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toronto football] commonly referred to as toronto is a canadian professional soccer team based in toronto, ontario. the team competes in major league soccer (mls) as a member of the eastern conference. the team plays its home matches at field, located at exhibition place on toronto's shoreline. toronto joined in 2007 as an expansion team and was the first franchise in the league.
the team is coached by greg and operated by maple leaf sports & entertainment, which also operates the league one affiliate team toronto, the toronto maple leafs, the toronto raptors, the toronto argonauts, and other teams.
in 2017, toronto won the domestic treble with the cup, supporters' shield and canadian championship. they are winners of the canadian championship and were of the 2018 champions league.
history [ edit ]
expansion [ edit ]
mls awarded toronto an expansion team in 2005. maple leaf sports & entertainment (mlse) paid $10 million for the] the name of the team was announced on may 11,]
the announcement followed an online consultation in which the public was invited to vote on the name during a limited period. the voting options were "toronto northmen", "inter toronto", "toronto reds", and "toronto".e's strategy in choosing "toronto" following this process was based on two reasons. firstly, over 40 percent of the online vote supported the simple toronto name during the consultation; secondly,e hoped that the fairly generic name would help the new team earn a more organic nickname from the toronto fans rather than having one imposed upon the] the team has been called "tfc" and "the reds" by the media and the team. the "fc" in the team's name became the conventional for football]
early years (2007–2010) [ edit ]
despite a long scoreless streak to start the team's history, toronto quickly began to establish itself as a team with significant fan support. the team's first win came on may 12, 2007 at field as danny scored the team's first goal in the minute of a home win over the chicago] though slipped to the bottom of the standings with a record of , the team built a foundation as the first canadian team in. in the team's second season in 2008, toronto hosted the 2008 all-star game. the team finished last in the eastern conference with a record of, but the enthusiastic fan base continued to fill field to] to determine the canadian soccer association's representative in the champions league, toronto played in the inaugural canadian championship in 2008 competing for the cup. were the to win the championship in its first year, but the montreal impact prevailed.
the new york red bulls defeated toronto in the final 2009 regular season game, leaving one point out of the] despite bringing in some high-profile talent, the reds could not seem to field a consistent side. dwayne de rosario became an immediate scoring influence and amado guevara was a strong and established veteran, but the future at the canadian team seemed murky with looming 2010 world cup duties. rookie goalkeeper stefan frei quickly replaced greg sutton as a regular starter and immediately became a fan favourite. only scored two goals in the final 15 minutes of games all season (last in). during the same period, they gave up 16 goals (most in), thus creating a goal differential during the final 15]
in the 2009 canadian championship, toronto required a victory over the montreal impact in the final game of the competition to nullify the vancouver' +4 goal differential. anything less would result in vancouver winning the championship. toronto went down early, but overwhelmed an impact side on the back of a by de rosario. guevara added two, scoring in the and minute. chad barrett scored the decisive goal in the minute, which gave the lead over vancouver. the unlikely victory was dubbed by fans and media as the "miracle in] toronto subsequently participated in the champions league, but lost on aggregate to the puerto rico islanders in the preliminary round of the]
after failing to qualify on the final day of the 2009 campaign, maple leaf sports & entertainment said anything short of a playoff spot in 2010 would be unacceptable. with that directive, former director of soccer mo johnston hired] and made wholesale changes to the roster to reflect the u.s. hall of plan to play a tough, defensive style. despite scoring troubles, played well at the start, going undefeated in seven games at one time. the team struggled following the world cup break. sensing problems in the locker room and to try to salvage the season,e dismissed both johnston and on september 14, naming earl cochrane interim director of soccer and nick interim] the players responded to's more open flexible style, but it was not enough as the team was eliminated from playoff contention with three games left in the season. issues with holders over the 2011 season ticket package added to the fans' frustrations, forcinge to hold a series of town hall]
toronto played c.d. in the preliminary round of the champions league. won in the first leg on a goal by chad barrett, and tied in the second leg on goals by de rosario and barrett, qualifying for the group stage. toronto won their first group stage match against cruz on august 17,] however, the team failed to qualify for the championship round after finishing in third place behind group winners real salt lake and second place cruz.
highs and lows of ajax culture (2011–2012) [ edit ]
on november 3, 2010,e announced the hiring of former german international and coach, and his company, soccersolutions, to fix the team's] over the next six months, assessed the team, identifying a playing style and recommended a candidate for the director of soccer] on january 6, 2011, the new management team for toronto was announced. aron winter was hired as head coach with his compatriot, bob de klerk named first assistant] paul mariner was named as director of soccer. winter was selected to bring the ajax culture, possession and system to toronto. management made wholesale changes to the roster before and during the 2011 season, trading numerous players and eventually their captain and toronto native de]
toronto used its remaining two designated player slots on two notable european players, signing torsten and danny to contracts. the team went on to set a record for most players used in a season with 39. despite a strong finish to the season with only two losses in their last 12 games, missed the playoffs for a fifth straight year. nonetheless, they earned a win in their final group stage match of champions league at toyota stadium (then known as pizza hut park) against dallas, securing a berth in the knockout stage versus la galaxy. after a draw in toronto before fans at the rogers] toronto defeated the galaxy in los angeles to reach the champions league semifinals, the first canadian team to do] they were defeated by santos laguna in the semifinals on]
on june 7, 2012, aron winter resigned from the team upon refusing to be reassigned from his head coaching role after the team started the season with a losing streak, setting an record for worst start to a] under winter in 2012, the team's league record was and in all other competitions was–4, including a canadian championship. he was replaced by paul mariner, but continued to struggle finishing with a record in league play under] toronto also failed to advance in the champions league, finishing second in its group with a–0 record. overall, they finished the season on a streak and ended up in last place, with five wins and 23 points.
building a foundation (2013–2014) [ edit ]
it was announced kevin payne would be leaving d.c. united for the general manager position at toronto on november 27,] coach ryan nelsen replaced mariner as of january 7,] on april 25, 2013, payne signed the first young designated player in,] on july 9, payne traded luis silva to d.c. united for an undisclosed amount of allocation] the team fired payne on september] following the removal of payne, recently appointede president tim] reasoned that there were philosophical differences between them as to how toronto should move] leiweke, who brought david beckham to the la galaxy in early 2007, quickly revealed that he intended to make more competitive with similarly ambitious, blockbuster] on september 20, toronto announced that the vacant general manager position had been filled by tim]
under, toronto made several high-profile moves during the off season. among the transfers were veterans justin morrow and jackson; star gilberto, united states international michael bradley of a.s. roma, and the return of toronto leading goal scorer de] on january 10, 2014, tottenham announced they had agreed a deal with the team over the transfer of england international defoe for a reported fee of million, and an advertising rights agreement with maple leaf sports & entertainment] defoe would earn a reported a week, making him the highest earner in.[42] these moves required the trade of matias laba to vancouver to comply with's maximum of three designated players per team. on february 7, 2014, brazil national team keeper joined on loan from queens park] the team started the year with promise, but much like 2010, they floundered after the world cup break. on august 31, nelsen was fired by a day after a defeat to the new england revolution at field, where nelsen criticized in his press conference for putting the players under needless pressure in the media. the head coaching position was filled by former american international and chivas usa assistant, greg.[44] although the team won the most games in its history, it failed to reach the playoffs for the eighth consecutive year. after completing only 11 months of his four-year contract with, defoe joined premier league club sunderland on january 16, 2015. on the same day, toronto received from sunderland to complete the other half of the player] three days later, the team signed italian international sebastian from on an annual salary of $7]
contenders in the league and domestic treble (2015–2018) [ edit ]
sebastian broke the record for most combined goals and assists in a season in his debut season in 2015. he is also toronto's all-time top scorer, with 83 goals in all competitions.
on september 26, 2015, scored and assisted in a win over chicago, putting him on 35 points for the season, breaking chris league]'s totals of 22 goals and 16 assists, for 38 total points, made him the first player to win the golden]] and newcomer of the year] he was named to the all-star game and the best xi and became the first player in history to lead the league in both goals and assists in a single] toronto clinched a playoff berth on october 14, for the first time in franchise] the team were eliminated in the knockout round of the 2015 cup playoffs by a loss at canadian rivals montreal]
on june 29, 2016, toronto won its fifth canadian championship against vancouver on aggregate, winning on away] scored a against d.c. united, on july 23, 2016, in a home win, surpassing de previous all-time record as toronto's top scorer by two goals to 35] in october 2016, toronto clinched a playoff spot for the second straight season. the team proceeded to defeat the philadelphia union at field in the eastern conference knockout round to record their playoff] and to secure entry into the first eastern conference semifinal in franchise history. toronto defeated new york city on aggregate to reach an eastern conference finals derby against montreal] montreal won the first leg of the conference championship, at the olympic stadium in montreal on november 22. toronto beat montreal in extra time in the return leg at field in toronto on november 30, winning on an aggregated score of, making toronto the first canadian team to compete in an cup] on december 10, toronto lost the final at home to the seattle in penalty following a draw after]
on june 27, 2017, toronto won their sixth canadian championship on aggregate over montreal, earning them a spot in the 2018 champions] on september 30, toronto won their first supporters' shield with a home win over new york red bulls to clinch top of the league with the most points that season. by doing so, they also became the first canadian team to win the supporters'] on october 22 the final day of the season, they played to a away result in atlanta, where toronto set a new regular season points record with 69, eclipsing the 1998 la galaxy by one] on november 29, 2017, toronto won the eastern conference finals for the second time in a row, with a aggregate win over columbus crew, also entering the cup final for the second time in a] on december 9, 2017, at home, toronto defeated seattle in the cup, which was a rematch of the previous year's] toronto became the first team to complete a domestic treble with their win, as well as the first canadian team to win the]
toronto started the 2018 season with a away win over the colorado rapids in the 2018 champions league round of 16 on february] after a draw in the return leg against colorado on february 27, were matched up with mexican side for the, where they won the first leg at] in the return leg on march 13 in mexico, lost the match, however progressed to the semifinals for the second time in its history since the champions league, on away goals, following a draw on] on april 10, drew to club at the azteca in the second leg of the semifinal after a home win on april 3 in the first leg, to advance on aggregate to the finals for the first time in their] after a home loss to guadalajara on april 17 in the first leg of the champions league final, would win the return away leg on april 25, leading to a draw on aggregate, but lost in the penalty] later in the season, on september 19, toronto played against in the inaugural cup, losing the match at] they failed to qualify for the playoffs after a home loss against vancouver on october 6, 2018, with three games left to play in the]
during the offseason, on january 4, 2019, toronto announced the appointment of ali curtis as general manager after the departure of.[73] after failing to reach a contract agreement with the club, on january 30, 2019, toronto sold to saudi arabian club for an undisclosed]
stadium [ edit ]
bmo field in july 2007, pre-expansion, during the 2007 world cup
bmo field in 2016
bmo field; toronto, ontario (2007–present)
before the 2007 major league soccer season, construction was completed on a new stadium at exhibition place in toronto at a cost of $62.5] on september 20, 2006,'s official website announced that financial group had purchased the naming rights for the new] it is the largest stadium in canada. it is owned by the city of toronto, whilee, the team's owner, operates]
following criticism of field's use of and its rapid deterioration,e agreed to a deal with the city to replace it with a natural grass surface in time for the 2010 season. along with the grass, a heating and drainage system was also installed at a cost of $3.5 million toe.
in march 2012, played its match in the rogers centre, the home of major league baseball's toronto blue jays and former home of the argonauts, hosting the la galaxy in the home leg of the champions league championship] the retractable roof stadium was also the venue for a friendly against liverpool of the english premier league in july of that]
expansion [ edit ]
expansion to the north end that cost $2 million, added seats and was completed for the start of the 2010] a $120 million renovation to the stadium was officially announced september 23, 2014. it includes a second tier of seating that would add seats, raising the capacity of the stadium to. new suites, washrooms, concourse and a roof would also be added. construction began in september 2014 and would be divided into two phases; the completion of the project was set for may] the expansion would accommodate a canadian football field with artificial turf when the toronto argonauts move to field in] along with hosting the grey cup that year.
club culture [ edit ]
supporters [ edit ]
fans celebrate at a toronto match
toronto's initial seasons saw fans set the standard for fan] selling out its first three seasons. referred to as the model franchise off the field by commissioner don garber, the team was credited for starting" for their embrace of supporters'] lack of success caused frustration among the fanbase, spurring fan protests against] in response,e acknowledged the lack of quality on the product, lowering ticket prices in 2013 to 2007] following a resurgence of interest in the team due to the major signings of defoe and michael bradley, the team capped season tickets at for the 2014]
toronto's recognized supporters' groups are the red patch boys, u-sector, kings in the north, tribal rhythm nation and original] on august 23, 2018, toronto permanently terminated supporter status for a fire they started at place stadium in ottawa during their with toronto in the canadian championship earlier that year on july]
mascot [ edit ]
bitchy the hawk is a female harris's hawk employed by field falconry staff to sit perched atop the field to ward off] originally brought to work in 2007 to prevent seagulls from attacking patrons, the hawk has become a fixture of field. she has also been employed at budweiser stage in ontario place to the south to prevent seagulls from attacking since the] while no official word has come from the club about her status, she has been called the official mascot of the]
rivalries [ edit ]
toronto's biggest rival, montreal impact, joined in 2012. in the years leading up to this, they emerged as fierce rivals during the canadian championship. the proximity of the two cities and the fact that toronto and montreal are rivals in the national hockey league (nhl) contributes to these meetings being combative. since both teams have joined, the rivalry has intensified and the matches have become a canadian soccer classic, nicknamed the 401 derby after ontario highway 401, which links the two] the rivalry is also known as the canadian.[98][99][100]
on march 16, 2013, toronto fans set an record for travelling support with away fans in montreal to watch lose, eclipsing their own record of at columbus crew in]
the 2016 cup eastern conference finals were part of the 401 derby as well, with toronto winning the series on]
columbus crew and toronto have competed for the cup since 2008. although a manufactured rivalry, albeit linked by the fact that the official flower of both ontario and ohio is the white grandiflorum), the meetings have since sparked bitterness. on march 28, 2009, approximately toronto supporters travelled to columbus crew stadium and witnessed a draw, during which they lit a number of flares and allegedly committed] following the game, some altercations broke out between the two supporter groups. overwhelmed security called police who ended the and made arrests, at which time a fan was while being] the first rematch back in columbus crew stadium following the incident was boycotted by toronto supporters in wake of restrictions imposed on them by crew]
the 2017 cup eastern conference finals were part of the cup as well, with toronto winning the series on]
toronto also have a rivalry with the other canadian team: vancouver.[104][105][106][107][108]
2007–08
2007–08
the official team include red as the primary colour, with black, grey and white as secondary.
the primary uniform (jersey, shorts and socks) is red with alternating lighter and darker horizontal bands, black sleeves with red trim, and a vertical black band below each sleeve extending the full length of the jersey. the secondary uniform includes white jerseys with a large red horizontal band below a smaller blue band across the chest with blue and red trim, white socks with blue trim, and with either red or blue shorts (the choice of which is subject to the opponent uniform). in its first three seasons, toronto's secondary uniform were light and dark grey. in the following four seasons, the team wore white secondary uniforms, whereas in 2014, the secondary uniforms were changed to onyx. as with all teams, the uniforms are produced by adidas. in 2013 and 2014, a maple leaf was featured on toronto's primary]
since the team's formation in 2007, it has been sponsored by the bank of montreal (bmo). the sponsorship was worth $1–1.5 million per season, but in 2010, a new five-year deal worth $4 million per season was] in february 2016, it was announced that had extended its sponsorship agreement by another ten]
ownership [ edit ]
toronto are operated by maple leaf sports & entertainment, which also operates the national hockey league's toronto maple leafs, the american hockey league's toronto marlies, the national basketball association's toronto raptors (and the nba g league's raptors 905 by extension) and the league one's toronto.e also own and operate sports ventures like leafs nation network, nba tv canada and] the company is also involved in real estate and property management, owning such sports venues such as the arena and being a partner in the development of maple leaf square. the partners of maple leaf sports & entertainment are larry tanenbaum and rival media outlets rogers communications and bell media; rogers and bell own each of the primary sports television outlets in canada and respectively), while tanenbaum and bell share ownership of the toronto argonauts, who share field with toronto beginning in] in january 2018,e acquired the]
players and staff [ edit ]
current roster [ edit ]
where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. squad correct as of january 31,]
current staff [ edit ]
as of october]
head coaches [ edit ]
as of january 24, 2019
general managers [ edit ]
as of january 30, 2019
youth development [ edit ]
toronto [ edit ]
toronto was established in november 2014 and is the farm team of toronto. toronto competes in the league one, the third division of the american and canadian soccer league system. the team serves as a reserve team for and a bridge between the academy and first] the team began play in march 2015. their home stadium was the constructed stadium at the ontario soccer centre in vaughan, just of] jason bent is the team's first head coach.
toronto had previously had a one-year partnership with the wilmington of the.[121][122][123]
for the 2018 season, moved its home games to field and lamport] on july 2, 2018, the team announced they would move down from the united soccer league to league one for the league's first season in] with their drop to division 3, the team moved their home games to training]
tfc academy [ edit ]
toronto's training ground (then known as kia training ground) and academy in park in 2013.
tfc academy is the youth academy and development system of toronto that was established in] the academy consists of multiple teams spanning different age groups, from to. starting september 2018, the senior academy squad (known as torontoi) plays in the u.s. soccer development]
in june 2012, academy moved to their new practice facility originally named kia training ground, but subsequently renamed training ground as the naming rights expired at the end of 2017, located in] in north york. built at a cost of $21 million toe, the facility has seven pitches: three full-sized grass pitches and four artificial with two capable of being bubbled for use. the (3,300 m2) facility also contains first team facilities, gym, kitchen, and]
tfc juniors [ edit ]
the toronto juniors, also known as the juniors, is part of the youth academy and development system of toronto. the program holds camps regionally and has held camps in toronto, pickering, vaughan, stoney creek in hamilton, oakville, and markham. the toronto juniors program is one of toronto academy's main sources for prospects alongside their network of scouts.
broadcasting [ edit ]
as of 2017, toronto games are exclusively broadcast by, with certain games (typically against other canadian franchises) also shown on ctv. prior to 2017, toronto games were broadcast exclusively by and. games that were not covered under national broadcast contracts with or other competition organizers were divided evenly between the two broadcasters, pursuant to agreements between their parent companies (bell canada and rogers communications, respectively) in connection to their joint 2011 purchase ofe.[133] radio broadcasts are divided between 590 and]
honours [ edit ]
[136]
record [ edit ]
concacaf champions league [ edit ]
toronto has qualified for the champions league six]
scores and results list toronto's goal tally first.
individual awards [ edit ]
mls golden boot [ edit ]
player season goals sebastian[184] 2015 22
mls [ edit ]
mls newcomer of the year [ edit ]
mls coach of the year [ edit ]
mls cup [ edit ]
concacaf champions league golden ball [ edit ]
concacaf champions league golden boot [ edit ]
attendance [ edit ]
average attendance
season reg. season 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
attendance for toronto dipped during 2012 and 2013 due to continued poor results by the team. attendance bounced back in 2014 and in following years due in large part to the major signings of players such as michael bradley, defoe and sebastian.[91][190]
the largest attendance for a toronto game at the team's home stadium, field, was on december 10, 2016, when they hosted the seattle in the 2016 cup final in front of fans; the stadium was expanded beyond its capacity to accommodate that year's grey] the highest overall attendance for a home game was on march 7, 2012, when they hosted the los angeles galaxy in the champions league at the rogers centre in front of.[192]
see also [ edit ]
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tərˈɑntoʊ ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈkɑmənli rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz tərˈɑntoʊ ɪz ə kəˈneɪdiən prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈsɑkər tim beɪst ɪn tərˈɑntoʊ, ɑnˈtɛrioʊ. ðə tim kəmˈpits ɪn ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈsɑkər (mls*) ɛz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈistərn ˈkɑnfərəns. ðə tim pleɪz ɪts hoʊm ˈmæʧɪz æt fild, ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd æt ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən pleɪs ɔn tərˈɑntoʊz ˈʃɔˌrlaɪn. tərˈɑntoʊ ʤɔɪnd ɪn 2007 ɛz ən ɪkˈspænʧən tim ənd wɑz ðə fərst ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ɪn ðə lig. ðə tim ɪz koʊʧt baɪ grɛg ənd ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd baɪ ˈmeɪpəl lif spɔrts ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt, wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɑpərˌeɪts ðə lig wən əˈfɪliˌeɪt tim tərˈɑntoʊ, ðə tərˈɑntoʊ ˈmeɪpəl lifs, ðə tərˈɑntoʊ ˈræptərz, ðə tərˈɑntoʊ ˈɑrgəˌnɔts, ənd ˈəðər timz. ɪn 2017 tərˈɑntoʊ wən ðə dəˈmɛstɪk ˈtrɛbəl wɪθ ðə kəp, səˈpɔrtərz' ʃild ənd kəˈneɪdiən ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp. ðeɪ ər ˈwɪnərz əv ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ənd wər əv ðə 2018 ˈʧæmpiənz lig. ˈhɪstəri ˈɛdət ɪkˈspænʧən ˈɛdət əˈwɔrdɪd tərˈɑntoʊ ən ɪkˈspænʧən tim ɪn 2005 ˈmeɪpəl lif spɔrts ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt (mlse*) peɪd 10 ˈmɪljən fər ðə ðə neɪm əv ðə tim wɑz əˈnaʊnst ɔn meɪ 11 ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ˈfɑloʊd ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈpəblɪk wɑz ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ voʊt ɔn ðə neɪm ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈpɪriəd. ðə ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˈɔpʃənz wər "tərˈɑntoʊ northmen*", "ˌɪnˈtər tərˈɑntoʊ", "tərˈɑntoʊ rɛdz", ənd "tərˈɑntoʊ". ˈstrætəʤi ɪn ˈʧuzɪŋ "tərˈɑntoʊ" ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs wɑz beɪst ɔn tu ˈrizənz. ˈfərstli, ˈoʊvər 40 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn voʊt səˈpɔrtɪd ðə ˈsɪmpəl tərˈɑntoʊ neɪm ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən; ˈsɛkəndli, hoʊpt ðət ðə ˈfɛrli ʤəˈnɛrɪk neɪm wʊd hɛlp ðə nu tim ərn ə mɔr ɔrˈgænɪk ˈnɪkˌneɪm frəm ðə tərˈɑntoʊ fænz ˈrəðər ðən ˈhævɪŋ wən ˌɪmˈpoʊzd əˈpɑn ðə ðə tim həz bɪn kɔld "tfc*" ənd "ðə rɛdz" baɪ ðə ˈmidiə ənd ðə tim. ðə "fc*" ɪn ðə timz neɪm bɪˈkeɪm ðə kənˈvɛnʃənəl fər ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈərli jɪrz ˈɛdət dɪˈspaɪt ə lɔŋ ˈskɔrləs strik tɪ stɑrt ðə timz ˈhɪstəri, tərˈɑntoʊ kˈwɪkli bɪˈgæn tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɛz ə tim wɪθ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt fæn səˈpɔrt. ðə timz fərst wɪn keɪm ɔn meɪ 12 2007 æt fild ɛz ˈdæni skɔrd ðə timz fərst goʊl ɪn ðə ˈmɪnət əv ə hoʊm wɪn ˈoʊvər ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ðoʊ slɪpt tɪ ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə ˈstændɪŋz wɪθ ə ˈrɛkərd əv ðə tim bɪlt ə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɛz ðə fərst kəˈneɪdiən tim ɪn. ɪn ðə timz ˈsɛkənd ˈsizən ɪn 2008 tərˈɑntoʊ ˈhoʊstɪd ðə 2008 ˌɔlˈstɑr geɪm. ðə tim ˈfɪnɪʃt læst ɪn ðə ˈistərn ˈkɑnfərəns wɪθ ə ˈrɛkərd əv bət ðə ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk fæn beɪs kənˈtɪnjud tɪ fɪl fild tɪ tɪ dɪˈtərmən ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈsɑkər əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ɪn ðə ˈʧæmpiənz lig, tərˈɑntoʊ pleɪd ɪn ðə ˌɪˈnɔgərəl kəˈneɪdiən ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ɪn 2008 kəmˈpitɪŋ fər ðə kəp. wər ðə tɪ wɪn ðə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ɪn ɪts fərst jɪr, bət ðə ˌməntriˈɔl ˌɪmˈpækt prɪˈveɪld. ðə nu jɔrk rɛd bʊlz dɪˈfitɪd tərˈɑntoʊ ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl 2009 ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən geɪm, ˈlivɪŋ wən pɔɪnt aʊt əv ðə dɪˈspaɪt ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ɪn səm ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ˈtælənt, ðə rɛdz kʊd nɑt sim tɪ fild ə kənˈsɪstənt saɪd. dweɪn də roʊˈzɑrioʊ bɪˈkeɪm ən ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈskɔrɪŋ ˈɪnfluəns ənd ɑˈmɑdoʊ gəˈvɑrə wɑz ə strɔŋ ənd ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈvɛtərən, bət ðə fˈjuʧər æt ðə kəˈneɪdiən tim simd ˈmərki wɪθ ˈlumɪŋ 2010 wərld kəp ˈdutiz. ˈrʊki ˈgoʊlˌkipər ˈstɛfɑn fraɪ kˈwɪkli ˌriˈpleɪst grɛg ˈsətən ɛz ə ˈrɛgjələr ˈstɑrtər ənd ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli bɪˈkeɪm ə fæn ˈfeɪvərɪt. ˈoʊnli skɔrd tu goʊlz ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl 15 ˈmɪnəts əv geɪmz ɔl ˈsizən (læst ɪn). ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈpɪriəd, ðeɪ geɪv əp 16 goʊlz (moʊst ɪn), ðəs kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə goʊl ˌdɪfərˈɛnʃəl ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈfaɪnəl 15 ɪn ðə 2009 kəˈneɪdiən ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp, tərˈɑntoʊ rikˈwaɪərd ə ˈvɪktəri ˈoʊvər ðə ˌməntriˈɔl ˌɪmˈpækt ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl geɪm əv ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən tɪ ˈnələˌfaɪ ðə vænˈkuvər' 4 goʊl ˌdɪfərˈɛnʃəl. ˈɛniˌθɪŋ lɛs wʊd rɪˈzəlt ɪn vænˈkuvər ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp. tərˈɑntoʊ wɛnt daʊn ˈərli, bət ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd ən ˌɪmˈpækt saɪd ɔn ðə bæk əv ə baɪ də roʊˈzɑrioʊ. gəˈvɑrə ˈædɪd tu, ˈskɔrɪŋ ɪn ðə ənd ˈmɪnət. ʧæd ˈbɛrɪt skɔrd ðə dɪˈsaɪsɪv goʊl ɪn ðə ˈmɪnət, wɪʧ geɪv ðə lɛd ˈoʊvər vænˈkuvər. ðə ənˈlaɪkli ˈvɪktəri wɑz dəbd baɪ fænz ənd ˈmidiə ɛz ðə "ˈmɪrəkəl ɪn tərˈɑntoʊ ˈsəbsəkwəntli pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ɪn ðə ˈʧæmpiənz lig, bət lɔst ɔn ˈægrəgət tɪ ðə ˈpɔrtər ˈrikoʊ ˈaɪləndərz ɪn ðə prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri raʊnd əv ðə ˈæftər ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ kˈwɑləˌfaɪ ɔn ðə ˈfaɪnəl deɪ əv ðə 2009 kæmˈpeɪn, ˈmeɪpəl lif spɔrts ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt sɛd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ʃɔrt əv ə pleɪɔf spɑt ɪn 2010 wʊd bi ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl. wɪθ ðət dɪˈrɛktɪv, ˈfɔrmər dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈsɑkər moʊ ˈʤɑnstən haɪərd ənd meɪd ˈhoʊlˌseɪl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðə ˈrɑstər tɪ rɪˈflɛkt ðə juz. hɔl əv plæn tɪ pleɪ ə təf, dɪˈfɛnsɪv staɪl. dɪˈspaɪt ˈskɔrɪŋ ˈtrəbəlz, pleɪd wɛl æt ðə stɑrt, goʊɪŋ ˌəndɪˈfitɪd ɪn ˈsɛvən geɪmz æt wən taɪm. ðə tim ˈstrəgəld ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə wərld kəp breɪk. ˈsɛnsɪŋ ˈprɑbləmz ɪn ðə ˈlɑkər rum ənd tɪ traɪ tɪ ˈsælvɪʤ ðə ˈsizən, dɪsˈmɪst boʊθ ˈʤɑnstən ənd ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 14 ˈneɪmɪŋ ərl ˈkɑkrən ˈɪnərəm dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈsɑkər ənd nɪk ˈɪnərəm ðə pleɪərz rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ mɔr ˈoʊpən ˈflɛksəbəl staɪl, bət ɪt wɑz nɑt ɪˈnəf ɛz ðə tim wɑz ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd frəm pleɪɔf kənˈtɛnʃən wɪθ θri geɪmz lɛft ɪn ðə ˈsizən. ˈɪʃuz wɪθ ˈhoʊldərz ˈoʊvər ðə 2011 ˈsizən ˈtɪkɪt ˈpækɪʤ ˈædɪd tɪ ðə fænz' frəˈstreɪʃənz, ˈfɔrsɪŋ tɪ hoʊld ə ˈsɪriz əv taʊn hɔl tərˈɑntoʊ pleɪd c.d*. ɪn ðə prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri raʊnd əv ðə ˈʧæmpiənz lig. wən ɪn ðə fərst lɛg ɔn ə goʊl baɪ ʧæd ˈbɛrɪt, ənd taɪd ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd lɛg ɔn goʊlz baɪ də roʊˈzɑrioʊ ənd ˈbɛrɪt, kˈwɑləˌfaɪɪŋ fər ðə grup steɪʤ. tərˈɑntoʊ wən ðɛr fərst grup steɪʤ mæʧ əˈgɛnst kruz ɔn ˈɔgəst 17 ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə tim feɪld tɪ kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ðə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp raʊnd ˈæftər ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ ɪn θərd pleɪs bɪˈhaɪnd grup ˈwɪnərz ril sɔlt leɪk ənd ˈsɛkənd pleɪs kruz. haɪz ənd loʊz əv ˈeɪˌʤæks ˈkəlʧər ˈɛdət ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 3 2010 əˈnaʊnst ðə ˈhaɪrɪŋ əv ˈfɔrmər ˈʤərmən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ənd koʊʧ, ənd hɪz ˈkəmpəˌni, soccersolutions*, tɪ fɪks ðə timz ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst sɪks mənθs, əˈsɛst ðə tim, aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ə pleɪɪŋ staɪl ənd ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ə ˈkænədɪt fər ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈsɑkər ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 6 2011 ðə nu ˈmænɪʤmənt tim fər tərˈɑntoʊ wɑz əˈnaʊnst. ˈɛrən ˈwɪntər wɑz haɪərd ɛz hɛd koʊʧ wɪθ hɪz kəmˈpeɪtriət, bɑb də klərk neɪmd fərst əˈsɪstənt pɔl ˈmɛrənər wɑz neɪmd ɛz dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈsɑkər. ˈwɪntər wɑz səˈlɛktɪd tɪ brɪŋ ðə ˈeɪˌʤæks ˈkəlʧər, pəˈzɛʃən ənd ˈsɪstəm tɪ tərˈɑntoʊ. ˈmænɪʤmənt meɪd ˈhoʊlˌseɪl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðə ˈrɑstər ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 2011 ˈsizən, ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈnumərəs pleɪərz ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ðɛr ˈkæptən ənd tərˈɑntoʊ ˈneɪtɪv də tərˈɑntoʊ juzd ɪts rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ tu ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd pleɪər slɑts ɔn tu ˈnoʊtəbəl ˌjʊrəˈpiən pleɪərz, ˈsaɪnɪŋ ˈtɔrstən ənd ˈdæni tɪ ˈkɑnˌtrækts. ðə tim wɛnt ɔn tɪ sɛt ə ˈrɛkərd fər moʊst pleɪərz juzd ɪn ə ˈsizən wɪθ 39 dɪˈspaɪt ə strɔŋ ˈfɪnɪʃ tɪ ðə ˈsizən wɪθ ˈoʊnli tu ˈlɔsɪz ɪn ðɛr læst 12 geɪmz, mɪst ðə pleɪɔfs fər ə fɪθ streɪt jɪr. ˌnənðəˈlɛs, ðeɪ ərnd ə wɪn ɪn ðɛr ˈfaɪnəl grup steɪʤ mæʧ əv ˈʧæmpiənz lig æt toʊˈjoʊtə ˈsteɪdiəm (ðɛn noʊn ɛz ˈpitsə hət pɑrk) əˈgɛnst ˈdæləs, sɪˈkjʊrɪŋ ə bərθ ɪn ðə ˈnɑˌkaʊt steɪʤ ˈvərsəz lɑ ˈgæləksi. ˈæftər ə drɔ ɪn tərˈɑntoʊ ˌbiˈfɔr fænz æt ðə ˈrɑʤərz tərˈɑntoʊ dɪˈfitɪd ðə ˈgæləksi ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs tɪ riʧ ðə ˈʧæmpiənz lig ˌsɛmɪˈfaɪnəlz, ðə fərst kəˈneɪdiən tim tɪ du ðeɪ wər dɪˈfitɪd baɪ ˈsæntoʊs ləˈgunə ɪn ðə ˌsɛmɪˈfaɪnəlz ɔn ɔn ʤun 7 2012 ˈɛrən ˈwɪntər rɪˈzaɪnd frəm ðə tim əˈpɑn rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ bi ˌriəˈsaɪnd frəm hɪz hɛd ˈkoʊʧɪŋ roʊl ˈæftər ðə tim ˈstɑrtɪd ðə ˈsizən wɪθ ə ˈluzɪŋ strik, ˈsɛtɪŋ ən ˈrɛkərd fər wərst stɑrt tɪ ə ˈəndər ˈwɪntər ɪn 2012 ðə timz lig ˈrɛkərd wɑz ənd ɪn ɔl ˈəðər ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃənz wɑz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə kəˈneɪdiən ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp. hi wɑz ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ pɔl ˈmɛrənər, bət kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ˈstrəgəl ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈrɛkərd ɪn lig pleɪ ˈəndər tərˈɑntoʊ ˈɔlsoʊ feɪld tɪ ədˈvæns ɪn ðə ˈʧæmpiənz lig, ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ ˈsɛkənd ɪn ɪts grup wɪθ ə ˈrɛkərd. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ðeɪ ˈfɪnɪʃt ðə ˈsizən ɔn ə strik ənd ˈɛndɪd əp ɪn læst pleɪs, wɪθ faɪv wɪnz ənd 23 pɔɪnts. ˈbɪldɪŋ ə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ˈɛdət ɪt wɑz əˈnaʊnst ˈkɛvɪn peɪn wʊd bi ˈlivɪŋ d.c*. juˈnaɪtɪd fər ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər pəˈzɪʃən æt tərˈɑntoʊ ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 27 koʊʧ raɪən ˈnɛlsən ˌriˈpleɪst ˈmɛrənər ɛz əv ˈʤænjuˌɛri 7 ɔn ˈeɪprəl 25 2013 peɪn saɪnd ðə fərst jəŋ ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd pleɪər ɪn, ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 9 peɪn ˈtreɪdɪd luis ˈsɪlvə tɪ d.c*. juˈnaɪtɪd fər ən ˌəndɪˈskloʊzd əˈmaʊnt əv ˌæləˈkeɪʃən ðə tim faɪərd peɪn ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə rɪˈmuvəl əv peɪn, ˈrisəntli əˈpɔɪntɪd ˈprɛzɪdənt tɪm ˈrizənd ðət ðɛr wər ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəl ˈdɪfərənsɪz bɪtˈwin ðɛm ɛz tɪ haʊ tərˈɑntoʊ ʃʊd muv leiweke*, hu brɔt ˈdeɪvɪd ˈbɛˌkhæm tɪ ðə lɑ ˈgæləksi ɪn ˈərli 2007 kˈwɪkli rɪˈvild ðət hi ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ meɪk mɔr kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv wɪθ ˈsɪmələrli æmˈbɪʃəs, ˈblɑkˌbəstər ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 20 tərˈɑntoʊ əˈnaʊnst ðət ðə ˈveɪkənt ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər pəˈzɪʃən hæd bɪn fɪld baɪ tɪm ˈəndər, tərˈɑntoʊ meɪd ˈsɛvərəl ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl muvz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ɔf ˈsizən. əˈməŋ ðə ˈtrænsfərz wər ˈvɛtərənz ˈʤəstɪn ˈmɔroʊ ənd ˈʤæksən; stɑr gɪlˈbɛrˌtoʊ, juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmaɪkəl ˈbrædli əv eɪz. ˈroʊmɑ, ənd ðə rɪˈtərn əv tərˈɑntoʊ ˈlidɪŋ goʊl ˈskɔrər də ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 10 2014 ˈtɑtənˌhæm əˈnaʊnst ðeɪ hæd əˈgrid ə dil wɪθ ðə tim ˈoʊvər ðə ˈtrænsfər əv ˈɪŋglənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl dɪˈfoʊ fər ə ˌriˈpɔrtəd fi əv ˈmɪljən, ənd ən ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ raɪts əˈgrimənt wɪθ ˈmeɪpəl lif spɔrts ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt dɪˈfoʊ wʊd ərn ə ˌriˈpɔrtəd ə wik, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪm ðə haɪəst ˈərnər ɪn ðiz muvz rikˈwaɪərd ðə treɪd əv ˈmɑʃəz ˈlɑbə tɪ vænˈkuvər tɪ kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ˈmæksəməm əv θri ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd pleɪərz pər tim. ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 7 2014 brəˈzɪl ˈnæʃənəl tim ˈkipər ʤɔɪnd ɔn loʊn frəm kwinz pɑrk ðə tim ˈstɑrtɪd ðə jɪr wɪθ ˈprɑməs, bət məʧ laɪk 2010 ðeɪ ˈflaʊndərd ˈæftər ðə wərld kəp breɪk. ɔn ˈɔgəst 31 ˈnɛlsən wɑz faɪərd baɪ ə deɪ ˈæftər ə dɪˈfit tɪ ðə nu ˈɪŋglənd ˌrɛvəˈluʃən æt fild, wɛr ˈnɛlsən ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ɪn hɪz prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns fər ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə pleɪərz ˈəndər ˈnidləs ˈprɛʃər ɪn ðə ˈmidiə. ðə hɛd ˈkoʊʧɪŋ pəˈzɪʃən wɑz fɪld baɪ ˈfɔrmər əˈmɛrɪkən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ənd ˈʧivəs ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ əˈsɪstənt, grɛg ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə tim wən ðə moʊst geɪmz ɪn ɪts ˈhɪstəri, ɪt feɪld tɪ riʧ ðə pleɪɔfs fər ðə eɪθ kənˈsɛkjətɪv jɪr. ˈæftər kəmˈplitɪŋ ˈoʊnli 11 mənθs əv hɪz ˌfɔˈrjɪr ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ, dɪˈfoʊ ʤɔɪnd prɛˈmɪr lig kləb ˈsəndərlənd ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 16 2015 ɔn ðə seɪm deɪ, tərˈɑntoʊ rɪˈsivd frəm ˈsəndərlənd tɪ kəmˈplit ðə ˈəðər hæf əv ðə pleɪər θri deɪz ˈleɪtər, ðə tim saɪnd ˌɪˈtæljən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl səˈbæsʧən frəm ɔn ən ˈænjuəl ˈsæləri əv 7 kənˈtɛndərz ɪn ðə lig ənd dəˈmɛstɪk ˈtrɛbəl ˈɛdət səˈbæsʧən broʊk ðə ˈrɛkərd fər moʊst kəmˈbaɪnd goʊlz ənd əˈsɪsts ɪn ə ˈsizən ɪn hɪz ˈdeɪbju ˈsizən ɪn 2015 hi ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ tərˈɑntoʊ ˌɔlˈtaɪm tɔp ˈskɔrər, wɪθ 83 goʊlz ɪn ɔl ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃənz. ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 26 2015 skɔrd ənd əˈsɪstɪd ɪn ə wɪn ˈoʊvər ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪm ɔn 35 pɔɪnts fər ðə ˈsizən, ˈbreɪkɪŋ krɪs lig ˈtoʊtəlz əv 22 goʊlz ənd 16 əˈsɪsts, fər 38 ˈtoʊtəl pɔɪnts, meɪd ɪm ðə fərst pleɪər tɪ wɪn ðə ˈgoʊldən ənd ˈnuˌkəmər əv ðə jɪr hi wɑz neɪmd tɪ ðə ˌɔlˈstɑr geɪm ənd ðə bɛst ʃi ənd bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst pleɪər ɪn ˈhɪstəri tɪ lɛd ðə lig ɪn boʊθ goʊlz ənd əˈsɪsts ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl tərˈɑntoʊ klɪnʧt ə pleɪɔf bərθ ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 14 fər ðə fərst taɪm ɪn ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ðə tim wər ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd ɪn ðə ˈnɑˌkaʊt raʊnd əv ðə 2015 kəp pleɪɔfs baɪ ə lɔs æt kəˈneɪdiən ˈraɪvəlz ˌməntriˈɔl ɔn ʤun 29 2016 tərˈɑntoʊ wən ɪts fɪθ kəˈneɪdiən ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp əˈgɛnst vænˈkuvər ɔn ˈægrəgət, ˈwɪnɪŋ ɔn əˈweɪ skɔrd ə əˈgɛnst d.c*. juˈnaɪtɪd, ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 23 2016 ɪn ə hoʊm wɪn, sərˈpæsɪŋ də ˈpriviəs ˌɔlˈtaɪm ˈrɛkərd ɛz tərˈɑntoʊ tɔp ˈskɔrər baɪ tu goʊlz tɪ 35 ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2016 tərˈɑntoʊ klɪnʧt ə pleɪɔf spɑt fər ðə ˈsɛkənd streɪt ˈsizən. ðə tim prəˈsidəd tɪ dɪˈfit ðə ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ˈjunjən æt fild ɪn ðə ˈistərn ˈkɑnfərəns ˈnɑˌkaʊt raʊnd tɪ ˈrɛkərd ðɛr pleɪɔf ənd tɪ sɪˈkjʊr ˈɛntri ˈɪntu ðə fərst ˈistərn ˈkɑnfərəns ˌsɛmɪˈfaɪnəl ɪn ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ˈhɪstəri. tərˈɑntoʊ dɪˈfitɪd nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ɔn ˈægrəgət tɪ riʧ ən ˈistərn ˈkɑnfərəns ˈfaɪnəlz ˈdərbi əˈgɛnst ˌməntriˈɔl ˌməntriˈɔl wən ðə fərst lɛg əv ðə ˈkɑnfərəns ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp, æt ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈsteɪdiəm ɪn ˌməntriˈɔl ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 22 tərˈɑntoʊ bit ˌməntriˈɔl ɪn ˈɛkstrə taɪm ɪn ðə rɪˈtərn lɛg æt fild ɪn tərˈɑntoʊ ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 30 ˈwɪnɪŋ ɔn ən ˈægrəˌgeɪtəd skɔr əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ tərˈɑntoʊ ðə fərst kəˈneɪdiən tim tɪ kəmˈpit ɪn ən kəp ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 10 tərˈɑntoʊ lɔst ðə ˈfaɪnəl æt hoʊm tɪ ðə siˈætəl ɪn ˈpɛnəlti ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə drɔ ˈæftər ɔn ʤun 27 2017 tərˈɑntoʊ wən ðɛr sɪksθ kəˈneɪdiən ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ɔn ˈægrəgət ˈoʊvər ˌməntriˈɔl, ˈərnɪŋ ðɛm ə spɑt ɪn ðə 2018 ˈʧæmpiənz ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 30 tərˈɑntoʊ wən ðɛr fərst səˈpɔrtərz' ʃild wɪθ ə hoʊm wɪn ˈoʊvər nu jɔrk rɛd bʊlz tɪ klɪnʧ tɔp əv ðə lig wɪθ ðə moʊst pɔɪnts ðət ˈsizən. baɪ duɪŋ soʊ, ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst kəˈneɪdiən tim tɪ wɪn ðə səˈpɔrtərz' ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 22 ðə ˈfaɪnəl deɪ əv ðə ˈsizən, ðeɪ pleɪd tɪ ə əˈweɪ rɪˈzəlt ɪn æˈtlæntə, wɛr tərˈɑntoʊ sɛt ə nu ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən pɔɪnts ˈrɛkərd wɪθ 69 ɪˈklɪpsɪŋ ðə 1998 lɑ ˈgæləksi baɪ wən ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 29 2017 tərˈɑntoʊ wən ðə ˈistərn ˈkɑnfərəns ˈfaɪnəlz fər ðə ˈsɛkənd taɪm ɪn ə roʊ, wɪθ ə ˈægrəgət wɪn ˈoʊvər kəˈləmbəs kru, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə kəp ˈfaɪnəl fər ðə ˈsɛkənd taɪm ɪn ə ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 9 2017 æt hoʊm, tərˈɑntoʊ dɪˈfitɪd siˈætəl ɪn ðə kəp, wɪʧ wɑz ə ˈriˈmæʧ əv ðə ˈpriviəs jɪrz tərˈɑntoʊ bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst tim tɪ kəmˈplit ə dəˈmɛstɪk ˈtrɛbəl wɪθ ðɛr wɪn, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə fərst kəˈneɪdiən tim tɪ wɪn ðə tərˈɑntoʊ ˈstɑrtɪd ðə 2018 ˈsizən wɪθ ə əˈweɪ wɪn ˈoʊvər ðə ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ˈræpɪdz ɪn ðə 2018 ˈʧæmpiənz lig raʊnd əv 16 ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri ˈæftər ə drɔ ɪn ðə rɪˈtərn lɛg əˈgɛnst ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 27 wər mæʧt əp wɪθ ˈmɛksəkən saɪd fər ðə, wɛr ðeɪ wən ðə fərst lɛg æt ɪn ðə rɪˈtərn lɛg ɔn mɑrʧ 13 ɪn ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ, lɔst ðə mæʧ ˌhaʊˈɛvər prəˈgrɛst tɪ ðə ˌsɛmɪˈfaɪnəlz fər ðə ˈsɛkənd taɪm ɪn ɪts ˈhɪstəri sɪns ðə ˈʧæmpiənz lig, ɔn əˈweɪ goʊlz, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə drɔ ɔn ɔn ˈeɪprəl 10 dru tɪ kləb æt ðə ˌæzˈtɛkə ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd lɛg əv ðə ˌsɛmɪˈfaɪnəl ˈæftər ə hoʊm wɪn ɔn ˈeɪprəl 3 ɪn ðə fərst lɛg, tɪ ədˈvæns ɔn ˈægrəgət tɪ ðə ˈfaɪnəlz fər ðə fərst taɪm ɪn ðɛr ˈæftər ə hoʊm lɔs tɪ gˌwɑˌdələˈhɑrə ɔn ˈeɪprəl 17 ɪn ðə fərst lɛg əv ðə ˈʧæmpiənz lig ˈfaɪnəl, wʊd wɪn ðə rɪˈtərn əˈweɪ lɛg ɔn ˈeɪprəl 25 ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ə drɔ ɔn ˈægrəgət, bət lɔst ɪn ðə ˈpɛnəlti ˈleɪtər ɪn ðə ˈsizən, ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 19 tərˈɑntoʊ pleɪd əˈgɛnst ɪn ðə ˌɪˈnɔgərəl kəp, ˈluzɪŋ ðə mæʧ æt ðeɪ feɪld tɪ kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ðə pleɪɔfs ˈæftər ə hoʊm lɔs əˈgɛnst vænˈkuvər ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 6 2018 wɪθ θri geɪmz lɛft tɪ pleɪ ɪn ðə ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə offseason*, ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 4 2019 tərˈɑntoʊ əˈnaʊnst ðə əˈpɔɪntmənt əv ˈɑli ˈkərtɪs ɛz ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər ˈæftər ðə dɪˈpɑrʧər əv ˈæftər ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ riʧ ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt əˈgrimənt wɪθ ðə kləb, ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 30 2019 tərˈɑntoʊ soʊld tɪ ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiən kləb fər ən ˌəndɪˈskloʊzd ˈsteɪdiəm ˈɛdət fild ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2007 pre-expansion*, ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 2007 wərld kəp fild ɪn 2016 fild; tərˈɑntoʊ, ɑnˈtɛrioʊ 2007–present*) ˌbiˈfɔr ðə 2007 ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈsɑkər ˈsizən, kənˈstrəkʃən wɑz kəmˈplitɪd ɔn ə nu ˈsteɪdiəm æt ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən pleɪs ɪn tərˈɑntoʊ æt ə kɔst əv ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 20 2006 əˈfɪʃəl ˈwɛbˌsaɪt əˈnaʊnst ðət ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl grup hæd ˈpərʧəst ðə ˈneɪmɪŋ raɪts fər ðə nu ɪt ɪz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈsteɪdiəm ɪn ˈkænədə. ɪt ɪz oʊnd baɪ ðə ˈsɪti əv tərˈɑntoʊ, waɪl, ðə timz ˈoʊnər, ˈɑpərˌeɪts ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv fildz juz əv ənd ɪts ˈræpɪd dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪʃən, əˈgrid tɪ ə dil wɪθ ðə ˈsɪti tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ɪt wɪθ ə ˈnæʧərəl græs ˈsərfəs ɪn taɪm fər ðə 2010 ˈsizən. əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə græs, ə ˈhitɪŋ ənd ˈdreɪnɪʤ ˈsɪstəm wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈstɔld æt ə kɔst əv ˈmɪljən tɪ. ɪn mɑrʧ 2012 pleɪd ɪts mæʧ ɪn ðə ˈrɑʤərz ˈsɛntər, ðə hoʊm əv ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈbeɪsˈbɔlz tərˈɑntoʊ blu ʤeɪz ənd ˈfɔrmər hoʊm əv ðə ˈɑrgəˌnɔts, ˈhoʊstɪŋ ðə lɑ ˈgæləksi ɪn ðə hoʊm lɛg əv ðə ˈʧæmpiənz lig ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ðə riˈtræktəbəl rʊf ˈsteɪdiəm wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈvɛnju fər ə ˈfrɛndli əˈgɛnst ˈlɪvərˌpul əv ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ prɛˈmɪr lig ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ əv ðət ɪkˈspænʧən ˈɛdət ɪkˈspænʧən tɪ ðə nɔrθ ɛnd ðət kɔst 2 ˈmɪljən, ˈædɪd sits ənd wɑz kəmˈplitɪd fər ðə stɑrt əv ðə 2010 ə 120 ˈmɪljən ˌrɛnəˈveɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈsteɪdiəm wɑz əˈfɪʃəli əˈnaʊnst sɛpˈtɛmbər 23 2014 ɪt ˌɪnˈkludz ə ˈsɛkənd tir əv ˈsitɪŋ ðət wʊd æd sits, ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə kəˈpæsɪti əv ðə ˈsteɪdiəm tɪ nu swits, washrooms*, ˈkɑnˌkɔrs ənd ə rʊf wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈædɪd. kənˈstrəkʃən bɪˈgæn ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2014 ənd wʊd bi dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈɪntu tu ˈfeɪzɪz; ðə kəmˈpliʃən əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt wɑz sɛt fər meɪ ðə ɪkˈspænʧən wʊd əˈkɑməˌdeɪt ə kəˈneɪdiən ˈfʊtˌbɔl fild wɪθ ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl tərf wɪn ðə tərˈɑntoʊ ˈɑrgəˌnɔts muv tɪ fild ɪn əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈhoʊstɪŋ ðə greɪ kəp ðət jɪr. kləb ˈkəlʧər ˈɛdət səˈpɔrtərz ˈɛdət fænz ˈsɛləˌbreɪt æt ə tərˈɑntoʊ mæʧ tərˈɑntoʊ ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈsizənz sɔ fænz sɛt ðə ˈstændərd fər fæn ˈsɛlɪŋ aʊt ɪts fərst θri ˈsizənz. rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz ðə ˈmɑdəl ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ɔf ðə fild baɪ kəˈmɪʃənər dɑn ˈgɑrbər, ðə tim wɑz ˈkrɛdɪtɪd fər ˈstɑrtɪŋ fər ðɛr ɪmˈbreɪs əv səˈpɔrtərz' læk əv səkˈsɛs kɔzd frəˈstreɪʃən əˈməŋ ðə fanbase*, spərɪŋ fæn ˈproʊˌtɛsts əˈgɛnst ɪn rɪˈspɑns, ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðə læk əv kˈwɑləti ɔn ðə ˈprɑdəkt, loʊərɪŋ ˈtɪkɪt ˈpraɪsɪz ɪn 2013 tɪ 2007 ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə riˈsərʤəns əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðə tim du tɪ ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈsaɪnɪŋz əv dɪˈfoʊ ənd ˈmaɪkəl ˈbrædli, ðə tim kæpt ˈsizən ˈtɪkɪts æt fər ðə 2014 tərˈɑntoʊ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd səˈpɔrtərz' grups ər ðə rɛd pæʧ bɔɪz, u-sector*, kɪŋz ɪn ðə nɔrθ, ˈtraɪbəl ˈrɪðəm ˈneɪʃən ənd ərˈɪʤənəl ɔn ˈɔgəst 23 2018 tərˈɑntoʊ ˈpərmɑˌnɛnˌtli ˈtərməˌneɪtɪd səˈpɔrtər ˈstætəs fər ə faɪər ðeɪ ˈstɑrtɪd æt pleɪs ˈsteɪdiəm ɪn ˈɑtəˌwɑ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɛr wɪθ tərˈɑntoʊ ɪn ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ˈərliər ðət jɪr ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ ˈmæˌskɑt ˈɛdət ˈbɪʧi ðə hɔk ɪz ə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈhɛrɪsɪz hɔk ɪmˈplɔɪd baɪ fild ˈfælkənri stæf tɪ sɪt pərʧt əˈtɑp ðə fild tɪ wɔrd ɔf ərˈɪʤənəli brɔt tɪ wərk ɪn 2007 tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈsiˌgəlz frəm əˈtækɪŋ ˈpeɪtrənz, ðə hɔk həz bɪˈkəm ə ˈfɪksʧər əv fild. ʃi həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ɪmˈplɔɪd æt ˈbədwaɪzər steɪʤ ɪn ɑnˈtɛrioʊ pleɪs tɪ ðə saʊθ tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈsiˌgəlz frəm əˈtækɪŋ sɪns ðə waɪl noʊ əˈfɪʃəl wərd həz kəm frəm ðə kləb əˈbaʊt hər ˈstætəs, ʃi həz bɪn kɔld ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈmæˌskɑt əv ðə ˈraɪvəlriz ˈɛdət tərˈɑntoʊ ˈbɪgəst ˈraɪvəl, ˌməntriˈɔl ˌɪmˈpækt, ʤɔɪnd ɪn 2012 ɪn ðə jɪrz ˈlidɪŋ əp tɪ ðɪs, ðeɪ ˈimərʤd ɛz fɪrs ˈraɪvəlz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp. ðə prɑkˈsɪməti əv ðə tu ˈsɪtiz ənd ðə fækt ðət tərˈɑntoʊ ənd ˌməntriˈɔl ər ˈraɪvəlz ɪn ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈhɑki lig (nhl*) kənˈtrɪbjuts tɪ ðiz ˈmitɪŋz biɪŋ ˌkɑmˈbæˌtɪv. sɪns boʊθ timz hæv ʤɔɪnd, ðə ˈraɪvəlri həz ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪd ənd ðə ˈmæʧɪz hæv bɪˈkəm ə kəˈneɪdiən ˈsɑkər ˈklæsɪk, ˈnɪkˌneɪmd ðə 401 ˈdərbi ˈæftər ɑnˈtɛrioʊ ˈhaɪˌweɪ 401 wɪʧ lɪŋks ðə tu ðə ˈraɪvəlri ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ðə kəˈneɪdiən ɔn mɑrʧ 16 2013 tərˈɑntoʊ fænz sɛt ən ˈrɛkərd fər ˈtrævəlɪŋ səˈpɔrt wɪθ əˈweɪ fænz ɪn ˌməntriˈɔl tɪ wɔʧ luz ɪˈklɪpsɪŋ ðɛr oʊn ˈrɛkərd əv æt kəˈləmbəs kru ɪn ðə 2016 kəp ˈistərn ˈkɑnfərəns ˈfaɪnəlz wər pɑrt əv ðə 401 ˈdərbi ɛz wɛl, wɪθ tərˈɑntoʊ ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə ˈsɪriz ɔn kəˈləmbəs kru ənd tərˈɑntoʊ hæv kəmˈpitɪd fər ðə kəp sɪns 2008 ˌɔlˈðoʊ ə ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd ˈraɪvəlri, ɔlˈbiɪt lɪŋkt baɪ ðə fækt ðət ðə əˈfɪʃəl flaʊər əv boʊθ ɑnˈtɛrioʊ ənd oʊˈhaɪoʊ ɪz ðə waɪt grandiflorum*), ðə ˈmitɪŋz hæv sɪns spɑrkt ˈbɪtərnəs. ɔn mɑrʧ 28 2009 əˈprɑksəmətli tərˈɑntoʊ səˈpɔrtərz ˈtrævəld tɪ kəˈləmbəs kru ˈsteɪdiəm ənd ˈwɪtnəst ə drɔ, ˈdʊrɪŋ wɪʧ ðeɪ lɪt ə ˈnəmbər əv flɛrz ənd əˈlɛʤədli kəˈmɪtɪd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə geɪm, səm ˌɑltərˈkeɪʃənz broʊk aʊt bɪtˈwin ðə tu səˈpɔrtər grups. ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd sɪˈkjʊrəti kɔld pəˈlis hu ˈɛndɪd ðə ənd meɪd ərˈɛsts, æt wɪʧ taɪm ə fæn wɑz waɪl biɪŋ ðə fərst ˈriˈmæʧ bæk ɪn kəˈləmbəs kru ˈsteɪdiəm ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈɪnsədənt wɑz ˈbɔɪˌkɑtɪd baɪ tərˈɑntoʊ səˈpɔrtərz ɪn weɪk əv riˈstrɪkʃənz ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ɔn ðɛm baɪ kru ðə 2017 kəp ˈistərn ˈkɑnfərəns ˈfaɪnəlz wər pɑrt əv ðə kəp ɛz wɛl, wɪθ tərˈɑntoʊ ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə ˈsɪriz ɔn tərˈɑntoʊ ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ə ˈraɪvəlri wɪθ ðə ˈəðər kəˈneɪdiən tim: vænˈkuvər ðə əˈfɪʃəl tim ˌɪnˈklud rɛd ɛz ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈkələr, wɪθ blæk, greɪ ənd waɪt ɛz ˈsɛkənˌdɛri. ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈjunəˌfɔrm (ˈʤərzi, ʃɔrts ənd sɑks) ɪz rɛd wɪθ ˈɔltərˌneɪtɪŋ ˈlaɪtər ənd ˈdɑrkər ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl bændz, blæk slivz wɪθ rɛd trɪm, ənd ə ˈvərtɪkəl blæk bænd bɪˈloʊ iʧ sliv ɪkˈstɛndɪŋ ðə fʊl lɛŋθ əv ðə ˈʤərzi. ðə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈjunəˌfɔrm ˌɪnˈkludz waɪt ˈʤərziz wɪθ ə lɑrʤ rɛd ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl bænd bɪˈloʊ ə sˈmɔlər blu bænd əˈkrɔs ðə ʧɛst wɪθ blu ənd rɛd trɪm, waɪt sɑks wɪθ blu trɪm, ənd wɪθ ˈiðər rɛd ər blu ʃɔrts (ðə ʧɔɪs əv wɪʧ ɪz ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ðə əˈpoʊnənt ˈjunəˌfɔrm). ɪn ɪts fərst θri ˈsizənz, tərˈɑntoʊ ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈjunəˌfɔrm wər laɪt ənd dɑrk greɪ. ɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ fɔr ˈsizənz, ðə tim wɔr waɪt ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈjunəˌfɔrmz, wɛˈræz ɪn 2014 ðə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈjunəˌfɔrmz wər ʧeɪnʤd tɪ ˈɑnɪks. ɛz wɪθ ɔl timz, ðə ˈjunəˌfɔrmz ər prəˈdust baɪ əˈdidəs. ɪn 2013 ənd 2014 ə ˈmeɪpəl lif wɑz ˈfiʧərd ɔn tərˈɑntoʊ ˈpraɪˌmɛri sɪns ðə timz fɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪn 2007 ɪt həz bɪn ˈspɑnsərd baɪ ðə bæŋk əv ˌməntriˈɔl (bmo*). ðə ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪp wɑz wərθ ˈmɪljən pər ˈsizən, bət ɪn 2010 ə nu ˈfaɪvˌjɪr dil wərθ 4 ˈmɪljən pər ˈsizən wɑz ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2016 ɪt wɑz əˈnaʊnst ðət hæd ɪkˈstɛndɪd ɪts ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪp əˈgrimənt baɪ əˈnəðər tɛn ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ˈɛdət tərˈɑntoʊ ər ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd baɪ ˈmeɪpəl lif spɔrts ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt, wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɑpərˌeɪts ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈhɑki ligz tərˈɑntoʊ ˈmeɪpəl lifs, ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɑki ligz tərˈɑntoʊ marlies*, ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈbæskətˌbɔl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz tərˈɑntoʊ ˈræptərz (ənd ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ʤi ligz ˈræptərz 905 baɪ ɪkˈstɛnʃən) ənd ðə lig wənz tərˈɑntoʊ. ˈɔlsoʊ oʊn ənd ˈɔpərˌeɪt spɔrts ˈvɛnʧərz laɪk lifs ˈneɪʃən ˈnɛtˌwərk, ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈkænədə ənd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ril ɛˈsteɪt ənd ˈprɑpərti ˈmænɪʤmənt, ˈoʊnɪŋ səʧ spɔrts ˈvɛnuz səʧ ɛz ðə ərˈinə ənd biɪŋ ə ˈpɑrtnər ɪn ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˈmeɪpəl lif skwɛr. ðə ˈpɑrtnərz əv ˈmeɪpəl lif spɔrts ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ər ˈlɛri ˈtænənˌbaʊm ənd ˈraɪvəl ˈmidiə ˈaʊˌtlɛts ˈrɑʤərz kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ənd bɛl ˈmidiə; ˈrɑʤərz ənd bɛl oʊn iʧ əv ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri spɔrts ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈaʊˌtlɛts ɪn ˈkænədə ənd rɪˈspɛktɪvli), waɪl ˈtænənˌbaʊm ənd bɛl ʃɛr ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp əv ðə tərˈɑntoʊ ˈɑrgəˌnɔts, hu ʃɛr fild wɪθ tərˈɑntoʊ bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɪn ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2018 əkˈwaɪərd ðə pleɪərz ənd stæf ˈɛdət ˈkɑrənt ˈrɑstər ˈɛdət wɛr ə pleɪər həz nɑt dɪˈklɛrd ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl əˈliʤəns, ˈneɪʃən ɪz dɪˈtərmənd baɪ pleɪs əv bərθ. skwɑd kərˈɛkt ɛz əv ˈʤænjuˌɛri 31 ˈkɑrənt stæf ˈɛdət ɛz əv ɑkˈtoʊbər hɛd ˈkoʊʧɪz ˈɛdət ɛz əv ˈʤænjuˌɛri 24 2019 ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤərz ˈɛdət ɛz əv ˈʤænjuˌɛri 30 2019 juθ dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈɛdət tərˈɑntoʊ ˈɛdət tərˈɑntoʊ wɑz ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2014 ənd ɪz ðə fɑrm tim əv tərˈɑntoʊ. tərˈɑntoʊ kəmˈpits ɪn ðə lig wən, ðə θərd dɪˈvɪʒən əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ənd kəˈneɪdiən ˈsɑkər lig ˈsɪstəm. ðə tim sərvz ɛz ə rɪˈzərv tim fər ənd ə brɪʤ bɪtˈwin ðə əˈkædəmi ənd fərst ðə tim bɪˈgæn pleɪ ɪn mɑrʧ 2015 ðɛr hoʊm ˈsteɪdiəm wɑz ðə kənˈstrəktɪd ˈsteɪdiəm æt ðə ɑnˈtɛrioʊ ˈsɑkər ˈsɛntər ɪn vɔn, ʤɪst əv ˈʤeɪsən bɛnt ɪz ðə timz fərst hɛd koʊʧ. tərˈɑntoʊ hæd ˈpriviəsli hæd ə ˈwənˌjɪr ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə ˈwɪlmɪŋtən əv ðə fər ðə 2018 ˈsizən, muvd ɪts hoʊm geɪmz tɪ fild ənd ˈlæmˌpɔrt ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2 2018 ðə tim əˈnaʊnst ðeɪ wʊd muv daʊn frəm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈsɑkər lig tɪ lig wən fər ðə ligz fərst ˈsizən ɪn wɪθ ðɛr drɔp tɪ dɪˈvɪʒən 3 ðə tim muvd ðɛr hoʊm geɪmz tɪ ˈtreɪnɪŋ əˈkædəmi ˈɛdət tərˈɑntoʊ ˈtreɪnɪŋ graʊnd (ðɛn noʊn ɛz kiər ˈtreɪnɪŋ graʊnd) ənd əˈkædəmi ɪn pɑrk ɪn 2013 əˈkædəmi ɪz ðə juθ əˈkædəmi ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈsɪstəm əv tərˈɑntoʊ ðət wɑz ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn ðə əˈkædəmi kənˈsɪsts əv ˈməltəpəl timz ˈspænɪŋ ˈdɪfərənt eɪʤ grups, frəm tɪ ˈstɑrtɪŋ sɛpˈtɛmbər 2018 ðə ˈsinjər əˈkædəmi skwɑd (noʊn ɛz tərˈɑntoʊ iii*) pleɪz ɪn ðə juz. ˈsɑkər dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪn ʤun 2012 əˈkædəmi muvd tɪ ðɛr nu ˈpræktɪs fəˈsɪlɪti ərˈɪʤənəli neɪmd kiər ˈtreɪnɪŋ graʊnd, bət ˈsəbsəkwəntli riˈneɪmd ˈtreɪnɪŋ graʊnd ɛz ðə ˈneɪmɪŋ raɪts ɪkˈspaɪrd æt ðə ɛnd əv 2017 ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ɪn nɔrθ jɔrk. bɪlt æt ə kɔst əv 21 ˈmɪljən tɪ, ðə fəˈsɪlɪti həz ˈsɛvən ˈpɪʧɪz: θri ˈfʊlˌsaɪzd græs ˈpɪʧɪz ənd fɔr ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl wɪθ tu ˈkeɪpəbəl əv biɪŋ ˈbəbəld fər juz. ðə ˈɛmˈtu fəˈsɪlɪti ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈteɪnz fərst tim fəˈsɪlɪtiz, ʤɪm, ˈkɪʧən, ənd ˈʤunjərz ˈɛdət ðə tərˈɑntoʊ ˈʤunjərz, ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ðə ˈʤunjərz, ɪz pɑrt əv ðə juθ əˈkædəmi ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈsɪstəm əv tərˈɑntoʊ. ðə ˈproʊˌgræm hoʊldz kæmps ˈriʤənəli ənd həz hɛld kæmps ɪn tərˈɑntoʊ, ˈpɪkərɪŋ, vɔn, ˈstoʊni krik ɪn ˈhæməltən, ˈoʊkˌvɪl, ənd ˈmɑrkəm. ðə tərˈɑntoʊ ˈʤunjərz ˈproʊˌgræm ɪz wən əv tərˈɑntoʊ əˈkædəmiz meɪn ˈsɔrsəz fər ˈprɑspɛkts əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðɛr ˈnɛtˌwərk əv skaʊts. ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ˈɛdət ɛz əv 2017 tərˈɑntoʊ geɪmz ər ɪkˈsklusɪvli ˈbrɔdˌkæst baɪ, wɪθ ˈsərtən geɪmz (ˈtɪpɪkəli əˈgɛnst ˈəðər kəˈneɪdiən ˈfrænˌʧaɪzɪz) ˈɔlsoʊ ʃoʊn ɔn ctv*. praɪər tɪ 2017 tərˈɑntoʊ geɪmz wər ˈbrɔdˌkæst ɪkˈsklusɪvli baɪ ənd. geɪmz ðət wər nɑt ˈkəvərd ˈəndər ˈnæʃənəl ˈbrɔdˌkæst ˈkɑnˌtrækts wɪθ ər ˈəðər ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz wər dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈivənli bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈbrɔdˌkæstərz, pərˈsuənt tɪ əˈgrimənts bɪtˈwin ðɛr ˈpɛrənt ˈkəmpəˌniz (bɛl ˈkænədə ənd ˈrɑʤərz kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz, rɪˈspɛktɪvli) ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən tɪ ðɛr ʤɔɪnt 2011 ˈpərʧəs əv ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈbrɔdˌkæsts ər dɪˈvaɪdɪd bɪtˈwin 590 ənd ˈɛdət 136 ˈrɛkərd ˈɛdət ˈʧæmpiənz lig ˈɛdət tərˈɑntoʊ həz kˈwɑləˌfaɪd fər ðə ˈʧæmpiənz lig sɪks skɔrz ənd rɪˈzəlts lɪst tərˈɑntoʊz goʊl ˈtæli fərst. ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl əˈwɔrdz ˈɛdət ˈgoʊldən but ˈɛdət pleɪər ˈsizən goʊlz səˈbæsʧən 2015 22 ˈɛdət ˈnuˌkəmər əv ðə jɪr ˈɛdət koʊʧ əv ðə jɪr ˈɛdət kəp ˈɛdət ˈʧæmpiənz lig ˈgoʊldən bɔl ˈɛdət ˈʧæmpiənz lig ˈgoʊldən but ˈɛdət əˈtɛndəns ˈɛdət ˈævərɪʤ əˈtɛndəns ˈsizən rɛg. ˈsizən 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 əˈtɛndəns fər tərˈɑntoʊ dɪpt ˈdʊrɪŋ 2012 ənd 2013 du tɪ kənˈtɪnjud pur rɪˈzəlts baɪ ðə tim. əˈtɛndəns baʊnst bæk ɪn 2014 ənd ɪn ˈfɑloʊɪŋ jɪrz du ɪn lɑrʤ pɑrt tɪ ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈsaɪnɪŋz əv pleɪərz səʧ ɛz ˈmaɪkəl ˈbrædli, dɪˈfoʊ ənd səˈbæsʧən ðə ˈlɑrʤəst əˈtɛndəns fər ə tərˈɑntoʊ geɪm æt ðə timz hoʊm ˈsteɪdiəm, fild, wɑz ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 10 2016 wɪn ðeɪ ˈhoʊstɪd ðə siˈætəl ɪn ðə 2016 kəp ˈfaɪnəl ɪn frənt əv fænz; ðə ˈsteɪdiəm wɑz ɪkˈspændɪd bɪɔnd ɪts kəˈpæsɪti tɪ əˈkɑməˌdeɪt ðət jɪrz greɪ ðə haɪəst ˈoʊvərˌɔl əˈtɛndəns fər ə hoʊm geɪm wɑz ɔn mɑrʧ 7 2012 wɪn ðeɪ ˈhoʊstɪd ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈgæləksi ɪn ðə ˈʧæmpiənz lig æt ðə ˈrɑʤərz ˈsɛntər ɪn frənt əv si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət
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naomi watts is a part of the season three cast…
for this installment of fan theory friday citing myself, going back to an article i wrote last year for one perfect shot.
it has always seemed to me that twin peaks was a turning point in the career of david lynch, a point at which he developed the themes and ideas that would ripple through the rest of his work. twin peaks feels like lost highway feels like mulholland drive feels like inland empire in ways his earlier work share. there are currents of duality, dream states, dubious identities, the symbiotic relationship between sex and violence, and betrayal in each of these films, but two in particular come to believe share more than thematic similarities. brace yourselves: i think twin peaks, twin peaks: fire walk with me, and mulholland drive all exist in the same universe, because i think mulholland drive, like those other works, is ultimately about the black lodge.
okay, before i get into this, it a theory for the casual fan, you have to have at least a cursory knowledge of the plots of twin peaks the series, its movie prequel fire walk with me, and mulholland drive. furthermore, you need to accept that mulholland drive has two parts: the dream part had by diane selwyn (naomi watts) in which she is betty and her lover camilla rhodes (laura harring) is amnesiac rita that constitutes the first of the film, and then the final third of the film in which diane is returned to her actual reality, which is pretty much the opposite of her dream. if you know all that, then cool to proceed.
it all starts with, because both are the same: betty is a combination of who diane was when she came to los angeles to pursue her dream of acting, who she thought she could be, and who she really is at present. when we finally meet the real diane, we see this combination in her appearance, body language, and attitude: she just jaded, bitter, she been disillusioned by hollywood, been broken. she get any good parts, her lady lover is falling for another, of the opposite sex, no less, replacing her in a way she counter, and everything she wanted from life is getting further out of her reach every day, while the sickly simple reality of her meager existence becomes clearer. not the special person she dreamed of being. she has gone from being a bright-eyed, young woman upon arrival the woman we see at the start of her dream to the opposite, dour, desperate, and aware of the harsh realities of her chosen profession and its environment. this sense of duality marks her as similar to laura palmer, who was simultaneously a charitable homecoming queen and a sex pot. also like laura, and for that matter like teresa banks and annie blackburn, diane is young, pretty, and blond. it is the corruption of pure soul by failure and heartbreak that make her a viable target for the black lodge, i think, which taps into greatest fears to claim their souls. by the structure of mulholland drive, it can be interpreted that dream happens after a fight with camilla that resulted in the latter woman leaving in a way that threatened the relationship. after diane wakes, we see them reconcile slightly, only to soon after see advancing relationship with the director of the film both working on (justin theroux), camilla as a lead and diane in a much smaller and less significant role. when this relationship between camilla and the director culminates in an engagement announcement, cruelly done in front of diane, it pushes diane to the breaking point, priming her soul for seizure by the spirits of the black lodge.
this tipping point manifests itself in the scene at diner in which diane is hiring joe to kill camilla. as the devil would when offering a deal, joe makes sure she knows exactly what doing in setting this up, warning her that once she agrees, it be undone. this is a binding agreement, in other words. joe then produces a blue key, and tells her when the deed has been done, she will find it. she asks what it opens. joe laughs, but says nothing. this key serves the same purpose as the owl cave ring in fire walk with me, it is the totem that binds or a soul to a possessing spirit of the black lodge, but only if accepted willingly. the key, as we already know at this point of the film, will open a corresponding blue box. what we yet know but are about to learn is what the box holds. but the fact that the key is given to diane by joe makes him, as mentioned, either possessed by the hobo behind the diner, or the hobo himself just differently manifested. either way, by hiring a hitman, diane is giving into her fears of rejection and loneliness, she is allowing these fears to guide her, and once the action these fears have set in motion is accomplished, once her soul has forever crossed that line, she will be ready to be taken by the black lodge. all that will be left to do is for her to willingly part the curtain.
for the rest of my argument, one simply needs to take a close look at the final sequence of the film, which begins just after the above scene in. we start with another slow approach to the rear of the diner, where earlier in the film the crusty hobo was revealed. nighttime now, in contrast to the previous scene between diane and joe, in which it was daylight. the hobo is there again, this time holding the blue box. it is placed in a paper bag and set on the ground. seconds later, a miniaturized elderly couple runs out of the bag, presumably out of the box. these are the possessing spirits of the black lodge, the same elderly couple we met at the beginning of dream. recall from both twin peaks and fire walk with me that one of the first ways the black lodge tries to stake a claim on souls is by coming to them in weakened states of consciousness like dreams or delusions. in dream, the couple sees her off towards the warping of reality and fiction that will eventually cause her fragile psyche to shatter, thus making her ripe for their consumption.
the next thing we see is the blue key in apartment. so the deed has been done. camilla, lover and her rival is dead. diane has accepted this, she has taken the key as it were, and thus unknowingly, she has invited the spirits of the black lodge to come for her soul. important to note we see her discover the key, we come into the scene with her having already found it, sitting on the couch staring at it. the discovery and subsequent acceptance of the key happened, like murder, in the interim between the scenes in and behind diner. fate is all but sealed, the only thing left is the possessing.
diane in this moment is the worst seen her yet, expressionless, emotionless, trembling and pale, a shell of a person with no love anywhere in her life, no prospect of love or happiness or or even basic goodness ever again, only fear and hate ahead of her. at this point hard to tell if diane knows happening, but the way she stares at the key indicates she knows it is something to fear, something that could unlock something even more horrible than the life her fears have carved out for her. a knock at her door. the tiny elderly couple are seen to crawl under it. the knocking continues but diane pays it no mind. the light in the room starts to strobe blue just like it did in bedroom when bob would come to her in fire walk with me, or in the train car when she was murdered, or when coop was in the waiting room in his dream and again in the final episode of season two which is a clear sign that the black lodge and its denizens have taken over this reality. screaming starts, and suddenly diane is on the run from the spirits, full-sized now and aggressively her with extreme and ravenous prejudice. they are giddy this close to possession, to consumption of the “garmonbozia” that constitutes her soul.
blue light. screaming. blue light. screaming. all so horribly and frighteningly familiar. diane is cornered by the spirits in her bedroom. their moment is at hand. but at the last second, the very last second, diane makes one final decision, and though violent, i believe it saves her soul from eternity in the black lodge: she shoots herself. the spirits vanish into smoke that fills the room and the blue light slows its strobe to a twitching glow. the hobo is seen again, then diane as betty her ideal version of herself the details of her face washed out by a blinding white light, just like the one laura was washed in at the end of fire walk with me, which i think means her soul was claimed by the white lodge instead of the black, as was when she rejected her possession by willing her own death; suicide by another, you could say. there in the white light of the white lodge we see reunited with camilla as rita ideal version of her lover, with no memory of any other affection. it makes sense camilla would be there too because if she was killed by joe and joe is a possession or some other manifestation of the hobo, an agent of the black lodge, then the white lodge would have a claim on her soul as she killed for possession, but to aid in the possession of another. is just a collateral victim, like pulaski was intended to be.
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all of the above is punctuated, i believe, by the very last scene of the film in which we are returned to club where a thick red curtain hangs as a backdrop, the emcee wears a red suit, and there is always music in the air, even when no one is singing.
any of that sound familiar?
that’s because club is the waiting room of the black lodge in los angeles. if you recall, rita and betty who visit the club, which means it happens in the dream. the first time laura and coop both see their waiting room is also in a dream (in fire walk with me and twin peaks, respectively). and what happens this last time in the club? we see the singer, but no music, no song, and all she says is, “silencio.” the silence is because also no fresh soul to torture, the jig is up, the game is over.
the waiting room is silent because it is empty.
this is all obviously speculation, informed speculation to be sure, obsessively so, but not like i have actual evidence to give my theory a little support or any–
oh. wait. yeah i do. check this out:
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that is pulaski (phoebe augustine) and laura palmer (sheryl lee) sitting in club in the dream when rita and betty visit. i mean, why even put them there, the point if not to make an allusion to twin peaks? and not just any allusion, not big ed and norma sitting there, victims. and yes, i know pulaski killed by bob, but her soul was certainly scarred by him and the black lodge, and we know what happened to her after season two, which would have been a decade before this. trauma like what went through could lead to mental issues that could lead to suicide or accidental death, and it improbable to think the black lodge has some claim on her given her experiences with it and its agents. and in case you think this real and not really them, think again. phoebe augustine, who played, is listed in the credits on (but not in the film) as “woman in club.” sheryl lee is not listed either place, but i list her either if i was lynch and trying to keep this connection on the down low: her name is synonymous with twin peaks.
further, in an interview with the av club a few years ago, actress fenn (audrey horne) said that mulholland was originally conceived at the time of twin peaks as a spinoff for her character that never came to be:
“the audrey that come about, it really ended up being the original idea for mulholland drive. that was either in between the first and second season or after the second season, but they were like, ‘what if we did a movie, and audrey in california?’ and they talked about an opening scene of her driving along mulholland drive, and how a little bit older. whatever it was going to be, it never ended up happening for me. but i was young, and i thought it sounded weird, because no one ever really did that. i was, like, ‘okay, but do people do that? go from tv to a movie as the same character?’ then all those years later, david made the other one, and i have anything to do with it.”
i mean so even if everything i laid out above is utter and total bullshit, at the very, very least we know that mulholland drive in its original concept was linked to the series. could the idea have gone that you can take the girl away from twin peaks but not twin peaks from the girl? you gotta admit, is a dead ringer for older audrey, and the girlish naiveté of betty is also similar to disposition. add to that the inclusion of laura and in club, and if mulholland drive a twin peaks story, eat my copy of the secret diary of laura palmer with a cup of coffee and a slice of cherry pie.
so if true, what does this mean for the third season of twin peaks? well, keep in mind naomi watts, sheryl lee, and phoebe augustine are all in the cast, as is robert forster, who has a small role as a detective in mulholland drive. the roles of watts and forster are yet unknown by name, but we do know forster is playing a cop. we also know and this is really tantalizing that there was some filming for season three done in an exclusive parisian club conceived and by david lynch. know what that club is called? do i even have to tell you? called.
and then this thing kind of been ignoring until now. diane. as in, like “diane, holding in my hand a small box of chocolate bunnies.” what if, just what if diane selwyn before she moved to l.a. to follow her dreams took a more practical route of employment and worked as a secretary for the fbi? and what if following the disappearance or whatever happened to her trusted, beloved boss, special agent dale cooper, diane just work for the bureau anymore so took off west to start a new life? a stretch, i already admitted that, but it would certainly explain in part why diane was targeted by the black lodge she would know almost everything coop did about it via his reports.
in the end, no absolute interpretation of mulholland drive, the film was never intended to be just one thing, pretty much the point of it. and i know that mr. lynch fond of fan interpretations of his films, but if the case, he make his films so damn obtusely-fascinating. this is mostly just an exercise in extrapolation, a hypothesis that got stuck in my mind and just go away until i did something about it. but you have to admit, my theory impossible. nothing is when talking about the art of david lynch.
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neɪˈoʊmi wɑts ɪz ə pɑrt əv ðə ˈsizən θri cast…*… fər ðɪs ˌɪnˈstɔlmənt əv fæn ˈθɪri ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈsaɪtɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, goʊɪŋ bæk tɪ ən ˈɑrtɪkəl aɪ roʊt læst jɪr fər wən ˈpərˌfɪkt ʃɑt. ɪt həz ˈɔlˌweɪz simd tɪ mi ðət twɪn piks wɑz ə ˈtərnɪŋ pɔɪnt ɪn ðə kərɪr əv ˈdeɪvɪd lɪnʧ, ə pɔɪnt æt wɪʧ hi dɪˈvɛləpt ðə θimz ənd aɪˈdiəz ðət wʊd ˈrɪpəl θru ðə rɛst əv hɪz wərk. twɪn piks filz laɪk lɔst ˈhaɪˌweɪ filz laɪk ˌməˈlhɑlənd draɪv filz laɪk ˈɪnˌlænd ˈɛmpaɪər ɪn weɪz hɪz ˈərliər wərk ʃɛr. ðɛr ər kərənts əv duˈæləti, drim steɪts, ˈdubiəs aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz, ðə ˌsɪmbiˈɑtɪk riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin sɛks ənd ˈvaɪələns, ənd bɪˈtreɪəl ɪn iʧ əv ðiz fɪlmz, bət tu ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr kəm tɪ bɪˈliv ʃɛr mɔr ðən θiˈmætɪk ˌsɪməˈlɛrətiz. breɪs ˈjɔrsɛlvz: aɪ θɪŋk twɪn piks, twɪn piks: faɪər wɔk wɪθ mi, ənd ˌməˈlhɑlənd draɪv ɔl ɪgˈzɪst ɪn ðə seɪm ˈjunəˌvərs, bɪˈkəz aɪ θɪŋk ˌməˈlhɑlənd draɪv, laɪk ðoʊz ˈəðər wərks, ɪz ˈəltəmətli əˈbaʊt ðə blæk lɑʤ. ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ gɪt ˈɪntu ðɪs, ɪt ə ˈθɪri fər ðə ˈkæʒəwəl fæn, ju hæv tɪ hæv æt list ə ˈkərsəri ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə plɑts əv twɪn piks ðə ˈsɪriz, ɪts ˈmuvi ˈprikwɛl faɪər wɔk wɪθ mi, ənd ˌməˈlhɑlənd draɪv. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, ju nid tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðət ˌməˈlhɑlənd draɪv həz tu pɑrts: ðə drim pɑrt hæd baɪ daɪæn ˈsɛlwɪn (neɪˈoʊmi wɑts) ɪn wɪʧ ʃi ɪz ˈbɛti ənd hər ˈləvər kəˈmɪlə roʊdz (ˈlɔrə ˈhærɪŋ) ɪz æmˈniziˌæk ˈritə ðət ˈkɑnstəˌtuts ðə fərst əv ðə fɪlm, ənd ðɛn ðə ˈfaɪnəl θərd əv ðə fɪlm ɪn wɪʧ daɪæn ɪz rɪˈtərnd tɪ hər ˈækʧəwəl ˌriˈæləˌti, wɪʧ ɪz ˈprɪti məʧ ðə ˈɑpəzɪt əv hər drim. ɪf ju noʊ ɔl ðət, ðɛn kul tɪ pərˈsid. ɪt ɔl stɑrts wɪθ, bɪˈkəz boʊθ ər ðə seɪm: ˈbɛti ɪz ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv hu daɪæn wɑz wɪn ʃi keɪm tɪ lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs tɪ pərˈsu hər drim əv ˈæktɪŋ, hu ʃi θɔt ʃi kʊd bi, ənd hu ʃi ˈrɪli ɪz æt ˈprɛzənt. wɪn wi ˈfaɪnəli mit ðə ril daɪæn, wi si ðɪs ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən ɪn hər əˈpɪrəns, ˈbɑdi ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, ənd ˈætəˌtud: ʃi ʤɪst ˈʤeɪdɪd, ˈbɪtər, ʃi bɪn ˌdɪsɪˈluʒənd baɪ ˈhɑliˌwʊd, bɪn ˈbroʊkən. ʃi gɪt ˈɛni gʊd pɑrts, hər ˈleɪdi ˈləvər ɪz ˈfɑlɪŋ fər əˈnəðər, əv ðə ˈɑpəzɪt sɛks, noʊ lɛs, rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ hər ɪn ə weɪ ʃi ˈkaʊntər, ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ʃi ˈwɔntɪd frəm laɪf ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈfərðər aʊt əv hər riʧ ˈɛvəri deɪ, waɪl ðə ˈsɪkli ˈsɪmpəl ˌriˈæləˌti əv hər ˈmigər ɪgˈzɪstəns bɪˈkəmz ˈklɪrər. nɑt ðə ˈspɛʃəl ˈpərsən ʃi drimd əv biɪŋ. ʃi həz gɔn frəm biɪŋ ə bright-eyed*, jəŋ ˈwʊmən əˈpɑn ərˈaɪvəl ðə ˈwʊmən wi si æt ðə stɑrt əv hər drim tɪ ðə ˈɑpəzɪt, daʊər, ˈdɛspərɪt, ənd əˈwɛr əv ðə hɑrʃ ˌriˈæləˌtiz əv hər ˈʧoʊzən prəˈfɛʃən ənd ɪts ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. ðɪs sɛns əv duˈæləti mɑrks hər ɛz ˈsɪmələr tɪ ˈlɔrə ˈpɑmər, hu wɑz ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli ə ˈʧɛrətəbəl ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ kwin ənd ə sɛks pɑt. ˈɔlsoʊ laɪk ˈlɔrə, ənd fər ðət ˈmætər laɪk tərˈisə bæŋks ənd ˈæni ˈblækbərn, daɪæn ɪz jəŋ, ˈprɪti, ənd blɑnd. ɪt ɪz ðə kərˈəpʃən əv pjʊr soʊl baɪ ˈfeɪljər ənd ˈhɑrtˌbreɪk ðət meɪk hər ə ˈvaɪəbəl ˈtərgət fər ðə blæk lɑʤ, aɪ θɪŋk, wɪʧ tæps ˈɪntu ˈgreɪtəst fɪrz tɪ kleɪm ðɛr soʊlz. baɪ ðə ˈstrəkʧər əv ˌməˈlhɑlənd draɪv, ɪt kən bi ˌɪnˈtərprətəd ðət drim ˈhæpənz ˈæftər ə faɪt wɪθ kəˈmɪlə ðət rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ðə ˈlætər ˈwʊmən ˈlivɪŋ ɪn ə weɪ ðət θˈrɛtənd ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp. ˈæftər daɪæn weɪks, wi si ðɛm ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl sˈlaɪtli, ˈoʊnli tɪ sun ˈæftər si ədˈvænsɪŋ riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə fɪlm boʊθ ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn (ˈʤəstɪn θəru), kəˈmɪlə ɛz ə lɛd ənd daɪæn ɪn ə məʧ sˈmɔlər ənd lɛs sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt roʊl. wɪn ðɪs riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin kəˈmɪlə ənd ðə dɪˈrɛktər ˈkəlmɪˌneɪts ɪn ən ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt əˈnaʊnsmɛnt, ˈkruli dən ɪn frənt əv daɪæn, ɪt ˈpʊʃɪz daɪæn tɪ ðə ˈbreɪkɪŋ pɔɪnt, ˈpraɪmɪŋ hər soʊl fər ˈsiʒər baɪ ðə ˈspɪrɪts əv ðə blæk lɑʤ. ðɪs ˈtɪpɪŋ pɔɪnt ˈmænəˌfɛsts ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪn ðə sin æt ˈdaɪnər ɪn wɪʧ daɪæn ɪz ˈhaɪrɪŋ ʤoʊ tɪ kɪl kəˈmɪlə. ɛz ðə ˈdɛvəl wʊd wɪn ˈɔfərɪŋ ə dil, ʤoʊ meɪks ʃʊr ʃi noʊz ɪgˈzæktli wət duɪŋ ɪn ˈsɛtɪŋ ðɪs əp, ˈwɔrnɪŋ hər ðət wəns ʃi əˈgriz, ɪt bi ənˈdən. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈbaɪndɪŋ əˈgrimənt, ɪn ˈəðər wərdz. ʤoʊ ðɛn prəˈdusɪz ə blu ki, ənd tɛlz hər wɪn ðə did həz bɪn dən, ʃi wɪl faɪnd ɪt. ʃi æsks wət ɪt ˈoʊpənz. ʤoʊ læfs, bət sɪz ˈnəθɪŋ. ðɪs ki sərvz ðə seɪm ˈpərpəs ɛz ðə aʊl keɪv rɪŋ ɪn faɪər wɔk wɪθ mi, ɪt ɪz ðə ˈtoʊtəm ðət baɪndz ər ə soʊl tɪ ə pəˈzɛsɪŋ ˈspɪrɪt əv ðə blæk lɑʤ, bət ˈoʊnli ɪf ækˈsɛptɪd ˈwɪlɪŋli. ðə ki, ɛz wi ɔˈrɛdi noʊ æt ðɪs pɔɪnt əv ðə fɪlm, wɪl ˈoʊpən ə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ blu bɑks. wət wi jɛt noʊ bət ər əˈbaʊt tɪ lərn ɪz wət ðə bɑks hoʊldz. bət ðə fækt ðət ðə ki ɪz ˈgɪvɪn tɪ daɪæn baɪ ʤoʊ meɪks ɪm, ɛz ˈmɛnʃənd, ˈiðər pəˈzɛst baɪ ðə ˈhoʊboʊ bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈdaɪnər, ər ðə ˈhoʊboʊ hɪmˈsɛlf ʤɪst ˈdɪfərˈɛntli ˈmænəˌfɛstəd. ˈiðər weɪ, baɪ ˈhaɪrɪŋ ə ˈhɪtˌmæn, daɪæn ɪz ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈɪntu hər fɪrz əv rɪˈʤɛkʃən ənd ˈloʊnlinəs, ʃi ɪz əˈlaʊɪŋ ðiz fɪrz tɪ gaɪd hər, ənd wəns ðə ˈækʃən ðiz fɪrz hæv sɛt ɪn ˈmoʊʃən ɪz əˈkɑmplɪʃt, wəns hər soʊl həz fərˈɛvər krɔst ðət laɪn, ʃi wɪl bi ˈrɛdi tɪ bi ˈteɪkən baɪ ðə blæk lɑʤ. ɔl ðət wɪl bi lɛft tɪ du ɪz fər hər tɪ ˈwɪlɪŋli pɑrt ðə ˈkərtən. fər ðə rɛst əv maɪ ˈɑrgjəmənt, wən ˈsɪmpli nidz tɪ teɪk ə kloʊz lʊk æt ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈsikwəns əv ðə fɪlm, wɪʧ bɪˈgɪnz ʤɪst ˈæftər ðə əˈbəv sin ɪn. wi stɑrt wɪθ əˈnəðər sloʊ əˈproʊʧ tɪ ðə rɪr əv ðə ˈdaɪnər, wɛr ˈərliər ɪn ðə fɪlm ðə ˈkrəsti ˈhoʊboʊ wɑz rɪˈvild. ˈnaɪtˌtaɪm naʊ, ɪn ˈkɑntræst tɪ ðə ˈpriviəs sin bɪtˈwin daɪæn ənd ʤoʊ, ɪn wɪʧ ɪt wɑz ˈdeɪˌlaɪt. ðə ˈhoʊboʊ ɪz ðɛr əˈgɛn, ðɪs taɪm ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə blu bɑks. ɪt ɪz pleɪst ɪn ə ˈpeɪpər bæg ənd sɛt ɔn ðə graʊnd. ˈsɛkəndz ˈleɪtər, ə ˈmɪnɪʧərˌaɪzd ˈɛldərli ˈkəpəl rənz aʊt əv ðə bæg, prɪˈzuməbli aʊt əv ðə bɑks. ðiz ər ðə pəˈzɛsɪŋ ˈspɪrɪts əv ðə blæk lɑʤ, ðə seɪm ˈɛldərli ˈkəpəl wi mɛt æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv drim. ˈriˌkɔl frəm boʊθ twɪn piks ənd faɪər wɔk wɪθ mi ðət wən əv ðə fərst weɪz ðə blæk lɑʤ traɪz tɪ steɪk ə kleɪm ɔn soʊlz ɪz baɪ ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ðɛm ɪn ˈwikənd steɪts əv ˈkɑnʃəsnəs laɪk drimz ər dɪˈluʒənz. ɪn drim, ðə ˈkəpəl siz hər ɔf təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈwɔrpɪŋ əv ˌriˈæləˌti ənd ˈfɪkʃən ðət wɪl ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli kɔz hər ˈfræʤəl ˈsaɪki tɪ ˈʃætər, ðəs ˈmeɪkɪŋ hər raɪp fər ðɛr kənˈsəmʃən. ðə nɛkst θɪŋ wi si ɪz ðə blu ki ɪn əˈpɑrtmənt. soʊ ðə did həz bɪn dən. kəˈmɪlə, ˈləvər ənd hər ˈraɪvəl ɪz dɛd. daɪæn həz ækˈsɛptɪd ðɪs, ʃi həz ˈteɪkən ðə ki ɛz ɪt wər, ənd ðəs ənˈnoʊɪŋli, ʃi həz ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ðə ˈspɪrɪts əv ðə blæk lɑʤ tɪ kəm fər hər soʊl. ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ noʊt wi si hər dɪˈskəvər ðə ki, wi kəm ˈɪntu ðə sin wɪθ hər ˈhævɪŋ ɔˈrɛdi faʊnd ɪt, ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə kaʊʧ ˈstɛrɪŋ æt ɪt. ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri ənd ˈsəbsəkwənt əkˈsɛptəns əv ðə ki ˈhæpənd, laɪk ˈmərdər, ɪn ðə ˈɪnərəm bɪtˈwin ðə sinz ɪn ənd bɪˈhaɪnd ˈdaɪnər. feɪt ɪz ɔl bət sild, ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ lɛft ɪz ðə pəˈzɛsɪŋ. daɪæn ɪn ðɪs ˈmoʊmənt ɪz ðə wərst sin hər jɛt, ɪkˌsprɛʃənlɪs, emotionless*, ˈtrɛmbəlɪŋ ənd peɪl, ə ʃɛl əv ə ˈpərsən wɪθ noʊ ləv ˈɛniˌwɛr ɪn hər laɪf, noʊ ˈprɑspɛkt əv ləv ər ˈhæpinəs ər ər ˈivɪn ˈbeɪsɪk ˈgʊdnɪs ˈɛvər əˈgɛn, ˈoʊnli fɪr ənd heɪt əˈhɛd əv hər. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt hɑrd tɪ tɛl ɪf daɪæn noʊz ˈhæpənɪŋ, bət ðə weɪ ʃi stɛrz æt ðə ki ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ʃi noʊz ɪt ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ fɪr, ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət kʊd ənˈlɑk ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈivɪn mɔr ˈhɔrəbəl ðən ðə laɪf hər fɪrz hæv kɑrvd aʊt fər hər. ə nɑk æt hər dɔr. ðə ˈtaɪni ˈɛldərli ˈkəpəl ər sin tɪ krɔl ˈəndər ɪt. ðə ˈnɑkɪŋ kənˈtɪnjuz bət daɪæn peɪz ɪt noʊ maɪnd. ðə laɪt ɪn ðə rum stɑrts tɪ stroʊb blu ʤɪst laɪk ɪt dɪd ɪn ˈbɛˌdrum wɪn bɑb wʊd kəm tɪ hər ɪn faɪər wɔk wɪθ mi, ər ɪn ðə treɪn kɑr wɪn ʃi wɑz ˈmərdərd, ər wɪn kup wɑz ɪn ðə ˈweɪtɪŋ rum ɪn hɪz drim ənd əˈgɛn ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ˈsizən tu wɪʧ ɪz ə klɪr saɪn ðət ðə blæk lɑʤ ənd ɪts ˈdɛnəzənz hæv ˈteɪkən ˈoʊvər ðɪs ˌriˈæləˌti. ˈskrimɪŋ stɑrts, ənd ˈsədənli daɪæn ɪz ɔn ðə rən frəm ðə ˈspɪrɪts, ˈfʊlˌsaɪzd naʊ ənd əˈgrɛsɪvli hər wɪθ ɪkˈstrim ənd ˈrævənəs ˈprɛʤədɪs. ðeɪ ər ˈgɪdi ðɪs kloʊz tɪ pəˈzɛʃən, tɪ kənˈsəmʃən əv ðə ““garmonbozia”*” ðət ˈkɑnstəˌtuts hər soʊl. blu laɪt. ˈskrimɪŋ. blu laɪt. ˈskrimɪŋ. ɔl soʊ ˈhɔrəbli ənd ˈfraɪtənɪŋli fəˈmɪljər. daɪæn ɪz ˈkɔrnərd baɪ ðə ˈspɪrɪts ɪn hər ˈbɛˌdrum. ðɛr ˈmoʊmənt ɪz æt hænd. bət æt ðə læst ˈsɛkənd, ðə ˈvɛri læst ˈsɛkənd, daɪæn meɪks wən ˈfaɪnəl dɪˈsɪʒən, ənd ðoʊ ˈvaɪələnt, aɪ bɪˈliv ɪt seɪvz hər soʊl frəm ɪˈtərnəti ɪn ðə blæk lɑʤ: ʃi ʃuts hərˈsɛlf. ðə ˈspɪrɪts ˈvænɪʃ ˈɪntu smoʊk ðət fɪlz ðə rum ənd ðə blu laɪt sloʊz ɪts stroʊb tɪ ə tˈwɪʧɪŋ gloʊ. ðə ˈhoʊboʊ ɪz sin əˈgɛn, ðɛn daɪæn ɛz ˈbɛti hər aɪˈdil ˈvərʒən əv hərˈsɛlf ðə ˈditeɪlz əv hər feɪs wɑʃt aʊt baɪ ə ˈblaɪndɪŋ waɪt laɪt, ʤɪst laɪk ðə wən ˈlɔrə wɑz wɑʃt ɪn æt ðə ɛnd əv faɪər wɔk wɪθ mi, wɪʧ aɪ θɪŋk minz hər soʊl wɑz kleɪmd baɪ ðə waɪt lɑʤ ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə blæk, ɛz wɑz wɪn ʃi rɪˈʤɛktɪd hər pəˈzɛʃən baɪ ˈwɪlɪŋ hər oʊn dɛθ; ˈsuɪˌsaɪd baɪ əˈnəðər, ju kʊd seɪ. ðɛr ɪn ðə waɪt laɪt əv ðə waɪt lɑʤ wi si ˌriuˈnaɪtɪd wɪθ kəˈmɪlə ɛz ˈritə aɪˈdil ˈvərʒən əv hər ˈləvər, wɪθ noʊ ˈmɛməri əv ˈɛni ˈəðər əˈfɛkʃən. ɪt meɪks sɛns kəˈmɪlə wʊd bi ðɛr tu bɪˈkəz ɪf ʃi wɑz kɪld baɪ ʤoʊ ənd ʤoʊ ɪz ə pəˈzɛʃən ər səm ˈəðər ˌmænəfɛˈsteɪʃən əv ðə ˈhoʊboʊ, ən ˈeɪʤənt əv ðə blæk lɑʤ, ðɛn ðə waɪt lɑʤ wʊd hæv ə kleɪm ɔn hər soʊl ɛz ʃi kɪld fər pəˈzɛʃən, bət tɪ eɪd ɪn ðə pəˈzɛʃən əv əˈnəðər. ɪz ʤɪst ə kəˈlætərəl ˈvɪktɪm, laɪk pjuˈlæˌski wɑz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ bi. ɔl əv ðə əˈbəv ɪz ˈpəŋkʧuˌeɪtɪd, aɪ bɪˈliv, baɪ ðə ˈvɛri læst sin əv ðə fɪlm ɪn wɪʧ wi ər rɪˈtərnd tɪ kləb wɛr ə θɪk rɛd ˈkərtən hæŋz ɛz ə ˈbækˌdrɑp, ðə ˈɛmˈsi wɛrz ə rɛd sut, ənd ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz mˈjuzɪk ɪn ðə ɛr, ˈivɪn wɪn noʊ wən ɪz ˈsɪŋɪŋ. ˈɛni əv ðət saʊnd fəˈmɪljər? bɪˈkəz kləb ɪz ðə ˈweɪtɪŋ rum əv ðə blæk lɑʤ ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs. ɪf ju ˈriˌkɔl, ˈritə ənd ˈbɛti hu ˈvɪzɪt ðə kləb, wɪʧ minz ɪt ˈhæpənz ɪn ðə drim. ðə fərst taɪm ˈlɔrə ənd kup boʊθ si ðɛr ˈweɪtɪŋ rum ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ə drim (ɪn faɪər wɔk wɪθ mi ənd twɪn piks, rɪˈspɛktɪvli). ənd wət ˈhæpənz ðɪs læst taɪm ɪn ðə kləb? wi si ðə ˈsɪŋər, bət noʊ mˈjuzɪk, noʊ sɔŋ, ənd ɔl ʃi sɪz ɪz, ““silencio.”*.” ðə ˈsaɪləns ɪz bɪˈkəz ˈɔlsoʊ noʊ frɛʃ soʊl tɪ ˈtɔrʧər, ðə ʤɪg ɪz əp, ðə geɪm ɪz ˈoʊvər. ðə ˈweɪtɪŋ rum ɪz ˈsaɪlənt bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ˈɛmti. ðɪs ɪz ɔl ˈɑbviəsli ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən, ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən tɪ bi ʃʊr, ɑbˈsɛsɪvli soʊ, bət nɑt laɪk aɪ hæv ˈækʧəwəl ˈɛvədəns tɪ gɪv maɪ ˈθɪri ə ˈlɪtəl səˈpɔrt ər any–*– oʊ. weɪt. jæ aɪ du. ʧɛk ðɪs aʊt: ˈɪmɪʤ frəm kəlt ˈfækʃən ðət ɪz pjuˈlæˌski (ˈfibi ˈɔgəˌstin) ənd ˈlɔrə ˈpɑmər (ˈʃɛrəl li) ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn kləb ɪn ðə drim wɪn ˈritə ənd ˈbɛti ˈvɪzɪt. aɪ min, waɪ ˈivɪn pʊt ðɛm ðɛr, ðə pɔɪnt ɪf nɑt tɪ meɪk ən əˈluʒən tɪ twɪn piks? ənd nɑt ʤɪst ˈɛni əˈluʒən, nɑt bɪg ɛd ənd ˈnɔrmə ˈsɪtɪŋ ðɛr, ˈvɪktɪmz. ənd jɛs, aɪ noʊ pjuˈlæˌski kɪld baɪ bɑb, bət hər soʊl wɑz ˈsərtənli skɑrd baɪ ɪm ənd ðə blæk lɑʤ, ənd wi noʊ wət ˈhæpənd tɪ hər ˈæftər ˈsizən tu, wɪʧ wʊd hæv bɪn ə ˈdɛkeɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ðɪs. ˈtrɔmə laɪk wət wɛnt θru kʊd lɛd tɪ ˈmɛntəl ˈɪʃuz ðət kʊd lɛd tɪ ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ər ˌæksəˈdɛnəl dɛθ, ənd ɪt ˌɪmˈprɑbəbəl tɪ θɪŋk ðə blæk lɑʤ həz səm kleɪm ɔn hər ˈgɪvɪn hər ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz wɪθ ɪt ənd ɪts ˈeɪʤənts. ənd ɪn keɪs ju θɪŋk ðɪs ril ənd nɑt ˈrɪli ðɛm, θɪŋk əˈgɛn. ˈfibi ˈɔgəˌstin, hu pleɪd, ɪz ˈlɪstɪd ɪn ðə ˈkrɛdɪts ɔn (bət nɑt ɪn ðə fɪlm) ɛz ɪn kləb silencio.”*.” ˈʃɛrəl li ɪz nɑt ˈlɪstɪd ˈiðər pleɪs, bət aɪ lɪst hər ˈiðər ɪf aɪ wɑz lɪnʧ ənd traɪɪŋ tɪ kip ðɪs kəˈnɛkʃən ɔn ðə daʊn loʊ: hər neɪm ɪz səˈnɑnəməs wɪθ twɪn piks. ˈfərðər, ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðə ˌeɪˈvi kləb ə fju jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ˈæktrəs fɛn (ˈɔdri hɔrn) sɛd ðət ˌməˈlhɑlənd wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli kənˈsivd æt ðə taɪm əv twɪn piks ɛz ə ˈspɪˌnɔf fər hər ˈkɛrɪktər ðət ˈnɛvər keɪm tɪ bi: ˈɔdri ðət kəm əˈbaʊt, ɪt ˈrɪli ˈɛndɪd əp biɪŋ ðə ərˈɪʤənəl aɪˈdiə fər ˌməˈlhɑlənd draɪv. ðət wɑz ˈiðər ɪn bɪtˈwin ðə fərst ənd ˈsɛkənd ˈsizən ər ˈæftər ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈsizən, bət ðeɪ wər laɪk, ɪf wi dɪd ə ˈmuvi, ənd ˈɔdri ɪn california?’*?’ ənd ðeɪ tɔkt əˈbaʊt ən ˈoʊpənɪŋ sin əv hər ˈdraɪvɪŋ əˈlɔŋ ˌməˈlhɑlənd draɪv, ənd haʊ ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ˈoʊldər. ˌwəˈtɛvər ɪt wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi, ɪt ˈnɛvər ˈɛndɪd əp ˈhæpənɪŋ fər mi. bət aɪ wɑz jəŋ, ənd aɪ θɔt ɪt ˈsaʊndɪd wɪrd, bɪˈkəz noʊ wən ˈɛvər ˈrɪli dɪd ðət. aɪ wɑz, laɪk, ‘‘okay*, bət du ˈpipəl du ðət? goʊ frəm ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən tɪ ə ˈmuvi ɛz ðə seɪm character?’*?’ ðɛn ɔl ðoʊz jɪrz ˈleɪtər, ˈdeɪvɪd meɪd ðə ˈəðər wən, ənd aɪ hæv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ it.”*.” aɪ min soʊ ˈivɪn ɪf ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ aɪ leɪd aʊt əˈbəv ɪz ˈətər ənd ˈtoʊtəl ˈbʊlˌʃɪt, æt ðə ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri list wi noʊ ðət ˌməˈlhɑlənd draɪv ɪn ɪts ərˈɪʤənəl ˈkɑnsɛpt wɑz lɪŋkt tɪ ðə ˈsɪriz. kʊd ðə aɪˈdiə hæv gɔn ðət ju kən teɪk ðə gərl əˈweɪ frəm twɪn piks bət nɑt twɪn piks frəm ðə gərl? ju ˈgɑtə ədˈmɪt, ɪz ə dɛd ˈrɪŋər fər ˈoʊldər ˈɔdri, ənd ðə ˈgərlɪʃ naiveté*é əv ˈbɛti ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsɪmələr tɪ ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən. æd tɪ ðət ðə ˌɪnˈkluʒən əv ˈlɔrə ənd ɪn kləb, ənd ɪf ˌməˈlhɑlənd draɪv ə twɪn piks ˈstɔri, it maɪ ˈkɑpi əv ðə ˈsikrɪt ˈdaɪəri əv ˈlɔrə ˈpɑmər wɪθ ə kəp əv ˈkɔfi ənd ə slaɪs əv ˈʧɛri paɪ. soʊ ɪf tru, wət dɪz ðɪs min fər ðə θərd ˈsizən əv twɪn piks? wɛl, kip ɪn maɪnd neɪˈoʊmi wɑts, ˈʃɛrəl li, ənd ˈfibi ˈɔgəˌstin ər ɔl ɪn ðə kæst, ɛz ɪz ˈrɑbərt ˈfɔrstər, hu həz ə smɔl roʊl ɛz ə dɪˈtɛktɪv ɪn ˌməˈlhɑlənd draɪv. ðə roʊlz əv wɑts ənd ˈfɔrstər ər jɛt ənˈnoʊn baɪ neɪm, bət wi du noʊ ˈfɔrstər ɪz pleɪɪŋ ə kɑp. wi ˈɔlsoʊ noʊ ənd ðɪs ɪz ˈrɪli ˈtænəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðət ðɛr wɑz səm ˈfɪlmɪŋ fər ˈsizən θri dən ɪn ən ɪkˈsklusɪv pərˈɪʒən kləb kənˈsivd ənd baɪ ˈdeɪvɪd lɪnʧ. noʊ wət ðət kləb ɪz kɔld? du aɪ ˈivɪn hæv tɪ tɛl ju? kɔld. ənd ðɛn ðɪs θɪŋ kaɪnd əv bɪn ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ ənˈtɪl naʊ. daɪæn. ɛz ɪn, laɪk ““diane*, ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɪn maɪ hænd ə smɔl bɑks əv ˈʧɔklət bunnies.”*.” wət ɪf, ʤɪst wət ɪf daɪæn ˈsɛlwɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ʃi muvd tɪ l.a*. tɪ ˈfɑloʊ hər drimz tʊk ə mɔr ˈpræktɪkəl rut əv ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ənd wərkt ɛz ə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri fər ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ? ənd wət ɪf ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns ər ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈhæpənd tɪ hər ˈtrəstɪd, bɪˈləvəd bɔs, ˈspɛʃəl ˈeɪʤənt deɪl ˈkupər, daɪæn ʤɪst wərk fər ðə ˈbjʊroʊ ˌɛniˈmɔr soʊ tʊk ɔf wɛst tɪ stɑrt ə nu laɪf? ə strɛʧ, aɪ ɔˈrɛdi ədˈmɪtəd ðət, bət ɪt wʊd ˈsərtənli ɪkˈspleɪn ɪn pɑrt waɪ daɪæn wɑz ˈtɑrgətɪd baɪ ðə blæk lɑʤ ʃi wʊd noʊ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ kup dɪd əˈbaʊt ɪt ˈviə hɪz rɪˈpɔrts. ɪn ðə ɛnd, noʊ ˈæbsəˌlut ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən əv ˌməˈlhɑlənd draɪv, ðə fɪlm wɑz ˈnɛvər ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ bi ʤɪst wən θɪŋ, ˈprɪti məʧ ðə pɔɪnt əv ɪt. ənd aɪ noʊ ðət ˈmɪstər. lɪnʧ fɑnd əv fæn ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃənz əv hɪz fɪlmz, bət ɪf ðə keɪs, hi meɪk hɪz fɪlmz soʊ dæm obtusely-fascinating*. ðɪs ɪz ˈmoʊstli ʤɪst ən ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ɪn ɛkˌstræpəˈleɪʃən, ə haɪˈpɑθəsəs ðət gɑt stək ɪn maɪ maɪnd ənd ʤɪst goʊ əˈweɪ ənˈtɪl aɪ dɪd ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt. bət ju hæv tɪ ədˈmɪt, maɪ ˈθɪri ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl. ˈnəθɪŋ ɪz wɪn ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ɑrt əv ˈdeɪvɪd lɪnʧ.
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hey so i do some of the biking stuff in austin and i thought it would be nice to have a ride. possibly meet up at the bridge next to lamar and ride out from there? if we end up doing this often enough and with enough people we can likely find a bar who will give us a good deal for bringing a crowd. seems like i have seen a few at dog and duck. or how about bangers on rainy? im thinking the ride would be about 10 miles or so at a slow pace not leaving anyone behind. likely a around wheels at 8 so were not in the blistering sun drinking early and all the white collar folks can join. just ideas out there lets make it happen!
as with any drinking activity you should drink responsibly and never bike if you've had to can always walk your bike to the bus stop or ask a friend for a ride.
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heɪ soʊ aɪ du səm əv ðə ˈbaɪkɪŋ stəf ɪn ˈɔstən ənd aɪ θɔt ɪt wʊd bi nis tɪ hæv ə raɪd. ˈpɑsəbli mit əp æt ðə brɪʤ nɛkst tɪ lɑˈmɑr ənd raɪd aʊt frəm ðɛr? ɪf wi ɛnd əp duɪŋ ðɪs ˈɔfən ɪˈnəf ənd wɪθ ɪˈnəf ˈpipəl wi kən ˈlaɪkli faɪnd ə bɑr hu wɪl gɪv ˈjuˈɛs ə gʊd dil fər ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ə kraʊd. simz laɪk aɪ hæv sin ə fju æt dɔg ənd dək. ər haʊ əˈbaʊt ˈbæŋərz ɔn ˈreɪni? ɪm ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðə raɪd wʊd bi əˈbaʊt 10 maɪəlz ər soʊ æt ə sloʊ peɪs nɑt ˈlivɪŋ ˈɛniˌwən bɪˈhaɪnd. ˈlaɪkli ə əraʊnd wilz æt 8 soʊ wər nɑt ɪn ðə ˈblɪstərɪŋ sən ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈərli ənd ɔl ðə waɪt ˈkɑlər foʊks kən ʤɔɪn. ʤɪst aɪˈdiəz aʊt ðɛr lɛts meɪk ɪt ˈhæpən! ɛz wɪθ ˈɛni ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ækˈtɪvɪti ju ʃʊd drɪŋk rɪˈspɑnsəbli ənd ˈnɛvər baɪk ɪf juv hæd tɪ kən ˈɔlˌweɪz wɔk jʊr baɪk tɪ ðə bəs stɑp ər æsk ə frɛnd fər ə raɪd.
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while workers were still celebrating the historic signing of laws in new jersey and new york to raise the state wage floor to $15 per hour, governor chris christie of new jersey beat down the ceiling, poised for the dubious distinction of making his state the first to veto a $15 minimum wage. ad policy
christie has assailed the proposal, while promising more tax breaks for corporations and property that would further exacerbate the extraordinary income gap and eviscerate school funding. his quashing of the most progressive labor legislation of his tenure would be a fine parting shot as he barrels toward the white house on the as debate on a $15 national wage floor intensifies in washington.
a veto would rebuff about new jersey workers who would benefit from the bill. it would also curtail the expansion of the portion of workers supported by a $15 base wage. if it were enacted, national employment law project estimates, the $15 wage floor would widen from 18 percent to 21 percent of the nationwide workforce, following raises in new york and california.
reflecting national trends, about half of new who would benefit from the raise have some college education, more than half are women, about half are people of color, and the vast majority are over 20 years old. most are full-time employed breadwinners and are found in retail, service and hospitality, and education and jobs, according to new jersey policy perspective (njpp). nationwide, more than 40 percent of workers earn hourly wages.
the opposition lobs standard arguments about potential job loss and interference with “free markets.” in fact, the wealth gap reflects government intervention in favor of the rich.
the calculation is apparently that taxpayer dollars are better spent when hoarded by wealthy property owners or corporations (though corporate subsidies actually bring a dismal return on investment, despite promises of “job creation”).
meanwhile, decades of studies show that not only have increases not undermined workers’ overall economic security but also that new jersey has suffered some of the worst wage stagnation. the richest 1 percent of households have captured over 80 percent of the rise in earnings since 2009, according to the economic policy institute. between 2007 and 2013, moreover, according to census data, the population has risen steadily statewide from percent to percent.
brian powers of the 15 now campaign testified at a legislative hearing on behalf of a category of new that the campaign hopes to abolish:
we should be working as quickly as possible to eliminate the condition known as “working poor.” for 40 years, worker productivity has increased significantly while wages have barely budged in a wide range of professions…. the demand for $15 now is not a handout, it is one step towards economic justice.
in the event of a veto, the campaign is looking toward the next planned standoff, at the polls in november 2017, when workers will pick a new governor and hopefully approve a referendum for a $15-an-hour minimum wage. in the interim, the campaigners are pushing other labor reforms, including boosting the wage level currently earned by tipped workers, along with theft measures, to further safeguard working poor families struggling with precarious service work. until then, powers says in a follow-up e-mail:
localities can raise wages for workers as they did in jersey city, county governments can take action as well. we expect our elected leaders to work for the working class year round. this organization intends to continue organizing to hold them accountable for that.
one case study for economic vision (and) is ground zero for casino capitalism, atlantic city. the impoverished tourist town harbors 82 of the wealthiest residents, whom christie has coddled in his repeated attacks on the estate tax for the and rejection of proposals to tax millionaires. meanwhile, thepp notes, the finances teeter on bankruptcy, and more than workers there are poor enough to qualify for the earned income tax credit.
even $15 an hour will fail to alleviate hardship for many households bucking under the heavy cost of living. a family with two children would need an estimated $68,770 annually to live decently (roughly quadruple the full-time annual income of $17,430). like this? get more of our best reporting and analysis
while the state has made some strides on municipal policies for paid sick days and statewide family leave social safety net remains tattered. women, for example, are both disproportionately employed in jobs and disproportionately hurt by the so-called benefits “cliff,” according to rutgers university researchers: around the $22-per-hour wage level, working women lose eligibility for crucial supports like subsidized childcare and health insurance. they then face an absurd choice, “forced to turn down a or a promotion in order to keep their work supports.” yet just below this tier, “[m]ore than half of all single mothers raising children adequate income.”
even a union job brings no guarantee of security. shortly after the wage bill passed, atlantic city casino workers voted to authorize a strike at several gambling establishments, citing wages averaging less than $12 an hour, with minimal health benefits. (the lone casino holding out on contract negotiations as of july 1 was taj mahal.)
speaking with fellow union activists ahead of the strike date, cocktail server elaine malloy talked about struggling to support a child in college on tipped wages. she gotten a significant raise in years: “yes, i do get tips, but i have to be able to survive on the generosity of my customers,” she said, while noting that her employer is even less generous. “i market for them, i serve beverages for them, i clean up for them, all on $8.99 an hour. you tell me gonna do that for $8.99 an hour.”
sadly, many workers would be willing to scrape that low. soon, however, it may be against the law. yet to really outlaw working poverty, new jersey workers need comprehensive social policies like free childcare and expanded affordable housing opportunities. for now, they can start to make do with a wage at least worth working for, and maybe start working towards other priorities, like winning not just a fair pay, but economic justice.
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ˈrɛdi tɪ faɪt bæk? saɪn əp fər teɪk ˈækʃən naʊ ənd gɪt θri ˈækʃənz ɪn jʊr ˈɛvəri wik. ju wɪl rɪˈsiv ɔˈkeɪʒənəl pərˈmoʊʃənəl ˈɔfərz fər ˈproʊˌgræmz ðət səˈpɔrt ðə ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm. ju kən rɛd ɑr ˈpraɪvəsi ˈpɑləsi hir. saɪn əp fər teɪk ˈækʃən naʊ ənd gɪt θri ˈækʃənz ɪn jʊr ˈɛvəri wik. θæŋk ju fər ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp. fər mɔr frəm ðə ˈneɪʃən, ʧɛk aʊt ɑr ˈleɪtəst ˈɪʃu səbˈskraɪb naʊ fər ɛz ˈlɪtəl ɛz 2 ə mənθ! səˈpɔrt prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ðə ˈneɪʃən ɪz ˈridər səˈpɔrtɪd: ʧɪp ɪn 10 ər mɔr tɪ hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs kənˈtɪnju tɪ raɪt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪʃuz ðət ˈmætər. ðə ˈneɪʃən ɪz ˈridər səˈpɔrtɪd: ʧɪp ɪn 10 ər mɔr tɪ hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs kənˈtɪnju tɪ raɪt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪʃuz ðət ˈmætər. faɪt bæk! saɪn əp fər teɪk ˈækʃən naʊ ənd sɛnd ju θri ˈminɪŋfəl ˈækʃənz ju kən teɪk iʧ wik. ju wɪl rɪˈsiv ɔˈkeɪʒənəl pərˈmoʊʃənəl ˈɔfərz fər ˈproʊˌgræmz ðət səˈpɔrt ðə ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm. ju kən rɛd ɑr ˈpraɪvəsi ˈpɑləsi hir. saɪn əp fər teɪk ˈækʃən naʊ ənd sɛnd ju θri ˈminɪŋfəl ˈækʃənz ju kən teɪk iʧ wik. θæŋk ju fər ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp. fər mɔr frəm ðə ˈneɪʃən, ʧɛk aʊt ɑr ˈleɪtəst ˈɪʃu ˈtrævəl wɪθ ðə ˈneɪʃən bi ðə fərst tɪ hir əˈbaʊt ˈneɪʃən ˈtrævəlz ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃənz, ənd ɪkˈsplɔr ðə wərld wɪθ ˈkɪndrɪd ˈspɪrɪts. bi ðə fərst tɪ hir əˈbaʊt ˈneɪʃən ˈtrævəlz ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃənz, ənd ɪkˈsplɔr ðə wərld wɪθ ˈkɪndrɪd ˈspɪrɪts. saɪn əp fər ɑr waɪn kləb təˈdeɪ. dɪd ju noʊ ju kən səˈpɔrt ðə ˈneɪʃən baɪ ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ waɪn? waɪl ˈwərkərz wər stɪl ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ ðə hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈsaɪnɪŋ əv lɔz ɪn nu ˈʤərzi ənd nu jɔrk tɪ reɪz ðə steɪt weɪʤ flɔr tɪ 15 pər aʊər, ˈgəvərnər krɪs ˈkrɪsti əv nu ˈʤərzi bit daʊn ðə ˈsilɪŋ, pɔɪzd fər ðə ˈdubiəs dɪˈstɪŋkʃən əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ hɪz steɪt ðə fərst tɪ ˈviˌtoʊ ə 15 ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ. æd ˈpɑləsi ˈkrɪsti həz əˈseɪld ðə prəˈpoʊzəl, waɪl ˈprɑməsɪŋ mɔr tæks breɪks fər ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz ənd ˈprɑpərti ðət wʊd ˈfərðər ɪgˈzæsərˌbeɪt ðə ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈɪnˌkəm gæp ənd əˈvɪsərˌeɪt skul ˈfəndɪŋ. hɪz kˈwɔʃɪŋ əv ðə moʊst prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈleɪbər ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən əv hɪz ˈtɛnjər wʊd bi ə faɪn ˈpɑrtɪŋ ʃɑt ɛz hi ˈbɛrəlz təˈwɔrd ðə waɪt haʊs ɔn ðə ɛz dəˈbeɪt ɔn ə 15 ˈnæʃənəl weɪʤ flɔr ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪz ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. ə ˈviˌtoʊ wʊd rɪˈbəf əˈbaʊt nu ˈʤərzi ˈwərkərz hu wʊd ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ðə bɪl. ɪt wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ kərˈteɪl ðə ɪkˈspænʧən əv ðə ˈpɔrʃən əv ˈwərkərz səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ə 15 beɪs weɪʤ. ɪf ɪt wər ɛˈnæktəd, ˈnæʃənəl ɪmˈplɔɪmənt lɔ ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈɛstəˌmeɪts, ðə 15 weɪʤ flɔr wʊd ˈwaɪdən frəm 18 pərˈsɛnt tɪ 21 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ˈwərkˌfɔrs, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈreɪzɪz ɪn nu jɔrk ənd ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. rɪˈflɛktɪŋ ˈnæʃənəl trɛnz, əˈbaʊt hæf əv nu hu wʊd ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ðə reɪz hæv səm ˈkɑlɪʤ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, mɔr ðən hæf ər ˈwɪmən, əˈbaʊt hæf ər ˈpipəl əv ˈkələr, ənd ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti ər ˈoʊvər 20 jɪrz oʊld. moʊst ər ˈfʊlˌtaɪm ɪmˈplɔɪd ˈbrɛdˌwɪnərz ənd ər faʊnd ɪn ˈriˌteɪl, ˈsərvɪs ənd ˌhɑspəˈtæləti, ənd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ʤɑbz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ nu ˈʤərzi ˈpɑləsi pərˈspɛktɪv (njpp*). ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd, mɔr ðən 40 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈwərkərz ərn ˈaʊrli ˈweɪʤɪz. ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən lɑbz ˈstændərd ˈɑrgjəmənts əˈbaʊt pəˈtɛnʃəl ʤɑb lɔs ənd ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns wɪθ markets.”*.” ɪn fækt, ðə wɛlθ gæp rɪˈflɛkts ˈgəvərnmənt ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ðə rɪʧ. ðə ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən ɪz əˈpɛrəntli ðət ˈtækˌspeɪər ˈdɔlərz ər ˈbɛtər spɛnt wɪn ˈhɔrdɪd baɪ ˈwɛlθi ˈprɑpərti ˈoʊnərz ər ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz (ðoʊ ˈkɔrpərət ˈsəbsɪdiz ˈæˌkʧuəli brɪŋ ə ˈdɪzməl rɪˈtərn ɔn ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt, dɪˈspaɪt ˈprɑməsəz əv creation”*”). ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈdɛkeɪdz əv ˈstədiz ʃoʊ ðət nɑt ˈoʊnli hæv ˌɪnˈkrisɪz nɑt ˌəndərˈmaɪnd workers’*’ ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk sɪˈkjʊrəti bət ˈɔlsoʊ ðət nu ˈʤərzi həz ˈsəfərd səm əv ðə wərst weɪʤ stægˈneɪʃən. ðə ˈrɪʧəst 1 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz hæv ˈkæpʧərd ˈoʊvər 80 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə raɪz ɪn ˈərnɪŋz sɪns 2009 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈpɑləsi ˈɪnstɪˌtut. bɪtˈwin 2007 ənd 2013 mɔˈroʊvər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈsɛnsəs ˈdætə, ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən həz ˈrɪzən ˈstɛdəli ˈsteɪtˌwaɪd frəm pərˈsɛnt tɪ pərˈsɛnt. braɪən paʊərz əv ðə 15 naʊ kæmˈpeɪn ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd æt ə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈhirɪŋ ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ə ˈkætəˌgɔri əv nu ðət ðə kæmˈpeɪn hoʊps tɪ əˈbɑlɪʃ: wi ʃʊd bi ˈwərkɪŋ ɛz kˈwɪkli ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ðə kənˈdɪʃən noʊn ɛz poor.”*.” fər 40 jɪrz, ˈwərkər ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti həz ˌɪnˈkrist sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli waɪl ˈweɪʤɪz hæv ˈbɛrli bəʤd ɪn ə waɪd reɪnʤ əv professions…*…. ðə dɪˈmænd fər 15 naʊ ɪz nɑt ə ˈhænˌdaʊt, ɪt ɪz wən stɛp təˈwɔrdz ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈʤəstɪs. ɪn ðə ɪˈvɛnt əv ə ˈviˌtoʊ, ðə kæmˈpeɪn ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ təˈwɔrd ðə nɛkst plænd ˈstænˌdɔf, æt ðə poʊlz ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2017 wɪn ˈwərkərz wɪl pɪk ə nu ˈgəvərnər ənd ˈhoʊpfəli əˈpruv ə ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm fər ə ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ. ɪn ðə ˈɪnərəm, ðə kæmˈpeɪnərz ər ˈpʊʃɪŋ ˈəðər ˈleɪbər rɪˈfɔrmz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈbustɪŋ ðə weɪʤ ˈlɛvəl ˈkərəntli ərnd baɪ tɪpt ˈwərkərz, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ θɛft ˈmɛʒərz, tɪ ˈfərðər ˈseɪfˌgɑrd ˈwərkɪŋ pur ˈfæməliz ˈstrəgəlɪŋ wɪθ priˈkɛriəs ˈsərvɪs wərk. ənˈtɪl ðɛn, paʊərz sɪz ɪn ə ˈfɑloʊˌəp ˈiˌmeɪl: loʊˈkælɪtiz kən reɪz ˈweɪʤɪz fər ˈwərkərz ɛz ðeɪ dɪd ɪn ˈʤərzi ˈsɪti, ˈkaʊnti ˈgəvərnmənts kən teɪk ˈækʃən ɛz wɛl. wi ɪkˈspɛkt ɑr ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈlidərz tɪ wərk fər ðə ˈwərkɪŋ klæs jɪr raʊnd. ðɪs ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ˌɪnˈtɛndz tɪ kənˈtɪnju ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ tɪ hoʊld ðɛm əˈkaʊntəbəl fər ðət. wən keɪs ˈstədi fər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈvɪʒən (ənd) ɪz graʊnd ˈziroʊ fər kəˈsinoʊ ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm, əˈtlæntɪk ˈsɪti. ðə ˌɪmˈpɑvrɪʃt ˈtʊrɪst taʊn ˈhɑrbərz 82 əv ðə ˈwɛlθiəst ˈrɛzɪdənts, hum ˈkrɪsti həz ˈkɑdəld ɪn hɪz rɪˈpitɪd əˈtæks ɔn ðə ɛˈsteɪt tæks fər ðə ənd rɪˈʤɛkʃən əv prəˈpoʊzəlz tɪ tæks ˌmɪljəˈnɛrz. ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə noʊts, ðə ˈfaɪˌnænsɪz ˈtitər ɔn ˈbæŋkrəptsi, ənd mɔr ðən ˈwərkərz ðɛr ər pur ɪˈnəf tɪ kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ðə ərnd ˈɪnˌkəm tæks ˈkrɛdɪt. ˈivɪn 15 ən aʊər wɪl feɪl tɪ əˈliviˌeɪt ˈhɑrdʃɪp fər ˈmɛni ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz ˈbəkɪŋ ˈəndər ðə ˈhɛvi kɔst əv ˈlɪvɪŋ. ə ˈfæməli wɪθ tu ˈʧɪldrən wʊd nid ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˈænjuəli tɪ lɪv ˈdisəntli (ˈrəfli kwɑˈdrupəl ðə ˈfʊlˌtaɪm ˈænjuəl ˈɪnˌkəm əv laɪk ðɪs? gɪt mɔr əv ɑr bɛst rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ənd æˈnælɪsɪs waɪl ðə steɪt həz meɪd səm straɪdz ɔn mjuˈnɪsəpəl ˈpɑləsiz fər peɪd sɪk deɪz ənd ˈsteɪtˌwaɪd ˈfæməli liv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈseɪfti nɛt rɪˈmeɪnz ˈtætərd. ˈwɪmən, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ər boʊθ ˌdɪsprəˈpɔrʃənətli ɪmˈplɔɪd ɪn ʤɑbz ənd ˌdɪsprəˈpɔrʃənətli hərt baɪ ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈbɛnəfɪts ““cliff,”*,” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈrətgərz ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈrisərʧərz: əraʊnd ðə weɪʤ ˈlɛvəl, ˈwərkɪŋ ˈwɪmən luz ˌɛlɪʤəˈbɪlɪti fər ˈkruʃəl səˈpɔrts laɪk ˈsəbsɪˌdaɪzd ˈʧaɪldˌkɛr ənd hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns. ðeɪ ðɛn feɪs ən əbˈsərd ʧɔɪs, tɪ tərn daʊn ə ər ə pərˈmoʊʃən ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ kip ðɛr wərk supports.”*.” jɛt ʤɪst bɪˈloʊ ðɪs tir, ðən hæf əv ɔl ˈsɪŋgəl ˈməðərz ˈreɪzɪŋ ˈʧɪldrən ˈædəkˌweɪt income.”*.” ˈivɪn ə ˈjunjən ʤɑb brɪŋz noʊ ˌgɛrənˈti əv sɪˈkjʊrəti. ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ðə weɪʤ bɪl pæst, əˈtlæntɪk ˈsɪti kəˈsinoʊ ˈwərkərz ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ ˈɔθərˌaɪz ə straɪk æt ˈsɛvərəl ˈgæmbəlɪŋ ɛˈstæblɪʃmənts, ˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈweɪʤɪz ˈævrɪʤɪŋ lɛs ðən 12 ən aʊər, wɪθ ˈmɪnəməl hɛlθ ˈbɛnəfɪts. (ðə loʊn kəˈsinoʊ ˈhoʊldɪŋ aʊt ɔn ˈkɑnˌtrækt nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ɛz əv ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1 wɑz tɑʒ məˈhɑl.) ˈspikɪŋ wɪθ ˈfɛloʊ ˈjunjən ˈæktɪvɪsts əˈhɛd əv ðə straɪk deɪt, ˈkɑkˌteɪl ˈsərvər ˌiˈleɪn məˈlɔɪ tɔkt əˈbaʊt ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ səˈpɔrt ə ʧaɪld ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ ɔn tɪpt ˈweɪʤɪz. ʃi ˈgɔtən ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt reɪz ɪn jɪrz: ““yes*, aɪ du gɪt tɪps, bət aɪ hæv tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ sərˈvaɪv ɔn ðə ˌʤɛnərˈɑsəti əv maɪ customers,”*,” ʃi sɛd, waɪl ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət hər ɪmˈplɔɪər ɪz ˈivɪn lɛs ˈʤɛnərəs. ˈmɑrkɪt fər ðɛm, aɪ sərv ˈbɛvrɪʤɪz fər ðɛm, aɪ klin əp fər ðɛm, ɔl ɔn ən aʊər. ju tɛl mi ˈgɑnə du ðət fər ən hour.”*.” ˈsædli, ˈmɛni ˈwərkərz wʊd bi ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ skreɪp ðət loʊ. sun, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt meɪ bi əˈgɛnst ðə lɔ. jɛt tɪ ˈrɪli ˈaʊˌtlɔ ˈwərkɪŋ ˈpɑvərti, nu ˈʤərzi ˈwərkərz nid ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈpɑləsiz laɪk fri ˈʧaɪldˌkɛr ənd ɪkˈspændɪd əˈfɔrdəbəl ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˌɑpərˈtunətiz. fər naʊ, ðeɪ kən stɑrt tɪ meɪk du wɪθ ə weɪʤ æt list wərθ ˈwərkɪŋ fər, ənd ˈmeɪbi stɑrt ˈwərkɪŋ təˈwɔrdz ˈəðər praɪˈɔrətiz, laɪk ˈwɪnɪŋ nɑt ʤɪst ə fɛr peɪ, bət ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈʤəstɪs.
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former welterweight champion georges is leaving no stone unturned in preparation for his 217 title fight with michael bisping, and that includes bringing in former opponents to his training camp at tristar gym in montreal.
after a more than four-year layoff from competition, (25-2 mma,) returns to the octagon to challenge bisping (30-7 mma,) for the middleweight title at 217, which takes place nov. 4 at madison square garden in new york city and airs on following prelims on and fight pass.
it’s a crucial fight for’s legacy. with a win he, can become just the fourth fighter in history to hold belts in two weight classes. in order to help him get ready, “rush” has enlisted the help of jake shields (32-9-1), a former champion and former opponent of the (via instagram):
st-pierre clashed with shields inside the octagon at 129 in april 2011. he won a unanimous decision for what, at the time, was his sixth consecutive title defense. he would defend it three more times after before vacating the gold in december 2013.
with bisping primarily being a striker, safe to assume is working with shields, who last found in july under the banner, to sharpen his wrestling and grappling for 217.
for more on 217, check out the rumors section of the site.
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ˈfɔrmər ˈwɛltərˌweɪt ˈʧæmpiən ˈʤɔrʤɪz ɪz ˈlivɪŋ noʊ stoʊn ənˈtərnd ɪn ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən fər hɪz 217 ˈtaɪtəl faɪt wɪθ ˈmaɪkəl ˈbɪspɪŋ, ənd ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ɪn ˈfɔrmər əˈpoʊnənts tɪ hɪz ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp æt ˈtraɪˌstɑr ʤɪm ɪn ˌməntriˈɔl. ˈæftər ə mɔr ðən ˌfɔˈrjɪr leɪɔf frəm ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən, mma*,) rɪˈtərnz tɪ ðə ˈɑktəˌgɑn tɪ ˈʧælənʤ ˈbɪspɪŋ mma*,) fər ðə ˈmɪdəlˌweɪt ˈtaɪtəl æt 217 wɪʧ teɪks pleɪs noʊv. 4 æt ˈmædɪsən skwɛr ˈgɑrdən ɪn nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ənd ɛrz ɔn ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈpriˌlɪmz ɔn ənd faɪt pæs. ə ˈkruʃəl faɪt fər ˈlɛgəsi. wɪθ ə wɪn hi, kən bɪˈkəm ʤɪst ðə fɔrθ ˈfaɪtər ɪn ˈhɪstəri tɪ hoʊld bɛlts ɪn tu weɪt ˈklæsɪz. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ hɛlp ɪm gɪt ˈrɛdi, ““rush”*” həz ˌɛnˈlɪstɪd ðə hɛlp əv ʤeɪk ʃildz ə ˈfɔrmər ˈʧæmpiən ənd ˈfɔrmər əˈpoʊnənt əv ðə (ˈviə instagram*): klæʃt wɪθ ʃildz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈɑktəˌgɑn æt 129 ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2011 hi wən ə juˈnænəməs dɪˈsɪʒən fər wət, æt ðə taɪm, wɑz hɪz sɪksθ kənˈsɛkjətɪv ˈtaɪtəl dɪˈfɛns. hi wʊd dɪˈfɛnd ɪt θri mɔr taɪmz ˈæftər ˌbiˈfɔr ˈveɪkeɪtɪŋ ðə goʊld ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2013 wɪθ ˈbɪspɪŋ praɪˈmɛrəli biɪŋ ə ˈstraɪkər, seɪf tɪ əˈsum ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ʃildz, hu læst faʊnd ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ ˈəndər ðə ˈbænər, tɪ ˈʃɑrpən hɪz ˈrɛsəlɪŋ ənd ˈgræpəlɪŋ fər 217 fər mɔr ɔn 217 ʧɛk aʊt ðə ˈrumərz ˈsɛkʃən əv ðə saɪt. ðə blu ˈkɔrnər ɪz əˈfɪʃəl blɔg ənd ɪz ˈɛdɪtɪd baɪ maɪk boʊn.
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origin and usage edit
usage outside vietnam edit
the prevalence of as a family name in vietnam extends to outside the country, due to numerous and widespread vietnamese emigrants. outside vietnam, the surname is commonly rendered without diacritics, as “nguyen”. nguyen is the seventh most common family name in] (second only to smith in the melbourne phone]), and the most common in] in the united states, it is the family name according to the 2000 census, as well as the most common exclusively east asian] a major leap from its ranking in] it is ranked in the u.s. social security] it is the most common surname in] and tops the foreign name list in the czech]
subfamilies edit
in vietnamese tradition, people are referred to by their personal names and not by their family names even in formal situations. thus, there is not as much confusion about who is being referred to as one might expect. however, some groups distinguish themselves from other by passing elements of their names that are usually considered middle names to their children. this practice is more common with male than with female children. some of the prominent subgroups within the family are, in no particular order: or phúc: surname for the lords family members, and all members of the dynasty emperors.
nguyễn đình
nguyễn
nguyễn
nguyễn
nguyễn
nguyễn đức
nguyễn minh
nguyễn
nguyễn
nguyễn quang
nguyễn
tôn nữ for females): surname for members of the dynasty royal family that were not direct descendants of the emperor.
pronunciation edit
the vietnamese pronunciation is [ŋwǐˀən] () in northern dialect or [ŋwĩəŋ] () in southern needed], in both cases, in one syllable. [ŋ] is the nasal found in the middle of the english word “singer”.[16] unlike in vietnamese, the consonant is never found in initial position in english. [w] is the found in the english word “win”. [iə] is a rising diphthong. its sound of this diphthong is similar to the diphthong /ɪə/ found in british english received pronunciation in the word “ear”. finally, [n] occurs in the english word “net”. however, is also pronounced with a tone in vietnamese. in southern vietnam, is pronounced with the dipping tone: the pitch of the voice first drops from a mid level to the bottom of the range of pitch and then rises back to mid. in northern vietnam, it is pronounced with the creaky rising tone: the pitch of the voice rises from mid level to the top of the range of pitch, but with constricted vocal cords, akin to a glottal stop in the middle of the vowel. see vietnamese tones. the pronunciation of is commonly approximated by english speakers as]
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ˈɔrəʤən ənd ˈjusɪʤ ˈɛdət ˈjusɪʤ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd viˌɛtˈnɑm ˈɛdət ðə ˈprɛvələns əv ɛz ə ˈfæməli neɪm ɪn viˌɛtˈnɑm ɪkˈstɛndz tɪ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈkəntri, du tɪ ˈnumərəs ənd ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd viˌɛtnɑˈmis ˈɛməgrənts. ˈaʊtˈsaɪd viˌɛtˈnɑm, ðə ˈsərˌneɪm ɪz ˈkɑmənli ˈrɛndərd wɪˈθaʊt ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtəks, ɛz ““nguyen”*”. nuˈjɛn ɪz ðə ˈsɛvənθ moʊst ˈkɑmən ˈfæməli neɪm ɪn (ˈsɛkənd ˈoʊnli tɪ smɪθ ɪn ðə ˈmɛlbərn foʊn ənd ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən ɪn ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ɪt ɪz ðə ˈfæməli neɪm əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə 2000 ˈsɛnsəs, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən ɪkˈsklusɪvli ist ˈeɪʒən ə ˈmeɪʤər lip frəm ɪts ˈræŋkɪŋ ɪn ɪt ɪz ræŋkt ɪn ðə juz. ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ɪt ɪz ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən ˈsərˌneɪm ɪn ənd tɑps ðə ˈfɔrən neɪm lɪst ɪn ðə ʧɛk ˈsəbˌfæməliz ˈɛdət ɪn viˌɛtnɑˈmis trəˈdɪʃən, ˈpipəl ər rɪˈfərd tɪ baɪ ðɛr ˈpərsɪnəl neɪmz ənd nɑt baɪ ðɛr ˈfæməli neɪmz ˈivɪn ɪn ˈfɔrməl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz. ðəs, ðɛr ɪz nɑt ɛz məʧ kənfˈjuʒən əˈbaʊt hu ɪz biɪŋ rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz wən maɪt ɪkˈspɛkt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, səm grups dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ ðɛmˈsɛlvz frəm ˈəðər baɪ ˈpæsɪŋ ˈɛləmənts əv ðɛr neɪmz ðət ər ˈjuʒəwəli kənˈsɪdərd ˈmɪdəl neɪmz tɪ ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən. ðɪs ˈpræktɪs ɪz mɔr ˈkɑmən wɪθ meɪl ðən wɪθ ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈʧɪldrən. səm əv ðə ˈprɑmənənt ˈsəbˌgrups wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈfæməli ər, ɪn noʊ ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈɔrdər: ər phúc*: ˈsərˌneɪm fər ðə lɔrdz ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz, ənd ɔl ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈdaɪnəsti ˈɛmpərərz. mɪn kwɔŋ nữ*ữ fər ˈfiˌmeɪlz): ˈsərˌneɪm fər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈdaɪnəsti rɔɪəl ˈfæməli ðət wər nɑt dɪˈrɛkt dɪˈsɛnɪnts əv ðə ˈɛmpərər. prəˌnənsiˈeɪʃən ˈɛdət ðə viˌɛtnɑˈmis prəˌnənsiˈeɪʃən ɪz [ŋŋwǐˀən*] ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˈdaɪəˌlɛkt ər [ŋŋwĩəŋ*ĩəŋ] ɪn ˈsəðərn ˈnidɪd], ɪn boʊθ ˈkeɪsɪz, ɪn wən ˈsɪləbəl. ɪz ðə ˈneɪzəl faʊnd ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ wərd ənˈlaɪk ɪn viˌɛtnɑˈmis, ðə ˈkɑnsənənt ɪz ˈnɛvər faʊnd ɪn ˌɪˈnɪʃəl pəˈzɪʃən ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ. [ˈdəbəlju] ɪz ðə faʊnd ɪn ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ wərd ““win”*”. [iə*ə] ɪz ə ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈdɪfˌθɔŋ. ɪts saʊnd əv ðɪs ˈdɪfˌθɔŋ ɪz ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə ˈdɪfˌθɔŋ faʊnd ɪn ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈɪŋlɪʃ rɪˈsivd prəˌnənsiˈeɪʃən ɪn ðə wərd ““ear”*”. ˈfaɪnəli, [ɛn] əˈkərz ɪn ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ wərd ““net”*”. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈnaʊnst wɪθ ə toʊn ɪn viˌɛtnɑˈmis. ɪn ˈsəðərn viˌɛtˈnɑm, ɪz prəˈnaʊnst wɪθ ðə ˈdɪpɪŋ toʊn: ðə pɪʧ əv ðə vɔɪs fərst drɑps frəm ə mɪd ˈlɛvəl tɪ ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə reɪnʤ əv pɪʧ ənd ðɛn ˈraɪzɪz bæk tɪ mɪd. ɪn ˈnɔrðərn viˌɛtˈnɑm, ɪt ɪz prəˈnaʊnst wɪθ ðə ˈkriki ˈraɪzɪŋ toʊn: ðə pɪʧ əv ðə vɔɪs ˈraɪzɪz frəm mɪd ˈlɛvəl tɪ ðə tɔp əv ðə reɪnʤ əv pɪʧ, bət wɪθ kənˈstrɪktəd ˈvoʊkəl kɔrdz, ˈeɪkɪn tɪ ə ˈglɑtəl stɑp ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə vaʊəl. si viˌɛtnɑˈmis toʊnz. ðə prəˌnənsiˈeɪʃən əv ɪz ˈkɑmənli əˈprɑksəˌmeɪtəd baɪ ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈspikərz ɛz ˈnoʊtəbəl ˈpipəl ˈɛdət si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət
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as it has done annually for the past few years, time magazine recently ran a poll asking readers what words like to see stricken from the cultural lexicon. in years past, successful contenders were “yolo”, “omg” and “twerk”.
this winner by a billion miles, earning 3 times as many votes as its runner-up, was the word “feminist”.
in the inclusion of this particular word, time wrote:
“you have nothing against feminism itself, but when did it become a thing that every celebrity had to state their position on whether this word applies to them, like some politician declaring a party? stick to the issues and quit throwing this label around like ticker tape at a susan b. anthony parade.”
reaction from feminists was swift and predictable. outrage. umbrage. boycotts. militancy.
why, almost like feminists are unable to read or something, since they seem to have failed to absorb the first sentence of the disclaimer, which states, “you have nothing against feminism itself, but…”
for myself, i voted to “ban feminist” when i stumbled across the poll, and i too am guilty of disregarding that initial clause in the description. in fact, i was forced to disregard the entirety of it, because i disagree with the entirety of it. i do have something against many somethings, in fact, which i will itemize further on. and, as i happen to have something(s) against feminism, i am fully in favor of celebrities openly stating their political position in favor of or against it, the same way prefer to know if that thing slithering amongst the pole beans in my garden is a harmless garter snake or something more sinister.
but the disclaimer itself, clearly stating agreement with principles (such as they are purported to be) and its goals (however dubious), but rather an objection to its irresponsible use in media, ought to have served to defuse any feminist wrath over the inclusion of the word in the poll. that it did not speaks volumes about feminism and feminists. as did the poll results, and the desperate attempts by feminists to blame the entire debacle on that of white straight male privilege known as.
in fact, the feminist response to the poll only serves to reinforce all the reasons i myself voted to “ban” it (as if words can or should actually be banned, and as if i would desire that). to make it clear, given the way the poll was set up to allow multiple votes, and even given my decidedly views, i only cast one vote myself.
so, some of my objections to feminism include:
1) it cannot handle challenge or criticism of itself, or its premises, goals and assumptions.
i think the reaction by many feminists to the poll proves this point better than any ever could. after all, the justification provided by time explicitly excluded disagreement with feminism, and specifically stipulated disagreement with the irresponsible use of it in a celebrity context.
2) it is populated by bullies who react with coercive tactics to any challenge (or even skepticism) of its precepts, or criticism of its followers’ behavior.
forcing an apology and retraction from time for daring to include the word “feminist” demonstrates this tendency quite neatly. step out of line, and better issue a tearful apology or next week you could find yourself at a soup kitchen or applying for jobs at mcd’s.
3) it is based on emotional reasoning, delusions of persecution and projection of ill intent. never attribute a charitable or intention to anything a man (or the system) does when a malicious and collective one can be applied.
“…rape is nothing more or less than a conscious process by which all men keep all women in a state of fear.” susan brownmiller.
“…intercourse is the pure, sterile, formal expression of contempt for women.” andrea dworkin
despite the explicitly stated justification of “feminist”‘s inclusion in the poll, the reaction was that the intention was profoundly different from what was stated. just as heterosexual intercourse, the means by which all sexually reproducing species procreate, is not a simple biological reality but a conspiracy to subjugate women, and just as the reprehensible criminal act of a single rapist is not the act of a (typically damaged and dysfunctional) individual but a conscious collective effort on the part of all men to terrorize all women, this poll (and its result) was much more than a mere expression of cultural exhaustion to the constant demands that celebrities “pick a side” or justify their ambivalence or opposition to the feminist position. it is nothing more or less than a conscious effort to undermine feminism and reverse the gains have made.
while i would assume that many who voted for “feminist” did so not because of the justification provided, but because they view feminism as an unhealthy, divisive and damaging ideology, none of this points to any popular view that women are or should be considered inferior, or that anyone wants to “turn back the clock”.
4) if a man around, blame him and his misogyny, or the misogyny of the “male-dominated patriarchy”. whatever you do, engage in self-examination.
4chan is, as far as i know, predominantly male. regardless of the actual demographic breakdown, it is perceived as a male space, and one that is hostile to women.
despite numerous opportunities over the last few years for feminists to critically examine the behavior of their sisters, to reconsider their claims and their rhetoric, to adjust their beliefs and consider evidence that challenges them, whenever someone (or a bunch of someones) expresses dissatisfaction with or criticism of feminism, the response is to shift the blame onto men and their misogyny.
#notyourshield is allegedly nothing but white, straight men creating sock puppet accounts to spew hatred of women, or marginalized “uncle tom’s” internalized the misogyny and racism of the white, straight culture. it possibly be that many women and minorities are sick to death of divisive and polarizing rhetoric and tactics.
paul article, a clearly stated satirical work written to highlight genuine and celebration of intimate partner violence, is proof that not only a misogynist, but a misogynist who promotes male violence against women. (there are simply too many feminist references to this particular article, with the intention of elam, avoiceformen.com, and all mras, to link to.)
5) authoritarianism.
need i say more? in the last week, a genius who landed a space probe on a goddamn comet was bullied into a tearful apology over him wearing a shirt that was no more offensive than this one:
a month or so ago, a major news site, forbes, was bullied into firing william frezza over an article in which he expressed concern over the liability university men face when drunk women knock on the house door. the number of men been forced to step down from prominent positions because they offended feminist sensibilities (even, or perhaps especially, when their claims were backed up by evidence) are too copious to mention.
and here we see time backing down from its moderate stance, due to the authoritarian leanings of feminist activists who will brook no questioning.
without even going into my objections to the problems inherent to feminist doctrine, which i contend are unfalsifiable, biased, and wrong-headed, and only concentrating on their tactics, feminists themselves have managed to reinforce every one of my opinions with their response to the time poll. they have only served to bolster my anti-feminism, and demonstrate the very reasons why so many people voted to ban the word “feminist”.
here’s hoping they keep up the good work.
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ɛz ɪt həz dən ˈænjuəli fər ðə pæst fju jɪrz, taɪm ˈmægəˌzin ˈrisəntli ræn ə poʊl ˈæskɪŋ ˈridərz wət wərdz laɪk tɪ si ˈstrɪkən frəm ðə ˈkəlʧərəl ˈlɛksɪˌkɑn. ɪn jɪrz pæst, səkˈsɛsfəl kənˈtɛndərz wər ““yolo”*”, ““omg”*” ənd ““twerk”*”. ðɪs ˈwɪnər baɪ ə ˈbɪljən maɪəlz, ˈərnɪŋ 3 taɪmz ɛz ˈmɛni voʊts ɛz ɪts ˈrənərˌəp, wɑz ðə wərd ““feminist”*”. ɪn ðə ˌɪnˈkluʒən əv ðɪs ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr wərd, taɪm roʊt: hæv ˈnəθɪŋ əˈgɛnst ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm ˌɪtˈsɛlf, bət wɪn dɪd ɪt bɪˈkəm ə θɪŋ ðət ˈɛvəri səˈlɛbrɪti hæd tɪ steɪt ðɛr pəˈzɪʃən ɔn ˈwɛðər ðɪs wərd əˈplaɪz tɪ ðɛm, laɪk səm ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən dɪˈklɛrɪŋ ə ˈpɑrti? stɪk tɪ ðə ˈɪʃuz ənd kwɪt θroʊɪŋ ðɪs ˈleɪbəl əraʊnd laɪk ˈtɪkər teɪp æt ə ˈsuzən bi. ˈænθɔˌni parade.”*.” riˈækʃən frəm ˈfɛmənɪsts wɑz swɪft ənd prɪˈdɪktəbəl. ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ. ˈəmbrɪʤ. ˈbɔɪˌkɑts. ˈmɪlətənsi. waɪ, ˈɔlˌmoʊst laɪk ˈfɛmənɪsts ər əˈneɪbəl tɪ rɛd ər ˈsəmθɪŋ, sɪns ðeɪ sim tɪ hæv feɪld tɪ əbˈzɔrb ðə fərst ˈsɛntəns əv ðə dɪˈskleɪmər, wɪʧ steɪts, hæv ˈnəθɪŋ əˈgɛnst ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm ˌɪtˈsɛlf, but…”*…” fər ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, aɪ ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ feminist”*” wɪn aɪ ˈstəmbəld əˈkrɔs ðə poʊl, ənd aɪ tu æm ˈgɪlti əv ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðət ˌɪˈnɪʃəl klɔz ɪn ðə dɪˈskrɪpʃən. ɪn fækt, aɪ wɑz fɔrst tɪ ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑrd ðə ɪnˈtaɪərti əv ɪt, bɪˈkəz aɪ dɪsəˈgri wɪθ ðə ɪnˈtaɪərti əv ɪt. aɪ du hæv ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈgɛnst ˈmɛni ˈsəmˌθɪŋz, ɪn fækt, wɪʧ aɪ wɪl ˈaɪtəˌmaɪz ˈfərðər ɔn. ənd, ɛz aɪ ˈhæpən tɪ hæv something(s*) əˈgɛnst ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm, aɪ æm ˈfʊli ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv səˈlɛbrɪtiz ˈoʊpənli ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðɛr pəˈlɪtɪkəl pəˈzɪʃən ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ər əˈgɛnst ɪt, ðə seɪm weɪ prɪˈfər tɪ noʊ ɪf ðət θɪŋ sˈlɪðərɪŋ əˈməŋst ðə poʊl binz ɪn maɪ ˈgɑrdən ɪz ə ˈhɑrmləs ˈgɑrtər sneɪk ər ˈsəmθɪŋ mɔr ˈsɪnɪstər. bət ðə dɪˈskleɪmər ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ˈklɪrli ˈsteɪtɪŋ əˈgrimənt wɪθ ˈprɪnsəpəlz (səʧ ɛz ðeɪ ər pərˈpɔrtɪd tɪ bi) ənd ɪts goʊlz (ˌhaʊˈɛvər ˈdubiəs), bət ˈrəðər ən əˈbʤɛkʃən tɪ ɪts ˌɪrəˈspɑnsəbəl juz ɪn ˈmidiə, ɔt tɪ hæv sərvd tɪ dɪfˈjuz ˈɛni ˈfɛmənɪst ræθ ˈoʊvər ðə ˌɪnˈkluʒən əv ðə wərd ɪn ðə poʊl. ðət ɪt dɪd nɑt spiks ˈvɑljumz əˈbaʊt ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm ənd ˈfɛmənɪsts. ɛz dɪd ðə poʊl rɪˈzəlts, ənd ðə ˈdɛspərɪt əˈtɛmpts baɪ ˈfɛmənɪsts tɪ bleɪm ðə ɪnˈtaɪər dəˈbɑkəl ɔn ðət əv waɪt streɪt meɪl ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ noʊn ɛz. ɪn fækt, ðə ˈfɛmənɪst rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə poʊl ˈoʊnli sərvz tɪ ˌriɪnˈfɔrs ɔl ðə ˈrizənz aɪ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ ““ban”*” ɪt (ɛz ɪf wərdz kən ər ʃʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli bi bænd, ənd ɛz ɪf aɪ wʊd dɪˈzaɪər ðət). tɪ meɪk ɪt klɪr, ˈgɪvɪn ðə weɪ ðə poʊl wɑz sɛt əp tɪ əˈlaʊ ˈməltəpəl voʊts, ənd ˈivɪn ˈgɪvɪn maɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdədli vjuz, aɪ ˈoʊnli kæst wən voʊt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. soʊ, səm əv maɪ əˈbʤɛkʃənz tɪ ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm ˌɪnˈklud: 1 ɪt ˈkænɑt ˈhændəl ˈʧælənʤ ər ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ər ɪts ˈprɛməsəz, goʊlz ənd əˈsəmpʃənz. aɪ θɪŋk ðə riˈækʃən baɪ ˈmɛni ˈfɛmənɪsts tɪ ðə poʊl pruvz ðɪs pɔɪnt ˈbɛtər ðən ˈɛni ˈɛvər kʊd. ˈæftər ɔl, ðə ˌʤəstəfəˈkeɪʃən prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ taɪm ɪkˈsplɪsətli ɪkˈskludɪd dɪsəˈgrimənt wɪθ ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm, ənd spəˈsɪfɪkli ˈstɪpjəˌleɪtɪd dɪsəˈgrimənt wɪθ ðə ˌɪrəˈspɑnsəbəl juz əv ɪt ɪn ə səˈlɛbrɪti ˈkɑntɛkst. 2 ɪt ɪz ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtəd baɪ ˈbʊliz hu riækt wɪθ koʊəˈrsɪv ˈtæktɪks tɪ ˈɛni ˈʧælənʤ (ər ˈivɪn ˈskɛptɪˌsɪzəm) əv ɪts ˈpriˌsɛpts, ər ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ɪts followers’*’ bɪˈheɪvjər. ˈfɔrsɪŋ ən əˈpɑləˌʤi ənd riˈtrækʃən frəm taɪm fər ˈdɛrɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ðə wərd ““feminist”*” ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts ðɪs ˈtɛndənsi kwaɪt ˈnitli. stɛp aʊt əv laɪn, ənd ˈbɛtər ˈɪʃu ə ˈtɪrfəl əˈpɑləˌʤi ər nɛkst wik ju kʊd faɪnd ˈjɔrsɛlf æt ə sup ˈkɪʧən ər əˈplaɪɪŋ fər ʤɑbz æt mcd’s*. 3 ɪt ɪz beɪst ɔn ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈrizənɪŋ, dɪˈluʒənz əv ˌpərsəˈkjuʃən ənd prɑˈʤɛkʃən əv ɪl ˌɪnˈtɛnt. ˈnɛvər əˈtrɪˌbjut ə ˈʧɛrətəbəl ər ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən tɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ə mæn (ər ðə ˈsɪstəm) dɪz wɪn ə məˈlɪʃəs ənd kəˈlɛktɪv wən kən bi əˈplaɪd. ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ər lɛs ðən ə ˈkɑnʃəs ˈprɔˌsɛs baɪ wɪʧ ɔl mɛn kip ɔl ˈwɪmən ɪn ə steɪt əv fear.”*.” ˈsuzən ˈbraʊnˌmɪlər. ɪz ðə pjʊr, ˈstɛrəl, ˈfɔrməl ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv kənˈtɛmpt fər women.”*.” ˌɑnˈdreɪə dˈwɔrkɪn dɪˈspaɪt ðə ɪkˈsplɪsətli ˈsteɪtɪd ˌʤəstəfəˈkeɪʃən əv ˌɪnˈkluʒən ɪn ðə poʊl, ðə riˈækʃən wɑz ðət ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən wɑz proʊˈfaʊndli ˈdɪfərənt frəm wət wɑz ˈsteɪtɪd. ʤɪst ɛz ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəl ˈɪnərˌkɔrs, ðə minz baɪ wɪʧ ɔl ˈsɛkʃuəli ˌriprəˈdusɪŋ ˈspiʃiz ˈproʊkriˈeɪt, ɪz nɑt ə ˈsɪmpəl ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌriˈæləˌti bət ə kənˈspɪrəsi tɪ ˈsəbʤəˌgeɪt ˈwɪmən, ənd ʤɪst ɛz ðə ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəbəl ˈkrɪmənəl ækt əv ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈreɪpɪst ɪz nɑt ðə ækt əv ə (ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈdæmɪʤd ənd dɪsˈfəŋkʃənəl) ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl bət ə ˈkɑnʃəs kəˈlɛktɪv ˈɛfərt ɔn ðə pɑrt əv ɔl mɛn tɪ ˈtɛrəˌraɪz ɔl ˈwɪmən, ðɪs poʊl (ənd ɪts rɪˈzəlt) wɑz məʧ mɔr ðən ə mɪr ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv ˈkəlʧərəl ɪgˈzɔsʧən tɪ ðə ˈkɑnstənt dɪˈmændz ðət səˈlɛbrɪtiz ə side”*” ər ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ðɛr æmˈbɪvələns ər ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈfɛmənɪst pəˈzɪʃən. ɪt ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ər lɛs ðən ə ˈkɑnʃəs ˈɛfərt tɪ ˈəndərˌmaɪn ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm ənd rɪˈvərs ðə geɪnz hæv meɪd. waɪl aɪ wʊd əˈsum ðət ˈmɛni hu ˈvoʊtɪd fər ““feminist”*” dɪd soʊ nɑt bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˌʤəstəfəˈkeɪʃən prəˈvaɪdɪd, bət bɪˈkəz ðeɪ vju ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm ɛz ən ənˈhɛlθi, dɪˈvaɪsɪv ənd ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi, nən əv ðɪs pɔɪnts tɪ ˈɛni ˈpɑpjələr vju ðət ˈwɪmən ər ər ʃʊd bi kənˈsɪdərd ˌɪnˈfɪriər, ər ðət ˈɛniˌwən wɔnts tɪ bæk ðə clock”*”. 4 ɪf ə mæn əraʊnd, bleɪm ɪm ənd hɪz ˈmɪzəʤɪni, ər ðə ˈmɪzəʤɪni əv ðə patriarchy”*”. ˌwəˈtɛvər ju du, ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn self-examination*. ɪz, ɛz fɑr ɛz aɪ noʊ, ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli meɪl. rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn, ɪt ɪz pərˈsivd ɛz ə meɪl speɪs, ənd wən ðət ɪz ˈhɑstəl tɪ ˈwɪmən. dɪˈspaɪt ˈnumərəs ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ˈoʊvər ðə læst fju jɪrz fər ˈfɛmənɪsts tɪ ˈkrɪtɪkəli ɪgˈzæmɪn ðə bɪˈheɪvjər əv ðɛr ˈsɪstərz, tɪ ˌrikənˈsɪdər ðɛr kleɪmz ənd ðɛr ˈrɛtərɪk, tɪ əˈʤəst ðɛr bɪˈlifs ənd kənˈsɪdər ˈɛvədəns ðət ˈʧælənʤɪz ðɛm, wɛˈnɛvər ˈsəmˌwən (ər ə bənʧ əv someones*) ɪkˈsprɛsɪz ˌdɪsætɪsˈfækʃən wɪθ ər ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm, ðə rɪˈspɑns ɪz tɪ ʃɪft ðə bleɪm ˈɔntu mɛn ənd ðɛr ˈmɪzəʤɪni. ɪz əˈlɛʤədli ˈnəθɪŋ bət waɪt, streɪt mɛn kriˈeɪtɪŋ sɑk ˈpəpɪt əˈkaʊnts tɪ spju ˈheɪtrəd əv ˈwɪmən, ər ˈmɑrʤənəˌlaɪzd tom’s”*” ˌɪnˈtərnəˌlaɪzd ðə ˈmɪzəʤɪni ənd ˈreɪˌsɪzəm əv ðə waɪt, streɪt ˈkəlʧər. ɪt ˈpɑsəbli bi ðət ˈmɛni ˈwɪmən ənd məˈnɔrətiz ər sɪk tɪ dɛθ əv dɪˈvaɪsɪv ənd ˈpoʊlərˌaɪzɪŋ ˈrɛtərɪk ənd ˈtæktɪks. pɔl ˈɑrtɪkəl, ə ˈklɪrli ˈsteɪtɪd səˈtɪrɪkəl wərk ˈrɪtən tɪ ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ənd ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən əv ˈɪnɪmət ˈpɑrtnər ˈvaɪələns, ɪz pruf ðət nɑt ˈoʊnli ə ˈmɪzəʤɪnɪst, bət ə ˈmɪzəʤɪnɪst hu prəˈmoʊts meɪl ˈvaɪələns əˈgɛnst ˈwɪmən. (ðɛr ər ˈsɪmpli tu ˈmɛni ˈfɛmənɪst ˈrɛfərənsɪz tɪ ðɪs ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈɑrtɪkəl, wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən əv ˈɛləm, avoiceformen.com*, ənd ɔl mras*, tɪ lɪŋk tɪ.) 5 əˌθɔrəˈtɛriəˌnɪzəm. nid aɪ seɪ mɔr? ɪn ðə læst wik, ə ˈʤinjəs hu ˈlændɪd ə speɪs proʊb ɔn ə ˌgɑˈdæm ˈkɑmət wɑz ˈbʊlid ˈɪntu ə ˈtɪrfəl əˈpɑləˌʤi ˈoʊvər ɪm ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ʃərt ðət wɑz noʊ mɔr əˈfɛnsɪv ðən ðɪs wən: ə mənθ ər soʊ əˈgoʊ, ə ˈmeɪʤər nuz saɪt, fɔrbz, wɑz ˈbʊlid ˈɪntu ˈfaɪərrɪŋ ˈwɪljəm ˈfrɛzə ˈoʊvər ən ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn wɪʧ hi ɪkˈsprɛst kənˈsərn ˈoʊvər ðə ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti ˌjunəˈvərsəti mɛn feɪs wɪn drəŋk ˈwɪmən nɑk ɔn ðə haʊs dɔr. ðə ˈnəmbər əv mɛn bɪn fɔrst tɪ stɛp daʊn frəm ˈprɑmənənt pəˈzɪʃənz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ əˈfɛndɪd ˈfɛmənɪst ˌsɛnsɪˈbɪlɪtiz (ˈivɪn, ər pərˈhæps əˈspɛʃəli, wɪn ðɛr kleɪmz wər bækt əp baɪ ˈɛvədəns) ər tu ˈkoʊpiəs tɪ ˈmɛnʃən. ənd hir wi si taɪm ˈbækɪŋ daʊn frəm ɪts ˈmɑdərˌeɪt stæns, du tɪ ðə əˌθɔrəˈtɛriən ˈlinɪŋz əv ˈfɛmənɪst ˈæktɪvɪsts hu wɪl brʊk noʊ kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ. wɪˈθaʊt ˈivɪn goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu maɪ əˈbʤɛkʃənz tɪ ðə ˈprɑbləmz ˌɪnˈhɛrənt tɪ ˈfɛmənɪst ˈdɔktərɪn, wɪʧ aɪ kənˈtɛnd ər unfalsifiable*, baɪəst, ənd wrong-headed*, ənd ˈoʊnli ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪtɪŋ ɔn ðɛr ˈtæktɪks, ˈfɛmənɪsts ðɛmˈsɛlvz hæv ˈmænɪʤd tɪ ˌriɪnˈfɔrs ˈɛvəri wən əv maɪ əˈpɪnjənz wɪθ ðɛr rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə taɪm poʊl. ðeɪ hæv ˈoʊnli sərvd tɪ ˈboʊlstər maɪ anti-feminism*, ənd ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ðə ˈvɛri ˈrizənz waɪ soʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ bæn ðə wərd ““feminist”*”. ˈhoʊpɪŋ ðeɪ kip əp ðə gʊd wərk. baɪ
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lawsuit: surgery led to death
tuesday, april 10, 2007
by tom breen, associated press writer
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charleston, w.va.
family members say the baptist minister was driven to kill himself by the traumatic experience of being awake during surgery but unable to move or cry out in pain.
sizemore's death has drawn attention to a phenomenon called anesthesia awareness that some experts say may happen to to patients a year in this country. typically they feel pain, pressure or other discomfort during surgery because they are not adequately anesthetized.
the causes can include doctor errors, faulty equipment or medical conditions so severe that the patient cannot be safely put under deep anesthesia.
"it's the first time i know of anyone succeeding in taking their own lives because of this, but suicidal thoughts are not all that uncommon" among such patients, said carol, president of the anesthesia awareness campaign, which she founded after her own experience with anesthesia awareness.
sizemore, a clergyman and former coal miner from the town of beckley, was admitted to raleigh general hospital on jan. 19, 2006, for exploratory surgery to diagnose the cause of abdominal pain, according to a lawsuit filed march 13.
an anesthesiologist and nurse anesthetist who worked for raleigh anesthesia associates gave sizemore paralyzing drugs to prevent his muscles from jerking and twitching during the surgery, the complaint alleges. but it says they failed to give him general anesthesia to render him unconscious until 16 minutes after the first cut into his abdomen. the family says he suffered excruciating pain.
moreover, the lawsuit says, sizemore was never told that he hadn't been properly anesthetized, and was tormented by doubts about whether his memories were real.
the lawsuit, filed against raleigh anesthesia associates by two of his daughters, goes on to say that in the two weeks after his surgery, sizemore couldn't sleep, refused to be left alone, suffered nightmares and complained people were trying to bury him alive.
on feb. 2, 2006, sizemore shot himself to death. his family says he had no history of psychological distress before his surgery. the abdominal pains were apparently related to gall bladder problems, according to the family.
"being helpless and being in that situation can obviously be tough on people's psychological well-being," said tony o'dell, a lawyer for the family.
the lawsuit seeks unspecified damages.
calls to raleigh anesthesia associates were referred to a lawyer who had no comment monday.
the joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations, which hospitals, says studies show that anesthesia awareness may happen in percent to percent of operations involving general anesthesia in this country.
half of all such patients also report mental distress after the surgery, including post-traumatic stress disorder.
in 2005, the american society of anesthesiologists adopted guidelines calling for doctors to follow a checklist to make sure anesthesia is delivered properly. the asa stopped short of endorsing machines as standard equipment, saying doctors should decide on a basis whether such devices are necessary.
"it could be that someday everybody who gets anesthesia will have a monitor," said dr. robert johnstone, a professor of anesthesiology at the west virginia university school of medicine.
johnstone said such monitors are used at wvu, but in conjunction with other equipment anesthesiologists use to measure such things as blood pressure and body temperature. when such monitors and tests are used properly, he said, the chances of someone being awake are slim.
it was not clear whether raleigh general uses such monitors. calls to the hospital were not immediately returned.
weihrer said that recognition of the experience and psychological counseling are often the only thing patients want.
"the reason people sue is because they want to be acknowledged," said, who received a settlement after her anesthesia failed during a eye operation in 1998. "they don't want to be told, `you weren't awake; it was a dream.'"
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ˈlɔˌsut: ˈsərʤəri lɛd tɪ dɛθ ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ˈeɪprəl 10 2007 baɪ tɑm brin, əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ˈraɪtər ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈʧɑrəlstən, w.va*. ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz seɪ ðə ˈbæptɪst ˈmɪnɪstər wɑz ˈdrɪvən tɪ kɪl hɪmˈsɛlf baɪ ðə trɔˈmætɪk ɪkˈspɪriəns əv biɪŋ əˈweɪk ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈsərʤəri bət əˈneɪbəl tɪ muv ər kraɪ aʊt ɪn peɪn. dɛθ həz drɔn əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ə fəˈnɑməˌnɑn kɔld ˌænɪsˈθiˌʒiə əˈwɛrnəs ðət səm ˈɛkspərts seɪ meɪ ˈhæpən tɪ tɪ ˈpeɪʃənz ə jɪr ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri. ˈtɪpɪkəli ðeɪ fil peɪn, ˈprɛʃər ər ˈəðər dɪˈskəmfərt ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈsərʤəri bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər nɑt ˈædəkwɪtli anesthetized*. ðə ˈkɔzɪz kən ˌɪnˈklud ˈdɔktər ˈɛrərz, ˈfɔlti ɪkˈwɪpmənt ər ˈmɛdɪkəl kənˈdɪʃənz soʊ səˈvɪr ðət ðə ˈpeɪʃənt ˈkænɑt bi ˈseɪfli pʊt ˈəndər dip ˌænɪsˈθiˌʒiə. "ɪts ðə fərst taɪm aɪ noʊ əv ˈɛniˌwən səkˈsidɪŋ ɪn ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɛr oʊn lɪvz bɪˈkəz əv ðɪs, bət ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl θɔts ər nɑt ɔl ðət ənˈkɑmən" əˈməŋ səʧ ˈpeɪʃənz, sɛd ˈkɛrəl, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˌænɪsˈθiˌʒiə əˈwɛrnəs kæmˈpeɪn, wɪʧ ʃi ˈfaʊndɪd ˈæftər hər oʊn ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ ˌænɪsˈθiˌʒiə əˈwɛrnəs. ˈsaɪzmɔr, ə ˈklərʤiˌmæn ənd ˈfɔrmər koʊl ˈmaɪnər frəm ðə taʊn əv ˈbɛkli, wɑz ədˈmɪtəd tɪ ˈrɔli ˈʤɛnərəl ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ɔn ʤæn. 19 2006 fər ɪkˈsplɔrəˌtɔri ˈsərʤəri tɪ ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊs ðə kɔz əv əbˈdɑmənəl peɪn, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈlɔˌsut faɪld mɑrʧ 13 ən ˌænəsˌθiziˈɑləʤɪst ənd nərs əˈnɛsθɛtɪst hu wərkt fər ˈrɔli ˌænɪsˈθiˌʒiə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts geɪv ˈsaɪzmɔr ˈpɛrəˌlaɪzɪŋ drəgz tɪ prɪˈvɛnt hɪz ˈməsəlz frəm ˈʤərkɪŋ ənd tˈwɪʧɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsərʤəri, ðə kəmˈpleɪnt əˈlɛʤɪz. bət ɪt sɪz ðeɪ feɪld tɪ gɪv ɪm ˈʤɛnərəl ˌænɪsˈθiˌʒiə tɪ ˈrɛndər ɪm ˌənˈkɑnʃəs ənˈtɪl 16 ˈmɪnəts ˈæftər ðə fərst kət ˈɪntu hɪz ˈæbdəmən. ðə ˈfæməli sɪz hi ˈsəfərd ɪkˈskruʃiˌeɪtɪŋ peɪn. mɔˈroʊvər, ðə ˈlɔˌsut sɪz, ˈsaɪzmɔr wɑz ˈnɛvər toʊld ðət hi ˈhædənt bɪn ˈprɑpərli anesthetized*, ənd wɑz ˈtɔrˌmɛntɪd baɪ daʊts əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər hɪz ˈmɛməriz wər ril. ðə ˈlɔˌsut, faɪld əˈgɛnst ˈrɔli ˌænɪsˈθiˌʒiə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts baɪ tu əv hɪz ˈdɔtərz, goʊz ɔn tɪ seɪ ðət ɪn ðə tu wiks ˈæftər hɪz ˈsərʤəri, ˈsaɪzmɔr ˈkʊdənt slip, rɪfˈjuzd tɪ bi lɛft əˈloʊn, ˈsəfərd ˈnaɪtˌmɛrz ənd kəmˈpleɪnd ˈpipəl wər traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈbɛri ɪm əˈlaɪv. ɔn ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 2 2006 ˈsaɪzmɔr ʃɑt hɪmˈsɛlf tɪ dɛθ. hɪz ˈfæməli sɪz hi hæd noʊ ˈhɪstəri əv ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl dɪˈstrɛs ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz ˈsərʤəri. ðə əbˈdɑmənəl peɪnz wər əˈpɛrəntli rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ gɔl ˈblædər ˈprɑbləmz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈfæməli. "biɪŋ ˈhɛlpləs ənd biɪŋ ɪn ðət ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən kən ˈɑbviəsli bi təf ɔn ˈpipəlz ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌwɛlˈbiɪŋ," sɛd ˈtoʊni oʊˈdɛl, ə ˈlɔjər fər ðə ˈfæməli. ðə ˈlɔˌsut siks ənˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ˈdæmɪʤɪz. kɔlz tɪ ˈrɔli ˌænɪsˈθiˌʒiə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts wər rɪˈfərd tɪ ə ˈlɔjər hu hæd noʊ ˈkɑmɛnt ˈmənˌdeɪ. ðə ʤɔɪnt kəˈmɪʃən ɔn əˌkrɛdəˈteɪʃən əv ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz, wɪʧ ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz, sɪz ˈstədiz ʃoʊ ðət ˌænɪsˈθiˌʒiə əˈwɛrnəs meɪ ˈhæpən ɪn pərˈsɛnt tɪ pərˈsɛnt əv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈʤɛnərəl ˌænɪsˈθiˌʒiə ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri. hæf əv ɔl səʧ ˈpeɪʃənz ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈpɔrt ˈmɛntəl dɪˈstrɛs ˈæftər ðə ˈsərʤəri, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌpoʊstrɔˈmætɪk strɛs dɪˈsɔrdər. ɪn 2005 ðə əˈmɛrɪkən soʊˈsaɪɪti əv ˌænəsˌθiziˈɑləʤɪsts əˈdɑptəd ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ˈdɑktərz tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ə ˈʧɛˌklɪst tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ˌænɪsˈθiˌʒiə ɪz dɪˈlɪvərd ˈprɑpərli. ðə ˈɑsə stɑpt ʃɔrt əv ɛnˈdɔrsɪŋ məˈʃinz ɛz ˈstændərd ɪkˈwɪpmənt, seɪɪŋ ˈdɑktərz ʃʊd ˌdɪˈsaɪd ɔn ə ˈbeɪsɪs ˈwɛðər səʧ dɪˈvaɪsɪz ər ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. "ɪt kʊd bi ðət ˈsəmˌdeɪ ˈɛvriˌbɑdi hu gɪts ˌænɪsˈθiˌʒiə wɪl hæv ə ˈmɑnətər," sɛd ˈdɑktər. ˈrɑbərt ˈʤɑnˌstoʊn, ə prəˈfɛsər əv ˌænəsθiziˈɑləʤi æt ðə wɛst vərˈʤɪnjə ˌjunəˈvərsəti skul əv ˈmɛdəsən. ˈʤɑnˌstoʊn sɛd səʧ ˈmɑnətərz ər juzd æt wvu*, bət ɪn kənˈʤəŋkʃən wɪθ ˈəðər ɪkˈwɪpmənt ˌænəsˌθiziˈɑləʤɪsts juz tɪ ˈmɛʒər səʧ θɪŋz ɛz bləd ˈprɛʃər ənd ˈbɑdi ˈtɛmpərəʧər. wɪn səʧ ˈmɑnətərz ənd tɛsts ər juzd ˈprɑpərli, hi sɛd, ðə ˈʧænsɪz əv ˈsəmˌwən biɪŋ əˈweɪk ər slɪm. ɪt wɑz nɑt klɪr ˈwɛðər ˈrɔli ˈʤɛnərəl ˈjuzɪz səʧ ˈmɑnətərz. kɔlz tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl wər nɑt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli rɪˈtərnd. sɛd ðət ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən əv ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns ənd ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ ər ˈɔfən ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ˈpeɪʃənz wɔnt. "ðə ˈrizən ˈpipəl su ɪz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ bi ækˈnɑlɪʤd," sɛd, hu rɪˈsivd ə ˈsɛtəlmənt ˈæftər hər ˌænɪsˈθiˌʒiə feɪld ˈdʊrɪŋ ə aɪ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ɪn 1998 "ðeɪ doʊnt wɔnt tɪ bi toʊld, `ju wərənt əˈweɪk; ɪt wɑz ə drim.'" ˈkɑpiˌraɪt 2007 ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs. ɔl raɪts rɪˈzərvd. ðɪs məˈtɪriəl meɪ nɑt bi ˈpəblɪʃt, ˈbrɔdˌkæst, riˈrɪtən ər ˌridɪˈstrɪbjətɪd.
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socialists put the working class at the center of their political vision. but why, exactly?
vivek, professor of sociology at new york university and the author of theory and the specter of capital, answers this question here, as well as capitalism's inability "to deliver the goods" for workers, who exactly workers are, the of work today, and the problems with the twenty-first century labor movement. is in discussion with jason farbman.
this is the first episode of the abcs of socialism, a series taking up some of today's common questions asked about socialism.
each of those questions is also a chapter in the abcs of socialism, which was produced by and the editors of jacobin, and published by books. you can buy the book here:
the sessions are recorded at the loft in brooklyn, new york, in front of a live audience.
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ˈsoʊʃəlɪsts pʊt ðə ˈwərkɪŋ klæs æt ðə ˈsɛnər əv ðɛr pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈvɪʒən. bət waɪ, ɪgˈzæktli?, prəˈfɛsər əv ˌsoʊsiˈɑləʤi æt nu jɔrk ˌjunəˈvərsəti ənd ðə ˈɔθər əv ˈθɪri ənd ðə ˈspɛktər əv ˈkæpɪtəl, ˈænsərz ðɪs kˈwɛʃən hir, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈkæpətəˌlɪzəmz ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti "tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ðə gʊdz" fər ˈwərkərz, hu ɪgˈzæktli ˈwərkərz ər, ðə əv wərk təˈdeɪ, ənd ðə ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ðə tˈwɛntiˌfərst ˈsɛnʧəri ˈleɪbər ˈmuvmənt. ɪz ɪn dɪˈskəʃən wɪθ ˈʤeɪsən ˈfɑrbmən. ðɪs ɪz ðə fərst ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ðə ˈeɪˌbiˌsiz əv ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm, ə ˈsɪriz ˈteɪkɪŋ əp səm əv ˈtudeɪz ˈkɑmən kˈwɛsʧənz æst əˈbaʊt ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm. iʧ əv ðoʊz kˈwɛsʧənz ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈʧæptər ɪn ðə ˈeɪˌbiˌsiz əv ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm, wɪʧ wɑz prəˈdust baɪ ənd ðə ˈɛdɪtərz əv ˈʤækəbɪn, ənd ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ bʊks. ju kən baɪ ðə bʊk hir: ðə ˈsɛʃənz ər rɪˈkɔrdɪd æt ðə lɔft ɪn ˈbrʊklɪn, nu jɔrk, ɪn frənt əv ə lɪv ˈɔdiəns.
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tuition increases are constantly in the news these days. private colleges have become incredibly expensive (as i know personally, with a daughter currently attending one). public colleges also have been raising tuition sharply in many cases, mostly to offset cuts in the funds they receive from state budgets. yet, by the standards of the economic marketplace most colleges are still underpriced.
harvard university accepted only percent of over applicants this year. stanford only admitted percent of their nearly applicants. the university of southern california only accepted percent of their over applicants, while georgetown university let in percent of their.
in most businesses, when you have such overwhelming demand for your product, you raise the price (and increase production). many colleges, especially private ones, do not want to increase the size of their student bodies, but why would they not increase prices when they have so many prospective students desperate to attend?
further, the prices that people focus on are not the prices that most students and their families actually pay. most of the reporting, aiming for the sensational, reports the tuition or even the full cost of attendance, which is tuition, room, board, books, and miscellaneous living expenses. yet, most students receive financial aid in some form, so the price they pay is not the full price.
for example, full price is $59,800 but the average price paid by students and their families who qualify for financial aid is only $15,550. that much lower number probably does not exactly strike fear in hearts or make one think that we have a college cost crisis. at university of southern california, full price is $60,000 but the average student only pays $27,500, a figure that includes the students who are paying full price. the situation looks much better when the actual cost is examined instead of the number in the news.
when president obama and other critics of college costs complain about tuition, they are either misleading people or do not understand the difference between the full list price and the average net price. after all, the only people paying the high prices for colleges are the “rich” people who the very same critics believe in taxing so highly.
colleges are simply doing the exact same thing as rich people more than those with less ability to pay. certainly the government should appreciate the fact that colleges are following a progressive pricing model modeled after progressive income taxes.
importantly, studies of the economic returns to college education continue to show that college as an investment is well worth it. the earnings increment that comes to college graduates plus the much lower unemployment rate for college graduates combine to make college worth it even at high prices. in other words, colleges are still charging much less than the value of their product.
all of the above does not mean that everything is perfect or that students and families should not make informed choices about what college to attend and how to pay for it.
students who expect to pursue careers that are not high paying would likely be better served by attending public colleges. students who would need to incur large student loans to attend a private college should carefully consider public education options.
students also should consider working to help pay for college as a much preferred option to student loans. research has found little to no negative impact on student academic accomplishment from working while going to school when the students work twenty hours per week or fewer.
critics, just like students, need to remember that the public option is out there. community colleges and technical schools are still incredibly affordable. most states have a broad selection of community colleges, technical schools, and then other increasingly expensive state colleges and universities that tend to increase in quality as the price of tuition increases. yet, for residents, even the most expensive public university is generally quite affordable with a total cost often around $20,000 per year even at full price.
an increasingly popular option is for a student to attend a state or community college for the first year or two to save money then transfer to a more prestigious public or private university for the remainder of her studies.
now that we see that not all colleges are expensive and expensive colleges are not expensive for all students, look at the impact on college costs. over the past forty to forty-five years federal aid for college education has been steadily ramping up, with larger grants and more access to student loans. yet, colleges offer financial aid by computing the student and ability to pay, then offering as much financial aid as the college can afford to fill the gap between their full cost and what the family can afford.
if the federal government offers more financial aid, colleges can offer less while keeping the total financial aid package the same size. that is, federal aid simply reduces the amount of aid a family qualifies for from their college. there is no savings to students and their families. it is a classic case of the law of unintended consequences.
particularly at public colleges, where many students get little financial aid directly from the college, more generous federal aid (in the form of pell grants and student loans, for example) gives the colleges a chance to raise tuition while keeping the net price to students the same. either way, more federal aid ends up bringing colleges more money rather than yielding savings for students and their families.
unless the federal government changes the formula used for computing college financial aid packages, more federal aid will continue to do nothing to help students. either tuition will go up or the colleges’ financial aid offers will go down in order to offset the increase in federal aid. all the federal government will accomplish is to make the students and families believe the government cares. perhaps that is what the federal government is trying to do.
as long as affordable options are out there, why should we be concerned if there are also expensive choices? nobody thinks that cars are unaffordable because mercedes has a model that costs $100,000. college is not unaffordable because harvard, stanford, and other top schools are expensive. students have plenty of other college options. just as not everybody can buy a mercedes, students should choose a college that they both love and can afford.
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tjuˈɪʃən ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ər ˈkɑnstəntli ɪn ðə nuz ðiz deɪz. ˈpraɪvət ˈkɑlɪʤɪz hæv bɪˈkəm ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ɪkˈspɛnsɪv (ɛz aɪ noʊ ˈpərsənəli, wɪθ ə ˈdɔtər ˈkərəntli əˈtɛndɪŋ wən). ˈpəblɪk ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ˈɔlsoʊ hæv bɪn ˈreɪzɪŋ tjuˈɪʃən ˈʃɑrpli ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkeɪsɪz, ˈmoʊstli tɪ ˈɔfˌsɛt kəts ɪn ðə fəndz ðeɪ rɪˈsiv frəm steɪt ˈbəʤɪts. jɛt, baɪ ðə ˈstændərdz əv ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs moʊst ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ər stɪl ˈəndərˌpraɪst. ˈhɑrvərd ˌjunəˈvərsəti ækˈsɛptɪd ˈoʊnli pərˈsɛnt əv ˈoʊvər ˈæplɪkənts ðɪs jɪr. ˈstænfərd ˈoʊnli ədˈmɪtəd pərˈsɛnt əv ðɛr ˈnɪrli ˈæplɪkənts. ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈsəðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈoʊnli ækˈsɛptɪd pərˈsɛnt əv ðɛr ˈoʊvər ˈæplɪkənts, waɪl ˈʤɔrʤˌtaʊn ˌjunəˈvərsəti lɛt ɪn pərˈsɛnt əv ðɛr ɪn moʊst ˈbɪznɪsɪz, wɪn ju hæv səʧ ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ dɪˈmænd fər jʊr ˈprɑdəkt, ju reɪz ðə praɪs (ənd ˌɪnˈkris pərˈdəkʃən). ˈmɛni ˈkɑlɪʤɪz, əˈspɛʃəli ˈpraɪvət wənz, du nɑt wɔnt tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ðə saɪz əv ðɛr ˈstudənt ˈbɑdiz, bət waɪ wʊd ðeɪ nɑt ˌɪnˈkris ˈpraɪsɪz wɪn ðeɪ hæv soʊ ˈmɛni prəˈspɛktɪv ˈstudənts ˈdɛspərɪt tɪ əˈtɛnd? ˈfərðər, ðə ˈpraɪsɪz ðət ˈpipəl ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ər nɑt ðə ˈpraɪsɪz ðət moʊst ˈstudənts ənd ðɛr ˈfæməliz ˈæˌkʧuəli peɪ. moʊst əv ðə rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ, ˈeɪmɪŋ fər ðə sɛnˈseɪʃənəl, rɪˈpɔrts ðə tjuˈɪʃən ər ˈivɪn ðə fʊl kɔst əv əˈtɛndəns, wɪʧ ɪz tjuˈɪʃən, rum, bɔrd, bʊks, ənd ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪkˈspɛnsɪz. jɛt, moʊst ˈstudənts rɪˈsiv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl eɪd ɪn səm fɔrm, soʊ ðə praɪs ðeɪ peɪ ɪz nɑt ðə fʊl praɪs. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, fʊl praɪs ɪz bət ðə ˈævərɪʤ praɪs peɪd baɪ ˈstudənts ənd ðɛr ˈfæməliz hu kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl eɪd ɪz ˈoʊnli ðət məʧ loʊər ˈnəmbər ˈprɑbəˌbli dɪz nɑt ɪgˈzæktli straɪk fɪr ɪn hɑrts ər meɪk wən θɪŋk ðət wi hæv ə ˈkɑlɪʤ kɔst ˈkraɪsəs. æt ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈsəðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, fʊl praɪs ɪz bət ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈstudənt ˈoʊnli peɪz ə ˈfɪgjər ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ðə ˈstudənts hu ər peɪɪŋ fʊl praɪs. ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən lʊks məʧ ˈbɛtər wɪn ðə ˈækʧəwəl kɔst ɪz ɪgˈzæmənd ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə ˈnəmbər ɪn ðə nuz. wɪn ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd ˈəðər ˈkrɪtɪks əv ˈkɑlɪʤ kɔsts kəmˈpleɪn əˈbaʊt tjuˈɪʃən, ðeɪ ər ˈiðər mɪsˈlidɪŋ ˈpipəl ər du nɑt ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðə fʊl lɪst praɪs ənd ðə ˈævərɪʤ nɛt praɪs. ˈæftər ɔl, ðə ˈoʊnli ˈpipəl peɪɪŋ ðə haɪ ˈpraɪsɪz fər ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ər ðə ““rich”*” ˈpipəl hu ðə ˈvɛri seɪm ˈkrɪtɪks bɪˈliv ɪn ˈtæksɪŋ soʊ ˈhaɪli. ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ər ˈsɪmpli duɪŋ ðə ɪgˈzækt seɪm θɪŋ ɛz rɪʧ ˈpipəl mɔr ðən ðoʊz wɪθ lɛs əˈbɪləˌti tɪ peɪ. ˈsərtənli ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ʃʊd əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ðə fækt ðət ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ər ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈpraɪsɪŋ ˈmɑdəl ˈmɑdəld ˈæftər prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈɪnˌkəm ˈtæksɪz. ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ˈstədiz əv ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk rɪˈtərnz tɪ ˈkɑlɪʤ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən kənˈtɪnju tɪ ʃoʊ ðət ˈkɑlɪʤ ɛz ən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪz wɛl wərθ ɪt. ðə ˈərnɪŋz ˈɪnkrəmənt ðət kəmz tɪ ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈgræʤəˌweɪts pləs ðə məʧ loʊər ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt reɪt fər ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈgræʤəˌweɪts ˈkɑmbaɪn tɪ meɪk ˈkɑlɪʤ wərθ ɪt ˈivɪn æt haɪ ˈpraɪsɪz. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ər stɪl ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ məʧ lɛs ðən ðə ˈvælju əv ðɛr ˈprɑdəkt. ɔl əv ðə əˈbəv dɪz nɑt min ðət ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz ˈpərˌfɪkt ər ðət ˈstudənts ənd ˈfæməliz ʃʊd nɑt meɪk ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ˈʧɔɪsɪz əˈbaʊt wət ˈkɑlɪʤ tɪ əˈtɛnd ənd haʊ tɪ peɪ fər ɪt. ˈstudənts hu ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ pərˈsu kərɪrz ðət ər nɑt haɪ peɪɪŋ wʊd ˈlaɪkli bi ˈbɛtər sərvd baɪ əˈtɛndɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ˈkɑlɪʤɪz. ˈstudənts hu wʊd nid tɪ ˌɪnˈkər lɑrʤ ˈstudənt loʊnz tɪ əˈtɛnd ə ˈpraɪvət ˈkɑlɪʤ ʃʊd ˈkɛrfəli kənˈsɪdər ˈpəblɪk ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈɔpʃənz. ˈstudənts ˈɔlsoʊ ʃʊd kənˈsɪdər ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ hɛlp peɪ fər ˈkɑlɪʤ ɛz ə məʧ prɪˈfərd ˈɔpʃən tɪ ˈstudənt loʊnz. ˈrisərʧ həz faʊnd ˈlɪtəl tɪ noʊ ˈnɛgətɪv ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ˈstudənt ˌækəˈdɛmɪk əˈkɑmplɪʃmənt frəm ˈwərkɪŋ waɪl goʊɪŋ tɪ skul wɪn ðə ˈstudənts wərk tˈwɛnti aʊərz pər wik ər fjuər. ˈkrɪtɪks, ʤɪst laɪk ˈstudənts, nid tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈɔpʃən ɪz aʊt ðɛr. kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˈtɛknɪkəl skulz ər stɪl ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli əˈfɔrdəbəl. moʊst steɪts hæv ə brɔd səˈlɛkʃən əv kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑlɪʤɪz, ˈtɛknɪkəl skulz, ənd ðɛn ˈəðər ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ɪkˈspɛnsɪv steɪt ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ðət tɛnd tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ɪn kˈwɑləti ɛz ðə praɪs əv tjuˈɪʃən ˌɪnˈkrisɪz. jɛt, fər ˈrɛzɪdənts, ˈivɪn ðə moʊst ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˈpəblɪk ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪz ˈʤɛnərəli kwaɪt əˈfɔrdəbəl wɪθ ə ˈtoʊtəl kɔst ˈɔfən əraʊnd pər jɪr ˈivɪn æt fʊl praɪs. ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈpɑpjələr ˈɔpʃən ɪz fər ə ˈstudənt tɪ əˈtɛnd ə steɪt ər kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑlɪʤ fər ðə fərst jɪr ər tu tɪ seɪv ˈməni ðɛn ˈtrænsfər tɪ ə mɔr pərˈstiʤəs ˈpəblɪk ər ˈpraɪvət ˌjunəˈvərsəti fər ðə rɪˈmeɪndər əv hər ˈstədiz. naʊ ðət wi si ðət nɑt ɔl ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ər ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ənd ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ər nɑt ɪkˈspɛnsɪv fər ɔl ˈstudənts, lʊk æt ðə ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ˈkɑlɪʤ kɔsts. ˈoʊvər ðə pæst ˈfɔrti tɪ ˈfɔrtiˌfaɪv jɪrz ˈfɛdərəl eɪd fər ˈkɑlɪʤ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən həz bɪn ˈstɛdəli ˈræmpɪŋ əp, wɪθ ˈlɑrʤər grænts ənd mɔr ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈstudənt loʊnz. jɛt, ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ˈɔfər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl eɪd baɪ kəmˈpjutɪŋ ðə ˈstudənt ənd əˈbɪləˌti tɪ peɪ, ðɛn ˈɔfərɪŋ ɛz məʧ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl eɪd ɛz ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ kən əˈfɔrd tɪ fɪl ðə gæp bɪtˈwin ðɛr fʊl kɔst ənd wət ðə ˈfæməli kən əˈfɔrd. ɪf ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈɔfərz mɔr ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl eɪd, ˈkɑlɪʤɪz kən ˈɔfər lɛs waɪl ˈkipɪŋ ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl eɪd ˈpækɪʤ ðə seɪm saɪz. ðət ɪz, ˈfɛdərəl eɪd ˈsɪmpli rɪˈdusɪz ðə əˈmaʊnt əv eɪd ə ˈfæməli kˈwɑləˌfaɪz fər frəm ðɛr ˈkɑlɪʤ. ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈseɪvɪŋz tɪ ˈstudənts ənd ðɛr ˈfæməliz. ɪt ɪz ə ˈklæsɪk keɪs əv ðə lɔ əv ˌənɪnˈtɛndɪd ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz. ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli æt ˈpəblɪk ˈkɑlɪʤɪz, wɛr ˈmɛni ˈstudənts gɪt ˈlɪtəl ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl eɪd dɪˈrɛkli frəm ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ, mɔr ˈʤɛnərəs ˈfɛdərəl eɪd (ɪn ðə fɔrm əv pɛl grænts ənd ˈstudənt loʊnz, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl) gɪvz ðə ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ə ʧæns tɪ reɪz tjuˈɪʃən waɪl ˈkipɪŋ ðə nɛt praɪs tɪ ˈstudənts ðə seɪm. ˈiðər weɪ, mɔr ˈfɛdərəl eɪd ɛndz əp ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ˈkɑlɪʤɪz mɔr ˈməni ˈrəðər ðən ˈjildɪŋ ˈseɪvɪŋz fər ˈstudənts ənd ðɛr ˈfæməliz. ənˈlɛs ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ðə ˈfɔrmjələ juzd fər kəmˈpjutɪŋ ˈkɑlɪʤ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl eɪd ˈpækɪʤɪz, mɔr ˈfɛdərəl eɪd wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ du ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ hɛlp ˈstudənts. ˈiðər tjuˈɪʃən wɪl goʊ əp ər ðə colleges’*’ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl eɪd ˈɔfərz wɪl goʊ daʊn ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈɔfˌsɛt ðə ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈfɛdərəl eɪd. ɔl ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt wɪl əˈkɑmplɪʃ ɪz tɪ meɪk ðə ˈstudənts ənd ˈfæməliz bɪˈliv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt kɛrz. pərˈhæps ðət ɪz wət ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ du. ɛz lɔŋ ɛz əˈfɔrdəbəl ˈɔpʃənz ər aʊt ðɛr, waɪ ʃʊd wi bi kənˈsərnd ɪf ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˈʧɔɪsɪz? ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi θɪŋks ðət kɑz ər ənəˈfɔrdəbəl bɪˈkəz mərˈseɪdiz həz ə ˈmɑdəl ðət kɔsts ˈkɑlɪʤ ɪz nɑt ənəˈfɔrdəbəl bɪˈkəz ˈhɑrvərd, ˈstænfərd, ənd ˈəðər tɔp skulz ər ɪkˈspɛnsɪv. ˈstudənts hæv ˈplɛnti əv ˈəðər ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈɔpʃənz. ʤɪst ɛz nɑt ˈɛvriˌbɑdi kən baɪ ə mərˈseɪdiz, ˈstudənts ʃʊd ʧuz ə ˈkɑlɪʤ ðət ðeɪ boʊθ ləv ənd kən əˈfɔrd.
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i'm not looking for or speculative about the dangers of technological dependence or the economic and social fallout, etc., what i'm looking for are realistic, technical assessments of the likely immediate, practical effects in the context of modern technological infrastructure. would burst into flames, or probably not because they're too well-insulated? would magnetic media be left unreadable? etc.
a few highlights from what happened in 1859, to give a sense for the scale and magnitude of the event:
"...telegraph communications around the world began to fail; there were reports of sparks showering from telegraph machines, shocking operators and setting papers ablaze.
"...a telegraph manager in pittsburgh, reported that the resulting currents flowing through the wires were so powerful that platinum contacts were in danger of melting and “streams of fire” were pouring forth from the circuits."
"...telegraph operator frederick w. royce was severely shocked as his forehead grazed a ground wire. according to a witness, an arc of fire jumped from head to the equipment."
"when american telegraph company employees arrived at their boston office at 8 a.m., they discovered it was impossible to transmit or receive dispatches. the atmosphere was so charged, however, that operators made an incredible discovery: they could unplug their batteries and still transmit messages to portland, maine, at 30- to intervals using only the auroral current." i'm not looking for or speculative about the dangers of technological dependence or the economic and social fallout, etc., what i'm looking for are realistic, technical assessments of the likely immediate, practical effects in the context of modern technological infrastructure. would burst into flames, or probably not because they're too well-insulated? would magnetic media be left unreadable? few highlights from what happened in 1859, to give a sense for the scale and magnitude of the event:
the 1859 carrington event triggered the largest geomagnetic storm in recorded history, crippling the relatively telecommunications systems of the day and causing widespread disruptions around the globe. if another em event on that scale occurred today, what would be the likeliest impacts to our telecommunications systems, electrical grids, and magnetic storage media?
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əm nɑt ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ər ˈspɛkjələtɪv əˈbaʊt ðə ˈdeɪnʤərz əv ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl dɪˈpɛndəns ər ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈfɔˌlaʊt, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə., wət əm ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ər ˌriəˈlɪstɪk, ˈtɛknɪkəl əˈsɛsmənts əv ðə ˈlaɪkli ˌɪˈmiˌdiət, ˈpræktɪkəl ˈifɛkts ɪn ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv ˈmɑdərn ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər. wʊd bərst ˈɪntu fleɪmz, ər ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt bɪˈkəz ðɛr tu well-insulated*? wʊd mægˈnɛtɪk ˈmidiə bi lɛft ˈənˈridəbəl? ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ə fju ˈhaɪˌlaɪts frəm wət ˈhæpənd ɪn 1859 tɪ gɪv ə sɛns fər ðə skeɪl ənd ˈmægnəˌtud əv ðə ɪˈvɛnt: "...ˈtɛləˌgræf kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz əraʊnd ðə wərld bɪˈgæn tɪ feɪl; ðɛr wər rɪˈpɔrts əv spɑrks ʃaʊərɪŋ frəm ˈtɛləˌgræf məˈʃinz, ˈʃɑkɪŋ ˈɔpərˌeɪtərz ənd ˈsɛtɪŋ ˈpeɪpərz əˈbleɪz. "...ə ˈtɛləˌgræf ˈmænɪʤər ɪn ˈpɪtsbərg, ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ kərənts floʊɪŋ θru ðə waɪərz wər soʊ ˈpaʊərfəl ðət ˈplætənəm ˈkɑnˌtækts wər ɪn ˈdeɪnʤər əv ˈmɛltɪŋ ənd əv fire”*” wər ˈpɔrɪŋ fɔrθ frəm ðə ˈsərkəts." "...ˈtɛləˌgræf ˈɑpərˌeɪtər ˈfrɛdərɪk ˈdəbəlju. rɔɪs wɑz səˈvɪrli ʃɑkt ɛz hɪz ˈfɔrhɛd greɪzd ə graʊnd waɪər. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈwɪtnəs, ən ɑrk əv faɪər ʤəmpt frəm hɛd tɪ ðə ɪkˈwɪpmənt." "wɪn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈtɛləˌgræf ˈkəmpəˌni ɪmˈplɔɪiz əraɪvd æt ðɛr ˈbɔstən ˈɔfəs æt 8 a.m*., ðeɪ dɪˈskəvərd ɪt wɑz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ trænzˈmɪt ər rɪˈsiv dɪˈspæʧɪz. ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr wɑz soʊ ʧɑrʤd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət ˈɔpərˌeɪtərz meɪd ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˌdɪˈskəvri: ðeɪ kʊd ənˈpləg ðɛr ˈbætəriz ənd stɪl trænzˈmɪt ˈmɛsɪʤɪz tɪ ˈpɔrtlənd, meɪn, æt 30 tɪ ˈɪntərvəlz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈoʊnli ðə ərˈɔrəl ˈkɑrənt." əm nɑt ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ər ˈspɛkjələtɪv əˈbaʊt ðə ˈdeɪnʤərz əv ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl dɪˈpɛndəns ər ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈfɔˌlaʊt, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə., wət əm ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ər ˌriəˈlɪstɪk, ˈtɛknɪkəl əˈsɛsmənts əv ðə ˈlaɪkli ˌɪˈmiˌdiət, ˈpræktɪkəl ˈifɛkts ɪn ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv ˈmɑdərn ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər. wʊd bərst ˈɪntu fleɪmz, ər ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt bɪˈkəz ðɛr tu well-insulated*? wʊd mægˈnɛtɪk ˈmidiə bi lɛft ˈənˈridəbəl? fju ˈhaɪˌlaɪts frəm wət ˈhæpənd ɪn 1859 tɪ gɪv ə sɛns fər ðə skeɪl ənd ˈmægnəˌtud əv ðə ɪˈvɛnt: ðə 1859 ˈkɛrɪŋtən ɪˈvɛnt ˈtrɪgərd ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˌʤioʊmægˈnɛtɪk stɔrm ɪn rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˈhɪstəri, ˈkrɪpəlɪŋ ðə ˈrɛlətɪvli ˌtɛləkəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈsɪstəmz əv ðə deɪ ənd ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd dɪsˈrəpʃənz əraʊnd ðə gloʊb. ɪf əˈnəðər ɛm ɪˈvɛnt ɔn ðət skeɪl əˈkərd təˈdeɪ, wət wʊd bi ðə ˈlaɪkliəst ˌɪmˈpækts tɪ ɑr ˌtɛləkəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈsɪstəmz, ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl grɪdz, ənd mægˈnɛtɪk ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈmidiə?
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monday dec 24, 2007 (foodconsumer.org) -- canned cut green beans made by new era canning company, new era, mich. may be contaminated with, a bacterium that causes botulism, the food and drug administration warned dec. 21.
the found the contamination on dec 20 after a sample tested positive for c.. new era is voluntarily recalling 171 cases of the green beans (6 cans per case), according to the.
the affected canned cut green beans were labeled as fancy blue lake cut green beans" and distributed to retailers, restaurants and foodservice institutions in many states by gordon food service, grand rapids , mich. , with lot code and code 93901 11873, in large institutional-sized, 6 pound 5 ounce (#10) cans.
the food service establishments that use the affect green beans include food service customers in alabama , arkansas , georgia , illinois , indiana , kentucky , mississippi , missouri , north carolina , tennessee , and virginia . the green beans were also sold through marketplace stores in indiana , kentucky , and tennessee .
so far, no cases of illness have been reportedly associated with use of the canned cut green beans.
the advised that customers who have the affected cans of cut green beans or have used the green beans in recipes should throw cans and food away immediately to avoid the potential poisoning.
c. toxin when ingested, inhaled, or absorbed through the eye or a break in the skin even at a tiny dose could lead to serious illness. skin contact should be avoided and hands needs to be washed immediately after handling the affected food, the said.
the affected cans should be put in plastic bags and disposed in a way that no one could touch the disposed food.
symptoms of botulism poisoning may show up in humans after a short period of 6 hours to 2 weeks after ingesting food that contains the toxin.
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ˈmənˌdeɪ dɛk 24 2007 (foodconsumer.org*) kænd kət grin binz meɪd baɪ nu ˈɪrə ˈkænɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni, nu ˈɪrə, mɪʧ. meɪ bi kənˈtæməˌneɪtɪd wɪθ, ə bækˈtɪriəm ðət ˈkɔzɪz ˈbɑʧuˌlɪzəm, ðə fud ənd drəg ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wɔrnd dɛk. 21 ðə faʊnd ðə kənˌtæməˈneɪʃən ɔn dɛk 20 ˈæftər ə ˈsæmpəl ˈtɛstɪd ˈpɑzətɪv fər si.. nu ˈɪrə ɪz ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli rɪˈkɔlɪŋ 171 ˈkeɪsɪz əv ðə grin binz 6 kænz pər keɪs), əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə. ðə əˈfɛktɪd kænd kət grin binz wər ˈleɪbəld ɛz ˈfænsi blu leɪk kət grin binz" ənd dɪˈstrɪbjətəd tɪ ˈriˌteɪlərz, ˈrɛˌstrɑnts ənd ˈfudˈsərvɪs ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ɪn ˈmɛni steɪts baɪ ˈgɔrdən fud ˈsərvɪs, grænd ˈræpɪdz mɪʧ. wɪθ lɔt koʊd ənd koʊd 93901 11873 ɪn lɑrʤ institutional-sized*, 6 paʊnd 5 aʊns 10 kænz. ðə fud ˈsərvɪs ɛˈstæblɪʃmənts ðət juz ðə əˈfɛkt grin binz ˌɪnˈklud fud ˈsərvɪs ˈkəstəmərz ɪn ˌæləˈbæmə ˈɑrkənˌsɑ ˈʤɔrʤə ˌɪləˈnɔɪz ˌɪndiˈænə kənˈtəki ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi məˈzʊri nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˌtɛnəˈsi ənd vərˈʤɪnjə ðə grin binz wər ˈɔlsoʊ soʊld θru ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs stɔrz ɪn ˌɪndiˈænə kənˈtəki ənd ˌtɛnəˈsi soʊ fɑr, noʊ ˈkeɪsɪz əv ˈɪlnəs hæv bɪn rɪˈpɔrtədli əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ juz əv ðə kænd kət grin binz. ðə ədˈvaɪzd ðət ˈkəstəmərz hu hæv ðə əˈfɛktɪd kænz əv kət grin binz ər hæv juzd ðə grin binz ɪn ˈrɛsəpiz ʃʊd θroʊ kænz ənd fud əˈweɪ ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli tɪ əˈvɔɪd ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ. si. ˈtɑksən wɪn ˌɪnˈʤɛstəd, ˌɪnˈheɪld, ər əbˈzɔrbd θru ðə aɪ ər ə breɪk ɪn ðə skɪn ˈivɪn æt ə ˈtaɪni doʊs kʊd lɛd tɪ ˈsɪriəs ˈɪlnəs. skɪn ˈkɑnˌtækt ʃʊd bi əˈvɔɪdɪd ənd hænz nidz tɪ bi wɑʃt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈæftər ˈhændəlɪŋ ðə əˈfɛktɪd fud, ðə sɛd. ðə əˈfɛktɪd kænz ʃʊd bi pʊt ɪn ˈplæstɪk bægz ənd dɪˈspoʊzd ɪn ə weɪ ðət noʊ wən kʊd təʧ ðə dɪˈspoʊzd fud. ˈsɪmptəmz əv ˈbɑʧuˌlɪzəm ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ meɪ ʃoʊ əp ɪn ˈjumənz ˈæftər ə ʃɔrt ˈpɪriəd əv 6 aʊərz tɪ 2 wiks ˈæftər ˌɪnˈʤɛstɪŋ fud ðət kənˈteɪnz ðə ˈtɑksən.
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the pattern of illegal immigration appears to be shifting yet again as families traveling together usually mothers and their children surge across the southwestern border at a record pace, posing more challenges for an obama administration still struggling to figure out how to handle them.
they are increasingly coming into remote areas of texas and arizona where border patrol officials thought they had licked the problem. analysts say it signals that new cartels are involved in trafficking.
pushed from their homes by poor economies and violent communities, encouraged to come to the u.s. by friends and relatives who have made the crossing, and enticed by lax enforcement, more than family members were apprehended at the border through the first six months of the fiscal year. that was more than double the rate of 2015.
this total has well surpassed the number of children traveling without parents, whom the border patrol calls unaccompanied alien children, caught at the border during the same period last year.
while the majority are still coming through the rio grande valley in texas, the border yuma sector, which covers remote western arizona and eastern california, has reported a percent increase compared with 2014. laredo and the big bend areas of texas have also seen massive spikes.
jessica vaughan, policy studies director at the center for immigration studies, said the cartels that control the approach on the mexican side of the border in those regions appear to have taken up human smuggling.
she said the fact that families have surged ahead of unaccompanied children suggests central americans, who make up most of the new crossers, have learned to game the u.s. immigration system.
“they’re not dissuaded from coming by the fear of being detained and sent back they know that still going to be released,” she said. “the fact that families coming now tells me that this may be people seeking to establish a foothold in the united states and taking advantage of this opportunity. when this surge was mostly kids, it was clear it was a family reunification phenomenon. now starting to look more like an opportunistic flow of people.”
state officials in texas and arizona referred questions to the border patrol, which respond to a request for comment.
the flow of central american children and families chiefly from guatemala, honduras and el salvador began rising in 2013 and seemed to peak in early summer 2014. that was when homeland security secretary johnson announced policies, including opening family detention centers to hold illegal immigrants, quickly put them through hearings and send them back home.
but a federal judge last year ruled that sort of treatment in many cases violated a legal agreement that the government reached with immigrant rights advocates. homeland security officials told the court that relaxing their policies would spur another surge, but they agreed to abide by the order even as they appealed the case.
the family members apprehended from oct. 1 through march 31 set a record for the start of a fiscal year.
meanwhile, the unaccompanied children is just beneath the record pace set in 2014. still, that is an improvement through the first few months, the border patrol was on a pace.
homeland security officials say the number of people apprehended is a good proxy for the total flow: if fewer people are caught, then fewer people are trying, and succeeding, to sneak into the u.s.
the numbers for children and families were running well above record pace in november and december, dropped over the cold months of january and february, and are climbing again. in march alone, some children traveling alone, and people traveling together as families, were caught at the border.
james phelps, a professor who studies border security at angelo state university in san angelo, texas, said the november and december spike was likely in response to the republican presidential race and the promise by leading candidate donald trump to build a border wall. more could be on the way, he predicted.
“who gets elected in november will determine if the numbers will decline to a ‘normal’ influx or a massive surge in illegal border crossings. basically, if a republican with an platform wins, then everybody that can will cross the border so they will hopefully be grandfathered under the current policies,” he said in an email. “should that happen, important to note there is no infrastructure to process or hold the numbers of people that will arrive.”
for now, the number of unaccompanied children from honduras, el salvador and guatemala is down significantly from its peak in 2014, mr. phelps said.
“this is expected,” he said. “the countries are running out of a whole generation of youth to send north.”
but there has been an uptick in the flow from nicaragua, he said, noting that the nicaraguan numbers climbed when the price of oil dropped, causing a chain reaction that cut off aid from ally venezuela, harming economy.
still, he said, the numbers generally appear to track the usual seasonal patterns.
“you can expect to see a decline in overall numbers and those of [unaccompanied alien children] in july and august, then an increase in september. this is typical of migrant movement over the longer periods of study. there are permutations, but they tend to be driven by other factors we yet ‘officially’ narrowed down,” he said.
under the obama interpretation of the law, unaccompanied children are required to be processed and released as quickly as possible usually to family or friends.
congressional investigations found that some have become prime targets for recruitment by gangs, while others are used for forced labor or by sexual predators.
the associated press last week reported that 80 percent of unaccompanied children coming to the u.s. are placed with parents or relatives who themselves are in the country illegally. the obama administration has said its goal is to find the children safe spaces, no matter the legal status of those who accept them.
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ðə ˈpætərn əv ˌɪˈligəl ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ˈʃɪftɪŋ jɛt əˈgɛn ɛz ˈfæməliz ˈtrævəlɪŋ təˈgɛðər ˈjuʒəwəli ˈməðərz ənd ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən sərʤ əˈkrɔs ðə ˌsaʊθˈwɛstərn ˈbɔrdər æt ə ˈrɛkərd peɪs, ˈpoʊzɪŋ mɔr ˈʧælənʤɪz fər ən ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən stɪl ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ tɪ ˈhændəl ðɛm. ðeɪ ər ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈkəmɪŋ ˈɪntu rɪˈmoʊt ˈɛriəz əv ˈtɛksəs ənd ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə wɛr ˈbɔrdər pəˈtroʊl əˈfɪʃəlz θɔt ðeɪ hæd lɪkt ðə ˈprɑbləm. ˈænəlɪsts seɪ ɪt ˈsɪgnəlz ðət nu kɑrˈtɛlz ər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈtræfɪkɪŋ. pʊʃt frəm ðɛr hoʊmz baɪ pur ɪˈkɑnəmiz ənd ˈvaɪələnt kəmˈjunɪtiz, ɪnˈkərəʤd tɪ kəm tɪ ðə juz. baɪ frɛndz ənd ˈrɛlətɪvz hu hæv meɪd ðə ˈkrɔsɪŋ, ənd ɪnˈtaɪst baɪ læks ɛnˈfɔrsmənt, mɔr ðən ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz wər ˌæprɪˈhɛndəd æt ðə ˈbɔrdər θru ðə fərst sɪks mənθs əv ðə ˈfɪskəl jɪr. ðət wɑz mɔr ðən ˈdəbəl ðə reɪt əv 2015 ðɪs ˈtoʊtəl həz wɛl sərˈpæst ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈʧɪldrən ˈtrævəlɪŋ wɪˈθaʊt ˈpɛrənts, hum ðə ˈbɔrdər pəˈtroʊl kɔlz ˌənəˈkəmpənid ˈeɪliən ˈʧɪldrən, kɔt æt ðə ˈbɔrdər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈpɪriəd læst jɪr. waɪl ðə məˈʤɔrəti ər stɪl ˈkəmɪŋ θru ðə ˈrioʊ grænd ˈvæli ɪn ˈtɛksəs, ðə ˈbɔrdər ˈjumə ˈsɛktər, wɪʧ ˈkəvərz rɪˈmoʊt ˈwɛstərn ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə ənd ˈistərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, həz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ə pərˈsɛnt ˌɪnˈkris kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ 2014 lərˈeɪdoʊ ənd ðə bɪg bɛnd ˈɛriəz əv ˈtɛksəs hæv ˈɔlsoʊ sin ˈmæsɪv spaɪks. ˈʤɛsɪkə vɔn, ˈpɑləsi ˈstədiz dɪˈrɛktər æt ðə ˈsɛnər fər ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈstədiz, sɛd ðə kɑrˈtɛlz ðət kənˈtroʊl ðə əˈproʊʧ ɔn ðə ˈmɛksəkən saɪd əv ðə ˈbɔrdər ɪn ðoʊz ˈriʤənz əˈpɪr tɪ hæv ˈteɪkən əp ˈjumən sˈməgəlɪŋ. ʃi sɛd ðə fækt ðət ˈfæməliz hæv sərʤd əˈhɛd əv ˌənəˈkəmpənid ˈʧɪldrən səˈʤɛsts ˈsɛntrəl əˈmɛrɪkənz, hu meɪk əp moʊst əv ðə nu crossers*, hæv ˈlərnɪd tɪ geɪm ðə juz. ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈsɪstəm. nɑt dɪsˈweɪdɪd frəm ˈkəmɪŋ baɪ ðə fɪr əv biɪŋ dɪˈteɪnd ənd sɛnt bæk ðeɪ noʊ ðət stɪl goʊɪŋ tɪ bi released,”*,” ʃi sɛd. fækt ðət ˈfæməliz ˈkəmɪŋ naʊ tɛlz mi ðət ðɪs meɪ bi ˈpipəl ˈsikɪŋ tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ə ˈfʊˌthoʊld ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ˈteɪkɪŋ ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðɪs ˌɑpərˈtunəti. wɪn ðɪs sərʤ wɑz ˈmoʊstli kɪdz, ɪt wɑz klɪr ɪt wɑz ə ˈfæməli riˌunəfəˈkeɪʃən fəˈnɑməˌnɑn. naʊ ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ lʊk mɔr laɪk ən ˌɑpərˌtuˈnɪstɪk floʊ əv people.”*.” steɪt əˈfɪʃəlz ɪn ˈtɛksəs ənd ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə rɪˈfərd kˈwɛsʧənz tɪ ðə ˈbɔrdər pəˈtroʊl, wɪʧ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ə rɪkˈwɛst fər ˈkɑmɛnt. ðə floʊ əv ˈsɛntrəl əˈmɛrɪkən ˈʧɪldrən ənd ˈfæməliz ˈʧifli frəm gˌwɑtəˈmɑlə, hɑnˈdʊrəs ənd ɛl ˈsælvəˌdɔr bɪˈgæn ˈraɪzɪŋ ɪn 2013 ənd simd tɪ pik ɪn ˈərli ˈsəmər 2014 ðət wɑz wɪn ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈʤɑnsən əˈnaʊnst ˈpɑləsiz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈfæməli dɪˈtɛnʃən ˈsɛnərz tɪ hoʊld ˌɪˈligəl ˈɪməgrənts, kˈwɪkli pʊt ðɛm θru ˈhirɪŋz ənd sɛnd ðɛm bæk hoʊm. bət ə ˈfɛdərəl ʤəʤ læst jɪr ruld ðət sɔrt əv ˈtritmənt ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkeɪsɪz ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ə ˈligəl əˈgrimənt ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt riʧt wɪθ ˈɪməgrənt raɪts ˈædvəˌkeɪts. ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti əˈfɪʃəlz toʊld ðə kɔrt ðət rɪˈlæksɪŋ ðɛr ˈpɑləsiz wʊd spər əˈnəðər sərʤ, bət ðeɪ əˈgrid tɪ əˈbaɪd baɪ ðə ˈɔrdər ˈivɪn ɛz ðeɪ əˈpild ðə keɪs. ðə ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz ˌæprɪˈhɛndəd frəm ɔkt. 1 θru mɑrʧ 31 sɛt ə ˈrɛkərd fər ðə stɑrt əv ə ˈfɪskəl jɪr. ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə ˌənəˈkəmpənid ˈʧɪldrən ɪz ʤɪst bɪˈniθ ðə ˈrɛkərd peɪs sɛt ɪn 2014 stɪl, ðət ɪz ən ˌɪmˈpruvmənt θru ðə fərst fju mənθs, ðə ˈbɔrdər pəˈtroʊl wɑz ɔn ə peɪs. ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl ˌæprɪˈhɛndəd ɪz ə gʊd ˈprɑksi fər ðə ˈtoʊtəl floʊ: ɪf fjuər ˈpipəl ər kɔt, ðɛn fjuər ˈpipəl ər traɪɪŋ, ənd səkˈsidɪŋ, tɪ snik ˈɪntu ðə juz. ðə ˈnəmbərz fər ˈʧɪldrən ənd ˈfæməliz wər ˈrənɪŋ wɛl əˈbəv ˈrɛkərd peɪs ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər ənd dɪˈsɛmbər, drɑpt ˈoʊvər ðə koʊld mənθs əv ˈʤænjuˌɛri ənd ˈfɛbruˌɛri, ənd ər ˈklaɪmɪŋ əˈgɛn. ɪn mɑrʧ əˈloʊn, səm ˈʧɪldrən ˈtrævəlɪŋ əˈloʊn, ənd ˈpipəl ˈtrævəlɪŋ təˈgɛðər ɛz ˈfæməliz, wər kɔt æt ðə ˈbɔrdər. ʤeɪmz fɛlps, ə prəˈfɛsər hu ˈstədiz ˈbɔrdər sɪˈkjʊrəti æt ˈænʤəˌloʊ steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn sæn ˈænʤəˌloʊ, ˈtɛksəs, sɛd ðə noʊˈvɛmbər ənd dɪˈsɛmbər spaɪk wɑz ˈlaɪkli ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl reɪs ənd ðə ˈprɑməs baɪ ˈlidɪŋ ˈkænədɪt ˈdɑnəld trəmp tɪ bɪld ə ˈbɔrdər wɔl. mɔr kʊd bi ɔn ðə weɪ, hi prɪˈdɪktɪd. gɪts ɪˈlɛktɪd ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər wɪl dɪˈtərmən ɪf ðə ˈnəmbərz wɪl dɪˈklaɪn tɪ ə ‘‘normal’*’ ˈɪnˌfləks ər ə ˈmæsɪv sərʤ ɪn ˌɪˈligəl ˈbɔrdər ˈkrɔsɪŋz. ˈbeɪsɪkli, ɪf ə rɪˈpəblɪkən wɪθ ən ˈplætˌfɔrm wɪnz, ðɛn ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ðət kən wɪl krɔs ðə ˈbɔrdər soʊ ðeɪ wɪl ˈhoʊpfəli bi ˈgrænˌfɑðərd ˈəndər ðə ˈkɑrənt policies,”*,” hi sɛd ɪn ən iˈmeɪl. ðət ˈhæpən, ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ noʊt ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər tɪ ˈprɔˌsɛs ər hoʊld ðə ˈnəmbərz əv ˈpipəl ðət wɪl arrive.”*.” fər naʊ, ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌənəˈkəmpənid ˈʧɪldrən frəm hɑnˈdʊrəs, ɛl ˈsælvəˌdɔr ənd gˌwɑtəˈmɑlə ɪz daʊn sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli frəm ɪts pik ɪn 2014 ˈmɪstər. fɛlps sɛd. ɪz expected,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈkəntriz ər ˈrənɪŋ aʊt əv ə hoʊl ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv juθ tɪ sɛnd north.”*.” bət ðɛr həz bɪn ən ˈəpˌtɪk ɪn ðə floʊ frəm ˌnɪkərˈɑgwə, hi sɛd, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ðə ˌnɪkərˈɑgwən ˈnəmbərz klaɪmd wɪn ðə praɪs əv ɔɪl drɑpt, ˈkɔzɪŋ ə ʧeɪn riˈækʃən ðət kət ɔf eɪd frəm ˈælaɪ ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə, ˈhɑrmɪŋ ɪˈkɑnəmi. stɪl, hi sɛd, ðə ˈnəmbərz ˈʤɛnərəli əˈpɪr tɪ træk ðə ˈjuʒəwəl ˈsizənəl ˈpætərnz. kən ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ si ə dɪˈklaɪn ɪn ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈnəmbərz ənd ðoʊz əv [ˌənəˈkəmpənid ˈeɪliən ˈʧɪldrən] ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ ənd ˈɔgəst, ðɛn ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər. ðɪs ɪz ˈtɪpɪkəl əv ˈmaɪgrənt ˈmuvmənt ˈoʊvər ðə ˈlɔŋgər ˈpɪriədz əv ˈstədi. ðɛr ər ˌpərmjuˈteɪʃənz, bət ðeɪ tɛnd tɪ bi ˈdrɪvən baɪ ˈəðər ˈfæktərz wi jɛt ‘‘officially’*’ ˈnɛroʊd down,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈəndər ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən əv ðə lɔ, ˌənəˈkəmpənid ˈʧɪldrən ər rikˈwaɪərd tɪ bi ˈprɑsɛst ənd riˈlist ɛz kˈwɪkli ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl ˈjuʒəwəli tɪ ˈfæməli ər frɛndz. kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz faʊnd ðət səm hæv bɪˈkəm praɪm ˈtɑrgəts fər rɪˈkrutmənt baɪ gæŋz, waɪl ˈəðərz ər juzd fər fɔrst ˈleɪbər ər baɪ ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈprɛdətərz. ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs læst wik ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət 80 pərˈsɛnt əv ˌənəˈkəmpənid ˈʧɪldrən ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ðə juz. ər pleɪst wɪθ ˈpɛrənts ər ˈrɛlətɪvz hu ðɛmˈsɛlvz ər ɪn ðə ˈkəntri ˌɪˈligəli. ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz sɛd ɪts goʊl ɪz tɪ faɪnd ðə ˈʧɪldrən seɪf ˈspeɪsɪz, noʊ ˈmætər ðə ˈligəl ˈstætəs əv ðoʊz hu əkˈsɛpt ðɛm. ˈkɑpiˌraɪt 2019 ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən taɪmz, llc*. klɪk hir fər riˈprɪnt pərˈmɪʃən.
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: a man was found dead, believed beaten to death, for allegedly stealing a pair of sports shoes worth from a second hand clothing shop in merlin,, early district police chief abdul said the man's brother reported that he was driving along satu, at am when he saw a stopped and saw his younger, lying on the road. he rushed his brother to hospital where doctors said he had died," he said in statement here, today.earlier, at 2am, police received a report from a second hand clothing shop owner that he caught a man stealing a pair of sports shoes by wearing have arrested four men aged 30 to 34 years, namely the shop owner, two shop assistants and the victim's brother to aid case was investigated under section 302 of the penal code for murder. --bernama
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ə mæn wɑz faʊnd dɛd, bɪˈlivd ˈbitən tɪ dɛθ, fər əˈlɛʤədli ˈstilɪŋ ə pɛr əv spɔrts ʃuz wərθ frəm ə ˈsɛkənd hænd ˈkloʊðɪŋ ʃɑp ɪn ˈmərlɪn,, ˈərli ˈdɪstrɪkt pəˈlis ʧif æbˈdul sɛd ðə mænz ˈbrəðər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət hi wɑz ˈdraɪvɪŋ əˈlɔŋ satu*, æt æm wɪn hi sɔ ə stɑpt ənd sɔ hɪz ˈjəŋgər laɪɪŋ ɔn ðə roʊd. hi rəʃt hɪz ˈbrəðər tɪ ˈhɑˌspɪtəl wɛr ˈdɑktərz sɛd hi hæd daɪd," hi sɛd ɪn ˈsteɪtmənt hir, today.earlier*, æt 2am*, pəˈlis rɪˈsivd ə rɪˈpɔrt frəm ə ˈsɛkənd hænd ˈkloʊðɪŋ ʃɑp ˈoʊnər ðət hi kɔt ə mæn ˈstilɪŋ ə pɛr əv spɔrts ʃuz baɪ ˈwɛrɪŋ hæv ərˈɛstɪd fɔr mɛn ˈeɪʤɪd 30 tɪ 34 jɪrz, ˈneɪmli ðə ʃɑp ˈoʊnər, tu ʃɑp əˈsɪstənts ənd ðə ˈvɪktɪmz ˈbrəðər tɪ eɪd keɪs wɑz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd ˈəndər ˈsɛkʃən 302 əv ðə ˈpinəl koʊd fər ˈmərdər. --bərˈnɑmə
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the tunisian turmoil and its potential ripple effects - reaffirms the critical significance of the judea and samaria mountain ridges to the national security and survival of the jewish state.
the tunisian turmoil is a reminder of the nature of israel's neighborhood, the middle east - the role model of domestic and global terrorism, volatility, instability, unpredictable violence, treachery, tenuous compliance with commitments, short-lived agreements, shifting alliances internally and externally, uncertainty, oppressive totalitarianism and divisiveness.
israel's high security threshold and extremely slim margin of error are determined by such regional phenomena.
the more violent and the less predictable the region, the higher the security requirements. moreover, the prime test of a middle east peace accord is not its conclusion, but its capability to withstand the worst-case middle east scenarios, such as an abrupt violation by a concerted unpredictable attack. for example, would the slim miles waistline of israel be able to fend off a 1973 yom offensive?!
the tunisian turmoil constitutes a prelude to potentially stormy, fueled by a series of aging arab rulers on their way out, a retreating us, increasingly assertive russia, china and north korea, bolder muslim terrorist organizations and explosive disenchantment among oppressed masses.
thus, the approaching departure of the president mubarak could produce a regime, but it could also yield a radical islamic takeover, followed by volcanic eruptions in the middle east at-large, in the eastern mediterranean, horn of africa, the red sea, sudan, north africa, devastating western interests, providing a to terrorism and radical regimes and consuming the peace treaty.
base policy on realistic scenarios
the scheduled us retreat from iraq, the expected evacuation of afghanistan and the switch of us policy from confrontation to engagement with rogue regimes are perceived by us rivals and enemies as an extension of the us retreats from iran (1979), lebanon (1983) and somalia (1993), radical and subversive veins. the retreat from iraq could trigger a lava-effect, threatening the survival of regimes in jordan, saudi arabia, kuwait, bahrain, oman and the uae, but benefitting iran, syria and regional terrorism.
turkey's from a policy to policy has transformed the former leader of the muslim world from a ally to an opponent of western democracies. it has undermined regional stability, advancing russian, iranian and overall islamic ambitions at the expense of vital us interests.
middle east turbulence could force the hashemite regime in jordan to abandon its policy and its peace treaty with israel. for instance, regional constrains forced king hussein to collaborate with saddam hussein's 1990 invasion of kuwait. regional pressures led jordan's king abdullah and king hussein to join the wars on israel in and in 1967 and 1973 respectively.
during, king hussein provided its arch-enemy, the plo, with logistical and operational bases for terrorism. how would israel's border with jordan be impacted by a radicalized iraq egypt?! how would it be affected by the toppling of jordan's hashemite regime?!
mideast precedents and sober assessments of middle east reality - behoove the jewish state to base its policy on realistic mideast scenarios and not on lethal wishful thinking.
the mideast requires (especially) israel to maintain a high security threshold, which secures its most vulnerable eastern border: the mountain ridges of judea and samaria, which constitute the "golan heights" of jerusalem and tel aviv, the most effective tank obstacle in the region (3,000-feet steep slope dominating the jordan valley in the east), a dream platform for invading the miles sliver along the mediterranean sea (2,000-ft moderate slope 80% of israel's population and infrastructures in the west).
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ðə ˌtuˈniʒən ˈtərˌmɔɪl ənd ɪts pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈrɪpəl ˈifɛkts ˌriəˈfərmz ðə ˈkrɪtɪkəl sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns əv ðə ʤuˈdiə ənd ˌseɪmərˈiə ˈmaʊntən ˈrɪʤɪz tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd sərˈvaɪvəl əv ðə ʤuɪʃ steɪt. ðə ˌtuˈniʒən ˈtərˌmɔɪl ɪz ə riˈmaɪndər əv ðə ˈneɪʧər əv ˈɪzriəlz ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, ðə ˈmɪdəl ist ðə roʊl ˈmɑdəl əv dəˈmɛstɪk ənd ˈgloʊbəl ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, ˌvɑləˈtɪləti, ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti, ˌənprɪˈdɪktəbəl ˈvaɪələns, ˈtrɛʧəri, ˈtɛnjəwəs kəmˈplaɪəns wɪθ kəˈmɪtmənts, ˌʃɔrˈtlɪvd əˈgrimənts, ˈʃɪftɪŋ əˈlaɪənsɪz ˌɪnˈtərnəli ənd ɪkˈstərnəli, ənˈsərtənti, əˈprɛsɪv ˌtoʊˌtæləˈtɛriəˌnɪzəm ənd dɪˈvaɪsɪvnəs. ˈɪzriəlz haɪ sɪˈkjʊrəti θˈrɛˌʃoʊld ənd ɪkˈstrimli slɪm ˈmɑrʤən əv ˈɛrər ər dɪˈtərmənd baɪ səʧ ˈriʤənəl fəˈnɑmənə. ðə mɔr ˈvaɪələnt ənd ðə lɛs prɪˈdɪktəbəl ðə ˈriʤən, ðə haɪər ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti rɪkˈwaɪrmənts. mɔˈroʊvər, ðə praɪm tɛst əv ə ˈmɪdəl ist pis əˈkɔrd ɪz nɑt ɪts kənˈkluʒən, bət ɪts ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti tɪ wɪθˈstænd ðə ˈwərstˈkeɪs ˈmɪdəl ist sɪˈnɛrioʊz, səʧ ɛz ən əˈbrəpt vaɪəˈleɪʃən baɪ ə kənˈsərtɪd ˌənprɪˈdɪktəbəl əˈtæk. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, wʊd ðə slɪm maɪəlz ˈweɪˌstlaɪn əv ˈɪzriəl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ fɛnd ɔf ə 1973 jɑm əˈfɛnsɪv?! ðə ˌtuˈniʒən ˈtərˌmɔɪl ˈkɑnstəˌtuts ə ˈpreɪˌlud tɪ pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈstɔrmi fjuəld baɪ ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈeɪʤɪŋ ˈærəb ˈrulərz ɔn ðɛr weɪ aʊt, ə riˈtritɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs, ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli əˈsərtɪv ˈrəʃə, ˈʧaɪnə ənd nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə, ˈboʊldər ˈməzlɪm ˈtɛrərɪst ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ənd ɪkˈsploʊsɪv dɪsɪnˈʧæntmənt əˈməŋ əˈprɛst ˈmæsɪz. ðəs, ðə əˈproʊʧɪŋ dɪˈpɑrʧər əv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt muˈbɑrɪk kʊd ˈproʊdus ə rəˈʒim, bət ɪt kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ jild ə ˈrædɪkəl ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈteɪˌkoʊvər, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ vɑlˈkænɪk ˌɪˈrəpʃənz ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist at-large*, ɪn ðə ˈistərn ˌmɛdətərˈeɪniən, hɔrn əv ˈæfrɪkɑ, ðə rɛd si, suˈdæn, nɔrθ ˈæfrɪkɑ, ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ ˈwɛstərn ˈɪntərɪsts, prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ə tɪ ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ənd ˈrædɪkəl rəˈʒimz ənd kənˈsumɪŋ ðə pis ˈtriti. beɪs ˈpɑləsi ɔn ˌriəˈlɪstɪk sɪˈnɛrioʊz ðə ˈskɛʤʊld ˈjuˈɛs riˈtrit frəm ˌɪˈrɑk, ðə ɪkˈspɛktɪd ɪˌvækjəˈweɪʃən əv æfˈgænəˌstæn ənd ðə swɪʧ əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈpɑləsi frəm ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən tɪ ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt wɪθ roʊg rəˈʒimz ər pərˈsivd baɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˈraɪvəlz ənd ˈɛnəmiz ɛz ən ɪkˈstɛnʃən əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs riˈtrits frəm ˌɪˈrɑn 1979 ˈlɛbənən 1983 ənd səˈmɑljə 1993 ˈrædɪkəl ənd səbˈvərsɪv veɪnz. ðə riˈtrit frəm ˌɪˈrɑk kʊd ˈtrɪgər ə lava-effect*, θˈrɛtənɪŋ ðə sərˈvaɪvəl əv rəˈʒimz ɪn ˈʤɔrdən, ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə, kuˈweɪt, bɑˈreɪn, oʊˈmɑn ənd ðə uae*, bət ˈbɛnəfɪtɪŋ ˌɪˈrɑn, ˈsɪriə ənd ˈriʤənəl ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm. ˈtərkiz frəm ə ˈpɑləsi tɪ ˈpɑləsi həz trænsˈfɔrmd ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈlidər əv ðə ˈməzlɪm wərld frəm ə ˈælaɪ tɪ ən əˈpoʊnənt əv ˈwɛstərn dɪˈmɑkrəsiz. ɪt həz ˌəndərˈmaɪnd ˈriʤənəl stəˈbɪlɪti, ədˈvænsɪŋ ˈrəʃən, ˌɪˈrɑniən ənd ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk æmˈbɪʃənz æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv ˈvaɪtəl ˈjuˈɛs ˈɪntərɪsts. ˈmɪdəl ist ˈtərbjələns kʊd fɔrs ðə ˈhæʃəˌmaɪt rəˈʒim ɪn ˈʤɔrdən tɪ əˈbændən ɪts ˈpɑləsi ənd ɪts pis ˈtriti wɪθ ˈɪzriəl. fər ˈɪnstəns, ˈriʤənəl kənˈstreɪnz fɔrst kɪŋ huˈseɪn tɪ kəˈlæbərˌeɪt wɪθ ˈsɑdəm huˈseɪnz 1990 ˌɪnˈveɪʒən əv kuˈweɪt. ˈriʤənəl ˈprɛʃərz lɛd ˈʤɔrdənz kɪŋ ˌæbˈdələ ənd kɪŋ huˈseɪn tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə wɔrz ɔn ˈɪzriəl ɪn ənd ɪn 1967 ənd 1973 rɪˈspɛktɪvli. ˈdʊrɪŋ kɪŋ huˈseɪn prəˈvaɪdɪd ɪts arch-enemy*, ðə plo*, wɪθ ləˈʤɪstɪkəl ənd ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl ˈbeɪsɪz fər ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm. haʊ wʊd ˈɪzriəlz ˈbɔrdər wɪθ ˈʤɔrdən bi ˌɪmˈpæktɪd baɪ ə ˈrædɪkəˌlaɪzd ˌɪˈrɑk ˈiʤɪpt?! haʊ wʊd ɪt bi əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˈtɑpəlɪŋ əv ˈʤɔrdənz ˈhæʃəˌmaɪt rəˈʒim?! ˈmɪˌdist ˈprɛsəˌdɛnts ənd ˈsoʊbər əˈsɛsmənts əv ˈmɪdəl ist ˌriˈæləˌti bɪˈhuv ðə ʤuɪʃ steɪt tɪ beɪs ɪts ˈpɑləsi ɔn ˌriəˈlɪstɪk ˈmɪˌdist sɪˈnɛrioʊz ənd nɑt ɔn ˈliθəl ˈwɪʃfəl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ. ðə ˈmɪˌdist rikˈwaɪərz (əˈspɛʃəli) ˈɪzriəl tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ə haɪ sɪˈkjʊrəti θˈrɛˌʃoʊld, wɪʧ sɪˈkjʊrz ɪts moʊst ˈvəlnərəbəl ˈistərn ˈbɔrdər: ðə ˈmaʊntən ˈrɪʤɪz əv ʤuˈdiə ənd ˌseɪmərˈiə, wɪʧ ˈkɑnstəˌtut ðə "ˈgoʊlən haɪts" əv ʤərˈusələm ənd tɛl ɑˈviv, ðə moʊst ˈifɛktɪv tæŋk ˈɑbstəkəl ɪn ðə ˈriʤən stip sloʊp ˈdɑməˌneɪtɪŋ ðə ˈʤɔrdən ˈvæli ɪn ðə ist), ə drim ˈplætˌfɔrm fər ˌɪnˈveɪdɪŋ ðə maɪəlz sˈlɪvər əˈlɔŋ ðə ˌmɛdətərˈeɪniən si ˈmɑdərˌeɪt sloʊp 80 əv ˈɪzriəlz ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ənd ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧərz ɪn ðə wɛst).
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china’s debt boom, or “credit boom” in more palatable terms whose true extent remains purposefully obscure and what it might do to the chinese economy and by extension to the global economy is starting to worry some folks at the new york fed. this is how their article starts out:
debt in china has increased dramatically in recent years, accounting for roughly of all new credit created globally since 2005. the share of total global credit is nearly 25 percent, up from 5 percent ten years ago. by some measures (as documented below), credit boom has reached the point where countries typically encounter financial stress, which could spill over to international markets given the size of the chinese economy.
the data points can give you the willies:
nonfinancial debt in china has soared sevenfold in a little over a decade, from about $3 trillion at the end of 2005 to nearly $22 trillion.
banking assets (mostly loans) have soared sixfold during the same period to over 300% of.
in 2016 alone, credit outstanding jumped by over $3 trillion; the pace of growth was about twice that of nominal.
the report:
the international experience suggests that such a rapid buildup is often followed by stress in domestic banking systems. roughly one-third of boom cases end up in financial crises and another third precede extended periods of economic growth.
the surge in nonfinancial sector debt kicked off with corporate borrowing, mostly in the infrastructure and property sectors. more recently, household debt began to surge, mostly mortgages; again the property sector.
lending by banks is still the largest component of the credit boom, but as authorities are trying to keep it from spiraling out of control, “shadow” lending by (trust loans, entrusted lending, and bankers’ acceptances) has surged:
nonbanks, often in cooperation with banks, have found ways around authorities’ efforts to restrict lending to certain sectors (such as real estate and industries with excess capacity like steel and cement) following the initial surge in credit in 2009.
this shadow credit accounts for about 15% of total credit, or 31% of, up from 5% ten years ago. authorities have been trying to contain this shadow credit boom since 2013 via measures. but where a will, a way: these efforts likely “caused credit to migrate to other lending channels.”
meanwhile, in line with the house price bubble, mortgage lending became the latest driver in the debt boom: at the end of december 2016, residential mortgage loans were up 35% year-over-year.
but debt may be ballooning even faster.
the increasing complexity of financial system has made it difficult to estimate the true level and growth rate of credit. official data put nonfinancial debt at roughly 205 percent of. however, adjustments for additional sources of credit not fully captured in the official data suggest total credit could be higher.
one way that the growth in debt could be underestimated:
[t]he pace of total credit growth is higher when swaps of local bank loans for municipal bonds are included. credit measure excludes swapped bank loans but does not add back the municipal bonds they were exchanged for.
the annual growth in the bank of measure of “total social financing” which includes bank loans, financing, trust loans, and net corporate debt issuance is now around 12% (about half of what it had been during the blistering surge after the financial crisis). the official figure.
but with the muni bonds swapped for bank loans added into the equation, annual credit growth would be above 15%.
the smaller banks are doing it.
chinese authorities have had some impact trying to control credit growth at the big four banks, ranked among the five largest banks globally by assets. but the smaller banks “have been growing their total assets at two to three times the pace of the largest commercial banks.” and they have some special products. the report:
joint stock commercial banks (jsbs), city commercial banks (ccbs), and other institutions have increasingly used less stable funding sources to finance their balance sheet expansion, primarily by tapping the interbank market and issuing wealth management products (wmp)…. are predominantly short-term investment products sold by banks and nonbank financial institutions that provide investors with higher rates of return than bank deposit rates. can have a range of underlying assets, including bonds, money market funds, and even a limited amount of bank loans. official data on banks’ show an almost sixfold increase since 2011, to the equivalent of about $4 trillion or 37 percent of. the growing reliance of chinese banks on this type of funding has increased concerns over potential shocks to funding, a risk highlighted by the international monetary fund in its october 2016 global financial stability report.
but “less bang for the debt,” so to speak.
as debt ballooned, its effectiveness in stimulating economic output has declined. the “credit pulse” the change in the flow of new credit as a percentage of “appears to be providing less bang to output for each additional yuan of credit, underscoring questions over how much lending is going to unproductive ‘zombie’ companies”:
but authorities might keep the plates spinning for a while longer, and waiting for that financial crisis in china, and what it might do to the global economy, might require some patience. according to the report, financial system sports some features that for the moment lower the risks of “a financial disruption,” among them:
unlike credit booms in other emerging markets that ended in financial crises, high domestic savings have funded much of its credit boom.
chinese authorities can drag this out with their liquidity tools, “including high required reserve ratios,” central bank liquidity injections, “and a financial sector dominated by lenders and borrowers.”
the government gross debt (including borrowing implicitly guaranteed by the state) was 60% of at the end of 2016, lower than in most advanced economies. and the government still sits on about $3 trillion of dwindling foreign exchange reserves.
so the government has some capacity “to absorb potential losses from a financial disruption.” but worries persist.
still, the speed and increasing complexity of the credit growth suggest that there could be significant benefits for china in addressing its banking system and financial reforms.
and do so presumably before contagion spreads to the rest of the world.
it started with a whimper and has turned into a roar: china and other foreign governments are dumping us treasuries. read… foreign governments dump us treasuries as never before, but who the heck is buying them?
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china’s* dɛt bum, ər boom”*” ɪn mɔr ˈpælətəbəl tərmz huz tru ɪkˈstɛnt rɪˈmeɪnz ˈpərpəsfəli əbˈskjʊr ənd wət ɪt maɪt du tɪ ðə ʧaɪˈniz ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd baɪ ɪkˈstɛnʃən tɪ ðə ˈgloʊbəl ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪz ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ ˈwəri səm foʊks æt ðə nu jɔrk fɛd. ðɪs ɪz haʊ ðɛr ˈɑrtɪkəl stɑrts aʊt: dɛt ɪn ˈʧaɪnə həz ˌɪnˈkrist drəˈmætɪkəli ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, əˈkaʊnɪŋ fər ˈrəfli əv ɔl nu ˈkrɛdɪt kriˈeɪtɪd ˈgloʊbəli sɪns 2005 ðə ʃɛr əv ˈtoʊtəl ˈgloʊbəl ˈkrɛdɪt ɪz ˈnɪrli 25 pərˈsɛnt, əp frəm 5 pərˈsɛnt tɛn jɪrz əˈgoʊ. baɪ səm ˈmɛʒərz (ɛz ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd bɪˈloʊ), ˈkrɛdɪt bum həz riʧt ðə pɔɪnt wɛr ˈkəntriz ˈtɪpɪkəli ɪnˈkaʊnər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl strɛs, wɪʧ kʊd spɪl ˈoʊvər tɪ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmɑrkɪts ˈgɪvɪn ðə saɪz əv ðə ʧaɪˈniz ɪˈkɑnəmi. ðə ˈdætə pɔɪnts kən gɪv ju ðə willies*: nɑnfəˈnænʃəl dɛt ɪn ˈʧaɪnə həz sɔrd ˈsɛvənˌfoʊld ɪn ə ˈlɪtəl ˈoʊvər ə ˈdɛkeɪd, frəm əˈbaʊt 3 ˈtrɪljən æt ðə ɛnd əv 2005 tɪ ˈnɪrli 22 ˈtrɪljən. ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈæˌsɛts (ˈmoʊstli loʊnz) hæv sɔrd ˈsɪksˌfoʊld ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈpɪriəd tɪ ˈoʊvər 300 əv. ɪn 2016 əˈloʊn, ˈkrɛdɪt ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ ʤəmpt baɪ ˈoʊvər 3 ˈtrɪljən; ðə peɪs əv groʊθ wɑz əˈbaʊt twaɪs ðət əv ˈnɑmənəl. ðə rɪˈpɔrt: ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ɪkˈspɪriəns səˈʤɛsts ðət səʧ ə ˈræpɪd ˈbɪlˌdəp ɪz ˈɔfən ˈfɑloʊd baɪ strɛs ɪn dəˈmɛstɪk ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz. ˈrəfli ˌwənˈθərd əv bum ˈkeɪsɪz ɛnd əp ɪn ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkraɪsiz ənd əˈnəðər θərd prɪˈsid ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈpɪriədz əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ. ðə sərʤ ɪn nɑnfəˈnænʃəl ˈsɛktər dɛt kɪkt ɔf wɪθ ˈkɔrpərət ˈbɑroʊɪŋ, ˈmoʊstli ɪn ðə ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ənd ˈprɑpərti ˈsɛktərz. mɔr ˈrisəntli, ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld dɛt bɪˈgæn tɪ sərʤ, ˈmoʊstli ˈmɔrgɪʤɪz; əˈgɛn ðə ˈprɑpərti ˈsɛktər. ˈlɛndɪŋ baɪ bæŋks ɪz stɪl ðə ˈlɑrʤəst kəmˈpoʊnənt əv ðə ˈkrɛdɪt bum, bət ɛz əˈθɔrətiz ər traɪɪŋ tɪ kip ɪt frəm ˈspaɪrəlɪŋ aʊt əv kənˈtroʊl, ““shadow”*” ˈlɛndɪŋ baɪ (trəst loʊnz, ɛnˈtrəstɪd ˈlɛndɪŋ, ənd bankers’*’ ækˈsɛptənsɪz) həz sərʤd:, ˈɔfən ɪn kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən wɪθ bæŋks, hæv faʊnd weɪz əraʊnd authorities’*’ ˈɛfərts tɪ riˈstrɪkt ˈlɛndɪŋ tɪ ˈsərtən ˈsɛktərz (səʧ ɛz ril ɛˈsteɪt ənd ˈɪndəstriz wɪθ ˈɛkˌsɛs kəˈpæsɪti laɪk stil ənd sɪˈmɛnt) ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl sərʤ ɪn ˈkrɛdɪt ɪn 2009 ðɪs ˈʃæˌdoʊ ˈkrɛdɪt əˈkaʊnts fər əˈbaʊt 15 əv ˈtoʊtəl ˈkrɛdɪt, ər 31 əv, əp frəm 5 tɛn jɪrz əˈgoʊ. əˈθɔrətiz hæv bɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ kənˈteɪn ðɪs ˈʃæˌdoʊ ˈkrɛdɪt bum sɪns 2013 ˈviə ˈmɛʒərz. bət wɛr ə wɪl, ə weɪ: ðiz ˈɛfərts ˈlaɪkli ˈkrɛdɪt tɪ ˈmaɪˌgreɪt tɪ ˈəðər ˈlɛndɪŋ channels.”*.” ˈminˌwaɪl, ɪn laɪn wɪθ ðə haʊs praɪs ˈbəbəl, ˈmɔrgɪʤ ˈlɛndɪŋ bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈdraɪvər ɪn ðə dɛt bum: æt ðə ɛnd əv dɪˈsɛmbər 2016 ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈmɔrgɪʤ loʊnz wər əp 35 year-over-year*. bət dɛt meɪ bi bəˈlunɪŋ ˈivɪn ˈfæstər. ðə ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ kəmˈplɛksɪti əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɪstəm həz meɪd ɪt ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ðə tru ˈlɛvəl ənd groʊθ reɪt əv ˈkrɛdɪt. əˈfɪʃəl ˈdætə pʊt nɑnfəˈnænʃəl dɛt æt ˈrəfli 205 pərˈsɛnt əv. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, əˈʤəstmənts fər əˈdɪʃənəl ˈsɔrsəz əv ˈkrɛdɪt nɑt ˈfʊli ˈkæpʧərd ɪn ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈdætə səˈʤɛst ˈtoʊtəl ˈkrɛdɪt kʊd bi haɪər. wən weɪ ðət ðə groʊθ ɪn dɛt kʊd bi ˈəndərˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd: peɪs əv ˈtoʊtəl ˈkrɛdɪt groʊθ ɪz haɪər wɪn swɑps əv ˈloʊkəl bæŋk loʊnz fər mjuˈnɪsəpəl bɑndz ər ˌɪnˈkludɪd. ˈkrɛdɪt ˈmɛʒər ɪkˈskludz swɔpt bæŋk loʊnz bət dɪz nɑt æd bæk ðə mjuˈnɪsəpəl bɑndz ðeɪ wər ɪksˈʧeɪnʤd fər. ðə ˈænjuəl groʊθ ɪn ðə bæŋk əv ˈmɛʒər əv ˈsoʊʃəl financing”*” wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz bæŋk loʊnz, fɪˈnænsɪŋ, trəst loʊnz, ənd nɛt ˈkɔrpərət dɛt ˈɪʃuəns ɪz naʊ əraʊnd 12 (əˈbaʊt hæf əv wət ɪt hæd bɪn ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈblɪstərɪŋ sərʤ ˈæftər ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkraɪsəs). ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈfɪgjər. bət wɪθ ðə mˈjuni bɑndz swɔpt fər bæŋk loʊnz ˈædɪd ˈɪntu ðə ɪkˈweɪʒən, ˈænjuəl ˈkrɛdɪt groʊθ wʊd bi əˈbəv 15 ðə sˈmɔlər bæŋks ər duɪŋ ɪt. ʧaɪˈniz əˈθɔrətiz hæv hæd səm ˌɪmˈpækt traɪɪŋ tɪ kənˈtroʊl ˈkrɛdɪt groʊθ æt ðə bɪg fɔr bæŋks, ræŋkt əˈməŋ ðə faɪv ˈlɑrʤəst bæŋks ˈgloʊbəli baɪ ˈæˌsɛts. bət ðə sˈmɔlər bæŋks bɪn groʊɪŋ ðɛr ˈtoʊtəl ˈæˌsɛts æt tu tɪ θri taɪmz ðə peɪs əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst kəˈmərʃəl banks.”*.” ənd ðeɪ hæv səm ˈspɛʃəl ˈprɑdəkts. ðə rɪˈpɔrt: ʤɔɪnt stɑk kəˈmərʃəl bæŋks (jsbs*), ˈsɪti kəˈmərʃəl bæŋks (ccbs*), ənd ˈəðər ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz hæv ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli juzd lɛs ˈsteɪbəl ˈfəndɪŋ ˈsɔrsəz tɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns ðɛr ˈbæləns ʃit ɪkˈspænʧən, praɪˈmɛrəli baɪ ˈtæpɪŋ ðə ˌɪntərˈbæŋk ˈmɑrkɪt ənd ˈɪʃuɪŋ wɛlθ ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈprɑdəkts (wmp)…*)…. ər ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli ˌʃɔrtˈtərm ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈprɑdəkts soʊld baɪ bæŋks ənd ˈnɑnˈbæŋk ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ðət prəˈvaɪd ˌɪnˈvɛstərz wɪθ haɪər reɪts əv rɪˈtərn ðən bæŋk dɪˈpɑzət reɪts. kən hæv ə reɪnʤ əv ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˈæˌsɛts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ bɑndz, ˈməni ˈmɑrkɪt fəndz, ənd ˈivɪn ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd əˈmaʊnt əv bæŋk loʊnz. əˈfɪʃəl ˈdætə ɔn banks’*’ ʃoʊ ən ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsɪksˌfoʊld ˌɪnˈkris sɪns 2011 tɪ ðə ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv əˈbaʊt 4 ˈtrɪljən ər 37 pərˈsɛnt əv. ðə groʊɪŋ rɪˈlaɪəns əv ʧaɪˈniz bæŋks ɔn ðɪs taɪp əv ˈfəndɪŋ həz ˌɪnˈkrist kənˈsərnz ˈoʊvər pəˈtɛnʃəl ʃɑks tɪ ˈfəndɪŋ, ə rɪsk ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmɑnəˌtɛri fənd ɪn ɪts ɑkˈtoʊbər 2016 ˈgloʊbəl ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl stəˈbɪlɪti rɪˈpɔrt. bət bæŋ fər ðə debt,”*,” soʊ tɪ spik. ɛz dɛt bəˈlund, ɪts ˈifɛktɪvnəs ɪn ˈstɪmjəˌleɪtɪŋ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈaʊtˌpʊt həz dɪˈklaɪnd. ðə pulse”*” ðə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə floʊ əv nu ˈkrɛdɪt ɛz ə pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv tɪ bi prəˈvaɪdɪŋ lɛs bæŋ tɪ ˈaʊtˌpʊt fər iʧ əˈdɪʃənəl juɑn əv ˈkrɛdɪt, ˌəndərˈskɔrɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz ˈoʊvər haʊ məʧ ˈlɛndɪŋ ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˌənprəˈdəktɪv ‘‘zombie’*’ companies”*”: bət əˈθɔrətiz maɪt kip ðə pleɪts ˈspɪnɪŋ fər ə waɪl ˈlɔŋgər, ənd ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ðət ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkraɪsəs ɪn ˈʧaɪnə, ənd wət ɪt maɪt du tɪ ðə ˈgloʊbəl ɪˈkɑnəmi, maɪt ˌrikˈwaɪər səm ˈpeɪʃəns. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə rɪˈpɔrt, ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɪstəm spɔrts səm ˈfiʧərz ðət fər ðə ˈmoʊmənt loʊər ðə rɪsks əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl disruption,”*,” əˈməŋ ðɛm: ənˈlaɪk ˈkrɛdɪt bumz ɪn ˈəðər ˈimərʤɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪts ðət ˈɛndɪd ɪn ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkraɪsiz, haɪ dəˈmɛstɪk ˈseɪvɪŋz hæv ˈfəndɪd məʧ əv ɪts ˈkrɛdɪt bum. ʧaɪˈniz əˈθɔrətiz kən dræg ðɪs aʊt wɪθ ðɛr lɪkˈwɪdɪti tulz, haɪ rikˈwaɪərd rɪˈzərv ratios,”*,” ˈsɛntrəl bæŋk lɪkˈwɪdɪti ˌɪnˈʤɛkʃənz, ə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɛktər ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd baɪ ˈlɛndərz ənd borrowers.”*.” ðə ˈgəvərnmənt groʊs dɛt (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈbɑroʊɪŋ ˌɪmˈplɪsətli ˌgɛrənˈtid baɪ ðə steɪt) wɑz 60 əv æt ðə ɛnd əv 2016 loʊər ðən ɪn moʊst ədˈvænst ɪˈkɑnəmiz. ənd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt stɪl sɪts ɔn əˈbaʊt 3 ˈtrɪljən əv dˈwɪndəlɪŋ ˈfɔrən ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ rɪˈzərvz. soʊ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz səm kəˈpæsɪti əbˈzɔrb pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈlɔsɪz frəm ə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl disruption.”*.” bət ˈwəriz pərˈsɪst. stɪl, ðə spid ənd ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ kəmˈplɛksɪti əv ðə ˈkrɛdɪt groʊθ səˈʤɛst ðət ðɛr kʊd bi sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈbɛnəfɪts fər ˈʧaɪnə ɪn æˈdrɛsɪŋ ɪts ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ənd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl rɪˈfɔrmz. ənd du soʊ prɪˈzuməbli ˌbiˈfɔr kənˈteɪʤən sprɛdz tɪ ðə rɛst əv ðə wərld. ɪt ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ ə ˈwɪmpər ənd həz tərnd ˈɪntu ə rɔr: ˈʧaɪnə ənd ˈəðər ˈfɔrən ˈgəvərnmənts ər ˈdəmpɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ˈtrɛʒəriz. read…*… ˈfɔrən ˈgəvərnmənts dəmp ˈjuˈɛs ˈtrɛʒəriz ɛz ˈnɛvər ˌbiˈfɔr, bət hu ðə hɛk ɪz baɪɪŋ ðɛm? ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈrɛdɪŋ wʊlf strit ənd wɔnt tɪ səˈpɔrt ɪt? ˈjuzɪŋ æd ˈblɑkərz aɪ ˈtoʊtəli gɪt waɪ bət wɔnt tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə saɪt? ju kən ˈdoʊˌneɪt money.”*.” aɪ əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ɪt ˌɪˈmɛnsli. klɪk ɔn ðə bɪr məg tɪ faɪnd aʊt haʊ: wʊd ju laɪk tɪ bi ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd ˈviə iˈmeɪl wɪn wʊlf strit ˈpəblɪʃɪz ə nu ˈɑrtɪkəl? saɪn əp hir.
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topgolf won approvals wednesday morning to clear the way for its first ever urban location, and right here in the magic city.
topgolf is a driving range, but it's high-tech: each golf ball has a chip in it - the kind in cell phones - that collects data about your swing, like distance. but it's not just for the serious golfer - there are different targets folks can attempt to aim, and it's far more than just golf.
each bay - which customers rent by the hour - has couches and flat screen tvs. the bays are rented by the hour with rates ranging from $25 to $45 depending on peak times and are the same rate regardless of how many people are using the bays. there's also a $5 membership fee, but customers only have to pay that once.
topgolf is taking up full two city blocks bordered by avenue north, avenue north, street north and street north. the birmingham design review committee granted approval wednesday morning as well as approval for the to demolish two buildings on the property.
about 80 percent of's customers are not regular golfers, senior real estate development associate mark foster said. will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. it'll also have a restaurant and bar.
the building will be square feet and have a four and a outfield.
topgolf has 26 locations in the u.s. and three in the united kingdom.
"we've reinvented the game of golf, we've made it popular to the masses," foster said.
the location should open before the end of next year, foster said.
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topgolf* wən əˈpruvəlz ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ tɪ klɪr ðə weɪ fər ɪts fərst ˈɛvər ˈərbən loʊˈkeɪʃən, ənd raɪt hir ɪn ðə ˈmæʤɪk ˈsɪti. ɪz ə ˈdraɪvɪŋ reɪnʤ, bət ɪts ˌhaɪˈtɛk: iʧ gɔlf bɔl həz ə ʧɪp ɪn ɪt ðə kaɪnd ɪn sɛl foʊnz ðət kəˈlɛkts ˈdætə əˈbaʊt jʊr swɪŋ, laɪk ˈdɪstəns. bət ɪts nɑt ʤɪst fər ðə ˈsɪriəs ˈgɑlfər ðɛr ər ˈdɪfərənt ˈtɑrgəts foʊks kən əˈtɛmpt tɪ eɪm, ənd ɪts fɑr mɔr ðən ʤɪst gɔlf. iʧ beɪ wɪʧ ˈkəstəmərz rɛnt baɪ ðə aʊər həz ˈkaʊʧɪz ənd flæt skrin ˈtiˈviz. ðə beɪz ər ˈrɛntɪd baɪ ðə aʊər wɪθ reɪts ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm 25 tɪ 45 dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn pik taɪmz ənd ər ðə seɪm reɪt rəˈgɑrdləs əv haʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ər ˈjuzɪŋ ðə beɪz. ðɛrz ˈɔlsoʊ ə 5 ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp fi, bət ˈkəstəmərz ˈoʊnli hæv tɪ peɪ ðət wəns. ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ əp fʊl tu ˈsɪti blɑks ˈbɔrdərd baɪ ˈævəˌnu nɔrθ, ˈævəˌnu nɔrθ, strit nɔrθ ənd strit nɔrθ. ðə ˈbərmɪŋˌhæm dɪˈzaɪn ˌrivˈju kəˈmɪti ˈgrænɪd əˈpruvəl ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ɛz wɛl ɛz əˈpruvəl fər ðə tɪ dɪˈmɑlɪʃ tu ˈbɪldɪŋz ɔn ðə ˈprɑpərti. əˈbaʊt 80 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈkəstəmərz ər nɑt ˈrɛgjələr ˈgɑlfərz, ˈsinjər ril ɛˈsteɪt dɪˈvɛləpmənt əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt mɑrk ˈfɑstər sɛd. wɪl bi ˈoʊpən frəm 9 a.m*. tɪ 2 a.m*. ˈɪtəl ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ənd bɑr. ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ wɪl bi skwɛr fit ənd hæv ə fɔr ənd ə ˈaʊtˌfild. həz 26 loʊˈkeɪʃənz ɪn ðə juz. ənd θri ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm. "wiv ˌriɪnˈvɛntɪd ðə geɪm əv gɔlf, wiv meɪd ɪt ˈpɑpjələr tɪ ðə ˈmæsɪz," ˈfɑstər sɛd. ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən ʃʊd ˈoʊpən ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɛnd əv nɛkst jɪr, ˈfɑstər sɛd.
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image copyright image caption police have been holding security drills in kuala lumpur ahead of the southeast asian games
more than 400 people have been detained in a operation in malaysia, authorities say.
those held in a series of raids in the capital kuala lumpur were mainly from bangladesh, india and pakistan, officials said.
machines to make fake passports and to forge malaysian immigration documents were among the items seized.
security in the city is being tightened up ahead of the southeast asian games which begin in just over a week's time.
monday's raids saw police break down doors and lead scores of people away in handcuffs to waiting buses. they were taken to police stations for investigation and screening.
authorities said they were targeting anyone with missing or fraudulent travel documents or who was believed to be affiliated with terror groups in syria and iraq.
"we will detect and take action against foreigners suspected of having links with terrorists, especially those involved in activities in syria," police official khan pitchay, said, quoted by free malaysia today.
officers were also equipped with devices to detect radioactive materials, police said, although no such items were found.
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ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən pəˈlis hæv bɪn ˈhoʊldɪŋ sɪˈkjʊrəti drɪlz ɪn kˈwɑlə ˌləmˈpʊr əˈhɛd əv ðə ˌsaʊˈθist ˈeɪʒən geɪmz mɔr ðən 400 ˈpipəl hæv bɪn dɪˈteɪnd ɪn ə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ɪn məˈleɪʒə, əˈθɔrətiz seɪ. ðoʊz hɛld ɪn ə ˈsɪriz əv reɪdz ɪn ðə ˈkæpɪtəl kˈwɑlə ˌləmˈpʊr wər ˈmeɪnli frəm ˈbæŋləˌdɛʃ, ˈɪndiə ənd ˈpækɪˌstæn, əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd. məˈʃinz tɪ meɪk feɪk ˈpæˌspɔrts ənd tɪ fɔrʤ məˈleɪʒən ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈdɑkjəmənts wər əˈməŋ ðə ˈaɪtəmz sizd. sɪˈkjʊrəti ɪn ðə ˈsɪti ɪz biɪŋ ˈtaɪtənd əp əˈhɛd əv ðə ˌsaʊˈθist ˈeɪʒən geɪmz wɪʧ bɪˈgɪn ɪn ʤɪst ˈoʊvər ə wiks taɪm. ˈmənˌdeɪz reɪdz sɔ pəˈlis breɪk daʊn dɔrz ənd lɛd skɔrz əv ˈpipəl əˈweɪ ɪn ˈhændˌkəfs tɪ ˈweɪtɪŋ ˈbəsɪz. ðeɪ wər ˈteɪkən tɪ pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃənz fər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ənd ˈskrinɪŋ. əˈθɔrətiz sɛd ðeɪ wər ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ ˈmɪsɪŋ ər ˈfrɔʤələnt ˈtrævəl ˈdɑkjəmənts ər hu wɑz bɪˈlivd tɪ bi əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ˈtɛrər grups ɪn ˈsɪriə ənd ˌɪˈrɑk. "wi wɪl dɪˈtɛkt ənd teɪk ˈækʃən əˈgɛnst ˈfɔrənərz səˈspɛktɪd əv ˈhævɪŋ lɪŋks wɪθ ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts, əˈspɛʃəli ðoʊz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ækˈtɪvɪtiz ɪn ˈsɪriə," pəˈlis əˈfɪʃəl kɑn pitchay*, sɛd, kˈwoʊtɪd baɪ fri məˈleɪʒə təˈdeɪ. ˈɔfɪsərz wər ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈwɪpt wɪθ dɪˈvaɪsɪz tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ˌreɪdioʊˈæktɪv məˈtɪriəlz, pəˈlis sɛd, ˌɔlˈðoʊ noʊ səʧ ˈaɪtəmz wər faʊnd.
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british antarctic survey (bas) has decided not to winter at halley vi research station for safety reasons. the station, which is located on the floating brunt ice shelf in antarctica, will shut down between march and november 2017. changes to the ice, particularly the growth of a new crack,esents a complex picture that means that scientists are unable toedict with certainty what will happen to the ice shelf during the forthcoming antarctic winter. as aecautionary measure will remove its people before the antarctic winter begins.
halley vi station is in the final stages of being relocated 23 from itsesent site to put it upstream of aeviously dormant ice chasm that began to show signs of growth in 2012.
in october 2016, a second crack appeared some 17 to the north of the research station. since then have monitored the growth of this crack using a network of gps instruments that measure the deformation of the ice, together with european space agency satellite imagery, ground penetrating radar, and drone footage, which show that the recent changes to the brunt ice shelf have not been seen before. they have run computer models and created maps to determine whether or not a large iceberg will calve, and the impact that could have on the remaining ice shelf. they conclude that they are unable toedict with certainty what will happen to the ice shelf during the forthcoming antarctic winter and beyond.
there is no immediate risk to the people currently at the station, or to the station itself. however, there is sufficient uncertainty about what could happen to the ice during the coming antarctic winter for to change its operational plans. is confident of mounting a fast uplift of personnel during summer months if a fracturing of the ice shelf occurred. however, access to halley by ship or aircraft is extremely difficult during the winter months of darkness, extremely low temperatures and the frozen sea. the director of has therefore decided that it isudent for safety reasons to shut down the station as aecautionary measure and remove its people before the antarctic winter begins. there are currently 88 people on station including staff working on the relocationoject and 16 who were scheduled to over-winter.
every effort is currently being made to ensure the continuity of long-term scientific data capture in these circumstances. options to temporarily redeploy research and technical support teams to other parts of are being explored.
halley vi research station is an internationally important platform for global earth, atmospheric and space weather observation in a zone. in 2013 the station attained the world meteorological organization (wmo) global atmosphere watch (gaw) global station status, becoming the in the world and in antarctica.
director of operations captain tim stockings says,
“halley vi research station sits on a floating ice shelf. it was designed specifically to move inland if required. the current work to relocate our station is going very well. this challenging engineeringoject is scheduled to complete as planned by early march 2017. we want to do the right thing for our people. bringing them home for winter is audentecaution given the changes that our have seen in the ice shelf in recent months. our goal is to the station and leave it ready for as soon as possible after the antarctic winter.”
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issued by theess office at british antarctic survey.
athena dinar, senior & communications manager, british antarctic survey, tel: +44 (0)1223 221 441; mobile: +44 (0)7909 008516; email: [emailotected]
sarah vincent, senior communications manager, british antarctic survey: tel +44 (0)1223 221445; mobile +44 (0)7850 541910; email [emailotected]
notes to editors:
for images and interview requests please contact theess office
about halley vi
halley vi research station sits on thick brunt ice shelf. this floating ice shelf flows at a rate of per year west towards the sea where, at irregular intervals, it calves off as icebergs. halley is crucial to studies into globally important issues such as the impact of extreme space weather events, climate change, and atmospheric phenomena. it was ozone measurements at halley that led to the discovery of the antarctic ozone hole in 1985 they are now being used to evaluate its recovery.
long-term monitoring of the natural changes that occur in the ice shelf has revealed changes, including recent growth of a chasm that waseviously dormant for around 35 years.eparatory work for the was carried out during the antarctic summer season (nov-march), and moving the station is almost complete. this involved the 8 station modules and using large tractors to transport each module further inland.
there have been six halley research stations on the brunt ice shelf since 1956.
about closing the station for winter
whilst is confident of mounting a fast uplift of personnel during summer months if a fracturing of the ice shelf occurred the same cannot be said for winter.
between now and early march science and technical teams will complete the relocation of the station modules andepare them for winter and ready for next season. remote instruments will continue to capture and store data about movement of the ice shelf. a staged removal of personnel whose work on the relocation is complete is expected to begin in early-february. all remaining personnel are scheduled to leave by early march.
about halley science
ozone measurements that have been made continuously at halley since 1956 (which led to the discovery of the ozone hole), contribute to the earth observation strategy for and integrated systems for monitoring of the atmosphere.
space weather data captured at halley contributes to the space environment impacts expert group thatovides advice to government on the impact of space weather on infrastructure and business.
during recent winters, halley has participated in a european space agency research experiment intoolonged human space flight. thisoject seeks to test how people can adapt to life in remote and isolated locations.
about theoject
halley research station is modular. each module is being from the others and towed across the ice by tractors
in field season, and operational teams conducted a survey to identify a new site for halley research station which is located 23 upstream on the brunt ice shelf.
the relocationoject is being carried out over three years. work began in with site surveys, detailed ice monitoring and initialeparations to the modules.
during the antarctic summer season temporary camps for housing the workforce were established and station modules and other infrastructure moved to the new site. these will be removed by the end of summer.
temporary science facilities and accommodation units were set up to keep scienceojects going during winter.
britain in antarctica
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ˈbrɪtɪʃ æˈnɑrtɪk ˈsərˌveɪ (bas*) həz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd nɑt tɪ ˈwɪntər æt ˈhæli vi ˈrisərʧ ˈsteɪʃən fər ˈseɪfti ˈrizənz. ðə ˈsteɪʃən, wɪʧ ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɔn ðə ˈfloʊtɪŋ brənt aɪs ʃɛlf ɪn ˌæˈnɑrtɪkə, wɪl ʃət daʊn bɪtˈwin mɑrʧ ənd noʊˈvɛmbər 2017 ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðə aɪs, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ðə groʊθ əv ə nu kræk, ˈprɛzənts ə ˈkɑmplɛks ˈpɪkʧər ðət minz ðət ˈsaɪəntɪsts ər əˈneɪbəl tɪ prɪˈdɪkt wɪθ ˈsərtənti wət wɪl ˈhæpən tɪ ðə aɪs ʃɛlf ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈfɔrθˈkəmɪŋ æˈnɑrtɪk ˈwɪntər. ɛz ə prɪˈkɔʃənɛri ˈmɛʒər wɪl riˈmuv ɪts ˈpipəl ˌbiˈfɔr ðə æˈnɑrtɪk ˈwɪntər bɪˈgɪnz. ˈhæli vi ˈsteɪʃən ɪz ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈsteɪʤɪz əv biɪŋ ˌriˈloʊkeɪtɪd 23 frəm ɪts ˈprɛzənt saɪt tɪ pʊt ɪt ˈəpˈstrim əv ə ˈpriviəsli ˈdɔrmənt aɪs ˈkæzəm ðət bɪˈgæn tɪ ʃoʊ saɪnz əv groʊθ ɪn 2012 ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2016 ə ˈsɛkənd kræk əˈpɪrd səm 17 tɪ ðə nɔrθ əv ðə ˈrisərʧ ˈsteɪʃən. sɪns ðɛn hæv ˈmɑnətərd ðə groʊθ əv ðɪs kræk ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈnɛtˌwərk əv ˈgipiˈɛs ˈɪnstrəmənts ðət ˈmɛʒər ðə ˌdifɔrˈmeɪʃən əv ðə aɪs, təˈgɛðər wɪθ ˌjʊrəˈpiən speɪs ˈeɪʤənsi ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˈɪmɪʤri, graʊnd ˈpɛnəˌtreɪtɪŋ ˈreɪˌdɑr, ənd droʊn ˈfʊtɪʤ, wɪʧ ʃoʊ ðət ðə ˈrisənt ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðə brənt aɪs ʃɛlf hæv nɑt bɪn sin ˌbiˈfɔr. ðeɪ hæv rən kəmˈpjutər ˈmɑdəlz ənd kriˈeɪtɪd mæps tɪ dɪˈtərmən ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ə lɑrʤ ˈaɪsbərg wɪl calve*, ənd ðə ˌɪmˈpækt ðət kʊd hæv ɔn ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ aɪs ʃɛlf. ðeɪ kənˈklud ðət ðeɪ ər əˈneɪbəl tɪ prɪˈdɪkt wɪθ ˈsərtənti wət wɪl ˈhæpən tɪ ðə aɪs ʃɛlf ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈfɔrθˈkəmɪŋ æˈnɑrtɪk ˈwɪntər ənd bɪɔnd. ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˌɪˈmiˌdiət rɪsk tɪ ðə ˈpipəl ˈkərəntli æt ðə ˈsteɪʃən, ər tɪ ðə ˈsteɪʃən ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛr ɪz səˈfɪʃənt ənˈsərtənti əˈbaʊt wət kʊd ˈhæpən tɪ ðə aɪs ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈkəmɪŋ æˈnɑrtɪk ˈwɪntər fər tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ɪts ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl plænz. ɪz ˈkɑnfədənt əv ˈmaʊntɪŋ ə fæst ˈəplɪft əv ˌpərsəˈnɛl ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈsəmər mənθs ɪf ə ˈfrækʧərɪŋ əv ðə aɪs ʃɛlf əˈkərd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈhæli baɪ ʃɪp ər ˈɛrˌkræft ɪz ɪkˈstrimli ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈwɪntər mənθs əv ˈdɑrknəs, ɪkˈstrimli loʊ ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ənd ðə ˈfroʊzən si. ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv həz ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət ɪt ɪz ˈprudənt fər ˈseɪfti ˈrizənz tɪ ʃət daʊn ðə ˈsteɪʃən ɛz ə prɪˈkɔʃənɛri ˈmɛʒər ənd riˈmuv ɪts ˈpipəl ˌbiˈfɔr ðə æˈnɑrtɪk ˈwɪntər bɪˈgɪnz. ðɛr ər ˈkərəntli 88 ˈpipəl ɔn ˈsteɪʃən ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ stæf ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə ˌriˈloʊˈkeɪʃən ˈprɑʤɛkt ənd 16 hu wər ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ over-winter*. ˈɛvəri ˈɛfərt ɪz ˈkərəntli biɪŋ meɪd tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðə ˌkɑntəˈnuəti əv ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈdætə ˈkæpʧər ɪn ðiz ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz. ˈɔpʃənz tɪ ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli ˌridɪˈplɔɪ ˈrisərʧ ənd ˈtɛknɪkəl səˈpɔrt timz tɪ ˈəðər pɑrts əv ər biɪŋ ɪkˈsplɔrd. ˈhæli vi ˈrisərʧ ˈsteɪʃən ɪz ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈplætˌfɔrm fər ˈgloʊbəl ərθ, ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk ənd speɪs ˈwɛðər ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən ɪn ə zoʊn. ɪn 2013 ðə ˈsteɪʃən əˈteɪnd ðə wərld ˌmitiˌɔrəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən (wmo*) ˈgloʊbəl ˈætməsˌfɪr wɔʧ (gɔ) ˈgloʊbəl ˈsteɪʃən ˈstætəs, bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə ɪn ðə wərld ənd ɪn ˌæˈnɑrtɪkə. dɪˈrɛktər əv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˈkæptən tɪm ˈstɑkɪŋz sɪz, vi ˈrisərʧ ˈsteɪʃən sɪts ɔn ə ˈfloʊtɪŋ aɪs ʃɛlf. ɪt wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd spəˈsɪfɪkli tɪ muv ˈɪnˌlænd ɪf rikˈwaɪərd. ðə ˈkɑrənt wərk tɪ ˌriˈloʊkeɪt ɑr ˈsteɪʃən ɪz goʊɪŋ ˈvɛri wɛl. ðɪs ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ kəmˈplit ɛz plænd baɪ ˈərli mɑrʧ 2017 wi wɔnt tɪ du ðə raɪt θɪŋ fər ɑr ˈpipəl. ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðɛm hoʊm fər ˈwɪntər ɪz ə ˈprudənt priˈkɔʃən ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ðət ɑr hæv sin ɪn ðə aɪs ʃɛlf ɪn ˈrisənt mənθs. ɑr goʊl ɪz tɪ ðə ˈsteɪʃən ənd liv ɪt ˈrɛdi fər ɛz sun ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl ˈæftər ðə æˈnɑrtɪk winter.”*.” ɛndz ˈɪʃud baɪ ðə prɛs ˈɔfəs æt ˈbrɪtɪʃ æˈnɑrtɪk ˈsərˌveɪ. æˈθinə dɪˈnɑr, ˈsinjər kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈmænɪʤər, ˈbrɪtɪʃ æˈnɑrtɪk ˈsərˌveɪ, tɛl: 44 221 441 ˈmoʊbəl: 44 008516 iˈmeɪl: [iˈmeɪl prəˈtɛktɪd] ˈsɛrə ˈvɪnsɪnt, ˈsinjər kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈmænɪʤər, ˈbrɪtɪʃ æˈnɑrtɪk ˈsərˌveɪ: tɛl 44 221445 ˈmoʊbəl 44 541910 iˈmeɪl [iˈmeɪl prəˈtɛktɪd] noʊts tɪ ˈɛdɪtərz: fər ˈɪmɪʤɪz ənd ˈɪntərvˌju rɪkˈwɛsts pliz ˈkɑnˌtækt ðə prɛs ˈɔfəs əˈbaʊt ˈhæli vi ˈhæli vi ˈrisərʧ ˈsteɪʃən sɪts ɔn θɪk brənt aɪs ʃɛlf. ðɪs ˈfloʊtɪŋ aɪs ʃɛlf floʊz æt ə reɪt əv pər jɪr wɛst təˈwɔrdz ðə si wɛr, æt ˌɪˈrɛgjələr ˈɪntərvəlz, ɪt kævz ɔf ɛz ˈaɪsbərgz. ˈhæli ɪz ˈkruʃəl tɪ ˈstədiz ˈɪntu ˈgloʊbəli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈɪʃuz səʧ ɛz ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ɪkˈstrim speɪs ˈwɛðər ɪˈvɛnts, ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ, ənd ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk fəˈnɑmənə. ɪt wɑz ˈoʊˌzoʊn ˈmɛʒərmənts æt ˈhæli ðət lɛd tɪ ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri əv ðə æˈnɑrtɪk ˈoʊˌzoʊn hoʊl ɪn 1985 ðeɪ ər naʊ biɪŋ juzd tɪ ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt ɪts rɪˈkəvəri. ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈmɑnətərɪŋ əv ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ðət əˈkər ɪn ðə aɪs ʃɛlf həz rɪˈvild ˈʧeɪnʤɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈrisənt groʊθ əv ə ˈkæzəm ðət wɑz ˈpriviəsli ˈdɔrmənt fər əraʊnd 35 jɪrz. ˈprɛprəˌtɔri wərk fər ðə wɑz ˈkɛrid aʊt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə æˈnɑrtɪk ˈsəmər ˈsizən (nov-march*), ənd ˈmuvɪŋ ðə ˈsteɪʃən ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst kəmˈplit. ðɪs ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ðə 8 ˈsteɪʃən ˈmɑʤulz ənd ˈjuzɪŋ lɑrʤ ˈtræktərz tɪ ˈtrænspɔrt iʧ ˈmɑʤul ˈfərðər ˈɪnˌlænd. ðɛr hæv bɪn sɪks ˈhæli ˈrisərʧ ˈsteɪʃənz ɔn ðə brənt aɪs ʃɛlf sɪns 1956 əˈbaʊt ˈkloʊzɪŋ ðə ˈsteɪʃən fər ˈwɪntər waɪlst ɪz ˈkɑnfədənt əv ˈmaʊntɪŋ ə fæst ˈəplɪft əv ˌpərsəˈnɛl ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈsəmər mənθs ɪf ə ˈfrækʧərɪŋ əv ðə aɪs ʃɛlf əˈkərd ðə seɪm ˈkænɑt bi sɛd fər ˈwɪntər. bɪtˈwin naʊ ənd ˈərli mɑrʧ saɪəns ənd ˈtɛknɪkəl timz wɪl kəmˈplit ðə ˌriˈloʊˈkeɪʃən əv ðə ˈsteɪʃən ˈmɑʤulz ənd priˈpɛr ðɛm fər ˈwɪntər ənd ˈrɛdi fər nɛkst ˈsizən. rɪˈmoʊt ˈɪnstrəmənts wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈkæpʧər ənd stɔr ˈdætə əˈbaʊt ˈmuvmənt əv ðə aɪs ʃɛlf. ə steɪʤd rɪˈmuvəl əv ˌpərsəˈnɛl huz wərk ɔn ðə ˌriˈloʊˈkeɪʃən ɪz kəmˈplit ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bɪˈgɪn ɪn early-february*. ɔl rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˌpərsəˈnɛl ər ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ liv baɪ ˈərli mɑrʧ. əˈbaʊt ˈhæli saɪəns ˈoʊˌzoʊn ˈmɛʒərmənts ðət hæv bɪn meɪd kənˈtɪnjuəsli æt ˈhæli sɪns 1956 (wɪʧ lɛd tɪ ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri əv ðə ˈoʊˌzoʊn hoʊl), kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ðə ərθ ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən ˈstrætəʤi fər ənd ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈsɪstəmz fər ˈmɑnətərɪŋ əv ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr. speɪs ˈwɛðər ˈdætə ˈkæpʧərd æt ˈhæli kənˈtrɪbjuts tɪ ðə speɪs ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ˌɪmˈpækts ˈɛkspərt grup ðət prəˈvaɪdz ədˈvaɪs tɪ ˈgəvərnmənt ɔn ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv speɪs ˈwɛðər ɔn ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ənd ˈbɪznɪs. ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈrisənt ˈwɪntərz, ˈhæli həz pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ɪn ə ˌjʊrəˈpiən speɪs ˈeɪʤənsi ˈrisərʧ ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ˈɪntu prəˈlɔŋd ˈjumən speɪs flaɪt. ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt siks tɪ tɛst haʊ ˈpipəl kən əˈdæpt tɪ laɪf ɪn rɪˈmoʊt ənd ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd loʊˈkeɪʃənz. əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈhæli ˈrisərʧ ˈsteɪʃən ɪz ˈmɑʤələr. iʧ ˈmɑʤul ɪz biɪŋ frəm ðə ˈəðərz ənd toʊd əˈkrɔs ðə aɪs baɪ ˈtræktərz ɪn fild ˈsizən, ənd ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl timz kənˈdəktəd ə ˈsərˌveɪ tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ə nu saɪt fər ˈhæli ˈrisərʧ ˈsteɪʃən wɪʧ ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd 23 ˈəpˈstrim ɔn ðə brənt aɪs ʃɛlf. ðə ˌriˈloʊˈkeɪʃən ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz biɪŋ ˈkɛrid aʊt ˈoʊvər θri jɪrz. wərk bɪˈgæn ɪn wɪθ saɪt ˈsərˌveɪz, dɪˈteɪld aɪs ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ənd ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃənz tɪ ðə ˈmɑʤulz. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə æˈnɑrtɪk ˈsəmər ˈsizən ˈtɛmpərˌɛri kæmps fər ˈhaʊzɪŋ ðə ˈwərkˌfɔrs wər ɪˈstæblɪʃt ənd ˈsteɪʃən ˈmɑʤulz ənd ˈəðər ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər muvd tɪ ðə nu saɪt. ðiz wɪl bi riˈmuvd baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ˈsəmər. ˈtɛmpərˌɛri saɪəns fəˈsɪlɪtiz ənd əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən ˈjunɪts wər sɛt əp tɪ kip saɪəns ˈprɑʤɛkts goʊɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈwɪntər. ˈbrɪtən ɪn ˌæˈnɑrtɪkə
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beijing, china (cnn) -- a little girl and her song captivated millions of viewers during the opening ceremony of the beijing olympics. but what they saw was not what they heard.
lin was the darling of the olympic opening ceremony, but it turns out she was.
games organizers confirm that lin, who performed "ode to the motherland" as china's flag was paraded friday into beijing's national stadium, was not singing at all.
lin was to the sound of another girl, yang peiyi, who was heard but not seen, apparently because she was deemed not cute enough.
"the reason was for the national interest," said chen qigang, the musical director, in a state radio interview. "the child on camera should be flawless in image, internal feeling and expression. ... lin is excellent in those aspects."
the decision was made at the highest levels, chen said.
"we had to do it," he said. "we'd been through several inspections. they're all very strict. when we rehearsed at the spot, there were several spectators from various divisions, especially leaders from the politburo, who gave the opinion it must change." watch a chinese official defend the move »
few who watched the olympic ceremony realized the deception. "tiny singer wins heart of nation," read the headline in tuesday's china daily newspaper.
"lin might be only 9 years old but she is well on her way to becoming a star, thanks to her heartwarming performance," the article gushed -- without mentioning she never sang a note.
but as word has gotten out on the internet, some chinese bloggers are outraged.
"if you're not good-looking, no matter how well you sing, you'll not be onstage. do you know you're twisting a whole generation?" read one comment.
another said, "if foreigners found out, they'd think we can't even find a girl who is good at both." ireport.com: share your olympic spirit
as for yang peiyi, she's been quoted as saying she was honored to have had a role in the opening ceremony, even though few realized just how big her part really was.
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ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ, ˈʧaɪnə (ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn) ə ˈlɪtəl gərl ənd hər sɔŋ ˈkæptɪˌveɪtɪd ˈmɪljənz əv vjuərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni əv ðə ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ oʊˈlɪmpɪks. bət wət ðeɪ sɔ wɑz nɑt wət ðeɪ hərd. lɪn wɑz ðə ˈdɑrlɪŋ əv ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni, bət ɪt tərnz aʊt ʃi wɑz. geɪmz ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz kənˈfərm ðət lɪn, hu pərˈfɔrmd "oʊd tɪ ðə ˈməðərˌlænd" ɛz ˈʧaɪnəz flæg wɑz pərˈeɪdɪd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈɪntu ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋz ˈnæʃənəl ˈsteɪdiəm, wɑz nɑt ˈsɪŋɪŋ æt ɔl. lɪn wɑz tɪ ðə saʊnd əv əˈnəðər gərl, jæŋ peiyi*, hu wɑz hərd bət nɑt sin, əˈpɛrəntli bɪˈkəz ʃi wɑz dimd nɑt kjut ɪˈnəf. "ðə ˈrizən wɑz fər ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst," sɛd ʧɛn qigang*, ðə mˈjuzɪkəl dɪˈrɛktər, ɪn ə steɪt ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈɪntərvˌju. "ðə ʧaɪld ɔn ˈkæmərə ʃʊd bi ˈflɔləs ɪn ˈɪmɪʤ, ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈfilɪŋ ənd ɪkˈsprɛʃən. lɪn ɪz ˈɛksələnt ɪn ðoʊz ˈæˌspɛkts." ðə dɪˈsɪʒən wɑz meɪd æt ðə haɪəst ˈlɛvəlz, ʧɛn sɛd. "wi hæd tɪ du ɪt," hi sɛd. "wid bɪn θru ˈsɛvərəl ˌɪnˈspɛkʃənz. ðɛr ɔl ˈvɛri strɪkt. wɪn wi riˈhərst æt ðə spɑt, ðɛr wər ˈsɛvərəl ˈspɛkteɪtərz frəm ˈvɛriəs dɪˈvɪʒənz, əˈspɛʃəli ˈlidərz frəm ðə ˈpɑlətˌbjʊroʊ, hu geɪv ðə əˈpɪnjən ɪt məst ʧeɪnʤ." wɔʧ ə ʧaɪˈniz əˈfɪʃəl dɪˈfɛnd ðə muv fju hu wɔʧt ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðə dɪˈsɛpʃən. "ˈtaɪni ˈsɪŋər wɪnz hɑrt əv ˈneɪʃən," rɛd ðə ˈhɛˌdlaɪn ɪn ˈtuzˌdeɪz ˈʧaɪnə ˈdeɪli ˈnuzˌpeɪpər. "lɪn maɪt bi ˈoʊnli 9 jɪrz oʊld bət ʃi ɪz wɛl ɔn hər weɪ tɪ bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə stɑr, θæŋks tɪ hər ˈhɑrtˌwɔrmɪŋ pərˈfɔrməns," ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl gəʃt wɪˈθaʊt ˈmɛnʃənɪŋ ʃi ˈnɛvər sæŋ ə noʊt. bət ɛz wərd həz ˈgɔtən aʊt ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt, səm ʧaɪˈniz ˈblɔgərz ər ˈaʊˌtreɪʤd. "ɪf jʊr nɑt ˈgʊˌdlʊkɪŋ, noʊ ˈmætər haʊ wɛl ju sɪŋ, jul nɑt bi ˌɑnˈsteɪʤ. du ju noʊ jʊr tˈwɪstɪŋ ə hoʊl ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən?" rɛd wən ˈkɑmɛnt. əˈnəðər sɛd, "ɪf ˈfɔrənərz faʊnd aʊt, ðeɪd θɪŋk wi kænt ˈivɪn faɪnd ə gərl hu ɪz gʊd æt boʊθ." ireport.com*: ʃɛr jʊr oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈspɪrɪt ɛz fər jæŋ peiyi*, ʃiz bɪn kˈwoʊtɪd ɛz seɪɪŋ ʃi wɑz ˈɑnərd tɪ hæv hæd ə roʊl ɪn ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni, ˈivɪn ðoʊ fju ˈriəˌlaɪzd ʤɪst haʊ bɪg hər pɑrt ˈrɪli wɑz. ɔl əˈbaʊt oʊˈlɪmpɪk geɪmz ˈʧaɪnə
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it looks like an case. told a police officer who interviewed her after the incident that she had seized and torn up the sign, and there's a video posted on youtube that appears to record the march 4 altercation (warning: copious use of the "f-word"). the alleged victim, short, told fox news that had pushed her out of an elevator where and several students had taken the sign, and that she had suffered several scratches during the ensuing melee. short had been among a group of about a dozen antiabortion protesters, most of them students at thomas aquinas college, a small catholic institution in santa paula, who said they had gathered in's "free speech zone" on campus, where such activities are permitted, to hand out information to students.
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ɪt lʊks laɪk ən keɪs. toʊld ə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər hu ˈɪntərvˌjud hər ˈæftər ðə ˈɪnsədənt ðət ʃi hæd sizd ənd tɔrn əp ðə saɪn, ənd ðɛrz ə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn ˈjuˌtub ðət əˈpɪrz tɪ ˈrɛkərd ðə mɑrʧ 4 ˌɑltərˈkeɪʃən (ˈwɔrnɪŋ: ˈkoʊpiəs juz əv ðə "f-word*"). ðə əˈlɛʤd ˈvɪktɪm, ʃɔrt, toʊld fɑks nuz ðət hæd pʊʃt hər aʊt əv ən ˈɛləˌveɪtər wɛr ənd ˈsɛvərəl ˈstudənts hæd ˈteɪkən ðə saɪn, ənd ðət ʃi hæd ˈsəfərd ˈsɛvərəl ˈskræʧɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈɛnsuɪŋ ˈmeɪˌleɪ. ʃɔrt hæd bɪn əˈməŋ ə grup əv əˈbaʊt ə ˈdəzən ˈæntiəˈbɔrʃən ˈproʊˌtɛstərz, moʊst əv ðɛm ˈstudənts æt ˈtɑməs əkˈwaɪnəs ˈkɑlɪʤ, ə smɔl ˈkæθlɪk ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən ɪn ˈsænə ˈpɔlə, hu sɛd ðeɪ hæd ˈgæðərd ɪn "fri spiʧ zoʊn" ɔn ˈkæmpəs, wɛr səʧ ækˈtɪvɪtiz ər pərˈmɪtɪd, tɪ hænd aʊt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ ˈstudənts.
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having beaten on an unanimous points decision to claim the wba, and belts on a sensational night in germany last saturday, tyson fury is now taking some downtime.
but despite the fact that he is due to earn an estimated from his success in germany, the new, unified heavyweight champion of the world has chosen to embark on a modest retreat to scotland, on a trip which has already included a stay at bed and breakfast, red brolly inn.
fury tucked into a cooked breakfast at newest cosy wee inn' but apparently failed to completely immerse himself in the country's culture, turning down scottish staple, haggis, in favour of an american classic of bacon, fried eggs and pancakes, smothered in maple syrup.
tyson fury (left) had his photograph taken with red brolly inn manager and chef tommy mcphee (right)
the red brolly in, is described as an 'all day cafe, restaurant and bar and a wee inn'
fury frustrated with an unorthodox style - often holding his hands behind his back
described as an 'all day cafe, restaurant and bar and a wee inn' on its website, the hotel in the village of has no room service or satellite television but a full cooked breakfast is included in the price of the room.
staff were left flabbergasted when fury wandered into their establishment en route to a mystery location for his quiet getaway, considering his dusseldorf victory has transformed the into one of the most - and feared - sportsmen in the world.
however, despite his frame, the decided not to tackle a full scottish breakfast containing haggis, black pudding and a scone at the b&b.
'he was going to have the full scottish breakfast but i think i swayed him with the mention of the pancakes so he opted for that,' explained inn manager and chef tommy mcphee.
members of entourage, including the boxer's proud dad, were rather more adventurous and did go for the full scottish version.
'i am a boxing fan so i recognised father too as he is a regular ringside fixture at the fights,' mcphee continued.
fury shunned five star luxury and checked into the red brolly inn where rooms start at a modest
the stay is located just off the and 'dedicated to providing great all day accommodation experiences'
the scottish establishment offered a wide selection for breakfast for fury to choose from
'tyson must have enjoyed his choice as he called it one of the best hotel breakfasts he had ever had.'
mcphee admitted staff were left rubbing their eyes in disbelief when fury booked in.
'we got a call at around quarter to midnight on the wednesday night asking if we had any rooms for one night as tyson fury was in the area and wanted to come and stay,' he told the courier.
'we were indeed able to oblige him and shortly afterward he turned up.'
he may have a fearsome reputation, but fury turned out to be something of a charmer.
'he was really chatty and down to earth, a lovely guy and delighted to be in scotland for what he called 'a real get away from it all' following all the attention and media of the past week,' mcphee said.
fury now has to face again after the ukrainian triggered the mandatory rematch clause
'we were delighted as it's a real coup for us to have someone of his stay here - a world champion at the top of his game, who then complimented us on the food and service.'
the surprise visit has certainly left mcphee with a tale to tell for years to come.
'it has given us all a real boost and brightened up a wednesday evening in december,' he added.
fury has since headed off into the wilds - although fans across the country are sure to be keeping their eyes peeled following news of his appearance.
'we are assuming he is somewhere in scotland,' said tommy,
'but we are not exactly sure as he did not say where he was going and we would respect his privacy.
'it is little wonder he wanted a relaxing break and it is great that he has chosen to come to scotland, although how incognito you can be when you are six foot nine inches is another matter.'
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ˈhævɪŋ ˈbitən ɔn ən juˈnænəməs pɔɪnts dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ kleɪm ðə wba*, ənd bɛlts ɔn ə sɛnˈseɪʃənəl naɪt ɪn ˈʤərməni læst ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ˈtaɪsən fˈjʊri ɪz naʊ ˈteɪkɪŋ səm ˈdaʊnˌtaɪm. bət dɪˈspaɪt ðə fækt ðət hi ɪz du tɪ ərn ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd frəm hɪz səkˈsɛs ɪn ˈʤərməni, ðə nu, ˈjunəˌfaɪd ˈhɛviˌweɪt ˈʧæmpiən əv ðə wərld həz ˈʧoʊzən tɪ ɪmˈbɑrk ɔn ə ˈmɑdəst riˈtrit tɪ ˈskɑtlənd, ɔn ə trɪp wɪʧ həz ɔˈrɛdi ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə steɪ æt bɛd ənd ˈbrɛkfəst, rɛd ˈbrɑli ɪn. fˈjʊri təkt ˈɪntu ə kʊkt ˈbrɛkfəst æt nuəst ˈkoʊzi wi ɪn' bət əˈpɛrəntli feɪld tɪ kəmˈplitli ˌɪˈmərs hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ðə ˈkəntriz ˈkəlʧər, ˈtərnɪŋ daʊn ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈsteɪpəl, haggis*, ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈklæsɪk əv ˈbeɪkən, frid ɛgz ənd ˈpænˌkeɪks, sˈməðərd ɪn ˈmeɪpəl ˈsɪrəp. ˈtaɪsən fˈjʊri (lɛft) hæd hɪz ˈfoʊtəˌgræf ˈteɪkən wɪθ rɛd ˈbrɑli ɪn ˈmænɪʤər ənd ʃɛf ˈtɑmi məkˈfi (raɪt) ðə rɛd ˈbrɑli ɪn, ɪz dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ən 'ɔl deɪ kəˈfeɪ, ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ənd bɑr ənd ə wi ɪn' fˈjʊri ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd wɪθ ən əˈnɔrθəˌdɑks staɪl ˈɔfən ˈhoʊldɪŋ hɪz hænz bɪˈhaɪnd hɪz bæk dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ən 'ɔl deɪ kəˈfeɪ, ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ənd bɑr ənd ə wi ɪn' ɔn ɪts ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, ðə hoʊˈtɛl ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ əv həz noʊ rum ˈsərvɪs ər ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən bət ə fʊl kʊkt ˈbrɛkfəst ɪz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ðə praɪs əv ðə rum. stæf wər lɛft ˈflæbərˌgæstɪd wɪn fˈjʊri ˈwɑndərd ˈɪntu ðɛr ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ɛn rut tɪ ə ˈmɪstəri loʊˈkeɪʃən fər hɪz kwaɪət ˈgɛtəˌweɪ, kənˈsɪdərɪŋ hɪz ˈdusəlˌdɔrf ˈvɪktəri həz trænsˈfɔrmd ðə ˈɪntu wən əv ðə moʊst ənd fɪrd ˈspɔrtsmɪn ɪn ðə wərld. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, dɪˈspaɪt hɪz freɪm, ðə ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd nɑt tɪ ˈtækəl ə fʊl ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈbrɛkfəst kənˈteɪnɪŋ haggis*, blæk ˈpʊdɪŋ ənd ə skoʊn æt ðə b&b*. 'hi wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv ðə fʊl ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈbrɛkfəst bət aɪ θɪŋk aɪ sweɪd ɪm wɪθ ðə ˈmɛnʃən əv ðə ˈpænˌkeɪks soʊ hi ˈɑptɪd fər ðət,' ɪkˈspleɪnd ɪn ˈmænɪʤər ənd ʃɛf ˈtɑmi məkˈfi. ˈmɛmbərz əv ˌɑntʊˈrɑʒ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈbɑksərz praʊd dæd, wər ˈrəðər mɔr ædˈvɛnʧərəs ənd dɪd goʊ fər ðə fʊl ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈvərʒən. 'aɪ æm ə ˈbɑksɪŋ fæn soʊ aɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ˈfɑðər tu ɛz hi ɪz ə ˈrɛgjələr ˈrɪŋˌsaɪd ˈfɪksʧər æt ðə faɪts,' məkˈfi kənˈtɪnjud. fˈjʊri ʃənd faɪv stɑr ˈləgʒəri ənd ʧɛkt ˈɪntu ðə rɛd ˈbrɑli ɪn wɛr rumz stɑrt æt ə ˈmɑdəst ðə steɪ ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ʤɪst ɔf ðə ənd 'ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ prəˈvaɪdɪŋ greɪt ɔl deɪ əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz' ðə ˈskɑtɪʃ ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ˈɔfərd ə waɪd səˈlɛkʃən fər ˈbrɛkfəst fər fˈjʊri tɪ ʧuz frəm 'ˈtaɪsən məst hæv ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd hɪz ʧɔɪs ɛz hi kɔld ɪt wən əv ðə bɛst hoʊˈtɛl ˈbrɛkfəsts hi hæd ˈɛvər hæd.' məkˈfi ədˈmɪtəd stæf wər lɛft ˈrəbɪŋ ðɛr aɪz ɪn ˌdɪsbɪˈlif wɪn fˈjʊri bʊkt ɪn. 'wi gɑt ə kɔl æt əraʊnd kˈwɔrtər tɪ ˈmɪdˌnaɪt ɔn ðə ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ naɪt ˈæskɪŋ ɪf wi hæd ˈɛni rumz fər wən naɪt ɛz ˈtaɪsən fˈjʊri wɑz ɪn ðə ˈɛriə ənd ˈwɔntɪd tɪ kəm ənd steɪ,' hi toʊld ðə ˈkəriər. 'wi wər ˌɪnˈdid ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈblaɪʤ ɪm ənd ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftərwərd hi tərnd əp.' hi meɪ hæv ə ˈfɪrsəm ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən, bət fˈjʊri tərnd aʊt tɪ bi ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ə ˈʧɑrmər. 'hi wɑz ˈrɪli ˈʧæti ənd daʊn tɪ ərθ, ə ˈləvli gaɪ ənd dɪˈlaɪtɪd tɪ bi ɪn ˈskɑtlənd fər wət hi kɔld 'ə ril gɪt əˈweɪ frəm ɪt ɔl' ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɔl ðə əˈtɛnʃən ənd ˈmidiə əv ðə pæst wik,' məkˈfi sɛd. fˈjʊri naʊ həz tɪ feɪs əˈgɛn ˈæftər ðə juˈkreɪniən ˈtrɪgərd ðə ˈmændəˌtɔri ˈriˈmæʧ klɔz 'wi wər dɪˈlaɪtɪd ɛz ɪts ə ril ku fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ hæv ˈsəmˌwən əv hɪz steɪ hir ə wərld ˈʧæmpiən æt ðə tɔp əv hɪz geɪm, hu ðɛn ˈkɑmpləˌmɛntɪd ˈjuˈɛs ɔn ðə fud ənd ˈsərvɪs.' ðə səˈpraɪz ˈvɪzɪt həz ˈsərtənli lɛft məkˈfi wɪθ ə teɪl tɪ tɛl fər jɪrz tɪ kəm. 'ɪt həz ˈgɪvɪn ˈjuˈɛs ɔl ə ril bust ənd ˈbraɪtənd əp ə ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər,' hi ˈædɪd. fˈjʊri həz sɪns ˈhɛdɪd ɔf ˈɪntu ðə waɪldz ˌɔlˈðoʊ fænz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri ər ʃʊr tɪ bi ˈkipɪŋ ðɛr aɪz pild ˈfɑloʊɪŋ nuz əv hɪz əˈpɪrəns. 'wi ər əˈsumɪŋ hi ɪz ˈsəmˌwɛr ɪn ˈskɑtlənd,' sɛd ˈtɑmi, 'bət wi ər nɑt ɪgˈzæktli ʃʊr ɛz hi dɪd nɑt seɪ wɛr hi wɑz goʊɪŋ ənd wi wʊd rɪˈspɛkt hɪz ˈpraɪvəsi. 'ɪt ɪz ˈlɪtəl ˈwəndər hi ˈwɔntɪd ə rɪˈlæksɪŋ breɪk ənd ɪt ɪz greɪt ðət hi həz ˈʧoʊzən tɪ kəm tɪ ˈskɑtlənd, ˌɔlˈðoʊ haʊ ˌɪnkɔgˈnitoʊ ju kən bi wɪn ju ər sɪks fʊt naɪn ˈɪnʧɪz ɪz əˈnəðər ˈmætər.'
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this list provides names given in history and traditions for people who appear to be unnamed in the bible.
old testament [ edit ]
wives of the patriarchs [ edit ]
patriarch wife cain âwân
nod[1] seth azûrâ enos kenan dinah jared enoch edna methuselah edna (seth's line) noah emzârâ
naamah[1]
the book of provides names for a host of otherwise unnamed biblical characters, including wives for most of the patriarchs. the last of these is noah's wife, to whom it gives the name of emzara. other jewish traditional sources contain many different names for noah's wife.
the book of says that awan was adam and first daughter. their second daughter azura married seth.
for many of the early wives in the series, notes that the patriarchs married their sisters.
the cave of treasures and the earlier (part of clementine literature) name entirely different women as the wives of the patriarchs, with considerable variations among the extant copies.
the muslim historian ibn ishaq (c. 750), as cited in (c. 915), provides names for these wives which are generally similar to those in, but he makes them rather than sethites, despite clearly stating elsewhere that none of noah's ancestors were descended from cain.
cain and sisters [ edit ]
name: (or or luluwa) source: golden] which also tells stories about many of the saints appears in the bible at: genesis
name: source: golden] which also tells stories about many of the saints appears in the bible at: genesis 4
see also: and kalmana, azura and awan for alternate traditions of names.
noah's wife [ edit ]
name: source: genesis appears in the bible at: genesis; gen.
daughter of and zillah and sister of (gen. iv. 22). according to abba ben kahana, was noah's wife and was called "naamah" (pleasant) because her conduct was pleasing to god. but the majority of the rabbis reject this statement, declaring that was an idolatrous woman who sang "pleasant" songs to idols.
see also wives aboard the ark for a list of traditional names given to the wives of noah and his sons shem, ham, and japheth.
ham's wife [ edit ]
the mormon book of abraham, first published in 1842, mentions (abraham) as being the name of wife; his daughter apparently had the same name (v. 25).
nimrod's wife [ edit ]
a large body of legend has attached itself to nimrod, whose brief mention in genesis merely makes him "a mighty hunter in the face of the lord". (the biblical account makes no mention of a wife at all.) these legends usually make nimrod to be a sinister figure, and they reach their peak in the two babylons, which make nimrod and to be the original authors of every false and pagan religion.
mother of abraham [ edit ]
name: bath (daughter of) source: babylonian talmud baba chapter] appears in the bible at: book of genesis
lot's married daughter [ edit ]
name:
lot's wife [ edit ]
laban's wife [ edit ]
adinah here. for other uses, see (disambiguation)
potiphar's wife [ edit ]
name: source: the hayyashar, a book of jewish lore published in venice in 1625. [1] also, the persian mystical poem and zulaikha" by jami. appears in the bible at: genesis
potiphar's wife attempted to seduce joseph in egypt.
pharaoh's daughter [ edit ]
name: source: of caesarea (preparation for the gospel)
name: source: of antioch (commentary on mpg)
name: source: flavius josephus
name: or source: jewish tradition appears in the bible at: exodus 2
pharaoh's daughter, who drew moses out of the water, is known as in jewish tradition (identifying her with the daughter" in 1 chronicles).
simeon's wife [ edit ]
name: source: book of] legends of the jews volume 1 chapter] appears in the bible at: genesis
name: dinah source:. after simeon and levi slaughtered the men of shechem, dinah refused to go with them unless someone married her and raise the child of prince she was carrying as his own. simeon did this.
pharaoh's magicians [ edit ]
the names of and jambres, or and mambres, were well known through the ancient world as magicians. in this instance, nameless characters from the hebrew bible are given names in the new testament. their names also appear in numerous jewish texts.
the cushitic wife of moses [ edit ]
name: source: flavius josephus, jewish antiquities, book ii, chapter 10 [10] appears in the bible at: numbers 12
name: source: book of,
king of jericho [ edit ]
name: source: appears in the bible at:
job's wives [ edit ]
apocryphal jewish folklore says that sitis, or sitidos, was job's first wife, who died during his trials. after his temptation was over, the same sources say that job remarried dinah, jacob's daughter who appears in genesis.
name: source: islamic]
the source does not tell which wife of job has this name.
jephthah's daughter [ edit ]
the falsely ascribes itself to the jewish author philo. it in fact did not surface until the sixteenth century; see works of philo.
samson's mother [ edit ]
david's mother [ edit ]
the witch of [ edit ]
name: source: appears in the bible at: 1 samuel 28
the man of god [ edit ]
the wise woman of abel [ edit ]
the queen of sheba [ edit ]
an ethiopian fresco of the queen of sheba travelling to solomon.
name: source: traditional ethiopian lore surrounding emperor i; see the
name: source: josephus
name: source: islamic traditions
appears in the bible at: 1 kings 10; 2 books of chronicles 9
according to ethiopian traditions, the queen of sheba returned to ethiopia pregnant with king solomon's child. she bore solomon a son that went on to found a dynasty that ruled ethiopia until the fall of emperor haile selassie in 1974.
jeroboam's wife [ edit ]
name: ano source: appears in the bible at: 1 kings 14
naaman's wife [ edit ]
name: source: appears in the bible at:
naaman's servant girl [ edit ]
name: source: appears in the bible at:
king of nineveh [ edit ]
name: source: appears in the bible at:
haman's mother [ edit ]
name: daughter of source: babylonian talmud baba chapter] appears in the bible at: book of esther
old testament [ edit ]
the books, sometimes called the "apocrypha", are considered canonical by catholics, eastern orthodox, and oriental orthodox (though these churches' lists of books differ slightly from each other).
the woman with seven sons [ edit ]
the woman with seven sons is a jewish martyr who is unnamed in 2 maccabees 7, but is named hannah, miriam, and in other sources. according to eastern orthodox tradition, her sons, the "holy maccabean martyrs" (not to be confused with the martyrs in the ethiopian book of meqabyan), are named abim, antonius, gurias, eleazar, eusebonus, and marcellus.
the seven archangels [ edit ]
tobit reads "i am raphael, one of the seven holy angels, which present the prayers of the saints, and which go in and out before the glory of the holy] of the six unnamed archangels, michael is named in the book of daniel, and gabriel is named in the gospel of]
the book of enoch, in the ethiopian orthodox church, names the remaining four archangels uriel, raguel, zerachiel, and] other sources name them uriel, izidkiel, haniel, and] in the coptic orthodox church the names of these four archangels are given as suriel, sedakiel, and ananiel. several other sets of names have also been given.
new testament [ edit ]
the magi [ edit ]
names: balthasar, melqon, gaspar source: [26]
names: balthasar, melchior, and caspar (or gaspar) source: european folklore
names: basanater, hor, and source: the book of adam, an apocryphal ethiopian text
names: larvandad, hormisdas, and source: syrian christian folklore
names: manatho, alchor, and gaspar source: white shrine of jerusalem - masonic
appear in the bible at: matthew 2
the gospel does not state that there were, in fact, three magi or when exactly they visited jesus, only that multiple magi brought three gifts: gold,nkincense, and myrrh. nevertheless, the number of magi is usually extrapolated from the number of gifts, and the three wise men are a staple of christian nativity scenes. while the european names have enjoyed the most publicity, other faith traditions have different versions. according to the, the three magi were brothers and kings, namely balthasar, king of india; melqon, king of persia; and gaspar, king of arabia. the chinese christian needed] believes that the astronomer liu was one of the wise men.
the nativity shepherds [ edit ]
the shepherds
names: asher, zebulun, justus, nicodemus, joseph, barshabba, and jose source: the syrian book of the bee appear in the bible at luke 2
the book of the bee was written by bishop in the language in the thirteenth century.
sisters/step-sisters/female cousins of jesus [ edit ]
names: maria or anna, salomé source:]
the fact that jesus had at least two cousins is mentioned in matthew and mark though their exact number is not specified in either gospel. in addition, the various versions of differ on whether one of the sisters was named maria or anna.
the innocents [ edit ]
the massacre of the innocents was the infanticide of all young male children in the vicinity of bethlehem ordered by herod the great so as to avoid the loss of his throne to a newborn king of the jews whose birth had been announced to him by the magi. none of the victims are named by matthew, but a number of supposed victims were identified some centuries later, when their purported relics were found.
herodias' daughter [ edit ]
name: salome source: the jewish antiquities of] although that reference does not connect her with john the baptist. appears in the bible at: matthew 14, mark 6
syrophoenician woman [ edit ]
name: justa source: century homily [34] appears in the bible at: matthew 15, mark 7
according to the same source, her daughter was.
hæmorrhaging woman [ edit ]
name: source: the apocryphal acts of pilate
name: veronica source: latin translation of the acts of pilate
appears in the bible at: matthew
veronica is a latin variant of (greek:). veronica or obtained some of jesus' blood on a cloth at the needed] tradition identifies her with the woman who was healed of a bleeding discharge in the gospel (see also: veil of veronica).
samaritan woman at the well [ edit ]
name: source: eastern orthodox church tradition
appears in the bible at: john
in the tradition of the eastern orthodox church, the name of the woman at the well when she met jesus is unknown, but she became a follower of christ, received the name in baptism,imed the gospel over a wide area, and was later martyred. she is recognized as a saint in the eastern orthodox church.
damned rich man [ edit ]
name: nineveh source: coptic folklore
name: phineas source: pseudo-cyprian, de
name: dives source: european christian folklore
appears in the bible at: luke
dives is simply latin for "rich", and as such may not count as a proper name. the story of the blessed lazarus and the damned rich man is widely recognised under the title of dives and lazarus, which may have resulted in this word being taken for a proper name.
woman taken in adultery [ edit ]
name: mary magdalene source: western christian tradition appears in the bible at: john 8
a western christian tradition first attested by pope gregory i identifies the woman taken in adultery with mary magdalene, and also with mary of] jesus had seven demons out of mary magdalene (mark), and mary magdalene appears prominently in the several accounts of jesus' entombment and resurrection, but there is no indication in the bible that clearly states that mary magdalene was the same person as the forgiven by jesus. roman catholics also have identified mary magdalene as the weeping woman who was a sinner, and who jesus' feet in luke, and while the church has dropped this interpretation to a degree, this remains one of her more famous portrayals.
the eastern orthodox church has never identified mary magdalene as either the woman taken in adultery, or the sinful woman who anointed jesus' feet.
the man born blind [ edit ]
name: source: christian tradition appears in the bible at: john
money changers [ edit ]
name: source: appears in the bible at:
pontius pilate's wife [ edit ]
name: claudia,,, perpetua or claudia source: european folklore; passion of our lord jesus christ (as "claudia")[36] appears in the bible at: matthew
during the trial of jesus the wife of pontius pilate sent a message to him saying, "have nothing to do with that just man; for i have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him."
the proposed names of and may not be names at all, but simply a form of pilate's official title of procurator, indicating that she was the wife.
thieves crucified with jesus [ edit ]
names: titus and source: arabic gospel of the infancy of the
appear in the bible at: matthew 27, mark 15, luke 23, john 19
the good thief is revered under the name saint in the catholic church and the coptic orthodox church.
soldier who pierced jesus with a spear [ edit ]
circa 1440), dominican monastery of san marco, jesus' side is pierced with a spear, angelico 1440), dominican monastery of san marco, florence
in tradition, he is called before his conversion to] the lance of longinus, also known as the spear of destiny, is supposedly preserved as a relic, and various miracles are said to be worked through it.
man who offered jesus vinegar [ edit ]
guard(s) at jesus' tomb [ edit ]
names: issachar, gad, matthias, barnabas, simon source: the book of the bee
appears in the bible at: matthew
ethiopian eunuch baptized by the apostle philip [ edit ]
name: simeon source: (against the heresies, an early theological work) (180 ad)
in eastern orthodox] he is known as an ethiopian jew with the name simeon also called the black, the same name he is given in the acts of the apostles.
appears in the bible at: acts
daughters of philip [ edit ]
name: hermione; eutychis; and source: traditional. see daughters of philip
appears in the of the apostles
see also [ edit ]
references [ edit ]
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ðɪs lɪst prəˈvaɪdz neɪmz ˈgɪvɪn ɪn ˈhɪstəri ənd trəˈdɪʃənz fər ˈpipəl hu əˈpɪr tɪ bi ənˈneɪmd ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl. oʊld ˈtɛstəmənt ˈɛdət waɪvz əv ðə ˈpeɪtriˌɑrks ˈɛdət ˈpeɪtriˌɑrk waɪf keɪn sɛθ azûrâ*â ˈinəs ˈkinən ˈdaɪnə ˈʤɛrɪd ˈinək ˈɛdnə məθˈjuzələ ˈɛdnə (sɛθs laɪn) noʊə emzârâ*â ðə bʊk əv prəˈvaɪdz neɪmz fər ə hoʊst əv ˈəðərˌwaɪz ənˈneɪmd ˈbɪblɪkəl ˈkɛrɪktərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ waɪvz fər moʊst əv ðə ˈpeɪtriˌɑrks. ðə læst əv ðiz ɪz noʊəz waɪf, tɪ hum ɪt gɪvz ðə neɪm əv emzara*. ˈəðər ʤuɪʃ trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈsɔrsəz kənˈteɪn ˈmɛni ˈdɪfərənt neɪmz fər noʊəz waɪf. ðə bʊk əv sɪz ðət ˈeɪwən wɑz ˈædəm ənd fərst ˈdɔtər. ðɛr ˈsɛkənd ˈdɔtər əˈzʊrə ˈmɛrid sɛθ. fər ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈərli waɪvz ɪn ðə ˈsɪriz, noʊts ðət ðə ˈpeɪtriˌɑrks ˈmɛrid ðɛr ˈsɪstərz. ðə keɪv əv ˈtrɛʒərz ənd ðə ˈərliər (pɑrt əv ˈklɛmənˌtin ˈlɪtərəʧər) neɪm ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈdɪfərənt ˈwɪmən ɛz ðə waɪvz əv ðə ˈpeɪtriˌɑrks, wɪθ kənˈsɪdərəbəl ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz əˈməŋ ðə ˈɛkstənt ˈkɑpiz. ðə ˈməzlɪm hɪˈstɔriən ˈɪbən ˈɪʃæk (si. 750 ɛz ˈsaɪtɪd ɪn (si. 915 prəˈvaɪdz neɪmz fər ðiz waɪvz wɪʧ ər ˈʤɛnərəli ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðoʊz ɪn, bət hi meɪks ðɛm ˈrəðər ðən sethites*, dɪˈspaɪt ˈklɪrli ˈsteɪtɪŋ ˈɛlsˌwɛr ðət nən əv noʊəz ˈænˌsɛstərz wər dɪˈsɛndɪd frəm keɪn. keɪn ənd ˈsɪstərz ˈɛdət neɪm: (ər ər luluwa*) sɔrs: ˈgoʊldən wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ tɛlz ˈstɔriz əˈbaʊt ˈmɛni əv ðə seɪnts əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: ˈʤɛnəsəs neɪm: sɔrs: ˈgoʊldən wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ tɛlz ˈstɔriz əˈbaʊt ˈmɛni əv ðə seɪnts əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: ˈʤɛnəsəs 4 si ˈɔlsoʊ: ənd kalmana*, əˈzʊrə ənd ˈeɪwən fər ˈɔltərˌneɪt trəˈdɪʃənz əv neɪmz. noʊəz waɪf ˈɛdət neɪm: sɔrs: ˈʤɛnəsəs əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: ˈʤɛnəsəs ʤɛn. ˈdɔtər əv ənd ˈzɪlə ənd ˈsɪstər əv (ʤɛn. iv*. 22 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈæbə bɛn kahana*, wɑz noʊəz waɪf ənd wɑz kɔld "naamah*" (ˈplɛzənt) bɪˈkəz hər ˈkɑndəkt wɑz ˈplizɪŋ tɪ gɑd. bət ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ˈræˌbaɪz ˈriʤɛkt ðɪs ˈsteɪtmənt, dɪˈklɛrɪŋ ðət wɑz ən aɪˈdɑlətrəs ˈwʊmən hu sæŋ "ˈplɛzənt" sɔŋz tɪ ˈaɪdəlz. si ˈɔlsoʊ waɪvz əˈbɔrd ðə ɑrk fər ə lɪst əv trəˈdɪʃənəl neɪmz ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ðə waɪvz əv noʊə ənd hɪz sənz shem*, hæm, ənd japheth*. waɪf ˈɛdət ðə ˈmɔrmən bʊk əv ˈeɪbrəˌhæm, fərst ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn 1842 ˈmɛnʃənz (ˈeɪbrəˌhæm ɛz biɪŋ ðə neɪm əv waɪf; hɪz ˈdɔtər əˈpɛrəntli hæd ðə seɪm neɪm (vi. 25 waɪf ˈɛdət ə lɑrʤ ˈbɑdi əv ˈlɛʤənd həz əˈtæʧt ˌɪtˈsɛlf tɪ ˈnɪmrɑd, huz brif ˈmɛnʃən ɪn ˈʤɛnəsəs ˈmɪrli meɪks ɪm "ə ˈmaɪti ˈhəntər ɪn ðə feɪs əv ðə lɔrd". (ðə ˈbɪblɪkəl əˈkaʊnt meɪks noʊ ˈmɛnʃən əv ə waɪf æt ɔl.) ðiz ˈlɛʤəndz ˈjuʒəwəli meɪk ˈnɪmrɑd tɪ bi ə ˈsɪnɪstər ˈfɪgjər, ənd ðeɪ riʧ ðɛr pik ɪn ðə tu babylons*, wɪʧ meɪk ˈnɪmrɑd ənd tɪ bi ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈɔθərz əv ˈɛvəri fɔls ənd ˈpeɪgən rɪˈlɪʤən. ˈməðər əv ˈeɪbrəˌhæm ˈɛdət neɪm: bæθ (ˈdɔtər əv) sɔrs: ˌbæbəˈloʊniən ˈtælməd ˈbəbə ˈʧæptər əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: bʊk əv ˈʤɛnəsəs lɑts ˈmɛrid ˈdɔtər ˈɛdət neɪm: lɑts waɪf ˈɛdət waɪf ˈɛdət hir. fər ˈəðər ˈjuzɪz, si (disambiguation*) waɪf ˈɛdət neɪm: sɔrs: ðə hayyashar*, ə bʊk əv ʤuɪʃ lɔr ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ˈvɛnɪs ɪn 1625 1 ˈɔlsoʊ, ðə ˈpərʒən ˈmɪstɪkəl poʊəm ənd zulaikha*" baɪ ˈʤeɪmi. əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: ˈʤɛnəsəs waɪf əˈtɛmptəd tɪ sɪˈdus ˈʤoʊzəf ɪn ˈiʤɪpt. ˈdɔtər ˈɛdət neɪm: sɔrs: əv ˌkeɪsərˈiə (ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən fər ðə ˈgɔspəl neɪm: sɔrs: əv ˈæntiˌɑk (ˈkɑmənˌtɛri ɔn ˈɛmˈpiˈʤi neɪm: sɔrs: ˈfleɪviɪs ʤoʊˈsifəs neɪm: ər sɔrs: ʤuɪʃ trəˈdɪʃən əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: ˈɛksədəs 2 ˈdɔtər, hu dru ˈmoʊzɪs aʊt əv ðə ˈwɔtər, ɪz noʊn ɛz ɪn ʤuɪʃ trəˈdɪʃən (aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ hər wɪθ ðə ˈdɔtər" ɪn 1 ˈkrɑnɪkəlz waɪf ˈɛdət neɪm: sɔrs: bʊk əv ˈlɛʤəndz əv ðə ʤuz ˈvɑljum 1 ˈʧæptər əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: ˈʤɛnəsəs neɪm: ˈdaɪnə sɔrs: ˈæftər ˈsɪmiən ənd ˈlivaɪ sˈlɔtərd ðə mɛn əv shechem*, ˈdaɪnə rɪfˈjuzd tɪ goʊ wɪθ ðɛm ənˈlɛs ˈsəmˌwən ˈmɛrid hər ənd reɪz ðə ʧaɪld əv prɪns ʃi wɑz ˈkɛriɪŋ ɛz hɪz oʊn. ˈsɪmiən dɪd ðɪs. məˈʤɪʃənz ˈɛdət ðə neɪmz əv ənd jambres*, ər ənd mambres*, wər wɛl noʊn θru ðə ˈeɪnʧənt wərld ɛz məˈʤɪʃənz. ɪn ðɪs ˈɪnstəns, ˈneɪmləs ˈkɛrɪktərz frəm ðə ˈhibru ˈbaɪbəl ər ˈgɪvɪn neɪmz ɪn ðə nu ˈtɛstəmənt. ðɛr neɪmz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpɪr ɪn ˈnumərəs ʤuɪʃ tɛksts. ðə kəˈʃɪtɪk waɪf əv ˈmoʊzɪs ˈɛdət neɪm: sɔrs: ˈfleɪviɪs ʤoʊˈsifəs, ʤuɪʃ ænˈtɪkwətiz, bʊk ii*, ˈʧæptər 10 10 əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: ˈnəmbərz 12 neɪm: sɔrs: bʊk əv, kɪŋ əv ˈʤɛrɪˌkoʊ ˈɛdət neɪm: sɔrs: əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: ʤɑbz waɪvz ˈɛdət əˈpɑkrəfəl ʤuɪʃ ˈfoʊˌklɔr sɪz ðət sitis*, ər sitidos*, wɑz ʤɑbz fərst waɪf, hu daɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz traɪəlz. ˈæftər hɪz tɛmˈteɪʃən wɑz ˈoʊvər, ðə seɪm ˈsɔrsəz seɪ ðət ʤɑb riˈmɛrid ˈdaɪnə, ˈʤeɪkəbz ˈdɔtər hu əˈpɪrz ɪn ˈʤɛnəsəs. neɪm: sɔrs: ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ðə sɔrs dɪz nɑt tɛl wɪʧ waɪf əv ʤɑb həz ðɪs neɪm. ˈdɔtər ˈɛdət ðə ˈfɔlsli əˈskraɪbz ˌɪtˈsɛlf tɪ ðə ʤuɪʃ ˈɔθər ˈfiloʊ. ɪt ɪn fækt dɪd nɑt ˈsərfəs ənˈtɪl ðə ˈsɪkˈstinθ ˈsɛnʧəri; si wərks əv ˈfiloʊ. ˈməðər ˈɛdət ˈdeɪvɪdz ˈməðər ˈɛdət ðə wɪʧ əv ˈɛdət neɪm: sɔrs: əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: 1 ˈsæmjul 28 ðə mæn əv gɑd ˈɛdət ðə waɪz ˈwʊmən əv ˈeɪbəl ˈɛdət ðə kwin əv ˈʃibə ˈɛdət ən ˌiθiˈoʊpiən ˈfrɛskoʊ əv ðə kwin əv ˈʃibə ˈtrævəlɪŋ tɪ ˈsɑləmən. neɪm: sɔrs: trəˈdɪʃənəl ˌiθiˈoʊpiən lɔr sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˈɛmpərər aɪ; si ðə neɪm: sɔrs: ʤoʊˈsifəs neɪm: sɔrs: ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk trəˈdɪʃənz əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: 1 kɪŋz 10 2 bʊks əv ˈkrɑnɪkəlz 9 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˌiθiˈoʊpiən trəˈdɪʃənz, ðə kwin əv ˈʃibə rɪˈtərnd tɪ ˌiθiˈoʊpiə ˈprɛgnənt wɪθ kɪŋ ˈsɑləmənz ʧaɪld. ʃi bɔr ˈsɑləmən ə sən ðət wɛnt ɔn tɪ faʊnd ə ˈdaɪnəsti ðət ruld ˌiθiˈoʊpiə ənˈtɪl ðə fɔl əv ˈɛmpərər ˈhaɪli səˈlæsi ɪn 1974 waɪf ˈɛdət neɪm: ˈænoʊ sɔrs: əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: 1 kɪŋz 14 waɪf ˈɛdət neɪm: sɔrs: əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: ˈsərvənt gərl ˈɛdət neɪm: sɔrs: əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: kɪŋ əv ˈnɪnəvə ˈɛdət neɪm: sɔrs: əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: ˈməðər ˈɛdət neɪm: ˈdɔtər əv sɔrs: ˌbæbəˈloʊniən ˈtælməd ˈbəbə ˈʧæptər əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: bʊk əv ˈɛstər oʊld ˈtɛstəmənt ˈɛdət ðə bʊks, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz kɔld ðə "apocrypha*", ər kənˈsɪdərd kəˈnɑnəkəl baɪ ˈkæθlɪks, ˈistərn ˈɔrθəˌdɑks, ənd ˌɔriˈɛnəl ˈɔrθəˌdɑks (ðoʊ ðiz ˈʧərʧɪz' lɪsts əv bʊks ˈdɪfər sˈlaɪtli frəm iʧ ˈəðər). ðə ˈwʊmən wɪθ ˈsɛvən sənz ˈɛdət ðə ˈwʊmən wɪθ ˈsɛvən sənz ɪz ə ʤuɪʃ ˈmɑrtər hu ɪz ənˈneɪmd ɪn 2 ˈmækəˌbiz 7 bət ɪz neɪmd ˈhænə, ˈmɪriəm, ənd ɪn ˈəðər ˈsɔrsəz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈistərn ˈɔrθəˌdɑks trəˈdɪʃən, hər sənz, ðə "ˈhoʊli ˌmækəˈbiən ˈmɑrtərz" (nɑt tɪ bi kənfˈjuzd wɪθ ðə ˈmɑrtərz ɪn ðə ˌiθiˈoʊpiən bʊk əv meqabyan*), ər neɪmd abim*, ænˈtoʊniəs, gurias*, eleazar*, eusebonus*, ənd mɑrˈsɛləs. ðə ˈsɛvən ˌɑrˈkeɪnʤəlz ˈɛdət ridz "aɪ æm ˌrɑfˈjɛl, wən əv ðə ˈsɛvən ˈhoʊli ˈeɪnʤəlz, wɪʧ ˈprɛzənt ðə prɛrz əv ðə seɪnts, ənd wɪʧ goʊ ɪn ənd aʊt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈglɔri əv ðə ˈhoʊli əv ðə sɪks ənˈneɪmd ˌɑrˈkeɪnʤəlz, ˈmaɪkəl ɪz neɪmd ɪn ðə bʊk əv ˈdænjəl, ənd ˈgeɪbriəl ɪz neɪmd ɪn ðə ˈgɔspəl əv ðə bʊk əv ˈinək, ɪn ðə ˌiθiˈoʊpiən ˈɔrθəˌdɑks ʧərʧ, neɪmz ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ fɔr ˌɑrˈkeɪnʤəlz uriel*, raguel*, zerachiel*, ənd ˈəðər ˈsɔrsəz neɪm ðɛm uriel*, izidkiel*, haniel*, ənd ɪn ðə ˈkɑptɪk ˈɔrθəˌdɑks ʧərʧ ðə neɪmz əv ðiz fɔr ˌɑrˈkeɪnʤəlz ər ˈgɪvɪn ɛz suriel*, sedakiel*, ənd ananiel*. ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər sɛts əv neɪmz hæv ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ˈgɪvɪn. nu ˈtɛstəmənt ˈɛdət ðə ˈmeɪʤaɪ ˈɛdət neɪmz: ˈbælθəsər, melqon*, ˈgæspər sɔrs: 26 neɪmz: ˈbælθəsər, meɪˈlʧiər, ənd ˈkæˌspɑr (ər ˈgæspər) sɔrs: ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈfoʊˌklɔr neɪmz: basanater*, hor*, ənd sɔrs: ðə bʊk əv ˈædəm, ən əˈpɑkrəfəl ˌiθiˈoʊpiən tɛkst neɪmz: larvandad*, hormisdas*, ənd sɔrs: ˈsɪriən ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈfoʊˌklɔr neɪmz: manatho*, alchor*, ənd ˈgæspər sɔrs: waɪt ʃraɪn əv ʤərˈusələm məˈsɑnɪk əˈpɪr ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: ˈmæθju 2 ðə ˈgɔspəl dɪz nɑt steɪt ðət ðɛr wər, ɪn fækt, θri ˈmeɪʤaɪ ər wɪn ɪgˈzæktli ðeɪ ˈvɪzɪtɪd ˈʤizəs, ˈoʊnli ðət ˈməltəpəl ˈmeɪʤaɪ brɔt θri gɪfts: goʊld, ˈfræŋkənˌsɛns, ənd mər. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈmeɪʤaɪ ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli ɛkˈstræpəˌleɪtɪd frəm ðə ˈnəmbər əv gɪfts, ənd ðə θri waɪz mɛn ər ə ˈsteɪpəl əv ˈkrɪsʧɪn nəˈtɪvəti sinz. waɪl ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən neɪmz hæv ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ðə moʊst pəˈblɪsɪti, ˈəðər feɪθ trəˈdɪʃənz hæv ˈdɪfərənt ˈvərʒənz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə, ðə θri ˈmeɪʤaɪ wər ˈbrəðərz ənd kɪŋz, ˈneɪmli ˈbælθəsər, kɪŋ əv ˈɪndiə; melqon*, kɪŋ əv ˈpərʒə; ənd ˈgæspər, kɪŋ əv əˈreɪbiə. ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈnidɪd] bɪˈlivz ðət ðə əˈstrɑnəmər lju wɑz wən əv ðə waɪz mɛn. ðə nəˈtɪvəti ˈʃɛpərdz ˈɛdət ðə ˈʃɛpərdz neɪmz: ˈæʃər, zebulun*, ˈʤəstəs, nicodemus*, ˈʤoʊzəf, barshabba*, ənd ˌhoʊˈzeɪ sɔrs: ðə ˈsɪriən bʊk əv ðə bi əˈpɪr ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt luk 2 ðə bʊk əv ðə bi wɑz ˈrɪtən baɪ ˈbɪʃəp ɪn ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪn ðə ˈθərˈtinθ ˈsɛnʧəri. ˈkəzənz əv ˈʤizəs ˈɛdət neɪmz: mərˈiə ər ˈænə, salomé*é sɔrs: ðə fækt ðət ˈʤizəs hæd æt list tu ˈkəzənz ɪz ˈmɛnʃənd ɪn ˈmæθju ənd mɑrk ðoʊ ðɛr ɪgˈzækt ˈnəmbər ɪz nɑt ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ɪn ˈiðər ˈgɔspəl. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈvərʒənz əv ˈdɪfər ɔn ˈwɛðər wən əv ðə ˈsɪstərz wɑz neɪmd mərˈiə ər ˈænə. ðə ˈɪnəsənts ˈɛdət ðə ˈmæsəkər əv ðə ˈɪnəsənts wɑz ðə ˌɪnˈfæntəˌsaɪd əv ɔl jəŋ meɪl ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ðə vɪˈsɪnɪti əv ˈbɛθlɪˌhɛm ˈɔrdərd baɪ ˈhɛrəd ðə greɪt soʊ ɛz tɪ əˈvɔɪd ðə lɔs əv hɪz θroʊn tɪ ə ˈnubɔrn kɪŋ əv ðə ʤuz huz bərθ hæd bɪn əˈnaʊnst tɪ ɪm baɪ ðə ˈmeɪʤaɪ. nən əv ðə ˈvɪktɪmz ər neɪmd baɪ ˈmæθju, bət ə ˈnəmbər əv səˈpoʊzd ˈvɪktɪmz wər aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd səm ˈsɛnʧəriz ˈleɪtər, wɪn ðɛr pərˈpɔrtɪd ˈrɛlɪks wər faʊnd. herodias*' ˈdɔtər ˈɛdət neɪm: səˈloʊmi sɔrs: ðə ʤuɪʃ ænˈtɪkwətiz əv ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðət ˈrɛfərəns dɪz nɑt kəˈnɛkt hər wɪθ ʤɑn ðə ˈbæptɪst. əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: ˈmæθju 14 mɑrk 6 ˈwʊmən ˈɛdət neɪm: ˈʤəstə sɔrs: ˈsɛnʧəri ˈhɑməli 34 əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: ˈmæθju 15 mɑrk 7 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə seɪm sɔrs, hər ˈdɔtər wɑz. ˈwʊmən ˈɛdət neɪm: sɔrs: ðə əˈpɑkrəfəl ækts əv ˈpaɪˌlət neɪm: vərˈɑnɪkə sɔrs: ˈlætən trænzˈleɪʃən əv ðə ækts əv ˈpaɪˌlət əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: ˈmæθju vərˈɑnɪkə ɪz ə ˈlætən ˈvɛriənt əv (grik: vərˈɑnɪkə ər əbˈteɪnd səm əv ˈʤizəs' bləd ɔn ə klɔθ æt ðə ˈnidɪd] trəˈdɪʃən aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪz hər wɪθ ðə ˈwʊmən hu wɑz hild əv ə ˈblidɪŋ ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ ɪn ðə ˈgɔspəl (si ˈɔlsoʊ: veɪl əv vərˈɑnɪkə). səˈmɛrɪtən ˈwʊmən æt ðə wɛl ˈɛdət neɪm: sɔrs: ˈistərn ˈɔrθəˌdɑks ʧərʧ trəˈdɪʃən əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: ʤɑn ɪn ðə trəˈdɪʃən əv ðə ˈistərn ˈɔrθəˌdɑks ʧərʧ, ðə neɪm əv ðə ˈwʊmən æt ðə wɛl wɪn ʃi mɛt ˈʤizəs ɪz ənˈnoʊn, bət ʃi bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈfɑloʊər əv kraɪst, rɪˈsivd ðə neɪm ɪn ˈbæptɪzəm, proʊˈkleɪmd ðə ˈgɔspəl ˈoʊvər ə waɪd ˈɛriə, ənd wɑz ˈleɪtər ˈmɑrtərd. ʃi ɪz ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ɛz ə seɪnt ɪn ðə ˈistərn ˈɔrθəˌdɑks ʧərʧ. dæmd rɪʧ mæn ˈɛdət neɪm: ˈnɪnəvə sɔrs: ˈkɑptɪk ˈfoʊˌklɔr neɪm: ˈfɪniəs sɔrs: pseudo-cyprian*, də neɪm: daɪvz sɔrs: ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈfoʊˌklɔr əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: luk daɪvz ɪz ˈsɪmpli ˈlætən fər "rɪʧ", ənd ɛz səʧ meɪ nɑt kaʊnt ɛz ə ˈprɑpər neɪm. ðə ˈstɔri əv ðə blɛst ˈlæzərəs ənd ðə dæmd rɪʧ mæn ɪz ˈwaɪdli ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ˈəndər ðə ˈtaɪtəl əv daɪvz ənd ˈlæzərəs, wɪʧ meɪ hæv rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ðɪs wərd biɪŋ ˈteɪkən fər ə ˈprɑpər neɪm. ˈwʊmən ˈteɪkən ɪn əˈdəltəri ˈɛdət neɪm: ˈmɛri ˈmægdəˌlin sɔrs: ˈwɛstərn ˈkrɪsʧɪn trəˈdɪʃən əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: ʤɑn 8 ə ˈwɛstərn ˈkrɪsʧɪn trəˈdɪʃən fərst əˈtɛstɪd baɪ poʊp ˈgrɛgəri aɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪz ðə ˈwʊmən ˈteɪkən ɪn əˈdəltəri wɪθ ˈmɛri ˈmægdəˌlin, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ wɪθ ˈmɛri əv ˈʤizəs hæd ˈsɛvən ˈdimənz aʊt əv ˈmɛri ˈmægdəˌlin (mɑrk ənd ˈmɛri ˈmægdəˌlin əˈpɪrz ˈprɑmənəntli ɪn ðə ˈsɛvərəl əˈkaʊnts əv ˈʤizəs' ɪnˈtummənt ənd ˌrɛzərˈɛkʃən, bət ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl ðət ˈklɪrli steɪts ðət ˈmɛri ˈmægdəˌlin wɑz ðə seɪm ˈpərsən ɛz ðə fərˈgɪvən baɪ ˈʤizəs. ˈroʊmən ˈkæθlɪks ˈɔlsoʊ hæv aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈmɛri ˈmægdəˌlin ɛz ðə ˈwipɪŋ ˈwʊmən hu wɑz ə ˈsɪnər, ənd hu ˈʤizəs' fit ɪn luk ənd waɪl ðə ʧərʧ həz drɑpt ðɪs ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən tɪ ə dɪˈgri, ðɪs rɪˈmeɪnz wən əv hər mɔr ˈfeɪməs pɔrˈtreɪəlz. ðə ˈistərn ˈɔrθəˌdɑks ʧərʧ həz ˈnɛvər aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈmɛri ˈmægdəˌlin ɛz ˈiðər ðə ˈwʊmən ˈteɪkən ɪn əˈdəltəri, ər ðə ˈsɪnfəl ˈwʊmən hu əˈnɔɪntɪd ˈʤizəs' fit. ðə mæn bɔrn blaɪnd ˈɛdət neɪm: sɔrs: ˈkrɪsʧɪn trəˈdɪʃən əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: ʤɑn ˈməni ˈʧeɪnʤərz ˈɛdət neɪm: sɔrs: əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: ˈpɑnˌtiɪs ˈpaɪˌləts waɪf ˈɛdət neɪm: ˈklɔdiə,,, pərˈpɛʧuə ər ˈklɔdiə sɔrs: ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈfoʊˌklɔr; ˈpæʃən əv ɑr lɔrd ˈʤizəs kraɪst (ɛz "ˈklɔdiə əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: ˈmæθju ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə traɪəl əv ˈʤizəs ðə waɪf əv ˈpɑnˌtiɪs ˈpaɪˌlət sɛnt ə ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ ɪm seɪɪŋ, "hæv ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ðət ʤɪst mæn; fər aɪ hæv ˈsəfərd ˈmɛni θɪŋz ðɪs deɪ ɪn ə drim bɪˈkəz əv ɪm." ðə prəˈpoʊzd neɪmz əv ənd meɪ nɑt bi neɪmz æt ɔl, bət ˈsɪmpli ə fɔrm əv ˈpaɪˌləts əˈfɪʃəl ˈtaɪtəl əv procurator*, ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðət ʃi wɑz ðə waɪf. θivz ˈkrusəˌfaɪd wɪθ ˈʤizəs ˈɛdət neɪmz: ˈtaɪtəs ənd sɔrs: ˈɛrəbɪk ˈgɔspəl əv ðə ˈɪnfənsi əv ðə əˈpɪr ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: ˈmæθju 27 mɑrk 15 luk 23 ʤɑn 19 ðə gʊd θif ɪz rɪˈvɪrd ˈəndər ðə neɪm seɪnt ɪn ðə ˈkæθlɪk ʧərʧ ənd ðə ˈkɑptɪk ˈɔrθəˌdɑks ʧərʧ. ˈsoʊlʤər hu pɪrst ˈʤizəs wɪθ ə spɪr ˈɛdət ˈsərkə 1440 dəˈmɪnəkən ˈmɑnəˌstɛri əv sæn ˈmɑrkoʊ, ˈʤizəs' saɪd ɪz pɪrst wɪθ ə spɪr, ɑŋgɛˈlikoʊ 1440 dəˈmɪnəkən ˈmɑnəˌstɛri əv sæn ˈmɑrkoʊ, ˈflɔrəns ɪn trəˈdɪʃən, hi ɪz kɔld ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz kənˈvərʒən tɪ ðə læns əv longinus*, ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ðə spɪr əv ˈdɛstəni, ɪz səˈpoʊzədli prɪˈzərvd ɛz ə ˈrɛlɪk, ənd ˈvɛriəs ˈmɪrəkəlz ər sɛd tɪ bi wərkt θru ɪt. mæn hu ˈɔfərd ˈʤizəs ˈvɪnəgər ˈɛdət guard(s*) æt ˈʤizəs' tum ˈɛdət neɪmz: issachar*, gæd, məˈθaɪəs, ˈbɑrnəbəs, ˈsaɪmən sɔrs: ðə bʊk əv ðə bi əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: ˈmæθju ˌiθiˈoʊpiən ˈjunək ˈbæpˌtaɪzd baɪ ðə əˈpɔsəl ˈfɪlɪp ˈɛdət neɪm: ˈsɪmiən sɔrs: (əˈgɛnst ðə heresies*, ən ˈərli ˌθiəˈlɑʤɪkəl wərk) 180 æd) ɪn ˈistərn ˈɔrθəˌdɑks hi ɪz noʊn ɛz ən ˌiθiˈoʊpiən ʤu wɪθ ðə neɪm ˈsɪmiən ˈɔlsoʊ kɔld ðə blæk, ðə seɪm neɪm hi ɪz ˈgɪvɪn ɪn ðə ækts əv ðə əˈpɔsəlz əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt: ækts ˈdɔtərz əv ˈfɪlɪp ˈɛdət neɪm: ˌhərˈmaɪni; eutychis*; ənd sɔrs: trəˈdɪʃənəl. si ˈdɔtərz əv ˈfɪlɪp əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə əv ðə əˈpɔsəlz si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət
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the barbershop is the social club. it's a place where different generations of men can share experiences, stories, and opinions. as a youngster, you feel timid and overwhelmed by some of the adult conversations that go down while you wait for your appointment. so when you come of age and have been going to the same shop for a while, it's a right of passage to be able to hold court for the first time. you almost feel as if you've arrived as a man.
debates are what drives those conversations and they could get heated more time than not. whether it be who are the greatest ball players to who are the greatest rappers, varying opinions will either make you shake your head when you agree or jump out your seat when you don't.
new york's is a rapper that's mentioned when those greatest rapper pop up. for years, he's referred to himself as "top 5 dead or alive" and you won't find many folks disagreeing with him. he's been putting it down for two decades, and he and the lox have held their own alongside legends since they came in the game.
kiss visits the barbershop, this is it, in the bronx during a debate about the top five greatest rappers of all time. internet personality plays as moderator as the entire shop joins in an interesting and heated debate. names like jada, dmx, styles p, scarface, jay z, nas, biggie, and nicki are mentioned, proving that everyone has different opinions based on experiences and tastes. check the video above to get a taste of what happens in hood everyday.' fourth album, “top 5 dead or alive” drops nov. can it here.
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ðə ˈbɑrbərˌʃɑp ɪz ðə ˈsoʊʃəl kləb. ɪts ə pleɪs wɛr ˈdɪfərənt ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz əv mɛn kən ʃɛr ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz, ˈstɔriz, ənd əˈpɪnjənz. ɛz ə ˈjəŋstər, ju fil ˈtɪmɪd ənd ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd baɪ səm əv ðə ˈædəlt ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz ðət goʊ daʊn waɪl ju weɪt fər jʊr əˈpɔɪntmənt. soʊ wɪn ju kəm əv eɪʤ ənd hæv bɪn goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə seɪm ʃɑp fər ə waɪl, ɪts ə raɪt əv ˈpæsɪʤ tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ hoʊld kɔrt fər ðə fərst taɪm. ju ˈɔlˌmoʊst fil ɛz ɪf juv əraɪvd ɛz ə mæn. dəˈbeɪts ər wət draɪvz ðoʊz ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz ənd ðeɪ kʊd gɪt ˈhitɪd mɔr taɪm ðən nɑt. ˈwɛðər ɪt bi hu ər ðə ˈgreɪtəst bɔl pleɪərz tɪ hu ər ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈræpərz, ˈvɛriɪŋ əˈpɪnjənz wɪl ˈiðər meɪk ju ʃeɪk jʊr hɛd wɪn ju əˈgri ər ʤəmp aʊt jʊr sit wɪn ju doʊnt. nu jɔrks ɪz ə ˈræpər ðæts ˈmɛnʃənd wɪn ðoʊz ˈgreɪtəst ˈræpər pɑp əp. fər jɪrz, hiz rɪˈfərd tɪ hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz "tɔp 5 dɛd ər əˈlaɪv" ənd ju woʊnt faɪnd ˈmɛni foʊks dɪsəˈgriɪŋ wɪθ ɪm. hiz bɪn ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪt daʊn fər tu ˈdɛkeɪdz, ənd hi ənd ðə ləks hæv hɛld ðɛr oʊn əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˈlɛʤəndz sɪns ðeɪ keɪm ɪn ðə geɪm. kɪs ˈvɪzɪts ðə ˈbɑrbərˌʃɑp, ðɪs ɪz ɪt, ɪn ðə brɑŋks ˈdʊrɪŋ ə dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt ðə tɔp faɪv ˈgreɪtəst ˈræpərz əv ɔl taɪm. ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˌpərsəˈnælɪti pleɪz ɛz ˈmɑdərˌeɪtər ɛz ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ʃɑp ʤɔɪnz ɪn ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ənd ˈhitɪd dəˈbeɪt. neɪmz laɪk jada*, dmx*, staɪlz pi, ˈskɑrˌfeɪs, ʤeɪ zi, nas*, ˈbɪgi, ənd ˈnɪki ər ˈmɛnʃənd, ˈpruvɪŋ ðət ˈɛvriˌwən həz ˈdɪfərənt əˈpɪnjənz beɪst ɔn ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ənd teɪsts. ʧɛk ðə ˈvɪdioʊ əˈbəv tɪ gɪt ə teɪst əv wət ˈhæpənz ɪn hʊd ˈɛvriˈdeɪ.' fɔrθ ˈælbəm, 5 dɛd ər alive”*” drɑps noʊv. kən ɪt hir.
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a user experience expert has put together a video showing that the longer animations introduced in ios 7 and continued in ios 8 have a small cost: user input is ignored while the animation is running, making the user interface seem slower. the video compares it to ios 3 running on the original iphone.
while william van believed that the issue was that animations used to be interruptible, this actually the case except for springboard. in other cases, ios has always ignored input until animations are complete, just that they used to be shorter. if fast with your fingers, there will now be times when trying to do something while the animation is still doing its thing.
the new animations also make it less clear when the animation has ended, so the device seems unresponsive to input, but in reality that the animation quite finished.
do you see this as an issue in real-life use? let us know in the comments.
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ə ˈjuzər ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈɛkspərt həz pʊt təˈgɛðər ə ˈvɪdioʊ ʃoʊɪŋ ðət ðə ˈlɔŋgər ˌænəˈmeɪʃənz ˌɪntrəˈdust ɪn ˈioʊs 7 ənd kənˈtɪnjud ɪn ˈioʊs 8 hæv ə smɔl kɔst: ˈjuzər ˈɪnˌpʊt ɪz ˌɪgˈnɔrd waɪl ðə ˌænəˈmeɪʃən ɪz ˈrənɪŋ, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈjuzər ˈɪnərˌfeɪs sim sloʊər. ðə ˈvɪdioʊ kəmˈpɛrz ɪt tɪ ˈioʊs 3 ˈrənɪŋ ɔn ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈaɪˌfoʊn. waɪl ˈwɪljəm væn bɪˈlivd ðət ðə ˈɪʃu wɑz ðət ˌænəˈmeɪʃənz juzd tɪ bi ˌɪntərˈrəptɪbəl, ðɪs ˈæˌkʧuəli ðə keɪs ɪkˈsɛpt fər ˈsprɪŋˌbɔrd. ɪn ˈəðər ˈkeɪsɪz, ˈioʊs həz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˌɪgˈnɔrd ˈɪnˌpʊt ənˈtɪl ˌænəˈmeɪʃənz ər kəmˈplit, ʤɪst ðət ðeɪ juzd tɪ bi ˈʃɔrtər. ɪf fæst wɪθ jʊr ˈfɪŋgərz, ðɛr wɪl naʊ bi taɪmz wɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ waɪl ðə ˌænəˈmeɪʃən ɪz stɪl duɪŋ ɪts θɪŋ. ðə nu ˌænəˈmeɪʃənz ˈɔlsoʊ meɪk ɪt lɛs klɪr wɪn ðə ˌænəˈmeɪʃən həz ˈɛndɪd, soʊ ðə dɪˈvaɪs simz ˌənriˈspɑnsɪv tɪ ˈɪnˌpʊt, bət ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti ðət ðə ˌænəˈmeɪʃən kwaɪt ˈfɪnɪʃt. du ju si ðɪs ɛz ən ˈɪʃu ɪn ˈriˌllaɪf juz? lɛt ˈjuˈɛs noʊ ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts.
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the first rule of war propaganda bureau is that you don't talk about war propaganda bureau. a dream team of the greatest authors of the day were secretly called up to the war effort in 1914 - names like arthur conan doyle, j. m. barrie - and later john buchan. they were to write propaganda pieces for the government while pretending it was all their own idea. you'd think the government would have called up their fictional creations: sherlock holmes, peter pan, richard hannay... but it wanted them to write worthy pamphlets on german barbarism and 'why we fight' to win over american and make sure the usa didn't back germany in the war. meanwhile the names at the bureau pumped out a steady stream of jingoism, atrocity and 'beastly hun' pamphlets, plus cartoons, and even children's and ink in the same vein. against this backdrop, the themes of the bureau bled into the fiction of the stars, so it's hard to see where government propaganda leaves off and personal sentiment starts. what happened when the authors took up their pens and went to war? writer val mcdermid finds out.
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ðə fərst rul əv wɔr ˌprɑpəˈgændə ˈbjʊroʊ ɪz ðət ju doʊnt tɔk əˈbaʊt wɔr ˌprɑpəˈgændə ˈbjʊroʊ. ə drim tim əv ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈɔθərz əv ðə deɪ wər ˈsikrɪtli kɔld əp tɪ ðə wɔr ˈɛfərt ɪn 1914 neɪmz laɪk ˈɑrθər ˈkoʊnən dɔɪl, ʤeɪ. ɛm. ˈbɛri ənd ˈleɪtər ʤɑn ˈbəkən. ðeɪ wər tɪ raɪt ˌprɑpəˈgændə ˈpisɪz fər ðə ˈgəvərnmənt waɪl priˈtɛndɪŋ ɪt wɑz ɔl ðɛr oʊn aɪˈdiə. jʊd θɪŋk ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wʊd hæv kɔld əp ðɛr ˈfɪkʃənəl kriˈeɪʃənz: ˈʃərˌlɑk hoʊmz, ˈpitər pæn, ˈrɪʧərd ˈhæneɪ... bət ɪt ˈwɔntɪd ðɛm tɪ raɪt ˈwərði ˈpæmfləts ɔn ˈʤərmən ˈbɑrbərˌɪzəm ənd 'waɪ wi faɪt' tɪ wɪn ˈoʊvər əˈmɛrɪkən ənd meɪk ʃʊr ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ˈdɪdənt bæk ˈʤərməni ɪn ðə wɔr. ˈminˌwaɪl ðə neɪmz æt ðə ˈbjʊroʊ pəmpt aʊt ə ˈstɛdi strim əv ˈʤɪŋˌgoʊɪzəm, əˈtrɑsəti ənd 'ˈbiˌstli hən' ˈpæmfləts, pləs kɑrˈtunz, ənd ˈivɪn ˈʧɪldrənz ənd ɪŋk ɪn ðə seɪm veɪn. əˈgɛnst ðɪs ˈbækˌdrɑp, ðə θimz əv ðə ˈbjʊroʊ blɛd ˈɪntu ðə ˈfɪkʃən əv ðə stɑrz, soʊ ɪts hɑrd tɪ si wɛr ˈgəvərnmənt ˌprɑpəˈgændə livz ɔf ənd ˈpərsɪnəl ˈsɛnəmənt stɑrts. wət ˈhæpənd wɪn ðə ˈɔθərz tʊk əp ðɛr pɛnz ənd wɛnt tɪ wɔr? ˈraɪtər væl məkˈdərməd faɪndz aʊt. ʃoʊ lɛs
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what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object?
if spent any time living in western civilization or if watched the dark knight probably come across some version of that question. for some reason, the intelligentsia has latched onto this query as a kind of parlor game, a way to prove bona fides as a deep thinker. (guys, never believe this, but neil degrasse tyson has some thoughts on the subject. an entertaining solution to the problem.)
never mind that it is, to be frank, a bullshit question. as isaac asimov wrote a generation ago:
for those who remain convinced that this paradox has a solution, however, finally good news: the question will be resolved this year. the answer lies in the fate of the 2016 chicago cubs.
the immovable object here is the year 1908, when teddy roosevelt was president, the model t first rolled off the assembly line, and the cubs last won a world championship. the last cubs title predates modern skyscrapers, toasters, home air conditioning, sliced bread, and arizona. the weight of 1908 has proved not only immovable, but unapproachable since 1945, the last time the cubs even played in the world series. the last cubs pennant predates the united nations, israel, india, and integration. decades of cubs fans have been born, lived full lifespans, and died without ever witnessing their team win a championship.
a cubs world championship would not be the most unlikely outcome in sports thanks to leicester city, it would not even mark the conclusion of the longest championship drought this year but not an exaggeration to say that it would be the most anticipated championship in sports history. nothing can come close. the cubs’ streak is now 22 years nearly an entire generation longer than the red drought.
the cubs have been unlucky they were famously five outs away from the world series in 2003, and were up two games to none in a in 1984 but mostly they just been very good. the last time they had the best record in the major leagues was 1945, so even if baseball played by rules and awarded the crown to the team with the best record, the cubs’ streak would be at 71 years and counting.
for any team to go a century without a title is improbable. for that team to be the marquee baseball franchise in what was the city in america until the (when los angeles passed chicago in population), with all the revenue advantages that accompany its geography in a sport with no salary cap, is almost unfathomable.
unfathomable though it may be, it is also undeniable: the cubs have pissed away a sizable competitive advantage for 108 years, which is why their pursuit of a championship is the greatest ongoing adventure in american sports.
it always this way. the cubs were, in fact, one of the premier franchises during the first 40 years as a professional sport. the chicago white stockings, as they were then known, were champions of the national league in its inaugural year of 1876, the first of their six titles in the first 11 seasons. after a stretch of fielding competitive teams without a finish from 1887 to 1905, the cubs (who adopted their current name in 1903) broke through in 1906 with the greatest record of all time. featuring a trio immortalized in poetry and remembered today as tinker-to-evers-to-chance, the cubs went. they lost to the white sox in the world series in six games, in one of the greatest upsets in world series history, but rebounded to win titles in 1907 and 1908.
from 1906 to 1910, the cubs won four pennants, two world series, and averaged a record of. their .693 winning percentage over a five-year span looks like a misprint; in the last 60 years, just three teams have posted a winning percentage that high over a single season: the 2001 mariners (.716), the 1998 yankees (.704), and the 1995 indians (.694), who played only 144 games following the 1994 strike.
make that four teams, because at least for the moment, the 2016 chicago cubs are on the list.
if theo epstein were a man of westeros, be known as "cursebreaker" by now. promoted to red sox after the 2002 season, he guided boston to its first world championship in 86 years just two seasons later when epstein was only 30 years old. to prove it a fluke, the sox won another title three years later. he and the red sox parted ways after the 2011 season, and he quickly seized upon the opportunity to take on the only challenge in sports greater than bringing a title to fenway park bringing one to wrigley field.
epstein (as team president) and his longtime boston jed hoyer (whom he hired as) inherited a vastly greater challenge in chicago than they had in boston. the red sox were coming off a season when epstein took over, their third season in five years. the cubs, by contrast, had gone in 2011, with an old roster and a mediocre farm system. they would not turn into a winner overnight.
so epstein and hoyer try to make them one. they sensibly decided the team had to get worse before it got better, and in 2012 the cubs lost 101 games, their worst season since 1966, which, given the cubs’ reputation as lovable losers, was saying something. in 2013 they improved all the way to; their 197 losses over the span were the most in the history.
but unlike so many bad cubs teams of generations past, this time their losing was done with a purpose. this time the future really did look brighter, and not just in retrospect. taking their lumps for two years gave the cubs top draft picks, which they used to select kris bryant (no. 2 overall in 2013) and kyle (no. 4 overall in 2014). it gave them the no. 2 pick in the 2012 rule 5 draft, which they used to select hector rondon. and it gave them the wherewithal to trade veterans for young players, like sean marshall for travis wood, and ryan dempster for kyle hendricks, and (of course) scott feldman for jake arrieta. they picked up luis (whom they traded three years later for dexter fowler) and trevor cahill on waivers.
the cubs’ approach to building a roster led to shrewd deals like trading andrew for anthony rizzo, and perpetually injured reliever for tommy la stella, while spending millions of dollars on jorge soler as a cuban defector. and when the front office felt the team was close enough to contention to open the vault, it signed jon lester (and joe maddon!) as free agents and took on miguel contract after the 2014 season, and then wrote more big checks to jason heyward, ben zobrist, and john lackey this past winter.
and, of course, they took advantage of a spectacular bit of desperation on the part of billy beane by making one of the defining moves of their administration, trading seasons of jeff for an über-prospect by the name of addison russell. (in an entertaining bit of chutzpah, the cubs included jason hammel in the trade and then hammel as a free agent five months later.)
the cubs’ transaction list under epstein and hoyer reads like a work of fiction, a list composed in hindsight. the worst mistakes made in four years are not protecting justin bour in the rule 5 draft after the 2013 season, trading castillo last summer for a minimal return (though castillo would be traded again weeks later before emerging with the diamondbacks), and throwing a ton of money at edwin jackson in free agency, a mistake they wrote off last summer when they released him.
but those are the worst mistakes, and if epstein and hoyer could undo all of them, all have is a first baseman with nowhere to play, a catcher with a little more thump, and some cash. meanwhile, their successes have built a juggernaut basically from scratch: not one player on the 2016 cubs was on the major league roster when epstein and hoyer were hired.
but even to those who believed in the cubs’ plan, the pace of their improvement has been breathtaking. in 2014 the cubs went. their farm system was the toast of baseball, and they started bringing their hefty financial resources to bear that offseason, but even heading into 2015, most (but not all) pundits figured it was premature to expect the cubs to contend.
instead, the cubs delivered one of their best regular seasons in more than a century, recovering from a start to earn a berth. though finished third in the central, they vanquished their divisional rivals in pittsburgh and st. louis before getting swept by the mets in the.
a season before the cubs were supposed to be ready for prime time, they went. the last time they won more than 97 games in a season was 1945. the rebuilding process had yielded fruit a year early, and its harvest was the most bountiful had seen in generations.
and it was only the beginning. two months into the season, this cubs are the most irresistible force that baseball has seen in recent and maybe history.
it’s hard to talk about the 2016 cubs without descending into what can only be called baseball stat porn. the numbers that surround this team range from the astonishing to the unbelievable. here is the simplest way to sum up how good this team is with facts that should be mutually exclusive:
1. the 2016 chicago cubs are on pace to challenge the all-time record for victories in a season.
2. they are underachieving.
at, the cubs are on pace to win 115 games. the major league record of 116 wins, set by the 1906 cubs, was approached by the 1998 yankees (114) and then tied by the 2001 mariners, but has never been exceeded.
the key words there, of course, are "on pace." much easier to win 71 percent of your games over a third of a season than over a full one. in modern baseball history (i.e., since 1901), 16 teams have started a season or better. the cubs’ record at this point in the season is rare just five teams in the divisional era have had a better start through 55 games but not unprecedented.
what is unprecedented is just how managing it. the cubs winning five out of every seven games by claiming all the close ones. they are, in fact, quite pedestrian in those affairs: after loss to the diamondbacks, they are just in games.
rather, the cubs are winning by utterly obliterating their opponents. consider this: the cubs have lost four games all season by three runs or more. on april 15 they lost to the rockies; on april 23 they lost to cincinnati (their only loss all season by more than five runs!); on may 11 they lost the first game of a to the padres; and last tuesday they lost to the dodgers. the entire list.
by comparison, won 27 games by three runs or more. that mark in such contests is staggering and would easily eclipse the modern major league record if it held:
that list is basically a who of the greatest teams before integration. the 1902 pirates famously went the entire season without losing three games in a row. already discussed the 1906 cubs. the 1927 yankees are a cliché for total domination whose usage transcends sports. and the 1939 yankees are a popular pick among the cognoscenti as the greatest team of all time.
lucky teams can win the close games the 2003 detroit tigers, who set the al record with 119 losses, went in games but as that list shows, the hallmark of great teams is beating others to a pulp.
and a third of the way through the season, the cubs are lapping the field in that metric, beating their opponents with such abandon that basically turned their job into the baseball equivalent of the maytag repairman. despite leading the known universe in wins, chicago ranks in the major leagues in saves, with 11. hard to earn a save when a team is always leading by five runs in the ninth.
a more holistic method for measuring a dominance is to look at its ratio of runs scored to runs allowed. (run differential runs scored minus runs allowed is a simpler method, but account for the difference between and eras.)
and by that measurement, the cubs are again off the charts. scored 297 runs and allowed 156, giving them a ratio that would be the best in modern major league history:
using pythagorean theorem, which estimates what a record should be based on its runs scored and allowed, the cubs should be. on pace to win 115 games and been a little bit unlucky.
even more impressive is that the cubs are doing this in the modern era. no other team on the above lists played after world war, and for good reason: the game had considerably less parity before things like integration, the draft, and made it a little harder for the best teams to dominate the worst. the cubs are the only war team in the top 15 in terms of run ratio. the same list since 1946:
that’s not a gap; a chasm. yes, only a third of the way through the season, but even if we compare the 2016 cubs to other squads at the mark, still ahead of every team in more than a century:
what the cubs have done in the last two months is without precedent in the memory of anyone alive today.
while it would be logical to assume the cubs continue to play this well all year, there are no red flags screaming "regression!" in their lineup. fowler (.303/.421/.515) and zobrist (.326/.438/.500) are unlikely to maintain their batting lines, but heyward probably slug .299 all season, either. rizzo is hitting exactly as well as he did in, and bryant (who has cut his strikeout rate by a third from his rookie season) and russell are good bets to continue the steady improvement shown as sophomores.
in part because of the injury to left fielder one of the three best hitters on the team as a rookie in 2015 the cubs’ lineup, at least on the surface, all that impressive. in terms of power (sixth in the in homers), speed (eighth in steals), and batting average (seventh). but it leads the in runs per game because the epitome of what epstein and hoyer want their offense to be: the cubs grind out at-bats and make pitchers throw strikes. in this regard, they are not just the best in the and better than the red sox teams that epstein and hoyer built: they might be the best team of all time.
the cubs have drawn 250 walks in 55 games, an average of walks per game. the average team has drawn just walks per game, meaning the cubs are on pace to draw 213 more walks than a team. that would be, easily, a national league record:
the cubs preach plate discipline, and they preach it, and they preach it some more. they target it in the free agents they sign (zobrist is like the pied piper of plate discipline, and fowler and heyward have always had that club in their bag), and they encourage it in their young players (russell and soler have both taken a step forward in their walk rate this year). the cubs take their walks so they can get on base second in the in obp) so they can score runs.
but the pitching staff is the linchpin to their greatness. the cubs have used only five starting pitchers all season, and all five starters have an era under 3. in fact, of the 11 pitchers who have thrown at least 10 innings for chicago this year, justin grimm (3.48) is the only one with an era over 3. the team era as a whole is, which is, well, nuts. the cubs are on pace to allow 459 runs; the only team of the era to allow fewer runs per game is the 1972 orioles.
strangely, the cubs are on a historic pace even though their pitchers particularly distinguished in the three outcomes over which they have the most control. the cubs have allowed the home runs in the, but they are just fourth in the in strikeouts and sixth in walks allowed. but their era is half a run better than every other team in baseball because of their .248 batting average on balls in play, another one of those stats that looks like a misprint. league average in this regard is usually a tick under .300; anything under .270 requires a great defense, tremendous luck, or both.
the cubs have a reputation as a great defensive team, but this is one area where their analytics may give them a hidden edge. with teams using defensive shifts 10 times more often than they did just five years ago, we know now that properly positioning defenders can make a bad defense look good and a good defense look great. defensive metrics in center field, for instance, have improved significantly this year largely because he is playing deeper.
this seems to be the fulcrum on which the cubs’ ability to keep winning at a historic pace rests. if their team has been the beneficiary of good luck and starts to regress to the mean, they may cool off to the point of finishing the season as just an ordinary great team (by which we mean still probably win more than 100 games, the first cubs team to do that since 1910). but if they can continue to turn balls in play into outs three-quarters of the time, then their run prevention may not be a fluke, and they may in fact make a serious challenge for 116 wins.
also working in the cubs’ favor is that the national league has as little parity as any league has had in at least a decade. six teams entered the season neither expecting nor trying to win in 2016. while the phillies rode a hot stretch in games to a start, under .500 now, as are the similarly brewers. the braves are. the padres are and have already sold off james shields. the reds are and have one of the worst ever assembled. the cubs really need the help: they have a record against teams above .500, which would, yes, be a modern major league record. still, the opportunity to beat up on the of the league bodes well for their chances to make statistical history all season long.
so the good news for cubs fans is that their team is probably going to wind up as one of the best teams ever. the bad news is that none of that really matters once the starts.
historically, there has been a correlation between starting the season this well and finishing the season with a ring; of the 16 teams that have started or better, 15 at least won the pennant. the problem is that almost all of those teams played before the divisional era, in which finishing the regular season with the best record in the league meant a spot in the world series. only three of those teams had to play an additional round of playoffs, and one of them the 2001 seattle mariners lost in the alcs. the mariners have still never appeared in a world series, but at least they trace their history back to just 1977. if the cubs win 117 games but fail to reach the world series, let alone win it, their record will be of little solace.
we can do a little math to determine the probability that the cubs will win theirds and to advance to the world series. if we assume the cubs’ true talent level is that of a team, that the team face in the first round is a team, and that the division winner face in the second round is a team, then using what bill james called the method along with simple binomial theory, we can calculate their odds of winning each series as follows:
odds of winning theds: percent
odds of winning the: percent
odds of winning both rounds: percent
factor in advantage and the cubs basically have a shot of reaching the world series for the first time in 71 years. (their odds of winning the world series cannot be calculated without knowing whether the asteroid smashing into the earth will collide before or after chicago wins the title.)
a coin flip may not sound like a resounding endorsement to fans giddy with excitement over the greatest cubs team of their lifetimes, but in the era, remarkable for any club to have a shot at the pennant on june 7.
but the best news of all for cubs fans is that no reason why chicago continue to dominate in years to come. this is a team built for the long haul. five members of the starting lineup are 26 or younger, and the average age of the offense is; of the 12 teams since world war that won at least two-thirds of their games, none had an offense this young.
for all the premature talk about whether arrieta will leave the team as a free agent after next season, the only key member of the roster who is eligible for free agency before the end of 2018. the cubs still have room to grow their payroll, and they still have talent left in the farm system, including-old shortstop torres and catcher willson contreras, hitting .335/.428/.585 in and could be the starter next season.
oh, and if the chatter about shrinking the strike zone (by raising the bottom of the zone from the hollow beneath the kneecap to the top of the knees) is true, that figures to benefit the teams that use the strike zone as a weapon and none do so more effectively than the cubs.
anything could happen when the irresistible force meets the immovable object this october cats and dogs living together, the sun going supernova, a donald trump presidency but cubs fans should take solace knowing this the last crack get at the ultimate prize. maybe the better question to ask is this: what happens when one irresistible force after another meets an immovable object? eventually that object has to yield, it? eventually the cubs have to claim a title?
or maybe cause hell to freeze over which, as every cubs fan knows, is the same thing.
all statistics are current through games. these figures, and possibly the meaning of life, are courtesy of baseball-reference.com.
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wət ˈhæpənz wɪn ən ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl fɔrs mits ən ˌɪˈmuvəbəl ˈɑbʤɛkt? ɪf spɛnt ˈɛni taɪm ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈwɛstərn ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən ər ɪf wɔʧt ðə dɑrk naɪt ˈprɑbəˌbli kəm əˈkrɔs səm ˈvərʒən əv ðət kˈwɛʃən. fər səm ˈrizən, ðə ˌɪnˌtɛləˈʤɛntsiə həz læʧt ˈɔntu ðɪs kˈwiri ɛz ə kaɪnd əv ˈpɑrlər geɪm, ə weɪ tɪ pruv ˈboʊnə faɪdz ɛz ə dip ˈθɪŋkər. (gaɪz, ˈnɛvər bɪˈliv ðɪs, bət nil dɪˈgrɑsi ˈtaɪsən həz səm θɔts ɔn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt. ən ˌɛnərˈteɪnɪŋ səˈluʃən tɪ ðə ˈprɑbləm.) ˈnɛvər maɪnd ðət ɪt ɪz, tɪ bi fræŋk, ə ˈbʊlˌʃɪt kˈwɛʃən. ɛz ˈaɪzɪk ˈæzɪmɑv roʊt ə ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əˈgoʊ: fər ðoʊz hu rɪˈmeɪn kənˈvɪnst ðət ðɪs ˈpɛrəˌdɑks həz ə səˈluʃən, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈfaɪnəli gʊd nuz: ðə kˈwɛʃən wɪl bi riˈzɑlvd ðɪs jɪr. ðə ˈænsər laɪz ɪn ðə feɪt əv ðə 2016 ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ kəbz. ðə ˌɪˈmuvəbəl ˈɑbʤɛkt hir ɪz ðə jɪr 1908 wɪn ˈtɛdi ˈruzəˌvɛlt wɑz ˈprɛzɪdənt, ðə ˈmɑdəl ti fərst roʊld ɔf ðə əˈsɛmbli laɪn, ənd ðə kəbz læst wən ə wərld ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp. ðə læst kəbz ˈtaɪtəl ˈpriˈdeɪts ˈmɑdərn ˈskaɪˌskreɪpərz, ˈtoʊstərz, hoʊm ɛr kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ, slaɪst brɛd, ənd ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə. ðə weɪt əv 1908 həz pruvd nɑt ˈoʊnli ˌɪˈmuvəbəl, bət ˌənəˈproʊʧəbəl sɪns 1945 ðə læst taɪm ðə kəbz ˈivɪn pleɪd ɪn ðə wərld ˈsɪriz. ðə læst kəbz ˈpɛnənt ˈpriˈdeɪts ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz, ˈɪzriəl, ˈɪndiə, ənd ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən. ˈdɛkeɪdz əv kəbz fænz hæv bɪn bɔrn, lɪvd fʊl ˈlaɪfˌspænz, ənd daɪd wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛvər ˈwɪtnəsɪŋ ðɛr tim wɪn ə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp. ə kəbz wərld ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp wʊd nɑt bi ðə moʊst ənˈlaɪkli ˈaʊtˌkəm ɪn spɔrts θæŋks tɪ ˈlɛstər ˈsɪti, ɪt wʊd nɑt ˈivɪn mɑrk ðə kənˈkluʒən əv ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp draʊt ðɪs jɪr bət nɑt ən ɪgˌzæʤərˈeɪʃən tɪ seɪ ðət ɪt wʊd bi ðə moʊst ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ɪn spɔrts ˈhɪstəri. ˈnəθɪŋ kən kəm kloʊz. ðə cubs’*’ strik ɪz naʊ 22 jɪrz ˈnɪrli ən ɪnˈtaɪər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ˈlɔŋgər ðən ðə rɛd draʊt. ðə kəbz hæv bɪn ənˈləki ðeɪ wər ˈfeɪməsli faɪv aʊts əˈweɪ frəm ðə wərld ˈsɪriz ɪn 2003 ənd wər əp tu geɪmz tɪ nən ɪn ə ɪn 1984 bət ˈmoʊstli ðeɪ ʤɪst bɪn ˈvɛri gʊd. ðə læst taɪm ðeɪ hæd ðə bɛst ˈrɛkərd ɪn ðə ˈmeɪʤər ligz wɑz 1945 soʊ ˈivɪn ɪf ˈbeɪsˈbɔl pleɪd baɪ rulz ənd əˈwɔrdɪd ðə kraʊn tɪ ðə tim wɪθ ðə bɛst ˈrɛkərd, ðə cubs’*’ strik wʊd bi æt 71 jɪrz ənd ˈkaʊntɪŋ. fər ˈɛni tim tɪ goʊ ə ˈsɛnʧəri wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈtaɪtəl ɪz ˌɪmˈprɑbəbəl. fər ðət tim tɪ bi ðə mɑrˈki ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ɪn wət wɑz ðə ˈsɪti ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə ənˈtɪl ðə (wɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs pæst ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ɪn ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən), wɪθ ɔl ðə ˈrɛvəˌnu ædˈvæntɪʤɪz ðət əˈkəmpəni ɪts ʤiˈɑgrəfi ɪn ə spɔrt wɪθ noʊ ˈsæləri kæp, ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ənˈfæðəməbəl. ənˈfæðəməbəl ðoʊ ɪt meɪ bi, ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌəndɪˈnaɪəbəl: ðə kəbz hæv pɪst əˈweɪ ə ˈsaɪzəbəl kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ædˈvæntɪʤ fər 108 jɪrz, wɪʧ ɪz waɪ ðɛr pərˈsut əv ə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ɪz ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ədˈvɛnʧər ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən spɔrts. ɪt ˈɔlˌweɪz ðɪs weɪ. ðə kəbz wər, ɪn fækt, wən əv ðə prɛˈmɪr ˈfrænˌʧaɪzɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fərst 40 jɪrz ɛz ə prəˈfɛʃənəl spɔrt. ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ waɪt ˈstɑkɪŋz, ɛz ðeɪ wər ðɛn noʊn, wər ˈʧæmpiənz əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl lig ɪn ɪts ˌɪˈnɔgərəl jɪr əv 1876 ðə fərst əv ðɛr sɪks ˈtaɪtəlz ɪn ðə fərst 11 ˈsizənz. ˈæftər ə strɛʧ əv ˈfildɪŋ kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv timz wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈfɪnɪʃ frəm 1887 tɪ 1905 ðə kəbz (hu əˈdɑptəd ðɛr ˈkɑrənt neɪm ɪn 1903 broʊk θru ɪn 1906 wɪθ ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈrɛkərd əv ɔl taɪm. ˈfiʧərɪŋ ə ˈtriˌoʊ ˌɪˈmɔrtəlaɪzd ɪn ˈpoʊətri ənd rɪˈmɛmbərd təˈdeɪ ɛz tinker-to-evers-to-chance*, ðə kəbz wɛnt ðeɪ lɔst tɪ ðə waɪt sɑks ɪn ðə wərld ˈsɪriz ɪn sɪks geɪmz, ɪn wən əv ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈəpˌsɛts ɪn wərld ˈsɪriz ˈhɪstəri, bət riˈbaʊndɪd tɪ wɪn ˈtaɪtəlz ɪn 1907 ənd 1908 frəm 1906 tɪ 1910 ðə kəbz wən fɔr ˈpɛnənts, tu wərld ˈsɪriz, ənd ˈævrɪʤd ə ˈrɛkərd əv ðɛr 693 ˈwɪnɪŋ pərˈsɛnɪʤ ˈoʊvər ə ˈfaɪvˌjɪr spæn lʊks laɪk ə ˈmɪˈsprɪnt; ɪn ðə læst 60 jɪrz, ʤɪst θri timz hæv ˈpoʊstɪd ə ˈwɪnɪŋ pərˈsɛnɪʤ ðət haɪ ˈoʊvər ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈsizən: ðə 2001 ˈmɛrənərz 716 ðə 1998 ˈjæŋkiz 704 ənd ðə 1995 ˈɪndiənz 694 hu pleɪd ˈoʊnli 144 geɪmz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə 1994 straɪk. meɪk ðət fɔr timz, bɪˈkəz æt list fər ðə ˈmoʊmənt, ðə 2016 ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ kəbz ər ɔn ðə lɪst. ɪf ˈθioʊ ˈɛpˌstin wər ə mæn əv westeros*, bi noʊn ɛz "cursebreaker*" baɪ naʊ. prəˈmoʊtəd tɪ rɛd sɑks ˈæftər ðə 2002 ˈsizən, hi ˈgaɪdɪd ˈbɔstən tɪ ɪts fərst wərld ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ɪn 86 jɪrz ʤɪst tu ˈsizənz ˈleɪtər wɪn ˈɛpˌstin wɑz ˈoʊnli 30 jɪrz oʊld. tɪ pruv ɪt ə fluk, ðə sɑks wən əˈnəðər ˈtaɪtəl θri jɪrz ˈleɪtər. hi ənd ðə rɛd sɑks ˈpɑrtɪd weɪz ˈæftər ðə 2011 ˈsizən, ənd hi kˈwɪkli sizd əˈpɑn ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ teɪk ɔn ðə ˈoʊnli ˈʧælənʤ ɪn spɔrts ˈgreɪtər ðən ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ə ˈtaɪtəl tɪ ˈfɛnˌweɪ pɑrk ˈbrɪŋɪŋ wən tɪ ˈrɪgli fild. ˈɛpˌstin (ɛz tim ˈprɛzɪdənt) ənd hɪz ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˈbɔstən ʤɛd hɔɪər (hum hi haɪərd ɛz) ˌɪnˈhɛrətɪd ə ˈvæstli ˈgreɪtər ˈʧælənʤ ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ðən ðeɪ hæd ɪn ˈbɔstən. ðə rɛd sɑks wər ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf ə ˈsizən wɪn ˈɛpˌstin tʊk ˈoʊvər, ðɛr θərd ˈsizən ɪn faɪv jɪrz. ðə kəbz, baɪ ˈkɑntræst, hæd gɔn ɪn 2011 wɪθ ən oʊld ˈrɑstər ənd ə ˌmidiˈoʊkər fɑrm ˈsɪstəm. ðeɪ wʊd nɑt tərn ˈɪntu ə ˈwɪnər ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt. soʊ ˈɛpˌstin ənd hɔɪər traɪ tɪ meɪk ðɛm wən. ðeɪ ˈsɛnsəbli ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðə tim hæd tɪ gɪt wərs ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt gɑt ˈbɛtər, ənd ɪn 2012 ðə kəbz lɔst 101 geɪmz, ðɛr wərst ˈsizən sɪns 1966 wɪʧ, ˈgɪvɪn ðə cubs’*’ ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ɛz ˈləvəbəl ˈluzərz, wɑz seɪɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ. ɪn 2013 ðeɪ ˌɪmˈpruvd ɔl ðə weɪ tɪ ðɛr 197 ˈlɔsɪz ˈoʊvər ðə spæn wər ðə moʊst ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri. bət ənˈlaɪk soʊ ˈmɛni bæd kəbz timz əv ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz pæst, ðɪs taɪm ðɛr ˈluzɪŋ wɑz dən wɪθ ə ˈpərpəs. ðɪs taɪm ðə fˈjuʧər ˈrɪli dɪd lʊk ˈbraɪtər, ənd nɑt ʤɪst ɪn ˈrɛtrəˌspɛkt. ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɛr ləmps fər tu jɪrz geɪv ðə kəbz tɔp dræft pɪks, wɪʧ ðeɪ juzd tɪ səˈlɛkt krɪs braɪənt (noʊ. 2 ˈoʊvərˌɔl ɪn 2013 ənd kaɪl (noʊ. 4 ˈoʊvərˌɔl ɪn 2014 ɪt geɪv ðɛm ðə noʊ. 2 pɪk ɪn ðə 2012 rul 5 dræft, wɪʧ ðeɪ juzd tɪ səˈlɛkt ˈhɛktər ˈrɑndən. ənd ɪt geɪv ðɛm ðə ˈwɛrwɪˌðɔl tɪ treɪd ˈvɛtərənz fər jəŋ pleɪərz, laɪk ʃɔn ˈmɑrʃəl fər ˈtrævɪs wʊd, ənd raɪən ˈdɛmpstər fər kaɪl ˈhɛndrɪks, ənd (əv kɔrs) skɑt ˈfɛldmən fər ʤeɪk ɑˈritə. ðeɪ pɪkt əp luis (hum ðeɪ ˈtreɪdɪd θri jɪrz ˈleɪtər fər ˈdɛkstər ˈfaʊlər) ənd ˈtrɛvər ˈkeɪˌhɪl ɔn ˈweɪvərz. ðə cubs’*’ əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˈbɪldɪŋ ə ˈrɑstər lɛd tɪ ʃrud dilz laɪk ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈændru fər ˈænθɔˌni ˈrɪzoʊ, ənd pərˈpɛʧuəli ˈɪnʤərd riˈlivər fər ˈtɑmi lɑ ˈstɛlə, waɪl ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈmɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz ɔn ˈhɔrheɪ ˈsoʊlər ɛz ə ˈkjubən dɪˈfɛktər. ənd wɪn ðə frənt ˈɔfəs fɛlt ðə tim wɑz kloʊz ɪˈnəf tɪ kənˈtɛnʃən tɪ ˈoʊpən ðə vɔlt, ɪt saɪnd ʤɑn ˈlɛstər (ənd ʤoʊ maddon*!) ɛz fri ˈeɪʤənts ənd tʊk ɔn mɪˈgɛl ˈkɑnˌtrækt ˈæftər ðə 2014 ˈsizən, ənd ðɛn roʊt mɔr bɪg ʧɛks tɪ ˈʤeɪsən ˈheɪwərd, bɛn ˈzɑbrɪst, ənd ʤɑn ˈlæki ðɪs pæst ˈwɪntər. ənd, əv kɔrs, ðeɪ tʊk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ə spɛkˈtækjələr bɪt əv ˌdɛspərˈeɪʃɪn ɔn ðə pɑrt əv ˈbɪli bin baɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ wən əv ðə dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ muvz əv ðɛr ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈsizənz əv ʤɛf fər ən baɪ ðə neɪm əv ˈædɪsən ˈrəsəl. (ɪn ən ˌɛnərˈteɪnɪŋ bɪt əv ˈʧətˌspɑ, ðə kəbz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈʤeɪsən ˈhæməl ɪn ðə treɪd ənd ðɛn ˈhæməl ɛz ə fri ˈeɪʤənt faɪv mənθs ˈleɪtər.) ðə cubs’*’ trænˈzækʃən lɪst ˈəndər ˈɛpˌstin ənd hɔɪər ridz laɪk ə wərk əv ˈfɪkʃən, ə lɪst kəmˈpoʊzd ɪn ˈhaɪnˌsaɪt. ðə wərst mɪˈsteɪks meɪd ɪn fɔr jɪrz ər nɑt prəˈtɛktɪŋ ˈʤəstɪn baʊr ɪn ðə rul 5 dræft ˈæftər ðə 2013 ˈsizən, ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˌkæˈstɪloʊ læst ˈsəmər fər ə ˈmɪnəməl rɪˈtərn (ðoʊ ˌkæˈstɪloʊ wʊd bi ˈtreɪdɪd əˈgɛn wiks ˈleɪtər ˌbiˈfɔr ˈimərʤɪŋ wɪθ ðə diamondbacks*), ənd θroʊɪŋ ə tən əv ˈməni æt ˈɛdwɪn ˈʤæksən ɪn fri ˈeɪʤənsi, ə mɪˈsteɪk ðeɪ roʊt ɔf læst ˈsəmər wɪn ðeɪ riˈlist ɪm. bət ðoʊz ər ðə wərst mɪˈsteɪks, ənd ɪf ˈɛpˌstin ənd hɔɪər kʊd ənˈdu ɔl əv ðɛm, ɔl hæv ɪz ə fərst ˈbeɪsmən wɪθ ˈnoʊˌwɛr tɪ pleɪ, ə ˈkæˌʧər wɪθ ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr θəmp, ənd səm kæʃ. ˈminˌwaɪl, ðɛr səkˈsɛsɪz hæv bɪlt ə ˈʤəgərˌnɔt ˈbeɪsɪkli frəm skræʧ: nɑt wən pleɪər ɔn ðə 2016 kəbz wɑz ɔn ðə ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈrɑstər wɪn ˈɛpˌstin ənd hɔɪər wər haɪərd. bət ˈivɪn tɪ ðoʊz hu bɪˈlivd ɪn ðə cubs’*’ plæn, ðə peɪs əv ðɛr ˌɪmˈpruvmənt həz bɪn ˈbrɛθˌteɪkɪŋ. ɪn 2014 ðə kəbz wɛnt ðɛr fɑrm ˈsɪstəm wɑz ðə toʊst əv ˈbeɪsˈbɔl, ənd ðeɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðɛr ˈhɛfti ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈrisɔrsɪz tɪ bɛr ðət offseason*, bət ˈivɪn ˈhɛdɪŋ ˈɪntu 2015 moʊst (bət nɑt ɔl) ˈpəndɪts ˈfɪgjərd ɪt wɑz ˌpriməˈʧʊr tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ðə kəbz tɪ kənˈtɛnd. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðə kəbz dɪˈlɪvərd wən əv ðɛr bɛst ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizənz ɪn mɔr ðən ə ˈsɛnʧəri, rɪˈkəvərɪŋ frəm ə stɑrt tɪ ərn ə bərθ. ðoʊ ˈfɪnɪʃt θərd ɪn ðə ˈsɛntrəl, ðeɪ ˈvæŋkwɪʃt ðɛr dɪˈvɪʒənəl ˈraɪvəlz ɪn ˈpɪtsbərg ənd st*. luɪs ˌbiˈfɔr ˈgɪtɪŋ swɛpt baɪ ðə mɛts ɪn ðə. ə ˈsizən ˌbiˈfɔr ðə kəbz wər səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ˈrɛdi fər praɪm taɪm, ðeɪ wɛnt ðə læst taɪm ðeɪ wən mɔr ðən 97 geɪmz ɪn ə ˈsizən wɑz 1945 ðə riˈbɪldɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs hæd ˈjildɪd frut ə jɪr ˈərli, ənd ɪts ˈhɑrvəst wɑz ðə moʊst ˈbaʊnɪfəl hæd sin ɪn ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz. ənd ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ. tu mənθs ˈɪntu ðə ˈsizən, ðɪs kəbz ər ðə moʊst ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl fɔrs ðət ˈbeɪsˈbɔl həz sin ɪn ˈrisənt ənd ˈmeɪbi ˈhɪstəri. hɑrd tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə 2016 kəbz wɪˈθaʊt dɪˈsɛndɪŋ ˈɪntu wət kən ˈoʊnli bi kɔld ˈbeɪsˈbɔl stæt pɔrn. ðə ˈnəmbərz ðət səraʊnd ðɪs tim reɪnʤ frəm ðə əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌənbəˈlivəbəl. hir ɪz ðə ˈsɪmpləst weɪ tɪ səm əp haʊ gʊd ðɪs tim ɪz wɪθ fækts ðət ʃʊd bi mˈjuʧuəli ɪkˈsklusɪv: 1 ðə 2016 ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ kəbz ər ɔn peɪs tɪ ˈʧælənʤ ðə ˌɔlˈtaɪm ˈrɛkərd fər ˈvɪktəriz ɪn ə ˈsizən. 2 ðeɪ ər underachieving*. æt ðə kəbz ər ɔn peɪs tɪ wɪn 115 geɪmz. ðə ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈrɛkərd əv 116 wɪnz, sɛt baɪ ðə 1906 kəbz, wɑz əˈproʊʧt baɪ ðə 1998 ˈjæŋkiz 114 ənd ðɛn taɪd baɪ ðə 2001 ˈmɛrənərz, bət həz ˈnɛvər bɪn ɪkˈsidɪd. ðə ki wərdz ðɛr, əv kɔrs, ər "ɔn peɪs." məʧ ˈiziər tɪ wɪn 71 pərˈsɛnt əv jʊr geɪmz ˈoʊvər ə θərd əv ə ˈsizən ðən ˈoʊvər ə fʊl wən. ɪn ˈmɑdərn ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ˈhɪstəri (i.e*., sɪns 1901 16 timz hæv ˈstɑrtɪd ə ˈsizən ər ˈbɛtər. ðə cubs’*’ ˈrɛkərd æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪn ðə ˈsizən ɪz rɛr ʤɪst faɪv timz ɪn ðə dɪˈvɪʒənəl ˈɪrə hæv hæd ə ˈbɛtər stɑrt θru 55 geɪmz bət nɑt ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd. wət ɪz ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ɪz ʤɪst haʊ ˈmænəʤɪŋ ɪt. ðə kəbz ˈwɪnɪŋ faɪv aʊt əv ˈɛvəri ˈsɛvən geɪmz baɪ ˈkleɪmɪŋ ɔl ðə kloʊz wənz. ðeɪ ər, ɪn fækt, kwaɪt pəˈdɛstriən ɪn ðoʊz əˈfɛrz: ˈæftər lɔs tɪ ðə diamondbacks*, ðeɪ ər ʤɪst ɪn geɪmz. ˈrəðər, ðə kəbz ər ˈwɪnɪŋ baɪ ˈətərli əˈblɪtərˌeɪtɪŋ ðɛr əˈpoʊnənts. kənˈsɪdər ðɪs: ðə kəbz hæv lɔst fɔr geɪmz ɔl ˈsizən baɪ θri rənz ər mɔr. ɔn ˈeɪprəl 15 ðeɪ lɔst tɪ ðə ˈrɑkiz ɔn ˈeɪprəl 23 ðeɪ lɔst tɪ ˌsɪnsəˈnæti (ðɛr ˈoʊnli lɔs ɔl ˈsizən baɪ mɔr ðən faɪv rənz!); ɔn meɪ 11 ðeɪ lɔst ðə fərst geɪm əv ə tɪ ðə ˈpæˌdreɪz ənd læst ˈtuzˌdeɪ ðeɪ lɔst tɪ ðə ˈdɑʤərz ðə ɪnˈtaɪər lɪst. baɪ kəmˈpɛrəsən, wən 27 geɪmz baɪ θri rənz ər mɔr. ðət mɑrk ɪn səʧ ˈkɑntɛsts ɪz ˈstægərˌɪŋ ənd wʊd ˈizəli ɪˈklɪps ðə ˈmɑdərn ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈrɛkərd ɪf ɪt hɛld: ðət lɪst ɪz ˈbeɪsɪkli ə hu əv ðə ˈgreɪtəst timz ˌbiˈfɔr ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən. ðə 1902 ˈpaɪrəts ˈfeɪməsli wɛnt ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈsizən wɪˈθaʊt ˈluzɪŋ θri geɪmz ɪn ə roʊ. ɔˈrɛdi dɪˈskəst ðə 1906 kəbz. ðə 1927 ˈjæŋkiz ər ə cliché*é fər ˈtoʊtəl ˌdɑməˈneɪʃən huz ˈjusɪʤ trænˈsɛndz spɔrts. ənd ðə 1939 ˈjæŋkiz ər ə ˈpɑpjələr pɪk əˈməŋ ðə ˌkɑgnɔˈʃɛnˌti ɛz ðə ˈgreɪtəst tim əv ɔl taɪm. ˈləki timz kən wɪn ðə kloʊz geɪmz ðə 2003 ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ˈtaɪgərz, hu sɛt ðə æl ˈrɛkərd wɪθ 119 ˈlɔsɪz, wɛnt ɪn geɪmz bət ɛz ðət lɪst ʃoʊz, ðə ˈhɑlˌmɑrk əv greɪt timz ɪz ˈbitɪŋ ˈəðərz tɪ ə pəlp. ənd ə θərd əv ðə weɪ θru ðə ˈsizən, ðə kəbz ər ˈlæpɪŋ ðə fild ɪn ðət ˈmɛtrɪk, ˈbitɪŋ ðɛr əˈpoʊnənts wɪθ səʧ əˈbændən ðət ˈbeɪsɪkli tərnd ðɛr ʤɑb ˈɪntu ðə ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv ðə ˈmeɪˌtæg rɪˈpɛrˌmæn. dɪˈspaɪt ˈlidɪŋ ðə noʊn ˈjunəˌvərs ɪn wɪnz, ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ræŋks ɪn ðə ˈmeɪʤər ligz ɪn seɪvz, wɪθ 11 hɑrd tɪ ərn ə seɪv wɪn ə tim ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈlidɪŋ baɪ faɪv rənz ɪn ðə naɪnθ. ə mɔr hoʊˈlɪstɪk ˈmɛθəd fər ˈmɛʒərɪŋ ə ˈdɑmənəns ɪz tɪ lʊk æt ɪts ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ əv rənz skɔrd tɪ rənz əˈlaʊd. (rən ˌdɪfərˈɛnʃəl rənz skɔrd ˈmaɪnəs rənz əˈlaʊd ɪz ə ˈsɪmpələr ˈmɛθəd, bət əˈkaʊnt fər ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ənd ˈɪrəz.) ənd baɪ ðət ˈmɛʒərmənt, ðə kəbz ər əˈgɛn ɔf ðə ʧɑrts. skɔrd 297 rənz ənd əˈlaʊd 156 ˈgɪvɪŋ ðɛm ə ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ ðət wʊd bi ðə bɛst ɪn ˈmɑdərn ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈhɪstəri: ˈjuzɪŋ ˌpɪθəˈgɔriən ˈθɪrəm, wɪʧ ˈɛstəˌmeɪts wət ə ˈrɛkərd ʃʊd bi beɪst ɔn ɪts rənz skɔrd ənd əˈlaʊd, ðə kəbz ʃʊd bi ɔn peɪs tɪ wɪn 115 geɪmz ənd bɪn ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ənˈləki. ˈivɪn mɔr ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ɪz ðət ðə kəbz ər duɪŋ ðɪs ɪn ðə ˈmɑdərn ˈɪrə. noʊ ˈəðər tim ɔn ðə əˈbəv lɪsts pleɪd ˈæftər wərld wɔr, ənd fər gʊd ˈrizən: ðə geɪm hæd kənˈsɪdərəbli lɛs ˈpɛrəti ˌbiˈfɔr θɪŋz laɪk ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən, ðə dræft, ənd meɪd ɪt ə ˈlɪtəl ˈhɑrdər fər ðə bɛst timz tɪ ˈdɑməˌneɪt ðə wərst. ðə kəbz ər ðə ˈoʊnli wɔr tim ɪn ðə tɔp 15 ɪn tərmz əv rən ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ. ðə seɪm lɪst sɪns 1946 nɑt ə gæp; ə ˈkæzəm. jɛs, ˈoʊnli ə θərd əv ðə weɪ θru ðə ˈsizən, bət ˈivɪn ɪf wi kəmˈpɛr ðə 2016 kəbz tɪ ˈəðər skwɑdz æt ðə mɑrk, stɪl əˈhɛd əv ˈɛvəri tim ɪn mɔr ðən ə ˈsɛnʧəri: wət ðə kəbz hæv dən ɪn ðə læst tu mənθs ɪz wɪˈθaʊt ˈprɛsɪdənt ɪn ðə ˈmɛməri əv ˈɛniˌwən əˈlaɪv təˈdeɪ. waɪl ɪt wʊd bi ˈlɑʤɪkəl tɪ əˈsum ðə kəbz kənˈtɪnju tɪ pleɪ ðɪs wɛl ɔl jɪr, ðɛr ər noʊ rɛd flægz ˈskrimɪŋ "rəˈgrɛʃən!" ɪn ðɛr ˈlaɪˌnəp. ˈfaʊlər ənd ˈzɑbrɪst ər ənˈlaɪkli tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ðɛr ˈbætɪŋ laɪnz, bət ˈheɪwərd ˈprɑbəˌbli sləg 299 ɔl ˈsizən, ˈiðər. ˈrɪzoʊ ɪz ˈhɪtɪŋ ɪgˈzæktli ɛz wɛl ɛz hi dɪd ɪn ənd braɪənt (hu həz kət hɪz ˈstraɪˌkaʊt reɪt baɪ ə θərd frəm hɪz ˈrʊki ˈsizən) ənd ˈrəsəl ər gʊd bɛts tɪ kənˈtɪnju ðə ˈstɛdi ˌɪmˈpruvmənt ʃoʊn ɛz ˈsɑfˌmɔrz. ɪn pɑrt bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈɪnʤəri tɪ lɛft ˈfildər wən əv ðə θri bɛst ˈhɪtərz ɔn ðə tim ɛz ə ˈrʊki ɪn 2015 ðə cubs’*’ ˈlaɪˌnəp, æt list ɔn ðə ˈsərfəs, ɔl ðət ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv. ɪn tərmz əv paʊər (sɪksθ ɪn ðə ɪn ˈhoʊmərz), spid (eɪθ ɪn stilz), ənd ˈbætɪŋ ˈævərɪʤ (ˈsɛvənθ). bət ɪt lidz ðə ɪn rənz pər geɪm bɪˈkəz ðə ɪˈpɪtəmi əv wət ˈɛpˌstin ənd hɔɪər wɔnt ðɛr əˈfɛns tɪ bi: ðə kəbz graɪnd aʊt ˈætˈbæts ənd meɪk ˈpɪʧərz θroʊ straɪks. ɪn ðɪs rɪˈgɑrd, ðeɪ ər nɑt ʤɪst ðə bɛst ɪn ðə ənd ˈbɛtər ðən ðə rɛd sɑks timz ðət ˈɛpˌstin ənd hɔɪər bɪlt: ðeɪ maɪt bi ðə bɛst tim əv ɔl taɪm. ðə kəbz hæv drɔn 250 wɔks ɪn 55 geɪmz, ən ˈævərɪʤ əv wɔks pər geɪm. ðə ˈævərɪʤ tim həz drɔn ʤɪst wɔks pər geɪm, ˈminɪŋ ðə kəbz ər ɔn peɪs tɪ drɔ 213 mɔr wɔks ðən ə tim. ðət wʊd bi, ˈizəli, ə ˈnæʃənəl lig ˈrɛkərd: ðə kəbz priʧ pleɪt ˈdɪsəplən, ənd ðeɪ priʧ ɪt, ənd ðeɪ priʧ ɪt səm mɔr. ðeɪ ˈtərgət ɪt ɪn ðə fri ˈeɪʤənts ðeɪ saɪn (ˈzɑbrɪst ɪz laɪk ðə paɪd ˈpaɪpər əv pleɪt ˈdɪsəplən, ənd ˈfaʊlər ənd ˈheɪwərd hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz hæd ðət kləb ɪn ðɛr bæg), ənd ðeɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ɪt ɪn ðɛr jəŋ pleɪərz (ˈrəsəl ənd ˈsoʊlər hæv boʊθ ˈteɪkən ə stɛp ˈfɔrwərd ɪn ðɛr wɔk reɪt ðɪs jɪr). ðə kəbz teɪk ðɛr wɔks soʊ ðeɪ kən gɪt ɔn beɪs ˈsɛkənd ɪn ðə ɪn obp*) soʊ ðeɪ kən skɔr rənz. bət ðə ˈpɪʧɪŋ stæf ɪz ðə ˈlɪnʧˌpɪn tɪ ðɛr ˈgreɪtnəs. ðə kəbz hæv juzd ˈoʊnli faɪv ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈpɪʧərz ɔl ˈsizən, ənd ɔl faɪv ˈstɑrtərz hæv ən ˈɪrə ˈəndər 3 ɪn fækt, əv ðə 11 ˈpɪʧərz hu hæv θroʊn æt list 10 ˈɪnɪŋz fər ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ðɪs jɪr, ˈʤəstɪn grɪm ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli wən wɪθ ən ˈɪrə ˈoʊvər 3 ðə tim ˈɪrə ɛz ə hoʊl ɪz wɪʧ ɪz, wɛl, nəts. ðə kəbz ər ɔn peɪs tɪ əˈlaʊ 459 rənz; ðə ˈoʊnli tim əv ðə ˈɪrə tɪ əˈlaʊ fjuər rənz pər geɪm ɪz ðə 1972 ˈɔriˌoʊlz. ˈstreɪnʤli, ðə kəbz ər ɔn ə hɪˈstɔrɪk peɪs ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðɛr ˈpɪʧərz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt ɪn ðə θri ˈaʊtˌkəmz ˈoʊvər wɪʧ ðeɪ hæv ðə moʊst kənˈtroʊl. ðə kəbz hæv əˈlaʊd ðə hoʊm rənz ɪn ðə, bət ðeɪ ər ʤɪst fɔrθ ɪn ðə ɪn ˈstraɪˌkaʊts ənd sɪksθ ɪn wɔks əˈlaʊd. bət ðɛr ˈɪrə ɪz hæf ə rən ˈbɛtər ðən ˈɛvəri ˈəðər tim ɪn ˈbeɪsˈbɔl bɪˈkəz əv ðɛr 248 ˈbætɪŋ ˈævərɪʤ ɔn bɔlz ɪn pleɪ, əˈnəðər wən əv ðoʊz stæts ðət lʊks laɪk ə ˈmɪˈsprɪnt. lig ˈævərɪʤ ɪn ðɪs rɪˈgɑrd ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli ə tɪk ˈəndər 300 ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈəndər 270 rikˈwaɪərz ə greɪt dɪˈfɛns, trɪˈmɛndəs lək, ər boʊθ. ðə kəbz hæv ə ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ɛz ə greɪt dɪˈfɛnsɪv tim, bət ðɪs ɪz wən ˈɛriə wɛr ðɛr ˌænəˈlɪtɪks meɪ gɪv ðɛm ə ˈhɪdən ɛʤ. wɪθ timz ˈjuzɪŋ dɪˈfɛnsɪv ʃɪfts 10 taɪmz mɔr ˈɔfən ðən ðeɪ dɪd ʤɪst faɪv jɪrz əˈgoʊ, wi noʊ naʊ ðət ˈprɑpərli pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ dɪˈfɛndərz kən meɪk ə bæd dɪˈfɛns lʊk gʊd ənd ə gʊd dɪˈfɛns lʊk greɪt. dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈmɛtrɪks ɪn ˈsɛnər fild, fər ˈɪnstəns, hæv ˌɪmˈpruvd sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ðɪs jɪr ˈlɑrʤli bɪˈkəz hi ɪz pleɪɪŋ ˈdipər. ðɪs simz tɪ bi ðə ˈfʊlkrəm ɔn wɪʧ ðə cubs’*’ əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kip ˈwɪnɪŋ æt ə hɪˈstɔrɪk peɪs rɛsts. ɪf ðɛr tim həz bɪn ðə ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃiˌɛri əv gʊd lək ənd stɑrts tɪ ˈrigrɛs tɪ ðə min, ðeɪ meɪ kul ɔf tɪ ðə pɔɪnt əv ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ ðə ˈsizən ɛz ʤɪst ən ˈɔrdəˌnɛri greɪt tim (baɪ wɪʧ wi min stɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli wɪn mɔr ðən 100 geɪmz, ðə fərst kəbz tim tɪ du ðət sɪns 1910 bət ɪf ðeɪ kən kənˈtɪnju tɪ tərn bɔlz ɪn pleɪ ˈɪntu aʊts θˌrikˈwɔrtərz əv ðə taɪm, ðɛn ðɛr rən priˈvɛnʃən meɪ nɑt bi ə fluk, ənd ðeɪ meɪ ɪn fækt meɪk ə ˈsɪriəs ˈʧælənʤ fər 116 wɪnz. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðə cubs’*’ ˈfeɪvər ɪz ðət ðə ˈnæʃənəl lig həz ɛz ˈlɪtəl ˈpɛrəti ɛz ˈɛni lig həz hæd ɪn æt list ə ˈdɛkeɪd. sɪks timz ˈɛnərd ðə ˈsizən ˈniðər ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ nɔr traɪɪŋ tɪ wɪn ɪn 2016 waɪl ðə ˈfɪliz roʊd ə hɑt strɛʧ ɪn geɪmz tɪ ə stɑrt, ˈəndər 500 naʊ, ɛz ər ðə ˈsɪmələrli bruərz. ðə breɪvz ər ðə ˈpæˌdreɪz ər ənd hæv ɔˈrɛdi soʊld ɔf ʤeɪmz ʃildz. ðə rɛdz ər ənd hæv wən əv ðə wərst ˈɛvər əˈsɛmbəld. ðə kəbz ˈrɪli nid ðə hɛlp: ðeɪ hæv ə ˈrɛkərd əˈgɛnst timz əˈbəv 500 wɪʧ wʊd, jɛs, bi ə ˈmɑdərn ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈrɛkərd. stɪl, ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ bit əp ɔn ðə əv ðə lig boʊdz wɛl fər ðɛr ˈʧænsɪz tɪ meɪk stəˈtɪstɪkəl ˈhɪstəri ɔl ˈsizən lɔŋ. soʊ ðə gʊd nuz fər kəbz fænz ɪz ðət ðɛr tim ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli goʊɪŋ tɪ wɪnd əp ɛz wən əv ðə bɛst timz ˈɛvər. ðə bæd nuz ɪz ðət nən əv ðət ˈrɪli ˈmætərz wəns ðə stɑrts. hɪˈstɔrɪkəli, ðɛr həz bɪn ə ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈstɑrtɪŋ ðə ˈsizən ðɪs wɛl ənd ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ ðə ˈsizən wɪθ ə rɪŋ; əv ðə 16 timz ðət hæv ˈstɑrtɪd ər ˈbɛtər, 15 æt list wən ðə ˈpɛnənt. ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz ðət ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl əv ðoʊz timz pleɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə dɪˈvɪʒənəl ˈɪrə, ɪn wɪʧ ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ ðə ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən wɪθ ðə bɛst ˈrɛkərd ɪn ðə lig mɛnt ə spɑt ɪn ðə wərld ˈsɪriz. ˈoʊnli θri əv ðoʊz timz hæd tɪ pleɪ ən əˈdɪʃənəl raʊnd əv pleɪɔfs, ənd wən əv ðɛm ðə 2001 siˈætəl ˈmɛrənərz lɔst ɪn ðə alcs*. ðə ˈmɛrənərz hæv stɪl ˈnɛvər əˈpɪrd ɪn ə wərld ˈsɪriz, bət æt list ðeɪ treɪs ðɛr ˈhɪstəri bæk tɪ ʤɪst 1977 ɪf ðə kəbz wɪn 117 geɪmz bət feɪl tɪ riʧ ðə wərld ˈsɪriz, lɛt əˈloʊn wɪn ɪt, ðɛr ˈrɛkərd wɪl bi əv ˈlɪtəl ˈsɑləs. wi kən du ə ˈlɪtəl mæθ tɪ dɪˈtərmən ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti ðət ðə kəbz wɪl wɪn ðɛr ənd tɪ ədˈvæns tɪ ðə wərld ˈsɪriz. ɪf wi əˈsum ðə cubs’*’ tru ˈtælənt ˈlɛvəl ɪz ðət əv ə tim, ðət ðə tim feɪs ɪn ðə fərst raʊnd ɪz ə tim, ənd ðət ðə dɪˈvɪʒən ˈwɪnər feɪs ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd raʊnd ɪz ə tim, ðɛn ˈjuzɪŋ wət bɪl ʤeɪmz kɔld ðə ˈmɛθəd əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈsɪmpəl baɪˈnoʊmiəl ˈθɪri, wi kən ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðɛr ɑdz əv ˈwɪnɪŋ iʧ ˈsɪriz ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: ɑdz əv ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə: pərˈsɛnt ɑdz əv ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə: pərˈsɛnt ɑdz əv ˈwɪnɪŋ boʊθ raʊnz: pərˈsɛnt ˈfæktər ɪn ædˈvæntɪʤ ənd ðə kəbz ˈbeɪsɪkli hæv ə ʃɑt əv ˈriʧɪŋ ðə wərld ˈsɪriz fər ðə fərst taɪm ɪn 71 jɪrz. (ðɛr ɑdz əv ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə wərld ˈsɪriz ˈkænɑt bi ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd wɪˈθaʊt noʊɪŋ ˈwɛðər ðə ˈæstərˌɔɪd sˈmæʃɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ərθ wɪl kəˈlaɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ər ˈæftər ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ wɪnz ðə ˈtaɪtəl.) ə kɔɪn flɪp meɪ nɑt saʊnd laɪk ə riˈsaʊndɪŋ ɛnˈdɔrsmənt tɪ fænz ˈgɪdi wɪθ ɪkˈsaɪtmənt ˈoʊvər ðə ˈgreɪtəst kəbz tim əv ðɛr ˈlaɪfˌtaɪmz, bət ɪn ðə ˈɪrə, rɪˈmɑrkəbəl fər ˈɛni kləb tɪ hæv ə ʃɑt æt ðə ˈpɛnənt ɔn ʤun 7 bət ðə bɛst nuz əv ɔl fər kəbz fænz ɪz ðət noʊ ˈrizən waɪ ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈdɑməˌneɪt ɪn jɪrz tɪ kəm. ðɪs ɪz ə tim bɪlt fər ðə lɔŋ hɔl. faɪv ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈlaɪˌnəp ər 26 ər ˈjəŋgər, ənd ðə ˈævərɪʤ eɪʤ əv ðə əˈfɛns ɪz əv ðə 12 timz sɪns wərld wɔr ðət wən æt list ˌtuˈθərdz əv ðɛr geɪmz, nən hæd ən əˈfɛns ðɪs jəŋ. fər ɔl ðə ˌpriməˈʧʊr tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ɑˈritə wɪl liv ðə tim ɛz ə fri ˈeɪʤənt ˈæftər nɛkst ˈsizən, ðə ˈoʊnli ki ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈrɑstər hu ɪz ˈɛlɪʤəbəl fər fri ˈeɪʤənsi ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɛnd əv 2018 ðə kəbz stɪl hæv rum tɪ groʊ ðɛr ˈpeɪˌroʊl, ənd ðeɪ stɪl hæv ˈtælənt lɛft ɪn ðə fɑrm ˈsɪstəm, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈʃɔrtˌstɑp ˈtɔˌrɛz ənd ˈkæˌʧər ˈwɪlsən kɑnˈtrɛrɑz, ˈhɪtɪŋ ɪn ənd kʊd bi ðə ˈstɑrtər nɛkst ˈsizən. oʊ, ənd ɪf ðə ˈʧætər əˈbaʊt ʃˈrɪŋkɪŋ ðə straɪk zoʊn (baɪ ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə zoʊn frəm ðə ˈhɑloʊ bɪˈniθ ðə ˈniˌkæp tɪ ðə tɔp əv ðə niz) ɪz tru, ðət ˈfɪgjərz tɪ ˈbɛnəfɪt ðə timz ðət juz ðə straɪk zoʊn ɛz ə ˈwɛpən ənd nən du soʊ mɔr ˈifɛktɪvli ðən ðə kəbz. ˈɛniˌθɪŋ kʊd ˈhæpən wɪn ðə ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl fɔrs mits ðə ˌɪˈmuvəbəl ˈɑbʤɛkt ðɪs ɑkˈtoʊbər kæts ənd dɔgz ˈlɪvɪŋ təˈgɛðər, ðə sən goʊɪŋ ˌsupərˈnoʊvə, ə ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˈprɛzɪdənsi bət kəbz fænz ʃʊd teɪk ˈsɑləs noʊɪŋ ðɪs ðə læst kræk gɪt æt ðə ˈəltəmət praɪz. ˈmeɪbi ðə ˈbɛtər kˈwɛʃən tɪ æsk ɪz ðɪs: wət ˈhæpənz wɪn wən ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl fɔrs ˈæftər əˈnəðər mits ən ˌɪˈmuvəbəl ˈɑbʤɛkt? ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ðət ˈɑbʤɛkt həz tɪ jild, ɪt? ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ðə kəbz hæv tɪ kleɪm ə ˈtaɪtəl? ər ˈmeɪbi kɔz hɛl tɪ friz ˈoʊvər wɪʧ, ɛz ˈɛvəri kəbz fæn noʊz, ɪz ðə seɪm θɪŋ. ɔl stəˈtɪstɪks ər ˈkɑrənt θru geɪmz. ðiz ˈfɪgjərz, ənd ˈpɑsəbli ðə ˈminɪŋ əv laɪf, ər ˈkərtəsi əv baseball-reference.com*.
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nsq is a realtime message processing system designed to operate at scale, handling billions of messages per day.
it promotes distributed and decentralized without single points of failure, enabling fault tolerance and high availability coupled with a reliable message delivery guarantee.
operationally, is easy to configure and deploy (all parameters are specified on the command line and compiled binaries have no dependencies). for maximum flexibility, it is agnostic to data format (messages can be json, msgpack, protocol buffers, or anything else). go and python libraries are available out of the box.
this post aims to provide a detailed overview of, from the problems that inspired us to build a better solution to how it works inside and out. a lot to cover so start off with a little history…
background
before, there was, a simple (shocking, right?) message queue with an interface, developed as part of our open source suite of tools. like its successor, is agnostic to the type and format of the data it handles.
we used as the foundation for a distributed message queue by an instance on each host that produced messages. this effectively reduced the potential for data loss in a system which otherwise did not persist messages by guaranteeing that the loss of any single host would not prevent the rest of the message producers or consumers from functioning.
we also used, an server to aggregate streams and provide an endpoint for multiple clients to subscribe. we used it to transmit streams across hosts (or datacenters) and be again for writing to various downstream services.
as a glue utility, we used to subscribe to a stream and write the data to .
there are a couple of important properties of these tools with respect to message duplication and delivery. each of the n clients of a receive all of the messages published (each message is delivered to all clients), whereas each of the n clients of a receive 1 / n of the messages (each message is delivered to 1 client). consequently, when multiple applications need to consume data from a single producer, we set up the following workflow:
the producer publishes to and for each downstream service we set up a dedicated with a process to route all messages from the into the queue. each service has its own set of “queuereaders” which we scale independently according to the needs.
we used this foundation to process of millions of messages a day. it was the core upon which was built.
this setup had several nice properties:
producers are from downstream consumers
no single point of failures
easy to interact with (all)
but, it also had its issues…
one is simply the operational of having to setup and configure the various tools in the chain. of particular note are the > links. given this setup, consuming a stream in a way that avoids is a challenge. there are two options, neither of which is ideal:
just put the process on a single box and pray shard by consuming the full stream but processing only a percentage of it on each host (though this does not resolve the issue of seamless failover)
to make things even more complicated, we needed to repeat this for each stream of data we were interested in.
also, messages traveling through the system had no delivery guarantee and the responsibility of was placed on the client (for instance, if processing fails). this churn increased the potential for situations that result in message loss.
enter
nsq is designed to (in no particular order):
provide easy topology solutions that enable and eliminate
address the need for stronger message delivery guarantees
bound the memory footprint of a single process (by persisting some messages to disk)
greatly simplify configurationuirements for producers and consumers
provide a straightforward upgrade path
improve efficiency
to introduce some concepts, start off by discussing configuration.
simplifying configuration and administration
a singled instance is designed to handle multiple streams of data at once. streams are called “topics” and a topic has 1 or more “channels”. each channel receives a copy of all the messages for a topic. in practice, a channel maps to a downstream service consuming a topic.
topics and channels all buffer data independently of each other, preventing a slow consumer from causing a backlog for other channels (the same applies at the topic level).
a channel can, and generally does, have multiple clients connected. assuming all connected clients are in a state where they are ready to receive messages, each message will be delivered to a random client. for example:
nsq also includes a helper application,lookupd , which provides a directory service where consumers can lookup the addresses ofd instances that provide the topics they are interested in subscribing to. in terms of configuration, this the consumers from the producers (they both individually only need to know where to contact common instances oflookupd , never each other), reducing complexity and maintenance.
at a lower level eachd has a connection tolookupd over which it periodically pushes its state. this data is used to inform whichd addresseslookupd will give to consumers. for consumers, an /lookup endpoint is exposed for polling.
to introduce a new distinct consumer of a topic, simply start up an client configured with the addresses of yourlookupd instances. there are no configuration changes needed to add either new consumers or new publishers, greatly reducing overhead and complexity.
note: in future versions, the heuristiclookupd uses to return addresses could be based on depth, number of connected clients, or other “intelligent” strategies. the current implementation is simply all. ultimately, the goal is to ensure that all producers are being read from such that depth stays near zero.
it is important to note that thed andlookupd are designed to operate independently, without communication or coordination between siblings.
we also think that really important to have a way to view, introspect, and manage the cluster in aggregate. we builtadmin to do this. it provides a web to browse the hierarchy of and inspect depth and other key statistics for each layer. additionally it supports a few administrative commands such as removing and emptying a channel (which is a useful tool when messages in a channel can be safely thrown away in order to bring depth back to 0).
straightforward upgrade path
this was one of our highest priorities. our production systems handle a large volume of traffic, all built upon our existing messaging tools, so we needed a way to slowly and methodically upgrade specific parts of our infrastructure with little to no impact.
first, on the message producer side we builtd to match . specifically,d exposes an /put endpoint, just like, to post binary data (with the one caveat that the endpoint takes an additional query parameter specifying the “topic”). services that wanted to switch to start publishing tod only have to make minor code changes.
second, we built libraries in both python and go that matched the functionality and idioms we had been accustomed to in our existing libraries. this eased the transition on the message consumer side by limiting the code changes to bootstrapping. all business logic remained the same.
finally, we built utilities to glue old and new components together. these are all available in the examples directory in the repository:
nsq_pubsub - expose a like interface to topics in an cluster
- expose a like interface to topics in an cluster_to_file - write all messages for a given topic to a file
- write all messages for a given topic to a file_to_http - performuests for all messages in a topic to (multiple) endpoints
eliminating
nsq is designed to be used in a distributed fashion.d clients are connected (over) to all instances providing the specified topic. there are no middle-men, no message brokers, and no:
this topology eliminates the need to chain single, aggregated, feeds. instead you consume directly from all producers. technically, it matter which client connects to which, as long as there are enough clients connected to all producers to satisfy the volume of messages, guaranteed that all will eventually be processed.
forlookupd , high availability is achieved by running multiple instances. they communicate directly to each other and data is considered eventually consistent. consumers poll all of their configuredlookupd instances and union the responses. stale, inaccessible, or otherwise faulty nodes grind the system to a halt.
message delivery guarantees
nsq guarantees that a message will be delivered at least once, though duplicate messages are possible. consumers should expect this and or perform operations.
this guarantee is enforced as part of the protocol and works as follows (assume the client has successfully connected and subscribed to a topic):
client indicates they are ready to receive messages sends a message and temporarily stores the data locally (in the event of or timeout) client replies fin (finish) or (re-queue) indicating success or failure respectively. if client does not reply will timeout after a duration and automatically the message)
this ensures that the only edge case that would result in message loss is an unclean shutdown of and process. in that case, any messages that were in memory (or any buffered writes not flushed to disk) would be lost.
if preventing message loss is of the utmost importance, even this edge case can be mitigated. one solution is to stand up redundantd pairs (on separate hosts) that receive copies of the same portion of messages. because written your consumers to be, doing on these messages has no downstream impact and allows the system to endure any single node failure without losing messages.
the is that provides the building blocks to support a variety of production use cases and degrees of durability.
bounded memory footprint
nsqd provides a configuration option that will determine the number of messages that are kept in memory for a given queue. if the depth of a queue exceeds this threshold messages are transparently written to disk. this bounds the memory footprint of a givend process to * :
also, an astute observer might have identified that this is a convenient way to gain an even higher guarantee of delivery by setting this value to something low (like 1 or even 0). the queue is designed to survive unclean (although messages might be delivered twice).
also, related to message delivery guarantees, clean shutdowns (by sending ad process the term signal) safely persist the messages currently in memory, in-flight, deferred, and in various internal buffers.
note, a channel whose name ends in the string #ephemeral will not be buffered to disk and will instead drop messages after passing the . this enables consumers which do not need message guarantees to subscribe to a channel. these ephemeral channels will also not persist after its last client disconnects.
efficiency
nsq was designed to communicate over a “memcached-like” command protocol with simple responses. all message data is kept in the core including like number of attempts, timestamps, etc. this eliminates the copying of data back and forth from server to client, an inherent property of the previous when a message. this also simplifies clients as they no longer need to be responsible for maintaining message state.
also, by reducing configuration complexity, setup and development time is greatly reduced (especially in cases where there are >1 consumers of a topic).
for the data protocol, we made a key design decision that maximizes performance and throughput by pushing data to the client instead of waiting for it to pull. this concept, which we call state, is essentially a form of flow control.
when a client connects tod and subscribes to a channel it is placed in a state of 0. this means that no messages will be sent to the client. when a client is ready to receive messages it sends a command that updates its state to some # it is prepared to handle, say 100. without any additional commands, 100 messages will be pushed to the client as they are available (each time the count for that client).
client libraries are designed to send a command to update count when it reaches ~25% of the setting (and properly account for connections to multipled instances, dividing appropriately).
this is a significant performance knob as some downstream systems are able to batch process messages and benefit greatly from a higher .
notably, because it is both buffered and push based with the ability to satisfy the need for independent copies of streams (channels), produced a daemon that behaves like and combined . this is powerful in terms of simplifying the topology of our systems where we would have traditionally maintained the older discussed above.
go
we made a strategic decision early on to build the core in go. we recently about our use of go at and alluded to this very project - it might be helpful to browse through that post to get an understanding of our thinking with respect to the language.
regarding, go channels (not to be confused with channels) and the built in features are a perfect fit for the internal workings ofd . we leverage buffered channels to manage our in memory message queues and seamlessly write overflow to disk.
the standard library makes it easy to write the networking layer and client code. the built in memory and profiling hooks highlight opportunities for optimization anduire very little effort to integrate. we also found it really easy to test components in isolation, mock types using interfaces, and build functionality.
overall, been a fantastic project to use as an opportunity to really dig into the language and see what capable of on a larger scale. been extremely happy with our choice to use golang, its performance, and how productive we are using it.
eol
we’ve been using in production for several months and excited to share this with the open source community.
across the 13 services upgraded, processing ~35,000 at peak through the cluster. it has proved both and stable and made our lives easier operating our production systems.
there is more work to be done though so far converted ~40% of our infrastructure. fortunately, the upgrade process has been straightforward and well worth the short-term time tradeoff.
we’re really curious to hear what you think, so grab the source from and try it out.
finally, this labor of love began as scratching an itch provided an environment to experiment, build, and open source it… always hiring.
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nsq* ɪz ə ˈriəlˌtaɪm ˈmɛsɪʤ ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ ˈsɪstəm dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt æt skeɪl, ˈhændəlɪŋ ˈbɪljənz əv ˈmɛsɪʤɪz pər deɪ. ɪt prəˈmoʊts dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ənd dɪˈsɛntrəˌlaɪzd wɪˈθaʊt ˈsɪŋgəl pɔɪnts əv ˈfeɪljər, ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ fɔlt ˈtɑlərəns ənd haɪ əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti ˈkəpəld wɪθ ə rɪˈlaɪəbəl ˈmɛsɪʤ dɪˈlɪvəri ˌgɛrənˈti. ˈɑpərˈeɪʃənəli, ɪz ˈizi tɪ kənˈfɪgjər ənd dɪˈplɔɪ (ɔl pərˈæmətərz ər ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ɔn ðə kəˈmænd laɪn ənd kəmˈpaɪld ˈbaɪnəˌriz hæv noʊ dɪˈpɛndənsiz). fər ˈmæksəməm ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti, ɪt ɪz ægˈnɑstɪk tɪ ˈdætə ˈfɔrˌmæt (ˈmɛsɪʤɪz kən bi json*, msgpack*, ˈproʊtəˌkɔl ˈbəfərz, ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls). goʊ ənd ˈpaɪθɑn ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz ər əˈveɪləbəl aʊt əv ðə bɑks. ðɪs poʊst eɪmz tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə dɪˈteɪld ˈoʊvərvˌju əv, frəm ðə ˈprɑbləmz ðət ˌɪnˈspaɪərd ˈjuˈɛs tɪ bɪld ə ˈbɛtər səˈluʃən tɪ haʊ ɪt wərks ˌɪnˈsaɪd ənd aʊt. ə lɔt tɪ ˈkəvər soʊ stɑrt ɔf wɪθ ə ˈlɪtəl history…*… ˈbækˌgraʊnd ˌbiˈfɔr, ðɛr wɑz, ə ˈsɪmpəl (ˈʃɑkɪŋ, raɪt?) ˈmɛsɪʤ kju wɪθ ən ˈɪnərˌfeɪs, dɪˈvɛləpt ɛz pɑrt əv ɑr ˈoʊpən sɔrs swit əv tulz. laɪk ɪts səkˈsɛsər, ɪz ægˈnɑstɪk tɪ ðə taɪp ənd ˈfɔrˌmæt əv ðə ˈdætə ɪt ˈhændəlz. wi juzd ɛz ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən fər ə dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ˈmɛsɪʤ kju baɪ ən ˈɪnstəns ɔn iʧ hoʊst ðət prəˈdust ˈmɛsɪʤɪz. ðɪs ˈifɛktɪvli rɪˈdust ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl fər ˈdætə lɔs ɪn ə ˈsɪstəm wɪʧ ˈəðərˌwaɪz dɪd nɑt pərˈsɪst ˈmɛsɪʤɪz baɪ ˌgɛrənˈtiɪŋ ðət ðə lɔs əv ˈɛni ˈsɪŋgəl hoʊst wʊd nɑt prɪˈvɛnt ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ prəˈdusərz ər kənˈsumərz frəm ˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ. wi ˈɔlsoʊ juzd, ən ˈsərvər tɪ ˈægrəgət strimz ənd prəˈvaɪd ən ˈɛndˌpɔɪnt fər ˈməltəpəl klaɪənts tɪ səbˈskraɪb. wi juzd ɪt tɪ trænzˈmɪt strimz əˈkrɔs hoʊsts (ər datacenters*) ənd bi əˈgɛn fər ˈraɪtɪŋ tɪ ˈvɛriəs ˈdaʊnˈstrim ˈsərvɪsɪz. ɛz ə glu juˈtɪləti, wi juzd tɪ səbˈskraɪb tɪ ə strim ənd raɪt ðə ˈdætə tɪ ðɛr ər ə ˈkəpəl əv ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈprɑpərtiz əv ðiz tulz wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt tɪ ˈmɛsɪʤ ˌdjupləˈkeɪʃən ənd dɪˈlɪvəri. iʧ əv ðə ɛn klaɪənts əv ə rɪˈsiv ɔl əv ðə ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ˈpəblɪʃt (iʧ ˈmɛsɪʤ ɪz dɪˈlɪvərd tɪ ɔl klaɪənts), wɛˈræz iʧ əv ðə ɛn klaɪənts əv ə rɪˈsiv 1 ɛn əv ðə ˈmɛsɪʤɪz (iʧ ˈmɛsɪʤ ɪz dɪˈlɪvərd tɪ 1 klaɪənt). ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛntli, wɪn ˈməltəpəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz nid tɪ kənˈsum ˈdætə frəm ə ˈsɪŋgəl prəˈdusər, wi sɛt əp ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈwərkˌfloʊ: ðə prəˈdusər ˈpəblɪʃɪz tɪ ənd fər iʧ ˈdaʊnˈstrim ˈsərvɪs wi sɛt əp ə ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd wɪθ ə ˈprɔˌsɛs tɪ rut ɔl ˈmɛsɪʤɪz frəm ðə ˈɪntu ðə kju. iʧ ˈsərvɪs həz ɪts oʊn sɛt əv ““queuereaders”*” wɪʧ wi skeɪl ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə nidz. wi juzd ðɪs faʊnˈdeɪʃən tɪ ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˈmɪljənz əv ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ə deɪ. ɪt wɑz ðə kɔr əˈpɑn wɪʧ wɑz bɪlt. ðɪs ˈsɛˌtəp hæd ˈsɛvərəl nis ˈprɑpərtiz: prəˈdusərz ər frəm ˈdaʊnˈstrim kənˈsumərz noʊ ˈsɪŋgəl pɔɪnt əv ˈfeɪljərz ˈizi tɪ ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ (ɔl) bət, ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ hæd ɪts issues…*… wən ɪz ˈsɪmpli ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl əv ˈhævɪŋ tɪ ˈsɛˌtəp ənd kənˈfɪgjər ðə ˈvɛriəs tulz ɪn ðə ʧeɪn. əv ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr noʊt ər ðə lɪŋks. ˈgɪvɪn ðɪs ˈsɛˌtəp, kənˈsumɪŋ ə strim ɪn ə weɪ ðət əˈvɔɪdz ɪz ə ˈʧælənʤ. ðɛr ər tu ˈɔpʃənz, ˈniðər əv wɪʧ ɪz aɪˈdil: ʤɪst pʊt ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ɔn ə ˈsɪŋgəl bɑks ənd preɪ ʃɑrd baɪ kənˈsumɪŋ ðə fʊl strim bət ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ ˈoʊnli ə pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ɪt ɔn iʧ hoʊst (ðoʊ ðɪs dɪz nɑt riˈzɑlv ðə ˈɪʃu əv ˈsimləs failover*) tɪ meɪk θɪŋz ˈivɪn mɔr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd, wi ˈnidɪd tɪ rɪˈpit ðɪs fər iʧ strim əv ˈdætə wi wər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn. ˈɔlsoʊ, ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ˈtrævəlɪŋ θru ðə ˈsɪstəm hæd noʊ dɪˈlɪvəri ˌgɛrənˈti ənd ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti əv wɑz pleɪst ɔn ðə klaɪənt (fər ˈɪnstəns, ɪf ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ feɪlz). ðɪs ʧərn ˌɪnˈkrist ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl fər ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz ðət rɪˈzəlt ɪn ˈmɛsɪʤ lɔs. ˈɛnər ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ (ɪn noʊ ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈɔrdər): prəˈvaɪd ˈizi təˈpɔləʤi səˈluʃənz ðət ɪˈneɪbəl ənd ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ˈæˌdrɛs ðə nid fər ˈstrɔŋgər ˈmɛsɪʤ dɪˈlɪvəri ˌgɛrənˈtiz baʊnd ðə ˈmɛməri ˈfʊtˌprɪnt əv ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈprɔˌsɛs (baɪ pərˈsɪstɪŋ səm ˈmɛsɪʤɪz tɪ dɪsk) ˈgreɪtli ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪ kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən rɪkˈwaɪrmənts fər prəˈdusərz ənd kənˈsumərz prəˈvaɪd ə ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd ˈəpˈgreɪd pæθ ˌɪmˈpruv ɪˈfɪʃənsi tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus səm ˈkɑnsɛpts, stɑrt ɔf baɪ dɪˈskəsɪŋ kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən. ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪɪŋ kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən ənd ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈɪnstəns ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˈhændəl ˈməltəpəl strimz əv ˈdætə æt wəns. strimz ər kɔld ““topics”*” ənd ə ˈtɑpɪk həz 1 ər mɔr ““channels”*”. iʧ ˈʧænəl rɪˈsivz ə ˈkɑpi əv ɔl ðə ˈmɛsɪʤɪz fər ə ˈtɑpɪk. ɪn ˈpræktɪs, ə ˈʧænəl mæps tɪ ə ˈdaʊnˈstrim ˈsərvɪs kənˈsumɪŋ ə ˈtɑpɪk. ˈtɑpɪks ənd ˈʧænəlz ɔl ˈbəfər ˈdætə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli əv iʧ ˈəðər, prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ə sloʊ kənˈsumər frəm ˈkɔzɪŋ ə ˈbæˌklɔg fər ˈəðər ˈʧænəlz (ðə seɪm əˈplaɪz æt ðə ˈtɑpɪk ˈlɛvəl). ə ˈʧænəl kən, ənd ˈʤɛnərəli dɪz, hæv ˈməltəpəl klaɪənts kəˈnɛktɪd. əˈsumɪŋ ɔl kəˈnɛktɪd klaɪənts ər ɪn ə steɪt wɛr ðeɪ ər ˈrɛdi tɪ rɪˈsiv ˈmɛsɪʤɪz, iʧ ˈmɛsɪʤ wɪl bi dɪˈlɪvərd tɪ ə ˈrændəm klaɪənt. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl: ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludz ə ˈhɛlpər ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən, wɪʧ prəˈvaɪdz ə dɪˈrɛktəri ˈsərvɪs wɛr kənˈsumərz kən ˈlʊkəp ðə ˈæˈdrɛsɪz əv ˈɪnstənsɪz ðət prəˈvaɪd ðə ˈtɑpɪks ðeɪ ər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn səbˈskraɪbɪŋ tɪ. ɪn tərmz əv kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən, ðɪs ðə kənˈsumərz frəm ðə prəˈdusərz (ðeɪ boʊθ ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤəli ˈoʊnli nid tɪ noʊ wɛr tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈkɑmən ˈɪnstənsɪz əv ˈnɛvər iʧ ˈəðər), rɪˈdusɪŋ kəmˈplɛksɪti ənd ˈmeɪntənəns. æt ə loʊər ˈlɛvəl iʧ həz ə kəˈnɛkʃən tɪ ˈoʊvər wɪʧ ɪt ˌpiriˈɑdɪkəli ˈpʊʃɪz ɪts steɪt. ðɪs ˈdætə ɪz juzd tɪ ˌɪnˈfɔrm wɪʧ ˈæˈdrɛsɪz wɪl gɪv tɪ kənˈsumərz. fər kənˈsumərz, ən /ˈlʊkəp ˈɛndˌpɔɪnt ɪz ɪkˈspoʊzd fər ˈpoʊlɪŋ. tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus ə nu dɪˈstɪŋkt kənˈsumər əv ə ˈtɑpɪk, ˈsɪmpli stɑrt əp ən klaɪənt kənˈfɪgjərd wɪθ ðə ˈæˈdrɛsɪz əv jʊr ˈɪnstənsɪz. ðɛr ər noʊ kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈnidɪd tɪ æd ˈiðər nu kənˈsumərz ər nu ˈpəblɪʃərz, ˈgreɪtli rɪˈdusɪŋ ˈoʊvərˈhɛd ənd kəmˈplɛksɪti. noʊt: ɪn fˈjuʧər ˈvərʒənz, ðə hjʊˈrɪstɪk ˈjuzɪz tɪ rɪˈtərn ˈæˈdrɛsɪz kʊd bi beɪst ɔn dɛpθ, ˈnəmbər əv kəˈnɛktɪd klaɪənts, ər ˈəðər ““intelligent”*” ˈstrætəʤiz. ðə ˈkɑrənt ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən ɪz ˈsɪmpli ɔl. ˈəltəmətli, ðə goʊl ɪz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ɔl prəˈdusərz ər biɪŋ rɛd frəm səʧ ðət dɛpθ steɪz nɪr ˈziroʊ. ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ noʊt ðət ðə ənd ər dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli, wɪˈθaʊt kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ər koʊˌɔrdəˈneɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈsɪblɪŋz. wi ˈɔlsoʊ θɪŋk ðət ˈrɪli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ hæv ə weɪ tɪ vju, ˈɪntrəˌspɛkt, ənd ˈmænɪʤ ðə ˈkləstər ɪn ˈægrəgət. wi bɪlt tɪ du ðɪs. ɪt prəˈvaɪdz ə wɛb tɪ braʊz ðə ˈhaɪˌrɑrki əv ənd ˌɪnˈspɛkt dɛpθ ənd ˈəðər ki stəˈtɪstɪks fər iʧ leɪər. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli ɪt səˈpɔrts ə fju ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv kəˈmændz səʧ ɛz riˈmuvɪŋ ənd ˈɛmtiɪŋ ə ˈʧænəl (wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈjusfəl tul wɪn ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ɪn ə ˈʧænəl kən bi ˈseɪfli θroʊn əˈweɪ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ brɪŋ dɛpθ bæk tɪ 0 ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd ˈəpˈgreɪd pæθ ðɪs wɑz wən əv ɑr haɪəst praɪˈɔrətiz. ɑr pərˈdəkʃən ˈsɪstəmz ˈhændəl ə lɑrʤ ˈvɑljum əv ˈtræfɪk, ɔl bɪlt əˈpɑn ɑr ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈmɛsɪʤɪŋ tulz, soʊ wi ˈnidɪd ə weɪ tɪ sˈloʊli ənd məˈθɑdɪkəli ˈəpˈgreɪd spɪˈsɪfɪk pɑrts əv ɑr ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər wɪθ ˈlɪtəl tɪ noʊ ˌɪmˈpækt. fərst, ɔn ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ prəˈdusər saɪd wi bɪlt tɪ mæʧ spəˈsɪfɪkli, ɪkˈspoʊzɪz ən /pʊt ˈɛndˌpɔɪnt, ʤɪst laɪk, tɪ poʊst ˈbaɪnəˌri ˈdætə (wɪθ ðə wən ˈkeɪviˌæt ðət ðə ˈɛndˌpɔɪnt teɪks ən əˈdɪʃənəl kˈwiri pərˈæmətər ˈspɛsəˌfaɪɪŋ ðə ““topic”*”). ˈsərvɪsɪz ðət ˈwɔntɪd tɪ swɪʧ tɪ stɑrt ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ tɪ ˈoʊnli hæv tɪ meɪk ˈmaɪnər koʊd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. ˈsɛkənd, wi bɪlt ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz ɪn boʊθ ˈpaɪθɑn ənd goʊ ðət mæʧt ðə ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti ənd ˈɪdiəmz wi hæd bɪn əˈkəstəmd tɪ ɪn ɑr ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz. ðɪs izd ðə trænˈzɪʃən ɔn ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ kənˈsumər saɪd baɪ ˈlɪmətɪŋ ðə koʊd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ bootstrapping*. ɔl ˈbɪznɪs ˈlɑʤɪk rɪˈmeɪnd ðə seɪm. ˈfaɪnəli, wi bɪlt juˈtɪlətiz tɪ glu oʊld ənd nu kəmˈpoʊnənts təˈgɛðər. ðiz ər ɔl əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ðə ɪgˈzæmpəlz dɪˈrɛktəri ɪn ðə riˈpɑzəˌtɔri: ɪkˈspoʊz ə laɪk ˈɪnərˌfeɪs tɪ ˈtɑpɪks ɪn ən ˈkləstər ɪkˈspoʊz ə laɪk ˈɪnərˌfeɪs tɪ ˈtɑpɪks ɪn ən ˈkləstər raɪt ɔl ˈmɛsɪʤɪz fər ə ˈgɪvɪn ˈtɑpɪk tɪ ə faɪl raɪt ɔl ˈmɛsɪʤɪz fər ə ˈgɪvɪn ˈtɑpɪk tɪ ə faɪl pərˈfɔrm rɪkˈwɛsts fər ɔl ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ɪn ə ˈtɑpɪk tɪ (ˈməltəpəl) ˈɛndˌpɔɪnts ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪŋ ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ bi juzd ɪn ə dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ˈfæʃən. klaɪənts ər kəˈnɛktɪd (ˈoʊvər) tɪ ɔl ˈɪnstənsɪz prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ðə ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ˈtɑpɪk. ðɛr ər noʊ middle-men*, noʊ ˈmɛsɪʤ ˈbroʊkərz, ənd noʊ: ðɪs təˈpɔləʤi ɪˈlɪməˌneɪts ðə nid tɪ ʧeɪn ˈsɪŋgəl, ˈægrəˌgeɪtəd, fidz. ˌɪnˈstɛd ju kənˈsum dɪˈrɛkli frəm ɔl prəˈdusərz. ˈtɛknɪkəli, ɪt ˈmætər wɪʧ klaɪənt kəˈnɛkts tɪ wɪʧ, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðɛr ər ɪˈnəf klaɪənts kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ɔl prəˈdusərz tɪ ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ ðə ˈvɑljum əv ˈmɛsɪʤɪz, ˌgɛrənˈtid ðət ɔl wɪl ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli bi ˈprɑsɛst. fər haɪ əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti ɪz əˈʧivd baɪ ˈrənɪŋ ˈməltəpəl ˈɪnstənsɪz. ðeɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt dɪˈrɛkli tɪ iʧ ˈəðər ənd ˈdætə ɪz kənˈsɪdərd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli kənˈsɪstənt. kənˈsumərz poʊl ɔl əv ðɛr kənˈfɪgjərd ˈɪnstənsɪz ənd ˈjunjən ðə rɪˈspɑnsɪz. steɪl, ˌɪnəkˈsɛsəbəl, ər ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈfɔlti noʊdz graɪnd ðə ˈsɪstəm tɪ ə hɔlt. ˈmɛsɪʤ dɪˈlɪvəri ˌgɛrənˈtiz ˌgɛrənˈtiz ðət ə ˈmɛsɪʤ wɪl bi dɪˈlɪvərd æt list wəns, ðoʊ ˈdupləˌkeɪt ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ər ˈpɑsəbəl. kənˈsumərz ʃʊd ɪkˈspɛkt ðɪs ənd ər pərˈfɔrm ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ðɪs ˌgɛrənˈti ɪz ɛnˈfɔrst ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈproʊtəˌkɔl ənd wərks ɛz ˈfɑloʊz (əˈsum ðə klaɪənt həz səkˈsɛsfəli kəˈnɛktɪd ənd səbˈskraɪbd tɪ ə ˈtɑpɪk): klaɪənt ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðeɪ ər ˈrɛdi tɪ rɪˈsiv ˈmɛsɪʤɪz sɛndz ə ˈmɛsɪʤ ənd ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli stɔrz ðə ˈdætə ˈloʊkəli (ɪn ðə ɪˈvɛnt əv ər ˈtaɪˌmaʊt) klaɪənt rɪˈplaɪz fɪn (ˈfɪnɪʃ) ər (re-queue*) ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ səkˈsɛs ər ˈfeɪljər rɪˈspɛktɪvli. ɪf klaɪənt dɪz nɑt rɪˈplaɪ wɪl ˈtaɪˌmaʊt ˈæftər ə ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ənd ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ) ðɪs ɪnˈʃʊrz ðət ðə ˈoʊnli ɛʤ keɪs ðət wʊd rɪˈzəlt ɪn ˈmɛsɪʤ lɔs ɪz ən ənˈklin ˈʃətˌdaʊn əv ən ˈprɔˌsɛs. ɪn ðət keɪs, ˈɛni ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ðət wər ɪn ˈmɛməri (ər ˈɛni ˈbəfərd raɪts nɑt fləʃt tɪ dɪsk) wʊd bi lɔst. ɪf prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ˈmɛsɪʤ lɔs ɪz əv ðə ˈətˌmoʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns, ˈivɪn ðɪs ɛʤ keɪs kən bi ˈmɪtəˌgeɪtɪd. wən səˈluʃən ɪz tɪ stænd əp rɪˈdəndənt pɛrz (ɔn ˈsɛpərˌeɪt hoʊsts) ðət rɪˈsiv ˈkɑpiz əv ðə seɪm ˈpɔrʃən əv ˈmɛsɪʤɪz. bɪˈkəz ˈrɪtən jʊr kənˈsumərz tɪ bi, duɪŋ ɔn ðiz ˈmɛsɪʤɪz həz noʊ ˈdaʊnˈstrim ˌɪmˈpækt ənd əˈlaʊz ðə ˈsɪstəm tɪ ɪnˈdʊr ˈɛni ˈsɪŋgəl noʊd ˈfeɪljər wɪˈθaʊt ˈluzɪŋ ˈmɛsɪʤɪz. ðə ɪz ðət prəˈvaɪdz ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ blɑks tɪ səˈpɔrt ə vərˈaɪəti əv pərˈdəkʃən juz ˈkeɪsɪz ənd dɪˈgriz əv dərəˈbɪlɪti. ˈbaʊndɪd ˈmɛməri ˈfʊtˌprɪnt prəˈvaɪdz ə kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən ˈɔpʃən ðət wɪl dɪˈtərmən ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ðət ər kɛpt ɪn ˈmɛməri fər ə ˈgɪvɪn kju. ɪf ðə dɛpθ əv ə kju ɪkˈsidz ðɪs θˈrɛˌʃoʊld ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ər trænˈspɛrəntli ˈrɪtən tɪ dɪsk. ðɪs baʊndz ðə ˈmɛməri ˈfʊtˌprɪnt əv ə ˈgɪvɪn ˈprɔˌsɛs tɪ ˈɔlsoʊ, ən əˈstut əbˈzərvər maɪt hæv aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ðət ðɪs ɪz ə kənˈvinjənt weɪ tɪ geɪn ən ˈivɪn haɪər ˌgɛrənˈti əv dɪˈlɪvəri baɪ ˈsɛtɪŋ ðɪs ˈvælju tɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ loʊ (laɪk 1 ər ˈivɪn 0 ðə kju ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ sərˈvaɪv ənˈklin (ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈmɛsɪʤɪz maɪt bi dɪˈlɪvərd twaɪs). ˈɔlsoʊ, rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈmɛsɪʤ dɪˈlɪvəri ˌgɛrənˈtiz, klin ˈʃətˌdaʊnz (baɪ ˈsɛndɪŋ ə ˈprɔˌsɛs ðə tərm ˈsɪgnəl) ˈseɪfli pərˈsɪst ðə ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ˈkərəntli ɪn ˈmɛməri, in-flight*, dɪˈfərd, ənd ɪn ˈvɛriəs ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈbəfərz. noʊt, ə ˈʧænəl huz neɪm ɛndz ɪn ðə strɪŋ #ɪˈfɛmərəl wɪl nɑt bi ˈbəfərd tɪ dɪsk ənd wɪl ˌɪnˈstɛd drɔp ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ˈæftər ˈpæsɪŋ ðə ðɪs ɪˈneɪbəlz kənˈsumərz wɪʧ du nɑt nid ˈmɛsɪʤ ˌgɛrənˈtiz tɪ səbˈskraɪb tɪ ə ˈʧænəl. ðiz ɪˈfɛmərəl ˈʧænəlz wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ nɑt pərˈsɪst ˈæftər ɪts læst klaɪənt dɪskəˈnɛkts. ɪˈfɪʃənsi wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt ˈoʊvər ə ““memcached-like”*” kəˈmænd ˈproʊtəˌkɔl wɪθ ˈsɪmpəl rɪˈspɑnsɪz. ɔl ˈmɛsɪʤ ˈdætə ɪz kɛpt ɪn ðə kɔr ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ laɪk ˈnəmbər əv əˈtɛmpts, timestamps*, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ðɪs ɪˈlɪməˌneɪts ðə ˈkɑpiɪŋ əv ˈdætə bæk ənd fɔrθ frəm ˈsərvər tɪ klaɪənt, ən ˌɪnˈhɛrənt ˈprɑpərti əv ðə ˈpriviəs wɪn ə ˈmɛsɪʤ. ðɪs ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪz klaɪənts ɛz ðeɪ noʊ ˈlɔŋgər nid tɪ bi riˈspɑnsəbəl fər meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ˈmɛsɪʤ steɪt. ˈɔlsoʊ, baɪ rɪˈdusɪŋ kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən kəmˈplɛksɪti, ˈsɛˌtəp ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt taɪm ɪz ˈgreɪtli rɪˈdust (əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ˈkeɪsɪz wɛr ðɛr ər 1 kənˈsumərz əv ə ˈtɑpɪk). fər ðə ˈdætə ˈproʊtəˌkɔl, wi meɪd ə ki dɪˈzaɪn dɪˈsɪʒən ðət ˈmæksəˌmaɪzɪz pərˈfɔrməns ənd θˈruˌpʊt baɪ ˈpʊʃɪŋ ˈdætə tɪ ðə klaɪənt ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ɪt tɪ pʊl. ðɪs ˈkɑnsɛpt, wɪʧ wi kɔl steɪt, ɪz ɛˈsɛnʃəli ə fɔrm əv floʊ kənˈtroʊl. wɪn ə klaɪənt kəˈnɛkts tɪ ənd səbˈskraɪbz tɪ ə ˈʧænəl ɪt ɪz pleɪst ɪn ə steɪt əv 0 ðɪs minz ðət noʊ ˈmɛsɪʤɪz wɪl bi sɛnt tɪ ðə klaɪənt. wɪn ə klaɪənt ɪz ˈrɛdi tɪ rɪˈsiv ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ɪt sɛndz ə kəˈmænd ðət ˈəpˌdeɪts ɪts steɪt tɪ səm ɪt ɪz priˈpɛrd tɪ ˈhændəl, seɪ 100 wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni əˈdɪʃənəl kəˈmændz, 100 ˈmɛsɪʤɪz wɪl bi pʊʃt tɪ ðə klaɪənt ɛz ðeɪ ər əˈveɪləbəl (iʧ taɪm ðə kaʊnt fər ðət klaɪənt). klaɪənt ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz ər dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ sɛnd ə kəˈmænd tɪ ˈəpˌdeɪt kaʊnt wɪn ɪt ˈriʧɪz 25 əv ðə ˈsɛtɪŋ (ənd ˈprɑpərli əˈkaʊnt fər kəˈnɛkʃənz tɪ ˈməltəpəl ˈɪnstənsɪz, dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ əˈproʊpriɪtli). ðɪs ɪz ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt pərˈfɔrməns nɑb ɛz səm ˈdaʊnˈstrim ˈsɪstəmz ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ bæʧ ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ənd ˈbɛnəfɪt ˈgreɪtli frəm ə haɪər ˈnoʊtəbli, bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz boʊθ ˈbəfərd ənd pʊʃ beɪst wɪθ ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ ðə nid fər ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈkɑpiz əv strimz (ˈʧænəlz), prəˈdust ə ˈdimən ðət bɪˈheɪvz laɪk ənd kəmˈbaɪnd ðɪs ɪz ˈpaʊərfəl ɪn tərmz əv ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪɪŋ ðə təˈpɔləʤi əv ɑr ˈsɪstəmz wɛr wi wʊd hæv trəˈdɪʃənəli meɪnˈteɪnd ðə ˈoʊldər dɪˈskəst əˈbəv. goʊ wi meɪd ə strəˈtiʤɪk dɪˈsɪʒən ˈərli ɔn tɪ bɪld ðə kɔr ɪn goʊ. wi ˈrisəntli əˈbaʊt ɑr juz əv goʊ æt ənd əˈludəd tɪ ðɪs ˈvɛri ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪt maɪt bi ˈhɛlpfəl tɪ braʊz θru ðət poʊst tɪ gɪt ən ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ɑr ˈθɪŋkɪŋ wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt tɪ ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ, goʊ ˈʧænəlz (nɑt tɪ bi kənfˈjuzd wɪθ ˈʧænəlz) ənd ðə bɪlt ɪn ˈfiʧərz ər ə ˈpərˌfɪkt fɪt fər ðə ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈwərkɪŋz əv wi ˈlɛvərɪʤ ˈbəfərd ˈʧænəlz tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ɑr ɪn ˈmɛməri ˈmɛsɪʤ kjuz ənd ˈsimləsli raɪt ˌoʊvərˈfloʊ tɪ dɪsk. ðə ˈstændərd ˈlaɪbrɛˌri meɪks ɪt ˈizi tɪ raɪt ðə ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ leɪər ənd klaɪənt koʊd. ðə bɪlt ɪn ˈmɛməri ənd ˈproʊˌfaɪlɪŋ hʊks ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ˌɑpərˈtunətiz fər ɑptɪmɪˈzeɪʃən ənd ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl ˈɛfərt tɪ ˈɪnəˌgreɪt. wi ˈɔlsoʊ faʊnd ɪt ˈrɪli ˈizi tɪ tɛst kəmˈpoʊnənts ɪn ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən, mɑk taɪps ˈjuzɪŋ ˈɪnərˌfeɪsɪz, ənd bɪld ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, bɪn ə fænˈtæstɪk ˈprɑʤɛkt tɪ juz ɛz ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ˈrɪli dɪg ˈɪntu ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ənd si wət ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ɔn ə ˈlɑrʤər skeɪl. bɪn ɪkˈstrimli ˈhæpi wɪθ ɑr ʧɔɪs tɪ juz golang*, ɪts pərˈfɔrməns, ənd haʊ pərˈdəktɪv wi ər ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt. bɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ɪn pərˈdəkʃən fər ˈsɛvərəl mənθs ənd ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ ʃɛr ðɪs wɪθ ðə ˈoʊpən sɔrs kəmˈjunɪti. əˈkrɔs ðə 13 ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈəpˌgreɪdɪd, ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ æt pik θru ðə ˈkləstər. ɪt həz pruvd boʊθ ənd ˈsteɪbəl ənd meɪd ɑr lɪvz ˈiziər ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɑr pərˈdəkʃən ˈsɪstəmz. ðɛr ɪz mɔr wərk tɪ bi dən ðoʊ soʊ fɑr kənˈvərtɪd 40 əv ɑr ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər. ˈfɔrʧənətli, ðə ˈəpˈgreɪd ˈprɔˌsɛs həz bɪn ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd ənd wɛl wərθ ðə ˌʃɔrtˈtərm taɪm ˈtreɪˌdɔf. ˈrɪli ˈkjʊriəs tɪ hir wət ju θɪŋk, soʊ græb ðə sɔrs frəm ənd traɪ ɪt aʊt. ˈfaɪnəli, ðɪs ˈleɪbər əv ləv bɪˈgæn ɛz ˈskræʧɪŋ ən ɪʧ prəˈvaɪdɪd ən ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt tɪ ɪkˈspɛrəmənt, bɪld, ənd ˈoʊpən sɔrs it…*… ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈhaɪrɪŋ.
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on april 2, the television network premiered 8 minutes, a "reality" show premised on "trying to save prostitutes," as executive producer tom forman put it. the network cast forman, kevin brown, and their team as heroes, undertaking "harrowing undercover missions" around houston, epicenter of human trafficking in the united states," according to. pastor brown would pose as a client and lure sex workers to a hotel room, where he revealed that his true aim was rescue. "brown has determined that eight minutes is the maximum amount of time to safely convince these women to leave with his longer puts everyone's lives at risk," said.
but women who worked with 8 minutes tell quite a different story, challenging the show's claims to both reality and altruism. this week, quietly cancelled the program entirely and removed all episodes from the site.
even before it aired, 8 minutes was controversial. in marketing the show, pastor brown and producers routinely consensual commercial sex with sex trafficking and portrayed all sex workers as victims of violent pimps. this tone continued in the opening episodes, which were also rife with sensationalist and imagery.
then, in late april, a woman calling herself came forward with even more damning info about the show. a texas mother facing eviction and no job prospects, she had taken to prostitution secretly and reluctantly. was not forced into sex work, but neither did she relish the situation. when 8 minutes offered her a seeming way out, she was excited about the opportunity.
no one from the show pretended to be a client, said. the caller, a woman, identified herself as an assistant producer with 8 minutes and after several phone conversations in november 2014 they met in person. on the phone, the producer had promised compensation and help getting out of sex work but been vague about specifics.
in person, she said the show would pay just $150-$200 on the day of filming. but she also promised job placement, medical, and housing assistance. when agreed to be on the show, the producer told her there was no need "to go back to 'life,'" she says.
on the day of 8 minutes' "harrowing undercover mission" shoot, producers staged a call between and pastor brown to arrange a meeting, with brown acting like a client. at the hotel room, was told to act surprised when brown revealed his true identity and ignore the myriad tv cameras all around. afterward one of the women drove back to a friend who had given her a ride and only paid her $200 when brought it up. when she asked about housing assistance, she was told not to not to go back to sex from the show would contact her the next day.
that never happened. when called them a week later, they told her there was nothing they could offer by way of eviction or other assistance, save for giving her the number of a counselor. they did get in touch once ask if could recommend other women for the show.
kamylla found pastor brown's number and contacted him directly. "when i said i am being evicted, i need a laywer, i feel like you guys used me, he started to pray," told me.
buzzfeed's ariane lange interviewed several sex workers who had worked with 8 minutes. one woman, going by the pseudonym "jazzy," said producers did not honor her request that her face be blurred in the broadcast. another's husband was filmed posing as her pimp. none of the four women lange spoke to were given a copy of the contract that they signed.
"8 minutes also did not keep the sex workers' information particularly discreet," notes lange. "it took less than an hour for this reporter to find contact information for three women using only the information broadcast on television."
gina, featured in 8 minutes premiere episode, told lange that she, too, was promised assistance from the her case, getting a car and finding never materialized. an rep told lange "this show is no longer on the air, so we will have no comment."
after stopping sex work for a couple weeks waiting for producers' promises of assistance, went back to was soon arrested and jailed. her first "client" turned out to be a sting operation by cops who responded to her online ad. she wonders if using the same phone number she used with 8 minutes may have led to targeting by police.
to help cover her legal and living expenses right now, prominent rights activists like mistress matisse and domina elle have helped start and publicize a campaign via crowdrise. initial campaigns through and then tilt were taken down by site administrators (a common problem for sex workers of all stripes trying to anything, from art projects to medical expenses to constitutional challenges).
though those helping are themselves happily engaged in sex work, they have not pressured her to stay with it or publicly profess enjoyment for it. rather, they've mobilized to help highlight her story and immediate needs, as tits & sass bloggers lane champagne and bubbles pointed out recently. "imagine if had given even a fraction of the production costs to campaigns for sex workers, sex organizations, or even job training programs that would enable sex workers to enter the formal economy."
"kamylla's story is one that sits at the messy intersection of failed rescue ideologies, misguided and often violent law enforcement, the reality of profoundly unhappy sex work experiences, and a sex worker rights' community that is at times removed from the realities of criminalization and survival sex," champagne and bubbles continued. "but [the sex work] community ... was there to support when others discarded or ignored her reality."
domina elle, a dominatrix, artist, and rights advocate, suggests that "8 minutes is a perfect allegory for the rescue industry." by rescue industry, elle refers to the myriad organizations, from nonprofits to religious groups to task forces, that have sprung up around the alleged epidemic of u.s. sex trafficking.
"many of the stories told by rescuers have proven to be completely false," notes tara burns at alternet. "high-profile trafficking activists like mam (one of time's 100 most influential people of 2009) and chong kim have built careers and raised millions of dollars with their own fabricated stories."
"there's a great deal of rhetoric around 'rescue' 'restoration' and 'help' but we aren't finding much in the way of actual services for people, despite the millions some of these organizations receive," writes elle.
many people working in the rescue industry know that most sex workers don't want their 'rescue.' this doesn't stop them from applying for federal grants or accepting donations. the money is predominantly used for hotlines and raising awareness. watching a person like fall through the cracks, being a person you'd assume the rescue industry would love to assist, is very telling. [it] exposes the narrative for what it is, a ruse to be able to generate more funding for the rescue industry that never seems to manifest into tangible services.
the u.s. senate recently passed a major package of legislation that has bipartisan support in the house also. it's packed with funding for type organizations, be they police or private, as well as "awareness raising" efforts— like posting numbers at truck stops and strip clubs or training school principles and agents on how to spot the signs of trafficking. in other words, the kinds of things that keep law enforcement agents, government paper-pushers, and the nonprofits touting this legislation in things to do and money to spend on it. but the bill contains little in the way of impact on the immediate needs of those it claims to help.
like the producers of 8 minutes, state and federal lawmakers talk a good game about how they're planning to help victims of sexual violence, trafficking, and coercion. but in focusing so exclusively on the paradigm, their version of "reality" bears little resemblance to people's actual lives, experiences, or needs. and this ultimately doesn't matter, because the "victims" are just props in the perpetuation of this rescue charade. lights, camera, action, roll call.
"i do not have a job. i see my arrest like a criminal in my mind all the time," says. "i am a person before the show who needed a chance. now it's after the hurricane." but the online community is "little by little doing what the tv should have done" in terms of helping her get her life and finances back together, she says.
a&e has not publicly commented on the women's allegations or the show's cancellation.
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ɔn ˈeɪprəl 2 ðə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈnɛtˌwərk prɛˈmɪrd 8 ˈmɪnəts, ə "ˌriˈæləˌti" ʃoʊ ˈprɛməst ɔn "traɪɪŋ tɪ seɪv ˈprɑstəˌtuts," ɛz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusər tɑm ˈfɔrˌmæn pʊt ɪt. ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk kæst ˈfɔrˌmæn, ˈkɛvɪn braʊn, ənd ðɛr tim ɛz ˈhɪroʊz, ˈəndərˌteɪkɪŋ "ˈhɛroʊɪŋ ˌəndərˈkəvər ˈmɪʃənz" əraʊnd ˈhjustən, ˈɛpəˌsɛntər əv ˈjumən ˈtræfɪkɪŋ ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts," əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ. ˈpæstər braʊn wʊd poʊz ɛz ə klaɪənt ənd lʊr sɛks ˈwərkərz tɪ ə hoʊˈtɛl rum, wɛr hi rɪˈvild ðət hɪz tru eɪm wɑz ˈrɛskju. "braʊn həz dɪˈtərmənd ðət eɪt ˈmɪnəts ɪz ðə ˈmæksəməm əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm tɪ ˈseɪfli kənˈvɪns ðiz ˈwɪmən tɪ liv wɪθ hɪz ˈlɔŋgər pʊts ˈɛvriˌwənz lɪvz æt rɪsk," sɛd. bət ˈwɪmən hu wərkt wɪθ 8 ˈmɪnəts tɛl kwaɪt ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈstɔri, ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ðə ʃoʊz kleɪmz tɪ boʊθ ˌriˈæləˌti ənd ˈæltruˌɪzəm. ðɪs wik, kˈwaɪətli ˈkænsəld ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ɪnˈtaɪərli ənd riˈmuvd ɔl ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz frəm ðə saɪt. ˈivɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt ɛrd, 8 ˈmɪnəts wɑz ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl. ɪn ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ðə ʃoʊ, ˈpæstər braʊn ənd prəˈdusərz ruˈtinli kənˈsɛnʃuəl kəˈmərʃəl sɛks wɪθ sɛks ˈtræfɪkɪŋ ənd pɔrˈtreɪd ɔl sɛks ˈwərkərz ɛz ˈvɪktɪmz əv ˈvaɪələnt pɪmps. ðɪs toʊn kənˈtɪnjud ɪn ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz, wɪʧ wər ˈɔlsoʊ raɪf wɪθ sɛnˈseɪʃənəlɪst ənd ˈɪmɪʤri. ðɛn, ɪn leɪt ˈeɪprəl, ə ˈwʊmən ˈkɔlɪŋ hərˈsɛlf keɪm ˈfɔrwərd wɪθ ˈivɪn mɔr ˈdæmɪŋ ˈɪnfoʊ əˈbaʊt ðə ʃoʊ. ə ˈtɛksəs ˈməðər ˈfeɪsɪŋ ɪˈvɪkʃən ənd noʊ ʤɑb ˈprɑspɛkts, ʃi hæd ˈteɪkən tɪ ˌprɑstəˈtuʃən ˈsikrɪtli ənd rɪˈləktəntli. wɑz nɑt fɔrst ˈɪntu sɛks wərk, bət ˈniðər dɪd ʃi ˈrɛlɪʃ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. wɪn 8 ˈmɪnəts ˈɔfərd hər ə ˈsimɪŋ weɪ aʊt, ʃi wɑz ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti. noʊ wən frəm ðə ʃoʊ priˈtɛndɪd tɪ bi ə klaɪənt, sɛd. ðə ˈkɔlər, ə ˈwʊmən, aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd hərˈsɛlf ɛz ən əˈsɪstənt prəˈdusər wɪθ 8 ˈmɪnəts ənd ˈæftər ˈsɛvərəl foʊn ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2014 ðeɪ mɛt ɪn ˈpərsən. ɔn ðə foʊn, ðə prəˈdusər hæd ˈprɑməst ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən ənd hɛlp ˈgɪtɪŋ aʊt əv sɛks wərk bət bɪn veɪg əˈbaʊt spɪˈsɪfɪks. ɪn ˈpərsən, ʃi sɛd ðə ʃoʊ wʊd peɪ ʤɪst ɔn ðə deɪ əv ˈfɪlmɪŋ. bət ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈprɑməst ʤɑb ˈpleɪsmənt, ˈmɛdɪkəl, ənd ˈhaʊzɪŋ əˈsɪstəns. wɪn əˈgrid tɪ bi ɔn ðə ʃoʊ, ðə prəˈdusər toʊld hər ðɛr wɑz noʊ nid "tɪ goʊ bæk tɪ 'laɪf,'" ʃi sɪz. ɔn ðə deɪ əv 8 ˈmɪnəts' "ˈhɛroʊɪŋ ˌəndərˈkəvər ˈmɪʃən" ʃut, prəˈdusərz steɪʤd ə kɔl bɪtˈwin ənd ˈpæstər braʊn tɪ əreɪnʤ ə ˈmitɪŋ, wɪθ braʊn ˈæktɪŋ laɪk ə klaɪənt. æt ðə hoʊˈtɛl rum, wɑz toʊld tɪ ækt səˈpraɪzd wɪn braʊn rɪˈvild hɪz tru aɪˈdɛntəˌti ənd ˌɪgˈnɔr ðə ˈmɪriəd ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈkæmərəz ɔl əraʊnd. ˈæftərwərd wən əv ðə ˈwɪmən droʊv bæk tɪ ə frɛnd hu hæd ˈgɪvɪn hər ə raɪd ənd ˈoʊnli peɪd hər 200 wɪn brɔt ɪt əp. wɪn ʃi æst əˈbaʊt ˈhaʊzɪŋ əˈsɪstəns, ʃi wɑz toʊld nɑt tɪ nɑt tɪ goʊ bæk tɪ sɛks frəm ðə ʃoʊ wʊd ˈkɑnˌtækt hər ðə nɛkst deɪ. ðət ˈnɛvər ˈhæpənd. wɪn kɔld ðɛm ə wik ˈleɪtər, ðeɪ toʊld hər ðɛr wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ ðeɪ kʊd ˈɔfər baɪ weɪ əv ɪˈvɪkʃən ər ˈəðər əˈsɪstəns, seɪv fər ˈgɪvɪŋ hər ðə ˈnəmbər əv ə ˈkaʊnsələr. ðeɪ dɪd gɪt ɪn təʧ wəns æsk ɪf kʊd ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ˈəðər ˈwɪmən fər ðə ʃoʊ. faʊnd ˈpæstər braʊnz ˈnəmbər ənd ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd ɪm dɪˈrɛkli. "wɪn aɪ sɛd aɪ æm biɪŋ ɪˈvɪktɪd, aɪ nid ə laywer*, aɪ fil laɪk ju gaɪz juzd mi, hi ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ preɪ," toʊld mi. ˌɛriˈæn læŋ ˈɪntərvˌjud ˈsɛvərəl sɛks ˈwərkərz hu hæd wərkt wɪθ 8 ˈmɪnəts. wən ˈwʊmən, goʊɪŋ baɪ ðə ˈsudəˌnɪm "ˈʤæzi," sɛd prəˈdusərz dɪd nɑt ˈɑnər hər rɪkˈwɛst ðət hər feɪs bi blərd ɪn ðə ˈbrɔdˌkæst. əˈnəðərz ˈhəzbənd wɑz fɪlmd ˈpoʊzɪŋ ɛz hər pɪmp. nən əv ðə fɔr ˈwɪmən læŋ spoʊk tɪ wər ˈgɪvɪn ə ˈkɑpi əv ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt ðət ðeɪ saɪnd. 8 ˈmɪnəts ˈɔlsoʊ dɪd nɑt kip ðə sɛks ˈwərkərz' ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli dɪˈskrit," noʊts læŋ. "ɪt tʊk lɛs ðən ən aʊər fər ðɪs rɪˈpɔrtər tɪ faɪnd ˈkɑnˌtækt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən fər θri ˈwɪmən ˈjuzɪŋ ˈoʊnli ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈbrɔdˌkæst ɔn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən." ˈʤinə, ˈfiʧərd ɪn 8 ˈmɪnəts prɛˈmɪr ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd, toʊld læŋ ðət ʃi, tu, wɑz ˈprɑməst əˈsɪstəns frəm ðə hər keɪs, ˈgɪtɪŋ ə kɑr ənd ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈnɛvər məˈtɪriəˌlaɪzd. ən rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv toʊld læŋ "ðɪs ʃoʊ ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ɔn ðə ɛr, soʊ wi wɪl hæv noʊ ˈkɑmɛnt." ˈæftər ˈstɑpɪŋ sɛks wərk fər ə ˈkəpəl wiks ˈweɪtɪŋ fər prəˈdusərz' ˈprɑməsəz əv əˈsɪstəns, wɛnt bæk tɪ wɑz sun ərˈɛstɪd ənd ʤeɪld. hər fərst "klaɪənt" tərnd aʊt tɪ bi ə stɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən baɪ kɑps hu rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ hər ˈɔnˌlaɪn æd. ʃi ˈwəndərz ɪf ˈjuzɪŋ ðə seɪm foʊn ˈnəmbər ʃi juzd wɪθ 8 ˈmɪnəts meɪ hæv lɛd tɪ ˈtɑrgətɪŋ baɪ pəˈlis. tɪ hɛlp ˈkəvər hər ˈligəl ənd ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪkˈspɛnsɪz raɪt naʊ, ˈprɑmənənt raɪts ˈæktɪvɪsts laɪk ˈmɪstrəs ˈmætis ənd doʊˈminə ɛl hæv hɛlpt stɑrt ənd ˈpəblɪˌsaɪz ə kæmˈpeɪn ˈviə crowdrise*. ˌɪˈnɪʃəl kæmˈpeɪnz θru ənd ðɛn tɪlt wər ˈteɪkən daʊn baɪ saɪt ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz (ə ˈkɑmən ˈprɑbləm fər sɛks ˈwərkərz əv ɔl straɪps traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, frəm ɑrt ˈprɑʤɛkts tɪ ˈmɛdɪkəl ɪkˈspɛnsɪz tɪ ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ˈʧælənʤɪz). ðoʊ ðoʊz ˈhɛlpɪŋ ər ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈhæpəli ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn sɛks wərk, ðeɪ hæv nɑt ˈprɛʃərd hər tɪ steɪ wɪθ ɪt ər ˈpəblɪkli prəˈfɛs ˌɛnˈʤɔɪmənt fər ɪt. ˈrəðər, ðeɪv ˈmoʊbəˌlaɪzd tɪ hɛlp ˈhaɪˌlaɪt hər ˈstɔri ənd ˌɪˈmiˌdiət nidz, ɛz tɪts sæs ˈblɔgərz leɪn ʃæmˈpeɪn ənd ˈbəbəlz ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ˈrisəntli. "ˌɪˈmæʤən ɪf hæd ˈgɪvɪn ˈivɪn ə ˈfrækʃən əv ðə pərˈdəkʃən kɔsts tɪ kæmˈpeɪnz fər sɛks ˈwərkərz, sɛks ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz, ər ˈivɪn ʤɑb ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræmz ðət wʊd ɪˈneɪbəl sɛks ˈwərkərz tɪ ˈɛnər ðə ˈfɔrməl ɪˈkɑnəmi." ˈstɔri ɪz wən ðət sɪts æt ðə ˈmɛsi ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən əv feɪld ˈrɛskju ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤiz, mɪsˈgaɪdɪd ənd ˈɔfən ˈvaɪələnt lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt, ðə ˌriˈæləˌti əv proʊˈfaʊndli ənˈhæpi sɛks wərk ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz, ənd ə sɛks ˈwərkər raɪts' kəmˈjunɪti ðət ɪz æt taɪmz riˈmuvd frəm ðə ˌriˈæləˌtiz əv ˌkrɪmənələˈzeɪʃən ənd sərˈvaɪvəl sɛks," ʃæmˈpeɪn ənd ˈbəbəlz kənˈtɪnjud. "bət [ðə sɛks wərk] kəmˈjunɪti wɑz ðɛr tɪ səˈpɔrt wɪn ˈəðərz dɪˈskɑrdɪd ər ˌɪgˈnɔrd hər ˌriˈæləˌti." doʊˈminə ɛl, ə dominatrix*, ˈɑrtɪst, ənd raɪts ˈædvəˌkeɪt, səˈʤɛsts ðət 8 ˈmɪnəts ɪz ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈæləˌgɔri fər ðə ˈrɛskju ˈɪndəstri." baɪ ˈrɛskju ˈɪndəstri, ɛl rɪˈfərz tɪ ðə ˈmɪriəd ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz, frəm ˈnɑnˈprɑfɪts tɪ rɪˈlɪʤəs grups tɪ tæsk ˈfɔrsɪz, ðət hæv sprəŋ əp əraʊnd ðə əˈlɛʤd ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk əv juz. sɛks ˈtræfɪkɪŋ. "ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈstɔriz toʊld baɪ ˈrɛˌskjuərz hæv ˈpruvən tɪ bi kəmˈplitli fɔls," noʊts ˈtɛrə bərnz æt alternet*. "ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ˈtræfɪkɪŋ ˈæktɪvɪsts laɪk ˈɛˈmeɪˈɛm (wən əv taɪmz 100 moʊst ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˈpipəl əv 2009 ənd ʧɔŋ kɪm hæv bɪlt kərɪrz ənd reɪzd ˈmɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz wɪθ ðɛr oʊn ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪd ˈstɔriz." "ðɛrz ə greɪt dil əv ˈrɛtərɪk əraʊnd 'ˈrɛskju' 'ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən' ənd 'hɛlp' bət wi ˈɑrənt ˈfaɪndɪŋ məʧ ɪn ðə weɪ əv ˈækʧəwəl ˈsərvɪsɪz fər ˈpipəl, dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈmɪljənz səm əv ðiz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz rɪˈsiv," raɪts ɛl. ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈrɛskju ˈɪndəstri noʊ ðət moʊst sɛks ˈwərkərz doʊnt wɔnt ðɛr 'ˈrɛskju.' ðɪs ˈdəzənt stɑp ðɛm frəm əˈplaɪɪŋ fər ˈfɛdərəl grænts ər əkˈsɛptɪŋ doʊˈneɪʃənz. ðə ˈməni ɪz ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli juzd fər ˈhɑˌtlaɪnz ənd ˈreɪzɪŋ əˈwɛrnəs. ˈwɑʧɪŋ ə ˈpərsən laɪk fɔl θru ðə kræks, biɪŋ ə ˈpərsən jʊd əˈsum ðə ˈrɛskju ˈɪndəstri wʊd ləv tɪ əˈsɪst, ɪz ˈvɛri ˈtɛlɪŋ. [ɪt] ɪkˈspoʊzɪz ðə ˈnɛrətɪv fər wət ɪt ɪz, ə ruz tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt mɔr ˈfəndɪŋ fər ðə ˈrɛskju ˈɪndəstri ðət ˈnɛvər simz tɪ ˈmænəˌfɛst ˈɪntu ˈtænʤəbəl ˈsərvɪsɪz. ðə juz. ˈsɛnɪt ˈrisəntli pæst ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈpækɪʤ əv ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ðət həz baɪˈpɑrtɪzən səˈpɔrt ɪn ðə haʊs ˈɔlsoʊ. ɪts pækt wɪθ ˈfəndɪŋ fər taɪp ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz, bi ðeɪ pəˈlis ər ˈpraɪvət, ɛz wɛl ɛz "əˈwɛrnəs ˈreɪzɪŋ" efforts—*— laɪk ˈpoʊstɪŋ ˈnəmbərz æt trək stɑps ənd strɪp kləbz ər ˈtreɪnɪŋ skul ˈprɪnsəpəlz ənd ˈeɪʤənts ɔn haʊ tɪ spɑt ðə saɪnz əv ˈtræfɪkɪŋ. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ðə kaɪnz əv θɪŋz ðət kip lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈeɪʤənts, ˈgəvərnmənt paper-pushers*, ənd ðə ˈnɑnˈprɑfɪts ˈtaʊtɪŋ ðɪs ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɪn θɪŋz tɪ du ənd ˈməni tɪ spɛnd ɔn ɪt. bət ðə bɪl kənˈteɪnz ˈlɪtəl ɪn ðə weɪ əv ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə ˌɪˈmiˌdiət nidz əv ðoʊz ɪt kleɪmz tɪ hɛlp. laɪk ðə prəˈdusərz əv 8 ˈmɪnəts, steɪt ənd ˈfɛdərəl ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz tɔk ə gʊd geɪm əˈbaʊt haʊ ðɛr ˈplænɪŋ tɪ hɛlp ˈvɪktɪmz əv ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈvaɪələns, ˈtræfɪkɪŋ, ənd koʊəˈrʃən. bət ɪn ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ soʊ ɪkˈsklusɪvli ɔn ðə ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm, ðɛr ˈvərʒən əv "ˌriˈæləˌti" bɛrz ˈlɪtəl rɪˈzɛmbləns tɪ ˈpipəlz ˈækʧəwəl lɪvz, ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz, ər nidz. ənd ðɪs ˈəltəmətli ˈdəzənt ˈmætər, bɪˈkəz ðə "ˈvɪktɪmz" ər ʤɪst prɑps ɪn ðə pərˌpɛʧəˈweɪʃən əv ðɪs ˈrɛskju ʃəreɪd. laɪts, ˈkæmərə, ˈækʃən, roʊl kɔl. "aɪ du nɑt hæv ə ʤɑb. aɪ si maɪ ərˈɛst laɪk ə ˈkrɪmənəl ɪn maɪ maɪnd ɔl ðə taɪm," sɪz. "aɪ æm ə ˈpərsən ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ʃoʊ hu ˈnidɪd ə ʧæns. naʊ ɪts ˈæftər ðə ˈhərəˌkeɪnz." bət ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn kəmˈjunɪti ɪz "ˈlɪtəl baɪ ˈlɪtəl duɪŋ wət ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ʃʊd hæv dən" ɪn tərmz əv ˈhɛlpɪŋ hər gɪt hər laɪf ənd ˈfaɪˌnænsɪz bæk təˈgɛðər, ʃi sɪz. həz nɑt ˈpəblɪkli ˈkɑmɛntəd ɔn ðə ˈwɪmənz ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ər ðə ʃoʊz ˌkænsəˈleɪʃən.
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umd 208 points (17 votes) denver 187 (7) north dakota 183 (4) omaha 148 miami 142 (2) st. cloud state 117 western michigan 60 colorado college 35
media that cover the national collegiate hockey conference have spoken and they collectively see the university of minnesota duluth as the team to beat in received 17 of 30 votes from the media and totaled 208 points to place first in the preseason poll, which was released today. the university of denver was picked second with 187 points and seven votes followed by the university of north dakota, the defending penrose cup champions, (183 points and four votes), the university of (148 points.), miami university (142 points and two votes), last year's champion, st. cloud state university (117 points), western michigan university (60 points) and colorado college (35 returns 21 back from a year when it went overall, placed fifth in the final standings at and advanced to the northeast regional finals. the bulldogs will officially open preseason practice a week from this saturday (oct. 3) before taking on university the following night in an exhibition clash at marks the first time since the season that the bulldogs have been picked first in any preseason league poll. was then a member of the western collegiate hockey total of 30 ballots were submitted by local media members from each school, as well as select national media. points were awarded on a descending scale with a vote worth eight points, a vote worth seven points and so on.
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umd* 208 pɔɪnts 17 voʊts) ˈdɛnvər 187 7 nɔrθ dəˈkoʊtə 183 4 ˈoʊməˌhɑ 148 maɪˈæmi 142 2 st*. klaʊd steɪt 117 ˈwɛstərn ˈmɪʃɪgən 60 ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ˈkɑlɪʤ 35 ˈmidiə ðət ˈkəvər ðə ˈnæʃənəl kəˈliʤɪt ˈhɑki ˈkɑnfərəns hæv ˈspoʊkən ənd ðeɪ kəˈlɛktɪvli si ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə dəˈluθ ɛz ðə tim tɪ bit ɪn rɪˈsivd 17 əv 30 voʊts frəm ðə ˈmidiə ənd ˈtoʊtəld 208 pɔɪnts tɪ pleɪs fərst ɪn ðə ˌpriˈsizən poʊl, wɪʧ wɑz riˈlist təˈdeɪ. ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈdɛnvər wɑz pɪkt ˈsɛkənd wɪθ 187 pɔɪnts ənd ˈsɛvən voʊts ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv nɔrθ dəˈkoʊtə, ðə dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ˈpɛnˌroʊz kəp ˈʧæmpiənz, 183 pɔɪnts ənd fɔr voʊts), ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv 148 pɔɪnts.), maɪˈæmi ˌjunəˈvərsəti 142 pɔɪnts ənd tu voʊts), læst jɪrz ˈʧæmpiən, st*. klaʊd steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti 117 pɔɪnts), ˈwɛstərn ˈmɪʃɪgən ˌjunəˈvərsəti 60 pɔɪnts) ənd ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ˈkɑlɪʤ 35 rɪˈtərnz 21 bæk frəm ə jɪr wɪn ɪt wɛnt ˈoʊvərˌɔl, pleɪst fɪθ ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈstændɪŋz æt ənd ədˈvænst tɪ ðə ˌnɔrˈθist ˈriʤənəl ˈfaɪnəlz. ðə ˈbʊlˌdɔgz wɪl əˈfɪʃəli ˈoʊpən ˌpriˈsizən ˈpræktɪs ə wik frəm ðɪs ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ (ɔkt. 3 ˌbiˈfɔr ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔn ˌjunəˈvərsəti ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ naɪt ɪn ən ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən klæʃ æt mɑrks ðə fərst taɪm sɪns ðə ˈsizən ðət ðə ˈbʊlˌdɔgz hæv bɪn pɪkt fərst ɪn ˈɛni ˌpriˈsizən lig poʊl. wɑz ðɛn ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈwɛstərn kəˈliʤɪt ˈhɑki ˈtoʊtəl əv 30 ˈbæləts wər səbˈmɪtəd baɪ ˈloʊkəl ˈmidiə ˈmɛmbərz frəm iʧ skul, ɛz wɛl ɛz səˈlɛkt ˈnæʃənəl ˈmidiə. pɔɪnts wər əˈwɔrdɪd ɔn ə dɪˈsɛndɪŋ skeɪl wɪθ ə voʊt wərθ eɪt pɔɪnts, ə voʊt wərθ ˈsɛvən pɔɪnts ənd soʊ ɔn.
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uk authorities reportedly raided the office in london to destroy hard drives in an effort to stop future publications of leaks from former contractor edward snowden. the action is unlikely to prevent new materials coming out.
guardian editor alan revealed in a monday article posted on the british newspaper's website that intelligence officials from the government communications headquarters (gchq) told him that he would either have to hand over all the classified documents or have the hard drives destroyed.
after more talks, two "security experts" from - the british version of the national security agency - visited the london offices.
rusbridger wrote that the government officials then watched as computers, which contained classified information passed on by snowden, were physically destroyed in one of the newspaper basements.
"we can call off the black helicopters," said one of the officials joked.
another source familiar with the event confirmed to reuters that guardian employees destroyed the computers as officials observed.
during negotiations with the government, said that the newspaper could not fulfill its journalistic duty if it satisfied the authorities’ requests.
but reportedly responded by telling the guardian that it had already sparked the debate, which was enough.
"you've had your debate. there's no need to write any more," reuters quoted the unnamed official as saying.
in the article, explained that because of existing “international collaborations” between journalists, it was still possible to report the story and "take advantage of the most permissive legal environments."
“i explained to the man from whitehall about the nature of international collaborations...bluntly, we did not have to do our reporting from london. already most of the stories were being reported and edited out of new york. and had it occurred to him that [reporter glenn] greenwald lived in brazil?” wrote.
“the man was unmoved. and so one of the more bizarre moments in the long history occurred with two security experts overseeing the destruction of hard drives in the basement just to make sure there was nothing in the mangled bits of metal which could possibly be of any interest to passing chinese agents.”
rusbridger pointed out that the whole incident felt like a “pointless piece of symbolism that understood nothing about the digital age.”
the news comes after international incident during which david miranda, the partner of guardian journalist glenn greenwald, was held at heathrow airport under the terrorism act for the maximum time allowed before pressing charges. greenwald was the reporter who exclusively broke the snowden story.
the editor promised that the guardian will “continue to do patient, painstaking reporting on the snowden documents, we just do it in london. the seizure of laptop, phones, hard drives and camera will similarly have no effect on work.”
another us security source told reuters that detention was meant to send a message to those who received classified documents, about how serious the is in closing all the leaks in relation to the revelations.
greenwald, who first published secrets leaked by former contractor edward snowden, responded by promising to release more documents. he added that the would be “sorry” for detaining his partner for nine hours.
snowden, who has been granted asylum by russia, gave greenwald up to documents with details about the us national security agency and the’s surveillance operations.
‘us is the intellectual author behind detention of miranda’
lawyer eva told that the has violated all concepts of freedom of the press. “we are talking about a media outlet. journalists and their spouses and partners being detained and interrogated. so clearly there has been a decision made that everything related to edward snowden must be captured no matter what, violating right under any laws.”
golinger believes that government's pressure on journalists could inspire some to cover the topic of government surveillance even more, instead of discouraging them to do so.
“the more principled the people reporting are, the more they will continue to pursue that work in the face of threat. such cheap threats and intimidation give people even more reasons to continue doing what they are doing because it shows that those in power are clearly frightened of the information that is being put out,” she explained.
“at the same time it could certainly intimidate other journalists and create the environment of self-censorship, where many would be unwilling to take the risks that are involved with national security reporting, particularly when it comes to the us.”
golinger argued that us is the “intellectual author behind the of miranda.”
“we are talking about a search and capture that is going on for edward snowden and it is the us that is leading that effort. it is not the or other european nations, they are merely abiding by the wishes of the i believe is that washington has simply put out a request to all of its allies that anyone related to edward snowden must be detained if they come into your territory and the abided by that and did their duty.”
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uk* əˈθɔrətiz rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈreɪdɪd ðə ˈɔfəs ɪn ˈləndən tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ hɑrd draɪvz ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ stɑp fˈjuʧər ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃənz əv liks frəm ˈfɔrmər ˈkɑnˌtræktər ˈɛdwərd sˈnoʊdən. ðə ˈækʃən ɪz ənˈlaɪkli tɪ prɪˈvɛnt nu məˈtɪriəlz ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt. ˈgɑrdiən ˈɛdɪtər ˈælən rɪˈvild ɪn ə ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ðət ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns əˈfɪʃəlz frəm ðə ˈgəvərnmənt kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz (gchq*) toʊld ɪm ðət hi wʊd ˈiðər hæv tɪ hænd ˈoʊvər ɔl ðə ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˈdɑkjəmənts ər hæv ðə hɑrd draɪvz dɪˈstrɔɪd. ˈæftər mɔr tɔks, tu "sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɛkspərts" frəm ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈeɪʤənsi ˈvɪzɪtɪd ðə ˈləndən ˈɔfəsɪz. roʊt ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəlz ðɛn wɔʧt ɛz kəmˈpjutərz, wɪʧ kənˈteɪnd ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən pæst ɔn baɪ sˈnoʊdən, wər ˈfɪzɪkəli dɪˈstrɔɪd ɪn wən əv ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ˈbeɪsmənts. "wi kən kɔl ɔf ðə blæk ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptərz," sɛd wən əv ðə əˈfɪʃəlz ʤoʊkt. əˈnəðər sɔrs fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə ɪˈvɛnt kənˈfərmd tɪ ˈrɔɪtərz ðət ˈgɑrdiən ɪmˈplɔɪiz dɪˈstrɔɪd ðə kəmˈpjutərz ɛz əˈfɪʃəlz əbˈzərvd. ˈdʊrɪŋ nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wɪθ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, sɛd ðət ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər kʊd nɑt fʊlˈfɪl ɪts ˌʤərnəˈlɪstɪk ˈduti ɪf ɪt ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd ðə authorities’*’ rɪkˈwɛsts. bət rɪˈpɔrtədli rɪˈspɑndɪd baɪ ˈtɛlɪŋ ðə ˈgɑrdiən ðət ɪt hæd ɔˈrɛdi spɑrkt ðə dəˈbeɪt, wɪʧ wɑz ɪˈnəf. "juv hæd jʊr dəˈbeɪt. ðɛrz noʊ nid tɪ raɪt ˈɛni mɔr," ˈrɔɪtərz kˈwoʊtɪd ðə ənˈneɪmd əˈfɪʃəl ɛz seɪɪŋ. ɪn ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl, ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət bɪˈkəz əv ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ collaborations”*” bɪtˈwin ˈʤərnəlɪsts, ɪt wɑz stɪl ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ðə ˈstɔri ənd "teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðə moʊst pərˈmɪsɪv ˈligəl ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts." ɪkˈspleɪnd tɪ ðə mæn frəm ˈwaɪˌthɔl əˈbaʊt ðə ˈneɪʧər əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl collaborations...bluntly*, wi dɪd nɑt hæv tɪ du ɑr rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ frəm ˈləndən. ɔˈrɛdi moʊst əv ðə ˈstɔriz wər biɪŋ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ənd ˈɛdɪtɪd aʊt əv nu jɔrk. ənd hæd ɪt əˈkərd tɪ ɪm ðət [rɪˈpɔrtər glɛn] ˈgrinˌwɔld lɪvd ɪn brazil?”*?” roʊt. mæn wɑz ənˈmuvd. ənd soʊ wən əv ðə mɔr bɪˈzɑr ˈmoʊmənts ɪn ðə lɔŋ ˈhɪstəri əˈkərd wɪθ tu sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɛkspərts ˈoʊvərˌsiɪŋ ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv hɑrd draɪvz ɪn ðə ˈbeɪsmənt ʤɪst tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðɛr wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmæŋgəld bɪts əv ˈmɛtəl wɪʧ kʊd ˈpɑsəbli bi əv ˈɛni ˈɪntəˌrɛst tɪ ˈpæsɪŋ ʧaɪˈniz agents.”*.” ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət ðə hoʊl ˈɪnsədənt fɛlt laɪk ə pis əv ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm ðət ˌəndərˈstʊd ˈnəθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl age.”*.” ðə nuz kəmz ˈæftər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɪnsədənt ˈdʊrɪŋ wɪʧ ˈdeɪvɪd mərˈændə, ðə ˈpɑrtnər əv ˈgɑrdiən ˈʤərnəlɪst glɛn ˈgrinˌwɔld, wɑz hɛld æt ˈhiθroʊ ˈɛrˌpɔrt ˈəndər ðə ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ækt fər ðə ˈmæksəməm taɪm əˈlaʊd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈprɛsɪŋ ˈʧɑrʤɪz. ˈgrinˌwɔld wɑz ðə rɪˈpɔrtər hu ɪkˈsklusɪvli broʊk ðə sˈnoʊdən ˈstɔri. ðə ˈɛdɪtər ˈprɑməst ðət ðə ˈgɑrdiən wɪl tɪ du ˈpeɪʃənt, ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋ rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ɔn ðə sˈnoʊdən ˈdɑkjəmənts, wi ʤɪst du ɪt ɪn ˈləndən. ðə ˈsiʒər əv ˈlæpˌtɑp, foʊnz, hɑrd draɪvz ənd ˈkæmərə wɪl ˈsɪmələrli hæv noʊ ˈifɛkt ɔn work.”*.” əˈnəðər ˈjuˈɛs sɪˈkjʊrəti sɔrs toʊld ˈrɔɪtərz ðət dɪˈtɛnʃən wɑz mɛnt tɪ sɛnd ə ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ ðoʊz hu rɪˈsivd ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˈdɑkjəmənts, əˈbaʊt haʊ ˈsɪriəs ðə ɪz ɪn ˈkloʊzɪŋ ɔl ðə liks ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ ðə ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz. ˈgrinˌwɔld, hu fərst ˈpəblɪʃt ˈsikrɪts likt baɪ ˈfɔrmər ˈkɑnˌtræktər ˈɛdwərd sˈnoʊdən, rɪˈspɑndɪd baɪ ˈprɑməsɪŋ tɪ riˈlis mɔr ˈdɑkjəmənts. hi ˈædɪd ðət ðə wʊd bi ““sorry”*” fər dɪˈteɪnɪŋ hɪz ˈpɑrtnər fər naɪn aʊərz. sˈnoʊdən, hu həz bɪn ˈgrænɪd əˈsaɪləm baɪ ˈrəʃə, geɪv ˈgrinˌwɔld əp tɪ ˈdɑkjəmənts wɪθ ˈditeɪlz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈeɪʤənsi ənd ðə sərˈveɪləns ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ɪz ðə ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈɔθər bɪˈhaɪnd dɪˈtɛnʃən əv miranda’*’ ˈlɔjər ˈivə toʊld ðət ðə həz ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ɔl ˈkɑnsɛpts əv ˈfridəm əv ðə prɛs. ər ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə ˈmidiə ˈaʊˌtlɛt. ˈʤərnəlɪsts ənd ðɛr ˈspaʊsɪz ənd ˈpɑrtnərz biɪŋ dɪˈteɪnd ənd ˌɪnˈtɛrəˌgeɪtɪd. soʊ ˈklɪrli ðɛr həz bɪn ə dɪˈsɪʒən meɪd ðət ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈɛdwərd sˈnoʊdən məst bi ˈkæpʧərd noʊ ˈmætər wət, ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ raɪt ˈəndər ˈɛni laws.”*.” bɪˈlivz ðət ˈgəvərnmənts ˈprɛʃər ɔn ˈʤərnəlɪsts kʊd ˌɪnˈspaɪr səm tɪ ˈkəvər ðə ˈtɑpɪk əv ˈgəvərnmənt sərˈveɪləns ˈivɪn mɔr, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv dɪˈskərɪʤɪŋ ðɛm tɪ du soʊ. mɔr ˈprɪnsəpəld ðə ˈpipəl rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ər, ðə mɔr ðeɪ wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ pərˈsu ðət wərk ɪn ðə feɪs əv θrɛt. səʧ ʧip θrɛts ənd ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən gɪv ˈpipəl ˈivɪn mɔr ˈrizənz tɪ kənˈtɪnju duɪŋ wət ðeɪ ər duɪŋ bɪˈkəz ɪt ʃoʊz ðət ðoʊz ɪn paʊər ər ˈklɪrli ˈfraɪtənd əv ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət ɪz biɪŋ pʊt out,”*,” ʃi ɪkˈspleɪnd. ðə seɪm taɪm ɪt kʊd ˈsərtənli ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪt ˈəðər ˈʤərnəlɪsts ənd kriˈeɪt ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt əv self-censorship*, wɛr ˈmɛni wʊd bi ənˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ teɪk ðə rɪsks ðət ər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə us.”*.” ˈɑrgjud ðət ˈjuˈɛs ɪz ðə ˈɔθər bɪˈhaɪnd ðə əv miranda.”*.” ər ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə sərʧ ənd ˈkæpʧər ðət ɪz goʊɪŋ ɔn fər ˈɛdwərd sˈnoʊdən ənd ɪt ɪz ðə ˈjuˈɛs ðət ɪz ˈlidɪŋ ðət ˈɛfərt. ɪt ɪz nɑt ðə ər ˈəðər ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈneɪʃənz, ðeɪ ər ˈmɪrli əˈbaɪdɪŋ baɪ ðə ˈwɪʃɪz əv ðə aɪ bɪˈliv ɪz ðət ˈwɔʃɪŋtən həz ˈsɪmpli pʊt aʊt ə rɪkˈwɛst tɪ ɔl əv ɪts ˈælaɪz ðət ˈɛniˌwən rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈɛdwərd sˈnoʊdən məst bi dɪˈteɪnd ɪf ðeɪ kəm ˈɪntu jʊr ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri ənd ðə əˈbaɪdɪd baɪ ðət ənd dɪd ðɛr duty.”*.”
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edward snowden could soon have the option of a new home if pirate party comes to power in the parliamentary elections on saturday. the insurgent political movement, which is currently running in the polls with the independence party of the current ruling coalition, has promised to make iceland a haven for whistleblowers, including the most famous.
iceland has long had favorable policies toward those looking to expose government wrongdoing. snowden even be the first high-profile american to flee prosecution in the united states by settling in iceland. former chess grandmaster bobby fischer was given icelandic citizenship in 2005 after the u.s. issued a warrant for his arrest following his participation in a chess tournament in yugoslavia, breaking sanctions against the country.
the current leader of the pirate party,, was an activist who supported relocation and was also a former collaborator with. in fact, iceland was the former home of the organization, and it was that in 2010 helped draft one of the most favorable laws toward investigative journalism anywhere in the world.
unsurprisingly, the affection between iceland and whistleblowers has been a mutual one.
“my predisposition is to seek asylum in a country with shared values,” snowden told the guardian in 2013 shortly after his first trove of leaked documents was released while he was in hong kong. "the nation that most encompasses this is iceland. they stood up for people over internet freedom.”
a bill to give snowden citizenship was even introduced later that year in parliament before being struck down. and his hopes were dealt a further blow when the 2013 icelandic parliamentary elections saw the alliance of the progressive and independence parties came to power.
the pirate party won just three seats in parliament in that election, but as a result of a disclosure in the panama papers released earlier this year which led to the resignation of then prime minister, public distrust of the political establishment has grown yet further.
the pirate party, and snowden, who has spent the past three years in russia, could now be set to benefit.
the party, which started just four years ago with a call for total government transparency, has already announced that it would be prepared to form an alliance with the three other or parties, which could take it over the 50 percent threshold to form a government.
as well as transparency, direct democracy and decriminalizing drugs, the pirate party has made freedom for whistleblowers a key part of its platform.
“make iceland a global pioneer when it comes to protecting freedom of information, freedom of expression and freedom of the press,” it reads.
with the difficulties of applying for asylum abroad, has made it clear that granting snowden citizenship is her preferred option.
“i think dangerous to just give him asylum because asylum does not give you the same protections as citizenship,” she told forbes last year.
for citizen status to happen, though, the pirate party would also need to get the approval of parliament, where it could face a challenge for approval given the likely impact on relations with the u.s.
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ˈɛdwərd sˈnoʊdən kʊd sun hæv ðə ˈɔpʃən əv ə nu hoʊm ɪf ˈpaɪrət ˈpɑrti kəmz tɪ paʊər ɪn ðə ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ɪˈlɛkʃənz ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. ðə ˌɪnˈsərʤənt pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈmuvmənt, wɪʧ ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈrənɪŋ ɪn ðə poʊlz wɪθ ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns ˈpɑrti əv ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈrulɪŋ ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən, həz ˈprɑməst tɪ meɪk ˈaɪslənd ə ˈheɪvən fər ˈwɪsəlˌbloʊərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə moʊst ˈfeɪməs. ˈaɪslənd həz lɔŋ hæd ˈfeɪvərəbəl ˈpɑləsiz təˈwɔrd ðoʊz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈspoʊz ˈgəvərnmənt ˈrɔŋduɪŋ. sˈnoʊdən ˈivɪn bi ðə fərst ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl əˈmɛrɪkən tɪ fli ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts baɪ ˈsɛtəlɪŋ ɪn ˈaɪslənd. ˈfɔrmər ʧɛs ˈgrændˈmæstər ˈbɑbi ˈfɪʃər wɑz ˈgɪvɪn aɪsˈlændɪk ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp ɪn 2005 ˈæftər ðə juz. ˈɪʃud ə ˈwɔrənt fər hɪz ərˈɛst ˈfɑloʊɪŋ hɪz pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ɪn ə ʧɛs ˈtʊrnəmənt ɪn ˌjugoʊsˈlɑviə, ˈbreɪkɪŋ ˈsæŋkʃənz əˈgɛnst ðə ˈkəntri. ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈlidər əv ðə ˈpaɪrət ˈpɑrti,, wɑz ən ˈæktɪvɪst hu səˈpɔrtɪd ˌriˈloʊˈkeɪʃən ənd wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈfɔrmər kəˈlæbərˌeɪtər wɪθ. ɪn fækt, ˈaɪslənd wɑz ðə ˈfɔrmər hoʊm əv ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, ənd ɪt wɑz ðət ɪn 2010 hɛlpt dræft wən əv ðə moʊst ˈfeɪvərəbəl lɔz təˈwɔrd ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ˈɛniˌwɛr ɪn ðə wərld. ˌənsərˈpraɪzɪŋli, ðə əˈfɛkʃən bɪtˈwin ˈaɪslənd ənd ˈwɪsəlˌbloʊərz həz bɪn ə mˈjuʧuəl wən. ˌpridɪspəˈzɪʃən ɪz tɪ sik əˈsaɪləm ɪn ə ˈkəntri wɪθ ʃɛrd values,”*,” sˈnoʊdən toʊld ðə ˈgɑrdiən ɪn 2013 ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər hɪz fərst troʊv əv likt ˈdɑkjəmənts wɑz riˈlist waɪl hi wɑz ɪn hɔŋ kɔŋg. "ðə ˈneɪʃən ðət moʊst ɛnˈkəmpəsəz ðɪs ɪz ˈaɪslənd. ðeɪ stʊd əp fər ˈpipəl ˈoʊvər ˈɪntərˌnɛt freedom.”*.” ə bɪl tɪ gɪv sˈnoʊdən ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp wɑz ˈivɪn ˌɪntrəˈdust ˈleɪtər ðət jɪr ɪn ˈpɑrləmɛnt ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ strək daʊn. ənd hɪz hoʊps wər dɛlt ə ˈfərðər bloʊ wɪn ðə 2013 aɪsˈlændɪk ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ɪˈlɛkʃənz sɔ ðə əˈlaɪəns əv ðə prəˈgrɛsɪv ənd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns ˈpɑrtiz keɪm tɪ paʊər. ðə ˈpaɪrət ˈpɑrti wən ʤɪst θri sits ɪn ˈpɑrləmɛnt ɪn ðət ɪˈlɛkʃən, bət ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ə dɪˈskloʊʒər ɪn ðə ˈpænəˌmɑ ˈpeɪpərz riˈlist ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr wɪʧ lɛd tɪ ðə ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən əv ðɛn praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər, ˈpəblɪk dɪˈstrəst əv ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt həz groʊn jɛt ˈfərðər. ðə ˈpaɪrət ˈpɑrti, ənd sˈnoʊdən, hu həz spɛnt ðə pæst θri jɪrz ɪn ˈrəʃə, kʊd naʊ bi sɛt tɪ ˈbɛnəfɪt. ðə ˈpɑrti, wɪʧ ˈstɑrtɪd ʤɪst fɔr jɪrz əˈgoʊ wɪθ ə kɔl fər ˈtoʊtəl ˈgəvərnmənt trænˈspɛrənsi, həz ɔˈrɛdi əˈnaʊnst ðət ɪt wʊd bi priˈpɛrd tɪ fɔrm ən əˈlaɪəns wɪθ ðə θri ˈəðər ər ˈpɑrtiz, wɪʧ kʊd teɪk ɪt ˈoʊvər ðə 50 pərˈsɛnt θˈrɛˌʃoʊld tɪ fɔrm ə ˈgəvərnmənt. ɛz wɛl ɛz trænˈspɛrənsi, dɪˈrɛkt dɪˈmɑkrəsi ənd diˌkrɪmənəˈlaɪzɪŋ drəgz, ðə ˈpaɪrət ˈpɑrti həz meɪd ˈfridəm fər ˈwɪsəlˌbloʊərz ə ki pɑrt əv ɪts ˈplætˌfɔrm. ˈaɪslənd ə ˈgloʊbəl ˌpaɪəˈnɪr wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ prəˈtɛktɪŋ ˈfridəm əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ˈfridəm əv ɪkˈsprɛʃən ənd ˈfridəm əv ðə press,”*,” ɪt ridz. wɪθ ðə ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz əv əˈplaɪɪŋ fər əˈsaɪləm əˈbrɔd, həz meɪd ɪt klɪr ðət ˈgrænɪŋ sˈnoʊdən ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp ɪz hər prɪˈfərd ˈɔpʃən. θɪŋk ˈdeɪnʤərəs tɪ ʤɪst gɪv ɪm əˈsaɪləm bɪˈkəz əˈsaɪləm dɪz nɑt gɪv ju ðə seɪm prəˈtɛkʃənz ɛz citizenship,”*,” ʃi toʊld fɔrbz læst jɪr. fər ˈsɪtɪzən ˈstætəs tɪ ˈhæpən, ðoʊ, ðə ˈpaɪrət ˈpɑrti wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ nid tɪ gɪt ðə əˈpruvəl əv ˈpɑrləmɛnt, wɛr ɪt kʊd feɪs ə ˈʧælənʤ fər əˈpruvəl ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈlaɪkli ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ ðə juz.
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more than five workers in west biggest industries of tea and jute have not got wages since wednesday when the union government withdrew two currency notes.
a similar predicament exists in neighbouring assam and the rest of the northeast, which has tea estates in remote areas where currency notes will take days to arrive.
in bengal, owners of several tea gardens and jute mills have request the state government and reserve bank of india (rbi) on the newly introduced ceiling of withdrawal of money. none has received a response amid already existing issues that are leading to deaths owing to suspected malnutrition.
in assam, too, tea industry captains sought prime minister intervention for enhancing cash withdrawal limit. a day later, the on friday allowed banks to release money for wage payment to plantation workers, but the situation is nowhere near normal.
the darjeeling hills and region of bengal have 283 tea gardens, employing permanent and casual workers, who earn per day. the belt has another small growers who employ one labourers.
“we have written to senior state government officials,” mukherjee, principal advisor to the darjeeling tea association, told ht. “we are apprehending workers’ unrest; we have alerted the police. we have requested the trade unions to appeal to the workers to maintain law and order and cooperate with the management.”
as for the jute industry that has workers, payments are mostly made in cash on a fortnightly basis. most mills pay the first in a month between the and 10th.
some mills did disbursed payments on november 7 and 8, but most of the workers came back in the subsequent days to return the payment made in and 500 currency notes that had been withdrawn from the economy.
“hardly anyone has received payment since the prime announcement,” an owner of a jute mill in district told ht.
the indian jute mills association has also written to bengal finance minister amit mitra and the seeking urgent help.
rbi had limited cash withdrawal per week from current accounts and from savings accounts. wages are paid from current accounts of tea estates in the case of assam.
“understanding such financial complication is beyond most tea garden labourers. they are not willing to wait and there are chances of their turning violent,” a planter from central said.
the tea board of india said restrictions on daily and weekly cash withdrawals can lead to a serious problem. for, “almost all tea gardens (about 800) in assam pay wages on a weekly basis on fridays or saturdays,” according to barkakoty, the vice-chairman.
the remote areas, where banks take time to stock cash, have been feeling the pressure. the hit the november adventure festival in pradesh, its riba said. “we could not pay technicians and suppliers of adventure gear,” she told ht.
mechukha takes two days by road chopper service is infrequent and expensive for most people from and more than a day from the nearest major town in assam.
an official of the lone branch at said his office had exhausted notes. “it will take us more time than banks in the plains to provide the new notes,” he added.
first published: nov 12, 2016
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mɔr ðən faɪv ˈwərkərz ɪn wɛst ˈbɪgəst ˈɪndəstriz əv ti ənd ʤut hæv nɑt gɑt ˈweɪʤɪz sɪns ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ wɪn ðə ˈjunjən ˈgəvərnmənt wɪθˈdru tu ˈkərənsi noʊts. ə ˈsɪmələr prɪˈdɪkəmənt ɪgˈzɪsts ɪn ˈneɪbərɪŋ ˌɑˈsɑm ənd ðə rɛst əv ðə ˌnɔrˈθist, wɪʧ həz ti ɛˈsteɪts ɪn rɪˈmoʊt ˈɛriəz wɛr ˈkərənsi noʊts wɪl teɪk deɪz tɪ əraɪv. ɪn ˈbɛŋgəl, ˈoʊnərz əv ˈsɛvərəl ti ˈgɑrdənz ənd ʤut mɪlz hæv rɪkˈwɛst ðə steɪt ˈgəvərnmənt ənd rɪˈzərv bæŋk əv ˈɪndiə (rbi*) ɔn ðə ˈnuli ˌɪntrəˈdust ˈsilɪŋ əv wɪθˈdrɔəl əv ˈməni. nən həz rɪˈsivd ə rɪˈspɑns əˈmɪd ɔˈrɛdi ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈɪʃuz ðət ər ˈlidɪŋ tɪ dɛθs oʊɪŋ tɪ səˈspɛktɪd ˌmælnuˈtrɪʃən. ɪn ˌɑˈsɑm, tu, ti ˈɪndəstri ˈkæptənz sɔt praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən fər ɛnˈhænsɪŋ kæʃ wɪθˈdrɔəl ˈlɪmət. ə deɪ ˈleɪtər, ðə ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ əˈlaʊd bæŋks tɪ riˈlis ˈməni fər weɪʤ ˈpeɪmənt tɪ ˌplænˈteɪʃən ˈwərkərz, bət ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪz ˈnoʊˌwɛr nɪr ˈnɔrməl. ðə ˌdɑˈrʤilɪŋ hɪlz ənd ˈriʤən əv ˈbɛŋgəl hæv 283 ti ˈgɑrdənz, ɪmˈplɔɪɪŋ ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ənd ˈkæʒəwəl ˈwərkərz, hu ərn pər deɪ. ðə bɛlt həz əˈnəðər smɔl groʊərz hu ɪmˈplɔɪ wən labourers*. hæv ˈrɪtən tɪ ˈsinjər steɪt ˈgəvərnmənt officials,”*,” məˈkərʤi, ˈprɪnsəpəl ædˈvaɪzər tɪ ðə ˌdɑˈrʤilɪŋ ti əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, toʊld ht*. ər ˌæprɪˈhɛndɪŋ workers’*’ ənˈrɛst; wi hæv əˈlərtɪd ðə pəˈlis. wi hæv rɪkˈwɛstɪd ðə treɪd ˈjunjənz tɪ əˈpil tɪ ðə ˈwərkərz tɪ meɪnˈteɪn lɔ ənd ˈɔrdər ənd kˈwɑpərˌeɪt wɪθ ðə management.”*.” ɛz fər ðə ʤut ˈɪndəstri ðət həz ˈwərkərz, ˈpeɪmənts ər ˈmoʊstli meɪd ɪn kæʃ ɔn ə ˈfɔrtˌnaɪtli ˈbeɪsɪs. moʊst mɪlz peɪ ðə fərst ɪn ə mənθ bɪtˈwin ðə ənd 10th*. səm mɪlz dɪd dɪsˈbərst ˈpeɪmənts ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 7 ənd 8 bət moʊst əv ðə ˈwərkərz keɪm bæk ɪn ðə ˈsəbsəkwənt deɪz tɪ rɪˈtərn ðə ˈpeɪmənt meɪd ɪn ənd 500 ˈkərənsi noʊts ðət hæd bɪn wɪθˈdrɔn frəm ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi. ˈɛniˌwən həz rɪˈsivd ˈpeɪmənt sɪns ðə praɪm announcement,”*,” ən ˈoʊnər əv ə ʤut mɪl ɪn ˈdɪstrɪkt toʊld ht*. ðə ˈɪndiən ʤut mɪlz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɪtən tɪ ˈbɛŋgəl ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈmɪnɪstər ˌɑˈmit ˈmɪtrə ənd ðə ˈsikɪŋ ˈərʤənt hɛlp. hæd ˈlɪmɪtɪd kæʃ wɪθˈdrɔəl pər wik frəm ˈkɑrənt əˈkaʊnts ənd frəm ˈseɪvɪŋz əˈkaʊnts. ˈweɪʤɪz ər peɪd frəm ˈkɑrənt əˈkaʊnts əv ti ɛˈsteɪts ɪn ðə keɪs əv ˌɑˈsɑm. səʧ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌkɑmpləˈkeɪʃən ɪz bɪɔnd moʊst ti ˈgɑrdən labourers*. ðeɪ ər nɑt ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ weɪt ənd ðɛr ər ˈʧænsɪz əv ðɛr ˈtərnɪŋ violent,”*,” ə ˈplæntər frəm ˈsɛntrəl sɛd. ðə ti bɔrd əv ˈɪndiə sɛd riˈstrɪkʃənz ɔn ˈdeɪli ənd ˈwikli kæʃ wɪθˈdrɔəlz kən lɛd tɪ ə ˈsɪriəs ˈprɑbləm. fər, ɔl ti ˈgɑrdənz (əˈbaʊt 800 ɪn ˌɑˈsɑm peɪ ˈweɪʤɪz ɔn ə ˈwikli ˈbeɪsɪs ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪz ər saturdays,”*,” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ barkakoty*, ðə vice-chairman*. ðə rɪˈmoʊt ˈɛriəz, wɛr bæŋks teɪk taɪm tɪ stɑk kæʃ, hæv bɪn ˈfilɪŋ ðə ˈprɛʃər. ðə hɪt ðə noʊˈvɛmbər ədˈvɛnʧər ˈfɛstɪvəl ɪn prəˈdɛʃ, ɪts ˈribə sɛd. kʊd nɑt peɪ tɛkˈnɪʃənz ənd səˈplaɪərz əv ədˈvɛnʧər gear,”*,” ʃi toʊld ht*. teɪks tu deɪz baɪ roʊd ˈʧɑpər ˈsərvɪs ɪz ˌɪnˈfrikwənt ənd ɪkˈspɛnsɪv fər moʊst ˈpipəl frəm ənd mɔr ðən ə deɪ frəm ðə ˈnɪrəst ˈmeɪʤər taʊn ɪn ˌɑˈsɑm. ən əˈfɪʃəl əv ðə loʊn brænʧ æt sɛd hɪz ˈɔfəs hæd ɪgˈzɔstɪd noʊts. wɪl teɪk ˈjuˈɛs mɔr taɪm ðən bæŋks ɪn ðə pleɪnz tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðə nu notes,”*,” hi ˈædɪd. fərst ˈpəblɪʃt: noʊv 12 2016
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the largest biometric identification projects in the world attempt to give an id number to 1 billion people linked to fingerprint and iris scans may be going ahead under the new government.
according to computerworld u.s., the winning janata party had said during last election campaign that it would review the controversial program for a secure id to get government benefits. however, this week it approved a 2015 target for voluntary enrollments, signalling that it will back the project.
the story quotes the government saying in a statement on wednesday that the project “aims to ensure inclusive growth by providing digital, online, verifiable identity to all residents, including marginalized sections of society.
the biometric id gives a person a number called the number. the government requires the prints of all 10 fingers, iris scans and the usual personal information (name, date of birth and address).
the number is designed to replace traditional paper ration cards that are usually inaccurate, and misused to benefit people who do not qualify for subsidies.
one problem has been a ruling from supreme court, which issued an interim order last september that people cannot be required to have the identification to collect state subsidies.
before the government can expand the scheme, according to the report, it will have to be backed by a law passed by parliament, rather than the current executive order, legal experts say. it will also have to get the supreme court to change its order.
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ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˌbaɪəˈmɛtrək aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈprɑʤɛkts ɪn ðə wərld əˈtɛmpt tɪ gɪv ən ˈaɪˈdi ˈnəmbər tɪ 1 ˈbɪljən ˈpipəl lɪŋkt tɪ ˈfɪŋgərˌprɪnt ənd ˈaɪrɪs skænz meɪ bi goʊɪŋ əˈhɛd ˈəndər ðə nu ˈgəvərnmənt. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kəmˈpjutərˌwərld juz., ðə ˈwɪnɪŋ ʤəˈnɑtə ˈpɑrti hæd sɛd ˈdʊrɪŋ læst ɪˈlɛkʃən kæmˈpeɪn ðət ɪt wʊd ˌrivˈju ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈproʊˌgræm fər ə sɪˈkjʊr ˈaɪˈdi tɪ gɪt ˈgəvərnmənt ˈbɛnəfɪts. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɪs wik ɪt əˈpruvd ə 2015 ˈtərgət fər ˈvɑləntɛri ɛnˈroʊlmənts, ˈsɪgnəlɪŋ ðət ɪt wɪl bæk ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. ðə ˈstɔri kwoʊts ðə ˈgəvərnmənt seɪɪŋ ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ðət ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ˌɪnˈklusɪv groʊθ baɪ prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈdɪʤɪtəl, ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ˈvɛrəˌfaɪəbəl aɪˈdɛntəˌti tɪ ɔl ˈrɛzɪdənts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmɑrʤənəˌlaɪzd ˈsɛkʃənz əv soʊˈsaɪɪti. ðə ˌbaɪəˈmɛtrək ˈaɪˈdi gɪvz ə ˈpərsən ə ˈnəmbər kɔld ðə ˈnəmbər. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt rikˈwaɪərz ðə prɪnts əv ɔl 10 ˈfɪŋgərz, ˈaɪrɪs skænz ənd ðə ˈjuʒəwəl ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən (neɪm, deɪt əv bərθ ənd ˈæˌdrɛs). ðə ˈnəmbər ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈpeɪpər ˈræʃən kɑrdz ðət ər ˈjuʒəwəli ˌɪˈnækjərət, ənd mɪsˈjuzd tɪ ˈbɛnəfɪt ˈpipəl hu du nɑt kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ˈsəbsɪdiz. wən ˈprɑbləm həz bɪn ə ˈrulɪŋ frəm səˈprim kɔrt, wɪʧ ˈɪʃud ən ˈɪnərəm ˈɔrdər læst sɛpˈtɛmbər ðət ˈpipəl ˈkænɑt bi rikˈwaɪərd tɪ hæv ðə aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən tɪ kəˈlɛkt steɪt ˈsəbsɪdiz. ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈgəvərnmənt kən ɪkˈspænd ðə skim, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə rɪˈpɔrt, ɪt wɪl hæv tɪ bi bækt baɪ ə lɔ pæst baɪ ˈpɑrləmɛnt, ˈrəðər ðən ðə ˈkɑrənt ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər, ˈligəl ˈɛkspərts seɪ. ɪt wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ hæv tɪ gɪt ðə səˈprim kɔrt tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ɪts ˈɔrdər.
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on june 1537, henry algernon percy died at around the age of thirty-five. he was buried at hackney parish church, and his will appointed the king as supervisor and edward fox, bishop of hereford, and thomas cromwell as executors.
henry percy was the eldest son of henry algernon percy, earl of northumberland, and of katherine spencer and was born in around 1502. he was brought up in cardinal household and it was while he was there that he fell in love with anne boleyn on her return to the english court in late 1521. however, his father had already planned marriage to mary talbot, daughter of george talbot, fourth earl of shrewsbury. in addition, anne was meant to be marrying james butler, son of piers butler of ireland. as a consequence, wolsey and father put a stop to the relationship between percy and anne boleyn. percy married mary talbot in 1524 but the marriage was not happy. in 1532, mary accused her husband of being to anne boleyn and percy was examined by the of york and canterbury. he swore that there was no truth to the story.
percy served henry as warden of the east and middle marches, and was one of the peers appointed to judge george and anne boleyn in may 1536. he collapsed after death sentence was pronounced, and his illness prevented him from taking an active role on the pilgrimage of grace, which may have been fortunate, since his brothers, thomas and ingram, were arrested for their involvement, and thomas was executed. ingram died in prison in the tower of london.
antiquary john weever, in his book ancient monument, mentions the tomb of henry percy at hackney and records that it had the following inscription: “here interred, henry lord percy, earl of northumberland, knight of the most honourable order of the garter, who died in this town the last of june 1537, the of hen.”
you can read more about henry relationship with anne boleyn in my article the early life of anne boleyn part seven the butler, chaplain, courtier and poet.
also on this day in history…
1509 death of lady margaret beaufort, grandmother of henry and the matriarch of the tudor dynasty, died at cheyneygates, the abbot of house. click here to read more.
1536 thomas boleyn, earl of wiltshire, was stripped of his office of lord privy seal. cromwell succeeded him and was formally appointed july 1536. wiltshire had held the office since january 1530. click here to read more about this.
1540 bill of attainder passed against thomas cromwell for the crimes of corruption, heresy and treason, stripping him of his and condemning him to death. the bill can be found in the journal of the house of lords: volume 1, (london,), p. 149 see http://www.british-history.ac.uk/lords-jrnl/vol1/p149a.
categories: early life, tudor characters
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ɔn ʤun 1537 ˈhɛnri ˈælʤərnɑn ˈpərsi daɪd æt əraʊnd ðə eɪʤ əv ˈθərdiˌfaɪv. hi wɑz ˈbɛrid æt ˈhækni ˈpɛrɪʃ ʧərʧ, ənd hɪz wɪl əˈpɔɪntɪd ðə kɪŋ ɛz ˈsupərˌvaɪzər ənd ˈɛdwərd fɑks, ˈbɪʃəp əv ˈhɛrəfərd, ənd ˈtɑməs ˈkrɑmwəl ɛz ɪgˈzɛkjətərz. ˈhɛnri ˈpərsi wɑz ðə ˈɛldəst sən əv ˈhɛnri ˈælʤərnɑn ˈpərsi, ərl əv northumberland*, ənd əv ˈkæθərɪn ˈspɛnsər ənd wɑz bɔrn ɪn əraʊnd 1502 hi wɑz brɔt əp ɪn ˈkɑrdɪnəl ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ənd ɪt wɑz waɪl hi wɑz ðɛr ðət hi fɛl ɪn ləv wɪθ æn boʊˈlɪn ɔn hər rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ kɔrt ɪn leɪt 1521 ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hɪz ˈfɑðər hæd ɔˈrɛdi plænd ˈmɛrɪʤ tɪ ˈmɛri ˈtælbət, ˈdɔtər əv ʤɔrʤ ˈtælbət, fɔrθ ərl əv ʃˈruzˌbɛri. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, æn wɑz mɛnt tɪ bi ˈmɛriɪŋ ʤeɪmz ˈbətlər, sən əv pɪrz ˈbətlər əv ˈaɪərlənd. ɛz ə ˈkɑnsəkwəns, ˈwoʊlsi ənd ˈfɑðər pʊt ə stɑp tɪ ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈpərsi ənd æn boʊˈlɪn. ˈpərsi ˈmɛrid ˈmɛri ˈtælbət ɪn 1524 bət ðə ˈmɛrɪʤ wɑz nɑt ˈhæpi. ɪn 1532 ˈmɛri əˈkjuzd hər ˈhəzbənd əv biɪŋ tɪ æn boʊˈlɪn ənd ˈpərsi wɑz ɪgˈzæmənd baɪ ðə əv jɔrk ənd ˈkæntərˌbɛri. hi swɔr ðət ðɛr wɑz noʊ truθ tɪ ðə ˈstɔri. ˈpərsi sərvd ˈhɛnri ɛz ˈwɔrdən əv ðə ist ənd ˈmɪdəl ˈmɑrʧɪz, ənd wɑz wən əv ðə pɪrz əˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ʤəʤ ʤɔrʤ ənd æn boʊˈlɪn ɪn meɪ 1536 hi kəˈlæpst ˈæftər dɛθ ˈsɛntəns wɑz prəˈnaʊnst, ənd hɪz ˈɪlnəs prɪˈvɛnɪd ɪm frəm ˈteɪkɪŋ ən ˈæktɪv roʊl ɔn ðə ˈpɪlgrəmɪʤ əv greɪs, wɪʧ meɪ hæv bɪn ˈfɔrʧənət, sɪns hɪz ˈbrəðərz, ˈtɑməs ənd ˈɪŋgrəm, wər ərˈɛstɪd fər ðɛr ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt, ənd ˈtɑməs wɑz ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd. ˈɪŋgrəm daɪd ɪn ˈprɪzən ɪn ðə taʊər əv ˈləndən. ʤɑn weever*, ɪn hɪz bʊk ˈeɪnʧənt ˈmɑnjəmənt, ˈmɛnʃənz ðə tum əv ˈhɛnri ˈpərsi æt ˈhækni ənd ˈrɛkərdz ðət ɪt hæd ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˌɪnˈskrɪpʃən: ˌɪnˈtərd, ˈhɛnri lɔrd ˈpərsi, ərl əv northumberland*, naɪt əv ðə moʊst ˈɑnərəbəl ˈɔrdər əv ðə ˈgɑrtər, hu daɪd ɪn ðɪs taʊn ðə læst əv ʤun 1537 ðə əv hɛn viii.”*.” ju kən rɛd mɔr əˈbaʊt ˈhɛnri riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ æn boʊˈlɪn ɪn maɪ ˈɑrtɪkəl ðə ˈərli laɪf əv æn boʊˈlɪn pɑrt ˈsɛvən ðə ˈbətlər, ˈʧæplən, ˈkɔrtiər ənd poʊət. ˈɔlsoʊ ɔn ðɪs deɪ ɪn history…*… 1509 dɛθ əv ˈleɪdi ˈmɑrgərɪt ˈboʊfərt, ˈgrændˌməðər əv ˈhɛnri ənd ðə ˈmeɪtriˌɑrk əv ðə ˈtudər ˈdaɪnəsti, daɪd æt cheyneygates*, ðə ˈæbət əv haʊs. klɪk hir tɪ rɛd mɔr. 1536 ˈtɑməs boʊˈlɪn, ərl əv ˈwɪˌlʧaɪr, wɑz strɪpt əv hɪz ˈɔfəs əv lɔrd ˈprɪvi sil. ˈkrɑmwəl səkˈsidɪd ɪm ənd wɑz ˈfɔrməli əˈpɔɪntɪd ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1536 ˈwɪˌlʧaɪr hæd hɛld ðə ˈɔfəs sɪns ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1530 klɪk hir tɪ rɛd mɔr əˈbaʊt ðɪs. 1540 bɪl əv əˈteɪndər pæst əˈgɛnst ˈtɑməs ˈkrɑmwəl fər ðə kraɪmz əv kərˈəpʃən, ˈhɛrəsi ənd ˈtrizən, ˈstrɪpɪŋ ɪm əv hɪz ənd kənˈdɛmɪŋ ɪm tɪ dɛθ. ðə bɪl kən bi faʊnd ɪn ðə ˈʤərnəl əv ðə haʊs əv lɔrdz: ˈvɑljum 1 (ˈləndən, pi. 149 si http://www.british-history.ac.uk/lords-jrnl/vol1/p149a*. ˈkætəˌgɔriz: ˈərli laɪf, ˈtudər ˈkɛrɪktərz
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diamond dallas page spoke with cbs denver on a number of topics in and outside of pro wrestling. here are some of the highlights:
vince mcmahon potentially getting back into football:
"mcmahon has always been a visionary. but, again, they're a dollar company, and it really comes down to the talent. so i don't know how you do that. but if he's got a plan i'm sure he's got a plan, because the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different result. some of my biggest victories have come directly after some of my biggest failures. if mcmahon is going back into football again, then he's got some master plan."
helping justin credible after he got drunk before an appearance at a wrestling event:
"i didn't get a phone call from him, i made a phone call to him. because of helping jake, and scott, vader, and mick foley just by reaching out and helping the guys, when someone is hurting, they'll contact me. so i know about it pretty much right away. i always loved pj. he's a great kid who just made some bad decisions...
"i told him if he gets to work doing the yoga] program five days a week, we'll talk every day or a minimum of every other day. i told him, if he gets on track for a month, then i'll bring you down here, and we'll work together, and i'll start to really treat him this time. i'll actually teach him how to teach what i do."
see also reveals who is on his mt. rushmore of wrestling
if he would make another royal rumble appearance:
"if they call me, i'll be there. but if i never get in the ring again, i am so happy to have had the run i had. didn't really have the greatest run when i first got to the wwe, but the last five years were unbelievable. they let me come out in the rumble a couple of years back and drop a bunch of diamond cutters. it blew the roof off."
source: cbs
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ˈdaɪmənd ˈdæləs peɪʤ spoʊk wɪθ ˈsiˌbiˌɛs ˈdɛnvər ɔn ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈtɑpɪks ɪn ənd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv proʊ ˈrɛsəlɪŋ. hir ər səm əv ðə ˈhaɪˌlaɪts: vɪns məkˈmæn pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈgɪtɪŋ bæk ˈɪntu ˈfʊtˌbɔl: "məkˈmæn həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ə ˈvɪʒəˌnɛri. bət, əˈgɛn, ðɛr ə ˈdɔlər ˈkəmpəˌni, ənd ɪt ˈrɪli kəmz daʊn tɪ ðə ˈtælənt. soʊ aɪ doʊnt noʊ haʊ ju du ðət. bət ɪf hiz gɑt ə plæn əm ʃʊr hiz gɑt ə plæn, bɪˈkəz ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ˌɪnˈsænɪti ɪz duɪŋ ðə seɪm θɪŋ ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn, ənd ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ə ˈdɪfərənt rɪˈzəlt. səm əv maɪ ˈbɪgəst ˈvɪktəriz hæv kəm dɪˈrɛkli ˈæftər səm əv maɪ ˈbɪgəst ˈfeɪljərz. ɪf məkˈmæn ɪz goʊɪŋ bæk ˈɪntu ˈfʊtˌbɔl əˈgɛn, ðɛn hiz gɑt səm ˈmæstər plæn." ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈʤəstɪn ˈkrɛdəbəl ˈæftər hi gɑt drəŋk ˌbiˈfɔr ən əˈpɪrəns æt ə ˈrɛsəlɪŋ ɪˈvɛnt: "aɪ ˈdɪdənt gɪt ə foʊn kɔl frəm ɪm, aɪ meɪd ə foʊn kɔl tɪ ɪm. bɪˈkəz əv ˈhɛlpɪŋ ʤeɪk, ənd skɑt, ˈveɪdər, ənd mɪk ˈfoʊli ʤɪst baɪ ˈriʧɪŋ aʊt ənd ˈhɛlpɪŋ ðə gaɪz, wɪn ˈsəmˌwən ɪz ˈhərtɪŋ, ðɛl ˈkɑnˌtækt mi. soʊ aɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt ɪt ˈprɪti məʧ raɪt əˈweɪ. aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz ləvd pj*. hiz ə greɪt kɪd hu ʤɪst meɪd səm bæd dɪˈsɪʒənz... "aɪ toʊld ɪm ɪf hi gɪts tɪ wərk duɪŋ ðə ˈjoʊgə] ˈproʊˌgræm faɪv deɪz ə wik, wɪl tɔk ˈɛvəri deɪ ər ə ˈmɪnəməm əv ˈɛvəri ˈəðər deɪ. aɪ toʊld ɪm, ɪf hi gɪts ɔn træk fər ə mənθ, ðɛn aɪl brɪŋ ju daʊn hir, ənd wɪl wərk təˈgɛðər, ənd aɪl stɑrt tɪ ˈrɪli trit ɪm ðɪs taɪm. aɪl ˈæˌkʧuəli tiʧ ɪm haʊ tɪ tiʧ wət aɪ du." si ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈvilz hu ɪz ɔn hɪz ˈɛmˈti. ˈrəʃmɔr əv ˈrɛsəlɪŋ ɪf hi wʊd meɪk əˈnəðər rɔɪəl ˈrəmbəl əˈpɪrəns: "ɪf ðeɪ kɔl mi, aɪl bi ðɛr. bət ɪf aɪ ˈnɛvər gɪt ɪn ðə rɪŋ əˈgɛn, aɪ æm soʊ ˈhæpi tɪ hæv hæd ðə rən aɪ hæd. ˈdɪdənt ˈrɪli hæv ðə ˈgreɪtəst rən wɪn aɪ fərst gɑt tɪ ðə wwe*, bət ðə læst faɪv jɪrz wər ˌənbəˈlivəbəl. ðeɪ lɛt mi kəm aʊt ɪn ðə ˈrəmbəl ə ˈkəpəl əv jɪrz bæk ənd drɔp ə bənʧ əv ˈdaɪmənd ˈkətərz. ɪt blu ðə rʊf ɔf." sɔrs: ˈsiˌbiˌɛs
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warren buffett is back as the financial conscience, publishing an in lamenting the dangers of too much monetary and fiscal stimulus. as regular readers of this blog are aware, a message with which i wholeheartedly agree. my problem with piece is that he makes a good argument and then totally undercuts it in his conclusion:
our immediate problem is to get our country back on its feet and flourishing “whatever it takes” still makes sense. once recovery is gained, however, congress must end the rise in the debt-to-g.d.p. ratio and keep our growth in obligations in line with our growth in resources.
this approach is typically what we get from paul krugman: yeah, debt is a problem and has to be dealt with long-term, but in the meantime we should jack up deficit spending in order to boost growth. to paraphrase st. augustine, make us fiscally and monetarily prudent, just not yet. ben said something of that sort in a speech. he was trying to be funny.
the problem, it seems to me, is that rising and employment—i.e. “recovery”—is not compatible with de-leveraging, which is what buffett is talking about.
when consumers try to cut debt and boost savings, the economy goes into a deflationary spiral that keynesians argue must be counteracted with fiscal and monetary stimulus.*
consumers de-lever, government re-levers.
private consumption and government spending now drive something like 80% of. it keep rising unless consumers, the government or both continue borrowing huge sums.
the goldilocks economy buffett describes, in which we can have “recovery” without increasing debt, is a fantasy.
my point is that in order to reduce debt we have to endure some sort of deflationary recession. the alternative is to spend and print perpetually, which buffett points out is the worse option.
what buffett should have said? suck it up folks, no choice but to learn to live with less.
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p.s.: i think buffett actually knows this, but being asset-rich, boxed in. deflation hammers the value of all non-cash assets, so he has to support stimulus in order to preserve his own and his shareholders’ wealth. hence the opening of the piece, which lauds the “wisdom, courage and decisiveness” of the bush and obama administrations in the face of collapse, and the end of the piece, which says their emergency measures continue to be necessary. he the effects of stimulus, but stuck supporting it.
*the “paradox of thrift” this is called, a particularly problematic economic theory used to justify heavy government borrowing.
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ˈwɔrən ˈbəfɪt ɪz bæk ɛz ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkɑnʃəns, ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ən ɪn ləˈmɛntɪŋ ðə ˈdeɪnʤərz əv tu məʧ ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ənd ˈfɪskəl ˈstɪmjələs. ɛz ˈrɛgjələr ˈridərz əv ðɪs blɔg ər əˈwɛr, ə ˈmɛsɪʤ wɪθ wɪʧ aɪ ˈhoʊlhɑrtɪdli əˈgri. maɪ ˈprɑbləm wɪθ pis ɪz ðət hi meɪks ə gʊd ˈɑrgjəmənt ənd ðɛn ˈtoʊtəli ˈəndərˌkəts ɪt ɪn hɪz kənˈkluʒən: ɑr ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈprɑbləm ɪz tɪ gɪt ɑr ˈkəntri bæk ɔn ɪts fit ənd ˈflərɪʃɪŋ ɪt takes”*” stɪl meɪks sɛns. wəns rɪˈkəvəri ɪz geɪnd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈkɑŋgrəs məst ɛnd ðə raɪz ɪn ðə debt-to-g.d.p*. ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ ənd kip ɑr groʊθ ɪn ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz ɪn laɪn wɪθ ɑr groʊθ ɪn ˈrisɔrsɪz. ðɪs əˈproʊʧ ɪz ˈtɪpɪkəli wət wi gɪt frəm pɔl ˈkrəgmən: jæ, dɛt ɪz ə ˈprɑbləm ənd həz tɪ bi dɛlt wɪθ ˈlɔŋˈtərm, bət ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm wi ʃʊd ʤæk əp ˈdɛfəsət ˈspɛndɪŋ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ bust groʊθ. tɪ ˈpɛrəˌfreɪz st*. ˈɔgəˌstin, meɪk ˈjuˈɛs ˈfɪskəli ənd mɑnəˈtərɪli ˈprudənt, ʤɪst nɑt jɛt. bɛn sɛd ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ðət sɔrt ɪn ə spiʧ. hi wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ bi ˈfəni. ðə ˈprɑbləm, ɪt simz tɪ mi, ɪz ðət ˈraɪzɪŋ ənd employment—i.e*. nɑt kəmˈpætəbəl wɪθ de-leveraging*, wɪʧ ɪz wət ˈbəfɪt ɪz ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt. wɪn kənˈsumərz traɪ tɪ kət dɛt ənd bust ˈseɪvɪŋz, ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi goʊz ˈɪntu ə dɪˈfleɪʃəˌnɛri ˈspaɪrəl ðət ˈkeɪnziənz ˈɑrgju məst bi ˈkaʊntərˌæktɪd wɪθ ˈfɪskəl ənd ˈmɑnəˌtɛri kənˈsumərz de-lever*, ˈgəvərnmənt re-levers*. ˈpraɪvət kənˈsəmʃən ənd ˈgəvərnmənt ˈspɛndɪŋ naʊ draɪv ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk 80 əv. ɪt kip ˈraɪzɪŋ ənˈlɛs kənˈsumərz, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ər boʊθ kənˈtɪnju ˈbɑroʊɪŋ juʤ səmz. ðə ˈgoʊldiˌlɔks ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈbəfɪt dɪˈskraɪbz, ɪn wɪʧ wi kən hæv ““recovery”*” wɪˈθaʊt ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ dɛt, ɪz ə ˈfænəsi. maɪ pɔɪnt ɪz ðət ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ rɪˈdus dɛt wi hæv tɪ ɪnˈdʊr səm sɔrt əv dɪˈfleɪʃəˌnɛri ˌriˈsɛʃən. ðə ɔlˈtərnətɪv ɪz tɪ spɛnd ənd prɪnt pərˈpɛʧuəli, wɪʧ ˈbəfɪt pɔɪnts aʊt ɪz ðə wərs ˈɔpʃən. wət ˈbəfɪt ʃʊd hæv sɛd? sək ɪt əp foʊks, noʊ ʧɔɪs bət tɪ lərn tɪ lɪv wɪθ lɛs. piz.: aɪ θɪŋk ˈbəfɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli noʊz ðɪs, bət biɪŋ asset-rich*, bɑkst ɪn. dɪˈfleɪʃən ˈhæmərz ðə ˈvælju əv ɔl ˈnɑnˈkæʃ ˈæˌsɛts, soʊ hi həz tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈstɪmjələs ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ prɪˈzərv hɪz oʊn ənd hɪz shareholders’*’ wɛlθ. hɛns ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ əv ðə pis, wɪʧ lɔdz ðə ““wisdom*, kərɪʤ ənd decisiveness”*” əv ðə bʊʃ ənd ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃənz ɪn ðə feɪs əv kəˈlæps, ənd ðə ɛnd əv ðə pis, wɪʧ sɪz ðɛr ˈimərʤənsi ˈmɛʒərz kənˈtɪnju tɪ bi ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. hi ðə ˈifɛkts əv ˈstɪmjələs, bət stək səˈpɔrtɪŋ ɪt. *ðə əv thrift”*” ðɪs ɪz kɔld, ə ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈθɪri juzd tɪ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ˈhɛvi ˈgəvərnmənt ˈbɑroʊɪŋ.
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illustration by lucie rice illustration and design (lucierice.com)
sometimes the most amazing feats are the simplest, and the ones pulled off in plain sight. in our annual best of nashville issue, the scene salutes the people who produce wonders around us every day, without the aid of smoke or mirrors. over the past year, seen the city rise to remarkable prominence on the national stage our chefs, our musicians, our filmmakers, our fashions. no less important, though, are those whose deeds, goods and efforts are known mostly to locals and neighbors, and deserve to be known to more.
so pick a page. any page. and take a closer look at the riches our city has to offer. you believe your eyes.
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ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən baɪ ˈlusi raɪs ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən ənd dɪˈzaɪn (lucierice.com*) ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðə moʊst əˈmeɪzɪŋ fits ər ðə ˈsɪmpləst, ənd ðə wənz pʊld ɔf ɪn pleɪn saɪt. ɪn ɑr ˈænjuəl bɛst əv ˈnæʃvɪl ˈɪʃu, ðə sin səˈluts ðə ˈpipəl hu ˈproʊdus ˈwəndərz əraʊnd ˈjuˈɛs ˈɛvəri deɪ, wɪˈθaʊt ðə eɪd əv smoʊk ər ˈmɪrərz. ˈoʊvər ðə pæst jɪr, sin ðə ˈsɪti raɪz tɪ rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ˈprɑmənəns ɔn ðə ˈnæʃənəl steɪʤ ɑr ʃɛfs, ɑr mjuˈzɪʃənz, ɑr ˈfɪlˌmeɪkərz, ɑr ˈfæʃənz. noʊ lɛs ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, ðoʊ, ər ðoʊz huz didz, gʊdz ənd ˈɛfərts ər noʊn ˈmoʊstli tɪ ˈloʊkəlz ənd ˈneɪbərz, ənd dɪˈzərv tɪ bi noʊn tɪ mɔr. soʊ pɪk ə peɪʤ. ˈɛni peɪʤ. ənd teɪk ə ˈkloʊzər lʊk æt ðə ˈrɪʧɪz ɑr ˈsɪti həz tɪ ˈɔfər. ju bɪˈliv jʊr aɪz. tɪ vju ðə bɛst əv ˈnæʃvɪl ˈmæʤɪk ʃoʊ: klɪk hir
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sliders suck. “little too far to the left. ugh. little too far to the right. arrhgh!!!” the mouse can be a frustrating controller for photoshop, final cut, or even spotify. but a new input device called flow lets you play your computer like an instrument, with infinite dexterity through feeling rather than sight.
the y startup ~$100 wireless flow puck offers four types of control: motion by waving over its infrared sensor, a programmable pad on top, response for pushing flow like a button, and a physical cylinder around the sides that you can twist for ultimate precision. it already works with 30 apps like some of the adobe creative suite, and cunning developers can build custom flow interfaces for anything they want.
co-founder tobias thinks there are better ways to work than squinting at a screen. he wants flow to let you control your computer “blindly, unconsciously, naturally” like a guitar. normally, designers have to dig through photoshop menus, then use a clumsy mouse or hit the bracket button, which changes things in increments that are too big.
“you can never do graphics” says.
with flow, you can bump up or down the hue or brush size in photoshop, alter model angles in, switch layers in illustrator, select frames in a video editing app, and more.
beyond work, the startup wants you to stay in flow while spending quality time with your friends. “we’ve had 40 years of screens. not always the best designed interface,” explains. “they’re not good in social settings because they require your full attention.”
that’s why flow is built to work with spotify, youtube and soundcloud. you could hover your hand above flow to adjust volume, or wave over it to skip to the next song without disconnecting from your friends or the task at hand to stare into a screen. phillips hue smart lightbulbs can also be controlled much quicker with flow than digging up the remote app on your phone.
i’ve played with flow and the device is well-constructed. the tension on the spinning cylinder gives just the right resistance so you can feel the slightest movement. it combines motion with less tiring gestures rather than just keeping your hands in the air, which is why leap motion never took off. integrating flow into your habits will take time, and not everyone has a professional need for it. but at the very least, flow looks downright beautiful sitting on a desk.
flow is on for $100, and says its added efficiency as an input means that designers could quickly recoup the cost. the money will go to hammering out manufacturing and hiring an embedded software engineer to deal with updates.
it seems inevitable that laptops will offer motion control. i can imagine my or working like leap motion eventually. but fine if some of features get integrated elsewhere, as the startup has big ambitions.
“we want to create a new generation of natural user interfaces,” says. with hardware costs, connectivity, and wi-fi chips all getting cheaper, anything could be turned into an input. asks “why not the table? why not the wall? why not the objects around you?” that philosophy that makes me wonder if will get acquired by apple or nest one day.
most gadgets we invent distract us or add to our cognitive load. yet researchers keep saying terrible at multi-tasking, and everyone works better when they can focus. finally a device that helps us maintain flow.
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sliders* sək. tu fɑr tɪ ðə lɛft. əg. ˈlɪtəl tu fɑr tɪ ðə raɪt. arrhgh!!!”*!!!” ðə maʊs kən bi ə ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ kənˈtroʊlər fər ˈfoʊˌtoʊˌʃɑp, ˈfaɪnəl kət, ər ˈivɪn spotify*. bət ə nu ˈɪnˌpʊt dɪˈvaɪs kɔld floʊ lɛts ju pleɪ jʊr kəmˈpjutər laɪk ən ˈɪnstrəmənt, wɪθ ˈɪnfənət dɛkˈstɛrɪti θru ˈfilɪŋ ˈrəðər ðən saɪt. ðə waɪ ˈstɑrˌtəp 100 ˈwaɪrlɪs floʊ pək ˈɔfərz fɔr taɪps əv kənˈtroʊl: ˈmoʊʃən baɪ ˈweɪvɪŋ ˈoʊvər ɪts ˌɪnfrərˈɛd ˈsɛnsər, ə ˈproʊˌgræməbəl pæd ɔn tɔp, rɪˈspɑns fər ˈpʊʃɪŋ floʊ laɪk ə ˈbətən, ənd ə ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈsɪlɪndər əraʊnd ðə saɪdz ðət ju kən twɪst fər ˈəltəmət priˈsɪʒən. ɪt ɔˈrɛdi wərks wɪθ 30 æps laɪk səm əv ðə əˈdoʊbi kriˈeɪtɪv swit, ənd ˈkənɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpərz kən bɪld ˈkəstəm floʊ ˈɪnərˌfeɪsɪz fər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðeɪ wɔnt. təˈbaɪəs θɪŋks ðɛr ər ˈbɛtər weɪz tɪ wərk ðən skˈwɪntɪŋ æt ə skrin. hi wɔnts floʊ tɪ lɛt ju kənˈtroʊl jʊr kəmˈpjutər ““blindly*, ˌənˈkɑnʃəsli, naturally”*” laɪk ə gɪˈtɑr. ˈnɔrməli, dɪˈzaɪnərz hæv tɪ dɪg θru ˈfoʊˌtoʊˌʃɑp ˈmɛnjuz, ðɛn juz ə ˈkləmzi maʊs ər hɪt ðə ˈbrækɪt ˈbətən, wɪʧ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz θɪŋz ɪn ˈɪŋkrəˌmɛnts ðət ər tu bɪg. kən ˈnɛvər du graphics”*” sɪz. wɪθ floʊ, ju kən bəmp əp ər daʊn ðə hju ər brəʃ saɪz ɪn ˈfoʊˌtoʊˌʃɑp, ˈɔltər ˈmɑdəl ˈæŋgəlz ɪn, swɪʧ leɪərz ɪn ˈɪləˌstreɪtər, səˈlɛkt freɪmz ɪn ə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈɛdɪtɪŋ æp, ənd mɔr. bɪɔnd wərk, ðə ˈstɑrˌtəp wɔnts ju tɪ steɪ ɪn floʊ waɪl ˈspɛndɪŋ kˈwɑləti taɪm wɪθ jʊr frɛndz. hæd 40 jɪrz əv skrinz. nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz ðə bɛst dɪˈzaɪnd interface,”*,” ɪkˈspleɪnz. nɑt gʊd ɪn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsɛtɪŋz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər jʊr fʊl attention.”*.” waɪ floʊ ɪz bɪlt tɪ wərk wɪθ spotify*, ˈjuˌtub ənd soundcloud*. ju kʊd ˈhəvər jʊr hænd əˈbəv floʊ tɪ əˈʤəst ˈvɑljum, ər weɪv ˈoʊvər ɪt tɪ skɪp tɪ ðə nɛkst sɔŋ wɪˈθaʊt ˌdɪskəˈnɛktɪŋ frəm jʊr frɛndz ər ðə tæsk æt hænd tɪ stɛr ˈɪntu ə skrin. ˈfɪlɪps hju smɑrt ˈlaɪtˌbəlbz kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi kənˈtroʊld məʧ kˈwɪkər wɪθ floʊ ðən ˈdɪgɪŋ əp ðə rɪˈmoʊt æp ɔn jʊr foʊn. pleɪd wɪθ floʊ ənd ðə dɪˈvaɪs ɪz well-constructed*. ðə ˈtɛnʃən ɔn ðə ˈspɪnɪŋ ˈsɪlɪndər gɪvz ʤɪst ðə raɪt rɪˈzɪstəns soʊ ju kən fil ðə sˈlaɪtəst ˈmuvmənt. ɪt kəmˈbaɪnz ˈmoʊʃən wɪθ lɛs ˈtaɪrɪŋ ˈʤɛsʧərz ˈrəðər ðən ʤɪst ˈkipɪŋ jʊr hænz ɪn ðə ɛr, wɪʧ ɪz waɪ lip ˈmoʊʃən ˈnɛvər tʊk ɔf. ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪŋ floʊ ˈɪntu jʊr ˈhæbəts wɪl teɪk taɪm, ənd nɑt ˈɛvriˌwən həz ə prəˈfɛʃənəl nid fər ɪt. bət æt ðə ˈvɛri list, floʊ lʊks ˈdaʊnˌraɪt ˈbjutəfəl ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn ə dɛsk. floʊ ɪz ɔn fər 100 ənd sɪz ɪts ˈædɪd ɪˈfɪʃənsi ɛz ən ˈɪnˌpʊt minz ðət dɪˈzaɪnərz kʊd kˈwɪkli rɪˈkup ðə kɔst. ðə ˈməni wɪl goʊ tɪ ˈhæmərɪŋ aʊt ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ənd ˈhaɪrɪŋ ən ɛmˈbɛdɪd ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr tɪ dil wɪθ ˈəpˌdeɪts. ɪt simz ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl ðət ˈlæpˌtɑps wɪl ˈɔfər ˈmoʊʃən kənˈtroʊl. aɪ kən ˌɪˈmæʤən maɪ ər ˈwərkɪŋ laɪk lip ˈmoʊʃən ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli. bət faɪn ɪf səm əv ˈfiʧərz gɪt ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈɛlsˌwɛr, ɛz ðə ˈstɑrˌtəp həz bɪg æmˈbɪʃənz. wɔnt tɪ kriˈeɪt ə nu ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ˈnæʧərəl ˈjuzər interfaces,”*,” sɪz. wɪθ ˈhɑrdˌwɛr kɔsts, kənɛkˈtɪvɪti, ənd ˈwaɪˌfaɪ ʧɪps ɔl ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈʧipər, ˈɛniˌθɪŋ kʊd bi tərnd ˈɪntu ən ˈɪnˌpʊt. æsks nɑt ðə ˈteɪbəl? waɪ nɑt ðə wɔl? waɪ nɑt ðə ˈɑbʤɛkts əraʊnd you?”*?” ðət fəˈlɑsəfi ðət meɪks mi ˈwəndər ɪf wɪl gɪt əkˈwaɪərd baɪ ˈæpəl ər nɛst wən deɪ. moʊst ˈgæʤəts wi ˌɪnˈvɛnt dɪˈstrækt ˈjuˈɛs ər æd tɪ ɑr ˈkɑgnɪtɪv loʊd. jɛt ˈrisərʧərz kip seɪɪŋ ˈtɛrəbəl æt multi-tasking*, ənd ˈɛvriˌwən wərks ˈbɛtər wɪn ðeɪ kən ˈfoʊkɪs. ˈfaɪnəli ə dɪˈvaɪs ðət hɛlps ˈjuˈɛs meɪnˈteɪn floʊ.
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lg display world's first flexible panel for
lg display, the world's leading innovator of display technologies, today announced that it will start of the world's first flexible panel for. this state-of-the-art panel represents another milestone following the company's commercial rollout of the world's first tv display earlier this year.
"lg display is launching a new era of flexible displays for with its technology," said dr. sang yeo, executive viceesident and chief technology officer of display. "the flexible display market is expected to grow quickly as this technology is expected to expand further into diverse applications including automotive displays, tablets and wearable devices. our goal is to take an early lead in the flexible display market by introducing newoducts with enhanced performance and differentiated designs next year."
lg flexible panel is built on plastic substrates instead of glass. by applying technology and attaching theotection film to the back of the panel, display made the panel and unbreakable. the new display is vertically concave from top to bottom with a radius of 700mm, opening up a world of design innovations in the market. and only thin, flexible panel is the world's slimmest among existing mobile device panels. what's more, it is also the world's lightest, weighing a mere even with a screen, the largest among current displays.
in march 2012 display developed the world's first electronic paper display (epd) based on which utilizes a plastic backplane. havingeviously showcased the world's first curved tv panel at 2013, today's announcement highlights the company's leading position in advanced flexible display technologies.
according to research firm display bank, the global flexible display industry will see dramatic growth and become a billion market by 2016, exceeding 10 billion by 2019. display plans to advance flexible display technologies and bring innovation to consumers' daily lives with the introduction of and displays in various sizes.
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ʃoʊ fʊl tɛkst dɪˈspleɪ wərldz fərst ˈflɛksəbəl ˈpænəl fər dɪˈspleɪ, ðə wərldz ˈlidɪŋ ˈɪnəˌveɪtər əv dɪˈspleɪ tɛkˈnɑləʤiz, təˈdeɪ əˈnaʊnst ðət ɪt wɪl stɑrt əv ðə wərldz fərst ˈflɛksəbəl ˈpænəl fər. ðɪs ˌsteɪtəvðɪˈɑrt ˈpænəl ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts əˈnəðər ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈkəmpəniz kəˈmərʃəl ˈroʊˌlaʊt əv ðə wərldz fərst ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən dɪˈspleɪ ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr. dɪˈspleɪ ɪz ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ə nu ˈɪrə əv ˈflɛksəbəl dɪˈspleɪz fər wɪθ ɪts tɛkˈnɑləʤi," sɛd ˈdɑktər. sæŋ ˈjioʊ, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ʧif tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈɔfɪsər əv dɪˈspleɪ. "ðə ˈflɛksəbəl dɪˈspleɪ ˈmɑrkɪt ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ groʊ kˈwɪkli ɛz ðɪs tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ɪkˈspænd ˈfərðər ˈɪntu dɪˈvərs ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv dɪˈspleɪz, ˈtæbləts ənd ˈwɛrəbəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz. ɑr goʊl ɪz tɪ teɪk ən ˈərli lɛd ɪn ðə ˈflɛksəbəl dɪˈspleɪ ˈmɑrkɪt baɪ ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ nu ˈprɑdəkts wɪθ ɛnˈhænst pərˈfɔrməns ənd ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪtəd dɪˈzaɪnz nɛkst jɪr." ˈflɛksəbəl ˈpænəl ɪz bɪlt ɔn ˈplæstɪk ˈsəbˌstreɪts ˌɪnˈstɛd əv glæs. baɪ əˈplaɪɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd əˈtæʧɪŋ ðə prəˈtɛkʃən fɪlm tɪ ðə bæk əv ðə ˈpænəl, dɪˈspleɪ meɪd ðə ˈpænəl ənd ənˈbreɪkəbəl. ðə nu dɪˈspleɪ ɪz ˈvərtɪkli ˈkɑnkeɪv frəm tɔp tɪ ˈbɑtəm wɪθ ə ˈreɪdiəs əv 700mm*, ˈoʊpənɪŋ əp ə wərld əv dɪˈzaɪn ˌɪnəˈveɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. ənd ˈoʊnli θɪn, ˈflɛksəbəl ˈpænəl ɪz ðə wərldz sˈlɪməst əˈməŋ ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈvaɪs ˈpænəlz. wəts mɔr, ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə wərldz ˈlaɪtəst, weɪɪŋ ə mɪr ˈivɪn wɪθ ə skrin, ðə ˈlɑrʤəst əˈməŋ ˈkɑrənt dɪˈspleɪz. ɪn mɑrʧ 2012 dɪˈspleɪ dɪˈvɛləpt ðə wərldz fərst ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈpeɪpər dɪˈspleɪ (epd*) beɪst ɔn wɪʧ ˈjutəˌlaɪzɪz ə ˈplæstɪk backplane*. ˈhævɪŋ ˈpriviəsli ˈʃoʊˌkeɪst ðə wərldz fərst kərvd ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈpænəl æt 2013 ˈtudeɪz əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ðə ˈkəmpəniz ˈlidɪŋ pəˈzɪʃən ɪn ədˈvænst ˈflɛksəbəl dɪˈspleɪ tɛkˈnɑləʤiz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈrisərʧ fərm dɪˈspleɪ bæŋk, ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈflɛksəbəl dɪˈspleɪ ˈɪndəstri wɪl si drəˈmætɪk groʊθ ənd bɪˈkəm ə ˈbɪljən ˈmɑrkɪt baɪ 2016 ɪkˈsidɪŋ 10 ˈbɪljən baɪ 2019 dɪˈspleɪ plænz tɪ ədˈvæns ˈflɛksəbəl dɪˈspleɪ tɛkˈnɑləʤiz ənd brɪŋ ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən tɪ kənˈsumərz' ˈdeɪli lɪvz wɪθ ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv ənd dɪˈspleɪz ɪn ˈvɛriəs ˈsaɪzɪz.
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swede told he had cancer and forced to have penis amputated following a year of misdiagnosis
an elderly swedish man has had to have his penis amputated after doctors misdiagnosed his condition.
rather than being the urinary tract infection doctors had thought, he had contracted cancer, and medics had missed the signs for over a year.
as the disease had been undetected for so long, the cancer had taken hold and doctors were left with no option other than to lop off his manhood.
taking the snip: the elderly swede, who thought he had urinary infection, in fact had contracted cancer, and doctors were forced to amputate his penis
the originally visited his local clinic in, southern sweden, in september 2009 for treatment on what he was told was an infection.
when he returned in march 2010 complaining of foreskin irritation, the doctor on duty at the time diagnosed the problem as a simple case of inflammation, the local paper, (blt), reported.
after three weeks passed without the prescribed treatment alleviating the condition, he was instructed to seek further treatment at hospital.
misdiagnosed: the man, in his 60s, went to a clinic in local, southern sweden
but it took five months before he was able to schedule an appointment at the hospital.
when he finally met with doctors at the hospital, the man was informed he had cancer and his penis would have to be removed.
it remains unclear if the man would have been able to keep his penis had the cancer been detected sooner.
but the matter has been reported to the national board of health and welfare in sweden.
two years ago philip seaton also suffered a similar fate when went to be circumcised at a hospital in louisville, kentucky, but awoke to find his penis had been amputated.
mr seaton filed a lawsuit against the doctor who performed the procedure and the anesthetist, claiming mental anguish and pain.
he also said he has lost the enjoyment of life, according to the lawsuit.
the lawsuit says doctors only received consent to perform a circumcision and that mr seaton did not consent to his penis being removed.
his lawyer, kevin george, said the organ was cut off after cancer was found, but that doctors only had consent to remove the foreskin.
mr george said: 'sometimes you have an emergency and you have to do this, but he could very easily closed him up and said, "here are your options. you have cancer," and the family would have said, "we want a second opinion. this is a big deal."'
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swid toʊld hi hæd ˈkænsər ənd fɔrst tɪ hæv ˈpinɪs ˈæmpjəˌteɪtɪd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə jɪr əv mɪsˌdaɪɪgˈnoʊsəs ən ˈɛldərli sˈwidɪʃ mæn həz hæd tɪ hæv hɪz ˈpinɪs ˈæmpjəˌteɪtɪd ˈæftər ˈdɑktərz mɪsˌdaɪɪgˈnoʊzd hɪz kənˈdɪʃən. ˈrəðər ðən biɪŋ ðə ˈjərəˌnɛri trækt ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən ˈdɑktərz hæd θɔt, hi hæd ˈkɑntræktəd ˈkænsər, ənd ˈmɛdɪks hæd mɪst ðə saɪnz fər ˈoʊvər ə jɪr. ɛz ðə dɪˈziz hæd bɪn ˌəndɪˈtɛktɪd fər soʊ lɔŋ, ðə ˈkænsər hæd ˈteɪkən hoʊld ənd ˈdɑktərz wər lɛft wɪθ noʊ ˈɔpʃən ˈəðər ðən tɪ lɑp ɔf hɪz ˈmænˌhʊd. ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə snɪp: ðə ˈɛldərli swid, hu θɔt hi hæd ˈjərəˌnɛri ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən, ɪn fækt hæd ˈkɑntræktəd ˈkænsər, ənd ˈdɑktərz wər fɔrst tɪ ˈæmpjəˌteɪt hɪz ˈpinɪs ðə ərˈɪʤənəli ˈvɪzɪtɪd hɪz ˈloʊkəl ˈklɪnɪk ɪn, ˈsəðərn sˈwidən, ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2009 fər ˈtritmənt ɔn wət hi wɑz toʊld wɑz ən ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən. wɪn hi rɪˈtərnd ɪn mɑrʧ 2010 kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ əv ˈfoʊrˌskɪn ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃən, ðə ˈdɔktər ɔn ˈduti æt ðə taɪm ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst ðə ˈprɑbləm ɛz ə ˈsɪmpəl keɪs əv ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən, ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈpeɪpər, (blt*), ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ˈæftər θri wiks pæst wɪˈθaʊt ðə priˈskraɪbd ˈtritmənt əˈliviˌeɪtɪŋ ðə kənˈdɪʃən, hi wɑz ˌɪnˈstrəktɪd tɪ sik ˈfərðər ˈtritmənt æt ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. mɪsˌdaɪɪgˈnoʊzd: ðə mæn, ɪn hɪz 60s*, wɛnt tɪ ə ˈklɪnɪk ɪn ˈloʊkəl, ˈsəðərn sˈwidən bət ɪt tʊk faɪv mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr hi wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈskɛʤʊl ən əˈpɔɪntmənt æt ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. wɪn hi ˈfaɪnəli mɛt wɪθ ˈdɑktərz æt ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, ðə mæn wɑz ˌɪnˈfɔrmd hi hæd ˈkænsər ənd hɪz ˈpinɪs wʊd hæv tɪ bi riˈmuvd. ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz ənˈklɪr ɪf ðə mæn wʊd hæv bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ kip hɪz ˈpinɪs hæd ðə ˈkænsər bɪn dɪˈtɛktɪd ˈsunər. bət ðə ˈmætər həz bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl bɔrd əv hɛlθ ənd ˈwɛlˌfɛr ɪn sˈwidən. tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ ˈfɪlɪp ˈsitən ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsəfərd ə ˈsɪmələr feɪt wɪn wɛnt tɪ bi ˈsərkəmˌsaɪzd æt ə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ɪn ˈluiˌvɪl, kənˈtəki, bət əˈwoʊk tɪ faɪnd hɪz ˈpinɪs hæd bɪn ˈæmpjəˌteɪtɪd. ˈmɪstər ˈsitən faɪld ə ˈlɔˌsut əˈgɛnst ðə ˈdɔktər hu pərˈfɔrmd ðə prəˈsiʤər ənd ðə əˈnɛsθɛtɪst, ˈkleɪmɪŋ ˈmɛntəl ˈæŋgwɪʃ ənd peɪn. hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd hi həz lɔst ðə ˌɛnˈʤɔɪmənt əv laɪf, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈlɔˌsut. ðə ˈlɔˌsut sɪz ˈdɑktərz ˈoʊnli rɪˈsivd kənˈsɛnt tɪ pərˈfɔrm ə ˌsərkəmˈsɪʒən ənd ðət ˈmɪstər ˈsitən dɪd nɑt kənˈsɛnt tɪ hɪz ˈpinɪs biɪŋ riˈmuvd. hɪz ˈlɔjər, ˈkɛvɪn ʤɔrʤ, sɛd ðə ˈɔrgən wɑz kət ɔf ˈæftər ˈkænsər wɑz faʊnd, bət ðət ˈdɑktərz ˈoʊnli hæd kənˈsɛnt tɪ riˈmuv ðə ˈfoʊrˌskɪn. ˈmɪstər ʤɔrʤ sɛd: 'ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ju hæv ən ˈimərʤənsi ənd ju hæv tɪ du ðɪs, bət hi kʊd ˈvɛri ˈizəli kloʊzd ɪm əp ənd sɛd, "hir ər jʊr ˈɔpʃənz. ju hæv ˈkænsər," ənd ðə ˈfæməli wʊd hæv sɛd, "wi wɔnt ə ˈsɛkənd əˈpɪnjən. ðɪs ɪz ə bɪg dil."'
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• immediate and full ceasefire in particular districts of and of ukraine and its strict as of midnight (kiev time) on feb. 15, 2015.
• of all heavy weapons by both sides to equal distance with the aim of creation of a security zone on minimum 50 kilometres apart for artillery of or more, and a security zone of for and 140 kilometres for tornado-s, uragan, and tactical missile systems u.
– for armed formations of particular districts of and of ukraine, from the contact line in accordance with the minsk memorandum as of sept. 19, 2014
• the pullout of the above mentioned heavy weapons has to start no later than the second day after the ceasefire and finish within 14 days.
• this process will be assisted by with the support of the trilateral contact group.
• effective monitoring and verification of ceasefire regime and pullout of heavy weapons by will be provided from the first day of pullout, using all necessary technical means such as satellites, drones, systems etc.
• on the first day after the pullout a dialogue is to start on modalities of conducting local elections in accordance with the ukrainian legislation and the law of ukraine “on temporary order of local in particular districts of and,” and also about the future of these districts based on the above mentioned law.
• without delays, but no later than 30 days from the date of signing of this document, a resolution has to be approved by the rada of ukraine, indicating the territory which falls under the special regime in accordance with the law “on temporary order of local in particular districts of and,” based in the line set up by the minsk memorandum as of sept. 19, 2014.
• provide pardon and amnesty by way of enacting a law that forbids persecution and punishment of persons in relation to events that took place in particular departments of and of ukraine.
• provide release and exchange of all hostages and illegally held persons, based on the principle of “all for all”. this process has to end at the latest on the fifth day after the pullout (of weapons).
• provide safe access, delivery, storage and distribution of humanitarian aid to the needy, based on an international mechanism.
• define the modalities of a full restoration of social and economic connections, including social transfers, such as payments of pensions and other payments (income and revenue, timely payment of communal bills, restoration of tax payments within the framework of ukrainian legal field)
• with this aim, ukraine will restore management over the segment of its banking system in the districts affected by the conflict, and possibly, an international mechanism will be established to ease such transactions.
• restore full control over the state border by ukrainian government in the whole conflict zone, which has to start on the first day after the local election and end after the full political regulation (local elections in particular districts of and based on the law of ukraine and constitutional reform) by the end of 2015, on the condition of of point 11 in consultations and in agreement with representatives of particular districts of and within the framework of the trilateral contact group.
• pullout of all foreign armed formations, military equipment, and also mercenaries from the territory of ukraine under supervision. disarmament of all illegal groups.
• constitutional reform in ukraine, with the new constitution to come into effect by the end of 2015, the key element of which is (taking into account peculiarities of particular districts of and, agreed with representatives of these districts), and also approval of permanent legislation on special status of particular districts of and in accordance with the measures out in the footnotes, by the end of 2015.
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•* ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ənd fʊl ˈsisˈfaɪər ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈdɪstrɪkts əv ənd əv juˈkreɪn ənd ɪts strɪkt ɛz əv ˈmɪdˌnaɪt (kiɛv taɪm) ɔn ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 15 2015 əv ɔl ˈhɛvi ˈwɛpənz baɪ boʊθ saɪdz tɪ ˈikwəl ˈdɪstəns wɪθ ðə eɪm əv kriˈeɪʃən əv ə sɪˈkjʊrəti zoʊn ɔn ˈmɪnəməm 50 ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətərz əˈpɑrt fər ɑrˈtɪləri əv ər mɔr, ənd ə sɪˈkjʊrəti zoʊn əv fər ənd 140 ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətərz fər tornado-s*, uragan*, ənd ˈtæktɪkəl ˈmɪsəl ˈsɪstəmz ju. fər ɑrmd fɔrˈmeɪʃənz əv ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈdɪstrɪkts əv ənd əv juˈkreɪn, frəm ðə ˈkɑnˌtækt laɪn ɪn əˈkɔrdəns wɪθ ðə mɪnsk ˌmɛmərˈændəm ɛz əv sɛpt. 19 2014 ðə ˈpʊˌlaʊt əv ðə əˈbəv ˈmɛnʃənd ˈhɛvi ˈwɛpənz həz tɪ stɑrt noʊ ˈleɪtər ðən ðə ˈsɛkənd deɪ ˈæftər ðə ˈsisˈfaɪər ənd ˈfɪnɪʃ wɪˈθɪn 14 deɪz. ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs wɪl bi əˈsɪstɪd baɪ wɪθ ðə səˈpɔrt əv ðə traɪˈlætərəl ˈkɑnˌtækt grup. ˈifɛktɪv ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ənd ˌvɛrəfəˈkeɪʃən əv ˈsisˈfaɪər rəˈʒim ənd ˈpʊˌlaʊt əv ˈhɛvi ˈwɛpənz baɪ wɪl bi prəˈvaɪdɪd frəm ðə fərst deɪ əv ˈpʊˌlaʊt, ˈjuzɪŋ ɔl ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈtɛknɪkəl minz səʧ ɛz ˈsætəˌlaɪts, droʊnz, ˈsɪstəmz ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ɔn ðə fərst deɪ ˈæftər ðə ˈpʊˌlaʊt ə ˈdaɪəˌlɔg ɪz tɪ stɑrt ɔn məˈdælətiz əv kənˈdəktɪŋ ˈloʊkəl ɪˈlɛkʃənz ɪn əˈkɔrdəns wɪθ ðə juˈkreɪniən ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ənd ðə lɔ əv juˈkreɪn ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈɔrdər əv ˈloʊkəl ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈdɪstrɪkts əv ənd oblasts,”*,” ənd ˈɔlsoʊ əˈbaʊt ðə fˈjuʧər əv ðiz ˈdɪstrɪkts beɪst ɔn ðə əˈbəv ˈmɛnʃənd lɔ. wɪˈθaʊt dɪˈleɪz, bət noʊ ˈleɪtər ðən 30 deɪz frəm ðə deɪt əv ˈsaɪnɪŋ əv ðɪs ˈdɑkjəmɛnt, ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən həz tɪ bi əˈpruvd baɪ ðə ˈrɑdə əv juˈkreɪn, ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri wɪʧ fɔlz ˈəndər ðə ˈspɛʃəl rəˈʒim ɪn əˈkɔrdəns wɪθ ðə lɔ ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈɔrdər əv ˈloʊkəl ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈdɪstrɪkts əv ənd oblasts,”*,” beɪst ɪn ðə laɪn sɛt əp baɪ ðə mɪnsk ˌmɛmərˈændəm ɛz əv sɛpt. 19 2014 prəˈvaɪd ˈpɑrdən ənd ˈæmnəsti baɪ weɪ əv ɛˈnæktɪŋ ə lɔ ðət fərˈbɪdz ˌpərsəˈkjuʃən ənd ˈpənɪʃmənt əv ˈpərsənz ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ ɪˈvɛnts ðət tʊk pleɪs ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr dɪˈpɑrtmənts əv ənd əv juˈkreɪn. prəˈvaɪd riˈlis ənd ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ əv ɔl ˈhɑstəʤəz ənd ˌɪˈligəli hɛld ˈpərsənz, beɪst ɔn ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl əv fər all”*”. ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs həz tɪ ɛnd æt ðə ˈleɪtəst ɔn ðə fɪθ deɪ ˈæftər ðə ˈpʊˌlaʊt (əv ˈwɛpənz). prəˈvaɪd seɪf ˈækˌsɛs, dɪˈlɪvəri, ˈstɔrɪʤ ənd ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən eɪd tɪ ðə ˈnidi, beɪst ɔn ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm. dɪˈfaɪn ðə məˈdælətiz əv ə fʊl ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən əv ˈsoʊʃəl ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk kəˈnɛkʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈtrænsfərz, səʧ ɛz ˈpeɪmənts əv ˈpɛnʃənz ənd ˈəðər ˈpeɪmənts (ˈɪnˌkəm ənd ˈrɛvəˌnu, ˈtaɪmli ˈpeɪmənt əv kəmˈjunəl bɪlz, ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən əv tæks ˈpeɪmənts wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈfreɪmˌwərk əv juˈkreɪniən ˈligəl fild) wɪθ ðɪs eɪm, juˈkreɪn wɪl rɪˈstɔr ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈoʊvər ðə ˌsɛgˈmɛnt əv ɪts ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ɪn ðə ˈdɪstrɪkts əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt, ənd ˈpɑsəbli, ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm wɪl bi ɪˈstæblɪʃt tɪ iz səʧ trænˈzækʃənz. rɪˈstɔr fʊl kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ðə steɪt ˈbɔrdər baɪ juˈkreɪniən ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ðə hoʊl ˈkɑnflɪkt zoʊn, wɪʧ həz tɪ stɑrt ɔn ðə fərst deɪ ˈæftər ðə ˈloʊkəl ɪˈlɛkʃən ənd ɛnd ˈæftər ðə fʊl pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən (ˈloʊkəl ɪˈlɛkʃənz ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈdɪstrɪkts əv ənd beɪst ɔn ðə lɔ əv juˈkreɪn ənd ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl rɪˈfɔrm) baɪ ðə ɛnd əv 2015 ɔn ðə kənˈdɪʃən əv əv pɔɪnt 11 ɪn ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃənz ənd ɪn əˈgrimənt wɪθ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz əv ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈdɪstrɪkts əv ənd wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈfreɪmˌwərk əv ðə traɪˈlætərəl ˈkɑnˌtækt grup. ˈpʊˌlaʊt əv ɔl ˈfɔrən ɑrmd fɔrˈmeɪʃənz, ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ɪkˈwɪpmənt, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmərsəˌnɛriz frəm ðə ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri əv juˈkreɪn ˈəndər ˌsupərˈvɪʒən. dɪˈsɑrməmənt əv ɔl ˌɪˈligəl grups. ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl rɪˈfɔrm ɪn juˈkreɪn, wɪθ ðə nu ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən tɪ kəm ˈɪntu ˈifɛkt baɪ ðə ɛnd əv 2015 ðə ki ˈɛləmənt əv wɪʧ ɪz (ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt pɪˌkjuliˈɛrətiz əv ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈdɪstrɪkts əv ənd, əˈgrid wɪθ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz əv ðiz ˈdɪstrɪkts), ənd ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpruvəl əv ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɔn ˈspɛʃəl ˈstætəs əv ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈdɪstrɪkts əv ənd ɪn əˈkɔrdəns wɪθ ðə ˈmɛʒərz aʊt ɪn ðə ˈfʊtˌnoʊts, baɪ ðə ɛnd əv 2015
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"well look who finally woke up rise and shine" says a relaxed rasmus coming from the nearby we got pretty fucked up tonight at least it wasn't a total loss tonight" as rasmus say smiling in delight with a missing tooth gesturing to axton arm. axton sat on the curb puzzled by his mysterious friend who seems to remember something from last night. axton checks his right arm where crudely written in sharpie is a number and a name: alyssa. "well hey don't worry there a hot nice pair of twins" as rasmus rolls up his sleeve to reveal a similar one. "dude where the fuck are your pants? where's the that drunken leprechaun that was with us also dude clean yourself up you don't want cops to arrest pulls out a handkerchief and hands it to axton to clean the remaining coke of his nose.
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"wɛl lʊk hu ˈfaɪnəli woʊk əp raɪz ənd ʃaɪn" sɪz ə rɪˈlækst ˈræzmɪs ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ðə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ wi gɑt ˈprɪti fəkt əp təˈnaɪt æt list ɪt ˈwəzənt ə ˈtoʊtəl lɔs təˈnaɪt" ɛz ˈræzmɪs seɪ sˈmaɪlɪŋ ɪn dɪˈlaɪt wɪθ ə ˈmɪsɪŋ tuθ ˈʤɛsʧərɪŋ tɪ ˈækstən ɑrm. ˈækstən sæt ɔn ðə kərb ˈpəzəld baɪ hɪz mɪˈstɪriəs frɛnd hu simz tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ˈsəmθɪŋ frəm læst naɪt. ˈækstən ʧɛks hɪz raɪt ɑrm wɛr ˈkrudli ˈrɪtən ɪn ˈʃɑrpi ɪz ə ˈnəmbər ənd ə neɪm: əˈlɪsə "wɛl heɪ doʊnt ˈwəri ðɛr ə hɑt nis pɛr əv twɪnz" ɛz ˈræzmɪs roʊlz əp hɪz sliv tɪ rɪˈvil ə ˈsɪmələr wən. "dud wɛr ðə fək ər jʊr pænts? wɛrz ðə ðət ˈdrəŋkən ˈlɛpərˌkɔn ðət wɑz wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs ˈɔlsoʊ dud klin ˈjɔrsɛlf əp ju doʊnt wɔnt kɑps tɪ ərˈɛst pʊlz aʊt ə ˈhæŋkərʧɪf ənd hænz ɪt tɪ ˈækstən tɪ klin ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ koʊk əv hɪz noʊz.
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drillers on the deepwater horizon began having trouble with pressure from the well about 20 minutes before the fatal explosions that killed 11 workers, destroyed the rig and caused the largest oil spill in u.s. history. but no one tried to shut off the well until after the fire erupted, according to testimony from several survivors at hearings thursday in kenner.
new testimony from chief mate david young raised questions about why the well wasn't shut down before a kick of gas shot up the riser, spewing mud and seawater and taking the vessel's senior officers by surprise. the top two officers on the rig at the time testified thursday that anyone who had a concern about safety could have called a "timeout" to shut off a well that might go out of control, but that was never done.
a joint investigative panel of the coast guard and minerals management service held its fourth day of hearings to determine what went wrong on april 20. the hearings have been long and complex because of the technical nature of the drilling industry and because several companies' employees played a role in the disaster; owned the well, but leased the rig from, which provided most of the rig workers. halliburton was hired to place cement seals in the well, provided drilling mud, schlumberger had a team on the rig to run tests and other companies provided key pieces of equipment.
young, whose job included providing cement slurry to halliburton contractors, said he stopped by the drill floor about p.m. on april 20 to see when they would need the cement. he said he found drilling supervisor jason anderson and chief driller dewey revette there, trying to analyze some problematic pressure readings from down in the well.
anderson and revette were among the workers killed in the accident.
"they had a concern with differential pressure," young said. "they said it would be a little longer to figure it out, for the cement job meeting. they were seeing a differential pressure. i didn't ask any questions about it."
young said that after he went to another office to report that the cement job would be delayed, he heard a release of gas. "i knew something was up so i went to the bridge," he said.
also on the bridge was the master, curt kuchta, who was giving a tour to executives who had flown in to celebrate the safety record. kuchta testified the vips were "basically playing a video game," using a simulator of rig controls on the bridge that was usually used for crew training. the other top officer on the rig, offshore installation manager jimmy harrell, was in the shower when the first of several explosions happened about p.m., he testified.
it wasn't until harrell stumbled out of the shower, put on some clothes, arrived on the bridge and consulted with kuchta that the captain said he ordered the activation of shear rams on the blowout and the emergency disconnect system at p.m., according to their testimony.
harrell said he believed the explosions somehow disabled the blowout's control panel and the emergency disconnect system, neither of which worked.
young wrote in a statement to coast guard investigators immediately after being rescued that the drillers were "having well issues," but he testified thursday that he didn't realize that meant they "had lost control of the well."
capt. hung nguyen, chairman of the joint coast guard and minerals management service investigative panel, has raised concerns in the hearings about a lack of clarity over who was ultimately in charge on the oil rig. noting that puts the offshore installation manager in charge when the unit is drilling, and that the captain is in charge when the vessel is "under way," nguyen said that neither top official seemed to have "visibility" of the events that led to the disaster.
harrell testified that was constantly changing the well plan over the final days, including the significant addition of a 9 metal casing that tapered to 7 inches at the bottom and lined the inside of the well.
a draft of's internal investigation, which was released tuesday by the house energy and commerce committee, says that particular casing suffered a "loss of integrity" and "created a path" for gas to shoot up to the rig.
harrell said cement used to close in the casing was infused with nitrogen, and it was the first time he'd ever seen this relatively new type of cement used at such depths. he said he'd heard of problems with nitrogen getting into the well and acknowledged he may have reacted to the planned use of that type of cement by saying, "well, i guess that's what we have those pinchers for," referring to the shear rams that would be needed to shut the well in an emergency.
but when pressed, he denied being worried about the cement plan.
harrell also said he was handed a plan on the morning of the disaster that called for his crew to displace drilling mud with lighter seawater without conducting a critical negative pressure test on the well. harrell said he would never do such a thing and discussed it with's company man, robert kaluza.
he was ultimately successful at getting to authorize the negative pressure test and, in fact, the test was performed twice.
harrell said he was happy with the results of both tests, which, ideally, would have shown no drilling mud being returned to the rig.'s internal investigation said the initial test, done several hours before the accident, showed a return of 15 barrels, when "normal compressibility" is 5 barrels. the report said the second test showed no more than 3 barrels returned.
through it all, harrell said he wasn't concerned.
kaluza was scheduled to testify at thursday's hearing, but declined by invoking his fifth amendment right not to incriminate himself. his lawyer, shaun clarke, professed innocence wednesday.
the other company man on the rig at the time, donald vidrine, also was scheduled to testify but postponed until july, citing an illness, nguyen said.
in testimony before congress earlier this month, tim probert, a top executive for cement contractor halliburton, said that if there's any concern with pressure tests, a rig should do a definitive test of the cement job, called a cement bond log.
but sent home a crew it had on stand-by to run that test without performing it. a spokesman for the testing contractor, schlumberger, said his firm's crew was sent home at 11 a.m. on the day of the accident, more than six hours before the first negative pressure test was ever run.
harrell also testified that decided not to run a test, which takes a sample of the drilling mud from the deepest part of the well to measure pressures and temperatures there. donald godwin, an attorney for halliburton, asked harrell if he was aware that halliburton had "recommended running substantially more mud than decided to run," but harrell said he was not aware of that and wasn't concerned about the lack of a test.
other testimony thursday turned one of the great ironies of the accident on its head. it's been widely reported that top and executives were visiting the rig to congratulate its crew on seven years without any accidents, and that was confirmed by the rig workers who testified wednesday and thursday in kenner. but jason mathews, representing minerals management service on the investigative panel, introduced records that showed the rig had in fact reported a accident in august 2008, although the witnesses all said they weren't aware of it.
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ˈdrɪlərz ɔn ðə ˈdipˌwɔtər hərˈaɪzən bɪˈgæn ˈhævɪŋ ˈtrəbəl wɪθ ˈprɛʃər frəm ðə wɛl əˈbaʊt 20 ˈmɪnəts ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈfeɪtəl ɪkˈsploʊʒənz ðət kɪld 11 ˈwərkərz, dɪˈstrɔɪd ðə rɪg ənd kɔzd ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ɔɪl spɪl ɪn juz. ˈhɪstəri. bət noʊ wən traɪd tɪ ʃət ɔf ðə wɛl ənˈtɪl ˈæftər ðə faɪər ˌɪˈrəptɪd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni frəm ˈsɛvərəl sərˈvaɪvərz æt ˈhirɪŋz ˈθərzˌdeɪ ɪn ˈkɛnər. nu ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni frəm ʧif meɪt ˈdeɪvɪd jəŋ reɪzd kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt waɪ ðə wɛl ˈwəzənt ʃət daʊn ˌbiˈfɔr ə kɪk əv gæs ʃɑt əp ðə ˈraɪzər, spjuɪŋ məd ənd ˈsiˌwɔtər ənd ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈvɛsəlz ˈsinjər ˈɔfɪsərz baɪ səˈpraɪz. ðə tɔp tu ˈɔfɪsərz ɔn ðə rɪg æt ðə taɪm ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðət ˈɛniˌwən hu hæd ə kənˈsərn əˈbaʊt ˈseɪfti kʊd hæv kɔld ə "ˈtaɪˌmaʊt" tɪ ʃət ɔf ə wɛl ðət maɪt goʊ aʊt əv kənˈtroʊl, bət ðət wɑz ˈnɛvər dən. ə ʤɔɪnt ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv ˈpænəl əv ðə koʊst gɑrd ənd ˈmɪnərəlz ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈsərvɪs hɛld ɪts fɔrθ deɪ əv ˈhirɪŋz tɪ dɪˈtərmən wət wɛnt rɔŋ ɔn ˈeɪprəl 20 ðə ˈhirɪŋz hæv bɪn lɔŋ ənd ˈkɑmplɛks bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈneɪʧər əv ðə ˈdrɪlɪŋ ˈɪndəstri ənd bɪˈkəz ˈsɛvərəl ˈkəmpəˌniz' ɪmˈplɔɪiz pleɪd ə roʊl ɪn ðə dɪˈzæstər; oʊnd ðə wɛl, bət list ðə rɪg frəm, wɪʧ prəˈvaɪdɪd moʊst əv ðə rɪg ˈwərkərz. ˈhælɪˌbərtən wɑz haɪərd tɪ pleɪs sɪˈmɛnt silz ɪn ðə wɛl, prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈdrɪlɪŋ məd, ʃˈləmbərˌʒeɪ hæd ə tim ɔn ðə rɪg tɪ rən tɛsts ənd ˈəðər ˈkəmpəˌniz prəˈvaɪdɪd ki ˈpisɪz əv ɪkˈwɪpmənt. jəŋ, huz ʤɑb ˌɪnˈkludɪd prəˈvaɪdɪŋ sɪˈmɛnt sˈləri tɪ ˈhælɪˌbərtən ˈkɑnˌtræktərz, sɛd hi stɑpt baɪ ðə drɪl flɔr əˈbaʊt p.m*. ɔn ˈeɪprəl 20 tɪ si wɪn ðeɪ wʊd nid ðə sɪˈmɛnt. hi sɛd hi faʊnd ˈdrɪlɪŋ ˈsupərˌvaɪzər ˈʤeɪsən ˈændərsən ənd ʧif ˈdrɪlər dui rɪˈvɛt ðɛr, traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈænəˌlaɪz səm ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk ˈprɛʃər ˈridɪŋz frəm daʊn ɪn ðə wɛl. ˈændərsən ənd rɪˈvɛt wər əˈməŋ ðə ˈwərkərz kɪld ɪn ðə ˈæksədənt. "ðeɪ hæd ə kənˈsərn wɪθ ˌdɪfərˈɛnʃəl ˈprɛʃər," jəŋ sɛd. "ðeɪ sɛd ɪt wʊd bi ə ˈlɪtəl ˈlɔŋgər tɪ ˈfɪgjər ɪt aʊt, fər ðə sɪˈmɛnt ʤɑb ˈmitɪŋ. ðeɪ wər siɪŋ ə ˌdɪfərˈɛnʃəl ˈprɛʃər. aɪ ˈdɪdənt æsk ˈɛni kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ɪt." jəŋ sɛd ðət ˈæftər hi wɛnt tɪ əˈnəðər ˈɔfəs tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ðət ðə sɪˈmɛnt ʤɑb wʊd bi dɪˈleɪd, hi hərd ə riˈlis əv gæs. "aɪ nu ˈsəmθɪŋ wɑz əp soʊ aɪ wɛnt tɪ ðə brɪʤ," hi sɛd. ˈɔlsoʊ ɔn ðə brɪʤ wɑz ðə ˈmæstər, kərt ˈkəʧtə, hu wɑz ˈgɪvɪŋ ə tʊr tɪ ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz hu hæd floʊn ɪn tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ðə ˈseɪfti ˈrɛkərd. ˈkəʧtə ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ðə ˌviˌaɪˈpiz wər "ˈbeɪsɪkli pleɪɪŋ ə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm," ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtər əv rɪg kənˈtroʊlz ɔn ðə brɪʤ ðət wɑz ˈjuʒəwəli juzd fər kru ˈtreɪnɪŋ. ðə ˈəðər tɔp ˈɔfɪsər ɔn ðə rɪg, ˈɔfˈʃɔr ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən ˈmænɪʤər ˈʤɪmi ˈhɛrəl, wɑz ɪn ðə ʃaʊər wɪn ðə fərst əv ˈsɛvərəl ɪkˈsploʊʒənz ˈhæpənd əˈbaʊt p.m*., hi ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd. ɪt ˈwəzənt ənˈtɪl ˈhɛrəl ˈstəmbəld aʊt əv ðə ʃaʊər, pʊt ɔn səm kloʊðz, əraɪvd ɔn ðə brɪʤ ənd kənˈsəltɪd wɪθ ˈkəʧtə ðət ðə ˈkæptən sɛd hi ˈɔrdərd ðə ˌæktəˈveɪʃən əv ʃɪr ræmz ɔn ðə bloʊaʊt ənd ðə ˈimərʤənsi dɪskəˈnɛkt ˈsɪstəm æt p.m*., əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðɛr ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni. ˈhɛrəl sɛd hi bɪˈlivd ðə ɪkˈsploʊʒənz ˈsəmˌhaʊ dɪˈseɪbəld ðə bloʊaʊt kənˈtroʊl ˈpænəl ənd ðə ˈimərʤənsi dɪskəˈnɛkt ˈsɪstəm, ˈniðər əv wɪʧ wərkt. jəŋ roʊt ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt tɪ koʊst gɑrd ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈæftər biɪŋ ˈrɛskjud ðət ðə ˈdrɪlərz wər "ˈhævɪŋ wɛl ˈɪʃuz," bət hi ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðət hi ˈdɪdənt ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət mɛnt ðeɪ "hæd lɔst kənˈtroʊl əv ðə wɛl." capt*. həŋ nuˈjɛn, ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə ʤɔɪnt koʊst gɑrd ənd ˈmɪnərəlz ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈsərvɪs ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv ˈpænəl, həz reɪzd kənˈsərnz ɪn ðə ˈhirɪŋz əˈbaʊt ə læk əv ˈklɛrɪti ˈoʊvər hu wɑz ˈəltəmətli ɪn ʧɑrʤ ɔn ðə ɔɪl rɪg. ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət pʊts ðə ˈɔfˈʃɔr ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən ˈmænɪʤər ɪn ʧɑrʤ wɪn ðə ˈjunɪt ɪz ˈdrɪlɪŋ, ənd ðət ðə ˈkæptən ɪz ɪn ʧɑrʤ wɪn ðə ˈvɛsəl ɪz "ˈəndər weɪ," nuˈjɛn sɛd ðət ˈniðər tɔp əˈfɪʃəl simd tɪ hæv "ˌvɪzəˈbɪlɪti" əv ðə ɪˈvɛnts ðət lɛd tɪ ðə dɪˈzæstər. ˈhɛrəl ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ðət wɑz ˈkɑnstəntli ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə wɛl plæn ˈoʊvər ðə ˈfaɪnəl deɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt əˈdɪʃən əv ə 9 ˈmɛtəl ˈkeɪsɪŋ ðət ˈteɪpərd tɪ 7 ˈɪnʧɪz æt ðə ˈbɑtəm ənd laɪnd ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv ðə wɛl. ə dræft əv ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, wɪʧ wɑz riˈlist ˈtuzˌdeɪ baɪ ðə haʊs ˈɛnərʤi ənd ˈkɑmərs kəˈmɪti, sɪz ðət ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈkeɪsɪŋ ˈsəfərd ə "lɔs əv ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti" ənd "kriˈeɪtɪd ə pæθ" fər gæs tɪ ʃut əp tɪ ðə rɪg. ˈhɛrəl sɛd sɪˈmɛnt juzd tɪ kloʊz ɪn ðə ˈkeɪsɪŋ wɑz ˌɪnfˈjuzd wɪθ ˈnaɪtrəʤən, ənd ɪt wɑz ðə fərst taɪm hid ˈɛvər sin ðɪs ˈrɛlətɪvli nu taɪp əv sɪˈmɛnt juzd æt səʧ dɛpθs. hi sɛd hid hərd əv ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ˈnaɪtrəʤən ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə wɛl ənd ækˈnɑlɪʤd hi meɪ hæv riˈæktɪd tɪ ðə plænd juz əv ðət taɪp əv sɪˈmɛnt baɪ seɪɪŋ, "wɛl, aɪ gɛs ðæts wət wi hæv ðoʊz ˈpɪnʧərz fər," rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə ʃɪr ræmz ðət wʊd bi ˈnidɪd tɪ ʃət ðə wɛl ɪn ən ˈimərʤənsi. bət wɪn prɛst, hi dɪˈnaɪd biɪŋ ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ðə sɪˈmɛnt plæn. ˈhɛrəl ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd hi wɑz ˈhændɪd ə plæn ɔn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ əv ðə dɪˈzæstər ðət kɔld fər hɪz kru tɪ dɪˈspleɪs ˈdrɪlɪŋ məd wɪθ ˈlaɪtər ˈsiˌwɔtər wɪˈθaʊt kənˈdəktɪŋ ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈnɛgətɪv ˈprɛʃər tɛst ɔn ðə wɛl. ˈhɛrəl sɛd hi wʊd ˈnɛvər du səʧ ə θɪŋ ənd dɪˈskəst ɪt wɪθ ˈkəmpəˌni mæn, ˈrɑbərt kəˈluzə. hi wɑz ˈəltəmətli səkˈsɛsfəl æt ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ ˈɔθərˌaɪz ðə ˈnɛgətɪv ˈprɛʃər tɛst ənd, ɪn fækt, ðə tɛst wɑz pərˈfɔrmd twaɪs. ˈhɛrəl sɛd hi wɑz ˈhæpi wɪθ ðə rɪˈzəlts əv boʊθ tɛsts, wɪʧ, aɪˈdili, wʊd hæv ʃoʊn noʊ ˈdrɪlɪŋ məd biɪŋ rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə rɪg. ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən sɛd ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl tɛst, dən ˈsɛvərəl aʊərz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈæksədənt, ʃoʊd ə rɪˈtərn əv 15 ˈbɛrəlz, wɪn "ˈnɔrməl compressibility*" ɪz 5 ˈbɛrəlz. ðə rɪˈpɔrt sɛd ðə ˈsɛkənd tɛst ʃoʊd noʊ mɔr ðən 3 ˈbɛrəlz rɪˈtərnd. θru ɪt ɔl, ˈhɛrəl sɛd hi ˈwəzənt kənˈsərnd. kəˈluzə wɑz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ æt ˈθərzˌdeɪz ˈhirɪŋ, bət dɪˈklaɪnd baɪ ˌɪnˈvoʊkɪŋ hɪz fɪθ əˈmɛndmənt raɪt nɑt tɪ ˌɪnˈkrɪməˌneɪt hɪmˈsɛlf. hɪz ˈlɔjər, ʃɔn klɑrk, prəˈfɛst ˈɪnəsəns ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ðə ˈəðər ˈkəmpəˌni mæn ɔn ðə rɪg æt ðə taɪm, ˈdɑnəld viˈdrin, ˈɔlsoʊ wɑz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ bət poʊstˈpoʊnd ənˈtɪl ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ˈsaɪtɪŋ ən ˈɪlnəs, nuˈjɛn sɛd. ɪn ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ, tɪm ˈprɑbərt, ə tɔp ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv fər sɪˈmɛnt ˈkɑnˌtræktər ˈhælɪˌbərtən, sɛd ðət ɪf ðɛrz ˈɛni kənˈsərn wɪθ ˈprɛʃər tɛsts, ə rɪg ʃʊd du ə dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv tɛst əv ðə sɪˈmɛnt ʤɑb, kɔld ə sɪˈmɛnt bɑnd lɔg. bət sɛnt hoʊm ə kru ɪt hæd ɔn ˈstændˌbaɪ tɪ rən ðət tɛst wɪˈθaʊt pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ɪt. ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ðə ˈtɛstɪŋ ˈkɑnˌtræktər, ʃˈləmbərˌʒeɪ, sɛd hɪz fərmz kru wɑz sɛnt hoʊm æt 11 a.m*. ɔn ðə deɪ əv ðə ˈæksədənt, mɔr ðən sɪks aʊərz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə fərst ˈnɛgətɪv ˈprɛʃər tɛst wɑz ˈɛvər rən. ˈhɛrəl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ðət ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd nɑt tɪ rən ə tɛst, wɪʧ teɪks ə ˈsæmpəl əv ðə ˈdrɪlɪŋ məd frəm ðə ˈdipəst pɑrt əv ðə wɛl tɪ ˈmɛʒər ˈprɛʃərz ənd ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ðɛr. ˈdɑnəld ˈgɑdwɪn, ən əˈtərni fər ˈhælɪˌbərtən, æst ˈhɛrəl ɪf hi wɑz əˈwɛr ðət ˈhælɪˌbərtən hæd "ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ˈrənɪŋ səbˈstænʃəli mɔr məd ðən ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ rən," bət ˈhɛrəl sɛd hi wɑz nɑt əˈwɛr əv ðət ənd ˈwəzənt kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ðə læk əv ə tɛst. ˈəðər ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni ˈθərzˌdeɪ tərnd wən əv ðə greɪt ˈaɪrəniz əv ðə ˈæksədənt ɔn ɪts hɛd. ɪts bɪn ˈwaɪdli ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət tɔp ənd ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz wər ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ðə rɪg tɪ kənˈgræʧəˌleɪt ɪts kru ɔn ˈsɛvən jɪrz wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˈæksədənts, ənd ðət wɑz kənˈfərmd baɪ ðə rɪg ˈwərkərz hu ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ənd ˈθərzˌdeɪ ɪn ˈkɛnər. bət ˈʤeɪsən ˈmæθjuz, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ˈmɪnərəlz ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈsərvɪs ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv ˈpænəl, ˌɪntrəˈdust ˈrɛkərdz ðət ʃoʊd ðə rɪg hæd ɪn fækt ˌriˈpɔrtəd ə ˈæksədənt ɪn ˈɔgəst 2008 ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈwɪtnəsɪz ɔl sɛd ðeɪ wərənt əˈwɛr əv ɪt.
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corey perry, team canada: "my roommate was [jarome] iginla. and then there was [brent] seabrook, [marc-andre] fleury, [mike] richards, [dany] heatley, [patrick] and [martin] brodeur, i think. it was interesting because everybody kind of gathered in ours. we had the one tv and the couches and everybody always gathered in there. it was kind of a cool setup."
jamie, team usa: "we had three in ours: myself, jack johnson and bobby ryan. being the older guy, i had my own room and those two shared a room.
"you know what? it was very much the same. obviously, we knew the magnitude of that game. but when you're playing in the olympics, every game there are nerves. go back to the quarterfinals, where it's do-or-die, as well. maybe it was a little more, but we'd been preparing for it the whole two weeks.
"i think, going into the olympics, it was a very young team. chris drury and brian rafalski and i were the only olympians. i think we did a lot of talking early on, just about being who we are and being our team. ... we'd put ourselves in this situation. we were the only team that hadn't lost a game and we played pretty well in every game.
"going into the game, they told us we could have moved into another [bigger] locker room. we said, 'nah, we'll just stay in our usual locker room.' keep with our same routine."
brooks, team usa: "i think being the game, too, i think it gave you a lot less time to think about it and get nervous about it. you kind of just got up and the game was on you before you knew it. i think that was good for everybody.
"i don't think i was very nervous at all. i think the early start time had a lot to do with that."
roberto luongo, team canada: "you're nervous. it was a huge moment in my career, in my life. the good news was that it was a 12 o'clock game. you didn't have time to sit on it. you got up, you ate and you went to the rink. that was a good thing, you didn't have to sit on it all day and build up more nerves and that kind of stuff."
joe, team usa: "we had the luxury of playing at noon every day in that tournament leading up to the game, which was pretty nice. we had that same schedule every day, you didn't have to travel for skates, you just stayed in your routine, wake up and walk over to get food and then walk over to the rink."
scott, team canada: "yeah, it's different. there's no doubt. the trick is to try not to let it be. and that's a hard thing to do. pretty exciting getting up that day. even the night before, you know, lying in bed knowing what's going to happen tomorrow, the opportunity and the stage and all that stuff. i had that same feeling going into a seventh game of a series or a stanley cup final.
"the trick is to try and stay focused and just do what you need to do to have success, what you'd done up to that point. easier said than done.
"i think as a team and how we'd progressed and how we stuck together, i think we felt pretty good. i mean, we still felt the pressure and excitement and all that. i know i didn't feel any anxiety. a bad anxiety. no questions. i mean, i didn't really have a question in my head. are we going to win this? i certainly believed we were going to win it. i think going into a game with that attitude is probably the right way to do; not always easy to do, considering what has happened and who we were playing. they had obviously beat us before."
brenden morrow, team canada: "they beat us previously. i knew that the pressure was on us at that point in the tournament. well, from the onset of it. just hosting it, then losing that game against a u.s. team, they were young, energetic, didn't have the pressure on them."
patrick kane, team usa: "for some reason, i slept pretty good that night. i felt good about that.
"it's weird. you go to the olympics, and everyone goes to the cafeteria to eat. you're in there eating with your team and then a couple tables over the canadians are eating, too. and then you see each other walking back and forth from the bus. it's just kind of a weird aura before the game even starts or even at the rink."
ryan callahan, team usa: "just a lot of excitement leading up to the game; it was different than a playoff game. you're excited for a playoff game, but you can feel the energy in the city, the energy of the guys on the team and what we were about to go out and play for. it's hard to describe that feeling you have."
bill mccreary, referee: "we sat down in the morning for breakfast, the four officials that were working the game, jean morin and [stefan fonselius, from finland] and danny o'halloran. i went for a walk. you want to get out in the fresh air and feel good about yourself. because it's an afternoon game, your routine changes a little bit. i remember the ambience in the city, everyone was just embracing it. it was a great spectacle.
ron wilson knew it was going to be a tight game. but little did he know it was going to be that tight. george images
"we got there close to two hours before the game. all the guys just wanted to get there and sort of put aside all of that emotional side of the stuff we were witnessing. we knew it was time to get to work."
doug armstrong, management, team canada: "i walked to the game by myself, just nervous energy i guess, knowing it wasn't in your control how it was going to end."
joe: "the one thing i really remember from that morning was all the red in the entrance to the rink that day. going through those lines outside, you remember the massive lines of people waiting out there, all in red."
ryan miller, team usa: "i felt at ease. it was a good tournament. i was thinking about putting a big game together to give the guys a chance to win. throughout that whole tournament, we put an emphasis on everyone being selected to do a part, we had a game plan and everyone had to deliver their job. and every player had throughout the tournament. i just tried to keep my mind in that kind of space and just give guys a chance that day.
"everyone was pretty calm, as i remember it. the guys were appropriately loose, at a good level. guys that need to joke around were joking around, guys who like to focus were focused, it felt like a normal game. that's how it felt like to me, at least. and to me, those are good signs."
ryan whitney, team usa: "it was me and ryan malone, we had a thing in pittsburgh. we would mess around and make fun of things we didn't do well. i would tell him to skate fast and he would tell me to be physical. we would get the boys laughing.
ryan said it was business as usual before one of the biggest games of his life. alex images
"we got to the rink around or 10. i think i ate around with bugsy malone and brooks and a couple other guys. there was so much nervous energy. everything went by so quick. you felt like you were getting ready for the game from the moment you woke up."
paul stastny, team usa: "as the game got closer, butterflies started. you get nervous before every game. that's just part of the business. it's tough to beat the same team twice in a short tournament. the pressure was on them, but after we beat them, we had expectations that we were going to win. ... guys were focused. we had whitney, he was doing a good job in the locker room of keeping everyone calm. he kept it light in there. he did a good job of pumping everyone's tires and getting everyone loose. ... it's one of those games where you don't need speeches."
rick nash, team canada: "i've always said that once you get to the rink, time doesn't really matter to me. once you take your suit off and get into your clothes to go onto the ice, half hour before, hour and a half, you start stretching -- whatever it may be -- once you get to the rink, there's never been any time for me. i've always been very set on game day."
ed olczyk, color commentator, nbc: "i had the feeling that we were on the verge of something real special, considering how the tournament went. just kind of everything leading up to it. it did have the feeling of one of those unique days -- expect the unexpected, people were going to see the best of the best."
gary bettman, commissioner: "i remember the excitement in the city walking the streets was palpable. it was like nothing else in the world besides the game existed.
"the streets were mobbed and the restaurants were mobbed and the bars were mobbed. i remember we went for lunch around lunchtime and they told us, you have to be out in 45 minutes because we've sold the table for the entire afternoon."
patrick sharp, team canada, 2014: "i went back to my hometown in thunder bay [ontario] and watched all the games. i followed the tournament pretty closely. i just remember thinking how big a stage it was, and maybe it was because i was back in canada, i'm not sure, but i felt i was nervous myself just watching the games. i was thinking, 'this is as big a stage for hockey as it can get.'"
duncan keith, team canada: "i was walking to the bus to head to the game. i was walking by myself and i remember thinking how nervous i was and anxious and excited. i just remember feeling, i'd never been that nervous before a game in my entire life."
jamie, no. 15, says it was a surreal feeling as the players took the ice. bruce images
pregame,, national anthems and early in the game
hearing the frenzied crowd, feeling the tension while getting dressed in their respective locker rooms, reinforced to the players what was riding on this game. a record average of million americans and million canadians -- half of the country's population, in the case of the latter -- were tuning in to watch.
patrick kane: "to be honest with you, i don't think we knew how crazy it was going to be when we got there."
paul stastny: "in the locker room, you could feel the atmosphere; you could hear it. it was like, 'let's just get this game started.' it was so much excitement."
zach parise: "it's a different feeling. there was just such a different vibe around the locker room. and even just amongst each other, just knowing what was at stake."
ryan callahan: "it was [loud]. like i said, that goes to the energy you feel, not only in the building, but the whole city leading up to it and the day before. being in vancouver, such a hockey city; it was a cool place. we knew we were up against a tough opponent. ... we were going into a tough game, knew it would be close."
team canada, according to ken hitchcock, had great team cohesion during their run to the gold medal. brian images
paul stastny: "it really hits you when you're out there fors. it couldn't be any louder fors. everybody was so excited for it. honestly, it reminded me of when you see the commercials of the u.s. national soccer team playing in mexico or something. ... that was louder than any arena in playoff time. you can't even describe how loud it was. after that, you realize the magnitude."
jonathan toews: "for us, it was all or nothing. i think it is anytime for canada at the olympics. but to be at home with our home fans, with the efforts of all the different canadian athletes were putting out to win golds, win medals for our country, that's the one we expected to win. anything less than that is disappointing. you're constantly reminded of that when you're in that atmosphere."
wayne gretzky, special adviser, team canada: "first of all, i remember feeling that going into the game, the two best teams in the tournament were going to meet. that was in the back of my mind. i also remember that day before the game just how nervous i was eight years earlier [as team canada general manager in salt lake city], when we played in the game. i just remember all the excitement and nerves and what everyone was going through. but really, quite honestly, that day in vancouver, i had a great sense of belief and relief going into the game that canada was going to win the gold medal."
mike babcock, head coach, team canada: "just remember the opportunity at hand: being canadian and having an opportunity to win olympic gold at home. to share that with your family, to share that with vancouver, to share that with canada, those were my thoughts.
"i just remember it was a dream of mine one day there would be a party in every little house and farmhouse and little community and town across canada if we were able to get it done.
"i thought we were calm and composed. we went through the structure of how we were going to play and have success. we were very businesslike. we had very good leadership in our room in [chris] pronger and, some guys that had been around a long time. and i thought that really helped us."
ken hitchcock, assistant coach, team canada: "i've never been in a competition where i felt more prepared. i felt like the team was more prepared, more relaxed and more ready to play than any team in that game. i really felt comfortable where the team was at; i really felt comfortable where the prep was at. ... i felt like there was no question in my mind we were going to win the hockey game. i wasn't nervous; i wasn't, 'oh, my god, what's going to happen?' i would be in a different frame of mind now, if the result had changed. i just felt like, from the time i got up to the time i went to the rink, to the time we prepared, to the time we were ready to play, we were going to win the hockey game because no. 1, we were playing so well. no. 2, we were pretty healthy. no. 3, i felt like we played great against the americans in the first game and lost. so, i didn't have any doubt we were going to win. ... most of the speeches we made were, 'hey, we're doing this really well, let's just keep going. this is what's really going well -- keep going.' there were very few adjustments we made, we thought, 'man, we're really on top of our game here.'"
after losing to the u.s. earlier in the tournament, rick nash said team canada had plenty of time to figure out what went wrong. alex images
rick nash: "we played our system the whole way through and we lost in the to the u.s., so we had a lot of time to work out our kinks and we knew what they were going to do, so it was just follow the system, play hard and play for your country."
jamie: "i'd be lying if i didn't say the legs didn't feel a bit different. i remember the first game of the tournament, your eyes start wandering. this is really happening; we're really here. game, it was some of the same. you had a little bit of that in the warmup, but it goes away as soon as you're warming up. maybe the first couple of shots, your hands don't feel the same.
"if i remember correctly, i remember the talk about how proud we should be about being at this point and that we'd earned everything we'd gotten and those types of things.
"we knew where we were. we knew there'd be 100 people cheering for us and the rest cheering for them. we knew what kind of atmosphere it was going to be."
ken hitchcock: "mike did most of the talking. the points were really simple. we really built on the way we played in the second half. we thought we played great in game 1, the second half. we felt really, really good. we just felt like, 'man, we're playing really well. let's just keep going.' our team was really close, really tight together. there was great chemistry, great cohesion. just, it felt like a bunch of guys you didn't ever want to let go of the rope. that was the way it felt. you didn't ever want to go home. you didn't want it to break up. you just felt like you were going to win forever."
roberto luongo: "it was really intense. obviously, when countries compete against each other, there's a bit more emotion involved than a regular game."
ryan whitney: "jamie was real good. guys just looked up to him and chris drury. they were guys who had been there and have done everything you can do in hockey. they would say what we have to do. i was there cracking jokes and laughing a little bit, keeping it a little loose. i remember [coach] ron wilson was great at not putting pressure on the guys, reminding them this was an amazing opportunity and a day none of us would ever forget. there wasn't much hockey talk before. there was really no more x's and o's you could go over.
"i tell everyone, because i'm not afraid to remind my buddies i played in the olympics, i tell them the two things i'll never forget there was how silent it was when we beat them in the. remember when [ryan] kesler scored the best of all time? it was dead silent there.
"the other thing was before that [gold-medal] game. it was bonkers."
david backes: "that locker room was very businesslike. not a lot of voices in there. i might have been one of the louder voices. just, 'hey, you know what? we've been doing it all tournament, we don't have to change much. we beat this team already, let's go out there and do it.' we knew the stage, the viewership, what it meant for us."
zach parise: "you couldn't see them, but they were loud. i do remember that. because we did warmups, and i think in the we did 16 minutes. and canada wanted to keep it more like an game. so we had the ice to ourselves for a little bit and then they came on and the buzz in the building was awesome. the atmosphere in the building was incredible.
"you still had the butterflies through the game. it was one of those rare games that you, just for the first little bit, you don't want to make a mistake. i guess it's like playing a game 7. i think as you kind of get your feet under you, you're a little bit more comfortable and you just play and your instincts take over."
brooks: "i remember it because every other game besides that one we had a ton of support at all the games, but in that one it was pretty red in the crowd there. i think it was in the upper deck they stuck all the americans. i say all, there weren't many.
"i think it kind of worked in our favor, too. i didn't envy the canadians' position at all. i mean, everyone's like, 'oh, yeah, it was a home game,' but they were expected to win, there was so much pressure on them to win. we had such a young group, too, with no olympic experience, and i think that took a lot of pressure off us."
ryan miller: "i took in a bit of it. i like to be aware of my surroundings. i didn't want to have too much tunnel vision going on. my job is to be aware of what's going on around me. so i took in a little bit of it. i just tried to make it into another hockey game."
ryan, team canada: "part of being able to play at that elite level is going out there and embracing the moment and not getting too wound up. i think that you have to consciously think about calming down and playing the game the right way.
"i remember sitting down after the first shift, getting back to the bench and just sitting down and kind of taking a deep breath and saying, 'we got that one out of the way' kind of thing, and we can go on with the game."
jamie: "that first shift was tough. you were a little caught up."
duncan keith: "after the first couple shifts, as a team we were prepared, we were focused. as much as we were nervous, there was still that something inside of us that said to ourselves, we weren't going to be denied on our home soil, we were going to find a way, no matter what. as nervous as we were, it turned into that attitude that we weren't going to be denied."
corey perry's goal gave team canada a lot of confidence midway through the second period. george images
canada takes a lead
after tense, action, at of the first period, jonathan toews scored to give team canada the early lead and further stoke the crowd. then, at of the second period, corey perry fired one past ryan miller to make it and it looked as though the canadians were in charge.
corey perry: "it was huge. it definitely helps that it went in, but i think we were halfway through the game. there was still another half a game to play. anything can happen.
"to score the second goal, it was special. it was a great play. i just had to make the quick shot on miller because it was a pass and it just found a way to get in."
ryan: "at that point, you're just playing. we're playing every minute, every shift because they're doing the same thing. so it's not something that we're going to be able to relax at any moment when you're in a game like that. so, i don't ever remember feeling safe, no."
david backes knew that even though the u.s. was in a hole, they had faced, and overcome, adversity before. jamie images
sidney crosby: "i think we were really comfortable. we were getting really good chances. miller was making some good saves. we felt we had control of the game."
ryan miller: "i was definitely disappointed to get down. but at the same time was thinking about trying to keep everything in striking distance. two goals isn't insurmountable ... just wanted to settle things down."
mike babcock: "get the third goal. just get the third one."
jamie: "through the whole tournament, there was always this feeling that this was going to happen for us, that this was our time. down, whatever it was, we never thought about [losing].
"even against finland, when we were up, you still don't feel comfortable. you never allowed yourself to feel comfortable.
"to me, it's one of those tournaments you have to be pumped up at every moment until that final buzzer because the teams you're playing are that good.
"i just remember thinking, 'now we're going to have to find a way to get three on them.' it never occurred to me that it meant we were done."
zach parise: "it's always easy to say when a team has a great comeback that, 'oh, we never felt we were out of it.' but, of course, it was frustrating. it was frustrating because they were doing a good job against us. we never really changed the way we played. we just kept doing what had worked for us. eventually, we kind of chipped away and started to break them down a little bit.
"i think it's human nature in hockey, especially in a big game, i really thought that they started to be really passive. all of a sudden we were able to skate the puck in, we were able to skate the puck through the neutral zone, things we'd had trouble doing earlier in the game. all of a sudden they were backing off. i remember us saying to each other on the bench that they're backing off a little, just keep going. it's like in football, when a team goes to a prevent defense and the other team just seems to be able to move the ball down the field. that's kind of how we felt on the bench.
"you keep looking up at the clock and it's one of those things when you're down, the clock seems like it's flying and when you're winning, it seems like it's going too slow."
ryan whitney: "i can honestly say it was insane, how good a team canada had, that at, just how little panic there was on our bench. that was the perry goal. i figured that, and understandably so because i messed up on that perry goal, i wouldn't be out there again. ... bobby ryan wasn't playing that much, either, we were on the bench joking around and keeping guys loose. i remember going out. i would go out on tv and do a couple tight turns in front of the bench and say, 'i'm ready, boys.'
"guys weren't panicking. it was [experience from] beating them once. there were a couple factors. we beat them once, we had at that time the best goalie in history in that two weeks playing for us. they're not going to score again, you're thinking. we had such willpower and chemistry on that team. that was a really close team, for a tournament it was pretty crazy how well guys got along and how much guys cared."
duncan keith: "we had a lot of respect for them. the game's not over; we still had lots of time left to play. we were happy we were up but there was never any let-up or taking a breath because we were up."
patrick kane: "i think at that point you're down, so you have to press a little bit and try and score. but i remember being in the second period, we had some chances. it seemed like every time we had chances, especially when it was, shifts kind of kept building, and our team kept getting better and better. ... i think going to the third, we felt pretty confident that we could probably get one more and come back."
with 24 seconds left in the third period, zach parise scored one of the biggest goals in u.s. history. saeed images
team usa ties it
refusing to back down, the upstart americans rallied after perry's goal on a deflection by ryan kesler to make it. and then, in storybook fashion, with ryan miller on the bench in favor of the extra attacker and the americans doing everything they could to score, zach parise tied the game with just seconds left in the third period.
zach parise: "there must have been about five minutes left [in regulation], and we'd dump it in and they'd dump it out. i think, finally, luongo a long shot and we were able to keep the puck in the zone."
ron wilson, head coach, team usa: "we had used our timeout, i don't know what it was, with a little bit more than a minute to go in the game. i had it in my mind i had to get joe on the ice at some point because joe is one of those junkyard dogs, he makes things happen. he doesn't look pretty doing it. it's really hard to sell other people around you that he's a really good hockey player when they don't see him every night. the first timeout, when we pulled the goalie, on the bench, i didn't put on the ice."
david backes: "i don't know if i touched the ice a lot in that third period. it was just ryan callahan and tim thomas at the end of the bench. great seats for the end of that game. trying to do whatever we could. calling out plays to guys. letting them know what was open. opening doors. things like that. you're thinking, minute left, hopefully we can find something."
duncan keith: "i was on the bench. i remember looking at the clock, there was about 52 seconds left. there was a whistle. i remember looking out, thinking, 'geez, if we can only get through this last 52 seconds here, we'll have a gold medal.'"
ryan: "i was on the ice and i'd taken two in a row in our zone at the end of the game. the first one, we got out of the zone and the second one, it stayed in."
ron wilson: "there were about 35 seconds left and [babcock] wanted to have pronger and on the ice the whole last two minutes. so mike called the timeout and it gave me the opportunity to pull one of the guys off and put on. we drew up a play, and then who does the puck end up going to below the goal line but joe? and joe makes the play out to patrick kane ... "
patrick kane: "i remember, i think, dustin brown took a shot, luongo kind of had a chance to cover it, but it kind of went out of his glove and went back around. the play kind of ended up in front of the net, and i kind of spun and shot it. i knew it had a chance when i saw parise sitting there and the puck laying there and he poked it through."
sidney crosby perhaps said it best when the u.s. tied up the game: "pretty gross." harry images
ryan: "i remember the play. them having the puck behind the net; it was along the goal line. i was contemplating whether to challenge the guy behind the net or staying home and i think i chose to stay, and somehow he got the puck past me and hit zach going to the net there. he made a good play."
zach parise: "i just do remember watching the puck hit off jamie's skate and that really threw luongo off and you find yourself in front of the net with the puck right on your stick. i remember the sound of the puck hitting the back pad in the goal.
"you're so excited. it was new life. all of a sudden, we had new life. just to be in that situation, to get ourselves in that situation, was unbelievable."
patrick kane: "ah, it was a good feeling. at that point, you're feeling pretty amazed you tied it up. and then you're thinking just get it to overtime, and you'll probably have a good chance to win it because we did have all the momentum."
jonathan toews: "i can't describe a worse feeling, a more sinking feeling than giving up that lead with whatever was left on the clock; it wasn't much. i don't think we ever felt comfortable with a, lead at any point. you just feel like you want to run the clock down."
ryan callahan: "i was on the bench. ... i remember me and bobby ryan jumping up and down together. i think my helmet almost ended up at center ice, we were cheering so much. it's just an incredible feeling when you see that puck go in and you know that maybe you're just one goal away from winning the gold."
sidney crosby: "pretty gross. pretty gross. pretty quiet. the best thing that happened is that they scored with that amount of time left. if they would have scored with like five minutes left, who knows? you don't know. you don't know because they have momentum then and they're kind of going after it. the fact that it was so late, we were able to basically get right in the room after and just turn the page and regroup."
ryan miller: "honestly, the guys were standing up and i was sitting down. i tried not to react either way. i always feel like when i'm in that situation, my job isn't going to change whether we score or not. i try to keep it pretty even. i'm not going to lie, i was pretty happy he scored. but i tried to keep myself composed and ready."
mike babcock: "i thought our team played good down the stretch. we had three in our own zone and won every one, if i'm not mistaken. when it's, the puck always goes in backdoor, and sure enough it was there backdoor for them. but i remember looking up at the scoreboard and saying, 'good, there's only 27 seconds left' or whatever there was. because you were going to have time to go back to the dressing room and regroup. if the game keeps going there, you may not have regrouped."
ryan: "at that point, it was a huge letdown knowing that we had it in our grasp and we had that game and let it slip away. obviously, now it's kind of irrelevant in the long term, but it still means the same to me that i was on the ice and wasn't able to close it out the way we wanted to.
"i play that over and over in my mind on how they scored and what we could have done differently. it's kind of a weird thing considering that we won, but i do try and figure out all the time what we could have done differently to prevent that."
ryan whitney: "when zach scored, that was the one time in my life, i remember legit out. jumping up and down, screaming and hugging guys. i went to hug [john] tortorella, he was going crazy. when [parise] scored, i'll never forget it. i remember saying, we're winning now. i was wrong.
"when he banged it in, i was at the end of the bench, i just started screaming, jumping around. not a clue what you're doing. it was total blackout."
ron wilson: "because it was just the tying goal, we [were really] celebrating on the bench. because you're that close to your dreams: winning a gold medal, and on top of it winning it in canada. so our guys had gone nuts. and had i had any common sense at all, i would have said, 'calm down, the game's not over.' or, 'let's go out and win it before we get to overtime. we've still got 25 seconds, they're going to be so disappointed, we might be able to jump on them.'"
david backes: "he buries that puck and you're like, 'this was meant to be.' we have all the momentum now, whether it's the end of the period of overtime, let's stay at it. it was meant to be."
brenden morrow: "i just remember when they scored late in the third, the timing was probably great for us because they were really pouring it on the last five minutes or so. we needed that breather to adjust and refresh. had they started overtime right away, our mindset might not have been in the same place. you get in, you relax, you start to talk it out. it was good to have that little break for us."
roberto luongo: "it was very deflating. we were lucky that we were able to go to the locker room after that and our thoughts and come out for ot. if we had to go straight into ot without taking a break, i don't know if we would have been in the same mindset. it was a good thing we were able to go back in the locker room and just reset our mindset and get ready for ot."
jamie: "i remember thinking if we had scored a minute earlier, we would have won this game in regulation.
"we kind of had that feeling that if we just pushed and pushed them, we were going to get a break. that was the feeling i remember having is, 'we have them, we have them.'
"i was excited when it did happen. i don't know if i saw it go in. i was trying to screen the goalie. i just remember arms going up and chasing him into the corner."
zach goal brought back some pretty sweet memories for mike eruzione. bruce images
scott: "i think we felt we were playing well and if we sort of kept up with those things, that there was somebody in that room that was going to find a way to do it. it was a pretty good pit in my stomach, i mean i was on the ice, probably chased out of position to try and get the puck and [parise] was left alone. but a pit in your stomach for a little while. but again we kept together and didn't let that stop anything that we believed."
rick nash: "yeah, it was a sick feeling in your stomach. you're 26, 27 seconds or whatever it was away from a gold medal, and they tie it up. but i can say i've never been with a more confident group in the dressing room in between periods. we felt that we played great during the game, played well and there were so many captains in there, so many leaders, that just the wave of confidence coming through that room, like we knew we were going to get the gold medal."
corey perry: "your emotions go up and come screaming to a halt and come down. i think we went into the intermission, nothing had to be said. there were so many great leaders in that room that just knew what was at stake. we had the feeling that if we went out and played the way we wanted to play, we were going to win."
bill mccreary: "what a momentum shift you could feel in the game. as an official seeing it as you do on the ice, the u.s. were starting to take over the game. when [parise] scores, you could just feel it, just see it and feel it going to the u.s. side."
paul stastny: "i was on the bench. i don't even know how much time we had left. it looked like there was 20 guys on the ice. once that went in, the building got so quiet. the bench was so loud, so excited. we all thought we had it in the bag. you score that late, you have all the momentum."
mike eruzione, team usa, 1980: "one of the local television stations showed up to film. it was really fun watching the kids watch the game. when zach scored, these kids flipped. and i thought, 'wow, that must have been what it was like when we played, people watching us.' it was very cool to watch that."
gary bettman: "it was like the crowd was almost mesmerized when the u.s. tied up the game."
it was no easy task, but mike babcock found a way to make his team believe before ot began. images
in the locker rooms before overtime
the teams skated to their respective dressing rooms to prepare for overtime, which was to be in the format of. as the ice was resurfaced, the players and coaches tried, in some cases desperately, to maintain their focus.
sidney crosby: "obviously, the first minute it's just kind of like, guys are just taking it in. but right away it was just like everyone just kind of snapped out of it. it was pretty energetic. five, seven minutes before we went back out, it just felt like, 'ok, we're definitely in the right mindset here.' i think the fact that you had guys like and pronger, i remember scott just saying little things. it was just like, 'we've got to regroup here and we know what we've got to do, let's make sure we get back after it.'
"i remember mike babcock had a really good speech. he said, 'you know as bad as it seems right now, we just made this even better, possibly, so somebody's got a real opportunity here to make it really special.' i kind of remember looking around, everyone just seemed to have a good mindset going into overtime. it really showed."
ryan miller: "the guys were obviously enthusiastic, but the guys were also trying to get their focus back. it wasn't a celebration by any means. we were excited to get the opportunity. maybe whitney and, i can't remember, but someone else mentioned, 'who's going to be the next eruzione?' or something to that effect. the boys got the message."
patrick kane: "i remember i was sitting next to erik johnson. we were kind of looking at each other, saying, 'we have a chance to win gold here.' it was pretty crazy. everyone was excited. i think maybe to the point where we were too excited because it almost felt after all that happened and we came back from, tied it up in the late stages like that, it was almost a guarantee we were going to win it."
jonathan toews: "it was such a weird feeling in your throat and your stomach; that everything just dropped. trying to forget about that and trying to forget about what you could have had if you would have killed off the last minute or whatever, it's hard, but you got to forget about it and move on."
brooks & co. had all the momentum in the world heading into the locker room before ot. bruce images
brooks: "i think the whole game we were pretty confident. obviously, when you get to the last couple of minutes, when you're still down a goal against a team like that, i think you're definitely nervous that it's not going to go your way. i think when zach scored that goal to tie it up and then going into overtime the way that we tied it up late there, i remember the mood in the dressing room; i don't think anybody thought we were going to lose after the way that ended in regulation.
"so, i thought the attitude, the confidence in the room, was really good going into overtime."
brenden morrow: "you're pissed off, initially. the first couple minutes, you're upset with how things went, what could have been. but then you look at the opportunity. if somebody had told us, 'you've got an overtime to win a gold medal at the beginning of the tournament,' who wouldn't have taken that? after you have that initial five minutes or so to reflect, we were thinking the same thing the americans were. we were confident."
mike babcock: "it was great because the room calmed down right away. [coaches] could tell because we were close enough to hear it. as a coaching staff we went through our structure, and who was going to play. i went through it then with the players, our structure and how we were going to play. that took about a minute. then i said to them, 'there's too much talent on the ice, this game is going to be over fast. one of you is going to be a hero for the rest of your life. let's put our foot on the gas and let's go get 'em.'"
ron wilson: "we go to overtime -- we as a coaching staff. we didn't even know what we were facing. we started asking around: 'what are we doing?' we hadn't really investigated what happens. then we're told, 'you've got a overtime.' we're like, '20-minute overtime?' 'yeah, they switch ends,' which you don't do in the. 'you go in, they're doing the ice, you get a overtime, sudden death, but you're playing.' so i was like, 'that doesn't really work to our advantage because canada is very deep.' i knew if we get to a shootout, i thought we're going to win. we've got the three best shootout guys and you can use them over and over again, so we had patrick kane, we had joe and we had zach parise.
"we hadn't even been in any situations in the whole tournament. canada had already played switzerland in an overtime, so they had at least an inkling of what to do. we had to take a couple of minutes ourselves to regroup as coaches, and then we had to go in and tell them how we wanted to play. we hadn't even practiced it."
ken hitchcock: "one shot and we win a gold medal. one shot and we're going to live together forever. keep playing the same way we're playing. don't change a thing. that's exactly what everyone said."
jamie: "we were trying to confirm what the overtime rules were because the game was different than the other games.
"it was a lot of talk about this is our time. talk about how tight they would be right now and how we've got an opportunity to jump on them."
scott: "i don't think i've ever given a speech of any kind, [but said something to the effect]: 'just keep doing what we're doing. we'll get rewarded. just believe and i feel it's in here.' just those things. and i think everybody did believe, or maybe not everybody, but the majority of the group. enough that that was the team's attitude and somehow it did work out."
ryan: "you know what? it was a weird feeling because we still didn't have any sense of panic in our locker room whatsoever. when you're playing at that level and you look around that locker room, there's really no reason for anybody to have panic with the experience and stuff that we had in that room. i remember going in, calming down a little bit, getting the emotions back in check and getting ready to play again."
drew doughty probably wasn't the only player feeling the jitters before overtime. jamie images
zach parise: "i was still on a high from scoring the goal. but at the same time, you have that feeling you want to go get that next one, too. that kind of game, it doesn't matter if you don't get the next one.
"we're trying to quickly learn a few things, how we're going to play. with all the skill level canada had, that kind of played to their advantage. and at the start, you kind of get back those feelings you had in the first period: you really need one shift to get into it."
drew doughty, team canada: "it's insane. you don't want to be the guy who's going to mess up. at the same time, you so badly want to be the guy who wins the game for your country. a crazy feeling. i'm not going to lie. it's probably the most nervous i ever was, in overtime of the game. i've had other times during our stanley cup run where i could have been nervous, but i definitely think when i was on the ice, the most nervous time was that overtime period, knowing it was in canada and we were supposed to win the gold medal."
bill mccreary: "we figured it would be a really fast ot. at that stage, you just hope for what we call a clean goal. not a goal where a guy is hooked off the puck or a trip of any type of foul that creates a turnover that leads to the goal. that certainly didn't happen.
"it ends on a good note when there isn't something that leads up to the goal that people could question later on."
ryan whitney: "saying, 'we've got them -- they're all tightened up.' we kept saying, 'let's make this whole country cry,' or something stupid like that. there were some funny things said."
david backes: "i think we've got all the momentum. i think even after the break, we're in the room, going, 'someone's got to be the hero. it just takes one shot.'"
wayne gretzky: "i don't think i really got nervous at all for them until the americans tied it up late in the game. and when that happened, you know anything can happen in overtime."
sidney crosby says he never really looked at the net when he scored the golden goal. cris images
overtime
the two teams, edgy with anticipation and adrenaline amid the deafening roar, skated onto the ice for the opening of overtime. soon, a hero would be made. the tense, early moments were alive with dramatic plays, including a golden opportunity by team joe.
sidney crosby: "you could tell right from the start of overtime we were skating, we weren't sitting back. i think that's the attitude you want in overtime."
jamie: "i felt we carried the play early on. we had some opportunities."
ron wilson: intercepted a pass and fired one that luongo had no idea where the puck was, and the puck stuck right here, between his mask and his shoulder. he caught it like that. only does stuff like this: he anticipated where was passing the puck and suckered him and stuck his stick there and took a quick shot. we thought it was going in, then you're like, 'how did he stop that because [luongo] hasn't been sharp all night?'"
joe: "i think about it a little bit once in a while, that's for sure. you always hope you get a chance in overtime and that you're ready for it. i was ready, i got the chance, but it didn't go in. i remember going back to the bench and timmy thomas just being like, 'that was close.'"
ron wilson: "and then a couple of minutes, about two minutes later, phil kessel hit the that nobody really realized because the puck hit the and went up into the netting. we saw it from the bench and we were like, 'are you kidding me?'
"phil hadn't done much in the olympics, but he got one of those shots off like a really quick, really unbelievable release that only he can do and so he's literally one inch from himself scoring the golden goal."
brenden morrow says he couldn't imagine facing the canadian fans if they had not come back with a gold medal. bruce images)
mike babcock: "we turned the puck over early -- to and he went high on luongo. after that, we dominated. we had the puck for the rest of the time, i thought."
sidney crosby: "i don't remember's chance. i just remember that last shift. they had a rush, it ended up coming back, i think passed it to me."
scott niedmermayer: "i don't know who i was trying to pass it to. i on it, like i saw somebody, and then i saw their guy and i kind of did it halfway and then [crosby] got it."
zach parise: "i was on the ice, and i remember sid coming through and trying to split the d and the puck kind of rimmed around and hit the foot, and i think that kind of threw rafalski off a little bit and sid read that."
ron wilson: "i still see the puck coming around the boards. i didn't see what happens because it's in this corner [near the team benches]. we had our two most reliable, rafalski was out there and ryan suter. they were our pair."
sidney crosby: "i tried to go through the d -- it kind of got broken up and just kind of a scramble in the corner."
jamie: "unfortunately, i was on the ice up by my point. the puck came around the boards, however, that bounce came off there. i was covering the point, not sure who it was."
drew doughty: "i was on the ice. i was coming down the right point, coming in back door. if sid shot it off the back pad, i'd try to get the rebound."
scott: "i remember getting it behind the net again, regrouping, gave it to sid. i guess at that point i remember, you know, this guy's going for it right now. you just get that feeling like he's going to be real aggressive with this puck and he's going on the attack, and he did that and i think he kind of lost it. then it's into the corner. -- i loved it because stuff happens and it doesn't take much to get an opening. the puck was in the corner rattling around, and i felt i was open at that point, so i was already making a few strides towards the net to be the hero."
zach parise: "sid sent it to iginla. i was playing high in the slot covering the point, so i was kind of helpless. i was too far away to try and disrupt sid."
ron wilson: "the puck went around the wall and i see brian rafalski going. i said, 'ok, we're safe here because he's got it.' the next thing i know, sid's in on a breakaway."
mike babcock: "when sid got the puck, we were in a pretty good situation there."
sidney crosby: "i knew i had a good look. i think it was rafalski was with me along the boards, and i knew that the other d was with in the corner. so as soon as i got off the boards, i knew that there was nobody in front. i just had to beat rafalski off the boards, the way it kind of worked out i ended up on the net side and he ended up, i think, on the other side of me. ... i knew i was in a good position to get some momentum to go to the net and there wasn't anyone there. so, i think the big thing there is, do you shoot or do you take it?"
ryan miller: "there's a lot of times where he turns and shoots; there's other times where he knows he's got room and comes to the net. i thought this would be one of those times where he comes to the net."
sidney crosby: "i just thought, 'i've got to shoot it.' because if i take it to the net and for some reason i either have the forward come down and hit the puck or if the goalie cuts the angle and i don't get a good shot off, then i'm going to be kicking myself for not. when you're in that spot in overtime, you've got to take the shot. it wasn't a hard, hard shot, but i got it away pretty quick. i don't think i even looked at the net. i knew where [miller] was, but where i got the pass, i think i was right by the dot and i kind of knew the net was there and just tried to get it away quick."
wayne gretzky, who knows a thing or two about goals, says the gold medal was gravy on a great olympic games. sandra images
ryan miller: "i wasn't going to give him a chance to use that great backhand he's got."
ron wilson: "i don't know what ryan was thinking, starting to go with a on the puck and he's still 20 feet away. i didn't ever even want to ask ryan, 'what were you thinking? if you go down in your butterfly, you've smothered it.'"
sidney crosby: "the goalie goes down and basically, just the light coming on. i don't know if it's stuck in his pads or ... right at that split second, it's not like you see it the whole way going in the corner. you lose sight of it, then the light came on and you see everyone."
ryan miller: "mistake on my part. it sucks."
scott: "i think he was a little surprised, he shot it pretty quick. it wasn't a real, real good scoring chance. ... to be honest, i don't even think i saw him shoot it, and i just saw it hit the pad in the back of the net. it wasn't even that hard or top corner or anything. just kind of 'thud,' right in the back."
ron wilson: "i asked brian, i was like, what happened in the corner where we couldn't see? and he says, 'well, i was going to the puck and i looked up, like, where's iginla? where's crosby? where are they? so i watched the puck almost 'til it got to the back of the net. i know where it's going, so i'm going to the hash mark. so i look this way, look that way and there's no puck there.' the puck had hit billy feet. and [rafalski] said, 'it's in the net.' and i'm going, 'it hit billy feet.' billy didn't even know because we came back, i had him about a week later. i said, 'billy, if they shoot the puck around the wall on a dump-in, try and jump in the air. i know it's getting harder, you're getting a little older.' he could be caustic and then between the first and second he came over and he said, 'i had no idea you were busting my [chops]. someone told me in between periods that the puck hit my feet in the game.'
"the puck never even got to brian, and it was in our net. in a sneeze, it was in our net. and we had the two better scoring chances, too."
bill mccreary: "i think at the end, the feeling is you want to be satisfied with your own work. you watch the medals being handed out and it's a good feeling to realize you were not part of anyone losing or not part of anyone winning. it was a great experience."
drew doughty: "i saw it [go in] right away. me and were both down pretty low actually, and we were the only two on the ice. we tried to be the first guys to get to sid."
jamie: "unfortunately, i had a pretty good angle of watching it go in."
mike babcock: "i don't know how everybody else thinks, but in my heart and in my mind, i always believed we were going to get it done. that's just the way i operate."
zach parise: "it's just, you're devastated right away. because that just shattered everything. you're going from being on such a high, having a chance to win the game and all of a sudden you watch it go in and just, like, that it's over. everything we did, the whole two weeks, it's over.
"that's what it was -- disbelief that it just ended just like that. what seemed to be like a nothing play turned out to be it's over, the olympics are over."
needless to say, patrice bergeron was overwhelmed by emotions after sidney crosby scored the winning goal. jamie images
jarome iginla, team canada: "i felt like a little kid, throwing your gloves in the air. it was a and it went the right way, in my opinion. it was very special and it was one of those memories that will be with me for a long time. there was a lot on the line, as far as one goal and it could've gone either way. that was the old saying, 'the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.' fortunately, it went the right way -- and it was a pretty cool feeling."
roberto luongo: "joy. relief. i just remember putting my arms in the air and just gliding all the way down. i wasn't even skating fast, i was just looking at the heavens and thanking god the whole way that we were able to pull that off."
corey perry: "i was sitting at the end of the bench. i think i was sitting right beside morrow. we hadn't played at all. we were sitting there and watching the whole thing unfold and as soon as it went in, i jumped over the boards."
brenden morrow: "exhilaration. it was almost more relief than anything. scared to show your face anywhere in canada had we not won that. it was a huge relief. i remember the bench pouring, everyone jumping. and then all the flag skating and all that mayhem happened and you just spend the night celebrating."
ryan callahan: "you're still going home with a silver medal, but it's devastating. you're that close to completing your goal and ultimately winning a gold medal. to have that taken away from you that quick, it's hard to take."
phil kessel, team usa: "that's just how it happens, right? you get some chances, if one goes in, you're done."
ryan: "i was on the bench. i didn't actually see it. i was talking to one of the coaches at the time. ... it wasn't a down the ice or anything like that, where you could get prepared for it. just kind of, bang. it happened and away we went.
"when it did go in it was just kind of a shock and then everything's a blur. you don't really think about things from that point. just jump over the boards quick and get to the pile."
ryan whitney: "everyone probably thought we were going to win. i know i did. unfortunately, that's what happens. that was no one's fault. it was a quick play, get it to sid and that was that. that's how quickly things can turn and change. i would have bet anything we were going to win."
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ˈkɔri ˈpɛri, tim ˈkænədə: "maɪ ˈruˌmeɪt wɑz [jarome*] iginla*. ənd ðɛn ðɛr wɑz [brɛnt] ˈsiˌbrʊk, [marc-andre*] ˈflʊri, [maɪk] ˈrɪʧərdz, [dany*] ˈhitli, [ˈpætrɪk] ənd [ˈmɑrtɪn] ˈbrɑdər, aɪ θɪŋk. ɪt wɑz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ bɪˈkəz ˈɛvriˌbɑdi kaɪnd əv ˈgæðərd ɪn ɑrz. wi hæd ðə wən ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ənd ðə ˈkaʊʧɪz ənd ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈgæðərd ɪn ðɛr. ɪt wɑz kaɪnd əv ə kul ˈsɛˌtəp." ˈʤeɪmi, tim ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ: "wi hæd θri ɪn ɑrz: ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, ʤæk ˈʤɑnsən ənd ˈbɑbi raɪən. biɪŋ ðə ˈoʊldər gaɪ, aɪ hæd maɪ oʊn rum ənd ðoʊz tu ʃɛrd ə rum. "ju noʊ wət? ɪt wɑz ˈvɛri məʧ ðə seɪm. ˈɑbviəsli, wi nu ðə ˈmægnəˌtud əv ðət geɪm. bət wɪn jʊr pleɪɪŋ ɪn ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪks, ˈɛvəri geɪm ðɛr ər nərvz. goʊ bæk tɪ ðə quarterfinals*, wɛr ɪts do-or-die*, ɛz wɛl. ˈmeɪbi ɪt wɑz ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr, bət wid bɪn pərˈpɛrɪŋ fər ɪt ðə hoʊl tu wiks. "aɪ θɪŋk, goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪks, ɪt wɑz ə ˈvɛri jəŋ tim. krɪs ˈdruri ənd braɪən rəˈfɑlski ənd aɪ wər ðə ˈoʊnli oʊˈlɪmpiənz. aɪ θɪŋk wi dɪd ə lɔt əv ˈtɔkɪŋ ˈərli ɔn, ʤɪst əˈbaʊt biɪŋ hu wi ər ənd biɪŋ ɑr tim. wid pʊt ɑrˈsɛlvz ɪn ðɪs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. wi wər ðə ˈoʊnli tim ðət ˈhædənt lɔst ə geɪm ənd wi pleɪd ˈprɪti wɛl ɪn ˈɛvəri geɪm. "goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə geɪm, ðeɪ toʊld ˈjuˈɛs wi kʊd hæv muvd ˈɪntu əˈnəðər [ˈbɪgər] ˈlɑkər rum. wi sɛd, 'nɑ, wɪl ʤɪst steɪ ɪn ɑr ˈjuʒəwəl ˈlɑkər rum.' kip wɪθ ɑr seɪm ruˈtin." brʊks, tim ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ: "aɪ θɪŋk biɪŋ ðə geɪm, tu, aɪ θɪŋk ɪt geɪv ju ə lɔt lɛs taɪm tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɪt ənd gɪt ˈnərvəs əˈbaʊt ɪt. ju kaɪnd əv ʤɪst gɑt əp ənd ðə geɪm wɑz ɔn ju ˌbiˈfɔr ju nu ɪt. aɪ θɪŋk ðət wɑz gʊd fər ˈɛvriˌbɑdi. "aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk aɪ wɑz ˈvɛri ˈnərvəs æt ɔl. aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˈərli stɑrt taɪm hæd ə lɔt tɪ du wɪθ ðət." rəˈbɛrtoʊ luˈoʊŋgoʊ, tim ˈkænədə: "jʊr ˈnərvəs. ɪt wɑz ə juʤ ˈmoʊmənt ɪn maɪ kərɪr, ɪn maɪ laɪf. ðə gʊd nuz wɑz ðət ɪt wɑz ə 12 əˈklɑk geɪm. ju ˈdɪdənt hæv taɪm tɪ sɪt ɔn ɪt. ju gɑt əp, ju eɪt ənd ju wɛnt tɪ ðə rɪŋk. ðət wɑz ə gʊd θɪŋ, ju ˈdɪdənt hæv tɪ sɪt ɔn ɪt ɔl deɪ ənd bɪld əp mɔr nərvz ənd ðət kaɪnd əv stəf." ʤoʊ, tim ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ: "wi hæd ðə ˈləgʒəri əv pleɪɪŋ æt nun ˈɛvəri deɪ ɪn ðət ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈlidɪŋ əp tɪ ðə geɪm, wɪʧ wɑz ˈprɪti nis. wi hæd ðət seɪm ˈskɛʤʊl ˈɛvəri deɪ, ju ˈdɪdənt hæv tɪ ˈtrævəl fər skeɪts, ju ʤɪst steɪd ɪn jʊr ruˈtin, weɪk əp ənd wɔk ˈoʊvər tɪ gɪt fud ənd ðɛn wɔk ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə rɪŋk." skɑt, tim ˈkænədə: "jæ, ɪts ˈdɪfərənt. ðɛrz noʊ daʊt. ðə trɪk ɪz tɪ traɪ nɑt tɪ lɛt ɪt bi. ənd ðæts ə hɑrd θɪŋ tɪ du. ˈprɪti ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈgɪtɪŋ əp ðət deɪ. ˈivɪn ðə naɪt ˌbiˈfɔr, ju noʊ, laɪɪŋ ɪn bɛd noʊɪŋ wəts goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən təˈmɑˌroʊ, ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti ənd ðə steɪʤ ənd ɔl ðət stəf. aɪ hæd ðət seɪm ˈfilɪŋ goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ə ˈsɛvənθ geɪm əv ə ˈsɪriz ər ə ˈstænli kəp ˈfaɪnəl. "ðə trɪk ɪz tɪ traɪ ənd steɪ ˈfoʊkɪst ənd ʤɪst du wət ju nid tɪ du tɪ hæv səkˈsɛs, wət jʊd dən əp tɪ ðət pɔɪnt. ˈiziər sɛd ðən dən. "aɪ θɪŋk ɛz ə tim ənd haʊ wid prəˈgrɛst ənd haʊ wi stək təˈgɛðər, aɪ θɪŋk wi fɛlt ˈprɪti gʊd. aɪ min, wi stɪl fɛlt ðə ˈprɛʃər ənd ɪkˈsaɪtmənt ənd ɔl ðət. aɪ noʊ aɪ ˈdɪdənt fil ˈɛni æŋˈzaɪəti. ə bæd æŋˈzaɪəti. noʊ kˈwɛsʧənz. aɪ min, aɪ ˈdɪdənt ˈrɪli hæv ə kˈwɛʃən ɪn maɪ hɛd. ər wi goʊɪŋ tɪ wɪn ðɪs? aɪ ˈsərtənli bɪˈlivd wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ wɪn ɪt. aɪ θɪŋk goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ə geɪm wɪθ ðət ˈætəˌtud ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə raɪt weɪ tɪ du; nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈizi tɪ du, kənˈsɪdərɪŋ wət həz ˈhæpənd ənd hu wi wər pleɪɪŋ. ðeɪ hæd ˈɑbviəsli bit ˈjuˈɛs ˌbiˈfɔr." ˈbrɛndən ˈmɔroʊ, tim ˈkænədə: "ðeɪ bit ˈjuˈɛs ˈpriviəsli. aɪ nu ðət ðə ˈprɛʃər wɑz ɔn ˈjuˈɛs æt ðət pɔɪnt ɪn ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt. wɛl, frəm ðə ˈɔnˌsɛt əv ɪt. ʤɪst ˈhoʊstɪŋ ɪt, ðɛn ˈluzɪŋ ðət geɪm əˈgɛnst ə juz. tim, ðeɪ wər jəŋ, ˌɛnərˈʤɛtɪk, ˈdɪdənt hæv ðə ˈprɛʃər ɔn ðɛm." ˈpætrɪk keɪn, tim ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ: "fər səm ˈrizən, aɪ slɛpt ˈprɪti gʊd ðət naɪt. aɪ fɛlt gʊd əˈbaʊt ðət. "ɪts wɪrd. ju goʊ tɪ ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪks, ənd ˈɛvriˌwən goʊz tɪ ðə ˌkæfəˈtɪriə tɪ it. jʊr ɪn ðɛr ˈitɪŋ wɪθ jʊr tim ənd ðɛn ə ˈkəpəl ˈteɪbəlz ˈoʊvər ðə kəˈneɪdiənz ər ˈitɪŋ, tu. ənd ðɛn ju si iʧ ˈəðər ˈwɔkɪŋ bæk ənd fɔrθ frəm ðə bəs. ɪts ʤɪst kaɪnd əv ə wɪrd ˈɔrə ˌbiˈfɔr ðə geɪm ˈivɪn stɑrts ər ˈivɪn æt ðə rɪŋk." raɪən ˈkæləˌhæn, tim ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ: "ʤɪst ə lɔt əv ɪkˈsaɪtmənt ˈlidɪŋ əp tɪ ðə geɪm; ɪt wɑz ˈdɪfərənt ðən ə pleɪɔf geɪm. jʊr ɪkˈsaɪtɪd fər ə pleɪɔf geɪm, bət ju kən fil ðə ˈɛnərʤi ɪn ðə ˈsɪti, ðə ˈɛnərʤi əv ðə gaɪz ɔn ðə tim ənd wət wi wər əˈbaʊt tɪ goʊ aʊt ənd pleɪ fər. ɪts hɑrd tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ðət ˈfilɪŋ ju hæv." bɪl məˈkrɪri, ˌrɛfərˈi: "wi sæt daʊn ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ fər ˈbrɛkfəst, ðə fɔr əˈfɪʃəlz ðət wər ˈwərkɪŋ ðə geɪm, ʤin ˈmɔrɪn ənd [ˈstɛfɑn fonselius*, frəm ˈfɪnˌlænd] ənd ˈdæni oʊˈhælərən. aɪ wɛnt fər ə wɔk. ju wɔnt tɪ gɪt aʊt ɪn ðə frɛʃ ɛr ənd fil gʊd əˈbaʊt ˈjɔrsɛlf. bɪˈkəz ɪts ən ˌæftərˈnun geɪm, jʊr ruˈtin ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðə ˈæmbiəns ɪn ðə ˈsɪti, ˈɛvriˌwən wɑz ʤɪst ɛmˈbreɪsɪŋ ɪt. ɪt wɑz ə greɪt ˈspɛktəkəl. rɑn ˈwɪlsən nu ɪt wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə taɪt geɪm. bət ˈlɪtəl dɪd hi noʊ ɪt wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ðət taɪt. ʤɔrʤ ˈɪmɪʤɪz "wi gɑt ðɛr kloʊz tɪ tu aʊərz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə geɪm. ɔl ðə gaɪz ʤɪst ˈwɔntɪd tɪ gɪt ðɛr ənd sɔrt əv pʊt əˈsaɪd ɔl əv ðət ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl saɪd əv ðə stəf wi wər ˈwɪtnəsɪŋ. wi nu ɪt wɑz taɪm tɪ gɪt tɪ wərk." dəg ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ, ˈmænɪʤmənt, tim ˈkænədə: "aɪ wɔkt tɪ ðə geɪm baɪ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, ʤɪst ˈnərvəs ˈɛnərʤi aɪ gɛs, noʊɪŋ ɪt ˈwəzənt ɪn jʊr kənˈtroʊl haʊ ɪt wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ ɛnd." ʤoʊ: "ðə wən θɪŋ aɪ ˈrɪli rɪˈmɛmbər frəm ðət ˈmɔrnɪŋ wɑz ɔl ðə rɛd ɪn ðə ˈɛntrəns tɪ ðə rɪŋk ðət deɪ. goʊɪŋ θru ðoʊz laɪnz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, ju rɪˈmɛmbər ðə ˈmæsɪv laɪnz əv ˈpipəl ˈweɪtɪŋ aʊt ðɛr, ɔl ɪn rɛd." raɪən ˈmɪlər, tim ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ: "aɪ fɛlt æt iz. ɪt wɑz ə gʊd ˈtʊrnəmənt. aɪ wɑz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈpʊtɪŋ ə bɪg geɪm təˈgɛðər tɪ gɪv ðə gaɪz ə ʧæns tɪ wɪn. θruaʊt ðət hoʊl ˈtʊrnəmənt, wi pʊt ən ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn ˈɛvriˌwən biɪŋ səˈlɛktɪd tɪ du ə pɑrt, wi hæd ə geɪm plæn ənd ˈɛvriˌwən hæd tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ðɛr ʤɑb. ənd ˈɛvəri pleɪər hæd θruaʊt ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt. aɪ ʤɪst traɪd tɪ kip maɪ maɪnd ɪn ðət kaɪnd əv speɪs ənd ʤɪst gɪv gaɪz ə ʧæns ðət deɪ. "ˈɛvriˌwən wɑz ˈprɪti kɑm, ɛz aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ɪt. ðə gaɪz wər əˈproʊpriɪtli lus, æt ə gʊd ˈlɛvəl. gaɪz ðət nid tɪ ʤoʊk əraʊnd wər ˈʤoʊkɪŋ əraʊnd, gaɪz hu laɪk tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs wər ˈfoʊkɪst, ɪt fɛlt laɪk ə ˈnɔrməl geɪm. ðæts haʊ ɪt fɛlt laɪk tɪ mi, æt list. ənd tɪ mi, ðoʊz ər gʊd saɪnz." raɪən ˈwɪtni, tim ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ: "ɪt wɑz mi ənd raɪən məˈloʊn, wi hæd ə θɪŋ ɪn ˈpɪtsbərg. wi wʊd mɛs əraʊnd ənd meɪk fən əv θɪŋz wi ˈdɪdənt du wɛl. aɪ wʊd tɛl ɪm tɪ skeɪt fæst ənd hi wʊd tɛl mi tɪ bi ˈfɪzɪkəl. wi wʊd gɪt ðə bɔɪz ˈlæfɪŋ. raɪən sɛd ɪt wɑz ˈbɪznɪs ɛz ˈjuʒəwəl ˌbiˈfɔr wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst geɪmz əv hɪz laɪf. ˈæləks ˈɪmɪʤɪz "wi gɑt tɪ ðə rɪŋk əraʊnd ər 10 aɪ θɪŋk aɪ eɪt əraʊnd wɪθ ˈbəgzi məˈloʊn ənd brʊks ənd ə ˈkəpəl ˈəðər gaɪz. ðɛr wɑz soʊ məʧ ˈnərvəs ˈɛnərʤi. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wɛnt baɪ soʊ kwɪk. ju fɛlt laɪk ju wər ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈrɛdi fər ðə geɪm frəm ðə ˈmoʊmənt ju woʊk əp." pɔl ˈstæstˌni, tim ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ: "ɛz ðə geɪm gɑt ˈkloʊzər, ˈbətərˌflaɪz ˈstɑrtɪd. ju gɪt ˈnərvəs ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛvəri geɪm. ðæts ʤɪst pɑrt əv ðə ˈbɪznɪs. ɪts təf tɪ bit ðə seɪm tim twaɪs ɪn ə ʃɔrt ˈtʊrnəmənt. ðə ˈprɛʃər wɑz ɔn ðɛm, bət ˈæftər wi bit ðɛm, wi hæd ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz ðət wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ wɪn. gaɪz wər ˈfoʊkɪst. wi hæd ˈwɪtni, hi wɑz duɪŋ ə gʊd ʤɑb ɪn ðə ˈlɑkər rum əv ˈkipɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwən kɑm. hi kɛpt ɪt laɪt ɪn ðɛr. hi dɪd ə gʊd ʤɑb əv ˈpəmpɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwənz taɪərz ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwən lus. ɪts wən əv ðoʊz geɪmz wɛr ju doʊnt nid ˈspiʧɪz." rɪk næʃ, tim ˈkænədə: "aɪv ˈɔlˌweɪz sɛd ðət wəns ju gɪt tɪ ðə rɪŋk, taɪm ˈdəzənt ˈrɪli ˈmætər tɪ mi. wəns ju teɪk jʊr sut ɔf ənd gɪt ˈɪntu jʊr kloʊðz tɪ goʊ ˈɔntu ðə aɪs, hæf aʊər ˌbiˈfɔr, aʊər ənd ə hæf, ju stɑrt ˈstrɛʧɪŋ ˌwəˈtɛvər ɪt meɪ bi wəns ju gɪt tɪ ðə rɪŋk, ðɛrz ˈnɛvər bɪn ˈɛni taɪm fər mi. aɪv ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ˈvɛri sɛt ɔn geɪm deɪ." ɛd olczyk*, ˈkələr ˈkɑmənˌteɪtər, ˈɛnˌbiˈsi: "aɪ hæd ðə ˈfilɪŋ ðət wi wər ɔn ðə vərʤ əv ˈsəmθɪŋ ril ˈspɛʃəl, kənˈsɪdərɪŋ haʊ ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt wɛnt. ʤɪst kaɪnd əv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈlidɪŋ əp tɪ ɪt. ɪt dɪd hæv ðə ˈfilɪŋ əv wən əv ðoʊz juˈnik deɪz ɪkˈspɛkt ðə ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd, ˈpipəl wər goʊɪŋ tɪ si ðə bɛst əv ðə bɛst." ˈgɛri ˈbɛtmən, kəˈmɪʃənər: "aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðə ɪkˈsaɪtmənt ɪn ðə ˈsɪti ˈwɔkɪŋ ðə strits wɑz ˈpælpəbəl. ɪt wɑz laɪk ˈnəθɪŋ ɛls ɪn ðə wərld ˌbiˈsaɪdz ðə geɪm ɪgˈzɪstəd. "ðə strits wər mɑbd ənd ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnts wər mɑbd ənd ðə bɑrz wər mɑbd. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər wi wɛnt fər lənʧ əraʊnd ˈlənʧˌtaɪm ənd ðeɪ toʊld ˈjuˈɛs, ju hæv tɪ bi aʊt ɪn 45 ˈmɪnəts bɪˈkəz wiv soʊld ðə ˈteɪbəl fər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˌæftərˈnun." ˈpætrɪk ʃɑrp, tim ˈkænədə, 2014 "aɪ wɛnt bæk tɪ maɪ ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn ɪn ˈθəndər beɪ [ɑnˈtɛrioʊ] ənd wɔʧt ɔl ðə geɪmz. aɪ ˈfɑloʊd ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈprɪti ˈkloʊsli. aɪ ʤɪst rɪˈmɛmbər ˈθɪŋkɪŋ haʊ bɪg ə steɪʤ ɪt wɑz, ənd ˈmeɪbi ɪt wɑz bɪˈkəz aɪ wɑz bæk ɪn ˈkænədə, əm nɑt ʃʊr, bət aɪ fɛlt aɪ wɑz ˈnərvəs ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ʤɪst ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə geɪmz. aɪ wɑz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ, 'ðɪs ɪz ɛz bɪg ə steɪʤ fər ˈhɑki ɛz ɪt kən gɪt.'" ˈdəŋkən kiθ, tim ˈkænədə: "aɪ wɑz ˈwɔkɪŋ tɪ ðə bəs tɪ hɛd tɪ ðə geɪm. aɪ wɑz ˈwɔkɪŋ baɪ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ənd aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ˈθɪŋkɪŋ haʊ ˈnərvəs aɪ wɑz ənd ˈæŋʃəs ənd ɪkˈsaɪtɪd. aɪ ʤɪst rɪˈmɛmbər ˈfilɪŋ, aɪd ˈnɛvər bɪn ðət ˈnərvəs ˌbiˈfɔr ə geɪm ɪn maɪ ɪnˈtaɪər laɪf." ˈʤeɪmi, noʊ. 15 sɪz ɪt wɑz ə sərˈil ˈfilɪŋ ɛz ðə pleɪərz tʊk ðə aɪs. brus ˈɪmɪʤɪz,, ˈnæʃənəl ˈænθəmz ənd ˈərli ɪn ðə geɪm ˈhirɪŋ ðə ˈfrɛnzid kraʊd, ˈfilɪŋ ðə ˈtɛnʃən waɪl ˈgɪtɪŋ drɛst ɪn ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪv ˈlɑkər rumz, ˌriɪnˈfɔrst tɪ ðə pleɪərz wət wɑz ˈraɪdɪŋ ɔn ðɪs geɪm. ə ˈrɛkərd ˈævərɪʤ əv ˈmɪljən əˈmɛrɪkənz ənd ˈmɪljən kəˈneɪdiənz hæf əv ðə ˈkəntriz ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, ɪn ðə keɪs əv ðə ˈlætər wər ˈtunɪŋ ɪn tɪ wɔʧ. ˈpætrɪk keɪn: "tɪ bi ˈɑnəst wɪθ ju, aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk wi nu haʊ ˈkreɪzi ɪt wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi wɪn wi gɑt ðɛr." pɔl ˈstæstˌni: "ɪn ðə ˈlɑkər rum, ju kʊd fil ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr; ju kʊd hir ɪt. ɪt wɑz laɪk, 'lɛts ʤɪst gɪt ðɪs geɪm ˈstɑrtɪd.' ɪt wɑz soʊ məʧ ɪkˈsaɪtmənt." zæk ˈpɑraɪz: "ɪts ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈfilɪŋ. ðɛr wɑz ʤɪst səʧ ə ˈdɪfərənt vaɪb əraʊnd ðə ˈlɑkər rum. ənd ˈivɪn ʤɪst əˈməŋst iʧ ˈəðər, ʤɪst noʊɪŋ wət wɑz æt steɪk." raɪən ˈkæləˌhæn: "ɪt wɑz [laʊd]. laɪk aɪ sɛd, ðət goʊz tɪ ðə ˈɛnərʤi ju fil, nɑt ˈoʊnli ɪn ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ, bət ðə hoʊl ˈsɪti ˈlidɪŋ əp tɪ ɪt ənd ðə deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr. biɪŋ ɪn vænˈkuvər, səʧ ə ˈhɑki ˈsɪti; ɪt wɑz ə kul pleɪs. wi nu wi wər əp əˈgɛnst ə təf əˈpoʊnənt. wi wər goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ə təf geɪm, nu ɪt wʊd bi kloʊz." tim ˈkænədə, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kɛn ˈhɪʧˌkɑk, hæd greɪt tim koʊˈhiʒən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɛr rən tɪ ðə goʊld ˈmɛdəl. braɪən ˈɪmɪʤɪz pɔl ˈstæstˌni: "ɪt ˈrɪli hɪts ju wɪn jʊr aʊt ðɛr fər warm-ups*. ɪt ˈkʊdənt bi ˈɛni ˈlaʊdər fər warm-ups*. ˈɛvriˌbɑdi wɑz soʊ ɪkˈsaɪtɪd fər ɪt. ˈɑnəstli, ɪt riˈmaɪndɪd mi əv wɪn ju si ðə kəˈmərʃəlz əv ðə juz. ˈnæʃənəl ˈsɑkər tim pleɪɪŋ ɪn ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ər ˈsəmθɪŋ. ðət wɑz ˈlaʊdər ðən ˈɛni ərˈinə ɪn pleɪɔf taɪm. ju kænt ˈivɪn dɪˈskraɪb haʊ laʊd ɪt wɑz. ˈæftər ðət, ju ˈriəˌlaɪz ðə ˈmægnəˌtud." ˈʤɑnəθən tɑuz: "fər ˈjuˈɛs, ɪt wɑz ɔl ər ˈnəθɪŋ. aɪ θɪŋk ɪt ɪz ˈɛniˌtaɪm fər ˈkænədə æt ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪks. bət tɪ bi æt hoʊm wɪθ ɑr hoʊm fænz, wɪθ ðə ˈɛfərts əv ɔl ðə ˈdɪfərənt kəˈneɪdiən ˈæθˌlits wər ˈpʊtɪŋ aʊt tɪ wɪn goʊldz, wɪn ˈmɛdəlz fər ɑr ˈkəntri, ðæts ðə wən wi ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ wɪn. ˈɛniˌθɪŋ lɛs ðən ðət ɪz ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ. jʊr ˈkɑnstəntli riˈmaɪndɪd əv ðət wɪn jʊr ɪn ðət ˈætməsˌfɪr." weɪn ˈgrɛtˈski, ˈspɛʃəl ædˈvaɪzər, tim ˈkænədə: "fərst əv ɔl, aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ˈfilɪŋ ðət goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə geɪm, ðə tu bɛst timz ɪn ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt wər goʊɪŋ tɪ mit. ðət wɑz ɪn ðə bæk əv maɪ maɪnd. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈmɛmbər ðət deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə geɪm ʤɪst haʊ ˈnərvəs aɪ wɑz eɪt jɪrz ˈərliər [ɛz tim ˈkænədə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər ɪn sɔlt leɪk ˈsɪti], wɪn wi pleɪd ɪn ðə geɪm. aɪ ʤɪst rɪˈmɛmbər ɔl ðə ɪkˈsaɪtmənt ənd nərvz ənd wət ˈɛvriˌwən wɑz goʊɪŋ θru. bət ˈrɪli, kwaɪt ˈɑnəstli, ðət deɪ ɪn vænˈkuvər, aɪ hæd ə greɪt sɛns əv bɪˈlif ənd rɪˈlif goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə geɪm ðət ˈkænədə wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ wɪn ðə goʊld ˈmɛdəl." maɪk ˈbæbkɔk, hɛd koʊʧ, tim ˈkænədə: "ʤɪst rɪˈmɛmbər ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti æt hænd: biɪŋ kəˈneɪdiən ənd ˈhævɪŋ ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ wɪn oʊˈlɪmpɪk goʊld æt hoʊm. tɪ ʃɛr ðət wɪθ jʊr ˈfæməli, tɪ ʃɛr ðət wɪθ vænˈkuvər, tɪ ʃɛr ðət wɪθ ˈkænədə, ðoʊz wər maɪ θɔts. "aɪ ʤɪst rɪˈmɛmbər ɪt wɑz ə drim əv maɪn wən deɪ ðɛr wʊd bi ə ˈpɑrti ɪn ˈɛvəri ˈlɪtəl haʊs ənd ˈfɑrmˌhaʊs ənd ˈlɪtəl kəmˈjunɪti ənd taʊn əˈkrɔs ˈkænədə ɪf wi wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt ɪt dən. "aɪ θɔt wi wər kɑm ənd kəmˈpoʊzd. wi wɛnt θru ðə ˈstrəkʧər əv haʊ wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ pleɪ ənd hæv səkˈsɛs. wi wər ˈvɛri ˈbɪznɪsˌlaɪk. wi hæd ˈvɛri gʊd ˈlidərˌʃɪp ɪn ɑr rum ɪn [krɪs] ˈprɔngər ənd, səm gaɪz ðət hæd bɪn əraʊnd ə lɔŋ taɪm. ənd aɪ θɔt ðət ˈrɪli hɛlpt ˈjuˈɛs." kɛn ˈhɪʧˌkɑk, əˈsɪstənt koʊʧ, tim ˈkænədə: "aɪv ˈnɛvər bɪn ɪn ə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən wɛr aɪ fɛlt mɔr priˈpɛrd. aɪ fɛlt laɪk ðə tim wɑz mɔr priˈpɛrd, mɔr rɪˈlækst ənd mɔr ˈrɛdi tɪ pleɪ ðən ˈɛni tim ɪn ðət geɪm. aɪ ˈrɪli fɛlt ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɛr ðə tim wɑz æt; aɪ ˈrɪli fɛlt ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɛr ðə prɛp wɑz æt. aɪ fɛlt laɪk ðɛr wɑz noʊ kˈwɛʃən ɪn maɪ maɪnd wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ wɪn ðə ˈhɑki geɪm. aɪ ˈwəzənt ˈnərvəs; aɪ ˈwəzənt, 'oʊ, maɪ gɑd, wəts goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən?' aɪ wʊd bi ɪn ə ˈdɪfərənt freɪm əv maɪnd naʊ, ɪf ðə rɪˈzəlt hæd ʧeɪnʤd. aɪ ʤɪst fɛlt laɪk, frəm ðə taɪm aɪ gɑt əp tɪ ðə taɪm aɪ wɛnt tɪ ðə rɪŋk, tɪ ðə taɪm wi priˈpɛrd, tɪ ðə taɪm wi wər ˈrɛdi tɪ pleɪ, wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ wɪn ðə ˈhɑki geɪm bɪˈkəz noʊ. 1 wi wər pleɪɪŋ soʊ wɛl. noʊ. 2 wi wər ˈprɪti ˈhɛlθi. noʊ. 3 aɪ fɛlt laɪk wi pleɪd greɪt əˈgɛnst ðə əˈmɛrɪkənz ɪn ðə fərst geɪm ənd lɔst. soʊ, aɪ ˈdɪdənt hæv ˈɛni daʊt wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ wɪn. moʊst əv ðə ˈspiʧɪz wi meɪd wər, 'heɪ, wɪr duɪŋ ðɪs ˈrɪli wɛl, lɛts ʤɪst kip goʊɪŋ. ðɪs ɪz wəts ˈrɪli goʊɪŋ wɛl kip goʊɪŋ.' ðɛr wər ˈvɛri fju əˈʤəstmənts wi meɪd, wi θɔt, 'mæn, wɪr ˈrɪli ɔn tɔp əv ɑr geɪm hir.'" ˈæftər ˈluzɪŋ tɪ ðə juz. ˈərliər ɪn ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt, rɪk næʃ sɛd tim ˈkænədə hæd ˈplɛnti əv taɪm tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt wət wɛnt rɔŋ. ˈæləks ˈɪmɪʤɪz rɪk næʃ: "wi pleɪd ɑr ˈsɪstəm ðə hoʊl weɪ θru ənd wi lɔst ɪn ðə tɪ ðə juz., soʊ wi hæd ə lɔt əv taɪm tɪ wərk aʊt ɑr kɪŋks ənd wi nu wət ðeɪ wər goʊɪŋ tɪ du, soʊ ɪt wɑz ʤɪst ˈfɑloʊ ðə ˈsɪstəm, pleɪ hɑrd ənd pleɪ fər jʊr ˈkəntri." ˈʤeɪmi: "aɪd bi laɪɪŋ ɪf aɪ ˈdɪdənt seɪ ðə lɛgz ˈdɪdənt fil ə bɪt ˈdɪfərənt. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðə fərst geɪm əv ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt, jʊr aɪz stɑrt ˈwɑndərɪŋ. ðɪs ɪz ˈrɪli ˈhæpənɪŋ; wɪr ˈrɪli hir. geɪm, ɪt wɑz səm əv ðə seɪm. ju hæd ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv ðət ɪn ðə ˈwɔrˌməp, bət ɪt goʊz əˈweɪ ɛz sun ɛz jʊr ˈwɔrmɪŋ əp. ˈmeɪbi ðə fərst ˈkəpəl əv ʃɑts, jʊr hænz doʊnt fil ðə seɪm. "ɪf aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər kərˈɛktli, aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðə tɔk əˈbaʊt haʊ praʊd wi ʃʊd bi əˈbaʊt biɪŋ æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ənd ðət wid ərnd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wid ˈgɔtən ənd ðoʊz taɪps əv θɪŋz. "wi nu wɛr wi wər. wi nu ðɛrd bi 100 ˈpipəl ˈʧɪrɪŋ fər ˈjuˈɛs ənd ðə rɛst ˈʧɪrɪŋ fər ðɛm. wi nu wət kaɪnd əv ˈætməsˌfɪr ɪt wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi." kɛn ˈhɪʧˌkɑk: "maɪk dɪd moʊst əv ðə ˈtɔkɪŋ. ðə pɔɪnts wər ˈrɪli ˈsɪmpəl. wi ˈrɪli bɪlt ɔn ðə weɪ wi pleɪd ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf. wi θɔt wi pleɪd greɪt ɪn geɪm 1 ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf. wi fɛlt ˈrɪli, ˈrɪli gʊd. wi ʤɪst fɛlt laɪk, 'mæn, wɪr pleɪɪŋ ˈrɪli wɛl. lɛts ʤɪst kip goʊɪŋ.' ɑr tim wɑz ˈrɪli kloʊz, ˈrɪli taɪt təˈgɛðər. ðɛr wɑz greɪt ˈkɛmɪstri, greɪt koʊˈhiʒən. ʤɪst, ɪt fɛlt laɪk ə bənʧ əv gaɪz ju ˈdɪdənt ˈɛvər wɔnt tɪ lɛt goʊ əv ðə roʊp. ðət wɑz ðə weɪ ɪt fɛlt. ju ˈdɪdənt ˈɛvər wɔnt tɪ goʊ hoʊm. ju ˈdɪdənt wɔnt ɪt tɪ breɪk əp. ju ʤɪst fɛlt laɪk ju wər goʊɪŋ tɪ wɪn fərˈɛvər." rəˈbɛrtoʊ luˈoʊŋgoʊ: "ɪt wɑz ˈrɪli ˌɪnˈtɛns. ˈɑbviəsli, wɪn ˈkəntriz kəmˈpit əˈgɛnst iʧ ˈəðər, ðɛrz ə bɪt mɔr ˈiˌmoʊʃən ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ðən ə ˈrɛgjələr geɪm." raɪən ˈwɪtni: "ˈʤeɪmi wɑz ril gʊd. gaɪz ʤɪst lʊkt əp tɪ ɪm ənd krɪs ˈdruri. ðeɪ wər gaɪz hu hæd bɪn ðɛr ənd hæv dən ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju kən du ɪn ˈhɑki. ðeɪ wʊd seɪ wət wi hæv tɪ du. aɪ wɑz ðɛr ˈkrækɪŋ ʤoʊks ənd ˈlæfɪŋ ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt, ˈkipɪŋ ɪt ə ˈlɪtəl lus. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər [koʊʧ] rɑn ˈwɪlsən wɑz greɪt æt nɑt ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈprɛʃər ɔn ðə gaɪz, riˈmaɪndɪŋ ðɛm ðɪs wɑz ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˌɑpərˈtunəti ənd ə deɪ nən əv ˈjuˈɛs wʊd ˈɛvər fərˈgɛt. ðɛr ˈwəzənt məʧ ˈhɑki tɔk ˌbiˈfɔr. ðɛr wɑz ˈrɪli noʊ mɔr ˈɛksɪz ənd oʊz ju kʊd goʊ ˈoʊvər. "aɪ tɛl ˈɛvriˌwən, bɪˈkəz əm nɑt əˈfreɪd tɪ riˈmaɪnd maɪ ˈbədiz aɪ pleɪd ɪn ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪks, aɪ tɛl ðɛm ðə tu θɪŋz aɪl ˈnɛvər fərˈgɛt ðɛr wɑz haʊ ˈsaɪlənt ɪt wɑz wɪn wi bit ðɛm ɪn ðə. rɪˈmɛmbər wɪn [raɪən] ˈkɛsələr skɔrd ðə bɛst əv ɔl taɪm? ɪt wɑz dɛd ˈsaɪlənt ðɛr. "ðə ˈəðər θɪŋ wɑz ˌbiˈfɔr ðət [gold-medal*] geɪm. ɪt wɑz ˈbɑŋkərz." ˈdeɪvɪd bæks: "ðət ˈlɑkər rum wɑz ˈvɛri ˈbɪznɪsˌlaɪk. nɑt ə lɔt əv ˈvɔɪsɪz ɪn ðɛr. aɪ maɪt hæv bɪn wən əv ðə ˈlaʊdər ˈvɔɪsɪz. ʤɪst, 'heɪ, ju noʊ wət? wiv bɪn duɪŋ ɪt ɔl ˈtʊrnəmənt, wi doʊnt hæv tɪ ʧeɪnʤ məʧ. wi bit ðɪs tim ɔˈrɛdi, lɛts goʊ aʊt ðɛr ənd du ɪt.' wi nu ðə steɪʤ, ðə vˈjuərˌʃɪp, wət ɪt mɛnt fər ˈjuˈɛs." zæk ˈpɑraɪz: "ju ˈkʊdənt si ðɛm, bət ðeɪ wər laʊd. aɪ du rɪˈmɛmbər ðət. bɪˈkəz wi dɪd warmups*, ənd aɪ θɪŋk ɪn ðə wi dɪd 16 ˈmɪnəts. ənd ˈkænədə ˈwɔntɪd tɪ kip ɪt mɔr laɪk ən geɪm. soʊ wi hæd ðə aɪs tɪ ɑrˈsɛlvz fər ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ənd ðɛn ðeɪ keɪm ɔn ənd ðə bəz ɪn ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ wɑz ˈɔsəm. ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr ɪn ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ wɑz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl. "ju stɪl hæd ðə ˈbətərˌflaɪz θru ðə geɪm. ɪt wɑz wən əv ðoʊz rɛr geɪmz ðət ju, ʤɪst fər ðə fərst ˈlɪtəl bɪt, ju doʊnt wɔnt tɪ meɪk ə mɪˈsteɪk. aɪ gɛs ɪts laɪk pleɪɪŋ ə geɪm 7 aɪ θɪŋk ɛz ju kaɪnd əv gɪt jʊr fit ˈəndər ju, jʊr ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt mɔr ˈkəmfərtəbəl ənd ju ʤɪst pleɪ ənd jʊr ˈɪnstɪŋkts teɪk ˈoʊvər." brʊks: "aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ɪt bɪˈkəz ˈɛvəri ˈəðər geɪm ˌbiˈsaɪdz ðət wən wi hæd ə tən əv səˈpɔrt æt ɔl ðə geɪmz, bət ɪn ðət wən ɪt wɑz ˈprɪti rɛd ɪn ðə kraʊd ðɛr. aɪ θɪŋk ɪt wɑz ɪn ðə ˈəpər dɛk ðeɪ stək ɔl ðə əˈmɛrɪkənz. aɪ seɪ ɔl, ðɛr wərənt ˈmɛni. "aɪ θɪŋk ɪt kaɪnd əv wərkt ɪn ɑr ˈfeɪvər, tu. aɪ ˈdɪdənt ˈɛnvi ðə kəˈneɪdiənz' pəˈzɪʃən æt ɔl. aɪ min, ˈɛvriˌwənz laɪk, 'oʊ, jæ, ɪt wɑz ə hoʊm geɪm,' bət ðeɪ wər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ wɪn, ðɛr wɑz soʊ məʧ ˈprɛʃər ɔn ðɛm tɪ wɪn. wi hæd səʧ ə jəŋ grup, tu, wɪθ noʊ oʊˈlɪmpɪk ɪkˈspɪriəns, ənd aɪ θɪŋk ðət tʊk ə lɔt əv ˈprɛʃər ɔf ˈjuˈɛs." raɪən ˈmɪlər: "aɪ tʊk ɪn ə bɪt əv ɪt. aɪ laɪk tɪ bi əˈwɛr əv maɪ sərˈaʊndɪŋz. aɪ ˈdɪdənt wɔnt tɪ hæv tu məʧ ˈtənəl ˈvɪʒən goʊɪŋ ɔn. maɪ ʤɑb ɪz tɪ bi əˈwɛr əv wəts goʊɪŋ ɔn əraʊnd mi. soʊ aɪ tʊk ɪn ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv ɪt. aɪ ʤɪst traɪd tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈɪntu əˈnəðər ˈhɑki geɪm." raɪən, tim ˈkænədə: "pɑrt əv biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ pleɪ æt ðət ɪˈlit ˈlɛvəl ɪz goʊɪŋ aʊt ðɛr ənd ɛmˈbreɪsɪŋ ðə ˈmoʊmənt ənd nɑt ˈgɪtɪŋ tu wund əp. aɪ θɪŋk ðət ju hæv tɪ ˈkɑnʃəsli θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ˈkɑmɪŋ daʊn ənd pleɪɪŋ ðə geɪm ðə raɪt weɪ. "aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ˈsɪtɪŋ daʊn ˈæftər ðə fərst ʃɪft, ˈgɪtɪŋ bæk tɪ ðə bɛnʧ ənd ʤɪst ˈsɪtɪŋ daʊn ənd kaɪnd əv ˈteɪkɪŋ ə dip brɛθ ənd seɪɪŋ, 'wi gɑt ðət wən aʊt əv ðə weɪ' kaɪnd əv θɪŋ, ənd wi kən goʊ ɔn wɪθ ðə geɪm." ˈʤeɪmi: "ðət fərst ʃɪft wɑz təf. ju wər ə ˈlɪtəl kɔt əp." ˈdəŋkən kiθ: "ˈæftər ðə fərst ˈkəpəl ʃɪfts, ɛz ə tim wi wər priˈpɛrd, wi wər ˈfoʊkɪst. ɛz məʧ ɛz wi wər ˈnərvəs, ðɛr wɑz stɪl ðət ˈsəmθɪŋ ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv ˈjuˈɛs ðət sɛd tɪ ɑrˈsɛlvz, wi wərənt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi dɪˈnaɪd ɔn ɑr hoʊm sɔɪl, wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ə weɪ, noʊ ˈmætər wət. ɛz ˈnərvəs ɛz wi wər, ɪt tərnd ˈɪntu ðət ˈætəˌtud ðət wi wərənt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi dɪˈnaɪd." ˈkɔri ˈpɛriz goʊl geɪv tim ˈkænədə ə lɔt əv ˈkɑnfədɛns ˈmɪdˌweɪ θru ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈpɪriəd. ʤɔrʤ ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈkænədə teɪks ə lɛd ˈæftər tɛns, ˈækʃən, æt əv ðə fərst ˈpɪriəd, ˈʤɑnəθən tɑuz skɔrd tɪ gɪv tim ˈkænədə ðə ˈərli lɛd ənd ˈfərðər stoʊk ðə kraʊd. ðɛn, æt əv ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈpɪriəd, ˈkɔri ˈpɛri faɪərd wən pæst raɪən ˈmɪlər tɪ meɪk ɪt ənd ɪt lʊkt ɛz ðoʊ ðə kəˈneɪdiənz wər ɪn ʧɑrʤ. ˈkɔri ˈpɛri: "ɪt wɑz juʤ. ɪt ˈdɛfənətli hɛlps ðət ɪt wɛnt ɪn, bət aɪ θɪŋk wi wər ˈhæfˈweɪ θru ðə geɪm. ðɛr wɑz stɪl əˈnəðər hæf ə geɪm tɪ pleɪ. ˈɛniˌθɪŋ kən ˈhæpən. "tɪ skɔr ðə ˈsɛkənd goʊl, ɪt wɑz ˈspɛʃəl. ɪt wɑz ə greɪt pleɪ. aɪ ʤɪst hæd tɪ meɪk ðə kwɪk ʃɑt ɔn ˈmɪlər bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz ə pæs ənd ɪt ʤɪst faʊnd ə weɪ tɪ gɪt ɪn." raɪən: "æt ðət pɔɪnt, jʊr ʤɪst pleɪɪŋ. wɪr pleɪɪŋ ˈɛvəri ˈmɪnət, ˈɛvəri ʃɪft bɪˈkəz ðɛr duɪŋ ðə seɪm θɪŋ. soʊ ɪts nɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɪˈlæks æt ˈɛni ˈmoʊmənt wɪn jʊr ɪn ə geɪm laɪk ðət. soʊ, aɪ doʊnt ˈɛvər rɪˈmɛmbər ˈfilɪŋ seɪf, noʊ." ˈdeɪvɪd bæks nu ðət ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə juz. wɑz ɪn ə hoʊl, ðeɪ hæd feɪst, ənd ˈoʊvərˌkəm, ædˈvərsɪˌti ˌbiˈfɔr. ˈʤeɪmi ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈsɪdni ˈkrɔzbi: "aɪ θɪŋk wi wər ˈrɪli ˈkəmfərtəbəl. wi wər ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈrɪli gʊd ˈʧænsɪz. ˈmɪlər wɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ səm gʊd seɪvz. wi fɛlt wi hæd kənˈtroʊl əv ðə geɪm." raɪən ˈmɪlər: "aɪ wɑz ˈdɛfənətli ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd tɪ gɪt daʊn. bət æt ðə seɪm taɪm wɑz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt traɪɪŋ tɪ kip ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪn ˈstraɪkɪŋ ˈdɪstəns. tu goʊlz ˈɪzənt ˌɪnsərˈmaʊntəbəl ʤɪst ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˈsɛtəl θɪŋz daʊn." maɪk ˈbæbkɔk: "gɪt ðə θərd goʊl. ʤɪst gɪt ðə θərd wən." ˈʤeɪmi: "θru ðə hoʊl ˈtʊrnəmənt, ðɛr wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ðɪs ˈfilɪŋ ðət ðɪs wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən fər ˈjuˈɛs, ðət ðɪs wɑz ɑr taɪm. daʊn ˌwəˈtɛvər ɪt wɑz, wi ˈnɛvər θɔt əˈbaʊt [ˈluzɪŋ]. "ˈivɪn əˈgɛnst ˈfɪnˌlænd, wɪn wi wər əp ju stɪl doʊnt fil ˈkəmfərtəbəl. ju ˈnɛvər əˈlaʊd ˈjɔrsɛlf tɪ fil ˈkəmfərtəbəl. "tɪ mi, ɪts wən əv ðoʊz ˈtərnəmənts ju hæv tɪ bi pəmpt əp æt ˈɛvəri ˈmoʊmənt ənˈtɪl ðət ˈfaɪnəl ˈbəzər bɪˈkəz ðə timz jʊr pleɪɪŋ ər ðət gʊd. "aɪ ʤɪst rɪˈmɛmbər ˈθɪŋkɪŋ, 'naʊ wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ faɪnd ə weɪ tɪ gɪt θri ɔn ðɛm.' ɪt ˈnɛvər əˈkərd tɪ mi ðət ɪt mɛnt wi wər dən." zæk ˈpɑraɪz: "ɪts ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈizi tɪ seɪ wɪn ə tim həz ə greɪt ˈkəmˌbæk ðət, 'oʊ, wi ˈnɛvər fɛlt wi wər aʊt əv ɪt.' bət, əv kɔrs, ɪt wɑz ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ. ɪt wɑz ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wər duɪŋ ə gʊd ʤɑb əˈgɛnst ˈjuˈɛs. wi ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli ʧeɪnʤd ðə weɪ wi pleɪd. wi ʤɪst kɛpt duɪŋ wət hæd wərkt fər ˈjuˈɛs. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, wi kaɪnd əv ʧɪpt əˈweɪ ənd ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ breɪk ðɛm daʊn ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt. "aɪ θɪŋk ɪts ˈjumən ˈneɪʧər ɪn ˈhɑki, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ə bɪg geɪm, aɪ ˈrɪli θɔt ðət ðeɪ ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ bi ˈrɪli ˈpæsɪv. ɔl əv ə ˈsədən wi wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ skeɪt ðə pək ɪn, wi wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ skeɪt ðə pək θru ðə ˈnutrəl zoʊn, θɪŋz wid hæd ˈtrəbəl duɪŋ ˈərliər ɪn ðə geɪm. ɔl əv ə ˈsədən ðeɪ wər ˈbækɪŋ ɔf. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ˈjuˈɛs seɪɪŋ tɪ iʧ ˈəðər ɔn ðə bɛnʧ ðət ðɛr ˈbækɪŋ ɔf ə ˈlɪtəl, ʤɪst kip goʊɪŋ. ɪts laɪk ɪn ˈfʊtˌbɔl, wɪn ə tim goʊz tɪ ə prɪˈvɛnt dɪˈfɛns ənd ðə ˈəðər tim ʤɪst simz tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ muv ðə bɔl daʊn ðə fild. ðæts kaɪnd əv haʊ wi fɛlt ɔn ðə bɛnʧ. "ju kip ˈlʊkɪŋ əp æt ðə klɑk ənd ɪts wən əv ðoʊz θɪŋz wɪn jʊr daʊn, ðə klɑk simz laɪk ɪts flaɪɪŋ ənd wɪn jʊr ˈwɪnɪŋ, ɪt simz laɪk ɪts goʊɪŋ tu sloʊ." raɪən ˈwɪtni: "aɪ kən ˈɑnəstli seɪ ɪt wɑz ˌɪnˈseɪn, haʊ gʊd ə tim ˈkænədə hæd, ðət æt ʤɪst haʊ ˈlɪtəl ˈpænɪk ðɛr wɑz ɔn ɑr bɛnʧ. ðət wɑz ðə ˈpɛri goʊl. aɪ ˈfɪgjərd ðət, ənd ˌəndərˈstændəbli soʊ bɪˈkəz aɪ mɛst əp ɔn ðət ˈpɛri goʊl, aɪ ˈwʊdənt bi aʊt ðɛr əˈgɛn. ˈbɑbi raɪən ˈwəzənt pleɪɪŋ ðət məʧ, ˈiðər, wi wər ɔn ðə bɛnʧ ˈʤoʊkɪŋ əraʊnd ənd ˈkipɪŋ gaɪz lus. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər goʊɪŋ aʊt. aɪ wʊd goʊ aʊt ɔn ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ənd du ə ˈkəpəl taɪt tərnz ɪn frənt əv ðə bɛnʧ ənd seɪ, 'əm ˈrɛdi, bɔɪz.' "gaɪz wərənt ˈpænɪkɪŋ. ɪt wɑz [ɪkˈspɪriəns frəm] ˈbitɪŋ ðɛm wəns. ðɛr wər ə ˈkəpəl ˈfæktərz. wi bit ðɛm wəns, wi hæd æt ðət taɪm ðə bɛst ˈgoʊli ɪn ˈhɪstəri ɪn ðət tu wiks pleɪɪŋ fər ˈjuˈɛs. ðɛr nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ skɔr əˈgɛn, jʊr ˈθɪŋkɪŋ. wi hæd səʧ ˈwɪlˌpaʊər ənd ˈkɛmɪstri ɔn ðət tim. ðət wɑz ə ˈrɪli kloʊz tim, fər ə ˈtʊrnəmənt ɪt wɑz ˈprɪti ˈkreɪzi haʊ wɛl gaɪz gɑt əˈlɔŋ ənd haʊ məʧ gaɪz kɛrd." ˈdəŋkən kiθ: "wi hæd ə lɔt əv rɪˈspɛkt fər ðɛm. ðə geɪmz nɑt ˈoʊvər; wi stɪl hæd lɑts əv taɪm lɛft tɪ pleɪ. wi wər ˈhæpi wi wər əp bət ðɛr wɑz ˈnɛvər ˈɛni ˈlɛˌtəp ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ə brɛθ bɪˈkəz wi wər əp." ˈpætrɪk keɪn: "aɪ θɪŋk æt ðət pɔɪnt jʊr daʊn soʊ ju hæv tɪ prɛs ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ənd traɪ ənd skɔr. bət aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər biɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈpɪriəd, wi hæd səm ˈʧænsɪz. ɪt simd laɪk ˈɛvəri taɪm wi hæd ˈʧænsɪz, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ɪt wɑz ʃɪfts kaɪnd əv kɛpt ˈbɪldɪŋ, ənd ɑr tim kɛpt ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈbɛtər ənd ˈbɛtər. aɪ θɪŋk goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə θərd, wi fɛlt ˈprɪti ˈkɑnfədənt ðət wi kʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli gɪt wən mɔr ənd kəm bæk." wɪθ 24 ˈsɛkəndz lɛft ɪn ðə θərd ˈpɪriəd, zæk ˈpɑraɪz skɔrd wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst goʊlz ɪn juz. ˈhɪstəri. sɑid ˈɪmɪʤɪz tim ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ taɪz ɪt rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ bæk daʊn, ðə ˈəpˌstɑrt əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈrælid ˈæftər ˈpɛriz goʊl ɔn ə dɪˈflɛkʃən baɪ raɪən ˈkɛsələr tɪ meɪk ɪt ənd ðɛn, ɪn ˈstɔriˌbʊk ˈfæʃən, wɪθ raɪən ˈmɪlər ɔn ðə bɛnʧ ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ðə ˈɛkstrə əˈtækər ənd ðə əˈmɛrɪkənz duɪŋ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðeɪ kʊd tɪ skɔr, zæk ˈpɑraɪz taɪd ðə geɪm wɪθ ʤɪst ˈsɛkəndz lɛft ɪn ðə θərd ˈpɪriəd. zæk ˈpɑraɪz: "ðɛr məst hæv bɪn əˈbaʊt faɪv ˈmɪnəts lɛft [ɪn ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən], ənd wid dəmp ɪt ɪn ənd ðeɪd dəmp ɪt aʊt. aɪ θɪŋk, ˈfaɪnəli, luˈoʊŋgoʊ ə lɔŋ ʃɑt ənd wi wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ kip ðə pək ɪn ðə zoʊn." rɑn ˈwɪlsən, hɛd koʊʧ, tim ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ: "wi hæd juzd ɑr ˈtaɪˌmaʊt, aɪ doʊnt noʊ wət ɪt wɑz, wɪθ ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt mɔr ðən ə ˈmɪnət tɪ goʊ ɪn ðə geɪm. aɪ hæd ɪt ɪn maɪ maɪnd aɪ hæd tɪ gɪt ʤoʊ ɔn ðə aɪs æt səm pɔɪnt bɪˈkəz ʤoʊ ɪz wən əv ðoʊz ˈʤəŋˌkjɑrd dɔgz, hi meɪks θɪŋz ˈhæpən. hi ˈdəzənt lʊk ˈprɪti duɪŋ ɪt. ɪts ˈrɪli hɑrd tɪ sɛl ˈəðər ˈpipəl əraʊnd ju ðət hiz ə ˈrɪli gʊd ˈhɑki pleɪər wɪn ðeɪ doʊnt si ɪm ˈɛvəri naɪt. ðə fərst ˈtaɪˌmaʊt, wɪn wi pʊld ðə ˈgoʊli, ɔn ðə bɛnʧ, aɪ ˈdɪdənt pʊt ɔn ðə aɪs." ˈdeɪvɪd bæks: "aɪ doʊnt noʊ ɪf aɪ təʧt ðə aɪs ə lɔt ɪn ðət θərd ˈpɪriəd. ɪt wɑz ʤɪst raɪən ˈkæləˌhæn ənd tɪm ˈtɑməs æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə bɛnʧ. greɪt sits fər ðə ɛnd əv ðət geɪm. traɪɪŋ tɪ du ˌwəˈtɛvər wi kʊd. ˈkɔlɪŋ aʊt pleɪz tɪ gaɪz. ˈlɛtɪŋ ðɛm noʊ wət wɑz ˈoʊpən. ˈoʊpənɪŋ dɔrz. θɪŋz laɪk ðət. jʊr ˈθɪŋkɪŋ, ˈmɪnət lɛft, ˈhoʊpfəli wi kən faɪnd ˈsəmθɪŋ." ˈdəŋkən kiθ: "aɪ wɑz ɔn ðə bɛnʧ. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə klɑk, ðɛr wɑz əˈbaʊt 52 ˈsɛkəndz lɛft. ðɛr wɑz ə ˈwɪsəl. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ˈlʊkɪŋ aʊt, ˈθɪŋkɪŋ, 'ʤiz, ɪf wi kən ˈoʊnli gɪt θru ðɪs læst 52 ˈsɛkəndz hir, wɪl hæv ə goʊld ˈmɛdəl.'" raɪən: "aɪ wɑz ɔn ðə aɪs ənd aɪd ˈteɪkən tu ɪn ə roʊ ɪn ɑr zoʊn æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə geɪm. ðə fərst wən, wi gɑt aʊt əv ðə zoʊn ənd ðə ˈsɛkənd wən, ɪt steɪd ɪn." rɑn ˈwɪlsən: "ðɛr wər əˈbaʊt 35 ˈsɛkəndz lɛft ənd [ˈbæbkɔk] ˈwɔntɪd tɪ hæv ˈprɔngər ənd ɔn ðə aɪs ðə hoʊl læst tu ˈmɪnəts. soʊ maɪk kɔld ðə ˈtaɪˌmaʊt ənd ɪt geɪv mi ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ pʊl wən əv ðə gaɪz ɔf ənd pʊt ɔn. wi dru əp ə pleɪ, ənd ðɛn hu dɪz ðə pək ɛnd əp goʊɪŋ tɪ bɪˈloʊ ðə goʊl laɪn bət ʤoʊ? ənd ʤoʊ meɪks ðə pleɪ aʊt tɪ ˈpætrɪk keɪn ˈpætrɪk keɪn: "aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər, aɪ θɪŋk, ˈdəstɪn braʊn tʊk ə ʃɑt, luˈoʊŋgoʊ kaɪnd əv hæd ə ʧæns tɪ ˈkəvər ɪt, bət ɪt kaɪnd əv wɛnt aʊt əv hɪz gləv ənd wɛnt bæk əraʊnd. ðə pleɪ kaɪnd əv ˈɛndɪd əp ɪn frənt əv ðə nɛt, ənd aɪ kaɪnd əv spən ənd ʃɑt ɪt. aɪ nu ɪt hæd ə ʧæns wɪn aɪ sɔ ˈpɑraɪz ˈsɪtɪŋ ðɛr ənd ðə pək leɪɪŋ ðɛr ənd hi poʊkt ɪt θru." ˈsɪdni ˈkrɔzbi pərˈhæps sɛd ɪt bɛst wɪn ðə juz. taɪd əp ðə geɪm: "ˈprɪti groʊs." ˈhɛri ˈɪmɪʤɪz raɪən: "aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðə pleɪ. ðɛm ˈhævɪŋ ðə pək bɪˈhaɪnd ðə nɛt; ɪt wɑz əˈlɔŋ ðə goʊl laɪn. aɪ wɑz ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪtɪŋ ˈwɛðər tɪ ˈʧælənʤ ðə gaɪ bɪˈhaɪnd ðə nɛt ər steɪɪŋ hoʊm ənd aɪ θɪŋk aɪ ʧoʊz tɪ steɪ, ənd ˈsəmˌhaʊ hi gɑt ðə pək pæst mi ənd hɪt zæk goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə nɛt ðɛr. hi meɪd ə gʊd pleɪ." zæk ˈpɑraɪz: "aɪ ʤɪst du rɪˈmɛmbər ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə pək hɪt ɔf ˈʤeɪmiz skeɪt ənd ðət ˈrɪli θru luˈoʊŋgoʊ ɔf ənd ju faɪnd ˈjɔrsɛlf ɪn frənt əv ðə nɛt wɪθ ðə pək raɪt ɔn jʊr stɪk. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðə saʊnd əv ðə pək ˈhɪtɪŋ ðə bæk pæd ɪn ðə goʊl. "jʊr soʊ ɪkˈsaɪtɪd. ɪt wɑz nu laɪf. ɔl əv ə ˈsədən, wi hæd nu laɪf. ʤɪst tɪ bi ɪn ðət ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, tɪ gɪt ɑrˈsɛlvz ɪn ðət ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, wɑz ˌənbəˈlivəbəl." ˈpætrɪk keɪn: "ɑ, ɪt wɑz ə gʊd ˈfilɪŋ. æt ðət pɔɪnt, jʊr ˈfilɪŋ ˈprɪti əˈmeɪzd ju taɪd ɪt əp. ənd ðɛn jʊr ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ʤɪst gɪt ɪt tɪ ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm, ənd jul ˈprɑbəˌbli hæv ə gʊd ʧæns tɪ wɪn ɪt bɪˈkəz wi dɪd hæv ɔl ðə moʊˈmɛntəm." ˈʤɑnəθən tɑuz: "aɪ kænt dɪˈskraɪb ə wərs ˈfilɪŋ, ə mɔr ˈsɪŋkɪŋ ˈfilɪŋ ðən ˈgɪvɪŋ əp ðət lɛd wɪθ ˌwəˈtɛvər wɑz lɛft ɔn ðə klɑk; ɪt ˈwəzənt məʧ. aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk wi ˈɛvər fɛlt ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ ə lɛd æt ˈɛni pɔɪnt. ju ʤɪst fil laɪk ju wɔnt tɪ rən ðə klɑk daʊn." raɪən ˈkæləˌhæn: "aɪ wɑz ɔn ðə bɛnʧ. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər mi ənd ˈbɑbi raɪən ˈʤəmpɪŋ əp ənd daʊn təˈgɛðər. aɪ θɪŋk maɪ ˈhɛlmət ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛndɪd əp æt ˈsɛnər aɪs, wi wər ˈʧɪrɪŋ soʊ məʧ. ɪts ʤɪst ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˈfilɪŋ wɪn ju si ðət pək goʊ ɪn ənd ju noʊ ðət ˈmeɪbi jʊr ʤɪst wən goʊl əˈweɪ frəm ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə goʊld." ˈsɪdni ˈkrɔzbi: "ˈprɪti groʊs. ˈprɪti groʊs. ˈprɪti kwaɪət. ðə bɛst θɪŋ ðət ˈhæpənd ɪz ðət ðeɪ skɔrd wɪθ ðət əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm lɛft. ɪf ðeɪ wʊd hæv skɔrd wɪθ laɪk faɪv ˈmɪnəts lɛft, hu noʊz? ju doʊnt noʊ. ju doʊnt noʊ bɪˈkəz ðeɪ hæv moʊˈmɛntəm ðɛn ənd ðɛr kaɪnd əv goʊɪŋ ˈæftər ɪt. ðə fækt ðət ɪt wɑz soʊ leɪt, wi wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈbeɪsɪkli gɪt raɪt ɪn ðə rum ˈæftər ənd ʤɪst tərn ðə peɪʤ ənd riˈgrup." raɪən ˈmɪlər: "ˈɑnəstli, ðə gaɪz wər ˈstændɪŋ əp ənd aɪ wɑz ˈsɪtɪŋ daʊn. aɪ traɪd nɑt tɪ riækt ˈiðər weɪ. aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz fil laɪk wɪn əm ɪn ðət ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, maɪ ʤɑb ˈɪzənt goʊɪŋ tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ˈwɛðər wi skɔr ər nɑt. aɪ traɪ tɪ kip ɪt ˈprɪti ˈivɪn. əm nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ laɪ, aɪ wɑz ˈprɪti ˈhæpi hi skɔrd. bət aɪ traɪd tɪ kip ˌmaɪˈsɛlf kəmˈpoʊzd ənd ˈrɛdi." maɪk ˈbæbkɔk: "aɪ θɔt ɑr tim pleɪd gʊd daʊn ðə strɛʧ. wi hæd θri ɪn ɑr oʊn zoʊn ənd wən ˈɛvəri wən, ɪf əm nɑt mɪˈsteɪkən. wɪn ɪts ðə pək ˈɔlˌweɪz goʊz ɪn ˈbækˌdɔr, ənd ʃʊr ɪˈnəf ɪt wɑz ðɛr ˈbækˌdɔr fər ðɛm. bət aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ˈlʊkɪŋ əp æt ðə ˈskɔrˌbɔrd ənd seɪɪŋ, 'gʊd, ðɛrz ˈoʊnli 27 ˈsɛkəndz lɛft' ər ˌwəˈtɛvər ðɛr wɑz. bɪˈkəz ju wər goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv taɪm tɪ goʊ bæk tɪ ðə ˈdrɛsɪŋ rum ənd riˈgrup. ɪf ðə geɪm kips goʊɪŋ ðɛr, ju meɪ nɑt hæv riˈgrupt." raɪən: "æt ðət pɔɪnt, ɪt wɑz ə juʤ ˈlɛtˌdaʊn noʊɪŋ ðət wi hæd ɪt ɪn ɑr græsp ənd wi hæd ðət geɪm ənd lɛt ɪt slɪp əˈweɪ. ˈɑbviəsli, naʊ ɪts kaɪnd əv ˌɪˈrɛləvənt ɪn ðə lɔŋ tərm, bət ɪt stɪl minz ðə seɪm tɪ mi ðət aɪ wɑz ɔn ðə aɪs ənd ˈwəzənt ˈeɪbəl tɪ kloʊz ɪt aʊt ðə weɪ wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ. "aɪ pleɪ ðət ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər ɪn maɪ maɪnd ɔn haʊ ðeɪ skɔrd ənd wət wi kʊd hæv dən ˈdɪfərˈɛntli. ɪts kaɪnd əv ə wɪrd θɪŋ kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðət wi wən, bət aɪ du traɪ ənd ˈfɪgjər aʊt ɔl ðə taɪm wət wi kʊd hæv dən ˈdɪfərˈɛntli tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ðət." raɪən ˈwɪtni: "wɪn zæk skɔrd, ðət wɑz ðə wən taɪm ɪn maɪ laɪf, aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ˈlɛʤɪt aʊt. ˈʤəmpɪŋ əp ənd daʊn, ˈskrimɪŋ ənd ˈhəgɪŋ gaɪz. aɪ wɛnt tɪ həg [ʤɑn] tɔrtɔˈrɛlə, hi wɑz goʊɪŋ ˈkreɪzi. wɪn [ˈpɑraɪz] skɔrd, aɪl ˈnɛvər fərˈgɛt ɪt. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər seɪɪŋ, wɪr ˈwɪnɪŋ naʊ. aɪ wɑz rɔŋ. "wɪn hi bæŋd ɪt ɪn, aɪ wɑz æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə bɛnʧ, aɪ ʤɪst ˈstɑrtɪd ˈskrimɪŋ, ˈʤəmpɪŋ əraʊnd. nɑt ə klu wət jʊr duɪŋ. ɪt wɑz ˈtoʊtəl ˈblæˌkaʊt." rɑn ˈwɪlsən: "bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz ʤɪst ðə taɪɪŋ goʊl, wi [wər ˈrɪli] ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə bɛnʧ. bɪˈkəz jʊr ðət kloʊz tɪ jʊr drimz: ˈwɪnɪŋ ə goʊld ˈmɛdəl, ənd ɔn tɔp əv ɪt ˈwɪnɪŋ ɪt ɪn ˈkænədə. soʊ ɑr gaɪz hæd gɔn nəts. ənd hæd aɪ hæd ˈɛni ˈkɑmən sɛns æt ɔl, aɪ wʊd hæv sɛd, 'kɑm daʊn, ðə geɪmz nɑt ˈoʊvər.' ər, 'lɛts goʊ aʊt ənd wɪn ɪt ˌbiˈfɔr wi gɪt tɪ ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm. wiv stɪl gɑt 25 ˈsɛkəndz, ðɛr goʊɪŋ tɪ bi soʊ ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd, wi maɪt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ʤəmp ɔn ðɛm.'" ˈdeɪvɪd bæks: "hi ˈbɛriz ðət pək ənd jʊr laɪk, 'ðɪs wɑz mɛnt tɪ bi.' wi hæv ɔl ðə moʊˈmɛntəm naʊ, ˈwɛðər ɪts ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈpɪriəd əv ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm, lɛts steɪ æt ɪt. ɪt wɑz mɛnt tɪ bi." ˈbrɛndən ˈmɔroʊ: "aɪ ʤɪst rɪˈmɛmbər wɪn ðeɪ skɔrd leɪt ɪn ðə θərd, ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli greɪt fər ˈjuˈɛs bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wər ˈrɪli ˈpɔrɪŋ ɪt ɔn ðə læst faɪv ˈmɪnəts ər soʊ. wi ˈnidɪd ðət ˈbriðər tɪ əˈʤəst ənd rɪˈfrɛʃ. hæd ðeɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm raɪt əˈweɪ, ɑr ˈmaɪndˌsɛt maɪt nɑt hæv bɪn ɪn ðə seɪm pleɪs. ju gɪt ɪn, ju rɪˈlæks, ju stɑrt tɪ tɔk ɪt aʊt. ɪt wɑz gʊd tɪ hæv ðət ˈlɪtəl breɪk fər ˈjuˈɛs." rəˈbɛrtoʊ luˈoʊŋgoʊ: "ɪt wɑz ˈvɛri dɪˈfleɪtɪŋ. wi wər ˈləki ðət wi wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ goʊ tɪ ðə ˈlɑkər rum ˈæftər ðət ənd ɑr θɔts ənd kəm aʊt fər ˈoʊˈti. ɪf wi hæd tɪ goʊ streɪt ˈɪntu ˈoʊˈti wɪˈθaʊt ˈteɪkɪŋ ə breɪk, aɪ doʊnt noʊ ɪf wi wʊd hæv bɪn ɪn ðə seɪm ˈmaɪndˌsɛt. ɪt wɑz ə gʊd θɪŋ wi wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ goʊ bæk ɪn ðə ˈlɑkər rum ənd ʤɪst ˈrisɛt ɑr ˈmaɪndˌsɛt ənd gɪt ˈrɛdi fər ˈoʊˈti." ˈʤeɪmi: "aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɪf wi hæd skɔrd ə ˈmɪnət ˈərliər, wi wʊd hæv wən ðɪs geɪm ɪn ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən. "wi kaɪnd əv hæd ðət ˈfilɪŋ ðət ɪf wi ʤɪst pʊʃt ənd pʊʃt ðɛm, wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt ə breɪk. ðət wɑz ðə ˈfilɪŋ aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ˈhævɪŋ ɪz, 'wi hæv ðɛm, wi hæv ðɛm.' "aɪ wɑz ɪkˈsaɪtɪd wɪn ɪt dɪd ˈhæpən. aɪ doʊnt noʊ ɪf aɪ sɔ ɪt goʊ ɪn. aɪ wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ skrin ðə ˈgoʊli. aɪ ʤɪst rɪˈmɛmbər ɑrmz goʊɪŋ əp ənd ˈʧeɪsɪŋ ɪm ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɔrnər." zæk goʊl brɔt bæk səm ˈprɪti swit ˈmɛməriz fər maɪk eruzione*. brus ˈɪmɪʤɪz skɑt: "aɪ θɪŋk wi fɛlt wi wər pleɪɪŋ wɛl ənd ɪf wi sɔrt əv kɛpt əp wɪθ ðoʊz θɪŋz, ðət ðɛr wɑz ˈsəmˌbɑdi ɪn ðət rum ðət wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ə weɪ tɪ du ɪt. ɪt wɑz ə ˈprɪti gʊd pɪt ɪn maɪ ˈstəmək, aɪ min aɪ wɑz ɔn ðə aɪs, ˈprɑbəˌbli ʧeɪst aʊt əv pəˈzɪʃən tɪ traɪ ənd gɪt ðə pək ənd [ˈpɑraɪz] wɑz lɛft əˈloʊn. bət ə pɪt ɪn jʊr ˈstəmək fər ə ˈlɪtəl waɪl. bət əˈgɛn wi kɛpt təˈgɛðər ənd ˈdɪdənt lɛt ðət stɑp ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət wi bɪˈlivd." rɪk næʃ: "jæ, ɪt wɑz ə sɪk ˈfilɪŋ ɪn jʊr ˈstəmək. jʊr 26 27 ˈsɛkəndz ər ˌwəˈtɛvər ɪt wɑz əˈweɪ frəm ə goʊld ˈmɛdəl, ənd ðeɪ taɪ ɪt əp. bət aɪ kən seɪ aɪv ˈnɛvər bɪn wɪθ ə mɔr ˈkɑnfədənt grup ɪn ðə ˈdrɛsɪŋ rum ɪn bɪtˈwin ˈpɪriədz. wi fɛlt ðət wi pleɪd greɪt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə geɪm, pleɪd wɛl ənd ðɛr wər soʊ ˈmɛni ˈkæptənz ɪn ðɛr, soʊ ˈmɛni ˈlidərz, ðət ʤɪst ðə weɪv əv ˈkɑnfədɛns ˈkəmɪŋ θru ðət rum, laɪk wi nu wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt ðə goʊld ˈmɛdəl." ˈkɔri ˈpɛri: "jʊr ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz goʊ əp ənd kəm ˈskrimɪŋ tɪ ə hɔlt ənd kəm daʊn. aɪ θɪŋk wi wɛnt ˈɪntu ðə ˌɪntərˈmɪʃən, ˈnəθɪŋ hæd tɪ bi sɛd. ðɛr wər soʊ ˈmɛni greɪt ˈlidərz ɪn ðət rum ðət ʤɪst nu wət wɑz æt steɪk. wi hæd ðə ˈfilɪŋ ðət ɪf wi wɛnt aʊt ənd pleɪd ðə weɪ wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ pleɪ, wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ wɪn." bɪl məˈkrɪri: "wət ə moʊˈmɛntəm ʃɪft ju kʊd fil ɪn ðə geɪm. ɛz ən əˈfɪʃəl siɪŋ ɪt ɛz ju du ɔn ðə aɪs, ðə juz. wər ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ teɪk ˈoʊvər ðə geɪm. wɪn [ˈpɑraɪz] skɔrz, ju kʊd ʤɪst fil ɪt, ʤɪst si ɪt ənd fil ɪt goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə juz. saɪd." pɔl ˈstæstˌni: "aɪ wɑz ɔn ðə bɛnʧ. aɪ doʊnt ˈivɪn noʊ haʊ məʧ taɪm wi hæd lɛft. ɪt lʊkt laɪk ðɛr wɑz 20 gaɪz ɔn ðə aɪs. wəns ðət wɛnt ɪn, ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ gɑt soʊ kwaɪət. ðə bɛnʧ wɑz soʊ laʊd, soʊ ɪkˈsaɪtɪd. wi ɔl θɔt wi hæd ɪt ɪn ðə bæg. ju skɔr ðət leɪt, ju hæv ɔl ðə moʊˈmɛntəm." maɪk eruzione*, tim ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ, 1980 "wən əv ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsteɪʃənz ʃoʊd əp tɪ fɪlm. ɪt wɑz ˈrɪli fən ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə kɪdz wɔʧ ðə geɪm. wɪn zæk skɔrd, ðiz kɪdz flɪpt. ənd aɪ θɔt, 'waʊ, ðət məst hæv bɪn wət ɪt wɑz laɪk wɪn wi pleɪd, ˈpipəl ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs.' ɪt wɑz ˈvɛri kul tɪ wɔʧ ðət." ˈgɛri ˈbɛtmən: "ɪt wɑz laɪk ðə kraʊd wɑz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈmɛzmərˌaɪzd wɪn ðə juz. taɪd əp ðə geɪm." ɪt wɑz noʊ ˈizi tæsk, bət maɪk ˈbæbkɔk faʊnd ə weɪ tɪ meɪk hɪz tim bɪˈliv ˌbiˈfɔr ˈoʊˈti bɪˈgæn. ˈɪmɪʤɪz ɪn ðə ˈlɑkər rumz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm ðə timz ˈskeɪtɪd tɪ ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪv ˈdrɛsɪŋ rumz tɪ priˈpɛr fər ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm, wɪʧ wɑz tɪ bi ɪn ðə ˈfɔrˌmæt əv ɛz ðə aɪs wɑz riˈsərfəst, ðə pleɪərz ənd ˈkoʊʧɪz traɪd, ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz ˈdɛspərətli, tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ðɛr ˈfoʊkɪs. ˈsɪdni ˈkrɔzbi: "ˈɑbviəsli, ðə fərst ˈmɪnət ɪts ʤɪst kaɪnd əv laɪk, gaɪz ər ʤɪst ˈteɪkɪŋ ɪt ɪn. bət raɪt əˈweɪ ɪt wɑz ʤɪst laɪk ˈɛvriˌwən ʤɪst kaɪnd əv snæpt aʊt əv ɪt. ɪt wɑz ˈprɪti ˌɛnərˈʤɛtɪk. faɪv, ˈsɛvən ˈmɪnəts ˌbiˈfɔr wi wɛnt bæk aʊt, ɪt ʤɪst fɛlt laɪk, 'ˈoʊˈkeɪ, wɪr ˈdɛfənətli ɪn ðə raɪt ˈmaɪndˌsɛt hir.' aɪ θɪŋk ðə fækt ðət ju hæd gaɪz laɪk ənd ˈprɔngər, aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər skɑt ʤɪst seɪɪŋ ˈlɪtəl θɪŋz. ɪt wɑz ʤɪst laɪk, 'wiv gɑt tɪ riˈgrup hir ənd wi noʊ wət wiv gɑt tɪ du, lɛts meɪk ʃʊr wi gɪt bæk ˈæftər ɪt.' "aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər maɪk ˈbæbkɔk hæd ə ˈrɪli gʊd spiʧ. hi sɛd, 'ju noʊ ɛz bæd ɛz ɪt simz raɪt naʊ, wi ʤɪst meɪd ðɪs ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər, ˈpɑsəbli, soʊ ˈsəmˌbɑdiz gɑt ə ril ˌɑpərˈtunəti hir tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈrɪli ˈspɛʃəl.' aɪ kaɪnd əv rɪˈmɛmbər ˈlʊkɪŋ əraʊnd, ˈɛvriˌwən ʤɪst simd tɪ hæv ə gʊd ˈmaɪndˌsɛt goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm. ɪt ˈrɪli ʃoʊd." raɪən ˈmɪlər: "ðə gaɪz wər ˈɑbviəsli ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk, bət ðə gaɪz wər ˈɔlsoʊ traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ðɛr ˈfoʊkɪs bæk. ɪt ˈwəzənt ə ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən baɪ ˈɛni minz. wi wər ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ gɪt ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti. ˈmeɪbi ˈwɪtni ənd, aɪ kænt rɪˈmɛmbər, bət ˈsəmˌwən ɛls ˈmɛnʃənd, 'huz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ðə nɛkst eruzione*?' ər ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ ðət ˈifɛkt. ðə bɔɪz gɑt ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ." ˈpætrɪk keɪn: "aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər aɪ wɑz ˈsɪtɪŋ nɛkst tɪ ˈɛrɪk ˈʤɑnsən. wi wər kaɪnd əv ˈlʊkɪŋ æt iʧ ˈəðər, seɪɪŋ, 'wi hæv ə ʧæns tɪ wɪn goʊld hir.' ɪt wɑz ˈprɪti ˈkreɪzi. ˈɛvriˌwən wɑz ɪkˈsaɪtɪd. aɪ θɪŋk ˈmeɪbi tɪ ðə pɔɪnt wɛr wi wər tu ɪkˈsaɪtɪd bɪˈkəz ɪt ˈɔlˌmoʊst fɛlt ˈæftər ɔl ðət ˈhæpənd ənd wi keɪm bæk frəm taɪd ɪt əp ɪn ðə leɪt ˈsteɪʤɪz laɪk ðət, ɪt wɑz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə ˌgɛrənˈti wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ wɪn ɪt." ˈʤɑnəθən tɑuz: "ɪt wɑz səʧ ə wɪrd ˈfilɪŋ ɪn jʊr θroʊt ənd jʊr ˈstəmək; ðət ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ʤɪst drɑpt. traɪɪŋ tɪ fərˈgɛt əˈbaʊt ðət ənd traɪɪŋ tɪ fərˈgɛt əˈbaʊt wət ju kʊd hæv hæd ɪf ju wʊd hæv kɪld ɔf ðə læst ˈmɪnət ər ˌwəˈtɛvər, ɪts hɑrd, bət ju gɑt tɪ fərˈgɛt əˈbaʊt ɪt ənd muv ɔn." brʊks koʊ. hæd ɔl ðə moʊˈmɛntəm ɪn ðə wərld ˈhɛdɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈlɑkər rum ˌbiˈfɔr ˈoʊˈti. brus ˈɪmɪʤɪz brʊks: "aɪ θɪŋk ðə hoʊl geɪm wi wər ˈprɪti ˈkɑnfədənt. ˈɑbviəsli, wɪn ju gɪt tɪ ðə læst ˈkəpəl əv ˈmɪnəts, wɪn jʊr stɪl daʊn ə goʊl əˈgɛnst ə tim laɪk ðət, aɪ θɪŋk jʊr ˈdɛfənətli ˈnərvəs ðət ɪts nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ goʊ jʊr weɪ. aɪ θɪŋk wɪn zæk skɔrd ðət goʊl tɪ taɪ ɪt əp ənd ðɛn goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm ðə weɪ ðət wi taɪd ɪt əp leɪt ðɛr, aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðə mud ɪn ðə ˈdrɛsɪŋ rum; aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ˈɛnibədi θɔt wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ luz ˈæftər ðə weɪ ðət ˈɛndɪd ɪn ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən. "soʊ, aɪ θɔt ðə ˈætəˌtud, ðə ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn ðə rum, wɑz ˈrɪli gʊd goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm." ˈbrɛndən ˈmɔroʊ: "jʊr pɪst ɔf, ˌɪˈnɪʃəli. ðə fərst ˈkəpəl ˈmɪnəts, jʊr ˈəpˌsɛt wɪθ haʊ θɪŋz wɛnt, wət kʊd hæv bɪn. bət ðɛn ju lʊk æt ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti. ɪf ˈsəmˌbɑdi hæd toʊld ˈjuˈɛs, 'juv gɑt ən ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm tɪ wɪn ə goʊld ˈmɛdəl æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt,' hu ˈwʊdənt hæv ˈteɪkən ðət? ˈæftər ju hæv ðət ˌɪˈnɪʃəl faɪv ˈmɪnəts ər soʊ tɪ rɪˈflɛkt, wi wər ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðə seɪm θɪŋ ðə əˈmɛrɪkənz wər. wi wər ˈkɑnfədənt." maɪk ˈbæbkɔk: "ɪt wɑz greɪt bɪˈkəz ðə rum kɑmd daʊn raɪt əˈweɪ. [ˈkoʊʧɪz] kʊd tɛl bɪˈkəz wi wər kloʊz ɪˈnəf tɪ hir ɪt. ɛz ə ˈkoʊʧɪŋ stæf wi wɛnt θru ɑr ˈstrəkʧər, ənd hu wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ pleɪ. aɪ wɛnt θru ɪt ðɛn wɪθ ðə pleɪərz, ɑr ˈstrəkʧər ənd haʊ wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ pleɪ. ðət tʊk əˈbaʊt ə ˈmɪnət. ðɛn aɪ sɛd tɪ ðɛm, 'ðɛrz tu məʧ ˈtælənt ɔn ðə aɪs, ðɪs geɪm ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈoʊvər fæst. wən əv ju ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə ˈhɪroʊ fər ðə rɛst əv jʊr laɪf. lɛts pʊt ɑr fʊt ɔn ðə gæs ənd lɛts goʊ gɪt 'ɛm.'" rɑn ˈwɪlsən: "wi goʊ tɪ ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm wi ɛz ə ˈkoʊʧɪŋ stæf. wi ˈdɪdənt ˈivɪn noʊ wət wi wər ˈfeɪsɪŋ. wi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈæskɪŋ əraʊnd: 'wət ər wi duɪŋ?' wi ˈhædənt ˈrɪli ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd wət ˈhæpənz. ðɛn wɪr toʊld, 'juv gɑt ə ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm.' wɪr laɪk, ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm?' 'jæ, ðeɪ swɪʧ ɛndz,' wɪʧ ju doʊnt du ɪn ðə. 'ju goʊ ɪn, ðɛr duɪŋ ðə aɪs, ju gɪt ə ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm, ˈsədən dɛθ, bət jʊr pleɪɪŋ soʊ aɪ wɑz laɪk, 'ðət ˈdəzənt ˈrɪli wərk tɪ ɑr ædˈvæntɪʤ bɪˈkəz ˈkænədə ɪz ˈvɛri dip.' aɪ nu ɪf wi gɪt tɪ ə ˈʃutaʊt, aɪ θɔt wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ wɪn. wiv gɑt ðə θri bɛst ˈʃutaʊt gaɪz ənd ju kən juz ðɛm ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn, soʊ wi hæd ˈpætrɪk keɪn, wi hæd ʤoʊ ənd wi hæd zæk ˈpɑraɪz. "wi ˈhædənt ˈivɪn bɪn ɪn ˈɛni ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz ɪn ðə hoʊl ˈtʊrnəmənt. ˈkænədə hæd ɔˈrɛdi pleɪd sˈwɪtsərlənd ɪn ən ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm, soʊ ðeɪ hæd æt list ən ˈɪŋklɪŋ əv wət tɪ du. wi hæd tɪ teɪk ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈmɪnəts ɑrˈsɛlvz tɪ riˈgrup ɛz ˈkoʊʧɪz, ənd ðɛn wi hæd tɪ goʊ ɪn ənd tɛl ðɛm haʊ wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ pleɪ wi ˈhædənt ˈivɪn ˈpræktɪst ɪt." kɛn ˈhɪʧˌkɑk: "wən ʃɑt ənd wi wɪn ə goʊld ˈmɛdəl. wən ʃɑt ənd wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ lɪv təˈgɛðər fərˈɛvər. kip pleɪɪŋ ðə seɪm weɪ wɪr pleɪɪŋ. doʊnt ʧeɪnʤ ə θɪŋ. ðæts ɪgˈzæktli wət ˈɛvriˌwən sɛd." ˈʤeɪmi: "wi wər traɪɪŋ tɪ kənˈfərm wət ðə ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm rulz wər bɪˈkəz ðə geɪm wɑz ˈdɪfərənt ðən ðə ˈəðər geɪmz. "ɪt wɑz ə lɔt əv tɔk əˈbaʊt ðɪs ɪz ɑr taɪm. tɔk əˈbaʊt haʊ taɪt ðeɪ wʊd bi raɪt naʊ ənd haʊ wiv gɑt ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ʤəmp ɔn ðɛm." skɑt: "aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk aɪv ˈɛvər ˈgɪvɪn ə spiʧ əv ˈɛni kaɪnd, [bət sɛd ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈifɛkt]: 'ʤɪst kip duɪŋ wət wɪr duɪŋ. wɪl gɪt rɪˈwɔrdɪd. ʤɪst bɪˈliv ənd aɪ fil ɪts ɪn hir.' ʤɪst ðoʊz θɪŋz. ənd aɪ θɪŋk ˈɛvriˌbɑdi dɪd bɪˈliv, ər ˈmeɪbi nɑt ˈɛvriˌbɑdi, bət ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə grup. ɪˈnəf ðət ðət wɑz ðə timz ˈætəˌtud ənd ˈsəmˌhaʊ ɪt dɪd wərk aʊt." raɪən: "ju noʊ wət? ɪt wɑz ə wɪrd ˈfilɪŋ bɪˈkəz wi stɪl ˈdɪdənt hæv ˈɛni sɛns əv ˈpænɪk ɪn ɑr ˈlɑkər rum ˌwətsoʊˈɛvər. wɪn jʊr pleɪɪŋ æt ðət ˈlɛvəl ənd ju lʊk əraʊnd ðət ˈlɑkər rum, ðɛrz ˈrɪli noʊ ˈrizən fər ˈɛnibədi tɪ hæv ˈpænɪk wɪθ ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns ənd stəf ðət wi hæd ɪn ðət rum. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər goʊɪŋ ɪn, ˈkɑmɪŋ daʊn ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt, ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz bæk ɪn ʧɛk ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈrɛdi tɪ pleɪ əˈgɛn." dru ˈdɔti ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈwəzənt ðə ˈoʊnli pleɪər ˈfilɪŋ ðə ˈʤɪtərz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm. ˈʤeɪmi ˈɪmɪʤɪz zæk ˈpɑraɪz: "aɪ wɑz stɪl ɔn ə haɪ frəm ˈskɔrɪŋ ðə goʊl. bət æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ju hæv ðət ˈfilɪŋ ju wɔnt tɪ goʊ gɪt ðət nɛkst wən, tu. ðət kaɪnd əv geɪm, ɪt ˈdəzənt ˈmætər ɪf ju doʊnt gɪt ðə nɛkst wən. "wɪr traɪɪŋ tɪ kˈwɪkli lərn ə fju θɪŋz, haʊ wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ pleɪ wɪθ ɔl ðə skɪl ˈlɛvəl ˈkænədə hæd, ðət kaɪnd əv pleɪd tɪ ðɛr ædˈvæntɪʤ. ənd æt ðə stɑrt, ju kaɪnd əv gɪt bæk ðoʊz ˈfilɪŋz ju hæd ɪn ðə fərst ˈpɪriəd: ju ˈrɪli nid wən ʃɪft tɪ gɪt ˈɪntu ɪt." dru ˈdɔti, tim ˈkænədə: "ɪts ˌɪnˈseɪn. ju doʊnt wɔnt tɪ bi ðə gaɪ huz goʊɪŋ tɪ mɛs əp. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ju soʊ ˈbædli wɔnt tɪ bi ðə gaɪ hu wɪnz ðə geɪm fər jʊr ˈkəntri. ə ˈkreɪzi ˈfilɪŋ. əm nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ laɪ. ɪts ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə moʊst ˈnərvəs aɪ ˈɛvər wɑz, ɪn ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm əv ðə geɪm. aɪv hæd ˈəðər taɪmz ˈdʊrɪŋ ɑr ˈstænli kəp rən wɛr aɪ kʊd hæv bɪn ˈnərvəs, bət aɪ ˈdɛfənətli θɪŋk wɪn aɪ wɑz ɔn ðə aɪs, ðə moʊst ˈnərvəs taɪm wɑz ðət ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm ˈpɪriəd, noʊɪŋ ɪt wɑz ɪn ˈkænədə ənd wi wər səˈpoʊzd tɪ wɪn ðə goʊld ˈmɛdəl." bɪl məˈkrɪri: "wi ˈfɪgjərd ɪt wʊd bi ə ˈrɪli fæst ˈoʊˈti. æt ðət steɪʤ, ju ʤɪst hoʊp fər wət wi kɔl ə klin goʊl. nɑt ə goʊl wɛr ə gaɪ ɪz hʊkt ɔf ðə pək ər ə trɪp əv ˈɛni taɪp əv faʊl ðət kriˈeɪts ə ˈtərˌnoʊvər ðət lidz tɪ ðə goʊl. ðət ˈsərtənli ˈdɪdənt ˈhæpən. "ɪt ɛndz ɔn ə gʊd noʊt wɪn ðɛr ˈɪzənt ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət lidz əp tɪ ðə goʊl ðət ˈpipəl kʊd kˈwɛʃən ˈleɪtər ɔn." raɪən ˈwɪtni: "seɪɪŋ, 'wiv gɑt ðɛm ðɛr ɔl ˈtaɪtənd əp.' wi kɛpt seɪɪŋ, 'lɛts meɪk ðɪs hoʊl ˈkəntri kraɪ,' ər ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈstupɪd laɪk ðət. ðɛr wər səm ˈfəni θɪŋz sɛd." ˈdeɪvɪd bæks: "aɪ θɪŋk wiv gɑt ɔl ðə moʊˈmɛntəm. aɪ θɪŋk ˈivɪn ˈæftər ðə breɪk, wɪr ɪn ðə rum, goʊɪŋ, 'ˈsəmˌwənz gɑt tɪ bi ðə ˈhɪroʊ. ɪt ʤɪst teɪks wən ʃɑt.'" weɪn ˈgrɛtˈski: "aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk aɪ ˈrɪli gɑt ˈnərvəs æt ɔl fər ðɛm ənˈtɪl ðə əˈmɛrɪkənz taɪd ɪt əp leɪt ɪn ðə geɪm. ənd wɪn ðət ˈhæpənd, ju noʊ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ kən ˈhæpən ɪn ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm." ˈsɪdni ˈkrɔzbi sɪz hi ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli lʊkt æt ðə nɛt wɪn hi skɔrd ðə ˈgoʊldən goʊl. krɪs ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm ðə tu timz, ˈɛʤi wɪθ ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ənd əˈdrɛnələn əˈmɪd ðə ˈdɛfənɪŋ rɔr, ˈskeɪtɪd ˈɔntu ðə aɪs fər ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ əv ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm. sun, ə ˈhɪroʊ wʊd bi meɪd. ðə tɛns, ˈərli ˈmoʊmənts wər əˈlaɪv wɪθ drəˈmætɪk pleɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈgoʊldən ˌɑpərˈtunəti baɪ tim ʤoʊ. ˈsɪdni ˈkrɔzbi: "ju kʊd tɛl raɪt frəm ðə stɑrt əv ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm wi wər ˈskeɪtɪŋ, wi wərənt ˈsɪtɪŋ bæk. aɪ θɪŋk ðæts ðə ˈætəˌtud ju wɔnt ɪn ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm." ˈʤeɪmi: "aɪ fɛlt wi ˈkɛrid ðə pleɪ ˈərli ɔn. wi hæd səm ˌɑpərˈtunətiz." rɑn ˈwɪlsən: ˌɪnərˈsɛptɪd ə pæs ənd faɪərd wən ðət luˈoʊŋgoʊ hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə wɛr ðə pək wɑz, ənd ðə pək stək raɪt hir, bɪtˈwin hɪz mæsk ənd hɪz ˈʃoʊldər. hi kɔt ɪt laɪk ðət. ˈoʊnli dɪz stəf laɪk ðɪs: hi ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd wɛr wɑz ˈpæsɪŋ ðə pək ənd ˈsəkərd ɪm ənd stək hɪz stɪk ðɛr ənd tʊk ə kwɪk ʃɑt. wi θɔt ɪt wɑz goʊɪŋ ɪn, ðɛn jʊr laɪk, 'haʊ dɪd hi stɑp ðət bɪˈkəz [luˈoʊŋgoʊ] ˈhæzənt bɪn ʃɑrp ɔl naɪt?'" ʤoʊ: "aɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɪt ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt wəns ɪn ə waɪl, ðæts fər ʃʊr. ju ˈɔlˌweɪz hoʊp ju gɪt ə ʧæns ɪn ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm ənd ðət jʊr ˈrɛdi fər ɪt. aɪ wɑz ˈrɛdi, aɪ gɑt ðə ʧæns, bət ɪt ˈdɪdənt goʊ ɪn. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər goʊɪŋ bæk tɪ ðə bɛnʧ ənd ˈtɪmi ˈtɑməs ʤɪst biɪŋ laɪk, 'ðət wɑz kloʊz.'" rɑn ˈwɪlsən: "ənd ðɛn ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈmɪnəts, əˈbaʊt tu ˈmɪnəts ˈleɪtər, fɪl ˈkɛsəl hɪt ðə ðət ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ˈrɪli ˈriəˌlaɪzd bɪˈkəz ðə pək hɪt ðə ənd wɛnt əp ˈɪntu ðə ˈnɛtɪŋ. wi sɔ ɪt frəm ðə bɛnʧ ənd wi wər laɪk, 'ər ju ˈkɪdɪŋ mi?' "fɪl ˈhædənt dən məʧ ɪn ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪks, bət hi gɑt wən əv ðoʊz ʃɑts ɔf laɪk ə ˈrɪli kwɪk, ˈrɪli ˌənbəˈlivəbəl riˈlis ðət ˈoʊnli hi kən du ənd soʊ hiz ˈlɪtərəli wən ɪnʧ frəm hɪmˈsɛlf ˈskɔrɪŋ ðə ˈgoʊldən goʊl." ˈbrɛndən ˈmɔroʊ sɪz hi ˈkʊdənt ˌɪˈmæʤən ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə kəˈneɪdiən fænz ɪf ðeɪ hæd nɑt kəm bæk wɪθ ə goʊld ˈmɛdəl. brus ˈɪmɪʤɪz) maɪk ˈbæbkɔk: "wi tərnd ðə pək ˈoʊvər ˈərli tɪ ənd hi wɛnt haɪ ɔn luˈoʊŋgoʊ. ˈæftər ðət, wi ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd. wi hæd ðə pək fər ðə rɛst əv ðə taɪm, aɪ θɔt." ˈsɪdni ˈkrɔzbi: "aɪ doʊnt rɪˈmɛmbər ʧæns. aɪ ʤɪst rɪˈmɛmbər ðət læst ʃɪft. ðeɪ hæd ə rəʃ, ɪt ˈɛndɪd əp ˈkəmɪŋ bæk, aɪ θɪŋk pæst ɪt tɪ mi." skɑt niedmermayer*: "aɪ doʊnt noʊ hu aɪ wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ pæs ɪt tɪ. aɪ ɔn ɪt, laɪk aɪ sɔ ˈsəmˌbɑdi, ənd ðɛn aɪ sɔ ðɛr gaɪ ənd aɪ kaɪnd əv dɪd ɪt ˈhæfˈweɪ ənd ðɛn [ˈkrɔzbi] gɑt ɪt." zæk ˈpɑraɪz: "aɪ wɑz ɔn ðə aɪs, ənd aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər sɪd ˈkəmɪŋ θru ənd traɪɪŋ tɪ splɪt ðə di ənd ðə pək kaɪnd əv rɪmd əraʊnd ənd hɪt ðə fʊt, ənd aɪ θɪŋk ðət kaɪnd əv θru rəˈfɑlski ɔf ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ənd sɪd rɛd ðət." rɑn ˈwɪlsən: "aɪ stɪl si ðə pək ˈkəmɪŋ əraʊnd ðə bɔrdz. aɪ ˈdɪdənt si wət ˈhæpənz bɪˈkəz ɪts ɪn ðɪs ˈkɔrnər [nɪr ðə tim ˈbɛnʧɪz]. wi hæd ɑr tu moʊst rɪˈlaɪəbəl, rəˈfɑlski wɑz aʊt ðɛr ənd raɪən ˈsutər. ðeɪ wər ɑr pɛr." ˈsɪdni ˈkrɔzbi: "aɪ traɪd tɪ goʊ θru ðə di ɪt kaɪnd əv gɑt ˈbroʊkən əp ənd ʤɪst kaɪnd əv ə ˈskræmbəl ɪn ðə ˈkɔrnər." ˈʤeɪmi: "ənˈfɔrʧənətli, aɪ wɑz ɔn ðə aɪs əp baɪ maɪ pɔɪnt. ðə pək keɪm əraʊnd ðə bɔrdz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət baʊns keɪm ɔf ðɛr. aɪ wɑz ˈkəvərɪŋ ðə pɔɪnt, nɑt ʃʊr hu ɪt wɑz." dru ˈdɔti: "aɪ wɑz ɔn ðə aɪs. aɪ wɑz ˈkəmɪŋ daʊn ðə raɪt pɔɪnt, ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn bæk dɔr. ɪf sɪd ʃɑt ɪt ɔf ðə bæk pæd, aɪd traɪ tɪ gɪt ðə riˈbaʊnd." skɑt: "aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪt bɪˈhaɪnd ðə nɛt əˈgɛn, riˈgrupɪŋ, geɪv ɪt tɪ sɪd. aɪ gɛs æt ðət pɔɪnt aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər, ju noʊ, ðɪs gaɪz goʊɪŋ fər ɪt raɪt naʊ. ju ʤɪst gɪt ðət ˈfilɪŋ laɪk hiz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ril əˈgrɛsɪv wɪθ ðɪs pək ənd hiz goʊɪŋ ɔn ðə əˈtæk, ənd hi dɪd ðət ənd aɪ θɪŋk hi kaɪnd əv lɔst ɪt. ðɛn ɪts ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɔrnər. aɪ ləvd ɪt bɪˈkəz stəf ˈhæpənz ənd ɪt ˈdəzənt teɪk məʧ tɪ gɪt ən ˈoʊpənɪŋ. ðə pək wɑz ɪn ðə ˈkɔrnər ˈrætəlɪŋ əraʊnd, ənd aɪ fɛlt aɪ wɑz ˈoʊpən æt ðət pɔɪnt, soʊ aɪ wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə fju straɪdz təˈwɔrdz ðə nɛt tɪ bi ðə ˈhɪroʊ." zæk ˈpɑraɪz: "sɪd sɛnt ɪt tɪ iginla*. aɪ wɑz pleɪɪŋ haɪ ɪn ðə slɑt ˈkəvərɪŋ ðə pɔɪnt, soʊ aɪ wɑz kaɪnd əv ˈhɛlpləs. aɪ wɑz tu fɑr əˈweɪ tɪ traɪ ənd dɪsˈrəpt sɪd." rɑn ˈwɪlsən: "ðə pək wɛnt əraʊnd ðə wɔl ənd aɪ si braɪən rəˈfɑlski goʊɪŋ. aɪ sɛd, 'ˈoʊˈkeɪ, wɪr seɪf hir bɪˈkəz hiz gɑt ɪt.' ðə nɛkst θɪŋ aɪ noʊ, sɪdz ɪn ɔn ə ˈbreɪkəˌweɪ." maɪk ˈbæbkɔk: "wɪn sɪd gɑt ðə pək, wi wər ɪn ə ˈprɪti gʊd ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ðɛr." ˈsɪdni ˈkrɔzbi: "aɪ nu aɪ hæd ə gʊd lʊk. aɪ θɪŋk ɪt wɑz rəˈfɑlski wɑz wɪθ mi əˈlɔŋ ðə bɔrdz, ənd aɪ nu ðət ðə ˈəðər di wɑz wɪθ ɪn ðə ˈkɔrnər. soʊ ɛz sun ɛz aɪ gɑt ɔf ðə bɔrdz, aɪ nu ðət ðɛr wɑz ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ɪn frənt. aɪ ʤɪst hæd tɪ bit rəˈfɑlski ɔf ðə bɔrdz, ðə weɪ ɪt kaɪnd əv wərkt aʊt aɪ ˈɛndɪd əp ɔn ðə nɛt saɪd ənd hi ˈɛndɪd əp, aɪ θɪŋk, ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv mi. aɪ nu aɪ wɑz ɪn ə gʊd pəˈzɪʃən tɪ gɪt səm moʊˈmɛntəm tɪ goʊ tɪ ðə nɛt ənd ðɛr ˈwəzənt ˈɛniˌwən ðɛr. soʊ, aɪ θɪŋk ðə bɪg θɪŋ ðɛr ɪz, du ju ʃut ər du ju teɪk ɪt?" raɪən ˈmɪlər: "ðɛrz ə lɔt əv taɪmz wɛr hi tərnz ənd ʃuts; ðɛrz ˈəðər taɪmz wɛr hi noʊz hiz gɑt rum ənd kəmz tɪ ðə nɛt. aɪ θɔt ðɪs wʊd bi wən əv ðoʊz taɪmz wɛr hi kəmz tɪ ðə nɛt." ˈsɪdni ˈkrɔzbi: "aɪ ʤɪst θɔt, 'aɪv gɑt tɪ ʃut ɪt.' bɪˈkəz ɪf aɪ teɪk ɪt tɪ ðə nɛt ənd fər səm ˈrizən aɪ ˈiðər hæv ðə ˈfɔrwərd kəm daʊn ənd hɪt ðə pək ər ɪf ðə ˈgoʊli kəts ðə ˈæŋgəl ənd aɪ doʊnt gɪt ə gʊd ʃɑt ɔf, ðɛn əm goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈkɪkɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf fər nɑt. wɪn jʊr ɪn ðət spɑt ɪn ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm, juv gɑt tɪ teɪk ðə ʃɑt. ɪt ˈwəzənt ə hɑrd, hɑrd ʃɑt, bət aɪ gɑt ɪt əˈweɪ ˈprɪti kwɪk. aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk aɪ ˈivɪn lʊkt æt ðə nɛt. aɪ nu wɛr [ˈmɪlər] wɑz, bət wɛr aɪ gɑt ðə pæs, aɪ θɪŋk aɪ wɑz raɪt baɪ ðə dɑt ənd aɪ kaɪnd əv nu ðə nɛt wɑz ðɛr ənd ʤɪst traɪd tɪ gɪt ɪt əˈweɪ kwɪk." weɪn ˈgrɛtˈski, hu noʊz ə θɪŋ ər tu əˈbaʊt goʊlz, sɪz ðə goʊld ˈmɛdəl wɑz ˈgreɪvi ɔn ə greɪt oʊˈlɪmpɪk geɪmz. ˈsændrə ˈɪmɪʤɪz raɪən ˈmɪlər: "aɪ ˈwəzənt goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪv ɪm ə ʧæns tɪ juz ðət greɪt ˈbæˌkhænd hiz gɑt." rɑn ˈwɪlsən: "aɪ doʊnt noʊ wət raɪən wɑz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ, ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ goʊ wɪθ ə ɔn ðə pək ənd hiz stɪl 20 fit əˈweɪ. aɪ ˈdɪdənt ˈɛvər ˈivɪn wɔnt tɪ æsk raɪən, 'wət wər ju ˈθɪŋkɪŋ? ɪf ju goʊ daʊn ɪn jʊr ˈbətərˌflaɪ, juv sˈməðərd ɪt.'" ˈsɪdni ˈkrɔzbi: "ðə ˈgoʊli goʊz daʊn ənd ˈbeɪsɪkli, ʤɪst ðə laɪt ˈkəmɪŋ ɔn. aɪ doʊnt noʊ ɪf ɪts stək ɪn hɪz pædz ər raɪt æt ðət splɪt ˈsɛkənd, ɪts nɑt laɪk ju si ɪt ðə hoʊl weɪ goʊɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈkɔrnər. ju luz saɪt əv ɪt, ðɛn ðə laɪt keɪm ɔn ənd ju si ˈɛvriˌwən." raɪən ˈmɪlər: "mɪˈsteɪk ɔn maɪ pɑrt. ɪt səks." skɑt: "aɪ θɪŋk hi wɑz ə ˈlɪtəl səˈpraɪzd, hi ʃɑt ɪt ˈprɪti kwɪk. ɪt ˈwəzənt ə ril, ril gʊd ˈskɔrɪŋ ʧæns. tɪ bi ˈɑnəst, aɪ doʊnt ˈivɪn θɪŋk aɪ sɔ ɪm ʃut ɪt, ənd aɪ ʤɪst sɔ ɪt hɪt ðə pæd ɪn ðə bæk əv ðə nɛt. ɪt ˈwəzənt ˈivɪn ðət hɑrd ər tɔp ˈkɔrnər ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. ʤɪst kaɪnd əv 'θəd,' raɪt ɪn ðə bæk." rɑn ˈwɪlsən: "aɪ æst braɪən, aɪ wɑz laɪk, wət ˈhæpənd ɪn ðə ˈkɔrnər wɛr wi ˈkʊdənt si? ənd hi sɪz, 'wɛl, aɪ wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə pək ənd aɪ lʊkt əp, laɪk, wɛrz iginla*? wɛrz ˈkrɔzbi? wɛr ər ðeɪ? soʊ aɪ wɔʧt ðə pək ˈɔlˌmoʊst 'tɪl ɪt gɑt tɪ ðə bæk əv ðə nɛt. aɪ noʊ wɛr ɪts goʊɪŋ, soʊ əm goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə hæʃ mɑrk. soʊ aɪ lʊk ðɪs weɪ, lʊk ðət weɪ ənd ðɛrz noʊ pək ðɛr.' ðə pək hæd hɪt ˈbɪli fit. ənd [rəˈfɑlski] sɛd, 'ɪts ɪn ðə nɛt.' ənd əm goʊɪŋ, 'ɪt hɪt ˈbɪli fit.' ˈbɪli ˈdɪdənt ˈivɪn noʊ bɪˈkəz wi keɪm bæk, aɪ hæd ɪm əˈbaʊt ə wik ˈleɪtər. aɪ sɛd, 'ˈbɪli, ɪf ðeɪ ʃut ðə pək əraʊnd ðə wɔl ɔn ə dump-in*, traɪ ənd ʤəmp ɪn ðə ɛr. aɪ noʊ ɪts ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈhɑrdər, jʊr ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ˈlɪtəl ˈoʊldər.' hi kʊd bi ˈkɔstɪk ənd ðɛn bɪtˈwin ðə fərst ənd ˈsɛkənd hi keɪm ˈoʊvər ənd hi sɛd, 'aɪ hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə ju wər ˈbəstɪŋ maɪ [ʧɑps]. ˈsəmˌwən toʊld mi ɪn bɪtˈwin ˈpɪriədz ðət ðə pək hɪt maɪ fit ɪn ðə geɪm.' "ðə pək ˈnɛvər ˈivɪn gɑt tɪ braɪən, ənd ɪt wɑz ɪn ɑr nɛt. ɪn ə sniz, ɪt wɑz ɪn ɑr nɛt. ənd wi hæd ðə tu ˈbɛtər ˈskɔrɪŋ ˈʧænsɪz, tu." bɪl məˈkrɪri: "aɪ θɪŋk æt ðə ɛnd, ðə ˈfilɪŋ ɪz ju wɔnt tɪ bi ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd wɪθ jʊr oʊn wərk. ju wɔʧ ðə ˈmɛdəlz biɪŋ ˈhændɪd aʊt ənd ɪts ə gʊd ˈfilɪŋ tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ju wər nɑt pɑrt əv ˈɛniˌwən ˈluzɪŋ ər nɑt pɑrt əv ˈɛniˌwən ˈwɪnɪŋ. ɪt wɑz ə greɪt ɪkˈspɪriəns." dru ˈdɔti: "aɪ sɔ ɪt [goʊ ɪn] raɪt əˈweɪ. mi ənd wər boʊθ daʊn ˈprɪti loʊ ˈæˌkʧuəli, ənd wi wər ðə ˈoʊnli tu ɔn ðə aɪs. wi traɪd tɪ bi ðə fərst gaɪz tɪ gɪt tɪ sɪd." ˈʤeɪmi: "ənˈfɔrʧənətli, aɪ hæd ə ˈprɪti gʊd ˈæŋgəl əv ˈwɑʧɪŋ ɪt goʊ ɪn." maɪk ˈbæbkɔk: "aɪ doʊnt noʊ haʊ ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ɛls θɪŋks, bət ɪn maɪ hɑrt ənd ɪn maɪ maɪnd, aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪˈlivd wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt ɪt dən. ðæts ʤɪst ðə weɪ aɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt." zæk ˈpɑraɪz: "ɪts ʤɪst, jʊr ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪd raɪt əˈweɪ. bɪˈkəz ðət ʤɪst ˈʃætərd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. jʊr goʊɪŋ frəm biɪŋ ɔn səʧ ə haɪ, ˈhævɪŋ ə ʧæns tɪ wɪn ðə geɪm ənd ɔl əv ə ˈsədən ju wɔʧ ɪt goʊ ɪn ənd ʤɪst, laɪk, ðət ɪts ˈoʊvər. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wi dɪd, ðə hoʊl tu wiks, ɪts ˈoʊvər. "ðæts wət ɪt wɑz ˌdɪsbɪˈlif ðət ɪt ʤɪst ˈɛndɪd ʤɪst laɪk ðət. wət simd tɪ bi laɪk ə ˈnəθɪŋ pleɪ tərnd aʊt tɪ bi ɪts ˈoʊvər, ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪks ər ˈoʊvər." ˈnidləs tɪ seɪ, pəˈtris ˈbərgərɔn wɑz ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd baɪ ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz ˈæftər ˈsɪdni ˈkrɔzbi skɔrd ðə ˈwɪnɪŋ goʊl. ˈʤeɪmi ˈɪmɪʤɪz iginla*, tim ˈkænədə: "aɪ fɛlt laɪk ə ˈlɪtəl kɪd, θroʊɪŋ jʊr gləvz ɪn ðə ɛr. ɪt wɑz ə ənd ɪt wɛnt ðə raɪt weɪ, ɪn maɪ əˈpɪnjən. ɪt wɑz ˈvɛri ˈspɛʃəl ənd ɪt wɑz wən əv ðoʊz ˈmɛməriz ðət wɪl bi wɪθ mi fər ə lɔŋ taɪm. ðɛr wɑz ə lɔt ɔn ðə laɪn, ɛz fɑr ɛz wən goʊl ənd ɪt ˈkʊdəv gɔn ˈiðər weɪ. ðət wɑz ðə oʊld seɪɪŋ, 'ðə θrɪl əv ˈvɪktəri ənd ðə ˈægəni əv dɪˈfit.' ˈfɔrʧənətli, ɪt wɛnt ðə raɪt weɪ ənd ɪt wɑz ə ˈprɪti kul ˈfilɪŋ." rəˈbɛrtoʊ luˈoʊŋgoʊ: "ʤɔɪ. rɪˈlif. aɪ ʤɪst rɪˈmɛmbər ˈpʊtɪŋ maɪ ɑrmz ɪn ðə ɛr ənd ʤɪst ˈglaɪdɪŋ ɔl ðə weɪ daʊn. aɪ ˈwəzənt ˈivɪn ˈskeɪtɪŋ fæst, aɪ wɑz ʤɪst ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə ˈhɛvənz ənd ˈθæŋkɪŋ gɑd ðə hoʊl weɪ ðət wi wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ pʊl ðət ɔf." ˈkɔri ˈpɛri: "aɪ wɑz ˈsɪtɪŋ æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə bɛnʧ. aɪ θɪŋk aɪ wɑz ˈsɪtɪŋ raɪt ˌbiˈsaɪd ˈmɔroʊ. wi ˈhædənt pleɪd æt ɔl. wi wər ˈsɪtɪŋ ðɛr ənd ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə hoʊl θɪŋ ənˈfoʊld ənd ɛz sun ɛz ɪt wɛnt ɪn, aɪ ʤəmpt ˈoʊvər ðə bɔrdz." ˈbrɛndən ˈmɔroʊ: "ɪgˌzɪlərˈeɪʃən. ɪt wɑz ˈɔlˌmoʊst mɔr rɪˈlif ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. skɛrd tɪ ʃoʊ jʊr feɪs ˈɛniˌwɛr ɪn ˈkænədə hæd wi nɑt wən ðət. ɪt wɑz ə juʤ rɪˈlif. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðə bɛnʧ ˈpɔrɪŋ, ˈɛvriˌwən ˈʤəmpɪŋ. ənd ðɛn ɔl ðə flæg ˈskeɪtɪŋ ənd ɔl ðət ˈmeɪˌhɛm ˈhæpənd ənd ju ʤɪst spɛnd ðə naɪt ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ." raɪən ˈkæləˌhæn: "jʊr stɪl goʊɪŋ hoʊm wɪθ ə ˈsɪlvər ˈmɛdəl, bət ɪts ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ. jʊr ðət kloʊz tɪ kəmˈplitɪŋ jʊr goʊl ənd ˈəltəmətli ˈwɪnɪŋ ə goʊld ˈmɛdəl. tɪ hæv ðət ˈteɪkən əˈweɪ frəm ju ðət kwɪk, ɪts hɑrd tɪ teɪk." fɪl ˈkɛsəl, tim ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ: "ðæts ʤɪst haʊ ɪt ˈhæpənz, raɪt? ju gɪt səm ˈʧænsɪz, ɪf wən goʊz ɪn, jʊr dən." raɪən: "aɪ wɑz ɔn ðə bɛnʧ. aɪ ˈdɪdənt ˈæˌkʧuəli si ɪt. aɪ wɑz ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ wən əv ðə ˈkoʊʧɪz æt ðə taɪm. ɪt ˈwəzənt ə daʊn ðə aɪs ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ laɪk ðət, wɛr ju kʊd gɪt priˈpɛrd fər ɪt. ʤɪst kaɪnd əv, bæŋ. ɪt ˈhæpənd ənd əˈweɪ wi wɛnt. "wɪn ɪt dɪd goʊ ɪn ɪt wɑz ʤɪst kaɪnd əv ə ʃɑk ənd ðɛn ˈɛvriˌθɪŋz ə blər. ju doʊnt ˈrɪli θɪŋk əˈbaʊt θɪŋz frəm ðət pɔɪnt. ʤɪst ʤəmp ˈoʊvər ðə bɔrdz kwɪk ənd gɪt tɪ ðə paɪl." raɪən ˈwɪtni: "ˈɛvriˌwən ˈprɑbəˌbli θɔt wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ wɪn. aɪ noʊ aɪ dɪd. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðæts wət ˈhæpənz. ðət wɑz noʊ wənz fɔlt. ɪt wɑz ə kwɪk pleɪ, gɪt ɪt tɪ sɪd ənd ðət wɑz ðət. ðæts haʊ kˈwɪkli θɪŋz kən tərn ənd ʧeɪnʤ. aɪ wʊd hæv bɛt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ wɪn."
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i’ve recently discovered quest bars. how been doing keto for so long and not eaten or heard of them, i know. they are by far the best keto bar had. previously i would get atkins bars for when i was in a pinch but these are far superior. they come in a variety of different flavors and start at 3 net. one of the primary reasons i like them over the atkins bars is that they have a gooey, consistency. as a result, they get better when they are melted and heated up. see, i travel a lot for work and often get these sorts of bars as emergency meal replacements. they often sit in my suitcase or backpack for days or even weeks before they are needed. with these, good to go but with the atkins bars, which are more of a granola type product, be left with a hot mess. so today, i show you a cool way to cook the quest bars down into little, mini cookies! note: these are only so low in because they contain sugar alcohols. some people report this amount of sugar alcohol as kicking them out of keto. experiment and try to make this sort of thing a nice treat rather than a daily snack. here is the glorious bar itself. there are a ton of different flavors but this is my favorite amongst the ones tried. also, they vary a lot in terms of the amount of net so i generally stick to the net bars. start by microwaving the bar for 10 seconds to warm it up. you can skip this step if the bar is already malleable. then split the bar in half, then in half, then in half to get 8 equal balls. place them on a cooking tray. i used my convection oven since this is a small task and the thing heats up super fast. now set a timer for 3 minutes. my previous go to timer, a cheap magnetic one from ikea, just died on me. as a result i picked up this new from thermoworks, the same people that make the good and fast thermapen! so far i like it. its waterproof and magnetic and counts up or down. another cool feature is it keeps counting up after the timer stops, so if it takes you 3 minutes to find the remote and pause the after the alarm goes off, know the actual cooking time instead of just what the time was set for. after three minutes in the oven, left with some glorious cookies! who ever thought you could eat cookies again while on keto!!
quest cookies author: caveman keto nutrition information serves: 1 serving size: 8 pieces
calories: 190 fat:
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cholesterol: prep time: 1 min cook time: 4 total time: 5 print ingredients 1 quest bar instructions your convection oven to 450 start by microwaving the quest bar for 10 seconds to warm it up break the bar into 8 equal parts and roll into balls place on a cooking sheet and bake for 3 minutes eat!
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i’ve* ˈrisəntli dɪˈskəvərd kwɛst bɑrz. haʊ bɪn duɪŋ ˈkeɪtoʊ fər soʊ lɔŋ ənd nɑt ˈitən ər hərd əv ðɛm, aɪ noʊ. ðeɪ ər baɪ fɑr ðə bɛst ˈkeɪtoʊ bɑr hæd. ˈpriviəsli aɪ wʊd gɪt ˈætkɪnz bɑrz fər wɪn aɪ wɑz ɪn ə pɪnʧ bət ðiz ər fɑr suˈpɪriər. ðeɪ kəm ɪn ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈfleɪvərz ənd stɑrt æt 3 nɛt. wən əv ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈrizənz aɪ laɪk ðɛm ˈoʊvər ðə ˈætkɪnz bɑrz ɪz ðət ðeɪ hæv ə gui, kənˈsɪstənsi. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ðeɪ gɪt ˈbɛtər wɪn ðeɪ ər ˈmɛltɪd ənd ˈhitɪd əp. si, aɪ ˈtrævəl ə lɔt fər wərk ənd ˈɔfən gɪt ðiz sɔrts əv bɑrz ɛz ˈimərʤənsi mil riˈpleɪsmənts. ðeɪ ˈɔfən sɪt ɪn maɪ ˈsutˌkeɪs ər ˈbækˌpæk fər deɪz ər ˈivɪn wiks ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ ər ˈnidɪd. wɪθ ðiz, gʊd tɪ goʊ bət wɪθ ðə ˈætkɪnz bɑrz, wɪʧ ər mɔr əv ə grəˈnoʊlə taɪp ˈprɑdəkt, bi lɛft wɪθ ə hɑt mɛs. soʊ təˈdeɪ, aɪ ʃoʊ ju ə kul weɪ tɪ kʊk ðə kwɛst bɑrz daʊn ˈɪntu ˈlɪtəl, ˈmɪni ˈkʊkiz! noʊt: ðiz ər ˈoʊnli soʊ loʊ ɪn bɪˈkəz ðeɪ kənˈteɪn ˈʃʊgər alcohols*. səm ˈpipəl rɪˈpɔrt ðɪs əˈmaʊnt əv ˈʃʊgər ˈælkəˌhɑl ɛz ˈkɪkɪŋ ðɛm aʊt əv ˈkeɪtoʊ. ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ənd traɪ tɪ meɪk ðɪs sɔrt əv θɪŋ ə nis trit ˈrəðər ðən ə ˈdeɪli snæk. hir ɪz ðə ˈglɔriəs bɑr ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ðɛr ər ə tən əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈfleɪvərz bət ðɪs ɪz maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt əˈməŋst ðə wənz traɪd. ˈɔlsoʊ, ðeɪ ˈvɛri ə lɔt ɪn tərmz əv ðə əˈmaʊnt əv nɛt soʊ aɪ ˈʤɛnərəli stɪk tɪ ðə nɛt bɑrz. stɑrt baɪ ˈmaɪkrəˌweɪvɪŋ ðə bɑr fər 10 ˈsɛkəndz tɪ wɔrm ɪt əp. ju kən skɪp ðɪs stɛp ɪf ðə bɑr ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˈmæliəbəl. ðɛn splɪt ðə bɑr ɪn hæf, ðɛn ɪn hæf, ðɛn ɪn hæf tɪ gɪt 8 ˈikwəl bɔlz. pleɪs ðɛm ɔn ə ˈkʊkɪŋ treɪ. aɪ juzd maɪ kənˈvɛkʃən ˈəvən sɪns ðɪs ɪz ə smɔl tæsk ənd ðə θɪŋ hits əp ˈsupər fæst. naʊ sɛt ə ˈtaɪmər fər 3 ˈmɪnəts. maɪ ˈpriviəs goʊ tɪ ˈtaɪmər, ə ʧip mægˈnɛtɪk wən frəm ˌaɪˈkiə, ʤɪst daɪd ɔn mi. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt aɪ pɪkt əp ðɪs nu frəm thermoworks*, ðə seɪm ˈpipəl ðət meɪk ðə gʊd ənd fæst thermapen*! soʊ fɑr aɪ laɪk ɪt. ɪts ˈwɔtərˌpruf ənd mægˈnɛtɪk ənd kaʊnts əp ər daʊn. əˈnəðər kul ˈfiʧər ɪz ɪt kips ˈkaʊntɪŋ əp ˈæftər ðə ˈtaɪmər stɑps, soʊ ɪf ɪt teɪks ju 3 ˈmɪnəts tɪ faɪnd ðə rɪˈmoʊt ənd pɔz ðə ˈæftər ðə əˈlɑrm goʊz ɔf, noʊ ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈkʊkɪŋ taɪm ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ʤɪst wət ðə taɪm wɑz sɛt fər. ˈæftər θri ˈmɪnəts ɪn ðə ˈəvən, lɛft wɪθ səm ˈglɔriəs ˈkʊkiz! hu ˈɛvər θɔt ju kʊd it ˈkʊkiz əˈgɛn waɪl ɔn ˈkeɪtoʊ!! kwɛst ˈkʊkiz ˈɔθər: ˈkeɪvˌmæn ˈkeɪtoʊ nuˈtrɪʃən ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən sərvz: 1 ˈsərvɪŋ saɪz: 8 ˈpisɪz ˈkælɔˌriz: 190 fæt: ˈsæʧərˌeɪtɪd fæt: ənˈsæʧərˌeɪtɪd fæt: trænz fæt: ˌkɑrboʊˈhaɪdreɪts: ˈsoʊdiəm: ˈfaɪbər: ˈproʊˌtin: kəˈlɛstərˌɔl: prɛp taɪm: 1 mɪn kʊk taɪm: 4 ˈtoʊtəl taɪm: 5 prɪnt ˌɪnˈgridiənts 1 kwɛst bɑr ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz jʊr kənˈvɛkʃən ˈəvən tɪ 450 stɑrt baɪ ˈmaɪkrəˌweɪvɪŋ ðə kwɛst bɑr fər 10 ˈsɛkəndz tɪ wɔrm ɪt əp breɪk ðə bɑr ˈɪntu 8 ˈikwəl pɑrts ənd roʊl ˈɪntu bɔlz pleɪs ɔn ə ˈkʊkɪŋ ʃit ənd beɪk fər 3 ˈmɪnəts it!
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what middle-aged male raised in the british commonwealth entranced by stories of the blue bird land speed racers, attempting to break the ‘flying mile’? or the streamlined golden arrow? numerous airstrips and royal air force bases in the united kingdom have played host to record attempts over the years, a list which is about to include a bicycle.
to build a serious land speed record breaker you need to be both a brilliant engineer and a little nutty, perhaps less so if a bicycle. still, tom got the bug and, with a airstrip just near his house and the skills to fabricate any beautiful bicycle he likes, designed a contender for the british land speed record on a pushie.
tom maintains that despite appearances, this is a relatively ‘normal’ bike, similar in construction to one build for any customer. extra rake on the forks to increase stability at speed, assisted by the oversized columbus max tubing and the extra low bottom bracket supporting that incredible chain ring.
the ring was machined by cliff and the team of four engineers that make up royce ltd, who also donated the rear hub to the project. the hubs were laced into tubular rims by august wheelworks, to minimize the risk of losing a clincher tire at untested speeds. naturally, an avid disc brake was used to brake the front wheel and avoid cooking the rim.
by the way, i came up with the name ‘flying miler’ myself, as land speed bike have a romantic title such as ‘bluebird’ or ‘golden arrow’. perhaps it should be named ‘the gannet‘, after one of the united fastest it can be used as reference to someone who eats too much, similar to ‘glutton’. still, that chain ring does bear a certain resemblance. what do you think?
for the full build process and complete component list, head to the bicycles website. tom is also producing a short film in association with spindle productions. the full length version will be released shortly but a teaser to tide you over:
donhou bicycles: experiments in speed from on vimeo.
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wət ˈmɪdəˌleɪgd meɪl reɪzd ɪn ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ ɪnˈtrænst baɪ ˈstɔriz əv ðə blu bərd lænd spid ˈreɪsərz, əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ breɪk ðə mile’*’? ər ðə ˈstrimˌlaɪnd ˈgoʊldən ˈɛroʊ? ˈnumərəs ˈɛrˌstrɪps ənd rɔɪəl ɛr fɔrs ˈbeɪsɪz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm hæv pleɪd hoʊst tɪ ˈrɛkərd əˈtɛmpts ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz, ə lɪst wɪʧ ɪz əˈbaʊt tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ə ˈbaɪsɪkəl. tɪ bɪld ə ˈsɪriəs lænd spid ˈrɛkərd ˈbreɪkər ju nid tɪ bi boʊθ ə ˈbrɪljənt ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr ənd ə ˈlɪtəl ˈnəti, pərˈhæps lɛs soʊ ɪf ə ˈbaɪsɪkəl. stɪl, tɑm gɑt ðə bəg ənd, wɪθ ə ˈɛrˌstrɪp ʤɪst nɪr hɪz haʊs ənd ðə skɪlz tɪ ˈfæbrəˌkeɪt ˈɛni ˈbjutəfəl ˈbaɪsɪkəl hi laɪks, dɪˈzaɪnd ə kənˈtɛndər fər ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ lænd spid ˈrɛkərd ɔn ə pushie*. tɑm meɪnˈteɪnz ðət dɪˈspaɪt əˈpɪrənsəz, ðɪs ɪz ə ˈrɛlətɪvli ‘‘normal’*’ baɪk, ˈsɪmələr ɪn kənˈstrəkʃən tɪ wən bɪld fər ˈɛni ˈkəstəmər. ˈɛkstrə reɪk ɔn ðə fɔrks tɪ ˌɪnˈkris stəˈbɪlɪti æt spid, əˈsɪstɪd baɪ ðə ˈoʊvərˌsaɪzd kəˈləmbəs mæks ˈtubɪŋ ənd ðə ˈɛkstrə loʊ ˈbɑtəm ˈbrækɪt səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðət ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ʧeɪn rɪŋ. ðə rɪŋ wɑz məˈʃind baɪ klɪf ənd ðə tim əv fɔr ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ðət meɪk əp rɔɪs ˈɛlˈtiˈdi, hu ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd ðə rɪr həb tɪ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. ðə həbz wər leɪst ˈɪntu ˈtubjələr rɪmz baɪ ˈɔgəst wheelworks*, tɪ ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz ðə rɪsk əv ˈluzɪŋ ə ˈklɪnʧər taɪər æt ənˈtɛstɪd spidz. ˈnæʧərəli, ən ˈævɪd dɪsk breɪk wɑz juzd tɪ breɪk ðə frənt wil ənd əˈvɔɪd ˈkʊkɪŋ ðə rɪm. baɪ ðə weɪ, aɪ keɪm əp wɪθ ðə neɪm miler’*’ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, ɛz lænd spid baɪk hæv ə roʊˈmæntɪk ˈtaɪtəl səʧ ɛz ‘‘bluebird’*’ ər arrow’*’. pərˈhæps ɪt ʃʊd bi neɪmd gannet‘*‘, ˈæftər wən əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈfæstəst ɪt kən bi juzd ɛz ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ˈsəmˌwən hu its tu məʧ, ˈsɪmələr tɪ ‘‘glutton’*’. stɪl, ðət ʧeɪn rɪŋ dɪz bɛr ə ˈsərtən rɪˈzɛmbləns. wət du ju θɪŋk? fər ðə fʊl bɪld ˈprɔˌsɛs ənd kəmˈplit kəmˈpoʊnənt lɪst, hɛd tɪ ðə ˈbaɪsɪkəlz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. tɑm ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈdusɪŋ ə ʃɔrt fɪlm ɪn əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən wɪθ ˈspɪndəl pərˈdəkʃənz. ðə fʊl lɛŋθ ˈvərʒən wɪl bi riˈlist ˈʃɔrtli bət ə ˈtizər tɪ taɪd ju ˈoʊvər: ˈbaɪsɪkəlz: ɪkˈspɛrəmənts ɪn spid frəm ɔn vimeo*.
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.- bishop was on tuesday appointed bishop of the of mar of toronto, which serves canada's estimated catholics.
the oct. 31 appointment fills the vacancy left by august's transfer of bishop emmanuel to the of saint peter the apostle of san diego.
bishop was born in 1954 in kirkuk, iraq, and was baptized into the assyrian church of the east, a church based in iraq. his family emigrated to lebanon in 1973, and then to the us in 1976.
he was ordained a deacon in the assyrian church of the east in 1973, a priest in 1982, and a bishop in 1984. a priest he served as pastor of a parish in toronto, and was bishop of the assyrian of san josé and seattle.
he obtained a master's degree in theology from the catholic university of america in 1992, and a doctorate from the pontifical university of saint thomas aquinas in 2002. while a bishop, he was actively involved in ecumenical dialogue between the assyrian church of the east and the catholic church.
bishop was received into communion with the catholic church in 2008, along with nearly families of his church.
he was received into the catholic church, which is the catholic analogue to the assyrian church of the east. both churches use the east syrian rite. they are both derived from the church of the east, a church which experienced a schism in 1552.
in 2014 he was appointed protosyncellus, or vicar general, of the of saint peter the apostle of san diego.
bishop has been outspoken about the persecution of christians in his native iraq, and has applauded their perseverance.
in june, he told that “the story of suffering of iraqi christians is an ongoing phenomenon.” he reflected on his family's perseverance in the face of the assyrian genocide, saying that “if my grandparents survived this difficulty and were able to hand their faith to the next generations, this suffering generation will do the same.”
the of mar of toronto was established in 2011. it consists of 10 parishes and missions, and is served by 10 priests and two deacons.
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ˈbɪʃəp wɑz ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ əˈpɔɪntɪd ˈbɪʃəp əv ðə əv mɑr əv tərˈɑntoʊ, wɪʧ sərvz ˈkænədəz ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˈkæθlɪks. ðə ɔkt. 31 əˈpɔɪntmənt fɪlz ðə ˈveɪkənsi lɛft baɪ ˈɔgəsts ˈtrænsfər əv ˈbɪʃəp ɪˈmænjuəl tɪ ðə əv seɪnt ˈpitər ðə əˈpɔsəl əv sæn diˈeɪgoʊ. ˈbɪʃəp wɑz bɔrn ɪn 1954 ɪn ˌkɪrˈkʊk, ˌɪˈrɑk, ənd wɑz ˈbæpˌtaɪzd ˈɪntu ðə əˈsɪriən ʧərʧ əv ðə ist, ə ʧərʧ beɪst ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk. hɪz ˈfæməli ˈɛməˌgreɪtɪd tɪ ˈlɛbənən ɪn 1973 ənd ðɛn tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɪn 1976 hi wɑz ɔrˈdeɪnd ə ˈdikən ɪn ðə əˈsɪriən ʧərʧ əv ðə ist ɪn 1973 ə prist ɪn 1982 ənd ə ˈbɪʃəp ɪn 1984 ə prist hi sərvd ɛz ˈpæstər əv ə ˈpɛrɪʃ ɪn tərˈɑntoʊ, ənd wɑz ˈbɪʃəp əv ðə əˈsɪriən əv sæn josé*é ənd siˈætəl. hi əbˈteɪnd ə ˈmæstərz dɪˈgri ɪn θiˈɑləʤi frəm ðə ˈkæθlɪk ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv əˈmɛrɪkə ɪn 1992 ənd ə ˈdɑktərət frəm ðə pɑnˈtɪfəkəl ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv seɪnt ˈtɑməs əkˈwaɪnəs ɪn 2002 waɪl ə ˈbɪʃəp, hi wɑz ˈæktɪvli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˌɛkjuˈmɛnɪkəl ˈdaɪəˌlɔg bɪtˈwin ðə əˈsɪriən ʧərʧ əv ðə ist ənd ðə ˈkæθlɪk ʧərʧ. ˈbɪʃəp wɑz rɪˈsivd ˈɪntu kəmˈjunjən wɪθ ðə ˈkæθlɪk ʧərʧ ɪn 2008 əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈnɪrli ˈfæməliz əv hɪz ʧərʧ. hi wɑz rɪˈsivd ˈɪntu ðə ˈkæθlɪk ʧərʧ, wɪʧ ɪz ðə ˈkæθlɪk ˈænəˌlɔg tɪ ðə əˈsɪriən ʧərʧ əv ðə ist. boʊθ ˈʧərʧɪz juz ðə ist ˈsɪriən raɪt. ðeɪ ər boʊθ dəraɪvd frəm ðə ʧərʧ əv ðə ist, ə ʧərʧ wɪʧ ɪkˈspɪriənst ə ˈskɪzəm ɪn 1552 ɪn 2014 hi wɑz əˈpɔɪntɪd protosyncellus*, ər ˈvɪkər ˈʤɛnərəl, əv ðə əv seɪnt ˈpitər ðə əˈpɔsəl əv sæn diˈeɪgoʊ. ˈbɪʃəp həz bɪn ˈaʊtˈspoʊkən əˈbaʊt ðə ˌpərsəˈkjuʃən əv ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ɪn hɪz ˈneɪtɪv ˌɪˈrɑk, ənd həz əˈplɔdɪd ðɛr ˌpərsəˈvɪrəns. ɪn ʤun, hi toʊld ðət ˈstɔri əv ˈsəfərɪŋ əv ˌɪˈræki ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ɪz ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ phenomenon.”*.” hi rɪˈflɛktɪd ɔn hɪz ˈfæməliz ˌpərsəˈvɪrəns ɪn ðə feɪs əv ðə əˈsɪriən ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪd, seɪɪŋ ðət maɪ ˈgrændˌpɛrənts sərˈvaɪvd ðɪs ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ənd wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ hænd ðɛr feɪθ tɪ ðə nɛkst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz, ðɪs ˈsəfərɪŋ ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən wɪl du ðə same.”*.” ðə əv mɑr əv tərˈɑntoʊ wɑz ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn 2011 ɪt kənˈsɪsts əv 10 ˈpɛrɪʃɪz ənd ˈmɪʃənz, ənd ɪz sərvd baɪ 10 prists ənd tu ˈdikənz.
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while north missile test on august 28, reportedly of the intermediate range), broke up into three pieces during flight only flying short of its kilometer launch was a disturbing development in continuing program to develop long-range missiles.
why fly over japan?
the test launch had two primary objectives. first, kim jong un likely sought to take measure of the international response to the overflight of japanese territory. though north korea twice before attempted to launch a satellite using a flight path that passed over japan, the is the first ballistic missile to overfly the island nation. if the us response to the test firing is judged to be mild by pyongyang, north korea may feel that future flights will be similarly accepted by washington and its regional allies.
second, the flight was likely intended to evaluate the performance and reliability under operational conditions. before the and the intercontinental range can be deployed, engineers must demonstrate that they work reliably when flown to maximum range. to date, the two missiles have been launched on steep flight paths that reach high altitudes, ensuring that the mock warheads land in the sea just short of japan. much can be learned from the tests, but flights replicating the conditions a missile would experience are needed. this flight begins to address that requirement.
is north korea testing a vehicle (pbv)?
the most recent flight ended with the mock warhead landing in the pacific ocean about from the launch site, well short of its maximum range. north korean engineers may have shut the’s engine down early, resulting in a shorter flight. turning off the engine roughly five seconds early would yield a range and apogee matching the reported values. or the payload mass of the first test may have been considerably lighter than that of north nuclear warhead, allowing the missile to achieve a much higher altitude, thus exaggerating the derived maximum range when the missile is flown on a standard flight path. for example, if the may flight carried a payload of 250, and the most recent test fitted the with a package, the range is reduced to about, with a peak altitude of roughly 550. finally, the may have been flown on a trajectory, one that was steeper or flatter than a normal flight path employed to maximize achievable range. however, the reported apogee of the flight is inconsistent with this explanation.
an alternative disturbing hypothesis is that tests of the missile have included a small vehicle (pbv) to provide extra boost to the payload after the main stage is discarded. the may 14 test of the was previously modeled, but could not replicate the reported apogee and range, without the addition of a small. the increased velocity provided by the allows the payload to reach an apogee of and travel about 700 in range. the hypothesis is consistent with observations made by others, including norbert brugge, who identified the existence of fuelling ports located just under the’s reentry vehicle.
there are logical reasons for employing a. in addition to boosting range, it can be used to make fine adjustments to velocity after engine shut-down. fielded by the us, russia, france and china all employs to achieve better accuracy.s also provide a platform to carry a warhead, plus lightweight decoys or other penetration aids capable of impairing effectiveness against missile defenses.
the presence of a on the is just a hypothesis for now, although reports that the missile “broke into three pieces” are consistent with engine failure. as the separates from the main booster, its engine should activate and accelerate the reentry vehicle to the velocity. if the’s engine fails to initiate, and the reentry vehicle separates from the, all three components (main booster, and warhead) follow an approximately similar trajectory. to a distant radar, the missile appears to separate into three disparate pieces at the end of boost for no obvious reason. without the added velocity provided by a properly functioning, the reentry vehicle along with the main stage and, land in the ocean from the launch short of the maximum range. in other words, the dead weight of the, if it was fully fuelled, is equivalent to launching the missile with a to payload, as described above.
while it is impossible to know with certainty why the most recent test flew only, if it was the result of a failed, its use on north long-range missiles is ominous. it is another sign that pyongyang is deadly serious about developing and fielding missiles capable of striking the us mainland, and critical us military bases in the pacific ocean. north korea has much work a year or it matures the technologies and systems needed to credibly threaten the us.
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waɪl nɔrθ ˈmɪsəl tɛst ɔn ˈɔgəst 28 rɪˈpɔrtədli əv ðə ˌɪnərˈmidiɪt reɪnʤ broʊk əp ˈɪntu θri ˈpisɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ flaɪt ˈoʊnli flaɪɪŋ ʃɔrt əv ɪts ˈkɪləˌmitər lɔnʧ wɑz ə dɪˈstərbɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪn kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˈlɔŋˈreɪnʤ ˈmɪsəlz. waɪ flaɪ ˈoʊvər ʤəˈpæn? ðə tɛst lɔnʧ hæd tu ˈpraɪˌmɛri əˈbʤɛktɪvz. fərst, kɪm ʤɔŋ ˈjuˈɛn ˈlaɪkli sɔt tɪ teɪk ˈmɛʒər əv ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə ˈoʊvərˌflaɪt əv ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri. ðoʊ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə twaɪs ˌbiˈfɔr əˈtɛmptəd tɪ lɔnʧ ə ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˈjuzɪŋ ə flaɪt pæθ ðət pæst ˈoʊvər ʤəˈpæn, ðə ɪz ðə fərst bəˈlɪstɪk ˈmɪsəl tɪ ˌoʊvərˈflaɪ ðə ˈaɪlənd ˈneɪʃən. ɪf ðə ˈjuˈɛs rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə tɛst ˈfaɪərrɪŋ ɪz ʤəʤd tɪ bi maɪld baɪ ˈpjɔŋˈjæŋ, nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə meɪ fil ðət fˈjuʧər flaɪts wɪl bi ˈsɪmələrli ækˈsɛptɪd baɪ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd ɪts ˈriʤənəl ˈælaɪz. ˈsɛkənd, ðə flaɪt wɑz ˈlaɪkli ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt ðə pərˈfɔrməns ənd riˌlaɪəˈbɪləti ˈəndər ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl kənˈdɪʃənz. ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ənd ðə ˌɪntərˌkɑntəˈnɛntəl reɪnʤ kən bi dɪˈplɔɪd, ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz məst ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ðət ðeɪ wərk rɪˈlaɪəbli wɪn floʊn tɪ ˈmæksəməm reɪnʤ. tɪ deɪt, ðə tu ˈmɪsəlz hæv bɪn lɔnʧt ɔn stip flaɪt pæθs ðət riʧ haɪ ˈæltɪˌtudz, ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðət ðə mɑk ˈwɔˌrhɛdz lænd ɪn ðə si ʤɪst ʃɔrt əv ʤəˈpæn. məʧ kən bi ˈlərnɪd frəm ðə tɛsts, bət flaɪts ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪtɪŋ ðə kənˈdɪʃənz ə ˈmɪsəl wʊd ɪkˈspɪriəns ər ˈnidɪd. ðɪs flaɪt bɪˈgɪnz tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðət rɪkˈwaɪrmənt. ɪz nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ˈtɛstɪŋ ə ˈviɪkəl (pbv*)? ðə moʊst ˈrisənt flaɪt ˈɛndɪd wɪθ ðə mɑk ˈwɔˌrhɛd ˈlændɪŋ ɪn ðə pəˈsɪfɪk ˈoʊʃən əˈbaʊt frəm ðə lɔnʧ saɪt, wɛl ʃɔrt əv ɪts ˈmæksəməm reɪnʤ. nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz meɪ hæv ʃət ðə ˈɪnʤən daʊn ˈərli, rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ə ˈʃɔrtər flaɪt. ˈtərnɪŋ ɔf ðə ˈɪnʤən ˈrəfli faɪv ˈsɛkəndz ˈərli wʊd jild ə reɪnʤ ənd ˈæpəˌʤi ˈmæʧɪŋ ðə ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈvæljuz. ər ðə ˈpeɪˌloʊd mæs əv ðə fərst tɛst meɪ hæv bɪn kənˈsɪdərəbli ˈlaɪtər ðən ðət əv nɔrθ ˈnukliər ˈwɔˌrhɛd, əˈlaʊɪŋ ðə ˈmɪsəl tɪ əˈʧiv ə məʧ haɪər ˈæltəˌtud, ðəs ɪgˈzæʤərˌeɪtɪŋ ðə dəraɪvd ˈmæksəməm reɪnʤ wɪn ðə ˈmɪsəl ɪz floʊn ɔn ə ˈstændərd flaɪt pæθ. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪf ðə meɪ flaɪt ˈkɛrid ə ˈpeɪˌloʊd əv 250, ənd ðə moʊst ˈrisənt tɛst ˈfɪtɪd ðə wɪθ ə ˈpækɪʤ, ðə reɪnʤ ɪz rɪˈdust tɪ əˈbaʊt, wɪθ ə pik ˈæltəˌtud əv ˈrəfli 550. ˈfaɪnəli, ðə meɪ hæv bɪn floʊn ɔn ə trəˈʤɛktəri, wən ðət wɑz ˈstipər ər ˈflætər ðən ə ˈnɔrməl flaɪt pæθ ɪmˈplɔɪd tɪ ˈmæksəˌmaɪz əˈʧivəbəl reɪnʤ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈæpəˌʤi əv ðə flaɪt ɪz ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ðɪs ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən. ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv dɪˈstərbɪŋ haɪˈpɑθəsəs ɪz ðət tɛsts əv ðə ˈmɪsəl hæv ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə smɔl ˈviɪkəl (pbv*) tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈɛkstrə bust tɪ ðə ˈpeɪˌloʊd ˈæftər ðə meɪn steɪʤ ɪz dɪˈskɑrdɪd. ðə meɪ 14 tɛst əv ðə wɑz ˈpriviəsli ˈmɑdəld, bət kʊd nɑt ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt ðə ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈæpəˌʤi ənd reɪnʤ, wɪˈθaʊt ðə əˈdɪʃən əv ə smɔl. ðə ˌɪnˈkrist vəˈlɑsəti prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ðə əˈlaʊz ðə ˈpeɪˌloʊd tɪ riʧ ən ˈæpəˌʤi əv ənd ˈtrævəl əˈbaʊt 700 ɪn reɪnʤ. ðə haɪˈpɑθəsəs ɪz kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz meɪd baɪ ˈəðərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈnɔrbərt brugge*, hu aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ðə ɪgˈzɪstəns əv fˈjulɪŋ pɔrts ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ʤɪst ˈəndər ðə riˈɪntri ˈviɪkəl. ðɛr ər ˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈrizənz fər ɪmˈplɔɪɪŋ ə. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈbustɪŋ reɪnʤ, ɪt kən bi juzd tɪ meɪk faɪn əˈʤəstmənts tɪ vəˈlɑsəti ˈæftər ˈɪnʤən shut-down*. ˈfildɪd baɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs, ˈrəʃə, fræns ənd ˈʧaɪnə ɔl ɪmˈplɔɪ tɪ əˈʧiv ˈbɛtər ˈækjərəsi. ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈvaɪd ə ˈplætˌfɔrm tɪ ˈkɛri ə ˈwɔˌrhɛd, pləs ˈlaɪtˈweɪt ˈdikɔɪz ər ˈəðər ˌpɛnəˈtreɪʃən eɪdz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˌɪmˈpɛrɪŋ ˈifɛktɪvnəs əˈgɛnst ˈmɪsəl dɪˈfɛnsɪz. ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ə ɔn ðə ɪz ʤɪst ə haɪˈpɑθəsəs fər naʊ, ˌɔlˈðoʊ rɪˈpɔrts ðət ðə ˈmɪsəl ˈɪntu θri pieces”*” ər kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ˈɪnʤən ˈfeɪljər. ɛz ðə ˈsɛpərˌeɪts frəm ðə meɪn ˈbustər, ɪts ˈɪnʤən ʃʊd ˈæktəˌveɪt ənd ækˈsɛlərˌeɪt ðə riˈɪntri ˈviɪkəl tɪ ðə vəˈlɑsəti. ɪf ðə ˈɪnʤən feɪlz tɪ ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt, ənd ðə riˈɪntri ˈviɪkəl ˈsɛpərˌeɪts frəm ðə, ɔl θri kəmˈpoʊnənts (meɪn ˈbustər, ənd ˈwɔˌrhɛd) ˈfɑloʊ ən əˈprɑksəmətli ˈsɪmələr trəˈʤɛktəri. tɪ ə ˈdɪstənt ˈreɪˌdɑr, ðə ˈmɪsəl əˈpɪrz tɪ ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈɪntu θri ˈdɪspərɪt ˈpisɪz æt ðə ɛnd əv bust fər noʊ ˈɑbviəs ˈrizən. wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈædɪd vəˈlɑsəti prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ə ˈprɑpərli ˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ, ðə riˈɪntri ˈviɪkəl əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə meɪn steɪʤ ənd, lænd ɪn ðə ˈoʊʃən frəm ðə lɔnʧ ʃɔrt əv ðə ˈmæksəməm reɪnʤ. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ðə dɛd weɪt əv ðə, ɪf ɪt wɑz ˈfʊli fjuəld, ɪz ɪkˈwɪvələnt tɪ ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ðə ˈmɪsəl wɪθ ə tɪ ˈpeɪˌloʊd, ɛz dɪˈskraɪbd əˈbəv. waɪl ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ noʊ wɪθ ˈsərtənti waɪ ðə moʊst ˈrisənt tɛst flu ˈoʊnli, ɪf ɪt wɑz ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ə feɪld, ɪts juz ɔn nɔrθ ˈlɔŋˈreɪnʤ ˈmɪsəlz ɪz ˈɑmənəs. ɪt ɪz əˈnəðər saɪn ðət ˈpjɔŋˈjæŋ ɪz ˈdɛdli ˈsɪriəs əˈbaʊt dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ənd ˈfildɪŋ ˈmɪsəlz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈstraɪkɪŋ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈmeɪnˌlænd, ənd ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈjuˈɛs ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈbeɪsɪz ɪn ðə pəˈsɪfɪk ˈoʊʃən. nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə həz məʧ wərk ə jɪr ər ɪt məˈʧʊrz ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤiz ənd ˈsɪstəmz ˈnidɪd tɪ ˈkrɛdəbli θˈrɛtən ðə ˈjuˈɛs.
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a virginia lawmaker has won to his seat in the house of delegates even though he is serving a jail sentence following accusations that he had sex with his secretary.
joseph morrissey, 57, won on tuesday. he ran as an independent in the race for the seat, earning 42 percent of the votes cast. his democratic and republican challengers received 33 and 24 percent, respectively, according to the richmond times-dispatch.
morrissey was sworn in today.
breaking: morrissey being sworn in by house clerk paul nardo markus schmidt (@mschmidtrtd) january 14, 2015
last month, morrissey was sentenced to six months in jail upon entering an alford plea in which one does not admit to a crime but acknowledges that evidence would likely lead to a conviction to a misdemeanor charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, avoiding a possible felony conviction after he was accused of having a sexual relationship with his young secretary.
morrissey would have faced more than 40 years in prison if a grand jury had convicted him on multiple counts.
after his plea deal, morrissey agreed to resign his seat, which he had held since 2007. yet the former democrat angered the political establishment in the state when he announced he would run for as an independent in the special election to fill his seat.
given the county program, morrissey was able to campaign for 12 hours during the day and report back to jail by 8 p.m., according to reports.
leaders in the state legislature said they are discussing ways to oust morrissey from the general assembly for “actions [that] fall grievously short of the standards of a public servant in the house of delegates,” speaker of the house william j. howell told the times-dispatch.
"mr. election tonight does not change the fact that his actions fall grievously short of the standards of a public servant in the house of delegates," the top republican said.
"as speaker, i have an obligation to faithfully and impartially discharge my duties as presiding officer and a responsibility to protect the honor and integrity of the house of delegates as an institution,” he added.
"there are a number of options available to the body to address questions of conduct regarding its members. these options are set out in the constitution of virginia and the rules of the house. working with house minority leader david toscano and other members of the house, we will begin the process of assessing these options in order to determine the appropriate path forward."
top house democrat toscano echoed sentiments.
“joe morrissey chose to run as an independent; he is not a member of the democratic party, nor is he a member of the house democratic caucus,” toscano said.
"his conviction and actions over the past two months were reprehensible, and we will be exploring every avenue in regard to his status as a member of the house of delegates."
i think it's ridiculous for the virginia house of delegates to try and bar joseph #morrissey from serving. tommy (@firstteamtommy) january 14, 2015
house of delegates rules allow for a member to be expelled by a two-thirds majority for undefined “disorderly conduct.”
morrissey’s district consists of parts of richmond, county, charles city county, according to the times-dispatch.
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ə vərˈʤɪnjə ˈlɔˌmeɪkər həz wən tɪ hɪz sit ɪn ðə haʊs əv ˈdɛləˌgeɪts ˈivɪn ðoʊ hi ɪz ˈsərvɪŋ ə ʤeɪl ˈsɛntəns ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz ðət hi hæd sɛks wɪθ hɪz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri. ˈʤoʊzəf ˈmɔrɪsi, 57 wən ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. hi ræn ɛz ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ɪn ðə reɪs fər ðə sit, ˈərnɪŋ 42 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə voʊts kæst. hɪz ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ənd rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈʧælənʤərz rɪˈsivd 33 ənd 24 pərˈsɛnt, rɪˈspɛktɪvli, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈrɪʧmənd times-dispatch*. ˈmɔrɪsi wɑz swɔrn ɪn təˈdeɪ. ˈbreɪkɪŋ: ˈmɔrɪsi biɪŋ swɔrn ɪn baɪ haʊs klərk pɔl ˈnɑrdoʊ ˈmɑrkəs ʃmɪt (@mschmidtrtd*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 14 2015 læst mənθ, ˈmɔrɪsi wɑz ˈsɛntənst tɪ sɪks mənθs ɪn ʤeɪl əˈpɑn ˈɛnərɪŋ ən ˈælfərd pli ɪn wɪʧ wən dɪz nɑt ədˈmɪt tɪ ə kraɪm bət ækˈnɑlɪʤɪz ðət ˈɛvədəns wʊd ˈlaɪkli lɛd tɪ ə kənˈvɪkʃən tɪ ə ˌmɪsdəˈminər ʧɑrʤ əv kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ tɪ ðə dɪˈlɪŋkwənsi əv ə ˈmaɪnər, əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈfɛləni kənˈvɪkʃən ˈæftər hi wɑz əˈkjuzd əv ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈsɛkʃuəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ hɪz jəŋ ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri. ˈmɔrɪsi wʊd hæv feɪst mɔr ðən 40 jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən ɪf ə grænd ˈʤʊri hæd kənˈvɪktəd ɪm ɔn ˈməltəpəl kaʊnts. ˈæftər hɪz pli dil, ˈmɔrɪsi əˈgrid tɪ rɪˈzaɪn hɪz sit, wɪʧ hi hæd hɛld sɪns 2007 jɛt ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈdɛməˌkræt ˈæŋgərd ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ɪn ðə steɪt wɪn hi əˈnaʊnst hi wʊd rən fər ɛz ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ɪn ðə ˈspɛʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən tɪ fɪl hɪz sit. ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈkaʊnti ˈproʊˌgræm, ˈmɔrɪsi wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ kæmˈpeɪn fər 12 aʊərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə deɪ ənd rɪˈpɔrt bæk tɪ ʤeɪl baɪ 8 p.m*., əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ rɪˈpɔrts. ˈlidərz ɪn ðə steɪt ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər sɛd ðeɪ ər dɪˈskəsɪŋ weɪz tɪ aʊst ˈmɔrɪsi frəm ðə ˈʤɛnərəl əˈsɛmbli fər [ðət] fɔl ˈgrivəsli ʃɔrt əv ðə ˈstændərdz əv ə ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvənt ɪn ðə haʊs əv delegates,”*,” ˈspikər əv ðə haʊs ˈwɪljəm ʤeɪ. haʊəl toʊld ðə times-dispatch*. "ˈmɪstər. ɪˈlɛkʃən təˈnaɪt dɪz nɑt ʧeɪnʤ ðə fækt ðət hɪz ˈækʃənz fɔl ˈgrivəsli ʃɔrt əv ðə ˈstændərdz əv ə ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvənt ɪn ðə haʊs əv ˈdɛləˌgeɪts," ðə tɔp rɪˈpəblɪkən sɛd. "ɛz ˈspikər, aɪ hæv ən ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən tɪ ˈfeɪθfəli ənd ˌɪmˈpɑrʃəli ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ maɪ ˈdutiz ɛz prɪˈzaɪdɪŋ ˈɔfɪsər ənd ə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə ˈɑnər ənd ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti əv ðə haʊs əv ˈdɛləˌgeɪts ɛz ən institution,”*,” hi ˈædɪd. "ðɛr ər ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈɔpʃənz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ðə ˈbɑdi tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs kˈwɛsʧənz əv ˈkɑndəkt rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ɪts ˈmɛmbərz. ðiz ˈɔpʃənz ər sɛt aʊt ɪn ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən əv vərˈʤɪnjə ənd ðə rulz əv ðə haʊs. ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ haʊs məˈnɔrəti ˈlidər ˈdeɪvɪd toʊˈskɑnoʊ ənd ˈəðər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə haʊs, wi wɪl bɪˈgɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv əˈsɛsɪŋ ðiz ˈɔpʃənz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ dɪˈtərmən ðə əˈproʊpriˌeɪt pæθ ˈfɔrwərd." tɔp haʊs ˈdɛməˌkræt toʊˈskɑnoʊ ˈɛkoʊd ˈsɛnəmənts. ˈmɔrɪsi ʧoʊz tɪ rən ɛz ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt; hi ɪz nɑt ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti, nɔr ɪz hi ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə haʊs ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk caucus,”*,” toʊˈskɑnoʊ sɛd. "hɪz kənˈvɪkʃən ənd ˈækʃənz ˈoʊvər ðə pæst tu mənθs wər ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəbəl, ənd wi wɪl bi ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ ˈɛvəri ˈævəˌnu ɪn rɪˈgɑrd tɪ hɪz ˈstætəs ɛz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə haʊs əv ˈdɛləˌgeɪts." aɪ θɪŋk ɪts rɪˈdɪkjələs fər ðə vərˈʤɪnjə haʊs əv ˈdɛləˌgeɪts tɪ traɪ ənd bɑr ˈʤoʊzəf #ˈmɔrɪsi frəm ˈsərvɪŋ. ˈtɑmi (@firstteamtommy*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 14 2015 haʊs əv ˈdɛləˌgeɪts rulz əˈlaʊ fər ə ˈmɛmbər tɪ bi ɪkˈspɛld baɪ ə ˌtuˈθərdz məˈʤɔrəti fər ˌəndɪˈfaɪnd conduct.”*.” ˈdɪstrɪkt kənˈsɪsts əv pɑrts əv ˈrɪʧmənd, ˈkaʊnti, ˈʧɑrəlz ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnti, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə times-dispatch*.
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the mood in miami has changed. optimism, excitement, pride, resilience and defiance are dominating the emotional narrative across south florida.
if you had shut yourself off from the outside world for the last two weeks - and heaven knows it has been tempting at times - you would assume such positive feelings could be associated with just one thing; lebron james with the miami heat.
but it isn't. and he didn't.
as a sports fan, there have been few sinking feelings quite like that sports illustrated ‘essay' landing in my twitter feed last friday. like most of you i felt crushed - heartbroken i'd never see james in a heat jersey again.
but then something unexpected happened. within hours there was renewed hope. seemingly every hour since has brought another reason to be cheerful. in fact, it can be argued that the mood is more optimistic now than it would have been had the king remained on his south beach throne. here's why.
once the initial euphoria and the accompanying cacophony of pots and pans had dulled, it really wouldn't taken very long for everything to return to that status quo. you've probably heard it all before.
"there's no financial flexibility to get him the help he needs"
"short term deal? he'll leave next year anyway"
"the east is still terrible, but this team can't beat the spurs"
"danny granger and josh mcroberts? really? is that it?"
"dwyane wade's finished, he can't hack it anymore."
"when will chris bosh step up?"
i haven't heard any of that this week.
i don't know about you guys, but when bosh recommitted on friday afternoon, i around punching the air repeating the words "chris ‘effin' bosh!" for about an hour. it was a quick of bloody mary proportions, washing away what would have been an ugly hangover from four years chugging double lebron and cokes.
the bosh snap with the heat and championship ring that followed? forget about it. new #1 jersey ordered. now, instead of the talk of diminished impact in a big three, there's excitement over his potential as the leading light.
and what else can be said about ‘mr miami' wade? "my home. my city. my house" was a rallying for the ages. suddenly, no one talking about his knees, they're talking about how lucky they are to have him.
udonis haslem? there's massive gratitude once again. mario chalmers? a feeling that things could and will should better now lebron is no longer berating him at every turn. bird? it's good to have you back, man. people are looking at the potential upside of those mcroberts and granger acquisitions too.
there's also pride in the stirring reaction of pat riley and the heat organisation since last friday. instead of sitting in the corner punch-drunk, unwilling to leave the corner, riley simply spat out the blood and came out swinging like a grey, gnarled, rocky balboa. that spirit has reverberated around the organisation and the. with riley up his gloves, there's a believe miami will always go that one more round.
the heat organization could have easily pulled a boston celtics and curled up into a trembling, weeping mass of green. many expected it to happen. it didn't happen. instead riley locked that chiseled jaw and set about luring deng and pretty much everyone else before the weekend was over.
from staring into the abyss of irrelevancy, one week ago, miami isn't just clinging to the faint hope of "remaining competitive", there's belief the heat can still go with chicago, cleveland, washington, indiana and anyone else in the east who thinks they can wrest away the crown.
for the first time since the 2011 finals, there's a thirst among the to prove everyone wrong and to throw it back in the faces of those outsiders hoping the empire will completely crumble.
personally speaking, this is a way more enticing and exciting prospect than idly expecting a fifth straight trip to the finals. the hope miami could defy the odds, exceeds the fear of failure that comes with expecting triumph.
while we're unlikely to see anything like the big 3 era again, it still feels like a good time to be a miami heat fan. few would have predicted that a week ago.
thanks for everything, lebron, but the heat nation is ready to move on without you. actually, we're kinda looking forward to it. let's go heat!
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ðə mud ɪn maɪˈæmi həz ʧeɪnʤd. ˈɑptɪˌmɪzəm, ɪkˈsaɪtmənt, praɪd, rɪˈzɪljəns ənd dɪˈfaɪəns ər ˈdɑməˌneɪtɪŋ ðə ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈnɛrətɪv əˈkrɔs saʊθ ˈflɔrɪdə. ɪf ju hæd ʃət ˈjɔrsɛlf ɔf frəm ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd wərld fər ðə læst tu wiks ənd ˈhɛvən noʊz ɪt həz bɪn ˈtɛmptɪŋ æt taɪmz ju wʊd əˈsum səʧ ˈpɑzətɪv ˈfilɪŋz kʊd bi əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ʤɪst wən θɪŋ; ˈlɛbrən ʤeɪmz wɪθ ðə maɪˈæmi hit. bət ɪt ˈɪzənt. ənd hi ˈdɪdənt. ɛz ə spɔrts fæn, ðɛr hæv bɪn fju ˈsɪŋkɪŋ ˈfilɪŋz kwaɪt laɪk ðət spɔrts ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪd ‘‘essay*' ˈlændɪŋ ɪn maɪ tˈwɪtər fid læst ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. laɪk moʊst əv ju aɪ fɛlt krəʃt ˈhɑrtˌbroʊkən aɪd ˈnɛvər si ʤeɪmz ɪn ə hit ˈʤərzi əˈgɛn. bət ðɛn ˈsəmθɪŋ ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈhæpənd. wɪˈθɪn aʊərz ðɛr wɑz rɪˈnud hoʊp. ˈsimɪŋli ˈɛvəri aʊər sɪns həz brɔt əˈnəðər ˈrizən tɪ bi ˈʧɪrfəl. ɪn fækt, ɪt kən bi ˈɑrgjud ðət ðə mud ɪz mɔr ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk naʊ ðən ɪt wʊd hæv bɪn hæd ðə kɪŋ rɪˈmeɪnd ɔn hɪz saʊθ biʧ θroʊn. hɪrz waɪ. wəns ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl juˈfɔriə ənd ðə əˈkəmpəniɪŋ kæˈkɑfəni əv pɑts ənd pænz hæd dəld, ɪt ˈrɪli ˈwʊdənt ˈteɪkən ˈvɛri lɔŋ fər ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ðət ˈstætəs kwoʊ. juv ˈprɑbəˌbli hərd ɪt ɔl ˌbiˈfɔr. "ðɛrz noʊ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti tɪ gɪt ɪm ðə hɛlp hi nidz" "ʃɔrt tərm dil? hil liv nɛkst jɪr ˈɛniˌweɪ" "ðə ist ɪz stɪl ˈtɛrəbəl, bət ðɪs tim kænt bit ðə spərz" "ˈdæni ˈgreɪnʤər ənd ʤɑʃ məˈkrɑbərts? ˈrɪli? ɪz ðət ɪt?" weɪdz ˈfɪnɪʃt, hi kænt hæk ɪt ˌɛniˈmɔr." "wɪn wɪl krɪs bɑʃ stɛp əp?" aɪ ˈhævənt hərd ˈɛni əv ðət ðɪs wik. aɪ doʊnt noʊ əˈbaʊt ju gaɪz, bət wɪn bɑʃ ˌrikəˈmɪtɪd ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun, aɪ əraʊnd ˈpənʧɪŋ ðə ɛr rɪˈpitɪŋ ðə wərdz "krɪs ‘‘effin*' bɑʃ!" fər əˈbaʊt ən aʊər. ɪt wɑz ə kwɪk əv ˈblədi ˈmɛri prəˈpɔrʃənz, ˈwɑʃɪŋ əˈweɪ wət wʊd hæv bɪn ən ˈəgli ˈhæˌŋoʊvər frəm fɔr jɪrz ˈʧəgɪŋ ˈdəbəl ˈlɛbrən ənd koʊks. ðə bɑʃ snæp wɪθ ðə hit ənd ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp rɪŋ ðət ˈfɑloʊd? fərˈgɛt əˈbaʊt ɪt. nu 1 ˈʤərzi ˈɔrdərd. naʊ, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə tɔk əv dɪˈmɪnɪʃt ˌɪmˈpækt ɪn ə bɪg θri, ðɛrz ɪkˈsaɪtmənt ˈoʊvər hɪz pəˈtɛnʃəl ɛz ðə ˈlidɪŋ laɪt. ənd wət ɛls kən bi sɛd əˈbaʊt maɪˈæmi' weɪd? "maɪ hoʊm. maɪ ˈsɪti. maɪ haʊs" wɑz ə ˈræliɪŋ fər ðə ˈeɪʤɪz. ˈsədənli, noʊ wən ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt hɪz niz, ðɛr ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt haʊ ˈləki ðeɪ ər tɪ hæv ɪm. haslem*? ðɛrz ˈmæsɪv ˈgrætəˌtud wəns əˈgɛn. ˈmɑrioʊ ˈʧɑmərz? ə ˈfilɪŋ ðət θɪŋz kʊd ənd wɪl ʃʊd ˈbɛtər naʊ ˈlɛbrən ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər bɪˈreɪtɪŋ ɪm æt ˈɛvəri tərn. bərd? ɪts gʊd tɪ hæv ju bæk, mæn. ˈpipəl ər ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈəpˈsaɪd əv ðoʊz məˈkrɑbərts ənd ˈgreɪnʤər ˌækwəˈzɪʃənz tu. ðɛrz ˈɔlsoʊ praɪd ɪn ðə stərɪŋ riˈækʃən əv pæt ˈraɪli ənd ðə hit ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən sɪns læst ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈkɔrnər punch-drunk*, ənˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ liv ðə ˈkɔrnər, ˈraɪli ˈsɪmpli spæt aʊt ðə bləd ənd keɪm aʊt sˈwɪŋɪŋ laɪk ə greɪ, nɑrld, ˈrɑki bɑlˈboʊə. ðət ˈspɪrɪt həz rɪˈvərbərˌeɪtɪd əraʊnd ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən ənd ðə. wɪθ ˈraɪli əp hɪz gləvz, ðɛrz ə bɪˈliv maɪˈæmi wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz goʊ ðət wən mɔr raʊnd. ðə hit ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən kʊd hæv ˈizəli pʊld ə ˈbɔstən ˈsɛltɪks ənd kərld əp ˈɪntu ə ˈtrɛmbəlɪŋ, ˈwipɪŋ mæs əv grin. ˈmɛni ɪkˈspɛktɪd ɪt tɪ ˈhæpən. ɪt ˈdɪdənt ˈhæpən. ˌɪnˈstɛd ˈraɪli lɑkt ðət ˈʧɪzəld ʤɔ ənd sɛt əˈbaʊt ˈlʊrɪŋ dɛŋ ənd ˈprɪti məʧ ˈɛvriˌwən ɛls ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd wɑz ˈoʊvər. frəm ˈstɛrɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə əˈbɪs əv ˌɪˈrɛləvənsi, wən wik əˈgoʊ, maɪˈæmi ˈɪzənt ʤɪst ˈklɪŋɪŋ tɪ ðə feɪnt hoʊp əv "rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv", ðɛrz bɪˈlif ðə hit kən stɪl goʊ wɪθ ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, ˈklivlənd, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˌɪndiˈænə ənd ˈɛniˌwən ɛls ɪn ðə ist hu θɪŋks ðeɪ kən rɛst əˈweɪ ðə kraʊn. fər ðə fərst taɪm sɪns ðə 2011 ˈfaɪnəlz, ðɛrz ə θərst əˈməŋ ðə tɪ pruv ˈɛvriˌwən rɔŋ ənd tɪ θroʊ ɪt bæk ɪn ðə ˈfeɪsɪz əv ðoʊz aʊtˈsaɪdərz ˈhoʊpɪŋ ðə ˈɛmpaɪər wɪl kəmˈplitli ˈkrəmbəl. ˈpərsənəli ˈspikɪŋ, ðɪs ɪz ə weɪ mɔr ɛnˈtaɪsɪŋ ənd ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈprɑspɛkt ðən ˈaɪdli ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ə fɪθ streɪt trɪp tɪ ðə ˈfaɪnəlz. ðə hoʊp maɪˈæmi kʊd dɪˈfaɪ ðə ɑdz, ɪkˈsidz ðə fɪr əv ˈfeɪljər ðət kəmz wɪθ ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ traɪəmf. waɪl wɪr ənˈlaɪkli tɪ si ˈɛniˌθɪŋ laɪk ðə bɪg 3 ˈɪrə əˈgɛn, ɪt stɪl filz laɪk ə gʊd taɪm tɪ bi ə maɪˈæmi hit fæn. fju wʊd hæv prɪˈdɪktɪd ðət ə wik əˈgoʊ. θæŋks fər ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ, ˈlɛbrən, bət ðə hit ˈneɪʃən ɪz ˈrɛdi tɪ muv ɔn wɪˈθaʊt ju. ˈæˌkʧuəli, wɪr ˈkɪndə ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ɪt. lɛts goʊ hit!
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excluding “boots on the ground” and leaving combat missions to local and regional “partners,” president barak obama and his administration say the united states keeps “all options on the table” to respond militarily to the terrorists’ threat to “american interests” in iraq, which are now in “danger.”
similarly, former prime minister, tony blair, on tv screens and in print has recently urged western governments to “put aside the differences of the past and act now” and to intervene militarily in iraq “to save the future” because “we do have interests in this.”
both men refrained from indicating what are exactly the “american” and “western” interests in iraq that need military intervention to defend, but the major prize of their invasion of iraq in 2003 was the hydrocarbon assets. there lies their “interests.
on june 13 however, obama hinted to a possible major “disruption” in iraqi oil output and urged “other producers in the gulf” to be “able to pick up the slack.”
the united states has already moved the aircraft carrier uss george h.w. bush, escorted by the cruiser uss philippine sea and the destroyer uss truxtun, from the northern arabian sea into the arabian gulf (persian according to iran) “to protect american lives, citizens and interests in iraq,” according to rear admiral john kirby, the pentagon spokesman, on june 14. media is reporting that u.s. intelligence units and air reconnaissance are already operating in iraq.
the unfolding collapse of the u.s. proxy government in baghdad has cut short a process of legalizing the of the hydrocarbon industry in iraq, which became within reach with the latest electoral victory of the iraqi prime minister since 2006,.
iraqi prime minister
anti-american armed resistance to the u.s. proxy ruling regime in baghdad, especially the backbone, is on record as seeking to return to the status quo ante with regard to the strategic hydrocarbon assets, i.e. nationalization.
de-nationalization and privatization of the iraqi oil and gas industry began with the invasion of the country in 2003. for eight years could not pass a hydrocarbons law through the parliament. popular opposition and a political system based on sectarian distribution of power and “federal” distribution of oil revenues blocked its adoption. ruling by political majority instead by sectarian consensus was’s declared hope to enact the law.
al-maliki’s plans towards this end together with his political ambitions for a third term were cut short by the fall to armed opposition on this june 10 of mosul, the capital of the northern and second only to baghdad as largest metropolitan area.
three days on, with the fighting moving on to the gates of baghdad, “the most important priority for baghdad right now is to secure its capital and oil infrastructure,” a analysis on june 11 concluded.
the raging war in iraq now will determine whether iraqi hydrocarbons are a national asset or multinational loot. any u.s. military support to the regime it installed in baghdad should be viewed within this context. meanwhile this national wealth is still being pillaged as spoils of war.
al-maliki is not now preoccupied even with maintaining iraq as no. 2 oil producer, but with maintaining a level of oil output sufficient to bring in enough revenues to finance a defensive war that left his capital besieged and his government with southern iraq only to rule, may be not for too long.
even this modest goal is in doubt. is left with oil exports from the south only, the disruption of which is highly possible any time now.
worries that fighting would spread to the southern city of basra or baghdad have already sent oil prices to high on thursday.
legalizing the of iraqi hydrocarbon industry has thus become more elusive than it has ever been since 2003.
on june 1 forty two years ago the process of the nationalization of the hydrocarbon industry kicked off in iraq. now iraq is an open field for looting its only strategic asset.
on april 15 last year the cnn, reviewing “the iraq war, 10 years on,” reported: “yes, the iraq war was a war for oil, and it was a war with winners: big oil.”
“before the 2003 invasion, domestic oil industry was fully nationalized and closed to western oil companies. a decade of war later, it is largely privatized and utterly dominated by foreign firms,” the cnn report concluded, indicating that, “from and chevron to and shell, the largest oil companies have set up shop in iraq. so have a slew of american oil service companies, including halliburton, the firm dick cheney ran before becoming george w. running mate in 2000.
the international rush for the iraqi “black gold” by oil and gas corporations is at its height with no national law or competent central authority to regulate it.
iraq’s “oil industry” now “operates, gold rush–style, in an almost complete absence of oversight or regulation,” greg wrote in the nation on august 23, 2012.
nothing changed since except that the “rush” was accelerating and the process was taking roots, squandering the bloody sacrifices of the iraqis over eighty two years to uproot the foreign hold on their major strategic asset. the ongoing fighting is threatening to cut this process short.
tip of iceberg
kurdistan regional government (krg) in iraq has been awarding hydrocarbon contracts to foreign firms independently without reference to the central government in baghdad.
since early 2014, it has been pumping crude to turkey via its own independent pipeline built last december. on this june 4, turkey and the announced the signing of a deal to export iraqi oil from kurdistan via turkey.
hussein al-shahristani, deputy prime minister, threatened legal action against firms that purchased “smuggled oil” via the arrangements; he accused turkey of “greed” and trying “to lay (its) hands on cheap iraqi oil.
baghdad filed for arbitration against pipeline operator with the international court of arbitration of the international chamber of commerce in paris.
baghdad says those arrangements are illegal and unconstitutional, but its own contract awarding is also unlawful. should a change of guard occur in baghdad, and his government would be held accountable and probably prosecuted.
the dispute between baghdad on the one hand and turkey and the on the other is only the surfacing tip of the iceberg of the “gold rush–style” looting of national wealth.
one of the main priorities of all along has been to legalize the and privatization process.
muttitt, author of fuel on the fire: oil and politics in occupied iraq, wrote a few months before assumed his first premiership that american and british governments made sure the candidates for prime minister knew what their first priority had to be: to pass a law legalizing the return of the foreign multinationals. this would be the vital biggest prize of the u.s. 2003 invasion.
al-maliki is the right man to secure a government in baghdad. thomas l. friedman described him in the new york times on this june 4 as “our guy,” “an autocrat” and a “big gift” the u.s. occupation “left behind in iraq.”
various drafts of hydrocarbon privatization laws failed to gain consensus among the proxy sectarian parties to the “political process” and the “federal” entities of constitution.
al-maliki’s government endorsed the first draft of a privatization law in february 2007 and on august 28, 2011 endorsed an amended draft which the parliament has yet to adopt.
iraqi trade unions, amid popular protests, opposed and fought the privatization draft laws. their offices were raided, computers confiscated, equipment smashed and their leaders arrested and prosecuted. nonetheless, the parliament could not pass the law.
al-maliki government began awarding contracts to international oil and gas giants without a law in place. they are illegal contracts, but valid as long as there is a government in baghdad.
u.s. executive order 13303
former british and u.s. leaders of the invasion of iraq, tony blair and george bush junior, were on record to deny that the invasion had anything to do with oil, but the u.s. president barak obama has just refuted their claim.
on last may 16, obama signed an executive order to extend the national emergency with respect to iraq for one year. his predecessor bush signed this “order” for the first time on may 22, 2003 “to deal with the threat to the national security and foreign policy of the united states posed by obstacles to the continued reconstruction of iraq.”
details of executive order (eo) no. 13303 are still kept out of media spotlight. it declared that future legal claims on oil wealth constitute “an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the united states.”
section 1(b) eliminates all judicial process for “all iraqi petroleum and petroleum products, and interests therein, and proceeds, obligations or any financial instruments of any nature whatsoever arising from or related to the sale or marketing thereof, and interests therein, in which any foreign country or a national thereof has any interest, that are in the united states, that hereafter come within the united states, or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of united states persons.”
eo 13303 was by the un security council resolution no. 1483, which protected the governmental institutions in iraq.
muttitt wrote in august 2012:
“in 2011, after nearly nine years of war and occupation, u.s. troops finally left iraq. in their place, big oil is now present in force.”
“big oil” is now the only guarantor of the survival of the u.s. proxy government in baghdad, but the survival of “big oil” itself is now threatened by the escalating and rapidly expanding armed opposition.
obama said the “threats” and “obstacles” to u.s, interests in iraq have not changed eleven years after the invasion; iraq has not enacted yet a hydrocarbon law to legalize the privatization of its oil and gas industry.
the developments of the last week in iraq vindicate renewal of 13303. the u.s. war on iraq is not over and it is not won yet. hence recent extension of the national emergency with respect to iraq for one year.
since great britain granted iraq its restricted independence in 1932, the nationalization of iraqi oil wealth was the national and popular battle cry for complete sovereignty. it is now the battle cry of the armed opposition.
iraq has been targeted by western powers since the “republic” under the late enacted law no. 80 of 1961, which deprived foreign companies of the right to explore in% of the iraqi territory, but mainly since the regime led by the late saddam hussein decided to nationalize the hydrocarbon industry on june 1, 1972.
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ɪkˈskludɪŋ ɔn ðə ground”*” ənd ˈlivɪŋ ˈkɑmbæt ˈmɪʃənz tɪ ˈloʊkəl ənd ˈriʤənəl ““partners,”*,” ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd hɪz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən seɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts kips ˈɔpʃənz ɔn ðə table”*” tɪ rɪˈspɑnd ˌmɪləˈtɛrəli tɪ ðə terrorists’*’ θrɛt tɪ interests”*” ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk, wɪʧ ər naʊ ɪn ““danger.”*.” ˈsɪmələrli, ˈfɔrmər praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər, ˈtoʊni blɛr, ɔn ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən skrinz ənd ɪn prɪnt həz ˈrisəntli ərʤd ˈwɛstərn ˈgəvərnmənts tɪ əˈsaɪd ðə ˈdɪfərənsɪz əv ðə pæst ənd ækt now”*” ənd tɪ ˌɪntərˈvin ˌmɪləˈtɛrəli ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk seɪv ðə future”*” bɪˈkəz du hæv ˈɪntərɪsts ɪn this.”*.” boʊθ mɛn rɪˈfreɪnd frəm ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ wət ər ɪgˈzæktli ðə ““american”*” ənd ““western”*” ˈɪntərɪsts ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ðət nid ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən tɪ dɪˈfɛnd, bət ðə ˈmeɪʤər praɪz əv ðɛr ˌɪnˈveɪʒən əv ˌɪˈrɑk ɪn 2003 wɑz ðə ˌhaɪdroʊˈkɑrbən ˈæˌsɛts. ðɛr laɪz ðɛr ““interests*. ɔn ʤun 13 ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈhɪnɪd tɪ ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈmeɪʤər ““disruption”*” ɪn ˌɪˈræki ɔɪl ˈaʊtˌpʊt ənd ərʤd prəˈdusərz ɪn ðə gulf”*” tɪ bi tɪ pɪk əp ðə slack.”*.” ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts həz ɔˈrɛdi muvd ðə ˈɛrˌkræft ˈkɛriər ˈjuˈɛˈsɛs ʤɔrʤ h.w*. bʊʃ, ɛˈskɔrtɪd baɪ ðə ˈkruzər ˈjuˈɛˈsɛs ˈfɪləˌpin si ənd ðə dɪˈstrɔɪər ˈjuˈɛˈsɛs truxtun*, frəm ðə ˈnɔrðərn əˈreɪbiən si ˈɪntu ðə əˈreɪbiən gəlf (ˈpərʒən əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˌɪˈrɑn) prəˈtɛkt əˈmɛrɪkən lɪvz, ˈsɪtɪzənz ənd ˈɪntərɪsts ɪn iraq,”*,” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ rɪr ˈædmərəl ʤɑn ˈkərbi, ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ˈspoʊksmən, ɔn ʤun 14 ˈmidiə ɪz rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ðət juz. ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈjunɪts ənd ɛr riˈkɑnəsəns ər ɔˈrɛdi ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk. ðə ənˈfoʊldɪŋ kəˈlæps əv ðə juz. ˈprɑksi ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ˈbægdæd həz kət ʃɔrt ə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˈligəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðə əv ðə ˌhaɪdroʊˈkɑrbən ˈɪndəstri ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk, wɪʧ bɪˈkeɪm wɪˈθɪn riʧ wɪθ ðə ˈleɪtəst ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈvɪktəri əv ðə ˌɪˈræki praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər sɪns 2006. ˌɪˈræki praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ɑrmd rɪˈzɪstəns tɪ ðə juz. ˈprɑksi ˈrulɪŋ rəˈʒim ɪn ˈbægdæd, əˈspɛʃəli ðə ˈbækˌboʊn, ɪz ɔn ˈrɛkərd ɛz ˈsikɪŋ tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə ˈstætəs kwoʊ ˈænti wɪθ rɪˈgɑrd tɪ ðə strəˈtiʤɪk ˌhaɪdroʊˈkɑrbən ˈæˌsɛts, i.e*. ˌnæʃənələˈzeɪʃən. ənd ˈpraɪvətəˈzeɪʃən əv ðə ˌɪˈræki ɔɪl ənd gæs ˈɪndəstri bɪˈgæn wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈveɪʒən əv ðə ˈkəntri ɪn 2003 fər eɪt jɪrz kʊd nɑt pæs ə ˌhaɪdroʊˈkɑrbənz lɔ θru ðə ˈpɑrləmɛnt. ˈpɑpjələr ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ənd ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsɪstəm beɪst ɔn sɛkˈtɛriən ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv paʊər ənd ““federal”*” ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv ɔɪl ˈrɛvəˌnuz blɑkt ɪts əˈdɑpʃən. ˈrulɪŋ baɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl məˈʤɔrəti ˌɪnˈstɛd baɪ sɛkˈtɛriən kənˈsɛnsəs wɑz dɪˈklɛrd hoʊp tɪ ɪˈnækt ðə lɔ. plænz təˈwɔrdz ðɪs ɛnd təˈgɛðər wɪθ hɪz pəˈlɪtɪkəl æmˈbɪʃənz fər ə θərd tərm wər kət ʃɔrt baɪ ðə fɔl tɪ ɑrmd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ɔn ðɪs ʤun 10 əv ˈmoʊsəl, ðə ˈkæpɪtəl əv ðə ˈnɔrðərn ənd ˈsɛkənd ˈoʊnli tɪ ˈbægdæd ɛz ˈlɑrʤəst ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən ˈɛriə. θri deɪz ɔn, wɪθ ðə ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈmuvɪŋ ɔn tɪ ðə geɪts əv ˈbægdæd, moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt praɪˈɔrəti fər ˈbægdæd raɪt naʊ ɪz tɪ sɪˈkjʊr ɪts ˈkæpɪtəl ənd ɔɪl infrastructure,”*,” ə æˈnælɪsɪs ɔn ʤun 11 kənˈkludɪd. ðə ˈreɪʤɪŋ wɔr ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk naʊ wɪl dɪˈtərmən ˈwɛðər ˌɪˈræki ˌhaɪdroʊˈkɑrbənz ər ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈæˌsɛt ər ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəl lut. ˈɛni juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri səˈpɔrt tɪ ðə rəˈʒim ɪt ˌɪnˈstɔld ɪn ˈbægdæd ʃʊd bi vjud wɪˈθɪn ðɪs ˈkɑntɛkst. ˈminˌwaɪl ðɪs ˈnæʃənəl wɛlθ ɪz stɪl biɪŋ ˈpɪlɪʤd ɛz spɔɪlz əv wɔr. ɪz nɑt naʊ priˈɑkjəˌpaɪd ˈivɪn wɪθ meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ˌɪˈrɑk ɛz noʊ. 2 ɔɪl prəˈdusər, bət wɪθ meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ə ˈlɛvəl əv ɔɪl ˈaʊtˌpʊt səˈfɪʃənt tɪ brɪŋ ɪn ɪˈnəf ˈrɛvəˌnuz tɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns ə dɪˈfɛnsɪv wɔr ðət lɛft hɪz ˈkæpɪtəl bɪˈsiʤd ənd hɪz ˈgəvərnmənt wɪθ ˈsəðərn ˌɪˈrɑk ˈoʊnli tɪ rul, meɪ bi nɑt fər tu lɔŋ. ˈivɪn ðɪs ˈmɑdəst goʊl ɪz ɪn daʊt. ɪz lɛft wɪθ ɔɪl ˈɛkspɔrts frəm ðə saʊθ ˈoʊnli, ðə dɪsˈrəpʃən əv wɪʧ ɪz ˈhaɪli ˈpɑsəbəl ˈɛni taɪm naʊ. ˈwəriz ðət ˈfaɪtɪŋ wʊd sprɛd tɪ ðə ˈsəðərn ˈsɪti əv ˈbɑsrɑ ər ˈbægdæd hæv ɔˈrɛdi sɛnt ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz tɪ haɪ ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ˈligəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðə əv ˌɪˈræki ˌhaɪdroʊˈkɑrbən ˈɪndəstri həz ðəs bɪˈkəm mɔr ɪˈlusɪv ðən ɪt həz ˈɛvər bɪn sɪns 2003 ɔn ʤun 1 ˈfɔrti tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ðə ˌnæʃənələˈzeɪʃən əv ðə ˌhaɪdroʊˈkɑrbən ˈɪndəstri kɪkt ɔf ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk. naʊ ˌɪˈrɑk ɪz ən ˈoʊpən fild fər ˈlutɪŋ ɪts ˈoʊnli strəˈtiʤɪk ˈæˌsɛt. ɔn ˈeɪprəl 15 læst jɪr ðə ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn, rivˈjuɪŋ ˌɪˈrɑk wɔr, 10 jɪrz on,”*,” ˌriˈpɔrtəd: ““yes*, ðə ˌɪˈrɑk wɔr wɑz ə wɔr fər ɔɪl, ənd ɪt wɑz ə wɔr wɪθ ˈwɪnərz: bɪg oil.”*.” ðə 2003 ˌɪnˈveɪʒən, dəˈmɛstɪk ɔɪl ˈɪndəstri wɑz ˈfʊli ˈnæʃənəˌlaɪzd ənd kloʊzd tɪ ˈwɛstərn ɔɪl ˈkəmpəˌniz. ə ˈdɛkeɪd əv wɔr ˈleɪtər, ɪt ɪz ˈlɑrʤli ˈpraɪvəˌtaɪzd ənd ˈətərli ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd baɪ ˈfɔrən firms,”*,” ðə ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn rɪˈpɔrt kənˈkludɪd, ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðət, ənd ˈʃɛvrən tɪ ənd ʃɛl, ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ɔɪl ˈkəmpəˌniz hæv sɛt əp ʃɑp ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk. soʊ hæv ə slu əv əˈmɛrɪkən ɔɪl ˈsərvɪs ˈkəmpəˌniz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈhælɪˌbərtən, ðə fərm dɪk ˈʧeɪni ræn ˌbiˈfɔr bɪˈkəmɪŋ ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. ˈrənɪŋ meɪt ɪn 2000 ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl rəʃ fər ðə ˌɪˈræki gold”*” baɪ ɔɪl ənd gæs ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz ɪz æt ɪts haɪt wɪθ noʊ ˈnæʃənəl lɔ ər ˈkɑmpətɪnt ˈsɛntrəl əˈθɔrəti tɪ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt ɪt. industry”*” naʊ ““operates*, goʊld rush–style*, ɪn ən ˈɔlˌmoʊst kəmˈplit ˈæbsəns əv ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt ər regulation,”*,” grɛg roʊt ɪn ðə ˈneɪʃən ɔn ˈɔgəst 23 2012 ˈnəθɪŋ ʧeɪnʤd sɪns ɪkˈsɛpt ðət ðə ““rush”*” wɑz ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪŋ ənd ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ ruts, skˈwɑndərɪŋ ðə ˈblədi ˈsækrəˌfaɪsɪz əv ðə ˌɪˈrækiz ˈoʊvər ˈeɪti tu jɪrz tɪ əˈprut ðə ˈfɔrən hoʊld ɔn ðɛr ˈmeɪʤər strəˈtiʤɪk ˈæˌsɛt. ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɪz θˈrɛtənɪŋ tɪ kət ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs ʃɔrt. tɪp əv ˈaɪsbərg ˈkərdɪˌstæn ˈriʤənəl ˈgəvərnmənt (krg*) ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk həz bɪn əˈwɔrdɪŋ ˌhaɪdroʊˈkɑrbən ˈkɑnˌtrækts tɪ ˈfɔrən fərmz ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli wɪˈθaʊt ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ˈbægdæd. sɪns ˈərli 2014 ɪt həz bɪn ˈpəmpɪŋ krud tɪ ˈtərki ˈviə ɪts oʊn ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈpaɪˌplaɪn bɪlt læst dɪˈsɛmbər. ɔn ðɪs ʤun 4 ˈtərki ənd ðə əˈnaʊnst ðə ˈsaɪnɪŋ əv ə dil tɪ ˈɛkspɔrt ˌɪˈræki ɔɪl frəm ˈkərdɪˌstæn ˈviə ˈtərki. huˈseɪn al-shahristani*, ˈdɛpjəti praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər, θˈrɛtənd ˈligəl ˈækʃən əˈgɛnst fərmz ðət ˈpərʧəst oil”*” ˈviə ðə ərˈeɪnʤmənts; hi əˈkjuzd ˈtərki əv ““greed”*” ənd traɪɪŋ leɪ (ɪts) hænz ɔn ʧip ˌɪˈræki ɔɪl. ˈbægdæd faɪld fər ˌɑrbɪˈtreɪʃən əˈgɛnst ˈpaɪˌplaɪn ˈɑpərˌeɪtər wɪθ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kɔrt əv ˌɑrbɪˈtreɪʃən əv ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈʧeɪmbər əv ˈkɑmərs ɪn ˈpɛrɪs. ˈbægdæd sɪz ðoʊz ərˈeɪnʤmənts ər ˌɪˈligəl ənd ˌənˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl, bət ɪts oʊn ˈkɑnˌtrækt əˈwɔrdɪŋ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ənˈlɔfəl. ʃʊd ə ʧeɪnʤ əv gɑrd əˈkər ɪn ˈbægdæd, ənd hɪz ˈgəvərnmənt wʊd bi hɛld əˈkaʊntəbəl ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪd. ðə dɪˈspjut bɪtˈwin ˈbægdæd ɔn ðə wən hænd ənd ˈtərki ənd ðə ɔn ðə ˈəðər ɪz ˈoʊnli ðə ˈsərfəsɪŋ tɪp əv ðə ˈaɪsbərg əv ðə rush–style”*” ˈlutɪŋ əv ˈnæʃənəl wɛlθ. wən əv ðə meɪn praɪˈɔrətiz əv ɔl əˈlɔŋ həz bɪn tɪ ˈligəˌlaɪz ðə ənd ˈpraɪvətəˈzeɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs., ˈɔθər əv fjuəl ɔn ðə faɪər: ɔɪl ənd ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɪn ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd ˌɪˈrɑk, roʊt ə fju mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr əˈsumd hɪz fərst prɛˈmɪrˌʃɪp ðət əˈmɛrɪkən ənd ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənts meɪd ʃʊr ðə ˈkænədɪts fər praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər nu wət ðɛr fərst praɪˈɔrəti hæd tɪ bi: tɪ pæs ə lɔ ˈligəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðə rɪˈtərn əv ðə ˈfɔrən ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəlz. ðɪs wʊd bi ðə ˈvaɪtəl ˈbɪgəst praɪz əv ðə juz. 2003 ˌɪnˈveɪʒən. ɪz ðə raɪt mæn tɪ sɪˈkjʊr ə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ˈbægdæd. ˈtɑməs ɛl. ˈfridmən dɪˈskraɪbd ɪm ɪn ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ɔn ðɪs ʤun 4 ɛz guy,”*,” autocrat”*” ənd ə gift”*” ðə juz. ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən bɪˈhaɪnd ɪn iraq.”*.” ˈvɛriəs dræfts əv ˌhaɪdroʊˈkɑrbən ˈpraɪvətəˈzeɪʃən lɔz feɪld tɪ geɪn kənˈsɛnsəs əˈməŋ ðə ˈprɑksi sɛkˈtɛriən ˈpɑrtiz tɪ ðə process”*” ənd ðə ““federal”*” ˈɛntɪtiz əv ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən. ˈgəvərnmənt ɛnˈdɔrst ðə fərst dræft əv ə ˈpraɪvətəˈzeɪʃən lɔ ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2007 ənd ɔn ˈɔgəst 28 2011 ɛnˈdɔrst ən əˈmɛndɪd dræft wɪʧ ðə ˈpɑrləmɛnt həz jɛt tɪ əˈdɑpt. ˌɪˈræki treɪd ˈjunjənz, əˈmɪd ˈpɑpjələr ˈproʊˌtɛsts, əˈpoʊzd ənd fɔt ðə ˈpraɪvətəˈzeɪʃən dræft lɔz. ðɛr ˈɔfəsɪz wər ˈreɪdɪd, kəmˈpjutərz ˈkɑnfəˌskeɪtəd, ɪkˈwɪpmənt smæʃt ənd ðɛr ˈlidərz ərˈɛstɪd ənd ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪd. ˌnənðəˈlɛs, ðə ˈpɑrləmɛnt kʊd nɑt pæs ðə lɔ. ˈgəvərnmənt bɪˈgæn əˈwɔrdɪŋ ˈkɑnˌtrækts tɪ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ɔɪl ənd gæs ʤaɪənts wɪˈθaʊt ə lɔ ɪn pleɪs. ðeɪ ər ˌɪˈligəl ˈkɑnˌtrækts, bət ˈvælɪd ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðɛr ɪz ə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ˈbægdæd. juz. ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər 13303 ˈfɔrmər ˈbrɪtɪʃ ənd juz. ˈlidərz əv ðə ˌɪnˈveɪʒən əv ˌɪˈrɑk, ˈtoʊni blɛr ənd ʤɔrʤ bʊʃ ˈʤunjər, wər ɔn ˈrɛkərd tɪ dɪˈnaɪ ðət ðə ˌɪnˈveɪʒən hæd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ɔɪl, bət ðə juz. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz ʤɪst rɪfˈjutɪd ðɛr kleɪm. ɔn læst meɪ 16 ˌoʊˈbɑmə saɪnd ən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər tɪ ɪkˈstɛnd ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈimərʤənsi wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt tɪ ˌɪˈrɑk fər wən jɪr. hɪz ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər bʊʃ saɪnd ðɪs ““order”*” fər ðə fərst taɪm ɔn meɪ 22 2003 dil wɪθ ðə θrɛt tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts poʊzd baɪ ˈɑbstəkəlz tɪ ðə kənˈtɪnjud ˌrikənˈstrəkʃən əv iraq.”*.” ˈditeɪlz əv ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər (eo*) noʊ. 13303 ər stɪl kɛpt aʊt əv ˈmidiə ˈspɑˌtlaɪt. ɪt dɪˈklɛrd ðət fˈjuʧər ˈligəl kleɪmz ɔn ɔɪl wɛlθ ˈkɑnstəˌtut ənˈjuˌʒuəl ənd ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri θrɛt tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd states.”*.” ˈsɛkʃən 1(b*) ɪˈlɪməˌneɪts ɔl ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈprɔˌsɛs fər ˌɪˈræki pəˈtroʊliəm ənd pəˈtroʊliəm ˈprɑdəkts, ənd ˈɪntərɪsts ðɛˈrɪn, ənd prəˈsidz, ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz ər ˈɛni ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈɪnstrəmənts əv ˈɛni ˈneɪʧər ˌwətsoʊˈɛvər ərˈaɪzɪŋ frəm ər rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə seɪl ər ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˌðɛˈrəv, ənd ˈɪntərɪsts ðɛˈrɪn, ɪn wɪʧ ˈɛni ˈfɔrən ˈkəntri ər ə ˈnæʃənəl ˌðɛˈrəv həz ˈɛni ˈɪntəˌrɛst, ðət ər ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ðət hɪˈræftər kəm wɪˈθɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ər ðət ər ər hɪˈræftər kəm wɪˈθɪn ðə pəˈzɛʃən ər kənˈtroʊl əv juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts persons.”*.” 13303 wɑz baɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛn sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl ˌrɛzəˈluʃən noʊ. 1483 wɪʧ prəˈtɛktɪd ðə ˌgəvərnˈmɛntəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk. roʊt ɪn ˈɔgəst 2012 2011 ˈæftər ˈnɪrli naɪn jɪrz əv wɔr ənd ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən, juz. trups ˈfaɪnəli lɛft ˌɪˈrɑk. ɪn ðɛr pleɪs, bɪg ɔɪl ɪz naʊ ˈprɛzənt ɪn force.”*.” oil”*” ɪz naʊ ðə ˈoʊnli ˌgɛrənˈtɔr əv ðə sərˈvaɪvəl əv ðə juz. ˈprɑksi ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ˈbægdæd, bət ðə sərˈvaɪvəl əv oil”*” ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz naʊ θˈrɛtənd baɪ ðə ˈɛskəˌleɪtɪŋ ənd ˈræpədli ɪkˈspændɪŋ ɑrmd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən. ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd ðə ““threats”*” ənd ““obstacles”*” tɪ juz, ˈɪntərɪsts ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk hæv nɑt ʧeɪnʤd ˈilɛvən jɪrz ˈæftər ðə ˌɪnˈveɪʒən; ˌɪˈrɑk həz nɑt ɛˈnæktəd jɛt ə ˌhaɪdroʊˈkɑrbən lɔ tɪ ˈligəˌlaɪz ðə ˈpraɪvətəˈzeɪʃən əv ɪts ɔɪl ənd gæs ˈɪndəstri. ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənts əv ðə læst wik ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ˈvɪndəkeɪt rɪˈnuəl əv 13303 ðə juz. wɔr ɔn ˌɪˈrɑk ɪz nɑt ˈoʊvər ənd ɪt ɪz nɑt wən jɛt. hɛns ˈrisənt ɪkˈstɛnʃən əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈimərʤənsi wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt tɪ ˌɪˈrɑk fər wən jɪr. sɪns greɪt ˈbrɪtən ˈgrænɪd ˌɪˈrɑk ɪts riˈstrɪktɪd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns ɪn 1932 ðə ˌnæʃənələˈzeɪʃən əv ˌɪˈræki ɔɪl wɛlθ wɑz ðə ˈnæʃənəl ənd ˈpɑpjələr ˈbætəl kraɪ fər kəmˈplit ˈsɑvrənti. ɪt ɪz naʊ ðə ˈbætəl kraɪ əv ðə ɑrmd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən. ˌɪˈrɑk həz bɪn ˈtɑrgətɪd baɪ ˈwɛstərn paʊərz sɪns ðə ““republic”*” ˈəndər ðə leɪt ɛˈnæktəd lɔ noʊ. 80 əv 1961 wɪʧ dɪˈpraɪvd ˈfɔrən ˈkəmpəˌniz əv ðə raɪt tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ɪn əv ðə ˌɪˈræki ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri, bət ˈmeɪnli sɪns ðə rəˈʒim lɛd baɪ ðə leɪt ˈsɑdəm huˈseɪn ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz ðə ˌhaɪdroʊˈkɑrbən ˈɪndəstri ɔn ʤun 1 1972
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danny griffiths on what it felt like falling at bluff
360fly | wave of the week
video by dave otto - see full clip here
on thursday 16 june, danny griffiths suited up in the near freezing conditions and headed out on skis and boats to bluff. it's one of the world's most mutinous slab surfing locations. mostly, you'll watch people drop in and stumble on one or more of the many liquid steps that draw up on themselves to form smaller-big-waves. they form just a couple of feet above a rock slab and boulders, and below more water than you could ever imagine gravity allowing to rise above sea level. it's hard to make it out the channel but when you do and look back, it's all worth it - they say.
we spoke to griffiths today about that day, that fall and getting straight back out there.
coastalwatch: that wave danny, it was a crazy wipeout and looked nearly at all, why did you guys decide to go out?
danny griffiths: we had a big east coast swell the week before last and we were keeping our eye on the southern swell that was moving around. we usually get very big swell periods nothing this high at seconds. what we did know was that it would be really steppie, drawing a lot of water off the reef, more than usual when we surf out there. you could tell it was going to be big because there were waves coming up the boat ramp, a good sign for the size before you get right out to the bluff.
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we arrived out there with a group of skis and boats in the freezing cold and watched the first set descend out of the darkness but it was hard to gauge the real size of the wave faces it without anyone on them. mikey brennan, my and i just got out there, no hesitation. right off the bat, mikey dropped into one of the biggest waves seen out there in ten years and held on until the spit out. it was a huge wave and full of energy.
the low tide was so we got as many rides in as we could before it dropped right out, and waited around for about an hour before we could get back into it. with each hour that the tide fills in, the more it gets.
dg: then i took that fall.
cw: one of the heaviest falls, up there with the best!
dg: it help that your hands and feet get so cold and numb out there to the point where you just feel them. my back bootie had a hole in it too, so my toes were stiff. the cold affects you every time, just got to jump up on the board and do a few loops to get the feeling back in your toes.
there were five or six steps and it was crazy beast. i knew it was big. it was a big black wall.
we had borrowed a ski and it was a bit slower than we were used to. i tried to generate as much speed as i could to get to the bottom. the wave drew up twice as fast as what they usually do and i tried to jumped down the biggest step. i bogged, on that step. i see it until it was a meter in front of me. so in the moment, i just tried to bust through the back to get a breath before i went over because i knew i was going over.
the funny thing is, everyone keeps asking, why you do this and that? i just laugh. it happens so fast. you use a split second to decide.
(video above: right back into it, this was the keeper!)
cw: pretty easy to comment from the warmth of your couch or office and watching it in slow-mo.
dg: you see the steps drawing up closer and closer the wave your jumping down onto flat either. you have the opportunity to jump the entrance step and you usually have enough time to line up the next one and work out where going to hit it and land. the problem on thursday was the steps were popping up everywhere drawing more waves in front of you. it was the seen shippies.
cw: the motion of going over the falls at that size, what was it like?
dg: as soon as i started pulling away from the step it was time to get out of there. i thought i could get that breath and then go over the falls. there was no way i was going to get through the back of that wave.
i started doing a really slow back cartwheel. i curled up in a safety ball and then just fell out of, what felt like a 20 story building. i hold that safety ball, my arms and legs went everywhere. there was so much power and energy in that wave. i think i remember kelp brushing past me and my board hit me a couple of times but i tell whether it was my board or the boulders.
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i could hear the thunder of the wave all around me and my ears started ringing. i came up after i inflated the vest. my was unzipped and my vest was unbuckled, nearly completely undressed.
cw: then, just like that you were back out there. not even a scratch?
dg: ha, yeah. i had a rest in the boat. i rattled and scared but my body was aching. i leave on that note, i just wanted to get a good one. i did end up making a wave after that, as people kept going down and out. everyone that surfed got wiped out, just so addictive.
cw: so how did it rate all up from your experience?
dg: in 10 years surfing shippies, say that first one mikey got was one of the biggest ever seen since surfing out there. it was definitely in the top 10!
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ˈdæni ˈgrɪfɪθs ɔn wət ɪt fɛlt laɪk ˈfɑlɪŋ æt bləf weɪv əv ðə wik ˈvɪdioʊ baɪ deɪv ˈɑˌtoʊ si fʊl klɪp hir ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ 16 ʤun, ˈdæni ˈgrɪfɪθs ˈsutɪd əp ɪn ðə nɪr ˈfrizɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz ənd ˈhɛdɪd aʊt ɔn skiz ənd boʊts tɪ bləf. ɪts wən əv ðə wərldz moʊst mˈjutənəs slæb ˈsərfɪŋ loʊˈkeɪʃənz. ˈmoʊstli, jul wɔʧ ˈpipəl drɔp ɪn ənd ˈstəmbəl ɔn wən ər mɔr əv ðə ˈmɛni ˈlɪkwɪd stɛps ðət drɔ əp ɔn ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ fɔrm smaller-big-waves*. ðeɪ fɔrm ʤɪst ə ˈkəpəl əv fit əˈbəv ə rɑk slæb ənd ˈboʊldərz, ənd bɪˈloʊ mɔr ˈwɔtər ðən ju kʊd ˈɛvər ˌɪˈmæʤən ˈgrævɪti əˈlaʊɪŋ tɪ raɪz əˈbəv si ˈlɛvəl. ɪts hɑrd tɪ meɪk ɪt aʊt ðə ˈʧænəl bət wɪn ju du ənd lʊk bæk, ɪts ɔl wərθ ɪt ðeɪ seɪ. wi spoʊk tɪ ˈgrɪfɪθs təˈdeɪ əˈbaʊt ðət deɪ, ðət fɔl ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ streɪt bæk aʊt ðɛr. coastalwatch*: ðət weɪv ˈdæni, ɪt wɑz ə ˈkreɪzi ˈwaɪˌpaʊt ənd lʊkt ˈnɪrli æt ɔl, waɪ dɪd ju gaɪz ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ goʊ aʊt? ˈdæni ˈgrɪfɪθs: wi hæd ə bɪg ist koʊst swɛl ðə wik ˌbiˈfɔr læst ənd wi wər ˈkipɪŋ ɑr aɪ ɔn ðə ˈsəðərn swɛl ðət wɑz ˈmuvɪŋ əraʊnd. wi ˈjuʒəwəli gɪt ˈvɛri bɪg swɛl ˈpɪriədz ˈnəθɪŋ ðɪs haɪ æt ˈsɛkəndz. wət wi dɪd noʊ wɑz ðət ɪt wʊd bi ˈrɪli steppie*, drɔɪŋ ə lɔt əv ˈwɔtər ɔf ðə rif, mɔr ðən ˈjuʒəwəl wɪn wi sərf aʊt ðɛr. ju kʊd tɛl ɪt wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi bɪg bɪˈkəz ðɛr wər weɪvz ˈkəmɪŋ əp ðə boʊt ræmp, ə gʊd saɪn fər ðə saɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ju gɪt raɪt aʊt tɪ ðə bləf. si ˈɔlsoʊ: wət wɑz ðə wən θɪŋ sɛd ðət meɪd rɛd bʊl keɪp fɪr goʊ əˈhɛd? wi əraɪvd aʊt ðɛr wɪθ ə grup əv skiz ənd boʊts ɪn ðə ˈfrizɪŋ koʊld ənd wɔʧt ðə fərst sɛt dɪˈsɛnd aʊt əv ðə ˈdɑrknəs bət ɪt wɑz hɑrd tɪ geɪʤ ðə ril saɪz əv ðə weɪv ˈfeɪsɪz ɪt wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛniˌwən ɔn ðɛm. ˈmaɪki ˈbrɛnən, maɪ ənd aɪ ʤɪst gɑt aʊt ðɛr, noʊ ˌhɛzəˈteɪʃən. raɪt ɔf ðə bæt, ˈmaɪki drɑpt ˈɪntu wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst weɪvz sin aʊt ðɛr ɪn tɛn jɪrz ənd hɛld ɔn ənˈtɪl ðə spɪt aʊt. ɪt wɑz ə juʤ weɪv ənd fʊl əv ˈɛnərʤi. ðə loʊ taɪd wɑz soʊ wi gɑt ɛz ˈmɛni raɪdz ɪn ɛz wi kʊd ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt drɑpt raɪt aʊt, ənd ˈweɪtɪd əraʊnd fər əˈbaʊt ən aʊər ˌbiˈfɔr wi kʊd gɪt bæk ˈɪntu ɪt. wɪθ iʧ aʊər ðət ðə taɪd fɪlz ɪn, ðə mɔr ɪt gɪts. dg*: ðɛn aɪ tʊk ðət fɔl. cw*: wən əv ðə ˈhɛviəst fɔlz, əp ðɛr wɪθ ðə bɛst! dg*: ɪt hɛlp ðət jʊr hænz ənd fit gɪt soʊ koʊld ənd nəm aʊt ðɛr tɪ ðə pɔɪnt wɛr ju ʤɪst fil ðɛm. maɪ bæk ˈbuti hæd ə hoʊl ɪn ɪt tu, soʊ maɪ toʊz wər stɪf. ðə koʊld əˈfɛkts ju ˈɛvəri taɪm, ʤɪst gɑt tɪ ʤəmp əp ɔn ðə bɔrd ənd du ə fju lups tɪ gɪt ðə ˈfilɪŋ bæk ɪn jʊr toʊz. ðɛr wər faɪv ər sɪks stɛps ənd ɪt wɑz ˈkreɪzi bist. aɪ nu ɪt wɑz bɪg. ɪt wɑz ə bɪg blæk wɔl. wi hæd ˈbɑˌroʊd ə ski ənd ɪt wɑz ə bɪt sloʊər ðən wi wər juzd tɪ. aɪ traɪd tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ɛz məʧ spid ɛz aɪ kʊd tɪ gɪt tɪ ðə ˈbɑtəm. ðə weɪv dru əp twaɪs ɛz fæst ɛz wət ðeɪ ˈjuʒəwəli du ənd aɪ traɪd tɪ ʤəmpt daʊn ðə ˈbɪgəst stɛp. aɪ bɔgd, ɔn ðət stɛp. aɪ si ɪt ənˈtɪl ɪt wɑz ə ˈmitər ɪn frənt əv mi. soʊ ɪn ðə ˈmoʊmənt, aɪ ʤɪst traɪd tɪ bəst θru ðə bæk tɪ gɪt ə brɛθ ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ wɛnt ˈoʊvər bɪˈkəz aɪ nu aɪ wɑz goʊɪŋ ˈoʊvər. ðə ˈfəni θɪŋ ɪz, ˈɛvriˌwən kips ˈæskɪŋ, waɪ ju du ðɪs ənd ðət? aɪ ʤɪst læf. ɪt ˈhæpənz soʊ fæst. ju juz ə splɪt ˈsɛkənd tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd. (ˈvɪdioʊ əˈbəv: raɪt bæk ˈɪntu ɪt, ðɪs wɑz ðə ˈkipər!) cw*: ˈprɪti ˈizi tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt frəm ðə wɔrmθ əv jʊr kaʊʧ ər ˈɔfəs ənd ˈwɑʧɪŋ ɪt ɪn slow-mo*. dg*: ju si ðə stɛps drɔɪŋ əp ˈkloʊzər ənd ˈkloʊzər ðə weɪv jʊr ˈʤəmpɪŋ daʊn ˈɔntu flæt ˈiðər. ju hæv ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ʤəmp ðə ˈɛntrəns stɛp ənd ju ˈjuʒəwəli hæv ɪˈnəf taɪm tɪ laɪn əp ðə nɛkst wən ənd wərk aʊt wɛr goʊɪŋ tɪ hɪt ɪt ənd lænd. ðə ˈprɑbləm ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ wɑz ðə stɛps wər ˈpɑpɪŋ əp ˈɛvriˌwɛr drɔɪŋ mɔr weɪvz ɪn frənt əv ju. ɪt wɑz ðə sin shippies*. cw*: ðə ˈmoʊʃən əv goʊɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə fɔlz æt ðət saɪz, wət wɑz ɪt laɪk? dg*: ɛz sun ɛz aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈpʊlɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm ðə stɛp ɪt wɑz taɪm tɪ gɪt aʊt əv ðɛr. aɪ θɔt aɪ kʊd gɪt ðət brɛθ ənd ðɛn goʊ ˈoʊvər ðə fɔlz. ðɛr wɑz noʊ weɪ aɪ wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt θru ðə bæk əv ðət weɪv. aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd duɪŋ ə ˈrɪli sloʊ bæk ˈkɑrtˌwil. aɪ kərld əp ɪn ə ˈseɪfti bɔl ənd ðɛn ʤɪst fɛl aʊt əv, wət fɛlt laɪk ə 20 ˈstɔri ˈbɪldɪŋ. aɪ hoʊld ðət ˈseɪfti bɔl, maɪ ɑrmz ənd lɛgz wɛnt ˈɛvriˌwɛr. ðɛr wɑz soʊ məʧ paʊər ənd ˈɛnərʤi ɪn ðət weɪv. aɪ θɪŋk aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər kɛlp ˈbrəʃɪŋ pæst mi ənd maɪ bɔrd hɪt mi ə ˈkəpəl əv taɪmz bət aɪ tɛl ˈwɛðər ɪt wɑz maɪ bɔrd ər ðə ˈboʊldərz. si ˈɔlsoʊ: ˈlɪzi ˈstoʊkli gɪts æt bləf aɪ kʊd hir ðə ˈθəndər əv ðə weɪv ɔl əraʊnd mi ənd maɪ ɪrz ˈstɑrtɪd ˈrɪŋɪŋ. aɪ keɪm əp ˈæftər aɪ ˌɪnˈfleɪtɪd ðə vɛst. maɪ wɑz ənˈzɪpt ənd maɪ vɛst wɑz unbuckled*, ˈnɪrli kəmˈplitli ənˈdrɛst. cw*: ðɛn, ʤɪst laɪk ðət ju wər bæk aʊt ðɛr. nɑt ˈivɪn ə skræʧ? dg*: hɑ, jæ. aɪ hæd ə rɛst ɪn ðə boʊt. aɪ ˈrætəld ənd skɛrd bət maɪ ˈbɑdi wɑz ˈeɪkɪŋ. aɪ liv ɔn ðət noʊt, aɪ ʤɪst ˈwɔntɪd tɪ gɪt ə gʊd wən. aɪ dɪd ɛnd əp ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə weɪv ˈæftər ðət, ɛz ˈpipəl kɛpt goʊɪŋ daʊn ənd aʊt. ˈɛvriˌwən ðət sərft gɑt waɪpt aʊt, ʤɪst soʊ əˈdɪktɪv. cw*: soʊ haʊ dɪd ɪt reɪt ɔl əp frəm jʊr ɪkˈspɪriəns? dg*: ɪn 10 jɪrz ˈsərfɪŋ shippies*, seɪ ðət fərst wən ˈmaɪki gɑt wɑz wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈɛvər sin sɪns ˈsərfɪŋ aʊt ðɛr. ɪt wɑz ˈdɛfənətli ɪn ðə tɔp 10 pliz ɪˈneɪbəl ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt tɪ vju ðə ˈkɑmɛnts paʊərd baɪ.
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the new premier feature is its retina display. this new retina display also comes with a new way to alter the display settings. for the first time, this new display settings are a list of options, rather than a list of numbered resolutions. the standard resolution is retina mode, which is a pixel enhanced, variant of a 1440 x 900 pixels of screen space. this comes out to the new 2880 x 1800 resolution. however, users by default are unable to actually run their new pros at a native 2880 x 1800 pixels of screen space. until now. read on to learn how:
software developer has put together a simple utility to run the new pro at its full native resolution. simply click here to download, then run the script. to revert back to retina mode or another resolution, just go to display settings in system preferences. we must warn that text and images look incredibly small in the native 2880 x 1800 resolution, but it can be helpful when working with multiple files. the tweak also truly shows how many pixels this new retina display pro really packs into a small amount of space.
you can also use a quick method through the app quickres.
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ðə nu prɛˈmɪr ˈfiʧər ɪz ɪts ˈrɛtənə dɪˈspleɪ. ðɪs nu ˈrɛtənə dɪˈspleɪ ˈɔlsoʊ kəmz wɪθ ə nu weɪ tɪ ˈɔltər ðə dɪˈspleɪ ˈsɛtɪŋz. fər ðə fərst taɪm, ðɪs nu dɪˈspleɪ ˈsɛtɪŋz ər ə lɪst əv ˈɔpʃənz, ˈrəðər ðən ə lɪst əv ˈnəmbərd ˌrɛzəˈluʃənz. ðə ˈstændərd ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ɪz ˈrɛtənə moʊd, wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈpɪksəl ɛnˈhænst, ˈvɛriənt əv ə 1440 ɛks 900 ˈpɪksəlz əv skrin speɪs. ðɪs kəmz aʊt tɪ ðə nu 2880 ɛks 1800 ˌrɛzəˈluʃən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈjuzərz baɪ dɪˈfɔlt ər əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli rən ðɛr nu proʊz æt ə ˈneɪtɪv 2880 ɛks 1800 ˈpɪksəlz əv skrin speɪs. ənˈtɪl naʊ. rɛd ɔn tɪ lərn haʊ: ˈsɔfˌwɛr dɪˈvɛləpər həz pʊt təˈgɛðər ə ˈsɪmpəl juˈtɪləti tɪ rən ðə nu proʊ æt ɪts fʊl ˈneɪtɪv ˌrɛzəˈluʃən. ˈsɪmpli klɪk hir tɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd, ðɛn rən ðə skrɪpt. tɪ rɪˈvərt bæk tɪ ˈrɛtənə moʊd ər əˈnəðər ˌrɛzəˈluʃən, ʤɪst goʊ tɪ dɪˈspleɪ ˈsɛtɪŋz ɪn ˈsɪstəm ˈprɛfərənsɪz. wi məst wɔrn ðət tɛkst ənd ˈɪmɪʤɪz lʊk ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli smɔl ɪn ðə ˈneɪtɪv 2880 ɛks 1800 ˌrɛzəˈluʃən, bət ɪt kən bi ˈhɛlpfəl wɪn ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈməltəpəl faɪlz. ðə twik ˈɔlsoʊ ˈtruli ʃoʊz haʊ ˈmɛni ˈpɪksəlz ðɪs nu ˈrɛtənə dɪˈspleɪ proʊ ˈrɪli pæks ˈɪntu ə smɔl əˈmaʊnt əv speɪs. ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ juz ə kwɪk ˈmɛθəd θru ðə æp quickres*.
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donald victory in the presidential race is probably bad news for edward snowden if he was hoping for a chance to leave russia for a warmer climate or a more open political environment. trump, in his typically blustery manner has more than once called the man who exposed the massive program for monitoring the electronic communications of americans and even of the leaders of our purported foreign allies, a “spy” who should be “executed.”
but his election should be good news for julian, founder of. it was the disclosure of hacked copies of secret speeches to the big banks, and of the emails to and from clinton campaign chair john pedesta, describing among other things her campaign’s, and the democratic national sabotage of bernie sanders’ insurgent primary campaign, which almost certainly handed the presidency to trump. (in one leaked email, hillary clinton asks if could be “droned.”)
snowden is fine and safe living in asylum in russia, but has for four years been trapped in the ecuadoran embassy in london, which is really just a large apartment in a ritzy section of the city. there london metropolitan police stand guard round the clock ready to grab him if he tries to leave. is being sought by an swedish prosecutor with links to us intelligence for questioning about a trumped up pair of “rape” complaints long since debunked and withdrawn by two swedish women, but because of the continued extradition demand from sweden and a british arrest warrant issued on orders of a complicit british government, he is trapped. his understandable fear is that, with a sealed warrant for his arrest on espionage charges which is being held at the ready by the us justice department, the whole swedish case is really about getting him delivered to sweden, from which country he could be extradited to the us. has offered to voluntarily go to sweden to be questioned by prosecutors if the swedish government would promise not to extradite him to the us, but the swedish government has refused such a guarantee, making the whole scheme apparent.)
clearly, what trump should do is announce that he intends to have his justice department drop all charges against and.
trump claims he wants, in his first 100 days as president, to “clean out the swamp” in washington, dc. if serious about that herculean, and immensely popular task, he should reverse the obama policy of, for the past eight years, vigorously prosecuting and jailing government whistleblowers. president administration has been the most secretive and the most aggressive prosecutor of of any administration in history, and that obsession with secrecy has been one of the primary reasons for the endemic corruption in the capital.
but even if trump is not serious about rooting out government and political corruption, he still owes it to to stop the us hounding of him publishing leaked government documents, given how his own campaign benefited from some of those very leaks.
if the new really does want to be the “president of all americans,” and wants to try and win over the majority of us citizens who polls show trust him and vote for him (trump, like g. w. bush, lost the popular vote, remember), a good place to start would be to end the hounding of julian.
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ˈdɑnəld ˈvɪktəri ɪn ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl reɪs ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli bæd nuz fər ˈɛdwərd sˈnoʊdən ɪf hi wɑz ˈhoʊpɪŋ fər ə ʧæns tɪ liv ˈrəʃə fər ə ˈwɔrmər ˈklaɪmɪt ər ə mɔr ˈoʊpən pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. trəmp, ɪn hɪz ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈbləstəri ˈmænər həz mɔr ðən wəns kɔld ðə mæn hu ɪkˈspoʊzd ðə ˈmæsɪv ˈproʊˌgræm fər ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ðə ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz əv əˈmɛrɪkənz ənd ˈivɪn əv ðə ˈlidərz əv ɑr pərˈpɔrtɪd ˈfɔrən ˈælaɪz, ə ““spy”*” hu ʃʊd bi ““executed.”*.” bət hɪz ɪˈlɛkʃən ʃʊd bi gʊd nuz fər ˈʤuljən, ˈfaʊndər əv. ɪt wɑz ðə dɪˈskloʊʒər əv hækt ˈkɑpiz əv ˈsikrɪt ˈspiʧɪz tɪ ðə bɪg bæŋks, ənd əv ðə iˈmeɪlz tɪ ənd frəm ˈklɪntən kæmˈpeɪn ʧɛr ʤɑn pedesta*, dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ əˈməŋ ˈəðər θɪŋz hər campaign’s*, ənd ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈnæʃənəl ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ əv ˈbərni sanders’*’ ˌɪnˈsərʤənt ˈpraɪˌmɛri kæmˈpeɪn, wɪʧ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli ˈhændɪd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi tɪ trəmp. (ɪn wən likt iˈmeɪl, ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən æsks ɪf kʊd bi ““droned.”*.”) sˈnoʊdən ɪz faɪn ənd seɪf ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn əˈsaɪləm ɪn ˈrəʃə, bət həz fər fɔr jɪrz bɪn træpt ɪn ðə ˌɛkwəˈdɔrən ˈɛmbəsi ɪn ˈləndən, wɪʧ ɪz ˈrɪli ʤɪst ə lɑrʤ əˈpɑrtmənt ɪn ə ˈrɪtsi ˈsɛkʃən əv ðə ˈsɪti. ðɛr ˈləndən ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən pəˈlis stænd gɑrd raʊnd ðə klɑk ˈrɛdi tɪ græb ɪm ɪf hi traɪz tɪ liv. ɪz biɪŋ sɔt baɪ ən sˈwidɪʃ ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər wɪθ lɪŋks tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns fər kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə trəmpt əp pɛr əv ““rape”*” kəmˈpleɪnts lɔŋ sɪns dɪˈbəŋkt ənd wɪθˈdrɔn baɪ tu sˈwidɪʃ ˈwɪmən, bət bɪˈkəz əv ðə kənˈtɪnjud ˌɛkstrəˈdɪʃən dɪˈmænd frəm sˈwidən ənd ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ərˈɛst ˈwɔrənt ˈɪʃud ɔn ˈɔrdərz əv ə kəmˈplɪsət ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt, hi ɪz træpt. hɪz ˌəndərˈstændəbəl fɪr ɪz ðət, wɪθ ə sild ˈwɔrənt fər hɪz ərˈɛst ɔn ˈɛspiənɑʤ ˈʧɑrʤɪz wɪʧ ɪz biɪŋ hɛld æt ðə ˈrɛdi baɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt, ðə hoʊl sˈwidɪʃ keɪs ɪz ˈrɪli əˈbaʊt ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪm dɪˈlɪvərd tɪ sˈwidən, frəm wɪʧ ˈkəntri hi kʊd bi ˈɛkstrəˌdaɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs. həz ˈɔfərd tɪ ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli goʊ tɪ sˈwidən tɪ bi kˈwɛsʧənd baɪ ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz ɪf ðə sˈwidɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt wʊd ˈprɑməs nɑt tɪ ˈɛkstrəˌdaɪt ɪm tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs, bət ðə sˈwidɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt həz rɪfˈjuzd səʧ ə ˌgɛrənˈti, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə hoʊl skim əˈpɛrənt.) ˈklɪrli, wət trəmp ʃʊd du ɪz əˈnaʊns ðət hi ˌɪnˈtɛndz tɪ hæv hɪz ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt drɔp ɔl ˈʧɑrʤɪz əˈgɛnst ənd. trəmp kleɪmz hi wɔnts, ɪn hɪz fərst 100 deɪz ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt, tɪ aʊt ðə swamp”*” ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˌdiˈsi. ɪf ˈsɪriəs əˈbaʊt ðət hərˈkjuliən, ənd ˌɪˈmɛnsli ˈpɑpjələr tæsk, hi ʃʊd rɪˈvərs ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈpɑləsi əv, fər ðə pæst eɪt jɪrz, ˈvɪgərəsli ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪŋ ənd ˈʤeɪlɪŋ ˈgəvərnmənt ˈwɪsəlˌbloʊərz. ˈprɛzɪdənt ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz bɪn ðə moʊst ˈsikrətɪv ənd ðə moʊst əˈgrɛsɪv ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər əv əv ˈɛni ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ɪn ˈhɪstəri, ənd ðət əbˈsɛʃən wɪθ ˈsikrəsi həz bɪn wən əv ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈrizənz fər ðə ɛnˈdɛmɪk kərˈəpʃən ɪn ðə ˈkæpɪtəl. bət ˈivɪn ɪf trəmp ɪz nɑt ˈsɪriəs əˈbaʊt ˈrutɪŋ aʊt ˈgəvərnmənt ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərˈəpʃən, hi stɪl oʊz ɪt tɪ tɪ stɑp ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈhaʊndɪŋ əv ɪm ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ likt ˈgəvərnmənt ˈdɑkjəmənts, ˈgɪvɪn haʊ hɪz oʊn kæmˈpeɪn ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd frəm səm əv ðoʊz ˈvɛri liks. ɪf ðə nu ˈrɪli dɪz wɔnt tɪ bi ðə əv ɔl americans,”*,” ənd wɔnts tɪ traɪ ənd wɪn ˈoʊvər ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɪtɪzənz hu poʊlz ʃoʊ trəst ɪm ənd voʊt fər ɪm (trəmp, laɪk ʤi. ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ, lɔst ðə ˈpɑpjələr voʊt, rɪˈmɛmbər), ə gʊd pleɪs tɪ stɑrt wʊd bi tɪ ɛnd ðə ˈhaʊndɪŋ əv ˈʤuljən.
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full memberactivity: 126merit: 100 re: [ann] on, the international waters startup ship may 08, 2013, pm #6
section
http://montereybay.noaa.gov/intro/mp/regs.html#prohibitions
mooring one of these:
in the monterey bay national marine sanctuary will be an interesting exercise in dealing with 14+ different oversight agencies. i recommend a careful study and discussion of how will complymooring one of the monterey bay national marine sanctuary will be an interesting exercise in dealing with 14+ different oversight agencies. every little helps.
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here is a link to the point forecast for your advertised location
http://forecast.weather.gov/mapclick.php?w0=t&w1=td&w2=hi&w3=sfcwind&w3u=0&w4=sky&w5=pop&w6=rh&w9=swlp&w10=swlm&w11=swlp2&w12=swlm2&w13=wwh&w14=wvh&w15=fzgspy&aheadhour=0&submit=submit&fcsttype=graphical&textfield1=37.46500&textfield2=-122.76000&site=all&unit=0&dd=0&bw=0&marine=1
here is a link to the nearest buoy.
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=46012
here is a link to the climatic summary plot for peak wind gust:
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/view_climplot.php?station=46012&meas=pw
and finally significant wave heights:
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/view_climplot.php?station=46012&meas=wh
the pretty pictures on your website do no justice to the wind, temperatures and sea state 12 off the coast of ca.
it would be good to not end up like these guys who were racing around the islands.
you might also want to make sure your graphics reflect the actual expected conditions of your planned is a link to the point forecast for your advertised is a link to the nearest is a link to the climatic summary plot for peak wind finally significant wave pretty pictures on your website do no justice to the wind, temperatures and sea state 12 off the coast of would be good to not end up like these guys who were racing around the islands. every little helps.
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my other avatar is also scrooge
hero memberactivity: 524merit: other avatar is also scrooge re: [ann] on, the international waters startup ship may 08, 2013, pm #11 hi dan! thanks for the opportunity to ask questions directly.
the most obvious question i'm sure you'll need to answer at2013 is: what currency will be dominant onboard? will items in the shops there, such as food, be denominated in but is just as welcome/preferred? will companies use to trade between each other for services?
it should go without saying that if you could somehow make the primary currency onboard, would be doing a huge service to help stabilize and legitimize the fledgling currency.
the prospect that interests me the most here is about a possible tenant onboard offering services like an exchange to rival mtgox. (or something even more shady, like casino.) assuming you have no problems with energy nor internet connections, i wonder if there are any-central business models that would have an advantage in that environment?
best of luck to you and the boat. i hope to visit it myself. luke parker
journalist,
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legendaryactivity: 1652merit: 1206 re: [ann] on, the international waters startup ship may 08, 2013, pm #13 quote from: on may 08, 2013, pm quote from: on may 08, 2013, pm my biggest concern is how you plan to deal with hostile governments. if an anonymous torpedo were to happen to be fired from an unknown submarine would you have any means to protect yourselves? if you think this is at all likely to happen than why not? i mean surely you are doing something that governments like here, or else they never would have created the laws that forced you into international waters to begin with.
a submarine coming into us waters shooting a torpedo at a ship flying a us flag?
i think someone would have something to say about that.
edit: it appears that they will be using a more freedom friendly nation for their flag. but they are still within the eez.
a submarine coming into us waters shooting a torpedo at a ship flying a us think someone would have something to say about that.edit: it appears that they will be using a more freedom friendly nation for their flag. but they are still within the eez.
im more worried about the us than anything else. its us laws that this is attempting to circumvent.
the wouldn't really need a way to stop this sort of attack, all they would need is a way to identify the attacker. if they could do that than i expect they would be perfectly safe. im more worried about the us than anything else. its us laws that this is attempting to wouldn't really need a way to stop this sort of attack, all they would need is a way to identify the attacker. if they could do that than i expect they would be perfectly safe.
if one can not confer upon another a right which he does not himself first possess, by what means does the state derive the right to engage in behaviors from which the public is prohibited? rep thread: if one can not confer upon another a right which he does not himself first possess, by what means does the state derive the right to engage in behaviors from which the public is prohibited?
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legendaryactivity: 1708merit: 1000 re: [ann] on, the international waters startup ship may 08, 2013, pm #15 will be no worse, nor better, protected from attacks than any other naval vessel in international waters. law applies in this context, and firing upon any ship flying a legally recognizable flag is an act of war. that doesn't mean that it can't happen, but there are a number of less risky methods of undermining the project than attacking the ship itself. with the right kind of insurance coverage, sinking the ship won't even end the project. just make sure that the underwriting company is a major us corporation, so any losses that takes can be translated directly into tax losses for the us tax base. "the powers of financial capitalism had another aim, nothing less than to create a world system of financial control in private hands able to dominate the political system of each country and the economy of the world as a whole. this system was to be controlled in a fashion by the central banks of the world acting in concert, by secret agreements arrived at in frequent meetings and conferences. the apex of the systems was to be the bank for international settlements in basel, switzerland, a private bank owned and controlled by the world's central banks which were themselves private corporations. each central to dominate its government by its ability to control treasury loans, to manipulate foreign exchanges, to influence the level of economic activity in the country, and to influence cooperative politicians by subsequent economic rewards in the business world."
- carroll quigley, member, mentor to bill clinton, from 'tragedy and hope'
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legendaryactivity: 1652merit: 1206 re: [ann] on, the international waters startup ship may 09, 2013, am #17 quote from: on may 08, 2013, pm will be no worse, nor better, protected from attacks than any other naval vessel in international waters. law applies in this context, and firing upon any ship flying a legally recognizable flag is an act of war. that doesn't mean that it can't happen, but there are a number of less risky methods of undermining the project than attacking the ship itself. with the right kind of insurance coverage, sinking the ship won't even end the project. just make sure that the underwriting company is a major us corporation, so any losses that takes can be translated directly into tax losses for the us tax base.
insurance duh.
thanks. insurance duh.thanks.
if one can not confer upon another a right which he does not himself first possess, by what means does the state derive the right to engage in behaviors from which the public is prohibited? rep thread: if one can not confer upon another a right which he does not himself first possess, by what means does the state derive the right to engage in behaviors from which the public is prohibited?
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jʊr trænˈzækʃənz ðə ˈəltəmət ˈmɪksər meɪd ˈtruli əˈnɑnəməs. wɪθ ən ədˈvænst tɛkˈnɑləʤi. mɪks kɔɪnz ˌædvərˈtaɪzd saɪts ər nɑt ɛnˈdɔrst baɪ ðə ˈfɔrəm. ðeɪ meɪ bi ənˈseɪf, ənˈtrəstˌwərði, ər ˌɪˈligəl ɪn jʊr ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən. ˈædvərˌtaɪz hir. ˈɔˌflaɪn ækˈtɪvɪti: 126 ˈmɛrət: 100 fʊl memberactivity*: 126merit*: 100 ri: [æn] ɔn, ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈwɔtərz ˈstɑrˌtəp ʃɪp meɪ 08 2013 piɛm 6 ˈsɛkʃən ˈmʊrɪŋ wən əv ðiz: ɪn ðə ˌmɑntəˈreɪ beɪ ˈnæʃənəl mərˈin ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri wɪl bi ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ɪn ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ 14 ˈdɪfərənt ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt ˈeɪʤənsiz. aɪ ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ə ˈkɛrfəl ˈstədi ənd dɪˈskəʃən əv haʊ wɪl kəmˈplaɪ wən əv ðə ˌmɑntəˈreɪ beɪ ˈnæʃənəl mərˈin ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri wɪl bi ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ɪn ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ 14 ˈdɪfərənt ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt ˈeɪʤənsiz. ˈɛvəri ˈlɪtəl hɛlps. ˈɔˌflaɪn ækˈtɪvɪti: 126 ˈmɛrət: 100 fʊl memberactivity*: 126merit*: 100 ri: [æn] ɔn, ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈwɔtərz ˈstɑrˌtəp ʃɪp meɪ 08 2013 piɛm 8 hir ɪz ə lɪŋk tɪ ðə pɔɪnt ˈfɔrˌkæst fər jʊr ˌædvərˈtaɪzd loʊˈkeɪʃən hir ɪz ə lɪŋk tɪ ðə ˈnɪrəst bui. hir ɪz ə lɪŋk tɪ ðə klaɪˈmætɪk ˈsəməri plɑt fər pik wɪnd gəst: ənd ˈfaɪnəli sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt weɪv haɪts: ðə ˈprɪti ˈpɪkʧərz ɔn jʊr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt du noʊ ˈʤəstɪs tɪ ðə wɪnd, ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ənd si steɪt 12 ɔf ðə koʊst əv ˈsiˈeɪ. ɪt wʊd bi gʊd tɪ nɑt ɛnd əp laɪk ðiz gaɪz hu wər ˈreɪsɪŋ əraʊnd ðə ˈaɪləndz. ju maɪt ˈɔlsoʊ wɔnt tɪ meɪk ʃʊr jʊr ˈgræfɪks rɪˈflɛkt ðə ˈækʧəwəl ɪkˈspɛktɪd kənˈdɪʃənz əv jʊr plænd ɪz ə lɪŋk tɪ ðə pɔɪnt ˈfɔrˌkæst fər jʊr ˌædvərˈtaɪzd ɪz ə lɪŋk tɪ ðə ˈnɪrəst ɪz ə lɪŋk tɪ ðə klaɪˈmætɪk ˈsəməri plɑt fər pik wɪnd ˈfaɪnəli sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt weɪv ˈprɪti ˈpɪkʧərz ɔn jʊr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt du noʊ ˈʤəstɪs tɪ ðə wɪnd, ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ənd si steɪt 12 ɔf ðə koʊst əv wʊd bi gʊd tɪ nɑt ɛnd əp laɪk ðiz gaɪz hu wər ˈreɪsɪŋ əraʊnd ðə ˈaɪləndz. ˈɛvəri ˈlɪtəl hɛlps. ˈɔˌflaɪn ækˈtɪvɪti: 524 ˈmɛrət: 505 maɪ ˈəðər ˈævəˌtɑr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ skruʤ ˈhɪroʊ memberactivity*: 524merit*: ˈəðər ˈævəˌtɑr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ skruʤ ri: [æn] ɔn, ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈwɔtərz ˈstɑrˌtəp ʃɪp meɪ 08 2013 piɛm 11 haɪ dæn! θæŋks fər ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ æsk kˈwɛsʧənz dɪˈrɛkli. ðə moʊst ˈɑbviəs kˈwɛʃən əm ʃʊr jul nid tɪ ˈænsər æt ɪz: wət ˈkərənsi wɪl bi ˈdɑmənənt ˈɑnˌbɔrd? wɪl ˈaɪtəmz ɪn ðə ʃɑps ðɛr, səʧ ɛz fud, bi dɪˈnɑməˌneɪtɪd ɪn bət ɪz ʤɪst ɛz welcome/preferred*? wɪl ˈkəmpəˌniz juz tɪ treɪd bɪtˈwin iʧ ˈəðər fər ˈsərvɪsɪz? ɪt ʃʊd goʊ wɪˈθaʊt seɪɪŋ ðət ɪf ju kʊd ˈsəmˌhaʊ meɪk ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈkərənsi ˈɑnˌbɔrd, wʊd bi duɪŋ ə juʤ ˈsərvɪs tɪ hɛlp ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪz ənd lɪˈʤɪtəˌmaɪz ðə ˈflɛʤlɪŋ ˈkərənsi. ðə ˈprɑspɛkt ðət ˈɪntərɪsts mi ðə moʊst hir ɪz əˈbaʊt ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈtɛnənt ˈɑnˌbɔrd ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz laɪk ən ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ tɪ ˈraɪvəl mtgox*. (ər ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈivɪn mɔr ˈʃeɪdi, laɪk kəˈsinoʊ.) əˈsumɪŋ ju hæv noʊ ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ˈɛnərʤi nɔr ˈɪntərˌnɛt kəˈnɛkʃənz, aɪ ˈwəndər ɪf ðɛr ər ˈɛni ˈbɪznɪs ˈmɑdəlz ðət wʊd hæv ən ædˈvæntɪʤ ɪn ðət ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt? bɛst əv lək tɪ ju ənd ðə boʊt. aɪ hoʊp tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ɪt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. luk ˈpɑrkər ˈʤərnəlɪst, ˈɔˌflaɪn ækˈtɪvɪti: 1652 ˈmɛrət: 1206 legendaryactivity*: 1652merit*: 1206 ri: [æn] ɔn, ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈwɔtərz ˈstɑrˌtəp ʃɪp meɪ 08 2013 piɛm 13 kwoʊt frəm: ɔn meɪ 08 2013 piɛm kwoʊt frəm: ɔn meɪ 08 2013 piɛm maɪ ˈbɪgəst kənˈsərn ɪz haʊ ju plæn tɪ dil wɪθ ˈhɑstəl ˈgəvərnmənts. ɪf ən əˈnɑnəməs tɔrˈpiˌdoʊ wər tɪ ˈhæpən tɪ bi faɪərd frəm ən ənˈnoʊn ˌsəbmərˈin wʊd ju hæv ˈɛni minz tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈjɔrsɛlvz? ɪf ju θɪŋk ðɪs ɪz æt ɔl ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈhæpən ðən waɪ nɑt? aɪ min ˈʃʊrli ju ər duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈgəvərnmənts laɪk hir, ər ɛls ðeɪ ˈnɛvər wʊd hæv kriˈeɪtɪd ðə lɔz ðət fɔrst ju ˈɪntu ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈwɔtərz tɪ bɪˈgɪn wɪθ. ə ˌsəbmərˈin ˈkəmɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈjuˈɛs ˈwɔtərz ˈʃutɪŋ ə tɔrˈpiˌdoʊ æt ə ʃɪp flaɪɪŋ ə ˈjuˈɛs flæg? aɪ θɪŋk ˈsəmˌwən wʊd hæv ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ seɪ əˈbaʊt ðət. ˈɛdət: ɪt əˈpɪrz ðət ðeɪ wɪl bi ˈjuzɪŋ ə mɔr ˈfridəm ˈfrɛndli ˈneɪʃən fər ðɛr flæg. bət ðeɪ ər stɪl wɪˈθɪn ðə eez*. ə ˌsəbmərˈin ˈkəmɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈjuˈɛs ˈwɔtərz ˈʃutɪŋ ə tɔrˈpiˌdoʊ æt ə ʃɪp flaɪɪŋ ə ˈjuˈɛs θɪŋk ˈsəmˌwən wʊd hæv ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ seɪ əˈbaʊt that.edit*: ɪt əˈpɪrz ðət ðeɪ wɪl bi ˈjuzɪŋ ə mɔr ˈfridəm ˈfrɛndli ˈneɪʃən fər ðɛr flæg. bət ðeɪ ər stɪl wɪˈθɪn ðə eez*. ɪm mɔr ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ðə ˈjuˈɛs ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls. ɪts ˈjuˈɛs lɔz ðət ðɪs ɪz əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ ˌsərkəmˈvɛnt. ðə ˈwʊdənt ˈrɪli nid ə weɪ tɪ stɑp ðɪs sɔrt əv əˈtæk, ɔl ðeɪ wʊd nid ɪz ə weɪ tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðə əˈtækər. ɪf ðeɪ kʊd du ðət ðən aɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ðeɪ wʊd bi ˈpərfəktli seɪf. ɪm mɔr ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ðə ˈjuˈɛs ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls. ɪts ˈjuˈɛs lɔz ðət ðɪs ɪz əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ ˈwʊdənt ˈrɪli nid ə weɪ tɪ stɑp ðɪs sɔrt əv əˈtæk, ɔl ðeɪ wʊd nid ɪz ə weɪ tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðə əˈtækər. ɪf ðeɪ kʊd du ðət ðən aɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ðeɪ wʊd bi ˈpərfəktli seɪf. ɪf wən kən nɑt kənˈfər əˈpɑn əˈnəðər ə raɪt wɪʧ hi dɪz nɑt hɪmˈsɛlf fərst pəˈzɛs, baɪ wət minz dɪz ðə steɪt dəraɪv ðə raɪt tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn bɪˈheɪvjərz frəm wɪʧ ðə ˈpəblɪk ɪz proʊˈhɪbətəd? rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv θrɛd: ɪf wən kən nɑt kənˈfər əˈpɑn əˈnəðər ə raɪt wɪʧ hi dɪz nɑt hɪmˈsɛlf fərst pəˈzɛs, baɪ wət minz dɪz ðə steɪt dəraɪv ðə raɪt tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn bɪˈheɪvjərz frəm wɪʧ ðə ˈpəblɪk ɪz proʊˈhɪbətəd? ˈɔˌflaɪn ækˈtɪvɪti: 1708 ˈmɛrət: 1000 legendaryactivity*: 1708merit*: 1000 ri: [æn] ɔn, ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈwɔtərz ˈstɑrˌtəp ʃɪp meɪ 08 2013 piɛm 15 wɪl bi noʊ wərs, nɔr ˈbɛtər, prəˈtɛktɪd frəm əˈtæks ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈneɪvəl ˈvɛsəl ɪn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈwɔtərz. lɔ əˈplaɪz ɪn ðɪs ˈkɑntɛkst, ənd ˈfaɪərrɪŋ əˈpɑn ˈɛni ʃɪp flaɪɪŋ ə ˈligəli ˌrɛkəgˈnaɪzəbəl flæg ɪz ən ækt əv wɔr. ðət ˈdəzənt min ðət ɪt kænt ˈhæpən, bət ðɛr ər ə ˈnəmbər əv lɛs ˈrɪski ˈmɛθədz əv ˈəndərˌmaɪnɪŋ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ðən əˈtækɪŋ ðə ʃɪp ˌɪtˈsɛlf. wɪθ ðə raɪt kaɪnd əv ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈkəvərɪʤ, ˈsɪŋkɪŋ ðə ʃɪp woʊnt ˈivɪn ɛnd ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. ʤɪst meɪk ʃʊr ðət ðə ˈəndərˈraɪtɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈjuˈɛs ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən, soʊ ˈɛni ˈlɔsɪz ðət teɪks kən bi trænzˈleɪtəd dɪˈrɛkli ˈɪntu tæks ˈlɔsɪz fər ðə ˈjuˈɛs tæks beɪs. "ðə paʊərz əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm hæd əˈnəðər eɪm, ˈnəθɪŋ lɛs ðən tɪ kriˈeɪt ə wərld ˈsɪstəm əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl kənˈtroʊl ɪn ˈpraɪvət hænz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈdɑməˌneɪt ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsɪstəm əv iʧ ˈkəntri ənd ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi əv ðə wərld ɛz ə hoʊl. ðɪs ˈsɪstəm wɑz tɪ bi kənˈtroʊld ɪn ə ˈfæʃən baɪ ðə ˈsɛntrəl bæŋks əv ðə wərld ˈæktɪŋ ɪn ˈkɑnsərt, baɪ ˈsikrɪt əˈgrimənts əraɪvd æt ɪn ˈfrikˌwɛnt ˈmitɪŋz ənd ˈkɑnfərənsəz. ðə ˈeɪˌpɛks əv ðə ˈsɪstəmz wɑz tɪ bi ðə bæŋk fər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈsɛtəlmənts ɪn ˈbɑzəl, sˈwɪtsərlənd, ə ˈpraɪvət bæŋk oʊnd ənd kənˈtroʊld baɪ ðə wərldz ˈsɛntrəl bæŋks wɪʧ wər ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈpraɪvət ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz. iʧ ˈsɛntrəl tɪ ˈdɑməˌneɪt ɪts ˈgəvərnmənt baɪ ɪts əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kənˈtroʊl ˈtrɛʒəri loʊnz, tɪ məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt ˈfɔrən ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz, tɪ ˈɪnfluəns ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ækˈtɪvɪti ɪn ðə ˈkəntri, ənd tɪ ˈɪnfluəns koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz baɪ ˈsəbsəkwənt ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk rɪˈwɔrdz ɪn ðə ˈbɪznɪs wərld." ˈkɛrəl kˈwɪgli, ˈmɛmbər, ˈmɛnˌtɔr tɪ bɪl ˈklɪntən, frəm 'ˈtræʤədi ənd hoʊp' ˈɔˌflaɪn ækˈtɪvɪti: 1652 ˈmɛrət: 1206 legendaryactivity*: 1652merit*: 1206 ri: [æn] ɔn, ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈwɔtərz ˈstɑrˌtəp ʃɪp meɪ 09 2013 æm 17 kwoʊt frəm: ɔn meɪ 08 2013 piɛm wɪl bi noʊ wərs, nɔr ˈbɛtər, prəˈtɛktɪd frəm əˈtæks ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈneɪvəl ˈvɛsəl ɪn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈwɔtərz. lɔ əˈplaɪz ɪn ðɪs ˈkɑntɛkst, ənd ˈfaɪərrɪŋ əˈpɑn ˈɛni ʃɪp flaɪɪŋ ə ˈligəli ˌrɛkəgˈnaɪzəbəl flæg ɪz ən ækt əv wɔr. ðət ˈdəzənt min ðət ɪt kænt ˈhæpən, bət ðɛr ər ə ˈnəmbər əv lɛs ˈrɪski ˈmɛθədz əv ˈəndərˌmaɪnɪŋ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ðən əˈtækɪŋ ðə ʃɪp ˌɪtˈsɛlf. wɪθ ðə raɪt kaɪnd əv ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈkəvərɪʤ, ˈsɪŋkɪŋ ðə ʃɪp woʊnt ˈivɪn ɛnd ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. ʤɪst meɪk ʃʊr ðət ðə ˈəndərˈraɪtɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈjuˈɛs ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən, soʊ ˈɛni ˈlɔsɪz ðət teɪks kən bi trænzˈleɪtəd dɪˈrɛkli ˈɪntu tæks ˈlɔsɪz fər ðə ˈjuˈɛs tæks beɪs. ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns də. θæŋks. ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns duh.thanks*. ɪf wən kən nɑt kənˈfər əˈpɑn əˈnəðər ə raɪt wɪʧ hi dɪz nɑt hɪmˈsɛlf fərst pəˈzɛs, baɪ wət minz dɪz ðə steɪt dəraɪv ðə raɪt tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn bɪˈheɪvjərz frəm wɪʧ ðə ˈpəblɪk ɪz proʊˈhɪbətəd? rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv θrɛd: ɪf wən kən nɑt kənˈfər əˈpɑn əˈnəðər ə raɪt wɪʧ hi dɪz nɑt hɪmˈsɛlf fərst pəˈzɛs, baɪ wət minz dɪz ðə steɪt dəraɪv ðə raɪt tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn bɪˈheɪvjərz frəm wɪʧ ðə ˈpəblɪk ɪz proʊˈhɪbətəd?
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the thwarting of an alleged day massacre in halifax underlines the fundamental absurdity of laws. according to police, three alleged plotters planned to shoot and kill dozens saturday at a halifax shopping mall. had such a plan succeeded, the effect would have almost certainly been mass terror in the nova scotia capital. yet justice minister peter mackay says this was not a terrorist crime. “the attack does not appear to have been culturally motivated, therefore not linked to terrorism,” he told reporters saturday. comments caused some puzzlement. why would the government deem the murder of cpl. nathan cirillo in ottawa last fall an act of terror, but not this?
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in fact, except for his inexplicable use of the word “culturally,” mackay was technically correct. laws criminalize actions that might cause terror. well before the current law was enacted in 2002, it was illegal in canada to murder people or blow up trains. rather, they criminalize intent. it may be illegal to kill people in canada. but it is even more illegal to kill people for a religious, ideological or political purpose.
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more important, it is left to the state to decide in the first instance at least which murderous conspiracies have a political motive and which do not.
thus michael zehaf-bibeau, the muslim gunman who killed cirillo, is deemed a terrorist for the simple reason that the and government say he was. conversely, alleged halifax plotters lindsay and randall shepherd (the third suspect, james gamble, died before he could be arrested) are not terrorists because the federal justice minister says they are not. had police found islamic state propaganda on their computers, and shepherd almost certainly would have been charged with terrorism. but social media sites said to belong to the suspects show an interest only in nazis and violence. that, it seems, is insufficiently ideological to merit a terror charge.
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so the first point about the terror laws: they are unusually arbitrary. the second is that the interpretation of these laws is infinitely flexible. prime minister stephen conservative government, with the backing of justin liberals, proposes a new law that would give the security services even more power and citizens even fewer rights. critics point out that the government has made no case as to why this bill might be necessary. as evidence, they point to the halifax arrests. the alleged plot was discovered not by a newly empowered canadian security and intelligence service bugging email traffic, but by an ordinary citizen who then made an anonymous call to police. the hapless mackay was asked about that, too, this weekend. he produced an even more baffling answer. no, the masterminds of the alleged plot were not terrorists whose capture was hindered by limited powers. rather, they were “murderous misfits” apprehended through normal police methods. still, he went on, this apparent contradiction proves why stronger laws are needed: murderous misfits might, at some unknown point in the future, be attracted to the islamic state. or, to put it another way, the fact that extraordinary security powers were not needed here proves that they are needed. it is a complicated logic. a final point on flexibility. critics of the new bill, including green party leader elizabeth may, argue that the proposed law is so broad that it would sweep up not just islamic terrorists but protestors who use civil disobedience to take on the conservative economic agenda. a 2014 memo obtained by la presse last week suggests that may is not being paranoid here. “there is a growing, highly organized and petroleum movement that consists of peaceful activists, militants and violent extremists who are opposed to reliance on fossil fuels,” the document, which echoes a similar assessment dated two years earlier, reads. radical environmentalists, it seems, are among the real enemies the government plans to crush. alleged mass murderers? on them. just random misfits.
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ðə θˈwɔrtɪŋ əv ən əˈlɛʤd deɪ ˈmæsəkər ɪn ˈhælɪˌfæks ˈəndərˌlaɪnz ðə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl əbˈsərdəti əv lɔz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pəˈlis, θri əˈlɛʤd ˈplɑtərz plænd tɪ ʃut ənd kɪl ˈdəzənz ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ æt ə ˈhælɪˌfæks ˈʃɑpɪŋ mɔl. hæd səʧ ə plæn səkˈsidɪd, ðə ˈifɛkt wʊd hæv ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli bɪn mæs ˈtɛrər ɪn ðə ˈnoʊvə ˈskoʊʃə ˈkæpɪtəl. jɛt ˈʤəstɪs ˈmɪnɪstər ˈpitər məˈkeɪ sɪz ðɪs wɑz nɑt ə ˈtɛrərɪst kraɪm. əˈtæk dɪz nɑt əˈpɪr tɪ hæv bɪn ˈkəlʧərəˌli ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd, ˈðɛrˌfɔr nɑt lɪŋkt tɪ terrorism,”*,” hi toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. ˈkɑmɛnts kɔzd səm ˈpəzəlmənt. waɪ wʊd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt dim ðə ˈmərdər əv cpl*. ˈneɪθən sɪˈrɪˌloʊ ɪn ˈɑtəˌwɑ læst fɔl ən ækt əv ˈtɛrər, bət nɑt ðɪs? ˈɑrtɪkəl kənˈtɪnjud bɪˈloʊ ɪn fækt, ɪkˈsɛpt fər hɪz ˌɪnəkˈsplɪkəbəl juz əv ðə wərd ““culturally,”*,” məˈkeɪ wɑz ˈtɛknɪkəli kərˈɛkt. lɔz ˈkrɪmənəˌlaɪz ˈækʃənz ðət maɪt kɔz ˈtɛrər. wɛl ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈkɑrənt lɔ wɑz ɛˈnæktəd ɪn 2002 ɪt wɑz ˌɪˈligəl ɪn ˈkænədə tɪ ˈmərdər ˈpipəl ər bloʊ əp treɪnz. ˈrəðər, ðeɪ ˈkrɪmənəˌlaɪz ˌɪnˈtɛnt. ɪt meɪ bi ˌɪˈligəl tɪ kɪl ˈpipəl ɪn ˈkænədə. bət ɪt ɪz ˈivɪn mɔr ˌɪˈligəl tɪ kɪl ˈpipəl fər ə rɪˈlɪʤəs, ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpərpəs. wət du ju θɪŋk? mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, ɪt ɪz lɛft tɪ ðə steɪt tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd ɪn ðə fərst ˈɪnstəns æt list wɪʧ ˈmərdərəs kənˈspɪrəsiz hæv ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈmoʊtɪv ənd wɪʧ du nɑt. ðəs ˈmaɪkəl zehaf-bibeau*, ðə ˈməzlɪm ˈgənmən hu kɪld sɪˈrɪˌloʊ, ɪz dimd ə ˈtɛrərɪst fər ðə ˈsɪmpəl ˈrizən ðət ðə ənd ˈgəvərnmənt seɪ hi wɑz. ˈkɑnvərsli, əˈlɛʤd ˈhælɪˌfæks ˈplɑtərz ˈlɪndzi ənd ˈrændəl ˈʃɛpərd (ðə θərd ˈsəˌspɛkt, ʤeɪmz ˈgæmbəl, daɪd ˌbiˈfɔr hi kʊd bi ərˈɛstɪd) ər nɑt ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts bɪˈkəz ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈʤəstɪs ˈmɪnɪstər sɪz ðeɪ ər nɑt. hæd pəˈlis faʊnd ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ˌprɑpəˈgændə ɔn ðɛr kəmˈpjutərz, ənd ˈʃɛpərd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli wʊd hæv bɪn ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm. bət ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə saɪts sɛd tɪ bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ ðə ˈsəˌspɛkts ʃoʊ ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst ˈoʊnli ɪn ˈnɑtsiz ənd ˈvaɪələns. ðət, ɪt simz, ɪz ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃəntli ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl tɪ ˈmɛrət ə ˈtɛrər ʧɑrʤ. ˈɑrtɪkəl kənˈtɪnjud bɪˈloʊ soʊ ðə fərst pɔɪnt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈtɛrər lɔz: ðeɪ ər ənˈjuˌʒuəli ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri. ðə ˈsɛkənd ɪz ðət ðə ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən əv ðiz lɔz ɪz ˈɪnfənətli ˈflɛksəbəl. praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈstivən kənˈsərvətɪv ˈgəvərnmənt, wɪθ ðə ˈbækɪŋ əv ˈʤəstɪn ˈlɪˌbərəlz, prəˈpoʊzɪz ə nu lɔ ðət wʊd gɪv ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈivɪn mɔr paʊər ənd ˈsɪtɪzənz ˈivɪn fjuər raɪts. ˈkrɪtɪks pɔɪnt aʊt ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz meɪd noʊ keɪs ɛz tɪ waɪ ðɪs bɪl maɪt bi ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. ɛz ˈɛvədəns, ðeɪ pɔɪnt tɪ ðə ˈhælɪˌfæks ərˈɛsts. ðə əˈlɛʤd plɑt wɑz dɪˈskəvərd nɑt baɪ ə ˈnuli ɪmˈpaʊərd kəˈneɪdiən sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈsərvɪs ˈbəgɪŋ iˈmeɪl ˈtræfɪk, bət baɪ ən ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈsɪtɪzən hu ðɛn meɪd ən əˈnɑnəməs kɔl tɪ pəˈlis. ðə ˈhæpləs məˈkeɪ wɑz æst əˈbaʊt ðət, tu, ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd. hi prəˈdust ən ˈivɪn mɔr ˈbæfəlɪŋ ˈænsər. noʊ, ðə ˈmæstərˌmaɪndz əv ðə əˈlɛʤd plɑt wər nɑt ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts huz ˈkæpʧər wɑz ˈhɪndərd baɪ ˈlɪmɪtɪd paʊərz. ˈrəðər, ðeɪ wər misfits”*” ˌæprɪˈhɛndəd θru ˈnɔrməl pəˈlis ˈmɛθədz. stɪl, hi wɛnt ɔn, ðɪs əˈpɛrənt ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkʃən pruvz waɪ ˈstrɔŋgər lɔz ər ˈnidɪd: ˈmərdərəs ˈmɪsˌfɪts maɪt, æt səm ənˈnoʊn pɔɪnt ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər, bi əˈtræktəd tɪ ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt. ər, tɪ pʊt ɪt əˈnəðər weɪ, ðə fækt ðət ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri sɪˈkjʊrəti paʊərz wər nɑt ˈnidɪd hir pruvz ðət ðeɪ ər ˈnidɪd. ɪt ɪz ə ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ˈlɑʤɪk. ə ˈfaɪnəl pɔɪnt ɔn ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti. ˈkrɪtɪks əv ðə nu bɪl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ grin ˈpɑrti ˈlidər ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ meɪ, ˈɑrgju ðət ðə prəˈpoʊzd lɔ ɪz soʊ brɔd ðət ɪt wʊd swip əp nɑt ʤɪst ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts bət ˈproʊˌtɛstərz hu juz ˈsɪvəl ˌdɪsəˈbidiəns tɪ teɪk ɔn ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk əˈʤɛndə. ə 2014 ˈmɛˌmoʊ əbˈteɪnd baɪ lɑ prɛs læst wik səˈʤɛsts ðət meɪ ɪz nɑt biɪŋ ˈpɛrəˌnɔɪd hir. ɪz ə groʊɪŋ, ˈhaɪli ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ənd pəˈtroʊliəm ˈmuvmənt ðət kənˈsɪsts əv ˈpisfəl ˈæktɪvɪsts, ˈmɪlətənts ənd ˈvaɪələnt ɪkˈstriməsts hu ər əˈpoʊzd tɪ rɪˈlaɪəns ɔn ˈfɑsəl fuels,”*,” ðə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt, wɪʧ ˈɛkoʊz ə ˈsɪmələr əˈsɛsmənt ˈdeɪtɪd tu jɪrz ˈərliər, ridz. ˈrædɪkəl ɛnˈvaɪrənˌmɛnəlɪsts, ɪt simz, ər əˈməŋ ðə ril ˈɛnəmiz ðə ˈgəvərnmənt plænz tɪ krəʃ. əˈlɛʤd mæs ˈmərdərərz? ɔn ðɛm. ʤɪst ˈrændəm ˈmɪsˌfɪts. rɛd mɔr əˈbaʊt:
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or, what am i supposed to do with animation?
ever since they were introduced as experimental in, have been mysterious beasts. many of our users have been curious, and have asked us, “what am i supposed to do with those?” we answered, “anything!” but we have any concrete examples to start from… yet.
after multiple rewrites and unity versions, were moved out of experimental in, along with the release of timeline. at that point, the answer became “anything you want, including custom timeline tracks, or even something as complicated as your own timeline”.
while this answer is certainly exciting is always nice), making your own timeline is something very few will even attempt, and we were still missing examples of the other category: “anything you want”.
why not an animation component?
on the animation team, one common feedback we receive is that the animator component and the are often unnecessarily complicated for simple cases where you want one or a few animations on an object.
another frequent request is more complex examples. a few basic examples were made to show simple usage, but they are not very useful to show what can be accomplished using.
therefore, we decided to address both issues at the same time, and make a simple animation component, all in c#, and open source it so that it could also serve as a living, functional example.
(if rather jump directly to the code or try it for yourself, you can find the implementation here.)
something old, something new
the animation component is already well documented, still widely used, and except for a few more advanced features, has a simple and straightforward interface. as far as examples go, something our users already knew and could intuitively understand seemed like an obvious choice.
as is visible in the above inspector screenshot, the inspector is very similar to the animation inspector, except for one thing: the component requires the animator to run. as the designed animation output for, the animator is required by graphs. that, however, is the extent of its use. by adding a component to a gameobject, the animator will automatically be added for you. you can then simply fold it away and forget about it.
on the side, the interface is almost identical to the animation interface. you can find an explanation of the differences on the wiki here.
retro exterior, new engine
graph view of the graph
while the component looks like the animation component on the outside, under the hood, all the animation logic is implemented through. this way, the component is compatible with timeline, with other graphs, and, the animation logic can be reused in other graphs.
not just a example
simple animation tests in unity test runner
to ensure a smooth transition from the animation component, we had to make sure that the behavior was as close as possible to that of the animation component. since some of the test tools we use internally at unity are now public, it was very easy for us to create tests and include them in the project. the project contains a suite of more 100 comparative tests that validate that both animation and components behave the same. when you clone or download the project, the tests can be found under assets/simpleanimationcomponent/tests. if you decide to customize or extend the component, you can use those tests to validate your work.
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ər, wət æm aɪ səˈpoʊzd tɪ du wɪθ ˌænəˈmeɪʃən? ˈɛvər sɪns ðeɪ wər ˌɪntrəˈdust ɛz ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ɪn hæv bɪn mɪˈstɪriəs bists. ˈmɛni əv ɑr ˈjuzərz hæv bɪn ˈkjʊriəs, ənd hæv æst ˈjuˈɛs, æm aɪ səˈpoʊzd tɪ du wɪθ those?”*?” wi ˈænsərd, ““anything!”*!” bət wi hæv ˈɛni ˈkɑnkrit ɪgˈzæmpəlz tɪ stɑrt from…*… jɛt. ˈæftər ˈməltəpəl riˈraɪts ənd ˈjunɪti ˈvərʒənz, wər muvd aʊt əv ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ɪn əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə riˈlis əv ˈtaɪmlaɪn. æt ðət pɔɪnt, ðə ˈænsər bɪˈkeɪm ju wɔnt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈkəstəm ˈtaɪmlaɪn træks, ər ˈivɪn ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛz ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ɛz jʊr oʊn timeline”*”. waɪl ðɪs ˈænsər ɪz ˈsərtənli ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz nis), ˈmeɪkɪŋ jʊr oʊn ˈtaɪmlaɪn ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈvɛri fju wɪl ˈivɪn əˈtɛmpt, ənd wi wər stɪl ˈmɪsɪŋ ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv ðə ˈəðər ˈkætəˌgɔri: ju want”*”. waɪ nɑt ən ˌænəˈmeɪʃən kəmˈpoʊnənt? ɔn ðə ˌænəˈmeɪʃən tim, wən ˈkɑmən ˈfidˌbæk wi rɪˈsiv ɪz ðət ðə ˈænəˌmeɪtər kəmˈpoʊnənt ənd ðə ər ˈɔfən ənˈnɛsəˌsɛrəli ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd fər ˈsɪmpəl ˈkeɪsɪz wɛr ju wɔnt wən ər ə fju ˌænəˈmeɪʃənz ɔn ən ˈɑbʤɛkt. əˈnəðər ˈfrikˌwɛnt rɪkˈwɛst ɪz mɔr ˈkɑmplɛks ɪgˈzæmpəlz. ə fju ˈbeɪsɪk ɪgˈzæmpəlz wər meɪd tɪ ʃoʊ ˈsɪmpəl ˈjusɪʤ, bət ðeɪ ər nɑt ˈvɛri ˈjusfəl tɪ ʃoʊ wət kən bi əˈkɑmplɪʃt ˈjuzɪŋ. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, wi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs boʊθ ˈɪʃuz æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ənd meɪk ə ˈsɪmpəl ˌænəˈmeɪʃən kəmˈpoʊnənt, ɔl ɪn si#, ənd ˈoʊpən sɔrs ɪt soʊ ðət ɪt kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ sərv ɛz ə ˈlɪvɪŋ, ˈfəŋkʃənəl ɪgˈzæmpəl. (ɪf ˈrəðər ʤəmp dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ðə koʊd ər traɪ ɪt fər ˈjɔrsɛlf, ju kən faɪnd ðə ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən hir.) ˈsəmθɪŋ oʊld, ˈsəmθɪŋ nu ðə ˌænəˈmeɪʃən kəmˈpoʊnənt ɪz ɔˈrɛdi wɛl ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd, stɪl ˈwaɪdli juzd, ənd ɪkˈsɛpt fər ə fju mɔr ədˈvænst ˈfiʧərz, həz ə ˈsɪmpəl ənd ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd ˈɪnərˌfeɪs. ɛz fɑr ɛz ɪgˈzæmpəlz goʊ, ˈsəmθɪŋ ɑr ˈjuzərz ɔˈrɛdi nu ənd kʊd ˌɪnˈtuɪtɪvli ˌəndərˈstænd simd laɪk ən ˈɑbviəs ʧɔɪs. ɛz ɪz ˈvɪzəbəl ɪn ðə əˈbəv ˌɪnˈspɛktər screenshot*, ðə ˌɪnˈspɛktər ɪz ˈvɛri ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə ˌænəˈmeɪʃən ˌɪnˈspɛktər, ɪkˈsɛpt fər wən θɪŋ: ðə kəmˈpoʊnənt rikˈwaɪərz ðə ˈænəˌmeɪtər tɪ rən. ɛz ðə dɪˈzaɪnd ˌænəˈmeɪʃən ˈaʊtˌpʊt fər, ðə ˈænəˌmeɪtər ɪz rikˈwaɪərd baɪ græfs. ðət, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz ðə ɪkˈstɛnt əv ɪts juz. baɪ ˈædɪŋ ə kəmˈpoʊnənt tɪ ə gameobject*, ðə ˈænəˌmeɪtər wɪl ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli bi ˈædɪd fər ju. ju kən ðɛn ˈsɪmpli foʊld ɪt əˈweɪ ənd fərˈgɛt əˈbaʊt ɪt. ɔn ðə saɪd, ðə ˈɪnərˌfeɪs ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst aɪˈdɛntɪkəl tɪ ðə ˌænəˈmeɪʃən ˈɪnərˌfeɪs. ju kən faɪnd ən ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən əv ðə ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɔn ðə ˈwɪˌki hir. ˈrɛtroʊ ɪkˈstɪriər, nu ˈɪnʤən græf vju əv ðə græf waɪl ðə kəmˈpoʊnənt lʊks laɪk ðə ˌænəˈmeɪʃən kəmˈpoʊnənt ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, ˈəndər ðə hʊd, ɔl ðə ˌænəˈmeɪʃən ˈlɑʤɪk ɪz ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd θru. ðɪs weɪ, ðə kəmˈpoʊnənt ɪz kəmˈpætəbəl wɪθ ˈtaɪmlaɪn, wɪθ ˈəðər græfs, ənd, ðə ˌænəˈmeɪʃən ˈlɑʤɪk kən bi riuzd ɪn ˈəðər græfs. nɑt ʤɪst ə ɪgˈzæmpəl ˈsɪmpəl ˌænəˈmeɪʃən tɛsts ɪn ˈjunɪti tɛst ˈrənər tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ə smuð trænˈzɪʃən frəm ðə ˌænəˈmeɪʃən kəmˈpoʊnənt, wi hæd tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət ðə bɪˈheɪvjər wɑz ɛz kloʊz ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ðət əv ðə ˌænəˈmeɪʃən kəmˈpoʊnənt. sɪns səm əv ðə tɛst tulz wi juz ˌɪnˈtərnəli æt ˈjunɪti ər naʊ ˈpəblɪk, ɪt wɑz ˈvɛri ˈizi fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ kriˈeɪt tɛsts ənd ˌɪnˈklud ðɛm ɪn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt kənˈteɪnz ə swit əv mɔr 100 kəmˈpærətɪv tɛsts ðət ˈvælədeɪt ðət boʊθ ˌænəˈmeɪʃən ənd kəmˈpoʊnənts bɪˈheɪv ðə seɪm. wɪn ju kloʊn ər ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt, ðə tɛsts kən bi faʊnd ˈəndər assets/simpleanimationcomponent/tests*. ɪf ju ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ ˈkəstəˌmaɪz ər ɪkˈstɛnd ðə kəmˈpoʊnənt, ju kən juz ðoʊz tɛsts tɪ ˈvælədeɪt jʊr wərk. ðə ˈsɪmpəl ˌænəˈmeɪʃən kəmˈpoʊnənt ɪz kəmˈpætəbəl wɪθ ˈjunɪti ənd ˈsəbsəkwənt ˈvərʒənz, ənd əˈveɪləbəl naʊ ɔn. pliz traɪ ɪt aʊt ənd gɪv ˈjuˈɛs ˈfidˌbæk.
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by kevin rennie
new york is far ahead of boston in the competition for new headquarters, daily can report. after 164 years in hartford, the insurance giant invited proposals from boston and new york. the city that never sleeps is soon expected to win a public acknowledgement of its victory.
the move from hartford will initially involve several hundred top corporate jobs moving to a new home base in manhattan. the decision has involved many factors. one is the cultural shift to large urban regions favored by young talent. another obstacle for hartford has been dynamic aetna ceo mark famously frosty relationship with surly governor p. malloy. senator richard opposition to merger with humana confirmed top political hostility to a company trying to grow in an industry facing urgent challenges in and out of the marketplace.
aetna executives and representative have begun to inform public officials that the headquarters search process is close to a conclusion. the announcement should provoke a searching examination of the policies that have caused the heels of leave connecticut.
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baɪ ˈkɛvɪn ˈrɛni nu jɔrk ɪz fɑr əˈhɛd əv ˈbɔstən ɪn ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən fər nu ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz, ˈdeɪli kən rɪˈpɔrt. ˈæftər 164 jɪrz ɪn ˈhɑrtfərd, ðə ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ʤaɪənt ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd prəˈpoʊzəlz frəm ˈbɔstən ənd nu jɔrk. ðə ˈsɪti ðət ˈnɛvər slips ɪz sun ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ wɪn ə ˈpəblɪk ækˈnɑlɪʤmənt əv ɪts ˈvɪktəri. ðə muv frəm ˈhɑrtfərd wɪl ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˈsɛvərəl ˈhənərd tɔp ˈkɔrpərət ʤɑbz ˈmuvɪŋ tɪ ə nu hoʊm beɪs ɪn mænˈhætən. ðə dɪˈsɪʒən həz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈmɛni ˈfæktərz. wən ɪz ðə ˈkəlʧərəl ʃɪft tɪ lɑrʤ ˈərbən ˈriʤənz ˈfeɪvərd baɪ jəŋ ˈtælənt. əˈnəðər ˈɑbstəkəl fər ˈhɑrtfərd həz bɪn daɪˈnæmɪk ˈɛtnə ˈsiˌiˈoʊ mɑrk ˈfeɪməsli ˈfrɔsti riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈsərli ˈgəvərnər pi. məˈlɔɪ. ˈsɛnətər ˈrɪʧərd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈmərʤər wɪθ hjuˈmænə kənˈfərmd tɔp pəˈlɪtɪkəl hɑˈstɪləti tɪ ə ˈkəmpəˌni traɪɪŋ tɪ groʊ ɪn ən ˈɪndəstri ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈərʤənt ˈʧælənʤɪz ɪn ənd aʊt əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs. ˈɛtnə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz ənd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv hæv ˈbeɪgən tɪ ˌɪnˈfɔrm ˈpəblɪk əˈfɪʃəlz ðət ðə ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz sərʧ ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪz kloʊz tɪ ə kənˈkluʒən. ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ʃʊd prəˈvoʊk ə ˈsərʧɪŋ ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən əv ðə ˈpɑləsiz ðət hæv kɔzd ðə hilz əv liv kəˈnɛtəkət.
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back in november, i had the opportunity to attend a tasting event and meet tom in person. i was even luckier in that i was able to spend a good amount of time with him one-on-one after most of the guests had left for the evening. one of the things that resulted from our conversation was tom promising to do a little for the bourbon & banter community. taken a little longer than planned due to travel schedules and the holidays, but thrilled to finally share the results of that promise with you today. the questions tom has graciously answered are a combination of my own and those directly from the bourbon & banter community.
bulleit is a brand benefitting immensely from increased popularity and with support is poised to make some significant contributions to the bourbon industry. from the recent launch of their bourbon to the recent news about the stitzel weller distillery being reopened, tom is definitely one to watch. read what he has to say on these very topics and more below.
one of the things i love about bourbon is the combination of history and folklore that goes into a marketing. can you tell us a little more about how you “fell uphill” into your relationship with? and how did that change things for you compared to what you had originally envisioned for the brand?
my relationship with has provided an incredible opportunity to partner with a company that delivers marketing and distribution expertise. it was important to me that we find an avenue to take our family business to the next level and we have been able to do just that with the recent launches of rye in 2011 and 10 just this year. i look forward to working with for many years to come.
what’s the official plan and timeline around the tour experience? what can visitors expect if they come for a visit?
while there has been speculation surrounding our plans at, i can assure you that you will be one of the first to know when we have news to share. will continue to be made the way with the same quality and commitment to excellence as it has since its beginnings.
(editor’s note: reached back out to tom to see if we can get a little more information since we all know that the distillery is planning on distilling operations.)
one of bourbon & bar has had problems obtaining different rye whiskeys due to a shortage of supply. do you foresee that being a problem with rye?
we have adequate of supply of rye.
what should bourbon lovers know about the upcoming release? will it become your favorite whiskey in the product line?
the same quality and commitment to our 10 year old goes into the production of both bourbon and rye. the difference between the base counterpart, bourbon and 10, is the age factor of three to four additional years. in my tasting, i would note that the vanilla tones in our bourbon have changed to caramel tones in the 10 year old. the liquid is and more influence of the wood, which gives more oak in the finish. we encourage our customers to make their own evaluations since palates are different.
how do you prefer to drink your bourbon?
i remember drinking bourbon on the rocks with my father; however, with the recent cocktail culture revival, the ways to enjoy bourbon have expanded exponentially. the bartenders and who have embraced both bourbon and rye continue to create cocktails that exceed my expectations.
outside of the work your doing with, what brands do you feel are doing the most interesting and innovative work right now?
i am a particular fan of the craft distilling movement and intend, in the future, to explore that territory with aged straight whiskies.
facing unavailability of bourbon, what bourbon would you bring to a party if required?
people often ask what my favorite bourbons are and my wife, betsy, reminds me that “it’s, tom.” i also enjoy providing my friends with a tasting experience that compares other bourbons, such as mark and knob creek, to the flavor portfolios offered in.
diageo’s decision to walk away from negotiations with jose cuervo has turbo charged interest in/suntory talks about purchasing beam. any thoughts on how acquisition of whiskey brands would impact’s future?
a tremendous amount of strategic evaluation and capital needs to go into such action. at this time focusing on our continued growth and the launch of such innovative new products, as seen most recently with 10 and previously with rye.
the bourbon industry is on fire right now. what are you enjoying most about the resurgence of popularity?
for us distillers in kentucky, the resurgence is gratifying in that it commemorates the work of so many entrepreneurs across many generations .
what do you think is the bourbon greatest challenge moving forward for the next now that demand has
increased?
it will be up to all of us distillers to continue providing bourbon lovers with innovative and quality products that offer consumers with the opportunity to further develop their whisky tasting palates.
what’s next for and yourself?
we look forward to continuing to provide our consumers with quality products. this was most evident with our recent launch of 10 that has already received accolades among many bourbon enthusiasts.
i’d like to thank tom for taking the time to respond to our questions. we very much appreciate it and are looking forward to what he has planned for’s future.
if interested in learning more about stay tuned. be posting a review next week and comparing it directly against regular to see if worth the extra money.
until then…cheers!
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bæk ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər, aɪ hæd ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ əˈtɛnd ə ˈteɪstɪŋ ɪˈvɛnt ənd mit tɑm ɪn ˈpərsən. aɪ wɑz ˈivɪn ˈləkiər ɪn ðət aɪ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ spɛnd ə gʊd əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm wɪθ ɪm ˌwənɔnˈwən ˈæftər moʊst əv ðə gɛsts hæd lɛft fər ðə ˈivnɪŋ. wən əv ðə θɪŋz ðət rɪˈzəltɪd frəm ɑr ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən wɑz tɑm ˈprɑməsɪŋ tɪ du ə ˈlɪtəl fər ðə ˈbərbən ˈbæntər kəmˈjunɪti. ˈteɪkən ə ˈlɪtəl ˈlɔŋgər ðən plænd du tɪ ˈtrævəl ˈskɛʤʊlz ənd ðə ˈhɑləˌdeɪz, bət θrɪld tɪ ˈfaɪnəli ʃɛr ðə rɪˈzəlts əv ðət ˈprɑməs wɪθ ju təˈdeɪ. ðə kˈwɛsʧənz tɑm həz ˈgreɪʃəsli ˈænsərd ər ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv maɪ oʊn ənd ðoʊz dɪˈrɛkli frəm ðə ˈbərbən ˈbæntər kəmˈjunɪti. ɪz ə brænd ˈbɛnəfɪtɪŋ ˌɪˈmɛnsli frəm ˌɪnˈkrist ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti ənd wɪθ səˈpɔrt ɪz pɔɪzd tɪ meɪk səm sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz tɪ ðə ˈbərbən ˈɪndəstri. frəm ðə ˈrisənt lɔnʧ əv ðɛr ˈbərbən tɪ ðə ˈrisənt nuz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈstɪtzəl ˈwɛlər dɪˈstɪləri biɪŋ riˈoʊpənd, tɑm ɪz ˈdɛfənətli wən tɪ wɔʧ. rɛd wət hi həz tɪ seɪ ɔn ðiz ˈvɛri ˈtɑpɪks ənd mɔr bɪˈloʊ. wən əv ðə θɪŋz aɪ ləv əˈbaʊt ˈbərbən ɪz ðə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ˈhɪstəri ənd ˈfoʊˌklɔr ðət goʊz ˈɪntu ə ˈmɑrkətɪŋ. kən ju tɛl ˈjuˈɛs ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr əˈbaʊt haʊ ju uphill”*” ˈɪntu jʊr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ? ənd haʊ dɪd ðət ʧeɪnʤ θɪŋz fər ju kəmˈpɛrd tɪ wət ju hæd ərˈɪʤənəli ɛnˈvɪʒənd fər ðə brænd? maɪ riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ həz prəˈvaɪdɪd ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ˈpɑrtnər wɪθ ə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət dɪˈlɪvərz ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ənd ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ˌɛkspərˈtiz. ɪt wɑz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ mi ðət wi faɪnd ən ˈævəˌnu tɪ teɪk ɑr ˈfæməli ˈbɪznɪs tɪ ðə nɛkst ˈlɛvəl ənd wi hæv bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ du ʤɪst ðət wɪθ ðə ˈrisənt ˈlɔnʧɪz əv raɪ ɪn 2011 ənd 10 ʤɪst ðɪs jɪr. aɪ lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ fər ˈmɛni jɪrz tɪ kəm. ðə əˈfɪʃəl plæn ənd ˈtaɪmlaɪn əraʊnd ðə tʊr ɪkˈspɪriəns? wət kən ˈvɪzɪtərz ɪkˈspɛkt ɪf ðeɪ kəm fər ə ˈvɪzɪt? waɪl ðɛr həz bɪn ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən sərˈaʊndɪŋ ɑr plænz æt, aɪ kən əˈʃʊr ju ðət ju wɪl bi wən əv ðə fərst tɪ noʊ wɪn wi hæv nuz tɪ ʃɛr. wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ bi meɪd ðə weɪ wɪθ ðə seɪm kˈwɑləti ənd kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ˈɛksələns ɛz ɪt həz sɪns ɪts bɪˈgɪnɪŋz. noʊt: riʧt bæk aʊt tɪ tɑm tɪ si ɪf wi kən gɪt ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən sɪns wi ɔl noʊ ðət ðə dɪˈstɪləri ɪz ˈplænɪŋ ɔn dɪˈstɪlɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz.) wən əv ˈbərbən bɑr həz hæd ˈprɑbləmz əbˈteɪnɪŋ ˈdɪfərənt raɪ ˈwɪskiz du tɪ ə ˈʃɔrtɪʤ əv səˈplaɪ. du ju fɔrˈsi ðət biɪŋ ə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ raɪ? wi hæv ˈædəkˌweɪt əv səˈplaɪ əv raɪ. wət ʃʊd ˈbərbən ˈləvərz noʊ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ riˈlis? wɪl ɪt bɪˈkəm jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈwɪski ɪn ðə ˈprɑdəkt laɪn? ðə seɪm kˈwɑləti ənd kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ɑr 10 jɪr oʊld goʊz ˈɪntu ðə pərˈdəkʃən əv boʊθ ˈbərbən ənd raɪ. ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðə beɪs ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrt, ˈbərbən ənd 10 ɪz ðə eɪʤ ˈfæktər əv θri tɪ fɔr əˈdɪʃənəl jɪrz. ɪn maɪ ˈteɪstɪŋ, aɪ wʊd noʊt ðət ðə vəˈnɪlə toʊnz ɪn ɑr ˈbərbən hæv ʧeɪnʤd tɪ ˈkɛrəməl toʊnz ɪn ðə 10 jɪr oʊld. ðə ˈlɪkwɪd ɪz ənd mɔr ˈɪnfluəns əv ðə wʊd, wɪʧ gɪvz mɔr oʊk ɪn ðə ˈfɪnɪʃ. wi ɪnˈkərəʤ ɑr ˈkəstəmərz tɪ meɪk ðɛr oʊn ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃənz sɪns ˈpæləts ər ˈdɪfərənt. haʊ du ju prɪˈfər tɪ drɪŋk jʊr ˈbərbən? aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈbərbən ɔn ðə rɑks wɪθ maɪ ˈfɑðər; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪθ ðə ˈrisənt ˈkɑkˌteɪl ˈkəlʧər rɪˈvaɪvəl, ðə weɪz tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈbərbən hæv ɪkˈspændɪd ˌɛkspoʊˈnɛnʃəli. ðə ˈbɑrˌtɛndərz ənd hu hæv ɛmˈbreɪst boʊθ ˈbərbən ənd raɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈkɑkˌteɪlz ðət ɪkˈsid maɪ ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz. ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə wərk jʊr duɪŋ wɪθ, wət brændz du ju fil ər duɪŋ ðə moʊst ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ənd ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv wərk raɪt naʊ? aɪ æm ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr fæn əv ðə kræft dɪˈstɪlɪŋ ˈmuvmənt ənd ˌɪnˈtɛnd, ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər, tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ðət ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri wɪθ ˈeɪʤɪd streɪt whiskies*. ˈfeɪsɪŋ ənəˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti əv ˈbərbən, wət ˈbərbən wʊd ju brɪŋ tɪ ə ˈpɑrti ɪf rikˈwaɪərd? ˈpipəl ˈɔfən æsk wət maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈbərbənz ər ənd maɪ waɪf, ˈbɛtsi, riˈmaɪndz mi ðət, tom.”*.” aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ prəˈvaɪdɪŋ maɪ frɛndz wɪθ ə ˈteɪstɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns ðət kəmˈpɛrz ˈəðər ˈbərbənz, səʧ ɛz mɑrk ənd nɑb krik, tɪ ðə ˈfleɪvər pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊz ˈɔfərd ɪn. dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ wɔk əˈweɪ frəm nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wɪθ ˌhoʊˈzeɪ ˈkʊrvoʊ həz ˈtərboʊ ʧɑrʤd ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn tɔks əˈbaʊt ˈpərʧəsɪŋ bim. ˈɛni θɔts ɔn haʊ ˌækwəˈzɪʃən əv ˈwɪski brændz wʊd ˌɪmˈpækt fˈjuʧər? ə trɪˈmɛndəs əˈmaʊnt əv strəˈtiʤɪk ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən ənd ˈkæpɪtəl nidz tɪ goʊ ˈɪntu səʧ ˈækʃən. æt ðɪs taɪm ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ɑr kənˈtɪnjud groʊθ ənd ðə lɔnʧ əv səʧ ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv nu ˈprɑdəkts, ɛz sin moʊst ˈrisəntli wɪθ 10 ənd ˈpriviəsli wɪθ raɪ. ðə ˈbərbən ˈɪndəstri ɪz ɔn faɪər raɪt naʊ. wət ər ju ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ moʊst əˈbaʊt ðə riˈsərʤəns əv ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti? fər ˈjuˈɛs dɪˈstɪlərz ɪn kənˈtəki, ðə riˈsərʤəns ɪz ˈgrætəˌfaɪɪŋ ɪn ðət ɪt kəˈmɛmərˌeɪts ðə wərk əv soʊ ˈmɛni ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz əˈkrɔs ˈmɛni ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz wət du ju θɪŋk ɪz ðə ˈbərbən ˈgreɪtəst ˈʧælənʤ ˈmuvɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd fər ðə nɛkst naʊ ðət dɪˈmænd həz ˌɪnˈkrist? ɪt wɪl bi əp tɪ ɔl əv ˈjuˈɛs dɪˈstɪlərz tɪ kənˈtɪnju prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈbərbən ˈləvərz wɪθ ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv ənd kˈwɑləti ˈprɑdəkts ðət ˈɔfər kənˈsumərz wɪθ ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ˈfərðər dɪˈvɛləp ðɛr ˈwɪski ˈteɪstɪŋ ˈpæləts. nɛkst fər ənd ˈjɔrsɛlf? wi lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ prəˈvaɪd ɑr kənˈsumərz wɪθ kˈwɑləti ˈprɑdəkts. ðɪs wɑz moʊst ˈɛvədənt wɪθ ɑr ˈrisənt lɔnʧ əv 10 ðət həz ɔˈrɛdi rɪˈsivd ˈækəˌleɪdz əˈməŋ ˈmɛni ˈbərbən ɛnˈθuziˌæsts. laɪk tɪ θæŋk tɑm fər ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə taɪm tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ɑr kˈwɛsʧənz. wi ˈvɛri məʧ əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ɪt ənd ər ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ wət hi həz plænd fər fˈjuʧər. ɪf ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈlərnɪŋ mɔr əˈbaʊt steɪ tund. bi ˈpoʊstɪŋ ə ˌrivˈju nɛkst wik ənd kəmˈpɛrɪŋ ɪt dɪˈrɛkli əˈgɛnst ˈrɛgjələr tɪ si ɪf wərθ ðə ˈɛkstrə ˈməni. ənˈtɪl then…cheers*!
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providence, to budgetary constraints, the state of rhode island was forced to shutter a number of its aviary facilities sunday, resulting in hundreds of mentally ill sparrows, pigeons, chickadees, pelicans, kestrels, and penguins being put out on the street. "these birds are incapable of making the decisions necessary to navigate through everyday life," providence aviary administrator margaret lyons said as a disturbed grackle at a spot on the ground where there was clearly no food. "with nowhere to go and no one to look after them, they roam the streets, sleep on telephone wires, and fly uncontrollably and repeatedly into windows. frankly, it's irresponsible and inhumane to release a kiwi that hears voices into a world where it could be a danger to itself or to others." gov. lincoln chafee has promised swift action, stating that he would close the state's cat shelters in order to rectify the situation.
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ˈprɑvədəns, tɪ ˈbəʤɪˌtɛri kənˈstreɪnts, ðə steɪt əv roʊd ˈaɪlənd wɑz fɔrst tɪ ˈʃətər ə ˈnəmbər əv ɪts ˈeɪviˌɛri fəˈsɪlɪtiz ˈsənˌdi, rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ˈhənərdz əv ˈmɛnəli ɪl ˈspɛroʊz, ˈpɪʤənz, chickadees*, ˈpɛlɪkənz, ˈkɛstrəlz, ənd ˈpɛŋgwənz biɪŋ pʊt aʊt ɔn ðə strit. "ðiz bərdz ər ˌɪnˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə dɪˈsɪʒənz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ ˈnævəˌgeɪt θru ˈɛvriˈdeɪ laɪf," ˈprɑvədəns ˈeɪviˌɛri ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər ˈmɑrgərɪt laɪənz sɛd ɛz ə dɪˈstərbd ˈgrækəl æt ə spɑt ɔn ðə graʊnd wɛr ðɛr wɑz ˈklɪrli noʊ fud. "wɪθ ˈnoʊˌwɛr tɪ goʊ ənd noʊ wən tɪ lʊk ˈæftər ðɛm, ðeɪ roʊm ðə strits, slip ɔn ˈtɛləˌfoʊn waɪərz, ənd flaɪ ˌənkənˈtroʊləbli ənd rɪˈpitɪdli ˈɪntu ˈwɪndoʊz. ˈfræŋkli, ɪts ˌɪrəˈspɑnsəbəl ənd ˌɪnhjuˈmeɪn tɪ riˈlis ə ˈkiwi ðət hirz ˈvɔɪsɪz ˈɪntu ə wərld wɛr ɪt kʊd bi ə ˈdeɪnʤər tɪ ˌɪtˈsɛlf ər tɪ ˈəðərz." gəv. ˈlɪŋkən ˈʧæfi həz ˈprɑməst swɪft ˈækʃən, ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət hi wʊd kloʊz ðə steɪts kæt ˈʃɛltərz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈrɛktəˌfaɪ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt
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the justice department will monitor the investigation into the controversial shooting death of a black man by a police officer in the st. paul, minn. suburb of falcon heights, according to gov. mark dayton who said thursday he was "heartbroken for minnesota."
officials say the state's bureau of criminal apprehension will take the lead on the investigation into the shooting death of on wednesday. video of the aftermath appeared on facebook live.
in the video widely shared online,'s girlfriend is sitting in the vehicle next to him.'s shirt appears to be soaked in blood and his girlfriend is heard telling the camera "police just shot my boyfriend for no apparent reason." she said officers had pulled them over for a broken tail light.
dayton said that based on the evidence, the police response was "way in excess of what the situation called for." he added, "would this have happened if the passengers were white? i don't think it would've."
the justice department will assist minnesota officials as needed and is ready to investigate further, a spokesperson told fox news.
the girlfriend, diamond reynolds, said thursday that other officers at the scene didn't check on after the shooting, but that they tried to calm the officer involved as they put her in a police car.
state investigators said they were interviewing the officer who fired his weapon and would release his name soon. "the officer involved has been placed on paid administrative leave as per standard city procedure," officials in falcon heights announced.
"i grieve for, his family, friends, and community, and especially the child, who was in the car with him. i pray for everyone touched by this tragedy, including our law enforcement officers," lt. gov. tina smith said in a statement.
st. anthony police interim police chief jon said the incident began when an officer pulled over a vehicle around 9 p.m. wednesday. said he did not have details about the reason for the traffic stop, but that at some point shots were fired. the man was struck but no one else was injured, he said.
as word of the shooting and video spread, relatives of, a cafeteria supervisor at a montessori school, joined scores of people who gathered at the scene of the shooting and outside the hospital where he died.
hundreds of demonstrators braved the rain and gathered to protest the shooting outside the governor's mansion in st. paul, where a crowd had also convened the night before. the group swelled to over for a time as people marched from the school vigil. dayton waded through the crowd as protesters chanted: "what do we want? justice. when do we want it? now."
police use of force, particularly against minorities, has returned to the national spotlight since the fatal shooting earlier this week of alton sterling by police in baton rouge, louisiana. the u.s. justice department on wednesday launched a civil rights investigation into the shooting, which took place after sterling, who was black, scuffled with two white police officers outside a convenience store.
castile's cousin, antonio johnson, told the star tribune that he believed that because was a black man driving in falcon heights, a largely middle-class suburb, he "was immediately criminally profiled and he lost his life over it tonight."
the video posted wednesday night on facebook live appeared to show bloodied and quietly slumped in a seat. his girlfriend describes being pulled over for a "busted tail light" and being shot as he told the officer that he was carrying a pistol and was licensed. a clearly distraught person who appears to be an armed police officer stands at the car's window, telling the woman to keep her hands where they are and intermittently swearing.
in the video,'s girlfriend says the man she identified as her boyfriend was reaching for his id and wallet when the officer shot him. police said in a statement that a handgun was recovered from the scene.
the officer tells her to keep her hands up and says: "i told him not to reach for it. i told him to get his hand out."
"you shot four bullets into him, sir. he was just getting his license and registration, sir," the woman responds.
the video goes on to show the woman exiting the car and being handcuffed. a young girl can be seen and is heard saying at one point, "i'm scared, mommy."
the woman describes being put in the back seat of the police car and says, "the police just shot my boyfriend for no apparent reason."
clarence spoke to the star tribune from the hennepin county medical center, where he said his nephew died minutes after arriving.
he said had worked in the j.j. hill school cafeteria for 12 to 15 years, "cooking for the little kids." he said his nephew was "a good kid" who grew up in st. paul.
fox news' matt dean and the associated press contributed to this report.
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ðə ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt wɪl ˈmɑnətər ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθ əv ə blæk mæn baɪ ə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ɪn ðə st*. pɔl, minn*. ˈsəbərb əv ˈfælkən haɪts, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ gəv. mɑrk ˈdeɪtən hu sɛd ˈθərzˌdeɪ hi wɑz "ˈhɑrtˌbroʊkən fər ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə." əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ ðə steɪts ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˈkrɪmənəl ˌæprɪˈhɛnʃən wɪl teɪk ðə lɛd ɔn ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθ əv ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ˈvɪdioʊ əv ðə ˈæftərˌmæθ əˈpɪrd ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk lɪv. ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈwaɪdli ʃɛrd ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ˈgərlˌfrɛnd ɪz ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈviɪkəl nɛkst tɪ ɪm. ʃərt əˈpɪrz tɪ bi soʊkt ɪn bləd ənd hɪz ˈgərlˌfrɛnd ɪz hərd ˈtɛlɪŋ ðə ˈkæmərə "pəˈlis ʤɪst ʃɑt maɪ ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd fər noʊ əˈpɛrənt ˈrizən." ʃi sɛd ˈɔfɪsərz hæd pʊld ðɛm ˈoʊvər fər ə ˈbroʊkən teɪl laɪt. ˈdeɪtən sɛd ðət beɪst ɔn ðə ˈɛvədəns, ðə pəˈlis rɪˈspɑns wɑz "weɪ ɪn ˈɛkˌsɛs əv wət ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən kɔld fər." hi ˈædɪd, "wʊd ðɪs hæv ˈhæpənd ɪf ðə ˈpæsənʤərz wər waɪt? aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ɪt ˈwʊdəv." ðə ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt wɪl əˈsɪst ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə əˈfɪʃəlz ɛz ˈnidɪd ənd ɪz ˈrɛdi tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ˈfərðər, ə ˈspoʊkspərsən toʊld fɑks nuz. ðə ˈgərlˌfrɛnd, ˈdaɪmənd ˈrɛnəldz, sɛd ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðət ˈəðər ˈɔfɪsərz æt ðə sin ˈdɪdənt ʧɛk ɔn ˈæftər ðə ˈʃutɪŋ, bət ðət ðeɪ traɪd tɪ kɑm ðə ˈɔfɪsər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɛz ðeɪ pʊt hər ɪn ə pəˈlis kɑr. steɪt ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz sɛd ðeɪ wər ˈɪntərvˌjuɪŋ ðə ˈɔfɪsər hu faɪərd hɪz ˈwɛpən ənd wʊd riˈlis hɪz neɪm sun. "ðə ˈɔfɪsər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd həz bɪn pleɪst ɔn peɪd ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv liv ɛz pər ˈstændərd ˈsɪti prəˈsiʤər," əˈfɪʃəlz ɪn ˈfælkən haɪts əˈnaʊnst. "aɪ griv fər, hɪz ˈfæməli, frɛndz, ənd kəmˈjunɪti, ənd əˈspɛʃəli ðə ʧaɪld, hu wɑz ɪn ðə kɑr wɪθ ɪm. aɪ preɪ fər ˈɛvriˌwən təʧt baɪ ðɪs ˈtræʤədi, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɑr lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɔfɪsərz," lt*. gəv. ˈtinə smɪθ sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. st*. ˈænθɔˌni pəˈlis ˈɪnərəm pəˈlis ʧif ʤɑn sɛd ðə ˈɪnsədənt bɪˈgæn wɪn ən ˈɔfɪsər pʊld ˈoʊvər ə ˈviɪkəl əraʊnd 9 p.m*. ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. sɛd hi dɪd nɑt hæv ˈditeɪlz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈrizən fər ðə ˈtræfɪk stɑp, bət ðət æt səm pɔɪnt ʃɑts wər faɪərd. ðə mæn wɑz strək bət noʊ wən ɛls wɑz ˈɪnʤərd, hi sɛd. ɛz wərd əv ðə ˈʃutɪŋ ənd ˈvɪdioʊ sprɛd, ˈrɛlətɪvz əv, ə ˌkæfəˈtɪriə ˈsupərˌvaɪzər æt ə ˌmɑntəˈsɔri skul, ʤɔɪnd skɔrz əv ˈpipəl hu ˈgæðərd æt ðə sin əv ðə ˈʃutɪŋ ənd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl wɛr hi daɪd. ˈhənərdz əv ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtərz breɪvd ðə reɪn ənd ˈgæðərd tɪ ˈproʊˌtɛst ðə ˈʃutɪŋ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈgəvərnərz ˈmænʃən ɪn st*. pɔl, wɛr ə kraʊd hæd ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈvind ðə naɪt ˌbiˈfɔr. ðə grup swɛld tɪ ˈoʊvər fər ə taɪm ɛz ˈpipəl mɑrʧt frəm ðə skul ˈvɪʤəl. ˈdeɪtən ˈweɪdɪd θru ðə kraʊd ɛz ˈproʊˌtɛstərz ˈʧæntɪd: "wət du wi wɔnt? ˈʤəstɪs. wɪn du wi wɔnt ɪt? naʊ." pəˈlis juz əv fɔrs, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli əˈgɛnst məˈnɔrətiz, həz rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈspɑˌtlaɪt sɪns ðə ˈfeɪtəl ˈʃutɪŋ ˈərliər ðɪs wik əv ˈɔltən ˈstərlɪŋ baɪ pəˈlis ɪn ˈbæˌtɑn ruʒ, luˌiziˈænə. ðə juz. ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ lɔnʧt ə ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə ˈʃutɪŋ, wɪʧ tʊk pleɪs ˈæftər ˈstərlɪŋ, hu wɑz blæk, ˈskəfəld wɪθ tu waɪt pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ə kənˈvinjəns stɔr. ˈkəzən, ænˈtoʊnioʊ ˈʤɑnsən, toʊld ðə stɑr ˈtrɪbjun ðət hi bɪˈlivd ðət bɪˈkəz wɑz ə blæk mæn ˈdraɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈfælkən haɪts, ə ˈlɑrʤli ˈmɪdəlˈklæs ˈsəbərb, hi "wɑz ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈkrɪmənəli ˈproʊˌfaɪld ənd hi lɔst hɪz laɪf ˈoʊvər ɪt təˈnaɪt." ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈpoʊstɪd ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ naɪt ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk lɪv əˈpɪrd tɪ ʃoʊ ˈblədid ənd kˈwaɪətli sləmpt ɪn ə sit. hɪz ˈgərlˌfrɛnd dɪˈskraɪbz biɪŋ pʊld ˈoʊvər fər ə "ˈbəstɪd teɪl laɪt" ənd biɪŋ ʃɑt ɛz hi toʊld ðə ˈɔfɪsər ðət hi wɑz ˈkɛriɪŋ ə ˈpɪstəl ənd wɑz ˈlaɪsənst. ə ˈklɪrli dɪˈstrɔt ˈpərsən hu əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ən ɑrmd pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər stændz æt ðə kɑrz ˈwɪndoʊ, ˈtɛlɪŋ ðə ˈwʊmən tɪ kip hər hænz wɛr ðeɪ ər ənd ˌɪntərˈmɪtəntli sˈwɛrɪŋ. ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ, ˈgərlˌfrɛnd sɪz ðə mæn ʃi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz hər ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd wɑz ˈriʧɪŋ fər hɪz ˈaɪˈdi ənd ˈwɔlət wɪn ðə ˈɔfɪsər ʃɑt ɪm. pəˈlis sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ðət ə ˈhændˌgən wɑz rɪˈkəvərd frəm ðə sin. ðə ˈɔfɪsər tɛlz hər tɪ kip hər hænz əp ənd sɪz: "aɪ toʊld ɪm nɑt tɪ riʧ fər ɪt. aɪ toʊld ɪm tɪ gɪt hɪz hænd aʊt." "ju ʃɑt fɔr ˈbʊləts ˈɪntu ɪm, sər. hi wɑz ʤɪst ˈgɪtɪŋ hɪz ˈlaɪsəns ənd ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən, sər," ðə ˈwʊmən rɪˈspɑndz. ðə ˈvɪdioʊ goʊz ɔn tɪ ʃoʊ ðə ˈwʊmən ˈɛgzɪtɪŋ ðə kɑr ənd biɪŋ ˈhændˌkəft. ə jəŋ gərl kən bi sin ənd ɪz hərd seɪɪŋ æt wən pɔɪnt, "əm skɛrd, ˈmɑmi." ðə ˈwʊmən dɪˈskraɪbz biɪŋ pʊt ɪn ðə bæk sit əv ðə pəˈlis kɑr ənd sɪz, "ðə pəˈlis ʤɪst ʃɑt maɪ ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd fər noʊ əˈpɛrənt ˈrizən." ˈklɛrəns spoʊk tɪ ðə stɑr ˈtrɪbjun frəm ðə ˈhɛnɪpɪn ˈkaʊnti ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɛnər, wɛr hi sɛd hɪz ˈnɛfju daɪd ˈmɪnəts ˈæftər ərˈaɪvɪŋ. hi sɛd hæd wərkt ɪn ðə j.j*. hɪl skul ˌkæfəˈtɪriə fər 12 tɪ 15 jɪrz, "ˈkʊkɪŋ fər ðə ˈlɪtəl kɪdz." hi sɛd hɪz ˈnɛfju wɑz "ə gʊd kɪd" hu gru əp ɪn st*. pɔl. fɑks nuz' mæt din ənd ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt.
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the tennessee titans scored on five consecutive drives to open the second half, pulling away from the jacksonville jaguars and cruising to a victory. the two teams are tied atop the south with twin records. here's what we learned:
1. switching from a end to a receiver attack, the titans seemed to lose their identity behind a tentative and sluggish demarco murray in the first six quarters of the season. upon turning to power back derrick henry in the final two quarters sunday, the offense finally clicked. blowing the game open with a touchdown run in the third quarter, henry finished with 92 yards -- and an unofficial changing of the guard in the backfield. after fading down the 2016 stretch run and battling a hamstring injury in preseason action, murray has lacked the agility and he showed upon breaking out of the gates last september and october. henry is the better player right now, and the titans seem to realize it.
2. the jaguars desperately want to pound opponents into submission with a talented young defense and the rushing tandem of rookie leonard and veteran chris ivory. it's a formula with the potential to propel jacksonville out of the south basement and into the driver's seat had the team's bothered to install a backup plan at the sports' most important position. in contrast to the season opening victory in houston, the jaguars ran headlong into the ugly reality that they cannot hide blake if they don't jump out to a comfortable lead. don't let' typical production fool you; he was just for 41 yards, a pair of interceptions and a passer rating at halftime.
3. carrying the weight of a dysfunctional passing game, the back of jacksonville's defense broke in the third and quarters. that said, it's fair to point out the disappearing pass rush. after generating a staggering 10 sacks versus a tom savage and inexperienced watson last week, the jaguars managed just one and two quarterback hits against the more elusive marcus mariota, operating behind a stout offensive line.
4. jaguars cornerback ramsey won the battle of the last two no. 5 overall draft picks, holding rookie corey davis to four yards on one reception in the first half. davis exited with hamstring injury in the second half as the titans leaned on the ground attack and the duo of walker and smith. davis' status is a concern for next week's bout with the seahawks, as he missed the bulk of august with a hamstring issue.
5. the jaguars sorely missed deep threat allen robinson, who suffered a tear in week 1. lee assumed no. 1 receiver duties with 12 targets, but dropped a pass when the score was tight early in the game.' second interception, thrown behind lee, bounced off the fingers and into the hands of titans safety searcy. the majority of the 158 yards generated by lee and allen came after the contest was decided.
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ðə ˌtɛnəˈsi ˈtaɪtənz skɔrd ɔn faɪv kənˈsɛkjətɪv draɪvz tɪ ˈoʊpən ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf, ˈpʊlɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈʤæksənˌvɪl ˈʤægˌwɑrz ənd ˈkruzɪŋ tɪ ə ˈvɪktəri. ðə tu timz ər taɪd əˈtɑp ðə saʊθ wɪθ twɪn ˈrɛkərdz. hɪrz wət wi ˈlərnɪd: 1 sˈwɪʧɪŋ frəm ə ɛnd tɪ ə rɪˈsivər əˈtæk, ðə ˈtaɪtənz simd tɪ luz ðɛr aɪˈdɛntəˌti bɪˈhaɪnd ə ˈtɛntətɪv ənd sˈləgɪʃ dɪˈmɑrkoʊ ˈməri ɪn ðə fərst sɪks kˈwɔrtərz əv ðə ˈsizən. əˈpɑn ˈtərnɪŋ tɪ paʊər bæk ˈdɛrɪk ˈhɛnri ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl tu kˈwɔrtərz ˈsənˌdi, ðə əˈfɛns ˈfaɪnəli klɪkt. bloʊɪŋ ðə geɪm ˈoʊpən wɪθ ə ˈtəʧˌdaʊn rən ɪn ðə θərd kˈwɔrtər, ˈhɛnri ˈfɪnɪʃt wɪθ 92 jɑrdz ənd ən ˌənəˈfɪʃəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ əv ðə gɑrd ɪn ðə ˈbækˌfild. ˈæftər ˈfeɪdɪŋ daʊn ðə 2016 strɛʧ rən ənd ˈbætəlɪŋ ə ˈhæmˌstrɪŋ ˈɪnʤəri ɪn ˌpriˈsizən ˈækʃən, ˈməri həz lækt ðə əˈʤɪləti ənd hi ʃoʊd əˈpɑn ˈbreɪkɪŋ aʊt əv ðə geɪts læst sɛpˈtɛmbər ənd ɑkˈtoʊbər. ˈhɛnri ɪz ðə ˈbɛtər pleɪər raɪt naʊ, ənd ðə ˈtaɪtənz sim tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ɪt. 2 ðə ˈʤægˌwɑrz ˈdɛspərətli wɔnt tɪ paʊnd əˈpoʊnənts ˈɪntu səbˈmɪʃən wɪθ ə ˈtæləntɪd jəŋ dɪˈfɛns ənd ðə ˈrəʃɪŋ ˈtændəm əv ˈrʊki ˈlɛnərd ənd ˈvɛtərən krɪs ˈaɪvəri. ɪts ə ˈfɔrmjələ wɪθ ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ prəˈpɛl ˈʤæksənˌvɪl aʊt əv ðə saʊθ ˈbeɪsmənt ənd ˈɪntu ðə ˈdraɪvərz sit hæd ðə timz ˈbɑðərd tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl ə ˈbæˌkəp plæn æt ðə spɔrts' moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pəˈzɪʃən. ɪn ˈkɑntræst tɪ ðə ˈsizən ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈvɪktəri ɪn ˈhjustən, ðə ˈʤægˌwɑrz ræn ˈhɛˌdlɔŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈəgli ˌriˈæləˌti ðət ðeɪ ˈkænɑt haɪd bleɪk ɪf ðeɪ doʊnt ʤəmp aʊt tɪ ə ˈkəmfərtəbəl lɛd. doʊnt lɛt' ˈtɪpɪkəl pərˈdəkʃən ful ju; hi wɑz ʤɪst fər 41 jɑrdz, ə pɛr əv ˌɪnərˈsɛpʃənz ənd ə ˈpæsər ˈreɪtɪŋ æt ˈhæfˌtaɪm. 3 ˈkɛriɪŋ ðə weɪt əv ə dɪsˈfəŋkʃənəl ˈpæsɪŋ geɪm, ðə bæk əv ˈʤæksənˌvɪlz dɪˈfɛns broʊk ɪn ðə θərd ənd kˈwɔrtərz. ðət sɛd, ɪts fɛr tɪ pɔɪnt aʊt ðə ˌdɪsəˈpɪrɪŋ pæs rəʃ. ˈæftər ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ ə ˈstægərˌɪŋ 10 sæks ˈvərsəz ə tɑm ˈsævɪʤ ənd ˌɪnɛkˈspɪriənst ˈwɑtsən læst wik, ðə ˈʤægˌwɑrz ˈmænɪʤd ʤɪst wən ənd tu kˈwɔrtərˌbæk hɪts əˈgɛnst ðə mɔr ɪˈlusɪv ˈmɑrkəs mariota*, ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ə staʊt əˈfɛnsɪv laɪn. 4 ˈʤægˌwɑrz ˈkɔrnərˌbæk ˈræmzi wən ðə ˈbætəl əv ðə læst tu noʊ. 5 ˈoʊvərˌɔl dræft pɪks, ˈhoʊldɪŋ ˈrʊki ˈkɔri ˈdeɪvɪs tɪ fɔr jɑrdz ɔn wən rɪˈsɛpʃən ɪn ðə fərst hæf. ˈdeɪvɪs ˈɛgzətɪd wɪθ ˈhæmˌstrɪŋ ˈɪnʤəri ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf ɛz ðə ˈtaɪtənz lind ɔn ðə graʊnd əˈtæk ənd ðə ˈduoʊ əv ˈwɔkər ənd smɪθ. ˈdeɪvɪs' ˈstætəs ɪz ə kənˈsərn fər nɛkst wiks baʊt wɪθ ðə ˈsiˌhɔks, ɛz hi mɪst ðə bəlk əv ˈɔgəst wɪθ ə ˈhæmˌstrɪŋ ˈɪʃu. 5 ðə ˈʤægˌwɑrz ˈsɔrli mɪst dip θrɛt ˈælən ˈrɑbənsən, hu ˈsəfərd ə tɪr ɪn wik 1 li əˈsumd noʊ. 1 rɪˈsivər ˈdutiz wɪθ 12 ˈtɑrgəts, bət drɑpt ə pæs wɪn ðə skɔr wɑz taɪt ˈərli ɪn ðə geɪm.' ˈsɛkənd ˌɪnərˈsɛpʃən, θroʊn bɪˈhaɪnd li, baʊnst ɔf ðə ˈfɪŋgərz ənd ˈɪntu ðə hænz əv ˈtaɪtənz ˈseɪfti ˈsərsi. ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə 158 jɑrdz ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd baɪ li ənd ˈælən keɪm ˈæftər ðə ˈkɑntɛst wɑz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd.
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i don't understand why so many white people think having white privilege means you live an easy life. it doesn't. no one is saying you don't have issues or obstacles to overcome. it just means that because if the color of your skin you don't encounter
problems like being racially profiled by police or even just little things, like having a smaller selection of foundation (even though people of color probably have a more broad spectrum of skin tone than white people) or that are flesh tone match your skin. some of the privileges keep you from being beaten or murdered by police and some are small and not necessarily physically harmful but make you realize that is geared towards or made to accommodate white people.
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aɪ doʊnt ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ soʊ ˈmɛni waɪt ˈpipəl θɪŋk ˈhævɪŋ waɪt ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ minz ju lɪv ən ˈizi laɪf. ɪt ˈdəzənt. noʊ wən ɪz seɪɪŋ ju doʊnt hæv ˈɪʃuz ər ˈɑbstəkəlz tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm. ɪt ʤɪst minz ðət bɪˈkəz ɪf ðə ˈkələr əv jʊr skɪn ju doʊnt ɪnˈkaʊnər ˈprɑbləmz laɪk biɪŋ ˈreɪʃəli ˈproʊˌfaɪld baɪ pəˈlis ər ˈivɪn ʤɪst ˈlɪtəl θɪŋz, laɪk ˈhævɪŋ ə sˈmɔlər səˈlɛkʃən əv faʊnˈdeɪʃən (ˈivɪn ðoʊ ˈpipəl əv ˈkələr ˈprɑbəˌbli hæv ə mɔr brɔd ˈspɛktrəm əv skɪn toʊn ðən waɪt ˈpipəl) ər ðət ər flɛʃ toʊn mæʧ jʊr skɪn. səm əv ðə ˈprɪvɪˌlɪʤɪz kip ju frəm biɪŋ ˈbitən ər ˈmərdərd baɪ pəˈlis ənd səm ər smɔl ənd nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ˈfɪzɪkəli ˈhɑrmfəl bət meɪk ju ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ɪz gɪrd təˈwɔrdz ər meɪd tɪ əˈkɑməˌdeɪt waɪt ˈpipəl.
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amid monday's excitement, it was discovered that the ocean wave wallpaper image apple released to promote its upcoming os x mavericks for mac is fitted precisely for a retina thunderbolt display, or even a retina.
the new mac pro will drive three displays. apple does not currently offer a screen of that caliber resolution.
the image hosted on apple's website is sized at exactly twice the width and height of the by pixels found in today's and apple thunderbolt display. the wallpaper was first noted on twitter by web designer marvin first hinted at retina display support for its pro lineup in 2011, when a developer preview of os x lion included a wallpaper at by pixels. but apple didn't release its first retina display pro until, over a year later it's possible that apple could bring a resolution to its thunderbolt display later this year, alongside the debut of a new mac pro. when the company offered a sneak peek at its new cylindrical mac pro on monday, it boasted that the high-end machine will be powerful enough to drive three displays but apple does not currently offer any screens with a ultra high definition television standard has a resolution of by pixels, giving it an aspect ratio of 16 to 9. the digital cinema initiatives resolution is slightly wider, at by of a thunderbolt display has swirled since apple redesigned its lineup with a thinner profile in late 2012. the company's displays have traditionally employed the same technology as its, but such an update has not yet come to its thunderbolt about a retina display from apple also comes as new rumors published this week by publication claim that apple is planning to release a new in the second half of calendar 2013. citing industry supply chain sources, the report said that apple is looking for alternatives to display, as that company had low yields for panels when the desktop was redesigned in late report made no mention of a possible retina display for news, but those machines could also be a potential candidate for a upgrade, based on the wallpaper found in apple's first os x mavericks beta.
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əˈmɪd ˈmənˌdeɪz ɪkˈsaɪtmənt, ɪt wɑz dɪˈskəvərd ðət ðə ˈoʊʃən weɪv ˈwɔlˌpeɪpər ˈɪmɪʤ ˈæpəl riˈlist tɪ prəˈmoʊt ɪts ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ɑs ɛks ˈmævərɪks fər mæk ɪz ˈfɪtɪd prɪˈsaɪsli fər ə ˈrɛtənə ˈθəndərˌbɔlt dɪˈspleɪ, ər ˈivɪn ə ˈrɛtənə. ðə nu mæk proʊ wɪl draɪv θri dɪˈspleɪz. ˈæpəl dɪz nɑt ˈkərəntli ˈɔfər ə skrin əv ðət ˈkæləbər ˌrɛzəˈluʃən. ðə ˈɪmɪʤ ˈhoʊstɪd ɔn ˈæpəlz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɪz saɪzd æt ɪgˈzæktli twaɪs ðə wɪdθ ənd haɪt əv ðə baɪ ˈpɪksəlz faʊnd ɪn ˈtudeɪz ənd ˈæpəl ˈθəndərˌbɔlt dɪˈspleɪ. ðə ˈwɔlˌpeɪpər wɑz fərst ˈnoʊtɪd ɔn tˈwɪtər baɪ wɛb dɪˈzaɪnər ˈmɑrvɪn fərst ˈhɪnɪd æt ˈrɛtənə dɪˈspleɪ səˈpɔrt fər ɪts proʊ ˈlaɪˌnəp ɪn 2011 wɪn ə dɪˈvɛləpər ˈprivˌju əv ɑs ɛks laɪən ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə ˈwɔlˌpeɪpər æt baɪ ˈpɪksəlz. bət ˈæpəl ˈdɪdənt riˈlis ɪts fərst ˈrɛtənə dɪˈspleɪ proʊ ənˈtɪl ˈoʊvər ə jɪr ˈleɪtər ɪts ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ˈæpəl kʊd brɪŋ ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən tɪ ɪts ˈθəndərˌbɔlt dɪˈspleɪ ˈleɪtər ðɪs jɪr, əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə ˈdeɪbju əv ə nu mæk proʊ. wɪn ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈɔfərd ə snik pik æt ɪts nu sɪˈlɪndrɪkəl mæk proʊ ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ɪt ˈboʊstɪd ðət ðə haɪɛnd məˈʃin wɪl bi ˈpaʊərfəl ɪˈnəf tɪ draɪv θri dɪˈspleɪz bət ˈæpəl dɪz nɑt ˈkərəntli ˈɔfər ˈɛni skrinz wɪθ ə ˈəltrə haɪ ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈstændərd həz ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən əv baɪ ˈpɪksəlz, ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪt ən ˈæˌspɛkt ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ əv 16 tɪ 9 ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈsɪnəmə ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ɪz sˈlaɪtli ˈwaɪdər, æt baɪ əv ə ˈθəndərˌbɔlt dɪˈspleɪ həz swərld sɪns ˈæpəl ˌridɪˈzaɪnd ɪts ˈlaɪˌnəp wɪθ ə ˈθɪnər ˈproʊˌfaɪl ɪn leɪt 2012 ðə ˈkəmpəniz dɪˈspleɪz hæv trəˈdɪʃənəli ɪmˈplɔɪd ðə seɪm tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɛz ɪts, bət səʧ ən ˈəpˌdeɪt həz nɑt jɛt kəm tɪ ɪts ˈθəndərˌbɔlt əˈbaʊt ə ˈrɛtənə dɪˈspleɪ frəm ˈæpəl ˈɔlsoʊ kəmz ɛz nu ˈrumərz ˈpəblɪʃt ðɪs wik baɪ ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən kleɪm ðət ˈæpəl ɪz ˈplænɪŋ tɪ riˈlis ə nu ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf əv ˈkæləndər 2013 ˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈɪndəstri səˈplaɪ ʧeɪn ˈsɔrsəz, ðə rɪˈpɔrt sɛd ðət ˈæpəl ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ɔlˈtərnətɪvz tɪ dɪˈspleɪ, ɛz ðət ˈkəmpəˌni hæd loʊ jildz fər ˈpænəlz wɪn ðə ˈdɛskˌtɑp wɑz ˌridɪˈzaɪnd ɪn leɪt rɪˈpɔrt meɪd noʊ ˈmɛnʃən əv ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈrɛtənə dɪˈspleɪ fər nu imacs*, bət ðoʊz məˈʃinz kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi ə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt fər ə ˈəpˈgreɪd, beɪst ɔn ðə ˈwɔlˌpeɪpər faʊnd ɪn ˈæpəlz fərst ɑs ɛks ˈmævərɪks ˈbeɪtə.
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todd frazier is congratulated on his home run by brandon phillips during the sixth inning. (photo: ap hauck)
milwaukee somewhere, just maybe, across the globe, members of the 1982 reds were popping cans of beer to celebrate the knowledge that their place in franchise history as the only reds team to lose 100 games was safe.
with a victory over the brewers at miller park on saturday, the 2015 version of the reds won its game of the season, eliminating this team from the infamy of losing 100 games for the second time since the first professional baseball team called cincinnati home in 1869.
the victory also gave the reds a lead over the brewers, a team that failed to reach its victory over the schedule for the eighth straight game, while the reds have now won one more game in september (nine) than they did in all of august.
box score: reds 9, brewers 7
three times in game, the reds came from behind to take the lead, finally scoring three in the eighth to get to j.j. hoover and chapman to hold the lead.
“i’ve just been very, very pleased with the way our guys have been playing, especially since we rolled over august and got into september,” reds manager bryan price said. “most of the teams playing are teams that are in the playoff hunt and pushing and pushing and our guys are pushing back. very proud of that. down, down, down, and being able to find our way back into the game and in that eighth inning, so much of it was putting the ball in play.”
brandon phillips hit a single in the eighth to break the tie after the brewers elected to intentionally walk joey to load the bases.
after a leadoff single by eugenio suarez and a single by jason bourgeois, skip schumaker came up with runners on the corners and a offering into short left field.
brewers third baseman herrera and left fielder shane peterson both tried to slide for the ball, but it landed between them and the two hit each knees, scoring suarez easily from third to tie the game at 7.
brewers third baseman herrera (left) and left fielder shane peterson collide while trying to catch an single by skip schumaker during the eighth inning. (photo: ap hauck)
while peterson, who had just entered the game for the injured davis, eventually got up and walked off the field under his own power, herrera did not. after a delay of approximately 12 minutes, herrera was taken off the field on a cart.
hoover struck out three and allowed a hit in an inning of work, while chapman came into the game in the ninth for his save of the season.
reds starter josh smith gave up four runs on six hits in just four innings on the mound. in his fourth career start, the allowed a run in three of his four innings, including two in the first.
smith returned to the reds’ rotation after being called up when rosters expanded following the end of the season, and when spots opened up by the innings limitations of michael lorenzen and iglesias.
smith, who has pitched twice since his from louisville, struggled with his command once again, failing to throw a strike to any of the six batters he faced in the first.
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“for me, huge. not (throwing) 100 like chapman) or like these other guys, so strike one is more important for me than these other guys,” smith said. “it’s something working to get better at and something i continue to work at and try to do better next time out.”
smith retired two of the first three batters he faced in the first, but then walked davis on five pitches before giving up a double to domingo santana to fall into a hole early.
the reds took the lead in the third when smith led off with a drive that bounced off the wall in center field and along the warning track in right as he ran around the bases for a stand-up triple.
the next batter, jason bourgeois, hit a grounder to second to score smith easily. schumaker then singled and followed with his home run of the season, giving the reds a lead.
that lead last long, as brewers second baseman scooter gennett doubled to lead off the third and then scored on davis’ single.
logan schafer then led off the fourth with his first home run of the season. smith gave up a single to brewers starter taylor, but smith got gennett to ground into a double play to end the inning.
frazier’s home run in the fifth brought the reds within a run at. it was home run of the season, making him just the second player in team history to hit at least 35 home runs and 40 doubles in the same season. frank robinson hit 39 homers and 51 doubles in 1952.
“it’s unbelievable, it really is 41 doubles, 35 home runs. a good year, i care what you're batting, honestly,” said frazier, who is now hitting .259 on the season after going. “you think about all the stuff that coulda, shoulda, woulda, a bunch of times where you could have gotten another double or robbed of a home run, it all adds up. just very excited. a great feat and have it forever.”
jay bruce singled after homer, ending night., also a rookie, was one of the bright spots of the brewers’ season, but he has struggled in september, going with a era in his first three starts of the final month before allowing six runs (five earned) to the reds in his five innings on saturday. now with a era in september after going with a era in his first 15 starts.
after was pulled in favor of jeremy jeffress, suarez reached on an error by brewers shortstop jean segura, tucker barnhart sacrificed the runners over and pena grounded out, scoring bruce to tie the game at 6.
manny parra entered in the seventh inning and retired the first two batters he faced before adam lind lined a ball off back for a single. davis then singled to center, ending night. burke gave up a single to right on his first pitch, giving the brewers a lead.
"it was very nice. resilient, still fighting,” frazier said. “every stat counts and every w counts, as well.”
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tɑd ˈfreɪʒər ɪz kənˈgræʧəˌleɪtɪd ɔn hɪz hoʊm rən baɪ ˈbrændən ˈfɪlɪps ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə sɪksθ ˈɪnɪŋ. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˌeɪˈpi hɔk) mɪlˈwɔki ˈsəmˌwɛr, ʤɪst ˈmeɪbi, əˈkrɔs ðə gloʊb, ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə 1982 rɛdz wər ˈpɑpɪŋ kænz əv bɪr tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ðə ˈnɑlɪʤ ðət ðɛr pleɪs ɪn ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ˈhɪstəri ɛz ðə ˈoʊnli rɛdz tim tɪ luz 100 geɪmz wɑz seɪf. wɪθ ə ˈvɪktəri ˈoʊvər ðə bruərz æt ˈmɪlər pɑrk ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ðə 2015 ˈvərʒən əv ðə rɛdz wən ɪts geɪm əv ðə ˈsizən, ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪŋ ðɪs tim frəm ðə ˈɪnfəmi əv ˈluzɪŋ 100 geɪmz fər ðə ˈsɛkənd taɪm sɪns ðə fərst prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈbeɪsˈbɔl tim kɔld ˌsɪnsəˈnæti hoʊm ɪn 1869 ðə ˈvɪktəri ˈɔlsoʊ geɪv ðə rɛdz ə lɛd ˈoʊvər ðə bruərz, ə tim ðət feɪld tɪ riʧ ɪts ˈvɪktəri ˈoʊvər ðə ˈskɛʤʊl fər ðə eɪθ streɪt geɪm, waɪl ðə rɛdz hæv naʊ wən wən mɔr geɪm ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər (naɪn) ðən ðeɪ dɪd ɪn ɔl əv ˈɔgəst. bɑks skɔr: rɛdz 9 bruərz 7 θri taɪmz ɪn geɪm, ðə rɛdz keɪm frəm bɪˈhaɪnd tɪ teɪk ðə lɛd, ˈfaɪnəli ˈskɔrɪŋ θri ɪn ðə eɪθ tɪ gɪt tɪ j.j*. ˈhuvər ənd ˈʧæpmən tɪ hoʊld ðə lɛd. ʤɪst bɪn ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri plizd wɪθ ðə weɪ ɑr gaɪz hæv bɪn pleɪɪŋ, əˈspɛʃəli sɪns wi roʊld ˈoʊvər ˈɔgəst ənd gɑt ˈɪntu september,”*,” rɛdz ˈmænɪʤər braɪən praɪs sɛd. əv ðə timz pleɪɪŋ ər timz ðət ər ɪn ðə pleɪɔf hənt ənd ˈpʊʃɪŋ ənd ˈpʊʃɪŋ ənd ɑr gaɪz ər ˈpʊʃɪŋ bæk. ˈvɛri praʊd əv ðət. daʊn daʊn daʊn ənd biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ faɪnd ɑr weɪ bæk ˈɪntu ðə geɪm ənd ɪn ðət eɪθ ˈɪnɪŋ, soʊ məʧ əv ɪt wɑz ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə bɔl ɪn play.”*.” ˈbrændən ˈfɪlɪps hɪt ə ˈsɪŋgəl ɪn ðə eɪθ tɪ breɪk ðə taɪ ˈæftər ðə bruərz ɪˈlɛktɪd tɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli wɔk ʤoʊi tɪ loʊd ðə ˈbeɪsɪz. ˈæftər ə ˈliˌdɔf ˈsɪŋgəl baɪ ˌjuˈʤinioʊ swɑˈrɛz ənd ə ˈsɪŋgəl baɪ ˈʤeɪsən ˈbʊrʒwɑ, skɪp ˈʃuˌmeɪkər keɪm əp wɪθ ˈrənərz ɔn ðə ˈkɔrnərz ənd ə ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈɪntu ʃɔrt lɛft fild. bruərz θərd ˈbeɪsmən hərˈɛrə ənd lɛft ˈfildər ʃeɪn ˈpitərsən boʊθ traɪd tɪ slaɪd fər ðə bɔl, bət ɪt ˈlændɪd bɪtˈwin ðɛm ənd ðə tu hɪt iʧ niz, ˈskɔrɪŋ swɑˈrɛz ˈizəli frəm θərd tɪ taɪ ðə geɪm æt 7 bruərz θərd ˈbeɪsmən hərˈɛrə (lɛft) ənd lɛft ˈfildər ʃeɪn ˈpitərsən kəˈlaɪd waɪl traɪɪŋ tɪ kæʧ ən ˈsɪŋgəl baɪ skɪp ˈʃuˌmeɪkər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə eɪθ ˈɪnɪŋ. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˌeɪˈpi hɔk) waɪl ˈpitərsən, hu hæd ʤɪst ˈɛnərd ðə geɪm fər ðə ˈɪnʤərd ˈdeɪvɪs, ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli gɑt əp ənd wɔkt ɔf ðə fild ˈəndər hɪz oʊn paʊər, hərˈɛrə dɪd nɑt. ˈæftər ə dɪˈleɪ əv əˈprɑksəmətli 12 ˈmɪnəts, hərˈɛrə wɑz ˈteɪkən ɔf ðə fild ɔn ə kɑrt. ˈhuvər strək aʊt θri ənd əˈlaʊd ə hɪt ɪn ən ˈɪnɪŋ əv wərk, waɪl ˈʧæpmən keɪm ˈɪntu ðə geɪm ɪn ðə naɪnθ fər hɪz seɪv əv ðə ˈsizən. rɛdz ˈstɑrtər ʤɑʃ smɪθ geɪv əp fɔr rənz ɔn sɪks hɪts ɪn ʤɪst fɔr ˈɪnɪŋz ɔn ðə maʊnd. ɪn hɪz fɔrθ kərɪr stɑrt, ðə əˈlaʊd ə rən ɪn θri əv hɪz fɔr ˈɪnɪŋz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ tu ɪn ðə fərst. smɪθ rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə reds’*’ roʊˈteɪʃən ˈæftər biɪŋ kɔld əp wɪn ˈrɑstərz ɪkˈspændɪd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈsizən, ənd wɪn spɑts ˈoʊpənd əp baɪ ðə ˈɪnɪŋz ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz əv ˈmaɪkəl ˈlɔrɪnzən ənd ˌɪˈgleɪsiɪs. smɪθ, hu həz pɪʧt twaɪs sɪns hɪz frəm ˈluiˌvɪl, ˈstrəgəld wɪθ hɪz kəˈmænd wəns əˈgɛn, ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ θroʊ ə straɪk tɪ ˈɛni əv ðə sɪks ˈbætərz hi feɪst ɪn ðə fərst. ˈnuzˌlɛtərz gɪt ðə ˈbɛŋgəlz bit ˈnuzˌlɛtər dɪˈlɪvərd tɪ jʊr wɪr ˈsɑri, bət ˈsəmθɪŋ wɛnt rɔŋ pliz traɪ əˈgɛn sun, ər ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈkəstəmər ˈsərvɪs æt dɪˈlɪvəri: ˌɪnˈvæləd iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs θæŋk ju! jʊr ˈɔlˌmoʊst saɪnd əp fər ˈbɛŋgəlz bit kip ən aɪ aʊt fər ən iˈmeɪl tɪ kənˈfərm jʊr ˈnuzˌlɛtər ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən. mɔr ˈnuzˌlɛtərz mi, juʤ. nɑt (θroʊɪŋ) 100 laɪk ˈʧæpmən) ər laɪk ðiz ˈəðər gaɪz, soʊ straɪk wən ɪz mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər mi ðən ðiz ˈəðər guys,”*,” smɪθ sɛd. ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈbɛtər æt ənd ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ wərk æt ənd traɪ tɪ du ˈbɛtər nɛkst taɪm out.”*.” smɪθ rɪˈtaɪrd tu əv ðə fərst θri ˈbætərz hi feɪst ɪn ðə fərst, bət ðɛn wɔkt ˈdeɪvɪs ɔn faɪv ˈpɪʧɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈgɪvɪŋ əp ə ˈdəbəl tɪ dəˈmɪŋgoʊ sænˈtænə tɪ fɔl ˈɪntu ə hoʊl ˈərli. ðə rɛdz tʊk ðə lɛd ɪn ðə θərd wɪn smɪθ lɛd ɔf wɪθ ə draɪv ðət baʊnst ɔf ðə wɔl ɪn ˈsɛnər fild ənd əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈwɔrnɪŋ træk ɪn raɪt ɛz hi ræn əraʊnd ðə ˈbeɪsɪz fər ə ˈstænˌdəp ˈtrɪpəl. ðə nɛkst ˈbætər, ˈʤeɪsən ˈbʊrʒwɑ, hɪt ə ˈgraʊndər tɪ ˈsɛkənd tɪ skɔr smɪθ ˈizəli. ˈʃuˌmeɪkər ðɛn ˈsɪŋgəld ənd ˈfɑloʊd wɪθ hɪz hoʊm rən əv ðə ˈsizən, ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə rɛdz ə lɛd. ðət lɛd læst lɔŋ, ɛz bruərz ˈsɛkənd ˈbeɪsmən ˈskutər ˈʤɛnɪt ˈdəbəld tɪ lɛd ɔf ðə θərd ənd ðɛn skɔrd ɔn davis’*’ ˈsɪŋgəl. ˈloʊgən ˈʃeɪfər ðɛn lɛd ɔf ðə fɔrθ wɪθ hɪz fərst hoʊm rən əv ðə ˈsizən. smɪθ geɪv əp ə ˈsɪŋgəl tɪ bruərz ˈstɑrtər ˈteɪlər, bət smɪθ gɑt ˈʤɛnɪt tɪ graʊnd ˈɪntu ə ˈdəbəl pleɪ tɪ ɛnd ðə ˈɪnɪŋ. hoʊm rən ɪn ðə fɪθ brɔt ðə rɛdz wɪˈθɪn ə rən æt ɪt wɑz hoʊm rən əv ðə ˈsizən, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪm ʤɪst ðə ˈsɛkənd pleɪər ɪn tim ˈhɪstəri tɪ hɪt æt list 35 hoʊm rənz ənd 40 ˈdəbəlz ɪn ðə seɪm ˈsizən. fræŋk ˈrɑbənsən hɪt 39 ˈhoʊmərz ənd 51 ˈdəbəlz ɪn 1952 ˌənbəˈlivəbəl, ɪt ˈrɪli ɪz 41 ˈdəbəlz, 35 hoʊm rənz. ə gʊd jɪr, aɪ kɛr wət jʊr ˈbætɪŋ, honestly,”*,” sɛd ˈfreɪʒər, hu ɪz naʊ ˈhɪtɪŋ 259 ɔn ðə ˈsizən ˈæftər goʊɪŋ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɔl ðə stəf ðət coulda*, shoulda*, woulda*, ə bənʧ əv taɪmz wɛr ju kʊd hæv ˈgɔtən əˈnəðər ˈdəbəl ər rɑbd əv ə hoʊm rən, ɪt ɔl ædz əp. ʤɪst ˈvɛri ɪkˈsaɪtɪd. ə greɪt fit ənd hæv ɪt forever.”*.” ʤeɪ brus ˈsɪŋgəld ˈæftər ˈhoʊmər, ˈɛndɪŋ naɪt., ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈrʊki, wɑz wən əv ðə braɪt spɑts əv ðə brewers’*’ ˈsizən, bət hi həz ˈstrəgəld ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər, goʊɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈɪrə ɪn hɪz fərst θri stɑrts əv ðə ˈfaɪnəl mənθ ˌbiˈfɔr əˈlaʊɪŋ sɪks rənz (faɪv ərnd) tɪ ðə rɛdz ɪn hɪz faɪv ˈɪnɪŋz ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. naʊ wɪθ ə ˈɪrə ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər ˈæftər goʊɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈɪrə ɪn hɪz fərst 15 stɑrts. ˈæftər wɑz pʊld ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ˈʤɛrəˌmi ˈʤɛfrɪs, swɑˈrɛz riʧt ɔn ən ˈɛrər baɪ bruərz ˈʃɔrtˌstɑp ʤin seɪˈgʊrə, ˈtəkər ˈbɑrnˌhɑrt ˈsækrəˌfaɪst ðə ˈrənərz ˈoʊvər ənd ˈpɛnə ˈgraʊndɪd aʊt, ˈskɔrɪŋ brus tɪ taɪ ðə geɪm æt 6 ˈmæni ˈpɑrə ˈɛnərd ɪn ðə ˈsɛvənθ ˈɪnɪŋ ənd rɪˈtaɪrd ðə fərst tu ˈbætərz hi feɪst ˌbiˈfɔr ˈædəm lɪnd laɪnd ə bɔl ɔf bæk fər ə ˈsɪŋgəl. ˈdeɪvɪs ðɛn ˈsɪŋgəld tɪ ˈsɛnər, ˈɛndɪŋ naɪt. bərk geɪv əp ə ˈsɪŋgəl tɪ raɪt ɔn hɪz fərst pɪʧ, ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə bruərz ə lɛd. "ɪt wɑz ˈvɛri nis. rɪˈzɪljənt, stɪl fighting,”*,” ˈfreɪʒər sɛd. stæt kaʊnts ənd ˈɛvəri ˈdəbəlju kaʊnts, ɛz well.”*.”
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like central america and the caribbean has been since the inception, is eyeing a new pool of talent in west africa that can certainly be a lucrative spot for finding young talent.
in what might be called as the dawn of, the league has quickly from signing big name international stars on the backside of their careers to now scouring for young, rising talent across the globe. in particular, the growing trend in seems to be finding talent in such as ghana and cameroon and now more recently in nigeria. nations that all have a strong track record of producing talent at the international level.
now with the league growing in terms of having a true reserves system in place with the, teenage talent from africa can come and develop into talent, all while playing in a competitive league that can be a springboard for a move to europe. the recent success of anatole abang, on loan in romania from the new york red bulls as well as montreal impact defender ambrose recent signing in france proves that the method is working.
and their success is now leading to more african talent filtering over.
a source tells metro that ibrahim is in talks of joining the seattle and likely their team. a couple weeks ago, the red bulls lined up a deal for old attacker jerome philip, a player who is on the radar of his national team.
another source tells metro that another nigerian teenager, muhammed saleh, will join reigning cup champions toronto and will start his career with the club in the.
it is a formula that has worked well in other places.
throughout clubs in the english premier league, 1 and germany bundesliga, talent from west africa has successfully integrated into top clubs for two decades. now it appears that is at a point where it can truly latch on to this trend.
when the league started in 1996, players from jamaica and countries such as el salvador and guatemala came to and immediately strengthened the league. in recent years, honduras and costa rica the might have as many as 10 players in on their world cup roster this summer have all had heavy representation in.
if similar gains can be found in west africa, then the league can truly develop a reputation for developing and selling talent abroad.
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laɪk ˈsɛntrəl əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ðə ˌkɛrɪˈbiən həz bɪn sɪns ðə ˌɪnˈsɛpʃən, ɪz aɪɪŋ ə nu pul əv ˈtælənt ɪn wɛst ˈæfrɪkɑ ðət kən ˈsərtənli bi ə ˈlukrətɪv spɑt fər ˈfaɪndɪŋ jəŋ ˈtælənt. ɪn wət maɪt bi kɔld ɛz ðə dɔn əv ðə lig həz kˈwɪkli frəm ˈsaɪnɪŋ bɪg neɪm ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl stɑrz ɔn ðə ˈbækˌsaɪd əv ðɛr kərɪrz tɪ naʊ skaʊərɪŋ fər jəŋ, ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈtælənt əˈkrɔs ðə gloʊb. ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, ðə groʊɪŋ trɛnd ɪn simz tɪ bi ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈtælənt ɪn səʧ ɛz ˈgænə ənd ˈkæmərˌun ənd naʊ mɔr ˈrisəntli ɪn naɪˈʤɪriə. ˈneɪʃənz ðət ɔl hæv ə strɔŋ træk ˈrɛkərd əv prəˈdusɪŋ ˈtælənt æt ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈlɛvəl. naʊ wɪθ ðə lig groʊɪŋ ɪn tərmz əv ˈhævɪŋ ə tru rɪˈzərvz ˈsɪstəm ɪn pleɪs wɪθ ðə, ˈtiˌneɪʤ ˈtælənt frəm ˈæfrɪkɑ kən kəm ənd dɪˈvɛləp ˈɪntu ˈtælənt, ɔl waɪl pleɪɪŋ ɪn ə kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv lig ðət kən bi ə ˈsprɪŋˌbɔrd fər ə muv tɪ ˈjʊrəp. ðə ˈrisənt səkˈsɛs əv ˈænəˌtoʊl abang*, ɔn loʊn ɪn roʊˈmeɪniə frəm ðə nu jɔrk rɛd bʊlz ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌməntriˈɔl ˌɪmˈpækt dɪˈfɛndər ˈæmˌbroʊz ˈrisənt ˈsaɪnɪŋ ɪn fræns pruvz ðət ðə ˈmɛθəd ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ. ənd ðɛr səkˈsɛs ɪz naʊ ˈlidɪŋ tɪ mɔr ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈtælənt ˈfɪltərɪŋ ˈoʊvər. ə sɔrs tɛlz ˈmɛˌtroʊ ðət ˌɪbrɑˈhim ɪz ɪn tɔks əv ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə siˈætəl ənd ˈlaɪkli ðɛr tim. ə ˈkəpəl wiks əˈgoʊ, ðə rɛd bʊlz laɪnd əp ə dil fər oʊld əˈtækər ʤəroʊm ˈfɪlɪp, ə pleɪər hu ɪz ɔn ðə ˈreɪˌdɑr əv hɪz ˈnæʃənəl tim. əˈnəðər sɔrs tɛlz ˈmɛˌtroʊ ðət əˈnəðər naɪˈʤɪriən ˈtiˌneɪʤər, mʊˈhɑmɛd ˈsɑlɛh, wɪl ʤɔɪn ˈreɪnɪŋ kəp ˈʧæmpiənz tərˈɑntoʊ ənd wɪl stɑrt hɪz kərɪr wɪθ ðə kləb ɪn ðə. ɪt ɪz ə ˈfɔrmjələ ðət həz wərkt wɛl ɪn ˈəðər ˈpleɪsɪz. θruaʊt kləbz ɪn ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ prɛˈmɪr lig, 1 ənd ˈʤərməni bundesliga*, ˈtælənt frəm wɛst ˈæfrɪkɑ həz səkˈsɛsfəli ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈɪntu tɔp kləbz fər tu ˈdɛkeɪdz. naʊ ɪt əˈpɪrz ðət ɪz æt ə pɔɪnt wɛr ɪt kən ˈtruli læʧ ɔn tɪ ðɪs trɛnd. wɪn ðə lig ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn 1996 pleɪərz frəm ʤəˈmeɪkə ənd ˈkəntriz səʧ ɛz ɛl ˈsælvəˌdɔr ənd gˌwɑtəˈmɑlə keɪm tɪ ənd ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈstrɛŋθənd ðə lig. ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, hɑnˈdʊrəs ənd ˈkɔstɑ ˈrikə ðə maɪt hæv ɛz ˈmɛni ɛz 10 pleɪərz ɪn ɔn ðɛr wərld kəp ˈrɑstər ðɪs ˈsəmər hæv ɔl hæd ˈhɛvi ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən ɪn. ɪf ˈsɪmələr geɪnz kən bi faʊnd ɪn wɛst ˈæfrɪkɑ, ðɛn ðə lig kən ˈtruli dɪˈvɛləp ə ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən fər dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ənd ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈtælənt əˈbrɔd.
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the guide to the east the giants will face this season.
dallas cowboys
coach: jason garrett (seventh season)
biggest newcomers: jerry jones was conspicuously quiet in terms of his roster this especially after a disaster. the most prominent addition was pick ezekiel elliott, a talented from ohio state. why jones pursue a veteran backup with tony fragile collarbone just a hard shot from ruining another cowboys season remains a mystery.
biggest losses: on the plus side for dallas, their roster suffer many notable defections, either. jones jettisoned volatile de greg hardy, but that probably will end up being a case of addition by subtraction. g bernadeau, a middling talent, left for the jaguars in free agency.
camp outlook: when moving into a glitzy new practice facility is the biggest highlight, you know been a rough. the start of camp come fast enough for the cowboys after an ugly winter and summer filled with injury concerns and discipline matters.
the defensive front seven will start the season in disarray, thanks to nfl suspensions of lb rolando mcclain and des randy gregory and demarcus lawrence that came in succession last month.
but romo is by far the biggest worry, coming off repeated collarbone injuries and surgery that caused him to miss all but four games last season the primary reason dallas slumped from to. the only backups are kellen moore, who went while completing just 59 percent of his passes last year, and rookie dak prescott, a quarterback at mississippi state.
how they fared vs. giants last season: the teams split the series.
preseason schedule
aug. 13: at rams
aug. 19: vs. dolphins
aug. 25: at seahawks
sept. 1: vs. texans
philadelphia eagles
coach: doug pederson (first season)
biggest newcomers: pederson is a coaching unknown and curious choice to replace the axed chip kelly. player-wise, the eagles caused one of the biggest of the, mortgaging their future to take carson wentz no. 2 overall out of north dakota state. the wentz move was controversial, coming just weeks after philadelphia gave sam bradford a lucrative new deal and signed veteran backup passer chase daniel. other key additions include g brandon brooks (texans), s rodney mcleod (rams) and randle.
biggest losses: after kelly was fired, newly howie roseman wasted no time in putting his mark on the franchise, trading demarco murray to the titans and lb alonso to the dolphins. murray was a bust in his lone season in philly, and the eagles still have ryan matthews and darren sproles in the backfield.
camp outlook: change is in the air for the birds after three years of unorthodox stewardship, that included missing the playoffs in the past two seasons.
the roster is thin, especially at wide receiver and throughout a defense that ranked in the nfl last season. but all of the focus in camp and no doubt beyond will be on the eagles’ extremely crowded quarterback situation. bradford already has shown his displeasure with arrival by boycotting part of the workouts, and the talk of giving wentz a year seems based on the high price it paid for him and the pressure it is facing to win now.
how they fared vs. giants last season: philadelphia swept the series.
preseason schedule
aug. 11: vs. buccaneers
aug. 18: at steelers
aug. 27: at colts
sept. 1: vs. jets
washington redskins
coach: jay (third season)
biggest newcomers: what had been an uncharacteristically quiet for washington blew up in may, when they swooped in to sign pro bowl josh norman after the panthers suddenly decided to lift his franchise tag. the redskins also fortified their defense by signing s david bruton and added depth at tight end with former broncos and te vernon davis.
biggest losses: his incredible with the redskins finally complete, robert griffin is now in cleveland. that be considered a detriment by, who never warmed to the mercurial quarterback. the only other prominent departure was by terrance knighton, who signed with the patriots.
camp outlook: the surprise norman signing sent a jolt of adrenaline into the redskins and could make them the favorite to repeat as division champions.
but that is assuming kirk cousins continues the sudden improvement he flashed at the end of last season a big question even to the management, which refused to sign him to a long-term extension in the.
as cousins goes, so go the redskins.
how they fared vs. giants last season: the teams split the series.
preseason schedule
aug. 11: at falcons
aug. 19: vs. jets
aug. 26: vs. bills
sept. 1: at buccaneers
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ðə gaɪd tɪ ðə ist ðə ʤaɪənts wɪl feɪs ðɪs ˈsizən. ˈdæləs ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz koʊʧ: ˈʤeɪsən ˈgɛrɪt (ˈsɛvənθ ˈsizən) ˈbɪgəst ˈnuˌkəmərz: ˈʤɛri ʤoʊnz wɑz kənˈspɪkjuəsli kwaɪət ɪn tərmz əv hɪz ˈrɑstər ðɪs əˈspɛʃəli ˈæftər ə dɪˈzæstər. ðə moʊst ˈprɑmənənt əˈdɪʃən wɑz pɪk ɛˈzɛˌkiəl ˈɛliət, ə ˈtæləntɪd frəm oʊˈhaɪoʊ steɪt. waɪ ʤoʊnz pərˈsu ə ˈvɛtərən ˈbæˌkəp wɪθ ˈtoʊni ˈfræʤəl ˈkɑlərˌboʊn ʤɪst ə hɑrd ʃɑt frəm ˈruɪnɪŋ əˈnəðər ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz ˈsizən rɪˈmeɪnz ə ˈmɪstəri. ˈbɪgəst ˈlɔsɪz: ɔn ðə pləs saɪd fər ˈdæləs, ðɛr ˈrɑstər ˈsəfər ˈmɛni ˈnoʊtəbəl dɪˈfɛkʃənz, ˈiðər. ʤoʊnz ˈʤɛtɪsənd ˈvɑlətəl də grɛg ˈhɑrdi, bət ðət ˈprɑbəˌbli wɪl ɛnd əp biɪŋ ə keɪs əv əˈdɪʃən baɪ səbˈtrækʃən. ʤi bernadeau*, ə ˈmɪdəlɪŋ ˈtælənt, lɛft fər ðə ˈʤægˌwɑrz ɪn fri ˈeɪʤənsi. kæmp ˈaʊˌtlʊk: wɪn ˈmuvɪŋ ˈɪntu ə ˈglɪtsi nu ˈpræktɪs fəˈsɪlɪti ɪz ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈhaɪˌlaɪt, ju noʊ bɪn ə rəf. ðə stɑrt əv kæmp kəm fæst ɪˈnəf fər ðə ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz ˈæftər ən ˈəgli ˈwɪntər ənd ˈsəmər fɪld wɪθ ˈɪnʤəri kənˈsərnz ənd ˈdɪsəplən ˈmætərz. ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪv frənt ˈsɛvən wɪl stɑrt ðə ˈsizən ɪn ˌdɪsəˈreɪ, θæŋks tɪ ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl səˈspɛnʃənz əv paʊnd roʊˈlɑndoʊ məˈkleɪn ənd dɪ ˈrændi ˈgrɛgəri ənd ˈdɛmɑrkɪs ˈlɔrəns ðət keɪm ɪn səkˈsɛʃən læst mənθ. bət ˈroʊmoʊ ɪz baɪ fɑr ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈwəri, ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf rɪˈpitɪd ˈkɑlərˌboʊn ˈɪnʤəriz ənd ˈsərʤəri ðət kɔzd ɪm tɪ mɪs ɔl bət fɔr geɪmz læst ˈsizən ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈrizən ˈdæləs sləmpt frəm tɪ ðə ˈoʊnli ˈbæˌkəps ər ˈkɛlən mʊr, hu wɛnt waɪl kəmˈplitɪŋ ʤɪst 59 pərˈsɛnt əv hɪz ˈpæsɪz læst jɪr, ənd ˈrʊki ˈdiˈeɪˈkeɪ ˈprɛskɑt, ə kˈwɔrtərˌbæk æt ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi steɪt. haʊ ðeɪ fɛrd ˈvərsəz. ʤaɪənts læst ˈsizən: ðə timz splɪt ðə ˈsɪriz ˌpriˈsizən ˈskɛʤʊl ˈɔgəst. 13 æt ræmz ˈɔgəst. 19 ˈvərsəz. ˈdɑlfənz ˈɔgəst. 25 æt ˈsiˌhɔks sɛpt. 1 ˈvərsəz. ˈtɛksənz ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ˈigəlz koʊʧ: dəg ˈpɛdərsən (fərst ˈsizən) ˈbɪgəst ˈnuˌkəmərz: ˈpɛdərsən ɪz ə ˈkoʊʧɪŋ ənˈnoʊn ənd ˈkjʊriəs ʧɔɪs tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ðə ækst ʧɪp ˈkɛli. player-wise*, ðə ˈigəlz kɔzd wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst əv ðə, ˈmɔrgɪʤɪŋ ðɛr fˈjuʧər tɪ teɪk ˈkɑrzən wɛnts noʊ. 2 ˈoʊvərˌɔl aʊt əv nɔrθ dəˈkoʊtə steɪt. ðə wɛnts muv wɑz ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl, ˈkəmɪŋ ʤɪst wiks ˈæftər ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə geɪv sæm ˈbrædfərd ə ˈlukrətɪv nu dil ənd saɪnd ˈvɛtərən ˈbæˌkəp ˈpæsər ʧeɪs ˈdænjəl. ˈəðər ki əˈdɪʃənz ˌɪnˈklud ʤi ˈbrændən brʊks (ˈtɛksənz), ɛs ˈrɑdni məˈklaʊd (ræmz) ənd ˈrændəl. ˈbɪgəst ˈlɔsɪz: ˈæftər ˈkɛli wɑz faɪərd, ˈnuli haʊi ˈroʊzmən ˈweɪstɪd noʊ taɪm ɪn ˈpʊtɪŋ hɪz mɑrk ɔn ðə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz, ˈtreɪdɪŋ dɪˈmɑrkoʊ ˈməri tɪ ðə ˈtaɪtənz ənd paʊnd əˈlɑnsoʊ tɪ ðə ˈdɑlfənz. ˈməri wɑz ə bəst ɪn hɪz loʊn ˈsizən ɪn ˈfɪli, ənd ðə ˈigəlz stɪl hæv raɪən ˈmæθjuz ənd ˈdɑrən sproʊlz ɪn ðə ˈbækˌfild. kæmp ˈaʊˌtlʊk: ʧeɪnʤ ɪz ɪn ðə ɛr fər ðə bərdz ˈæftər θri jɪrz əv əˈnɔrθəˌdɑks ˈstuərdˌʃɪp, ðət ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈmɪsɪŋ ðə pleɪɔfs ɪn ðə pæst tu ˈsizənz. ðə ˈrɑstər ɪz θɪn, əˈspɛʃəli æt waɪd rɪˈsivər ənd θruaʊt ə dɪˈfɛns ðət ræŋkt ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl læst ˈsizən. bət ɔl əv ðə ˈfoʊkɪs ɪn kæmp ənd noʊ daʊt bɪɔnd wɪl bi ɔn ðə eagles’*’ ɪkˈstrimli ˈkraʊdɪd kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. ˈbrædfərd ɔˈrɛdi həz ʃoʊn hɪz dɪˈsplɛʒər wɪθ ərˈaɪvəl baɪ ˈbɔɪˌkɑtɪŋ pɑrt əv ðə ˈwərˌkaʊts, ənd ðə tɔk əv ˈgɪvɪŋ wɛnts ə jɪr simz beɪst ɔn ðə haɪ praɪs ɪt peɪd fər ɪm ənd ðə ˈprɛʃər ɪt ɪz ˈfeɪsɪŋ tɪ wɪn naʊ. haʊ ðeɪ fɛrd ˈvərsəz. ʤaɪənts læst ˈsizən: ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə swɛpt ðə ˈsɪriz ˌpriˈsizən ˈskɛʤʊl ˈɔgəst. 11 ˈvərsəz. ˌbəkəˈnirz ˈɔgəst. 18 æt ˈstilərz ˈɔgəst. 27 æt koʊlts sɛpt. 1 ˈvərsəz. ʤɛts ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈrɛdˌskɪnz koʊʧ: ʤeɪ (θərd ˈsizən) ˈbɪgəst ˈnuˌkəmərz: wət hæd bɪn ən ˌənˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪkli kwaɪət fər ˈwɔʃɪŋtən blu əp ɪn meɪ, wɪn ðeɪ swupt ɪn tɪ saɪn proʊ boʊl ʤɑʃ ˈnɔrmən ˈæftər ðə ˈpænθərz ˈsədənli ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ lɪft hɪz ˈfrænˌʧaɪz tæg. ðə ˈrɛdˌskɪnz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfɔrtəˌfaɪd ðɛr dɪˈfɛns baɪ ˈsaɪnɪŋ ɛs ˈdeɪvɪd ˈbrutən ənd ˈædɪd dɛpθ æt taɪt ɛnd wɪθ ˈfɔrmər ˈbrɑŋkoʊz ənd ti ˈvərnən ˈdeɪvɪs. ˈbɪgəst ˈlɔsɪz: hɪz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl wɪθ ðə ˈrɛdˌskɪnz ˈfaɪnəli kəmˈplit, ˈrɑbərt ˈgrɪfɪn ɪz naʊ ɪn ˈklivlənd. ðət bi kənˈsɪdərd ə ˈdɛtrəmənt baɪ, hu ˈnɛvər wɔrmd tɪ ðə mərˈkjʊriəl kˈwɔrtərˌbæk. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈəðər ˈprɑmənənt dɪˈpɑrʧər wɑz baɪ ˈtɛrəns ˈnaɪtən, hu saɪnd wɪθ ðə ˈpeɪtriəts. kæmp ˈaʊˌtlʊk: ðə səˈpraɪz ˈnɔrmən ˈsaɪnɪŋ sɛnt ə ʤoʊlt əv əˈdrɛnələn ˈɪntu ðə ˈrɛdˌskɪnz ənd kʊd meɪk ðɛm ðə ˈfeɪvərɪt tɪ rɪˈpit ɛz dɪˈvɪʒən ˈʧæmpiənz. bət ðət ɪz əˈsumɪŋ kərk ˈkəzənz kənˈtɪnjuz ðə ˈsədən ˌɪmˈpruvmənt hi flæʃt æt ðə ɛnd əv læst ˈsizən ə bɪg kˈwɛʃən ˈivɪn tɪ ðə ˈmænɪʤmənt, wɪʧ rɪfˈjuzd tɪ saɪn ɪm tɪ ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ɪkˈstɛnʃən ɪn ðə. ɛz ˈkəzənz goʊz, soʊ goʊ ðə ˈrɛdˌskɪnz. haʊ ðeɪ fɛrd ˈvərsəz. ʤaɪənts læst ˈsizən: ðə timz splɪt ðə ˈsɪriz ˌpriˈsizən ˈskɛʤʊl ˈɔgəst. 11 æt ˈfælkənz ˈɔgəst. 19 ˈvərsəz. ʤɛts ˈɔgəst. 26 ˈvərsəz. bɪlz sɛpt. 1 æt ˌbəkəˈnirz
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the and its chairman, pai, are taking some intense heat these for good reason. pai has put forth a proposal to roll back the hugely popular net neutrality framework and return to the halcyon days of letting internet providers do as they please under some misguided faith that the market will police itself.
misguided “logic”
the has embarked on a public relations campaign to try and sway public opinion on the matter, including a propaganda piece sent to the media that claims to lay out the “myths” and “facts” of net neutrality.
the bias of the document is immediately apparent from the adjectives used to describe net neutrality. the first “fact” states, “the internet was free and open before the obama 2015 title internet regulations, and it will be free and open after they are repealed.”
another “fact” in the document claims, “repealing the obama internet regulations will promote consumers’ online privacy. those regulations stripped the federal trade commission of authority to protect americans’ broadband privacy. the plan to restore internet freedom, by contrast, will put the federal most experienced privacy cop back on the beat.”
most of the arguments laid out in the propaganda document rely on the flawed logic that everything was fine for two decades up until 2015, so returning to the rules in place at that time will be fine. that ignores the fact that, even though it was true for years that things worked fine under that framework, like comcast and verizon had begun to rock the boat and start to explore how to extort tolls from content providers, or throttle or block access to specific content, or offer tiered services with internet or bundled packages of websites the way cable tv is sold.
here is an analogy that illustrates that argument. say lived in your house for 20 years. one day, the pipe to your kitchen sink springs a leak so you replace it. putting the broken pipe back is a horrible idea. arguing that everything was fine for 20 years up until the new pipe was installed is a silly argument, because the preceding decades are irrelevant to the fact that it was broken at the time it was fixed.
why repeal net neutrality?
the alone in its neutrality media campaign. comcast has also been marketing heavily in favor of repealing net neutrality. oddly, the comcast plea seems to center around the idea that destroying net neutrality will be fine, because comcast totally that it will play nice and put customers first and it do anything to undermine or harm the internet. the current—seem to have forgotten that it was shady behavior by traffic and extorting tolls from content providers like sparked the net neutrality debate in the first place.
there was a tweet making the rounds recently that sums things up fairly well. comcast tweeted, “we do not and will not block, throttle, or discriminate against lawful content. we will continue to make sure that our policies are clear and transparent for consumers, and we will not change our commitment to these principles.”
in response, tweeted, “we never will, but very important that we be able to. but we. so let us do it. because we do it. which is why spending so much money to make sure we can. but we. but let us.”
precisely. follow the money and try to understand the motivation. if like comcast had continued to behave the way comcast promises to behave, we never would have had net neutrality in the first place. if like comcast are committing to not doing anything shady if net neutrality is repealed, why do they need to repeal it?
i reached out to comcast in response to an email promoting blogs comcast executives wrote promising to protect the open internet and asked if they acknowledge in any way that they were already guilty of doing the thing they claim they will never do. i did not receive a response.
there is nothing good for consumers and average users of the internet, or for the nation as a whole in repealing net neutrality. returning to the way things were means that can act the way they did before net is why we needed net neutrality to begin with.
if the continues to ignore the demands of the public it is supposed to represent and proceeds with handing the internet over to corporate interests, hopefully companies like netflix, google, facebook and even just smaller, regional just band together and offer us a net alternative and we can just cut ties with the neutrality.
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news an analysis of senate voting patterns put together by supporters of policy has shown parties supporting the fibre to the premises model received more support in the federal election than the alternative, calling into question malcolm claim to have a mandate to change the rollout to fibre to the node.
since the coalition won power several weeks ago, a vigorous online movement focused on getting the new abbott administration to abandon its own national broadband network policy and support existing vision has been gaining force. supporters of vision argue that it will serve long-term interests much better, as it features an, delivering a more reliable network and faster speeds.
the version of the policy will see part of existing copper network maintained, in what is termed a ‘fibre to the node’ deployment. the model has been extensively and successfully deployed in countries such as the uk, but australian proponents of policy have highlighted the fact that it offers limited speed boosts over currently available broadband in australia (up to as a limit), compared with, which will offer enhanced levels of reliability and speeds up to 1gbps, coupled with significantly enhanced upload speeds.
telecommunications industry experts have consistently stated that they believe policy to be highly technically superior to the more modest vision, and having the potential to deliver australia superior long-term outcomes in terms of service delivery and boosting economy through productivity gains.
in addition, questions have been raised about the extent to whether possible to deploy the technology the coalition is focused on in australia and whether it will perform as the coalition has claimed. there are also questions as to whether telstra, which owns the copper network which would need to be used as part of the rollout, will consent to modify its existing $11 billion arrangement with the labor federal government and co, along the lines the coalition plans.
a petition placed on popular website on the issue following the election, demanding the coalition reconsider the technology and focus on the superior option, has already garnered in excess of signatures.
in addition, an online poll taken by the australian broadcasting corporation last week showed australians overwhelmingly believe focusing on the national broadband network should be prime tony highest priority in his first 100 days in office, eclipsing issues such as education, the carbon tax, border protection and the environment.
however, communications minister malcolm turnbull formally sworn in to the role this morning has rejected the online sentiment, saying that it would not be “democracy” for the coalition to walk away from its fibre to the policy.
in the wake of comments on the issue last week, a number of online critics of the policy have put together and are promoting a comprehensive, analysis of actual senate voting patterns. it is believed that senate votes give a better overall picture of which political parties australians support, given the fact that very few parties run candidates in seats for the lower house.
despite the low primary vote of primary supporter labor, the analysis shows that parties supporting a-based received about percent of the total vote. the list of parties supporting a-based includes labor, the greens, the nick xenophon group, the australian sex party, family first, the democratic labor party, the party, the rise up australia party, the pirate party, the democrats, the socialist alliance and others.
in comparison, those parties which supported a-based, including the liberal and national parties (including the variant in queensland and the country liberals, received only percent of the total vote.
the analysis also lists a number of parties, such as the no carbon tax climate skeptics, which said the issue was not the responsibility (4.5 percent), those that supported policy but questioned its projected benefits, including the palmer united party and australian party (6.2 percent) and parties which had no known policies or statements on the (5.9 percent).
“yes, the coalition won the election. won it too, with an even larger margin,” the original author of the analysis, ‘quink’, wrote. “the petition never asked anyone to ignore the election result. instead, we think you should honour it. democracy? i think so.”
a user named ‘geronimouse’, who created a more sophisticated graphic based on analysis, wrote that if the election had been based purely on internet policies, “the would have lost in a landslide”. they added: “do not let the force us to pay for inferior technology that will be ultimately more expensive.”
the news comes several days after turnbull savagely attacked a university of queensland lecturer for a seemingly innocuous article rising online dissent towards the policy, inaccurately the article as “false” and “misleading”, and claiming that it was “a disgrace”.
turnbull said the election did not close down debate on the, and that australians were “perfectly entitled” to urge him to abandon the policy and take up. but they should not take when we point out that we did take a very detailed policy to the election, that we won the election and that were we to abandon it a week after that election australians would thing we had taken leave both of our senses and our integrity,” the member for wentworth wrote.
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what legitimacy does analysis have? really quite impossible to know. australians typically vote for one party based on a single issue, even one as powerful as the. statistically, say that experienced pollsters such as the antony green would pour cold water all over this one. we just simply posit that the was as big an issue in the election as many people seem to think it was, merely because of these senate voting figures. and sure turnbull would come back with this kind of line, should he be asked about the issue.
(i would have asked him about it today, but i believe his office is a tad busy getting established in old digs ;) i get much of a reply yesterday when i asked about fibre to the building rollout. plus, turnbull was only sworn in this morning.)
however, neither can we discount this analysis entirely. if you look at the parties which garnered most of the senate primary vote, what see is that they are often very progressive parties. certainly the greens, nick xenophon,, the pirate party, the democrats, bullet train for australia, drug law reform and the future party all fall within this description, and sure labor and the socialist alliance would like to believe they were progressive.
what this indicates is that there is a very large portion of australians who voted for progressive parties in the election; parties which are likely to have policies like the. even the palmer united party, usually seen as conservative, is broadly in favour of, although it broadly questions its benefits.
then too, we just have to rely on the election data in the’s popularity. the federal election is only a poll, after all, if a very sophisticated and binding one. a series of other polls have consistently shown that a proportion of the population as high as 75 percent supports original-based policy. to the extent that you believe the was an election issue, this analysis really anything out of line for long-term polling. the truth is that all the evidence has consistently shown that the australian population overwhelmingly supports version of the and has rejected the.
turnbull may insinuate that the coalition has a mandate to deploy and reform co along its planned lines. but the truth is that the evidence shows that he does not. all the evidence shows that the coalition won power several weeks ago despite its policy, not because of it. the veracity of the online dissent which has arisen towards the policy in the wake of the election is just further indication of that rather obvious fact.
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nuz ən æˈnælɪsɪs əv ˈsɛnɪt ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˈpætərnz pʊt təˈgɛðər baɪ səˈpɔrtərz əv ˈpɑləsi həz ʃoʊn ˈpɑrtiz səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə ˈfaɪbər tɪ ðə ˈprɛməsəz ˈmɑdəl rɪˈsivd mɔr səˈpɔrt ɪn ðə ˈfɛdərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən ðən ðə ɔlˈtərnətɪv, ˈkɔlɪŋ ˈɪntu kˈwɛʃən ˈmælkəm kleɪm tɪ hæv ə ˈmænˌdeɪt tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈroʊˌlaʊt tɪ ˈfaɪbər tɪ ðə noʊd. sɪns ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən wən paʊər ˈsɛvərəl wiks əˈgoʊ, ə ˈvɪgərəs ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈmuvmənt ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə nu ˈæbət ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən tɪ əˈbændən ɪts oʊn ˈnæʃənəl ˈbrɔdˌbænd ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈpɑləsi ənd səˈpɔrt ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈvɪʒən həz bɪn ˈgeɪnɪŋ fɔrs. səˈpɔrtərz əv ˈvɪʒən ˈɑrgju ðət ɪt wɪl sərv ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈɪntərɪsts məʧ ˈbɛtər, ɛz ɪt ˈfiʧərz ən, dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ə mɔr rɪˈlaɪəbəl ˈnɛtˌwərk ənd ˈfæstər spidz. ðə ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈpɑləsi wɪl si pɑrt əv ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈkɑpər ˈnɛtˌwərk meɪnˈteɪnd, ɪn wət ɪz tərmd ə tɪ ðə node’*’ dɪˈplɔɪmənt. ðə ˈmɑdəl həz bɪn ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli ənd səkˈsɛsfəli dɪˈplɔɪd ɪn ˈkəntriz səʧ ɛz ðə uk*, bət ɔˈstreɪljən prəˈpoʊnənts əv ˈpɑləsi hæv ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ðə fækt ðət ɪt ˈɔfərz ˈlɪmɪtɪd spid busts ˈoʊvər ˈkərəntli əˈveɪləbəl ˈbrɔdˌbænd ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə (əp tɪ ɛz ə ˈlɪmət), kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ, wɪʧ wɪl ˈɔfər ɛnˈhænst ˈlɛvəlz əv riˌlaɪəˈbɪləti ənd spidz əp tɪ 1gbps*, ˈkəpəld wɪθ sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ɛnˈhænst ˈəˌploʊd spidz. ˌtɛləkəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈɪndəstri ˈɛkspərts hæv kənˈsɪstəntli ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðeɪ bɪˈliv ˈpɑləsi tɪ bi ˈhaɪli ˈtɛknɪkəli suˈpɪriər tɪ ðə mɔr ˈmɑdəst ˈvɪʒən, ənd ˈhævɪŋ ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ɔˈstreɪljə suˈpɪriər ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈaʊtˌkəmz ɪn tərmz əv ˈsərvɪs dɪˈlɪvəri ənd ˈbustɪŋ ɪˈkɑnəmi θru ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti geɪnz. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, kˈwɛsʧənz hæv bɪn reɪzd əˈbaʊt ðə ɪkˈstɛnt tɪ ˈwɛðər ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ dɪˈplɔɪ ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ɪz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə ənd ˈwɛðər ɪt wɪl pərˈfɔrm ɛz ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən həz kleɪmd. ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ kˈwɛsʧənz ɛz tɪ ˈwɛðər ˈtɛlstrə, wɪʧ oʊnz ðə ˈkɑpər ˈnɛtˌwərk wɪʧ wʊd nid tɪ bi juzd ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈroʊˌlaʊt, wɪl kənˈsɛnt tɪ ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ ɪts ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ 11 ˈbɪljən ərˈeɪnʤmənt wɪθ ðə ˈleɪbər ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ənd koʊ, əˈlɔŋ ðə laɪnz ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən plænz. ə pəˈtɪʃən pleɪst ɔn ˈpɑpjələr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən, dɪˈmændɪŋ ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ˌrikənˈsɪdər ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə suˈpɪriər ˈɔpʃən, həz ɔˈrɛdi ˈgɑrnərd ɪn ˈɛkˌsɛs əv ˈsɪgnəʧərz. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn poʊl ˈteɪkən baɪ ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən læst wik ʃoʊd ɔˈstreɪljənz ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli bɪˈliv ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈbrɔdˌbænd ˈnɛtˌwərk ʃʊd bi praɪm ˈtoʊni haɪəst praɪˈɔrəti ɪn hɪz fərst 100 deɪz ɪn ˈɔfəs, ɪˈklɪpsɪŋ ˈɪʃuz səʧ ɛz ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ðə ˈkɑrbən tæks, ˈbɔrdər prəˈtɛkʃən ənd ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈmɪnɪstər ˈmælkəm ˈtərnˌbʊl ˈfɔrməli swɔrn ɪn tɪ ðə roʊl ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ həz rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈsɛnəmənt, seɪɪŋ ðət ɪt wʊd nɑt bi ““democracy”*” fər ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən tɪ wɔk əˈweɪ frəm ɪts ˈfaɪbər tɪ ðə ˈpɑləsi. ɪn ðə weɪk əv ˈkɑmɛnts ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu læst wik, ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈkrɪtɪks əv ðə ˈpɑləsi hæv pʊt təˈgɛðər ənd ər prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv, æˈnælɪsɪs əv ˈækʧəwəl ˈsɛnɪt ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˈpætərnz. ɪt ɪz bɪˈlivd ðət ˈsɛnɪt voʊts gɪv ə ˈbɛtər ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈpɪkʧər əv wɪʧ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrtiz ɔˈstreɪljənz səˈpɔrt, ˈgɪvɪn ðə fækt ðət ˈvɛri fju ˈpɑrtiz rən ˈkænədɪts ɪn sits fər ðə loʊər haʊs. dɪˈspaɪt ðə loʊ ˈpraɪˌmɛri voʊt əv ˈpraɪˌmɛri səˈpɔrtər ˈleɪbər, ðə æˈnælɪsɪs ʃoʊz ðət ˈpɑrtiz səˈpɔrtɪŋ ə rɪˈsivd əˈbaʊt pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl voʊt. ðə lɪst əv ˈpɑrtiz səˈpɔrtɪŋ ə ˌɪnˈkludz ˈleɪbər, ðə grinz, ðə nɪk ˈzɛnəfən grup, ðə ɔˈstreɪljən sɛks ˈpɑrti, ˈfæməli fərst, ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈleɪbər ˈpɑrti, ðə ˈpɑrti, ðə raɪz əp ɔˈstreɪljə ˈpɑrti, ðə ˈpaɪrət ˈpɑrti, ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts, ðə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst əˈlaɪəns ənd ˈəðərz. ɪn kəmˈpɛrəsən, ðoʊz ˈpɑrtiz wɪʧ səˈpɔrtɪd ə, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ənd ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑrtiz (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈvɛriənt ɪn kˈwinzˌlænd ənd ðə ˈkəntri ˈlɪˌbərəlz, rɪˈsivd ˈoʊnli pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl voʊt. ðə æˈnælɪsɪs ˈɔlsoʊ lɪsts ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpɑrtiz, səʧ ɛz ðə noʊ ˈkɑrbən tæks ˈklaɪmɪt ˈskɛptɪks, wɪʧ sɛd ðə ˈɪʃu wɑz nɑt ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti pərˈsɛnt), ðoʊz ðət səˈpɔrtɪd ˈpɑləsi bət kˈwɛsʧənd ɪts prɑˈʤɛktəd ˈbɛnəfɪts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈpɑmər juˈnaɪtɪd ˈpɑrti ənd ɔˈstreɪljən ˈpɑrti pərˈsɛnt) ənd ˈpɑrtiz wɪʧ hæd noʊ noʊn ˈpɑləsiz ər ˈsteɪtmənts ɔn ðə pərˈsɛnt). ““yes*, ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən wən ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən. wən ɪt tu, wɪθ ən ˈivɪn ˈlɑrʤər margin,”*,” ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈɔθər əv ðə æˈnælɪsɪs, ‘‘quink’*’, roʊt. pəˈtɪʃən ˈnɛvər æst ˈɛniˌwən tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən rɪˈzəlt. ˌɪnˈstɛd, wi θɪŋk ju ʃʊd ˈɑnər ɪt. dɪˈmɑkrəsi? aɪ θɪŋk so.”*.” ə ˈjuzər neɪmd ‘‘geronimouse’*’, hu kriˈeɪtɪd ə mɔr səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ˈgræfɪk beɪst ɔn æˈnælɪsɪs, roʊt ðət ɪf ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən hæd bɪn beɪst ˈpjʊrli ɔn ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈpɑləsiz, wʊd hæv lɔst ɪn ə landslide”*”. ðeɪ ˈædɪd: nɑt lɛt ðə fɔrs ˈjuˈɛs tɪ peɪ fər ˌɪnˈfɪriər tɛkˈnɑləʤi ðət wɪl bi ˈəltəmətli mɔr expensive.”*.” ðə nuz kəmz ˈsɛvərəl deɪz ˈæftər ˈtərnˌbʊl ˈsævɪʤli əˈtækt ə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv kˈwinzˌlænd ˈlɛkʧərər fər ə ˈsimɪŋli ˌɪˈnɑkjuəs ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈɔnˌlaɪn dɪˈsɛnt təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈpɑləsi, ˌɪˈnækjərətli ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl ɛz ““false”*” ənd ““misleading”*”, ənd ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ɪt wɑz disgrace”*”. ˈtərnˌbʊl sɛd ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən dɪd nɑt kloʊz daʊn dəˈbeɪt ɔn ðə, ənd ðət ɔˈstreɪljənz wər entitled”*” tɪ ərʤ ɪm tɪ əˈbændən ðə ˈpɑləsi ənd teɪk əp. bət ðeɪ ʃʊd nɑt teɪk wɪn wi pɔɪnt aʊt ðət wi dɪd teɪk ə ˈvɛri dɪˈteɪld ˈpɑləsi tɪ ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən, ðət wi wən ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ənd ðət wər wi tɪ əˈbændən ɪt ə wik ˈæftər ðət ɪˈlɛkʃən ɔˈstreɪljənz wʊd θɪŋ wi hæd ˈteɪkən liv boʊθ əv ɑr ˈsɛnsɪz ənd ɑr integrity,”*,” ðə ˈmɛmbər fər ˈwɛntˈwərθ roʊt. wət lɪˈʤɪtəməsi dɪz æˈnælɪsɪs hæv? ˈrɪli kwaɪt ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ noʊ. ɔˈstreɪljənz ˈtɪpɪkəli voʊt fər wən ˈpɑrti beɪst ɔn ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈɪʃu, ˈivɪn wən ɛz ˈpaʊərfəl ɛz ðə. stəˈtɪstɪkəli, seɪ ðət ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈpoʊlstərz səʧ ɛz ðə ˈæntəni grin wʊd pɔr koʊld ˈwɔtər ɔl ˈoʊvər ðɪs wən. wi ʤɪst ˈsɪmpli ˈpɑzət ðət ðə wɑz ɛz bɪg ən ˈɪʃu ɪn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ɛz ˈmɛni ˈpipəl sim tɪ θɪŋk ɪt wɑz, ˈmɪrli bɪˈkəz əv ðiz ˈsɛnɪt ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˈfɪgjərz. ənd ʃʊr ˈtərnˌbʊl wʊd kəm bæk wɪθ ðɪs kaɪnd əv laɪn, ʃʊd hi bi æst əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪʃu. (aɪ wʊd hæv æst ɪm əˈbaʊt ɪt təˈdeɪ, bət aɪ bɪˈliv hɪz ˈɔfəs ɪz ə tæd ˈbɪzi ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn oʊld dɪgz aɪ gɪt məʧ əv ə rɪˈplaɪ ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ wɪn aɪ æst əˈbaʊt ˈfaɪbər tɪ ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈroʊˌlaʊt. pləs, ˈtərnˌbʊl wɑz ˈoʊnli swɔrn ɪn ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ.) ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈniðər kən wi ˈdɪskaʊnt ðɪs æˈnælɪsɪs ɪnˈtaɪərli. ɪf ju lʊk æt ðə ˈpɑrtiz wɪʧ ˈgɑrnərd moʊst əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˈpraɪˌmɛri voʊt, wət si ɪz ðət ðeɪ ər ˈɔfən ˈvɛri prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈpɑrtiz. ˈsərtənli ðə grinz, nɪk ˈzɛnəfən,, ðə ˈpaɪrət ˈpɑrti, ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts, ˈbʊlət treɪn fər ɔˈstreɪljə, drəg lɔ rɪˈfɔrm ənd ðə fˈjuʧər ˈpɑrti ɔl fɔl wɪˈθɪn ðɪs dɪˈskrɪpʃən, ənd ʃʊr ˈleɪbər ənd ðə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst əˈlaɪəns wʊd laɪk tɪ bɪˈliv ðeɪ wər prəˈgrɛsɪv. wət ðɪs ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ɪz ðət ðɛr ɪz ə ˈvɛri lɑrʤ ˈpɔrʃən əv ɔˈstreɪljənz hu ˈvoʊtɪd fər prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈpɑrtiz ɪn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən; ˈpɑrtiz wɪʧ ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ hæv ˈpɑləsiz laɪk ðə. ˈivɪn ðə ˈpɑmər juˈnaɪtɪd ˈpɑrti, ˈjuʒəwəli sin ɛz kənˈsərvətɪv, ɪz ˈbrɔdli ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt ˈbrɔdli kˈwɛsʧənz ɪts ˈbɛnəfɪts. ðɛn tu, wi ʤɪst hæv tɪ rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈdætə ɪn ðə ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti. ðə ˈfɛdərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪz ˈoʊnli ə poʊl, ˈæftər ɔl, ɪf ə ˈvɛri səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ənd ˈbaɪndɪŋ wən. ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈəðər poʊlz hæv kənˈsɪstəntli ʃoʊn ðət ə prəˈpɔrʃən əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɛz haɪ ɛz 75 pərˈsɛnt səˈpɔrts ərˈɪʤənəl ˈpɑləsi. tɪ ðə ɪkˈstɛnt ðət ju bɪˈliv ðə wɑz ən ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈɪʃu, ðɪs æˈnælɪsɪs ˈrɪli ˈɛniˌθɪŋ aʊt əv laɪn fər ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈpoʊlɪŋ. ðə truθ ɪz ðət ɔl ðə ˈɛvədəns həz kənˈsɪstəntli ʃoʊn ðət ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli səˈpɔrts ˈvərʒən əv ðə ənd həz rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðə. ˈtərnˌbʊl meɪ ˌɪnˈsɪnjueɪt ðət ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən həz ə ˈmænˌdeɪt tɪ dɪˈplɔɪ ənd rɪˈfɔrm koʊ əˈlɔŋ ɪts plænd laɪnz. bət ðə truθ ɪz ðət ðə ˈɛvədəns ʃoʊz ðət hi dɪz nɑt. ɔl ðə ˈɛvədəns ʃoʊz ðət ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən wən paʊər ˈsɛvərəl wiks əˈgoʊ dɪˈspaɪt ɪts ˈpɑləsi, nɑt bɪˈkəz əv ɪt. ðə vərˈæsɪti əv ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn dɪˈsɛnt wɪʧ həz ərˈɪzən təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈpɑləsi ɪn ðə weɪk əv ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪz ʤɪst ˈfərðər ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən əv ðət ˈrəðər ˈɑbviəs fækt. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkrɛdɪt:
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austin (kxan) -- a man accused of robbery apparently got a case of the munchies and demanded a taco truck operator make him food -- threatening him with brass knuckles -- before then going on a beer run, according to austin police.
an austin police department officer responded to 9400 north interstate 35 on may 17. according to a police affidavit, the taco truck operator was changing the propane tank on his truck when he noticed medina, 27, trying to get money out of people in the parking lot. medina then allegedly walked over to him with green brass knuckles on his left hand and balled his hands into fists and demanded money.
the worker was able to get away, retreating to his taco truck for safety. he told police medina then placed an order for tacos and, when the worker refused to make him any, left the area. the worker told police all cash from the tip jar was gone after medina left the area to a nearby chevron, which he allegedly left with a case of beer.
shortly after, the responding officer was called to another robbery two blocks away where the suspect was also said to have used green brass knuckles. three people, including medina, were detained and questioned, and police say he admitted to being at the taco truck earlier in the day.
surveillance video from a shell gas station near the taco truck showed medina near the worker and walking from the taco truck with something in his hand -- something police say they believe was cash from the tip jar. additionally, police say surveillance video from a chevron confirmed medina had, indeed, "committed a beer run."
medina is charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon and is being held on a combined bond of $43,000 for both robberies.
a booking photo of medina has been requested from apd.
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ˈkɑpiˌraɪt baɪ ɔl raɪts rɪˈzərvd ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt baɪ ɔl raɪts rɪˈzərvd ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈɔstən (kxan*) ə mæn əˈkjuzd əv ˈrɑbəri əˈpɛrəntli gɑt ə keɪs əv ðə ˈmənˌʧiz ənd dɪˈmændɪd ə ˈtɑkoʊ trək ˈɑpərˌeɪtər meɪk ɪm fud θˈrɛtənɪŋ ɪm wɪθ bræs ˈnəkəlz ˌbiˈfɔr ðɛn goʊɪŋ ɔn ə bɪr rən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈɔstən pəˈlis. ən ˈɔstən pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈɔfɪsər rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ 9400 nɔrθ ˌɪntərˈsteɪt 35 ɔn meɪ 17 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə pəˈlis ˌæfəˈdeɪvət, ðə ˈtɑkoʊ trək ˈɑpərˌeɪtər wɑz ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə ˈproʊˌpeɪn tæŋk ɔn hɪz trək wɪn hi ˈnoʊtɪst məˈdinə, 27 traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈməni aʊt əv ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɔt. məˈdinə ðɛn əˈlɛʤədli wɔkt ˈoʊvər tɪ ɪm wɪθ grin bræs ˈnəkəlz ɔn hɪz lɛft hænd ənd bɔld hɪz hænz ˈɪntu fɪsts ənd dɪˈmændɪd ˈməni. ðə ˈwərkər wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt əˈweɪ, riˈtritɪŋ tɪ hɪz ˈtɑkoʊ trək fər ˈseɪfti. hi toʊld pəˈlis məˈdinə ðɛn pleɪst ən ˈɔrdər fər ˈtɑkoʊz ənd, wɪn ðə ˈwərkər rɪfˈjuzd tɪ meɪk ɪm ˈɛni, lɛft ðə ˈɛriə. ðə ˈwərkər toʊld pəˈlis ɔl kæʃ frəm ðə tɪp ʤɑr wɑz gɔn ˈæftər məˈdinə lɛft ðə ˈɛriə tɪ ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈʃɛvrən, wɪʧ hi əˈlɛʤədli lɛft wɪθ ə keɪs əv bɪr. ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər, ðə rɪˈspɑndɪŋ ˈɔfɪsər wɑz kɔld tɪ əˈnəðər ˈrɑbəri tu blɑks əˈweɪ wɛr ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd tɪ hæv juzd grin bræs ˈnəkəlz. θri ˈpipəl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ məˈdinə, wər dɪˈteɪnd ənd kˈwɛsʧənd, ənd pəˈlis seɪ hi ədˈmɪtəd tɪ biɪŋ æt ðə ˈtɑkoʊ trək ˈərliər ɪn ðə deɪ. sərˈveɪləns ˈvɪdioʊ frəm ə ʃɛl gæs ˈsteɪʃən nɪr ðə ˈtɑkoʊ trək ʃoʊd məˈdinə nɪr ðə ˈwərkər ənd ˈwɔkɪŋ frəm ðə ˈtɑkoʊ trək wɪθ ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪn hɪz hænd ˈsəmθɪŋ pəˈlis seɪ ðeɪ bɪˈliv wɑz kæʃ frəm ðə tɪp ʤɑr. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, pəˈlis seɪ sərˈveɪləns ˈvɪdioʊ frəm ə ˈʃɛvrən kənˈfərmd məˈdinə hæd, ˌɪnˈdid, "kəˈmɪtɪd ə bɪr rən." məˈdinə ɪz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈægrəˌveɪtɪd ˈrɑbəri wɪθ ə ˈdɛdli ˈwɛpən ənd ɪz biɪŋ hɛld ɔn ə kəmˈbaɪnd bɑnd əv fər boʊθ ˈrɑbəriz. ə ˈbʊkɪŋ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv məˈdinə həz bɪn rɪkˈwɛstɪd frəm apd*.
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the night shift usually first choice, but in some professions and in this economy it be avoided. about 26% percent of the american workforce, including workers and sanitation staff, clocks in after dark, and the schedule may be taking a toll on their health.
past research has shown that working when supposed to be in bed disrupts your circadian rhythm, raising the risk of heart disease, obesity, ulcers and even depression. now, reporting in the journal medicine, scientists also find that rotating work can increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. the backward schedule can mess with the ability to use insulin properly to break down sugars in the blood, according to dr. frank hu, a professor of nutrition and epidemiology at harvard school of public health.
in a study involving nearly middle-aged women enrolled in two nurses’ health studies, women who worked rotating night shifts for 1 to 2 years increased their risk of developing diabetes by 5% over a follow-up period, compared with women who get assigned these shifts. women who kept up night work for 10 to 19 years increased their risk by 40%. working on and off at night for more than 20 years boosted the risk of diabetes by 60%.
certainly, body weight is part of the problem, since excess weight is a risk factor for diabetes. people who work at night may snack more when they should be sleeping and our bodies are trained to slow down as the sun sets. so the calories we take in during the evening and night hours are less likely to get burned off efficiently, and more likely to be stored as fat.
it’s not just night work that causes a problem. simply not sleeping when supposed to, or not getting enough sleep, can also wreak havoc with your metabolism, by pushing up levels of the hormone and suppressing the hormone leptin. our circadian clocks also regulate body weight indirectly, by controlling body temperature and blood glucose levels. “the bottom line is there are probably multiple mechanisms through which disrupted sleep patterns or long term rotating night shift work can influence the risk of type 2 diabetes,” says hu.
the study focused on people who rotated night shift work, so they working nights routinely, but perhaps once every few days or weeks. hu says not clear whether those who regularly work at night (and therefore sleep during the day) can adjust their body clocks to avoid this increased risk of diabetes.
what intrigued hu and his team the most was the cumulative effect that night work had on diabetes risk. the longer people worked irregular hours at night, the higher their risk of developing the disease. “it’s something people should keep in mind,” he says. “if they minimize or reduce the time they work on night shifts, they may be able to attenuate their risk.”
that’s an important lesson for those who have to work at night. they might not be able to avoid the late hours, but they should remember that sticking with a night shift schedule for too long can be harmful for their health. and because these individuals may be at higher risk of developing diabetes, they should pay more attention to things that can lower their risk, such as watching their diet, exercising and getting screened for the disease more regularly.
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ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ðə naɪt ʃɪft ˈjuʒəwəli fərst ʧɔɪs, bət ɪn səm prəˈfɛʃənz ənd ɪn ðɪs ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪt bi əˈvɔɪdɪd. əˈbaʊt 26 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈwərkˌfɔrs, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈwərkərz ənd ˌsænɪˈteɪʃən stæf, klɑks ɪn ˈæftər dɑrk, ənd ðə ˈskɛʤʊl meɪ bi ˈteɪkɪŋ ə toʊl ɔn ðɛr hɛlθ. pæst ˈrisərʧ həz ʃoʊn ðət ˈwərkɪŋ wɪn səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ɪn bɛd dɪsˈrəpts jʊr sərˈkeɪdiən ˈrɪðəm, ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə rɪsk əv hɑrt dɪˈziz, əˈbisəti, ˈəlsərz ənd ˈivɪn dɪˈprɛʃən. naʊ, rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈʤərnəl ˈmɛdəsən, ˈsaɪəntɪsts ˈɔlsoʊ faɪnd ðət ˈroʊˌteɪtɪŋ wərk kən ˌɪnˈkris ðə rɪsk əv dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ taɪp 2 ˌdaɪəˈbitiz. ðə ˈbækwərd ˈskɛʤʊl kən mɛs wɪθ ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ juz ˈɪnsələn ˈprɑpərli tɪ breɪk daʊn ˈʃʊgərz ɪn ðə bləd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdɑktər. fræŋk hu, ə prəˈfɛsər əv nuˈtrɪʃən ənd ˌɛpəˌdɛmiˈɑləʤi æt ˈhɑrvərd skul əv ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ. ɪn ə ˈstədi ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈnɪrli ˈmɪdəˌleɪgd ˈwɪmən ɛnˈroʊld ɪn tu nurses’*’ hɛlθ ˈstədiz, ˈwɪmən hu wərkt ˈroʊˌteɪtɪŋ naɪt ʃɪfts fər 1 tɪ 2 jɪrz ˌɪnˈkrist ðɛr rɪsk əv dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˌdaɪəˈbitiz baɪ 5 ˈoʊvər ə ˈfɑloʊˌəp ˈpɪriəd, kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ˈwɪmən hu gɪt əˈsaɪnd ðiz ʃɪfts. ˈwɪmən hu kɛpt əp naɪt wərk fər 10 tɪ 19 jɪrz ˌɪnˈkrist ðɛr rɪsk baɪ 40 ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ənd ɔf æt naɪt fər mɔr ðən 20 jɪrz ˈbustɪd ðə rɪsk əv ˌdaɪəˈbitiz baɪ 60 ˈsərtənli, ˈbɑdi weɪt ɪz pɑrt əv ðə ˈprɑbləm, sɪns ˈɛkˌsɛs weɪt ɪz ə rɪsk ˈfæktər fər ˌdaɪəˈbitiz. ˈpipəl hu wərk æt naɪt meɪ snæk mɔr wɪn ðeɪ ʃʊd bi sˈlipɪŋ ənd ɑr ˈbɑdiz ər treɪnd tɪ sloʊ daʊn ɛz ðə sən sɛts. soʊ ðə ˈkælɔˌriz wi teɪk ɪn ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈivnɪŋ ənd naɪt aʊərz ər lɛs ˈlaɪkli tɪ gɪt bərnd ɔf ɪˈfɪʃəntli, ənd mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi stɔrd ɛz fæt. nɑt ʤɪst naɪt wərk ðət ˈkɔzɪz ə ˈprɑbləm. ˈsɪmpli nɑt sˈlipɪŋ wɪn səˈpoʊzd tɪ, ər nɑt ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪˈnəf slip, kən ˈɔlsoʊ rik ˈhævək wɪθ jʊr məˈtæbəˌlɪzəm, baɪ ˈpʊʃɪŋ əp ˈlɛvəlz əv ðə ˈhɔrˌmoʊn ənd səˈprɛsɪŋ ðə ˈhɔrˌmoʊn ˈlɛptɪn. ɑr sərˈkeɪdiən klɑks ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt ˈbɑdi weɪt ˌɪndərˈɛkˌtli, baɪ kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ˈbɑdi ˈtɛmpərəʧər ənd bləd ˈgluˌkoʊs ˈlɛvəlz. ˈbɑtəm laɪn ɪz ðɛr ər ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈməltəpəl ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəmz θru wɪʧ dɪsˈrəptɪd slip ˈpætərnz ər lɔŋ tərm ˈroʊˌteɪtɪŋ naɪt ʃɪft wərk kən ˈɪnfluəns ðə rɪsk əv taɪp 2 diabetes,”*,” sɪz hu. ðə ˈstədi ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈpipəl hu ˈroʊˌteɪtɪd naɪt ʃɪft wərk, soʊ ðeɪ ˈwərkɪŋ naɪts ruˈtinli, bət pərˈhæps wəns ˈɛvəri fju deɪz ər wiks. hu sɪz nɑt klɪr ˈwɛðər ðoʊz hu ˈrɛgjələrli wərk æt naɪt (ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr slip ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə deɪ) kən əˈʤəst ðɛr ˈbɑdi klɑks tɪ əˈvɔɪd ðɪs ˌɪnˈkrist rɪsk əv ˌdaɪəˈbitiz. wət ˌɪnˈtrigd hu ənd hɪz tim ðə moʊst wɑz ðə ˈkjumjələtɪv ˈifɛkt ðət naɪt wərk hæd ɔn ˌdaɪəˈbitiz rɪsk. ðə ˈlɔŋgər ˈpipəl wərkt ˌɪˈrɛgjələr aʊərz æt naɪt, ðə haɪər ðɛr rɪsk əv dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ðə dɪˈziz. ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈpipəl ʃʊd kip ɪn mind,”*,” hi sɪz. ðeɪ ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz ər rɪˈdus ðə taɪm ðeɪ wərk ɔn naɪt ʃɪfts, ðeɪ meɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈtɛnjuˌeɪt ðɛr risk.”*.” ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈlɛsən fər ðoʊz hu hæv tɪ wərk æt naɪt. ðeɪ maɪt nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈvɔɪd ðə leɪt aʊərz, bət ðeɪ ʃʊd rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ˈstɪkɪŋ wɪθ ə naɪt ʃɪft ˈskɛʤʊl fər tu lɔŋ kən bi ˈhɑrmfəl fər ðɛr hɛlθ. ənd bɪˈkəz ðiz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz meɪ bi æt haɪər rɪsk əv dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˌdaɪəˈbitiz, ðeɪ ʃʊd peɪ mɔr əˈtɛnʃən tɪ θɪŋz ðət kən loʊər ðɛr rɪsk, səʧ ɛz ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðɛr daɪət, ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪŋ ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ skrind fər ðə dɪˈziz mɔr ˈrɛgjələrli. ˈælɪs pɑrk ɪz ə ˈraɪtər æt taɪm. faɪnd hər ɔn tˈwɪtər æt @aliceparkny*. ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈtɪnju ðə dɪˈskəʃən ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ ənd ɔn tˈwɪtər æt @taɪm.
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the us is strong enough to financially discriminate against european companies, but it lacks the capacity to bring peace to syria, french president francois said.
“the us has enough power to get money, but not enough to establish peace (in syria),” told magazine on wednesday.
in his interview, the french leader slammed washington for imposing multibillion dollar fines on major european companies, while, at the same time, shielding american firms.
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as for the situation in syria, said that he expect any decisive actions from the us until the end of the year because us president barack obama, who promised not to engage us in new conflicts abroad, will soon be leaving office.
the french leader promised that france will “not abandon” after russia vetoed its un security council resolution proposing a ‘no fly zone’ over the strategic city, which remains split between government forces and the militants.
“the first condition is that the bombing stops,” he said, adding that paris will keep pressing for the ceasefire to be reached “in the coming days” to allow humanitarian aid deliveries to and the beginning of talks between the interested parties.
hollande also expressed regret that proposal to destroy syrian chemical weapons averted airstrikes against the government of president bashar assad three years ago.
“august 2013 will remain a key date in the history of this conflict. france was ready to hit the syrian regime, which had crossed a red line,” he said.
but “another route” that was taken by the international community which laid the foundation for the current state of things in the country,” the french leader said.
read more: 'moscow is being obstructive': french pm valls doubles down on russia policy after criticism
assad sensed the weakness of the west and asked for military assistance from moscow, while islamic state (is, formerly isis/isil) reduced the numbers of moderate opposition, he explained.
“aleppo today is a challenge for the international community. either honor or shame,” he concluded.
lavrov: russia, us not on brink of war (@rt_com) october 12, 2016
on wednesday, russian foreign minister sergey said that he believes a peaceful resolution to the situation in is still possible. speaking to cnn's christiane amanpour he said that russia still “strongly supports the initiative by [un special representative for syria] de mistura, who proposed that al fighters should be [allowed] to leave eastern with the weapons ‘in dignity’” along with the moderate rebels that want to “stay with them.” rebels who want to stay in, meanwhile, should join in with the cessation of hostilities, he said.
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ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɪz strɔŋ ɪˈnəf tɪ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəli dɪˈskrɪməˌneɪt əˈgɛnst ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkəmpəˌniz, bət ɪt læks ðə kəˈpæsɪti tɪ brɪŋ pis tɪ ˈsɪriə, frɛnʧ ˈprɛzɪdənt frɑnsˈwɑ sɛd. ˈjuˈɛs həz ɪˈnəf paʊər tɪ gɪt ˈməni, bət nɑt ɪˈnəf tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ pis (ɪn syria),”*),” toʊld ˈmægəˌzin ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ɪn hɪz ˈɪntərvˌju, ðə frɛnʧ ˈlidər slæmd ˈwɔʃɪŋtən fər ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ ˌməlˌtiˈbɪljən ˈdɔlər faɪnz ɔn ˈmeɪʤər ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkəmpəˌniz, waɪl, æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ˈʃildɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkən fərmz. rɛd mɔr ɛz fər ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈsɪriə, sɛd ðət hi ɪkˈspɛkt ˈɛni dɪˈsaɪsɪv ˈækʃənz frəm ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənˈtɪl ðə ɛnd əv ðə jɪr bɪˈkəz ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə, hu ˈprɑməst nɑt tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ˈjuˈɛs ɪn nu ˈkɑnflɪkts əˈbrɔd, wɪl sun bi ˈlivɪŋ ˈɔfəs. ðə frɛnʧ ˈlidər ˈprɑməst ðət fræns wɪl əˈbændən aleppo”*” ˈæftər ˈrəʃə ˈviˌtoʊd ɪts ˈjuˈɛn sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl ˌrɛzəˈluʃən prəˈpoʊzɪŋ ə flaɪ zone’*’ ˈoʊvər ðə strəˈtiʤɪk ˈsɪti, wɪʧ rɪˈmeɪnz splɪt bɪtˈwin ˈgəvərnmənt ˈfɔrsɪz ənd ðə ˈmɪlətənts. fərst kənˈdɪʃən ɪz ðət ðə ˈbɑmɪŋ stops,”*,” hi sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət ˈpɛrɪs wɪl kip ˈprɛsɪŋ fər ðə ˈsisˈfaɪər tɪ bi riʧt ðə ˈkəmɪŋ days”*” tɪ əˈlaʊ ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən eɪd dɪˈlɪvəriz tɪ ənd ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv tɔks bɪtˈwin ðə ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ˈpɑrtiz. ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈsprɛst rɪˈgrɛt ðət prəˈpoʊzəl tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ ˈsɪriən ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpənz əˈvərtəd ˈɛrˌstraɪks əˈgɛnst ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əv ˈprɛzɪdənt bəˈʃɑr əˈsɑd θri jɪrz əˈgoʊ. 2013 wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ə ki deɪt ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðɪs ˈkɑnflɪkt. fræns wɑz ˈrɛdi tɪ hɪt ðə ˈsɪriən rəˈʒim, wɪʧ hæd krɔst ə rɛd line,”*,” hi sɛd. bət route”*” ðət wɑz ˈteɪkən baɪ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kəmˈjunɪti wɪʧ leɪd ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən fər ðə ˈkɑrənt steɪt əv θɪŋz ɪn ðə country,”*,” ðə frɛnʧ ˈlidər sɛd. rɛd mɔr: 'ˈmɔˌskaʊ ɪz biɪŋ əbˈstrəktɪv': frɛnʧ piɛm vɔlz ˈdəbəlz daʊn ɔn ˈrəʃə ˈpɑləsi ˈæftər ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əˈsɑd sɛnst ðə ˈwiknəs əv ðə wɛst ənd æst fər ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri əˈsɪstəns frəm ˈmɔˌskaʊ, waɪl ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt (ɪz, ˈfɔrmərli isis/isil*) rɪˈdust ðə ˈnəmbərz əv ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən, hi ɪkˈspleɪnd. təˈdeɪ ɪz ə ˈʧælənʤ fər ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kəmˈjunɪti. ˈiðər ˈɑnər ər shame,”*,” hi kənˈkludɪd.: ˈrəʃə, ˈjuˈɛs nɑt ɔn brɪŋk əv wɔr (@rt_com*) ɑkˈtoʊbər 12 2016 ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈrəʃən ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər ˈsɛrʤi sɛd ðət hi bɪˈlivz ə ˈpisfəl ˌrɛzəˈluʃən tɪ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn ɪz stɪl ˈpɑsəbəl. ˈspikɪŋ tɪ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛnz krɪstiˈɑn ˌɑˌmɑnˈpʊr hi sɛd ðət ˈrəʃə stɪl səˈpɔrts ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv baɪ [ˈjuˈɛn ˈspɛʃəl ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv fər ˈsɪriə] də mistura*, hu prəˈpoʊzd ðət æl ˈfaɪtərz ʃʊd bi [əˈlaʊd] tɪ liv ˈistərn wɪθ ðə ˈwɛpənz dignity’”*’” əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ˈrɛbəlz ðət wɔnt tɪ wɪθ them.”*.” ˈrɛbəlz hu wɔnt tɪ steɪ ɪn, ˈminˌwaɪl, ʃʊd ʤɔɪn ɪn wɪθ ðə ˌsɛˈseɪʃən əv hɑˈstɪlətiz, hi sɛd.
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the denver sheriff department, the largest in the state of colorado, has been chastised by the u.s. department of justice because it made american citizenship a requirement for deputies during a hiring push in 2015 and 2016. as a result, the department will be required to pay a $10,000 fine and also sort through old applications for employment in order to identify persons who were tossed out of consideration because of their citizenship. moreover, denver must also reconsider those applicants when advertising for jobs in the future.
in a statement, the denver sheriff department declared that it is committed to treating “all people with dignity and respect, and is proud to have one of the most diverse workplaces in colorado.” the statement continued, saying, “while we commit this violation intentionally, we accept responsibility and are taking steps to clarify policy and amend language in hiring documents.”
vanita gupta
the department of justice determined, under the u.s. immigration and naturalization act, that the department should have considered job applications from any immigrant. instead, the department made citizenship a job requirement in its employment postings.
we are taking steps to clarify policy and amend language in hiring documents. denver sheriff (@denversheriff) november 22, 2016
the settlement with the justice department also requires the department to provide training to its human resources staff on provisions of federal immigration laws and also review procedures to ensure that they are consonant with federal law, read a press release.
in 2015, the department began hiring 200 deputies as part of its ongoing reform effort at inclusiveness. a larger staff was needed to minimize officers’ fatigue and reduce the millions spent on overtime pay. it was expected that sergeants on the force would thus have more time to supervise deputies, rather than serving in the two jails.
according to the statement, the denver sheriff department was in violation the immigration and naturalization act because it required u.s. citizenship on the part of applicants. “the provision prohibits employers from limiting jobs to u.s. citizens,” read the statement, “except where the employer is required to do so by law, regulation, executive order or government contract. the denver sheriff department was not subject to one of the exceptions.”
“we commend the denver sheriff department for its cooperation and commitment to removing unnecessary and unlawful employment barriers,” said principal deputy assistant attorney general gupta, head of the justice civil rights division. “eliminating this unlawful citizenship requirement will help ensure that the denver sheriff department hires the best and most qualified individuals to protect and serve. the entire community will benefit from these reforms.” gupta has been on the forefront of similar lawsuits in the past. she was once an attorney for the and the naacp.
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ðə ˈdɛnvər ˈʃɛrɪf dɪˈpɑrtmənt, ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ɪn ðə steɪt əv ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ, həz bɪn ʧæˈstaɪzd baɪ ðə juz. dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈʤəstɪs bɪˈkəz ɪt meɪd əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp ə rɪkˈwaɪrmənt fər ˈdɛpjətiz ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈhaɪrɪŋ pʊʃ ɪn 2015 ənd 2016 ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt wɪl bi rikˈwaɪərd tɪ peɪ ə faɪn ənd ˈɔlsoʊ sɔrt θru oʊld ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˈpərsənz hu wər tɔst aʊt əv kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən bɪˈkəz əv ðɛr ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp. mɔˈroʊvər, ˈdɛnvər məst ˈɔlsoʊ ˌrikənˈsɪdər ðoʊz ˈæplɪkənts wɪn ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ fər ʤɑbz ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt, ðə ˈdɛnvər ˈʃɛrɪf dɪˈpɑrtmənt dɪˈklɛrd ðət ɪt ɪz kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ˈtritɪŋ ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈdɪgnəti ənd rɪˈspɛkt, ənd ɪz praʊd tɪ hæv wən əv ðə moʊst dɪˈvərs ˈwərkˌpleɪsɪz ɪn colorado.”*.” ðə ˈsteɪtmənt kənˈtɪnjud, seɪɪŋ, wi kəˈmɪt ðɪs vaɪəˈleɪʃən ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli, wi əkˈsɛpt riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ənd ər ˈteɪkɪŋ stɛps tɪ ˈklɛrəˌfaɪ ˈpɑləsi ənd əˈmɛnd ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪn ˈhaɪrɪŋ documents.”*.” ˈgʊptə ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈtərmənd, ˈəndər ðə juz. ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ənd ˈnæˌʧərəlɪˈzeɪʃən ækt, ðət ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt ʃʊd hæv kənˈsɪdərd ʤɑb ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz frəm ˈɛni ˈɪməgrənt. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt meɪd ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp ə ʤɑb rɪkˈwaɪrmənt ɪn ɪts ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈpoʊstɪŋz. wi ər ˈteɪkɪŋ stɛps tɪ ˈklɛrəˌfaɪ ˈpɑləsi ənd əˈmɛnd ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪn ˈhaɪrɪŋ ˈdɑkjəmənts. ˈdɛnvər ˈʃɛrɪf (@denversheriff*) noʊˈvɛmbər 22 2016 ðə ˈsɛtəlmənt wɪθ ðə ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈɔlsoʊ rikˈwaɪərz ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈtreɪnɪŋ tɪ ɪts ˈjumən ˈrisɔrsɪz stæf ɔn prəˈvɪʒənz əv ˈfɛdərəl ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən lɔz ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˌrivˈju prəˈsiʤərz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ðeɪ ər ˈkɑnsənənt wɪθ ˈfɛdərəl lɔ, rɛd ə prɛs riˈlis. ɪn 2015 ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt bɪˈgæn ˈhaɪrɪŋ 200 ˈdɛpjətiz ɛz pɑrt əv ɪts ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ rɪˈfɔrm ˈɛfərt æt ˌɪnˈklusɪvnɪs. ə ˈlɑrʤər stæf wɑz ˈnidɪd tɪ ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz officers’*’ fəˈtig ənd rɪˈdus ðə ˈmɪljənz spɛnt ɔn ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm peɪ. ɪt wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪd ðət ˈsɑrʤənts ɔn ðə fɔrs wʊd ðəs hæv mɔr taɪm tɪ ˈsupərˌvaɪz ˈdɛpjətiz, ˈrəðər ðən ˈsərvɪŋ ɪn ðə tu ʤeɪlz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈsteɪtmənt, ðə ˈdɛnvər ˈʃɛrɪf dɪˈpɑrtmənt wɑz ɪn vaɪəˈleɪʃən ðə ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ənd ˈnæˌʧərəlɪˈzeɪʃən ækt bɪˈkəz ɪt rikˈwaɪərd juz. ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp ɔn ðə pɑrt əv ˈæplɪkənts. prəˈvɪʒən proʊˈhɪbəts ɪmˈplɔɪərz frəm ˈlɪmətɪŋ ʤɑbz tɪ juz. citizens,”*,” rɛd ðə ˈsteɪtmənt, wɛr ðə ɪmˈplɔɪər ɪz rikˈwaɪərd tɪ du soʊ baɪ lɔ, ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər ər ˈgəvərnmənt ˈkɑnˌtrækt. ðə ˈdɛnvər ˈʃɛrɪf dɪˈpɑrtmənt wɑz nɑt ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ wən əv ðə exceptions.”*.” kəˈmɛnd ðə ˈdɛnvər ˈʃɛrɪf dɪˈpɑrtmənt fər ɪts kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən ənd kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ riˈmuvɪŋ ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri ənd ənˈlɔfəl ɪmˈplɔɪmənt barriers,”*,” sɛd ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈdɛpjəti əˈsɪstənt əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl ˈgʊptə, hɛd əv ðə ˈʤəstɪs ˈsɪvəl raɪts dɪˈvɪʒən. ðɪs ənˈlɔfəl ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp rɪkˈwaɪrmənt wɪl hɛlp ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ðə ˈdɛnvər ˈʃɛrɪf dɪˈpɑrtmənt haɪərz ðə bɛst ənd moʊst kˈwɑləˌfaɪd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz tɪ prəˈtɛkt ənd sərv. ðə ɪnˈtaɪər kəmˈjunɪti wɪl ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ðiz reforms.”*.” ˈgʊptə həz bɪn ɔn ðə ˈfɔrˌfrənt əv ˈsɪmələr ˈlɔˌsuts ɪn ðə pæst. ʃi wɑz wəns ən əˈtərni fər ðə ənd ðə naacp*.
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the world's first major tidal power station is to be installed in a deep, but sheltered, channel between two scottish islands, providing electricity for up to homes.
the array of 10 underwater turbines will be placed between the inner islands of and jura, both well known for their malt whisky. they will generate about 10 megawatts (mw) of electricity, enough to power twice the number of homes on the islands, and to power the island's distilleries.
the devices, underwater versions of a wind turbine, will be placed on the ocean bed in the sound of, a "canyon" with one of the strongest and most reliable tidal streams off the coast, flowing at almost 11 kilometres an hour (6.7mph).
"it's like a funnel," said a spokesman for, the energy company behind the project. "it's a very strong tidal stream, and it's very predictable. it's one of the best we could have in scotland."
the project has been by john swinney, the scottish finance secretary, because the scheme is sited within the constituency of the energy minister jim mather. swinney said it was the largest scheme of its kind in the world.
"with around a quarter of europe's potential tidal energy resource and a tenth of the wave capacity, scotland's seas have potential to generate green energy, create new, low carbon jobs, and bring billions of pounds of investment to scotland," swinney said. "this development the largest tidal array in the world does just that and will be a milestone in the global development of tidal energy."
the scheme will use a turbine developed by as, a norwegian company by' parent company, the spanish energy giant iberdrola. a scaled-down, 300kw, prototype has already been tested off norway and the same model is now being tested in the pentland firth off north scotland.
philip maxwell, chairman of the energy trust, said the islanders were "delighted" by the project. "it's great, and there's a feeling on the island that the people own the project," he said.
similar to onshore projects paying rent to local communities, the trust will receive a cut of the profits from the tidal scheme and has already had other funding from. it has also promised to use local contractors. the first turbines could be in place from 2013, with the full project running by 2015.
the trust's share will be reinvested in green energy projects on, including solar photovoltaic panels and wind turbines, and may be used to fund offshore wind and marine power projects in the future. it may also experiment with electric cars.
scottishpower has also signed a deal with the drinks giant to provide it with all the electricity needed for eight of its whisky distilleries and on from the tidal array.
alex salmond, scotland's first minister, has claimed that this marine energy source could help the country to become the "saudi arabia of offshore".
while environmentalists are very enthusiastic about the potential for marine power, many believe salmond is heavily promoting offshore energy to avoid taking far more politically challenging steps to tackle emissions from transport, industry and homes.
successive scottish governments have been reluctant to take measures to curb rising car use, cut road building or to push for new, greener forms of transport such as vehicles. one of the scottish national party's core areas of support is the north sea oil region around aberdeen.
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ðə wərldz fərst ˈmeɪʤər ˈtaɪdəl paʊər ˈsteɪʃən ɪz tɪ bi ˌɪnˈstɔld ɪn ə dip, bət ˈʃɛltərd, ˈʧænəl bɪtˈwin tu ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈaɪləndz, prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti fər əp tɪ hoʊmz. ðə əreɪ əv 10 ˈəndərˌwɔtər ˈtərbaɪnz wɪl bi pleɪst bɪtˈwin ðə ˈɪnər ˈaɪləndz əv ənd ˈʤʊrə, boʊθ wɛl noʊn fər ðɛr mɔlt ˈwɪski. ðeɪ wɪl ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt əˈbaʊt 10 ˈmɛgəˌwɑts (mw*) əv ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti, ɪˈnəf tɪ paʊər twaɪs ðə ˈnəmbər əv hoʊmz ɔn ðə ˈaɪləndz, ənd tɪ paʊər ðə ˈaɪləndz dɪˈstɪləriz. ðə dɪˈvaɪsɪz, ˈəndərˌwɔtər ˈvərʒənz əv ə wɪnd ˈtərbaɪn, wɪl bi pleɪst ɔn ðə ˈoʊʃən bɛd ɪn ðə saʊnd əv, ə "ˈkænjən" wɪθ wən əv ðə ˈstrɔŋgəst ənd moʊst rɪˈlaɪəbəl ˈtaɪdəl strimz ɔf ðə koʊst, floʊɪŋ æt ˈɔlˌmoʊst 11 ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətərz ən aʊər 6.7mph*). "ɪts laɪk ə ˈfənəl," sɛd ə ˈspoʊksmən fər, ðə ˈɛnərʤi ˈkəmpəˌni bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. "ɪts ə ˈvɛri strɔŋ ˈtaɪdəl strim, ənd ɪts ˈvɛri prɪˈdɪktəbəl. ɪts wən əv ðə bɛst wi kʊd hæv ɪn ˈskɑtlənd." ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt həz bɪn baɪ ʤɑn sˈwɪni, ðə ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri, bɪˈkəz ðə skim ɪz ˈsaɪtɪd wɪˈθɪn ðə kənˈstɪʧuənsi əv ðə ˈɛnərʤi ˈmɪnɪstər ʤɪm ˈmæðər. sˈwɪni sɛd ɪt wɑz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst skim əv ɪts kaɪnd ɪn ðə wərld. "wɪθ əraʊnd ə kˈwɔrtər əv ˈjʊrəps pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈtaɪdəl ˈɛnərʤi ˈrisɔrs ənd ə tɛnθ əv ðə weɪv kəˈpæsɪti, ˈskɑtləndz siz hæv pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt grin ˈɛnərʤi, kriˈeɪt nu, loʊ ˈkɑrbən ʤɑbz, ənd brɪŋ ˈbɪljənz əv paʊnz əv ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt tɪ ˈskɑtlənd," sˈwɪni sɛd. "ðɪs dɪˈvɛləpmənt ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈtaɪdəl əreɪ ɪn ðə wərld dɪz ʤɪst ðət ənd wɪl bi ə ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn ɪn ðə ˈgloʊbəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˈtaɪdəl ˈɛnərʤi." ðə skim wɪl juz ə ˈtərbaɪn dɪˈvɛləpt baɪ ɛz, ə ˌnɔrˈwiʤən ˈkəmpəˌni baɪ' ˈpɛrənt ˈkəmpəˌni, ðə ˈspænɪʃ ˈɛnərʤi ʤaɪənt iberdrola*. ə scaled-down*, 300kw*, ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ˈtɛstɪd ɔf ˈnɔrˌweɪ ənd ðə seɪm ˈmɑdəl ɪz naʊ biɪŋ ˈtɛstɪd ɪn ðə ˈpɛntlənd fərθ ɔf nɔrθ ˈskɑtlənd. ˈfɪlɪp ˈmæksˌwɛl, ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə ˈɛnərʤi trəst, sɛd ðə ˈaɪləndərz wər "dɪˈlaɪtɪd" baɪ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. "ɪts greɪt, ənd ðɛrz ə ˈfilɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈaɪlənd ðət ðə ˈpipəl oʊn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt," hi sɛd. ˈsɪmələr tɪ ˈɑnˌʃɔr ˈprɑʤɛkts peɪɪŋ rɛnt tɪ ˈloʊkəl kəmˈjunɪtiz, ðə trəst wɪl rɪˈsiv ə kət əv ðə ˈprɑfɪts frəm ðə ˈtaɪdəl skim ənd həz ɔˈrɛdi hæd ˈəðər ˈfəndɪŋ frəm. ɪt həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈprɑməst tɪ juz ˈloʊkəl ˈkɑnˌtræktərz. ðə fərst ˈtərbaɪnz kʊd bi ɪn pleɪs frəm 2013 wɪθ ðə fʊl ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈrənɪŋ baɪ 2015 ðə trəsts ʃɛr wɪl bi ˌriɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn grin ˈɛnərʤi ˈprɑʤɛkts ɔn, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsoʊlər ˌfoʊtəˌvoʊlˈteɪɪk ˈpænəlz ənd wɪnd ˈtərbaɪnz, ənd meɪ bi juzd tɪ fənd ˈɔfˈʃɔr wɪnd ənd mərˈin paʊər ˈprɑʤɛkts ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ɪt meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspɛrəmənt wɪθ ɪˈlɛktrɪk kɑz. həz ˈɔlsoʊ saɪnd ə dil wɪθ ðə drɪŋks ʤaɪənt tɪ prəˈvaɪd ɪt wɪθ ɔl ðə ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ˈnidɪd fər eɪt əv ɪts ˈwɪski dɪˈstɪləriz ənd ɔn frəm ðə ˈtaɪdəl əreɪ. ˈæləks ˈsælmənd, ˈskɑtləndz fərst ˈmɪnɪstər, həz kleɪmd ðət ðɪs mərˈin ˈɛnərʤi sɔrs kʊd hɛlp ðə ˈkəntri tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə "ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə əv ˈɔfˈʃɔr". waɪl ɛnˈvaɪrənˌmɛnəlɪsts ər ˈvɛri ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk əˈbaʊt ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl fər mərˈin paʊər, ˈmɛni bɪˈliv ˈsælmənd ɪz ˈhɛvəli prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ˈɔfˈʃɔr ˈɛnərʤi tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈteɪkɪŋ fɑr mɔr ˈplɪtɪkli ˈʧælənʤɪŋ stɛps tɪ ˈtækəl ɪˈmɪʃənz frəm ˈtrænspɔrt, ˈɪndəstri ənd hoʊmz. səkˈsɛsɪv ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənts hæv bɪn rɪˈləktənt tɪ teɪk ˈmɛʒərz tɪ kərb ˈraɪzɪŋ kɑr juz, kət roʊd ˈbɪldɪŋ ər tɪ pʊʃ fər nu, ˈgrinər fɔrmz əv ˈtrænspɔrt səʧ ɛz ˈviɪkəlz. wən əv ðə ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑrtiz kɔr ˈɛriəz əv səˈpɔrt ɪz ðə nɔrθ si ɔɪl ˈriʤən əraʊnd ˈæbərˌdin.
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huawei has just unveiled its latest honor, the. the handset looks like another decent from, but with one quite unique feature a rotating rear camera than pops up for higher quality selfies. going to nickname it the periscope.
typically, include a lower resolution front facing camera for video calls and pictures, but these have never really been that great. some newer phones have begun including higher resolution front facing sensors, but the honor 13 megapixel,, sony based rear camera simply flips up to take selfies, saving on component costs while also eliminating the quality difference between your scene and selfie shots.
huawei also states that the hinge is sturdy enough to withstand heavy use. the mechanism will last at least two years of use, even if you flip it up and down 132 times a day! the first to experiment with a dual purpose front and rear camera. we also quite liked the rotating camera that was included with the.
the rest of the specifications are what you would expect from a looking to bridge the gap between the mid and high-end tiers. the honor features a display with a resolution. the handset is powered by an qualcomm snapdragon 616 processor, or of ram depending on if you pick the or internal storage option, and a battery. to sweeten the deal, has thrown in a fingerprint scanner, which is oddly attached to the side of the rather than on the back or front.
the honor will cost around $250 for the model and $300 for the variant in china, but the international handsets could cost somewhere between $300 or $400.
what do you think about the unique “periscope” camera?
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huawei* həz ʤɪst ənˈveɪld ɪts ˈleɪtəst ˈɑnər, ðə. ðə ˈhændˌsɛt lʊks laɪk əˈnəðər ˈdisənt frəm, bət wɪθ wən kwaɪt juˈnik ˈfiʧər ə ˈroʊˌteɪtɪŋ rɪr ˈkæmərə ðən pɑps əp fər haɪər kˈwɑləti ˈsɛlˌfiz. goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈnɪkˌneɪm ɪt ðə ˈpɛrəˌskoʊp. ˈtɪpɪkəli, ˌɪnˈklud ə loʊər ˌrɛzəˈluʃən frənt ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈkæmərə fər ˈvɪdioʊ kɔlz ənd ˈpɪkʧərz, bət ðiz hæv ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli bɪn ðət greɪt. səm nuər foʊnz hæv ˈbeɪgən ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ haɪər ˌrɛzəˈluʃən frənt ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈsɛnsərz, bət ðə ˈɑnər 13 megapixel*, ˈsoʊni beɪst rɪr ˈkæmərə ˈsɪmpli flɪps əp tɪ teɪk ˈsɛlˌfiz, ˈseɪvɪŋ ɔn kəmˈpoʊnənt kɔsts waɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪŋ ðə kˈwɑləti ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin jʊr sin ənd ˈsɛlˌfi ʃɑts. ˈɔlsoʊ steɪts ðət ðə hɪnʤ ɪz ˈstərdi ɪˈnəf tɪ wɪθˈstænd ˈhɛvi juz. ðə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm wɪl læst æt list tu jɪrz əv juz, ˈivɪn ɪf ju flɪp ɪt əp ənd daʊn 132 taɪmz ə deɪ! ðə fərst tɪ ɪkˈspɛrəmənt wɪθ ə duəl ˈpərpəs frənt ənd rɪr ˈkæmərə. wi ˈɔlsoʊ kwaɪt laɪkt ðə ˈroʊˌteɪtɪŋ ˈkæmərə ðət wɑz ˌɪnˈkludɪd wɪθ ðə ðə rɛst əv ðə ˌspɛsəfəˈkeɪʃənz ər wət ju wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt frəm ə ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ brɪʤ ðə gæp bɪtˈwin ðə mɪd ənd haɪɛnd tirz. ðə ˈɑnər ˈfiʧərz ə dɪˈspleɪ wɪθ ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən. ðə ˈhændˌsɛt ɪz paʊərd baɪ ən kˈwɑlˌkɑm sˈnæpˌdrægən 616 ˈprɑˌsɛsər, ər əv ræm dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ɪf ju pɪk ðə ər ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈɔpʃən, ənd ə ˈbætəri. tɪ sˈwitən ðə dil, həz θroʊn ɪn ə ˈfɪŋgərˌprɪnt ˈskænər, wɪʧ ɪz ˈɑdli əˈtæʧt tɪ ðə saɪd əv ðə ˈrəðər ðən ɔn ðə bæk ər frənt. ðə ˈɑnər wɪl kɔst əraʊnd 250 fər ðə ˈmɑdəl ənd 300 fər ðə ˈvɛriənt ɪn ˈʧaɪnə, bət ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈhændˌsɛts kʊd kɔst ˈsəmˌwɛr bɪtˈwin 300 ər 400 wət du ju θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðə juˈnik ““periscope”*” ˈkæmərə?
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a number of factors inspired me to take a closer look at the. for starters, it is such a simple and elegant solution to two of the major problems the security industry is facing these days: authentication and identity management. furthermore, i really like how, the manufacturer of, is trying to integrate the open source movement into its business strategy. in this article, i cover three topics related to this little device. first, i explain what the does and how to use it. second, i examine how it works. third, i show how to integrate the authentication service into your own infrastructure without too much trouble.
what is it? a is a small plastic rectangle that basically consists of a connector and a button. it resembles a tiny flash drive, and as it measures only and weighs only 2 grams, it easily can be carried on a or in a wallet (figures 1 and 2). when you plug it in to your machine's port, it identifies itself as a keyboard, implying that the is as long as the host device supports data entry via the human interface device (hid) specifications. it draws power from the host device and, thus, does not have to depend on an internal battery. the whole device is quite compact and can be attached to an actual key ring using the small hole near the top of the device. the gold surface connectors are quite robust and are expected to last the lifetime of the device. according to a representative,s still were usable after running them through a washing machine's cycle. figure 1. plugged in figure 2. size each time you press the button on the device, it generates a one-time password and sends it to the host machine as if you had entered it on a keyboard. this password then can be used by the service to authenticate you as a user.
how do you use it? i use to read my e-mail when i don't have access to my own system. is an e-mail client. you use it via your web browser just as you might use or most other major on-line e-mail providers. fortunately, is open source and based on, so it didn't take too much work to add authentication. normally, asks you to enter your e-mail address and password to log in. however, following a few modifications, the screen now features a third field: (one-time password). now, all you have to do is enter your e-mail and password as usual, position the cursor in the newly added text field, and put your finger on the's button. after a second or so, the magically spits out a sequence followed by a character. the character causes the form to be submitted. and, assuming that your is indeed associated with your account, you will be logged in. take a look at figure 3, which shows the slightly modified screen. figure 3. modified form for obvious reasons, the should not be used as the only method of authentication. if that were the case, someone getting a hold of your then would be able to access your-enabled accounts provided that person also knows your corresponding. however, if you use the to add another attribute to a authentication scheme, it can increase security significantly. imagine if you will, people monitoring your network traffic without your consent. they may be able to glean your password by examining captured packets, but the password they capture will be of no use to them, because it can be used only once! after you use a password to log in somewhere, it becomes useless. in the next section, i explain exactly how this one-time password scheme works.
more details let's take a closer look at the character sequence the transmits to the host machine. here's an example of a sequence generated by my: the above is actually a one-time password that is secured using encryption and encoding. let's take a look at how the constructs this string. for the purpose of this discussion, refer to figure 4. figure 4. token construction the device starts by creating a sequence (figure 4) where the individual bytes are allocated as follows: the first six bytes hold the key's secret unique id, which is assigned when a is programmed. this id is known only to the entity that assigned it and cannot be retrieved from the. six bytes translates into 2 (6*8) = unique combinations of bits, which is the number of ids that can be issued before has to think of a new scheme. considering that this number exceeds the current world population by a factor of more than, is not likely to run out of unique ids for some time, unless its business model is more successful than anyone could anticipate.
the next two bytes in our sequence, bytes 7 and 8, are used to store a session counter in nonvolatile memory. the counter starts at zero and is incremented each time the device is plugged in. two bytes for the session counter allows for 2 (2*8) = sessions. in other words, you can plug in the three times a day for almost 60 years before running out of session counters. note that you can generate a significant number ofs during each session (see below).
the following three bytes, bytes 9 through 11, are used as a, which is stored in volatile memory during each session. that means each time the device is plugged in, the starts at zero and continuously increases. because it is incremented by an internal clock, values will be exhausted after about 24 days. at that time, you need to unplug the and plug it back in.
byte 12 in the sequence is a session counter that starts at zero and is incremented by one each time a token is generated. when it reaches that maximum value of 255, it wraps back to zero.
bytes 13 and 14 in the sequence are numbers provided by a oscillator. these bytes are used to add additional entropy to the plain text before subjecting it to the cypher.
the last two bytes, numbers 15 and 16, contain a using the algorithm over all values of the token with the two bytes set to zero. this is used for checking. each time the is invoked, it generates the sequence described above. however, if you look at the sample output previously listed in this article, you will notice that it actually consists of 44 characters. that is because we still are missing three crucial steps before the is ready to spit out the final token. first, the token is encrypted using an key that is unique to each. second, the the encrypted token with a public id. this public id is completely different from the secret id used to construct the sequence. the public key does not change and can be used to associate a token with an account. finally, the whole sequence (16 bytes encrypted plus six bytes public id) will be encoded using the algorithm. chose this algorithm simply because it is limited to characters that are common to many different keyboard layouts. because the impersonates a keyboard, it tries to use characters that work with the various keyboard settings it might encounter in the wild. the disadvantage is that encoding is somewhat inefficient in that it requires two characters for each byte it encodes, which is why a sequence turns into a sequence. however, as the does all the typing, this does not translate into an inconvenience for users.
more about encryption let's take a closer look at the encryption step of generating the token. in contrast to algorithms used in encryption schemes, such as pgp, is a algorithm. this means both the party the token and the party and validating it will need access to the key! this sharing of the key happens when the device is programmed. similar to the device's unique id, the unique key is generated and stored on the device by before it is shipped out. the company maintains a database where the unique public as well as secret ids are associated with their corresponding keys. this way, is able to offer an authentication web service. using a algorithm has the advantage that it is typically very fast. also, you don't need to rely on third parties for key management or to vouch for identities. if you want to be in charge of your own key, you have two options. first, you can request your key from. at the time of this writing, will send you a cd containing the key, but the company also is working on a more convenient solution of retrieving the key on-line. second, you can use's development kit to program the key yourself. this way, you can assign keys, as well as public and secret ids, according to your own naming conventions. if you supplement this approach by running your own authentication web service, you eliminate any dependence on as a third party in your authentication procedure.
the validation algorithm: order matters it's not surprising that the process of validating an resembles reversing the steps necessary for constructing an. a basic validation routine might look something like this. first, you decode the string. next, you split the string into public id and token. then, you use the public id to look up the corresponding key. after using the key to, you have the original token in plain text. next, you would verify the (the last two bytes). then, you would compare the secret id to the one you retrieved from the database using the public id. using the session counter and the session token counter, make sure that the current token was generated after the last successfully authenticated token. although you don't know exactly when any two tokens were generated, you always can tell in which order they were generated. if the token passes all these tests, you can send a response signaling successful validation to the client. otherwise, the token is rejected. optionally, you can harden the validation algorithm further. for example, you can try to calculate how many sessions or tokens have been skipped since the last successful validation and consider that information in your decision to validate or reject the token. you can use the session in a similar manner.
yubico's open-source approach one thing i find really attractive about's business model is that it tries to provide all software in the form of open source. according to's statements, it plans to profit from the manufacture and sale of the devices, but intends to keep all software open source. for example, the source code for the aforementioned web service is freely available as a reference implementation. furthermore, offers client libraries needed for implementing authentication in various applications and platforms. currently, there are client libraries available in java, c, c#/.net, pam,, ruby, perl and python. all these libraries and programs are set up as google code projects. additionally, there are projects for libraries tos in c and java, as well as an open id server and a personalization tool to allow you to program your own. although all these software projects were initiated by, you already can see others contributing. moreover, a number of independent open-source projects using the technology have surfaced.'s discussion forum is a good place to keep tabs on such projects and get support.
the authentication service when you order a, it comes ready to take advantage of's authentication web service. because maintains a database of all keys, as well as public and secret ids with which thes have been programmed before shipment, has decided to offer an authentication web service against those credentials. developers then can use the authentication web service to validates captured from the device. has a web page where you can request an key. anyone can get an key. the only requirement is that you have to submit a valid. this is merely a measure to avoid database bloat from too many bogus requests. the key also comes with an id number. the purpose of the key is to requests the authentication web service using the hashing algorithm. this is done because support for is often spurious in the various environments in which the web service client libraries have to function. note that it is not strictly necessary to use, because the token already is encrypted! however, as an added precaution, should be used as a transport layer whenever it is available. in the client library, for example, all you have to do is add an s to where the authentication server is specified.
adding authentication to typo now that we have a solid understanding of the underlying technology, let's add authentication to an existing application. i use typo to blog. typo is developed using ruby on rails, and you can check out its latest via the project's public subversion repository. whether or not you like the structure imposes on the developer, it works to our advantage in this case, because it makes it easy to locate the files we need to modify. take a look at figure 5 for a basic outline of the validation routine we will be implementing. figure 5. validation flow to start, let's drop the ruby web services client library,.rb, into the project's lib directory. after adding the corresponding require command to the file, we can be assured that the library will be available throughout the application. two groups of settings are necessary to configure authentication. first, there are the settings, namely the key and corresponding id necessary to submit authentication requests to the web service. there also is a switch for enabling or disabling authentication on a level. typo stores these settings by them and persisting them to the column. lucky for us, that means we don't have to make any changes to the database. however, we do need to amend the and data model used to store these settings within the application. listing 1 shows how to add these three configuration options to the respective template in the admin user interface. similarly, listing 2 shows how to add those same settings to the model. that's all it takes for rails to render a form to input those settings and store them in the database for each blog. figure 6 shows the final result.
listing 1. typo: settings filename: ... <!-- authentication - start --> id="authentication" class="set" style="margin-top:10px;"> <legend><%= _("authentication")%></legend> <ul> <li> <label class="float"><%= _("require")%>:</label> <input name="setting[yubikey_required]" id="yubikey_required" type="checkbox"" <%= 'checked="checked"' if%> /> <input name="setting[yubikey_required]" type="hidden"" /> </li> <li> <label for="yubikey_api_id" class="float"><%= id")%>:</label> <input name="setting[yubikey_api_id]" id="yubikey_api_id" type="text" %>"" /> </li> <li> <label for="yubikey_api_key" class="float"><%= key")%>:</label> <input name="setting[yubikey_api_key]" id="yubikey_api_key" type="text" %>"" /> </li> </ul> </fieldset> <!-- authentication - end --> ...
listing 2. typo: adding settings to model filename: ... # authentication setting, :boolean, false setting :yubikey_api_id, :string, '' setting :yubikey_api_key, :string, '' ... figure 6. typo: settings second, there are two settings: id and required. the former is necessary to associate a typo account with a user's unique public id; whereas the latter allows users to enable authentication selectively for their accounts only. now, let's make both options available from the user's preference settings within the admin interface. to make the new options appear in the, i added a new section to the partial template that renders the form for editing user options (listing 3). thanks to's support, we don't need to write any code to save these new options to the database; however, we do need to make sure that we add the correspondingly named fields to the user table to which all values on this screen are being persisted. in rails, this is done by adding a database migration, which is nothing more than an abstract way of describing an incremental modification to the database. in our case, we are adding the fields_id and_required to the user table by creating the migration shown in listing 4. now, all you need to do is run the rake utility from the command line and tell it to upgrade the database: rake . the nice thing about rails' migrations is that they are independent. the migration we created in listing 4 can be used with any of the underlying databases that typo supports. at the time of this writing, this includes mysql, and sqlite. finally, you can admire the new settings in the options in figure 7.
listing 3. typo: configuration options filename: app/views/admin/users/_form.html.erb: ... <li> <label class="float" for="user_notify_on_new_articles"><%= _("send notification messages when new articles are posted")%>? </label> <%= 'user', 'notify_on_new_articles' %> </li> <!-- new options for authentication - start --> <li> <label class="float" for="user_yubikey_required"><%= required")%>? </label> <%= 'user', 'yubikey_required' %> </li> <li> <label class="float" for="user_yubikey_id"><%= id")%>: </label> <%= 'user', 'yubikey_id' %> </li> <!-- new options for authentication - end --> </ul> </fieldset> <!--[eoform:user]-->
listing 4. typo: settings database migration filename: db/migrate/071_add_yubikey_columns_to_user.rb: class <::migration :users,, :string, :null => false, :default => '' :users,, :boolean, :null => false, :default => false end :users, :users, end end figure 7. typo: configuration options now that we have the setup all taken care of, we can focus on the actual authentication during. first, let's add a input field to the screen provided that authentication is enabled for the whole blog. i have done this by modifying the partial template that renders the form in listing 5. notice that we always have to show the field during, because until users supply their user names, we don't know whether authentication is required for a particular user. figure 8 shows the modified screen. when the form is submitted, rails routes it to the method of the class (listing 6). this is where we add the logic to check whether we need to handle authentication. after the existing code has verified the regular and password, we now have an instantiated user object that can tell us whether authentication is required for this user. if so, we invoke the static method of the user object. looking at listing 7, we check that neither the from the form nor the user's public id are blank. moreover, byinition, the first 12 characters of the have to match the public id associated with the account. if everything is in order, we instantiate a object, which will handle the web service authentication request for us. the method simply returns a boolean. true means the user was authenticated successfully. conversely, false implies an invalid or an attempt by an unauthorized an attempt to hack into the account.
listing 5. typo: modified form filename: app/views/shared/_loginform.html.erb: <% :action=> "login" do %> <ul> <li> <label for="user_login"><%= _('username')%>:</label> <input type="text" name="user_login" id="user_login" value=""/> </li> <li> <label for="user_password"><%= _('password') %>:</label> <input type="password" name="user_password" id="user_password" /> </li> <!-- authentication - start --> <% if %> <li> <label for="yubikey_otp"><%=') %>:</label> <input type="text" name="yubikey_otp" id="yubikey_otp" /> </li> <% end %> <!-- authentication - end --> <li type="submit" name="login" value= "<%= _('login') %> »" class="primary" id="submit" /> </li> </ul> <p><%= "« " + _('back to ') + this_blog.blog_name, %></p> <% end %>
listing 6. typo: authentication part 1 filename: app/controllers/accounts_controller.rb: ... case when :post = user.authenticate(params[:user_login], params[:user_password]) # check whether authentication is required and perform # authentication if logged_in? && || ||.authenticate_yubikey( this_blog,.yubikey_id, params[:yubikey_otp])) session[:user_id] =.id flash[:notice] = successful") :controller => "admin/dashboard", :action => "index" else flash.now[:notice] = unsuccessful") = params[:user_login] end end end ...
listing 7. typo: authentication part 2 filename: ... # authenticate a user's id. # # example: # @user.authenticate_yubikey(this_blog, 'thcrefhcvijl', # 'thcrefhcvijldvlfugbhrghkibjigdbunhjlfnbtvfbc') #(this_blog,_id = '',_otp = '') if (yubikey_id.empty? ||_otp.empty? ||, 12].eql?(yubikey_id)) return false else begin =.new(this_blog.yubikey_api_id,) return.verify(yubikey_otp).eql?('ok') rescue return false end end end ... figure 8. typo: modified form that's it! my typo blog is now-enabled. i will be submitting a patch to make these changes permanent by integrating them into the typo.
implementation variations you might want to consider a few variations when implementing authentication. first, you can choose to omit the user name, because the token already includes a public id that can be used to link to the user's account. this scheme works as long as you are not allowing users to associate a single with multiple accounts. second, you can minimize modifications required to the of existing systems by including the token in the password field. because the is of fixed length, it stands to reason that the remaining characters belong to the password. also, as the a character to the token, users would have to type their password first, followed by the—rather than the other way around. third, you might want to consider making a process. first, prompt the user for the and validate it. if the validation request is approved, prompt the user for the regular and password. to see the advantage of this approach, consider the scenario in which user name, password and are submitted simultaneously. if malicious parties are able to intercept the submission and prevent the from being submitted to the validation server, they effectively have all three pieces of information they need to penetrate the system to which you are trying to authenticate. however, if you submit the only during the first stop of the process, malicious parties can intercept the token without gaining access to the system because they do not have the corresponding user name and password. to make you supply the user name and password, they need to let the pass through and be validated, which also makes the useless for subsequent uses. thus, the attackers' task will be complicated significantly.
yubikey in the wild on its web site, maintains a growing list of applications and services that take advantage of the. there is a for wordpress, integration,bb forum access and windows (commercial beta). as the above example of integrating the into the typo blog software's authentication routine shows, the process is fairly straightforward. hopefully, this article inspires you to use this as a starting point to make your favorite piece of open-source software more secure by adding authentication.
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ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈfæktərz ˌɪnˈspaɪərd mi tɪ teɪk ə ˈkloʊzər lʊk æt ðə. fər ˈstɑrtərz, ɪt ɪz səʧ ə ˈsɪmpəl ənd ˈɛləgənt səˈluʃən tɪ tu əv ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈprɑbləmz ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɪndəstri ɪz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðiz deɪz: ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən ənd aɪˈdɛntəˌti ˈmænɪʤmənt. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, aɪ ˈrɪli laɪk haʊ, ðə ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər əv, ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈɪnəˌgreɪt ðə ˈoʊpən sɔrs ˈmuvmənt ˈɪntu ɪts ˈbɪznɪs ˈstrætəʤi. ɪn ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl, aɪ ˈkəvər θri ˈtɑpɪks rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðɪs ˈlɪtəl dɪˈvaɪs. fərst, aɪ ɪkˈspleɪn wət ðə dɪz ənd haʊ tɪ juz ɪt. ˈsɛkənd, aɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn haʊ ɪt wərks. θərd, aɪ ʃoʊ haʊ tɪ ˈɪnəˌgreɪt ðə ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən ˈsərvɪs ˈɪntu jʊr oʊn ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər wɪˈθaʊt tu məʧ ˈtrəbəl. wət ɪz ɪt? ə ɪz ə smɔl ˈplæstɪk ˈrɛktæŋgəl ðət ˈbeɪsɪkli kənˈsɪsts əv ə kəˈnɛktər ənd ə ˈbətən. ɪt rɪˈzɛmbəlz ə ˈtaɪni flæʃ draɪv, ənd ɛz ɪt ˈmɛʒərz ˈoʊnli ənd weɪz ˈoʊnli 2 græmz, ɪt ˈizəli kən bi ˈkɛrid ɔn ə ər ɪn ə ˈwɔlət (ˈfɪgjərz 1 ənd 2 wɪn ju pləg ɪt ɪn tɪ jʊr məˈʃinz pɔrt, ɪt aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪz ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɛz ə ˈkiˌbɔrd, ˌɪmˈplaɪɪŋ ðət ðə ɪz ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðə hoʊst dɪˈvaɪs səˈpɔrts ˈdætə ˈɛntri ˈviə ðə ˈjumən ˈɪnərˌfeɪs dɪˈvaɪs (hɪd) ˌspɛsəfəˈkeɪʃənz. ɪt drɔz paʊər frəm ðə hoʊst dɪˈvaɪs ənd, ðəs, dɪz nɑt hæv tɪ dɪˈpɛnd ɔn ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈbætəri. ðə hoʊl dɪˈvaɪs ɪz kwaɪt ˈkɑmpækt ənd kən bi əˈtæʧt tɪ ən ˈækʧəwəl ki rɪŋ ˈjuzɪŋ ðə smɔl hoʊl nɪr ðə tɔp əv ðə dɪˈvaɪs. ðə goʊld ˈsərfəs kəˈnɛktərz ər kwaɪt roʊˈbəst ənd ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ læst ðə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm əv ðə dɪˈvaɪs. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv, stɪl wər ˈjuzəbəl ˈæftər ˈrənɪŋ ðɛm θru ə ˈwɑʃɪŋ məˈʃinz ˈsaɪkəl. ˈfɪgjər 1 pləgd ɪn ˈfɪgjər 2 saɪz iʧ taɪm ju prɛs ðə ˈbətən ɔn ðə dɪˈvaɪs, ɪt ˈʤɛnərˌeɪts ə ˈwəˌtaɪm ˈpæsˌwərd ənd sɛndz ɪt tɪ ðə hoʊst məˈʃin ɛz ɪf ju hæd ˈɛnərd ɪt ɔn ə ˈkiˌbɔrd. ðɪs ˈpæsˌwərd ðɛn kən bi juzd baɪ ðə ˈsərvɪs tɪ ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪt ju ɛz ə ˈjuzər. haʊ du ju juz ɪt? aɪ juz tɪ rɛd maɪ ˈiˌmeɪl wɪn aɪ doʊnt hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ maɪ oʊn ˈsɪstəm. ɪz ən ˈiˌmeɪl klaɪənt. ju juz ɪt ˈviə jʊr wɛb ˈbraʊzər ʤɪst ɛz ju maɪt juz ər moʊst ˈəðər ˈmeɪʤər ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈiˌmeɪl prəˈvaɪdərz. ˈfɔrʧənətli, ɪz ˈoʊpən sɔrs ənd beɪst ɔn, soʊ ɪt ˈdɪdənt teɪk tu məʧ wərk tɪ æd ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən. ˈnɔrməli, æsks ju tɪ ˈɛnər jʊr ˈiˌmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs ənd ˈpæsˌwərd tɪ lɔg ɪn. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə fju ˌmɑdəfəˈkeɪʃənz, ðə skrin naʊ ˈfiʧərz ə θərd fild: (ˈwəˌtaɪm ˈpæsˌwərd). naʊ, ɔl ju hæv tɪ du ɪz ˈɛnər jʊr ˈiˌmeɪl ənd ˈpæsˌwərd ɛz ˈjuʒəwəl, pəˈzɪʃən ðə ˈkərsər ɪn ðə ˈnuli ˈædɪd tɛkst fild, ənd pʊt jʊr ˈfɪŋgər ɔn ðə ˈbətən. ˈæftər ə ˈsɛkənd ər soʊ, ðə ˈmæʤɪkəli spɪts aʊt ə ˈsikwəns ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə ˈkɛrɪktər. ðə ˈkɛrɪktər ˈkɔzɪz ðə fɔrm tɪ bi səbˈmɪtəd. ənd, əˈsumɪŋ ðət jʊr ɪz ˌɪnˈdid əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ jʊr əˈkaʊnt, ju wɪl bi lɔgd ɪn. teɪk ə lʊk æt ˈfɪgjər 3 wɪʧ ʃoʊz ðə sˈlaɪtli ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd skrin. ˈfɪgjər 3 ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd fɔrm fər ˈɑbviəs ˈrizənz, ðə ʃʊd nɑt bi juzd ɛz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈmɛθəd əv ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən. ɪf ðət wər ðə keɪs, ˈsəmˌwən ˈgɪtɪŋ ə hoʊld əv jʊr ðɛn wʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈækˌsɛs jʊr əˈkaʊnts prəˈvaɪdɪd ðət ˈpərsən ˈɔlsoʊ noʊz jʊr ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf ju juz ðə tɪ æd əˈnəðər əˈtrɪˌbjut tɪ ə ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən skim, ɪt kən ˌɪnˈkris sɪˈkjʊrəti sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli. ˌɪˈmæʤən ɪf ju wɪl, ˈpipəl ˈmɑnətərɪŋ jʊr ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈtræfɪk wɪˈθaʊt jʊr kənˈsɛnt. ðeɪ meɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ glin jʊr ˈpæsˌwərd baɪ ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ ˈkæpʧərd ˈpækɪts, bət ðə ˈpæsˌwərd ðeɪ ˈkæpʧər wɪl bi əv noʊ juz tɪ ðɛm, bɪˈkəz ɪt kən bi juzd ˈoʊnli wəns! ˈæftər ju juz ə ˈpæsˌwərd tɪ lɔg ɪn ˈsəmˌwɛr, ɪt bɪˈkəmz ˈjusləs. ɪn ðə nɛkst ˈsɛkʃən, aɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ɪgˈzæktli haʊ ðɪs ˈwəˌtaɪm ˈpæsˌwərd skim wərks. mɔr ˈditeɪlz lɛts teɪk ə ˈkloʊzər lʊk æt ðə ˈkɛrɪktər ˈsikwəns ðə trænzˈmɪts tɪ ðə hoʊst məˈʃin. hɪrz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ə ˈsikwəns ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd baɪ maɪ: ðə əˈbəv ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ə ˈwəˌtaɪm ˈpæsˌwərd ðət ɪz sɪˈkjʊrd ˈjuzɪŋ ɛnˈkrɪpʃən ənd ɛnˈkoʊdɪŋ. lɛts teɪk ə lʊk æt haʊ ðə ˈkɑnstrəkts ðɪs strɪŋ. fər ðə ˈpərpəs əv ðɪs dɪˈskəʃən, rɪˈfər tɪ ˈfɪgjər 4 ˈfɪgjər 4 ˈtoʊkən kənˈstrəkʃən ðə dɪˈvaɪs stɑrts baɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈsikwəns (ˈfɪgjər 4 wɛr ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl baɪts ər ˈæləˌkeɪtɪd ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: ðə fərst sɪks baɪts hoʊld ðə kiz ˈsikrɪt juˈnik ˈaɪˈdi, wɪʧ ɪz əˈsaɪnd wɪn ə ɪz ˈproʊˌgræmd. ðɪs ˈaɪˈdi ɪz noʊn ˈoʊnli tɪ ðə ˈɛntɪti ðət əˈsaɪnd ɪt ənd ˈkænɑt bi riˈtrivd frəm ðə. sɪks baɪts ˈtrænsˌleɪts ˈɪntu 2 juˈnik ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃənz əv bɪts, wɪʧ ɪz ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈaɪˈdiz ðət kən bi ˈɪʃud ˌbiˈfɔr həz tɪ θɪŋk əv ə nu skim. kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðət ðɪs ˈnəmbər ɪkˈsidz ðə ˈkɑrənt wərld ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən baɪ ə ˈfæktər əv mɔr ðən ɪz nɑt ˈlaɪkli tɪ rən aʊt əv juˈnik ˈaɪˈdiz fər səm taɪm, ənˈlɛs ɪts ˈbɪznɪs ˈmɑdəl ɪz mɔr səkˈsɛsfəl ðən ˈɛniˌwən kʊd ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt. ðə nɛkst tu baɪts ɪn ɑr ˈsikwəns, baɪts 7 ənd 8 ər juzd tɪ stɔr ə ˈsɛʃən ˈkaʊntər ɪn nɑnˈvɑlətəl ˈmɛməri. ðə ˈkaʊntər stɑrts æt ˈziroʊ ənd ɪz ˈɪnkrəˌmɛntɪd iʧ taɪm ðə dɪˈvaɪs ɪz pləgd ɪn. tu baɪts fər ðə ˈsɛʃən ˈkaʊntər əˈlaʊz fər 2 ˈsɛʃənz. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ju kən pləg ɪn ðə θri taɪmz ə deɪ fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst 60 jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈrənɪŋ aʊt əv ˈsɛʃən ˈkaʊntərz. noʊt ðət ju kən ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈnəmbər əv ˈdʊrɪŋ iʧ ˈsɛʃən (si bɪˈloʊ). ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ θri baɪts, baɪts 9 θru 11 ər juzd ɛz ə, wɪʧ ɪz stɔrd ɪn ˈvɑlətəl ˈmɛməri ˈdʊrɪŋ iʧ ˈsɛʃən. ðət minz iʧ taɪm ðə dɪˈvaɪs ɪz pləgd ɪn, ðə stɑrts æt ˈziroʊ ənd kənˈtɪnjuəsli ˌɪnˈkrisɪz. bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ˈɪnkrəˌmɛntɪd baɪ ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl klɑk, ˈvæljuz wɪl bi ɪgˈzɔstɪd ˈæftər əˈbaʊt 24 deɪz. æt ðət taɪm, ju nid tɪ ənˈpləg ðə ənd pləg ɪt bæk ɪn. baɪt 12 ɪn ðə ˈsikwəns ɪz ə ˈsɛʃən ˈkaʊntər ðət stɑrts æt ˈziroʊ ənd ɪz ˈɪnkrəˌmɛntɪd baɪ wən iʧ taɪm ə ˈtoʊkən ɪz ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd. wɪn ɪt ˈriʧɪz ðət ˈmæksəməm ˈvælju əv 255 ɪt ræps bæk tɪ ˈziroʊ. baɪts 13 ənd 14 ɪn ðə ˈsikwəns ər ˈnəmbərz prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ə ˈɑsəˌleɪtər. ðiz baɪts ər juzd tɪ æd əˈdɪʃənəl ˈɛntrəpi tɪ ðə pleɪn tɛkst ˌbiˈfɔr səˈbʤɛktɪŋ ɪt tɪ ðə ˈsaɪfər. ðə læst tu baɪts, ˈnəmbərz 15 ənd 16 kənˈteɪn ə ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈælgərˌɪðəm ˈoʊvər ɔl ˈvæljuz əv ðə ˈtoʊkən wɪθ ðə tu baɪts sɛt tɪ ˈziroʊ. ðɪs ɪz juzd fər ˈʧɛkɪŋ. iʧ taɪm ðə ɪz ˌɪnˈvoʊkt, ɪt ˈʤɛnərˌeɪts ðə ˈsikwəns dɪˈskraɪbd əˈbəv. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf ju lʊk æt ðə ˈsæmpəl ˈaʊtˌpʊt ˈpriviəsli ˈlɪstɪd ɪn ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl, ju wɪl ˈnoʊtɪs ðət ɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli kənˈsɪsts əv 44 ˈkɛrɪktərz. ðət ɪz bɪˈkəz wi stɪl ər ˈmɪsɪŋ θri ˈkruʃəl stɛps ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɪz ˈrɛdi tɪ spɪt aʊt ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈtoʊkən. fərst, ðə ˈtoʊkən ɪz ɪnˈkrɪptɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ən ki ðət ɪz juˈnik tɪ iʧ. ˈsɛkənd, ðə ðə ɪnˈkrɪptɪd ˈtoʊkən wɪθ ə ˈpəblɪk ˈaɪˈdi. ðɪs ˈpəblɪk ˈaɪˈdi ɪz kəmˈplitli ˈdɪfərənt frəm ðə ˈsikrɪt ˈaɪˈdi juzd tɪ ˈkɑnstrəkt ðə ˈsikwəns. ðə ˈpəblɪk ki dɪz nɑt ʧeɪnʤ ənd kən bi juzd tɪ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt ə ˈtoʊkən wɪθ ən əˈkaʊnt. ˈfaɪnəli, ðə hoʊl ˈsikwəns 16 baɪts ɪnˈkrɪptɪd pləs sɪks baɪts ˈpəblɪk ˈaɪˈdi) wɪl bi ɛnˈkoʊdɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈælgərˌɪðəm. ʧoʊz ðɪs ˈælgərˌɪðəm ˈsɪmpli bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ˈkɛrɪktərz ðət ər ˈkɑmən tɪ ˈmɛni ˈdɪfərənt ˈkiˌbɔrd leɪaʊts. bɪˈkəz ðə ˌɪmˈpərsəˌneɪts ə ˈkiˌbɔrd, ɪt traɪz tɪ juz ˈkɛrɪktərz ðət wərk wɪθ ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈkiˌbɔrd ˈsɛtɪŋz ɪt maɪt ɪnˈkaʊnər ɪn ðə waɪld. ðə ˌdɪsədˈvænɪʤ ɪz ðət ɛnˈkoʊdɪŋ ɪz ˈsəmˈwət ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənt ɪn ðət ɪt rikˈwaɪərz tu ˈkɛrɪktərz fər iʧ baɪt ɪt encodes*, wɪʧ ɪz waɪ ə ˈsikwəns tərnz ˈɪntu ə ˈsikwəns. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɛz ðə dɪz ɔl ðə ˈtaɪpɪŋ, ðɪs dɪz nɑt trænzˈleɪt ˈɪntu ən ˌɪnkənˈvinjəns fər ˈjuzərz. mɔr əˈbaʊt ɛnˈkrɪpʃən lɛts teɪk ə ˈkloʊzər lʊk æt ðə ɛnˈkrɪpʃən stɛp əv ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈtoʊkən. ɪn ˈkɑntræst tɪ ˈælgərˌɪðəmz juzd ɪn ɛnˈkrɪpʃən skimz, səʧ ɛz pgp*, ɪz ə ˈælgərˌɪðəm. ðɪs minz boʊθ ðə ˈpɑrti ðə ˈtoʊkən ənd ðə ˈpɑrti ənd ˈvæləˌdeɪtɪŋ ɪt wɪl nid ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ki! ðɪs ˈʃɛrɪŋ əv ðə ki ˈhæpənz wɪn ðə dɪˈvaɪs ɪz ˈproʊˌgræmd. ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə dɪˈvaɪsɪz juˈnik ˈaɪˈdi, ðə juˈnik ki ɪz ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd ənd stɔrd ɔn ðə dɪˈvaɪs baɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt ɪz ʃɪpt aʊt. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni meɪnˈteɪnz ə ˈdætəˌbeɪs wɛr ðə juˈnik ˈpəblɪk ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈsikrɪt ˈaɪˈdiz ər əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðɛr ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ kiz. ðɪs weɪ, ɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈɔfər ən ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən wɛb ˈsərvɪs. ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈælgərˌɪðəm həz ðə ædˈvæntɪʤ ðət ɪt ɪz ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈvɛri fæst. ˈɔlsoʊ, ju doʊnt nid tɪ rɪˈlaɪ ɔn θərd ˈpɑrtiz fər ki ˈmænɪʤmənt ər tɪ vaʊʧ fər aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ bi ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv jʊr oʊn ki, ju hæv tu ˈɔpʃənz. fərst, ju kən rɪkˈwɛst jʊr ki frəm. æt ðə taɪm əv ðɪs ˈraɪtɪŋ, wɪl sɛnd ju ə ˈsiˈdi kənˈteɪnɪŋ ðə ki, bət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈɔlsoʊ ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ə mɔr kənˈvinjənt səˈluʃən əv riˈtrivɪŋ ðə ki ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ˈsɛkənd, ju kən juz dɪˈvɛləpmənt kɪt tɪ ˈproʊˌgræm ðə ki ˈjɔrsɛlf. ðɪs weɪ, ju kən əˈsaɪn kiz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈpəblɪk ənd ˈsikrɪt ˈaɪˈdiz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ jʊr oʊn ˈneɪmɪŋ kənˈvɛnʃənz. ɪf ju ˌsəpləˈmɛnt ðɪs əˈproʊʧ baɪ ˈrənɪŋ jʊr oʊn ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən wɛb ˈsərvɪs, ju ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ˈɛni dɪˈpɛndəns ɔn ɛz ə θərd ˈpɑrti ɪn jʊr ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən prəˈsiʤər. ðə ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən ˈælgərˌɪðəm: ˈɔrdər ˈmætərz ɪts nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋ ðət ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˈvæləˌdeɪtɪŋ ən rɪˈzɛmbəlz rɪˈvərsɪŋ ðə stɛps ˈnɛsəˌsɛri fər kənˈstrəktɪŋ ən. ə ˈbeɪsɪk ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən ruˈtin maɪt lʊk ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs. fərst, ju dɪˈkoʊd ðə strɪŋ. nɛkst, ju splɪt ðə strɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈpəblɪk ˈaɪˈdi ənd ˈtoʊkən. ðɛn, ju juz ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈaɪˈdi tɪ lʊk əp ðə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ ki. ˈæftər ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ki tɪ, ju hæv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈtoʊkən ɪn pleɪn tɛkst. nɛkst, ju wʊd ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ ðə (ðə læst tu baɪts). ðɛn, ju wʊd kəmˈpɛr ðə ˈsikrɪt ˈaɪˈdi tɪ ðə wən ju riˈtrivd frəm ðə ˈdætəˌbeɪs ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈaɪˈdi. ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈsɛʃən ˈkaʊntər ənd ðə ˈsɛʃən ˈtoʊkən ˈkaʊntər, meɪk ʃʊr ðət ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈtoʊkən wɑz ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd ˈæftər ðə læst səkˈsɛsfəli ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪtəd ˈtoʊkən. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ju doʊnt noʊ ɪgˈzæktli wɪn ˈɛni tu ˈtoʊkənz wər ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd, ju ˈɔlˌweɪz kən tɛl ɪn wɪʧ ˈɔrdər ðeɪ wər ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd. ɪf ðə ˈtoʊkən ˈpæsɪz ɔl ðiz tɛsts, ju kən sɛnd ə rɪˈspɑns ˈsɪgnəlɪŋ səkˈsɛsfəl ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən tɪ ðə klaɪənt. ˈəðərˌwaɪz, ðə ˈtoʊkən ɪz rɪˈʤɛktɪd. optionally*, ju kən ˈhɑrdən ðə ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən ˈælgərˌɪðəm ˈfərðər. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ju kən traɪ tɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪt haʊ ˈmɛni ˈsɛʃənz ər ˈtoʊkənz hæv bɪn skɪpt sɪns ðə læst səkˈsɛsfəl ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən ənd kənˈsɪdər ðət ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪn jʊr dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ˈvælədeɪt ər ˈriʤɛkt ðə ˈtoʊkən. ju kən juz ðə ˈsɛʃən ɪn ə ˈsɪmələr ˈmænər. ˈoʊpənˌsɔrs əˈproʊʧ wən θɪŋ aɪ faɪnd ˈrɪli əˈtræktɪv əˈbaʊt ˈbɪznɪs ˈmɑdəl ɪz ðət ɪt traɪz tɪ prəˈvaɪd ɔl ˈsɔfˌwɛr ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ˈoʊpən sɔrs. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈsteɪtmənts, ɪt plænz tɪ ˈprɑfɪt frəm ðə ˌmænjəˈfækʧər ənd seɪl əv ðə dɪˈvaɪsɪz, bət ˌɪnˈtɛndz tɪ kip ɔl ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈoʊpən sɔrs. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə sɔrs koʊd fər ðə əˈfɔrˌmɛnʃənd wɛb ˈsərvɪs ɪz ˈfrili əˈveɪləbəl ɛz ə ˈrɛfərəns ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, ˈɔfərz klaɪənt ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz ˈnidɪd fər ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən ɪn ˈvɛriəs ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ənd ˈplætˌfɔrmz. ˈkərəntli, ðɛr ər klaɪənt ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ˈʤɑvə, si, c#/.net*, pæm,, ˈrubi, pərl ənd ˈpaɪθɑn. ɔl ðiz ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz ənd ˈproʊˌgræmz ər sɛt əp ɛz ˈgugəl koʊd ˈprɑʤɛkts. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ðɛr ər ˈprɑʤɛkts fər ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz tɪ ɪn si ənd ˈʤɑvə, ɛz wɛl ɛz ən ˈoʊpən ˈaɪˈdi ˈsərvər ənd ə ˌpərsənələˈzeɪʃən tul tɪ əˈlaʊ ju tɪ ˈproʊˌgræm jʊr oʊn. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɔl ðiz ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈprɑʤɛkts wər ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd baɪ, ju ɔˈrɛdi kən si ˈəðərz kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ. mɔˈroʊvər, ə ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈoʊpənˌsɔrs ˈprɑʤɛkts ˈjuzɪŋ ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi hæv ˈsərfɪst. dɪˈskəʃən ˈfɔrəm ɪz ə gʊd pleɪs tɪ kip tæbz ɔn səʧ ˈprɑʤɛkts ənd gɪt səˈpɔrt. ðə ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən ˈsərvɪs wɪn ju ˈɔrdər ə, ɪt kəmz ˈrɛdi tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən wɛb ˈsərvɪs. bɪˈkəz meɪnˈteɪnz ə ˈdætəˌbeɪs əv ɔl kiz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈpəblɪk ənd ˈsikrɪt ˈaɪˈdiz wɪθ wɪʧ ðə hæv bɪn ˈproʊˌgræmd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈʃɪpmənt, həz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˈɔfər ən ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən wɛb ˈsərvɪs əˈgɛnst ðoʊz krəˈdɛnʃəlz. dɪˈvɛləpərz ðɛn kən juz ðə ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən wɛb ˈsərvɪs tɪ ˈvælədeɪt ˈkæpʧərd frəm ðə dɪˈvaɪs. həz ə wɛb peɪʤ wɛr ju kən rɪkˈwɛst ən ki. ˈɛniˌwən kən gɪt ən ki. ðə ˈoʊnli rɪkˈwaɪrmənt ɪz ðət ju hæv tɪ səbˈmɪt ə ˈvælɪd. ðɪs ɪz ˈmɪrli ə ˈmɛʒər tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈdætəˌbeɪs bloʊt frəm tu ˈmɛni ˈboʊgəs rɪkˈwɛsts. ðə ki ˈɔlsoʊ kəmz wɪθ ən ˈaɪˈdi ˈnəmbər. ðə ˈpərpəs əv ðə ki ɪz tɪ rɪkˈwɛsts ðə ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən wɛb ˈsərvɪs ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈhæʃɪŋ ˈælgərˌɪðəm. ðɪs ɪz dən bɪˈkəz səˈpɔrt fər ɪz ˈɔfən ˈspəriəs ɪn ðə ˈvɛriəs ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts ɪn wɪʧ ðə wɛb ˈsərvɪs klaɪənt ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz hæv tɪ ˈfəŋkʃən. noʊt ðət ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈstrɪktli ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ juz, bɪˈkəz ðə ˈtoʊkən ɔˈrɛdi ɪz ɪnˈkrɪptɪd! ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɛz ən ˈædɪd priˈkɔʃən, ʃʊd bi juzd ɛz ə ˈtrænspɔrt leɪər wɛˈnɛvər ɪt ɪz əˈveɪləbəl. ɪn ðə klaɪənt ˈlaɪbrɛˌri, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɔl ju hæv tɪ du ɪz æd ən ɛs tɪ wɛr ðə ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən ˈsərvər ɪz ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd. ˈædɪŋ ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən tɪ ˈtaɪpoʊ naʊ ðət wi hæv ə ˈsɑləd ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðə ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤi, lɛts æd ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən tɪ ən ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. aɪ juz ˈtaɪpoʊ tɪ blɔg. ˈtaɪpoʊ ɪz dɪˈvɛləpt ˈjuzɪŋ ˈrubi ɔn reɪlz, ənd ju kən ʧɛk aʊt ɪts ˈleɪtəst ˈviə ðə ˈprɑʤɛkts ˈpəblɪk səbˈvərʒən riˈpɑzəˌtɔri. ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ju laɪk ðə ˈstrəkʧər ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪz ɔn ðə dɪˈvɛləpər, ɪt wərks tɪ ɑr ædˈvæntɪʤ ɪn ðɪs keɪs, bɪˈkəz ɪt meɪks ɪt ˈizi tɪ ˈloʊˌkeɪt ðə faɪlz wi nid tɪ ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ. teɪk ə lʊk æt ˈfɪgjər 5 fər ə ˈbeɪsɪk ˈaʊˌtlaɪn əv ðə ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən ruˈtin wi wɪl bi ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ. ˈfɪgjər 5 ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən floʊ tɪ stɑrt, lɛts drɔp ðə ˈrubi wɛb ˈsərvɪsɪz klaɪənt ˈlaɪbrɛˌri, yubico.rb*, ˈɪntu ðə ˈprɑʤɛkts lɪb dɪˈrɛktəri. ˈæftər ˈædɪŋ ðə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ ˌrikˈwaɪər kəˈmænd tɪ ðə faɪl, wi kən bi əˈʃʊrd ðət ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl θruaʊt ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. tu grups əv ˈsɛtɪŋz ər ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ kənˈfɪgjər ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən. fərst, ðɛr ər ðə ˈsɛtɪŋz, ˈneɪmli ðə ki ənd ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ ˈaɪˈdi ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ səbˈmɪt ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən rɪkˈwɛsts tɪ ðə wɛb ˈsərvɪs. ðɛr ˈɔlsoʊ ɪz ə swɪʧ fər ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ ər ˌdɪˈseɪblɪŋ ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən ɔn ə ˈlɛvəl. ˈtaɪpoʊ stɔrz ðiz ˈsɛtɪŋz baɪ ðɛm ənd pərˈsɪstɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ðə ˈkɑləm. ˈləki fər ˈjuˈɛs, ðət minz wi doʊnt hæv tɪ meɪk ˈɛni ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðə ˈdætəˌbeɪs. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wi du nid tɪ əˈmɛnd ðə ənd ˈdætə ˈmɑdəl juzd tɪ stɔr ðiz ˈsɛtɪŋz wɪˈθɪn ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. ˈlɪstɪŋ 1 ʃoʊz haʊ tɪ æd ðiz θri kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən ˈɔpʃənz tɪ ðə rɪˈspɛktɪv ˈtɛmplət ɪn ðə ˈædmɪn ˈjuzər ˈɪnərˌfeɪs. ˈsɪmələrli, ˈlɪstɪŋ 2 ʃoʊz haʊ tɪ æd ðoʊz seɪm ˈsɛtɪŋz tɪ ðə ˈmɑdəl. ðæts ɔl ɪt teɪks fər reɪlz tɪ ˈrɛndər ə fɔrm tɪ ˈɪnˌpʊt ðoʊz ˈsɛtɪŋz ənd stɔr ðɛm ɪn ðə ˈdætəˌbeɪs fər iʧ blɔg. ˈfɪgjər 6 ʃoʊz ðə ˈfaɪnəl rɪˈzəlt. ˈlɪstɪŋ 1 ˈtaɪpoʊ: ˈsɛtɪŋz filename*: ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən stɑrt id="authentication*" class="set*" style="margin-top:10px*;"> <ˈlɛʤənd><%= _("authentication")%></legend*> <əl> <li> <ˈleɪbəl class="float*"><%= _("ˌrikˈwaɪər otp")%>:</label*> <ˈɪnˌpʊt name="setting[yubikey_required*]" id="yubikey_required*" type="checkbox*" 'checked="checked*"' ɪf%> <ˈɪnˌpʊt name="setting[yubikey_required*]" type="hidden*" </li> <li> <ˈleɪbəl for="yubikey_api_id*" class="float*"><%= id")%>:</label*> <ˈɪnˌpʊt name="setting[yubikey_api_id*]" id="yubikey_api_id*" type="text*" </li> <li> <ˈleɪbəl for="yubikey_api_key*" class="float*"><%= key")%>:</label*> <ˈɪnˌpʊt name="setting[yubikey_api_key*]" id="yubikey_api_key*" type="text*" </li> </əl> </fieldset*> ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən ɛnd ˈlɪstɪŋ 2 ˈtaɪpoʊ: ˈædɪŋ ˈsɛtɪŋz tɪ ˈmɑdəl filename*: ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən ˈsɛtɪŋ, :buˈliən, fɔls ˈsɛtɪŋ :yubikey_api_id*, :strɪŋ, ˈsɛtɪŋ :yubikey_api_key*, :strɪŋ, ˈfɪgjər 6 ˈtaɪpoʊ: ˈsɛtɪŋz ˈsɛkənd, ðɛr ər tu ˈsɛtɪŋz: ˈaɪˈdi ənd rikˈwaɪərd. ðə ˈfɔrmər ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt ə ˈtaɪpoʊ əˈkaʊnt wɪθ ə ˈjuzərz juˈnik ˈpəblɪk ˈaɪˈdi; wɛˈræz ðə ˈlætər əˈlaʊz ˈjuzərz tɪ ɪˈneɪbəl ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən səˈlɛktɪvli fər ðɛr əˈkaʊnts ˈoʊnli. naʊ, lɛts meɪk boʊθ ˈɔpʃənz əˈveɪləbəl frəm ðə ˈjuzərz ˈprɛfərəns ˈsɛtɪŋz wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈædmɪn ˈɪnərˌfeɪs. tɪ meɪk ðə nu ˈɔpʃənz əˈpɪr ɪn ðə, aɪ ˈædɪd ə nu ˈsɛkʃən tɪ ðə ˈpɑrʃəl ˈtɛmplət ðət ˈrɛndərz ðə fɔrm fər ˈɛdɪtɪŋ ˈjuzər ˈɔpʃənz (ˈlɪstɪŋ 3 θæŋks tɪ səˈpɔrt, wi doʊnt nid tɪ raɪt ˈɛni koʊd tɪ seɪv ðiz nu ˈɔpʃənz tɪ ðə ˈdætəˌbeɪs; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wi du nid tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət wi æd ðə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋli neɪmd fildz tɪ ðə ˈjuzər ˈteɪbəl tɪ wɪʧ ɔl ˈvæljuz ɔn ðɪs skrin ər biɪŋ pərˈsɪstɪd. ɪn reɪlz, ðɪs ɪz dən baɪ ˈædɪŋ ə ˈdætəˌbeɪs maɪˈgreɪʃən, wɪʧ ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən ən ˈæbˌstrækt weɪ əv dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ən ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəl ˌmɑdəfəˈkeɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈdætəˌbeɪs. ɪn ɑr keɪs, wi ər ˈædɪŋ ðə fildz ənd tɪ ðə ˈjuzər ˈteɪbəl baɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðə maɪˈgreɪʃən ʃoʊn ɪn ˈlɪstɪŋ 4 naʊ, ɔl ju nid tɪ du ɪz rən ðə reɪk juˈtɪləti frəm ðə kəˈmænd laɪn ənd tɛl ɪt tɪ ˈəpˈgreɪd ðə ˈdætəˌbeɪs: reɪk ðə nis θɪŋ əˈbaʊt reɪlz' maɪˈgreɪʃənz ɪz ðət ðeɪ ər ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt. ðə maɪˈgreɪʃən wi kriˈeɪtɪd ɪn ˈlɪstɪŋ 4 kən bi juzd wɪθ ˈɛni əv ðə ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz ðət ˈtaɪpoʊ səˈpɔrts. æt ðə taɪm əv ðɪs ˈraɪtɪŋ, ðɪs ˌɪnˈkludz mysql*, ənd sqlite*. ˈfaɪnəli, ju kən ædˈmaɪr ðə nu ˈsɛtɪŋz ɪn ðə ˈɔpʃənz ɪn ˈfɪgjər 7 ˈlɪstɪŋ 3 ˈtaɪpoʊ: kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən ˈɔpʃənz filename*: app/views/admin/users/_form.html.erb*: <li> <ˈleɪbəl class="float*" for="user_notify_on_new_articles*"><%= _("sɛnd ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈmɛsɪʤɪz wɪn nu ˈɑrtɪkəlz ər ˈpoʊstɪd")%>? </ˈleɪbəl> 'ˈjuzər', 'notify_on_new_articles*' </li> nu ˈɔpʃənz fər ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən stɑrt <li> <ˈleɪbəl class="float*" for="user_yubikey_required*"><%= rikˈwaɪərd")%>? </ˈleɪbəl> 'ˈjuzər', 'yubikey_required*' </li> <li> <ˈleɪbəl class="float*" for="user_yubikey_id*"><%= ˈaɪˈdi")%>: </ˈleɪbəl> 'ˈjuzər', 'yubikey_id*' </li> nu ˈɔpʃənz fər ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən ɛnd </əl> </fieldset*> <!--[eoform:user*]--> ˈlɪstɪŋ 4 ˈtaɪpoʊ: ˈsɛtɪŋz ˈdætəˌbeɪs maɪˈgreɪʃən filename*: db/migrate/071_add_yubikey_columns_to_user.rb*: klæs :ˈjuzərz,, :strɪŋ, :nəl fɔls, :dɪˈfɔlt :ˈjuzərz,, :buˈliən, :nəl fɔls, :dɪˈfɔlt fɔls ɛnd :ˈjuzərz, :ˈjuzərz, ɛnd ɛnd ˈfɪgjər 7 ˈtaɪpoʊ: kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən ˈɔpʃənz naʊ ðət wi hæv ðə ˈsɛˌtəp ɔl ˈteɪkən kɛr əv, wi kən ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə ˈækʧəwəl ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən ˈdʊrɪŋ. fərst, lɛts æd ə ˈɪnˌpʊt fild tɪ ðə skrin prəˈvaɪdɪd ðət ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən ɪz ɪˈneɪbəld fər ðə hoʊl blɔg. aɪ hæv dən ðɪs baɪ ˈmɑdəˌfaɪɪŋ ðə ˈpɑrʃəl ˈtɛmplət ðət ˈrɛndərz ðə fɔrm ɪn ˈlɪstɪŋ 5 ˈnoʊtɪs ðət wi ˈɔlˌweɪz hæv tɪ ʃoʊ ðə fild ˈdʊrɪŋ, bɪˈkəz ənˈtɪl ˈjuzərz səˈplaɪ ðɛr ˈjuzər neɪmz, wi doʊnt noʊ ˈwɛðər ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən ɪz rikˈwaɪərd fər ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈjuzər. ˈfɪgjər 8 ʃoʊz ðə ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd skrin. wɪn ðə fɔrm ɪz səbˈmɪtəd, reɪlz rʊts ɪt tɪ ðə ˈmɛθəd əv ðə klæs (ˈlɪstɪŋ 6 ðɪs ɪz wɛr wi æd ðə ˈlɑʤɪk tɪ ʧɛk ˈwɛðər wi nid tɪ ˈhændəl ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən. ˈæftər ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ koʊd həz ˈvɛrəˌfaɪd ðə ˈrɛgjələr ənd ˈpæsˌwərd, wi naʊ hæv ən ˌɪnˈstænʃiˌeɪtəd ˈjuzər ˈɑbʤɛkt ðət kən tɛl ˈjuˈɛs ˈwɛðər ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən ɪz rikˈwaɪərd fər ðɪs ˈjuzər. ɪf soʊ, wi ˌɪnˈvoʊk ðə ˈstætɪk ˈmɛθəd əv ðə ˈjuzər ˈɑbʤɛkt. ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˈlɪstɪŋ 7 wi ʧɛk ðət ˈniðər ðə frəm ðə fɔrm nɔr ðə ˈjuzərz ˈpəblɪk ˈaɪˈdi ər blæŋk. mɔˈroʊvər, baɪ ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən, ðə fərst 12 ˈkɛrɪktərz əv ðə hæv tɪ mæʧ ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈaɪˈdi əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə əˈkaʊnt. ɪf ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz ɪn ˈɔrdər, wi ˌɪnˈstænʃiˌeɪt ə ˈɑbʤɛkt, wɪʧ wɪl ˈhændəl ðə wɛb ˈsərvɪs ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən rɪkˈwɛst fər ˈjuˈɛs. ðə ˈmɛθəd ˈsɪmpli rɪˈtərnz ə buˈliən. tru minz ðə ˈjuzər wɑz ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪtəd səkˈsɛsfəli. ˈkɑnvərsli, fɔls ˌɪmˈplaɪz ən ˌɪnˈvæləd ər ən əˈtɛmpt baɪ ən əˈnɔθərˌaɪzd ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ hæk ˈɪntu ðə əˈkaʊnt. ˈlɪstɪŋ 5 ˈtaɪpoʊ: ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd fɔrm filename*: app/views/shared/_loginform.html.erb*: :ˈækʃən=> "login*" du <əl> <li> <ˈleɪbəl for="user_login*"><%= _('username')%>:</label*> <ˈɪnˌpʊt type="text*" name="user_login*" id="user_login*" ˈvælju=""/> </li> <li> <ˈleɪbəl for="user_password*"><%= _('ˈpæsˌwərd') %>:</ˈleɪbəl> <ˈɪnˌpʊt type="password*" name="user_password*" id="user_password*" </li> ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən stɑrt ɪf <li> <ˈleɪbəl for="yubikey_otp*"><%=') %>:</ˈleɪbəl> <ˈɪnˌpʊt type="text*" name="yubikey_otp*" id="yubikey_otp*" </li> ɛnd ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən ɛnd <li type="submit*" name="login*" ˈvælju= _('login*') class="primary*" id="submit*" </li> </əl> <pi><%= _('bæk tɪ this_blog.blog_name*, %></pi> ɛnd ˈlɪstɪŋ 6 ˈtaɪpoʊ: ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən pɑrt 1 filename*: app/controllers/accounts_controller.rb*: keɪs wɪn :poʊst user.authenticate(params[:user_login*], params[:user_password*]) ʧɛk ˈwɛðər ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən ɪz rikˈwaɪərd ənd pərˈfɔrm ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən ɪf logged_in*? self.current_user.authenticate_yubikey*( this_blog*, self.current_user.yubikey_id*, params[:yubikey_otp*])) session[:user_id*] flash[:notice*] səkˈsɛsfəl") :kənˈtroʊlər "admin/dashboard*", :ˈækʃən "ˈɪndɛks" ɛls flash.now[:notice*] ˌənsəkˈsɛsfəl") params[:user_login*] ɛnd ɛnd ɛnd ˈlɪstɪŋ 7 ˈtaɪpoʊ: ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən pɑrt 2 filename*: ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪt ə ˈjuzərz ˈaɪˈdi. ɪgˈzæmpəl: @user.authenticate_yubikey(this_blog*, 'thcrefhcvijl*', 'thcrefhcvijldvlfugbhrghkibjigdbunhjlfnbtvfbc*') authenticate_yubikey(this_blog*, ɪf (yubikey_id.empty*? yubikey_otp.empty*? 12].eql?(yubikey_id*)) rɪˈtərn fɔls ɛls bɪˈgɪn yubico.new(this_blog.yubikey_api_id*,) rɪˈtərn yk.verify(yubikey_otp).eql?('ok*') ˈrɛskju rɪˈtərn fɔls ɛnd ɛnd ɛnd ˈfɪgjər 8 ˈtaɪpoʊ: ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd fɔrm ðæts ɪt! maɪ ˈtaɪpoʊ blɔg ɪz naʊ. aɪ wɪl bi səbˈmɪtɪŋ ə pæʧ tɪ meɪk ðiz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt baɪ ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪŋ ðɛm ˈɪntu ðə ˈtaɪpoʊ. ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz ju maɪt wɔnt tɪ kənˈsɪdər ə fju ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz wɪn ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən. fərst, ju kən ʧuz tɪ oʊˈmɪt ðə ˈjuzər neɪm, bɪˈkəz ðə ˈtoʊkən ɔˈrɛdi ˌɪnˈkludz ə ˈpəblɪk ˈaɪˈdi ðət kən bi juzd tɪ lɪŋk tɪ ðə ˈjuzərz əˈkaʊnt. ðɪs skim wərks ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ju ər nɑt əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈjuzərz tɪ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt ə ˈsɪŋgəl wɪθ ˈməltəpəl əˈkaʊnts. ˈsɛkənd, ju kən ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz ˌmɑdəfəˈkeɪʃənz rikˈwaɪərd tɪ ðə əv ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz baɪ ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈtoʊkən ɪn ðə ˈpæsˌwərd fild. bɪˈkəz ðə ɪz əv fɪkst lɛŋθ, ɪt stændz tɪ ˈrizən ðət ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈkɛrɪktərz bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ ðə ˈpæsˌwərd. ˈɔlsoʊ, ɛz ðə ə ˈkɛrɪktər tɪ ðə ˈtoʊkən, ˈjuzərz wʊd hæv tɪ taɪp ðɛr ˈpæsˌwərd fərst, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ðə ðən ðə ˈəðər weɪ əraʊnd. θərd, ju maɪt wɔnt tɪ kənˈsɪdər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈprɔˌsɛs. fərst, prɑmpt ðə ˈjuzər fər ðə ənd ˈvælədeɪt ɪt. ɪf ðə ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən rɪkˈwɛst ɪz əˈpruvd, prɑmpt ðə ˈjuzər fər ðə ˈrɛgjələr ənd ˈpæsˌwərd. tɪ si ðə ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðɪs əˈproʊʧ, kənˈsɪdər ðə sɪˈnɛrioʊ ɪn wɪʧ ˈjuzər neɪm, ˈpæsˌwərd ənd ər səbˈmɪtəd ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli. ɪf məˈlɪʃəs ˈpɑrtiz ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌɪnərˈsɛpt ðə səbˈmɪʃən ənd prɪˈvɛnt ðə frəm biɪŋ səbˈmɪtəd tɪ ðə ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən ˈsərvər, ðeɪ ˈifɛktɪvli hæv ɔl θri ˈpisɪz əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðeɪ nid tɪ ˈpɛnəˌtreɪt ðə ˈsɪstəm tɪ wɪʧ ju ər traɪɪŋ tɪ ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf ju səbˈmɪt ðə ˈoʊnli ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fərst stɑp əv ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs, məˈlɪʃəs ˈpɑrtiz kən ˌɪnərˈsɛpt ðə ˈtoʊkən wɪˈθaʊt ˈgeɪnɪŋ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ˈsɪstəm bɪˈkəz ðeɪ du nɑt hæv ðə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ ˈjuzər neɪm ənd ˈpæsˌwərd. tɪ meɪk ju səˈplaɪ ðə ˈjuzər neɪm ənd ˈpæsˌwərd, ðeɪ nid tɪ lɛt ðə pæs θru ənd bi ˈvælədeɪtəd, wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ meɪks ðə ˈjusləs fər ˈsəbsəkwənt ˈjuzɪz. ðəs, ðə əˈtækərz' tæsk wɪl bi ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli. ɪn ðə waɪld ɔn ɪts wɛb saɪt, meɪnˈteɪnz ə groʊɪŋ lɪst əv ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz ðət teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðə. ðɛr ɪz ə fər wordpress*, ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən, ˈfɔrəm ˈækˌsɛs ənd ˈwɪndoʊz (kəˈmərʃəl ˈbeɪtə). ɛz ðə əˈbəv ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪŋ ðə ˈɪntu ðə ˈtaɪpoʊ blɔg ˈsɔfˌwɛrz ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən ruˈtin ʃoʊz, ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪz ˈfɛrli ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd. ˈhoʊpfəli, ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ˌɪnˈspaɪrz ju tɪ juz ðɪs ɛz ə ˈstɑrtɪŋ pɔɪnt tɪ meɪk jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt pis əv ˈoʊpənˌsɔrs ˈsɔfˌwɛr mɔr sɪˈkjʊr baɪ ˈædɪŋ ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən.
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the is trying to oust donald trump from the presidential campaign trail. numerous officials and corporate media reports have indicated that donald trump may drop out of the race. curiously, the news comes just weeks after trump walked away from the republican national convention with the nomination. no other candidate came close in total number of delegates in the state primaries and the proposed roll call from dissenting delegates failed to bring results. the attempted ousting of trump reflects both the fracturing of the republican party and the rupture of the corporate duopoly generally in this election cycle.
this isn't the first time establishment republicans have attempted to push trump out of the race. when trump began picking up momentum earlier in 2016, many well-known republicans refused to endorse him. republican mitt romney made a video appearance at the democratic party national convention to warn of the dangers of a trump presidency. the business round table, a collection of corporate executives, also warned new york times readers of trump's possible presidential victory. even the koch brothers are sabotaging republican party supporters of trump by pulling their funding from his supporters in washington.
the reason for the ruling class's fear of trump is clearly articulated from the source. trump is unpredictable and his message uncontrolled. there are times when trump speaks to working class anxiety by repudiating trade deals and calling to the financial sector. there are others when trump is easily baited into traps set by the democratic party. in recent weeks, the democratic party has attempted to frame trump as an unpatriotic traitor. trump has reaffirmed his support of russian president vladimir putin and refused to take back remarks regarding the heroism of a muslim american soldier who died in combat in iraq.
while power struggle between the democratic party and republican party is nothing new, trump's impact on the corporate duopoly should not be understated. trump has destroyed the's infrastructure. his rhetoric has inspired emboldened racist elements of the working class as well as legitimate class grievances among the republican party base. trump has occupied a vacuum that its have refused to fill. no longer can the republican party operate as it did in the past without losing ground to the increasingly conservative democratic party.
for nearly five decades, the republican party has positioned itself the party of white supremacy. the democratic party has been able to place unions, black voters, and white liberals under its tent over this period. however, the crisis of capitalism has changed this dynamic dramatically. the gap between democratic party rhetoric and policy has widened since the early 1980s. this has forced republicans to move further to the right in the midst of democratic wars, austerity measures, and assaults on civil liberties.
donald trump represents an existential threat to the very existence of the. in her speech at the democratic national convention, hillary clinton herself admitted that she would be a president for “democrats, republicans, and independents.” she was thus very forthright in extending an invitation to refugee republicans into her “big tent” campaign., imperialist agenda is attractive to a republican party establishment that has effectively lost its base to trump. erratic behavior only further endangers his ability to defeat strategy and bring victory to what is left of the republican party.
a series of interviews on “democracy now!” have clarified the depths to which the clinton campaign seeks to use fear of donald trump as its catalyst for victory. in two separate debates, green party supporters and chris hedges confronted clinton operatives rebecca and robert reich. and reich refused to address concrete policy and instead promoted a clinton presidency on the basis of the dangers of donald trump. the debates confirmed that hillary clinton and the democratic party have become indefensible. such a realization has forced the corporate duopoly into a crisis situation, especially on the republican party side. either the republican party establishment gets behind trump or it joins forces with the increasingly conservative democratic party machinery led by clinton to defeat the “fascist” casino capitalist.
the fact the republican party has not distanced itself from rumors of departure indicates that there is a significant portion of leaders who would prefer a hillary clinton presidency. hillary clinton is, after all, the chosen politician to serve the capitalist oligarchy. clinton has received tens of millions of dollars in donations from hedge funds and various other wall street donors. this places trump at a glaring disadvantage. yet this disadvantage has been mitigated by the open rebellion both democratic and republican party bases are waging against the establishment.
the conditions that created the revolt of young voters in the democratic party and the entire base of the republican party are not going away. trump may step down, or he may continue on in his campaign. whatever the case, the legitimacy of the duopoly will remain tenuous at best. millions of people are sick and tired of war, austerity, poverty, and a system that represents no one but the elite. a mass break with the system is on the horizon and campaign has played a significant role in speeding up the process. so the conversation about trump should not be confined to his personality or his reactionary character. it should center on the root causes of his rise to the nomination and what that means for the future of us political landscape.
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21 ʃɛrz 0 21 0 0 ðə ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ aʊst ˈdɑnəld trəmp frəm ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn treɪl. ˈnumərəs əˈfɪʃəlz ənd ˈkɔrpərət ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrts hæv ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət ˈdɑnəld trəmp meɪ drɔp aʊt əv ðə reɪs. ˈkjʊriəsli, ðə nuz kəmz ʤɪst wiks ˈæftər trəmp wɔkt əˈweɪ frəm ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈnæʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən wɪθ ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən. noʊ ˈəðər ˈkænədɪt keɪm kloʊz ɪn ˈtoʊtəl ˈnəmbər əv ˈdɛləˌgeɪts ɪn ðə steɪt ˈpraɪˌmɛriz ənd ðə prəˈpoʊzd roʊl kɔl frəm dɪˈsɛnɪŋ ˈdɛləˌgeɪts feɪld tɪ brɪŋ rɪˈzəlts. ðə əˈtɛmptəd ˈaʊstɪŋ əv trəmp rɪˈflɛkts boʊθ ðə ˈfrækʧərɪŋ əv ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti ənd ðə ˈrəpʧər əv ðə ˈkɔrpərət ˈduoʊˌpɑli ˈʤɛnərəli ɪn ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈsaɪkəl. ðɪs ˈɪzənt ðə fərst taɪm ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt rɪˈpəblɪkənz hæv əˈtɛmptəd tɪ pʊʃ trəmp aʊt əv ðə reɪs. wɪn trəmp bɪˈgæn ˈpɪkɪŋ əp moʊˈmɛntəm ˈərliər ɪn 2016 ˈmɛni ˈwɛlˈnoʊn rɪˈpəblɪkənz rɪfˈjuzd tɪ ɛnˈdɔrs ɪm. rɪˈpəblɪkən mɪt ˈrɑmni meɪd ə ˈvɪdioʊ əˈpɪrəns æt ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti ˈnæʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən tɪ wɔrn əv ðə ˈdeɪnʤərz əv ə trəmp ˈprɛzɪdənsi. ðə ˈbɪznɪs raʊnd ˈteɪbəl, ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˈkɔrpərət ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz, ˈɔlsoʊ wɔrnd nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈridərz əv trəmps ˈpɑsəbəl ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈvɪktəri. ˈivɪn ðə kɔʧ ˈbrəðərz ər ˈsæbəˌtɑʒɪŋ rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti səˈpɔrtərz əv trəmp baɪ ˈpʊlɪŋ ðɛr ˈfəndɪŋ frəm hɪz səˈpɔrtərz ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. ðə ˈrizən fər ðə ˈrulɪŋ ˈklæsɪz fɪr əv trəmp ɪz ˈklɪrli ɑrˈtɪkjəˌleɪtəd frəm ðə sɔrs. trəmp ɪz ˌənprɪˈdɪktəbəl ənd hɪz ˈmɛsɪʤ ˌənkənˈtroʊld. ðɛr ər taɪmz wɪn trəmp spiks tɪ ˈwərkɪŋ klæs æŋˈzaɪəti baɪ riˈpjudiˌeɪtɪŋ treɪd dilz ənd ˈkɔlɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɛktər. ðɛr ər ˈəðərz wɪn trəmp ɪz ˈizəli ˈbeɪtɪd ˈɪntu træps sɛt baɪ ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti. ɪn ˈrisənt wiks, ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti həz əˈtɛmptəd tɪ freɪm trəmp ɛz ən ənˌpeɪtriˈɑtɪk ˈtreɪtər. trəmp həz ˌriəˈfərmd hɪz səˈpɔrt əv ˈrəʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn ənd rɪfˈjuzd tɪ teɪk bæk rɪˈmɑrks rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˈhɛroʊˌɪzəm əv ə ˈməzlɪm əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsoʊlʤər hu daɪd ɪn ˈkɑmbæt ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk. waɪl paʊər ˈstrəgəl bɪtˈwin ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti ənd rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ nu, trəmps ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə ˈkɔrpərət ˈduoʊˌpɑli ʃʊd nɑt bi ˈəndərˌsteɪtɪd. trəmp həz dɪˈstrɔɪd ðə ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər. hɪz ˈrɛtərɪk həz ˌɪnˈspaɪərd ɛmˈboʊldənd ˈreɪsɪst ˈɛləmənts əv ðə ˈwərkɪŋ klæs ɛz wɛl ɛz ləˈʤɪtəmət klæs ˈgrivənsɪz əˈməŋ ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti beɪs. trəmp həz ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd ə ˈvækjum ðət ɪts hæv rɪfˈjuzd tɪ fɪl. noʊ ˈlɔŋgər kən ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti ˈɔpərˌeɪt ɛz ɪt dɪd ɪn ðə pæst wɪˈθaʊt ˈluzɪŋ graʊnd tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli kənˈsərvətɪv ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti. fər ˈnɪrli faɪv ˈdɛkeɪdz, ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti həz pəˈzɪʃənd ˌɪtˈsɛlf ðə ˈpɑrti əv waɪt səˈprɛməsi. ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti həz bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ pleɪs ˈjunjənz, blæk ˈvoʊtərz, ənd waɪt ˈlɪˌbərəlz ˈəndər ɪts tɛnt ˈoʊvər ðɪs ˈpɪriəd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈkraɪsəs əv ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm həz ʧeɪnʤd ðɪs daɪˈnæmɪk drəˈmætɪkəli. ðə gæp bɪtˈwin ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti ˈrɛtərɪk ənd ˈpɑləsi həz ˈwaɪdənd sɪns ðə ˈərli 1980s*. ðɪs həz fɔrst rɪˈpəblɪkənz tɪ muv ˈfərðər tɪ ðə raɪt ɪn ðə mɪst əv ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk wɔrz, ˌɔˈstɛrɪti ˈmɛʒərz, ənd əˈsɔlts ɔn ˈsɪvəl ˈlɪbərˌtiz. ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ən ˌɛgˌzɪˈstɛnʃəl θrɛt tɪ ðə ˈvɛri ɪgˈzɪstəns əv ðə. ɪn hər spiʧ æt ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈnæʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən, ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən hərˈsɛlf ədˈmɪtəd ðət ʃi wʊd bi ə ˈprɛzɪdənt fər ““democrats*, rɪˈpəblɪkənz, ənd independents.”*.” ʃi wɑz ðəs ˈvɛri ˈfɔrθˈraɪt ɪn ɪkˈstɛndɪŋ ən ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən tɪ ˈrɛfjuʤi rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈɪntu hər tent”*” kæmˈpeɪn., ˌɪmˈpɪriəlɪst əˈʤɛndə ɪz əˈtræktɪv tɪ ə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ðət həz ˈifɛktɪvli lɔst ɪts beɪs tɪ trəmp. ɪˈrætɪk bɪˈheɪvjər ˈoʊnli ˈfərðər ɛnˈdeɪnʤərz hɪz əˈbɪləˌti tɪ dɪˈfit ˈstrætəʤi ənd brɪŋ ˈvɪktəri tɪ wət ɪz lɛft əv ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti. ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈɪntərvˌjuz ɔn now!”*!” hæv ˈklɛrəˌfaɪd ðə dɛpθs tɪ wɪʧ ðə ˈklɪntən kæmˈpeɪn siks tɪ juz fɪr əv ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɛz ɪts ˈkætəˌlɪst fər ˈvɪktəri. ɪn tu ˈsɛpərˌeɪt dəˈbeɪts, grin ˈpɑrti səˈpɔrtərz ənd krɪs ˈhɛʤɪz kənˈfrəntɪd ˈklɪntən ˈɑpərətɪvz rəˈbɛkə ənd ˈrɑbərt raɪk. ənd raɪk rɪfˈjuzd tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ˈkɑnkrit ˈpɑləsi ənd ˌɪnˈstɛd prəˈmoʊtəd ə ˈklɪntən ˈprɛzɪdənsi ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv ðə ˈdeɪnʤərz əv ˈdɑnəld trəmp. ðə dəˈbeɪts kənˈfərmd ðət ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ənd ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti hæv bɪˈkəm ˌɪndɪˈfɛnsəbəl. səʧ ə ˈriləˈzeɪʃən həz fɔrst ðə ˈkɔrpərət ˈduoʊˌpɑli ˈɪntu ə ˈkraɪsəs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, əˈspɛʃəli ɔn ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti saɪd. ˈiðər ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt gɪts bɪˈhaɪnd trəmp ər ɪt ʤɔɪnz ˈfɔrsɪz wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli kənˈsərvətɪv ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti məˈʃinəri lɛd baɪ ˈklɪntən tɪ dɪˈfit ðə ““fascist”*” kəˈsinoʊ ˈkæpətəlɪst. ðə fækt ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti həz nɑt ˈdɪstənst ˌɪtˈsɛlf frəm ˈrumərz əv dɪˈpɑrʧər ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðət ðɛr ɪz ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈpɔrʃən əv ˈlidərz hu wʊd prɪˈfər ə ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ˈprɛzɪdənsi. ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ɪz, ˈæftər ɔl, ðə ˈʧoʊzən ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən tɪ sərv ðə ˈkæpətəlɪst ˈɑləˌgɑrki. ˈklɪntən həz rɪˈsivd tɛnz əv ˈmɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz ɪn doʊˈneɪʃənz frəm hɛʤ fəndz ənd ˈvɛriəs ˈəðər wɔl strit ˈdoʊnərz. ðɪs ˈpleɪsɪz trəmp æt ə ˈglɛrɪŋ ˌdɪsədˈvænɪʤ. jɛt ðɪs ˌdɪsədˈvænɪʤ həz bɪn ˈmɪtəˌgeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈoʊpən rɪˈbɛljən boʊθ ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ənd rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti ˈbeɪsɪz ər ˈweɪʤɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt. ðə kənˈdɪʃənz ðət kriˈeɪtɪd ðə rɪˈvoʊlt əv jəŋ ˈvoʊtərz ɪn ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti ənd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər beɪs əv ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti ər nɑt goʊɪŋ əˈweɪ. trəmp meɪ stɛp daʊn, ər hi meɪ kənˈtɪnju ɔn ɪn hɪz kæmˈpeɪn. ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə keɪs, ðə lɪˈʤɪtəməsi əv ðə ˈduoʊˌpɑli wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ˈtɛnjəwəs æt bɛst. ˈmɪljənz əv ˈpipəl ər sɪk ənd taɪərd əv wɔr, ˌɔˈstɛrɪti, ˈpɑvərti, ənd ə ˈsɪstəm ðət ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts noʊ wən bət ðə ɪˈlit. ə mæs breɪk wɪθ ðə ˈsɪstəm ɪz ɔn ðə hərˈaɪzən ənd kæmˈpeɪn həz pleɪd ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt roʊl ɪn ˈspidɪŋ əp ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. soʊ ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən əˈbaʊt trəmp ʃʊd nɑt bi kənˈfaɪnd tɪ hɪz ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ər hɪz riˈækʃəˌnɛri ˈkɛrɪktər. ɪt ʃʊd ˈsɛnər ɔn ðə rut ˈkɔzɪz əv hɪz raɪz tɪ ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən ənd wət ðət minz fər ðə fˈjuʧər əv ˈjuˈɛs pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlænˌskeɪp.
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at&t may try to charge users, raising net neutrality questions
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one of the main concerns of those who worry about net neutrality is how a network provider might block or charge extra for competing services. for example, who still make a fair bit of money from voice services might not like competing services like skype. or... apple. so it's interesting to see a report from suggesting that may be planning to charge extra to use over cellular . this came out when testing and receiving a requiring "activation." here's the of what does not absolutely mean that they're going to charge. currently, only works over wifi, but is set to enable it for cellular. this is just because is still in beta, and it's just a generic message for a service that is not yet available. but it's at least raising concerns about the intentions of, with groups like free press already warning that this would violate existing (if contested) rules on net neutrality (which, it should be noted are very, very limited when it comes to mobile services). to be honest, i'm not sure why would actually go down this path. it's already trying to cap meter mobile bandwidth, so it already has a natural restriction on usage. furthermore, since the iphone is now widely available on other platforms, charging extra for seems like a perfect strategy for driving iphone users to other mobile operators.
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at&t* meɪ traɪ tɪ ʧɑrʤ ˈjuzərz, ˈreɪzɪŋ nɛt nuˈtræləti kˈwɛsʧənz frəm ðə wən əv ðə meɪn kənˈsərnz əv ðoʊz hu ˈwəri əˈbaʊt nɛt nuˈtræləti ɪz haʊ ə ˈnɛtˌwərk prəˈvaɪdər maɪt blɑk ər ʧɑrʤ ˈɛkstrə fər kəmˈpitɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, hu stɪl meɪk ə fɛr bɪt əv ˈməni frəm vɔɪs ˈsərvɪsɪz maɪt nɑt laɪk kəmˈpitɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz laɪk skaɪp. ər... ˈæpəl. soʊ ɪts ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ si ə rɪˈpɔrt frəm səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət meɪ bi ˈplænɪŋ tɪ ʧɑrʤ ˈɛkstrə tɪ juz ˈoʊvər ˈsɛljələr ðɪs keɪm aʊt wɪn ˈtɛstɪŋ ənd rɪˈsivɪŋ ə rikˈwaɪərɪŋ "ˌæktəˈveɪʃən." hɪrz ðə əv wət dɪz nɑt ˌæbsəˈlutli min ðət ðɛr goʊɪŋ tɪ ʧɑrʤ. ˈkərəntli, ˈoʊnli wərks ˈoʊvər ˈwiˌfi, bət ɪz sɛt tɪ ɪˈneɪbəl ɪt fər ˈsɛljələr. ðɪs ɪz ʤɪst bɪˈkəz ɪz stɪl ɪn ˈbeɪtə, ənd ɪts ʤɪst ə ʤəˈnɛrɪk ˈmɛsɪʤ fər ə ˈsərvɪs ðət ɪz nɑt jɛt əˈveɪləbəl. bət ɪts æt list ˈreɪzɪŋ kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz əv, wɪθ grups laɪk fri prɛs ɔˈrɛdi ˈwɔrnɪŋ ðət ðɪs wʊd ˈvaɪəleɪt ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ (ɪf kənˈtɛstəd) rulz ɔn nɛt nuˈtræləti (wɪʧ, ɪt ʃʊd bi ˈnoʊtɪd ər ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri ˈlɪmɪtɪd wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈmoʊbəl ˈsərvɪsɪz). tɪ bi ˈɑnəst, əm nɑt ʃʊr waɪ wʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli goʊ daʊn ðɪs pæθ. ɪts ɔˈrɛdi traɪɪŋ tɪ kæp ˈmitər ˈmoʊbəl ˈbændwɪdθ, soʊ ɪt ɔˈrɛdi həz ə ˈnæʧərəl riˈstrɪkʃən ɔn ˈjusɪʤ. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, sɪns ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn ɪz naʊ ˈwaɪdli əˈveɪləbəl ɔn ˈəðər ˈplætˌfɔrmz, ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ˈɛkstrə fər simz laɪk ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈstrætəʤi fər ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˈaɪˌfoʊn ˈjuzərz tɪ ˈəðər ˈmoʊbəl ˈɔpərˌeɪtərz. faɪld ˈəndər: ˈʧɑrʤɪz, ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən,, ˈioʊs, ˈaɪˌfoʊn, nɛt nuˈtræləti ˈkəmpəˌniz: ˈæpəl,
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recently, an adventurous fellow named serge spotted a little red 1991 bmw sitting in the parking lot of a repair shop. serge asked if it was for sale, and was told yes, it start and could be his for the cost of scrap! fantastic! then, he got it home, opened the trunk, and found a mystery.
the mystery is pretty simple: what the hell is the big-ass contraption of boxes, wires, tubes, and pipes sitting in the trunk? what did this thing do, and who did it do it for? is it here to help humanity, or hasten our downfall?
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let’s see if we can figure this thing out.
the thing looks home-made, but purposeful; it appear to be some sort of automaker equipment or anything like that.
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the thing appears to be two black metal boxes joined by a smaller piece. a large rubber hose on the ‘top’ of the box, connected via a tube and terminating in a large cap.
the ‘lower’ black box has a fan on one side, and an intake grille for the fan on the other. the unit also has a large electrical connector composed of two sets of 15 wires, and some wires in between. the warning sticker on the base readswarning caustic pressurized sensitive current” which gives a nice variety of hazards to be worried about.
the aluminum middle section also has a bit of house copper pipes and fittings which seem to feed into some sort of fitting and then into the ‘upper’ box.
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there’s a bunch of now unconnected wires and hoses about, in the trunk and and under the hood. serge told me that there was a hose that went into a port on the intake in front of the throttle body:
“... it first goes [through] an aluminum tube that looks like ac accumulator and from there into the intake.”
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serge also provided this handy annotated picture of where the hose was connected.
whatever this thing is, it appears to be doing something to the intake, possibly adding something. been speculation it was a device to let the car run on fuel vapor, though it seems like an awful lot of electronics on this thing for that.
perhaps some sort of injection system? but there appear to be any fluid bottles or tanks, so maybe not the answer.
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commenters on facebook post about this have suggested that maybe its one of those electrolysis units to let a car ‘run’ on water, even if not really running on water at all.
i’m really not sure, but this seems like a fun friday afternoon challenge for all of you, the collection of geeks on the global compu-net.
serge just hopes not a bomb or a shitty tracking device of some sort, and pretty sure neither of those things.
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but what the hell is it?
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ˈrisəntli, ən ædˈvɛnʧərəs ˈfɛloʊ neɪmd sərʤ ˈspɑtɪd ə ˈlɪtəl rɛd 1991 ˈbiˌɛmˈdəbəlju ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɔt əv ə rɪˈpɛr ʃɑp. sərʤ æst ɪf ɪt wɑz fər seɪl, ənd wɑz toʊld jɛs, ɪt stɑrt ənd kʊd bi hɪz fər ðə kɔst əv skræp! fænˈtæstɪk! ðɛn, hi gɑt ɪt hoʊm, ˈoʊpənd ðə trəŋk, ənd faʊnd ə ˈmɪstəri. ðə ˈmɪstəri ɪz ˈprɪti ˈsɪmpəl: wət ðə hɛl ɪz ðə ˈbɪˌgæs kənˈtræpʃən əv ˈbɑksɪz, waɪərz, tubz, ənd paɪps ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə trəŋk? wət dɪd ðɪs θɪŋ du, ənd hu dɪd ɪt du ɪt fər? ɪz ɪt hir tɪ hɛlp juˈmænɪti, ər ˈheɪsən ɑr ˈdaʊnˌfɔl? ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt si ɪf wi kən ˈfɪgjər ðɪs θɪŋ aʊt. ðə θɪŋ lʊks ˈhoʊmˈmeɪd, bət ˈpərpəsfəl; ɪt əˈpɪr tɪ bi səm sɔrt əv ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪkər ɪkˈwɪpmənt ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ laɪk ðət. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə θɪŋ əˈpɪrz tɪ bi tu blæk ˈmɛtəl ˈbɑksɪz ʤɔɪnd baɪ ə sˈmɔlər pis. ə lɑrʤ ˈrəbər hoʊz ɔn ðə ‘‘top’*’ əv ðə bɑks, kəˈnɛktɪd ˈviə ə tub ənd ˈtərməˌneɪtɪŋ ɪn ə lɑrʤ kæp. ðə ‘‘lower’*’ blæk bɑks həz ə fæn ɔn wən saɪd, ənd ən ˈɪnˌteɪk grɪl fər ðə fæn ɔn ðə ˈəðər. ðə ˈjunɪt ˈɔlsoʊ həz ə lɑrʤ ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl kəˈnɛktər kəmˈpoʊzd əv tu sɛts əv 15 waɪərz, ənd səm waɪərz ɪn bɪtˈwin. ðə ˈwɔrnɪŋ ˈstɪkər ɔn ðə beɪs ridz ˈkɔstɪk ˈprɛʃərˌaɪzd ˈsɛnsɪtɪv current”*” wɪʧ gɪvz ə nis vərˈaɪəti əv ˈhæzərdz tɪ bi ˈwərid əˈbaʊt. ðə əˈlumənəm ˈmɪdəl ˈsɛkʃən ˈɔlsoʊ həz ə bɪt əv haʊs ˈkɑpər paɪps ənd ˈfɪtɪŋz wɪʧ sim tɪ fid ˈɪntu səm sɔrt əv ˈfɪtɪŋ ənd ðɛn ˈɪntu ðə ‘‘upper’*’ bɑks. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ə bənʧ əv naʊ ˌənkəˈnɛktɪd waɪərz ənd ˈhoʊzɪz əˈbaʊt, ɪn ðə trəŋk ənd ənd ˈəndər ðə hʊd. sərʤ toʊld mi ðət ðɛr wɑz ə hoʊz ðət wɛnt ˈɪntu ə pɔrt ɔn ðə ˈɪnˌteɪk ɪn frənt əv ðə θˈrɑtəl ˈbɑdi: ɪt fərst goʊz [θru] ən əˈlumənəm tub ðət lʊks laɪk ˈeɪˈsi əˈkjumjəˌleɪtər ənd frəm ðɛr ˈɪntu ðə intake.”*.” ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt sərʤ ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈvaɪdɪd ðɪs ˈhændi ˌænəˈteɪtɪd ˈpɪkʧər əv wɛr ðə hoʊz wɑz kəˈnɛktɪd. ˌwəˈtɛvər ðɪs θɪŋ ɪz, ɪt əˈpɪrz tɪ bi duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈɪnˌteɪk, ˈpɑsəbli ˈædɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ. bɪn ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən ɪt wɑz ə dɪˈvaɪs tɪ lɛt ðə kɑr rən ɔn fjuəl ˈveɪpər, ðoʊ ɪt simz laɪk ən ˈɔfəl lɔt əv ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks ɔn ðɪs θɪŋ fər ðət. pərˈhæps səm sɔrt əv ˌɪnˈʤɛkʃən ˈsɪstəm? bət ðɛr əˈpɪr tɪ bi ˈɛni fluɪd ˈbɑtəlz ər tæŋks, soʊ ˈmeɪbi nɑt ðə ˈænsər. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈkɑmɛntərz ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk poʊst əˈbaʊt ðɪs hæv səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ˈmeɪbi ɪts wən əv ðoʊz ˌɛˌlɛkˈtrɑləsɪs ˈjunɪts tɪ lɛt ə kɑr ‘‘run’*’ ɔn ˈwɔtər, ˈivɪn ɪf nɑt ˈrɪli ˈrənɪŋ ɔn ˈwɔtər æt ɔl. ˈrɪli nɑt ʃʊr, bət ðɪs simz laɪk ə fən ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun ˈʧælənʤ fər ɔl əv ju, ðə kəˈlɛkʃən əv giks ɔn ðə ˈgloʊbəl compu-net*. sərʤ ʤɪst hoʊps nɑt ə bɔm ər ə ˈʃɪˌti ˈtrækɪŋ dɪˈvaɪs əv səm sɔrt, ənd ˈprɪti ʃʊr ˈniðər əv ðoʊz θɪŋz. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt bət wət ðə hɛl ɪz ɪt?
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scott quigg tells uddin he wants to win a world title before his longed for rematch with frampton
scott quigg tells uddin he wants to win a world title before his longed for rematch with frampton
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scott quigg is hoping to secure a rematch with domestic rival carl frampton and is confident that he will become world champion before the all british battle.
the bury boxer is in a position to face the winner out of abner mares and leo santa cruz for the featherweight title next year and quigg believes he can win that belt before locking horns with his belfast rival.
quigg is eager for a shot at revenge over the only man to have beaten him, in their world title unification clash in manchester clash last year, which frampton won by spilt decision.
“i’m always going to want the rematch with frampton, i would always love that fight again but at the end of the day i want to go and become world champion, so when i become world champion that fight will happen,” he said.
“from the first fight, my tactics were wrong on the night and i should have put the pressure on early. as soon as i put the pressure on the fight would have been mine, but it was too little too late.”
both men now compete at featherweight, with frampton leaving friend and trainer shane mcguigan and relocating to manchester earlier this year to train with jamie moore. he returned to the ring in belfast a couple of weeks ago, defeating horacio garcia on points.
quigg was ringside overlooking frampton and he believes it “best performance by far” due to the change of team and 10 months out of boxing.
“he fought a fringe world class fighter, garcia was very predictable but what he did bring was a very energetic work rate and a world class chin. but i think frampton made very hard work of it,” quigg said.
“if he stuck to his boxing he could have had an easier night but if you consider that had a layoff and a completely new change of team he got the job done and he now moves on.”
in a podcast promoter frank warren said he would open the doors for quigg to join his stable and compete with his fellow josh warrington, carl frampton and lee selby.
quigg’s response was that he feels satisfied with eddie role as a promoter as he has set him up for a chance to become world champion next year.
“i’m happy where i am, do the job for me, i have just put myself in line for the winner of abner mares and santa cruz for the world title, it is what it is and happy where i am,” he said.
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skɑt kwɪg tɛlz ˈədɪn hi wɔnts tɪ wɪn ə wərld ˈtaɪtəl ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz lɔŋd fər ˈriˈmæʧ wɪθ ˈfræmptən skɑt kwɪg tɛlz ˈədɪn hi wɔnts tɪ wɪn ə wərld ˈtaɪtəl ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz lɔŋd fər ˈriˈmæʧ wɪθ ˈfræmptən rɛd mɔr ˈɑrtɪkəlz baɪ stæf mɪs ˈɛni ˈækʃən. saɪn əp fər ðə fri newsletter(s*) hir skɑt kwɪg ɪz ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ sɪˈkjʊr ə ˈriˈmæʧ wɪθ dəˈmɛstɪk ˈraɪvəl kɑrl ˈfræmptən ənd ɪz ˈkɑnfədənt ðət hi wɪl bɪˈkəm wərld ˈʧæmpiən ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɔl ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈbætəl. ðə ˈbɛri ˈbɑksər ɪz ɪn ə pəˈzɪʃən tɪ feɪs ðə ˈwɪnər aʊt əv ˈæbnər mɛrz ənd ˈlioʊ ˈsænə kruz fər ðə ˈfɛðərˌweɪt ˈtaɪtəl nɛkst jɪr ənd kwɪg bɪˈlivz hi kən wɪn ðət bɛlt ˌbiˈfɔr ˈlɑkɪŋ hɔrnz wɪθ hɪz ˈbɛlˌfæst ˈraɪvəl. kwɪg ɪz ˈigər fər ə ʃɑt æt riˈvɛnʤ ˈoʊvər ðə ˈoʊnli mæn tɪ hæv ˈbitən ɪm, ɪn ðɛr wərld ˈtaɪtəl ˌjunəfəˈkeɪʃən klæʃ ɪn ˈmænˌʧɛstər klæʃ læst jɪr, wɪʧ ˈfræmptən wən baɪ spɪlt dɪˈsɪʒən. ˈɔlˌweɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ wɔnt ðə ˈriˈmæʧ wɪθ ˈfræmptən, aɪ wʊd ˈɔlˌweɪz ləv ðət faɪt əˈgɛn bət æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə deɪ aɪ wɔnt tɪ goʊ ənd bɪˈkəm wərld ˈʧæmpiən, soʊ wɪn aɪ bɪˈkəm wərld ˈʧæmpiən ðət faɪt wɪl happen,”*,” hi sɛd. ðə fərst faɪt, maɪ ˈtæktɪks wər rɔŋ ɔn ðə naɪt ənd aɪ ʃʊd hæv pʊt ðə ˈprɛʃər ɔn ˈərli. ɛz sun ɛz aɪ pʊt ðə ˈprɛʃər ɔn ðə faɪt wʊd hæv bɪn maɪn, bət ɪt wɑz tu ˈlɪtəl tu late.”*.” boʊθ mɛn naʊ kəmˈpit æt ˈfɛðərˌweɪt, wɪθ ˈfræmptən ˈlivɪŋ frɛnd ənd ˈtreɪnər ʃeɪn məˈgɪgən ənd ˌriˈloʊkeɪtɪŋ tɪ ˈmænˌʧɛstər ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr tɪ treɪn wɪθ ˈʤeɪmi mʊr. hi rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə rɪŋ ɪn ˈbɛlˌfæst ə ˈkəpəl əv wiks əˈgoʊ, dɪˈfitɪŋ hɔˈreɪsioʊ ˌgɑrˈsiə ɔn pɔɪnts. kwɪg wɑz ˈrɪŋˌsaɪd ˈoʊvərˌlʊkɪŋ ˈfræmptən ənd hi bɪˈlivz ɪt pərˈfɔrməns baɪ far”*” du tɪ ðə ʧeɪnʤ əv tim ənd 10 mənθs aʊt əv ˈbɑksɪŋ. fɔt ə frɪnʤ wərld klæs ˈfaɪtər, ˌgɑrˈsiə wɑz ˈvɛri prɪˈdɪktəbəl bət wət hi dɪd brɪŋ wɑz ə ˈvɛri ˌɛnərˈʤɛtɪk wərk reɪt ənd ə wərld klæs ʧɪn. bət aɪ θɪŋk ˈfræmptən meɪd ˈvɛri hɑrd wərk əv it,”*,” kwɪg sɛd. hi stək tɪ hɪz ˈbɑksɪŋ hi kʊd hæv hæd ən ˈiziər naɪt bət ɪf ju kənˈsɪdər ðət hæd ə leɪɔf ənd ə kəmˈplitli nu ʧeɪnʤ əv tim hi gɑt ðə ʤɑb dən ənd hi naʊ muvz on.”*.” ɪn ə ˈpɔdˌkæst prəˈmoʊtər fræŋk ˈwɔrən sɛd hi wʊd ˈoʊpən ðə dɔrz fər kwɪg tɪ ʤɔɪn hɪz ˈsteɪbəl ənd kəmˈpit wɪθ hɪz ˈfɛloʊ ʤɑʃ ˈwɔrɪŋtən, kɑrl ˈfræmptən ənd li ˈsɛlbi. rɪˈspɑns wɑz ðət hi filz ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd wɪθ ˈɛdi roʊl ɛz ə prəˈmoʊtər ɛz hi həz sɛt ɪm əp fər ə ʧæns tɪ bɪˈkəm wərld ˈʧæmpiən nɛkst jɪr. ˈhæpi wɛr aɪ æm, du ðə ʤɑb fər mi, aɪ hæv ʤɪst pʊt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ɪn laɪn fər ðə ˈwɪnər əv ˈæbnər mɛrz ənd ˈsænə kruz fər ðə wərld ˈtaɪtəl, ɪt ɪz wət ɪt ɪz ənd ˈhæpi wɛr aɪ am,”*,” hi sɛd.
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abortion policy wrong, cardinal tells trudeau
liberal leader justin trudeau asks a question during question period in the house of commons on parliament hill in ottawa, wednesday may 14, 2014 . the canadian
ottawa - the roman catholic archbishop of toronto is asking justin trudeau to reconsider his decision to bar liberal candidates who do not endorse the party policy on abortion.
cardinal thomas collins wrote to the liberal leader wednesday to say he is deeply concerned about the controversy.
collins said he understands the need for party discipline, but questions whether that discipline can extend to matters of conscience.
"political leaders surely have the right to insist on party unity and discipline in political matters which are within the legitimate scope of their authority," collins wrote.
"but that political authority is not limitless: it does not extend to matters of conscience and religious faith. it does not govern all aspects of life."
trudeau has said the party won't accept new candidates who are unwilling to vote on relevant liberal legislation, although sitting will be allowed to run even if they oppose the practice.
the party issued a statement late wednesday that acknowledged collins's perspective while gently declaring it would not be moved.
"like all other canadians, cardinal collins has the freedom to express his deeply held beliefs," said trudeau spokeswoman kate purchase.
"we obviously respect the cardinal, and his views. this is a matter of rights, and canadians need to know that when they vote liberal they will get representative who supports and defends women's rights."
in his letter, the cardinal reminded trudeau who was raised in the catholic faith of his famous father that the patron saint of politicians, thomas more, was executed for following his conscience against the political authority of his day.
collins pointedly mentioned that there are two million catholics in his diocese. he said he encourages them to get involved in politics as both voters and candidates.
"it is not right that they be excluded by any party for being faithful to their conscience."
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əˈbɔrʃən ˈpɑləsi rɔŋ, ˈkɑrdɪnəl tɛlz truˈdoʊ ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈlidər ˈʤəstɪn truˈdoʊ æsks ə kˈwɛʃən ˈdʊrɪŋ kˈwɛʃən ˈpɪriəd ɪn ðə haʊs əv ˈkɑmənz ɔn ˈpɑrləmɛnt hɪl ɪn ˈɑtəˌwɑ, ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ meɪ 14 2014 ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈɑtəˌwɑ ðə ˈroʊmən ˈkæθlɪk ˈɑrʧˈbɪʃəp əv tərˈɑntoʊ ɪz ˈæskɪŋ ˈʤəstɪn truˈdoʊ tɪ ˌrikənˈsɪdər hɪz dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ bɑr ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈkænədɪts hu du nɑt ɛnˈdɔrs ðə ˈpɑrti ˈpɑləsi ɔn əˈbɔrʃən. ˈkɑrdɪnəl ˈtɑməs ˈkɑlɪnz roʊt tɪ ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈlidər ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ tɪ seɪ hi ɪz ˈdipli kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi. ˈkɑlɪnz sɛd hi ˌəndərˈstændz ðə nid fər ˈpɑrti ˈdɪsəplən, bət kˈwɛsʧənz ˈwɛðər ðət ˈdɪsəplən kən ɪkˈstɛnd tɪ ˈmætərz əv ˈkɑnʃəns. "pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlidərz ˈʃʊrli hæv ðə raɪt tɪ ˌɪnˈsɪst ɔn ˈpɑrti ˈjunɪti ənd ˈdɪsəplən ɪn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈmætərz wɪʧ ər wɪˈθɪn ðə ləˈʤɪtəmət skoʊp əv ðɛr əˈθɔrəti," ˈkɑlɪnz roʊt. "bət ðət pəˈlɪtɪkəl əˈθɔrəti ɪz nɑt ˈlɪmətləs: ɪt dɪz nɑt ɪkˈstɛnd tɪ ˈmætərz əv ˈkɑnʃəns ənd rɪˈlɪʤəs feɪθ. ɪt dɪz nɑt ˈgəvərn ɔl ˈæˌspɛkts əv laɪf." truˈdoʊ həz sɛd ðə ˈpɑrti woʊnt əkˈsɛpt nu ˈkænədɪts hu ər ənˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ voʊt ɔn ˈrɛləvənt ˈlɪˌbərəl ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈsɪtɪŋ wɪl bi əˈlaʊd tɪ rən ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ əˈpoʊz ðə ˈpræktɪs. ðə ˈpɑrti ˈɪʃud ə ˈsteɪtmənt leɪt ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ðət ækˈnɑlɪʤd ˈkɑlɪnzɪz pərˈspɛktɪv waɪl ˈʤɛntli dɪˈklɛrɪŋ ɪt wʊd nɑt bi muvd. "laɪk ɔl ˈəðər kəˈneɪdiənz, ˈkɑrdɪnəl ˈkɑlɪnz həz ðə ˈfridəm tɪ ɪkˈsprɛs hɪz ˈdipli hɛld bɪˈlifs," sɛd truˈdoʊ ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən keɪt ˈpərʧəs. "wi ˈɑbviəsli rɪˈspɛkt ðə ˈkɑrdɪnəl, ənd hɪz vjuz. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈmætər əv raɪts, ənd kəˈneɪdiənz nid tɪ noʊ ðət wɪn ðeɪ voʊt ˈlɪˌbərəl ðeɪ wɪl gɪt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv hu səˈpɔrts ənd dɪˈfɛndz ˈwɪmənz raɪts." ɪn hɪz ˈlɛtər, ðə ˈkɑrdɪnəl riˈmaɪndɪd truˈdoʊ hu wɑz reɪzd ɪn ðə ˈkæθlɪk feɪθ əv hɪz ˈfeɪməs ˈfɑðər ðət ðə ˈpeɪtrən seɪnt əv ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz, ˈtɑməs mɔr, wɑz ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd fər ˈfɑloʊɪŋ hɪz ˈkɑnʃəns əˈgɛnst ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl əˈθɔrəti əv hɪz deɪ. ˈkɑlɪnz ˈpɔɪntɪˌdli ˈmɛnʃənd ðət ðɛr ər tu ˈmɪljən ˈkæθlɪks ɪn hɪz ˈdaɪəˌsiz. hi sɛd hi ɪnˈkərəʤəz ðɛm tɪ gɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɛz boʊθ ˈvoʊtərz ənd ˈkænədɪts. "ɪt ɪz nɑt raɪt ðət ðeɪ bi ɪkˈskludɪd baɪ ˈɛni ˈpɑrti fər biɪŋ ˈfeɪθfəl tɪ ðɛr ˈkɑnʃəns."
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today’s leak of positions on the trans pacific partnership reveals the strong isolation of the u.s. on many intellectual property issues and the wide ranging canadian opposition to many u.s. proposals. with international trade minister ed fast heading to singapore for a ministerial round of negotiations, canada is apparently far apart from the u.s. on many key issues. the areas of disagreement run throughout the ip chapter and include positions on copyright term, digital locks, criminalization of copyright, parallel imports, patents, trademark scope, pharmaceutical protection, and geographical indications. moreover, there is a notable disagreement on a cultural exception, which canada wants but the u.s. does not.
a look at the areas of disagreement from the huffington post leak:
chapter
issues of disagreement
market access commercial importing enterprises
state-owned exporting agricultural enterprises
annex on cheese
annex on biotechnology rules of origin certification without backing documents customs de of (all countries oppose the us on this) technical barriers to trade incorporation of agreement government procurement market access for investment central reserve bank
land appropriation annex privacy obligations (us reserves position) environment meas: cooperative focus and not subject to dispute settlement
dispute settlement for chapter
biodiversity (elimination of para 3, 4, 5)
climate change (shorten the article) labour dispute settlement legal medicines annex
tobacco exception (canada reserves)
cultural exception
extension of obligations: weaker formulation
us proposal for entry into force intellectual property criteria
supplementary protection (all countries oppose us)
extend protection to new uses
pharmaceutical linkage
pharmaceutical data protection
copyright technological protection measures
copyright term (all countries oppose us)
copyright parallel importation (all countries oppose us)
copyright (us and australia isolated)
criminal for unintentional copyright and trademark infringement (all countries oppose us)
camcording
ratification of other ip treaties
national treatment (maintain trips exclusions)
trademarks inclusion of scent marks
geographical indications system for nullification
geographical indications no prohibition on third party use of translated
geographical indications existence of not reason to reject trademark registration
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today’s* lik əv pəˈzɪʃənz ɔn ðə trænz pəˈsɪfɪk ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp rɪˈvilz ðə strɔŋ ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən əv ðə juz. ɔn ˈmɛni ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈprɑpərti ˈɪʃuz ənd ðə waɪd ˈreɪnʤɪŋ kəˈneɪdiən ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈmɛni juz. prəˈpoʊzəlz. wɪθ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl treɪd ˈmɪnɪstər ɛd fæst ˈhɛdɪŋ tɪ ˈsɪŋəˌpɔr fər ə ˌmɪnɪˈstiriəl raʊnd əv nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz, ˈkænədə ɪz əˈpɛrəntli fɑr əˈpɑrt frəm ðə juz. ɔn ˈmɛni ki ˈɪʃuz. ðə ˈɛriəz əv dɪsəˈgrimənt rən θruaʊt ðə ˌaɪˌpi ˈʧæptər ənd ˌɪnˈklud pəˈzɪʃənz ɔn ˈkɑpiˌraɪt tərm, ˈdɪʤɪtəl lɑks, ˌkrɪmənələˈzeɪʃən əv ˈkɑpiˌraɪt, ˈpɛrəˌlɛl ˌɪmˈpɔrts, ˈpætənts, ˈtreɪdˌmɑrk skoʊp, ˌfɑrməˈsutɪkəl prəˈtɛkʃən, ənd ˌʤiəˈgræfɪkəl ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃənz. mɔˈroʊvər, ðɛr ɪz ə ˈnoʊtəbəl dɪsəˈgrimənt ɔn ə ˈkəlʧərəl ɪkˈsɛpʃən, wɪʧ ˈkænədə wɔnts bət ðə juz. dɪz nɑt. ə lʊk æt ðə ˈɛriəz əv dɪsəˈgrimənt frəm ðə ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst lik: ˈʧæptər ˈɪʃuz əv dɪsəˈgrimənt ˈmɑrkɪt ˈækˌsɛs kəˈmərʃəl ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz ɪkˈspɔrtɪŋ ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz ˈæˌnɛks ɔn ʧiz ˈæˌnɛks ɔn ˌbaɪoʊˌtɛkˈnɑləʤi rulz əv ˈɔrəʤən ˌsərtəfəˈkeɪʃən wɪˈθaʊt ˈbækɪŋ ˈdɑkjəmənts ˈkəstəmz də əv (ɔl ˈkəntriz əˈpoʊz ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɔn ðɪs) ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈbɛriərz tɪ treɪd ˌɪnˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən əv əˈgrimənt ˈgəvərnmənt proʊˈkjʊrmənt ˈmɑrkɪt ˈækˌsɛs fər ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈsɛntrəl rɪˈzərv bæŋk lænd əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃən ˈæˌnɛks ˈpraɪvəsi ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz (ˈjuˈɛs rɪˈzərvz pəˈzɪʃən) ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt meas*: koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈfoʊkɪs ənd nɑt ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ dɪˈspjut ˈsɛtəlmənt dɪˈspjut ˈsɛtəlmənt fər ˈʧæptər ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvərsəti (ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən əv ˈpɛrə 3 4 5 ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ (ˈʃɔrtən ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl) ˈleɪbər dɪˈspjut ˈsɛtəlmənt ˈligəl ˈmɛdəsənz ˈæˌnɛks təˈbæˌkoʊ ɪkˈsɛpʃən (ˈkænədə rɪˈzərvz) ˈkəlʧərəl ɪkˈsɛpʃən ɪkˈstɛnʃən əv ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz: ˈwikər ˌfɔrmjəˈleɪʃən ˈjuˈɛs prəˈpoʊzəl fər ˈɛntri ˈɪntu fɔrs ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈprɑpərti kraɪˈtɪriə ˌsəpləˈmɛntəˌri prəˈtɛkʃən (ɔl ˈkəntriz əˈpoʊz ˈjuˈɛs) ɪkˈstɛnd prəˈtɛkʃən tɪ nu ˈjuzɪz ˌfɑrməˈsutɪkəl ˈlɪŋkɪʤ ˌfɑrməˈsutɪkəl ˈdætə prəˈtɛkʃən ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl prəˈtɛkʃən ˈmɛʒərz ˈkɑpiˌraɪt tərm (ɔl ˈkəntriz əˈpoʊz ˈjuˈɛs) ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈpɛrəˌlɛl ˌɪmpɔrˈteɪʃən (ɔl ˈkəntriz əˈpoʊz ˈjuˈɛs) ˈkɑpiˌraɪt (ˈjuˈɛs ənd ɔˈstreɪljə ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd) ˈkrɪmənəl fər ˌənɪnˈtɛnʃənəl ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ənd ˈtreɪdˌmɑrk ˌɪnˈfrɪnʤmənt (ɔl ˈkəntriz əˈpoʊz ˈjuˈɛs) ˌrætəfəˈkeɪʃən əv ˈəðər ˌaɪˌpi ˈtritiz ˈnæʃənəl ˈtritmənt (meɪnˈteɪn trɪps ɪkˈskluʒənz) ˈtreɪdˌmɑrks ˌɪnˈkluʒən əv sɛnt mɑrks ˌʤiəˈgræfɪkəl ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃənz ˈsɪstəm fər ˌnələfəˈkeɪʃən ˌʤiəˈgræfɪkəl ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃənz noʊ ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən ɔn θərd ˈpɑrti juz əv trænzˈleɪtəd ˌʤiəˈgræfɪkəl ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃənz ɪgˈzɪstəns əv nɑt ˈrizən tɪ ˈriʤɛkt ˈtreɪdˌmɑrk ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən
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late last year, a delegation of 45 amish community members from the united states and switzerland paid an unusual visit to jerusalem to present to israeli government and leaders a declaration of repentance for the historic disregard for the jewish people and its silence during the holocaust.
led by community elder bishop ben girod, the group shed the traditional amish rejection of modern transportation in order to make the visit and offer the statement of contrition and of support for modern israel.
‘christian edition’: in your own narrative, what is the history of the amish movement? how did it spring up and what were its main beliefs?
what is the history of the amish interaction with the jewish people of europe and then america? were your predecessors’ attitudes and theology philo- semitic or adverse?
some of the small protestant movements which emigrated from europe to america, such as the pilgrims, identified with the jewish people as a fellow persecuted minority and adopted the ancient israelite concept of a covenant community. was this the case with the amish as well?
did the amish study their bibles in hebrew in that era, as did the pilgrims?
why did your branch of the amish movement issue a declaration of repentance on your recent visit to israel? when and why did your reconciliation efforts with the jews start?
how important is this change in position to your particular following, and how is it being received in the wider amish movement?
how pervasive is this awakening to biblical zionism within the broader anabaptist movement?
does your support for israel include recognition of the enduring nature of the to abraham and his descendants?
do you support right to self-defense? if so, how does that reconcile with the traditional pacifism of the amish movement?
some in the mennonite movement have veered away into very liberal positions and social activism, including advocacy and even with figures like iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad. what is your view on these trends?
many mainline protestant denominations are now divided along liberal and conservative, evangelical wings, with the former usually being more and the latter more pro-israel. are the same dynamics at work in the anabaptist movement?
how do you see the future of the amish movement evolving?
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handwritten in calligraphy on a special parchment, the declaration is considered by girod the most important document issued by his church in some 300 amish came out of a protestant movement know as the (re-baptizers), which arose in central europe during the reformation and also included the mennonites and hutterites. these religious communities were persecuted by the larger established churches for their faith and their application of the baptism, rather than reliance on infant of their number emigrated to america in the and centuries due to its greater respect for religious liberties. today there are an estimated amish in several rural communities scattered across the us, with some “new order” amish more amenable to modern technology while preserving the separated communal lifestyle and high moral in indiana in 1944, girod grew up in a conservative amish congregation near bowling green, missouri. in 1981, he had a dramatic encounter with god which radically changed his life. he received the baptism of the holy spirit and began challenging his fellow amish to open up to the mainstream evangelical move of god in our day, including the growing phenomenon of christian support for has written of this experience in his book baptized by fire: the way. but his message met resistance from more traditional elements within the church. today, he is an elder of an amish community near ferry, idaho, where he also heads the ministry “anabaptist connections,” working to heal and reconcile historic wounds and divisions shaped from past traumas in the amish and mennonite declaration submitted by girod and his fellow travelers asked forgiveness for the historic acceptance of replacement theology and “for our collective sin of pride and selfishness by ignoring the plight of the jewish people and the nation of document also states that the amish will now “bless” and speak out strongly in support of israel and the jewish christian edition recently asked girod to further expand on his efforts to bring about a historic change in the anabaptist approach to: the amish movement, beginning with jacob amman, had its emphasis on an outward mode of worship, a serious deviation from the original waters from which our early anabaptist forefathers drank. because we have lost the fire of evangelism, we have become the quiet in the land today. even though we are internationally esteemed for our beautiful craftsmanship, we have become spiritually my knowledge, there has historically been no interactions. the amish have, rooted in their belief system, a attitude which may not always be verbally expressed, but it will be found if one searches it out.no, not at all.no, the amish never studied the hebrew has been a personal matter with me, after having encountered the lord in 1981. i eventually discovered our serious error [regarding] our attitudes, after which i carried for many years this burden, not knowing nor understanding why i was given this burden, especially after seeing i could not find any amish nor mennonites who would share my i finally took this leap of faith, in january of 2010, to assemble a group of to go to israel on a repentance mission, i was showered with divine favor in not only having others prepare the connections for us in israel and jerusalem, but god opened my eyes to numerous individuals among both amish and mennonites who carried the same vision, some of whom had also carried this same is so important that without it the amish nation will be at risk for judgment on them. there is an awareness being spread abroad of our wrong jewish attitudes; the scene is changing, albeit has enough influence to inflame the outspoken proponents, which only serves to give [this awakening] more fuel where many are taking a closer look at two cannot be original anabaptist position was nonresistance, not pacifism a big difference when defined correctly. yes, i support right to defend is extremely disturbing, for it also reveals just how far we have fallen from perspective of the whole issue concerning the promise coming through abraham for our deny the jews is in essence denying the promise something they [liberal mennonites] have been blinded to, resulting in their arrogant support for the terrorists.shockingly, question would require a book to fully answer it. suffice it to say, however, that the future of the amish, inclusive with the mennonites, looks more promising than at any time in recent generations. an awareness of our fallen state blankets the whole anabaptist nation these days, causing many to review our past and how it is affecting our actions today. this will now also include our jewish connections.
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ʃɛr ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ʃɛr ɔn tˈwɪtər leɪt læst jɪr, ə ˌdɛləˈgeɪʃən əv 45 ˈɑmɪʃ kəmˈjunɪti ˈmɛmbərz frəm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd sˈwɪtsərlənd peɪd ən ənˈjuˌʒuəl ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ʤərˈusələm tɪ ˈprɛzənt tɪ ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˈlidərz ə ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən əv rɪˈpɛntəns fər ðə hɪˈstɔrɪk ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑrd fər ðə ʤuɪʃ ˈpipəl ənd ɪts ˈsaɪləns ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈhɔləˌkɔst. lɛd baɪ kəmˈjunɪti ˈɛldər ˈbɪʃəp bɛn ʒərɑd, ðə grup ʃɛd ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈɑmɪʃ rɪˈʤɛkʃən əv ˈmɑdərn ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ meɪk ðə ˈvɪzɪt ənd ˈɔfər ðə ˈsteɪtmənt əv kənˈtrɪʃən ənd əv səˈpɔrt fər ˈmɑdərn ˈɪzriəl. edition’*’: ɪn jʊr oʊn ˈnɛrətɪv, wət ɪz ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ˈɑmɪʃ ˈmuvmənt? haʊ dɪd ɪt spərɪŋ əp ənd wət wər ɪts meɪn bɪˈlifs? wət ɪz ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ˈɑmɪʃ ˌɪnərˈækʃən wɪθ ðə ʤuɪʃ ˈpipəl əv ˈjʊrəp ənd ðɛn əˈmɛrɪkə? wər jʊr predecessors’*’ ˈætəˌtudz ənd θiˈɑləʤi ˈfiloʊ- səˈmɪtɪk ər ˌædˈvərs? səm əv ðə smɔl ˈprɑtəstənt ˈmuvmənts wɪʧ ˈɛməˌgreɪtɪd frəm ˈjʊrəp tɪ əˈmɛrɪkə, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈpɪlgrəmz, aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd wɪθ ðə ʤuɪʃ ˈpipəl ɛz ə ˈfɛloʊ ˈpərsəˌkjutəd məˈnɔrəti ənd əˈdɑptəd ðə ˈeɪnʧənt ˈɪzrəˌlaɪt ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ə ˈkəvənənt kəmˈjunɪti. wɑz ðɪs ðə keɪs wɪθ ðə ˈɑmɪʃ ɛz wɛl? dɪd ðə ˈɑmɪʃ ˈstədi ðɛr ˈbaɪbəlz ɪn ˈhibru ɪn ðət ˈɪrə, ɛz dɪd ðə ˈpɪlgrəmz? waɪ dɪd jʊr brænʧ əv ðə ˈɑmɪʃ ˈmuvmənt ˈɪʃu ə ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən əv rɪˈpɛntəns ɔn jʊr ˈrisənt ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ˈɪzriəl? wɪn ənd waɪ dɪd jʊr ˌrɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃən ˈɛfərts wɪθ ðə ʤuz stɑrt? haʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪz ðɪs ʧeɪnʤ ɪn pəˈzɪʃən tɪ jʊr ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈfɑloʊɪŋ, ənd haʊ ɪz ɪt biɪŋ rɪˈsivd ɪn ðə ˈwaɪdər ˈɑmɪʃ ˈmuvmənt? haʊ pərˈveɪsɪv ɪz ðɪs əˈweɪkənɪŋ tɪ ˈbɪblɪkəl ˈzaɪəˌnɪzəm wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈbrɔdər ˌænəˈbæptəst ˈmuvmənt? dɪz jʊr səˈpɔrt fər ˈɪzriəl ˌɪnˈklud ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən əv ðə ɪnˈdʊrɪŋ ˈneɪʧər əv ðə tɪ ˈeɪbrəˌhæm ənd hɪz dɪˈsɛnɪnts? du ju səˈpɔrt raɪt tɪ ˌsɛlfdɪˈfɛns? ɪf soʊ, haʊ dɪz ðət ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl wɪθ ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈpæsɪˌfɪzəm əv ðə ˈɑmɪʃ ˈmuvmənt? səm ɪn ðə ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt ˈmuvmənt hæv vɪrd əˈweɪ ˈɪntu ˈvɛri ˈlɪˌbərəl pəˈzɪʃənz ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈæktɪˌvɪzəm, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈædvəkəsi ənd ˈivɪn wɪθ ˈfɪgjərz laɪk ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈmæmud ahmadinejad*. wət ɪz jʊr vju ɔn ðiz trɛnz? ˈmɛni ˈmeɪnˌlaɪn ˈprɑtəstənt dɪˌnɔməˈneɪʃənz ər naʊ dɪˈvaɪdɪd əˈlɔŋ ˈlɪˌbərəl ənd kənˈsərvətɪv, ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl wɪŋz, wɪθ ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈjuʒəwəli biɪŋ mɔr ənd ðə ˈlætər mɔr pro-israel*. ər ðə seɪm daɪˈnæmɪks æt wərk ɪn ðə ˌænəˈbæptəst ˈmuvmənt? haʊ du ju si ðə fˈjuʧər əv ðə ˈɑmɪʃ ˈmuvmənt ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ? ˈrɛləvənt tɪ jʊr prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈnɛtˌwərk? pliz ʃɛr ɔn ˈhænˌdrɪtən ɪn kəˈlɪgrəfi ɔn ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈpɑrʧmənt, ðə ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən ɪz kənˈsɪdərd baɪ ʒərɑd ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ˈɪʃud baɪ hɪz ʧərʧ ɪn səm 300 ˈɑmɪʃ keɪm aʊt əv ə ˈprɑtəstənt ˈmuvmənt noʊ ɛz ðə (re-baptizers*), wɪʧ əroʊz ɪn ˈsɛntrəl ˈjʊrəp ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌrɛfərˈmeɪʃən ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ðə ˈmɛnəˌnaɪts ənd hutterites*. ðiz rɪˈlɪʤəs kəmˈjunɪtiz wər ˈpərsəˌkjutəd baɪ ðə ˈlɑrʤər ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈʧərʧɪz fər ðɛr feɪθ ənd ðɛr ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən əv ðə ˈbæptɪzəm, ˈrəðər ðən rɪˈlaɪəns ɔn ˈɪnfənt əv ðɛr ˈnəmbər ˈɛməˌgreɪtɪd tɪ əˈmɛrɪkə ɪn ðə ənd ˈsɛnʧəriz du tɪ ɪts ˈgreɪtər rɪˈspɛkt fər rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈlɪbərˌtiz. təˈdeɪ ðɛr ər ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˈɑmɪʃ ɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˈrʊrəl kəmˈjunɪtiz ˈskætərd əˈkrɔs ðə ˈjuˈɛs, wɪθ səm order”*” ˈɑmɪʃ mɔr əˈmɛnəbəl tɪ ˈmɑdərn tɛkˈnɑləʤi waɪl prɪˈzərvɪŋ ðə ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd kəmˈjunəl ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl ənd haɪ ˈmɔrəl ɪn ˌɪndiˈænə ɪn 1944 ʒərɑd gru əp ɪn ə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈɑmɪʃ ˌkɑŋgrəˈgeɪʃən nɪr ˈboʊlɪŋ grin, məˈzʊri. ɪn 1981 hi hæd ə drəˈmætɪk ɪnˈkaʊnər wɪθ gɑd wɪʧ ˈrædɪkli ʧeɪnʤd hɪz laɪf. hi rɪˈsivd ðə ˈbæptɪzəm əv ðə ˈhoʊli ˈspɪrɪt ənd bɪˈgæn ˈʧælənʤɪŋ hɪz ˈfɛloʊ ˈɑmɪʃ tɪ ˈoʊpən əp tɪ ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl muv əv gɑd ɪn ɑr deɪ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə groʊɪŋ fəˈnɑməˌnɑn əv ˈkrɪsʧɪn səˈpɔrt fər həz ˈrɪtən əv ðɪs ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn hɪz bʊk ˈbæpˌtaɪzd baɪ faɪər: ðə weɪ. bət hɪz ˈmɛsɪʤ mɛt rɪˈzɪstəns frəm mɔr trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈɛləmənts wɪˈθɪn ðə ʧərʧ. təˈdeɪ, hi ɪz ən ˈɛldər əv ən ˈɑmɪʃ kəmˈjunɪti nɪr ˈfɛri, ˈaɪdəˌhoʊ, wɛr hi ˈɔlsoʊ hɛdz ðə ˈmɪnɪstri connections,”*,” ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ hil ənd ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl hɪˈstɔrɪk wundz ənd dɪˈvɪʒənz ʃeɪpt frəm pæst ˈtrɔməz ɪn ðə ˈɑmɪʃ ənd ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən səbˈmɪtəd baɪ ʒərɑd ənd hɪz ˈfɛloʊ ˈtrævələrz æst fərˈgɪvnəs fər ðə hɪˈstɔrɪk əkˈsɛptəns əv rɪˈpleɪsmənt θiˈɑləʤi ənd ɑr kəˈlɛktɪv sɪn əv praɪd ənd ˈsɛlfɪʃnəs baɪ ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ ðə plaɪt əv ðə ʤuɪʃ ˈpipəl ənd ðə ˈneɪʃən əv ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ˈɔlsoʊ steɪts ðət ðə ˈɑmɪʃ wɪl naʊ ““bless”*” ənd spik aʊt ˈstrɔŋli ɪn səˈpɔrt əv ˈɪzriəl ənd ðə ʤuɪʃ ˈkrɪsʧɪn ɪˈdɪʃən ˈrisəntli æst ʒərɑd tɪ ˈfərðər ɪkˈspænd ɔn hɪz ˈɛfərts tɪ brɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə hɪˈstɔrɪk ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə ˌænəˈbæptəst əˈproʊʧ tɪ: ðə ˈɑmɪʃ ˈmuvmənt, bɪˈgɪnɪŋ wɪθ ˈʤeɪkəb ˈæmən, hæd ɪts ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn ən ˈaʊtwərd moʊd əv ˈwərʃɪp, ə ˈsɪriəs ˌdiviˈeɪʃən frəm ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈwɔtərz frəm wɪʧ ɑr ˈərli ˌænəˈbæptəst ˈfɔrˌfɑðərz dræŋk. bɪˈkəz wi hæv lɔst ðə faɪər əv ɪˈvænʤəˌlɪzəm, wi hæv bɪˈkəm ðə kwaɪət ɪn ðə lænd təˈdeɪ. ˈivɪn ðoʊ wi ər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli ɛˈstimd fər ɑr ˈbjutəfəl ˈkræftsmənˌʃɪp, wi hæv bɪˈkəm ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəˌli maɪ ˈnɑlɪʤ, ðɛr həz hɪˈstɔrɪkəli bɪn noʊ ˌɪnərˈækʃənz. ðə ˈɑmɪʃ hæv, ˈrutɪd ɪn ðɛr bɪˈlif ˈsɪstəm, ə ˈætəˌtud wɪʧ meɪ nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz bi vərˈbæli ɪkˈsprɛst, bət ɪt wɪl bi faʊnd ɪf wən ˈsərʧɪz ɪt out.no*, nɑt æt all.no*, ðə ˈɑmɪʃ ˈnɛvər ˈstədid ðə ˈhibru həz bɪn ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈmætər wɪθ mi, ˈæftər ˈhævɪŋ ɪnˈkaʊnərd ðə lɔrd ɪn 1981 aɪ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli dɪˈskəvərd ɑr ˈsɪriəs ˈɛrər [rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ] ɑr ˈætəˌtudz, ˈæftər wɪʧ aɪ ˈkɛrid fər ˈmɛni jɪrz ðɪs ˈbərdən, nɑt noʊɪŋ nɔr ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ waɪ aɪ wɑz ˈgɪvɪn ðɪs ˈbərdən, əˈspɛʃəli ˈæftər siɪŋ aɪ kʊd nɑt faɪnd ˈɛni ˈɑmɪʃ nɔr ˈmɛnəˌnaɪts hu wʊd ʃɛr maɪ aɪ ˈfaɪnəli tʊk ðɪs lip əv feɪθ, ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri əv 2010 tɪ əˈsɛmbəl ə grup əv tɪ goʊ tɪ ˈɪzriəl ɔn ə rɪˈpɛntəns ˈmɪʃən, aɪ wɑz ʃaʊərd wɪθ dɪˈvaɪn ˈfeɪvər ɪn nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈhævɪŋ ˈəðərz priˈpɛr ðə kəˈnɛkʃənz fər ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ˈɪzriəl ənd ʤərˈusələm, bət gɑd ˈoʊpənd maɪ aɪz tɪ ˈnumərəs ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz əˈməŋ boʊθ ˈɑmɪʃ ənd ˈmɛnəˌnaɪts hu ˈkɛrid ðə seɪm ˈvɪʒən, səm əv hum hæd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkɛrid ðɪs seɪm ɪz soʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət wɪˈθaʊt ɪt ðə ˈɑmɪʃ ˈneɪʃən wɪl bi æt rɪsk fər ˈʤəʤmənt ɔn ðɛm. ðɛr ɪz ən əˈwɛrnəs biɪŋ sprɛd əˈbrɔd əv ɑr rɔŋ ʤuɪʃ ˈætəˌtudz; ðə sin ɪz ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ, ɔlˈbiɪt həz ɪˈnəf ˈɪnfluəns tɪ ɪnˈfleɪm ðə ˈaʊtˈspoʊkən prəˈpoʊnənts, wɪʧ ˈoʊnli sərvz tɪ gɪv [ðɪs əˈweɪkənɪŋ] mɔr fjuəl wɛr ˈmɛni ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ˈkloʊzər lʊk æt tu ˈkænɑt bi ərˈɪʤənəl ˌænəˈbæptəst pəˈzɪʃən wɑz nonresistance*, nɑt ˈpæsɪˌfɪzəm ə bɪg ˈdɪfərəns wɪn dɪˈfaɪnd kərˈɛktli. jɛs, aɪ səˈpɔrt raɪt tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ɪz ɪkˈstrimli dɪˈstərbɪŋ, fər ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈvilz ʤɪst haʊ fɑr wi hæv ˈfɑlən frəm pərˈspɛktɪv əv ðə hoʊl ˈɪʃu kənˈsərnɪŋ ðə ˈprɑməs ˈkəmɪŋ θru ˈeɪbrəˌhæm fər ɑr dɪˈnaɪ ðə ʤuz ɪz ɪn ˈɛsəns dɪˈnaɪɪŋ ðə ˈprɑməs ˈsəmθɪŋ ðeɪ [ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈmɛnəˌnaɪts] hæv bɪn ˈblaɪndɪd tɪ, rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ðɛr ˈɛrəgənt səˈpɔrt fər ðə terrorists.shockingly*, kˈwɛʃən wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər ə bʊk tɪ ˈfʊli ˈænsər ɪt. səˈfaɪs ɪt tɪ seɪ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət ðə fˈjuʧər əv ðə ˈɑmɪʃ, ˌɪnˈklusɪv wɪθ ðə ˈmɛnəˌnaɪts, lʊks mɔr ˈprɑməsɪŋ ðən æt ˈɛni taɪm ɪn ˈrisənt ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz. ən əˈwɛrnəs əv ɑr ˈfɑlən steɪt ˈblæŋkəts ðə hoʊl ˌænəˈbæptəst ˈneɪʃən ðiz deɪz, ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈmɛni tɪ ˌrivˈju ɑr pæst ənd haʊ ɪt ɪz əˈfɛktɪŋ ɑr ˈækʃənz təˈdeɪ. ðɪs wɪl naʊ ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈklud ɑr ʤuɪʃ kəˈnɛkʃənz. θɪŋk ˈəðərz ʃʊd noʊ əˈbaʊt ðɪs? 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the orlando magic interviewed adrian griffin for their vacant position today, the orlando sentinel has learned.
the interview took place in new york, where magic rob hennigan will attend the nba draft lottery tonight.
griffin, 41, spent the season as the lead assistant coach on scott skiles’ staff.
skiles resigned last week, creating the job opening.
the magic also have reached out to former indiana pacers head coach frank vogel.
it is unclear if the magic have additional candidates in mind for the job.
griffin played nine seasons in the nba, with stints with the boston celtics, dallas mavericks, houston rockets, chicago bulls and seattle supersonics.
griffin worked as a bulls assistant coach from the season through the season. before that, he worked for the milwaukee bucks under skiles as an assistant coach for player development.
in survey, general managers were asked to name the league's best assistant coach. griffin tied for second place in that poll, along with the cleveland cavaliers' lue, the san antonio spurs' messina and the los angeles clippers' mike woodson.
the magic are one of four teams with openings. the others are the rockets, memphis grizzlies and new york knicks.
josh robbins covers the orlando magic and the nba for the orlando sentinel. you can reach him via e-mail at and connect with him on facebook at facebook.com/joshuabrobbins. follow him on twitter at @joshuabrobbins.
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ðə ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ ˈmæʤɪk ˈɪntərvˌjud ˈeɪdriən ˈgrɪfɪn fər ðɛr ˈveɪkənt pəˈzɪʃən təˈdeɪ, ðə ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ ˈsɛntənəl həz ˈlərnɪd. ðə ˈɪntərvˌju tʊk pleɪs ɪn nu jɔrk, wɛr ˈmæʤɪk rɑb ˈhɛnɪgən wɪl əˈtɛnd ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ dræft ˈlɑtəri təˈnaɪt. ˈgrɪfɪn, 41 spɛnt ðə ˈsizən ɛz ðə lɛd əˈsɪstənt koʊʧ ɔn skɑt skiles’*’ stæf. skaɪlz rɪˈzaɪnd læst wik, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðə ʤɑb ˈoʊpənɪŋ. ðə ˈmæʤɪk ˈɔlsoʊ hæv riʧt aʊt tɪ ˈfɔrmər ˌɪndiˈænə ˈpeɪsərz hɛd koʊʧ fræŋk ˈvoʊgəl. ɪt ɪz ənˈklɪr ɪf ðə ˈmæʤɪk hæv əˈdɪʃənəl ˈkænədɪts ɪn maɪnd fər ðə ʤɑb. ˈgrɪfɪn pleɪd naɪn ˈsizənz ɪn ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ, wɪθ stɪnts wɪθ ðə ˈbɔstən ˈsɛltɪks, ˈdæləs ˈmævərɪks, ˈhjustən ˈrɑkəts, ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ bʊlz ənd siˈætəl ˌsupərˈsɑnɪks. ˈgrɪfɪn wərkt ɛz ə bʊlz əˈsɪstənt koʊʧ frəm ðə ˈsizən θru ðə ˈsizən. ˌbiˈfɔr ðət, hi wərkt fər ðə mɪlˈwɔki bəks ˈəndər skaɪlz ɛz ən əˈsɪstənt koʊʧ fər pleɪər dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ɪn ˈsərˌveɪ, ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤərz wər æst tɪ neɪm ðə ligz bɛst əˈsɪstənt koʊʧ. ˈgrɪfɪn taɪd fər ˈsɛkənd pleɪs ɪn ðət poʊl, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˈklivlənd ˌkævəˈlɪrz' lu, ðə sæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ spərz' mɪˈsinə ənd ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈklɪpərz' maɪk ˈwʊdsən. ðə ˈmæʤɪk ər wən əv fɔr timz wɪθ ˈoʊpənɪŋz. ðə ˈəðərz ər ðə ˈrɑkəts, ˈmɛmpfɪs ˈgrɪzliz ənd nu jɔrk nɪks. ʤɑʃ ˈrɑbɪnz ˈkəvərz ðə ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ ˈmæʤɪk ənd ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ fər ðə ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ ˈsɛntənəl. ju kən riʧ ɪm ˈviə ˈiˌmeɪl æt ənd kəˈnɛkt wɪθ ɪm ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk æt facebook.com/joshuabrobbins*. ˈfɑloʊ ɪm ɔn tˈwɪtər æt @joshuabrobbins*.
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golf is a completely unique sport. when we decided to write this book, we quickly realized that golf is virtually the only sport where the lowest score wins. it was this line of thinking that began to move us away from the conventional methods of improvement and allowed us to focus on what really counts: finding the most efficient way possible to shoot your lowest score.
golf is also unique in just how many of its players from tiger woods to the guy who break 100 on his best days are actively trying just about everything they can to improve. yet, we feel that the tools available to them are limited. though there are vast amounts of instructional videos, articles, and books, none have focused directly on lowering scores.
until now.
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gɔlf ɪz ə kəmˈplitli juˈnik spɔrt. wɪn wi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ raɪt ðɪs bʊk, wi kˈwɪkli ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət gɔlf ɪz ˈvərʧuəli ðə ˈoʊnli spɔrt wɛr ðə loʊəst skɔr wɪnz. ɪt wɑz ðɪs laɪn əv ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðət bɪˈgæn tɪ muv ˈjuˈɛs əˈweɪ frəm ðə kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈmɛθədz əv ˌɪmˈpruvmənt ənd əˈlaʊd ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn wət ˈrɪli kaʊnts: ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðə moʊst ɪˈfɪʃənt weɪ ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ʃut jʊr loʊəst skɔr. gɔlf ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ juˈnik ɪn ʤɪst haʊ ˈmɛni əv ɪts pleɪərz frəm ˈtaɪgər wʊdz tɪ ðə gaɪ hu breɪk 100 ɔn hɪz bɛst deɪz ər ˈæktɪvli traɪɪŋ ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðeɪ kən tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv. jɛt, wi fil ðət ðə tulz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ðɛm ər ˈlɪmɪtɪd. ðoʊ ðɛr ər væst əˈmaʊnts əv ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənəl ˈvɪdioʊz, ˈɑrtɪkəlz, ənd bʊks, nən hæv ˈfoʊkɪst dɪˈrɛkli ɔn loʊərɪŋ skɔrz. ənˈtɪl naʊ.
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after an full of lynch, conley, reggie mckenzie and now sebastian janikowski drama, football is finally here. real regular season football! last year, derek carr and the gang pulled off a dramatic win against drew brees and the new orleans saints in week one, this year? marcus and the tennessee titans. are the oakland raiders keys to victory for week one.
week one oakland raiders keys to victory
under pressure
in order to beat and the titans, the raiders need to do something they do at all outside of khalil mack last year, apply pressure. nobody in the nfl registered fewer sacks than the raiders last year, and that was a big part in why quarterbacks were able to tear the defense apart. is coming back from an injury, and even though the titans have added to the offense with the likes of eric decker and corey davis, their quarterback had a ton of time to mesh with them.
the best way to throw a quarterback coming back from injury off his game? pressure him. if the raiders can keep unsettled, be even harder for him to connect with his new weapons. then again, pressuring a quarterback is a good idea regardless. it was a wise man that once said the “quarterback must go down, and he must go down hard.”
carr insurance
ironically enough, another key to victory for the raiders is making sure that carr stays upright. the only quarterback in this game coming back from a leg injury. carr was hurt the exact same week, and despite an exceptional preseason, carr played a full game since christmas eve. week one, so the are simple. get carr back in a rhythm, introduce lynch to the raider nation, and facilitate what could be the best season yet for amari cooper. be interesting to see just how involved jared cook, clive walford, and even lee smith get as well.
divide and conquer
one of biggest problems last year was their secondary. they had one of the worst pass defenses in the nfl last season, and while the additions of logan ryan and adoree jackson can help, still a lot they have to prove. one way that the raiders could really pull away in this is to exploit this mismatch. with cooper, michael crabtree, seth roberts, patterson, and the tight ends, they have no shortage of weapons. if carr and company can spread out the offense, they can pick and choose their all afternoon long.
just win, baby
the obvious keys continue, but this time, more to the story. last year, the raiders won far too many games by the narrowest of margins. there were far too many games where the raiders had to come back at the last minute, and as the saying goes, you live by the sword, you die by the sword. it would really cement the raiders as legitimate contenders if they were able to play sixty minutes and earn a convincing win against a team that many are predicting to make a playoff push.
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ˈæftər ən fʊl əv lɪnʧ, ˈkɑnli, ˈrɛʤi məˈkɛnzi ənd naʊ səˈbæsʧən jənɪˈkɔfski ˈdrɑmə, ˈfʊtˌbɔl ɪz ˈfaɪnəli hir. ril ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən ˈfʊtˌbɔl! læst jɪr, ˈdɛrɪk kɑr ənd ðə gæŋ pʊld ɔf ə drəˈmætɪk wɪn əˈgɛnst dru briz ənd ðə nu ˌɔˈrlinz seɪnts ɪn wik wən, ðɪs jɪr? ˈmɑrkəs ənd ðə ˌtɛnəˈsi ˈtaɪtənz. ər ðə ˈoʊklənd ˈreɪdərz kiz tɪ ˈvɪktəri fər wik wən. wik wən ˈoʊklənd ˈreɪdərz kiz tɪ ˈvɪktəri ˈəndər ˈprɛʃər ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ bit ənd ðə ˈtaɪtənz, ðə ˈreɪdərz nid tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ ðeɪ du æt ɔl ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈkæləl mæk læst jɪr, əˈplaɪ ˈprɛʃər. ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈrɛʤɪstərd fjuər sæks ðən ðə ˈreɪdərz læst jɪr, ənd ðət wɑz ə bɪg pɑrt ɪn waɪ kˈwɔrtərˌbæks wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ tɪr ðə dɪˈfɛns əˈpɑrt. ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ bæk frəm ən ˈɪnʤəri, ənd ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə ˈtaɪtənz hæv ˈædɪd tɪ ðə əˈfɛns wɪθ ðə laɪks əv ˈɛrɪk ˈdɛkər ənd ˈkɔri ˈdeɪvɪs, ðɛr kˈwɔrtərˌbæk hæd ə tən əv taɪm tɪ mɛʃ wɪθ ðɛm. ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ θroʊ ə kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ˈkəmɪŋ bæk frəm ˈɪnʤəri ɔf hɪz geɪm? ˈprɛʃər ɪm. ɪf ðə ˈreɪdərz kən kip ənˈsɛtəld, bi ˈivɪn ˈhɑrdər fər ɪm tɪ kəˈnɛkt wɪθ hɪz nu ˈwɛpənz. ðɛn əˈgɛn, ˈprɛʃərɪŋ ə kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ɪz ə gʊd aɪˈdiə rəˈgɑrdləs. ɪt wɑz ə waɪz mæn ðət wəns sɛd ðə məst goʊ daʊn, ənd hi məst goʊ daʊn hard.”*.” kɑr ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns aɪˈrɑnɪkli ɪˈnəf, əˈnəðər ki tɪ ˈvɪktəri fər ðə ˈreɪdərz ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr ðət kɑr steɪz ˈəˌpraɪt. ðə ˈoʊnli kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ɪn ðɪs geɪm ˈkəmɪŋ bæk frəm ə lɛg ˈɪnʤəri. kɑr wɑz hərt ðə ɪgˈzækt seɪm wik, ənd dɪˈspaɪt ən ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl ˌpriˈsizən, kɑr pleɪd ə fʊl geɪm sɪns ˈkrɪsməs iv. wik wən, soʊ ðə ər ˈsɪmpəl. gɪt kɑr bæk ɪn ə ˈrɪðəm, ˌɪntrəˈdus lɪnʧ tɪ ðə ˈreɪdər ˈneɪʃən, ənd fəˈsɪləˌteɪt wət kʊd bi ðə bɛst ˈsizən jɛt fər ɑˈmɑri ˈkupər. bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ si ʤɪst haʊ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈʤɛrɪd kʊk, klaɪv ˈwɔlfərd, ənd ˈivɪn li smɪθ gɪt ɛz wɛl. dɪˈvaɪd ənd ˈkɑŋkər wən əv ˈbɪgəst ˈprɑbləmz læst jɪr wɑz ðɛr ˈsɛkənˌdɛri. ðeɪ hæd wən əv ðə wərst pæs dɪˈfɛnsɪz ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl læst ˈsizən, ənd waɪl ðə əˈdɪʃənz əv ˈloʊgən raɪən ənd ædərˈi ˈʤæksən kən hɛlp, stɪl ə lɔt ðeɪ hæv tɪ pruv. wən weɪ ðət ðə ˈreɪdərz kʊd ˈrɪli pʊl əˈweɪ ɪn ðɪs ɪz tɪ ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt ðɪs ˈmɪsˌmæʧ. wɪθ ˈkupər, ˈmaɪkəl ˈkræbˌtri, sɛθ ˈrɑbərts, ˈpætərsən, ənd ðə taɪt ɛndz, ðeɪ hæv noʊ ˈʃɔrtɪʤ əv ˈwɛpənz. ɪf kɑr ənd ˈkəmpəˌni kən sprɛd aʊt ðə əˈfɛns, ðeɪ kən pɪk ənd ʧuz ðɛr ɔl ˌæftərˈnun lɔŋ. ʤɪst wɪn, ˈbeɪbi ðə ˈɑbviəs kiz kənˈtɪnju, bət ðɪs taɪm, mɔr tɪ ðə ˈstɔri. læst jɪr, ðə ˈreɪdərz wən fɑr tu ˈmɛni geɪmz baɪ ðə ˈnɛroʊəst əv ˈmɑrʤənz. ðɛr wər fɑr tu ˈmɛni geɪmz wɛr ðə ˈreɪdərz hæd tɪ kəm bæk æt ðə læst ˈmɪnət, ənd ɛz ðə seɪɪŋ goʊz, ju lɪv baɪ ðə sɔrd, ju daɪ baɪ ðə sɔrd. ɪt wʊd ˈrɪli sɪˈmɛnt ðə ˈreɪdərz ɛz ləˈʤɪtəmət kənˈtɛndərz ɪf ðeɪ wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ pleɪ ˈsɪksti ˈmɪnəts ənd ərn ə kənˈvɪnsɪŋ wɪn əˈgɛnst ə tim ðət ˈmɛni ər prɪˈdɪktɪŋ tɪ meɪk ə pleɪɔf pʊʃ.
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senate rejects fast track bill for agreement: back to the drawing board
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democrats that are supportive of trade efforts huddled on tuesday afternoon to plot their strategy. after nearly an hour, led by senate finance committee ranking member ron wyden (d-ore.), the bloc of about 10 democrats said mcconnell has not offered them sufficient guarantees.
“the group is concerned about the lack of commitment to trade enforcement, which is specifically the customs bill,” wyden told reporters after the meeting. “until there is a path to get all four bills passed we will, certainly most of us, will have to vote no.”
democrats want mcconnell to package the so-called trade promotion authority legislation with three other pieces of legislation, including one that would help workers affected by the massive trade agreement and one to crack down on currency manipulation.
but mcconnell is refusing to guarantee that tpa, trade adjustment assistance, the african growth and opportunity act and a customs enforcement bill, which includes the currency manipulation provisions, will all be passed as part of a deal to open debate on the trade bill.
the customs provision in particular is viewed as for the white house, potentially complicating the trade future if it is approved. the measure could force the administration to designate china as a currency manipulator, which the white house fears would spark a trade war with beijing.
hatch, though, sounded pessimistic about another round of with wyden. a visibility agitated hatch told reporters that the bill had become a “mess,” adding that he was “through talking.”
“i’ll always be open, but just been jerked around here too much,” hatch said. “i expect people to live their word just like i do.”
in a somewhat significant procedural move, the senate failed to move forward on debating "fast track authority" or "trade promotion authority" after the senate failed to come up with enough votes. the move to hold a debate on the fast track bill needed 60 votes, but only got 52 (with 45 against). perhaps somewhat surprisingly, senator ron wyden -- who had sponsored the fast track bill -- went against it as well, noting that he (and others) needed more promises on other issues before they'd move thus, we have this weird situation, again, where it's basically republicans pushing for giving up the senate's constitutional authority on trade agreements, and handing it to a democratic president. either way, today's vote came down to a bit of horse happens next, should be interesting. there will likely be a lot more negotiating and some more horse trading, but it seems that senator orrin hatch, who has been the driving force behind the fast track bill, is pretty angry with wyden for the situation still has a chance of things moving forward, but for the moment, the big push to get fast track through in order to allow the agreement to be completed has had to hit the brakes.
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ˈsɛnɪt ˈriʤɛkts fæst træk bɪl fər əˈgrimənt: bæk tɪ ðə drɔɪŋ bɔrd frəm ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts ðət ər səˈpɔrtɪv əv treɪd ˈɛfərts ˈhədəld ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun tɪ plɑt ðɛr ˈstrætəʤi. ˈæftər ˈnɪrli ən aʊər, lɛd baɪ ˈsɛnɪt ˈfaɪˌnæns kəˈmɪti ˈræŋkɪŋ ˈmɛmbər rɑn ˈwaɪdən (d-ore*.), ðə blɑk əv əˈbaʊt 10 ˈdɛməˌkræts sɛd məˈkɑnəl həz nɑt ˈɔfərd ðɛm səˈfɪʃənt ˌgɛrənˈtiz. grup ɪz kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ðə læk əv kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ treɪd ɛnˈfɔrsmənt, wɪʧ ɪz spəˈsɪfɪkli ðə ˈkəstəmz bill,”*,” ˈwaɪdən toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ˈæftər ðə ˈmitɪŋ. ðɛr ɪz ə pæθ tɪ gɪt ɔl fɔr bɪlz pæst wi wɪl, ˈsərtənli moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs, wɪl hæv tɪ voʊt no.”*.” ˈdɛməˌkræts wɔnt məˈkɑnəl tɪ ˈpækɪʤ ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld treɪd pərˈmoʊʃən əˈθɔrəti ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən wɪθ θri ˈəðər ˈpisɪz əv ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wən ðət wʊd hɛlp ˈwərkərz əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˈmæsɪv treɪd əˈgrimənt ənd wən tɪ kræk daʊn ɔn ˈkərənsi məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən. bət məˈkɑnəl ɪz rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ ˌgɛrənˈti ðət tpa*, treɪd əˈʤəstmənt əˈsɪstəns, ðə ˈæfrɪkɑn groʊθ ənd ˌɑpərˈtunəti ækt ənd ə ˈkəstəmz ɛnˈfɔrsmənt bɪl, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz ðə ˈkərənsi məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən prəˈvɪʒənz, wɪl ɔl bi pæst ɛz pɑrt əv ə dil tɪ ˈoʊpən dəˈbeɪt ɔn ðə treɪd bɪl. ðə ˈkəstəmz prəˈvɪʒən ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ɪz vjud ɛz fər ðə waɪt haʊs, pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtɪŋ ðə treɪd fˈjuʧər ɪf ɪt ɪz əˈpruvd. ðə ˈmɛʒər kʊd fɔrs ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən tɪ ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪt ˈʧaɪnə ɛz ə ˈkərənsi məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtər, wɪʧ ðə waɪt haʊs fɪrz wʊd spɑrk ə treɪd wɔr wɪθ ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ. hæʧ, ðoʊ, ˈsaʊndɪd ˌpɛsəˈmɪstɪk əˈbaʊt əˈnəðər raʊnd əv wɪθ ˈwaɪdən. ə ˌvɪzəˈbɪlɪti ˈæʤəˌteɪtəd hæʧ toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ðət ðə bɪl hæd bɪˈkəm ə ““mess,”*,” ˈædɪŋ ðət hi wɑz talking.”*.” ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ˈoʊpən, bət ʤɪst bɪn ʤərkt əraʊnd hir tu much,”*,” hæʧ sɛd. ɪkˈspɛkt ˈpipəl tɪ lɪv ðɛr wərd ʤɪst laɪk aɪ do.”*.” ɪn ə ˈsəmˈwət sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt prəˈsiʤərəl muv, ðə ˈsɛnɪt feɪld tɪ muv ˈfɔrwərd ɔn dəˈbeɪtɪŋ "fæst træk əˈθɔrəti" ər "treɪd pərˈmoʊʃən əˈθɔrəti" ˈæftər ðə ˈsɛnɪt feɪld tɪ kəm əp wɪθ ɪˈnəf voʊts. ðə muv tɪ hoʊld ə dəˈbeɪt ɔn ðə fæst træk bɪl ˈnidɪd 60 voʊts, bət ˈoʊnli gɑt 52 (wɪθ 45 əˈgɛnst). pərˈhæps ˈsəmˈwət səˈpraɪzɪŋli, ˈsɛnətər rɑn ˈwaɪdən hu hæd ˈspɑnsərd ðə fæst træk bɪl wɛnt əˈgɛnst ɪt ɛz wɛl, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət hi (ənd ˈəðərz) ˈnidɪd mɔr ˈprɑməsəz ɔn ˈəðər ˈɪʃuz ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪd muv ðəs, wi hæv ðɪs wɪrd ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, əˈgɛn, wɛr ɪts ˈbeɪsɪkli rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈpʊʃɪŋ fər ˈgɪvɪŋ əp ðə ˈsɛnɪts ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl əˈθɔrəti ɔn treɪd əˈgrimənts, ənd ˈhændɪŋ ɪt tɪ ə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈprɛzɪdənt. ˈiðər weɪ, ˈtudeɪz voʊt keɪm daʊn tɪ ə bɪt əv hɔrs ˈhæpənz nɛkst, ʃʊd bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. ðɛr wɪl ˈlaɪkli bi ə lɔt mɔr nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ənd səm mɔr hɔrs ˈtreɪdɪŋ, bət ɪt simz ðət ˈsɛnətər ˈɔrɪn hæʧ, hu həz bɪn ðə ˈdraɪvɪŋ fɔrs bɪˈhaɪnd ðə fæst træk bɪl, ɪz ˈprɪti ˈæŋgri wɪθ ˈwaɪdən fər ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən stɪl həz ə ʧæns əv θɪŋz ˈmuvɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd, bət fər ðə ˈmoʊmənt, ðə bɪg pʊʃ tɪ gɪt fæst træk θru ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əˈlaʊ ðə əˈgrimənt tɪ bi kəmˈplitɪd həz hæd tɪ hɪt ðə breɪks. faɪld ˈəndər: fæst træk, ˈɔrɪn hæʧ, rɑn ˈwaɪdən, ˈsɛnɪt, tpa*,
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slides: see the list: 25 chain supermarkets in with the most health violations
do you know how clean your supermarket is?
golocalprov reviewed hundreds of inspections conducted by the rhode island department of health over the past three years to come up with a list of the state's chain supermarkets with the most violations. see slides below
who's inspecting?
"we have 17 food inspectors at present and we will soon be interviewing to fill two vacancies. there are some inspectors who specialize in milk, shellfish and food processing inspections," said joseph wendelken with the rhode island department of health. "most of the inspectors inspect retail food establishments (restaurants, markets, schools, caterers, etc.)."
major violations vs minor
"the first 27 items on the inspection form would be considered major or critical violations," said wendelken.
golocal ranked retailers for total number of violations found during inspections over the three years, and also included as a which of those constituted major violations.
related slideshow: 25 supermarkets with the highest number of health violations - 2016
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slaɪdz: si ðə lɪst: 25 ʧeɪn ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪts ɪn wɪθ ðə moʊst hɛlθ vaɪəˈleɪʃənz du ju noʊ haʊ klin jʊr ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt ɪz? rivˈjud ˈhənərdz əv ˌɪnˈspɛkʃənz kənˈdəktəd baɪ ðə roʊd ˈaɪlənd dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv hɛlθ ˈoʊvər ðə pæst θri jɪrz tɪ kəm əp wɪθ ə lɪst əv ðə steɪts ʧeɪn ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪts wɪθ ðə moʊst vaɪəˈleɪʃənz. si slaɪdz bɪˈloʊ huz ˌɪnˈspɛktɪŋ? "wi hæv 17 fud ˌɪnˈspɛktərz æt ˈprɛzənt ənd wi wɪl sun bi ˈɪntərvˌjuɪŋ tɪ fɪl tu ˈveɪkənsiz. ðɛr ər səm ˌɪnˈspɛktərz hu ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz ɪn mɪlk, ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ ənd fud ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ ˌɪnˈspɛkʃənz," sɛd ˈʤoʊzəf ˈwɛndɪlkən wɪθ ðə roʊd ˈaɪlənd dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv hɛlθ. "moʊst əv ðə ˌɪnˈspɛktərz ˌɪnˈspɛkt ˈriˌteɪl fud ɛˈstæblɪʃmənts (ˈrɛˌstrɑnts, ˈmɑrkɪts, skulz, ˈkeɪtərərz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.)." ˈmeɪʤər vaɪəˈleɪʃənz ˈvərsəz ˈmaɪnər "ðə fərst 27 ˈaɪtəmz ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən fɔrm wʊd bi kənˈsɪdərd ˈmeɪʤər ər ˈkrɪtɪkəl vaɪəˈleɪʃənz," sɛd ˈwɛndɪlkən. ræŋkt ˈriˌteɪlərz fər ˈtoʊtəl ˈnəmbər əv vaɪəˈleɪʃənz faʊnd ˈdʊrɪŋ ˌɪnˈspɛkʃənz ˈoʊvər ðə θri jɪrz, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɛz ə wɪʧ əv ðoʊz ˈkɑnstəˌtutəd ˈmeɪʤər vaɪəˈleɪʃənz. rɪˈleɪtɪd slideshow*: 25 ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪts wɪθ ðə haɪəst ˈnəmbər əv hɛlθ vaɪəˈleɪʃənz 2016 rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈɑrtɪkəlz ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðɪs poʊst? ʃɛr ɪt wɪθ ˈəðərz.
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states ranked by the prevalence and seriousness of depression among residents, from the least at the top to the most at the bottom. 1. south dakota 2. hawaii 3. new jersey 4. iowa 5. maryland 6. minnesota 7. louisiana (pre-katrina) 8. illinois 9. north dakota 10. texas 11. georgia 12. vermont 13. nebraska 14. florida 15. california 16. massachusetts 17. pennsylvania 18. virginia 19. new york 20. new hampshire 21. alaska 22. michigan 23. district of columbia 24. delaware 25. arizona 26. alabama 27. north carolina 28. south carolina 29. kansas 30. wisconsin 31. tennessee 32. montana 33. mississippi 34. colorado 35. washington 36. new mexico 37. oregon 38. connecticut 39. indiana 40. arkansas 41. maine 42. wyoming 43. ohio 44. missouri 45. idaho 46. oklahoma 47. nevada 48. rhode island 49. kentucky 50. west virginia 51. utah source: thomson healthcare state ranking on suicide rates suicides per residents** 1. district of columbia: 2. new york: 6 3. massachusetts: 4. new jersey: 5. rhode island: 6. illinois: 8 7. connecticut: 8. maryland: 9. hawaii: 10. nebraska: 11. california: 12. new hampshire: 13. minnesota: 14. texas: 15. michigan: 16. virginia: 17. delaware: 18. pennsylvania: 19. georgia: 20. north dakota: 21. indiana: 22. ohio: 23. south carolina: 24. iowa: 25. alabama: 26. wisconsin: 27. north carolina: 28. louisiana (pre-katrina): 29. mississippi: 30. missouri: 31. maine: 32. arkansas: 13 33. florida: 13 34. kentucky: 35. tennessee: 36. washington: 37. kansas: 38. vermont: 39. oklahoma: 40. south dakota: 41. oregon: 42. west virginia: 43. arizona: 44. colorado: 45. utah: 46. idaho: 47. wyoming: 48. montana: 49. new mexico: 50. nevada: 19 51. alaska: **numbers are age-adjusted, as states vary in number of residents at the most and least vulnerable ages for committing suicide. the totals take account of these differences. data are from 2004, the latest year available. source: thomson healthcare from national center for health statistics and bureau of census data conversation guidelines: usa today welcomes your thoughts, stories and information related to this article. please stay on topic and be respectful of others. keep the conversation appropriate for interested readers across the map.
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steɪts ræŋkt baɪ ðə ˈprɛvələns ənd ˈsɪriəsnəs əv dɪˈprɛʃən əˈməŋ ˈrɛzɪdənts, frəm ðə list æt ðə tɔp tɪ ðə moʊst æt ðə ˈbɑtəm. 1 saʊθ dəˈkoʊtə 2 həˈwaɪˌi 3 nu ˈʤərzi 4 ˈaɪəwə 5 ˈmɛrələnd 6 ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə 7 luˌiziˈænə (pre-katrina*) 8 ˌɪləˈnɔɪz 9 nɔrθ dəˈkoʊtə 10 ˈtɛksəs 11 ˈʤɔrʤə 12 vərˈmɑnt 13 nəˈbræskə 14 ˈflɔrɪdə 15 ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə 16 ˌmæsəˈʧusəts 17 ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə 18 vərˈʤɪnjə 19 nu jɔrk 20 nu ˈhæmʃər 21 əˈlæskə 22 ˈmɪʃɪgən 23 ˈdɪstrɪkt əv kəˈləmbiə 24 ˈdɛləˌwɛr 25 ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə 26 ˌæləˈbæmə 27 nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə 28 saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə 29 ˈkænzəs 30 wɪˈskɑnsən 31 ˌtɛnəˈsi 32 mɑnˈtænə 33 ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi 34 ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ 35 ˈwɔʃɪŋtən 36 nu ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ 37 ˈɔrəˌgɑn 38 kəˈnɛtəkət 39 ˌɪndiˈænə 40 ˈɑrkənˌsɑ 41 meɪn 42 ˌwaɪˈoʊmɪŋ 43 oʊˈhaɪoʊ 44 məˈzʊri 45 ˈaɪdəˌhoʊ 46 ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə 47 nəˈvɑdə 48 roʊd ˈaɪlənd 49 kənˈtəki 50 wɛst vərˈʤɪnjə 51 ˈjuˌtɔ sɔrs: ˈtɑmsən ˈhɛlθˌkɛr steɪt ˈræŋkɪŋ ɔn ˈsuɪˌsaɪd reɪts ˈsuəˌsaɪdz pər 1 ˈdɪstrɪkt əv kəˈləmbiə: 2 nu jɔrk: 6 3 ˌmæsəˈʧusəts: 4 nu ˈʤərzi: 5 roʊd ˈaɪlənd: 6 ˌɪləˈnɔɪz: 8 7 kəˈnɛtəkət: 8 ˈmɛrələnd: 9 həˈwaɪˌi: 10 nəˈbræskə: 11 ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə: 12 nu ˈhæmʃər: 13 ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə: 14 ˈtɛksəs: 15 ˈmɪʃɪgən: 16 vərˈʤɪnjə: 17 ˈdɛləˌwɛr: 18 ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə: 19 ˈʤɔrʤə: 20 nɔrθ dəˈkoʊtə: 21 ˌɪndiˈænə: 22 oʊˈhaɪoʊ: 23 saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə: 24 ˈaɪəwə: 25 ˌæləˈbæmə: 26 wɪˈskɑnsən: 27 nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə: 28 luˌiziˈænə (pre-katrina*): 29 ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi: 30 məˈzʊri: 31 meɪn: 32 ˈɑrkənˌsɑ: 13 33 ˈflɔrɪdə: 13 34 kənˈtəki: 35 ˌtɛnəˈsi: 36 ˈwɔʃɪŋtən: 37 ˈkænzəs: 38 vərˈmɑnt: 39 ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə: 40 saʊθ dəˈkoʊtə: 41 ˈɔrəˌgɑn: 42 wɛst vərˈʤɪnjə: 43 ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə: 44 ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ: 45 ˈjuˌtɔ: 46 ˈaɪdəˌhoʊ: 47 ˌwaɪˈoʊmɪŋ: 48 mɑnˈtænə: 49 nu ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ: 50 nəˈvɑdə: 19 51 əˈlæskə: **ˈnəmbərz ər age-adjusted*, ɛz steɪts ˈvɛri ɪn ˈnəmbər əv ˈrɛzɪdənts æt ðə moʊst ənd list ˈvəlnərəbəl ˈeɪʤɪz fər kəˈmɪtɪŋ ˈsuɪˌsaɪd. ðə ˈtoʊtəlz teɪk əˈkaʊnt əv ðiz ˈdɪfərənsɪz. ˈdætə ər frəm 2004 ðə ˈleɪtəst jɪr əˈveɪləbəl. sɔrs: ˈtɑmsən ˈhɛlθˌkɛr frəm ˈnæʃənəl ˈsɛnər fər hɛlθ stəˈtɪstɪks ənd ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˈsɛnsəs ˈdætə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz: ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ ˈwɛlkəmz jʊr θɔts, ˈstɔriz ənd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl. pliz steɪ ɔn ˈtɑpɪk ənd bi rɪˈspɛktfəl əv ˈəðərz. kip ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən əˈproʊpriˌeɪt fər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ˈridərz əˈkrɔs ðə mæp.
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step inside brain. the real and the surreal slide in and out of each other, nature commingling with imagination, black volcanic rock and raving neon jellyfish, as the music and video works surround you. "bjork digital," the exhibition of her creations that opens may 19 as part of the los angeles festival, the visitor in 360 degrees of sights and sounds. in the video for the song “stonemilker,” from her 2015 album, thrusts you onto the icelandic beach where the prodigal daughter wrote the song.
step inside mouth. a tunnel of crimson and lit by white flashes of teeth glistens, at once enveloping and intimate, as machines click and whistle and that inimitable accent rolling like rocks, vowels long and open attempts to articulate its “mouth mantra.”
step inside heart. in the “black lake” room, walk onto the precipice of despair and feel fists as they pound against her chest, the pain of heartbreak made thunderous by the sphere of speakers.
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from her days as a child pop prodigy, to her years fronting the sugarcubes, to her decades as a solo artist collaborating with a who of musical, film, art and fashion pioneers including michel gondry, tricky, spike jonze, thom yorke, parkins and alexander mcqueen bjork has been one of our most pop artists. in 2011, she created apps for her science homage. for, an album that plunges deep into the heart of darkness in its exposition of her breakup with the visual and performance artist matthew barney, bjork became one of the very first musicians to experiment with virtual reality.
at "digital," you can experience on high-quality equipment the videos she created with andrew thomas huang and other directors. there is also the “black lake” installation made for a retrospective of her work at new museum of modern art, along with her two-dimensional music videos. debuting old-school musical technology as well. the book 34 scores features musical fonts created by pianist and collaborator sen, design house (paris) and the engraving company berlin.
the big event is may 30, when bjork makes her debut at the walt disney hall with 32 string players conducted by bjarnason; the show sold out in minutes. you can also catch her in july at the festival. bjork with the phil or bjork with missy elliott: the expansive range of ms. gudmundsdottir.
in a phone interview, bjork praised the emotive and metaphysical capacities of, icelandic choirs and the ties that bind her and beyonce.
expand a still from "bjork digital" andrew thomas huang
la weekly: how did it come about that there is a traveling exhibition of your videos?
bjork: it was something that grew gradually. when we did the first video, me and andy huang were experimenting with a camera. we were commissioned by moma to do a video to a song called “black lake.” we were going to do a dome. that developed into two big screens and the speakers were in a circle. we were having this conversation about circular, surround things; we both find it really exciting when new technology comes along, and the rule book been written and you can make it up as it goes. the whole “black lake” thing took up two years, we did so many scripts, there were so many board meetings. emotionally that song is so difficult, the toughest song ever written, so filming it went hand in hand. i was barefoot in lava, it was a cold day it was really hilarious.
we literally finished that and he was in iceland and he said, "by the way, i borrowed this [360-degree] camera someone just made. shall we try it?" the next day we went to the beach where the song was written and filmed it in one take, that was “stonemilker.” emotionally that was the opposite to “black lake,” it was very happy and free. it was like this effortless spontaneous sibling.
so we got an offer, from australia, to have a room with 40s, a warehouse nothing on the walls, justs and people come watch our videos. so we made a couple more with different people, and we just decided to try this and experiment, and people loved it; it was a huge hit. we know if it was going to allow people to be emotional, but we were watching people holding hands, and crying.
the last video we did, called “family,” one of the ones proudest of. you could really act on what affected the viewers the most. i think quite metaphysical in a way. “family” is about showing a wound in your chest and then you heal and do these somersaults and you walk away. one of the strengths of; it has that power where a video on mtv have. it seems like you. it feels like your body and inside you.
i know releasing the score book in l.a.; will there be anything else new in "digital"?
there’s not going to be a new addition in l.a. because working on a new album, and i feel the cycle is complete now. going to have the best headsets and sounds possible. plus, probably going to be one of the last times we exhibit the “black lake” room. we have a room with all my videos, the old ones, but the quality has been put in the best position. i feel in a way, after working with so many directors, like their little curator babysitter. a lot of people are watching it on youtube, where the quality is terrible and the sound is terrible. partly in defense of all these directors, you can watch this with the best sound possible.
so, working with the newest of technologies with and the oldest of technologies with written musical scores.
in the beginning of, i thought, so how do i feel about musicology? let me map it out and make a music score how i would have liked to be taught when i was a kid. how do we these things? with and we had these animated scores with stephen malinowski, which are scores for people who are trying to learn notation, to try to dissolve this gap between people who are educated in music and those who are not. you have digital notation, which is basically midi, and you have classical notation, and you have cds and you have files and you have streaming. i want to put everything on the table and then go, ok, not moan that the music industry is going to hell and all going to die. see what got on the table. this is part of that. then i would like to sell online the midi files of the scores from these songs so people could plug it into the synthesizers at home and do karaoke and jump up and down. i would like people to take their harp to the bonfire and play the scores and sing along. in a way me trying to figure out all the different ways and combinations of sharing music today.
it was really fun, when we were making, we were at this house on the beach, and we bought this really cheap pipe organ with no keyboards but that you could run midi through. we were hacking online and getting midi scores of songs, everything from child to led zeppelin to snoop doggy dogg. we would get a bottle of rum and play those midi files and plug it into that cheap ebay organ and do it like karaoke. we were crying laughing. people really like, especially when had a couple of drinks, to sing along. in iceland i know how may hundreds of choirs there are; in a choir and people like to sing. they want to sing old icelandic choir songs, they want to get drunk by the bonfire in the summer and sing.
it’s funny that you were listening to child, because it seems to me that emotionally and thematically, paved the way for lemonade.
i definitely noticed the similarities. i decided to put in chronological order, which been done on a pop album before, i think, not that consciously. i wonder if that inspired her. i think important women credit women. i think lemonade is an incredible album. i think for a second musically it was inspired by what i do. obviously in her own universe. said this before, obsessed with beyonce, one of my favorite artists. also, different times. i really noticed it when album came out, and around the same time, donald trump was trying to grill hillary clinton for bill affairs, which is obviously ridiculous. i think a generational thing. i think 10 or 20 years ago, that would have been the fault. i think a big improvement that beyonce has been a big part of. now, if the guys fuck up, they fuck up. not the fault. not swallowing that anymore. guys just have to take the blame for what they do and be responsible for their shit, and be responsible for our shit. but we be responsible for our shit and their shit, not going to happen anymore.
"bjork digital," magic box at the reef, 1933 s. broadway, downtown; opens fri., may 19, 10 p.m. (runs through june 4 with ticketed entry every 15 minutes); $35. laphil.com/tickets/bjork-digital-overview.
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stɛp ˌɪnˈsaɪd breɪn. ðə ril ənd ðə sərˈil slaɪd ɪn ənd aʊt əv iʧ ˈəðər, ˈneɪʧər kɑˈmɪŋgəlɪŋ wɪθ ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən, blæk vɑlˈkænɪk rɑk ənd ˈreɪvɪŋ niɑn ˈʤɛliˌfɪʃ, ɛz ðə mˈjuzɪk ənd ˈvɪdioʊ wərks səraʊnd ju. "bjɔrk ˈdɪʤɪtəl," ðə ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən əv hər kriˈeɪʃənz ðət ˈoʊpənz meɪ 19 ɛz pɑrt əv ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈfɛstɪvəl, ðə ˈvɪzɪtər ɪn 360 dɪˈgriz əv saɪts ənd saʊnz. ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ fər ðə sɔŋ ““stonemilker,”*,” frəm hər 2015 ˈælbəm, θrəsts ju ˈɔntu ðə aɪsˈlændɪk biʧ wɛr ðə ˈprɑdɪgəl ˈdɔtər roʊt ðə sɔŋ. stɛp ˌɪnˈsaɪd maʊθ. ə ˈtənəl əv ˈkrɪmzən ənd lɪt baɪ waɪt ˈflæʃɪz əv tiθ glistens*, æt wəns ɪnˈvɛləpɪŋ ənd ˈɪnɪmət, ɛz məˈʃinz klɪk ənd ˈwɪsəl ənd ðət ˌɪˈnɪmətəbəl ˈækˌsɛnt ˈroʊlɪŋ laɪk rɑks, vaʊəlz lɔŋ ənd ˈoʊpən əˈtɛmpts tɪ ɑrˈtɪkjəˌleɪt ɪts mantra.”*.” stɛp ˌɪnˈsaɪd hɑrt. ɪn ðə lake”*” rum, wɔk ˈɔntu ðə ˈprɛsɪpəs əv dɪˈspɛr ənd fil fɪsts ɛz ðeɪ paʊnd əˈgɛnst hər ʧɛst, ðə peɪn əv ˈhɑrtˌbreɪk meɪd ˈθəndərəs baɪ ðə sfɪr əv ˈspikərz. kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈstɔriz ðɪs ˈʤərni θru ˌɛvəˈluʃən ɔn ərθ ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈtoʊtəli nu frəm hər deɪz ɛz ə ʧaɪld pɑp ˈprɑdəʤi, tɪ hər jɪrz ˈfrəntɪŋ ðə sugarcubes*, tɪ hər ˈdɛkeɪdz ɛz ə ˈsoʊˌloʊ ˈɑrtɪst kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪŋ wɪθ ə hu əv mˈjuzɪkəl, fɪlm, ɑrt ənd ˈfæʃən ˌpaɪəˈnɪrz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmɪʧəl gondry*, ˈtrɪki, spaɪk jonze*, tɑm jɔrk, ˈpɑrkɪnz ənd ˌælɪgˈzændər məkˈwin bjɔrk həz bɪn wən əv ɑr moʊst pɑp ˈɑrtɪsts. ɪn 2011 ʃi kriˈeɪtɪd æps fər hər saɪəns ˈɑməʤ. fər, ən ˈælbəm ðət ˈplənʤɪz dip ˈɪntu ðə hɑrt əv ˈdɑrknəs ɪn ɪts ˌɛkspəˈzɪʃən əv hər ˈbreɪˌkəp wɪθ ðə ˈvɪʒəwəl ənd pərˈfɔrməns ˈɑrtɪst ˈmæθju ˈbɑrni, bjɔrk bɪˈkeɪm wən əv ðə ˈvɛri fərst mjuˈzɪʃənz tɪ ɪkˈspɛrəmənt wɪθ ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti. æt "ˈdɪʤɪtəl," ju kən ɪkˈspɪriəns ɔn ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti ɪkˈwɪpmənt ðə ˈvɪdioʊz ʃi kriˈeɪtɪd wɪθ ˈændru ˈtɑməs hwɑŋ ənd ˈəðər dɪˈrɛktərz. ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə lake”*” ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən meɪd fər ə ˌrɛtrəˈspɛktɪv əv hər wərk æt nu mˈjuziəm əv ˈmɑdərn ɑrt, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ hər ˌtudɪˈmɛnʃənəl mˈjuzɪk ˈvɪdioʊz. deɪˈbjutɪŋ ˌoʊldˈskul mˈjuzɪkəl tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɛz wɛl. ðə bʊk 34 skɔrz ˈfiʧərz mˈjuzɪkəl fɑnts kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ˈpiənɪst ənd kəˈlæbərˌeɪtər sɛn, dɪˈzaɪn haʊs (ˈpɛrɪs) ənd ðə ɪnˈgreɪvɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni bərˈlɪn. ðə bɪg ɪˈvɛnt ɪz meɪ 30 wɪn bjɔrk meɪks hər ˈdeɪbju æt ðə wɔlt ˈdɪzni hɔl wɪθ 32 strɪŋ pleɪərz kənˈdəktəd baɪ bjarnason*; ðə ʃoʊ soʊld aʊt ɪn ˈmɪnəts. ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ kæʧ hər ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ æt ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl. bjɔrk wɪθ ðə fɪl ər bjɔrk wɪθ ˈmɪsi ˈɛliət: ðə ɪkˈspænsɪv reɪnʤ əv mɪz. gudmundsdottir*. ɪn ə foʊn ˈɪntərvˌju, bjɔrk preɪzd ðə ˈiˌmoʊtɪv ənd ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪkəl kəˈpæsɪtiz əv, aɪsˈlændɪk kwaɪrz ənd ðə taɪz ðət baɪnd hər ənd bɪˌjɔnˈseɪ. ɪkˈspænd ə stɪl frəm "bjɔrk ˈdɪʤɪtəl" ˈændru ˈtɑməs hwɑŋ lɑ ˈwikli: haʊ dɪd ɪt kəm əˈbaʊt ðət ðɛr ɪz ə ˈtrævəlɪŋ ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən əv jʊr ˈvɪdioʊz? bjɔrk: ɪt wɑz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət gru ˈgræʤuəli. wɪn wi dɪd ðə fərst ˈvɪdioʊ, mi ənd ˈændi hwɑŋ wər ɛkˈspɛrəˌmɛntɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈkæmərə. wi wər kəˈmɪʃənd baɪ ˈmoʊmə tɪ du ə ˈvɪdioʊ tɪ ə sɔŋ kɔld lake.”*.” wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ du ə doʊm. ðət dɪˈvɛləpt ˈɪntu tu bɪg skrinz ənd ðə ˈspikərz wər ɪn ə ˈsərkəl. wi wər ˈhævɪŋ ðɪs ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən əˈbaʊt ˈsərkjələr, səraʊnd θɪŋz; wi boʊθ faɪnd ɪt ˈrɪli ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ wɪn nu tɛkˈnɑləʤi kəmz əˈlɔŋ, ənd ðə rul bʊk bɪn ˈrɪtən ənd ju kən meɪk ɪt əp ɛz ɪt goʊz. ðə hoʊl lake”*” θɪŋ tʊk əp tu jɪrz, wi dɪd soʊ ˈmɛni skrɪpts, ðɛr wər soʊ ˈmɛni bɔrd ˈmitɪŋz. ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli ðət sɔŋ ɪz soʊ ˈdɪfəkəlt, ðə ˈtəfəst sɔŋ ˈɛvər ˈrɪtən, soʊ ˈfɪlmɪŋ ɪt wɛnt hænd ɪn hænd. aɪ wɑz ˈbɛrˌfʊt ɪn ˈlɑvə, ɪt wɑz ə koʊld deɪ ɪt wɑz ˈrɪli hɪˈlɛriəs. wi ˈlɪtərəli ˈfɪnɪʃt ðət ənd hi wɑz ɪn ˈaɪslənd ənd hi sɛd, "baɪ ðə weɪ, aɪ ˈbɑˌroʊd ðɪs 360-degree*] ˈkæmərə ˈsəmˌwən ʤɪst meɪd. ʃæl wi traɪ ɪt?" ðə nɛkst deɪ wi wɛnt tɪ ðə biʧ wɛr ðə sɔŋ wɑz ˈrɪtən ənd fɪlmd ɪt ɪn wən teɪk, ðət wɑz ““stonemilker.”*.” ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli ðət wɑz ðə ˈɑpəzɪt tɪ lake,”*,” ɪt wɑz ˈvɛri ˈhæpi ənd fri. ɪt wɑz laɪk ðɪs ˈɛfərtləs spɑnˈteɪniəs ˈsɪblɪŋ. soʊ wi gɑt ən ˈɔfər, frəm ɔˈstreɪljə, tɪ hæv ə rum wɪθ 40, ə ˈwɛˌrhaʊs ˈnəθɪŋ ɔn ðə wɔlz, ʤɪst ənd ˈpipəl kəm wɔʧ ɑr ˈvɪdioʊz. soʊ wi meɪd ə ˈkəpəl mɔr wɪθ ˈdɪfərənt ˈpipəl, ənd wi ʤɪst ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ traɪ ðɪs ənd ɪkˈspɛrəmənt, ənd ˈpipəl ləvd ɪt; ɪt wɑz ə juʤ hɪt. wi noʊ ɪf ɪt wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ əˈlaʊ ˈpipəl tɪ bi ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl, bət wi wər ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈpipəl ˈhoʊldɪŋ hænz, ənd kraɪɪŋ. ðə læst ˈvɪdioʊ wi dɪd, kɔld ““family,”*,” wən əv ðə wənz ˈpraʊdəst əv. ju kʊd ˈrɪli ækt ɔn wət əˈfɛktɪd ðə vjuərz ðə moʊst. aɪ θɪŋk kwaɪt ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪkəl ɪn ə weɪ. ““family”*” ɪz əˈbaʊt ʃoʊɪŋ ə wund ɪn jʊr ʧɛst ənd ðɛn ju hil ənd du ðiz ˈsəmərˌsɔlts ənd ju wɔk əˈweɪ. wən əv ðə strɛŋθs əv; ɪt həz ðət paʊər wɛr ə ˈvɪdioʊ ɔn ˈɛmˈtiˈvi hæv. ɪt simz laɪk ju. ɪt filz laɪk jʊr ˈbɑdi ənd ˌɪnˈsaɪd ju. aɪ noʊ riˈlisɪŋ ðə skɔr bʊk ɪn l.a*.; wɪl ðɛr bi ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls nu ɪn "ˈdɪʤɪtəl"? nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə nu əˈdɪʃən ɪn l.a*. bɪˈkəz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ə nu ˈælbəm, ənd aɪ fil ðə ˈsaɪkəl ɪz kəmˈplit naʊ. goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv ðə bɛst ˈhɛdˌsɛts ənd saʊnz ˈpɑsəbəl. pləs, ˈprɑbəˌbli goʊɪŋ tɪ bi wən əv ðə læst taɪmz wi ɪgˈzɪbɪt ðə lake”*” rum. wi hæv ə rum wɪθ ɔl maɪ ˈvɪdioʊz, ðə oʊld wənz, bət ðə kˈwɑləti həz bɪn pʊt ɪn ðə bɛst pəˈzɪʃən. aɪ fil ɪn ə weɪ, ˈæftər ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ soʊ ˈmɛni dɪˈrɛktərz, laɪk ðɛr ˈlɪtəl ˈkjʊrətər ˈbeɪbiˌsɪtər. ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl ər ˈwɑʧɪŋ ɪt ɔn ˈjuˌtub, wɛr ðə kˈwɑləti ɪz ˈtɛrəbəl ənd ðə saʊnd ɪz ˈtɛrəbəl. ˈpɑrtli ɪn dɪˈfɛns əv ɔl ðiz dɪˈrɛktərz, ju kən wɔʧ ðɪs wɪθ ðə bɛst saʊnd ˈpɑsəbəl. soʊ, ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðə nuəst əv tɛkˈnɑləʤiz wɪθ ənd ðə ˈoʊldəst əv tɛkˈnɑləʤiz wɪθ ˈrɪtən mˈjuzɪkəl skɔrz. ɪn ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv, aɪ θɔt, soʊ haʊ du aɪ fil əˈbaʊt musicology*? lɛt mi mæp ɪt aʊt ənd meɪk ə mˈjuzɪk skɔr haʊ aɪ wʊd hæv laɪkt tɪ bi tɔt wɪn aɪ wɑz ə kɪd. haʊ du wi ðiz θɪŋz? wɪθ ənd wi hæd ðiz ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd skɔrz wɪθ ˈstivən məlɪˈnɔfski, wɪʧ ər skɔrz fər ˈpipəl hu ər traɪɪŋ tɪ lərn noʊˈteɪʃən, tɪ traɪ tɪ dɪˈzɑlv ðɪs gæp bɪtˈwin ˈpipəl hu ər ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd ɪn mˈjuzɪk ənd ðoʊz hu ər nɑt. ju hæv ˈdɪʤɪtəl noʊˈteɪʃən, wɪʧ ɪz ˈbeɪsɪkli ˈmidi, ənd ju hæv ˈklæsɪkəl noʊˈteɪʃən, ənd ju hæv ˈsiˈdiz ənd ju hæv faɪlz ənd ju hæv ˈstrimɪŋ. aɪ wɔnt tɪ pʊt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl ənd ðɛn goʊ, ˈoʊˈkeɪ, nɑt moʊn ðət ðə mˈjuzɪk ˈɪndəstri ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ hɛl ənd ɔl goʊɪŋ tɪ daɪ. si wət gɑt ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl. ðɪs ɪz pɑrt əv ðət. ðɛn aɪ wʊd laɪk tɪ sɛl ˈɔnˌlaɪn ðə ˈmidi faɪlz əv ðə skɔrz frəm ðiz sɔŋz soʊ ˈpipəl kʊd pləg ɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɪnθəˌsaɪzərz æt hoʊm ənd du ˌkɛriˈoʊki ənd ʤəmp əp ənd daʊn. aɪ wʊd laɪk ˈpipəl tɪ teɪk ðɛr hɑrp tɪ ðə ˈbɑnˌfaɪər ənd pleɪ ðə skɔrz ənd sɪŋ əˈlɔŋ. ɪn ə weɪ mi traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt ɔl ðə ˈdɪfərənt weɪz ənd ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃənz əv ˈʃɛrɪŋ mˈjuzɪk təˈdeɪ. ɪt wɑz ˈrɪli fən, wɪn wi wər ˈmeɪkɪŋ, wi wər æt ðɪs haʊs ɔn ðə biʧ, ənd wi bɔt ðɪs ˈrɪli ʧip paɪp ˈɔrgən wɪθ noʊ ˈkiˌbɔrdz bət ðət ju kʊd rən ˈmidi θru. wi wər ˈhækɪŋ ˈɔnˌlaɪn ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈmidi skɔrz əv sɔŋz, ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm ʧaɪld tɪ lɛd ˈzɛpɪlɪn tɪ snup ˈdɔgi dogg*. wi wʊd gɪt ə ˈbɑtəl əv rəm ənd pleɪ ðoʊz ˈmidi faɪlz ənd pləg ɪt ˈɪntu ðət ʧip ˈiˌbeɪ ˈɔrgən ənd du ɪt laɪk ˌkɛriˈoʊki. wi wər kraɪɪŋ ˈlæfɪŋ. ˈpipəl ˈrɪli laɪk, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn hæd ə ˈkəpəl əv drɪŋks, tɪ sɪŋ əˈlɔŋ. ɪn ˈaɪslənd aɪ noʊ haʊ meɪ ˈhənərdz əv kwaɪrz ðɛr ər; ɪn ə kwaɪər ənd ˈpipəl laɪk tɪ sɪŋ. ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ sɪŋ oʊld aɪsˈlændɪk kwaɪər sɔŋz, ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ gɪt drəŋk baɪ ðə ˈbɑnˌfaɪər ɪn ðə ˈsəmər ənd sɪŋ. ˈfəni ðət ju wər ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ʧaɪld, bɪˈkəz ɪt simz tɪ mi ðət ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli ənd θəˈmætɪkli, peɪvd ðə weɪ fər ˈlɛməˈneɪd. aɪ ˈdɛfənətli ˈnoʊtɪst ðə ˌsɪməˈlɛrətiz. aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ pʊt ɪn ˌkrɑnəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈɔrdər, wɪʧ bɪn dən ɔn ə pɑp ˈælbəm ˌbiˈfɔr, aɪ θɪŋk, nɑt ðət ˈkɑnʃəsli. aɪ ˈwəndər ɪf ðət ˌɪnˈspaɪərd hər. aɪ θɪŋk ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈwɪmən ˈkrɛdɪt ˈwɪmən. aɪ θɪŋk ˈlɛməˈneɪd ɪz ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˈælbəm. aɪ θɪŋk fər ə ˈsɛkənd mˈjuzɪkli ɪt wɑz ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ wət aɪ du. ˈɑbviəsli ɪn hər oʊn ˈjunəˌvərs. sɛd ðɪs ˌbiˈfɔr, əbˈsɛst wɪθ bɪˌjɔnˈseɪ, wən əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈɑrtɪsts. ˈɔlsoʊ, ˈdɪfərənt taɪmz. aɪ ˈrɪli ˈnoʊtɪst ɪt wɪn ˈælbəm keɪm aʊt, ənd əraʊnd ðə seɪm taɪm, ˈdɑnəld trəmp wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ grɪl ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən fər bɪl əˈfɛrz, wɪʧ ɪz ˈɑbviəsli rɪˈdɪkjələs. aɪ θɪŋk ə ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənəl θɪŋ. aɪ θɪŋk 10 ər 20 jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ðət wʊd hæv bɪn ðə fɔlt. aɪ θɪŋk ə bɪg ˌɪmˈpruvmənt ðət bɪˌjɔnˈseɪ həz bɪn ə bɪg pɑrt əv. naʊ, ɪf ðə gaɪz fək əp, ðeɪ fək əp. nɑt ðə fɔlt. nɑt sˈwɑloʊɪŋ ðət ˌɛniˈmɔr. gaɪz ʤɪst hæv tɪ teɪk ðə bleɪm fər wət ðeɪ du ənd bi riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðɛr ʃɪt, ənd bi riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ɑr ʃɪt. bət wi bi riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ɑr ʃɪt ənd ðɛr ʃɪt, nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən ˌɛniˈmɔr. "bjɔrk ˈdɪʤɪtəl," ˈmæʤɪk bɑks æt ðə rif, 1933 ɛs. ˈbrɔdˌweɪ, ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn; ˈoʊpənz fri*., meɪ 19 10 p.m*. (rənz θru ʤun 4 wɪθ ˈtɪkətɪd ˈɛntri ˈɛvəri 15 ˈmɪnəts); 35 laphil.com/tickets/bjork-digital-overview*.
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the pentagon's mad scientists have concocted a plan to keep the miniature, stacked brains of tomorrow's advanced computers cool enough to power technological advances. it involves the world's smallest bath.
advanced new microchips are now stacking up like pancakes. this new turn toward stacked chips promises huge improvements in computing power for everything from advanced cameras to new. but the pentagon is concerned about these new stacks of chips being too powerful that is, they risk melting down because they get too hot.
darpa's plan: embed them with tiny fluid channels to circulate really, really small blobs of water. this month, the agency released a solicitation asking the industry to come up with designs for "microfluidic" cooling systems which can be embedded into microchip stacks, called icecool. the specifics are painfully complicated, but the project would involve using tiny "microgaps" between "chips in three-dimensional stacks" (more on this in a minute) that can be used to pump flows as well as directed liquid jets" to keep the microchips cool.
to describe why darpa is interested in this, in a crude and simplified way, we should start with moore's law.
microfluidic channels within a microchip stack. illustration: darpa
according to the "law," the number of transistors which transmit information inside a computer doubles about every 18 to 24 months, thereby doubling computing power. it's really more of a rule of thumb, but one that's largely held up since the 1960s. its further development is also necessary for efficiently and rapidly building more advanced computers like with battery lives that last long enough for them to remain practical and for server farms and data centers. the maximum number of transistors stored on a single chip may also be coming to an end, requiring ever more strange and creative ways to get more computing power in less space.
to keep up with moore's law, engineers have for years made individual components on microchips smaller. but for most memory chips, individual capacitors are still stacked next to each other like buildings on a city street, one after another. but a stacked version would place the capacitors vertically, like a skyscraper, giving the stack a lot more room and allowing a computer to multiply its processing power with less overall space. even better than that would be stacking whole microchips on top of each other, a process called "3-d chip packaging," with silicon wafers pancaked together and connected by electrical wires.
they're horribly complex to make. but it's been done. and for your next battery and the pentagon's data centers, it's almost perfect. you have more computing power in less space, with less latency thanks to the shorter wires, and with lower demands on electrical power compared to what you were using before which means longer battery life. is even working on microchip adhesives that could potentially make microprocessors that compute at times the speed that they do now.
the problem is that stacked chips can get really, really hot too hot for cooling fans to chill. that can damage or outright destroy the microchips, and at the least slow down their computing power. (there goes the next generation of you were waiting for.) more worrisome, the lack of a cooling mechanism for the stacked chips threatens to freeze their promise, inhibiting future technological leaps. "these thermal limitations have compromised the moore's law progression in semiconductor technology," the darpa solicitation warns, "and threaten to derail the technology engine which has been responsible for much of the innovation in defense and commercial microelectronic systems."
enter extremely small liquid spritzes.
obviously, developing cooling systems won't be easy. the scale is extraordinarily small, with droplets circulating through these channels at the microliter and levels. to stop the water from interfering with the electrical flow of the chips, there will likely need to include an insulator coated with water-repellent material. the microchips' electrodes also have to be insulated from the drops in order to keep up a steady flow.
there's the question of how to keep the pressure steady in order to prevent the water from drying or burning up, and how to transfer excess heat away from the microchips. in theory, may work much better than current systems at evening out temperature across the whole chip, allowing heat to dissipate fairly quickly. one way, according to duke university professor chakrabarty, is to automatically switch off electrodes in areas that get too hot (.pdf). water near those electrodes is then dropped on an indium tin oxide plate between the electrode and the fluids channels, which then absorbs the heat and dissipates it away.
darpa doesn't specify what kinds of military systems it wants to cool with water. but there's no shortage of them. some experimental cameras are now in the range, and with growing demand for, smaller and smaller devices are being required to capture enormous gobs of data. for the military, that means figuring out how to get enough bandwidth to pull down enormous streams of data from cameras placed high in the sky.
"more generally, proposed approaches should be crafted to be scalable and adaptable to the environment of a modern military electronic system," the solicitation noted. if it works, it could mean that a lot of those advanced military projects will have a lot more power to get going, and not have to worry about burning up. but left unsaid is how the military's taste for advanced projects hasn't cooled at all.
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ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑnz mæd ˈsaɪəntɪsts hæv kənˈkɑktəd ə plæn tɪ kip ðə ˈmɪnɪˌʧʊr, stækt breɪnz əv təˈmɑˌroʊz ədˈvænst kəmˈpjutərz kul ɪˈnəf tɪ paʊər ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ədˈvænsɪz. ɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ðə wərldz sˈmɔləst bæθ. ədˈvænst nu ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈʧɪps ər naʊ ˈstækɪŋ əp laɪk ˈpænˌkeɪks. ðɪs nu tərn təˈwɔrd stækt ʧɪps ˈprɑməsəz juʤ ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ɪn kəmˈpjutɪŋ paʊər fər ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm ədˈvænst ˈkæmərəz tɪ nu. bət ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ɪz kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ðiz nu stæks əv ʧɪps biɪŋ tu ˈpaʊərfəl ðət ɪz, ðeɪ rɪsk ˈmɛltɪŋ daʊn bɪˈkəz ðeɪ gɪt tu hɑt. plæn: ɪmˈbɛd ðɛm wɪθ ˈtaɪni fluɪd ˈʧænəlz tɪ ˈsərkjəˌleɪt ˈrɪli, ˈrɪli smɔl blɑbz əv ˈwɔtər. ðɪs mənθ, ðə ˈeɪʤənsi riˈlist ə səˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən ˈæskɪŋ ðə ˈɪndəstri tɪ kəm əp wɪθ dɪˈzaɪnz fər "microfluidic*" ˈkulɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz wɪʧ kən bi ɛmˈbɛdɪd ˈɪntu ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈʧɪp stæks, kɔld icecool*. ðə spɪˈsɪfɪks ər ˈpeɪnfəli ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd, bət ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt wʊd ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˈjuzɪŋ ˈtaɪni "microgaps*" bɪtˈwin "ʧɪps ɪn θˌrizdɪˈmɛnʃənəl stæks" (mɔr ɔn ðɪs ɪn ə ˈmɪnət) ðət kən bi juzd tɪ pəmp floʊz ɛz wɛl ɛz dɪˈrɛktɪd ˈlɪkwɪd ʤɛts" tɪ kip ðə ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈʧɪps kul. tɪ dɪˈskraɪb waɪ ˈdɑrpə ɪz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ðɪs, ɪn ə krud ənd ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪd weɪ, wi ʃʊd stɑrt wɪθ mʊrz lɔ. ˈʧænəlz wɪˈθɪn ə ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈʧɪp stæk. ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən: ˈdɑrpə əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə "lɔ," ðə ˈnəmbər əv trænˈzɪstərz wɪʧ trænzˈmɪt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˌɪnˈsaɪd ə kəmˈpjutər ˈdəbəlz əˈbaʊt ˈɛvəri 18 tɪ 24 mənθs, ˈðɛrˈbaɪ ˈdəbəlɪŋ kəmˈpjutɪŋ paʊər. ɪts ˈrɪli mɔr əv ə rul əv θəm, bət wən ðæts ˈlɑrʤli hɛld əp sɪns ðə 1960s*. ɪts ˈfərðər dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnɛsəˌsɛri fər ɪˈfɪʃəntli ənd ˈræpədli ˈbɪldɪŋ mɔr ədˈvænst kəmˈpjutərz laɪk wɪθ ˈbætəri lɪvz ðət læst lɔŋ ɪˈnəf fər ðɛm tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ˈpræktɪkəl ənd fər ˈsərvər fɑrmz ənd ˈdætə ˈsɛnərz. ðə ˈmæksəməm ˈnəmbər əv trænˈzɪstərz stɔrd ɔn ə ˈsɪŋgəl ʧɪp meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ən ɛnd, rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ˈɛvər mɔr streɪnʤ ənd kriˈeɪtɪv weɪz tɪ gɪt mɔr kəmˈpjutɪŋ paʊər ɪn lɛs speɪs. tɪ kip əp wɪθ mʊrz lɔ, ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz hæv fər jɪrz meɪd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl kəmˈpoʊnənts ɔn ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈʧɪps sˈmɔlər. bət fər moʊst ˈmɛməri ʧɪps, ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl kəˈpæsɪtərz ər stɪl stækt nɛkst tɪ iʧ ˈəðər laɪk ˈbɪldɪŋz ɔn ə ˈsɪti strit, wən ˈæftər əˈnəðər. bət ə stækt ˈvərʒən wʊd pleɪs ðə kəˈpæsɪtərz ˈvərtɪkli, laɪk ə ˈskaɪˌskreɪpər, ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə stæk ə lɔt mɔr rum ənd əˈlaʊɪŋ ə kəmˈpjutər tɪ ˈməltəˌplaɪ ɪts ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ paʊər wɪθ lɛs ˈoʊvərˌɔl speɪs. ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər ðən ðət wʊd bi ˈstækɪŋ hoʊl ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈʧɪps ɔn tɔp əv iʧ ˈəðər, ə ˈprɔˌsɛs kɔld ʧɪp ˈpækɪʤɪŋ," wɪθ ˈsɪləkən ˈweɪfərz ˈpænˌkeɪkt təˈgɛðər ənd kəˈnɛktɪd baɪ ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl waɪərz. ðɛr ˈhɔrəbli ˈkɑmplɛks tɪ meɪk. bət ɪts bɪn dən. ənd fər jʊr nɛkst ˈbætəri ənd ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑnz ˈdætə ˈsɛnərz, ɪts ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈpərˌfɪkt. ju hæv mɔr kəmˈpjutɪŋ paʊər ɪn lɛs speɪs, wɪθ lɛs ˈleɪtənsi θæŋks tɪ ðə ˈʃɔrtər waɪərz, ənd wɪθ loʊər dɪˈmændz ɔn ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl paʊər kəmˈpɛrd tɪ wət ju wər ˈjuzɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr wɪʧ minz ˈlɔŋgər ˈbætəri laɪf. ɪz ˈivɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈʧɪp əˈdhisɪvz ðət kʊd pəˈtɛnʃəli meɪk ˌmaɪkroʊˈprɑsɛsərz ðət kəmˈpjut æt taɪmz ðə spid ðət ðeɪ du naʊ. ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz ðət stækt ʧɪps kən gɪt ˈrɪli, ˈrɪli hɑt tu hɑt fər ˈkulɪŋ fænz tɪ ʧɪl. ðət kən ˈdæmɪʤ ər ˈaʊˈtraɪt dɪˈstrɔɪ ðə ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈʧɪps, ənd æt ðə list sloʊ daʊn ðɛr kəmˈpjutɪŋ paʊər. (ðɛr goʊz ðə nɛkst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ju wər ˈweɪtɪŋ fər.) mɔr ˈwərisəm, ðə læk əv ə ˈkulɪŋ ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm fər ðə stækt ʧɪps θˈrɛtənz tɪ friz ðɛr ˈprɑməs, ˌɪnˈhɪbətɪŋ fˈjuʧər ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl lips. "ðiz ˈθərməl ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz hæv ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd ðə mʊrz lɔ prəˈgrɛʃən ɪn ˌsɛmɪkənˈdəktər tɛkˈnɑləʤi," ðə ˈdɑrpə səˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən wɔrnz, "ənd θˈrɛtən tɪ dɪˈreɪl ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈɪnʤən wɪʧ həz bɪn riˈspɑnsəbəl fər məʧ əv ðə ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ɪn dɪˈfɛns ənd kəˈmərʃəl ˌmaɪkroʊɪlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈsɪstəmz." ˈɛnər ɪkˈstrimli smɔl ˈlɪkwɪd spritzes*. ˈɑbviəsli, dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈkulɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz woʊnt bi ˈizi. ðə skeɪl ɪz ɛkˌstrɔrdəˈnɛrəli smɔl, wɪθ ˈdrɑpləts ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪŋ θru ðiz ˈʧænəlz æt ðə ˈmaɪkroʊlitər ənd ˈlɛvəlz. tɪ stɑp ðə ˈwɔtər frəm ˌɪnərˈfɪrɪŋ wɪθ ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl floʊ əv ðə ʧɪps, ðɛr wɪl ˈlaɪkli nid tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ən ˈɪnsəˌleɪtər ˈkoʊtɪd wɪθ ˈwɔtərrɪˈpɛlənt məˈtɪriəl. ðə ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈʧɪps' ˌɪˈlɛktroʊdz ˈɔlsoʊ hæv tɪ bi ˈɪnsəˌleɪtɪd frəm ðə drɑps ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ kip əp ə ˈstɛdi floʊ. ðɛrz ðə kˈwɛʃən əv haʊ tɪ kip ðə ˈprɛʃər ˈstɛdi ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ðə ˈwɔtər frəm draɪɪŋ ər ˈbərnɪŋ əp, ənd haʊ tɪ ˈtrænsfər ˈɛkˌsɛs hit əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈʧɪps. ɪn ˈθɪri, meɪ wərk məʧ ˈbɛtər ðən ˈkɑrənt ˈsɪstəmz æt ˈivnɪŋ aʊt ˈtɛmpərəʧər əˈkrɔs ðə hoʊl ʧɪp, əˈlaʊɪŋ hit tɪ ˈdɪsəˌpeɪt ˈfɛrli kˈwɪkli. wən weɪ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ duk ˌjunəˈvərsəti prəˈfɛsər chakrabarty*, ɪz tɪ ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli swɪʧ ɔf ˌɪˈlɛktroʊdz ɪn ˈɛriəz ðət gɪt tu hɑt (.pdf*). ˈwɔtər nɪr ðoʊz ˌɪˈlɛktroʊdz ɪz ðɛn drɑpt ɔn ən ˈɪndiəm tɪn ˈɑkˌsaɪd pleɪt bɪtˈwin ðə ˌɪˈlɛktroʊd ənd ðə fluɪdz ˈʧænəlz, wɪʧ ðɛn əbˈzɔrbz ðə hit ənd ˈdɪsəˌpeɪts ɪt əˈweɪ. ˈdɑrpə ˈdəzənt ˈspɛsəˌfaɪ wət kaɪnz əv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈsɪstəmz ɪt wɔnts tɪ kul wɪθ ˈwɔtər. bət ðɛrz noʊ ˈʃɔrtɪʤ əv ðɛm. səm ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈkæmərəz ər naʊ ɪn ðə reɪnʤ, ənd wɪθ groʊɪŋ dɪˈmænd fər, sˈmɔlər ənd sˈmɔlər dɪˈvaɪsɪz ər biɪŋ rikˈwaɪərd tɪ ˈkæpʧər ɪˈnɔrmɪs gɑbz əv ˈdætə. fər ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri, ðət minz ˈfɪgjərɪŋ aʊt haʊ tɪ gɪt ɪˈnəf ˈbændwɪdθ tɪ pʊl daʊn ɪˈnɔrmɪs strimz əv ˈdætə frəm ˈkæmərəz pleɪst haɪ ɪn ðə skaɪ. "mɔr ˈʤɛnərəli, prəˈpoʊzd əˈproʊʧɪz ʃʊd bi ˈkræftɪd tɪ bi ˈskeɪləbəl ənd əˈdæptəbəl tɪ ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt əv ə ˈmɑdərn ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈsɪstəm," ðə səˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən ˈnoʊtɪd. ɪf ɪt wərks, ɪt kʊd min ðət ə lɔt əv ðoʊz ədˈvænst ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈprɑʤɛkts wɪl hæv ə lɔt mɔr paʊər tɪ gɪt goʊɪŋ, ənd nɑt hæv tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ˈbərnɪŋ əp. bət lɛft ənˈsɛd ɪz haʊ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛriz teɪst fər ədˈvænst ˈprɑʤɛkts ˈhæzənt kuld æt ɔl.
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lord grantham may think he can take arms against the slings and arrows of britain that threaten abbey and its outrageous fortune, but he faces a mighty adversary: the immutable laws of economics.
when mrs. patmore tussles with the new mixer, or grantham frets overdeath taxes,” orpoor” loses his post and resorts to patching up the pavement, abbey is paying homage to economic forces that transcend early britain and apply just as neatly to the world.
downton’s soap opera characters are wrestling not only with their emotions, but also with basicomics: the threat and promise of technological change, burden of inheritance taxes, foreign investment, danger of speculation, need for retirement planning, virtue of investing for growth, and inadequacies of the social safety net. is the cook, mrs. patmore, any less adept with that mixer than your grandmother is with a tablet?
a primer inomics:
1. new technology demands adaptation and not everyone can manage it
mrs. patmore, left, the only one in war i britain struggling with new machinery. (nick briggs/pbs)
take the lowly mixer. it arrives in a modest brown box labeledmixer-beater,” with its shiny metal body and a pair of mixing heads. ivy and daisy are fascinated.
patmoresees this as the kiss of death, the nail in the coffin,” as lesley nicol, the actress who plays her, says in the online special feature. the electric mixer will make it easier and faster to prepare food. and while maids ivy and daisy adapt easily to the new gadget, as young people often do, patmore quite master it; she breaks a bowl while trying to use it, declaring that shemust have put those prongs in wrong.”
the mixer is only the beginning. patmore is slow to adapt to a new sewing machine and refrigerator, which she is told will help reduce costly waste. lady grantham asks the reluctant patmore,isn’t there any aspect of the present day you can accept without resistance?” and patmore says of lady grantham,nothing can stop her from dragging us into the new age.”
patmore the only one in war i britain struggling with new machinery. the great war had helped propel technological change as the country imported machine tools from the united states to help meet war needs. university of california at berkeley professor barry (whose wife is a fan of the show) wrote that britain at the timetook a first tentative step down the road that led to modern mass production la the united states.”
will patmore find her way down that road?
2. workers who adapt slide down the economic ladder
mr. carson,’s senior butler, offers mr. a job as footman, a position demanding fewer skills and offering less money. (joss barratt/pbs)
molesley was trained as a butler, and a butler was a skilled position in those days, requiring someone who knew how to manage the staff. when matthew crawley died, however, lost his position as a valet and find another until the senior butler, mr. carson, offered him a job as footman, a position demanding fewer skills and offering less money.
“i have come down in the world, mr. carson,” says.i am a beggar and so, as the proverb tells us, i cannot be a chooser.”
“i see as the counterpart of the contemporary highly skilled worker in manufacturing left behind by changed circumstances,” says eric s., a nobel economist who teaches at harvard university. might be a former printing press machinist now restocking shelves at wal-mart.
3. estate, or inheritance, taxes can be useful
taxes threaten and force lord grantham to consider extreme measures to save the estate. )
patmore’s battle pales in importance next to the overarching theme of the show: the crushing tax burden that threatens and forces lord grantham to consider extreme measures to save it. most americans call them estate or inheritance taxes, but like critics of the tax, grantham calls themdeath taxes.”
his wife, cora, an adaptable american, is philosophical.the world has changed. a lot of people live in smaller houses than they used to,” she says. but her husband tells his accountant,i’ve sacrificed too much to to give in now. i refuse to be the failure, the earl who dropped the torch and let the flame go out.”
britain imposed inheritance taxes in 1894 at a modest 8 percent top rate, but during world war i, public debt ballooned to 150 percent of gdp. so the finance act of 1919 raised the top rate to 40 percent on estates whose value exceeded 2 million pounds, according to the tax foundation.
“the inheritance tax issue creates a nice tension,” writes in an e-mail.we fans naturally root for the family to hold on to the estate. but lord economic judgment is terrible, and so getting the place out of his control (through taxes or otherwise) might be the best outcome not only for progressives but for proponents of efficiency.”
“the taxes do make sense economically but still we take the side,” says.that’s one reason the so compelling.”
4. the wealthy should do some estate planning.
when lady husband died, he left her with his of, putting his wife in a pickle because of inheritance taxes. she asks her brother-in-law tom branson what to do. (nick briggs/pbs)
grantham’s son-in-law matthew crawley in an emotional but costly gesture wrote a note (not a formal will) leaving his of to his wife, mary. today, that would be good planning, because a spouse does not have to pay inheritance taxes until his or her death. that the case in britain back then; all mary received was a exemption . and it meant that half of the estate would be taxed twice, once on death and once on, before passing to their son, george.
“seems odd really,” says tom branson, the irish former chauffeur who married into the family,that you have to pay just as much tax as if left it to mrs. down the road. how it works.”
“so what are we to asks.
tom says,your father believes we should sell land and pay it off in one lump.”
according to the london telegraph, the family living in the real-life estate of highclere, where is filmed, was forced to sell its extraordinary art collection including works by da vinci and at in 1926 to save the property.
luckily, tom has another plan (see below).
5. beware of speculative bubbles fueled by cheap foreign capital
lord grantham married his rich american wife, cora, to gain access to foreign investment, namely her family money. (nick briggs/pbs)
grantham might not be in such a fix if he been such an atrocious business manager and investor.
faced with problems for years, he married his rich american wife, cora (a sort of corporate merger that only later grew more sentimental), to gain access to foreign investment, namely her family money. nothing wrong with that: china in its early days tapped u.s. and other foreign investment, and now many u.s. companies are looking for investments by successful chinese firms.
alas, grantham violates the basic rules of financial management and fails to put his wife injection of capital to good use. instead of investing in his family business (the estate and its many tenant farmers) or diversifying his investments, lord grantham gets swept up in a speculative bubble, sinking virtually all of his money into a canadian railway scheme that goes bust. had he been alive today, have been buying mortgages or giving all his money to bernie madoff.
more trouble is on the horizon. brother harold has written a letter about losing a lot of money in oil leases that grantham says has something to do with a sen. fall. that is undoubtedly sen. albert fall, who as president warren g. interior secretary took kickbacks for leases in what became the teapot dome scandal.
6. invest in your company; suck it dry
downton had been starved of investments for decades. luckily for lord grantham, right, matthew crawley comes into another inheritance and tom branson persuades him to invest it the estate. (nick briggs/pbs)
downton in the early was a business that had been starved of investment for generations. it had introduced no mechanization, no new crops or livestock, and no new lines of business.
luckily for grantham, matthew comes into another inheritance and tom branson persuades him to invest it in the estate, which has done little besides collect rents from its tenant farmers. the modernization details are sketchy, but it seems to have something to do with sheep and pigs. first tom gets matthew on board, and later mary. and they fortunately ignore urgings to invest with an american named charles ponzi. yes, that ponzi.
7. treat workers well and they will repay your loyalty
lord grantham lends a tenant farmer money to repay the delinquent rent his father ran up. (nick briggs/pbs)
with matthew gone, tom and mary want to reduce the number of tenant farmers and increase productivity. when one of the farmers dies, they decide to take over the lease.the world moves on, and we must move with it,” says mary, sounding heartless.
at the funeral, the son begs to be given a chance, reminding the landowners that his family has farmed there since the napoleonic wars. mary says he has no legal rights. but he finds a sympathetic ear with lord grantham, who lends him the money to repay the delinquent rent his father ran up. unlike most contemporary executives, who seem to feel little compunction about slashing the number of workers, grantham feels a social and moral obligation toward the people working on his estate.
that’s a lucky thing for the tenant son. war i britain was suffering from high unemployment 12 percent in 1921. the british pound at the time was the reserve currency, much as the dollar is today. that helped sustain the high standard of living among those with money. but it also hurt british industrial competitiveness at a time when france and others were letting the value of their currencies sink. that is one reason the son and the people in the kitchen and servants’ quarters are so desperate to hang onto their jobs.
trade union membership doubled to 8 million between 1913 and 1920. but there is little sign of their strength in. in an earlier season, daisy goes on strike in a battle of wills that turns farcical.
8. can an old lumbering enterprise itself for a new economy?
daisy’s father-in-law urged her to quit her job at and help him run his tenancy. do you think these great houses like abbey are gonna go on?” he asks. (nick briggs/pbs)
how it will all end is hard to say.
the british prime minister of the day, david lloyd george, had long favored taxing the great estates, but he was also worried about the impact their collapse might have on the economy. britain was a food importer, and shortages had pushed prices sharply higher after the war. by 1922, prices had dropped somewhat, but 20 percent of arable land went out of production over the course of the decade, according to a history of the british diet titledfrom plain fare to fusion food.”
“the government is aware that up and down the country, estates are being sold in large numbers,” a dour government official, charles blake, tells mary, adding that the government wanted to know how itwill it affect food production and so on.”
“you care about the owners, just about food supply,” mary says, adding that that seemsmean-spirited.”
“mr. lloyd george is more concerned with feeding the population than rescuing the aristocracy,” mr. blake replies.that seem to me.”
you need to be a government economist to doubt the viability of inc.
in an earlier season, daisy goes to visit mr. mason, the father of the young man named william she married as he lay dying of war wounds. mr. mason had treated daisy like a daughter since death, and in vain he urged her to quit her job and help him run his tenancy, promising that leave his property and savings to her.
“do you think these great houses like abbey are gonna go on?” he asks.because i!”
will mason be right? can tom and mary invest wisely? can inheritance taxes be paid on the installment plan? is another infusion of american money on the way? can patmore adapt to new technology? must become more lean and mean?
stay tuned!
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lɔrd ˈgrænθəm meɪ θɪŋk hi kən teɪk ɑrmz əˈgɛnst ðə slɪŋz ənd ˈɛroʊz əv ˈbrɪtən ðət θˈrɛtən ˈæbi ənd ɪts aʊˈtreɪʤəs ˈfɔrʧən, bət hi ˈfeɪsɪz ə ˈmaɪti ˈædvərˌsɛri: ðə ˌɪmˈjutəbəl lɔz əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks. wɪn ˈmɪsɪz. ˈpætmɔr ˈtəsəlz wɪθ ðə nu ˈmɪksər, ər ˈgrænθəm frɛts ˈoʊvər taxes,”*,” ər molesley”*” ˈluzɪz hɪz poʊst ənd rɪˈzɔrts tɪ ˈpæʧɪŋ əp ðə ˈpeɪvmənt, ˈæbi ɪz peɪɪŋ ˈɑməʤ tɪ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈfɔrsɪz ðət trænˈsɛnd ˈərli ˈbrɪtən ənd əˈplaɪ ʤɪst ɛz ˈnitli tɪ ðə wərld. soʊp ˈɑprə ˈkɛrɪktərz ər ˈrɛsəlɪŋ nɑt ˈoʊnli wɪθ ðɛr ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz, bət ˈɔlsoʊ wɪθ ˈbeɪsɪk downtonomics*: ðə θrɛt ənd ˈprɑməs əv ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ʧeɪnʤ, ˈbərdən əv ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns ˈtæksɪz, ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt, ˈdeɪnʤər əv ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən, nid fər rɪˈtaɪərmənt ˈplænɪŋ, ˈvərʧu əv ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ fər groʊθ, ənd ˌɪˈnædəkwəsiz əv ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈseɪfti nɛt. ɪz ðə kʊk, ˈmɪsɪz. ˈpætmɔr, ˈɛni lɛs əˈdɛpt wɪθ ðət ˈmɪksər ðən jʊr ˈgrændˌməðər ɪz wɪθ ə ˈtæblət? ə ˈpraɪmər ɪn downtonomics*: 1 nu tɛkˈnɑləʤi dɪˈmændz ˌædəpˈteɪʃən ənd nɑt ˈɛvriˌwən kən ˈmænɪʤ ɪt ˈmɪsɪz. ˈpætmɔr, lɛft, ðə ˈoʊnli wən ɪn wɔr aɪ ˈbrɪtən ˈstrəgəlɪŋ wɪθ nu məˈʃinəri. (nɪk briggs/pbs*) teɪk ðə ˈloʊli ˈmɪksər. ɪt əraɪvz ɪn ə ˈmɑdəst braʊn bɑks ˈleɪbəld ““mixer-beater,”*,” wɪθ ɪts ˈʃaɪni ˈmɛtəl ˈbɑdi ənd ə pɛr əv ˈmɪksɪŋ hɛdz. ˈaɪvi ənd ˈdeɪzi ər ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪd. ˈpætmɔr ðɪs ɛz ðə kɪs əv dɛθ, ðə neɪl ɪn ðə coffin,”*,” ɛz ˈlɛsli ˈnɪkɔl, ðə ˈæktrəs hu pleɪz hər, sɪz ɪn ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈspɛʃəl ˈfiʧər. ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈmɪksər wɪl meɪk ɪt ˈiziər ənd ˈfæstər tɪ priˈpɛr fud. ənd waɪl meɪdz ˈaɪvi ənd ˈdeɪzi əˈdæpt ˈizəli tɪ ðə nu ˈgæʤət, ɛz jəŋ ˈpipəl ˈɔfən du, ˈpætmɔr kwaɪt ˈmæstər ɪt; ʃi breɪks ə boʊl waɪl traɪɪŋ tɪ juz ɪt, dɪˈklɛrɪŋ ðət ʃi hæv pʊt ðoʊz prɔŋz ɪn wrong.”*.” ðə ˈmɪksər ɪz ˈoʊnli ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ. ˈpætmɔr ɪz sloʊ tɪ əˈdæpt tɪ ə nu soʊɪŋ məˈʃin ənd rɪˈfrɪʤərˌeɪtər, wɪʧ ʃi ɪz toʊld wɪl hɛlp rɪˈdus ˈkɔstli weɪst. ˈleɪdi ˈgrænθəm æsks ðə rɪˈləktənt ˈpætmɔr, ðɛr ˈɛni ˈæˌspɛkt əv ðə ˈprɛzənt deɪ ju kən əkˈsɛpt wɪˈθaʊt resistance?”*?” ənd ˈpætmɔr sɪz əv ˈleɪdi ˈgrænθəm, kən stɑp hər frəm ˈdrægɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ˈɪntu ðə nu age.”*.” ˈpætmɔr ðə ˈoʊnli wən ɪn wɔr aɪ ˈbrɪtən ˈstrəgəlɪŋ wɪθ nu məˈʃinəri. ðə greɪt wɔr hæd hɛlpt prəˈpɛl ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ʧeɪnʤ ɛz ðə ˈkəntri ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd məˈʃin tulz frəm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts tɪ hɛlp mit wɔr nidz. ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə æt ˈbərkli prəˈfɛsər ˈbɛri (huz waɪf ɪz ə fæn əv ðə ʃoʊ) roʊt ðət ˈbrɪtən æt ðə taɪm ə fərst ˈtɛntətɪv stɛp daʊn ðə roʊd ðət lɛd tɪ ˈmɑdərn mæs pərˈdəkʃən lɑ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd states.”*.” wɪl ˈpætmɔr faɪnd hər weɪ daʊn ðət roʊd? 2 ˈwərkərz hu əˈdæpt slaɪd daʊn ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈlædər ˈmɪstər. ˈkɑrzən, ˈsinjər ˈbətlər, ˈɔfərz ˈmɪstər. ə ʤɑb ɛz ˈfʊtmən, ə pəˈzɪʃən dɪˈmændɪŋ fjuər skɪlz ənd ˈɔfərɪŋ lɛs ˈməni. (ʤɔs barratt/pbs*) wɑz treɪnd ɛz ə ˈbətlər, ənd ə ˈbətlər wɑz ə skɪld pəˈzɪʃən ɪn ðoʊz deɪz, rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ˈsəmˌwən hu nu haʊ tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ðə stæf. wɪn ˈmæθju ˈkrɔli daɪd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, lɔst hɪz pəˈzɪʃən ɛz ə væˈleɪ ənd faɪnd əˈnəðər ənˈtɪl ðə ˈsinjər ˈbətlər, ˈmɪstər. ˈkɑrzən, ˈɔfərd ɪm ə ʤɑb ɛz ˈfʊtmən, ə pəˈzɪʃən dɪˈmændɪŋ fjuər skɪlz ənd ˈɔfərɪŋ lɛs ˈməni. hæv kəm daʊn ɪn ðə wərld, ˈmɪstər. carson,”*,” sɪz. æm ə ˈbɛgər ənd soʊ, ɛz ðə ˈprɑvərb tɛlz ˈjuˈɛs, aɪ ˈkænɑt bi ə chooser.”*.” si ɛz ðə ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrt əv ðə kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈhaɪli skɪld ˈwərkər ɪn ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd baɪ ʧeɪnʤd circumstances,”*,” sɪz ˈɛrɪk ɛs., ə noʊˈbɛl ɪˈkɑnəmɪst hu ˈtiʧɪz æt ˈhɑrvərd ˌjunəˈvərsəti. maɪt bi ə ˈfɔrmər ˈprɪnɪŋ prɛs məˈʃinəst naʊ riˈstɑkɪŋ ʃɛlvz æt ˈwɔlˌmɑrt. 3 ɛˈsteɪt, ər ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns, ˈtæksɪz kən bi ˈjusfəl ˈtæksɪz θˈrɛtən ənd fɔrs lɔrd ˈgrænθəm tɪ kənˈsɪdər ɪkˈstrim ˈmɛʒərz tɪ seɪv ðə ɛˈsteɪt. ˈbætəl peɪlz ɪn ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns nɛkst tɪ ðə ˈoʊvərˌɑrʧɪŋ θim əv ðə ʃoʊ: ðə ˈkrəʃɪŋ tæks ˈbərdən ðət θˈrɛtənz ənd ˈfɔrsɪz lɔrd ˈgrænθəm tɪ kənˈsɪdər ɪkˈstrim ˈmɛʒərz tɪ seɪv ɪt. moʊst əˈmɛrɪkənz kɔl ðɛm ɛˈsteɪt ər ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns ˈtæksɪz, bət laɪk ˈkrɪtɪks əv ðə tæks, ˈgrænθəm kɔlz ðɛm taxes.”*.” hɪz waɪf, ˈkɔrə, ən əˈdæptəbəl əˈmɛrɪkən, ɪz ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəl. wərld həz ʧeɪnʤd. ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl lɪv ɪn sˈmɔlər ˈhaʊsɪz ðən ðeɪ juzd to,”*,” ʃi sɪz. bət hər ˈhəzbənd tɛlz hɪz əˈkaʊntənt, ˈsækrəˌfaɪst tu məʧ tɪ tɪ gɪv ɪn naʊ. aɪ ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ bi ðə ˈfeɪljər, ðə ərl hu drɑpt ðə tɔrʧ ənd lɛt ðə fleɪm goʊ out.”*.” ˈbrɪtən ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns ˈtæksɪz ɪn 1894 æt ə ˈmɑdəst 8 pərˈsɛnt tɔp reɪt, bət ˈdʊrɪŋ wərld wɔr aɪ, ˈpəblɪk dɛt bəˈlund tɪ 150 pərˈsɛnt əv gdp*. soʊ ðə ˈfaɪˌnæns ækt əv 1919 reɪzd ðə tɔp reɪt tɪ 40 pərˈsɛnt ɔn ɛˈsteɪts huz ˈvælju ɪkˈsidɪd 2 ˈmɪljən paʊnz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə tæks faʊnˈdeɪʃən. ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns tæks ˈɪʃu kriˈeɪts ə nis tension,”*,” raɪts ɪn ən ˈiˌmeɪl. fænz ˈnæʧərəli rut fər ðə ˈfæməli tɪ hoʊld ɔn tɪ ðə ɛˈsteɪt. bət lɔrd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈʤəʤmənt ɪz ˈtɛrəbəl, ənd soʊ ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə pleɪs aʊt əv hɪz kənˈtroʊl (θru ˈtæksɪz ər ˈəðərˌwaɪz) maɪt bi ðə bɛst ˈaʊtˌkəm nɑt ˈoʊnli fər prɑˈgrɛsɪvz bət fər prəˈpoʊnənts əv efficiency.”*.” ˈtæksɪz du meɪk sɛns ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkli bət stɪl wi teɪk ðə side,”*,” sɪz. wən ˈrizən ðə soʊ compelling.”*.” 4 ðə ˈwɛlθi ʃʊd du səm ɛˈsteɪt ˈplænɪŋ. wɪn ˈleɪdi ˈhəzbənd daɪd, hi lɛft hər wɪθ hɪz əv, ˈpʊtɪŋ hɪz waɪf ɪn ə ˈpɪkəl bɪˈkəz əv ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns ˈtæksɪz. ʃi æsks hər ˈbrəðərɪnˌlɔ tɑm ˈbrænsən wət tɪ du. (nɪk briggs/pbs*) ˈsənɪnˌlɔ ˈmæθju ˈkrɔli ɪn ən ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl bət ˈkɔstli ˈʤɛsʧər roʊt ə noʊt (nɑt ə ˈfɔrməl wɪl) ˈlivɪŋ hɪz əv tɪ hɪz waɪf, ˈmɛri. təˈdeɪ, ðət wʊd bi gʊd ˈplænɪŋ, bɪˈkəz ə spaʊs dɪz nɑt hæv tɪ peɪ ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns ˈtæksɪz ənˈtɪl hɪz ər hər dɛθ. ðət ðə keɪs ɪn ˈbrɪtən bæk ðɛn; ɔl ˈmɛri rɪˈsivd wɑz ə ɪgˈzɛmpʃən ənd ɪt mɛnt ðət hæf əv ðə ɛˈsteɪt wʊd bi tækst twaɪs, wəns ɔn dɛθ ənd wəns ɔn, ˌbiˈfɔr ˈpæsɪŋ tɪ ðɛr sən, ʤɔrʤ. ɑd really,”*,” sɪz tɑm ˈbrænsən, ðə ˈaɪrɪʃ ˈfɔrmər ˈʃoʊfər hu ˈmɛrid ˈɪntu ðə ˈfæməli, ju hæv tɪ peɪ ʤɪst ɛz məʧ tæks ɛz ɪf lɛft ɪt tɪ ˈmɪsɪz. daʊn ðə roʊd. haʊ ɪt works.”*.” wət ər wi tɪ æsks. tɑm sɪz, ˈfɑðər bɪˈlivz wi ʃʊd sɛl lænd ənd peɪ ɪt ɔf ɪn wən lump.”*.” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈləndən ˈtɛləˌgræf, ðə ˈfæməli ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈriˌllaɪf ɛˈsteɪt əv highclere*, wɛr ɪz fɪlmd, wɑz fɔrst tɪ sɛl ɪts ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ɑrt kəˈlɛkʃən ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wərks baɪ ˈdiˈeɪ ˈvɪnʧi ənd æt ɪn 1926 tɪ seɪv ðə ˈprɑpərti. ˈləkəli, tɑm həz əˈnəðər plæn (si bɪˈloʊ). 5 bɪˈwɛr əv ˈspɛkjələtɪv ˈbəbəlz fjuəld baɪ ʧip ˈfɔrən ˈkæpɪtəl lɔrd ˈgrænθəm ˈmɛrid hɪz rɪʧ əˈmɛrɪkən waɪf, ˈkɔrə, tɪ geɪn ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt, ˈneɪmli hər ˈfæməli ˈməni. (nɪk briggs/pbs*) ˈgrænθəm maɪt nɑt bi ɪn səʧ ə fɪks ɪf hi bɪn səʧ ən əˈtroʊʃəs ˈbɪznɪs ˈmænɪʤər ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstər. feɪst wɪθ ˈprɑbləmz fər jɪrz, hi ˈmɛrid hɪz rɪʧ əˈmɛrɪkən waɪf, ˈkɔrə (ə sɔrt əv ˈkɔrpərət ˈmərʤər ðət ˈoʊnli ˈleɪtər gru mɔr ˌsɛnəˈmɛnəl), tɪ geɪn ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt, ˈneɪmli hər ˈfæməli ˈməni. ˈnəθɪŋ rɔŋ wɪθ ðət: ˈʧaɪnə ɪn ɪts ˈərli deɪz tæpt juz. ənd ˈəðər ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt, ənd naʊ ˈmɛni juz. ˈkəmpəˌniz ər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts baɪ səkˈsɛsfəl ʧaɪˈniz fərmz. əˈlæs, ˈgrænθəm ˈvaɪəleɪts ðə ˈbeɪsɪk rulz əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈmænɪʤmənt ənd feɪlz tɪ pʊt hɪz waɪf ˌɪnˈʤɛkʃən əv ˈkæpɪtəl tɪ gʊd juz. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ɪn hɪz ˈfæməli ˈbɪznɪs (ðə ɛˈsteɪt ənd ɪts ˈmɛni ˈtɛnənt ˈfɑrmərz) ər dɪˈvərsəˌfaɪɪŋ hɪz ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts, lɔrd ˈgrænθəm gɪts swɛpt əp ɪn ə ˈspɛkjələtɪv ˈbəbəl, ˈsɪŋkɪŋ ˈvərʧuəli ɔl əv hɪz ˈməni ˈɪntu ə kəˈneɪdiən ˈreɪlˌweɪ skim ðət goʊz bəst. hæd hi bɪn əˈlaɪv təˈdeɪ, hæv bɪn baɪɪŋ ˈmɔrgɪʤɪz ər ˈgɪvɪŋ ɔl hɪz ˈməni tɪ ˈbərni ˈmæˌdɔf. mɔr ˈtrəbəl ɪz ɔn ðə hərˈaɪzən. ˈbrəðər ˈhɛrəld həz ˈrɪtən ə ˈlɛtər əˈbaʊt ˈluzɪŋ ə lɔt əv ˈməni ɪn ɔɪl ˈlisɪz ðət ˈgrænθəm sɪz həz ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ə sɛn. fɔl. ðət ɪz ənˈdaʊtɪdli sɛn. ˈælbərt fɔl, hu ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈwɔrən ʤi. ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri tʊk ˈkɪkˌbæks fər ˈlisɪz ɪn wət bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈtiˌpɑt doʊm ˈskændəl. 6 ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn jʊr ˈkəmpəˌni; sək ɪt draɪ hæd bɪn stɑrvd əv ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts fər ˈdɛkeɪdz. ˈləkəli fər lɔrd ˈgrænθəm, raɪt, ˈmæθju ˈkrɔli kəmz ˈɪntu əˈnəðər ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns ənd tɑm ˈbrænsən pərsˈweɪdz ɪm tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪt ðə ɛˈsteɪt. (nɪk briggs/pbs*) ɪn ðə ˈərli wɑz ə ˈbɪznɪs ðət hæd bɪn stɑrvd əv ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt fər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz. ɪt hæd ˌɪntrəˈdust noʊ ˌmɛkənəˈzeɪʃən, noʊ nu krɑps ər ˈlaɪvˌstɑk, ənd noʊ nu laɪnz əv ˈbɪznɪs. ˈləkəli fər ˈgrænθəm, ˈmæθju kəmz ˈɪntu əˈnəðər ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns ənd tɑm ˈbrænsən pərsˈweɪdz ɪm tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪt ɪn ðə ɛˈsteɪt, wɪʧ həz dən ˈlɪtəl ˌbiˈsaɪdz kəˈlɛkt rɛnts frəm ɪts ˈtɛnənt ˈfɑrmərz. ðə ˌmɑdərnəˈzeɪʃən ˈditeɪlz ər ˈskɛʧi, bət ɪt simz tɪ hæv ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ʃip ənd pɪgz. fərst tɑm gɪts ˈmæθju ɔn bɔrd, ənd ˈleɪtər ˈmɛri. ənd ðeɪ ˈfɔrʧənətli ˌɪgˈnɔr ˈərʤɪŋz tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst wɪθ ən əˈmɛrɪkən neɪmd ˈʧɑrəlz ˈpɑnzi. jɛs, ðət ˈpɑnzi. 7 trit ˈwərkərz wɛl ənd ðeɪ wɪl riˈpeɪ jʊr ˈlɔɪəlti lɔrd ˈgrænθəm lɛndz ə ˈtɛnənt ˈfɑrmər ˈməni tɪ riˈpeɪ ðə dɪˈlɪŋkwənt rɛnt hɪz ˈfɑðər ræn əp. (nɪk briggs/pbs*) wɪθ ˈmæθju gɔn, tɑm ənd ˈmɛri wɔnt tɪ rɪˈdus ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈtɛnənt ˈfɑrmərz ənd ˌɪnˈkris ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti. wɪn wən əv ðə ˈfɑrmərz daɪz, ðeɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ teɪk ˈoʊvər ðə lis. wərld muvz ɔn, ənd wi məst muv wɪθ it,”*,” sɪz ˈmɛri, ˈsaʊndɪŋ ˈhɑrtləs. æt ðə fˈjunərəl, ðə sən bɛgz tɪ bi ˈgɪvɪn ə ʧæns, riˈmaɪndɪŋ ðə ˈlænˌdoʊnərz ðət hɪz ˈfæməli həz fɑrmd ðɛr sɪns ðə nəˌpoʊliˈɑnɪk wɔrz. ˈmɛri sɪz hi həz noʊ ˈligəl raɪts. bət hi faɪndz ə ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk ɪr wɪθ lɔrd ˈgrænθəm, hu lɛndz ɪm ðə ˈməni tɪ riˈpeɪ ðə dɪˈlɪŋkwənt rɛnt hɪz ˈfɑðər ræn əp. ənˈlaɪk moʊst kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz, hu sim tɪ fil ˈlɪtəl kəmˈpəŋkʃən əˈbaʊt sˈlæʃɪŋ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈwərkərz, ˈgrænθəm filz ə ˈsoʊʃəl ənd ˈmɔrəl ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən təˈwɔrd ðə ˈpipəl ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn hɪz ɛˈsteɪt. ə ˈləki θɪŋ fər ðə ˈtɛnənt sən. wɔr aɪ ˈbrɪtən wɑz ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm haɪ ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt 12 pərˈsɛnt ɪn 1921 ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ paʊnd æt ðə taɪm wɑz ðə rɪˈzərv ˈkərənsi, məʧ ɛz ðə ˈdɔlər ɪz təˈdeɪ. ðət hɛlpt səˈsteɪn ðə haɪ ˈstændərd əv ˈlɪvɪŋ əˈməŋ ðoʊz wɪθ ˈməni. bət ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ hərt ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˌɪnˈdəstriəl kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnɪs æt ə taɪm wɪn fræns ənd ˈəðərz wər ˈlɛtɪŋ ðə ˈvælju əv ðɛr ˈkərənsiz sɪŋk. ðət ɪz wən ˈrizən ðə sən ənd ðə ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ˈkɪʧən ənd servants’*’ kˈwɔrtərz ər soʊ ˈdɛspərɪt tɪ hæŋ ˈɔntu ðɛr ʤɑbz. treɪd ˈjunjən ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp ˈdəbəld tɪ 8 ˈmɪljən bɪtˈwin 1913 ənd 1920 bət ðɛr ɪz ˈlɪtəl saɪn əv ðɛr strɛŋθ ɪn. ɪn ən ˈərliər ˈsizən, ˈdeɪzi goʊz ɔn straɪk ɪn ə ˈbætəl əv wɪlz ðət tərnz ˈfɑrsɪkəl. 8 kən ən oʊld ˈləmbərɪŋ ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ˌɪtˈsɛlf fər ə nu ɪˈkɑnəmi? ˈfɑðərɪnˌlɔ ərʤd hər tɪ kwɪt hər ʤɑb æt ənd hɛlp ɪm rən hɪz ˈtɛnənsi. du ju θɪŋk ðiz greɪt ˈhaʊsɪz laɪk ˈæbi ər ˈgɑnə goʊ on?”*?” hi æsks. (nɪk briggs/pbs*) haʊ ɪt wɪl ɔl ɛnd ɪz hɑrd tɪ seɪ. ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər əv ðə deɪ, ˈdeɪvɪd lɔɪd ʤɔrʤ, hæd lɔŋ ˈfeɪvərd ˈtæksɪŋ ðə greɪt ɛˈsteɪts, bət hi wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪmˈpækt ðɛr kəˈlæps maɪt hæv ɔn ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi. ˈbrɪtən wɑz ə fud ˌɪmˈpɔrtər, ənd ˈʃɔrtɪʤɪz hæd pʊʃt ˈpraɪsɪz ˈʃɑrpli haɪər ˈæftər ðə wɔr. baɪ 1922 ˈpraɪsɪz hæd drɑpt ˈsəmˈwət, bət 20 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈærəbəl lænd wɛnt aʊt əv pərˈdəkʃən ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ðə ˈdɛkeɪd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ daɪət ˈtaɪtəld pleɪn fɛr tɪ fˈjuʒən food.”*.” ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz əˈwɛr ðət əp ənd daʊn ðə ˈkəntri, ɛˈsteɪts ər biɪŋ soʊld ɪn lɑrʤ numbers,”*,” ə daʊər ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəl, ˈʧɑrəlz bleɪk, tɛlz ˈmɛri, ˈædɪŋ ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈwɔntɪd tɪ noʊ haʊ ɪt ɪt əˈfɛkt fud pərˈdəkʃən ənd soʊ on.”*.” kɛr əˈbaʊt ðə ˈoʊnərz, ʤɪst əˈbaʊt fud supply,”*,” ˈmɛri sɪz, ˈædɪŋ ðət ðət simz ““mean-spirited.”*.” ““mr*. lɔɪd ʤɔrʤ ɪz mɔr kənˈsərnd wɪθ ˈfidɪŋ ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ðən ˈrɛskjuɪŋ ðə aristocracy,”*,” ˈmɪstər. bleɪk rɪˈplaɪz. sim tɪ me.”*.” ju nid tɪ bi ə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪˈkɑnəmɪst tɪ daʊt ðə vaɪəˈbɪləti əv ɪŋk. ɪn ən ˈərliər ˈsizən, ˈdeɪzi goʊz tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ˈmɪstər. ˈmeɪsən, ðə ˈfɑðər əv ðə jəŋ mæn neɪmd ˈwɪljəm ʃi ˈmɛrid ɛz hi leɪ daɪɪŋ əv wɔr wundz. ˈmɪstər. ˈmeɪsən hæd ˈtritɪd ˈdeɪzi laɪk ə ˈdɔtər sɪns dɛθ, ənd ɪn veɪn hi ərʤd hər tɪ kwɪt hər ʤɑb ənd hɛlp ɪm rən hɪz ˈtɛnənsi, ˈprɑməsɪŋ ðət liv hɪz ˈprɑpərti ənd ˈseɪvɪŋz tɪ hər. ju θɪŋk ðiz greɪt ˈhaʊsɪz laɪk ˈæbi ər ˈgɑnə goʊ on?”*?” hi æsks. aɪ don’t!”*!” wɪl ˈmeɪsən bi raɪt? kən tɑm ənd ˈmɛri ˌɪnˈvɛst ˈwaɪzli? kən ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns ˈtæksɪz bi peɪd ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈstɔlmənt plæn? ɪz əˈnəðər ˌɪnfˈjuʒən əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈməni ɔn ðə weɪ? kən ˈpætmɔr əˈdæpt tɪ nu tɛkˈnɑləʤi? məst bɪˈkəm mɔr lin ənd min? steɪ tund!
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shoukath ansari in master of none.
the 2016 emmy race has begun, and vulture will take a close look at the contenders until voting closes on june 27.
it’s not often in entertainment journalism that your subject can only talk between seeing patients. but then, ansari your typical subject. the india-born, south (with a stellar score, by the way) became a surprise pop cultural star last year with the release of master of none, the celebrated show loosely based on the life of its creator and star, aziz ansari: aka’s son.
along with his wife fatima, charmed precisely because of his naiveté in front of the camera. he was a type at once familiar and new to american audiences, his dad jokes delivered in a genuine south indian accent. casting his parents as themselves paid off for ansari, who drew huge praise for bringing attention to the stories of some of newer immigrants, as in the episode “parents,” whose scenes took from’s actual life: from working in a zipper factory in an indian village to becoming an outsider in a mostly white medical practice in america.
pulling it off had as much to do with’s unusual charm as it did the novelty of the casting. and so it was that during a recent hospital break the accidental star gave his first true interview. vulture spoke with mr. ansari over the phone about how he auditioned against more than a dozen actors to play himself, all the selfie requests he gets now, and donald trump note: after this interview was conducted, aziz wrote an in the new york times about how trump makes him fear for his family].
let’s talk about how you got to the screen in the first place. read that you were interested in acting even when aziz was on parks and recreation.
yep. when parks and rec came into production, i saw that in one of the seasons they wanted a father to come in to play a role. i was just joking with aziz, “can i play that role?” he said, “are you serious about it?” i said, “yeah, give me a chance. i will work on that.” so in fact, i was having a conference in chicago when he called me and said, “ok, they want you to play the role of one of the fathers.” i was supposed to go in [to the studio] but the next day he called me and said, “no they gave it to somebody else.” henry winkler or somebody came into that role.
tough to beat the fonz.
welcome to hollywood! the changes are so dynamic.
how did master of none happen?
i never thought i will be coming in master of none. [it takes from] my life story in a sense, you know, how a story of the immigrant and how they come here. what the children, the first generation, do for them. that is the theme behind it, and some of the incidents like how i went to medical school and worked in the zipper factory most of them are real.
but you immediately cast.
[aziz] said, “why we audition you for that role?” initially i was called. about 18 of them were auditioning. he gave me a few lines. i read it and then he said, “you would be the right person to do that.”
you beat 18 people to play yourself?
about 18 people. because it came natural to me. in fact, my first scene starts with me playing with what do you call that? the ipad. i always have a problem in getting the computer in positions and all these things. as a child, [aziz] used to help us. that thing really happened at home. so the first thing he said, “dad, you need to do anything. be yourself. you need to act.” the way it is. i know whether i did the right thing or not, but he came a couple of weeks after the editing and said it came out good.
you were convincing.
i was myself!
was it a fun experience?
oh yeah. the best part of it is, you know, you go there. day one i went there the first time, i had to go by myself, without my wife [who cast yet]. [aziz] said his agent will arrange everything, and i [fly] there at in the night. at almost we are in the hotel. my name is not there. somebody messed it up. [aziz] said if anything happens wrong, call this man. i called somebody, they called another hotel they put me there. i went there at 2 in the morning. at or 6, [aziz] called me and said, “daddy, how was the trip? sorry they messed up.” aziz had a thing, some 5 o clock pickup for me scheduled. he said, “if up, why you come to the set and we can rehearse some of the scenes?”
the best part for me is, on the set, but with aziz and with my wife. all at home.
so it was natural to do the filming. was it strange later, when you saw the final product?
oh yeah. first time when i saw it was [at the premiere]. unbelievably, you are seeing it on a big screen and the first word i use is, “shit!” it was fun. but the best scene was the scene we had with parents night, where two families. we all got a kick together. we talked about it. we were in a chinese restaurant. i really, really enjoyed it.
that scene is about giving back to parents’ who quietly gave so much to their kids. it seems like aziz took the imperative to heart, even in making master of none. it feels almost like a gift to you and your wife.
definitely. see, the tradition where we grew up, in indian society, the children have a moral obligation to take care of their parents, no matter what. so they give them the financial support and everything. they help them out. they take care of their parents. as we migrated to america, the children all have a different sort of life and different things. that kind of the love for the parents is still there, but the moral obligation is not.
the show was a gesture towards that obligation.
that is the whole idea of the second episode. the parents night is to emphasize that your parents are coming from hardship and they worked hard to give you a better life, so your turn to keep them happy and in comfort.
in making that point, aziz has became kind of a torch bearer for south asian kids in the u.s. does it make sense to you that breaking ground in terms of representation of on tv, talking about things that really been said before?
it does. it makes a lot of sense.
did you encourage him to explore his career options? also the child of indian immigrants, and in my community, so many of the kids are pressured to become doctors. did you and fatima see early on that aziz had an soul?
the whole thing is, he came and he asked me, “can i do this show business as a permanent thing?” i said, “if you like it. you have a passion for this, go for it.” if boy comes and says, “i can do very well,” and studying seinfeld and the other big guys, as long as you can support yourself, go for it. we wished him good luck.
what was it like to watch him perform?
he did a couple of stand-up comedies, and next thing he came in parks and rec. and he was doing a lot of stand in so many towns, and [then] carnegie hall. i was really thrilled to see him in carnegie hall. there were about audience members. not an easy thing to talk to them for one hour. and then the best thing happened. he took us to madison square garden. it was the second show, and at the end he took us to the stage and introduced us: “ladies and gentlemen, meet my parents!” we were very proud to see that many people are here to see him and admire him.
did it make sense to you? was he funny growing up?
ah, no. the thing is, in front of us always obedient. “yes sir, no sir.” he will be very nice. he joke with us. but when he gets out of the house, always surrounded by friends and telling his jokes. his friends only make him try these things. today aziz is a famous man but i know how he started. he worked hard and sold tickets in the middle of the night. zero degrees outside, times square and all. always worked hard.
as a child, his goals were different. when he was in the first grade he was moved to the second grade in six months. and when he moved to second grade, they called me and said, “we want to talk to you.” i said, “did aziz do anything wrong?” “no, we want him to speak in the parents’ night.” he was about seven years old and he gave a small talk. they gave him a paper and asked him to read it. i said, “you cannot read. you just memorize that.” and so he rehearsed it two or three times and he took the mic and just rattled it out.
has life changed for you since the show?
yeah. too many people asking us to take selfies and all these things. we did come into that. it happens. people are stopping us in the middle of the road, in the airport. proud of aziz. we are recognized in many places. sometimes good, sometimes a nuisance. but ok. for us, not so bad.
obviously, become a symbol of the immigrant story in america. also muslims, so i have to ask: what do you think about donald rhetoric?
listen. this country is strong. the country is built by immigrants, and america is great because of the immigrants. ok? you cannot shake the foundation! [laughs.]
especially, trying to say that muslims should not be allowed in the country. the whole thing is, in every religion there are fanatics. if you take christianity timothy mcveigh went and bombed oklahoma but we never address him as a catholic terrorist. if somebody can kill gandhi such a noble man and he was killed by a hindu. that kind of fanaticism is there in every religion. at the end of the day, we are children of adam. what the bible says, what the koran says. i care how rich he is, i agree with his principles. we are ready for him.
this interview has been edited and condensed.
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shoukath* ɑnˈsɑri ɪn ˈmæstər əv nən. ðə 2016 ˈɛmi reɪs həz ˈbeɪgən, ənd ˈvəlʧər wɪl teɪk ə kloʊz lʊk æt ðə kənˈtɛndərz ənˈtɪl ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˈkloʊzɪz ɔn ʤun 27 nɑt ˈɔfən ɪn ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ðət jʊr ˈsəbʤɪkt kən ˈoʊnli tɔk bɪtˈwin siɪŋ ˈpeɪʃənz. bət ðɛn, ɑnˈsɑri jʊr ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈsəbʤɪkt. ðə india-born*, saʊθ (wɪθ ə ˈstɛlər skɔr, baɪ ðə weɪ) bɪˈkeɪm ə səˈpraɪz pɑp ˈkəlʧərəl stɑr læst jɪr wɪθ ðə riˈlis əv ˈmæstər əv nən, ðə ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd ʃoʊ ˈlusli beɪst ɔn ðə laɪf əv ɪts kriˈeɪtər ənd stɑr, əˈziz ɑnˈsɑri: ˈɑkə sən. əˈlɔŋ wɪθ hɪz waɪf ˈfæθɪmə, ʧɑrmd prɪˈsaɪsli bɪˈkəz əv hɪz naiveté*é ɪn frənt əv ðə ˈkæmərə. hi wɑz ə taɪp æt wəns fəˈmɪljər ənd nu tɪ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɔdiənsəz, hɪz dæd ʤoʊks dɪˈlɪvərd ɪn ə ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn saʊθ ˈɪndiən ˈækˌsɛnt. ˈkæstɪŋ hɪz ˈpɛrənts ɛz ðɛmˈsɛlvz peɪd ɔf fər ɑnˈsɑri, hu dru juʤ preɪz fər ˈbrɪŋɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə ˈstɔriz əv səm əv nuər ˈɪməgrənts, ɛz ɪn ðə ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ““parents,”*,” huz sinz tʊk frəm ˈækʧəwəl laɪf: frəm ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ə ˈzɪpər ˈfæktəri ɪn ən ˈɪndiən ˈvɪlɪʤ tɪ bɪˈkəmɪŋ ən aʊtˈsaɪdər ɪn ə ˈmoʊstli waɪt ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈpræktɪs ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. ˈpʊlɪŋ ɪt ɔf hæd ɛz məʧ tɪ du wɪθ ənˈjuˌʒuəl ʧɑrm ɛz ɪt dɪd ðə ˈnɑvəlti əv ðə ˈkæstɪŋ. ənd soʊ ɪt wɑz ðət ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈrisənt ˈhɑˌspɪtəl breɪk ðə ˌæksəˈdɛnəl stɑr geɪv hɪz fərst tru ˈɪntərvˌju. ˈvəlʧər spoʊk wɪθ ˈmɪstər. ɑnˈsɑri ˈoʊvər ðə foʊn əˈbaʊt haʊ hi ˌɔˈdɪʃənd əˈgɛnst mɔr ðən ə ˈdəzən ˈæktərz tɪ pleɪ hɪmˈsɛlf, ɔl ðə ˈsɛlˌfi rɪkˈwɛsts hi gɪts naʊ, ənd ˈdɑnəld trəmp noʊt: ˈæftər ðɪs ˈɪntərvˌju wɑz kənˈdəktəd, əˈziz roʊt ən ɪn ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz əˈbaʊt haʊ trəmp meɪks ɪm fɪr fər hɪz ˈfæməli]. tɔk əˈbaʊt haʊ ju gɑt tɪ ðə skrin ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. rɛd ðət ju wər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈæktɪŋ ˈivɪn wɪn əˈziz wɑz ɔn pɑrks ənd ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃən. jɛp. wɪn pɑrks ənd rɛk keɪm ˈɪntu pərˈdəkʃən, aɪ sɔ ðət ɪn wən əv ðə ˈsizənz ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd ə ˈfɑðər tɪ kəm ɪn tɪ pleɪ ə roʊl. aɪ wɑz ʤɪst ˈʤoʊkɪŋ wɪθ əˈziz, aɪ pleɪ ðət role?”*?” hi sɛd, ju ˈsɪriəs əˈbaʊt it?”*?” aɪ sɛd, ““yeah*, gɪv mi ə ʧæns. aɪ wɪl wərk ɔn that.”*.” soʊ ɪn fækt, aɪ wɑz ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ wɪn hi kɔld mi ənd sɛd, ““ok*, ðeɪ wɔnt ju tɪ pleɪ ðə roʊl əv wən əv ðə fathers.”*.” aɪ wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ goʊ ɪn [tɪ ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ] bət ðə nɛkst deɪ hi kɔld mi ənd sɛd, ðeɪ geɪv ɪt tɪ ˈsəmˌbɑdi else.”*.” ˈhɛnri ˈwɪŋklər ər ˈsəmˌbɑdi keɪm ˈɪntu ðət roʊl. təf tɪ bit ðə fɑnz. ˈwɛlkəm tɪ ˈhɑliˌwʊd! ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ər soʊ daɪˈnæmɪk. haʊ dɪd ˈmæstər əv nən ˈhæpən? aɪ ˈnɛvər θɔt aɪ wɪl bi ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn ˈmæstər əv nən. [ɪt teɪks frəm] maɪ laɪf ˈstɔri ɪn ə sɛns, ju noʊ, haʊ ə ˈstɔri əv ðə ˈɪməgrənt ənd haʊ ðeɪ kəm hir. wət ðə ˈʧɪldrən, ðə fərst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən, du fər ðɛm. ðət ɪz ðə θim bɪˈhaɪnd ɪt, ənd səm əv ðə ˈɪnsədənts laɪk haʊ aɪ wɛnt tɪ ˈmɛdɪkəl skul ənd wərkt ɪn ðə ˈzɪpər ˈfæktəri moʊst əv ðɛm ər ril. bət ju ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli kæst. [əˈziz] sɛd, wi ɑˈdɪʃən ju fər ðət role?”*?” ˌɪˈnɪʃəli aɪ wɑz kɔld. əˈbaʊt 18 əv ðɛm wər ɑˈdɪʃənɪŋ. hi geɪv mi ə fju laɪnz. aɪ rɛd ɪt ənd ðɛn hi sɛd, wʊd bi ðə raɪt ˈpərsən tɪ du that.”*.” ju bit 18 ˈpipəl tɪ pleɪ ˈjɔrsɛlf? əˈbaʊt 18 ˈpipəl. bɪˈkəz ɪt keɪm ˈnæʧərəl tɪ mi. ɪn fækt, maɪ fərst sin stɑrts wɪθ mi pleɪɪŋ wɪθ wət du ju kɔl ðət? ðə ˈaɪˌpæd. aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz hæv ə ˈprɑbləm ɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə kəmˈpjutər ɪn pəˈzɪʃənz ənd ɔl ðiz θɪŋz. ɛz ə ʧaɪld, [əˈziz] juzd tɪ hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs. ðət θɪŋ ˈrɪli ˈhæpənd æt hoʊm. soʊ ðə fərst θɪŋ hi sɛd, ““dad*, ju nid tɪ du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. bi ˈjɔrsɛlf. ju nid tɪ act.”*.” ðə weɪ ɪt ɪz. aɪ noʊ ˈwɛðər aɪ dɪd ðə raɪt θɪŋ ər nɑt, bət hi keɪm ə ˈkəpəl əv wiks ˈæftər ðə ˈɛdɪtɪŋ ənd sɛd ɪt keɪm aʊt gʊd. ju wər kənˈvɪnsɪŋ. aɪ wɑz ˌmaɪˈsɛlf! wɑz ɪt ə fən ɪkˈspɪriəns? oʊ jæ. ðə bɛst pɑrt əv ɪt ɪz, ju noʊ, ju goʊ ðɛr. deɪ wən aɪ wɛnt ðɛr ðə fərst taɪm, aɪ hæd tɪ goʊ baɪ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, wɪˈθaʊt maɪ waɪf [hu kæst jɛt]. [əˈziz] sɛd hɪz ˈeɪʤənt wɪl əreɪnʤ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ, ənd aɪ [flaɪ] ðɛr æt ɪn ðə naɪt. æt ˈɔlˌmoʊst wi ər ɪn ðə hoʊˈtɛl. maɪ neɪm ɪz nɑt ðɛr. ˈsəmˌbɑdi mɛst ɪt əp. [əˈziz] sɛd ɪf ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈhæpənz rɔŋ, kɔl ðɪs mæn. aɪ kɔld ˈsəmˌbɑdi, ðeɪ kɔld əˈnəðər hoʊˈtɛl ðeɪ pʊt mi ðɛr. aɪ wɛnt ðɛr æt 2 ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ. æt ər 6 [əˈziz] kɔld mi ənd sɛd, ““daddy*, haʊ wɑz ðə trɪp? ˈsɑri ðeɪ mɛst up.”*.” əˈziz hæd ə θɪŋ, səm 5 oʊ klɑk ˈpɪˌkəp fər mi ˈskɛʤʊld. hi sɛd, əp, waɪ ju kəm tɪ ðə sɛt ənd wi kən riˈhərs səm əv ðə scenes?”*?” ðə bɛst pɑrt fər mi ɪz, ɔn ðə sɛt, bət wɪθ əˈziz ənd wɪθ maɪ waɪf. ɔl æt hoʊm. soʊ ɪt wɑz ˈnæʧərəl tɪ du ðə ˈfɪlmɪŋ. wɑz ɪt streɪnʤ ˈleɪtər, wɪn ju sɔ ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈprɑdəkt? oʊ jæ. fərst taɪm wɪn aɪ sɔ ɪt wɑz [æt ðə prɛˈmɪr]. ˌənbəˈlivəbli, ju ər siɪŋ ɪt ɔn ə bɪg skrin ənd ðə fərst wərd aɪ juz ɪz, ““shit!”*!” ɪt wɑz fən. bət ðə bɛst sin wɑz ðə sin wi hæd wɪθ ˈpɛrənts naɪt, wɛr tu ˈfæməliz. wi ɔl gɑt ə kɪk təˈgɛðər. wi tɔkt əˈbaʊt ɪt. wi wər ɪn ə ʧaɪˈniz ˈrɛˌstrɑnt. aɪ ˈrɪli, ˈrɪli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ɪt. ðət sin ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈgɪvɪŋ bæk tɪ parents’*’ hu kˈwaɪətli geɪv soʊ məʧ tɪ ðɛr kɪdz. ɪt simz laɪk əˈziz tʊk ðə ˌɪmˈpɛrətɪv tɪ hɑrt, ˈivɪn ɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈmæstər əv nən. ɪt filz ˈɔlˌmoʊst laɪk ə gɪft tɪ ju ənd jʊr waɪf. ˈdɛfənətli. si, ðə trəˈdɪʃən wɛr wi gru əp, ɪn ˈɪndiən soʊˈsaɪɪti, ðə ˈʧɪldrən hæv ə ˈmɔrəl ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən tɪ teɪk kɛr əv ðɛr ˈpɛrənts, noʊ ˈmætər wət. soʊ ðeɪ gɪv ðɛm ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl səˈpɔrt ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. ðeɪ hɛlp ðɛm aʊt. ðeɪ teɪk kɛr əv ðɛr ˈpɛrənts. ɛz wi ˈmaɪˌgreɪtɪd tɪ əˈmɛrɪkə, ðə ˈʧɪldrən ɔl hæv ə ˈdɪfərənt sɔrt əv laɪf ənd ˈdɪfərənt θɪŋz. ðət kaɪnd əv ðə ləv fər ðə ˈpɛrənts ɪz stɪl ðɛr, bət ðə ˈmɔrəl ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən ɪz nɑt. ðə ʃoʊ wɑz ə ˈʤɛsʧər təˈwɔrdz ðət ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən. ðət ɪz ðə hoʊl aɪˈdiə əv ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd. ðə ˈpɛrənts naɪt ɪz tɪ ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz ðət jʊr ˈpɛrənts ər ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ˈhɑrdʃɪp ənd ðeɪ wərkt hɑrd tɪ gɪv ju ə ˈbɛtər laɪf, soʊ jʊr tərn tɪ kip ðɛm ˈhæpi ənd ɪn ˈkəmfərt. ɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðət pɔɪnt, əˈziz həz bɪˈkeɪm kaɪnd əv ə tɔrʧ ˈbɛrər fər saʊθ ˈeɪʒən kɪdz ɪn ðə juz. dɪz ɪt meɪk sɛns tɪ ju ðət ˈbreɪkɪŋ graʊnd ɪn tərmz əv ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən əv ɔn ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən, ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt θɪŋz ðət ˈrɪli bɪn sɛd ˌbiˈfɔr? ɪt dɪz. ɪt meɪks ə lɔt əv sɛns. dɪd ju ɪnˈkərəʤ ɪm tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr hɪz kərɪr ˈɔpʃənz? ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ʧaɪld əv ˈɪndiən ˈɪməgrənts, ənd ɪn maɪ kəmˈjunɪti, soʊ ˈmɛni əv ðə kɪdz ər ˈprɛʃərd tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈdɑktərz. dɪd ju ənd ˈfæθɪmə si ˈərli ɔn ðət əˈziz hæd ən soʊl? ðə hoʊl θɪŋ ɪz, hi keɪm ənd hi æst mi, aɪ du ðɪs ʃoʊ ˈbɪznɪs ɛz ə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt thing?”*?” aɪ sɛd, ju laɪk ɪt. ju hæv ə ˈpæʃən fər ðɪs, goʊ fər it.”*.” ɪf bɔɪ kəmz ənd sɪz, kən du ˈvɛri well,”*,” ənd ˈstədiɪŋ ˈsaɪnfɛld ənd ðə ˈəðər bɪg gaɪz, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ju kən səˈpɔrt ˈjɔrsɛlf, goʊ fər ɪt. wi wɪʃt ɪm gʊd lək. wət wɑz ɪt laɪk tɪ wɔʧ ɪm pərˈfɔrm? hi dɪd ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈstænˌdəp ˈkɑmədiz, ənd nɛkst θɪŋ hi keɪm ɪn pɑrks ənd rɛk. ənd hi wɑz duɪŋ ə lɔt əv stænd ɪn soʊ ˈmɛni taʊnz, ənd [ðɛn] ˌkɑrˈneɪgi hɔl. aɪ wɑz ˈrɪli θrɪld tɪ si ɪm ɪn ˌkɑrˈneɪgi hɔl. ðɛr wər əˈbaʊt ˈɔdiəns ˈmɛmbərz. nɑt ən ˈizi θɪŋ tɪ tɔk tɪ ðɛm fər wən aʊər. ənd ðɛn ðə bɛst θɪŋ ˈhæpənd. hi tʊk ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˈmædɪsən skwɛr ˈgɑrdən. ɪt wɑz ðə ˈsɛkənd ʃoʊ, ənd æt ðə ɛnd hi tʊk ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ðə steɪʤ ənd ˌɪntrəˈdust ˈjuˈɛs: ənd ˈʤɛnəlmɪn, mit maɪ parents!”*!” wi wər ˈvɛri praʊd tɪ si ðət ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ər hir tɪ si ɪm ənd ædˈmaɪr ɪm. dɪd ɪt meɪk sɛns tɪ ju? wɑz hi ˈfəni groʊɪŋ əp? ɑ, noʊ. ðə θɪŋ ɪz, ɪn frənt əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈɔlˌweɪz oʊˈbidiənt. sər, noʊ sir.”*.” hi wɪl bi ˈvɛri nis. hi ʤoʊk wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs. bət wɪn hi gɪts aʊt əv ðə haʊs, ˈɔlˌweɪz sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ frɛndz ənd ˈtɛlɪŋ hɪz ʤoʊks. hɪz frɛndz ˈoʊnli meɪk ɪm traɪ ðiz θɪŋz. təˈdeɪ əˈziz ɪz ə ˈfeɪməs mæn bət aɪ noʊ haʊ hi ˈstɑrtɪd. hi wərkt hɑrd ənd soʊld ˈtɪkɪts ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə naɪt. ˈziroʊ dɪˈgriz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, taɪmz skwɛr ənd ɔl. ˈɔlˌweɪz wərkt hɑrd. ɛz ə ʧaɪld, hɪz goʊlz wər ˈdɪfərənt. wɪn hi wɑz ɪn ðə fərst greɪd hi wɑz muvd tɪ ðə ˈsɛkənd greɪd ɪn sɪks mənθs. ənd wɪn hi muvd tɪ ˈsɛkənd greɪd, ðeɪ kɔld mi ənd sɛd, wɔnt tɪ tɔk tɪ you.”*.” aɪ sɛd, əˈziz du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ wrong?”*?”, wi wɔnt ɪm tɪ spik ɪn ðə parents’*’ night.”*.” hi wɑz əˈbaʊt ˈsɛvən jɪrz oʊld ənd hi geɪv ə smɔl tɔk. ðeɪ geɪv ɪm ə ˈpeɪpər ənd æst ɪm tɪ rɛd ɪt. aɪ sɛd, ˈkænɑt rɛd. ju ʤɪst ˈmɛmərˌaɪz that.”*.” ənd soʊ hi riˈhərst ɪt tu ər θri taɪmz ənd hi tʊk ðə mɪk ənd ʤɪst ˈrætəld ɪt aʊt. həz laɪf ʧeɪnʤd fər ju sɪns ðə ʃoʊ? jæ. tu ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ˈæskɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ teɪk ˈsɛlˌfiz ənd ɔl ðiz θɪŋz. wi dɪd kəm ˈɪntu ðət. ɪt ˈhæpənz. ˈpipəl ər ˈstɑpɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə roʊd, ɪn ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrt. praʊd əv əˈziz. wi ər ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ɪn ˈmɛni ˈpleɪsɪz. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz gʊd, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ə ˈnusəns. bət ˈoʊˈkeɪ. fər ˈjuˈɛs, nɑt soʊ bæd. ˈɑbviəsli, bɪˈkəm ə ˈsɪmbəl əv ðə ˈɪməgrənt ˈstɔri ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈməzlɪmz, soʊ aɪ hæv tɪ æsk: wət du ju θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ˈdɑnəld ˈrɛtərɪk? ˈlɪsən. ðɪs ˈkəntri ɪz strɔŋ. ðə ˈkəntri ɪz bɪlt baɪ ˈɪməgrənts, ənd əˈmɛrɪkə ɪz greɪt bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈɪməgrənts. ˈoʊˈkeɪ? ju ˈkænɑt ʃeɪk ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən! [læfs.] əˈspɛʃəli, traɪɪŋ tɪ seɪ ðət ˈməzlɪmz ʃʊd nɑt bi əˈlaʊd ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. ðə hoʊl θɪŋ ɪz, ɪn ˈɛvəri rɪˈlɪʤən ðɛr ər fəˈnætɪks. ɪf ju teɪk ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti ˈtɪməθi məkˈveɪ wɛnt ənd bɑmd ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə bət wi ˈnɛvər ˈæˌdrɛs ɪm ɛz ə ˈkæθlɪk ˈtɛrərɪst. ɪf ˈsəmˌbɑdi kən kɪl ˈgɑndi səʧ ə ˈnoʊbəl mæn ənd hi wɑz kɪld baɪ ə ˈhɪnˌdu. ðət kaɪnd əv fəˈnætəˌsɪzəm ɪz ðɛr ɪn ˈɛvəri rɪˈlɪʤən. æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə deɪ, wi ər ˈʧɪldrən əv ˈædəm. wət ðə ˈbaɪbəl sɪz, wət ðə kɔˈrɑn sɪz. aɪ kɛr haʊ rɪʧ hi ɪz, aɪ əˈgri wɪθ hɪz ˈprɪnsəpəlz. wi ər ˈrɛdi fər ɪm. ðɪs ˈɪntərvˌju həz bɪn ˈɛdɪtɪd ənd kənˈdɛnst.
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belgrade (reuters) - the euro 2016 qualifier between serbia and albania was abandoned on tuesday following a brawl between players from both sides after a flag stunt.
players of serbia (in red) and albania scuffle during their euro 2016 group i qualifying soccer match at the stadium in belgrade october 14, 2014.
the group i game, with no away fans permitted, was interrupted when a flag depicting so-called greater albania, an area covering all parts of the balkans where ethnic albanians live, was flown over the terraces and pitch by what appeared to be a remote controlled mini drone near the end of the first half.
a serbian player eventually grabbed the flag at the stadium, prompting an angry reaction from albanian players and an unsightly melee ensued.
riot police then moved in when around a dozen fans invaded the pitch and attacked the albanian players, forcing them to retreat into the tunnel as flares were thrown from the terraces.
after a delay of around half an hour, english referee martin atkinson abandoned the game, which stood at.
“what happened is something we comprehend at the moment,” serbia captain told reporters.
“on behalf of my team, all i can say is that we wanted to carry on and that we shielded the albanian players every step of the way to the tunnel (after the riot broke out).
“the albanian team said they were unfit physically and mentally to carry on after talking to the officials and they will now decide the fate of this match. we can only regret that football took a back seat but it is difficult to draw any conclusions or make any comments now.”
albanian captain cana told albanian television: “i saw my players being attacked and hit even inside the tunnel, and even by the stewards. we were not in the right psychological or physical state to continue playing.”
“political provocation”
serbian state television reported that rama, the brother of albanian prime minister edi rama, was arrested in the vip section on suspicion of instigating the flag stunt.
albanian interior minister said that to the best of his knowledge rama had left the stadium for the airport, according to information he had from interior ministry and albanian officials in belgrade.
asked if he had been arrested on suspicion of the drone stunt, told reuters: “not to my knowledge. speculation.”
security was tight for a game at which no away fans were present and held against a backdrop of tensions over kosovo, a former serbian province that declared independence in 2008. nato waged a air war in 1999 to halt the killing and expulsion of ethnic albanians in kosovo by serbian forces fighting a war. serbia does not recognise kosovo as independent.
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serbian foreign minister was quoted on the website of serbian daily as saying: “this was a political provocation.
“the main question for me is how will the european union and react, because if someone from serbia had unveiled a flag of greater serbia in tirana or (capital of kosovo) it would already be on the agenda of the u.n. security match delegate harry been said: “it is a regretful situation on which we will report; the referee, myself and the security advisor. the circumstances were such that we continue the match.
“you all saw what happened and i cannot comment on who is to blame or what to blame. i will submit a report with my colleagues to and will decide what will happen further.”
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ˈbɛlˌgrɑd (ˈrɔɪtərz) ðə ˈjʊrə 2016 kˈwɑləˌfaɪər bɪtˈwin ˈsərbiə ənd ælˈbeɪniə wɑz əˈbændənd ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə brɔl bɪtˈwin pleɪərz frəm boʊθ saɪdz ˈæftər ə flæg stənt. pleɪərz əv ˈsərbiə (ɪn rɛd) ənd ælˈbeɪniə ˈskəfəl ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɛr ˈjʊrə 2016 grup aɪ kˈwɑləˌfaɪɪŋ ˈsɑkər mæʧ æt ðə ˈsteɪdiəm ɪn ˈbɛlˌgrɑd ɑkˈtoʊbər 14 2014 ðə grup aɪ geɪm, wɪθ noʊ əˈweɪ fænz pərˈmɪtɪd, wɑz ˌɪntərˈəptɪd wɪn ə flæg dɪˈpɪktɪŋ ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈgreɪtər ælˈbeɪniə, ən ˈɛriə ˈkəvərɪŋ ɔl pɑrts əv ðə ˈbɔlkənz wɛr ˈɛθnɪk ælˈbeɪniənz lɪv, wɑz floʊn ˈoʊvər ðə ˈtɛrəsɪz ənd pɪʧ baɪ wət əˈpɪrd tɪ bi ə rɪˈmoʊt kənˈtroʊld ˈmɪni droʊn nɪr ðə ɛnd əv ðə fərst hæf. ə ˈsərbiən pleɪər ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli græbd ðə flæg æt ðə ˈsteɪdiəm, ˈprɑmptɪŋ ən ˈæŋgri riˈækʃən frəm ælˈbeɪniən pleɪərz ənd ən ənˈsaɪtli ˈmeɪˌleɪ ɪnˈsud. raɪət pəˈlis ðɛn muvd ɪn wɪn əraʊnd ə ˈdəzən fænz ˌɪnˈveɪdɪd ðə pɪʧ ənd əˈtækt ðə ælˈbeɪniən pleɪərz, ˈfɔrsɪŋ ðɛm tɪ riˈtrit ˈɪntu ðə ˈtənəl ɛz flɛrz wər θroʊn frəm ðə ˈtɛrəsɪz. ˈæftər ə dɪˈleɪ əv əraʊnd hæf ən aʊər, ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˌrɛfərˈi ˈmɑrtɪn ˈætkɪnsən əˈbændənd ðə geɪm, wɪʧ stʊd æt ˈhæpənd ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ wi ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnd æt ðə moment,”*,” ˈsərbiə ˈkæptən toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz. bɪˈhæf əv maɪ tim, ɔl aɪ kən seɪ ɪz ðət wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˈkɛri ɔn ənd ðət wi ˈʃildɪd ðə ælˈbeɪniən pleɪərz ˈɛvəri stɛp əv ðə weɪ tɪ ðə ˈtənəl (ˈæftər ðə raɪət broʊk aʊt). ælˈbeɪniən tim sɛd ðeɪ wər ənˈfɪt ˈfɪzɪkəli ənd ˈmɛnəli tɪ ˈkɛri ɔn ˈæftər ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈfɪʃəlz ənd ðeɪ wɪl naʊ ˌdɪˈsaɪd ðə feɪt əv ðɪs mæʧ. wi kən ˈoʊnli rɪˈgrɛt ðət ˈfʊtˌbɔl tʊk ə bæk sit bət ɪt ɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ drɔ ˈɛni kənˈkluʒənz ər meɪk ˈɛni ˈkɑmɛnts now.”*.” ælˈbeɪniən ˈkæptən ˈkænə toʊld ælˈbeɪniən ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən: sɔ maɪ pleɪərz biɪŋ əˈtækt ənd hɪt ˈivɪn ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈtənəl, ənd ˈivɪn baɪ ðə stuərdz. wi wər nɑt ɪn ðə raɪt ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ər ˈfɪzɪkəl steɪt tɪ kənˈtɪnju playing.”*.” provocation”*” ˈsərbiən steɪt ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ˈrɑmə, ðə ˈbrəðər əv ælˈbeɪniən praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈidi ˈrɑmə, wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ɪn ðə ˌviˌaɪˈpi ˈsɛkʃən ɔn səˈspɪʃən əv ˈɪnstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ðə flæg stənt. ælˈbeɪniən ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈmɪnɪstər sɛd ðət tɪ ðə bɛst əv hɪz ˈnɑlɪʤ ˈrɑmə hæd lɛft ðə ˈsteɪdiəm fər ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən hi hæd frəm ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈmɪnɪstri ənd ælˈbeɪniən əˈfɪʃəlz ɪn ˈbɛlˌgrɑd. æst ɪf hi hæd bɪn ərˈɛstɪd ɔn səˈspɪʃən əv ðə droʊn stənt, toʊld ˈrɔɪtərz: tɪ maɪ ˈnɑlɪʤ. speculation.”*.” sɪˈkjʊrəti wɑz taɪt fər ə geɪm æt wɪʧ noʊ əˈweɪ fænz wər ˈprɛzənt ənd hɛld əˈgɛnst ə ˈbækˌdrɑp əv ˈtɛnʧənz ˈoʊvər ˈkoʊsoʊˌvoʊ, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈsərbiən ˈprɑvɪns ðət dɪˈklɛrd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns ɪn 2008 ˈneɪtoʊ weɪʤd ə ɛr wɔr ɪn 1999 tɪ hɔlt ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ ənd ɪkˈspəlʃən əv ˈɛθnɪk ælˈbeɪniənz ɪn ˈkoʊsoʊˌvoʊ baɪ ˈsərbiən ˈfɔrsɪz ˈfaɪtɪŋ ə wɔr. ˈsərbiə dɪz nɑt ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ˈkoʊsoʊˌvoʊ ɛz ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt. 3 ˈɪmɪʤɪz) ˈsərbiən ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər wɑz kˈwoʊtɪd ɔn ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt əv ˈsərbiən ˈdeɪli ɛz seɪɪŋ: wɑz ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌprɑvəˈkeɪʃən. meɪn kˈwɛʃən fər mi ɪz haʊ wɪl ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən ənd riækt, bɪˈkəz ɪf ˈsəmˌwən frəm ˈsərbiə hæd ənˈveɪld ə flæg əv ˈgreɪtər ˈsərbiə ɪn ˈtɪrɑnə ər (ˈkæpɪtəl əv ˈkoʊsoʊˌvoʊ) ɪt wʊd ɔˈrɛdi bi ɔn ðə əˈʤɛndə əv ðə u.n*. sɪˈkjʊrəti mæʧ ˈdɛləˌgeɪt ˈhɛri bɪn sɛd: ɪz ə rɪˈgrɛtfəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɔn wɪʧ wi wɪl rɪˈpɔrt; ðə ˌrɛfərˈi, ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ənd ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ædˈvaɪzər. ðə ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz wər səʧ ðət wi kənˈtɪnju ðə mæʧ. ɔl sɔ wət ˈhæpənd ənd aɪ ˈkænɑt ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn hu ɪz tɪ bleɪm ər wət tɪ bleɪm. aɪ wɪl səbˈmɪt ə rɪˈpɔrt wɪθ maɪ ˈkɑligz tɪ ənd wɪl ˌdɪˈsaɪd wət wɪl ˈhæpən further.”*.”
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fox news’ brit hume under fire for saying clinton 'not necessarily attractive'
close fox news's brit hume generated controversy with comments about hillary clinton's appearance during the presidential debate. usa today
fox news’ host brit hume came under fire late monday for comments about hillary appearance during the presidential debate.
hume, who has been hosting on the greta van susteren left fox earlier this month, described trump as looking "annoyed” and “put out,” but the host stop there.
he added that clinton seemed "composed, smug sometimes,” but “not necessarily attractive." hume later clarified that he was was "talking abouteanor."
on social media, many were quick to point out that hume said nothing about trump's attractiveness, but was quick to critique clinton's debate performance alongside her physical attractiveness.
"brit hume", whose face looks as if it is melting downward, appoints self as a judge of attractiveness. adam w. gilreath (@awgilreath) september 27, 2016
sexist dinosaurs! @dandrezner: on @foxnews, brit hume just complained that clinton looked "composed, smug, not necessarily attractive." hilary (@hilaryescajeda) september 27, 2016
brit hume says hillary clinton looked smug and not always attractive - what kind of description is that of the nominee for president? wendy schiller (@profwschiller) september 27, 2016
hey @foxnews, you gonna post an apology for claiming that hillary clinton didn't "necessarily look attractive"? celine robinson (@svuceline) september 27, 2016
others pointed out that in the wake of sexual harassment allegations aimed at fox news' roger ailes, the last thing fox needs right now is anything that could be perceived as rhetoric.
hume's comments weren't the only ones focused on clinton's "look." toward the end of monday night's debate, lester holt asked donald trump about his comment that hillary clinton didn't have a "presidential look."
he focused his response on his contention that theocratic nominee doesn't have the "stamina" to be commander in chief.
“i believe she does have the stamina," he said.
contributing: cooper allen.
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fɑks news’*’ brɪt hjum ˈəndər faɪər fər seɪɪŋ ˈklɪntən 'nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli əˈtræktɪv' kloʊz fɑks ˈnuzɪz brɪt hjum ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi wɪθ ˈkɑmɛnts əˈbaʊt ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntənz əˈpɪrəns ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl dəˈbeɪt. ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ fɑks news’*’ hoʊst brɪt hjum keɪm ˈəndər faɪər leɪt ˈmənˌdeɪ fər ˈkɑmɛnts əˈbaʊt ˈhɪləri əˈpɪrəns ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl dəˈbeɪt. hjum, hu həz bɪn ˈhoʊstɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈgritə væn səˈstɛrən lɛft fɑks ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ, dɪˈskraɪbd trəmp ɛz ˈlʊkɪŋ "annoyed”*” ənd out,”*,” bət ðə hoʊst stɑp ðɛr. hi ˈædɪd ðət ˈklɪntən simd "kəmˈpoʊzd, sməg sometimes,”*,” bət ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli əˈtræktɪv." hjum ˈleɪtər ˈklɛrəˌfaɪd ðət hi wɑz wɑz "ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt dɪˈminər." ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə, ˈmɛni wər kwɪk tɪ pɔɪnt aʊt ðət hjum sɛd ˈnəθɪŋ əˈbaʊt trəmps əˈtræktɪvnəs, bət wɑz kwɪk tɪ krɪˈtik ˈklɪntənz dəˈbeɪt pərˈfɔrməns əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd hər ˈfɪzɪkəl əˈtræktɪvnəs. "brɪt hjum", huz feɪs lʊks ɛz ɪf ɪt ɪz ˈmɛltɪŋ ˈdaʊnwərd, əˈpɔɪnts sɛlf ɛz ə ʤəʤ əv əˈtræktɪvnəs. ˈædəm ˈdəbəlju. ˈgɪlrɛθ (@awgilreath*) sɛpˈtɛmbər 27 2016 ˈsɛksɪst ˈdaɪnəˌsɔrz! @dandrezner*: ɔn @foxnews*, brɪt hjum ʤɪst kəmˈpleɪnd ðət ˈklɪntən lʊkt "kəmˈpoʊzd, sməg, nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli əˈtræktɪv." ˈhɪləri (@hilaryescajeda*) sɛpˈtɛmbər 27 2016 brɪt hjum sɪz ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən lʊkt sməg ənd nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz əˈtræktɪv wət kaɪnd əv dɪˈskrɪpʃən ɪz ðət əv ðə ˌnɑməˈni fər ˈprɛzɪdənt? ˈwɛndi ˈʃɪlər (@profwschiller*) sɛpˈtɛmbər 27 2016 heɪ @foxnews*, ju ˈgɑnə poʊst ən əˈpɑləˌʤi fər ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ˈdɪdənt "ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli lʊk əˈtræktɪv"? səˈlin ˈrɑbənsən (@svuceline*) sɛpˈtɛmbər 27 2016 ˈəðərz ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət ɪn ðə weɪk əv ˈsɛkʃuəl hərˈæsmənt ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz eɪmd æt fɑks nuz' ˈrɑʤər eɪlz, ðə læst θɪŋ fɑks nidz raɪt naʊ ɪz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət kʊd bi pərˈsivd ɛz ˈrɛtərɪk. ˈkɑmɛnts wərənt ðə ˈoʊnli wənz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈklɪntənz "lʊk." təˈwɔrd ðə ɛnd əv ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪts dəˈbeɪt, ˈlɛstər hoʊlt æst ˈdɑnəld trəmp əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈkɑmɛnt ðət ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ˈdɪdənt hæv ə "ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl lʊk." hi ˈfoʊkɪst hɪz rɪˈspɑns ɔn hɪz kənˈtɛnʃən ðət ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌnɑməˈni ˈdəzənt hæv ðə "ˈstæmənə" tɪ bi kəˈmændər ɪn ʧif. bɪˈliv ʃi dɪz hæv ðə ˈstæmənə," hi sɛd. kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ: ˈkupər ˈælən. rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri:
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carter page speaks with reporters thursday after testifying before the house intelligence committee. j. scott
president donald trump's erstwhile campaign adviser carter page told the house intelligence committee that he informed senior campaign officials about a trip he made to russia in july 2016.
he also confirmed that he had other interactions with multiple representatives of the russian government, including a "private conversation" with the country's deputy prime minster.
the roughly eight hours of testimony, held behind closed doors nov. 2, came as part of the house intelligence committee's investigation into russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and potential collusion between members of the trump team and representatives of the russian government.
page testified that he had told at least four officials about his july trip: chairman corey lewandowski, spokeswoman hope hicks and advisers j.d. gordon and dahl.
lewandowski, he testified, the trip, telling him, "if you'd like to go on your own, not affiliated with the campaign, you know, that's fine," page said.
page testified that he also told attorney general jeff sessions, then a republican senator for alabama and outspoken supporter of the trump campaign, about his upcoming trip. page said he made the remarks "briefly" and "in passing" after a dinner with several other campaign officials.
"i mentioned it briefly to senator sessions as i was walking out the door, that i'm, you know i'm because i remember it was actually right i forget the exact date, but it was the thursday night before i flew to moscow to give my speech. so i mentioned to him in passing, so as we were walking out the door."
page shared with the committee emails that he'd sent to campaign officials. one appears to seek their input on remarks he would be giving during his visit.
"please let me know if you have any reservations or thoughts on how you'd prefer me to focus these remarks," page wrote.
another email, sent after his trip, offers to provide a summary of the "incredible insights" from meetings he'd had with members of the russian government.
"i'll send you guys a readout soon regarding some incredible insights and outreach i received from a few russian legislators and senior members of the presidential administration here," page wrote.
among the officials he met with was russian deputy prime minister arkady dvorkovich. page testified that the two had a "private conversation" following his remarks. page also testified that he met with "a couple of legislators," as well as "some senior government officials."
the release of the transcript is unusual and apparently came at the request of page himself. the former adviser appeared before the committee without a lawyer, and his testimony, spread across 243 pages, was often contradictory, at times stoking confusion and consternation among the committee members who were questioning him.
his testimony, though, offers yet more evidence that senior trump campaign officials were at least aware of, and perhaps encouraged, interactions between campaign members and representatives of the kremlin.
last week, the justice department special counsel that's also investigating russian election meddling unsealed a guilty plea in which another trump adviser, george papadopoulos, testified that he had informed and even been encouraged by senior trump campaign officials to meet with russian representatives promising incriminating information on hillary clinton.
trump has maintained that there was no collusion between his campaign and the kremlin.
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ˈkɑrtər peɪʤ spiks wɪθ rɪˈpɔrtərz ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈæftər ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə haʊs ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəˈmɪti. ʤeɪ. skɑt ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmps ˈərstˌwaɪl kæmˈpeɪn ædˈvaɪzər ˈkɑrtər peɪʤ toʊld ðə haʊs ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəˈmɪti ðət hi ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ˈsinjər kæmˈpeɪn əˈfɪʃəlz əˈbaʊt ə trɪp hi meɪd tɪ ˈrəʃə ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2016 hi ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈfərmd ðət hi hæd ˈəðər ˌɪnərˈækʃənz wɪθ ˈməltəpəl ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz əv ðə ˈrəʃən ˈgəvərnmənt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə "ˈpraɪvət ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən" wɪθ ðə ˈkəntriz ˈdɛpjəti praɪm ˈmɪnstər. ðə ˈrəfli eɪt aʊərz əv ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni, hɛld bɪˈhaɪnd kloʊzd dɔrz noʊv. 2 keɪm ɛz pɑrt əv ðə haʊs ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəˈmɪtiz ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ˈrəʃən ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns ɪn ðə 2016 ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən ənd pəˈtɛnʃəl kəˈluʒən bɪtˈwin ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə trəmp tim ənd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz əv ðə ˈrəʃən ˈgəvərnmənt. peɪʤ ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ðət hi hæd toʊld æt list fɔr əˈfɪʃəlz əˈbaʊt hɪz ˌʤuˈlaɪ trɪp: ˈʧɛrmən ˈkɔri luənˈdɔfski, ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən hoʊp hɪks ənd ædˈvaɪzərz j.d*. ˈgɔrdən ənd dɑl. luənˈdɔfski, hi ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd, ðə trɪp, ˈtɛlɪŋ ɪm, "ɪf jʊd laɪk tɪ goʊ ɔn jʊr oʊn, nɑt əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ðə kæmˈpeɪn, ju noʊ, ðæts faɪn," peɪʤ sɛd. peɪʤ ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ðət hi ˈɔlsoʊ toʊld əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl ʤɛf ˈsɛʃənz, ðɛn ə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈsɛnətər fər ˌæləˈbæmə ənd ˈaʊtˈspoʊkən səˈpɔrtər əv ðə trəmp kæmˈpeɪn, əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ trɪp. peɪʤ sɛd hi meɪd ðə rɪˈmɑrks "ˈbrifli" ənd "ɪn ˈpæsɪŋ" ˈæftər ə ˈdɪnər wɪθ ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər kæmˈpeɪn əˈfɪʃəlz. "aɪ ˈmɛnʃənd ɪt ˈbrifli tɪ ˈsɛnətər ˈsɛʃənz ɛz aɪ wɑz ˈwɔkɪŋ aʊt ðə dɔr, ðət əm, ju noʊ əm bɪˈkəz aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ɪt wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli raɪt aɪ fərˈgɛt ðə ɪgˈzækt deɪt, bət ɪt wɑz ðə ˈθərzˌdeɪ naɪt ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ flu tɪ ˈmɔˌskaʊ tɪ gɪv maɪ spiʧ. soʊ aɪ ˈmɛnʃənd tɪ ɪm ɪn ˈpæsɪŋ, soʊ ɛz wi wər ˈwɔkɪŋ aʊt ðə dɔr." peɪʤ ʃɛrd wɪθ ðə kəˈmɪti iˈmeɪlz ðət hid sɛnt tɪ kæmˈpeɪn əˈfɪʃəlz. wən əˈpɪrz tɪ sik ðɛr ˈɪnˌpʊt ɔn rɪˈmɑrks hi wʊd bi ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈvɪzɪt. "pliz lɛt mi noʊ ɪf ju hæv ˈɛni ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz ər θɔts ɔn haʊ jʊd prɪˈfər mi tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ðiz rɪˈmɑrks," peɪʤ roʊt. əˈnəðər iˈmeɪl, sɛnt ˈæftər hɪz trɪp, ˈɔfərz tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə ˈsəməri əv ðə "ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˈɪnˌsaɪts" frəm ˈmitɪŋz hid hæd wɪθ ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈrəʃən ˈgəvərnmənt. "aɪl sɛnd ju gaɪz ə ˈriˌdaʊt sun rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ səm ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˈɪnˌsaɪts ənd ˈaʊˌtriʧ aɪ rɪˈsivd frəm ə fju ˈrəʃən ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtərz ənd ˈsinjər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən hir," peɪʤ roʊt. əˈməŋ ðə əˈfɪʃəlz hi mɛt wɪθ wɑz ˈrəʃən ˈdɛpjəti praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˌɑrˈkeɪdi dvorkovich*. peɪʤ ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ðət ðə tu hæd ə "ˈpraɪvət ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən" ˈfɑloʊɪŋ hɪz rɪˈmɑrks. peɪʤ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ðət hi mɛt wɪθ "ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtərz," ɛz wɛl ɛz "səm ˈsinjər ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəlz." ðə riˈlis əv ðə ˈtrænˌskrɪpt ɪz ənˈjuˌʒuəl ənd əˈpɛrəntli keɪm æt ðə rɪkˈwɛst əv peɪʤ hɪmˈsɛlf. ðə ˈfɔrmər ædˈvaɪzər əˈpɪrd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə kəˈmɪti wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈlɔjər, ənd hɪz ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni, sprɛd əˈkrɔs 243 ˈpeɪʤɪz, wɑz ˈɔfən ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktəri, æt taɪmz ˈstoʊkɪŋ kənfˈjuʒən ənd ˌkɑnstərˈneɪʃən əˈməŋ ðə kəˈmɪti ˈmɛmbərz hu wər kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ɪm. hɪz ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni, ðoʊ, ˈɔfərz jɛt mɔr ˈɛvədəns ðət ˈsinjər trəmp kæmˈpeɪn əˈfɪʃəlz wər æt list əˈwɛr əv, ənd pərˈhæps ɪnˈkərəʤd, ˌɪnərˈækʃənz bɪtˈwin kæmˈpeɪn ˈmɛmbərz ənd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz əv ðə ˈkrɛmlɪn. læst wik, ðə ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈspɛʃəl ˈkaʊnsəl ðæts ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ˈrəʃən ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈmɛdəlɪŋ ənˈsild ə ˈgɪlti pli ɪn wɪʧ əˈnəðər trəmp ædˈvaɪzər, ʤɔrʤ ˌpɑpəˈdɑpələs, ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ðət hi hæd ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ənd ˈivɪn bɪn ɪnˈkərəʤd baɪ ˈsinjər trəmp kæmˈpeɪn əˈfɪʃəlz tɪ mit wɪθ ˈrəʃən ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz ˈprɑməsɪŋ ˌɪnˈkrɪməˌneɪtɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən. trəmp həz meɪnˈteɪnd ðət ðɛr wɑz noʊ kəˈluʒən bɪtˈwin hɪz kæmˈpeɪn ənd ðə ˈkrɛmlɪn.
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1. it's one night only
local nonprofit arts organization flux projects is gearing up for its fourth annual experimental public art party on sat., oct. 5, from 7 p.m. to midnight. featuring 20 projects spread throughout the castleberry hill arts district, flux night is created for a single night before being completely erased, like a tibetan sand mandala of public art.
2. admission is free.
as always, flux night is and open to people of all ages. the only cost is your time and an open mind.
3. there will be interactivity.
experimentation is part of flux night's mission. artistic expression quarantined to canvas and gilded frames is so century. for a contemporary society that has created itself out of pixels, reblogs, intangible streams, clouds, and simulated interaction, it seems only appropriate that many projects reflect our new reality. former atlantan pablo and his interactive project "array" will capture and project audience portraits to create non-linear stories. rhonda weppler and trevor "late night convenience" will be a convenience store giving away free grocery lanterns for patrons to take with them into the night, taking experimental weirdness with them.
4. helena reckitt is.
london-born helena reckitt is an international curatorial pop star with deep ties to atlanta's art scene. the oxford graduate spent seven years teaching and at the atlanta college of art, emory university, and the atlanta contemporary art center. she has written for numerous outlets about contemporary performance, feminist and queer art. her curatorial theme, 'free association,' aims to emphasize the project's exceptional community interactions in a city that doesn't always provide it.
5. get to know castleberry hill
castleberry hill is a neighborhood that is always in, well, flux. formerly the red light district of atlanta, the neighborhood grew as a supporting community to the rapidly expanding railway industry comprising many warehouses and commercial retail and trade businesses. the real estate boom transformed that brick and mortar character into luxury lofts, some of which were left hanging after the bust in 2008. with the economy on the rise, the neighborhood is reinventing itself again.
6. it's easy to get to.
take marta to the center station or bring your bike and have it at the granite room at 211 peters st. if you're driving, parking will be available at the brown lot of the georgia world congress center located at magnum street and georgia dome drive as well as surface lots around centennial olympic park. both are within walking distance and will be providing free shuttle service from the brown lot and from the corner of centennial olympic park drive and marietta street.
7. there's stuff for everyone.
music and dance play will play an important role in this year's events. heidi dance theatre's "the sound of falling" features two dancers trapped in a box, divided by a wall, as they reenact the memories preceding their isolation in a decaying high-rise. benita carr, bill with evan levy, lance haugen and others' present "horse drawn piano" a musical parade of sorts that will makes its way through the darkened streets. metal and rocks will be positioned on the piano's strings, transforming the vibrations of the historic road into part of the music.
8. download the app.
flux night 2013 has its own app for iphone users to help navigate through the projects, find things to eat, beer to drink, restrooms, ems, if needed, and other landmarks. downloading the free app is the best way to keep track of all the projects and the best strategy for seeing what you want to see without getting completely lost. it will also come in handy when trying to meet up with friends.
9. prepare for anything.
flux is roughly translated into "lots of walk." wear comfortable shoes because there are a lot of buildings to walk through, circles to stand in, and queues to, well, queue in. no need to abuse your feet for style it will be pretty dark anyway. if reeboks aren't on the agenda, let dr. love you. bring a jacket, too. as you know, atlanta weather can be fickle.
10. arrive early to eat.
art isn't fun when you're cranky. come to the event as early as 6 p.m. to grab a bite from good food truck, doggy dogg, streatery, nectar, king of pops, and more because enjoying art requires snacks.
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1 ɪts wən naɪt ˈoʊnli ˈloʊkəl nɑnˈprɑfət ɑrts ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən fləks ˈprɑʤɛkts ɪz ˈgɪrɪŋ əp fər ɪts fɔrθ ˈænjuəl ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈpəblɪk ɑrt ˈpɑrti ɔn sæt., ɔkt. 5 frəm 7 p.m*. tɪ ˈmɪdˌnaɪt. ˈfiʧərɪŋ 20 ˈprɑʤɛkts sprɛd θruaʊt ðə ˈkæsəlˌbɛri hɪl ɑrts ˈdɪstrɪkt, fləks naɪt ɪz kriˈeɪtɪd fər ə ˈsɪŋgəl naɪt ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ kəmˈplitli ɪˈreɪst, laɪk ə tɪˈbɛtən sænd ˈmɑdələ əv ˈpəblɪk ɑrt. 2 ədˈmɪʃən ɪz fri. ɛz ˈɔlˌweɪz, fləks naɪt ɪz ənd ˈoʊpən tɪ ˈpipəl əv ɔl ˈeɪʤɪz. ðə ˈoʊnli kɔst ɪz jʊr taɪm ənd ən ˈoʊpən maɪnd. 3 ðɛr wɪl bi ˌɪnərˌækˈtɪvɪti. ɪkˌspɛrəmənˈteɪʃən ɪz pɑrt əv fləks naɪts ˈmɪʃən. ɑrˈtɪstɪk ɪkˈsprɛʃən kˈwɔrənˌtind tɪ ˈkænvəs ənd ˈgɪldɪd freɪmz ɪz soʊ ˈsɛnʧəri. fər ə kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri soʊˈsaɪɪti ðət həz kriˈeɪtɪd ˌɪtˈsɛlf aʊt əv ˈpɪksəlz, reblogs*, ˌɪnˈtænʤəbəl strimz, klaʊdz, ənd ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtɪd ˌɪnərˈækʃən, ɪt simz ˈoʊnli əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ðət ˈmɛni ˈprɑʤɛkts rɪˈflɛkt ɑr nu ˌriˈæləˌti. ˈfɔrmər ˌæˈtlænən ˈpɑbloʊ ənd hɪz ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˈprɑʤɛkt "əreɪ" wɪl ˈkæpʧər ənd ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈɔdiəns ˈpɔrtrəts tɪ kriˈeɪt nɑnˈlɪˌniər ˈstɔriz. ˈrɑndə ˈwɛplər ənd ˈtrɛvər "leɪt naɪt kənˈvinjəns" wɪl bi ə kənˈvinjəns stɔr ˈgɪvɪŋ əˈweɪ fri ˈgroʊsəri ˈlæntərnz fər ˈpeɪtrənz tɪ teɪk wɪθ ðɛm ˈɪntu ðə naɪt, ˈteɪkɪŋ ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈwɪrdnəs wɪθ ðɛm. 4 ˈhɛlənə ˈrɛkɪt ɪz. ˈhɛlənə ˈrɛkɪt ɪz ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌkjʊrəˈtɔriəl pɑp stɑr wɪθ dip taɪz tɪ æˈtlæntəz ɑrt sin. ðə ˈɑksfərd ˈgræʤəˌweɪt spɛnt ˈsɛvən jɪrz ˈtiʧɪŋ ənd æt ðə æˈtlæntə ˈkɑlɪʤ əv ɑrt, ˈɛməri ˌjunəˈvərsəti, ənd ðə æˈtlæntə kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri ɑrt ˈsɛnər. ʃi həz ˈrɪtən fər ˈnumərəs ˈaʊˌtlɛts əˈbaʊt kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri pərˈfɔrməns, ˈfɛmənɪst ənd kwɪr ɑrt. hər ˌkjʊrəˈtɔriəl θim, 'fri əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən,' eɪmz tɪ ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz ðə ˈprɑʤɛkts ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl kəmˈjunɪti ˌɪnərˈækʃənz ɪn ə ˈsɪti ðət ˈdəzənt ˈɔlˌweɪz prəˈvaɪd ɪt. 5 gɪt tɪ noʊ ˈkæsəlˌbɛri hɪl ˈkæsəlˌbɛri hɪl ɪz ə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ðət ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ɪn, wɛl, fləks. ˈfɔrmərli ðə rɛd laɪt ˈdɪstrɪkt əv æˈtlæntə, ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd gru ɛz ə səˈpɔrtɪŋ kəmˈjunɪti tɪ ðə ˈræpədli ɪkˈspændɪŋ ˈreɪlˌweɪ ˈɪndəstri kəmˈpraɪzɪŋ ˈmɛni ˈwɛˌrhaʊzɪz ənd kəˈmərʃəl ˈriˌteɪl ənd treɪd ˈbɪznɪsɪz. ðə ril ɛˈsteɪt bum trænsˈfɔrmd ðət brɪk ənd ˈmɔrtər ˈkɛrɪktər ˈɪntu ˈləgʒəri lɔfts, səm əv wɪʧ wər lɛft ˈhæŋɪŋ ˈæftər ðə bəst ɪn 2008 wɪθ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɔn ðə raɪz, ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ɪz ˌriɪnˈvɛntɪŋ ˌɪtˈsɛlf əˈgɛn. 6 ɪts ˈizi tɪ gɪt tɪ. teɪk ˈmɑrtə tɪ ðə ˈsɛnər ˈsteɪʃən ər brɪŋ jʊr baɪk ənd hæv ɪt æt ðə ˈgrænɪt rum æt 211 ˈpitərz st*. ɪf jʊr ˈdraɪvɪŋ, ˈpɑrkɪŋ wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl æt ðə braʊn lɔt əv ðə ˈʤɔrʤə wərld ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈsɛnər ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd æt ˈmægnəm strit ənd ˈʤɔrʤə doʊm draɪv ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈsərfəs lɑts əraʊnd sɛnˈtɛniəl oʊˈlɪmpɪk pɑrk. boʊθ ər wɪˈθɪn ˈwɔkɪŋ ˈdɪstəns ənd wɪl bi prəˈvaɪdɪŋ fri ˈʃətəl ˈsərvɪs frəm ðə braʊn lɔt ənd frəm ðə ˈkɔrnər əv sɛnˈtɛniəl oʊˈlɪmpɪk pɑrk draɪv ənd ˌmɛriˈɛtə strit. 7 ðɛrz stəf fər ˈɛvriˌwən. mˈjuzɪk ənd dæns pleɪ wɪl pleɪ ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt roʊl ɪn ðɪs jɪrz ɪˈvɛnts. ˈhaɪdi dæns ˈθiətərz "ðə saʊnd əv ˈfɑlɪŋ" ˈfiʧərz tu ˈdænsərz træpt ɪn ə bɑks, dɪˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ə wɔl, ɛz ðeɪ riɪˈnækt ðə ˈmɛməriz priˈsidɪŋ ðɛr ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən ɪn ə dɪˈkeɪɪŋ high-rise*. bəˈnitə kɑr, bɪl wɪθ ˈɛvən ˈlɛvi, læns ˈhaʊgən ənd ˈəðərz' ˈprɛzənt "hɔrs drɔn piˈænə" ə mˈjuzɪkəl pəreɪd əv sɔrts ðət wɪl meɪks ɪts weɪ θru ðə ˈdɑrkənd strits. ˈmɛtəl ənd rɑks wɪl bi pəˈzɪʃənd ɔn ðə piˈænəz strɪŋz, trænsˈfɔrmɪŋ ðə vaɪˈbreɪʃənz əv ðə hɪˈstɔrɪk roʊd ˈɪntu pɑrt əv ðə mˈjuzɪk. 8 ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðə æp. fləks naɪt 2013 həz ɪts oʊn æp fər ˈaɪˌfoʊn ˈjuzərz tɪ hɛlp ˈnævəˌgeɪt θru ðə ˈprɑʤɛkts, faɪnd θɪŋz tɪ it, bɪr tɪ drɪŋk, ˈrɛˌstrumz, ems*, ɪf ˈnidɪd, ənd ˈəðər ˈlændˌmɑrks. ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪŋ ðə fri æp ɪz ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ kip træk əv ɔl ðə ˈprɑʤɛkts ənd ðə bɛst ˈstrætəʤi fər siɪŋ wət ju wɔnt tɪ si wɪˈθaʊt ˈgɪtɪŋ kəmˈplitli lɔst. ɪt wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ kəm ɪn ˈhændi wɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ mit əp wɪθ frɛndz. 9 priˈpɛr fər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. fləks ɪz ˈrəfli trænzˈleɪtəd ˈɪntu "lɑts əv wɔk." wɛr ˈkəmfərtəbəl ʃuz bɪˈkəz ðɛr ər ə lɔt əv ˈbɪldɪŋz tɪ wɔk θru, ˈsərkəlz tɪ stænd ɪn, ənd kjuz tɪ, wɛl, kju ɪn. noʊ nid tɪ əˈbjuz jʊr fit fər staɪl ɪt wɪl bi ˈprɪti dɑrk ˈɛniˌweɪ. ɪf ˈribɑks ˈɑrənt ɔn ðə əˈʤɛndə, lɛt ˈdɑktər. ləv ju. brɪŋ ə ˈʤækɪt, tu. ɛz ju noʊ, æˈtlæntə ˈwɛðər kən bi ˈfɪkəl. 10 əraɪv ˈərli tɪ it. ɑrt ˈɪzənt fən wɪn jʊr ˈkræŋki. kəm tɪ ðə ɪˈvɛnt ɛz ˈərli ɛz 6 p.m*. tɪ græb ə baɪt frəm gʊd fud trək, ˈdɔgi dogg*, streatery*, ˈnɛktər, kɪŋ əv pɑps, ənd mɔr bɪˈkəz ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ ɑrt rikˈwaɪərz snæks.
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state dept: clinton may not testify on next week
the house and senate foreign relations committees have already announced that secretary of state hillary clinton will testify on next week, but the state department said today not a done deal.
moreover, the state department may not even share the report of its own internal review on with congress, a top state department official said today.
congress expects clinton to testify dec. 20 about the results of the accountability review board, internal review on the events leading up to and during the sept. 11 attack on the u.s. mission in that resulted in the death of ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. but the state department said today that the work of the arb, led by tom pickering and adm. mike mullen, complete yet and so the state department confirm she will testify next week.
"we ask our diplomats and development personnel to operate in some of the most dangerous places on the planet," sen. john kerry, chairman of the senate foreign relations committee said in a statement today announcing the hearing. "we owe it to them, and we owe it to the memory of ambassador chris stevens and his three fellow americans who lost their lives in to get past the politics and focus on the substance of what happened and what it tells us about diplomatic security going forward."
the house foreign affairs committee has also already announced its dec. 20 hearing featuring testimony. the title of the hearing is attack, part ii: the report of the accountability review board"
but state department spokeswoman victoria nuland said today that the arb is not complete, might not be complete by dec. 20, and clinton has not agreed to testify on dec. 20.
"the hill has talked about a planning date on the calendar. that presumes that the arb is finished," nuland said. dependent on all of the work getting done between now and then… the arb is continuing to do its work, to my knowledge it has not yet completed its work."
clinton has agreed to brief the house and senate foreign relations committees on how she interprets the arb report, whenever it surfaces.
"after the arb reports to the secretary, then she will have consultations with congress in terms of the conclusions that she draws about how we need to go forward from there," nuland said. "i have any dates to announce until we have firm dates on when the arb is coming forward."
the cable asked nuland if the state department will share the arb with congress at all. nuland responded that they may not decide to give the actual report to congress.
"the responsibility is to brief the secretary. the secretary has said she will be transparent to congress," nuland said. "what is required, josh, is that the response to the conclusions has to go to congress within 90 days of her receiving the report."
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steɪt dept*: ˈklɪntən meɪ nɑt ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ ɔn nɛkst wik ðə haʊs ənd ˈsɛnɪt ˈfɔrən riˈleɪʃənz kəˈmɪtiz hæv ɔˈrɛdi əˈnaʊnst ðət ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən wɪl ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ ɔn nɛkst wik, bət ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt sɛd təˈdeɪ nɑt ə dən dil. mɔˈroʊvər, ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt meɪ nɑt ˈivɪn ʃɛr ðə rɪˈpɔrt əv ɪts oʊn ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˌrivˈju ɔn wɪθ ˈkɑŋgrəs, ə tɔp steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt əˈfɪʃəl sɛd təˈdeɪ. ˈkɑŋgrəs ɪkˈspɛkts ˈklɪntən tɪ ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ dɛk. 20 əˈbaʊt ðə rɪˈzəlts əv ðə əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ˌrivˈju bɔrd, ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˌrivˈju ɔn ðə ɪˈvɛnts ˈlidɪŋ əp tɪ ənd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə sɛpt. 11 əˈtæk ɔn ðə juz. ˈmɪʃən ɪn ðət rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ðə dɛθ əv æmˈbæsədər krɪs ˈstivənz ənd θri ˈəðər əˈmɛrɪkənz. bət ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt sɛd təˈdeɪ ðət ðə wərk əv ðə ɑrb, lɛd baɪ tɑm ˈpɪkərɪŋ ənd adm*. maɪk ˈmələn, kəmˈplit jɛt ənd soʊ ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt kənˈfərm ʃi wɪl ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ nɛkst wik. "wi æsk ɑr ˈdɪpləˌmæts ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˌpərsəˈnɛl tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt ɪn səm əv ðə moʊst ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈpleɪsɪz ɔn ðə ˈplænət," sɛn. ʤɑn ˈkɛri, ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˈfɔrən riˈleɪʃənz kəˈmɪti sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt təˈdeɪ əˈnaʊnsɪŋ ðə ˈhirɪŋ. "wi oʊ ɪt tɪ ðɛm, ənd wi oʊ ɪt tɪ ðə ˈmɛməri əv æmˈbæsədər krɪs ˈstivənz ənd hɪz θri ˈfɛloʊ əˈmɛrɪkənz hu lɔst ðɛr lɪvz ɪn tɪ gɪt pæst ðə ˈpɑləˌtɪks ənd ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə ˈsəbstəns əv wət ˈhæpənd ənd wət ɪt tɛlz ˈjuˈɛs əˈbaʊt ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk sɪˈkjʊrəti goʊɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd." ðə haʊs ˈfɔrən əˈfɛrz kəˈmɪti həz ˈɔlsoʊ ɔˈrɛdi əˈnaʊnst ɪts dɛk. 20 ˈhirɪŋ ˈfiʧərɪŋ ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni. ðə ˈtaɪtəl əv ðə ˈhirɪŋ ɪz əˈtæk, pɑrt ii*: ðə rɪˈpɔrt əv ðə əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ˌrivˈju bɔrd" bət steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən vɪkˈtɔriə ˈnuˌlænd sɛd təˈdeɪ ðət ðə ɑrb ɪz nɑt kəmˈplit, maɪt nɑt bi kəmˈplit baɪ dɛk. 20 ənd ˈklɪntən həz nɑt əˈgrid tɪ ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ ɔn dɛk. 20 "ðə hɪl həz tɔkt əˈbaʊt ə ˈplænɪŋ deɪt ɔn ðə ˈkæləndər. ðət prəˈzumz ðət ðə ɑrb ɪz ˈfɪnɪʃt," ˈnuˌlænd sɛd. dɪˈpɛndənt ɔn ɔl əv ðə wərk ˈgɪtɪŋ dən bɪtˈwin naʊ ənd then…*… ðə ɑrb ɪz kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ du ɪts wərk, tɪ maɪ ˈnɑlɪʤ ɪt həz nɑt jɛt kəmˈplitɪd ɪts wərk." ˈklɪntən həz əˈgrid tɪ brif ðə haʊs ənd ˈsɛnɪt ˈfɔrən riˈleɪʃənz kəˈmɪtiz ɔn haʊ ʃi ˌɪnˈtərprəts ðə ɑrb rɪˈpɔrt, wɛˈnɛvər ɪt ˈsərfəsɪz. "ˈæftər ðə ɑrb rɪˈpɔrts tɪ ðə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri, ðɛn ʃi wɪl hæv ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃənz wɪθ ˈkɑŋgrəs ɪn tərmz əv ðə kənˈkluʒənz ðət ʃi drɔz əˈbaʊt haʊ wi nid tɪ goʊ ˈfɔrwərd frəm ðɛr," ˈnuˌlænd sɛd. "aɪ hæv ˈɛni deɪts tɪ əˈnaʊns ənˈtɪl wi hæv fərm deɪts ɔn wɪn ðə ɑrb ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd." ðə ˈkeɪbəl æst ˈnuˌlænd ɪf ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt wɪl ʃɛr ðə ɑrb wɪθ ˈkɑŋgrəs æt ɔl. ˈnuˌlænd rɪˈspɑndɪd ðət ðeɪ meɪ nɑt ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ gɪv ðə ˈækʧəwəl rɪˈpɔrt tɪ ˈkɑŋgrəs. "ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ɪz tɪ brif ðə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri. ðə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri həz sɛd ʃi wɪl bi trænˈspɛrənt tɪ ˈkɑŋgrəs," ˈnuˌlænd sɛd. "wət ɪz rikˈwaɪərd, ʤɑʃ, ɪz ðət ðə rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə kənˈkluʒənz həz tɪ goʊ tɪ ˈkɑŋgrəs wɪˈθɪn 90 deɪz əv hər rɪˈsivɪŋ ðə rɪˈpɔrt."
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the is planning to sue for apparently misleading consumers about data plan services. file photo by rob
washington, june 17 (upi) -- the federal communications commission will fine telecommunications company $100 million for apparently misleading consumers about unlimited wireless data plans.
at&t apparently sold unlimited data plans to costumers but then capped and slowed their data speed after customers used a set amount of data each billing cycle. the company continued this practice without telling the consumer, according to the.
"consumers deserve to get what they pay for," chairman tom wheeler said in a statement. "broadband providers must be up front and transparent about the services they provide. the will not stand idly by while consumers are deceived by misleading marketing materials and insufficient disclosure."
the received thousands of complaints from consumers of's unlimited data plan since 2011. the company responded by stating it slowed down the speeds of some users who used data heavily to make sure services ran adequately.
the company also asserted it was "fully transparent" with customers.
"we will vigorously dispute the's assertions," spokesman michael said in a statement "the has specifically identified this practice as a legitimate and reasonable way to manage network resources for the benefit of all customers."
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ðə ɪz ˈplænɪŋ tɪ su fər əˈpɛrəntli mɪsˈlidɪŋ kənˈsumərz əˈbaʊt ˈdætə plæn ˈsərvɪsɪz. faɪl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ rɑb ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ʤun 17 (upi*) ðə ˈfɛdərəl kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz kəˈmɪʃən wɪl faɪn ˌtɛləkəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈkəmpəˌni 100 ˈmɪljən fər əˈpɛrəntli mɪsˈlidɪŋ kənˈsumərz əˈbaʊt ənˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈdætə plænz. əˈpɛrəntli soʊld ənˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈdætə plænz tɪ ˈkɑstumərz bət ðɛn kæpt ənd sloʊd ðɛr ˈdætə spid ˈæftər ˈkəstəmərz juzd ə sɛt əˈmaʊnt əv ˈdætə iʧ ˈbɪlɪŋ ˈsaɪkəl. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni kənˈtɪnjud ðɪs ˈpræktɪs wɪˈθaʊt ˈtɛlɪŋ ðə kənˈsumər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə. "kənˈsumərz dɪˈzərv tɪ gɪt wət ðeɪ peɪ fər," ˈʧɛrmən tɑm ˈwilər sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. "ˈbrɔdˌbænd prəˈvaɪdərz məst bi əp frənt ənd trænˈspɛrənt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈsərvɪsɪz ðeɪ prəˈvaɪd. ðə wɪl nɑt stænd ˈaɪdli baɪ waɪl kənˈsumərz ər dɪˈsivd baɪ mɪsˈlidɪŋ ˈmɑrkətɪŋ məˈtɪriəlz ənd ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt dɪˈskloʊʒər." ðə rɪˈsivd ˈθaʊzənz əv kəmˈpleɪnts frəm kənˈsumərz əv ənˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈdætə plæn sɪns 2011 ðə ˈkəmpəˌni rɪˈspɑndɪd baɪ ˈsteɪtɪŋ ɪt sloʊd daʊn ðə spidz əv səm ˈjuzərz hu juzd ˈdætə ˈhɛvəli tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ˈsərvɪsɪz ræn ˈædəkwɪtli. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈɔlsoʊ əˈsərtəd ɪt wɑz "ˈfʊli trænˈspɛrənt" wɪθ ˈkəstəmərz. "wi wɪl ˈvɪgərəsli dɪˈspjut ðə əˈsərʃənz," ˈspoʊksmən ˈmaɪkəl sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt "ðə həz spəˈsɪfɪkli aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ðɪs ˈpræktɪs ɛz ə ləˈʤɪtəmət ənd ˈrizənəbəl weɪ tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈrisɔrsɪz fər ðə ˈbɛnəfɪt əv ɔl ˈkəstəmərz."
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