreɪʃəl baɪəs ɪn ˈwɛpən aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən. ˈwɛðər mɛn ər mɔr juˌtɪləˈtɛriən ðən ˈwɪmən, ər ˈwɪmən ər mɔr ˌdiɑntəˈlɑʤɪkəl ðən mɛn, ɪt ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ ˈmɛʒər independently,”*,” sɛd friesdorf*. ðə rɪˈzəlts ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz frəm ðə ˈstədi ˈʧælənʤ ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈθɪri ðət mɛn prɪˈfər ˈkɑgnɪtɪv dɪˈsɪʒənz ənd ˈwɪmən prɪˈfər ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl wənz. ˈæftər ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈvɛriəbəlz, ˈrisərʧərz dɪˈskəvərd ðət mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən juz ˈkɑgnɪtɪv ˈrizənɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈikwəli. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈwɪmən wər məʧ mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ juz ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈrizənɪŋ ðən mɛn wɪn wən ˈfæktər ɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd: hɑrm. wɪn æst ə ˈmɔrəl dɪˈlɛmə kˈwɛʃən ðət dɪd nɑt ˌɪnˈvɑlv hɑrm, ˈwɪmən ənd mɛn boʊθ ˈtɛndɪd tɪ juz juˌtɪləˈtɛriən (ər ˈkɑgnɪtɪv) ˈθɪŋkɪŋ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪn æst ə ˈmɔrəl dɪˈlɛmə kˈwɛʃən ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ hɑrm, ˈwɪmən wər sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ juz ˌdiɑntəˈlɑʤɪkəl (ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl) ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðən mɛn. ˈkɑrənt ˈfaɪndɪŋz kæst daʊt ɔn ðə haɪˈpɑθəsəs ðət mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən ˈdɪfər ɪn tərmz əv ðɛr ˈkɑgnɪtɪv ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃənz əv outcomes,”*,” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ friesdorf*. mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən ər ˈgəvərnd baɪ laɪnz əv intellect—*— ˈwɪmən: əˈdɪʃəˌnəli baɪ kərvz əv emotion.”*.”
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photo: courtesy of jaunt
with the sound and visions series, vulture explores the future of movies and the movie industry. we hope plug us directly into your cerebral cortex.
in 1947, mgm tried a new narrative trick. the studio wanted a way to mimic the narration of raymond philip marlowe novels, so it hit upon the idea of shooting an entire film from the perspective. the result was robert the lady in the lake, and an odd watch. seeing the mystery from eyes, but not really marlowe; our eyes see in black-and-white, for one, and they see in the academy ratio. watching it, you get the sense that always something missing, lurking just outside the frame.
in the decades since, other films have borrowed the conceit, but none have been able to perfect it. take hardcore (currently on indiegogo), which bills itself as “the first ever action feature film.” the concept is cool what if crank had been filmed on a gopro? and the lens cuts down on fomo, but its relentless forward momentum has the same odd, distancing effect. in the words of film school rejects, it feels less like real life and more like watching somebody else play a video game.
but as long as humans have visual cortices, going to want to make art that reflects the way we see the world. now the technology is finally catching up. the rift headset has brought virtual reality to exhibition halls across the country; a consumer version is rumored to be coming next year. (officially, no release date.) other manufacturers, including google, have come up with headsets that use your as a screen. in a few years, seeing someone strapped into a headset in public may be like seeing someone taking a picture with an ipad weird and slightly unsettling the first few times, and then slowly more and more normal.
you have to be steve jobs to see the potential opportunity that presents for filmmakers. at the recent virtual reality film fest in los angeles, rift headsets were filled with the work of studios looking to get in on the ground floor of the new medium. the rift was originally designed for gaming, and most of the films on display seemed inspired by sandbox games, you down in landscapes and letting you take in the scene. there were exotic safaris, charming cafés, and underwater voyages that got you up close and personal with an animated blue whale. (they are much larger than you expect.)
like the early silent filmmakers, the industry is currently trying to figure out how to go from simply viewers in a new world to telling a story within it. while their predecessors a century earlier had to discover editing, what filmmakers have to adjust to is a lack of it. cuts may work in lady in the lake, where the viewer is literally less plugged-in, but everyone agrees that the most basic film transition is verboten in lest it make viewers sick or, even worse, insane.
“in film, a lot of scenes are constructed from the outside in,” says michael murdock, of studio interactive. “you start with an establishing shot, then you move in closer until you get to the point where got the actors talking. with virtual reality, you have to work the opposite way; you start in the personal space around you, and then you ask, where am i?” or even, who am i? one of’s films is café âme, which puts viewers in the midst of a soothing french café in the only when you see your reflection in a window do you discover actually a robot.
experiencing the world as a beatnik robot is fun, but for more complicated stories, filmmakers are looking for ways to get the audience to pay attention to what supposed to. one trick, they say, is sound. scott of jaunt imagines a film of the near future: “say on top of a cliff, with a beautiful tree to your right and a golden sunset ahead of you. and a bird on the branch of the tree, and chirping. you think, oh my god, this is the most serene, relaxing place on the planet. and then behind you, you hear this rumbling sound. slowly getting louder, so finally you turn around and realize you have a zombie horde coming right at you. managed to get people to look in a particular direction, so they manage to catch something that was right there.”
the lack of cuts also means that most films need to take place in something close to real time. but, says, you can wiggle around that with a little ingenuity. horror film black mass begins with the viewer waking up in a bloody storage room. after a couple tiny jump-scares, two strangers come in and put a hood over your head; when they take it off, in a different room. “that was a transition,” says, “but organic to the scene.”
jaunt is one of a handful of companies that has developed cameras; the hope is that can feel more natural on the eye than. but shooting a film introduces a panorama of hazards. because cameras shoot 360 degrees, literally nowhere a crew member can stand without being in the shot. (so far gotten around this by ducking into shadows or hiding behind crates.) the lighting, too, needs to be natural, or at least disguised. and at this point, the technological hurdles are vast. to create the effect, camera needs to edit footage from 16 lenses together into one image; every second of footage takes 15 seconds to stitch. even by the glacial standards of a film set, a lot of downtime.
talk to anyone in the industry, and tell you a very experimental time for the medium. unclear whether anyone will want to have a headset strapped to their face for two hours, or even what kind of stories want to experience. so far, horror shorts and concert documentaries seem like natural fits, but jaunt has tried its hand at a war film and a monster movie. fox searchlight just made a wild short with reese witherspoon for the rift, and even the porn industry has dipped a finger into the pie. a company called total 360 cinema is reportedly making the first feature film; a romantic comedy. just like in regular hollywood, nobody knows anything yet.
but one bigger question looms over all these debates: how interactive should films be? the technology will be there soon, but filmmakers are wary the experience will be lost if viewers have too much power. “for the type of storytelling interested in, i think interactivity is a problem,” pixar director sasha told a panel at a recent developer conference. “the audience is a horrible storyteller.”
additional reporting by kara warner.
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ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈkərtəsi əv ʤɔnt wɪθ ðə saʊnd ənd ˈvɪʒənz ˈsɪriz, ˈvəlʧər ɪkˈsplɔrz ðə fˈjuʧər əv ˈmuviz ənd ðə ˈmuvi ˈɪndəstri. wi hoʊp pləg ˈjuˈɛs dɪˈrɛkli ˈɪntu jʊr ˈsɛrəbrəl ˈkɔrtɛks. ɪn 1947 ˈɛmˈgiˈɛm traɪd ə nu ˈnɛrətɪv trɪk. ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈwɔntɪd ə weɪ tɪ ˈmɪmɪk ðə nɛˈreɪʃən əv ˈreɪmənd ˈfɪlɪp ˈmɑˌrloʊ ˈnɑvəlz, soʊ ɪt hɪt əˈpɑn ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈʃutɪŋ ən ɪnˈtaɪər fɪlm frəm ðə pərˈspɛktɪv. ðə rɪˈzəlt wɑz ˈrɑbərt ðə ˈleɪdi ɪn ðə leɪk, ənd ən ɑd wɔʧ. siɪŋ ðə ˈmɪstəri frəm aɪz, bət nɑt ˈrɪli ˈmɑˌrloʊ; ɑr aɪz si ɪn black-and-white*, fər wən, ənd ðeɪ si ɪn ðə əˈkædəmi ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ. ˈwɑʧɪŋ ɪt, ju gɪt ðə sɛns ðət ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈmɪsɪŋ, ˈlərkɪŋ ʤɪst ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə freɪm. ɪn ðə ˈdɛkeɪdz sɪns, ˈəðər fɪlmz hæv ˈbɑˌroʊd ðə kənˈsit, bət nən hæv bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈpərˌfɪkt ɪt. teɪk ˈhɑrdˈkɔr (ˈkərəntli ɔn indiegogo*), wɪʧ bɪlz ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɛz fərst ˈɛvər ˈækʃən ˈfiʧər film.”*.” ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt ɪz kul wət ɪf kræŋk hæd bɪn fɪlmd ɔn ə ˈgoʊˌproʊ? ənd ðə lɛnz kəts daʊn ɔn fomo*, bət ɪts rɪˈlɛntlɪs ˈfɔrwərd moʊˈmɛntəm həz ðə seɪm ɑd, ˈdɪstənsɪŋ ˈifɛkt. ɪn ðə wərdz əv fɪlm skul ˈriʤɛkts, ɪt filz lɛs laɪk ril laɪf ənd mɔr laɪk ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈsəmˌbɑdi ɛls pleɪ ə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm. bət ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ˈjumənz hæv ˈvɪʒəwəl cortices*, goʊɪŋ tɪ wɔnt tɪ meɪk ɑrt ðət rɪˈflɛkts ðə weɪ wi si ðə wərld. naʊ ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪz ˈfaɪnəli ˈkæʧɪŋ əp. ðə rɪft ˈhɛdˌsɛt həz brɔt ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti tɪ ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən hɔlz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri; ə kənˈsumər ˈvərʒən ɪz ˈrumərd tɪ bi ˈkəmɪŋ nɛkst jɪr. (əˈfɪʃəli, noʊ riˈlis deɪt.) ˈəðər ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈgugəl, hæv kəm əp wɪθ ˈhɛdˌsɛts ðət juz jʊr ɛz ə skrin. ɪn ə fju jɪrz, siɪŋ ˈsəmˌwən stræpt ˈɪntu ə ˈhɛdˌsɛt ɪn ˈpəblɪk meɪ bi laɪk siɪŋ ˈsəmˌwən ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ˈpɪkʧər wɪθ ən ˈaɪˌpæd wɪrd ənd sˈlaɪtli ənˈsɛtəlɪŋ ðə fərst fju taɪmz, ənd ðɛn sˈloʊli mɔr ənd mɔr ˈnɔrməl. ju hæv tɪ bi stiv ʤɑbz tɪ si ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌɑpərˈtunəti ðət ˈprɛzənts fər ˈfɪlˌmeɪkərz. æt ðə ˈrisənt ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti fɪlm fɛst ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, rɪft ˈhɛdˌsɛts wər fɪld wɪθ ðə wərk əv ˈstudiˌoʊz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ gɪt ɪn ɔn ðə graʊnd flɔr əv ðə nu ˈmidiəm. ðə rɪft wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli dɪˈzaɪnd fər ˈgeɪmɪŋ, ənd moʊst əv ðə fɪlmz ɔn dɪˈspleɪ simd ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ˈsændˌbɑks geɪmz, ju daʊn ɪn ˈlænˌskeɪps ənd ˈlɛtɪŋ ju teɪk ɪn ðə sin. ðɛr wər ɪgˈzɑtɪk səˈfɑriz, ˈʧɑrmɪŋ cafés*, ənd ˈəndərˌwɔtər ˈvɔɪɪʤɪz ðət gɑt ju əp kloʊz ənd ˈpərsɪnəl wɪθ ən ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd blu weɪl. (ðeɪ ər məʧ ˈlɑrʤər ðən ju ɪkˈspɛkt.) laɪk ðə ˈərli ˈsaɪlənt ˈfɪlˌmeɪkərz, ðə ˈɪndəstri ɪz ˈkərəntli traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ tɪ goʊ frəm ˈsɪmpli vjuərz ɪn ə nu wərld tɪ ˈtɛlɪŋ ə ˈstɔri wɪˈθɪn ɪt. waɪl ðɛr ˈprɛdəˌsɛsərz ə ˈsɛnʧəri ˈərliər hæd tɪ dɪˈskəvər ˈɛdɪtɪŋ, wət ˈfɪlˌmeɪkərz hæv tɪ əˈʤəst tɪ ɪz ə læk əv ɪt. kəts meɪ wərk ɪn ˈleɪdi ɪn ðə leɪk, wɛr ðə vjuər ɪz ˈlɪtərəli lɛs plugged-in*, bət ˈɛvriˌwən əˈgriz ðət ðə moʊst ˈbeɪsɪk fɪlm trænˈzɪʃən ɪz vərˈboʊtən ɪn lɛst ɪt meɪk vjuərz sɪk ər, ˈivɪn wərs, ˌɪnˈseɪn. fɪlm, ə lɔt əv sinz ər kənˈstrəktɪd frəm ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd in,”*,” sɪz ˈmaɪkəl ˈmərdɑk, əv ˈstudiˌoʊ ˌɪnərˈæktɪv. stɑrt wɪθ ən ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ʃɑt, ðɛn ju muv ɪn ˈkloʊzər ənˈtɪl ju gɪt tɪ ðə pɔɪnt wɛr gɑt ðə ˈæktərz ˈtɔkɪŋ. wɪθ ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti, ju hæv tɪ wərk ðə ˈɑpəzɪt weɪ; ju stɑrt ɪn ðə ˈpərsɪnəl speɪs əraʊnd ju, ənd ðɛn ju æsk, wɛr æm i?”*?” ər ˈivɪn, hu æm aɪ? wən əv fɪlmz ɪz café*é ââme*, wɪʧ pʊts vjuərz ɪn ðə mɪst əv ə ˈsuðɪŋ frɛnʧ café*é ɪn ðə ˈoʊnli wɪn ju si jʊr rɪˈflɛkʃən ɪn ə ˈwɪndoʊ du ju dɪˈskəvər ˈæˌkʧuəli ə ˈroʊˌbət. ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ ðə wərld ɛz ə ˈbitnɪk ˈroʊˌbət ɪz fən, bət fər mɔr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ˈstɔriz, ˈfɪlˌmeɪkərz ər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər weɪz tɪ gɪt ðə ˈɔdiəns tɪ peɪ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ wət səˈpoʊzd tɪ. wən trɪk, ðeɪ seɪ, ɪz saʊnd. skɑt əv ʤɔnt ˌɪˈmæʤənz ə fɪlm əv ðə nɪr fˈjuʧər: ɔn tɔp əv ə klɪf, wɪθ ə ˈbjutəfəl tri tɪ jʊr raɪt ənd ə ˈgoʊldən ˈsənˌsɛt əˈhɛd əv ju. ənd ə bərd ɔn ðə brænʧ əv ðə tri, ənd ˈʧərpɪŋ. ju θɪŋk, oʊ maɪ gɑd, ðɪs ɪz ðə moʊst sərˈin, rɪˈlæksɪŋ pleɪs ɔn ðə ˈplænət. ənd ðɛn bɪˈhaɪnd ju, ju hir ðɪs ˈrəmbəlɪŋ saʊnd. sˈloʊli ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈlaʊdər, soʊ ˈfaɪnəli ju tərn əraʊnd ənd ˈriəˌlaɪz ju hæv ə ˈzɑmbi hɔrd ˈkəmɪŋ raɪt æt ju. ˈmænɪʤd tɪ gɪt ˈpipəl tɪ lʊk ɪn ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr dɪˈrɛkʃɪn, soʊ ðeɪ ˈmænɪʤ tɪ kæʧ ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wɑz raɪt there.”*.” ðə læk əv kəts ˈɔlsoʊ minz ðət moʊst fɪlmz nid tɪ teɪk pleɪs ɪn ˈsəmθɪŋ kloʊz tɪ ril taɪm. bət, sɪz, ju kən ˈwɪgəl əraʊnd ðət wɪθ ə ˈlɪtəl ˌɪnʤəˈnuəˌti. ˈhɔrər fɪlm blæk mæs bɪˈgɪnz wɪθ ðə vjuər ˈweɪkɪŋ əp ɪn ə ˈblədi ˈstɔrɪʤ rum. ˈæftər ə ˈkəpəl ˈtaɪni jump-scares*, tu ˈstreɪnʤərz kəm ɪn ənd pʊt ə hʊd ˈoʊvər jʊr hɛd; wɪn ðeɪ teɪk ɪt ɔf, ɪn ə ˈdɪfərənt rum. wɑz ə transition,”*,” sɪz, ɔrˈgænɪk tɪ ðə scene.”*.” ʤɔnt ɪz wən əv ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət həz dɪˈvɛləpt ˈkæmərəz; ðə hoʊp ɪz ðət kən fil mɔr ˈnæʧərəl ɔn ðə aɪ ðən. bət ˈʃutɪŋ ə fɪlm ˌɪntrəˈdusɪz ə ˌpænərˈæmə əv ˈhæzərdz. bɪˈkəz ˈkæmərəz ʃut 360 dɪˈgriz, ˈlɪtərəli ˈnoʊˌwɛr ə kru ˈmɛmbər kən stænd wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ ɪn ðə ʃɑt. (soʊ fɑr ˈgɔtən əraʊnd ðɪs baɪ ˈdəkɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈʃæˌdoʊz ər ˈhaɪdɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd kreɪts.) ðə ˈlaɪtɪŋ, tu, nidz tɪ bi ˈnæʧərəl, ər æt list dɪsˈgaɪzd. ənd æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, ðə ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈhərdəlz ər væst. tɪ kriˈeɪt ðə ˈifɛkt, ˈkæmərə nidz tɪ ˈɛdət ˈfʊtɪʤ frəm 16 ˈlɛnzɪz təˈgɛðər ˈɪntu wən ˈɪmɪʤ; ˈɛvəri ˈsɛkənd əv ˈfʊtɪʤ teɪks 15 ˈsɛkəndz tɪ stɪʧ. ˈivɪn baɪ ðə ˈgleɪʃəl ˈstændərdz əv ə fɪlm sɛt, ə lɔt əv ˈdaʊnˌtaɪm. tɔk tɪ ˈɛniˌwən ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri, ənd tɛl ju ə ˈvɛri ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl taɪm fər ðə ˈmidiəm. ənˈklɪr ˈwɛðər ˈɛniˌwən wɪl wɔnt tɪ hæv ə ˈhɛdˌsɛt stræpt tɪ ðɛr feɪs fər tu aʊərz, ər ˈivɪn wət kaɪnd əv ˈstɔriz wɔnt tɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns. soʊ fɑr, ˈhɔrər ʃɔrts ənd ˈkɑnsərt ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəriz sim laɪk ˈnæʧərəl fɪts, bət ʤɔnt həz traɪd ɪts hænd æt ə wɔr fɪlm ənd ə ˈmɑnstər ˈmuvi. fɑks ˈsərˌʧlaɪt ʤɪst meɪd ə waɪld ʃɔrt wɪθ ris ˈwɪðərˌspun fər ðə rɪft, ənd ˈivɪn ðə pɔrn ˈɪndəstri həz dɪpt ə ˈfɪŋgər ˈɪntu ðə paɪ. ə ˈkəmpəˌni kɔld ˈtoʊtəl 360 ˈsɪnəmə ɪz rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə fərst ˈfiʧər fɪlm; ə roʊˈmæntɪk ˈkɑmədi. ʤɪst laɪk ɪn ˈrɛgjələr ˈhɑliˌwʊd, ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi noʊz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ jɛt. bət wən ˈbɪgər kˈwɛʃən lumz ˈoʊvər ɔl ðiz dəˈbeɪts: haʊ ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ʃʊd fɪlmz bi? ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi wɪl bi ðɛr sun, bət ˈfɪlˌmeɪkərz ər ˈwɛri ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪl bi lɔst ɪf vjuərz hæv tu məʧ paʊər. ðə taɪp əv ˈstɔriˌtɛlɪŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn, aɪ θɪŋk ˌɪnərˌækˈtɪvɪti ɪz ə problem,”*,” ˈpɪksɑr dɪˈrɛktər ˈsæʃə toʊld ə ˈpænəl æt ə ˈrisənt dɪˈvɛləpər ˈkɑnfərəns. ˈɔdiəns ɪz ə ˈhɔrəbəl storyteller.”*.” əˈdɪʃənəl rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ baɪ ˈkɛrə ˈwɔrnər.
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late night jon stewart picks apart conservative case against gay marriage
from there, he spent some time picking apart the arguments made by conservatives like sen. lindsey graham and justice antonin scalia.
“it is hard to overstate how big a deal this could be for gay marriage,” stewart declared.
stewart began with a little historical context, reminding viewers of the fact that it was president bill clinton who signed the defense of marriage act into law, and and that states as politically divergent as california and alabama have enacted constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions.
“the daily show” broadcast its last new episode of 2012 on thursday night, and jon stewart closed the year by looking forward specifically, to the two historic gay marriage cases going before the supreme court in 2013 .
he began with graham, who in an interview with piers morgan, asked whether possible for three people to genuinely love each other. presumably, his point was that by expanding the definition of marriage to accommodate gays and lesbians, lawmakers would leave open the floodgates to more radical of the term.
unfortunately, graham made this point while sitting next to two of his colleagues, sen. john mccain and sen. joseph lieberman. as stewart observed, this created the distinct impression that the good senator from south carolina was interested in some kind of unorthodox arrangement himself.
but more to the point, graham was also relying on the “age-old argument,” a line of reasoning that, as stewart put it, “plac[es] gayness into the category of whimsical desire for something unconventional, as opposed to a state of being who you are.”
surely no one on the supreme court would fall for this kind of specious logic, stewart predicted.
ah, but not so fast: during an appearance on monday at princeton university, scalia was asked by a gay student about dissents written likening laws with measures against murder and bestiality.
scalia’s response? he expressed surprise that the student convinced by his argument.
"good old slippery, scalia," stewart mused. like many other observers, stewart was irritated by the condescending response to the student at princeton, which he this way: “yes, surprised you persuaded, gay student who asked why i equate his love life with murder."
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leɪt naɪt ʤɑn stuərt pɪks əˈpɑrt kənˈsərvətɪv keɪs əˈgɛnst geɪ ˈmɛrɪʤ frəm ðɛr, hi spɛnt səm taɪm ˈpɪkɪŋ əˈpɑrt ðə ˈɑrgjəmənts meɪd baɪ kənˈsərvətɪvz laɪk sɛn. ˈlɪndzi græm ənd ˈʤəstɪs ˈæntənɪn ˈskɑljə. ɪz hɑrd tɪ ˈoʊvərˌsteɪt haʊ bɪg ə dil ðɪs kʊd bi fər geɪ marriage,”*,” stuərt dɪˈklɛrd. stuərt bɪˈgæn wɪθ ə ˈlɪtəl hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈkɑntɛkst, riˈmaɪndɪŋ vjuərz əv ðə fækt ðət ɪt wɑz ˈprɛzɪdənt bɪl ˈklɪntən hu saɪnd ðə dɪˈfɛns əv ˈmɛrɪʤ ækt ˈɪntu lɔ, ənd ənd ðət steɪts ɛz ˈplɪtɪkli dɪˈvərʤənt ɛz ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ənd ˌæləˈbæmə hæv ɛˈnæktəd ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl əˈmɛndmənts ˈbænɪŋ ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈjunjənz. ˈdeɪli show”*” ˈbrɔdˌkæst ɪts læst nu ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv 2012 ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ naɪt, ənd ʤɑn stuərt kloʊzd ðə jɪr baɪ ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd spəˈsɪfɪkli, tɪ ðə tu hɪˈstɔrɪk geɪ ˈmɛrɪʤ ˈkeɪsɪz goʊɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə səˈprim kɔrt ɪn 2013 hi bɪˈgæn wɪθ græm, hu ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ pɪrz ˈmɔrgən, æst ˈwɛðər ˈpɑsəbəl fər θri ˈpipəl tɪ ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪnli ləv iʧ ˈəðər. prɪˈzuməbli, hɪz pɔɪnt wɑz ðət baɪ ɪkˈspændɪŋ ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ˈmɛrɪʤ tɪ əˈkɑməˌdeɪt geɪz ənd ˈlɛzbiənz, ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz wʊd liv ˈoʊpən ðə ˈflədˌgeɪts tɪ mɔr ˈrædɪkəl əv ðə tərm. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, græm meɪd ðɪs pɔɪnt waɪl ˈsɪtɪŋ nɛkst tɪ tu əv hɪz ˈkɑligz, sɛn. ʤɑn məˈkeɪn ənd sɛn. ˈʤoʊzəf ˈlibərmən. ɛz stuərt əbˈzərvd, ðɪs kriˈeɪtɪd ðə dɪˈstɪŋkt ˌɪmˈprɛʃən ðət ðə gʊd ˈsɛnətər frəm saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə wɑz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn səm kaɪnd əv əˈnɔrθəˌdɑks ərˈeɪnʤmənt hɪmˈsɛlf. bət mɔr tɪ ðə pɔɪnt, græm wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ riˈlaɪɪŋ ɔn ðə argument,”*,” ə laɪn əv ˈrizənɪŋ ðət, ɛz stuərt pʊt ɪt, ““plac[es*] ˈgeɪnəs ˈɪntu ðə ˈkætəˌgɔri əv ˈwɪmzɪkəl dɪˈzaɪər fər ˈsəmθɪŋ ˌənkənˈvɛnʃənəl, ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ə steɪt əv biɪŋ hu ju are.”*.” ˈʃʊrli noʊ wən ɔn ðə səˈprim kɔrt wʊd fɔl fər ðɪs kaɪnd əv ˈspiʃəs ˈlɑʤɪk, stuərt prɪˈdɪktɪd. ɑ, bət nɑt soʊ fæst: ˈdʊrɪŋ ən əˈpɪrəns ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ æt ˈprɪnstən ˌjunəˈvərsəti, ˈskɑljə wɑz æst baɪ ə geɪ ˈstudənt əˈbaʊt dɪˈsɛnts ˈrɪtən ˈlaɪkənɪŋ lɔz wɪθ ˈmɛʒərz əˈgɛnst ˈmərdər ənd bɛsˈʧælɪti. rɪˈspɑns? hi ɪkˈsprɛst səˈpraɪz ðət ðə ˈstudənt kənˈvɪnst baɪ hɪz ˈɑrgjəmənt. "gʊd oʊld sˈlɪpəri, ˈskɑljə," stuərt mjuzd. laɪk ˈmɛni ˈəðər əbˈzərvərz, stuərt wɑz ˈɪrəˌteɪtəd baɪ ðə ˌkɑndɪˈsɛndɪŋ rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə ˈstudənt æt ˈprɪnstən, wɪʧ hi ðɪs weɪ: ““yes*, səˈpraɪzd ju pərsˈweɪdɪd, geɪ ˈstudənt hu æst waɪ aɪ ɪkˈweɪt hɪz ləv laɪf wɪθ ˈmərdər." ˈɔlsoʊ: ˈmændi pəˈtɪŋkɪn livz ˈstivən ˈkoʊlbərt ˈspiʧləs ˈstivən ˈkoʊlbərt ɔn ˈsɛnɪt rən: "əm æt list ɛz ˈkreɪzi ɛz ʤɪm ˈdeɪmint" ˈʤeɪmi fɑks hɛlps nəʤ "snl*" ˈfərðər ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɛnʧəri
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who would have thought that greece would be on the verge of another crisis? actually, lots of economists forecast that this would happen. but what next?
the greek public finances have been mismanaged for many years. much of greek government spending has been wasted, including on ludicrously early retirement in the public sector. meanwhile, in large parts of the private sector, tax payment has been lax. you can readily understand, therefore, how incensed german get at the thought of their money going to “help the greeks”.
there is doubtless still a good way to go to get the management of both greek government spending and taxation up to scratch, but on the macro numbers, the progress so far is extraordinary. from in 2009, the greek budget deficit looks likely to fall to approximately this year. next year the budget should be in surplus.
the trouble is that this has not brought any discernible benefit to the ordinary greek. average real incomes have fallen and unemployment, although down slightly from the peak, is still about 25pc. more, as some economists, including yours truly, warned, since has been falling, all this fiscal austerity has not stopped the debt ratio from rising.
what’s more, deflation is now well established. over the last year, prices have fallen by 1.2pc, and they should go on falling. this means that even if real increases a bit, money may still fall, causing the debt to ratio to rise. and yet still greece has to tighten its belt.
in these circumstances it is hardly surprising that the main opposition party,, has called for an end to austerity and for a good part of debt to be written off. and, running up to the general election on january 25th, it is ahead in the opinion polls.
to some european commentators, what wants seems mad. yet if anything is mad, it is surely continuing on the current course. since 2008, greece has suffered a fall in of about 25pc, roughly equivalent to the drop that occurred in the us and germany during the 1930s.
but i do not see how mrs merkel can concede what is demanding. a further debt may just about be possible but an end to austerity surely cannot be conceded. if it were, then how would the governments in spain, italy, portugal and, increasingly, france, be kept to the sticking place? so if it comes to a showdown and does not back down, i reckon that mrs merkel would force greece out of the euro.
in some ways this sounds like a of the crisis in 2012. but two things have changed since then and they make a departure from the euro more likely, not less. first, excluding interest payments on debt the greek government is now running a surplus. so if it defaulted and suspended or delayed interest payments it would actually have money to spare.
even so, critics say that default would be disastrous as no one would lend to the greek government ever again. nonsense. history suggests that it would be a matter of months before the investment bankers came knocking on the door.
nor is this simply the result of a powerful mixture of greed and short memories. what lenders fear is not the history of recent default but the prospect of future default. once a country has defaulted, the prospect of another default in the next year or two is actually lower.
the second factor that has changed is that the german government now believes that the is able to withstand a greek departure from the euro without much ill-effect. what they feared in 2012 was contagion from greece to spain, italy and portugal. they reckon that with the various support mechanisms in place that is now less likely.
if default and euro departure produced chaos and disaster for greece then the continued membership of these other vulnerable countries would indeed be safe at least for now. their governments would be able to warn their people that if they take their nasty medicine they would end up like greece.
the real risk for the, though, is that greek default and euro departure go relatively well, and after a year or so greece is beginning a vigorous recovery on the back of a weak drachma. in that case, the people of italy, spain and portugal would ask: “if greece can do it that way then why we?” and there be a good answer. the would do the splits as soon as you could say juncker.
of course, virtually no one in the greek establishment wants greece to leave the euro. yet the country desperately needs decent economic growth. an end to austerity and a debt would only do half the job. the other half is improved competitiveness. achieving that through sustained deflation would be slow and painful, and would intensify the debt problem all over again.
it is not unusual for governments to cling on to what is the source and origin of a painful economic predicament. this is a version of what is known in the psychological world as stockholm syndrome, when prisoners become emotionally dependent upon their captors and do not want to escape.
for example, in 1931, the national government fought hard to keep us on the gold standard, which was breaking the economy. it was only when we were forced off it that the economy grew strongly. similarly, in 1992, the major government did not decide that it wanted to leave the erm. on the contrary it bent every effort, and spent almost every dollar, to keep us in! once again, being forced out was the source of our salvation.
if greece defaults, departs the euro and devalues, i am sure that this would be portrayed by the european establishment and by the media, including in this country, as an unmitigated disaster for greece. yet in economics, things often turn out differently from how they initially seem.
currency crises are dramatic and accordingly make good news stories. by contrast, a country being slowly roasted on the spit year after year soon loses its prime slot on the news at ten.
of course, greece could blow it. but default and euro exit would give her the possibility of escape from this awful situation. just the same old furrow will bring misery and disaster.
roger is executive chairman of capital economics
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hu wʊd hæv θɔt ðət gris wʊd bi ɔn ðə vərʤ əv əˈnəðər ˈkraɪsəs? ˈæˌkʧuəli, lɑts əv ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts ˈfɔrˌkæst ðət ðɪs wʊd ˈhæpən. bət wət nɛkst? ðə grik ˈpəblɪk ˈfaɪˌnænsɪz hæv bɪn mɪsˈmænɪʤd fər ˈmɛni jɪrz. məʧ əv grik ˈgəvərnmənt ˈspɛndɪŋ həz bɪn ˈweɪstɪd, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɔn ˈludəkrəsli ˈərli rɪˈtaɪərmənt ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsɛktər. ˈminˌwaɪl, ɪn lɑrʤ pɑrts əv ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər, tæks ˈpeɪmənt həz bɪn læks. ju kən ˈrɛdəli ˌəndərˈstænd, ˈðɛrˌfɔr, haʊ ˈɪnˌsɛnst ˈʤərmən gɪt æt ðə θɔt əv ðɛr ˈməni goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə greeks”*”. ðɛr ɪz ˈdaʊtləs stɪl ə gʊd weɪ tɪ goʊ tɪ gɪt ðə ˈmænɪʤmənt əv boʊθ grik ˈgəvərnmənt ˈspɛndɪŋ ənd tækˈseɪʃən əp tɪ skræʧ, bət ɔn ðə ˈmækroʊ ˈnəmbərz, ðə ˈprɑˌgrɛs soʊ fɑr ɪz ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri. frəm ɪn 2009 ðə grik ˈbəʤɪt ˈdɛfəsət lʊks ˈlaɪkli tɪ fɔl tɪ əˈprɑksəmətli ðɪs jɪr. nɛkst jɪr ðə ˈbəʤɪt ʃʊd bi ɪn ˈsərpləs. ðə ˈtrəbəl ɪz ðət ðɪs həz nɑt brɔt ˈɛni dɪˈsərnəbəl ˈbɛnəfɪt tɪ ðə ˈɔrdəˌnɛri grik. ˈævərɪʤ ril ˈɪnˌkəmz hæv ˈfɑlən ənd ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt, ˌɔlˈðoʊ daʊn sˈlaɪtli frəm ðə pik, ɪz stɪl əˈbaʊt 25pc*. mɔr, ɛz səm ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ jʊrz ˈtruli, wɔrnd, sɪns həz bɪn ˈfɑlɪŋ, ɔl ðɪs ˈfɪskəl ˌɔˈstɛrɪti həz nɑt stɑpt ðə dɛt ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ frəm ˈraɪzɪŋ. mɔr, dɪˈfleɪʃən ɪz naʊ wɛl ɪˈstæblɪʃt. ˈoʊvər ðə læst jɪr, ˈpraɪsɪz hæv ˈfɑlən baɪ 1.2pc*, ənd ðeɪ ʃʊd goʊ ɔn ˈfɑlɪŋ. ðɪs minz ðət ˈivɪn ɪf ril ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ə bɪt, ˈməni meɪ stɪl fɔl, ˈkɔzɪŋ ðə dɛt tɪ ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ tɪ raɪz. ənd jɛt stɪl gris həz tɪ ˈtaɪtən ɪts bɛlt. ɪn ðiz ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ɪt ɪz ˈhɑrdli səˈpraɪzɪŋ ðət ðə meɪn ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈpɑrti,, həz kɔld fər ən ɛnd tɪ ˌɔˈstɛrɪti ənd fər ə gʊd pɑrt əv dɛt tɪ bi ˈrɪtən ɔf. ənd, ˈrənɪŋ əp tɪ ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 25th*, ɪt ɪz əˈhɛd ɪn ðə əˈpɪnjən poʊlz. tɪ səm ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz, wət wɔnts simz mæd. jɛt ɪf ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɪz mæd, ɪt ɪz ˈʃʊrli kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈkɑrənt kɔrs. sɪns 2008 gris həz ˈsəfərd ə fɔl ɪn əv əˈbaʊt 25pc*, ˈrəfli ɪkˈwɪvələnt tɪ ðə drɔp ðət əˈkərd ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ˈʤərməni ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 1930s*. bət aɪ du nɑt si haʊ ˈmɪsɪz ˈmərkəl kən kənˈsid wət ɪz dɪˈmændɪŋ. ə ˈfərðər dɛt meɪ ʤɪst əˈbaʊt bi ˈpɑsəbəl bət ən ɛnd tɪ ˌɔˈstɛrɪti ˈʃʊrli ˈkænɑt bi kənˈsidɪd. ɪf ɪt wər, ðɛn haʊ wʊd ðə ˈgəvərnmənts ɪn speɪn, ˈɪtəli, ˈpɔrʧəgəl ənd, ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli, fræns, bi kɛpt tɪ ðə ˈstɪkɪŋ pleɪs? soʊ ɪf ɪt kəmz tɪ ə ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn ənd dɪz nɑt bæk daʊn, aɪ ˈrɛkən ðət ˈmɪsɪz ˈmərkəl wʊd fɔrs gris aʊt əv ðə ˈjʊrə. ɪn səm weɪz ðɪs saʊnz laɪk ə əv ðə ˈkraɪsəs ɪn 2012 bət tu θɪŋz hæv ʧeɪnʤd sɪns ðɛn ənd ðeɪ meɪk ə dɪˈpɑrʧər frəm ðə ˈjʊrə mɔr ˈlaɪkli, nɑt lɛs. fərst, ɪkˈskludɪŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ˈpeɪmənts ɔn dɛt ðə grik ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz naʊ ˈrənɪŋ ə ˈsərpləs. soʊ ɪf ɪt dɪˈfɔltɪd ənd səˈspɛndɪd ər dɪˈleɪd ˈɪntəˌrɛst ˈpeɪmənts ɪt wʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli hæv ˈməni tɪ spɛr. ˈivɪn soʊ, ˈkrɪtɪks seɪ ðət dɪˈfɔlt wʊd bi dɪˈzæstrəs ɛz noʊ wən wʊd lɛnd tɪ ðə grik ˈgəvərnmənt ˈɛvər əˈgɛn. ˈnɑnsɛns. ˈhɪstəri səˈʤɛsts ðət ɪt wʊd bi ə ˈmætər əv mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈbæŋkərz keɪm ˈnɑkɪŋ ɔn ðə dɔr. nɔr ɪz ðɪs ˈsɪmpli ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ə ˈpaʊərfəl ˈmɪksʧər əv grid ənd ʃɔrt ˈmɛməriz. wət ˈlɛndərz fɪr ɪz nɑt ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈrisənt dɪˈfɔlt bət ðə ˈprɑspɛkt əv fˈjuʧər dɪˈfɔlt. wəns ə ˈkəntri həz dɪˈfɔltɪd, ðə ˈprɑspɛkt əv əˈnəðər dɪˈfɔlt ɪn ðə nɛkst jɪr ər tu ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli loʊər. ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈfæktər ðət həz ʧeɪnʤd ɪz ðət ðə ˈʤərmən ˈgəvərnmənt naʊ bɪˈlivz ðət ðə ɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ wɪθˈstænd ə grik dɪˈpɑrʧər frəm ðə ˈjʊrə wɪˈθaʊt məʧ ill-effect*. wət ðeɪ fɪrd ɪn 2012 wɑz kənˈteɪʤən frəm gris tɪ speɪn, ˈɪtəli ənd ˈpɔrʧəgəl. ðeɪ ˈrɛkən ðət wɪθ ðə ˈvɛriəs səˈpɔrt ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəmz ɪn pleɪs ðət ɪz naʊ lɛs ˈlaɪkli. ɪf dɪˈfɔlt ənd ˈjʊrə dɪˈpɑrʧər prəˈdust keɪɑs ənd dɪˈzæstər fər gris ðɛn ðə kənˈtɪnjud ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp əv ðiz ˈəðər ˈvəlnərəbəl ˈkəntriz wʊd ˌɪnˈdid bi seɪf æt list fər naʊ. ðɛr ˈgəvərnmənts wʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ wɔrn ðɛr ˈpipəl ðət ɪf ðeɪ teɪk ðɛr ˈnæsti ˈmɛdəsən ðeɪ wʊd ɛnd əp laɪk gris. ðə ril rɪsk fər ðə, ðoʊ, ɪz ðət grik dɪˈfɔlt ənd ˈjʊrə dɪˈpɑrʧər goʊ ˈrɛlətɪvli wɛl, ənd ˈæftər ə jɪr ər soʊ gris ɪz bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ə ˈvɪgərəs rɪˈkəvəri ɔn ðə bæk əv ə wik ˈdrækmə. ɪn ðət keɪs, ðə ˈpipəl əv ˈɪtəli, speɪn ənd ˈpɔrʧəgəl wʊd æsk: gris kən du ɪt ðət weɪ ðɛn waɪ we?”*?” ənd ðɛr bi ə gʊd ˈænsər. ðə wʊd du ðə splɪts ɛz sun ɛz ju kʊd seɪ juncker*. əv kɔrs, ˈvərʧuəli noʊ wən ɪn ðə grik ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt wɔnts gris tɪ liv ðə ˈjʊrə. jɛt ðə ˈkəntri ˈdɛspərətli nidz ˈdisənt ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ. ən ɛnd tɪ ˌɔˈstɛrɪti ənd ə dɛt wʊd ˈoʊnli du hæf ðə ʤɑb. ðə ˈəðər hæf ɪz ˌɪmˈpruvd kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnɪs. əˈʧivɪŋ ðət θru səˈsteɪnd dɪˈfleɪʃən wʊd bi sloʊ ənd ˈpeɪnfəl, ənd wʊd ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪ ðə dɛt ˈprɑbləm ɔl ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn. ɪt ɪz nɑt ənˈjuˌʒuəl fər ˈgəvərnmənts tɪ klɪŋ ɔn tɪ wət ɪz ðə sɔrs ənd ˈɔrəʤən əv ə ˈpeɪnfəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk prɪˈdɪkəmənt. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈvərʒən əv wət ɪz noʊn ɪn ðə ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl wərld ɛz ˈstɑˌkhoʊlm ˈsɪnˌdroʊm, wɪn ˈprɪzənərz bɪˈkəm ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli dɪˈpɛndənt əˈpɑn ðɛr ˈkæptərz ənd du nɑt wɔnt tɪ ɪˈskeɪp. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪn 1931 ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈgəvərnmənt fɔt hɑrd tɪ kip ˈjuˈɛs ɔn ðə goʊld ˈstændərd, wɪʧ wɑz ˈbreɪkɪŋ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi. ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli wɪn wi wər fɔrst ɔf ɪt ðət ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi gru ˈstrɔŋli. ˈsɪmələrli, ɪn 1992 ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈgəvərnmənt dɪd nɑt ˌdɪˈsaɪd ðət ɪt ˈwɔntɪd tɪ liv ðə erm*. ɔn ðə ˈkɑntrɛri ɪt bɛnt ˈɛvəri ˈɛfərt, ənd spɛnt ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri ˈdɔlər, tɪ kip ˈjuˈɛs ɪn! wəns əˈgɛn, biɪŋ fɔrst aʊt wɑz ðə sɔrs əv ɑr sælˈveɪʃən. ɪf gris dɪˈfɔlts, dɪˈpɑrts ðə ˈjʊrə ənd devalues*, aɪ æm ʃʊr ðət ðɪs wʊd bi pɔrˈtreɪd baɪ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ənd baɪ ðə ˈmidiə, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri, ɛz ən ənˈmɪtəˌgeɪtɪd dɪˈzæstər fər gris. jɛt ɪn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks, θɪŋz ˈɔfən tərn aʊt ˈdɪfərˈɛntli frəm haʊ ðeɪ ˌɪˈnɪʃəli sim. ˈkərənsi ˈkraɪsiz ər drəˈmætɪk ənd əˈkɔrdɪŋli meɪk gʊd nuz ˈstɔriz. baɪ ˈkɑntræst, ə ˈkəntri biɪŋ sˈloʊli ˈroʊstɪd ɔn ðə spɪt jɪr ˈæftər jɪr sun ˈluzɪz ɪts praɪm slɑt ɔn ðə nuz æt tɛn. əv kɔrs, gris kʊd bloʊ ɪt. bət dɪˈfɔlt ənd ˈjʊrə ˈɛksət wʊd gɪv hər ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ɪˈskeɪp frəm ðɪs ˈɔfəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. ʤɪst ðə seɪm oʊld fəroʊ wɪl brɪŋ ˈmɪzəri ənd dɪˈzæstər. ˈrɑʤər ɪz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈʧɛrmən əv ˈkæpɪtəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks
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cases against people who refused to complete the 2011 census in england and wales are starting to come before the courts. judith , who declined to fill in her form in protest at the government's contract with manufacturer lockheed martin to process census data, had a preliminary hearing at magistrates court on remembrance day with her case now adjourned to 8 december (tbc). over 20 supporters attended the court in solidarity with judith to demonstrate against lockheed martin and the wars it fuels, holding a vigil at the war memorial afterwards. other known cases are in liverpool on 8 december , reading on 13 december and birmingham on 5 january . there are bound to be more in the coming weeks and months.
reasons for resistance
although no figures are available yet, it is likely that the 2011 census has been widely and variously resisted by outright refusal to comply, active and passive avoidance tactics and creative completion of the forms. there are many reasons for people to resist the census, but the awarding of census data processing contracts to lockheed martin (england and wales) and (scotland and ireland) has been a major factor in resistance in 2011. lockheed martin is one of the world's largest weapons manufacturers, with trident nuclear missiles, fighter jets, cluster bombs and the aegis combat system among its products (more details in this article). both companies are implicated in human rights abuses at guantanamo bay and abu prisons. there are many concerns about data security, particularly in light of other major data security lapses, a recent lockheed martin security breach and a statement by vice-president of lockheed martin us that “we want to know going on anytime, any place on the planet”.
2001 census resistance
lockheed martin also had a contract for processing census data in england and wales ten years ago for the 2001 census, but objectors have been more effective at getting the word out this time round, with opposition coming from a wide range of groups and organisations.
last time round, in 2001, a freedom of information request revealed that there were a reported 39 census related prosecutions, with all but one of the defendants found guilty. according to the guardian, this was from a total of 3 million people who didn't fill in their forms.
judith
judith, 47, is mother of five and a single parent with two primary age children. she has kidney failure and spends three days a week in hospital on dialysis. judith has said that once she was aware of lockheed martin's involvement in the census, after reading an article in the guardian, she could not conscience completing the form given lockheed martin's business of manufacturing arms including weapons of mass destruction and its involvement in human rights abuses at guantanamo and abu where it provides contract interrogators. judith entered a plea of not guilty in court on and is planning to run a human rights defence in her case which will question whether the state has the right to come between a person and their conscience. in a statement to the shropshire star, judith said: “i will risk the threat of prison because i am not going to pay any fine or sign that census form. this is an important fight and campaigners around the world are showing solidarity.”
sarah
sarah, 56, of bromborough, wirral, a grandmother who suffers with a disabling chronic condition, is due to appear at the magistrates court in liverpool on thursday 8 december. sarah's objections to completing the census relate to the contract with arms manufacturer lockheed martin for processing census data. sarah refers in particular to the use by israel of deadly lockheed martin weaponry on the people of palestine.
"my conscience will not, cannot condone what is happening to the good people of palestine, innocent men, women and children being murdered by arms provided by lockheed martin to israel. the very same lockheed martin who were given the contract to oversee the census 2011. on thursday of december i will be pleading not guilty as i will not be part of the collusion against palestine. i will refuse to pay any fine and am more than prepared to go to prison. this is not about me; this is about the corruption and collusion going on between the/us/israel against the innocent palestinians and i am standing against it. will you stand with me and all census resisters?"
deborah glass woodin
deborah glass woodin of oxford, green activist, mother of two and widow of mike woodin, is due in reading magistrates court on tuesday 13 december at 10am.
following a pattern with all cases we've seen so far, her case will not be heard at her local magistrates court, but at one miles away in reading. inconvenient for deborah, but nicely situated for activists! lockheed martin jointly runs awe as well as having a billion contract with the government to develop new illegal weapons of mass destruction there.
deborah has given four reasons for her census refusal:
1) the link with lockheed martin (brought to my attention through printing a leaflet about it at oxford workers co-op of which i am a member)
2) the statement on the front of the form about using the information to help decide where schools and hospitals should be built: i wish this were true, but these decisions are driven by money, not need (as my time on both councils has shown).
3) the number of questions not related in any way to anything but 'big brother' monitoring religion, nationality.
4) the census in this form is to be scrapped (daily telegraph june 2010). it only ran this time because contracts had been signed and heavy losses would have been incurred. it is acknowledged to be a hugely inefficient way of collecting this data.
she also says: "i was an active green party member for many years and have been a city and county for the greens in oxford. i have always been an activist and until recently believed that the best way to change the world was working with the system. i feel somewhat more cynical and less naive now!"
roger
roger, 66, a former local government officer and local from leamington, warwickshire, is in court in birmingham on 5 january.
roger: "i did state to the officer who initially visited me to chase up the form that i was not completing it because of the involvement of lockheed martin. when i was later interviewed under caution at home by two enforcement officers, i again repeated that i was refusing to complete this year's census on grounds of conscience because of the involvement of lockheed martin.
"i have no intention of paying any fine or any costs. as a taxpayer i have already contributed to lockheed martin's profits and it is not my intention to give them another penny. perfectly happy to be given a custodial sentence in lieu of fine."
solidarity
solidarity for judith's census resistance has come from far and wide, including canada where there is ongoing resistance to lockheed martin's involvement in the canadian census. many people at occupy and square in london also sent solidarity messages. others sent messages of support via email. supporters at the court came from, flintshire, shropshire, wirral, liverpool and beyond.
noconcensus and others are building a solidarity network to support all those who face court hearings.
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ˈkeɪsɪz əˈgɛnst ˈpipəl hu rɪfˈjuzd tɪ kəmˈplit ðə 2011 ˈsɛnsəs ɪn ˈɪŋglənd ənd weɪlz ər ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ kəm ˌbiˈfɔr ðə kɔrts. ˈʤudɪθ hu dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ fɪl ɪn hər fɔrm ɪn ˈproʊˌtɛst æt ðə ˈgəvərnmənts ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtɪn tɪ ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈsɛnsəs ˈdætə, hæd ə prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˈhirɪŋ æt ˈmæʤɪˌstreɪts kɔrt ɔn riˈmɛmbrəns deɪ wɪθ hər keɪs naʊ əˈʤərnd tɪ 8 dɪˈsɛmbər (tbc*). ˈoʊvər 20 səˈpɔrtərz əˈtɛndəd ðə kɔrt ɪn ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti wɪθ ˈʤudɪθ tɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt əˈgɛnst ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtɪn ənd ðə wɔrz ɪt fjuəlz, ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə ˈvɪʤəl æt ðə wɔr məˈmɔriəl ˈæftərwərdz. ˈəðər noʊn ˈkeɪsɪz ər ɪn ˈlɪvərˌpul ɔn 8 dɪˈsɛmbər ˈrɛdɪŋ ɔn 13 dɪˈsɛmbər ənd ˈbərmɪŋˌhæm ɔn 5 ˈʤænjuˌɛri ðɛr ər baʊnd tɪ bi mɔr ɪn ðə ˈkəmɪŋ wiks ənd mənθs. ˈrizənz fər rɪˈzɪstəns ˌɔlˈðoʊ noʊ ˈfɪgjərz ər əˈveɪləbəl jɛt, ɪt ɪz ˈlaɪkli ðət ðə 2011 ˈsɛnsəs həz bɪn ˈwaɪdli ənd ˈvɛriəsli rɪˈzɪstɪd baɪ ˈaʊˈtraɪt rɪfˈjuzəl tɪ kəmˈplaɪ, ˈæktɪv ənd ˈpæsɪv əˈvɔɪdəns ˈtæktɪks ənd kriˈeɪtɪv kəmˈpliʃən əv ðə fɔrmz. ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ˈrizənz fər ˈpipəl tɪ rɪˈzɪst ðə ˈsɛnsəs, bət ðə əˈwɔrdɪŋ əv ˈsɛnsəs ˈdætə ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ ˈkɑnˌtrækts tɪ ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtɪn (ˈɪŋglənd ənd weɪlz) ənd (ˈskɑtlənd ənd ˈaɪərlənd) həz bɪn ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈfæktər ɪn rɪˈzɪstəns ɪn 2011 ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtɪn ɪz wən əv ðə wərldz ˈlɑrʤəst ˈwɛpənz ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz, wɪθ ˈtraɪdənt ˈnukliər ˈmɪsəlz, ˈfaɪtər ʤɛts, ˈkləstər bɑmz ənd ðə ˈiʤəs ˈkɑmbæt ˈsɪstəm əˈməŋ ɪts ˈprɑdəkts (mɔr ˈditeɪlz ɪn ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl). boʊθ ˈkəmpəˌniz ər ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪtɪd ɪn ˈjumən raɪts əˈbjuzɪz æt gˌwɑnˈtɑnəˌmoʊ beɪ ənd ˈæbu ˈprɪzənz. ðɛr ər ˈmɛni kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ˈdætə sɪˈkjʊrəti, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn laɪt əv ˈəðər ˈmeɪʤər ˈdætə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈlæpsɪz, ə ˈrisənt ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtɪn sɪˈkjʊrəti briʧ ənd ə ˈsteɪtmənt baɪ ˈvaɪˈsprɛzədənt əv ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtɪn ˈjuˈɛs ðət wɔnt tɪ noʊ goʊɪŋ ɔn ˈɛniˌtaɪm, ˈɛni pleɪs ɔn ðə planet”*”. 2001 ˈsɛnsəs rɪˈzɪstəns ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtɪn ˈɔlsoʊ hæd ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt fər ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ ˈsɛnsəs ˈdætə ɪn ˈɪŋglənd ənd weɪlz tɛn jɪrz əˈgoʊ fər ðə 2001 ˈsɛnsəs, bət əˈbʤɛktərz hæv bɪn mɔr ˈifɛktɪv æt ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə wərd aʊt ðɪs taɪm raʊnd, wɪθ ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ə waɪd reɪnʤ əv grups ənd ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz. læst taɪm raʊnd, ɪn 2001 ə ˈfridəm əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən rɪkˈwɛst rɪˈvild ðət ðɛr wər ə ˌriˈpɔrtəd 39 ˈsɛnsəs rɪˈleɪtɪd ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃənz, wɪθ ɔl bət wən əv ðə dɪˈfɛndənts faʊnd ˈgɪlti. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈgɑrdiən, ðɪs wɑz frəm ə ˈtoʊtəl əv 3 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl hu ˈdɪdənt fɪl ɪn ðɛr fɔrmz. ˈʤudɪθ ˈʤudɪθ, 47 ɪz ˈməðər əv faɪv ənd ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈpɛrənt wɪθ tu ˈpraɪˌmɛri eɪʤ ˈʧɪldrən. ʃi həz ˈkɪdni ˈfeɪljər ənd spɛnz θri deɪz ə wik ɪn ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ɔn daɪˈælɪsɪs. ˈʤudɪθ həz sɛd ðət wəns ʃi wɑz əˈwɛr əv ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtənz ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn ðə ˈsɛnsəs, ˈæftər ˈrɛdɪŋ ən ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn ðə ˈgɑrdiən, ʃi kʊd nɑt ˈkɑnʃəns kəmˈplitɪŋ ðə fɔrm ˈgɪvɪn ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtənz ˈbɪznɪs əv ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ɑrmz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈwɛpənz əv mæs dɪˈstrəkʃən ənd ɪts ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn ˈjumən raɪts əˈbjuzɪz æt gˌwɑnˈtɑnəˌmoʊ ənd ˈæbu wɛr ɪt prəˈvaɪdz ˈkɑnˌtrækt ˌɪnˈtɛrəˌgeɪtərz. ˈʤudɪθ ˈɛnərd ə pli əv nɑt ˈgɪlti ɪn kɔrt ɔn ənd ɪz ˈplænɪŋ tɪ rən ə ˈjumən raɪts dɪˈfɛns ɪn hər keɪs wɪʧ wɪl kˈwɛʃən ˈwɛðər ðə steɪt həz ðə raɪt tɪ kəm bɪtˈwin ə ˈpərsən ənd ðɛr ˈkɑnʃəns. ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt tɪ ðə ʃˈrɑpˌʃaɪr stɑr, ˈʤudɪθ sɛd: wɪl rɪsk ðə θrɛt əv ˈprɪzən bɪˈkəz aɪ æm nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ peɪ ˈɛni faɪn ər saɪn ðət ˈsɛnsəs fɔrm. ðɪs ɪz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt faɪt ənd kæmˈpeɪnərz əraʊnd ðə wərld ər ʃoʊɪŋ solidarity.”*.” ˈsɛrə ˈsɛrə, 56 əv bromborough*, wirral*, ə ˈgrændˌməðər hu ˈsəfərz wɪθ ə ˌdɪˈseɪblɪŋ ˈkrɑnɪk kənˈdɪʃən, ɪz du tɪ əˈpɪr æt ðə ˈmæʤɪˌstreɪts kɔrt ɪn ˈlɪvərˌpul ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ 8 dɪˈsɛmbər. ˈsɛrəz əˈbʤɛkʃənz tɪ kəmˈplitɪŋ ðə ˈsɛnsəs rɪˈleɪt tɪ ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ɑrmz ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtɪn fər ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ ˈsɛnsəs ˈdætə. ˈsɛrə rɪˈfərz ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr tɪ ðə juz baɪ ˈɪzriəl əv ˈdɛdli ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtɪn ˈwɛpənri ɔn ðə ˈpipəl əv ˈpæləˌstaɪn. "maɪ ˈkɑnʃəns wɪl nɑt, ˈkænɑt kənˈdoʊn wət ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ tɪ ðə gʊd ˈpipəl əv ˈpæləˌstaɪn, ˈɪnəsənt mɛn, ˈwɪmən ənd ˈʧɪldrən biɪŋ ˈmərdərd baɪ ɑrmz prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtɪn tɪ ˈɪzriəl. ðə ˈvɛri seɪm ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtɪn hu wər ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt tɪ ˈoʊvərˌsi ðə ˈsɛnsəs 2011 ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ əv dɪˈsɛmbər aɪ wɪl bi ˈplidɪŋ nɑt ˈgɪlti ɛz aɪ wɪl nɑt bi pɑrt əv ðə kəˈluʒən əˈgɛnst ˈpæləˌstaɪn. aɪ wɪl ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ peɪ ˈɛni faɪn ənd æm mɔr ðən priˈpɛrd tɪ goʊ tɪ ˈprɪzən. ðɪs ɪz nɑt əˈbaʊt mi; ðɪs ɪz əˈbaʊt ðə kərˈəpʃən ənd kəˈluʒən goʊɪŋ ɔn bɪtˈwin ðə əˈgɛnst ðə ˈɪnəsənt ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz ənd aɪ æm ˈstændɪŋ əˈgɛnst ɪt. wɪl ju stænd wɪθ mi ənd ɔl ˈsɛnsəs resisters*?" ˈdɛbərə glæs ˈwʊdɪn ˈdɛbərə glæs ˈwʊdɪn əv ˈɑksfərd, grin ˈæktɪvɪst, ˈməðər əv tu ənd ˈwɪdoʊ əv maɪk ˈwʊdɪn, ɪz du ɪn ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈmæʤɪˌstreɪts kɔrt ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ 13 dɪˈsɛmbər æt 10am*. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈpætərn wɪθ ɔl ˈkeɪsɪz wiv sin soʊ fɑr, hər keɪs wɪl nɑt bi hərd æt hər ˈloʊkəl ˈmæʤɪˌstreɪts kɔrt, bət æt wən maɪəlz əˈweɪ ɪn ˈrɛdɪŋ. ˌɪnkənˈvinjənt fər ˈdɛbərə, bət ˈnaɪsli ˈsɪʧuˌeɪtɪd fər ˈæktɪvɪsts! ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtɪn ˈʤɔɪntli rənz ɔ ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈbɪljən ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ dɪˈvɛləp nu ˌɪˈligəl ˈwɛpənz əv mæs dɪˈstrəkʃən ðɛr. ˈdɛbərə həz ˈgɪvɪn fɔr ˈrizənz fər hər ˈsɛnsəs rɪfˈjuzəl: 1 ðə lɪŋk wɪθ ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtɪn (brɔt tɪ maɪ əˈtɛnʃən θru ˈprɪnɪŋ ə ˈliflət əˈbaʊt ɪt æt ˈɑksfərd ˈwərkərz koʊɑp əv wɪʧ aɪ æm ə ˈmɛmbər) 2 ðə ˈsteɪtmənt ɔn ðə frənt əv ðə fɔrm əˈbaʊt ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ hɛlp ˌdɪˈsaɪd wɛr skulz ənd ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz ʃʊd bi bɪlt: aɪ wɪʃ ðɪs wər tru, bət ðiz dɪˈsɪʒənz ər ˈdrɪvən baɪ ˈməni, nɑt nid (ɛz maɪ taɪm ɔn boʊθ ˈkaʊnsɪlz həz ʃoʊn). 3 ðə ˈnəmbər əv kˈwɛsʧənz nɑt rɪˈleɪtɪd ɪn ˈɛni weɪ tɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət 'bɪg ˈbrəðər' ˈmɑnətərɪŋ rɪˈlɪʤən, ˌnæʃəˈnælɪti. 4 ðə ˈsɛnsəs ɪn ðɪs fɔrm ɪz tɪ bi skræpt (ˈdeɪli ˈtɛləˌgræf ʤun 2010 ɪt ˈoʊnli ræn ðɪs taɪm bɪˈkəz ˈkɑnˌtrækts hæd bɪn saɪnd ənd ˈhɛvi ˈlɔsɪz wʊd hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈkərd. ɪt ɪz ækˈnɑlɪʤd tɪ bi ə ˈhjuʤli ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənt weɪ əv kəˈlɛktɪŋ ðɪs ˈdætə. ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ sɪz: "aɪ wɑz ən ˈæktɪv grin ˈpɑrti ˈmɛmbər fər ˈmɛni jɪrz ənd hæv bɪn ə ˈsɪti ənd ˈkaʊnti fər ðə grinz ɪn ˈɑksfərd. aɪ hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ən ˈæktɪvɪst ənd ənˈtɪl ˈrisəntli bɪˈlivd ðət ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə wərld wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈsɪstəm. aɪ fil ˈsəmˈwət mɔr ˈsɪnɪkəl ənd lɛs naɪiv naʊ!" ˈrɑʤər ˈrɑʤər, 66 ə ˈfɔrmər ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈɔfɪsər ənd ˈloʊkəl frəm leamington*, warwickshire*, ɪz ɪn kɔrt ɪn ˈbərmɪŋˌhæm ɔn 5 ˈʤænjuˌɛri. ˈrɑʤər: "aɪ dɪd steɪt tɪ ðə ˈɔfɪsər hu ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈvɪzɪtɪd mi tɪ ʧeɪs əp ðə fɔrm ðət aɪ wɑz nɑt kəmˈplitɪŋ ɪt bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt əv ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtɪn. wɪn aɪ wɑz ˈleɪtər ˈɪntərvˌjud ˈəndər ˈkɔʃən æt hoʊm baɪ tu ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɔfɪsərz, aɪ əˈgɛn rɪˈpitɪd ðət aɪ wɑz rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ kəmˈplit ðɪs jɪrz ˈsɛnsəs ɔn graʊnz əv ˈkɑnʃəns bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt əv ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtɪn. "aɪ hæv noʊ ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən əv peɪɪŋ ˈɛni faɪn ər ˈɛni kɔsts. ɛz ə ˈtækˌspeɪər aɪ hæv ɔˈrɛdi kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtənz ˈprɑfɪts ənd ɪt ɪz nɑt maɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən tɪ gɪv ðɛm əˈnəðər ˈpɛni. ˈpərfəktli ˈhæpi tɪ bi ˈgɪvɪn ə kəˈstoʊdiəl ˈsɛntəns ɪn lu əv faɪn." ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti fər ˈʤudɪθ ˈsɛnsəs rɪˈzɪstəns həz kəm frəm fɑr ənd waɪd, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈkænədə wɛr ðɛr ɪz ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ rɪˈzɪstəns tɪ ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtənz ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈsɛnsəs. ˈmɛni ˈpipəl æt ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ənd skwɛr ɪn ˈləndən ˈɔlsoʊ sɛnt ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti ˈmɛsɪʤɪz. ˈəðərz sɛnt ˈmɛsɪʤɪz əv səˈpɔrt ˈviə iˈmeɪl. səˈpɔrtərz æt ðə kɔrt keɪm frəm, flintshire*, ʃˈrɑpˌʃaɪr, wirral*, ˈlɪvərˌpul ənd bɪɔnd. ənd ˈəðərz ər ˈbɪldɪŋ ə ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti ˈnɛtˌwərk tɪ səˈpɔrt ɔl ðoʊz hu feɪs kɔrt ˈhirɪŋz.
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helen, the legendary on (k-jazz) for 38 years, died sunday after complications from surgery. she was 60.
friends said will be remembered for her infectious laugh. in a 2012 youtube video, broke through the soft jazz music as she showed a contest winner the audio board she worked with every day.
in the video, talked about the old turntables they used back in the day and remarked that the newer digital components of the audio board are harder to use. but that matter to her.
“as long as the good, who cares? the deal,” she said in the video.
borgers worked at the long beach station for nearly four decades. she was laid off in late june. shortly after, she underwent surgery and was hospitalized at long beach memorial medical center.
born on aug. 9, 1957, in kansas city, missouri, spent almost her entire life in long beach.
her best friend since junior high, brooke wharton, said that when they were almost teenagers, would describe herself as “too cool for she really was. as a 12-year-old, had a “meditation room” that her parents built her in their garage where she would listen to ella fitzgerald, mose allison and oscar peterson, among other jazz names.
her older brother ken, who is another longtime with 88 in san diego, said in an interview that she also listened to the beatles and other popular music, but it was jazz that was really her passion.
her love of shakespeare, which permeated her life, was also prevalent in her teens. ken said that by junior high, his sister had memorized all of sonnets and most of his plays.
wharton said in an email: “you would go to her house and she would have her latest edition of king lear… which you would read with her for the time, but this would be her latest iteration of shakespeare.”
that love led to the long beach shakespeare company, where she had been the artistic director since 1997.
borgers was also an activist and a bit of a rebel. at hill junior high in east long beach, and wharton both got suspended for circulating a monthly underground newspaper, called “the metamorphosis,” where they advocated for free speech and first amendment rights for students in the long beach unified school district. their free speech rights were successfully defended by long beach attorney arthur gottlieb, wharton said.
when she saw her freshman class schedule at poly high school, thought it challenging enough, so she, with wharton and other students, presented their own program to the board of education. they became the founding students school of educational alternatives at poly.
“we actually went to all of the high schools and junior highs giving speeches and recruiting students to come to sea school,” wharton said. “we also campaigned and canvassed many neighborhoods on behalf of a few political candidates (democrats), long before we would be able to vote.”
once the program got started, wharton said “pretty much ran the school,” occasionally went to class and even led a class on shakespeare.
borgers graduated high school early to attend cal state long beach. a child of teachers, told the in 2010 that education is the most important thing in society.
“and it seems to me that the wisdom of the ages is in the classics in any art form, whether it be literature or music or drama,” said. “the great classical pieces all hold the real truth about being human. why they call them humanities.”
once at csulb, began at, then called klon, with her brother ken.
wharton said that was supportive and inspiring to musicians and actors. she played the flute, sang and played the and wharton would play music together on the flute and violin.
“as a struggling violinist, i often bemoaned that i would never sound like heifetz or the great russian violinist, david oistrakh,” wharton said in the email. “i remember her responding, ‘you need to sound like heifetz. wrong with sounding like wharton?’”
helen is survived by her siblings, carol roland, dave and ken and partner, cannon coccellato.
services are pending.
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ˈhɛlən, ðə ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri ɔn (k-jazz*) fər 38 jɪrz, daɪd ˈsənˌdi ˈæftər ˌkɑmpləˈkeɪʃənz frəm ˈsərʤəri. ʃi wɑz 60 frɛndz sɛd wɪl bi rɪˈmɛmbərd fər hər ˌɪnˈfɛkʃəs læf. ɪn ə 2012 ˈjuˌtub ˈvɪdioʊ, broʊk θru ðə sɔft ʤæz mˈjuzɪk ɛz ʃi ʃoʊd ə ˈkɑntɛst ˈwɪnər ðə ˈɑdiˌoʊ bɔrd ʃi wərkt wɪθ ˈɛvəri deɪ. ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ, tɔkt əˈbaʊt ðə oʊld ˈtərnˌteɪbəlz ðeɪ juzd bæk ɪn ðə deɪ ənd rɪˈmɑrkt ðət ðə nuər ˈdɪʤɪtəl kəmˈpoʊnənts əv ðə ˈɑdiˌoʊ bɔrd ər ˈhɑrdər tɪ juz. bət ðət ˈmætər tɪ hər. lɔŋ ɛz ðə gʊd, hu kɛrz? ðə deal,”*,” ʃi sɛd ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ. wərkt æt ðə lɔŋ biʧ ˈsteɪʃən fər ˈnɪrli fɔr ˈdɛkeɪdz. ʃi wɑz leɪd ɔf ɪn leɪt ʤun. ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər, ʃi ˌəndərˈwɛnt ˈsərʤəri ənd wɑz ˈhɑspɪtəˌlaɪzd æt lɔŋ biʧ məˈmɔriəl ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɛnər. bɔrn ɔn ˈɔgəst. 9 1957 ɪn ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti, məˈzʊri, spɛnt ˈɔlˌmoʊst hər ɪnˈtaɪər laɪf ɪn lɔŋ biʧ. hər bɛst frɛnd sɪns ˈʤunjər haɪ, brʊk ˈwɔrtən, sɛd ðət wɪn ðeɪ wər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈtiˌneɪʤərz, wʊd dɪˈskraɪb hərˈsɛlf ɛz kul fər ʃi ˈrɪli wɑz. ɛz ə 12-year-old*, hæd ə room”*” ðət hər ˈpɛrənts bɪlt hər ɪn ðɛr gərɑʒ wɛr ʃi wʊd ˈlɪsən tɪ ˈɛlə fɪtsˈʤɛrəld, moʊz ˈælɪsən ənd ˈɔskər ˈpitərsən, əˈməŋ ˈəðər ʤæz neɪmz. hər ˈoʊldər ˈbrəðər kɛn, hu ɪz əˈnəðər ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm wɪθ 88 ɪn sæn diˈeɪgoʊ, sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ðət ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlɪsənd tɪ ðə ˈbitəlz ənd ˈəðər ˈpɑpjələr mˈjuzɪk, bət ɪt wɑz ʤæz ðət wɑz ˈrɪli hər ˈpæʃən. hər ləv əv ˈʃeɪkˌspir, wɪʧ ˈpərmiˌeɪtɪd hər laɪf, wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈprɛvələnt ɪn hər tinz. kɛn sɛd ðət baɪ ˈʤunjər haɪ, hɪz ˈsɪstər hæd ˈmɛmərˌaɪzd ɔl əv ˈsɑnɪts ənd moʊst əv hɪz pleɪz. ˈwɔrtən sɛd ɪn ən iˈmeɪl: wʊd goʊ tɪ hər haʊs ənd ʃi wʊd hæv hər ˈleɪtəst ɪˈdɪʃən əv kɪŋ lear…*… wɪʧ ju wʊd rɛd wɪθ hər fər ðə taɪm, bət ðɪs wʊd bi hər ˈleɪtəst ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən əv shakespeare.”*.” ðət ləv lɛd tɪ ðə lɔŋ biʧ ˈʃeɪkˌspir ˈkəmpəˌni, wɛr ʃi hæd bɪn ðə ɑrˈtɪstɪk dɪˈrɛktər sɪns 1997 wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ən ˈæktɪvɪst ənd ə bɪt əv ə ˈrɛbəl. æt hɪl ˈʤunjər haɪ ɪn ist lɔŋ biʧ, ənd ˈwɔrtən boʊθ gɑt səˈspɛndɪd fər ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ə ˈmənθli ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ˈnuzˌpeɪpər, kɔld metamorphosis,”*,” wɛr ðeɪ ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪd fər fri spiʧ ənd fərst əˈmɛndmənt raɪts fər ˈstudənts ɪn ðə lɔŋ biʧ ˈjunəˌfaɪd skul ˈdɪstrɪkt. ðɛr fri spiʧ raɪts wər səkˈsɛsfəli dɪˈfɛndɪd baɪ lɔŋ biʧ əˈtərni ˈɑrθər ˈgɑˌtlib, ˈwɔrtən sɛd. wɪn ʃi sɔ hər ˈfrɛʃmən klæs ˈskɛʤʊl æt ˈpɑli haɪ skul, θɔt ɪt ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ɪˈnəf, soʊ ʃi, wɪθ ˈwɔrtən ənd ˈəðər ˈstudənts, pərˈzɛnəd ðɛr oʊn ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ ðə bɔrd əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. ðeɪ bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈstudənts skul əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ɔlˈtərnətɪvz æt ˈpɑli. ˈæˌkʧuəli wɛnt tɪ ɔl əv ðə haɪ skulz ənd ˈʤunjər haɪz ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈspiʧɪz ənd rɪˈkrutɪŋ ˈstudənts tɪ kəm tɪ si school,”*,” ˈwɔrtən sɛd. ˈɔlsoʊ kæmˈpeɪnd ənd ˈkænvəst ˈmɛni ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ə fju pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkænədɪts (ˈdɛməˌkræts), lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr wi wʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ vote.”*.” wəns ðə ˈproʊˌgræm gɑt ˈstɑrtɪd, ˈwɔrtən sɛd məʧ ræn ðə school,”*,” ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli wɛnt tɪ klæs ənd ˈivɪn lɛd ə klæs ɔn ˈʃeɪkˌspir. ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪd haɪ skul ˈərli tɪ əˈtɛnd kæl steɪt lɔŋ biʧ. ə ʧaɪld əv ˈtiʧərz, toʊld ðə ɪn 2010 ðət ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɪz ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋ ɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti. ɪt simz tɪ mi ðət ðə ˈwɪzdəm əv ðə ˈeɪʤɪz ɪz ɪn ðə ˈklæsɪks ɪn ˈɛni ɑrt fɔrm, ˈwɛðər ɪt bi ˈlɪtərəʧər ər mˈjuzɪk ər drama,”*,” sɛd. greɪt ˈklæsɪkəl ˈpisɪz ɔl hoʊld ðə ril truθ əˈbaʊt biɪŋ ˈjumən. waɪ ðeɪ kɔl ðɛm humanities.”*.” wəns æt csulb*, bɪˈgæn æt, ðɛn kɔld klon*, wɪθ hər ˈbrəðər kɛn. ˈwɔrtən sɛd ðət wɑz səˈpɔrtɪv ənd ˌɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ tɪ mjuˈzɪʃənz ənd ˈæktərz. ʃi pleɪd ðə flut, sæŋ ənd pleɪd ðə ənd ˈwɔrtən wʊd pleɪ mˈjuzɪk təˈgɛðər ɔn ðə flut ənd vaɪəˈlɪn. ə ˈstrəgəlɪŋ vaɪəˈlɪnəst, aɪ ˈɔfən bɪˈmoʊnd ðət aɪ wʊd ˈnɛvər saʊnd laɪk ˈhaɪfɪts ər ðə greɪt ˈrəʃən vaɪəˈlɪnəst, ˈdeɪvɪd oistrakh,”*,” ˈwɔrtən sɛd ɪn ðə iˈmeɪl. rɪˈmɛmbər hər rɪˈspɑndɪŋ, nid tɪ saʊnd laɪk ˈhaɪfɪts. rɔŋ wɪθ ˈsaʊndɪŋ laɪk wharton?’”*?’” ˈhɛlən ɪz sərˈvaɪvd baɪ hər ˈsɪblɪŋz, ˈkɛrəl ˈroʊlənd, deɪv ənd kɛn ənd ˈpɑrtnər, ˈkænən coccellato*. ˈsərvɪsɪz ər ˈpɛndɪŋ.
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once or twice a week, i get a letter taking me to task for commenting policy. the reader wants to tell me that i suck, but he want to log in to comment system using his credentials for facebook, google, yahoo, or twitter. obviously this requirement bother everyone; hundreds of people happily sign in every week to tell me i suck. yet i imagine that there are lots more people who are itching to chime in but who are put out by the process.
one common misperception is that slate wants your account in order to steal your private information. in fact, when you comment by typing in your and password for facebook or twitter, those sites are the ones that check your never sees your information. if you sign on with your facebook account, we do see your name and other details made available for everyone, but we get nothing more private than that.
if slate looking to invade your privacy, why are we asking you to log in with your accounts? why make it so hard for people to we want every reader to participate, even if skittish about revealing their names?
i speak for my bosses, who might feel differently than i do. but as a writer, my answer is want anonymous commenters. everyone who works online knows that a direct correlation between the hurdles a site puts up in front of potential commenters and the number and quality of the comments it receives. the harder a site makes it for someone to post a comment, the fewer comments it gets, and those comments are generally better.
i think commenting those of many other stringent enough. slate lets people log in with accounts from google and yahoo, which are essentially anonymous; if you want to be a jerk in comments, create a google account and knock yourself out. if i ruled the web, change this. make all commenters log in with facebook or some equivalent site, meaning have to reveal their real names to say something in a public forum. facebook has just revamped its commenting “plug-in,” making it easier for sites to outsource their commenting system to facebook. dozens of sites—including, most prominently, the blog switched over to the facebook system. their results are encouraging: at, the movement to require real names has significantly reduced the number of trolls who tar the site with stupid comments.
that should come as no surprise. anonymity has long been hailed as one of the founding philosophies of the internet, a critical bulwark protecting our privacy. but that view no longer holds. in all but the most extreme outside of repressive damages online communities. letting people remain anonymous while engaging in fundamentally public behavior encourages them to behave badly. indeed, we stop at comments. web sites should move toward requiring people to reveal their real names when engaging in all online behavior understood to be posting a restaurant review or when voting up a story on reddit, say. in almost all cases, the web would be much better off if everyone told the world who they really are.
what’s my beef with anonymity? for one thing, several social science studies have shown that when people know their identities are secret (whether offline or online), they behave much worse than they otherwise would have. formally, this has been called the “online effect,” but in 2004, the web comic penny arcade coined a much better name: the greater internet theory. if you give a normal person anonymity and an audience, this theory posits, you turn him into a total. proof can be found in the comments section on youtube, in multiplayer games, and under nearly every politics story on the web. with so manys everywhere, sometimes hard to understand how anyone gets anything out of the web.
advocates for anonymity argue thatdery is the price we have to pay to ensure privacy. posting your name on the web can lead to all kinds of unwanted engines will index you, advertisers can track you, prospective employers will be able to profile you. too high a price to pay, you might argue, for the privilege of telling an author that he completely blows.
well, you have to pay that high a price? not calling for constant transparency. if engaging in private a movie online, posting a dating profile, gambling, or doing anything else that the whole world know support and celebrate your right to anonymity. but posting a comment is a public act. responding to an author who made his identity known, and your purpose, in posting the comment, is to inform the world of your point of view. if you want to do something so public, you are naturally ceding some measure of your privacy. if not happy with that trade, take your views to yourself.
until recently this debate was largely academic. those of us who called for ending anonymity had no good way to make commenters prove who they were. as a stopgap, many sites set up their own systems, but this was tedious (who wants to go through the process of creating an account just to post a retort?), unsafe (see what happened at gawker), and ineffective, because there was still no way to force people to use their real names. facebook has changed that. not only does a facebook account include your real name, but also tied to your network of friends and family. this means that anything you post with your facebook account is by people you know. this introduces to the web one of the most important offline rules for etiquette: say anything that be ashamed to say in front of your mom.
what will the outing of commenters do to comment threads? from what i can tell, sites that switched on facebook comments this month saw an overnight improvement in the quality of posts they attracted. comments on used to be virtually unreadable; on subjects like somewhat interesting. or look at this comment thread on a san jose mercury news story about rat poison being found at a sunnyvale, calif., dog park. a guy named stephen chen pops in to say that the is “probably someone whose lawn was pooped on one too many times.” but seeing his name attached to that comment must have made him think twice; he quickly posted a second comment underneath, “uh oh, compassionate and loving of the dogs may find this a hateful and hurtful comment.”
sure, this terribly high-minded. concede, too, that forcing people to use their real names might give us more “sterile and neutered” comments, as the blogger steve cheney argued last week. and perhaps miss some important comments that could only be posted anonymously. if writes a post wondering about some terrible new apple policy, for instance, we likely see an anonymous comment from a explaining the policy. but i doubt a real think raucous comment forums are the first place thats turn to. take sterile and neutered over vulgar, stupid, irrelevant, sexist, racist, false, and defamatory any day. why i hope every site on the web adopts comment system. disagree with me? tell me why below. just use your real name.
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wəns ər twaɪs ə wik, aɪ gɪt ə ˈlɛtər ˈteɪkɪŋ mi tɪ tæsk fər ˈkɑmɛntɪŋ ˈpɑləsi. ðə ˈridər wɔnts tɪ tɛl mi ðət aɪ sək, bət hi wɔnt tɪ lɔg ɪn tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ˈsɪstəm ˈjuzɪŋ hɪz krəˈdɛnʃəlz fər ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, ˈgugəl, ˈjɑˌhu, ər tˈwɪtər. ˈɑbviəsli ðɪs rɪkˈwaɪrmənt ˈbɑðər ˈɛvriˌwən; ˈhənərdz əv ˈpipəl ˈhæpəli saɪn ɪn ˈɛvəri wik tɪ tɛl mi aɪ sək. jɛt aɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ðət ðɛr ər lɑts mɔr ˈpipəl hu ər ˈɪʧɪŋ tɪ ʧaɪm ɪn bət hu ər pʊt aʊt baɪ ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. wən ˈkɑmən ˌmɪspərˈsɛpʃən ɪz ðət sleɪt wɔnts jʊr əˈkaʊnt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ stil jʊr ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ɪn fækt, wɪn ju ˈkɑmɛnt baɪ ˈtaɪpɪŋ ɪn jʊr ənd ˈpæsˌwərd fər ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ər tˈwɪtər, ðoʊz saɪts ər ðə wənz ðət ʧɛk jʊr ˈnɛvər siz jʊr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ɪf ju saɪn ɔn wɪθ jʊr ˈfeɪsˌbʊk əˈkaʊnt, wi du si jʊr neɪm ənd ˈəðər ˈditeɪlz meɪd əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈɛvriˌwən, bət wi gɪt ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ˈpraɪvət ðən ðət. ɪf sleɪt ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈveɪd jʊr ˈpraɪvəsi, waɪ ər wi ˈæskɪŋ ju tɪ lɔg ɪn wɪθ jʊr əˈkaʊnts? waɪ meɪk ɪt soʊ hɑrd fər ˈpipəl tɪ wi wɔnt ˈɛvəri ˈridər tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt, ˈivɪn ɪf ˈskɪtɪʃ əˈbaʊt rɪˈvilɪŋ ðɛr neɪmz? aɪ spik fər maɪ ˈbɔsɪz, hu maɪt fil ˈdɪfərˈɛntli ðən aɪ du. bət ɛz ə ˈraɪtər, maɪ ˈænsər ɪz wɔnt əˈnɑnəməs ˈkɑmɛntərz. ˈɛvriˌwən hu wərks ˈɔnˌlaɪn noʊz ðət ə dɪˈrɛkt ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən bɪtˈwin ðə ˈhərdəlz ə saɪt pʊts əp ɪn frənt əv pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈkɑmɛntərz ənd ðə ˈnəmbər ənd kˈwɑləti əv ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ɪt rɪˈsivz. ðə ˈhɑrdər ə saɪt meɪks ɪt fər ˈsəmˌwən tɪ poʊst ə ˈkɑmɛnt, ðə fjuər ˈkɑmɛnts ɪt gɪts, ənd ðoʊz ˈkɑmɛnts ər ˈʤɛnərəli ˈbɛtər. aɪ θɪŋk ˈkɑmɛntɪŋ ðoʊz əv ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈstrɪnʤənt ɪˈnəf. sleɪt lɛts ˈpipəl lɔg ɪn wɪθ əˈkaʊnts frəm ˈgugəl ənd ˈjɑˌhu, wɪʧ ər ɛˈsɛnʃəli əˈnɑnəməs; ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ bi ə ʤərk ɪn ˈkɑmɛnts, kriˈeɪt ə ˈgugəl əˈkaʊnt ənd nɑk ˈjɔrsɛlf aʊt. ɪf aɪ ruld ðə wɛb, ʧeɪnʤ ðɪs. meɪk ɔl ˈkɑmɛntərz lɔg ɪn wɪθ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ər səm ɪkˈwɪvələnt saɪt, ˈminɪŋ hæv tɪ rɪˈvil ðɛr ril neɪmz tɪ seɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪn ə ˈpəblɪk ˈfɔrəm. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk həz ʤɪst riˈvæmpt ɪts ˈkɑmɛntɪŋ ““plug-in,”*,” ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈiziər fər saɪts tɪ ˌaʊtˈsɔrs ðɛr ˈkɑmɛntɪŋ ˈsɪstəm tɪ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. ˈdəzənz əv sites—including*, moʊst ˈprɑmənəntli, ðə blɔg swɪʧt ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈsɪstəm. ðɛr rɪˈzəlts ər ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ: æt, ðə ˈmuvmənt tɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər ril neɪmz həz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli rɪˈdust ðə ˈnəmbər əv troʊlz hu tɑr ðə saɪt wɪθ ˈstupɪd ˈkɑmɛnts. ðət ʃʊd kəm ɛz noʊ səˈpraɪz. ˌænəˈnɪmɪti həz lɔŋ bɪn heɪld ɛz wən əv ðə ˈfaʊndɪŋ fəˈlɑsəfiz əv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt, ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈbʊlwərk prəˈtɛktɪŋ ɑr ˈpraɪvəsi. bət ðət vju noʊ ˈlɔŋgər hoʊldz. ɪn ɔl bət ðə moʊst ɪkˈstrim ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv riˈprɛsɪv ˈdæmɪʤɪz ˈɔnˌlaɪn kəmˈjunɪtiz. ˈlɛtɪŋ ˈpipəl rɪˈmeɪn əˈnɑnəməs waɪl ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli ˈpəblɪk bɪˈheɪvjər ɪnˈkərəʤəz ðɛm tɪ bɪˈheɪv ˈbædli. ˌɪnˈdid, wi stɑp æt ˈkɑmɛnts. wɛb saɪts ʃʊd muv təˈwɔrd rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ rɪˈvil ðɛr ril neɪmz wɪn ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn ɔl ˈɔnˌlaɪn bɪˈheɪvjər ˌəndərˈstʊd tɪ bi ˈpoʊstɪŋ ə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ˌrivˈju ər wɪn ˈvoʊtɪŋ əp ə ˈstɔri ɔn reddit*, seɪ. ɪn ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl ˈkeɪsɪz, ðə wɛb wʊd bi məʧ ˈbɛtər ɔf ɪf ˈɛvriˌwən toʊld ðə wərld hu ðeɪ ˈrɪli ər. maɪ bif wɪθ ˌænəˈnɪmɪti? fər wən θɪŋ, ˈsɛvərəl ˈsoʊʃəl saɪəns ˈstədiz hæv ʃoʊn ðət wɪn ˈpipəl noʊ ðɛr aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz ər ˈsikrɪt (ˈwɛðər ˈɔˌflaɪn ər ˈɔnˌlaɪn), ðeɪ bɪˈheɪv məʧ wərs ðən ðeɪ ˈəðərˌwaɪz wʊd hæv. ˈfɔrməli, ðɪs həz bɪn kɔld ðə effect,”*,” bət ɪn 2004 ðə wɛb ˈkɑmɪk ˈpɛni ɑrˈkeɪd kɔɪnd ə məʧ ˈbɛtər neɪm: ðə ˈgreɪtər ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈθɪri. ɪf ju gɪv ə ˈnɔrməl ˈpərsən ˌænəˈnɪmɪti ənd ən ˈɔdiəns, ðɪs ˈθɪri ˈpɑzəts, ju tərn ɪm ˈɪntu ə ˈtoʊtəl. pruf kən bi faʊnd ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ˈsɛkʃən ɔn ˈjuˌtub, ɪn ˈməltiˌpleɪər geɪmz, ənd ˈəndər ˈnɪrli ˈɛvəri ˈpɑləˌtɪks ˈstɔri ɔn ðə wɛb. wɪθ soʊ ˈmɛni ˈɛvriˌwɛr, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz hɑrd tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ ˈɛniˌwən gɪts ˈɛniˌθɪŋ aʊt əv ðə wɛb. ˈædvəˌkeɪts fər ˌænəˈnɪmɪti ˈɑrgju ðət ɪz ðə praɪs wi hæv tɪ peɪ tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ˈpraɪvəsi. ˈpoʊstɪŋ jʊr neɪm ɔn ðə wɛb kən lɛd tɪ ɔl kaɪnz əv ənˈwɔntɪd ˈɛnʤənz wɪl ˈɪndɛks ju, ˈædvərˌtaɪzərz kən træk ju, prəˈspɛktɪv ɪmˈplɔɪərz wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈproʊˌfaɪl ju. tu haɪ ə praɪs tɪ peɪ, ju maɪt ˈɑrgju, fər ðə ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ əv ˈtɛlɪŋ ən ˈɔθər ðət hi kəmˈplitli bloʊz. wɛl, ju hæv tɪ peɪ ðət haɪ ə praɪs? nɑt ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ˈkɑnstənt trænˈspɛrənsi. ɪf ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn ˈpraɪvət ə ˈmuvi ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ˈpoʊstɪŋ ə ˈdeɪtɪŋ ˈproʊˌfaɪl, ˈgæmbəlɪŋ, ər duɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls ðət ðə hoʊl wərld noʊ səˈpɔrt ənd ˈsɛləˌbreɪt jʊr raɪt tɪ ˌænəˈnɪmɪti. bət ˈpoʊstɪŋ ə ˈkɑmɛnt ɪz ə ˈpəblɪk ækt. rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ən ˈɔθər hu meɪd hɪz aɪˈdɛntəˌti noʊn, ənd jʊr ˈpərpəs, ɪn ˈpoʊstɪŋ ðə ˈkɑmɛnt, ɪz tɪ ˌɪnˈfɔrm ðə wərld əv jʊr pɔɪnt əv vju. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ soʊ ˈpəblɪk, ju ər ˈnæʧərəli ˈsidɪŋ səm ˈmɛʒər əv jʊr ˈpraɪvəsi. ɪf nɑt ˈhæpi wɪθ ðət treɪd, teɪk jʊr vjuz tɪ ˈjɔrsɛlf. ənˈtɪl ˈrisəntli ðɪs dəˈbeɪt wɑz ˈlɑrʤli ˌækəˈdɛmɪk. ðoʊz əv ˈjuˈɛs hu kɔld fər ˈɛndɪŋ ˌænəˈnɪmɪti hæd noʊ gʊd weɪ tɪ meɪk ˈkɑmɛntərz pruv hu ðeɪ wər. ɛz ə ˈstɑpˌgæp, ˈmɛni saɪts sɛt əp ðɛr oʊn ˈsɪstəmz, bət ðɪs wɑz ˈtidiəs (hu wɔnts tɪ goʊ θru ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv kriˈeɪtɪŋ ən əˈkaʊnt ʤɪst tɪ poʊst ə ˈriˌtɔrt?), ənˈseɪf (si wət ˈhæpənd æt ˈgɑkər), ənd ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv, bɪˈkəz ðɛr wɑz stɪl noʊ weɪ tɪ fɔrs ˈpipəl tɪ juz ðɛr ril neɪmz. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk həz ʧeɪnʤd ðət. nɑt ˈoʊnli dɪz ə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk əˈkaʊnt ˌɪnˈklud jʊr ril neɪm, bət ˈɔlsoʊ taɪd tɪ jʊr ˈnɛtˌwərk əv frɛndz ənd ˈfæməli. ðɪs minz ðət ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ju poʊst wɪθ jʊr ˈfeɪsˌbʊk əˈkaʊnt ɪz baɪ ˈpipəl ju noʊ. ðɪs ˌɪntrəˈdusɪz tɪ ðə wɛb wən əv ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈɔˌflaɪn rulz fər ˈɛtəkət: seɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət bi əˈʃeɪmd tɪ seɪ ɪn frənt əv jʊr mɑm. wət wɪl ðə ˈaʊtɪŋ əv ˈkɑmɛntərz du tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt θrɛdz? frəm wət aɪ kən tɛl, saɪts ðət swɪʧt ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈkɑmɛnts ðɪs mənθ sɔ ən ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt ˌɪmˈpruvmənt ɪn ðə kˈwɑləti əv poʊsts ðeɪ əˈtræktəd. ˈkɑmɛnts ɔn juzd tɪ bi ˈvərʧuəli ˈənˈridəbəl; ɔn ˈsəbʤɪkts laɪk ˈsəmˈwət ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. ər lʊk æt ðɪs ˈkɑmɛnt θrɛd ɔn ə sæn ˌhoʊˈzeɪ ˈmərkjəri nuz ˈstɔri əˈbaʊt ræt ˈpɔɪzən biɪŋ faʊnd æt ə ˈsəniˌveɪl, ˈkælɪf., dɔg pɑrk. ə gaɪ neɪmd ˈstivən ʧɛn pɑps ɪn tɪ seɪ ðət ðə ɪz ˈsəmˌwən huz lɔn wɑz pupt ɔn wən tu ˈmɛni times.”*.” bət siɪŋ hɪz neɪm əˈtæʧt tɪ ðət ˈkɑmɛnt məst hæv meɪd ɪm θɪŋk twaɪs; hi kˈwɪkli ˈpoʊstɪd ə ˈsɛkənd ˈkɑmɛnt ˌəndərˈniθ, oʊ, kəmˈpæʃənət ənd ˈləvɪŋ əv ðə dɔgz meɪ faɪnd ðɪs ə ˈheɪtfəl ənd ˈhərtfəl comment.”*.” ʃʊr, ðɪs ˈtɛrəbli ˌhaɪˈmaɪndɪd. kənˈsid, tu, ðət ˈfɔrsɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ juz ðɛr ril neɪmz maɪt gɪv ˈjuˈɛs mɔr ənd neutered”*” ˈkɑmɛnts, ɛz ðə ˈblɔgər stiv ˈʧeɪni ˈɑrgjud læst wik. ənd pərˈhæps mɪs səm ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈkɑmɛnts ðət kʊd ˈoʊnli bi ˈpoʊstɪd əˈnɑnəməsli. ɪf raɪts ə poʊst ˈwəndərɪŋ əˈbaʊt səm ˈtɛrəbəl nu ˈæpəl ˈpɑləsi, fər ˈɪnstəns, wi ˈlaɪkli si ən əˈnɑnəməs ˈkɑmɛnt frəm ə ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ ðə ˈpɑləsi. bət aɪ daʊt ə ril θɪŋk ˈrɔkəs ˈkɑmɛnt ˈfɔrəmz ər ðə fərst pleɪs ðət tərn tɪ. teɪk ˈstɛrəl ənd ˈnutərd ˈoʊvər ˈvəlgər, ˈstupɪd, ˌɪˈrɛləvənt, ˈsɛksɪst, ˈreɪsɪst, fɔls, ənd dɪˈfæməˌtɔri ˈɛni deɪ. waɪ aɪ hoʊp ˈɛvəri saɪt ɔn ðə wɛb əˈdɑpts ˈkɑmɛnt ˈsɪstəm. dɪsəˈgri wɪθ mi? tɛl mi waɪ bɪˈloʊ. ʤɪst juz jʊr ril neɪm.
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republican tennessee sen. lamar alexander is on a "rescue mission" to address in a bipartisan manner the problems of the affordable care act, aka, despite the challenges, wranglings and criticisms he will most undoubtedly receive in the process, the new york times reported saturday.
alexander, a former lawyer and state lawmaker who has been in the senate since 2003, chairs the senate health committee, and is working with the panel's top democrat, sen. patty murray of washington, to find answers to a current healthcare program facing serious trouble.
"this won't be easy to do," alexander told the times in a podcast "the new washington," adding, "we are going to do our best to do it."
it was the latest failed vote by the senate that prompted alexander to work with democratic senators to address the most pressing problems facing.
in the past, alexander has voted repeatedly to repeal. but now, he's working with murray to convene hearings in september when the senate returns. that's no small task in itself, since his committee also includes sen. rand paul, r-ky., and sen. bernie sanders, i-vt., who have their own diverse notions of what a healthcare program should look like in the nation.
should alexander and murray succeed at the senate level, challenges remain as legislation would move on to the house and ultimately to president donald trump's desk. the president has staunchly promoted a full repeal of the law and recently suggested he would let the law "implode."
alexander's vision centers around a plan that would stabilize the program, perhaps by a year, by guaranteeing consumer subsidies to insurance companies and giving states more flexibility to offer a greater number of insurance options to consumers.
"it has to be simple if we are to get bipartisan agreement by on an issue that has divided the parties so much," alexander said.
stabilizing the markets for a year, he added, would provide breathing room to "tackle bigger issues" on health care.
many lawmakers, who ran for office on a platform of a complete repeal of, object to what they see as an attempt to prop up and offer a bailout to insurance companies.
yet alexander remains "undeterred," the article explained.
"you are not going to think very much of me if i come up here and all i do is argue and never get a result," he said. "the job is to get a result that can last and people respect that when we do."
sen. john mccain, r-ariz., who voted against the senate's latest failed "skinny" repeal bill, said he had "great faith" alexander and other senators could succeed.
alexander has forged relationships with leaders of each party, including senate majority leader mitch mcconnell of kentucky and senate minority leader chuck schumer of new york. conservative critics are already targeting alexander over his bipartisan approach, the article explained.
"the senate's inability to produce 51 votes for a piece of legislation that delivers on a campaign promise to repeal and replace is not license for a bipartisan bailout of a failing law," said michael needham, head of conservative advocacy group heritage action. is becoming a zombie law, and throwing more taxpayer money at is unacceptable."
should alexander be successful, he is hopeful the bipartisan approach on healthcare could translate to other legislation.
"we have got a fractured country," he said. "this is the most important institution for creating a consensus on tough issues like health care, like civil rights, like elementary and secondary education."
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rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌtɛnəˈsi sɛn. lɑˈmɑr ˌælɪgˈzændər ɪz ɔn ə "ˈrɛskju ˈmɪʃən" tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ɪn ə baɪˈpɑrtɪzən ˈmænər ðə ˈprɑbləmz əv ðə əˈfɔrdəbəl kɛr ækt, ˈɑkə, dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz, ˈræŋgəlɪŋz ənd ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəmz hi wɪl moʊst ənˈdaʊtɪdli rɪˈsiv ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs, ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. ˌælɪgˈzændər, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈlɔjər ənd steɪt ˈlɔˌmeɪkər hu həz bɪn ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt sɪns 2003 ʧɛrz ðə ˈsɛnɪt hɛlθ kəˈmɪti, ənd ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈpænəlz tɔp ˈdɛməˌkræt, sɛn. ˈpæti ˈməri əv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, tɪ faɪnd ˈænsərz tɪ ə ˈkɑrənt ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈproʊˌgræm ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈsɪriəs ˈtrəbəl. "ðɪs woʊnt bi ˈizi tɪ du," ˌælɪgˈzændər toʊld ðə taɪmz ɪn ə ˈpɔdˌkæst "ðə nu ˈwɔʃɪŋtən," ˈædɪŋ, "wi ər goʊɪŋ tɪ du ɑr bɛst tɪ du ɪt." ɪt wɑz ðə ˈleɪtəst feɪld voʊt baɪ ðə ˈsɛnɪt ðət ˈprɑmptɪd ˌælɪgˈzændər tɪ wərk wɪθ ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈsɛnətərz tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə moʊst ˈprɛsɪŋ ˈprɑbləmz ˈfeɪsɪŋ. ɪn ðə pæst, ˌælɪgˈzændər həz ˈvoʊtɪd rɪˈpitɪdli tɪ rɪˈpil. bət naʊ, hiz ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈməri tɪ kənˈvin ˈhirɪŋz ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər wɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt rɪˈtərnz. ðæts noʊ smɔl tæsk ɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf, sɪns hɪz kəˈmɪti ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludz sɛn. rænd pɔl, r-ky*., ənd sɛn. ˈbərni ˈsændərz, i-vt*., hu hæv ðɛr oʊn dɪˈvərs ˈnoʊʃənz əv wət ə ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈproʊˌgræm ʃʊd lʊk laɪk ɪn ðə ˈneɪʃən. ʃʊd ˌælɪgˈzændər ənd ˈməri səkˈsid æt ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˈlɛvəl, ˈʧælənʤɪz rɪˈmeɪn ɛz ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən wʊd muv ɔn tɪ ðə haʊs ənd ˈəltəmətli tɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmps dɛsk. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt həz ˈstɔnʧli prəˈmoʊtəd ə fʊl rɪˈpil əv ðə lɔ ənd ˈrisəntli səˈʤɛstɪd hi wʊd lɛt ðə lɔ "ˌɪmˈploʊd." ˌælɪgˈzændərz ˈvɪʒən ˈsɛnərz əraʊnd ə plæn ðət wʊd ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪz ðə ˈproʊˌgræm, pərˈhæps baɪ ə jɪr, baɪ ˌgɛrənˈtiɪŋ kənˈsumər ˈsəbsɪdiz tɪ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈkəmpəˌniz ənd ˈgɪvɪŋ steɪts mɔr ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti tɪ ˈɔfər ə ˈgreɪtər ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈɔpʃənz tɪ kənˈsumərz. "ɪt həz tɪ bi ˈsɪmpəl ɪf wi ər tɪ gɪt baɪˈpɑrtɪzən əˈgrimənt baɪ ɔn ən ˈɪʃu ðət həz dɪˈvaɪdɪd ðə ˈpɑrtiz soʊ məʧ," ˌælɪgˈzændər sɛd. ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈmɑrkɪts fər ə jɪr, hi ˈædɪd, wʊd prəˈvaɪd ˈbriðɪŋ rum tɪ "ˈtækəl ˈbɪgər ˈɪʃuz" ɔn hɛlθ kɛr. ˈmɛni ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz, hu ræn fər ˈɔfəs ɔn ə ˈplætˌfɔrm əv ə kəmˈplit rɪˈpil əv, ˈɑbʤɛkt tɪ wət ðeɪ si ɛz ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ prɑp əp ənd ˈɔfər ə ˈbeɪˌlaʊt tɪ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈkəmpəˌniz. jɛt ˌælɪgˈzændər rɪˈmeɪnz "ˌəndɪˈtərd," ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪkˈspleɪnd. "ju ər nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ θɪŋk ˈvɛri məʧ əv mi ɪf aɪ kəm əp hir ənd ɔl aɪ du ɪz ˈɑrgju ənd ˈnɛvər gɪt ə rɪˈzəlt," hi sɛd. "ðə ʤɑb ɪz tɪ gɪt ə rɪˈzəlt ðət kən læst ənd ˈpipəl rɪˈspɛkt ðət wɪn wi du." sɛn. ʤɑn məˈkeɪn, r-ariz*., hu ˈvoʊtɪd əˈgɛnst ðə ˈsɛnɪts ˈleɪtəst feɪld "ˈskɪni" rɪˈpil bɪl, sɛd hi hæd "greɪt feɪθ" ˌælɪgˈzændər ənd ˈəðər ˈsɛnətərz kʊd səkˈsid. ˌælɪgˈzændər həz fɔrʤd riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps wɪθ ˈlidərz əv iʧ ˈpɑrti, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsɛnɪt məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər mɪʧ məˈkɑnəl əv kənˈtəki ənd ˈsɛnɪt məˈnɔrəti ˈlidər ʧək ˈʃumər əv nu jɔrk. kənˈsərvətɪv ˈkrɪtɪks ər ɔˈrɛdi ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˌælɪgˈzændər ˈoʊvər hɪz baɪˈpɑrtɪzən əˈproʊʧ, ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪkˈspleɪnd. "ðə ˈsɛnɪts ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ ˈproʊdus 51 voʊts fər ə pis əv ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ðət dɪˈlɪvərz ɔn ə kæmˈpeɪn ˈprɑməs tɪ rɪˈpil ənd ˌriˈpleɪs ɪz nɑt ˈlaɪsəns fər ə baɪˈpɑrtɪzən ˈbeɪˌlaʊt əv ə ˈfeɪlɪŋ lɔ," sɛd ˈmaɪkəl ˈnidəm, hɛd əv kənˈsərvətɪv ˈædvəkəsi grup ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ ˈækʃən. ɪz bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈzɑmbi lɔ, ənd θroʊɪŋ mɔr ˈtækˌspeɪər ˈməni æt ɪz ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl." ʃʊd ˌælɪgˈzændər bi səkˈsɛsfəl, hi ɪz ˈhoʊpfəl ðə baɪˈpɑrtɪzən əˈproʊʧ ɔn ˈhɛlθˌkɛr kʊd trænzˈleɪt tɪ ˈəðər ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən. "wi hæv gɑt ə ˈfrækʧərd ˈkəntri," hi sɛd. "ðɪs ɪz ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən fər kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə kənˈsɛnsəs ɔn təf ˈɪʃuz laɪk hɛlθ kɛr, laɪk ˈsɪvəl raɪts, laɪk ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri ənd ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən."
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tampa’s downtown commercial real estate market has positioned itself, since the recession, in such a way that is has become increasingly attractive to investors and local and from outside the market area. great press and significant media attention about proposed future projects have come to heighten both the draw and the expectations of a market with such high potential for return. unfortunately, constant coverage by news outlets about such projects, many of which fail to come online, creates a distorted reality about the market itself.
with the exception of very few groups, speculative office and mixed use development in downtown and surrounding area is a risk that no one is able to take at the moment. large gaps exist, currently, between ‘for sale’ prices and actual offers price and value are not parallel, signaling to many investors that the downtown tampa economy is not currently as efficient as one might suppose. that is to say, in an efficient market buyers and sellers ‘freely and openly transact business in high volume at nearly identical prices’, which is not what is currently happening here. (source: william j. bernstein, the birth of plenty: how the prosperity of the modern world was created (new york: mcgraw-hill, 2004). see chapter four, capital, p. 133.)
if distortions about market realities lead to enough disappointed sellers (and, for that matter, buyers), it could undermine the long-term goals of achieving a vibrant, livable downtown due to holdouts on both sides of deals. sellers can easily become frustrated waiting to ‘hit it big’ due to an inaccurate perception of property values and buyers who are tired of bidding on parcels with little to no reasonable counter offers from sellers are likely to move on.
the media provides the public with streaming news and information about deals, projects and investor interest in our market because there is a thirst for real time information from their readers. during the recession years, negative coverage of the commercial real estate market by news and media outlets helped foster an environment that saw an artificial drag on pricing that lasted through the recovery period. today, the coverage is positive and is amplifying price appreciation trends. often, what occurs is a scenario where media outlets report on development news long before there is a signed contract, permit in place or ground-breaking. good for business but it also helps to magnify price volatility by creating a situation where land holders in the downtown area feel their parcels are worth much more than is due to proximity of nearby proposed projects.
to be clear, much of the hype around downtown today is around a few key jeff vinik and his team at center stage. the concern of this article is to point out that third party investment and development is necessary to jumpstart areas around the downtown core that are not specifically aligned with project.
outside of major office building sales (class a), the bulk of future real estate value in downtown is tied up in vacant, properties and land parcels currently in the hands of long-term investors. these individuals and corporations often expect astronomical returns on their investments due, in part, to the media hype surrounding activity in the downtown market- activity that is projected and planned but has not yet actually materialized. this signals a market where pricing and value are bifurcated proven by the constant listing of b and product that does not move and yet sees no decrease in pricing strategy. without a reality check ‘for sale’ signs will remain abundant but ‘sold’ signs will be difficult to find.
the community and media need to challenge these sellers, investors and developers to aim for projects at price points that are sustainable in a downtown market. most investors cannot pump billions of dollars into a project and therefore cannot afford to enter a market where they are bidding on properties well above what the actual value of the parcel is worth.
despite the hype, tampa is still just beginning its recovery in regards to the commercial market. office rents have steadily increased in the downtown core over the last few years and sales of major properties (class a) are high. b and product, however, is not moving at the same rate of increase due to the of such vacant properties by their owners.
vacancy has been falling, rents rising and few construction cranes have popped up over the last few years. but, a few things that are not (often) discussed include:
a lack of speculative building and a lack of new to the market tenants in downtown, which in turn would increase the likelihood of a speculative office project. while downtown has seen an overall increase in lease signings the last few years, we are only now exceeding the occupancy rates of our best buildings.
job growth in the tampa bay msa, while still positive, has decreased in the last 12 month period for which there are records available (source: us bls, current employment statistics). job growth is imperative to the sustainability of downtown and the real estate market in general.
downtown cranes have all been for apartment projects, not office buildings. it is office projects, historically speaking, that indicate a healthy downtown economy. one needs only to look to competitors- raleigh, nashville and jacksonville to name a few- to see that the lag in office and product development is real.
if tampa is to be the destination city for and corporations alike , we need significant and sustained job creation. that will start with opportunities to invest in a downtown that has a pricing scale in line with reality. our restaurants, museums and apartment high rises are great amenities to a fledgling city, but most of all what downtown needs is new office and construction projects. with exception given to the vinik project, this is only possible in places where developers can acquire land at a fair price in order to hold rents to a level that is affordable for small to medium sized companies to fill what will be speculative, vacant space.
when it comes to media relations, delivering good news will always make you more friends than delivering bad news- but when that good news is presumptive it can and does distort reality, leading to a false sense of security within the marketplace. to be clear, this is not a bet against future but rather a call for a reality check in assessing where we are currently. too much emphasis on future development that has yet to result in concrete projects has begun to impact the market in terms of pricing. such high prices based on speculation, not comparables, impedes the growth of our downtown.
the city cannot afford to shut out smaller investors and developers by creating an environment that thrives on projections and promises alone. a reality check on the part would serve everyone well, helping to market expectations with market realities and allowing for an adjustment in pricing that encourages sales and not just listings.
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tampa’s* ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn kəˈmərʃəl ril ɛˈsteɪt ˈmɑrkɪt həz pəˈzɪʃənd ˌɪtˈsɛlf, sɪns ðə ˌriˈsɛʃən, ɪn səʧ ə weɪ ðət ɪz həz bɪˈkəm ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli əˈtræktɪv tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ənd ˈloʊkəl ənd frəm ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ˈɛriə. greɪt prɛs ənd sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈmidiə əˈtɛnʃən əˈbaʊt prəˈpoʊzd fˈjuʧər ˈprɑʤɛkts hæv kəm tɪ ˈhaɪtən boʊθ ðə drɔ ənd ðə ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz əv ə ˈmɑrkɪt wɪθ səʧ haɪ pəˈtɛnʃəl fər rɪˈtərn. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ˈkɑnstənt ˈkəvərɪʤ baɪ nuz ˈaʊˌtlɛts əˈbaʊt səʧ ˈprɑʤɛkts, ˈmɛni əv wɪʧ feɪl tɪ kəm ˈɔnˌlaɪn, kriˈeɪts ə dɪˈstɔrtɪd ˌriˈæləˌti əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ˌɪtˈsɛlf. wɪθ ðə ɪkˈsɛpʃən əv ˈvɛri fju grups, ˈspɛkjələtɪv ˈɔfəs ənd mɪkst juz dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ənd sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˈɛriə ɪz ə rɪsk ðət noʊ wən ɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ teɪk æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt. lɑrʤ gæps ɪgˈzɪst, ˈkərəntli, bɪtˈwin sale’*’ ˈpraɪsɪz ənd ˈækʧəwəl ˈɔfərz praɪs ənd ˈvælju ər nɑt ˈpɛrəˌlɛl, ˈsɪgnəlɪŋ tɪ ˈmɛni ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ðət ðə ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈtæmpə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪz nɑt ˈkərəntli ɛz ɪˈfɪʃənt ɛz wən maɪt səˈpoʊz. ðət ɪz tɪ seɪ, ɪn ən ɪˈfɪʃənt ˈmɑrkɪt baɪərz ənd ˈsɛlərz ənd ˈoʊpənli trænˈzækt ˈbɪznɪs ɪn haɪ ˈvɑljum æt ˈnɪrli aɪˈdɛntɪkəl prices’*’, wɪʧ ɪz nɑt wət ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈhæpənɪŋ hir. (sɔrs: ˈwɪljəm ʤeɪ. ˈbərnstin, ðə bərθ əv ˈplɛnti: haʊ ðə prɑˈspɛrəti əv ðə ˈmɑdərn wərld wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd (nu jɔrk: mcgraw-hill*, 2004 si ˈʧæptər fɔr, ˈkæpɪtəl, pi. 133 ɪf dɪˈstɔrʃənz əˈbaʊt ˈmɑrkɪt ˌriˈæləˌtiz lɛd tɪ ɪˈnəf ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd ˈsɛlərz (ənd, fər ðət ˈmætər, baɪərz), ɪt kʊd ˈəndərˌmaɪn ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm goʊlz əv əˈʧivɪŋ ə ˈvaɪbrənt, ˈlɪvəbəl ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn du tɪ ˈhoʊlˌdaʊts ɔn boʊθ saɪdz əv dilz. ˈsɛlərz kən ˈizəli bɪˈkəm ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd ˈweɪtɪŋ tɪ ɪt big’*’ du tɪ ən ˌɪˈnækjərət pərˈsɛpʃən əv ˈprɑpərti ˈvæljuz ənd baɪərz hu ər taɪərd əv ˈbɪdɪŋ ɔn ˈpɑrsəlz wɪθ ˈlɪtəl tɪ noʊ ˈrizənəbəl ˈkaʊntər ˈɔfərz frəm ˈsɛlərz ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ muv ɔn. ðə ˈmidiə prəˈvaɪdz ðə ˈpəblɪk wɪθ ˈstrimɪŋ nuz ənd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt dilz, ˈprɑʤɛkts ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstər ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ɑr ˈmɑrkɪt bɪˈkəz ðɛr ɪz ə θərst fər ril taɪm ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ðɛr ˈridərz. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌriˈsɛʃən jɪrz, ˈnɛgətɪv ˈkəvərɪʤ əv ðə kəˈmərʃəl ril ɛˈsteɪt ˈmɑrkɪt baɪ nuz ənd ˈmidiə ˈaʊˌtlɛts hɛlpt ˈfɑstər ən ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ðət sɔ ən ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl dræg ɔn ˈpraɪsɪŋ ðət ˈlæstɪd θru ðə rɪˈkəvəri ˈpɪriəd. təˈdeɪ, ðə ˈkəvərɪʤ ɪz ˈpɑzətɪv ənd ɪz ˈæmpləˌfaɪɪŋ praɪs əˌpriʃiˈeɪʃən trɛnz. ˈɔfən, wət əˈkərz ɪz ə sɪˈnɛrioʊ wɛr ˈmidiə ˈaʊˌtlɛts rɪˈpɔrt ɔn dɪˈvɛləpmənt nuz lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðɛr ɪz ə saɪnd ˈkɑnˌtrækt, ˈpərˌmɪt ɪn pleɪs ər ground-breaking*. gʊd fər ˈbɪznɪs bət ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlps tɪ ˈmægnəˌfaɪ praɪs ˌvɑləˈtɪləti baɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɛr lænd ˈhoʊldərz ɪn ðə ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈɛriə fil ðɛr ˈpɑrsəlz ər wərθ məʧ mɔr ðən ɪz du tɪ prɑkˈsɪməti əv ˈnɪrˈbaɪ prəˈpoʊzd ˈprɑʤɛkts. tɪ bi klɪr, məʧ əv ðə haɪp əraʊnd ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn təˈdeɪ ɪz əraʊnd ə fju ki ʤɛf ˈvɪnɪk ənd hɪz tim æt ˈsɛnər steɪʤ. ðə kənˈsərn əv ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz tɪ pɔɪnt aʊt ðət θərd ˈpɑrti ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ ˈʤəmpˌstɑrt ˈɛriəz əraʊnd ðə ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn kɔr ðət ər nɑt spəˈsɪfɪkli əˈlaɪnd wɪθ ˈprɑʤɛkt. ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈmeɪʤər ˈɔfəs ˈbɪldɪŋ seɪlz (klæs ə), ðə bəlk əv fˈjuʧər ril ɛˈsteɪt ˈvælju ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ɪz taɪd əp ɪn ˈveɪkənt, ˈprɑpərtiz ənd lænd ˈpɑrsəlz ˈkərəntli ɪn ðə hænz əv ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˌɪnˈvɛstərz. ðiz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ənd ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz ˈɔfən ɪkˈspɛkt ˌæstrəˈnɑmɪkəl rɪˈtərnz ɔn ðɛr ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts du, ɪn pɑrt, tɪ ðə ˈmidiə haɪp sərˈaʊndɪŋ ækˈtɪvɪti ɪn ðə ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈmɑrkɪt- ækˈtɪvɪti ðət ɪz prɑˈʤɛktəd ənd plænd bət həz nɑt jɛt ˈæˌkʧuəli məˈtɪriəˌlaɪzd. ðɪs ˈsɪgnəlz ə ˈmɑrkɪt wɛr ˈpraɪsɪŋ ənd ˈvælju ər ˈbɪfərˌkeɪtɪd ˈpruvən baɪ ðə ˈkɑnstənt ˈlɪstɪŋ əv bi ənd ˈprɑdəkt ðət dɪz nɑt muv ənd jɛt siz noʊ ˈdiˌkris ɪn ˈpraɪsɪŋ ˈstrætəʤi. wɪˈθaʊt ə ˌriˈæləˌti ʧɛk sale’*’ saɪnz wɪl rɪˈmeɪn əˈbəndənt bət ‘‘sold’*’ saɪnz wɪl bi ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ faɪnd. ðə kəmˈjunɪti ənd ˈmidiə nid tɪ ˈʧælənʤ ðiz ˈsɛlərz, ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ənd dɪˈvɛləpərz tɪ eɪm fər ˈprɑʤɛkts æt praɪs pɔɪnts ðət ər səˈsteɪnəbəl ɪn ə ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈmɑrkɪt. moʊst ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ˈkænɑt pəmp ˈbɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz ˈɪntu ə ˈprɑʤɛkt ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈkænɑt əˈfɔrd tɪ ˈɛnər ə ˈmɑrkɪt wɛr ðeɪ ər ˈbɪdɪŋ ɔn ˈprɑpərtiz wɛl əˈbəv wət ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈvælju əv ðə ˈpɑrsəl ɪz wərθ. dɪˈspaɪt ðə haɪp, ˈtæmpə ɪz stɪl ʤɪst bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɪts rɪˈkəvəri ɪn rɪˈgɑrdz tɪ ðə kəˈmərʃəl ˈmɑrkɪt. ˈɔfəs rɛnts hæv ˈstɛdəli ˌɪnˈkrist ɪn ðə ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn kɔr ˈoʊvər ðə læst fju jɪrz ənd seɪlz əv ˈmeɪʤər ˈprɑpərtiz (klæs ə) ər haɪ. bi ənd ˈprɑdəkt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz nɑt ˈmuvɪŋ æt ðə seɪm reɪt əv ˌɪnˈkris du tɪ ðə əv səʧ ˈveɪkənt ˈprɑpərtiz baɪ ðɛr ˈoʊnərz. ˈveɪkənsi həz bɪn ˈfɑlɪŋ, rɛnts ˈraɪzɪŋ ənd fju kənˈstrəkʃən kreɪnz hæv pɑpt əp ˈoʊvər ðə læst fju jɪrz. bət, ə fju θɪŋz ðət ər nɑt (ˈɔfən) dɪˈskəst ˌɪnˈklud: ə læk əv ˈspɛkjələtɪv ˈbɪldɪŋ ənd ə læk əv nu tɪ ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ˈtɛnənts ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn, wɪʧ ɪn tərn wʊd ˌɪnˈkris ðə ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd əv ə ˈspɛkjələtɪv ˈɔfəs ˈprɑʤɛkt. waɪl ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn həz sin ən ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˌɪnˈkris ɪn lis ˈsaɪnɪŋz ðə læst fju jɪrz, wi ər ˈoʊnli naʊ ɪkˈsidɪŋ ðə ˈɑkjəpənsi reɪts əv ɑr bɛst ˈbɪldɪŋz. ʤɑb groʊθ ɪn ðə ˈtæmpə beɪ msa*, waɪl stɪl ˈpɑzətɪv, həz ˈdiˌkrist ɪn ðə læst 12 mənθ ˈpɪriəd fər wɪʧ ðɛr ər ˈrɛkərdz əˈveɪləbəl (sɔrs: ˈjuˈɛs bls*, ˈkɑrənt ɪmˈplɔɪmənt stəˈtɪstɪks). ʤɑb groʊθ ɪz ˌɪmˈpɛrətɪv tɪ ðə səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti əv ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ənd ðə ril ɛˈsteɪt ˈmɑrkɪt ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl. ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn kreɪnz hæv ɔl bɪn fər əˈpɑrtmənt ˈprɑʤɛkts, nɑt ˈɔfəs ˈbɪldɪŋz. ɪt ɪz ˈɔfəs ˈprɑʤɛkts, hɪˈstɔrɪkəli ˈspikɪŋ, ðət ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ə ˈhɛlθi ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ɪˈkɑnəmi. wən nidz ˈoʊnli tɪ lʊk tɪ kəmˈpɛtɪtərz- ˈrɔli, ˈnæʃvɪl ənd ˈʤæksənˌvɪl tɪ neɪm ə fju- tɪ si ðət ðə læg ɪn ˈɔfəs ənd ˈprɑdəkt dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪz ril. ɪf ˈtæmpə ɪz tɪ bi ðə ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən ˈsɪti fər ənd ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz əˈlaɪk wi nid sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ənd səˈsteɪnd ʤɑb kriˈeɪʃən. ðət wɪl stɑrt wɪθ ˌɑpərˈtunətiz tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn ə ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ðət həz ə ˈpraɪsɪŋ skeɪl ɪn laɪn wɪθ ˌriˈæləˌti. ɑr ˈrɛˌstrɑnts, mˈjuziəmz ənd əˈpɑrtmənt haɪ ˈraɪzɪz ər greɪt əˈmɛnətiz tɪ ə ˈflɛʤlɪŋ ˈsɪti, bət moʊst əv ɔl wət ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn nidz ɪz nu ˈɔfəs ənd kənˈstrəkʃən ˈprɑʤɛkts. wɪθ ɪkˈsɛpʃən ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ðə ˈvɪnɪk ˈprɑʤɛkt, ðɪs ɪz ˈoʊnli ˈpɑsəbəl ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz wɛr dɪˈvɛləpərz kən əkˈwaɪər lænd æt ə fɛr praɪs ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ hoʊld rɛnts tɪ ə ˈlɛvəl ðət ɪz əˈfɔrdəbəl fər smɔl tɪ ˈmidiəm saɪzd ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ fɪl wət wɪl bi ˈspɛkjələtɪv, ˈveɪkənt speɪs. wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈmidiə riˈleɪʃənz, dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ gʊd nuz wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz meɪk ju mɔr frɛndz ðən dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ bæd nuz- bət wɪn ðət gʊd nuz ɪz priˈzəmptɪv ɪt kən ənd dɪz dɪˈstɔrt ˌriˈæləˌti, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ə fɔls sɛns əv sɪˈkjʊrəti wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs. tɪ bi klɪr, ðɪs ɪz nɑt ə bɛt əˈgɛnst fˈjuʧər bət ˈrəðər ə kɔl fər ə ˌriˈæləˌti ʧɛk ɪn əˈsɛsɪŋ wɛr wi ər ˈkərəntli. tu məʧ ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn fˈjuʧər dɪˈvɛləpmənt ðət həz jɛt tɪ rɪˈzəlt ɪn ˈkɑnkrit ˈprɑʤɛkts həz ˈbeɪgən tɪ ˌɪmˈpækt ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ɪn tərmz əv ˈpraɪsɪŋ. səʧ haɪ ˈpraɪsɪz beɪst ɔn ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən, nɑt comparables*, ˌɪmˈpidz ðə groʊθ əv ɑr ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn. ðə ˈsɪti ˈkænɑt əˈfɔrd tɪ ʃət aʊt sˈmɔlər ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ənd dɪˈvɛləpərz baɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ən ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ðət θraɪvz ɔn prɑˈʤɛkʃənz ənd ˈprɑməsəz əˈloʊn. ə ˌriˈæləˌti ʧɛk ɔn ðə pɑrt wʊd sərv ˈɛvriˌwən wɛl, ˈhɛlpɪŋ tɪ ˈmɑrkɪt ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz wɪθ ˈmɑrkɪt ˌriˈæləˌtiz ənd əˈlaʊɪŋ fər ən əˈʤəstmənt ɪn ˈpraɪsɪŋ ðət ɪnˈkərəʤəz seɪlz ənd nɑt ʤɪst ˈlɪstɪŋz.
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president obama tops republican mitt romney in a matchup, according to the latest fox news poll, which finds american voters feeling more positive about the economy.
obama would have an advantage of 46 percent to 39 percent over romney, if the election were held today. three weeks ago the candidates were tied at 46 percent each.
the national poll, released wednesday, shows the lead is just outside the margin of sampling error.
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about a third of voters say they are “extremely” interested in the election. among just that group, romney tops obama by 50 percent to 44 percent.
overall, each party support is strong: most democrats back obama (88 percent) and most republicans support romney (84 percent).
among independents, 34 percent back romney, 29 percent support obama and more than a third are undecided or say they vote (36 percent). last month, independents broke for romney by 46 percent to 33 percent.
the gender gap is alive and well, as women continue to be more likely to back obama (55 percent to 33 percent), while men are more inclined to support romney (46 to 37 percent).
in general, a majority is satisfied with their candidate choices. one voter in three disagrees and thinks “none of the above” should be an option on the november ballot.
obama voters (74 percent) are much more likely than romney voters (59 percent) to say they are satisfied with the candidate choices.
each backers were asked to say in their own words the main reason they were supporting him. for obama, the top responses are, doing a good job (25 percent), his issue positions (13 percent) and a democrat (11 percent).
another 11 percent say, “he’s not romney.” nearly four times as many romney backers say “he’s not obama” is their top reason (43 percent).
others are supporting romney because a republican (14 percent), his issue positions (10 percent) and the economy (8 percent).
romney supporters are as likely to cite his business background as the issue of same-sex marriage as the main reason for their vote (5 percent each).
currently 49 percent of voters approve and 47 percent disapprove of job performance. up from 45 percent approval and 51 percent disapproval three weeks ago. in addition, this is his highest approval rating since may 2011, after the raid that killed bin laden, when some 55 percent approved and 41 percent disapproved.
to advantage, voters feel the economy is improving. the number saying the economy is in “poor” condition has dropped 14 percentage points from a year ago. and while few voters, 11 percent, rate the economy positively -- the highest number since april 2009.
meanwhile, even though more voters continue to say the economy is in worse shape today compared to four years ago, the number saying in better shape is up 11 points (from 17 percent last may to 28 percent today).
the same shift is seen when voters are asked about jobs. compared to four years ago, 24 percent think the job situation in their area is better today, 41 percent say worse and 32 percent say unchanged. a year ago, 13 percent said the job situation was better, 57 percent said worse and 29 percent unchanged (may 2011).
on their financial situation, voters are more likely to say they are worse off as opposed to better off today compared to four years ago by an margin (23 percent better, 31 percent worse). down from a margin last year (19 percent better, 36 percent worse).
obama’s best marks are on his handling of afghanistan: 53 percent approve. his lowest approval is 36 percent for handling the federal deficit. percent approve of the job doing on the economy, up from 39 percent a year ago.
what’s the “best thing” obama has done to help the economy? fifteen percent say he slowed or stopped job loss and the recession, 8 percent cite loans to the auto industry and 7 percent point to the stimulus. the most common response was obama did “nothing” to help (43 percent).
by a margin, voters would pick romney over obama to manage their personal money (47 percent to 34 percent). the former governor also comes out on top as the better business partner (48 to 39 percent). voters think romney would do a better job creating jobs by a slim margin (43 to 41 percent).
if hiring a life coach, obama is the preferred choice by a wide margin, 47 percent to 33 percent. in addition, voters prefer obama to pick the next supreme court justice (46 to 38 percent).
would romney have made the same decision obama made to get al leader bin laden? by a wide margin of 62 to 24 percent, voters say yes, if romney were president a year ago, he would have given the order to get bin laden.
finally, if obama were re-elected, 45 percent of voters say they would feel the “country’s improving” and would “look forward” to another four years, while a roughly equal number (43 percent) say they would feel the country is “going down the drain” and would “dread” a second obama term.
the fox news poll is based on and cell phone interviews with 913 registered voters nationwide and is conducted under the joint direction of anderson robbins research (d) and shaw & company research (r) from may 13 to may 15. for the total sample, it has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points.
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ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə tɑps rɪˈpəblɪkən mɪt ˈrɑmni ɪn ə ˈmæʧəp, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈleɪtəst fɑks nuz poʊl, wɪʧ faɪndz əˈmɛrɪkən ˈvoʊtərz ˈfilɪŋ mɔr ˈpɑzətɪv əˈbaʊt ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi. ˌoʊˈbɑmə wʊd hæv ən ædˈvæntɪʤ əv 46 pərˈsɛnt tɪ 39 pərˈsɛnt ˈoʊvər ˈrɑmni, ɪf ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən wər hɛld təˈdeɪ. θri wiks əˈgoʊ ðə ˈkænədɪts wər taɪd æt 46 pərˈsɛnt iʧ. ðə ˈnæʃənəl poʊl, riˈlist ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ʃoʊz ðə lɛd ɪz ʤɪst ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈmɑrʤən əv ˈsæmplɪŋ ˈɛrər. klɪk fər ðə fʊl poʊl rɪˈzəlts əˈbaʊt ə θərd əv ˈvoʊtərz seɪ ðeɪ ər ““extremely”*” ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən. əˈməŋ ʤɪst ðət grup, ˈrɑmni tɑps ˌoʊˈbɑmə baɪ 50 pərˈsɛnt tɪ 44 pərˈsɛnt. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, iʧ ˈpɑrti səˈpɔrt ɪz strɔŋ: moʊst ˈdɛməˌkræts bæk ˌoʊˈbɑmə 88 pərˈsɛnt) ənd moʊst rɪˈpəblɪkənz səˈpɔrt ˈrɑmni 84 pərˈsɛnt). əˈməŋ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənts, 34 pərˈsɛnt bæk ˈrɑmni, 29 pərˈsɛnt səˈpɔrt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd mɔr ðən ə θərd ər ˌəndɪˈsaɪdɪd ər seɪ ðeɪ voʊt 36 pərˈsɛnt). læst mənθ, ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənts broʊk fər ˈrɑmni baɪ 46 pərˈsɛnt tɪ 33 pərˈsɛnt. ðə ˈʤɛndər gæp ɪz əˈlaɪv ənd wɛl, ɛz ˈwɪmən kənˈtɪnju tɪ bi mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ bæk ˌoʊˈbɑmə 55 pərˈsɛnt tɪ 33 pərˈsɛnt), waɪl mɛn ər mɔr ˌɪnˈklaɪnd tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈrɑmni 46 tɪ 37 pərˈsɛnt). ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, ə məˈʤɔrəti ɪz ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd wɪθ ðɛr ˈkænədɪt ˈʧɔɪsɪz. wən ˈvoʊtər ɪn θri dɪsəˈgriz ənd θɪŋks əv ðə above”*” ʃʊd bi ən ˈɔpʃən ɔn ðə noʊˈvɛmbər ˈbælət. ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈvoʊtərz 74 pərˈsɛnt) ər məʧ mɔr ˈlaɪkli ðən ˈrɑmni ˈvoʊtərz 59 pərˈsɛnt) tɪ seɪ ðeɪ ər ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd wɪθ ðə ˈkænədɪt ˈʧɔɪsɪz. iʧ ˈbækərz wər æst tɪ seɪ ɪn ðɛr oʊn wərdz ðə meɪn ˈrizən ðeɪ wər səˈpɔrtɪŋ ɪm. fər ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ðə tɔp rɪˈspɑnsɪz ər, duɪŋ ə gʊd ʤɑb 25 pərˈsɛnt), hɪz ˈɪʃu pəˈzɪʃənz 13 pərˈsɛnt) ənd ə ˈdɛməˌkræt 11 pərˈsɛnt). əˈnəðər 11 pərˈsɛnt seɪ, nɑt romney.”*.” ˈnɪrli fɔr taɪmz ɛz ˈmɛni ˈrɑmni ˈbækərz seɪ nɑt obama”*” ɪz ðɛr tɔp ˈrizən 43 pərˈsɛnt). ˈəðərz ər səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈrɑmni bɪˈkəz ə rɪˈpəblɪkən 14 pərˈsɛnt), hɪz ˈɪʃu pəˈzɪʃənz 10 pərˈsɛnt) ənd ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi 8 pərˈsɛnt). ˈrɑmni səˈpɔrtərz ər ɛz ˈlaɪkli tɪ saɪt hɪz ˈbɪznɪs ˈbækˌgraʊnd ɛz ðə ˈɪʃu əv ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ ɛz ðə meɪn ˈrizən fər ðɛr voʊt 5 pərˈsɛnt iʧ). ˈkərəntli 49 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈvoʊtərz əˈpruv ənd 47 pərˈsɛnt ˌdɪsəˈpruv əv ʤɑb pərˈfɔrməns. əp frəm 45 pərˈsɛnt əˈpruvəl ənd 51 pərˈsɛnt dɪsəˈpruvəl θri wiks əˈgoʊ. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðɪs ɪz hɪz haɪəst əˈpruvəl ˈreɪtɪŋ sɪns meɪ 2011 ˈæftər ðə reɪd ðət kɪld bɪn ˈleɪdən, wɪn səm 55 pərˈsɛnt əˈpruvd ənd 41 pərˈsɛnt ˌdɪsəˈpruvd. tɪ ædˈvæntɪʤ, ˈvoʊtərz fil ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪz ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ. ðə ˈnəmbər seɪɪŋ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪz ɪn ““poor”*” kənˈdɪʃən həz drɑpt 14 pərˈsɛnɪʤ pɔɪnts frəm ə jɪr əˈgoʊ. ənd waɪl fju ˈvoʊtərz, 11 pərˈsɛnt, reɪt ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈpɑzətɪvli ðə haɪəst ˈnəmbər sɪns ˈeɪprəl 2009 ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈivɪn ðoʊ mɔr ˈvoʊtərz kənˈtɪnju tɪ seɪ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪz ɪn wərs ʃeɪp təˈdeɪ kəmˈpɛrd tɪ fɔr jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ðə ˈnəmbər seɪɪŋ ɪn ˈbɛtər ʃeɪp ɪz əp 11 pɔɪnts (frəm 17 pərˈsɛnt læst meɪ tɪ 28 pərˈsɛnt təˈdeɪ). ðə seɪm ʃɪft ɪz sin wɪn ˈvoʊtərz ər æst əˈbaʊt ʤɑbz. kəmˈpɛrd tɪ fɔr jɪrz əˈgoʊ, 24 pərˈsɛnt θɪŋk ðə ʤɑb ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn ðɛr ˈɛriə ɪz ˈbɛtər təˈdeɪ, 41 pərˈsɛnt seɪ wərs ənd 32 pərˈsɛnt seɪ ənˈʧeɪnʤd. ə jɪr əˈgoʊ, 13 pərˈsɛnt sɛd ðə ʤɑb ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɑz ˈbɛtər, 57 pərˈsɛnt sɛd wərs ənd 29 pərˈsɛnt ənˈʧeɪnʤd (meɪ 2011 ɔn ðɛr ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, ˈvoʊtərz ər mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ seɪ ðeɪ ər wərs ɔf ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈbɛtər ɔf təˈdeɪ kəmˈpɛrd tɪ fɔr jɪrz əˈgoʊ baɪ ən ˈmɑrʤən 23 pərˈsɛnt ˈbɛtər, 31 pərˈsɛnt wərs). daʊn frəm ə ˈmɑrʤən læst jɪr 19 pərˈsɛnt ˈbɛtər, 36 pərˈsɛnt wərs). bɛst mɑrks ər ɔn hɪz ˈhændəlɪŋ əv æfˈgænəˌstæn: 53 pərˈsɛnt əˈpruv. hɪz loʊəst əˈpruvəl ɪz 36 pərˈsɛnt fər ˈhændəlɪŋ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈdɛfəsət. pərˈsɛnt əˈpruv əv ðə ʤɑb duɪŋ ɔn ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi, əp frəm 39 pərˈsɛnt ə jɪr əˈgoʊ. ðə thing”*” ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz dən tɪ hɛlp ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi? ˈfɪfˈtin pərˈsɛnt seɪ hi sloʊd ər stɑpt ʤɑb lɔs ənd ðə ˌriˈsɛʃən, 8 pərˈsɛnt saɪt loʊnz tɪ ðə ˈɔtoʊ ˈɪndəstri ənd 7 pərˈsɛnt pɔɪnt tɪ ðə ˈstɪmjələs. ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən rɪˈspɑns wɑz ˌoʊˈbɑmə dɪd ““nothing”*” tɪ hɛlp 43 pərˈsɛnt). baɪ ə ˈmɑrʤən, ˈvoʊtərz wʊd pɪk ˈrɑmni ˈoʊvər ˌoʊˈbɑmə tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ðɛr ˈpərsɪnəl ˈməni 47 pərˈsɛnt tɪ 34 pərˈsɛnt). ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈgəvərnər ˈɔlsoʊ kəmz aʊt ɔn tɔp ɛz ðə ˈbɛtər ˈbɪznɪs ˈpɑrtnər 48 tɪ 39 pərˈsɛnt). ˈvoʊtərz θɪŋk ˈrɑmni wʊd du ə ˈbɛtər ʤɑb kriˈeɪtɪŋ ʤɑbz baɪ ə slɪm ˈmɑrʤən 43 tɪ 41 pərˈsɛnt). ɪf ˈhaɪrɪŋ ə laɪf koʊʧ, ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪz ðə prɪˈfərd ʧɔɪs baɪ ə waɪd ˈmɑrʤən, 47 pərˈsɛnt tɪ 33 pərˈsɛnt. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ˈvoʊtərz prɪˈfər ˌoʊˈbɑmə tɪ pɪk ðə nɛkst səˈprim kɔrt ˈʤəstɪs 46 tɪ 38 pərˈsɛnt). wʊd ˈrɑmni hæv meɪd ðə seɪm dɪˈsɪʒən ˌoʊˈbɑmə meɪd tɪ gɪt æl ˈlidər bɪn ˈleɪdən? baɪ ə waɪd ˈmɑrʤən əv 62 tɪ 24 pərˈsɛnt, ˈvoʊtərz seɪ jɛs, ɪf ˈrɑmni wər ˈprɛzɪdənt ə jɪr əˈgoʊ, hi wʊd hæv ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈɔrdər tɪ gɪt bɪn ˈleɪdən. ˈfaɪnəli, ɪf ˌoʊˈbɑmə wər re-elected*, 45 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈvoʊtərz seɪ ðeɪ wʊd fil ðə improving”*” ənd wʊd forward”*” tɪ əˈnəðər fɔr jɪrz, waɪl ə ˈrəfli ˈikwəl ˈnəmbər 43 pərˈsɛnt) seɪ ðeɪ wʊd fil ðə ˈkəntri ɪz daʊn ðə drain”*” ənd wʊd ““dread”*” ə ˈsɛkənd ˌoʊˈbɑmə tərm. ðə fɑks nuz poʊl ɪz beɪst ɔn ənd sɛl foʊn ˈɪntərvˌjuz wɪθ 913 ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈvoʊtərz ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ənd ɪz kənˈdəktəd ˈəndər ðə ʤɔɪnt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ˈændərsən ˈrɑbɪnz ˈrisərʧ (di) ənd ʃɔ ˈkəmpəˌni ˈrisərʧ (ɑr) frəm meɪ 13 tɪ meɪ 15 fər ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈsæmpəl, ɪt həz ə ˈmɑrʤən əv ˈsæmplɪŋ ˈɛrər əv pləs ər ˈmaɪnəs θri pərˈsɛnɪʤ pɔɪnts.
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philadelphia waiting to see what flyers ron has up his sleeve?
here’s how he can do it:
threaten the columbus blue jackets that he'll sign restricted free agent ryan johansen to an offer sheet.
now that would get the hockey world talking because johansen, 22 on july 31, is a center one of the game's rising superstars.
can the flyers pull this off given their cap situation?
sure, but the trick here is doing it in a slick way so that the blue jackets feel in their best interest to make a trade with the flyers, who love johansen so much that they might be inclined to give up two of their best young players, centers sean couturier and schenn.
the flyers certainly wouldn't begin negotiations by offering couturier, but they might reluctantly agree to include him in a deal for johansen, who is seeking a long-term contract while columbus prefers a short-term deal and called his last offer "disrespectful" and a "slap in the face."
yes, we know the flyers (and flyers fans) don't want to lose couturier, but johansen, who scored 30 goals and 63 points last season, is a special player still not in his prime.
the flyers, who were quiet on tuesday's first day of the unrestricted free agent signing period aside from signing backup goalie ray emery, have been intrigued with johansen for years. when they traded center jeff carter to columbus three junes ago, paul holmgren pushed hard for johansen, the fourth pick of the 2010 draft who was coming off his rookie season.
holmgren ultimately settled for a deal in which the flyers landed two standout players carter for right wing and the eighth overall pick of the 2011 draft, which was used to select couturier.
again, the flyers' plan here would be to keep couturier, but if even if they'd lose him and schenn, they'd be set at center for their top three forward lines with claude giroux, johansen and 2013 no. 1 pick scott laughton.
so here's what can do:
trade center vinny asap to free up more cap space, then tell columbus to work out a trade asap or else the flyers will sign johansen to a offer sheet for around $40 million.
at the moment, the flyers are $1.24 million over next season's $69 million cap. by rule, teams can go 10 percent over during the offseason, thus the flyers can take on another $5.6 million even with, who figures to be gone soon. (keep in mind that the flyers will gain $4.94 million cap space once the season begins when chris pronger is permitted to go on the long term injured reserve (ltir).
the flyers really have nothing to lose here by giving columbus a scare, and as we know, they have a precedent of being creative with restricted free agents.
how can we forget two junes ago when the flyers signed nashville restricted free agent shea weber, a superstar defenseman, to a 14-year, $110 million offer sheet?
word is holmgren warned predators dave to negotiate a trade or else weber would be signed to an offer sheet nashville can't match.
there was no trade, weber signed the offer sheet and then nashville used all 10 days it had to decide before matching with ownership using its own personal wealth.
new rules allow teams to offer just seven years to others' free agents nowadays and eight to their own, so no one will be offering johansen a deal.
but the flyers have nothing to lose threatening columbus with an offer sheet and then signing johansen to it.
of course, johansen has to be willing to come to the flyers.
if he's willing, then the flyers, despite not having much money, can make a big splash.
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ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ˈweɪtɪŋ tɪ si wət flaɪərz rɑn həz əp hɪz sliv? haʊ hi kən du ɪt: θˈrɛtən ðə kəˈləmbəs blu ˈʤækɪts ðət hil saɪn riˈstrɪktɪd fri ˈeɪʤənt raɪən ˌʤoʊˈhænsən tɪ ən ˈɔfər ʃit. naʊ ðət wʊd gɪt ðə ˈhɑki wərld ˈtɔkɪŋ bɪˈkəz ˌʤoʊˈhænsən, 22 ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 31 ɪz ə ˈsɛnər wən əv ðə geɪmz ˈraɪzɪŋ ˌsupərˈstɑrz. kən ðə flaɪərz pʊl ðɪs ɔf ˈgɪvɪn ðɛr kæp ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən? ʃʊr, bət ðə trɪk hir ɪz duɪŋ ɪt ɪn ə slɪk weɪ soʊ ðət ðə blu ˈʤækɪts fil ɪn ðɛr bɛst ˈɪntəˌrɛst tɪ meɪk ə treɪd wɪθ ðə flaɪərz, hu ləv ˌʤoʊˈhænsən soʊ məʧ ðət ðeɪ maɪt bi ˌɪnˈklaɪnd tɪ gɪv əp tu əv ðɛr bɛst jəŋ pleɪərz, ˈsɛnərz ʃɔn kuˈtʊriər ənd schenn*. ðə flaɪərz ˈsərtənli ˈwʊdənt bɪˈgɪn nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz baɪ ˈɔfərɪŋ kuˈtʊriər, bət ðeɪ maɪt rɪˈləktəntli əˈgri tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ɪm ɪn ə dil fər ˌʤoʊˈhænsən, hu ɪz ˈsikɪŋ ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈkɑnˌtrækt waɪl kəˈləmbəs prɪˈfərz ə ˌʃɔrtˈtərm dil ənd kɔld hɪz læst ˈɔfər "ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfəl" ənd ə "slæp ɪn ðə feɪs." jɛs, wi noʊ ðə flaɪərz (ənd flaɪərz fænz) doʊnt wɔnt tɪ luz kuˈtʊriər, bət ˌʤoʊˈhænsən, hu skɔrd 30 goʊlz ənd 63 pɔɪnts læst ˈsizən, ɪz ə ˈspɛʃəl pleɪər stɪl nɑt ɪn hɪz praɪm. ðə flaɪərz, hu wər kwaɪət ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪz fərst deɪ əv ðə ˌənriˈstrɪktɪd fri ˈeɪʤənt ˈsaɪnɪŋ ˈpɪriəd əˈsaɪd frəm ˈsaɪnɪŋ ˈbæˌkəp ˈgoʊli reɪ ˈɛməri, hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈtrigd wɪθ ˌʤoʊˈhænsən fər jɪrz. wɪn ðeɪ ˈtreɪdɪd ˈsɛnər ʤɛf ˈkɑrtər tɪ kəˈləmbəs θri ʤunz əˈgoʊ, pɔl ˈhoʊlmgrɛn pʊʃt hɑrd fər ˌʤoʊˈhænsən, ðə fɔrθ pɪk əv ðə 2010 dræft hu wɑz ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf hɪz ˈrʊki ˈsizən. ˈhoʊlmgrɛn ˈəltəmətli ˈsɛtəld fər ə dil ɪn wɪʧ ðə flaɪərz ˈlændɪd tu ˈstænˌdaʊt pleɪərz ˈkɑrtər fər raɪt wɪŋ ənd ðə eɪθ ˈoʊvərˌɔl pɪk əv ðə 2011 dræft, wɪʧ wɑz juzd tɪ səˈlɛkt kuˈtʊriər. əˈgɛn, ðə flaɪərz' plæn hir wʊd bi tɪ kip kuˈtʊriər, bət ɪf ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪd luz ɪm ənd schenn*, ðeɪd bi sɛt æt ˈsɛnər fər ðɛr tɔp θri ˈfɔrwərd laɪnz wɪθ klɔd ʒɪˈru, ˌʤoʊˈhænsən ənd 2013 noʊ. 1 pɪk skɑt ˈlɔtən. soʊ hɪrz wət kən du: treɪd ˈsɛnər ˈvɪni ˈeɪˌsæp tɪ fri əp mɔr kæp speɪs, ðɛn tɛl kəˈləmbəs tɪ wərk aʊt ə treɪd ˈeɪˌsæp ər ɛls ðə flaɪərz wɪl saɪn ˌʤoʊˈhænsən tɪ ə ˈɔfər ʃit fər əraʊnd 40 ˈmɪljən. æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt, ðə flaɪərz ər ˈmɪljən ˈoʊvər nɛkst ˈsizənz 69 ˈmɪljən kæp. baɪ rul, timz kən goʊ 10 pərˈsɛnt ˈoʊvər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə offseason*, ðəs ðə flaɪərz kən teɪk ɔn əˈnəðər ˈmɪljən ˈivɪn wɪθ, hu ˈfɪgjərz tɪ bi gɔn sun. (kip ɪn maɪnd ðət ðə flaɪərz wɪl geɪn ˈmɪljən kæp speɪs wəns ðə ˈsizən bɪˈgɪnz wɪn krɪs ˈprɔngər ɪz pərˈmɪtɪd tɪ goʊ ɔn ðə lɔŋ tərm ˈɪnʤərd rɪˈzərv (ltir*). ðə flaɪərz ˈrɪli hæv ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ luz hir baɪ ˈgɪvɪŋ kəˈləmbəs ə skɛr, ənd ɛz wi noʊ, ðeɪ hæv ə ˈprɛsɪdənt əv biɪŋ kriˈeɪtɪv wɪθ riˈstrɪktɪd fri ˈeɪʤənts. haʊ kən wi fərˈgɛt tu ʤunz əˈgoʊ wɪn ðə flaɪərz saɪnd ˈnæʃvɪl riˈstrɪktɪd fri ˈeɪʤənt ʃeɪ ˈwɛbər, ə ˌsupərˈstɑr defenseman*, tɪ ə 14-year*, 110 ˈmɪljən ˈɔfər ʃit? wərd ɪz ˈhoʊlmgrɛn wɔrnd ˈprɛdətərz deɪv tɪ nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt ə treɪd ər ɛls ˈwɛbər wʊd bi saɪnd tɪ ən ˈɔfər ʃit ˈnæʃvɪl kænt mæʧ. ðɛr wɑz noʊ treɪd, ˈwɛbər saɪnd ðə ˈɔfər ʃit ənd ðɛn ˈnæʃvɪl juzd ɔl 10 deɪz ɪt hæd tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈmæʧɪŋ wɪθ ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ˈjuzɪŋ ɪts oʊn ˈpərsɪnəl wɛlθ. nu rulz əˈlaʊ timz tɪ ˈɔfər ʤɪst ˈsɛvən jɪrz tɪ ˈəðərz' fri ˈeɪʤənts ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz ənd eɪt tɪ ðɛr oʊn, soʊ noʊ wən wɪl bi ˈɔfərɪŋ ˌʤoʊˈhænsən ə dil. bət ðə flaɪərz hæv ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ luz θˈrɛtənɪŋ kəˈləmbəs wɪθ ən ˈɔfər ʃit ənd ðɛn ˈsaɪnɪŋ ˌʤoʊˈhænsən tɪ ɪt. əv kɔrs, ˌʤoʊˈhænsən həz tɪ bi ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ kəm tɪ ðə flaɪərz. ɪf hiz ˈwɪlɪŋ, ðɛn ðə flaɪərz, dɪˈspaɪt nɑt ˈhævɪŋ məʧ ˈməni, kən meɪk ə bɪg splæʃ.
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an employee reported that dollar tree, 5316 n. milwaukee ave., was robbed at about a.m. monday, jan. 27, according to (jefferson park) district police.
the employee reported that a man entered the store, displayed a handgun and took $110 from the cash register, according to police.
an employee reported that walgreens, 5230 n. milwaukee ave., was robbed at about p.m. sunday, jan. 26, according to (jefferson park) district police.
the employee reported that a man displayed a handgun and demanded money, according to police. the employee said when he told the gunman that he could not open cash the cash register, he took five packs of cigarettes and left the store, police said.
a woman reported that she was attacked and robbed at about p.m. tuesday, jan. 21, in the 5200 block of west byron street, according to (jefferson park) district police.
the woman reported that a man approached her, punched her in the head and took her purse, according to police.
a woman reported that her wallet was stolen at about p.m. saturday, jan. 18, while she was on a blue line train between cumberland avenue and irving park road, according to (jefferson park) district police.
the woman reported that when she got off the train she discovered that her purse was open and that her wallet containing $300 and her passport were missing, according to police.
a man was charged with assault following his arrest at about p.m. sunday, jan. 26, in the 5200 block of north lockwood avenue, according to (jefferson park) district police.
a woman reported that the man blocked her vehicle with his pick-up truck and pointed a gun at her when she tried to turn onto foster avenue from lockwood avenue, according to police.
the suspect was identified by police as cong l. sun, age 27, of the 5300 block of west foster avenue.
a man was charged with battery following his arrest at about p.m. sunday, jan. 26, in the 6000 block of west cornelia avenue, according to (jefferson park) district police.
a man reported that following an argument, the man threw a knife at him, hitting him in the ear and causing minor injuries, according to police.
the suspect was identified by police as jan kozak, age 55, of the 6000 block of west cornelia avenue.
two men were charged with possession of burglary tools following their arrest at about a.m. sunday, jan. 26, in the 3800 block of north pioneer avenue, according to (jefferson park) district police.
officers responding to a report of suspicious men discovered footprints in the snow near a garage where tools were missing, and the men were arrested after the owner of the garage identified tools in their possession, according to police.
the suspects were identified by police as joseph r. castle, age 24, of the 4900 block of north michigan avenue, schiller park, and roger parsons jr., age 27, of the 4800 block of west avenue.
an employee reported that three men stole beer from the store, 6000 w. higgins ave at about a.m. saturday, jan. 25, according to (jefferson park) district police.
the employee reported that the men entered the store, took two cases of beer and left the store without paying for the items, according to police.
a man was charged with retail theft following his arrest at about a.m. wednesday, jan. 22, in the 4300 block of north central avenue, according to (jefferson park) district police.
an employee of walgreens, 4343 n. central ave., reported that he saw the man place eight boxes of motrin in his coat and leave the store without paying for the items, according to police.
the suspect was described as johnny lopez, age 36, of the 4600 block of north monticello avenue.
a man reported that his home in the 7300 block of west lunt avenue was burglarized between 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. saturday, jan. 25, according to (jefferson park) district police.
the man reported that when he returned home he discovered that jewelry valued at $3,000 and $1,000 in cash were missing, according to police.
a man reported that the garage of his home in the 3500 block of north neva avenue was burglarized between 6 and 11 a.m. monday, jan. 27, according to (jefferson park) district police.
the man said he discovered that the garage window was broken and that four car rims valued at $2,800, two bicycles valued at $200 and tools valued at $1000 were missing, according to police.
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ən ɪmˈplɔɪi ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ˈdɔlər tri, 5316 ɛn. mɪlˈwɔki ˈɑˌveɪ., wɑz rɑbd æt əˈbaʊt a.m*. ˈmənˌdeɪ, ʤæn. 27 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ (ˈʤɛfərsən pɑrk) ˈdɪstrɪkt pəˈlis. ðə ɪmˈplɔɪi ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ə mæn ˈɛnərd ðə stɔr, dɪˈspleɪd ə ˈhændˌgən ənd tʊk 110 frəm ðə kæʃ ˈrɛʤɪstər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pəˈlis. ən ɪmˈplɔɪi ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət walgreens*, 5230 ɛn. mɪlˈwɔki ˈɑˌveɪ., wɑz rɑbd æt əˈbaʊt p.m*. ˈsənˌdi, ʤæn. 26 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ (ˈʤɛfərsən pɑrk) ˈdɪstrɪkt pəˈlis. ðə ɪmˈplɔɪi ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ə mæn dɪˈspleɪd ə ˈhændˌgən ənd dɪˈmændɪd ˈməni, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pəˈlis. ðə ɪmˈplɔɪi sɛd wɪn hi toʊld ðə ˈgənmən ðət hi kʊd nɑt ˈoʊpən kæʃ ðə kæʃ ˈrɛʤɪstər, hi tʊk faɪv pæks əv ˌsɪgəˈrɛts ənd lɛft ðə stɔr, pəˈlis sɛd. ə ˈwʊmən ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ʃi wɑz əˈtækt ənd rɑbd æt əˈbaʊt p.m*. ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ʤæn. 21 ɪn ðə 5200 blɑk əv wɛst ˈbaɪrən strit, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ (ˈʤɛfərsən pɑrk) ˈdɪstrɪkt pəˈlis. ðə ˈwʊmən ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ə mæn əˈproʊʧt hər, pənʧt hər ɪn ðə hɛd ənd tʊk hər pərs, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pəˈlis. ə ˈwʊmən ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət hər ˈwɔlət wɑz ˈstoʊlən æt əˈbaʊt p.m*. ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ʤæn. 18 waɪl ʃi wɑz ɔn ə blu laɪn treɪn bɪtˈwin ˈkəmbərlənd ˈævəˌnu ənd ˈərvɪŋ pɑrk roʊd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ (ˈʤɛfərsən pɑrk) ˈdɪstrɪkt pəˈlis. ðə ˈwʊmən ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət wɪn ʃi gɑt ɔf ðə treɪn ʃi dɪˈskəvərd ðət hər pərs wɑz ˈoʊpən ənd ðət hər ˈwɔlət kənˈteɪnɪŋ 300 ənd hər ˈpæˌspɔrt wər ˈmɪsɪŋ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pəˈlis. ə mæn wɑz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ əˈsɔlt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ hɪz ərˈɛst æt əˈbaʊt p.m*. ˈsənˌdi, ʤæn. 26 ɪn ðə 5200 blɑk əv nɔrθ ˈlɑkˌwʊd ˈævəˌnu, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ (ˈʤɛfərsən pɑrk) ˈdɪstrɪkt pəˈlis. ə ˈwʊmən ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðə mæn blɑkt hər ˈviɪkəl wɪθ hɪz ˈpɪˌkəp trək ənd ˈpɔɪntɪd ə gən æt hər wɪn ʃi traɪd tɪ tərn ˈɔntu ˈfɑstər ˈævəˌnu frəm ˈlɑkˌwʊd ˈævəˌnu, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pəˈlis. ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt wɑz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd baɪ pəˈlis ɛz kɔŋ ɛl. sən, eɪʤ 27 əv ðə 5300 blɑk əv wɛst ˈfɑstər ˈævəˌnu. ə mæn wɑz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈbætəri ˈfɑloʊɪŋ hɪz ərˈɛst æt əˈbaʊt p.m*. ˈsənˌdi, ʤæn. 26 ɪn ðə 6000 blɑk əv wɛst kɔrˈniljə ˈævəˌnu, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ (ˈʤɛfərsən pɑrk) ˈdɪstrɪkt pəˈlis. ə mæn ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ən ˈɑrgjəmənt, ðə mæn θru ə naɪf æt ɪm, ˈhɪtɪŋ ɪm ɪn ðə ɪr ənd ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈmaɪnər ˈɪnʤəriz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pəˈlis. ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt wɑz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd baɪ pəˈlis ɛz ʤæn ˈkoʊzək, eɪʤ 55 əv ðə 6000 blɑk əv wɛst kɔrˈniljə ˈævəˌnu. tu mɛn wər ʧɑrʤd wɪθ pəˈzɛʃən əv ˈbərgləri tulz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðɛr ərˈɛst æt əˈbaʊt a.m*. ˈsənˌdi, ʤæn. 26 ɪn ðə 3800 blɑk əv nɔrθ ˌpaɪəˈnɪr ˈævəˌnu, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ (ˈʤɛfərsən pɑrk) ˈdɪstrɪkt pəˈlis. ˈɔfɪsərz rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ə rɪˈpɔrt əv səˈspɪʃəs mɛn dɪˈskəvərd ˈfʊtˌprɪnts ɪn ðə snoʊ nɪr ə gərɑʒ wɛr tulz wər ˈmɪsɪŋ, ənd ðə mɛn wər ərˈɛstɪd ˈæftər ðə ˈoʊnər əv ðə gərɑʒ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd tulz ɪn ðɛr pəˈzɛʃən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pəˈlis. ðə ˈsəˌspɛkts wər aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd baɪ pəˈlis ɛz ˈʤoʊzəf ɑr. ˈkæsəl, eɪʤ 24 əv ðə 4900 blɑk əv nɔrθ ˈmɪʃɪgən ˈævəˌnu, ˈʃɪlər pɑrk, ənd ˈrɑʤər ˈpɑrsənz jr*., eɪʤ 27 əv ðə 4800 blɑk əv wɛst ˈævəˌnu. ən ɪmˈplɔɪi ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət θri mɛn stoʊl bɪr frəm ðə stɔr, 6000 ˈdəbəlju. ˈhɪgɪnz ˈɑˌveɪ æt əˈbaʊt a.m*. ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ʤæn. 25 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ (ˈʤɛfərsən pɑrk) ˈdɪstrɪkt pəˈlis. ðə ɪmˈplɔɪi ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðə mɛn ˈɛnərd ðə stɔr, tʊk tu ˈkeɪsɪz əv bɪr ənd lɛft ðə stɔr wɪˈθaʊt peɪɪŋ fər ðə ˈaɪtəmz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pəˈlis. ə mæn wɑz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈriˌteɪl θɛft ˈfɑloʊɪŋ hɪz ərˈɛst æt əˈbaʊt a.m*. ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ʤæn. 22 ɪn ðə 4300 blɑk əv nɔrθ ˈsɛntrəl ˈævəˌnu, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ (ˈʤɛfərsən pɑrk) ˈdɪstrɪkt pəˈlis. ən ɪmˈplɔɪi əv walgreens*, 4343 ɛn. ˈsɛntrəl ˈɑˌveɪ., ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət hi sɔ ðə mæn pleɪs eɪt ˈbɑksɪz əv ˈmoʊtrɪn ɪn hɪz koʊt ənd liv ðə stɔr wɪˈθaʊt peɪɪŋ fər ðə ˈaɪtəmz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pəˈlis. ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt wɑz dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ˈʤɑni ˈloʊpɛz, eɪʤ 36 əv ðə 4600 blɑk əv nɔrθ ˌmɑntɪˈsɛloʊ ˈævəˌnu. ə mæn ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət hɪz hoʊm ɪn ðə 7300 blɑk əv wɛst lənt ˈævəˌnu wɑz ˈbərglərˌaɪzd bɪtˈwin 4 p.m*. ənd 10 p.m*. ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ʤæn. 25 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ (ˈʤɛfərsən pɑrk) ˈdɪstrɪkt pəˈlis. ðə mæn ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət wɪn hi rɪˈtərnd hoʊm hi dɪˈskəvərd ðət ˈʤuəlri ˈvæljud æt ənd ɪn kæʃ wər ˈmɪsɪŋ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pəˈlis. ə mæn ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðə gərɑʒ əv hɪz hoʊm ɪn ðə 3500 blɑk əv nɔrθ ˈneɪvə ˈævəˌnu wɑz ˈbərglərˌaɪzd bɪtˈwin 6 ənd 11 a.m*. ˈmənˌdeɪ, ʤæn. 27 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ (ˈʤɛfərsən pɑrk) ˈdɪstrɪkt pəˈlis. ðə mæn sɛd hi dɪˈskəvərd ðət ðə gərɑʒ ˈwɪndoʊ wɑz ˈbroʊkən ənd ðət fɔr kɑr rɪmz ˈvæljud æt tu ˈbaɪsɪkəlz ˈvæljud æt 200 ənd tulz ˈvæljud æt 1000 wər ˈmɪsɪŋ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pəˈlis.
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the news of president trump's executive order on immigration from muslim countries drew opposition from around the country yesterday, including a large protest at international terminal and a smaller one that marched through the city's streets.
now, organizers are gearing up for a larger protest, set for this coming saturday, february 4th, in civic center plaza. according to the facebook event, people have expressed interest and nearly have said they will attend.
organizers say the protest will target the president's "racist and exclusionary executive orders ... join us in sharing your immigration stories and standing in solidarity with all our brothers and sisters."
let them gather at to protest the muslim refugee immigrant ban. ((wendymacnaughton)) (@wendymac) january 29, 2017
in addition to next weekend's protest, protesters are returning to today for a second day of demonstrations. here's more information on that protest.
have more info on upcoming protests taking place in sf? have you spotted a protest in action in the city? text at (415).
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ðə nuz əv ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmps ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər ɔn ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən frəm ˈməzlɪm ˈkəntriz dru ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən frəm əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə lɑrʤ ˈproʊˌtɛst æt ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈtərmənəl ənd ə sˈmɔlər wən ðət mɑrʧt θru ðə ˈsɪtiz strits. naʊ, ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz ər ˈgɪrɪŋ əp fər ə ˈlɑrʤər ˈproʊˌtɛst, sɛt fər ðɪs ˈkəmɪŋ ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ˈfɛbruˌɛri 4th*, ɪn ˈsɪvɪk ˈsɛnər ˈplɑzə. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ɪˈvɛnt, ˈpipəl hæv ɪkˈsprɛst ˈɪntəˌrɛst ənd ˈnɪrli hæv sɛd ðeɪ wɪl əˈtɛnd. ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz seɪ ðə ˈproʊˌtɛst wɪl ˈtərgət ðə ˈprɛzɪdənts "ˈreɪsɪst ənd ɪkˈskluʒəˌnɛri ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdərz ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ˈʃɛrɪŋ jʊr ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈstɔriz ənd ˈstændɪŋ ɪn ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti wɪθ ɔl ɑr ˈbrəðərz ənd ˈsɪstərz." lɛt ðɛm ˈgæðər æt tɪ ˈproʊˌtɛst ðə ˈməzlɪm ˈrɛfjuʤi ˈɪməgrənt bæn. ((wendymacnaughton*)) (@wendymac*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 29 2017 ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ nɛkst ˈwiˌkɛndz ˈproʊˌtɛst, ˈproʊˌtɛstərz ər rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ təˈdeɪ fər ə ˈsɛkənd deɪ əv ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz. hɪrz mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ðət ˈproʊˌtɛst. hæv mɔr ˈɪnfoʊ ɔn ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈproʊˌtɛsts ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs ɪn sf*? hæv ju ˈspɑtɪd ə ˈproʊˌtɛst ɪn ˈækʃən ɪn ðə ˈsɪti? tɛkst æt 415
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well the holiday season is in full swing and so are the parties. and parties mean party food! if i had not been sicker than sick for onion day, this would have been my entry. but alas the forces of nature did not allow that and so i am presenting my dish to you now. i love this dish and bring it often to parties. this can be presented in two ways. one as an appetizer, where you would put a nice wedge on a plate along with some greens and some bread. or two, the way i do it most often as a “spread” for crackers, bread and what not. the cheesecake itself is good but it is the onion pear ever you prefer) is what makes this special. so if you want to serve something a little unusual but tasty, put this out on your holiday buffet table.
blue cheese cheesecake with onion pear jam
1 lbs softened cream cheese
8 oz shredded cheese
8 oz blue cheese, crumbled
5 large eggs
1/3 cup heavy cream
1/4 white pepper
grease a pan.
preheat oven to 350f.
cream cheeses together until smooth.
add eggs one at a time.
add cream and pepper. combine.
bake uncovered in a water bath until golden brown and center is minutes.
cool completely, remove sides of pan.
onion pear jam
4 cups onions, diced
1 olive oil
2 cups pears, peeled, chopped
2 fruit vinegar
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 kosher salt
1 pinch cayenne pepper
saute onions in oil until brown. reduce heat and cook until glazed.
add pears, vinegar, sugar, cayenne and salt. cook till pears are crispy tender.
remove mixture simmer juice a thick glaze.
mix pear onion mixture with glaze. cool.
cover cooled with jam and serve with bread or crackers.
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wɛl ðə ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈsizən ɪz ɪn fʊl swɪŋ ənd soʊ ər ðə ˈpɑrtiz. ənd ˈpɑrtiz min ˈpɑrti fud! ɪf aɪ hæd nɑt bɪn ˈsɪkər ðən sɪk fər ˈənjən deɪ, ðɪs wʊd hæv bɪn maɪ ˈɛntri. bət əˈlæs ðə ˈfɔrsɪz əv ˈneɪʧər dɪd nɑt əˈlaʊ ðət ənd soʊ aɪ æm prɪˈzɛntɪŋ maɪ dɪʃ tɪ ju naʊ. aɪ ləv ðɪs dɪʃ ənd brɪŋ ɪt ˈɔfən tɪ ˈpɑrtiz. ðɪs kən bi pərˈzɛnəd ɪn tu weɪz. wən ɛz ən ˈæpəˌtaɪzər, wɛr ju wʊd pʊt ə nis wɛʤ ɔn ə pleɪt əˈlɔŋ wɪθ səm grinz ənd səm brɛd. ər tu, ðə weɪ aɪ du ɪt moʊst ˈɔfən ɛz ə ““spread”*” fər ˈkrækərz, brɛd ənd wət nɑt. ðə ˈʧizˌkeɪk ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz gʊd bət ɪt ɪz ðə ˈənjən pɛr ˈɛvər ju prɪˈfər) ɪz wət meɪks ðɪs ˈspɛʃəl. soʊ ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ sərv ˈsəmθɪŋ ə ˈlɪtəl ənˈjuˌʒuəl bət ˈteɪsti, pʊt ðɪs aʊt ɔn jʊr ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈbəfət ˈteɪbəl. blu ʧiz ˈʧizˌkeɪk wɪθ ˈənjən pɛr ʤæm 1 paʊndz ˈsɔfənd krim ʧiz 8 ɑz ʃˈrɛdɪd ʧiz 8 ɑz blu ʧiz, ˈkrəmbəld 5 lɑrʤ ɛgz kəp ˈhɛvi krim waɪt ˈpɛpər gris ə pæn. ˈəvən tɪ 350f*. krim ˈʧizɪz təˈgɛðər ənˈtɪl smuð. æd ɛgz wən æt ə taɪm. æd krim ənd ˈpɛpər. ˈkɑmbaɪn. beɪk ənˈkəvərd ɪn ə ˈwɔtər bæθ ənˈtɪl ˈgoʊldən braʊn ənd ˈsɛnər ɪz ˈmɪnəts. kul kəmˈplitli, riˈmuv saɪdz əv pæn. ˈənjən pɛr ʤæm 4 kəps ˈənjənz, daɪst 1 ˈɑlɪv ɔɪl 2 kəps pɛrz, pild, ʧɑpt 2 frut ˈvɪnəgər 1 kəp braʊn ˈʃʊgər ˈkoʊʃər sɔlt 1 pɪnʧ keɪɛn ˈpɛpər sɔˈteɪ ˈənjənz ɪn ɔɪl ənˈtɪl braʊn. rɪˈdus hit ənd kʊk ənˈtɪl gleɪzd. æd pɛrz, ˈvɪnəgər, ˈʃʊgər, keɪɛn ənd sɔlt. kʊk tɪl pɛrz ər ˈkrɪspi ˈtɛndər. riˈmuv ˈmɪksʧər ˈsɪmər ʤus ə θɪk gleɪz. mɪks pɛr ˈənjən ˈmɪksʧər wɪθ gleɪz. kul. ˈkəvər kuld wɪθ ʤæm ənd sərv wɪθ brɛd ər ˈkrækərz.
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soʊld aʊt! brænd nu ˈnɛksəs 7 2013 ɔn ˈiˌbeɪ ˈdeɪli dilz! ˈoʊnli 199 ˈʃɪpɪŋ! ɪf juv bɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ðə fərst saɪnz əv ə ˈdɪskaʊnt ɔn ðə ˈrisəntli riˈlist ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ˈnɛksəs 7 ðɛn təˈdeɪ ɪz jʊr deɪ! ˈiˌbeɪ ˈdeɪli dilz həz ðə ˈmɑdəl fər 30 ɔf æt ˈoʊnli stɔr praɪs ɪz wɪθ fri ˈʃɪpɪŋ tɪ but! ˈhəri ðoʊ, ðə dil ɪz ˈoʊnli gʊd təˈdeɪ ər wɪn stɑk rənz aʊt wɪˈʧɛvər ɪz ðɛr goʊɪŋ fæst! ðɪs ɪz brænd nu ˈkɑrənt ˈmɑdəl, ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ˈnɛksəs 7 wɪθ ðət əˈmeɪzɪŋ fʊl 1920 ɛks 1200 dɪˈspleɪ. ɪts ðə bɛst praɪs wiv sin jɛt ənd kwaɪt ˈfræŋkli ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ si fər ə lɔŋ waɪl sɪns ɪts səʧ ə nu ˈtæblət, soʊ hɪt ðə lɪŋk bɪˈloʊ ənd stɑk ər ʤɪst əraʊnd ðə ˈkɔrnər!
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ethereum design studio has launched relay, an open source project enabling-based networks to interoperate with the network and eventually other and-based systems.
btc relay is a fully smart contract for the community that does not grant special privileges to any party. using relay, developers can implement a "pay with" button in their-based applications, allowing holders to interact with smart contracts and decentralized applications on the platform, said a statement.
btc relay has been added to etherex, a exchange, as a mechanism whereby can be exchanged with ether, without any counterparty risk. another potential use case is the issuance of an-based" token (ethbtc) based on locking actual tokens in a on the protocol.
this bridge between and is planned. from a technical perspective, relay implements (simplified payment verification) to verify whether a transaction has been confirmed (sufficiently) on the. community members, called relayers, provide relay with the new block header that has been generated by miners. app developers can make calls to relay from their smart contracts to verify activities on the network.
anyone can join the network and become a relayer; there is no heavy hardware or electricity consumption as required for mining. relay was conceived and funded under the foundation, and later adopted and supported by when joseph chow, the developer of relay, joined. a grant from labs was used to fund an independent security audit and rewards for a fruitful bug bounty program.
"btc relay is a building block and i look forward to the infrastructure, applications, and innovations that relay helps enable on and off the platform. the possibilities are exciting," said joseph chow, developer of relay.
vitalik buterin, the inventor of, said "i am excited to see relay provide the production release of communication of this kind, and hope that it will set an example for applications, whether between and, others and and public and private or consortium chains, for many years to come."
joseph lubin, founder and ceo of, indicated that relay is a powerful tool that enables smart contracts to serve as wallets for various other-based networks or other-based systems (bitcoin, doge, etc.) in private permissioned, or open implementations.
with this capability,, due to the stateful, computational power of its and smart contract capabilities, can serve as a substrate for many glue protocols that will join various networks and other services together into an internet of systems. we envision a world of many private enterprise and consortium systems, in addition to public networks, and relay and its extensions can enable them all to easily interoperate."
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ethereum* dɪˈzaɪn ˈstudiˌoʊ həz lɔnʧt ˈriˌleɪ, ən ˈoʊpən sɔrs ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərks tɪ ˌɪntərˈɔpərət wɪθ ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈəðər ənd ˈsɪstəmz. ˈriˌleɪ ɪz ə ˈfʊli smɑrt ˈkɑnˌtrækt fər ðə kəmˈjunɪti ðət dɪz nɑt grænt ˈspɛʃəl ˈprɪvɪˌlɪʤɪz tɪ ˈɛni ˈpɑrti. ˈjuzɪŋ ˈriˌleɪ, dɪˈvɛləpərz kən ˈɪmpləmənt ə "peɪ wɪθ" ˈbətən ɪn ðɛr ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz, əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈhoʊldərz tɪ ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ smɑrt ˈkɑnˌtrækts ənd dɪˈsɛntrəˌlaɪzd ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ɔn ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm, sɛd ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ˈriˌleɪ həz bɪn ˈædɪd tɪ etherex*, ə ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ, ɛz ə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm wɛrˈbaɪ kən bi ɪksˈʧeɪnʤd wɪθ ˈiθər, wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrti rɪsk. əˈnəðər pəˈtɛnʃəl juz keɪs ɪz ðə ˈɪʃuəns əv ən" ˈtoʊkən (ethbtc*) beɪst ɔn ˈlɑkɪŋ ˈækʧəwəl ˈtoʊkənz ɪn ə ɔn ðə ˈproʊtəˌkɔl. ðɪs brɪʤ bɪtˈwin ənd ɪz plænd. frəm ə ˈtɛknɪkəl pərˈspɛktɪv, ˈriˌleɪ ˈɪmpləmənts (ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪd ˈpeɪmənt ˌvɛrəfəˈkeɪʃən) tɪ ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ ˈwɛðər ə trænˈzækʃən həz bɪn kənˈfərmd (səˈfɪʃəntli) ɔn ðə. kəmˈjunɪti ˈmɛmbərz, kɔld relayers*, prəˈvaɪd ˈriˌleɪ wɪθ ðə nu blɑk ˈhɛdər ðət həz bɪn ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ˈmaɪnərz. æp dɪˈvɛləpərz kən meɪk kɔlz tɪ ˈriˌleɪ frəm ðɛr smɑrt ˈkɑnˌtrækts tɪ ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ ækˈtɪvɪtiz ɔn ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk. ˈɛniˌwən kən ʤɔɪn ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk ənd bɪˈkəm ə relayer*; ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈhɛvi ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ər ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti kənˈsəmʃən ɛz rikˈwaɪərd fər ˈmaɪnɪŋ. ˈriˌleɪ wɑz kənˈsivd ənd ˈfəndɪd ˈəndər ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən, ənd ˈleɪtər əˈdɑptəd ənd səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ wɪn ˈʤoʊzəf ʧaʊ, ðə dɪˈvɛləpər əv ˈriˌleɪ, ʤɔɪnd. ə grænt frəm læbz wɑz juzd tɪ fənd ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɔdɪt ənd rɪˈwɔrdz fər ə ˈfrutfəl bəg ˈbaʊnti ˈproʊˌgræm. ˈriˌleɪ ɪz ə ˈbɪldɪŋ blɑk ənd aɪ lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ðə ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər, ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz, ənd ˌɪnəˈveɪʃənz ðət ˈriˌleɪ hɛlps ɪˈneɪbəl ɔn ənd ɔf ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm. ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz ər ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ," sɛd ˈʤoʊzəf ʧaʊ, dɪˈvɛləpər əv ˈriˌleɪ. buterin*, ðə ˌɪnˈvɛntər əv, sɛd "aɪ æm ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ si ˈriˌleɪ prəˈvaɪd ðə pərˈdəkʃən riˈlis əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən əv ðɪs kaɪnd, ənd hoʊp ðət ɪt wɪl sɛt ən ɪgˈzæmpəl fər ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz, ˈwɛðər bɪtˈwin ənd, ˈəðər ənd ənd ˈpəblɪk ənd ˈpraɪvət ər kənˈsɔrʃjəm ʧeɪnz, fər ˈmɛni jɪrz tɪ kəm." ˈʤoʊzəf ˈlubɪn, ˈfaʊndər ənd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv, ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət ˈriˌleɪ ɪz ə ˈpaʊərfəl tul ðət ɪˈneɪbəlz smɑrt ˈkɑnˌtrækts tɪ sərv ɛz ˈwɔləts fər ˈvɛriəs ˈəðər ˈnɛtˌwərks ər ˈəðər ˈsɪstəmz (bitcoin*, doʊʤ, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.) ɪn ˈpraɪvət permissioned*, ər ˈoʊpən implementations*. wɪθ ðɪs ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti,, du tɪ ðə stateful*, ˌkɑmpjuˈteɪʃənəl paʊər əv ɪts ənd smɑrt ˈkɑnˌtrækt ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz, kən sərv ɛz ə ˈsəbˌstreɪt fər ˈmɛni glu ˈproʊtəˌkɔlz ðət wɪl ʤɔɪn ˈvɛriəs ˈnɛtˌwərks ənd ˈəðər ˈsərvɪsɪz təˈgɛðər ˈɪntu ən ˈɪntərˌnɛt əv ˈsɪstəmz. wi ɛnˈvɪʒən ə wərld əv ˈmɛni ˈpraɪvət ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ənd kənˈsɔrʃjəm ˈsɪstəmz, ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈpəblɪk ˈnɛtˌwərks, ənd ˈriˌleɪ ənd ɪts ɪkˈstɛnʃənz kən ɪˈneɪbəl ðɛm ɔl tɪ ˈizəli ˌɪntərˈɔpərət."
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testers have been putting the new version of the 2013 desktop client and server 2013 through their paces for a few months.
but there's another product in the family -- an app built specifically for windows 8 and windows. this is the product to which microsoft officials previously referred as 2013 . this touch-centric, ("windows storized"?) version of was not released as part of the office 2013 customer preview in july.
but there's now word that this new application will be available in the windows store for both windows 8 and windows as of late october. that's according to a september 20 post on the team blog.
lync is microsoft's unified communications family of products. offers enterprise instant messaging, and conferencing. in addition to the desktop client, the server and the new windows app, there also are versions of the client for a variety of platforms and a web app.
"the new app ... will be compatible with both server 2010 and server 2013," explained the team in the latest blog post. it "is for the new windows experience."
the coming versions of, as microsoft officials have indicated, will include skype federation . 2013 users will be able to see presence, instant message or call anyone on skype.
microsoft officials have attempted to distinguish and skype by describing as microsoft's solution, and skype it's outside the firewall one.
the fact that this new for windows application will be available in the windows store in late october 2012 does not mean that microsoft will release all of the office 2013 products to manufacturing in october. microsoft officials are continuing to decline to say when office 2013 will be released to manufacturing or generally available. (the rumor is november form and february 2013 for general availability/launch.)
microsoft officials said recently that the final version of office 2013 home & student for windows would be available starting in early november .
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ˈtɛstərz hæv bɪn ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə nu ˈvərʒən əv ðə 2013 ˈdɛskˌtɑp klaɪənt ənd ˈsərvər 2013 θru ðɛr ˈpeɪsɪz fər ə fju mənθs. bət ðɛrz əˈnəðər ˈprɑdəkt ɪn ðə ˈfæməli ən æp bɪlt spəˈsɪfɪkli fər ˈwɪndoʊz 8 ənd ˈwɪndoʊz. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈprɑdəkt tɪ wɪʧ ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft əˈfɪʃəlz ˈpriviəsli rɪˈfərd ɛz 2013 ðɪs touch-centric*, ("ˈwɪndoʊz storized*"?) ˈvərʒən əv wɑz nɑt riˈlist ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈɔfəs 2013 ˈkəstəmər ˈprivˌju ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ. bət ðɛrz naʊ wərd ðət ðɪs nu ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ðə ˈwɪndoʊz stɔr fər boʊθ ˈwɪndoʊz 8 ənd ˈwɪndoʊz ɛz əv leɪt ɑkˈtoʊbər. ðæts əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə sɛpˈtɛmbər 20 poʊst ɔn ðə tim blɔg. ɪz ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔfts ˈjunəˌfaɪd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈfæməli əv ˈprɑdəkts. ˈɔfərz ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ˈɪnstənt ˈmɛsɪʤɪŋ, ənd ˈkɑnfrənsɪŋ. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈdɛskˌtɑp klaɪənt, ðə ˈsərvər ənd ðə nu ˈwɪndoʊz æp, ðɛr ˈɔlsoʊ ər ˈvərʒənz əv ðə klaɪənt fər ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈplætˌfɔrmz ənd ə wɛb æp. "ðə nu æp wɪl bi kəmˈpætəbəl wɪθ boʊθ ˈsərvər 2010 ənd ˈsərvər 2013 ɪkˈspleɪnd ðə tim ɪn ðə ˈleɪtəst blɔg poʊst. ɪt "ɪz fər ðə nu ˈwɪndoʊz ɪkˈspɪriəns." ðə ˈkəmɪŋ ˈvərʒənz əv, ɛz ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft əˈfɪʃəlz hæv ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd, wɪl ˌɪnˈklud skaɪp ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən 2013 ˈjuzərz wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ si ˈprɛzəns, ˈɪnstənt ˈmɛsɪʤ ər kɔl ˈɛniˌwən ɔn skaɪp. ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft əˈfɪʃəlz hæv əˈtɛmptəd tɪ dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ ənd skaɪp baɪ dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ɛz ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔfts səˈluʃən, ənd skaɪp ɪts ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈfaɪrwɑl wən. ðə fækt ðət ðɪs nu fər ˈwɪndoʊz ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ðə ˈwɪndoʊz stɔr ɪn leɪt ɑkˈtoʊbər 2012 dɪz nɑt min ðət ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft wɪl riˈlis ɔl əv ðə ˈɔfəs 2013 ˈprɑdəkts tɪ ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər. ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft əˈfɪʃəlz ər kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ dɪˈklaɪn tɪ seɪ wɪn ˈɔfəs 2013 wɪl bi riˈlist tɪ ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ər ˈʤɛnərəli əˈveɪləbəl. (ðə ˈrumər ɪz noʊˈvɛmbər fər ənd ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2013 fər ˈʤɛnərəl availability/launch*.) ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd ˈrisəntli ðət ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈvərʒən əv ˈɔfəs 2013 hoʊm ˈstudənt fər ˈwɪndoʊz wʊd bi əˈveɪləbəl ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪn ˈərli noʊˈvɛmbər
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take a look at this alarming claim right at the beginning of an article entitled "the religious war against american scholars of india" recently published in inside higher education:
highly respected professors face intimidation, threats and smear campaigns for deviating from the views of the hindu right. a cultural and religious war is raging in which western academics are the enemy.
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and now at the level, the struggle over how hinduism is taught in california public schools has been renewed. a new online petition that has received more than signatures accuses a group of south asian studies faculty who proposed changes to social studies curriculum documents of seeking "to erase india and hinduism from california's schools." the hindu american foundation has even launched a campaign. at issue are questions of whether it's historically accurate to use the word "hinduism" to describe the religion of ancient india -- the members of the faculty group argue that it isn't -- and the faculty group's suggestions that certain references to "india" be replaced with "south asia" or "indian subcontinent."
i am the main author of the online petition with over signatures noted in the last paragraph. i am a professor and a writer. i have taken a clear but civil, respectful, and reasonable stand against what i believe is a systemic distortion in a part of the academy's reading of hindu and indian history. i have never thought of myself as a "cultural" or "religious" "warrior," nor do i condone intimidations, threats and smears. nor have i ever identified, however debatable that term might be, with the "hindu right."
and most importantly, the petition at hand (which is independent of and preceded the hindu american foundation's subsequent hashtag campaign mentioned above) is hardly an empty "accusation." the facts about the sweeping and brazenly delusional (in some places) to the california history social science frameworks are a matter of public record. the south asian studies faculty referred to here have clearly stated that they recommend changing most references to india before 1947 to south asia and hinduism to "ancient indian religion" (read their november letter here). they have modified the word "india" in key places in the curriculum so that sentences such as the conquest by central asian tribes of "northern indian states" now reads as a mere expansion of territory by them across the indus river into "northern indian plains." they have deleted the word "india" from a line about "india and the muslim world" to it with a phrase about the "islamic civilization stretching from the mediterranean to the indian ocean."
all of these facts are in plain view.
and yet, the inside higher ed's reporter chooses to smear by association my campaign and the scholars supporting it by saying there's a religious and cultural war on scholars by the hindu right (i will note though that i am acknowledged as the author of the petition, later, almost at the very end of the article, and as a professor of media and asian studies, well after my petition has been framed implicitly as one more part of this alleged hindu "religious war").
given the unfortunate framing of a position of academic dissent against a wholesale denial of india's existence in history books as a "religious war," i have to ask some specific questions. is it a "religious war" if you point out that it is historically inaccurate to "india" under the phrase "islamic civilization"? or contest the of history and of human agency through phrases like "expanding territory into northern indian plains"?
in a way, all of this is not surprising given the blatant disregard for facts that has marked some of the media reporting on the california textbooks issue (read my response to the la times here).
between the dogmatic refusal by some academicians to respond directly and civilly to the concerns of fellow scholars about their publicly stated positions, and the seeming eagerness of some community organizations to be co-opted into a media narrative that grants them visibility as vocal opponents to academia (even if that visibility is incredibly "filtered"), the truth, which is what scholars and journalists ought to care about, is left to rot somewhere on the sidelines.
what then is the core issue here? "these disputes," writes the author, referring presumably to our petition as well as other issues she lists prior to it such as the controversy over the murty classical library, "have frequently pitted hindu believers against scholars... they have tapped into anxieties and puritanical attitudes towards sex." now, arguably, some of these concerns may apply to some of the criticism that has been made by one of several hindu groups or individuals over the years against some of the scholars of hinduism whose work they find offensive. but the issue quite clearly is a lot more than simply one of believers fighting scholars (after all, it would be quite absurd to dismiss a case nor not deleting "india" as a matter of mere "hindu belief," i would imagine!). the real problem is something i described in my 2012 review essay "hinduism and its culture wars" as follows:
there is however one truly strange thing about the supposedly liberal vision of hinduism that has been offered by writers crusading against the hindu right (such as wendy doniger, martha nussbaum and others). their seems to have little respect, if not consideration, for how hindus themselves see their religion in the first place. consequently, a whole contemporary era of writing about south asia has come to answer the hindu right's distortions of myth and history not by engaging with hinduism as it is lived and understood by hindus (which would mean acknowledging at least some grievances felt by them), but by a narrow and selective promotion of its own normative fantasy about what liberal, secular hindus ought to believe.
it is an amazing example of intellectual inertia (it would be impolite and perhaps to call it anything worse so i won't), that the same sort of and evasions that i pointed out several years ago reappear even now. for example, the inside higher education article then goes on to quote martha nussbaum:
"for about 20 years at least, members of the hindu community in the u.s. have been carrying on a campaign to substitute an ideological version of indian history for serious historical scholarship." nussbaum said that this version of history, propagated by the hindu right since the 1920s, overstates the age of the by at least years and makes false claims for hindu to the indian subcontinent (where, as nussbaum summarized the narrative, they lived "peacefully, with no conflict or strife, until muslims arrived to create strife and try to dominate hindus" -- and until the british christians arrived to participate in the oppression of hindus after that). this version of history also holds -- again falsely, nussbaum said -- that "traditional hinduism was highly puritanical about sexual matters, and the sexual element has been introduced by leftist and western scholars."
it is clear from this quote that what nussbaum thinks of as an "ideological version of indian history" contains some seriously debatable assumptions. at the heart of the battle between ideological in the academy, and the much more complex, diverse, and disorganized (and hardly in my view) campaign in the hindu community, is essentially the assertion by nussbaum about "false claims for hindu to the indian subcontinent." all the rest is a sideshow frankly, a mere distraction meant to conceal the fact that much of this supposed "critique" of the hindu right from some academics lacks real insight into hinduism or and is a mere of criticisms more apt to their traditions than hinduism or india (after all, has any hindu organization involved with the california textbooks made any assertion about 'traditional hinduism' being 'highly puritanical about sexual matters'?)
the most important issue in this needlessly prolonged conflict is the question of whether the diverse traditions that hindus today broadly refer to as "hinduism" ought to be recognized as an integral part of india or whether hinduism is really nothing more than a ideology imposed by the mythical invading aryan race in 1500 bce. although several south asia studies scholars today say that they do not subscribe to this now discredited and racist theory concocted during colonial times, we still find eminent voices among them dismissing contrary views as "false claims" by the "hindu right." as i wrote a few weeks ago in huffpost, it seems increasingly clear that the widely spread canard about hindu extremism and nationalism in the california textbooks controversy may well be a part of the same mythology among some scholars. they pretty much seem to equate any position that respects deep in india as hindu nationalism. one wonders what will happen the day academia realizes that all this has been an utter distraction from our duty to the world as scholars and public intellectuals.
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teɪk ə lʊk æt ðɪs əˈlɑrmɪŋ kleɪm raɪt æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ən ˈɑrtɪkəl ɛnˈtaɪtəld "ðə rɪˈlɪʤəs wɔr əˈgɛnst əˈmɛrɪkən ˈskɑlərz əv ˈɪndiə" ˈrisəntli ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ˌɪnˈsaɪd haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən: ˈhaɪli rɪˈspɛktɪd prəˈfɛsərz feɪs ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən, θrɛts ənd smɪr kæmˈpeɪnz fər ˈdiviˌeɪtɪŋ frəm ðə vjuz əv ðə ˈhɪnˌdu raɪt. ə ˈkəlʧərəl ənd rɪˈlɪʤəs wɔr ɪz ˈreɪʤɪŋ ɪn wɪʧ ˈwɛstərn ˌækəˈdɛmɪks ər ðə ˈɛnəmi. ənd naʊ æt ðə ˈlɛvəl, ðə ˈstrəgəl ˈoʊvər haʊ ˈhɪnʤuˌɪzəm ɪz tɔt ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈpəblɪk skulz həz bɪn rɪˈnud. ə nu ˈɔnˌlaɪn pəˈtɪʃən ðət həz rɪˈsivd mɔr ðən ˈsɪgnəʧərz əˈkjuzɪz ə grup əv saʊθ ˈeɪʒən ˈstədiz ˈfækəlti hu prəˈpoʊzd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈstədiz kərˈɪkjələm ˈdɑkjəmənts əv ˈsikɪŋ "tɪ ɪˈreɪs ˈɪndiə ənd ˈhɪnʤuˌɪzəm frəm ˌkælɪˈfɔrnjəz skulz." ðə ˈhɪnˌdu əˈmɛrɪkən faʊnˈdeɪʃən həz ˈivɪn lɔnʧt ə kæmˈpeɪn. æt ˈɪʃu ər kˈwɛsʧənz əv ˈwɛðər ɪts hɪˈstɔrɪkəli ˈækjərət tɪ juz ðə wərd "ˈhɪnʤuˌɪzəm" tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ðə rɪˈlɪʤən əv ˈeɪnʧənt ˈɪndiə ðə ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈfækəlti grup ˈɑrgju ðət ɪt ˈɪzənt ənd ðə ˈfækəlti grups səˈʤɛsʧənz ðət ˈsərtən ˈrɛfərənsɪz tɪ "ˈɪndiə" bi ˌriˈpleɪst wɪθ "saʊθ ˈeɪʒə" ər "ˈɪndiən səbˈkɑntɪnənt." aɪ æm ðə meɪn ˈɔθər əv ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn pəˈtɪʃən wɪθ ˈoʊvər ˈsɪgnəʧərz ˈnoʊtɪd ɪn ðə læst ˈpɛrəˌgræf. aɪ æm ə prəˈfɛsər ənd ə ˈraɪtər. aɪ hæv ˈteɪkən ə klɪr bət ˈsɪvəl, rɪˈspɛktfəl, ənd ˈrizənəbəl stænd əˈgɛnst wət aɪ bɪˈliv ɪz ə sɪˈstɛmɪk dɪˈstɔrʃən ɪn ə pɑrt əv ðə əˈkædəmiz ˈrɛdɪŋ əv ˈhɪnˌdu ənd ˈɪndiən ˈhɪstəri. aɪ hæv ˈnɛvər θɔt əv ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ɛz ə "ˈkəlʧərəl" ər "rɪˈlɪʤəs" "ˈwɔrjər," nɔr du aɪ kənˈdoʊn intimidations*, θrɛts ənd smɪrz. nɔr hæv aɪ ˈɛvər aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər dəˈbeɪtəbəl ðət tərm maɪt bi, wɪθ ðə "ˈhɪnˌdu raɪt." ənd moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ðə pəˈtɪʃən æt hænd (wɪʧ ɪz ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt əv ənd prɪˈsidɪd ðə ˈhɪnˌdu əˈmɛrɪkən faʊnˈdeɪʃənz ˈsəbsəkwənt ˈhæʃˌtæg kæmˈpeɪn ˈmɛnʃənd əˈbəv) ɪz ˈhɑrdli ən ˈɛmti "ˌækjəˈzeɪʃən." ðə fækts əˈbaʊt ðə sˈwipɪŋ ənd ˈbreɪzənli dɪˈluʒənəl (ɪn səm ˈpleɪsɪz) tɪ ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈhɪstəri ˈsoʊʃəl saɪəns ˈfreɪmˌwərks ər ə ˈmætər əv ˈpəblɪk ˈrɛkərd. ðə saʊθ ˈeɪʒən ˈstədiz ˈfækəlti rɪˈfərd tɪ hir hæv ˈklɪrli ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðeɪ ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ moʊst ˈrɛfərənsɪz tɪ ˈɪndiə ˌbiˈfɔr 1947 tɪ saʊθ ˈeɪʒə ənd ˈhɪnʤuˌɪzəm tɪ "ˈeɪnʧənt ˈɪndiən rɪˈlɪʤən" (rɛd ðɛr noʊˈvɛmbər ˈlɛtər hir). ðeɪ hæv ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd ðə wərd "ˈɪndiə" ɪn ki ˈpleɪsɪz ɪn ðə kərˈɪkjələm soʊ ðət ˈsɛntənsɪz səʧ ɛz ðə ˈkɑŋkwɛst baɪ ˈsɛntrəl ˈeɪʒən traɪbz əv "ˈnɔrðərn ˈɪndiən steɪts" naʊ ridz ɛz ə mɪr ɪkˈspænʧən əv ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri baɪ ðɛm əˈkrɔs ðə ˈɪndəs ˈrɪvər ˈɪntu "ˈnɔrðərn ˈɪndiən pleɪnz." ðeɪ hæv dɪˈlitəd ðə wərd "ˈɪndiə" frəm ə laɪn əˈbaʊt "ˈɪndiə ənd ðə ˈməzlɪm wərld" tɪ ɪt wɪθ ə freɪz əˈbaʊt ðə "ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən ˈstrɛʧɪŋ frəm ðə ˌmɛdətərˈeɪniən tɪ ðə ˈɪndiən ˈoʊʃən." ɔl əv ðiz fækts ər ɪn pleɪn vju. ənd jɛt, ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd haɪər ɛdz rɪˈpɔrtər ˈʧuzɪz tɪ smɪr baɪ əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən maɪ kæmˈpeɪn ənd ðə ˈskɑlərz səˈpɔrtɪŋ ɪt baɪ seɪɪŋ ðɛrz ə rɪˈlɪʤəs ənd ˈkəlʧərəl wɔr ɔn ˈskɑlərz baɪ ðə ˈhɪnˌdu raɪt (aɪ wɪl noʊt ðoʊ ðət aɪ æm ækˈnɑlɪʤd ɛz ðə ˈɔθər əv ðə pəˈtɪʃən, ˈleɪtər, ˈɔlˌmoʊst æt ðə ˈvɛri ɛnd əv ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl, ənd ɛz ə prəˈfɛsər əv ˈmidiə ənd ˈeɪʒən ˈstədiz, wɛl ˈæftər maɪ pəˈtɪʃən həz bɪn freɪmd ˌɪmˈplɪsətli ɛz wən mɔr pɑrt əv ðɪs əˈlɛʤd ˈhɪnˌdu "rɪˈlɪʤəs wɔr"). ˈgɪvɪn ðə ənˈfɔrʧənət ˈfreɪmɪŋ əv ə pəˈzɪʃən əv ˌækəˈdɛmɪk dɪˈsɛnt əˈgɛnst ə ˈhoʊlˌseɪl dɪˈnaɪəl əv ˈɪndiəz ɪgˈzɪstəns ɪn ˈhɪstəri bʊks ɛz ə "rɪˈlɪʤəs wɔr," aɪ hæv tɪ æsk səm spɪˈsɪfɪk kˈwɛsʧənz. ɪz ɪt ə "rɪˈlɪʤəs wɔr" ɪf ju pɔɪnt aʊt ðət ɪt ɪz hɪˈstɔrɪkəli ˌɪˈnækjərət tɪ "ˈɪndiə" ˈəndər ðə freɪz "ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən"? ər ˈkɑntɛst ðə əv ˈhɪstəri ənd əv ˈjumən ˈeɪʤənsi θru ˈfreɪzɪz laɪk "ɪkˈspændɪŋ ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri ˈɪntu ˈnɔrðərn ˈɪndiən pleɪnz"? ɪn ə weɪ, ɔl əv ðɪs ɪz nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋ ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈbleɪtənt ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑrd fər fækts ðət həz mɑrkt səm əv ðə ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ɔn ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈtɛkstˌbʊks ˈɪʃu (rɛd maɪ rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə lɑ taɪmz hir). bɪtˈwin ðə dɔgˈmætɪk rɪfˈjuzəl baɪ səm ˌækədəˈmɪʃənz tɪ rɪˈspɑnd dɪˈrɛkli ənd ˈsɪvɪli tɪ ðə kənˈsərnz əv ˈfɛloʊ ˈskɑlərz əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈpəblɪkli ˈsteɪtɪd pəˈzɪʃənz, ənd ðə ˈsimɪŋ ˈigərnəs əv səm kəmˈjunɪti ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz tɪ bi koʊˈɑptəd ˈɪntu ə ˈmidiə ˈnɛrətɪv ðət grænts ðɛm ˌvɪzəˈbɪlɪti ɛz ˈvoʊkəl əˈpoʊnənts tɪ ˌækəˈdimiə (ˈivɪn ɪf ðət ˌvɪzəˈbɪlɪti ɪz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli "ˈfɪltərd"), ðə truθ, wɪʧ ɪz wət ˈskɑlərz ənd ˈʤərnəlɪsts ɔt tɪ kɛr əˈbaʊt, ɪz lɛft tɪ rɑt ˈsəmˌwɛr ɔn ðə ˈsaɪˌdlaɪnz. wət ðɛn ɪz ðə kɔr ˈɪʃu hir? "ðiz dɪˈspjuts," raɪts ðə ˈɔθər, rɪˈfərɪŋ prɪˈzuməbli tɪ ɑr pəˈtɪʃən ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈəðər ˈɪʃuz ʃi lɪsts praɪər tɪ ɪt səʧ ɛz ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ˈoʊvər ðə ˈmərti ˈklæsɪkəl ˈlaɪbrɛˌri, "hæv ˈfrikwɛntli ˈpɪtɪd ˈhɪnˌdu bɪˈlivərz əˈgɛnst ˈskɑlərz... ðeɪ hæv tæpt ˈɪntu æŋˈzaɪətiz ənd ˌpjʊrəˈtænɪkəl ˈætəˌtudz təˈwɔrdz sɛks." naʊ, ˈɑrgjuəbli, səm əv ðiz kənˈsərnz meɪ əˈplaɪ tɪ səm əv ðə ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ðət həz bɪn meɪd baɪ wən əv ˈsɛvərəl ˈhɪnˌdu grups ər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz əˈgɛnst səm əv ðə ˈskɑlərz əv ˈhɪnʤuˌɪzəm huz wərk ðeɪ faɪnd əˈfɛnsɪv. bət ðə ˈɪʃu kwaɪt ˈklɪrli ɪz ə lɔt mɔr ðən ˈsɪmpli wən əv bɪˈlivərz ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈskɑlərz (ˈæftər ɔl, ɪt wʊd bi kwaɪt əbˈsərd tɪ dɪsˈmɪs ə keɪs nɔr nɑt dɪˈlitɪŋ "ˈɪndiə" ɛz ə ˈmætər əv mɪr "ˈhɪnˌdu bɪˈlif," aɪ wʊd ˌɪˈmæʤən!). ðə ril ˈprɑbləm ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪ dɪˈskraɪbd ɪn maɪ 2012 ˌrivˈju ˈɛˌseɪ "ˈhɪnʤuˌɪzəm ənd ɪts ˈkəlʧər wɔrz" ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: ðɛr ɪz ˌhaʊˈɛvər wən ˈtruli streɪnʤ θɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə səˈpoʊzədli ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈvɪʒən əv ˈhɪnʤuˌɪzəm ðət həz bɪn ˈɔfərd baɪ ˈraɪtərz kruˈseɪdɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə ˈhɪnˌdu raɪt (səʧ ɛz ˈwɛndi ˈdɑnɪgər, ˈmɑrθə ˈnəsˌbɑm ənd ˈəðərz). ðɛr simz tɪ hæv ˈlɪtəl rɪˈspɛkt, ɪf nɑt kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən, fər haʊ ˈhɪnˌduz ðɛmˈsɛlvz si ðɛr rɪˈlɪʤən ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛntli, ə hoʊl kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈɪrə əv ˈraɪtɪŋ əˈbaʊt saʊθ ˈeɪʒə həz kəm tɪ ˈænsər ðə ˈhɪnˌdu raɪts dɪˈstɔrʃənz əv mɪθ ənd ˈhɪstəri nɑt baɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ wɪθ ˈhɪnʤuˌɪzəm ɛz ɪt ɪz lɪvd ənd ˌəndərˈstʊd baɪ ˈhɪnˌduz (wɪʧ wʊd min ækˈnɑlɪʤɪŋ æt list səm ˈgrivənsɪz fɛlt baɪ ðɛm), bət baɪ ə ˈnɛroʊ ənd səˈlɛktɪv pərˈmoʊʃən əv ɪts oʊn ˈnɔrmətɪv ˈfænəsi əˈbaʊt wət ˈlɪˌbərəl, ˈsɛkjələr ˈhɪnˌduz ɔt tɪ bɪˈliv. ɪt ɪz ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˌɪˈnərʃə (ɪt wʊd bi ˌɪmpəˈlaɪt ənd pərˈhæps tɪ kɔl ɪt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ wərs soʊ aɪ woʊnt), ðət ðə seɪm sɔrt əv ənd ɪˈveɪʒənz ðət aɪ ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz əˈgoʊ ˌriəˈpɪr ˈivɪn naʊ. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈɑrtɪkəl ðɛn goʊz ɔn tɪ kwoʊt ˈmɑrθə ˈnəsˌbɑm: "fər əˈbaʊt 20 jɪrz æt list, ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈhɪnˌdu kəmˈjunɪti ɪn ðə juz. hæv bɪn ˈkɛriɪŋ ɔn ə kæmˈpeɪn tɪ ˈsəbstəˌtut ən ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈvərʒən əv ˈɪndiən ˈhɪstəri fər ˈsɪriəs hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp." ˈnəsˌbɑm sɛd ðət ðɪs ˈvərʒən əv ˈhɪstəri, ˈprɑpəˌgeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈhɪnˌdu raɪt sɪns ðə 1920s*, ˈoʊvərˌsteɪts ðə eɪʤ əv ðə baɪ æt list jɪrz ənd meɪks fɔls kleɪmz fər ˈhɪnˌdu tɪ ðə ˈɪndiən səbˈkɑntɪnənt (wɛr, ɛz ˈnəsˌbɑm ˈsəmərˌaɪzd ðə ˈnɛrətɪv, ðeɪ lɪvd "ˈpisfəli, wɪθ noʊ ˈkɑnflɪkt ər straɪf, ənˈtɪl ˈməzlɪmz əraɪvd tɪ kriˈeɪt straɪf ənd traɪ tɪ ˈdɑməˌneɪt ˈhɪnˌduz" ənd ənˈtɪl ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈkrɪsʧɪnz əraɪvd tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ðə əˈprɛʃən əv ˈhɪnˌduz ˈæftər ðət). ðɪs ˈvərʒən əv ˈhɪstəri ˈɔlsoʊ hoʊldz əˈgɛn ˈfɔlsli, ˈnəsˌbɑm sɛd ðət "trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈhɪnʤuˌɪzəm wɑz ˈhaɪli ˌpjʊrəˈtænɪkəl əˈbaʊt ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈmætərz, ənd ðə ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈɛləmənt həz bɪn ˌɪntrəˈdust baɪ ˈlɛftɪst ənd ˈwɛstərn ˈskɑlərz." ɪt ɪz klɪr frəm ðɪs kwoʊt ðət wət ˈnəsˌbɑm θɪŋks əv ɛz ən "ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈvərʒən əv ˈɪndiən ˈhɪstəri" kənˈteɪnz səm ˈsɪriəsli dəˈbeɪtəbəl əˈsəmpʃənz. æt ðə hɑrt əv ðə ˈbætəl bɪtˈwin ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ɪn ðə əˈkædəmi, ənd ðə məʧ mɔr ˈkɑmplɛks, dɪˈvərs, ənd dɪˈsɔrgəˌnaɪzd (ənd ˈhɑrdli ɪn maɪ vju) kæmˈpeɪn ɪn ðə ˈhɪnˌdu kəmˈjunɪti, ɪz ɛˈsɛnʃəli ðə əˈsərʃən baɪ ˈnəsˌbɑm əˈbaʊt "fɔls kleɪmz fər ˈhɪnˌdu tɪ ðə ˈɪndiən səbˈkɑntɪnənt." ɔl ðə rɛst ɪz ə ˈsaɪdˌʃoʊ ˈfræŋkli, ə mɪr dɪˈstrækʃən mɛnt tɪ kənˈsil ðə fækt ðət məʧ əv ðɪs səˈpoʊzd "krɪˈtik" əv ðə ˈhɪnˌdu raɪt frəm səm ˌækəˈdɛmɪks læks ril ˈɪnˌsaɪt ˈɪntu ˈhɪnʤuˌɪzəm ər ənd ɪz ə mɪr əv ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəmz mɔr æpt tɪ ðɛr trəˈdɪʃənz ðən ˈhɪnʤuˌɪzəm ər ˈɪndiə (ˈæftər ɔl, həz ˈɛni ˈhɪnˌdu ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈtɛkstˌbʊks meɪd ˈɛni əˈsərʃən əˈbaʊt 'trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈhɪnʤuˌɪzəm' biɪŋ 'ˈhaɪli ˌpjʊrəˈtænɪkəl əˈbaʊt ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈmætərz'?) ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈɪʃu ɪn ðɪs ˈnidləsli prəˈlɔŋd ˈkɑnflɪkt ɪz ðə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈwɛðər ðə dɪˈvərs trəˈdɪʃənz ðət ˈhɪnˌduz təˈdeɪ ˈbrɔdli rɪˈfər tɪ ɛz "ˈhɪnʤuˌɪzəm" ɔt tɪ bi ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ɛz ən ˈɪnəgrəl pɑrt əv ˈɪndiə ər ˈwɛðər ˈhɪnʤuˌɪzəm ɪz ˈrɪli ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən ə ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi ˌɪmˈpoʊzd baɪ ðə ˈmɪθɪkəl ˌɪnˈveɪdɪŋ ˈɑriən reɪs ɪn 1500 bce*. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈsɛvərəl saʊθ ˈeɪʒə ˈstədiz ˈskɑlərz təˈdeɪ seɪ ðət ðeɪ du nɑt səbˈskraɪb tɪ ðɪs naʊ dɪˈskrɛdɪtɪd ənd ˈreɪsɪst ˈθɪri kənˈkɑktəd ˈdʊrɪŋ kəˈloʊniəl taɪmz, wi stɪl faɪnd ˈɛmənənt ˈvɔɪsɪz əˈməŋ ðɛm dɪsˈmɪsɪŋ ˈkɑntrɛri vjuz ɛz "fɔls kleɪmz" baɪ ðə "ˈhɪnˌdu raɪt." ɛz aɪ roʊt ə fju wiks əˈgoʊ ɪn huffpost*, ɪt simz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli klɪr ðət ðə ˈwaɪdli sprɛd kəˈnɑrd əˈbaʊt ˈhɪnˌdu ˌɪkˈstrɛmɪzəm ənd ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm ɪn ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈtɛkstˌbʊks ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi meɪ wɛl bi ə pɑrt əv ðə seɪm məˈθɑləˌʤi əˈməŋ səm ˈskɑlərz. ðeɪ ˈprɪti məʧ sim tɪ ɪkˈweɪt ˈɛni pəˈzɪʃən ðət rɪˈspɛkts dip ɪn ˈɪndiə ɛz ˈhɪnˌdu ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm. wən ˈwəndərz wət wɪl ˈhæpən ðə deɪ ˌækəˈdimiə ˈriəˌlaɪzɪz ðət ɔl ðɪs həz bɪn ən ˈətər dɪˈstrækʃən frəm ɑr ˈduti tɪ ðə wərld ɛz ˈskɑlərz ənd ˈpəblɪk ˌɪntəˈlɛkʧuəlz.
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the hair dye and spirit accessories are made from bits and pieces of the creatures the citizens worshipped: wings fors and snake fluids for the dye. the wings secrete a fluid that brings out a person's desires, corrupting them in the process. the two girls who went to the forest succumbed to the wings and killed each other over it. the snake extract, called nidaphyx, is a and drives people mad. considering what happened to the girls, this would have been fate had the party not intervened. the merchant, working for the legion said that at the rate it continued, won't last a month."
can we just clarify and reiterate the fact that two girls - literally children - kill each other with their bare hands over fairy wings while you're standing right there? since you're fighting you don't see it, but my god. that's creepy. not to mention them screeching at each other as they pull a fairy apart between them right before the fight. and's obviously insane, chattering on about how much she loves her sister and loves watching people betray and kill each then she says there's another soul inside tiz, right before she dies. yeah, that whole scene is terrifying, made somehow worse with the dissonance between the grim goings-on and the fact that this is happening in a bright, forest area.
yeah, that whole scene is terrifying, made somehow worse with the dissonance between the grim goings-on and the fact that this is happening in a bright, forest area. advertisement: the ranger is pretty creepy as well, having gone completely feral and having practically no sense of free will anymore. what makes it worse is once knew her. imagine having one of your friends lose their mind and consider you "prey" to "hunt"... actually the blood rose brigade has nightmare fuel aplenty: fiore de rosa, source of the unfortunate implications entry below, is also a member.
during the fiore de rosa quest, you can talk to one of the girls who's been subject to his pheremones. it's incredibly horrifying from an adult fear point of view, since she sounds similar to a rape victim. and he was this close to doing the same to, aka his boss's daughter . and (in the japanese version) she's only fifteen years old.
it's incredibly horrifying from an adult fear point of view, since she sounds similar to a rape victim.
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ðə hɛr daɪ ənd ˈspɪrɪt ækˈsɛsəriz ər meɪd frəm bɪts ənd ˈpisɪz əv ðə ˈkriʧərz ðə ˈsɪtɪzənz ˈwərʃəpt: wɪŋz fər ənd sneɪk fluɪdz fər ðə daɪ. ðə wɪŋz sɪˈkrit ə fluɪd ðət brɪŋz aʊt ə ˈpərsənz dɪˈzaɪərz, kərˈəptɪŋ ðɛm ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ðə tu gərlz hu wɛnt tɪ ðə ˈfɔrɪst səˈkəmd tɪ ðə wɪŋz ənd kɪld iʧ ˈəðər ˈoʊvər ɪt. ðə sneɪk ˈɛkˌstrækt, kɔld nidaphyx*, ɪz ə ənd draɪvz ˈpipəl mæd. kənˈsɪdərɪŋ wət ˈhæpənd tɪ ðə gərlz, ðɪs wʊd hæv bɪn feɪt hæd ðə ˈpɑrti nɑt ˌɪntərˈvind. ðə ˈmərʧənt, ˈwərkɪŋ fər ðə ˈliʤən sɛd ðət æt ðə reɪt ɪt kənˈtɪnjud, woʊnt læst ə mənθ." kən wi ʤɪst ˈklɛrəˌfaɪ ənd riˈɪtərˌeɪt ðə fækt ðət tu gərlz ˈlɪtərəli ˈʧɪldrən kɪl iʧ ˈəðər wɪθ ðɛr bɛr hænz ˈoʊvər ˈfɛri wɪŋz waɪl jʊr ˈstændɪŋ raɪt ðɛr? sɪns jʊr ˈfaɪtɪŋ ju doʊnt si ɪt, bət maɪ gɑd. ðæts ˈkripi. nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðɛm ˈskriʧɪŋ æt iʧ ˈəðər ɛz ðeɪ pʊl ə ˈfɛri əˈpɑrt bɪtˈwin ðɛm raɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə faɪt. ənd ˈɑbviəsli ˌɪnˈseɪn, ˈʧætərɪŋ ɔn əˈbaʊt haʊ məʧ ʃi ləvz hər ˈsɪstər ənd ləvz ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈpipəl bɪˈtreɪ ənd kɪl iʧ ðɛn ʃi sɪz ðɛrz əˈnəðər soʊl ˌɪnˈsaɪd tiz*, raɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ʃi daɪz. jæ, ðət hoʊl sin ɪz ˈtɛrəˌfaɪɪŋ, meɪd ˈsəmˌhaʊ wərs wɪθ ðə ˈdɪsənəns bɪtˈwin ðə grɪm ˈgoʊɪŋˈzɑn ənd ðə fækt ðət ðɪs ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ ɪn ə braɪt, ˈfɔrɪst ˈɛriə. jæ, ðət hoʊl sin ɪz ˈtɛrəˌfaɪɪŋ, meɪd ˈsəmˌhaʊ wərs wɪθ ðə ˈdɪsənəns bɪtˈwin ðə grɪm ˈgoʊɪŋˈzɑn ənd ðə fækt ðət ðɪs ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ ɪn ə braɪt, ˈfɔrɪst ˈɛriə. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: ðə ˈreɪnʤər ɪz ˈprɪti ˈkripi ɛz wɛl, ˈhævɪŋ gɔn kəmˈplitli ˈfɛrəl ənd ˈhævɪŋ ˈpræktɪkəli noʊ sɛns əv fri wɪl ˌɛniˈmɔr. wət meɪks ɪt wərs ɪz wəns nu hər. ˌɪˈmæʤən ˈhævɪŋ wən əv jʊr frɛndz luz ðɛr maɪnd ənd kənˈsɪdər ju "preɪ" tɪ "hənt"... ˈæˌkʧuəli ðə bləd roʊz brɪˈgeɪd həz ˈnaɪtˌmɛr fjuəl əˈplɛnti: fiˈɔri də ˈroʊzə, sɔrs əv ðə ənˈfɔrʧənət ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz ˈɛntri bɪˈloʊ, ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈmɛmbər. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fiˈɔri də ˈroʊzə kwɛst, ju kən tɔk tɪ wən əv ðə gərlz huz bɪn ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ hɪz pheremones*. ɪts ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈhɔrəˌfaɪɪŋ frəm ən ˈædəlt fɪr pɔɪnt əv vju, sɪns ʃi saʊnz ˈsɪmələr tɪ ə reɪp ˈvɪktɪm. ənd hi wɑz ðɪs kloʊz tɪ duɪŋ ðə seɪm tɪ, ˈɑkə hɪz ˈbɔsɪz ˈdɔtər ənd (ɪn ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈvərʒən) ʃiz ˈoʊnli ˈfɪfˈtin jɪrz oʊld. ɪts ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈhɔrəˌfaɪɪŋ frəm ən ˈædəlt fɪr pɔɪnt əv vju, sɪns ʃi saʊnz ˈsɪmələr tɪ ə reɪp ˈvɪktɪm.
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trevon german, 24, is charged with gunrunning. view full caption dnainfo; chicago police department
cook county criminal courthouse a south deering man has been charged with illegally buying and selling five guns, including one that was used in an attempted murder in 2015.
trevon german, 24, was ordered held on $500,000 bail wednesday on charges of gunrunning, illegally transferring a gun, buying a gun using false information and selling a gun to someone who does not have a valid card.
according to prosecutors, german bought five guns between may 2014 and february of this year that were later sold to at least three other people.
two customers were convicted felons who have served time for drug and gun cases, court records show. a third customer, corey cowan, used one of german's guns in a 2015 attempted murder, prosecutors said.
in that case, cowan was arrested and charged in september 2015. he is being held on $400,000 bail, and the case is pending before cook county judge lawrence edward flood. additional details about the case were not available wednesday.
authorities said german always intended to sell the guns and provided false information to officials, assistant state's attorney erin said during a bond hearing wednesday.
judge laura sullivan ordered german, of the 9600 block of south oglesby avenue, held in lieu of $500,000 bail.
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trevon* ˈʤərmən, 24 ɪz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ gunrunning*. vju fʊl ˈkæpʃən dnainfo*; ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt kʊk ˈkaʊnti ˈkrɪmənəl ˈkɔrˌthaʊs ə saʊθ ˈdɪrɪŋ mæn həz bɪn ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˌɪˈligəli baɪɪŋ ənd ˈsɛlɪŋ faɪv gənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wən ðət wɑz juzd ɪn ən əˈtɛmptəd ˈmərdər ɪn 2015 ˈʤərmən, 24 wɑz ˈɔrdərd hɛld ɔn beɪl ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ɔn ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv gunrunning*, ˌɪˈligəli trænsˈfərɪŋ ə gən, baɪɪŋ ə gən ˈjuzɪŋ fɔls ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd ˈsɛlɪŋ ə gən tɪ ˈsəmˌwən hu dɪz nɑt hæv ə ˈvælɪd kɑrd. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz, ˈʤərmən bɔt faɪv gənz bɪtˈwin meɪ 2014 ənd ˈfɛbruˌɛri əv ðɪs jɪr ðət wər ˈleɪtər soʊld tɪ æt list θri ˈəðər ˈpipəl. tu ˈkəstəmərz wər kənˈvɪktəd ˈfɛlənz hu hæv sərvd taɪm fər drəg ənd gən ˈkeɪsɪz, kɔrt ˈrɛkərdz ʃoʊ. ə θərd ˈkəstəmər, ˈkɔri kaʊən, juzd wən əv ˈʤərmənz gənz ɪn ə 2015 əˈtɛmptəd ˈmərdər, ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz sɛd. ɪn ðət keɪs, kaʊən wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ənd ʧɑrʤd ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2015 hi ɪz biɪŋ hɛld ɔn beɪl, ənd ðə keɪs ɪz ˈpɛndɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr kʊk ˈkaʊnti ʤəʤ ˈlɔrəns ˈɛdwərd fləd. əˈdɪʃənəl ˈditeɪlz əˈbaʊt ðə keɪs wər nɑt əˈveɪləbəl ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. əˈθɔrətiz sɛd ˈʤərmən ˈɔlˌweɪz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ sɛl ðə gənz ənd prəˈvaɪdɪd fɔls ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ əˈfɪʃəlz, əˈsɪstənt steɪts əˈtərni ˈɛrɪn sɛd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə bɑnd ˈhirɪŋ ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ʤəʤ ˈlɔrə ˈsəlɪvən ˈɔrdərd ˈʤərmən, əv ðə 9600 blɑk əv saʊθ ˈɑgəlsbi ˈævəˌnu, hɛld ɪn lu əv beɪl.
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the moroccan minister for human rights,, has received criticism, after he called homosexuals “scum” last month.
yesterday he refused to take back his words, justifying that his remarks were against homosexuality itself, rather than homosexual people.
so not much better then.
he first made the remarks after a meeting on torture prevention, when a journalist asked him for comment on the treatment of homosexuals in morocco
“why are you asking me about homosexuality too?” asked.
trying to dismiss the journalist he continued “this is too much. too much. a shame that homosexuality has a value now. why is everyone asking me about it?”
he then described homosexuals with the insulting arabic word “awsakh,” which translates to trash, dirt, or scum.
ironically, this week, a museum devoted to yves saint laurent, will be opened in marrakesh, where the gay fashion designer did some of his most famous work.
after being by many public figures and organisations made a long post on his facebook page last night, attempting to justify his comments.
he argued that, as homosexuality is illegal in morocco, his remarks should not be held to the standards of leaders in “europe.”
he then tried to argue he was referring to the act of homosexuality, rather than homosexual people.
“if i have described homosexuality as dirt, it is in reference to homosexuality as such and not to the people who identify with it.”
he compared it to people who death penalty, saying the government take those complaints personally.
many thought this to be an offensive analogy, since homosexuality is still punishable by death in four african states.
where is it illegal to be gay? a look at all the countries where homosexuality is against the law
he stated that “the moroccan government refuses categorically to decriminalize homosexuality,” but, paradoxically “”at the same time, it accepts no type of discrimination against any citizen.”
the moroccan association of human rights and the association for the fight against aids, among others, sent a petition to prime minister saad el othmani, condemning’s words, saying he “encourages homophobia.”
“we consider that to qualify as ‘dirt’ of moroccan citizens like any other citizen is a flagrant violation of the moroccan constitution, which in its preamble adopts the commitment of the moroccan state to human rights as recognized internationally,” the petition read.
samira sitail, the director of a moroccan television channel also.
“a minister of human rights who advocates hatred,” she said in a facebook post.
“dividing society, turning people against each other, stirring tensions and lashing out against people to attention from the real issues that infect the moroccan society.”
ramid has been for homophobia before. in 2015, when he was justice minister, he said in a radio interview that homosexuals should have a sex change if they want to obey the law.
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signup* tɪ rɪˈsiv ə ˈdeɪli ˈraʊnˌdəp əv ðə tɔp lgbt*+ nuz ˈstɔriz frəm əraʊnd ðə wərld ðə mərˈɑkən ˈmɪnɪstər fər ˈjumən raɪts,, həz rɪˈsivd ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm, ˈæftər hi kɔld ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkˌʃuəlz ““scum”*” læst mənθ. ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ hi rɪfˈjuzd tɪ teɪk bæk hɪz wərdz, ˈʤəstəˌfaɪɪŋ ðət hɪz rɪˈmɑrks wər əˈgɛnst ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ˈrəðər ðən ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl ˈpipəl. soʊ nɑt məʧ ˈbɛtər ðɛn. hi fərst meɪd ðə rɪˈmɑrks ˈæftər ə ˈmitɪŋ ɔn ˈtɔrʧər priˈvɛnʃən, wɪn ə ˈʤərnəlɪst æst ɪm fər ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə ˈtritmənt əv ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkˌʃuəlz ɪn mərˈɑkoʊ ər ju ˈæskɪŋ mi əˈbaʊt ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti too?”*?” æst. traɪɪŋ tɪ dɪsˈmɪs ðə ˈʤərnəlɪst hi kənˈtɪnjud ɪz tu məʧ. tu məʧ. ə ʃeɪm ðət ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti həz ə ˈvælju naʊ. waɪ ɪz ˈɛvriˌwən ˈæskɪŋ mi əˈbaʊt it?”*?” hi ðɛn dɪˈskraɪbd ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkˌʃuəlz wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈsəltɪŋ ˈɛrəbɪk wərd ““awsakh,”*,” wɪʧ ˈtrænsˌleɪts tɪ træʃ, dərt, ər skəm. aɪˈrɑnɪkli, ðɪs wik, ə mˈjuziəm dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ iv seɪnt ˈlɔrənt, wɪl bi ˈoʊpənd ɪn marrakesh*, wɛr ðə geɪ ˈfæʃən dɪˈzaɪnər dɪd səm əv hɪz moʊst ˈfeɪməs wərk. ˈæftər biɪŋ baɪ ˈmɛni ˈpəblɪk ˈfɪgjərz ənd ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz meɪd ə lɔŋ poʊst ɔn hɪz ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ læst naɪt, əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ hɪz ˈkɑmɛnts. hi ˈɑrgjud ðət, ɛz ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti ɪz ˌɪˈligəl ɪn mərˈɑkoʊ, hɪz rɪˈmɑrks ʃʊd nɑt bi hɛld tɪ ðə ˈstændərdz əv ˈlidərz ɪn ““europe.”*.” hi ðɛn traɪd tɪ ˈɑrgju hi wɑz rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə ækt əv ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti, ˈrəðər ðən ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl ˈpipəl. aɪ hæv dɪˈskraɪbd ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti ɛz dərt, ɪt ɪz ɪn ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti ɛz səʧ ənd nɑt tɪ ðə ˈpipəl hu aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ wɪθ it.”*.” hi kəmˈpɛrd ɪt tɪ ˈpipəl hu dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti, seɪɪŋ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt teɪk ðoʊz kəmˈpleɪnts ˈpərsənəli. ˈmɛni θɔt ðɪs tɪ bi ən əˈfɛnsɪv əˈnæləʤi, sɪns ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti ɪz stɪl ˈpənɪʃəbəl baɪ dɛθ ɪn fɔr ˈæfrɪkɑn steɪts. wɛr ɪz ɪt ˌɪˈligəl tɪ bi geɪ? ə lʊk æt ɔl ðə ˈkəntriz wɛr ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti ɪz əˈgɛnst ðə lɔ hi ˈsteɪtɪd ðət mərˈɑkən ˈgəvərnmənt rɪfˈjuzɪz ˌkætəˈgɔrɪkli tɪ diˌkrɪmənəˈlaɪz homosexuality,”*,” bət, ˌpɛrəˈdɑksəkəli ðə seɪm taɪm, ɪt ækˈsɛpts noʊ taɪp əv dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən əˈgɛnst ˈɛni citizen.”*.” ðə mərˈɑkən əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv ˈjumən raɪts ənd ðə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən fər ðə faɪt əˈgɛnst eɪdz, əˈməŋ ˈəðərz, sɛnt ə pəˈtɪʃən tɪ praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər sɑd ɛl othmani*, kənˈdɛmɪŋ wərdz, seɪɪŋ hi homophobia.”*.” kənˈsɪdər ðət tɪ kˈwɑləˌfaɪ ɛz ‘‘dirt’*’ əv mərˈɑkən ˈsɪtɪzənz laɪk ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈsɪtɪzən ɪz ə ˈfleɪgrənt vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ðə mərˈɑkən ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən, wɪʧ ɪn ɪts priˈæmbəl əˈdɑpts ðə kəˈmɪtmənt əv ðə mərˈɑkən steɪt tɪ ˈjumən raɪts ɛz ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd internationally,”*,” ðə pəˈtɪʃən rɛd. sitail*, ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv ə mərˈɑkən ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈʧænəl ˈɔlsoʊ. ˈmɪnɪstər əv ˈjumən raɪts hu ˈædvəˌkeɪts hatred,”*,” ʃi sɛd ɪn ə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk poʊst. soʊˈsaɪɪti, ˈtərnɪŋ ˈpipəl əˈgɛnst iʧ ˈəðər, stərɪŋ ˈtɛnʧənz ənd ˈlæʃɪŋ aʊt əˈgɛnst ˈpipəl tɪ əˈtɛnʃən frəm ðə ril ˈɪʃuz ðət ˌɪnˈfɛkt ðə mərˈɑkən society.”*.” həz bɪn fər ˌhoʊməˈfoʊbiə ˌbiˈfɔr. ɪn 2015 wɪn hi wɑz ˈʤəstɪs ˈmɪnɪstər, hi sɛd ɪn ə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈɪntərvˌju ðət ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkˌʃuəlz ʃʊd hæv ə sɛks ʧeɪnʤ ɪf ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ oʊˈbeɪ ðə lɔ.
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donald most senior business representative has warned any deal with washington will hinge on the scrapping rules set by brussels, including regulations governing imports of chlorinated chicken.
wilbur ross, the us commerce secretary, suggestedropean regulations governing the safety of imports such as chicken ignored us scientific research. his comments underline the potential difficulties in striking a free trade deal with the us once britain leaves the.
the key trump adviser, who was separately caught on monday at the heart of the over the paradise papers, said changing these regulations will form a “critical component of any trade discussion,” between london and washington, while the should also take steps to remove “unnecessary regulatory divergences” with the us.
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speaking in front of an audience of business leaders at the confederation of british industry annual conference in london on monday, ross warned any deal with brussels to maintain its regulations might “hinder development of a closer relationship”.
he also said it was important for the’s deal to leave the to take into account “commercial interests”. he said that trump was “very supportive” of a trade deal between london and washington.
ross said the would need to change rules in areas such as food safety, as well as take steps to bring the standards for the manufacturing of medical devices closer in line with the us. regulations, he referred to the “limited role of science” in assessing risks related to certain foodstuffs, amid an ongoing row over safety of chlorinated chicken.
geographic indicators on food products, the registration and documentation of chemical exports, as well as automotive industry standards and trade tariffs are also “key impediments” to expanded trade, he said. “something we hope to be able to quickly fix between our two countries,” he added.
ross’s comments are likely to fuel concerns that controversial clauses will be attached to any trade deal with washington. a political row was ignited in westminster over the summer after liam fox, the international trade secretary, suggested the should be open to the prospect of allowing poultry treated with a chlorine wash process, which is banned by the, as part of a trade deal with the us.
fox defended the practice last week, despite assurances from michael gove, the food and environment secretary, that there were no circumstances under which chlorinated chicken would be allowed in the after the leaves the.
ross also bemoaned the lack of us involvement in the process. these “hindrances... [are] potentially ones that the could help solve if you simply adopt trade policy in its entirety [after brexit]”, he added.
washington trade representatives and american industry experts are due to hold a second round of “preliminary scoping discussions” in london next week, after the first meetings in washington in july, he said.
he added: “as the stands on the edge of the major changes coming with brexit, we stand ready to use this opportunity to support our friends across the pond and to deepen our ties even further.”
the department for international trade said: “the us is our largest single trading partner, and the comments today from wilbur ross reaffirm the clear will on both sides of the atlantic to strengthen our bilateral trade and investment relationship.
“as an international economic department we are laying the groundwork for a potential free trade agreement and remain committed to a mutually beneficial economic trading arrangement with the us. we have been clear that the will maintain its own high regulatory standards in future free trade agreements.”
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ˈdɑnəld moʊst ˈsinjər ˈbɪznɪs ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv həz wɔrnd ˈɛni dil wɪθ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən wɪl hɪnʤ ɔn ðə ˈskræpɪŋ rulz sɛt baɪ ˈbrəsəlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ˈgəvərnɪŋ ˌɪmˈpɔrts əv ˈklɔrəˌneɪtəd ˈʧɪkən. ˈwɪlbər rɔs, ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈkɑmərs ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri, səˈʤɛstɪd ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ˈgəvərnɪŋ ðə ˈseɪfti əv ˌɪmˈpɔrts səʧ ɛz ˈʧɪkən ˌɪgˈnɔrd ˈjuˈɛs ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈrisərʧ. hɪz ˈkɑmɛnts ˈəndərˌlaɪn ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz ɪn ˈstraɪkɪŋ ə fri treɪd dil wɪθ ðə ˈjuˈɛs wəns ˈbrɪtən livz ðə. ðə ki trəmp ædˈvaɪzər, hu wɑz ˈsɛpərətli kɔt ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ æt ðə hɑrt əv ðə ˈoʊvər ðə ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs ˈpeɪpərz, sɛd ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðiz ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz wɪl fɔrm ə kəmˈpoʊnənt əv ˈɛni treɪd discussion,”*,” bɪtˈwin ˈləndən ənd ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, waɪl ðə ʃʊd ˈɔlsoʊ teɪk stɛps tɪ riˈmuv ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri divergences”*” wɪθ ðə ˈjuˈɛs. ˈbɪznɪs təˈdeɪ: saɪn əp fər ə ˈmɔrnɪŋ ʃɑt əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl nuz rɛd mɔr ˈspikɪŋ ɪn frənt əv ən ˈɔdiəns əv ˈbɪznɪs ˈlidərz æt ðə kənˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən əv ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈɪndəstri ˈænjuəl ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ˈləndən ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, rɔs wɔrnd ˈɛni dil wɪθ ˈbrəsəlz tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ɪts ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz maɪt dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ə ˈkloʊzər relationship”*”. hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ɪt wɑz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər ðə dil tɪ liv ðə tɪ teɪk ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt interests”*”. hi sɛd ðət trəmp wɑz supportive”*” əv ə treɪd dil bɪtˈwin ˈləndən ənd ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. rɔs sɛd ðə wʊd nid tɪ ʧeɪnʤ rulz ɪn ˈɛriəz səʧ ɛz fud ˈseɪfti, ɛz wɛl ɛz teɪk stɛps tɪ brɪŋ ðə ˈstændərdz fər ðə ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ əv ˈmɛdɪkəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz ˈkloʊzər ɪn laɪn wɪθ ðə ˈjuˈɛs. ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz, hi rɪˈfərd tɪ ðə roʊl əv science”*” ɪn əˈsɛsɪŋ rɪsks rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈsərtən ˈfudˌstəfs, əˈmɪd ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ roʊ ˈoʊvər ˈseɪfti əv ˈklɔrəˌneɪtəd ˈʧɪkən. ˌʤiəˈgræfɪk ˈɪndəˌkeɪtərz ɔn fud ˈprɑdəkts, ðə ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ənd ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən əv ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈɛkspɔrts, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv ˈɪndəstri ˈstændərdz ənd treɪd ˈtɛrəfs ər ˈɔlsoʊ impediments”*” tɪ ɪkˈspændɪd treɪd, hi sɛd. wi hoʊp tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kˈwɪkli fɪks bɪtˈwin ɑr tu countries,”*,” hi ˈædɪd. ˈkɑmɛnts ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ fjuəl kənˈsərnz ðət ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈklɔzɪz wɪl bi əˈtæʧt tɪ ˈɛni treɪd dil wɪθ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl roʊ wɑz ˌɪgˈnaɪtɪd ɪn ˌwɛstˈmɪnstər ˈoʊvər ðə ˈsəmər ˈæftər ˈliəm fɑks, ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl treɪd ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri, səˈʤɛstɪd ðə ʃʊd bi ˈoʊpən tɪ ðə ˈprɑspɛkt əv əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈpoʊltri ˈtritɪd wɪθ ə ˈklɔrin wɑʃ ˈprɔˌsɛs, wɪʧ ɪz bænd baɪ ðə, ɛz pɑrt əv ə treɪd dil wɪθ ðə ˈjuˈɛs. fɑks dɪˈfɛndɪd ðə ˈpræktɪs læst wik, dɪˈspaɪt əˈʃʊrəntsɪz frəm ˈmaɪkəl goʊv, ðə fud ənd ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri, ðət ðɛr wər noʊ ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ˈəndər wɪʧ ˈklɔrəˌneɪtəd ˈʧɪkən wʊd bi əˈlaʊd ɪn ðə ˈæftər ðə livz ðə. rɔs ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈmoʊnd ðə læk əv ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ðiz ““hindrances*... [ər] pəˈtɛnʃəli wənz ðət ðə kʊd hɛlp sɑlv ɪf ju ˈsɪmpli əˈdɑpt treɪd ˈpɑləsi ɪn ɪts ɪnˈtaɪərti [ˈæftər brexit]”*]”, hi ˈædɪd. ˈwɔʃɪŋtən treɪd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz ənd əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɪndəstri ˈɛkspərts ər du tɪ hoʊld ə ˈsɛkənd raʊnd əv ˈskoʊpɪŋ discussions”*” ɪn ˈləndən nɛkst wik, ˈæftər ðə fərst ˈmitɪŋz ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ, hi sɛd. hi ˈædɪd: ðə stændz ɔn ðə ɛʤ əv ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈkəmɪŋ wɪθ brexit*, wi stænd ˈrɛdi tɪ juz ðɪs ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ səˈpɔrt ɑr frɛndz əˈkrɔs ðə pɑnd ənd tɪ ˈdipən ɑr taɪz ˈivɪn further.”*.” ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt fər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl treɪd sɛd: ˈjuˈɛs ɪz ɑr ˈlɑrʤəst ˈsɪŋgəl ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈpɑrtnər, ənd ðə ˈkɑmɛnts təˈdeɪ frəm ˈwɪlbər rɔs ˌriəˈfərm ðə klɪr wɪl ɔn boʊθ saɪdz əv ðə əˈtlæntɪk tɪ ˈstrɛŋθən ɑr baɪˈlætərəl treɪd ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp. ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈpɑrtmənt wi ər leɪɪŋ ðə ˈgraʊndˌwərk fər ə pəˈtɛnʃəl fri treɪd əˈgrimənt ənd rɪˈmeɪn kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ə mˈjuʧuəli ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈtreɪdɪŋ ərˈeɪnʤmənt wɪθ ðə ˈjuˈɛs. wi hæv bɪn klɪr ðət ðə wɪl meɪnˈteɪn ɪts oʊn haɪ ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈstændərdz ɪn fˈjuʧər fri treɪd agreements.”*.” ˈfɑloʊ ˈgɑrdiən ˈbɪznɪs ɔn tˈwɪtər æt @businessdesk*, ər saɪn əp tɪ ðə ˈdeɪli ˈbɪznɪs təˈdeɪ iˈmeɪl hir.
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dubai (reuters) - four arab states sought on monday to pile pressure on qatar over charges it backs terrorism, saying the publication of a previously secret accord between riyadh and doha showed qatar broke a promise not to meddle in the affairs of gulf countries.
file photo: saudi foreign minister adel (2-r), foreign minister abdullah bin zayed (r), egyptian foreign minister (l), and bahraini foreign minister khalid bin ahmed (2-l) meet to discuss the diplomatic situation with qatar, in cairo, egypt, july 5, 2017. elfiqi/pool/ file photo
the text of the 2013 accord, whose existence was known but whose contents have never before been made public, was first published by cnn on monday and later released on social media by saudi officials.
in a joint statement, bahrain, egypt, saudi arabia and the united arab emirates said the publication of the accord, meant to settle a dispute between qatar and its gulf neighbours, “confirms beyond any doubt failure to meet its commitments and its full violation of its pledges”.
amid fresh tension with qatar, the four slapped sanctions on doha on june 5, accusing it of supporting terrorism, up to iran, backing the muslim brotherhood - the oldest islamist organisation - and interference in their affairs.
the four say qatar pledged to desist from interfering in its neighbours’ politics in the 2013 agreement.
qatar has rejected the charges and said the four countries are trying to impose their own views on its foreign policies.
the document surfaced as u.s. secretary of state rex arrived in the region to help allies hammer out a way out of the crisis.
in response, qatar accused saudi arabia and the of breaking the spirit of the riyadh agreement and engaging in an “unwarranted and unprecedented attack on sovereignty”.
the riyadh accord aimed to enhance cooperation between sovereign gulf arab states and avoid interference in their internal affairs, the official qatar news agency (qna) said.
kuwaiti mediation efforts hit a snag last week when the four arab states said they were disappointed with response to their list of 13 demands.
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qatar said the demands, which included ending support for militant groups, the closure of the al jazeera tv channel, shutting down a turkish military base in qatar and downgrading ties with iran, were an infringement of its sovereignty.
qna reported sheikh saif bin ahmed, director of government communications, as saying the 13 demands bore no relation to the riyadh accord and the latest crisis was the result of a coordinated media campaign against qatar.
“some of the allegations and demands of the siege countries have no basis, while others were an unwarranted and unprecedented attack on the sovereignty of the state of qatar in violation to all international and regional agreements.”
the 2013 agreement, reached at a meeting in riyadh hosted by the then saudi king abdullah bin abdulaziz, was signed by the emir of qatar sheikh bin hamad and kuwaiti emir sheikh sabah al-sabah, while an implementation mechanism was signed by the six foreign ministers.
in the document, the parties agreed to refrain from backing any “political currents that pose a threat to any member country of the (gulf cooperation) council”, and provided for muslim brotherhood leaders who are citizens to leave the area.
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duˈbaɪ (ˈrɔɪtərz) fɔr ˈærəb steɪts sɔt ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ tɪ paɪl ˈprɛʃər ɔn ˌkəˈtɑr ˈoʊvər ˈʧɑrʤɪz ɪt bæks ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, seɪɪŋ ðə ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən əv ə ˈpriviəsli ˈsikrɪt əˈkɔrd bɪtˈwin riɑd ənd ˈdoʊˌhɑ ʃoʊd ˌkəˈtɑr broʊk ə ˈprɑməs nɑt tɪ ˈmɛdəl ɪn ðə əˈfɛrz əv gəlf ˈkəntriz. faɪl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈsɔdi ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər əˈdɛl 2-r*), ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər ˌæbˈdələ bɪn zeɪəd (ɑr), ɪˈʤɪpʃən ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər (ɛl), ənd bərˈeɪni ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər ˈkɑlɪd bɪn ˈɑmɛd 2-l*) mit tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɪθ ˌkəˈtɑr, ɪn ˈkaɪroʊ, ˈiʤɪpt, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 5 2017 elfiqi/pool*/ faɪl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ðə tɛkst əv ðə 2013 əˈkɔrd, huz ɪgˈzɪstəns wɑz noʊn bət huz ˈkɑntɛnts hæv ˈnɛvər ˌbiˈfɔr bɪn meɪd ˈpəblɪk, wɑz fərst ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ənd ˈleɪtər riˈlist ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə baɪ ˈsɔdi əˈfɪʃəlz. ɪn ə ʤɔɪnt ˈsteɪtmənt, bɑˈreɪn, ˈiʤɪpt, ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈærəb ˈɛmərˌeɪts sɛd ðə ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən əv ðə əˈkɔrd, mɛnt tɪ ˈsɛtəl ə dɪˈspjut bɪtˈwin ˌkəˈtɑr ənd ɪts gəlf ˈneɪbərz, bɪɔnd ˈɛni daʊt ˈfeɪljər tɪ mit ɪts kəˈmɪtmənts ənd ɪts fʊl vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ɪts pledges”*”. əˈmɪd frɛʃ ˈtɛnʃən wɪθ ˌkəˈtɑr, ðə fɔr slæpt ˈsæŋkʃənz ɔn ˈdoʊˌhɑ ɔn ʤun 5 əˈkjuzɪŋ ɪt əv səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, əp tɪ ˌɪˈrɑn, ˈbækɪŋ ðə ˈməzlɪm ˈbrəðərˌhʊd ðə ˈoʊldəst ˈɪsləmɪst ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən ənd ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns ɪn ðɛr əˈfɛrz. ðə fɔr seɪ ˌkəˈtɑr plɛʤd tɪ dɪˈzɪst frəm ˌɪnərˈfɪrɪŋ ɪn ɪts neighbours’*’ ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɪn ðə 2013 əˈgrimənt. ˌkəˈtɑr həz rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪz ənd sɛd ðə fɔr ˈkəntriz ər traɪɪŋ tɪ ˌɪmˈpoʊz ðɛr oʊn vjuz ɔn ɪts ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsiz. ðə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ˈsərfɪst ɛz juz. ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt rɛks əraɪvd ɪn ðə ˈriʤən tɪ hɛlp ˈælaɪz ˈhæmər aʊt ə weɪ aʊt əv ðə ˈkraɪsəs. ɪn rɪˈspɑns, ˌkəˈtɑr əˈkjuzd ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə ənd ðə əv ˈbreɪkɪŋ ðə ˈspɪrɪt əv ðə riɑd əˈgrimənt ənd ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn ən ənd ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd əˈtæk ɔn sovereignty”*”. ðə riɑd əˈkɔrd eɪmd tɪ ɛnˈhæns kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈsɑvrən gəlf ˈærəb steɪts ənd əˈvɔɪd ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns ɪn ðɛr ˌɪnˈtərnəl əˈfɛrz, ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˌkəˈtɑr nuz ˈeɪʤənsi (qna*) sɛd. kuˈweɪti ˌmidiˈeɪʃən ˈɛfərts hɪt ə snæg læst wik wɪn ðə fɔr ˈærəb steɪts sɛd ðeɪ wər ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd wɪθ rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðɛr lɪst əv 13 dɪˈmændz. ˈməzlɪm ˈbrəðərˌhʊd ˌkəˈtɑr sɛd ðə dɪˈmændz, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈɛndɪŋ səˈpɔrt fər ˈmɪlətənt grups, ðə ˈkloʊʒər əv ðə æl ʤəˈzirə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈʧænəl, ˈʃətɪŋ daʊn ə ˈtərkɪʃ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri beɪs ɪn ˌkəˈtɑr ənd ˈdaʊnˈgreɪdɪŋ taɪz wɪθ ˌɪˈrɑn, wər ən ˌɪnˈfrɪnʤmənt əv ɪts ˈsɑvrənti. ˌriˈpɔrtəd ʃik sɑif bɪn ˈɑmɛd, dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈgəvərnmənt kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz, ɛz seɪɪŋ ðə 13 dɪˈmændz bɔr noʊ riˈleɪʃən tɪ ðə riɑd əˈkɔrd ənd ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈkraɪsəs wɑz ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ə koʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd ˈmidiə kæmˈpeɪn əˈgɛnst ˌkəˈtɑr. əv ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ənd dɪˈmændz əv ðə siʤ ˈkəntriz hæv noʊ ˈbeɪsɪs, waɪl ˈəðərz wər ən ənˈwɔrəntɪd ənd ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd əˈtæk ɔn ðə ˈsɑvrənti əv ðə steɪt əv ˌkəˈtɑr ɪn vaɪəˈleɪʃən tɪ ɔl ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ənd ˈriʤənəl agreements.”*.” ðə 2013 əˈgrimənt, riʧt æt ə ˈmitɪŋ ɪn riɑd ˈhoʊstɪd baɪ ðə ðɛn ˈsɔdi kɪŋ ˌæbˈdələ bɪn æbˌduləˈziz, wɑz saɪnd baɪ ðə ɪˈmɪr əv ˌkəˈtɑr ʃik bɪn ˈhæməd ənd kuˈweɪti ɪˈmɪr ʃik ˈsɑbə al-sabah*, waɪl ən ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm wɑz saɪnd baɪ ðə sɪks ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstərz. ɪn ðə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt, ðə ˈpɑrtiz əˈgrid tɪ rɪˈfreɪn frəm ˈbækɪŋ ˈɛni kərənts ðət poʊz ə θrɛt tɪ ˈɛni ˈmɛmbər ˈkəntri əv ðə (gəlf kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən) council”*”, ənd prəˈvaɪdɪd fər ˈməzlɪm ˈbrəðərˌhʊd ˈlidərz hu ər ˈsɪtɪzənz tɪ liv ðə ˈɛriə.
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it is never not the season for among the successors to the new york intellectuals of decades past. louis (or mundane, as he is sometimes called) steps up to the proverbial plate, in a recent new yorker) to remind readers that marx thescientific socialist” helped bring totalitarianism into the world, and that he also had a lisp, for which he was evidently compensating. marx had an answer to the ongoing human and, it turns out, ecological crises of capitalism, himself wisely has no real answers. but the old prophet evidently meant well, and since thomas has made such a splash with criticisms of growing poverty and class division, we are advised that some things in marx must still, after all this time, be attended to. if not, matters may go badly for the likes of’s circles, although mainly in the realms of prestige.
as the new yorker eagerly girds its collective for a new president and her new wars, it may be wise to recall the thread of socialism, not really marxism, represented byrevisionist” eduard bernstein and so much resented by rosa, a century ago. the optimistic, bernstein urged german colonization of africa, indeed insisted upon national responsibility to bring the backward peoples and their rich trove of natural resources into modern world, at whatever cost. they might suffer, but in the long run, they would better for the influence. a and new yorker sort of fellow, although closer to the enthusiasms of george packer.
samir amin (russia and the long transition to capitalism, monthly review press, $23) is by contrast clearly an heir to the tradition, also one of the distinguished critics of empire, now well past his eightieth birthday. global scholar and currently the director of the third world forum in dakar, senegal, amin surveys the struggles of from the inside, as a former participant in the non aligned movement still around to tell the stories. there are so many small gems of insight offered along the way that this collection of essays written over several decades cannot be summarized adequately, but the general drift is clear.
“the three great revolutions of modern times (french, russian and chinese) are great precisely because they looked forward beyond the immediate requirements of the moment.) for these sweeping world events, samir urges us to grasp,thermidor is not the restoration.”). that is, things move ahead, for worse (very often) as well as for the better, because the global capitalist market dominates along with the assorted weapons of war… but still, and whether we like it or not, things adjust.
as c.l.r. james used to remind readers, stalinism was not a bad idea but rather, with all its degradations, a part of evolving reality. samir wants to press home the point that something has changed, irrevocably, in our own past century, and not only for the winners. he insists we see that the crucial errors of communists in state power can be found above all in the forced march of the peasantry toward expanded output, thus breaking the alliance with the working class that had made revolution possible, and confirming bureaucratic misrule in later decades. that misjudgment misrule, by no means restricted to leninists, must also be seen in its own complexities, and with its own consequences.
the russian regime turned stalinist built itself up sufficiently, at enormous sacrifice, to defeat the germans. thereafter, and mainly for the sake of survival against a west determined to turn back the clock, stalin and his heirs almost unwillingly offered third world revolutionaries assistance in freeing themselves from the formal bonds of colonialism. the ongoing decline of the soviet system, like the built-in limitations of maoism, doomed the non aligned movement (launched in 1955) along with other efforts at true economic independence and egalitarian solutions. nationalists with spurious claims to socialist naturally brings nasser to at the first threats to their power, tightening grips on the political system around them, and ultimately insuring their own downfall.populism” (we should use the word carefully) of what we might call a quasi-trumpian, nationalistic variety that had arisen across much of the middle east in particular, promising redemption both of native pride and of centuries of suffering, crashed sooner or later. the forced austerity that accelerated, following the soviet collapse, finalized matters, or, seen differently, reset the systems for the cycles of crises to come.
amin rightly fears the signs on the horizon. the us and its allies evidently now intend a decisive reconquest, in one way or another, of the middle east and far beyond. they will clearly stop at nothing to do so, with populations and ecosystems at risk in new and horrible ways. russia of themarket economy” is a poor foe at best but who knows, perhaps neither nor complete capitulation to the west that leaders like hillary clinton in particular seek, will be the end of this story.
all this brings us back to the old and inescapable trope,what marx anticipate, etc etc?” fifty or for that matter a hundred years ago, for the great majority of european and american marxists of any variety, the unanticipated factor was undoubtedlynationalism.” otherwise, why did (most) socialist leaders and followers accept their own sides in the first world war as justified, and direct their minions to into battle slaughtering each other? in recent generations, the questions of war and nationalism have turned toward empire, and with a contrast of views that has become familiar in the recent discussions of what marx (and engels) said and what they might have said if they had not run out of time. scholars like kevin anderson, examining the writings (often scribbled notebooks) of marx, have offered further details and analysis of the observations about the world and the possibilities, however problematic, of the old leaping out of the imperial grasp and over into a newer form of collectivism.
but there is another line of thought as well. if race, class and nation are the key issues in question and the writings of marx and engels to be examined anew, why not look to the american civil war, a subject taken up by the pair in younger years, at considerable length? why not, indeed. such a text has now appeared under the (renewed) title of the civil war in the united states. (219pp, $14.00.) the same title was used in 1937, during the golden age of international publishers, affiliated with the communist party usa. this venerable press, now on hard times and (mistakenly) rumored to be closing, has made a memorable contribution with the new edition, thoroughly reworked, (with much material missing from its precursor) and annotated by professor andrew zimmerman who teaches at george washington university.
(a little pained levity: the original editor called himselfrichard enmale,” i.e., engels, marx, lenin. herbert morais, a brooklyn college instructor, felt the need to hide behind a nom de plume, probably for good reason: he was caught in the roundup of college reds in 1941 and fired anyway.)
this is powerful stuff. marx and engels faced hard, disillusioning days during the 1850s, with the revolutions of behind them and the formation of the (first) international well ahead. marx certainly needed the money, but both wrote for the new york tribune, a daily that abraham lincoln, out in distant springfield, illinois, read with the greatest interest. during the aftermath of the european uprisings, in 1849, marx was already seeking to define black slavery, not as a carryover from some distant and more barbarous time, but as a precise consequence of advancing capitalism in certain circumstances. marx and engels’ exchanged correspondence excerpted here, over the following two decades or so, drives the point home. they were often pondering the ways in which slavery in america mirrored british colonialism in india, amidst the modernizing web of empire and race.
the two men had no doubt about the reasons for the outbreak of the civil war, i.e., the frustrated southern effort to expand slavery into the west, and the inevitable result of northern victory in the abolition of slavery. along with the tribune pieces, the ongoing correspondence highlights the international implications of the war crisis. the working class of europe could not fail to be not merely implicated. the british aristocracy of blood and commerce (notably the cotton mills) naturally inclined toward the slave south. the fate of the north, of the potential abolition of slavery, arguably depended upon the actions of working class communities in lancashire and elsewhere.
we know that lincoln regarded the solidarity actions of british working people, palpably against their own material interest, to be among the highest expressions of idealism anywhere. marx for his part had bitterly criticized hesitations, but as the war went on, welcomed the president pressing the war toward a victorious conclusion. marx and engels the radical democrats, the militant anti-racists, come out strongly and unmistakably here. in the famous phrase, white labor could not be free until black labor was also free.
this commentary, published and unpublished at the time, ends with the close of the war, or nearly that. why no commentary on radical reconstruction? no one knows, really. perhaps they were leaving the subject for w.e.b. du bois! but at an intelligent guess, they ran out of time and energy, as they soon faced the challenges and promise paris commune.
future generations, including our own, have challenges both unique and familiar, but none unrelated to the insights that marx and engels offered. i am tempted to give away the ending of a neglected genre novel, the marx sisters (“a kathy and brock mystery”) published in the in 1994. author barry maitland, a scotsman relocated to australia, offers us crimes keep the secret and unpublished marx manuscripts a future generation. where are those manuscripts when we need them?##
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baɪ ɪt ɪz ˈnɛvər nɑt ðə ˈsizən fər əˈməŋ ðə səkˈsɛsərz tɪ ðə nu jɔrk ˌɪntəˈlɛkʧuəlz əv ˈdɛkeɪdz pæst. luɪs (ər mənˈdeɪn, ɛz hi ɪz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz kɔld) stɛps əp tɪ ðə prəˈvərbiəl pleɪt, ɪn ə ˈrisənt nu ˈjɔrkər tɪ riˈmaɪnd ˈridərz ðət mɑrks ðə socialist”*” hɛlpt brɪŋ ˌtoʊˌtæləˈtɛriəˌnɪzəm ˈɪntu ðə wərld, ənd ðət hi ˈɔlsoʊ hæd ə lɪsp, fər wɪʧ hi wɑz ˈɛvədəntli ˈkɑmpənˌseɪtɪŋ. mɑrks hæd ən ˈænsər tɪ ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈjumən ənd, ɪt tərnz aʊt, ɛkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈkraɪsiz əv ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm, hɪmˈsɛlf ˈwaɪzli həz noʊ ril ˈænsərz. bət ðə oʊld ˈprɑfət ˈɛvədəntli mɛnt wɛl, ənd sɪns ˈtɑməs həz meɪd səʧ ə splæʃ wɪθ ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəmz əv groʊɪŋ ˈpɑvərti ənd klæs dɪˈvɪʒən, wi ər ədˈvaɪzd ðət səm θɪŋz ɪn mɑrks məst stɪl, ˈæftər ɔl ðɪs taɪm, bi əˈtɛndəd tɪ. ɪf nɑt, ˈmætərz meɪ goʊ ˈbædli fər ðə laɪks əv ˈsərkəlz, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈmeɪnli ɪn ðə rɛlmz əv prɛˈstiʒ. ɛz ðə nu ˈjɔrkər ˈigərli gərdz ɪts kəˈlɛktɪv fər ə nu ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd hər nu wɔrz, ɪt meɪ bi waɪz tɪ ˈriˌkɔl ðə θrɛd əv ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm, nɑt ˈrɪli ˈmɑrksɪzəm, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd baɪ ““revisionist”*” ˈɛdwərd ˈbərnstin ənd soʊ məʧ riˈzɛnəd baɪ ˈroʊzə, ə ˈsɛnʧəri əˈgoʊ. ðə ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk, ˈbərnstin ərʤd ˈʤərmən ˌkɑlənɪˈzeɪʃən əv ˈæfrɪkɑ, ˌɪnˈdid ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd əˈpɑn ˈnæʃənəl riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti tɪ brɪŋ ðə ˈbækwərd ˈpipəlz ənd ðɛr rɪʧ troʊv əv ˈnæʧərəl ˈrisɔrsɪz ˈɪntu ˈmɑdərn wərld, æt ˌwəˈtɛvər kɔst. ðeɪ maɪt ˈsəfər, bət ɪn ðə lɔŋ rən, ðeɪ wʊd ˈbɛtər fər ðə ˈɪnfluəns. ə ənd nu ˈjɔrkər sɔrt əv ˈfɛloʊ, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðə ɪnˈθuziˌæzəmz əv ʤɔrʤ ˈpækər. səˈmɪr ɑˈmin (ˈrəʃə ənd ðə lɔŋ trænˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm, ˈmənθli ˌrivˈju prɛs, 23 ɪz baɪ ˈkɑntræst ˈklɪrli ən ɛr tɪ ðə trəˈdɪʃən, ˈɔlsoʊ wən əv ðə dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt ˈkrɪtɪks əv ˈɛmpaɪər, naʊ wɛl pæst hɪz ˈeɪtiɪθ ˈbərθˌdeɪ. ˈgloʊbəl ˈskɑlər ənd ˈkərəntli ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə θərd wərld ˈfɔrəm ɪn dɑˈkɑr, ˌsɛnəˈgɔl, ɑˈmin ˈsərˌveɪz ðə ˈstrəgəlz əv frəm ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd, ɛz ə ˈfɔrmər pɑrˈtɪsəpənt ɪn ðə nɑn əˈlaɪnd ˈmuvmənt stɪl əraʊnd tɪ tɛl ðə ˈstɔriz. ðɛr ər soʊ ˈmɛni smɔl ʤɛmz əv ˈɪnˌsaɪt ˈɔfərd əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ ðət ðɪs kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˈɛˌseɪz ˈrɪtən ˈoʊvər ˈsɛvərəl ˈdɛkeɪdz ˈkænɑt bi ˈsəmərˌaɪzd ˈædəkwɪtli, bət ðə ˈʤɛnərəl drɪft ɪz klɪr. θri greɪt ˌrɛvəˈluʃənz əv ˈmɑdərn taɪmz (frɛnʧ, ˈrəʃən ənd ʧaɪˈniz) ər greɪt prɪˈsaɪsli bɪˈkəz ðeɪ lʊkt ˈfɔrwərd bɪɔnd ðə ˌɪˈmiˌdiət rɪkˈwaɪrmənts əv ðə ˈmoʊmənt. fər ðiz sˈwipɪŋ wərld ɪˈvɛnts, səˈmɪr ˈərʤɪz ˈjuˈɛs tɪ græsp, ɪz nɑt ðə restoration.”*.” ðət ɪz, θɪŋz muv əˈhɛd, fər wərs (ˈvɛri ˈɔfən) ɛz wɛl ɛz fər ðə ˈbɛtər, bɪˈkəz ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈkæpətəlɪst ˈmɑrkɪt ˈdɑməˌneɪts əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə əˈsɔrtɪd ˈwɛpənz əv war…*… bət stɪl, ənd ˈwɛðər wi laɪk ɪt ər nɑt, θɪŋz əˈʤəst. ɛz c.l.r*. ʤeɪmz juzd tɪ riˈmaɪnd ˈridərz, ˈstælɪˌnɪzəm wɑz nɑt ə bæd aɪˈdiə bət ˈrəðər, wɪθ ɔl ɪts ˌdɛgrəˈdeɪʃənz, ə pɑrt əv ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ ˌriˈæləˌti. səˈmɪr wɔnts tɪ prɛs hoʊm ðə pɔɪnt ðət ˈsəmθɪŋ həz ʧeɪnʤd, ˌɪˌrɛˈvoʊkəbli, ɪn ɑr oʊn pæst ˈsɛnʧəri, ənd nɑt ˈoʊnli fər ðə ˈwɪnərz. hi ˌɪnˈsɪsts wi si ðət ðə ˈkruʃəl ˈɛrərz əv ˈkɑmjənəsts ɪn steɪt paʊər kən bi faʊnd əˈbəv ɔl ɪn ðə fɔrst mɑrʧ əv ðə ˈpɛzəntri təˈwɔrd ɪkˈspændɪd ˈaʊtˌpʊt, ðəs ˈbreɪkɪŋ ðə əˈlaɪəns wɪθ ðə ˈwərkɪŋ klæs ðət hæd meɪd ˌrɛvəˈluʃən ˈpɑsəbəl, ənd kənˈfərmɪŋ ˌbjʊrəˈkrætɪk mɪsˈrul ɪn ˈleɪtər ˈdɛkeɪdz. ðət mɪsˈʤəʤmənt mɪsˈrul, baɪ noʊ minz riˈstrɪktɪd tɪ leninists*, məst ˈɔlsoʊ bi sin ɪn ɪts oʊn kəmˈplɛksɪtiz, ənd wɪθ ɪts oʊn ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz. ðə ˈrəʃən rəˈʒim tərnd ˈstɑlɪnɪst bɪlt ˌɪtˈsɛlf əp səˈfɪʃəntli, æt ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˈsækrəˌfaɪs, tɪ dɪˈfit ðə ˈʤərmənz. ðɛˈræftər, ənd ˈmeɪnli fər ðə seɪk əv sərˈvaɪvəl əˈgɛnst ə wɛst dɪˈtərmənd tɪ tərn bæk ðə klɑk, ˈstɑlən ənd hɪz ɛrz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ənˈwɪlɪŋli ˈɔfərd θərd wərld ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛriz əˈsɪstəns ɪn friɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz frəm ðə ˈfɔrməl bɑndz əv kəˈloʊniəˌlɪzəm. ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ dɪˈklaɪn əv ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈsɪstəm, laɪk ðə ˈbɪlˌtɪn ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz əv maoism*, dumd ðə nɑn əˈlaɪnd ˈmuvmənt (lɔnʧt ɪn 1955 əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈəðər ˈɛfərts æt tru ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns ənd ɪˌgæləˈtɛriən səˈluʃənz. ˈnæʃənəlɪsts wɪθ ˈspəriəs kleɪmz tɪ ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈnæʧərəli brɪŋz ˈnæsər tɪ æt ðə fərst θrɛts tɪ ðɛr paʊər, ˈtaɪtənɪŋ grɪps ɔn ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsɪstəm əraʊnd ðɛm, ənd ˈəltəmətli ˌɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðɛr oʊn ˈdaʊnˌfɔl. ““populism”*” (wi ʃʊd juz ðə wərd ˈkɛrfəli) əv wət wi maɪt kɔl ə quasi-trumpian*, ˌnæʃənəˈlɪstɪk vərˈaɪəti ðət hæd ərˈɪzən əˈkrɔs məʧ əv ðə ˈmɪdəl ist ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, ˈprɑməsɪŋ rɪˈdɛmʃən boʊθ əv ˈneɪtɪv praɪd ənd əv ˈsɛnʧəriz əv ˈsəfərɪŋ, kræʃt ˈsunər ər ˈleɪtər. ðə fɔrst ˌɔˈstɛrɪti ðət ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪd, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt kəˈlæps, ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪzd ˈmætərz, ər, sin ˈdɪfərˈɛntli, ˈrisɛt ðə ˈsɪstəmz fər ðə ˈsaɪkəlz əv ˈkraɪsiz tɪ kəm. ɑˈmin ˈraɪtli fɪrz ðə saɪnz ɔn ðə hərˈaɪzən. ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ɪts ˈælaɪz ˈɛvədəntli naʊ ˌɪnˈtɛnd ə dɪˈsaɪsɪv reconquest*, ɪn wən weɪ ər əˈnəðər, əv ðə ˈmɪdəl ist ənd fɑr bɪɔnd. ðeɪ wɪl ˈklɪrli stɑp æt ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du soʊ, wɪθ ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz ənd ˈikoʊˌsɪstəmz æt rɪsk ɪn nu ənd ˈhɔrəbəl weɪz. ˈrəʃə əv ðə economy”*” ɪz ə pur foʊ æt bɛst bət hu noʊz, pərˈhæps ˈniðər nɔr kəmˈplit kəˌpɪʧəˈleɪʃən tɪ ðə wɛst ðət ˈlidərz laɪk ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr sik, wɪl bi ðə ɛnd əv ðɪs ˈstɔri. ɔl ðɪs brɪŋz ˈjuˈɛs bæk tɪ ðə oʊld ənd ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbəl trope*, mɑrks ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə etc?”*?” ˈfɪfti ər fər ðət ˈmætər ə ˈhənərd jɪrz əˈgoʊ, fər ðə greɪt məˈʤɔrəti əv ˌjʊrəˈpiən ənd əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmɑrksɪsts əv ˈɛni vərˈaɪəti, ðə ˌənænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ˈfæktər wɑz ənˈdaʊtɪdli ““nationalism.”*.” ˈəðərˌwaɪz, waɪ dɪd (moʊst) ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈlidərz ənd ˈfɑloʊərz əkˈsɛpt ðɛr oʊn saɪdz ɪn ðə fərst wərld wɔr ɛz ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd, ənd dɪˈrɛkt ðɛr ˈmɪnjənz tɪ ˈɪntu ˈbætəl sˈlɔtərɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər? ɪn ˈrisənt ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz, ðə kˈwɛsʧənz əv wɔr ənd ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm hæv tərnd təˈwɔrd ˈɛmpaɪər, ənd wɪθ ə ˈkɑntræst əv vjuz ðət həz bɪˈkəm fəˈmɪljər ɪn ðə ˈrisənt dɪˈskəʃənz əv wət mɑrks (ənd ˈɛŋgəlz) sɛd ənd wət ðeɪ maɪt hæv sɛd ɪf ðeɪ hæd nɑt rən aʊt əv taɪm. ˈskɑlərz laɪk ˈkɛvɪn ˈændərsən, ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ ðə ˈraɪtɪŋz (ˈɔfən ˈskrɪbəld ˈnoʊtˌbʊks) əv mɑrks, hæv ˈɔfərd ˈfərðər ˈditeɪlz ənd æˈnælɪsɪs əv ðə ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz əˈbaʊt ðə wərld ənd ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk, əv ðə oʊld ˈlipɪŋ aʊt əv ðə ˌɪmˈpɪriəl græsp ənd ˈoʊvər ˈɪntu ə nuər fɔrm əv kəˈlɛktɪˌvɪzəm. bət ðɛr ɪz əˈnəðər laɪn əv θɔt ɛz wɛl. ɪf reɪs, klæs ənd ˈneɪʃən ər ðə ki ˈɪʃuz ɪn kˈwɛʃən ənd ðə ˈraɪtɪŋz əv mɑrks ənd ˈɛŋgəlz tɪ bi ɪgˈzæmənd əˈnu, waɪ nɑt lʊk tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɪvəl wɔr, ə ˈsəbʤɪkt ˈteɪkən əp baɪ ðə pɛr ɪn ˈjəŋgər jɪrz, æt kənˈsɪdərəbəl lɛŋθ? waɪ nɑt, ˌɪnˈdid. səʧ ə tɛkst həz naʊ əˈpɪrd ˈəndər ðə (rɪˈnud) ˈtaɪtəl əv ðə ˈsɪvəl wɔr ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. 219pp*, ðə seɪm ˈtaɪtəl wɑz juzd ɪn 1937 ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈgoʊldən eɪʤ əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈpəblɪʃərz, əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ðə ˈkɑmjənəst ˈpɑrti ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ. ðɪs ˈvɛnərəbəl prɛs, naʊ ɔn hɑrd taɪmz ənd (mɪˈsteɪkənli) ˈrumərd tɪ bi ˈkloʊzɪŋ, həz meɪd ə ˈmɛmərəbəl ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən wɪθ ðə nu ɪˈdɪʃən, ˈθəroʊli riˈwərkt, (wɪθ məʧ məˈtɪriəl ˈmɪsɪŋ frəm ɪts priˈkərsər) ənd ˌænəˈteɪtɪd baɪ prəˈfɛsər ˈændru ˈzɪmərmən hu ˈtiʧɪz æt ʤɔrʤ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˌjunəˈvərsəti. (ə ˈlɪtəl peɪnd ˈlɛvɪti: ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈɛdɪtər kɔld hɪmˈsɛlf enmale,”*,” i.e*., ˈɛŋgəlz, mɑrks, ˈlɛnɪn. ˈhərbərt məreɪ, ə ˈbrʊklɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ ˌɪnˈstrəktər, fɛlt ðə nid tɪ haɪd bɪˈhaɪnd ə nɑm də plum, ˈprɑbəˌbli fər gʊd ˈrizən: hi wɑz kɔt ɪn ðə ˈraʊnˌdəp əv ˈkɑlɪʤ rɛdz ɪn 1941 ənd faɪərd ˈɛniˌweɪ.) ðɪs ɪz ˈpaʊərfəl stəf. mɑrks ənd ˈɛŋgəlz feɪst hɑrd, ˌdɪsɪˈluʒənɪŋ deɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 1850s*, wɪθ ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃənz əv bɪˈhaɪnd ðɛm ənd ðə fɔrˈmeɪʃən əv ðə (fərst) ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl wɛl əˈhɛd. mɑrks ˈsərtənli ˈnidɪd ðə ˈməni, bət boʊθ roʊt fər ðə nu jɔrk ˈtrɪbjun, ə ˈdeɪli ðət ˈeɪbrəˌhæm ˈlɪŋkən, aʊt ɪn ˈdɪstənt ˈsprɪŋˌfild, ˌɪləˈnɔɪz, rɛd wɪθ ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈɪntəˌrɛst. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈæftərˌmæθ əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈəˌpraɪzɪŋz, ɪn 1849 mɑrks wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ˈsikɪŋ tɪ dɪˈfaɪn blæk sˈleɪvəri, nɑt ɛz ə ˈkɛˌrjoʊvər frəm səm ˈdɪstənt ənd mɔr ˈbɑrbərəs taɪm, bət ɛz ə prɪˈsaɪs ˈkɑnsəkwəns əv ədˈvænsɪŋ ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm ɪn ˈsərtən ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz. mɑrks ənd engels’*’ ɪksˈʧeɪnʤd ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəns ˌɛkˈsərptɪd hir, ˈoʊvər ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ tu ˈdɛkeɪdz ər soʊ, draɪvz ðə pɔɪnt hoʊm. ðeɪ wər ˈɔfən ˈpɑndərɪŋ ðə weɪz ɪn wɪʧ sˈleɪvəri ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə ˈmɪrərd ˈbrɪtɪʃ kəˈloʊniəˌlɪzəm ɪn ˈɪndiə, əˈmɪdst ðə ˈmɑdərˌnaɪzɪŋ wɛb əv ˈɛmpaɪər ənd reɪs. ðə tu mɛn hæd noʊ daʊt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈrizənz fər ðə ˈaʊtˌbreɪk əv ðə ˈsɪvəl wɔr, i.e*., ðə ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd ˈsəðərn ˈɛfərt tɪ ɪkˈspænd sˈleɪvəri ˈɪntu ðə wɛst, ənd ðə ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl rɪˈzəlt əv ˈnɔrðərn ˈvɪktəri ɪn ðə ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv sˈleɪvəri. əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˈtrɪbjun ˈpisɪz, ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəns ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz əv ðə wɔr ˈkraɪsəs. ðə ˈwərkɪŋ klæs əv ˈjʊrəp kʊd nɑt feɪl tɪ bi nɑt ˈmɪrli ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪtɪd. ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˌɛrəˈstɑkrəsi əv bləd ənd ˈkɑmərs (ˈnoʊtəbli ðə ˈkɔtən mɪlz) ˈnæʧərəli ˌɪnˈklaɪnd təˈwɔrd ðə sleɪv saʊθ. ðə feɪt əv ðə nɔrθ, əv ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv sˈleɪvəri, ˈɑrgjuəbli dɪˈpɛndɪd əˈpɑn ðə ˈækʃənz əv ˈwərkɪŋ klæs kəmˈjunɪtiz ɪn ˈlæŋkəˌʃaɪr ənd ˈɛlsˌwɛr. wi noʊ ðət ˈlɪŋkən rɪˈgɑrdɪd ðə ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti ˈækʃənz əv ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈwərkɪŋ ˈpipəl, ˈpælpəbli əˈgɛnst ðɛr oʊn məˈtɪriəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst, tɪ bi əˈməŋ ðə haɪəst ɪkˈsprɛʃənz əv aɪˈdilɪzəm ˈɛniˌwɛr. mɑrks fər hɪz pɑrt hæd ˈbɪtərli ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ˌhɛzəˈteɪʃənz, bət ɛz ðə wɔr wɛnt ɔn, ˈwɛlkəmd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈprɛsɪŋ ðə wɔr təˈwɔrd ə vɪkˈtɔriəs kənˈkluʒən. mɑrks ənd ˈɛŋgəlz ðə ˈrædɪkəl ˈdɛməˌkræts, ðə ˈmɪlətənt anti-racists*, kəm aʊt ˈstrɔŋli ənd ˌənmɪˈsteɪkəbli hir. ɪn ðə ˈfeɪməs freɪz, waɪt ˈleɪbər kʊd nɑt bi fri ənˈtɪl blæk ˈleɪbər wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ fri. ðɪs ˈkɑmənˌtɛri, ˈpəblɪʃt ənd ənˈpəblɪʃt æt ðə taɪm, ɛndz wɪθ ðə kloʊz əv ðə wɔr, ər ˈnɪrli ðət. waɪ noʊ ˈkɑmənˌtɛri ɔn ˈrædɪkəl ˌrikənˈstrəkʃən? noʊ wən noʊz, ˈrɪli. pərˈhæps ðeɪ wər ˈlivɪŋ ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt fər w.e.b*. də bwɑ! bət æt ən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt gɛs, ðeɪ ræn aʊt əv taɪm ənd ˈɛnərʤi, ɛz ðeɪ sun feɪst ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz ənd ˈprɑməs ˈpɛrɪs ˈkɑmjun. fˈjuʧər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɑr oʊn, hæv ˈʧælənʤɪz boʊθ juˈnik ənd fəˈmɪljər, bət nən ˌənrɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈɪnˌsaɪts ðət mɑrks ənd ˈɛŋgəlz ˈɔfərd. aɪ æm ˈtɛmptɪd tɪ gɪv əˈweɪ ðə ˈɛndɪŋ əv ə nɪˈglɛktɪd ˈʒɑnrə ˈnɑvəl, ðə mɑrks ˈsɪstərz ˈkæθi ənd brɑk mystery”*”) ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə ɪn 1994 ˈɔθər ˈbɛri ˈmeɪtlənd, ə ˈskɑtsmən ˌriˈloʊkeɪtɪd tɪ ɔˈstreɪljə, ˈɔfərz ˈjuˈɛs kraɪmz kip ðə ˈsikrɪt ənd ənˈpəblɪʃt mɑrks ˈmænjəˌskrɪpts ə fˈjuʧər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən. wɛr ər ðoʊz ˈmænjəˌskrɪpts wɪn wi nid ðɛm?##
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iranian president mahmoud (2nd l) waves next to president thomas boni (r) as he arrives in april 14, 2013. arrived in benin on the first stop of a west african tour that will also take him to niger and to ghana. picture taken april 14, 2013. (benin - tags: politics)
dakar - before iranian president mahmoud started a visit to niger last week, there was talk that the poor west african state might add iran to its list of buyers for the uranium mined in its remote desert north. such a deal would have alarmed world powers seeking to have iran curb its shadowy nuclear programme. but the outcome of's trip was far less spectacular: an agreement on visas for diplomats and another on health cooperation.
ahmadinejad's final african tour before he steps down this year illustrated how iran's campaign to court the continent has yielded remarkably little in the way of trade and votes at the united nations against sanctions targeting its disputed nuclear activity over the past seven years.
“there is a general sense that iran's influence in africa is on the wane,” said esipisu, a africa analyst. “iran means trouble with washington and its allies, and there is little appetite for that.”
with an economic growth rate forecast above 5 percent this year despite a global slowdown, africa is now attracting investment from around the world, meaning the continent can afford to be about its friends.
burgeoning oil production from countries like nigeria, ghana, chad and equatorial guinea also means tehran's chief economic bargaining chip is of less value.
south africa, africa's largest economy, had relied on iran for a quarter of its oil imports but gave in to western moves last year to embargo iranian oil exports, turning elsewhere to secure its crude.
kenya, an important western ally in the fight against militant islam in east africa, also backtracked within days on a deal to import 4 million tonnes of iranian oil last year after its allies expressed disapproval.
south african deputy foreign minister said he had told tehran frankly that his country could no longer purchase iranian oil to avoid running into western sanctions.
“i told them the united states is an important export market ... we don't want a situation that will damage our economy,” said, who returned from tehran last week.
“while we may appreciate and with them, there are certain realities that we need to take into consideration.”
many developing states in principle back iran's insistence on the right to enrich uranium for what it says will be civilian nuclear energy only. but they also feel iran should heed u.n. demands for transparency in its nuclear work to help defuse fears that it is trying to develop the means to make atom bombs.
last week's visit to benin, niger and ghana was's fifth to the continent since he took office in 2005. before the trip, he described relations with africa as “of paramount importance to tehran”.
but tehran's lobbying for votes at the u.n. security council has fallen on deaf ears. african nations have voted in favour of all four sanctions resolutions passed between 2006 and 2010 as a result of iran's nuclear programme.
imf data also suggests that iran's trade with africa - a fraction of other emerging powers' - has been hurt by sanctions. its exports to africa peaked at $3.9 billion in 2011 only to slump last year to $1.8 billion.
senegal exemplifies iran's record. a deal signed under the previous government of president wade led to a factory churning out yellow, vehicles.
but promises of a refinery to help ease chronic fuel shortage never materialised.
then the seizure of a secret iranian arms shipment in nigeria in 2010 en route for gambia prompted dakar to break off relations with tehran as it feared the arms would have found their way across the border into the hands of separatist rebels.
the link between iran and lebanese militant group hezbollah, which was ties in west africa, causes particular concern.
“it's important these countries are aware of the connections iran has,” said one western diplomat, noting tehran was using its chairmanship of the non-aligned movement to court african nations. “you can track a lot of things going on back to iran ... which means we need to be alert to what is going on.”
iranian warships visited sudan last year after khartoum accused israel of bombing a weapons factory there. israel has not commented on that accusation but has accused sudan of smuggling weapons to palestinian group hamas.
in niamey, the capital, called on muslim states to resist western efforts to divide them.
“the enemy doesn't want to see nations, especially muslim ones, have good ties. they are always plotting ... but there is no doubt that the will of the people will triumph,” he said.
but, with france a significant donor and security ally for niger, foreign minister mohamed was quick to stress that any exchange with iran would have to meet international laws.
jack rosen, president of the american jewish congress and an adviser to several african leaders, said he was previously alarmed that iranian activities on the continent were not being taken seriously enough but now feels the tide has turned.
“iran and have become more than they were a few years ago and african leaders understand where their long-term bread is buttered,” he said. - reuters
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ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈmæmud ɛl) weɪvz nɛkst tɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈtɑməs ˈboʊni (ɑr) ɛz hi əraɪvz ɪn ˈeɪprəl 14 2013 əraɪvd ɪn ˈbinɪn ɔn ðə fərst stɑp əv ə wɛst ˈæfrɪkɑn tʊr ðət wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ teɪk ɪm tɪ ˈnaɪʤər ənd tɪ ˈgænə. ˈpɪkʧər ˈteɪkən ˈeɪprəl 14 2013 (ˈbinɪn tægz: ˈpɑləˌtɪks) dɑˈkɑr ˌbiˈfɔr ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈmæmud ˈstɑrtɪd ə ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ˈnaɪʤər læst wik, ðɛr wɑz tɔk ðət ðə pur wɛst ˈæfrɪkɑn steɪt maɪt æd ˌɪˈrɑn tɪ ɪts lɪst əv baɪərz fər ðə jərˈeɪniəm maɪnd ɪn ɪts rɪˈmoʊt ˈdɛzərt nɔrθ. səʧ ə dil wʊd hæv əˈlɑrmd wərld paʊərz ˈsikɪŋ tɪ hæv ˌɪˈrɑn kərb ɪts ˈʃædoʊi ˈnukliər ˈproʊˌgræm. bət ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm əv trɪp wɑz fɑr lɛs spɛkˈtækjələr: ən əˈgrimənt ɔn ˈvizəz fər ˈdɪpləˌmæts ənd əˈnəðər ɔn hɛlθ kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən. ˈfaɪnəl ˈæfrɪkɑn tʊr ˌbiˈfɔr hi stɛps daʊn ðɪs jɪr ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪd haʊ ˌɪˈrænz kæmˈpeɪn tɪ kɔrt ðə ˈkɑntənənt həz ˈjildɪd rɪˈmɑrkəbli ˈlɪtəl ɪn ðə weɪ əv treɪd ənd voʊts æt ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz əˈgɛnst ˈsæŋkʃənz ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ɪts dɪˈspjutɪd ˈnukliər ækˈtɪvɪti ˈoʊvər ðə pæst ˈsɛvən jɪrz. ɪz ə ˈʤɛnərəl sɛns ðət ˌɪˈrænz ˈɪnfluəns ɪn ˈæfrɪkɑ ɪz ɔn ðə wane,”*,” sɛd esipisu*, ə ˈæfrɪkɑ ˈænəlɪst. minz ˈtrəbəl wɪθ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd ɪts ˈælaɪz, ənd ðɛr ɪz ˈlɪtəl ˈæpəˌtaɪt fər that.”*.” wɪθ ən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ reɪt ˈfɔrˌkæst əˈbəv 5 pərˈsɛnt ðɪs jɪr dɪˈspaɪt ə ˈgloʊbəl sˈloʊˌdaʊn, ˈæfrɪkɑ ɪz naʊ əˈtræktɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt frəm əraʊnd ðə wərld, ˈminɪŋ ðə ˈkɑntənənt kən əˈfɔrd tɪ bi əˈbaʊt ɪts frɛndz. ˈbərʤənɪŋ ɔɪl pərˈdəkʃən frəm ˈkəntriz laɪk naɪˈʤɪriə, ˈgænə, ʧæd ənd ˌikwəˈtɔriəl ˈgɪni ˈɔlsoʊ minz ˌteɪˈrɑnz ʧif ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈbɑrgɪnɪŋ ʧɪp ɪz əv lɛs ˈvælju. saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ, ˈæfrɪkɑz ˈlɑrʤəst ɪˈkɑnəmi, hæd rɪˈlaɪd ɔn ˌɪˈrɑn fər ə kˈwɔrtər əv ɪts ɔɪl ˌɪmˈpɔrts bət geɪv ɪn tɪ ˈwɛstərn muvz læst jɪr tɪ ɛmˈbɑrgoʊ ˌɪˈrɑniən ɔɪl ˈɛkspɔrts, ˈtərnɪŋ ˈɛlsˌwɛr tɪ sɪˈkjʊr ɪts krud. ˈkɛnjə, ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈwɛstərn ˈælaɪ ɪn ðə faɪt əˈgɛnst ˈmɪlətənt ˌɪsˈlɑm ɪn ist ˈæfrɪkɑ, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbækˌtrækt wɪˈθɪn deɪz ɔn ə dil tɪ ˌɪmˈpɔrt 4 ˈmɪljən tənz əv ˌɪˈrɑniən ɔɪl læst jɪr ˈæftər ɪts ˈælaɪz ɪkˈsprɛst dɪsəˈpruvəl. saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈdɛpjəti ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər sɛd hi hæd toʊld ˌteɪˈrɑn ˈfræŋkli ðət hɪz ˈkəntri kʊd noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈpərʧəs ˌɪˈrɑniən ɔɪl tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈrənɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈwɛstərn ˈsæŋkʃənz. toʊld ðɛm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈɛkspɔrt ˈmɑrkɪt wi doʊnt wɔnt ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ðət wɪl ˈdæmɪʤ ɑr economy,”*,” sɛd, hu rɪˈtərnd frəm ˌteɪˈrɑn læst wik. wi meɪ əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ənd wɪθ ðɛm, ðɛr ər ˈsərtən ˌriˈæləˌtiz ðət wi nid tɪ teɪk ˈɪntu consideration.”*.” ˈmɛni dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ steɪts ɪn ˈprɪnsəpəl bæk ˌɪˈrænz ˌɪnˈsɪstəns ɔn ðə raɪt tɪ ɪnˈrɪʧ jərˈeɪniəm fər wət ɪt sɪz wɪl bi səˈvɪljən ˈnukliər ˈɛnərʤi ˈoʊnli. bət ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ fil ˌɪˈrɑn ʃʊd hid u.n*. dɪˈmændz fər trænˈspɛrənsi ɪn ɪts ˈnukliər wərk tɪ hɛlp dɪfˈjuz fɪrz ðət ɪt ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ðə minz tɪ meɪk ˈætəm bɑmz. læst wiks ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ˈbinɪn, ˈnaɪʤər ənd ˈgænə wɑz fɪθ tɪ ðə ˈkɑntənənt sɪns hi tʊk ˈɔfəs ɪn 2005 ˌbiˈfɔr ðə trɪp, hi dɪˈskraɪbd riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ ˈæfrɪkɑ ɛz ˈpɛrəˌmaʊnt ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns tɪ tehran”*”. bət ˌteɪˈrɑnz ˈlɑbiɪŋ fər voʊts æt ðə u.n*. sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl həz ˈfɑlən ɔn dɛf ɪrz. ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈneɪʃənz hæv ˈvoʊtɪd ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ɔl fɔr ˈsæŋkʃənz ˌrɛzəˈluʃənz pæst bɪtˈwin 2006 ənd 2010 ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ˌɪˈrænz ˈnukliər ˈproʊˌgræm. ˈdætə ˈɔlsoʊ səˈʤɛsts ðət ˌɪˈrænz treɪd wɪθ ˈæfrɪkɑ ə ˈfrækʃən əv ˈəðər ˈimərʤɪŋ paʊərz' həz bɪn hərt baɪ ˈsæŋkʃənz. ɪts ˈɛkspɔrts tɪ ˈæfrɪkɑ pikt æt ˈbɪljən ɪn 2011 ˈoʊnli tɪ sləmp læst jɪr tɪ ˈbɪljən. ˌsɛnəˈgɔl ɪgˈzɛmpləˌfaɪz ˌɪˈrænz ˈrɛkərd. ə dil saɪnd ˈəndər ðə ˈpriviəs ˈgəvərnmənt əv ˈprɛzɪdənt weɪd lɛd tɪ ə ˈfæktəri ˈʧərnɪŋ aʊt ˈjɛloʊ, ˈviɪkəlz. bət ˈprɑməsəz əv ə rɪˈfaɪnəri tɪ hɛlp iz ˈkrɑnɪk fjuəl ˈʃɔrtɪʤ ˈnɛvər materialised*. ðɛn ðə ˈsiʒər əv ə ˈsikrɪt ˌɪˈrɑniən ɑrmz ˈʃɪpmənt ɪn naɪˈʤɪriə ɪn 2010 ɛn rut fər ˈgæmbiə ˈprɑmptɪd dɑˈkɑr tɪ breɪk ɔf riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ ˌteɪˈrɑn ɛz ɪt fɪrd ðə ɑrmz wʊd hæv faʊnd ðɛr weɪ əˈkrɔs ðə ˈbɔrdər ˈɪntu ðə hænz əv ˈsɛpərətɪst ˈrɛbəlz. ðə lɪŋk bɪtˈwin ˌɪˈrɑn ənd ˈlɛbəˌniz ˈmɪlətənt grup ˌhɛzbɑˈlə, wɪʧ wɑz taɪz ɪn wɛst ˈæfrɪkɑ, ˈkɔzɪz ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr kənˈsərn. ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðiz ˈkəntriz ər əˈwɛr əv ðə kəˈnɛkʃənz ˌɪˈrɑn has,”*,” sɛd wən ˈwɛstərn ˈdɪpləˌmæt, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ˌteɪˈrɑn wɑz ˈjuzɪŋ ɪts ˈʧɛrmənˌʃɪp əv ðə ˈnɑnəˌlaɪnd ˈmuvmənt tɪ kɔrt ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈneɪʃənz. kən træk ə lɔt əv θɪŋz goʊɪŋ ɔn bæk tɪ ˌɪˈrɑn wɪʧ minz wi nid tɪ bi əˈlərt tɪ wət ɪz goʊɪŋ on.”*.” ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈwɔrˌʃɪps ˈvɪzɪtɪd suˈdæn læst jɪr ˈæftər ˌkɑrˈtum əˈkjuzd ˈɪzriəl əv ˈbɑmɪŋ ə ˈwɛpənz ˈfæktəri ðɛr. ˈɪzriəl həz nɑt ˈkɑmɛntəd ɔn ðət ˌækjəˈzeɪʃən bət həz əˈkjuzd suˈdæn əv sˈməgəlɪŋ ˈwɛpənz tɪ ˌpælɪˈstɪniən grup ˌhɑˈmɑs. ɪn niamey*, ðə ˈkæpɪtəl, kɔld ɔn ˈməzlɪm steɪts tɪ rɪˈzɪst ˈwɛstərn ˈɛfərts tɪ dɪˈvaɪd ðɛm. ˈɛnəmi ˈdəzənt wɔnt tɪ si ˈneɪʃənz, əˈspɛʃəli ˈməzlɪm wənz, hæv gʊd taɪz. ðeɪ ər ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈplɑtɪŋ bət ðɛr ɪz noʊ daʊt ðət ðə wɪl əv ðə ˈpipəl wɪl triumph,”*,” hi sɛd. bət, wɪθ fræns ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈdoʊnər ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈælaɪ fər ˈnaɪʤər, ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər moʊˈhɑmɛd wɑz kwɪk tɪ strɛs ðət ˈɛni ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ wɪθ ˌɪˈrɑn wʊd hæv tɪ mit ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl lɔz. ʤæk ˈroʊzən, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ʤuɪʃ ˈkɑŋgrəs ənd ən ædˈvaɪzər tɪ ˈsɛvərəl ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈlidərz, sɛd hi wɑz ˈpriviəsli əˈlɑrmd ðət ˌɪˈrɑniən ækˈtɪvɪtiz ɔn ðə ˈkɑntənənt wər nɑt biɪŋ ˈteɪkən ˈsɪriəsli ɪˈnəf bət naʊ filz ðə taɪd həz tərnd. ənd hæv bɪˈkəm mɔr ðən ðeɪ wər ə fju jɪrz əˈgoʊ ənd ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈlidərz ˌəndərˈstænd wɛr ðɛr ˈlɔŋˈtərm brɛd ɪz buttered,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈrɔɪtərz
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king henry is the of the english kings, a man who turned from a talented and admired renaissance prince to an autocratic, fat, tyrant. he is also well-known for being the only king with more wives than mistresses, marrying an astonishing 6 times.
so who were the women king henry married? read on to find out the crucial facts about henry's third wife, jane seymour, the woman who finally gave king henry the son and heir that he craved.
name: jane seymour
parents: sir john seymour and margery wentworth
birth: jane's exact date of birth was not recorded. she was born in either 1508 or 1509
siblings: jane seymour had three older brothers, two younger brothers, and 3 younger sisters. two of the older brothers and one sister became well-known.
edward seymour was the oldest of the nine seymour children. he was born in about 1506. just after the birth of jane seymour's son, edward vi, he was made earl of. when king henry died in february 1547, became one of the regency council, and was appointed lord protector in march 1547, and became the duke of somerset. he was arrested in october 1549 and deprived of the protectorship, and executed at the tower of london in early 1552.
thomas seymour was born in about 1507. shortly after henry's death, thomas attempted to marry first mary, and then elizabeth, henry's two daughters. having failed in both attempts, he married queen catherine parr, henry's sixth wife and widow, in april 1547. catherine soon became pregnant in 1548, and thomas seymour seems to have made sexual advances to princess elizabeth, who was living with catherine parr. he was then about 40, and elizabeth was only 14. catherine parr died in childbirth in august 1548, and thomas seymour was arrested in january 1549, after he tried to kidnap the boy king. he was executed for treason.
elizabeth seymour was born in about 1513. she married three times, and had five children by her second marriage to gregory cromwell, son of thomas cromwell, henry's chief advisor in the 1530s. her first and third marriages were childless. she was chief to her sister, jane seymour, and to each of the three queens who followed jane anne of cleves, catherine howard, and catherine parr.
appearance: jane seymour was of average height, with very pale skin and blue eyes.
religion: jane was catholic, in contrast to the queens before and after her (anne boleyn and anne of cleves).
marriages: king henry appears to have started to show an interest in jane seymour in about january 1536. the couple became engaged on may 1536, the day after queen anne boleyn was executed at the tower of london. they married on may, and jane was proclaimed queen on june, but never crowned.
children: jane seymour gave birth to her only child, and henry's only son, edward, on october 1537 at hampton court.
marriage end and death: jane seymour was in labour for days before edward vi was born. although she initially appeared to recover slowly from the birth, some type of infection developed. jane died, probably from childbirth fever, on october 1537. henry regarded his marriage to jane seymour as his first valid marriage (he only accepted one other as being valid, that to catherine parr).
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knoji* rəvˈjuz ˈprɑdəkts ənd brændz wi θɪŋk jul ləv. ɪn ˈsərtən ˈkeɪsɪz, wi meɪ rɪˈsiv ə kəˈmɪʃən frəm brændz ˈmɛnʃənd ɪn ɑr gaɪdz. lərn mɔr. kɪŋ ˈhɛnri ɪz ðə əv ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ kɪŋz, ə mæn hu tərnd frəm ə ˈtæləntɪd ənd ədˈmaɪərd ˌrɛnəˈsɑns prɪns tɪ ən ˌɔtəˈkrætɪk, fæt, ˈtaɪrənt. hi ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwɛlˈnoʊn fər biɪŋ ðə ˈoʊnli kɪŋ wɪθ mɔr waɪvz ðən ˈmɪstrəsɪz, ˈmɛriɪŋ ən əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ 6 taɪmz. soʊ hu wər ðə ˈwɪmən kɪŋ ˈhɛnri ˈmɛrid? rɛd ɔn tɪ faɪnd aʊt ðə ˈkruʃəl fækts əˈbaʊt ˈhɛnri θərd waɪf, ʤeɪn ˈsimɔr, ðə ˈwʊmən hu ˈfaɪnəli geɪv kɪŋ ˈhɛnri ðə sən ənd ɛr ðət hi kreɪvd. neɪm: ʤeɪn ˈsimɔr ˈpɛrənts: sər ʤɑn ˈsimɔr ənd ˈmɑrʤəri ˈwɛntˈwərθ bərθ: ʤeɪnz ɪgˈzækt deɪt əv bərθ wɑz nɑt rɪˈkɔrdɪd. ʃi wɑz bɔrn ɪn ˈiðər 1508 ər 1509 ˈsɪblɪŋz: ʤeɪn ˈsimɔr hæd θri ˈoʊldər ˈbrəðərz, tu ˈjəŋgər ˈbrəðərz, ənd 3 ˈjəŋgər ˈsɪstərz. tu əv ðə ˈoʊldər ˈbrəðərz ənd wən ˈsɪstər bɪˈkeɪm ˈwɛlˈnoʊn. ˈɛdwərd ˈsimɔr wɑz ðə ˈoʊldəst əv ðə naɪn ˈsimɔr ˈʧɪldrən. hi wɑz bɔrn ɪn əˈbaʊt 1506 ʤɪst ˈæftər ðə bərθ əv ʤeɪn ˈsimɔrz sən, ˈɛdwərd vi, hi wɑz meɪd ərl əv. wɪn kɪŋ ˈhɛnri daɪd ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 1547 bɪˈkeɪm wən əv ðə ˈriʤənsi ˈkaʊnsəl, ənd wɑz əˈpɔɪntɪd lɔrd prəˈtɛktər ɪn mɑrʧ 1547 ənd bɪˈkeɪm ðə duk əv ˈsəmərˌsɛt. hi wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 1549 ənd dɪˈpraɪvd əv ðə protectorship*, ənd ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd æt ðə taʊər əv ˈləndən ɪn ˈərli 1552 ˈtɑməs ˈsimɔr wɑz bɔrn ɪn əˈbaʊt 1507 ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ˈhɛnri dɛθ, ˈtɑməs əˈtɛmptəd tɪ ˈmɛri fərst ˈmɛri, ənd ðɛn ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ, ˈhɛnriz tu ˈdɔtərz. ˈhævɪŋ feɪld ɪn boʊθ əˈtɛmpts, hi ˈmɛrid kwin ˈkæθərɪn pɑr, ˈhɛnri sɪksθ waɪf ənd ˈwɪdoʊ, ɪn ˈeɪprəl 1547 ˈkæθərɪn sun bɪˈkeɪm ˈprɛgnənt ɪn 1548 ənd ˈtɑməs ˈsimɔr simz tɪ hæv meɪd ˈsɛkʃuəl ədˈvænsɪz tɪ ˈprɪnsɛs ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ, hu wɑz ˈlɪvɪŋ wɪθ ˈkæθərɪn pɑr. hi wɑz ðɛn əˈbaʊt 40 ənd ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ wɑz ˈoʊnli 14 ˈkæθərɪn pɑr daɪd ɪn ˈʧaɪldˌbərθ ɪn ˈɔgəst 1548 ənd ˈtɑməs ˈsimɔr wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1549 ˈæftər hi traɪd tɪ ˈkɪdˌnæp ðə bɔɪ kɪŋ. hi wɑz ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd fər ˈtrizən. ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈsimɔr wɑz bɔrn ɪn əˈbaʊt 1513 ʃi ˈmɛrid θri taɪmz, ənd hæd faɪv ˈʧɪldrən baɪ hər ˈsɛkənd ˈmɛrɪʤ tɪ ˈgrɛgəri ˈkrɑmwəl, sən əv ˈtɑməs ˈkrɑmwəl, ˈhɛnri ʧif ædˈvaɪzər ɪn ðə 1530s*. hər fərst ənd θərd ˈmɛrɪʤɪz wər ˈʧaɪldləs. ʃi wɑz ʧif tɪ hər ˈsɪstər, ʤeɪn ˈsimɔr, ənd tɪ iʧ əv ðə θri kwinz hu ˈfɑloʊd ʤeɪn æn əv cleves*, ˈkæθərɪn haʊərd, ənd ˈkæθərɪn pɑr. əˈpɪrəns: ʤeɪn ˈsimɔr wɑz əv ˈævərɪʤ haɪt, wɪθ ˈvɛri peɪl skɪn ənd blu aɪz. rɪˈlɪʤən: ʤeɪn wɑz ˈkæθlɪk, ɪn ˈkɑntræst tɪ ðə kwinz ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ˈæftər hər (æn boʊˈlɪn ənd æn əv cleves*). ˈmɛrɪʤɪz: kɪŋ ˈhɛnri əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ʃoʊ ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ʤeɪn ˈsimɔr ɪn əˈbaʊt ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1536 ðə ˈkəpəl bɪˈkeɪm ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɔn meɪ 1536 ðə deɪ ˈæftər kwin æn boʊˈlɪn wɑz ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd æt ðə taʊər əv ˈləndən. ðeɪ ˈmɛrid ɔn meɪ, ənd ʤeɪn wɑz proʊˈkleɪmd kwin ɔn ʤun, bət ˈnɛvər kraʊnd. ˈʧɪldrən: ʤeɪn ˈsimɔr geɪv bərθ tɪ hər ˈoʊnli ʧaɪld, ənd ˈhɛnri ˈoʊnli sən, ˈɛdwərd, ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 1537 æt ˈhæmptən kɔrt. ˈmɛrɪʤ ɛnd ənd dɛθ: ʤeɪn ˈsimɔr wɑz ɪn ˈleɪbər fər deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛdwərd vi wɑz bɔrn. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ʃi ˌɪˈnɪʃəli əˈpɪrd tɪ rɪˈkəvər sˈloʊli frəm ðə bərθ, səm taɪp əv ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən dɪˈvɛləpt. ʤeɪn daɪd, ˈprɑbəˌbli frəm ˈʧaɪldˌbərθ ˈfivər, ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 1537 ˈhɛnri rɪˈgɑrdɪd hɪz ˈmɛrɪʤ tɪ ʤeɪn ˈsimɔr ɛz hɪz fərst ˈvælɪd ˈmɛrɪʤ (hi ˈoʊnli ækˈsɛptɪd wən ˈəðər ɛz biɪŋ ˈvælɪd, ðət tɪ ˈkæθərɪn pɑr). ˈsɔrsəz: ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ənd ˈɪmɪʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪŋ tɪ ʤeɪn ˈsimɔr dɛθ ənd ˈtɛrər: ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənz æt ðə taʊər əv ˈləndən ˈhɛnri sɪks waɪvz ləv, ˈmɛrɪʤ, ənd ˈʧɪldrən
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by david derbyshire
last updated at 07 february 2008
imprisoned in a tank hundreds of miles from a mate, the female shark resorted to desperate measures. to the astonishment of her keepers, she spontaneously produced a perfectly healthy pup.
the virgin birth is making biologists think again about one of the oldest and - in evolutionary terms - most successful creatures.
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"when i saw the baby shark lying on the bottom of the tank i thought it was a joke," said varga, the director of the centre in hungary. "i was amazed when i realised it was a real shark."
ibolya, a reef shark, has been with the aquarium for seven years. in that time, she has never shared water with a male.
the pup has been a hit with visitors - but has left keepers looking for a bigger tank. they also plan to find a male so can breed conventionally next time.
virgin birth - - happens when an egg begins to divide without being. common in insects, it is rare in vertebrates such as fish, birds and reptiles.
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scientists believe that sharks use it as an emergency survival mechanism. normally animals rely on genetic diversity - the interplay of genes from two parents - to evolve. however, reproduction without sex is a useful stopgap.
sharks are one of nature's great survivors, appearing in the oceans years ago - before the dinosaurs. normally their eggs are inside the female.
in the white tip and most other species, the female gives birth to live young.
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baɪ ˈdeɪvɪd ˈdərbiˌʃər læst ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd æt 07 ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2008 ˌɪmˈprɪzənd ɪn ə tæŋk ˈhənərdz əv maɪəlz frəm ə meɪt, ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl ʃɑrk rɪˈzɔrtɪd tɪ ˈdɛspərɪt ˈmɛʒərz. tɪ ðə əˈstɑnɪʃmənt əv hər ˈkipərz, ʃi spɑnˈteɪniəsli prəˈdust ə ˈpərfəktli ˈhɛlθi pəp. ðə ˈvərʤɪn bərθ ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ baɪˈɑləʤɪsts θɪŋk əˈgɛn əˈbaʊt wən əv ðə ˈoʊldəst ənd ɪn ˌɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri tərmz moʊst səkˈsɛsfəl ˈkriʧərz. skroʊl daʊn fər mɔr "wɪn aɪ sɔ ðə ˈbeɪbi ʃɑrk laɪɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə tæŋk aɪ θɔt ɪt wɑz ə ʤoʊk," sɛd ˈvɑrgə, ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈsɛntər ɪn ˈhəŋgəri. "aɪ wɑz əˈmeɪzd wɪn aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ɪt wɑz ə ril ʃɑrk.", ə rif ʃɑrk, həz bɪn wɪθ ðə əkˈwɛriəm fər ˈsɛvən jɪrz. ɪn ðət taɪm, ʃi həz ˈnɛvər ʃɛrd ˈwɔtər wɪθ ə meɪl. ðə pəp həz bɪn ə hɪt wɪθ ˈvɪzɪtərz bət həz lɛft ˈkipərz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə ˈbɪgər tæŋk. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ plæn tɪ faɪnd ə meɪl soʊ kən brid kənˈvɛnʃənəli nɛkst taɪm. ˈvərʤɪn bərθ ˈhæpənz wɪn ən ɛg bɪˈgɪnz tɪ dɪˈvaɪd wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ. ˈkɑmən ɪn ˈɪnˌsɛkts, ɪt ɪz rɛr ɪn ˈvərtəˌbreɪts səʧ ɛz fɪʃ, bərdz ənd ˈrɛptaɪlz. skroʊl daʊn fər mɔr ˈsaɪəntɪsts bɪˈliv ðət ʃɑrks juz ɪt ɛz ən ˈimərʤənsi sərˈvaɪvəl ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm. ˈnɔrməli ˈænəməlz rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ʤəˈnɛtɪk dɪˈvərsɪti ðə ˈɪntərˌpleɪ əv ʤinz frəm tu ˈpɛrənts tɪ ɪˈvɑlv. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌriprəˈdəkʃən wɪˈθaʊt sɛks ɪz ə ˈjusfəl ˈstɑpˌgæp. ʃɑrks ər wən əv ˈneɪʧərz greɪt sərˈvaɪvərz, əˈpɪrɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈoʊʃənz jɪrz əˈgoʊ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈdaɪnəˌsɔrz. ˈnɔrməli ðɛr ɛgz ər ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl. ɪn ðə waɪt tɪp ənd moʊst ˈəðər ˈspiʃiz, ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl gɪvz bərθ tɪ lɪv jəŋ.
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between 125 to 150letes are expected to take part in arkansas' advance camp today.
registration is from 10 am to 11 and the camp should start a shortly afterward. the camp should end around.
below are just some of the prospects expected:
2017 de carson -texarkana (texas) - doesn't plan to work out. has several teammates planning to participate in the camp.
2017 de anthony payne- kansas city
2017 jonathan adams-jonesboro- hogs has strong interest
2017 patterson- east lansing, mich.
ol tom killilea- overland park, kansas
ath. thomas-
lb hardwick-
te blake williams- mustang, okla.- north carolina offer
de malcolm roach- baton rouge madison
db david beasley- pine bluff
2017 davis- kansas city (mo.) hogan
lb-fb grant morgan- greenwood
lb b.j. edmonds -mobile (ala.) st. pauls
2017 trey smith - jackson (tenn.) university- has numerous offers. major target for the hogs
ol creed humphrey- shawnee, okla.
2017 alan ali-. worth timber creek
de andrew clark-. smith southside
2017. thomas - hermitage - one of the top junior prospects in the state.
te grayson gunter- madison central high school in miss. - has several offers
pine bluff john tate said he will not be able to make the trip.
dl michael perry- memphis whitehaven- has several offers. wants ones from the hogs.
8:37 update
ath brandon -ashdown will be in fayetteville today for camp
2018 hill-ashdown- a promising prospect that stands 190 but not participating. just had surgery.
2017 sanderson robinson
2018 nathan robinson
10:08 update
2017 justin henderson,, 325- denham springs, la. has offers from central florida and kent state. played with at but moved back home for this season
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expect 2017 de carson to get an offer before the day. he is loving arkansas. he ran a at his school.
rb tre nation of leeds, ala. loved his visit on friday. his father loves this place. he has several offers.
arkansas baptist college has two of the best lookingletes here. donnie lee looks to to whileb daniels is, 207. both are ripped. arkansas wanted them to come up and work out.
2017 williams of parish episcopal is a good lookinglete. his father played at cal and he believes his son is better.
12:13 update
highly recruited s isaiah simmons ofathe north in kansas ran a at. very good shot at an offer.
lb daniels had an unofficial while donnie lee ran a.
de eli hale of fayetteville ran and.
all times are handheld.
12:38 update
ath edmonds of mobile ala. had a. will likely work at lb today.
heard smith thomas ran a but don't know exact time. what he does in will determine if he gets an offer or not.
12:39
kiondre thomas had a8 by at least one stop watch.
2:21 update
the camp broke for lunch until.
b.j. edmonds worked with thes not the lbs.
brandon norcross of ashdown ran and. he has definitely added upper body strength since last year. big chested kid for a.
rb tre nation ran a.
2017 damien mcdonald,, helena- west helena ran a.
te blake williams arrived later and did drills. he'll test during the lunch break.
ath jon johnson of harmony grove worked with the lbs and was one of the more impressive ones in the group during drills.
2018 danny smith of ran a. very nice looking kid that could pass for someone going into their senior season. definitely one to keep an eye on.
as noted above, isaiah simmons rans a in testing at, 207. he looks like a lb but plays safety. he's very long too. would be interested in knowing his reach.
a source in louisiana believes danny etling is probably headed to after his visit.
hearing 2017 trey smith is really liking arkansas. he's a big fan of the coaching staff.
hearing te grayson gunter ran a.
2017 jonathan adams has been attending arkansas' basketball camp and arrived during the testing session. i was hearing he was really impressive at the basketball camp.
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2017 carson and te grayson gunter have been offered.
5:51 update
qb smith of conway was offered a preferred walk-on spot after today's camp.
north little rock tobia enlow ran an unofficial. he had a great day and had made some very difficult catches.
ath. jon johnson of grove reports times of and. he looked very good at linebacker.
cb thomas said the hogs will check his transcript and if that checks out an offer will be coming. he said he knows he's good to go academically.
9:17 update
fayetteville carter,, 232 of fayetteville has been offered as a preferred walk-on after today's camp. he said it's an honor to have the opportunity and he'll report for fall practice in august. he committed to army but because of paperwork issues both parties have decided to part ways.
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bɪtˈwin 125 tɪ 150 ˈæθˌlits ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ teɪk pɑrt ɪn ˈɑrkənˌsɑ' ədˈvæns kæmp təˈdeɪ. ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ɪz frəm 10 æm tɪ 11 ənd ðə kæmp ʃʊd stɑrt ə ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftərwərd. ðə kæmp ʃʊd ɛnd əraʊnd bɪˈloʊ ər ʤɪst səm əv ðə ˈprɑspɛkts ɪkˈspɛktɪd: 2017 də ˈkɑrzən -ˌtɛksɑrˈkænə (ˈtɛksəs) ˈdəzənt plæn tɪ wərk aʊt. həz ˈsɛvərəl ˈtimˌmeɪts ˈplænɪŋ tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ðə kæmp. 2017 də ˈænθɔˌni peɪn- ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti 2017 ˈʤɑnəθən adams-jonesboro*- hɑgz həz strɔŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛst 2017 ˈpætərsən- ist ˈlænsɪŋ, mɪʧ. tɑm kɪlɪˈliə- ˈoʊvərˌlænd pɑrk, ˈkænzəs. ˈtɑməs- paʊnd ˈhɑrdˌwɪk- ti bleɪk ˈwɪljəmz- ˈməˌstæŋ, okla*.- nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈɔfər də ˈmælkəm roʊʧ- ˈbæˌtɑn ruʒ ˈmædɪsən ˈdeɪvɪd ˈbizli- paɪn bləf 2017 ˈdeɪvɪs- ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti (moʊ.) ˈhoʊˌgɑn grænt ˈmɔrgən- ˈgrinˌwʊd paʊnd b.j*. ˈɛdməndz -ˈmoʊbəl (ˈælə.) st*. pɔlz 2017 treɪ smɪθ ˈʤæksən (tɛn.) ˌjunəˈvərsəti- həz ˈnumərəs ˈɔfərz. ˈmeɪʤər ˈtərgət fər ðə hɑgz krid ˈhəmfri- ˈʃɔni, okla*. 2017 ˈælən ˈɑli-. wərθ ˈtɪmbər krik də ˈændru klɑrk-. smɪθ ˈsaʊθˌsaɪd 2017. ˈtɑməs ˈhərmətəʤ wən əv ðə tɔp ˈʤunjər ˈprɑspɛkts ɪn ðə steɪt. ti ˈgreɪsən ˈgəntər- ˈmædɪsən ˈsɛntrəl haɪ skul ɪn mɪs. həz ˈsɛvərəl ˈɔfərz paɪn bləf ʤɑn teɪt sɛd hi wɪl nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ meɪk ðə trɪp. ˈmaɪkəl ˈpɛri- ˈmɛmpfɪs whitehaven*- həz ˈsɛvərəl ˈɔfərz. wɔnts wənz frəm ðə hɑgz. ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈbrændən -ˈæʃˌdaʊn wɪl bi ɪn ˈfeɪˌɛtˌvɪl təˈdeɪ fər kæmp 2018 hill-ashdown*- ə ˈprɑməsɪŋ ˈprɑspɛkt ðət stændz 190 bət nɑt pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ. ʤɪst hæd ˈsərʤəri. 2017 ˈsændərsən ˈrɑbənsən 2018 ˈneɪθən ˈrɑbənsən ˈəpˌdeɪt 2017 ˈʤəstɪn ˈhɛndərsən, 325 ˈdɛnəm spərɪŋz, lɑ. həz ˈɔfərz frəm ˈsɛntrəl ˈflɔrɪdə ənd kɛnt steɪt. pleɪd wɪθ æt bət muvd bæk hoʊm fər ðɪs ˈsizən ˈəpˌdeɪt ɪkˈspɛkt 2017 də ˈkɑrzən tɪ gɪt ən ˈɔfər ˌbiˈfɔr ðə deɪ. hi ɪz ˈləvɪŋ ˈɑrkənˌsɑ. hi ræn ə æt hɪz skul. treɪ ˈneɪʃən əv lidz, ˈælə. ləvd hɪz ˈvɪzɪt ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. hɪz ˈfɑðər ləvz ðɪs pleɪs. hi həz ˈsɛvərəl ˈɔfərz. ˈɑrkənˌsɑ ˈbæptɪst ˈkɑlɪʤ həz tu əv ðə bɛst ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈæθˌlits hir. ˈdɑni li lʊks tɪ tɪ waɪl ˈdænjɛlz ɪz 207 boʊθ ər rɪpt. ˈɑrkənˌsɑ ˈwɔntɪd ðɛm tɪ kəm əp ənd wərk aʊt. 2017 ˈwɪljəmz əv ˈpɛrɪʃ ɪˈpɪskəpəl ɪz ə gʊd ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈæθˌlit. hɪz ˈfɑðər pleɪd æt kæl ənd hi bɪˈlivz hɪz sən ɪz ˈbɛtər. ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈhaɪli rɪˈkrutɪd ɛs ˌaɪˈzeɪə ˈsɪmənz əv oʊˈlæθi nɔrθ ɪn ˈkænzəs ræn ə æt ˈvɛri gʊd ʃɑt æt ən ˈɔfər. paʊnd ˈdænjɛlz hæd ən ˌənəˈfɪʃəl waɪl ˈdɑni li ræn ə də ˈilaɪ heɪl əv ˈfeɪˌɛtˌvɪl ræn ənd ɔl taɪmz ər ˈhænˈdhɛld. ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈɛdməndz əv ˈmoʊbəl ˈælə. hæd ə wɪl ˈlaɪkli wərk æt paʊnd təˈdeɪ. hərd smɪθ ˈtɑməs ræn ə bət doʊnt noʊ ɪgˈzækt taɪm. wət hi dɪz ɪn wɪl dɪˈtərmən ɪf hi gɪts ən ˈɔfər ər nɑt. ˈtɑməs hæd ə baɪ æt list wən stɑp wɔʧ. ˈəpˌdeɪt ðə kæmp broʊk fər lənʧ ənˈtɪl b.j*. ˈɛdməndz wərkt wɪθ ðə nɑt ðə paʊndz. ˈbrændən ˈnɔrkrɔs əv ˈæʃˌdaʊn ræn ənd hi həz ˈdɛfənətli ˈædɪd ˈəpər ˈbɑdi strɛŋθ sɪns læst jɪr. bɪg ˈʧɛstɪd kɪd fər ə. treɪ ˈneɪʃən ræn ə 2017 ˈdeɪmiən məkˈdɑnəld, ˈhɛlənə- wɛst ˈhɛlənə ræn ə ti bleɪk ˈwɪljəmz əraɪvd ˈleɪtər ənd dɪd drɪlz. hil tɛst ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə lənʧ breɪk. ʤɑn ˈʤɑnsən əv ˈhɑrməni groʊv wərkt wɪθ ðə paʊndz ənd wɑz wən əv ðə mɔr ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv wənz ɪn ðə grup ˈdʊrɪŋ drɪlz. 2018 ˈdæni smɪθ əv ræn ə ˈvɛri nis ˈlʊkɪŋ kɪd ðət kʊd pæs fər ˈsəmˌwən goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ðɛr ˈsinjər ˈsizən. ˈdɛfənətli wən tɪ kip ən aɪ ɔn. ɛz ˈnoʊtɪd əˈbəv, ˌaɪˈzeɪə ˈsɪmənz rænz ə ɪn ˈtɛstɪŋ æt 207 hi lʊks laɪk ə paʊnd bət pleɪz ˈseɪfti. hiz ˈvɛri lɔŋ tu. wʊd bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn noʊɪŋ hɪz riʧ. ə sɔrs ɪn luˌiziˈænə bɪˈlivz ˈdæni ˈɛtlɪŋ ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈhɛdɪd tɪ ˈæftər hɪz ˈvɪzɪt. ˈhirɪŋ 2017 treɪ smɪθ ɪz ˈrɪli ˈlaɪkɪŋ ˈɑrkənˌsɑ. hiz ə bɪg fæn əv ðə ˈkoʊʧɪŋ stæf. ˈhirɪŋ ti ˈgreɪsən ˈgəntər ræn ə 2017 ˈʤɑnəθən ˈædəmz həz bɪn əˈtɛndɪŋ ˈɑrkənˌsɑ' ˈbæskətˌbɔl kæmp ənd əraɪvd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈtɛstɪŋ ˈsɛʃən. aɪ wɑz ˈhirɪŋ hi wɑz ˈrɪli ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv æt ðə ˈbæskətˌbɔl kæmp. ˈəpˌdeɪt 2017 ˈkɑrzən ənd ti ˈgreɪsən ˈgəntər hæv bɪn ˈɔfərd. ˈəpˌdeɪt smɪθ əv ˈkɑnˌweɪ wɑz ˈɔfərd ə prɪˈfərd ˈwɔˌkɑn spɑt ˈæftər ˈtudeɪz kæmp. nɔrθ ˈlɪtəl rɑk ˈtoʊbiə ɪnˈloʊ ræn ən ˌənəˈfɪʃəl hi hæd ə greɪt deɪ ənd hæd meɪd səm ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈkæʧɪz.. ʤɑn ˈʤɑnsən əv groʊv rɪˈpɔrts taɪmz əv ənd hi lʊkt ˈvɛri gʊd æt ˈlaɪnˌbækər. ˈtɑməs sɛd ðə hɑgz wɪl ʧɛk hɪz ˈtrænˌskrɪpt ənd ɪf ðət ʧɛks aʊt ən ˈɔfər wɪl bi ˈkəmɪŋ. hi sɛd hi noʊz hiz gʊd tɪ goʊ ˌækəˈdɛmɪkli. ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈfeɪˌɛtˌvɪl ˈkɑrtər, 232 əv ˈfeɪˌɛtˌvɪl həz bɪn ˈɔfərd ɛz ə prɪˈfərd ˈwɔˌkɑn ˈæftər ˈtudeɪz kæmp. hi sɛd ɪts ən ˈɑnər tɪ hæv ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti ənd hil rɪˈpɔrt fər fɔl ˈpræktɪs ɪn ˈɔgəst. hi kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ˈɑrmi bət bɪˈkəz əv ˈpeɪpərˌwərk ˈɪʃuz boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz hæv ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ pɑrt weɪz.
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the was one of the most of last year. prized by those that took a punt on it but largely ignored by everybody else. it was big, beastly and heavy, but that turned out to be perfectly ok with those that loved its unique second screen, audio and military spec impact resistance. so how do you improve on such a winning recipe? find out in our vs comparison.
first, the same? they both share a screen size and resolution: inches at x pixels (the has a slight edge over the in ratio though, at%). they both have transit drop compliance and superior audio performance courtesy of dacs.
both v series phones feature 16 cameras on the back and 5 cameras up front (more on this in a moment). they both have removable batteries, expansion and fingerprint scanners. but about where the similarities end. when it comes to the cameras, dacs, design, specs and overall feel of the series, there are way more changes than similarities.
dac all the things
four dacs are better than one, right? the excellent ess dac in the has now been superseded by four dacs in the (also made by ess). the addition of multiple dacs promises to reduce noise and harmonic distortion by over 50% compared to phones that means significantly clearer sound. with the quad dac, dynamic range goes through the roof and the ratio is times that of certain other well-known flagships.
until had a chance to comprehensively test the audio performance of the have to take at its word. but rest assured already putting the through every audio test we have at our disposal (including against the) to see just how much better the really is. the also supports audio recording (24 bit, 192) times more accurate than 16 bit, audio.
one point worth noting though: you enjoy the benefits of the’s quad dac unless you have headphones or a speaker plugged in. for the reasons why, read rob triggs’ excellent dac explained piece.
portability
the is also smaller and lighter than the despite sharing a screen size with its predecessor. samsung managed something similar with the move from the edge to the note 7 squeezing a larger screen into a very similar sized chassis. did the opposite: maintaining a screen size while shrinking the body around it. the result makes the a much more manageable device than the admittedly bulky.
second screen
the second screen is also a lot better, with larger, more legible text and notification icons and support for 24 character signatures, compared to the 14 available on the. this number changes depending on the font you choose, but the capital a in the default handwriting font is the one used to get 24. longer signatures roll across the screen via a marquee or ticker effect.
the second screen on the is also brighter, tackling with one of the main criticisms with the first generation. the secondary brightness has been near doubled, from 35 in the to 68 in the. even though the is just as capable of a always on display like the, i much prefer the secondary screen for its discreteness.
cameras
this one might be up for debate but the has taken the dual cameras found on the front of the and shifted them around to the back. nevertheless, the single 5 camera on the front of the still supports both a normal mode (covering 83 degrees) and a wide mode (encompassing 120 degrees) for shots. the aperture has also been bumped up, from on the to on the, ensuring better photography.
on the back of the now find two lenses, one 8 camera covering 135 degrees and a 16 shooter that covers 75 degrees. when it comes to video recording, the also leaps ahead, adding, a new stabilization technology from qualcomm. features a eis (electronic image stabilization) and image stream dis (digital image stabilization).
the hybrid combination of laser, and contrast also promises speedier and more accurate. tracking focus for moving objects and focus peaking (that feature you get that shows a fuzzy outline in the viewfinder to show what is in focus) also step things up considerably. finally, the records video in audio (flac) and increases the decibel range to 132, up from 120 in the.
battery
the battery capacity increase in the significant, but according to, it will get you an additional 20% longer battery life. the had a mah cell and a bad reputation for a weak battery. obviously feel the need to bump that up a lot, settling instead for a mah cell.
lg confirmed to us that the only battery optimization going on with the is courtesy of doze and the battery saver baked into android. the supports quick charge whereas the only supports quick charge.
software
the software experience on the is unparalleled (only partially because no other phone has it out of the box). android on the delivers a very clean interface, quick app switching and mode, not to mention notifications straight from stock android and very nice and quick settings area.
nougat on the is one of my favorite of recent memory and puts up a solid challenge to recent ascendancy with the new note 7 interface. the signature wallpaper is a nice touch, the theme engine is appreciated (although native icon pack support would be nice) and some nice software additions like capture+. i just wish the had the system tuner and a dark mode.
performance
no surprises here: the naturally has a better specs sheet than the. from the snapdragon 808 in the, the assumes a place amongst the flagships rocking the snapdragon 820 this year. the same storage and ram configurations remain, but the gets 530 graphics as opposed to the 418 in the.
design
this one is open to debate as well, but if you a fan of the chunky rubberized look of the then the sleek metallic contours of the should please you. still got access to a removable battery and card but this time via a solid metal battery cover. the is smaller and lighter than the but still offers the same sized screen in a smaller form factor. and our drop test demonstrated the new design is just as tough as the old.
while the design might make the outside of the look like it borrows a little too heavily from the, the inside is v series dna all the way. if anything, the new camera orientation makes more sense than the’s and the beefed up audio spec makes the an even better content creation device. that said, get too hung up on what the looks like, because it is a true successor to what the stands for on the inside.
which design do you prefer? do you think made the right decisions with the?
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ðə wɑz wən əv ðə moʊst əv læst jɪr. praɪzd baɪ ðoʊz ðət tʊk ə pənt ɔn ɪt bət ˈlɑrʤli ˌɪgˈnɔrd baɪ ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ɛls. ɪt wɑz bɪg, ˈbiˌstli ənd ˈhɛvi, bət ðət tərnd aʊt tɪ bi ˈpərfəktli ˈoʊˈkeɪ wɪθ ðoʊz ðət ləvd ɪts juˈnik ˈsɛkənd skrin, ˈɑdiˌoʊ ənd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri spɛk ˌɪmˈpækt rɪˈzɪstəns. soʊ haʊ du ju ˌɪmˈpruv ɔn səʧ ə ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈrɛsəpi? faɪnd aʊt ɪn ɑr ˈvərsəz kəmˈpɛrəsən. fərst, ðə seɪm? ðeɪ boʊθ ʃɛr ə skrin saɪz ənd ˌrɛzəˈluʃən: ˈɪnʧɪz æt ɛks ˈpɪksəlz (ðə həz ə slaɪt ɛʤ ˈoʊvər ðə ɪn ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ ðoʊ, æt ðeɪ boʊθ hæv ˈtrænzɪt drɔp kəmˈplaɪəns ənd suˈpɪriər ˈɑdiˌoʊ pərˈfɔrməns ˈkərtəsi əv dæks. boʊθ vi ˈsɪriz foʊnz ˈfiʧər 16 ˈkæmərəz ɔn ðə bæk ənd 5 ˈkæmərəz əp frənt (mɔr ɔn ðɪs ɪn ə ˈmoʊmənt). ðeɪ boʊθ hæv rɪˈmuvəbəl ˈbætəriz, ɪkˈspænʧən ənd ˈfɪŋgərˌprɪnt ˈskænərz. bət əˈbaʊt wɛr ðə ˌsɪməˈlɛrətiz ɛnd. wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə ˈkæmərəz, dæks, dɪˈzaɪn, spɛks ənd ˈoʊvərˌɔl fil əv ðə ˈsɪriz, ðɛr ər weɪ mɔr ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ðən ˌsɪməˈlɛrətiz. dæk ɔl ðə θɪŋz fɔr dæks ər ˈbɛtər ðən wən, raɪt? ðə ˈɛksələnt ɛs dæk ɪn ðə həz naʊ bɪn ˌsupərˈsidəd baɪ fɔr dæks ɪn ðə (ˈɔlsoʊ meɪd baɪ ɛs). ðə əˈdɪʃən əv ˈməltəpəl dæks ˈprɑməsəz tɪ rɪˈdus nɔɪz ənd hɑrˈmɑnɪk dɪˈstɔrʃən baɪ ˈoʊvər 50 kəmˈpɛrd tɪ foʊnz ðət minz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈklɪrər saʊnd. wɪθ ðə kwɑd dæk, daɪˈnæmɪk reɪnʤ goʊz θru ðə rʊf ənd ðə ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ ɪz taɪmz ðət əv ˈsərtən ˈəðər ˈwɛlˈnoʊn ˈflægˌʃɪps. ənˈtɪl hæd ə ʧæns tɪ ˌkɑmprɪˈhɛnsɪvli tɛst ðə ˈɑdiˌoʊ pərˈfɔrməns əv ðə hæv tɪ teɪk æt ɪts wərd. bət rɛst əˈʃʊrd ɔˈrɛdi ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə θru ˈɛvəri ˈɑdiˌoʊ tɛst wi hæv æt ɑr dɪˈspoʊzəl (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə tɪ si ʤɪst haʊ məʧ ˈbɛtər ðə ˈrɪli ɪz. ðə ˈɔlsoʊ səˈpɔrts ˈɑdiˌoʊ rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ 24 bɪt, 192) taɪmz mɔr ˈækjərət ðən 16 bɪt, ˈɑdiˌoʊ. wən pɔɪnt wərθ ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðoʊ: ju ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts əv ðə kwɑd dæk ənˈlɛs ju hæv ˈhɛdˌfoʊnz ər ə ˈspikər pləgd ɪn. fər ðə ˈrizənz waɪ, rɛd rɑb triggs’*’ ˈɛksələnt dæk ɪkˈspleɪnd pis. ˌpɔrtəˈbɪlɪti ðə ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ sˈmɔlər ənd ˈlaɪtər ðən ðə dɪˈspaɪt ˈʃɛrɪŋ ə skrin saɪz wɪθ ɪts ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər. ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˈmænɪʤd ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈsɪmələr wɪθ ðə muv frəm ðə ɛʤ tɪ ðə noʊt 7 skˈwizɪŋ ə ˈlɑrʤər skrin ˈɪntu ə ˈvɛri ˈsɪmələr saɪzd ˈʧæsi. dɪd ðə ˈɑpəzɪt: meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ə skrin saɪz waɪl ʃˈrɪŋkɪŋ ðə ˈbɑdi əraʊnd ɪt. ðə rɪˈzəlt meɪks ðə ə məʧ mɔr ˈmænɪʤəbəl dɪˈvaɪs ðən ðə ædˈmɪtɪdli ˈbəlki ˈsɛkənd skrin ðə ˈsɛkənd skrin ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə lɔt ˈbɛtər, wɪθ ˈlɑrʤər, mɔr ˈlɛʤəbəl tɛkst ənd ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈaɪˌkɑnz ənd səˈpɔrt fər 24 ˈkɛrɪktər ˈsɪgnəʧərz, kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə 14 əˈveɪləbəl ɔn ðə ðɪs ˈnəmbər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə fɑnt ju ʧuz, bət ðə ˈkæpɪtəl ə ɪn ðə dɪˈfɔlt ˈhænˌdraɪtɪŋ fɑnt ɪz ðə wən juzd tɪ gɪt 24 ˈlɔŋgər ˈsɪgnəʧərz roʊl əˈkrɔs ðə skrin ˈviə ə mɑrˈki ər ˈtɪkər ˈifɛkt. ðə ˈsɛkənd skrin ɔn ðə ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbraɪtər, ˈtækəlɪŋ wɪθ wən əv ðə meɪn ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəmz wɪθ ðə fərst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ðə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈbraɪtnəs həz bɪn nɪr ˈdəbəld, frəm 35 ɪn ðə tɪ 68 ɪn ðə ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə ɪz ʤɪst ɛz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ə ˈɔlˌweɪz ɔn dɪˈspleɪ laɪk ðə aɪ məʧ prɪˈfər ðə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri skrin fər ɪts discreteness*. ˈkæmərəz ðɪs wən maɪt bi əp fər dəˈbeɪt bət ðə həz ˈteɪkən ðə duəl ˈkæmərəz faʊnd ɔn ðə frənt əv ðə ənd ˈʃɪftɪd ðɛm əraʊnd tɪ ðə bæk. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, ðə ˈsɪŋgəl 5 ˈkæmərə ɔn ðə frənt əv ðə stɪl səˈpɔrts boʊθ ə ˈnɔrməl moʊd (ˈkəvərɪŋ 83 dɪˈgriz) ənd ə waɪd moʊd (ɛnˈkəmpəsɪŋ 120 dɪˈgriz) fər ʃɑts. ðə ˈæpərʧər həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn bəmpt əp, frəm ɔn ðə tɪ ɔn ðə ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ˈbɛtər fəˈtɑgrəfi. ɔn ðə bæk əv ðə naʊ faɪnd tu ˈlɛnzɪz, wən 8 ˈkæmərə ˈkəvərɪŋ 135 dɪˈgriz ənd ə 16 ˈʃutər ðət ˈkəvərz 75 dɪˈgriz. wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈvɪdioʊ rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ, ðə ˈɔlsoʊ lips əˈhɛd, ˈædɪŋ ə nu ˌsteɪbələˈzeɪʃən tɛkˈnɑləʤi frəm kˈwɑlˌkɑm. ˈfiʧərz ə aɪz (ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈɪmɪʤ ˌsteɪbələˈzeɪʃən) ənd ˈɪmɪʤ strim dɪs (ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈɪmɪʤ ˌsteɪbələˈzeɪʃən). ðə ˈhaɪbrɪd ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ˈleɪzər, ənd ˈkɑntræst ˈɔlsoʊ ˈprɑməsəz ˈspidiər ənd mɔr ˈækjərət. ˈtrækɪŋ ˈfoʊkɪs fər ˈmuvɪŋ ˈɑbʤɛkts ənd ˈfoʊkɪs ˈpikɪŋ (ðət ˈfiʧər ju gɪt ðət ʃoʊz ə ˈfəzi ˈaʊˌtlaɪn ɪn ðə vˈjuˌfaɪndər tɪ ʃoʊ wət ɪz ɪn ˈfoʊkɪs) ˈɔlsoʊ stɛp θɪŋz əp kənˈsɪdərəbli. ˈfaɪnəli, ðə ˈrɛkərdz ˈvɪdioʊ ɪn ˈɑdiˌoʊ (flac*) ənd ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ðə ˈdɛsəˌbɛl reɪnʤ tɪ 132, əp frəm 120 ɪn ðə ˈbætəri ðə ˈbætəri kəˈpæsɪti ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ðə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt, bət əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ, ɪt wɪl gɪt ju ən əˈdɪʃənəl 20 ˈlɔŋgər ˈbætəri laɪf. ðə hæd ə mɑ sɛl ənd ə bæd ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən fər ə wik ˈbætəri. ˈɑbviəsli fil ðə nid tɪ bəmp ðət əp ə lɔt, ˈsɛtəlɪŋ ˌɪnˈstɛd fər ə mɑ sɛl. kənˈfərmd tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ðət ðə ˈoʊnli ˈbætəri ɑptɪmɪˈzeɪʃən goʊɪŋ ɔn wɪθ ðə ɪz ˈkərtəsi əv doʊz ənd ðə ˈbætəri ˈseɪvər beɪkt ˈɪntu ˈænˌdrɔɪd. ðə səˈpɔrts kwɪk ʧɑrʤ wɛˈræz ðə ˈoʊnli səˈpɔrts kwɪk ʧɑrʤ ˈsɔfˌwɛr ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ɪkˈspɪriəns ɔn ðə ɪz ənˈpɛrəˌlɛld (ˈoʊnli ˈpɑrʃəli bɪˈkəz noʊ ˈəðər foʊn həz ɪt aʊt əv ðə bɑks). ˈænˌdrɔɪd ɔn ðə dɪˈlɪvərz ə ˈvɛri klin ˈɪnərˌfeɪs, kwɪk æp sˈwɪʧɪŋ ənd moʊd, nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃənz streɪt frəm stɑk ˈænˌdrɔɪd ənd ˈvɛri nis ənd kwɪk ˈsɛtɪŋz ˈɛriə. ɔn ðə ɪz wən əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt əv ˈrisənt ˈmɛməri ənd pʊts əp ə ˈsɑləd ˈʧælənʤ tɪ ˈrisənt əˈsɛndənsi wɪθ ðə nu noʊt 7 ˈɪnərˌfeɪs. ðə ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈwɔlˌpeɪpər ɪz ə nis təʧ, ðə θim ˈɪnʤən ɪz əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪd (ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈneɪtɪv ˈaɪkɑn pæk səˈpɔrt wʊd bi nis) ənd səm nis ˈsɔfˌwɛr əˈdɪʃənz laɪk ˈkæpʧər+. aɪ ʤɪst wɪʃ ðə hæd ðə ˈsɪstəm ˈtunər ənd ə dɑrk moʊd. pərˈfɔrməns noʊ səˈpraɪzɪz hir: ðə ˈnæʧərəli həz ə ˈbɛtər spɛks ʃit ðən ðə frəm ðə sˈnæpˌdrægən 808 ɪn ðə ðə əˈsumz ə pleɪs əˈməŋst ðə ˈflægˌʃɪps ˈrɑkɪŋ ðə sˈnæpˌdrægən 820 ðɪs jɪr. ðə seɪm ˈstɔrɪʤ ənd ræm kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃənz rɪˈmeɪn, bət ðə gɪts 530 ˈgræfɪks ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðə 418 ɪn ðə dɪˈzaɪn ðɪs wən ɪz ˈoʊpən tɪ dəˈbeɪt ɛz wɛl, bət ɪf ju ə fæn əv ðə ˈʧəŋki ˈrəbərˌaɪzd lʊk əv ðə ðɛn ðə slik məˈtælɪk ˈkɑnˌtʊrz əv ðə ʃʊd pliz ju. stɪl gɑt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ə rɪˈmuvəbəl ˈbætəri ənd kɑrd bət ðɪs taɪm ˈviə ə ˈsɑləd ˈmɛtəl ˈbætəri ˈkəvər. ðə ɪz sˈmɔlər ənd ˈlaɪtər ðən ðə bət stɪl ˈɔfərz ðə seɪm saɪzd skrin ɪn ə sˈmɔlər fɔrm ˈfæktər. ənd ɑr drɔp tɛst ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ðə nu dɪˈzaɪn ɪz ʤɪst ɛz təf ɛz ðə oʊld. waɪl ðə dɪˈzaɪn maɪt meɪk ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə lʊk laɪk ɪt ˈbɑroʊz ə ˈlɪtəl tu ˈhɛvəli frəm ðə ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd ɪz vi ˈsɪriz ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ɔl ðə weɪ. ɪf ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, ðə nu ˈkæmərə ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən meɪks mɔr sɛns ðən ðə ənd ðə bift əp ˈɑdiˌoʊ spɛk meɪks ðə ən ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər ˈkɑntɛnt kriˈeɪʃən dɪˈvaɪs. ðət sɛd, gɪt tu həŋ əp ɔn wət ðə lʊks laɪk, bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ə tru səkˈsɛsər tɪ wət ðə stændz fər ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd. wɪʧ dɪˈzaɪn du ju prɪˈfər? du ju θɪŋk meɪd ðə raɪt dɪˈsɪʒənz wɪθ ðə
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if there's one doctor who irritates me possibly more than any other, it's got to be "america's doctor," a.k.a. dr. mehmet oz, thanks to the dr. oz show. he's been an all too frequent topic on this blog and at my other blog. of course, i refer to him as "america's quack," because, well, that's what he is. ever since oprah winfrey found him and elevated him from a promising young academic surgeon with a penchant for woo to america's quack, i've been pointing out how much dubious medicine and outright quackery he's been pushing, including homeopathy, faith healing, dubious unproven (and almost certainly nonexistent) links between cell phones and breast cancer, fear mongering, promotion of the views of robert f. kennedy, jr., and even psychic scammers like john edward and theresa caputo. it's gotten so bad that dr. oz has increasingly faced less than adoring press and even been hauled before senator claire (d-mo) committee for his unscrupulous boosterism for unproven weight loss supplements to be humbled. it got so bad that not long ago dr. social media people tried to do a an "ask dr. oz" segment on twitter under the hashtag #ozsinbox. let's just say that it backfired spectacularly and hilariously.
if there's one thing that's also puzzled me about dr. oz, it's how someone who was such a promising young back in the early could have fallen so a scientific standpoint, obviously. he is, after all, making a ton of money and enjoying incredible fame, thanks to his embrace of woo. even more frustrating, even though dr. oz has disgraced himself more times than i can remember, he remains faculty in good standing at columbia university. heck, he's more than faculty in good standing. he's a full professor in the department of surgery there. heck, he's vice-chair! he's also the director of cardiovascular institute and medicine program. in other words, he does hold high ranking positions in columbia university's department of surgery and medicine program.
it's this latter fact that's irritated me, and i've wondered why no one has ever made a stink to his university about this. then, upon arriving home from new york from necss, what to my wondering eyes should appear but one answer to my question in the form of a post on by revealing that dr. henry miller had written a letter to lee goldman, md, the dean of the faculties of health sciences and medicine at columbia university complaining that dr. oz is faculty at columbia:
i am writing to you on behalf of myself and the colleagues below, all of whom are distinguished physicians. we are surprised and dismayed that columbia college of physicians and surgeons would permit dr. mehmet oz to occupy a faculty appointment, let alone a senior administrative position in the department of surgery. as described here and here, as well as in other publications, dr. oz has repeatedly shown disdain for science and for medicine, as well as baseless and relentless opposition to the genetic engineering of food crops. worst of all, he has manifested an egregious lack of integrity by promoting quack treatments and cures in the interest of personal financial gain. thus, dr. oz is guilty of either outrageous conflicts of interest orawed judgements about what constitutes appropriate medical treatments, or both. whatever the nature of his pathology, members of the public are being misled and endangered, which makes dr. presence on the faculty of a prestigious medical institution unacceptable.
the letter is signed by:
henry i. miller, m.d.
robert wesson fellow in scientific philosophy
& public policy
hoover institution
stanford university
stanford, ca scott w. atlas, m.d.
david and joan senior fellow
hoover institution
stanford university
stanford, ca jack fisher, m.d.
professor of surgery (emeritus)
university of california, san diego
la jolla, ca shelleyeet, m.d.
anesthesiologist
longwood, gordon n. gill, m.d.
dean (emeritus) of medicine
university of california, san diego
la jolla, ca michael h. mellon, m.d.
pediatric allergist
san diego, ca gilbert ross, m.d.
president (acting) and executive director
american council on science and health
new york, samuel schneider, m.d.
psychiatrist
princeton, glenn swogger jr. m.d.
director of the will menninger center for applied behavioral sciences (retired)
the menninger foundation
topeka, joel e. tepper, m.d.
hector maclean distinguished professor of cancer research
dept of radiation oncology
university of north carolina school of medicine
chapel hill,
as much as i appreciate the sentiment, i can't help but see this as a wasted opportunity, something that is unlikely to accomplish anything but brief publicity, with columbia already having responded with the predictable bromides about "academic freedom." i hate to be too negative about an effort like this, so i'll tell you why i am. think about it. there are only ten signatories. two are from the hoover institution, a conservative think tank based at stanford university whose fellows tend to be climate change denialists. in other words, it's an institution whose commitment to science is highly questionable to nonexistent in one area, and it's attacking oz for pseudoscience? two others are affiliated with the american council on science and health (acsh), a group that is when that science aligns with industry interests, particularly the pesticide industry. late president elizabeth whelan was known for dismissing any concerns about various chemicals as potential health hazards as "chemophobia" and even referring to "chemophobia" as an “emotional, psychiatric problem,” which is not very skeptical at all. indeed, as i've mentioned before, a few years ago, when invited me to be on its board of advisors, i turned it down because i perceive as going too far in the other direction (not to mention the problem of its behaving largely like an industry shill) to the point that it takes the germ of a reasonable idea (that too much fear mongering about “chemicals”) and takes a despicable turn with it by implicitly likening concerns about chemical pollutants and other chemicals that might cause health problems to mental illness by labeling them “chemophobia.” lately, has been pushing as the greatest thing since sliced bread, the answer to tobacco addiction, and attacking anyone who has the temerity to suggest that are unproven and should perhaps be regulated.
that's why is such a frustrating organization. it's often right scientifically about issues like vaccines, the food nonsense, and attacking quackery, but on issues like the question of health problems related to various chemicals,, and taking the food industry to task it's me, at the thrall of commercial interests. or, at least, that's the way it appears. it also makes some incredibly bad arguments sometimes. in this case, is right to criticize dr. oz, and dr. miller is appropriate to question why columbia retains him in high ranking positions in its department of surgery, cardiac institute, and medicine program. indeed, i have no problem with what dr. miller did, but i really wish he hadn't done such a job of it. there are lots of skeptical doctors (like myself) who would have signed the letter if it had been presented to us before sending it to columbia. i probably would have signed it, even given my reservations about some of the signatories and my doubts that it will do anything other than produce some transient bad publicity for dr. oz and columbia. in actuality, if anyone is going to "bring down oz," i think it will be the slow, careful sort of campaign being waged by a medical student named ben mazer rather than just a letter to the dean. mazer has been documenting examples of patient harm that have resulted from dr. bad medical advice, and, i suspect, it is the slow of such stories that will ultimately irrevocably tarnish the oz brand.
there's also the issue of appropriateness of trying to get someone fired for their views outside of their job, something i've been on the receiving end of more than once and been grateful that the two universities where i've been faculty have basically ignored such complaints. in any case, whether or not dr. miller's letter was a good idea, did or didn't go far enough, or will do any good, just yesterday, julia of published a nice overview of how dr. oz the promising academic surgeon of 20 years ago became dr. oz, america's quack, entitled the making of dr. oz: how an doctor turned away from science and embraced fame. what i liked about it was that it was a good overview and filled in some blanks in my knowledge about dr. history. for instance:
i spoke to dozens of colleagues, mentors, and other health professionals who have been touched by the surgeon or his work, some who've known the man since his early days fresh out of the university of pennsylvania and harvard. i read his early books. i talked to his fans including my own mother. i found out that the roots of experimentation with alternative techniques go all the way back to his childhood, and that his departures from medicine have gotten more extreme as he's become more famous. i also learned that the making of dr. oz says more about america's approach to health than it does about its most famous doctor.
i knew dr. oz embraced reiki, even inviting reiki masters into his operating room, as far back as the. i hadn't known that hisirtation with alternative medicine had gone back to his childhood. i did know this, but it's worth emphasizing again:
oz has achieved some of the greatest scientific accomplishments of his career at columbia. while a resident there, he was the winner of the prestigious blakemore research prize, which goes to the most outstanding surgery resident. he now holds 11 patents for inventing methods and devices involved in heart surgeries and transplants. this includes helping to research and develop the left ventricular assist device, or, which helps keep people alive while they're awaiting a heart transplant. oz had a hand in turning the hospital's program into one of the biggest and most active in the world.
this is, as they say, a bfd, an incredibly impressive accomplishment. i have no problem admitting that i never won any prize this prestigious as a resident or in my career. even as an attending the one award i did earn doesn't measure up. accomplishments as a young surgeon were truly impressive. given dr. current submersion in quackery for his tv show, it's easy to forget that back in the late he was the real deal, a true in development. by the early he was a rising star in academic surgery and continued on that path for many years afterward. dr. oz is only a couple of years older than i am; so we are of the same generation and came up through the academic surgical ranks around the same time; so i have an idea of how difficult it was to have earned such awards back then.
part of's article involves an interview with dr. richard green, the associate chief of cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgery, dr. division. it is in this interview that to me confirmed my belief that complaints to the bigwigs at columbia about oz are unlikely to go anywhere. dr. green has his proboscis so far up dr. posterior that he could clean the back of teeth with his own tongue. it's nauseating and depressing, with green saying that he'd vote for oz if he ran for president and attributes the leveling off of the increase in obesity rates in the us to dr. show and how it raises awareness of the importance of eating right.
here's what's maddening, though. asked green a question about a recent article in the that that examined the health claims on the dr. oz show and the doctors and found that about half the recommendations had no evidence to support them or even contradicted what the best science tells us now. i've about this very study (of course). his response was telling:
green admitted that he had never seen the dr. oz show. "i don't know what he would promote or not promote," he said. then he asked: "why would anyone mistake that for anything but entertainment?" green said he thought people in audience would be able to distinguish between the man's work on tv and his work in the operating room. plus, he said, even if oz did deviate from science sometimes, this didn't make him any different from every other doctor. after all, physicians don't always practice in an manner. critics were being unfair to oz by holding him to an standard, green felt. oz wasn't pushing narcotics and antibiotics through his show, green reasoned just harmless supplements and health tips. "what can a tv doctor do except for give advice about how to live your life?" he asked.
i thought my head was going to explode as i read that passage. it has it all: false equivalence, a attitude that doesn't care about whether oz is peddling quackery or not and even excuses oz if he is, lame justifications for what oz does every day. clearly, dr. green is as much a part of the problem of dr. oz as dr. oz is himself!
equally telling is how dr. green seemed to dance around the topic of whether dr. oz is still a good surgeon:
i asked green whether he'd want to be patient, and he said, "if you did a poll of the staff at columbia and asked them, 'if you needed a heart operation and mehmet was there, would you want him?' they'd say yes." he then added, "he's probably a little rusty right now." he said oz seemed to be operating less and less from several hundred surgeries per year at his peak to a maximum of about 100 now as he entertains more and more.
notice how dr. green didn't directly answer the question. instead, he cited a hypothetical poll of the staff at columbia without actually saying whether he himself would go to dr. oz if he needed heart surgery. then he even conceded that dr. oz is probably a bit rusty because he doesn't operate nearly as much as he used to. let me tell you something. i've been a surgeon over 25 years. i know that surgeons don't like to speak ill of other surgeons and will almost never directly say that a surgeon is no good, particularly to the media. dr. green's reluctance to answer a direct question about dr. surgical competence, his invocation of being "rusty," and his excuses for dr. oz all combine to scream at me that dr. green doesn't think particularly highly of dr. current surgical skills but can't openly say so. if that weren't the case, he would have said something along the lines of, "hell, yes! if i needed a heart operation i'd pick dr. oz to do it!" you can't fool a fellow surgeon that way, dr. green.
of course, dr. oz brings fame and fortune to columbia, and that's what really matters. if dr. green were to go on record publicly criticizing dr. oz, i doubt he'd retain his division chief job long after that. who can blame him for using code and playing dumb, saying that he's never watched dr. show, which he did in his interview? i can, that's for sure. even so, i feel a bit sorry for him. he probably would have been better off declining to be interviewed.
it's also interesting how dr. oz is not particularly fond of criticism. no one is, but when you're a major media figure, it doesn't look good if you do things like this:
oz's staff, unsurprisingly, doesn't like the criticism either. when i tried to attend that march taping of show in new york after getting a ticket through a lottery, tim sullivan, the show's media representative, told me, "we cannot accommodate you attending friday's taping or other future tapings" despite the fact that several other journalists have gone to oz show tapings in the past. sullivan then stopped returning any of my emails, including several requests for interviews and information for this piece.
now that's not the way someone committed to science, good medicine, and openness deals with the press. it never looks good to shut out critics like that, even if she writes:
i talked to many other doctors from across america with patients who have been touched by the oz effect. again and again, they used phrases like salesman" and "quack" to refer to him. they worried about their patients. rather than heaping him with praise as new york colleagues or fans did, they said he is a menace to public health, that he takes advantage of people and confuses medical issues.
yup. that's exactly right. also, rather predictably (albeit still depressingly), this story reveals that it's been all about dr. oz, rather than patients, for a long time. in other words, dr. oz is always acting and has turned into a publicity hound:
monique class, a family nurse practitioner and another former employee of the center, said the media attention negatively affected their work. "it became about oz. not about the project. not about the patients. not about the work. that all became secondary to his rise to the top." it wasn't uncommon, class said, for oz to say some version of the following to her or to the other employees: "give me a patient because the cameras are coming in, and tell me what i need to know." class said, "he was always acting. he didn't know this patient. he was not connected to this patient. we'd give him a two- or sound bite and he'd sit there in front of the cameras like he'd done this work and had this deep connection."
which is exactly what he does on his show.
while i was at necss, i spoke to a couple of primary care physicians (whom it's great to see at necss), and their perception is that they're getting fewer "but dr. oz says" sort of comments and questions from patients. however, that's strictly anecdotal. i have no idea if it is representative of a larger trend, but i can hope because, if true, it suggests that maybe america's finally getting wise to the snake oil that is the dr. oz brand. if not, i hope america wakes up soon. we deserve "america's doctor," not "america's quack." unfortunately, with dr. oz, america's quack is what we're getting.
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ɪf ðɛrz wən ˈdɔktər hu ˈɪrɪˌteɪts mi ˈpɑsəbli mɔr ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər, ɪts gɑt tɪ bi "əˈmɛrɪkəz ˈdɔktər," a.k.a*. ˈdɑktər. ˈmɛmət ɑz, θæŋks tɪ ðə ˈdɑktər. ɑz ʃoʊ. hiz bɪn ən ɔl tu ˈfrikˌwɛnt ˈtɑpɪk ɔn ðɪs blɔg ənd æt maɪ ˈəðər blɔg. əv kɔrs, aɪ rɪˈfər tɪ ɪm ɛz "əˈmɛrɪkəz kwæk," bɪˈkəz, wɛl, ðæts wət hi ɪz. ˈɛvər sɪns ˈoʊprə ˈwɪnfri faʊnd ɪm ənd ˈɛləˌveɪtɪd ɪm frəm ə ˈprɑməsɪŋ jəŋ ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈsərʤɪn wɪθ ə ˈpɛnʧənt fər wu tɪ əˈmɛrɪkəz kwæk, aɪv bɪn ˈpɔɪntɪŋ aʊt haʊ məʧ ˈdubiəs ˈmɛdəsən ənd ˈaʊˈtraɪt kˈwækəri hiz bɪn ˈpʊʃɪŋ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌhoʊmioʊˈpæθi, feɪθ ˈhilɪŋ, ˈdubiəs ənˈpruvən (ənd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli ˌnɑnəgˈzɪstənt) lɪŋks bɪtˈwin sɛl foʊnz ənd brɛst ˈkænsər, fɪr ˈməŋgərɪŋ, pərˈmoʊʃən əv ðə vjuz əv ˈrɑbərt ɛf. ˈkɛnədi, jr*., ənd ˈivɪn ˈsaɪkɪk ˈskæmərz laɪk ʤɑn ˈɛdwərd ənd tərˈisə kɑˈputoʊ. ɪts ˈgɔtən soʊ bæd ðət ˈdɑktər. ɑz həz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli feɪst lɛs ðən əˈdɔrɪŋ prɛs ənd ˈivɪn bɪn hɔld ˌbiˈfɔr ˈsɛnətər klɛr (d-mo*) kəˈmɪti fər hɪz ənˈskrupjələs ˈbustərˌɪzəm fər ənˈpruvən weɪt lɔs ˌsəpləˈmɛnts tɪ bi ˈhəmbəld. ɪt gɑt soʊ bæd ðət nɑt lɔŋ əˈgoʊ ˈdɑktər. ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈpipəl traɪd tɪ du ə ən "æsk ˈdɑktər. ɑz" ˌsɛgˈmɛnt ɔn tˈwɪtər ˈəndər ðə ˈhæʃˌtæg #ozsinbox*. lɛts ʤɪst seɪ ðət ɪt ˈbækˌfaɪərd spɛkˈtækjələrli ənd hɪˈlɛriəsli. ɪf ðɛrz wən θɪŋ ðæts ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpəzəld mi əˈbaʊt ˈdɑktər. ɑz, ɪts haʊ ˈsəmˌwən hu wɑz səʧ ə ˈprɑməsɪŋ jəŋ bæk ɪn ðə ˈərli kʊd hæv ˈfɑlən soʊ ə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈstændˌpɔɪnt, ˈɑbviəsli. hi ɪz, ˈæftər ɔl, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə tən əv ˈməni ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl feɪm, θæŋks tɪ hɪz ɪmˈbreɪs əv wu. ˈivɪn mɔr ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ˈdɑktər. ɑz həz dɪsˈgreɪst hɪmˈsɛlf mɔr taɪmz ðən aɪ kən rɪˈmɛmbər, hi rɪˈmeɪnz ˈfækəlti ɪn gʊd ˈstændɪŋ æt kəˈləmbiə ˌjunəˈvərsəti. hɛk, hiz mɔr ðən ˈfækəlti ɪn gʊd ˈstændɪŋ. hiz ə fʊl prəˈfɛsər ɪn ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈsərʤəri ðɛr. hɛk, hiz vice-chair*! hiz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv ˌkɑrdioʊˈvæskjələr ˈɪnstɪˌtut ənd ˈmɛdəsən ˈproʊˌgræm. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, hi dɪz hoʊld haɪ ˈræŋkɪŋ pəˈzɪʃənz ɪn kəˈləmbiə ˌjunəˈvərsətiz dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈsərʤəri ənd ˈmɛdəsən ˈproʊˌgræm. ɪts ðɪs ˈlætər fækt ðæts ˈɪrəˌteɪtəd mi, ənd aɪv ˈwəndərd waɪ noʊ wən həz ˈɛvər meɪd ə stɪŋk tɪ hɪz ˌjunəˈvərsəti əˈbaʊt ðɪs. ðɛn, əˈpɑn ərˈaɪvɪŋ hoʊm frəm nu jɔrk frəm necss*, wət tɪ maɪ ˈwəndərɪŋ aɪz ʃʊd əˈpɪr bət wən ˈænsər tɪ maɪ kˈwɛʃən ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ə poʊst ɔn baɪ rɪˈvilɪŋ ðət ˈdɑktər. ˈhɛnri ˈmɪlər hæd ˈrɪtən ə ˈlɛtər tɪ li ˈgoʊldmən, md*, ðə din əv ðə ˈfækəltiz əv hɛlθ ˈsaɪənsɪz ənd ˈmɛdəsən æt kəˈləmbiə ˌjunəˈvərsəti kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ ðət ˈdɑktər. ɑz ɪz ˈfækəlti æt kəˈləmbiə: aɪ æm ˈraɪtɪŋ tɪ ju ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ənd ðə ˈkɑligz bɪˈloʊ, ɔl əv hum ər dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt fɪˈzɪʃənz. wi ər səˈpraɪzd ənd dɪsˈmeɪd ðət kəˈləmbiə ˈkɑlɪʤ əv fɪˈzɪʃənz ənd ˈsərʤənz wʊd ˈpərˌmɪt ˈdɑktər. ˈmɛmət ɑz tɪ ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ə ˈfækəlti əˈpɔɪntmənt, lɛt əˈloʊn ə ˈsinjər ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv pəˈzɪʃən ɪn ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈsərʤəri. ɛz dɪˈskraɪbd hir ənd hir, ɛz wɛl ɛz ɪn ˈəðər ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃənz, ˈdɑktər. ɑz həz rɪˈpitɪdli ʃoʊn dɪsˈdeɪn fər saɪəns ənd fər ˈmɛdəsən, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈbeɪsləs ənd rɪˈlɛntlɪs ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ðə ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ əv fud krɑps. wərst əv ɔl, hi həz ˈmænəˌfɛstəd ən ɪˈgriʤəs læk əv ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti baɪ prəˈmoʊtɪŋ kwæk ˈtritmənts ənd kjʊrz ɪn ðə ˈɪntəˌrɛst əv ˈpərsɪnəl ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl geɪn. ðəs, ˈdɑktər. ɑz ɪz ˈgɪlti əv ˈiðər aʊˈtreɪʤəs ˈkɑnflɪkts əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst ər flɔd ˈʤəʤmənts əˈbaʊt wət ˈkɑnstəˌtuts əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈtritmənts, ər boʊθ. ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə ˈneɪʧər əv hɪz pəˈθɑləʤi, ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈpəblɪk ər biɪŋ mɪsˈlɛd ənd ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd, wɪʧ meɪks ˈdɑktər. ˈprɛzəns ɔn ðə ˈfækəlti əv ə pərˈstiʤəs ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl. ðə ˈlɛtər ɪz saɪnd baɪ: ˈhɛnri aɪ. ˈmɪlər, m.d*. ˈrɑbərt ˈwɛsən ˈfɛloʊ ɪn ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk fəˈlɑsəfi ˈpəblɪk ˈpɑləsi ˈhuvər ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən ˈstænfərd ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈstænfərd, ˈsiˈeɪ skɑt ˈdəbəlju. ˈætləs, m.d*. ˈdeɪvɪd ənd ʤoʊn ˈsinjər ˈfɛloʊ ˈhuvər ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən ˈstænfərd ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈstænfərd, ˈsiˈeɪ ʤæk ˈfɪʃər, m.d*. prəˈfɛsər əv ˈsərʤəri (ɪˈmɛrətəs) ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, sæn diˈeɪgoʊ lɑ ˈʤoʊlə, ˈsiˈeɪ ˈʃɛli flit, m.d*. ˌænəsˌθiziˈɑləʤɪst ˈlɔŋˌwʊd, ˈgɔrdən ɛn. gɪl, m.d*. din (ɪˈmɛrətəs) əv ˈmɛdəsən ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, sæn diˈeɪgoʊ lɑ ˈʤoʊlə, ˈsiˈeɪ ˈmaɪkəl eɪʧ. ˈmɛlən, m.d*. ˌpidiˈætrɪk ˈælərʤəst sæn diˈeɪgoʊ, ˈsiˈeɪ ˈgɪlbərt rɔs, m.d*. ˈprɛzɪdənt (ˈæktɪŋ) ənd ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkaʊnsəl ɔn saɪəns ənd hɛlθ nu jɔrk, ˈsæmjul ʃˈnaɪdər, m.d*. səˈkaɪətrəst ˈprɪnstən, glɛn sˈwɑgər jr*. m.d*. dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə wɪl ˈmɛnɪŋər ˈsɛnər fər əˈplaɪd bɪˈheɪvjərəl ˈsaɪənsɪz (rɪˈtaɪrd) ðə ˈmɛnɪŋər faʊnˈdeɪʃən təˈpikɑ, ʤoʊəl i. ˈtɛpər, m.d*. ˈhɛktər məˈkleɪn dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt prəˈfɛsər əv ˈkænsər ˈrisərʧ əv ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən ɑŋˈkɑləʤi ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə skul əv ˈmɛdəsən ˈʧæpəl hɪl, ɛz məʧ ɛz aɪ əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ðə ˈsɛnəmənt, aɪ kænt hɛlp bət si ðɪs ɛz ə ˈweɪstɪd ˌɑpərˈtunəti, ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ɪz ənˈlaɪkli tɪ əˈkɑmplɪʃ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət brif pəˈblɪsɪti, wɪθ kəˈləmbiə ɔˈrɛdi ˈhævɪŋ rɪˈspɑndɪd wɪθ ðə prɪˈdɪktəbəl ˈbroʊˌmaɪdz əˈbaʊt "ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈfridəm." aɪ heɪt tɪ bi tu ˈnɛgətɪv əˈbaʊt ən ˈɛfərt laɪk ðɪs, soʊ aɪl tɛl ju waɪ aɪ æm. θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɪt. ðɛr ər ˈoʊnli tɛn ˈsɪgnəˌtɔriz. tu ər frəm ðə ˈhuvər ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən, ə kənˈsərvətɪv θɪŋk tæŋk beɪst æt ˈstænfərd ˌjunəˈvərsəti huz ˈfɛloʊz tɛnd tɪ bi ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ denialists*. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ɪts ən ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən huz kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ saɪəns ɪz ˈhaɪli kˈwɛsʧənəbəl tɪ ˌnɑnəgˈzɪstənt ɪn wən ˈɛriə, ənd ɪts əˈtækɪŋ ɑz fər ˌsudoʊˈsaɪəns? tu ˈəðərz ər əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkaʊnsəl ɔn saɪəns ənd hɛlθ (acsh*), ə grup ðət ɪz wɪn ðət saɪəns əˈlaɪnz wɪθ ˈɪndəstri ˈɪntərɪsts, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ðə ˈpɛstəˌsaɪd ˈɪndəstri. leɪt ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈwɛlən wɑz noʊn fər dɪsˈmɪsɪŋ ˈɛni kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ˈvɛriəs ˈkɛmɪkəlz ɛz pəˈtɛnʃəl hɛlθ ˈhæzərdz ɛz "chemophobia*" ənd ˈivɪn rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ "chemophobia*" ɛz ən ““emotional*, ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk problem,”*,” wɪʧ ɪz nɑt ˈvɛri ˈskɛptɪkəl æt ɔl. ˌɪnˈdid, ɛz aɪv ˈmɛnʃənd ˌbiˈfɔr, ə fju jɪrz əˈgoʊ, wɪn ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd mi tɪ bi ɔn ɪts bɔrd əv ædˈvaɪzərz, aɪ tərnd ɪt daʊn bɪˈkəz aɪ pərˈsiv ɛz goʊɪŋ tu fɑr ɪn ðə ˈəðər dɪˈrɛkʃɪn (nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðə ˈprɑbləm əv ɪts bɪˈheɪvɪŋ ˈlɑrʤli laɪk ən ˈɪndəstri ʃɪl) tɪ ðə pɔɪnt ðət ɪt teɪks ðə ʤərm əv ə ˈrizənəbəl aɪˈdiə (ðət tu məʧ fɪr ˈməŋgərɪŋ əˈbaʊt ““chemicals”*”) ənd teɪks ə dɪˈspɪkəbəl tərn wɪθ ɪt baɪ ˌɪmˈplɪsətli ˈlaɪkənɪŋ kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ˈkɛmɪkəl pəˈlutənts ənd ˈəðər ˈkɛmɪkəlz ðət maɪt kɔz hɛlθ ˈprɑbləmz tɪ ˈmɛntəl ˈɪlnəs baɪ ˈleɪbəlɪŋ ðɛm ““chemophobia.”*.” ˈleɪtli, həz bɪn ˈpʊʃɪŋ ɛz ðə ˈgreɪtəst θɪŋ sɪns slaɪst brɛd, ðə ˈænsər tɪ təˈbæˌkoʊ əˈdɪkʃən, ənd əˈtækɪŋ ˈɛniˌwən hu həz ðə təˈmɛrəti tɪ səˈʤɛst ðət ər ənˈpruvən ənd ʃʊd pərˈhæps bi ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd. ðæts waɪ ɪz səʧ ə ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən. ɪts ˈɔfən raɪt ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪkəli əˈbaʊt ˈɪʃuz laɪk ˌvækˈsinz, ðə fud ˈnɑnsɛns, ənd əˈtækɪŋ kˈwækəri, bət ɔn ˈɪʃuz laɪk ðə kˈwɛʃən əv hɛlθ ˈprɑbləmz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈvɛriəs ˈkɛmɪkəlz,, ənd ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə fud ˈɪndəstri tɪ tæsk ɪts mi, æt ðə θrɔl əv kəˈmərʃəl ˈɪntərɪsts. ər, æt list, ðæts ðə weɪ ɪt əˈpɪrz. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ meɪks səm ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli bæd ˈɑrgjəmənts ˈsəmˌtaɪmz. ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ɪz raɪt tɪ ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz ˈdɑktər. ɑz, ənd ˈdɑktər. ˈmɪlər ɪz əˈproʊpriˌeɪt tɪ kˈwɛʃən waɪ kəˈləmbiə rɪˈteɪnz ɪm ɪn haɪ ˈræŋkɪŋ pəˈzɪʃənz ɪn ɪts dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈsərʤəri, ˈkɑrdiˌæk ˈɪnstɪˌtut, ənd ˈmɛdəsən ˈproʊˌgræm. ˌɪnˈdid, aɪ hæv noʊ ˈprɑbləm wɪθ wət ˈdɑktər. ˈmɪlər dɪd, bət aɪ ˈrɪli wɪʃ hi ˈhædənt dən səʧ ə ʤɑb əv ɪt. ðɛr ər lɑts əv ˈskɛptɪkəl ˈdɑktərz (laɪk ˌmaɪˈsɛlf) hu wʊd hæv saɪnd ðə ˈlɛtər ɪf ɪt hæd bɪn pərˈzɛnəd tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˌbiˈfɔr ˈsɛndɪŋ ɪt tɪ kəˈləmbiə. aɪ ˈprɑbəˌbli wʊd hæv saɪnd ɪt, ˈivɪn ˈgɪvɪn maɪ ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz əˈbaʊt səm əv ðə ˈsɪgnəˌtɔriz ənd maɪ daʊts ðət ɪt wɪl du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈəðər ðən ˈproʊdus səm ˈtrænʒənt bæd pəˈblɪsɪti fər ˈdɑktər. ɑz ənd kəˈləmbiə. ɪn ˌækʧuˈæləˌti, ɪf ˈɛniˌwən ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ "brɪŋ daʊn ɑz," aɪ θɪŋk ɪt wɪl bi ðə sloʊ, ˈkɛrfəl sɔrt əv kæmˈpeɪn biɪŋ weɪʤd baɪ ə ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈstudənt neɪmd bɛn ˈmeɪzər ˈrəðər ðən ʤɪst ə ˈlɛtər tɪ ðə din. ˈmeɪzər həz bɪn ˈdɑkjəmənɪŋ ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv ˈpeɪʃənt hɑrm ðət hæv rɪˈzəltɪd frəm ˈdɑktər. bæd ˈmɛdɪkəl ədˈvaɪs, ənd, aɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt, ɪt ɪz ðə sloʊ əv səʧ ˈstɔriz ðət wɪl ˈəltəmətli ˌɪˌrɛˈvoʊkəbli ˈtɑrnɪʃ ðə ɑz brænd. ðɛrz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈɪʃu əv əˈproʊpriətnəs əv traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈsəmˌwən faɪərd fər ðɛr vjuz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðɛr ʤɑb, ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪv bɪn ɔn ðə rɪˈsivɪŋ ɛnd əv mɔr ðən wəns ənd bɪn ˈgreɪtfəl ðət ðə tu ˌjunəˈvərsətiz wɛr aɪv bɪn ˈfækəlti hæv ˈbeɪsɪkli ˌɪgˈnɔrd səʧ kəmˈpleɪnts. ɪn ˈɛni keɪs, ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ˈdɑktər. ˈmɪlərz ˈlɛtər wɑz ə gʊd aɪˈdiə, dɪd ər ˈdɪdənt goʊ fɑr ɪˈnəf, ər wɪl du ˈɛni gʊd, ʤɪst ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, ˈʤuljə əv ˈpəblɪʃt ə nis ˈoʊvərvˌju əv haʊ ˈdɑktər. ɑz ðə ˈprɑməsɪŋ ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈsərʤɪn əv 20 jɪrz əˈgoʊ bɪˈkeɪm ˈdɑktər. ɑz, əˈmɛrɪkəz kwæk, ɛnˈtaɪtəld ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋ əv ˈdɑktər. ɑz: haʊ ən ˈdɔktər tərnd əˈweɪ frəm saɪəns ənd ɛmˈbreɪst feɪm. wət aɪ laɪkt əˈbaʊt ɪt wɑz ðət ɪt wɑz ə gʊd ˈoʊvərvˌju ənd fɪld ɪn səm blæŋks ɪn maɪ ˈnɑlɪʤ əˈbaʊt ˈdɑktər. ˈhɪstəri. fər ˈɪnstəns: aɪ spoʊk tɪ ˈdəzənz əv ˈkɑligz, ˈmɛnˌtɔrz, ənd ˈəðər hɛlθ prəˈfɛʃənəlz hu hæv bɪn təʧt baɪ ðə ˈsərʤɪn ər hɪz wərk, səm huv noʊn ðə mæn sɪns hɪz ˈərli deɪz frɛʃ aʊt əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə ənd ˈhɑrvərd. aɪ rɛd hɪz ˈərli bʊks. aɪ tɔkt tɪ hɪz fænz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ maɪ oʊn ˈməðər. aɪ faʊnd aʊt ðət ðə ruts əv ɪkˌspɛrəmənˈteɪʃən wɪθ ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɛkˈniks goʊ ɔl ðə weɪ bæk tɪ hɪz ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd, ənd ðət hɪz dɪˈpɑrʧərz frəm ˈmɛdəsən hæv ˈgɔtən mɔr ɪkˈstrim ɛz hiz bɪˈkəm mɔr ˈfeɪməs. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlərnɪd ðət ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋ əv ˈdɑktər. ɑz sɪz mɔr əˈbaʊt əˈmɛrɪkəz əˈproʊʧ tɪ hɛlθ ðən ɪt dɪz əˈbaʊt ɪts moʊst ˈfeɪməs ˈdɔktər. aɪ nu ˈdɑktər. ɑz ɛmˈbreɪst ˈreɪki, ˈivɪn ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ ˈreɪki ˈmæstərz ˈɪntu hɪz ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ rum, ɛz fɑr bæk ɛz ðə. aɪ ˈhædənt noʊn ðət hɪz flərˈteɪʃən wɪθ ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈmɛdəsən hæd gɔn bæk tɪ hɪz ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd. aɪ dɪd noʊ ðɪs, bət ɪts wərθ ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzɪŋ əˈgɛn: ɑz həz əˈʧivd səm əv ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk əˈkɑmplɪʃmənts əv hɪz kərɪr æt kəˈləmbiə. waɪl ə ˈrɛzɪdənt ðɛr, hi wɑz ðə ˈwɪnər əv ðə pərˈstiʤəs ˈbleɪkmɔr ˈrisərʧ praɪz, wɪʧ goʊz tɪ ðə moʊst ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ ˈsərʤəri ˈrɛzɪdənt. hi naʊ hoʊldz 11 ˈpætənts fər ˌɪnˈvɛntɪŋ ˈmɛθədz ənd dɪˈvaɪsɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn hɑrt ˈsərʤəriz ənd trænˈsplænts. ðɪs ˌɪnˈkludz ˈhɛlpɪŋ tɪ ˈrisərʧ ənd dɪˈvɛləp ðə lɛft vɛnˈtrɪkjulər əˈsɪst dɪˈvaɪs, ər, wɪʧ hɛlps kip ˈpipəl əˈlaɪv waɪl ðɛr əˈweɪtɪŋ ə hɑrt trænˈsplænt. ɑz hæd ə hænd ɪn ˈtərnɪŋ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz ˈproʊˌgræm ˈɪntu wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst ənd moʊst ˈæktɪv ɪn ðə wərld. ðɪs ɪz, ɛz ðeɪ seɪ, ə bfd*, ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv əˈkɑmplɪʃmənt. aɪ hæv noʊ ˈprɑbləm ədˈmɪtɪŋ ðət aɪ ˈnɛvər wən ˈɛni praɪz ðɪs pərˈstiʤəs ɛz ə ˈrɛzɪdənt ər ɪn maɪ kərɪr. ˈivɪn ɛz ən əˈtɛndɪŋ ðə wən əˈwɔrd aɪ dɪd ərn ˈdəzənt ˈmɛʒər əp. əˈkɑmplɪʃmənts ɛz ə jəŋ ˈsərʤɪn wər ˈtruli ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv. ˈgɪvɪn ˈdɑktər. ˈkɑrənt səbˈmərʒən ɪn kˈwækəri fər hɪz ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ʃoʊ, ɪts ˈizi tɪ fərˈgɛt ðət bæk ɪn ðə leɪt hi wɑz ðə ril dil, ə tru ɪn dɪˈvɛləpmənt. baɪ ðə ˈərli hi wɑz ə ˈraɪzɪŋ stɑr ɪn ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈsərʤəri ənd kənˈtɪnjud ɔn ðət pæθ fər ˈmɛni jɪrz ˈæftərwərd. ˈdɑktər. ɑz ɪz ˈoʊnli ə ˈkəpəl əv jɪrz ˈoʊldər ðən aɪ æm; soʊ wi ər əv ðə seɪm ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ənd keɪm əp θru ðə ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈsərʤɪkəl ræŋks əraʊnd ðə seɪm taɪm; soʊ aɪ hæv ən aɪˈdiə əv haʊ ˈdɪfəkəlt ɪt wɑz tɪ hæv ərnd səʧ əˈwɔrdz bæk ðɛn. pɑrt əv ˈɑrtɪkəl ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈdɑktər. ˈrɪʧərd grin, ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt ʧif əv ˈkɑrdiˌæk, θɔˈræsɪk, ənd ˈvæskjələr ˈsərʤəri, ˈdɑktər. dɪˈvɪʒən. ɪt ɪz ɪn ðɪs ˈɪntərvˌju ðət tɪ mi kənˈfərmd maɪ bɪˈlif ðət kəmˈpleɪnts tɪ ðə ˈbɪgˌwɪgz æt kəˈləmbiə əˈbaʊt ɑz ər ənˈlaɪkli tɪ goʊ ˈɛniˌwɛr. ˈdɑktər. grin həz hɪz proʊˈbɑsəs soʊ fɑr əp ˈdɑktər. ˌpɔˈstɪrjər ðət hi kʊd klin ðə bæk əv tiθ wɪθ hɪz oʊn təŋ. ɪts ˈnɔʒiˌeɪtɪŋ ənd dɪˈprɛsɪŋ, wɪθ grin seɪɪŋ ðət hid voʊt fər ɑz ɪf hi ræn fər ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd əˈtrɪˌbjuts ðə ˈlɛvəlɪŋ ɔf əv ðə ˌɪnˈkris ɪn əˈbisəti reɪts ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˈdɑktər. ʃoʊ ənd haʊ ɪt ˈreɪzɪz əˈwɛrnəs əv ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ˈitɪŋ raɪt. hɪrz wəts ˈmædənɪŋ, ðoʊ. æst grin ə kˈwɛʃən əˈbaʊt ə ˈrisənt ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn ðə ðət ðət ɪgˈzæmənd ðə hɛlθ kleɪmz ɔn ðə ˈdɑktər. ɑz ʃoʊ ənd ðə ˈdɑktərz ənd faʊnd ðət əˈbaʊt hæf ðə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz hæd noʊ ˈɛvədəns tɪ səˈpɔrt ðɛm ər ˈivɪn ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktəd wət ðə bɛst saɪəns tɛlz ˈjuˈɛs naʊ. aɪv əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈvɛri ˈstədi (əv kɔrs). hɪz rɪˈspɑns wɑz ˈtɛlɪŋ: grin ədˈmɪtəd ðət hi hæd ˈnɛvər sin ðə ˈdɑktər. ɑz ʃoʊ. "aɪ doʊnt noʊ wət hi wʊd prəˈmoʊt ər nɑt prəˈmoʊt," hi sɛd. ðɛn hi æst: "waɪ wʊd ˈɛniˌwən mɪˈsteɪk ðət fər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt?" grin sɛd hi θɔt ˈpipəl ɪn ˈɔdiəns wʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ bɪtˈwin ðə mænz wərk ɔn ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ənd hɪz wərk ɪn ðə ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ rum. pləs, hi sɛd, ˈivɪn ɪf ɑz dɪd ˈdiviˌeɪt frəm saɪəns ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, ðɪs ˈdɪdənt meɪk ɪm ˈɛni ˈdɪfərənt frəm ˈɛvəri ˈəðər ˈdɔktər. ˈæftər ɔl, fɪˈzɪʃənz doʊnt ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈpræktɪs ɪn ən ˈmænər. ˈkrɪtɪks wər biɪŋ ˌɔnˈfɛr tɪ ɑz baɪ ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɪm tɪ ən ˈstændərd, grin fɛlt. ɑz ˈwəzənt ˈpʊʃɪŋ nɑrˈkɑtɪks ənd ˌæntibaɪˈɑtɪks θru hɪz ʃoʊ, grin ˈrizənd ʤɪst ˈhɑrmləs ˌsəpləˈmɛnts ənd hɛlθ tɪps. "wət kən ə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈdɔktər du ɪkˈsɛpt fər gɪv ədˈvaɪs əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ lɪv jʊr laɪf?" hi æst. aɪ θɔt maɪ hɛd wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈsploʊd ɛz aɪ rɛd ðət ˈpæsɪʤ. ɪt həz ɪt ɔl: fɔls ɪkˈwɪvələns, ə ˈætəˌtud ðət ˈdəzənt kɛr əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ɑz ɪz ˈpɛdəlɪŋ kˈwækəri ər nɑt ənd ˈivɪn ɪkˈskjuzɪz ɑz ɪf hi ɪz, leɪm ˌʤəstɪfɪˈkeɪʃənz fər wət ɑz dɪz ˈɛvəri deɪ. ˈklɪrli, ˈdɑktər. grin ɪz ɛz məʧ ə pɑrt əv ðə ˈprɑbləm əv ˈdɑktər. ɑz ɛz ˈdɑktər. ɑz ɪz hɪmˈsɛlf! ˈikwəli ˈtɛlɪŋ ɪz haʊ ˈdɑktər. grin simd tɪ dæns əraʊnd ðə ˈtɑpɪk əv ˈwɛðər ˈdɑktər. ɑz ɪz stɪl ə gʊd ˈsərʤɪn: aɪ æst grin ˈwɛðər hid wɔnt tɪ bi ˈpeɪʃənt, ənd hi sɛd, "ɪf ju dɪd ə poʊl əv ðə stæf æt kəˈləmbiə ənd æst ðɛm, 'ɪf ju ˈnidɪd ə hɑrt ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ənd ˈmɛmət wɑz ðɛr, wʊd ju wɔnt ɪm?' ðeɪd seɪ jɛs." hi ðɛn ˈædɪd, "hiz ˈprɑbəˌbli ə ˈlɪtəl ˈrəsti raɪt naʊ." hi sɛd ɑz simd tɪ bi ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ lɛs ənd lɛs frəm ˈsɛvərəl ˈhənərd ˈsərʤəriz pər jɪr æt hɪz pik tɪ ə ˈmæksəməm əv əˈbaʊt 100 naʊ ɛz hi ˌɛnərˈteɪnz mɔr ənd mɔr. ˈnoʊtɪs haʊ ˈdɑktər. grin ˈdɪdənt dɪˈrɛkli ˈænsər ðə kˈwɛʃən. ˌɪnˈstɛd, hi ˈsaɪtɪd ə ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl poʊl əv ðə stæf æt kəˈləmbiə wɪˈθaʊt ˈæˌkʧuəli seɪɪŋ ˈwɛðər hi hɪmˈsɛlf wʊd goʊ tɪ ˈdɑktər. ɑz ɪf hi ˈnidɪd hɑrt ˈsərʤəri. ðɛn hi ˈivɪn kənˈsidɪd ðət ˈdɑktər. ɑz ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ə bɪt ˈrəsti bɪˈkəz hi ˈdəzənt ˈɔpərˌeɪt ˈnɪrli ɛz məʧ ɛz hi juzd tɪ. lɛt mi tɛl ju ˈsəmθɪŋ. aɪv bɪn ə ˈsərʤɪn ˈoʊvər 25 jɪrz. aɪ noʊ ðət ˈsərʤənz doʊnt laɪk tɪ spik ɪl əv ˈəðər ˈsərʤənz ənd wɪl ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈnɛvər dɪˈrɛkli seɪ ðət ə ˈsərʤɪn ɪz noʊ gʊd, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli tɪ ðə ˈmidiə. ˈdɑktər. grinz rɪˈləktəns tɪ ˈænsər ə dɪˈrɛkt kˈwɛʃən əˈbaʊt ˈdɑktər. ˈsərʤɪkəl ˈkɑmpətɪns, hɪz ˌɪnvəˈkeɪʃən əv biɪŋ "ˈrəsti," ənd hɪz ɪkˈskjuzɪz fər ˈdɑktər. ɑz ɔl ˈkɑmbaɪn tɪ skrim æt mi ðət ˈdɑktər. grin ˈdəzənt θɪŋk ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈhaɪli əv ˈdɑktər. ˈkɑrənt ˈsərʤɪkəl skɪlz bət kænt ˈoʊpənli seɪ soʊ. ɪf ðət wərənt ðə keɪs, hi wʊd hæv sɛd ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈlɔŋ ðə laɪnz əv, "hɛl, jɛs! ɪf aɪ ˈnidɪd ə hɑrt ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən aɪd pɪk ˈdɑktər. ɑz tɪ du ɪt!" ju kænt ful ə ˈfɛloʊ ˈsərʤɪn ðət weɪ, ˈdɑktər. grin. əv kɔrs, ˈdɑktər. ɑz brɪŋz feɪm ənd ˈfɔrʧən tɪ kəˈləmbiə, ənd ðæts wət ˈrɪli ˈmætərz. ɪf ˈdɑktər. grin wər tɪ goʊ ɔn ˈrɛkərd ˈpəblɪkli ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪzɪŋ ˈdɑktər. ɑz, aɪ daʊt hid rɪˈteɪn hɪz dɪˈvɪʒən ʧif ʤɑb lɔŋ ˈæftər ðət. hu kən bleɪm ɪm fər ˈjuzɪŋ koʊd ənd pleɪɪŋ dəm, seɪɪŋ ðət hiz ˈnɛvər wɔʧt ˈdɑktər. ʃoʊ, wɪʧ hi dɪd ɪn hɪz ˈɪntərvˌju? aɪ kən, ðæts fər ʃʊr. ˈivɪn soʊ, aɪ fil ə bɪt ˈsɑri fər ɪm. hi ˈprɑbəˌbli wʊd hæv bɪn ˈbɛtər ɔf dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ tɪ bi ˈɪntərvˌjud. ɪts ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ haʊ ˈdɑktər. ɑz ɪz nɑt ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli fɑnd əv ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm. noʊ wən ɪz, bət wɪn jʊr ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈmidiə ˈfɪgjər, ɪt ˈdəzənt lʊk gʊd ɪf ju du θɪŋz laɪk ðɪs: stæf, ˌənsərˈpraɪzɪŋli, ˈdəzənt laɪk ðə ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ˈiðər. wɪn aɪ traɪd tɪ əˈtɛnd ðət mɑrʧ ˈteɪpɪŋ əv ʃoʊ ɪn nu jɔrk ˈæftər ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ˈtɪkɪt θru ə ˈlɑtəri, tɪm ˈsəlɪvən, ðə ʃoʊz ˈmidiə ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv, toʊld mi, "wi ˈkænɑt əˈkɑməˌdeɪt ju əˈtɛndɪŋ ˈfraɪˌdeɪz ˈteɪpɪŋ ər ˈəðər fˈjuʧər ˈteɪpɪŋz" dɪˈspaɪt ðə fækt ðət ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər ˈʤərnəlɪsts hæv gɔn tɪ ɑz ʃoʊ ˈteɪpɪŋz ɪn ðə pæst. ˈsəlɪvən ðɛn stɑpt rɪˈtərnɪŋ ˈɛni əv maɪ iˈmeɪlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsɛvərəl rɪkˈwɛsts fər ˈɪntərvˌjuz ənd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən fər ðɪs pis. naʊ ðæts nɑt ðə weɪ ˈsəmˌwən kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ saɪəns, gʊd ˈmɛdəsən, ənd ˈoʊpənəs dilz wɪθ ðə prɛs. ɪt ˈnɛvər lʊks gʊd tɪ ʃət aʊt ˈkrɪtɪks laɪk ðət, ˈivɪn ɪf ʃi raɪts: aɪ tɔkt tɪ ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈdɑktərz frəm əˈkrɔs əˈmɛrɪkə wɪθ ˈpeɪʃənz hu hæv bɪn təʧt baɪ ðə ɑz ˈifɛkt. əˈgɛn ənd əˈgɛn, ðeɪ juzd ˈfreɪzɪz laɪk ˈseɪlzmən" ənd "kwæk" tɪ rɪˈfər tɪ ɪm. ðeɪ ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈpeɪʃənz. ˈrəðər ðən ˈhipɪŋ ɪm wɪθ preɪz ɛz nu jɔrk ˈkɑligz ər fænz dɪd, ðeɪ sɛd hi ɪz ə ˈmɛnɪs tɪ ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ, ðət hi teɪks ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ˈpipəl ənd kənfˈjuzɪz ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈɪʃuz. jəp. ðæts ɪgˈzæktli raɪt. ˈɔlsoʊ, ˈrəðər prɪˈdɪktəbli (ɔlˈbiɪt stɪl dɪˈprɛsɪŋli), ðɪs ˈstɔri rɪˈvilz ðət ɪts bɪn ɔl əˈbaʊt ˈdɑktər. ɑz, ˈrəðər ðən ˈpeɪʃənz, fər ə lɔŋ taɪm. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ˈdɑktər. ɑz ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈæktɪŋ ənd həz tərnd ˈɪntu ə pəˈblɪsɪti haʊnd: ˌmoʊˈnik klæs, ə ˈfæməli nərs prækˈtɪʃənər ənd əˈnəðər ˈfɔrmər ɪmˈplɔɪi əv ðə ˈsɛnər, sɛd ðə ˈmidiə əˈtɛnʃən ˈnɛgətɪvli əˈfɛktɪd ðɛr wərk. "ɪt bɪˈkeɪm əˈbaʊt ɑz. nɑt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. nɑt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈpeɪʃənz. nɑt əˈbaʊt ðə wərk. ðət ɔl bɪˈkeɪm ˈsɛkənˌdɛri tɪ hɪz raɪz tɪ ðə tɔp." ɪt ˈwəzənt ənˈkɑmən, klæs sɛd, fər ɑz tɪ seɪ səm ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ tɪ hər ər tɪ ðə ˈəðər ɪmˈplɔɪiz: "gɪv mi ə ˈpeɪʃənt bɪˈkəz ðə ˈkæmərəz ər ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn, ənd tɛl mi wət aɪ nid tɪ noʊ." klæs sɛd, "hi wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈæktɪŋ. hi ˈdɪdənt noʊ ðɪs ˈpeɪʃənt. hi wɑz nɑt kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðɪs ˈpeɪʃənt. wid gɪv ɪm ə tu- ər saʊnd baɪt ənd hid sɪt ðɛr ɪn frənt əv ðə ˈkæmərəz laɪk hid dən ðɪs wərk ənd hæd ðɪs dip kəˈnɛkʃən." wɪʧ ɪz ɪgˈzæktli wət hi dɪz ɔn hɪz ʃoʊ. waɪl aɪ wɑz æt necss*, aɪ spoʊk tɪ ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈpraɪˌmɛri kɛr fɪˈzɪʃənz (hum ɪts greɪt tɪ si æt necss*), ənd ðɛr pərˈsɛpʃən ɪz ðət ðɛr ˈgɪtɪŋ fjuər "bət ˈdɑktər. ɑz sɪz" sɔrt əv ˈkɑmɛnts ənd kˈwɛsʧənz frəm ˈpeɪʃənz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðæts ˈstrɪktli ˌænɪkˈdoʊtəl. aɪ hæv noʊ aɪˈdiə ɪf ɪt ɪz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv əv ə ˈlɑrʤər trɛnd, bət aɪ kən hoʊp bɪˈkəz, ɪf tru, ɪt səˈʤɛsts ðət ˈmeɪbi əˈmɛrɪkəz ˈfaɪnəli ˈgɪtɪŋ waɪz tɪ ðə sneɪk ɔɪl ðət ɪz ðə ˈdɑktər. ɑz brænd. ɪf nɑt, aɪ hoʊp əˈmɛrɪkə weɪks əp sun. wi dɪˈzərv "əˈmɛrɪkəz ˈdɔktər," nɑt "əˈmɛrɪkəz kwæk." ənˈfɔrʧənətli, wɪθ ˈdɑktər. ɑz, əˈmɛrɪkəz kwæk ɪz wət wɪr ˈgɪtɪŋ.
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we hope everyone in cincinnati had a great time watching all-star game, seeing pete rose step on a major league baseball field and witnessing mike trout secure advantage during the world series for the american league.
it’s only a few more weeks until the national football bengals and owner mike brown steal their joy again.
earlier this week, john oliver dug deeply into the subject of stadium financing and the use of public tax dollars on private facilities. a topic that we may have addressed here a time or two. with the san diego chargers, oakland raiders and st. louis rams all threatening to move to los angeles if their towns give them money for new stadiums, tough not to view the encroaching nfl season warily if you pay your taxes regularly. however, despite the fact that taxpayers have given 22 nfl teams an average of $250 million apiece for stadiums since 1997, the nfl solely to blame here.
no, major league baseball, the national basketball association and the national hockey league have all played chicken with taxpayers and threatened to take their ball (or puck) to another city willing to foot the bill for new facilities. you even have to dig that far into history to find examples. in fact, here are just five towns that are being squeezed as we speak:
minneapolis
minnesota vikings
how do you get taxpayers to chip in $500 million on a more than $1 billion stadium when only one city, indianapolis ($620 million), has ever paid that much. tell them move their nfl franchise to los angeles.
vikings owner did just that and got the state of minnesota and the city of minneapolis to go along for the ride. with the hubert h. humphrey roof collapse moving games in 2010 and competing l.a. stadium plans just waiting for a team, minnesota panicked and came up with a plan for a new stadium on the metrodome site that the state would pay for through “charitable gambling.” though the plan was approved in 2012, the funding portion never worked out and led to a tax on cigarette inventory instead.
minneapolis, meanwhile, will end up paying $678 million over its payment plan once interest, operations and construction costs are factored in. the city earned a super bowl hosting gig in 2018, but also got a list of super bowl demands from the nfl that will only cost the host city and state more money. oh, and the vikings are playing yet another season in frosty outdoor stadium until their new digs are built. awesome.
atlanta
atlanta braves
only in atlanta is a $1.4 billion replacement for a stadium considered a bargain. however, atlanta taxpayers are contributing $200 million to the new home of the atlanta falcons and major league atlanta united fc. cobb county, georgia, wishes it got that lucky.
cobb county will be borrowing $397 million via bonds, including nearly $300 million that will be paid from property taxes, to finance the new suntrust park after braves ownership decided to leave its current digs at turner field for the suburbs. opponents were barred from speaking against the lending scheme, the braves’ president shrouded the deal in secrecy and the georgia supreme court struck down an appeal against issuing the bonds just last month.
yes, taxpayers had $400 million in property taxes that typically go toward roads and schools just handed to a team that left the only home ever known. and they had no way to fight it. why there more uproar, you ask? besides the fact that cobb county gagged anyone who dared try to debate it, much of the ire is focused on braves ownership: media conglomerate liberty media a faceless opponent built to absorb whatever criticism is thrown its way. atlanta may have lost the braves, but it saved a bundle compared to what cobb county will be paying even before interest in years to come.
glendale, ariz.
arizona coyotes
glendale is in the desert. it need any more moments in the sun.
within the past 10 years, glendale has spent $308 million on a $455 million football stadium for the arizona cardinals, it entered a 15-year, $225 million arena management contract with the arizona coyotes and it paid millions more for a facility for white sox and dodgers. it working out for the city? well, glendale mayor jerry told magazine his city lost $1 million on the super bowl in 2008 and “i totally believe we will lose money” on this super bowl. with much of that spending coming before the recession, the city is in hefty debt.
however, it no longer wants to put up with any of it. it ended its lease with the coyotes, which may attempt to leave for las vegas (more on that town later) if they beat the city in court. the would prefer to expand into its next market, but the coyotes and their angry fans may not leave them much of a choice. the city spend on a new arena, it seems more than happy to let phoenix try to lure the coyotes back when it builds a new arena for the suns and it seems to be under the sound impression that it will never get out of its sports teams what it put into them.
milwaukee, wis.
milwaukee bucks
kansas city has an empty sprint center just waiting for a tenant, and the st. louis blues share their arena with an nba team.
however, it took anschutz entertainment group and mgm to build an arena in las vegas and securing commitments for a nonexistent team to convince the milwaukee bucks owners to threaten to move. when hedge fund sweethearts wes edens, marc and jamie dinan, whose worth is measured in billions, bought the bucks from longtime owner herb kohl for $550 million last year, it was believed the team go anywhere. however, a stipulation in the deal noted that the team move if the owners replaced the bradley center. however, the league noted that if construction begin on the new arena by the end of this year, the league would buy the team back and move it.
the new owners, sensing they have a bit of leverage, made the city an offer: pay us $250 million plus interest for a new arena or lose the team. that includes $90 million in bonds that accrue interest for more than a dozen years before they can be paid off. that interest would add another $170 million to the existing $250 million cost. surprisingly, in a town that will be paying off the milwaukee brewers miller park (built in 1996) until 2020, this is not going over well. unfortunately, problem just became as the state senate approved a deal for public funding that gov. scott walker is expected to approve. milwaukee and its surrounding county are now on the hook for what will add up to $400 million over 20 years. thanks, vegas.
washington, d.c.
d.c. united
think have enough pull to play the game? oh, think again.
d.c. united was one of the founding franchises and has been around since 1995. called oversized stadium home during that time and is looking for a new stadium in the city. unfortunately, land in d.c. is a bit hard to come by, so plans for a stadium in the industrial buzzard point neighborhood ballooned to a cost of $300 million. d.c. united is willing to pick up half of that, but it is asking the city to cough up the rest to pay for parcels of land currently owned by businesses.
now, $150 million unprecedented in terms. denver and commerce city, colo., paid $174 million for the colorado rapids’ suburban home. harrison and newark, n.j., meanwhile, spent nearly $250 million to give the red bulls a new home near the harrison path train station. however, the bevy of property and breaks associated with d.c. new stadium, and the fact that a portion of the $150 million is coming out of a program, is a bit much to swallow. however, d.c. united knows that there are enough towns in the northern virginia suburbs looking for a team to make them “big time” that it could have its pick if d.c. pay. getting a deal on the costliest stadium in the country because d.c. want the team to flee for the suburbs. if only it felt similarly about residents.
jason notte is a freelance writer based in portland, ore. his writing has appeared in the new york times, the huffington post and esquire. notte received a degree in journalism from the s.i. newhouse school of public communications at syracuse university in 1998. follow him on twitter @notteham.
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wi hoʊp ˈɛvriˌwən ɪn ˌsɪnsəˈnæti hæd ə greɪt taɪm ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˌɔlˈstɑr geɪm, siɪŋ pit roʊz stɛp ɔn ə ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈbeɪsˈbɔl fild ənd ˈwɪtnəsɪŋ maɪk traʊt sɪˈkjʊr ædˈvæntɪʤ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə wərld ˈsɪriz fər ðə əˈmɛrɪkən lig. ˈoʊnli ə fju mɔr wiks ənˈtɪl ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈbɛŋgəlz ənd ˈoʊnər maɪk braʊn stil ðɛr ʤɔɪ əˈgɛn. ˈərliər ðɪs wik, ʤɑn ˈɑlɪvər dəg ˈdipli ˈɪntu ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv ˈsteɪdiəm fɪˈnænsɪŋ ənd ðə juz əv ˈpəblɪk tæks ˈdɔlərz ɔn ˈpraɪvət fəˈsɪlɪtiz. ə ˈtɑpɪk ðət wi meɪ hæv əˈdrɛst hir ə taɪm ər tu. wɪθ ðə sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈʧɑrʤərz, ˈoʊklənd ˈreɪdərz ənd st*. luɪs ræmz ɔl θˈrɛtənɪŋ tɪ muv tɪ lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ɪf ðɛr taʊnz gɪv ðɛm ˈməni fər nu ˈsteɪdiəmz, təf nɑt tɪ vju ðə ɪnˈkroʊʧɪŋ ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈsizən ˈwɛrəli ɪf ju peɪ jʊr ˈtæksɪz ˈrɛgjələrli. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, dɪˈspaɪt ðə fækt ðət ˈtækˌspeɪərz hæv ˈgɪvɪn 22 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl timz ən ˈævərɪʤ əv 250 ˈmɪljən əˈpis fər ˈsteɪdiəmz sɪns 1997 ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈsoʊəli tɪ bleɪm hir. noʊ, ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈbeɪsˈbɔl, ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈbæskətˌbɔl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ənd ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈhɑki lig hæv ɔl pleɪd ˈʧɪkən wɪθ ˈtækˌspeɪərz ənd θˈrɛtənd tɪ teɪk ðɛr bɔl (ər pək) tɪ əˈnəðər ˈsɪti ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ fʊt ðə bɪl fər nu fəˈsɪlɪtiz. ju ˈivɪn hæv tɪ dɪg ðət fɑr ˈɪntu ˈhɪstəri tɪ faɪnd ɪgˈzæmpəlz. ɪn fækt, hir ər ʤɪst faɪv taʊnz ðət ər biɪŋ skwizd ɛz wi spik: ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ˈvaɪkɪŋz haʊ du ju gɪt ˈtækˌspeɪərz tɪ ʧɪp ɪn 500 ˈmɪljən ɔn ə mɔr ðən 1 ˈbɪljən ˈsteɪdiəm wɪn ˈoʊnli wən ˈsɪti, ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs 620 ˈmɪljən), həz ˈɛvər peɪd ðət məʧ. tɛl ðɛm muv ðɛr ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈfrænˌʧaɪz tɪ lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs. ˈvaɪkɪŋz ˈoʊnər dɪd ʤɪst ðət ənd gɑt ðə steɪt əv ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ənd ðə ˈsɪti əv ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs tɪ goʊ əˈlɔŋ fər ðə raɪd. wɪθ ðə ˈhjubərt eɪʧ. ˈhəmfri rʊf kəˈlæps ˈmuvɪŋ geɪmz ɪn 2010 ənd kəmˈpitɪŋ l.a*. ˈsteɪdiəm plænz ʤɪst ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ə tim, ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ˈpænɪkt ənd keɪm əp wɪθ ə plæn fər ə nu ˈsteɪdiəm ɔn ðə ˈmɛtrəˌdoʊm saɪt ðət ðə steɪt wʊd peɪ fər θru gambling.”*.” ðoʊ ðə plæn wɑz əˈpruvd ɪn 2012 ðə ˈfəndɪŋ ˈpɔrʃən ˈnɛvər wərkt aʊt ənd lɛd tɪ ə tæks ɔn ˌsɪgəˈrɛt ˌɪnvənˈtɔri ˌɪnˈstɛd. ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs, ˈminˌwaɪl, wɪl ɛnd əp peɪɪŋ 678 ˈmɪljən ˈoʊvər ɪts ˈpeɪmənt plæn wəns ˈɪntəˌrɛst, ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ənd kənˈstrəkʃən kɔsts ər ˈfæktərd ɪn. ðə ˈsɪti ərnd ə ˈsupər boʊl ˈhoʊstɪŋ gɪg ɪn 2018 bət ˈɔlsoʊ gɑt ə lɪst əv ˈsupər boʊl dɪˈmændz frəm ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ðət wɪl ˈoʊnli kɔst ðə hoʊst ˈsɪti ənd steɪt mɔr ˈməni. oʊ, ənd ðə ˈvaɪkɪŋz ər pleɪɪŋ jɛt əˈnəðər ˈsizən ɪn ˈfrɔsti ˈaʊtˌdɔr ˈsteɪdiəm ənˈtɪl ðɛr nu dɪgz ər bɪlt. ˈɔsəm. æˈtlæntə æˈtlæntə breɪvz ˈoʊnli ɪn æˈtlæntə ɪz ə ˈbɪljən rɪˈpleɪsmənt fər ə ˈsteɪdiəm kənˈsɪdərd ə ˈbɑrgɪn. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, æˈtlæntə ˈtækˌspeɪərz ər kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ 200 ˈmɪljən tɪ ðə nu hoʊm əv ðə æˈtlæntə ˈfælkənz ənd ˈmeɪʤər lig æˈtlæntə juˈnaɪtɪd fc*. kɑb ˈkaʊnti, ˈʤɔrʤə, ˈwɪʃɪz ɪt gɑt ðət ˈləki. kɑb ˈkaʊnti wɪl bi ˈbɑroʊɪŋ 397 ˈmɪljən ˈviə bɑndz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈnɪrli 300 ˈmɪljən ðət wɪl bi peɪd frəm ˈprɑpərti ˈtæksɪz, tɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns ðə nu ˈsənˌtrəst pɑrk ˈæftər breɪvz ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ liv ɪts ˈkɑrənt dɪgz æt ˈtərnər fild fər ðə ˈsəbərbz. əˈpoʊnənts wər bɑrd frəm ˈspikɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə ˈlɛndɪŋ skim, ðə braves’*’ ˈprɛzɪdənt ʃˈraʊdɪd ðə dil ɪn ˈsikrəsi ənd ðə ˈʤɔrʤə səˈprim kɔrt strək daʊn ən əˈpil əˈgɛnst ˈɪʃuɪŋ ðə bɑndz ʤɪst læst mənθ. jɛs, ˈtækˌspeɪərz hæd 400 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈprɑpərti ˈtæksɪz ðət ˈtɪpɪkəli goʊ təˈwɔrd roʊdz ənd skulz ʤɪst ˈhændɪd tɪ ə tim ðət lɛft ðə ˈoʊnli hoʊm ˈɛvər noʊn. ənd ðeɪ hæd noʊ weɪ tɪ faɪt ɪt. waɪ ðɛr mɔr ˈəˌprɔr, ju æsk? ˌbiˈsaɪdz ðə fækt ðət kɑb ˈkaʊnti gægd ˈɛniˌwən hu dɛrd traɪ tɪ dəˈbeɪt ɪt, məʧ əv ðə aɪr ɪz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn breɪvz ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp: ˈmidiə kənˈglɑmərət ˈlɪbərˌti ˈmidiə ə ˈfeɪsləs əˈpoʊnənt bɪlt tɪ əbˈzɔrb ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ɪz θroʊn ɪts weɪ. æˈtlæntə meɪ hæv lɔst ðə breɪvz, bət ɪt seɪvd ə ˈbəndəl kəmˈpɛrd tɪ wət kɑb ˈkaʊnti wɪl bi peɪɪŋ ˈivɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn jɪrz tɪ kəm. ˈglɛnˌdeɪl, ariz*. ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə kaɪˈoʊtis ˈglɛnˌdeɪl ɪz ɪn ðə ˈdɛzərt. ɪt nid ˈɛni mɔr ˈmoʊmənts ɪn ðə sən. wɪˈθɪn ðə pæst 10 jɪrz, ˈglɛnˌdeɪl həz spɛnt 308 ˈmɪljən ɔn ə 455 ˈmɪljən ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈsteɪdiəm fər ðə ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə ˈkɑrdɪnəlz, ɪt ˈɛnərd ə 15-year*, 225 ˈmɪljən ərˈinə ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ðə ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə kaɪˈoʊtis ənd ɪt peɪd ˈmɪljənz mɔr fər ə fəˈsɪlɪti fər waɪt sɑks ənd ˈdɑʤərz. ɪt ˈwərkɪŋ aʊt fər ðə ˈsɪti? wɛl, ˈglɛnˌdeɪl meɪər ˈʤɛri toʊld ˈmægəˌzin hɪz ˈsɪti lɔst 1 ˈmɪljən ɔn ðə ˈsupər boʊl ɪn 2008 ənd ˈtoʊtəli bɪˈliv wi wɪl luz money”*” ɔn ðɪs ˈsupər boʊl. wɪθ məʧ əv ðət ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈkəmɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˌriˈsɛʃən, ðə ˈsɪti ɪz ɪn ˈhɛfti dɛt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt noʊ ˈlɔŋgər wɔnts tɪ pʊt əp wɪθ ˈɛni əv ɪt. ɪt ˈɛndɪd ɪts lis wɪθ ðə kaɪˈoʊtis, wɪʧ meɪ əˈtɛmpt tɪ liv fər ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs (mɔr ɔn ðət taʊn ˈleɪtər) ɪf ðeɪ bit ðə ˈsɪti ɪn kɔrt. ðə wʊd prɪˈfər tɪ ɪkˈspænd ˈɪntu ɪts nɛkst ˈmɑrkɪt, bət ðə kaɪˈoʊtis ənd ðɛr ˈæŋgri fænz meɪ nɑt liv ðɛm məʧ əv ə ʧɔɪs. ðə ˈsɪti spɛnd ɔn ə nu ərˈinə, ɪt simz mɔr ðən ˈhæpi tɪ lɛt ˈfinɪks traɪ tɪ lʊr ðə kaɪˈoʊtis bæk wɪn ɪt bɪldz ə nu ərˈinə fər ðə sənz ənd ɪt simz tɪ bi ˈəndər ðə saʊnd ˌɪmˈprɛʃən ðət ɪt wɪl ˈnɛvər gɪt aʊt əv ɪts spɔrts timz wət ɪt pʊt ˈɪntu ðɛm. mɪlˈwɔki, wɪs. mɪlˈwɔki bəks ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti həz ən ˈɛmti sprɪnt ˈsɛnər ʤɪst ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ə ˈtɛnənt, ənd ðə st*. luɪs bluz ʃɛr ðɛr ərˈinə wɪθ ən ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ tim. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt tʊk ˈænʃəts ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt grup ənd ˈɛmˈgiˈɛm tɪ bɪld ən ərˈinə ɪn ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs ənd sɪˈkjʊrɪŋ kəˈmɪtmənts fər ə ˌnɑnəgˈzɪstənt tim tɪ kənˈvɪns ðə mɪlˈwɔki bəks ˈoʊnərz tɪ θˈrɛtən tɪ muv. wɪn hɛʤ fənd sˈwiˌthɑrts wɛs ˈidənz, mɑrk ənd ˈʤeɪmi ˈdɪnən, huz wərθ ɪz ˈmɛʒərd ɪn ˈbɪljənz, bɔt ðə bəks frəm ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˈoʊnər ərb koʊl fər 550 ˈmɪljən læst jɪr, ɪt wɑz bɪˈlivd ðə tim goʊ ˈɛniˌwɛr. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ə ˌstɪpjəˈleɪʃən ɪn ðə dil ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðə tim muv ɪf ðə ˈoʊnərz ˌriˈpleɪst ðə ˈbrædli ˈsɛnər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə lig ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ɪf kənˈstrəkʃən bɪˈgɪn ɔn ðə nu ərˈinə baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðɪs jɪr, ðə lig wʊd baɪ ðə tim bæk ənd muv ɪt. ðə nu ˈoʊnərz, ˈsɛnsɪŋ ðeɪ hæv ə bɪt əv ˈlɛvərɪʤ, meɪd ðə ˈsɪti ən ˈɔfər: peɪ ˈjuˈɛs 250 ˈmɪljən pləs ˈɪntəˌrɛst fər ə nu ərˈinə ər luz ðə tim. ðət ˌɪnˈkludz 90 ˈmɪljən ɪn bɑndz ðət əˈkru ˈɪntəˌrɛst fər mɔr ðən ə ˈdəzən jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ kən bi peɪd ɔf. ðət ˈɪntəˌrɛst wʊd æd əˈnəðər 170 ˈmɪljən tɪ ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ 250 ˈmɪljən kɔst. səˈpraɪzɪŋli, ɪn ə taʊn ðət wɪl bi peɪɪŋ ɔf ðə mɪlˈwɔki bruərz ˈmɪlər pɑrk (bɪlt ɪn 1996 ənˈtɪl 2020 ðɪs ɪz nɑt goʊɪŋ ˈoʊvər wɛl. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ˈprɑbləm ʤɪst bɪˈkeɪm ɛz ðə steɪt ˈsɛnɪt əˈpruvd ə dil fər ˈpəblɪk ˈfəndɪŋ ðət gəv. skɑt ˈwɔkər ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ əˈpruv. mɪlˈwɔki ənd ɪts sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˈkaʊnti ər naʊ ɔn ðə hʊk fər wət wɪl æd əp tɪ 400 ˈmɪljən ˈoʊvər 20 jɪrz. θæŋks, ˈveɪgəs. ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c*. d.c*. juˈnaɪtɪd θɪŋk hæv ɪˈnəf pʊl tɪ pleɪ ðə geɪm? oʊ, θɪŋk əˈgɛn. d.c*. juˈnaɪtɪd wɑz wən əv ðə ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈfrænˌʧaɪzɪz ənd həz bɪn əraʊnd sɪns 1995 kɔld ˈoʊvərˌsaɪzd ˈsteɪdiəm hoʊm ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət taɪm ənd ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə nu ˈsteɪdiəm ɪn ðə ˈsɪti. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, lænd ɪn d.c*. ɪz ə bɪt hɑrd tɪ kəm baɪ, soʊ plænz fər ə ˈsteɪdiəm ɪn ðə ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈbəzərd pɔɪnt ˈneɪbərˌhʊd bəˈlund tɪ ə kɔst əv 300 ˈmɪljən. d.c*. juˈnaɪtɪd ɪz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ pɪk əp hæf əv ðət, bət ɪt ɪz ˈæskɪŋ ðə ˈsɪti tɪ kɔf əp ðə rɛst tɪ peɪ fər ˈpɑrsəlz əv lænd ˈkərəntli oʊnd baɪ ˈbɪznɪsɪz. naʊ, 150 ˈmɪljən ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ɪn tərmz. ˈdɛnvər ənd ˈkɑmərs ˈsɪti, ˈkoʊloʊ., peɪd 174 ˈmɪljən fər ðə ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ rapids’*’ səˈbərbən hoʊm. ˈhɛrɪsən ənd nuərk, n.j*., ˈminˌwaɪl, spɛnt ˈnɪrli 250 ˈmɪljən tɪ gɪv ðə rɛd bʊlz ə nu hoʊm nɪr ðə ˈhɛrɪsən pæθ treɪn ˈsteɪʃən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈbɛvi əv ˈprɑpərti ənd breɪks əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ d.c*. nu ˈsteɪdiəm, ənd ðə fækt ðət ə ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə 150 ˈmɪljən ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt əv ə ˈproʊˌgræm, ɪz ə bɪt məʧ tɪ sˈwɔloʊ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, d.c*. juˈnaɪtɪd noʊz ðət ðɛr ər ɪˈnəf taʊnz ɪn ðə ˈnɔrðərn vərˈʤɪnjə ˈsəbərbz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə tim tɪ meɪk ðɛm time”*” ðət ɪt kʊd hæv ɪts pɪk ɪf d.c*. peɪ. ˈgɪtɪŋ ə dil ɔn ðə ˈkɔstliɪst ˈsteɪdiəm ɪn ðə ˈkəntri bɪˈkəz d.c*. wɔnt ðə tim tɪ fli fər ðə ˈsəbərbz. ɪf ˈoʊnli ɪt fɛlt ˈsɪmələrli əˈbaʊt ˈrɛzɪdənts. ˈʤeɪsən nɑt ɪz ə ˈfriˌlæns ˈraɪtər beɪst ɪn ˈpɔrtlənd, ɔr. hɪz ˈraɪtɪŋ həz əˈpɪrd ɪn ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz, ðə ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst ənd ˈɛskˌwaɪr. nɑt rɪˈsivd ə dɪˈgri ɪn ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm frəm ðə s.i*. ˈnuˌhaʊs skul əv ˈpəblɪk kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz æt ˈsɪrəˌkjuz ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn 1998 ˈfɑloʊ ɪm ɔn tˈwɪtər @notteham*.
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chizh* ɛd prəˈdusər ʤɔɪn deɪt: mɑr 2003 loʊˈkeɪʃən: poʊsts: wərld ˈwiˌkɪnd ˈəpˌdeɪt 8 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2016 ˈsəmər ˈboʊnəs ˈækʃən wik ˈstɑrtɪŋ təˈdeɪ æt 1500 ənd ˈlæstɪŋ ənˈtɪl ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 18 0900, ju kən spɛnd əp tɪ 60 əv jʊr ˈboʊnəs pɔɪnts ɔn moʊst ˈmɑʤul frəm ɑr nuz tu wiks ˈæftər ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ɪn ˈoʊpən ˈbeɪtə, wi ˈfaɪnəli ˈmænɪʤd tɪ klɪr əp ðə ˈkrɪtɪkəl bəgz ənd wɪl ˈpəblɪʃ ðə pæʧ fər wərld təˈdeɪ. θæŋks əˈgɛn fər ɔl jʊr ˈfidˌbæk ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs ʃɔrt, jɛt ˈvɛri ˈifɛktɪv ˈoʊpən ˈbeɪtə feɪz! changelog*: ˈstɑrtɪŋ təˈdeɪ æt 1500 ənd ˈlæstɪŋ ənˈtɪl ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 18 0900, ju kən spɛnd əp tɪ 60 əv jʊr ˈboʊnəs pɔɪnts ɔn moʊst ˈmɑʤul frəm ɑr ðɪs ɪz ə greɪt weɪ tɪ ˈfaɪnəli spɛnd ðɪs ˈboʊnəs pɔɪnts wɪθ ə juʤ ˈdɪskaʊnt ɔn ɑr greɪt wiks ˈæftər ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ɪn ˈoʊpən ˈbeɪtə, wi ˈfaɪnəli ˈmænɪʤd tɪ klɪr əp ðə ˈkrɪtɪkəl bəgz ənd wɪl ˈpəblɪʃ ðə pæʧ fər wərld təˈdeɪ. θæŋks əˈgɛn fər ɔl jʊr ˈfidˌbæk ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs ʃɔrt, jɛt ˈvɛri ˈifɛktɪv ˈoʊpən ˈbeɪtə phase!changelog*: əˈtæʧt ɛd flaɪɪŋ ˈlɛʤənd 2018 ˌɪmˈpɪriəl wɔr mˈjuziəm 2018
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a complaint filed with the alleges unfair and deceptive practices on the part of, which has decided to share phone numbers and data with facebook.
alleging a trail of broken promises, two advocacy groups yesterday filed a complaint with the federal trade commission against a recent privacy policy change that states it will begin sharing user data with parent company facebook.
the electronic privacy information center (epic) and the center for digital democracy (cdd) said in a joint complaint that the proposed change constitutes an unfair and deceptive trade practice, and called on the to investigate.
epic consumer protection counsel claire t. gartland told that the has yet to reply to the complaint; the commission does not publicize investigations and filing organizations may not be notified whether the proceeds on a complaint, most of which are ultimately settled without formal hearings.
“epic will be keeping the pressure on the commission to act, since this is such a clear violation of their numerous statements on the issue,” gartland said. “if and when the acts, they have the power to stop the proposed changes from going forward enter into a settlement agreement with the companies similar to the 2012 consent order with facebook.”
in 2012, the and facebook settled over charges that facebook repeatedly shared information that users intended to remain private. facebook was ordered in the settlement to give consumers “clear and prominent notice and obtaining their express consent before sharing their information beyond their privacy settings, by maintaining a comprehensive privacy program to protect consumers’ information, and by obtaining biennial privacy audits from an independent third party,” the said in a release.
whatsapp, which was acquired by facebook two years ago for $19 billion, said last thursday in a that it would soon begin sharing users’ phone numbers with facebook, a move that would improve targeted advertising and connections with the friends on facebook.
“our belief in the value of private communications is unshakeable, and we remain committed to giving you the fastest, simplest, and most reliable experience on,” said.
epic and, however, said in their complaint to the that the transfer of such data was collected by under promises made in the early days of the facebook acquisition that private information would not be used or disclosed for marketing purposes.
whatsapp says in its new policy that users will have the opportunity to choose not to share data with facebook, rather than to the program.
in the complaint, epic and point out that founder jan and facebook founder mark zuckerberg both promised that would operate autonomously and that nothing would change regarding the way uses user data. the complaint also references a 2014 complaint filed with the by epic and that called for an investigation and possible injunction blocking the acquisition.
yesterday’s complaint cites a 2014 letter from consumer protection bureau director jessica rich to facebook and officers reminding the companies of promises facebook made to users, stating that any uses of user data for marketing and advertising purposes violates privacy promises made by the two companies, and that both must obtain consumers’ consent before doing so.
“whatsapp has made a number of promises about the limited nature of the data it collects, maintains, and shares with third that exceed the protections currently promised to facebook users,” rich wrote. “we want to make clear that, regardless of the acquisition, must continue to honor these promises to consumers.”
whatsapp and facebook combined have more than two billion users globally.’s messaging service in april introduced encryption based on the signal protocol, securing calls, messages, files, video and voice messages.
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ə kəmˈpleɪnt faɪld wɪθ ðə əˈlɛʤɪz ˌɔnˈfɛr ənd dɪˈsɛptɪv ˈpræktɪsɪz ɔn ðə pɑrt əv, wɪʧ həz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ʃɛr foʊn ˈnəmbərz ənd ˈdætə wɪθ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. əˈlɛʤɪŋ ə treɪl əv ˈbroʊkən ˈprɑməsəz, tu ˈædvəkəsi grups ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ faɪld ə kəmˈpleɪnt wɪθ ðə ˈfɛdərəl treɪd kəˈmɪʃən əˈgɛnst ə ˈrisənt ˈpraɪvəsi ˈpɑləsi ʧeɪnʤ ðət steɪts ɪt wɪl bɪˈgɪn ˈʃɛrɪŋ ˈjuzər ˈdætə wɪθ ˈpɛrənt ˈkəmpəˌni ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. ðə ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈpraɪvəsi ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈsɛnər (ˈɛpɪk) ənd ðə ˈsɛnər fər ˈdɪʤɪtəl dɪˈmɑkrəsi (cdd*) sɛd ɪn ə ʤɔɪnt kəmˈpleɪnt ðət ðə prəˈpoʊzd ʧeɪnʤ ˈkɑnstəˌtuts ən ˌɔnˈfɛr ənd dɪˈsɛptɪv treɪd ˈpræktɪs, ənd kɔld ɔn ðə tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt. ˈɛpɪk kənˈsumər prəˈtɛkʃən ˈkaʊnsəl klɛr ti. ˈgɑrtlənd toʊld ðət ðə həz jɛt tɪ rɪˈplaɪ tɪ ðə kəmˈpleɪnt; ðə kəˈmɪʃən dɪz nɑt ˈpəblɪˌsaɪz ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ənd ˈfaɪlɪŋ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz meɪ nɑt bi ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd ˈwɛðər ðə prəˈsidz ɔn ə kəmˈpleɪnt, moʊst əv wɪʧ ər ˈəltəmətli ˈsɛtəld wɪˈθaʊt ˈfɔrməl ˈhirɪŋz. wɪl bi ˈkipɪŋ ðə ˈprɛʃər ɔn ðə kəˈmɪʃən tɪ ækt, sɪns ðɪs ɪz səʧ ə klɪr vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ðɛr ˈnumərəs ˈsteɪtmənts ɔn ðə issue,”*,” ˈgɑrtlənd sɛd. ənd wɪn ðə ækts, ðeɪ hæv ðə paʊər tɪ stɑp ðə prəˈpoʊzd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz frəm goʊɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd ˈɛnər ˈɪntu ə ˈsɛtəlmənt əˈgrimənt wɪθ ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə 2012 kənˈsɛnt ˈɔrdər wɪθ facebook.”*.” ɪn 2012 ðə ənd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈsɛtəld ˈoʊvər ˈʧɑrʤɪz ðət ˈfeɪsˌbʊk rɪˈpitɪdli ʃɛrd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət ˈjuzərz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ˈpraɪvət. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk wɑz ˈɔrdərd ɪn ðə ˈsɛtəlmənt tɪ gɪv kənˈsumərz ənd ˈprɑmənənt ˈnoʊtɪs ənd əbˈteɪnɪŋ ðɛr ɪkˈsprɛs kənˈsɛnt ˌbiˈfɔr ˈʃɛrɪŋ ðɛr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən bɪɔnd ðɛr ˈpraɪvəsi ˈsɛtɪŋz, baɪ meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv ˈpraɪvəsi ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ prəˈtɛkt consumers’*’ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ənd baɪ əbˈteɪnɪŋ baɪˈɛniəl ˈpraɪvəsi ˈɑdəts frəm ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt θərd party,”*,” ðə sɛd ɪn ə riˈlis., wɪʧ wɑz əkˈwaɪərd baɪ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ fər 19 ˈbɪljən, sɛd læst ˈθərzˌdeɪ ɪn ə ðət ɪt wʊd sun bɪˈgɪn ˈʃɛrɪŋ users’*’ foʊn ˈnəmbərz wɪθ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, ə muv ðət wʊd ˌɪmˈpruv ˈtɑrgətɪd ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ənd kəˈnɛkʃənz wɪθ ðə frɛndz ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. bɪˈlif ɪn ðə ˈvælju əv ˈpraɪvət kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ɪz ənˈʃeɪkəbəl, ənd wi rɪˈmeɪn kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ˈgɪvɪŋ ju ðə ˈfæstəst, ˈsɪmpləst, ənd moʊst rɪˈlaɪəbəl ɪkˈspɪriəns ɔn whatsapp,”*,” sɛd. ˈɛpɪk ənd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, sɛd ɪn ðɛr kəmˈpleɪnt tɪ ðə ðət ðə ˈtrænsfər əv səʧ ˈdætə wɑz kəˈlɛktəd baɪ ˈəndər ˈprɑməsəz meɪd ɪn ðə ˈərli deɪz əv ðə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˌækwəˈzɪʃən ðət ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wʊd nɑt bi juzd ər dɪˈskloʊzd fər ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈpərpəsɪz. sɪz ɪn ɪts nu ˈpɑləsi ðət ˈjuzərz wɪl hæv ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ʧuz nɑt tɪ ʃɛr ˈdætə wɪθ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, ˈrəðər ðən tɪ ðə ˈproʊˌgræm. ɪn ðə kəmˈpleɪnt, ˈɛpɪk ənd pɔɪnt aʊt ðət ˈfaʊndər ʤæn ənd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈfaʊndər mɑrk ˈzəkərˌbərg boʊθ ˈprɑməst ðət wʊd ˈɔpərˌeɪt ˌɔˈtɑnoʊməsli ənd ðət ˈnəθɪŋ wʊd ʧeɪnʤ rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə weɪ ˈjuzɪz ˈjuzər ˈdætə. ðə kəmˈpleɪnt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɛfərənsɪz ə 2014 kəmˈpleɪnt faɪld wɪθ ðə baɪ ˈɛpɪk ənd ðət kɔld fər ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ənd ˈpɑsəbəl ˌɪnˈʤəŋʃən ˈblɑkɪŋ ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən. kəmˈpleɪnt saɪts ə 2014 ˈlɛtər frəm kənˈsumər prəˈtɛkʃən ˈbjʊroʊ dɪˈrɛktər ˈʤɛsɪkə rɪʧ tɪ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd ˈɔfɪsərz riˈmaɪndɪŋ ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz əv ˈprɑməsəz ˈfeɪsˌbʊk meɪd tɪ ˈjuzərz, ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət ˈɛni ˈjuzɪz əv ˈjuzər ˈdætə fər ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ənd ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ˈpərpəsɪz ˈvaɪəleɪts ˈpraɪvəsi ˈprɑməsəz meɪd baɪ ðə tu ˈkəmpəˌniz, ənd ðət boʊθ məst əbˈteɪn consumers’*’ kənˈsɛnt ˌbiˈfɔr duɪŋ soʊ. həz meɪd ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈprɑməsəz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈneɪʧər əv ðə ˈdætə ɪt kəˈlɛkts, meɪnˈteɪnz, ənd ʃɛrz wɪθ θərd ðət ɪkˈsid ðə prəˈtɛkʃənz ˈkərəntli ˈprɑməst tɪ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk users,”*,” rɪʧ roʊt. wɔnt tɪ meɪk klɪr ðət, rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən, məst kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈɑnər ðiz ˈprɑməsəz tɪ consumers.”*.” ənd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk kəmˈbaɪnd hæv mɔr ðən tu ˈbɪljən ˈjuzərz ˈgloʊbəli. ˈmɛsɪʤɪŋ ˈsərvɪs ɪn ˈeɪprəl ˌɪntrəˈdust ɛnˈkrɪpʃən beɪst ɔn ðə ˈsɪgnəl ˈproʊtəˌkɔl, sɪˈkjʊrɪŋ kɔlz, ˈmɛsɪʤɪz, faɪlz, ˈvɪdioʊ ənd vɔɪs ˈmɛsɪʤɪz.
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russians who like the way their country is governed by president vladimir putin often complain that there is no real alternative to him. for the most part, this view is correct. the kremlin controls all the levers of state power, and any truly dissident politician is likely to be isolated or expelled.
when the moscow mayoral election was called in june, there seemed little reason to believe it would be any different than other russian electoral pantomimes. the incumbent, sergei, had unabashed support, and all the fawning attention of media that comes with it. he barely bothered to campaign.
there was a wrinkle when alexei, 37, a prominent member of the street protest movement that erupted after 2011 duma elections that were widely perceived to have been rigged, announced his intention to run. was convicted of embezzlement in a trial most observers believe was politically was only free pending an appeal to a higher court.
according to maria lipman, an analyst at the moscow center of the carnegie endowment for international peace, kremlin insiders debated how to deal with’s bid. forbidding it risked more street protests, as would blatantly manipulating the results. a fair vote could embarrass, and through him putin. but with polling in the single digits when the campaign began, this seemed a safe gamble. it wasn’t. the kremlin “opened the door a crack,” says lipman. “navalny put his shoulder in it.”
the election results earlier this month surprised almost everyone, including those close to. according to official results, earned per cent of the vote, against per cent for, who narrowly avoided a second round of voting by squeaking in above the 50 per cent threshold.
navalny is disputing the results and demanding a runoff vote, but this is unlikely. if there was manipulation, it was on a much smaller scale than in previous part due to the thousands of volunteer observers who mobilized to scrutinize the process.
this does not mean the election itself was fair. security forces harassed and his campaigners. media were hostile. “he was mentioned many times, but only to smear him,” says lipman.
with the game fixed, and his team played differently. the campaign they rolled out this summer was unlike any other in modern russia, drawing from hustings in the west and notably from the strategies of u.s. president barack obama. “we were really trying to disprove almost all the things that were considered until then in russian elections,” says oleg, a russian civil activist who worked on’s campaign.
chief among these targeted myths was the assumption that russians are cynical and apathetic when it comes to politics. the campaign instead counted on the energy and commitment of crowds. it recruited and used hundreds of volunteers, made aggressive use of social media, received funding from thousands of donors, rather than a few rich tycoons, and staged some 100 public events attended by himself. figures met face to face with russians.
navalny’s most prominent supporters are the young and educated, but his campaign also made inroads into the ranks of russian business, drawing public approval from several businessmen in a rare example of establishment members defying putin.
“many people are afraid to speak out and support and other opposition movement leaders, but i think gradually changing that,” says vladimir, a longtime strategist who led his business outreach.
and yet, though did much better than expected, he still lost. remains mayor, and could soon be on his way to jail.
ashurkov is upbeat. “the goal was to transform alexei from a blogger and lawyer and activist into a politician who is playing at the federal level. that we achieved in abundance.”
a year ago, only 10 per cent of russians had heard of, says lipman. now, three-quarters have. but she says it would require a “gigantic leap” for to challenge putin nationally. putin still has too many means, from friendly media to courts, of neutralizing a political rival.
ilya, a leftist and one of the few duma members to vocally oppose putin, works with, but describes the alliance as tactical.
“navalny’s a nationalist. a pretty authoritarian type of individual,” said in an interview with this spring. “essentially, his idea is to replace putin with a good president, like himself, and eliminate corruption.”
navalny has mused about running for president. it seems a goal now. but then, a few months ago, so did earning the support of one in four voters in moscow.
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ˈrəʃənz hu laɪk ðə weɪ ðɛr ˈkəntri ɪz ˈgəvərnd baɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn ˈɔfən kəmˈpleɪn ðət ðɛr ɪz noʊ ril ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ ɪm. fər ðə moʊst pɑrt, ðɪs vju ɪz kərˈɛkt. ðə ˈkrɛmlɪn kənˈtroʊlz ɔl ðə ˈlɛvərz əv steɪt paʊər, ənd ˈɛni ˈtruli ˈdɪsədɪnt ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ər ɪkˈspɛld. wɪn ðə ˈmɔˌskaʊ meɪərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən wɑz kɔld ɪn ʤun, ðɛr simd ˈlɪtəl ˈrizən tɪ bɪˈliv ɪt wʊd bi ˈɛni ˈdɪfərənt ðən ˈəðər ˈrəʃən ɪˈlɛktərəl pantomimes*. ðə ˌɪnˈkəmbənt, ˈsɛrˌgeɪ, hæd ˌənəˈbæʃt səˈpɔrt, ənd ɔl ðə ˈfɔnɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən əv ˈmidiə ðət kəmz wɪθ ɪt. hi ˈbɛrli ˈbɑðərd tɪ kæmˈpeɪn. ðɛr wɑz ə ˈrɪŋkəl wɪn əˈlɛkˌseɪ, 37 ə ˈprɑmənənt ˈmɛmbər əv ðə strit ˈproʊˌtɛst ˈmuvmənt ðət ˌɪˈrəptɪd ˈæftər 2011 ˈdumə ɪˈlɛkʃənz ðət wər ˈwaɪdli pərˈsivd tɪ hæv bɪn rɪgd, əˈnaʊnst hɪz ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən tɪ rən. wɑz kənˈvɪktəd əv ɛmˈbɛzəlmənt ɪn ə traɪəl moʊst əbˈzərvərz bɪˈliv wɑz ˈplɪtɪkli wɑz ˈoʊnli fri ˈpɛndɪŋ ən əˈpil tɪ ə haɪər kɔrt. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ mərˈiə ˈlɪpmən, ən ˈænəlɪst æt ðə ˈmɔˌskaʊ ˈsɛnər əv ðə ˌkɑrˈneɪgi ɛnˈdaʊmənt fər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl pis, ˈkrɛmlɪn ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz dəˈbeɪtɪd haʊ tɪ dil wɪθ bɪd. fərˈbɪdɪŋ ɪt rɪskt mɔr strit ˈproʊˌtɛsts, ɛz wʊd ˈbleɪtəntli məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə rɪˈzəlts. ə fɛr voʊt kʊd ɪmˈbɛrəs, ənd θru ɪm ˈputɪn. bət wɪθ ˈpoʊlɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈdɪʤɪts wɪn ðə kæmˈpeɪn bɪˈgæn, ðɪs simd ə seɪf ˈgæmbəl. ɪt wasn’t*. ðə ˈkrɛmlɪn ðə dɔr ə crack,”*,” sɪz ˈlɪpmən. pʊt hɪz ˈʃoʊldər ɪn it.”*.” ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən rɪˈzəlts ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ səˈpraɪzd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvriˌwən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðoʊz kloʊz tɪ. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ əˈfɪʃəl rɪˈzəlts, ərnd pər sɛnt əv ðə voʊt, əˈgɛnst pər sɛnt fər, hu ˈnɛroʊli əˈvɔɪdɪd ə ˈsɛkənd raʊnd əv ˈvoʊtɪŋ baɪ skˈwikɪŋ ɪn əˈbəv ðə 50 pər sɛnt θˈrɛˌʃoʊld. ɪz dɪˈspjutɪŋ ðə rɪˈzəlts ənd dɪˈmændɪŋ ə ˈrəˌnɔf voʊt, bət ðɪs ɪz ənˈlaɪkli. ɪf ðɛr wɑz məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən, ɪt wɑz ɔn ə məʧ sˈmɔlər skeɪl ðən ɪn ˈpriviəs pɑrt du tɪ ðə ˈθaʊzənz əv ˌvɑlənˈtɪr əbˈzərvərz hu ˈmoʊbəˌlaɪzd tɪ ˈskrutəˌnaɪz ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ðɪs dɪz nɑt min ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɑz fɛr. sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz həræst ənd hɪz kæmˈpeɪnərz. ˈmidiə wər ˈhɑstəl. wɑz ˈmɛnʃənd ˈmɛni taɪmz, bət ˈoʊnli tɪ smɪr him,”*,” sɪz ˈlɪpmən. wɪθ ðə geɪm fɪkst, ənd hɪz tim pleɪd ˈdɪfərˈɛntli. ðə kæmˈpeɪn ðeɪ roʊld aʊt ðɪs ˈsəmər wɑz ənˈlaɪk ˈɛni ˈəðər ɪn ˈmɑdərn ˈrəʃə, drɔɪŋ frəm ˈhəstɪŋz ɪn ðə wɛst ənd ˈnoʊtəbli frəm ðə ˈstrætəʤiz əv juz. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə. wər ˈrɪli traɪɪŋ tɪ dɪˈspruv ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl ðə θɪŋz ðət wər kənˈsɪdərd ənˈtɪl ðɛn ɪn ˈrəʃən elections,”*,” sɪz ˈoʊləg, ə ˈrəʃən ˈsɪvəl ˈæktɪvɪst hu wərkt ɔn kæmˈpeɪn. ʧif əˈməŋ ðiz ˈtɑrgətɪd mɪθs wɑz ðə əˈsəmpʃən ðət ˈrəʃənz ər ˈsɪnɪkəl ənd ˌæpəˈθɛtɪk wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈpɑləˌtɪks. ðə kæmˈpeɪn ˌɪnˈstɛd ˈkaʊntɪd ɔn ðə ˈɛnərʤi ənd kəˈmɪtmənt əv kraʊdz. ɪt rɪˈkrutɪd ənd juzd ˈhənərdz əv ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz, meɪd əˈgrɛsɪv juz əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə, rɪˈsivd ˈfəndɪŋ frəm ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈdoʊnərz, ˈrəðər ðən ə fju rɪʧ taɪˈkunz, ənd steɪʤd səm 100 ˈpəblɪk ɪˈvɛnts əˈtɛndəd baɪ hɪmˈsɛlf. ˈfɪgjərz mɛt feɪs tɪ feɪs wɪθ ˈrəʃənz. moʊst ˈprɑmənənt səˈpɔrtərz ər ðə jəŋ ənd ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd, bət hɪz kæmˈpeɪn ˈɔlsoʊ meɪd ˈɪnˌroʊdz ˈɪntu ðə ræŋks əv ˈrəʃən ˈbɪznɪs, drɔɪŋ ˈpəblɪk əˈpruvəl frəm ˈsɛvərəl ˈbɪznɪsˌmɛn ɪn ə rɛr ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ˈmɛmbərz dɪˈfaɪɪŋ ˈputɪn. ˈpipəl ər əˈfreɪd tɪ spik aʊt ənd səˈpɔrt ənd ˈəðər ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈmuvmənt ˈlidərz, bət aɪ θɪŋk ˈgræʤuəli ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ that,”*,” sɪz vˈlædəmɪr, ə ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˈstrætɪʤɪst hu lɛd hɪz ˈbɪznɪs ˈaʊˌtriʧ. ənd jɛt, ðoʊ dɪd məʧ ˈbɛtər ðən ɪkˈspɛktɪd, hi stɪl lɔst. rɪˈmeɪnz meɪər, ənd kʊd sun bi ɔn hɪz weɪ tɪ ʤeɪl. ɪz ˈəpˌbit. goʊl wɑz tɪ ˈtrænsfɔrm əˈlɛkˌseɪ frəm ə ˈblɔgər ənd ˈlɔjər ənd ˈæktɪvɪst ˈɪntu ə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən hu ɪz pleɪɪŋ æt ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈlɛvəl. ðət wi əˈʧivd ɪn abundance.”*.” ə jɪr əˈgoʊ, ˈoʊnli 10 pər sɛnt əv ˈrəʃənz hæd hərd əv, sɪz ˈlɪpmən. naʊ, θˌrikˈwɔrtərz hæv. bət ʃi sɪz ɪt wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər ə leap”*” fər tɪ ˈʧælənʤ ˈputɪn ˈnæʃənəli. ˈputɪn stɪl həz tu ˈmɛni minz, frəm ˈfrɛndli ˈmidiə tɪ kɔrts, əv ˈnutrəˌlaɪzɪŋ ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈraɪvəl. ˈɪljə, ə ˈlɛftɪst ənd wən əv ðə fju ˈdumə ˈmɛmbərz tɪ ˈvoʊkəli əˈpoʊz ˈputɪn, wərks wɪθ, bət dɪˈskraɪbz ðə əˈlaɪəns ɛz ˈtæktɪkəl. ə ˈnæʃənəlɪst. ə ˈprɪti əˌθɔrəˈtɛriən taɪp əv individual,”*,” sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðɪs spərɪŋ. ““essentially*, hɪz aɪˈdiə ɪz tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ˈputɪn wɪθ ə gʊd ˈprɛzɪdənt, laɪk hɪmˈsɛlf, ənd ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt corruption.”*.” həz mjuzd əˈbaʊt ˈrənɪŋ fər ˈprɛzɪdənt. ɪt simz ə goʊl naʊ. bət ðɛn, ə fju mənθs əˈgoʊ, soʊ dɪd ˈərnɪŋ ðə səˈpɔrt əv wən ɪn fɔr ˈvoʊtərz ɪn ˈmɔˌskaʊ.
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hiring salespeople
over the past 12 years we have been invited into countless president and offices to discuss the topic of hiring salespeople. before the opens mouth, we can typically predict what they are going to say. we could hand them over a few comment cards with the following issues and almost guarantee their thoughts will be one or two statements on the card. comments like:
hiring salespeople in this organization has been our biggest challenge!
we have x number of salespeople but only 20% of them are running on all cylinders we need better salespeople!
we figure over the past year the cost of our bad hires in the sales department has been $x. many times the figure is in the millions of dollars.
our sales managers keep hiring the wrong salespeople on the team.
the cost of hiring mistakes in our sales department is causing the whole company to suffer
and the list of comments goes on….
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the reason we continue to hear these “hiring mistake” comments is because we are being brought into the company to assist in hiring the right sales team members through a structured hiring process.
what is surprising is to see how little process and logic has been put into existing sales teams hiring processes.
here are a few points that will assist hiring teams in starting to get on solid ground when hiring their next salesperson.
industry knowledge trap most companies think that when their hiring salespeople they have to come from within their industry. the problem with this thinking is that the same non performing salespeople get “recycled” from company to company. these smooth talking sales candidates go into the interview dropping names and talking the industry jargon and ultimately win the job. hiring teams need to realize they have to (and maybe should not) hire from within their industry. when hiring salespeople, find someone good and then teach them your business! no structure to the initial interview sales managers and other hiring team members need to be provided a set of structured interview questions that “need” to be asked (by the manager) and answered (by the candidate). no exceptions. do not allow sales managers to “wing” the interview. accountability after the interview when a sales manager interviews a candidate there must be a follow up or accountability meeting with others within the company on the evaluation of each candidate. hiring managers are spending valuable company time on each interview so why not take a few extra minutes and review the interview with a fellow manager or associate. do not allow managers to get away with comments such as “i liked or like the candidate”. there needs to be concrete reasons why a candidate will be moving forward or be released from the hiring process. hiring managers should rate or grade each candidate on common attributes discovered in the interview process. this score / grade can be reviewed in the follow up meeting with team members. bring other forms of assessments into the evaluation process the interview and should not be relied upon as being the only form of assessing a candidate. online assessment centres, exercises and job simulations can bring more structure and rigor to the hiring process. each element of the hiring process (interview, online assessments and job simulations) should then be graded and provided weights to assist each team member in better understanding the ability to execute on the job.
hiring salespeople should not be difficult or a mystery. incorporating these four points mentioned in this article will bring more accuracy and profitability to each hire.
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ˈhaɪrɪŋ ˈseɪlzˌpipəl ˈoʊvər ðə pæst 12 jɪrz wi hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ˈɪntu ˈkaʊntləs ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ˈɔfəsɪz tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə ˈtɑpɪk əv ˈhaɪrɪŋ ˈseɪlzˌpipəl. ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈoʊpənz maʊθ, wi kən ˈtɪpɪkəli prɪˈdɪkt wət ðeɪ ər goʊɪŋ tɪ seɪ. wi kʊd hænd ðɛm ˈoʊvər ə fju ˈkɑmɛnt kɑrdz wɪθ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈɪʃuz ənd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌgɛrənˈti ðɛr θɔts wɪl bi wən ər tu ˈsteɪtmənts ɔn ðə kɑrd. ˈkɑmɛnts laɪk: ˈhaɪrɪŋ ˈseɪlzˌpipəl ɪn ðɪs ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən həz bɪn ɑr ˈbɪgəst ˈʧælənʤ! wi hæv ɛks ˈnəmbər əv ˈseɪlzˌpipəl bət ˈoʊnli 20 əv ðɛm ər ˈrənɪŋ ɔn ɔl ˈsɪləndərz wi nid ˈbɛtər ˈseɪlzˌpipəl! wi ˈfɪgjər ˈoʊvər ðə pæst jɪr ðə kɔst əv ɑr bæd haɪərz ɪn ðə seɪlz dɪˈpɑrtmənt həz bɪn $ɛks. ˈmɛni taɪmz ðə ˈfɪgjər ɪz ɪn ðə ˈmɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz. ɑr seɪlz ˈmænɪʤərz kip ˈhaɪrɪŋ ðə rɔŋ ˈseɪlzˌpipəl ɔn ðə tim. ðə kɔst əv ˈhaɪrɪŋ mɪˈsteɪks ɪn ɑr seɪlz dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɪz ˈkɔzɪŋ ðə hoʊl ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ ˈsəfər ənd ðə lɪst əv ˈkɑmɛnts goʊz on…*…. rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈɑrtɪkəl: rɪsk wɪn ˈhaɪrɪŋ seɪlz ˈpipəl ðə ˈrizən wi kənˈtɪnju tɪ hir ðiz mistake”*” ˈkɑmɛnts ɪz bɪˈkəz wi ər biɪŋ brɔt ˈɪntu ðə ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ əˈsɪst ɪn ˈhaɪrɪŋ ðə raɪt seɪlz tim ˈmɛmbərz θru ə ˈstrəkʧərd ˈhaɪrɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs. wət ɪz səˈpraɪzɪŋ ɪz tɪ si haʊ ˈlɪtəl ˈprɔˌsɛs ənd ˈlɑʤɪk həz bɪn pʊt ˈɪntu ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ seɪlz timz ˈhaɪrɪŋ ˈprɑsɛsəz. hir ər ə fju pɔɪnts ðət wɪl əˈsɪst ˈhaɪrɪŋ timz ɪn ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ gɪt ɔn ˈsɑləd graʊnd wɪn ˈhaɪrɪŋ ðɛr nɛkst ˈseɪlzˌpərsən. ˈɪndəstri ˈnɑlɪʤ træp moʊst ˈkəmpəˌniz θɪŋk ðət wɪn ðɛr ˈhaɪrɪŋ ˈseɪlzˌpipəl ðeɪ hæv tɪ kəm frəm wɪˈθɪn ðɛr ˈɪndəstri. ðə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ðɪs ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɪz ðət ðə seɪm nɑn pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ˈseɪlzˌpipəl gɪt ““recycled”*” frəm ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ ˈkəmpəˌni. ðiz smuð ˈtɔkɪŋ seɪlz ˈkænədɪts goʊ ˈɪntu ðə ˈɪntərvˌju ˈdrɑpɪŋ neɪmz ənd ˈtɔkɪŋ ðə ˈɪndəstri ˈʤɑrgən ənd ˈəltəmətli wɪn ðə ʤɑb. ˈhaɪrɪŋ timz nid tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðeɪ hæv tɪ (ənd ˈmeɪbi ʃʊd nɑt) haɪər frəm wɪˈθɪn ðɛr ˈɪndəstri. wɪn ˈhaɪrɪŋ ˈseɪlzˌpipəl, faɪnd ˈsəmˌwən gʊd ənd ðɛn tiʧ ðɛm jʊr ˈbɪznɪs! noʊ ˈstrəkʧər tɪ ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈɪntərvˌju seɪlz ˈmænɪʤərz ənd ˈəðər ˈhaɪrɪŋ tim ˈmɛmbərz nid tɪ bi prəˈvaɪdɪd ə sɛt əv ˈstrəkʧərd ˈɪntərvˌju kˈwɛsʧənz ðət ““need”*” tɪ bi æst (baɪ ðə ˈmænɪʤər) ənd ˈænsərd (baɪ ðə ˈkænədɪt). noʊ ɪkˈsɛpʃənz. du nɑt əˈlaʊ seɪlz ˈmænɪʤərz tɪ ““wing”*” ðə ˈɪntərvˌju. əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ˈæftər ðə ˈɪntərvˌju wɪn ə seɪlz ˈmænɪʤər ˈɪntərvˌjuz ə ˈkænədɪt ðɛr məst bi ə ˈfɑloʊ əp ər əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ ˈəðərz wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɔn ðə ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən əv iʧ ˈkænədɪt. ˈhaɪrɪŋ ˈmænɪʤərz ər ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈvæljəbəl ˈkəmpəˌni taɪm ɔn iʧ ˈɪntərvˌju soʊ waɪ nɑt teɪk ə fju ˈɛkstrə ˈmɪnəts ənd ˌrivˈju ðə ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ə ˈfɛloʊ ˈmænɪʤər ər əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt. du nɑt əˈlaʊ ˈmænɪʤərz tɪ gɪt əˈweɪ wɪθ ˈkɑmɛnts səʧ ɛz laɪkt ər laɪk ðə candidate”*”. ðɛr nidz tɪ bi ˈkɑnkrit ˈrizənz waɪ ə ˈkænədɪt wɪl bi ˈmuvɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd ər bi riˈlist frəm ðə ˈhaɪrɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˈhaɪrɪŋ ˈmænɪʤərz ʃʊd reɪt ər greɪd iʧ ˈkænədɪt ɔn ˈkɑmən əˈtrɪˌbjuts dɪˈskəvərd ɪn ðə ˈɪntərvˌju ˈprɔˌsɛs. ðɪs skɔr greɪd kən bi rivˈjud ɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊ əp ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ tim ˈmɛmbərz. brɪŋ ˈəðər fɔrmz əv əˈsɛsmənts ˈɪntu ðə ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs ðə ˈɪntərvˌju ənd ʃʊd nɑt bi rɪˈlaɪd əˈpɑn ɛz biɪŋ ðə ˈoʊnli fɔrm əv əˈsɛsɪŋ ə ˈkænədɪt. ˈɔnˌlaɪn əˈsɛsmənt ˈsɛntərz, ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz ənd ʤɑb ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃənz kən brɪŋ mɔr ˈstrəkʧər ənd ˈrɪgər tɪ ðə ˈhaɪrɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs. iʧ ˈɛləmənt əv ðə ˈhaɪrɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs (ˈɪntərvˌju, ˈɔnˌlaɪn əˈsɛsmənts ənd ʤɑb ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃənz) ʃʊd ðɛn bi ˈgreɪdɪd ənd prəˈvaɪdɪd weɪts tɪ əˈsɪst iʧ tim ˈmɛmbər ɪn ˈbɛtər ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈɛksəˌkjut ɔn ðə ʤɑb. ˈhaɪrɪŋ ˈseɪlzˌpipəl ʃʊd nɑt bi ˈdɪfəkəlt ər ə ˈmɪstəri. ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪŋ ðiz fɔr pɔɪnts ˈmɛnʃənd ɪn ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl wɪl brɪŋ mɔr ˈækjərəsi ənd ˌprɑfɪtəˈbɪlɪti tɪ iʧ haɪər. tɛst draɪv ˈkænədɪts lɛt ˈjuˈɛs ʃoʊ ju haʊ tɪ si ˈkænədɪts ɪn ˈækʃən ˌbiˈfɔr ju haɪər ðɛm! wɔnt tɪ noʊ mɔr? ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈjuˈɛs! ˈhaɪrɪŋ ˈseɪlzˌpipəl 4 ˈizi stɛps tɪ ˌɪnˈkris jʊr səkˈsɛsfəl haɪərz
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len wallick weighs quality and quantity in his consideration of approaching libra retrograde, and in the context of two other this year. once you have made some qualitative connections between the two previous mercury of 2015, sniff the air you are moving in now. see if you can find a corresponding scent.
most of us know our way around the concept of quantity. you know ‘bigger’ when you see it, ‘smaller’ too. many (but not all) athletic contests are won by those who move faster and jump higher or farther. finances are usually a matter of quantity. one of the oldest sales enticements is to offer more in exchange for less.
quality is another matter. sometimes quality is actually just quantity in fact (such as 14 karat gold versus 24 karat gold). in other contexts, quality can also be so highly subjective that no two people will agree on what it means.
yet, you know much of what constitutes a quality of life cannot be measured in dollars, pounds, hours or square feet. love, for example is without price. the quality of service, to cite another example, is more about intent and spirit than amount.
another one of the things that eludes quantitative measurement most of the time is astrology. you know a full moon when you feel it, even if you cannot put a meter on the experience. even the moon changing signs, which will happen when the moon moves from cancer to leo shortly before pm tonight (or tomorrow), is usually something you can sense even if it is not something you cannot objectively assay.
of all the qualitative experiences astrology has to offer, mercury are probably among the best known. seeking to understand what goes along with mercury passing between earth and the sun (making mercury appear to slow down and go into reverse from our perspective) is the gateway to astrology for many.
as it so happens, now is a good time to begin improving the quality of your understanding of both mercury and astrology. no measurements will be required. you have to remember anything farther back than the first month of this year, and your own judgment will be all you need to make what will almost certainly be some useful, albeit subjective observations.
that’s because mercury has been in its first echo (or ‘shadow’) phase of its third and last retrograde of 2015 since aug. 28. mercury is when mercury enters the degrees where it will be soon be retrograde. this happens again when mercury goes back over the territory where it was retrograde.
since you are in a process that has repeated twice before and recently, you have some grounds for qualitative comparison. this is especially true because there is a constant: air.
mercury’s actual retrograde period will begin on sept. 17 at 15+ libra, and end on oct. 9 in first degree. the second shadow phase will then continue until mercury reaches and passes 15+ libra again on oct. 24.
libra is an air sign. the two previous of 2015 also took place entirely in air signs. counting the phases, mercury moved back and forth three times between 1+ and 17+ aquarius from jan. 5 to march 3. subsequently, mercury tacked between 4+ and 13+ gemini for nearly all of may and june. indeed, by the time this year is over, mercury will have spent about half of it in three signs all distinguished by the same element.
this is not to say all three of the mercury this year will be the same. they will not be the same. however, there should be a qualitative you can sense and discern, which will provide some useful (if un-quantifiable) information.
of the four elements (fire, earth, air and water) that contribute to distinguishing one sign from another, air might fairly be said to be the most qualitative. after all, the earthen element implies both material as well as metaphorical substance, and material substance can be weighed. similarly, the watery elements correspond with literal and figurative volume, and literal volumes can be measured. fire, for its part, is often a matter of time and temperature (or temper, as the case may be).
air, on the other hand, is as elusive as it is essential. you are continually and necessarily immersed in actual air, which is not the case with the most familiar and tangible forms of earth, water and fire. additionally, when something is said to have an ‘air’, understood to be a quality, not a quantity.
hence, this is the year and now is the time to pull together a qualitative sense of what the experience of mercury mean for you. you can start by comparing your two previous periods of reference. january and february would be the first period. may and june would be the second. look for some qualities in common. recall experiences rather than acquisitions or losses. disregard that which can have a price, and emphasize value.
once you have made some qualitative connections between the two previous mercury of 2015, sniff the air you are moving in now. see if you can find a corresponding scent. keep in mind that history does not repeat, but history does tend to rhyme. disregard the differences for the time being. feel for correlations. then, experiment based on what you experienced during the two previous mercury this year and what you feel (not what you can prove) now.
no hurry. you have time. even so, give yourself a start in qualifying the qualitative now. if you can do just that, by this time next month you should have gleaned a quality of information that only the conscious practice of astrology can provide.
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lɛn ˈwɔlɪk weɪz kˈwɑləti ənd kˈwɑntəti ɪn hɪz kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən əv əˈproʊʧɪŋ ˈlibrɑ ˈrɛtrəˌgreɪd, ənd ɪn ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv tu ˈəðər ðɪs jɪr. wəns ju hæv meɪd səm kˈwɑləˌteɪtɪv kəˈnɛkʃənz bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈpriviəs ˈmərkjəri əv 2015 snɪf ðə ɛr ju ər ˈmuvɪŋ ɪn naʊ. si ɪf ju kən faɪnd ə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ sɛnt. moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs noʊ ɑr weɪ əraʊnd ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv kˈwɑntəti. ju noʊ ‘‘bigger’*’ wɪn ju si ɪt, ‘‘smaller’*’ tu. ˈmɛni (bət nɑt ɔl) æθˈlɛtɪk ˈkɑntɛsts ər wən baɪ ðoʊz hu muv ˈfæstər ənd ʤəmp haɪər ər ˈfɑrðər. ˈfaɪˌnænsɪz ər ˈjuʒəwəli ə ˈmætər əv kˈwɑntəti. wən əv ðə ˈoʊldəst seɪlz ɪnˈtaɪsmənts ɪz tɪ ˈɔfər mɔr ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər lɛs. kˈwɑləti ɪz əˈnəðər ˈmætər. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz kˈwɑləti ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ʤɪst kˈwɑntəti ɪn fækt (səʧ ɛz 14 ˈkɛrət goʊld ˈvərsəz 24 ˈkɛrət goʊld). ɪn ˈəðər ˈkɑnˌtɛksts, kˈwɑləti kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi soʊ ˈhaɪli səˈbʤɛktɪv ðət noʊ tu ˈpipəl wɪl əˈgri ɔn wət ɪt minz. jɛt, ju noʊ məʧ əv wət ˈkɑnstəˌtuts ə kˈwɑləti əv laɪf ˈkænɑt bi ˈmɛʒərd ɪn ˈdɔlərz, paʊnz, aʊərz ər skwɛr fit. ləv, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl ɪz wɪˈθaʊt praɪs. ðə kˈwɑləti əv ˈsərvɪs, tɪ saɪt əˈnəðər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪz mɔr əˈbaʊt ˌɪnˈtɛnt ənd ˈspɪrɪt ðən əˈmaʊnt. əˈnəðər wən əv ðə θɪŋz ðət ɪˈludz kˈwɑntɪˌteɪtɪv ˈmɛʒərmənt moʊst əv ðə taɪm ɪz əˈstrɑləʤi. ju noʊ ə fʊl mun wɪn ju fil ɪt, ˈivɪn ɪf ju ˈkænɑt pʊt ə ˈmitər ɔn ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns. ˈivɪn ðə mun ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ saɪnz, wɪʧ wɪl ˈhæpən wɪn ðə mun muvz frəm ˈkænsər tɪ ˈlioʊ ˈʃɔrtli ˌbiˈfɔr piɛm təˈnaɪt (ər təˈmɑˌroʊ), ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli ˈsəmθɪŋ ju kən sɛns ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ ju ˈkænɑt ɑˈbʤɛktɪvli ˈæsi. əv ɔl ðə kˈwɑləˌteɪtɪv ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz əˈstrɑləʤi həz tɪ ˈɔfər, ˈmərkjəri ər ˈprɑbəˌbli əˈməŋ ðə bɛst noʊn. ˈsikɪŋ tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd wət goʊz əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈmərkjəri ˈpæsɪŋ bɪtˈwin ərθ ənd ðə sən (ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈmərkjəri əˈpɪr tɪ sloʊ daʊn ənd goʊ ˈɪntu rɪˈvərs frəm ɑr pərˈspɛktɪv) ɪz ðə ˈgeɪtˌweɪ tɪ əˈstrɑləʤi fər ˈmɛni. ɛz ɪt soʊ ˈhæpənz, naʊ ɪz ə gʊd taɪm tɪ bɪˈgɪn ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ðə kˈwɑləti əv jʊr ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv boʊθ ˈmərkjəri ənd əˈstrɑləʤi. noʊ ˈmɛʒərmənts wɪl bi rikˈwaɪərd. ju hæv tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈfɑrðər bæk ðən ðə fərst mənθ əv ðɪs jɪr, ənd jʊr oʊn ˈʤəʤmənt wɪl bi ɔl ju nid tɪ meɪk wət wɪl ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli bi səm ˈjusfəl, ɔlˈbiɪt səˈbʤɛktɪv ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz. bɪˈkəz ˈmərkjəri həz bɪn ɪn ɪts fərst ˈɛkoʊ (ər ‘‘shadow’*’) feɪz əv ɪts θərd ənd læst ˈrɛtrəˌgreɪd əv 2015 sɪns ˈɔgəst. 28 ˈmərkjəri ɪz wɪn ˈmərkjəri ˈɛnərz ðə dɪˈgriz wɛr ɪt wɪl bi sun bi ˈrɛtrəˌgreɪd. ðɪs ˈhæpənz əˈgɛn wɪn ˈmərkjəri goʊz bæk ˈoʊvər ðə ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri wɛr ɪt wɑz ˈrɛtrəˌgreɪd. sɪns ju ər ɪn ə ˈprɔˌsɛs ðət həz rɪˈpitɪd twaɪs ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ˈrisəntli, ju hæv səm graʊnz fər kˈwɑləˌteɪtɪv kəmˈpɛrəsən. ðɪs ɪz əˈspɛʃəli tru bɪˈkəz ðɛr ɪz ə ˈkɑnstənt: ɛr. ˈækʧəwəl ˈrɛtrəˌgreɪd ˈpɪriəd wɪl bɪˈgɪn ɔn sɛpt. 17 æt 15 ˈlibrɑ, ənd ɛnd ɔn ɔkt. 9 ɪn fərst dɪˈgri. ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈʃæˌdoʊ feɪz wɪl ðɛn kənˈtɪnju ənˈtɪl ˈmərkjəri ˈriʧɪz ənd ˈpæsɪz 15 ˈlibrɑ əˈgɛn ɔn ɔkt. 24 ˈlibrɑ ɪz ən ɛr saɪn. ðə tu ˈpriviəs əv 2015 ˈɔlsoʊ tʊk pleɪs ɪnˈtaɪərli ɪn ɛr saɪnz. ˈkaʊntɪŋ ðə ˈfeɪzɪz, ˈmərkjəri muvd bæk ənd fɔrθ θri taɪmz bɪtˈwin 1 ənd 17 əkˈwɛriəs frəm ʤæn. 5 tɪ mɑrʧ 3 ˈsəbsəkwəntli, ˈmərkjəri tækt bɪtˈwin 4 ənd 13 ˈʤɛməˌni fər ˈnɪrli ɔl əv meɪ ənd ʤun. ˌɪnˈdid, baɪ ðə taɪm ðɪs jɪr ɪz ˈoʊvər, ˈmərkjəri wɪl hæv spɛnt əˈbaʊt hæf əv ɪt ɪn θri saɪnz ɔl dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt baɪ ðə seɪm ˈɛləmənt. ðɪs ɪz nɑt tɪ seɪ ɔl θri əv ðə ˈmərkjəri ðɪs jɪr wɪl bi ðə seɪm. ðeɪ wɪl nɑt bi ðə seɪm. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛr ʃʊd bi ə kˈwɑləˌteɪtɪv ju kən sɛns ənd dɪˈsərn, wɪʧ wɪl prəˈvaɪd səm ˈjusfəl (ɪf un-quantifiable*) ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. əv ðə fɔr ˈɛləmənts (faɪər, ərθ, ɛr ənd ˈwɔtər) ðət kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃɪŋ wən saɪn frəm əˈnəðər, ɛr maɪt ˈfɛrli bi sɛd tɪ bi ðə moʊst kˈwɑləˌteɪtɪv. ˈæftər ɔl, ðə ˈərθən ˈɛləmənt ˌɪmˈplaɪz boʊθ məˈtɪriəl ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌmɛtəˈfɔrɪkəl ˈsəbstəns, ənd məˈtɪriəl ˈsəbstəns kən bi weɪd. ˈsɪmələrli, ðə ˈwɔtəri ˈɛləmənts ˌkɔrəˈspɑnd wɪθ ˈlɪtərəl ənd ˈfɪgjərətɪv ˈvɑljum, ənd ˈlɪtərəl ˈvɑljumz kən bi ˈmɛʒərd. faɪər, fər ɪts pɑrt, ɪz ˈɔfən ə ˈmætər əv taɪm ənd ˈtɛmpərəʧər (ər ˈtɛmpər, ɛz ðə keɪs meɪ bi). ɛr, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ɪz ɛz ɪˈlusɪv ɛz ɪt ɪz ɛˈsɛnʃəl. ju ər kənˈtɪnjuəli ənd ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ˌɪˈmərst ɪn ˈækʧəwəl ɛr, wɪʧ ɪz nɑt ðə keɪs wɪθ ðə moʊst fəˈmɪljər ənd ˈtænʤəbəl fɔrmz əv ərθ, ˈwɔtər ənd faɪər. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, wɪn ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪz sɛd tɪ hæv ən ‘‘air’*’, ˌəndərˈstʊd tɪ bi ə kˈwɑləti, nɑt ə kˈwɑntəti. hɛns, ðɪs ɪz ðə jɪr ənd naʊ ɪz ðə taɪm tɪ pʊl təˈgɛðər ə kˈwɑləˌteɪtɪv sɛns əv wət ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns əv ˈmərkjəri min fər ju. ju kən stɑrt baɪ kəmˈpɛrɪŋ jʊr tu ˈpriviəs ˈpɪriədz əv ˈrɛfərəns. ˈʤænjuˌɛri ənd ˈfɛbruˌɛri wʊd bi ðə fərst ˈpɪriəd. meɪ ənd ʤun wʊd bi ðə ˈsɛkənd. lʊk fər səm kˈwɑlətiz ɪn ˈkɑmən. ˈriˌkɔl ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ˈrəðər ðən ˌækwəˈzɪʃənz ər ˈlɔsɪz. ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑrd ðət wɪʧ kən hæv ə praɪs, ənd ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz ˈvælju. wəns ju hæv meɪd səm kˈwɑləˌteɪtɪv kəˈnɛkʃənz bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈpriviəs ˈmərkjəri əv 2015 snɪf ðə ɛr ju ər ˈmuvɪŋ ɪn naʊ. si ɪf ju kən faɪnd ə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ sɛnt. kip ɪn maɪnd ðət ˈhɪstəri dɪz nɑt rɪˈpit, bət ˈhɪstəri dɪz tɛnd tɪ raɪm. ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑrd ðə ˈdɪfərənsɪz fər ðə taɪm biɪŋ. fil fər ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃənz. ðɛn, ɪkˈspɛrəmənt beɪst ɔn wət ju ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə tu ˈpriviəs ˈmərkjəri ðɪs jɪr ənd wət ju fil (nɑt wət ju kən pruv) naʊ. noʊ ˈhəri. ju hæv taɪm. ˈivɪn soʊ, gɪv ˈjɔrsɛlf ə stɑrt ɪn kˈwɑləˌfaɪɪŋ ðə kˈwɑləˌteɪtɪv naʊ. ɪf ju kən du ʤɪst ðət, baɪ ðɪs taɪm nɛkst mənθ ju ʃʊd hæv glind ə kˈwɑləti əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət ˈoʊnli ðə ˈkɑnʃəs ˈpræktɪs əv əˈstrɑləʤi kən prəˈvaɪd. ˈɔfərd ɪn ˈsərvɪs lɛn ɪz əˈveɪləbəl fər əˈstrɑləʤi ˈridɪŋz. ju kən ˈkɑnˌtækt ɪm æt [æt] [dɑt] kɑm.
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a suspect ran down a bike messenger, "sped off" and stashed a car in the boston common garage, leaving behind his car rental agreement in the glove compartment, prosecutors said today at the arraignment in the fatal back bay hit-and-run.
malone kidanemarium, 25, pleaded not guilty this morning in boston municipal court to a charge of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. he was ordered held on $25,000 cash.
if convicted, the bay state college graduate faces a mandatory minimum one year in jail and possibly more than two years in state prison. he was ordered to return to court next month for a pretrial hearing.
richard "rick" archer, 29, a professional bike messenger, was out for an early morning recreational ride with a friend on commonwealth avenue april 30 when he was hit while crossing the road. he died may 2 at massachusetts general hospital, where family and court papers state the suspect works in administration.
he was arrested by boston police last night after turning himself in eight days after the fatal crash on the advice of his attorney patrick troy and after learning police had cooperating witnesses against him.
assistant suffolk district attorney benjamin said officers responding to a call for help at commonwealth avenue and clarendon street shortly after a.m. on april 30 found an unconscious archer bleeding from his nose, mouth and ears.
megrian said archer's cause of death was head trauma.
the friend archer was riding with told investigators archer had left the bike lane and crossed the street to talk with him.
"upon hearing an approaching vehicle, the witness stated to the victim that he ought to move back to the bike lane so as not to block the right lane," said. "shortly after, the approaching vehicle struck the victim, sending the bike into a parked motor vehicle."
megrian said, who had at least two passengers in the silver 2016 toyota camry with new york plates he had rented from enterprise, then "sped off" and drove the wrong way up berkeley street.
megrian said stashed the dented camry in the boston common garage 15 minutes later. it was located two days later.
both passengers told police they were asleep and were by the collision. one claimed "panicked and continued to drive around until he parked the car," said.
the other, he said, said the damage to the car was so bad that "can't even see through the windshield."
police executing a search warrant "found a rental agreement in the name of the defendant in that vehicle," said.
kidanemariam has no criminal record, he said.
troy told the court a more reasonable bail would be $5,000.
"my client is not a man of substantial means," troy said, "and neither is his family at the end of the day, this is an absolute tragedy that the commonwealth has alleged is a failure to act appropriately, post incident."
afeworki, the uncle who "raised him up," said, "he is a child. everyone knows him. he's very nice. everybody's shocked by what happened."
the uncle declined to discuss the case. "i don't know anything," he said. "he's a very nice kid. that's what i know."
after this morning's proceeding, dozens of family members and supporters from ethiopian community held a prayer service outside the courthouse.
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ə ˈsəˌspɛkt ræn daʊn ə baɪk ˈmɛsɪnʤər, "spɛd ɔf" ənd stæʃt ə kɑr ɪn ðə ˈbɔstən ˈkɑmən gərɑʒ, ˈlivɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd hɪz kɑr ˈrɛntəl əˈgrimənt ɪn ðə gləv kəmˈpɑrtmənt, ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz sɛd təˈdeɪ æt ðə ərˈeɪnmənt ɪn ðə ˈfeɪtəl bæk beɪ ˈhɪtænˌrən. məˈloʊn kidanemarium*, 25 ˈplidɪd nɑt ˈgɪlti ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ ɪn ˈbɔstən mjuˈnɪsəpəl kɔrt tɪ ə ʧɑrʤ əv ˈlivɪŋ ðə sin əv ən ˈæksədənt rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn dɛθ. hi wɑz ˈɔrdərd hɛld ɔn kæʃ. ɪf kənˈvɪktəd, ðə beɪ steɪt ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈgræʤəˌweɪt ˈfeɪsɪz ə ˈmændəˌtɔri ˈmɪnəməm wən jɪr ɪn ʤeɪl ənd ˈpɑsəbli mɔr ðən tu jɪrz ɪn steɪt ˈprɪzən. hi wɑz ˈɔrdərd tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ kɔrt nɛkst mənθ fər ə priˈtraɪəl ˈhirɪŋ. ˈrɪʧərd "rɪk" ˈɑrʧər, 29 ə prəˈfɛʃənəl baɪk ˈmɛsɪnʤər, wɑz aʊt fər ən ˈərli ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃənəl raɪd wɪθ ə frɛnd ɔn ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ ˈævəˌnu ˈeɪprəl 30 wɪn hi wɑz hɪt waɪl ˈkrɔsɪŋ ðə roʊd. hi daɪd meɪ 2 æt ˌmæsəˈʧusəts ˈʤɛnərəl ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, wɛr ˈfæməli ənd kɔrt ˈpeɪpərz steɪt ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt wərks ɪn ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. hi wɑz ərˈɛstɪd baɪ ˈbɔstən pəˈlis læst naɪt ˈæftər ˈtərnɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn eɪt deɪz ˈæftər ðə ˈfeɪtəl kræʃ ɔn ðə ədˈvaɪs əv hɪz əˈtərni ˈpætrɪk trɔɪ ənd ˈæftər ˈlərnɪŋ pəˈlis hæd koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈwɪtnəsɪz əˈgɛnst ɪm. əˈsɪstənt ˈsəfək ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni ˈbɛnʤəmən sɛd ˈɔfɪsərz rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ə kɔl fər hɛlp æt ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ ˈævəˌnu ənd ˈklɛrəndən strit ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər a.m*. ɔn ˈeɪprəl 30 faʊnd ən ˌənˈkɑnʃəs ˈɑrʧər ˈblidɪŋ frəm hɪz noʊz, maʊθ ənd ɪrz. sɛd ˈɑrʧərz kɔz əv dɛθ wɑz hɛd ˈtrɔmə. ðə frɛnd ˈɑrʧər wɑz ˈraɪdɪŋ wɪθ toʊld ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ˈɑrʧər hæd lɛft ðə baɪk leɪn ənd krɔst ðə strit tɪ tɔk wɪθ ɪm. "əˈpɑn ˈhirɪŋ ən əˈproʊʧɪŋ ˈviɪkəl, ðə ˈwɪtnəs ˈsteɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈvɪktɪm ðət hi ɔt tɪ muv bæk tɪ ðə baɪk leɪn soʊ ɛz nɑt tɪ blɑk ðə raɪt leɪn," sɛd. "ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər, ðə əˈproʊʧɪŋ ˈviɪkəl strək ðə ˈvɪktɪm, ˈsɛndɪŋ ðə baɪk ˈɪntu ə pɑrkt ˈmoʊtər ˈviɪkəl." sɛd, hu hæd æt list tu ˈpæsənʤərz ɪn ðə ˈsɪlvər 2016 toʊˈjoʊtə ˈkæmri wɪθ nu jɔrk pleɪts hi hæd ˈrɛntɪd frəm ˈɛnərˌpraɪz, ðɛn "spɛd ɔf" ənd droʊv ðə rɔŋ weɪ əp ˈbərkli strit. sɛd stæʃt ðə ˈdɛntɪd ˈkæmri ɪn ðə ˈbɔstən ˈkɑmən gərɑʒ 15 ˈmɪnəts ˈleɪtər. ɪt wɑz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd tu deɪz ˈleɪtər. boʊθ ˈpæsənʤərz toʊld pəˈlis ðeɪ wər əsˈlip ənd wər baɪ ðə kəˈlɪʒən. wən kleɪmd "ˈpænɪkt ənd kənˈtɪnjud tɪ draɪv əraʊnd ənˈtɪl hi pɑrkt ðə kɑr," sɛd. ðə ˈəðər, hi sɛd, sɛd ðə ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðə kɑr wɑz soʊ bæd ðət "kænt ˈivɪn si θru ðə ˈwɪndˌʃild." pəˈlis ˈɛksəˌkjutɪŋ ə sərʧ ˈwɔrənt "faʊnd ə ˈrɛntəl əˈgrimənt ɪn ðə neɪm əv ðə dɪˈfɛndənt ɪn ðət ˈviɪkəl," sɛd. həz noʊ ˈkrɪmənəl ˈrɛkərd, hi sɛd. trɔɪ toʊld ðə kɔrt ə mɔr ˈrizənəbəl beɪl wʊd bi "maɪ klaɪənt ɪz nɑt ə mæn əv səbˈstænʃəl minz," trɔɪ sɛd, "ənd ˈniðər ɪz hɪz ˈfæməli æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə deɪ, ðɪs ɪz ən ˈæbsəˌlut ˈtræʤədi ðət ðə ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ həz əˈlɛʤd ɪz ə ˈfeɪljər tɪ ækt əˈproʊpriɪtli, poʊst ˈɪnsədənt.", ðə ˈəŋkəl hu "reɪzd ɪm əp," sɛd, "hi ɪz ə ʧaɪld. ˈɛvriˌwən noʊz ɪm. hiz ˈvɛri nis. ˈɛvriˌbɑdiz ʃɑkt baɪ wət ˈhæpənd." ðə ˈəŋkəl dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə keɪs. "aɪ doʊnt noʊ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ," hi sɛd. "hiz ə ˈvɛri nis kɪd. ðæts wət aɪ noʊ." ˈæftər ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋz prəˈsidɪŋ, ˈdəzənz əv ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz ənd səˈpɔrtərz frəm ˌiθiˈoʊpiən kəmˈjunɪti hɛld ə prɛr ˈsərvɪs ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈkɔrˌthaʊs.
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italian police who arrested a crew attempting to smuggle desperate migrants to europe on a luxury yacht have estimated their illegal cargo was worth $800,000.
police in ragusa, a sicilian port town, arrested three syrian men who were at the helm of the yacht attempting to reach the italian coast.
it is thought the smugglers had charged each person $8,500 (£5,700) to make the crossing, with police saying the total earned by the was somewhere in the region of.
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the luxury yacht, which was flying a turkish flag, was stopped as it approached europe with a 'cargo' which is thought to have been worth $800,000 - or - to the
this is far more than the usual cost of between and euros - to - to cross the mediterranean to europe.
however, the boat was far more seaworthy than some of the other vessels used, which can be anything from wooden fishing vessels to old cargo ships.
yet even the yacht failed to make the journey in its entirety: the attempt was discovered when two merchant ships were called out to aid a boat in distress.
selfies and other photos snapped by the syrian and palestinian passengers helped police identify the smugglers, police said in a statement.
police also revealed there were 23 children on bard the yacht.
harroum, and were all arrested for allegedly being part of the crew.
harroum , one of the three syrians that were taken in custody by police for allegedly being part of the crew which was at the helm of the yacht
haj was also taken into custody after the yacht - filled with syrian and palestinian migrants who paid $8,500 each for the journey - called for help as it approached the coast
sabaj was the third member of the alleged crew attempting to bring the migrants, including 23 children, to europe
the boat is the latest vessel to be stopped making the dangerous crossing from north africa to europe, packed with migrants desperate to start a new life.
but many of the trips end in tragedy: so far this year, have died, according to the u.n. refugee agency, which estimates that people made the crossing in 2014.
on sunday alone, 900 men, women and children are believed to have died after their boat got into difficulty and overturned off libyan waters, south of the southern italian island of lampedusa.
there were only 28 survivors.
these infrared images show the rescue operation after migrant ship capsized on sunday
survivors said they resorted to clinging to floating corpses until came to their rescue
surviving immigrants who escaped the boat that capsized in the mediterranean sea killing up to 900 people appear deep in thought as they arrive in the sicilian port city of catania this morning
doctor giuseppe pomilla, of the order of malta, described the three hours he searched for the living among hundreds of dead floating corpses.
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ˌɪˈtæljən pəˈlis hu ərˈɛstɪd ə kru əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ sˈməgəl ˈdɛspərɪt ˈmaɪgrənts tɪ ˈjʊrəp ɔn ə ˈləgʒəri jɑt hæv ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðɛr ˌɪˈligəl ˈkɑrˌgoʊ wɑz wərθ pəˈlis ɪn rɑˈgusə, ə sɪˈsɪliən pɔrt taʊn, ərˈɛstɪd θri ˈsɪriən mɛn hu wər æt ðə hɛlm əv ðə jɑt əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ riʧ ðə ˌɪˈtæljən koʊst. ɪt ɪz θɔt ðə sˈməgələrz hæd ʧɑrʤd iʧ ˈpərsən tɪ meɪk ðə ˈkrɔsɪŋ, wɪθ pəˈlis seɪɪŋ ðə ˈtoʊtəl ərnd baɪ ðə wɑz ˈsəmˌwɛr ɪn ðə ˈriʤən əv skroʊl daʊn fər ˈvɪdioʊ ðə ˈləgʒəri jɑt, wɪʧ wɑz flaɪɪŋ ə ˈtərkɪʃ flæg, wɑz stɑpt ɛz ɪt əˈproʊʧt ˈjʊrəp wɪθ ə 'ˈkɑrˌgoʊ' wɪʧ ɪz θɔt tɪ hæv bɪn wərθ ər tɪ ðə ðɪs ɪz fɑr mɔr ðən ðə ˈjuʒəwəl kɔst əv bɪtˈwin ənd ˈjuˌroʊz tɪ tɪ krɔs ðə ˌmɛdətərˈeɪniən tɪ ˈjʊrəp. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə boʊt wɑz fɑr mɔr ˈsiˌwɔrði ðən səm əv ðə ˈəðər ˈvɛsəlz juzd, wɪʧ kən bi ˈɛniˌθɪŋ frəm ˈwʊdən ˈfɪʃɪŋ ˈvɛsəlz tɪ oʊld ˈkɑrˌgoʊ ʃɪps. jɛt ˈivɪn ðə jɑt feɪld tɪ meɪk ðə ˈʤərni ɪn ɪts ɪnˈtaɪərti: ðə əˈtɛmpt wɑz dɪˈskəvərd wɪn tu ˈmərʧənt ʃɪps wər kɔld aʊt tɪ eɪd ə boʊt ɪn dɪˈstrɛs. ˈsɛlˌfiz ənd ˈəðər ˈfoʊˌtoʊz snæpt baɪ ðə ˈsɪriən ənd ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈpæsənʤərz hɛlpt pəˈlis aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðə sˈməgələrz, pəˈlis sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. pəˈlis ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈvild ðɛr wər 23 ˈʧɪldrən ɔn bɑrd ðə jɑt., ənd wər ɔl ərˈɛstɪd fər əˈlɛʤədli biɪŋ pɑrt əv ðə kru. wən əv ðə θri ˈsɪriənz ðət wər ˈteɪkən ɪn ˈkəstədi baɪ pəˈlis fər əˈlɛʤədli biɪŋ pɑrt əv ðə kru wɪʧ wɑz æt ðə hɛlm əv ðə jɑt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈteɪkən ˈɪntu ˈkəstədi ˈæftər ðə jɑt fɪld wɪθ ˈsɪriən ənd ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈmaɪgrənts hu peɪd iʧ fər ðə ˈʤərni kɔld fər hɛlp ɛz ɪt əˈproʊʧt ðə koʊst wɑz ðə θərd ˈmɛmbər əv ðə əˈlɛʤd kru əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ brɪŋ ðə ˈmaɪgrənts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ 23 ˈʧɪldrən, tɪ ˈjʊrəp ðə boʊt ɪz ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈvɛsəl tɪ bi stɑpt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈkrɔsɪŋ frəm nɔrθ ˈæfrɪkɑ tɪ ˈjʊrəp, pækt wɪθ ˈmaɪgrənts ˈdɛspərɪt tɪ stɑrt ə nu laɪf. bət ˈmɛni əv ðə trɪps ɛnd ɪn ˈtræʤədi: soʊ fɑr ðɪs jɪr, hæv daɪd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə u.n*. ˈrɛfjuʤi ˈeɪʤənsi, wɪʧ ˈɛstəˌmeɪts ðət ˈpipəl meɪd ðə ˈkrɔsɪŋ ɪn 2014 ɔn ˈsənˌdi əˈloʊn, 900 mɛn, ˈwɪmən ənd ˈʧɪldrən ər bɪˈlivd tɪ hæv daɪd ˈæftər ðɛr boʊt gɑt ˈɪntu ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ənd ˈoʊvərˌtərnd ɔf ˈlɪˌbiən ˈwɔtərz, saʊθ əv ðə ˈsəðərn ˌɪˈtæljən ˈaɪlənd əv lampedusa*. ðɛr wər ˈoʊnli 28 sərˈvaɪvərz. ðiz ˌɪnfrərˈɛd ˈɪmɪʤɪz ʃoʊ ðə ˈrɛskju ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ˈæftər ˈmaɪgrənt ʃɪp ˈkæpˌsaɪzd ɔn ˈsənˌdi sərˈvaɪvərz sɛd ðeɪ rɪˈzɔrtɪd tɪ ˈklɪŋɪŋ tɪ ˈfloʊtɪŋ ˈkɔrpsɪz ənˈtɪl keɪm tɪ ðɛr ˈrɛskju sərˈvaɪvɪŋ ˈɪməgrənts hu ɪˈskeɪpt ðə boʊt ðət ˈkæpˌsaɪzd ɪn ðə ˌmɛdətərˈeɪniən si ˈkɪlɪŋ əp tɪ 900 ˈpipəl əˈpɪr dip ɪn θɔt ɛz ðeɪ əraɪv ɪn ðə sɪˈsɪliən pɔrt ˈsɪti əv kəˈteɪnjə ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈdɔktər ʤɪˈsɛpi pomilla*, əv ðə ˈɔrdər əv ˈmɔltə, dɪˈskraɪbd ðə θri aʊərz hi sərʧt fər ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ əˈməŋ ˈhənərdz əv dɛd ˈfloʊtɪŋ ˈkɔrpsɪz.
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on the eve of cyber monday, jeff conveniently created some buzz for amazon with his "60 minutes" reveal of amazon prime air, an drone that will carry packages from the company's fulfillment centers to customers' doorsteps within 30 minutes of order placement.
amazon drones aren't going into service anytime soon, if ever. the federal aviation administration will take years to sort out the rules and regulations for commercial drones. is known for taking the long view, and he will continue to invest in turning what looks like a promotional gimmick into a business differentiator.
a fleet of drones at amazon's more than 100 fulfillment centers around the world could eliminate more costly ground transportation and offer more timely service for some items. but as in other things amazon does, may have a bigger ambition for drones than just package delivery.
as the technology evolves, drones will become smaller, faster, smarter, and cheaper -- just like computers, tablets, and phones -- leading to an era of personal drones. amazon could pivot its drone development into a consumer product -- a kindle fire drone, for instance -- that provides a number of functions that make it as useful as other computing devices.
for example, a kindle drone the size of a baseball and loaded with sensors and a camera could act as sentinel, roaming the house sniffing for trouble and sending data and imagery when necessary to alert the owner. the same drone outfitted with a simple robotic attachment could be used to retrieve objects, intersecting with the internet of things and beacons. if you leave your phone in the bedroom, just say, "ok kindle, bring me my phone." or it could deliver cupcakes or old-fashioned magazines to the neighbor down the street.
of course, a personal drone doesn't quite fit into amazon's goal to funnel people into its shopping vortex. but there are futuristic scenarios where a personal drone, or robot, makes perfect sense. a kindle drone could accompany you to stores, quietly hovering on your shoulder like a hummingbird, responding to natural language commands, automatically identifying objects via its camera, checking prices to see if amazon offers a better deal, and even placing orders. a tablet, phone, or google device can offer similar functionality, but it can't be in two places at once. you can send your drone on reconnaissance missions.
not everything amazon does is related directly to shopping. amazon web services grew out of the company's need to its infrastructure, and it now contributes about 10 percent of its $75 billion in revenue. that's not to say amazon will get into the personal drone or robot business, but has a keen interest in disruptive technology of the future.
in a 1997 letter to shareholders, wrote that amazon's management and employees "are working to build something important, something that matters to our customers, something that we can tell our grandchildren about." becoming the boeing of personal drones, in addition to the internet's superstore and infrastructure provider, would be something amazing to tell his grandchildren.
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ˈsiˌbiˌɛs ɔn ðə iv əv ˈsaɪbər ˈmənˌdeɪ, ʤɛf kənˈvinjəntli kriˈeɪtɪd səm bəz fər ˈæməˌzɑn wɪθ hɪz 60 ˈmɪnəts" rɪˈvil əv ˈæməˌzɑn praɪm ɛr, ən droʊn ðət wɪl ˈkɛri ˈpækɪʤɪz frəm ðə ˈkəmpəniz fʊlˈfɪlmənt ˈsɛnərz tɪ ˈkəstəmərz' ˈdɔrˌstɛps wɪˈθɪn 30 ˈmɪnəts əv ˈɔrdər ˈpleɪsmənt. ˈæməˌzɑn droʊnz ˈɑrənt goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈsərvɪs ˈɛniˌtaɪm sun, ɪf ˈɛvər. ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wɪl teɪk jɪrz tɪ sɔrt aʊt ðə rulz ənd ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz fər kəˈmərʃəl droʊnz. ɪz noʊn fər ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə lɔŋ vju, ənd hi wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn ˈtərnɪŋ wət lʊks laɪk ə pərˈmoʊʃənəl ˈgɪmɪk ˈɪntu ə ˈbɪznɪs differentiator*. ə flit əv droʊnz æt ˈæməˌzɑnz mɔr ðən 100 fʊlˈfɪlmənt ˈsɛnərz əraʊnd ðə wərld kʊd ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt mɔr ˈkɔstli graʊnd ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ənd ˈɔfər mɔr ˈtaɪmli ˈsərvɪs fər səm ˈaɪtəmz. bət ɛz ɪn ˈəðər θɪŋz ˈæməˌzɑn dɪz, meɪ hæv ə ˈbɪgər æmˈbɪʃən fər droʊnz ðən ʤɪst ˈpækɪʤ dɪˈlɪvəri. ɛz ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪˈvɑlvz, droʊnz wɪl bɪˈkəm sˈmɔlər, ˈfæstər, sˈmɑrtər, ənd ˈʧipər ʤɪst laɪk kəmˈpjutərz, ˈtæbləts, ənd foʊnz ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ən ˈɪrə əv ˈpərsɪnəl droʊnz. ˈæməˌzɑn kʊd ˈpɪvət ɪts droʊn dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈɪntu ə kənˈsumər ˈprɑdəkt ə ˈkɪndəl faɪər droʊn, fər ˈɪnstəns ðət prəˈvaɪdz ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈfəŋkʃənz ðət meɪk ɪt ɛz ˈjusfəl ɛz ˈəðər kəmˈpjutɪŋ dɪˈvaɪsɪz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ə ˈkɪndəl droʊn ðə saɪz əv ə ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ənd ˈloʊdɪd wɪθ ˈsɛnsərz ənd ə ˈkæmərə kʊd ækt ɛz ˈsɛntənəl, ˈroʊmɪŋ ðə haʊs sˈnɪfɪŋ fər ˈtrəbəl ənd ˈsɛndɪŋ ˈdætə ənd ˈɪmɪʤri wɪn ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ əˈlərt ðə ˈoʊnər. ðə seɪm droʊn ˈaʊtˌfɪtɪd wɪθ ə ˈsɪmpəl ˌroʊˈbɑtɪk əˈtæʧmənt kʊd bi juzd tɪ rɪˈtriv ˈɑbʤɛkts, ˌɪntərˈsɛktɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt əv θɪŋz ənd ˈbikənz. ɪf ju liv jʊr foʊn ɪn ðə ˈbɛˌdrum, ʤɪst seɪ, "ˈoʊˈkeɪ ˈkɪndəl, brɪŋ mi maɪ foʊn." ər ɪt kʊd dɪˈlɪvər ˈkəpˌkeɪks ər ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd ˈmægəˌzinz tɪ ðə ˈneɪbər daʊn ðə strit. əv kɔrs, ə ˈpərsɪnəl droʊn ˈdəzənt kwaɪt fɪt ˈɪntu ˈæməˌzɑnz goʊl tɪ ˈfənəl ˈpipəl ˈɪntu ɪts ˈʃɑpɪŋ ˈvɔrtɛks. bət ðɛr ər fˌjuʧərˈɪstɪk sɪˈnɛrioʊz wɛr ə ˈpərsɪnəl droʊn, ər ˈroʊˌbət, meɪks ˈpərˌfɪkt sɛns. ə ˈkɪndəl droʊn kʊd əˈkəmpəni ju tɪ stɔrz, kˈwaɪətli ˈhəvərɪŋ ɔn jʊr ˈʃoʊldər laɪk ə ˈhəmɪŋˌbərd, rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ˈnæʧərəl ˈlæŋgwɪʤ kəˈmændz, ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈɑbʤɛkts ˈviə ɪts ˈkæmərə, ˈʧɛkɪŋ ˈpraɪsɪz tɪ si ɪf ˈæməˌzɑn ˈɔfərz ə ˈbɛtər dil, ənd ˈivɪn ˈpleɪsɪŋ ˈɔrdərz. ə ˈtæblət, foʊn, ər ˈgugəl dɪˈvaɪs kən ˈɔfər ˈsɪmələr ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti, bət ɪt kænt bi ɪn tu ˈpleɪsɪz æt wəns. ju kən sɛnd jʊr droʊn ɔn riˈkɑnəsəns ˈmɪʃənz. nɑt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈæməˌzɑn dɪz ɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ˈʃɑpɪŋ. ˈæməˌzɑn wɛb ˈsərvɪsɪz gru aʊt əv ðə ˈkəmpəniz nid tɪ ɪts ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər, ənd ɪt naʊ kənˈtrɪbjuts əˈbaʊt 10 pərˈsɛnt əv ɪts 75 ˈbɪljən ɪn ˈrɛvəˌnu. ðæts nɑt tɪ seɪ ˈæməˌzɑn wɪl gɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈpərsɪnəl droʊn ər ˈroʊˌbət ˈbɪznɪs, bət həz ə kin ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn dɪsˈrəptɪv tɛkˈnɑləʤi əv ðə fˈjuʧər. ɪn ə 1997 ˈlɛtər tɪ ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldərz, roʊt ðət ˈæməˌzɑnz ˈmænɪʤmənt ənd ɪmˈplɔɪiz "ər ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ bɪld ˈsəmθɪŋ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈmætərz tɪ ɑr ˈkəstəmərz, ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wi kən tɛl ɑr ˈgrænˌʧɪldrən əˈbaʊt." bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə boʊɪŋ əv ˈpərsɪnəl droʊnz, ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛts ˈsupərˌstɔr ənd ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər prəˈvaɪdər, wʊd bi ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈmeɪzɪŋ tɪ tɛl hɪz ˈgrænˌʧɪldrən.
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woman attacked by 2 men on washington and old dominion trail in virginia, police say. (photo
the county sheriff's office is alerting users of a popular northern virginia trail about an attempted sexual assault.
the sheriff's office says on tuesday, a woman in her early reported the crime, which she says happened last wednesday on a section of the washington and old dominion trail in sterling.
according to the police, the woman was walking on the trail when two men came out of a wooded area, "grabbed her, and pulled at her clothing." the woman believes the men wanted to sexually assault her, but a bicyclist came along and they fled.
the alleged attack happened around p.m., when it was already dark.
the sheriff's office says it occurred only around 50 feet south of busy south sterling blvd. a lot of homes and businesses are nearby.
the sheriff's office describes the suspects in the following way:
"the first suspect was described a black male," tall, with a thin build, black curly hair and was wearing a black shirt. the second suspect was also described as a black male that was slightly shorter with a thin build, black curly hair and was wearing a gray shirt."
on friday, august 26 police released a composite sketch of a suspect in the attack.
the sheriff's office emailed the following list of recommendations for people using the trail:
-- always stay alert and be aware of your surroundings (don't wear earphones).
-- walk, run or bike with a partner or group.
-- let someone know when you are on the trail, your route and when you expect to return.
-- walk, run or bike when the path or trail is likely to have a higher volume of foot traffic.
-- avoid using paths or trails when it is dark outside (please note the w & trail is closed after dark for safety. anyone on the trail after dark is considered to be trespassing).
this latest attack is one of several incidents that have taken place over the past couple of years on the washington and old dominion trail.
in february 2011, a woman was sexually assaulted along the trail.
on may 23, 2011, police said a leesburg woman was approached by a man and grabbed from behind on the trail. the man escaped after the woman screamed. according to police, she was riding a bike with a friend on the trail when they stopped around mile marker 22.
the county sheriff's office is asking anyone with information on the identity of the men or who may have witnessed the assault to call the department's criminal division at.
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ˈwʊmən əˈtækt baɪ 2 mɛn ɔn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd oʊld dəˈmɪnjən treɪl ɪn vərˈʤɪnjə, pəˈlis seɪ. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ðə ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈɔfəs ɪz əˈlərtɪŋ ˈjuzərz əv ə ˈpɑpjələr ˈnɔrðərn vərˈʤɪnjə treɪl əˈbaʊt ən əˈtɛmptəd ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt. ðə ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈɔfəs sɪz ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ə ˈwʊmən ɪn hər ˈərli ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðə kraɪm, wɪʧ ʃi sɪz ˈhæpənd læst ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ɔn ə ˈsɛkʃən əv ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd oʊld dəˈmɪnjən treɪl ɪn ˈstərlɪŋ. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə pəˈlis, ðə ˈwʊmən wɑz ˈwɔkɪŋ ɔn ðə treɪl wɪn tu mɛn keɪm aʊt əv ə ˈwʊdɪd ˈɛriə, "græbd hər, ənd pʊld æt hər ˈkloʊðɪŋ." ðə ˈwʊmən bɪˈlivz ðə mɛn ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˈsɛkʃuəli əˈsɔlt hər, bət ə ˈbaɪˌsɪklɪst keɪm əˈlɔŋ ənd ðeɪ flɛd. ðə əˈlɛʤd əˈtæk ˈhæpənd əraʊnd p.m*., wɪn ɪt wɑz ɔˈrɛdi dɑrk. ðə ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈɔfəs sɪz ɪt əˈkərd ˈoʊnli əraʊnd 50 fit saʊθ əv ˈbɪzi saʊθ ˈstərlɪŋ ˈbʊləˌvɑrd. ə lɔt əv hoʊmz ənd ˈbɪznɪsɪz ər ˈnɪrˈbaɪ. ðə ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈɔfəs dɪˈskraɪbz ðə ˈsəˌspɛkts ɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ weɪ: "ðə fərst ˈsəˌspɛkt wɑz dɪˈskraɪbd ə blæk meɪl, tɔl, wɪθ ə θɪn bɪld, blæk ˈkərli hɛr ənd wɑz ˈwɛrɪŋ ə blæk ʃərt. ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈsəˌspɛkt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ə blæk meɪl ðət wɑz sˈlaɪtli ˈʃɔrtər wɪθ ə θɪn bɪld, blæk ˈkərli hɛr ənd wɑz ˈwɛrɪŋ ə greɪ ʃərt." ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˈɔgəst 26 pəˈlis riˈlist ə kəmˈpɑzət skɛʧ əv ə ˈsəˌspɛkt ɪn ðə əˈtæk. ðə ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈɔfəs iˈmeɪld ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ lɪst əv ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz fər ˈpipəl ˈjuzɪŋ ðə treɪl: ˈɔlˌweɪz steɪ əˈlərt ənd bi əˈwɛr əv jʊr sərˈaʊndɪŋz (doʊnt wɛr ˈɪrˌfoʊnz). wɔk, rən ər baɪk wɪθ ə ˈpɑrtnər ər grup. lɛt ˈsəmˌwən noʊ wɪn ju ər ɔn ðə treɪl, jʊr rut ənd wɪn ju ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ rɪˈtərn. wɔk, rən ər baɪk wɪn ðə pæθ ər treɪl ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ hæv ə haɪər ˈvɑljum əv fʊt ˈtræfɪk. əˈvɔɪd ˈjuzɪŋ pæθs ər treɪlz wɪn ɪt ɪz dɑrk ˈaʊtˈsaɪd (pliz noʊt ðə ˈdəbəlju treɪl ɪz kloʊzd ˈæftər dɑrk fər ˈseɪfti. ˈɛniˌwən ɔn ðə treɪl ˈæftər dɑrk ɪz kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi ˈtrɛˌspæsɪŋ). ðɪs ˈleɪtəst əˈtæk ɪz wən əv ˈsɛvərəl ˈɪnsədənts ðət hæv ˈteɪkən pleɪs ˈoʊvər ðə pæst ˈkəpəl əv jɪrz ɔn ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd oʊld dəˈmɪnjən treɪl. ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2011 ə ˈwʊmən wɑz ˈsɛkʃuəli əˈsɔltɪd əˈlɔŋ ðə treɪl. ɔn meɪ 23 2011 pəˈlis sɛd ə ˈlizbərg ˈwʊmən wɑz əˈproʊʧt baɪ ə mæn ənd græbd frəm bɪˈhaɪnd ɔn ðə treɪl. ðə mæn ɪˈskeɪpt ˈæftər ðə ˈwʊmən skrimd. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pəˈlis, ʃi wɑz ˈraɪdɪŋ ə baɪk wɪθ ə frɛnd ɔn ðə treɪl wɪn ðeɪ stɑpt əraʊnd maɪl ˈmɑrkər 22 ðə ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈɔfəs ɪz ˈæskɪŋ ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ðə aɪˈdɛntəˌti əv ðə mɛn ər hu meɪ hæv ˈwɪtnəst ðə əˈsɔlt tɪ kɔl ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənts ˈkrɪmənəl dɪˈvɪʒən æt
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accusing president trump of neglecting storm victims in puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands, house democrats on thursday pressed both the administration and congressional republicans to step up their response to hurricane maria.
the lawmakers charge that trump is applying a double standard when it comes to storm relief, saying his response to hurricane maria lacks the urgency that followed hurricanes harvey and irma, which hit texas and florida in recent months.
“i want to see the fire and the fury of this administration when it comes to a rescue effort,” rep. luis (d-ill.) told reporters in the capitol.
“i have not seen the fire and fury.”
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house minority leader nancy pelosi (d-calif.), characterizing the devastation from maria as “almost biblical in its proportions,” also said the response has been too slow.
“we make them whole right this minute, but we can give them hope immediately, and that is what we must do,” pelosi said, rattling off a long list of essentials the government needs to be providing in greater volume, including doctors, medical supplies, helicopters, water, food and electric generators.
“they need it yesterday,” pelosi said. “we must move more quickly.”
although residents of both puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands are american citizens, the democrats contend being treated like something much less.
rep. michelle lujan grisham (d-n.m.), the head of the congressional hispanic caucus, said the number of people still without power in puerto rico is equal to the population of wyoming, vermont and alaska combined.
“i have no doubt that the responses to those states in this situation would be far different than the situation having today,” she said. “it’s tantamount to mother atomic bomb, and doing very little.”
rep. steny hoyer (md.), the democratic whip, delivered a similar warning.
“they’re as much america as maryland, as texas, as florida,” he said. “and we need to treat them the same.”
the democrats are not alone in pressing for more urgency from trump. on thursday, sen. marco rubio marco antonio valley: senators urge trump to bar products from electric grid | officials condemn trump emergency declaration | new malicious cyber tool found | facebook faces questions on treatment of moderators key senators say administration should ban tech in us electric grid trump unleashing digital juggernaut ahead of 2020 more (r-fla.) sent a letter to the president urging the administration to expand the involvement of the pentagon.
“the logistical chain in puerto rico just broken, at this point it is virtually non-existent,” rubio wrote. “unless [the department of defense] steps in quickly to establish emergency logistical assistance, it is my fear this situation will deteriorate rapidly.”
the administration has defended its response to maria, which struck the caribbean last week as a category 5 storm. officials deny that the territories are being treated differently than states and blame the media for creating the false impression that relief has been slow to arrive.
"i understand the coverage, in some cases, is giving the appearance that we aren't moving fast enough," tom bossert, white house homeland security adviser, told reporters thursday. “the people of puerto rico have every bit of support from president trump that he gave to the citizens of every other state in this country.”
trump, however, helped fuel the criticisms earlier in the week when he said maria victims have been tougher to help because “on an island in the middle of the ocean.”
that explanation fly with democrats.
“we need geography lessons,” said rep. darren soto (d-fla.). “we need solutions.”
the democrats are calling on trump to tap more military resources to meet the immediate needs of the maria victims scrambling to secure food, water, fuel and medical supplies even eight days after the storm.
“this is a real human crisis and we need an immediate federal military response,” said rep. gregory meeks (d-n.y.). “united states citizens’ lives are on the line, and we need to respond [with] just that kind of urgency.
“it is just like a war.”
gutiérrez noted that, for decades, the u.s. navy tested munitions on vieques, a small island off of puerto eastern coast. if trump is having logistical problems, he should simply “ask the generals.”
“you know where at,” gutierrez said. “you found it very well, the united states, when it was time to practice bombing.”
the democrats are also urging speaker paul ryan paul davis and exit: a transatlantic comparison five from allegations against trump the hill's report: sanders set to shake up 2020 race more (r-wis.) and leaders to waste no time taking up another supplemental spending bill to provide emergency help to puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands, as congress did in the aftermath of hurricane harvey.
“this has to happen soon. not weeks from now. not in late october,” said rep. nydia (d-n.y.). “this needs to be an immediate priority for speaker ryan and the republican leadership.”
house majority leader kevin mccarthy (r-calif.) vowed thursday that congress will act “to make sure that whatever they need will get there.” and ryan offered a similar promise, saying waiting only for officials to assess the damage and estimate the federal help required.
“we will quickly act on that request,” he said.
puerto rico gov. ricardo rosselló offered some updates on the situation thursday. he said 44 of the 69 hospitals are operational, while 4 million liters of potable water had been imported, with another million liters expected. but many areas remain inaccessible, and he stressed the need for more help.
“we've asked the to send some special troops over here, specifically for transportation, fuel deployment, food deployment, medical help, engineering, and so forth,” he told “morning joe” program. “we welcome more help.”
unlike capitol democrats, rosselló has had nothing but praise for response. on tuesday, he told the hill the president is “doing everything on his end,” and he amplified that message thursday on msnbc.
“i can say that the president has been very diligent,” rosselló said. “he has been essentially talking to us every day.”
rep. josé serrano (d-n.y.) downplayed any disconnect between the seemingly contradictory messages. rosselló, he said, is simply being careful not to ruffle the president at the same time asking him for help.
“i expect the governor to be attacking the federal government,” serrano said, “because that serves him no purpose at all.”
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əˈkjuzɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp əv nɪˈglɛktɪŋ stɔrm ˈvɪktɪmz ɪn ˈpɔrtər ˈrikoʊ ənd ðə juz. ˈvərʤɪn ˈaɪləndz, haʊs ˈdɛməˌkræts ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ prɛst boʊθ ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ənd kənˈgrɛʃənəl rɪˈpəblɪkənz tɪ stɛp əp ðɛr rɪˈspɑns tɪ ˈhərəˌkeɪnz mərˈiə. ðə ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ʧɑrʤ ðət trəmp ɪz əˈplaɪɪŋ ə ˈdəbəl ˈstændərd wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ stɔrm rɪˈlif, seɪɪŋ hɪz rɪˈspɑns tɪ ˈhərəˌkeɪnz mərˈiə læks ðə ˈərʤənsi ðət ˈfɑloʊd ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈhɑrvi ənd ˈərmə, wɪʧ hɪt ˈtɛksəs ənd ˈflɔrɪdə ɪn ˈrisənt mənθs. wɔnt tɪ si ðə faɪər ənd ðə fˈjʊri əv ðɪs ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ə ˈrɛskju effort,”*,” rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. luis (d-ill*.) toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ɪn ðə ˈkæpɪtəl. hæv nɑt sin ðə faɪər ənd fury.”*.” ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt haʊs məˈnɔrəti ˈlidər ˈnænsi pɛˈloʊsi (d-calif*.), ˈkɛrɪktərˌaɪzɪŋ ðə ˌdɛvəˈsteɪʃən frəm mərˈiə ɛz ˈbɪblɪkəl ɪn ɪts proportions,”*,” ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðə rɪˈspɑns həz bɪn tu sloʊ. meɪk ðɛm hoʊl raɪt ðɪs ˈmɪnət, bət wi kən gɪv ðɛm hoʊp ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli, ənd ðət ɪz wət wi məst do,”*,” pɛˈloʊsi sɛd, ˈrætəlɪŋ ɔf ə lɔŋ lɪst əv ɛˈsɛnʃəlz ðə ˈgəvərnmənt nidz tɪ bi prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ɪn ˈgreɪtər ˈvɑljum, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈdɑktərz, ˈmɛdɪkəl səˈplaɪz, ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptərz, ˈwɔtər, fud ənd ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtərz. nid ɪt yesterday,”*,” pɛˈloʊsi sɛd. məst muv mɔr quickly.”*.” ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈrɛzɪdənts əv boʊθ ˈpɔrtər ˈrikoʊ ənd ðə juz. ˈvərʤɪn ˈaɪləndz ər əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɪtɪzənz, ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts kənˈtɛnd biɪŋ ˈtritɪd laɪk ˈsəmθɪŋ məʧ lɛs. rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. mɪˈʃɛl luˈjɑn ˈgrɪʃəm (d-n.m*.), ðə hɛd əv ðə kənˈgrɛʃənəl hɪˈspænɪk ˈkɔkəs, sɛd ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl stɪl wɪˈθaʊt paʊər ɪn ˈpɔrtər ˈrikoʊ ɪz ˈikwəl tɪ ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ˌwaɪˈoʊmɪŋ, vərˈmɑnt ənd əˈlæskə kəmˈbaɪnd. hæv noʊ daʊt ðət ðə rɪˈspɑnsɪz tɪ ðoʊz steɪts ɪn ðɪs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wʊd bi fɑr ˈdɪfərənt ðən ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ˈhævɪŋ today,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt tɪ ˈməðər əˈtɑmɪk bɔm, ənd duɪŋ ˈvɛri little.”*.” rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈstɛni hɔɪər (md*.), ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk wɪp, dɪˈlɪvərd ə ˈsɪmələr ˈwɔrnɪŋ. ɛz məʧ əˈmɛrɪkə ɛz ˈmɛrələnd, ɛz ˈtɛksəs, ɛz florida,”*,” hi sɛd. wi nid tɪ trit ðɛm ðə same.”*.” ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts ər nɑt əˈloʊn ɪn ˈprɛsɪŋ fər mɔr ˈərʤənsi frəm trəmp. ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, sɛn. ˈmɑrkoʊ ˈrubioʊ ˈmɑrkoʊ ænˈtoʊnioʊ ˈvæli: ˈsɛnətərz ərʤ trəmp tɪ bɑr ˈprɑdəkts frəm ɪˈlɛktrɪk grɪd əˈfɪʃəlz kənˈdɛm trəmp ˈimərʤənsi ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən nu məˈlɪʃəs ˈsaɪbər tul faʊnd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈfeɪsɪz kˈwɛsʧənz ɔn ˈtritmənt əv ˈmɑdərˌeɪtərz ki ˈsɛnətərz seɪ ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ʃʊd bæn tɛk ɪn ˈjuˈɛs ɪˈlɛktrɪk grɪd trəmp ənˈliʃɪŋ ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈʤəgərˌnɔt əˈhɛd əv 2020 mɔr (r-fla*.) sɛnt ə ˈlɛtər tɪ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈərʤɪŋ ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən tɪ ɪkˈspænd ðə ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt əv ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn. ləˈʤɪstɪkəl ʧeɪn ɪn ˈpɔrtər ˈrikoʊ ʤɪst ˈbroʊkən, æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪt ɪz ˈvərʧuəli non-existent,”*,” ˈrubioʊ roʊt. [ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv dɪˈfɛns] stɛps ɪn kˈwɪkli tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ˈimərʤənsi ləˈʤɪstɪkəl əˈsɪstəns, ɪt ɪz maɪ fɪr ðɪs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɪl dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪt rapidly.”*.” ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz dɪˈfɛndɪd ɪts rɪˈspɑns tɪ mərˈiə, wɪʧ strək ðə ˌkɛrɪˈbiən læst wik ɛz ə ˈkætəˌgɔri 5 stɔrm. əˈfɪʃəlz dɪˈnaɪ ðət ðə ˈtɛrəˌtɔriz ər biɪŋ ˈtritɪd ˈdɪfərˈɛntli ðən steɪts ənd bleɪm ðə ˈmidiə fər kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðə fɔls ˌɪmˈprɛʃən ðət rɪˈlif həz bɪn sloʊ tɪ əraɪv. "aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈkəvərɪʤ, ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz, ɪz ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə əˈpɪrəns ðət wi ˈɑrənt ˈmuvɪŋ fæst ɪˈnəf," tɑm ˈbɑsərt, waɪt haʊs ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti ædˈvaɪzər, toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ˈpipəl əv ˈpɔrtər ˈrikoʊ hæv ˈɛvəri bɪt əv səˈpɔrt frəm ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp ðət hi geɪv tɪ ðə ˈsɪtɪzənz əv ˈɛvəri ˈəðər steɪt ɪn ðɪs country.”*.” trəmp, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hɛlpt fjuəl ðə ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəmz ˈərliər ɪn ðə wik wɪn hi sɛd mərˈiə ˈvɪktɪmz hæv bɪn ˈtəfər tɪ hɛlp bɪˈkəz ən ˈaɪlənd ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə ocean.”*.” ðət ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən flaɪ wɪθ ˈdɛməˌkræts. nid ʤiˈɑgrəfi lessons,”*,” sɛd rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈdɑrən ˈsoʊtoʊ (d-fla*.). nid solutions.”*.” ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts ər ˈkɔlɪŋ ɔn trəmp tɪ tæp mɔr ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈrisɔrsɪz tɪ mit ðə ˌɪˈmiˌdiət nidz əv ðə mərˈiə ˈvɪktɪmz ˈskræmbəlɪŋ tɪ sɪˈkjʊr fud, ˈwɔtər, fjuəl ənd ˈmɛdɪkəl səˈplaɪz ˈivɪn eɪt deɪz ˈæftər ðə stɔrm. ɪz ə ril ˈjumən ˈkraɪsəs ənd wi nid ən ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈfɛdərəl ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri response,”*,” sɛd rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈgrɛgəri miks (d-n.y*.). steɪts citizens’*’ lɪvz ər ɔn ðə laɪn, ənd wi nid tɪ rɪˈspɑnd [wɪθ] ʤɪst ðət kaɪnd əv ˈərʤənsi. ɪz ʤɪst laɪk ə war.”*.” ˈnoʊtɪd ðət, fər ˈdɛkeɪdz, ðə juz. ˈneɪvi ˈtɛstɪd mjuˈnɪʃənz ɔn vieques*, ə smɔl ˈaɪlənd ɔf əv ˈpɔrtər ˈistərn koʊst. ɪf trəmp ɪz ˈhævɪŋ ləˈʤɪstɪkəl ˈprɑbləmz, hi ʃʊd ˈsɪmpli ðə generals.”*.” noʊ wɛr at,”*,” guˈtjɛrɛz sɛd. faʊnd ɪt ˈvɛri wɛl, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, wɪn ɪt wɑz taɪm tɪ ˈpræktɪs bombing.”*.” ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈərʤɪŋ ˈspikər pɔl raɪən pɔl ˈdeɪvɪs ənd ˈɛksət: ə ˌtrænzəˈtlænɪk kəmˈpɛrəsən faɪv frəm ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əˈgɛnst trəmp ðə hɪlz rɪˈpɔrt: ˈsændərz sɛt tɪ ʃeɪk əp 2020 reɪs mɔr (r-wis*.) ənd ˈlidərz tɪ weɪst noʊ taɪm ˈteɪkɪŋ əp əˈnəðər ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl ˈspɛndɪŋ bɪl tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈimərʤənsi hɛlp tɪ ˈpɔrtər ˈrikoʊ ənd ðə juz. ˈvərʤɪn ˈaɪləndz, ɛz ˈkɑŋgrəs dɪd ɪn ðə ˈæftərˌmæθ əv ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈhɑrvi. həz tɪ ˈhæpən sun. nɑt wiks frəm naʊ. nɑt ɪn leɪt october,”*,” sɛd rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈnɪdiə (d-n.y*.). nidz tɪ bi ən ˌɪˈmiˌdiət praɪˈɔrəti fər ˈspikər raɪən ənd ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən leadership.”*.” haʊs məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər ˈkɛvɪn məˈkɑrθi (r-calif*.) vaʊd ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðət ˈkɑŋgrəs wɪl ækt meɪk ʃʊr ðət ˌwəˈtɛvər ðeɪ nid wɪl gɪt there.”*.” ənd raɪən ˈɔfərd ə ˈsɪmələr ˈprɑməs, seɪɪŋ ˈweɪtɪŋ ˈoʊnli fər əˈfɪʃəlz tɪ əˈsɛs ðə ˈdæmɪʤ ənd ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ðə ˈfɛdərəl hɛlp rikˈwaɪərd. wɪl kˈwɪkli ækt ɔn ðət request,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈpɔrtər ˈrikoʊ gəv. rɪˈkɑrdoʊ rosselló*ó ˈɔfərd səm ˈəpˌdeɪts ɔn ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ˈθərzˌdeɪ. hi sɛd 44 əv ðə 69 ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz ər ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl, waɪl 4 ˈmɪljən ˈlitərz əv ˈpoʊtəbəl ˈwɔtər hæd bɪn ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd, wɪθ əˈnəðər ˈmɪljən ˈlitərz ɪkˈspɛktɪd. bət ˈmɛni ˈɛriəz rɪˈmeɪn ˌɪnəkˈsɛsəbəl, ənd hi strɛst ðə nid fər mɔr hɛlp. æst ðə tɪ sɛnd səm ˈspɛʃəl trups ˈoʊvər hir, spəˈsɪfɪkli fər ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən, fjuəl dɪˈplɔɪmənt, fud dɪˈplɔɪmənt, ˈmɛdɪkəl hɛlp, ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ, ənd soʊ forth,”*,” hi toʊld joe”*” ˈproʊˌgræm. ˈwɛlkəm mɔr help.”*.” ənˈlaɪk ˈkæpɪtəl ˈdɛməˌkræts, rosselló*ó həz hæd ˈnəθɪŋ bət preɪz fər rɪˈspɑns. ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, hi toʊld ðə hɪl ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɔn hɪz end,”*,” ənd hi ˈæmpləˌfaɪd ðət ˈmɛsɪʤ ˈθərzˌdeɪ ɔn msnbc*. kən seɪ ðət ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt həz bɪn ˈvɛri diligent,”*,” rosselló*ó sɛd. həz bɪn ɛˈsɛnʃəli ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˈɛvəri day.”*.” rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. josé*é sərˈɑnoʊ (d-n.y*.) ˈdaʊnˌpleɪd ˈɛni dɪskəˈnɛkt bɪtˈwin ðə ˈsimɪŋli ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktəri ˈmɛsɪʤɪz. rosselló*ó, hi sɛd, ɪz ˈsɪmpli biɪŋ ˈkɛrfəl nɑt tɪ ˈrəfəl ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt æt ðə seɪm taɪm ˈæskɪŋ ɪm fər hɛlp. ɪkˈspɛkt ðə ˈgəvərnər tɪ bi əˈtækɪŋ ðə ˈfɛdərəl government,”*,” sərˈɑnoʊ sɛd, ðət sərvz ɪm noʊ ˈpərpəs æt all.”*.”
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athens (reuters) - a group of afghan refugees in greece protested against their living conditions on monday by chanting “liar!” as they tried to block a minister from entering the former athens airport terminal where they have been stranded for months.
refugees and migrants, most of them afghans, block the entrance of the refugee camp at the airport as police officers try to disperse them, in athens, greece, february 6, 2017.
children stuck inside the compound climbed up a metal gate while dozens of protesters pushed and shoved one another as they shouted “go, go!” at migration minister. one man handed him a crying child as he reached the chained gate.
about refugees and migrants live at, a former airport complex that also houses abandoned venues used in the 2004 olympic games. of those, 600 live in the old arrivals terminal, sharing tents in unsanitary conditions.
“we have a bad situation in this camp. like one year in jail,” said an afghan man who identified himself as massoud.
human rights groups, including amnesty international and human rights watch, have criticized conditions in makeshift and formal camps, describing them as deplorable and unfit for humans.
“the situation in greece ... is still very concerning to us,” said monica costa of amnesty international, who is on a mission at greek camps this week.
“there are still thousands of people languishing in camps that are not prepared for long-term stay,” she said.
greece has long said it plans to clear out - which housed up to refugees and migrants in scorching temperatures last summer - after agreeing to lease it to private investors under its bailout program.
“hellenikon must be cleared out,” reiterated on monday.
the protesters were demanding better quality food, better sanitation facilities and hot water.
“i completely understand their pain and hardship. we are trying to ease it as much as we can,” said.
about refugees and migrants have been in greece for nearly a year after border shutdowns throughout the balkans halted the onward journey many planned to take to central and western europe.
costa said amnesty researchers had observed “psychological deterioration, a lot of stress,” in the camps, exacerbated by lengthy asylum procedures and uncertainty over the future.
greek authorities have yet to determine the cause of death of three migrants who died within a week in one camp on the island of this month.
“since the closure of the balkan route, this humanitarian crisis unfolded, and we have already said that this crisis was completely avoidable,” costa said.
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ˈæθənz (ˈrɔɪtərz) ə grup əv ˈæfˌgæn ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ɪn gris ˈproʊˌtɛstəd əˈgɛnst ðɛr ˈlɪvɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ baɪ ˈʧæntɪŋ ““liar!”*!” ɛz ðeɪ traɪd tɪ blɑk ə ˈmɪnɪstər frəm ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈæθənz ˈɛrˌpɔrt ˈtərmənəl wɛr ðeɪ hæv bɪn ˈstrændɪd fər mənθs. ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ənd ˈmaɪgrənts, moʊst əv ðɛm ˈæfˌgænz, blɑk ðə ˈɛntrəns əv ðə ˈrɛfjuʤi kæmp æt ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrt ɛz pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz traɪ tɪ dɪˈspərs ðɛm, ɪn ˈæθənz, gris, ˈfɛbruˌɛri 6 2017 ˈʧɪldrən stək ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈkɑmpaʊnd klaɪmd əp ə ˈmɛtəl geɪt waɪl ˈdəzənz əv ˈproʊˌtɛstərz pʊʃt ənd ʃəvd wən əˈnəðər ɛz ðeɪ ˈʃaʊtɪd ““go*, go!”*!” æt maɪˈgreɪʃən ˈmɪnɪstər. wən mæn ˈhændɪd ɪm ə kraɪɪŋ ʧaɪld ɛz hi riʧt ðə ʧeɪnd geɪt. əˈbaʊt ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ənd ˈmaɪgrənts lɪv æt, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈɛrˌpɔrt ˈkɑmplɛks ðət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhaʊsɪz əˈbændənd ˈvɛnuz juzd ɪn ðə 2004 oʊˈlɪmpɪk geɪmz. əv ðoʊz, 600 lɪv ɪn ðə oʊld ərˈaɪvəlz ˈtərmənəl, ˈʃɛrɪŋ tɛnts ɪn ənˈsænəˌtɛri kənˈdɪʃənz. hæv ə bæd ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn ðɪs kæmp. laɪk wən jɪr ɪn jail,”*,” sɛd ən ˈæfˌgæn mæn hu aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz massoud*. ˈjumən raɪts grups, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈæmnəsti ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ənd ˈjumən raɪts wɔʧ, hæv ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd kənˈdɪʃənz ɪn ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft ənd ˈfɔrməl kæmps, dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ðɛm ɛz dɪˈplɔrəbəl ənd ənˈfɪt fər ˈjumənz. ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn gris ɪz stɪl ˈvɛri kənˈsərnɪŋ tɪ us,”*,” sɛd ˈmɑnɪkə ˈkɔstɑ əv ˈæmnəsti ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl, hu ɪz ɔn ə ˈmɪʃən æt grik kæmps ðɪs wik. ər stɪl ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpipəl ˈlæŋgwɪʃɪŋ ɪn kæmps ðət ər nɑt priˈpɛrd fər ˈlɔŋˈtərm stay,”*,” ʃi sɛd. gris həz lɔŋ sɛd ɪt plænz tɪ klɪr aʊt wɪʧ haʊzd əp tɪ ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ənd ˈmaɪgrənts ɪn ˈskɔrʧɪŋ ˈtɛmpərəʧərz læst ˈsəmər ˈæftər əˈgriɪŋ tɪ lis ɪt tɪ ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ˈəndər ɪts ˈbeɪˌlaʊt ˈproʊˌgræm. məst bi klɪrd out,”*,” riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. ðə ˈproʊˌtɛstərz wər dɪˈmændɪŋ ˈbɛtər kˈwɑləti fud, ˈbɛtər ˌsænɪˈteɪʃən fəˈsɪlɪtiz ənd hɑt ˈwɔtər. kəmˈplitli ˌəndərˈstænd ðɛr peɪn ənd ˈhɑrdʃɪp. wi ər traɪɪŋ tɪ iz ɪt ɛz məʧ ɛz wi can,”*,” sɛd. əˈbaʊt ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ənd ˈmaɪgrənts hæv bɪn ɪn gris fər ˈnɪrli ə jɪr ˈæftər ˈbɔrdər ˈʃətˌdaʊnz θruaʊt ðə ˈbɔlkənz ˈhɔltɪd ðə ˈɔnwərd ˈʤərni ˈmɛni plænd tɪ teɪk tɪ ˈsɛntrəl ənd ˈwɛstərn ˈjʊrəp. ˈkɔstɑ sɛd ˈæmnəsti ˈrisərʧərz hæd əbˈzərvd dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪʃən, ə lɔt əv stress,”*,” ɪn ðə kæmps, ɪgˈzæsərˌbeɪtɪd baɪ ˈlɛŋθi əˈsaɪləm prəˈsiʤərz ənd ənˈsərtənti ˈoʊvər ðə fˈjuʧər. grik əˈθɔrətiz hæv jɛt tɪ dɪˈtərmən ðə kɔz əv dɛθ əv θri ˈmaɪgrənts hu daɪd wɪˈθɪn ə wik ɪn wən kæmp ɔn ðə ˈaɪlənd əv ðɪs mənθ. ðə ˈkloʊʒər əv ðə ˈbɔlkən rut, ðɪs ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən ˈkraɪsəs ənˈfoʊldəd, ənd wi hæv ɔˈrɛdi sɛd ðət ðɪs ˈkraɪsəs wɑz kəmˈplitli avoidable,”*,” ˈkɔstɑ sɛd.
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police were called today after fifty children were sent home on their first day back at school for wearing the wrong uniform.
students were left 'stranded' outside the gates of academy in kent after being turned away under the new policy.
one furious mum, latasha whiting, told mirror online that kids were 'in the road', with cars 'beeping and swerving', as the 'ridiculous' rule was enforced.
she added that her own daughter was sent home by staff for having a 'short' skirt - while a young girl knocked on her husband's window to ask for a ride home.
she said: "it was ridiculous. there were kids in the road, cars beeping and swerving. they [staff] didn't let them into the school to make calls.
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what to do if your child is disciplined for wearing the wrong uniform - especially if you can't afford it
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"a girl knocked on my husband's window and asked him to take her home because she couldn't get in touch with her parents.
"she didn't even know him. he told her to go and ask a teacher but she said she had and she'd been dismissed."
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latasha said her daughter, who is and has adhd, was turned away from the school gates for having a 'short' skirt.
she said: "she's with very long legs. to find a skirt that's not short on her is almost impossible. i got hers from the adult range at new look."
the angry mum travelled to academy herself after hearing from her husband how the teenager had been sent home.
she said that, when she arrived, she asked matthew tate to give her the details of the exact skirt she should purchase for her child.
(image: sian williams)
(image: sian williams)
however, he apparently refused to do so.
she added that another mum was told her child's trousers were too tight - so 'shoved her hand up them' to prove to staff that they weren't.
in total, around 50 pupils were turned away from the school in this morning for a variety of uniform infractions.
outraged parents protested for two hours outside the building before police stepped in to try to diffuse tensions.
mr tate, however, claims to have warned parents this would happen before the summer holidays.
he said: "we wrote to parents to say we would be ensuring our uniform policy is adhered to and that if children were not in perfect uniform today they would be sent home.
"the majority of our parents are pleased with that.
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"they feel the school needs to be better for their children and i've had several parents tell me how pleased they are that they can see that actually we want to be different.
"we want to be a school that they can be proud of sending their children to.
"there is a minority of parents who are not happy with that and i understand it has inconvenienced some.
"a few have lost their temper.
"the parents who have been here protesting for two hours when they could have popped home and got things sorted."
the academy's on site police community support officer called in colleagues to help resolve the conflict.
mr tate added: "the police were passing by and dropped in to help us encourage parents to go home and get the uniform sorted."
(image: swns)
(image: swns)
this afternoon, some social media users defended the uniform policy.
paul wrote on facebook: "good on the head. people moaning because they don't want to follow rules."
meanwhile, stephen groom said: "good!!! proper uniform should be enforced!!!!"
a third user added: "other schools need to take note of new head teacher, someone who's willing to enforce rules properly."
however, mum sharon king lashed out at the policy after her young son, william, was turned away because of his shoes.
william, 11, was involved in a car accident last year, and had to have a hip replacement, which causes him pain and leaves him needed physiotherapy.
sharon sent her son to school in nike air max trainers, on the advice of his doctor, but the new head teacher told her the shoes were unacceptable.
(image: whiting)
sharon said: "william has to wear trainers because of his hip, wearing normal shoes really hurts him.
"my daughter in year 11 has been wearing the same trainers as william was in for three years as she has joint pain.
"i sent my daughter home to get william's scruffy old shoes because they wouldn't let him in wearing trainers.
"mr tate said he'd rather william was in pain and wearing school shoes than wearing trainers in front of other parents, but then afterwards said to me that my kids would be okay in trainers.
"now he's lost respect before he's even started - it's his first day, and he's backed himself into a corner and done the damage.
"it was year seven's first day and loads of them were in floods of tears, sobbing outside the gates.
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"he should have been lenient for their first day and just sent them home with a letter of what was wrong for tomorrow.
"i had to take my daughter and buy her a new skirt because they don't have a standard one but hers wasn't suitable.
"when i took her back to school, the kids were outside chanting because the teachers wouldn't let them through the gates.
"driving back through the town centre two hours later i saw at least a few hundred students walking around - not from any other schools.
"the issue isn't the uniform, because i totally agree with it.
"the problem is that he handled it like a gestapo."
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gɪt ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈdeɪli nuz 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 pəˈlis wər kɔld təˈdeɪ ˈæftər ˈfɪfti ˈʧɪldrən wər sɛnt hoʊm ɔn ðɛr fərst deɪ bæk æt skul fər ˈwɛrɪŋ ðə rɔŋ ˈjunəˌfɔrm. ˈstudənts wər lɛft 'ˈstrændɪd' ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə geɪts əv əˈkædəmi ɪn kɛnt ˈæftər biɪŋ tərnd əˈweɪ ˈəndər ðə nu ˈpɑləsi. wən fˈjʊriəs məm, ləˈtɑʃə ˈwaɪtɪŋ, toʊld ˈmɪrər ˈɔnˌlaɪn ðət kɪdz wər 'ɪn ðə roʊd', wɪθ kɑz 'ˈbipɪŋ ənd swerving*', ɛz ðə 'rɪˈdɪkjələs' rul wɑz ɛnˈfɔrst. ʃi ˈædɪd ðət hər oʊn ˈdɔtər wɑz sɛnt hoʊm baɪ stæf fər ˈhævɪŋ ə 'ʃɔrt' skərt waɪl ə jəŋ gərl nɑkt ɔn hər ˈhəzbəndz ˈwɪndoʊ tɪ æsk fər ə raɪd hoʊm. ʃi sɛd: "ɪt wɑz rɪˈdɪkjələs. ðɛr wər kɪdz ɪn ðə roʊd, kɑz ˈbipɪŋ ənd swerving*. ðeɪ [stæf] ˈdɪdənt lɛt ðɛm ˈɪntu ðə skul tɪ meɪk kɔlz. (ˈɪmɪʤ: swns*) wət tɪ du ɪf jʊr ʧaɪld ɪz ˈdɪsəplənd fər ˈwɛrɪŋ ðə rɔŋ ˈjunəˌfɔrm əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ju kænt əˈfɔrd ɪt (ˈɪmɪʤ: ˈwaɪtɪŋ) "ə gərl nɑkt ɔn maɪ ˈhəzbəndz ˈwɪndoʊ ənd æst ɪm tɪ teɪk hər hoʊm bɪˈkəz ʃi ˈkʊdənt gɪt ɪn təʧ wɪθ hər ˈpɛrənts. "ʃi ˈdɪdənt ˈivɪn noʊ ɪm. hi toʊld hər tɪ goʊ ənd æsk ə ˈtiʧər bət ʃi sɛd ʃi hæd ənd ʃid bɪn dɪsˈmɪst." hæv ju hæd ə ˈsɪmələr ˈɪʃu æt jʊr ʧaɪldz skul? tɛl ˈjuˈɛs əˈbaʊt ɪt ˈjuzɪŋ ðə fɔrm bɪˈloʊ ər iˈmeɪl (ˈɪmɪʤ: ˈwaɪtɪŋ) ləˈtɑʃə sɛd hər ˈdɔtər, hu ɪz ənd həz adhd*, wɑz tərnd əˈweɪ frəm ðə skul geɪts fər ˈhævɪŋ ə 'ʃɔrt' skərt. ʃi sɛd: "ʃiz wɪθ ˈvɛri lɔŋ lɛgz. tɪ faɪnd ə skərt ðæts nɑt ʃɔrt ɔn hər ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl. aɪ gɑt hərz frəm ðə ˈædəlt reɪnʤ æt nu lʊk." ðə ˈæŋgri məm ˈtrævəld tɪ əˈkædəmi hərˈsɛlf ˈæftər ˈhirɪŋ frəm hər ˈhəzbənd haʊ ðə ˈtiˌneɪʤər hæd bɪn sɛnt hoʊm. ʃi sɛd ðət, wɪn ʃi əraɪvd, ʃi æst ˈmæθju teɪt tɪ gɪv hər ðə ˈditeɪlz əv ðə ɪgˈzækt skərt ʃi ʃʊd ˈpərʧəs fər hər ʧaɪld. (ˈɪmɪʤ: siɑn ˈwɪljəmz) (ˈɪmɪʤ: siɑn ˈwɪljəmz) ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hi əˈpɛrəntli rɪfˈjuzd tɪ du soʊ. ʃi ˈædɪd ðət əˈnəðər məm wɑz toʊld hər ʧaɪldz ˈtraʊzərz wər tu taɪt soʊ 'ʃəvd hər hænd əp ðɛm' tɪ pruv tɪ stæf ðət ðeɪ wərənt. ɪn ˈtoʊtəl, əraʊnd 50 ˈpjupəlz wər tərnd əˈweɪ frəm ðə skul ɪn ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ fər ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈjunəˌfɔrm ˌɪnˈfrækʃənz. ˈaʊˌtreɪʤd ˈpɛrənts ˈproʊˌtɛstəd fər tu aʊərz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr pəˈlis stɛpt ɪn tɪ traɪ tɪ dɪfˈjuz ˈtɛnʧənz. ˈmɪstər teɪt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, kleɪmz tɪ hæv wɔrnd ˈpɛrənts ðɪs wʊd ˈhæpən ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈsəmər ˈhɑləˌdeɪz. hi sɛd: "wi roʊt tɪ ˈpɛrənts tɪ seɪ wi wʊd bi ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ɑr ˈjunəˌfɔrm ˈpɑləsi ɪz æˈdhɪrd tɪ ənd ðət ɪf ˈʧɪldrən wər nɑt ɪn ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈjunəˌfɔrm təˈdeɪ ðeɪ wʊd bi sɛnt hoʊm. "ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ɑr ˈpɛrənts ər plizd wɪθ ðət. (ˈɪmɪʤ: hartsdown.co.uk*) (ˈɪmɪʤ: ˈwaɪtɪŋ) "ðeɪ fil ðə skul nidz tɪ bi ˈbɛtər fər ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən ənd aɪv hæd ˈsɛvərəl ˈpɛrənts tɛl mi haʊ plizd ðeɪ ər ðət ðeɪ kən si ðət ˈæˌkʧuəli wi wɔnt tɪ bi ˈdɪfərənt. "wi wɔnt tɪ bi ə skul ðət ðeɪ kən bi praʊd əv ˈsɛndɪŋ ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən tɪ. "ðɛr ɪz ə məˈnɔrəti əv ˈpɛrənts hu ər nɑt ˈhæpi wɪθ ðət ənd aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ɪt həz ˌɪnkənˈvinjənst səm. "ə fju hæv lɔst ðɛr ˈtɛmpər. "ðə ˈpɛrənts hu hæv bɪn hir ˈproʊˌtɛstɪŋ fər tu aʊərz wɪn ðeɪ kʊd hæv pɑpt hoʊm ənd gɑt θɪŋz ˈsɔrtɪd." ðə əˈkædəmiz ɔn saɪt pəˈlis kəmˈjunɪti səˈpɔrt ˈɔfɪsər kɔld ɪn ˈkɑligz tɪ hɛlp riˈzɑlv ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt. ˈmɪstər teɪt ˈædɪd: "ðə pəˈlis wər ˈpæsɪŋ baɪ ənd drɑpt ɪn tɪ hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs ɪnˈkərəʤ ˈpɛrənts tɪ goʊ hoʊm ənd gɪt ðə ˈjunəˌfɔrm ˈsɔrtɪd." (ˈɪmɪʤ: swns*) (ˈɪmɪʤ: swns*) ðɪs ˌæftərˈnun, səm ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈjuzərz dɪˈfɛndɪd ðə ˈjunəˌfɔrm ˈpɑləsi. pɔl roʊt ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk: "gʊd ɔn ðə hɛd. ˈpipəl ˈmoʊnɪŋ bɪˈkəz ðeɪ doʊnt wɔnt tɪ ˈfɑloʊ rulz." ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈstivən grum sɛd: "gʊd!!! ˈprɑpər ˈjunəˌfɔrm ʃʊd bi ɛnˈfɔrst!!!!" ə θərd ˈjuzər ˈædɪd: "ˈəðər skulz nid tɪ teɪk noʊt əv nu hɛd ˈtiʧər, ˈsəmˌwən huz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ɛnˈfɔrs rulz ˈprɑpərli." ˌhaʊˈɛvər, məm ˈʃɛrən kɪŋ læʃt aʊt æt ðə ˈpɑləsi ˈæftər hər jəŋ sən, ˈwɪljəm, wɑz tərnd əˈweɪ bɪˈkəz əv hɪz ʃuz. ˈwɪljəm, 11 wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ə kɑr ˈæksədənt læst jɪr, ənd hæd tɪ hæv ə hɪp rɪˈpleɪsmənt, wɪʧ ˈkɔzɪz ɪm peɪn ənd livz ɪm ˈnidɪd physiotherapy*. ˈʃɛrən sɛnt hər sən tɪ skul ɪn ˈnaɪki ɛr mæks ˈtreɪnərz, ɔn ðə ədˈvaɪs əv hɪz ˈdɔktər, bət ðə nu hɛd ˈtiʧər toʊld hər ðə ʃuz wər ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl. (ˈɪmɪʤ: ˈwaɪtɪŋ) ˈʃɛrən sɛd: "ˈwɪljəm həz tɪ wɛr ˈtreɪnərz bɪˈkəz əv hɪz hɪp, ˈwɛrɪŋ ˈnɔrməl ʃuz ˈrɪli hərts ɪm. "maɪ ˈdɔtər ɪn jɪr 11 həz bɪn ˈwɛrɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈtreɪnərz ɛz ˈwɪljəm wɑz ɪn fər θri jɪrz ɛz ʃi həz ʤɔɪnt peɪn. "aɪ sɛnt maɪ ˈdɔtər hoʊm tɪ gɪt ˈwɪljəmz ˈskrəfi oʊld ʃuz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ˈwʊdənt lɛt ɪm ɪn ˈwɛrɪŋ ˈtreɪnərz. "ˈmɪstər teɪt sɛd hid ˈrəðər ˈwɪljəm wɑz ɪn peɪn ənd ˈwɛrɪŋ skul ʃuz ðən ˈwɛrɪŋ ˈtreɪnərz ɪn frənt əv ˈəðər ˈpɛrənts, bət ðɛn ˈæftərwərdz sɛd tɪ mi ðət maɪ kɪdz wʊd bi ˌoʊˈkeɪ ɪn ˈtreɪnərz. "naʊ hiz lɔst rɪˈspɛkt ˌbiˈfɔr hiz ˈivɪn ˈstɑrtɪd ɪts hɪz fərst deɪ, ənd hiz bækt hɪmˈsɛlf ˈɪntu ə ˈkɔrnər ənd dən ðə ˈdæmɪʤ. "ɪt wɑz jɪr ˈsɛvənz fərst deɪ ənd loʊdz əv ðɛm wər ɪn flədz əv tɪrz, ˈsɑbɪŋ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə geɪts. (ˈɪmɪʤ: ˈgugəl) "hi ʃʊd hæv bɪn ˈlinjənt fər ðɛr fərst deɪ ənd ʤɪst sɛnt ðɛm hoʊm wɪθ ə ˈlɛtər əv wət wɑz rɔŋ fər təˈmɑˌroʊ. "aɪ hæd tɪ teɪk maɪ ˈdɔtər ənd baɪ hər ə nu skərt bɪˈkəz ðeɪ doʊnt hæv ə ˈstændərd wən bət hərz ˈwəzənt ˈsutəbəl. "wɪn aɪ tʊk hər bæk tɪ skul, ðə kɪdz wər ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈʧæntɪŋ bɪˈkəz ðə ˈtiʧərz ˈwʊdənt lɛt ðɛm θru ðə geɪts. "ˈdraɪvɪŋ bæk θru ðə taʊn ˈsɛntər tu aʊərz ˈleɪtər aɪ sɔ æt list ə fju ˈhənərd ˈstudənts ˈwɔkɪŋ əraʊnd nɑt frəm ˈɛni ˈəðər skulz. "ðə ˈɪʃu ˈɪzənt ðə ˈjunəˌfɔrm, bɪˈkəz aɪ ˈtoʊtəli əˈgri wɪθ ɪt. "ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz ðət hi ˈhændəld ɪt laɪk ə gəˈstɑpoʊ."
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26-mile bay crossing connects qingdao to huangdao, took four years to build and uses pillars
china, which seems to complete mammoth infrastructure projects on a routine basis, has claimed another with the opening of the longest sea bridge.
thejiaozhou bay crossing connects the bustling port city of qingdao, of beijing, to the industrial district of huangdao.
the eight-lane, bridge opened to traffic on thursday morning, china's xinhua news agency said. built over a four-year period the project cost about and uses pillars. it shortens the driving route between the two locations by about 20 miles.
somewhat inevitably, the bridge takes the world record from another chinese sea crossing, the bay bridge, which opened in 2008, connecting the cities of and ningbo, south of shanghai. the lake causeway in louisiana, at almost 24 miles, is slightly longer but crosses an inland waterway rather than open sea.
china is constructing an even more ambitious bridge. work began in december 2009 on a structure linking guangdong province in southern china to hong kong and macau. building is expected to be finished in 2015, and the bridge is expected to cover about 31 miles, although only about 22 miles will span the sea.
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26-mile* beɪ ˈkrɔsɪŋ kəˈnɛkts ˈʧɪŋˈdaʊ tɪ huangdao*, tʊk fɔr jɪrz tɪ bɪld ənd ˈjuzɪz ˈpɪlərz ˈʧaɪnə, wɪʧ simz tɪ kəmˈplit ˈmæməθ ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˈprɑʤɛkts ɔn ə ruˈtin ˈbeɪsɪs, həz kleɪmd əˈnəðər wɪθ ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ əv ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst si brɪʤ. ðə beɪ ˈkrɔsɪŋ kəˈnɛkts ðə ˈbəsəlɪŋ pɔrt ˈsɪti əv ˈʧɪŋˈdaʊ, əv ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ, tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈdɪstrɪkt əv huangdao*. ðə eight-lane*, brɪʤ ˈoʊpənd tɪ ˈtræfɪk ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ˈʧaɪnəz ˈzɪnhjuə nuz ˈeɪʤənsi sɛd. bɪlt ˈoʊvər ə ˌfɔˈrjɪr ˈpɪriəd ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt kɔst əˈbaʊt ənd ˈjuzɪz ˈpɪlərz. ɪt ˈʃɔrtənz ðə ˈdraɪvɪŋ rut bɪtˈwin ðə tu loʊˈkeɪʃənz baɪ əˈbaʊt 20 maɪəlz. ˈsəmˈwət ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli, ðə brɪʤ teɪks ðə wərld ˈrɛkərd frəm əˈnəðər ʧaɪˈniz si ˈkrɔsɪŋ, ðə beɪ brɪʤ, wɪʧ ˈoʊpənd ɪn 2008 kəˈnɛktɪŋ ðə ˈsɪtiz əv ənd ningbo*, saʊθ əv ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ. ðə leɪk ˈkɔzˌweɪ ɪn luˌiziˈænə, æt ˈɔlˌmoʊst 24 maɪəlz, ɪz sˈlaɪtli ˈlɔŋgər bət ˈkrɔsɪz ən ˈɪnˌlænd ˈwɔtərˌweɪ ˈrəðər ðən ˈoʊpən si. ˈʧaɪnə ɪz kənˈstrəktɪŋ ən ˈivɪn mɔr æmˈbɪʃəs brɪʤ. wərk bɪˈgæn ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2009 ɔn ə ˈstrəkʧər ˈlɪŋkɪŋ gˈwɑŋˈdɔŋ ˈprɑvɪns ɪn ˈsəðərn ˈʧaɪnə tɪ hɔŋ kɔŋg ənd məˈkaʊ. ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi ˈfɪnɪʃt ɪn 2015 ənd ðə brɪʤ ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˈkəvər əˈbaʊt 31 maɪəlz, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt 22 maɪəlz wɪl spæn ðə si.
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20-oct-2017: this post originally appeared in the main excelsior blog back in january 2015. we have started moving relevant technical posts over to this new blog.
a number of old tests get a new life every time we add support for another target architecture or platform. here comes a fresh record from our labs.
environment: os x
patient: popular free desktop java swing app that has been part of the excelsior jet test suite for many years.
symptoms
clicking the right mouse button on the tools panel results in:
expected behavior on apple java se 6
noclassdeffounderror on oracle hotspot, thrown because the class is absent in the oracle for os x. the application catches it and displays a dialog inviting the user to try the latest version or report the problem.
the latter is what we expected the compiled application to do, because the excelsior jet includes exactly the same classes as the respective version of the oracle for the same platform.
however, the app did not show that dialog if built. launched from a terminal, it would dump the call stack to that terminal, but without a terminal it appeared to the user that some functionality has been silently disabled for no apparent reason.
examination
the execution paths diverge in the code that handles the initial : in the native build, that code itself throws a , effectively canceling the creation of the error dialog.
here is a small excerpt:
thread[] ts = new thread[thread.activecount()]; thread.enumerate(ts);
as you might have guessed, code that follows over the ts array, assuming that it has been filled with references to all active threads. indeed, on hotspot the entire array is full of valid references to thread instances. but in the native build, the last element of the array appears to be null , and the absence of a guard against that leads to an npe.
it is easy to reproduce this problem on a small sample by having the above code executed from swingutilities.invokelater() .
diagnosis
fact is, activecount() returns the number of all threads, both alive and dead, whereas enumerate() only goes over the threads for which isalive() returns true . so in the general case, one must check for null references when over an array filled returned by thread.enumerate() .
but why does the app work on hotspot, whereas the native build fails?
here one subtle difference between two of the specification comes into play:
upon termination of the main thread, the hotspot “reincarnates” it as a new, destroyjavavm() -thread, which waits for all other threads to terminate. (actually, those two are the same thread, but from the’s point of view they are different, hence me quoting the word “reincarnates”.)
as they said on the fifth james bond movie posters:
but in our case, “twice” is not the only way to live!
in the excelsior jet, the main thread is only marked as dead upon termination, and then “waits” for other threads to die. as a result, when activecount() gets called after the termination of the main thread, it returns a number that is greater than the number of threads that a subsequent call of enumerate() would, well, enumerate. greater by at least one.
treatment
we could possibly change the excelsior jet so that it behaves with hotspot in the above scenario. however, the specification does not guarantee that the result of an activecount() call is at all times equal to the length of the array that a subsequent call of enumerate() would fill. in fact, that cannot be guaranteed in the presence of dead threads, so the said code only works on hotspot if there are none yet. a close inspection of would confirm that:
returns an estimate of the number of active threads…
therefore, the code of the application is incorrect both with respect to the java specification it relies on the behavior of a specific implementation, hotspot, and in general checking for null array elements would have prevented the problem.
verdict: no treatment necessary (on our side, anyway).
credits
images are fragments of vintage posters for the 1967 james bond movie you only live twice.
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20-oct-2017* ðɪs poʊst ərˈɪʤənəli əˈpɪrd ɪn ðə meɪn ɪkˈsɛlsiər blɔg bæk ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2015 wi hæv ˈstɑrtɪd ˈmuvɪŋ ˈrɛləvənt ˈtɛknɪkəl poʊsts ˈoʊvər tɪ ðɪs nu blɔg. ə ˈnəmbər əv oʊld tɛsts gɪt ə nu laɪf ˈɛvəri taɪm wi æd səˈpɔrt fər əˈnəðər ˈtərgət ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ər ˈplætˌfɔrm. hir kəmz ə frɛʃ ˈrɛkərd frəm ɑr læbz. ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt: ɑs ɛks ˈpeɪʃənt: ˈpɑpjələr fri ˈdɛskˌtɑp ˈʤɑvə swɪŋ æp ðət həz bɪn pɑrt əv ðə ɪkˈsɛlsiər ʤɛt tɛst swit fər ˈmɛni jɪrz. ˈsɪmptəmz ˈklɪkɪŋ ðə raɪt maʊs ˈbətən ɔn ðə tulz ˈpænəl rɪˈzəlts ɪn: ɪkˈspɛktɪd bɪˈheɪvjər ɔn ˈæpəl ˈʤɑvə seɪ 6 ɔn ˈɔrəkəl ˈhɑtˌspɑt θroʊn bɪˈkəz ðə klæs ɪz ˈæbsənt ɪn ðə ˈɔrəkəl fər ɑs ɛks. ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˈkæʧɪz ɪt ənd dɪˈspleɪz ə ˈdaɪəlɔg ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ ðə ˈjuzər tɪ traɪ ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈvərʒən ər rɪˈpɔrt ðə ˈprɑbləm. ðə ˈlætər ɪz wət wi ɪkˈspɛktɪd ðə kəmˈpaɪld ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən tɪ du, bɪˈkəz ðə ɪkˈsɛlsiər ʤɛt ˌɪnˈkludz ɪgˈzæktli ðə seɪm ˈklæsɪz ɛz ðə rɪˈspɛktɪv ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈɔrəkəl fər ðə seɪm ˈplætˌfɔrm. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə æp dɪd nɑt ʃoʊ ðət ˈdaɪəlɔg ɪf bɪlt. lɔnʧt frəm ə ˈtərmənəl, ɪt wʊd dəmp ðə kɔl stæk tɪ ðət ˈtərmənəl, bət wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈtərmənəl ɪt əˈpɪrd tɪ ðə ˈjuzər ðət səm ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti həz bɪn ˈsaɪləntli dɪˈseɪbəld fər noʊ əˈpɛrənt ˈrizən. ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən ðə ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən pæθs dɪˈvərʤ ɪn ðə koʊd ðət ˈhændəlz ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ɪn ðə ˈneɪtɪv bɪld, ðət koʊd ˌɪtˈsɛlf θroʊz ə ˈifɛktɪvli ˈkænsəlɪŋ ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈɛrər ˈdaɪəlɔg. hir ɪz ə smɔl ˈɛksərpt: θrɛd[] tiɛs nu thread[thread.activecount*()]; thread.enumerate(ts*); ɛz ju maɪt hæv gɛst, koʊd ðət ˈfɑloʊz ˈoʊvər ðə tiɛs əreɪ, əˈsumɪŋ ðət ɪt həz bɪn fɪld wɪθ ˈrɛfərənsɪz tɪ ɔl ˈæktɪv θrɛdz. ˌɪnˈdid, ɔn ˈhɑtˌspɑt ðə ɪnˈtaɪər əreɪ ɪz fʊl əv ˈvælɪd ˈrɛfərənsɪz tɪ θrɛd ˈɪnstənsɪz. bət ɪn ðə ˈneɪtɪv bɪld, ðə læst ˈɛləmənt əv ðə əreɪ əˈpɪrz tɪ bi nəl ənd ðə ˈæbsəns əv ə gɑrd əˈgɛnst ðət lidz tɪ ən npe*. ɪt ɪz ˈizi tɪ ˌriprəˈdus ðɪs ˈprɑbləm ɔn ə smɔl ˈsæmpəl baɪ ˈhævɪŋ ðə əˈbəv koʊd ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd frəm swingutilities.invokelater*() ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs fækt ɪz, activecount*() rɪˈtərnz ðə ˈnəmbər əv ɔl θrɛdz, boʊθ əˈlaɪv ənd dɛd, wɛˈræz ɪˈnumərˌeɪt() ˈoʊnli goʊz ˈoʊvər ðə θrɛdz fər wɪʧ isalive*() rɪˈtərnz tru soʊ ɪn ðə ˈʤɛnərəl keɪs, wən məst ʧɛk fər nəl ˈrɛfərənsɪz wɪn ˈoʊvər ən əreɪ fɪld rɪˈtərnd baɪ thread.enumerate*() bət waɪ dɪz ðə æp wərk ɔn ˈhɑtˌspɑt, wɛˈræz ðə ˈneɪtɪv bɪld feɪlz? hir wən ˈsətəl ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin tu əv ðə ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən kəmz ˈɪntu pleɪ: əˈpɑn tərməˈneɪʃən əv ðə meɪn θrɛd, ðə ˈhɑtˌspɑt ““reincarnates”*” ɪt ɛz ə nu, destroyjavavm*() -θrɛd, wɪʧ weɪts fər ɔl ˈəðər θrɛdz tɪ ˈtərməˌneɪt. (ˈæˌkʧuəli, ðoʊz tu ər ðə seɪm θrɛd, bət frəm ðə pɔɪnt əv vju ðeɪ ər ˈdɪfərənt, hɛns mi kˈwoʊtɪŋ ðə wərd ““reincarnates”*”.) ɛz ðeɪ sɛd ɔn ðə fɪθ ʤeɪmz bɑnd ˈmuvi ˈpoʊstərz: bət ɪn ɑr keɪs, ““twice”*” ɪz nɑt ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ tɪ lɪv! ɪn ðə ɪkˈsɛlsiər ʤɛt, ðə meɪn θrɛd ɪz ˈoʊnli mɑrkt ɛz dɛd əˈpɑn tərməˈneɪʃən, ənd ðɛn ““waits”*” fər ˈəðər θrɛdz tɪ daɪ. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, wɪn activecount*() gɪts kɔld ˈæftər ðə tərməˈneɪʃən əv ðə meɪn θrɛd, ɪt rɪˈtərnz ə ˈnəmbər ðət ɪz ˈgreɪtər ðən ðə ˈnəmbər əv θrɛdz ðət ə ˈsəbsəkwənt kɔl əv ɪˈnumərˌeɪt() wʊd, wɛl, ɪˈnumərˌeɪt. ˈgreɪtər baɪ æt list wən. ˈtritmənt wi kʊd ˈpɑsəbli ʧeɪnʤ ðə ɪkˈsɛlsiər ʤɛt soʊ ðət ɪt bɪˈheɪvz wɪθ ˈhɑtˌspɑt ɪn ðə əˈbəv sɪˈnɛrioʊ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən dɪz nɑt ˌgɛrənˈti ðət ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ən activecount*() kɔl ɪz æt ɔl taɪmz ˈikwəl tɪ ðə lɛŋθ əv ðə əreɪ ðət ə ˈsəbsəkwənt kɔl əv ɪˈnumərˌeɪt() wʊd fɪl. ɪn fækt, ðət ˈkænɑt bi ˌgɛrənˈtid ɪn ðə ˈprɛzəns əv dɛd θrɛdz, soʊ ðə sɛd koʊd ˈoʊnli wərks ɔn ˈhɑtˌspɑt ɪf ðɛr ər nən jɛt. ə kloʊz ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən əv wʊd kənˈfərm ðət: rɪˈtərnz ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪt əv ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈæktɪv threads…*… ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ðə koʊd əv ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ɪz ˌɪnkərˈɛkt boʊθ wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt tɪ ðə ˈʤɑvə ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən ɪt rɪˈlaɪz ɔn ðə bɪˈheɪvjər əv ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən, ˈhɑtˌspɑt, ənd ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl ˈʧɛkɪŋ fər nəl əreɪ ˈɛləmənts wʊd hæv prɪˈvɛnɪd ðə ˈprɑbləm. ˈvərdɪkt: noʊ ˈtritmənt ˈnɛsəˌsɛri (ɔn ɑr saɪd, ˈɛniˌweɪ). ˈkrɛdɪts ˈɪmɪʤɪz ər ˈfrægmənts əv ˈvɪntɪʤ ˈpoʊstərz fər ðə 1967 ʤeɪmz bɑnd ˈmuvi ju ˈoʊnli lɪv twaɪs.
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