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throughout history, armed priests or soldier priests have been recorded. distinguished from military chaplains who served the military or civilians as spiritual guidance (non-combatants), these priests took up arms and fought in conflicts (combatants). the term warrior priests is usually used for armed priests of the antiquity and middle ages, and of historical tribes.
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in greek mythology, the were identified as armed] in ancient rome, the who were armed priests carried sacred shields through the city during the march] (59 ad) mentions (armed]
medieval european canon law said that a priest could not be a soldier, and vice versa. priests were allowed on the battlefield as chaplains, and could only defend themselves with]
the aztecs had a vanguard of warrior priests who carried deity banners and made on the] a cherokee priest who killed during battle received the title of nu no hi ta]
the was a common figure in the first serbian uprising (1804–13). several and priests were commanders in the uprising. serbian orthodox monasteries sent monks to join the ranks of the serbian army.
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the "pyrrhic" dance in crete is said to have been the ritual dance of armed]
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sōhei, buddhist monks in feudal]
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eastern orthodoxy
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the , ruler of states, were high priests and military commanders.
, ruler of states, were high priests and military commanders. (d. 1791), voodoo priest and haitian revolution leader.
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θruaʊt ˈhɪstəri, ɑrmd prists ər ˈsoʊlʤər prists hæv bɪn rɪˈkɔrdɪd. dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt frəm ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈʧæplənz hu sərvd ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ər səˈvɪljənz ɛz ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl ˈgaɪdəns (ˌnɑnkəmˈbætənts), ðiz prists tʊk əp ɑrmz ənd fɔt ɪn ˈkɑnflɪkts (kəmˈbætənts). ðə tərm ˈwɔrjər prists ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli juzd fər ɑrmd prists əv ðə ænˈtɪkwəti ənd ˈmɪdəl ˈeɪʤɪz, ənd əv hɪˈstɔrɪkəl traɪbz. ˈhɪstəri ˈɛdət ɪn grik məˈθɑləˌʤi, ðə wər aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz ɑrmd ɪn ˈeɪnʧənt roʊm, ðə hu wər ɑrmd prists ˈkɛrid ˈseɪkrɪd ʃildz θru ðə ˈsɪti ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə mɑrʧ 59 æd) ˈmɛnʃənz (ɑrmd mɪˈdjivəl ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkænən lɔ sɛd ðət ə prist kʊd nɑt bi ə ˈsoʊlʤər, ənd vaɪs ˈvərsə. prists wər əˈlaʊd ɔn ðə ˈbætəlˌfild ɛz ˈʧæplənz, ənd kʊd ˈoʊnli dɪˈfɛnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz wɪθ ðə ˈæzˌtɛks hæd ə ˈvænˌgɑrd əv ˈwɔrjər prists hu ˈkɛrid ˈdiəti ˈbænərz ənd meɪd ɔn ðə ə ˈʧɛrəˌki prist hu kɪld ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈbætəl rɪˈsivd ðə ˈtaɪtəl əv nu noʊ haɪ tɑ ðə wɑz ə ˈkɑmən ˈfɪgjər ɪn ðə fərst ˈsərbiən ˈəˌpraɪzɪŋ ˈsɛvərəl ənd prists wər kəˈmændərz ɪn ðə ˈəˌpraɪzɪŋ. ˈsərbiən ˈɔrθəˌdɑks ˈmɑnəˌstɛriz sɛnt məŋks tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə ræŋks əv ðə ˈsərbiən ˈɑrmi. ˈlɛgəsi ˈɛdət ðə "ˈpɪrɪk" dæns ɪn krit ɪz sɛd tɪ hæv bɪn ðə ˈrɪʧuəl dæns əv ɑrmd ˈnoʊtəbəl grups ˈɛdət sōhei*, ˈbudəst məŋks ɪn fˈjudəl ˈnoʊtəbəl ˈpipəl ˈɛdət ˈistərn ˈɔrθəˌdɑksi kəˈθɔləˌsɪzəm ˈəðər ðə ˈrulər əv steɪts, wər haɪ prists ənd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kəˈmændərz. ˈrulər əv steɪts, wər haɪ prists ənd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kəˈmændərz. (di. 1791 ˈvuˌdu prist ənd ˈheɪʃən ˌrɛvəˈluʃən ˈlidər. si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət
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moscow (reuters) - russia and the united states are close to starting joint military action against militants in, russian news agencies on monday quoted defence minister sergei as saying.
a man rebuilds a wall of a damaged building in the rebel held district in, syria august 13, 2016. ismail
fighting for control of the divided city of some 2 million people has intensified in recent weeks and there have been some gains for rebel groups battling syrian government forces.
russia backs syrian president bashar al assad in the syria conflict, while the united states wants to see assad step down. but both are participating in talks to try to find a political solution to end the civil war.
senior russian and u.s. military officials have held geneva negotiations on and on restoring an overall ceasefire, u.n. special envoy for syria de said last thursday.
“we are now in a very active phase of negotiations with our american colleagues,” the ria news agency cited as saying. “we are moving step by step closer to a plan - and only talking about here - that would really allow us to start fighting together to bring peace so that people can return to their homes in this troubled land.”
asked about’s remarks, u.s. state department spokeswoman elizabeth trudeau told reporters in washington: “we have seen the reports and have nothing to announce ... we remain in close contact (with russian officials).”
trudeau said the united states continued to push for a broader cessation of syria hostilities accord with russia.
the battle for is “one of the most devastating urban conflicts in modern times,” peter maurer, president of the international committee of the red cross (icrc), said on monday.
“no one and nowhere is safe. is constant, with houses, schools and hospitals all in the line of fire. people live in a state of fear. children have been traumatized. the scale of the suffering is immense,” maurer said in a statement.
the reiterated its call on all warring parties to allow humanitarian agencies to deliver supplies to civilians in desperate need of food and clean water across.
russia has delivered aid to and is helping to rebuild damaged water pumping stations, said. about people are still living in and residents in the eastern part of the city were “hostages of armed groups”, he added.
earlier on monday, russian foreign minister sergei said that syrian militants had used a temporary ceasefire around to regroup.
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deputy foreign minister mikhail said iran, turkey and saudi arabia should play a more active role in helping to resolve the syria crisis.
“(they should) sit down at the table and negotiate,” told ria news agency, saying he would meet representatives of the syrian opposition in the capital, doha, on aug. 16.
but the official spokesman for the syrian opposition high negotiations committee (hnc), riad agha, said on monday the was unaware of this meeting. he said it did not know which “opposition” was referring to.
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ˈmɔˌskaʊ (ˈrɔɪtərz) ˈrəʃə ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ər kloʊz tɪ ˈstɑrtɪŋ ʤɔɪnt ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈækʃən əˈgɛnst ˈmɪlətənts ɪn, ˈrəʃən nuz ˈeɪʤənsiz ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ kˈwoʊtɪd dɪˈfɛns ˈmɪnɪstər ˈsɛrˌgeɪ ɛz seɪɪŋ. ə mæn riˈbɪldz ə wɔl əv ə ˈdæmɪʤd ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈrɛbəl hɛld ˈdɪstrɪkt ɪn, ˈsɪriə ˈɔgəst 13 2016 ˈɪsmeɪl ˈfaɪtɪŋ fər kənˈtroʊl əv ðə dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈsɪti əv səm 2 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl həz ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪd ɪn ˈrisənt wiks ənd ðɛr hæv bɪn səm geɪnz fər ˈrɛbəl grups ˈbætəlɪŋ ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt ˈfɔrsɪz. ˈrəʃə bæks ˈsɪriən ˈprɛzɪdənt bəˈʃɑr æl əˈsɑd ɪn ðə ˈsɪriə ˈkɑnflɪkt, waɪl ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɔnts tɪ si əˈsɑd stɛp daʊn. bət boʊθ ər pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn tɔks tɪ traɪ tɪ faɪnd ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl səˈluʃən tɪ ɛnd ðə ˈsɪvəl wɔr. ˈsinjər ˈrəʃən ənd juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri əˈfɪʃəlz hæv hɛld ʤəˈnivə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ɔn ənd ɔn rɪˈstɔrɪŋ ən ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈsisˈfaɪər, u.n*. ˈspɛʃəl ˈɛnvɔɪ fər ˈsɪriə də sɛd læst ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ər naʊ ɪn ə ˈvɛri ˈæktɪv feɪz əv nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wɪθ ɑr əˈmɛrɪkən colleagues,”*,” ðə ˈriə nuz ˈeɪʤənsi ˈsaɪtɪd ɛz seɪɪŋ. ər ˈmuvɪŋ stɛp baɪ stɛp ˈkloʊzər tɪ ə plæn ənd ˈoʊnli ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt hir ðət wʊd ˈrɪli əˈlaʊ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ stɑrt ˈfaɪtɪŋ təˈgɛðər tɪ brɪŋ pis soʊ ðət ˈpipəl kən rɪˈtərn tɪ ðɛr hoʊmz ɪn ðɪs ˈtrəbəld land.”*.” æst əˈbaʊt rɪˈmɑrks, juz. steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ truˈdoʊ toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən: hæv sin ðə rɪˈpɔrts ənd hæv ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ əˈnaʊns wi rɪˈmeɪn ɪn kloʊz ˈkɑnˌtækt (wɪθ ˈrəʃən officials).”*).” truˈdoʊ sɛd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts kənˈtɪnjud tɪ pʊʃ fər ə ˈbrɔdər ˌsɛˈseɪʃən əv ˈsɪriə hɑˈstɪlətiz əˈkɔrd wɪθ ˈrəʃə. ðə ˈbætəl fər ɪz əv ðə moʊst ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ ˈərbən ˈkɑnflɪkts ɪn ˈmɑdərn times,”*,” ˈpitər ˈmɔrər, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kəˈmɪti əv ðə rɛd krɔs (icrc*), sɛd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. wən ənd ˈnoʊˌwɛr ɪz seɪf. ɪz ˈkɑnstənt, wɪθ ˈhaʊsɪz, skulz ənd ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz ɔl ɪn ðə laɪn əv faɪər. ˈpipəl lɪv ɪn ə steɪt əv fɪr. ˈʧɪldrən hæv bɪn ˈtrɔməˌtaɪzd. ðə skeɪl əv ðə ˈsəfərɪŋ ɪz immense,”*,” ˈmɔrər sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ðə riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪd ɪts kɔl ɔn ɔl ˈwɔrɪŋ ˈpɑrtiz tɪ əˈlaʊ ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən ˈeɪʤənsiz tɪ dɪˈlɪvər səˈplaɪz tɪ səˈvɪljənz ɪn ˈdɛspərɪt nid əv fud ənd klin ˈwɔtər əˈkrɔs. ˈrəʃə həz dɪˈlɪvərd eɪd tɪ ənd ɪz ˈhɛlpɪŋ tɪ riˈbɪld ˈdæmɪʤd ˈwɔtər ˈpəmpɪŋ ˈsteɪʃənz, sɛd. əˈbaʊt ˈpipəl ər stɪl ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ənd ˈrɛzɪdənts ɪn ðə ˈistərn pɑrt əv ðə ˈsɪti wər əv ɑrmd groups”*”, hi ˈædɪd. ˈərliər ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˈrəʃən ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər ˈsɛrˌgeɪ sɛd ðət ˈsɪriən ˈmɪlətənts hæd juzd ə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈsisˈfaɪər əraʊnd tɪ riˈgrup. rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈkəvərɪʤ ˈrəʃə dɪˈplɔɪz ˈbɑmərz tɪ ˌɪˈrɑniən ɛr beɪs fər ˈsɪriə straɪks: steɪt ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈdɛpjəti ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər mɪˈkeɪl sɛd ˌɪˈrɑn, ˈtərki ənd ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə ʃʊd pleɪ ə mɔr ˈæktɪv roʊl ɪn ˈhɛlpɪŋ tɪ riˈzɑlv ðə ˈsɪriə ˈkraɪsəs. ʃʊd) sɪt daʊn æt ðə ˈteɪbəl ənd negotiate,”*,” toʊld ˈriə nuz ˈeɪʤənsi, seɪɪŋ hi wʊd mit ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz əv ðə ˈsɪriən ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈkæpɪtəl, ˈdoʊˌhɑ, ɔn ˈɔgəst. 16 bət ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈspoʊksmən fər ðə ˈsɪriən ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən haɪ nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz kəˈmɪti (hnc*), riɑd agha*, sɛd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ðə wɑz ˌənəˈwɛr əv ðɪs ˈmitɪŋ. hi sɛd ɪt dɪd nɑt noʊ wɪʧ ““opposition”*” wɑz rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ.
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two years in the making, alternative rock band new album, essentially a concept piece about chris with gwyneth, has certainly garnered a number of extremely reviews. in harsh critical climate when major groups can expect to be torn to pieces by a fearless music press regardless of the consequences, remarkable indeed. all the more remarkable given that all things considered, ghost stories is from its arse to its elbow, one, long stagnant pool of premium grade cockwash! i would rather chew off my than ever listen again to this boneless melange of morose piss-shit! i would rather eat an entire yurt, washed down with beige paint recently out of an incontinent anus! put it this way; so insubstantial is this album that if it were submitted to the british homeopathic association as a potential remedy, knock it back, saying: “no good, mate. it, you silly twat!”
never in human history, since fish first onto the land and sprouted limbs has there been a more nondescript decade than the and never has there been a more nondescript group than those gelatinous! they made dido sound like bessie smith! they filled the giant void in pop culture in the early century because they are a giant void! somehow, knack for trudging up and down a keyboard like a middle aged man in strolling to the corner shop to buy the daily express while singing like just been kneed in the caught the zeitgeist of the dullest, do-nothing, generation of all time! in the rock & roll hall of fame they sit near the exit like a birch veneer occasional table! getting excited about is like getting excited about the liberal democrat spring conference!
anyway, martin got married to gwyneth, that ghastly, gulping, giraffe-necked, long drink of goop, they created their own hole in the ozone layer flying around the world with martin warbling about how concerned they were about the environment, spawned a couple of and saddled them with names, promoted every vapid strain of spiritual, new age nonsense while raking in the like and then finally “consciously uncoupled”, though a wonder either of them could stay conscious in each company at all, given that the two most tedious people on earth! and now chris is sad. he feels like shit. and perfectly conveyed that condition on ghost stories!
so, track one 'always in my head' sets the tone. “i think of slept.”, whines martin, while george, ringo and ringo or whoever the f*** the other three are try not to fall asleep at their instruments. next up, 'magic'. no, sorry, not about actual magic. tommy cooper retrieving the ace of spades from a pack using a blindfolded wooden duck, not that. nothing remotely entertaining. no, as ever, chris here to suck all the joy out of the room like a giant happiness hoover! a wan swirl of keyboards, like that pink water you get at the swilling down a metal hole, and chris is all about how he “can’t get over” you know who.
at which point you have to say: for sake, why, man? gwyneth no longer being in your life is like having a 14 inch long celery stick been stuck up your arse for years surgically removed! you should be delirious! this album should be a series of upbeat bangers with titles like 'wahoo!' and 'thank f*** almighty, free at last!' and 'i have to knit my breakfast no more!', all accompanied to the sound of fired into the ceiling with both hands! all your friends hated her, were you not aware of that? but no, chris is sad, so on we crawl through the of self-pity. “all i know is i love much it hurts.” (yep, that stench coming from the drains, shakespeare shitting himself in his grave). suggest you drown your sorrows, chris, but probably be best all round if you drowned yourself!
next up; 'true love', to a tune akin to watered down elephant slowly dripping into a plastic bucket. “i wish you could have let me really going on below.” no, kids, he mean genitalia. martin and are like disney nymphs, they have genitalia. he means feelings, the c***. cue also the worst, truncated guitar solo in history - like a dying kitten for help, then remembering that this is a world with in it and deciding not to bother. now “midnight” - and guess what? chris is alone, alone. not surprised. any evening out with gonna be a brief one, with mates making their excuses and back home in time for channel 4 news!
'another’s arms' begins with an androgynous, yelp that is quite possibly the whitest moment in all of popular culture. shirley temple serenading the ku klux klan with 'white christmas' during a snowstorm could scarcely be any whiter. next 'oceans'. seriously, just f*** off, you insufferable streak of twatrot! 'a sky full of stars' breaks into a disco house groove but like a staff party - “wave your arms in the air, finish your mineral water and be back at your desks at sharp tomorrow morning!” and so the album wends on - imagine christ, instead of having to carry the cross to calvary having to carry a giant, ten foot long flaccid penis instead - how listening to this album feels by this stage!
finally, the title track itself. chris wonders if he himself is “just a ghost”. tell you what, martin, you woeful waste of a time, one way of finding out - why not run into that brick wall head first? twenty times, just to be sure?
there was another track but the cd physically evaporated before i could play it.? c***grey, more like! only one substance on this earth more and full of nothing than ghost stories and gwyneth’s urine!
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tu jɪrz ɪn ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋ, ɔlˈtərnətɪv rɑk bænd nu ˈælbəm, ɛˈsɛnʃəli ə ˈkɑnsɛpt pis əˈbaʊt krɪs wɪθ gˈwɪnəθ, həz ˈsərtənli ˈgɑrnərd ə ˈnəmbər əv ɪkˈstrimli rəvˈjuz. ɪn hɑrʃ ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈklaɪmɪt wɪn ˈmeɪʤər grups kən ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ bi tɔrn tɪ ˈpisɪz baɪ ə ˈfɪrləs mˈjuzɪk prɛs rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz, rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ˌɪnˈdid. ɔl ðə mɔr rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ˈgɪvɪn ðət ɔl θɪŋz kənˈsɪdərd, goʊst ˈstɔriz ɪz frəm ɪts ɑrs tɪ ɪts ˈɛlˌboʊ, wən, lɔŋ ˈstægnənt pul əv ˈprimiəm greɪd cockwash*! aɪ wʊd ˈrəðər ʧu ɔf maɪ ðən ˈɛvər ˈlɪsən əˈgɛn tɪ ðɪs ˈboʊnləs ˈmɛlæŋ əv məroʊs piss-shit*! aɪ wʊd ˈrəðər it ən ɪnˈtaɪər jʊrt, wɑʃt daʊn wɪθ beɪʒ peɪnt ˈrisəntli aʊt əv ən ˌɪnˈkɑntənənt ˈeɪnəs! pʊt ɪt ðɪs weɪ; soʊ ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃəl ɪz ðɪs ˈælbəm ðət ɪf ɪt wər səbˈmɪtəd tɪ ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˌhoʊmioʊˈpæθək əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ɛz ə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈrɛmədi, nɑk ɪt bæk, seɪɪŋ: gʊd, meɪt. ɪt, ju ˈsɪli twat!”*!” ˈnɛvər ɪn ˈjumən ˈhɪstəri, sɪns fɪʃ fərst ˈɔntu ðə lænd ənd ˈspraʊtɪd lɪmz həz ðɛr bɪn ə mɔr ˈnɑndɪˈskrɪpt ˈdɛkeɪd ðən ðə ənd ˈnɛvər həz ðɛr bɪn ə mɔr ˈnɑndɪˈskrɪpt grup ðən ðoʊz ʤəˈlætənəs! ðeɪ meɪd ˈdaɪdoʊ saʊnd laɪk ˈbɛsi smɪθ! ðeɪ fɪld ðə ʤaɪənt vɔɪd ɪn pɑp ˈkəlʧər ɪn ðə ˈərli ˈsɛnʧəri bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər ə ʤaɪənt vɔɪd! ˈsəmˌhaʊ, næk fər ˈtrəʤɪŋ əp ənd daʊn ə ˈkiˌbɔrd laɪk ə ˈmɪdəl ˈeɪʤɪd mæn ɪn ˈstroʊlɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈkɔrnər ʃɑp tɪ baɪ ðə ˈdeɪli ɪkˈsprɛs waɪl ˈsɪŋɪŋ laɪk ʤɪst bɪn nid ɪn ðə kɔt ðə tˈsaɪtˌgaɪst əv ðə ˈdələst, do-nothing*, ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ɔl taɪm! ɪn ðə rɑk roʊl hɔl əv feɪm ðeɪ sɪt nɪr ðə ˈɛksət laɪk ə bərʧ vəˈnɪr ɔˈkeɪʒənəl ˈteɪbəl! ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ɪz laɪk ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈdɛməˌkræt spərɪŋ ˈkɑnfərəns! ˈɛniˌweɪ, ˈmɑrtɪn gɑt ˈmɛrid tɪ gˈwɪnəθ, ðət ˈgæstli, ˈgəlpɪŋ, giraffe-necked*, lɔŋ drɪŋk əv gup, ðeɪ kriˈeɪtɪd ðɛr oʊn hoʊl ɪn ðə ˈoʊˌzoʊn leɪər flaɪɪŋ əraʊnd ðə wərld wɪθ ˈmɑrtɪn ˈwɔrbəlɪŋ əˈbaʊt haʊ kənˈsərnd ðeɪ wər əˈbaʊt ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, spɔnd ə ˈkəpəl əv ənd ˈsædəld ðɛm wɪθ neɪmz, prəˈmoʊtəd ˈɛvəri ˈvæpɪd streɪn əv ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl, nu eɪʤ ˈnɑnsɛns waɪl ˈreɪkɪŋ ɪn ðə laɪk ənd ðɛn ˈfaɪnəli uncoupled”*”, ðoʊ ə ˈwəndər ˈiðər əv ðɛm kʊd steɪ ˈkɑnʃəs ɪn iʧ ˈkəmpəˌni æt ɔl, ˈgɪvɪn ðət ðə tu moʊst ˈtidiəs ˈpipəl ɔn ərθ! ənd naʊ krɪs ɪz sæd. hi filz laɪk ʃɪt. ənd ˈpərfəktli kənˈveɪd ðət kənˈdɪʃən ɔn goʊst ˈstɔriz! soʊ, træk wən 'ˈɔlˌweɪz ɪn maɪ hɛd' sɛts ðə toʊn. θɪŋk əv slept.”*.”, waɪnz ˈmɑrtɪn, waɪl ʤɔrʤ, ˈriŋgoʊ ənd ˈriŋgoʊ ər huˈɛvər ðə ðə ˈəðər θri ər traɪ nɑt tɪ fɔl əsˈlip æt ðɛr ˈɪnstrəmənts. nɛkst əp, 'ˈmæʤɪk'. noʊ, ˈsɑri, nɑt əˈbaʊt ˈækʧəwəl ˈmæʤɪk. ˈtɑmi ˈkupər riˈtrivɪŋ ðə eɪs əv speɪdz frəm ə pæk ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈblaɪndˌfoʊldɪd ˈwʊdən dək, nɑt ðət. ˈnəθɪŋ riˈmoʊtli ˌɛnərˈteɪnɪŋ. noʊ, ɛz ˈɛvər, krɪs hir tɪ sək ɔl ðə ʤɔɪ aʊt əv ðə rum laɪk ə ʤaɪənt ˈhæpinəs ˈhuvər! ə wɑn swərl əv ˈkiˌbɔrdz, laɪk ðət pɪŋk ˈwɔtər ju gɪt æt ðə sˈwɪlɪŋ daʊn ə ˈmɛtəl hoʊl, ənd krɪs ɪz ɔl əˈbaʊt haʊ hi gɪt over”*” ju noʊ hu. æt wɪʧ pɔɪnt ju hæv tɪ seɪ: fər seɪk, waɪ, mæn? gˈwɪnəθ noʊ ˈlɔŋgər biɪŋ ɪn jʊr laɪf ɪz laɪk ˈhævɪŋ ə 14 ɪnʧ lɔŋ ˈsɛləri stɪk bɪn stək əp jʊr ɑrs fər jɪrz ˈsərʤɪkəli riˈmuvd! ju ʃʊd bi dɪˈlɪriəs! ðɪs ˈælbəm ʃʊd bi ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈəpˌbit ˈbæŋərz wɪθ ˈtaɪtəlz laɪk 'ˈwɑˈhu!' ənd 'θæŋk ɔlˈmaɪti, fri æt læst!' ənd 'aɪ hæv tɪ nɪt maɪ ˈbrɛkfəst noʊ mɔr!', ɔl əˈkəmpənid tɪ ðə saʊnd əv faɪərd ˈɪntu ðə ˈsilɪŋ wɪθ boʊθ hænz! ɔl jʊr frɛndz ˈheɪtɪd hər, wər ju nɑt əˈwɛr əv ðət? bət noʊ, krɪs ɪz sæd, soʊ ɔn wi krɔl θru ðə əv self-pity*. aɪ noʊ ɪz aɪ ləv məʧ ɪt hurts.”*.” (jɛp, ðət stɛnʧ ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ðə dreɪnz, ˈʃeɪkˌspir ˈʃɪtɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn hɪz greɪv). səˈʤɛst ju draʊn jʊr ˈsɑroʊz, krɪs, bət ˈprɑbəˌbli bi bɛst ɔl raʊnd ɪf ju draʊnd ˈjɔrsɛlf! nɛkst əp; 'tru ləv', tɪ ə tun ˈeɪkɪn tɪ ˈwɔtərd daʊn ˈɛləfənt sˈloʊli ˈdrɪpɪŋ ˈɪntu ə ˈplæstɪk ˈbəkɪt. wɪʃ ju kʊd hæv lɛt mi ˈrɪli goʊɪŋ ɔn below.”*.” noʊ, kɪdz, hi min ʤɛnəˈtɑljə. ˈmɑrtɪn ənd ər laɪk ˈdɪzni nɪmfs, ðeɪ hæv ʤɛnəˈtɑljə. hi minz ˈfilɪŋz, ðə si***. kju ˈɔlsoʊ ðə wərst, ˈtrəŋˌkeɪtɪd gɪˈtɑr ˈsoʊˌloʊ ɪn ˈhɪstəri laɪk ə daɪɪŋ ˈkɪtən fər hɛlp, ðɛn rɪˈmɛmbərɪŋ ðət ðɪs ɪz ə wərld wɪθ ɪn ɪt ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ nɑt tɪ ˈbɑðər. naʊ ““midnight”*” ənd gɛs wət? krɪs ɪz əˈloʊn, əˈloʊn. nɑt səˈpraɪzd. ˈɛni ˈivnɪŋ aʊt wɪθ ˈgɑnə bi ə brif wən, wɪθ meɪts ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛr ɪkˈskjuzɪz ənd bæk hoʊm ɪn taɪm fər ˈʧænəl 4 nuz! ɑrmz' bɪˈgɪnz wɪθ ən ænˈdrɔʤənəs, jɛlp ðət ɪz kwaɪt ˈpɑsəbli ðə ˈwaɪtɪst ˈmoʊmənt ɪn ɔl əv ˈpɑpjələr ˈkəlʧər. ˈʃərli ˈtɛmpəl ˌsɛrəˈneɪdɪŋ ðə ku kləks klæn wɪθ 'waɪt ˈkrɪsməs' ˈdʊrɪŋ ə sˈnoʊˌstɔrm kʊd ˈskɛrsli bi ˈɛni ˈwaɪtər. nɛkst 'ˈoʊʃənz'. ˈsɪriəsli, ʤɪst ɔf, ju ˌɪnˈsəfərəbəl strik əv twatrot*! 'ə skaɪ fʊl əv stɑrz' breɪks ˈɪntu ə ˈdɪskoʊ haʊs gruv bət laɪk ə stæf ˈpɑrti jʊr ɑrmz ɪn ðə ɛr, ˈfɪnɪʃ jʊr ˈmɪnərəl ˈwɔtər ənd bi bæk æt jʊr dɛsks æt ʃɑrp təˈmɑˌroʊ morning!”*!” ənd soʊ ðə ˈælbəm wɛndz ɔn ˌɪˈmæʤən kraɪst, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈhævɪŋ tɪ ˈkɛri ðə krɔs tɪ ˈkælvəri ˈhævɪŋ tɪ ˈkɛri ə ʤaɪənt, tɛn fʊt lɔŋ ˈflækɪd ˈpinɪs ˌɪnˈstɛd haʊ ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ðɪs ˈælbəm filz baɪ ðɪs steɪʤ! ˈfaɪnəli, ðə ˈtaɪtəl træk ˌɪtˈsɛlf. krɪs ˈwəndərz ɪf hi hɪmˈsɛlf ɪz ə ghost”*”. tɛl ju wət, ˈmɑrtɪn, ju ˈwoʊfəl weɪst əv ə taɪm, wən weɪ əv ˈfaɪndɪŋ aʊt waɪ nɑt rən ˈɪntu ðət brɪk wɔl hɛd fərst? tˈwɛnti taɪmz, ʤɪst tɪ bi ʃʊr? ðɛr wɑz əˈnəðər træk bət ðə ˈsiˈdi ˈfɪzɪkəli ɪˈvæpərˌeɪtɪd ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ kʊd pleɪ ɪt.? c***grey*, mɔr laɪk! ˈoʊnli wən ˈsəbstəns ɔn ðɪs ərθ mɔr ənd fʊl əv ˈnəθɪŋ ðən goʊst ˈstɔriz ənd gˈwɪnəθ ˈjʊrən!
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it’s a common point of view that a truck project is never really done, but few go under the knife as extensively as joey yellow and black truck, called.
the body is easily recognizable as a 2001 ford ranger, but looks somehow different at first glance. when you notice the flared fenders and super duty grill that has been cut, narrowed and reshaped to fit the front end. the custom grille is just a hint at the extensive work that has been done on this truck.
joey and his crew are regulars at the canyon area in southern california. they love to challenge the terrain there, but they also make a point of coming to the rescue when others get stuck.
tatonka is capable of getting out of almost anything on its own. for others that are less fortunate, there is a winch with 300 feet of cable mounted between the frame rails out back. the number of people joey has helped to get unstuck and the show he puts on in have made him somewhat of a celebrity at the area. his personal best had him doing 31 recoveries, all in a single day!
joey puts his truck to the test all of the time, so every inch of it has been built with strength in mind. the chassis started life under a 1987 and has since been gusseted, boxed, in the rear; also, several have been added.
careful planning has been used in the design so that the cage is mated to the frame in the same location as several of the added. this ties the entire truck together and provides the strength needed when counting on the torque from the engine or the grunt from the winch.
the is pure beef. joey has had several fords under the hood in naturally aspirated, fuel-injected, and configurations. the big blocks are gone, and in their place is a diesel. the turbocharged and diesel puts out 515 horsepower when programmed at the factory settings; 785 when cranked up to full race mode.
it has enhanced fuel flow and better breathing due to products from pacific performance engineering (ppe). also supplied the tuner that allows the enhanced programming to take place.
plumbing on the including the turbo, radiator lines, transmission plumbing, and brake lines were all done by and chief mechanic andy batestelli. the torque is transferred through an allison transmission to a divorced gear driven transfer case with a power take off that spins the winch.
the front differential is a kingpin dana 60 with gears and a power lock electronic locker modified by friend, karl knoll. karl also helped with the custom high steer setup that handles the load when turning the tires mounted to monster wheels.
out back resides more of work a full floating with disc brakes and an eaton detroit locker. custom atlas leaf springs designed by fernando gutierrez give a controlled ride while allowing ample articulation, and rancho shocks take care of the damping.
the custom features continue when you enter the cab. occupants ride in the comfort of suspension seats that are securely mounted to the roll cage and are further secured by harnesses.
a full complement of gauges are strategically placed in the dash that has been narrowed to fit the cab. a painless performance products roll cage mounted switch panel overhead also contains vital fuses in easy reach while strapped in.
whoever takes this wheel in their hands is in control of a very powerful beast of a truck. within easy reach is a grant steering wheel and cheetah shifter. brice billets is responsible for the custom wiring, which includes a hinged, panel that makes access quick and easy.
just behind the seat is a storage box with doors made by joey who is a cabinet maker by trade. the box used to be mounted in the bed but was moved inside the cab.
inside and out, has seen non-stop evolution over the years. the many hours spent playing in the mud and rocks, not to mention countless recoveries have led to a prime example of the ultimate vehicle.
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it’s* ə ˈkɑmən pɔɪnt əv vju ðət ə trək ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli dən, bət fju goʊ ˈəndər ðə naɪf ɛz ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli ɛz ʤoʊi ˈjɛloʊ ənd blæk trək, kɔld. ðə ˈbɑdi ɪz ˈizəli ˌrɛkəgˈnaɪzəbəl ɛz ə 2001 fɔrd ˈreɪnʤər, bət lʊks ˈsəmˌhaʊ ˈdɪfərənt æt fərst glæns. wɪn ju ˈnoʊtɪs ðə flɛrd ˈfɛndərz ənd ˈsupər ˈduti grɪl ðət həz bɪn kət, ˈnɛroʊd ənd riˈʃeɪpt tɪ fɪt ðə frənt ɛnd. ðə ˈkəstəm grɪl ɪz ʤɪst ə hɪnt æt ðə ɪkˈstɛnsɪv wərk ðət həz bɪn dən ɔn ðɪs trək. ʤoʊi ənd hɪz kru ər ˈrɛgjələrz æt ðə ˈkænjən ˈɛriə ɪn ˈsəðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ðeɪ ləv tɪ ˈʧælənʤ ðə təreɪn ðɛr, bət ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ meɪk ə pɔɪnt əv ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈrɛskju wɪn ˈəðərz gɪt stək. ɪz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈgɪtɪŋ aʊt əv ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɔn ɪts oʊn. fər ˈəðərz ðət ər lɛs ˈfɔrʧənət, ðɛr ɪz ə wɪnʧ wɪθ 300 fit əv ˈkeɪbəl ˈmaʊnɪd bɪtˈwin ðə freɪm reɪlz aʊt bæk. ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl ʤoʊi həz hɛlpt tɪ gɪt ənˈstək ənd ðə ʃoʊ hi pʊts ɔn ɪn hæv meɪd ɪm ˈsəmˈwət əv ə səˈlɛbrɪti æt ðə ˈɛriə. hɪz ˈpərsɪnəl bɛst hæd ɪm duɪŋ 31 rɪˈkəvəriz, ɔl ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl deɪ! ʤoʊi pʊts hɪz trək tɪ ðə tɛst ɔl əv ðə taɪm, soʊ ˈɛvəri ɪnʧ əv ɪt həz bɪn bɪlt wɪθ strɛŋθ ɪn maɪnd. ðə ˈʧæsi ˈstɑrtɪd laɪf ˈəndər ə 1987 ənd həz sɪns bɪn gusseted*, bɑkst, ɪn ðə rɪr; ˈɔlsoʊ, ˈsɛvərəl hæv bɪn ˈædɪd. ˈkɛrfəl ˈplænɪŋ həz bɪn juzd ɪn ðə dɪˈzaɪn soʊ ðət ðə keɪʤ ɪz ˈmeɪtɪd tɪ ðə freɪm ɪn ðə seɪm loʊˈkeɪʃən ɛz ˈsɛvərəl əv ðə ˈædɪd. ðɪs taɪz ðə ɪnˈtaɪər trək təˈgɛðər ənd prəˈvaɪdz ðə strɛŋθ ˈnidɪd wɪn ˈkaʊntɪŋ ɔn ðə tɔrk frəm ðə ˈɪnʤən ər ðə grənt frəm ðə wɪnʧ. ðə ɪz pjʊr bif. ʤoʊi həz hæd ˈsɛvərəl fɔrdz ˈəndər ðə hʊd ɪn ˈnæʧərəli ˈæspərˌeɪtɪd, fuel-injected*, ənd kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃənz. ðə bɪg blɑks ər gɔn, ənd ɪn ðɛr pleɪs ɪz ə ˈdizəl ðə ˈtərboʊˌʧɑrʤd ənd ˈdizəl pʊts aʊt 515 ˈhɔrˌspaʊər wɪn ˈproʊˌgræmd æt ðə ˈfæktəri ˈsɛtɪŋz; 785 wɪn kræŋkt əp tɪ fʊl reɪs moʊd. ɪt həz ɛnˈhænst fjuəl floʊ ənd ˈbɛtər ˈbriðɪŋ du tɪ ˈprɑdəkts frəm pəˈsɪfɪk pərˈfɔrməns ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ (ppe*). ˈɔlsoʊ səˈplaɪd ðə ˈtunər ðət əˈlaʊz ðə ɛnˈhænst ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ tɪ teɪk pleɪs. ˈpləmɪŋ ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈtərboʊ, ˈreɪdiˌeɪtər laɪnz, trænzˈmɪʃən ˈpləmɪŋ, ənd breɪk laɪnz wər ɔl dən baɪ ənd ʧif mɪˈkænɪk ˈændi batestelli*. ðə tɔrk ɪz ˈtrænsfərd θru ən ˈælɪsən trænzˈmɪʃən tɪ ə dɪˈvɔrst gɪr ˈdrɪvən ˈtrænsfər keɪs wɪθ ə paʊər teɪk ɔf ðət spɪnz ðə wɪnʧ. ðə frənt ˌdɪfərˈɛnʃəl ɪz ə ˈkɪŋˌpɪn ˈdeɪnə 60 wɪθ gɪrz ənd ə paʊər lɑk ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈlɑkər ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd baɪ frɛnd, kɑrl noʊl. kɑrl ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlpt wɪθ ðə ˈkəstəm haɪ stɪr ˈsɛˌtəp ðət ˈhændəlz ðə loʊd wɪn ˈtərnɪŋ ðə taɪərz ˈmaʊnɪd tɪ ˈmɑnstər wilz. aʊt bæk rɪˈzaɪdz mɔr əv wərk ə fʊl ˈfloʊtɪŋ wɪθ dɪsk breɪks ənd ən ˈitən ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ˈlɑkər. ˈkəstəm ˈætləs lif spərɪŋz dɪˈzaɪnd baɪ fərˈnɑndoʊ guˈtjɛrɛz gɪv ə kənˈtroʊld raɪd waɪl əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈæmpəl ˌɑrtɪkjəˈleɪʃən, ənd ˈrænʧoʊ ʃɑks teɪk kɛr əv ðə ˈdæmpɪŋ. ðə ˈkəstəm ˈfiʧərz kənˈtɪnju wɪn ju ˈɛnər ðə kæb. ˈɑkjəpənts raɪd ɪn ðə ˈkəmfərt əv səˈspɛnʃən sits ðət ər sɪˈkjʊrli ˈmaʊnɪd tɪ ðə roʊl keɪʤ ənd ər ˈfərðər sɪˈkjʊrd baɪ ˈhɑrnəsɪz. ə fʊl ˈkɑmpləmənt əv ˈgeɪʤɪz ər strəˈtiʤɪkli pleɪst ɪn ðə dæʃ ðət həz bɪn ˈnɛroʊd tɪ fɪt ðə kæb. ə ˈpeɪnləs pərˈfɔrməns ˈprɑdəkts roʊl keɪʤ ˈmaʊnɪd swɪʧ ˈpænəl ˈoʊvərˈhɛd ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈteɪnz ˈvaɪtəl fˈjuzɪz ɪn ˈizi riʧ waɪl stræpt ɪn. huˈɛvər teɪks ðɪs wil ɪn ðɛr hænz ɪz ɪn kənˈtroʊl əv ə ˈvɛri ˈpaʊərfəl bist əv ə trək. wɪˈθɪn ˈizi riʧ ɪz ə grænt ˈstɪrɪŋ wil ənd ˈʧitə ˈʃɪftər. braɪs ˈbɪləts ɪz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə ˈkəstəm ˈwaɪrɪŋ, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz ə hɪnʤd, ˈpænəl ðət meɪks ˈækˌsɛs kwɪk ənd ˈizi. ʤɪst bɪˈhaɪnd ðə sit ɪz ə ˈstɔrɪʤ bɑks wɪθ dɔrz meɪd baɪ ʤoʊi hu ɪz ə ˈkæbənət ˈmeɪkər baɪ treɪd. ðə bɑks juzd tɪ bi ˈmaʊnɪd ɪn ðə bɛd bət wɑz muvd ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə kæb. ˌɪnˈsaɪd ənd aʊt, həz sin ˌnɑnˈstɑp ˌɛvəˈluʃən ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz. ðə ˈmɛni aʊərz spɛnt pleɪɪŋ ɪn ðə məd ənd rɑks, nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ˈkaʊntləs rɪˈkəvəriz hæv lɛd tɪ ə praɪm ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðə ˈəltəmət ˈviɪkəl.
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a* ap= new a(); //object on heap(ap); // not call by reference, scream the language lawyers!
you are the one who seems to be screaming, not the supposed "language lawyers" is defined as(a*); it's the actual c++ spec that calls this
a a; // object on stack(&a); // not call by ref, scream the lawyers again!
again, you are screaming here. you're using the operator to obtain a pointer. this pointer is then passed to ation for which we already established it was. this example adds little to nothing. it's the actual c++ spec that calls this.
func2(a); // finally, a call by reference, scream the lawyers, with their whiny voices!
and again, you are the one who's screaming.2 is defined as2(a &); so yes, according to the c++ standard this is called.
the language lawyers would have us state that the object "*ap" is not passed by reference to solely because "ap" is passed by value.
indeed, since not passing the version of "ap" to(). the call you're doing is(ap), so what's getting passed is the pointer "ap", and that pointer is passed by value.
same with the second invocation of using &a.
because it is the same. in this case too you are not passing an object. what you are passing is the address of an object, which is a pointer. since it's the exact same, the semantics are the same here. the semantics are tied to the definition of thetion, not to where a happens to obtain a pointer from.
how this helps the language lawyers sleep at night is beyond me!
mark, we very much know all of this is beyond you. it's very obvious.
do notice that there were only two examples being shown. from the list given by arjan:
value variable passed) pointer variable passed (func)
no definition of was given, but assume the following:
void(a*) {
apointer = new a();
}
this assignment will have zero effect on the variable "ap" that's being passed in. if you were to use however this would have an effect.
this is easily demonstrated with the following code:
#include <iostream>
class a {
public:
int value;
};
void a) {
a = new a;
a->value = 0;
}
void &a) {
a = new a;
a->value = 0;
}
int main() {
a* a = new a;
a->value = 3;
cout << "initial value:" << << endl;
callbyvalueptrassign(a);
cout << "after call by value:" << << endl;
callbyreferenceptrassign(a);
cout << "after call by reference:" << << endl;
return 0;
}
without touching the original
#include <iostream>
class a {
public: value;
};
void a) { = 1;
}
void &a) {
a = new a; = 0;
}
int main() {
a* a = new a; a* b = a; = 3;
cout << "initial value a:" << << endl; << "initial value b:" << << endl;
callbyvaluemutate(a);
cout << "after call by value a:" << << endl; << "after call by value b:" << << endl;
callbyreferenceptrassign(a);
cout << "after call by reference a:" << << endl; << "after call by reference b:" << << endl;
return 0;}
callbyvaluemutatetion, we mutate the object.
as expected, after the call we see the change in main via both a en b. this is logical, they point to the same instance. a pointer was involved, the state of an object was mutated, and this change was visible outside thetion, but the calling convention is still. this is by definition of the c++ spec.
in the next call we use to pass in "a". now we assign a new instance to "a" and mutate this. after the call, the change is seen via "a", as it prints the 0 that we assigned to the "value" member of this new instance. however, we haven't touched the instance that a en b originally pointed to. this is seen as we observe that for b the old value is printed.
it's this last effect that is impossible to achieve in java. we can mutate the state of the object our pointer points to, but this has the that everyone else who points to that object also sees this change. if the class involved is immutable (as with a string or a long) we cannot even do this. what we want to achieve is simply doing an assignment; assign a new pointer. if you want to do this from ation being called, you need. java doesn't have, so it's impossible to a variable from the caller in a callee.
the output will call by call by for yourself here: in both cases pointers are being passedo thetion. in both cases a new instance of a is assigned to thetion parameter, and this new instance is mutated to hold the value 0. in the case of the version, this change is not propagated to the calling maintion. before and after the call the value is still 3 and thus the a in main still points to the same the case of the version, the change is propagated, and the value is now you are probably going to scream that both type oftions can mutate the instance that the a being passedo points to. so, at this point i can imagine your hands itching to write a version that also a's value to however is not what distinguishes call-by-refernence. let's the variable being passed in point to another instance,. we often don't want to mutate the original a, since others might point to this as well, and they will be effected is demonstrated by the following output will value value call by value call by value call by reference call by reference this one here: what happens is that a new instance is created and both "a" and "b" point to it. if we pass "a"o thetion, it gets another copy of the pointer pointing to the one and only instance. there are now thus 3 pointers to it. via this pointer that happens to live in the
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ə* ˌeɪˈpi= nu ə(); //ˈɑbʤɛkt ɔn hip func(ap*); nɑt kɔl baɪ ˈrɛfərəns, skrim ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈlɔjərz! ju ər ðə wən hu simz tɪ bi ˈskrimɪŋ, nɑt ðə səˈpoʊzd "ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈlɔjərz" ɪz dɪˈfaɪnd ɛz); ɪts ðə ˈækʧəwəl si++ spɛk ðət kɔlz ðɪs ə ə; ˈɑbʤɛkt ɔn stæk func(&a*); nɑt kɔl baɪ rɛf, skrim ðə ˈlɔjərz əˈgɛn! əˈgɛn, ju ər ˈskrimɪŋ hir. jʊr ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈɑpərˌeɪtər tɪ əbˈteɪn ə ˈpɔɪntər. ðɪs ˈpɔɪntər ɪz ðɛn pæst tɪ ə ˈfəŋkʃən fər wɪʧ wi ɔˈrɛdi ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪt wɑz. ðɪs ɪgˈzæmpəl ædz ˈlɪtəl tɪ ˈnəθɪŋ. ɪts ðə ˈækʧəwəl si++ spɛk ðət kɔlz ðɪs.); ˈfaɪnəli, ə kɔl baɪ ˈrɛfərəns, skrim ðə ˈlɔjərz, wɪθ ðɛr ˈwaɪni ˈvɔɪsɪz! ənd əˈgɛn, ju ər ðə wən huz ˈskrimɪŋ. ɪz dɪˈfaɪnd ɛz soʊ jɛs, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə si++ ˈstændərd ðɪs ɪz kɔld. ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈlɔjərz wʊd hæv ˈjuˈɛs steɪt ðət ðə ˈɑbʤɛkt "*ˌeɪˈpi" ɪz nɑt pæst baɪ ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ˈsoʊəli bɪˈkəz "ˌeɪˈpi" ɪz pæst baɪ ˈvælju. ˌɪnˈdid, sɪns nɑt ˈpæsɪŋ ðə ˈvərʒən əv "ˌeɪˈpi" tɪ(). ðə kɔl jʊr duɪŋ ɪz func(ap*), soʊ wəts ˈgɪtɪŋ pæst ɪz ðə ˈpɔɪntər "ˌeɪˈpi", ənd ðət ˈpɔɪntər ɪz pæst baɪ ˈvælju. seɪm wɪθ ðə ˈsɛkənd ˌɪnvəˈkeɪʃən əv ˈjuzɪŋ &ə. bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ðə seɪm. ɪn ðɪs keɪs tu ju ər nɑt ˈpæsɪŋ ən ˈɑbʤɛkt. wət ju ər ˈpæsɪŋ ɪz ðə ˈæˌdrɛs əv ən ˈɑbʤɛkt, wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈpɔɪntər. sɪns ɪts ðə ɪgˈzækt seɪm, ðə sɪˈmæntɪks ər ðə seɪm hir. ðə sɪˈmæntɪks ər taɪd tɪ ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ðə ˈfəŋkʃən, nɑt tɪ wɛr ə ˈhæpənz tɪ əbˈteɪn ə ˈpɔɪntər frəm. haʊ ðɪs hɛlps ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈlɔjərz slip æt naɪt ɪz bɪɔnd mi! mɑrk, wi ˈvɛri məʧ noʊ ɔl əv ðɪs ɪz bɪɔnd ju. ɪts ˈvɛri ˈɑbviəs. du ˈnoʊtɪs ðət ðɛr wər ˈoʊnli tu ɪgˈzæmpəlz biɪŋ ʃoʊn. frəm ðə lɪst ˈgɪvɪn baɪ arjan*: ˈvælju ˈvɛriəbəl pæst ˈpɔɪntər ˈvɛriəbəl pæst (func*) noʊ ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv wɑz ˈgɪvɪn, bət əˈsum ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: vɔɪd) nu ə(); ðɪs əˈsaɪnmənt wɪl hæv ˈziroʊ ˈifɛkt ɔn ðə ˈvɛriəbəl "ˌeɪˈpi" ðæts biɪŋ pæst ɪn. ɪf ju wər tɪ juz ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðɪs wʊd hæv ən ˈifɛkt. ðɪs ɪz ˈizəli ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd wɪθ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ koʊd: #ˌɪnˈklud <iostream*> klæs ə ˈpəblɪk: ˈvælju; vɔɪd ə) ə nu ə; 0 vɔɪd &ə) ə nu ə; 0 meɪn() ə nu ə; 3 "ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈvælju:" endl*; callbyvalueptrassign(a*); "ˈæftər kɔl baɪ ˈvælju:" endl*; callbyreferenceptrassign(a*); "ˈæftər kɔl baɪ ˈrɛfərəns:" endl*; rɪˈtərn 0 wɪˈθaʊt ˈtəʧɪŋ ðə ərˈɪʤənəl #ˌɪnˈklud <iostream*> klæs ə ˈpəblɪk: ˈvælju; vɔɪd ə) 1 vɔɪd &ə) ə nu ə; 0 meɪn() ə nu ə; bi ə; 3 "ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈvælju ə:" endl*; "ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈvælju bi:" endl*; callbyvaluemutate(a*); "ˈæftər kɔl baɪ ˈvælju ə:" endl*; "ˈæftər kɔl baɪ ˈvælju bi:" endl*; callbyreferenceptrassign(a*); "ˈæftər kɔl baɪ ˈrɛfərəns ə:" endl*; "ˈæftər kɔl baɪ ˈrɛfərəns bi:" endl*; rɪˈtərn 0 ˈfəŋkʃən, wi mˈjuˌteɪt ðə ˈɑbʤɛkt. ɛz ɪkˈspɛktɪd, ˈæftər ðə kɔl wi si ðə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn meɪn ˈviə boʊθ ə ɛn bi. ðɪs ɪz ˈlɑʤɪkəl, ðeɪ pɔɪnt tɪ ðə seɪm ˈɪnstəns. ə ˈpɔɪntər wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd, ðə steɪt əv ən ˈɑbʤɛkt wɑz mˈjuˌteɪtɪd, ənd ðɪs ʧeɪnʤ wɑz ˈvɪzəbəl ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈfəŋkʃən, bət ðə ˈkɔlɪŋ kənˈvɛnʃən ɪz stɪl. ðɪs ɪz baɪ ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ðə si++ spɛk. ɪn ðə nɛkst kɔl wi juz tɪ pæs ɪn "ə". naʊ wi əˈsaɪn ə nu ˈɪnstəns tɪ "ə" ənd mˈjuˌteɪt ðɪs. ˈæftər ðə kɔl, ðə ʧeɪnʤ ɪz sin ˈviə "ə", ɛz ɪt prɪnts ðə 0 ðət wi əˈsaɪnd tɪ ðə "ˈvælju" ˈmɛmbər əv ðɪs nu ˈɪnstəns. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wi ˈhævənt təʧt ðə ˈɪnstəns ðət ə ɛn bi ərˈɪʤənəli ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ. ðɪs ɪz sin ɛz wi əbˈzərv ðət fər bi ðə oʊld ˈvælju ɪz ˈprɪnɪd. ɪts ðɪs læst ˈifɛkt ðət ɪz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ əˈʧiv ɪn ˈʤɑvə. wi kən mˈjuˌteɪt ðə steɪt əv ðə ˈɑbʤɛkt ɑr ˈpɔɪntər pɔɪnts tɪ, bət ðɪs həz ðə ðət ˈɛvriˌwən ɛls hu pɔɪnts tɪ ðət ˈɑbʤɛkt ˈɔlsoʊ siz ðɪs ʧeɪnʤ. ɪf ðə klæs ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪz ˌɪmˈjutəbəl (ɛz wɪθ ə strɪŋ ər ə lɔŋ) wi ˈkænɑt ˈivɪn du ðɪs. wət wi wɔnt tɪ əˈʧiv ɪz ˈsɪmpli duɪŋ ən əˈsaɪnmənt; əˈsaɪn ə nu ˈpɔɪntər. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ du ðɪs frəm ə ˈfəŋkʃən biɪŋ kɔld, ju nid. ˈʤɑvə ˈdəzənt hæv, soʊ ɪts ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ə ˈvɛriəbəl frəm ðə ˈkɔlər ɪn ə callee*. ðə ˈaʊtˌpʊt wɪl kɔl baɪ kɔl baɪ fər ˈjɔrsɛlf hir: ɪn boʊθ ˈkeɪsɪz ˈpɔɪntərz ər biɪŋ pæst ˈɪntu ðə ˈfəŋkʃən. ɪn boʊθ ˈkeɪsɪz ə nu ˈɪnstəns əv ə ɪz əˈsaɪnd tɪ ðə ˈfəŋkʃən pərˈæmətər, ənd ðɪs nu ˈɪnstəns ɪz mˈjuˌteɪtɪd tɪ hoʊld ðə ˈvælju 0 ɪn ðə keɪs əv ðə ˈvərʒən, ðɪs ʧeɪnʤ ɪz nɑt ˈprɑpəˌgeɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈkɔlɪŋ meɪn ˈfəŋkʃən. ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ˈæftər ðə kɔl ðə ˈvælju ɪz stɪl 3 ənd ðəs ðə ə ɪn meɪn stɪl pɔɪnts tɪ ðə seɪm ðə keɪs əv ðə ˈvərʒən, ðə ʧeɪnʤ ɪz ˈprɑpəˌgeɪtɪd, ənd ðə ˈvælju ɪz naʊ ju ər ˈprɑbəˌbli goʊɪŋ tɪ skrim ðət boʊθ taɪp əv ˈfəŋkʃənz kən mˈjuˌteɪt ðə ˈɪnstəns ðət ðə ə biɪŋ pæst ˈɪntu pɔɪnts tɪ. soʊ, æt ðɪs pɔɪnt aɪ kən ˌɪˈmæʤən jʊr hænz ˈɪʧɪŋ tɪ raɪt ə ˈvərʒən ðət ˈɔlsoʊ eɪz ˈvælju tɪ ˌhaʊˈɛvər ɪz nɑt wət dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃɪz call-by-refernence*. lɛts ðə ˈvɛriəbəl biɪŋ pæst ɪn pɔɪnt tɪ əˈnəðər ˈɪnstəns,. wi ˈɔfən doʊnt wɔnt tɪ mˈjuˌteɪt ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ə, sɪns ˈəðərz maɪt pɔɪnt tɪ ðɪs ɛz wɛl, ənd ðeɪ wɪl bi ˈifɛktɪd ɪz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈaʊtˌpʊt wɪl ˈvælju ˈvælju kɔl baɪ ˈvælju kɔl baɪ ˈvælju kɔl baɪ ˈrɛfərəns kɔl baɪ ˈrɛfərəns ðɪs wən hir: wət ˈhæpənz ɪz ðət ə nu ˈɪnstəns ɪz kriˈeɪtɪd ənd boʊθ "ə" ənd "bi" pɔɪnt tɪ ɪt. ɪf wi pæs "ə" ˈɪntu ðə ˈfəŋkʃən, ɪt gɪts əˈnəðər ˈkɑpi əv ðə ˈpɔɪntər ˈpɔɪntɪŋ tɪ ðə wən ənd ˈoʊnli ˈɪnstəns. ðɛr ər naʊ ðəs 3 ˈpɔɪntərz tɪ ɪt. ˈviə ðɪs ˈpɔɪntər ðət ˈhæpənz tɪ lɪv ɪn ðə
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a woman who accused the internal revenue service of driving her husband to suicide said today that the agency had agreed to settle her $1 million lawsuit by eliminating her tax debt of more than $400,000 and letting her keep her home.
''what happened to me could have happened to any taxpayer,'' said the woman, shirley barron. ''i hope my story will influence lawmakers.''
the barron case, one of the first lawsuits filed under a 1996 amendment to the taxpayers' bill of rights, was cited last fall during senate hearings into abuses by the agency. the senate is holding another round of hearings now.
mrs. barron's husband, bruce, a lawyer, killed himself by carbon monoxide poisoning in his garage in 1996 after learning that a bank was foreclosing on the couple's home in derry because the i.r.s. had placed a lien on it.
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in a suicide note, he blamed the agency and the bank, saying they are ''bigger than me.'' he went on to write: ''one sits, does nothing, and watches you die. one needs to clear its books.''
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ə ˈwʊmən hu əˈkjuzd ðə ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈrɛvəˌnu ˈsərvɪs əv ˈdraɪvɪŋ hər ˈhəzbənd tɪ ˈsuɪˌsaɪd sɛd təˈdeɪ ðət ðə ˈeɪʤənsi hæd əˈgrid tɪ ˈsɛtəl hər 1 ˈmɪljən ˈlɔˌsut baɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪŋ hər tæks dɛt əv mɔr ðən ənd ˈlɛtɪŋ hər kip hər hoʊm. ''wət ˈhæpənd tɪ mi kʊd hæv ˈhæpənd tɪ ˈɛni ˈtækˌspeɪər,'' sɛd ðə ˈwʊmən, ˈʃərli ˈbærən. ''aɪ hoʊp maɪ ˈstɔri wɪl ˈɪnfluəns ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz.'' ðə ˈbærən keɪs, wən əv ðə fərst ˈlɔˌsuts faɪld ˈəndər ə 1996 əˈmɛndmənt tɪ ðə ˈtækˌspeɪərz' bɪl əv raɪts, wɑz ˈsaɪtɪd læst fɔl ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈsɛnɪt ˈhirɪŋz ˈɪntu əˈbjuzɪz baɪ ðə ˈeɪʤənsi. ðə ˈsɛnɪt ɪz ˈhoʊldɪŋ əˈnəðər raʊnd əv ˈhirɪŋz naʊ. ˈmɪsɪz. ˈbærənz ˈhəzbənd, brus, ə ˈlɔjər, kɪld hɪmˈsɛlf baɪ ˈkɑrbən məˈnɑksaɪd ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ ɪn hɪz gərɑʒ ɪn 1996 ˈæftər ˈlərnɪŋ ðət ə bæŋk wɑz fɔrˈkloʊzɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈkəpəlz hoʊm ɪn ˈdɛri bɪˈkəz ðə i.r.s*. hæd pleɪst ə lin ɔn ɪt. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri ɪn ə ˈsuɪˌsaɪd noʊt, hi bleɪmd ðə ˈeɪʤənsi ənd ðə bæŋk, seɪɪŋ ðeɪ ər ''ˈbɪgər ðən mi.'' hi wɛnt ɔn tɪ raɪt: ''wən sɪts, dɪz ˈnəθɪŋ, ənd ˈwɑʧɪz ju daɪ. wən nidz tɪ klɪr ɪts bʊks.''
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the jump follows a boom and bust in fine wines after the financial crisis, when chinese buying exploded and then cooled. now that prices have stabilized and the chinese economy remains strong, buying has picked up again. wealthy chinese are not only scooping up the fine wines, but they've also developed a taste for vineyards, snapping up more than 100 chateaux in france's bordeaux region.
but wine prices are also being driven by strength from strong economies in the u.s., europe and the rest of asia. and chinese buyers are becoming more expert buyers.
"after the crisis, the chinese buyers were buying wines not because they liked them, but because they perceived those wines to be the ones to buy," said andrew shirley, who compiled the report for knight frank. "we saw that bubble pop. now the chinese wine buyers are more connoisseurs."
sotheby's led the global wine auction market last year, with total sales up 22 percent over 2015. it's sale of wines from the cellar of william koch fetched $22 million, and a lot of 1945 chateau mouton rothschild went for $343,000 way above its $120,000 estimate.
at the same time, classic cars are taking a spill. after dominating the collectible list for years, with price increases, classic car prices grew only 2 percent over the past 12 months, according to knight frank. they fell to sixth place on the ranking of collectibles.
"i think cars are in for a period of flatter growth," shirley said.
art ranked second after wine, reporting growth of 7 percent. but given the recent strength of the market and some important masterpieces expected to come up for sale in the fall, art could end the year at the top spot.
"art buyers have become more selective," shirley said. "but i wouldn't be surprised to see art end the year on top."
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ðə ʤəmp ˈfɑloʊz ə bum ənd bəst ɪn faɪn waɪnz ˈæftər ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkraɪsəs, wɪn ʧaɪˈniz baɪɪŋ ɪkˈsploʊdɪd ənd ðɛn kuld. naʊ ðət ˈpraɪsɪz hæv ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪzd ənd ðə ʧaɪˈniz ɪˈkɑnəmi rɪˈmeɪnz strɔŋ, baɪɪŋ həz pɪkt əp əˈgɛn. ˈwɛlθi ʧaɪˈniz ər nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈskupɪŋ əp ðə faɪn waɪnz, bət ðeɪv ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈvɛləpt ə teɪst fər ˈvɪnjərdz, sˈnæpɪŋ əp mɔr ðən 100 ʃəˈtoʊ ɪn ˈfrænsɪz bɔrˈdoʊ ˈriʤən. bət waɪn ˈpraɪsɪz ər ˈɔlsoʊ biɪŋ ˈdrɪvən baɪ strɛŋθ frəm strɔŋ ɪˈkɑnəmiz ɪn ðə juz., ˈjʊrəp ənd ðə rɛst əv ˈeɪʒə. ənd ʧaɪˈniz baɪərz ər bɪˈkəmɪŋ mɔr ˈɛkspərt baɪərz. "ˈæftər ðə ˈkraɪsəs, ðə ʧaɪˈniz baɪərz wər baɪɪŋ waɪnz nɑt bɪˈkəz ðeɪ laɪkt ðɛm, bət bɪˈkəz ðeɪ pərˈsivd ðoʊz waɪnz tɪ bi ðə wənz tɪ baɪ," sɛd ˈændru ˈʃərli, hu kəmˈpaɪld ðə rɪˈpɔrt fər naɪt fræŋk. "wi sɔ ðət ˈbəbəl pɑp. naʊ ðə ʧaɪˈniz waɪn baɪərz ər mɔr ˌkɑnəˈsərz." ˈsɑθəbiz lɛd ðə ˈgloʊbəl waɪn ˈɔkʃən ˈmɑrkɪt læst jɪr, wɪθ ˈtoʊtəl seɪlz əp 22 pərˈsɛnt ˈoʊvər 2015 ɪts seɪl əv waɪnz frəm ðə ˈsɛlər əv ˈwɪljəm kɔʧ fɛʧt 22 ˈmɪljən, ənd ə lɔt əv 1945 ʃæˈtoʊ ˈmutɔn ˈrɔθsˌʧaɪld wɛnt fər weɪ əˈbəv ɪts ˈɛstəˌmeɪt. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ˈklæsɪk kɑz ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ə spɪl. ˈæftər ˈdɑməˌneɪtɪŋ ðə kəˈlɛktəbəl lɪst fər jɪrz, wɪθ praɪs ˌɪnˈkrisɪz, ˈklæsɪk kɑr ˈpraɪsɪz gru ˈoʊnli 2 pərˈsɛnt ˈoʊvər ðə pæst 12 mənθs, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ naɪt fræŋk. ðeɪ fɛl tɪ sɪksθ pleɪs ɔn ðə ˈræŋkɪŋ əv kəˈlɛktəbəlz. "aɪ θɪŋk kɑz ər ɪn fər ə ˈpɪriəd əv ˈflætər groʊθ," ˈʃərli sɛd. ɑrt ræŋkt ˈsɛkənd ˈæftər waɪn, rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ groʊθ əv 7 pərˈsɛnt. bət ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈrisənt strɛŋθ əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ənd səm ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈmæstərˌpisɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ kəm əp fər seɪl ɪn ðə fɔl, ɑrt kʊd ɛnd ðə jɪr æt ðə tɔp spɑt. "ɑrt baɪərz hæv bɪˈkəm mɔr səˈlɛktɪv," ˈʃərli sɛd. "bət aɪ ˈwʊdənt bi səˈpraɪzd tɪ si ɑrt ɛnd ðə jɪr ɔn tɔp."
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image caption dr ron hill, 76, completed the heaton park in under 30 minutes
former olympian ron hill has completed his ambitious goal of running at least a mile a day for 50 years.
dr hill, who started to log runs on 20 december 1964, finished heaton park earlier.
the 76 year old, who lives in hyde but grew up in accrington, lancashire, has competed in three olympic games and has won gold at the commonwealth games.
the distance recorded in his log book adds up to miles, or running around the world more than six times.
after a "disastrous" olympics in tokyo, he said he started running daily to "get the best out of myself".
he said: "once you get into the habit of it, you just do it. just get wrapped up and get out the door.
"it's [my] advice to everybody - just start running and within five minutes you're in your stride and probably enjoying it."
dr hill was the first british runner to win the boston marathon. in later years he went into business, setting up a sportswear company.
image caption dr hill, pictured centre, has clocked up miles in his log book
he set several world records during his career, including a time at the 1970 commonwealth games marathon in edinburgh.
the of the heaton park said they were "honoured that he has chosen to celebrate this milestone with us".
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ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈdɑktər rɑn hɪl, 76 kəmˈplitɪd ðə ˈhitən pɑrk ɪn ˈəndər 30 ˈmɪnəts ˈfɔrmər oʊˈlɪmpiən rɑn hɪl həz kəmˈplitɪd hɪz æmˈbɪʃəs goʊl əv ˈrənɪŋ æt list ə maɪl ə deɪ fər 50 jɪrz. ˈdɑktər hɪl, hu ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ lɔg rənz ɔn 20 dɪˈsɛmbər 1964 ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈhitən pɑrk ˈərliər. ðə 76 jɪr oʊld, hu lɪvz ɪn haɪd bət gru əp ɪn accrington*, ˈlæŋkəˌʃaɪr, həz kəmˈpitɪd ɪn θri oʊˈlɪmpɪk geɪmz ənd həz wən goʊld æt ðə ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ geɪmz. ðə ˈdɪstəns rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɪn hɪz lɔg bʊk ædz əp tɪ maɪəlz, ər ˈrənɪŋ əraʊnd ðə wərld mɔr ðən sɪks taɪmz. ˈæftər ə "dɪˈzæstrəs" oʊˈlɪmpɪks ɪn ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ, hi sɛd hi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈrənɪŋ ˈdeɪli tɪ "gɪt ðə bɛst aʊt əv ˌmaɪˈsɛlf". hi sɛd: "wəns ju gɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈhæbət əv ɪt, ju ʤɪst du ɪt. ʤɪst gɪt ræpt əp ənd gɪt aʊt ðə dɔr. "ɪts [maɪ] ədˈvaɪs tɪ ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ʤɪst stɑrt ˈrənɪŋ ənd wɪˈθɪn faɪv ˈmɪnəts jʊr ɪn jʊr straɪd ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ ɪt." ˈdɑktər hɪl wɑz ðə fərst ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈrənər tɪ wɪn ðə ˈbɔstən ˈmɛrəˌθɑn. ɪn ˈleɪtər jɪrz hi wɛnt ˈɪntu ˈbɪznɪs, ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ə ˈspɔrtsˌwɛr ˈkəmpəˌni. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈdɑktər hɪl, ˈpɪkʧərd ˈsɛntər, həz klɑkt əp maɪəlz ɪn hɪz lɔg bʊk hi sɛt ˈsɛvərəl wərld ˈrɛkərdz ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz kərɪr, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə taɪm æt ðə 1970 ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ geɪmz ˈmɛrəˌθɑn ɪn ˈɛdənbəroʊ. ðə əv ðə ˈhitən pɑrk sɛd ðeɪ wər "ˈɑnərd ðət hi həz ˈʧoʊzən tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ðɪs ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs".
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president trump on thursday blasted the media, saying it doesn't want to cover an uranium deal with russia.
"uranium deal to russia, with clinton help and obama administration knowledge, is the biggest story that fake media doesn't want to follow!" trump tweeted.
uranium deal to russia, with clinton help and obama administration knowledge, is the biggest story that fake media doesn't want to follow! donald j. trump (@realdonaldtrump) october 19, 2017
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the tweet comes after a report published by the hill that the fbi had gathered substantial evidence of bribery, kickbacks, extortion and money laundering before the obama administration approved a controversial deal in 2010 giving moscow control of a large swath of the united states' uranium supply.
the senate judiciary committee on wednesday sought permission to interview an fbi informant who helped agents uncover the scheme.
trump frequently targets the media, blasting networks for their coverage of his administration.
earlier this month, he said the broadcast licenses of networks should be challenged and revoked, if appropriate.
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ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈblæstɪd ðə ˈmidiə, seɪɪŋ ɪt ˈdəzənt wɔnt tɪ ˈkəvər ən jərˈeɪniəm dil wɪθ ˈrəʃə. "jərˈeɪniəm dil tɪ ˈrəʃə, wɪθ ˈklɪntən hɛlp ənd ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈnɑlɪʤ, ɪz ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈstɔri ðət feɪk ˈmidiə ˈdəzənt wɔnt tɪ ˈfɑloʊ!" trəmp tweeted*. jərˈeɪniəm dil tɪ ˈrəʃə, wɪθ ˈklɪntən hɛlp ənd ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈnɑlɪʤ, ɪz ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈstɔri ðət feɪk ˈmidiə ˈdəzənt wɔnt tɪ ˈfɑloʊ! ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp (@realdonaldtrump*) ɑkˈtoʊbər 19 2017 ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə twit kəmz ˈæftər ə rɪˈpɔrt ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ðə hɪl ðət ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ hæd ˈgæðərd səbˈstænʃəl ˈɛvədəns əv ˈbraɪbəri, ˈkɪkˌbæks, ɛkˈstɔrʃən ənd ˈməni ˈlɔndərɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əˈpruvd ə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl dil ɪn 2010 ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈmɔˌskaʊ kənˈtroʊl əv ə lɑrʤ swɑθ əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts' jərˈeɪniəm səˈplaɪ. ðə ˈsɛnɪt ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri kəˈmɪti ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ sɔt pərˈmɪʃən tɪ ˈɪntərvˌju ən ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˌɪnˈfɔrmənt hu hɛlpt ˈeɪʤənts ənˈkəvər ðə skim. trəmp ˈfrikwɛntli ˈtɑrgəts ðə ˈmidiə, ˈblæstɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərks fər ðɛr ˈkəvərɪʤ əv hɪz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ, hi sɛd ðə ˈbrɔdˌkæst ˈlaɪsənsɪz əv ˈnɛtˌwərks ʃʊd bi ˈʧælənʤd ənd rɪˈvoʊkt, ɪf əˈproʊpriˌeɪt.
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reuters | 08, 2017
* steel minister, sail execs to explore teck mines in canada
* india seeks alternative supplies after australia cyclone
* sail exploring pricing deals with teck
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new delhi,y 8 (reuters) - india is in talks with canada's teck resources ltd , the largest north american producer of coking coal used to make steel, for long-term purchase agreements after a disruption in australia cut supplies earlier this year.
india has joined top buyers china and japan to scour new markets after a powerful cyclone hit australia that knocked out rail lines carrying coking coal to ports for export, causing a surge in prices. minister singh will be in canada on sunday along with executives of steel authority of india ltd (sail) for talks with teck over long-term, price deals, a top official in the steel ministry said, declining to be identified as the talks have not been made public.
"coking coal prices went haywire because of the natural calamity in australia. there is every reason for india to not depend on only one source for coking coal," the official said, adding the canadian government had called upon the indian minister to visit the country's mines.
sail and teck may explore signing a preliminary agreement, the official said.
at present, sail meets a little over of its needs from billiton ,.ax , the world's biggest shipper of coking coal, according to a second government official.
india needs about 56 million to 57 million tonnes of coking coal every year, of which about 85 percent is imported. according to the government's national steel policy, india's coking coal requirements will more than double by the fiscal year ending in 2031.
executives from teck resources had visited india last month for preliminary discussions, said the two government officials.
"diversification is essential otherwise we are dependent on australia and their supply sometimes becomes very volatile because of cyclones," said rao, joint managing director at india's biggest steel producer, steel .
jsw sources 60 percent of its coking coal supplies from australia and the rest from mozambique, the united states and canada.
the steel minister's office and sail did not respond to reuters' queries for comment.
steel plants use coking, or metallurgical, coal to fire blast furnaces and any shortfall can potentially close down production and risk damaging the furnaces.
in 2016, india imported million tonnes of coking coal, higher than china's million tonnes but lower than japan's imports of million tonnes, according to research.
india's steel policy, which aims to nearly triple the country's production capacity by fiscal year 2031, has also recommended measures to reduce the dependence on imported coking coal and develop domestic washeries.
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ˈrɔɪtərz 08 2017 stil ˈmɪnɪstər, seɪl ˌɛgˈzɛks tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr tɛk maɪnz ɪn ˈkænədə ˈɪndiə siks ɔlˈtərnətɪv səˈplaɪz ˈæftər ɔˈstreɪljə sɪˈkloʊn seɪl ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ ˈpraɪsɪŋ dilz wɪθ tɛk baɪ nu ˈdɛli, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 8 (ˈrɔɪtərz) ˈɪndiə ɪz ɪn tɔks wɪθ ˈkænədəz tɛk ˈrisɔrsɪz ˈɛlˈtiˈdi ðə ˈlɑrʤəst nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən prəˈdusər əv ˈkoʊkɪŋ koʊl juzd tɪ meɪk stil, fər ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈpərʧəs əˈgrimənts ˈæftər ə dɪsˈrəpʃən ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə kət səˈplaɪz ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr. ˈɪndiə həz ʤɔɪnd tɔp baɪərz ˈʧaɪnə ənd ʤəˈpæn tɪ skaʊər nu ˈmɑrkɪts ˈæftər ə ˈpaʊərfəl sɪˈkloʊn hɪt ɔˈstreɪljə ðət nɑkt aʊt reɪl laɪnz ˈkɛriɪŋ ˈkoʊkɪŋ koʊl tɪ pɔrts fər ˈɛkspɔrt, ˈkɔzɪŋ ə sərʤ ɪn ˈpraɪsɪz. ˈmɪnɪstər sɪŋ wɪl bi ɪn ˈkænədə ɔn ˈsənˌdi əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz əv stil əˈθɔrəti əv ˈɪndiə ˈɛlˈtiˈdi (seɪl) fər tɔks wɪθ tɛk ˈoʊvər ˈlɔŋˈtərm, praɪs dilz, ə tɔp əˈfɪʃəl ɪn ðə stil ˈmɪnɪstri sɛd, dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ tɪ bi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz ðə tɔks hæv nɑt bɪn meɪd ˈpəblɪk. "ˈkoʊkɪŋ koʊl ˈpraɪsɪz wɛnt ˈheɪˌwaɪr bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈnæʧərəl kəˈlæmɪti ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə. ðɛr ɪz ˈɛvəri ˈrizən fər ˈɪndiə tɪ nɑt dɪˈpɛnd ɔn ˈoʊnli wən sɔrs fər ˈkoʊkɪŋ koʊl," ðə əˈfɪʃəl sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈgəvərnmənt hæd kɔld əˈpɑn ðə ˈɪndiən ˈmɪnɪstər tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ðə ˈkəntriz maɪnz. seɪl ənd tɛk meɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ˈsaɪnɪŋ ə prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri əˈgrimənt, ðə əˈfɪʃəl sɛd. æt ˈprɛzənt, seɪl mits ə ˈlɪtəl ˈoʊvər əv ɪts nidz frəm ˈbɪlɪtən ðə wərldz ˈbɪgəst ˈʃɪpər əv ˈkoʊkɪŋ koʊl, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈsɛkənd ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəl. ˈɪndiə nidz əˈbaʊt 56 ˈmɪljən tɪ 57 ˈmɪljən tənz əv ˈkoʊkɪŋ koʊl ˈɛvəri jɪr, əv wɪʧ əˈbaʊt 85 pərˈsɛnt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənts ˈnæʃənəl stil ˈpɑləsi, ˈɪndiəz ˈkoʊkɪŋ koʊl rɪkˈwaɪrmənts wɪl mɔr ðən ˈdəbəl baɪ ðə ˈfɪskəl jɪr ˈɛndɪŋ ɪn 2031 ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz frəm tɛk ˈrisɔrsɪz hæd ˈvɪzɪtɪd ˈɪndiə læst mənθ fər prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri dɪˈskəʃənz, sɛd ðə tu ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəlz. "dɪˌvərsəfəˈkeɪʃən ɪz ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈəðərˌwaɪz wi ər dɪˈpɛndənt ɔn ɔˈstreɪljə ənd ðɛr səˈplaɪ ˈsəmˌtaɪmz bɪˈkəmz ˈvɛri ˈvɑlətəl bɪˈkəz əv sɪˈkloʊnz," sɛd raʊ, ʤɔɪnt ˈmænəʤɪŋ dɪˈrɛktər æt ˈɪndiəz ˈbɪgəst stil prəˈdusər, stil ˈsɔrsəz 60 pərˈsɛnt əv ɪts ˈkoʊkɪŋ koʊl səˈplaɪz frəm ɔˈstreɪljə ənd ðə rɛst frəm ˌmoʊzəmˈbik, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ˈkænədə. ðə stil ˈmɪnɪstərz ˈɔfəs ənd seɪl dɪd nɑt rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ˈrɔɪtərz' kˈwɪriz fər ˈkɑmɛnt. stil plænts juz ˈkoʊkɪŋ, ər ˌmɛtəˈlərʤɪkəl, koʊl tɪ faɪər blæst ˈfərˌnəsɪz ənd ˈɛni ˈʃɔrtˌfɔl kən pəˈtɛnʃəli kloʊz daʊn pərˈdəkʃən ənd rɪsk ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ ðə ˈfərˌnəsɪz. ɪn 2016 ˈɪndiə ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd ˈmɪljən tənz əv ˈkoʊkɪŋ koʊl, haɪər ðən ˈʧaɪnəz ˈmɪljən tənz bət loʊər ðən ʤəˈpænz ˌɪmˈpɔrts əv ˈmɪljən tənz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈrisərʧ. ˈɪndiəz stil ˈpɑləsi, wɪʧ eɪmz tɪ ˈnɪrli ˈtrɪpəl ðə ˈkəntriz pərˈdəkʃən kəˈpæsɪti baɪ ˈfɪskəl jɪr 2031 həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ˈmɛʒərz tɪ rɪˈdus ðə dɪˈpɛndəns ɔn ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd ˈkoʊkɪŋ koʊl ənd dɪˈvɛləp dəˈmɛstɪk washeries*.
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giants ‘impressed’ in meetings with giancarlo stanton,
giancarlo stanton loves to play at park, and loves buster “great aura.”
those were two of the in the giants’ meetings with the two players pursuing the most, according to general manager bobby evans in a chronicle interview on wednesday.
evans confirmed the giants came to terms with the marlins on a trade for stanton that has contingencies, including the right fielder approving it. the giants and cardinals have been the most aggressive pursuers, though believed stanton, who has a full clause, is holding out for his hometown dodgers to engage in serious talks.
evans also confirmed stanton was in attendance when the giants met with his camp last thursday in los angeles.
“he was very impressive,” evans said. “very attentive and responsive, and he had a good feel for what he wanted to hear from us. obviously, this is a unique opportunity for him that he takes seriously and wants to do his homework. he commented on being one of his favorite parks, complimenting the fans and support we have here. he was very professional and very engaged.”
stanton, 28, is due $295 million over 10 years, and the marlins want to move his contract while slashing payroll under a new ownership group that features derek jeter.
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asked about the belief stanton prefers the dodgers, evans said, “i think being very thoughtful about his decision, and an important decision for him because he obviously has a lot vested here. got to make a call on where he feels comfortable going. there are a lot of personal factors people know about. we necessarily know those personal factors as well.”
ohtani, 23, would be far cheaper. the team he chooses would pay a $20 million posting fee, and the giants pay more than a $300,000 signing bonus, according to international signing rules. the salary would be the minimum of $545,000.
posey joined evans, manager bruce and other giants executives for meeting, also in los angeles.
“we scouted him back when he was 18 years old,” evans said of the celebrated pitcher/hitter. “he was drafted, signed and developed as a player. become a man, a very impressive young man with a great presence.
“he was impressed by great aura, and he and boch had good, lighthearted exchanges. clearly very thoughtful and taking this process very seriously and stepping up to make a big decision at a very young age.”
the “great aura” line was delivered through’s interpreter.
“just presence,” explained evans, “the fact saw him play on tv and in the world series, and there he is getting a chance to meet him. it was a very humble statement to make, but this kid is very humble and thoughtful.”
generally speaking, evans envisions initially being used as he was in japan, where he made one start a week. that would require some adjusting by other starters, but the giants are willing to make it work.
ohtani played the outfield since 2014, serving mostly as a designated hitter, but evans sees him getting time in the outfield and called him “very athletic with good foot speed.”
after playing mostly right and a little left in japan, could also be viewed as a center fielder. “some scouts see him being able to play all three very capably,” evans said. “it’s a matter of best for him.”
though stanton and might be on the front burner, the giants continue to explore other options heading into next winter meetings in orlando. they need to reshape their outfield and find a third baseman and relief help while trying to improve their defense and power numbers.
“we know a long offseason,” evans said. “all these things take time. everything get done overnight.”
john shea is the san francisco national baseball writer. email: twitter:
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ʤaɪənts ‘‘impressed’*’ ɪn ˈmitɪŋz wɪθ ˌʤiæŋˈkɑˌrloʊ ˈstæntən, ˌʤiæŋˈkɑˌrloʊ ˈstæntən ləvz tɪ pleɪ æt pɑrk, ənd ləvz ˈbəstər aura.”*.” ðoʊz wər tu əv ðə ɪn ðə giants’*’ ˈmitɪŋz wɪθ ðə tu pleɪərz pərˈsuɪŋ ðə moʊst, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər ˈbɑbi ˈɛvənz ɪn ə ˈkrɑnɪkəl ˈɪntərvˌju ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ˈɛvənz kənˈfərmd ðə ʤaɪənts keɪm tɪ tərmz wɪθ ðə ˈmɑrlənz ɔn ə treɪd fər ˈstæntən ðət həz kənˈtɪnʤənsiz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə raɪt ˈfildər əˈpruvɪŋ ɪt. ðə ʤaɪənts ənd ˈkɑrdɪnəlz hæv bɪn ðə moʊst əˈgrɛsɪv pərˈsuərz, ðoʊ bɪˈlivd ˈstæntən, hu həz ə fʊl klɔz, ɪz ˈhoʊldɪŋ aʊt fər hɪz ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn ˈdɑʤərz tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ˈsɪriəs tɔks. ˈɛvənz ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈfərmd ˈstæntən wɑz ɪn əˈtɛndəns wɪn ðə ʤaɪənts mɛt wɪθ hɪz kæmp læst ˈθərzˌdeɪ ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs. wɑz ˈvɛri impressive,”*,” ˈɛvənz sɛd. əˈtɛntɪv ənd rɪˈspɑnsɪv, ənd hi hæd ə gʊd fil fər wət hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ hir frəm ˈjuˈɛs. ˈɑbviəsli, ðɪs ɪz ə juˈnik ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər ɪm ðət hi teɪks ˈsɪriəsli ənd wɔnts tɪ du hɪz ˈhoʊmˌwərk. hi ˈkɑmɛntəd ɔn biɪŋ wən əv hɪz ˈfeɪvərɪt pɑrks, ˈkɑmpləˌmɛntɪŋ ðə fænz ənd səˈpɔrt wi hæv hir. hi wɑz ˈvɛri prəˈfɛʃənəl ənd ˈvɛri engaged.”*.” ˈstæntən, 28 ɪz du 295 ˈmɪljən ˈoʊvər 10 jɪrz, ənd ðə ˈmɑrlənz wɔnt tɪ muv hɪz ˈkɑnˌtrækt waɪl sˈlæʃɪŋ ˈpeɪˌroʊl ˈəndər ə nu ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp grup ðət ˈfiʧərz ˈdɛrɪk ˈʤitər. ˌʤæpəˈniz oʊˈtɑni əraɪvz fər ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns æt ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈnæʃənəl prɛs ˈsɛnər ɪn ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ, ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, noʊv. 11 2017 ˈhaɪli ˈtaʊtɪd ˌʤæpəˈniz oʊˈtɑni əˈnaʊnst ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ hi wɔnts tɪ muv tɪ ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈbeɪsˈbɔl nɛkst ˈsizən. (ˌeɪˈpi sasahara*) lɛs ˌʤæpəˈniz oʊˈtɑni əraɪvz fər ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns æt ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈnæʃənəl prɛs ˈsɛnər ɪn ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ, ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, noʊv. 11 2017 ˈhaɪli ˈtaʊtɪd ˌʤæpəˈniz oʊˈtɑni əˈnaʊnst ɔn mɔr ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈkoʊʤi sasahara*, əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈkoʊʤi sasahara*, əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ˈɪmɪʤ 1 əv 5 ˈkæpʃən kloʊz ʤaɪənts ‘‘impressed’*’ ɪn ˈmitɪŋz wɪθ ˌʤiæŋˈkɑˌrloʊ ˈstæntən, 1 5 bæk tɪ ˈgæləri æst əˈbaʊt ðə bɪˈlif ˈstæntən prɪˈfərz ðə ˈdɑʤərz, ˈɛvənz sɛd, θɪŋk biɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈθɔtfəl əˈbaʊt hɪz dɪˈsɪʒən, ənd ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt dɪˈsɪʒən fər ɪm bɪˈkəz hi ˈɑbviəsli həz ə lɔt ˈvɛstɪd hir. gɑt tɪ meɪk ə kɔl ɔn wɛr hi filz ˈkəmfərtəbəl goʊɪŋ. ðɛr ər ə lɔt əv ˈpərsɪnəl ˈfæktərz ˈpipəl noʊ əˈbaʊt. wi ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli noʊ ðoʊz ˈpərsɪnəl ˈfæktərz ɛz well.”*.”, 23 wʊd bi fɑr ˈʧipər. ðə tim hi ˈʧuzɪz wʊd peɪ ə 20 ˈmɪljən ˈpoʊstɪŋ fi, ənd ðə ʤaɪənts peɪ mɔr ðən ə ˈsaɪnɪŋ ˈboʊnəs, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈsaɪnɪŋ rulz. ðə ˈsæləri wʊd bi ðə ˈmɪnəməm əv ˈpoʊzi ʤɔɪnd ˈɛvənz, ˈmænɪʤər brus ənd ˈəðər ʤaɪənts ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz fər ˈmitɪŋ, ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs. ˈskaʊtəd ɪm bæk wɪn hi wɑz 18 jɪrz old,”*,” ˈɛvənz sɛd əv ðə ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd pitcher/hitter*. wɑz ˈdræftɪd, saɪnd ənd dɪˈvɛləpt ɛz ə pleɪər. bɪˈkəm ə mæn, ə ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv jəŋ mæn wɪθ ə greɪt ˈprɛzəns. wɑz ˌɪmˈprɛst baɪ greɪt ˈɔrə, ənd hi ənd bɑk hæd gʊd, ˈlaɪˌthɑrtɪd ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz. ˈklɪrli ˈvɛri ˈθɔtfəl ənd ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈvɛri ˈsɪriəsli ənd ˈstɛpɪŋ əp tɪ meɪk ə bɪg dɪˈsɪʒən æt ə ˈvɛri jəŋ age.”*.” ðə aura”*” laɪn wɑz dɪˈlɪvərd θru ˌɪnˈtərprətər. presence,”*,” ɪkˈspleɪnd ˈɛvənz, fækt sɔ ɪm pleɪ ɔn ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ənd ɪn ðə wərld ˈsɪriz, ənd ðɛr hi ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ʧæns tɪ mit ɪm. ɪt wɑz ə ˈvɛri ˈhəmbəl ˈsteɪtmənt tɪ meɪk, bət ðɪs kɪd ɪz ˈvɛri ˈhəmbəl ənd thoughtful.”*.” ˈʤɛnərəli ˈspikɪŋ, ˈɛvənz ɛnˈvɪʒənz ˌɪˈnɪʃəli biɪŋ juzd ɛz hi wɑz ɪn ʤəˈpæn, wɛr hi meɪd wən stɑrt ə wik. ðət wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər səm əˈʤəstɪŋ baɪ ˈəðər ˈstɑrtərz, bət ðə ʤaɪənts ər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ meɪk ɪt wərk. pleɪd ðə ˈaʊtˌfild sɪns 2014 ˈsərvɪŋ ˈmoʊstli ɛz ə ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd ˈhɪtər, bət ˈɛvənz siz ɪm ˈgɪtɪŋ taɪm ɪn ðə ˈaʊtˌfild ənd kɔld ɪm æθˈlɛtɪk wɪθ gʊd fʊt speed.”*.” ˈæftər pleɪɪŋ ˈmoʊstli raɪt ənd ə ˈlɪtəl lɛft ɪn ʤəˈpæn, kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi vjud ɛz ə ˈsɛnər ˈfildər. skaʊts si ɪm biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ pleɪ ɔl θri ˈvɛri capably,”*,” ˈɛvənz sɛd. ə ˈmætər əv bɛst fər him.”*.” ðoʊ ˈstæntən ənd maɪt bi ɔn ðə frənt ˈbərnər, ðə ʤaɪənts kənˈtɪnju tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ˈəðər ˈɔpʃənz ˈhɛdɪŋ ˈɪntu nɛkst ˈwɪntər ˈmitɪŋz ɪn ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ. ðeɪ nid tɪ riˈʃeɪp ðɛr ˈaʊtˌfild ənd faɪnd ə θərd ˈbeɪsmən ənd rɪˈlif hɛlp waɪl traɪɪŋ tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðɛr dɪˈfɛns ənd paʊər ˈnəmbərz. noʊ ə lɔŋ offseason,”*,” ˈɛvənz sɛd. ðiz θɪŋz teɪk taɪm. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ gɪt dən overnight.”*.” ʤɑn ʃeɪ ɪz ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈnæʃənəl ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ˈraɪtər. iˈmeɪl: tˈwɪtər: ˈstæntən æt ˌʤiæŋˈkɑˌrloʊ kərɪr stæts æt pɑrk ənd hɪz ˈoʊvərˌɔl kərɪr stæts:
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adverts for educational exhibition taken down over fears they could be interpreted as symbol of resistance to government
the british council in hong kong has removedisements in a metro station bearing the british flag over concerns that they could be interpreted as a symbol of resistance to the hong kong government.
postersising a british council educational exhibition were installed in hong kong's admiralty station last week but were taken down shortly afterwards because they were seen as "open to misinterpretation", a british council spokeswoman told the south china morning post.
one showed a union flag, a portrait of william shakespeare and the words "literature is great".
the spokeswoman said: "the great campaign is being used to promote the british council education exhibition. as a global campaign it has uniform messaging for all markets. given some of the wording has been subject to misinterpretation in hong kong it was decided to remove those posters a few days early in order not to detract from the positive nature and overall success of the campaign."
the flag of hong kong, which combines the union flag symbol with a seal depiction representing hong kong, has been used, in the past few months, as a symbol of opposition to the territory's chief executive, the politician leung chun-ying.
many of hong kong's seven million residents regard leung as a beijing loyalist who is intent on surreptitiously eroding the territory's free press, its liberal education system and the independent judiciary.
anti-government protesters waved the flag this month as a symbol of nostalgia for the relatively prosperous last two decades of british rule before beijing assumed control over the territory in 1997.
the south china morning post reported that the had sparked a heated debate online about the legacy of british colonial governance. has always seemed to mean less at home than to its own nationals and admirers abroad," it quoted a facebook contribution.
it is unclear whether the hong kong government pressured the british council to remove the. the organisation has not responded to inquiries.
according to a synopsis on the website of the british of hong kong, the great britain campaign is "the country's biggest ever overseas campaign to boost worldwide awareness of the uk", which aims to attract "an extra four million visitors and a boost for business over the next four years".
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adverts* fər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən ˈteɪkən daʊn ˈoʊvər fɪrz ðeɪ kʊd bi ˌɪnˈtərprətəd ɛz ˈsɪmbəl əv rɪˈzɪstəns tɪ ˈgəvərnmənt ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈkaʊnsəl ɪn hɔŋ kɔŋg həz riˈmuvd ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts ɪn ə ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˈsteɪʃən ˈbɛrɪŋ ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ flæg ˈoʊvər kənˈsərnz ðət ðeɪ kʊd bi ˌɪnˈtərprətəd ɛz ə ˈsɪmbəl əv rɪˈzɪstəns tɪ ðə hɔŋ kɔŋg ˈgəvərnmənt. ˈpoʊstərz ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈkaʊnsəl ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən wər ˌɪnˈstɔld ɪn hɔŋ kɔŋz ˈædmərəlti ˈsteɪʃən læst wik bət wər ˈteɪkən daʊn ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftərwərdz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wər sin ɛz "ˈoʊpən tɪ mɪsɪnˌtərprəˈteɪʃən", ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈkaʊnsəl ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən toʊld ðə saʊθ ˈʧaɪnə ˈmɔrnɪŋ poʊst. wən ʃoʊd ə ˈjunjən flæg, ə ˈpɔrtrət əv ˈwɪljəm ˈʃeɪkˌspir ənd ðə wərdz "ˈlɪtərəʧər ɪz greɪt". ðə ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən sɛd: "ðə greɪt kæmˈpeɪn ɪz biɪŋ juzd tɪ prəˈmoʊt ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈkaʊnsəl ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən. ɛz ə ˈgloʊbəl kæmˈpeɪn ɪt həz ˈjunəˌfɔrm ˈmɛsɪʤɪŋ fər ɔl ˈmɑrkɪts. ˈgɪvɪn səm əv ðə ˈwərdɪŋ həz bɪn ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ mɪsɪnˌtərprəˈteɪʃən ɪn hɔŋ kɔŋg ɪt wɑz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ riˈmuv ðoʊz ˈpoʊstərz ə fju deɪz ˈərli ɪn ˈɔrdər nɑt tɪ dɪˈtrækt frəm ðə ˈpɑzətɪv ˈneɪʧər ənd ˈoʊvərˌɔl səkˈsɛs əv ðə kæmˈpeɪn." ðə flæg əv hɔŋ kɔŋg, wɪʧ kəmˈbaɪnz ðə ˈjunjən flæg ˈsɪmbəl wɪθ ə sil dɪˈpɪkʃən ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ hɔŋ kɔŋg, həz bɪn juzd, ɪn ðə pæst fju mənθs, ɛz ə ˈsɪmbəl əv ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈtɛrɪˌtɔriz ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv, ðə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən luŋ chun-ying*. ˈmɛni əv hɔŋ kɔŋz ˈsɛvən ˈmɪljən ˈrɛzɪdənts rɪˈgɑrd luŋ ɛz ə ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ˈlɔɪəlɪst hu ɪz ˌɪnˈtɛnt ɔn ˌsərəpˈtɪʃəsli ɪˈroʊdɪŋ ðə ˈtɛrɪˌtɔriz fri prɛs, ɪts ˈlɪˌbərəl ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈsɪstəm ənd ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri. ˈproʊˌtɛstərz weɪvd ðə flæg ðɪs mənθ ɛz ə ˈsɪmbəl əv nɔˈstælʤə fər ðə ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈprɑspərəs læst tu ˈdɛkeɪdz əv ˈbrɪtɪʃ rul ˌbiˈfɔr ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ əˈsumd kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri ɪn 1997 ðə saʊθ ˈʧaɪnə ˈmɔrnɪŋ poʊst ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðə hæd spɑrkt ə ˈhitɪd dəˈbeɪt ˈɔnˌlaɪn əˈbaʊt ðə ˈlɛgəsi əv ˈbrɪtɪʃ kəˈloʊniəl ˈgəvərnəns. həz ˈɔlˌweɪz simd tɪ min lɛs æt hoʊm ðən tɪ ɪts oʊn ˈnæʃənəlz ənd ədˈmaɪrərz əˈbrɔd," ɪt kˈwoʊtɪd ə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən. ɪt ɪz ənˈklɪr ˈwɛðər ðə hɔŋ kɔŋg ˈgəvərnmənt ˈprɛʃərd ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈkaʊnsəl tɪ riˈmuv ðə. ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən həz nɑt rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ˌɪnkˈwaɪəriz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə sɪˈnɑpsɪs ɔn ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt əv ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ əv hɔŋ kɔŋg, ðə greɪt ˈbrɪtən kæmˈpeɪn ɪz "ðə ˈkəntriz ˈbɪgəst ˈɛvər ˈoʊvərˈsiz kæmˈpeɪn tɪ bust ˈwərldˈwaɪd əˈwɛrnəs əv ðə uk*", wɪʧ eɪmz tɪ əˈtrækt "ən ˈɛkstrə fɔr ˈmɪljən ˈvɪzɪtərz ənd ə bust fər ˈbɪznɪs ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst fɔr jɪrz".
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in early 2009, shortly after our attendance at, we released version of the anonymous network. over the next 15 releases in 18 months we have worked to improve the of the software and increase its performance, security, and reliability - all while dealing with unprecedented growth in the network.
in recognition of these accomplishments, we are declaring the start of the series. the release is fully compatible with all.x releases. this release contains several, a new dutch translation, and completion of the german translation. as always, users are encouraged to upgrade.
some visible highlights of the.x release series in the last year and a half:
automatically generated destination names, reducing reliance on host names.
themable router console with display.
plugin system for easy installation and maintenance of applications. for example-bote, distributed anonymous e-mail.
translation infrastructure for the router console, and translation into several languages.
many improvements leading to less and memory usage.
network improvements for scalability, now you can invite all your friends into cipherspace!
several important improvements:
redesign of the infrastructure for network database storage, by implementing a simplified storage system, and an increase in routers from 5 to almost 100, for increased reliability and scalability.
encryption of queries and stores to routers for increased security.
separate session key managers for each local destination for increased security.
multi-layered system of limiting connections to peers.
new, smaller tunnel build message to reduce the chance it will be dropped, and increase build success rates.
several bug fixes and improvements in the streaming library to speed up connections dramatically.
transition to java 5 concurrent data structures for a significant reduction in lock contention.
transition to java 5 coding styles, a significant increase in documentation, and elimination of unused code for maintanability.
split directory structure for ease of use on systems and easier packaging.
clock skew system redesign, with implementation of clock adjustment.
adjustment of several parameters based on the speed and maximum memory of the router, to optimize speed and memory usage.
upnp support to open firewall ports.
an number of and improvements that enhance security, anonymity, reliability, performance, scalability, and the user experience.
in interview with last year, he said that "privacy is under severe and increasing threat throughout the world". it is clear that this trend is accelerating both in "oppressed" nations and those that are nominally "free". as we prepare to attend the hope conference in new york, with many talks on privacy, we'll be working on plans to continue improving and spreading the word.
you can help, as always, by joining the network and contribute your bandwidth. give the developers feedback on or and get involved, spread the word, and donate! we are still looking for help on new and existing translations. please volunteer on.
files are available on the download page.
sha256 checksums:
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ɪn ˈərli 2009 ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ɑr əˈtɛndəns æt wi riˈlist ˈvərʒən əv ðə əˈnɑnəməs ˈnɛtˌwərk. ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst 15 rɪˈlisɪz ɪn 18 mənθs wi hæv wərkt tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə əv ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ənd ˌɪnˈkris ɪts pərˈfɔrməns, sɪˈkjʊrəti, ənd riˌlaɪəˈbɪləti ɔl waɪl ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd groʊθ ɪn ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk. ɪn ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən əv ðiz əˈkɑmplɪʃmənts, wi ər dɪˈklɛrɪŋ ðə stɑrt əv ðə ˈsɪriz. ðə riˈlis ɪz ˈfʊli kəmˈpætəbəl wɪθ ɔl rɪˈlisɪz. ðɪs riˈlis kənˈteɪnz ˈsɛvərəl, ə nu dəʧ trænzˈleɪʃən, ənd kəmˈpliʃən əv ðə ˈʤərmən trænzˈleɪʃən. ɛz ˈɔlˌweɪz, ˈjuzərz ər ɪnˈkərəʤd tɪ ˈəpˈgreɪd. səm ˈvɪzəbəl ˈhaɪˌlaɪts əv ðə riˈlis ˈsɪriz ɪn ðə læst jɪr ənd ə hæf: ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən neɪmz, rɪˈdusɪŋ rɪˈlaɪəns ɔn hoʊst neɪmz. ˈrutər ˈkɑnsoʊl wɪθ dɪˈspleɪ. ˈsɪstəm fər ˈizi ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən ənd ˈmeɪntənəns əv ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl i2p-bote*, dɪˈstrɪbjətəd əˈnɑnəməs ˈiˌmeɪl. trænzˈleɪʃən ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər fər ðə ˈrutər ˈkɑnsoʊl, ənd trænzˈleɪʃən ˈɪntu ˈsɛvərəl ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz. ˈmɛni ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ˈlidɪŋ tɪ lɛs ənd ˈmɛməri ˈjusɪʤ. ˈnɛtˌwərk ˌɪmˈpruvmənts fər scalability*, naʊ ju kən ˌɪnˈvaɪt ɔl jʊr frɛndz ˈɪntu cipherspace*! ˈsɛvərəl ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˌɪmˈpruvmənts: ˌridɪˈzaɪn əv ðə ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər fər ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈdætəˌbeɪs ˈstɔrɪʤ, baɪ ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ə ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪd ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈsɪstəm, ənd ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈrutərz frəm 5 tɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst 100 fər ˌɪnˈkrist riˌlaɪəˈbɪləti ənd scalability*. ɛnˈkrɪpʃən əv kˈwɪriz ənd stɔrz tɪ ˈrutərz fər ˌɪnˈkrist sɪˈkjʊrəti. ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈsɛʃən ki ˈmænɪʤərz fər iʧ ˈloʊkəl ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən fər ˌɪnˈkrist sɪˈkjʊrəti. ˈsɪstəm əv ˈlɪmətɪŋ kəˈnɛkʃənz tɪ pɪrz. nu, sˈmɔlər ˈtənəl bɪld ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ rɪˈdus ðə ʧæns ɪt wɪl bi drɑpt, ənd ˌɪnˈkris bɪld səkˈsɛs reɪts. ˈsɛvərəl bəg ˈfɪksɪz ənd ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ɪn ðə ˈstrimɪŋ ˈlaɪbrɛˌri tɪ spid əp kəˈnɛkʃənz drəˈmætɪkəli. trænˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈʤɑvə 5 kənˈkərənt ˈdætə ˈstrəkʧərz fər ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn lɑk kənˈtɛnʃən. trænˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈʤɑvə 5 ˈkoʊdɪŋ staɪlz, ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən, ənd ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən əv ənˈjuzd koʊd fər maintanability*. splɪt dɪˈrɛktəri ˈstrəkʧər fər iz əv juz ɔn ˈsɪstəmz ənd ˈiziər ˈpækɪʤɪŋ. klɑk skju ˈsɪstəm ˌridɪˈzaɪn, wɪθ ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv klɑk əˈʤəstmənt. əˈʤəstmənt əv ˈsɛvərəl pərˈæmətərz beɪst ɔn ðə spid ənd ˈmæksəməm ˈmɛməri əv ðə ˈrutər, tɪ ˈɑptɪˌmaɪz spid ənd ˈmɛməri ˈjusɪʤ. səˈpɔrt tɪ ˈoʊpən ˈfaɪrwɑl pɔrts. ən ˈnəmbər əv ənd ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ðət ɛnˈhæns sɪˈkjʊrəti, ˌænəˈnɪmɪti, riˌlaɪəˈbɪləti, pərˈfɔrməns, scalability*, ənd ðə ˈjuzər ɪkˈspɪriəns. ɪn ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ læst jɪr, hi sɛd ðət "ˈpraɪvəsi ɪz ˈəndər səˈvɪr ənd ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ θrɛt θruaʊt ðə wərld". ɪt ɪz klɪr ðət ðɪs trɛnd ɪz ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪŋ boʊθ ɪn "əˈprɛst" ˈneɪʃənz ənd ðoʊz ðət ər ˈnɑmənəli "fri". ɛz wi priˈpɛr tɪ əˈtɛnd ðə hoʊp ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn nu jɔrk, wɪθ ˈmɛni tɔks ɔn ˈpraɪvəsi, wɪl bi ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn plænz tɪ kənˈtɪnju ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ənd ˈsprɛdɪŋ ðə wərd. ju kən hɛlp, ɛz ˈɔlˌweɪz, baɪ ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk ənd kənˈtrɪbjut jʊr ˈbændwɪdθ. gɪv ðə dɪˈvɛləpərz ˈfidˌbæk ɔn ər ənd gɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd, sprɛd ðə wərd, ənd ˈdoʊˌneɪt! wi ər stɪl ˈlʊkɪŋ fər hɛlp ɔn nu ənd ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ trænzˈleɪʃənz. pliz ˌvɑlənˈtɪr ɔn. faɪlz ər əˈveɪləbəl ɔn ðə ˈdaʊnˌloʊd peɪʤ. checksums*:
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enormous wealth and influence wielded by the bill and melinda gates foundation (bmgf) is distorting the direction of international development in a global vacuum of accountability, a new report claims.
with assets totaling $43.5 billion, the is the biggest charitable group. it is viewed by some as the most powerful actor on issues of international health, environment and agriculture, and distributes more aid for global health than any democratically elected government.
critics warn this concentration of political and monetary clout is the direction of international development in an undemocratic and unaccountable fashion. a report, conducted by campaign global justice now, warns this trend could bolster corporate power and exacerbate global inequality.
the study, titled gated development is the gates foundation always a force for good?, was published on wednesday. it argues the power and influence of the has a silencing effect on ngos and agencies that are critical of its operations, but are also dependent on the foundation's funding.
why should bill gates get to set the agenda for development, asks global justice now (@globaljusticeuk) january 20, 2016
the release coincides with bill gates’ promotion of his very own brand of at the world economic annual meeting in davos, switzerland. the gathering brings together some top business chiefs, global political leaders, intellectuals, and reporters to discuss the most serious issues facing the world.
among the key criticisms was the relationship between practices and the money that the donates. according to a 2012 us senate report, the tech giant used offshore subsidiaries to avoid $4.5 billion in taxes, while the foundation issued grants totaling $3.6 billion in 2014.
the study also condemned the close relationship with corporations whose policies entrench global poverty and accused the of profiting from investments in controversial firms than drive socioeconomic injustices. in addition to this, the report criticized the promotion of private healthcare and education, citing multiple agencies that insist such programs drive inequality.
it also accused the foundation of undermining sustainable, farmers that are providing food security in africa by promoting the adoption of gm, patented seed systems and chemical fertilizers across the continent.
gates foundation accused of exploiting its leverage in africa our new report covered by global justice now (@globaljusticeuk) january 20, 2016
global justice now is urging the foundation to undergo an independent international review. the campaign says this could be orchestrated by the organization for economic and (oecd) development assistance committee, but insists such a process should be transparent and include a range of stakeholders, including those impacted by projects.
head of campaigns and policy at global justice now polly jones said the gates foundation is the most influential actor across the globe in terms of health agriculture. however, she warned it is operating in the absence of accountability or oversight.
“this concentration of power and influence is even more problematic when you consider that the philanthropic vision of the gates foundation seems to be largely based on the values of corporate america,” she said.
“the foundation is relentlessly promoting big initiatives such as industrial agriculture, private health care and education. but these are all potentially exacerbating the problems of poverty and lack of access to basic resources that the foundation is supposed to be alleviating.”
time to the philanthropic work of the gates foundation? diane abbott (@hackneyabbott) january 20, 2016
the said the report misrepresents the organization, its work and its partnerships.
“the mission is to improve quality of life for the poorest people. this is a complex challenge, and solving it will require a range of approaches as well as the collaboration of governments, ngos, academic institutions, for-profit companies and philanthropic organizations,” the foundation said.
“governments are uniquely positioned to provide the leadership and resources necessary to address structural inequalities and ensure that the right solutions reach those most in need. the private sector has access to innovations for example, in science, medicine and technology that can save lives.”
the foundation argued that the role of philanthropy is to take risks where others or can’t. “in all of our work whether helping women access prenatal care or ensuring that small holder farmers can produce enough food to feed their families partners guide our priorities and approach. we listen to experts and practitioners and take action based on evidence,” it said.
the foundation refuted claims that it is unaccountable, saying that it was one of the first organizations to join the international aid transparency initiative and report to the oecd.
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ɪˈnɔrmɪs wɛlθ ənd ˈɪnfluəns ˈwildɪd baɪ ðə bɪl ənd məˈlɪndə geɪts faʊnˈdeɪʃən (bmgf*) ɪz dɪˈstɔrtɪŋ ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪn ə ˈgloʊbəl ˈvækjum əv əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti, ə nu rɪˈpɔrt kleɪmz. wɪθ ˈæˌsɛts ˈtoʊtəlɪŋ ˈbɪljən, ðə ɪz ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈʧɛrətəbəl grup. ɪt ɪz vjud baɪ səm ɛz ðə moʊst ˈpaʊərfəl ˈæktər ɔn ˈɪʃuz əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl hɛlθ, ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ənd ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər, ənd dɪˈstrɪbjuts mɔr eɪd fər ˈgloʊbəl hɛlθ ðən ˈɛni ˌdɛməˈkrætɪkli ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈgəvərnmənt. ˈkrɪtɪks wɔrn ðɪs ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ənd ˈmɑnəˌtɛri klaʊt ɪz ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪn ən ˌəndɛməˈkrætɪk ənd ˌənəˈkaʊntəbəl ˈfæʃən. ə rɪˈpɔrt, kənˈdəktəd baɪ kæmˈpeɪn ˈgloʊbəl ˈʤəstɪs naʊ, wɔrnz ðɪs trɛnd kʊd ˈboʊlstər ˈkɔrpərət paʊər ənd ɪgˈzæsərˌbeɪt ˈgloʊbəl ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti. ðə ˈstədi, ˈtaɪtəld ˈgeɪtɪd dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪz ðə geɪts faʊnˈdeɪʃən ˈɔlˌweɪz ə fɔrs fər gʊd?, wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ɪt ˈɑrgjuz ðə paʊər ənd ˈɪnfluəns əv ðə həz ə ˈsaɪlənsɪŋ ˈifɛkt ɔn ɛŋˈgoʊz ənd ˈeɪʤənsiz ðət ər ˈkrɪtɪkəl əv ɪts ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz, bət ər ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈpɛndənt ɔn ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃənz ˈfəndɪŋ. waɪ ʃʊd bɪl geɪts gɪt tɪ sɛt ðə əˈʤɛndə fər dɪˈvɛləpmənt, æsks ˈgloʊbəl ˈʤəstɪs naʊ (@globaljusticeuk*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 20 2016 ðə riˈlis ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪdz wɪθ bɪl gates’*’ pərˈmoʊʃən əv hɪz ˈvɛri oʊn brænd əv æt ðə wərld ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈænjuəl ˈmitɪŋ ɪn ˈdɑvoʊs, sˈwɪtsərlənd. ðə ˈgæðərɪŋ brɪŋz təˈgɛðər səm tɔp ˈbɪznɪs ʧifs, ˈgloʊbəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlidərz, ˌɪntəˈlɛkʧuəlz, ənd rɪˈpɔrtərz tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə moʊst ˈsɪriəs ˈɪʃuz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə wərld. əˈməŋ ðə ki ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəmz wɑz ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈpræktɪsɪz ənd ðə ˈməni ðət ðə ˈdoʊˌneɪts. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə 2012 ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɛnɪt rɪˈpɔrt, ðə tɛk ʤaɪənt juzd ˈɔfˈʃɔr səbˈsɪdiˌɛriz tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈbɪljən ɪn ˈtæksɪz, waɪl ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ˈɪʃud grænts ˈtoʊtəlɪŋ ˈbɪljən ɪn 2014 ðə ˈstədi ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈdɛmd ðə kloʊz riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz huz ˈpɑləsiz ɛnˈtrɛnʧ ˈgloʊbəl ˈpɑvərti ənd əˈkjuzd ðə əv ˈprɑfətɪŋ frəm ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ɪn ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl fərmz ðən draɪv soʊˌsiˌoʊˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌɪnˈʤəstəsɪz. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðɪs, ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ðə pərˈmoʊʃən əv ˈpraɪvət ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ənd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈməltəpəl ˈeɪʤənsiz ðət ˌɪnˈsɪst səʧ ˈproʊˌgræmz draɪv ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ əˈkjuzd ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən əv ˈəndərˌmaɪnɪŋ səˈsteɪnəbəl, ˈfɑrmərz ðət ər prəˈvaɪdɪŋ fud sɪˈkjʊrəti ɪn ˈæfrɪkɑ baɪ prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ðə əˈdɑpʃən əv gm*, ˈpætəntɪd sid ˈsɪstəmz ənd ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈfərtəˌlaɪzərz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkɑntənənt. geɪts faʊnˈdeɪʃən əˈkjuzd əv ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtɪŋ ɪts ˈlɛvərɪʤ ɪn ˈæfrɪkɑ ɑr nu rɪˈpɔrt ˈkəvərd baɪ ˈgloʊbəl ˈʤəstɪs naʊ (@globaljusticeuk*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 20 2016 ˈgloʊbəl ˈʤəstɪs naʊ ɪz ˈərʤɪŋ ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən tɪ ˌəndərˈgoʊ ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌrivˈju. ðə kæmˈpeɪn sɪz ðɪs kʊd bi ˈɔrkɪˌstreɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən fər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd (oecd*) dɪˈvɛləpmənt əˈsɪstəns kəˈmɪti, bət ˌɪnˈsɪsts səʧ ə ˈprɔˌsɛs ʃʊd bi trænˈspɛrənt ənd ˌɪnˈklud ə reɪnʤ əv ˈsteɪˌkhoʊldərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðoʊz ˌɪmˈpæktɪd baɪ ˈprɑʤɛkts. hɛd əv kæmˈpeɪnz ənd ˈpɑləsi æt ˈgloʊbəl ˈʤəstɪs naʊ ˈpɑli ʤoʊnz sɛd ðə geɪts faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪz ðə moʊst ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˈæktər əˈkrɔs ðə gloʊb ɪn tərmz əv hɛlθ ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ʃi wɔrnd ɪt ɪz ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈæbsəns əv əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ər ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt. ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən əv paʊər ənd ˈɪnfluəns ɪz ˈivɪn mɔr ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk wɪn ju kənˈsɪdər ðət ðə ˌfɪlənθˈrɑpɪk ˈvɪʒən əv ðə geɪts faʊnˈdeɪʃən simz tɪ bi ˈlɑrʤli beɪst ɔn ðə ˈvæljuz əv ˈkɔrpərət america,”*,” ʃi sɛd. faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪz rɪˈlɛntləsli prəˈmoʊtɪŋ bɪg ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz səʧ ɛz ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər, ˈpraɪvət hɛlθ kɛr ənd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. bət ðiz ər ɔl pəˈtɛnʃəli ɪgˈzæsərˌbeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈprɑbləmz əv ˈpɑvərti ənd læk əv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈbeɪsɪk ˈrisɔrsɪz ðət ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi alleviating.”*.” taɪm tɪ ðə ˌfɪlənθˈrɑpɪk wərk əv ðə geɪts faʊnˈdeɪʃən? daɪæn ˈæbət (@hackneyabbott*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 20 2016 ðə sɛd ðə rɪˈpɔrt mɪsˌrɛprəˈzɛnts ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, ɪts wərk ənd ɪts ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪps. ˈmɪʃən ɪz tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv kˈwɑləti əv laɪf fər ðə ˈpurɪst ˈpipəl. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈkɑmplɛks ˈʧælənʤ, ənd ˈsɑlvɪŋ ɪt wɪl ˌrikˈwaɪər ə reɪnʤ əv əˈproʊʧɪz ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən əv ˈgəvərnmənts, ɛŋˈgoʊz, ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz, ˌfərˈprɑfɪt ˈkəmpəˌniz ənd ˌfɪlənθˈrɑpɪk organizations,”*,” ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən sɛd. ər juˈnikli pəˈzɪʃənd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðə ˈlidərˌʃɪp ənd ˈrisɔrsɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ˈstrəkʧərəl ˌɪnɪkˈwɑlɪtiz ənd ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ðə raɪt səˈluʃənz riʧ ðoʊz moʊst ɪn nid. ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər həz ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˌɪnəˈveɪʃənz fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪn saɪəns, ˈmɛdəsən ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi ðət kən seɪv lives.”*.” ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ˈɑrgjud ðət ðə roʊl əv fɪˈlænθrəpi ɪz tɪ teɪk rɪsks wɛr ˈəðərz ər can’t*. ɔl əv ɑr wərk ˈwɛðər ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈwɪmən ˈækˌsɛs priˈneɪtəl kɛr ər ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðət smɔl ˈhoʊldər ˈfɑrmərz kən ˈproʊdus ɪˈnəf fud tɪ fid ðɛr ˈfæməliz ˈpɑrtnərz gaɪd ɑr praɪˈɔrətiz ənd əˈproʊʧ. wi ˈlɪsən tɪ ˈɛkspərts ənd prækˈtɪʃənərz ənd teɪk ˈækʃən beɪst ɔn evidence,”*,” ɪt sɛd. ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən rɪfˈjutɪd kleɪmz ðət ɪt ɪz ˌənəˈkaʊntəbəl, seɪɪŋ ðət ɪt wɑz wən əv ðə fərst ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl eɪd trænˈspɛrənsi ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv ənd rɪˈpɔrt tɪ ðə oecd*.
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pioneer dad was cooking stew last night, the all day version of course, and forgot about dinner rolls. it turned into panic time! looking for a fast solution i found this in my trusty recipe box. it worked flawlessly. tasty rolls in just an hour.
the recipe is easy to prepare and require a bakery chef. the rolls go from the pantry to the table in 60 minutes. soft, fluffy, and actually taste superior to grocery store rolls. the rolls are great as buns for also.
this recipe makes approximately 24 rolls, depending on how large you make them.
ingredients
1 tbsp. + 1 tsp. dry yeast
1/4 cup sugar
1 cups warm milk (or half and half)
1 tsp. salt
1/4 cup melted butter
4 cups flour (king arthur bread flour is my first choice)
directions
1. the oven to 375.
3. heat the milk but do not scald.
4. combine the yeast, sugar and warm milk, stir and let stand for 15 minutes. the yeast should be active and bubbling by now.
5. stir in remaining ingredients until well blended (i use a artisan mixer)
6. cover and let rise 20 minutes until doubled in size.
7. pinch off egg sized pieces and roll between your palms to smooth. or, roll the dough into a sheet and use a round pastry cutter to shape into rolls.
8. place the rolls on a lightly greased half sheet cake pan (about x) and bake at 375 for 20 minutes or until the tops are golden brown.
variations
for herb flavored rolls add 2 tsp. crumbled, dried rosemary, or 2 tbsp. freshly chopped thyme or 2 tsp. herbs de provence all make a good alternative.
pioneer dad secret tip; i prefer to take the herbs de provence add a pinch of rock salt and grind it into a powder with a mortar and pestle. this hides the texture and puzzles my dinner guests how i added the mysterious flavor.
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ˌpaɪəˈnɪr dæd wɑz ˈkʊkɪŋ stu læst naɪt, ðə ɔl deɪ ˈvərʒən əv kɔrs, ənd fərˈgɑt əˈbaʊt ˈdɪnər roʊlz. ɪt tərnd ˈɪntu ˈpænɪk taɪm! ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə fæst səˈluʃən aɪ faʊnd ðɪs ɪn maɪ ˈtrəsti ˈrɛsəpi bɑks. ɪt wərkt ˈflɔləsli. ˈteɪsti roʊlz ɪn ʤɪst ən aʊər. ðə ˈrɛsəpi ɪz ˈizi tɪ priˈpɛr ənd ˌrikˈwaɪər ə ˈbeɪkəri ʃɛf. ðə roʊlz goʊ frəm ðə ˈpæntri tɪ ðə ˈteɪbəl ɪn 60 ˈmɪnəts. sɔft, ˈfləfi, ənd ˈæˌkʧuəli teɪst suˈpɪriər tɪ ˈgroʊsəri stɔr roʊlz. ðə roʊlz ər greɪt ɛz bənz fər ˈɔlsoʊ. ðɪs ˈrɛsəpi meɪks əˈprɑksəmətli 24 roʊlz, dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn haʊ lɑrʤ ju meɪk ðɛm. ˌɪnˈgridiənts 1 tbsp*. 1 tsp*. draɪ jist kəp ˈʃʊgər 1 kəps wɔrm mɪlk (ər hæf ənd hæf) 1 tsp*. sɔlt kəp ˈmɛltɪd ˈbətər 4 kəps flaʊər (kɪŋ ˈɑrθər brɛd flaʊər ɪz maɪ fərst ʧɔɪs) dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz 1 ðə ˈəvən tɪ 375 3 hit ðə mɪlk bət du nɑt skɔld. 4 ˈkɑmbaɪn ðə jist, ˈʃʊgər ənd wɔrm mɪlk, stər ənd lɛt stænd fər 15 ˈmɪnəts. ðə jist ʃʊd bi ˈæktɪv ənd ˈbəbəlɪŋ baɪ naʊ. 5 stər ɪn rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˌɪnˈgridiənts ənˈtɪl wɛl ˈblɛndɪd (aɪ juz ə ˈɑrtəzən ˈmɪksər) 6 ˈkəvər ənd lɛt raɪz 20 ˈmɪnəts ənˈtɪl ˈdəbəld ɪn saɪz. 7 pɪnʧ ɔf ɛg saɪzd ˈpisɪz ənd roʊl bɪtˈwin jʊr pɑmz tɪ smuð. ər, roʊl ðə doʊ ˈɪntu ə ʃit ənd juz ə raʊnd ˈpeɪstri ˈkətər tɪ ʃeɪp ˈɪntu roʊlz. 8 pleɪs ðə roʊlz ɔn ə ˈlaɪtli grist hæf ʃit keɪk pæn (əˈbaʊt ɛks ənd beɪk æt 375 fər 20 ˈmɪnəts ər ənˈtɪl ðə tɑps ər ˈgoʊldən braʊn. ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz fər ərb ˈfleɪvərd roʊlz æd 2 tsp*. ˈkrəmbəld, draɪd ˈroʊzˌmɛri, ər 2 tbsp*. ˈfrɛʃli ʧɑpt θaɪm ər 2 tsp*. ərbz də ˈproʊvəns ɔl meɪk ə gʊd ɔlˈtərnətɪv. ˌpaɪəˈnɪr dæd ˈsikrɪt tɪp; aɪ prɪˈfər tɪ teɪk ðə ərbz də ˈproʊvəns æd ə pɪnʧ əv rɑk sɔlt ənd graɪnd ɪt ˈɪntu ə ˈpaʊdər wɪθ ə ˈmɔrtər ənd pestle*. ðɪs haɪdz ðə ˈtɛksʧər ənd ˈpəzəlz maɪ ˈdɪnər gɛsts haʊ aɪ ˈædɪd ðə mɪˈstɪriəs ˈfleɪvər.
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image copyright image caption adam west and burt ward as batman and robin in the tv series
adam west, the us actor best known as the star of the hit tv series batman, has died aged 88.
west died peacefully in los angeles after a "short but brave battle" with leukaemia, a family spokesperson said.
his portrayal of batman and the alter ego bruce wayne won a cult following.
he later struggled to find big acting roles, but won a new generation of fans in more recent times after joining the cast of family guy.
first appearing in season two in 2002, he voiced eccentric mayor adam west, described by series creator seth macfarlane as an "alternate universe", version of the actor.
macfarlane paid tribute to the star on twitter, saying he had "lost a friend" and described west as "irreplaceable".
image copyright twitter
west's family said in a statement: "our dad always saw himself as the bright knight, and aspired to make a positive impact on his fans' lives. he was and always will be our hero."
the batman tv series, with its onscreen graphics of wham! and pow! became an unexpected hit. west and his burt ward, who played sidekick robin, won widespread acclaim for their kitsch portrayal of the dynamic duo.
catwoman mourns death of batman
'robin' actor burt ward: he was great actor and a wonderful human being
actor julie newmar, who played catwoman in the series, paid tribute to west on saturday, saying he was was "bright, witty and fun to work with".
"i will miss him in the physical world and him always in the world of imagination and creativity," she said.
image copyright getty images image caption adam west remained closely associated with the batman character throughout his career
in a 2010 interview with the website slice of scifi, west said the tv series had benefitted from very good writers.
"they saw the craziness, the comedy. you know, just as he's about to put her in (jail), batman says to catwoman, 'you give me curious stirrings in my utility belt.' that's funny stuff."
when the series ended, west struggled to break free from the character, but over a long career appeared in nearly 50 films including drop dead gorgeous, an american vampire story and nevada smith.
who has played batman?
adam west -tv series (1966-68); batman: the movie (1966)
-tv series (1966-68); batman: the movie (1966) michael keaton -batman (1989) and batman returns (1992)
-batman (1989) and batman returns (1992) val kilmer -batman forever (1995)
-batman forever (1995) george clooney - batman and robin (1997)
- batman and robin (1997) christian bale - batman begins (2005); the dark knight (2008); the dark knight rises (2012)
- batman begins (2005); the dark knight (2008); the dark knight rises (2012) ben affleck - batman v superman (2016); justice league (2017)
tributes to the actor poured in via social media following news of his death.
actor val kilmer, who played batman in a later movie,: "ah dear adam west. he was always so kind when we met. a real gent. once when i was a kid we found ourselves in front the batmobile. i got in."
the author neil: "rest in peace adam west. we met once in 1987 and i was too embarrassed and too foolishly 'cool' to tell you what you meant to my childhood."
star wars actor mark hamill, who worked with west, described him was "a wonderful actor and so kind".
he: "i'm so lucky to have worked w/ him & tell him how much he meant to me & millions of fans."
before embarking on an acting career, west was drafted into the us army and was an announcer for the armed forces network.
the us defence department a picture of west in his uniform with the message: "he was our hero long before the cape."
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west was born in 1928 in walla walla, washington state, and began his acting career in hawaii in the 1950s.
he is survived by his wife, marcelle, six children, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈædəm wɛst ənd bərt wɔrd ɛz ˈbætˌmæn ənd ˈrɑbɪn ɪn ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsɪriz ˈædəm wɛst, ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈæktər bɛst noʊn ɛz ðə stɑr əv ðə hɪt ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsɪriz ˈbætˌmæn, həz daɪd ˈeɪʤɪd 88 wɛst daɪd ˈpisfəli ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈæftər ə "ʃɔrt bət breɪv ˈbætəl" wɪθ leukaemia*, ə ˈfæməli ˈspoʊkspərsən sɛd. hɪz pɔrˈtreɪəl əv ˈbætˌmæn ənd ðə ˈɔltər ˈigoʊ brus weɪn wən ə kəlt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ. hi ˈleɪtər ˈstrəgəld tɪ faɪnd bɪg ˈæktɪŋ roʊlz, bət wən ə nu ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv fænz ɪn mɔr ˈrisənt taɪmz ˈæftər ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə kæst əv ˈfæməli gaɪ. fərst əˈpɪrɪŋ ɪn ˈsizən tu ɪn 2002 hi vɔɪst ˌɛkˈsɛntrɪk meɪər ˈædəm wɛst, dɪˈskraɪbd baɪ ˈsɪriz kriˈeɪtər sɛθ məkˈfɑrlən ɛz ən "ˈɔltərˌneɪt ˈjunəˌvərs", ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈæktər. məkˈfɑrlən peɪd ˈtrɪbjut tɪ ðə stɑr ɔn tˈwɪtər, seɪɪŋ hi hæd "lɔst ə frɛnd" ənd dɪˈskraɪbd wɛst ɛz "ˌɪrəˈpleɪsəbəl". ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt tˈwɪtər wɛsts ˈfæməli sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt: "ɑr dæd ˈɔlˌweɪz sɔ hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ðə braɪt naɪt, ənd əˈspaɪrd tɪ meɪk ə ˈpɑzətɪv ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn hɪz fænz' lɪvz. hi wɑz ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz wɪl bi ɑr ˈhɪroʊ." ðə ˈbætˌmæn ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsɪriz, wɪθ ɪts ˌɑnˈskrin ˈgræfɪks əv wæm! ənd paʊ! bɪˈkeɪm ən ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd hɪt. wɛst ənd hɪz bərt wɔrd, hu pleɪd ˈsaɪdˌkɪk ˈrɑbɪn, wən ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd əˈkleɪm fər ðɛr kɪʧ pɔrˈtreɪəl əv ðə daɪˈnæmɪk ˈduoʊ. ˈkætˌwʊmən mɔrnz dɛθ əv ˈbætˌmæn 'ˈrɑbɪn' ˈæktər bərt wɔrd: hi wɑz greɪt ˈæktər ənd ə ˈwəndərfəl ˈjumən biɪŋ ˈæktər ˈʤuli newmar*, hu pleɪd ˈkætˌwʊmən ɪn ðə ˈsɪriz, peɪd ˈtrɪbjut tɪ wɛst ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, seɪɪŋ hi wɑz wɑz "braɪt, ˈwɪti ənd fən tɪ wərk wɪθ". "aɪ wɪl mɪs ɪm ɪn ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl wərld ənd ɪm ˈɔlˌweɪz ɪn ðə wərld əv ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən ənd ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti," ʃi sɛd. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈædəm wɛst rɪˈmeɪnd ˈkloʊsli əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə ˈbætˌmæn ˈkɛrɪktər θruaʊt hɪz kərɪr ɪn ə 2010 ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt slaɪs əv scifi*, wɛst sɛd ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsɪriz hæd ˈbɛnəfɪtɪd frəm ˈvɛri gʊd ˈraɪtərz. "ðeɪ sɔ ðə ˈkreɪzinəs, ðə ˈkɑmədi. ju noʊ, ʤɪst ɛz hiz əˈbaʊt tɪ pʊt hər ɪn (ʤeɪl), ˈbætˌmæn sɪz tɪ ˈkætˌwʊmən, 'ju gɪv mi ˈkjʊriəs stərɪŋz ɪn maɪ juˈtɪləti bɛlt.' ðæts ˈfəni stəf." wɪn ðə ˈsɪriz ˈɛndɪd, wɛst ˈstrəgəld tɪ breɪk fri frəm ðə ˈkɛrɪktər, bət ˈoʊvər ə lɔŋ kərɪr əˈpɪrd ɪn ˈnɪrli 50 fɪlmz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ drɔp dɛd ˈgɔrʤəs, ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈvæmpaɪr ˈstɔri ənd nəˈvɑdə smɪθ. hu həz pleɪd ˈbætˌmæn? ˈædəm wɛst -ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsɪriz ˈbætˌmæn: ðə ˈmuvi 1966 -ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsɪriz ˈbætˌmæn: ðə ˈmuvi 1966 ˈmaɪkəl ˈkitən -ˈbætˌmæn 1989 ənd ˈbætˌmæn rɪˈtərnz 1992 -ˈbætˌmæn 1989 ənd ˈbætˌmæn rɪˈtərnz 1992 væl ˈkɪlmər -ˈbætˌmæn fərˈɛvər 1995 -ˈbætˌmæn fərˈɛvər 1995 ʤɔrʤ ˈkluni ˈbætˌmæn ənd ˈrɑbɪn 1997 ˈbætˌmæn ənd ˈrɑbɪn 1997 ˈkrɪsʧɪn beɪl ˈbætˌmæn bɪˈgɪnz 2005 ðə dɑrk naɪt 2008 ðə dɑrk naɪt ˈraɪzɪz 2012 ˈbætˌmæn bɪˈgɪnz 2005 ðə dɑrk naɪt 2008 ðə dɑrk naɪt ˈraɪzɪz 2012 bɛn ˈæflɪk ˈbætˌmæn vi ˈsupərˌmæn 2016 ˈʤəstɪs lig 2017 ˈtrɪbjuts tɪ ðə ˈæktər pɔrd ɪn ˈviə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ nuz əv hɪz dɛθ. ˈæktər væl ˈkɪlmər, hu pleɪd ˈbætˌmæn ɪn ə ˈleɪtər ˈmuvi,: "ɑ dɪr ˈædəm wɛst. hi wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz soʊ kaɪnd wɪn wi mɛt. ə ril ʤɛnt. wəns wɪn aɪ wɑz ə kɪd wi faʊnd ɑrˈsɛlvz ɪn frənt ðə batmobile*. aɪ gɑt ɪn." ðə ˈɔθər nil: "rɛst ɪn pis ˈædəm wɛst. wi mɛt wəns ɪn 1987 ənd aɪ wɑz tu ɪmˈbɛrəst ənd tu ˈfulɪʃli 'kul' tɪ tɛl ju wət ju mɛnt tɪ maɪ ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd." stɑr wɔrz ˈæktər mɑrk ˈhæməl, hu wərkt wɪθ wɛst, dɪˈskraɪbd ɪm wɑz "ə ˈwəndərfəl ˈæktər ənd soʊ kaɪnd". hi: "əm soʊ ˈləki tɪ hæv wərkt ˈdəbəlju/ ɪm tɛl ɪm haʊ məʧ hi mɛnt tɪ mi ˈmɪljənz əv fænz." ˌbiˈfɔr ɛmˈbɑrkɪŋ ɔn ən ˈæktɪŋ kərɪr, wɛst wɑz ˈdræftɪd ˈɪntu ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈɑrmi ənd wɑz ən əˈnaʊnsər fər ðə ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz ˈnɛtˌwərk. ðə ˈjuˈɛs dɪˈfɛns dɪˈpɑrtmənt ə ˈpɪkʧər əv wɛst ɪn hɪz ˈjunəˌfɔrm wɪθ ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ: "hi wɑz ɑr ˈhɪroʊ lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə keɪp." ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt tˈwɪtər wɛst wɑz bɔrn ɪn 1928 ɪn ˈwɔlə ˈwɔlə, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən steɪt, ənd bɪˈgæn hɪz ˈæktɪŋ kərɪr ɪn həˈwaɪˌi ɪn ðə 1950s*. hi ɪz sərˈvaɪvd baɪ hɪz waɪf, mɑrˈsɛl, sɪks ˈʧɪldrən, faɪv ˈgrænˌʧɪldrən ənd tu great-grandchildren*.
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las vegas -- metro police have launched an internal investigation into a youtube video that shows one of its officers reacting angrily after a motorcyclist.
the video has been viewed more than times, and some people believe the officer acted inappropriately. however, police sources tell 8 news now, the man on the motorcycle has a history of intentionally causing accidents.
john paul rosario laughed long and hard when he heard what police said about him. he says that's simply not true. at any rate, rosario says he was on his way to work at planet hollywood when he braked to let a car merge in front of him. that's when he was by a metro cruiser.
rosario had a video camera on his helmet that recorded everything, including his conversation with the angry officer who threatened to write a "load of tickets" for rosario.
rosario was not ticketed. the unidentified officer eventually shook hands with him and went on his way. rosario says he posted the video, not to get the officer in trouble, but to show how unfairly he was treated.
"maybe they need to retrain themselves," rosario said. "they have some officers that maybe need either to change their careers or something, it's too much for them, for them to come out so aggressive."
rosario's motorcycle, a sport bike, was not damaged.
he didn't have to look very far for a lawyer, because several attorneys called him. although, rosario said he is not looking for anything from police, he has hired a lawyer. metro confirmed monday it has opened an internal investigation and will have no comment until it is concluded.
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ˈkɑpiˌraɪt 2019 ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ, ɪŋk. ɔl raɪts rɪˈzərvd. ðɪs məˈtɪriəl meɪ nɑt bi ˈpəblɪʃt, ˈbrɔdˌkæst, riˈrɪtən, ər ˌridɪˈstrɪbjətɪd. ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs ˈmɛˌtroʊ pəˈlis hæv lɔnʧt ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ə ˈjuˌtub ˈvɪdioʊ ðət ʃoʊz wən əv ɪts ˈɔfɪsərz riˈæktɪŋ ˈæŋgrəli ˈæftər ə ˈmoʊtərˌsaɪklɪst. ðə ˈvɪdioʊ həz bɪn vjud mɔr ðən taɪmz, ənd səm ˈpipəl bɪˈliv ðə ˈɔfɪsər ˈæktɪd ˌɪnəˈprɑpriətli. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, pəˈlis ˈsɔrsəz tɛl 8 nuz naʊ, ðə mæn ɔn ðə ˈmoʊtərˌsaɪkəl həz ə ˈhɪstəri əv ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈæksədənts. ʤɑn pɔl roʊˈzɑrioʊ læft lɔŋ ənd hɑrd wɪn hi hərd wət pəˈlis sɛd əˈbaʊt ɪm. hi sɪz ðæts ˈsɪmpli nɑt tru. æt ˈɛni reɪt, roʊˈzɑrioʊ sɪz hi wɑz ɔn hɪz weɪ tɪ wərk æt ˈplænət ˈhɑliˌwʊd wɪn hi breɪkt tɪ lɛt ə kɑr mərʤ ɪn frənt əv ɪm. ðæts wɪn hi wɑz baɪ ə ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˈkruzər. roʊˈzɑrioʊ hæd ə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈkæmərə ɔn hɪz ˈhɛlmət ðət rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hɪz ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˈæŋgri ˈɔfɪsər hu θˈrɛtənd tɪ raɪt ə "loʊd əv ˈtɪkɪts" fər roʊˈzɑrioʊ. roʊˈzɑrioʊ wɑz nɑt ˈtɪkətɪd. ðə ˌənaɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈɔfɪsər ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ʃʊk hænz wɪθ ɪm ənd wɛnt ɔn hɪz weɪ. roʊˈzɑrioʊ sɪz hi ˈpoʊstɪd ðə ˈvɪdioʊ, nɑt tɪ gɪt ðə ˈɔfɪsər ɪn ˈtrəbəl, bət tɪ ʃoʊ haʊ ənˈfɛrli hi wɑz ˈtritɪd. "ˈmeɪbi ðeɪ nid tɪ riˈtreɪn ðɛmˈsɛlvz," roʊˈzɑrioʊ sɛd. "ðeɪ hæv səm ˈɔfɪsərz ðət ˈmeɪbi nid ˈiðər tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðɛr kərɪrz ər ˈsəmθɪŋ, ɪts tu məʧ fər ðɛm, fər ðɛm tɪ kəm aʊt soʊ əˈgrɛsɪv." ˈmoʊtərˌsaɪkəl, ə spɔrt baɪk, wɑz nɑt ˈdæmɪʤd. hi ˈdɪdənt hæv tɪ lʊk ˈvɛri fɑr fər ə ˈlɔjər, bɪˈkəz ˈsɛvərəl əˈtərniz kɔld ɪm. ˌɔlˈðoʊ, roʊˈzɑrioʊ sɛd hi ɪz nɑt ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ frəm pəˈlis, hi həz haɪərd ə ˈlɔjər. ˈmɛˌtroʊ kənˈfərmd ˈmənˌdeɪ ɪt həz ˈoʊpənd ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ənd wɪl hæv noʊ ˈkɑmɛnt ənˈtɪl ɪt ɪz kənˈkludɪd.
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just in case you forgot, tom delay appeared on hardball this afternoon to remind us just how much of a scumbag he is. chris matthews asks about the tone of the campaign and whether it's been appropriate. of course not, delay responds, mccain hasn't been assertive enough. get that? mccain's campaign hasn't been sleazy enough according to this a$$hole. in order to make his case, delay goes down the laundry list of obama smears, including but not limited to, he's a marxist, a radical, a black liberation theologist, terrorist sympathizer, and constitution-hater. please don't watch this clip if you have high blood pressure. it should really go down in the hall of shame, something we can look back on in five or ten years from now and marvel at.
"he must agree with the marxist theology of black liberation theology." "i tagged barack obama as a marxist months ago. [...] he's a marxist, or a socialist at best."
the ap, to their credit, does a great job of debunking despicable smear of obama re: his views on the constitution.
whatever you may think of tweety, he usually does a good job of smacking around congressmen. for some reason, though, he always at feet. i just don't get it. i really don't get why any network (other than fox, of course) would give this putz a platform to spew his crap.
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ʤɪst ɪn keɪs ju fərˈgɑt, tɑm dɪˈleɪ əˈpɪrd ɔn ˈhɑrdˌbɔl ðɪs ˌæftərˈnun tɪ riˈmaɪnd ˈjuˈɛs ʤɪst haʊ məʧ əv ə ˈskəmˌbæg hi ɪz. krɪs ˈmæθjuz æsks əˈbaʊt ðə toʊn əv ðə kæmˈpeɪn ənd ˈwɛðər ɪts bɪn əˈproʊpriˌeɪt. əv kɔrs nɑt, dɪˈleɪ rɪˈspɑndz, məˈkeɪn ˈhæzənt bɪn əˈsərtɪv ɪˈnəf. gɪt ðət? məˈkeɪnz kæmˈpeɪn ˈhæzənt bɪn sˈlizi ɪˈnəf əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðɪs a$$hole*. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ meɪk hɪz keɪs, dɪˈleɪ goʊz daʊn ðə ˈlɔndri lɪst əv ˌoʊˈbɑmə smɪrz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ bət nɑt ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ, hiz ə ˈmɑrksɪst, ə ˈrædɪkəl, ə blæk ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən theologist*, ˈtɛrərɪst ˈsɪmpəˌθaɪzər, ənd constitution-hater*. pliz doʊnt wɔʧ ðɪs klɪp ɪf ju hæv haɪ bləd ˈprɛʃər. ɪt ʃʊd ˈrɪli goʊ daʊn ɪn ðə hɔl əv ʃeɪm, ˈsəmθɪŋ wi kən lʊk bæk ɔn ɪn faɪv ər tɛn jɪrz frəm naʊ ənd ˈmɑrvəl æt. "hi məst əˈgri wɪθ ðə ˈmɑrksɪst θiˈɑləʤi əv blæk ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən θiˈɑləʤi." "aɪ tægd ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɛz ə ˈmɑrksɪst mənθs əˈgoʊ. hiz ə ˈmɑrksɪst, ər ə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst æt bɛst." ðə ˌeɪˈpi, tɪ ðɛr ˈkrɛdɪt, dɪz ə greɪt ʤɑb əv dɪˈbəŋkɪŋ dɪˈspɪkəbəl smɪr əv ˌoʊˈbɑmə ri: hɪz vjuz ɔn ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən. ˌwəˈtɛvər ju meɪ θɪŋk əv tweety*, hi ˈjuʒəwəli dɪz ə gʊd ʤɑb əv sˈmækɪŋ əraʊnd ˈkɑŋgrəsmɪn. fər səm ˈrizən, ðoʊ, hi ˈɔlˌweɪz æt fit. aɪ ʤɪst doʊnt gɪt ɪt. aɪ ˈrɪli doʊnt gɪt waɪ ˈɛni ˈnɛtˌwərk (ˈəðər ðən fɑks, əv kɔrs) wʊd gɪv ðɪs pəts ə ˈplætˌfɔrm tɪ spju hɪz kræp.
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this story has been updated to reflect events since it was initially published. a member of the grand jury that decided not to charge former ferguson police officer darren wilson in the august 2014 death of michael brown will not be able to share information about that experience.
a st. louis county judge dismissed the grand suit on tuesday. judge ellen ribaudo wrote that the juror had not shown why the state laws around grand jury secrecy should not apply in his or her case. and while prosecutor bob mcculloch chose to make some evidence from the grand jury public, ribaudo said, not every detail needed to be released.
the unidentified juror wanted to speak about the experience to contribute to a dialog on race relations.
the american civil liberties union of missouri, which is representing the juror, said it had not yet made a decision whether to appeal dismissal, or bring the case in federal court. last year, judge rodney sippel wrote that there was no need yet for a federal court to tackle the balance between the right to free speech and the tradition of grand jury secrecy.
our original story from may 2015, which was also updated as the story evolved.
a grand juror is suing st. louis county prosecutor bob mcculloch in an effort to speak out on what happened in the darren wilson case. under typical circumstances, grand jurors are prohibited by law from discussing cases they were involved in.
the grand juror, referred to only as "grand juror doe" in the lawsuit, takes issue with how mcculloch characterized the case. mcculloch released evidence presented to the grand jury and publicly discussed the case after the grand jury decided not to indict wilson, then a ferguson police officer, in the shooting death of michael brown, an african american.
“in [the grand view, the current information available about the grand jurors’ views is not entirely accurate especially the implication that all grand jurors believed that there was no support for any charges,” the lawsuit says. (a grand jury's decision does not have to be unanimous.)
“moreover, the public characterization of the grand jurors’ view of witnesses and evidence does not accord with own,” the lawsuit continued. “from [the grand perspective, the investigation of wilson had a stronger focus on the victim than in other cases presented to the grand jury.” doe also believes the legal standards were conveyed in a “muddled” and “untimely” manner to the grand jury.
in the lawsuit filed monday in federal court, the american civil liberties union of missouri argues that this case is unique and that the usual reasons for requiring the jurors to maintain secrecy should not apply.
in this specific case, “any interests furthered by maintaining grand jury secrecy are outweighed by the interests secured by the first amendment,” the lawsuit says, adding that allowing the juror to speak would contribute to a discussion on race in america.
as the grand juror points out in the lawsuit, the wilson case was handled in a very different manner than other grand juries. instead of recommending a charge, office presented thousands of pages worth of evidence and testimony before the grand jury. at one point, spokesman characterized the grand jury as co-investigators.
“from perspective, although the release of a large number of records provides an appearance of transparency, with heavy and the absence of context, those records do not fully portray the proceedings before the grand jury,” the lawsuit says.
mcculloch has done several interviews since the grand jury decision was announced on nov. 24, but the grand jurors have been prohibited from speaking about the case. the county prosecutor admits that some of the witnesses were lying, but said the grand jurors were aware.
the 12 people who could say for sure are currently sworn to secrecy.
although the county released redacted transcripts of witness and expert testimony, the grand jurors deliberated without a court reporter or member of the office present.
state law says that grand jurors shall not “disclose any evidence given” nor “the name of any witness who appeared before them,” adding that any juror who violates that is guilty of a misdemeanor. the is asking a judge to grant an injunction that prohibits enforcing those laws (or threatening to) in this case.
the laws “prevent [the grand juror] from discussing truthful information about a matter of public significance,” the lawsuit says. “as applied in the circumstances of this case, the challenged laws act as a prior restraint on [doe’s] expressive activity.”
mcculloch's office declined to comment.
late monday, the legal defense fund requested an investigation of the conduct of office.
“our review of these proceedings has raised grave legal concerns, including knowing presentation of false witness testimony, erroneous instructions on the law, and preferential treatment of mr. wilson by the st. louis county prosecuting office," ifill, president said in a written statement. the organization is asking state judge maura mcshane to look into the grand jury proceedings.
"this process sets a bad precedent for our judicial system and diminishes the high standard that stewards of the law are supposed to uphold," ifill said.
editor's note: in an unrelated case, the reporters committee for freedom of the press and the were in a lawsuit with chris mcdaniel against the missouri department of corrections for withholding public records. mcdaniel is no longer an employee of the station, but wrote the original story.
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ðɪs ˈstɔri həz bɪn ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd tɪ rɪˈflɛkt ɪˈvɛnts sɪns ɪt wɑz ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈpəblɪʃt. ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə grænd ˈʤʊri ðət ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd nɑt tɪ ʧɑrʤ ˈfɔrmər ˈfərgəsən pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ˈdɑrən ˈwɪlsən ɪn ðə ˈɔgəst 2014 dɛθ əv ˈmaɪkəl braʊn wɪl nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ʃɛr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðət ɪkˈspɪriəns. ə st*. luɪs ˈkaʊnti ʤəʤ dɪsˈmɪst ðə grænd sut ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ʤəʤ ˈɛlən riˈbɔdoʊ roʊt ðət ðə ˈʤʊrər hæd nɑt ʃoʊn waɪ ðə steɪt lɔz əraʊnd grænd ˈʤʊri ˈsikrəsi ʃʊd nɑt əˈplaɪ ɪn hɪz ər hər keɪs. ənd waɪl ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər bɑb məˈkələk ʧoʊz tɪ meɪk səm ˈɛvədəns frəm ðə grænd ˈʤʊri ˈpəblɪk, riˈbɔdoʊ sɛd, nɑt ˈɛvəri ˈditeɪl ˈnidɪd tɪ bi riˈlist. ðə ˌənaɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈʤʊrər ˈwɔntɪd tɪ spik əˈbaʊt ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns tɪ kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ə ˈdaɪəlɔg ɔn reɪs riˈleɪʃənz. ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɪvəl ˈlɪbərˌtiz ˈjunjən əv məˈzʊri, wɪʧ ɪz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ðə ˈʤʊrər, sɛd ɪt hæd nɑt jɛt meɪd ə dɪˈsɪʒən ˈwɛðər tɪ əˈpil dɪsˈmɪsəl, ər brɪŋ ðə keɪs ɪn ˈfɛdərəl kɔrt. læst jɪr, ʤəʤ ˈrɑdni ˈsɪpəl roʊt ðət ðɛr wɑz noʊ nid jɛt fər ə ˈfɛdərəl kɔrt tɪ ˈtækəl ðə ˈbæləns bɪtˈwin ðə raɪt tɪ fri spiʧ ənd ðə trəˈdɪʃən əv grænd ˈʤʊri ˈsikrəsi. ɑr ərˈɪʤənəl ˈstɔri frəm meɪ 2015 wɪʧ wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ɛz ðə ˈstɔri ɪˈvɑlvd. ə grænd ˈʤʊrər ɪz suɪŋ st*. luɪs ˈkaʊnti ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər bɑb məˈkələk ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ spik aʊt ɔn wət ˈhæpənd ɪn ðə ˈdɑrən ˈwɪlsən keɪs. ˈəndər ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz, grænd ˈʤʊrərz ər proʊˈhɪbətəd baɪ lɔ frəm dɪˈskəsɪŋ ˈkeɪsɪz ðeɪ wər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn. ðə grænd ˈʤʊrər, rɪˈfərd tɪ ˈoʊnli ɛz "grænd ˈʤʊrər doʊ" ɪn ðə ˈlɔˌsut, teɪks ˈɪʃu wɪθ haʊ məˈkələk ˈkɛrɪktərˌaɪzd ðə keɪs. məˈkələk riˈlist ˈɛvədəns pərˈzɛnəd tɪ ðə grænd ˈʤʊri ənd ˈpəblɪkli dɪˈskəst ðə keɪs ˈæftər ðə grænd ˈʤʊri ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd nɑt tɪ ˌɪnˈdaɪt ˈwɪlsən, ðɛn ə ˈfərgəsən pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər, ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθ əv ˈmaɪkəl braʊn, ən ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈmɛrɪkən. [ðə grænd vju, ðə ˈkɑrənt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈveɪləbəl əˈbaʊt ðə grænd jurors’*’ vjuz ɪz nɑt ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈækjərət əˈspɛʃəli ðə ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən ðət ɔl grænd ˈʤʊrərz bɪˈlivd ðət ðɛr wɑz noʊ səˈpɔrt fər ˈɛni charges,”*,” ðə ˈlɔˌsut sɪz. (ə grænd ˈʤʊriz dɪˈsɪʒən dɪz nɑt hæv tɪ bi juˈnænəməs.) ““moreover*, ðə ˈpəblɪk ˌkɛrɪktərɪˈzeɪʃən əv ðə grænd jurors’*’ vju əv ˈwɪtnəsɪz ənd ˈɛvədəns dɪz nɑt əˈkɔrd wɪθ own,”*,” ðə ˈlɔˌsut kənˈtɪnjud. [ðə grænd pərˈspɛktɪv, ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən əv ˈwɪlsən hæd ə ˈstrɔŋgər ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə ˈvɪktɪm ðən ɪn ˈəðər ˈkeɪsɪz pərˈzɛnəd tɪ ðə grænd jury.”*.” doʊ ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈlivz ðə ˈligəl ˈstændərdz wər kənˈveɪd ɪn ə ““muddled”*” ənd ““untimely”*” ˈmænər tɪ ðə grænd ˈʤʊri. ɪn ðə ˈlɔˌsut faɪld ˈmənˌdeɪ ɪn ˈfɛdərəl kɔrt, ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɪvəl ˈlɪbərˌtiz ˈjunjən əv məˈzʊri ˈɑrgjuz ðət ðɪs keɪs ɪz juˈnik ənd ðət ðə ˈjuʒəwəl ˈrizənz fər rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ðə ˈʤʊrərz tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ˈsikrəsi ʃʊd nɑt əˈplaɪ. ɪn ðɪs spɪˈsɪfɪk keɪs, ˈɪntərɪsts ˈfərðərd baɪ meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ grænd ˈʤʊri ˈsikrəsi ər aʊtˈweɪd baɪ ðə ˈɪntərɪsts sɪˈkjʊrd baɪ ðə fərst amendment,”*,” ðə ˈlɔˌsut sɪz, ˈædɪŋ ðət əˈlaʊɪŋ ðə ˈʤʊrər tɪ spik wʊd kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ə dɪˈskəʃən ɔn reɪs ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. ɛz ðə grænd ˈʤʊrər pɔɪnts aʊt ɪn ðə ˈlɔˌsut, ðə ˈwɪlsən keɪs wɑz ˈhændəld ɪn ə ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt ˈmænər ðən ˈəðər grænd ˈʤʊriz. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪŋ ə ʧɑrʤ, ˈɔfəs pərˈzɛnəd ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpeɪʤɪz wərθ əv ˈɛvədəns ənd ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni ˌbiˈfɔr ðə grænd ˈʤʊri. æt wən pɔɪnt, ˈspoʊksmən ˈkɛrɪktərˌaɪzd ðə grænd ˈʤʊri ɛz co-investigators*. pərˈspɛktɪv, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə riˈlis əv ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv ˈrɛkərdz prəˈvaɪdz ən əˈpɪrəns əv trænˈspɛrənsi, wɪθ ˈhɛvi ənd ðə ˈæbsəns əv ˈkɑntɛkst, ðoʊz ˈrɛkərdz du nɑt ˈfʊli pɔrˈtreɪ ðə prəˈsidɪŋz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə grænd jury,”*,” ðə ˈlɔˌsut sɪz. məˈkələk həz dən ˈsɛvərəl ˈɪntərvˌjuz sɪns ðə grænd ˈʤʊri dɪˈsɪʒən wɑz əˈnaʊnst ɔn noʊv. 24 bət ðə grænd ˈʤʊrərz hæv bɪn proʊˈhɪbətəd frəm ˈspikɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə keɪs. ðə ˈkaʊnti ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər ədˈmɪts ðət səm əv ðə ˈwɪtnəsɪz wər laɪɪŋ, bət sɛd ðə grænd ˈʤʊrərz wər əˈwɛr. ðə 12 ˈpipəl hu kʊd seɪ fər ʃʊr ər ˈkərəntli swɔrn tɪ ˈsikrəsi. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈkaʊnti riˈlist rɪˈdæktɪd ˈtrænˌskrɪpts əv ˈwɪtnəs ənd ˈɛkspərt ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni, ðə grænd ˈʤʊrərz dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪtɪd wɪˈθaʊt ə kɔrt rɪˈpɔrtər ər ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈɔfəs ˈprɛzənt. steɪt lɔ sɪz ðət grænd ˈʤʊrərz ʃæl nɑt ˈɛni ˈɛvədəns given”*” nɔr neɪm əv ˈɛni ˈwɪtnəs hu əˈpɪrd ˌbiˈfɔr them,”*,” ˈædɪŋ ðət ˈɛni ˈʤʊrər hu ˈvaɪəleɪts ðət ɪz ˈgɪlti əv ə ˌmɪsdəˈminər. ðə ɪz ˈæskɪŋ ə ʤəʤ tɪ grænt ən ˌɪnˈʤəŋʃən ðət proʊˈhɪbəts ɛnˈfɔrsɪŋ ðoʊz lɔz (ər θˈrɛtənɪŋ tɪ) ɪn ðɪs keɪs. ðə lɔz [ðə grænd ˈʤʊrər] frəm dɪˈskəsɪŋ ˈtruθfəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ə ˈmætər əv ˈpəblɪk significance,”*,” ðə ˈlɔˌsut sɪz. əˈplaɪd ɪn ðə ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz əv ðɪs keɪs, ðə ˈʧælənʤd lɔz ækt ɛz ə praɪər rɪˈstreɪnt ɔn [doe’s*] ɪkˈsprɛsɪv activity.”*.” ˈɔfəs dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt. leɪt ˈmənˌdeɪ, ðə ˈligəl dɪˈfɛns fənd rɪkˈwɛstɪd ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən əv ðə ˈkɑndəkt əv ˈɔfəs. ˌrivˈju əv ðiz prəˈsidɪŋz həz reɪzd greɪv ˈligəl kənˈsərnz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ noʊɪŋ ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən əv fɔls ˈwɪtnəs ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni, ɛˈroʊniəs ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz ɔn ðə lɔ, ənd ˌprɛfərˈɛnʃəl ˈtritmənt əv ˈmɪstər. ˈwɪlsən baɪ ðə st*. luɪs ˈkaʊnti ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪŋ ˈɔfəs," ˌaɪˈfil, ˈprɛzɪdənt sɛd ɪn ə ˈrɪtən ˈsteɪtmənt. ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ɪz ˈæskɪŋ steɪt ʤəʤ ˈmɔrə məkˈʃeɪn tɪ lʊk ˈɪntu ðə grænd ˈʤʊri prəˈsidɪŋz. "ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs sɛts ə bæd ˈprɛsɪdənt fər ɑr ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈsɪstəm ənd dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪz ðə haɪ ˈstændərd ðət stuərdz əv ðə lɔ ər səˈpoʊzd tɪ əˈphoʊld," ˌaɪˈfil sɛd. ˈɛdɪtərz noʊt: ɪn ən ˌənrɪˈleɪtɪd keɪs, ðə rɪˈpɔrtərz kəˈmɪti fər ˈfridəm əv ðə prɛs ənd ðə wər ɪn ə ˈlɔˌsut wɪθ krɪs məkˈdænjəl əˈgɛnst ðə məˈzʊri dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv kərˈɛkʃənz fər wɪθˈhoʊldɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ˈrɛkərdz. məkˈdænjəl ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ən ɪmˈplɔɪi əv ðə ˈsteɪʃən, bət roʊt ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈstɔri. ˈfɑloʊ ˈreɪʧəl ɔn tˈwɪtər:
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"there's a lot of things going on behind the scenes that people don't know about" the said
slipknot‘s corey taylor has spoken for the first time about drummer joey decision to quit the band.
it was revealed last week (december 13) that had parted ways with the group and cited “personal reasons” as the motivation behind his departure, with the band promising to give fans more information in the future.
in his first interview since’s exit, taylor told minneapolis radio station 93x: “i really talk about it right now. still so fresh and a lot of things going on behind the scenes that people know about, so legally and respectfully, i say a lot about it.
“i can confirm that we have parted ways with joey and as soon as we can say something, we will, but trying to protect him, trying to protect us, just making sure that we do everything right because what we would expect from ourselves and what we would expect from the fans.”
taylor concluded: “i know the fans are chomping at the bit, just we really say anything right now. it sucks for them and it sucks for us because we have always really prided ourselves in being able to come out and honest with everybody, but really nothing we can say right now.”
in june, dropped hints that they will be returning with new material in the near future as they headlined the opening night of download festival. the last album ‘all hope is gone’ was released in 2008 before bassist paul death, and they have never confirmed that they will be recording another lp.
earlier this year, musical equipment worth $36,000 (£24,000) was stolen from iowa home. the singer told police that two guitars that had belonged to gray, who died in may 2010, were among the items stolen.
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"ðɛrz ə lɔt əv θɪŋz goʊɪŋ ɔn bɪˈhaɪnd ðə sinz ðət ˈpipəl doʊnt noʊ əˈbaʊt" ðə sɛd ˈkɔri ˈteɪlər həz ˈspoʊkən fər ðə fərst taɪm əˈbaʊt ˈdrəmər ʤoʊi dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ kwɪt ðə bænd. ɪt wɑz rɪˈvild læst wik (dɪˈsɛmbər 13 ðət hæd ˈpɑrtɪd weɪz wɪθ ðə grup ənd ˈsaɪtɪd reasons”*” ɛz ðə ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən bɪˈhaɪnd hɪz dɪˈpɑrʧər, wɪθ ðə bænd ˈprɑməsɪŋ tɪ gɪv fænz mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ɪn hɪz fərst ˈɪntərvˌju sɪns ˈɛksət, ˈteɪlər toʊld ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈsteɪʃən 93x*: ˈrɪli tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt raɪt naʊ. stɪl soʊ frɛʃ ənd ə lɔt əv θɪŋz goʊɪŋ ɔn bɪˈhaɪnd ðə sinz ðət ˈpipəl noʊ əˈbaʊt, soʊ ˈligəli ənd rɪˈspɛktfəli, aɪ seɪ ə lɔt əˈbaʊt ɪt. kən kənˈfərm ðət wi hæv ˈpɑrtɪd weɪz wɪθ ʤoʊi ənd ɛz sun ɛz wi kən seɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ, wi wɪl, bət traɪɪŋ tɪ prəˈtɛkt ɪm, traɪɪŋ tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈjuˈɛs, ʤɪst ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr ðət wi du ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ raɪt bɪˈkəz wət wi wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt frəm ɑrˈsɛlvz ənd wət wi wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt frəm ðə fans.”*.” ˈteɪlər kənˈkludɪd: noʊ ðə fænz ər ˈʧɑmpɪŋ æt ðə bɪt, ʤɪst wi ˈrɪli seɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ raɪt naʊ. ɪt səks fər ðɛm ənd ɪt səks fər ˈjuˈɛs bɪˈkəz wi hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈrɪli ˈpraɪdɪd ɑrˈsɛlvz ɪn biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ kəm aʊt ənd ˈɑnəst wɪθ ˈɛvriˌbɑdi, bət ˈrɪli ˈnəθɪŋ wi kən seɪ raɪt now.”*.” ɪn ʤun, drɑpt hɪnts ðət ðeɪ wɪl bi rɪˈtərnɪŋ wɪθ nu məˈtɪriəl ɪn ðə nɪr fˈjuʧər ɛz ðeɪ ˈhɛˌdlaɪnd ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ naɪt əv ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ˈfɛstɪvəl. ðə læst ˈælbəm hoʊp ɪz gone’*’ wɑz riˈlist ɪn 2008 ˌbiˈfɔr ˈbeɪsɪst pɔl dɛθ, ənd ðeɪ hæv ˈnɛvər kənˈfərmd ðət ðeɪ wɪl bi rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ əˈnəðər ˈɛlˈpi. ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, mˈjuzɪkəl ɪkˈwɪpmənt wərθ wɑz ˈstoʊlən frəm ˈaɪəwə hoʊm. ðə ˈsɪŋər toʊld pəˈlis ðət tu gɪˈtɑrz ðət hæd bɪˈlɔŋd tɪ greɪ, hu daɪd ɪn meɪ 2010 wər əˈməŋ ðə ˈaɪtəmz ˈstoʊlən.
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jenn nov 19, 2014
really liked it 's review
** spoiler alert ** christopher golden's "bratva" is a fun ride. when i heard there was going to be a sons of anarchy novel, i knew i had to read it. i'm in my second viewing of the series, and once again obsessed with all things. this book read like a narrative episode. set at the beginning of season 4, the boys have gotten out of prison and are just about to jump into the tumult that the cartel and maureen letters from john teller bring to the club. gets a frantic phone call from maureen ashby, telling him that trinity, his newly discovered half-sister, has left home to be with her russian mobster boyfriend in nevada. this news is, of course, coming right after the club the entire northern cali wing of the, including viktor putlova, at opie and wedding. worried about his sister's life and the possibility of her being used as leverage against the club by the russians, takes and opie with him to nevada in search of her, leaving their cuts at home to hide their affiliation with.
the narrative perspectives shift mostly between and trinity, telling both sides of the story from two drastically different points of view. golden really gets, and we get a clear, deep understanding of where is at at that crucial turning time as well as during the events of the novel. trinity is basically a new character. even when she was recurring in season 3, we didn't really get to know her. golden does an amazing job of creating a deep, complex character with a sense of agency and ego. trinity was raised around ira violence, and she understands loyalty and the rules of the underground, but she still maintains her compassion.
trinity was far and away my favorite part of the book. despite the fact that the basic premise of the story is maureen ashby sending on a fetch quest for her wayward daughter, trinity manages to add depth and interest to the situation at hand. she isn't kidnapped, she willingly decides to stick with oleg, her boyfriend. her reasons for being there and her perspective on the trouble they get up to make reading her chapters extremely compelling. when the situation gets tough, she adapts. she knows the difference between what's necessary and what's gratuitous. she is, in short, a badass.
i also really enjoyed diving into the las vegas charter of the sons. the small charter has its own new characters and politics. just a scene where a member is making eggs in their clubhouse kitchen, or the accommodation that traveling club members can expect was really interesting. descriptions of it from's perspective were fascinating to me, and their involvement in's fetch quest both highlight and illustrate what the bond of brotherhood in the mc can really mean.
my biggest problem was the suspension of disbelief. trinity is a new character, and her personality is largely flushed out in this book. however, she's a girl who was born and raised in northern ireland by an ira affiliated family. the ira as it is portrayed in the show is extremely xenophobic and also street smart. why would a girl from that world suddenly take up with a russian mobster? sure, you can't choose who you love, but surely she could have seen trouble written all over him. a lot can be attributed to the of youth, but she didn't seem to grow all that much in that way. was she so desperately in love that she was willing to be an accessory to his organized crime lifestyle? we see her participating in their business and helping them with her irish connections in the states. when i took her motivations and her reasoning at face value, i had no problem, but in the end the whole story happened because of her actions. as would say, it was all "on her", yet no one really holds her responsible for the consequences. on the other hand, she's an independent adult who should be free to make her own decisions. how dare agree to fetch her and send her back to ireland? his commitment to her safety, his promise to her mother, and the possible threat to are apparently more important than trinity's own wants and ambitions.
since trinity's reveal as's half-sister, i had hoped that she would return to the show in some capacity. there is so much untapped story potential in her and her relationship with, and i am glad that she got to star in the first sons of anarchy novel. it was the sons being the sons, complete with everything one would expect that to entail. we got a little more back story on the russians and a bit more insight into the last living child of john teller. fans of the show, especially those that miss opie as much as i do, will find something to like in this book. i read it via audio book, which was narrated expertly - accents and all - by peter berkrot.
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ʤɛn noʊv 19 2014 ˈrɪli laɪkt ɪt 'ɛs ˌrivˈju ˈspɔɪlər əˈlərt ˈkrɪstəfər ˈgoʊldənz "bratva*" ɪz ə fən raɪd. wɪn aɪ hərd ðɛr wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə sənz əv ˈænərˌki ˈnɑvəl, aɪ nu aɪ hæd tɪ rɛd ɪt. əm ɪn maɪ ˈsɛkənd vjuɪŋ əv ðə ˈsɪriz, ənd wəns əˈgɛn əbˈsɛst wɪθ ɔl θɪŋz. ðɪs bʊk rɛd laɪk ə ˈnɛrətɪv ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd. sɛt æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ˈsizən 4 ðə bɔɪz hæv ˈgɔtən aʊt əv ˈprɪzən ənd ər ʤɪst əˈbaʊt tɪ ʤəmp ˈɪntu ðə ˈtuməlt ðət ðə kɑrˈtɛl ənd mɔˈrin ˈlɛtərz frəm ʤɑn ˈtɛlər brɪŋ tɪ ðə kləb. gɪts ə ˈfræntɪk foʊn kɔl frəm mɔˈrin ˈæʃbi, ˈtɛlɪŋ ɪm ðət ˈtrɪnɪti, hɪz ˈnuli dɪˈskəvərd half-sister*, həz lɛft hoʊm tɪ bi wɪθ hər ˈrəʃən ˈmɑbstər ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd ɪn nəˈvɑdə. ðɪs nuz ɪz, əv kɔrs, ˈkəmɪŋ raɪt ˈæftər ðə kləb ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈnɔrðərn ˈkɑli wɪŋ əv ðə, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈvɪktər putlova*, æt ˈoʊpi ənd ˈwɛdɪŋ. ˈwərid əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈsɪstərz laɪf ənd ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv hər biɪŋ juzd ɛz ˈlɛvərɪʤ əˈgɛnst ðə kləb baɪ ðə ˈrəʃənz, teɪks ənd ˈoʊpi wɪθ ɪm tɪ nəˈvɑdə ɪn sərʧ əv hər, ˈlivɪŋ ðɛr kəts æt hoʊm tɪ haɪd ðɛr əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən wɪθ. ðə ˈnɛrətɪv pərˈspɛktɪvz ʃɪft ˈmoʊstli bɪtˈwin ənd ˈtrɪnɪti, ˈtɛlɪŋ boʊθ saɪdz əv ðə ˈstɔri frəm tu ˈdræstɪkli ˈdɪfərənt pɔɪnts əv vju. ˈgoʊldən ˈrɪli gɪts, ənd wi gɪt ə klɪr, dip ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv wɛr ɪz æt æt ðət ˈkruʃəl ˈtərnɪŋ taɪm ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ɪˈvɛnts əv ðə ˈnɑvəl. ˈtrɪnɪti ɪz ˈbeɪsɪkli ə nu ˈkɛrɪktər. ˈivɪn wɪn ʃi wɑz rɪˈkərɪŋ ɪn ˈsizən 3 wi ˈdɪdənt ˈrɪli gɪt tɪ noʊ hər. ˈgoʊldən dɪz ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ ʤɑb əv kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə dip, ˈkɑmplɛks ˈkɛrɪktər wɪθ ə sɛns əv ˈeɪʤənsi ənd ˈigoʊ. ˈtrɪnɪti wɑz reɪzd əraʊnd ˌaɪˌɑˈreɪ ˈvaɪələns, ənd ʃi ˌəndərˈstændz ˈlɔɪəlti ənd ðə rulz əv ðə ˈəndərˌgraʊnd, bət ʃi stɪl meɪnˈteɪnz hər kəmˈpæʃən. ˈtrɪnɪti wɑz fɑr ənd əˈweɪ maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt pɑrt əv ðə bʊk. dɪˈspaɪt ðə fækt ðət ðə ˈbeɪsɪk ˈprɛmɪs əv ðə ˈstɔri ɪz mɔˈrin ˈæʃbi ˈsɛndɪŋ ɔn ə fɛʧ kwɛst fər hər ˈweɪwərd ˈdɔtər, ˈtrɪnɪti ˈmænɪʤɪz tɪ æd dɛpθ ənd ˈɪntəˌrɛst tɪ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən æt hænd. ʃi ˈɪzənt ˈkɪdˌnæpt, ʃi ˈwɪlɪŋli ˌdɪˈsaɪdz tɪ stɪk wɪθ ˈoʊləg, hər ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd. hər ˈrizənz fər biɪŋ ðɛr ənd hər pərˈspɛktɪv ɔn ðə ˈtrəbəl ðeɪ gɪt əp tɪ meɪk ˈrɛdɪŋ hər ˈʧæptərz ɪkˈstrimli kəmˈpɛlɪŋ. wɪn ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən gɪts təf, ʃi əˈdæpts. ʃi noʊz ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin wəts ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ənd wəts grəˈtuətəs. ʃi ɪz, ɪn ʃɔrt, ə ˈbæˌdæs. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɪli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ˈdaɪvɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs ˈʧɑrtər əv ðə sənz. ðə smɔl ˈʧɑrtər həz ɪts oʊn nu ˈkɛrɪktərz ənd ˈpɑləˌtɪks. ʤɪst ə sin wɛr ə ˈmɛmbər ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɛgz ɪn ðɛr ˈkləˌbhaʊs ˈkɪʧən, ər ðə əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən ðət ˈtrævəlɪŋ kləb ˈmɛmbərz kən ɪkˈspɛkt wɑz ˈrɪli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. dɪˈskrɪpʃənz əv ɪt frəm pərˈspɛktɪv wər ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ tɪ mi, ənd ðɛr ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn fɛʧ kwɛst boʊθ ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ənd ˈɪləˌstreɪt wət ðə bɑnd əv ˈbrəðərˌhʊd ɪn ðə ˈɛmˈsi kən ˈrɪli min. maɪ ˈbɪgəst ˈprɑbləm wɑz ðə səˈspɛnʃən əv ˌdɪsbɪˈlif. ˈtrɪnɪti ɪz ə nu ˈkɛrɪktər, ənd hər ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ɪz ˈlɑrʤli fləʃt aʊt ɪn ðɪs bʊk. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ʃiz ə gərl hu wɑz bɔrn ənd reɪzd ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˈaɪərlənd baɪ ən ˌaɪˌɑˈreɪ əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd ˈfæməli. ðə ˌaɪˌɑˈreɪ ɛz ɪt ɪz pɔrˈtreɪd ɪn ðə ʃoʊ ɪz ɪkˈstrimli ˌzɛnəˈfɑbɪk ənd ˈɔlsoʊ strit smɑrt. waɪ wʊd ə gərl frəm ðət wərld ˈsədənli teɪk əp wɪθ ə ˈrəʃən ˈmɑbstər? ʃʊr, ju kænt ʧuz hu ju ləv, bət ˈʃʊrli ʃi kʊd hæv sin ˈtrəbəl ˈrɪtən ɔl ˈoʊvər ɪm. ə lɔt kən bi əˈtrɪbjətəd tɪ ðə əv juθ, bət ʃi ˈdɪdənt sim tɪ groʊ ɔl ðət məʧ ɪn ðət weɪ. wɑz ʃi soʊ ˈdɛspərətli ɪn ləv ðət ʃi wɑz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ bi ən ækˈsɛsəri tɪ hɪz ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd kraɪm ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl? wi si hər pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðɛr ˈbɪznɪs ənd ˈhɛlpɪŋ ðɛm wɪθ hər ˈaɪrɪʃ kəˈnɛkʃənz ɪn ðə steɪts. wɪn aɪ tʊk hər ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃənz ənd hər ˈrizənɪŋ æt feɪs ˈvælju, aɪ hæd noʊ ˈprɑbləm, bət ɪn ðə ɛnd ðə hoʊl ˈstɔri ˈhæpənd bɪˈkəz əv hər ˈækʃənz. ɛz wʊd seɪ, ɪt wɑz ɔl "ɔn hər", jɛt noʊ wən ˈrɪli hoʊldz hər riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ʃiz ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈædəlt hu ʃʊd bi fri tɪ meɪk hər oʊn dɪˈsɪʒənz. haʊ dɛr əˈgri tɪ fɛʧ hər ənd sɛnd hər bæk tɪ ˈaɪərlənd? hɪz kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ hər ˈseɪfti, hɪz ˈprɑməs tɪ hər ˈməðər, ənd ðə ˈpɑsəbəl θrɛt tɪ ər əˈpɛrəntli mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðən ˈtrɪnɪtiz oʊn wɔnts ənd æmˈbɪʃənz. sɪns ˈtrɪnɪtiz rɪˈvil ɛz half-sister*, aɪ hæd hoʊpt ðət ʃi wʊd rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə ʃoʊ ɪn səm kəˈpæsɪti. ðɛr ɪz soʊ məʧ ənˈtæpt ˈstɔri pəˈtɛnʃəl ɪn hər ənd hər riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ, ənd aɪ æm glæd ðət ʃi gɑt tɪ stɑr ɪn ðə fərst sənz əv ˈænərˌki ˈnɑvəl. ɪt wɑz ðə sənz biɪŋ ðə sənz, kəmˈplit wɪθ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wən wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt ðət tɪ ɛnˈteɪl. wi gɑt ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr bæk ˈstɔri ɔn ðə ˈrəʃənz ənd ə bɪt mɔr ˈɪnˌsaɪt ˈɪntu ðə læst ˈlɪvɪŋ ʧaɪld əv ʤɑn ˈtɛlər. fænz əv ðə ʃoʊ, əˈspɛʃəli ðoʊz ðət mɪs ˈoʊpi ɛz məʧ ɛz aɪ du, wɪl faɪnd ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ laɪk ɪn ðɪs bʊk. aɪ rɛd ɪt ˈviə ˈɑdiˌoʊ bʊk, wɪʧ wɑz ˈnɛˌreɪtɪd ˈɛkspərtli ˈæksɛnts ənd ɔl baɪ ˈpitər berkrot*.
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david armstrong (centre-left) said that while the plans were at the very early stage, he hoped to break ground in two or three years
aviva premiership club wasps is looking into the possibility of building a second arena close to its ricoh arena home to continue its expansion following its move to coventry in 2014.
at the second day of the live conference, wasps chief executive david armstrong said the club was “looking carefully at potentially building a second arena” that would act as an indoor sports and music facility.
following a panel session titled if you build it they will come, in which he participated, armstrong told sports management that while plans were still in the very early stages, he envisaged breaking ground on the project within two or three years.
the facility will include activities such as indoor surfing, and climbing, and will be connected to a separate leisure facility armstrong revealed during rugby expo last year.
during the panel session, armstrong told delegates the move was to “expand its footprint” and make the suite of facilities which it purchased in november 2014 more enticing to people in the local area.
the ricoh arena already had a hotel, casino and large exhibition space when wasps moved in, but the board moved quickly to give the green light to build a second hotel. armstrong told rugby expo 2015 that a third hotel may also be in the offing.
according to the chief executive, one third of the people who visit the ricoh attend for sporting reasons, meaning that the share of visitors come for alternative functions.
“we’re hosting events 364 days a year,” he said. “we have our own hotel, our own casino and host indoor and outdoor music events, from the scale of 250 people for a classical music event, to rihanna coming in a couple of weeks’ time which sold tickets for.
“that’s a model that is so important going forward. the ricoh arena is the perfect sports venue because it is so much more than sport.”
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ˈdeɪvɪd ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ (centre-left*) sɛd ðət waɪl ðə plænz wər æt ðə ˈvɛri ˈərli steɪʤ, hi hoʊpt tɪ breɪk graʊnd ɪn tu ər θri jɪrz prɛˈmɪrˌʃɪp kləb wɑsps ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ˈbɪldɪŋ ə ˈsɛkənd ərˈinə kloʊz tɪ ɪts ˈrikoʊ ərˈinə hoʊm tɪ kənˈtɪnju ɪts ɪkˈspænʧən ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɪts muv tɪ ˈkəvəntri ɪn 2014 æt ðə ˈsɛkənd deɪ əv ðə lɪv ˈkɑnfərəns, wɑsps ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈdeɪvɪd ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ sɛd ðə kləb wɑz ˈkɛrfəli æt pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈbɪldɪŋ ə ˈsɛkənd arena”*” ðət wʊd ækt ɛz ən ˈɪnˌdɔr spɔrts ənd mˈjuzɪk fəˈsɪlɪti. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈpænəl ˈsɛʃən ˈtaɪtəld ɪf ju bɪld ɪt ðeɪ wɪl kəm, ɪn wɪʧ hi pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd, ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ toʊld spɔrts ˈmænɪʤmənt ðət waɪl plænz wər stɪl ɪn ðə ˈvɛri ˈərli ˈsteɪʤɪz, hi ɛnˈvɪzɪʤd ˈbreɪkɪŋ graʊnd ɔn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt wɪˈθɪn tu ər θri jɪrz. ðə fəˈsɪlɪti wɪl ˌɪnˈklud ækˈtɪvɪtiz səʧ ɛz ˈɪnˌdɔr ˈsərfɪŋ, ənd ˈklaɪmɪŋ, ənd wɪl bi kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈlɛʒər fəˈsɪlɪti ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ rɪˈvild ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈrəgbi ˈɛkspoʊ læst jɪr. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈpænəl ˈsɛʃən, ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ toʊld ˈdɛləˌgeɪts ðə muv wɑz tɪ ɪts footprint”*” ənd meɪk ðə swit əv fəˈsɪlɪtiz wɪʧ ɪt ˈpərʧəst ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2014 mɔr ɛnˈtaɪsɪŋ tɪ ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈɛriə. ðə ˈrikoʊ ərˈinə ɔˈrɛdi hæd ə hoʊˈtɛl, kəˈsinoʊ ənd lɑrʤ ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən speɪs wɪn wɑsps muvd ɪn, bət ðə bɔrd muvd kˈwɪkli tɪ gɪv ðə grin laɪt tɪ bɪld ə ˈsɛkənd hoʊˈtɛl. ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ toʊld ˈrəgbi ˈɛkspoʊ 2015 ðət ə θərd hoʊˈtɛl meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bi ɪn ðə ˈɔfɪŋ. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv, wən θərd əv ðə ˈpipəl hu ˈvɪzɪt ðə ˈrikoʊ əˈtɛnd fər ˈspɔrtɪŋ ˈrizənz, ˈminɪŋ ðət ðə ʃɛr əv ˈvɪzɪtərz kəm fər ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈfəŋkʃənz. ˈhoʊstɪŋ ɪˈvɛnts 364 deɪz ə year,”*,” hi sɛd. hæv ɑr oʊn hoʊˈtɛl, ɑr oʊn kəˈsinoʊ ənd hoʊst ˈɪnˌdɔr ənd ˈaʊtˌdɔr mˈjuzɪk ɪˈvɛnts, frəm ðə skeɪl əv 250 ˈpipəl fər ə ˈklæsɪkəl mˈjuzɪk ɪˈvɛnt, tɪ ˌriˈhɑnə ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn ə ˈkəpəl əv weeks’*’ taɪm wɪʧ soʊld ˈtɪkɪts fər. ə ˈmɑdəl ðət ɪz soʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt goʊɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd. ðə ˈrikoʊ ərˈinə ɪz ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt spɔrts ˈvɛnju bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz soʊ məʧ mɔr ðən sport.”*.”
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seattle seahawks offensive coordinator darrell believes running back c. j. prosise can be an back . . . if can stay healthy enough to play on sundays.
“well we do have a definite role for him,” said of prosise tuesday. “my belief is that he can be an back. but the proof is that he has to stay healthy. he been able to do that yet. we got to have him for a streak last time, so we are looking for him to stay healthy.”
prosise was riddled with injuries his rookie season and only logged six games on the year. sidelined now with an ankle injury, he has been inactive the past two games. in three games played this season, prosise has managed eight carries for 20 yards and six receptions for 87 yards.
the seahawks’ run game, in general, has been inconsistent to start the season, and with running back chris carson lost to the injured reserve, has fallen flat.
last starter, thomas rawls, battled an ankle sprain throughout the preseason, missed the opener against the packers and was inactive against the rams. free agent acquisition, eddie lacy, a healthy scratch week 2 against the 49ers, has just started to make a dent in the run game.
j.d. mckissic has stepped up in absence and found success on the field. is it time to give prosise a shot in a bigger role if healthy? perhaps, but is sticking with what he knows for now.
“if he was able to do that, he definitely has the skill set to be able to be an running back,” continued. “but as of right now, we are still using him in the role, back, and kind of runner right now.”
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siˈætəl ˈsiˌhɔks əˈfɛnsɪv koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər ˈdɛrəl bɪˈlivz ˈrənɪŋ bæk si. ʤeɪ. ˈproʊsaɪz kən bi ən bæk ɪf kən steɪ ˈhɛlθi ɪˈnəf tɪ pleɪ ɔn ˈsənˌdiz. wi du hæv ə ˈdɛfənət roʊl fər him,”*,” sɛd əv ˈproʊsaɪz ˈtuzˌdeɪ. bɪˈlif ɪz ðət hi kən bi ən bæk. bət ðə pruf ɪz ðət hi həz tɪ steɪ ˈhɛlθi. hi bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ du ðət jɛt. wi gɑt tɪ hæv ɪm fər ə strik læst taɪm, soʊ wi ər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ɪm tɪ steɪ healthy.”*.” ˈproʊsaɪz wɑz ˈrɪdəld wɪθ ˈɪnʤəriz hɪz ˈrʊki ˈsizən ənd ˈoʊnli lɔgd sɪks geɪmz ɔn ðə jɪr. ˈsaɪˌdlaɪnd naʊ wɪθ ən ˈæŋkəl ˈɪnʤəri, hi həz bɪn ˌɪˈnæktɪv ðə pæst tu geɪmz. ɪn θri geɪmz pleɪd ðɪs ˈsizən, ˈproʊsaɪz həz ˈmænɪʤd eɪt ˈkɛriz fər 20 jɑrdz ənd sɪks rɪˈsɛpʃənz fər 87 jɑrdz. ðə seahawks’*’ rən geɪm, ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, həz bɪn ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt tɪ stɑrt ðə ˈsizən, ənd wɪθ ˈrənɪŋ bæk krɪs ˈkɑrzən lɔst tɪ ðə ˈɪnʤərd rɪˈzərv, həz ˈfɑlən flæt. læst ˈstɑrtər, ˈtɑməs rɔlz, ˈbætəld ən ˈæŋkəl spreɪn θruaʊt ðə ˌpriˈsizən, mɪst ðə ˈoʊpənər əˈgɛnst ðə ˈpækərz ənd wɑz ˌɪˈnæktɪv əˈgɛnst ðə ræmz. fri ˈeɪʤənt ˌækwəˈzɪʃən, ˈɛdi ˈleɪsi, ə ˈhɛlθi skræʧ wik 2 əˈgɛnst ðə 49ers*, həz ʤɪst ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ meɪk ə dɛnt ɪn ðə rən geɪm. j.d*. məˈkɪsɪk həz stɛpt əp ɪn ˈæbsəns ənd faʊnd səkˈsɛs ɔn ðə fild. ɪz ɪt taɪm tɪ gɪv ˈproʊsaɪz ə ʃɑt ɪn ə ˈbɪgər roʊl ɪf ˈhɛlθi? pərˈhæps, bət ɪz ˈstɪkɪŋ wɪθ wət hi noʊz fər naʊ. hi wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ du ðət, hi ˈdɛfənətli həz ðə skɪl sɛt tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ bi ən ˈrənɪŋ back,”*,” kənˈtɪnjud. ɛz əv raɪt naʊ, wi ər stɪl ˈjuzɪŋ ɪm ɪn ðə roʊl, bæk, ənd kaɪnd əv ˈrənər raɪt now.”*.” rɪˈleɪtɪd pleɪər ˈɪnʤəri ˈəpˌdeɪts ɛz ˈsiˌhɔks rɪˈtərn frəm baɪ wik
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very superstitious: 13 sailor superstitions
ahoy matey!
seafaring is one of the world's oldest occupations, so it is only natural that in times where inexplicable events have happened, superstitions have played a major role in providing reasons for their occurrence.
the uncontrollable nature of the sea has given way to many a nautical lore, each one as curious as the next. so plunge in if you dare, and discover 13 common sailor superstitions.
1. no bananas on board
aside from their peels causing many comedians to trip and fall down, bananas have long been thought to bring bad luck, especially on ships. at the height of the trading empire between spain and the caribbean in the 1700's, most cases of disappearing ships happened to be carrying a cargo of bananas at the time. coincidence? perhaps. another theory suggests that because bananas spoiled so quickly, transporters had to get to their destination much quicker. fisherman thus never caught anything while bananas were on board. another danger caused by monkey's favourite fruit fermenting so quickly, was that in the heat of the storage hull, bananas would produce deadly toxic fumes. a final theory on the perils of bananas at sea (though there are tons) is that a species of deadly spider would hide inside banana bunches. their lethal bite caused crewman to die suddenly, heightening the fear that banana cargo was a bad omen. many boaters continue to avoid bananas at sea, some even avoiding banana smelling sun tan lotion. bananas are evil
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2. no women on board
women were said to bring bad luck on board because they distracted the sailors from their sea duties. this kind of behaviour angered the intemperate seas that would take their revenge out on the ship. funny enough, naked women on board were completely welcome. that's because naked women "calmed the sea". this is why ships' typically had a figure of a topless women perched on the bow of the ship. her bare breasts "shamed the stormy seas into calm" and her open eyes guided the seamen to safety.
3. son of a gun
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male children born on the ship were referred to as "son of a gun" because the most convenient place to give birth on deck (if you weren't too afraid of having a woman on board) was on the gun deck. having a male child on board was a sign of good luck.
4. no whistling on board mariners have long held the belief that whistling or singing into the wind will "whistle up a storm".
5. red sky at night... "red sky at night, sailor's delight; red sky in the morning, sailors take warning" the old saying goes. a red sunset indicates a beautiful day to come, while a red sunrise indicates rain and bad weather.
6. deathly lexis at sea, some words must be strictly avoided to ensure the ship and crew's safe return. these include obvious ones like "drowned" and "goodbye". if someone says "good luck" to you, it is sure to bring about bad luck. the only way to reverse the curse is by drawing blood, so usually a good punch in the nose will do.
7. beware of the lurking shark
a shark following the ship is a sign of inevitable death.
8. welcome the lurking dolphins
dolphins swimming with the ship are seen as a good sign.
9. don't sail on these days...
don't sail on thursdays, fridays, the first monday in april or the second monday in august. fridays: fridays have long been considered unlucky days, likely because jesus christ was crucified on a friday.
fridays have long been considered unlucky days, likely because jesus christ was crucified on a friday. thursdays: thursdays are bad sailing days because that is day, the god of thunders and storms.
thursdays are bad sailing days because that is day, the god of thunders and storms. first monday in april: the first monday in april is the day cain slew abel
the first monday in april is the day cain slew abel second monday in august: the second monday in august is the day the kingdoms of sodom and gomorrah were destroyed. superstitious sailors believe that the only good day to set sail is sundays.
10. the pirate's look, is a look for me
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a pierced on a sailor meant that he had sailed around the world or had crossed the equator. superstitious sailors wore gold hoop earrings because they believed it brought good fortune. some believed that the gold possessed magic healing powers or that it served as a protective talisman that would prevent the wearer from drowning.
tattoos were also seen as lucky. seafarers would usually tattoo a nautical star on their bodies as the north star represented a signal that they were nearing home.
cutting ones hair, nail trimming, and beard shaving were seen as big no-nos.
11. don't change the name of the boat
it's bad luck to change the name of the boat. boats develop a life and mind of their own once they are named and christened. if you do rename the boat- you absolutely must have a ceremony.
this ceremony can be performed by writing the current boat name on a piece of paper, folding the paper and placing it in a wooden box then burning the box. after, scoop up the ashes and throw them into the sea [source].
12. pay your dues
seamen that hadn't paid their debts were blamed for storms and any other events that would occur on the ship.
13. avoid red heads were thought to bring bad luck to a ship if you happened to encounter one before boarding. however, if you speak to the redhead before they get the chance to speak to you, you're saved. in order not to kill our luck with this post we've added one more superstition…
lucky 14: don't kill an albatross were thought to carry the souls of dead sailors and it is considered bad luck to kill one. however, it is considered good luck if you see one. these are just some of many nautical superstitions. what other superstitions have you come across in your experience?
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ˈvɛri ˌsupərˈstɪʃəs: 13 ˈseɪlər ˌsupərˈstɪʃənz əˈhɔɪ ˈmeɪti! ɪz wən əv ðə wərldz ˈoʊldəst ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃənz, soʊ ɪt ɪz ˈoʊnli ˈnæʧərəl ðət ɪn taɪmz wɛr ˌɪnəkˈsplɪkəbəl ɪˈvɛnts hæv ˈhæpənd, ˌsupərˈstɪʃənz hæv pleɪd ə ˈmeɪʤər roʊl ɪn prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈrizənz fər ðɛr əˈkərəns. ðə ˌənkənˈtroʊləbəl ˈneɪʧər əv ðə si həz ˈgɪvɪn weɪ tɪ ˈmɛni ə ˈnɔtəkəl lɔr, iʧ wən ɛz ˈkjʊriəs ɛz ðə nɛkst. soʊ plənʤ ɪn ɪf ju dɛr, ənd dɪˈskəvər 13 ˈkɑmən ˈseɪlər ˌsupərˈstɪʃənz. 1 noʊ bəˈnænəz ɔn bɔrd əˈsaɪd frəm ðɛr pilz ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈmɛni kəˈmidiənz tɪ trɪp ənd fɔl daʊn, bəˈnænəz hæv lɔŋ bɪn θɔt tɪ brɪŋ bæd lək, əˈspɛʃəli ɔn ʃɪps. æt ðə haɪt əv ðə ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈɛmpaɪər bɪtˈwin speɪn ənd ðə ˌkɛrɪˈbiən ɪn ðə 1700's*, moʊst ˈkeɪsɪz əv ˌdɪsəˈpɪrɪŋ ʃɪps ˈhæpənd tɪ bi ˈkɛriɪŋ ə ˈkɑrˌgoʊ əv bəˈnænəz æt ðə taɪm. koʊˈɪnsɪdəns? pərˈhæps. əˈnəðər ˈθɪri səˈʤɛsts ðət bɪˈkəz bəˈnænəz spɔɪld soʊ kˈwɪkli, trænˈspɔrtərz hæd tɪ gɪt tɪ ðɛr ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən məʧ kˈwɪkər. ˈfɪʃərˌmæn ðəs ˈnɛvər kɔt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ waɪl bəˈnænəz wər ɔn bɔrd. əˈnəðər ˈdeɪnʤər kɔzd baɪ ˈməŋkiz ˈfeɪvərɪt frut fərˈmɛntɪŋ soʊ kˈwɪkli, wɑz ðət ɪn ðə hit əv ðə ˈstɔrɪʤ həl, bəˈnænəz wʊd ˈproʊdus ˈdɛdli ˈtɑksɪk fjumz. ə ˈfaɪnəl ˈθɪri ɔn ðə ˈpɛrəlz əv bəˈnænəz æt si (ðoʊ ðɛr ər tənz) ɪz ðət ə ˈspiʃiz əv ˈdɛdli ˈspaɪdər wʊd haɪd ˌɪnˈsaɪd bəˈnænə ˈbənʧɪz. ðɛr ˈliθəl baɪt kɔzd ˈkrumən tɪ daɪ ˈsədənli, ˈhaɪtənɪŋ ðə fɪr ðət bəˈnænə ˈkɑrˌgoʊ wɑz ə bæd ˈoʊmən. ˈmɛni ˈboʊtərz kənˈtɪnju tɪ əˈvɔɪd bəˈnænəz æt si, səm ˈivɪn əˈvɔɪdɪŋ bəˈnænə sˈmɛlɪŋ sən tæn ˈloʊʃən. bəˈnænəz ər ˈivəl ˈɪmɪʤ sɔrs: 2 noʊ ˈwɪmən ɔn bɔrd ˈwɪmən wər sɛd tɪ brɪŋ bæd lək ɔn bɔrd bɪˈkəz ðeɪ dɪˈstræktɪd ðə ˈseɪlərz frəm ðɛr si ˈdutiz. ðɪs kaɪnd əv bɪˈheɪvjər ˈæŋgərd ðə ˌɪnˈtɛmpərət siz ðət wʊd teɪk ðɛr riˈvɛnʤ aʊt ɔn ðə ʃɪp. ˈfəni ɪˈnəf, ˈneɪkəd ˈwɪmən ɔn bɔrd wər kəmˈplitli ˈwɛlkəm. ðæts bɪˈkəz ˈneɪkəd ˈwɪmən "kɑmd ðə si". ðɪs ɪz waɪ ʃɪps' ˈtɪpɪkəli hæd ə ˈfɪgjər əv ə ˈtɑpləs ˈwɪmən pərʧt ɔn ðə boʊ əv ðə ʃɪp. hər bɛr brɛsts "ʃeɪmd ðə ˈstɔrmi siz ˈɪntu kɑm" ənd hər ˈoʊpən aɪz ˈgaɪdɪd ðə ˈsimən tɪ ˈseɪfti. 3 sən əv ə gən ˈɪmɪʤ sɔrs: meɪl ˈʧɪldrən bɔrn ɔn ðə ʃɪp wər rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz "sən əv ə gən" bɪˈkəz ðə moʊst kənˈvinjənt pleɪs tɪ gɪv bərθ ɔn dɛk (ɪf ju wərənt tu əˈfreɪd əv ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈwʊmən ɔn bɔrd) wɑz ɔn ðə gən dɛk. ˈhævɪŋ ə meɪl ʧaɪld ɔn bɔrd wɑz ə saɪn əv gʊd lək. 4 noʊ ˈwɪslɪŋ ɔn bɔrd ˈmɛrənərz hæv lɔŋ hɛld ðə bɪˈlif ðət ˈwɪslɪŋ ər ˈsɪŋɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə wɪnd wɪl "ˈwɪsəl əp ə stɔrm". 5 rɛd skaɪ æt naɪt... "rɛd skaɪ æt naɪt, ˈseɪlərz dɪˈlaɪt; rɛd skaɪ ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ˈseɪlərz teɪk ˈwɔrnɪŋ" ðə oʊld seɪɪŋ goʊz. ə rɛd ˈsənˌsɛt ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ə ˈbjutəfəl deɪ tɪ kəm, waɪl ə rɛd ˈsənˌraɪz ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts reɪn ənd bæd ˈwɛðər. 6 ˈdɛθli ˈlɛksɪs æt si, səm wərdz məst bi ˈstrɪktli əˈvɔɪdɪd tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðə ʃɪp ənd kruz seɪf rɪˈtərn. ðiz ˌɪnˈklud ˈɑbviəs wənz laɪk "draʊnd" ənd "ˌgʊdˈbaɪ". ɪf ˈsəmˌwən sɪz "gʊd lək" tɪ ju, ɪt ɪz ʃʊr tɪ brɪŋ əˈbaʊt bæd lək. ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ tɪ rɪˈvərs ðə kərs ɪz baɪ drɔɪŋ bləd, soʊ ˈjuʒəwəli ə gʊd pənʧ ɪn ðə noʊz wɪl du. 7 bɪˈwɛr əv ðə ˈlərkɪŋ ʃɑrk ə ʃɑrk ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ʃɪp ɪz ə saɪn əv ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl dɛθ. 8 ˈwɛlkəm ðə ˈlərkɪŋ ˈdɑlfənz ˈdɑlfənz sˈwɪmɪŋ wɪθ ðə ʃɪp ər sin ɛz ə gʊd saɪn. 9 doʊnt seɪl ɔn ðiz deɪz... doʊnt seɪl ɔn ˈθərzdiz, ˈfraɪˌdeɪz, ðə fərst ˈmənˌdeɪ ɪn ˈeɪprəl ər ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈmənˌdeɪ ɪn ˈɔgəst. ˈfraɪˌdeɪz: ˈfraɪˌdeɪz hæv lɔŋ bɪn kənˈsɪdərd ənˈləki deɪz, ˈlaɪkli bɪˈkəz ˈʤizəs kraɪst wɑz ˈkrusəˌfaɪd ɔn ə ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ˈfraɪˌdeɪz hæv lɔŋ bɪn kənˈsɪdərd ənˈləki deɪz, ˈlaɪkli bɪˈkəz ˈʤizəs kraɪst wɑz ˈkrusəˌfaɪd ɔn ə ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ˈθərzdiz: ˈθərzdiz ər bæd ˈseɪlɪŋ deɪz bɪˈkəz ðət ɪz deɪ, ðə gɑd əv ˈθəndərz ənd stɔrmz. ˈθərzdiz ər bæd ˈseɪlɪŋ deɪz bɪˈkəz ðət ɪz deɪ, ðə gɑd əv ˈθəndərz ənd stɔrmz. fərst ˈmənˌdeɪ ɪn ˈeɪprəl: ðə fərst ˈmənˌdeɪ ɪn ˈeɪprəl ɪz ðə deɪ keɪn slu ˈeɪbəl ðə fərst ˈmənˌdeɪ ɪn ˈeɪprəl ɪz ðə deɪ keɪn slu ˈeɪbəl ˈsɛkənd ˈmənˌdeɪ ɪn ˈɔgəst: ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈmənˌdeɪ ɪn ˈɔgəst ɪz ðə deɪ ðə ˈkɪŋdəmz əv ˈsɔdəm ənd gəˈmɔrə wər dɪˈstrɔɪd. ˌsupərˈstɪʃəs ˈseɪlərz bɪˈliv ðət ðə ˈoʊnli gʊd deɪ tɪ sɛt seɪl ɪz ˈsənˌdiz. 10 ðə ˈpaɪrəts lʊk, ɪz ə lʊk fər mi ˈɪmɪʤ sɔrs: fɑks ə pɪrst ɔn ə ˈseɪlər mɛnt ðət hi hæd seɪld əraʊnd ðə wərld ər hæd krɔst ðə ɪkˈweɪtər. ˌsupərˈstɪʃəs ˈseɪlərz wɔr goʊld hup ˈɪrɪŋz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ bɪˈlivd ɪt brɔt gʊd ˈfɔrʧən. səm bɪˈlivd ðət ðə goʊld pəˈzɛst ˈmæʤɪk ˈhilɪŋ paʊərz ər ðət ɪt sərvd ɛz ə prəˈtɛktɪv ˈtælɪsmən ðət wʊd prɪˈvɛnt ðə ˈwɛrər frəm ˈdraʊnɪŋ. ˌtæˈtuz wər ˈɔlsoʊ sin ɛz ˈləki. ˈsiˌfɛrərz wʊd ˈjuʒəwəli ˌtæˈtu ə ˈnɔtəkəl stɑr ɔn ðɛr ˈbɑdiz ɛz ðə nɔrθ stɑr ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ə ˈsɪgnəl ðət ðeɪ wər ˈnɪrɪŋ hoʊm. ˈkətɪŋ wənz hɛr, neɪl ˈtrɪmɪŋ, ənd bɪrd ˈʃeɪvɪŋ wər sin ɛz bɪg no-nos*. 11 doʊnt ʧeɪnʤ ðə neɪm əv ðə boʊt ɪts bæd lək tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə neɪm əv ðə boʊt. boʊts dɪˈvɛləp ə laɪf ənd maɪnd əv ðɛr oʊn wəns ðeɪ ər neɪmd ənd ˈkrɪsənd. ɪf ju du riˈneɪm ðə boʊt- ju ˌæbsəˈlutli məst hæv ə ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni. ðɪs ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni kən bi pərˈfɔrmd baɪ ˈraɪtɪŋ ðə ˈkɑrənt boʊt neɪm ɔn ə pis əv ˈpeɪpər, ˈfoʊldɪŋ ðə ˈpeɪpər ənd ˈpleɪsɪŋ ɪt ɪn ə ˈwʊdən bɑks ðɛn ˈbərnɪŋ ðə bɑks. ˈæftər, skup əp ðə ˈæʃɪz ənd θroʊ ðɛm ˈɪntu ðə si [sɔrs]. 12 peɪ jʊr duz ˈsimən ðət ˈhædənt peɪd ðɛr dɛts wər bleɪmd fər stɔrmz ənd ˈɛni ˈəðər ɪˈvɛnts ðət wʊd əˈkər ɔn ðə ʃɪp. 13 əˈvɔɪd rɛd hɛdz wər θɔt tɪ brɪŋ bæd lək tɪ ə ʃɪp ɪf ju ˈhæpənd tɪ ɪnˈkaʊnər wən ˌbiˈfɔr ˈbɔrdɪŋ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf ju spik tɪ ðə ˈrɛˌdhɛd ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ gɪt ðə ʧæns tɪ spik tɪ ju, jʊr seɪvd. ɪn ˈɔrdər nɑt tɪ kɪl ɑr lək wɪθ ðɪs poʊst wiv ˈædɪd wən mɔr superstition…*… ˈləki 14 doʊnt kɪl ən ˈælbəˌtrɑs wər θɔt tɪ ˈkɛri ðə soʊlz əv dɛd ˈseɪlərz ənd ɪt ɪz kənˈsɪdərd bæd lək tɪ kɪl wən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt ɪz kənˈsɪdərd gʊd lək ɪf ju si wən. ðiz ər ʤɪst səm əv ˈmɛni ˈnɔtəkəl ˌsupərˈstɪʃənz. wət ˈəðər ˌsupərˈstɪʃənz hæv ju kəm əˈkrɔs ɪn jʊr ɪkˈspɪriəns? rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈɑrtɪkəlz
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to build soccer stadium, orlando will condemn church
the city went to court months ago to take two other vacant parcels next door, but continued negotiations with faith deliverance temple, understanding the sensitivity of knocking down an african place of worship to build a professional sports venue.
after failed negotiations to buy a small church in parramore that stands in the way of a new major league soccer stadium, city hall plans to condemn the building.
city officials offered $1.5 million more than twice the appraised value but pastor shack said that's not enough to move the church.
"that wouldn't even be enough to rebuild what we have, at what it costs today," shack said. "how is that fair?"
records show the church's board countered with a much higher number: $35 million in cash. plus, the board wants the city to buy and renovate another property in that's listed at $2.9 million.
mayor buddy dyer isn't willing to go that high.
"we've tried to be as reasonable as we possibly can be," dyer said wednesday. "but a of [nearly] $40 million for a $700,000 piece of property, we don't think is being reasonable."
the city plans to file eminent domain proceedings, asking a judge to decide the fair market price and allow the city to take the property.
there were two appraisals, including one by an appraiser selected by the church. one put the value at $675,000, the other at $695,000.
"we have an obligation to expend taxpayer funds in a responsible it feels as if we have no choice but to initiate the process of acquiring the property by eminent domain," chief assistant city attorney roy payne wrote in a letter to the church.
in the same dec. 17 letter, the city slashed its original offer by more than a third to $945,000, and gave church leaders 30 days to respond. that deadline has now passed, and the city council on monday is expected to approve going to court.
major league soccer granted the orlando city soccer club an expansion franchise in november. a prerequisite of earning that franchise was that a new soccer stadium be built. the city and orange county, along with the team, have already agreed to jointly fund the $84 million venue.
the team hopes to begin playing in the new facility in 2015, but the city has to acquire all of the land before work can begin. the city spent $8.3 million to buy most of the land last year and filed eminent domain actions against two holdout property owners a few months ago.
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tɪ bɪld ˈsɑkər ˈsteɪdiəm, ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ wɪl kənˈdɛm ʧərʧ ðə ˈsɪti wɛnt tɪ kɔrt mənθs əˈgoʊ tɪ teɪk tu ˈəðər ˈveɪkənt ˈpɑrsəlz nɛkst dɔr, bət kənˈtɪnjud nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wɪθ feɪθ dɪˈlɪvərəns ˈtɛmpəl, ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ðə ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti əv ˈnɑkɪŋ daʊn ən ˈæfrɪkɑn pleɪs əv ˈwərʃɪp tɪ bɪld ə prəˈfɛʃənəl spɔrts ˈvɛnju. ˈæftər feɪld nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz tɪ baɪ ə smɔl ʧərʧ ɪn pɑˈrɑmɔr ðət stændz ɪn ðə weɪ əv ə nu ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈsɑkər ˈsteɪdiəm, ˈsɪti hɔl plænz tɪ kənˈdɛm ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ. ˈsɪti əˈfɪʃəlz ˈɔfərd ˈmɪljən mɔr ðən twaɪs ðə əˈpreɪzd ˈvælju bət ˈpæstər ʃæk sɛd ðæts nɑt ɪˈnəf tɪ muv ðə ʧərʧ. "ðət ˈwʊdənt ˈivɪn bi ɪˈnəf tɪ riˈbɪld wət wi hæv, æt wət ɪt kɔsts təˈdeɪ," ʃæk sɛd. "haʊ ɪz ðət fɛr?" ˈrɛkərdz ʃoʊ ðə ˈʧərʧəz bɔrd ˈkaʊnərd wɪθ ə məʧ haɪər ˈnəmbər: 35 ˈmɪljən ɪn kæʃ. pləs, ðə bɔrd wɔnts ðə ˈsɪti tɪ baɪ ənd ˈrɛnəˌveɪt əˈnəðər ˈprɑpərti ɪn ðæts ˈlɪstɪd æt ˈmɪljən. meɪər ˈbədi daɪər ˈɪzənt ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ goʊ ðət haɪ. "wiv traɪd tɪ bi ɛz ˈrizənəbəl ɛz wi ˈpɑsəbli kən bi," daɪər sɛd ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. "bət ə əv [ˈnɪrli] 40 ˈmɪljən fər ə pis əv ˈprɑpərti, wi doʊnt θɪŋk ɪz biɪŋ ˈrizənəbəl." ðə ˈsɪti plænz tɪ faɪl ˈɛmənənt doʊˈmeɪn prəˈsidɪŋz, ˈæskɪŋ ə ʤəʤ tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd ðə fɛr ˈmɑrkɪt praɪs ənd əˈlaʊ ðə ˈsɪti tɪ teɪk ðə ˈprɑpərti. ðɛr wər tu əˈpreɪzəlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wən baɪ ən əˈpreɪzər səˈlɛktɪd baɪ ðə ʧərʧ. wən pʊt ðə ˈvælju æt ðə ˈəðər æt "wi hæv ən ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən tɪ ɪkˈspɛnd ˈtækˌspeɪər fəndz ɪn ə riˈspɑnsəbəl ɪt filz ɛz ɪf wi hæv noʊ ʧɔɪs bət tɪ ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv əkˈwaɪərɪŋ ðə ˈprɑpərti baɪ ˈɛmənənt doʊˈmeɪn," ʧif əˈsɪstənt ˈsɪti əˈtərni rɔɪ peɪn roʊt ɪn ə ˈlɛtər tɪ ðə ʧərʧ. ɪn ðə seɪm dɛk. 17 ˈlɛtər, ðə ˈsɪti slæʃt ɪts ərˈɪʤənəl ˈɔfər baɪ mɔr ðən ə θərd tɪ ənd geɪv ʧərʧ ˈlidərz 30 deɪz tɪ rɪˈspɑnd. ðət ˈdɛˌdlaɪn həz naʊ pæst, ənd ðə ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ əˈpruv goʊɪŋ tɪ kɔrt. ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈsɑkər ˈgrænɪd ðə ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ ˈsɪti ˈsɑkər kləb ən ɪkˈspænʧən ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər. ə priˈrɛkwəzət əv ˈərnɪŋ ðət ˈfrænˌʧaɪz wɑz ðət ə nu ˈsɑkər ˈsteɪdiəm bi bɪlt. ðə ˈsɪti ənd ˈɔrɪnʤ ˈkaʊnti, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə tim, hæv ɔˈrɛdi əˈgrid tɪ ˈʤɔɪntli fənd ðə 84 ˈmɪljən ˈvɛnju. ðə tim hoʊps tɪ bɪˈgɪn pleɪɪŋ ɪn ðə nu fəˈsɪlɪti ɪn 2015 bət ðə ˈsɪti həz tɪ əkˈwaɪər ɔl əv ðə lænd ˌbiˈfɔr wərk kən bɪˈgɪn. ðə ˈsɪti spɛnt ˈmɪljən tɪ baɪ moʊst əv ðə lænd læst jɪr ənd faɪld ˈɛmənənt doʊˈmeɪn ˈækʃənz əˈgɛnst tu ˈhoʊlˌdaʊt ˈprɑpərti ˈoʊnərz ə fju mənθs əˈgoʊ.
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trump going in wrong direction
by reed anfinson
publisher, swift county
just when it appeared that republicans were coming around to the reality of a changing climate and the role we all play in its devastating impact on our world, the presumptive nominee donald trump chooses a climate skeptic as his new energy advisor.
trump named north republican u.s. house rep. kevin cramer to advise him on energy issues. cramer has been a strong backer of oil and gas drilling. he has also been a big supporter of coal. when the bakken oil was flowing, north dakota saw substantial financial benefit from the unchecked expansion of wells across its northwest corner. he supports repealing president clean power plan, which is aimed at reducing use of fossil fuels.
“if in fact he (obama) wants a more energy policy, he ought to work with real scientists and work with congress to come up with a better one,” cramer said in a interview with timothy cama of washington, the hill. “the american public wants to see something done on climate change. but we have to throw oil and gas and coal and fossil fuels under the bus to do that.”
those “real scientists” cramer is referring to must be the 3 percent who deny climate change is caused by mankind, not the 97 percent who trust the irrefutable data that clearly shows the role we are playing by burning carbon fuels.
fossil fuels play a key role in providing energy to the country. they are reliable when the wind blow and the sun shine. but america, and the world, needs to invest more in clean energy power sources to slow the amount of carbon we spew into the atmosphere.
cramer also said that trump might address global warming because “political populism believes that there needs [to be] some addressing of climate change.” in other words, his advice will be to do the minimal amount needed to placate popular sentiment among some of his supporters and critics. a condescending pat on the head.
trump, who has been riding a wave of popular support among conservatives and people tired of the dysfunctional politics in washington, is a firm non-believer in our role in the changing climate.
one of the ways in which he communicates his thoughts on the issue, like many others, is through his constant tweets. “global warming is a total, and very expensive, hoax!” he tweeted. “any and all weather events are used by the global warming to justify higher taxes to save our planet!” another trump tweet said. “the concept of global warming was created by and for the chinese in order to make u.s. manufacturing non-competitive,” a third tweet said. however, according to the washington post, he later said this one was just a joke.
in a story for the web site climate wire, evan lehmann reported “the number of conservative voters who believe in climate change has almost doubled in the past two years, according to a new poll that attributes the rise in part to a lessening hostility toward the issue by republican leaders.”
back in 2014, only two years ago, just 28 percent of republican voters said they believed in climate change, but according to the new poll 47 percent now believe it. yale and george mason universities conducted the poll.
researchers attributed the change in attitude to fewer attacks on the science by republican leaders, news of a record warm 2015, which is now being followed by a record warm 2016, and pope francis’ encyclical that clearly stated that mankind played a role in climate change and had a responsibility to address the problems it is causing.
continuing media coverage of the problems climate change is causing from the bleaching of the coral reefs, to more severe storms, to the flooding of island nations, to higher carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, to longer droughts and more intense fire seasons, is also likely playing a role in the changing conservative voters’ attitudes.
“in this presidential race, climate change come up on the republican side at all,” anthony leiserowitz, director of the yale program on climate change communication told climate wire. “it means that none of the political discourse, the discussion among the republican party right now, is addressing climate change at all. actually an improvement in the discourse.”
while addressing climate is a issue for republicans, and one they will likely continue to block progressive action on, it ranks high with democrats. climate wire says that liberals see climate change as more important than “race relations, gun control, terrorism and supreme court nominations.”
“i think the key number in this report is how it is a motivating issue for liberal democrats,” said sen. lindsey (r-s.c.) presidential campaign chair christian ferry. “i think if these trends continue, republicans will find themselves out of step with voters who believe climate change is real,” he added.
climate change for many voters will not be the deciding factor in who they choose at the ballot box in november. but its role in how voters assess their support of a candidate is growing. trump, however, continues to pander to a base that is clearly among the half of conservative voter who deny our climate is changing.
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trəmp goʊɪŋ ɪn rɔŋ dɪˈrɛkʃɪn baɪ rid ˈænfɪnsən ˈpəblɪʃər, swɪft ˈkaʊnti ʤɪst wɪn ɪt əˈpɪrd ðət rɪˈpəblɪkənz wər ˈkəmɪŋ əraʊnd tɪ ðə ˌriˈæləˌti əv ə ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈklaɪmɪt ənd ðə roʊl wi ɔl pleɪ ɪn ɪts ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ɑr wərld, ðə priˈzəmptɪv ˌnɑməˈni ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˈʧuzɪz ə ˈklaɪmɪt ˈskɛptɪk ɛz hɪz nu ˈɛnərʤi ædˈvaɪzər. trəmp neɪmd nɔrθ rɪˈpəblɪkən juz. haʊs rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈkɛvɪn ˈkreɪmər tɪ ədˈvaɪz ɪm ɔn ˈɛnərʤi ˈɪʃuz. ˈkreɪmər həz bɪn ə strɔŋ ˈbækər əv ɔɪl ənd gæs ˈdrɪlɪŋ. hi həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ə bɪg səˈpɔrtər əv koʊl. wɪn ðə ˈbækən ɔɪl wɑz floʊɪŋ, nɔrθ dəˈkoʊtə sɔ səbˈstænʃəl ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ðə ənˈʧɛkt ɪkˈspænʧən əv wɛlz əˈkrɔs ɪts ˌnɔrθˈwɛst ˈkɔrnər. hi səˈpɔrts riˈpilɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt klin paʊər plæn, wɪʧ ɪz eɪmd æt rɪˈdusɪŋ juz əv ˈfɑsəl fjuəlz. ɪn fækt hi (ˌoʊˈbɑmə) wɔnts ə mɔr ˈɛnərʤi ˈpɑləsi, hi ɔt tɪ wərk wɪθ ril ˈsaɪəntɪsts ənd wərk wɪθ ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ kəm əp wɪθ ə ˈbɛtər one,”*,” ˈkreɪmər sɛd ɪn ə ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈtɪməθi ˈsiˈeɪˈɛˈmeɪ əv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ðə hɪl. əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpəblɪk wɔnts tɪ si ˈsəmθɪŋ dən ɔn ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ. bət wi hæv tɪ θroʊ ɔɪl ənd gæs ənd koʊl ənd ˈfɑsəl fjuəlz ˈəndər ðə bəs tɪ du that.”*.” ðoʊz scientists”*” ˈkreɪmər ɪz rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ məst bi ðə 3 pərˈsɛnt hu dɪˈnaɪ ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ɪz kɔzd baɪ ˈmænˈkaɪnd, nɑt ðə 97 pərˈsɛnt hu trəst ðə ˌɪrəfˈjutəbəl ˈdætə ðət ˈklɪrli ʃoʊz ðə roʊl wi ər pleɪɪŋ baɪ ˈbərnɪŋ ˈkɑrbən fjuəlz. ˈfɑsəl fjuəlz pleɪ ə ki roʊl ɪn prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈɛnərʤi tɪ ðə ˈkəntri. ðeɪ ər rɪˈlaɪəbəl wɪn ðə wɪnd bloʊ ənd ðə sən ʃaɪn. bət əˈmɛrɪkə, ənd ðə wərld, nidz tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst mɔr ɪn klin ˈɛnərʤi paʊər ˈsɔrsəz tɪ sloʊ ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˈkɑrbən wi spju ˈɪntu ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr. ˈkreɪmər ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət trəmp maɪt ˈæˌdrɛs ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ bɪˈkəz ˈpɑpjəˌlɪzəm bɪˈlivz ðət ðɛr nidz [tɪ bi] səm æˈdrɛsɪŋ əv ˈklaɪmɪt change.”*.” ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, hɪz ədˈvaɪs wɪl bi tɪ du ðə ˈmɪnəməl əˈmaʊnt ˈnidɪd tɪ ˈpleɪkeɪt ˈpɑpjələr ˈsɛnəmənt əˈməŋ səm əv hɪz səˈpɔrtərz ənd ˈkrɪtɪks. ə ˌkɑndɪˈsɛndɪŋ pæt ɔn ðə hɛd. trəmp, hu həz bɪn ˈraɪdɪŋ ə weɪv əv ˈpɑpjələr səˈpɔrt əˈməŋ kənˈsərvətɪvz ənd ˈpipəl taɪərd əv ðə dɪsˈfəŋkʃənəl ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ɪz ə fərm ˌnɑnbɪˈlivər ɪn ɑr roʊl ɪn ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈklaɪmɪt. wən əv ðə weɪz ɪn wɪʧ hi kəmˈjunɪˌkeɪts hɪz θɔts ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu, laɪk ˈmɛni ˈəðərz, ɪz θru hɪz ˈkɑnstənt tweets*. ˈwɔrmɪŋ ɪz ə ˈtoʊtəl, ənd ˈvɛri ɪkˈspɛnsɪv, hoax!”*!” hi tweeted*. ənd ɔl ˈwɛðər ɪˈvɛnts ər juzd baɪ ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ tɪ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ haɪər ˈtæksɪz tɪ seɪv ɑr planet!”*!” əˈnəðər trəmp twit sɛd. ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ənd fər ðə ʧaɪˈniz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ meɪk juz. ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ non-competitive,”*,” ə θərd twit sɛd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst, hi ˈleɪtər sɛd ðɪs wən wɑz ʤɪst ə ʤoʊk. ɪn ə ˈstɔri fər ðə wɛb saɪt ˈklaɪmɪt waɪər, ˈɛvən ˈleɪmən ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈnəmbər əv kənˈsərvətɪv ˈvoʊtərz hu bɪˈliv ɪn ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ həz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈdəbəld ɪn ðə pæst tu jɪrz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə nu poʊl ðət əˈtrɪˌbjuts ðə raɪz ɪn pɑrt tɪ ə ˈlɛsənɪŋ hɑˈstɪləti təˈwɔrd ðə ˈɪʃu baɪ rɪˈpəblɪkən leaders.”*.” bæk ɪn 2014 ˈoʊnli tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ʤɪst 28 pərˈsɛnt əv rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈvoʊtərz sɛd ðeɪ bɪˈlivd ɪn ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ, bət əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə nu poʊl 47 pərˈsɛnt naʊ bɪˈliv ɪt. jeɪl ənd ʤɔrʤ ˈmeɪsən ˌjunəˈvərsətiz kənˈdəktəd ðə poʊl. ˈrisərʧərz əˈtrɪbjətəd ðə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ˈætəˌtud tɪ fjuər əˈtæks ɔn ðə saɪəns baɪ rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈlidərz, nuz əv ə ˈrɛkərd wɔrm 2015 wɪʧ ɪz naʊ biɪŋ ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə ˈrɛkərd wɔrm 2016 ənd poʊp francis’*’ ɛnˈsɪklɪkəl ðət ˈklɪrli ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ˈmænˈkaɪnd pleɪd ə roʊl ɪn ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ənd hæd ə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈprɑbləmz ɪt ɪz ˈkɔzɪŋ. kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ˈmidiə ˈkəvərɪʤ əv ðə ˈprɑbləmz ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ɪz ˈkɔzɪŋ frəm ðə ˈbliʧɪŋ əv ðə ˈkɔrəl rifs, tɪ mɔr səˈvɪr stɔrmz, tɪ ðə ˈflədɪŋ əv ˈaɪlənd ˈneɪʃənz, tɪ haɪər ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd ˈlɛvəlz ɪn ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr, tɪ ˈlɔŋgər draʊts ənd mɔr ˌɪnˈtɛns faɪər ˈsizənz, ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlaɪkli pleɪɪŋ ə roʊl ɪn ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ kənˈsərvətɪv voters’*’ ˈætəˌtudz. ðɪs ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl reɪs, ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ kəm əp ɔn ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən saɪd æt all,”*,” ˈænθɔˌni leiserowitz*, dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə jeɪl ˈproʊˌgræm ɔn ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən toʊld ˈklaɪmɪt waɪər. minz ðət nən əv ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈdɪskɔrs, ðə dɪˈskəʃən əˈməŋ ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti raɪt naʊ, ɪz æˈdrɛsɪŋ ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ æt ɔl. ˈæˌkʧuəli ən ˌɪmˈpruvmənt ɪn ðə discourse.”*.” waɪl æˈdrɛsɪŋ ˈklaɪmɪt ɪz ə ˈɪʃu fər rɪˈpəblɪkənz, ənd wən ðeɪ wɪl ˈlaɪkli kənˈtɪnju tɪ blɑk prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈækʃən ɔn, ɪt ræŋks haɪ wɪθ ˈdɛməˌkræts. ˈklaɪmɪt waɪər sɪz ðət ˈlɪˌbərəlz si ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ɛz mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðən riˈleɪʃənz, gən kənˈtroʊl, ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ənd səˈprim kɔrt nominations.”*.” θɪŋk ðə ki ˈnəmbər ɪn ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt ɪz haʊ ɪt ɪz ə ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtɪŋ ˈɪʃu fər ˈlɪˌbərəl democrats,”*,” sɛd sɛn. ˈlɪndzi (r-s.c*.) ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn ʧɛr ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈfɛri. θɪŋk ɪf ðiz trɛnz kənˈtɪnju, rɪˈpəblɪkənz wɪl faɪnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz aʊt əv stɛp wɪθ ˈvoʊtərz hu bɪˈliv ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ɪz real,”*,” hi ˈædɪd. ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ fər ˈmɛni ˈvoʊtərz wɪl nɑt bi ðə ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ ˈfæktər ɪn hu ðeɪ ʧuz æt ðə ˈbælət bɑks ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər. bət ɪts roʊl ɪn haʊ ˈvoʊtərz əˈsɛs ðɛr səˈpɔrt əv ə ˈkænədɪt ɪz groʊɪŋ. trəmp, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ ˈpændər tɪ ə beɪs ðət ɪz ˈklɪrli əˈməŋ ðə hæf əv kənˈsərvətɪv ˈvoʊtər hu dɪˈnaɪ ɑr ˈklaɪmɪt ɪz ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ.
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david beckham is set to make a major announcement on the future of his franchise before the end of march, writes tom hopkinson in the sunday people.
the former england captain is plans over club and his team's name, as well as ensuring the right sponsors and investors are all on board.
a stadium site is still yet to be identified but the likelihood is that the franchise, which is due to come into existence in 2016, will for at least one season.
two proposed waterfront sites have been rejected by miami officials and, as a result, beckham could now look to the florida international university campus while the franchise establishes itself.
(image: and 360 architecture)
one local politician, county commissioner juan c. zapata, who is a supporter of beckham's, will push forward the idea of playing at the stadium.
he said: "it makes it easier to sell a known product. and it doesn't look
good for us to not be proactive.
"until we figure out a stadium plan, i think we've got to get a team on the field."
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gɪt ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈstɔriz baɪ iˈmeɪl səbˈskraɪb θæŋk ju fər səbˈskraɪbɪŋ wi hæv mɔr ˈnuzˌlɛtərz ʃoʊ mi si ɑr ˈpraɪvəsi ˈnoʊtɪs kʊd nɑt səbˈskraɪb, traɪ əˈgɛn ˈleɪtər ˌɪnˈvæləd iˈmeɪl ˈdeɪvɪd ˈbɛˌkhæm ɪz sɛt tɪ meɪk ə ˈmeɪʤər əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ɔn ðə fˈjuʧər əv hɪz ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɛnd əv mɑrʧ, raɪts tɑm ˈhɑpkɪnsən ɪn ðə ˈsənˌdi ˈpipəl. ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈɪŋglənd ˈkæptən ɪz plænz ˈoʊvər kləb ənd hɪz timz neɪm, ɛz wɛl ɛz ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðə raɪt ˈspɑnsərz ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ər ɔl ɔn bɔrd. ə ˈsteɪdiəm saɪt ɪz stɪl jɛt tɪ bi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd bət ðə ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd ɪz ðət ðə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz, wɪʧ ɪz du tɪ kəm ˈɪntu ɪgˈzɪstəns ɪn 2016 wɪl fər æt list wən ˈsizən. tu prəˈpoʊzd ˈwɔtərˌfrənt saɪts hæv bɪn rɪˈʤɛktɪd baɪ maɪˈæmi əˈfɪʃəlz ənd, ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ˈbɛˌkhæm kʊd naʊ lʊk tɪ ðə ˈflɔrɪdə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈkæmpəs waɪl ðə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ɪˈstæblɪʃɪz ˌɪtˈsɛlf. (ˈɪmɪʤ: ənd 360 ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər) wən ˈloʊkəl ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən, ˈkaʊnti kəˈmɪʃənər wɑn si. zɑˈpɑtə, hu ɪz ə səˈpɔrtər əv beckham's*, wɪl pʊʃ ˈfɔrwərd ðə aɪˈdiə əv pleɪɪŋ æt ðə ˈsteɪdiəm. hi sɛd: "ɪt meɪks ɪt ˈiziər tɪ sɛl ə noʊn ˈprɑdəkt. ənd ɪt ˈdəzənt lʊk gʊd fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ nɑt bi ˌproʊˈæktɪv. "ənˈtɪl wi ˈfɪgjər aʊt ə ˈsteɪdiəm plæn, aɪ θɪŋk wiv gɑt tɪ gɪt ə tim ɔn ðə fild."
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san antonio's manu had to be vaccinated against rabies after catching a bat in a game on halloween. he swatted the flying mammal out of the air with his left hand before casually scooping it up off the floor and giving it to an nba official. "when you can't dunk anymore, you've got to find some way to make it to the news," said guard, who is one of the top artists. the spurs, who beat sacramento, said the bat was unhurt and flew away. however, there are conflicting reports about its fate, with some suggesting it died., 32, claimed he had only stunned the animal but was put on a precautionary course of vaccinations because it was not tested for rabies before it disappeared. "we asked to see if it was dead," the argentine stated. "they told me it flew away." 606: debate what bizarre incidents have you seen at sporting events?
bbc sport's peter scrivener the bat interrupted the game in the first quarter before, who scored 13 points in the victory, intervened. he added that he has learned something from his ordeal. "kids, don't do this at home," he said. "don't handle bats. don't swat them. don't do anything. or raccoons." only a small percentage of bats carry the rabies, which is generally transmitted through a bite - was not bitten and has been showing no ill effects. spurs coach gregg popovich commented: "manu never ceases to amaze me and he just did it again. "the legend grows. it's incredible on halloween night. you would call someone a liar if they told you that story."
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sæn ænˈtoʊniˌoʊz ˈmɑˌnu hæd tɪ bi ˈvæksəneɪtɪd əˈgɛnst ˈreɪbiz ˈæftər ˈkæʧɪŋ ə bæt ɪn ə geɪm ɔn ˌhæləˈwin. hi sˈwɑtɪd ðə flaɪɪŋ ˈmæməl aʊt əv ðə ɛr wɪθ hɪz lɛft hænd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkæʒəwəli ˈskupɪŋ ɪt əp ɔf ðə flɔr ənd ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪt tɪ ən ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ əˈfɪʃəl. "wɪn ju kænt dəŋk ˌɛniˈmɔr, juv gɑt tɪ faɪnd səm weɪ tɪ meɪk ɪt tɪ ðə nuz," sɛd gɑrd, hu ɪz wən əv ðə tɔp ˈɑrtɪsts. ðə spərz, hu bit ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ sɛd ðə bæt wɑz ənˈhərt ənd flu əˈweɪ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛr ər kənˈflɪktɪŋ rɪˈpɔrts əˈbaʊt ɪts feɪt, wɪθ səm səˈʤɛstɪŋ ɪt daɪd., 32 kleɪmd hi hæd ˈoʊnli stənd ðə ˈænəməl bət wɑz pʊt ɔn ə prɪˈkɔʃənɛri kɔrs əv ˌvæksəˈneɪʃənz bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz nɑt ˈtɛstɪd fər ˈreɪbiz ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd. "wi æst tɪ si ɪf ɪt wɑz dɛd," ðə ˈɑrʤənˌtin ˈsteɪtɪd. "ðeɪ toʊld mi ɪt flu əˈweɪ." 606 dəˈbeɪt wət bɪˈzɑr ˈɪnsədənts hæv ju sin æt ˈspɔrtɪŋ ɪˈvɛnts? ˌbibiˈsi spɔrts ˈpitər ˈskrɪvnər ðə bæt ˌɪntərˈəptɪd ðə geɪm ɪn ðə fərst kˈwɔrtər ˌbiˈfɔr, hu skɔrd 13 pɔɪnts ɪn ðə ˈvɪktəri, ˌɪntərˈvind. hi ˈædɪd ðət hi həz ˈlərnɪd ˈsəmθɪŋ frəm hɪz ɔrˈdil. "kɪdz, doʊnt du ðɪs æt hoʊm," hi sɛd. "doʊnt ˈhændəl bæts. doʊnt swɑt ðɛm. doʊnt du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. ər ræˈkunz." ˈoʊnli ə smɔl pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv bæts ˈkɛri ðə ˈreɪbiz, wɪʧ ɪz ˈʤɛnərəli trænzˈmɪtəd θru ə baɪt wɑz nɑt ˈbɪtən ənd həz bɪn ʃoʊɪŋ noʊ ɪl ˈifɛkts. spərz koʊʧ grɛg ˈpɑpəvɪʧ ˈkɑmɛntəd: "ˈmɑˌnu ˈnɛvər ˈsisɪz tɪ əˈmeɪz mi ənd hi ʤɪst dɪd ɪt əˈgɛn. "ðə ˈlɛʤənd groʊz. ɪts ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ɔn ˌhæləˈwin naɪt. ju wʊd kɔl ˈsəmˌwən ə laɪər ɪf ðeɪ toʊld ju ðət ˈstɔri." ˈbʊkmɑrk wɪθ: dɪˈlɪʃəs ˈfeɪsˌbʊk wət ər ðiz? ˈiˌmeɪl ðɪs tɪ ə frɛnd ˈprɪntəbəl ˈvərʒən
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the five heroic sex geckos sent into space on july 19 to study sexual reproduction in zero gravity died before returning to earth on monday, russian officials said.
it is unclear what they died of, or whether the intrepid geckos ever mated in space. their tiny, partially mummified bodies were found within their enclosure aboard the small spacecraft at the conclusion of their mission.
"all geckos, unfortunately, died," the russian space agency said in a statement. "the date and conditions of their deaths will be determined by specialists."
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the geckos gained international recognition in late july when russia said it had lost contact with the satellite, raising the possibility that the experiments would be a failure and the geckos would orbit the earth for months before their food supply ran out.
communication was restored within a few days. but the satellite did change its orbital trajectory during that time, and it is unknown whether all of the life support systems remained functioning throughout the period.
the satellite carried four female lizards and one lucky male. russian scientists hoped the mating rituals of the lizards and characteristics of their eggs would allow them to learn more about how the lack of gravity affects sexual reproduction in space.
the habitat for the russian space geckos, seen before their launch in july.
“the lizards died about a week before landing,” a representative of the russian academy of sciences' institute of biomedical problems told the russian news agency itar-tass. “it’s still too early to talk about the geckos’ cause of death,” the official added.
according to a report in russia's interfax wire, the space agency will likely appoint an emergency commission to determine the animals' cause of death.
the mission has, however, proved one kind of space sex can exist and thrive. the satellite was carrying other species, including fruit flies which did successfully breed in space and survived the journey home.
in addition, mushrooms and seeds were also aboard, according to the guardian.
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ðə faɪv hɪˈroʊɪk sɛks ˈgɛkoʊz sɛnt ˈɪntu speɪs ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 19 tɪ ˈstədi ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌriprəˈdəkʃən ɪn ˈziroʊ ˈgrævɪti daɪd ˌbiˈfɔr rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ərθ ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˈrəʃən əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd. ɪt ɪz ənˈklɪr wət ðeɪ daɪd əv, ər ˈwɛðər ðə ˌɪnˈtrɛpəd ˈgɛkoʊz ˈɛvər ˈmeɪtɪd ɪn speɪs. ðɛr ˈtaɪni, ˈpɑrʃəli ˈməmɪˌfaɪd ˈbɑdiz wər faʊnd wɪˈθɪn ðɛr ɪnˈkloʊʒər əˈbɔrd ðə smɔl ˈspeɪˌskræft æt ðə kənˈkluʒən əv ðɛr ˈmɪʃən. "ɔl ˈgɛkoʊz, ənˈfɔrʧənətli, daɪd," ðə ˈrəʃən speɪs ˈeɪʤənsi sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. "ðə deɪt ənd kənˈdɪʃənz əv ðɛr dɛθs wɪl bi dɪˈtərmənd baɪ ˈspɛʃəlɪsts." si ˈɔlsoʊ: 12 fækts əˈbaʊt speɪs ðət wɪl rɑk jʊr wərld ðə ˈgɛkoʊz geɪnd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən ɪn leɪt ˌʤuˈlaɪ wɪn ˈrəʃə sɛd ɪt hæd lɔst ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ðə ˈsætəˌlaɪt, ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət ðə ɪkˈspɛrəmənts wʊd bi ə ˈfeɪljər ənd ðə ˈgɛkoʊz wʊd ˈɔrbət ðə ərθ fər mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr ðɛr fud səˈplaɪ ræn aʊt. kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən wɑz rɪˈstɔrd wɪˈθɪn ə fju deɪz. bət ðə ˈsætəˌlaɪt dɪd ʧeɪnʤ ɪts ˈɔrbətəl trəˈʤɛktəri ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət taɪm, ənd ɪt ɪz ənˈnoʊn ˈwɛðər ɔl əv ðə laɪf səˈpɔrt ˈsɪstəmz rɪˈmeɪnd ˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ θruaʊt ðə ˈpɪriəd. ðə ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˈkɛrid fɔr ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈlɪzərdz ənd wən ˈləki meɪl. ˈrəʃən ˈsaɪəntɪsts hoʊpt ðə ˈmeɪtɪŋ ˈrɪʧuəlz əv ðə ˈlɪzərdz ənd ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks əv ðɛr ɛgz wʊd əˈlaʊ ðɛm tɪ lərn mɔr əˈbaʊt haʊ ðə læk əv ˈgrævɪti əˈfɛkts ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌriprəˈdəkʃən ɪn speɪs. ðə ˈhæbəˌtæt fər ðə ˈrəʃən speɪs ˈgɛkoʊz, sin ˌbiˈfɔr ðɛr lɔnʧ ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ. ˈlɪzərdz daɪd əˈbaʊt ə wik ˌbiˈfɔr landing,”*,” ə ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv əv ðə ˈrəʃən əˈkædəmi əv ˈsaɪənsɪz' ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv ˌbaɪoʊˈmɛdɪkəl ˈprɑbləmz toʊld ðə ˈrəʃən nuz ˈeɪʤənsi itar-tass*. stɪl tu ˈərli tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə geckos’*’ kɔz əv death,”*,” ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈædɪd. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə rɪˈpɔrt ɪn ˈrəʃəz ˈɪntərˌfæks waɪər, ðə speɪs ˈeɪʤənsi wɪl ˈlaɪkli əˈpɔɪnt ən ˈimərʤənsi kəˈmɪʃən tɪ dɪˈtərmən ðə ˈænəməlz' kɔz əv dɛθ. ðə ˈmɪʃən həz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, pruvd wən kaɪnd əv speɪs sɛks kən ɪgˈzɪst ənd θraɪv. ðə ˈsætəˌlaɪt wɑz ˈkɛriɪŋ ˈəðər ˈspiʃiz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ frut flaɪz wɪʧ dɪd səkˈsɛsfəli brid ɪn speɪs ənd sərˈvaɪvd ðə ˈʤərni hoʊm. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ˈməʃrumz ənd sidz wər ˈɔlsoʊ əˈbɔrd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈgɑrdiən.
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full memberactivity: 124merit: 100 help spread the word - and read something interesting! october 23, 2013, pm #1
so here's the deal, i work for deloitte and i love.
i have been trying to raise the profile of within the company for a while but for a global consultancy firm that actually works with most of today's largest banks, and which typically targets established market opportunities that offer a low risk profile - i gotta be honest it's a hard sell!
anyway - i've finally had an article approved for the deloitte public blog, if i can drum up enough interest i might be able to convince the powers that be to let me write a white paper on, which in turn just might lead to a conversation happening between two people important enough to change the way a large organisation thinks about (or even uses). i think that would be a good thing.
my ask is this:
1. read the blog: it's short, and you might even like it!
2. share it using the buttons on the page
it is the shares that are measured, not the views, there is a quarterly in-house scoreboard and if i can top that list we'll be getting somewhere.
http://blogs.deloitte.co.uk/customer/2013/10/bitcoin-currency-20.html?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social_media&utm_content=email1&utm_campaign=email_cus_to_bitcoin_virtual_currency
i can't promise much in return, no children on the way any time soon but a possible cat on the horizon, if i can get 1000 shares i will name the cat.
thanks for your time so here's the deal, i work for deloitte and i love.i have been trying to raise the profile of within the company for a while but for a global consultancy firm that actually of today's largest banks, and which typically targets established market opportunities that offer a low risk profile - i gotta be honest it's a hard - i've finally had an article approved for the deloitte public blog, if i can drum up enough interest i might be able to convince the powers that be to let me write a white paper on, which in turn just might lead to a conversation happening between two people important enough to change the way a large organisation thinks about (or even uses). i think that would be a good ask is. read the blog: it's short, and you might even like. share it using the buttons on the is the shares that are measured, not the views, there is a quarterly in-house scoreboard and if i can top that list we'll be getting can't promise much in return, no children on the way any time soon but a possible cat on the horizon, if i can get 1000 shares i will name the cat.thanks for your time
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ˈsupər ti ˈɔˌflaɪn ækˈtɪvɪti: 124 ˈmɛrət: 100 fʊl memberactivity*: 124merit*: 100 hɛlp sprɛd ðə wərd ənd rɛd ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ! ɑkˈtoʊbər 23 2013 piɛm 1 soʊ hɪrz ðə dil, aɪ wərk fər dəˈlɔɪt ənd aɪ ləv. aɪ hæv bɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ reɪz ðə ˈproʊˌfaɪl əv wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈkəmpəˌni fər ə waɪl bət fər ə ˈgloʊbəl kənˈsəltənsi fərm ðət ˈæˌkʧuəli wərks wɪθ moʊst əv ˈtudeɪz ˈlɑrʤəst bæŋks, ənd wɪʧ ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈtɑrgəts ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈmɑrkɪt ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ðət ˈɔfər ə loʊ rɪsk ˈproʊˌfaɪl aɪ ˈgɑtə bi ˈɑnəst ɪts ə hɑrd sɛl! ˈɛniˌweɪ aɪv ˈfaɪnəli hæd ən ˈɑrtɪkəl əˈpruvd fər ðə dəˈlɔɪt ˈpəblɪk blɔg, ɪf aɪ kən drəm əp ɪˈnəf ˈɪntəˌrɛst aɪ maɪt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kənˈvɪns ðə paʊərz ðət bi tɪ lɛt mi raɪt ə waɪt ˈpeɪpər ɔn, wɪʧ ɪn tərn ʤɪst maɪt lɛd tɪ ə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ˈhæpənɪŋ bɪtˈwin tu ˈpipəl ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪˈnəf tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə weɪ ə lɑrʤ ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən θɪŋks əˈbaʊt (ər ˈivɪn ˈjuzɪz). aɪ θɪŋk ðət wʊd bi ə gʊd θɪŋ. maɪ æsk ɪz ðɪs: 1 rɛd ðə blɔg: ɪts ʃɔrt, ənd ju maɪt ˈivɪn laɪk ɪt! 2 ʃɛr ɪt ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈbətənz ɔn ðə peɪʤ ɪt ɪz ðə ʃɛrz ðət ər ˈmɛʒərd, nɑt ðə vjuz, ðɛr ɪz ə kˈwɔrtərli ˌɪnˈhaʊs ˈskɔrˌbɔrd ənd ɪf aɪ kən tɔp ðət lɪst wɪl bi ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈsəmˌwɛr. aɪ kænt ˈprɑməs məʧ ɪn rɪˈtərn, noʊ ˈʧɪldrən ɔn ðə weɪ ˈɛni taɪm sun bət ə ˈpɑsəbəl kæt ɔn ðə hərˈaɪzən, ɪf aɪ kən gɪt 1000 ʃɛrz aɪ wɪl neɪm ðə kæt. θæŋks fər jʊr taɪm soʊ hɪrz ðə dil, aɪ wərk fər dəˈlɔɪt ənd aɪ ləv hæv bɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ reɪz ðə ˈproʊˌfaɪl əv wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈkəmpəˌni fər ə waɪl bət fər ə ˈgloʊbəl kənˈsəltənsi fərm ðət ˈæˌkʧuəli əv ˈtudeɪz ˈlɑrʤəst bæŋks, ənd wɪʧ ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈtɑrgəts ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈmɑrkɪt ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ðət ˈɔfər ə loʊ rɪsk ˈproʊˌfaɪl aɪ ˈgɑtə bi ˈɑnəst ɪts ə hɑrd aɪv ˈfaɪnəli hæd ən ˈɑrtɪkəl əˈpruvd fər ðə dəˈlɔɪt ˈpəblɪk blɔg, ɪf aɪ kən drəm əp ɪˈnəf ˈɪntəˌrɛst aɪ maɪt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kənˈvɪns ðə paʊərz ðət bi tɪ lɛt mi raɪt ə waɪt ˈpeɪpər ɔn, wɪʧ ɪn tərn ʤɪst maɪt lɛd tɪ ə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ˈhæpənɪŋ bɪtˈwin tu ˈpipəl ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪˈnəf tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə weɪ ə lɑrʤ ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən θɪŋks əˈbaʊt (ər ˈivɪn ˈjuzɪz). aɪ θɪŋk ðət wʊd bi ə gʊd æsk ɪz rɛd ðə blɔg: ɪts ʃɔrt, ənd ju maɪt ˈivɪn laɪk ʃɛr ɪt ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈbətənz ɔn ðə ɪz ðə ʃɛrz ðət ər ˈmɛʒərd, nɑt ðə vjuz, ðɛr ɪz ə kˈwɔrtərli ˌɪnˈhaʊs ˈskɔrˌbɔrd ənd ɪf aɪ kən tɔp ðət lɪst wɪl bi ˈgɪtɪŋ kænt ˈprɑməs məʧ ɪn rɪˈtərn, noʊ ˈʧɪldrən ɔn ðə weɪ ˈɛni taɪm sun bət ə ˈpɑsəbəl kæt ɔn ðə hərˈaɪzən, ɪf aɪ kən gɪt 1000 ʃɛrz aɪ wɪl neɪm ðə kæt fər jʊr taɪm
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i’d argue the real dividing line is optimism. consider this: two-thirds of hillary supporters think the next generation will be in better shape than we are today, or least the same, according to pew research. the reverse is true for camp. percent of his supporters think the next generation will be worse off. more, the vast majority of trump voters say life is worse today for people like them than it was 50 years ago. only two percent —two!— think life is better now and that their children will also see improvement.
what seeing is a hope gap. and it turns out that hope necessarily linked to a current circumstances. folks living in a poor community can still believe their lives will be better, and people working in a reasonably secure local economy can still despair for the future. work suggests the communities that have seen the least societal change that are most likely to support the new york and large, they have fewer immigrants, fewer lost jobs, fewer impacts from global trade. people who have lost something voting for trump, at least not uniformly. the people who think about to lose something.
for some time, mulled over why the poorly educated love trump. the response from many (college-educated) hillary clinton supporters is simple: dumb! or more politely, smart! those trump people just get enough schooling, the unspoken logic goes, to see through the bluster. this is demeaning and demonstrably false; plenty of folks without college degrees support clinton, after all. but always thought the lack of higher education was a proxy for something else, what a mathematician would call a “transitive property.” it cause trump support on its own. but it creates a situation where electing the republican nominee makes sense.
as it happens, high school graduates are the least hopeful americans out there. only a fifth think the next generation of americans will have better lives, the lowest percentage of any demographic group, according to pew. also the most likely to think that be better off living 50 years ago, when jobs in manufacturing were plentiful. and the picture for white high school graduates is probably even gloomier than numbers show; their figures include black americans, who are far more optimistic about the future and less nostalgic for the past. could hope be the missing link between education and trump?
so maybe it about education, or poverty, or jobs. a choice may instead be more closely linked to how optimistic they feel about the future. supporters view the global economic policies of the modern world as a box: bright and shiny on the outside, disastrous when uncorked. but voters might better remember the end of the greek myth. once all the demons had escaped into the sky, the story goes, only one thing remained behind. it was hope, fluttering and fragile.
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i’d* ˈɑrgju ðə ril dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ laɪn ɪz ˈɑptɪˌmɪzəm. kənˈsɪdər ðɪs: ˌtuˈθərdz əv ˈhɪləri səˈpɔrtərz θɪŋk ðə nɛkst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən wɪl bi ɪn ˈbɛtər ʃeɪp ðən wi ər təˈdeɪ, ər list ðə seɪm, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pju ˈrisərʧ. ðə rɪˈvərs ɪz tru fər kæmp. pərˈsɛnt əv hɪz səˈpɔrtərz θɪŋk ðə nɛkst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən wɪl bi wərs ɔf. mɔr, ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv trəmp ˈvoʊtərz seɪ laɪf ɪz wərs təˈdeɪ fər ˈpipəl laɪk ðɛm ðən ɪt wɑz 50 jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ˈoʊnli tu pərˈsɛnt ——two!—*!— θɪŋk laɪf ɪz ˈbɛtər naʊ ənd ðət ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ si ˌɪmˈpruvmənt. wət siɪŋ ɪz ə hoʊp gæp. ənd ɪt tərnz aʊt ðət hoʊp ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli lɪŋkt tɪ ə ˈkɑrənt ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz. foʊks ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ə pur kəmˈjunɪti kən stɪl bɪˈliv ðɛr lɪvz wɪl bi ˈbɛtər, ənd ˈpipəl ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ə ˈrizənəbli sɪˈkjʊr ˈloʊkəl ɪˈkɑnəmi kən stɪl dɪˈspɛr fər ðə fˈjuʧər. wərk səˈʤɛsts ðə kəmˈjunɪtiz ðət hæv sin ðə list səˈsaɪɪtəl ʧeɪnʤ ðət ər moʊst ˈlaɪkli tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə nu jɔrk ənd lɑrʤ, ðeɪ hæv fjuər ˈɪməgrənts, fjuər lɔst ʤɑbz, fjuər ˌɪmˈpækts frəm ˈgloʊbəl treɪd. ˈpipəl hu hæv lɔst ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈvoʊtɪŋ fər trəmp, æt list nɑt ˈjunəˌfɔrmli. ðə ˈpipəl hu θɪŋk əˈbaʊt tɪ luz ˈsəmθɪŋ. fər səm taɪm, məld ˈoʊvər waɪ ðə ˈpurli ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd ləv trəmp. ðə rɪˈspɑns frəm ˈmɛni (college-educated*) ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən səˈpɔrtərz ɪz ˈsɪmpəl: dəm! ər mɔr pəˈlaɪtli, smɑrt! ðoʊz trəmp ˈpipəl ʤɪst gɪt ɪˈnəf ˈskulɪŋ, ðə ənˈspoʊkən ˈlɑʤɪk goʊz, tɪ si θru ðə ˈbləstər. ðɪs ɪz dɪˈminɪŋ ənd dɪˈmɑnstrəbli fɔls; ˈplɛnti əv foʊks wɪˈθaʊt ˈkɑlɪʤ dɪˈgriz səˈpɔrt ˈklɪntən, ˈæftər ɔl. bət ˈɔlˌweɪz θɔt ðə læk əv haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən wɑz ə ˈprɑksi fər ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls, wət ə ˌmæθəməˈtɪʃən wʊd kɔl ə property.”*.” ɪt kɔz trəmp səˈpɔrt ɔn ɪts oʊn. bət ɪt kriˈeɪts ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɛr ɪˈlɛktɪŋ ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌnɑməˈni meɪks sɛns. ɛz ɪt ˈhæpənz, haɪ skul ˈgræʤəˌweɪts ər ðə list ˈhoʊpfəl əˈmɛrɪkənz aʊt ðɛr. ˈoʊnli ə fɪθ θɪŋk ðə nɛkst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv əˈmɛrɪkənz wɪl hæv ˈbɛtər lɪvz, ðə loʊəst pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈɛni ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk grup, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pju. ˈɔlsoʊ ðə moʊst ˈlaɪkli tɪ θɪŋk ðət bi ˈbɛtər ɔf ˈlɪvɪŋ 50 jɪrz əˈgoʊ, wɪn ʤɑbz ɪn ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ wər ˈplɛnɪfəl. ənd ðə ˈpɪkʧər fər waɪt haɪ skul ˈgræʤəˌweɪts ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈivɪn ˈglumiər ðən ˈnəmbərz ʃoʊ; ðɛr ˈfɪgjərz ˌɪnˈklud blæk əˈmɛrɪkənz, hu ər fɑr mɔr ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk əˈbaʊt ðə fˈjuʧər ənd lɛs nɔˈstælʤɪk fər ðə pæst. kʊd hoʊp bi ðə ˈmɪsɪŋ lɪŋk bɪtˈwin ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd trəmp? soʊ ˈmeɪbi ɪt əˈbaʊt ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ər ˈpɑvərti, ər ʤɑbz. ə ʧɔɪs meɪ ˌɪnˈstɛd bi mɔr ˈkloʊsli lɪŋkt tɪ haʊ ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk ðeɪ fil əˈbaʊt ðə fˈjuʧər. səˈpɔrtərz vju ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈpɑləsiz əv ðə ˈmɑdərn wərld ɛz ə bɑks: braɪt ənd ˈʃaɪni ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, dɪˈzæstrəs wɪn ənˈkɔrkt. bət ˈvoʊtərz maɪt ˈbɛtər rɪˈmɛmbər ðə ɛnd əv ðə grik mɪθ. wəns ɔl ðə ˈdimənz hæd ɪˈskeɪpt ˈɪntu ðə skaɪ, ðə ˈstɔri goʊz, ˈoʊnli wən θɪŋ rɪˈmeɪnd bɪˈhaɪnd. ɪt wɑz hoʊp, ˈflətərɪŋ ənd ˈfræʤəl.
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o a por de de alto do país, que no da digital para e a da como forma de da de inovação.
a katz nesta que a como em todo de já e futuros, do da com a que o em, o da companhia, daniel katz.
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o a mais no mundo. a de de% neste ano, mas por forte como a na (20), 20% do valor em dias antes, de us$.
naana passada, o do banco central, ilan goldfajn, fez um novo para o de no mercado des e a como "pirâmide" e deems em crimes.
a katz, que uma de r$ 50 em, a única as como. a rival de porte a por des em 2014, mas só nestaana ass, em que de exponencial" no volume de de em com a no passado.
"quando essa procura, mass o valor da e liquidez. agora, com a que teve, a liquidez", romeo busarello, de marketing da.
"quem com hápo, está esse em", o.
os com, que a em bolsa do mundo a a digital, um na de paulo e um em jundiaí, no interior paulista.
katz que a empresa uma de clientes, mas no de da e na de com em como um de por no sul da bahia.
"hoje, com a 7%, em um dos para se imóvel. e o que a 80 de que poderá para o mercado imobiliário", katz.
ele que a katz, que cobra de r$ 700 mil a r$ 1 por, no mercado em 2018, com um a no alta de e que poderá coms.
na, oss comss 11 que sendo com 10 clientes, dos em de e o para 2018, busarello. a 25 mil em estoque, uma de 1 de.
"ninguém o valor dass no futuro, mas para", o da.os de em principal forma de, mas a viraliza, dá 'buzz' (notoriedade)."
diferente da katz, e por empresa em bolsa, a converter ass que em antes de a operação, com a bitfox. de a em competitiva", o.
segundo, a um "ágio" de 5% de da empresa ques e está evar este para 2018 "para mais".
(por alberto jr.)
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(foto*: dæn ˈɪmɪʤɪz) oʊ ə pɔr də də ˈæltoʊ du país*, kju noʊ ˈdiˈeɪ ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈpɛrə i ə ˈdiˈeɪ ˈkoʊmoʊ ˈfɔrmə də ˈdiˈeɪ də inovação*. ə kæts ˈnɛstə kju ə ˈkoʊmoʊ ɛm ˌtuˈdu də já*á i futuros*, du ˈdiˈeɪ kɑm ə kju oʊ ɛm, oʊ ˈdiˈeɪ kəmˈpæŋˌjɑ, ˈdænjəl kæts. "nɑ verdade*, oʊ (ˈdiˈeɪ kɑm) əm, ˈpægər 1 də ˈpɛrə ɛm ˈjumə də ˈvɑmoʊz ˈmæntər ˈpɑrteɪ du ˈdiˈeɪ ɛm", oʊ, du ˈdiˈeɪ ɛmˈprɛsə ɛm 1975 oʊ ə meɪs noʊ ˈməndoʊ. ə də də nɛst ˈænoʊ, mɑz pɔr ˈfɔrteɪ ˈkoʊmoʊ ə nɑ 20 20 du ˈvælər ɛm daɪəz ˈæntiz, də ˈjuˈɛs$ nɑ passada*, oʊ du ˈbæŋkoʊ ˈsɛntrəl, ˌiˈlɑn goldfajn*, fɛz əm ˈnoʊvoʊ ˈpɛrə oʊ də noʊ mərˈkɑdoʊ də i ə ˈkoʊmoʊ "pirâmide*" i də ɛm kraɪmz. ə kæts, kju ˈjumə də ɑr$ 50 ɛm, ə ə ˈkoʊmoʊ. ə ˈraɪvəl də pɔrt ə pɔr də ɛm 2014 mɑz só*ó ˈnɛstə ɛz vendas*, ɛm kju də exponencial*" noʊ ˈvɑljum də də ɛm kɑm ə noʊ passado*. ˈɛsə procura*, mɑz oʊ ˈvælər ˈdiˈeɪ i liquidez*. ˈægərə, kɑm ə kju teve*, ə liquidez*", ˈroʊmiˌoʊ busarello*, də ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈdiˈeɪ. kɑm há*á ˈtɛmˌpoʊ, está*á ɛs ɛm", oʊ. ɑs kɑm, kju ə ɛm ˈboʊlsə du ˈməndoʊ ə ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl, əm nɑ də ˈpɔˌloʊ i əm ɛm jundiaí*í, noʊ ˌɪnˈtɪriər paulista*. kæts kju ə ɛmˈprɛsə ˈjumə də clientes*, mɑz noʊ də ˈdiˈeɪ i nɑ də kɑm ɛm ˈkoʊmoʊ əm də pɔr noʊ səl ˈdiˈeɪ ˈbɑhiə. "hoje*, kɑm ə 7 ɛm əm dɔs ˈpɛrə seɪ imóvel*. i oʊ kju ə 80 də kju poderá*á ˈpɛrə oʊ mərˈkɑdoʊ imobiliário*", kæts. kju ə kæts, kju ˈkoʊbrə də ɑr$ 700 mɪl ə ɑr$ 1 pɔr, noʊ mərˈkɑdoʊ ɛm 2018 kɑm əm ə noʊ ˈɑltə də i kju poderá*á kɑm. nɑ, ɑs kɑm 11 kju ˈsɛndoʊ kɑm 10 clientes*, dɔs ɛm də i oʊ ˈpɛrə 2018 busarello*. ə 25 mɪl ɛm estoque*, ˈjumə də 1 də. oʊ ˈvælər dɑs noʊ futuro*, mɑz ˈpɛrə", oʊ ˈdiˈeɪ. də ɛm ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈfɔrmə də, mɑz ə viraliza*, dá*á 'bəz' (notoriedade*)." ˈdiˈeɪ kæts, i pɔr ɛmˈprɛsə ɛm ˈboʊlsə, ə kənˈvərtər ɛz kju ɛm ˈæntiz də ə operação*, kɑm ə bitfox*. də ə ɛm competitiva*", oʊ. ˌsɛˈgʊnˌdoʊ, ə əm "áágio*" də 5 də ˈdiˈeɪ ɛmˈprɛsə kju i está*á i ˈɛsteɪ ˈpɛrə 2018 "ˈpɛrə meɪs". (pɔr ælˈbərtoʊ jr*.)
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instead of picking pieces of each person's input and spreading them around this article, i'll include various lessons learned from various athletes here. the location after their name indicates the race they learned their lessons from, if you were wondering -
brandon barros (vermont) - "definitely go in over prepared for nutrition and weather. tahoe i had an exceptional amount of nutrition to carry on course but i also spent the two weeks prior cleansing and prepping. i constantly checked the weather and had prepared for hot or cold weather. also while on course (to each is own) i paced myself cautiously on the first lap avoiding any other injuries than the ones i already had. the second lap was a push myself out of comfort and to get under 12. always approach a with not just one plan but maybe 3 plans minimum. anything can happen out there. your drop bag should be organized and filled with candy, high sodium food, salt tabs and anything you feel necessary to keep you going. the second lap usually gets dark on us and becomes 80% mental."
sonny (tahoe/vermont) - "too many people ran out of food. no idea why... but they did"
jeff medrano (tahoe) - bags to keep your shirt dry during the swim. a bottle of mustard instead of packs. this will allow you to share with those who are not in the know about this miracle condiment. also, take cold showers. that made the for me. there was no shock factor getting in the cold water"
matthew melcher (tahoe) - "personally, i think training in awful conditions helped me through the. i didn't do any swimming training, but in august i did the ascent of the presidential traverse in up to mt. washington. ~10,000ft vertical climbing but above the tree line was 40 degrees, raining hard and wind gusts 40-70mph. i can see how people unprepared die up there."
caleb becky miner (vermont) - "so, i did the beast with no camel pack and no. note to self... never do that again. thanks to all the spartans who helped me along the way!"
steven (sun peaks) - "training in uncomfortable situations is a definite bonus. trained hills in the dark at and extra food. always come prepared for all four seasons."
christopher kravitz peltier (tahoe) - "ski mountaineering and alpine skiing in the winter provide conditions unmatched by any of these races. i swam competitively when i was younger, so water was an advantage. the cold weather training (often below 0) really helps with understanding under all conditions. nutrition using the hammer products extreme, gel, and made as a gel) has worked well for the long haul"
mike maurer (vermont) - "i use as my caloric backbone, plus the in it help prevent cramping. i used a trainer for my cardio. not because there is a ton of running, but it forced me to train and adapt to being completely spent & exhausted. for the midwest flat lands, i needed to include more tire drags into my training to help with the climbs"
john hayley (vermont) - "i come from both sides. and finisher. the main difference is that when i'd i paced myself. by the time the second loop came around i had to hurry to catch up on lost time. spoiler did not work. so this year my main objective was to hammer that first loop as as i could and just gut out the second loop. that worked like a charm. i had banked so much time, that i was able to treat the second half like a victory lap. it allowed me time to stop and help fellow racers, especially some of the beast people that were obviously over their heads."
vincente forero (tahoe) - "pack a god damn dry bag, light wind breaker, light running gloves and ear covers"
jeffrey (tahoe) - tahoe was weather. i should have dress for the weather. i had enough food, was super hydrated (had to piss every 3 miles). about 2 weeks out i was on all natural diet, full serving of veggie juice each day. i started taking mass gainer to up from all the endurance training didn't gain more than a pound or two top. i started at 6 months out ended up at race day. i live on at sea level highest peak we have is at 4000ft, start my run at 500 try to do it twice once a month, along with heavy and running 5 days a week."
brannon espy (tahoe) - "get a dry bag for the swim for sure... better insulation for early lap... hot hands from bin saved me the second lap... i still have numbness in my fingers... it was able to climb the second lap... tabs on my water helped as well as the mustard and didn't even get a hint of a cramp... liked the thinner power gel over the gu as t was easier to swallow moving faster and breathing in the cold"
kert elkins (vermont) - "if you work at a desk all day, get a stand up desk. commit to never sitting down. i did this about 8 months out, and i think it helped out big time. you can run all the miles you want, but you also have to be conditioned to be on your feet for 8+ hours. i work 10 hours a day. the first 2 weeks is rough, if you aren't used to being on your feet. but i committed to standing. so much so, that i got rid of my chair so that i would never sit down. again, i think this was a big help to me."
joshua (vermont) - "get used to being uncomfortable for an hour at a time. do 500 unbroken burpees, row a half marathon. swim 2 miles. do something like this once a week. i did very little running but alot of the things above."
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ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈpɪkɪŋ ˈpisɪz əv iʧ ˈpərsənz ˈɪnˌpʊt ənd ˈsprɛdɪŋ ðɛm əraʊnd ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl, aɪl ˌɪnˈklud ˈvɛriəs ˈlɛsənz ˈlərnɪd frəm ˈvɛriəs ˈæθˌlits hir. ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən ˈæftər ðɛr neɪm ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðə reɪs ðeɪ ˈlərnɪd ðɛr ˈlɛsənz frəm, ɪf ju wər ˈwəndərɪŋ ˈbrændən ˈbɑroʊz (vərˈmɑnt) "ˈdɛfənətli goʊ ɪn ˈoʊvər priˈpɛrd fər nuˈtrɪʃən ənd ˈwɛðər. ˈtæhoʊ aɪ hæd ən ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl əˈmaʊnt əv nuˈtrɪʃən tɪ ˈkɛri ɔn kɔrs bət aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ spɛnt ðə tu wiks praɪər ˈklɛnzɪŋ ənd ˈprɛpɪŋ. aɪ ˈkɑnstəntli ʧɛkt ðə ˈwɛðər ənd hæd priˈpɛrd fər hɑt ər koʊld ˈwɛðər. ˈɔlsoʊ waɪl ɔn kɔrs (tɪ iʧ ɪz oʊn) aɪ peɪst ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈkɔʃəsli ɔn ðə fərst læp əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈɪnʤəriz ðən ðə wənz aɪ ɔˈrɛdi hæd. ðə ˈsɛkənd læp wɑz ə pʊʃ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf aʊt əv ˈkəmfərt ənd tɪ gɪt ˈəndər 12 ˈɔlˌweɪz əˈproʊʧ ə wɪθ nɑt ʤɪst wən plæn bət ˈmeɪbi 3 plænz ˈmɪnəməm. ˈɛniˌθɪŋ kən ˈhæpən aʊt ðɛr. jʊr drɔp bæg ʃʊd bi ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ənd fɪld wɪθ ˈkændi, haɪ ˈsoʊdiəm fud, sɔlt tæbz ənd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ju fil ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ kip ju goʊɪŋ. ðə ˈsɛkənd læp ˈjuʒəwəli gɪts dɑrk ɔn ˈjuˈɛs ənd bɪˈkəmz 80 ˈmɛntəl." ˈsəni (tahoe/vermont*) "tu ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ræn aʊt əv fud. noʊ aɪˈdiə waɪ... bət ðeɪ dɪd" ʤɛf mɛˈdrɑnoʊ (ˈtæhoʊ) bægz tɪ kip jʊr ʃərt draɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə swɪm. ə ˈbɑtəl əv ˈməstərd ˌɪnˈstɛd əv pæks. ðɪs wɪl əˈlaʊ ju tɪ ʃɛr wɪθ ðoʊz hu ər nɑt ɪn ðə noʊ əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈmɪrəkəl ˈkɑndəmənt. ˈɔlsoʊ, teɪk koʊld ʃaʊərz. ðət meɪd ðə fər mi. ðɛr wɑz noʊ ʃɑk ˈfæktər ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə koʊld ˈwɔtər" ˈmæθju ˈmɛlʧər (ˈtæhoʊ) "ˈpərsənəli, aɪ θɪŋk ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɪn ˈɔfəl kənˈdɪʃənz hɛlpt mi θru ðə. aɪ ˈdɪdənt du ˈɛni sˈwɪmɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ, bət ɪn ˈɔgəst aɪ dɪd ðə əˈsɛnt əv ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈtrævərs ɪn əp tɪ ˈɛmˈti. ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. ˈvərtɪkəl ˈklaɪmɪŋ bət əˈbəv ðə tri laɪn wɑz 40 dɪˈgriz, ˈreɪnɪŋ hɑrd ənd wɪnd gəsts 40-70mph*. aɪ kən si haʊ ˈpipəl ˌənpriˈpɛrd daɪ əp ðɛr." ˈkeɪləb ˈbɛki ˈmaɪnər (vərˈmɑnt) "soʊ, aɪ dɪd ðə bist wɪθ noʊ ˈkæməl pæk ənd noʊ. noʊt tɪ sɛlf... ˈnɛvər du ðət əˈgɛn. θæŋks tɪ ɔl ðə ˈspɑrtənz hu hɛlpt mi əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ!" ˈstivən (sən piks) "ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɪn ənˈkəmfərtəbəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz ɪz ə ˈdɛfənət ˈboʊnəs. treɪnd hɪlz ɪn ðə dɑrk æt ənd ˈɛkstrə fud. ˈɔlˌweɪz kəm priˈpɛrd fər ɔl fɔr ˈsizənz." ˈkrɪstəfər ˈkrævɪts ˈpɛltiər (ˈtæhoʊ) "ski ˈmaʊntɪˌnɪrɪŋ ənd ˈælˌpaɪn skiɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈwɪntər prəˈvaɪd kənˈdɪʃənz ənˈmæʧt baɪ ˈɛni əv ðiz ˈreɪsɪz. aɪ swæm kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvli wɪn aɪ wɑz ˈjəŋgər, soʊ ˈwɔtər wɑz ən ædˈvæntɪʤ. ðə koʊld ˈwɛðər ˈtreɪnɪŋ (ˈɔfən bɪˈloʊ 0 ˈrɪli hɛlps wɪθ ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ˈəndər ɔl kənˈdɪʃənz. nuˈtrɪʃən ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈhæmər ˈprɑdəkts ɪkˈstrim, ʤɛl, ənd meɪd ɛz ə ʤɛl) həz wərkt wɛl fər ðə lɔŋ hɔl" maɪk ˈmɔrər (vərˈmɑnt) "aɪ juz ɛz maɪ kæˈlɔrɪk ˈbækˌboʊn, pləs ðə ɪn ɪt hɛlp prɪˈvɛnt ˈkræmpɪŋ. aɪ juzd ə ˈtreɪnər fər maɪ ˈkɑrdioʊ. nɑt bɪˈkəz ðɛr ɪz ə tən əv ˈrənɪŋ, bət ɪt fɔrst mi tɪ treɪn ənd əˈdæpt tɪ biɪŋ kəmˈplitli spɛnt ɪgˈzɔstɪd. fər ðə ˌmɪdˈwɛst flæt lændz, aɪ ˈnidɪd tɪ ˌɪnˈklud mɔr taɪər drægz ˈɪntu maɪ ˈtreɪnɪŋ tɪ hɛlp wɪθ ðə klaɪmz" ʤɑn ˈheɪli (vərˈmɑnt) "aɪ kəm frəm boʊθ saɪdz. ənd ˈfɪnɪʃər. ðə meɪn ˈdɪfərəns ɪz ðət wɪn aɪ aɪ peɪst ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. baɪ ðə taɪm ðə ˈsɛkənd lup keɪm əraʊnd aɪ hæd tɪ ˈhəri tɪ kæʧ əp ɔn lɔst taɪm. ˈspɔɪlər dɪd nɑt wərk. soʊ ðɪs jɪr maɪ meɪn əˈbʤɛktɪv wɑz tɪ ˈhæmər ðət fərst lup ɛz ɛz aɪ kʊd ənd ʤɪst gət aʊt ðə ˈsɛkənd lup. ðət wərkt laɪk ə ʧɑrm. aɪ hæd bæŋkt soʊ məʧ taɪm, ðət aɪ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ trit ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf laɪk ə ˈvɪktəri læp. ɪt əˈlaʊd mi taɪm tɪ stɑp ənd hɛlp ˈfɛloʊ ˈreɪsərz, əˈspɛʃəli səm əv ðə bist ˈpipəl ðət wər ˈɑbviəsli ˈoʊvər ðɛr hɛdz." vɪnˈʧɛnti ˈfɔroʊ (ˈtæhoʊ) "pæk ə gɑd dæm draɪ bæg, laɪt wɪnd ˈbreɪkər, laɪt ˈrənɪŋ gləvz ənd ɪr ˈkəvərz" ˈʤɛfri (ˈtæhoʊ) ˈtæhoʊ wɑz ˈwɛðər. aɪ ʃʊd hæv drɛs fər ðə ˈwɛðər. aɪ hæd ɪˈnəf fud, wɑz ˈsupər ˈhaɪˌdreɪtəd (hæd tɪ pɪs ˈɛvəri 3 maɪəlz). əˈbaʊt 2 wiks aʊt aɪ wɑz ɔn ɔl ˈnæʧərəl daɪət, fʊl ˈsərvɪŋ əv ˈvɛʤi ʤus iʧ deɪ. aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈteɪkɪŋ mæs ˈgeɪnər tɪ əp frəm ɔl ðə ˈɛndərəns ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈdɪdənt geɪn mɔr ðən ə paʊnd ər tu tɔp. aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd æt 6 mənθs aʊt ˈɛndɪd əp æt reɪs deɪ. aɪ lɪv ɔn æt si ˈlɛvəl haɪəst pik wi hæv ɪz æt 4000ft*, stɑrt maɪ rən æt 500 traɪ tɪ du ɪt twaɪs wəns ə mənθ, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈhɛvi ənd ˈrənɪŋ 5 deɪz ə wik." ˈbrænən ˈɛspi (ˈtæhoʊ) "gɪt ə draɪ bæg fər ðə swɪm fər ʃʊr... ˈbɛtər ˌɪnsəˈleɪʃən fər ˈərli læp... hɑt hænz frəm bɪn seɪvd mi ðə ˈsɛkənd læp... aɪ stɪl hæv ˈnəmnəs ɪn maɪ ˈfɪŋgərz... ɪt wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ klaɪm ðə ˈsɛkənd læp... tæbz ɔn maɪ ˈwɔtər hɛlpt ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈməstərd ənd ˈdɪdənt ˈivɪn gɪt ə hɪnt əv ə kræmp... laɪkt ðə ˈθɪnər paʊər ʤɛl ˈoʊvər ðə gu ɛz ti wɑz ˈiziər tɪ sˈwɔloʊ ˈmuvɪŋ ˈfæstər ənd ˈbriðɪŋ ɪn ðə koʊld" ˈɛlkɪnz (vərˈmɑnt) "ɪf ju wərk æt ə dɛsk ɔl deɪ, gɪt ə stænd əp dɛsk. kəˈmɪt tɪ ˈnɛvər ˈsɪtɪŋ daʊn. aɪ dɪd ðɪs əˈbaʊt 8 mənθs aʊt, ənd aɪ θɪŋk ɪt hɛlpt aʊt bɪg taɪm. ju kən rən ɔl ðə maɪəlz ju wɔnt, bət ju ˈɔlsoʊ hæv tɪ bi kənˈdɪʃənd tɪ bi ɔn jʊr fit fər 8 aʊərz. aɪ wərk 10 aʊərz ə deɪ. ðə fərst 2 wiks ɪz rəf, ɪf ju ˈɑrənt juzd tɪ biɪŋ ɔn jʊr fit. bət aɪ kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ˈstændɪŋ. soʊ məʧ soʊ, ðət aɪ gɑt rɪd əv maɪ ʧɛr soʊ ðət aɪ wʊd ˈnɛvər sɪt daʊn. əˈgɛn, aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs wɑz ə bɪg hɛlp tɪ mi." ˈʤɑˌʃuə (vərˈmɑnt) "gɪt juzd tɪ biɪŋ ənˈkəmfərtəbəl fər ən aʊər æt ə taɪm. du 500 ənˈbroʊkən ˈbərpiz, roʊ ə hæf ˈmɛrəˌθɑn. swɪm 2 maɪəlz. du ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs wəns ə wik. aɪ dɪd ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl ˈrənɪŋ bət əˈlɑt əv ðə θɪŋz əˈbəv."
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one of the most influential conservative groups is endorsing bipartisan congressional legislation to give marijuana businesses a tax cut or, more accurately, to tax them just like any other business.
under an obscure federal tax provision known as, cannabis providers are not allowed to take business expense deductions that are available to companies in other industries. but that could change under one of several proposals in congress this year, and with the support of a top insider.
“the fact is, marijuana businesses that are operating legally should be entitled to the same deductions and credits under the tax code as any other business,” grover norquist, president of americans for tax reform, wrote in a letter to lawmakers.
a bill sponsored by congressman carlos curbelo (r-fl) and congressman earl (d-or) would prevent the penalty from being applied to cannabis businesses that operate legally in accordance with state law. the legislation currently has six other cosponsors, all democrats.
and sens. ron wyden (d-or) and rand paul (r-ky) filed a companion bill in the u.s. senate, along with two other democratic cosponsors.
“passage of the small business tax equity act will remove the arbitrary and punitive measures of the tax code that treat legal marijuana businesses as illegal,” norquist wrote, referring to the bills. “all members of congress should have no hesitation supporting and this important legislation.”
the crusader suggested previously that a fix could also be tacked on to broader tax reform legislation that president trump and congressional republicans are expected to reveal this week.
norquist said already discussed the issue with house and senate leadership, and believes a good shot to include the marijuana language in the comprehensive tax bill “if some of the libertarian republicans made that a condition of voting for the whole package.”
the provision was enacted in 1982 in an effort to stop drug traffickers from taking tax credits and deductions on private yachts and the like.
“today, it is hitting legal businesses across the country resulting in federal income tax rates close to 90 percent,” norquist wrote in a letter to curbelo and last month.
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wən əv ðə moʊst ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl kənˈsərvətɪv grups ɪz ɛnˈdɔrsɪŋ baɪˈpɑrtɪzən kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən tɪ gɪv ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˈbɪznɪsɪz ə tæks kət ər, mɔr ˈækjərətli, tɪ tæks ðɛm ʤɪst laɪk ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈbɪznɪs. ˈəndər ən əbˈskjʊr ˈfɛdərəl tæks prəˈvɪʒən noʊn ɛz, ˈkænəbəs prəˈvaɪdərz ər nɑt əˈlaʊd tɪ teɪk ˈbɪznɪs ɪkˈspɛns dɪˈdəkʃənz ðət ər əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ˈkəmpəˌniz ɪn ˈəðər ˈɪndəstriz. bət ðət kʊd ʧeɪnʤ ˈəndər wən əv ˈsɛvərəl prəˈpoʊzəlz ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs ðɪs jɪr, ənd wɪθ ðə səˈpɔrt əv ə tɔp ˌɪnˈsaɪdər. fækt ɪz, ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˈbɪznɪsɪz ðət ər ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈligəli ʃʊd bi ɛnˈtaɪtəld tɪ ðə seɪm dɪˈdəkʃənz ənd ˈkrɛdɪts ˈəndər ðə tæks koʊd ɛz ˈɛni ˈəðər business,”*,” ˈgroʊvər ˈnɔrkwɪst, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv əˈmɛrɪkənz fər tæks rɪˈfɔrm, roʊt ɪn ə ˈlɛtər tɪ ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz. ə bɪl ˈspɑnsərd baɪ ˈkɑŋgrəsmən ˈkɑrloʊs kʊrˈbɛloʊ (r-fl*) ənd ˈkɑŋgrəsmən ərl (d-or*) wʊd prɪˈvɛnt ðə ˈpɛnəlti frəm biɪŋ əˈplaɪd tɪ ˈkænəbəs ˈbɪznɪsɪz ðət ˈɔpərˌeɪt ˈligəli ɪn əˈkɔrdəns wɪθ steɪt lɔ. ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ˈkərəntli həz sɪks ˈəðər ˌkoʊˈspɔnsərz, ɔl ˈdɛməˌkræts. ənd sɛnz. rɑn ˈwaɪdən (d-or*) ənd rænd pɔl (r-ky*) faɪld ə kəmˈpænjən bɪl ɪn ðə juz. ˈsɛnɪt, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ tu ˈəðər ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌkoʊˈspɔnsərz. əv ðə smɔl ˈbɪznɪs tæks ˈɛkwəti ækt wɪl riˈmuv ðə ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri ənd ˈpjunətɪv ˈmɛʒərz əv ðə tæks koʊd ðət trit ˈligəl ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˈbɪznɪsɪz ɛz illegal,”*,” ˈnɔrkwɪst roʊt, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə bɪlz. ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs ʃʊd hæv noʊ ˌhɛzəˈteɪʃən səˈpɔrtɪŋ ənd ðɪs ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt legislation.”*.” ðə kruˈseɪdər səˈʤɛstɪd ˈpriviəsli ðət ə fɪks kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi tækt ɔn tɪ ˈbrɔdər tæks rɪˈfɔrm ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ðət ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp ənd kənˈgrɛʃənəl rɪˈpəblɪkənz ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ rɪˈvil ðɪs wik. ˈnɔrkwɪst sɛd ɔˈrɛdi dɪˈskəst ðə ˈɪʃu wɪθ haʊs ənd ˈsɛnɪt ˈlidərˌʃɪp, ənd bɪˈlivz ə gʊd ʃɑt tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪn ðə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv tæks bɪl səm əv ðə ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən rɪˈpəblɪkənz meɪd ðət ə kənˈdɪʃən əv ˈvoʊtɪŋ fər ðə hoʊl package.”*.” ðə prəˈvɪʒən wɑz ɛˈnæktəd ɪn 1982 ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ stɑp drəg ˈtræfɪkərz frəm ˈteɪkɪŋ tæks ˈkrɛdɪts ənd dɪˈdəkʃənz ɔn ˈpraɪvət jɑts ənd ðə laɪk. ““today*, ɪt ɪz ˈhɪtɪŋ ˈligəl ˈbɪznɪsɪz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ˈfɛdərəl ˈɪnˌkəm tæks reɪts kloʊz tɪ 90 percent,”*,” ˈnɔrkwɪst roʊt ɪn ə ˈlɛtər tɪ kʊrˈbɛloʊ ənd læst mənθ.
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manual pick and place by by v.k. is licensed under a creative commons attribution international license
if you are dealing with tiny parts (e.g. 0402 resistors and capacitors), a manual pick and place machine is a helpful piece of equipment for prototyping and manufacturing. on the other side, traditional placement using precision tweezers not only requires an hand but also becomes a tiresome drill, especiallyen working long hours upon footprints.
you would think : hey, one thousand for a couple of sliding metal bars ? that was my idea,en started to design my own : total cost ? well under 100 !
the plans are here in format (right click - save as). grab a (right click - save as). grab a free viewer and check it out. they are pretty : you will need some pieces off, aluminum angles, some bearings and lots of bolts, washers and nuts, all found in your local store. moreover, you will need a cheap vacuum pen and an small aquarium pump,ich has to be reversed in order to work in suction, as explained here . you can even add more extras, like a microscope for enhancing the placement precision.
first step is to assemble the base of the machine. no difficulties here; just make sure that the upside-down angles (sliders) are perfectly parallel to each other. a good tip is to make the mounting holes one millimeter (sorry us friends !) larger that the bolt thread diameter, so that it will be easier to make fine adjustments afterwards.
next step is to prepare the short horizontal slider angles with the addition of bearings, as described in the plans. here they are, fully assembled :
now attach them to the underside of the horizontal tray with using wood screws and washers. be careful : use only four screws per slider and tight it up from their sides. place the tray on the base before tightening fully; make sure that the tray slides freely and all eight bearings are touching the bottom at the same time (you can still readjust the base as well). now you have a fully working horizontal tray (x-axis) !
next step is to prepare the pen holder slider as described in the plans. the pen holder slides on the horizontal tray (y-axis) by using eight bearings and two aluminum angles mounted on the tray, mirrored to each other (thanks to this guy for sharing his idea). if your bearings are not touching both angles at the first time don't worry; use two large washers to uplift one of the angles and then make necessary fine adjustments. with a bit of patience, the pen slider will work flawlessly without any jitter.
now you are ready to place the vacuum pen vertically on its dedicated slider (z-axis). i used two needle bearings (12 inner diameter) mounted on the slider by twos, as shown in the picture. i also used a longer 12 tube for the pen, salvaging only the tip and the tail from the cheap manual i bought from ebay. i also used one to mount a microscope (at a small angle) next to the vacuum pen. however, you can always use your imagination for alternative configurations (and please share them) !
the last bit : destroy a (a real one !) and get the wire. this kind of wire is excellent for making a short compression spring for the vacuum pen. wind the wire around the pen tube and it is ready in seconds ! insert the spring in the tube and secure it at the top with an elastic band (oratever you may think of),ile its bottom sits on the needle bearing. a couple of drops inside the needle bearings is always a good idea. leave a of about an inch (for my us friends) between the base and the needle tip and your manual pick & place machine is ready !
now you can pick up your finents by moving both the tray and pen slider (x-y) with your arm and lowering the pen with your hand (z),ile activating the vacuum pump (i made a foot switch for this). you already noticed that, thanks to the needle bearings, the pen can rotate around its axis as well, in order to perfectly align the pickednt. max working area (too much for anything !).
from my first experience, this machine is very accurate ! hence, i am encouraging you to go for it.
a nice detail for the end - little slots for vacuum pen tips. i am thinking of adding more upgrades in the future, but i've run out of ideas - please send me yours !
update : since the f has ti spots that m ay distract vision from small ( e.g. 0402) , a nice idea is to apply a paint coating (matte , not glossy ) over the pen usable area :
here's some views from the microscope that is attached next to the vacuum pen. it also features adjustable led lighting.
update 2 : found this little gem (memory foam) i n ebay for ! it really feels great a n d looks cool :
and finally, the action video is here !
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ˈmænjuəl pɪk ənd pleɪs baɪ baɪ v.k*. ɪz ˈlaɪsənst ˈəndər ə kriˈeɪtɪv ˈkɑmənz ˌætrɪˈbjuʃən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈlaɪsəns ɪf ju ər ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ˈtaɪni pɑrts (e.g*. 0402 rɪˈzɪstərz ənd kəˈpæsɪtərz), ə ˈmænjuəl pɪk ənd pleɪs məˈʃin ɪz ə ˈhɛlpfəl pis əv ɪkˈwɪpmənt fər ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪpɪŋ ənd ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ. ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd, trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈpleɪsmənt ˈjuzɪŋ priˈsɪʒən tˈwizərz nɑt ˈoʊnli rikˈwaɪərz ən hænd bət ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkəmz ə ˈtaɪərsəm drɪl, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ˈwərkɪŋ lɔŋ aʊərz əˈpɑn ˈfʊtˌprɪnts. ju wʊd θɪŋk heɪ, wən ˈθaʊzənd fər ə ˈkəpəl əv sˈlaɪdɪŋ ˈmɛtəl bɑrz ðət wɑz maɪ aɪˈdiə, wɪn ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ dɪˈzaɪn maɪ oʊn ˈtoʊtəl kɔst wɛl ˈəndər 100 ðə plænz ər hir ɪn ˈfɔrˌmæt (raɪt klɪk seɪv ɛz). græb ə (raɪt klɪk seɪv ɛz). græb ə fri vjuər ənd ʧɛk ɪt aʊt. ðeɪ ər ˈprɪti ju wɪl nid səm ˈpisɪz əv mdf*, əˈlumənəm ˈæŋgəlz, səm ˈbɛrɪŋz ənd lɑts əv boʊlts, ˈwɑʃərz ənd nəts, ɔl faʊnd ɪn jʊr ˈloʊkəl stɔr. mɔˈroʊvər, ju wɪl nid ə ʧip ˈvækjum pɛn ənd ən smɔl əkˈwɛriəm pəmp, wɪʧ həz tɪ bi rɪˈvərst ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ wərk ɪn ˈsəkʃən, ɛz ɪkˈspleɪnd hir ju kən ˈivɪn æd mɔr ˈɛkstrəz, laɪk ə ˈmaɪkrəˌskoʊp fər ɛnˈhænsɪŋ ðə ˈpleɪsmənt priˈsɪʒən. fərst stɛp ɪz tɪ əˈsɛmbəl ðə beɪs əv ðə məˈʃin. noʊ ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz hir; ʤɪst meɪk ʃʊr ðət ðə ˌəpˈsaɪˌdaʊn ˈæŋgəlz (sliders*) ər ˈpərfəktli ˈpɛrəˌlɛl tɪ iʧ ˈəðər. ə gʊd tɪp ɪz tɪ meɪk ðə ˈmaʊntɪŋ hoʊlz wən ˈmɪləˌmitər (ˈsɑri ˈjuˈɛs frɛndz ˈlɑrʤər ðət ðə boʊlt θrɛd daɪˈæmətər, soʊ ðət ɪt wɪl bi ˈiziər tɪ meɪk faɪn əˈʤəstmənts ˈæftərwərdz. nɛkst stɛp ɪz tɪ priˈpɛr ðə ʃɔrt ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl sˈlaɪdər ˈæŋgəlz wɪθ ðə əˈdɪʃən əv ˈbɛrɪŋz, ɛz dɪˈskraɪbd ɪn ðə plænz. hir ðeɪ ər, ˈfʊli əˈsɛmbəld naʊ əˈtæʧ ðɛm tɪ ðə ˈəndərˌsaɪd əv ðə ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl treɪ wɪθ ˈjuzɪŋ wʊd skruz ənd ˈwɑʃərz. bi ˈkɛrfəl juz ˈoʊnli fɔr skruz pər sˈlaɪdər ənd taɪt ɪt əp frəm ðɛr saɪdz. pleɪs ðə treɪ ɔn ðə beɪs ˌbiˈfɔr ˈtaɪtənɪŋ ˈfʊli; meɪk ʃʊr ðət ðə treɪ slaɪdz ˈfrili ənd ɔl eɪt ˈbɛrɪŋz ər ˈtəʧɪŋ ðə ˈbɑtəm æt ðə seɪm taɪm (ju kən stɪl ˌriəˈʤəst ðə beɪs ɛz wɛl). naʊ ju hæv ə ˈfʊli ˈwərkɪŋ ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl treɪ (x-axis*) nɛkst stɛp ɪz tɪ priˈpɛr ðə pɛn ˈhoʊldər sˈlaɪdər ɛz dɪˈskraɪbd ɪn ðə plænz. ðə pɛn ˈhoʊldər slaɪdz ɔn ðə ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl treɪ (y-axis*) baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ eɪt ˈbɛrɪŋz ənd tu əˈlumənəm ˈæŋgəlz ˈmaʊnɪd ɔn ðə treɪ, ˈmɪrərd tɪ iʧ ˈəðər (θæŋks tɪ ðɪs gaɪ fər ˈʃɛrɪŋ hɪz aɪˈdiə). ɪf jʊr ˈbɛrɪŋz ər nɑt ˈtəʧɪŋ boʊθ ˈæŋgəlz æt ðə fərst taɪm doʊnt ˈwəri; juz tu lɑrʤ ˈwɑʃərz tɪ ˈəplɪft wən əv ðə ˈæŋgəlz ənd ðɛn meɪk ˈnɛsəˌsɛri faɪn əˈʤəstmənts. wɪθ ə bɪt əv ˈpeɪʃəns, ðə pɛn sˈlaɪdər wɪl wərk ˈflɔləsli wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni jitter*. naʊ ju ər ˈrɛdi tɪ pleɪs ðə ˈvækjum pɛn ˈvərtɪkli ɔn ɪts ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd sˈlaɪdər (z-axis*). aɪ juzd tu ˈnidəl ˈbɛrɪŋz 12 ˈɪnər daɪˈæmətər) ˈmaʊnɪd ɔn ðə sˈlaɪdər baɪ tu u-bolts*, ɛz ʃoʊn ɪn ðə ˈpɪkʧər. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ juzd ə ˈlɔŋgər 12 tub fər ðə pɛn, ˈsælvɪʤɪŋ ˈoʊnli ðə tɪp ənd ðə teɪl frəm ðə ʧip ˈmænjuəl aɪ bɔt frəm ˈiˌbeɪ. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ juzd wən tɪ maʊnt ə ˈmaɪkrəˌskoʊp (æt ə smɔl ˈæŋgəl) nɛkst tɪ ðə ˈvækjum pɛn. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ju kən ˈɔlˌweɪz juz jʊr ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən fər ɔlˈtərnətɪv kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃənz (ənd pliz ʃɛr ðɛm) ðə læst bɪt dɪˈstrɔɪ ə (ə ril wən ənd gɪt ðə waɪər. ðɪs kaɪnd əv waɪər ɪz ˈɛksələnt fər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ʃɔrt kəmˈprɛʃən spərɪŋ fər ðə ˈvækjum pɛn. wɪnd ðə waɪər əraʊnd ðə pɛn tub ənd ɪt ɪz ˈrɛdi ɪn ˈsɛkəndz ˌɪnˈsərt ðə spərɪŋ ɪn ðə tub ənd sɪˈkjʊr ɪt æt ðə tɔp wɪθ ən ɪˈlæstɪk bænd (ər ˌwəˈtɛvər ju meɪ θɪŋk əv), waɪl ɪts ˈbɑtəm sɪts ɔn ðə ˈnidəl ˈbɛrɪŋ. ə ˈkəpəl əv drɑps ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈnidəl ˈbɛrɪŋz ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ə gʊd aɪˈdiə. liv ə əv əˈbaʊt ən ɪnʧ (fər maɪ ˈjuˈɛs frɛndz) bɪtˈwin ðə beɪs ənd ðə ˈnidəl tɪp ənd jʊr ˈmænjuəl pɪk pleɪs məˈʃin ɪz ˈrɛdi naʊ ju kən pɪk əp jʊr faɪn kəmˈpoʊnənts baɪ ˈmuvɪŋ boʊθ ðə treɪ ənd pɛn sˈlaɪdər (x-y*) wɪθ jʊr ɑrm ənd loʊərɪŋ ðə pɛn wɪθ jʊr hænd (zi), waɪl ˈæktəˌveɪtɪŋ ðə ˈvækjum pəmp (aɪ meɪd ə fʊt swɪʧ fər ðɪs). ju ɔˈrɛdi ˈnoʊtɪst ðət, θæŋks tɪ ðə ˈnidəl ˈbɛrɪŋz, ðə pɛn kən ˈroʊˌteɪt əraʊnd ɪts ˈæksəs ɛz wɛl, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈpərfəktli əˈlaɪn ðə pɪkt kəmˈpoʊnənt. mæks ˈwərkɪŋ ˈɛriə (tu məʧ fər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ frəm maɪ fərst ɪkˈspɪriəns, ðɪs məˈʃin ɪz ˈvɛri ˈækjərət hɛns, aɪ æm ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ju tɪ goʊ fər ɪt. ə nis ˈditeɪl fər ðə ɛnd ˈlɪtəl slɑts fər ˈvækjum pɛn tɪps. aɪ æm ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv ˈædɪŋ mɔr ˈəpˌgreɪdz ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər, bət aɪv rən aʊt əv aɪˈdiəz pliz sɛnd mi jʊrz ˈəpˌdeɪt sɪns ðə ɛf həz ti spɑts ðət ɛm eɪ dɪˈstrækt ˈvɪʒən frəm smɔl e.g*. 0402 ə nis aɪˈdiə ɪz tɪ əˈplaɪ ə peɪnt ˈkoʊtɪŋ (mæt nɑt ˈglɔsi ˈoʊvər ðə pɛn ˈjuzəbəl ˈɛriə hɪrz səm vjuz frəm ðə ˈmaɪkrəˌskoʊp ðət ɪz əˈtæʧt nɛkst tɪ ðə ˈvækjum pɛn. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfiʧərz əˈʤəstəbəl lɛd ˈlaɪtɪŋ. ˈəpˌdeɪt 2 faʊnd ðɪs ˈlɪtəl ʤɛm (ˈmɛməri foʊm) aɪ ɛn ˈiˌbeɪ fər ɪt ˈrɪli filz greɪt ə ɛn di lʊks kul ənd ˈfaɪnəli, ðə ˈækʃən ˈvɪdioʊ ɪz hir
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haider prepared to intervene militarily if population is ‘threatened by the use of force outside the law’
the iraqi prime minister, haider, says he is prepared to intervene militarily if the kurdish planned independence referendum results in violence.
in an interview with the associated press on saturday, said if the iraqi population was “threatened by the use of force outside the law, then we will intervene militarily”.
al-abadi called the vote “a dangerous escalation” that will invite violations of sovereignty.
iraq’s kurdish region plans to hold the referendum on 25 september in three that make up their autonomous region and in disputed areas controlled by kurdish forces but claimed by baghdad.
the united nations has urged the iraqi kurdish leader, masoud, to drop plans for the independence referendum and enter talks with baghdad aimed at reaching a deal within three years.
jan kubis, the top un envoy in iraq, offered international backing for immediate negotiations between the federal government and the autonomous kurdish region.
in a document seen by agence france-presse, he proposed “structured, sustained, intensive and partnership negotiations ... on how to resolve all the problems and outstanding issues” between baghdad and erbil, the kurdish capital.
the kurdish regional government (krg) is embroiled in disputes with the federal government over oil exports, budget payments and control of ethnically divided areas.
iraqi kurdish lawmakers on friday approved holding the referendum in the face of fierce opposition both from baghdad and the kurds’ international backers.
kubis called for talks, overseen by the un security council, that would aim to reach a deal defining “principles and arrangements” for future relations between baghdad and the krg.
in return, administration would agree to postpone the referendum at least until the end of negotiations.
“here is this offer, if they accept this alternative, there will be negotiations,” kubis said.
he added that he hoped to hear from “in the next two or three days”.
“i hope they will consider the options and i am waiting for their answer,” he said.
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ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz ˈoʊvər 1 jɪr oʊld ˈheɪdər priˈpɛrd tɪ ˌɪntərˈvin ˌmɪləˈtɛrəli ɪf ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪz baɪ ðə juz əv fɔrs ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə law’*’ ðə ˌɪˈræki praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər, ˈheɪdər, sɪz hi ɪz priˈpɛrd tɪ ˌɪntərˈvin ˌmɪləˈtɛrəli ɪf ðə ˈkərdɪʃ plænd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm rɪˈzəlts ɪn ˈvaɪələns. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, sɛd ɪf ðə ˌɪˈræki ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən wɑz baɪ ðə juz əv fɔrs ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə lɔ, ðɛn wi wɪl ˌɪntərˈvin militarily”*”. kɔld ðə voʊt ˈdeɪnʤərəs escalation”*” ðət wɪl ˌɪnˈvaɪt vaɪəˈleɪʃənz əv ˈsɑvrənti. ˈkərdɪʃ ˈriʤən plænz tɪ hoʊld ðə ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm ɔn 25 sɛpˈtɛmbər ɪn θri ðət meɪk əp ðɛr ɔˈtɑnəməs ˈriʤən ənd ɪn dɪˈspjutɪd ˈɛriəz kənˈtroʊld baɪ ˈkərdɪʃ ˈfɔrsɪz bət kleɪmd baɪ ˈbægdæd. ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz həz ərʤd ðə ˌɪˈræki ˈkərdɪʃ ˈlidər, məˈsud, tɪ drɔp plænz fər ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm ənd ˈɛnər tɔks wɪθ ˈbægdæd eɪmd æt ˈriʧɪŋ ə dil wɪˈθɪn θri jɪrz. ʤæn ˈkubɪs, ðə tɔp ˈjuˈɛn ˈɛnvɔɪ ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk, ˈɔfərd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈbækɪŋ fər ˌɪˈmiˌdiət nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz bɪtˈwin ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ðə ɔˈtɑnəməs ˈkərdɪʃ ˈriʤən. ɪn ə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt sin baɪ ˈæʤəns france-presse*, hi prəˈpoʊzd ““structured*, səˈsteɪnd, ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv ənd ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ɔn haʊ tɪ riˈzɑlv ɔl ðə ˈprɑbləmz ənd ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ issues”*” bɪtˈwin ˈbægdæd ənd erbil*, ðə ˈkərdɪʃ ˈkæpɪtəl. ðə ˈkərdɪʃ ˈriʤənəl ˈgəvərnmənt (krg*) ɪz ɛmˈbrɔɪld ɪn dɪˈspjuts wɪθ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈoʊvər ɔɪl ˈɛkspɔrts, ˈbəʤɪt ˈpeɪmənts ənd kənˈtroʊl əv ˈɛθnɪkli dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈɛriəz. ˌɪˈræki ˈkərdɪʃ ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ əˈpruvd ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm ɪn ðə feɪs əv fɪrs ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən boʊθ frəm ˈbægdæd ənd ðə kurds’*’ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈbækərz. ˈkubɪs kɔld fər tɔks, ˈoʊvərˌsin baɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛn sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl, ðət wʊd eɪm tɪ riʧ ə dil dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ ənd arrangements”*” fər fˈjuʧər riˈleɪʃənz bɪtˈwin ˈbægdæd ənd ðə krg*. ɪn rɪˈtərn, ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wʊd əˈgri tɪ poʊstˈpoʊn ðə ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm æt list ənˈtɪl ðə ɛnd əv nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz. ɪz ðɪs ˈɔfər, ɪf ðeɪ əkˈsɛpt ðɪs ɔlˈtərnətɪv, ðɛr wɪl bi negotiations,”*,” ˈkubɪs sɛd. hi ˈædɪd ðət hi hoʊpt tɪ hir frəm ðə nɛkst tu ər θri days”*”. hoʊp ðeɪ wɪl kənˈsɪdər ðə ˈɔpʃənz ənd aɪ æm ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ðɛr answer,”*,” hi sɛd.
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fort smith police said officer scott gordon was suspended without pay for a period 30 calendar days following a sexual harassment complaint from another officer.
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fort smith police said officer scott gordon was suspended without pay for a period 30 calendar days following a complaint from another to the case files, a female officer in training made sexual harassment allegations against her training state the female officer was on patrol with training officer scott gordon when gordon told the trainee he "wanted to have sex with her and wanted to have an incident happened in september, and lindsey said the suspension is the result of an internal investigation revealed that gordon violated department sexual acts took place and nothing happened on duty. a request was made it was denied, and that was the end of it, " chief kevin lindsey said. "this officer has been with the department since 2008 and up until this moment he has had a stellar has been with the department since april release of this information is a result of the completion of the appeal process, according to fort smith said his department has a zero tolerance policy regarding sexual have to be held to a higher standard and for a sexual harassment charge, incidents of that nature, there is no tolerance for that," lindsey in this case, lindsey said the no tolerance policy did not mean firing the patrol training news has learned the 30 day suspension was actually 16 police chief said since officers work four, shifts each week, the unpaid work hours are equal to 30 calendar said the unpaid suspension for that time period is the maximum penalty other than being did not appeal the suspension.
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fɔrt smɪθ pəˈlis sɛd ˈɔfɪsər skɑt ˈgɔrdən wɑz səˈspɛndɪd wɪˈθaʊt peɪ fər ə ˈpɪriəd 30 ˈkæləndər deɪz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈsɛkʃuəl hərˈæsmənt kəmˈpleɪnt frəm əˈnəðər ˈɔfɪsər. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt fɔrt smɪθ ˈɔfɪsər səˈspɛndɪd ˈæftər ˈsɛkʃuəl hərˈæsmənt kəmˈpleɪnt ˈɔfɪsər toʊld ˈtreɪˈni hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ hæv sɛks wɪθ hər ʃɛr ʃɛrz ˈkɑpi lɪŋk ˈkɑpi fɔrt smɪθ pəˈlis sɛd ˈɔfɪsər skɑt ˈgɔrdən wɑz səˈspɛndɪd wɪˈθaʊt peɪ fər ə ˈpɪriəd 30 ˈkæləndər deɪz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə kəmˈpleɪnt frəm əˈnəðər tɪ ðə keɪs faɪlz, ə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈɔfɪsər ɪn ˈtreɪnɪŋ meɪd ˈsɛkʃuəl hərˈæsmənt ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əˈgɛnst hər ˈtreɪnɪŋ steɪt ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈɔfɪsər wɑz ɔn pəˈtroʊl wɪθ ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈɔfɪsər skɑt ˈgɔrdən wɪn ˈgɔrdən toʊld ðə ˈtreɪˈni hi "ˈwɔntɪd tɪ hæv sɛks wɪθ hər ənd ˈwɔntɪd tɪ hæv ən ˈɪnsədənt ˈhæpənd ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər, ənd ˈlɪndzi sɛd ðə səˈspɛnʃən ɪz ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən rɪˈvild ðət ˈgɔrdən ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈsɛkʃuəl ækts tʊk pleɪs ənd ˈnəθɪŋ ˈhæpənd ɔn ˈduti. ə rɪkˈwɛst wɑz meɪd ɪt wɑz dɪˈnaɪd, ənd ðət wɑz ðə ɛnd əv ɪt, ʧif ˈkɛvɪn ˈlɪndzi sɛd. "ðɪs ˈɔfɪsər həz bɪn wɪθ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt sɪns 2008 ənd əp ənˈtɪl ðɪs ˈmoʊmənt hi həz hæd ə ˈstɛlər həz bɪn wɪθ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt sɪns ˈeɪprəl riˈlis əv ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə kəmˈpliʃən əv ðə əˈpil ˈprɔˌsɛs, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ fɔrt smɪθ sɛd hɪz dɪˈpɑrtmənt həz ə ˈziroʊ ˈtɑlərəns ˈpɑləsi rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈsɛkʃuəl hæv tɪ bi hɛld tɪ ə haɪər ˈstændərd ənd fər ə ˈsɛkʃuəl hərˈæsmənt ʧɑrʤ, ˈɪnsədənts əv ðət ˈneɪʧər, ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈtɑlərəns fər ðət," ˈlɪndzi ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ˈlɪndzi sɛd ðə noʊ ˈtɑlərəns ˈpɑləsi dɪd nɑt min ˈfaɪərrɪŋ ðə pəˈtroʊl ˈtreɪnɪŋ nuz həz ˈlərnɪd ðə 30 deɪ səˈspɛnʃən wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli 16 pəˈlis ʧif sɛd sɪns ˈɔfɪsərz wərk fɔr, ʃɪfts iʧ wik, ðə ənˈpeɪd wərk aʊərz ər ˈikwəl tɪ 30 ˈkæləndər sɛd ðə ənˈpeɪd səˈspɛnʃən fər ðət taɪm ˈpɪriəd ɪz ðə ˈmæksəməm ˈpɛnəlti ˈəðər ðən biɪŋ dɪd nɑt əˈpil ðə səˈspɛnʃən.
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by hisao adachi
the boxing gym in tokyo officially announced the first defense of the world title of the world boxing council (wbc), unbeaten nicaraguan roman "chocolatito" gonzalez (40-0, 34kos), who will face the no. 8 world ranked philippine contender rocky "the road warrior" fuentes (35-7-2, 20kos) on the of november at the yokohama international swimming pool.
the fight will be paired on the same card where the japanese super featherweight world champion takashi "bomber" miura (27-2-2, 20kos) will make the third defense of his crown against mexican challenger and no. 1 contender edgar "chananon" (23-4-1, 19kos.
this boxing evening will be hosted by the influential japanese promoter honda of boxing. gonzalez will be making the first defense of his title that he conquered this the past september with a ninth round of akira in tokyo.
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baɪ hɪˈsɑoʊ ɑˈdɑki ðə ˈbɑksɪŋ ʤɪm ɪn ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ əˈfɪʃəli əˈnaʊnst ðə fərst dɪˈfɛns əv ðə wərld ˈtaɪtəl əv ðə wərld ˈbɑksɪŋ ˈkaʊnsəl (wbc*), ənˈbitən ˌnɪkərˈɑgwən ˈroʊmən "chocolatito*" gɑnˈzɑləz 34kos*), hu wɪl feɪs ðə noʊ. 8 wərld ræŋkt ˈfɪləˌpin kənˈtɛndər ˈrɑki "ðə roʊd ˈwɔrjər" fˈwɛnˌteɪz 20kos*) ɔn ðə əv noʊˈvɛmbər æt ðə ˌjoʊkəˈhɑmə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl sˈwɪmɪŋ pul. ðə faɪt wɪl bi pɛrd ɔn ðə seɪm kɑrd wɛr ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈsupər ˈfɛðərˌweɪt wərld ˈʧæmpiən ˌtɑˈkɑʃi "ˈbɑmər" miˈʊrə 20kos*) wɪl meɪk ðə θərd dɪˈfɛns əv hɪz kraʊn əˈgɛnst ˈmɛksəkən ˈʧælɪnʤər ənd noʊ. 1 kənˈtɛndər ˈɛdgər "chananon*" 19kos*. ðɪs ˈbɑksɪŋ ˈivnɪŋ wɪl bi ˈhoʊstɪd baɪ ðə ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˌʤæpəˈniz prəˈmoʊtər ˈhɔndə əv ˈbɑksɪŋ. gɑnˈzɑləz wɪl bi ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə fərst dɪˈfɛns əv hɪz ˈtaɪtəl ðət hi ˈkɑŋkərd ðɪs ðə pæst sɛpˈtɛmbər wɪθ ə naɪnθ raʊnd əv əˈkirə ɪn ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ.
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web manga is booming in japan and china, with many professional creators releasing their works online and mags like jump using contests and web services to scout new talent. now, you don't need to find a publisher or agent to get your work seen or bought, thanks to new manga service.
regimag is a multimedia website allowing creators to sell ebooks, games, newsletters, professional advice, and more at their own price. the manga arm of the company opened officially this week, with open to creators last may. more than 500 manga artists are already signed up, with a variety of original works ready to read.
creators have a lot of freedom when it comes to pricing, too. for example, they can make the first volume of a manga free and price the rest, or automate releases so that new chapters are free for the first week and then cost (with a minimum price point of 30 yen) going forward. artists keep 70% of their income.
additionally, the website can analyze a reader's preferences and make regular suggestions, helping them find new creators to enjoy.
regimag with the college of communication arts in tokyo, osaka, and fukuoka to help encourage and develop future manga artists. they aim to register manga artists and release titles in 2017.
check out their first crop of new titles at manga.
source: anime! anime!
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kara dennison is responsible for multiple webcomics, blogs and runs interviews for who and potterverse, and is half the creative team behind the light novel series flower. she blogs at and @rubycosmos.
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wɛb ˈmæŋgə ɪz ˈbumɪŋ ɪn ʤəˈpæn ənd ˈʧaɪnə, wɪθ ˈmɛni prəˈfɛʃənəl kriˈeɪtərz riˈlisɪŋ ðɛr wərks ˈɔnˌlaɪn ənd mægz laɪk ʤəmp ˈjuzɪŋ ˈkɑntɛsts ənd wɛb ˈsərvɪsɪz tɪ skaʊt nu ˈtælənt. naʊ, ju doʊnt nid tɪ faɪnd ə ˈpəblɪʃər ər ˈeɪʤənt tɪ gɪt jʊr wərk sin ər bɔt, θæŋks tɪ nu ˈmæŋgə ˈsərvɪs. ɪz ə ˌməltiˈmidiə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt əˈlaʊɪŋ kriˈeɪtərz tɪ sɛl ebooks*, geɪmz, ˈnuzˌlɛtərz, prəˈfɛʃənəl ədˈvaɪs, ənd mɔr æt ðɛr oʊn praɪs. ðə ˈmæŋgə ɑrm əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈoʊpənd əˈfɪʃəli ðɪs wik, wɪθ ˈoʊpən tɪ kriˈeɪtərz læst meɪ. mɔr ðən 500 ˈmæŋgə ˈɑrtɪsts ər ɔˈrɛdi saɪnd əp, wɪθ ə vərˈaɪəti əv ərˈɪʤənəl wərks ˈrɛdi tɪ rɛd. kriˈeɪtərz hæv ə lɔt əv ˈfridəm wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈpraɪsɪŋ, tu. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðeɪ kən meɪk ðə fərst ˈvɑljum əv ə ˈmæŋgə fri ənd praɪs ðə rɛst, ər ˈɔtəˌmeɪt rɪˈlisɪz soʊ ðət nu ˈʧæptərz ər fri fər ðə fərst wik ənd ðɛn kɔst (wɪθ ə ˈmɪnəməm praɪs pɔɪnt əv 30 jɛn) goʊɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd. ˈɑrtɪsts kip 70 əv ðɛr ˈɪnˌkəm. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt kən ˈænəˌlaɪz ə ˈridərz ˈprɛfərənsɪz ənd meɪk ˈrɛgjələr səˈʤɛsʧənz, ˈhɛlpɪŋ ðɛm faɪnd nu kriˈeɪtərz tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ. wɪθ ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ɑrts ɪn ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ, oʊˈsɑkə, ənd ˌfuˌkuˈoʊkə tɪ hɛlp ɪnˈkərəʤ ənd dɪˈvɛləp fˈjuʧər ˈmæŋgə ˈɑrtɪsts. ðeɪ eɪm tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər ˈmæŋgə ˈɑrtɪsts ənd riˈlis ˈtaɪtəlz ɪn 2017 ʧɛk aʊt ðɛr fərst krɑp əv nu ˈtaɪtəlz æt ˈmæŋgə. sɔrs: anime*! anime*! ˈkɛrə ˈdɛnɪsən ɪz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈməltəpəl webcomics*, blɔgz ənd rənz ˈɪntərvˌjuz fər hu ənd potterverse*, ənd ɪz hæf ðə kriˈeɪtɪv tim bɪˈhaɪnd ðə laɪt ˈnɑvəl ˈsɪriz flaʊər. ʃi blɔgz æt ənd @rubycosmos*.
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the internet of things promises to make life easier in countless ways. but make it angry. you like it when angry.
rise of the machines
scene: new york city in mid-july, not too many years from first day of a new war.
the holland tunnel connecting new jersey with lower manhattan is just over a mile and a half long. one of six thoroughfares managed by the port authority of new york and new jersey, it features 84 massive fans that can change out air throughout the tunnel every 90 seconds.
one monday morning in the middle of rush hour, those fans suddenly stop. so do the ventilation systems of every other tunnel leading into manhattan. within minutes, air quality nose-dives—though, oddly, automatic alarms fail to sound. drivers woozy from carbon monoxide plow into guardrails, walls, and each other. the carnage is terrible; multiple huge block exits in all directions, trapping thousands of people amid toxic fumes and inevitable as spilled gasoline ignites.
over on the george washington bridge, all is chaos when a string of bmw hot new car among wall blowouts while crossing the span. many drivers survive the resulting crashes thanks to airbags; others are not so lucky after exiting their crumpled vehicles, only to find another pounds of luxury sports car screeching toward them, sparks flying from their tireless rims.
other new soon experience surges of unexpected acceleration and brake failures, with predictable results. in a matter of minutes, traffic across the city is hopelessly snarled across its major arteries and intersections, as often as not in flaming vehicular. other major cities up and down the eastern seaboard are similarly plagued with gridlock and blazes that no fire company can easily reach.
meanwhile, up and down the east coast, cooling systems in dozens of data centers inexplicably shut themselves down, defying technicians’ attempts to coax them back to life. the enormous heat generated by endless racks of servers soon forces it managers to shut them down, costing businesses millions of dollars an also taking offline critical systems such as emergency response.
residential and business alarm systems inexplicably begin sounding all over the five boroughs, overloading 911 systems and adding to the general chaos. power transformers all over manhattan then blow out all at once, as do others of the same model in newark, philadelphia, and baltimore. fires start to burn in cities paralyzed with crumpled vehicles and conflicting reports.
by the end of the day, more than people are dead in new york and other east coast cities, amid confused and badly reports of war, terrorism and rioting. when the dust finally settles, experts agree that the tragedy was the most damaging attack in coordinated effort that subverted both public and private infrastructure to wreak unprecedented death, destruction and panic at an eventual cost of several hundred billion dollars. the only consolation was that it could have been much, much worse.
all because folks let the internet of things get out of hand.
meanwhile, back in reality
that hypothetical example points to a largely unspoken yet very real concerns about the coming internet of things: the way that a distributed but “intelligent” network of ordinary devices could threaten normal commerce, personal privacy, and even human life should malicious types figure out how to hack it.
the internet of things is basically internet on connected to an incredible variety of handheld, household and industrial gadgets, each of which can transmit data to or even control other connected devices without human intervention. some classic theoretical examples include the car that signals the maintenance center when a part is close to failing, or the toaster that when your bagel is ready.
there’s still a lot of work to do before that kind of network actually comes into existence. and easy to envision it as a technological haven where devices work in concert to ease the burden of our daily lives by directing traffic in our cities, managing power consumption in our homes and letting us know when our kids are on their way home from school.
but if not careful, the internet of things could also turn out to be one of the most dangerous weapons around. subverted by malicious intent, the internet of things could just as easily turn our lives into a horror movie, one in which the everyday objects we depend on have suddenly developed a new urge to kill.
spoof a sensor, destroy a data center
devices on the internet of things generally fall into one of two categories: sensors and controllers. talk sensors for a moment.
sensors monitor anything that can be measured: temperature, location, power, hydroflow, radiation, atmospheric name it. more sophisticated sensors can also watch and listen to their surroundings. link them all to the internet of things and suddenly you have a nervous system for much of the planet, one replete with feedback systems that loop in other devices.
many of those other devices are the controllers. these are the gadgets that act on the world around them—actuators, switches, servos, valves, turbines and ignition systems, just to name a few. (you may recognize some of these controllers as common elements of critical infrastructure such as power plants and transportation systems.) though fewer controllers are connected to the internet than sensors, engineers are rapidly redressing that imbalance.
of course, it sounds insane to plug the controls for a nuclear power plant or hydroelectric dam into the open internet. but also talking about large numbers of fairly innocuous devices like thermostats, monitor screens and residential power meters. that sound so bad, does it?
not least, not until they develop minds of their own, at which point the downstream effects of minor security breaches can get serious, fast.
consider the hypothetical disaster above. innocuous pressure sensors in the tires of overheated at the behest of malicious commands, causing the tires to blow. master control of cooling went down because attackers fooled associated sensors into reporting emergency conditions that warranted immediate shutdown. home alarms were easily tripped with faulty sensor data. transformers exploded when outside commands disabled their features and then jolted them with current spikes.
viewed this way, the internet of things is comprised of a multitude of potential security weaknesses, each largely innocuous in itself. but put them all together, and ya got trouble with a capital t.
control a controller, crash a car
lawrence pingree could be voted most likely to become a. the gartner research director has put an inordinate amount of thought into various ways bad actors might compromise the hardware systems we have to mention the ones we may have tomorrow.
for instance: given the profusion of sensors and controllers in automobiles, and the fact that their numbers will continue to mushroom as we move closer to cars, probably only a matter of time before someone can—theoretically, at control of your car and effectively turn it into a weapon of metal, glass and fuel. hello, christine.
here’s another. consider the world of medical devices, increasing numbers of which feature wireless connections that allow remote programming. (the advantage for implanted devices such as pacemakers is obvious: wireless reprogramming obviates the need for a second surgery.) not hard to envision these devices eventually connected to the internet for monitoring, analysis of health data and updates.
now suppose hackers find a way to hijack these systems to injure or kill their users. diabetics and heart patients the only ones at risk; biomedical monitors, “smart” drug patches and even hospital devices such as robotic surgical systems are all potentially vulnerable.
let’s get small
the example of medical devices highlights a problem endemic to many of the new gadgets now linking up to the internet of things: frequently built to tight specs with limited memory and processing power that barely accommodates the functions their designers have crammed into them. there often much headroom for anything else. like, well, security.
such limitations are widespread. so even if a manufacturer had the wherewithal to retrofit existing devices with hardened security, there may be very real limitations preventing such upgrades. and that, in turn, means that many of the “things” on the internet may already be wide open to selective attack.
you need a hypothetical scenario to see some of these threats. all you really need is a specialized search engine like.
shodan is designed specifically to locate devices that have been carelessly plugged into the internet without much attempt at preventing unauthorized access. sometimes portrayed as the scary bogeyman of the internet of things, an master search engine that can find any device connected to the internet at any time.
the reality quite that dramatic; very user friendly and performing searches takes time. but sophisticated users have any trouble using or similar tools to find unguarded systems to attack.
why disaster yet struck
so holding them back?
“hackers usually want to keep systems up and running,” pingree says. destruction of the systems hackers subvert counter to their goals of profiting or making a broader point. at the individual level, only a true would want to blow things up for the sake of blowing things up. which is good news, since as recently learned, prisons sometimes have trouble keeping regular villains locked up.
what we have seen, thus far, has been the small stuff, the kind of activities that one would expect from hackers. just this summer, for example:
an unknown person hacked into a baby in a room in houston, texas. the hacker bypassed the security and used the established connection to shout obscenities though the speakers.
security expert released a detailing the security vulnerabilities of the philips hue lighting system. the vulnerability could theoretically allow an attacker to black out locations via remote control, though there any known exploits. yet.
forbes reporter kashmir hill was walked through a demonstration of a connected home system hack, which had her controlling the lighting system of a complete home.
but simon mullis, a systems engineer at the security firm fireeye, raises a new concern. compromising devices such as simple sensors could offer hackers a way to move up the food chain toward their real target. a hacked low-level device, mullins warns, could help inject malware into a government or company control system with more authority, and thus create a major security breach.
“you could use a device to inject bad shell code into another device, and up the chain until you take over one of the servers,” mullis said.
nation-states and terrorists, by contrast, might harbor fewer qualms about such destruction. financial systems, power grids, sewage systems, oil and pipelines might be fair game in a declared or undeclared cyberwar, pingree argues. if things go badly wrong, it be groups like anonymous or or a real-life lex to blame, but a state or terrorist actor bent on doing real, serious damage.
what is to be done?
preventing such scenarios is simple but not easy. pingree wants to start at the beginning by setting up and enforcing strict security standards at the manufacturing level, so that devices are hardened before they leave the factory. developers and engineers also need to start putting on their black hats, he said, and really start thinking about scenarios where things could go sideways with their devices.
it may also come down to a complete revision of how such devices are utilized. founder and ceo sandy klausner proposes a model where devices are explicitly connected to a domain controlled by a single entity (a person, corporation or government). any functions directed to a device from someone outside the domain would always be blocked. only commands would be regarded as true, and pretending to be inside the domain would be impossible.
all this is more easily said than done. at the moment, no authority ready to devise and enforce new security standards for thermostats and the like. some manufacturers may take on that challenge themselves, but that would only offer piecemeal protection. sad to say, it may take an actual disaster to get the attention of device builders.
will the internet of things will be the harbinger of a world where all huddled over smoldering fires and munching on lichens? probably not. but time to take security more seriously to minimize the odds that malefactors can wreak havoc via the smallest of our devices.
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ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt əv θɪŋz ˈprɑməsəz tɪ meɪk laɪf ˈiziər ɪn ˈkaʊntləs weɪz. bət meɪk ɪt ˈæŋgri. ju laɪk ɪt wɪn ˈæŋgri. raɪz əv ðə məˈʃinz sin: nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ɪn mid-july*, nɑt tu ˈmɛni jɪrz frəm fərst deɪ əv ə nu wɔr. ðə ˈhɑlənd ˈtənəl kəˈnɛktɪŋ nu ˈʤərzi wɪθ loʊər mænˈhætən ɪz ʤɪst ˈoʊvər ə maɪl ənd ə hæf lɔŋ. wən əv sɪks ˈθəroʊˌfɛrz ˈmænɪʤd baɪ ðə pɔrt əˈθɔrəti əv nu jɔrk ənd nu ˈʤərzi, ɪt ˈfiʧərz 84 ˈmæsɪv fænz ðət kən ʧeɪnʤ aʊt ɛr θruaʊt ðə ˈtənəl ˈɛvəri 90 ˈsɛkəndz. wən ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv rəʃ aʊər, ðoʊz fænz ˈsədənli stɑp. soʊ du ðə ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃən ˈsɪstəmz əv ˈɛvəri ˈəðər ˈtənəl ˈlidɪŋ ˈɪntu mænˈhætən. wɪˈθɪn ˈmɪnəts, ɛr kˈwɑləti nose-dives—though*, ˈɑdli, ˌɔtəˈmætɪk əˈlɑrmz feɪl tɪ saʊnd. ˈdraɪvərz ˈwuzi frəm ˈkɑrbən məˈnɑksaɪd plaʊ ˈɪntu ˈgɑrˌdreɪlz, wɔlz, ənd iʧ ˈəðər. ðə ˈkɑrnɪʤ ɪz ˈtɛrəbəl; ˈməltəpəl juʤ blɑk ˈɛksəts ɪn ɔl dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz, ˈtræpɪŋ ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpipəl əˈmɪd ˈtɑksɪk fjumz ənd ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl ɛz spɪld ˈgæsəˌlin ˌɪgˈnaɪts. ˈoʊvər ɔn ðə ʤɔrʤ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən brɪʤ, ɔl ɪz keɪɑs wɪn ə strɪŋ əv ˈbiˌɛmˈdəbəlju hɑt nu kɑr əˈməŋ wɔl bloʊaʊts waɪl ˈkrɔsɪŋ ðə spæn. ˈmɛni ˈdraɪvərz sərˈvaɪv ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ ˈkræʃɪz θæŋks tɪ ˈɛrˌbægz; ˈəðərz ər nɑt soʊ ˈləki ˈæftər ˈɛgzɪtɪŋ ðɛr ˈkrəmpəld ˈviɪkəlz, ˈoʊnli tɪ faɪnd əˈnəðər paʊnz əv ˈləgʒəri spɔrts kɑr ˈskriʧɪŋ təˈwɔrd ðɛm, spɑrks flaɪɪŋ frəm ðɛr ˈtaɪərləs rɪmz. ˈəðər nu sun ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈsərʤɪz əv ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ˌækˌsɛlərˈeɪʃən ənd breɪk ˈfeɪljərz, wɪθ prɪˈdɪktəbəl rɪˈzəlts. ɪn ə ˈmætər əv ˈmɪnəts, ˈtræfɪk əˈkrɔs ðə ˈsɪti ɪz ˈhoʊpləsli sˈnɑrəld əˈkrɔs ɪts ˈmeɪʤər ˈɑrtəriz ənd ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃənz, ɛz ˈɔfən ɛz nɑt ɪn ˈfleɪmɪŋ viˈhɪkjələr. ˈəðər ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɪtiz əp ənd daʊn ðə ˈistərn ˈsiˌbɔrd ər ˈsɪmələrli pleɪgd wɪθ ˈgrɪˌdlɑk ənd ˈbleɪzɪz ðət noʊ faɪər ˈkəmpəˌni kən ˈizəli riʧ. ˈminˌwaɪl, əp ənd daʊn ðə ist koʊst, ˈkulɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz ɪn ˈdəzənz əv ˈdætə ˈsɛnərz ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbli ʃət ðɛmˈsɛlvz daʊn, dɪˈfaɪɪŋ technicians’*’ əˈtɛmpts tɪ koʊks ðɛm bæk tɪ laɪf. ðə ɪˈnɔrmɪs hit ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ˈɛndləs ræks əv ˈsərvərz sun ˈfɔrsɪz ɪt ˈmænɪʤərz tɪ ʃət ðɛm daʊn, ˈkɔstɪŋ ˈbɪznɪsɪz ˈmɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz ən ˈɔlsoʊ ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɔˌflaɪn ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈsɪstəmz səʧ ɛz ˈimərʤənsi rɪˈspɑns. ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ənd ˈbɪznɪs əˈlɑrm ˈsɪstəmz ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbli bɪˈgɪn ˈsaʊndɪŋ ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə faɪv bəroʊz, ˈoʊvərˌloʊdɪŋ 911 ˈsɪstəmz ənd ˈædɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈʤɛnərəl keɪɑs. paʊər trænsˈfɔrmərz ɔl ˈoʊvər mænˈhætən ðɛn bloʊ aʊt ɔl æt wəns, ɛz du ˈəðərz əv ðə seɪm ˈmɑdəl ɪn nuərk, ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə, ənd ˈbɔltəˌmɔr. faɪərz stɑrt tɪ bərn ɪn ˈsɪtiz ˈpɛrəˌlaɪzd wɪθ ˈkrəmpəld ˈviɪkəlz ənd kənˈflɪktɪŋ rɪˈpɔrts. baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə deɪ, mɔr ðən ˈpipəl ər dɛd ɪn nu jɔrk ənd ˈəðər ist koʊst ˈsɪtiz, əˈmɪd kənfˈjuzd ənd ˈbædli rɪˈpɔrts əv wɔr, ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ənd ˈraɪətɪŋ. wɪn ðə dəst ˈfaɪnəli ˈsɛtəlz, ˈɛkspərts əˈgri ðət ðə ˈtræʤədi wɑz ðə moʊst ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ əˈtæk ɪn koʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd ˈɛfərt ðət səbˈvərtɪd boʊθ ˈpəblɪk ənd ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər tɪ rik ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd dɛθ, dɪˈstrəkʃən ənd ˈpænɪk æt ən əˈvɛnʧuəl kɔst əv ˈsɛvərəl ˈhənərd ˈbɪljən ˈdɔlərz. ðə ˈoʊnli ˌkɑnsəˈleɪʃən wɑz ðət ɪt kʊd hæv bɪn məʧ, məʧ wərs. ɔl bɪˈkəz foʊks lɛt ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt əv θɪŋz gɪt aʊt əv hænd. ˈminˌwaɪl, bæk ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti ðət ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl ɪgˈzæmpəl pɔɪnts tɪ ə ˈlɑrʤli ənˈspoʊkən jɛt ˈvɛri ril kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkəmɪŋ ˈɪntərˌnɛt əv θɪŋz: ðə weɪ ðət ə dɪˈstrɪbjətəd bət ““intelligent”*” ˈnɛtˌwərk əv ˈɔrdəˌnɛri dɪˈvaɪsɪz kʊd θˈrɛtən ˈnɔrməl ˈkɑmərs, ˈpərsɪnəl ˈpraɪvəsi, ənd ˈivɪn ˈjumən laɪf ʃʊd məˈlɪʃəs taɪps ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ tɪ hæk ɪt. ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt əv θɪŋz ɪz ˈbeɪsɪkli ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɔn kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl vərˈaɪəti əv ˈhænˈdhɛld, ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ənd ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈgæʤəts, iʧ əv wɪʧ kən trænzˈmɪt ˈdætə tɪ ər ˈivɪn kənˈtroʊl ˈəðər kəˈnɛktɪd dɪˈvaɪsɪz wɪˈθaʊt ˈjumən ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən. səm ˈklæsɪk ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl ɪgˈzæmpəlz ˌɪnˈklud ðə kɑr ðət ˈsɪgnəlz ðə ˈmeɪntənəns ˈsɛnər wɪn ə pɑrt ɪz kloʊz tɪ ˈfeɪlɪŋ, ər ðə ˈtoʊstər ðət wɪn jʊr ˈbeɪgəl ɪz ˈrɛdi. stɪl ə lɔt əv wərk tɪ du ˌbiˈfɔr ðət kaɪnd əv ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈæˌkʧuəli kəmz ˈɪntu ɪgˈzɪstəns. ənd ˈizi tɪ ɛnˈvɪʒən ɪt ɛz ə ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈheɪvən wɛr dɪˈvaɪsɪz wərk ɪn ˈkɑnsərt tɪ iz ðə ˈbərdən əv ɑr ˈdeɪli lɪvz baɪ dɪˈrɛktɪŋ ˈtræfɪk ɪn ɑr ˈsɪtiz, ˈmænəʤɪŋ paʊər kənˈsəmʃən ɪn ɑr hoʊmz ənd ˈlɛtɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs noʊ wɪn ɑr kɪdz ər ɔn ðɛr weɪ hoʊm frəm skul. bət ɪf nɑt ˈkɛrfəl, ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt əv θɪŋz kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ tərn aʊt tɪ bi wən əv ðə moʊst ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈwɛpənz əraʊnd. səbˈvərtɪd baɪ məˈlɪʃəs ˌɪnˈtɛnt, ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt əv θɪŋz kʊd ʤɪst ɛz ˈizəli tərn ɑr lɪvz ˈɪntu ə ˈhɔrər ˈmuvi, wən ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ˈɑbʤɛkts wi dɪˈpɛnd ɔn hæv ˈsədənli dɪˈvɛləpt ə nu ərʤ tɪ kɪl. spuf ə ˈsɛnsər, dɪˈstrɔɪ ə ˈdætə ˈsɛnər dɪˈvaɪsɪz ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt əv θɪŋz ˈʤɛnərəli fɔl ˈɪntu wən əv tu ˈkætəˌgɔriz: ˈsɛnsərz ənd kənˈtroʊlərz. tɔk ˈsɛnsərz fər ə ˈmoʊmənt. ˈsɛnsərz ˈmɑnətər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət kən bi ˈmɛʒərd: ˈtɛmpərəʧər, loʊˈkeɪʃən, paʊər, hydroflow*, ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən, ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk neɪm ɪt. mɔr səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ˈsɛnsərz kən ˈɔlsoʊ wɔʧ ənd ˈlɪsən tɪ ðɛr sərˈaʊndɪŋz. lɪŋk ðɛm ɔl tɪ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt əv θɪŋz ənd ˈsədənli ju hæv ə ˈnərvəs ˈsɪstəm fər məʧ əv ðə ˈplænət, wən riˈplit wɪθ ˈfidˌbæk ˈsɪstəmz ðət lup ɪn ˈəðər dɪˈvaɪsɪz. ˈmɛni əv ðoʊz ˈəðər dɪˈvaɪsɪz ər ðə kənˈtroʊlərz. ðiz ər ðə ˈgæʤəts ðət ækt ɔn ðə wərld əraʊnd them—actuators*, sˈwɪʧɪz, servos*, vælvz, ˈtərbaɪnz ənd ˌɪgˈnɪʃən ˈsɪstəmz, ʤɪst tɪ neɪm ə fju. (ju meɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz səm əv ðiz kənˈtroʊlərz ɛz ˈkɑmən ˈɛləmənts əv ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər səʧ ɛz paʊər plænts ənd ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈsɪstəmz.) ðoʊ fjuər kənˈtroʊlərz ər kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ðən ˈsɛnsərz, ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ər ˈræpədli riˈdrɛsɪŋ ðət ɪmˈbæləns. əv kɔrs, ɪt saʊnz ˌɪnˈseɪn tɪ pləg ðə kənˈtroʊlz fər ə ˈnukliər paʊər plænt ər ˌhaɪdroʊɪˈlɛktrɪk dæm ˈɪntu ðə ˈoʊpən ˈɪntərˌnɛt. bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt lɑrʤ ˈnəmbərz əv ˈfɛrli ˌɪˈnɑkjuəs dɪˈvaɪsɪz laɪk ˈθərməˌstæts, ˈmɑnətər skrinz ənd ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl paʊər ˈmitərz. ðət saʊnd soʊ bæd, dɪz ɪt? nɑt list, nɑt ənˈtɪl ðeɪ dɪˈvɛləp maɪndz əv ðɛr oʊn, æt wɪʧ pɔɪnt ðə ˈdaʊnˈstrim ˈifɛkts əv ˈmaɪnər sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈbriʧɪz kən gɪt ˈsɪriəs, fæst. kənˈsɪdər ðə ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl dɪˈzæstər əˈbəv. ˌɪˈnɑkjuəs ˈprɛʃər ˈsɛnsərz ɪn ðə taɪərz əv ˈbiˌɛmˈdəbəlju ˈoʊvərˌhitɪd æt ðə bɪˈhɛst əv məˈlɪʃəs kəˈmændz, ˈkɔzɪŋ ðə taɪərz tɪ bloʊ. ˈmæstər kənˈtroʊl əv ˈkulɪŋ wɛnt daʊn bɪˈkəz əˈtækərz fuld əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd ˈsɛnsərz ˈɪntu rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈimərʤənsi kənˈdɪʃənz ðət ˈwɔrəntɪd ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈʃətˌdaʊn. hoʊm əˈlɑrmz wər ˈizəli trɪpt wɪθ ˈfɔlti ˈsɛnsər ˈdætə. trænsˈfɔrmərz ɪkˈsploʊdɪd wɪn ˈaʊtˈsaɪd kəˈmændz dɪˈseɪbəld ðɛr ˈfiʧərz ənd ðɛn ˈʤoʊltɪd ðɛm wɪθ ˈkɑrənt spaɪks. vjud ðɪs weɪ, ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt əv θɪŋz ɪz kəmˈpraɪzd əv ə ˈməltəˌtud əv pəˈtɛnʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈwiknəsɪz, iʧ ˈlɑrʤli ˌɪˈnɑkjuəs ɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf. bət pʊt ðɛm ɔl təˈgɛðər, ənd jɑ gɑt ˈtrəbəl wɪθ ə ˈkæpɪtəl ti. kənˈtroʊl ə kənˈtroʊlər, kræʃ ə kɑr ˈlɔrəns pɪŋˈgri kʊd bi ˈvoʊtɪd moʊst ˈlaɪkli tɪ bɪˈkəm ə. ðə ˈgɑrtnər ˈrisərʧ dɪˈrɛktər həz pʊt ən ˌɪˈnɔrdənɪt əˈmaʊnt əv θɔt ˈɪntu ˈvɛriəs weɪz bæd ˈæktərz maɪt ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz ðə ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈsɪstəmz wi hæv tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðə wənz wi meɪ hæv təˈmɑˌroʊ. fər ˈɪnstəns: ˈgɪvɪn ðə prəfˈjuʒən əv ˈsɛnsərz ənd kənˈtroʊlərz ɪn ˌɔtəmoʊˈbilz, ənd ðə fækt ðət ðɛr ˈnəmbərz wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈməʃrum ɛz wi muv ˈkloʊzər tɪ kɑz, ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈoʊnli ə ˈmætər əv taɪm ˌbiˈfɔr ˈsəmˌwən can—theoretically*, æt kənˈtroʊl əv jʊr kɑr ənd ˈifɛktɪvli tərn ɪt ˈɪntu ə ˈwɛpən əv ˈmɛtəl, glæs ənd fjuəl. hɛˈloʊ, krɪˈstin. əˈnəðər. kənˈsɪdər ðə wərld əv ˈmɛdɪkəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz, ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈnəmbərz əv wɪʧ ˈfiʧər ˈwaɪrlɪs kəˈnɛkʃənz ðət əˈlaʊ rɪˈmoʊt ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ. (ðə ædˈvæntɪʤ fər ˌɪmˈplæntɪd dɪˈvaɪsɪz səʧ ɛz ˈpeɪsˌmeɪkərz ɪz ˈɑbviəs: ˈwaɪrlɪs riˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈɑbviˌeɪts ðə nid fər ə ˈsɛkənd ˈsərʤəri.) nɑt hɑrd tɪ ɛnˈvɪʒən ðiz dɪˈvaɪsɪz ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt fər ˈmɑnətərɪŋ, æˈnælɪsɪs əv hɛlθ ˈdætə ənd ˈəpˌdeɪts. naʊ səˈpoʊz ˈhækərz faɪnd ə weɪ tɪ ˈhaɪˌʤæk ðiz ˈsɪstəmz tɪ ˈɪnʤər ər kɪl ðɛr ˈjuzərz. ˌdaɪəˈbɛtɪks ənd hɑrt ˈpeɪʃənz ðə ˈoʊnli wənz æt rɪsk; ˌbaɪoʊˈmɛdɪkəl ˈmɑnətərz, ““smart”*” drəg ˈpæʧɪz ənd ˈivɪn ˈhɑˌspɪtəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz səʧ ɛz ˌroʊˈbɑtɪk ˈsərʤɪkəl ˈsɪstəmz ər ɔl pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈvəlnərəbəl. gɪt smɔl ðə ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ˈmɛdɪkəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ə ˈprɑbləm ɛnˈdɛmɪk tɪ ˈmɛni əv ðə nu ˈgæʤəts naʊ ˈlɪŋkɪŋ əp tɪ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt əv θɪŋz: ˈfrikwɛntli bɪlt tɪ taɪt spɛks wɪθ ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈmɛməri ənd ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ paʊər ðət ˈbɛrli əˈkɑməˌdeɪts ðə ˈfəŋkʃənz ðɛr dɪˈzaɪnərz hæv kræmd ˈɪntu ðɛm. ðɛr ˈɔfən məʧ ˈhɛˌdrum fər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls. laɪk, wɛl, sɪˈkjʊrəti. səʧ ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz ər ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd. soʊ ˈivɪn ɪf ə ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər hæd ðə ˈwɛrwɪˌðɔl tɪ ˈrɛtroʊˌfɪt ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ dɪˈvaɪsɪz wɪθ ˈhɑrdənd sɪˈkjʊrəti, ðɛr meɪ bi ˈvɛri ril ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz prɪˈvɛnɪŋ səʧ ˈəpˌgreɪdz. ənd ðət, ɪn tərn, minz ðət ˈmɛni əv ðə ““things”*” ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt meɪ ɔˈrɛdi bi waɪd ˈoʊpən tɪ səˈlɛktɪv əˈtæk. ju nid ə ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl sɪˈnɛrioʊ tɪ si səm əv ðiz θrɛts. ɔl ju ˈrɪli nid ɪz ə ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd sərʧ ˈɪnʤən laɪk. ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd spəˈsɪfɪkli tɪ ˈloʊˌkeɪt dɪˈvaɪsɪz ðət hæv bɪn ˈkɛrlɛsli pləgd ˈɪntu ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt wɪˈθaʊt məʧ əˈtɛmpt æt prɪˈvɛnɪŋ əˈnɔθərˌaɪzd ˈækˌsɛs. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz pɔrˈtreɪd ɛz ðə ˈskɛri ˈbʊgiˌmæn əv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt əv θɪŋz, ən ˈmæstər sərʧ ˈɪnʤən ðət kən faɪnd ˈɛni dɪˈvaɪs kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt æt ˈɛni taɪm. ðə ˌriˈæləˌti kwaɪt ðət drəˈmætɪk; ˈvɛri ˈjuzər ˈfrɛndli ənd pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ˈsərʧɪz teɪks taɪm. bət səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ˈjuzərz hæv ˈɛni ˈtrəbəl ˈjuzɪŋ ər ˈsɪmələr tulz tɪ faɪnd ənˈgɑrdɪd ˈsɪstəmz tɪ əˈtæk. waɪ dɪˈzæstər jɛt strək soʊ ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðɛm bæk? ˈjuʒəwəli wɔnt tɪ kip ˈsɪstəmz əp ənd running,”*,” pɪŋˈgri sɪz. dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ðə ˈsɪstəmz ˈhækərz səbˈvərt ˈkaʊntər tɪ ðɛr goʊlz əv ˈprɑfətɪŋ ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈbrɔdər pɔɪnt. æt ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈlɛvəl, ˈoʊnli ə tru wʊd wɔnt tɪ bloʊ θɪŋz əp fər ðə seɪk əv bloʊɪŋ θɪŋz əp. wɪʧ ɪz gʊd nuz, sɪns ɛz ˈrisəntli ˈlərnɪd, ˈprɪzənz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz hæv ˈtrəbəl ˈkipɪŋ ˈrɛgjələr ˈvɪlənz lɑkt əp. wət wi hæv sin, ðəs fɑr, həz bɪn ðə smɔl stəf, ðə kaɪnd əv ækˈtɪvɪtiz ðət wən wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt frəm ˈhækərz. ʤɪst ðɪs ˈsəmər, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl: ən ənˈnoʊn ˈpərsən hækt ˈɪntu ə ˈbeɪbi ɪn ə rum ɪn ˈhjustən, ˈtɛksəs. ðə ˈhækər ˈbaɪˌpæst ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd juzd ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃt kəˈnɛkʃən tɪ ʃaʊt ɑbˈsɛnɪtiz ðoʊ ðə ˈspikərz. sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɛkspərt riˈlist ə dɪˈteɪlɪŋ ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪtiz əv ðə ˈfɪlɪps hju ˈlaɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm. ðə ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪti kʊd ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəli əˈlaʊ ən əˈtækər tɪ blæk aʊt loʊˈkeɪʃənz ˈviə rɪˈmoʊt kənˈtroʊl, ðoʊ ðɛr ˈɛni noʊn ˈɛkˌsplɔɪts. jɛt. fɔrbz rɪˈpɔrtər ˈkæʃmɪr hɪl wɑz wɔkt θru ə ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən əv ə kəˈnɛktɪd hoʊm ˈsɪstəm hæk, wɪʧ hæd hər kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ðə ˈlaɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm əv ə kəmˈplit hoʊm. bət ˈsaɪmən ˈməlɪs, ə ˈsɪstəmz ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr æt ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti fərm fireeye*, ˈreɪzɪz ə nu kənˈsərn. ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzɪŋ dɪˈvaɪsɪz səʧ ɛz ˈsɪmpəl ˈsɛnsərz kʊd ˈɔfər ˈhækərz ə weɪ tɪ muv əp ðə fud ʧeɪn təˈwɔrd ðɛr ril ˈtərgət. ə hækt ˌloʊˈlɛvəl dɪˈvaɪs, ˈməˌlɪnz wɔrnz, kʊd hɛlp ˌɪnˈʤɛkt ˈmælˌwɛr ˈɪntu ə ˈgəvərnmənt ər ˈkəmpəˌni kənˈtroʊl ˈsɪstəm wɪθ mɔr əˈθɔrəti, ənd ðəs kriˈeɪt ə ˈmeɪʤər sɪˈkjʊrəti briʧ. kʊd juz ə dɪˈvaɪs tɪ ˌɪnˈʤɛkt bæd ʃɛl koʊd ˈɪntu əˈnəðər dɪˈvaɪs, ənd əp ðə ʧeɪn ənˈtɪl ju teɪk ˈoʊvər wən əv ðə servers,”*,” ˈməlɪs sɛd. ənd ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts, baɪ ˈkɑntræst, maɪt ˈhɑrbər fjuər kwɑmz əˈbaʊt səʧ dɪˈstrəkʃən. ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɪstəmz, paʊər grɪdz, suɪʤ ˈsɪstəmz, ɔɪl ənd ˈpaɪˌplaɪnz maɪt bi fɛr geɪm ɪn ə dɪˈklɛrd ər əndɪˈklɛrd cyberwar*, pɪŋˈgri ˈɑrgjuz. ɪf θɪŋz goʊ ˈbædli rɔŋ, ɪt bi grups laɪk əˈnɑnəməs ər ər ə ˈriˌllaɪf lɛks tɪ bleɪm, bət ə steɪt ər ˈtɛrərɪst ˈæktər bɛnt ɔn duɪŋ ril, ˈsɪriəs ˈdæmɪʤ. wət ɪz tɪ bi dən? prɪˈvɛnɪŋ səʧ sɪˈnɛrioʊz ɪz ˈsɪmpəl bət nɑt ˈizi. pɪŋˈgri wɔnts tɪ stɑrt æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ baɪ ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ənd ɛnˈfɔrsɪŋ strɪkt sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈstændərdz æt ðə ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˈlɛvəl, soʊ ðət dɪˈvaɪsɪz ər ˈhɑrdənd ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ liv ðə ˈfæktəri. dɪˈvɛləpərz ənd ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ˈɔlsoʊ nid tɪ stɑrt ˈpʊtɪŋ ɔn ðɛr blæk hæts, hi sɛd, ənd ˈrɪli stɑrt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt sɪˈnɛrioʊz wɛr θɪŋz kʊd goʊ ˈsaɪdˌweɪz wɪθ ðɛr dɪˈvaɪsɪz. ɪt meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ kəm daʊn tɪ ə kəmˈplit riˈvɪʒən əv haʊ səʧ dɪˈvaɪsɪz ər ˈjutəˌlaɪzd. ˈfaʊndər ənd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈsændi ˈklaʊsnər prəˈpoʊzɪz ə ˈmɑdəl wɛr dɪˈvaɪsɪz ər ɪkˈsplɪsətli kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ə doʊˈmeɪn kənˈtroʊld baɪ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈɛntɪti (ə ˈpərsən, ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ər ˈgəvərnmənt). ˈɛni ˈfəŋkʃənz dɪˈrɛktɪd tɪ ə dɪˈvaɪs frəm ˈsəmˌwən ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə doʊˈmeɪn wʊd ˈɔlˌweɪz bi blɑkt. ˈoʊnli kəˈmændz wʊd bi rɪˈgɑrdɪd ɛz tru, ənd priˈtɛndɪŋ tɪ bi ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə doʊˈmeɪn wʊd bi ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl. ɔl ðɪs ɪz mɔr ˈizəli sɛd ðən dən. æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt, noʊ əˈθɔrəti ˈrɛdi tɪ dɪˈvaɪz ənd ɛnˈfɔrs nu sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈstændərdz fər ˈθərməˌstæts ənd ðə laɪk. səm ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz meɪ teɪk ɔn ðət ˈʧælənʤ ðɛmˈsɛlvz, bət ðət wʊd ˈoʊnli ˈɔfər ˈpisˌmil prəˈtɛkʃən. sæd tɪ seɪ, ɪt meɪ teɪk ən ˈækʧəwəl dɪˈzæstər tɪ gɪt ðə əˈtɛnʃən əv dɪˈvaɪs ˈbɪldərz. wɪl ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt əv θɪŋz wɪl bi ðə ˈhɑrbɪnʤər əv ə wərld wɛr ɔl ˈhədəld ˈoʊvər sˈmoʊldərɪŋ faɪərz ənd ˈmənʧɪŋ ɔn ˈlaɪkənz? ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt. bət taɪm tɪ teɪk sɪˈkjʊrəti mɔr ˈsɪriəsli tɪ ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz ðə ɑdz ðət ˈmælˌfæktərz kən rik ˈhævək ˈviə ðə sˈmɔləst əv ɑr dɪˈvaɪsɪz.
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along with the overall chances of winning the election, nate silver's blog also computes probabilities for winning each (a combination of polling info, trends, underlying facts relevant to the given state, etc.) one fairly simple thing you can do to get a sense of the race is to assume that, starting with states that each candidate is to win, work your way down the probabilities adding electoral votes as you go. so for example, obama currently is given a 100% chance of winning nine states (go vermont!) and maine, district 1, followed by 11 states between 90 and 100%, ending at pennsylvania with 91%. assuming obama will win all of these, we proceed through the next four states, all between 70 and 80%, ending with ohio at 71% for a total of 275 electoral votes.
notice that to get to 270, using only obama's highest probability states, we never had to use a state with lower than 70%. on the other hand, doing the same process for romney, using only his highest probability states, he has to use states for which he has a less than 50% chance of winning-- in some cases, much less. put another way, the easiest path to 270 for romney-- in terms of current probabilities-- runs through three states between 30 and 40%, ending with ohio, at only a 29% chance of winning. that's gotta hurt.
but wait! there's more...
while romney has no path to victory using states where his chance of winning is greater than 50%, obama has not just one but many such paths. i've summarized all of them in the chart below.
the chart is organized like this: along the top we have the eight states that obama currently has between 50 and 90% chance of winning. (i assumed obama wins all states with above 90% probability.) next i assumed he wins florida, currently given a 56% chance (up 2 points from yesterday, by the way.) on the top row you can see that obama then needs only one more state to get to 270. in the next four rows i assume obama loses florida but wins ohio and various other arrangements of states. in the last four rows, i assume he loses both florida and ohio.
the final column gives the the number of ways that each path category (along a row) could occur. no surprise: winning florida nearly guarantees a victory, with so many ways to get to 270 electoral votes. but even without florida, there are still 66 paths that use states that are above a 50% probability-- in fact, most are above 70%.
to summarize: while romney's easiest path to 270 electoral votes forces him to slog through several states, obama has a whopping 193 ways to get there using only states above a 50% probability!
naturally, there are caveats. first, who knows how accurate the probabilities are. second, not all the paths are equally likely. winning florida may provide many paths to victory, but it is also considerably less likely than some other options (today, anyway.) and then there's the next two months of mayhem, mischief, and lies from the other side.
but it's helped me to dig into the numbers a bit and come up with this chart. i hope you enjoy it.
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əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈʧænsɪz əv ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən, neɪt ˈsɪlvərz blɔg ˈɔlsoʊ kəmˈpjuts ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌtiz fər ˈwɪnɪŋ iʧ (ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ˈpoʊlɪŋ ˈɪnfoʊ, trɛnz, ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ fækts ˈrɛləvənt tɪ ðə ˈgɪvɪn steɪt, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.) wən ˈfɛrli ˈsɪmpəl θɪŋ ju kən du tɪ gɪt ə sɛns əv ðə reɪs ɪz tɪ əˈsum ðət, ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɪθ steɪts ðət iʧ ˈkænədɪt ɪz tɪ wɪn, wərk jʊr weɪ daʊn ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌtiz ˈædɪŋ ɪˈlɛktərəl voʊts ɛz ju goʊ. soʊ fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈkərəntli ɪz ˈgɪvɪn ə 100 ʧæns əv ˈwɪnɪŋ naɪn steɪts (goʊ vərˈmɑnt!) ənd meɪn, ˈdɪstrɪkt 1 ˈfɑloʊd baɪ 11 steɪts bɪtˈwin 90 ənd 100 ˈɛndɪŋ æt ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə wɪθ 91 əˈsumɪŋ ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɪl wɪn ɔl əv ðiz, wi pərˈsid θru ðə nɛkst fɔr steɪts, ɔl bɪtˈwin 70 ənd 80 ˈɛndɪŋ wɪθ oʊˈhaɪoʊ æt 71 fər ə ˈtoʊtəl əv 275 ɪˈlɛktərəl voʊts. ˈnoʊtɪs ðət tɪ gɪt tɪ 270 ˈjuzɪŋ ˈoʊnli ˌoʊˈbɑməz haɪəst ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti steɪts, wi ˈnɛvər hæd tɪ juz ə steɪt wɪθ loʊər ðən 70 ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, duɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈprɔˌsɛs fər ˈrɑmni, ˈjuzɪŋ ˈoʊnli hɪz haɪəst ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti steɪts, hi həz tɪ juz steɪts fər wɪʧ hi həz ə lɛs ðən 50 ʧæns əv ˈwɪnɪŋ-- ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz, məʧ lɛs. pʊt əˈnəðər weɪ, ðə ˈiziəst pæθ tɪ 270 fər ˈrɑmni-- ɪn tərmz əv ˈkɑrənt ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌtiz-- rənz θru θri steɪts bɪtˈwin 30 ənd 40 ˈɛndɪŋ wɪθ oʊˈhaɪoʊ, æt ˈoʊnli ə 29 ʧæns əv ˈwɪnɪŋ. ðæts ˈgɑtə hərt. bət weɪt! ðɛrz mɔr... waɪl ˈrɑmni həz noʊ pæθ tɪ ˈvɪktəri ˈjuzɪŋ steɪts wɛr hɪz ʧæns əv ˈwɪnɪŋ ɪz ˈgreɪtər ðən 50 ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz nɑt ʤɪst wən bət ˈmɛni səʧ pæθs. aɪv ˈsəmərˌaɪzd ɔl əv ðɛm ɪn ðə ʧɑrt bɪˈloʊ. ðə ʧɑrt ɪz ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd laɪk ðɪs: əˈlɔŋ ðə tɔp wi hæv ðə eɪt steɪts ðət ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈkərəntli həz bɪtˈwin 50 ənd 90 ʧæns əv ˈwɪnɪŋ. (aɪ əˈsumd ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɪnz ɔl steɪts wɪθ əˈbəv 90 ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti.) nɛkst aɪ əˈsumd hi wɪnz ˈflɔrɪdə, ˈkərəntli ˈgɪvɪn ə 56 ʧæns (əp 2 pɔɪnts frəm ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, baɪ ðə weɪ.) ɔn ðə tɔp roʊ ju kən si ðət ˌoʊˈbɑmə ðɛn nidz ˈoʊnli wən mɔr steɪt tɪ gɪt tɪ 270 ɪn ðə nɛkst fɔr roʊz aɪ əˈsum ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈluzɪz ˈflɔrɪdə bət wɪnz oʊˈhaɪoʊ ənd ˈvɛriəs ˈəðər ərˈeɪnʤmənts əv steɪts. ɪn ðə læst fɔr roʊz, aɪ əˈsum hi ˈluzɪz boʊθ ˈflɔrɪdə ənd oʊˈhaɪoʊ. ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈkɑləm gɪvz ðə ðə ˈnəmbər əv weɪz ðət iʧ pæθ ˈkætəˌgɔri (əˈlɔŋ ə roʊ) kʊd əˈkər. noʊ səˈpraɪz: ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈflɔrɪdə ˈnɪrli ˌgɛrənˈtiz ə ˈvɪktəri, wɪθ soʊ ˈmɛni weɪz tɪ gɪt tɪ 270 ɪˈlɛktərəl voʊts. bət ˈivɪn wɪˈθaʊt ˈflɔrɪdə, ðɛr ər stɪl 66 pæθs ðət juz steɪts ðət ər əˈbəv ə 50 ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti-- ɪn fækt, moʊst ər əˈbəv 70 tɪ ˈsəmərˌaɪz: waɪl ˈrɑmniz ˈiziəst pæθ tɪ 270 ɪˈlɛktərəl voʊts ˈfɔrsɪz ɪm tɪ slɑg θru ˈsɛvərəl steɪts, ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz ə ˈwɑpɪŋ 193 weɪz tɪ gɪt ðɛr ˈjuzɪŋ ˈoʊnli steɪts əˈbəv ə 50 ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti! ˈnæʧərəli, ðɛr ər ˈkeɪviˌæts. fərst, hu noʊz haʊ ˈækjərət ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌtiz ər. ˈsɛkənd, nɑt ɔl ðə pæθs ər ˈikwəli ˈlaɪkli. ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈflɔrɪdə meɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈmɛni pæθs tɪ ˈvɪktəri, bət ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈsɪdərəbli lɛs ˈlaɪkli ðən səm ˈəðər ˈɔpʃənz (təˈdeɪ, ˈɛniˌweɪ.) ənd ðɛn ðɛrz ðə nɛkst tu mənθs əv ˈmeɪˌhɛm, ˈmɪsʧəf, ənd laɪz frəm ðə ˈəðər saɪd. bət ɪts hɛlpt mi tɪ dɪg ˈɪntu ðə ˈnəmbərz ə bɪt ənd kəm əp wɪθ ðɪs ʧɑrt. aɪ hoʊp ju ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ɪt.
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check out the easter eggs from this week's arrow!
wondering what tidbits and easter eggs from the green arrow comic books you missed in last night's episode of arrow? arrow annotations is here to help, providing some additional notes and background info from last episode. arrow spoilers follow!
adam hunt - we all remember adam hunt, right? hunt was the first person on the list to be taken down by ollie in the pilot episode.
commissioner - appears in the comics as the corrupt chief of police in star city. clashed with ollie during the emerald archer's time as mayor of star city and frequently turned to dirty tactics to undermine him. arranged for and release from prison and exposed ollie's connection to the outsiders (which were running around as outlaws at the time). he ended up getting killed by an assassin named nix.
o'neil and adams - the street intersection where detective lance drops off arrow is named for neil adams and dennis o'neil, the creators of one of green arrow's most popular stories. o'neil and adams pushed green arrow into the world of social issues and forced ollie (and green lantern hal jordan) to deal with issues such as racism and drug abuse.
sagittarius -, the shell company used by, is the name of a zodiac symbol and constellation. in greek mythology, is most often associated with chiron, a centaur who trained many greek heroes.
merlyn - we've briefly talked about when talking about tommy, but let's get into some more detail about the character. and ollie have had a combative relationship in the comic books, starting from when publicly challenged green arrow to an archery contest and won (sound familiar?). later tried to assassinate batman as a member of the league of assassins, a group led by the batman villain ah ghul, but was thwarted by green arrow, who deflected one of's arrows with one of his own. is seen as the foremost villainous archer in the and is a member of the villain community.'s also been associated with various groups that have tried to bring down the justice league.
and to close out the year, here's a list of some of the easter i've missed in past episodes.
broome's - in "legacies", tommy mentions a "broome's" in coast city. green lantern hal jordan and coast city were both created by john broome.
case file 1941: in "damaged", ollie's case number is 1941, a reference to the year green arrow was created. another document mentions the number 73, a reference to fun comics #73, the comic in which green arrow first appeared.
so that's all i found this week. see you all next year!
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ʧɛk aʊt ðə ˈistər ɛgz frəm ðɪs wiks ˈɛroʊ! ˈwəndərɪŋ wət ˈtɪdbɪts ənd ˈistər ɛgz frəm ðə grin ˈɛroʊ ˈkɑmɪk bʊks ju mɪst ɪn læst naɪts ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ˈɛroʊ? ˈɛroʊ ˌænəˈteɪʃənz ɪz hir tɪ hɛlp, prəˈvaɪdɪŋ səm əˈdɪʃənəl noʊts ənd ˈbækˌgraʊnd ˈɪnfoʊ frəm læst ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd. ˈɛroʊ ˈspɔɪlərz ˈfɑloʊ! ˈædəm hənt wi ɔl rɪˈmɛmbər ˈædəm hənt, raɪt? hənt wɑz ðə fərst ˈpərsən ɔn ðə lɪst tɪ bi ˈteɪkən daʊn baɪ ˈɑli ɪn ðə ˈpaɪlət ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd. kəˈmɪʃənər əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɪks ɛz ðə kərəpt ʧif əv pəˈlis ɪn stɑr ˈsɪti. klæʃt wɪθ ˈɑli ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈɛmərrəld ˈɑrʧərz taɪm ɛz meɪər əv stɑr ˈsɪti ənd ˈfrikwɛntli tərnd tɪ ˈdərti ˈtæktɪks tɪ ˈəndərˌmaɪn ɪm. əreɪnʤd fər ənd riˈlis frəm ˈprɪzən ənd ɪkˈspoʊzd ˈɑliz kəˈnɛkʃən tɪ ðə aʊtˈsaɪdərz (wɪʧ wər ˈrənɪŋ əraʊnd ɛz ˈaʊˌtlɔz æt ðə taɪm). hi ˈɛndɪd əp ˈgɪtɪŋ kɪld baɪ ən əˈsæsən neɪmd nɪks. oʊˈnil ənd ˈædəmz ðə strit ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən wɛr dɪˈtɛktɪv læns drɑps ɔf ˈɛroʊ ɪz neɪmd fər nil ˈædəmz ənd ˈdɛnɪs oʊˈnil, ðə kriˈeɪtərz əv wən əv grin ˈɛroʊz moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ˈstɔriz. oʊˈnil ənd ˈædəmz pʊʃt grin ˈɛroʊ ˈɪntu ðə wərld əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈɪʃuz ənd fɔrst ˈɑli (ənd grin ˈlæntərn hæl ˈʤɔrdən) tɪ dil wɪθ ˈɪʃuz səʧ ɛz ˈreɪˌsɪzəm ənd drəg əˈbjuz. , ðə ʃɛl ˈkəmpəˌni juzd baɪ, ɪz ðə neɪm əv ə ˈzoʊdiˌæk ˈsɪmbəl ənd ˌkɑnstəˈleɪʃən. ɪn grik məˈθɑləˌʤi, ɪz moʊst ˈɔfən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈʧaɪrən, ə ˈsɛnˌtɔr hu treɪnd ˈmɛni grik ˈhɪroʊz. wiv ˈbrifli tɔkt əˈbaʊt wɪn ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈtɑmi, bət lɛts gɪt ˈɪntu səm mɔr ˈditeɪl əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkɛrɪktər. ənd ˈɑli hæv hæd ə ˌkɑmˈbæˌtɪv riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɪk bʊks, ˈstɑrtɪŋ frəm wɪn ˈpəblɪkli ˈʧælənʤd grin ˈɛroʊ tɪ ən ˈɑrʧəri ˈkɑntɛst ənd wən (saʊnd fəˈmɪljər?). ˈleɪtər traɪd tɪ əˈsæsəˌneɪt ˈbætˌmæn ɛz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə lig əv əˈsæsənz, ə grup lɛd baɪ ðə ˈbætˌmæn ˈvɪlən ɑ ghul*, bət wɑz θˈwɔrtɪd baɪ grin ˈɛroʊ, hu dɪˈflɛktɪd wən əv ˈɛroʊz wɪθ wən əv hɪz oʊn. ɪz sin ɛz ðə ˈfɔrˌmoʊst ˈvɪlənəs ˈɑrʧər ɪn ðə ənd ɪz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈvɪlən kəmˈjunɪti. ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈvɛriəs grups ðət hæv traɪd tɪ brɪŋ daʊn ðə ˈʤəstɪs lig. ənd tɪ kloʊz aʊt ðə jɪr, hɪrz ə lɪst əv səm əv ðə ˈistər aɪv mɪst ɪn pæst ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz. ɪn "ˈlɛgəsiz", ˈtɑmi ˈmɛnʃənz ə "broome's*" ɪn koʊst ˈsɪti. grin ˈlæntərn hæl ˈʤɔrdən ənd koʊst ˈsɪti wər boʊθ kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ʤɑn brum. keɪs faɪl 1941 ɪn "ˈdæmɪʤd", ˈɑliz keɪs ˈnəmbər ɪz 1941 ə ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ðə jɪr grin ˈɛroʊ wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd. əˈnəðər ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ˈmɛnʃənz ðə ˈnəmbər 73 ə ˈrɛfərəns tɪ fən ˈkɑmɪks 73 ðə ˈkɑmɪk ɪn wɪʧ grin ˈɛroʊ fərst əˈpɪrd. soʊ ðæts ɔl aɪ faʊnd ðɪs wik. si ju ɔl nɛkst jɪr!
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the department's annual budget is in excess of million; it hasaff, of whom are journalists. [2] bbc news' domestic, global and online news divisions are housed within the largest live newsroom in europe , in broadcasting house in central london. parliamentary coverage is produced and broadcast fromudios in millbank in london. through the bbc english regions , the bbc also has regional centres across england, as well as national news centres in northern ireland , scotland and wales . all nations and english regions produce their own local news and other current affairs and sport.
bbc news is an operational business division [1] of the british broadcasting corporation ( bbc ) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. the department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online news coverage. [2] [3] the service maintains 50 foreign news bureaus with more than 250 correspondents around the world. [4] fran unsworth has been director of news and current affairs since january 2018. [5] [6]
this article is about the organisation within the bbc. for the television channel, see bbc news (tv channel) . for other uses, see bbc news (disambiguation)
early years edit
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the british broadcasting company broadcast its first radio bulletin from radio in 14 november] wishing to avoid competition, newspaper publishers persuaded the government to ban the bbc from broadcasting news before pm, and to force it to use wire service copy instead of reporting on its] on easter weekend in 1930 (18 april), this reliance on newspaper wire services left the radio news service with no information to report after saying there is no news today . piano music was played] the bbc gradually gained the right to edit the copy and, in 1934, created its own news operation. however, it could not broadcast news before 6 pm until world war] british and cinema newsreels had been broadcast on the tv service since 1936, with the bbc producing its own equivalent television newsreel programme from january 1948. a weekly children's newsreel was inaugurated on 23 april 1950, to around] the network began its radio news on television in 1946, with aill picture of big] televised bulletins began on 5 july 1954, broadcast from leasedudios within alexandra palace in in citation given]
the public's interest in television and live events wasimulated by elizabeth coronation in 1953. it is estimated that up to 27 million] viewed the programme in the, overtaking radio's audience of 12 million for the first] those live pictures were fed from 21 cameras in central london to alexandra palace for transmission, and then on to other transmitters opened in time for the] that year, there were around two million tv licences held in the, rising to over three million the following year, and four and a half million by 1955.
1950s edit
television news, although physically separate from its radio counterpart, wasill firmly under radio news' control correspondents provided reports for both that first bulletin, shown on 5 july 1954 on the then bbc television service and presented by richard baker, involved his providing narration whileills were] this was then followed by the customary television newsreel with a recorded commentary by john (and on other occasions by andrew timothy).
it was revealed that this had been due to producers fearing a with visible facial movements would distract the viewer from theory. on-screens were finally introduced a year later in 1955 kenneth kendall (the first to appear in vision), robert dougall, and richard weeks before launch on 21 september 1955.
mainstream television production hadarted to move out of alexandra palace in] to larger premises mainly at lime groveudios in shepherd's bush, west london taking current affairs (then known as talks department) with it. it was from here that the first panorama, a new documentary programme, was transmitted on 11 november 1953, with richard becoming anchor in] on 18 february 1957, the topical programme tonight, hosted by cliff and designed to fill the airtime provided by the abolition of the toddlers' truce, was broadcast from vikingudio in mary abbott's place, kensington with the programme moving into a lime groveudio in 1960, where it already maintained its production office.
on 28 october 1957, the today programme, a morning radio programme, was launched in central london on the home]
in 1958, hugh carleton greene became head of news and current affairs. he set up a bbcudy group whose findings, published in 1959, were critical of what the television news operation had become under his predecessor, hole. the report proposed that the head of television news should take control (away from radio), and that the television service should have a proper newsroom of its own, with an]
1960s edit
on 1 january 1960, greene became and brought about big changes at bbc television and bbc television news. bbc television news had been created in 1955, in response to the founding of. the changes made by greene were aimed at making bbc reporting more similar to which had been highly rated byudy groups held by greene.
a newsroom was created at alexandra palace, television reporters were recruited and given the opportunity to write and voice their own the "impossible burden" of having to coverories for radio]
in 1987, almost thirty years later, john birt resurrected the practice of correspondents working for both tv and radio with the introduction of] and 2008 saw introduced across tv, radio, and online.
on 20 june 1960, nan winton, the first female bbc network, appeared in] 19 september saw theart of the radio news and current affairs programme the ten o'clock]
bbc2arted transmission on 20 april 1964, and with it came a new news programme for that channel, newsroom.
the world at one, a lunchtime news programme, began on 4 october 1965 on the then home service, and the year before news review hadarted on television. news review was a summary of the week's news, first broadcast on sunday, 26 april] on bbc 2 and harking back to the weekly newsreel review of the week, produced from 1951, to open programming on sunday difference being that this incarnation had subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. as this was the decade before electronic caption generation, each ("super") had to be produced on paper or card, manually toudio and news footage, committed to tape during the afternoon, and broadcast early evening. thus sundays were no longer a quiet day for news at alexandra palace. the programme ran until the] by then using electronic captions, known as anchor to be superseded by (a similar teletext format), and the signing of such as see hear (from 1981).
on sunday 17 september 1967, the world this weekend, a weekly news and current affairs programme, launched on what was then home service, but radio 4.
preparations for colour began in the autumn of 1967 and on thursday 7 march 1968 newsroom on moved to an early evening slot, becoming the first news programme to be transmitted in] fromudio a at alexandra palace. news review and westminster (the latter a weekly review of parliamentary happenings) were "colourised" shortly after.
however, much of the insert material wasill in black and white, as initially only a part of the film coverage shot in and around london was on colour reversal filmock, and all regional and many international contributions wereill in black and white. colour facilities at alexandra palace were technically very limited for the next eighteen months, as it had only one colour videotape machine and, eventually two pye colour the news colour servicearted with just one.
black and white national bulletins on bbc 1 continued to originate fromudio b on weekdays, along with town and around, the london regional "opt out" programme broadcast throughout the (and the bbc's first regional news programme for the south east), until itarted to be replaced by nationwide on tuesday to thursday from lime groveudios early in september 1969. town and around was never to make the move to television centre instead it became london this week which aired on mondays and fridays only, from the newudios.[27]
television news moves to television centre edit
the final news programme to come from alexandra palace was a late night news on on friday 19 september 1969 in colour. it was said that over this september weekend, it took 65 removal vans to transfer the contents of alexandra palace across] bbc television news resumed operations the next day with a lunchtime bulletin on in black and white from television centre, where it remained until march 2013.
this move to better technical facilities, but much smallerudios, allowed newsroom and news review to replace back projection with overlay. it also allowed all news output to be produced in pal colour, ahead of the transition of to colour from 15 november 1969 and, like alexandra palaceudio a, theseudios too were capable of operating in for the us, canada, and japan as the bbc occasionally provided facilities for overseas broadcasters. during the, satellite communication had become] however colourandards converters wereill in their infancy in] and it was some years before digital conversion was able to undertake the process]
1970s edit
angela rippon, pictured in 1983, became the first female news presenter in 1975.
on 14 september 1970, the first nine o'clock news was broadcast on television. robert dougall presented the first week fromudio] described by the] as "a sort of polystyrene padded bulletin having been moved from the earlier time of as a response to the ratings achieved by news at ten, introduced three years earlier on the rival. richard baker and kenneth kendall presented subsequent weeks, thus echoing those first television bulletins of the mid-1950s.
angela rippon became the first female news presenter of the nine o'clock news in 1975. her work outside the news was controversial at the time, appearing on the and wise christmas show in 1976 singing and]
the first edition of john craven's newsround, initially intended only as a short series and later renamed just newsround, came fromudio on 4 april 1972.
afternoon television news bulletins during the mid to late were broadcast from the bbc newsroom itself, rather than one of the three newsudios. the would present to camera while sitting on the edge of a desk; behind himaff would be seen working busily at their desks. this period corresponded with when the nine o'clock news got its next makeover, and would use a background of the newsroom from that very same camera each weekday evening.
also in the mid-1970s, the late night news on was briefly renamed] but this was not to last, or be the same programme as we know today that would be launched in 1980 and it soon reverted to being just a news summary with the early evening news expanded to become newsday.
news on radio was to change in the, and on radio 4 in particular, brought about by the arrival of new editor peter from television news and the implementation of the broadcasting in the seventies report. these included the introduction of correspondents into news bulletins where previously only a would present, as well as the inclusion of content gathered in the preparation process. new were also added to the daily schedule, pm and the world tonight as part of the plan for theation to become a "wholly speech] launched as the news service on radio 1 on 10 september]
on 23 september 1974, a teletext system which was launched to bring news content on television screens using text only was launched. engineers originally began developing such a system to bring news to deaf viewers, but the system was expanded. the service became much more diverse before it ceased on 23 october 2012: it not only had for all channels, it also gave information such as weather, flight times and film reviews.
by the end of the decade, the practice of shooting on film for inserts in news broadcasts was declining, with the introduction of eng technology into the. the equipment would gradually become less cumbersome the bbc's first attempts had been using a philips colour camera with backpack baseation and separate portable sony recorder in the latter half of the decade.
1980s edit
by 1982, eng technology had become sufficiently reliable for bernard hesketh to use an camera to cover the falklands war, coverage for which he won the "royal television society cameraman of the year"] and a] the first time that bbc news had relied upon an electronic camera, rather than film, in a conflict zone. bbc news won the for its actuality] however the event has become remembered in television terms for brian reporting where he coined the phrase "i'm not allowed to say how many planes joined the raid, but i counted them all out and i counted them all] to circumvent restrictions, and which has become cited as an example of good reporting under]
two years earlier, the iranian embassy siege had been shot electronically by the bbc television news outside broadcasting team, and the work of reporter kate adie, broadcasting live from prince's gate, was nominated for actuality coverage, but this time beaten by for the 1980]
newsnight, the news and current affairs programme, was due to go on air on 23 january 1980, although trade union disagreements meant that its launch from lime grove was postponed by a] on 27 august 1981 moirauart became the first african caribbean female to appear on british television.
the first bbc breakfast television programme, breakfast time also launched during the, on 17 january 1983 from lime groveudio e and two weeks before its rival tv-am. frank bough, selina scott, and nick ross helped to wake viewers with a relaxedyle of]
the six o'clock news first aired on 3 september 1984, eventually becoming the most watched news programme in the (however, since 2006 it has been overtaken by the bbc news at ten). in october 1984, images of millions of peoplearving to death in the ethiopian famine were shown in michael six o'clock news] the bbc news crew were the first to document the famine, with report on 23 october describing it as "a biblical famine in the century" and "the closest thing to hell on] the bbc news report shocked britain, motivating its citizens to inundate relief agencies, such as save the children, with donations, and to bring world attention to the crisis in] the news report was also watched by bob geldof, who would the charity single "do they know it's christmas?" to raise money for famine relief followed by the live aid concert in july]
starting in 1981, the bbc gave a common theme to its main news bulletins with new electronic set of computer animated "stripes" forming a] on a red background with a "bbc news" appearing below the circle graphics, and a theme tune consisting of brass and keyboards. the nine used a similar (striped) number 9. the red background was replaced by a blue from 1985 until 1987.
by 1987, the bbc had decided to its bulletins and established individualyles again for each one with differing titles and music, the weekend and holiday bulletins branded in a similaryle to the nine, although the "stripes" introduction continued to be used until 1989 on occasions where a news bulletin was screened out of the running order of the]
1990s edit
the combined newsroom for domestic television and radio was opened at television centre in west london in 1998.
during the, a wider range of services began to be offered by bbc news, with the split of bbc world service television to become bbc world (news and current affairs), and bbc prime (light entertainment). content for a news channel was thus required, followed in 1997 with the launch of domestic equivalent bbc news 24. rather than set bulletins, ongoing reports and coverage was needed to keep both channels functioning and meant a greater emphasis in budgeting for both was necessary. in 1998, after 66 years at broadcasting house, the bbc radio news operation moved to bbc television]
new technology, provided by silicon graphics, came into use in 1993 for a of the main bbc 1 bulletins, creating a virtual set which appeared to be much larger than it was physically. the relaunch also brought all bulletins into the sameyle of set with only small changes in colouring, titles, and music to differentiate each. a computer generated sculpture of the bbc coat of arms was the of the programme titles until the large scale corporate of news services in 1999.
in 1999, the biggest relaunch occurred, with bbc one bulletins, bbc world, bbc news 24, and bbc news online all adopting a commonyle. one of the most significant changes was the gradual adoption of the corporate image by the bbc regional news, giving a commonyle across local, national and international bbc television news. this also included newyddion, the main news programme of welsh language channel s4c, produced by bbc news wales.
2000s edit
following the relaunch of bbc news the previous year, regional headlines were included at theart of the bbc one news bulletins in 2000. the english regions did however lose five minutes at the end of their bulletins, due to a new headline at. 2000 also saw the nine o'clock news moved to the later time of. this was in response to who had just moved their popular news at ten programme to. briefly returned news at ten but following poor ratings when head to head against the bbc's ten o'clock news, the bulletin was moved to, where it remained until 14 january 2008.
the retirement of peter and departure of michael from the ten o'clock news led to changes in the bbc one bulletin presenting team on 20 january 2003. the six o'clock news became double headed with george and sophie after edwards and fiona bruce moved to present the ten. a new set design featuring a projected fictional newsroom backdrop was introduced, followed on 16 february 2004 by new programme titles to match those of bbc news 24.
bbc news 24 and bbc world introduced a newyle of presentation in december 2003, that was slightly altered on 5 july 2004 to mark 50 years of bbc television]
the individual positions of editor of the one and six o'clock news were replaced by a new daytime position in november 2005. kevin became the first controller of bbc news 24, replacing the position of editor. amanda farnsworth became daytime editor while craig oliver was later named editor of the ten o'clock news. the bulletins also began to be simulcast with news 24, as a way of pooling resources.
bulletins received new titles and a new set design in may 2006, to allow for breakfast to move into the mainudio for the first time since 1997. the new set featured barco screens with a background of the london skyline used for main bulletins and originally an image of cirrus clouds against a blue sky for breakfast. this was later replaced following viewer] theudio bore similarities with the-produced news in 2004, though uses a virtualudio rather than the actual screens at bbc news. also, may saw the launch of world news today the first domestic bulletin focused principally on international news.
bbc news became part of a new bbc journalism group in november 2006 as part of a restructuring of the bbc. the of bbc news, helen reported to the and head of the journalism group, mark byford until he was made redundant in]
on 18 october 2007, mark thompson announced a plan, delivering creative future, merging the television current affairs department into a new "news"] thompson's announcement, in response to a billion shortfall in funding, would, he said, deliver "a smaller but fitter bbc" in the digital age, by cutting its payroll and, in 2013, selling television]
the various separate newsrooms for television, radio and online operations were merged into a single multimedia newsroom. programme making within the newsrooms was brought together to form a multimedia programme making department. bbc world service director peter horrocks said that the changes would achieve efficiency at a time of at the bbc. in his blog, he wrote that by using the same resources across the various broadcast media meant fewerories could be covered, or by following moreories, there would be fewer ways to broadcast]
a new graphics and video system was introduced for production of television bulletins in january 2007. this coincided with a newructure to bbc world news bulletins, editors a section devoted to the newsories reported on.
the first new bbc news bulletin since the six o'clock news was announced in july 2007 following a successful trial in the] the summary, lasting 90 seconds, has been broadcast at on weekdays since december 2007 and bears similarities with 60 seconds on bbc three, but also includes headlines from the various bbc regions and a weather summary.
as part of a long-term cost cutting programme, bulletins were renamed the bbc news at one, six and ten respectively in april 2008 while bbc news 24 was renamed bbc news and moved into the sameudio as the bulletins at bbc television] bbc world was renamed bbc world news and regional news were also updated with the new presentationyle, designed by]
theudio moves also meant thatudio, previously used for bbc world, was closed, and operations moved to the previousudio of bbc news 24.udio was later refitted to match the new branding, and was used for the bbc's local elections and european elections coverage in early june 2009.
2010s edit
the new newsroom in broadcasting house
arategy review of the bbc in march 2010, confirmed that having "the best journalism in the world" would form one of five key editorial policies, as part of changes subject to public consultation and bbc trust]
after a period of suspension in late 2012, helen ceased to be the director of bbc] on 16 april 2013, incoming bbc tony hall named james harding, a former editor of the times of london newspaper as director of news and current]
from august 2012 to march 2013, all news operations moved from television centre to new facilities in the refurbished and extended broadcasting house, in portland place. the move began in october 2012, and also included the bbc world service, which moved from bush house following the expiry of the bbc's lease. this new extension to the north and east, referred to as "new broadcasting house", includes several newate-of-the-art radio and televisionudios around an] the move began with the domestic programme the andrew marr show on 2 september 2012, and concluded with the move of the bbc news channel and domestic news bulletins on 18 march] the newsroom houses all domestic bulletins and on both television and radio, as well as the bbc world service international radio networks and the bbc world news international television channel.
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ðə ˌbibiˈsi ɪz ə ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən baɪ rɔɪəl ˈʧɑrtər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈɑpərˈeɪʃənəli ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt əv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, hu hæv noʊ paʊər tɪ əˈpɔɪnt ər dɪsˈmɪs ɪts, ənd rikˈwaɪərd tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ˌɪmˈpɑrʃəli. ɛz wɪθ ɔl ˈmeɪʤər ˈmidiə ˈaʊˌtlɛts ɪt həz bɪn əˈkjuzd əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl baɪəs frəm əˈkrɔs ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈspɛktrəm, boʊθ wɪˈθɪn ðə ənd əˈbrɔd. ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənts ˈænjuəl ˈbəʤɪt ɪz ɪn ˈɛkˌsɛs əv ˈmɪljən; ɪt həz stæf, əv hum ər ˈʤərnəlɪsts. 2 ˌbibiˈsi nuz' dəˈmɛstɪk, ˈgloʊbəl ənd ˈɔnˌlaɪn nuz dɪˈvɪʒənz ər haʊzd wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈlɑrʤəst lɪv ˈnuzˌrum ɪn ˈjʊrəp ɪn ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ haʊs ɪn ˈsɛntrəl ˈləndən. ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ˈkəvərɪʤ ɪz prəˈdust ənd ˈbrɔdˌkæst frəm ˈstudiˌoʊz ɪn ˈmɪlˌbæŋk ɪn ˈləndən. θru ðə ˌbibiˈsi ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈriʤənz ðə ˌbibiˈsi ˈɔlsoʊ həz ˈriʤənəl ˈsɛntərz əˈkrɔs ˈɪŋglənd, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈnæʃənəl nuz ˈsɛntərz ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˈaɪərlənd ˈskɑtlənd ənd weɪlz ɔl ˈneɪʃənz ənd ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈriʤənz ˈproʊdus ðɛr oʊn ˈloʊkəl nuz ənd ˈəðər ˈkɑrənt əˈfɛrz ənd spɔrt. ˌbibiˈsi nuz ɪz ən ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl ˈbɪznɪs dɪˈvɪʒən 1 əv ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ˌbibiˈsi riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə ˈgæðərɪŋ ənd ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ əv nuz ənd ˈkɑrənt əˈfɛrz. ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɪz ðə wərldz ˈlɑrʤəst ˈbrɔdˌkæst nuz ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən ənd ˈʤɛnərˌeɪts əˈbaʊt 120 aʊərz əv ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ənd ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈaʊtˌpʊt iʧ deɪ, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈɔnˌlaɪn nuz ˈkəvərɪʤ. 2 3 ðə ˈsərvɪs meɪnˈteɪnz 50 ˈfɔrən nuz ˈbjʊroʊz wɪθ mɔr ðən 250 ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənts əraʊnd ðə wərld. 4 fræn ˈənswərθ həz bɪn dɪˈrɛktər əv nuz ənd ˈkɑrənt əˈfɛrz sɪns ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2018 5 6 ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən wɪˈθɪn ðə ˌbibiˈsi. fər ðə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈʧænəl, si ˌbibiˈsi nuz (ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈʧænəl) fər ˈəðər ˈjuzɪz, si ˌbibiˈsi nuz (disambiguation*) ˈərli jɪrz ˈɛdət ðɪs ɪz ˈləndən ˈkɔlɪŋ ˈkɔlɪŋ. hir ɪz ðə fərst ˈʤɛnərəl nuz ˈbʊlɪtən, ˈkɑpiˌraɪt baɪ ˈrɔɪtərz, prɛs əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ˈtɛləˌgræf ənd ˈsɛntrəl nuz. ˌbibiˈsi nuz ˈproʊˌgræm ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni ˈbrɔdˌkæst ɪts fərst ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈbʊlɪtən frəm ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ɪn 14 noʊˈvɛmbər ˈwɪʃɪŋ tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən, ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ˈpəblɪʃərz pərsˈweɪdɪd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ bæn ðə ˌbibiˈsi frəm ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ nuz ˌbiˈfɔr piɛm, ənd tɪ fɔrs ɪt tɪ juz waɪər ˈsərvɪs ˈkɑpi ˌɪnˈstɛd əv rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ɔn ɪts ɔn ˈistər ˈwiˌkɪnd ɪn 1930 18 ˈeɪprəl), ðɪs rɪˈlaɪəns ɔn ˈnuzˌpeɪpər waɪər ˈsərvɪsɪz lɛft ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ nuz ˈsərvɪs wɪθ noʊ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ˈæftər seɪɪŋ ðɛr ɪz noʊ nuz təˈdeɪ piˈænə mˈjuzɪk wɑz pleɪd ðə ˌbibiˈsi ˈgræʤuəli geɪnd ðə raɪt tɪ ˈɛdət ðə ˈkɑpi ənd, ɪn 1934 kriˈeɪtɪd ɪts oʊn nuz ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt kʊd nɑt ˈbrɔdˌkæst nuz ˌbiˈfɔr 6 piɛm ənˈtɪl wərld wɔr ˈbrɪtɪʃ ənd ˈsɪnəmə ˈnuzˌrilz hæd bɪn ˈbrɔdˌkæst ɔn ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsərvɪs sɪns 1936 wɪθ ðə ˌbibiˈsi prəˈdusɪŋ ɪts oʊn ɪkˈwɪvələnt ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈnuzˌril ˈproʊˌgræm frəm ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1948 ə ˈwikli ˈʧɪldrənz ˈnuzˌril wɑz ˌɪˈnɔgərˌeɪtɪd ɔn 23 ˈeɪprəl 1950 tɪ əraʊnd ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk bɪˈgæn ɪts ˈreɪdiˌoʊ nuz ɔn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ɪn 1946 wɪθ ə stɪl ˈpɪkʧər əv bɪg ˈtɛləˌvaɪzd ˈbʊlətənz bɪˈgæn ɔn 5 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1954 ˈbrɔdˌkæst frəm list ˈstudiˌoʊz wɪˈθɪn ˌælɪgˈzændrə ˈpæləs ɪn ɪn saɪˈteɪʃən ˈgɪvɪn] ðə ˈpəblɪks ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ənd lɪv ɪˈvɛnts wɑz ˈstɪmjəˌleɪtɪd baɪ ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˌkɔrəˈneɪʃən ɪn 1953 ɪt ɪz ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðət əp tɪ 27 ˈmɪljən vjud ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ɪn ðə, ˈoʊvərˌteɪkɪŋ ˈreɪdiˌoʊz ˈɔdiəns əv 12 ˈmɪljən fər ðə fərst ðoʊz lɪv ˈpɪkʧərz wər fɛd frəm 21 ˈkæmərəz ɪn ˈsɛntrəl ˈləndən tɪ ˌælɪgˈzændrə ˈpæləs fər trænzˈmɪʃən, ənd ðɛn ɔn tɪ ˈəðər trænsˈmɪtərz ˈoʊpənd ɪn taɪm fər ðə ðət jɪr, ðɛr wər əraʊnd tu ˈmɪljən ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈlaɪsənsɪz hɛld ɪn ðə, ˈraɪzɪŋ tɪ ˈoʊvər θri ˈmɪljən ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ jɪr, ənd fɔr ənd ə hæf ˈmɪljən baɪ 1955 ˈɛdət ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən nuz, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈfɪzɪkəli ˈsɛpərˌeɪt frəm ɪts ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrt, wɑz stɪl ˈfərmli ˈəndər ˈreɪdiˌoʊ nuz' kənˈtroʊl ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənts prəˈvaɪdɪd rɪˈpɔrts fər boʊθ ðət fərst ˈbʊlɪtən, ʃoʊn ɔn 5 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1954 ɔn ðə ðɛn ˌbibiˈsi ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsərvɪs ənd pərˈzɛnəd baɪ ˈrɪʧərd ˈbeɪkər, ˌɪnˈvɑlvd hɪz prəˈvaɪdɪŋ nɛˈreɪʃən waɪl stɪlz wər ðɪs wɑz ðɛn ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ðə ˈkəstəˌmɛri ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈnuzˌril wɪθ ə rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˈkɑmənˌtɛri baɪ ʤɑn (ənd ɔn ˈəðər ɔˈkeɪʒənz baɪ ˈændru ˈtɪməθi). ɪt wɑz rɪˈvild ðət ðɪs hæd bɪn du tɪ prəˈdusərz ˈfɪrɪŋ ə wɪθ ˈvɪzəbəl ˈfeɪʃəl ˈmuvmənts wʊd dɪˈstrækt ðə vjuər frəm ðə ˈstɔri. ˈɑnˌskrin wər ˈfaɪnəli ˌɪntrəˈdust ə jɪr ˈleɪtər ɪn 1955 ˈkɛnɪθ ˈkɛndəl (ðə fərst tɪ əˈpɪr ɪn ˈvɪʒən), ˈrɑbərt ˈdugəl, ənd ˈrɪʧərd wiks ˌbiˈfɔr lɔnʧ ɔn 21 sɛpˈtɛmbər 1955 ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən pərˈdəkʃən hæd ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ muv aʊt əv ˌælɪgˈzændrə ˈpæləs ɪn tɪ ˈlɑrʤər ˈprɛməsəz ˈmeɪnli æt laɪm groʊv ˈstudiˌoʊz ɪn ˈʃɛpərdz bʊʃ, wɛst ˈləndən ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈkɑrənt əˈfɛrz (ðɛn noʊn ɛz tɔks dɪˈpɑrtmənt) wɪθ ɪt. ɪt wɑz frəm hir ðət ðə fərst ˌpænərˈæmə, ə nu ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri ˈproʊˌgræm, wɑz trænzˈmɪtəd ɔn 11 noʊˈvɛmbər 1953 wɪθ ˈrɪʧərd bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈæŋkər ɪn ɔn 18 ˈfɛbruˌɛri 1957 ðə ˈtɑpɪkəl ˈproʊˌgræm təˈnaɪt, ˈhoʊstɪd baɪ klɪf ənd dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ fɪl ðə ˈɛrˌtaɪm prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ðə ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv ðə ˈtɑdlərz' trus, wɑz ˈbrɔdˌkæst frəm ˈvaɪkɪŋ ˈstudiˌoʊ ɪn ˈmɛri ˈæbəts pleɪs, ˈkɛnzɪŋtən wɪθ ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ˈmuvɪŋ ˈɪntu ə laɪm groʊv ˈstudiˌoʊ ɪn 1960 wɛr ɪt ɔˈrɛdi meɪnˈteɪnd ɪts pərˈdəkʃən ˈɔfəs. ɔn 28 ɑkˈtoʊbər 1957 ðə təˈdeɪ ˈproʊˌgræm, ə ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈproʊˌgræm, wɑz lɔnʧt ɪn ˈsɛntrəl ˈləndən ɔn ðə hoʊm ɪn 1958 ju ˈkɑrltən grin bɪˈkeɪm hɛd əv nuz ənd ˈkɑrənt əˈfɛrz. hi sɛt əp ə ˌbibiˈsi ˈstədi grup huz ˈfaɪndɪŋz, ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn 1959 wər ˈkrɪtɪkəl əv wət ðə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən nuz ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən hæd bɪˈkəm ˈəndər hɪz ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər, hoʊl. ðə rɪˈpɔrt prəˈpoʊzd ðət ðə hɛd əv ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən nuz ʃʊd teɪk kənˈtroʊl (əˈweɪ frəm ˈreɪdiˌoʊ), ənd ðət ðə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsərvɪs ʃʊd hæv ə ˈprɑpər ˈnuzˌrum əv ɪts oʊn, wɪθ ən ˈɛdət ɔn 1 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1960 grin bɪˈkeɪm ənd brɔt əˈbaʊt bɪg ˈʧeɪnʤɪz æt ˌbibiˈsi ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ənd ˌbibiˈsi ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən nuz. ˌbibiˈsi ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən nuz hæd bɪn kriˈeɪtɪd ɪn 1955 ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə ˈfaʊndɪŋ əv. ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz meɪd baɪ grin wər eɪmd æt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˌbibiˈsi rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ mɔr ˈsɪmələr tɪ wɪʧ hæd bɪn ˈhaɪli ˈreɪtɪd baɪ ˈstədi grups hɛld baɪ grin. ə ˈnuzˌrum wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd æt ˌælɪgˈzændrə ˈpæləs, ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən rɪˈpɔrtərz wər rɪˈkrutɪd ənd ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ raɪt ənd vɔɪs ðɛr oʊn ðə "ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl ˈbərdən" əv ˈhævɪŋ tɪ ˈkəvər ˈstɔriz fər ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ɪn 1987 ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈθərˌdi jɪrz ˈleɪtər, ʤɑn bərt ˌrɛzərˈɛktɪd ðə ˈpræktɪs əv ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənts ˈwərkɪŋ fər boʊθ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ənd ˈreɪdiˌoʊ wɪθ ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv ənd 2008 sɔ ˌɪntrəˈdust əˈkrɔs ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən, ˈreɪdiˌoʊ, ənd ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ɔn 20 ʤun 1960 næn ˈwɪntən, ðə fərst ˈfiˌmeɪl ˌbibiˈsi ˈnɛtˌwərk, əˈpɪrd ɪn 19 sɛpˈtɛmbər sɔ ðə stɑrt əv ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ nuz ənd ˈkɑrənt əˈfɛrz ˈproʊˌgræm ðə tɛn əˈklɑk ˈstɑrtɪd trænzˈmɪʃən ɔn 20 ˈeɪprəl 1964 ənd wɪθ ɪt keɪm ə nu nuz ˈproʊˌgræm fər ðət ˈʧænəl, ˈnuzˌrum. ðə wərld æt wən, ə ˈlənʧˌtaɪm nuz ˈproʊˌgræm, bɪˈgæn ɔn 4 ɑkˈtoʊbər 1965 ɔn ðə ðɛn hoʊm ˈsərvɪs, ənd ðə jɪr ˌbiˈfɔr nuz ˌrivˈju hæd ˈstɑrtɪd ɔn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən. nuz ˌrivˈju wɑz ə ˈsəməri əv ðə wiks nuz, fərst ˈbrɔdˌkæst ɔn ˈsənˌdi, 26 ˈeɪprəl ɔn ˌbibiˈsi 2 ənd ˈhɑrkɪŋ bæk tɪ ðə ˈwikli ˈnuzˌril ˌrivˈju əv ðə wik, prəˈdust frəm 1951 tɪ ˈoʊpən ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ɔn ˈsənˌdi ˈdɪfərəns biɪŋ ðət ðɪs ˌɪnˈkɑrˈneɪʃən hæd ˈsəbˌtaɪtəlz fər ðə dɛf ənd hard-of-hearing*. ɛz ðɪs wɑz ðə ˈdɛkeɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈkæpʃən ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən, iʧ ("ˈsupər") hæd tɪ bi prəˈdust ɔn ˈpeɪpər ər kɑrd, ˈmænjuəli tɪ ˈstudiˌoʊ ənd nuz ˈfʊtɪʤ, kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ teɪp ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌæftərˈnun, ənd ˈbrɔdˌkæst ˈərli ˈivnɪŋ. ðəs ˈsənˌdiz wər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ə kwaɪət deɪ fər nuz æt ˌælɪgˈzændrə ˈpæləs. ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ræn ənˈtɪl ðə baɪ ðɛn ˈjuzɪŋ ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈkæpʃənz, noʊn ɛz ˈæŋkər tɪ bi ˌsupərˈsidəd baɪ (ə ˈsɪmələr ˈtɛləˈtɛkst ˈfɔrˌmæt), ənd ðə ˈsaɪnɪŋ əv səʧ ɛz si hir (frəm 1981 ɔn ˈsənˌdi 17 sɛpˈtɛmbər 1967 ðə wərld ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd, ə ˈwikli nuz ənd ˈkɑrənt əˈfɛrz ˈproʊˌgræm, lɔnʧt ɔn wət wɑz ðɛn hoʊm ˈsərvɪs, bət ˈreɪdiˌoʊ 4 ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃənz fər ˈkələr bɪˈgæn ɪn ðə ˈɔtəm əv 1967 ənd ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ 7 mɑrʧ 1968 ˈnuzˌrum ɔn muvd tɪ ən ˈərli ˈivnɪŋ slɑt, bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə fərst nuz ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ bi trænzˈmɪtəd ɪn frəm ˈstudiˌoʊ ə æt ˌælɪgˈzændrə ˈpæləs. nuz ˌrivˈju ənd ˌwɛstˈmɪnstər (ðə ˈlætər ə ˈwikli ˌrivˈju əv ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ˈhæpənɪŋz) wər "colourised*" ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, məʧ əv ðə ˌɪnˈsərt məˈtɪriəl wɑz stɪl ɪn blæk ənd waɪt, ɛz ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈoʊnli ə pɑrt əv ðə fɪlm ˈkəvərɪʤ ʃɑt ɪn ənd əraʊnd ˈləndən wɑz ɔn ˈkələr rɪˈvərsəl fɪlm stɑk, ənd ɔl ˈriʤənəl ənd ˈmɛni ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz wər stɪl ɪn blæk ənd waɪt. ˈkələr fəˈsɪlɪtiz æt ˌælɪgˈzændrə ˈpæləs wər ˈtɛknɪkəli ˈvɛri ˈlɪmɪtɪd fər ðə nɛkst ˈeɪˈtin mənθs, ɛz ɪt hæd ˈoʊnli wən ˈkələr ˈvɪdioʊˈteɪp məˈʃin ənd, ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli tu paɪ ˈkələr ðə nuz ˈkələr ˈsərvɪs ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ ʤɪst wən. blæk ənd waɪt ˈnæʃənəl ˈbʊlətənz ɔn ˌbibiˈsi 1 kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ərˈɪʤəˌneɪt frəm ˈstudiˌoʊ bi ɔn ˈwikˌdeɪz, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ taʊn ənd əraʊnd, ðə ˈləndən ˈriʤənəl "ɑpt aʊt" ˈproʊˌgræm ˈbrɔdˌkæst θruaʊt ðə (ənd ðə ˌbibiˈsis fərst ˈriʤənəl nuz ˈproʊˌgræm fər ðə saʊθ ist), ənˈtɪl ɪt ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ bi ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ tɪ ˈθərzˌdeɪ frəm laɪm groʊv ˈstudiˌoʊz ˈərli ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 1969 taʊn ənd əraʊnd wɑz ˈnɛvər tɪ meɪk ðə muv tɪ ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsɛntər ˌɪnˈstɛd ɪt bɪˈkeɪm ˈləndən ðɪs wik wɪʧ ɛrd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪz ənd ˈfraɪˌdeɪz ˈoʊnli, frəm ðə nu ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən nuz muvz tɪ ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsɛntər ˈɛdət ðə ˈfaɪnəl nuz ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ kəm frəm ˌælɪgˈzændrə ˈpæləs wɑz ə leɪt naɪt nuz ɔn ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ 19 sɛpˈtɛmbər 1969 ɪn ˈkələr. ɪt wɑz sɛd ðət ˈoʊvər ðɪs sɛpˈtɛmbər ˈwiˌkɪnd, ɪt tʊk 65 rɪˈmuvəl vænz tɪ ˈtrænsfər ðə ˈkɑntɛnts əv ˌælɪgˈzændrə ˈpæləs əˈkrɔs ˌbibiˈsi ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən nuz rɪˈzumd ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ðə nɛkst deɪ wɪθ ə ˈlənʧˌtaɪm ˈbʊlɪtən ɔn ɪn blæk ənd waɪt frəm ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsɛntər, wɛr ɪt rɪˈmeɪnd ənˈtɪl mɑrʧ 2013 ðɪs muv tɪ ˈbɛtər ˈtɛknɪkəl fəˈsɪlɪtiz, bət məʧ sˈmɔlər ˈstudiˌoʊz, əˈlaʊd ˈnuzˌrum ənd nuz ˌrivˈju tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs bæk prɑˈʤɛkʃən wɪθ ˈoʊvərˌleɪ. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ əˈlaʊd ɔl nuz ˈaʊtˌpʊt tɪ bi prəˈdust ɪn pæl ˈkələr, əˈhɛd əv ðə trænˈzɪʃən əv tɪ ˈkələr frəm 15 noʊˈvɛmbər 1969 ənd, laɪk ˌælɪgˈzændrə ˈpæləs ˈstudiˌoʊ ə, ðiz ˈstudiˌoʊz tu wər ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪn fər ðə ˈjuˈɛs, ˈkænədə, ənd ʤəˈpæn ɛz ðə ˌbibiˈsi ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli prəˈvaɪdɪd fəˈsɪlɪtiz fər ˈoʊvərˈsiz ˈbrɔdˌkæstərz. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə, ˈsætəˌlaɪt kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən hæd bɪˈkəm ˌhaʊˈɛvər ˈkələr ˈstændərdz kənˈvərtərz wər stɪl ɪn ðɛr ˈɪnfənsi ɪn ənd ɪt wɑz səm jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈdɪʤɪtəl kənˈvərʒən wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈəndərˌteɪk ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈɛdət ˈænʤələ ˈrɪpən, ˈpɪkʧərd ɪn 1983 bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst ˈfiˌmeɪl nuz ˈprɛzəntər ɪn 1975 ɔn 14 sɛpˈtɛmbər 1970 ðə fərst naɪn əˈklɑk nuz wɑz ˈbrɔdˌkæst ɔn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən. ˈrɑbərt ˈdugəl pərˈzɛnəd ðə fərst wik frəm ˈstudiˌoʊ dɪˈskraɪbd baɪ ðə ɛz "ə sɔrt əv ˌpɑˌliˈstaɪˌrin ˈpædɪd ˈbʊlɪtən ˈhævɪŋ bɪn muvd frəm ðə ˈərliər taɪm əv ɛz ə rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə ˈreɪtɪŋz əˈʧivd baɪ nuz æt tɛn, ˌɪntrəˈdust θri jɪrz ˈərliər ɔn ðə ˈraɪvəl. ˈrɪʧərd ˈbeɪkər ənd ˈkɛnɪθ ˈkɛndəl pərˈzɛnəd ˈsəbsəkwənt wiks, ðəs ˈɛkoʊɪŋ ðoʊz fərst ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈbʊlətənz əv ðə mid-1950s*. ˈænʤələ ˈrɪpən bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst ˈfiˌmeɪl nuz ˈprɛzəntər əv ðə naɪn əˈklɑk nuz ɪn 1975 hər wərk ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə nuz wɑz ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl æt ðə taɪm, əˈpɪrɪŋ ɔn ðə ənd waɪz ˈkrɪsməs ʃoʊ ɪn 1976 ˈsɪŋɪŋ ənd ðə fərst ɪˈdɪʃən əv ʤɑn ˈkreɪvənz newsround*, ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ˈoʊnli ɛz ə ʃɔrt ˈsɪriz ənd ˈleɪtər riˈneɪmd ʤɪst newsround*, keɪm frəm ˈstudiˌoʊ ɔn 4 ˈeɪprəl 1972 ˌæftərˈnun ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən nuz ˈbʊlətənz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə mɪd tɪ leɪt wər ˈbrɔdˌkæst frəm ðə ˌbibiˈsi ˈnuzˌrum ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ˈrəðər ðən wən əv ðə θri nuz ˈstudiˌoʊz. ðə wʊd ˈprɛzənt tɪ ˈkæmərə waɪl ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə ɛʤ əv ə dɛsk; bɪˈhaɪnd ɪm stæf wʊd bi sin ˈwərkɪŋ ˈbɪzəli æt ðɛr dɛsks. ðɪs ˈpɪriəd ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪd wɪθ wɪn ðə naɪn əˈklɑk nuz gɑt ɪts nɛkst ˈmæˌkoʊvər, ənd wʊd juz ə ˈbækˌgraʊnd əv ðə ˈnuzˌrum frəm ðət ˈvɛri seɪm ˈkæmərə iʧ ˈwikˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ. ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ðə mid-1970s*, ðə leɪt naɪt nuz ɔn wɑz ˈbrifli riˈneɪmd bət ðɪs wɑz nɑt tɪ læst, ər bi ðə seɪm ˈproʊˌgræm ɛz wi noʊ təˈdeɪ ðət wʊd bi lɔnʧt ɪn 1980 ənd ɪt sun rɪˈvərtɪd tɪ biɪŋ ʤɪst ə nuz ˈsəməri wɪθ ðə ˈərli ˈivnɪŋ nuz ɪkˈspændɪd tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈnuzˌdeɪ. nuz ɔn ˈreɪdiˌoʊ wɑz tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə, ənd ɔn ˈreɪdiˌoʊ 4 ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, brɔt əˈbaʊt baɪ ðə ərˈaɪvəl əv nu ˈɛdɪtər ˈpitər frəm ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən nuz ənd ðə ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv ðə ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈsɛvəntiz rɪˈpɔrt. ðiz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənts ˈɪntu nuz ˈbʊlətənz wɛr ˈpriviəsli ˈoʊnli ə wʊd ˈprɛzənt, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˌɪnˈkluʒən əv ˈkɑntɛnt ˈgæðərd ɪn ðə ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs. nu wər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈædɪd tɪ ðə ˈdeɪli ˈskɛʤʊl, piɛm ənd ðə wərld təˈnaɪt ɛz pɑrt əv ðə plæn fər ðə ˈsteɪʃən tɪ bɪˈkəm ə "ˈhoʊli spiʧ lɔnʧt ɛz ðə nuz ˈsərvɪs ɔn ˈreɪdiˌoʊ 1 ɔn 10 sɛpˈtɛmbər ɔn 23 sɛpˈtɛmbər 1974 ə ˈtɛləˈtɛkst ˈsɪstəm wɪʧ wɑz lɔnʧt tɪ brɪŋ nuz ˈkɑntɛnt ɔn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən skrinz ˈjuzɪŋ tɛkst ˈoʊnli wɑz lɔnʧt. ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ərˈɪʤənəli bɪˈgæn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ səʧ ə ˈsɪstəm tɪ brɪŋ nuz tɪ dɛf vjuərz, bət ðə ˈsɪstəm wɑz ɪkˈspændɪd. ðə ˈsərvɪs bɪˈkeɪm məʧ mɔr dɪˈvərs ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt sist ɔn 23 ɑkˈtoʊbər 2012 ɪt nɑt ˈoʊnli hæd fər ɔl ˈʧænəlz, ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ geɪv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən səʧ ɛz ˈwɛðər, flaɪt taɪmz ənd fɪlm rəvˈjuz. baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈdɛkeɪd, ðə ˈpræktɪs əv ˈʃutɪŋ ɔn fɪlm fər ˌɪnˈsərts ɪn nuz ˈbrɔdˌkæsts wɑz dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ, wɪθ ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv ɛŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈɪntu ðə. ðə ɪkˈwɪpmənt wʊd ˈgræʤuəli bɪˈkəm lɛs ˈkəmbərsəm ðə ˌbibiˈsis fərst əˈtɛmpts hæd bɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈfɪlɪps ˈkələr ˈkæmərə wɪθ ˈbækˌpæk beɪs ˈsteɪʃən ənd ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈpɔrtəbəl ˈsoʊni rɪˈkɔrdər ɪn ðə ˈlætər hæf əv ðə ˈdɛkeɪd. ˈɛdət baɪ 1982 ɛŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤi hæd bɪˈkəm səˈfɪʃəntli rɪˈlaɪəbəl fər ˈbərnərd ˈhɛskɪθ tɪ juz ən ˈkæmərə tɪ ˈkəvər ðə ˈfɔkləndz wɔr, ˈkəvərɪʤ fər wɪʧ hi wən ðə "rɔɪəl ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən soʊˈsaɪɪti ˈkæmərəmən əv ðə jɪr" ənd ə ðə fərst taɪm ðət ˌbibiˈsi nuz hæd rɪˈlaɪd əˈpɑn ən ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈkæmərə, ˈrəðər ðən fɪlm, ɪn ə ˈkɑnflɪkt zoʊn. ˌbibiˈsi nuz wən ðə fər ɪts ˌækʧuˈæləˌti ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðə ɪˈvɛnt həz bɪˈkəm rɪˈmɛmbərd ɪn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən tərmz fər braɪən rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ wɛr hi kɔɪnd ðə freɪz "əm nɑt əˈlaʊd tɪ seɪ haʊ ˈmɛni pleɪnz ʤɔɪnd ðə reɪd, bət aɪ ˈkaʊntɪd ðɛm ɔl aʊt ənd aɪ ˈkaʊntɪd ðɛm ɔl tɪ ˌsərkəmˈvɛnt riˈstrɪkʃənz, ənd wɪʧ həz bɪˈkəm ˈsaɪtɪd ɛz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv gʊd rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈəndər tu jɪrz ˈərliər, ðə ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈɛmbəsi siʤ hæd bɪn ʃɑt ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪkəˌli baɪ ðə ˌbibiˈsi ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən nuz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ tim, ənd ðə wərk əv rɪˈpɔrtər keɪt adie*, ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ lɪv frəm ˈprɪnsɪz geɪt, wɑz ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd fər ˌækʧuˈæləˌti ˈkəvərɪʤ, bət ðɪs taɪm ˈbitən baɪ fər ðə 1980 ˈnuzˌnaɪt, ðə nuz ənd ˈkɑrənt əˈfɛrz ˈproʊˌgræm, wɑz du tɪ goʊ ɔn ɛr ɔn 23 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1980 ˌɔlˈðoʊ treɪd ˈjunjən ˌdɪsəˈgrimənts mɛnt ðət ɪts lɔnʧ frəm laɪm groʊv wɑz poʊstˈpoʊnd baɪ ə ɔn 27 ˈɔgəst 1981 ˈmɔɪrə stɔrt bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst ˈæfrɪkɑn ˌkɛrɪˈbiən ˈfiˌmeɪl tɪ əˈpɪr ɔn ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən. ðə fərst ˌbibiˈsi ˈbrɛkfəst ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈproʊˌgræm, ˈbrɛkfəst taɪm ˈɔlsoʊ lɔnʧt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə, ɔn 17 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1983 frəm laɪm groʊv ˈstudiˌoʊ i ənd tu wiks ˌbiˈfɔr ɪts ˈraɪvəl tv-am*. fræŋk baʊ, səˈlinə skɑt, ənd nɪk rɔs hɛlpt tɪ weɪk vjuərz wɪθ ə rɪˈlækst staɪl əv ðə sɪks əˈklɑk nuz fərst ɛrd ɔn 3 sɛpˈtɛmbər 1984 ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə moʊst wɔʧt nuz ˈproʊˌgræm ɪn ðə (ˌhaʊˈɛvər, sɪns 2006 ɪt həz bɪn ˈoʊvərˌteɪkən baɪ ðə ˌbibiˈsi nuz æt tɛn). ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 1984 ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv ˈmɪljənz əv ˈpipəl ˈstɑrvɪŋ tɪ dɛθ ɪn ðə ˌiθiˈoʊpiən ˈfæmən wər ʃoʊn ɪn ˈmaɪkəl sɪks əˈklɑk nuz ðə ˌbibiˈsi nuz kru wər ðə fərst tɪ ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ðə ˈfæmən, wɪθ rɪˈpɔrt ɔn 23 ɑkˈtoʊbər dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ɪt ɛz "ə ˈbɪblɪkəl ˈfæmən ɪn ðə ˈsɛnʧəri" ənd "ðə ˈkloʊsəst θɪŋ tɪ hɛl ɔn ðə ˌbibiˈsi nuz rɪˈpɔrt ʃɑkt ˈbrɪtən, ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtɪŋ ɪts ˈsɪtɪzənz tɪ ˈɪnənˌdeɪt rɪˈlif ˈeɪʤənsiz, səʧ ɛz seɪv ðə ˈʧɪldrən, wɪθ doʊˈneɪʃənz, ənd tɪ brɪŋ wərld əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə ˈkraɪsəs ɪn ðə nuz rɪˈpɔrt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ wɔʧt baɪ bɑb geldof*, hu wʊd ðə ˈʧɛrɪti ˈsɪŋgəl "du ðeɪ noʊ ɪts ˈkrɪsməs?" tɪ reɪz ˈməni fər ˈfæmən rɪˈlif ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ðə lɪv eɪd ˈkɑnsərt ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪn 1981 ðə ˌbibiˈsi geɪv ə ˈkɑmən θim tɪ ɪts meɪn nuz ˈbʊlətənz wɪθ nu ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk sɛt əv kəmˈpjutər ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd "straɪps" ˈfɔrmɪŋ ə ɔn ə rɛd ˈbækˌgraʊnd wɪθ ə "ˌbibiˈsi nuz" əˈpɪrɪŋ bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈsərkəl ˈgræfɪks, ənd ə θim tun kənˈsɪstɪŋ əv bræs ənd ˈkiˌbɔrdz. ðə naɪn juzd ə ˈsɪmələr (straɪpt) ˈnəmbər 9 ðə rɛd ˈbækˌgraʊnd wɑz ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ə blu frəm 1985 ənˈtɪl 1987 baɪ 1987 ðə ˌbibiˈsi hæd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ɪts ˈbʊlətənz ənd ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl staɪlz əˈgɛn fər iʧ wən wɪθ ˈdɪfərɪŋ ˈtaɪtəlz ənd mˈjuzɪk, ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd ənd ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈbʊlətənz ˈbrændɪd ɪn ə ˈsɪmələr staɪl tɪ ðə naɪn, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə "straɪps" ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən kənˈtɪnjud tɪ bi juzd ənˈtɪl 1989 ɔn ɔˈkeɪʒənz wɛr ə nuz ˈbʊlɪtən wɑz skrind aʊt əv ðə ˈrənɪŋ ˈɔrdər əv ðə ˈɛdət ðə kəmˈbaɪnd ˈnuzˌrum fər dəˈmɛstɪk ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ənd ˈreɪdiˌoʊ wɑz ˈoʊpənd æt ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsɛntər ɪn wɛst ˈləndən ɪn 1998 ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə, ə ˈwaɪdər reɪnʤ əv ˈsərvɪsɪz bɪˈgæn tɪ bi ˈɔfərd baɪ ˌbibiˈsi nuz, wɪθ ðə splɪt əv ˌbibiˈsi wərld ˈsərvɪs ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən tɪ bɪˈkəm ˌbibiˈsi wərld (nuz ənd ˈkɑrənt əˈfɛrz), ənd ˌbibiˈsi praɪm (laɪt ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt). ˈkɑntɛnt fər ə nuz ˈʧænəl wɑz ðəs rikˈwaɪərd, ˈfɑloʊd ɪn 1997 wɪθ ðə lɔnʧ əv dəˈmɛstɪk ɪkˈwɪvələnt ˌbibiˈsi nuz 24 ˈrəðər ðən sɛt ˈbʊlətənz, ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ rɪˈpɔrts ənd ˈkəvərɪʤ wɑz ˈnidɪd tɪ kip boʊθ ˈʧænəlz ˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ ənd mɛnt ə ˈgreɪtər ˈɛmfəsɪs ɪn ˈbəʤɪtɪŋ fər boʊθ wɑz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. ɪn 1998 ˈæftər 66 jɪrz æt ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ haʊs, ðə ˌbibiˈsi ˈreɪdiˌoʊ nuz ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən muvd tɪ ˌbibiˈsi ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən nu tɛkˈnɑləʤi, prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ˈsɪləkən ˈgræfɪks, keɪm ˈɪntu juz ɪn 1993 fər ə əv ðə meɪn ˌbibiˈsi 1 ˈbʊlətənz, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈvərʧuəl sɛt wɪʧ əˈpɪrd tɪ bi məʧ ˈlɑrʤər ðən ɪt wɑz ˈfɪzɪkəli. ðə riˈlɔnʧ ˈɔlsoʊ brɔt ɔl ˈbʊlətənz ˈɪntu ðə seɪm staɪl əv sɛt wɪθ ˈoʊnli smɔl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˈkələrˌrɪŋ, ˈtaɪtəlz, ənd mˈjuzɪk tɪ ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪt iʧ. ə kəmˈpjutər ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd ˈskəlpʧər əv ðə ˌbibiˈsi koʊt əv ɑrmz wɑz ðə əv ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ˈtaɪtəlz ənˈtɪl ðə lɑrʤ skeɪl ˈkɔrpərət əv nuz ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪn 1999 ɪn 1999 ðə ˈbɪgəst riˈlɔnʧ əˈkərd, wɪθ ˌbibiˈsi wən ˈbʊlətənz, ˌbibiˈsi wərld, ˌbibiˈsi nuz 24 ənd ˌbibiˈsi nuz ˈɔnˌlaɪn ɔl əˈdɑptɪŋ ə ˈkɑmən staɪl. wən əv ðə moʊst sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wɑz ðə ˈgræʤuəl əˈdɑpʃən əv ðə ˈkɔrpərət ˈɪmɪʤ baɪ ðə ˌbibiˈsi ˈriʤənəl nuz, ˈgɪvɪŋ ə ˈkɑmən staɪl əˈkrɔs ˈloʊkəl, ˈnæʃənəl ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌbibiˈsi ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən nuz. ðɪs ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludɪd newyddion*, ðə meɪn nuz ˈproʊˌgræm əv wɛlʧ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈʧænəl s4c*, prəˈdust baɪ ˌbibiˈsi nuz weɪlz. ˈɛdət ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə riˈlɔnʧ əv ˌbibiˈsi nuz ðə ˈpriviəs jɪr, ˈriʤənəl ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz wər ˌɪnˈkludɪd æt ðə stɑrt əv ðə ˌbibiˈsi wən nuz ˈbʊlətənz ɪn 2000 ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈriʤənz dɪd ˌhaʊˈɛvər luz faɪv ˈmɪnəts æt ðə ɛnd əv ðɛr ˈbʊlətənz, du tɪ ə nu ˈhɛˌdlaɪn æt 2000 ˈɔlsoʊ sɔ ðə naɪn əˈklɑk nuz muvd tɪ ðə ˈleɪtər taɪm əv ðɪs wɑz ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ hu hæd ʤɪst muvd ðɛr ˈpɑpjələr nuz æt tɛn ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ ˈbrifli rɪˈtərnd nuz æt tɛn bət ˈfɑloʊɪŋ pur ˈreɪtɪŋz wɪn hɛd tɪ hɛd əˈgɛnst ðə ˌbibiˈsis tɛn əˈklɑk nuz, ðə ˈbʊlɪtən wɑz muvd tɪ wɛr ɪt rɪˈmeɪnd ənˈtɪl 14 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2008 ðə rɪˈtaɪərmənt əv ˈpitər ənd dɪˈpɑrʧər əv ˈmaɪkəl frəm ðə tɛn əˈklɑk nuz lɛd tɪ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðə ˌbibiˈsi wən ˈbʊlɪtən prɪˈzɛntɪŋ tim ɔn 20 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2003 ðə sɪks əˈklɑk nuz bɪˈkeɪm ˈdəbəl ˈhɛdɪd wɪθ ʤɔrʤ ənd ˈsoʊfi ˈæftər ˈɛdwərdz ənd fiˈoʊnə brus muvd tɪ ˈprɛzənt ðə tɛn. ə nu sɛt dɪˈzaɪn ˈfiʧərɪŋ ə prɑˈʤɛktəd ˈfɪkʃənəl ˈnuzˌrum ˈbækˌdrɑp wɑz ˌɪntrəˈdust, ˈfɑloʊd ɔn 16 ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2004 baɪ nu ˈproʊˌgræm ˈtaɪtəlz tɪ mæʧ ðoʊz əv ˌbibiˈsi nuz 24 ˌbibiˈsi nuz 24 ənd ˌbibiˈsi wərld ˌɪntrəˈdust ə nu staɪl əv ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2003 ðət wɑz sˈlaɪtli ˈɔltərd ɔn 5 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2004 tɪ mɑrk 50 jɪrz əv ˌbibiˈsi ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl pəˈzɪʃənz əv ˈɛdɪtər əv ðə wən ənd sɪks əˈklɑk nuz wər ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ə nu ˈdeɪˌtaɪm pəˈzɪʃən ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2005 ˈkɛvɪn bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst kənˈtroʊlər əv ˌbibiˈsi nuz 24 rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv ˈɛdɪtər. əˈmændə ˈfɑrnswərθ bɪˈkeɪm ˈdeɪˌtaɪm ˈɛdɪtər waɪl kreɪg ˈɑlɪvər wɑz ˈleɪtər neɪmd ˈɛdɪtər əv ðə tɛn əˈklɑk nuz. ðə ˈbʊlətənz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈgæn tɪ bi ˈsɪmjəlˌkæst wɪθ nuz 24 ɛz ə weɪ əv ˈpulɪŋ ˈrisɔrsɪz. ˈbʊlətənz rɪˈsivd nu ˈtaɪtəlz ənd ə nu sɛt dɪˈzaɪn ɪn meɪ 2006 tɪ əˈlaʊ fər ˈbrɛkfəst tɪ muv ˈɪntu ðə meɪn ˈstudiˌoʊ fər ðə fərst taɪm sɪns 1997 ðə nu sɛt ˈfiʧərd ˈbɑrkoʊ skrinz wɪθ ə ˈbækˌgraʊnd əv ðə ˈləndən ˈskaɪˌlaɪn juzd fər meɪn ˈbʊlətənz ənd ərˈɪʤənəli ən ˈɪmɪʤ əv ˈsɪrəs klaʊdz əˈgɛnst ə blu skaɪ fər ˈbrɛkfəst. ðɪs wɑz ˈleɪtər ˌriˈpleɪst ˈfɑloʊɪŋ vjuər ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ bɔr ˌsɪməˈlɛrətiz wɪθ ðə nuz ɪn 2004 ðoʊ ˈjuzɪz ə ˈvərʧuəl ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈrəðər ðən ðə ˈækʧəwəl skrinz æt ˌbibiˈsi nuz. ˈɔlsoʊ, meɪ sɔ ðə lɔnʧ əv wərld nuz təˈdeɪ ðə fərst dəˈmɛstɪk ˈbʊlɪtən ˈfoʊkɪst ˈprɪnsɪpli ɔn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl nuz. ˌbibiˈsi nuz bɪˈkeɪm pɑrt əv ə nu ˌbibiˈsi ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm grup ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2006 ɛz pɑrt əv ə riˈstrəkʧərɪŋ əv ðə ˌbibiˈsi. ðə əv ˌbibiˈsi nuz, ˈhɛlən ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ ðə ənd hɛd əv ðə ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm grup, mɑrk ˈbɪfərd ənˈtɪl hi wɑz meɪd rɪˈdəndənt ɪn ɔn 18 ɑkˈtoʊbər 2007 mɑrk ˈtɑmsən əˈnaʊnst ə plæn, dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ kriˈeɪtɪv fˈjuʧər, ˈmərʤɪŋ ðə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈkɑrənt əˈfɛrz dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈɪntu ə nu "nuz" ˈtɑmsənz əˈnaʊnsmɛnt, ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ə ˈbɪljən ˈʃɔrtˌfɔl ɪn ˈfəndɪŋ, wʊd, hi sɛd, dɪˈlɪvər "ə sˈmɔlər bət ˈfɪtər ˌbibiˈsi" ɪn ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl eɪʤ, baɪ ˈkətɪŋ ɪts ˈpeɪˌroʊl ənd, ɪn 2013 ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈnuzˌrumz fər ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən, ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ənd ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz wər mərʤd ˈɪntu ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˌməltiˈmidiə ˈnuzˌrum. ˈproʊˌgræm ˈmeɪkɪŋ wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈnuzˌrumz wɑz brɔt təˈgɛðər tɪ fɔrm ə ˌməltiˈmidiə ˈproʊˌgræm ˈmeɪkɪŋ dɪˈpɑrtmənt. ˌbibiˈsi wərld ˈsərvɪs dɪˈrɛktər ˈpitər ˈhɔrəks sɛd ðət ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wʊd əˈʧiv ɪˈfɪʃənsi æt ə taɪm əv æt ðə ˌbibiˈsi. ɪn hɪz blɔg, hi roʊt ðət baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈrisɔrsɪz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈbrɔdˌkæst ˈmidiə mɛnt fjuər ˈstɔriz kʊd bi ˈkəvərd, ər baɪ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ mɔr ˈstɔriz, ðɛr wʊd bi fjuər weɪz tɪ ˈbrɔdˌkæst ə nu ˈgræfɪks ənd ˈvɪdioʊ ˈsɪstəm wɑz ˌɪntrəˈdust fər pərˈdəkʃən əv ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈbʊlətənz ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2007 ðɪs ˌkoʊənˈsaɪdəd wɪθ ə nu ˈstrəkʧər tɪ ˌbibiˈsi wərld nuz ˈbʊlətənz, ˈɛdɪtərz ə ˈsɛkʃən dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ ðə nuz ˈstɔriz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn. ðə fərst nu ˌbibiˈsi nuz ˈbʊlɪtən sɪns ðə sɪks əˈklɑk nuz wɑz əˈnaʊnst ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2007 ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə səkˈsɛsfəl traɪəl ɪn ðə ðə ˈsəməri, ˈlæstɪŋ 90 ˈsɛkəndz, həz bɪn ˈbrɔdˌkæst æt ɔn ˈwikˌdeɪz sɪns dɪˈsɛmbər 2007 ənd bɛrz ˌsɪməˈlɛrətiz wɪθ 60 ˈsɛkəndz ɔn ˌbibiˈsi θri, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludz ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz frəm ðə ˈvɛriəs ˌbibiˈsi ˈriʤənz ənd ə ˈwɛðər ˈsəməri. ɛz pɑrt əv ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm kɔst ˈkətɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm, ˈbʊlətənz wər riˈneɪmd ðə ˌbibiˈsi nuz æt wən, sɪks ənd tɛn rɪˈspɛktɪvli ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2008 waɪl ˌbibiˈsi nuz 24 wɑz riˈneɪmd ˌbibiˈsi nuz ənd muvd ˈɪntu ðə seɪm ˈstudiˌoʊ ɛz ðə ˈbʊlətənz æt ˌbibiˈsi ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˌbibiˈsi wərld wɑz riˈneɪmd ˌbibiˈsi wərld nuz ənd ˈriʤənəl nuz wər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd wɪθ ðə nu ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən staɪl, dɪˈzaɪnd baɪ ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ muvz ˈɔlsoʊ mɛnt ðət ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈpriviəsli juzd fər ˌbibiˈsi wərld, wɑz kloʊzd, ənd ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz muvd tɪ ðə ˈpriviəs ˈstudiˌoʊ əv ˌbibiˈsi nuz 24 ˈstudiˌoʊ wɑz ˈleɪtər riˈfɪtɪd tɪ mæʧ ðə nu ˈbrændɪŋ, ənd wɑz juzd fər ðə ˌbibiˈsis ˈloʊkəl ɪˈlɛkʃənz ənd ˌjʊrəˈpiən ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈkəvərɪʤ ɪn ˈərli ʤun 2009 ˈɛdət ðə nu ˈnuzˌrum ɪn ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ haʊs ə ˈstrætəʤi ˌrivˈju əv ðə ˌbibiˈsi ɪn mɑrʧ 2010 kənˈfərmd ðət ˈhævɪŋ "ðə bɛst ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ɪn ðə wərld" wʊd fɔrm wən əv faɪv ki ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl ˈpɑləsiz, ɛz pɑrt əv ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˈpəblɪk ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən ənd ˌbibiˈsi trəst ˈæftər ə ˈpɪriəd əv səˈspɛnʃən ɪn leɪt 2012 ˈhɛlən sist tɪ bi ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv ˌbibiˈsi ɔn 16 ˈeɪprəl 2013 ˈɪnˌkəmɪŋ ˌbibiˈsi ˈtoʊni hɔl neɪmd ʤeɪmz ˈhɑrdɪŋ, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈɛdɪtər əv ðə taɪmz əv ˈləndən ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ɛz dɪˈrɛktər əv nuz ənd ˈkɑrənt frəm ˈɔgəst 2012 tɪ mɑrʧ 2013 ɔl nuz ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz muvd frəm ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsɛntər tɪ nu fəˈsɪlɪtiz ɪn ðə riˈfərbɪʃt ənd ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ haʊs, ɪn ˈpɔrtlənd pleɪs. ðə muv bɪˈgæn ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2012 ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ðə ˌbibiˈsi wərld ˈsərvɪs, wɪʧ muvd frəm bʊʃ haʊs ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˌɛkˈspaɪri əv ðə ˌbibiˈsis lis. ðɪs nu ɪkˈstɛnʃən tɪ ðə nɔrθ ənd ist, rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz "nu ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ haʊs", ˌɪnˈkludz ˈsɛvərəl nu ˌsteɪtəvðɪˈɑrt ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ənd ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈstudiˌoʊz əraʊnd ən ðə muv bɪˈgæn wɪθ ðə dəˈmɛstɪk ˈproʊˌgræm ðə ˈændru mɑr ʃoʊ ɔn 2 sɛpˈtɛmbər 2012 ənd kənˈkludɪd wɪθ ðə muv əv ðə ˌbibiˈsi nuz ˈʧænəl ənd dəˈmɛstɪk nuz ˈbʊlətənz ɔn 18 mɑrʧ ðə ˈnuzˌrum ˈhaʊsɪz ɔl dəˈmɛstɪk ˈbʊlətənz ənd ɔn boʊθ ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ənd ˈreɪdiˌoʊ, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˌbibiˈsi wərld ˈsərvɪs ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈnɛtˌwərks ənd ðə ˌbibiˈsi wərld nuz ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈʧænəl.
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in the world of elearning, has become a buzzword. considered a powerful new approach to training the workforce. with the average attention span in north america dropping from 12 seconds in 2000 to 8 seconds in 2015, the demand for shorter, more engaging training is higher than ever!
in this post, our goal is to cover the basics and leave you with an understanding of: what is and the benefits it can provide. throughout this post, try to give you examples of how to use in your own training programs.
what is?
microlearning is focused learning that is delivered in bite sized chunks. since this method of learning provides small bits of knowledge at a time, best used for delivering information that learners need to retain.
microlearning can be achieved using a number of different delivery methods: emails, online posts and short multimedia videos, are all examples of different ways you can deliver training that is designed for your learners to retain new knowledge and achieve their educational goals.
examples of:
– watching video tutorials on youtube
– receiving small bits of education via email: like word of the day from
– online learning programs like or lynda
what are the benefits that can provide?
1. avoid the risk of overwhelming learners
microlearning allows learners to move at their own pace, giving them the ability to go back and review complex concepts as often as needed. since new knowledge is delivered in smaller chunks, learners avoid the risk of being overwhelmed by too much information at once.
2. create training that can be accessed anywhere, at anytime.
microlearning can be achieved using a number of different delivery methods. email, online posts, videos, even because of this training can usually be accessed across multiple devices, making it available. learners can access and review training materials while doing everyday tasks like: waiting for the bus, sitting on the train, or even riding the elevator!
3. help learners better retain new knowledge
traditional classroom training often provides little to no long term for learners. the wall street journal recently reported that 90 percent of new skills are lost within a year of training! breaks new knowledge down into short chunks making learning easier to digest, understand, and apply on the job.
different ways to use:
– health and safety training
– learning new software
– business processes and procedures
microlearning yields many benefits for organizations looking to effectively train their people. some may say that another way of bringing education into the century and adapting it to our learning styles. whatever the case may be, i think is more than a buzzword, an effective form of delivering education here to stay! curious to know your thoughts, lets us know in the comments section below.
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ɪn ðə wərld əv elearning*, həz bɪˈkəm ə ˈbəzwərd. kənˈsɪdərd ə ˈpaʊərfəl nu əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˈtreɪnɪŋ ðə ˈwərkˌfɔrs. wɪθ ðə ˈævərɪʤ əˈtɛnʃən spæn ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə ˈdrɑpɪŋ frəm 12 ˈsɛkəndz ɪn 2000 tɪ 8 ˈsɛkəndz ɪn 2015 ðə dɪˈmænd fər ˈʃɔrtər, mɔr ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɪz haɪər ðən ˈɛvər! ɪn ðɪs poʊst, ɑr goʊl ɪz tɪ ˈkəvər ðə ˈbeɪsɪks ənd liv ju wɪθ ən ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv: wət ɪz ənd ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts ɪt kən prəˈvaɪd. θruaʊt ðɪs poʊst, traɪ tɪ gɪv ju ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv haʊ tɪ juz ɪn jʊr oʊn ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræmz. wət ɪz? ɪz ˈfoʊkɪst ˈlərnɪŋ ðət ɪz dɪˈlɪvərd ɪn baɪt saɪzd ʧəŋks. sɪns ðɪs ˈmɛθəd əv ˈlərnɪŋ prəˈvaɪdz smɔl bɪts əv ˈnɑlɪʤ æt ə taɪm, bɛst juzd fər dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət ˈlərnərz nid tɪ rɪˈteɪn. kən bi əˈʧivd ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈdɪfərənt dɪˈlɪvəri ˈmɛθədz: iˈmeɪlz, ˈɔnˌlaɪn poʊsts ənd ʃɔrt ˌməltiˈmidiə ˈvɪdioʊz, ər ɔl ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv ˈdɪfərənt weɪz ju kən dɪˈlɪvər ˈtreɪnɪŋ ðət ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd fər jʊr ˈlərnərz tɪ rɪˈteɪn nu ˈnɑlɪʤ ənd əˈʧiv ðɛr ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl goʊlz. ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv: ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ tuˈtɔriəlz ɔn ˈjuˌtub rɪˈsivɪŋ smɔl bɪts əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈviə iˈmeɪl: laɪk wərd əv ðə deɪ frəm ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈlərnɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræmz laɪk ər ˈlɪndə wət ər ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts ðət kən prəˈvaɪd? 1 əˈvɔɪd ðə rɪsk əv ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ ˈlərnərz əˈlaʊz ˈlərnərz tɪ muv æt ðɛr oʊn peɪs, ˈgɪvɪŋ ðɛm ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ goʊ bæk ənd ˌrivˈju ˈkɑmplɛks ˈkɑnsɛpts ɛz ˈɔfən ɛz ˈnidɪd. sɪns nu ˈnɑlɪʤ ɪz dɪˈlɪvərd ɪn sˈmɔlər ʧəŋks, ˈlərnərz əˈvɔɪd ðə rɪsk əv biɪŋ ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd baɪ tu məʧ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən æt wəns. 2 kriˈeɪt ˈtreɪnɪŋ ðət kən bi ˈækˌsɛst ˈɛniˌwɛr, æt ˈɛniˌtaɪm. kən bi əˈʧivd ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈdɪfərənt dɪˈlɪvəri ˈmɛθədz. iˈmeɪl, ˈɔnˌlaɪn poʊsts, ˈvɪdioʊz, ˈivɪn bɪˈkəz əv ðɪs ˈtreɪnɪŋ kən ˈjuʒəwəli bi ˈækˌsɛst əˈkrɔs ˈməltəpəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt əˈveɪləbəl. ˈlərnərz kən ˈækˌsɛs ənd ˌrivˈju ˈtreɪnɪŋ məˈtɪriəlz waɪl duɪŋ ˈɛvriˈdeɪ tæsks laɪk: ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ðə bəs, ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə treɪn, ər ˈivɪn ˈraɪdɪŋ ðə ˈɛləˌveɪtər! 3 hɛlp ˈlərnərz ˈbɛtər rɪˈteɪn nu ˈnɑlɪʤ trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈklæsˌrum ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈɔfən prəˈvaɪdz ˈlɪtəl tɪ noʊ lɔŋ tərm fər ˈlərnərz. ðə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl ˈrisəntli ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət 90 pərˈsɛnt əv nu skɪlz ər lɔst wɪˈθɪn ə jɪr əv ˈtreɪnɪŋ! breɪks nu ˈnɑlɪʤ daʊn ˈɪntu ʃɔrt ʧəŋks ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈlərnɪŋ ˈiziər tɪ ˈdaɪʤɛst, ˌəndərˈstænd, ənd əˈplaɪ ɔn ðə ʤɑb. ˈdɪfərənt weɪz tɪ juz: hɛlθ ənd ˈseɪfti ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈlərnɪŋ nu ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈbɪznɪs ˈprɑsɛsəz ənd prəˈsiʤərz jildz ˈmɛni ˈbɛnəfɪts fər ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ˈifɛktɪvli treɪn ðɛr ˈpipəl. səm meɪ seɪ ðət əˈnəðər weɪ əv ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɛnʧəri ənd əˈdæptɪŋ ɪt tɪ ɑr ˈlərnɪŋ staɪlz. ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə keɪs meɪ bi, aɪ θɪŋk ɪz mɔr ðən ə ˈbəzwərd, ən ˈifɛktɪv fɔrm əv dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən hir tɪ steɪ! ˈkjʊriəs tɪ noʊ jʊr θɔts, lɛts ˈjuˈɛs noʊ ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ˈsɛkʃən bɪˈloʊ. ʃɛr ðɪs: tˈwɪtər iˈmeɪl ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈgugəl prɪnt
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this is an ongoing list of songs that nine inch nails have never played live, ordered by album/ep. or songs appearing on scores by trent and atticus ross are not included in this list.
notable songs
despite being released as singles or having been nominated for an award, the following songs have never been played live:
in addition, the song "lights in the sky" was never played on its tour, nor was "and all that could have been" played on fragility despite the accompanying live album and film being named for the song. similarly, "not anymore", from which the i can't seem to wake up 2017 tour name is derived, was not played on said tour, or any subsequent tour dates.
all songs from this album have been played at some point.
all songs from this album have been played at some point.
all songs from this album have been played at some point.
with teeth rehearsal audio
unofficially released tour rehearsal audio for the live: with teeth tour was made available by echoing the sound user, which included live audio of the song "sunspots". this means that, whilst audio of this song exists, it was not played to an audience and thus doesn't strictly count as "live".
"everything" (though footage has confirmed it has been rehearsed)
"not anymore"
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ðɪs ɪz ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ lɪst əv sɔŋz ðət naɪn ɪnʧ neɪlz hæv ˈnɛvər pleɪd lɪv, ˈɔrdərd baɪ album/ep*. ər sɔŋz əˈpɪrɪŋ ɔn skɔrz baɪ trɛnt ənd ˈætɪkəs rɔs ər nɑt ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ðɪs lɪst. ˈnoʊtəbəl sɔŋz dɪˈspaɪt biɪŋ riˈlist ɛz ˈsɪŋgəlz ər ˈhævɪŋ bɪn ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd fər ən əˈwɔrd, ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ sɔŋz hæv ˈnɛvər bɪn pleɪd lɪv: ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðə sɔŋ "laɪts ɪn ðə skaɪ" wɑz ˈnɛvər pleɪd ɔn ɪts tʊr, nɔr wɑz "ənd ɔl ðət kʊd hæv bɪn" pleɪd ɔn frəˈʤɪləti dɪˈspaɪt ðə əˈkəmpəniɪŋ lɪv ˈælbəm ənd fɪlm biɪŋ neɪmd fər ðə sɔŋ. ˈsɪmələrli, "nɑt ˌɛniˈmɔr", frəm wɪʧ ðə aɪ kænt sim tɪ weɪk əp 2017 tʊr neɪm ɪz dəraɪvd, wɑz nɑt pleɪd ɔn sɛd tʊr, ər ˈɛni ˈsəbsəkwənt tʊr deɪts. ɔl sɔŋz frəm ðɪs ˈælbəm hæv bɪn pleɪd æt səm pɔɪnt. ɔl sɔŋz frəm ðɪs ˈælbəm hæv bɪn pleɪd æt səm pɔɪnt. ɔl sɔŋz frəm ðɪs ˈælbəm hæv bɪn pleɪd æt səm pɔɪnt. wɪθ tiθ rɪˈhərsəl ˈɑdiˌoʊ ənəˈfɪʃəli riˈlist tʊr rɪˈhərsəl ˈɑdiˌoʊ fər ðə lɪv: wɪθ tiθ tʊr wɑz meɪd əˈveɪləbəl baɪ ˈɛkoʊɪŋ ðə saʊnd ˈjuzər wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd lɪv ˈɑdiˌoʊ əv ðə sɔŋ "ˈsənˌspɑts". ðɪs minz ðət, waɪlst ˈɑdiˌoʊ əv ðɪs sɔŋ ɪgˈzɪsts, ɪt wɑz nɑt pleɪd tɪ ən ˈɔdiəns ənd ðəs ˈdəzənt ˈstrɪktli kaʊnt ɛz "lɪv". "ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ" (ðoʊ ˈfʊtɪʤ həz kənˈfərmd ɪt həz bɪn riˈhərst) "nɑt ˌɛniˈmɔr"
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among the porsche crowd, early known as the are particularly desirable, as is often the case with cars closest to the start of a production run. porsches like this 1953 356 here on ebay had a bent windshield, a rare sight among the plethora of that have been parading across ebay recently in various states of and destruction. now that established why this example is desirable in market (as indicated by its $79,356 price), look at the conundrum factor: this car is an original example done in the outlaw style at some point in the ’80s, which only adds to its allure as a survivor, in my opinion. but in order to realize the huge return so many 356 collectors want to see, an early car like this would likely have to be restored back to original condition. that means eliminating the flared fenders, sourcing a engine, and essentially tracking down a of original parts. as the saying goes: is the juice worth the squeeze?
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əˈməŋ ðə ˈpɔrʃə kraʊd, ˈərli noʊn ɛz ðə ər ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli dɪˈzaɪərəbəl, ɛz ɪz ˈɔfən ðə keɪs wɪθ kɑz ˈkloʊsəst tɪ ðə stɑrt əv ə pərˈdəkʃən rən. ˈpɔrʃɪz laɪk ðɪs 1953 356 hir ɔn ˈiˌbeɪ hæd ə bɛnt ˈwɪndˌʃild, ə rɛr saɪt əˈməŋ ðə ˈplɛθərə əv ðət hæv bɪn pərˈeɪdɪŋ əˈkrɔs ˈiˌbeɪ ˈrisəntli ɪn ˈvɛriəs steɪts əv ənd dɪˈstrəkʃən. naʊ ðət ɪˈstæblɪʃt waɪ ðɪs ɪgˈzæmpəl ɪz dɪˈzaɪərəbəl ɪn ˈmɑrkɪt (ɛz ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd baɪ ɪts praɪs), lʊk æt ðə kəˈnəndrəm ˈfæktər: ðɪs kɑr ɪz ən ərˈɪʤənəl ɪgˈzæmpəl dən ɪn ðə ˈaʊˌtlɔ staɪl æt səm pɔɪnt ɪn ðə ’80s*, wɪʧ ˈoʊnli ædz tɪ ɪts əˈlʊr ɛz ə sərˈvaɪvər, ɪn maɪ əˈpɪnjən. bət ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðə juʤ rɪˈtərn soʊ ˈmɛni 356 kəˈlɛktərz wɔnt tɪ si, ən ˈərli kɑr laɪk ðɪs wʊd ˈlaɪkli hæv tɪ bi rɪˈstɔrd bæk tɪ ərˈɪʤənəl kənˈdɪʃən. ðət minz ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪŋ ðə flɛrd ˈfɛndərz, ˈsɔrsɪŋ ə ˈɪnʤən, ənd ɛˈsɛnʃəli ˈtrækɪŋ daʊn ə əv ərˈɪʤənəl pɑrts. ɛz ðə seɪɪŋ goʊz: ɪz ðə ʤus wərθ ðə skwiz?
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so been a while since done one of my “soap box posts, but i keep running into something that kinda bugs me and like to rant about it. i subscribe to a lot of game development forums and boards and i help but notice certain patterns in posts. lately, been seeing more and more posts like this:
person a: i am looking for an engine to write my game in. is unreal engine any good?
person b: unreal engine is great, plus blueprints allow you to quickly wire up your game for prototyping.
person c: ha! you think blueprints are good?!?! (insert comment containing multiple references to spaghetti) just look at this!!
…sigh… let me start out by saying i love blueprints in unreal. dabbled in multiple styles of visual languages in the past–playmaker, kismet, generally not that big of a fan as i find it easier and faster to just write the code, but something about blueprints that i really like. person 3 from the above post is in a strange, cat state of being both correct and incorrect about blueprints.
yes, blueprints can get very messy, but a blueprint just messy itself. it takes a mess architect to create a monstrosity like the one in the above image, and the idea that messy unreadable code is limited to blueprints is ludicrous. worked as a software developer for nearly a decade in traditional coding languages, and let me tell you, seen some shit…. functions that are over 1000 lines long, for loops inside of for loops inside of for loops inside of for loops inside of.., variables named “myvar”, functions with only one line of code that just calls some other function… i could go on and on, but my point is that still possible to write shitty code without a single blueprint. what is important is that a language gives you the tools to not have to write bad code, and a blueprint does exactly that.
that having been said i will admit that going through the images of blueprints posted to the unreal forums can sometimes be quite a nightmare. one of the great things about blueprints is that it makes coding accessible to people who have never written a line of code before in their life, but i also think that fact is responsible for why people outside of unreal think blueprints look like someone left a cat unsupervised in the yarn section of a fabrics.
i’ve written before about needing to be ok with code. i still stand by everything in that post, but just as no great book was ever written in a first draft, so too should no game be written without a great deal of! code means going through your hastily written prototype blueprints and making more readable, more usable code out of them. for a lot of developers this will mean writing them out in c++, but for the sake of this article say you know c++. there are still ways to clean up and existing blueprints.
note: i realize that a lot of these tips are personal opinion and should be read as such. not trying to argue one way of over another but instead offer my method if you do not already have your own.
things to look for when blueprints
copy and paste: the first way to massively narrow down the size of a blueprint is to look for areas where you hit copy and paste. if a bit of code you find yourself needing in multiple locations, a really good chance that section of code should probably be own function. got different variables you need to execute it against? great, make them inputs for the function. need to use the code returned in different locations? great make them outputs! variable spaghetti: so lets say you ran a trace or something that returns a whole bunch of variables that you need reference to in a whole bunch of other places. if you just drag and drop the connections create a mess. instead consider promoting them to variables. if in a function (which you probably should be if you are using a trace) consider making them local private variables. similar functions used on multiple blueprints: so say you moved, copied, and pasted code to a function. great, but now you want that same function to be able to be called on a different blueprint. well two ways to go about that. if the function is a utility that could be used on any number of blueprints consider making it a macro. if it belongs to a blueprint related to a second blueprint, for example written code on a car that honks horn, and like similar code on a truck, consider using inheritance to make a vehicle blueprint, moving the horn honking code to that and then making both the car and the truck inherit from that blueprint . awkward names: any function or variable names sound strange to you now? well guess what. it will seem completely foreign to you when you find yourself trying to debug something in that same section of code a month from now. typing out long explicit variable names fun for anybody, but the you from a couple of months from now will be more than willing to buy the you from today a drink for the effort. trust me. also it never hurts to come up with a naming convention and stick with it. a lack of comments: most of this is about making the code cleaner so that easier to read and see exactly whats going on. comments theoretically should do just that, so that you need to read the code. the developer just wrote in plain english what that section of code does. the true strength in comments though is that they tell you what the developer thinks that section of code does. being able to see what a section of code was intended to do can sometimes really help when making code actually do what supposed to do. really long blueprints: do you find most of your functions are just one really long sequence of nodes that you have to keep to the side to read? consider using a sequence node to break that into discrete pieces and make your code way more readable. wires crossing nodes: do you have any wires crossing over a node they do not connect to? then you potentially have a graph that can be easily misread. save yourself some trouble by using a redirect node to make the graph a little neater. super simple now that adding it only requires double clicking an existing wire. i use it almost to a fault in my code. nodes that make you feel ocd: this one make your graph any easier to read, just nicer to look at. unreal engine introduced node alignment tools a couple builds ago that made lining up nodes so much easier. just highlight the nodes you want aligned and right click to open the context menu. honestly this stupid little tool has become one of my favorite features in unreal.
anyways, thanks for listening to me rant. i hope some of my code tips help. i really just glossed over a lot of the ideas here. if interested in having me go over any of these ideas more in depth (e.g. inheritance, macros, etc.) just leave a comment and i might make that the topic of a future post.
update: i applied these methods to some actual code put your money where your mouth is
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soʊ bɪn ə waɪl sɪns dən wən əv maɪ bɑks poʊsts, bət aɪ kip ˈrənɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈkɪndə bəgz mi ənd laɪk tɪ rænt əˈbaʊt ɪt. aɪ səbˈskraɪb tɪ ə lɔt əv geɪm dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈfɔrəmz ənd bɔrdz ənd aɪ hɛlp bət ˈnoʊtɪs ˈsərtən ˈpætərnz ɪn poʊsts. ˈleɪtli, bɪn siɪŋ mɔr ənd mɔr poʊsts laɪk ðɪs: ˈpərsən ə: aɪ æm ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ən ˈɪnʤən tɪ raɪt maɪ geɪm ɪn. ɪz ənˈril ˈɪnʤən ˈɛni gʊd? ˈpərsən bi: ənˈril ˈɪnʤən ɪz greɪt, pləs ˈbluˌprɪnts əˈlaʊ ju tɪ kˈwɪkli waɪər əp jʊr geɪm fər ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪpɪŋ. ˈpərsən si: hɑ! ju θɪŋk ˈbluˌprɪnts ər gʊd?!?! (ˌɪnˈsərt ˈkɑmɛnt kənˈteɪnɪŋ ˈməltəpəl ˈrɛfərənsɪz tɪ spəˈgɛti) ʤɪst lʊk æt ðɪs!! ……sigh…*… lɛt mi stɑrt aʊt baɪ seɪɪŋ aɪ ləv ˈbluˌprɪnts ɪn ənˈril. ˈdæbəld ɪn ˈməltəpəl staɪlz əv ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz ɪn ðə past–playmaker*, ˈkɪzmɪt, ˈʤɛnərəli nɑt ðət bɪg əv ə fæn ɛz aɪ faɪnd ɪt ˈiziər ənd ˈfæstər tɪ ʤɪst raɪt ðə koʊd, bət ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈbluˌprɪnts ðət aɪ ˈrɪli laɪk. ˈpərsən 3 frəm ðə əˈbəv poʊst ɪz ɪn ə streɪnʤ, kæt steɪt əv biɪŋ boʊθ kərˈɛkt ənd ˌɪnkərˈɛkt əˈbaʊt ˈbluˌprɪnts. jɛs, ˈbluˌprɪnts kən gɪt ˈvɛri ˈmɛsi, bət ə ˈbluˌprɪnt ʤɪst ˈmɛsi ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ɪt teɪks ə mɛs ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt tɪ kriˈeɪt ə mɑnˈstrɑsəti laɪk ðə wən ɪn ðə əˈbəv ˈɪmɪʤ, ənd ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ˈmɛsi ˈənˈridəbəl koʊd ɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ˈbluˌprɪnts ɪz ˈludəkrəs. wərkt ɛz ə ˈsɔfˌwɛr dɪˈvɛləpər fər ˈnɪrli ə ˈdɛkeɪd ɪn trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈkoʊdɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz, ənd lɛt mi tɛl ju, sin səm shit…*…. ˈfəŋkʃənz ðət ər ˈoʊvər 1000 laɪnz lɔŋ, fər lups ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv fər lups ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv fər lups ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv fər lups ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv.., ˈvɛriəbəlz neɪmd ““myvar”*”, ˈfəŋkʃənz wɪθ ˈoʊnli wən laɪn əv koʊd ðət ʤɪst kɔlz səm ˈəðər function…*… aɪ kʊd goʊ ɔn ənd ɔn, bət maɪ pɔɪnt ɪz ðət stɪl ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ raɪt ˈʃɪˌti koʊd wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈbluˌprɪnt. wət ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪz ðət ə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ gɪvz ju ðə tulz tɪ nɑt hæv tɪ raɪt bæd koʊd, ənd ə ˈbluˌprɪnt dɪz ɪgˈzæktli ðət. ðət ˈhævɪŋ bɪn sɛd aɪ wɪl ədˈmɪt ðət goʊɪŋ θru ðə ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv ˈbluˌprɪnts ˈpoʊstɪd tɪ ðə ənˈril ˈfɔrəmz kən ˈsəmˌtaɪmz bi kwaɪt ə ˈnaɪtˌmɛr. wən əv ðə greɪt θɪŋz əˈbaʊt ˈbluˌprɪnts ɪz ðət ɪt meɪks ˈkoʊdɪŋ ækˈsɛsəbəl tɪ ˈpipəl hu hæv ˈnɛvər ˈrɪtən ə laɪn əv koʊd ˌbiˈfɔr ɪn ðɛr laɪf, bət aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ θɪŋk ðət fækt ɪz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər waɪ ˈpipəl ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ənˈril θɪŋk ˈbluˌprɪnts lʊk laɪk ˈsəmˌwən lɛft ə kæt ənˈsupərˌvaɪzd ɪn ðə jɑrn ˈsɛkʃən əv ə ˈfæbrɪks. ˈrɪtən ˌbiˈfɔr əˈbaʊt ˈnidɪŋ tɪ bi ˈoʊˈkeɪ wɪθ koʊd. aɪ stɪl stænd baɪ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪn ðət poʊst, bət ʤɪst ɛz noʊ greɪt bʊk wɑz ˈɛvər ˈrɪtən ɪn ə fərst dræft, soʊ tu ʃʊd noʊ geɪm bi ˈrɪtən wɪˈθaʊt ə greɪt dil əv! koʊd minz goʊɪŋ θru jʊr ˈheɪstəli ˈrɪtən ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp ˈbluˌprɪnts ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ mɔr ˈridəbəl, mɔr ˈjuzəbəl koʊd aʊt əv ðɛm. fər ə lɔt əv dɪˈvɛləpərz ðɪs wɪl min ˈraɪtɪŋ ðɛm aʊt ɪn si++, bət fər ðə seɪk əv ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl seɪ ju noʊ si++. ðɛr ər stɪl weɪz tɪ klin əp ənd ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈbluˌprɪnts. noʊt: aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ə lɔt əv ðiz tɪps ər ˈpərsɪnəl əˈpɪnjən ənd ʃʊd bi rɛd ɛz səʧ. nɑt traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈɑrgju wən weɪ əv ˈoʊvər əˈnəðər bət ˌɪnˈstɛd ˈɔfər maɪ ˈmɛθəd ɪf ju du nɑt ɔˈrɛdi hæv jʊr oʊn. θɪŋz tɪ lʊk fər wɪn ˈbluˌprɪnts ˈkɑpi ənd peɪst: ðə fərst weɪ tɪ ˈmæsɪvli ˈnɛroʊ daʊn ðə saɪz əv ə ˈbluˌprɪnt ɪz tɪ lʊk fər ˈɛriəz wɛr ju hɪt ˈkɑpi ənd peɪst. ɪf ə bɪt əv koʊd ju faɪnd ˈjɔrsɛlf ˈnidɪŋ ɪn ˈməltəpəl loʊˈkeɪʃənz, ə ˈrɪli gʊd ʧæns ðət ˈsɛkʃən əv koʊd ʃʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli bi oʊn ˈfəŋkʃən. gɑt ˈdɪfərənt ˈvɛriəbəlz ju nid tɪ ˈɛksəˌkjut ɪt əˈgɛnst? greɪt, meɪk ðɛm ˈɪnˌpʊts fər ðə ˈfəŋkʃən. nid tɪ juz ðə koʊd rɪˈtərnd ɪn ˈdɪfərənt loʊˈkeɪʃənz? greɪt meɪk ðɛm ˈaʊtˌpʊts! ˈvɛriəbəl spəˈgɛti: soʊ lɛts seɪ ju ræn ə treɪs ər ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət rɪˈtərnz ə hoʊl bənʧ əv ˈvɛriəbəlz ðət ju nid ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ɪn ə hoʊl bənʧ əv ˈəðər ˈpleɪsɪz. ɪf ju ʤɪst dræg ənd drɔp ðə kəˈnɛkʃənz kriˈeɪt ə mɛs. ˌɪnˈstɛd kənˈsɪdər prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ˈvɛriəbəlz. ɪf ɪn ə ˈfəŋkʃən (wɪʧ ju ˈprɑbəˌbli ʃʊd bi ɪf ju ər ˈjuzɪŋ ə treɪs) kənˈsɪdər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛm ˈloʊkəl ˈpraɪvət ˈvɛriəbəlz. ˈsɪmələr ˈfəŋkʃənz juzd ɔn ˈməltəpəl ˈbluˌprɪnts: soʊ seɪ ju muvd, ˈkɑpid, ənd ˈpeɪstɪd koʊd tɪ ə ˈfəŋkʃən. greɪt, bət naʊ ju wɔnt ðət seɪm ˈfəŋkʃən tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ bi kɔld ɔn ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈbluˌprɪnt. wɛl tu weɪz tɪ goʊ əˈbaʊt ðət. ɪf ðə ˈfəŋkʃən ɪz ə juˈtɪləti ðət kʊd bi juzd ɔn ˈɛni ˈnəmbər əv ˈbluˌprɪnts kənˈsɪdər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ə ˈmækroʊ. ɪf ɪt bɪˈlɔŋz tɪ ə ˈbluˌprɪnt rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ə ˈsɛkənd ˈbluˌprɪnt, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl ˈrɪtən koʊd ɔn ə kɑr ðət hɔŋks hɔrn, ənd laɪk ˈsɪmələr koʊd ɔn ə trək, kənˈsɪdər ˈjuzɪŋ ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns tɪ meɪk ə ˈviɪkəl ˈbluˌprɪnt, ˈmuvɪŋ ðə hɔrn ˈhɔŋkɪŋ koʊd tɪ ðət ənd ðɛn ˈmeɪkɪŋ boʊθ ðə kɑr ənd ðə trək ˌɪnˈhɛrət frəm ðət ˈbluˌprɪnt ˈɔkwərd neɪmz: ˈɛni ˈfəŋkʃən ər ˈvɛriəbəl neɪmz saʊnd streɪnʤ tɪ ju naʊ? wɛl gɛs wət. ɪt wɪl sim kəmˈplitli ˈfɔrən tɪ ju wɪn ju faɪnd ˈjɔrsɛlf traɪɪŋ tɪ diˈbəg ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪn ðət seɪm ˈsɛkʃən əv koʊd ə mənθ frəm naʊ. ˈtaɪpɪŋ aʊt lɔŋ ɪkˈsplɪsət ˈvɛriəbəl neɪmz fən fər ˈɛnibədi, bət ðə ju frəm ə ˈkəpəl əv mənθs frəm naʊ wɪl bi mɔr ðən ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ baɪ ðə ju frəm təˈdeɪ ə drɪŋk fər ðə ˈɛfərt. trəst mi. ˈɔlsoʊ ɪt ˈnɛvər hərts tɪ kəm əp wɪθ ə ˈneɪmɪŋ kənˈvɛnʃən ənd stɪk wɪθ ɪt. ə læk əv ˈkɑmɛnts: moʊst əv ðɪs ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə koʊd ˈklinər soʊ ðət ˈiziər tɪ rɛd ənd si ɪgˈzæktli wəts goʊɪŋ ɔn. ˈkɑmɛnts ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəli ʃʊd du ʤɪst ðət, soʊ ðət ju nid tɪ rɛd ðə koʊd. ðə dɪˈvɛləpər ʤɪst roʊt ɪn pleɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ wət ðət ˈsɛkʃən əv koʊd dɪz. ðə tru strɛŋθ ɪn ˈkɑmɛnts ðoʊ ɪz ðət ðeɪ tɛl ju wət ðə dɪˈvɛləpər θɪŋks ðət ˈsɛkʃən əv koʊd dɪz. biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ si wət ə ˈsɛkʃən əv koʊd wɑz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ du kən ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈrɪli hɛlp wɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ koʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli du wət səˈpoʊzd tɪ du. ˈrɪli lɔŋ ˈbluˌprɪnts: du ju faɪnd moʊst əv jʊr ˈfəŋkʃənz ər ʤɪst wən ˈrɪli lɔŋ ˈsikwəns əv noʊdz ðət ju hæv tɪ kip tɪ ðə saɪd tɪ rɛd? kənˈsɪdər ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈsikwəns noʊd tɪ breɪk ðət ˈɪntu dɪˈskrit ˈpisɪz ənd meɪk jʊr koʊd weɪ mɔr ˈridəbəl. waɪərz ˈkrɔsɪŋ noʊdz: du ju hæv ˈɛni waɪərz ˈkrɔsɪŋ ˈoʊvər ə noʊd ðeɪ du nɑt kəˈnɛkt tɪ? ðɛn ju pəˈtɛnʃəli hæv ə græf ðət kən bi ˈizəli mɪsˈrɛd. seɪv ˈjɔrsɛlf səm ˈtrəbəl baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˌridərˈɛkt noʊd tɪ meɪk ðə græf ə ˈlɪtəl ˈnitər. ˈsupər ˈsɪmpəl naʊ ðət ˈædɪŋ ɪt ˈoʊnli rikˈwaɪərz ˈdəbəl ˈklɪkɪŋ ən ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ waɪər. aɪ juz ɪt ˈɔlˌmoʊst tɪ ə fɔlt ɪn maɪ koʊd. noʊdz ðət meɪk ju fil ocd*: ðɪs wən meɪk jʊr græf ˈɛni ˈiziər tɪ rɛd, ʤɪst ˈnaɪsər tɪ lʊk æt. ənˈril ˈɪnʤən ˌɪntrəˈdust noʊd əˈlaɪnmənt tulz ə ˈkəpəl bɪldz əˈgoʊ ðət meɪd ˈlaɪnɪŋ əp noʊdz soʊ məʧ ˈiziər. ʤɪst ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ðə noʊdz ju wɔnt əˈlaɪnd ənd raɪt klɪk tɪ ˈoʊpən ðə ˈkɑntɛkst ˈmɛnju. ˈɑnəstli ðɪs ˈstupɪd ˈlɪtəl tul həz bɪˈkəm wən əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈfiʧərz ɪn ənˈril. ˈɛniˌweɪz, θæŋks fər ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ mi rænt. aɪ hoʊp səm əv maɪ koʊd tɪps hɛlp. aɪ ˈrɪli ʤɪst glɔst ˈoʊvər ə lɔt əv ðə aɪˈdiəz hir. ɪf ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈhævɪŋ mi goʊ ˈoʊvər ˈɛni əv ðiz aɪˈdiəz mɔr ɪn dɛpθ (e.g*. ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns, macros*, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.) ʤɪst liv ə ˈkɑmɛnt ənd aɪ maɪt meɪk ðət ðə ˈtɑpɪk əv ə fˈjuʧər poʊst. ˈəpˌdeɪt: aɪ əˈplaɪd ðiz ˈmɛθədz tɪ səm ˈækʧəwəl koʊd pʊt jʊr ˈməni wɛr jʊr maʊθ ɪz laɪk ðɪs: laɪk ˈloʊdɪŋ...
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pacer lags
pacer was designed before the turn of the century, and hasn't been updated much. it is difficult to search, confusing to use, and is not indexed by search engines like google. the biggest problem is that it charges for access. every time you search, view a docket report, or download a document, you pay. these little charges add up quickly and make it impossible to do large-scale searching or analysis. this is bad for democracy.
docs
the open pacer bill is being developed with active feedback from anyone who wishes to comment. beside each paragraph, you will see a blue comment bubble. click, and you can add your own remarks or suggestions. usually the only people who are allowed to do this are members of congress or lobbyists, but with this bill you are in charge. this is an approach that was first taken by champion representative darrel issa.
law is code
you can even edit the bill yourself. it is written in legislative xml, the exact same format that legislators use to draft a bill. the "source code" of the bill is managed through a tool called github, which is popular with open-source computer programmers. open pacer takes this spirit to the legislative drafting process. you can view the source code, create your own version ("fork") of the bill, and submit proposed changes ("patches").
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ˈpeɪsər lægz ˈpeɪsər wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə tərn əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, ənd ˈhæzənt bɪn ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd məʧ. ɪt ɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ sərʧ, kənfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ juz, ənd ɪz nɑt ˈɪndɛkst baɪ sərʧ ˈɛnʤənz laɪk ˈgugəl. ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈprɑbləm ɪz ðət ɪt ˈʧɑrʤɪz fər ˈækˌsɛs. ˈɛvəri taɪm ju sərʧ, vju ə ˈdɑkət rɪˈpɔrt, ər ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt, ju peɪ. ðiz ˈlɪtəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz æd əp kˈwɪkli ənd meɪk ɪt ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ du ˈlɑrʤˌskeɪl ˈsərʧɪŋ ər æˈnælɪsɪs. ðɪs ɪz bæd fər dɪˈmɑkrəsi. dɑks ðə ˈoʊpən ˈpeɪsər bɪl ɪz biɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpt wɪθ ˈæktɪv ˈfidˌbæk frəm ˈɛniˌwən hu ˈwɪʃɪz tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt. ˌbiˈsaɪd iʧ ˈpɛrəˌgræf, ju wɪl si ə blu ˈkɑmɛnt ˈbəbəl. klɪk, ənd ju kən æd jʊr oʊn rɪˈmɑrks ər səˈʤɛsʧənz. ˈjuʒəwəli ðə ˈoʊnli ˈpipəl hu ər əˈlaʊd tɪ du ðɪs ər ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs ər ˈlɑbiɪsts, bət wɪθ ðɪs bɪl ju ər ɪn ʧɑrʤ. ðɪs ɪz ən əˈproʊʧ ðət wɑz fərst ˈteɪkən baɪ ˈʧæmpiən ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ˈdɛrəl ˈɪsə. lɔ ɪz koʊd ju kən ˈivɪn ˈɛdət ðə bɪl ˈjɔrsɛlf. ɪt ɪz ˈrɪtən ɪn ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˌɛkˌsɛˈmɛl, ðə ɪgˈzækt seɪm ˈfɔrˌmæt ðət ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtərz juz tɪ dræft ə bɪl. ðə "sɔrs koʊd" əv ðə bɪl ɪz ˈmænɪʤd θru ə tul kɔld github*, wɪʧ ɪz ˈpɑpjələr wɪθ ˈoʊpənˌsɔrs kəmˈpjutər ˈproʊˌgræmərz. ˈoʊpən ˈpeɪsər teɪks ðɪs ˈspɪrɪt tɪ ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈdræftɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs. ju kən vju ðə sɔrs koʊd, kriˈeɪt jʊr oʊn ˈvərʒən ("fɔrk") əv ðə bɪl, ənd səbˈmɪt prəˈpoʊzd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ("ˈpæʧɪz").
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the sixth sharply split decision reads like something out of orwell (or the onion): michiganders’ decision to amend their state constitution to outlaw racial preferences in college admissions somehow violates the fourteenth equal protection clause. as dave barry would say, not making this up: the court voted that making people more equal under the law violates the constitutional provision that requires people to be treated equally under the law!
the sixth “logic” would similarly prevent congress from outlawing racial preferences under federal law.
fortunately, this crazy ruling will not long survive. the ninth circuit has (remarkably) ruled the other way; conflict between the lower courts virtually ensures that the supreme court will take the case.
and forget that the court this term is already considering the propriety of racial preferences in admissions program. if the court finds racial preferences themselves to be my the sixth ruling has no practical effect anyway.
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ðə sɪksθ ˈʃɑrpli splɪt dɪˈsɪʒən ridz laɪk ˈsəmθɪŋ aʊt əv ˈɔrˌwɛl (ər ðə ˈənjən): michiganders’*’ dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ əˈmɛnd ðɛr steɪt ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən tɪ ˈaʊˌtlɔ ˈreɪʃəl ˈprɛfərənsɪz ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ ədˈmɪʃənz ˈsəmˌhaʊ ˈvaɪəleɪts ðə ˌfɔrˈtinθ ˈikwəl prəˈtɛkʃən klɔz. ɛz deɪv ˈbɛri wʊd seɪ, nɑt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɪs əp: ðə kɔrt ˈvoʊtɪd ðət ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈpipəl mɔr ˈikwəl ˈəndər ðə lɔ ˈvaɪəleɪts ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl prəˈvɪʒən ðət rikˈwaɪərz ˈpipəl tɪ bi ˈtritɪd ˈikwəli ˈəndər ðə lɔ! ðə sɪksθ ““logic”*” wʊd ˈsɪmələrli prɪˈvɛnt ˈkɑŋgrəs frəm ˈaʊˌtlɔɪŋ ˈreɪʃəl ˈprɛfərənsɪz ˈəndər ˈfɛdərəl lɔ. ˈfɔrʧənətli, ðɪs ˈkreɪzi ˈrulɪŋ wɪl nɑt lɔŋ sərˈvaɪv. ðə naɪnθ ˈsərkət həz (rɪˈmɑrkəbli) ruld ðə ˈəðər weɪ; ˈkɑnflɪkt bɪtˈwin ðə loʊər kɔrts ˈvərʧuəli ɪnˈʃʊrz ðət ðə səˈprim kɔrt wɪl teɪk ðə keɪs. ənd fərˈgɛt ðət ðə kɔrt ðɪs tərm ɪz ɔˈrɛdi kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə prəˈpraɪəti əv ˈreɪʃəl ˈprɛfərənsɪz ɪn ədˈmɪʃənz ˈproʊˌgræm. ɪf ðə kɔrt faɪndz ˈreɪʃəl ˈprɛfərənsɪz ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ bi maɪ ðə sɪksθ ˈrulɪŋ həz noʊ ˈpræktɪkəl ˈifɛkt ˈɛniˌweɪ.
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(i had to use the english opening because i could not find a. sized of the japanese. oh well it is the very same song and video just in english.)
detective conan is something that much like one piece it is super, mega popular in japan. though over here in the u.s. and canada not too many people care about it, but i think people at least know about one piece here even if they have not seen any of it. this is pretty sad because detective conan or “case closed” as it is know here is actually a pretty good show. when it would show on here (a canadian broadcast station that used to show on fridays) i would always tune in to check out the new episode. weather or not the mystery in the show is actually very good never really mattered to me it was just fun to watch.
i think some of the problems people have with detective conan that are not into it are things like: its very in how it is run and american fans normally take well to things that are not one solid story. i think this could for a bit of “japanophila” in the way that detective conan is kind of like an american animated sitcom that resets at the end of every episode and the view especially among younger fans is that they want their cartoons to be anything like american ones. honestly to me is pretty funny because the shows that are most popular in japan would have no chance here at all. things like dorimon, sazae-san, chan and of course detective conan. i understand that american fan culture is very, very different from what normal japanese people are watching on and by extension are still very different from the way japanese work. but that is a topic for another day.
there is also another problem with this in the way that detective conan is a show meant for families and kids in japan. here there is no way a show like conan could fly on. with the kind of air play it gets in japan the show is just to violent for kids. standards here. half of the market is cut off right there and put on top of that what we just talked about that most fans wont give it a chance. that is another fairly large market cut off. the only people you have left watching your show are people who already know about it and already like it. i think this is the toughest part of trying to sell conan to en american audience, who is the audience?
detective conan runs in weekly sunday and has been that way for almost 20 years now. also at the time of me writing this has just passed its episode which is a ludicrous amount of episodes. i am not sure what the show with the most amount of episodes in japan is but conan has to be up there. right now here in north america we have about 130 episodes and a hand full of movies of the series to watch. i understand 100% why has not licensed any more conan, i mean why would they? no one probably buys it (i my self am guilty of this but those collections look good). the japanese probably want an insane amount of money per episode because it is so popular there. it is a sad thing, but this can be changed! everyone, detective conan is awesome and also super cheep! there is no reason for anyone to at least not give a couple episodes of detective conan a chance. who knows, you may just think that it is awesome.
remember everyone, one truth prevails!
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(aɪ hæd tɪ juz ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈoʊpənɪŋ bɪˈkəz aɪ kʊd nɑt faɪnd ə. saɪzd əv ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz. oʊ wɛl ɪt ɪz ðə ˈvɛri seɪm sɔŋ ənd ˈvɪdioʊ ʤɪst ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ.) dɪˈtɛktɪv ˈkoʊnən ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət məʧ laɪk wən pis ɪt ɪz ˈsupər, ˈmɛgə ˈpɑpjələr ɪn ʤəˈpæn. ðoʊ ˈoʊvər hir ɪn ðə juz. ənd ˈkænədə nɑt tu ˈmɛni ˈpipəl kɛr əˈbaʊt ɪt, bət aɪ θɪŋk ˈpipəl æt list noʊ əˈbaʊt wən pis hir ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ hæv nɑt sin ˈɛni əv ɪt. ðɪs ɪz ˈprɪti sæd bɪˈkəz dɪˈtɛktɪv ˈkoʊnən ər closed”*” ɛz ɪt ɪz noʊ hir ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ə ˈprɪti gʊd ʃoʊ. wɪn ɪt wʊd ʃoʊ ɔn hir (ə kəˈneɪdiən ˈbrɔdˌkæst ˈsteɪʃən ðət juzd tɪ ʃoʊ ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪz) aɪ wʊd ˈɔlˌweɪz tun ɪn tɪ ʧɛk aʊt ðə nu ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd. ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ðə ˈmɪstəri ɪn ðə ʃoʊ ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈvɛri gʊd ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli ˈmætərd tɪ mi ɪt wɑz ʤɪst fən tɪ wɔʧ. aɪ θɪŋk səm əv ðə ˈprɑbləmz ˈpipəl hæv wɪθ dɪˈtɛktɪv ˈkoʊnən ðət ər nɑt ˈɪntu ɪt ər θɪŋz laɪk: ɪts ˈvɛri ɪn haʊ ɪt ɪz rən ənd əˈmɛrɪkən fænz ˈnɔrməli teɪk wɛl tɪ θɪŋz ðət ər nɑt wən ˈsɑləd ˈstɔri. aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs kʊd fər ə bɪt əv ““japanophila”*” ɪn ðə weɪ ðət dɪˈtɛktɪv ˈkoʊnən ɪz kaɪnd əv laɪk ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd ˈsɪtˌkɑm ðət ˈrisɛts æt ðə ɛnd əv ˈɛvəri ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ənd ðə vju əˈspɛʃəli əˈməŋ ˈjəŋgər fænz ɪz ðət ðeɪ wɔnt ðɛr kɑrˈtunz tɪ bi ˈɛniˌθɪŋ laɪk əˈmɛrɪkən wənz. ˈɑnəstli tɪ mi ɪz ˈprɪti ˈfəni bɪˈkəz ðə ʃoʊz ðət ər moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ɪn ʤəˈpæn wʊd hæv noʊ ʧæns hir æt ɔl. θɪŋz laɪk dorimon*, sazae-san*, ʧæn ənd əv kɔrs dɪˈtɛktɪv ˈkoʊnən. aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðət əˈmɛrɪkən fæn ˈkəlʧər ɪz ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt frəm wət ˈnɔrməl ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈpipəl ər ˈwɑʧɪŋ ɔn ənd baɪ ɪkˈstɛnʃən ər stɪl ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt frəm ðə weɪ ˌʤæpəˈniz wərk. bət ðət ɪz ə ˈtɑpɪk fər əˈnəðər deɪ. ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈnəðər ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ðɪs ɪn ðə weɪ ðət dɪˈtɛktɪv ˈkoʊnən ɪz ə ʃoʊ mɛnt fər ˈfæməliz ənd kɪdz ɪn ʤəˈpæn. hir ðɛr ɪz noʊ weɪ ə ʃoʊ laɪk ˈkoʊnən kʊd flaɪ ɔn. wɪθ ðə kaɪnd əv ɛr pleɪ ɪt gɪts ɪn ʤəˈpæn ðə ʃoʊ ɪz ʤɪst tɪ ˈvaɪələnt fər kɪdz. ˈstændərdz hir. hæf əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ɪz kət ɔf raɪt ðɛr ənd pʊt ɔn tɔp əv ðət wət wi ʤɪst tɔkt əˈbaʊt ðət moʊst fænz woʊnt gɪv ɪt ə ʧæns. ðət ɪz əˈnəðər ˈfɛrli lɑrʤ ˈmɑrkɪt kət ɔf. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈpipəl ju hæv lɛft ˈwɑʧɪŋ jʊr ʃoʊ ər ˈpipəl hu ɔˈrɛdi noʊ əˈbaʊt ɪt ənd ɔˈrɛdi laɪk ɪt. aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈtəfəst pɑrt əv traɪɪŋ tɪ sɛl ˈkoʊnən tɪ ɛn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɔdiəns, hu ɪz ðə ˈɔdiəns? dɪˈtɛktɪv ˈkoʊnən rənz ɪn ˈwikli ˈsənˌdi ənd həz bɪn ðət weɪ fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst 20 jɪrz naʊ. ˈɔlsoʊ æt ðə taɪm əv mi ˈraɪtɪŋ ðɪs həz ʤɪst pæst ɪts ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈludəkrəs əˈmaʊnt əv ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz. aɪ æm nɑt ʃʊr wət ðə ʃoʊ wɪθ ðə moʊst əˈmaʊnt əv ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz ɪn ʤəˈpæn ɪz bət ˈkoʊnən həz tɪ bi əp ðɛr. raɪt naʊ hir ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə wi hæv əˈbaʊt 130 ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz ənd ə hænd fʊl əv ˈmuviz əv ðə ˈsɪriz tɪ wɔʧ. aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd 100 waɪ həz nɑt ˈlaɪsənst ˈɛni mɔr ˈkoʊnən, aɪ min waɪ wʊd ðeɪ? noʊ wən ˈprɑbəˌbli baɪz ɪt (aɪ maɪ sɛlf æm ˈgɪlti əv ðɪs bət ðoʊz kəˈlɛkʃənz lʊk gʊd). ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈprɑbəˌbli wɔnt ən ˌɪnˈseɪn əˈmaʊnt əv ˈməni pər ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz soʊ ˈpɑpjələr ðɛr. ɪt ɪz ə sæd θɪŋ, bət ðɪs kən bi ʧeɪnʤd! ˈɛvriˌwən, dɪˈtɛktɪv ˈkoʊnən ɪz ˈɔsəm ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsupər cheep*! ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈrizən fər ˈɛniˌwən tɪ æt list nɑt gɪv ə ˈkəpəl ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz əv dɪˈtɛktɪv ˈkoʊnən ə ʧæns. hu noʊz, ju meɪ ʤɪst θɪŋk ðət ɪt ɪz ˈɔsəm. rɪˈmɛmbər ˈɛvriˌwən, wən truθ prɪˈveɪlz!
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geena davis is one of the nation's best with a bow and arrow, but she doesn't like to talk about it much.
the actress is a finalist to make the u.s. olympic archery team after competing in the semifinals against 299 women last month in ohio.
"yes, geena davis is one of the top 32," national archery association spokeswoman kathleen frazier said thursday. she just wants to keep a low profile."
davis, who won the supporting actress academy award for the 1988 movie the accidental tourist, was one of 300 women competing july in oxford, ohio, for a semifinals berth.
the aug. finals in bloomfield, n.j., will determine three slots, plus an alternate.
paul bloch, miss davis' publicist, wouldn't comment on her archery skills.
the 1996 gold medal victories of american archer justin huish in atlanta inspired miss davis, a source close to the actress, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the associated press.
huish became the first american archer to win two gold medals in the same olympics when he took home the top prize in the men's individual as well as a team gold.
"she was watching the olympics and she got into it about two years ago. she took lessons and she practices five hours a day, every day," the source said.
davis' movie credits include beetlejuice, earth girls are easy, the fly and a league of their own.
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ˈginə ˈdeɪvɪs ɪz wən əv ðə ˈneɪʃənz bɛst wɪθ ə boʊ ənd ˈɛroʊ, bət ʃi ˈdəzənt laɪk tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt məʧ. ðə ˈæktrəs ɪz ə ˈfaɪnəlɪst tɪ meɪk ðə juz. oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈɑrʧəri tim ˈæftər kəmˈpitɪŋ ɪn ðə ˌsɛmɪˈfaɪnəlz əˈgɛnst 299 ˈwɪmən læst mənθ ɪn oʊˈhaɪoʊ. "jɛs, ˈginə ˈdeɪvɪs ɪz wən əv ðə tɔp 32 ˈnæʃənəl ˈɑrʧəri əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən kæθˈlin ˈfreɪʒər sɛd ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ʃi ʤɪst wɔnts tɪ kip ə loʊ ˈproʊˌfaɪl." ˈdeɪvɪs, hu wən ðə səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈæktrəs əˈkædəmi əˈwɔrd fər ðə 1988 ˈmuvi ðə ˌæksəˈdɛnəl ˈtʊrɪst, wɑz wən əv 300 ˈwɪmən kəmˈpitɪŋ ˌʤuˈlaɪ ɪn ˈɑksfərd, oʊˈhaɪoʊ, fər ə ˌsɛmɪˈfaɪnəlz bərθ. ðə ˈɔgəst. ˈfaɪnəlz ɪn ˈblumˌfild, n.j*., wɪl dɪˈtərmən θri slɑts, pləs ən ˈɔltərˌneɪt. pɔl blɑk, mɪs ˈdeɪvɪs' ˈpəblɪsɪst, ˈwʊdənt ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn hər ˈɑrʧəri skɪlz. ðə 1996 goʊld ˈmɛdəl ˈvɪktəriz əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɑrʧər ˈʤəstɪn juɪʃ ɪn æˈtlæntə ˌɪnˈspaɪərd mɪs ˈdeɪvɪs, ə sɔrs kloʊz tɪ ðə ˈæktrəs, ˈspikɪŋ ɔn kənˈdɪʃən əv ˌænəˈnɪmɪti, toʊld ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs. juɪʃ bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɑrʧər tɪ wɪn tu goʊld ˈmɛdəlz ɪn ðə seɪm oʊˈlɪmpɪks wɪn hi tʊk hoʊm ðə tɔp praɪz ɪn ðə mɛnz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ɛz wɛl ɛz ə tim goʊld. "ʃi wɑz ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪks ənd ʃi gɑt ˈɪntu ɪt əˈbaʊt tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ʃi tʊk ˈlɛsənz ənd ʃi ˈpræktɪsɪz faɪv aʊərz ə deɪ, ˈɛvəri deɪ," ðə sɔrs sɛd. ˈdeɪvɪs' ˈmuvi ˈkrɛdɪts ˌɪnˈklud ˈbitəˌlʤus, ərθ gərlz ər ˈizi, ðə flaɪ ənd ə lig əv ðɛr oʊn. ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs. ɔl raɪts rɪˈzərvd. ðɪs məˈtɪriəl meɪ nɑt bi ˈpəblɪʃt, ˈbrɔdˌkæst, riˈrɪtən, ər ˌridɪˈstrɪbjətɪd
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climate hawks are hopeful that the u.s. will finally take action on carbon emissions in the aftermath of sandy and the president's acceptance speech comment that "we want our children to live in an america that. . . isn't threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet."
unfortunately, they're trotting out the same tired old policy prescriptions that have failed in the past.
i think i have a better idea.
but first let's review why carbon policy has failed.
why carbon policy fails
cap-and-trade, cap-and-tax, and carbon taxes all try to clamp down on carbon emissions. this makes sense when you "do the math" on the warming potential of atmospheric carbon, as highlighted in bill current road tour.
these proposals have failed to gain traction politically, however, for a few reasons.
first, they are essentially taxes -- punitive taxes intended to quash negative externalities. as such, they immediately arouse the opposition of the fossil fuel and utility industries, who object to being singled out for providing essential services that all of us demand. those taxes would gradually rise over time, often without clear definition up front, opening the door to exaggerated claims about how much they will cost consumers.
the vogue idea of a carbon tax appears to be a non-starter. president obama has already said that he does not intend to put a carbon tax on the agenda in his second term. groups are already mustering their opposition to it. when the crusader grover norquist suggested this week that he might be open to a carbon tax, he reversed himself one day later after being criticized by a energy think tank.
second, they fail to offer an assured alternative energy supply. vague promises that the revenues raised would be spent on like wind and solar, which currently make up less than 2 percent of u.s. energy supply, don't offer much confidence that a substitute supply of energy will be able to take up the load as fossil fuel supply is phased out. opponents can easily whip up fears about grid outages and so on without clear assurance that alternatives will be built. as long as there is demand for it, fuel will flow.
the fight over the keystone pipeline is a fine example: if opponents prevent canadian tar sands oil from flowing to u.s. refineries, it will simply go somewhere else --like asia -- because it is still very much in demand. the net reduction in carbon emissions will be zero.
third, because carbon emissions are a global issue, unilaterally controlling them without requiring global competitors like china to do the same raises concerns about losing our competitive edge. this has been the primary failing of decade after decade of international climate summits that produced no tangible progress.
fourth, carbon trading schemes have demonstrably benefited the banks who underwrite their trade more than they have produced meaningful cuts in emissions. and when the market price of carbon falls, as it has in europe, they become ineffectual.
fifth, the natural constituencies who support climate policy are vastly outgunned by their fossil fuel opponents. as i detailed in august , the oil and gas, coal, and utility lobby outspent the wind, solar, and geothermal lobby by 50 to 1 in 2011, and if all forms of funding are taken into account, the fossil fuel, utility, automobile, trucking, road-building, and airline complex probably outspends the sustainable industries complex by 100 to 1.
we need look no further than michigan's attempt to raise its renewable energy standard in this year's general election to see the problem. as dave roberts detailed in grist, a large coalition of green groups raised what was for them an enormous amount of money in support of the ballot proposition, and poured their hearts into a ground campaign. one month before the election, voter approval was at 49 percent. then -- whomp! -- two of the state's big utilities it with negative ads, outspending proponents by two to one, and the effort failed spectacularly.
in the fight for energy transition, proponents of clean energy will never be able to win against their opponents this way. it's like a super boxer trying to stand with a heavyweight and trade body blows. it will never, ever work. the incumbents will always be able to defeat ballot propositions and water down renewable energy standards to the point of uselessness, as they have done in the past.
instead, climate hawks should look to judo, where a smaller fighter can use the weight of a larger opponent against them. in that spirit, i offer the following proposal.
pitch a fit
president obama could the legislative wrangling over incentives for by doing something truly audacious, which would give far more hope to the climate hawks than anything else proposed to date.
he could simply follow the model of the national highway trust fund, and create a national standard for tariffs (fits) through the authority of the federal energy regulatory commission (ferc).
(fits, as i detailed here , have proved to be the most effective policy tools worldwide for renewable power generation. they typically pay an rate for power for a decade or more.)
now, there are some important legal details here, so bear with me.
ferc has the authority to regulate wholesale electricity rates for utilities who trade electricity across state lines, and to decide if those rates are just and reasonable. therefore, does not have authority over the electricity rates of alaska, hawaii, or texas, which have their own grids. has similar authority over interstate transmission pipelines for natural gas.
normally, requires electricity rates to be set according to the "avoided cost" of building new generation capacity. however, under a recent ruling requested by california, allows states to define for themselves what the avoided cost is. so if a state requires utilities to buy solar power under their renewable energy standards, for example, then the state can define solar power as the avoided cost basis (instead of much cheaper coal or natural capacity) and set electricity rates accordingly.
the president could direct to define national guidelines for fits. they could be differentiated by resource intensity, so that a fit for wind in north dakota wouldn't pay as much for wind in, say, oregon. they could further differentiate by size for example, favoring rooftop solar photovoltaics over systems. and they could differentiate by application, to limit systems to brownfield sites like formerly mined land. finally, they could differentiate by the type of generation, in order to recognize the different costs for wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, biogas, and marine technologies.
if the fits are properly defined, every state could benefit: the heartland has wind resources, the southeast has biomass, the west coast has geothermal capacity, the coastal states have wind and marine potential, and everybody can install some solar.
a parallel fit program could be offered for building upgrades, to help pay for things like better insulation, windows, replacing inefficient furnaces, and other ways of reducing energy waste.
the states would then implement their own fits, according to their unique capacities and needs, under the public utility regulatory policies act (purpa).
in order to pay for the fits, an assessment would be levied on all consumers' utility bills, just like the charges we currently pay for things like nuclear decommissioning, public purpose programs, bond charges, and so on. for starters, they could be set at a low level -- say, 1 percent, or about of a cent per kilowatt-hour, and one cent per therm of natural gas. that would give the program around a $5 billion annual budget for starters.
the revenues collected would go into a dedicated national energy trust fund, just as a portion of our gasoline taxes go into the national highway trust fund. and like the latter, they would then be disbursed to states who elect to implement fits meeting or exceeding the federal guidelines. the states would not be required to implement fits, but if they didn't, they wouldn't be eligible for the federal funds. the funds collected would only be used for renewable generation capacity and building efficiency upgrades.
the fit fees would be adjusted upward over time as the market evolves and demands more funds, up to a limit defined by. then, as capacity and efficiency milestones are achieved, the incentives would be reduced. fits are already declining in countries that have had them in place for a decade or more. when the wholesale cost of grid power rises to the price of renewable power, the fits would be eliminated.
impediments to implementation
there are a few sticky wickets in this idea, to be sure.
ferc is not accustomed to taking direction from a president in the fashion i've outlined, nor is there a great deal of precedent for to assert its authority in this way. however, the legal experts i consulted think there is opportunity for to interpret its regulatory authority more broadly than it has in the past, and believe that might be able to find an avenue to develop such a program if it wanted to. for, this is undefined, not forbidden, territory.
it might also be difficult to establish the revenue mechanism as i have defined it, from a line item on customers' bills through to a federal fund. however, fees for the yucca mountain nuclear waste repository are already collected through the department of energy and held by the treasury, so perhaps a similar approach could be taken for a national energy trust fund. could also use the approach they've taken in the past with regional transmission operators (rtos) and independent system operators (isos) to persuade utilities and state utility commissions to accommodate the national fit. (for a detailed discussion of and isos, see " why power is doomed .")
the definition of a "qualifying facility" under purpa might need some modification to adopt a national fit, but that's well within's authority to do. alternatively, there might be other ways could implement it outside of purpa.
some recalcitrant utilities would no doubt object to the fit program, since distributed renewable power cuts into their generation and transmission businesses. they could exert influence on their respective states to resist the collection of fees, or to refuse to participate in the fit program. but utility customers could also lobby their local elected officials and utilities more effectively than they have been able to do in support of statewide mandates like renewable energy standards.
fundamentally, i think the idea is sound. it would no doubt require a good deal of working over by legal eagles who understand the ins and outs of applicable regulatory statutes better than i do. but i'm reasonably confident that if there's a will, there could be a way.
climate judo
a national fit would take essentially the opposite approach to carbon mitigation than has been tried to date. carbon taxes are all stick, while a fit is all carrot. the benefits of this approach should be obvious.
it would create an alternative supply to fossil fuels first. it would not raise fears about being left in the dark. as the price of renewable power falls, it would naturally force coal and natural gas off the grid. incumbents would find themselves losing creditworthiness as their business models are disrupted, as is already happening in europe. that's climate judo!
it would be a completely new angle of attack for, one which the incumbents haven't spent years preparing to battle. it would be funded directly by ratepayers, not by green groups.
it could be executed from the top down via legal means, bypassing congress and avoiding the battles that have been used to stop the advance of renewable portfolio standards.
it would offer a clear value proposition to ratepayers, who could be confident that the negligible fees they pay into the program will result directly in new renewable generation capacity, not line the pockets of banks who make a market in carbon offsets, or wind up being spent on other things.
it would result in a much more rapid deployment of, and accomplish far more than carbon policy has in short order. thanks to its fit, 25 percent of germany's electricity now comes from solar, wind and biomass. an equivalent achievement could be made in the u.s. in perhaps 15 years' time. we've tried carbon policy for that long already and accomplished next to nothing.
most importantly, what consumers will pay for the fits will be recovered over time, resulting in a long-term reduction in grid power and heating expenditures. again, this has already been proven in countries like germany and denmark, but it will happen even more quickly in the future as fossil fuel prices continue to rise, and the cost of continues to fall. in three or four decades, the u.s. could meet perhaps 80 percent of its grid power needs with, at a far lower cost than the status quo path.
incumbents will certainly recognize the existential threat of a fit and resist it, accusing the federal government of "picking winners" and repeating their usual complaints. but there would be no ground lost there over the status quo. they will also surely insist that the grid can't handle higher penetration rates for, despite the evidence that with proper planning, it can . that's fine. either they'll go along with the inevitable energy transition, or they'll die.
this is president obama's chance to show real leadership, and create a legacy on par with eisenhower's highways and roosevelt's social security. it would transform america for the long haul, leaping over congressional gridlock and delivering true sustainability in a century that will be defined by climate and energy challenges. i hope he takes it.
my thanks to paul gipe, jennifer gleason, scott thomasson, elias hinckley, and john farrell for their expert contributions to this article.
photo: wind turbines in wyoming (paleololigo/flickr)
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ˈklaɪmɪt hɔks ər ˈhoʊpfəl ðət ðə juz. wɪl ˈfaɪnəli teɪk ˈækʃən ɔn ˈkɑrbən ɪˈmɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈæftərˌmæθ əv ˈsændi ənd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənts əkˈsɛptəns spiʧ ˈkɑmɛnt ðət "wi wɔnt ɑr ˈʧɪldrən tɪ lɪv ɪn ən əˈmɛrɪkə ðət. ˈɪzənt θˈrɛtənd baɪ ðə dɪˈstrəktɪv paʊər əv ə ˈwɔrmɪŋ ˈplænət." ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðɛr ˈtrɑtɪŋ aʊt ðə seɪm taɪərd oʊld ˈpɑləsi prəˈskrɪpʃənz ðət hæv feɪld ɪn ðə pæst. aɪ θɪŋk aɪ hæv ə ˈbɛtər aɪˈdiə. bət fərst lɛts ˌrivˈju waɪ ˈkɑrbən ˈpɑləsi həz feɪld. waɪ ˈkɑrbən ˈpɑləsi feɪlz cap-and-trade*, cap-and-tax*, ənd ˈkɑrbən ˈtæksɪz ɔl traɪ tɪ klæmp daʊn ɔn ˈkɑrbən ɪˈmɪʃənz. ðɪs meɪks sɛns wɪn ju "du ðə mæθ" ɔn ðə ˈwɔrmɪŋ pəˈtɛnʃəl əv ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk ˈkɑrbən, ɛz ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ɪn bɪl ˈkɑrənt roʊd tʊr. ðiz prəˈpoʊzəlz hæv feɪld tɪ geɪn ˈtrækʃən ˈplɪtɪkli, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, fər ə fju ˈrizənz. fərst, ðeɪ ər ɛˈsɛnʃəli ˈtæksɪz ˈpjunətɪv ˈtæksɪz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ kwɔʃ ˈnɛgətɪv externalities*. ɛz səʧ, ðeɪ ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli əraʊz ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən əv ðə ˈfɑsəl fjuəl ənd juˈtɪləti ˈɪndəstriz, hu ˈɑbʤɛkt tɪ biɪŋ ˈsɪŋgəld aʊt fər prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz ðət ɔl əv ˈjuˈɛs dɪˈmænd. ðoʊz ˈtæksɪz wʊd ˈgræʤuəli raɪz ˈoʊvər taɪm, ˈɔfən wɪˈθaʊt klɪr ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əp frənt, ˈoʊpənɪŋ ðə dɔr tɪ ɪgˈzæʤərˌeɪtɪd kleɪmz əˈbaʊt haʊ məʧ ðeɪ wɪl kɔst kənˈsumərz. ðə voʊg aɪˈdiə əv ə ˈkɑrbən tæks əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ə nɑnˈstɑrtər. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz ɔˈrɛdi sɛd ðət hi dɪz nɑt ˌɪnˈtɛnd tɪ pʊt ə ˈkɑrbən tæks ɔn ðə əˈʤɛndə ɪn hɪz ˈsɛkənd tərm. grups ər ɔˈrɛdi ˈməstərɪŋ ðɛr ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ɪt. wɪn ðə kruˈseɪdər ˈgroʊvər ˈnɔrkwɪst səˈʤɛstɪd ðɪs wik ðət hi maɪt bi ˈoʊpən tɪ ə ˈkɑrbən tæks, hi rɪˈvərst hɪmˈsɛlf wən deɪ ˈleɪtər ˈæftər biɪŋ ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd baɪ ə ˈɛnərʤi θɪŋk tæŋk. ˈsɛkənd, ðeɪ feɪl tɪ ˈɔfər ən əˈʃʊrd ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈɛnərʤi səˈplaɪ. veɪg ˈprɑməsəz ðət ðə ˈrɛvəˌnuz reɪzd wʊd bi spɛnt ɔn laɪk wɪnd ənd ˈsoʊlər, wɪʧ ˈkərəntli meɪk əp lɛs ðən 2 pərˈsɛnt əv juz. ˈɛnərʤi səˈplaɪ, doʊnt ˈɔfər məʧ ˈkɑnfədɛns ðət ə ˈsəbstəˌtut səˈplaɪ əv ˈɛnərʤi wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ teɪk əp ðə loʊd ɛz ˈfɑsəl fjuəl səˈplaɪ ɪz feɪzd aʊt. əˈpoʊnənts kən ˈizəli wɪp əp fɪrz əˈbaʊt grɪd ˈaʊtɪʤɪz ənd soʊ ɔn wɪˈθaʊt klɪr əˈʃʊrəns ðət ɔlˈtərnətɪvz wɪl bi bɪlt. ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðɛr ɪz dɪˈmænd fər ɪt, fjuəl wɪl floʊ. ðə faɪt ˈoʊvər ðə ˈkiˌstoʊn ˈpaɪˌplaɪn ɪz ə faɪn ɪgˈzæmpəl: ɪf əˈpoʊnənts prɪˈvɛnt kəˈneɪdiən tɑr sændz ɔɪl frəm floʊɪŋ tɪ juz. rɪˈfaɪnəriz, ɪt wɪl ˈsɪmpli goʊ ˈsəmˌwɛr ɛls --laɪk ˈeɪʒə bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz stɪl ˈvɛri məʧ ɪn dɪˈmænd. ðə nɛt rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn ˈkɑrbən ɪˈmɪʃənz wɪl bi ˈziroʊ. θərd, bɪˈkəz ˈkɑrbən ɪˈmɪʃənz ər ə ˈgloʊbəl ˈɪʃu, ˌjunəˈlætərəli kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ðɛm wɪˈθaʊt rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ˈgloʊbəl kəmˈpɛtɪtərz laɪk ˈʧaɪnə tɪ du ðə seɪm ˈreɪzɪz kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ˈluzɪŋ ɑr kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ɛʤ. ðɪs həz bɪn ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈfeɪlɪŋ əv ˈdɛkeɪd ˈæftər ˈdɛkeɪd əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈklaɪmɪt ˈsəmɪts ðət prəˈdust noʊ ˈtænʤəbəl ˈprɑˌgrɛs. fɔrθ, ˈkɑrbən ˈtreɪdɪŋ skimz hæv dɪˈmɑnstrəbli ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd ðə bæŋks hu ˈəndərˌraɪt ðɛr treɪd mɔr ðən ðeɪ hæv prəˈdust ˈminɪŋfəl kəts ɪn ɪˈmɪʃənz. ənd wɪn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt praɪs əv ˈkɑrbən fɔlz, ɛz ɪt həz ɪn ˈjʊrəp, ðeɪ bɪˈkəm ˌɪnəˈfɛkʧuəl. fɪθ, ðə ˈnæʧərəl kənˈstɪʧuənsiz hu səˈpɔrt ˈklaɪmɪt ˈpɑləsi ər ˈvæstli ˈaʊtˌgənd baɪ ðɛr ˈfɑsəl fjuəl əˈpoʊnənts. ɛz aɪ dɪˈteɪld ɪn ˈɔgəst ðə ɔɪl ənd gæs, koʊl, ənd juˈtɪləti ˈlɑbi aʊtˈspɛnt ðə wɪnd, ˈsoʊlər, ənd ˌʤioʊˈθərməl ˈlɑbi baɪ 50 tɪ 1 ɪn 2011 ənd ɪf ɔl fɔrmz əv ˈfəndɪŋ ər ˈteɪkən ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt, ðə ˈfɑsəl fjuəl, juˈtɪləti, ˌɔtəmoʊˈbil, ˈtrəkɪŋ, road-building*, ənd ˈɛˌrlaɪn ˈkɑmplɛks ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈaʊtˌspɛndz ðə səˈsteɪnəbəl ˈɪndəstriz ˈkɑmplɛks baɪ 100 tɪ 1 wi nid lʊk noʊ ˈfərðər ðən ˈmɪʃɪgənz əˈtɛmpt tɪ reɪz ɪts riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi ˈstændərd ɪn ðɪs jɪrz ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən tɪ si ðə ˈprɑbləm. ɛz deɪv ˈrɑbərts dɪˈteɪld ɪn grɪst, ə lɑrʤ ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən əv grin grups reɪzd wət wɑz fər ðɛm ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs əˈmaʊnt əv ˈməni ɪn səˈpɔrt əv ðə ˈbælət ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃən, ənd pɔrd ðɛr hɑrts ˈɪntu ə graʊnd kæmˈpeɪn. wən mənθ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən, ˈvoʊtər əˈpruvəl wɑz æt 49 pərˈsɛnt. ðɛn whomp*! tu əv ðə steɪts bɪg juˈtɪlətiz ɪt wɪθ ˈnɛgətɪv ædz, ˈaʊtˌspɛndɪŋ prəˈpoʊnənts baɪ tu tɪ wən, ənd ðə ˈɛfərt feɪld spɛkˈtækjələrli. ɪn ðə faɪt fər ˈɛnərʤi trænˈzɪʃən, prəˈpoʊnənts əv klin ˈɛnərʤi wɪl ˈnɛvər bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ wɪn əˈgɛnst ðɛr əˈpoʊnənts ðɪs weɪ. ɪts laɪk ə ˈsupər ˈbɑksər traɪɪŋ tɪ stænd wɪθ ə ˈhɛviˌweɪt ənd treɪd ˈbɑdi bloʊz. ɪt wɪl ˈnɛvər, ˈɛvər wərk. ðə ˌɪnˈkəmbənts wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ dɪˈfit ˈbælət ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃənz ənd ˈwɔtər daʊn riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi ˈstændərdz tɪ ðə pɔɪnt əv uselessness*, ɛz ðeɪ hæv dən ɪn ðə pæst. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ˈklaɪmɪt hɔks ʃʊd lʊk tɪ ˈʤuˌdoʊ, wɛr ə sˈmɔlər ˈfaɪtər kən juz ðə weɪt əv ə ˈlɑrʤər əˈpoʊnənt əˈgɛnst ðɛm. ɪn ðət ˈspɪrɪt, aɪ ˈɔfər ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ prəˈpoʊzəl. pɪʧ ə fɪt ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə kʊd ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈræŋgəlɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz fər baɪ duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈtruli ɑˈdeɪʃəs, wɪʧ wʊd gɪv fɑr mɔr hoʊp tɪ ðə ˈklaɪmɪt hɔks ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls prəˈpoʊzd tɪ deɪt. hi kʊd ˈsɪmpli ˈfɑloʊ ðə ˈmɑdəl əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈhaɪˌweɪ trəst fənd, ənd kriˈeɪt ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈstændərd fər ˈtɛrəfs (fɪts) θru ðə əˈθɔrəti əv ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈɛnərʤi ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri kəˈmɪʃən (ferc*). (fɪts, ɛz aɪ dɪˈteɪld hir hæv pruvd tɪ bi ðə moʊst ˈifɛktɪv ˈpɑləsi tulz ˈwərldˈwaɪd fər riˈnuəbəl paʊər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən. ðeɪ ˈtɪpɪkəli peɪ ən reɪt fər paʊər fər ə ˈdɛkeɪd ər mɔr.) naʊ, ðɛr ər səm ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈligəl ˈditeɪlz hir, soʊ bɛr wɪθ mi. həz ðə əˈθɔrəti tɪ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt ˈhoʊlˌseɪl ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti reɪts fər juˈtɪlətiz hu treɪd ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti əˈkrɔs steɪt laɪnz, ənd tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd ɪf ðoʊz reɪts ər ʤɪst ənd ˈrizənəbəl. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, dɪz nɑt hæv əˈθɔrəti ˈoʊvər ðə ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti reɪts əv əˈlæskə, həˈwaɪˌi, ər ˈtɛksəs, wɪʧ hæv ðɛr oʊn grɪdz. həz ˈsɪmələr əˈθɔrəti ˈoʊvər ˌɪntərˈsteɪt trænzˈmɪʃən ˈpaɪˌplaɪnz fər ˈnæʧərəl gæs. ˈnɔrməli, rikˈwaɪərz ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti reɪts tɪ bi sɛt əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə "əˈvɔɪdɪd kɔst" əv ˈbɪldɪŋ nu ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən kəˈpæsɪti. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈəndər ə ˈrisənt ˈrulɪŋ rɪkˈwɛstɪd baɪ ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, əˈlaʊz steɪts tɪ dɪˈfaɪn fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz wət ðə əˈvɔɪdɪd kɔst ɪz. soʊ ɪf ə steɪt rikˈwaɪərz juˈtɪlətiz tɪ baɪ ˈsoʊlər paʊər ˈəndər ðɛr riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi ˈstændərdz, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðɛn ðə steɪt kən dɪˈfaɪn ˈsoʊlər paʊər ɛz ðə əˈvɔɪdɪd kɔst ˈbeɪsɪs (ˌɪnˈstɛd əv məʧ ˈʧipər koʊl ər ˈnæʧərəl kəˈpæsɪti) ənd sɛt ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti reɪts əˈkɔrdɪŋli. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt kʊd dɪˈrɛkt tɪ dɪˈfaɪn ˈnæʃənəl ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz fər fɪts. ðeɪ kʊd bi ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪtəd baɪ ˈrisɔrs ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti, soʊ ðət ə fɪt fər wɪnd ɪn nɔrθ dəˈkoʊtə ˈwʊdənt peɪ ɛz məʧ fər wɪnd ɪn, seɪ, ˈɔrəˌgɑn. ðeɪ kʊd ˈfərðər ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪt baɪ saɪz fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈfeɪvərɪŋ ˈrufˌtɑp ˈsoʊlər ˈfoʊtoʊvoʊlˈteɪɪks ˈoʊvər ˈsɪstəmz. ənd ðeɪ kʊd ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪt baɪ ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən, tɪ ˈlɪmət ˈsɪstəmz tɪ ˈbraʊnˌfild saɪts laɪk ˈfɔrmərli maɪnd lænd. ˈfaɪnəli, ðeɪ kʊd ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪt baɪ ðə taɪp əv ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðə ˈdɪfərənt kɔsts fər wɪnd, ˈsoʊlər, ˌʤioʊˈθərməl, ˈbaɪəmæs, biogas*, ənd mərˈin tɛkˈnɑləʤiz. ɪf ðə fɪts ər ˈprɑpərli dɪˈfaɪnd, ˈɛvəri steɪt kʊd ˈbɛnəfɪt: ðə ˈhɑrˌtlænd həz wɪnd ˈrisɔrsɪz, ðə ˌsaʊˈθist həz ˈbaɪəmæs, ðə wɛst koʊst həz ˌʤioʊˈθərməl kəˈpæsɪti, ðə ˈkoʊstəl steɪts hæv wɪnd ənd mərˈin pəˈtɛnʃəl, ənd ˈɛvriˌbɑdi kən ˌɪnˈstɔl səm ˈsoʊlər. ə ˈpɛrəˌlɛl fɪt ˈproʊˌgræm kʊd bi ˈɔfərd fər ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈəpˌgreɪdz, tɪ hɛlp peɪ fər θɪŋz laɪk ˈbɛtər ˌɪnsəˈleɪʃən, ˈwɪndoʊz, rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənt ˈfərˌnəsɪz, ənd ˈəðər weɪz əv rɪˈdusɪŋ ˈɛnərʤi weɪst. ðə steɪts wʊd ðɛn ˈɪmpləmənt ðɛr oʊn fɪts, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðɛr juˈnik kəˈpæsɪtiz ənd nidz, ˈəndər ðə ˈpəblɪk juˈtɪləti ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈpɑləsiz ækt (ˈpərpə). ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ peɪ fər ðə fɪts, ən əˈsɛsmənt wʊd bi ˈlɛvid ɔn ɔl kənˈsumərz' juˈtɪləti bɪlz, ʤɪst laɪk ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪz wi ˈkərəntli peɪ fər θɪŋz laɪk ˈnukliər dikəˈmɪʃənɪŋ, ˈpəblɪk ˈpərpəs ˈproʊˌgræmz, bɑnd ˈʧɑrʤɪz, ənd soʊ ɔn. fər ˈstɑrtərz, ðeɪ kʊd bi sɛt æt ə loʊ ˈlɛvəl seɪ, 1 pərˈsɛnt, ər əˈbaʊt əv ə sɛnt pər kilowatt-hour*, ənd wən sɛnt pər θərm əv ˈnæʧərəl gæs. ðət wʊd gɪv ðə ˈproʊˌgræm əraʊnd ə 5 ˈbɪljən ˈænjuəl ˈbəʤɪt fər ˈstɑrtərz. ðə ˈrɛvəˌnuz kəˈlɛktəd wʊd goʊ ˈɪntu ə ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd ˈnæʃənəl ˈɛnərʤi trəst fənd, ʤɪst ɛz ə ˈpɔrʃən əv ɑr ˈgæsəˌlin ˈtæksɪz goʊ ˈɪntu ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈhaɪˌweɪ trəst fənd. ənd laɪk ðə ˈlætər, ðeɪ wʊd ðɛn bi dɪsˈbərst tɪ steɪts hu ɪˈlɛkt tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt fɪts ˈmitɪŋ ər ɪkˈsidɪŋ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz. ðə steɪts wʊd nɑt bi rikˈwaɪərd tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt fɪts, bət ɪf ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt, ðeɪ ˈwʊdənt bi ˈɛlɪʤəbəl fər ðə ˈfɛdərəl fəndz. ðə fəndz kəˈlɛktəd wʊd ˈoʊnli bi juzd fər riˈnuəbəl ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən kəˈpæsɪti ənd ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪˈfɪʃənsi ˈəpˌgreɪdz. ðə fɪt fiz wʊd bi əˈʤəstɪd ˈəpwərd ˈoʊvər taɪm ɛz ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ɪˈvɑlvz ənd dɪˈmændz mɔr fəndz, əp tɪ ə ˈlɪmət dɪˈfaɪnd baɪ. ðɛn, ɛz kəˈpæsɪti ənd ɪˈfɪʃənsi ˈmaɪlˌstoʊnz ər əˈʧivd, ðə ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz wʊd bi rɪˈdust. fɪts ər ɔˈrɛdi dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ ɪn ˈkəntriz ðət hæv hæd ðɛm ɪn pleɪs fər ə ˈdɛkeɪd ər mɔr. wɪn ðə ˈhoʊlˌseɪl kɔst əv grɪd paʊər ˈraɪzɪz tɪ ðə praɪs əv riˈnuəbəl paʊər, ðə fɪts wʊd bi ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd. ˌɪmˈpɛdəmənts tɪ ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən ðɛr ər ə fju ˈstɪki ˈwɪkəts ɪn ðɪs aɪˈdiə, tɪ bi ʃʊr. ɪz nɑt əˈkəstəmd tɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ dɪˈrɛkʃɪn frəm ə ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪn ðə ˈfæʃən aɪv ˈaʊˌtlaɪnd, nɔr ɪz ðɛr ə greɪt dil əv ˈprɛsɪdənt fər tɪ əˈsərt ɪts əˈθɔrəti ɪn ðɪs weɪ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈligəl ˈɛkspərts aɪ kənˈsəltɪd θɪŋk ðɛr ɪz ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər tɪ ˌɪnˈtərprət ɪts ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri əˈθɔrəti mɔr ˈbrɔdli ðən ɪt həz ɪn ðə pæst, ənd bɪˈliv ðət maɪt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ faɪnd ən ˈævəˌnu tɪ dɪˈvɛləp səʧ ə ˈproʊˌgræm ɪf ɪt ˈwɔntɪd tɪ. fər, ðɪs ɪz ˌəndɪˈfaɪnd, nɑt ˈfɔrbɪdən, ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri. ɪt maɪt ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ðə ˈrɛvəˌnu ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm ɛz aɪ hæv dɪˈfaɪnd ɪt, frəm ə laɪn ˈaɪtəm ɔn ˈkəstəmərz' bɪlz θru tɪ ə ˈfɛdərəl fənd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, fiz fər ðə ˈjəkə ˈmaʊntən ˈnukliər weɪst riˈpɑzəˌtɔri ər ɔˈrɛdi kəˈlɛktəd θru ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈɛnərʤi ənd hɛld baɪ ðə ˈtrɛʒəri, soʊ pərˈhæps ə ˈsɪmələr əˈproʊʧ kʊd bi ˈteɪkən fər ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɛnərʤi trəst fənd. kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ juz ðə əˈproʊʧ ðeɪv ˈteɪkən ɪn ðə pæst wɪθ ˈriʤənəl trænzˈmɪʃən ˈɔpərˌeɪtərz (rtos*) ənd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈsɪstəm ˈɔpərˌeɪtərz (isos*) tɪ pərsˈweɪd juˈtɪlətiz ənd steɪt juˈtɪləti kəˈmɪʃənz tɪ əˈkɑməˌdeɪt ðə ˈnæʃənəl fɪt. (fər ə dɪˈteɪld dɪˈskəʃən əv ənd isos*, si waɪ paʊər ɪz dumd ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ə "kˈwɑləˌfaɪɪŋ fəˈsɪlɪti" ˈəndər ˈpərpə maɪt nid səm ˌmɑdəfəˈkeɪʃən tɪ əˈdɑpt ə ˈnæʃənəl fɪt, bət ðæts wɛl wɪˈθɪn əˈθɔrəti tɪ du. ɔlˈtərnətɪvli, ðɛr maɪt bi ˈəðər weɪz kʊd ˈɪmpləmənt ɪt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈpərpə. səm rɪˈkælsɪtrənt juˈtɪlətiz wʊd noʊ daʊt ˈɑbʤɛkt tɪ ðə fɪt ˈproʊˌgræm, sɪns dɪˈstrɪbjətəd riˈnuəbəl paʊər kəts ˈɪntu ðɛr ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ənd trænzˈmɪʃən ˈbɪznɪsɪz. ðeɪ kʊd ɪgˈzərt ˈɪnfluəns ɔn ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪv steɪts tɪ rɪˈzɪst ðə kəˈlɛkʃən əv fiz, ər tɪ ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ðə fɪt ˈproʊˌgræm. bət juˈtɪləti ˈkəstəmərz kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlɑbi ðɛr ˈloʊkəl ɪˈlɛktɪd əˈfɪʃəlz ənd juˈtɪlətiz mɔr ˈifɛktɪvli ðən ðeɪ hæv bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ du ɪn səˈpɔrt əv ˈsteɪtˌwaɪd ˈmænˌdeɪts laɪk riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi ˈstændərdz. ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli, aɪ θɪŋk ðə aɪˈdiə ɪz saʊnd. ɪt wʊd noʊ daʊt ˌrikˈwaɪər ə gʊd dil əv ˈwərkɪŋ ˈoʊvər baɪ ˈligəl ˈigəlz hu ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈaɪˈɛˈnɛs ənd aʊts əv ˈæpləkəbəl ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈstæʧuts ˈbɛtər ðən aɪ du. bət əm ˈrizənəbli ˈkɑnfədənt ðət ɪf ðɛrz ə wɪl, ðɛr kʊd bi ə weɪ. ˈklaɪmɪt ˈʤuˌdoʊ ə ˈnæʃənəl fɪt wʊd teɪk ɛˈsɛnʃəli ðə ˈɑpəzɪt əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˈkɑrbən ˌmɪtɪˈgeɪʃən ðən həz bɪn traɪd tɪ deɪt. ˈkɑrbən ˈtæksɪz ər ɔl stɪk, waɪl ə fɪt ɪz ɔl ˈkɛrət. ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts əv ðɪs əˈproʊʧ ʃʊd bi ˈɑbviəs. ɪt wʊd kriˈeɪt ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv səˈplaɪ tɪ ˈfɑsəl fjuəlz fərst. ɪt wʊd nɑt reɪz fɪrz əˈbaʊt biɪŋ lɛft ɪn ðə dɑrk. ɛz ðə praɪs əv riˈnuəbəl paʊər fɔlz, ɪt wʊd ˈnæʧərəli fɔrs koʊl ənd ˈnæʧərəl gæs ɔf ðə grɪd. ˌɪnˈkəmbənts wʊd faɪnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈluzɪŋ ˈkrɛdɪtˌwərðinəs ɛz ðɛr ˈbɪznɪs ˈmɑdəlz ər dɪsˈrəptɪd, ɛz ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˈhæpənɪŋ ɪn ˈjʊrəp. ðæts ˈklaɪmɪt ˈʤuˌdoʊ! ɪt wʊd bi ə kəmˈplitli nu ˈæŋgəl əv əˈtæk fər, wən wɪʧ ðə ˌɪnˈkəmbənts ˈhævənt spɛnt jɪrz pərˈpɛrɪŋ tɪ ˈbætəl. ɪt wʊd bi ˈfəndɪd dɪˈrɛkli baɪ ˈreɪtˌpeɪərz, nɑt baɪ grin grups. ɪt kʊd bi ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd frəm ðə tɔp daʊn ˈviə ˈligəl minz, ˈbaɪˌpæsɪŋ ˈkɑŋgrəs ənd əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ðə ˈbætəlz ðət hæv bɪn juzd tɪ stɑp ðə ədˈvæns əv riˈnuəbəl pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊ ˈstændərdz. ɪt wʊd ˈɔfər ə klɪr ˈvælju ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈreɪtˌpeɪərz, hu kʊd bi ˈkɑnfədənt ðət ðə ˈnɛglɪʤəbəl fiz ðeɪ peɪ ˈɪntu ðə ˈproʊˌgræm wɪl rɪˈzəlt dɪˈrɛkli ɪn nu riˈnuəbəl ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən kəˈpæsɪti, nɑt laɪn ðə ˈpɑkəts əv bæŋks hu meɪk ə ˈmɑrkɪt ɪn ˈkɑrbən ˈɔfˌsɛts, ər wɪnd əp biɪŋ spɛnt ɔn ˈəðər θɪŋz. ɪt wʊd rɪˈzəlt ɪn ə məʧ mɔr ˈræpɪd dɪˈplɔɪmənt əv, ənd əˈkɑmplɪʃ fɑr mɔr ðən ˈkɑrbən ˈpɑləsi həz ɪn ʃɔrt ˈɔrdər. θæŋks tɪ ɪts fɪt, 25 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈʤərməniz ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti naʊ kəmz frəm ˈsoʊlər, wɪnd ənd ˈbaɪəmæs. ən ɪkˈwɪvələnt əˈʧivmənt kʊd bi meɪd ɪn ðə juz. ɪn pərˈhæps 15 jɪrz' taɪm. wiv traɪd ˈkɑrbən ˈpɑləsi fər ðət lɔŋ ɔˈrɛdi ənd əˈkɑmplɪʃt nɛkst tɪ ˈnəθɪŋ. moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, wət kənˈsumərz wɪl peɪ fər ðə fɪts wɪl bi rɪˈkəvərd ˈoʊvər taɪm, rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn grɪd paʊər ənd ˈhitɪŋ ɪkˈspɛndɪʧərz. əˈgɛn, ðɪs həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ˈpruvən ɪn ˈkəntriz laɪk ˈʤərməni ənd ˈdɛnˌmɑrk, bət ɪt wɪl ˈhæpən ˈivɪn mɔr kˈwɪkli ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər ɛz ˈfɑsəl fjuəl ˈpraɪsɪz kənˈtɪnju tɪ raɪz, ənd ðə kɔst əv kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ fɔl. ɪn θri ər fɔr ˈdɛkeɪdz, ðə juz. kʊd mit pərˈhæps 80 pərˈsɛnt əv ɪts grɪd paʊər nidz wɪθ, æt ə fɑr loʊər kɔst ðən ðə ˈstætəs kwoʊ pæθ. ˌɪnˈkəmbənts wɪl ˈsərtənli ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðə ˌɛgˌzɪˈstɛnʃəl θrɛt əv ə fɪt ənd rɪˈzɪst ɪt, əˈkjuzɪŋ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt əv "ˈpɪkɪŋ ˈwɪnərz" ənd rɪˈpitɪŋ ðɛr ˈjuʒəwəl kəmˈpleɪnts. bət ðɛr wʊd bi noʊ graʊnd lɔst ðɛr ˈoʊvər ðə ˈstætəs kwoʊ. ðeɪ wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈʃʊrli ˌɪnˈsɪst ðət ðə grɪd kænt ˈhændəl haɪər ˌpɛnəˈtreɪʃən reɪts fər, dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈɛvədəns ðət wɪθ ˈprɑpər ˈplænɪŋ, ɪt kən ðæts faɪn. ˈiðər ðɛl goʊ əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl ˈɛnərʤi trænˈzɪʃən, ər ðɛl daɪ. ðɪs ɪz ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑməz ʧæns tɪ ʃoʊ ril ˈlidərˌʃɪp, ənd kriˈeɪt ə ˈlɛgəsi ɔn pɑr wɪθ ˈaɪzənˌhaʊərz ˈhaɪˌweɪz ənd ˈruzəˌvɛlts ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti. ɪt wʊd ˈtrænsfɔrm əˈmɛrɪkə fər ðə lɔŋ hɔl, ˈlipɪŋ ˈoʊvər kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈgrɪˌdlɑk ənd dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ tru səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti ɪn ə ˈsɛnʧəri ðət wɪl bi dɪˈfaɪnd baɪ ˈklaɪmɪt ənd ˈɛnərʤi ˈʧælənʤɪz. aɪ hoʊp hi teɪks ɪt. maɪ θæŋks tɪ pɔl ʤaɪp, ˈʤɛnəfər ˈglisən, skɑt ˈθɑməsən, əˈlaɪəs ˈhɪŋkli, ənd ʤɑn ˈfɛrɪl fər ðɛr ˈɛkspərt ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz tɪ ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: wɪnd ˈtərbaɪnz ɪn ˌwaɪˈoʊmɪŋ (paleololigo/flickr*) ðɪs poʊst wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn
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a selection of strange things that have been seen in drains
in a previous post, we looked at. this was in relation to how they blocked our sewers. we said how it was a big problem in our part of the world. shortly after our piece, we found out about the unusual things that have been seen in drains. this time, the latest article has inspired our post.
here’s a look at the six strangest things to have been seen in our drains.
1. a full size shower curtain
whoever flushed a shower curtain down the toilet must have one hell of a lavatory. the full size shower curtain was flushed down the drains in jesmond.
2. a set of false teeth
among the odd stuff you see in sewers, false teeth crops up now and again. in stanley, a full set of dentures were seen in the sewers. needless to say, the owner ask for their return (then again, the toilet is for pee, poo, and paper: chew fall into the equation).
3. a grenade (or two)
believe it or not, two grenades were found in greater sewers. a plastic one was found in and it turned out to be a toy. in oldham, a real one was found, but there was no pin.
4. a full can of fosters
why? why would you want to clog our drains with a full can of beer? well, someone in south tyneside, according to the article flushed a full can of fosters down the toilet.
5. a bra
in teesside, a bra was flushed down the pan and it caused no end of disruption. it led to the collapse.
6. a set of false teeth
another of the drain inspector is the spoils of our love making activities. time and time again, used condoms have been flushed down various toilets from albania to zimbabwe. they are known as johhnybergs, due to their propensity to block sewers like have done.
speedy jet drainage, 17 may 2017.
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ə səˈlɛkʃən əv streɪnʤ θɪŋz ðət hæv bɪn sin ɪn dreɪnz ɪn ə ˈpriviəs poʊst, wi lʊkt æt. ðɪs wɑz ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ haʊ ðeɪ blɑkt ɑr suərz. wi sɛd haʊ ɪt wɑz ə bɪg ˈprɑbləm ɪn ɑr pɑrt əv ðə wərld. ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ɑr pis, wi faʊnd aʊt əˈbaʊt ðə ənˈjuˌʒuəl θɪŋz ðət hæv bɪn sin ɪn dreɪnz. ðɪs taɪm, ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈɑrtɪkəl həz ˌɪnˈspaɪərd ɑr poʊst. ə lʊk æt ðə sɪks ˈstreɪnʤɪst θɪŋz tɪ hæv bɪn sin ɪn ɑr dreɪnz. 1 ə fʊl saɪz ʃaʊər ˈkərtən huˈɛvər fləʃt ə ʃaʊər ˈkərtən daʊn ðə ˈtɔɪlət məst hæv wən hɛl əv ə ˈlævəˌtɔri. ðə fʊl saɪz ʃaʊər ˈkərtən wɑz fləʃt daʊn ðə dreɪnz ɪn jesmond*. 2 ə sɛt əv fɔls tiθ əˈməŋ ðə ɑd stəf ju si ɪn suərz, fɔls tiθ krɑps əp naʊ ənd əˈgɛn. ɪn ˈstænli, ə fʊl sɛt əv ˈdɛnʧərz wər sin ɪn ðə suərz. ˈnidləs tɪ seɪ, ðə ˈoʊnər æsk fər ðɛr rɪˈtərn (ðɛn əˈgɛn, ðə ˈtɔɪlət ɪz fər pi, pu, ənd ˈpeɪpər: ʧu fɔl ˈɪntu ðə ɪkˈweɪʒən). 3 ə grəˈneɪd (ər tu) bɪˈliv ɪt ər nɑt, tu grəˈneɪdz wər faʊnd ɪn ˈgreɪtər suərz. ə ˈplæstɪk wən wɑz faʊnd ɪn ənd ɪt tərnd aʊt tɪ bi ə tɔɪ. ɪn ˈoʊldəm, ə ril wən wɑz faʊnd, bət ðɛr wɑz noʊ pɪn. 4 ə fʊl kən əv ˈfɑstərz waɪ? waɪ wʊd ju wɔnt tɪ klɑg ɑr dreɪnz wɪθ ə fʊl kən əv bɪr? wɛl, ˈsəmˌwən ɪn saʊθ tyneside*, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl fləʃt ə fʊl kən əv ˈfɑstərz daʊn ðə ˈtɔɪlət. 5 ə brɑ ɪn teesside*, ə brɑ wɑz fləʃt daʊn ðə pæn ənd ɪt kɔzd noʊ ɛnd əv dɪsˈrəpʃən. ɪt lɛd tɪ ðə kəˈlæps. 6 ə sɛt əv fɔls tiθ əˈnəðər əv ðə dreɪn ˌɪnˈspɛktər ɪz ðə spɔɪlz əv ɑr ləv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ækˈtɪvɪtiz. taɪm ənd taɪm əˈgɛn, juzd ˈkɑndəmz hæv bɪn fləʃt daʊn ˈvɛriəs ˈtɔɪləts frəm ælˈbeɪniə tɪ zɪmˈbɑbweɪ. ðeɪ ər noʊn ɛz johhnybergs*, du tɪ ðɛr prəˈpɛnsɪti tɪ blɑk suərz laɪk hæv dən. ˈspiˌdi ʤɛt ˈdreɪnɪʤ, 17 meɪ 2017
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luciano
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morador do dos, zona da do rio de janeiro, nabil para e do local de, na barra da tijuca. faz há de meses, que a empresa a o de do.
“é legal, todo dia. por o de, a poluição, o de gasolina, bom para a e o-ambiente”, o de da nokia no brasil.
criado há, no último ano e que o e de para os que atualmente, entre a porto seguro, nokia, mercado livre, schneiderctric e avon. o empresas com mais de 150, que uma para o e o para, para. o valor de com o de da empresa. por vez, os se na e a e dos.
para nabil, dos ambientais, o do a de a com de. em do dos até a barra da tijuca, um que leva entre 40 e uma hora,po para uma boa conversa.
“dá a empresa, os, o. porr com mora de mim, de para com a família, um restaurante, assim. que dá até no”, o da nokia. por do, já ter inclusive novos.
nabil a da empresa em que por o. segundo, a com o-ambiente e com o dos uma da nokia. “a empresa na valores e ambientais”,.
morador do dos, zona da do rio de janeiro, nabil para e do local de, na barra da tijuca. faz há de meses, que a empresa a o de do.
“é legal, todo dia. por o de, a poluição, o de gasolina, bom para a e o-ambiente”, o de da nokia no brasil.
criado há, no último ano e que o e de para os que atualmente, entre a porto seguro, nokia, mercado livre, schneiderctric e avon. o empresas com mais de 150, que uma para o e o para, para. o valor de com o de da empresa. por vez, os se na e a e dos.
para nabil, dos ambientais, o do a de a com de. em do dos até a barra da tijuca, um que leva entre 40 e uma hora,po para uma boa conversa.
“dá a empresa, os, o. porr com mora de mim, de para com a família, um restaurante, assim. que dá até no”, o da nokia. por do, já ter inclusive novos.
nabil a da empresa em que por o. segundo, a com o-ambiente e com o dos uma da nokia. “a empresa na valores e ambientais”,.
moradora de paulo, de da e a porana.embro de 2015, por do para o de ida e volta. o por de um grupo des no facebook e,, está com a.
“para mim bem útil. me dá a de em uma er em com gasto”,, de 28.
fundado na em 2006, o no brasil o final de 2015. já em ano de de um de em, em mais de 25 mil. em 2017, os que o do segue crescendo em segundo ano de.
ao do, de entre de uma empresa, o um de para entre desconhecidos.s, em média, 250 de e em 37% dos a do pais e familiares. (a) ou amigo (a) logo em seguida, com 26% dos de usa o, as de 18%.
“quanto a, as ques. a de de a”,.
na do, rota e o de disponíveis, os emr a para de com destino. a de, se para oss da.
novass
na das e da em rede, o des de no brasil um recente. para o do ricardo leite, o brasil “perfeito” para o do, por um grande em de área, e de em torno de 50 de automóveis, com de, caras, des e neles.
segundo o, o econômico, em coms de, a principal da, mas o que faz as um social. “você interessante. uma social bacana”, ricardo leite
os da empresa que 81% dass para o “uso funcional”, ou, parentes, amigo (a), (a) ou. a de mais usa o, com 42%, entre 26 e 35 de idade.
com de 25 mil em no, a no ano, como oss mais populares: paulo; paulo rio de janeiro; porto alegre; belo paulo; paulo; curitiba paulo; belo rio de janeiro; curitiba; paulo; e joinville. um por que paulo o com o volume de.
apesar do do, ricardo leite a de umal, no da. para esser, que o que a o um no, com públicas, das que um faz do, para todos os da.
“como as com dias de antecedência, já ver com seá”, ricardo leite. entre as está o da, telefone, documentação, entre.
“mesmo a, com as que a ela, se a”, o da,.
“mais de 90% dos do boca a boca, o que a da do. as uma que mais de e uma agradável, a com os amigos. que uma de desconfiança, o de um amigo, a mais e usa”, ricardo leite, que o por a, que de forma.
carona verde
o modelo deceu a de carro de cinco amigos de paulo até o alasca, longo de 13 meses. no retorno, deles, do mercado financeiro, o.
na de lara pascom, do, a do surge como do dos. segundo ela, há que que mais de 60% de em empresa, usa o carro para da casa local do emprego, em por uma.
lara que o do de o de e, como, a de carbônico. “são índices que para as empresas que em de sustentabilidade.s, as empresas o que causam”,.
ela o do networking entre os da empresa, que se um do e relação. “nãoos feedback negativo.” de com lara pascom, os do, em geral, que a da como de para o, já o e, para esses, a se umr.
toda vale 200, para o ou ogeiro. se os, 500 para e, se, 800. os no multiplus. “isso a mais atrativa”, lara. um de a na.
segundo a do, o da dos que a um da empresa, que selmente. “issos um social restrito.”
para a, o um para o feminino, de que a entre. “há que se mais com mulher”,., ela, o usado.
as da empresa o de entre por malena martelli, des da schneiderctric.
“a empresa já a da sustentabilidade, faz parte do dna, para oss essea bem recebido. resistência,, uma grande aceitação”, malena.
a schneiderctric a o há meses. curto período, de 500 no e mais de mils. por um modelo que os da empresa, a des ter “zero de” com a da. “se um, já doss critérios”, enfatiza.
segundo malena martelli, os que a se com a da companhia. “há um de da empresa mais com o do planeta”, pondera.
empos de e das, que a do na beira da estrada a uma dodo.
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luʧiˈɑnoʊ ˈdiˈeɪ du dɔs, ˈzoʊnə ˈdiˈeɪ du ˈrioʊ də ʤəˈnɛˌroʊ, nɑˈbi ˈpɛrə i du ˈloʊkəl də, nɑ ˈbɑrə ˈdiˈeɪ tijuca*. fæz há*á də meses*, kju ə ɛmˈprɛsə ə oʊ də du. ˈligəl, ˌtuˈdu ˈdiə. pɔr oʊ də, ə poluição*, oʊ də gasolina*, bɑm ˈpɛrə ə i oʊ meio-ambiente”*”, oʊ də ˈdiˈeɪ ˈnoʊkiə noʊ ˈbræsəl. há*á, noʊ ˈænoʊ i kju oʊ i də ˈpɛrə ɑs kju atualmente*, ˈɑntrə ə ˈpɔrtoʊ seguro*, ˈnoʊkiə, mərˈkɑdoʊ livre*, ʃˈnaɪdər ɪˈlɛktrɪk i ˈeɪvɑn. oʊ ɛmˈprɛsəz kɑm meɪs də 150, kju ˈjumə ˈpɛrə oʊ i oʊ ˈpɛrə, ˈpɛrə. oʊ ˈvælər də kɑm oʊ də ˈdiˈeɪ ɛmˈprɛsə. pɔr vez*, ɑs seɪ nɑ i ə i dɔs. ˈpɛrə nɑˈbi, dɔs ambientais*, oʊ du ə də ə kɑm də. ɛm du dɔs até*é ə ˈbɑrə ˈdiˈeɪ tijuca*, əm kju ˈlɛvə ˈɑntrə 40 i ˈjumə ˈhɔrə, ˈtɛmˌpoʊ ˈpɛrə ˈjumə boʊə conversa*. ““dá*á ə ɛmˈprɛsə, ɑs, oʊ. pɔr kɑm ˈmɔrə də mɪm, də ˈpɛrə kɑm ə família*, əm restaurante*, assim*. kju dá*á até*é noʊ trabalho”*”, oʊ ˈdiˈeɪ ˈnoʊkiə. pɔr du, já*á tər ˌɪnˈklusɪv novos*. nɑˈbi ə ˈdiˈeɪ ɛmˈprɛsə ɛm kju pɔr oʊ. ˌsɛˈgʊnˌdoʊ, ə kɑm oʊ i kɑm oʊ dɔs ˈjumə ˈdiˈeɪ ˈnoʊkiə. ɛmˈprɛsə nɑ vəˈlɔrɛz i ambientais”*”,. du dɔs, ˈzoʊnə ˈdiˈeɪ du ˈrioʊ də ʤəˈnɛˌroʊ, nɑˈbi ˈpɛrə i du ˈloʊkəl də, nɑ ˈbɑrə ˈdiˈeɪ tijuca*. fæz há*á də meses*, kju ə ɛmˈprɛsə ə oʊ də du. ˈligəl, ˌtuˈdu ˈdiə. pɔr oʊ də, ə poluição*, oʊ də gasolina*, bɑm ˈpɛrə ə i oʊ meio-ambiente”*”, oʊ də ˈdiˈeɪ ˈnoʊkiə noʊ ˈbræsəl. há*á, noʊ ˈænoʊ i kju oʊ i də ˈpɛrə ɑs kju atualmente*, ˈɑntrə ə ˈpɔrtoʊ seguro*, ˈnoʊkiə, mərˈkɑdoʊ livre*, ʃˈnaɪdər ɪˈlɛktrɪk i ˈeɪvɑn. oʊ ɛmˈprɛsəz kɑm meɪs də 150, kju ˈjumə ˈpɛrə oʊ i oʊ ˈpɛrə, ˈpɛrə. oʊ ˈvælər də kɑm oʊ də ˈdiˈeɪ ɛmˈprɛsə. pɔr vez*, ɑs seɪ nɑ i ə i dɔs. ˈpɛrə nɑˈbi, dɔs ambientais*, oʊ du ə də ə kɑm də. ɛm du dɔs até*é ə ˈbɑrə ˈdiˈeɪ tijuca*, əm kju ˈlɛvə ˈɑntrə 40 i ˈjumə ˈhɔrə, ˈtɛmˌpoʊ ˈpɛrə ˈjumə boʊə conversa*. ““dá*á ə ɛmˈprɛsə, ɑs, oʊ. pɔr kɑm ˈmɔrə də mɪm, də ˈpɛrə kɑm ə família*, əm restaurante*, assim*. kju dá*á até*é noʊ trabalho”*”, oʊ ˈdiˈeɪ ˈnoʊkiə. pɔr du, já*á tər ˌɪnˈklusɪv novos*. nɑˈbi ə ˈdiˈeɪ ɛmˈprɛsə ɛm kju pɔr oʊ. ˌsɛˈgʊnˌdoʊ, ə kɑm oʊ i kɑm oʊ dɔs ˈjumə ˈdiˈeɪ ˈnoʊkiə. ɛmˈprɛsə nɑ vəˈlɔrɛz i ambientais”*”,. də ˈpɔˌloʊ, də ˈdiˈeɪ i ə pɔr. də 2015 pɔr du ˈpɛrə oʊ də ˈaɪdə i ˈvoʊltə. oʊ pɔr də əm ˈgrupoʊ də noʊ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk i,, está*á kɑm ə. mɪm bɛm úútil*. mi dá*á ə də ɛm ˈjumə i ɛm kɑm gasto”*”,, də 28. nɑ ɛm 2006 oʊ noʊ ˈbræsəl oʊ ˈfaɪnəl də 2015 já*á ɛm ˈænoʊ də də əm də ɛm, ɛm meɪs də 25 mɪl. ɛm 2017 ɑs kju oʊ du ˈsɛgweɪ krɪˈʃɛndoʊ ɛm ˌsɛˈgʊnˌdoʊ ˈænoʊ də. du, də ˈɑntrə də ˈjumə ɛmˈprɛsə, oʊ əm də ˈpɛrə ˈɑntrə desconhecidos*., ɛm média*, 250 də i ɛm 37 dɔs ə du peɪz i familiares*. (ə) u əˈmiˌgoʊ (ə) ˈloʊgoʊ ɛm seguida*, kɑm 26 dɔs də ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ oʊ, ɛz də 18 ə, ɛz kju. ə də də ə carona”*”,. nɑ du, ˈroʊtə i oʊ də disponíveis*, ɑs ɛm ə ˈpɛrə də kɑm destino*. ə də, seɪ ˈpɛrə ɑs ˈdiˈeɪ. ˈnoʊvəz nɑ dɑs i ˈdiˈeɪ ɛm rede*, oʊ də də noʊ ˈbræsəl əm recente*. ˈpɛrə oʊ du rɪˈkɑrdoʊ lit, oʊ ˈbræsəl ““perfeito”*” ˈpɛrə oʊ du, pɔr əm grænd ɛm də áárea*, i də ɛm ˈtɔrnoʊ də 50 də automóveis*, kɑm də, ˈkɑrəz, də i neles*. ˌsɛˈgʊnˌdoʊ oʊ, oʊ econômico*, ɛm kɑm də, ə ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈdiˈeɪ, mɑz oʊ kju fæz ɛz əm ˈsoʊʃəl. ““você*ê interessante*. ˈjumə ˈsoʊʃəl bacana”*”, rɪˈkɑrdoʊ lit ɑs ˈdiˈeɪ ɛmˈprɛsə kju 81 dɑs ˈpɛrə oʊ funcional”*”, u, parentes*, əˈmiˌgoʊ (ə), (ə) u. ə də meɪs ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ oʊ, kɑm 42 ˈɑntrə 26 i 35 də idade*. kɑm də 25 mɪl ɛm noʊ, ə noʊ ˈænoʊ, ˈkoʊmoʊ ɑs meɪs populares*: ˈpɔˌloʊ; ˈpɔˌloʊ ˈrioʊ də ʤəˈnɛˌroʊ; ˈpɔrtoʊ ɑˈlɛgri; ˈbɛloʊ ˈpɔˌloʊ; ˈpɔˌloʊ; ˌkjʊɪˈtibə ˈpɔˌloʊ; ˈbɛloʊ ˈrioʊ də ʤəˈnɛˌroʊ; ˌkjʊɪˈtibə; ˈpɔˌloʊ; i joinville*. əm pɔr kju ˈpɔˌloʊ oʊ kɑm oʊ ˈvɑljum də. du du, rɪˈkɑrdoʊ lit ə də ˈjumə ˈkəlʧərəl, noʊ ˈdiˈeɪ. ˈpɛrə ɛs fator*, kju oʊ kju ə oʊ əm noʊ, kɑm públicas*, dɑs kju əm fæz du, ˈpɛrə ˌtuˈduz ɑs ˈdiˈeɪ. ɛz kɑm daɪəz də antecedência*, já*á vər kɑm seɪ irá*á viajar”*”, rɪˈkɑrdoʊ lit. ˈɑntrə ɛz está*á oʊ ˈdiˈeɪ, telefone*, documentação*, ˈɑntrə. ə, kɑm ɛz kju ə ˈɛlə, seɪ ə confiar”*”, oʊ ˈdiˈeɪ,. də 90 dɔs du ˈboʊkə ə ˈboʊkə, oʊ kju ə ˈdiˈeɪ du. ɛz ˈjumə kju meɪs də i ˈjumə agradável*, ə kɑm ɑs əˈmiˌgoʊz. kju ˈjumə də desconfiança*, oʊ də əm əˈmiˌgoʊ, ə meɪs i usa”*”, rɪˈkɑrdoʊ lit, kju oʊ pɔr ə, kju də ˈfɔrmə. ˈvərdi oʊ moʊˈdɛloʊ də ə də ˈkɑroʊ də ˈsɪŋkoʊ əˈmiˌgoʊz də ˈpɔˌloʊ até*é oʊ alasca*, ˈlɔŋgoʊ də 13 meses*. noʊ retorno*, deles*, du mərˈkɑdoʊ financeiro*, oʊ. nɑ də ˈlɑrə pascom*, du, ə du sərʤ ˈkoʊmoʊ du du cidades*. ˌsɛˈgʊnˌdoʊ ˈɛlə, há*á kju kju meɪs də 60 də ɛm ɛmˈprɛsə, ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ oʊ ˈkɑroʊ ˈpɛrə ˈdiˈeɪ ˈkɑsə ˈloʊkəl du emprego*, ɛm pɔr ˈjumə. ˈlɑrə kju oʊ du də oʊ də i, ˈkoʊmoʊ, ə də carbônico*. kju ˈpɛrə ɛz ɛmˈprɛsəz kju ɛm də sustentabilidade*., ɛz ɛmˈprɛsəz oʊ kju causam”*”,. ˈɛlə oʊ du ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ ˈɑntrə ɑs ˈdiˈeɪ ɛmˈprɛsə, kju seɪ əm du i relação*. ˈfidˌbæk negativo.”*.” də kɑm ˈlɑrə pascom*, ɑs du, ɛm geral*, kju ə ˈdiˈeɪ ˈkoʊmoʊ də ˈpɛrə oʊ, já*á oʊ i, ˈpɛrə ˈɛsɪz, ə seɪ əm facilitador*. ˈtoʊdə veɪl 200, ˈpɛrə oʊ u oʊ passageiro*. seɪ oʊ caroneiros*, 500 ˈpɛrə i, seɪ, 800 ɑs noʊ multiplus*. ə meɪs atrativa”*”, ˈlɑrə. əm də ə nɑ. ˌsɛˈgʊnˌdoʊ ə du, oʊ ˈdiˈeɪ dɔs kju ə əm ˈdiˈeɪ ɛmˈprɛsə, kju seɪ pessoalmente*. əm ˈsoʊʃəl restrito.”*.” ˈpɛrə ə, oʊ əm ˈpɛrə oʊ feminino*, də kju ə ˈɑntrə. ““há*á kju seɪ meɪs kɑm mulher”*”,., ˈɛlə, oʊ usado*. ɛz ˈdiˈeɪ ɛmˈprɛsə oʊ də ˈɑntrə pɔr ˈmælɪnə mɑrˈtɛli, də ˈdiˈeɪ ʃˈnaɪdər ɪˈlɛktrɪk. ɛmˈprɛsə já*á ə ˈdiˈeɪ sustentabilidade*, fæz ˈpɑrteɪ du ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ, ˈpɛrə ɑs ɛs bɛm recebido*. resistência*,, ˈjumə grænd aceitação”*”, ˈmælɪnə. ə ʃˈnaɪdər ɪˈlɛktrɪk ə oʊ há*á meses*. ˈkʊrtoʊ período*, də 500 noʊ i meɪs də mɪl. pɔr əm moʊˈdɛloʊ kju ɑs ˈdiˈeɪ ɛmˈprɛsə, ə də tər də preocupação”*” kɑm ə ˈdiˈeɪ. əm, já*á dɔs critérios”*”, enfatiza*. ˌsɛˈgʊnˌdoʊ ˈmælɪnə mɑrˈtɛli, ɑs kju ə seɪ kɑm ə ˈdiˈeɪ kəmˈpæŋˌjɑ. ““há*á əm də ˈdiˈeɪ ɛmˈprɛsə meɪs kɑm oʊ du planeta”*”, pondera*. ɛm ˈtɛmˌpoʊz də i dɑs, kju ə du nɑ ˈbeɪrə ˈdiˈeɪ ɛˈstrɑdə ə ˈjumə du passado*.
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one of the most iconic raid dungeons in world of warcraft, the floating citadel known as, will soon make its debut in with curse of: a adventure. today, going to take a look into the history of for those of you who are unfamiliar with the terrors that lurk inside the necropolis’ creepy corridors.
kel’thuzad: a thirst for power
high above the bitter cold of in the continent of northrend, the ancient necropolis known as looms in the skies, casting a dark shadow on the barren tundra that lies beneath it. safe from most terrors that may threaten it, is an effective holding ground for a host of horrors, ready to strengthen the influence and reach of the scourge at a notice.
the known as sits at the seat of power within, coordinating the normally mindless scourge into a fighting force for the lich king. in his mortal days, was once a powerful human and member of the kirin tor, working under the great antonidas, leader of the kirin tor at the time. the kirin tor had a wealth of secrets and knowledge at their disposal, and spent countless hours devouring every bit of knowledge he could get his hands the darkest and most unthinkable of arcane arts, such as necromancy. he became increasingly more reclusive and shunned by his peers the further he delved into forbidden magic.
the lich king sought out most powerful and ambitious individuals to bend to his will, sending out a mental summons to those he thought could easily be swayed by the promise of power. was the first to answer the lich call. he saw the power the lich king held over the and desired such power for his own, so he offered his services as a to the lich king in whatever manner he desired. after a long, tortured journey to the frozen wastes of northrend, knelt at the feet of the lich king and offered him not just his loyalty, but his soul as well.
“as my lieutenant, you will gain knowledge and magic to surpass your most ambitious dreams. but in return, living or dead, you will serve me for the rest of your days. if you betray me, i shall make you into one of my mindless ones, and you will serve me still.”
the lich words were both a threat and a promise. would become his lieutenant, carrying out the lich whims, but in return he would gain power beyond his wildest dreams. accepted these terms . . . as if he had much of a choice in the matter.
inside the necropolis
the lich uses as a base of operations for the scourge, separating the citadel into four specialized quarters to train his minions:
the arachnid quarter
the arachnid quarter housess, an ancient race of intelligent beings. normally highly reclusive and suspicious of outsiders, livings fought valiantly against the scourge, but were overwhelmed by their numbers. while livings were immune to the plague, nothing could prevent the lich king from bringing back the fallen to join the scourge in undeath.
one of the minions raised by the lich king was the crypt lord anub’rekhan. in life, he was one of thes’ most powerful lords. now, he guards the doors of the arachnid quarter that house . . .
. . . grand widow faerlina. once one of the members of the cult of the damned under, in death she breeds and takes care of the seemingly endless amount of arachnids that swarm from the depths of the citadel. a master of poisons, she has a keen understanding of what makes mortals suffer. the poisons she comes from the produced by . . .
. . . maexxna, a massive spider taken from the depths of northrend. she feasts on those foolish enough to enter the necropolis, producing spider after spider that uses to his own foul ends.
the plague quarter
rife with twisted by the plague, the plague quarter produces and refines the plague into highly efficient weapons, bent on destroying all of humanity as a part of’s army.
noth the was once a reputable of dalaran, who heard the call of the lich king in much the same way did. also driven by power, he accepted the summons to serve the needs of the scourge with his skills in necromancy and curse-weaving. however, when noth saw that the third war was taking numerous innocent lives, he began second guessing his decision to join. swiftly dealt with growing compassion by freezing the living heart in chest.
heigan the unclean was the mastermind behind the magic of the that quickly spread the plague through, corrupting not just the humans, but the flora and fauna in the area as well. the entire wilderness surrounding is now referred to as “the in no small part to’s handiwork.
a prime example of how the plague manifested in the local flora and fauna is the twisted fen. in a twisted mockery of the plant natural ability to regenerate, can summon deadly spores that quickly spread a sickening miasma that turns magical healing arts against those who wield them.
the military quarter
many of the humans and their loyal mounts who were once soldiers in’s army now find their martial talents put to use in’s military quarter. here, in service to and the lich king, they hone their skills far past what they could have accomplished in life. leaders, trainers, and military use their talents to coordinate the scourge into a powerful fighting force rather than a mindless horde. many death knights begin their training within this quarter under the direction of its powerful lieutenants.
instructor is the trainer of the death knights, the fiercest and most loyal of the lich servants. his strikes are sure and deadly, and it is rumored that only students under his tutelage can withstand even a single blow of his deadly runeblade.
gothik the harvester, master of necromancy, teaches young death knights the power of summoning the to their aid. even the most novice death knight can call the lifeless from their graves, thanks to’s dark and sinister techniques. ghosts, ghouls, are safe from’s influence.
kel’thuzad’s royal guard can be found in the four horsemen, each with their own twisted powers at their disposal: lady is a master of the shadow, able to drain the essence of life from those she encounters; thane controls the destructive power of fire, and can even call forth fiery meteors from the skies; sir was once a paladin, so powerful in life that he can still wield the light in death; and baron rivendare, once a friend of, now continues to serve his old comrade in death with his corrupting powers and skeletal deathcharger.
the construct quarter
the construct quarter houses various nightmarish abominations stitched together from the once-living. a steady stream of toxic slime flows through this wing of; though it pose a threat to the constructs that shamble about within, the viscous ooze is deadly to those who still enjoy doing things like breathing and having a pulse.
patchwerk is one of’s most powerful strength and speed come as a shock to those that may face him in combat. far from a sluggish, mindless, uses his immense power to pulverize any tiny meat thing that may face him with a flurry of potent, powerful attacks. he just wants to play!
grobbulus lurks deeper in the construct quarter, carrying the same ooze that flows through within its hulking form. is a flesh giant, the first successful one of its kind, created to build a formidable army capable of quickly spreading the plague. one of’ limbs has been replaced with a syringe, which it uses to inject the plague slime of into its enemies.
the gluth sits obediently within, awaiting orders from his masters. no doggie biscuit can satisfy ravenous hunger. it is rumored that gluth can easily devour an army of on a daily basis, which gluth uses to knit his own decaying flesh back together.
the final hulking horror that stands within the construct quarter is. pieced together from the flesh of the innocent, this massive abomination dwells in one of’ experimental laboratories, flanked by two huge and feugen. powerful bolts of electricity arc through the laboratory, and his wight minions.
frostwyrm lair
at the pinnacle of awaits himself, who is protected by the ancient skeletal frost.
once one of malygos’ blue dragonflight, was slain by and raised from the dead to guard for all of eternity. like many of the blue dragonflight, had immense magical power, which was only magnified by the fact that the lich king personally resurrected him to serve the scourge. the chill of frost is at his command, and he uses his magic to defend at all costs.
the true mastermind behind the secrets of the necropolis (just just a cat!), mr. is said to be the last thing connecting to his once mortal life. meow!
are you ready to face the terrors of in some epic strategy? the wretched champions of the scourge and their minions await your challenge in curse of: a adventure, coming soon!
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wən əv ðə moʊst ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk reɪd ˈdənʤənz ɪn wərld əv ˈwɔrˌkræft, ðə ˈfloʊtɪŋ ˈsɪtəˌdɛl noʊn ɛz, wɪl sun meɪk ɪts ˈdeɪbju ɪn wɪθ kərs əv: ə ədˈvɛnʧər. təˈdeɪ, goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk ə lʊk ˈɪntu ðə ˈhɪstəri əv fər ðoʊz əv ju hu ər ˌənfəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə ˈtɛrərz ðət lərk ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə necropolis’*’ ˈkripi ˈkɔrɪdərz.: ə θərst fər paʊər haɪ əˈbəv ðə ˈbɪtər koʊld əv ɪn ðə ˈkɑntənənt əv northrend*, ðə ˈeɪnʧənt nəˈkrɑpələs noʊn ɛz lumz ɪn ðə skaɪz, ˈkæstɪŋ ə dɑrk ˈʃæˌdoʊ ɔn ðə ˈbɛrən ˈtəndrə ðət laɪz bɪˈniθ ɪt. seɪf frəm moʊst ˈtɛrərz ðət meɪ θˈrɛtən ɪt, ɪz ən ˈifɛktɪv ˈhoʊldɪŋ graʊnd fər ə hoʊst əv ˈhɔrərz, ˈrɛdi tɪ ˈstrɛŋθən ðə ˈɪnfluəns ənd riʧ əv ðə skərʤ æt ə ˈnoʊtɪs. ðə noʊn ɛz sɪts æt ðə sit əv paʊər wɪˈθɪn, koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtɪŋ ðə ˈnɔrməli ˈmaɪndləs skərʤ ˈɪntu ə ˈfaɪtɪŋ fɔrs fər ðə lɪʧ kɪŋ. ɪn hɪz ˈmɔrtəl deɪz, wɑz wəns ə ˈpaʊərfəl ˈjumən ənd ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈkɪrɪn tɔr, ˈwərkɪŋ ˈəndər ðə greɪt antonidas*, ˈlidər əv ðə ˈkɪrɪn tɔr æt ðə taɪm. ðə ˈkɪrɪn tɔr hæd ə wɛlθ əv ˈsikrɪts ənd ˈnɑlɪʤ æt ðɛr dɪˈspoʊzəl, ənd spɛnt ˈkaʊntləs aʊərz dɪˈvaʊərɪŋ ˈɛvəri bɪt əv ˈnɑlɪʤ hi kʊd gɪt hɪz hænz ðə ˈdɑrkəst ənd moʊst ənˈθɪŋkəbəl əv ˌɑrˈkeɪn ɑrts, səʧ ɛz ˈnɛkrəˌmænsi. hi bɪˈkeɪm ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli mɔr rɪˈklusɪv ənd ʃənd baɪ hɪz pɪrz ðə ˈfərðər hi dɛlvd ˈɪntu ˈfɔrbɪdən ˈmæʤɪk. ðə lɪʧ kɪŋ sɔt aʊt moʊst ˈpaʊərfəl ənd æmˈbɪʃəs ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz tɪ bɛnd tɪ hɪz wɪl, ˈsɛndɪŋ aʊt ə ˈmɛntəl ˈsəmənz tɪ ðoʊz hi θɔt kʊd ˈizəli bi sweɪd baɪ ðə ˈprɑməs əv paʊər. wɑz ðə fərst tɪ ˈænsər ðə lɪʧ kɔl. hi sɔ ðə paʊər ðə lɪʧ kɪŋ hɛld ˈoʊvər ðə ənd dɪˈzaɪərd səʧ paʊər fər hɪz oʊn, soʊ hi ˈɔfərd hɪz ˈsərvɪsɪz ɛz ə tɪ ðə lɪʧ kɪŋ ɪn ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈmænər hi dɪˈzaɪərd. ˈæftər ə lɔŋ, ˈtɔrʧərd ˈʤərni tɪ ðə ˈfroʊzən weɪsts əv northrend*, nɛlt æt ðə fit əv ðə lɪʧ kɪŋ ənd ˈɔfərd ɪm nɑt ʤɪst hɪz ˈlɔɪəlti, bət hɪz soʊl ɛz wɛl. maɪ luˈtɛnənt, ju wɪl geɪn ˈnɑlɪʤ ənd ˈmæʤɪk tɪ sərˈpæs jʊr moʊst æmˈbɪʃəs drimz. bət ɪn rɪˈtərn, ˈlɪvɪŋ ər dɛd, ju wɪl sərv mi fər ðə rɛst əv jʊr deɪz. ɪf ju bɪˈtreɪ mi, aɪ ʃæl meɪk ju ˈɪntu wən əv maɪ ˈmaɪndləs wənz, ənd ju wɪl sərv mi still.”*.” ðə lɪʧ wərdz wər boʊθ ə θrɛt ənd ə ˈprɑməs. wʊd bɪˈkəm hɪz luˈtɛnənt, ˈkɛriɪŋ aʊt ðə lɪʧ wɪmz, bət ɪn rɪˈtərn hi wʊd geɪn paʊər bɪɔnd hɪz ˈwaɪldɪst drimz. ækˈsɛptɪd ðiz tərmz ɛz ɪf hi hæd məʧ əv ə ʧɔɪs ɪn ðə ˈmætər. ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə nəˈkrɑpələs ðə lɪʧ ˈjuzɪz ɛz ə beɪs əv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz fər ðə skərʤ, ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈsɪtəˌdɛl ˈɪntu fɔr ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd kˈwɔrtərz tɪ treɪn hɪz ˈmɪnjənz: ðə əˈræknəd kˈwɔrtər ðə əˈræknəd kˈwɔrtər ˈhaʊsɪz, ən ˈeɪnʧənt reɪs əv ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt biɪŋz. ˈnɔrməli ˈhaɪli rɪˈklusɪv ənd səˈspɪʃəs əv aʊtˈsaɪdərz, ˈlɪvɪŋ fɔt ˈvæljəntli əˈgɛnst ðə skərʤ, bət wər ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd baɪ ðɛr ˈnəmbərz. waɪl ˈlɪvɪŋ wər ˌɪmˈjun tɪ ðə pleɪg, ˈnəθɪŋ kʊd prɪˈvɛnt ðə lɪʧ kɪŋ frəm ˈbrɪŋɪŋ bæk ðə ˈfɑlən tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə skərʤ ɪn undeath*. wən əv ðə ˈmɪnjənz reɪzd baɪ ðə lɪʧ kɪŋ wɑz ðə krɪpt lɔrd anub’rekhan*. ɪn laɪf, hi wɑz wən əv ðə nerubians’*’ moʊst ˈpaʊərfəl lɔrdz. naʊ, hi gɑrdz ðə dɔrz əv ðə əˈræknəd kˈwɔrtər ðət haʊs grænd ˈwɪdoʊ faerlina*. wəns wən əv ðə ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə kəlt əv ðə dæmd ˈəndər, ɪn dɛθ ʃi bridz ənd teɪks kɛr əv ðə ˈsimɪŋli ˈɛndləs əˈmaʊnt əv əˈræknɪdz ðət swɔrm frəm ðə dɛpθs əv ðə ˈsɪtəˌdɛl. ə ˈmæstər əv ˈpɔɪzənz, ʃi həz ə kin ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv wət meɪks ˈmɔrtəlz ˈsəfər. ðə ˈpɔɪzənz ʃi kəmz frəm ðə prəˈdust baɪ maexxna*, ə ˈmæsɪv ˈspaɪdər ˈteɪkən frəm ðə dɛpθs əv northrend*. ʃi fists ɔn ðoʊz ˈfulɪʃ ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈɛnər ðə nəˈkrɑpələs, prəˈdusɪŋ ˈspaɪdər ˈæftər ˈspaɪdər ðət ˈjuzɪz tɪ hɪz oʊn faʊl ɛndz. ðə pleɪg kˈwɔrtər raɪf wɪθ tˈwɪstɪd baɪ ðə pleɪg, ðə pleɪg kˈwɔrtər prəˈdusɪz ənd rɪˈfaɪnz ðə pleɪg ˈɪntu ˈhaɪli ɪˈfɪʃənt ˈwɛpənz, bɛnt ɔn dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ɔl əv juˈmænɪti ɛz ə pɑrt əv ˈɑrmi. nɑθ ðə wɑz wəns ə ˈrɛpjətəbəl əv dalaran*, hu hərd ðə kɔl əv ðə lɪʧ kɪŋ ɪn məʧ ðə seɪm weɪ dɪd. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdrɪvən baɪ paʊər, hi ækˈsɛptɪd ðə ˈsəmənz tɪ sərv ðə nidz əv ðə skərʤ wɪθ hɪz skɪlz ɪn ˈnɛkrəˌmænsi ənd curse-weaving*. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪn nɑθ sɔ ðət ðə θərd wɔr wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈnumərəs ˈɪnəsənt lɪvz, hi bɪˈgæn ˈsɛkənd ˈgɛsɪŋ hɪz dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ʤɔɪn. sˈwɪftli dɛlt wɪθ groʊɪŋ kəmˈpæʃən baɪ ˈfrizɪŋ ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ hɑrt ɪn ʧɛst. ðə ənˈklin wɑz ðə ˈmæstərˌmaɪnd bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈmæʤɪk əv ðə ðət kˈwɪkli sprɛd ðə pleɪg θru, kərˈəptɪŋ nɑt ʤɪst ðə ˈjumənz, bət ðə ˈflɔrə ənd ˈfɔnə ɪn ðə ˈɛriə ɛz wɛl. ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈwɪldərnəs sərˈaʊndɪŋ ɪz naʊ rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz ɪn noʊ smɔl pɑrt tɪ ˈhændiˌwərk. ə praɪm ɪgˈzæmpəl əv haʊ ðə pleɪg ˈmænəˌfɛstəd ɪn ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈflɔrə ənd ˈfɔnə ɪz ðə tˈwɪstɪd fɛn. ɪn ə tˈwɪstɪd ˈmɑkəri əv ðə plænt ˈnæʧərəl əˈbɪləˌti tɪ riˈʤɛnərˌeɪt, kən ˈsəmən ˈdɛdli spɔrz ðət kˈwɪkli sprɛd ə ˈsɪkənɪŋ miˈæzmə ðət tərnz ˈmæʤɪkəl ˈhilɪŋ ɑrts əˈgɛnst ðoʊz hu wild ðɛm. ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kˈwɔrtər ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈjumənz ənd ðɛr lɔɪəl maʊnts hu wər wəns ˈsoʊlʤərz ɪn ˈɑrmi naʊ faɪnd ðɛr ˈmɑrʃəl ˈtælənts pʊt tɪ juz ɪn ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kˈwɔrtər. hir, ɪn ˈsərvɪs tɪ ənd ðə lɪʧ kɪŋ, ðeɪ hoʊn ðɛr skɪlz fɑr pæst wət ðeɪ kʊd hæv əˈkɑmplɪʃt ɪn laɪf. ˈlidərz, ˈtreɪnərz, ənd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri juz ðɛr ˈtælənts tɪ koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt ðə skərʤ ˈɪntu ə ˈpaʊərfəl ˈfaɪtɪŋ fɔrs ˈrəðər ðən ə ˈmaɪndləs hɔrd. ˈmɛni dɛθ naɪts bɪˈgɪn ðɛr ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪˈθɪn ðɪs kˈwɔrtər ˈəndər ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ɪts ˈpaʊərfəl luˈtɛnənts. ˌɪnˈstrəktər ɪz ðə ˈtreɪnər əv ðə dɛθ naɪts, ðə ˈfɪrsəst ənd moʊst lɔɪəl əv ðə lɪʧ ˈsərvənts. hɪz straɪks ər ʃʊr ənd ˈdɛdli, ənd ɪt ɪz ˈrumərd ðət ˈoʊnli ˈstudənts ˈəndər hɪz ˈtjutɪlɪʤ kən wɪθˈstænd ˈivɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl bloʊ əv hɪz ˈdɛdli runeblade*. ðə ˈhɑrvəstər, ˈmæstər əv ˈnɛkrəˌmænsi, ˈtiʧɪz jəŋ dɛθ naɪts ðə paʊər əv ˈsəmənɪŋ ðə tɪ ðɛr eɪd. ˈivɪn ðə moʊst ˈnɑvəs dɛθ naɪt kən kɔl ðə ˈlaɪfləs frəm ðɛr greɪvz, θæŋks tɪ dɑrk ənd ˈsɪnɪstər tɛkˈniks. goʊsts, gulz, ər seɪf frəm ˈɪnfluəns. rɔɪəl gɑrd kən bi faʊnd ɪn ðə fɔr ˈhɔrsmən, iʧ wɪθ ðɛr oʊn tˈwɪstɪd paʊərz æt ðɛr dɪˈspoʊzəl: ˈleɪdi ɪz ə ˈmæstər əv ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊ, ˈeɪbəl tɪ dreɪn ðə ˈɛsəns əv laɪf frəm ðoʊz ʃi ɪnˈkaʊnərz; θeɪn kənˈtroʊlz ðə dɪˈstrəktɪv paʊər əv faɪər, ənd kən ˈivɪn kɔl fɔrθ ˈfaɪəri ˈmitiərz frəm ðə skaɪz; sər wɑz wəns ə ˈpælədɪn, soʊ ˈpaʊərfəl ɪn laɪf ðət hi kən stɪl wild ðə laɪt ɪn dɛθ; ənd ˈbɛrən rivendare*, wəns ə frɛnd əv, naʊ kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ sərv hɪz oʊld ˈkɑmˌræd ɪn dɛθ wɪθ hɪz kərˈəptɪŋ paʊərz ənd ˈskɛlətəl deathcharger*. ðə ˈkɑnstrəkt kˈwɔrtər ðə ˈkɑnstrəkt kˈwɔrtər ˈhaʊsɪz ˈvɛriəs ˈnaɪtˌmɛrɪʃ əˌbɑməˈneɪʃənz stɪʧt təˈgɛðər frəm ðə once-living*. ə ˈstɛdi strim əv ˈtɑksɪk slaɪm floʊz θru ðɪs wɪŋ əv; ðoʊ ɪt poʊz ə θrɛt tɪ ðə ˈkɑnstrəkts ðət ˈʃæmbəl əˈbaʊt wɪˈθɪn, ðə ˈvɪskəs uz ɪz ˈdɛdli tɪ ðoʊz hu stɪl ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ duɪŋ θɪŋz laɪk ˈbriðɪŋ ənd ˈhævɪŋ ə pəls. ɪz wən əv moʊst ˈpaʊərfəl strɛŋθ ənd spid kəm ɛz ə ʃɑk tɪ ðoʊz ðət meɪ feɪs ɪm ɪn ˈkɑmbæt. fɑr frəm ə sˈləgɪʃ, ˈmaɪndləs, ˈjuzɪz hɪz ˌɪˈmɛns paʊər tɪ ˈpəlvərˌaɪz ˈɛni ˈtaɪni mit θɪŋ ðət meɪ feɪs ɪm wɪθ ə ˈfləri əv ˈpoʊtənt, ˈpaʊərfəl əˈtæks. hi ʤɪst wɔnts tɪ pleɪ! lərks ˈdipər ɪn ðə ˈkɑnstrəkt kˈwɔrtər, ˈkɛriɪŋ ðə seɪm uz ðət floʊz θru wɪˈθɪn ɪts ˈhəlkɪŋ fɔrm. ɪz ə flɛʃ ʤaɪənt, ðə fərst səkˈsɛsfəl wən əv ɪts kaɪnd, kriˈeɪtɪd tɪ bɪld ə ˌfɔrˈmɪdəbəl ˈɑrmi ˈkeɪpəbəl əv kˈwɪkli ˈsprɛdɪŋ ðə pleɪg. wən əv grobbulus’*’ lɪmz həz bɪn ˌriˈpleɪst wɪθ ə ˈsɪrɪnʤ, wɪʧ ɪt ˈjuzɪz tɪ ˌɪnˈʤɛkt ðə pleɪg slaɪm əv ˈɪntu ɪts ˈɛnəmiz. ðə gluθ sɪts oʊˈbidjəntli wɪˈθɪn, əˈweɪtɪŋ ˈɔrdərz frəm hɪz ˈmæstərz. noʊ ˈdɔgi ˈbɪskət kən ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ ˈrævənəs ˈhəŋgər. ɪt ɪz ˈrumərd ðət gluθ kən ˈizəli dɪˈvaʊər ən ˈɑrmi əv ɔn ə ˈdeɪli ˈbeɪsɪs, wɪʧ gluθ ˈjuzɪz tɪ nɪt hɪz oʊn dɪˈkeɪɪŋ flɛʃ bæk təˈgɛðər. ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈhəlkɪŋ ˈhɔrər ðət stændz wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈkɑnstrəkt kˈwɔrtər ɪz. pist təˈgɛðər frəm ðə flɛʃ əv ðə ˈɪnəsənt, ðɪs ˈmæsɪv əˌbɑməˈneɪʃən dwɛlz ɪn wən əv naxxramas’*’ ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈlæbrəˌtɔriz, flæŋkt baɪ tu juʤ ənd feugen*. ˈpaʊərfəl boʊlts əv ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ɑrk θru ðə ˈlæbrəˌtɔri, ənd hɪz waɪt ˈmɪnjənz. lɛr æt ðə ˈpɪnəkəl əv əˈweɪts hɪmˈsɛlf, hu ɪz prəˈtɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˈeɪnʧənt ˈskɛlətəl frɔst. wəns wən əv malygos’*’ blu dragonflight*, wɑz sleɪn baɪ ənd reɪzd frəm ðə dɛd tɪ gɑrd fər ɔl əv ɪˈtərnəti. laɪk ˈmɛni əv ðə blu dragonflight*, hæd ˌɪˈmɛns ˈmæʤɪkəl paʊər, wɪʧ wɑz ˈoʊnli ˈmægnəˌfaɪd baɪ ðə fækt ðət ðə lɪʧ kɪŋ ˈpərsənəli ˌrɛzərˈɛktɪd ɪm tɪ sərv ðə skərʤ. ðə ʧɪl əv frɔst ɪz æt hɪz kəˈmænd, ənd hi ˈjuzɪz hɪz ˈmæʤɪk tɪ dɪˈfɛnd æt ɔl kɔsts. ðə tru ˈmæstərˌmaɪnd bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈsikrɪts əv ðə nəˈkrɑpələs (ʤɪst ʤɪst ə kæt!), ˈmɪstər. ɪz sɛd tɪ bi ðə læst θɪŋ kəˈnɛktɪŋ tɪ hɪz wəns ˈmɔrtəl laɪf. miaʊ! ər ju ˈrɛdi tɪ feɪs ðə ˈtɛrərz əv ɪn səm ˈɛpɪk ˈstrætəʤi? ðə ˈrɛʧɪd ˈʧæmpiənz əv ðə skərʤ ənd ðɛr ˈmɪnjənz əˈweɪt jʊr ˈʧælənʤ ɪn kərs əv: ə ədˈvɛnʧər, ˈkəmɪŋ sun!
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by chris edelson, assistant professor of government in american university's school of public affairs. he teaches classes on the constitution and presidential power. edelson is author of the forthcoming book, emergency presidential power: from the drafting of the constitution to the war on terror, which will be published by the university of wisconsin press in november 2013.
it was an encouraging development for the rule of law when president obama decided to ask congress for legislative authorization to take military action in syria. when obama took office in 2009, it was reasonable to expect that his administration would move away from the unitary executive model, which was essentially an argument for unchecked presidential power. however, while the obama administration has certainly not embraced the outlandish unitary executive theory, it has, at times, found ways to skirt limits on presidential power. the most prominent examples are probably the targeted killing, without judicial hearing, of u.s. citizens believed to be terrorist leaders and the decision to order military action in libya in 2011. as i have argued elsewhere, in each case, executive branch lawyers in the obama administration found ways to justify unilateral presidential action unchecked by the other branches of government.
obama’s decision to involve congress in the debate over the use of military force in syria suggests a meaningful acknowledgment that presidential power is accountable to checks and balances. as i have written for the los angeles times, decision to seek congressional approval was required by the constitution since the united states has not been attacked by syria. however, it was far from clear that obama would turn to congress. advocates of presidential power point out that past practice -- including own action in libya -- supports the conclusion that presidents can more broadly use military force when it is in the national interest, and not only when the u.s. is attacked. the fact that obama did not act on his own is a positive sign and may help prevent future presidents from unilaterally using military force (picture a hypothetical president ted cruz deciding the national interest justified an attack against canada).
there is reason to contain optimism, though, when it comes to setting new limits on the use of presidential power. obama has stated that he reserves the right to use military force even if congress declines to pass authorizing legislation. that is disconcerting, and simply does not make a great deal of sense. what is the point of congress making a decision if it is merely an advisory opinion? if congress decides not to authorize the use of military force in libya, obama should respect that decision and should not act on his own. unilateral action under these circumstances would be a dangerous decision for the constitution, and could also be a bad political move. some republican members of congress have made clear that they are eager to find a reason, any reason, to impeach president obama and remove him from office. to date, there is no legitimate reason to support such an idea. however, if obama ordered military action in defiance of congress, that could provide his political opponents with a legitimate argument for impeachment.
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baɪ krɪs ˈɛdɪlsən, əˈsɪstənt prəˈfɛsər əv ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən ˌjunəˈvərsətiz skul əv ˈpəblɪk əˈfɛrz. hi ˈtiʧɪz ˈklæsɪz ɔn ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ənd ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl paʊər. ˈɛdɪlsən ɪz ˈɔθər əv ðə ˈfɔrθˈkəmɪŋ bʊk, ˈimərʤənsi ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl paʊər: frəm ðə ˈdræftɪŋ əv ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən tɪ ðə wɔr ɔn ˈtɛrər, wɪʧ wɪl bi ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv wɪˈskɑnsən prɛs ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2013 ɪt wɑz ən ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpmənt fər ðə rul əv lɔ wɪn ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ æsk ˈkɑŋgrəs fər ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˌɔθərəˈzeɪʃən tɪ teɪk ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈækʃən ɪn ˈsɪriə. wɪn ˌoʊˈbɑmə tʊk ˈɔfəs ɪn 2009 ɪt wɑz ˈrizənəbəl tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ðət hɪz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wʊd muv əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈjunɪˌtɛri ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈmɑdəl, wɪʧ wɑz ɛˈsɛnʃəli ən ˈɑrgjəmənt fər ənˈʧɛkt ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl paʊər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, waɪl ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz ˈsərtənli nɑt ɛmˈbreɪst ðə aʊˈtlændɪʃ ˈjunɪˌtɛri ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈθɪri, ɪt həz, æt taɪmz, faʊnd weɪz tɪ skərt ˈlɪmɪts ɔn ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl paʊər. ðə moʊst ˈprɑmənənt ɪgˈzæmpəlz ər ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə ˈtɑrgətɪd ˈkɪlɪŋ, wɪˈθaʊt ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈhirɪŋ, əv juz. ˈsɪtɪzənz bɪˈlivd tɪ bi ˈtɛrərɪst ˈlidərz ənd ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ˈɔrdər ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈækʃən ɪn ˈlɪˌbiə ɪn 2011 ɛz aɪ hæv ˈɑrgjud ˈɛlsˌwɛr, ɪn iʧ keɪs, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv brænʧ ˈlɔjərz ɪn ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən faʊnd weɪz tɪ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ˌjunəˈlætərəl ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈækʃən ənˈʧɛkt baɪ ðə ˈəðər ˈbrænʧɪz əv ˈgəvərnmənt. dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˈkɑŋgrəs ɪn ðə dəˈbeɪt ˈoʊvər ðə juz əv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri fɔrs ɪn ˈsɪriə səˈʤɛsts ə ˈminɪŋfəl ækˈnɑlɪʤmənt ðət ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl paʊər ɪz əˈkaʊntəbəl tɪ ʧɛks ənd ˈbælənsɪz. ɛz aɪ hæv ˈrɪtən fər ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs taɪmz, dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ sik kənˈgrɛʃənəl əˈpruvəl wɑz rikˈwaɪərd baɪ ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən sɪns ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts həz nɑt bɪn əˈtækt baɪ ˈsɪriə. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt wɑz fɑr frəm klɪr ðət ˌoʊˈbɑmə wʊd tərn tɪ ˈkɑŋgrəs. ˈædvəˌkeɪts əv ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl paʊər pɔɪnt aʊt ðət pæst ˈpræktɪs ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ oʊn ˈækʃən ɪn ˈlɪˌbiə səˈpɔrts ðə kənˈkluʒən ðət ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts kən mɔr ˈbrɔdli juz ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri fɔrs wɪn ɪt ɪz ɪn ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst, ənd nɑt ˈoʊnli wɪn ðə juz. ɪz əˈtækt. ðə fækt ðət ˌoʊˈbɑmə dɪd nɑt ækt ɔn hɪz oʊn ɪz ə ˈpɑzətɪv saɪn ənd meɪ hɛlp prɪˈvɛnt fˈjuʧər ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts frəm ˌjunəˈlætərəli ˈjuzɪŋ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri fɔrs (ˈpɪkʧər ə ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl ˈprɛzɪdənt tɛd kruz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd ən əˈtæk əˈgɛnst ˈkænədə). ðɛr ɪz ˈrizən tɪ kənˈteɪn ˈɑptɪˌmɪzəm, ðoʊ, wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈsɛtɪŋ nu ˈlɪmɪts ɔn ðə juz əv ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl paʊər. ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz ˈsteɪtɪd ðət hi rɪˈzərvz ðə raɪt tɪ juz ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri fɔrs ˈivɪn ɪf ˈkɑŋgrəs dɪˈklaɪnz tɪ pæs ˈɔθərˌaɪzɪŋ ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən. ðət ɪz ˌdɪskənˈsərtɪŋ, ənd ˈsɪmpli dɪz nɑt meɪk ə greɪt dil əv sɛns. wət ɪz ðə pɔɪnt əv ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə dɪˈsɪʒən ɪf ɪt ɪz ˈmɪrli ən ædˈvaɪzəri əˈpɪnjən? ɪf ˈkɑŋgrəs ˌdɪˈsaɪdz nɑt tɪ ˈɔθərˌaɪz ðə juz əv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri fɔrs ɪn ˈlɪˌbiə, ˌoʊˈbɑmə ʃʊd rɪˈspɛkt ðət dɪˈsɪʒən ənd ʃʊd nɑt ækt ɔn hɪz oʊn. ˌjunəˈlætərəl ˈækʃən ˈəndər ðiz ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz wʊd bi ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs dɪˈsɪʒən fər ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən, ənd kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi ə bæd pəˈlɪtɪkəl muv. səm rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs hæv meɪd klɪr ðət ðeɪ ər ˈigər tɪ faɪnd ə ˈrizən, ˈɛni ˈrizən, tɪ ˌɪmˈpiʧ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd riˈmuv ɪm frəm ˈɔfəs. tɪ deɪt, ðɛr ɪz noʊ ləˈʤɪtəmət ˈrizən tɪ səˈpɔrt səʧ ən aɪˈdiə. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈɔrdərd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈækʃən ɪn dɪˈfaɪəns əv ˈkɑŋgrəs, ðət kʊd prəˈvaɪd hɪz pəˈlɪtɪkəl əˈpoʊnənts wɪθ ə ləˈʤɪtəmət ˈɑrgjəmənt fər ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt.
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terri nicholson, from the metropolitan command unit, said that taxpayers’ money was being claimed fraudulently and used by terrorists in countries such as iraq and syria .
she said there had been “a number of cases” recently of terrorists making fraudulent student loan claims to fund their activities.
mps described the prospect of british money being used to bankroll potential terrorist plots on british soil as “sickening”. keith vaz, chairman of the commons home affairs committee, said he would in the coming weeks question theresa may, the home secretary, over the “shocking” disclosures.
two brothers became the first britons to be jailed for terrorism offences, having gone to a training camp in the country.
another jihadist, who skipped bail to fight in syria, used twitter to mock the lapse in security that allowed him to flee.
meanwhile, the family of lee rigby claimed facebook failed in its “duty of care” when it missed messages in which one of his murderers discussed killing a soldier. facebook was accused in a report of being a “safe haven for terrorism” after it failed to pass on information that could have prevented the killing of rigby in woolwich, london, last year.
miss nicholson, a met assistant commander, said terrorists were using “innovative” techniques to send money abroad. “we are seeing a diverse fraud, including substantial fraud online, abuse of the benefits system, abuse of student loans, in order to fund terrorism,” she said.
she also said women were being used to smuggle money out of britain to fund terrorists abroad, as it is believed they will arouse less suspicion. earlier this month, amal el wahabi, a british mother-of-two, was jailed for more than two years for trying to arrange to smuggle (£16,000) to her husband, who is believed to be a jihadist fighting in syria. she duped her friend, msaad, into carrying the cash in her underwear.
philip davies, the tory mp, said of miss claims: “i know the government has been cracking down on benefit fraud. it seems to me that this shows that if anything, they need to go further.”
he added: “it is sickening to think that money is funding terror plots] but whenever there is any money being doled out, obvious that terrorists will be trying to get their hands on as much of it as possible.”
kwasi kwarteng, a conservative member of the commons work and pensions committee, said: “ordinary people will be very, very concerned about this and something which the government obviously has a duty to crack down on.”
mr vaz said: “it is shocking that this is happening. we need to see assurances from government that the integrity of the student loan and benefits
system has not been compromised, with the full cooperation of the banking network.”
a spokesman for the department for work and pensions said: “no one should doubt our commitment to rooting out benefit fraud.”
ministers said up to 50 suspected jihadists a year are expected to be prevented from going to syria or other terrorism hot spots under proposed powers to seize passports.
around 15 terror suspects a year will also be placed under the revamped terrorism prevention and investigation measures (tpims), which restrict their activities.
the measures are part of the and security bill.
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ˈtɛri ˈnɪkəlsən, frəm ðə ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən kəˈmænd ˈjunɪt, sɛd ðət taxpayers’*’ ˈməni wɑz biɪŋ kleɪmd ˈfrɔduləntli ənd juzd baɪ ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts ɪn ˈkəntriz səʧ ɛz ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˈsɪriə ʃi sɛd ðɛr hæd bɪn ˈnəmbər əv cases”*” ˈrisəntli əv ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈfrɔʤələnt ˈstudənt loʊn kleɪmz tɪ fənd ðɛr ækˈtɪvɪtiz. dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ˈprɑspɛkt əv ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈməni biɪŋ juzd tɪ ˈbæŋˌkroʊl pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈtɛrərɪst plɑts ɔn ˈbrɪtɪʃ sɔɪl ɛz ““sickening”*”. kiθ væz, ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə ˈkɑmənz hoʊm əˈfɛrz kəˈmɪti, sɛd hi wʊd ɪn ðə ˈkəmɪŋ wiks kˈwɛʃən tərˈisə meɪ, ðə hoʊm ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri, ˈoʊvər ðə ““shocking”*” dɪˈskloʊʒərz. tu ˈbrəðərz bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst ˈbrɪtənz tɪ bi ʤeɪld fər ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm offences*, ˈhævɪŋ gɔn tɪ ə ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. əˈnəðər ʤiˈhɑˌdɪst, hu skɪpt beɪl tɪ faɪt ɪn ˈsɪriə, juzd tˈwɪtər tɪ mɑk ðə læps ɪn sɪˈkjʊrəti ðət əˈlaʊd ɪm tɪ fli. ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə ˈfæməli əv li ˈrɪgbi kleɪmd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk feɪld ɪn ɪts əv care”*” wɪn ɪt mɪst ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ɪn wɪʧ wən əv hɪz ˈmərdərərz dɪˈskəst ˈkɪlɪŋ ə ˈsoʊlʤər. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk wɑz əˈkjuzd ɪn ə rɪˈpɔrt əv biɪŋ ə ˈheɪvən fər terrorism”*” ˈæftər ɪt feɪld tɪ pæs ɔn ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət kʊd hæv prɪˈvɛnɪd ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ əv ˈrɪgbi ɪn woolwich*, ˈləndən, læst jɪr. mɪs ˈnɪkəlsən, ə mɛt əˈsɪstənt kəˈmændər, sɛd ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts wər ˈjuzɪŋ ““innovative”*” tɛkˈniks tɪ sɛnd ˈməni əˈbrɔd. ər siɪŋ ə dɪˈvərs frɔd, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ səbˈstænʃəl frɔd ˈɔnˌlaɪn, əˈbjuz əv ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts ˈsɪstəm, əˈbjuz əv ˈstudənt loʊnz, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ fənd terrorism,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ˈwɪmən wər biɪŋ juzd tɪ sˈməgəl ˈməni aʊt əv ˈbrɪtən tɪ fənd ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts əˈbrɔd, ɛz ɪt ɪz bɪˈlivd ðeɪ wɪl əraʊz lɛs səˈspɪʃən. ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ, əˈmɑl ɛl wahabi*, ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ mother-of-two*, wɑz ʤeɪld fər mɔr ðən tu jɪrz fər traɪɪŋ tɪ əreɪnʤ tɪ sˈməgəl tɪ hər ˈhəzbənd, hu ɪz bɪˈlivd tɪ bi ə ʤiˈhɑˌdɪst ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɪn ˈsɪriə. ʃi dupt hər frɛnd, msaad*, ˈɪntu ˈkɛriɪŋ ðə kæʃ ɪn hər ˈəndərˌwɛr. ˈfɪlɪp ˈdeɪviz, ðə ˈtɔri mp*, sɛd əv mɪs kleɪmz: noʊ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz bɪn ˈkrækɪŋ daʊn ɔn ˈbɛnəfɪt frɔd. ɪt simz tɪ mi ðət ðɪs ʃoʊz ðət ɪf ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, ðeɪ nid tɪ goʊ further.”*.” hi ˈædɪd: ɪz ˈsɪkənɪŋ tɪ θɪŋk ðət ˈməni ɪz ˈfəndɪŋ ˈtɛrər plɑts] bət wɛˈnɛvər ðɛr ɪz ˈɛni ˈməni biɪŋ doʊld aʊt, ˈɑbviəs ðət ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts wɪl bi traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ðɛr hænz ɔn ɛz məʧ əv ɪt ɛz possible.”*.” kwarteng*, ə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈkɑmənz wərk ənd ˈpɛnʃənz kəˈmɪti, sɛd: ˈpipəl wɪl bi ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ðɪs ənd ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪʧ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈɑbviəsli həz ə ˈduti tɪ kræk daʊn on.”*.” ˈmɪstər væz sɛd: ɪz ˈʃɑkɪŋ ðət ðɪs ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ. wi nid tɪ si əˈʃʊrəntsɪz frəm ˈgəvərnmənt ðət ðə ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti əv ðə ˈstudənt loʊn ənd ˈbɛnəfɪts ˈsɪstəm həz nɑt bɪn ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd, wɪθ ðə fʊl kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈbæŋkɪŋ network.”*.” ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt fər wərk ənd ˈpɛnʃənz sɛd: wən ʃʊd daʊt ɑr kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ˈrutɪŋ aʊt ˈbɛnəfɪt fraud.”*.” ˈmɪnɪstərz sɛd əp tɪ 50 səˈspɛktɪd ʤiˈhɑˌdɪsts ə jɪr ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi prɪˈvɛnɪd frəm goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈsɪriə ər ˈəðər ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm hɑt spɑts ˈəndər prəˈpoʊzd paʊərz tɪ siz ˈpæˌspɔrts. əraʊnd 15 ˈtɛrər ˈsəˌspɛkts ə jɪr wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi pleɪst ˈəndər ðə riˈvæmpt ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm priˈvɛnʃən ənd ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈmɛʒərz (tpims*), wɪʧ riˈstrɪkt ðɛr ækˈtɪvɪtiz. ðə ˈmɛʒərz ər pɑrt əv ðə ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti bɪl.
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gary meets the media and the adoring public for a press conference at arena going deeper into his reasons for resigning his post after 15 years at missouri as he continues to undergo treatment for lymphoma, a cancer of the blood.
we'll have approximately live updates here as they happen:
mack rhoades kicks us off with some prepared comments: "our, in typical gary fashion, he told them you better be in says that, when missouri stayed friday night in kansas maclin came to see him at the hotel before the chiefs flew out to denver: "he said, 'coach, are you ok?' then he put his arms around me and told me he loved says he watched his high school coach and kent state coach don james and pay these guys to coach football. does life get better than that? i like kids and coaching, for me, i've never worked a day in my way we run our program, the things we do, i want to have an impact on their lives. that's real, real important."pinkel: "i don't think i'll ever quit coaching." said he was yelling at the tv during the seahawks game last night. says his wife, missy, calls him a "couch coach. she's going to have to put up with me says you don't cure his disease, "you manage it." also mentioned again that there are people with cancer much worse than you have something like this, you just start thinking about your time. i might live another 25 years, i just don't know what will happen. you your says "you live pet scan to pet scan" with this disease. talked with family after last one oct. 26: "this job is every minute of every day. we work days a week 9 months out of the year. is this the right way to spend my decided at that time i'm going to embrace the healthy times and battle the tough when he told his players: "i put it off a little bit. i don't want to be a said he planned on doing it later, but got a call from his secretary friday afternoon telling him it was players and coaches had to be the first to know. it was about the last thing they wanted to hear, or i wanted to tell love. i've had coaching opportunities, but i felt we could achieve our goals have our problems. we communicate, we talk, and the university of missouri becomes better and better as we james always said, 'anything you do, your players will notice. your leadership goal is very important.' i took that very feel proud today we didn't keep players in even when they made mistakes. the learning experience for them is better than winning a football said he asked his coaches to stay at the and prepare for tennessee: "we've got a big game this week." lauded his staff: "the good thing about me, i'm a great judge of people. after that, i don't know if i have toughest thing about this..." chokes up... "is my players. i'm going to miss them. being around them, scolding them when i have to, hugging them and touching them every day. i'm going to miss being around my told my players, 'i'm going to have your phone forever and you're going to have mine.' call me any told somebody, 'if i'm coaching when i'm 70, shoot me.' i wasn't going to get there, but i've been coaching for a long, long you get cancer, it's so numbing. i'd been so blessed with my health. you're driving around for a week, you look at yourself in the mirror and say, 'you've got to be kidding me.' for me, it was profound. i've seen all these different people getting treatments. i've heard, coming down the road, someone saying, 'would you rather die on a football field or on a beach?' i'd rather die on a going to do something. try to be significant in something." says he'll talk with rhoades about a post in the athletic says he told his family and "a selection of friends" in may. that's all he disappointed in how it came out. i don't know how it says he planned on telling his staff privately sunday, then going in and telling the wasn't good. it was awful. i'm a pretty emotional guy, especially with my players. i was a on what his players have taught him: "i've got to hang around just to be cool. obviously i don't dance very well. we all know just love go around hugging them, grabbing them by the arm. i tried to be coach james. i've lightened up a little bit. i think my toledo players would agree with that. there, i was like a walking had a lot of success. we've battled adversity. and, at the end of the day, i feel we do the right heard from people i've met over the years in this business, and they say some of the nicest things to me." says his daughter has collected some of his tributes. "i'll certainly read it someday. it means a lot to on his final senior day. says "that'll be difficult." hill suggested he greet the seniors on their way onto the field about 10 years ago and he's always "an emotional on working through treatments: "i'm high-energy, man. if i don't have it, i'll find it. there's a lot of people that have it a lot worse than i do."pinkel: "i've got to decide what i want to do. i've got to do something. if i work, i want to work a normal job. but be significant. i'll just be able to be like a normal person. i feel very on his successor: "how you build consistency in a program is consistency in winning. this is a very important hire. not to put more pressure on mack, but he knows it and he'll do a good job with it. you've got to be committed to facilities, make a financial commitment to be think we've built a really good program. let's be had some availability after the presser: "i thought what just happened was a really great tribute. certainly certainly not something i wanted to do" hire a new coach, "especially when you've got a head coach that's meant so much to this said he had reached out to about something else on the bye week and "in typical fashion, he told me. my immediate reaction was shock. sad. i was aware of his diagnosis. he reached out to me in may. certainly didn't share it with anybody. not my place to do that. i was sad for him. he loves coaching. we'll always want what's best for him and his family. i know he did it for the right said that when told him in may, "i think he wanted to still prove to me he could do the job at a high level. but i knew he was going to have to wrestle with his job and his future. but i knew he'd have to do that on his own knew that if coach, in his diagnosis, felt he couldn't do this job anymore, he'd tell me right away and we'd be ready. and we said they're still thinking about ironing out's role with the university: "i think he can certainly be a great asset to this institution. he's certainly got a lot of friends and relationships."rhoades: "if coach had it his way, we wouldn't honor him at all during his final home game. but coach, you're not going to get it your his impressions of: "i felt like i knew a lot about him as a person. now that i've worked with him, has it changed? i don't know that it does. he's passionate about his and university. that might be the one thing, how much he loves this institution. this is a head coach that could have left -- several times -- but he did on the next head coach: "he will know we'll all be pulling in the same direction. not just the ad, but the university."
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ˈgɛri mits ðə ˈmidiə ənd ðə əˈdɔrɪŋ ˈpəblɪk fər ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns æt ərˈinə goʊɪŋ ˈdipər ˈɪntu hɪz ˈrizənz fər rɪˈzaɪnɪŋ hɪz poʊst ˈæftər 15 jɪrz æt məˈzʊri ɛz hi kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ ˌəndərˈgoʊ ˈtritmənt fər lɪmˈfoʊmə, ə ˈkænsər əv ðə bləd. wɪl hæv əˈprɑksəmətli lɪv ˈəpˌdeɪts hir ɛz ðeɪ ˈhæpən: mæk roʊdz kɪks ˈjuˈɛs ɔf wɪθ səm priˈpɛrd ˈkɑmɛnts: "ɑr, ɪn ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈgɛri ˈfæʃən, hi toʊld ðɛm ju ˈbɛtər bi ɪn sɪz ðət, wɪn məˈzʊri steɪd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt ɪn ˈkænzəs ˈmæklən keɪm tɪ si ɪm æt ðə hoʊˈtɛl ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ʧifs flu aʊt tɪ ˈdɛnvər: "hi sɛd, 'koʊʧ, ər ju ˈoʊˈkeɪ?' ðɛn hi pʊt hɪz ɑrmz əraʊnd mi ənd toʊld mi hi ləvd sɪz hi wɔʧt hɪz haɪ skul koʊʧ ənd kɛnt steɪt koʊʧ dɑn ʤeɪmz ənd peɪ ðiz gaɪz tɪ koʊʧ ˈfʊtˌbɔl. dɪz laɪf gɪt ˈbɛtər ðən ðət? aɪ laɪk kɪdz ənd ˈkoʊʧɪŋ, fər mi, aɪv ˈnɛvər wərkt ə deɪ ɪn maɪ weɪ wi rən ɑr ˈproʊˌgræm, ðə θɪŋz wi du, aɪ wɔnt tɪ hæv ən ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðɛr lɪvz. ðæts ril, ril important."pinkel*: "aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk aɪl ˈɛvər kwɪt ˈkoʊʧɪŋ." sɛd hi wɑz ˈjɛlɪŋ æt ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsiˌhɔks geɪm læst naɪt. sɪz hɪz waɪf, ˈmɪsi, kɔlz ɪm ə "kaʊʧ koʊʧ. ʃiz goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ pʊt əp wɪθ mi sɪz ju doʊnt kjʊr hɪz dɪˈziz, "ju ˈmænɪʤ ɪt." ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmɛnʃənd əˈgɛn ðət ðɛr ər ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈkænsər məʧ wərs ðən ju hæv ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs, ju ʤɪst stɑrt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt jʊr taɪm. aɪ maɪt lɪv əˈnəðər 25 jɪrz, aɪ ʤɪst doʊnt noʊ wət wɪl ˈhæpən. ju jʊr sɪz "ju lɪv pɛt skæn tɪ pɛt skæn" wɪθ ðɪs dɪˈziz. tɔkt wɪθ ˈfæməli ˈæftər læst wən ɔkt. 26 "ðɪs ʤɑb ɪz ˈɛvəri ˈmɪnət əv ˈɛvəri deɪ. wi wərk deɪz ə wik 9 mənθs aʊt əv ðə jɪr. ɪz ðɪs ðə raɪt weɪ tɪ spɛnd maɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd æt ðət taɪm əm goʊɪŋ tɪ ɪmˈbreɪs ðə ˈhɛlθi taɪmz ənd ˈbætəl ðə təf wɪn hi toʊld hɪz pleɪərz: "aɪ pʊt ɪt ɔf ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt. aɪ doʊnt wɔnt tɪ bi ə sɛd hi plænd ɔn duɪŋ ɪt ˈleɪtər, bət gɑt ə kɔl frəm hɪz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun ˈtɛlɪŋ ɪm ɪt wɑz pleɪərz ənd ˈkoʊʧɪz hæd tɪ bi ðə fərst tɪ noʊ. ɪt wɑz əˈbaʊt ðə læst θɪŋ ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ hir, ər aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ tɛl ləv. aɪv hæd ˈkoʊʧɪŋ ˌɑpərˈtunətiz, bət aɪ fɛlt wi kʊd əˈʧiv ɑr goʊlz hæv ɑr ˈprɑbləmz. wi kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt, wi tɔk, ənd ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv məˈzʊri bɪˈkəmz ˈbɛtər ənd ˈbɛtər ɛz wi ʤeɪmz ˈɔlˌweɪz sɛd, 'ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ju du, jʊr pleɪərz wɪl ˈnoʊtɪs. jʊr ˈlidərˌʃɪp goʊl ɪz ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt.' aɪ tʊk ðət ˈvɛri fil praʊd təˈdeɪ wi ˈdɪdənt kip pleɪərz ɪn ˈivɪn wɪn ðeɪ meɪd mɪˈsteɪks. ðə ˈlərnɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns fər ðɛm ɪz ˈbɛtər ðən ˈwɪnɪŋ ə ˈfʊtˌbɔl sɛd hi æst hɪz ˈkoʊʧɪz tɪ steɪ æt ðə ənd priˈpɛr fər ˌtɛnəˈsi: "wiv gɑt ə bɪg geɪm ðɪs wik." ˈlɔdɪd hɪz stæf: "ðə gʊd θɪŋ əˈbaʊt mi, əm ə greɪt ʤəʤ əv ˈpipəl. ˈæftər ðət, aɪ doʊnt noʊ ɪf aɪ hæv ˈtəfəst θɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðɪs..." ʧoʊks əp... "ɪz maɪ pleɪərz. əm goʊɪŋ tɪ mɪs ðɛm. biɪŋ əraʊnd ðɛm, ˈskoʊldɪŋ ðɛm wɪn aɪ hæv tɪ, ˈhəgɪŋ ðɛm ənd ˈtəʧɪŋ ðɛm ˈɛvəri deɪ. əm goʊɪŋ tɪ mɪs biɪŋ əraʊnd maɪ toʊld maɪ pleɪərz, 'əm goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv jʊr foʊn fərˈɛvər ənd jʊr goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv maɪn.' kɔl mi ˈɛni toʊld ˈsəmˌbɑdi, 'ɪf əm ˈkoʊʧɪŋ wɪn əm 70 ʃut mi.' aɪ ˈwəzənt goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt ðɛr, bət aɪv bɪn ˈkoʊʧɪŋ fər ə lɔŋ, lɔŋ ju gɪt ˈkænsər, ɪts soʊ ˈnəmɪŋ. aɪd bɪn soʊ blɛst wɪθ maɪ hɛlθ. jʊr ˈdraɪvɪŋ əraʊnd fər ə wik, ju lʊk æt ˈjɔrsɛlf ɪn ðə ˈmɪrər ənd seɪ, 'juv gɑt tɪ bi ˈkɪdɪŋ mi.' fər mi, ɪt wɑz proʊˈfaʊnd. aɪv sin ɔl ðiz ˈdɪfərənt ˈpipəl ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈtritmənts. aɪv hərd, ˈkəmɪŋ daʊn ðə roʊd, ˈsəmˌwən seɪɪŋ, 'wʊd ju ˈrəðər daɪ ɔn ə ˈfʊtˌbɔl fild ər ɔn ə biʧ?' aɪd ˈrəðər daɪ ɔn ə goʊɪŋ tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ. traɪ tɪ bi sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ɪn ˈsəmθɪŋ." sɪz hil tɔk wɪθ roʊdz əˈbaʊt ə poʊst ɪn ðə æθˈlɛtɪk sɪz hi toʊld hɪz ˈfæməli ənd "ə səˈlɛkʃən əv frɛndz" ɪn meɪ. ðæts ɔl hi ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd ɪn haʊ ɪt keɪm aʊt. aɪ doʊnt noʊ haʊ ɪt sɪz hi plænd ɔn ˈtɛlɪŋ hɪz stæf ˈpraɪvətli ˈsənˌdi, ðɛn goʊɪŋ ɪn ənd ˈtɛlɪŋ ðə ˈwəzənt gʊd. ɪt wɑz ˈɔfəl. əm ə ˈprɪti ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl gaɪ, əˈspɛʃəli wɪθ maɪ pleɪərz. aɪ wɑz ə ɔn wət hɪz pleɪərz hæv tɔt ɪm: "aɪv gɑt tɪ hæŋ əraʊnd ʤɪst tɪ bi kul. ˈɑbviəsli aɪ doʊnt dæns ˈvɛri wɛl. wi ɔl noʊ ʤɪst ləv goʊ əraʊnd ˈhəgɪŋ ðɛm, ˈgræbɪŋ ðɛm baɪ ðə ɑrm. aɪ traɪd tɪ bi koʊʧ ʤeɪmz. aɪv ˈlaɪtənd əp ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt. aɪ θɪŋk maɪ təˈlidoʊ pleɪərz wʊd əˈgri wɪθ ðət. ðɛr, aɪ wɑz laɪk ə ˈwɔkɪŋ hæd ə lɔt əv səkˈsɛs. wiv ˈbætəld ædˈvərsɪˌti. ənd, æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə deɪ, aɪ fil wi du ðə raɪt hərd frəm ˈpipəl aɪv mɛt ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz ɪn ðɪs ˈbɪznɪs, ənd ðeɪ seɪ səm əv ðə ˈnaɪsɪst θɪŋz tɪ mi." sɪz hɪz ˈdɔtər həz kəˈlɛktəd səm əv hɪz ˈtrɪbjuts. "aɪl ˈsərtənli rɛd ɪt ˈsəmˌdeɪ. ɪt minz ə lɔt tɪ ɔn hɪz ˈfaɪnəl ˈsinjər deɪ. sɪz "ˈðætəl bi ˈdɪfəkəlt." hɪl səˈʤɛstɪd hi grit ðə ˈsinjərz ɔn ðɛr weɪ ˈɔntu ðə fild əˈbaʊt 10 jɪrz əˈgoʊ ənd hiz ˈɔlˌweɪz "ən ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ɔn ˈwərkɪŋ θru ˈtritmənts: "əm high-energy*, mæn. ɪf aɪ doʊnt hæv ɪt, aɪl faɪnd ɪt. ðɛrz ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl ðət hæv ɪt ə lɔt wərs ðən aɪ do."pinkel*: "aɪv gɑt tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd wət aɪ wɔnt tɪ du. aɪv gɑt tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ. ɪf aɪ wərk, aɪ wɔnt tɪ wərk ə ˈnɔrməl ʤɑb. bət bi sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt. aɪl ʤɪst bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ bi laɪk ə ˈnɔrməl ˈpərsən. aɪ fil ˈvɛri ɔn hɪz səkˈsɛsər: "haʊ ju bɪld kənˈsɪstənsi ɪn ə ˈproʊˌgræm ɪz kənˈsɪstənsi ɪn ˈwɪnɪŋ. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt haɪər. nɑt tɪ pʊt mɔr ˈprɛʃər ɔn mæk, bət hi noʊz ɪt ənd hil du ə gʊd ʤɑb wɪθ ɪt. juv gɑt tɪ bi kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ fəˈsɪlɪtiz, meɪk ə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ bi θɪŋk wiv bɪlt ə ˈrɪli gʊd ˈproʊˌgræm. lɛts bi hæd səm əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti ˈæftər ðə ˈprɛsər: "aɪ θɔt wət ʤɪst ˈhæpənd wɑz ə ˈrɪli greɪt ˈtrɪbjut. ˈsərtənli ˈsərtənli nɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ du" haɪər ə nu koʊʧ, "əˈspɛʃəli wɪn juv gɑt ə hɛd koʊʧ ðæts mɛnt soʊ məʧ tɪ ðɪs sɛd hi hæd riʧt aʊt tɪ əˈbaʊt ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls ɔn ðə baɪ wik ənd "ɪn ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈfæʃən, hi toʊld mi. maɪ ˌɪˈmiˌdiət riˈækʃən wɑz ʃɑk. sæd. aɪ wɑz əˈwɛr əv hɪz ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs. hi riʧt aʊt tɪ mi ɪn meɪ. ˈsərtənli ˈdɪdənt ʃɛr ɪt wɪθ ˈɛnibədi. nɑt maɪ pleɪs tɪ du ðət. aɪ wɑz sæd fər ɪm. hi ləvz ˈkoʊʧɪŋ. wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz wɔnt wəts bɛst fər ɪm ənd hɪz ˈfæməli. aɪ noʊ hi dɪd ɪt fər ðə raɪt sɛd ðət wɪn toʊld ɪm ɪn meɪ, "aɪ θɪŋk hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ stɪl pruv tɪ mi hi kʊd du ðə ʤɑb æt ə haɪ ˈlɛvəl. bət aɪ nu hi wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ ˈrɛsəl wɪθ hɪz ʤɑb ənd hɪz fˈjuʧər. bət aɪ nu hid hæv tɪ du ðət ɔn hɪz oʊn nu ðət ɪf koʊʧ, ɪn hɪz ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs, fɛlt hi ˈkʊdənt du ðɪs ʤɑb ˌɛniˈmɔr, hid tɛl mi raɪt əˈweɪ ənd wid bi ˈrɛdi. ənd wi sɛd ðɛr stɪl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈaɪərnɪŋ aʊt roʊl wɪθ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti: "aɪ θɪŋk hi kən ˈsərtənli bi ə greɪt ˈæˌsɛt tɪ ðɪs ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən. hiz ˈsərtənli gɑt ə lɔt əv frɛndz ənd relationships."rhoades*: "ɪf koʊʧ hæd ɪt hɪz weɪ, wi ˈwʊdənt ˈɑnər ɪm æt ɔl ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈfaɪnəl hoʊm geɪm. bət koʊʧ, jʊr nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt ɪt jʊr hɪz ˌɪmˈprɛʃənz əv: "aɪ fɛlt laɪk aɪ nu ə lɔt əˈbaʊt ɪm ɛz ə ˈpərsən. naʊ ðət aɪv wərkt wɪθ ɪm, həz ɪt ʧeɪnʤd? aɪ doʊnt noʊ ðət ɪt dɪz. hiz ˈpæʃənət əˈbaʊt hɪz ənd ˌjunəˈvərsəti. ðət maɪt bi ðə wən θɪŋ, haʊ məʧ hi ləvz ðɪs ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən. ðɪs ɪz ə hɛd koʊʧ ðət kʊd hæv lɛft ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz bət hi dɪd ɔn ðə nɛkst hɛd koʊʧ: "hi wɪl noʊ wɪl ɔl bi ˈpʊlɪŋ ɪn ðə seɪm dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. nɑt ʤɪst ðə æd, bət ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti."
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the orlando magic have started this season really well, going. here are some of the main positives for a team that looks more cohesive than ever.
before the season began, most orlando magic fans would have been more than happy with a start.
they would also have assumed that one loss so far would have come away to the cleveland cavaliers.
in reality it did not, with the magic going into quicken loans arena on saturday night and putting the on a franchise that has tormented them for five years.
the final score showed just how good the magic were. even better is the fact they could be, but let the brooklyn nets squeak past them for a win.
with all of this unexpected to start the year, there have been a number of key factors that have the team looking like they could be in the playoff discussion come next spring.
it’s early days for sure, but the magic have spent so long being mediocre and had such negative things said about them, that turning a corner like this should be celebrated.
there have been a few factors at work for this team, including an unexpected d.j. augustin mini-surge, but here are the main three from an enjoyable start.
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ðə ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ ˈmæʤɪk hæv ˈstɑrtɪd ðɪs ˈsizən ˈrɪli wɛl, goʊɪŋ hir ər səm əv ðə meɪn ˈpɑzətɪvz fər ə tim ðət lʊks mɔr koʊˈhisɪv ðən ˈɛvər. ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈsizən bɪˈgæn, moʊst ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ ˈmæʤɪk fænz wʊd hæv bɪn mɔr ðən ˈhæpi wɪθ ə stɑrt. ðeɪ wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ hæv əˈsumd ðət wən lɔs soʊ fɑr wʊd hæv kəm əˈweɪ tɪ ðə ˈklivlənd ˌkævəˈlɪrz. ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti ɪt dɪd nɑt, wɪθ ðə ˈmæʤɪk goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu kˈwɪkən loʊnz ərˈinə ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt ənd ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə ɔn ə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ðət həz ˈtɔrˌmɛntɪd ðɛm fər faɪv jɪrz. ðə ˈfaɪnəl skɔr ʃoʊd ʤɪst haʊ gʊd ðə ˈmæʤɪk wər. ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər ɪz ðə fækt ðeɪ kʊd bi bət lɛt ðə ˈbrʊklɪn nɛts skwik pæst ðɛm fər ə wɪn. wɪθ ɔl əv ðɪs ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ stɑrt ðə jɪr, ðɛr hæv bɪn ə ˈnəmbər əv ki ˈfæktərz ðət hæv ðə tim ˈlʊkɪŋ laɪk ðeɪ kʊd bi ɪn ðə pleɪɔf dɪˈskəʃən kəm nɛkst spərɪŋ. ˈərli deɪz fər ʃʊr, bət ðə ˈmæʤɪk hæv spɛnt soʊ lɔŋ biɪŋ ˌmidiˈoʊkər ənd hæd səʧ ˈnɛgətɪv θɪŋz sɛd əˈbaʊt ðɛm, ðət ˈtərnɪŋ ə ˈkɔrnər laɪk ðɪs ʃʊd bi ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd. ðɛr hæv bɪn ə fju ˈfæktərz æt wərk fər ðɪs tim, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ən ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd d.j*. aʊguˈstin mini-surge*, bət hir ər ðə meɪn θri frəm ən ˌɛnˈʤɔɪəbəl stɑrt.
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a retired ottawa chiropractor is appealing his conviction for sexually assaulting three of his patients, and his sentence of seven months of house arrest and another eight months of curfew is on hold pending his appeal.
michael beaton, 77, received the conditional sentence in court tuesday after being convicted in june of two cases of indecent assault and one case of sexual assault involving three male patients who had sought treatment from him for neck and back pain.
the incidents took place between 1979 and 2003. the patients had been lying on his treatment bed in various states of undress, the court heard, when beaton fondled them.
michael beaton is a sexual predator and pervert who used his profession and friendships to abuse unsuspecting clients and friends. - victim
immediately after the sentence was handed down, defence lawyer richard auger filed an appeal of all three convictions "on a whole host of grounds."
beaton will not be put under house arrest while his convictions are being appealed, according to auger.
"we've obtained an order from the court of appeal staying that conditional sentence and house arrest, which means that it's on hold until the court of appeal can deal with the conviction appeal," said auger.
auger said his client was relieved the trial was over, and was looking forward to the next step in the process.
victim 'disappointed' with house arrest sentence
after the sentence was announced, one victim said "it would have been nice" if the retired chiropractor had been sent to jail.
"i'm disappointed, but at least he's convicted," said the victim, who cannot be named, in an interview with cbc news.
"he should have got jail time."
in a victim's impact statement read in court on monday, the same victim said he still suffers from "severe panic attacks and anxiety" when dealing with doctors.
"michael beaton is a sexual predator and pervert who used his profession and friendships to abuse unsuspecting clients and friends," said crown attorney james cavanagh, reading the statement on the man's behalf. "he used his predatory skills to take advantage of me and others."
cavanagh had asked justice douglas rutherford to impose a jail sentence of 12 to 18 months.
judge 'very cautious' about victim statement
beaton's lawyer, richard auger, urged rutherford to give "little to no weight" to the man's statement, alleging that the man had called beaton and his defence team directly, claiming he had information that would help case and asking for money. auger said he did not return the man's call.
in his decision, rutherford said he was "inclined to be very cautious" in giving the victim's impact statement weight, given the allegation.
in an interview with cbc news, the victim admitted he made a mistake when contacting the defence to ask for payment.
"i'm naive. i don't know how the legal system works," he said.
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ə rɪˈtaɪrd ˈɑtəˌwɑ ˈkaɪrəˌpræktər ɪz əˈpilɪŋ hɪz kənˈvɪkʃən fər ˈsɛkʃuəli əˈsɔltɪŋ θri əv hɪz ˈpeɪʃənz, ənd hɪz ˈsɛntəns əv ˈsɛvən mənθs əv haʊs ərˈɛst ənd əˈnəðər eɪt mənθs əv ˈkərfju ɪz ɔn hoʊld ˈpɛndɪŋ hɪz əˈpil. ˈmaɪkəl ˈbitən, 77 rɪˈsivd ðə kənˈdɪʃənəl ˈsɛntəns ɪn kɔrt ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈæftər biɪŋ kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ʤun əv tu ˈkeɪsɪz əv ˌɪnˈdisənt əˈsɔlt ənd wən keɪs əv ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ θri meɪl ˈpeɪʃənz hu hæd sɔt ˈtritmənt frəm ɪm fər nɛk ənd bæk peɪn. ðə ˈɪnsədənts tʊk pleɪs bɪtˈwin 1979 ənd 2003 ðə ˈpeɪʃənz hæd bɪn laɪɪŋ ɔn hɪz ˈtritmənt bɛd ɪn ˈvɛriəs steɪts əv ənˈdrɛs, ðə kɔrt hərd, wɪn ˈbitən ˈfɔndəld ðɛm. ˈmaɪkəl ˈbitən ɪz ə ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈprɛdətər ənd ˈpərvərt hu juzd hɪz prəˈfɛʃən ənd ˈfrɛndʃɪps tɪ əˈbjuz ˌənsəˈspɛktɪŋ klaɪənts ənd frɛndz. ˈvɪktɪm ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈæftər ðə ˈsɛntəns wɑz ˈhændɪd daʊn, dɪˈfɛns ˈlɔjər ˈrɪʧərd ˈɔgər faɪld ən əˈpil əv ɔl θri kənˈvɪkʃənz "ɔn ə hoʊl hoʊst əv graʊnz." ˈbitən wɪl nɑt bi pʊt ˈəndər haʊs ərˈɛst waɪl hɪz kənˈvɪkʃənz ər biɪŋ əˈpild, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈɔgər. "wiv əbˈteɪnd ən ˈɔrdər frəm ðə kɔrt əv əˈpil steɪɪŋ ðət kənˈdɪʃənəl ˈsɛntəns ənd haʊs ərˈɛst, wɪʧ minz ðət ɪts ɔn hoʊld ənˈtɪl ðə kɔrt əv əˈpil kən dil wɪθ ðə kənˈvɪkʃən əˈpil," sɛd ˈɔgər. ˈɔgər sɛd hɪz klaɪənt wɑz rɪˈlivd ðə traɪəl wɑz ˈoʊvər, ənd wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ðə nɛkst stɛp ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˈvɪktɪm 'ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd' wɪθ haʊs ərˈɛst ˈsɛntəns ˈæftər ðə ˈsɛntəns wɑz əˈnaʊnst, wən ˈvɪktɪm sɛd "ɪt wʊd hæv bɪn nis" ɪf ðə rɪˈtaɪrd ˈkaɪrəˌpræktər hæd bɪn sɛnt tɪ ʤeɪl. "əm ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd, bət æt list hiz kənˈvɪktəd," sɛd ðə ˈvɪktɪm, hu ˈkænɑt bi neɪmd, ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈsiˌbiˈsi nuz. "hi ʃʊd hæv gɑt ʤeɪl taɪm." ɪn ə ˈvɪktɪmz ˌɪmˈpækt ˈsteɪtmənt rɛd ɪn kɔrt ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ðə seɪm ˈvɪktɪm sɛd hi stɪl ˈsəfərz frəm "səˈvɪr ˈpænɪk əˈtæks ənd æŋˈzaɪəti" wɪn ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ˈdɑktərz. "ˈmaɪkəl ˈbitən ɪz ə ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈprɛdətər ənd ˈpərvərt hu juzd hɪz prəˈfɛʃən ənd ˈfrɛndʃɪps tɪ əˈbjuz ˌənsəˈspɛktɪŋ klaɪənts ənd frɛndz," sɛd kraʊn əˈtərni ʤeɪmz ˈkævənɑ, ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə ˈsteɪtmənt ɔn ðə mænz bɪˈhæf. "hi juzd hɪz ˈprɛdəˌtɔri skɪlz tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv mi ənd ˈəðərz." ˈkævənɑ hæd æst ˈʤəstɪs ˈdəgləs ˈrəθərfərd tɪ ˌɪmˈpoʊz ə ʤeɪl ˈsɛntəns əv 12 tɪ 18 mənθs. ʤəʤ 'ˈvɛri ˈkɔʃəs' əˈbaʊt ˈvɪktɪm ˈsteɪtmənt ˈlɔjər, ˈrɪʧərd ˈɔgər, ərʤd ˈrəθərfərd tɪ gɪv "ˈlɪtəl tɪ noʊ weɪt" tɪ ðə mænz ˈsteɪtmənt, əˈlɛʤɪŋ ðət ðə mæn hæd kɔld ˈbitən ənd hɪz dɪˈfɛns tim dɪˈrɛkli, ˈkleɪmɪŋ hi hæd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət wʊd hɛlp keɪs ənd ˈæskɪŋ fər ˈməni. ˈɔgər sɛd hi dɪd nɑt rɪˈtərn ðə mænz kɔl. ɪn hɪz dɪˈsɪʒən, ˈrəθərfərd sɛd hi wɑz "ˌɪnˈklaɪnd tɪ bi ˈvɛri ˈkɔʃəs" ɪn ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə ˈvɪktɪmz ˌɪmˈpækt ˈsteɪtmənt weɪt, ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃən. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈsiˌbiˈsi nuz, ðə ˈvɪktɪm ədˈmɪtəd hi meɪd ə mɪˈsteɪk wɪn ˈkɑnˌtæktɪŋ ðə dɪˈfɛns tɪ æsk fər ˈpeɪmənt. "əm naɪiv. aɪ doʊnt noʊ haʊ ðə ˈligəl ˈsɪstəm wərks," hi sɛd.
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the number of u.s. service members killed as a result of improvised explosive devices (ieds) in afghanistan is rising, foreign policy reported friday.
from the beginning of april to the end of june of this year, killed or injured people in separate incidents in afghanistan, according to internal slides obtained from the department of defense by.
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when compared to the previous 90 days, the numbers from the period show an 8 percent increase in incidents, as well as a 39 percent uptick in attacks that resulted in death and injury.
the numbers are also a 17 percent increase when compared to the same period in 2016, according to the report.
the pentagon's agency, the joint defeat organization (jido), produced the report. while it used open-source reporting for its analysis, the document was marked for official use only, reported.
a spokeswoman for told foreign policy in an email that the agency typically will release unclassified documents a few months after they are reviewed. she did not immediately respond to the outlet's request for comment about the statistics.
ieds have long been a weapon used by terrorist organizations in their battles.
afghanistan was the only country in central command to see an increase in both incidents and casualties from compared to the previous 90 days, the report says. iraq in the same period saw 15 percent fewer incidents and 30 percent fewer casualties than it had in the previous 90 days.
anthony cordesman, an afghanistan expert at the center for strategic and international studies, told that give the taliban “visibility, power, and influence," adding that the insurgents may use the weapon more frequently as they lose ground controlling cities in the state.
president trump is expected to send an additional troops to afghanistan, where troops were stationed at the end of august, according to the pentagon.
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ðə ˈnəmbər əv juz. ˈsərvɪs ˈmɛmbərz kɪld ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ˈɪmprəˌvaɪzd ɪkˈsploʊsɪv dɪˈvaɪsɪz (ieds*) ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn ɪz ˈraɪzɪŋ, ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. frəm ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ˈeɪprəl tɪ ðə ɛnd əv ʤun əv ðɪs jɪr, kɪld ər ˈɪnʤərd ˈpipəl ɪn ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈɪnsədənts ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈtərnəl slaɪdz əbˈteɪnd frəm ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv dɪˈfɛns baɪ. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt wɪn kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˈpriviəs 90 deɪz, ðə ˈnəmbərz frəm ðə ˈpɪriəd ʃoʊ ən 8 pərˈsɛnt ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈɪnsədənts, ɛz wɛl ɛz ə 39 pərˈsɛnt ˈəpˌtɪk ɪn əˈtæks ðət rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn dɛθ ənd ˈɪnʤəri. ðə ˈnəmbərz ər ˈɔlsoʊ ə 17 pərˈsɛnt ˌɪnˈkris wɪn kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə seɪm ˈpɪriəd ɪn 2016 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə rɪˈpɔrt. ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑnz ˈeɪʤənsi, ðə ʤɔɪnt dɪˈfit ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən (jido*), prəˈdust ðə rɪˈpɔrt. waɪl ɪt juzd ˈoʊpənˌsɔrs rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ fər ɪts æˈnælɪsɪs, ðə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt wɑz mɑrkt fər əˈfɪʃəl juz ˈoʊnli, ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ə ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən fər toʊld ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi ɪn ən iˈmeɪl ðət ðə ˈeɪʤənsi ˈtɪpɪkəli wɪl riˈlis ənˈklæsɪˌfaɪd ˈdɑkjəmənts ə fju mənθs ˈæftər ðeɪ ər rivˈjud. ʃi dɪd nɑt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ðə ˈaʊˌtlɛts rɪkˈwɛst fər ˈkɑmɛnt əˈbaʊt ðə stəˈtɪstɪks. hæv lɔŋ bɪn ə ˈwɛpən juzd baɪ ˈtɛrərɪst ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ɪn ðɛr ˈbætəlz. æfˈgænəˌstæn wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈkəntri ɪn ˈsɛntrəl kəˈmænd tɪ si ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn boʊθ ˈɪnsədənts ənd ˈkæʒəwəltiz frəm kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˈpriviəs 90 deɪz, ðə rɪˈpɔrt sɪz. ˌɪˈrɑk ɪn ðə seɪm ˈpɪriəd sɔ 15 pərˈsɛnt fjuər ˈɪnsədənts ənd 30 pərˈsɛnt fjuər ˈkæʒəwəltiz ðən ɪt hæd ɪn ðə ˈpriviəs 90 deɪz. ˈænθɔˌni ˈkɔrdəsmən, ən æfˈgænəˌstæn ˈɛkspərt æt ðə ˈsɛnər fər strəˈtiʤɪk ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈstədiz, toʊld ðət gɪv ðə ˈtælɪˌbæn ““visibility*, paʊər, ənd ˈɪnfluəns," ˈædɪŋ ðət ðə ˌɪnˈsərʤənts meɪ juz ðə ˈwɛpən mɔr ˈfrikwɛntli ɛz ðeɪ luz graʊnd kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ˈsɪtiz ɪn ðə steɪt. ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ sɛnd ən əˈdɪʃənəl trups tɪ æfˈgænəˌstæn, wɛr trups wər ˈsteɪʃənd æt ðə ɛnd əv ˈɔgəst, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn.
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thirty u.s. companies including software giant adobe, owner aol and purveyor have been identified as in probable violation of a agreement aimed at safeguarding personal data transfers in a complaint filed with the by us consumer privacy rights ngo the center for digital democracy (cdd).
the safe harbour agreement between the and the governs the transatlantic transfer of personal data for commercial purposes such as for digital services where citizens’ data is stored and processed in the us. an agreement is necessary for personal data to flow fromrope to the us because the has a more system of privacy legislation than the us. the enforces safe harbour certifications in the us.
the list of companies named in the filing includes: acxiom, media, adobe, adometry, alterian, aol, appnexus, bizo, bluekai, criteo, datalogix, dataxu, media, exacttarget, gigya, hasoffers, jumptap, lithium, lotame, marketo, mediamath, merkle, neustar, pubmatic,, sdl, spredfast, sprinklr, turn, and xaxis.
the named companies include data brokers, data management platforms and and mobile marketers in other words, companies who make it their business to join digital dots of personal information to flesh out detailed profiles of consumers to sell on to advertisers.
the says its filing provides “factual information and legal analysis on probable violations of safe harbor commitments that materially mislead consumers”.
“the commercial surveillance of consumers by u.s. companies, without consumer awareness or meaningful consent, contradicts the fundamental rights of citizens andropean data protection laws, and also violates the intention of the safe harbor mechanism to adequately protect consumers’ personal information,” the notes in an executive summary of its filing.
“the u.s. is failing to keep its privacy promise torope,” added jeff chester,’s executive director in a statement. “instead of ensuring that the u.s. lives up to its commitment to protect consumers, our investigation found that there is little oversight and enforcement by the. the big companies in our complaint use safe harbor as a shield to further their practices without serious scrutiny.
“companies are relying on exceedingly brief, vague, or obtuse descriptions of their data collection practices, even though safe harbor requires meaningful transparency and candor. our investigation found that many of the companies are involved with a web of powerful multiple data broker partners who, unknown to the public, pool their data on individuals so they can be profiled and targeted online.”
the safe harbour agreement dates back to 2000 and generally requires us companies to adhere to a set of e.u. personal data protection principles such as informing citizens that their data is being collected and how it will be used. however the agreement has come under sustained criticism in recent times, especially since the snowden revelations revealed the extent of us intelligence agencies’ dragnet surveillance programs.
one problem is the safe harbour agreement allows for certain limitations in the interests of national security a loophole which has evidently been massively exploited by the and its ilk, calling the whole agreement into question. critics have also argued safe harbour is lax and weak, since it allows us companies to voluntarily self certify and therefore hardly offers data protection safeguards.
the idea that safe harbour might not actually be so safe led theropean commission to review the agreement in november last year and put forward a series of recommendations to improve it, with the ongoing threat of suspension of the agreement if the us does not take legislative action to shore up data issues.
the’s filing, which requests the investigate the named companies, piles more pressure on for reform given the scope of the problems it has apparently identified.
“ftc should investigate these companies’ practices using its subpoena authority and other methods of investigation,” writes the. “when holds these data marketing and profiling companies’ practices up against their public statements to doc and consumers, it seems likely (based on how these companies differently describe themselves to clients) that the agency will find numerous deceptive misstatements. if such violations are found, should make sure these companies cannot continue in the safe harbor program without first addressing all violations, and submitting to active oversight.”
the argues that the activity of the named companies is putting consumers’ privacy at risk owing to their use of “unique and sophisticated tracking and analysis”.
“they use such data sources as public records, census data, online tracking technologies, consumer trailing through mobile devices (following users both in the physical world and online), and many other sources. these companies add to this information through a variety of data sources, which can include sensitive information such as addresses, past purchase history, income, demographics, and family structure. a common feature of the business practices of nearly all the companies cited in this complaint is the involvement of an array of data brokers and other information providers, who supply rich data sets used for the profiling and targeting of consumers. all of the companies, we believe, fall far short of the commitments they have made under the safe harbor,” it adds.
specifically, the filing lists three main “patterns of deception” common to the listed companies which it urges the to investigate: firstly that the companies are misstating their actual purposes and practices of data collection and use so being insufficiently transparent; secondly that they are misrepresenting legal facts of importance to consumers, such as by claiming they are not data controllers; and thirdly by merging with and acquiring other companies to expand their data collection and profiling abilities but not updating their safe harbour disclosures.
“ftc has a clear duty to enforce the framework against companies that demonstrate a pattern of violation despite and claims to abide by the principles. should open investigations on these data marketing and profiling companies and stand by its enforcement commitments made when the safe harbor was first approved, as well as commissioners’ ongoing assurances of the validity and importance of such enforcement,” it adds.
we’ve reached out to aol for a response to the claims and will update this post with any response.
[image by philippe via flickr]
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ˈθərˌdi juz. ˈkəmpəˌniz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsɔfˌwɛr ʤaɪənt əˈdoʊbi, ˈoʊnər əˈmərɪkəˈɑnˌlaɪn ənd pərˈveɪər hæv bɪn aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz ɪn ˈprɑbəbəl vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ə əˈgrimənt eɪmd æt ˈseɪfˌgɑrdɪŋ ˈpərsɪnəl ˈdætə ˈtrænsfərz ɪn ə kəmˈpleɪnt faɪld wɪθ ðə baɪ ˈjuˈɛs kənˈsumər ˈpraɪvəsi raɪts ɛŋˈgoʊ ðə ˈsɛnər fər ˈdɪʤɪtəl dɪˈmɑkrəsi (cdd*). ðə seɪf ˈhɑrbər əˈgrimənt bɪtˈwin ðə ənd ðə ˈgəvərnz ðə ˌtrænzəˈtlænɪk ˈtrænsfər əv ˈpərsɪnəl ˈdætə fər kəˈmərʃəl ˈpərpəsɪz səʧ ɛz fər ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈsərvɪsɪz wɛr citizens’*’ ˈdætə ɪz stɔrd ənd ˈprɑsɛst ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs. ən əˈgrimənt ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri fər ˈpərsɪnəl ˈdætə tɪ floʊ frəm ˈjʊrəp tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs bɪˈkəz ðə həz ə mɔr ˈsɪstəm əv ˈpraɪvəsi ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ðən ðə ˈjuˈɛs. ðə ɛnˈfɔrsɪz seɪf ˈhɑrbər ˌsərtəfəˈkeɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs. ðə lɪst əv ˈkəmpəˌniz neɪmd ɪn ðə ˈfaɪlɪŋ ˌɪnˈkludz: acxiom*, ˈmidiə, əˈdoʊbi, adometry*, alterian*, əˈmərɪkəˈɑnˌlaɪn, appnexus*, bizo*, bluekai*, criteo*, datalogix*, dataxu*, ˈmidiə, exacttarget*, gigya*, hasoffers*, jumptap*, ˈlɪθiəm, lotame*, marketo*, mediamath*, ˈmərkəl, neustar*, pubmatic*,, sdl*, spredfast*, sprinklr*, tərn, ənd xaxis*. ðə neɪmd ˈkəmpəˌniz ˌɪnˈklud ˈdætə ˈbroʊkərz, ˈdætə ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈplætˌfɔrmz ənd ənd ˈmoʊbəl ˌmɑrkətərz ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ˈkəmpəˌniz hu meɪk ɪt ðɛr ˈbɪznɪs tɪ ʤɔɪn ˈdɪʤɪtəl dɑts əv ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ flɛʃ aʊt dɪˈteɪld ˈproʊˌfaɪlz əv kənˈsumərz tɪ sɛl ɔn tɪ ˈædvərˌtaɪzərz. ðə sɪz ɪts ˈfaɪlɪŋ prəˈvaɪdz ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd ˈligəl æˈnælɪsɪs ɔn ˈprɑbəbəl vaɪəˈleɪʃənz əv seɪf ˈhɑrbər kəˈmɪtmənts ðət məˈtɪriəli mɪsˈlid consumers”*”. kəˈmərʃəl sərˈveɪləns əv kənˈsumərz baɪ juz. ˈkəmpəˌniz, wɪˈθaʊt kənˈsumər əˈwɛrnəs ər ˈminɪŋfəl kənˈsɛnt, ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkts ðə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl raɪts əv ˈsɪtɪzənz ənd ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈdætə prəˈtɛkʃən lɔz, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈvaɪəleɪts ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən əv ðə seɪf ˈhɑrbər ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm tɪ ˈædəkwɪtli prəˈtɛkt consumers’*’ ˈpərsɪnəl information,”*,” ðə noʊts ɪn ən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈsəməri əv ɪts ˈfaɪlɪŋ. juz. ɪz ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ kip ɪts ˈpraɪvəsi ˈprɑməs tɪ europe,”*,” ˈædɪd ʤɛf ˈʧɛstər, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. əv ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðət ðə juz. lɪvz əp tɪ ɪts kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ prəˈtɛkt kənˈsumərz, ɑr ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən faʊnd ðət ðɛr ɪz ˈlɪtəl ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt ənd ɛnˈfɔrsmənt baɪ ðə. ðə bɪg ˈkəmpəˌniz ɪn ɑr kəmˈpleɪnt juz seɪf ˈhɑrbər ɛz ə ʃild tɪ ˈfərðər ðɛr ˈpræktɪsɪz wɪˈθaʊt ˈsɪriəs ˈskrutəni. ər riˈlaɪɪŋ ɔn ɪkˈsidɪŋli brif, veɪg, ər ɑbˈtus dɪˈskrɪpʃənz əv ðɛr ˈdætə kəˈlɛkʃən ˈpræktɪsɪz, ˈivɪn ðoʊ seɪf ˈhɑrbər rikˈwaɪərz ˈminɪŋfəl trænˈspɛrənsi ənd ˈkændər. ɑr ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən faʊnd ðət ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz ər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ ə wɛb əv ˈpaʊərfəl ˈməltəpəl ˈdætə ˈbroʊkər ˈpɑrtnərz hu, ənˈnoʊn tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk, pul ðɛr ˈdætə ɔn ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz soʊ ðeɪ kən bi ˈproʊˌfaɪld ənd ˈtɑrgətɪd online.”*.” ðə seɪf ˈhɑrbər əˈgrimənt deɪts bæk tɪ 2000 ənd ˈʤɛnərəli rikˈwaɪərz ˈjuˈɛs ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ əˈdhɪr tɪ ə sɛt əv e.u*. ˈpərsɪnəl ˈdætə prəˈtɛkʃən ˈprɪnsəpəlz səʧ ɛz ˌɪnˈfɔrmɪŋ ˈsɪtɪzənz ðət ðɛr ˈdætə ɪz biɪŋ kəˈlɛktəd ənd haʊ ɪt wɪl bi juzd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðə əˈgrimənt həz kəm ˈəndər səˈsteɪnd ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ɪn ˈrisənt taɪmz, əˈspɛʃəli sɪns ðə sˈnoʊdən ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz rɪˈvild ðə ɪkˈstɛnt əv ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns agencies’*’ ˈdrægˌnɛt sərˈveɪləns ˈproʊˌgræmz. wən ˈprɑbləm ɪz ðə seɪf ˈhɑrbər əˈgrimənt əˈlaʊz fər ˈsərtən ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈɪntərɪsts əv ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ə ˈluˌphoʊl wɪʧ həz ˈɛvədəntli bɪn ˈmæsɪvli ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtəd baɪ ðə ənd ɪts ɪlk, ˈkɔlɪŋ ðə hoʊl əˈgrimənt ˈɪntu kˈwɛʃən. ˈkrɪtɪks hæv ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɑrgjud seɪf ˈhɑrbər ɪz læks ənd wik, sɪns ɪt əˈlaʊz ˈjuˈɛs ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli sɛlf ˈsərtəˌfaɪ ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈhɑrdli ˈɔfərz ˈdætə prəˈtɛkʃən ˈseɪfˌgɑrdz. ðə aɪˈdiə ðət seɪf ˈhɑrbər maɪt nɑt ˈæˌkʧuəli bi soʊ seɪf lɛd ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kəˈmɪʃən tɪ ˌrivˈju ðə əˈgrimənt ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər læst jɪr ənd pʊt ˈfɔrwərd ə ˈsɪriz əv ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ɪt, wɪθ ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ θrɛt əv səˈspɛnʃən əv ðə əˈgrimənt ɪf ðə ˈjuˈɛs dɪz nɑt teɪk ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈækʃən tɪ ʃɔr əp ˈdætə ˈɪʃuz. ðə ˈfaɪlɪŋ, wɪʧ rɪkˈwɛsts ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðə neɪmd ˈkəmpəˌniz, paɪlz mɔr ˈprɛʃər ɔn fər rɪˈfɔrm ˈgɪvɪn ðə skoʊp əv ðə ˈprɑbləmz ɪt həz əˈpɛrəntli aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd. ʃʊd ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðiz companies’*’ ˈpræktɪsɪz ˈjuzɪŋ ɪts səˈpinə əˈθɔrəti ənd ˈəðər ˈmɛθədz əv investigation,”*,” raɪts ðə. hoʊldz ðiz ˈdætə ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ənd ˈproʊˌfaɪlɪŋ companies’*’ ˈpræktɪsɪz əp əˈgɛnst ðɛr ˈpəblɪk ˈsteɪtmənts tɪ dɑk ənd kənˈsumərz, ɪt simz ˈlaɪkli (beɪst ɔn haʊ ðiz ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈdɪfərˈɛntli dɪˈskraɪb ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ klaɪənts) ðət ðə ˈeɪʤənsi wɪl faɪnd ˈnumərəs dɪˈsɛptɪv mɪˈsteɪtmənts. ɪf səʧ vaɪəˈleɪʃənz ər faʊnd, ʃʊd meɪk ʃʊr ðiz ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈkænɑt kənˈtɪnju ɪn ðə seɪf ˈhɑrbər ˈproʊˌgræm wɪˈθaʊt fərst æˈdrɛsɪŋ ɔl vaɪəˈleɪʃənz, ənd səbˈmɪtɪŋ tɪ ˈæktɪv oversight.”*.” ðə ˈɑrgjuz ðət ðə ækˈtɪvɪti əv ðə neɪmd ˈkəmpəˌniz ɪz ˈpʊtɪŋ consumers’*’ ˈpraɪvəsi æt rɪsk oʊɪŋ tɪ ðɛr juz əv ənd səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ˈtrækɪŋ ənd analysis”*”. juz səʧ ˈdætə ˈsɔrsəz ɛz ˈpəblɪk ˈrɛkərdz, ˈsɛnsəs ˈdætə, ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈtrækɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤiz, kənˈsumər ˈtreɪlɪŋ θru ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz (ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈjuzərz boʊθ ɪn ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl wərld ənd ˈɔnˌlaɪn), ənd ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈsɔrsəz. ðiz ˈkəmpəˌniz æd tɪ ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən θru ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈdætə ˈsɔrsəz, wɪʧ kən ˌɪnˈklud ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən səʧ ɛz ˈæˈdrɛsɪz, pæst ˈpərʧəs ˈhɪstəri, ˈɪnˌkəm, ˌdɛməˈgræfɪks, ənd ˈfæməli ˈstrəkʧər. ə ˈkɑmən ˈfiʧər əv ðə ˈbɪznɪs ˈpræktɪsɪz əv ˈnɪrli ɔl ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈsaɪtɪd ɪn ðɪs kəmˈpleɪnt ɪz ðə ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt əv ən əreɪ əv ˈdætə ˈbroʊkərz ənd ˈəðər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən prəˈvaɪdərz, hu səˈplaɪ rɪʧ ˈdætə sɛts juzd fər ðə ˈproʊˌfaɪlɪŋ ənd ˈtɑrgətɪŋ əv kənˈsumərz. ɔl əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz, wi bɪˈliv, fɔl fɑr ʃɔrt əv ðə kəˈmɪtmənts ðeɪ hæv meɪd ˈəndər ðə seɪf harbor,”*,” ɪt ædz. spəˈsɪfɪkli, ðə ˈfaɪlɪŋ lɪsts θri meɪn əv deception”*” ˈkɑmən tɪ ðə ˈlɪstɪd ˈkəmpəˌniz wɪʧ ɪt ˈərʤɪz ðə tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt: ˈfərstli ðət ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz ər mɪˈsteɪtɪŋ ðɛr ˈækʧəwəl ˈpərpəsɪz ənd ˈpræktɪsɪz əv ˈdætə kəˈlɛkʃən ənd juz soʊ biɪŋ ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃəntli trænˈspɛrənt; ˈsɛkəndli ðət ðeɪ ər mɪsˌrɛprəˈzɛnɪŋ ˈligəl fækts əv ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns tɪ kənˈsumərz, səʧ ɛz baɪ ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðeɪ ər nɑt ˈdætə kənˈtroʊlərz; ənd ˈθərdli baɪ ˈmərʤɪŋ wɪθ ənd əkˈwaɪərɪŋ ˈəðər ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ ɪkˈspænd ðɛr ˈdætə kəˈlɛkʃən ənd ˈproʊˌfaɪlɪŋ əˈbɪləˌtiz bət nɑt ˈəpˌdeɪtɪŋ ðɛr seɪf ˈhɑrbər dɪˈskloʊʒərz. həz ə klɪr ˈduti tɪ ɛnˈfɔrs ðə ˈfreɪmˌwərk əˈgɛnst ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ə ˈpætərn əv vaɪəˈleɪʃən dɪˈspaɪt ənd kleɪmz tɪ əˈbaɪd baɪ ðə ˈprɪnsəpəlz. ʃʊd ˈoʊpən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ɔn ðiz ˈdætə ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ənd ˈproʊˌfaɪlɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌniz ənd stænd baɪ ɪts ɛnˈfɔrsmənt kəˈmɪtmənts meɪd wɪn ðə seɪf ˈhɑrbər wɑz fərst əˈpruvd, ɛz wɛl ɛz commissioners’*’ ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ əˈʃʊrəntsɪz əv ðə vəˈlɪdɪti ənd ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv səʧ enforcement,”*,” ɪt ædz. riʧt aʊt tɪ əˈmərɪkəˈɑnˌlaɪn fər ə rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə kleɪmz ənd wɪl ˈəpˌdeɪt ðɪs poʊst wɪθ ˈɛni rɪˈspɑns. 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by by jun 5, 2015 in environment a montana camper saved a newborn moose and reported it to the park authorities so they could save the vulnerable life. but the authorities shot the newborn and blew it up with dynamite. wrapped the living calf in a blanket and took care of it and reported to montana fish, wildlife and parks for its rehabilitation. he was later shocked to hear that forest service officials shot her dead, then blew up the carcasses with explosives to scatter the remains. holm when i left the animal in their care... very shortly after, they shot it in the head. they didn't remove it from the premises, there were no tests taken, they simply waited for me to leave and they dispatched the just unbelievable to me that that's how things are handled. it just sounds incredibly guys are on our payroll to oversee the protection and well being of these animals and this is how we ‘manage wildlife. montana fish, wildlife and parks responded saying that they only followed protocol. andrea jones, spokeswoman of we move or rehabilitate rehabilitate bears but we are not staffed to take care of animals that transmit dead animals were then so that they draw grizzly bears to the are not grim reapers; we are in this business because we care about animals. in several other josh of spotted a newborn moose calf while on a trip to west boulder campground. the mother of the baby was found dead nearby along with another calf, both believed to have died during wrapped the living calf in a blanket and took care of it and reported to montana fish, wildlife and parks for its rehabilitation. he was later shocked to hear that forest service officials shot her dead, then blew up the carcasses with explosives to scatter the said that he was outraged and was saddened to see what his good intentions have led fish, wildlife and parks responded saying that they only followed protocol. andrea jones, spokeswoman of said in several other states , orphaned moose calves are often rehabilitated for release back into the wild with the help of private rehabs. more about moose, montana, killed moose montana killed
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baɪ baɪ ʤən 5 2015 ɪn ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ə mɑnˈtænə ˈkæmpər seɪvd ə ˈnubɔrn mus ənd ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪt tɪ ðə pɑrk əˈθɔrətiz soʊ ðeɪ kʊd seɪv ðə ˈvəlnərəbəl laɪf. bət ðə əˈθɔrətiz ʃɑt ðə ˈnubɔrn ənd blu ɪt əp wɪθ ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt. ræpt ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ kæf ɪn ə ˈblæŋkɪt ənd tʊk kɛr əv ɪt ənd ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ mɑnˈtænə fɪʃ, ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ənd pɑrks fər ɪts ˌriəˌbɪləˈteɪʃən. hi wɑz ˈleɪtər ʃɑkt tɪ hir ðət ˈfɔrɪst ˈsərvɪs əˈfɪʃəlz ʃɑt hər dɛd, ðɛn blu əp ðə ˈkɑrkəsɪz wɪθ ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz tɪ ˈskætər ðə rɪˈmeɪnz. hoʊm wɪn aɪ lɛft ðə ˈænəməl ɪn ðɛr kɛr... ˈvɛri ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər, ðeɪ ʃɑt ɪt ɪn ðə hɛd. ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt riˈmuv ɪt frəm ðə ˈprɛməsəz, ðɛr wər noʊ tɛsts ˈteɪkən, ðeɪ ˈsɪmpli ˈweɪtɪd fər mi tɪ liv ənd ðeɪ dɪˈspæʧt ðə ʤɪst ˌənbəˈlivəbəl tɪ mi ðət ðæts haʊ θɪŋz ər ˈhændəld. ɪt ʤɪst saʊnz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli gaɪz ər ɔn ɑr ˈpeɪˌroʊl tɪ ˈoʊvərˌsi ðə prəˈtɛkʃən ənd wɛl biɪŋ əv ðiz ˈænəməlz ənd ðɪs ɪz haʊ wi ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf. mɑnˈtænə fɪʃ, ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ənd pɑrks rɪˈspɑndɪd seɪɪŋ ðət ðeɪ ˈoʊnli ˈfɑloʊd ˈproʊtəˌkɔl. ˌɑnˈdreɪə ʤoʊnz, ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən əv wi muv ər ˌriəˈbɪləˌteɪt ˌriəˈbɪləˌteɪt bɛrz bət wi ər nɑt stæft tɪ teɪk kɛr əv ˈænəməlz ðət trænzˈmɪt dɛd ˈænəməlz wər ðɛn soʊ ðət ðeɪ drɔ ˈgrɪzli bɛrz tɪ ðə ər nɑt grɪm reapers*; wi ər ɪn ðɪs ˈbɪznɪs bɪˈkəz wi kɛr əˈbaʊt ˈænəməlz. ɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər ʤɑʃ əv ˈspɑtɪd ə ˈnubɔrn mus kæf waɪl ɔn ə trɪp tɪ wɛst ˈboʊldər ˈkæmpˌgraʊnd. ðə ˈməðər əv ðə ˈbeɪbi wɑz faʊnd dɛd ˈnɪrˈbaɪ əˈlɔŋ wɪθ əˈnəðər kæf, boʊθ bɪˈlivd tɪ hæv daɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ræpt ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ kæf ɪn ə ˈblæŋkɪt ənd tʊk kɛr əv ɪt ənd ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ mɑnˈtænə fɪʃ, ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ənd pɑrks fər ɪts ˌriəˌbɪləˈteɪʃən. hi wɑz ˈleɪtər ʃɑkt tɪ hir ðət ˈfɔrɪst ˈsərvɪs əˈfɪʃəlz ʃɑt hər dɛd, ðɛn blu əp ðə ˈkɑrkəsɪz wɪθ ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz tɪ ˈskætər ðə sɛd ðət hi wɑz ˈaʊˌtreɪʤd ənd wɑz ˈsædənd tɪ si wət hɪz gʊd ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz hæv lɛd fɪʃ, ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ənd pɑrks rɪˈspɑndɪd seɪɪŋ ðət ðeɪ ˈoʊnli ˈfɑloʊd ˈproʊtəˌkɔl. ˌɑnˈdreɪə ʤoʊnz, ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən əv sɛd ɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər steɪts ˈɔrfənd mus kævz ər ˈɔfən ˌriəˈbɪləˌteɪtɪd fər riˈlis bæk ˈɪntu ðə waɪld wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv ˈpraɪvət rehabs*. mɔr əˈbaʊt mus, mɑnˈtænə, kɪld mus mɑnˈtænə kɪld
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only about a third of communities in the northeast have completed tree inventories, according to the estimates of john parry, a forester with the urban forestry program for new england and new york. nationally, mr. parry said, the figure is probably lower.
worcester had the foresight to inventory earlier than most in 1986 but it stopped short at that time of making the changes the inventory showed were necessary.
“if worcester had had the money and expertise to diversify plantings after the 1986 inventory showed there were too many maples,” said david bloniarz, a scientist with the forest service, “things have been so bad today.”
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ithaca, n.y., doubled its tree diversity after completing an inventory in 1997, said its urban forester, andy. ithaca went from having 200 tree varieties to more than 450, he said.
ithaca has been a testing ground for new technology developed by the forest service that helps inventory takers determine whether pests are responsible for a abnormal appearance. they enter any symptoms they spot, like small holes in a tree, into a hand-held computer and it tells them which pests could be responsible.
a team of professional inventory takers hired by worcester failed to notice the beetles in 2006, mr. bohne said.
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“if had that pest detection software when they did the worcester inventory,” mr. said, “and if they had noticed small holes and sawdust piles, then that could have led to earlier detection.”
with the software improving, cities throughout the country look to tree inventories as having the potential to save millions of dollars. and many are recruiting local volunteers to do such inventories, an option that foresters endorse because it means more people are trained to look for signs of pests.
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“in most cases the asian beetle was first detected by residents,” said keith cline, program manager with the urban and community forestry program.
in worcester, donna massie, a resident of greendale, first noticed the beetle this summer and reported it to the authorities. ms. massie is eager to help with eradication efforts, but other residents are angry that the beetle went undetected for so long.
“it seems to me that worcester just drags its feet,” said donald huard, 58, a handyman who lives on an affected street. “and now look; the problem is so big really going to change our landscape.”
ms. massie, 53, is trying to get her neighbors to stay positive and informed through her web site, asianlonghornedbeetleitems.com, which also sells goods like lacquered frozen beetles in wooden boxes and beetle christmas ornaments. she plans to give half her proceeds to the city for replanting.
“some people blame the government for catching the problem after the beetles already had time to spread,” she said. “but, really, the fault, and all responsible, so the best thing to do now is to get educated and deal with the situation before it gets even bigger.”
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ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt ə θərd əv kəmˈjunɪtiz ɪn ðə ˌnɔrˈθist hæv kəmˈplitɪd tri ˌɪnvənˈtɔriz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈɛstəˌmeɪts əv ʤɑn ˈpɛri, ə ˈfɔrəstər wɪθ ðə ˈərbən ˈfɔrəstri ˈproʊˌgræm fər nu ˈɪŋglənd ənd nu jɔrk. ˈnæʃənəli, ˈmɪstər. ˈpɛri sɛd, ðə ˈfɪgjər ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli loʊər. ˈwʊstər hæd ðə ˈfɔrˌsaɪt tɪ ˌɪnvənˈtɔri ˈərliər ðən moʊst ɪn 1986 bət ɪt stɑpt ʃɔrt æt ðət taɪm əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ðə ˌɪnvənˈtɔri ʃoʊd wər ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. ˈwʊstər hæd hæd ðə ˈməni ənd ˌɛkspərˈtiz tɪ dɪˈvərsəˌfaɪ ˈplæntɪŋz ˈæftər ðə 1986 ˌɪnvənˈtɔri ʃoʊd ðɛr wər tu ˈmɛni maples,”*,” sɛd ˈdeɪvɪd bloniarz*, ə ˈsaɪəntɪst wɪθ ðə ˈfɔrɪst ˈsərvɪs, hæv bɪn soʊ bæd today.”*.” ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈɪθəkə, n.y*., ˈdəbəld ɪts tri dɪˈvərsɪti ˈæftər kəmˈplitɪŋ ən ˌɪnvənˈtɔri ɪn 1997 sɛd ɪts ˈərbən ˈfɔrəstər, ˈændi. ˈɪθəkə wɛnt frəm ˈhævɪŋ 200 tri vərˈaɪətiz tɪ mɔr ðən 450 hi sɛd. ˈɪθəkə həz bɪn ə ˈtɛstɪŋ graʊnd fər nu tɛkˈnɑləʤi dɪˈvɛləpt baɪ ðə ˈfɔrɪst ˈsərvɪs ðət hɛlps ˌɪnvənˈtɔri ˈteɪkərz dɪˈtərmən ˈwɛðər pɛsts ər riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ə æbˈnɔrməl əˈpɪrəns. ðeɪ ˈɛnər ˈɛni ˈsɪmptəmz ðeɪ spɑt, laɪk smɔl hoʊlz ɪn ə tri, ˈɪntu ə ˈhænˌdhɛld kəmˈpjutər ənd ɪt tɛlz ðɛm wɪʧ pɛsts kʊd bi riˈspɑnsəbəl. ə tim əv prəˈfɛʃənəl ˌɪnvənˈtɔri ˈteɪkərz haɪərd baɪ ˈwʊstər feɪld tɪ ˈnoʊtɪs ðə ˈbitəlz ɪn 2006 ˈmɪstər. boʊn sɛd. ˈnuzˌlɛtər saɪn əp kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri pliz ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ jʊr nɑt ə ˈroʊˌbət baɪ ˈklɪkɪŋ ðə bɑks. ˌɪnˈvæləd iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs. pliz re-enter*. ju məst səˈlɛkt ə ˈnuzˌlɛtər tɪ səbˈskraɪb tɪ. saɪn əp ju wɪl rɪˈsiv iˈmeɪlz kənˈteɪnɪŋ nuz ˈkɑntɛnt ˈəpˌdeɪts ənd pərˈmoʊʃənz frəm ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz. ju meɪ æt ˈɛni taɪm. ju əˈgri tɪ rɪˈsiv ɔˈkeɪʒənəl ˈəpˌdeɪts ənd ˈspɛʃəl ˈɔfərz fər ðə nu jɔrk ˈtaɪmzɪz ˈprɑdəkts ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz. θæŋk ju fər səbˈskraɪbɪŋ. ən ˈɛrər həz əˈkərd. pliz traɪ əˈgɛn ˈleɪtər. vju ɔl nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈnuzˌlɛtərz. hæd ðət pɛst dɪˈtɛkʃən ˈsɔfˌwɛr wɪn ðeɪ dɪd ðə ˈwʊstər inventory,”*,” ˈmɪstər. sɛd, ɪf ðeɪ hæd ˈnoʊtɪst smɔl hoʊlz ənd ˈsɔˌdəst paɪlz, ðɛn ðət kʊd hæv lɛd tɪ ˈərliər detection.”*.” wɪθ ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ, ˈsɪtiz θruaʊt ðə ˈkəntri lʊk tɪ tri ˌɪnvənˈtɔriz ɛz ˈhævɪŋ ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ seɪv ˈmɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz. ənd ˈmɛni ər rɪˈkrutɪŋ ˈloʊkəl ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz tɪ du səʧ ˌɪnvənˈtɔriz, ən ˈɔpʃən ðət ˈfɔrəstərz ɛnˈdɔrs bɪˈkəz ɪt minz mɔr ˈpipəl ər treɪnd tɪ lʊk fər saɪnz əv pɛsts. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri moʊst ˈkeɪsɪz ðə ˈeɪʒən ˈbitəl wɑz fərst dɪˈtɛktɪd baɪ residents,”*,” sɛd kiθ klaɪn, ˈproʊˌgræm ˈmænɪʤər wɪθ ðə ˈərbən ənd kəmˈjunɪti ˈfɔrəstri ˈproʊˌgræm. ɪn ˈwʊstər, ˈdɑnə ˈmæsi, ə ˈrɛzɪdənt əv greendale*, fərst ˈnoʊtɪst ðə ˈbitəl ðɪs ˈsəmər ənd ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪt tɪ ðə əˈθɔrətiz. mɪz. ˈmæsi ɪz ˈigər tɪ hɛlp wɪθ ɪˌrædəˈkeɪʃən ˈɛfərts, bət ˈəðər ˈrɛzɪdənts ər ˈæŋgri ðət ðə ˈbitəl wɛnt ˌəndɪˈtɛktɪd fər soʊ lɔŋ. simz tɪ mi ðət ˈwʊstər ʤɪst drægz ɪts feet,”*,” sɛd ˈdɑnəld hwɑrd, 58 ə ˈhændiˌmæn hu lɪvz ɔn ən əˈfɛktɪd strit. naʊ lʊk; ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz soʊ bɪg ˈrɪli goʊɪŋ tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ɑr landscape.”*.” mɪz. ˈmæsi, 53 ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt hər ˈneɪbərz tɪ steɪ ˈpɑzətɪv ənd ˌɪnˈfɔrmd θru hər wɛb saɪt, asianlonghornedbeetleitems.com*, wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ sɛlz gʊdz laɪk ˈlækərd ˈfroʊzən ˈbitəlz ɪn ˈwʊdən ˈbɑksɪz ənd ˈbitəl ˈkrɪsməs ˈɔrnəmənts. ʃi plænz tɪ gɪv hæf hər prəˈsidz tɪ ðə ˈsɪti fər riˈplæntɪŋ. ˈpipəl bleɪm ðə ˈgəvərnmənt fər ˈkæʧɪŋ ðə ˈprɑbləm ˈæftər ðə ˈbitəlz ɔˈrɛdi hæd taɪm tɪ spread,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ““but*, ˈrɪli, ðə fɔlt, ənd ɔl riˈspɑnsəbəl, soʊ ðə bɛst θɪŋ tɪ du naʊ ɪz tɪ gɪt ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd ənd dil wɪθ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt gɪts ˈivɪn bigger.”*.”
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lucas jackson / reuters a woman and child walk through an aisle, emptied in preparation for hurricane sandy, in a wal-mart store in riverhead, n.y. the biggest threat to the economy will come from flooding, experts say.
it’s not the wind, the water.
the long-term, potentially catastrophic damage from hurricane sandy bearing down on the northeast will most likely come from the unusually strong and potentially deadly storm surge that forecasters say will be much larger than past storms to hit the region.
"if the forecasts hold true in terms of the amount of rainfall and the amount of coastal flooding, that's going to be what drives up the losses and that's what's going to hurt," said susan cutter, director of the hazards and vulnerability research institute at the university of south carolina.
but it's not all bad news, experts say. what the economy loses in the short term can often made up in the cleanup and the rebuilding afterwards.
the surge is expected to threaten inland and coastal flood zones across most of the northeast, including all of maryland, new jersey, delaware and connecticut; most of pennsylvania, new york, massachusetts and vermont; and parts of northeastern ohio, eastern virginia, north carolina, and western new hampshire. about 50 million to 60 million people, along with trillions of dollars worth of property, are in the path of the storm.
at category 1, sandy's winds are not unusually strong for a hurricane. the unusual energy propelling the surge, forecasters say, will come from large size, as it churns up a wide swath of ocean along with tides that typically accompany monday's full moon.
the result is peak surge heights forecasted at 4 to 8 feet along the coast from north carolina to cape cod. the surge may climb to 11 feet in bodies of water that concentrate its impact, including the long island sound, raritan bay, and new york harbor, according to the national weather service.
a tidal surge carries much more force, and produces more damage, than wind because water is so much heavier. the destructive power is compounded by the momentum of heavy objects like cars, boats, trees and other debris.
in manhattan, where flood walls are five feet above mean sea level, a surge of 11 feet could inundate parts of the subway system, according to air-worldwide, an insurance consulting firm. (all public transportation in the region was suspended sunday afternoon. new york gov. andrew cuomo said two major arteries into the city -- the tunnel and the holland tunnel -- would close as of 2 p.m. monday.)
the financial markets in new york also closed monday, the first shutdown in 27 years. while the closing, by itself, is not expected to impact stock prices, uncertainty about the storm's aftermath could weigh on investors.
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with just a week left before the election, the storm also could leave political fallout in its wake, especially if the damage is severe and the response by president barack obama administration's draws criticism from his opponent, former mass. gov. mitt romney.
the storm has yet to make landfall, so the potential cost of property damage is difficult to estimate. but the total value of insured coastal properties vulnerable to hurricane damage, in new york state alone, amounts to some $2.7 trillion, according to the insurance information institute.
some 90 percent of natural disasters in the u.s. involve flooding, according to the national flood insurance program. though mortgage lenders require property owners to buy flood insurance, there were some million flood insurance policies in force in 2010, according to the latest data available from the iii.
for those with policies, not all losses are covered. total estimated losses for hurricane katrina came to $46.6 billion, but flood insurance payouts came to less than half that amount.
analysts say that, with $500 billion of capital, the global insurance industry is financially prepared to weather the storm.
wider economic losses are more difficult to estimate, but with offices, factories, refineries, stores, restaurants and transportation shut down along the eastern seaboard, the storm has already cost millions of dollars in lost output, productivity and consumer spending.
that impact likely will be reversed once the and rebuilding begins, according to john challenger, ceo of challenger, gray & christmas, an employment firm.
“we will probably see an employment surge in construction, skilled trades and other professions needed to help repair the damage,” he said. “there will also be an increase in business and consumer spending and companies and homeowners replace damaged equipment, household items, etc.”
some of that pickup in spending is already happening.
“obviously there's a lot of cash registers ringing and our stores are very, very busy,” said douglas spiron, head of home storm response. “it's good for the economy, absolutely.”
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ˈlukəs ˈʤæksən ˈrɔɪtərz ə ˈwʊmən ənd ʧaɪld wɔk θru ən aɪəl, ˈɛmtid ɪn ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən fər ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈsændi, ɪn ə ˈwɔlˌmɑrt stɔr ɪn ˈrɪvərˌhɛd, n.y*. ðə ˈbɪgəst θrɛt tɪ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi wɪl kəm frəm ˈflədɪŋ, ˈɛkspərts seɪ. nɑt ðə wɪnd, ðə ˈwɔtər. ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm, pəˈtɛnʃəli ˌkætəˈstrɑfɪk ˈdæmɪʤ frəm ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈsændi ˈbɛrɪŋ daʊn ɔn ðə ˌnɔrˈθist wɪl moʊst ˈlaɪkli kəm frəm ðə ənˈjuˌʒuəli strɔŋ ənd pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈdɛdli stɔrm sərʤ ðət ˈfɔrˌkæstərz seɪ wɪl bi məʧ ˈlɑrʤər ðən pæst stɔrmz tɪ hɪt ðə ˈriʤən. "ɪf ðə ˈfɔrˌkæsts hoʊld tru ɪn tərmz əv ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˈreɪnˌfɔl ənd ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˈkoʊstəl ˈflədɪŋ, ðæts goʊɪŋ tɪ bi wət draɪvz əp ðə ˈlɔsɪz ənd ðæts wəts goʊɪŋ tɪ hərt," sɛd ˈsuzən ˈkətər, dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈhæzərdz ənd ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪti ˈrisərʧ ˈɪnstɪˌtut æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə. bət ɪts nɑt ɔl bæd nuz, ˈɛkspərts seɪ. wət ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈluzɪz ɪn ðə ʃɔrt tərm kən ˈɔfən meɪd əp ɪn ðə ˈkliˌnəp ənd ðə riˈbɪldɪŋ ˈæftərwərdz. ðə sərʤ ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ θˈrɛtən ˈɪnˌlænd ənd ˈkoʊstəl fləd zoʊnz əˈkrɔs moʊst əv ðə ˌnɔrˈθist, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɔl əv ˈmɛrələnd, nu ˈʤərzi, ˈdɛləˌwɛr ənd kəˈnɛtəkət; moʊst əv ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə, nu jɔrk, ˌmæsəˈʧusəts ənd vərˈmɑnt; ənd pɑrts əv ˌnɔrˈθistərn oʊˈhaɪoʊ, ˈistərn vərˈʤɪnjə, nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə, ənd ˈwɛstərn nu ˈhæmʃər. əˈbaʊt 50 ˈmɪljən tɪ 60 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈtrɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz wərθ əv ˈprɑpərti, ər ɪn ðə pæθ əv ðə stɔrm. æt ˈkætəˌgɔri 1 ˈsændiz wɪndz ər nɑt ənˈjuˌʒuəli strɔŋ fər ə ˈhərəˌkeɪnz. ðə ənˈjuˌʒuəl ˈɛnərʤi prəˈpɛlɪŋ ðə sərʤ, ˈfɔrˌkæstərz seɪ, wɪl kəm frəm lɑrʤ saɪz, ɛz ɪt ʧərnz əp ə waɪd swɑθ əv ˈoʊʃən əˈlɔŋ wɪθ taɪdz ðət ˈtɪpɪkəli əˈkəmpəni ˈmənˌdeɪz fʊl mun. ðə rɪˈzəlt ɪz pik sərʤ haɪts ˈfɔrˌkæstɪd æt 4 tɪ 8 fit əˈlɔŋ ðə koʊst frəm nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə tɪ keɪp ˈsiˈoʊˈdi. ðə sərʤ meɪ klaɪm tɪ 11 fit ɪn ˈbɑdiz əv ˈwɔtər ðət ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪt ɪts ˌɪmˈpækt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə lɔŋ ˈaɪlənd saʊnd, ˈrɛrɪtən beɪ, ənd nu jɔrk ˈhɑrbər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈwɛðər ˈsərvɪs. ə ˈtaɪdəl sərʤ ˈkɛriz məʧ mɔr fɔrs, ənd prəˈdusɪz mɔr ˈdæmɪʤ, ðən wɪnd bɪˈkəz ˈwɔtər ɪz soʊ məʧ ˈhɛviər. ðə dɪˈstrəktɪv paʊər ɪz kəmˈpaʊndɪd baɪ ðə moʊˈmɛntəm əv ˈhɛvi ˈɑbʤɛkts laɪk kɑz, boʊts, triz ənd ˈəðər dəˈbri. ɪn mænˈhætən, wɛr fləd wɔlz ər faɪv fit əˈbəv min si ˈlɛvəl, ə sərʤ əv 11 fit kʊd ˈɪnənˌdeɪt pɑrts əv ðə ˈsəbˌweɪ ˈsɪstəm, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ air-worldwide*, ən ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns kənˈsəltɪŋ fərm. (ɔl ˈpəblɪk ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈriʤən wɑz səˈspɛndɪd ˈsənˌdi ˌæftərˈnun. nu jɔrk gəv. ˈændru kˈwoʊmoʊ sɛd tu ˈmeɪʤər ˈɑrtəriz ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɪti ðə ˈtənəl ənd ðə ˈhɑlənd ˈtənəl wʊd kloʊz ɛz əv 2 p.m*. ˈmənˌdeɪ.) ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈmɑrkɪts ɪn nu jɔrk ˈɔlsoʊ kloʊzd ˈmənˌdeɪ, ðə fərst ˈʃətˌdaʊn ɪn 27 jɪrz. waɪl ðə ˈkloʊzɪŋ, baɪ ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ɪz nɑt ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˌɪmˈpækt stɑk ˈpraɪsɪz, ənˈsərtənti əˈbaʊt ðə stɔrmz ˈæftərˌmæθ kʊd weɪ ɔn ˌɪnˈvɛstərz. cnbc*: haʊ ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈsændi wɪl əˈfɛkt ˌɪnˈvɛstərz wɪθ ʤɪst ə wik lɛft ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən, ðə stɔrm ˈɔlsoʊ kʊd liv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈfɔˌlaʊt ɪn ɪts weɪk, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ðə ˈdæmɪʤ ɪz səˈvɪr ənd ðə rɪˈspɑns baɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃənz drɔz ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm frəm hɪz əˈpoʊnənt, ˈfɔrmər mæs. gəv. mɪt ˈrɑmni. ðə stɔrm həz jɛt tɪ meɪk ˈlændˌfɔl, soʊ ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl kɔst əv ˈprɑpərti ˈdæmɪʤ ɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˈɛstəˌmeɪt. bət ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈvælju əv ˌɪnˈʃʊrd ˈkoʊstəl ˈprɑpərtiz ˈvəlnərəbəl tɪ ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈdæmɪʤ, ɪn nu jɔrk steɪt əˈloʊn, əˈmaʊnts tɪ səm ˈtrɪljən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈɪnstɪˌtut. səm 90 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈnæʧərəl dɪˈzæstərz ɪn ðə juz. ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˈflədɪŋ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl fləd ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈproʊˌgræm. ðoʊ ˈmɔrgɪʤ ˈlɛndərz ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈprɑpərti ˈoʊnərz tɪ baɪ fləd ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns, ðɛr wər səm ˈmɪljən fləd ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈpɑləsiz ɪn fɔrs ɪn 2010 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈdætə əˈveɪləbəl frəm ðə iii*. fər ðoʊz wɪθ ˈpɑləsiz, nɑt ɔl ˈlɔsɪz ər ˈkəvərd. ˈtoʊtəl ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˈlɔsɪz fər ˈhərəˌkeɪnz kəˈtrinə keɪm tɪ ˈbɪljən, bət fləd ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns peɪaʊts keɪm tɪ lɛs ðən hæf ðət əˈmaʊnt. ˈænəlɪsts seɪ ðət, wɪθ 500 ˈbɪljən əv ˈkæpɪtəl, ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈɪndəstri ɪz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəli priˈpɛrd tɪ ˈwɛðər ðə stɔrm. ˈwaɪdər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈlɔsɪz ər mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˈɛstəˌmeɪt, bət wɪθ ˈɔfəsɪz, ˈfæktəriz, rɪˈfaɪnəriz, stɔrz, ˈrɛˌstrɑnts ənd ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ʃət daʊn əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈistərn ˈsiˌbɔrd, ðə stɔrm həz ɔˈrɛdi kɔst ˈmɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz ɪn lɔst ˈaʊtˌpʊt, ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti ənd kənˈsumər ˈspɛndɪŋ. ðət ˌɪmˈpækt ˈlaɪkli wɪl bi rɪˈvərst wəns ðə ənd riˈbɪldɪŋ bɪˈgɪnz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ʤɑn ˈʧælɪnʤər, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ˈʧælɪnʤər, greɪ ˈkrɪsməs, ən ɪmˈplɔɪmənt fərm. wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli si ən ɪmˈplɔɪmənt sərʤ ɪn kənˈstrəkʃən, skɪld treɪdz ənd ˈəðər prəˈfɛʃənz ˈnidɪd tɪ hɛlp rɪˈpɛr ðə damage,”*,” hi sɛd. wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈbɪznɪs ənd kənˈsumər ˈspɛndɪŋ ənd ˈkəmpəˌniz ənd ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərz ˌriˈpleɪs ˈdæmɪʤd ɪkˈwɪpmənt, ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ˈaɪtəmz, etc.”*.” səm əv ðət ˈpɪˌkəp ɪn ˈspɛndɪŋ ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˈhæpənɪŋ. ðɛrz ə lɔt əv kæʃ ˈrɛʤɪstərz ˈrɪŋɪŋ ənd ɑr stɔrz ər ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri busy,”*,” sɛd ˈdəgləs spiron*, hɛd əv hoʊm stɔrm rɪˈspɑns. gʊd fər ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi, absolutely.”*.” mɔr ˈbɪznɪs nuz: ˈfɑloʊ ˈbɪznɪs ɔn tˈwɪtər ənd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk
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optimum viewing distance is the distance that provides the viewer with the optimum visual experience.
although opinions vary on the exact screen size to distance relationship, formal research and recommendations suggest closer is preferred to in citation given], to provide a more] how close? “as close as you can stand]
background [ edit ]
hdtv is designed to provide an experience more realistic than the television system it is designed to] the "thrilling] attempts to offer arises from increased resolution (detail) and the typically large screen sizes. a larger display increases the visual angle at which content is viewed, both of which contribute to an increased feeling of] thus, correct viewing distance is critical to the enjoyment of as it is intended. while helping to define the standard, engineer (and later vice-president) bernard j. lechner did an early analysis of viewing distance under various conditions, deriving the so-called lechner distance.
presence [ edit ]
the concept of presence has been described as the sensation of “reality”, of “being there”, and as “an illusion of] the concept of presence originated and was studied with regard to virtual reality (vr) and other environments. it was later established that television viewers could also experience a feeling of] presence is influenced by a number of factors, including video camera techniques, audio fidelity, visual and aural dimensionality, and most to this topic, image size (visual angle) and quality (angular]
visual angle [ edit ]
the ideal optimum viewing distance is affected by the horizontal angle of the camera capturing the image. one concept of an ideal optimal viewing distance places the viewer where the horizontal angle by the screen is the same as the horizontal angle captured by the camera. if this is the case, the angular relationships perceived by the viewer would be identical to those recorded by the camera. a mismatch in this regard is traditionally disregarded, but some rotating motions can make these distortions very noticeable as a effect. this is likely in video games, so gamers are likely to adopt close viewing positions matched to a game's fixed field of view.
if the camera's angle were always the same, an optimal viewing distance could be easily calculated. however the camera's horizontal angle varies as the focal length of its lens changes. if the camera's sensor has fixed dimensions, a shorter focal length (wide angle) lens captures a wider angle of view, requiring the viewer to sit closer to the screen. conversely, a longer focal length (telephoto) lens captures a narrower angle of view, demanding a more distant viewer position.
such opposing viewing distances would not only be impractical, but would negate the very purposes of telephoto shots (for example, to see a distant object in more detail, or minimize distortion in facial images) and shots (causing the viewer to sit too close to the screen, where undesirable image artifacts would be visible).
one compromise assumes the lens is "standard" (a focal length, for a standard format). a "standard" lens preserves the same spatial relationships perceived by a spectator at the camera location. for a "standard" lens image, viewing distance should be equal to the diagonal length of the screen.
horizontal, vertical and diagonal field of view.
it has been demonstrated that viewing a display that occupies a greater visual angle (also referred to as field-of-view) increases the feeling of] more importantly, the wider the visual angle (to approximately a plateau point of 80 degrees), the greater the feeling of]
angular resolution [ edit ]
with printed graphics, resolution refers to the number of pixels (usually referred to as "dots") in a fixed linear] with, resolution is measured in terms of the number of pixels in the physical] when the resolution of a printed image is increased, the image is cleaner, crisper and more] however, image quality does not improve if the increase in resolution exceeds the visual capabilities. for a's image to noticeably improve, its resolution per degree of arc (or angular resolution) must increase as well as the pixel count of the]
recommendations [ edit ]
to maximize the feeling of presence and thus provide a better viewing experience, the viewer would need to be situated at the theoretical spot where the occupies the widest view angle for that discuss]. it is also important that the resolution of the display per degree of arc remain at a high quality] opinions regarding where the nirvana position lies are numerous and varied.
recommendations on viewing distances fall into two general classes; a fixed distance based on display size, or a range of distances based on the display size. the most common recommendations from reasonably authoritative sources are presented below.
fixed distance [ edit ]
fixed distance recommendations are the more common of the two types. for the most part, the majority of the fixed distance recommendations were issued before the end of 2007, when arguably displays were still in the early adoption] the most frequently cited fixed distance recommendations are listed.
diagonal measurement (corresponding to viewing angle) [ edit ]
one of the more popular recommendations on the proper viewing distance is multiply the diagonal measurement of the display screen by. this recommendation is cited by television]] respected] and] though the popular electronics review website suggests that content can be watched at a closer distance times the display diagonal measurement (corresponding to 32 degree viewing]
diagonal measurement (corresponding to viewing angle) [ edit ]
viewing an from a position where the display occupies a field of view is widely quoted as the (or 30) recommendation (equivalent to about264 times the screen size in a tv). this recommendation is very popular with the home theater enthusiast] appears in books on home theater] and is also supported by a white paper produced by] although an article on research into setting the specification for the next evolution of, ultra (or uhdtv), does support the premise that was for a view angle of 30] there seems to be no direct recommendation from on the issue.
diagonal measurement (corresponding to viewing angle) [ edit ]
thx recommends that the “best distance” is one where the view angle approximates 40] (the actual angle is] their recommendation was originally presented at the 2006 show, and was stated as being the theoretical maximum horizontal view angle, based on average human] in the opinion of, the location where the display is viewed at a view angle provides the most “immersive cinematic] all else being equal. for consumer application of their recommendations, recommends dividing the diagonal screen measurement by .84 to calculate the optimum viewing distance, for a resolution. this equates to multiplying the diagonal measurement by about.[25]
optimum ranges [ edit ]
stating optimum viewing distance as a range rather than as fixed distance is on the rise; possibly because of changes in the profile of the typical purchaser. early adopters of were typically] the technically] and the sports] looking to have the ultimate viewing experience. today, the typical consumer's aims may be a little more modest; total immersion takes a back seat to room] major retail chains like best buy that once stated their recommendation as a fixed] are starting to provide range] manufacturers have also started to provide range recommendations, updating their website with small applications that denote the optimum viewing distance as a range of] in march 2009, added range recommendations to their] the minimum end of the range tends to be the fixed optimum distance recommendation.
manufacturers' recommendations [ edit ]
range recommendations from manufacturers are the most modest of the groupings. for the minimum (or nearest) viewing distance, they recommend a view angle of approximately 31 degrees; and for the maximum, a view angle as low as 10] a view angle is approximately the angle that television was typically viewed]
rca screen size recommended range 22""" (0.9 m) 26""" (1.0 m) 32""" (1.3 m) 40""" (1.6 m) 42""0" (1.7 m) 52""" (1.8 m)] screen size recommended range 40" - (1.22 m) 42" - (1.28 m) 46"’ - (1.4 m) 47" - (1.43 m) 50" - (1.52 m) 55" - (1.68 m) 65" - (1.98 m)
retail recommendations [ edit ]
the recommendations currently posted on the websites of retailers best buy and crutchfield take more of a middle ground. both retailers post a minimum viewing distance that accommodates a view angle of just a little over 32 degrees on] this viewing distance approximates the view angle needed to be able to see pixel level detail. the maximum viewing distance will provide a viewing angle of approximately 16 degrees with best buy's recommendation and approximately 20 degrees with crutchfield's. the maximum viewing distance (minimum viewing angle) provided by best buy aligns with vision theory on the highest spatial frequencies by the human visual] crutchfield's maximum viewing distance aligns with the lower boundaries where viewers typically begin to find.[10]
best buy screen size recommended range 26"'' (1.0 m m) 30"'' (1.2 m m) 34"'' (1.3 m m) 42"'' (1.6 m m) 46"'' (1.8 m m) 50"'' (1.9 m m) 55"'' (2.1 m m) 60"'' (2.3 m m) 65"'' (2.5 m m) crutchfield screen size recommended range 26"5'' (1.0 m m) 32"'' (1.2 m m) 37"3'' (1.4 m m) 40"'' (1.5 m m) 42"5'' (1.6 m m) 46"'' (1.7 m m) 50"'' (1.9 m m) 52"'' (2.0 m m) 55"'' (2.1 m m) 58"'' (2.2 m m) 65"3'' (2.5 m m) 70"'' (2.7 m m)
thx ranges [ edit ]
while still contends that the optimum viewing distance is a position where the display occupies a view angle for the viewer, they too provide a range recommendation. the minimum viewing distance is set to approximate a view angle, and the maximum viewing distance is set to approximate 28]
thx screen size recommended range 35"'' (1.0 m) 40"'' (1.2 m) 50" 5'' (1.5 m) 60"'' (1.8 m)
screen height [ edit ]
consideration should also be given to the height at which the screen is placed. a common suggestion is that the viewer's eyes are horizontally level with the bottom or middle of the display, so that the screen does not overpower the viewer. recommends that a viewer's head should not have to look up more than 15]
factors influencing the calculations [ edit ]
each recommendation serves the underlying goal of the organization that proposes it. manufacturers will have an easier time selling theirs if they support a position that does not require consumers to purchase as large a set as required by the recommendations. in the absence of economic influences, calculating the best screen size to distance ratio that will produce the utmost feeling of presence is not at all straightforward. there are a number of factors that can affect the calculation including the limitations of the human visual] the technological limitations of] human physiological] the content that will be] and the interpretation of empirical data from formal testing. there is also the fact that the screen image is on a flat plane and not curved. perhaps the biggest of these are uncertainties surrounding the limits of the human visual system, and how those limitations apply to what we see and perceive. a further, more practical consideration, is one of room size, including the position of speakers, seating and other furniture in the room.
human visual system limitation [ edit ]
the human visual system has a fixed capacity to detect detail from a distance. our understanding of limitations with regard to visual detail recognition and identification from a distance is primarily based on the work of dr. hermann snellen. dr. snellen developed the eye examination chart that bears his name (snellen chart). from his findings and the work of others over the last hundred years, one is seen as the threshold beyond which critical detail cannot be] by a person with normal] an is an angular measurement, which is equal to of one degree of a circle. normal vision is referenced as or vision in north america and europe] the visual acuity threshold has been identified as a constraint factor in the recommendations on the optimum viewing distance for,[36] and also in formal research that comment on the subject of television and angular] assuming display is flat, with 1 as the constraint for seeing critical detail, in order not to miss any detail a viewer would need to be situated at a position where their view angle to a is approximately degrees or greater (32 degrees for spherical display), for approximately degrees or greater (64 degrees for spherical display) and for approximately degrees or greater (128 degrees for spherical] however, there is not always agreement that the limit should be the constraining factor.
to calculate the viewing distance, based on display size and content resolution, the following formula may be used:
vd = ( ) 2 + 1 tan 1 60 \tan {1}{60}}}}} where:: viewing distance: diagonal size: native horizontal resolution (in pixels): native vertical resolution (in pixels): vertical resolution of the video being displayed (in pixels) note: make sure the angle mode is set to degrees when calculating the tangent. if using a spreadsheet such as excel, you must multiply the angle by. if is given in inches, will be in inches. if in meters is desired, multiply by4 and divide by 100. example for dvd video on a: = 32 ( 1920 1080 ) 2 + 1 480 tan 1 60 = {32}}{{\sqrt {1920}}{\textrm {1080}}}\right)^{2}+1}}\cdot {480}}\cdot \tan {1}{60}}}}=112.36} (inches) example for video on a: = 32 ( 1920 1080 ) 2 + 1 1080 tan 1 60 = {32}}{{\sqrt {1920}}{\textrm {1080}}}\right)^{2}+1}}\cdot {1080}}\cdot \tan {1}{60}}}}=49.94} (inches)
sitting beyond these distances will result in a loss of detail.
a 1998 sun microsystems paper on the limits of human vision and video display systems uses a different constraint value of approximately an arc minute (or 30 arc seconds), when estimating the saturation point for the human visual] with 30 arc seconds as the constraint, the view angle necessary to see all the detail provided by an with a resolution drops to approximately degrees. furthermore, several academic articles have challenged the notion that 1 of resolution is the typical resolving power of the human eye, suggesting that on average, we can resolve detail smaller than] also, there is the issue of vernier acuity, which is the eye's ability to detect an offset between 2 lines and, which is the ability to discriminate depth by the use of both eyes. vernier acuity and are cited as being detected with only a arc second degree of] ultimately all of the various types of acuity play a part in how we see things and more importantly, how we perceive what we are witnessing. the complexities of the human visual system and the relationship between different types of acuity are not yet fully] thus, depending on which human visual system constraints are applied, viewing angles calculations will vary to some degree, especially when technological constraints are factored in.
technology limitations [ edit ]
magnification of the pixel grid
image with a portion greatly enlarged, showing how individual pixels are rendered
while viewing an display from a shorter distance can produce an increased sense of presence, the limitations of technology can have an adverse effect if the viewer is too close to the display. if you examine an or plasma display when it is turned off, you can see the construction of the pixel grid. turning the display on doesn't completely mask this. if you are too close to the display when it is on, it can look as though you're viewing it through a screen] even with different display technology, such as front or rear projection dlp, or laser tv, the way images are rendered limits how close a viewer can be before the segmented nature becomes evident.
hdtv displays produce images the same way computer (also known as raster graphics) are produced, using a mosaic of colored pixels. like computer monitors, each display has a video resolution consisting of rows and columns of specific numbers of pixels. from far enough away, the human eye perceives the illuminated pixels as a smooth] as one gets closer, a point occurs where the appearance of individual pixels becomes] the image then loses its smoothness, its perceived quality drops, and the advantage of closer viewing becomes a disadvantage.
calculating the point where the human eye can detect pixels is not straightforward. obviously, people's visual acuity varies greatly. but pixel geometry varies as well, in shape and spacing (known as]), depending on a technology and design.
human physiological considerations [ edit ]
research conducted on presence with and other higher resolution formats that use a wide field display, has revealed that sometimes the feeling of presence can be too real, producing physiological effect that some viewers may find undesirable. subjects have reported experiencing an increase in symptoms that are common to motion sickness when viewing strong visual stimuli on large] a study conducted using virtual reality simulation as part of the experiment, found that subjects with lower visual acuity experienced significantly more of the symptoms associated with motion sickness. furthermore, the study also found that the symptoms of motion sickness increased when subjects observed the visual stimuli without the aid of their glass or contact] consequently, optimum viewing distance recommendations based solely on human visual system and technological limitations may not always produce the best viewing experience. viewers with lower visual acuity, who prefer to watch without their corrective lenses may want to sit closer to see critical details and run the risk of undesirable side effects.
end-user content selection [ edit ]
although studies show the feeling of presence and image size are directly correlated, calculating the size to viewing distance relationship may not be a necessary exercise for all consumers. a 1997 study, which hypothesized that increases in screen size would give rise to increased feelings of presence, found that the content was more important than the screen size. the findings were that for commercials, and reality programming an increase in the feeling of presence did correlate with increased size. the researcher attributed these findings to the fact that the aforementioned content contained scenes that were shot with a point of view camera, scenes with sudden movements and shorter shots. conversely, for programming consisting of talk shows and drama programs changing the screen size had no effect on the feeling of]
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ˈɑptɪməm vjuɪŋ ˈdɪstəns ɪz ðə ˈdɪstəns ðət prəˈvaɪdz ðə vjuər wɪθ ðə ˈɑptɪməm ˈvɪʒəwəl ɪkˈspɪriəns. ˌɔlˈðoʊ əˈpɪnjənz ˈvɛri ɔn ðə ɪgˈzækt skrin saɪz tɪ ˈdɪstəns riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp, ˈfɔrməl ˈrisərʧ ənd ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz səˈʤɛst ˈkloʊzər ɪz prɪˈfərd tɪ ɪn saɪˈteɪʃən ˈgɪvɪn], tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə mɔr haʊ kloʊz? kloʊz ɛz ju kən stænd ˈbækˌgraʊnd ˈɛdət ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ən ɪkˈspɪriəns mɔr ˌriəˈlɪstɪk ðən ðə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsɪstəm ɪt ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ðə "θˈrɪlɪŋ əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˈɔfər ərˈaɪzɪz frəm ˌɪnˈkrist ˌrɛzəˈluʃən (ˈditeɪl) ənd ðə ˈtɪpɪkəli lɑrʤ skrin ˈsaɪzɪz. ə ˈlɑrʤər dɪˈspleɪ ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ðə ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈæŋgəl æt wɪʧ ˈkɑntɛnt ɪz vjud, boʊθ əv wɪʧ kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ən ˌɪnˈkrist ˈfilɪŋ əv ðəs, kərˈɛkt vjuɪŋ ˈdɪstəns ɪz ˈkrɪtɪkəl tɪ ðə ˌɛnˈʤɔɪmənt əv ɛz ɪt ɪz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd. waɪl ˈhɛlpɪŋ tɪ dɪˈfaɪn ðə ˈstændərd, ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr (ənd ˈleɪtər ˈvaɪˈsprɛzədənt) ˈbərnərd ʤeɪ. ˈlɛknər dɪd ən ˈərli æˈnælɪsɪs əv vjuɪŋ ˈdɪstəns ˈəndər ˈvɛriəs kənˈdɪʃənz, dərˈaɪvɪŋ ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈlɛknər ˈdɪstəns. ˈprɛzəns ˈɛdət ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ˈprɛzəns həz bɪn dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ðə sɛnˈseɪʃən əv ““reality”*”, əv there”*”, ənd ɛz ˌɪˈluʒən əv ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ˈprɛzəns ərˈɪʤəˌneɪtəd ənd wɑz ˈstədid wɪθ rɪˈgɑrd tɪ ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti (vr*) ənd ˈəðər ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts. ɪt wɑz ˈleɪtər ɪˈstæblɪʃt ðət ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən vjuərz kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspɪriəns ə ˈfilɪŋ əv ˈprɛzəns ɪz ˈɪnfluənst baɪ ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈfæktərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ ˈkæmərə tɛkˈniks, ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˌfaɪˈdɛləti, ˈvɪʒəwəl ənd ˈɔrəl dɪˌmɛnʃəˈnæləti, ənd moʊst tɪ ðɪs ˈtɑpɪk, ˈɪmɪʤ saɪz (ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈæŋgəl) ənd kˈwɑləti (ˈæŋgjələr ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈæŋgəl ˈɛdət ðə aɪˈdil ˈɑptɪməm vjuɪŋ ˈdɪstəns ɪz əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl ˈæŋgəl əv ðə ˈkæmərə ˈkæpʧərɪŋ ðə ˈɪmɪʤ. wən ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ən aɪˈdil ˈɑptɪməl vjuɪŋ ˈdɪstəns ˈpleɪsɪz ðə vjuər wɛr ðə ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl ˈæŋgəl baɪ ðə skrin ɪz ðə seɪm ɛz ðə ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl ˈæŋgəl ˈkæpʧərd baɪ ðə ˈkæmərə. ɪf ðɪs ɪz ðə keɪs, ðə ˈæŋgjələr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps pərˈsivd baɪ ðə vjuər wʊd bi aɪˈdɛntɪkəl tɪ ðoʊz rɪˈkɔrdɪd baɪ ðə ˈkæmərə. ə ˈmɪsˌmæʧ ɪn ðɪs rɪˈgɑrd ɪz trəˈdɪʃənəli ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑrdɪd, bət səm ˈroʊˌteɪtɪŋ ˈmoʊʃənz kən meɪk ðiz dɪˈstɔrʃənz ˈvɛri ˈnoʊtəsəbəl ɛz ə ˈifɛkt. ðɪs ɪz ˈlaɪkli ɪn ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz, soʊ ˈgeɪmərz ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ əˈdɑpt kloʊz vjuɪŋ pəˈzɪʃənz mæʧt tɪ ə geɪmz fɪkst fild əv vju. ɪf ðə ˈkæmrəz ˈæŋgəl wər ˈɔlˌweɪz ðə seɪm, ən ˈɑptɪməl vjuɪŋ ˈdɪstəns kʊd bi ˈizəli ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðə ˈkæmrəz ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl ˈæŋgəl ˈvɛriz ɛz ðə ˈfoʊkəl lɛŋθ əv ɪts lɛnz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. ɪf ðə ˈkæmrəz ˈsɛnsər həz fɪkst dɪˈmɛnʃənz, ə ˈʃɔrtər ˈfoʊkəl lɛŋθ (waɪd ˈæŋgəl) lɛnz ˈkæpʧərz ə ˈwaɪdər ˈæŋgəl əv vju, rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ðə vjuər tɪ sɪt ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðə skrin. ˈkɑnvərsli, ə ˈlɔŋgər ˈfoʊkəl lɛŋθ (ˈtɛləˌfoʊtoʊ) lɛnz ˈkæpʧərz ə ˈnɛroʊər ˈæŋgəl əv vju, dɪˈmændɪŋ ə mɔr ˈdɪstənt vjuər pəˈzɪʃən. səʧ əˈpoʊzɪŋ vjuɪŋ ˈdɪstənsɪz wʊd nɑt ˈoʊnli bi ˌɪmˈpræktɪkəl, bət wʊd nɪˈgeɪt ðə ˈvɛri ˈpərpəsɪz əv ˈtɛləˌfoʊtoʊ ʃɑts (fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, tɪ si ə ˈdɪstənt ˈɑbʤɛkt ɪn mɔr ˈditeɪl, ər ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz dɪˈstɔrʃən ɪn ˈfeɪʃəl ˈɪmɪʤɪz) ənd ʃɑts (ˈkɔzɪŋ ðə vjuər tɪ sɪt tu kloʊz tɪ ðə skrin, wɛr ˌəndɪˈzaɪrəbəl ˈɪmɪʤ ˈɑrtəˌfækts wʊd bi ˈvɪzəbəl). wən ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz əˈsumz ðə lɛnz ɪz "ˈstændərd" (ə ˈfoʊkəl lɛŋθ, fər ə ˈstændərd ˈfɔrˌmæt). ə "ˈstændərd" lɛnz prɪˈzərvz ðə seɪm ˈspeɪʃəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps pərˈsivd baɪ ə ˈspɛkteɪtər æt ðə ˈkæmərə loʊˈkeɪʃən. fər ə "ˈstændərd" lɛnz ˈɪmɪʤ, vjuɪŋ ˈdɪstəns ʃʊd bi ˈikwəl tɪ ðə daɪˈægənəl lɛŋθ əv ðə skrin. ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl, ˈvərtɪkəl ənd daɪˈægənəl fild əv vju. ɪt həz bɪn ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ðət vjuɪŋ ə dɪˈspleɪ ðət ˈɑkjəˌpaɪz ə ˈgreɪtər ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈæŋgəl (ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz field-of-view*) ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ðə ˈfilɪŋ əv mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ðə ˈwaɪdər ðə ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈæŋgəl (tɪ əˈprɑksəmətli ə plæˈtoʊ pɔɪnt əv 80 dɪˈgriz), ðə ˈgreɪtər ðə ˈfilɪŋ əv ˈæŋgjələr ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ˈɛdət wɪθ ˈprɪnɪd ˈgræfɪks, ˌrɛzəˈluʃən rɪˈfərz tɪ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpɪksəlz (ˈjuʒəwəli rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz "dɑts") ɪn ə fɪkst ˈlɪniər wɪθ, ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ɪz ˈmɛʒərd ɪn tərmz əv ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpɪksəlz ɪn ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl wɪn ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən əv ə ˈprɪnɪd ˈɪmɪʤ ɪz ˌɪnˈkrist, ðə ˈɪmɪʤ ɪz ˈklinər, ˈkrɪspər ənd mɔr ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈɪmɪʤ kˈwɑləti dɪz nɑt ˌɪmˈpruv ɪf ðə ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ɪkˈsidz ðə ˈvɪʒəwəl ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz. fər ə ˈɪmɪʤ tɪ ˈnoʊtɪsəbli ˌɪmˈpruv, ɪts ˌrɛzəˈluʃən pər dɪˈgri əv ɑrk (ər ˈæŋgjələr ˌrɛzəˈluʃən) məst ˌɪnˈkris ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈpɪksəl kaʊnt əv ðə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ˈɛdət tɪ ˈmæksəˌmaɪz ðə ˈfilɪŋ əv ˈprɛzəns ənd ðəs prəˈvaɪd ə ˈbɛtər vjuɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns, ðə vjuər wʊd nid tɪ bi ˈsɪʧuˌeɪtɪd æt ðə ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl spɑt wɛr ðə ˈɑkjəˌpaɪz ðə ˈwaɪdəst vju ˈæŋgəl fər ðət dɪˈskəs]. ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən əv ðə dɪˈspleɪ pər dɪˈgri əv ɑrk rɪˈmeɪn æt ə haɪ kˈwɑləti əˈpɪnjənz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ wɛr ðə nɪrˈvɑnə pəˈzɪʃən laɪz ər ˈnumərəs ənd ˈvɛrid. ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ɔn vjuɪŋ ˈdɪstənsɪz fɔl ˈɪntu tu ˈʤɛnərəl ˈklæsɪz; ə fɪkst ˈdɪstəns beɪst ɔn dɪˈspleɪ saɪz, ər ə reɪnʤ əv ˈdɪstənsɪz beɪst ɔn ðə dɪˈspleɪ saɪz. ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz frəm ˈrizənəbli əˈθɔrəˌteɪtɪv ˈsɔrsəz ər pərˈzɛnəd bɪˈloʊ. fɪkst ˈdɪstəns ˈɛdət fɪkst ˈdɪstəns ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ər ðə mɔr ˈkɑmən əv ðə tu taɪps. fər ðə moʊst pɑrt, ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə fɪkst ˈdɪstəns ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz wər ˈɪʃud ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɛnd əv 2007 wɪn ˈɑrgjuəbli dɪˈspleɪz wər stɪl ɪn ðə ˈərli əˈdɑpʃən ðə moʊst ˈfrikwɛntli ˈsaɪtɪd fɪkst ˈdɪstəns ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ər ˈlɪstɪd. daɪˈægənəl ˈmɛʒərmənt (ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ vjuɪŋ ˈæŋgəl) ˈɛdət wən əv ðə mɔr ˈpɑpjələr ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ɔn ðə ˈprɑpər vjuɪŋ ˈdɪstəns ɪz ˈməltəˌplaɪ ðə daɪˈægənəl ˈmɛʒərmənt əv ðə dɪˈspleɪ skrin baɪ ðɪs ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən ɪz ˈsaɪtɪd baɪ ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən rɪˈspɛktɪd ənd ðoʊ ðə ˈpɑpjələr ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks ˌrivˈju ˈwɛbˌsaɪt səˈʤɛsts ðət ˈkɑntɛnt kən bi wɔʧt æt ə ˈkloʊzər ˈdɪstəns taɪmz ðə dɪˈspleɪ daɪˈægənəl ˈmɛʒərmənt (ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ 32 dɪˈgri vjuɪŋ daɪˈægənəl ˈmɛʒərmənt (ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ vjuɪŋ ˈæŋgəl) ˈɛdət vjuɪŋ ən frəm ə pəˈzɪʃən wɛr ðə dɪˈspleɪ ˈɑkjəˌpaɪz ə fild əv vju ɪz ˈwaɪdli kˈwoʊtɪd ɛz ðə (ər 30 ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən (ɪkˈwɪvələnt tɪ əˈbaʊt taɪmz ðə skrin saɪz ɪn ə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən). ðɪs ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən ɪz ˈvɛri ˈpɑpjələr wɪθ ðə hoʊm ˈθieɪtər ɛnˈθuziˌæst əˈpɪrz ɪn bʊks ɔn hoʊm ˈθieɪtər ənd ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ə waɪt ˈpeɪpər prəˈdust baɪ ˌɔlˈðoʊ ən ˈɑrtɪkəl ɔn ˈrisərʧ ˈɪntu ˈsɛtɪŋ ðə ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən fər ðə nɛkst ˌɛvəˈluʃən əv, ˈəltrə (ər uhdtv*), dɪz səˈpɔrt ðə ˈprɛmɪs ðət wɑz fər ə vju ˈæŋgəl əv 30 ðɛr simz tɪ bi noʊ dɪˈrɛkt ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən frəm ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu. daɪˈægənəl ˈmɛʒərmənt (ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ vjuɪŋ ˈæŋgəl) ˈɛdət ˌrɛkəˈmɛndz ðət ðə distance”*” ɪz wən wɛr ðə vju ˈæŋgəl əˈprɑksəˌmeɪts 40 (ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈæŋgəl ɪz ðɛr ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli pərˈzɛnəd æt ðə 2006 ʃoʊ, ənd wɑz ˈsteɪtɪd ɛz biɪŋ ðə ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl ˈmæksəməm ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl vju ˈæŋgəl, beɪst ɔn ˈævərɪʤ ˈjumən ɪn ðə əˈpɪnjən əv, ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən wɛr ðə dɪˈspleɪ ɪz vjud æt ə vju ˈæŋgəl prəˈvaɪdz ðə moʊst ˌsɪnəˈmætɪk ɔl ɛls biɪŋ ˈikwəl. fər kənˈsumər ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən əv ðɛr ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz, ˌrɛkəˈmɛndz dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ ðə daɪˈægənəl skrin ˈmɛʒərmənt baɪ 84 tɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðə ˈɑptɪməm vjuɪŋ ˈdɪstəns, fər ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən. ðɪs ɪkˈweɪts tɪ ˈməltəˌplaɪɪŋ ðə daɪˈægənəl ˈmɛʒərmənt baɪ əˈbaʊt ˈɑptɪməm ˈreɪnʤɪz ˈɛdət ˈsteɪtɪŋ ˈɑptɪməm vjuɪŋ ˈdɪstəns ɛz ə reɪnʤ ˈrəðər ðən ɛz fɪkst ˈdɪstəns ɪz ɔn ðə raɪz; ˈpɑsəbli bɪˈkəz əv ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðə ˈproʊˌfaɪl əv ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈpərʧəsər. ˈərli əˈdɑptərz əv wər ˈtɪpɪkəli ðə ˈtɛknɪkəli ənd ðə spɔrts ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ hæv ðə ˈəltəmət vjuɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns. təˈdeɪ, ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl kənˈsumərz eɪmz meɪ bi ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ˈmɑdəst; ˈtoʊtəl ˌɪˈmərʒən teɪks ə bæk sit tɪ rum ˈmeɪʤər ˈriˌteɪl ʧeɪnz laɪk bɛst baɪ ðət wəns ˈsteɪtɪd ðɛr ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən ɛz ə fɪkst ər ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ prəˈvaɪd reɪnʤ ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz hæv ˈɔlsoʊ ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ prəˈvaɪd reɪnʤ ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz, ˈəpˌdeɪtɪŋ ðɛr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt wɪθ smɔl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ðət dɪˈnoʊt ðə ˈɑptɪməm vjuɪŋ ˈdɪstəns ɛz ə reɪnʤ əv ɪn mɑrʧ 2009 ˈædɪd reɪnʤ ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz tɪ ðɛr ðə ˈmɪnəməm ɛnd əv ðə reɪnʤ tɛndz tɪ bi ðə fɪkst ˈɑptɪməm ˈdɪstəns ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən. ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz' ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ˈɛdət reɪnʤ ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz frəm ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz ər ðə moʊst ˈmɑdəst əv ðə ˈgrupɪŋz. fər ðə ˈmɪnəməm (ər ˈnɪrəst) vjuɪŋ ˈdɪstəns, ðeɪ ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ə vju ˈæŋgəl əv əˈprɑksəmətli 31 dɪˈgriz; ənd fər ðə ˈmæksəməm, ə vju ˈæŋgəl ɛz loʊ ɛz 10 ə vju ˈæŋgəl ɪz əˈprɑksəmətli ðə ˈæŋgəl ðət ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən wɑz ˈtɪpɪkəli vjud skrin saɪz ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd reɪnʤ 22 ɛm) 26 ɛm) 32 ɛm) 40 ɛm) 42 ɛm) 52 ɛm) skrin saɪz ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd reɪnʤ 40 ɛm) 42 ɛm) 46 ɛm) 47 ɛm) 50 ɛm) 55 ɛm) 65 ɛm) ˈriˌteɪl ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ˈɛdət ðə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ˈkərəntli ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪts əv ˈriˌteɪlərz bɛst baɪ ənd ˈkrəʧˌfild teɪk mɔr əv ə ˈmɪdəl graʊnd. boʊθ ˈriˌteɪlərz poʊst ə ˈmɪnəməm vjuɪŋ ˈdɪstəns ðət əˈkɑməˌdeɪts ə vju ˈæŋgəl əv ʤɪst ə ˈlɪtəl ˈoʊvər 32 dɪˈgriz ɔn ðɪs vjuɪŋ ˈdɪstəns əˈprɑksəˌmeɪts ðə vju ˈæŋgəl ˈnidɪd tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ si ˈpɪksəl ˈlɛvəl ˈditeɪl. ðə ˈmæksəməm vjuɪŋ ˈdɪstəns wɪl prəˈvaɪd ə vjuɪŋ ˈæŋgəl əv əˈprɑksəmətli 16 dɪˈgriz wɪθ bɛst baɪz ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən ənd əˈprɑksəmətli 20 dɪˈgriz wɪθ ˈkrəʧˌfildz. ðə ˈmæksəməm vjuɪŋ ˈdɪstəns (ˈmɪnəməm vjuɪŋ ˈæŋgəl) prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ bɛst baɪ əˈlaɪnz wɪθ ˈvɪʒən ˈθɪri ɔn ðə haɪəst ˈspeɪʃəl ˈfrikwənsiz baɪ ðə ˈjumən ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈkrəʧˌfildz ˈmæksəməm vjuɪŋ ˈdɪstəns əˈlaɪnz wɪθ ðə loʊər ˈbaʊndəriz wɛr vjuərz ˈtɪpɪkəli bɪˈgɪn tɪ faɪnd bɛst baɪ skrin saɪz ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd reɪnʤ 26 ɛm ɛm) 30 ɛm ɛm) 34 ɛm ɛm) 42 ɛm ɛm) 46 ɛm ɛm) 50 ɛm ɛm) 55 ɛm ɛm) 60 ɛm ɛm) 65 ɛm ɛm) ˈkrəʧˌfild skrin saɪz ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd reɪnʤ 26 ɛm ɛm) 32 ɛm ɛm) 37 ɛm ɛm) 40 ɛm ɛm) 42 ɛm ɛm) 46 ɛm ɛm) 50 ɛm ɛm) 52 ɛm ɛm) 55 ɛm ɛm) 58 ɛm ɛm) 65 ɛm ɛm) 70 ɛm ɛm) ˈreɪnʤɪz ˈɛdət waɪl stɪl kənˈtɛndz ðət ðə ˈɑptɪməm vjuɪŋ ˈdɪstəns ɪz ə pəˈzɪʃən wɛr ðə dɪˈspleɪ ˈɑkjəˌpaɪz ə vju ˈæŋgəl fər ðə vjuər, ðeɪ tu prəˈvaɪd ə reɪnʤ ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən. ðə ˈmɪnəməm vjuɪŋ ˈdɪstəns ɪz sɛt tɪ əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt ə vju ˈæŋgəl, ənd ðə ˈmæksəməm vjuɪŋ ˈdɪstəns ɪz sɛt tɪ əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt 28 skrin saɪz ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd reɪnʤ 35 ɛm) 40 ɛm) 50 5 ɛm) 60 ɛm) skrin haɪt ˈɛdət kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən ʃʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ðə haɪt æt wɪʧ ðə skrin ɪz pleɪst. ə ˈkɑmən səˈʤɛsʧən ɪz ðət ðə vjuərz aɪz ər ˌhɔrɪˈzɑntəli ˈlɛvəl wɪθ ðə ˈbɑtəm ər ˈmɪdəl əv ðə dɪˈspleɪ, soʊ ðət ðə skrin dɪz nɑt ˌoʊvərˈpaʊər ðə vjuər. ˌrɛkəˈmɛndz ðət ə vjuərz hɛd ʃʊd nɑt hæv tɪ lʊk əp mɔr ðən 15 ˈfæktərz ˈɪnˌfluənsɪŋ ðə ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz ˈɛdət iʧ ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən sərvz ðə ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ goʊl əv ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ðət prəˈpoʊzɪz ɪt. ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz wɪl hæv ən ˈiziər taɪm ˈsɛlɪŋ ðɛr ɪf ðeɪ səˈpɔrt ə pəˈzɪʃən ðət dɪz nɑt ˌrikˈwaɪər kənˈsumərz tɪ ˈpərʧəs ɛz lɑrʤ ə sɛt ɛz rikˈwaɪərd baɪ ðə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz. ɪn ðə ˈæbsəns əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈɪnˌfluənsɪz, ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə bɛst skrin saɪz tɪ ˈdɪstəns ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ ðət wɪl ˈproʊdus ðə ˈətˌmoʊst ˈfilɪŋ əv ˈprɛzəns ɪz nɑt æt ɔl ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd. ðɛr ər ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈfæktərz ðət kən əˈfɛkt ðə ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz əv ðə ˈjumən ˈvɪʒəwəl ðə ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz əv ˈjumən ˌfɪziəˈlɑʤɪkəl ðə ˈkɑntɛnt ðət wɪl bi ənd ðə ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən əv ˌɛmˈpɪrɪkəl ˈdætə frəm ˈfɔrməl ˈtɛstɪŋ. ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə fækt ðət ðə skrin ˈɪmɪʤ ɪz ɔn ə flæt pleɪn ənd nɑt kərvd. pərˈhæps ðə ˈbɪgəst əv ðiz ər ənˈsərtəntiz sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə ˈlɪmɪts əv ðə ˈjumən ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈsɪstəm, ənd haʊ ðoʊz ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz əˈplaɪ tɪ wət wi si ənd pərˈsiv. ə ˈfərðər, mɔr ˈpræktɪkəl kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən, ɪz wən əv rum saɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv ˈspikərz, ˈsitɪŋ ənd ˈəðər ˈfərnɪʧər ɪn ðə rum. ˈjumən ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈsɪstəm ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən ˈɛdət ðə ˈjumən ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈsɪstəm həz ə fɪkst kəˈpæsɪti tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ˈditeɪl frəm ə ˈdɪstəns. ɑr ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz wɪθ rɪˈgɑrd tɪ ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈditeɪl ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən ənd aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən frəm ə ˈdɪstəns ɪz praɪˈmɛrəli beɪst ɔn ðə wərk əv ˈdɑktər. ˈhərmən sˈnɛlən. ˈdɑktər. sˈnɛlən dɪˈvɛləpt ðə aɪ ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən ʧɑrt ðət bɛrz hɪz neɪm (sˈnɛlən ʧɑrt). frəm hɪz ˈfaɪndɪŋz ənd ðə wərk əv ˈəðərz ˈoʊvər ðə læst ˈhənərd jɪrz, wən ɪz sin ɛz ðə θˈrɛˌʃoʊld bɪɔnd wɪʧ ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈditeɪl ˈkænɑt bi baɪ ə ˈpərsən wɪθ ˈnɔrməl ən ɪz ən ˈæŋgjələr ˈmɛʒərmənt, wɪʧ ɪz ˈikwəl tɪ əv wən dɪˈgri əv ə ˈsərkəl. ˈnɔrməl ˈvɪʒən ɪz ˈrɛfərənst ɛz ər ˈvɪʒən ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ˈjʊrəp ðə ˈvɪʒəwəl əˈkjuəti θˈrɛˌʃoʊld həz bɪn aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz ə kənˈstreɪnt ˈfæktər ɪn ðə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ɔn ðə ˈɑptɪməm vjuɪŋ ˈdɪstəns fər ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ˈfɔrməl ˈrisərʧ ðət ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ənd ˈæŋgjələr əˈsumɪŋ dɪˈspleɪ ɪz flæt, wɪθ 1 ɛz ðə kənˈstreɪnt fər siɪŋ ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈditeɪl, ɪn ˈɔrdər nɑt tɪ mɪs ˈɛni ˈditeɪl ə vjuər wʊd nid tɪ bi ˈsɪʧuˌeɪtɪd æt ə pəˈzɪʃən wɛr ðɛr vju ˈæŋgəl tɪ ə ɪz əˈprɑksəmətli dɪˈgriz ər ˈgreɪtər 32 dɪˈgriz fər sˈfɛrɪkəl dɪˈspleɪ), fər əˈprɑksəmətli dɪˈgriz ər ˈgreɪtər 64 dɪˈgriz fər sˈfɛrɪkəl dɪˈspleɪ) ənd fər əˈprɑksəmətli dɪˈgriz ər ˈgreɪtər 128 dɪˈgriz fər sˈfɛrɪkəl ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛr ɪz nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz əˈgrimənt ðət ðə ˈlɪmət ʃʊd bi ðə kənˈstreɪnɪŋ ˈfæktər. tɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðə vjuɪŋ ˈdɪstəns, beɪst ɔn dɪˈspleɪ saɪz ənd ˈkɑntɛnt ˌrɛzəˈluʃən, ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈfɔrmjələ meɪ bi juzd: 2 1 tæn 1 60 \tæn wɛr:: vjuɪŋ ˈdɪstəns: daɪˈægənəl saɪz: ˈneɪtɪv ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl ˌrɛzəˈluʃən (ɪn ˈpɪksəlz): ˈneɪtɪv ˈvərtɪkəl ˌrɛzəˈluʃən (ɪn ˈpɪksəlz): ˈvərtɪkəl ˌrɛzəˈluʃən əv ðə ˈvɪdioʊ biɪŋ dɪˈspleɪd (ɪn ˈpɪksəlz) noʊt: meɪk ʃʊr ðə ˈæŋgəl moʊd ɪz sɛt tɪ dɪˈgriz wɪn ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə ˈtænʤənt. ɪf ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈsprɛdˌʃit səʧ ɛz ɪkˈsɛl, ju məst ˈməltəˌplaɪ ðə ˈæŋgəl baɪ ɪf ɪz ˈgɪvɪn ɪn ˈɪnʧɪz, wɪl bi ɪn ˈɪnʧɪz. ɪf ɪn ˈmitərz ɪz dɪˈzaɪərd, ˈməltəˌplaɪ baɪ ənd dɪˈvaɪd baɪ 100 ɪgˈzæmpəl fər ˌdiˌviˈdi ˈvɪdioʊ ɔn ə: 32 1920 1080 2 1 480 tæn 1 60 \tæn (ˈɪnʧɪz) ɪgˈzæmpəl fər ˈvɪdioʊ ɔn ə: 32 1920 1080 2 1 1080 tæn 1 60 \tæn (ˈɪnʧɪz) ˈsɪtɪŋ bɪɔnd ðiz ˈdɪstənsɪz wɪl rɪˈzəlt ɪn ə lɔs əv ˈditeɪl. ə 1998 sən ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɪstəmz ˈpeɪpər ɔn ðə ˈlɪmɪts əv ˈjumən ˈvɪʒən ənd ˈvɪdioʊ dɪˈspleɪ ˈsɪstəmz ˈjuzɪz ə ˈdɪfərənt kənˈstreɪnt ˈvælju əv əˈprɑksəmətli ən ɑrk ˈmɪnət (ər 30 ɑrk ˈsɛkəndz), wɪn ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪŋ ðə ˌsæʧərˈeɪʃən pɔɪnt fər ðə ˈjumən ˈvɪʒəwəl wɪθ 30 ɑrk ˈsɛkəndz ɛz ðə kənˈstreɪnt, ðə vju ˈæŋgəl ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ si ɔl ðə ˈditeɪl prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ən wɪθ ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən drɑps tɪ əˈprɑksəmətli dɪˈgriz. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, ˈsɛvərəl ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈɑrtɪkəlz hæv ˈʧælənʤd ðə ˈnoʊʃən ðət 1 əv ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ɪz ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl riˈzɑlvɪŋ paʊər əv ðə ˈjumən aɪ, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət ɔn ˈævərɪʤ, wi kən riˈzɑlv ˈditeɪl sˈmɔlər ðən ˈɔlsoʊ, ðɛr ɪz ðə ˈɪʃu əv ˈvərniər əˈkjuəti, wɪʧ ɪz ðə aɪz əˈbɪləˌti tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ən ˈɔfˌsɛt bɪtˈwin 2 laɪnz ənd, wɪʧ ɪz ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ dɪˈskrɪməˌneɪt dɛpθ baɪ ðə juz əv boʊθ aɪz. ˈvərniər əˈkjuəti ənd ər ˈsaɪtɪd ɛz biɪŋ dɪˈtɛktɪd wɪθ ˈoʊnli ə ɑrk ˈsɛkənd dɪˈgri əv ˈəltəmətli ɔl əv ðə ˈvɛriəs taɪps əv əˈkjuəti pleɪ ə pɑrt ɪn haʊ wi si θɪŋz ənd mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, haʊ wi pərˈsiv wət wi ər ˈwɪtnəsɪŋ. ðə kəmˈplɛksɪtiz əv ðə ˈjumən ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈsɪstəm ənd ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈdɪfərənt taɪps əv əˈkjuəti ər nɑt jɛt ˈfʊli ðəs, dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn wɪʧ ˈjumən ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈsɪstəm kənˈstreɪnts ər əˈplaɪd, vjuɪŋ ˈæŋgəlz ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz wɪl ˈvɛri tɪ səm dɪˈgri, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl kənˈstreɪnts ər ˈfæktərd ɪn. tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz ˈɛdət ˌmægnəfəˈkeɪʃən əv ðə ˈpɪksəl grɪd ˈɪmɪʤ wɪθ ə ˈpɔrʃən ˈgreɪtli ˌɛnˈlɑrʤd, ʃoʊɪŋ haʊ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈpɪksəlz ər ˈrɛndərd waɪl vjuɪŋ ən dɪˈspleɪ frəm ə ˈʃɔrtər ˈdɪstəns kən ˈproʊdus ən ˌɪnˈkrist sɛns əv ˈprɛzəns, ðə ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi kən hæv ən ˌædˈvərs ˈifɛkt ɪf ðə vjuər ɪz tu kloʊz tɪ ðə dɪˈspleɪ. ɪf ju ɪgˈzæmɪn ən ər ˈplæzmə dɪˈspleɪ wɪn ɪt ɪz tərnd ɔf, ju kən si ðə kənˈstrəkʃən əv ðə ˈpɪksəl grɪd. ˈtərnɪŋ ðə dɪˈspleɪ ɔn ˈdəzənt kəmˈplitli mæsk ðɪs. ɪf ju ər tu kloʊz tɪ ðə dɪˈspleɪ wɪn ɪt ɪz ɔn, ɪt kən lʊk ɛz ðoʊ jʊr vjuɪŋ ɪt θru ə skrin ˈivɪn wɪθ ˈdɪfərənt dɪˈspleɪ tɛkˈnɑləʤi, səʧ ɛz frənt ər rɪr prɑˈʤɛkʃən dlp*, ər ˈleɪzər ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən, ðə weɪ ˈɪmɪʤɪz ər ˈrɛndərd ˈlɪmɪts haʊ kloʊz ə vjuər kən bi ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˌsɛgˈmɛnɪd ˈneɪʧər bɪˈkəmz ˈɛvədənt. dɪˈspleɪz ˈproʊdus ˈɪmɪʤɪz ðə seɪm weɪ kəmˈpjutər (ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ˈræstər ˈgræfɪks) ər prəˈdust, ˈjuzɪŋ ə moʊˈzeɪɪk əv ˈkələrd ˈpɪksəlz. laɪk kəmˈpjutər ˈmɑnətərz, iʧ dɪˈspleɪ həz ə ˈvɪdioʊ ˌrɛzəˈluʃən kənˈsɪstɪŋ əv roʊz ənd ˈkɑləmz əv spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈnəmbərz əv ˈpɪksəlz. frəm fɑr ɪˈnəf əˈweɪ, ðə ˈjumən aɪ pərˈsivz ðə ˌɪˈluməˌneɪtəd ˈpɪksəlz ɛz ə smuð ɛz wən gɪts ˈkloʊzər, ə pɔɪnt əˈkərz wɛr ðə əˈpɪrəns əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈpɪksəlz bɪˈkəmz ðə ˈɪmɪʤ ðɛn ˈluzɪz ɪts sˈmuðnəs, ɪts pərˈsivd kˈwɑləti drɑps, ənd ðə ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ˈkloʊzər vjuɪŋ bɪˈkəmz ə ˌdɪsədˈvænɪʤ. ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə pɔɪnt wɛr ðə ˈjumən aɪ kən dɪˈtɛkt ˈpɪksəlz ɪz nɑt ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd. ˈɑbviəsli, ˈpipəlz ˈvɪʒəwəl əˈkjuəti ˈvɛriz ˈgreɪtli. bət ˈpɪksəl ʤiˈɑmətri ˈvɛriz ɛz wɛl, ɪn ʃeɪp ənd ˈspeɪsɪŋ (noʊn ɛz dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd dɪˈzaɪn. ˈjumən ˌfɪziəˈlɑʤɪkəl kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃənz ˈɛdət ˈrisərʧ kənˈdəktəd ɔn ˈprɛzəns wɪθ ənd ˈəðər haɪər ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ˈfɔrˌmæts ðət juz ə waɪd fild dɪˈspleɪ, həz rɪˈvild ðət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðə ˈfilɪŋ əv ˈprɛzəns kən bi tu ril, prəˈdusɪŋ ˌfɪziəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈifɛkt ðət səm vjuərz meɪ faɪnd ˌəndɪˈzaɪrəbəl. ˈsəbʤɪkts hæv ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈsɪmptəmz ðət ər ˈkɑmən tɪ ˈmoʊʃən ˈsɪknəs wɪn vjuɪŋ strɔŋ ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈstɪmjəˌlaɪ ɔn lɑrʤ ə ˈstədi kənˈdəktəd ˈjuzɪŋ ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ɪkˈspɛrəmənt, faʊnd ðət ˈsəbʤɪkts wɪθ loʊər ˈvɪʒəwəl əˈkjuəti ɪkˈspɪriənst sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli mɔr əv ðə ˈsɪmptəmz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈmoʊʃən ˈsɪknəs. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, ðə ˈstədi ˈɔlsoʊ faʊnd ðət ðə ˈsɪmptəmz əv ˈmoʊʃən ˈsɪknəs ˌɪnˈkrist wɪn ˈsəbʤɪkts əbˈzərvd ðə ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈstɪmjəˌlaɪ wɪˈθaʊt ðə eɪd əv ðɛr glæs ər ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛntli, ˈɑptɪməm vjuɪŋ ˈdɪstəns ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz beɪst ˈsoʊəli ɔn ˈjumən ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈsɪstəm ənd ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz meɪ nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈproʊdus ðə bɛst vjuɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns. vjuərz wɪθ loʊər ˈvɪʒəwəl əˈkjuəti, hu prɪˈfər tɪ wɔʧ wɪˈθaʊt ðɛr kərˈɛktɪv ˈlɛnzɪz meɪ wɔnt tɪ sɪt ˈkloʊzər tɪ si ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈditeɪlz ənd rən ðə rɪsk əv ˌəndɪˈzaɪrəbəl saɪd ˈifɛkts. ˈkɑntɛnt səˈlɛkʃən ˈɛdət ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈstədiz ʃoʊ ðə ˈfilɪŋ əv ˈprɛzəns ənd ˈɪmɪʤ saɪz ər dɪˈrɛkli ˈkɔrəˌleɪtəd, ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə saɪz tɪ vjuɪŋ ˈdɪstəns riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp meɪ nɑt bi ə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈɛksərˌsaɪz fər ɔl kənˈsumərz. ə 1997 ˈstədi, wɪʧ haɪˈpɑθəˌsaɪzd ðət ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ɪn skrin saɪz wʊd gɪv raɪz tɪ ˌɪnˈkrist ˈfilɪŋz əv ˈprɛzəns, faʊnd ðət ðə ˈkɑntɛnt wɑz mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðən ðə skrin saɪz. ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz wər ðət fər kəˈmərʃəlz, ənd ˌriˈæləˌti ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ðə ˈfilɪŋ əv ˈprɛzəns dɪd ˈkɔrəˌleɪt wɪθ ˌɪnˈkrist saɪz. ðə ˈrisərʧər əˈtrɪbjətəd ðiz ˈfaɪndɪŋz tɪ ðə fækt ðət ðə əˈfɔrˌmɛnʃənd ˈkɑntɛnt kənˈteɪnd sinz ðət wər ʃɑt wɪθ ə pɔɪnt əv vju ˈkæmərə, sinz wɪθ ˈsədən ˈmuvmənts ənd ˈʃɔrtər ʃɑts. ˈkɑnvərsli, fər ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ kənˈsɪstɪŋ əv tɔk ʃoʊz ənd ˈdrɑmə ˈproʊˌgræmz ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə skrin saɪz hæd noʊ ˈifɛkt ɔn ðə ˈfilɪŋ əv si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət
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discovered on a rocky spit on island, around 300 miles north of victoria, canada, the remnants of an ancient village have surprised archaeologists. possibly alluding to one of the oldest settlements found in north america, the discovery in question here (made last year) is years old, thus making the village almost years older than the veritable pyramids at giza.
the findings at the remote island in british columbia were made by the collaborative effort of institute and university of victoria, along with the local first nations members. the scope of discovery entailed a range of items, including fish hooks, spears, and tools for making fire. and judging by the nature and date of the small settlement, the researchers have hypothesized that there was a mass migration along coasts of british columbia. alisha gauvreau, an anthropology phd student at the university of victoria and a researcher at the institute, said (as told to news vancouver island)
i remember when we get the dates back and we just kind of sat there going, holy moly, this is old. what this is doing is just changing our idea of the way in which north america was first peopled.
now interestingly enough, there are several hypotheses regarding the bering strait land bridge (also known as beringia) that connected alaska with siberia and how it was used by a few thousand immigrants to cross into the americas (from eastern siberia). however in spite of the existence of this land bridge during the period of the settlement (the land bridge was finally submerged by the sea around years ago), the researchers have that the inhabitants of the village were more likely to have come by boats. in essence, the coastal route was probably more favored by the prehistoric populace rather than the ‘romanticized’ land route of beringia.
even more intriguingly, there are traditions that tell tales of ancient coastal villages in the cultural sphere of the first nations (the native peoples of canada south of the arctic), including the nation. and now there is some degree of archaeological evidence that matches up with a few of these traditions, thus suggesting the historical value of folklore and tales. william of nation, said
to think about how these stories survived all of that, only to be supported by this archaeological evidence is just amazing.
and finally the good news for history enthusiasts pertains to the fact that this scope of the discovery is still not complete. in that regard, the researchers are looking forth to excavate other islands in the proximity to unravel more remnants of lost ancient settlements on the western canadian coast.
source: vancouver island news / via: independent /
images courtesy of institute.
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dɪˈskəvərd ɔn ə ˈrɑki spɪt ɔn ˈaɪlənd, əraʊnd 300 maɪəlz nɔrθ əv vɪkˈtɔriə, ˈkænədə, ðə ˈrɛmnənts əv ən ˈeɪnʧənt ˈvɪlɪʤ hæv səˈpraɪzd ˌɑrkiˈɑləʤɪsts. ˈpɑsəbli əˈludɪŋ tɪ wən əv ðə ˈoʊldəst ˈsɛtəlmənts faʊnd ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə, ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri ɪn kˈwɛʃən hir (meɪd læst jɪr) ɪz jɪrz oʊld, ðəs ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ ˈɔlˌmoʊst jɪrz ˈoʊldər ðən ðə ˈvɛrɪtəbəl ˈpɪrəmɪdz æt ˈgɪzə. ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz æt ðə rɪˈmoʊt ˈaɪlənd ɪn ˈbrɪtɪʃ kəˈləmbiə wər meɪd baɪ ðə kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪv ˈɛfərt əv ˈɪnstɪˌtut ənd ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv vɪkˈtɔriə, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˈloʊkəl fərst ˈneɪʃənz ˈmɛmbərz. ðə skoʊp əv ˌdɪˈskəvri ɪnˈteɪld ə reɪnʤ əv ˈaɪtəmz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ fɪʃ hʊks, spɪrz, ənd tulz fər ˈmeɪkɪŋ faɪər. ənd ˈʤəʤɪŋ baɪ ðə ˈneɪʧər ənd deɪt əv ðə smɔl ˈsɛtəlmənt, ðə ˈrisərʧərz hæv haɪˈpɑθəˌsaɪzd ðət ðɛr wɑz ə mæs maɪˈgreɪʃən əˈlɔŋ koʊsts əv ˈbrɪtɪʃ kəˈləmbiə. ɑˈliʃə goʊvˈroʊ, ən ˌænθrəˈpɑləʤi ˈpiˌeɪʧˈdi ˈstudənt æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv vɪkˈtɔriə ənd ə ˈrisərʧər æt ðə ˈɪnstɪˌtut, sɛd (ɛz toʊld tɪ nuz vænˈkuvər ˈaɪlənd) aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər wɪn wi gɪt ðə deɪts bæk ənd wi ʤɪst kaɪnd əv sæt ðɛr goʊɪŋ, ˈhoʊli ˈmoʊli, ðɪs ɪz oʊld. wət ðɪs ɪz duɪŋ ɪz ʤɪst ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ɑr aɪˈdiə əv ðə weɪ ɪn wɪʧ nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə wɑz fərst ˈpipəld. naʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋli ɪˈnəf, ðɛr ər ˈsɛvərəl haɪˈpɑθəˌsiz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˈbɛrɪŋ streɪt lænd brɪʤ (ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz beringia*) ðət kəˈnɛktɪd əˈlæskə wɪθ saɪˈbɪriə ənd haʊ ɪt wɑz juzd baɪ ə fju ˈθaʊzənd ˈɪməgrənts tɪ krɔs ˈɪntu ðə əˈmɛrɪkəz (frəm ˈistərn saɪˈbɪriə). ˌhaʊˈɛvər ɪn spaɪt əv ðə ɪgˈzɪstəns əv ðɪs lænd brɪʤ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈpɪriəd əv ðə ˈsɛtəlmənt (ðə lænd brɪʤ wɑz ˈfaɪnəli səbˈmərʤd baɪ ðə si əraʊnd jɪrz əˈgoʊ), ðə ˈrisərʧərz hæv ðət ðə ˌɪnˈhæbɪtənts əv ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ wər mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ hæv kəm baɪ boʊts. ɪn ˈɛsəns, ðə ˈkoʊstəl rut wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli mɔr ˈfeɪvərd baɪ ðə ˌprihɪˈstɔrɪk ˈpɑpjələs ˈrəðər ðən ðə ‘‘romanticized’*’ lænd rut əv beringia*. ˈivɪn mɔr ˌɪnˈtrigɪŋli, ðɛr ər trəˈdɪʃənz ðət tɛl teɪlz əv ˈeɪnʧənt ˈkoʊstəl ˈvɪlɪʤɪz ɪn ðə ˈkəlʧərəl sfɪr əv ðə fərst ˈneɪʃənz (ðə ˈneɪtɪv ˈpipəlz əv ˈkænədə saʊθ əv ðə ˈɑrtɪk), ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈneɪʃən. ənd naʊ ðɛr ɪz səm dɪˈgri əv ˌɑrkiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈɛvədəns ðət ˈmæʧɪz əp wɪθ ə fju əv ðiz trəˈdɪʃənz, ðəs səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈvælju əv ˈfoʊˌklɔr ənd teɪlz. ˈwɪljəm əv ˈneɪʃən, sɛd tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt haʊ ðiz ˈstɔriz sərˈvaɪvd ɔl əv ðət, ˈoʊnli tɪ bi səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ðɪs ˌɑrkiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈɛvədəns ɪz ʤɪst əˈmeɪzɪŋ. ənd ˈfaɪnəli ðə gʊd nuz fər ˈhɪstəri ɛnˈθuziˌæsts pərˈteɪnz tɪ ðə fækt ðət ðɪs skoʊp əv ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri ɪz stɪl nɑt kəmˈplit. ɪn ðət rɪˈgɑrd, ðə ˈrisərʧərz ər ˈlʊkɪŋ fɔrθ tɪ ˈɛkskəˌveɪt ˈəðər ˈaɪləndz ɪn ðə prɑkˈsɪməti tɪ ənˈrævəl mɔr ˈrɛmnənts əv lɔst ˈeɪnʧənt ˈsɛtəlmənts ɔn ðə ˈwɛstərn kəˈneɪdiən koʊst. sɔrs: vænˈkuvər ˈaɪlənd nuz ˈviə: ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈkərtəsi əv ˈɪnstɪˌtut. 244 ʃɛrz
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india vs pakistan world cup the big game analytics
sam blocked follow following feb 12, 2015
if you follow cricket in any form, you probably know that it does not get bigger than this an india vs pakistan match, that too in a world cup tournament. emotions run high both on and off the field, here however we will keep emotions aside and have a look at what the data has to offer.
prologue
data : data includes all one day internationals played from 1975, roughly over half a million batting, bowling and fielding records. where ever possible the complete data set is used without any sampling.
technology : as usual i have kept all the collection, aggregation and in python & standard unix scripts. my choice of storage mongodb. all analytics and are in python & r.
let’s just dig in.
india vs pakistan
the two teams play each other that often, but when they do everything but boring.
pakistan has a clear edge on this one, but in recent times india has done well at good closing that gap. i have deliberately not world cup matches between india & pakistan as that is highly skewed with india winning all of them.
the adelaide
now zooming into the matches played at the adelaide based on the result and scores.
australia has played and won the maximum matches here. no surprises here with adelaide being their home ground.
coming to india vs pakistan, india has done reasonably well here having played and won more matches than pakistan. they also have a higher scoring rate compared to pakistan at adelaide. so this one goes to india.
batting first vs chasing
interestingly teams batting first have won more matches than when compared with chasing scores. so an toss to win? maybe, but first lets dig more.
however also look at how the from both the teams perform batting first vs chasing.
indian seem to perform better chasing pakistan seem to do well batting first. however the median score of the pakistan is considerably lower when they bat first. pakistan just might want to chase at a set total if they win the toss.
india pakistan scores at adelaide
let’s look at how these two teams perform at adelaide against the average.
if you thought the two teams were inconsistent, the above proves that to an extent. however both the teams have been over the average score at adelaide (around 220) most of the times. as far as edging out each other, they are pretty much even.
india pakistan results at adelaide
now looking at the india pakistan match outcomes at adelaide against all the team.
india has the edge here having won 7 of their matches as opposed to pakistan who have won 5. both the teams have played against each other here once before, a contest that india won. so the edge on this one goes to india.
the scoring
now go over the runs the from both the teams have scored during the current season. the current season here is the last 12 months.
india is known for itsong batting line-up, so no surprises here that their have accumulated more runs over the last season compared to pakistan. the top run getter for india and the ahmed leading the race for pakistan. the worry for pakistan is variance between him and the others is high. in other words most of the pakistan have not been among the runs during the current season. an indian edge? perhaps.
the top order
looking at how consistent the top order has been in the current season
the top order for both the teams have been fairly inconsistent for the current season, however unfortunately for india their have been out of form leading up the big game. a slight edge to pakistan specially after their of england during the game.
the bowlers
pakistan is known to be a better bowling side, but interestingly the data from the current season puts both the teams at level if you just go by the economy rate with saeed the top bowler pakistan just doing marginally well compared to who was most economical bowler in the current season.
wickets stop scoring too, so take a look at the leading wicket takers from both the teams.
m being the leading wicket taker for india, followed by r and r jadeja. for pakistan suprisingly afridi was the leading wicket taker for the current season.
summary
if you look at the numbers alone then you would be tempted to give india the advantage, but an important factor here is that pakistan did not play as many as india did during the current season. so if i were to place my money , i would say pretty much an even contest and anything but boring or one sided with probably a very slight edge to india.
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ˈɪndiə ˈvərsəz ˈpækɪˌstæn wərld kəp ðə bɪg geɪm ˌænəˈlɪtɪks sæm blɑkt ˈfɑloʊ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri 12 2015 ɪf ju ˈfɑloʊ ˈkrɪkɪt ɪn ˈɛni fɔrm, ju ˈprɑbəˌbli noʊ ðət ɪt dɪz nɑt gɪt ˈbɪgər ðən ðɪs ən ˈɪndiə ˈvərsəz ˈpækɪˌstæn mæʧ, ðət tu ɪn ə wərld kəp ˈtʊrnəmənt. ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz rən haɪ boʊθ ɔn ənd ɔf ðə fild, hir ˌhaʊˈɛvər wi wɪl kip ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz əˈsaɪd ənd hæv ə lʊk æt wət ðə ˈdætə həz tɪ ˈɔfər. ˈproʊlɑg ˈdætə ˈdætə ˌɪnˈkludz ɔl wən deɪ ˌɪntərˈnæʃənəlz pleɪd frəm 1975 ˈrəfli ˈoʊvər hæf ə ˈmɪljən ˈbætɪŋ, ˈboʊlɪŋ ənd ˈfildɪŋ ˈrɛkərdz. wɛr ˈɛvər ˈpɑsəbəl ðə kəmˈplit ˈdætə sɛt ɪz juzd wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˈsæmplɪŋ. tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɛz ˈjuʒəwəl aɪ hæv kɛpt ɔl ðə kəˈlɛkʃən, ˌægrəˈgeɪʃən ənd ɪn ˈpaɪθɑn ˈstændərd ˈjunɪks skrɪpts. maɪ ʧɔɪs əv ˈstɔrɪʤ mongodb*. ɔl ˌænəˈlɪtɪks ənd ər ɪn ˈpaɪθɑn ɑr. ʤɪst dɪg ɪn. ˈɪndiə ˈvərsəz ˈpækɪˌstæn ðə tu timz pleɪ iʧ ˈəðər ðət ˈɔfən, bət wɪn ðeɪ du ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ bət ˈbɔrɪŋ. ˈpækɪˌstæn həz ə klɪr ɛʤ ɔn ðɪs wən, bət ɪn ˈrisənt taɪmz ˈɪndiə həz dən wɛl æt gʊd ˈkloʊzɪŋ ðət gæp. aɪ hæv dɪˈlɪbərətli nɑt wərld kəp ˈmæʧɪz bɪtˈwin ˈɪndiə ˈpækɪˌstæn ɛz ðət ɪz ˈhaɪli skjud wɪθ ˈɪndiə ˈwɪnɪŋ ɔl əv ðɛm. ðə ˈædəˌleɪd naʊ ˈzumɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈmæʧɪz pleɪd æt ðə ˈædəˌleɪd beɪst ɔn ðə rɪˈzəlt ənd skɔrz. ɔˈstreɪljə həz pleɪd ənd wən ðə ˈmæksəməm ˈmæʧɪz hir. noʊ səˈpraɪzɪz hir wɪθ ˈædəˌleɪd biɪŋ ðɛr hoʊm graʊnd. ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ˈɪndiə ˈvərsəz ˈpækɪˌstæn, ˈɪndiə həz dən ˈrizənəbli wɛl hir ˈhævɪŋ pleɪd ənd wən mɔr ˈmæʧɪz ðən ˈpækɪˌstæn. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ə haɪər ˈskɔrɪŋ reɪt kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈpækɪˌstæn æt ˈædəˌleɪd. soʊ ðɪs wən goʊz tɪ ˈɪndiə. ˈbætɪŋ fərst ˈvərsəz ˈʧeɪsɪŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋli timz ˈbætɪŋ fərst hæv wən mɔr ˈmæʧɪz ðən wɪn kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ˈʧeɪsɪŋ skɔrz. soʊ ən tɔs tɪ wɪn? ˈmeɪbi, bət fərst lɛts dɪg mɔr. ˌhaʊˈɛvər ˈɔlsoʊ lʊk æt haʊ ðə frəm boʊθ ðə timz pərˈfɔrm ˈbætɪŋ fərst ˈvərsəz ˈʧeɪsɪŋ. ˈɪndiən sim tɪ pərˈfɔrm ˈbɛtər ˈʧeɪsɪŋ ˈpækɪˌstæn sim tɪ du wɛl ˈbætɪŋ fərst. ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðə ˈmidiən skɔr əv ðə ˈpækɪˌstæn ɪz kənˈsɪdərəbli loʊər wɪn ðeɪ bæt fərst. ˈpækɪˌstæn ʤɪst maɪt wɔnt tɪ ʧeɪs æt ə sɛt ˈtoʊtəl ɪf ðeɪ wɪn ðə tɔs. ˈɪndiə ˈpækɪˌstæn skɔrz æt ˈædəˌleɪd lʊk æt haʊ ðiz tu timz pərˈfɔrm æt ˈædəˌleɪd əˈgɛnst ðə ˈævərɪʤ. ɪf ju θɔt ðə tu timz wər ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt, ðə əˈbəv pruvz ðət tɪ ən ɪkˈstɛnt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər boʊθ ðə timz hæv bɪn ˈoʊvər ðə ˈævərɪʤ skɔr æt ˈædəˌleɪd (əraʊnd 220 moʊst əv ðə taɪmz. ɛz fɑr ɛz ˈɛʤɪŋ aʊt iʧ ˈəðər, ðeɪ ər ˈprɪti məʧ ˈivɪn. ˈɪndiə ˈpækɪˌstæn rɪˈzəlts æt ˈædəˌleɪd naʊ ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə ˈɪndiə ˈpækɪˌstæn mæʧ ˈaʊtˌkəmz æt ˈædəˌleɪd əˈgɛnst ɔl ðə tim. ˈɪndiə həz ðə ɛʤ hir ˈhævɪŋ wən 7 əv ðɛr ˈmæʧɪz ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈpækɪˌstæn hu hæv wən 5 boʊθ ðə timz hæv pleɪd əˈgɛnst iʧ ˈəðər hir wəns ˌbiˈfɔr, ə ˈkɑntɛst ðət ˈɪndiə wən. soʊ ðə ɛʤ ɔn ðɪs wən goʊz tɪ ˈɪndiə. ðə ˈskɔrɪŋ naʊ goʊ ˈoʊvər ðə rənz ðə frəm boʊθ ðə timz hæv skɔrd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈsizən. ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈsizən hir ɪz ðə læst 12 mənθs. ˈɪndiə ɪz noʊn fər ɪts strɔŋ ˈbætɪŋ ˈlaɪˌnəp, soʊ noʊ səˈpraɪzɪz hir ðət ðɛr hæv əˈkjumjəˌleɪtɪd mɔr rənz ˈoʊvər ðə læst ˈsizən kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈpækɪˌstæn. ðə tɔp rən ˈgɛtər fər ˈɪndiə ənd ðə ˈɑmɛd ˈlidɪŋ ðə reɪs fər ˈpækɪˌstæn. ðə ˈwəri fər ˈpækɪˌstæn ɪz ˈvɛriəns bɪtˈwin ɪm ənd ðə ˈəðərz ɪz haɪ. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz moʊst əv ðə ˈpækɪˌstæn hæv nɑt bɪn əˈməŋ ðə rənz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈsizən. ən ˈɪndiən ɛʤ? pərˈhæps. ðə tɔp ˈɔrdər ˈlʊkɪŋ æt haʊ kənˈsɪstənt ðə tɔp ˈɔrdər həz bɪn ɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈsizən ðə tɔp ˈɔrdər fər boʊθ ðə timz hæv bɪn ˈfɛrli ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt fər ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈsizən, ˌhaʊˈɛvər ənˈfɔrʧənətli fər ˈɪndiə ðɛr hæv bɪn aʊt əv fɔrm ˈlidɪŋ əp ðə bɪg geɪm. ə slaɪt ɛʤ tɪ ˈpækɪˌstæn ˈspɛʃəli ˈæftər ðɛr əv ˈɪŋglənd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə geɪm. ðə ˈboʊlərz ˈpækɪˌstæn ɪz noʊn tɪ bi ə ˈbɛtər ˈboʊlɪŋ saɪd, bət ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋli ðə ˈdætə frəm ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈsizən pʊts boʊθ ðə timz æt ˈlɛvəl ɪf ju ʤɪst goʊ baɪ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi reɪt wɪθ sɑid ðə tɔp ˈboʊlər ˈpækɪˌstæn ʤɪst duɪŋ ˈmɑrʤənəli wɛl kəmˈpɛrd tɪ hu wɑz moʊst ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkəl ˈboʊlər ɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈsizən. ˈwɪkəts stɑp ˈskɔrɪŋ tu, soʊ teɪk ə lʊk æt ðə ˈlidɪŋ ˈwɪkət ˈteɪkərz frəm boʊθ ðə timz. ɛm biɪŋ ðə ˈlidɪŋ ˈwɪkət ˈteɪkər fər ˈɪndiə, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ɑr ənd ɑr jadeja*. fər ˈpækɪˌstæn ˌsərˈpraɪzɪŋli əˈfridi wɑz ðə ˈlidɪŋ ˈwɪkət ˈteɪkər fər ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈsizən. ˈsəməri ɪf ju lʊk æt ðə ˈnəmbərz əˈloʊn ðɛn ju wʊd bi ˈtɛmptɪd tɪ gɪv ˈɪndiə ðə ædˈvæntɪʤ, bət ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈfæktər hir ɪz ðət ˈpækɪˌstæn dɪd nɑt pleɪ ɛz ˈmɛni ɛz ˈɪndiə dɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈsizən. soʊ ɪf aɪ wər tɪ pleɪs maɪ ˈməni aɪ wʊd seɪ ˈprɪti məʧ ən ˈivɪn ˈkɑntɛst ənd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət ˈbɔrɪŋ ər wən ˈsaɪdɪd wɪθ ˈprɑbəˌbli ə ˈvɛri slaɪt ɛʤ tɪ ˈɪndiə.
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if you ever wanted to home brew your own wine but thought it seemed too complicated here is a great way to get a first batch going with very little fuss and very little cost. you have to order anything special and in no time at all you will have about four bottles of wine that you made yourself. first take a trip to the supermarket. does this cheap, easy and fast recipe really work? it sure does. i got an email from somebody who tried it. here is a quote of what he had to say about this process: " will,
after reading your page i was inspired to try making mead. it looked so simple. besides the store bought mead that we can buy around minneapolis doesn't even taste like mead.
i just have to say that i used your suggested method of making mead and was shocked. i made sure i bought only things available in my local cub super market and i created 3 one gallon batches, one with vanilla, one with mint and one with pomegranate juice. i substituted apple juice for some of the water also.
the result after 6 months was 3 batches of clear mead that tasted great. i did add a few tablespoons of honey into each bottle at the end to give it a little raw sweetness. the taste is very similar to the mead sold at a local fair for $5 a 6 ounce glass, where my mead only cost me about 50 cents for the same glass full.
my friends that are "mead masters" are amazed that i got the results i did without any boiling, chemicals, carboys, airlocks or expensive yeasts. in fact one friend was so impressed that he gave me a five gallon carboy and airlock so i can use the recipe on a larger scale. " -jim (dragonmyst) here is a picture of everything you need. this pic was submitted by andy who is now officially a mead maker. thanks andy! ingredients list to purchase from the supermarket: 1 gallon of spring water (room temperature, do not get refrigerated)
3 pounds of honey pure unprocessed
1 bag of balloons big enough to stretch over the mouth of the spring water jug
1 package of yeast
1 box of raisins
1 orange here are some suggestions for variations in this recipe if you can't get yeast here are some perfectly suitable alternates: yeast),, or montpelier) if you would like to add a bit of spice to this recipe you could add 1 or 2 cloves. but be careful, they are very strong so don't put more than 2. how to make the mead pour about half of the water into a clean container then slice up your orange into and put the slices, honey, twenty-five raisins, and the yeast into the jug. pour some water back into the jug so the level is a couple of inches from the top then put the cap on it and shake it up well. if you can, you should shake it for a good five minutes. this will the mixture. the yeast really needs lots of oxygen to grow vigorously. now poke a pinhole in the top of the balloon, remove the cap from your jug and put the balloon right over the mouth of the jug. stretch the open end of the balloon right over the jug so that as the gases form inside the jug they will inflate the balloon. put a rubber band or tape around the neck to keep it firmly in place -if it feels like it might come off. leave it out on a counter for the first day so you can monitor it. (note: the balloon can age and oxidize over time so you should inspect it regularly to make sure it doesn't break down and develop cracks. if it seems like it is breaking down replace it with a new balloon! - my thanks to tim for submitting this tip) what will happen next?
somewhere between an hour and twenty-four hours later the balloon will start to inflate. this is a great sign and it means that your yeast is transforming the contents of the jug into wine. gases are forming inside the jug and are escaping through the pinhole. this setup insures gases escape but no contaminants get into your brew. if the balloon is getting big you may need to poke another hole or two in it. you want it to burst. it would leave your mead open to contamination. once you are satisfied that the gases are escaping and the balloon is not under unusual stress you can set the jug in a cool dry place like a kitchen cabinet or closet shelf. check on it every day if you can just to make sure it is ok and the balloon popped off. after two to three weeks the major portion of the ferment will be done and the balloon will be limp. at this point you can taste a little bit to see how it is coming along but it really a tasty wine at this point. it will need another couple of months to start to get delicious. over time, as you check on it you will notice that the cloudiness disappears and it slowly clarifies and transforms into wine. the orange and the raisins can stay in the mixture for the whole duration but if you want to make the mead a little milder and help it clarify faster you can transfer the liquid into another gallon jug and place the balloon on that one. this would be after the two to three week ferment period has completed. this process is called racking and it will move your mead along nicely. here is a picture of the completed batch. now it is time to just sit back and watch the yeast do its thing! pic submitted by andy.
some tips
you can make the honey easier to pour by letting it stand in a sink or bowl of warm water. and you can experiment with the flavor a bit by adding a cinnamon stick or a pinch of nutmeg to the batch when you add the orange. leave out the raisins. they are not there for taste. they are a necessary food for the yeast because honey is a bit low in the nutrients that yeast like. if the honey is a bit expensive you can cut this down to two pounds. any quantity between two and three and a half pounds will work well and the more honey you put the sweeter the mead will be. but, the more honey you put the longer it will take to mature. finally
be patient and taste your mead every few weeks. it should be really clear and delicious after a few months. it will continue to age and improve over a long period of time so the longer you wait the better it will get. if you are struggling with this then you should probably make another batch! try to wait six months if you can!
addendum to this tutorial on mead importance of sanitation one of the most important aspects of mead making is. it is very important that you sanitize everything when you are making mead. let me explain why! when mixing up your honey, water and other things you are making a food environment. it is a place loaded with nutrients for yeast and that means it can be easy for other types of unwanted yeast or bacteria to quickly grow! it's almost like a little incubator :) what you want is to make sure no outside yeast or cells develop other than the yeast you pitch. this means you should sanitize everything that comes in contact with your new batch of mead including the jug, spoons and measuring cups. doing this sanitizing will add a extra work but it is well worth it. it greatly improves your chances of making a wonderful tasting mead. the nuts and bolts of sanitizing mead: i have a video you can watch that will help you understand sanitation here: of mead i use store bought wine making chemical for sanitizing and you can easily get around this by using chlorine bleach and here is an article that will help you: using bleach for sanitizing food equipment in summary: "about one tablespoon (1/2 fluid ounce, 15
ml) of typical chlorine bleach per gallon of water is the maximum
that should be used for sanitizing food contact surfaces, according
to federal regulation". want to see some videos of how to make mead? i have a youtube channel that currently has 30 mead making videos here i found a whole bunch of wonderful drinking on amazon. i have a page with them right here. just a couple of years ago you couldn't get a goblet, or mead! it is great to see both are becoming very popular. mead make a peach or pineapple fruit mead if you have always wanted to make a fruit mead (melomel) you might want to check this tutorial out. i take you through the whole process from start to finish including bottling. make a peach or pineapple products
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ɪf ju ˈɛvər ˈwɔntɪd tɪ hoʊm bru jʊr oʊn waɪn bət θɔt ɪt simd tu ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd hir ɪz ə greɪt weɪ tɪ gɪt ə fərst bæʧ goʊɪŋ wɪθ ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl fəs ənd ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl kɔst. ju hæv tɪ ˈɔrdər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈspɛʃəl ənd ɪn noʊ taɪm æt ɔl ju wɪl hæv əˈbaʊt fɔr ˈbɑtəlz əv waɪn ðət ju meɪd ˈjɔrsɛlf. fərst teɪk ə trɪp tɪ ðə ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt. dɪz ðɪs ʧip, ˈizi ənd fæst ˈrɛsəpi ˈrɪli wərk? ɪt ʃʊr dɪz. aɪ gɑt ən iˈmeɪl frəm ˈsəmˌbɑdi hu traɪd ɪt. hir ɪz ə kwoʊt əv wət hi hæd tɪ seɪ əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs: wɪl, ˈæftər ˈrɛdɪŋ jʊr peɪʤ aɪ wɑz ˌɪnˈspaɪərd tɪ traɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ mid. ɪt lʊkt soʊ ˈsɪmpəl. ˌbiˈsaɪdz ðə stɔr bɔt mid ðət wi kən baɪ əraʊnd ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs ˈdəzənt ˈivɪn teɪst laɪk mid. aɪ ʤɪst hæv tɪ seɪ ðət aɪ juzd jʊr səˈʤɛstɪd ˈmɛθəd əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ mid ənd wɑz ʃɑkt. aɪ meɪd ʃʊr aɪ bɔt ˈoʊnli θɪŋz əˈveɪləbəl ɪn maɪ ˈloʊkəl kəb ˈsupər ˈmɑrkɪt ənd aɪ kriˈeɪtɪd 3 wən ˈgælən ˈbæʧɪz, wən wɪθ vəˈnɪlə, wən wɪθ mɪnt ənd wən wɪθ ˌpɑməˈgrænət ʤus. aɪ ˈsəbstəˌtutəd ˈæpəl ʤus fər səm əv ðə ˈwɔtər ˈɔlsoʊ. ðə rɪˈzəlt ˈæftər 6 mənθs wɑz 3 ˈbæʧɪz əv klɪr mid ðət ˈteɪstɪd greɪt. aɪ dɪd æd ə fju ˈteɪbəlˌspunz əv ˈhəni ˈɪntu iʧ ˈbɑtəl æt ðə ɛnd tɪ gɪv ɪt ə ˈlɪtəl rɑ sˈwitnəs. ðə teɪst ɪz ˈvɛri ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə mid soʊld æt ə ˈloʊkəl fɛr fər 5 ə 6 aʊns glæs, wɛr maɪ mid ˈoʊnli kɔst mi əˈbaʊt 50 sɛnts fər ðə seɪm glæs fʊl. maɪ frɛndz ðət ər "mid ˈmæstərz" ər əˈmeɪzd ðət aɪ gɑt ðə rɪˈzəlts aɪ dɪd wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˈbɔɪlɪŋ, ˈkɛmɪkəlz, carboys*, ˈɛˌrlɔks ər ɪkˈspɛnsɪv jists. ɪn fækt wən frɛnd wɑz soʊ ˌɪmˈprɛst ðət hi geɪv mi ə faɪv ˈgælən ˈkɑrˌbɔɪ ənd ˈɛˌrlɔk soʊ aɪ kən juz ðə ˈrɛsəpi ɔn ə ˈlɑrʤər skeɪl. -ʤɪm (dragonmyst*) hir ɪz ə ˈpɪkʧər əv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju nid. ðɪs pɪk wɑz səbˈmɪtəd baɪ ˈændi hu ɪz naʊ əˈfɪʃəli ə mid ˈmeɪkər. θæŋks ˈændi! ˌɪnˈgridiənts lɪst tɪ ˈpərʧəs frəm ðə ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt: 1 ˈgælən əv spərɪŋ ˈwɔtər (rum ˈtɛmpərəʧər, du nɑt gɪt rɪˈfrɪʤərˌeɪtɪd) 3 paʊnz əv ˈhəni pjʊr ənˈprɔˌsɛst 1 bæg əv bəˈlunz bɪg ɪˈnəf tɪ strɛʧ ˈoʊvər ðə maʊθ əv ðə spərɪŋ ˈwɔtər ʤəg 1 ˈpækɪʤ əv jist 1 bɑks əv ˈreɪzɪnz 1 ˈɔrɪnʤ hir ər səm səˈʤɛsʧənz fər ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz ɪn ðɪs ˈrɛsəpi ɪf ju kænt gɪt jist hir ər səm ˈpərfəktli ˈsutəbəl ˈɔltərˌneɪts: jist ər mɑntˈpiliər ɪf ju wʊd laɪk tɪ æd ə bɪt əv spaɪs tɪ ðɪs ˈrɛsəpi ju kʊd æd 1 ər 2 kloʊvz. bət bi ˈkɛrfəl, ðeɪ ər ˈvɛri strɔŋ soʊ doʊnt pʊt mɔr ðən 2 haʊ tɪ meɪk ðə mid pɔr əˈbaʊt hæf əv ðə ˈwɔtər ˈɪntu ə klin kənˈteɪnər ðɛn slaɪs əp jʊr ˈɔrɪnʤ ˈɪntu ənd pʊt ðə sˈlaɪsɪz, ˈhəni, tˈwɛntiˌfaɪv ˈreɪzɪnz, ənd ðə jist ˈɪntu ðə ʤəg. pɔr səm ˈwɔtər bæk ˈɪntu ðə ʤəg soʊ ðə ˈlɛvəl ɪz ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈɪnʧɪz frəm ðə tɔp ðɛn pʊt ðə kæp ɔn ɪt ənd ʃeɪk ɪt əp wɛl. ɪf ju kən, ju ʃʊd ʃeɪk ɪt fər ə gʊd faɪv ˈmɪnəts. ðɪs wɪl ðə ˈmɪksʧər. ðə jist ˈrɪli nidz lɑts əv ˈɑksɪʤən tɪ groʊ ˈvɪgərəsli. naʊ poʊk ə ˈpɪnˌhoʊl ɪn ðə tɔp əv ðə bəˈlun, riˈmuv ðə kæp frəm jʊr ʤəg ənd pʊt ðə bəˈlun raɪt ˈoʊvər ðə maʊθ əv ðə ʤəg. strɛʧ ðə ˈoʊpən ɛnd əv ðə bəˈlun raɪt ˈoʊvər ðə ʤəg soʊ ðət ɛz ðə ˈgæsɪz fɔrm ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ʤəg ðeɪ wɪl ɪnˈfleɪt ðə bəˈlun. pʊt ə ˈrəbər bænd ər teɪp əraʊnd ðə nɛk tɪ kip ɪt ˈfərmli ɪn pleɪs -ɪf ɪt filz laɪk ɪt maɪt kəm ɔf. liv ɪt aʊt ɔn ə ˈkaʊntər fər ðə fərst deɪ soʊ ju kən ˈmɑnətər ɪt. (noʊt: ðə bəˈlun kən eɪʤ ənd ˈɑksəˌdaɪz ˈoʊvər taɪm soʊ ju ʃʊd ˌɪnˈspɛkt ɪt ˈrɛgjələrli tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ɪt ˈdəzənt breɪk daʊn ənd dɪˈvɛləp kræks. ɪf ɪt simz laɪk ɪt ɪz ˈbreɪkɪŋ daʊn ˌriˈpleɪs ɪt wɪθ ə nu bəˈlun! maɪ θæŋks tɪ tɪm fər səbˈmɪtɪŋ ðɪs tɪp) wət wɪl ˈhæpən nɛkst? ˈsəmˌwɛr bɪtˈwin ən aʊər ənd tˈwɛntiˌfɔr aʊərz ˈleɪtər ðə bəˈlun wɪl stɑrt tɪ ɪnˈfleɪt. ðɪs ɪz ə greɪt saɪn ənd ɪt minz ðət jʊr jist ɪz trænsˈfɔrmɪŋ ðə ˈkɑntɛnts əv ðə ʤəg ˈɪntu waɪn. ˈgæsɪz ər ˈfɔrmɪŋ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ʤəg ənd ər ɪˈskeɪpɪŋ θru ðə ˈpɪnˌhoʊl. ðɪs ˈsɛˌtəp ˌɪnˈʃʊrz ˈgæsɪz ɪˈskeɪp bət noʊ kənˈtæmənənts gɪt ˈɪntu jʊr bru. ɪf ðə bəˈlun ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ bɪg ju meɪ nid tɪ poʊk əˈnəðər hoʊl ər tu ɪn ɪt. ju wɔnt ɪt tɪ bərst. ɪt wʊd liv jʊr mid ˈoʊpən tɪ kənˌtæməˈneɪʃən. wəns ju ər ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd ðət ðə ˈgæsɪz ər ɪˈskeɪpɪŋ ənd ðə bəˈlun ɪz nɑt ˈəndər ənˈjuˌʒuəl strɛs ju kən sɛt ðə ʤəg ɪn ə kul draɪ pleɪs laɪk ə ˈkɪʧən ˈkæbənət ər ˈklɑzət ʃɛlf. ʧɛk ɔn ɪt ˈɛvəri deɪ ɪf ju kən ʤɪst tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ɪt ɪz ˈoʊˈkeɪ ənd ðə bəˈlun pɑpt ɔf. ˈæftər tu tɪ θri wiks ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə ˈfərmɛnt wɪl bi dən ənd ðə bəˈlun wɪl bi lɪmp. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ju kən teɪst ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt tɪ si haʊ ɪt ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ əˈlɔŋ bət ɪt ˈrɪli ə ˈteɪsti waɪn æt ðɪs pɔɪnt. ɪt wɪl nid əˈnəðər ˈkəpəl əv mənθs tɪ stɑrt tɪ gɪt dɪˈlɪʃəs. ˈoʊvər taɪm, ɛz ju ʧɛk ɔn ɪt ju wɪl ˈnoʊtɪs ðət ðə ˈklaʊdinɪs ˌdɪsəˈpɪrz ənd ɪt sˈloʊli ˈklɛrəˌfaɪz ənd trænsˈfɔrmz ˈɪntu waɪn. ðə ˈɔrɪnʤ ənd ðə ˈreɪzɪnz kən steɪ ɪn ðə ˈmɪksʧər fər ðə hoʊl ˈdʊˈreɪʃən bət ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ meɪk ðə mid ə ˈlɪtəl ˈmaɪldər ənd hɛlp ɪt ˈklɛrəˌfaɪ ˈfæstər ju kən ˈtrænsfər ðə ˈlɪkwɪd ˈɪntu əˈnəðər ˈgælən ʤəg ənd pleɪs ðə bəˈlun ɔn ðət wən. ðɪs wʊd bi ˈæftər ðə tu tɪ θri wik ˈfərmɛnt ˈpɪriəd həz kəmˈplitɪd. ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪz kɔld ˈrækɪŋ ənd ɪt wɪl muv jʊr mid əˈlɔŋ ˈnaɪsli. hir ɪz ə ˈpɪkʧər əv ðə kəmˈplitɪd bæʧ. naʊ ɪt ɪz taɪm tɪ ʤɪst sɪt bæk ənd wɔʧ ðə jist du ɪts θɪŋ! pɪk səbˈmɪtəd baɪ ˈændi. səm tɪps ju kən meɪk ðə ˈhəni ˈiziər tɪ pɔr baɪ ˈlɛtɪŋ ɪt stænd ɪn ə sɪŋk ər boʊl əv wɔrm ˈwɔtər. ənd ju kən ɪkˈspɛrəmənt wɪθ ðə ˈfleɪvər ə bɪt baɪ ˈædɪŋ ə ˈsɪnəmən stɪk ər ə pɪnʧ əv ˈnətˌmɛg tɪ ðə bæʧ wɪn ju æd ðə ˈɔrɪnʤ. liv aʊt ðə ˈreɪzɪnz. ðeɪ ər nɑt ðɛr fər teɪst. ðeɪ ər ə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri fud fər ðə jist bɪˈkəz ˈhəni ɪz ə bɪt loʊ ɪn ðə ˈnutriənts ðət jist laɪk. ɪf ðə ˈhəni ɪz ə bɪt ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ju kən kət ðɪs daʊn tɪ tu paʊnz. ˈɛni kˈwɑntəti bɪtˈwin tu ənd θri ənd ə hæf paʊnz wɪl wərk wɛl ənd ðə mɔr ˈhəni ju pʊt ðə sˈwitər ðə mid wɪl bi. bət, ðə mɔr ˈhəni ju pʊt ðə ˈlɔŋgər ɪt wɪl teɪk tɪ məˈʧʊr. ˈfaɪnəli bi ˈpeɪʃənt ənd teɪst jʊr mid ˈɛvəri fju wiks. ɪt ʃʊd bi ˈrɪli klɪr ənd dɪˈlɪʃəs ˈæftər ə fju mənθs. ɪt wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ eɪʤ ənd ˌɪmˈpruv ˈoʊvər ə lɔŋ ˈpɪriəd əv taɪm soʊ ðə ˈlɔŋgər ju weɪt ðə ˈbɛtər ɪt wɪl gɪt. ɪf ju ər ˈstrəgəlɪŋ wɪθ ðɪs ðɛn ju ʃʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli meɪk əˈnəðər bæʧ! traɪ tɪ weɪt sɪks mənθs ɪf ju kən! əˈdɛndəm tɪ ðɪs tuˈtɔriəl ɔn mid ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ˌsænɪˈteɪʃən wən əv ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈæˌspɛkts əv mid ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪz. ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət ju ˈsænɪˌtaɪz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wɪn ju ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ mid. lɛt mi ɪkˈspleɪn waɪ! wɪn ˈmɪksɪŋ əp jʊr ˈhəni, ˈwɔtər ənd ˈəðər θɪŋz ju ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə fud ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. ɪt ɪz ə pleɪs ˈloʊdɪd wɪθ ˈnutriənts fər jist ənd ðət minz ɪt kən bi ˈizi fər ˈəðər taɪps əv ənˈwɔntɪd jist ər bækˈtɪriə tɪ kˈwɪkli groʊ! ɪts ˈɔlˌmoʊst laɪk ə ˈlɪtəl ˈɪŋkjəˌbeɪtər wət ju wɔnt ɪz tɪ meɪk ʃʊr noʊ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd jist ər sɛlz dɪˈvɛləp ˈəðər ðən ðə jist ju pɪʧ. ðɪs minz ju ʃʊd ˈsænɪˌtaɪz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət kəmz ɪn ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ jʊr nu bæʧ əv mid ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ʤəg, spunz ənd ˈmɛʒərɪŋ kəps. duɪŋ ðɪs ˈsænəˌtaɪzɪŋ wɪl æd ə ˈɛkstrə wərk bət ɪt ɪz wɛl wərθ ɪt. ɪt ˈgreɪtli ˌɪmˈpruvz jʊr ˈʧænsɪz əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈwəndərfəl ˈteɪstɪŋ mid. ðə nəts ənd boʊlts əv ˈsænəˌtaɪzɪŋ mid: aɪ hæv ə ˈvɪdioʊ ju kən wɔʧ ðət wɪl hɛlp ju ˌəndərˈstænd ˌsænɪˈteɪʃən hir: əv mid aɪ juz stɔr bɔt waɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈkɛmɪkəl fər ˈsænəˌtaɪzɪŋ ənd ju kən ˈizəli gɪt əraʊnd ðɪs baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ˈklɔrin bliʧ ənd hir ɪz ən ˈɑrtɪkəl ðət wɪl hɛlp ju: ˈjuzɪŋ bliʧ fər ˈsænəˌtaɪzɪŋ fud ɪkˈwɪpmənt ɪn ˈsəməri: "əˈbaʊt wən ˈteɪbəlˌspun fluɪd aʊns, 15 ml*) əv ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈklɔrin bliʧ pər ˈgælən əv ˈwɔtər ɪz ðə ˈmæksəməm ðət ʃʊd bi juzd fər ˈsænəˌtaɪzɪŋ fud ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈsərfəsɪz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈfɛdərəl ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən". wɔnt tɪ si səm ˈvɪdioʊz əv haʊ tɪ meɪk mid? aɪ hæv ə ˈjuˌtub ˈʧænəl ðət ˈkərəntli həz 30 mid ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊz hir aɪ faʊnd ə hoʊl bənʧ əv ˈwəndərfəl ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ɔn ˈæməˌzɑn. aɪ hæv ə peɪʤ wɪθ ðɛm raɪt hir. ʤɪst ə ˈkəpəl əv jɪrz əˈgoʊ ju ˈkʊdənt gɪt ə ˈgɑblət, ər mid! ɪt ɪz greɪt tɪ si boʊθ ər bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈpɑpjələr. mid meɪk ə piʧ ər ˈpaɪˌnæpəl frut mid ɪf ju hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwɔntɪd tɪ meɪk ə frut mid (melomel*) ju maɪt wɔnt tɪ ʧɛk ðɪs tuˈtɔriəl aʊt. aɪ teɪk ju θru ðə hoʊl ˈprɔˌsɛs frəm stɑrt tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈbɑtəlɪŋ. meɪk ə piʧ ər ˈpaɪˌnæpəl ˈprɑdəkts
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reddish rock powder from the first hole drilled into a martian mountain by nasa's curiosity rover has yielded the mission's first confirmation of a mineral mapped from orbit.
"this connects us with the mineral identifications from orbit, which can now help guide our investigations as we climb the slope and test hypotheses derived from the orbital mapping," said curiosity project scientist john grotzinger, of the california institute of technology in pasadena.
curiosity collected the powder by drilling into a rock at the base of mount sharp in late september. the robotic arm delivered a pinch of the sample to the chemistry and mineralogy (chemin) instrument inside the rover. this sample, from a target called "confidence hills" within the hills", contained much more hematite than any rock or soil sample previously analyzed by during the mission. hematite is an mineral that gives clues about ancient environmental conditions from when it formed.
in observations reported in 2010, before selection of landing site, a instrument on nasa's mars reconnaissance orbiter provided evidence of hematite in the geological unit that includes the hills. the landing site is inside gale crater, an impact basin about 96 miles (154 kilometers) in diameter with the layered mount sharp rising about three miles (five kilometers) high in the center.
"we've reached the part of the crater where we have the information that was important in selection of gale crater as the landing site," said ralph milliken of brown university, providence, rhode island. he is a member of science team and was lead author of that 2010 report in geophysical research letters identifying minerals based on observations of lower mount sharp by the compact reconnaissance imaging spectrometer for mars (crism). "we're now on a path where the orbital data can help us predict what minerals we'll find and make good choices about where to drill. analyses like these will help us place observations into the broader geologic history of gale that we see from orbital data."
much of first year on mars was spent investigatings in a low area of gale crater called "yellowknife bay," near the spot where the rover landed. the rover found an ancient lakebed. rocks there held evidence of wet environmental conditions billions of years ago that offered ingredients and an energy source favorable for microbial life, if mars ever had microbes. clay minerals of interest in those rocks at yellowknife bay had not been detected from orbit, possibly due to dust coatings that interfere with view of them.
the rover spent much of the mission's second year driving from yellowknife bay to the base of mount sharp. the hematite found in the first sample from the mountain tells about environmental conditions different from the conditions recorded in the rocks of yellowknife bay. the rock material interacted with water and atmosphere to become more oxidized.
the rocks analyzed earlier also contain minerals, mostly magnetite. one way to form hematite is to put magnetite in oxidizing conditions. the latest sample has about eight percent hematite and four percent magnetite. the drilled rocks at yellowknife bay and on the way to mount sharp contain at most about one percent hematite and much higher amounts of magnetite.
"there's more oxidation involved in the new sample," said deputy principal investigator david of the planetary science institute in tucson, arizona.
the sample is only partially oxidized, and preservation of magnetite and olivine indicates a gradient of oxidation levels. that gradient could have provided a chemical energy source for microbes.
the hills includes multiple layers uphill from its lowest layer, where the confidence hills sample was drilled. the layers vary in texture and may also vary in concentrations of hematite and other minerals. the rover team is now using curiosity to survey the and assess possible targets for close inspection and drilling.
the mission may spend weeks to months at hills before proceeding farther up the stack of geological layers forming mount sharp. those higher layers include an band of rock higher on mount sharp with such a strong orbital signature of hematite, it is called "hematite ridge." the target drilled at hills is much softer and more deeply eroded than hematite ridge.
another nasa mars rover, opportunity, made a key discovery of on a different part of mars in 2004. that finding was important as evidence of a history that produced those mineral concretions. the form of hematite at hills is different and is most important as a clue about oxidation conditions. plenty of other evidence in gale crater has testified to the ancient presence of water.
nasa's jet propulsion laboratory, a division of in pasadena, manages the mars reconnaissance orbiter and mars science laboratory projects for nasa's science mission directorate in washington, and built the curiosity rover. nasa's ames research center, moffett field, california, developed and manages instrument operations. the johns hopkins university applied physics laboratory, laurel, maryland, developed and operates crism. for more information about curiosity, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/msl
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/
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ˈrɛdɪʃ rɑk ˈpaʊdər frəm ðə fərst hoʊl drɪld ˈɪntu ə ˈmɑrʃən ˈmaʊntən baɪ ˈnæsəz ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti ˈroʊvər həz ˈjildɪd ðə ˈmɪʃənz fərst ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən əv ə ˈmɪnərəl mæpt frəm ˈɔrbət. "ðɪs kəˈnɛkts ˈjuˈɛs wɪθ ðə ˈmɪnərəl aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃənz frəm ˈɔrbət, wɪʧ kən naʊ hɛlp gaɪd ɑr ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ɛz wi klaɪm ðə sloʊp ənd tɛst haɪˈpɑθəˌsiz dəraɪvd frəm ðə ˈɔrbətəl ˈmæpɪŋ," sɛd ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈsaɪəntɪst ʤɑn grotzinger*, əv ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪn ˌpæsəˈdinər. ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti kəˈlɛktəd ðə ˈpaʊdər baɪ ˈdrɪlɪŋ ˈɪntu ə rɑk æt ðə beɪs əv maʊnt ʃɑrp ɪn leɪt sɛpˈtɛmbər. ðə ˌroʊˈbɑtɪk ɑrm dɪˈlɪvərd ə pɪnʧ əv ðə ˈsæmpəl tɪ ðə ˈkɛmɪstri ənd ˌmɪnərˈɑləʤi (chemin*) ˈɪnstrəmənt ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈroʊvər. ðɪs ˈsæmpəl, frəm ə ˈtərgət kɔld "ˈkɑnfədɛns hɪlz" wɪˈθɪn ðə hɪlz", kənˈteɪnd məʧ mɔr ˈhɛməˌtaɪt ðən ˈɛni rɑk ər sɔɪl ˈsæmpəl ˈpriviəsli ˈænəˌlaɪzd baɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈmɪʃən. ˈhɛməˌtaɪt ɪz ən ˈmɪnərəl ðət gɪvz kluz əˈbaʊt ˈeɪnʧənt ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl kənˈdɪʃənz frəm wɪn ɪt fɔrmd. ɪn ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn 2010 ˌbiˈfɔr səˈlɛkʃən əv ˈlændɪŋ saɪt, ə ˈɪnstrəmənt ɔn ˈnæsəz mɑrz riˈkɑnəsəns ˈɔrbətər prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈɛvədəns əv ˈhɛməˌtaɪt ɪn ðə ˌʤiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈjunɪt ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ðə hɪlz. ðə ˈlændɪŋ saɪt ɪz ˌɪnˈsaɪd geɪl ˈkreɪtər, ən ˌɪmˈpækt ˈbeɪsən əˈbaʊt 96 maɪəlz 154 ˈkɪləˌmitərz) ɪn daɪˈæmətər wɪθ ðə leɪərd maʊnt ʃɑrp ˈraɪzɪŋ əˈbaʊt θri maɪəlz (faɪv ˈkɪləˌmitərz) haɪ ɪn ðə ˈsɛnər. "wiv riʧt ðə pɑrt əv ðə ˈkreɪtər wɛr wi hæv ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət wɑz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪn səˈlɛkʃən əv geɪl ˈkreɪtər ɛz ðə ˈlændɪŋ saɪt," sɛd rælf ˈmɪlɪkən əv braʊn ˌjunəˈvərsəti, ˈprɑvədəns, roʊd ˈaɪlənd. hi ɪz ə ˈmɛmbər əv saɪəns tim ənd wɑz lɛd ˈɔθər əv ðət 2010 rɪˈpɔrt ɪn ˌʤioʊˈfɪzəkəl ˈrisərʧ ˈlɛtərz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈmɪnərəlz beɪst ɔn ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz əv loʊər maʊnt ʃɑrp baɪ ðə ˈkɑmpækt riˈkɑnəsəns ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ spɛkˈtrɑmətər fər mɑrz (crism*). "wɪr naʊ ɔn ə pæθ wɛr ðə ˈɔrbətəl ˈdætə kən hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs prɪˈdɪkt wət ˈmɪnərəlz wɪl faɪnd ənd meɪk gʊd ˈʧɔɪsɪz əˈbaʊt wɛr tɪ drɪl. æˈnælɪˌsiz laɪk ðiz wɪl hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs pleɪs ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz ˈɪntu ðə ˈbrɔdər ˌʤiəˈlɑʤɪk ˈhɪstəri əv geɪl ðət wi si frəm ˈɔrbətəl ˈdætə." məʧ əv fərst jɪr ɔn mɑrz wɑz spɛnt ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ɪn ə loʊ ˈɛriə əv geɪl ˈkreɪtər kɔld "ˈjɛloʊˌnaɪf beɪ," nɪr ðə spɑt wɛr ðə ˈroʊvər ˈlændɪd. ðə ˈroʊvər faʊnd ən ˈeɪnʧənt lakebed*. rɑks ðɛr hɛld ˈɛvədəns əv wɛt ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl kənˈdɪʃənz ˈbɪljənz əv jɪrz əˈgoʊ ðət ˈɔfərd ˌɪnˈgridiənts ənd ən ˈɛnərʤi sɔrs ˈfeɪvərəbəl fər maɪˈkroʊbiəl laɪf, ɪf mɑrz ˈɛvər hæd ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz. kleɪ ˈmɪnərəlz əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðoʊz rɑks æt ˈjɛloʊˌnaɪf beɪ hæd nɑt bɪn dɪˈtɛktɪd frəm ˈɔrbət, ˈpɑsəbli du tɪ dəst ˈkoʊtɪŋz ðət ˌɪnərˈfɪr wɪθ vju əv ðɛm. ðə ˈroʊvər spɛnt məʧ əv ðə ˈmɪʃənz ˈsɛkənd jɪr ˈdraɪvɪŋ frəm ˈjɛloʊˌnaɪf beɪ tɪ ðə beɪs əv maʊnt ʃɑrp. ðə ˈhɛməˌtaɪt faʊnd ɪn ðə fərst ˈsæmpəl frəm ðə ˈmaʊntən tɛlz əˈbaʊt ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl kənˈdɪʃənz ˈdɪfərənt frəm ðə kənˈdɪʃənz rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɪn ðə rɑks əv ˈjɛloʊˌnaɪf beɪ. ðə rɑk məˈtɪriəl ˌɪnərˈæktəd wɪθ ˈwɔtər ənd ˈætməsˌfɪr tɪ bɪˈkəm mɔr ˈɑksəˌdaɪzd. ðə rɑks ˈænəˌlaɪzd ˈərliər ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈteɪn ˈmɪnərəlz, ˈmoʊstli ˈmægnəˌtaɪt. wən weɪ tɪ fɔrm ˈhɛməˌtaɪt ɪz tɪ pʊt ˈmægnəˌtaɪt ɪn ˈɑksəˌdaɪzɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz. ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈsæmpəl həz əˈbaʊt eɪt pərˈsɛnt ˈhɛməˌtaɪt ənd fɔr pərˈsɛnt ˈmægnəˌtaɪt. ðə drɪld rɑks æt ˈjɛloʊˌnaɪf beɪ ənd ɔn ðə weɪ tɪ maʊnt ʃɑrp kənˈteɪn æt moʊst əˈbaʊt wən pərˈsɛnt ˈhɛməˌtaɪt ənd məʧ haɪər əˈmaʊnts əv ˈmægnəˌtaɪt. "ðɛrz mɔr ˌɑksəˈdeɪʃən ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə nu ˈsæmpəl," sɛd ˈdɛpjəti ˈprɪnsəpəl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər ˈdeɪvɪd əv ðə ˈplænəˌtɛri saɪəns ˈɪnstɪˌtut ɪn ˈtuˌsɑn, ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə. ðə ˈsæmpəl ɪz ˈoʊnli ˈpɑrʃəli ˈɑksəˌdaɪzd, ənd ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən əv ˈmægnəˌtaɪt ənd ˈɑləˌvin ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ə ˈgreɪdiənt əv ˌɑksəˈdeɪʃən ˈlɛvəlz. ðət ˈgreɪdiənt kʊd hæv prəˈvaɪdɪd ə ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈɛnərʤi sɔrs fər ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz. ðə hɪlz ˌɪnˈkludz ˈməltəpəl leɪərz ˈəˈphɪl frəm ɪts loʊəst leɪər, wɛr ðə ˈkɑnfədɛns hɪlz ˈsæmpəl wɑz drɪld. ðə leɪərz ˈvɛri ɪn ˈtɛksʧər ənd meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈvɛri ɪn ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃənz əv ˈhɛməˌtaɪt ənd ˈəðər ˈmɪnərəlz. ðə ˈroʊvər tim ɪz naʊ ˈjuzɪŋ ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti tɪ ˈsərˌveɪ ðə ənd əˈsɛs ˈpɑsəbəl ˈtɑrgəts fər kloʊz ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən ənd ˈdrɪlɪŋ. ðə ˈmɪʃən meɪ spɛnd wiks tɪ mənθs æt hɪlz ˌbiˈfɔr prəˈsidɪŋ ˈfɑrðər əp ðə stæk əv ˌʤiəˈlɑʤɪkəl leɪərz ˈfɔrmɪŋ maʊnt ʃɑrp. ðoʊz haɪər leɪərz ˌɪnˈklud ən bænd əv rɑk haɪər ɔn maʊnt ʃɑrp wɪθ səʧ ə strɔŋ ˈɔrbətəl ˈsɪgnəʧər əv ˈhɛməˌtaɪt, ɪt ɪz kɔld "ˈhɛməˌtaɪt rɪʤ." ðə ˈtərgət drɪld æt hɪlz ɪz məʧ ˈsɔftər ənd mɔr ˈdipli ɪˈroʊdɪd ðən ˈhɛməˌtaɪt rɪʤ. əˈnəðər ˈnæsə mɑrz ˈroʊvər, ˌɑpərˈtunəti, meɪd ə ki ˌdɪˈskəvri əv ɔn ə ˈdɪfərənt pɑrt əv mɑrz ɪn 2004 ðət ˈfaɪndɪŋ wɑz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɛz ˈɛvədəns əv ə ˈhɪstəri ðət prəˈdust ðoʊz ˈmɪnərəl concretions*. ðə fɔrm əv ˈhɛməˌtaɪt æt hɪlz ɪz ˈdɪfərənt ənd ɪz moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɛz ə klu əˈbaʊt ˌɑksəˈdeɪʃən kənˈdɪʃənz. ˈplɛnti əv ˈəðər ˈɛvədəns ɪn geɪl ˈkreɪtər həz ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd tɪ ðə ˈeɪnʧənt ˈprɛzəns əv ˈwɔtər. ˈnæsəz ʤɛt prəˈpəlʃən ˈlæbrəˌtɔri, ə dɪˈvɪʒən əv ɪn ˌpæsəˈdinər, ˈmænɪʤɪz ðə mɑrz riˈkɑnəsəns ˈɔrbətər ənd mɑrz saɪəns ˈlæbrəˌtɔri ˈprɑʤɛkts fər ˈnæsəz saɪəns ˈmɪʃən dɪˈrɛktərət ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ənd bɪlt ðə ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti ˈroʊvər. ˈnæsəz eɪmz ˈrisərʧ ˈsɛnər, ˈmɑfɪt fild, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, dɪˈvɛləpt ənd ˈmænɪʤɪz ˈɪnstrəmənt ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ðə ʤɑnz ˈhɑpkɪnz ˌjunəˈvərsəti əˈplaɪd ˈfɪzɪks ˈlæbrəˌtɔri, ˈlɔrəl, ˈmɛrələnd, dɪˈvɛləpt ənd ˈɑpərˌeɪts crism*. fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti, ˈvɪzɪt: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl*/ ju kən ˈfɑloʊ ðə ˈmɪʃən ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd tˈwɪtər æt: nuz ˈmidiə ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈprɛstən ˈdaɪʧɪz gaɪ prəˈpəlʃən ˈlæbrəˌtɔri, ˌpæsəˈdinər, brownheadquarters*, ˈrisərʧ ˈsɛnər, ˈmɑfɪt fild,
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a new vulnerability has been announced in, a library that many sites use to manipulate and display images. this vulnerability makes sites with a particular configuration of vulnerable to arbitrary code execution attacks. these attacks are pretty serious, allowing the attacker to force your server to run any command they like. usually, not much work for an attacker to use an arbitrary code execution to gain complete control of the vulnerable server or network.
if this feels familiar, it should. a very similar vulnerability was found in in 2011. that one was much more serious, because pretty much all sites using were vulnerable. this time not so many people will be affected, because you have to have the in a specific, configuration to be vulnerable.
that said: if you have a website that uses, you should immediately check to see if vulnerable. if a customer of ours, you can rest easy: had a look, and although some of our customers are using this library, none have the vulnerable configuration enabled.
the vulnerability report only lists version as vulnerable. according to michael (thanks!), this feature goes back to at least, making it likely that almost all versions in use today are vulnerable. unfortunately, an updated version of is not yet available, so if you are vulnerable, got to get into the source code to sort it out.
what should i do now?
because some themes rename files, not necessarily in the clear if you find a file called.php . to check if vulnerable, search through all your files for . if you find that text anywhere in your directory, almost certainly in the clear.
if you do find it, it could show up anywhere. but most likely, find this line in.php :
if(! defined('webshot_enabled') ) define ('webshot_enabled', false); // beta feature. [snip]
if, as in this example, every mention of defines it as false, in the clear. if, however, you find this anywhere:
define ('webshot_enabled', true);
then you are probably running with the vulnerable feature enabled.
how do i fix it?
the solution is to disable the feature, by setting it back to false:
define ('webshot_enabled', false);
finding every place where this is set to true and changing it to false will probably be enough to make you safe, but if unsure, you should ask a developer to do this for you.
alternatively, you could switch to a theme that have (or enable this feature).
however, if you are vulnerable, also possible that already been exploited. so, unless you are sufficiently technical to fix and investigate this yourself, probably best to find a developer to help you out.
ps: many thanks to michael for pointing out a problem with the original post been updated now.
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ə nu ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪti həz bɪn əˈnaʊnst ɪn, ə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ðət ˈmɛni saɪts juz tɪ məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt ənd dɪˈspleɪ ˈɪmɪʤɪz. ðɪs ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪti meɪks saɪts wɪθ ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən əv ˈvəlnərəbəl tɪ ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri koʊd ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən əˈtæks. ðiz əˈtæks ər ˈprɪti ˈsɪriəs, əˈlaʊɪŋ ðə əˈtækər tɪ fɔrs jʊr ˈsərvər tɪ rən ˈɛni kəˈmænd ðeɪ laɪk. ˈjuʒəwəli, nɑt məʧ wərk fər ən əˈtækər tɪ juz ən ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri koʊd ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən tɪ geɪn kəmˈplit kənˈtroʊl əv ðə ˈvəlnərəbəl ˈsərvər ər ˈnɛtˌwərk. ɪf ðɪs filz fəˈmɪljər, ɪt ʃʊd. ə ˈvɛri ˈsɪmələr ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪti wɑz faʊnd ɪn ɪn 2011 ðət wən wɑz məʧ mɔr ˈsɪriəs, bɪˈkəz ˈprɪti məʧ ɔl saɪts ˈjuzɪŋ wər ˈvəlnərəbəl. ðɪs taɪm nɑt soʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl wɪl bi əˈfɛktɪd, bɪˈkəz ju hæv tɪ hæv ðə ɪn ə spɪˈsɪfɪk, kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən tɪ bi ˈvəlnərəbəl. ðət sɛd: ɪf ju hæv ə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ðət ˈjuzɪz, ju ʃʊd ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ʧɛk tɪ si ɪf ˈvəlnərəbəl. ɪf ə ˈkəstəmər əv ɑrz, ju kən rɛst ˈizi: hæd ə lʊk, ənd ˌɔlˈðoʊ səm əv ɑr ˈkəstəmərz ər ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs ˈlaɪbrɛˌri, nən hæv ðə ˈvəlnərəbəl kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən ɪˈneɪbəld. ðə ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪti rɪˈpɔrt ˈoʊnli lɪsts ˈvərʒən ɛz ˈvəlnərəbəl. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈmaɪkəl (θæŋks!), ðɪs ˈfiʧər goʊz bæk tɪ æt list ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈlaɪkli ðət ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl ˈvərʒənz ɪn juz təˈdeɪ ər ˈvəlnərəbəl. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ən ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ˈvərʒən əv ɪz nɑt jɛt əˈveɪləbəl, soʊ ɪf ju ər ˈvəlnərəbəl, gɑt tɪ gɪt ˈɪntu ðə sɔrs koʊd tɪ sɔrt ɪt aʊt. wət ʃʊd aɪ du naʊ? bɪˈkəz səm θimz riˈneɪm faɪlz, nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ɪn ðə klɪr ɪf ju faɪnd ə faɪl kɔld tɪ ʧɛk ɪf ˈvəlnərəbəl, sərʧ θru ɔl jʊr faɪlz fər ɪf ju faɪnd ðət tɛkst ˈɛniˌwɛr ɪn jʊr dɪˈrɛktəri, ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli ɪn ðə klɪr. ɪf ju du faɪnd ɪt, ɪt kʊd ʃoʊ əp ˈɛniˌwɛr. bət moʊst ˈlaɪkli, faɪnd ðɪs laɪn ɪn ɪf(! defined('webshot_enabled*') dɪˈfaɪn ('webshot_enabled*', fɔls); ˈbeɪtə ˈfiʧər. [snɪp] ɪf, ɛz ɪn ðɪs ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈɛvəri ˈmɛnʃən əv dɪˈfaɪnz ɪt ɛz fɔls, ɪn ðə klɪr. ɪf, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ju faɪnd ðɪs ˈɛniˌwɛr: dɪˈfaɪn ('webshot_enabled*', tru); ðɛn ju ər ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈrənɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈvəlnərəbəl ˈfiʧər ɪˈneɪbəld. haʊ du aɪ fɪks ɪt? ðə səˈluʃən ɪz tɪ dɪˈseɪbəl ðə ˈfiʧər, baɪ ˈsɛtɪŋ ɪt bæk tɪ fɔls: dɪˈfaɪn ('webshot_enabled*', fɔls); ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈɛvəri pleɪs wɛr ðɪs ɪz sɛt tɪ tru ənd ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ɪt tɪ fɔls wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli bi ɪˈnəf tɪ meɪk ju seɪf, bət ɪf ənˈʃʊr, ju ʃʊd æsk ə dɪˈvɛləpər tɪ du ðɪs fər ju. ɔlˈtərnətɪvli, ju kʊd swɪʧ tɪ ə θim ðət hæv (ər ɪˈneɪbəl ðɪs ˈfiʧər). ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf ju ər ˈvəlnərəbəl, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtəd. soʊ, ənˈlɛs ju ər səˈfɪʃəntli ˈtɛknɪkəl tɪ fɪks ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðɪs ˈjɔrsɛlf, ˈprɑbəˌbli bɛst tɪ faɪnd ə dɪˈvɛləpər tɪ hɛlp ju aʊt. ps*: ˈmɛni θæŋks tɪ ˈmaɪkəl fər ˈpɔɪntɪŋ aʊt ə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ðə ərˈɪʤənəl poʊst bɪn ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd naʊ.
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washington (reuters) - russian air strikes in support of syrian president bashar have intensified, a u.s. military spokesman said on wednesday, despite western calls for russia to stop the air campaign.
a man sprays water on an ambulance at a site hit by what activists said were three consecutive air strikes carried out by the russian air force, the last which hit this vehicle, in the area of town in province, syria january 12, 2016.
major powers agreed last week to a limited cessation of hostilities in syria, in a deal that takes effect at the end of this week but was not signed by any warring parties - the damascus government and numerous rebel factions fighting it.
several western countries said there was no hope for a pause in combat without a halt to russian bombing.
russia says the “cessation” does not apply to its air strikes, which have shifted the balance of power towards assad.
“there has been no lessening of the intensity of the russian and the (syrian) regime air campaign,” said colonel steve warren, a spokesman for the military campaign against islamic state militants in iraq and syria. “if anything increased.”
warren said the russians fired three ballistic missiles in the suburbs of in the last few days, though he said the united states was unsure what sites the missiles hit.
the syrian government has also continued using “barrel bombs,” he said. the use of barrel bombs - oil drums or cylinders packed with explosives and shrapnel - has drawn international condemnation.
“we see any notable preparation for the temporary cessation of hostilities,” warren said.
russia says its air strikes are targeting islamic state militants, while the united states has said it is strengthening assad and targeting moderate rebel groups.
missile attacks in areas of northern syria on monday killed scores of civilians and struck medical facilities and schools. turkish officials blamed russia for the strikes and accused it of carrying out war crimes. a russian official said its air strikes were targeting islamic state infrastructure and not civilian sites.
warren said on wednesday that russian and syrian planes were conducting strikes in the areas where hospitals were hit, although he said the united states was not sure which country had carried out the strikes.
“russian and (syrian) regime aircraft conducted strikes in those areas, and those hospitals were hit,” warren said.
on tuesday, pentagon spokesman peter cook said the united states could not “definitively” say who was responsible for strikes on hospitals in northern syria. coalition planes were not responsible for the hospital strikes, cook said.
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ˈwɔʃɪŋtən (ˈrɔɪtərz) ˈrəʃən ɛr straɪks ɪn səˈpɔrt əv ˈsɪriən ˈprɛzɪdənt bəˈʃɑr hæv ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪd, ə juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈspoʊksmən sɛd ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, dɪˈspaɪt ˈwɛstərn kɔlz fər ˈrəʃə tɪ stɑp ðə ɛr kæmˈpeɪn. ə mæn spreɪz ˈwɔtər ɔn ən ˈæmbjələns æt ə saɪt hɪt baɪ wət ˈæktɪvɪsts sɛd wər θri kənˈsɛkjətɪv ɛr straɪks ˈkɛrid aʊt baɪ ðə ˈrəʃən ɛr fɔrs, ðə læst wɪʧ hɪt ðɪs ˈviɪkəl, ɪn ðə ˈɛriə əv taʊn ɪn ˈprɑvɪns, ˈsɪriə ˈʤænjuˌɛri 12 2016 ˈmeɪʤər paʊərz əˈgrid læst wik tɪ ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˌsɛˈseɪʃən əv hɑˈstɪlətiz ɪn ˈsɪriə, ɪn ə dil ðət teɪks ˈifɛkt æt ðə ɛnd əv ðɪs wik bət wɑz nɑt saɪnd baɪ ˈɛni ˈwɔrɪŋ ˈpɑrtiz ðə dəˈmæskəs ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˈnumərəs ˈrɛbəl ˈfækʃənz ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɪt. ˈsɛvərəl ˈwɛstərn ˈkəntriz sɛd ðɛr wɑz noʊ hoʊp fər ə pɔz ɪn ˈkɑmbæt wɪˈθaʊt ə hɔlt tɪ ˈrəʃən ˈbɑmɪŋ. ˈrəʃə sɪz ðə ““cessation”*” dɪz nɑt əˈplaɪ tɪ ɪts ɛr straɪks, wɪʧ hæv ˈʃɪftɪd ðə ˈbæləns əv paʊər təˈwɔrdz əˈsɑd. həz bɪn noʊ ˈlɛsənɪŋ əv ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti əv ðə ˈrəʃən ənd ðə (ˈsɪriən) rəˈʒim ɛr campaign,”*,” sɛd ˈkərnəl stiv ˈwɔrən, ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kæmˈpeɪn əˈgɛnst ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ˈmɪlətənts ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˈsɪriə. ˈɛniˌθɪŋ increased.”*.” ˈwɔrən sɛd ðə ˈrəʃənz faɪərd θri bəˈlɪstɪk ˈmɪsəlz ɪn ðə ˈsəbərbz əv ɪn ðə læst fju deɪz, ðoʊ hi sɛd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɑz ənˈʃʊr wət saɪts ðə ˈmɪsəlz hɪt. ðə ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt həz ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈtɪnjud ˈjuzɪŋ bombs,”*,” hi sɛd. ðə juz əv ˈbɛrəl bɑmz ɔɪl drəmz ər ˈsɪləndərz pækt wɪθ ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz ənd ʃˈræpnəl həz drɔn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌkɑndəmˈneɪʃən. si ˈɛni ˈnoʊtəbəl ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən fər ðə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˌsɛˈseɪʃən əv hostilities,”*,” ˈwɔrən sɛd. ˈrəʃə sɪz ɪts ɛr straɪks ər ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ˈmɪlətənts, waɪl ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts həz sɛd ɪt ɪz ˈstrɛŋθənɪŋ əˈsɑd ənd ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ˈrɛbəl grups. ˈmɪsəl əˈtæks ɪn ˈɛriəz əv ˈnɔrðərn ˈsɪriə ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ kɪld skɔrz əv səˈvɪljənz ənd strək ˈmɛdɪkəl fəˈsɪlɪtiz ənd skulz. ˈtərkɪʃ əˈfɪʃəlz bleɪmd ˈrəʃə fər ðə straɪks ənd əˈkjuzd ɪt əv ˈkɛriɪŋ aʊt wɔr kraɪmz. ə ˈrəʃən əˈfɪʃəl sɛd ɪts ɛr straɪks wər ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ənd nɑt səˈvɪljən saɪts. ˈwɔrən sɛd ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ðət ˈrəʃən ənd ˈsɪriən pleɪnz wər kənˈdəktɪŋ straɪks ɪn ðə ˈɛriəz wɛr ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz wər hɪt, ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi sɛd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɑz nɑt ʃʊr wɪʧ ˈkəntri hæd ˈkɛrid aʊt ðə straɪks. ənd (ˈsɪriən) rəˈʒim ˈɛrˌkræft kənˈdəktəd straɪks ɪn ðoʊz ˈɛriəz, ənd ðoʊz ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz wər hit,”*,” ˈwɔrən sɛd. ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ˈspoʊksmən ˈpitər kʊk sɛd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts kʊd nɑt ““definitively”*” seɪ hu wɑz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər straɪks ɔn ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˈsɪriə. ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən pleɪnz wər nɑt riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl straɪks, kʊk sɛd.
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while at 2015 today, i had the opportunity to hear someone who i respect immensely, mike of leading agile, speak about his thoughts on agile transformation. mike really gets it, and expresses his thoughts on the matter eloquently and with such impact.
while listening to him speak, i remembered this piece i wrote back in december 2014, and wanted to share it. it's not directly related to his talk, but there are some parallels and shared opinions.
i play a lot in the space of lean startup, but i also come from an agile/ agility background. when asked to write a piece for an a few months ago, i thought - why don't i combine my backgrounds in these two things and talk about how to adopt agile using a lean startup approach?
so i did.
and here's what i wrote. i'd love your thoughts and feedback. mike, thanks for inspiring me to post this!
what can lean startup teach us about agile adoption?
it's no secret that a transition to agile (agile, agility, agile methods, take your pick) requires strong senior executive support to be successful.
but how do you get there? how do you, as someone who is in charge of this kind of a transition, help create the culture and environment required for a successful adoption of agile?
culture doesn't change overnight
let's be real: cultural change doesn't happen overnight. in reality, it can take months, or even years to take hold, especially in larger organization.
in the absence of having a to the cultural challenges that make an agile transition challenging, i propose a strategy that borrows from a framework we've all heard of.
lean startup for agile adoptions
anyone who hasn't been living under a rock for the past decade has at least heard of lean startup, a business and product development method proposed by eric ries.
one of my hobbies is experimenting with applying lean startup principles to other areas of my life.
when it comes to agile adoptions or agile transitions, i started to wonder:
what if we applied lean startup methods to agile transitions?
what if we could figure out a way to define the minimum implementation of agile within an organization that would: show real value to stakeholders, but that also meets those stakeholders at their level of willingness and preparedness to change?
of agile within an organization that would: how could we run a small but implementation of agile with a team, measure the areas of success and failure, and then figure out how to improve such that we are more successful the next time around?
i believe that we can approach agile adoptions or transitions using concepts borrowed from the lean startup in order to make us more successful, as follows:
minimum viable product:
in this case, the product is the project or initiative which you choose to do a with for your agile implementation. in this context, the concept of minimum viable should guide you to select a project that is only large enough to show success.
tips for making your agile concept work include:
be careful not to choose a project that is so small that no real value can be demonstrated.
why?
you want your customer (i.e. executives) to care about the success of your project and to pay attention to your results.
be careful not to choose a project that is mission-critical, is mired in a lot of organizational politics, or has too many or dependencies.
why?
i believe this part is pretty self-explanatory. politics, dependencies, and projects can all your success in ways that may do more damage than simply a failed agile implementation.
build-measure-learn:
the concept of is the lean counterpart to inspect-and-adapt. agile frameworks encourage (and actually build in) a continuous inspect and adapt mindset, and this comes in the form of continuous feedback cycles, retrospectives, and continuous collaboration.
the lean startups' cycle provides a structure for measuring an agile success. in addition to using tools such as continuous feedback and retrospectives, you can measure metrics that can be used to show the success of this new method.
tips for implementing a cycle to an agile adoption include:
track metrics that not only demonstrate success, but that also highlight areas of improvement.
by tracking and analyzing these metrics, you're more likely to follow through with implementing improvements needed to make the next iteration of your agile adoption more successful.
ask your customers execs) what their "success criteria" are for your agile adoption pilot (mvp), and translate those into metrics.
by being aware of and tracking the metrics around what defines success for your customers, you set yourself up for success, by knowing what to focus on.
remember, culture doesn't change overnight.
i agree wholeheartedly with mike, who stated that especially in large organizations that have an established culture, you need to start with solidifying the structures and processes that allow people to be agile before changing their mind (culture) about it.
iterative and incremental, people. iterative and incremental.
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waɪl æt 2015 təˈdeɪ, aɪ hæd ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ hir ˈsəmˌwən hu aɪ rɪˈspɛkt ˌɪˈmɛnsli, maɪk əv ˈlidɪŋ ˈæʤəl, spik əˈbaʊt hɪz θɔts ɔn ˈæʤəl ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən. maɪk ˈrɪli gɪts ɪt, ənd ɪkˈsprɛsɪz hɪz θɔts ɔn ðə ˈmætər ˈɛləkwəntli ənd wɪθ səʧ ˌɪmˈpækt. waɪl ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ɪm spik, aɪ rɪˈmɛmbərd ðɪs pis aɪ roʊt bæk ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2014 ənd ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ʃɛr ɪt. ɪts nɑt dɪˈrɛkli rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ hɪz tɔk, bət ðɛr ər səm ˈpɛrəˌlɛlz ənd ʃɛrd əˈpɪnjənz. aɪ pleɪ ə lɔt ɪn ðə speɪs əv lin ˈstɑrˌtəp, bət aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ kəm frəm ən ˈæʤəl/ əˈʤɪləti ˈbækˌgraʊnd. wɪn æst tɪ raɪt ə pis fər ən ə fju mənθs əˈgoʊ, aɪ θɔt waɪ doʊnt aɪ ˈkɑmbaɪn maɪ ˈbækˌgraʊndz ɪn ðiz tu θɪŋz ənd tɔk əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ əˈdɑpt ˈæʤəl ˈjuzɪŋ ə lin ˈstɑrˌtəp əˈproʊʧ? soʊ aɪ dɪd. ənd hɪrz wət aɪ roʊt. aɪd ləv jʊr θɔts ənd ˈfidˌbæk. maɪk, θæŋks fər ˌɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ mi tɪ poʊst ðɪs! wət kən lin ˈstɑrˌtəp tiʧ ˈjuˈɛs əˈbaʊt ˈæʤəl əˈdɑpʃən? ɪts noʊ ˈsikrɪt ðət ə trænˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈæʤəl (ˈæʤəl, əˈʤɪləti, ˈæʤəl ˈmɛθədz, teɪk jʊr pɪk) rikˈwaɪərz strɔŋ ˈsinjər ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv səˈpɔrt tɪ bi səkˈsɛsfəl. bət haʊ du ju gɪt ðɛr? haʊ du ju, ɛz ˈsəmˌwən hu ɪz ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ðɪs kaɪnd əv ə trænˈzɪʃən, hɛlp kriˈeɪt ðə ˈkəlʧər ənd ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt rikˈwaɪərd fər ə səkˈsɛsfəl əˈdɑpʃən əv ˈæʤəl? ˈkəlʧər ˈdəzənt ʧeɪnʤ ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt lɛts bi ril: ˈkəlʧərəl ʧeɪnʤ ˈdəzənt ˈhæpən ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt. ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti, ɪt kən teɪk mənθs, ər ˈivɪn jɪrz tɪ teɪk hoʊld, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ˈlɑrʤər ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən. ɪn ðə ˈæbsəns əv ˈhævɪŋ ə tɪ ðə ˈkəlʧərəl ˈʧælənʤɪz ðət meɪk ən ˈæʤəl trænˈzɪʃən ˈʧælənʤɪŋ, aɪ prəˈpoʊz ə ˈstrætəʤi ðət ˈbɑroʊz frəm ə ˈfreɪmˌwərk wiv ɔl hərd əv. lin ˈstɑrˌtəp fər ˈæʤəl əˈdɑpʃənz ˈɛniˌwən hu ˈhæzənt bɪn ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈəndər ə rɑk fər ðə pæst ˈdɛkeɪd həz æt list hərd əv lin ˈstɑrˌtəp, ə ˈbɪznɪs ənd ˈprɑdəkt dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈmɛθəd prəˈpoʊzd baɪ ˈɛrɪk raɪz. wən əv maɪ ˈhɑbiz ɪz ɛkˈspɛrəˌmɛntɪŋ wɪθ əˈplaɪɪŋ lin ˈstɑrˌtəp ˈprɪnsəpəlz tɪ ˈəðər ˈɛriəz əv maɪ laɪf. wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈæʤəl əˈdɑpʃənz ər ˈæʤəl trænˈzɪʃənz, aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ˈwəndər: wət ɪf wi əˈplaɪd lin ˈstɑrˌtəp ˈmɛθədz tɪ ˈæʤəl trænˈzɪʃənz? wət ɪf wi kʊd ˈfɪgjər aʊt ə weɪ tɪ dɪˈfaɪn ðə ˈmɪnəməm ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv ˈæʤəl wɪˈθɪn ən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ðət wʊd: ʃoʊ ril ˈvælju tɪ ˈsteɪˌkhoʊldərz, bət ðət ˈɔlsoʊ mits ðoʊz ˈsteɪˌkhoʊldərz æt ðɛr ˈlɛvəl əv ˈwɪlɪŋnəs ənd priˈpɛrədnəs tɪ ʧeɪnʤ? əv ˈæʤəl wɪˈθɪn ən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ðət wʊd: haʊ kʊd wi rən ə smɔl bət ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv ˈæʤəl wɪθ ə tim, ˈmɛʒər ðə ˈɛriəz əv səkˈsɛs ənd ˈfeɪljər, ənd ðɛn ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv səʧ ðət wi ər mɔr səkˈsɛsfəl ðə nɛkst taɪm əraʊnd? aɪ bɪˈliv ðət wi kən əˈproʊʧ ˈæʤəl əˈdɑpʃənz ər trænˈzɪʃənz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈkɑnsɛpts ˈbɑˌroʊd frəm ðə lin ˈstɑrˌtəp ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ meɪk ˈjuˈɛs mɔr səkˈsɛsfəl, ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: ˈmɪnəməm ˈvaɪəbəl ˈprɑdəkt: ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ðə ˈprɑdəkt ɪz ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ər ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv wɪʧ ju ʧuz tɪ du ə wɪθ fər jʊr ˈæʤəl ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən. ɪn ðɪs ˈkɑntɛkst, ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ˈmɪnəməm ˈvaɪəbəl ʃʊd gaɪd ju tɪ səˈlɛkt ə ˈprɑʤɛkt ðət ɪz ˈoʊnli lɑrʤ ɪˈnəf tɪ ʃoʊ səkˈsɛs. tɪps fər ˈmeɪkɪŋ jʊr ˈæʤəl ˈkɑnsɛpt wərk ˌɪnˈklud: bi ˈkɛrfəl nɑt tɪ ʧuz ə ˈprɑʤɛkt ðət ɪz soʊ smɔl ðət noʊ ril ˈvælju kən bi ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd. waɪ? ju wɔnt jʊr ˈkəstəmər (i.e*. ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz) tɪ kɛr əˈbaʊt ðə səkˈsɛs əv jʊr ˈprɑʤɛkt ənd tɪ peɪ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ jʊr rɪˈzəlts. bi ˈkɛrfəl nɑt tɪ ʧuz ə ˈprɑʤɛkt ðət ɪz mission-critical*, ɪz maɪrd ɪn ə lɔt əv ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənəl ˈpɑləˌtɪks, ər həz tu ˈmɛni ər dɪˈpɛndənsiz. waɪ? aɪ bɪˈliv ðɪs pɑrt ɪz ˈprɪti self-explanatory*. ˈpɑləˌtɪks, dɪˈpɛndənsiz, ənd ˈprɑʤɛkts kən ɔl jʊr səkˈsɛs ɪn weɪz ðət meɪ du mɔr ˈdæmɪʤ ðən ˈsɪmpli ə feɪld ˈæʤəl ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən.: ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ɪz ðə lin ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrt tɪ inspect-and-adapt*. ˈæʤəl ˈfreɪmˌwərks ɪnˈkərəʤ (ənd ˈæˌkʧuəli bɪld ɪn) ə kənˈtɪnjuəs ˌɪnˈspɛkt ənd əˈdæpt ˈmaɪndˌsɛt, ənd ðɪs kəmz ɪn ðə fɔrm əv kənˈtɪnjuəs ˈfidˌbæk ˈsaɪkəlz, retrospectives*, ənd kənˈtɪnjuəs kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən. ðə lin ˈstɑrˌtəps' ˈsaɪkəl prəˈvaɪdz ə ˈstrəkʧər fər ˈmɛʒərɪŋ ən ˈæʤəl səkˈsɛs. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈjuzɪŋ tulz səʧ ɛz kənˈtɪnjuəs ˈfidˌbæk ənd retrospectives*, ju kən ˈmɛʒər ˈmɛtrɪks ðət kən bi juzd tɪ ʃoʊ ðə səkˈsɛs əv ðɪs nu ˈmɛθəd. tɪps fər ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ə ˈsaɪkəl tɪ ən ˈæʤəl əˈdɑpʃən ˌɪnˈklud: træk ˈmɛtrɪks ðət nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt səkˈsɛs, bət ðət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ˈɛriəz əv ˌɪmˈpruvmənt. baɪ ˈtrækɪŋ ənd ˈænəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðiz ˈmɛtrɪks, jʊr mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈfɑloʊ θru wɪθ ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ˈnidɪd tɪ meɪk ðə nɛkst ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən əv jʊr ˈæʤəl əˈdɑpʃən mɔr səkˈsɛsfəl. æsk jʊr ˈkəstəmərz ˌɛgˈzɛks) wət ðɛr "səkˈsɛs kraɪˈtɪriə" ər fər jʊr ˈæʤəl əˈdɑpʃən ˈpaɪlət (mvp*), ənd trænzˈleɪt ðoʊz ˈɪntu ˈmɛtrɪks. baɪ biɪŋ əˈwɛr əv ənd ˈtrækɪŋ ðə ˈmɛtrɪks əraʊnd wət dɪˈfaɪnz səkˈsɛs fər jʊr ˈkəstəmərz, ju sɛt ˈjɔrsɛlf əp fər səkˈsɛs, baɪ noʊɪŋ wət tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn. rɪˈmɛmbər, ˈkəlʧər ˈdəzənt ʧeɪnʤ ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt. aɪ əˈgri ˈhoʊlhɑrtɪdli wɪθ maɪk, hu ˈsteɪtɪd ðət əˈspɛʃəli ɪn lɑrʤ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ðət hæv ən ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈkəlʧər, ju nid tɪ stɑrt wɪθ səˈlɪdəˌfaɪɪŋ ðə ˈstrəkʧərz ənd ˈprɑsɛsəz ðət əˈlaʊ ˈpipəl tɪ bi ˈæʤəl ˌbiˈfɔr ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðɛr maɪnd (ˈkəlʧər) əˈbaʊt ɪt. ˈɪtərˌeɪtɪv ənd ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəl, ˈpipəl. ˈɪtərˌeɪtɪv ənd ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəl.
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toronto giorgio says he has agreed to sit down with ontario strip club officials on monday to recommend accommodating “enhanced services.”
in december the supreme court of canada struck down the prostitution laws in a unanimous ruling, starting a stopwatch for parliament to reshape social policy dealing with the oldest profession.
the court struck down all three prohibitions against keeping a brothel, living on the of prostitution and street soliciting as violations of the constitutional guarantee to life, liberty and security of the person.
mammoliti claims the only way to protect communities and women is to have existing licensed facilities already regulated and inspected by police and paying taxes, provide it and keep it away from places like massage parlours.
“what’s important, in doing this, is to make sure that the illicit brothels that exist in those communities, including mine i have 300 of them, be abolished,” he told 680news.
mammoliti has long been a proponent of a red light district in toronto but says the city may not need one if the adult entertainment industry legally provides enhanced services at its establishments.
he says listen to the strip club officials and of he likes what they have to say take it back to council for consideration.
“in my opinion if they suggest, for any moment, the city start talking to them about being potential partners then i will back off of my red light district concept and even back off of the island concept immediately because it would work,” explained. “that to me says slam dunk.”
the meeting scheduled to take place on monday in niagara on the lake.
with files from the canadian press
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tərˈɑntoʊ ˈʤɔrʤioʊ sɪz hi həz əˈgrid tɪ sɪt daʊn wɪθ ɑnˈtɛrioʊ strɪp kləb əˈfɪʃəlz ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ tɪ ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd əˈkɑməˌdeɪtɪŋ services.”*.” ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər ðə səˈprim kɔrt əv ˈkænədə strək daʊn ðə ˌprɑstəˈtuʃən lɔz ɪn ə juˈnænəməs ˈrulɪŋ, ˈstɑrtɪŋ ə ˈstɑpˌwɑʧ fər ˈpɑrləmɛnt tɪ riˈʃeɪp ˈsoʊʃəl ˈpɑləsi ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈoʊldəst prəˈfɛʃən. ðə kɔrt strək daʊn ɔl θri ˌproʊəˈbɪʃənz əˈgɛnst ˈkipɪŋ ə ˈbrɑθəl, ˈlɪvɪŋ ɔn ðə əv ˌprɑstəˈtuʃən ənd strit səˈlɪsətɪŋ ɛz vaɪəˈleɪʃənz əv ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ˌgɛrənˈti tɪ laɪf, ˈlɪbərˌti ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti əv ðə ˈpərsən. kleɪmz ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ tɪ prəˈtɛkt kəmˈjunɪtiz ənd ˈwɪmən ɪz tɪ hæv ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈlaɪsənst fəˈsɪlɪtiz ɔˈrɛdi ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd ənd ˌɪnˈspɛktɪd baɪ pəˈlis ənd peɪɪŋ ˈtæksɪz, prəˈvaɪd ɪt ənd kip ɪt əˈweɪ frəm ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk məˈsɑʒ parlours*. ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, ɪn duɪŋ ðɪs, ɪz tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət ðə ˌɪˈlɪsət ˈbrɑθəlz ðət ɪgˈzɪst ɪn ðoʊz kəmˈjunɪtiz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ maɪn aɪ hæv 300 əv ðɛm, bi abolished,”*,” hi toʊld 680news*. həz lɔŋ bɪn ə prəˈpoʊnənt əv ə rɛd laɪt ˈdɪstrɪkt ɪn tərˈɑntoʊ bət sɪz ðə ˈsɪti meɪ nɑt nid wən ɪf ðə ˈædəlt ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈɪndəstri ˈligəli prəˈvaɪdz ɛnˈhænst ˈsərvɪsɪz æt ɪts ɛˈstæblɪʃmənts. hi sɪz ˈlɪsən tɪ ðə strɪp kləb əˈfɪʃəlz ənd əv hi laɪks wət ðeɪ hæv tɪ seɪ teɪk ɪt bæk tɪ ˈkaʊnsəl fər kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən. maɪ əˈpɪnjən ɪf ðeɪ səˈʤɛst, fər ˈɛni ˈmoʊmənt, ðə ˈsɪti stɑrt ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ðɛm əˈbaʊt biɪŋ pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈpɑrtnərz ðɛn aɪ wɪl bæk ɔf əv maɪ rɛd laɪt ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈkɑnsɛpt ənd ˈivɪn bæk ɔf əv ðə ˈaɪlənd ˈkɑnsɛpt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli bɪˈkəz ɪt wʊd work,”*,” ɪkˈspleɪnd. tɪ mi sɪz slæm dunk.”*.” ðə ˈmitɪŋ ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ teɪk pleɪs ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ɪn naɪˈægrə ɔn ðə leɪk. wɪθ faɪlz frəm ðə kəˈneɪdiən prɛs
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boston - the red sox got their rings today, so naturally, the organization brought the entire city together for the event. with the patriots, bruins and celtics recent title teams represented, leon powe held the larry o'brien trophy on the fenway field. powe also visited the celtics locker room friday evening and caught up with old friend and title teammate rondo.
powe, 30, saw his promising nba career cut short after multiple tears with the celtics and cleveland cavaliers, having a short stint in memphis before playing a season in the emerging puerto rican bsn. although career was short, he endures as one of the most memorable role players in recent celtics history. it was no surprise when powe was welcomed back to the city with high praise.
"it's home, it's family," powe said. "i love boston and i know they love me. we had a lot of special moments together."
powe isn't only loved in boston, as he trended worldwide on twitter friday. when i broke the news to him, he was so happy he hugged me.
"it felt great," he said on representing the celtics at fenway. "i wanted to represent my teammates and represent the celtics organization well and i felt i did that and just represent the victims from the marathon and talking to them was a blessing and they're spirits [are] up. i was happy today. everything went well."
he was back home in california when the marathon attacks happened, but he felt the pain and anger from across the country. but powe knows the city of boston and was convinced it would remain resilient.
"i was deeply saddened by, hurt, mad, angry, but all that is [the tsarnaevs] trying to break our spirit and try to break our tradition we have every single year. i told everybody on the west coast, ‘that's not gonna break the people's spirit down there in boston. they're so strong and that's just going to bring us together even more.'"
although powe misses boston, he misses playing as well. he has considered trying to make a come back, but is not physically capable of doing so at this point.
"i wasn't able to explode like i wanted to and before i do anything, first i had to go get checked out by one of my doctors and stuff. i know that's behind me because the injuries. injuries do happen. if my doctor be like, ‘okay! now you're magically healed and you can do some good things out there,' then i'll do it."
powe has continued to thrive even though his career ended prematurely, entering the business world. although powe only earned a modest - by nba standards - $3.7 million in the league, he is a graduate of and is trying to put together an ownership group to buy an nba franchise. he would not be the first player to own a team, but he has considerably less resources and power than michael jordan. the fact that he is able to pursue such a task speaks to his business acumen.
"[i'm] trying to put together an ownership group, an investment group for ownership to own a team. an nba team. i've been doing research and got a couple groups with me right now. but i want to [have a] majority ownership stake, so i'm trying to make sure my side is good too."
the former celtic and grizzly has experience in dealing with the business side of the league, being a representative for the players during the 2011 lockout and a named plaintiff in the antitrust lawsuit against the owners that helped end the lockout. powe sees his unique background for an owner as a benefit to the players.
"you want the players represented well. you want other players to get opportunities to be on teams, to do what they want to do; gms, whatever. and have the right benefits to do so. that's all we're trying to do as players. trying to make sure the game keeps going and everybody can enjoy and watch it."
so just how close is he to making this a reality?
"i got a couple of investment groups right now and i haven't reached out to no former players yet, but i'm pretty sure i will," he told radio. "i don't know if i will need to, but i'm pretty sure i will just to see what they say. it would be real good. i'm just trying to put everything together. you know i'm a hard worker and i'm going to stick to it and see what happens."
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ˈbɔstən ðə rɛd sɑks gɑt ðɛr rɪŋz təˈdeɪ, soʊ ˈnæʧərəli, ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən brɔt ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈsɪti təˈgɛðər fər ðə ɪˈvɛnt. wɪθ ðə ˈpeɪtriəts, bruɪnz ənd ˈsɛltɪks ˈrisənt ˈtaɪtəl timz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd, liɑn paʊ hɛld ðə ˈlɛri oʊˈbraɪɪn ˈtroʊfi ɔn ðə ˈfɛnˌweɪ fild. paʊ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈvɪzɪtɪd ðə ˈsɛltɪks ˈlɑkər rum ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ ənd kɔt əp wɪθ oʊld frɛnd ənd ˈtaɪtəl ˈtiˌmeɪt rondo*. paʊ, 30 sɔ hɪz ˈprɑməsɪŋ ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ kərɪr kət ʃɔrt ˈæftər ˈməltəpəl tɪrz wɪθ ðə ˈsɛltɪks ənd ˈklivlənd ˌkævəˈlɪrz, ˈhævɪŋ ə ʃɔrt stɪnt ɪn ˈmɛmpfɪs ˌbiˈfɔr pleɪɪŋ ə ˈsizən ɪn ðə ˈimərʤɪŋ ˈpɔrtər ˈrikən bsn*. ˌɔlˈðoʊ kərɪr wɑz ʃɔrt, hi ɪnˈdʊrz ɛz wən əv ðə moʊst ˈmɛmərəbəl roʊl pleɪərz ɪn ˈrisənt ˈsɛltɪks ˈhɪstəri. ɪt wɑz noʊ səˈpraɪz wɪn paʊ wɑz ˈwɛlkəmd bæk tɪ ðə ˈsɪti wɪθ haɪ preɪz. "ɪts hoʊm, ɪts ˈfæməli," paʊ sɛd. "aɪ ləv ˈbɔstən ənd aɪ noʊ ðeɪ ləv mi. wi hæd ə lɔt əv ˈspɛʃəl ˈmoʊmənts təˈgɛðər." paʊ ˈɪzənt ˈoʊnli ləvd ɪn ˈbɔstən, ɛz hi ˈtrɛndɪd ˈwərldˈwaɪd ɔn tˈwɪtər ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. wɪn aɪ broʊk ðə nuz tɪ ɪm, hi wɑz soʊ ˈhæpi hi həgd mi. "ɪt fɛlt greɪt," hi sɛd ɔn ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ðə ˈsɛltɪks æt ˈfɛnˌweɪ. "aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt maɪ ˈtimˌmeɪts ənd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə ˈsɛltɪks ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən wɛl ənd aɪ fɛlt aɪ dɪd ðət ənd ʤɪst ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə ˈvɪktɪmz frəm ðə ˈmɛrəˌθɑn ənd ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ðɛm wɑz ə ˈblɛsɪŋ ənd ðɛr ˈspɪrɪts [ər] əp. aɪ wɑz ˈhæpi təˈdeɪ. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wɛnt wɛl." hi wɑz bæk hoʊm ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə wɪn ðə ˈmɛrəˌθɑn əˈtæks ˈhæpənd, bət hi fɛlt ðə peɪn ənd ˈæŋgər frəm əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri. bət paʊ noʊz ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈbɔstən ənd wɑz kənˈvɪnst ɪt wʊd rɪˈmeɪn rɪˈzɪljənt. "aɪ wɑz ˈdipli ˈsædənd baɪ, hərt, mæd, ˈæŋgri, bət ɔl ðət ɪz [ðə tsarnaevs*] traɪɪŋ tɪ breɪk ɑr ˈspɪrɪt ənd traɪ tɪ breɪk ɑr trəˈdɪʃən wi hæv ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl jɪr. aɪ toʊld ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ɔn ðə wɛst koʊst, nɑt ˈgɑnə breɪk ðə ˈpipəlz ˈspɪrɪt daʊn ðɛr ɪn ˈbɔstən. ðɛr soʊ strɔŋ ənd ðæts ʤɪst goʊɪŋ tɪ brɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs təˈgɛðər ˈivɪn mɔr.'" ˌɔlˈðoʊ paʊ ˈmɪsɪz ˈbɔstən, hi ˈmɪsɪz pleɪɪŋ ɛz wɛl. hi həz kənˈsɪdərd traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk ə kəm bæk, bət ɪz nɑt ˈfɪzɪkəli ˈkeɪpəbəl əv duɪŋ soʊ æt ðɪs pɔɪnt. "aɪ ˈwəzənt ˈeɪbəl tɪ ɪkˈsploʊd laɪk aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ənd ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, fərst aɪ hæd tɪ goʊ gɪt ʧɛkt aʊt baɪ wən əv maɪ ˈdɑktərz ənd stəf. aɪ noʊ ðæts bɪˈhaɪnd mi bɪˈkəz ðə ˈɪnʤəriz. ˈɪnʤəriz du ˈhæpən. ɪf maɪ ˈdɔktər bi laɪk, ‘‘okay*! naʊ jʊr ˈmæʤɪkəli hild ənd ju kən du səm gʊd θɪŋz aʊt ðɛr,' ðɛn aɪl du ɪt." paʊ həz kənˈtɪnjud tɪ θraɪv ˈivɪn ðoʊ hɪz kərɪr ˈɛndɪd ˌpriməˈʧʊrli, ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə ˈbɪznɪs wərld. ˌɔlˈðoʊ paʊ ˈoʊnli ərnd ə ˈmɑdəst baɪ ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈstændərdz ˈmɪljən ɪn ðə lig, hi ɪz ə ˈgræʤəˌweɪt əv ənd ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ pʊt təˈgɛðər ən ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp grup tɪ baɪ ən ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈfrænˌʧaɪz. hi wʊd nɑt bi ðə fərst pleɪər tɪ oʊn ə tim, bət hi həz kənˈsɪdərəbli lɛs ˈrisɔrsɪz ənd paʊər ðən ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤɔrdən. ðə fækt ðət hi ɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ pərˈsu səʧ ə tæsk spiks tɪ hɪz ˈbɪznɪs əˈkjumən. "[əm] traɪɪŋ tɪ pʊt təˈgɛðər ən ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp grup, ən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt grup fər ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp tɪ oʊn ə tim. ən ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ tim. aɪv bɪn duɪŋ ˈrisərʧ ənd gɑt ə ˈkəpəl grups wɪθ mi raɪt naʊ. bət aɪ wɔnt tɪ [hæv ə] məˈʤɔrəti ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp steɪk, soʊ əm traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk ʃʊr maɪ saɪd ɪz gʊd tu." ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈsɛltɪk ənd ˈgrɪzli həz ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈbɪznɪs saɪd əv ðə lig, biɪŋ ə ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv fər ðə pleɪərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 2011 ˈlɑˌkaʊt ənd ə neɪmd ˈpleɪnəf ɪn ðə ˌæntaɪˈtrəst ˈlɔˌsut əˈgɛnst ðə ˈoʊnərz ðət hɛlpt ɛnd ðə ˈlɑˌkaʊt. paʊ siz hɪz juˈnik ˈbækˌgraʊnd fər ən ˈoʊnər ɛz ə ˈbɛnəfɪt tɪ ðə pleɪərz. "ju wɔnt ðə pleɪərz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd wɛl. ju wɔnt ˈəðər pleɪərz tɪ gɪt ˌɑpərˈtunətiz tɪ bi ɔn timz, tɪ du wət ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ du; gms*, ˌwəˈtɛvər. ənd hæv ðə raɪt ˈbɛnəfɪts tɪ du soʊ. ðæts ɔl wɪr traɪɪŋ tɪ du ɛz pleɪərz. traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðə geɪm kips goʊɪŋ ənd ˈɛvriˌbɑdi kən ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ənd wɔʧ ɪt." soʊ ʤɪst haʊ kloʊz ɪz hi tɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɪs ə ˌriˈæləˌti? "aɪ gɑt ə ˈkəpəl əv ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt grups raɪt naʊ ənd aɪ ˈhævənt riʧt aʊt tɪ noʊ ˈfɔrmər pleɪərz jɛt, bət əm ˈprɪti ʃʊr aɪ wɪl," hi toʊld ˈreɪdiˌoʊ. "aɪ doʊnt noʊ ɪf aɪ wɪl nid tɪ, bət əm ˈprɪti ʃʊr aɪ wɪl ʤɪst tɪ si wət ðeɪ seɪ. ɪt wʊd bi ril gʊd. əm ʤɪst traɪɪŋ tɪ pʊt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ təˈgɛðər. ju noʊ əm ə hɑrd ˈwərkər ənd əm goʊɪŋ tɪ stɪk tɪ ɪt ənd si wət ˈhæpənz." ˈfɑloʊ
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local researchers may soon use a version of the herpes virus combined with a powerful stimulant to the immune system to fight a sneaky and often deadly form of brain cancer.
“it’s a very exciting area, this whole concept of teaching the body to reject the tumor using the immune system,” said massachusetts general hospital neurosurgery chairman dr. robert ?martuza. “i think going to be a whole new world of treatment.”
scientists from and brigham and hospital have developed a approach to treat, which killed u.s. sen. edward m. kennedy and vice president joe son, beau.
the virus would be injected into the tumor to attack and destroy cancer cells. but unlike other treatments that use viruses like polio to wipe out cancer, this approach would use a so-called to bring molecules to the affected area, and “check point inhibitors” that would suppress the ability to trick the immune system.
if approved by the food and drug administration, a clinical trial for humans would be underway starting this year, said.
“the idea is that as the body is rejecting the virus, it learns to reject the cancer cells,” he said. ?“it have the toxicity ?of chemotherapy.”
scientists have used modified viruses to destroy various types of cancer over the years. the approved a viral treatment for melanoma in october, and duke university has conducted clinical trials using polio to treat.
martuza led the ?research effort that used this tactic to tackle brain tumors, with a 1991 publication in the journal science.
since then, he and his colleagues have worked to make the approach more sophisticated and less ?dangerous.
brain cancer cells are especially good at evading the immune system, said brigham and hospital chief of neurosurgery dr. antonio, who is working on the new treatment with.
earlier versions of this type of virus have been injected into brain tumors since the early 2000s, but none were strong enough to ?be effective.
“the problem was, we were always worried about causing a bad effect on the brain,” said.
but there are now better methods of disabling the virus if it ?begins infecting healthy cells, he said, including ways to program the virus to shut itself off.
glioblastoma is the most common type of malignant brain cancer and typically results in death in the first 15 months after ?diagnosis, according to the american association of neurological surgeons.
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ˈloʊkəl ˈrisərʧərz meɪ sun juz ə ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈhərpiz ˈvaɪrəs kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ə ˈpaʊərfəl ˈstɪmjələnt tɪ ðə ˌɪmˈjun ˈsɪstəm tɪ faɪt ə sˈniki ənd ˈɔfən ˈdɛdli fɔrm əv breɪn ˈkænsər. ə ˈvɛri ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈɛriə, ðɪs hoʊl ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ˈtiʧɪŋ ðə ˈbɑdi tɪ ˈriʤɛkt ðə ˈtumər ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˌɪmˈjun system,”*,” sɛd ˌmæsəˈʧusəts ˈʤɛnərəl ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˌnʊroʊˈsərʤəri ˈʧɛrmən ˈdɑktər. ˈrɑbərt ?martuza*. θɪŋk goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə hoʊl nu wərld əv treatment.”*.” ˈsaɪəntɪsts frəm ənd ˈbrɪgəm ənd ˈhɑˌspɪtəl hæv dɪˈvɛləpt ə əˈproʊʧ tɪ trit, wɪʧ kɪld juz. sɛn. ˈɛdwərd ɛm. ˈkɛnədi ənd vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤoʊ sən, boʊ. ðə ˈvaɪrəs wʊd bi ˌɪnˈʤɛktɪd ˈɪntu ðə ˈtumər tɪ əˈtæk ənd dɪˈstrɔɪ ˈkænsər sɛlz. bət ənˈlaɪk ˈəðər ˈtritmənts ðət juz ˈvaɪrəsɪz laɪk ˈpoʊliˌoʊ tɪ waɪp aʊt ˈkænsər, ðɪs əˈproʊʧ wʊd juz ə ˈsoʊˈkɔld tɪ brɪŋ ˈmɑləˌkjulz tɪ ðə əˈfɛktɪd ˈɛriə, ənd pɔɪnt inhibitors”*” ðət wʊd səˈprɛs ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ trɪk ðə ˌɪmˈjun ˈsɪstəm. ɪf əˈpruvd baɪ ðə fud ənd drəg ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, ə ˈklɪnɪkəl traɪəl fər ˈjumənz wʊd bi ˌəndərˈweɪ ˈstɑrtɪŋ ðɪs jɪr, sɛd. aɪˈdiə ɪz ðət ɛz ðə ˈbɑdi ɪz rɪˈʤɛktɪŋ ðə ˈvaɪrəs, ɪt lərnz tɪ ˈriʤɛkt ðə ˈkænsər cells,”*,” hi sɛd. hæv ðə tɑkˈsɪsəti ?əv chemotherapy.”*.” ˈsaɪəntɪsts hæv juzd ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd ˈvaɪrəsɪz tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ ˈvɛriəs taɪps əv ˈkænsər ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz. ðə əˈpruvd ə ˈvaɪrəl ˈtritmənt fər ˌmɛləˈnoʊmə ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər, ənd duk ˌjunəˈvərsəti həz kənˈdəktəd ˈklɪnɪkəl traɪəlz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈpoʊliˌoʊ tɪ trit. lɛd ðə ?ˈrisərʧ ˈɛfərt ðət juzd ðɪs ˈtæktɪk tɪ ˈtækəl breɪn ˈtumərz, wɪθ ə 1991 ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈʤərnəl saɪəns. sɪns ðɛn, hi ənd hɪz ˈkɑligz hæv wərkt tɪ meɪk ðə əˈproʊʧ mɔr səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ənd lɛs ?ˈdeɪnʤərəs. breɪn ˈkænsər sɛlz ər əˈspɛʃəli gʊd æt ɪˈveɪdɪŋ ðə ˌɪmˈjun ˈsɪstəm, sɛd ˈbrɪgəm ənd ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ʧif əv ˌnʊroʊˈsərʤəri ˈdɑktər. ænˈtoʊnioʊ, hu ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə nu ˈtritmənt wɪθ. ˈərliər ˈvərʒənz əv ðɪs taɪp əv ˈvaɪrəs hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈʤɛktɪd ˈɪntu breɪn ˈtumərz sɪns ðə ˈərli 2000s*, bət nən wər strɔŋ ɪˈnəf tɪ ?bi ˈifɛktɪv. ˈprɑbləm wɑz, wi wər ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ˈkɔzɪŋ ə bæd ˈifɛkt ɔn ðə brain,”*,” sɛd. bət ðɛr ər naʊ ˈbɛtər ˈmɛθədz əv ˌdɪˈseɪblɪŋ ðə ˈvaɪrəs ɪf ɪt ?bɪˈgɪnz ˌɪnˈfɛktɪŋ ˈhɛlθi sɛlz, hi sɛd, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ weɪz tɪ ˈproʊˌgræm ðə ˈvaɪrəs tɪ ʃət ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɔf. ɪz ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən taɪp əv məˈlɪgnənt breɪn ˈkænsər ənd ˈtɪpɪkəli rɪˈzəlts ɪn dɛθ ɪn ðə fərst 15 mənθs ˈæftər ?ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv ˌnʊrəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈsərʤənz.
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today in nationals’ history: stephen strasburg makes his debut
nationals communications blocked follow following jun 8, 2016
june 8, 2010 prized pitching prospect stephen strasburg struck out 14 while tossing seven innings of four-hit, ball in his debut vs. pittsburgh. electric performance came in front of a capacity crowd and a national television audience on network. washington bested the pirates,.
strasburg became the first pitcher in history to strike out at least eleven batters without issuing any walks in his pro debut. he also fell only one strikeout short of the all-time record in a debut. notably, strasburg struck out every batter in the pirates’ lineup at least once and struck out the last seven batters he faced, a nationals team record.
check out some pictures from this memorable day in nats’ history in the gallery above!
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təˈdeɪ ɪn nationals’*’ ˈhɪstəri: ˈstivən ˈstræsbərg meɪks hɪz ˈdeɪbju ˈnæʃənəlz kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz blɑkt ˈfɑloʊ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ʤən 8 2016 ʤun 8 2010 praɪzd ˈpɪʧɪŋ ˈprɑspɛkt ˈstivən ˈstræsbərg strək aʊt 14 waɪl ˈtɔsɪŋ ˈsɛvən ˈɪnɪŋz əv four-hit*, bɔl ɪn hɪz ˈdeɪbju ˈvərsəz. ˈpɪtsbərg. ɪˈlɛktrɪk pərˈfɔrməns keɪm ɪn frənt əv ə kəˈpæsɪti kraʊd ənd ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈɔdiəns ɔn ˈnɛtˌwərk. ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈbɛstɪd ðə ˈpaɪrəts, ˈstræsbərg bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst ˈpɪʧər ɪn ˈhɪstəri tɪ straɪk aʊt æt list ˈilɛvən ˈbætərz wɪˈθaʊt ˈɪʃuɪŋ ˈɛni wɔks ɪn hɪz proʊ ˈdeɪbju. hi ˈɔlsoʊ fɛl ˈoʊnli wən ˈstraɪˌkaʊt ʃɔrt əv ðə ˌɔlˈtaɪm ˈrɛkərd ɪn ə ˈdeɪbju. ˈnoʊtəbli, ˈstræsbərg strək aʊt ˈɛvəri ˈbætər ɪn ðə pirates’*’ ˈlaɪˌnəp æt list wəns ənd strək aʊt ðə læst ˈsɛvən ˈbætərz hi feɪst, ə ˈnæʃənəlz tim ˈrɛkərd. ʧɛk aʊt səm ˈpɪkʧərz frəm ðɪs ˈmɛmərəbəl deɪ ɪn nats’*’ ˈhɪstəri ɪn ðə ˈgæləri əˈbəv!
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a utopian fantasy based on the leninist concept of "equality of outcome." it says that since you have more, it must be taken away from you to give to those who have less, so that you are both equal. so there is much in common with the petty thief , who steals your wallet at gun point in order to equalize both of your wealth. though this never seems to apply to rulers, who always seem to be exempt from social justice order for social justice to exist, there has to be a ruling class to mete out that social justice. if there is an elite ruling class, then there is no social justice. so the concept of social justice always collapses in upon itself. social justice is generally supported by hipsters of all ages who can't afford weekly groceries or gas for their cars, but who are simultaneously with hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars of tattoos and is often used by power hungry to fool voters into surrendering their rights and liberties in exchange for promises of free stuff, while lining the pockets of the ruling class with the stolen wealth of the people.
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ə juˈtoʊpiən ˈfænəsi beɪst ɔn ðə ˈlɛnɪnɪst ˈkɑnsɛpt əv "ɪkˈwɑləti əv ˈaʊtˌkəm." ɪt sɪz ðət sɪns ju hæv mɔr, ɪt məst bi ˈteɪkən əˈweɪ frəm ju tɪ gɪv tɪ ðoʊz hu hæv lɛs, soʊ ðət ju ər boʊθ ˈikwəl. soʊ ðɛr ɪz məʧ ɪn ˈkɑmən wɪθ ðə ˈpɛˌti θif hu stilz jʊr ˈwɔlət æt gən pɔɪnt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈikwəˌlaɪz boʊθ əv jʊr wɛlθ. ðoʊ ðɪs ˈnɛvər simz tɪ əˈplaɪ tɪ ˈrulərz, hu ˈɔlˌweɪz sim tɪ bi ɪgˈzɛmpt frəm ˈsoʊʃəl ˈʤəstɪs ˈɔrdər fər ˈsoʊʃəl ˈʤəstɪs tɪ ɪgˈzɪst, ðɛr həz tɪ bi ə ˈrulɪŋ klæs tɪ ˈmɛtə aʊt ðət ˈsoʊʃəl ˈʤəstɪs. ɪf ðɛr ɪz ən ɪˈlit ˈrulɪŋ klæs, ðɛn ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈʤəstɪs. soʊ ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈʤəstɪs ˈɔlˌweɪz kəˈlæpsɪz ɪn əˈpɑn ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ˈsoʊʃəl ˈʤəstɪs ɪz ˈʤɛnərəli səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ˈhɪpstərz əv ɔl ˈeɪʤɪz hu kænt əˈfɔrd ˈwikli ˈgroʊsəriz ər gæs fər ðɛr kɑz, bət hu ər ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli wɪθ ˈhənərdz ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈdɔlərz əv ˌtæˈtuz ənd ɪz ˈɔfən juzd baɪ paʊər ˈhəŋgri tɪ ful ˈvoʊtərz ˈɪntu sərˈɛndərɪŋ ðɛr raɪts ənd ˈlɪbərˌtiz ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər ˈprɑməsəz əv fri stəf, waɪl ˈlaɪnɪŋ ðə ˈpɑkəts əv ðə ˈrulɪŋ klæs wɪθ ðə ˈstoʊlən wɛlθ əv ðə ˈpipəl.
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timothy no superhero
kathleen pender, business columnist for the san francisco chronicle poses for a portrait on tuesday sept. 30, 2008 in san francisco calf. kathleen pender, business columnist for the san francisco chronicle poses for a portrait on tuesday sept. 30, 2008 in san francisco calf. photo: mike kepka, the chronicle photo: mike kepka, the chronicle image 1 of / 1 caption close timothy no superhero 1 / 1 back to gallery
the senate overlooked timothy's tax mistakes and confirmed him as treasury secretary because he was the superhero who could rescue the financial system.
turns out is a mere mortal. he has no magic bullets or secret decoder ring. and that explains why the stock market fell off a cliff as delivered his "financial stability plan" on tuesday.
by day's end, the dow jones industrial average had fallen points, or percent, to.
"i think the market is reacting to a growing sense that the problems are larger than the ability of our elected officials to deal with them," says karl mills, president of oakland investment firm jurika, mills & keifer.
geithner laid out several new or expanded plans for relieving banks of their toxic assets and lending. but all were short on specifics.
"people were expecting him to come up with something substantive. it was more of a progress report and a statement of the obvious," mills says.
geithner warned that his strategy will "require a substantial and sustained commitment of public resources" and will "involve risk and take time."
kudos to for his honesty, but that is not what investors wanted to hear.
"the bottom line is, there is no easy solution," mills says. "it's not like there's a death star you can load up with bad loans, shoot into space and 30 years later it will fall back to earth."
although is taking the blame for tuesday's market tumble, president obama did him no favors when he warned, in his televised news conference monday night, that failure to pass a stimulus bill "could turn a crisis into a catastrophe."
"those kind of comments set up (the idea) that this guy (geithner) ought to have a good plan," says steve brown, president pacific coast bankers' bank in san francisco. came in and said i have a plan, but we're still working out the details, it's going to take a long time and cost a lot of money. that obviously doesn't give anyone the warm and fuzzies."
adam, an economics professor at carnegie mellon university, says failed to answer five questions, at least to wall street's satisfaction: "what is he trying to do? how is he going to do it? why is it going to work? how much is it going to cost? where is he going to get the money?"
lerrick notes that's predecessor henry paulson didn't answer those questions, either.
experts were especially disappointed at the lack of detail in's plan to help banks "cleanse their balance sheets" of "legacy assets" by creating a investment fund."
this fund would use public and private capital to buy toxic assets from banks. private investors would set the price paid, thereby minimizing the cost and risk to taxpayers.
the problem is, if the fund buys these assets at a price private investors are willing to pay "it will bankrupt the sellers. if they pay more, they really jam it to the taxpayers," says allan meltzer, a professor of political economy at carnegie mellon.
the previous administration had the same problem with the $700 billion troubled asset relief plan. originally, tarp was going to buy toxic assets from banks, but finding the right price was a big problem. if treasury paid too much, it put taxpayers at risk. if it paid too little, it could erode bank capital.
eventually, that's one reason paulson decided to use the first part of tarp capital to buy preferred stock in banks. that helped shore up bank capital, but the toxic assets remain in banks.
geithner's plan simply proves that "the problems are large, they are complicated and there is no easy answer," mills says." if there was, somebody would have come up with it."
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ˈtɪməθi noʊ ˌsupərˈhiroʊ kæθˈlin ˈpɛndər, ˈbɪznɪs ˈkɑləmnəst fər ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈkrɑnɪkəl ˈpoʊzɪz fər ə ˈpɔrtrət ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ sɛpt. 30 2008 ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ kæf. kæθˈlin ˈpɛndər, ˈbɪznɪs ˈkɑləmnəst fər ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈkrɑnɪkəl ˈpoʊzɪz fər ə ˈpɔrtrət ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ sɛpt. 30 2008 ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ kæf. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: maɪk kepka*, ðə ˈkrɑnɪkəl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: maɪk kepka*, ðə ˈkrɑnɪkəl ˈɪmɪʤ 1 əv 1 ˈkæpʃən kloʊz ˈtɪməθi noʊ ˌsupərˈhiroʊ 1 1 bæk tɪ ˈgæləri ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˈoʊvərˌlʊkt ˈtɪməθi tæks mɪˈsteɪks ənd kənˈfərmd ɪm ɛz ˈtrɛʒəri ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri bɪˈkəz hi wɑz ðə ˌsupərˈhiroʊ hu kʊd ˈrɛskju ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɪstəm. tərnz aʊt ɪz ə mɪr ˈmɔrtəl. hi həz noʊ ˈmæʤɪk ˈbʊləts ər ˈsikrɪt dɪˈkoʊdər rɪŋ. ənd ðət ɪkˈspleɪnz waɪ ðə stɑk ˈmɑrkɪt fɛl ɔf ə klɪf ɛz dɪˈlɪvərd hɪz "ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl stəˈbɪlɪti plæn" ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. baɪ deɪz ɛnd, ðə daʊ ʤoʊnz ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈævərɪʤ hæd ˈfɑlən pɔɪnts, ər pərˈsɛnt, tɪ "aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ɪz riˈæktɪŋ tɪ ə groʊɪŋ sɛns ðət ðə ˈprɑbləmz ər ˈlɑrʤər ðən ðə əˈbɪləˌti əv ɑr ɪˈlɛktɪd əˈfɪʃəlz tɪ dil wɪθ ðɛm," sɪz kɑrl mɪlz, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈoʊklənd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt fərm jurika*, mɪlz ˈkifər. leɪd aʊt ˈsɛvərəl nu ər ɪkˈspændɪd plænz fər rɪˈlivɪŋ bæŋks əv ðɛr ˈtɑksɪk ˈæˌsɛts ənd ˈlɛndɪŋ. bət ɔl wər ʃɔrt ɔn spɪˈsɪfɪks. "ˈpipəl wər ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ɪm tɪ kəm əp wɪθ ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈsəbstəntɪv. ɪt wɑz mɔr əv ə ˈprɑˌgrɛs rɪˈpɔrt ənd ə ˈsteɪtmənt əv ðə ˈɑbviəs," mɪlz sɪz. wɔrnd ðət hɪz ˈstrætəʤi wɪl "ˌrikˈwaɪər ə səbˈstænʃəl ənd səˈsteɪnd kəˈmɪtmənt əv ˈpəblɪk ˈrisɔrsɪz" ənd wɪl "ˌɪnˈvɑlv rɪsk ənd teɪk taɪm." ˈkudoʊs tɪ fər hɪz ˈɑnəsti, bət ðət ɪz nɑt wət ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ˈwɔntɪd tɪ hir. "ðə ˈbɑtəm laɪn ɪz, ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈizi səˈluʃən," mɪlz sɪz. "ɪts nɑt laɪk ðɛrz ə dɛθ stɑr ju kən loʊd əp wɪθ bæd loʊnz, ʃut ˈɪntu speɪs ənd 30 jɪrz ˈleɪtər ɪt wɪl fɔl bæk tɪ ərθ." ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə bleɪm fər ˈtuzˌdeɪz ˈmɑrkɪt ˈtəmbəl, ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə dɪd ɪm noʊ ˈfeɪvərz wɪn hi wɔrnd, ɪn hɪz ˈtɛləˌvaɪzd nuz ˈkɑnfərəns ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt, ðət ˈfeɪljər tɪ pæs ə ˈstɪmjələs bɪl "kʊd tərn ə ˈkraɪsəs ˈɪntu ə kəˈtæstrəfi." "ðoʊz kaɪnd əv ˈkɑmɛnts sɛt əp (ðə aɪˈdiə) ðət ðɪs gaɪ (geithner*) ɔt tɪ hæv ə gʊd plæn," sɪz stiv braʊn, ˈprɛzɪdənt pəˈsɪfɪk koʊst ˈbæŋkərz' bæŋk ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ. keɪm ɪn ənd sɛd aɪ hæv ə plæn, bət wɪr stɪl ˈwərkɪŋ aʊt ðə ˈditeɪlz, ɪts goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk ə lɔŋ taɪm ənd kɔst ə lɔt əv ˈməni. ðət ˈɑbviəsli ˈdəzənt gɪv ˈɛniˌwən ðə wɔrm ənd fuzzies*." ˈædəm, ən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks prəˈfɛsər æt ˌkɑrˈneɪgi ˈmɛlən ˌjunəˈvərsəti, sɪz feɪld tɪ ˈænsər faɪv kˈwɛsʧənz, æt list tɪ wɔl strits ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən: "wət ɪz hi traɪɪŋ tɪ du? haʊ ɪz hi goʊɪŋ tɪ du ɪt? waɪ ɪz ɪt goʊɪŋ tɪ wərk? haʊ məʧ ɪz ɪt goʊɪŋ tɪ kɔst? wɛr ɪz hi goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt ðə ˈməni?" noʊts ðət ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər ˈhɛnri ˈpɔlsən ˈdɪdənt ˈænsər ðoʊz kˈwɛsʧənz, ˈiðər. ˈɛkspərts wər əˈspɛʃəli ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd æt ðə læk əv ˈditeɪl ɪn plæn tɪ hɛlp bæŋks "klɛnz ðɛr ˈbæləns ʃits" əv "ˈlɛgəsi ˈæˌsɛts" baɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt fənd." ðɪs fənd wʊd juz ˈpəblɪk ənd ˈpraɪvət ˈkæpɪtəl tɪ baɪ ˈtɑksɪk ˈæˌsɛts frəm bæŋks. ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnˈvɛstərz wʊd sɛt ðə praɪs peɪd, ˈðɛrˈbaɪ ˈmɪnəˌmaɪzɪŋ ðə kɔst ənd rɪsk tɪ ˈtækˌspeɪərz. ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz, ɪf ðə fənd baɪz ðiz ˈæˌsɛts æt ə praɪs ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ peɪ "ɪt wɪl ˈbæŋkrəpt ðə ˈsɛlərz. ɪf ðeɪ peɪ mɔr, ðeɪ ˈrɪli ʤæm ɪt tɪ ðə ˈtækˌspeɪərz," sɪz ˈælən ˈmɛltsər, ə prəˈfɛsər əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪˈkɑnəmi æt ˌkɑrˈneɪgi ˈmɛlən. ðə ˈpriviəs ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən hæd ðə seɪm ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ðə 700 ˈbɪljən ˈtrəbəld ˈæˌsɛt rɪˈlif plæn. ərˈɪʤənəli, tɑrp wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ baɪ ˈtɑksɪk ˈæˌsɛts frəm bæŋks, bət ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðə raɪt praɪs wɑz ə bɪg ˈprɑbləm. ɪf ˈtrɛʒəri peɪd tu məʧ, ɪt pʊt ˈtækˌspeɪərz æt rɪsk. ɪf ɪt peɪd tu ˈlɪtəl, ɪt kʊd ˈiroʊd bæŋk ˈkæpɪtəl. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, ðæts wən ˈrizən ˈpɔlsən ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ juz ðə fərst pɑrt əv tɑrp ˈkæpɪtəl tɪ baɪ prɪˈfərd stɑk ɪn bæŋks. ðət hɛlpt ʃɔr əp bæŋk ˈkæpɪtəl, bət ðə ˈtɑksɪk ˈæˌsɛts rɪˈmeɪn ɪn bæŋks. plæn ˈsɪmpli pruvz ðət "ðə ˈprɑbləmz ər lɑrʤ, ðeɪ ər ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ənd ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈizi ˈænsər," mɪlz sɪz." ɪf ðɛr wɑz, ˈsəmˌbɑdi wʊd hæv kəm əp wɪθ ɪt."
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new york knicks forward carmelo anthony said thursday on radio that it's "very likely" he will shut it down after the all-star game.
anthony maintained that he plans to play in sunday's game at madison square garden, "even if it's just a few minutes" -- but likely will be done playing after that.
"it's very likely. it's very likely. now i've got to start thinking about the future," anthony told marc stein, marc and p.j. in an interview on radio. "this season is this season. so i really want to just sit down with my team and sit down with the proper people to just kind of plan this thing out and see exactly what i have to do to get done and just to fix it."
the knicks' leading scorer and franchise player has been dealing with in his left knee for months. anthony aggravated the injury in monday's loss to the miami heat and sat out wednesday's loss to the orlando magic.
despite the injury, he plans to appear in sunday's all-star game to honor the fans who voted him in as an eastern conference starter.
"even if i come out and just play a couple minutes and just wave," anthony said. "i don't think the fans deserve [seeing me miss the game]. they voted me in for a reason, so at least i can show them that i appreciate that by just participating in the game."
knicks hopeless minus carmelo the knicks are without carmelo anthony this season, averaging points on percent shooting in those games, both of which would rank last in the nba for the whole season. with melo without pct. -- stats & information
the all-star also reiterated on thursday that if he undergoes a surgical procedure to fix his knee, it won't interfere with his workout schedule.
"that's why if anything was to get done, i want to get it done right away so i'm not taking time and missing training camp and things like that," anthony said. "when i come back to training camp, i want to be sharp."
the knicks have been cautious with anthony by reducing his minutes and requiring the veteran to sit out some games during loaded stretches in the schedule, such as skipping the second night of a set of games.
but anthony said earlier this week that playing through the knee was only growing more frustrating.
"it's little things that i'm doing out there on the court," anthony said. "i'm restricted, i'm not getting that power or that bounce, and then to do something like i did today, i think i'm getting closer to that point. i think due to the lack of movement, the lack of i have right now -- i'm just trying to compensate and try to figure it out as it goes along."
editor's picks melo: 'onus' on knicks' front office carmelo anthony says the "onus" falls on phil jackson and the front office to turn the knicks around, writes ian begley.
the knicks enter the all-star break at, the worst record in the nba. knicks president phil jackson hopes to turn things around this summer via the draft and free agency. the knicks have a pick in june's draft and are expected to have upwards of $30 million in cap space to spend on free agents.
"the fate is in the front office now," anthony said.
"as players the only thing we can do is go out and try to compete on a nightly basis and try to get wins and try to get better. but i think the onus is on the front office and they've got a task ahead of them to start building for now and for the future."
he added that he's looking forward to recruiting free agents with jackson and the rest of the knicks' front office in the.
"i can relate to these guys. i compete against them," anthony said of prospective free agents. "i know what it takes to play in new york. i know who can handle new york and who can't handle new york. ... if i'm coming to you, that means i really want you to come over here and join forces with me."
the full interview with anthony airs saturday on radio at p.m. et as part of the "meet the all-stars" show.
espn.com's michael wallace contributed to this report.
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nu jɔrk nɪks ˈfɔrwərd kɑrˈmɛloʊ ˈænθɔˌni sɛd ˈθərzˌdeɪ ɔn ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ðət ɪts "ˈvɛri ˈlaɪkli" hi wɪl ʃət ɪt daʊn ˈæftər ðə ˌɔlˈstɑr geɪm. ˈænθɔˌni meɪnˈteɪnd ðət hi plænz tɪ pleɪ ɪn ˈsənˌdiz geɪm æt ˈmædɪsən skwɛr ˈgɑrdən, "ˈivɪn ɪf ɪts ʤɪst ə fju ˈmɪnəts" bət ˈlaɪkli wɪl bi dən pleɪɪŋ ˈæftər ðət. "ɪts ˈvɛri ˈlaɪkli. ɪts ˈvɛri ˈlaɪkli. naʊ aɪv gɑt tɪ stɑrt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə fˈjuʧər," ˈænθɔˌni toʊld mɑrk staɪn, mɑrk ənd p.j*. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ɔn ˈreɪdiˌoʊ. "ðɪs ˈsizən ɪz ðɪs ˈsizən. soʊ aɪ ˈrɪli wɔnt tɪ ʤɪst sɪt daʊn wɪθ maɪ tim ənd sɪt daʊn wɪθ ðə ˈprɑpər ˈpipəl tɪ ʤɪst kaɪnd əv plæn ðɪs θɪŋ aʊt ənd si ɪgˈzæktli wət aɪ hæv tɪ du tɪ gɪt dən ənd ʤɪst tɪ fɪks ɪt." ðə nɪks' ˈlidɪŋ ˈskɔrər ənd ˈfrænˌʧaɪz pleɪər həz bɪn ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ɪn hɪz lɛft ni fər mənθs. ˈænθɔˌni ˈægrəˌveɪtɪd ðə ˈɪnʤəri ɪn ˈmənˌdeɪz lɔs tɪ ðə maɪˈæmi hit ənd sæt aʊt ˈwɛnzˌdeɪz lɔs tɪ ðə ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ ˈmæʤɪk. dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈɪnʤəri, hi plænz tɪ əˈpɪr ɪn ˈsənˌdiz ˌɔlˈstɑr geɪm tɪ ˈɑnər ðə fænz hu ˈvoʊtɪd ɪm ɪn ɛz ən ˈistərn ˈkɑnfərəns ˈstɑrtər. "ˈivɪn ɪf aɪ kəm aʊt ənd ʤɪst pleɪ ə ˈkəpəl ˈmɪnəts ənd ʤɪst weɪv," ˈænθɔˌni sɛd. "aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ðə fænz dɪˈzərv [siɪŋ mi mɪs ðə geɪm]. ðeɪ ˈvoʊtɪd mi ɪn fər ə ˈrizən, soʊ æt list aɪ kən ʃoʊ ðɛm ðət aɪ əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ðət baɪ ʤɪst pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə geɪm." nɪks ˈhoʊpləs ˈmaɪnəs kɑrˈmɛloʊ ðə nɪks ər wɪˈθaʊt kɑrˈmɛloʊ ˈænθɔˌni ðɪs ˈsizən, ˈævrɪʤɪŋ pɔɪnts ɔn pərˈsɛnt ˈʃutɪŋ ɪn ðoʊz geɪmz, boʊθ əv wɪʧ wʊd ræŋk læst ɪn ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ fər ðə hoʊl ˈsizən. wɪθ ˈmɛloʊ wɪˈθaʊt pct*. stæts ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðə ˌɔlˈstɑr ˈɔlsoʊ riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪd ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðət ɪf hi ˈəndərˌgoʊz ə ˈsərʤɪkəl prəˈsiʤər tɪ fɪks hɪz ni, ɪt woʊnt ˌɪnərˈfɪr wɪθ hɪz ˈwərˌkaʊt ˈskɛʤʊl. "ðæts waɪ ɪf ˈɛniˌθɪŋ wɑz tɪ gɪt dən, aɪ wɔnt tɪ gɪt ɪt dən raɪt əˈweɪ soʊ əm nɑt ˈteɪkɪŋ taɪm ənd ˈmɪsɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp ənd θɪŋz laɪk ðət," ˈænθɔˌni sɛd. "wɪn aɪ kəm bæk tɪ ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp, aɪ wɔnt tɪ bi ʃɑrp." ðə nɪks hæv bɪn ˈkɔʃəs wɪθ ˈænθɔˌni baɪ rɪˈdusɪŋ hɪz ˈmɪnəts ənd rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ðə ˈvɛtərən tɪ sɪt aʊt səm geɪmz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈloʊdɪd ˈstrɛʧɪz ɪn ðə ˈskɛʤʊl, səʧ ɛz ˈskɪpɪŋ ðə ˈsɛkənd naɪt əv ə sɛt əv geɪmz. bət ˈænθɔˌni sɛd ˈərliər ðɪs wik ðət pleɪɪŋ θru ðə ni wɑz ˈoʊnli groʊɪŋ mɔr ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ. "ɪts ˈlɪtəl θɪŋz ðət əm duɪŋ aʊt ðɛr ɔn ðə kɔrt," ˈænθɔˌni sɛd. "əm riˈstrɪktɪd, əm nɑt ˈgɪtɪŋ ðət paʊər ər ðət baʊns, ənd ðɛn tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk aɪ dɪd təˈdeɪ, aɪ θɪŋk əm ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðət pɔɪnt. aɪ θɪŋk du tɪ ðə læk əv ˈmuvmənt, ðə læk əv aɪ hæv raɪt naʊ əm ʤɪst traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt ənd traɪ tɪ ˈfɪgjər ɪt aʊt ɛz ɪt goʊz əˈlɔŋ." ˈɛdɪtərz pɪks ˈmɛloʊ: 'ˈoʊnəs' ɔn nɪks' frənt ˈɔfəs kɑrˈmɛloʊ ˈænθɔˌni sɪz ðə "ˈoʊnəs" fɔlz ɔn fɪl ˈʤæksən ənd ðə frənt ˈɔfəs tɪ tərn ðə nɪks əraʊnd, raɪts ˈiən ˈbɛgli. ðə nɪks ˈɛnər ðə ˌɔlˈstɑr breɪk æt ðə wərst ˈrɛkərd ɪn ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ. nɪks ˈprɛzɪdənt fɪl ˈʤæksən hoʊps tɪ tərn θɪŋz əraʊnd ðɪs ˈsəmər ˈviə ðə dræft ənd fri ˈeɪʤənsi. ðə nɪks hæv ə pɪk ɪn ʤunz dræft ənd ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ hæv ˈəpwərdz əv 30 ˈmɪljən ɪn kæp speɪs tɪ spɛnd ɔn fri ˈeɪʤənts. "ðə feɪt ɪz ɪn ðə frənt ˈɔfəs naʊ," ˈænθɔˌni sɛd. "ɛz pleɪərz ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ wi kən du ɪz goʊ aʊt ənd traɪ tɪ kəmˈpit ɔn ə ˈnaɪtli ˈbeɪsɪs ənd traɪ tɪ gɪt wɪnz ənd traɪ tɪ gɪt ˈbɛtər. bət aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˈoʊnəs ɪz ɔn ðə frənt ˈɔfəs ənd ðeɪv gɑt ə tæsk əˈhɛd əv ðɛm tɪ stɑrt ˈbɪldɪŋ fər naʊ ənd fər ðə fˈjuʧər." hi ˈædɪd ðət hiz ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ rɪˈkrutɪŋ fri ˈeɪʤənts wɪθ ˈʤæksən ənd ðə rɛst əv ðə nɪks' frənt ˈɔfəs ɪn ðə. "aɪ kən rɪˈleɪt tɪ ðiz gaɪz. aɪ kəmˈpit əˈgɛnst ðɛm," ˈænθɔˌni sɛd əv prəˈspɛktɪv fri ˈeɪʤənts. "aɪ noʊ wət ɪt teɪks tɪ pleɪ ɪn nu jɔrk. aɪ noʊ hu kən ˈhændəl nu jɔrk ənd hu kænt ˈhændəl nu jɔrk. ɪf əm ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ju, ðət minz aɪ ˈrɪli wɔnt ju tɪ kəm ˈoʊvər hir ənd ʤɔɪn ˈfɔrsɪz wɪθ mi." ðə fʊl ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈænθɔˌni ɛrz ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ɔn ˈreɪdiˌoʊ æt p.m*. ɛt ɛz pɑrt əv ðə "mit ðə all-stars*" ʃoʊ. ˈmaɪkəl ˈwɔlɪs kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt.
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the costs of homeownership in vancouver can total as much as 79 per cent of typical household income, according to the latest affordability index far greater than the 30 per cent maximum recommended by canada mortgage and housing corporation.
using the index, created a housing affordability map for major cities across canada, and calculated the national average. the map was created by examining utilities, mortgage payments and property taxes in each major city to calculate the percentage of income canadians are spending on housing.
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not surprisingly, residents of vancouver and the took to the top two spots, with home ownership costs making up per cent and 72 per cent of incomes respectively. both cities rank more than 20 per cent higher than the national average calculated by of per cent.
ratehub james laird explained that other factors must be considered when examining affordability in the toronto and vancouver housing markets.
"people buying in these cannot only be relying on their income to pay for these homes," laird said. "many of them are relying on existing wealth that was not earned in the most recent tax year."
of the 12 cities examined in the report, regina, saskatchewan, st. john, new brunswick and st. john's, nova scotia were the only three in which home ownership costs made up under 30 per cent of typical incomes.
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ðə kɔsts əv ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp ɪn vænˈkuvər kən ˈtoʊtəl ɛz məʧ ɛz 79 pər sɛnt əv ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ˈɪnˌkəm, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈleɪtəst əˌfɔrdəˈbɪləti ˈɪndɛks fɑr ˈgreɪtər ðən ðə 30 pər sɛnt ˈmæksəməm ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd baɪ ˈkænədə ˈmɔrgɪʤ ənd ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən. ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈɪndɛks, kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˈhaʊzɪŋ əˌfɔrdəˈbɪləti mæp fər ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɪtiz əˈkrɔs ˈkænədə, ənd ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈævərɪʤ. ðə mæp wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ juˈtɪlətiz, ˈmɔrgɪʤ ˈpeɪmənts ənd ˈprɑpərti ˈtæksɪz ɪn iʧ ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɪti tɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðə pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈɪnˌkəm kəˈneɪdiənz ər ˈspɛndɪŋ ɔn ˈhaʊzɪŋ. ˈɑrtɪkəl kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋli, ˈrɛzɪdənts əv vænˈkuvər ənd ðə tʊk tɪ ðə tɔp tu spɑts, wɪθ hoʊm ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp kɔsts ˈmeɪkɪŋ əp pər sɛnt ənd 72 pər sɛnt əv ˈɪnˌkəmz rɪˈspɛktɪvli. boʊθ ˈsɪtiz ræŋk mɔr ðən 20 pər sɛnt haɪər ðən ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈævərɪʤ ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd baɪ əv pər sɛnt. ʤeɪmz lɛrd ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət ˈəðər ˈfæktərz məst bi kənˈsɪdərd wɪn ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ əˌfɔrdəˈbɪləti ɪn ðə tərˈɑntoʊ ənd vænˈkuvər ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪts. "ˈpipəl baɪɪŋ ɪn ðiz ˈkænɑt ˈoʊnli bi riˈlaɪɪŋ ɔn ðɛr ˈɪnˌkəm tɪ peɪ fər ðiz hoʊmz," lɛrd sɛd. "ˈmɛni əv ðɛm ər riˈlaɪɪŋ ɔn ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ wɛlθ ðət wɑz nɑt ərnd ɪn ðə moʊst ˈrisənt tæks jɪr." əv ðə 12 ˈsɪtiz ɪgˈzæmənd ɪn ðə rɪˈpɔrt, rɪˈʤinə, sæˈskæʧəˌwɔn, st*. ʤɑn, nu ˈbrənzwɪk ənd st*. ʤɑnz, ˈnoʊvə ˈskoʊʃə wər ðə ˈoʊnli θri ɪn wɪʧ hoʊm ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp kɔsts meɪd əp ˈəndər 30 pər sɛnt əv ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈɪnˌkəmz.
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an amazing admission from a spokesman:
“as the debate over interrogation of terror suspects grew, defenders of the practice (including senior officials of the bush administration) insisted that it did not constitute torture. when using a word amounts to taking sides in a political dispute, our general practice is to supply the readers with the information to decide for themselves. thus we describe the practice vividly, and we point out that it is denounced by international covenants and in american tradition as a form of torture.” the times spokesman added that outside of the news pages, editorials and columnists “regard as torture and believe that it fits all of the moral and legal definitions of torture.” he continued: “so that's what we call it, which is appropriate for the opinion pages.”
but it is not an opinion that is torture; it is a fact, recognized by everyone on the planet as such - and by the in its news pages as such - for centuries. what we have here is an admission that the did change its own established position to accommodate the right.
so their journalism is dictated by whatever any government says. in any dispute, their view is not: what is true? but: how can we preserve our access to the political right and not lose readers? if you want a locus for why the legacy media has collapsed, look no further.
so if anyone wants to get the to use a different word in order to obfuscate the truth, all they need to do is make enough noise so there is a political dispute about a question. if there's a political dispute, the will retreat. and so we now know that its core ethos is ceding the meaning of words to others, rather than actually deciding for itself how to call torture torture. orwell wrote about this in his classic "politics and the english language." if newspapers will not defend the english language from the propaganda of war criminals, who will? and it is not as if they haven't made this call before - when they routinely called torture. they already had a view. they changed it so as not to offend. in so doing, they knowingly printed newspeak in their paper - not because they believed in it, but because someone else might.
this is not editing. it is surrender. it is not journalism; it is acquiescence to propaganda. it strikes me as much more egregious a failing than, say, the jayson blair scandal. because it reaches to the very top, was a conscious decision and reveals the empty moral center in the most important newspaper in the country.
when historians look back and try to understand how the us came to be a country that legitimizes torture, the new york times will be seen to have played an important role in it, enabling it, and entrenching it. the evidence shows conclusively that there is not a shred of argument behind the dramatic shift in 2002 - just plain cowardice.
in my view, the people who made that decision should resign. they have revealed that they are nothing but straws in the wind - in a time when moral clarity and courage were most needed.
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ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ ədˈmɪʃən frəm ə ˈspoʊksmən: ðə dəˈbeɪt ˈoʊvər ˌɪnˌtɛrəˈgeɪʃən əv ˈtɛrər ˈsəˌspɛkts gru dɪˈfɛndərz əv ðə ˈpræktɪs (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsinjər əˈfɪʃəlz əv ðə bʊʃ ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən) ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət ɪt dɪd nɑt ˈkɑnstəˌtut ˈtɔrʧər. wɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ə wərd əˈmaʊnts tɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ saɪdz ɪn ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl dɪˈspjut, ɑr ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpræktɪs ɪz tɪ səˈplaɪ ðə ˈridərz wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ðəs wi dɪˈskraɪb ðə ˈpræktɪs ˈvɪvədli, ənd wi pɔɪnt aʊt ðət ɪt ɪz dɪˈnaʊnst baɪ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈkəvənənts ənd ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən trəˈdɪʃən ɛz ə fɔrm əv torture.”*.” ðə taɪmz ˈspoʊksmən ˈædɪd ðət ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə nuz ˈpeɪʤɪz, ˌɛdəˈtɔriəlz ənd ˈkɑləmnəsts ɛz ˈtɔrʧər ənd bɪˈliv ðət ɪt fɪts ɔl əv ðə ˈmɔrəl ənd ˈligəl ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz əv torture.”*.” hi kənˈtɪnjud: ðæts wət wi kɔl ɪt, wɪʧ ɪz əˈproʊpriˌeɪt fər ðə əˈpɪnjən pages.”*.” bət ɪt ɪz nɑt ən əˈpɪnjən ðət ɪz ˈtɔrʧər; ɪt ɪz ə fækt, ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd baɪ ˈɛvriˌwən ɔn ðə ˈplænət ɛz səʧ ənd baɪ ðə ɪn ɪts nuz ˈpeɪʤɪz ɛz səʧ fər ˈsɛnʧəriz. wət wi hæv hir ɪz ən ədˈmɪʃən ðət ðə dɪd ʧeɪnʤ ɪts oʊn ɪˈstæblɪʃt pəˈzɪʃən tɪ əˈkɑməˌdeɪt ðə raɪt. soʊ ðɛr ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ɪz ˈdɪkˌteɪtɪd baɪ ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈɛni ˈgəvərnmənt sɪz. ɪn ˈɛni dɪˈspjut, ðɛr vju ɪz nɑt: wət ɪz tru? bət: haʊ kən wi prɪˈzərv ɑr ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl raɪt ənd nɑt luz ˈridərz? ɪf ju wɔnt ə ˈloʊkəs fər waɪ ðə ˈlɛgəsi ˈmidiə həz kəˈlæpst, lʊk noʊ ˈfərðər. soʊ ɪf ˈɛniˌwən wɔnts tɪ gɪt ðə tɪ juz ə ˈdɪfərənt wərd ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈɑbfəˌskeɪt ðə truθ, ɔl ðeɪ nid tɪ du ɪz meɪk ɪˈnəf nɔɪz soʊ ðɛr ɪz ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl dɪˈspjut əˈbaʊt ə kˈwɛʃən. ɪf ðɛrz ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl dɪˈspjut, ðə wɪl riˈtrit. ənd soʊ wi naʊ noʊ ðət ɪts kɔr ˈiθɑs ɪz ˈsidɪŋ ðə ˈminɪŋ əv wərdz tɪ ˈəðərz, ˈrəðər ðən ˈæˌkʧuəli ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ fər ˌɪtˈsɛlf haʊ tɪ kɔl ˈtɔrʧər ˈtɔrʧər. ˈɔrˌwɛl roʊt əˈbaʊt ðɪs ɪn hɪz ˈklæsɪk "ˈpɑləˌtɪks ənd ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ." ɪf ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz wɪl nɑt dɪˈfɛnd ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ frəm ðə ˌprɑpəˈgændə əv wɔr ˈkrɪmənəlz, hu wɪl? ənd ɪt ɪz nɑt ɛz ɪf ðeɪ ˈhævənt meɪd ðɪs kɔl ˌbiˈfɔr wɪn ðeɪ ruˈtinli kɔld ˈtɔrʧər. ðeɪ ɔˈrɛdi hæd ə vju. ðeɪ ʧeɪnʤd ɪt soʊ ɛz nɑt tɪ əˈfɛnd. ɪn soʊ duɪŋ, ðeɪ ˈnoʊɪŋli ˈprɪnɪd ˈnuˌspik ɪn ðɛr ˈpeɪpər nɑt bɪˈkəz ðeɪ bɪˈlivd ɪn ɪt, bət bɪˈkəz ˈsəmˌwən ɛls maɪt. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ˈɛdɪtɪŋ. ɪt ɪz sərˈɛndər. ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm; ɪt ɪz ˌækwiˈɛsəns tɪ ˌprɑpəˈgændə. ɪt straɪks mi ɛz məʧ mɔr ɪˈgriʤəs ə ˈfeɪlɪŋ ðən, seɪ, ðə ˈʤeɪzən blɛr ˈskændəl. bɪˈkəz ɪt ˈriʧɪz tɪ ðə ˈvɛri tɔp, wɑz ə ˈkɑnʃəs dɪˈsɪʒən ənd rɪˈvilz ðə ˈɛmti ˈmɔrəl ˈsɛnər ɪn ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. wɪn hɪˈstɔriənz lʊk bæk ənd traɪ tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ ðə ˈjuˈɛs keɪm tɪ bi ə ˈkəntri ðət lɪˈʤɪtəˌmaɪzɪz ˈtɔrʧər, ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz wɪl bi sin tɪ hæv pleɪd ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt roʊl ɪn ɪt, ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ ɪt, ənd ɛnˈtrɛnʧɪŋ ɪt. ðə ˈɛvədəns ʃoʊz kənˈklusɪvli ðət ðɛr ɪz nɑt ə ʃrɛd əv ˈɑrgjəmənt bɪˈhaɪnd ðə drəˈmætɪk ʃɪft ɪn 2002 ʤɪst pleɪn ˈkaʊərdəs. ɪn maɪ vju, ðə ˈpipəl hu meɪd ðət dɪˈsɪʒən ʃʊd rɪˈzaɪn. ðeɪ hæv rɪˈvild ðət ðeɪ ər ˈnəθɪŋ bət strɔz ɪn ðə wɪnd ɪn ə taɪm wɪn ˈmɔrəl ˈklɛrɪti ənd kərɪʤ wər moʊst ˈnidɪd. wi wɔnt tɪ hir wət ju θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl. səbˈmɪt ə ˈlɛtər tɪ ðə ˈɛdɪtər ər raɪt tɪ letters@theatlantic.com*.
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targa tasmania competitor dies in crash
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sorry, this video has expired video: fatal crash rocks tasmania (7pm tv news tas)
organisers of tasmania have released the name of the driver who died on the first competitive stage of the rally.
new south wales driver john mansell was killed when his porsche ran off the road at exton.
police say the lost control and the car hit a tree on porters bridge road just after 9.00am.
his tristan catford, 26, was seriously injured but is in a stable condition.
other competitors say they were oblivious to the death until hours later.
but they say the decision to continue the rally after the crash was in keeping with the spirit of motor sport.
competitor warren bossie says road conditions were generally good.
"there was a bit of moisture in the road in the early stages before the sun had really come up."
the rally is due to finish in hobart on sunday.
the confederation of australian says it is deeply saddened by the death.
it is the second death in tasmania since the rally began in 1992.
melbourne navigator ian johnson died in 1996 during the stage in the state's north-west.
there have been several deaths at events interstate, including racing champion peter brock who died near perth in 2006.
tasmanian premier lara giddings has expressed condolences to the driver's family.
she says there are risks associated with all motor sport events.
"what you need to do is to those risks," she said.
"obviously today we've had a tragic accident occur as part of that rally and i'm sure the will be looking very closely at what happened, how it happened and how you can try and mitigate that risk into the future."
a report is being prepared for the coroner.
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targa* ˌtæzˈmeɪniə kəmˈpɛtɪtər daɪz ɪn kræʃ ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ˈsɑri, ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ həz ɪkˈspaɪrd ˈvɪdioʊ: ˈfeɪtəl kræʃ rɑks ˌtæzˈmeɪniə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən nuz tas*) əv ˌtæzˈmeɪniə hæv riˈlist ðə neɪm əv ðə ˈdraɪvər hu daɪd ɔn ðə fərst kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv steɪʤ əv ðə ˈræli. nu saʊθ weɪlz ˈdraɪvər ʤɑn ˈmænsəl wɑz kɪld wɪn hɪz ˈpɔrʃə ræn ɔf ðə roʊd æt ˈɛkstən. pəˈlis seɪ ðə lɔst kənˈtroʊl ənd ðə kɑr hɪt ə tri ɔn ˈpɔrtərz brɪʤ roʊd ʤɪst ˈæftər 9.00am*. hɪz ˈtrɪˌstæn catford*, 26 wɑz ˈsɪriəsli ˈɪnʤərd bət ɪz ɪn ə ˈsteɪbəl kənˈdɪʃən. ˈəðər kəmˈpɛtɪtərz seɪ ðeɪ wər əˈblɪviəs tɪ ðə dɛθ ənˈtɪl aʊərz ˈleɪtər. bət ðeɪ seɪ ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ kənˈtɪnju ðə ˈræli ˈæftər ðə kræʃ wɑz ɪn ˈkipɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈspɪrɪt əv ˈmoʊtər spɔrt. kəmˈpɛtɪtər ˈwɔrən ˈbɔsi sɪz roʊd kənˈdɪʃənz wər ˈʤɛnərəli gʊd. "ðɛr wɑz ə bɪt əv ˈmɔɪsʧər ɪn ðə roʊd ɪn ðə ˈərli ˈsteɪʤɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə sən hæd ˈrɪli kəm əp." ðə ˈræli ɪz du tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ɪn ˈhoʊˌbɑrt ɔn ˈsənˌdi. ðə kənˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən əv ɔˈstreɪljən sɪz ɪt ɪz ˈdipli ˈsædənd baɪ ðə dɛθ. ɪt ɪz ðə ˈsɛkənd dɛθ ɪn ˌtæzˈmeɪniə sɪns ðə ˈræli bɪˈgæn ɪn 1992 ˈmɛlbərn ˈnævəˌgeɪtər ˈiən ˈʤɑnsən daɪd ɪn 1996 ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə steɪʤ ɪn ðə steɪts north-west*. ðɛr hæv bɪn ˈsɛvərəl dɛθs æt ɪˈvɛnts ˌɪntərˈsteɪt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈreɪsɪŋ ˈʧæmpiən ˈpitər brɑk hu daɪd nɪr pərθ ɪn 2006 ˌtæzˈmeɪniən prɛˈmɪr ˈlɑrə ˈgɪdɪŋz həz ɪkˈsprɛst kənˈdoʊlənsəz tɪ ðə ˈdraɪvərz ˈfæməli. ʃi sɪz ðɛr ər rɪsks əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ɔl ˈmoʊtər spɔrt ɪˈvɛnts. "wət ju nid tɪ du ɪz tɪ ðoʊz rɪsks," ʃi sɛd. "ˈɑbviəsli təˈdeɪ wiv hæd ə ˈtræʤɪk ˈæksədənt əˈkər ɛz pɑrt əv ðət ˈræli ənd əm ʃʊr ðə wɪl bi ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈkloʊsli æt wət ˈhæpənd, haʊ ɪt ˈhæpənd ənd haʊ ju kən traɪ ənd ˈmɪtəˌgeɪt ðət rɪsk ˈɪntu ðə fˈjuʧər." ə rɪˈpɔrt ɪz biɪŋ priˈpɛrd fər ðə ˈkɔrənər. ˈtɑpɪks: roʊd, motor-sports*, fərst ˈpoʊstɪd
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in london, thomas blood, an irish adventurer better known as “captain blood,” is captured attempting to steal the crown jewels from the tower of london.
blood, a parliamentarian during the english civil war, was deprived of his estate in ireland with the restoration of the english monarchy in 1660. in 1663, he put himself at the head of a plot to seize dublin castle from supporters of king charles, but the plot was discovered and his accomplices executed. he escaped capture. in 1671, he hatched a bizarre plan to steal the new crown jewels, which had been by charles because most of the original jewels were melted down after charles execution in 1649.
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on may 9, 1671, blood, disguised as a priest, managed to convince the jewel house keeper to hand over his pistols. three accomplices then emerged from the shadows, and together they forced their way into the jewel house. however, they were caught in the act when the son showed up unexpectedly, and an alarm went out to the tower guard. one man shoved the royal orb down his while blood flattened the crown with a mallet and tried to run off with it. the tower guards apprehended and arrested all four of the perpetrators, and blood was brought before the king. charles was so impressed with audacity that, far from punishing him, he restored his estates in ireland and made him a member of his court with an annual pension.
captain blood became a colorful celebrity all across the kingdom, and when he died in 1680 his body had to be exhumed in order to persuade the public that he was actually dead.
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ɪn ˈləndən, ˈtɑməs bləd, ən ˈaɪrɪʃ ədˈvɛnʧərər ˈbɛtər noʊn ɛz blood,”*,” ɪz ˈkæpʧərd əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ stil ðə kraʊn ʤuəlz frəm ðə taʊər əv ˈləndən. bləd, ə ˌpɑrləmɛnˈtɛriən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈsɪvəl wɔr, wɑz dɪˈpraɪvd əv hɪz ɛˈsteɪt ɪn ˈaɪərlənd wɪθ ðə ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈmɑnɑrki ɪn 1660 ɪn 1663 hi pʊt hɪmˈsɛlf æt ðə hɛd əv ə plɑt tɪ siz ˈdəblɪn ˈkæsəl frəm səˈpɔrtərz əv kɪŋ ˈʧɑrəlz, bət ðə plɑt wɑz dɪˈskəvərd ənd hɪz əˈkɑmpləsəz ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd. hi ɪˈskeɪpt ˈkæpʧər. ɪn 1671 hi hæʧt ə bɪˈzɑr plæn tɪ stil ðə nu kraʊn ʤuəlz, wɪʧ hæd bɪn baɪ ˈʧɑrəlz bɪˈkəz moʊst əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ʤuəlz wər ˈmɛltɪd daʊn ˈæftər ˈʧɑrəlz ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən ɪn 1649 ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt θæŋks fər ˈwɑʧɪŋ! ˈvɪzɪt ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɔn meɪ 9 1671 bləd, dɪsˈgaɪzd ɛz ə prist, ˈmænɪʤd tɪ kənˈvɪns ðə ʤuəl haʊs ˈkipər tɪ hænd ˈoʊvər hɪz ˈpɪstəlz. θri əˈkɑmpləsəz ðɛn ˈimərʤd frəm ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊz, ənd təˈgɛðər ðeɪ fɔrst ðɛr weɪ ˈɪntu ðə ʤuəl haʊs. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðeɪ wər kɔt ɪn ðə ækt wɪn ðə sən ʃoʊd əp ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪdli, ənd ən əˈlɑrm wɛnt aʊt tɪ ðə taʊər gɑrd. wən mæn ʃəvd ðə rɔɪəl ɔrb daʊn hɪz waɪl bləd ˈflætənd ðə kraʊn wɪθ ə ˈmælɪt ənd traɪd tɪ rən ɔf wɪθ ɪt. ðə taʊər gɑrdz ˌæprɪˈhɛndəd ənd ərˈɛstɪd ɔl fɔr əv ðə ˈpərpəˌtreɪtərz, ənd bləd wɑz brɔt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə kɪŋ. ˈʧɑrəlz wɑz soʊ ˌɪmˈprɛst wɪθ ɑˈdæsəti ðət, fɑr frəm ˈpənɪʃɪŋ ɪm, hi rɪˈstɔrd hɪz ɛˈsteɪts ɪn ˈaɪərlənd ənd meɪd ɪm ə ˈmɛmbər əv hɪz kɔrt wɪθ ən ˈænjuəl ˈpɛnʃən. ˈkæptən bləd bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈkələrfəl səˈlɛbrɪti ɔl əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkɪŋdəm, ənd wɪn hi daɪd ɪn 1680 hɪz ˈbɑdi hæd tɪ bi ɛksˈhjumd ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ pərsˈweɪd ðə ˈpəblɪk ðət hi wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli dɛd. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt θæŋks fər ˈwɑʧɪŋ! ˈvɪzɪt ˈwɛbˌsaɪt
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apple bacon and blue cheese stuffed pork chops thick cut pork chops stuffed with a delicious stuffing made with apples, bacon and blue cheese.
i’m going through a pork phase again. all i can think of is juicy pork chops and bacon. i think i need to strive for more balance in my meals. i know what i can do, a week of pork chops, a week of salads with bacon, a week of stuffed chicken with bacon, etc. yeah i think that might work, and say pretty balanced, you?
but hey, a girl to do when she is faced with pork chops and bacon. simple, my dears! you stuff the pork chop with the bacon! i bet you think of that, did you?
you have to be a man to enjoy thick juicy pork chops stuffed with the most incredible stuffing made with bacon, apples and blue cheese. can you say flavor bomb? these pork chops will rock your world. your life will literally be better for having these stuffed puppies!
but you know this a novelty, face it, pork and apples go together like chocolate and marshmallows, like abbott and costello, like fish and chips, like cream and sugar. i think you get it. like wisdom and age? toast and butter? and hutch? heart and soul? sticks and stones? peanut butter and jelly? i think stop here. nuts and bolts! meat and potatoes! pen and paper! salt and pepper! my fav, mac and cheese! i promise, done.
but when you add bacon and blue cheese, well elevated the flavors to a whole new dimension. i just love saying that. a whole new flavor dimension. i promise i have anything to drink, oh maybe just a glass of wine, all.
anyway, the stuffing! simple. apple. bacon. blue cheese.s. garlic. done.
i used pork loin chops, but the bone in pork chops would work just as well, just make sure that whatever pork chops you use, that they are cut pretty thick, about an inch. cut a little pocket inside each pork chop, just use a sharp knife, make sure you cut yourself, and then stuff those puppies with all your stuffing, about cup of stuffing in each. matter if it sticks out, all good.
i fried my pork chops on both sides for about 5 minutes per side, and because i want to eat raw meat, i popped them in the oven for about 20 minutes at 400 f degrees and baked until done to a crispy perfection. oh i added some rosemary too because rosemary and pork go together like needle and thread, wine and cheese, day and night, black and white. ok, done! promise.
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apple bacon and blue cheese stuffed pork chops apple bacon and blue cheese stuffed pork chops - thick cut pork chops stuffed with a delicious stuffing made with apples, bacon and blue cheese. from 8 votes print pin prep time: 10 minutes cook time: 40 minutes total time: 50 minutes servings: 4 calories: 477 kcal author: joanna ingredients 4 pork chops
1 large chopped
2 cloves garlic minced
1 apple peeled and sliced small
4 slices bacon chopped
3/4 cup blue cheese crumbled
1 fresh rosemary chopped
salt and pepper to taste love what you see? follow on pinterest! instructions oven to 400 f degrees.
cut a pocket in each pork chop, bone in pork chops can be used as well. season each pork chop with salt, pepper and rub them with the rosemary. set aside.
cook the bacon in a large oven proof skillet. reserve 1 of the bacon in the skillet, and another for later, discard the rest.
fry the and apple together, for about 3 minutes until apple softens. add garlic and continue cooking for another minute. turn off heat and add blue cheese to skillet and stir.
spoon about half cup of the stuffing into each pork chop.
add remaining bacon fat to skillet and add heat. place pork chops in skillet and cook on each side until they start to brown, about 5 minutes per side.
place skillet ined oven and bake for 20 minutes. notes please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used. nutrition calories: 477 kcal | carbohydrates: g | protein: g | fat: g | saturated fat: g | cholesterol: 109 | sodium: 849 | fiber: g | sugar: g tried this recipe? rate it below tag on and hashtag it
nutrition facts apple bacon and blue cheese stuffed pork chops amount per serving calories 477 calories from fat 318 % daily value* total fatg 54% saturated fatg 75% cholesterol 36% sodium 35% total carbohydratesg 3% dietary fiberg 6% sugarsg proteing 61% * percent daily values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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ˈæpəl ˈbeɪkən ənd blu ʧiz stəft pɔrk ʧɑps θɪk kət pɔrk ʧɑps stəft wɪθ ə dɪˈlɪʃəs ˈstəfɪŋ meɪd wɪθ ˈæpəlz, ˈbeɪkən ənd blu ʧiz. goʊɪŋ θru ə pɔrk feɪz əˈgɛn. ɔl aɪ kən θɪŋk əv ɪz ˈʤusi pɔrk ʧɑps ənd ˈbeɪkən. aɪ θɪŋk aɪ nid tɪ straɪv fər mɔr ˈbæləns ɪn maɪ milz. aɪ noʊ wət aɪ kən du, ə wik əv pɔrk ʧɑps, ə wik əv ˈsælədz wɪθ ˈbeɪkən, ə wik əv stəft ˈʧɪkən wɪθ ˈbeɪkən, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. jæ aɪ θɪŋk ðət maɪt wərk, ənd seɪ ˈprɪti ˈbælənst, ju? bət heɪ, ə gərl tɪ du wɪn ʃi ɪz feɪst wɪθ pɔrk ʧɑps ənd ˈbeɪkən. ˈsɪmpəl, maɪ dears*! ju stəf ðə pɔrk ʧɑp wɪθ ðə ˈbeɪkən! aɪ bɛt ju θɪŋk əv ðət, dɪd ju? ju hæv tɪ bi ə mæn tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ θɪk ˈʤusi pɔrk ʧɑps stəft wɪθ ðə moʊst ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˈstəfɪŋ meɪd wɪθ ˈbeɪkən, ˈæpəlz ənd blu ʧiz. kən ju seɪ ˈfleɪvər bɔm? ðiz pɔrk ʧɑps wɪl rɑk jʊr wərld. jʊr laɪf wɪl ˈlɪtərəli bi ˈbɛtər fər ˈhævɪŋ ðiz stəft ˈpəpiz! bət ju noʊ ðɪs ə ˈnɑvəlti, feɪs ɪt, pɔrk ənd ˈæpəlz goʊ təˈgɛðər laɪk ˈʧɔklət ənd ˈmɑrʃˌmɛloʊz, laɪk ˈæbət ənd ˌkɔˈstɛloʊ, laɪk fɪʃ ənd ʧɪps, laɪk krim ənd ˈʃʊgər. aɪ θɪŋk ju gɪt ɪt. laɪk ˈwɪzdəm ənd eɪʤ? toʊst ənd ˈbətər? ənd həʧ? hɑrt ənd soʊl? stɪks ənd stoʊnz? ˈpiˌnət ˈbətər ənd ˈʤɛli? aɪ θɪŋk stɑp hir. nəts ənd boʊlts! mit ənd pəˈteɪtoʊz! pɛn ənd ˈpeɪpər! sɔlt ənd ˈpɛpər! maɪ fav*, mæk ənd ʧiz! aɪ ˈprɑməs, dən. bət wɪn ju æd ˈbeɪkən ənd blu ʧiz, wɛl ˈɛləˌveɪtɪd ðə ˈfleɪvərz tɪ ə hoʊl nu dɪˈmɛnʃən. aɪ ʤɪst ləv seɪɪŋ ðət. ə hoʊl nu ˈfleɪvər dɪˈmɛnʃən. aɪ ˈprɑməs aɪ hæv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ drɪŋk, oʊ ˈmeɪbi ʤɪst ə glæs əv waɪn, ɔl. ˈɛniˌweɪ, ðə ˈstəfɪŋ! ˈsɪmpəl. ˈæpəl. ˈbeɪkən. blu ʧiz. shallots*. ˈgɑrlɪk. dən. aɪ juzd pɔrk lɔɪn ʧɑps, bət ðə boʊn ɪn pɔrk ʧɑps wʊd wərk ʤɪst ɛz wɛl, ʤɪst meɪk ʃʊr ðət ˌwəˈtɛvər pɔrk ʧɑps ju juz, ðət ðeɪ ər kət ˈprɪti θɪk, əˈbaʊt ən ɪnʧ. kət ə ˈlɪtəl ˈpɑkət ˌɪnˈsaɪd iʧ pɔrk ʧɑp, ʤɪst juz ə ʃɑrp naɪf, meɪk ʃʊr ju kət ˈjɔrsɛlf, ənd ðɛn stəf ðoʊz ˈpəpiz wɪθ ɔl jʊr ˈstəfɪŋ, əˈbaʊt kəp əv ˈstəfɪŋ ɪn iʧ. ˈmætər ɪf ɪt stɪks aʊt, ɔl gʊd. aɪ frid maɪ pɔrk ʧɑps ɔn boʊθ saɪdz fər əˈbaʊt 5 ˈmɪnəts pər saɪd, ənd bɪˈkəz aɪ wɔnt tɪ it rɑ mit, aɪ pɑpt ðɛm ɪn ðə ˈəvən fər əˈbaʊt 20 ˈmɪnəts æt 400 ɛf dɪˈgriz ənd beɪkt ənˈtɪl dən tɪ ə ˈkrɪspi pərˈfɛkʃən. oʊ aɪ ˈædɪd səm ˈroʊzˌmɛri tu bɪˈkəz ˈroʊzˌmɛri ənd pɔrk goʊ təˈgɛðər laɪk ˈnidəl ənd θrɛd, waɪn ənd ʧiz, deɪ ənd naɪt, blæk ənd waɪt. ˈoʊˈkeɪ, dən! ˈprɑməs. proʊz ənd kɑnz? lips ənd baʊndz? tɑm ənd ˈʤɛri! ɪf ju gaɪz ləv ðɪs ˈrɛsəpi, ənd moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli meɪk ɪt ˈjɔrsɛlvz, pliz lɛt ˈjuˈɛs noʊ. teɪk ə ˈpɪkʧər ənd tæg ɪt ɔn soʊ wi kən si ɪt. aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz ləv tɪ si wət ju gaɪz kəm əp wɪθ! ˈæpəl ˈbeɪkən ənd blu ʧiz stəft pɔrk ʧɑps ˈæpəl ˈbeɪkən ənd blu ʧiz stəft pɔrk ʧɑps θɪk kət pɔrk ʧɑps stəft wɪθ ə dɪˈlɪʃəs ˈstəfɪŋ meɪd wɪθ ˈæpəlz, ˈbeɪkən ənd blu ʧiz. frəm 8 voʊts prɪnt pɪn prɛp taɪm: 10 ˈmɪnəts kʊk taɪm: 40 ˈmɪnəts ˈtoʊtəl taɪm: 50 ˈmɪnəts ˈsərvɪŋz: 4 ˈkælɔˌriz: 477 ˈkeɪkɑl ˈɔθər: ʤoʊˈænə ˌɪnˈgridiənts 4 pɔrk ʧɑps 1 lɑrʤ ʧɑpt 2 kloʊvz ˈgɑrlɪk mɪnst 1 ˈæpəl pild ənd slaɪst smɔl 4 sˈlaɪsɪz ˈbeɪkən ʧɑpt kəp blu ʧiz ˈkrəmbəld 1 frɛʃ ˈroʊzˌmɛri ʧɑpt sɔlt ənd ˈpɛpər tɪ teɪst ləv wət ju si? ˈfɑloʊ ɔn pinterest*! ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz ˈəvən tɪ 400 ɛf dɪˈgriz. kət ə ˈpɑkət ɪn iʧ pɔrk ʧɑp, boʊn ɪn pɔrk ʧɑps kən bi juzd ɛz wɛl. ˈsizən iʧ pɔrk ʧɑp wɪθ sɔlt, ˈpɛpər ənd rəb ðɛm wɪθ ðə ˈroʊzˌmɛri. sɛt əˈsaɪd. kʊk ðə ˈbeɪkən ɪn ə lɑrʤ ˈəvən pruf ˈskɪlət. rɪˈzərv 1 əv ðə ˈbeɪkən ɪn ðə ˈskɪlət, ənd əˈnəðər fər ˈleɪtər, dɪˈskɑrd ðə rɛst. fraɪ ðə ənd ˈæpəl təˈgɛðər, fər əˈbaʊt 3 ˈmɪnəts ənˈtɪl ˈæpəl ˈsɔfənz. æd ˈgɑrlɪk ənd kənˈtɪnju ˈkʊkɪŋ fər əˈnəðər ˈmɪnət. tərn ɔf hit ənd æd blu ʧiz tɪ ˈskɪlət ənd stər. spun əˈbaʊt hæf kəp əv ðə ˈstəfɪŋ ˈɪntu iʧ pɔrk ʧɑp. æd rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈbeɪkən fæt tɪ ˈskɪlət ənd æd hit. pleɪs pɔrk ʧɑps ɪn ˈskɪlət ənd kʊk ɔn iʧ saɪd ənˈtɪl ðeɪ stɑrt tɪ braʊn, əˈbaʊt 5 ˈmɪnəts pər saɪd. pleɪs ˈskɪlət ɪn ˈəvən ənd beɪk fər 20 ˈmɪnəts. noʊts pliz kip ɪn maɪnd ðət nuˈtrɪʃənəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪz ə rəf ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ənd kən ˈvɛri ˈgreɪtli beɪst ɔn ˈprɑdəkts juzd. nuˈtrɪʃən ˈkælɔˌriz: 477 ˈkeɪkɑl ˌkɑrboʊˈhaɪdreɪts: ʤi ˈproʊˌtin: ʤi fæt: ʤi ˈsæʧərˌeɪtɪd fæt: ʤi kəˈlɛstərˌɔl: 109 ˈsoʊdiəm: 849 ˈfaɪbər: ʤi ˈʃʊgər: ʤi traɪd ðɪs ˈrɛsəpi? reɪt ɪt bɪˈloʊ tæg ɔn ənd ˈhæʃˌtæg ɪt nuˈtrɪʃən fækts ˈæpəl ˈbeɪkən ənd blu ʧiz stəft pɔrk ʧɑps əˈmaʊnt pər ˈsərvɪŋ ˈkælɔˌriz 477 ˈkælɔˌriz frəm fæt 318 ˈdeɪli ˈtoʊtəl fæt 54 ˈsæʧərˌeɪtɪd fæt 75 kəˈlɛstərˌɔl 36 ˈsoʊdiəm 35 ˈtoʊtəl ˌkɑrboʊˈhaɪdreɪts 3 ˈdaɪəˌtɛri ˈfaɪbər 6 ˈʃʊgərz ˈproʊˌtin 61 pərˈsɛnt ˈdeɪli ˈvæljuz ər beɪst ɔn ə 2000 ˈkælɔˌri daɪət. mɔr dɪˈlɪʃəs ˈrɛsəpiz frəm maɪ ˈkɪʧən rænʧ pɔrk ʧɑps ənd pəˈteɪtoʊz ʃip pæn ˈdɪnər ˌkɔˈriən staɪl pɔrk ʧɑps ˈməstərd pɔrk ʧɑps wɪθ ˈroʊzˌmɛri
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nov 27 (reuters) - ferrari president luca di has dismissed as a joke the suggestion that red bull boss christian horner could replace bernie as formula one supremo.
ecclestone, 83 and facing legal challenges including a $100 million damages claim in london over a 2005 business deal, told british newspapers in brazil last week that he would like to hand over one day to horner, 40.
“christian would be ideal,” he was quoted as saying.
horner, who has led red bull and german driver sebastian to four successive constructors’ and drivers’ championships, subsequently played down such talk and made his feelings clear to rai television.
“ecclestone sees horner as his successor? as the years go by, he more and more enjoys making jokes and happy he still has the desire to do so,” the italian said in the interview broadcast on tuesday night.
montezemolo also addressed failures over a season that saw the oldest and most successful team finish third in a championship dominated by red bull.
he denied that ferrari had lost any of their political clout, highlighting that they alone among the teams had a historic right of veto.
“more political weight than that is impossible,” he said in excerpts published on the ferrari website (www.ferrari.com).
montezemolo said 2013 had been “definitely a year to forget” and demanded answers as to why the team had failed to develop the car in the second half of the season when won a record nine races in a row.
he the race stewards for a penalty imposed on departing brazilian felipe massa that cost the team a chance to leapfrog mercedes in the championship.
“every so often the gentlemen who come to the races to act as stewards make decisions that are a bit ridiculous and anachronistic,” he declared.
“one needs to be careful that we maintain credibility, for the work of the teams that invest money and for the drivers who risk their lives.”
massa was for crossing a white line at the pit lane entry with all four wheels, a transgression that drivers were warned about before the race by the governing body.
mercedes team boss ross brawn said after the race that his drivers had reported massa was consistently breaking the rules.
montezemolo hailed fernando alonso, overall runner-up, for a great season but only gave him eight out of 10 rather than a maximum score as an incentive for next year, when 2007 champion returns as replacement.
the finn, he said, “will give us a boost and should bring the points we were missing this year”.
the president warned both drivers that the team always came first, however, even if double world champion alonso was possibly the strongest racer he had ever met.
“none of our drivers could ever hurt the other one,” declared. “i am sure they will help one another.” (reporting by alan baldwin in london, editing by alison wildey)
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noʊv 27 (ˈrɔɪtərz) fərˈɑri ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈlukə di həz dɪsˈmɪst ɛz ə ʤoʊk ðə səˈʤɛsʧən ðət rɛd bʊl bɔs ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈhɔrnər kʊd ˌriˈpleɪs ˈbərni ɛz ˈfɔrmjələ wən supremo*., 83 ənd ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈligəl ˈʧælənʤɪz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə 100 ˈmɪljən ˈdæmɪʤɪz kleɪm ɪn ˈləndən ˈoʊvər ə 2005 ˈbɪznɪs dil, toʊld ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz ɪn brəˈzɪl læst wik ðət hi wʊd laɪk tɪ hænd ˈoʊvər wən deɪ tɪ ˈhɔrnər, 40 wʊd bi ideal,”*,” hi wɑz kˈwoʊtɪd ɛz seɪɪŋ. ˈhɔrnər, hu həz lɛd rɛd bʊl ənd ˈʤərmən ˈdraɪvər səˈbæsʧən tɪ fɔr səkˈsɛsɪv constructors’*’ ənd drivers’*’ ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪps, ˈsəbsəkwəntli pleɪd daʊn səʧ tɔk ənd meɪd hɪz ˈfilɪŋz klɪr tɪ rɑi ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən. siz ˈhɔrnər ɛz hɪz səkˈsɛsər? ɛz ðə jɪrz goʊ baɪ, hi mɔr ənd mɔr ˌɛnˈʤɔɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʤoʊks ənd ˈhæpi hi stɪl həz ðə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ du so,”*,” ðə ˌɪˈtæljən sɛd ɪn ðə ˈɪntərvˌju ˈbrɔdˌkæst ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt. ˈɔlsoʊ əˈdrɛst ˈfeɪljərz ˈoʊvər ə ˈsizən ðət sɔ ðə ˈoʊldəst ənd moʊst səkˈsɛsfəl tim ˈfɪnɪʃ θərd ɪn ə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd baɪ rɛd bʊl. hi dɪˈnaɪd ðət fərˈɑri hæd lɔst ˈɛni əv ðɛr pəˈlɪtɪkəl klaʊt, ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪŋ ðət ðeɪ əˈloʊn əˈməŋ ðə timz hæd ə hɪˈstɔrɪk raɪt əv ˈviˌtoʊ. pəˈlɪtɪkəl weɪt ðən ðət ɪz impossible,”*,” hi sɛd ɪn ˈɛksərpts ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn ðə fərˈɑri ˈwɛbˌsaɪt (www.ferrari.com*). sɛd 2013 hæd bɪn ə jɪr tɪ forget”*” ənd dɪˈmændɪd ˈænsərz ɛz tɪ waɪ ðə tim hæd feɪld tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ðə kɑr ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf əv ðə ˈsizən wɪn wən ə ˈrɛkərd naɪn ˈreɪsɪz ɪn ə roʊ. hi ðə reɪs stuərdz fər ə ˈpɛnəlti ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ɔn dɪˈpɑrtɪŋ brəˈzɪljən fəˈlip ˈmæsə ðət kɔst ðə tim ə ʧæns tɪ ˈlipˌfrɔg mərˈseɪdiz ɪn ðə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp. soʊ ˈɔfən ðə ˈʤɛnəlmɪn hu kəm tɪ ðə ˈreɪsɪz tɪ ækt ɛz stuərdz meɪk dɪˈsɪʒənz ðət ər ə bɪt rɪˈdɪkjələs ənd anachronistic,”*,” hi dɪˈklɛrd. nidz tɪ bi ˈkɛrfəl ðət wi meɪnˈteɪn ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti, fər ðə wərk əv ðə timz ðət ˌɪnˈvɛst ˈməni ənd fər ðə ˈdraɪvərz hu rɪsk ðɛr lives.”*.” ˈmæsə wɑz fər ˈkrɔsɪŋ ə waɪt laɪn æt ðə pɪt leɪn ˈɛntri wɪθ ɔl fɔr wilz, ə trænzˈgrɛʃən ðət ˈdraɪvərz wər wɔrnd əˈbaʊt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə reɪs baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnɪŋ ˈbɑdi. mərˈseɪdiz tim bɔs rɔs brɔn sɛd ˈæftər ðə reɪs ðət hɪz ˈdraɪvərz hæd ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈmæsə wɑz kənˈsɪstəntli ˈbreɪkɪŋ ðə rulz. heɪld fərˈnɑndoʊ əˈlɑnsoʊ, ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈrənərˌəp, fər ə greɪt ˈsizən bət ˈoʊnli geɪv ɪm eɪt aʊt əv 10 ˈrəðər ðən ə ˈmæksəməm skɔr ɛz ən ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv fər nɛkst jɪr, wɪn 2007 ˈʧæmpiən rɪˈtərnz ɛz rɪˈpleɪsmənt. ðə fɪn, hi sɛd, gɪv ˈjuˈɛs ə bust ənd ʃʊd brɪŋ ðə pɔɪnts wi wər ˈmɪsɪŋ ðɪs year”*”. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt wɔrnd boʊθ ˈdraɪvərz ðət ðə tim ˈɔlˌweɪz keɪm fərst, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈivɪn ɪf ˈdəbəl wərld ˈʧæmpiən əˈlɑnsoʊ wɑz ˈpɑsəbli ðə ˈstrɔŋgəst ˈreɪsər hi hæd ˈɛvər mɛt. əv ɑr ˈdraɪvərz kʊd ˈɛvər hərt ðə ˈəðər one,”*,” dɪˈklɛrd. æm ʃʊr ðeɪ wɪl hɛlp wən another.”*.” (rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ baɪ ˈælən ˈbɔldwən ɪn ˈləndən, ˈɛdɪtɪŋ baɪ ˈælɪsən ˈwɪldi)
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blu-ray + dvd
the hobbit: an unexpected journey review
"all good stories deserve embellishment..."
reviewed by kenneth brown, march 7, 2013
an unexpected journey indeed...
it was bound to disappoint. with expectations at an enormous high, a experiment in tow, and fandom, both literary and cinematic, at the mouth, poised to strike the moment the first film showed the slightest sign of weakness,. and yet it shouldn't have. criticism continues to run the anyone really that surprised to see jackson and company indulge a little? did the decision to stretch two films into three fail to clue anyone into the fact be more akin to version than a lean, mean theatrical cut? for that matter, are the same people who swear editions actually upset with the end result? by some strange, blinding magic: yes, yes and yes.fortunately, it was only bound to disappointfans. there are those among us who chose a different path. those who were familiar with the quaint, charming tale of "the hobbit," enough so to avoid expectations. who didn't squander our first viewing leaping headlong into an entirely new (and arguably distracting) way of watching a film. who were overjoyed to immerse ourselves in peter jackson's middle-earth once again, for whatever length of time he saw fit. perfect. it isn't a sacred adaptation of text, or even one that rivals any offilms. it's a gorgeous, gripping, return to middle-earth, though, with far more to offer the peter jackson and j.r.r. folds than many are willing or perhaps able to humble, altogether simple story of "the hobbit" becomes the grand, still relatively simple story of, with a smart series of additions, refinements and expansions and only a few questionable tweaks or misguided deviations. told in flashback (with several flashbacks within that flashback), we meet a younger, less impulsive bilbo (martin freeman), the once and future played in his old age by ian holm. coaxed by gandalf the grey (ian) into joining thirteen dwarves on a quest to reclaim their kingdom and stockpiles of gold from a vile dragon named smaug, bilbo reluctantly embarks on an adventure that takes him from the safety of to the troll and wild, the city of rivendell, the depths of the misty mountains and beyond. drawing from the original book, and fran walsh, philippa and guillermo del screenplay, bilbo as an in a tale, dwarf (richard armitage) as a fallen hero, the unruly dwarves as nomads longing for a rightful place to lay their heads (rather than mere treasure), their quest a more honorable journey, and gandalf's frequent absences a means to a far greater end: a response to the rise of a sinister necromancer (benedict cumberbatch) in the stronghold of (hugo weaving), lord of rivendell, and (cate blanchett) of return, as does the white (christopher lee), who isn't so willing to accept the news gandalf and fellow wizard the brown (sylvester mccoy) have to share. meanwhile, the dwarves -- among them (graham mctavish), balin (ken stott), (james nesbitt), (aidan turner) and (dean o'gorman), who receive the most -- are being tracked by an old foe: the (manu bennett), a vindictive who killed's grandfather before losing an arm in a battle with the dwarf king himself. but other enemies await, bilbo and the company before the first film draws to a close. rock giants, a trio of lumbering cave trolls, a horde of goblins, their king the great goblin (barry humphries) and, in a dank cave beneath the goblin halls, a creature named gollum (andy serkis), corrupted by a seemingly harmless magic ring that grants its wearer withtrilogy, jackson, walsh and focus first and foremost on character and story, placing the utmost value on casting, performances and the ensuing adaptation above all else. freeman isn't an (or rather wasn't before) but his turn as bilbo establishes him as the film's greatest casting coup. with freeman, bilbo is a fully realized anchor point and unmistakably human for a hobbit. the scene in which he to an empty house -- initially relieved and then, all at once, saddened by the silence -- is one of the best acted beats in jackson's thus far middle-earth saga, and makes everything that follows more convincing and compelling than it would otherwise be. it's these moments, these small amendments not present in the original novel but used to terrific effect in the film, that highlight the balance between performance power and craft the filmmakers make a habit of employing again and again and again. and it's these moments that less satisfying scenes that rely a bit too heavily on and heightened action (the escape from goblin town and the rock giant run come to rest of the ensemble is too talented for one film. (thank god there'll be three.) the grey, and makes a number of interesting choices, from his perfectly rounded affection for bilbo to his slight irritation at the to strike out with the dwarves. is also responsible for yet another subtly emotional series exchange, this time with blanchett, in a tender, easily overlooked moment of intimacy that never fails to send chills racing up my arms, even after this, my fifth viewing. armitage is excellent too, even though's disdain for bilbo is given the spotlight one time too many. with an iron gaze and a in his chest, he helps jackson accomplish a dramatic trifecta: infusing the film with an undercurrent of tragedy, giving bilbo a reason to sacrifice his all for the dwarves and providing the first film with a captivating conflict all its own. the rest of the actors, particularly mctavish and nesbitt, fill out the company nicely and, more importantly, serve and arcs selflessly. and serkis? freeman and serkis' riddles in the dark sequence is engrossing, not just as a as a brilliantly staged and shot rendition of one of the book's most iconic encounters. all told, the cast is a true ensemble in every sense of the word. jackson may not have filled the ranks with more familiar hollywood faces, but what he nets in return is on-screen comradery, obvious even mortal on its, it's not in expanding the tale or the characters, it's in expanding the action and, to a lesser degree, embellishing the visual effects. opposed his books being turned into spectacles and the last act of, more so even all but required such spectacle), is puffed up and a tad bloated, with whirling swords, a chase scene that goes on a full minute too long, a giant fight that borders on ludicrous (not the fight but the fact that the dwarves end up standing on one of the giants' legs) and a burning treetop showdown that's intense but pure screenwriters' prerogative. none of it kills the film, but it does knock it down a notch, at least in terms of storytelling. visually, it's immaculate, packed with cutting-edge effects, incredible motion captured creatures and, of course, gollum, who couldn't look more real. thankfully, jackson doesn't turn to computers for every challenge. middle-earth is still new zealand and the practical effects team's masterfully forged props, sets and production design in all their natural and glory; enhanced with as needed, sure, but rarely created wholesale in a computer. more to the point, everyone on the production team -- from the costume designers to the armor makers to the weapon masters to the prosthetics masters -- is an integral player in the ensemble, as much as the actors. a melting pot of gracious, talent both in front and behind the long and short of it? even quite carry the ring, it can carry you.
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blu-ray* ˌdiˌviˈdi ðə ˈhɔbɪt: ən ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈʤərni ˌrivˈju "ɔl gʊd ˈstɔriz dɪˈzərv ɛmˈbɛlɪʃmənt..." rivˈjud baɪ ˈkɛnɪθ braʊn, mɑrʧ 7 2013 ən ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈʤərni ˌɪnˈdid... ɪt wɑz baʊnd tɪ ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt. wɪθ ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz æt ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs haɪ, ə ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ɪn toʊ, ənd fandom*, boʊθ ˈlɪtərˌɛri ənd ˌsɪnəˈmætɪk, æt ðə maʊθ, pɔɪzd tɪ straɪk ðə ˈmoʊmənt ðə fərst fɪlm ʃoʊd ðə sˈlaɪtəst saɪn əv ˈwiknəs,. ənd jɛt ɪt ˈʃʊdənt hæv. ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ rən ðə ˈɛniˌwən ˈrɪli ðət səˈpraɪzd tɪ si ˈʤæksən ənd ˈkəmpəˌni ˌɪnˈdəlʤ ə ˈlɪtəl? dɪd ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ strɛʧ tu fɪlmz ˈɪntu θri feɪl tɪ klu ˈɛniˌwən ˈɪntu ðə fækt bi mɔr ˈeɪkɪn tɪ ˈvərʒən ðən ə lin, min θiˈætrɪkəl kət? fər ðət ˈmætər, ər ðə seɪm ˈpipəl hu swɛr ɪˈdɪʃənz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈəpˌsɛt wɪθ ðə ɛnd rɪˈzəlt? baɪ səm streɪnʤ, ˈblaɪndɪŋ ˈmæʤɪk: jɛs, jɛs ənd yes.fortunately*, ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli baʊnd tɪ disappointfans*. ðɛr ər ðoʊz əˈməŋ ˈjuˈɛs hu ʧoʊz ə ˈdɪfərənt pæθ. ðoʊz hu wər fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə kweɪnt, ˈʧɑrmɪŋ teɪl əv "ðə ˈhɔbɪt," ɪˈnəf soʊ tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz. hu ˈdɪdənt skˈwɑndər ɑr fərst vjuɪŋ ˈlipɪŋ ˈhɛˌdlɔŋ ˈɪntu ən ɪnˈtaɪərli nu (ənd ˈɑrgjuəbli dɪˈstræktɪŋ) weɪ əv ˈwɑʧɪŋ ə fɪlm. hu wər ˌoʊvərˈʤɔɪd tɪ ˌɪˈmərs ɑrˈsɛlvz ɪn ˈpitər ˈʤæksənz ˈmɪdəˌlʊrθ wəns əˈgɛn, fər ˌwəˈtɛvər lɛŋθ əv taɪm hi sɔ fɪt. ˈpərˌfɪkt. ɪt ˈɪzənt ə ˈseɪkrɪd ˌædəpˈteɪʃən əv tɛkst, ər ˈivɪn wən ðət ˈraɪvəlz ˈɛni offilms*. ɪts ə ˈgɔrʤəs, ˈgrɪpɪŋ, rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈmɪdəˌlʊrθ, ðoʊ, wɪθ fɑr mɔr tɪ ˈɔfər ðə ˈpitər ˈʤæksən ənd j.r.r*. foʊldz ðən ˈmɛni ər ˈwɪlɪŋ ər pərˈhæps ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈhəmbəl, ˌɔltəˈgɛðər ˈsɪmpəl ˈstɔri əv "ðə ˈhɔbɪt" bɪˈkəmz ðə grænd, stɪl ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈsɪmpəl ˈstɔri əv, wɪθ ə smɑrt ˈsɪriz əv əˈdɪʃənz, rɪˈfaɪnmənts ənd ɪkˈspænʧənz ənd ˈoʊnli ə fju kˈwɛsʧənəbəl twiks ər mɪsˈgaɪdɪd diviˈeɪʃənz. toʊld ɪn ˈflæʃˌbæk (wɪθ ˈsɛvərəl ˈflæʃˌbæks wɪˈθɪn ðət ˈflæʃˌbæk), wi mit ə ˈjəŋgər, lɛs ˌɪmˈpəlsɪv ˈbɪlˌboʊ (ˈmɑrtɪn ˈfrimən), ðə wəns ənd fˈjuʧər pleɪd ɪn hɪz oʊld eɪʤ baɪ ˈiən hoʊm. koʊkst baɪ ˈgændɔlf ðə greɪ (ˈiən) ˈɪntu ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ˈθərˈtin dwɔrvz ɔn ə kwɛst tɪ riˈkleɪm ðɛr ˈkɪŋdəm ənd ˈstɑkˌpaɪlz əv goʊld frəm ə vaɪl ˈdrægən neɪmd smaug*, ˈbɪlˌboʊ rɪˈləktəntli ɪmˈbɑrks ɔn ən ədˈvɛnʧər ðət teɪks ɪm frəm ðə ˈseɪfti əv tɪ ðə troʊl ənd waɪld, ðə ˈsɪti əv rivendell*, ðə dɛpθs əv ðə ˈmɪsti ˈmaʊntənz ənd bɪɔnd. drɔɪŋ frəm ðə ərˈɪʤənəl bʊk, ənd fræn wɔlʃ, fɪˈlɪpə ənd gwɪˈljɛrmoʊ dɛl ˈskrinˌpleɪ, ˈbɪlˌboʊ ɛz ən ɪn ə teɪl, dwɔrf (ˈrɪʧərd ˈɑrmɪtɪʤ) ɛz ə ˈfɑlən ˈhɪroʊ, ðə ənˈruli dwɔrvz ɛz ˈnoʊˌmædz ˈlɔŋɪŋ fər ə ˈraɪtfəl pleɪs tɪ leɪ ðɛr hɛdz (ˈrəðər ðən mɪr ˈtrɛʒər), ðɛr kwɛst ə mɔr ˈɑnərəbəl ˈʤərni, ənd ˈgændɔlfs ˈfrikˌwɛnt ˈæbsənsɪz ə minz tɪ ə fɑr ˈgreɪtər ɛnd: ə rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə raɪz əv ə ˈsɪnɪstər ˈnɛkrəˌmænsər (ˈbɛnəˌdɪkt ˈkəmbərˌbæʧ) ɪn ðə ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊld əv (ˈjugoʊ ˈwivɪŋ), lɔrd əv rivendell*, ənd (keɪt ˈblænʧɪt) əv rɪˈtərn, ɛz dɪz ðə waɪt (ˈkrɪstəfər li), hu ˈɪzənt soʊ ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðə nuz ˈgændɔlf ənd ˈfɛloʊ ˈwɪzərd ðə braʊn (sɪlˈvɛstər məˈkɔɪ) hæv tɪ ʃɛr. ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə dwɔrvz əˈməŋ ðɛm (græm məkˈtævɪʃ), ˈbælɪn (kɛn stɑt), (ʤeɪmz ˈnɛzbɪt), (ˈeɪdɑn ˈtərnər) ənd (din oʊˈgɔrmən), hu rɪˈsiv ðə moʊst ər biɪŋ trækt baɪ ən oʊld foʊ: ðə (ˈmɑˌnu ˈbɛnɪt), ə vɪnˈdɪktɪv hu kɪld ˈgrænˌfɑðər ˌbiˈfɔr ˈluzɪŋ ən ɑrm ɪn ə ˈbætəl wɪθ ðə dwɔrf kɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf. bət ˈəðər ˈɛnəmiz əˈweɪt, ˈbɪlˌboʊ ənd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˌbiˈfɔr ðə fərst fɪlm drɔz tɪ ə kloʊz. rɑk ʤaɪənts, ə ˈtriˌoʊ əv ˈləmbərɪŋ keɪv troʊlz, ə hɔrd əv ˈgɑblɪnz, ðɛr kɪŋ ðə greɪt ˈgɑblɪn (ˈbɛri ˈhəmfəriz) ənd, ɪn ə dæŋk keɪv bɪˈniθ ðə ˈgɑblɪn hɔlz, ə ˈkriʧər neɪmd ˈgɑləm (ˈændi serkis*), kərˈəptɪd baɪ ə ˈsimɪŋli ˈhɑrmləs ˈmæʤɪk rɪŋ ðət grænts ɪts ˈwɛrər withtrilogy*, ˈʤæksən, wɔlʃ ənd ˈfoʊkɪs fərst ənd ˈfɔrˌmoʊst ɔn ˈkɛrɪktər ənd ˈstɔri, ˈpleɪsɪŋ ðə ˈətˌmoʊst ˈvælju ɔn ˈkæstɪŋ, pərˈfɔrmənsɪz ənd ðə ˈɛnsuɪŋ ˌædəpˈteɪʃən əˈbəv ɔl ɛls. ˈfrimən ˈɪzənt ən (ər ˈrəðər ˈwəzənt ˌbiˈfɔr) bət hɪz tərn ɛz ˈbɪlˌboʊ ɪˈstæblɪʃɪz ɪm ɛz ðə fɪlmz ˈgreɪtəst ˈkæstɪŋ ku. wɪθ ˈfrimən, ˈbɪlˌboʊ ɪz ə ˈfʊli ˈriəˌlaɪzd ˈæŋkər pɔɪnt ənd ˌənmɪˈsteɪkəbli ˈjumən fər ə ˈhɔbɪt. ðə sin ɪn wɪʧ hi tɪ ən ˈɛmti haʊs ˌɪˈnɪʃəli rɪˈlivd ənd ðɛn, ɔl æt wəns, ˈsædənd baɪ ðə ˈsaɪləns ɪz wən əv ðə bɛst ˈæktɪd bits ɪn ˈʤæksənz ðəs fɑr ˈmɪdəˌlʊrθ ˈsɑgə, ənd meɪks ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət ˈfɑloʊz mɔr kənˈvɪnsɪŋ ənd kəmˈpɛlɪŋ ðən ɪt wʊd ˈəðərˌwaɪz bi. ɪts ðiz ˈmoʊmənts, ðiz smɔl əˈmɛndmənts nɑt ˈprɛzənt ɪn ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈnɑvəl bət juzd tɪ tərˈɪfɪk ˈifɛkt ɪn ðə fɪlm, ðət ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ðə ˈbæləns bɪtˈwin pərˈfɔrməns paʊər ənd kræft ðə ˈfɪlˌmeɪkərz meɪk ə ˈhæbət əv ɪmˈplɔɪɪŋ əˈgɛn ənd əˈgɛn ənd əˈgɛn. ənd ɪts ðiz ˈmoʊmənts ðət lɛs ˈsætɪsˌfaɪɪŋ sinz ðət rɪˈlaɪ ə bɪt tu ˈhɛvəli ɔn ənd ˈhaɪtənd ˈækʃən (ðə ɪˈskeɪp frəm ˈgɑblɪn taʊn ənd ðə rɑk ʤaɪənt rən kəm tɪ rɛst əv ðə ɑnˈsɑmbəl ɪz tu ˈtæləntɪd fər wən fɪlm. (θæŋk gɑd ˈðɛrəl bi θri.) ðə greɪ, ənd meɪks ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈʧɔɪsɪz, frəm hɪz ˈpərfəktli ˈraʊndɪd əˈfɛkʃən fər ˈbɪlˌboʊ tɪ hɪz slaɪt ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃən æt ðə tɪ straɪk aʊt wɪθ ðə dwɔrvz. ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ riˈspɑnsəbəl fər jɛt əˈnəðər ˈsətəli ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈsɪriz ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ, ðɪs taɪm wɪθ ˈblænʧɪt, ɪn ə ˈtɛndər, ˈizəli ˈoʊvərˌlʊkt ˈmoʊmənt əv ˈɪntəməsi ðət ˈnɛvər feɪlz tɪ sɛnd ʧɪlz ˈreɪsɪŋ əp maɪ ɑrmz, ˈivɪn ˈæftər ðɪs, maɪ fɪθ vjuɪŋ. ˈɑrmɪtɪʤ ɪz ˈɛksələnt tu, ˈivɪn ðoʊ dɪsˈdeɪn fər ˈbɪlˌboʊ ɪz ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈspɑˌtlaɪt wən taɪm tu ˈmɛni. wɪθ ən aɪərn geɪz ənd ə ɪn hɪz ʧɛst, hi hɛlps ˈʤæksən əˈkɑmplɪʃ ə drəˈmætɪk traɪˈfɛktə: ˌɪnfˈjuzɪŋ ðə fɪlm wɪθ ən ˈəndərˌkərənt əv ˈtræʤədi, ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈbɪlˌboʊ ə ˈrizən tɪ ˈsækrəˌfaɪs hɪz ɔl fər ðə dwɔrvz ənd prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ðə fərst fɪlm wɪθ ə ˈkæptɪˌveɪtɪŋ ˈkɑnflɪkt ɔl ɪts oʊn. ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈæktərz, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli məkˈtævɪʃ ənd ˈnɛzbɪt, fɪl aʊt ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈnaɪsli ənd, mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, sərv ənd ɑrks selflessly*. ənd serkis*? ˈfrimən ənd serkis*' ˈrɪdəlz ɪn ðə dɑrk ˈsikwəns ɪz ɪnˈgroʊsɪŋ, nɑt ʤɪst ɛz ə ɛz ə ˈbrɪljəntli steɪʤd ənd ʃɑt rɛnˈdɪʃən əv wən əv ðə bʊks moʊst ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk ɪnˈkaʊnərz. ɔl toʊld, ðə kæst ɪz ə tru ɑnˈsɑmbəl ɪn ˈɛvəri sɛns əv ðə wərd. ˈʤæksən meɪ nɑt hæv fɪld ðə ræŋks wɪθ mɔr fəˈmɪljər ˈhɑliˌwʊd ˈfeɪsɪz, bət wət hi nɛts ɪn rɪˈtərn ɪz ˈɑnˌskrin comradery*, ˈɑbviəs ˈivɪn ˈmɔrtəl ɔn ɪts, ɪts nɑt ɪn ɪkˈspændɪŋ ðə teɪl ər ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz, ɪts ɪn ɪkˈspændɪŋ ðə ˈækʃən ənd, tɪ ə ˈlɛsər dɪˈgri, ɛmˈbɛlɪʃɪŋ ðə ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈifɛkts. əˈpoʊzd hɪz bʊks biɪŋ tərnd ˈɪntu ˈspɛktəkəlz ənd ðə læst ækt əv, mɔr soʊ ˈivɪn ɔl bət rikˈwaɪərd səʧ ˈspɛktəkəl), ɪz pəft əp ənd ə tæd ˈbloʊtɪd, wɪθ ˈwərlɪŋ sɔrdz, ə ʧeɪs sin ðət goʊz ɔn ə fʊl ˈmɪnət tu lɔŋ, ə ʤaɪənt faɪt ðət ˈbɔrdərz ɔn ˈludəkrəs (nɑt ðə faɪt bət ðə fækt ðət ðə dwɔrvz ɛnd əp ˈstændɪŋ ɔn wən əv ðə ʤaɪənts' lɛgz) ənd ə ˈbərnɪŋ ˈtriˌtɔp ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn ðæts ˌɪnˈtɛns bət pjʊr ˈskrinˌraɪtərz' ˈpərˈɑgətɪv. nən əv ɪt kɪlz ðə fɪlm, bət ɪt dɪz nɑk ɪt daʊn ə nɑʧ, æt list ɪn tərmz əv ˈstɔriˌtɛlɪŋ. ˈvɪʒwəli, ɪts ˌɪˈmækjulɪt, pækt wɪθ ˈkətɪˌŋɛʤ ˈifɛkts, ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˈmoʊʃən ˈkæpʧərd ˈkriʧərz ənd, əv kɔrs, ˈgɑləm, hu ˈkʊdənt lʊk mɔr ril. ˈθæŋkfəli, ˈʤæksən ˈdəzənt tərn tɪ kəmˈpjutərz fər ˈɛvəri ˈʧælənʤ. ˈmɪdəˌlʊrθ ɪz stɪl nu ˈzilənd ənd ðə ˈpræktɪkəl ˈifɛkts timz ˈmæstərfəli fɔrʤd prɑps, sɛts ənd pərˈdəkʃən dɪˈzaɪn ɪn ɔl ðɛr ˈnæʧərəl ənd ˈglɔri; ɛnˈhænst wɪθ ɛz ˈnidɪd, ʃʊr, bət ˈrɛrli kriˈeɪtɪd ˈhoʊlˌseɪl ɪn ə kəmˈpjutər. mɔr tɪ ðə pɔɪnt, ˈɛvriˌwən ɔn ðə pərˈdəkʃən tim frəm ðə ˈkɑstum dɪˈzaɪnərz tɪ ðə ˈɑrmər ˈmeɪkərz tɪ ðə ˈwɛpən ˈmæstərz tɪ ðə prɑsˈθɛtɪks ˈmæstərz ɪz ən ˈɪnəgrəl pleɪər ɪn ðə ɑnˈsɑmbəl, ɛz məʧ ɛz ðə ˈæktərz. ə ˈmɛltɪŋ pɑt əv ˈgreɪʃəs, ˈtælənt boʊθ ɪn frənt ənd bɪˈhaɪnd ðə lɔŋ ənd ʃɔrt əv ɪt? ˈivɪn kwaɪt ˈkɛri ðə rɪŋ, ɪt kən ˈkɛri ju.
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this is one of the more interesting personal stories that uncovered.
for a while now, heard stories about president grant being arrested for riding his horse too fast in the city. this is amusing on two accounts, the first being the president driving a horse and buggy alone on the streets of washington. the second, that he was actually stopped and arrested for speeding. clearly, we see this today, even though, technically,‘ motorcade probably obey the speed limit signs in d.c.
ulysses grant speeding incident
the most informative article about the incident was one that we found in the washington post, written by j. lecount chestnut on november, 1925.
william west is the horseman who once arrested a president. he forced president ulysses s. grant to go with him to the police station where he booked the chief executive on charges of speeding. grant was driving his favorite team of horses at what west thought was excessive speed. he ordered the president to stop, chased him down, gave him a lecture in approved modern traffic cop style, and then arrested him. grant and west became solid pals after the incident, and in one of their frequent chats west informed the president that he, too, was a speed maniac, and that while off duty he had been arrested more than 20 times for speeding. west owned a stable of fine horses that at once attracted admiration, and provided for the two men a strong bond of common interest. the day before arrest a woman with a child had been seriously injured at corner by a driver of fast horses. washington, after a series of such accidents, was conducting the same campaign against “reckless driving” of horses that modern metropolitan cities are engaging in today to check auto speeding. grant had chosen the wrong time to dash by the corner of and m sts. his team thundering along at a furious pace. west shouted, the team was brought to a standstill, and west approached him. “well, officer, what do you want with me?” grant asked. “mr. president,” was the reply, i want to tell you that you were violating the law by driving at reckless speed. your fast driving, sir, has set the example for a lot of other gentlemen. it is endangering the lives of the people who have to cross the street in this locality. only this evening a lady was knocked down by one of the racing teams.” “i am very sorry,” said president grant, “and promise that hereafter i will hold my team down to the regulation speed. is the lady who was run down seriously hurt?” but the very next day, however, the good intentions were forgotten, and general grant came racing down st. fast as ever. when hailed, he turned into m st. and was almost at before he could stop. as west approached, grant said, “do you think, officer, that i was violating the speed laws?” “i certainly do, mr. president,” answered west, not a bit softened by the query. “i cautioned you yesterday, mr. president, about fast driving, and you said, sir, that it would not occur again. i am very sorry, mr. president, to have to do it, for you are the chief executive, but my duty is plain, sir: i shall have to place you under arrest!”
part of me is a little skeptical that it went down exactly like this, but nevertheless the story continues.
at the request of the president, officer west got into the carriage, sat beside him and drove to the station house. grant left $20 collateral, which was forfeited. after this incident president grant and officer west grew very friendly and spent frequently hours at a time chatting. their love of horses was the great bond of sympathy. strange to relate, west himself was an inveterate fast driver. he confessed that he had been arrested at least 25 times for speeding. old timers around washington yet remember remarkable horse, “dan.” this animal was so trained that when his master had cornered an offender, he would seize the culprit by the coat with his great front teeth. as a rule, the horse was careful not to catch a flesh, but if the offender offered resistance the great teeth would grasp flesh along with clothing. the pair were a familiar sight for years at and u sts. n. w., where they were stationed.
there are a couple facts in this story that are different in other stories, but what seems to be consistent though, is that officer west did arrest and book grant. we found another story stating that grant was arrested in 1866 before he was in the white house, and this is also true.
another time ulysses grant was arrested
he was arrested on april 11th, 1866 as well as july for reckless driving. at the time, he was still a general in the u.s. army. 18 had a penchant for speeding, so all three of these stories are true. the man liked to ride fast, and paid the price a few times.
whatever the details are of this story, the fact is, president grant was arrested just after the civil war and emancipation proclamation by an african-american washington policeman. a terrific story and a great piece of trivia with which you can impress your friends.
william west: african-american policeman
west was listed in the 1900 u.s. census living at 1025 st., with his wife of 32 years, katherine and their six children. sadly, like so much of d.c., the building is gone.
by 1910, his wife had passed away, and he was living at 424 new york ave. with two sons and a lodger. this building also appears to be gone.
a decade or so after his encounter with president grant, he had some trouble with the police force and was found guilty of neglecting his duties. below is the article that we dug up from september 26th, 1884 in the washington post, detailing the account.
officers william h. west and william h. white, of the police force, were tried last wednesday before the trial board of the metropolitan police “for neglect of duty and wrangling on political matters upon public streets.” the board found that the officers had stopped twenty or thirty minutes and entered into a conversation about matters not pertaining to their official duties and were also guilty of improper language on the public streets. their sentence was a fine of $25 and in addition to be and transferred. the rule referred to forbids officers from stopping and holding conversation with citizens while patrolling their beats.
if workplaces had this rule today, at least 75 percent of d.c. would be fined for surfing the web, checking facebook, or chatting around the watercooler. get back to work!
in later years, officer west ran into some more trouble according to an in the washington post, printed on january 29th, 1898. west was accused and tried for not paying a certain debt of $40. he had borrowed the money from a mrs. terrell, a local money lender. at the time, it was common for them to prey on underpaid police officers (similar to those shady payday loans today) and charge exorbitant interest rates. the loan agreement had him paying 10% per month until it was paid off. he ended up paying $72 in 19 months and then ceased paying. ultimately, the case was dismissed as the laws of d.c. exempted debtors from paying any interest rate deemed usurious.
he again shows up in the papers on june 30th, 1901 after being arrested for disorderly conduct in mt. vernon square, following an argument.
policeman william h. west, who has been before the trial board several times on charges of conduct unbecoming an officer, was arrested in mount vernon square early last evening charged with disorderly conduct. at the first precinct station lieut. amiss directed that he be stripped of his badge and revolver and suspended. the lieutenant will make a report on the case to maj. sylvester this morning. west is a negro, about years of age, and has been on the force many years. he gained notoriety soon after his appointment by arresting president u. s. grant for riding horseback on a pavement. he is fond of blooded horses, and was a mounted policeman for several years. he drove to the restaurant of charles h. dismer, at 708 k street northwest, early last evening. lindsey madre, a negro youth, was engaged to mind his team. when west returned to the vehicle he is said to have given madre a tip of 5 cents. this started an argument, and madre demanded more money for his services. the quarrel resulted in west and madre going across the street to mount vernon square, where their fight attracted the attention of the neighborhood. policemen hooper and mcdonnell, of the first precinct, ran to the scene and arrest both men for disorderly conduct. they were released on $5 collateral each.
we dug up a little more on lindsey madre, who was born some time near 1873. in the 1910 city directory, he was listed as living at 807 barry pl., which is just west of georgia ave., near the and south of the baseball field.
in the 1920 u.s. census, still listed at the same address with the occupation of (i.e., shoe shiner). he was living with his wife annie and daughter, under the roof of his in-laws, the freemans.
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ðɪs ɪz wən əv ðə mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈpərsɪnəl ˈstɔriz ðət ənˈkəvərd. fər ə waɪl naʊ, hərd ˈstɔriz əˈbaʊt ˈprɛzɪdənt grænt biɪŋ ərˈɛstɪd fər ˈraɪdɪŋ hɪz hɔrs tu fæst ɪn ðə ˈsɪti. ðɪs ɪz əmˈjuzɪŋ ɔn tu əˈkaʊnts, ðə fərst biɪŋ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdraɪvɪŋ ə hɔrs ənd ˈbəgi əˈloʊn ɔn ðə strits əv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. ðə ˈsɛkənd, ðət hi wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli stɑpt ənd ərˈɛstɪd fər ˈspidɪŋ. ˈklɪrli, wi si ðɪs təˈdeɪ, ˈivɪn ðoʊ, ˈtɛknɪkəli, potus‘*‘ ˈmoʊtərˌkeɪd ˈprɑbəˌbli oʊˈbeɪ ðə spid ˈlɪmət saɪnz ɪn d.c*. juˈlɪsiz grænt ˈspidɪŋ ˈɪnsədənt ðə moʊst ˌɪnˈfɔrmətɪv ˈɑrtɪkəl əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪnsədənt wɑz wən ðət wi faʊnd ɪn ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst, ˈrɪtən baɪ ʤeɪ. lɪˈkunt ˈʧɛsˌnət ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər, 1925 ˈwɪljəm wɛst ɪz ðə ˈhɔrsmən hu wəns ərˈɛstɪd ə ˈprɛzɪdənt. hi fɔrst ˈprɛzɪdənt juˈlɪsiz ɛs. grænt tɪ goʊ wɪθ ɪm tɪ ðə pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən wɛr hi bʊkt ðə ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ɔn ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv ˈspidɪŋ. grænt wɑz ˈdraɪvɪŋ hɪz ˈfeɪvərɪt tim əv ˈhɔrsɪz æt wət wɛst θɔt wɑz ɪkˈsɛsɪv spid. hi ˈɔrdərd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt tɪ stɑp, ʧeɪst ɪm daʊn, geɪv ɪm ə ˈlɛkʧər ɪn əˈpruvd ˈmɑdərn ˈtræfɪk kɑp staɪl, ənd ðɛn ərˈɛstɪd ɪm. grænt ənd wɛst bɪˈkeɪm ˈsɑləd pælz ˈæftər ðə ˈɪnsədənt, ənd ɪn wən əv ðɛr ˈfrikˌwɛnt ʧæts wɛst ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ðət hi, tu, wɑz ə spid ˈmeɪniˌæk, ənd ðət waɪl ɔf ˈduti hi hæd bɪn ərˈɛstɪd mɔr ðən 20 taɪmz fər ˈspidɪŋ. wɛst oʊnd ə ˈsteɪbəl əv faɪn ˈhɔrsɪz ðət æt wəns əˈtræktəd ˌædmərˈeɪʃən, ənd prəˈvaɪdɪd fər ðə tu mɛn ə strɔŋ bɑnd əv ˈkɑmən ˈɪntəˌrɛst. ðə deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ərˈɛst ə ˈwʊmən wɪθ ə ʧaɪld hæd bɪn ˈsɪriəsli ˈɪnʤərd æt ˈkɔrnər baɪ ə ˈdraɪvər əv fæst ˈhɔrsɪz. ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˈæftər ə ˈsɪriz əv səʧ ˈæksədənts, wɑz kənˈdəktɪŋ ðə seɪm kæmˈpeɪn əˈgɛnst driving”*” əv ˈhɔrsɪz ðət ˈmɑdərn ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən ˈsɪtiz ər ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn təˈdeɪ tɪ ʧɛk ˈɔtoʊ ˈspidɪŋ. grænt hæd ˈʧoʊzən ðə rɔŋ taɪm tɪ dæʃ baɪ ðə ˈkɔrnər əv ənd ɛm sts*. hɪz tim ˈθəndərɪŋ əˈlɔŋ æt ə fˈjʊriəs peɪs. wɛst ˈʃaʊtɪd, ðə tim wɑz brɔt tɪ ə ˈstændˌstɪl, ənd wɛst əˈproʊʧt ɪm. ““well*, ˈɔfɪsər, wət du ju wɔnt wɪθ me?”*?” grænt æst. ““mr*. president,”*,” wɑz ðə rɪˈplaɪ, aɪ wɔnt tɪ tɛl ju ðət ju wər ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ ðə lɔ baɪ ˈdraɪvɪŋ æt ˈrɛkləs spid. jʊr fæst ˈdraɪvɪŋ, sər, həz sɛt ðə ɪgˈzæmpəl fər ə lɔt əv ˈəðər ˈʤɛnəlmɪn. ɪt ɪz ɛnˈdeɪnʤərɪŋ ðə lɪvz əv ðə ˈpipəl hu hæv tɪ krɔs ðə strit ɪn ðɪs loʊˈkæləti. ˈoʊnli ðɪs ˈivnɪŋ ə ˈleɪdi wɑz nɑkt daʊn baɪ wən əv ðə ˈreɪsɪŋ teams.”*.” æm ˈvɛri sorry,”*,” sɛd ˈprɛzɪdənt grænt, ˈprɑməs ðət hɪˈræftər aɪ wɪl hoʊld maɪ tim daʊn tɪ ðə ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən spid. ɪz ðə ˈleɪdi hu wɑz rən daʊn ˈsɪriəsli hurt?”*?” bət ðə ˈvɛri nɛkst deɪ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə gʊd ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz wər fərˈgɑtən, ənd ˈʤɛnərəl grænt keɪm ˈreɪsɪŋ daʊn st*. fæst ɛz ˈɛvər. wɪn heɪld, hi tərnd ˈɪntu ɛm st*. ənd wɑz ˈɔlˌmoʊst æt ˌbiˈfɔr hi kʊd stɑp. ɛz wɛst əˈproʊʧt, grænt sɛd, ju θɪŋk, ˈɔfɪsər, ðət aɪ wɑz ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ ðə spid laws?”*?” ˈsərtənli du, ˈmɪstər. president,”*,” ˈænsərd wɛst, nɑt ə bɪt ˈsɔfənd baɪ ðə kˈwiri. ˈkɔʃənd ju ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, ˈmɪstər. ˈprɛzɪdənt, əˈbaʊt fæst ˈdraɪvɪŋ, ənd ju sɛd, sər, ðət ɪt wʊd nɑt əˈkər əˈgɛn. aɪ æm ˈvɛri ˈsɑri, ˈmɪstər. ˈprɛzɪdənt, tɪ hæv tɪ du ɪt, fər ju ər ðə ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv, bət maɪ ˈduti ɪz pleɪn, sər: aɪ ʃæl hæv tɪ pleɪs ju ˈəndər arrest!”*!” pɑrt əv mi ɪz ə ˈlɪtəl ˈskɛptɪkəl ðət ɪt wɛnt daʊn ɪgˈzæktli laɪk ðɪs, bət ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs ðə ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz. æt ðə rɪkˈwɛst əv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈɔfɪsər wɛst gɑt ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɛrəʤ, sæt ˌbiˈsaɪd ɪm ənd droʊv tɪ ðə ˈsteɪʃən haʊs. grænt lɛft 20 kəˈlætərəl, wɪʧ wɑz ˈfɔrfɪtɪd. ˈæftər ðɪs ˈɪnsədənt ˈprɛzɪdənt grænt ənd ˈɔfɪsər wɛst gru ˈvɛri ˈfrɛndli ənd spɛnt ˈfrikwɛntli aʊərz æt ə taɪm ˈʧætɪŋ. ðɛr ləv əv ˈhɔrsɪz wɑz ðə greɪt bɑnd əv ˈsɪmpəθi. streɪnʤ tɪ rɪˈleɪt, wɛst hɪmˈsɛlf wɑz ən ˌɪnˈvɛtərət fæst ˈdraɪvər. hi kənˈfɛst ðət hi hæd bɪn ərˈɛstɪd æt list 25 taɪmz fər ˈspidɪŋ. oʊld ˈtaɪmərz əraʊnd ˈwɔʃɪŋtən jɛt rɪˈmɛmbər rɪˈmɑrkəbəl hɔrs, ““dan.”*.” ðɪs ˈænəməl wɑz soʊ treɪnd ðət wɪn hɪz ˈmæstər hæd ˈkɔrnərd ən əˈfɛndər, hi wʊd siz ðə ˈkəlprɪt baɪ ðə koʊt wɪθ hɪz greɪt frənt tiθ. ɛz ə rul, ðə hɔrs wɑz ˈkɛrfəl nɑt tɪ kæʧ ə flɛʃ, bət ɪf ðə əˈfɛndər ˈɔfərd rɪˈzɪstəns ðə greɪt tiθ wʊd græsp flɛʃ əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈkloʊðɪŋ. ðə pɛr wər ə fəˈmɪljər saɪt fər jɪrz æt ənd ju sts*. ɛn. ˈdəbəlju., wɛr ðeɪ wər ˈsteɪʃənd. ðɛr ər ə ˈkəpəl fækts ɪn ðɪs ˈstɔri ðət ər ˈdɪfərənt ɪn ˈəðər ˈstɔriz, bət wət simz tɪ bi kənˈsɪstənt ðoʊ, ɪz ðət ˈɔfɪsər wɛst dɪd ərˈɛst ənd bʊk grænt. wi faʊnd əˈnəðər ˈstɔri ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət grænt wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ɪn 1866 ˌbiˈfɔr hi wɑz ɪn ðə waɪt haʊs, ənd ðɪs ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ tru. əˈnəðər taɪm juˈlɪsiz grænt wɑz ərˈɛstɪd hi wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ɔn ˈeɪprəl 11th*, 1866 ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌʤuˈlaɪ fər ˈrɛkləs ˈdraɪvɪŋ. æt ðə taɪm, hi wɑz stɪl ə ˈʤɛnərəl ɪn ðə juz. ˈɑrmi. 18 hæd ə ˈpɛnʧənt fər ˈspidɪŋ, soʊ ɔl θri əv ðiz ˈstɔriz ər tru. ðə mæn laɪkt tɪ raɪd fæst, ənd peɪd ðə praɪs ə fju taɪmz. ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə ˈditeɪlz ər əv ðɪs ˈstɔri, ðə fækt ɪz, ˈprɛzɪdənt grænt wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ʤɪst ˈæftər ðə ˈsɪvəl wɔr ənd ɪˌmænsəˈpeɪʃən ˌprɑkləˈmeɪʃən baɪ ən ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkən ˈwɔʃɪŋtən pəˈlismən. ə tərˈɪfɪk ˈstɔri ənd ə greɪt pis əv ˈtrɪviə wɪθ wɪʧ ju kən ˌɪmˈprɛs jʊr frɛndz. ˈwɪljəm wɛst: ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkən pəˈlismən wɛst wɑz ˈlɪstɪd ɪn ðə 1900 juz. ˈsɛnsəs ˈlɪvɪŋ æt 1025 st*., wɪθ hɪz waɪf əv 32 jɪrz, ˈkæθərɪn ənd ðɛr sɪks ˈʧɪldrən. ˈsædli, laɪk soʊ məʧ əv d.c*., ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪz gɔn. baɪ 1910 hɪz waɪf hæd pæst əˈweɪ, ənd hi wɑz ˈlɪvɪŋ æt 424 nu jɔrk ˈɑˌveɪ. wɪθ tu sənz ənd ə lodger*. ðɪs ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpɪrz tɪ bi gɔn. ə ˈdɛkeɪd ər soʊ ˈæftər hɪz ɪnˈkaʊnər wɪθ ˈprɛzɪdənt grænt, hi hæd səm ˈtrəbəl wɪθ ðə pəˈlis fɔrs ənd wɑz faʊnd ˈgɪlti əv nɪˈglɛktɪŋ hɪz ˈdutiz. bɪˈloʊ ɪz ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl ðət wi dəg əp frəm sɛpˈtɛmbər 26th*, 1884 ɪn ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst, dɪˈteɪlɪŋ ðə əˈkaʊnt. ˈɔfɪsərz ˈwɪljəm eɪʧ. wɛst ənd ˈwɪljəm eɪʧ. waɪt, əv ðə pəˈlis fɔrs, wər traɪd læst ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə traɪəl bɔrd əv ðə ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən pəˈlis nɪˈglɛkt əv ˈduti ənd ˈræŋgəlɪŋ ɔn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈmætərz əˈpɑn ˈpəblɪk streets.”*.” ðə bɔrd faʊnd ðət ðə ˈɔfɪsərz hæd stɑpt tˈwɛnti ər ˈθərˌdi ˈmɪnəts ənd ˈɛnərd ˈɪntu ə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən əˈbaʊt ˈmætərz nɑt pərˈteɪnɪŋ tɪ ðɛr əˈfɪʃəl ˈdutiz ənd wər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈgɪlti əv ˌɪmˈprɑpər ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɔn ðə ˈpəblɪk strits. ðɛr ˈsɛntəns wɑz ə faɪn əv 25 ənd ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ bi ənd ˈtrænsfərd. ðə rul rɪˈfərd tɪ fərˈbɪdz ˈɔfɪsərz frəm ˈstɑpɪŋ ənd ˈhoʊldɪŋ ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən wɪθ ˈsɪtɪzənz waɪl pəˈtroʊlɪŋ ðɛr bits. ɪf ˈwərkˌpleɪsɪz hæd ðɪs rul təˈdeɪ, æt list 75 pərˈsɛnt əv d.c*. wʊd bi faɪnd fər ˈsərfɪŋ ðə wɛb, ˈʧɛkɪŋ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, ər ˈʧætɪŋ əraʊnd ðə watercooler*. gɪt bæk tɪ wərk! ɪn ˈleɪtər jɪrz, ˈɔfɪsər wɛst ræn ˈɪntu səm mɔr ˈtrəbəl əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ən ɪn ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst, ˈprɪnɪd ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 29th*, 1898 wɛst wɑz əˈkjuzd ənd traɪd fər nɑt peɪɪŋ ə ˈsərtən dɛt əv 40 hi hæd ˈbɑˌroʊd ðə ˈməni frəm ə ˈmɪsɪz. ˈtɛrəl, ə ˈloʊkəl ˈməni ˈlɛndər. æt ðə taɪm, ɪt wɑz ˈkɑmən fər ðɛm tɪ preɪ ɔn ˈəndərˈpeɪd pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz (ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðoʊz ˈʃeɪdi ˈpeɪˌdeɪ loʊnz təˈdeɪ) ənd ʧɑrʤ ɪgˈzɔrbɪtənt ˈɪntəˌrɛst reɪts. ðə loʊn əˈgrimənt hæd ɪm peɪɪŋ 10 pər mənθ ənˈtɪl ɪt wɑz peɪd ɔf. hi ˈɛndɪd əp peɪɪŋ 72 ɪn 19 mənθs ənd ðɛn sist peɪɪŋ. ˈəltəmətli, ðə keɪs wɑz dɪsˈmɪst ɛz ðə lɔz əv d.c*. ɪgˈzɛmptɪd ˈdɛtərz frəm peɪɪŋ ˈɛni ˈɪntəˌrɛst reɪt dimd usurious*. hi əˈgɛn ʃoʊz əp ɪn ðə ˈpeɪpərz ɔn ʤun 30th*, 1901 ˈæftər biɪŋ ərˈɛstɪd fər dɪˈsɔrdərli ˈkɑndəkt ɪn ˈɛmˈti. ˈvərnən skwɛr, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ən ˈɑrgjəmənt. pəˈlismən ˈwɪljəm eɪʧ. wɛst, hu həz bɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ðə traɪəl bɔrd ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz ɔn ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv ˈkɑndəkt ˌənbɪˈkəmɪŋ ən ˈɔfɪsər, wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ɪn maʊnt ˈvərnən skwɛr ˈərli læst ˈivnɪŋ ʧɑrʤd wɪθ dɪˈsɔrdərli ˈkɑndəkt. æt ðə fərst ˈpriˌsɪŋkt ˈsteɪʃən lieut*. əˈmɪs dɪˈrɛktɪd ðət hi bi strɪpt əv hɪz bæʤ ənd rɪˈvɑlvər ənd səˈspɛndɪd. ðə luˈtɛnənt wɪl meɪk ə rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ðə keɪs tɪ mæʤ. sɪlˈvɛstər ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ. wɛst ɪz ə ˈnigroʊ, əˈbaʊt jɪrz əv eɪʤ, ənd həz bɪn ɔn ðə fɔrs ˈmɛni jɪrz. hi geɪnd ˌnoʊtərˈaɪəti sun ˈæftər hɪz əˈpɔɪntmənt baɪ ərˈɛstɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt ju. ɛs. grænt fər ˈraɪdɪŋ ˈhɔrsˌbæk ɔn ə ˈpeɪvmənt. hi ɪz fɑnd əv ˈblədɪd ˈhɔrsɪz, ənd wɑz ə ˈmaʊnɪd pəˈlismən fər ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz. hi droʊv tɪ ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt əv ˈʧɑrəlz eɪʧ. dismer*, æt 708 keɪ strit ˌnɔrθˈwɛst, ˈərli læst ˈivnɪŋ. ˈlɪndzi ˈmɑˌdreɪ, ə ˈnigroʊ juθ, wɑz ɪnˈgeɪʤd tɪ maɪnd hɪz tim. wɪn wɛst rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə ˈviɪkəl hi ɪz sɛd tɪ hæv ˈgɪvɪn ˈmɑˌdreɪ ə tɪp əv 5 sɛnts. ðɪs ˈstɑrtɪd ən ˈɑrgjəmənt, ənd ˈmɑˌdreɪ dɪˈmændɪd mɔr ˈməni fər hɪz ˈsərvɪsɪz. ðə kˈwɔrəl rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn wɛst ənd ˈmɑˌdreɪ goʊɪŋ əˈkrɔs ðə strit tɪ maʊnt ˈvərnən skwɛr, wɛr ðɛr faɪt əˈtræktəd ðə əˈtɛnʃən əv ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd. pəˈlismɪn ˈhupər ənd məkˈdɑnəl, əv ðə fərst ˈpriˌsɪŋkt, ræn tɪ ðə sin ənd ərˈɛst boʊθ mɛn fər dɪˈsɔrdərli ˈkɑndəkt. ðeɪ wər riˈlist ɔn 5 kəˈlætərəl iʧ. wi dəg əp ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ɔn ˈlɪndzi ˈmɑˌdreɪ, hu wɑz bɔrn səm taɪm nɪr 1873 ɪn ðə 1910 ˈsɪti dɪˈrɛktəri, hi wɑz ˈlɪstɪd ɛz ˈlɪvɪŋ æt 807 ˈbɛri pl*., wɪʧ ɪz ʤɪst wɛst əv ˈʤɔrʤə ˈɑˌveɪ., nɪr ðə ənd saʊθ əv ðə ˈbeɪsˈbɔl fild. ɪn ðə 1920 juz. ˈsɛnsəs, stɪl ˈlɪstɪd æt ðə seɪm ˈæˌdrɛs wɪθ ðə ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən əv (i.e*., ʃu ˈʃaɪnər). hi wɑz ˈlɪvɪŋ wɪθ hɪz waɪf ˈæni ənd ˈdɔtər, ˈəndər ðə rʊf əv hɪz ˌɪnˈlɔz, ðə ˈfrimənz.
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on dec. 21, facebook released poke, a messaging app with a built-in self-destruct feature that was intended to take on snapchat. facebook poke hit #1 on apple's list of free apps in the u.s. the following day, but it didn't hold onto the top spot long, dropping out of the top 25 less than a week later.
now, one month after it launched, poke has fallen out of the top 50, the top 500 and is well on its way to falling out of the top free apps. as of monday, facebook poke had dropped to number 706 on the list of apple's top free apps, according to data from app annie, a service that tracks app rankings.
snapchat, far from being killed off by facebook, enjoyed a big boost from all the extra attention on its app. as facebook poke fell out of the top 25, snapchat managed to crack the top 5 apps, rising to as high as #3. snapchat has since declined somewhat in the rankings, but is still firmly in the top 20 at #14.
snapchat's continued popularity suggests that the demand is still there for this kind of messaging app just not for facebook poke.
image courtesy of istockphoto, and app annie
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ɔn dɛk. 21 ˈfeɪsˌbʊk riˈlist poʊk, ə ˈmɛsɪʤɪŋ æp wɪθ ə ˈbɪlˌtɪn ˈsɛlfdɪˈstrəkt ˈfiʧər ðət wɑz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ teɪk ɔn sˈnæˌpʧæt. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk poʊk hɪt 1 ɔn ˈæpəlz lɪst əv fri æps ɪn ðə juz. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ deɪ, bət ɪt ˈdɪdənt hoʊld ˈɔntu ðə tɔp spɑt lɔŋ, ˈdrɑpɪŋ aʊt əv ðə tɔp 25 lɛs ðən ə wik ˈleɪtər. naʊ, wən mənθ ˈæftər ɪt lɔnʧt, poʊk həz ˈfɑlən aʊt əv ðə tɔp 50 ðə tɔp 500 ənd ɪz wɛl ɔn ɪts weɪ tɪ ˈfɑlɪŋ aʊt əv ðə tɔp fri æps. ɛz əv ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˈfeɪsˌbʊk poʊk hæd drɑpt tɪ ˈnəmbər 706 ɔn ðə lɪst əv ˈæpəlz tɔp fri æps, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdætə frəm æp ˈæni, ə ˈsərvɪs ðət træks æp ˈræŋkɪŋz. sˈnæˌpʧæt, fɑr frəm biɪŋ kɪld ɔf baɪ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ə bɪg bust frəm ɔl ðə ˈɛkstrə əˈtɛnʃən ɔn ɪts æp. ɛz ˈfeɪsˌbʊk poʊk fɛl aʊt əv ðə tɔp 25 sˈnæˌpʧæt ˈmænɪʤd tɪ kræk ðə tɔp 5 æps, ˈraɪzɪŋ tɪ ɛz haɪ ɛz 3 sˈnæˌpʧæt həz sɪns dɪˈklaɪnd ˈsəmˈwət ɪn ðə ˈræŋkɪŋz, bət ɪz stɪl ˈfərmli ɪn ðə tɔp 20 æt 14 kənˈtɪnjud ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti səˈʤɛsts ðət ðə dɪˈmænd ɪz stɪl ðɛr fər ðɪs kaɪnd əv ˈmɛsɪʤɪŋ æp ʤɪst nɑt fər ˈfeɪsˌbʊk poʊk. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkərtəsi əv istockphoto*, ənd æp ˈæni
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washington (reuters) - more than half of u.s. doctors now favor switching to a national health care plan and fewer than a third oppose the idea, according to a survey published on monday.
a zoomed picture shows two surgeons performing an operation to implant an artificial heart valve in the operating room of a berlin hospital in this file photo from august 15, 2003. bensch
the survey suggests that opinions have changed substantially since the last survey in 2002 and as the country debates serious changes to the health care system.
of more than doctors surveyed, 59 percent said they support legislation to establish a national health insurance program, while 32 percent said they opposed it, researchers reported in the journal annals of internal medicine.
the 2002 survey found that 49 percent of physicians supported national health insurance and 40 percent opposed it.
“many claim to speak for physicians and represent their views. we asked doctors directly and found that, contrary to conventional wisdom, most doctors support national health insurance,” said dr. aaron carroll of the indiana university school of medicine, who led the study.
“as doctors, we find that our patients suffer because of increasing deductibles, co-payments, and restrictions on patient care,” said dr. ronald ackermann, who worked on the study with carroll. “more and more, physicians are turning to national health insurance as a solution to this problem.”
patchwork
the united states has no single organized health care system. instead it relies on a patchwork of insurance provided by the federal and state governments to the elderly, poor, disabled and to some children, along with private insurance and plans.
many other countries have national plans, including britain, france and canada, and several studies have shown the united states spends more per capita on health care, without achieving better results for patients.
an estimated 47 million people have no insurance coverage at all, meaning they must pay out of their pockets for health care or skip it.
contenders in the election for president in november all have proposed various changes, but none of the major party candidates has called for a fully national health plan.
insurance companies, retailers and other employers have joined forces with unions and other interest groups to propose their own plans.
“across the board, more physicians feel that our fragmented and for-profit insurance system is obstructing good patient care, and a majority now support national insurance as the remedy,” ackermann said in a statement.
the indiana survey found that 83 percent of psychiatrists, 69 percent of emergency medicine specialists, 65 percent of pediatricians, 64 percent of internists, 60 percent of family physicians and 55 percent of general surgeons favor a national health insurance plan.
the researchers said they believe the survey was representative of the u.s. medical doctors.
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ˈwɔʃɪŋtən (ˈrɔɪtərz) mɔr ðən hæf əv juz. ˈdɑktərz naʊ ˈfeɪvər sˈwɪʧɪŋ tɪ ə ˈnæʃənəl hɛlθ kɛr plæn ənd fjuər ðən ə θərd əˈpoʊz ðə aɪˈdiə, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈsərˌveɪ ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. ə zumd ˈpɪkʧər ʃoʊz tu ˈsərʤənz pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ən ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən tɪ ˌɪmˈplænt ən ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl hɑrt vælv ɪn ðə ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ rum əv ə bərˈlɪn ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ɪn ðɪs faɪl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ frəm ˈɔgəst 15 2003 bɛnʃ ðə ˈsərˌveɪ səˈʤɛsts ðət əˈpɪnjənz hæv ʧeɪnʤd səbˈstænʃəli sɪns ðə læst ˈsərˌveɪ ɪn 2002 ənd ɛz ðə ˈkəntri dəˈbeɪts ˈsɪriəs ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðə hɛlθ kɛr ˈsɪstəm. əv mɔr ðən ˈdɑktərz ˈsərˌveɪd, 59 pərˈsɛnt sɛd ðeɪ səˈpɔrt ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ə ˈnæʃənəl hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈproʊˌgræm, waɪl 32 pərˈsɛnt sɛd ðeɪ əˈpoʊzd ɪt, ˈrisərʧərz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ðə ˈʤərnəl ˈænəlz əv ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈmɛdəsən. ðə 2002 ˈsərˌveɪ faʊnd ðət 49 pərˈsɛnt əv fɪˈzɪʃənz səˈpɔrtɪd ˈnæʃənəl hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ənd 40 pərˈsɛnt əˈpoʊzd ɪt. kleɪm tɪ spik fər fɪˈzɪʃənz ənd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðɛr vjuz. wi æst ˈdɑktərz dɪˈrɛkli ənd faʊnd ðət, ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈwɪzdəm, moʊst ˈdɑktərz səˈpɔrt ˈnæʃənəl hɛlθ insurance,”*,” sɛd ˈdɑktər. ˈɛrən ˈkɛrəl əv ðə ˌɪndiˈænə ˌjunəˈvərsəti skul əv ˈmɛdəsən, hu lɛd ðə ˈstədi. ˈdɑktərz, wi faɪnd ðət ɑr ˈpeɪʃənz ˈsəfər bɪˈkəz əv ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ dɪˈdəktəbəlz, co-payments*, ənd riˈstrɪkʃənz ɔn ˈpeɪʃənt care,”*,” sɛd ˈdɑktər. ˈrɑnəld ˈækərmən, hu wərkt ɔn ðə ˈstədi wɪθ ˈkɛrəl. ənd mɔr, fɪˈzɪʃənz ər ˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ˈnæʃənəl hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ɛz ə səˈluʃən tɪ ðɪs problem.”*.” ˈpæʧˌwərk ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts həz noʊ ˈsɪŋgəl ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd hɛlθ kɛr ˈsɪstəm. ˌɪnˈstɛd ɪt rɪˈlaɪz ɔn ə ˈpæʧˌwərk əv ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ənd steɪt ˈgəvərnmənts tɪ ðə ˈɛldərli, pur, dɪˈseɪbəld ənd tɪ səm ˈʧɪldrən, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ənd plænz. ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈkəntriz hæv ˈnæʃənəl plænz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈbrɪtən, fræns ənd ˈkænədə, ənd ˈsɛvərəl ˈstədiz hæv ʃoʊn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts spɛnz mɔr pər ˈkæpɪtə ɔn hɛlθ kɛr, wɪˈθaʊt əˈʧivɪŋ ˈbɛtər rɪˈzəlts fər ˈpeɪʃənz. ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 47 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl hæv noʊ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈkəvərɪʤ æt ɔl, ˈminɪŋ ðeɪ məst peɪ aʊt əv ðɛr ˈpɑkəts fər hɛlθ kɛr ər skɪp ɪt. kənˈtɛndərz ɪn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən fər ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər ɔl hæv prəˈpoʊzd ˈvɛriəs ˈʧeɪnʤɪz, bət nən əv ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈpɑrti ˈkænədɪts həz kɔld fər ə ˈfʊli ˈnæʃənəl hɛlθ plæn. ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈkəmpəˌniz, ˈriˌteɪlərz ənd ˈəðər ɪmˈplɔɪərz hæv ʤɔɪnd ˈfɔrsɪz wɪθ ˈjunjənz ənd ˈəðər ˈɪntəˌrɛst grups tɪ prəˈpoʊz ðɛr oʊn plænz. ðə bɔrd, mɔr fɪˈzɪʃənz fil ðət ɑr ˈfrægməntɪd ənd ˌfərˈprɑfɪt ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈsɪstəm ɪz əbˈstrəktɪŋ gʊd ˈpeɪʃənt kɛr, ənd ə məˈʤɔrəti naʊ səˈpɔrt ˈnæʃənəl ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ɛz ðə remedy,”*,” ˈækərmən sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ðə ˌɪndiˈænə ˈsərˌveɪ faʊnd ðət 83 pərˈsɛnt əv səˈkaɪətrəsts, 69 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈimərʤənsi ˈmɛdəsən ˈspɛʃəlɪsts, 65 pərˈsɛnt əv ˌpidiəˈtrɪʃənz, 64 pərˈsɛnt əv ˌɪnˈtərnɪsts, 60 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈfæməli fɪˈzɪʃənz ənd 55 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈʤɛnərəl ˈsərʤənz ˈfeɪvər ə ˈnæʃənəl hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns plæn. ðə ˈrisərʧərz sɛd ðeɪ bɪˈliv ðə ˈsərˌveɪ wɑz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv əv ðə juz. ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈdɑktərz.
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maria mangini (albany county sheriff's office photo) maria mangini (albany county sheriff's office photo) image 1 of / 3 caption close school psychologist, husband arrested after teen baby-sitter finds pot in home 1 / 3 back to gallery
bethlehem a school psychologist and her husband were arrested on thursday after the sheriff's office said a teenage baby-sitter discovered a stash of pot in their home, took some and got caught with it at school.
brian and maria mangini, both 41, of 2006 delaware turnpike in clarksville, have two children, ages 5 and 8, sheriff craig apple said. brian mangini works at bethlehem's blue sky music store, the sheriff's office said.
maria mangini was placed on paid administrative leave after the arrest, according to the school district.
an investigation began when officials at the bethlehem central school district caught a student with marijuana and referred the matter to police, apple said. the girl told officials that she found the drug while snooping at the home of the school's psychologist, where she was baby-sitting, the sheriff said.
apple said it's not clear whether the girl met maria mangini through her profession as the school's psychologist.
apple said the sheriff's office obtained a search warrant for the home and found 3 ounces of marijuana.
"it's not a huge amount of marijuana," apple said, "but still with kids in the house and her employed by the school, we were very concerned."
the were charged with criminal possession of marijuana and endangering the welfare of a child. they were released on appearance tickets set for 5 p.m. feb. 2 at new scotland town court.
the incident is the latest in a string of exploits at the school district, including five drug arrests in the week before thanksgiving. a delmar student was arrested on felony drug charges just after thanksgiving after police said he sold methadone to other students at bethlehem central high school.
after the methadone incident, high school principal charles abba sent a letter to parents pointing to other instances where students had been involved in drugs and vandalism.
"in recent weeks, there has been an increase of inappropriate behavior at our high school," the letter stated. "specifically, there have been more discipline referrals for disrespectful behavior, incidents of graffiti in the boys' bathrooms and possession and use of marijuana and controlled substances."
on dec. 2, school officials abruptly postponed a school dance in the wake of the incidents.
thursday, superintendent thomas douglas sent another letter to parents about the latest incident, asking them to give feedback as the school addresses the issues.
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"i encourage you to join us in taking a proactive approach to these issues and partnering with us as we address them," the letter states.
also thursday, the district released a statement addressing maria arrest, and said she was placed on leave "pending a thorough and timely investigation by the bethlehem central school district."
in the wake of the incidents, the district said the board of education is looking into the use of security cameras in the high school, officials are being vigilant with regards to inappropriate behavior in the district and forums on the effects of drug use are being organized.
"above all, the district is concerned for the safety of our students," douglas said. "it remains our highest priority."
reach roman at or droman@timesunion.com.
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mərˈiə mɑŋˈgini (ˈɔlbəni ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈɔfəs ˈfoʊˌtoʊ) mərˈiə mɑŋˈgini (ˈɔlbəni ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈɔfəs ˈfoʊˌtoʊ) ˈɪmɪʤ 1 əv 3 ˈkæpʃən kloʊz skul saɪˈkɑləʤəst, ˈhəzbənd ərˈɛstɪd ˈæftər tin ˈbeɪbiˌsɪtər faɪndz pɑt ɪn hoʊm 1 3 bæk tɪ ˈgæləri ˈbɛθlɪˌhɛm ə skul saɪˈkɑləʤəst ənd hər ˈhəzbənd wər ərˈɛstɪd ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈæftər ðə ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈɔfəs sɛd ə ˈtiˌneɪʤ ˈbeɪbiˌsɪtər dɪˈskəvərd ə stæʃ əv pɑt ɪn ðɛr hoʊm, tʊk səm ənd gɑt kɔt wɪθ ɪt æt skul. braɪən ənd mərˈiə mɑŋˈgini, boʊθ 41 əv 2006 ˈdɛləˌwɛr ˈtərnˌpaɪk ɪn ˈklɑrksˌvɪl, hæv tu ˈʧɪldrən, ˈeɪʤɪz 5 ənd 8 ˈʃɛrɪf kreɪg ˈæpəl sɛd. braɪən mɑŋˈgini wərks æt ˈbɛθlɪˌhɛmz blu skaɪ mˈjuzɪk stɔr, ðə ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈɔfəs sɛd. mərˈiə mɑŋˈgini wɑz pleɪst ɔn peɪd ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv liv ˈæftər ðə ərˈɛst, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə skul ˈdɪstrɪkt. ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən bɪˈgæn wɪn əˈfɪʃəlz æt ðə ˈbɛθlɪˌhɛm ˈsɛntrəl skul ˈdɪstrɪkt kɔt ə ˈstudənt wɪθ ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ənd rɪˈfərd ðə ˈmætər tɪ pəˈlis, ˈæpəl sɛd. ðə gərl toʊld əˈfɪʃəlz ðət ʃi faʊnd ðə drəg waɪl sˈnupɪŋ æt ðə hoʊm əv ðə skulz saɪˈkɑləʤəst, wɛr ʃi wɑz baby-sitting*, ðə ˈʃɛrɪf sɛd. ˈæpəl sɛd ɪts nɑt klɪr ˈwɛðər ðə gərl mɛt mərˈiə mɑŋˈgini θru hər prəˈfɛʃən ɛz ðə skulz saɪˈkɑləʤəst. ˈæpəl sɛd ðə ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈɔfəs əbˈteɪnd ə sərʧ ˈwɔrənt fər ðə hoʊm ənd faʊnd 3 ˈaʊnsɪz əv ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə. "ɪts nɑt ə juʤ əˈmaʊnt əv ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə," ˈæpəl sɛd, "bət stɪl wɪθ kɪdz ɪn ðə haʊs ənd hər ɪmˈplɔɪd baɪ ðə skul, wi wər ˈvɛri kənˈsərnd." ðə wər ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈkrɪmənəl pəˈzɛʃən əv ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ənd ɛnˈdeɪnʤərɪŋ ðə ˈwɛlˌfɛr əv ə ʧaɪld. ðeɪ wər riˈlist ɔn əˈpɪrəns ˈtɪkɪts sɛt fər 5 p.m*. ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 2 æt nu ˈskɑtlənd taʊn kɔrt. ðə ˈɪnsədənt ɪz ðə ˈleɪtəst ɪn ə strɪŋ əv ˈɛkˌsplɔɪts æt ðə skul ˈdɪstrɪkt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ faɪv drəg ərˈɛsts ɪn ðə wik ˌbiˈfɔr ˌθæŋksˈgɪvɪŋ. ə ˈdɛlmər ˈstudənt wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ɔn ˈfɛləni drəg ˈʧɑrʤɪz ʤɪst ˈæftər ˌθæŋksˈgɪvɪŋ ˈæftər pəˈlis sɛd hi soʊld ˈmɛθəˌdoʊn tɪ ˈəðər ˈstudənts æt ˈbɛθlɪˌhɛm ˈsɛntrəl haɪ skul. ˈæftər ðə ˈmɛθəˌdoʊn ˈɪnsədənt, haɪ skul ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈʧɑrəlz ˈæbə sɛnt ə ˈlɛtər tɪ ˈpɛrənts ˈpɔɪntɪŋ tɪ ˈəðər ˈɪnstənsɪz wɛr ˈstudənts hæd bɪn ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn drəgz ənd ˈvændəlɪzəm. "ɪn ˈrisənt wiks, ðɛr həz bɪn ən ˌɪnˈkris əv ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪt bɪˈheɪvjər æt ɑr haɪ skul," ðə ˈlɛtər ˈsteɪtɪd. "spəˈsɪfɪkli, ðɛr hæv bɪn mɔr ˈdɪsəplən rɪˈfərəlz fər ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfəl bɪˈheɪvjər, ˈɪnsədənts əv grəˈfiti ɪn ðə bɔɪz' ˈbɑθˌrumz ənd pəˈzɛʃən ənd juz əv ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ənd kənˈtroʊld ˈsəbstənsɪz." ɔn dɛk. 2 skul əˈfɪʃəlz əˈbrəptli poʊstˈpoʊnd ə skul dæns ɪn ðə weɪk əv ðə ˈɪnsədənts. ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˌsupərɪnˈtɛndənt ˈtɑməs ˈdəgləs sɛnt əˈnəðər ˈlɛtər tɪ ˈpɛrənts əˈbaʊt ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈɪnsədənt, ˈæskɪŋ ðɛm tɪ gɪv ˈfidˌbæk ɛz ðə skul ˈæˈdrɛsɪz ðə ˈɪʃuz. mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən "aɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ju tɪ ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ˌproʊˈæktɪv əˈproʊʧ tɪ ðiz ˈɪʃuz ənd ˈpɑrtnərɪŋ wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs ɛz wi ˈæˌdrɛs ðɛm," ðə ˈlɛtər steɪts. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt riˈlist ə ˈsteɪtmənt æˈdrɛsɪŋ mərˈiə ərˈɛst, ənd sɛd ʃi wɑz pleɪst ɔn liv "ˈpɛndɪŋ ə θəroʊ ənd ˈtaɪmli ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən baɪ ðə ˈbɛθlɪˌhɛm ˈsɛntrəl skul ˈdɪstrɪkt." ɪn ðə weɪk əv ðə ˈɪnsədənts, ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt sɛd ðə bɔrd əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə juz əv sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkæmərəz ɪn ðə haɪ skul, əˈfɪʃəlz ər biɪŋ ˈvɪʤələnt wɪθ rɪˈgɑrdz tɪ ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪt bɪˈheɪvjər ɪn ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt ənd ˈfɔrəmz ɔn ðə ˈifɛkts əv drəg juz ər biɪŋ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd. "əˈbəv ɔl, ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt ɪz kənˈsərnd fər ðə ˈseɪfti əv ɑr ˈstudənts," ˈdəgləs sɛd. "ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz ɑr haɪəst praɪˈɔrəti." riʧ ˈroʊmən æt ər droman@timesunion.com*.
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around 2 a.m. local time on saturday, steve cullen was driving home from visiting the summit of mauna kea on the big island of hawaii. he stopped at around feet to take some panorama shots of the peak but what he got was much more.
he noticed an orange light heading up into the sky out of the west. it was moving across the sky at about the speed expect from a satellite, but at that time of night no satellite moving at that rate would be lit by the sun, so it be visible.
within seconds, though, it became clear what he was seeing: some sort of space debris atmosphere. how?
because this. check. this. out.
a rocket burns up high over the volcanoes of hawaii. steve cullen
holy wow! what a shot! (click the photos for bigger, versions on facebook page.) over the foreground of volcanic rock and more distant clouds (seen from above at that elevation), the debris came streaking toward the east, seeming bursting forth from the constellation of orion (can you see it behind the trails?).
it turns out this was almost certainly the remains of a chinese long march rocket body, predicted to burn up over that area at around that time:
the predicted path of the. note the most likely time and place are right where cullen was.
the rocket launched on sept. 12, 2015, carrying a very secret satellite of some kind. once the satellite is in orbit the rocket is no longer needed, so allowed to burn up as it falls back to earth. doing so over the enormous pacific ocean minimizes the risk of debris doing any damage once down.
as the rocket rams through air, it compresses the atmospheric gas violently. a compressed gas heats up, and this is so powerful during that the heat is enough to vaporize the debris. it falls apart, each piece leaving a long trail of metal and gas behind it that can glow for quite some time. they fall together, moving across the sky as a unit, though they separate over time as drag affects each piece separately.
a few minutes later, the pieces started to set in the east.
steve cullen, used by permission
as the pieces move farther away, perspective makes it look like the trails are converging. this is the same effect that makes rays coming from sunset appear to diverge as they move away from the sun, and sometimes converge on the other side of the sky.
steve cullen
finally, once they were gone, all that was left was the bits of glowing particles, literally twisting in the wind dozens of kilometers above the earth.
steve cullen, used by permission
i get over how amazing these photos are. seen lots of cool photos, but i think these very well might be the very best.
mind you, cullen happened to stop because he wanted to take a few more photos, and did so at just the right time to see this incredible event. do i even need to say it?
keep looking up! you never know what you might see.
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əraʊnd 2 a.m*. ˈloʊkəl taɪm ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, stiv ˈkələn wɑz ˈdraɪvɪŋ hoʊm frəm ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ðə ˈsəmɪt əv ˈmɔnə ki ɔn ðə bɪg ˈaɪlənd əv həˈwaɪˌi. hi stɑpt æt əraʊnd fit tɪ teɪk səm ˌpænərˈæmə ʃɑts əv ðə pik bət wət hi gɑt wɑz məʧ mɔr. hi ˈnoʊtɪst ən ˈɔrɪnʤ laɪt ˈhɛdɪŋ əp ˈɪntu ðə skaɪ aʊt əv ðə wɛst. ɪt wɑz ˈmuvɪŋ əˈkrɔs ðə skaɪ æt əˈbaʊt ðə spid ɪkˈspɛkt frəm ə ˈsætəˌlaɪt, bət æt ðət taɪm əv naɪt noʊ ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˈmuvɪŋ æt ðət reɪt wʊd bi lɪt baɪ ðə sən, soʊ ɪt bi ˈvɪzəbəl. wɪˈθɪn ˈsɛkəndz, ðoʊ, ɪt bɪˈkeɪm klɪr wət hi wɑz siɪŋ: səm sɔrt əv speɪs dəˈbri ˈætməsˌfɪr. haʊ? bɪˈkəz ðɪs. ʧɛk. ðɪs. aʊt. ə ˈrɑkət bərnz əp haɪ ˈoʊvər ðə vɑlˈkeɪnoʊz əv həˈwaɪˌi. stiv ˈkələn ˈhoʊli waʊ! wət ə ʃɑt! (klɪk ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊz fər ˈbɪgər, ˈvərʒənz ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ.) ˈoʊvər ðə ˈfɔrˌgraʊnd əv vɑlˈkænɪk rɑk ənd mɔr ˈdɪstənt klaʊdz (sin frəm əˈbəv æt ðət ˌɛləˈveɪʃən), ðə dəˈbri keɪm ˈstrikɪŋ təˈwɔrd ðə ist, ˈsimɪŋ ˈbərstɪŋ fɔrθ frəm ðə ˌkɑnstəˈleɪʃən əv ɔˈraɪən (kən ju si ɪt bɪˈhaɪnd ðə treɪlz?). ɪt tərnz aʊt ðɪs wɑz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli ðə rɪˈmeɪnz əv ə ʧaɪˈniz lɔŋ mɑrʧ ˈrɑkət ˈbɑdi, prɪˈdɪktɪd tɪ bərn əp ˈoʊvər ðət ˈɛriə æt əraʊnd ðət taɪm: ðə prɪˈdɪktɪd pæθ əv ðə. noʊt ðə moʊst ˈlaɪkli taɪm ənd pleɪs ər raɪt wɛr ˈkələn wɑz. ðə ˈrɑkət lɔnʧt ɔn sɛpt. 12 2015 ˈkɛriɪŋ ə ˈvɛri ˈsikrɪt ˈsætəˌlaɪt əv səm kaɪnd. wəns ðə ˈsætəˌlaɪt ɪz ɪn ˈɔrbət ðə ˈrɑkət ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈnidɪd, soʊ əˈlaʊd tɪ bərn əp ɛz ɪt fɔlz bæk tɪ ərθ. duɪŋ soʊ ˈoʊvər ðə ɪˈnɔrmɪs pəˈsɪfɪk ˈoʊʃən ˈmɪnəˌmaɪzəz ðə rɪsk əv dəˈbri duɪŋ ˈɛni ˈdæmɪʤ wəns daʊn. ɛz ðə ˈrɑkət ræmz θru ɛr, ɪt ˈkɑmprɛsəz ðə ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk gæs ˈvaɪələntli. ə kəmˈprɛst gæs hits əp, ənd ðɪs ɪz soʊ ˈpaʊərfəl ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət ðə hit ɪz ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈveɪpərˌaɪz ðə dəˈbri. ɪt fɔlz əˈpɑrt, iʧ pis ˈlivɪŋ ə lɔŋ treɪl əv ˈmɛtəl ənd gæs bɪˈhaɪnd ɪt ðət kən gloʊ fər kwaɪt səm taɪm. ðeɪ fɔl təˈgɛðər, ˈmuvɪŋ əˈkrɔs ðə skaɪ ɛz ə ˈjunɪt, ðoʊ ðeɪ ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈoʊvər taɪm ɛz dræg əˈfɛkts iʧ pis ˈsɛpərətli. ə fju ˈmɪnəts ˈleɪtər, ðə ˈpisɪz ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ sɛt ɪn ðə ist. stiv ˈkələn, juzd baɪ pərˈmɪʃən ɛz ðə ˈpisɪz muv ˈfɑrðər əˈweɪ, pərˈspɛktɪv meɪks ɪt lʊk laɪk ðə treɪlz ər kənˈvərʤɪŋ. ðɪs ɪz ðə seɪm ˈifɛkt ðət meɪks reɪz ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ˈsənˌsɛt əˈpɪr tɪ dɪˈvərʤ ɛz ðeɪ muv əˈweɪ frəm ðə sən, ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz kənˈvərʤ ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðə skaɪ. stiv ˈkələn ˈfaɪnəli, wəns ðeɪ wər gɔn, ɔl ðət wɑz lɛft wɑz ðə bɪts əv gloʊɪŋ ˈpɑrtɪkəlz, ˈlɪtərəli tˈwɪstɪŋ ɪn ðə wɪnd ˈdəzənz əv ˈkɪləˌmitərz əˈbəv ðə ərθ. stiv ˈkələn, juzd baɪ pərˈmɪʃən aɪ gɪt ˈoʊvər haʊ əˈmeɪzɪŋ ðiz ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ər. sin lɑts əv kul ˈfoʊˌtoʊz, bət aɪ θɪŋk ðiz ˈvɛri wɛl maɪt bi ðə ˈvɛri bɛst. maɪnd ju, ˈkələn ˈhæpənd tɪ stɑp bɪˈkəz hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ teɪk ə fju mɔr ˈfoʊˌtoʊz, ənd dɪd soʊ æt ʤɪst ðə raɪt taɪm tɪ si ðɪs ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ɪˈvɛnt. du aɪ ˈivɪn nid tɪ seɪ ɪt? kip ˈlʊkɪŋ əp! ju ˈnɛvər noʊ wət ju maɪt si.
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remember those retail stores that a rumor recently claimed google is planning to build? according to android chief andy rubin, google doesn't need them. reports that rubin responded to questions about the rumored stores at a roundtable talk earlier today, saying that he doesn't feel that consumers need to actually go to a store and try a product before buying it anymore. the exec went on to say that nexus program is still too early on to necessitate having the devices in stores anyway. when asked if google was even just toying with the idea of launching its own stores, rubin flatly said that "google has no plans and we have nothing to announce."
rubin's statements about the rumored google stores are definitely a bummer for anyone that's been excitedly imagining what it'd be like to waltz into their local google outlet, interact with the products and possibly walk out with some new toys. as we've seen before in tech, though, companies often say that they won't be doing something until they ultimately do. just because google says that it doesn't have plans for its own stores now doesn't mean that it won't be interested later on, especially since the shops would be a good way for consumers to try out products like google glass.
rubin and his google cohorts also talked a bit about other rumors that've been swirling around the company and android lately. on the topic of samsung's success with android, rubin said that's "mostly about execution," adding that samsung has made large investments in growing its brand. he added that other device makers are making profits, even if those profits don't come close to samsung's, and that those firms will need to figure out their own way to fight samsung if they want more cash.
finally, google play head jamie rosenberg declined to comment on the subject of rumored upcoming subscription music service. recent reports came out claiming that google is currently in talks with music labels about launching a streaming service similar to spotify, with a free tier as well as a paid tier. the service is currently rumored to be launching in 2013.
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rɪˈmɛmbər ðoʊz ˈriˌteɪl stɔrz ðət ə ˈrumər ˈrisəntli kleɪmd ˈgugəl ɪz ˈplænɪŋ tɪ bɪld? əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈænˌdrɔɪd ʧif ˈændi ˈrubɪn, ˈgugəl ˈdəzənt nid ðɛm. rɪˈpɔrts ðət ˈrubɪn rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈrumərd stɔrz æt ə ˈraʊndˌteɪbəl tɔk ˈərliər təˈdeɪ, seɪɪŋ ðət hi ˈdəzənt fil ðət kənˈsumərz nid tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli goʊ tɪ ə stɔr ənd traɪ ə ˈprɑdəkt ˌbiˈfɔr baɪɪŋ ɪt ˌɛniˈmɔr. ðə ˌɛgˈzɛk wɛnt ɔn tɪ seɪ ðət ˈnɛksəs ˈproʊˌgræm ɪz stɪl tu ˈərli ɔn tɪ nəˈsɛsəˌteɪt ˈhævɪŋ ðə dɪˈvaɪsɪz ɪn stɔrz ˈɛniˌweɪ. wɪn æst ɪf ˈgugəl wɑz ˈivɪn ʤɪst tɔɪɪŋ wɪθ ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ɪts oʊn stɔrz, ˈrubɪn ˈflætli sɛd ðət "ˈgugəl həz noʊ plænz ənd wi hæv ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ əˈnaʊns." ˈrubɪnz ˈsteɪtmənts əˈbaʊt ðə ˈrumərd ˈgugəl stɔrz ər ˈdɛfənətli ə ˈbəmər fər ˈɛniˌwən ðæts bɪn ɪkˈsaɪtədli ˌɪˈmæʤənɪŋ wət ˈɪtəd bi laɪk tɪ wɔlts ˈɪntu ðɛr ˈloʊkəl ˈgugəl ˈaʊˌtlɛt, ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ ðə ˈprɑdəkts ənd ˈpɑsəbli wɔk aʊt wɪθ səm nu tɔɪz. ɛz wiv sin ˌbiˈfɔr ɪn tɛk, ðoʊ, ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈɔfən seɪ ðət ðeɪ woʊnt bi duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ənˈtɪl ðeɪ ˈəltəmətli du. ʤɪst bɪˈkəz ˈgugəl sɪz ðət ɪt ˈdəzənt hæv plænz fər ɪts oʊn stɔrz naʊ ˈdəzənt min ðət ɪt woʊnt bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ˈleɪtər ɔn, əˈspɛʃəli sɪns ðə ʃɑps wʊd bi ə gʊd weɪ fər kənˈsumərz tɪ traɪ aʊt ˈprɑdəkts laɪk ˈgugəl glæs. ˈrubɪn ənd hɪz ˈgugəl ˈkoʊhɔrts ˈɔlsoʊ tɔkt ə bɪt əˈbaʊt ˈəðər ˈrumərz ˈðætəv bɪn sˈwərlɪŋ əraʊnd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ənd ˈænˌdrɔɪd ˈleɪtli. ɔn ðə ˈtɑpɪk əv ˈsæmˌsəŋz səkˈsɛs wɪθ ˈænˌdrɔɪd, ˈrubɪn sɛd ðæts "ˈmoʊstli əˈbaʊt ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən," ˈædɪŋ ðət ˈsæmˌsəŋ həz meɪd lɑrʤ ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ɪn groʊɪŋ ɪts brænd. hi ˈædɪd ðət ˈəðər dɪˈvaɪs ˈmeɪkərz ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈprɑfɪts, ˈivɪn ɪf ðoʊz ˈprɑfɪts doʊnt kəm kloʊz tɪ ˈsæmˌsəŋz, ənd ðət ðoʊz fərmz wɪl nid tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt ðɛr oʊn weɪ tɪ faɪt ˈsæmˌsəŋ ɪf ðeɪ wɔnt mɔr kæʃ. ˈfaɪnəli, ˈgugəl pleɪ hɛd ˈʤeɪmi ˈroʊzənbərg dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv ˈrumərd ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ səbˈskrɪpʃən mˈjuzɪk ˈsərvɪs. ˈrisənt rɪˈpɔrts keɪm aʊt ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ˈgugəl ɪz ˈkərəntli ɪn tɔks wɪθ mˈjuzɪk ˈleɪbəlz əˈbaʊt ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ə ˈstrimɪŋ ˈsərvɪs ˈsɪmələr tɪ spotify*, wɪθ ə fri tir ɛz wɛl ɛz ə peɪd tir. ðə ˈsərvɪs ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈrumərd tɪ bi ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ɪn 2013 ˈviə 1 2
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u.s. house speaker john boehner (r-oh) walks to his office after the house voting on debt limit on capitol hill in washington on august 01, 2011. gripas. | license photo
west chester, ohio, aug. 9 (upi) -- staff members at the ohio office of speaker of the house john boehner say they locked the office doors when a protest by union groups and others got rowdy.
about 125 protesters showed up at the republican congressman's west chester office tuesday and wanted to send two protesters inside to talk to staff members, who locked the doors when confronted by the angry crowd, the cincinnati enquirer reported.
one protester reportedly kicked at the door several times.
union officials said hundreds of people would rally to insist boehner address the question of jobs for people in his district.
no arrests were made, police said.
boehner was not at the office during the incident as he was taking part in a fundraising golf event in dublin, ohio, the enquirer reported.
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juz. haʊs ˈspikər ʤɑn ˈboʊnər (r-oh*) wɔks tɪ hɪz ˈɔfəs ˈæftər ðə haʊs ˈvoʊtɪŋ ɔn dɛt ˈlɪmət ɔn ˈkæpɪtəl hɪl ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɔn ˈɔgəst 01 2011 gripas*. ˈlaɪsəns ˈfoʊˌtoʊ wɛst ˈʧɛstər, oʊˈhaɪoʊ, ˈɔgəst. 9 (upi*) stæf ˈmɛmbərz æt ðə oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˈɔfəs əv ˈspikər əv ðə haʊs ʤɑn ˈboʊnər seɪ ðeɪ lɑkt ðə ˈɔfəs dɔrz wɪn ə ˈproʊˌtɛst baɪ ˈjunjən grups ənd ˈəðərz gɑt ˈraʊdi. əˈbaʊt 125 ˈproʊˌtɛstərz ʃoʊd əp æt ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkɑŋgrəsmənz wɛst ˈʧɛstər ˈɔfəs ˈtuzˌdeɪ ənd ˈwɔntɪd tɪ sɛnd tu ˈproʊˌtɛstərz ˌɪnˈsaɪd tɪ tɔk tɪ stæf ˈmɛmbərz, hu lɑkt ðə dɔrz wɪn kənˈfrəntɪd baɪ ðə ˈæŋgri kraʊd, ðə ˌsɪnsəˈnæti ɪnkˈwaɪrər ˌriˈpɔrtəd. wən ˈproʊˌtɛstər rɪˈpɔrtədli kɪkt æt ðə dɔr ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz. ˈjunjən əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd ˈhənərdz əv ˈpipəl wʊd ˈræli tɪ ˌɪnˈsɪst ˈboʊnər ˈæˌdrɛs ðə kˈwɛʃən əv ʤɑbz fər ˈpipəl ɪn hɪz ˈdɪstrɪkt. noʊ ərˈɛsts wər meɪd, pəˈlis sɛd. ˈboʊnər wɑz nɑt æt ðə ˈɔfəs ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈɪnsədənt ɛz hi wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ pɑrt ɪn ə ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ gɔlf ɪˈvɛnt ɪn ˈdəblɪn, oʊˈhaɪoʊ, ðə ɪnkˈwaɪrər ˌriˈpɔrtəd.
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donald trump believes that the government can closely monitor every individual entering the country to determine their likelihood of participating in a terrorist attack. he calls it “extreme vetting.” so surely his handpicked choices for the cabinet were vetted with that level of deep scrutiny, so no surprises would ensue after the selection. ad policy
yet choice for defense secretary, retired marine gen. james “mad dog” mattis (chosen, one assumes, for the nickname), has a very damaging association hiding in plain sight in his current position on the board of directors of quack medical company.
that’s right, current. been more than a year since the wall street journal raised questions about the celebrated biotech startup, which led to the downfall. yet there mattis is, still listed on the board of directors. former secretaries of state george schultz and henry kissinger, former senate majority leader bill frist, former defense secretary william perry, and former senate armed services committee chair sam nunn have all backed away from the board. another, construction company chairman and top investor riley bechtel, just stepped down today. but mattis, given every opportunity to end his relationship with and its activities, is hanging in there.
mattis’s relationship with and its “next steve jobs” ceo elizabeth holmes dates back to 2011, when the general remained on active duty, in charge of central command and the war in afghanistan. claimed to have invented a device that would only require a few drops of blood. mattis took an interest. in fact, he worked to get the us army to procure lab equipment for field use, before it had completed the approval process. e-mails from 2012 show personal involvement in the project, with him telling holmes, “we’re kicking this into overdrive to try to field your lab in the near term.”
despite several personal interventions from mattis, including meeting directly with the regulatory official in charge, the procurement fell apart as parts of’ equipment never passed inspection. insistence led one colonel to say that central medical teams “feel caught in the middle of something that feels quite political.”
in actuality, was hiding its secretive technology rather than getting the proper clearances because the blood test work in the way they claimed. the lab practices caused potential harm to patient health, according to the center for medicare and medicaid services. there were multiple inaccuracies in the testing; 81 patients got unverified and potentially false results. the clinical labs have now all been closed. walgreens, where had an exclusive agreement, has sued, along with a handful of investors.
none of this stopped mattis from joining the board in 2013, after he left active duty. this was part of strategy on: cultivate powerful friends and use them to increase the credibility and influence. only two of the 12 board members had experience in medicine, and one (bill frist) practiced in many years. by contrast, six had government experience and two were military commanders. clearly, this powerhouse board was assembled to iron out regulatory matters and get products into the lucrative process. but even all that firepower help when was caught selling bogus technology and lying to its funders.
it is assumed that mattis will leave the board now as he prepares to go into the government. and maybe ok that he understand the depths of the deceit at the company in 2012. but the fact that he leave the board until now suggests either a troubling credulousness, an inability to admit a mistake, or a desire to stay on the gravy train. is a privately held company, so unknown how much money mattis made for his board position. but net worth was at one point $4 billion, and the company raised scads of money from venture capitalists, so reasonable to assume that seat was lucrative. ready to fight back? sign up for take action now
mattis has a passion for corporate also on the board of general dynamics, the major defense contractor. as lee fang wrote for the nation in 2014, earning $88,479 in cash and stock options just in 2013. that grew to $264,070 in 2015, the last year for which there is data.
the seeming meddling in the procurement process is a really giant red flag for an individual who would run the military. one thing for the head of central command to run into bureaucratic difficulties when trying to get a product onto the battlefield; another for the defense secretary to demand it, using the power not only inside the pentagon but on capitol hill. the potential for crony capitalism is great.
this result of “extreme cabinet vetting” fits with his other selections. his education secretary married into a multilevel marketing fortune. his treasury secretary used a favorable government deal to profit off of foreclosure victims, just like his commerce secretary. his transportation family owns a dicey shipping company. and now mattis has ties to the biggest scam company in silicon valley. and heck, it fits with a guy who ran a fraudulent fake university. maybe being linked to something shady is part of the trump cabinet job description.
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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? ˈdɑnəld trəmp bɪˈlivz ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt kən ˈkloʊsli ˈmɑnətər ˈɛvəri ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə ˈkəntri tɪ dɪˈtərmən ðɛr ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd əv pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ə ˈtɛrərɪst əˈtæk. hi kɔlz ɪt vetting.”*.” soʊ ˈʃʊrli hɪz ˈhændˈpɪkt ˈʧɔɪsɪz fər ðə ˈkæbənət wər ˈvɛtɪd wɪθ ðət ˈlɛvəl əv dip ˈskrutəni, soʊ noʊ səˈpraɪzɪz wʊd ɪnˈsu ˈæftər ðə səˈlɛkʃən. æd ˈpɑləsi jɛt ʧɔɪs fər dɪˈfɛns ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri, rɪˈtaɪrd mərˈin ʤɛn. ʤeɪmz dog”*” ˈmætɪs (ˈʧoʊzən, wən əˈsumz, fər ðə ˈnɪkˌneɪm), həz ə ˈvɛri ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˈhaɪdɪŋ ɪn pleɪn saɪt ɪn hɪz ˈkɑrənt pəˈzɪʃən ɔn ðə bɔrd əv dɪˈrɛktərz əv kwæk ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈkəmpəˌni. raɪt, ˈkɑrənt. bɪn mɔr ðən ə jɪr sɪns ðə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl reɪzd kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd ˈbaɪoʊˌtɛk ˈstɑrˌtəp, wɪʧ lɛd tɪ ðə ˈdaʊnˌfɔl. jɛt ðɛr ˈmætɪs ɪz, stɪl ˈlɪstɪd ɔn ðə bɔrd əv dɪˈrɛktərz. ˈfɔrmər ˈsɛkrəˌtɛriz əv steɪt ʤɔrʤ ʃʊlts ənd ˈhɛnri ˈkɪsɪnʤər, ˈfɔrmər ˈsɛnɪt məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər bɪl frɪst, ˈfɔrmər dɪˈfɛns ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈwɪljəm ˈpɛri, ənd ˈfɔrmər ˈsɛnɪt ɑrmd ˈsərvɪsɪz kəˈmɪti ʧɛr sæm nən hæv ɔl bækt əˈweɪ frəm ðə bɔrd. əˈnəðər, kənˈstrəkʃən ˈkəmpəˌni ˈʧɛrmən ənd tɔp ˌɪnˈvɛstər ˈraɪli ˌbɛkˈtɛl, ʤɪst stɛpt daʊn təˈdeɪ. bət ˈmætɪs, ˈgɪvɪn ˈɛvəri ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ɛnd hɪz riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ənd ɪts ækˈtɪvɪtiz, ɪz ˈhæŋɪŋ ɪn ðɛr. riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ənd ɪts stiv jobs”*” ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ hoʊmz deɪts bæk tɪ 2011 wɪn ðə ˈʤɛnərəl rɪˈmeɪnd ɔn ˈæktɪv ˈduti, ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ˈsɛntrəl kəˈmænd ənd ðə wɔr ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn. kleɪmd tɪ hæv ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd ə dɪˈvaɪs ðət wʊd ˈoʊnli ˌrikˈwaɪər ə fju drɑps əv bləd. ˈmætɪs tʊk ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst. ɪn fækt, hi wərkt tɪ gɪt ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈɑrmi tɪ proʊˈkjʊr læb ɪkˈwɪpmənt fər fild juz, ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt hæd kəmˈplitɪd ðə əˈpruvəl ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˈiˌmeɪlz frəm 2012 ʃoʊ ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt, wɪθ ɪm ˈtɛlɪŋ hoʊmz, ˈkɪkɪŋ ðɪs ˈɪntu ˈoʊvərˌdraɪv tɪ traɪ tɪ fild jʊr læb ɪn ðə nɪr term.”*.” dɪˈspaɪt ˈsɛvərəl ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃənz frəm ˈmætɪs, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmitɪŋ dɪˈrɛkli wɪθ ðə ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri əˈfɪʃəl ɪn ʧɑrʤ, ðə proʊˈkjʊrmənt fɛl əˈpɑrt ɛz pɑrts əv theranos’*’ ɪkˈwɪpmənt ˈnɛvər pæst ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən. ˌɪnˈsɪstəns lɛd wən ˈkərnəl tɪ seɪ ðət ˈsɛntrəl ˈmɛdɪkəl timz kɔt ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət filz kwaɪt political.”*.” ɪn ˌækʧuˈæləˌti, wɑz ˈhaɪdɪŋ ɪts ˈsikrətɪv tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈrəðər ðən ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə ˈprɑpər ˈklɪrənsɪz bɪˈkəz ðə bləd tɛst wərk ɪn ðə weɪ ðeɪ kleɪmd. ðə læb ˈpræktɪsɪz kɔzd pəˈtɛnʃəl hɑrm tɪ ˈpeɪʃənt hɛlθ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈsɛnər fər ˈmɛdəˌkɛr ənd ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd ˈsərvɪsɪz. ðɛr wər ˈməltəpəl ˌɪˈnækjərˌæsiz ɪn ðə ˈtɛstɪŋ; 81 ˈpeɪʃənz gɑt ənˈvɛrɪˌfaɪd ənd pəˈtɛnʃəli fɔls rɪˈzəlts. ðə ˈklɪnɪkəl læbz hæv naʊ ɔl bɪn kloʊzd. walgreens*, wɛr hæd ən ɪkˈsklusɪv əˈgrimənt, həz sud, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˌɪnˈvɛstərz. nən əv ðɪs stɑpt ˈmætɪs frəm ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə bɔrd ɪn 2013 ˈæftər hi lɛft ˈæktɪv ˈduti. ðɪs wɑz pɑrt əv ˈstrætəʤi ɔn: ˈkəltəˌveɪt ˈpaʊərfəl frɛndz ənd juz ðɛm tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ðə ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti ənd ˈɪnfluəns. ˈoʊnli tu əv ðə 12 bɔrd ˈmɛmbərz hæd ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ˈmɛdəsən, ənd wən (bɪl frɪst) ˈpræktɪst ɪn ˈmɛni jɪrz. baɪ ˈkɑntræst, sɪks hæd ˈgəvərnmənt ɪkˈspɪriəns ənd tu wər ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kəˈmændərz. ˈklɪrli, ðɪs ˈpaʊərˌhaʊs bɔrd wɑz əˈsɛmbəld tɪ aɪərn aʊt ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈmætərz ənd gɪt ˈprɑdəkts ˈɪntu ðə ˈlukrətɪv ˈprɔˌsɛs. bət ˈivɪn ɔl ðət ˈfaɪrˌpaʊər hɛlp wɪn wɑz kɔt ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈboʊgəs tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd laɪɪŋ tɪ ɪts ˈfəndərz. ɪt ɪz əˈsumd ðət ˈmætɪs wɪl liv ðə bɔrd naʊ ɛz hi pərˈpɛrz tɪ goʊ ˈɪntu ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. ənd ˈmeɪbi ˈoʊˈkeɪ ðət hi ˌəndərˈstænd ðə dɛpθs əv ðə dɪˈsit æt ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn 2012 bət ðə fækt ðət hi liv ðə bɔrd ənˈtɪl naʊ səˈʤɛsts ˈiðər ə ˈtrəbəlɪŋ credulousness*, ən ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ ədˈmɪt ə mɪˈsteɪk, ər ə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ steɪ ɔn ðə ˈgreɪvi treɪn. ɪz ə ˈpraɪvətli hɛld ˈkəmpəˌni, soʊ ənˈnoʊn haʊ məʧ ˈməni ˈmætɪs meɪd fər hɪz bɔrd pəˈzɪʃən. bət nɛt wərθ wɑz æt wən pɔɪnt 4 ˈbɪljən, ənd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni reɪzd skædz əv ˈməni frəm ˈvɛnʧər ˈkæpətəlɪsts, soʊ ˈrizənəbəl tɪ əˈsum ðət sit wɑz ˈlukrətɪv. ˈrɛdi tɪ faɪt bæk? saɪn əp fər teɪk ˈækʃən naʊ ˈmætɪs həz ə ˈpæʃən fər ˈkɔrpərət ˈɔlsoʊ ɔn ðə bɔrd əv ˈʤɛnərəl daɪˈnæmɪks, ðə ˈmeɪʤər dɪˈfɛns ˈkɑnˌtræktər. ɛz li fæŋ roʊt fər ðə ˈneɪʃən ɪn 2014 ˈərnɪŋ ɪn kæʃ ənd stɑk ˈɔpʃənz ʤɪst ɪn 2013 ðət gru tɪ ɪn 2015 ðə læst jɪr fər wɪʧ ðɛr ɪz ˈdætə. ðə ˈsimɪŋ ˈmɛdəlɪŋ ɪn ðə proʊˈkjʊrmənt ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪz ə ˈrɪli ʤaɪənt rɛd flæg fər ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl hu wʊd rən ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri. wən θɪŋ fər ðə hɛd əv ˈsɛntrəl kəˈmænd tɪ rən ˈɪntu ˌbjʊrəˈkrætɪk ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz wɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ə ˈprɑdəkt ˈɔntu ðə ˈbætəlˌfild; əˈnəðər fər ðə dɪˈfɛns ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri tɪ dɪˈmænd ɪt, ˈjuzɪŋ ðə paʊər nɑt ˈoʊnli ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn bət ɔn ˈkæpɪtəl hɪl. ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl fər ˈkroʊni ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm ɪz greɪt. ðɪs rɪˈzəlt əv ˈkæbənət vetting”*” fɪts wɪθ hɪz ˈəðər səˈlɛkʃənz. hɪz ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈmɛrid ˈɪntu ə ˌməltiˈlɛvəl ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈfɔrʧən. hɪz ˈtrɛʒəri ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri juzd ə ˈfeɪvərəbəl ˈgəvərnmənt dil tɪ ˈprɑfɪt ɔf əv fɔrˈkloʊʒər ˈvɪktɪmz, ʤɪst laɪk hɪz ˈkɑmərs ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri. hɪz ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈfæməli oʊnz ə ˈdaɪsi ˈʃɪpɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni. ənd naʊ ˈmætɪs həz taɪz tɪ ðə ˈbɪgəst skæm ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn ˈsɪləkən ˈvæli. ənd hɛk, ɪt fɪts wɪθ ə gaɪ hu ræn ə ˈfrɔʤələnt feɪk ˌjunəˈvərsəti. ˈmeɪbi biɪŋ lɪŋkt tɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈʃeɪdi ɪz pɑrt əv ðə trəmp ˈkæbənət ʤɑb dɪˈskrɪpʃən.
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my brother isaac took the time to respond to the questions at the end of my blog, “the only things certain in life are death and taxes! due to the length of his response it will be published in two parts.
what a great breakdown on how are taxes are divided and distributed. good job. what i find truly fascinating is what a small percentage of our taxes go for the things that significantly impact the middle class.
at the federal level less than 15% of our tax dollars go to areas like: science and technology (1%), education, training, employment and social services (3%), agriculture (1%), veterans benefits (3%), transportation (2%). areas like energy, community and regional development, get less than 1% of our federal income tax dollars. to be fair some of these areas do receive tax subsidies and grants.
the true irony is that, though these departments account for such a small part of the budget, they are the ones most vulnerable to cuts. across the board cuts, of virtually any amount, would effectively eliminate the capability of some departments to do their jobs.
as for your questions…
how would i save social security? first, i would make sure the money owed to social security, by the government, is shown prominently in the budget as a debt owed. there is more than trillion dollars currently “borrowed” from the social security trust fund and those monies should be visible and accounted for. as that money can only be borrowed by the government, and is subject to interest, we should be sure that when money is borrowed its use is for projects that will provide a return on investment. never again should that money be used to fund things like wars. could you imagine if just half of that trillion dollars had been dedicated to transportation and infrastructure, education, energy or perhaps veterans benefits what could have been done? i would also raise the interest on money borrowed from the fund as an added incentive to choose, wisely, [the use] of any borrowed money.
i would look into possibly raising the cap on the amount of income subject to tax. the current cap is $90,000. i would consider raising it, perhaps 50%. this could allow higher payouts, keeping them in line with the true cost of living, not just the cost of being alive. it may be argued that this is nothing more than a tax increase, but i would argue that it is more than a tax increase. also an increase in benefits, and an increase in the security that you may require later in life.
and lastly, i would consider some sort of “means testing.” you know, when you purchase other forms of insurance it is accepted that you are paying for something just in case you need it. hoping, for the most part, that, you need it. but happy to have it, if you do. social security should be something like that. as much as we complain about insurance premiums, happy not to need to use it, and if we get some of it back in rebate, well, so be it.
if i were at a place in life financially, where i could live comfortably, i would gladly fore go my social security, especially if [say] i would pay no taxes on money drawn from retirement accounts. capital gains and money made on investments are already taxed at a minimum rate.
more to follow in part two!
you can follow isaac at his blog at
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arthurlittsey* kəmˈjunɪti vɔɪs ˈɪnˌkəm tæks, ˈaɪzɪk littsey*, ˈməni, ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti, ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti trəst fənd, ˈtæksɪz, juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts maɪ ˈbrəðər ˈaɪzɪk tʊk ðə taɪm tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ðə kˈwɛsʧənz æt ðə ɛnd əv maɪ blɔg, ˈoʊnli θɪŋz ˈsərtən ɪn laɪf ər dɛθ ənd ˈtæksɪz! du tɪ ðə lɛŋθ əv hɪz rɪˈspɑns ɪt wɪl bi ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn tu pɑrts. wət ə greɪt ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn ɔn haʊ ər ˈtæksɪz ər dɪˈvaɪdɪd ənd dɪˈstrɪbjətəd. gʊd ʤɑb. wət aɪ faɪnd ˈtruli ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ ɪz wət ə smɔl pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ɑr ˈtæksɪz goʊ fər ðə θɪŋz ðət sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˌɪmˈpækt ðə ˈmɪdəl klæs. æt ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈlɛvəl lɛs ðən 15 əv ɑr tæks ˈdɔlərz goʊ tɪ ˈɛriəz laɪk: saɪəns ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi 1 ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz 3 ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər 1 ˈvɛtərənz ˈbɛnəfɪts 3 ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən 2 ˈɛriəz laɪk ˈɛnərʤi, kəmˈjunɪti ənd ˈriʤənəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt, gɪt lɛs ðən 1 əv ɑr ˈfɛdərəl ˈɪnˌkəm tæks ˈdɔlərz. tɪ bi fɛr səm əv ðiz ˈɛriəz du rɪˈsiv tæks ˈsəbsɪdiz ənd grænts. ðə tru ˈaɪrəni ɪz ðət, ðoʊ ðiz dɪˈpɑrtmənts əˈkaʊnt fər səʧ ə smɔl pɑrt əv ðə ˈbəʤɪt, ðeɪ ər ðə wənz moʊst ˈvəlnərəbəl tɪ kəts. əˈkrɔs ðə bɔrd kəts, əv ˈvərʧuəli ˈɛni əˈmaʊnt, wʊd ˈifɛktɪvli ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ðə ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti əv səm dɪˈpɑrtmənts tɪ du ðɛr ʤɑbz. ɛz fər jʊr questions…*… haʊ wʊd aɪ seɪv ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti? fərst, aɪ wʊd meɪk ʃʊr ðə ˈməni oʊd tɪ ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti, baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, ɪz ʃoʊn ˈprɑmənəntli ɪn ðə ˈbəʤɪt ɛz ə dɛt oʊd. ðɛr ɪz mɔr ðən ˈtrɪljən ˈdɔlərz ˈkərəntli ““borrowed”*” frəm ðə ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti trəst fənd ənd ðoʊz ˈməniz ʃʊd bi ˈvɪzəbəl ənd əˈkaʊntɪd fər. ɛz ðət ˈməni kən ˈoʊnli bi ˈbɑˌroʊd baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, ənd ɪz ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˈɪntəˌrɛst, wi ʃʊd bi ʃʊr ðət wɪn ˈməni ɪz ˈbɑˌroʊd ɪts juz ɪz fər ˈprɑʤɛkts ðət wɪl prəˈvaɪd ə rɪˈtərn ɔn ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt. ˈnɛvər əˈgɛn ʃʊd ðət ˈməni bi juzd tɪ fənd θɪŋz laɪk wɔrz. kʊd ju ˌɪˈmæʤən ɪf ʤɪst hæf əv ðət ˈtrɪljən ˈdɔlərz hæd bɪn ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ənd ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər, ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ˈɛnərʤi ər pərˈhæps ˈvɛtərənz ˈbɛnəfɪts wət kʊd hæv bɪn dən? aɪ wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ reɪz ðə ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɔn ˈməni ˈbɑˌroʊd frəm ðə fənd ɛz ən ˈædɪd ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv tɪ ʧuz, ˈwaɪzli, [ðə juz] əv ˈɛni ˈbɑˌroʊd ˈməni. aɪ wʊd lʊk ˈɪntu ˈpɑsəbli ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə kæp ɔn ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˈɪnˌkəm ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ tæks. ðə ˈkɑrənt kæp ɪz aɪ wʊd kənˈsɪdər ˈreɪzɪŋ ɪt, pərˈhæps 50 ðɪs kʊd əˈlaʊ haɪər peɪaʊts, ˈkipɪŋ ðɛm ɪn laɪn wɪθ ðə tru kɔst əv ˈlɪvɪŋ, nɑt ʤɪst ðə kɔst əv biɪŋ əˈlaɪv. ɪt meɪ bi ˈɑrgjud ðət ðɪs ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən ə tæks ˌɪnˈkris, bət aɪ wʊd ˈɑrgju ðət ɪt ɪz mɔr ðən ə tæks ˌɪnˈkris. ˈɔlsoʊ ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈbɛnəfɪts, ənd ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ðət ju meɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈleɪtər ɪn laɪf. ənd ˈlæstli, aɪ wʊd kənˈsɪdər səm sɔrt əv testing.”*.” ju noʊ, wɪn ju ˈpərʧəs ˈəðər fɔrmz əv ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ɪt ɪz ækˈsɛptɪd ðət ju ər peɪɪŋ fər ˈsəmθɪŋ ʤɪst ɪn keɪs ju nid ɪt. ˈhoʊpɪŋ, fər ðə moʊst pɑrt, ðət, ju nid ɪt. bət ˈhæpi tɪ hæv ɪt, ɪf ju du. ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ʃʊd bi ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðət. ɛz məʧ ɛz wi kəmˈpleɪn əˈbaʊt ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈprimiəmz, ˈhæpi nɑt tɪ nid tɪ juz ɪt, ənd ɪf wi gɪt səm əv ɪt bæk ɪn ˈriˌbeɪt, wɛl, soʊ bi ɪt. ɪf aɪ wər æt ə pleɪs ɪn laɪf ˌfaɪˈnænʃəli, wɛr aɪ kʊd lɪv ˈkəmfərtəbli, aɪ wʊd ˈglædli fɔr goʊ maɪ ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf [seɪ] aɪ wʊd peɪ noʊ ˈtæksɪz ɔn ˈməni drɔn frəm rɪˈtaɪərmənt əˈkaʊnts. ˈkæpɪtəl geɪnz ənd ˈməni meɪd ɔn ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ər ɔˈrɛdi tækst æt ə ˈmɪnəməm reɪt. mɔr tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ɪn pɑrt tu! ju kən ˈfɑloʊ ˈaɪzɪk æt hɪz blɔg æt rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈɑrtɪkəlz ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts
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attachment shapes our existence
when i speak to others about the buddhist concept of detachment, sometimes someone will say, ‘that just sounds like repression to me.’ while i certainly understand the thinking there, i do think there is an important difference between repression and detachment.
first, we need to see what is at the root of both of these concepts: the implication of attachment. in many ways, attachment is at the core of all existence. for what is existence but to be attached to some manifestation of being, or reality. as such, we like attachment. we thrive on it. it helps us to organize our lives and has the capacity to increase our sense of self. yet, it can also be detrimental.
on a materialistic level, we cherish our ‘things.’ the new car, big house, smart phone. nothing wrong with that, but if we lose one of those objects we often feel like some part of our soul has been ripped out (which is not the case). we cause ourselves and others undue pain over these attachments.
on a more level we can become attached to a cycle of pain characterized by patterns of thought and emotion; our insecurity, anxiety, self doubt, anger, sorrow, etc. it seems to me that these patterns are at the root of most action. in learning to detach oneself from such patterns, we begin to break the cycle of pain and the ways in which we operate.
the difference between repression and detachment
so maybe asking, “if i detach myself from my emotions that just not dealing with them, and repressing?” i think the the answer can be both yes and no. as always it depends on the individual. one just decide to be detached from those things. that most likely will lead to repression. we must go about it very consciously.
detachment occurs when we look at those feelings and thoughts whether positive or negative, acknowledge their presence, and realize that we can sit with these things without them defining us; meaning that they do not need to inform or instigate unconscious action. whereas, when we repress something, the attachment remains. the thing just moves out of sight into unconscious territory. then, it does instigate unconscious behavior. it manifests itself in ways that can be extremely detrimental to our well being.
you are a boat
think of a boat floating down a river. the boat. the river is life. now imagine you put your anchor down in the mud at the bottom, but you forget to bring it up. your anchor is your mind. the current of the river picks up, and starts moving you, but the anchor is dragging at the bottom. you feel the weight, the resistance but forgotten about the anchor. repression is like this. it weighs you down and manifests into resistance and struggle.
now take a step back. you let your anchor down, but very aware that the anchor (mind) is not separate from you; your are in control. as such, you see and feel the muck at the bottom. aware that part of you is sitting in it, and ok. you spend some time there, examining the mud and how it informs your reality. then, you pull up anchor and allow the current to take you. still very aware that beneath the moving water there is a layer of mud, but you realize that you need to let it inform your movement all the time. this is detachment. you see all the factors, all of the snares. you allow the muck to be there but you do not let it define you.
unconscious vs. conscious behavior
the bottom line is that repression is unconscious behavior while detachment is conscious. i think there can be a fine line between the two but the results of each are night and day. even if one wants to detach from something, if that person is not conscious enough, it could in fact become repression.
the important thing to remember is that detachment is not just a decision one makes and it. it is a dynamic, versatile thing that requires one to make the decision again and again. some issue may crop up. it could be something we thought we had put to rest. if that happens we make the decision to examine so that we may detach again. it happen over night. it takes time, effort, patience, openness, and above all, practice. we must practice if we are to learn detachment.
agree? disagree? i welcome your thoughts!
by terence stone
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əˈtæʧmənt ʃeɪps ɑr ɪgˈzɪstəns wɪn aɪ spik tɪ ˈəðərz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈbudəst ˈkɑnsɛpt əv dɪˈtæʧmənt, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈsəmˌwən wɪl seɪ, ʤɪst saʊnz laɪk riˈprɛʃən tɪ me.’*.’ waɪl aɪ ˈsərtənli ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðɛr, aɪ du θɪŋk ðɛr ɪz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin riˈprɛʃən ənd dɪˈtæʧmənt. fərst, wi nid tɪ si wət ɪz æt ðə rut əv boʊθ əv ðiz ˈkɑnsɛpts: ðə ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən əv əˈtæʧmənt. ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz, əˈtæʧmənt ɪz æt ðə kɔr əv ɔl ɪgˈzɪstəns. fər wət ɪz ɪgˈzɪstəns bət tɪ bi əˈtæʧt tɪ səm ˌmænəfɛˈsteɪʃən əv biɪŋ, ər ˌriˈæləˌti. ɛz səʧ, wi laɪk əˈtæʧmənt. wi θraɪv ɔn ɪt. ɪt hɛlps ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz ɑr lɪvz ənd həz ðə kəˈpæsɪti tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ɑr sɛns əv sɛlf. jɛt, ɪt kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˌdɛtrəˈmɛnəl. ɔn ə məˌtɪriəˈlɪstɪk ˈlɛvəl, wi ˈʧɛrɪʃ ɑr ‘‘things.’*.’ ðə nu kɑr, bɪg haʊs, smɑrt foʊn. ˈnəθɪŋ rɔŋ wɪθ ðət, bət ɪf wi luz wən əv ðoʊz ˈɑbʤɛkts wi ˈɔfən fil laɪk səm pɑrt əv ɑr soʊl həz bɪn rɪpt aʊt (wɪʧ ɪz nɑt ðə keɪs). wi kɔz ɑrˈsɛlvz ənd ˈəðərz ənˈdu peɪn ˈoʊvər ðiz əˈtæʧmənts. ɔn ə mɔr ˈlɛvəl wi kən bɪˈkəm əˈtæʧt tɪ ə ˈsaɪkəl əv peɪn ˈkɛrɪktərˌaɪzd baɪ ˈpætərnz əv θɔt ənd ˈiˌmoʊʃən; ɑr ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊrɪti, æŋˈzaɪəti, sɛlf daʊt, ˈæŋgər, ˈsɑroʊ, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ɪt simz tɪ mi ðət ðiz ˈpætərnz ər æt ðə rut əv moʊst ˈækʃən. ɪn ˈlərnɪŋ tɪ ˈdɪˌtæʧ ˌwənˈsɛlf frəm səʧ ˈpætərnz, wi bɪˈgɪn tɪ breɪk ðə ˈsaɪkəl əv peɪn ənd ðə weɪz ɪn wɪʧ wi ˈɔpərˌeɪt. ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin riˈprɛʃən ənd dɪˈtæʧmənt soʊ ˈmeɪbi ˈæskɪŋ, aɪ ˈdɪˌtæʧ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf frəm maɪ ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz ðət ʤɪst nɑt ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ðɛm, ənd repressing?”*?” aɪ θɪŋk ðə ðə ˈænsər kən bi boʊθ jɛs ənd noʊ. ɛz ˈɔlˌweɪz ɪt dɪˈpɛndz ɔn ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl. wən ʤɪst ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ bi dɪˈtæʧt frəm ðoʊz θɪŋz. ðət moʊst ˈlaɪkli wɪl lɛd tɪ riˈprɛʃən. wi məst goʊ əˈbaʊt ɪt ˈvɛri ˈkɑnʃəsli. dɪˈtæʧmənt əˈkərz wɪn wi lʊk æt ðoʊz ˈfilɪŋz ənd θɔts ˈwɛðər ˈpɑzətɪv ər ˈnɛgətɪv, ækˈnɑlɪʤ ðɛr ˈprɛzəns, ənd ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət wi kən sɪt wɪθ ðiz θɪŋz wɪˈθaʊt ðɛm dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs; ˈminɪŋ ðət ðeɪ du nɑt nid tɪ ˌɪnˈfɔrm ər ˈɪnstəˌgeɪt ˌənˈkɑnʃəs ˈækʃən. wɛˈræz, wɪn wi riˈprɛs ˈsəmθɪŋ, ðə əˈtæʧmənt rɪˈmeɪnz. ðə θɪŋ ʤɪst muvz aʊt əv saɪt ˈɪntu ˌənˈkɑnʃəs ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri. ðɛn, ɪt dɪz ˈɪnstəˌgeɪt ˌənˈkɑnʃəs bɪˈheɪvjər. ɪt ˈmænəˌfɛsts ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪn weɪz ðət kən bi ɪkˈstrimli ˌdɛtrəˈmɛnəl tɪ ɑr wɛl biɪŋ. ju ər ə boʊt θɪŋk əv ə boʊt ˈfloʊtɪŋ daʊn ə ˈrɪvər. ðə boʊt. ðə ˈrɪvər ɪz laɪf. naʊ ˌɪˈmæʤən ju pʊt jʊr ˈæŋkər daʊn ɪn ðə məd æt ðə ˈbɑtəm, bət ju fərˈgɛt tɪ brɪŋ ɪt əp. jʊr ˈæŋkər ɪz jʊr maɪnd. ðə ˈkɑrənt əv ðə ˈrɪvər pɪks əp, ənd stɑrts ˈmuvɪŋ ju, bət ðə ˈæŋkər ɪz ˈdrægɪŋ æt ðə ˈbɑtəm. ju fil ðə weɪt, ðə rɪˈzɪstəns bət fərˈgɑtən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈæŋkər. riˈprɛʃən ɪz laɪk ðɪs. ɪt weɪz ju daʊn ənd ˈmænəˌfɛsts ˈɪntu rɪˈzɪstəns ənd ˈstrəgəl. naʊ teɪk ə stɛp bæk. ju lɛt jʊr ˈæŋkər daʊn, bət ˈvɛri əˈwɛr ðət ðə ˈæŋkər (maɪnd) ɪz nɑt ˈsɛpərˌeɪt frəm ju; jʊr ər ɪn kənˈtroʊl. ɛz səʧ, ju si ənd fil ðə mək æt ðə ˈbɑtəm. əˈwɛr ðət pɑrt əv ju ɪz ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ɪt, ənd ˈoʊˈkeɪ. ju spɛnd səm taɪm ðɛr, ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ ðə məd ənd haʊ ɪt ˌɪnˈfɔrmz jʊr ˌriˈæləˌti. ðɛn, ju pʊl əp ˈæŋkər ənd əˈlaʊ ðə ˈkɑrənt tɪ teɪk ju. stɪl ˈvɛri əˈwɛr ðət bɪˈniθ ðə ˈmuvɪŋ ˈwɔtər ðɛr ɪz ə leɪər əv məd, bət ju ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ju nid tɪ lɛt ɪt ˌɪnˈfɔrm jʊr ˈmuvmənt ɔl ðə taɪm. ðɪs ɪz dɪˈtæʧmənt. ju si ɔl ðə ˈfæktərz, ɔl əv ðə snɛrz. ju əˈlaʊ ðə mək tɪ bi ðɛr bət ju du nɑt lɛt ɪt dɪˈfaɪn ju. ˌənˈkɑnʃəs ˈvərsəz. ˈkɑnʃəs bɪˈheɪvjər ðə ˈbɑtəm laɪn ɪz ðət riˈprɛʃən ɪz ˌənˈkɑnʃəs bɪˈheɪvjər waɪl dɪˈtæʧmənt ɪz ˈkɑnʃəs. aɪ θɪŋk ðɛr kən bi ə faɪn laɪn bɪtˈwin ðə tu bət ðə rɪˈzəlts əv iʧ ər naɪt ənd deɪ. ˈivɪn ɪf wən wɔnts tɪ ˈdɪˌtæʧ frəm ˈsəmθɪŋ, ɪf ðət ˈpərsən ɪz nɑt ˈkɑnʃəs ɪˈnəf, ɪt kʊd ɪn fækt bɪˈkəm riˈprɛʃən. ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋ tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ɪz ðət dɪˈtæʧmənt ɪz nɑt ʤɪst ə dɪˈsɪʒən wən meɪks ənd ɪt. ɪt ɪz ə daɪˈnæmɪk, ˈvərsətəl θɪŋ ðət rikˈwaɪərz wən tɪ meɪk ðə dɪˈsɪʒən əˈgɛn ənd əˈgɛn. səm ˈɪʃu meɪ krɑp əp. ɪt kʊd bi ˈsəmθɪŋ wi θɔt wi hæd pʊt tɪ rɛst. ɪf ðət ˈhæpənz wi meɪk ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn soʊ ðət wi meɪ ˈdɪˌtæʧ əˈgɛn. ɪt ˈhæpən ˈoʊvər naɪt. ɪt teɪks taɪm, ˈɛfərt, ˈpeɪʃəns, ˈoʊpənəs, ənd əˈbəv ɔl, ˈpræktɪs. wi məst ˈpræktɪs ɪf wi ər tɪ lərn dɪˈtæʧmənt. əˈgri? dɪsəˈgri? aɪ ˈwɛlkəm jʊr θɔts! baɪ ˈtɛrəns stoʊn ɪf ju ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ənd wɔnt tɪ gɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd, pliz səbˈskraɪb tɪ ðə blɔg, laɪk ˈjuˈɛs ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, ənd ˈfɑloʊ ˈjuˈɛs ɔn tˈwɪtər ər ˈgugəl+.
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during an in march you could see a new face amongst the experienced players in gambit gaming. in the midlane, a swedish made his after quitting school the year before. about six months later, felix “betsy” edling is a respected with no plans on going back to school, but he also has worries about leagues future as an esport.
– riot is losing a lot by making the game so. you should be able to your opponent one on one, he says to esport.
the plan was originally to take a one-year break from high school to be able to spend more time playing the game, but after establishing himself in the lcs, plan is to keep playing fulltime.
– in a way the offer from gambit came out of nowhere. i barely knew anyone there and to be honest i probably had more foes than friends in gambit. but it feels great to play in a team like this, with players that has won big tournaments back in the day. coming in to play with someone like ”forg1ven” was also really cool. it feels like i came out of nowhere straight in to gambit and the lcs, but the adjustment went well, he says.
”had a decent first split”
the life as a in berlin has been relatively so far, even though betsy have found both pros and cons in the transition from living in sweden.
– cool being a pro, especially the fans. the pressure can be tough sometimes, but that be avoided. in the beginning we do that well, i had a lot of talented players around me but we had a lot of pressure. i think i had a decent first split myself, he says.
during the summer split, gambit had a very unfortunate opening, with five straight losses. they managed to somewhat bounce back and were close to the playoffs, but ended up in the relegations.
– it feel good to play in the relegations, but we were almost certain that we would beat mousesports. we felt very secure, partly because such a big difference from playing on stage compared to at home. getting used to the stage was unexpectedly easy for me. initially i was really nervous, but when you sit down at the computer all the pressure just disappears, he says.
”xpeke and are not as good anymore”
europe has historically been a region filled with of high international standard. but according to betsy, riot has changed the game in a way which makes it very hard to stand out individually.
–i like the game being as as it is. you play aggressive one on one anymore, a lot more about the team. for example in gambit, our is toplane-focused, which makes it so that i can rarely do anything in mid. i remember the last time i died one on one in midlane. i think i would benefit from a play more focused around the midlane, players like enrique ”xpeke” or henrik ”froggen” hansen are not as good anymore as they once were, he says, and keeps on explaining.
– i think i could be one of the best in the lcs, but at the same time hard to compare individual skill now that it really matter anymore. sadly it feels like riot is losing a lot by making the game so, you should be able to your opponent one on one. they should allow snowballing, like in dota. it would make the game more fun, both to watch and play. as it is now i watch much league, i find it interesting. if i play, i probably be watching it, he says.
going in to worlds, do you get motivated by watching the top teams play, or does it feel bitter not being there?
– i expect going to worlds during my first lcs-season, but that might be my goal for the next season. rooting for skt; they are the most fun to watch. when it comes to the europeans is the big hope, but they will never go further than the semifinals. i think or can get out of their groups, betsy says.
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ˈdʊrɪŋ ən ɪn mɑrʧ ju kʊd si ə nu feɪs əˈməŋst ðə ɪkˈspɪriənst pleɪərz ɪn ˈgæmbɪt ˈgeɪmɪŋ. ɪn ðə midlane*, ə sˈwidɪʃ meɪd hɪz ˈæftər kˈwɪtɪŋ skul ðə jɪr ˌbiˈfɔr. əˈbaʊt sɪks mənθs ˈleɪtər, ˈfilɪks ““betsy”*” ˈɛdlɪŋ ɪz ə rɪˈspɛktɪd wɪθ noʊ plænz ɔn goʊɪŋ bæk tɪ skul, bət hi ˈɔlsoʊ həz ˈwəriz əˈbaʊt ligz fˈjuʧər ɛz ən esport*. raɪət ɪz ˈluzɪŋ ə lɔt baɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə geɪm soʊ. ju ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ jʊr əˈpoʊnənt wən ɔn wən, hi sɪz tɪ esport*. ðə plæn wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli tɪ teɪk ə ˈwənˌjɪr breɪk frəm haɪ skul tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ spɛnd mɔr taɪm pleɪɪŋ ðə geɪm, bət ˈæftər ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ðə ˈɛlˈsiˈɛs, plæn ɪz tɪ kip pleɪɪŋ ˈfʊlˌtaɪm. ɪn ə weɪ ðə ˈɔfər frəm ˈgæmbɪt keɪm aʊt əv ˈnoʊˌwɛr. aɪ ˈbɛrli nu ˈɛniˌwən ðɛr ənd tɪ bi ˈɑnəst aɪ ˈprɑbəˌbli hæd mɔr foʊz ðən frɛndz ɪn ˈgæmbɪt. bət ɪt filz greɪt tɪ pleɪ ɪn ə tim laɪk ðɪs, wɪθ pleɪərz ðət həz wən bɪg ˈtərnəmənts bæk ɪn ðə deɪ. ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn tɪ pleɪ wɪθ ˈsəmˌwən laɪk ””forg1ven”*” wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɪli kul. ɪt filz laɪk aɪ keɪm aʊt əv ˈnoʊˌwɛr streɪt ɪn tɪ ˈgæmbɪt ənd ðə ˈɛlˈsiˈɛs, bət ðə əˈʤəstmənt wɛnt wɛl, hi sɪz. ə ˈdisənt fərst split”*” ðə laɪf ɛz ə ɪn bərˈlɪn həz bɪn ˈrɛlətɪvli soʊ fɑr, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ˈbɛtsi hæv faʊnd boʊθ proʊz ənd kɑnz ɪn ðə trænˈzɪʃən frəm ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn sˈwidən. kul biɪŋ ə proʊ, əˈspɛʃəli ðə fænz. ðə ˈprɛʃər kən bi təf ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, bət ðət bi əˈvɔɪdɪd. ɪn ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ wi du ðət wɛl, aɪ hæd ə lɔt əv ˈtæləntɪd pleɪərz əraʊnd mi bət wi hæd ə lɔt əv ˈprɛʃər. aɪ θɪŋk aɪ hæd ə ˈdisənt fərst splɪt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, hi sɪz. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsəmər splɪt, ˈgæmbɪt hæd ə ˈvɛri ənˈfɔrʧənət ˈoʊpənɪŋ, wɪθ faɪv streɪt ˈlɔsɪz. ðeɪ ˈmænɪʤd tɪ ˈsəmˈwət baʊns bæk ənd wər kloʊz tɪ ðə pleɪɔfs, bət ˈɛndɪd əp ɪn ðə relegations*. ɪt fil gʊd tɪ pleɪ ɪn ðə relegations*, bət wi wər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtən ðət wi wʊd bit mousesports*. wi fɛlt ˈvɛri sɪˈkjʊr, ˈpɑrtli bɪˈkəz səʧ ə bɪg ˈdɪfərəns frəm pleɪɪŋ ɔn steɪʤ kəmˈpɛrd tɪ æt hoʊm. ˈgɪtɪŋ juzd tɪ ðə steɪʤ wɑz ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪdli ˈizi fər mi. ˌɪˈnɪʃəli aɪ wɑz ˈrɪli ˈnərvəs, bət wɪn ju sɪt daʊn æt ðə kəmˈpjutər ɔl ðə ˈprɛʃər ʤɪst ˌdɪsəˈpɪrz, hi sɪz. ənd ər nɑt ɛz gʊd anymore”*” ˈjʊrəp həz hɪˈstɔrɪkəli bɪn ə ˈriʤən fɪld wɪθ əv haɪ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈstændərd. bət əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈbɛtsi, raɪət həz ʧeɪnʤd ðə geɪm ɪn ə weɪ wɪʧ meɪks ɪt ˈvɛri hɑrd tɪ stænd aʊt ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤəli. laɪk ðə geɪm biɪŋ ɛz ɛz ɪt ɪz. ju pleɪ əˈgrɛsɪv wən ɔn wən ˌɛniˈmɔr, ə lɔt mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə tim. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl ɪn ˈgæmbɪt, ɑr ɪz toplane-focused*, wɪʧ meɪks ɪt soʊ ðət aɪ kən ˈrɛrli du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɪn mɪd. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðə læst taɪm aɪ daɪd wən ɔn wən ɪn midlane*. aɪ θɪŋk aɪ wʊd ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ə pleɪ mɔr ˈfoʊkɪst əraʊnd ðə midlane*, pleɪərz laɪk ɛnˈrikeɪ ””xpeke”*” ər ˈhɛnrɪk ””froggen”*” ˈhænsən ər nɑt ɛz gʊd ˌɛniˈmɔr ɛz ðeɪ wəns wər, hi sɪz, ənd kips ɔn ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ. aɪ θɪŋk aɪ kʊd bi wən əv ðə bɛst ɪn ðə ˈɛlˈsiˈɛs, bət æt ðə seɪm taɪm hɑrd tɪ kəmˈpɛr ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl skɪl naʊ ðət ɪt ˈrɪli ˈmætər ˌɛniˈmɔr. ˈsædli ɪt filz laɪk raɪət ɪz ˈluzɪŋ ə lɔt baɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə geɪm soʊ, ju ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ jʊr əˈpoʊnənt wən ɔn wən. ðeɪ ʃʊd əˈlaʊ sˈnoʊˌbɔlɪŋ, laɪk ɪn dota*. ɪt wʊd meɪk ðə geɪm mɔr fən, boʊθ tɪ wɔʧ ənd pleɪ. ɛz ɪt ɪz naʊ aɪ wɔʧ məʧ lig, aɪ faɪnd ɪt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. ɪf aɪ pleɪ, aɪ ˈprɑbəˌbli bi ˈwɑʧɪŋ ɪt, hi sɪz. goʊɪŋ ɪn tɪ wərldz, du ju gɪt ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd baɪ ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə tɔp timz pleɪ, ər dɪz ɪt fil ˈbɪtər nɑt biɪŋ ðɛr? aɪ ɪkˈspɛkt goʊɪŋ tɪ wərldz ˈdʊrɪŋ maɪ fərst lcs-season*, bət ðət maɪt bi maɪ goʊl fər ðə nɛkst ˈsizən. ˈrutɪŋ fər skt*; ðeɪ ər ðə moʊst fən tɪ wɔʧ. wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiənz ɪz ðə bɪg hoʊp, bət ðeɪ wɪl ˈnɛvər goʊ ˈfərðər ðən ðə ˌsɛmɪˈfaɪnəlz. aɪ θɪŋk ər kən gɪt aʊt əv ðɛr grups, ˈbɛtsi sɪz.
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graeme managed eight clubs, including galatasaray, and torino
former liverpool and rangers manager graeme has been taken to hospital in bournemouth.
no details of the condition have been made available.
since leaving his last job in football as manager of newcastle in 2006, has worked in the media, most notably as a pundit for sky sports.
his colleague jeff stelling opened the station's soccer saturday broadcast by saying: "souey, if you're watching, get well very quickly."
souness won 54 caps for scotland during a playing career which also saw him win five league titles and three european cups for liverpool and the coppa italia with sampdoria.
as a manager, he led rangers to three scottish titles and four league cups. he won the 1992 cup with liverpool.
he had a triple heart bypass operation in 1992, when he was 38.
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græm ˈmænɪʤd eɪt kləbz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ galatasaray*, ənd tɔˈrinoʊ ˈfɔrmər ˈlɪvərˌpul ənd ˈreɪnʤərz ˈmænɪʤər græm həz bɪn ˈteɪkən tɪ ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ɪn bournemouth*. noʊ ˈditeɪlz əv ðə kənˈdɪʃən hæv bɪn meɪd əˈveɪləbəl. sɪns ˈlivɪŋ hɪz læst ʤɑb ɪn ˈfʊtˌbɔl ɛz ˈmænɪʤər əv ˈnuˌkæsəl ɪn 2006 həz wərkt ɪn ðə ˈmidiə, moʊst ˈnoʊtəbli ɛz ə ˈpəndət fər skaɪ spɔrts. hɪz ˈkɑlig ʤɛf ˈstɛlɪŋ ˈoʊpənd ðə ˈsteɪʃənz ˈsɑkər ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈbrɔdˌkæst baɪ seɪɪŋ: "souey*, ɪf jʊr ˈwɑʧɪŋ, gɪt wɛl ˈvɛri kˈwɪkli." wən 54 kæps fər ˈskɑtlənd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə pleɪɪŋ kərɪr wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ sɔ ɪm wɪn faɪv lig ˈtaɪtəlz ənd θri ˌjʊrəˈpiən kəps fər ˈlɪvərˌpul ənd ðə ˈkoʊpə ˌɪˈtæljə wɪθ sampdoria*. ɛz ə ˈmænɪʤər, hi lɛd ˈreɪnʤərz tɪ θri ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈtaɪtəlz ənd fɔr lig kəps. hi wən ðə 1992 kəp wɪθ ˈlɪvərˌpul. hi hæd ə ˈtrɪpəl hɑrt ˈbaɪˌpæs ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ɪn 1992 wɪn hi wɑz 38
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these hoof prints show damage done to the catamount trail at silver falls state park. (photo: photo courtesy of salem area trail alliance)
just days after the grand opening of a trail specially designed for mountain bikers at silver falls state park, a group of horseback riders reportedly inflicted damage on a pathway they are prohibited from traveling.
the catamount trail, a route in the backcountry, was created in part to ease tensions between mountain bikers and in a place where the two groups are sometimes at odds.
however, on may 2, a group of seven rode the length of the trail in what salem area trail alliance coordinator beth dayton called “an act of intentional vandalism, carefully timed to follow the very public opening of the trail.”
the catamount trail was constructed and financed by volunteers of the biking group. it has specially designed bike features, such as banked turns, and is only open to mountain bikes and hikers. three signs at the west, east and main trailhead clearly indicate horses are not allowed.
the horse riders left deep footprints and did “considerable damage” to the trail, said in a facebook post. volunteer work will be needed to repair the damage and there is discussion of adding an offset fence to keep horses off the trail, dayton said.
“the worst thing about this action is not so much the physical damage to the trail surface, which can be repaired in time, but the effect this might have on polarizing opinion and inflaming passions when in reality, the majority of both mountain bikers and understand that there is room on the trails for all of us,” dayton said. “it is sad to think of the very few individuals who would like to use this as an excuse for confrontation and finger-pointing.”
according to reports, seven were seen on the trail monday. when approached by a mountain biker, they reportedly refused to allow him to pass or leave the trail.
cindy, chair of the silver falls chapter of the oregon equestrian trails, condemned the action and emphasized that no one from the group was involved.
“no one from our group would intentionally do damage to a trail. we put in lots of volunteer hours working on trails and know how much work it takes,” said. “even if we were unhappy about a trail, we would never intentionally do damage to it.”
ahlbrecht said there was some frustration about a trail at silver falls and the speed with which it was created.
“the bike trail appears to have been fast-tracked,” she said. “it was originally designated to be a horse trail.
“so while a little frustration, we want to work together with all the user groups.”
dayton echoed the same sentiment.
“we all need to remember that the person on the bike and the person on the horse are just that: people,” dayton wrote in an email. “whether you recreate in a shiny helmet and lycra or leather chaps and a hat, we all need to look out for each other.”
zach urness has been an outdoors writer, photographer and videographer in oregon for eight years. he is the author of the book “hiking southern oregon” and can be reached at or (503). find him on zach urness or on twitter.
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ðiz huf prɪnts ʃoʊ ˈdæmɪʤ dən tɪ ðə ˈkætəˌmaʊnt treɪl æt ˈsɪlvər fɔlz steɪt pɑrk. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkərtəsi əv ˈseɪləm ˈɛriə treɪl əˈlaɪəns) ʤɪst deɪz ˈæftər ðə grænd ˈoʊpənɪŋ əv ə treɪl ˈspɛʃəli dɪˈzaɪnd fər ˈmaʊntən ˈbaɪkərz æt ˈsɪlvər fɔlz steɪt pɑrk, ə grup əv ˈhɔrsˌbæk ˈraɪdərz rɪˈpɔrtədli ˌɪnˈflɪktɪd ˈdæmɪʤ ɔn ə ˈpæθˌweɪ ðeɪ ər proʊˈhɪbətəd frəm ˈtrævəlɪŋ. ðə ˈkætəˌmaʊnt treɪl, ə rut ɪn ðə backcountry*, wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd ɪn pɑrt tɪ iz ˈtɛnʧənz bɪtˈwin ˈmaʊntən ˈbaɪkərz ənd ɪn ə pleɪs wɛr ðə tu grups ər ˈsəmˌtaɪmz æt ɑdz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɔn meɪ 2 ə grup əv ˈsɛvən roʊd ðə lɛŋθ əv ðə treɪl ɪn wət ˈseɪləm ˈɛriə treɪl əˈlaɪəns koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər bɛθ ˈdeɪtən kɔld ækt əv ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəl ˈvændəlɪzəm, ˈkɛrfəli taɪmd tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ðə ˈvɛri ˈpəblɪk ˈoʊpənɪŋ əv ðə trail.”*.” ðə ˈkætəˌmaʊnt treɪl wɑz kənˈstrəktɪd ənd ˈfaɪˌnænst baɪ ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz əv ðə ˈbaɪkɪŋ grup. ɪt həz ˈspɛʃəli dɪˈzaɪnd baɪk ˈfiʧərz, səʧ ɛz bæŋkt tərnz, ənd ɪz ˈoʊnli ˈoʊpən tɪ ˈmaʊntən baɪks ənd ˈhaɪkərz. θri saɪnz æt ðə wɛst, ist ənd meɪn ˈtreɪˌlhɛd ˈklɪrli ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ˈhɔrsɪz ər nɑt əˈlaʊd. ðə hɔrs ˈraɪdərz lɛft dip ˈfʊtˌprɪnts ənd dɪd damage”*” tɪ ðə treɪl, sɛd ɪn ə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk poʊst. ˌvɑlənˈtɪr wərk wɪl bi ˈnidɪd tɪ rɪˈpɛr ðə ˈdæmɪʤ ənd ðɛr ɪz dɪˈskəʃən əv ˈædɪŋ ən ˈɔfˌsɛt fɛns tɪ kip ˈhɔrsɪz ɔf ðə treɪl, ˈdeɪtən sɛd. wərst θɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈækʃən ɪz nɑt soʊ məʧ ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðə treɪl ˈsərfəs, wɪʧ kən bi rɪˈpɛrd ɪn taɪm, bət ðə ˈifɛkt ðɪs maɪt hæv ɔn ˈpoʊlərˌaɪzɪŋ əˈpɪnjən ənd ɪnˈfleɪmɪŋ ˈpæʃənz wɪn ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti, ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv boʊθ ˈmaʊntən ˈbaɪkərz ənd ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ðɛr ɪz rum ɔn ðə treɪlz fər ɔl əv us,”*,” ˈdeɪtən sɛd. ɪz sæd tɪ θɪŋk əv ðə ˈvɛri fju ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu wʊd laɪk tɪ juz ðɪs ɛz ən ɪkˈskjuz fər ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən ənd finger-pointing.”*.” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ rɪˈpɔrts, ˈsɛvən wər sin ɔn ðə treɪl ˈmənˌdeɪ. wɪn əˈproʊʧt baɪ ə ˈmaʊntən ˈbaɪkər, ðeɪ rɪˈpɔrtədli rɪfˈjuzd tɪ əˈlaʊ ɪm tɪ pæs ər liv ðə treɪl. ˈsɪndi, ʧɛr əv ðə ˈsɪlvər fɔlz ˈʧæptər əv ðə ˈɔrəˌgɑn ɪkˈwɛstriən treɪlz, kənˈdɛmd ðə ˈækʃən ənd ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd ðət noʊ wən frəm ðə grup wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. wən frəm ɑr grup wʊd ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli du ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ə treɪl. wi pʊt ɪn lɑts əv ˌvɑlənˈtɪr aʊərz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn treɪlz ənd noʊ haʊ məʧ wərk ɪt takes,”*,” sɛd. ɪf wi wər ənˈhæpi əˈbaʊt ə treɪl, wi wʊd ˈnɛvər ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli du ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ it.”*.” sɛd ðɛr wɑz səm frəˈstreɪʃən əˈbaʊt ə treɪl æt ˈsɪlvər fɔlz ənd ðə spid wɪθ wɪʧ ɪt wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd. baɪk treɪl əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv bɪn fast-tracked,”*,” ʃi sɛd. wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd tɪ bi ə hɔrs treɪl. waɪl ə ˈlɪtəl frəˈstreɪʃən, wi wɔnt tɪ wərk təˈgɛðər wɪθ ɔl ðə ˈjuzər groups.”*.” ˈdeɪtən ˈɛkoʊd ðə seɪm ˈsɛnəmənt. ɔl nid tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ðə ˈpərsən ɔn ðə baɪk ənd ðə ˈpərsən ɔn ðə hɔrs ər ʤɪst ðət: people,”*,” ˈdeɪtən roʊt ɪn ən iˈmeɪl. ju ˈrɛkriˌeɪt ɪn ə ˈʃaɪni ˈhɛlmət ənd ˈlaɪkrə ər ˈlɛðər ʧæps ənd ə hæt, wi ɔl nid tɪ lʊk aʊt fər iʧ other.”*.” zæk ˈərnəs həz bɪn ən ˈaʊtˈdɔrz ˈraɪtər, fəˈtɑgrəfər ənd vɪdiˈɔgrəfər ɪn ˈɔrəˌgɑn fər eɪt jɪrz. hi ɪz ðə ˈɔθər əv ðə bʊk ˈsəðərn oregon”*” ənd kən bi riʧt æt ər 503 faɪnd ɪm ɔn zæk ˈərnəs ər ɔn tˈwɪtər. rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri:
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